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Specialized Turbo Vado 4.0 2019 Women's Electric Bike
Its bigger capacity 504Wh battery makes the The Vado 4.0 an especially appealing electric city bike if you like to go faster and/or farther.
Upgrades over Specialized Turbo Vado 3.0
The Turbo Vado 4.0 has all the features of the Vado 3.0 but with a higher capacity battery. Everything else being equal, this means that it will go farther between charges.
What's more, if you default to 100% assistance Turbo mode at all times, you'll be less likely to be obliged to switch down to Eco to reach your destination, thanks to the higher capacity battery
Run times vary according to conditions with every electric bike, but on a typical ride in light breezy conditions with a few inclines, you should get around 50km (compared with Vado 3.0's 43km) in Turbo mode and as much as 170km (compared with Vado 3.0's 150km) in eco mode from the Vado 4.0's 504 Wh Li-ion battery
Further upgrades include a jump to the next Shimano level, so Vado 4.0 riders get treated to an even smother shifting Shimano SLX/XT 1x11 drivetrain and more powerful Shimano M506 hydraulic disc brakes
Same as Specialized Turbo Vado 3.0
Brose Motor Unit
- The motor unit is manufactured in Berlin by Brose - a company whose track record includes making motors for Audi
- This is the same industry-leading 90Nm maximum-torque motor, Specialized spec on their Levo e-mountain bikes, but with different firmware optimised for city riding
- This makes the Specialized Turbo Vado's motor noticeably smoother than most other e-bikes' at the 'transition stages' - that is when the power-assist kicks in when you start pedalling and cuts out once you exceed 25KPH
- In compliance with EU and UK law, this e-bike is a pedal bike with up to 250W power assist, which cuts out once you reach 25KPH (15.5 MPH)
- This limiter doesn't prevent you going faster 'the old way' - by pedalling harder
- The motor is an integrated part of the bottom bracket
- The battery is concealed - locked inside the frame down tube for security - but it's easily removable when you need to recharge it
- Alternatively, you can recharge the battery in situ
- The bar mounted 5cm LCD digital display computer offers instant control
- The computer makes it easy to select the power mode that suits you best
- It incorporates a 'fuel gauge' for keeping an eye on the battery's charge level
- It offers standard cycle computer functions such as speedometer and odometer
- The computer is easy to detach so you can slip it into your pocket when you park the bike
- Even in lowest power 20%-assist eco mode, the Turbo Vado fulfills the e-bike promise - it feels like you're always riding with a tailwind
- If you want to make climbing or riding into headwinds easier still, you can switch instantly to 50% or 100% power assist mode
- If these 'out of the box' 20, 50 and 100% levels don't suit, you can change and customise the settings to your needs
Centre drive motor
- The drive unit is mounted at bottom bracket level (the strongest part of any bike) to power the crank (in contrast with most e-bikes which are front or rear wheel hub drive)
- Most riders find Centre Drive power assist feels more natural than a hub-drive system
- With the motor low down at bottom bracket level at the bike's mid point, the bike feels better balanced than an e-bike with the motor on the front or rear hub.
- With its lower centre of gravity a Centre Drive e-bike feels more stable.
- Wheel fitting/removal is much easier when the motor is central rather than wheel driven
The bicycle itself
Electronic wizardry aside, being made by Specialized, the Vado is a very high quality bicycle with the following features...
- The smooth-welded aluminium frame with its clean internal cable routing makes for one sharp-looking bicycle - something you can't say for every e-bike
- The 50mm-travel SunTour suspension fork makes for smoother riding on unsmooth paths and cycle paths
- Proper Shimano hydraulic disc brakes deliver assured, low maintenance performance - why hydraulic disc brakes are great
- The gearing is equally confidence inspiring - Shimano Deore 1x10-speed gear shifting with super-wide 10-40t cassette - why 1x10 is great
- The wheels' wider 15mm front and 12x148mm rear thru-axle hubs reinforce the crucial wheel-to-frame interface and contribute to the bike's safety and its secure, solid feel
- The cartridge sealed bearing rear hub makes for smooth spinning longevity
- Reliable double wall wheel rims
- Specialized Trigger Sport 700x47 tyres roll fast on tarmac, and offer cushioning and grip on broken or dirt roads
- Just to show Specialized think of everything, the frame decals are reflective
Fully Equipped
You won't have to purchase so many extras because the Vado comes ready fitted with...
- Full mudguards to keep you and your clothes clean and dry
- A kickstand to make it easier to park the bike - even when there's nowhere to lean the bike
- A rear rack to make it easier to carry your stuff
- A stem mounted, high power (300 lumen) front light and a rack mounted rear light to help keep you safe and legal
- Both lights are operated by the bike's 460Wh Turbo Vado Li-ion battery so you won't have to think about changing or charging the batteries as you do with most bike lights
'Specialized Turbo Vado 4.0
It's a busy world out there, and the sad thing is, it's getting faster all of the time. Kids, work, a trip to the store here, you forgot to pickup something there—the pace of life needs a great normalizer, and that's why we recommend faster bikes, like the all-new Women's Turbo Vado 4.0, for on-the-go people like you. It takes our proven Turbo pedal-assist technology and tailors it in a package that's designed for getting female riders like you around your day-to-day life quicker than ever before. It's you, only faster.
It features a custom 250-watt motor and 504Wh battery that are fully integrated with the bike and specifically tuned for city riding, and in the case of the battery, it doesn't require any tools for removal, so it's super easy to remove from the bike for charging. We also made sure that it's totally compatible with Bluetooth®, so you can toggle between battery modes to increase your range in real time via the Mission Control App. There are three battery modes to work with in order to maximize the battery life, and with the app, you can even plot your course and the battery will adjust while you're riding to make sure that you get through your ride on one charge.
The Vado's motor is fully integrated with the frame and features a 250-watt output. It's also been custom-tuned for city riding, and it intuitively reacts to the force of your pedaling. So the harder you pedal, the more power it delivers. And with an internal belt drive design, it does this without added vibration for the smoothest and most silent ride possible.
A custom 2.2-inch digital LCD display enables you to monitor all of your ride data in real time. It also connects the Mission Control App via Bluetooth®, so you have full control over the tune, modes, range, and much more.
We made the custom 504Wh battery to be fully integrated with the frame, removable for easy charging, and lockable for added security. It can communicate with the display and has multiple modes to maximize the overall efficiency and range.'
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Technical Specifications
|Specialized Women's Turbo Vado 4.0 2019
|Turbo Vado aluminium open frame with bottom bracket motor mount, fitness/transportation geometry, fully integrated lockable down tube battery, internal cable routing, fender/rack mounts, smooth welds, reflective graphics
|Custom SR Suntour NCX, coil spring, custom Multi-Circuit Damping, steel steerer straight, remote lockout w/custom lever, magnesium lowers, post disc mount, 50mm of travel
|Alloy disc, sealed bearings, 15mm thru-axle, 28h
|Alloy disc, sealed bearings, 12x148mm thru-axle, 28h
|700c disc, 6061 aluminum double-wall, 28h
|1.8mm XDB Stainless BLACK
|Trigger Sport Reflect, 700x47mm
|700c, 40mm Presta valve
|Custom alloy crankarms
|40T, BCD: 104, single Xsync style 10-/11-speed
|Shimano SLX RapidFire Plus, 11x11
|Shimano Deore XT Shadow Plus, SGS cage, 11-speed
|Shimano SLX, 11-speed, 11-40t
|Shimano BL-M506, hydraulic disc, resin pads, 180mm rotor
|Alloy bar, 15mm rise, 9-degree backsweep, 5-degree upsweep, 680mm width, 31.8mm clamp
|Specialized Body Geometry Contour Men's
|Alloy, 7-degree rise, 31.8mm clamp
|Canopy Sport, steel rails
|Alloy, 2-bolt clamp, 12.5mm offset, 30.9mm, anti-corrosion hardware
|Alloy, 31.8mm
|Custom Specialized 2.2" Bloks LCD display, Micro-USB plug, stem mount, with custom handlebar remote and Mission Control App connectivity
|Custom & exclusive for Specialized, Trail tuned, 250 W
|Custom Specialized Turbo Vado Li-Ion battery, 504Wh, lockable and downtube-integrated, on & off-bike chargeable, with LED power indicators
|Custom charger, 42V4A w/Rosenberger plug
|Specialized Wiring harness
|Specialized light w/aspheric lens technology and black translucent side illumination, 6V, 1x LED, 300 lumen, IP67, Aluminum die-cast body, stem mount
|Specialized light, integrated rack mount w/lightguide technology, 6V, 1 x LED, w/clear window, IP67, plastic injected housing w/aluminum rack attachment studs, inner cable routing in left stud
|Custom Specialized, w/Racktime Snap-it system and integrated rear light, max. load 22kg
|Weight- weighed in our Aberdeen shop March 2018
|Small Frame: 23.6kg/52.03lb
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If the value changes will tourists go elsewhere? Or can Costa Rica capture a higher end market?
ET Original Article: By Josh Linnes
Country brands go a long way in defining how a country is perceived. The name of most countries provoke some kind of response in the mind. For example, what pops into your head when you see the word, Somalia? Greenland? or Russia?
Your reactions to those countries will likely be experienced by other people too, based on what has been read, heard, or experienced.
There was study done by the British Company Future Brand, ranking countries by strength of brand. The number one ranking went to Canada. In Central America the premier brand is Costa Rica. It ranks 24th overall, followed by Panama, the next closest country in Central America at a distant 67th
Cost Rica has a long history of stability. It is well known that they have no army and 26% of the countries land mass has been made into parks, or is controlled by the government.
Besides smart policy historically, they brilliantly innovated the Eco-Tourism model, promoting themselves as a natural, green country, with second to none marketing campaigns. Then delivering on their promise with otherworldly natural experiences for their visitors.
A Dynasty is Born
Simply, there is none better at the tourism business than Costa Rica in this region. They have become a dynasty.
Dynasties usually have a life cycle though, and eventually they end up crumbling. It could be from overconfidence, stupid decision making, or underestimating your competition.
15 years ago, Costa Rica was known as a safe place that was beautiful and cheap.
In 1998, tourism was half the size when measured by visitors. That year 943,000 people visited the country. In 2010 there were over two million visitors.
It was a different place in 1998. It was less developed, less refined and the tourist industry was a growing business that had potential.
The experience was rougher around the edges. It was rare to see expat families living there full time. You were more likely to meet a tattooed Vietnam Vet in a little town, than see a family pushing a stroller.
Fast forward 15 years and the success of the tourist industry has changed the game. It now brings in billions of dollars directly into the economy and you can't go anywhere without seeing some establishment ready take advantage of tourist dollars. From fruit stands, to canopy tours, to cabinas in the middle of nowhere there is some kind of service available in most every town.
Changing Policy Changes Experience
The difference now is that there has been a transition from, how do we get visitors to how do we get more money out of visitors wallets?.
It is a natural progression. You can't blame the leaders for thinking this way. After all, they have become completely reliant on the tourism business just like the local rain forests depend on rainy season to bring water. The dependence on tourism is so strong that when there is a shortfall in the budget they inevitably turn to tourism to bail them out by adding new fees or higher taxes. There is seemingly no end to how many different ways tourism can be used to wring out money to pay for Costa Rican programs.
This does not go unnoticed by the people who visit the country. They certainly notice when they blow their budget too quickly.
Costa Rica can be up to three times more expensive than neighboring countries and its attitude seems to say, So what? We are best. Sure competing countries have their problems too, but at what point do tourists say enough is enough? Costa Rica costs three times more but is it three times the value?
Couple this with fact that the blueprint for tourism success is no secret. Any country can copy what Costa Rica created and they do. Last year Panama claims to have surpassed Costa Rica in visitors. Panama did this by copying Costa Rica's approach to advertising and focusing on the natural beauty of their country and coincidentally prices are much lower there.
There has been a fundamental shift in Costa Rica tourism policy. It is now becoming expensive just to be a tourist. They have gone from trying to get people to visit the country to increasing revenue from each tourist, to tediously taxing every part of the tourist experience. Thus resulting in that Costa Rica isn't cheap.
Respect The People Who Got You There
Could this be the beginning of the end? Not respecting the people who got you there will have negative consequences. A renewed focus on experience would change this.
Instead of nickel and dimeing every visitor from the moment they get here until their exit at the airport, focus on getting tourists to pay for unique experiences that last a life time. People will go home and share their epic adventures, instead of sharing that Costa Rica is a poor value. That is how the brand was built and is the best way to appeal to the most people.
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What's not to love?
You should check him out in Zathura! It's a really great, under-appreciated movie.
Zathura is definitely a movie I would recommend as well. If you're in the mood for a cheesy chick flick, check out When in Rome.
Love Zathura! And Dax is mrrrmmmm yummy in it, too. I haven't seen any of his other movies, so I can't compare his performances, sadly. But Zathura is Jumanji on a much cooler level.
I'd also recommend Idiocracy. He's an infuriating but likable character in it, and it's a good black comedy to boot.
I also just started to appreciate Dax. He is quite appealing in the wife-beater T-shirts he seems to favor. (Does that unappealing term predate Marlon Brandon in "Streetcar"?
It's about TIME!!!!!! Dax is AWESOME! Hey…he doesn't know ME…I'M a stranger…Hmmmmmmm. Anyone wanna give me his number!
hey. i agree with you putting Dax Shepard on this list (as with all the others). i can't seem to be able to e-mail you so i'll put it here. i'm suprised not to have seen my great uncle Robert Duvall on your list. He's a famous academy award winning acter, famous for his roles in cowboy westerns. He is most famous for his role as the white haired Augustus McCrae from the (epic and LONG) film "LONESOME DOVE". He was the lead star of the film along with your ex-boyfriends chris cooper and Tommy Lee Jones. Despite how old he was, his character attracted much female attention showing they either didn't notice his age or really didn't care. I just felt obligated to my uncle to mention it. i'm also SUPPOSEDLY related to Micheal Phelps. I'm a guy, (straight) but i discovered your site by looking up the meerkat Shakepeare and couldn't help but take a peak. I love all these acters! so cool! Especially Richard dean Anderson. well i got to go. I just felt obligated to mention my uncle Robert. If you haven't seen lonesome dove you really should.
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• Clear water for Seven leads to biggest primary share this survey year
• Seven powered by My Kitchen Rules and Million Dollar Cold Case
• Nine's Planet Earth and TEN's TBL Transformed no match for home cooks
• Late night crime spree continues with not all bullets hitting the target
It is the show that is supposed to be on the way out, a series that needs an overhaul to find a new audience or win some back. However Seven's My Kitchen Rules proved to be the hottest item on the menu last night for viewers.
The program was key to Seven's best primary channel share of the survey year as the channel ranked #1 in all metro markets and Seven posted a clear combined channel victory too.
My Kitchen Rules is down year-on-year, but it was over 400,000 viewers ahead of what was programmed against it last night.
Nine's Planet Earth was on 650,000 while TEN's The Biggest Loser: Transformed spent another night under half a million. Will the revamped format be able to make up some ground tonight with neither Married At First Sight nor My Kitchen Rules in the schedule?
Home and Away was just clinging above 700,000.
My Kitchen Rules featured the Cruise Canopy Challenge with Pete Evans and Colin Fassnidge the judges on duty. The midweek episode had an audience of 1.07m and after four nights this week it has had two nights under 1m and then two over that mark.
Seven premiered Million Dollar Cold Case with two unsolved murders investigated with police offering $1m for evidence that leads to a criminal conviction. The launch audience was 644,000 compared to 656,000 watching the first episode of Murder Uncovered last week.
Seven then added to the crime wave with the US doco Women Who Kill, which did 361,000.
A Current Affair featured Martin King with a recently retired homicide detective, housos and designer copy outfits. The midweek episode was on 767,000, down 100,000 from the Tuesday audience.
Planet Earth II was up week-on-week with 617,000 turning into 650,000, but still down on the 738,000 the season launched with.
Nine has also been bitten by the crime bug midweek as Murder Calls featured the murder of 17-year-old schoolboy Gabriel "Gabe" Meyer. The episode did 488,000, and was down a little on last week's 502,000.
The mix of crime and women was continued late night on Nine too with part two of Mafia Women on 245,000.
Guy Sebastian was a co-host on the panel of The Project for the first time where stories included the background to Carrie Bickmore's charity linking up with Twinings tea. After 7pm the show did 513,000.
After a debut under 500,000 last night, The Biggest Loser: Transformed returned with episode two on 453,000.
This Is Us followed, which managed to hold much of that audience with 444,000, down from 494,000 a week ago.
Madam Secretary followed on 210,000.
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery slipped back under half a million with 495,000 watching an episode revisiting the past of Derryn Hinch.
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering did 526,000 after 485,000 last week. Coopers beer got plenty of mentions and Trey Parker and Matt Stone were special guests.
Meera Syal was a great guest on Walliams and Friend, which did 313,000.
Adam Hills: The Last Leg followed with 247,000.
The ABC contributed to the crime offerings as it explained and condemned the actions of cyber criminals in the world of social media in the Tara Moss-hosted Cyberhate special on ABC2. The one-hour compilation of the iview 10-minute episodes had 63,000 watching after 9.30pm.
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Choose Life!
A few Members of Parliament have suggested that the Queen should step in and remove the Speaker of the Commons, Michael Martin, from his post over his handling of the expenses scandal.
The Speaker is elected by the whole House and then under our ridiculous and undemocratic system, is appointed by the monarch of the day. Now that is bad enough but should the Queen exercise her power to remove the Speaker then the whole rotten system of unelected, undemocratic, unaccountable power of the monarchy would come into the open and be exposed for what it is. This is why it will not happen but here's hoping.


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Next week I'm taking time off from work to rest and recuperate. I might even take a day or two off from blogging if I get involved in something interesting. Or I might blog more if Team Security becomes more active. But before I go off and lose myself in the world of relaxation I have a few thoughts.
CCP Stillman Unleashed? I thought the ban wave for illicit RMT activities would wait until CCP Sreegs returned from paternity leave. Apparently not, because both TheMittani.com and Eve News 24 are reporting that Team Security has pushed the button, with Against ALL Authorities forced to cancel a CTA due to the ban of 20 logistics pilots for engaging in the illicit RMT trade. Looks like I need to step up my game, although my weakest area of coverage on The War on Bots™ is null sec.
The MSM catches up to TheMittani.com - Those of us in the Eve community knew about Sean "Vile Rat" Smith's observations that the bad guys were scouting out the embassy in Benghazi from reading TheMittani.com. Now Foreign Policy is reporting that those concerns were reported to the authorities at the time. CBS also came out with a scathing story about the Obama administration's reaction to the Benghazi attack. First Fast and Furious, now Benghazi; the president must really hate Sharyl Attkisson right now.
Eve Online - Next week I get some quality playtime and I'm going to work on my scanning and finish up my prep work to set up a second base in low security space.
Guild Wars 2 - I'm finally past the human starting area into Kessex Hills. Gathering the materials to get to 75 for my crafting skills was a pain, but I liked the discovery process in which I got my crafting recipes. I was reminded of opening packs of Magic: The Gathering Cards back in the day, except with no addictive new card smell. I'm at level 24.5 now. Maybe I can make level 30 by the end of the week.
Reamde - I'm behind on my reading but have picked up Neal Stephenson's Reamde and hope to finish it next week. I first heard about the book from a post by Rutgers law professor Greg Lastowka on Terra Nova. A book in which real money trading in incorporated as a main part of the plot? Sounds interesting.
That's all for today. People may actually see me in game and know that I'm not a unicorn.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Thoughts Before Vacation
Posted by NoizyGamer at 8:44 AM
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If you have a look at Dotlan at the various systems (jumps 24 hours) there seems to be a much greater ebb and flow whereas it used to be much more flat. Due to bots being pretty firmly knobbled? Or merely a change from 23x7 bot behaviours...?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 2, 2012 at 1:48 PM
All I can say is election day can't get here soon enough. The current adminstration has let the US down and it's time for a change. God bless Sean Smith's family and give them peace.ReplyDelete
You are in for a holiday treat with REAMDE. Have a good one!ReplyDelete
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Southeast ADA Center Partners with the University of Kentucky to Bring Inclusive Higher Education in Kentucky
February 2, 2018
Source: Burton Blatt Institute on Syracuse University
The Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University College of Law, is partnering with the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky to expand opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to go to college. Other collaborators on this project include the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Aging and Independent Living, and public schools.
This project, funded by a grant from Think College at UMass Boston, will develop a statewide post-secondary work group to establish state policy on inclusive higher education. Kentucky was one of the original states to implement Transitional Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) and through this grant the Southeast ADA Center and the University of Kentucky will build on the work of the original TPSID grant to invigorate efforts to fund and support inclusive higher education across the commonwealth.
Recommendations for the project are projected to be issued by September of 2018.
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If you're a regular on the Perth hiking trails, you've probably noticed that mountain biking has exploded in Perth. Go anywhere near the hills on the weekend, and you'll spot dozens of utes carrying bikes. Take your search online and you'll find lists of clubs, chat forums, races and blogs dedicated to men's, women's and kids' mountain biking.
When something is as popular as this, you can't help but be curious. And when you live with someone who loves and talks endlessly about the sport, it makes it even harder to avoid. So last week I decided that it was time I got on a bike and discovered what all the fuss was about.
Needing somewhere that was beginner friendly and offered bike hire, we headed up to the trails around the Calamunda Camel Farm. While there are camels available, I was looking for something a little less alive to ride, so I hired a bike from Rock & Roll Mountain Bike Hire next door. Forty dollars later, I had a hardtail mountain bike, helmet and gloves – the essentials you need for half a day on the trails.
This is the part of the story where I could tell you what I did, how the trails looked, or how a rock almost threw me head first into a tree, but that wouldn't be very useful for my fellow newbie mountain bikers. Instead, I'm going to share a few tips that will make your first ride easier and even more enjoyable.
Usually I wouldn't recommend listening to the advice of a complete novice but these tips have come from my more experienced riding buddy, and after some thorough testing, I can assure you they do help. For even more useful tips, google 'beginner mountain bike tips" and prepare for the avalanche of info!
Lesson One: Get a feel for your bike.
Before you hit the trails, spend some time getting used to riding your mountain bike. Change your gears up and down, test your brakes, ride over some rocks (slowly!) and bounce up and down on the suspension. If you know how your bike behaves, the less surprises you'll have when you get on the trails.
Lesson Two: Start on the green trails.
Mountain bike trails come in three grades: green is for beginners, blue is for intermediate experience, black is for expert.
If this is your first time, stick to the green. Yeah, yeah, I know you ride to work and feel really confident on a bike, but still start on the green. Green trails are relatively flat, but still have a few obstacles and twists to navigate. When you're feeling ready give the blue trails a go, but for your bones' sake, start on the green trails.
Lesson Three: Get your bum off the seat.
A bike comes with a seat so you should always sit on it, right? Wrong.
When you're going downhill on mountain bike it's actually better to lean forward with your shoulders towards the handlebars with your bum two or fingers width off your seat. At the same time try to keep pressure off your hands. Like this. It's called the attack position and it helps you to handle the bumps and twists of the trail better.
Lesson Four: Look ahead on the trail.
When you're new to riding you'll probably find yourself looking down at your front wheel instead of what is up ahead. It can be a hard habit to break but if you don't look forward, you won't be ready for the obstacles coming and that's how you fall off. Remember, the direction that you're looking is most likely the direction that you're steering.
Lesson Five: Keep your pedals level.
When you're going downhill, try and keep both pedals at a level height. See what I mean here. If you have one pedal pushed right down you'll clip rocks, tree roots and other things that might throw you off balance. It will take some practice but this position will help to make the ride safer and easier.
Lesson Six: Hold the handlebars not the brakes.
When it's your first ride and you're a little nervous, you'll most likely want to grip the brakes as tights as possible. It might feel right but if you ride like this, you not only have less steering control, you'll also have a tendency to brake too hard when you hit a bump and that's how you can end up over your handlebars. Instead, trust your reflexes and lightly hold your handlebars with only your index finger on the brakes when needed.
Lesson Seven: Stop and go a slow as you need.
Your first ride is for fun not to master the sport. It's fine to get off and walk around obstacles. If someone is coming up behind you, there's no need to speed ahead, just move to the side and let them pass. Green trails are for beginners so feel free to be as beginner-ish as you like. If anyone does give you attitude, you have my 100% support to give them the finger.
While I know it's totally cliché but the eighth lesson is to just get out there and give it a go. Not only is mountain biking an adrenalin rush it's a great way to see a different side of the Perth bush. I loved my first ride, and I'm definitely keen to hop back on the bike and do it all again.
Hopefully I've inspired you mountain biking beginners to give it a try. If I can do it, I'm sure you can too. If you do, share your lessons and trail tips!
Map & Directions
The Calamunda Camel farm is the most convenient place to park to access the trails and bike hire. It's to find on 361 Paulls Valley Road, just off Mundaring Weir Road.


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Summer, post-war Tokyo. The heat on the streets could be known to drain the energy from young and old alike, healthy and not, moral or immoral. The heat in dead summer was stifling, and its no surprise that it was expressed most poetically by Akira Kurosawa.
In his film Stray Dogs, the protagonists, two detectives, spend an extended amount of time seeking a gun on the melting streets of Tokyo. This investigation eventually brought the two cops to Korakuen Stadium, where a local dealer is confronted, the viewer can spot another duel in the sweltering heat, similar to that between criminal and crime fighter - that between pitcher and batter.
The batter is the God of Batting, Tetsuharu Kawakami. The pitcher, at least for that blistering summer of '49, was the master of the strikeout - Shissho Takesue.
Thirty years later, in the opening days of the 1970 season, crime once again entered the stadium where Takesue worked, infiltrating his pitching staff and forcing him from the game. Four pitchers were eventually banned for life after organized crime elements, known as bakuto, persuaded them to throw games for bribes, a scandal known as the Black Mist. Takesue took leave of his position as coach for the Nishitetsu Lions, who had won the Pacific League pennant in his second year as a coach.
In between, Shissho Takesue led a life of relative harmony, devoid of much drama or crime, fulfilling a dream of playing professional baseball. Yet, like those fictional protagonists melting on the streets of Tokyo, he burned out in a flash.
His success as a coach can be traced 30 years prior, to that summer of 1949, the final year of the old one league system, when Takesue had erupted onto the scene with a wicked sidearm delivery that propelled him from the industrial leagues to one of the best pitchers in Japan.
Takesue's unique delivery, a sidearm so low it was almost underhanded, contributed to his success in 1949. He had developed his delivery only because of a shoulder injury incurred during WWII.
He had pitched in school in Fukuoka before traveling to Manchuria to play for the Dalian High Commercial School. After returning to Japan he played for industrial teams prior to the start of the war, but success had eluded him. That was, until his injury forced him to adopt a sidearm delivery that added velocity and created a rise in the ball that fooled batters.
Takesue then found a spot in the post-war industrial leagues, pitching in 1948 for the Nishinihon Railroad team. The team was stocked with future professionals and ran deep into the playoffs. Despite suffering from a gallbladder infection Takesue pitched admirably, winning all of his games and gaining national recognition.
The sidearm delivery that had proven so effective in the industrial leagues baffled hitters at Japanese baseball's highest level. Because this was the final year of the single league system, Takesue faced all of the top professional hitters of the day, including Tetsuharu Kawakami, Makoto Kozuro, Karao Betto, Hiroshi Oshita, and Noboru Aota. Though the Hawks finished fourth in the league, he dominated hitters and along with Tokuji Iida and Chisuke Kizuka was the star of the team. He finished the season among the league leaders in ERA, wins, and innings pitched, while leading the league in strikeouts with 183.
He was also one of the few bespectacled pitchers in pro baseball on either side of the Pacific. He and fellow glasses-wearing pro Kaoru Betto would be the stars of the 1949 season, giving hope to all those prospective ballplayers just short of 20/20 vision.
Though there was no post-season in '49, Takesue would find a place on what can be described as a combination playoff and All-star pitching staff. At the close of the season, as the league executives brokered expansion details, US occupation leaders embraced the leagues popularity in turn and orchestrated the first visit of professional ballplayers from the states since 1934.
The San Francisco Seals arrived after season's end and played a series of games against various teams as well as an All Star team comprised of the best of the '49 Season. In a game against the Seals on October 29, 1949, Takesue pitched in relief of Victor Starffin before 70,000 rabid fans. It was still scoreless when he found himself with the bases loaded and two outs in the 7th. With the fans roaring the loudest they had all day, he was able to get Leroy Jarvis to hit into an inning ending ground out. Later, catcher Jarvis complimented the submarine pitcher and rated him as good as any PCL pitcher. Unfortunately, one of only two hits that day given up by Takesue and Starrfin was a home run by Dick Steinhauer in the ninth to give the Seals a slim 1-0 victory.
By the beginning of the 1950 season, professional baseball in Japan had officially split into a Central League and a Pacific League, nearly doubling the number of teams and, in turn, the number of opportunities for ballplayers across the country.
One of those teams, owned by the Nishi-Nippon Railroad Company, or Nishtetsu, had evolved out of their club team and was called the Nishitetsu Clippers As the Clippers player-manager, Kaname Miyazake led a mismatched team that included several former Hawks, including Takesue, and many players taking advantage of the expansion rosters.
Though he was among the league leaders in ERA and finished with a record of 12-6, Takesue pitched in nearly half the innings he had pitched the previous season, a sign that his sidearm approach, born of an already injured shoulder, had already begun to wear out in it's own right. The Clippers did not fare much better, finishing only a few wins out of the cellar of the Pacific League and leading the league as a team in errors and fielding the second worst team ERA.
In 1951 the Clippers merged with the Pirates to become the Nishitetsu Lions, and Takesue was once again paired with a Hall of Fame manager. Osamu Mihara had managed the Yomiuri Giants from 1947 through the end of the 1949 season. As the Giants entered the Central League in 1950 Mihara was replaced with his former Giants teammate and rival Shigeru Mizuhara. Though Mihara would go on to lead the Lions to several Japan Series titles later in the 50's, he could only lead them to a second place finish behind Takesue's old team the Hawks. Though his stats were fading, the submarine pitcher still had a decent year. He finished 11-7 and was selected to represent the Pacific League in the first All Star series in NPB history.
The following season was not as rosy. Despite a modest 3.64 ERA he finished with a 2-8 record having pitched just over 100 innings. The Lions fared much better under Mihara's leadership but were still a few years away from their first Japan Series appearance. Unfortunately, Takesue would not be a part of those championship teams. He only pitched 30 innings in 1953, posting a 7.55 ERA that must have disappointed Mihara, who let him go at seasons' end.
Shissho Takesue began the 1954 season with the Takahashi Unions. Though he was not the workhorse he had been in '49, he combined with future hall of famer Victor Starffin to fill out the Unions' rotation, posting a respectable 2.95 ERA over 125 innings pitched. Unfortunately, the expansion Unions had the second worst offense in the Pacific League and committed more errors than any other team. Takesue finished with an abysmal 3-4 record pitching, once again, for a team just barely out of the cellar.
He would only pitch 6 innings over 14 games in 1955, giving up 14 runs on his way to an ugly 19.50 ERA. His arm no longer able to toss either overhead or submarine, Takesue decided to announce his retirement at the age of 32. The only bright spot from the '55 season was witnessing his teammate Starffin become the first 300 game winner in the history of the sport in Japan.
It's possible that, without developing his sidearm delivery, Shissho Takesue would never had made it in pro ball to begin with. Nonetheless, the rapid decline of his skills must have been bittersweet enough to convince Takesue to continue his charmed involvement in pro ball. After spending time as a broadcaster, he accepted the position as pitching coach during the 1962 season for his former team the Lions. In his first year as a coach the Lions reached the post season. They finished the season in 3rd place, but the following season, in part thanks to a 2.69 team ERA, the Lions won the pennant.
Takesue would continue as pitching coach for the rest of the decade, managing some of the best arms in the game, until the fateful decision by Masayaki Nagayasu, along with a handful of other NPB ballplayers, to accept money from organized criminals to fix games. Though Takesue was, as he had been in the background of Kurosawa's film, simply an extra in the narrative of the scandal, he would retire from his role in uniform and move to the background, taking work as a scout.
Shissho Takesue died at the age of 75 in June of 1998. He would never have fathomed, as the cameras rolled during that magical 1949 season that he would finally hang up his uniform as a result of a similar act of crime, real, this time, instead of fictional. Never the less, he could be proud of a career that defied expectations and helped usher in the modern era of pro ball in Japan.


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When I was growing up, the holy book in my family was not the bible, but a thin, dog-eared, self-published paperback titled, Where to Go When You Have to Go, a compendium of public toilets in Manhattan. It listed all the obvious places–train stations, libraries, department stores–as well as friendly restaurants and hotels, and also the obscure, like the Central Park Zoo and the Christian Science Reading Room. New York City was a pretty hard place to find a place to pee back then, and to quote from an article in the Times, which came out, not coincidently, on Saint Patrick's Day–a day when hundreds of thousands of beer bloated tourists are careening through the streets begging for bathrooms–today "New York City is one of the most public bathroom resistant places in the world." Strange indeed for a town that attracts fifty seven million tourists a year and has two hundred and twelve Starbucks in Manhattan alone, not all of which offer restrooms, not even to paying customers. Large European cities are far more understanding, even Paris, where you don't even have to speak French to access their fully automatic and self cleaning street corner toilets.
On the day before the New York Times article appeared, there was a story in our own Cape Cod Times, reporting that the Cape Cod Economic Development Council advised the Barnstable County Board of Commissioners to close the one and only public toilet facility on the MidCape Highway Eastbound, the one between Exits Six and Seven, the one where Cape Codders always slow down in case there's a lurking state trooper, the one that elicits the same conversation between parents and children in millions of cars every summer as they drive over the Sagamore Bridge. The conversation that goes something like this: "Can you make it to the Rest Area in Hyannis or do we have to stop so you can pee in the woods?"
According to the article, the Chairwoman of the council, advised the Commissioners to redirect the public toilet money to more grants. Not long ago, one of those very grants was given to the Cape Cod Commission for Smart Land Use Scenarios for Wastewater Planning, which begs the very question. Is peeing in the bushes really a Smart Land Use Scenario for Wastewater Planning? The article quotes her as describing the rest area as 'gross and disgusting,' to which I would pose another question, Compared to what?
Has anybody not had to hold a handkerchief over their noses as they waded into a putrid field of tissues and toilet paper when they stopped at one the useless parking areas along Route Six praying to find a place to relieve themselves?
Needless to say the alternative is pulling off the highway, sometimes quite a ways off, to find a McDonald's or convenience store rest room to sneak into, or in the alternative, buy something you neither need or want. When I was commuting to Boston my back seat was littered with candy bars, newspapers, energy drinks, air fresheners, and maps that I didn't want but had to buy in order to get access to the bathroom. Here's a tip: On Exit Thirteen there's a Gulf Station that sells bananas. They're always rotten but they're only a buck apiece.
Although the Board decided to table the issue for two weeks before telling the state that the County was "exit(ing) the bathroom maintenance business," one nitwit commissioner proposed leasing the property to a Dunkin Donuts. Brilliant. So now we can fill our bladder with coffee in the spot where we used to drain it.
On it's website the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment says it's mission is to promote a healthy community through disease prevention and environmental protection. Well, somebody ought to tell the commissioners that denying people a public place to take a leak contributes to urinary tract infection, cystitis, and kidney failure. That spending billions on water quality management runs contrary to forcing people to pee but the woods.
Sure, we can get off Route Six. There are even apps for that. Sit or Squat. Where to Wee. Bathroom Scout. They all check your GPS and send you down local roads to find a toilet. But here's a tip from me. Try 3195 Main Street in
Barnstable. That's the address of the Barnstable County Commissioners, just in you've got three screaming children who need a bathroom.
And if they should ask you if you're there to support getting rid of the toilets on Route Six, tell 'em. Hell No. We have to go.
I'm Ira Wood…and that's my opinion.
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Niyi Osundare, internationally acclaimed and multiple award-winning Nigerian poet and essayist, was born on March 12, 1947. He was educated at the Universities of Ibadan, Leeds and York. His importance for African poetry, earlier noted in his Songs of the Marketplace and Village Voices, became more established with the publication of The Eye of the Earth, winner of the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1986, the same year that Wole Soyinka became the first African winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Osundare is one of the most celebrated living Nigerian poets today, serving as poetry mentor, judge and motivator to individuals, institutions, literary groups and organisations all over the world. He taught for many years in Nigeria's premier varsity, the University of Ibadan, where he served as Chair of the Department of English from 1993 to 1997. Osundare is currently Distinguished Professor of English, at the University of New Orleans, USA, and Honorary Professor-at-Large, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
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An exercise plan for the busiest of women; plus how to plan your maternity leave, eat well and keep your sense of style}
All mothers are working mothers. Whether you spend all day in an office, telecommute from home, work on an assembly line or run after your 5-year-old, you're probably busy all the time. But that's no reason to neglect other aspects of your life while pregnant. To help you juggle it all, we've put together a special working woman's guide to exercising and solving two workplace pregnancy dilemmas: strategizing for the best possible maternity leave and making sure your baby is safe from hazards at your job.
It was probably a challenge to find time for exercise even before you got pregnant. But now, more than ever, you stand to reap big benefits from staying active. Perhaps the most convincing reason to stay fit is to feel good. "I'm a firm believer that exercising gives you more energy," says Katherine Rowell, 31, who ran a day-care center in Cambridge, Mass., while pregnant with her son Griffin. "I was tired during the first trimester, so I cut back from five workouts a week to three or four. After that, I had plenty of energy."
Stress relief Exercise can also soothe your nerves. "Staying active cuts down on the stress of working while pregnant," says Gretchen Tafe, a 35-year-old teacher from West Roxbury, Mass., who is mother to Hal, 2, and expecting her second child. "The little things don't bother me so much." Some moms are convinced this feel-good effect trickles down to baby, and they may be right. Infants whose mothers exercised regularly through pregnancy seem to be more neurodevelopmentally advanced, says a 1999 study from Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. At 5 days old, these babies were significantly better at quieting themselves when exposed to stimuli than infants born to inactive mothers.
"I did yoga four times a week until Daphne was born, and I think the calmness rubbed off," says Sandy Holbrook James, 31, of Sausalito, Calif. These moms know firsthand what researchers preach. "Exercise is a stress reducer," says Jaci VanHeest, Ph.D., an exercise physiologist at the University of Connecticut who is researching exercise in pregnant women. "When you're tired but there's demand for you to increase your energy and handle stress, exercise can absolutely help."
Physical benefits "Women who were active before getting pregnant and who maintain their cardio fitness and strength may have shorter, less stressful labors; recover more quickly from labor; and seem more capable of handling the demands of labor," says VanHeest.
Women who maintain an active lifestyle during and after pregnancy are also more likely to feel good about themselves after baby's arrival, according to a 1999 University of Michigan study. "Those who defined themselves as vigorous exercisers were consistently and significantly more satisfied with their lives, their partners, their roles as mothers and their outlooks on life," says the study's lead researcher, Carolyn M. Sampselle, Ph.D., R.N.C., professor of nursing in obstetrics-gynecology at the University of Michigan.
Listen to Your Body "Don't push yourself to exhaustion," warns Marcos Pupkin, M.D., chairman of the OB-GYN department and director of the Center for Women's Health and Medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. "As your pregnancy progresses and your blood has fewer oxygen-carrying red blood cells, it's normal to feel more tired. So if all you can do is 15 minutes, that's fine." To make sure you don't overdo it, review your exercise routine with your doctor. Also, avoid exercises in which you lie on your back, as well as those that could result in a fall. Keep these safety tips in mind as well:
Drink up Consume at least 8 ounces of water before exercising and 8 ounces for every 15 to 20 minutes of activity.
Fuel up Your body needs extra calories. Make sure you gain the recommended 25 to 35 pounds.
Don't overheat Avoid steam rooms, saunas and hot tubs.
Know the warning signs Stop exercising and see your doctor immediately if you experience any of these symptoms: pain, fever, bleeding, faintness, cramping, ringing in the ears, persistent headaches, absence of usual fetal movement, sudden swelling, difficulty in walking or tachycardia (abnormally rapid heartbeat) after exercising. On the days when the couch threatens to win you over, look to the future. "Making time for exercise takes a lot of planning," says Rowell. "But ... I know that it makes me a better mom and wife."
Fit Pregnancy fitness editor Linda Shelton teamed up with exercise pro Kathy Stevens to develop a workout filled with activities a woman can do throughout the day to stay fit, active and healthy. Start with our Good Morning wake-up exercises to realign your body and get you ready for your day; then strengthen your muscles either at the gym or at home with a dumbbell workout. We've included some easy stretches that soothe aches and pains for moms-to-be who work long hours at their desks or on their feet. At lunch time, take an energy break and go for a walk or swim. Finally, after work, de-stress with restorative yoga poses to help you relax and sleep well.
Good morning!
Try these exercises to realign your body and help you start the day off with better posture.
1. Spine aligner Stand with your back against a wall, touching it with your heels, shoulders and head; then press the back of your neck and lower back as close to the wall as possible. (You will have to tilt your pelvis back.) Hold for 3 slow breaths and then release.
2. Cat Lean with your hands on a counter top (or kneel with your hands and knees on floor), legs apart, back and arms straight. Take a few steps back from the counter and, keeping chest lifted and knees slightly bent, lean forward from hips [A]. Inhale; then exhale, rounding your back like a cat [B]. Hold position for a few seconds; then reverse the action. Inhale and try to expand chest by pulling shoulder blades back, keeping lower back neutral (with a small arch). Repeat 3 times.
Body strengthening for home or gym
These strengthening exercises will help you maintain muscle tone and improve the endurance needed to carry your growing baby. If you've been doing weighted resistance work, start with dumbbells of the weight you're accustomed to. If not, start with no weight or use filled water bottles to master the form; then progress from 3 to 8 pounds over a course of several months.
1. Carryall Stand with feet hip-width apart, legs straight but not locked. Hold weights in front of you with elbows bent close to waist, palms facing in and forearms parallel. Squeeze shoulders back 8–12 times. Inhale as you squeeze and exhale as you release to a neutral posture. Improves upper-back strength, shoulders and biceps.
2. Benders Standing with feet hip-width apart, hold arms and weights in the same "carrying" position as Exercise #1. Bend knees slightly and lean forward from hips while maintaining a straight spine. Straighten knees and hips to bring your back to an upright posture. Repeat 8–12 times. Note: Only your knees and hips should move. If this bothers your lower back (especially in the last trimester), use a wider stance and rest your weights at the top of your thighs. Strengthens lower back, hips and legs.
3. Recline abs Sitting on the edge of a chair or bench, hold 1 weight on your chest with both hands; lean back slightly (1 or 2 inches) with a straight spine, contracting abdominals and keeping breastbone lifted. Hold for 3 breaths. Release by sitting up tall. Repeat 2 times. Strengthens abs and improves posture.
4. Stationsary lunges Stand with feet hip-width apart, left foot in front of right with right heel lifted. Hold weights in hands with arms crossed over chest. Bend both knees, keeping left knee in line with left ankle and back knee pointing toward floor. Straighten both legs to starting position. Do 8–12 reps, switch legs and repeat. Note: If you have problems balancing, hold a support with 1 hand and 1 dumbbell with the other. Strengthens leg muscles.
Workplace stress busters
These one-minute limbering and stretching exercises will help relieve muscle tension and increase circulation during the workday. Alternate them, or do both at the same time.
1. Ankle circles Sitting for long periods can restrict the circulation of blood to the lower extremities. Stand lightly touching the back of a chair for balance, lift 1 leg in front of you a few inches off the floor, and circle the foot for 15 seconds; then point and flex the foot for another 15 seconds. Switch legs and repeat.
2. Chest opener Another common stress during pregnancy is the forward rounding of the shoulders and upper back due to the increased weight of the breasts. For relief, sit up tall and plant your feet firmly on the floor. Place your hands on your belly or thighs, lengthen your neck and hold your chin slightly back [A]. Roll your shoulders back in a circular motion 5 times; then squeeze your shoulder blades back toward each other as you stretch your arms back behind you, clasping hands if you can [B]; hold for 3 deep breaths. Release to a neutral posture. Finish by closing your eyes and taking a deep breath, allowing your ribs and chest to expand while keeping your shoulder blades slightly back and down. Picture yourself seated straight and strong, as though you are balancing a plate on your head.
Relax ...
Finish your day with the following two great yoga moves, which will help you relax and restore a sense of balance to your body.
1. Side stretch Kneel on your right knee with left leg extended to the side, thigh muscles contracted, making sure the arch of the left foot is even with right knee. Right thigh is perpendicular to the floor, with top of right foot on floor and tailbone pointing down. Place left hand, palm up, on left thigh, arm straight. Raise your right hand, palm facing in. Inhale and slide left hand down thigh, exhale and lean gently toward left, stretching the right side of your torso. Look up at your hand if you can while keeping your balance; otherwise, look straight ahead. Take 2–3 breaths, inhale, and come up. Switch legs and repeat on other side.
2. Child's pose Kneel on floor on hands and knees and place a pillow or rolled towel behind knees on lower legs. Exhale, separate knees, and sit back onto heels so the backs of your thighs are against the pillow and buttocks are touching heels. Slide arms in front of you on the floor until your forehead is resting on the floor. Stay in this position for as long as you like, breathing slowly and rhythmically.


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"The elections of 1948 were faked; so were those of 1951. In such circumstances, the moderates had no effective role to play. The men of violence moved forward." Paul Johnson, Modern Times. (New York: Harper Perennial; p. 496.)
Breivik, according to me, found an opportunity in Norway, and took it. Whether one can rightly claim that Norway's electoral system is corrupt is questionable on its face. The nation has free and fair elections among a brain-washed and cowed population sated with consumerism and nihilist poligion. Norwegians are often enraged about "ideas" such as Israel's existence because too often Norwegians have no personal emotions to actually feel in the real world, requiring sentimentality and false rage to have any feelings at all. But the elections are, more or less, what we have to conclude as free. Soft totalitarianism works just fine for a nation of idiots drunk, on dope, and sated by food and sex. Toss them some meaningful political religion, and life is wonderful. The people vote for more of the same. No force required. Breivik wasn't buying it. He was not that kind of nihilist.
Breivik, as I understand him, was interested in a politics of confrontation. In Algeria, the French provided it to the locals by bombing villages and slaughtering civilians in a rage of their own. It's not just massacres that motivate, though. If the state starts banning those who discuss the same things Breivik discussed, and if the state follows the fascist Left and bans what we think of as free speech, there will be a reaction that is little to do with speech at all. If Breivik's incident causes the Left to repress opposition to its "hate speech" codes, there will be less jaw-jaw, as Churchill puts it.
At the Belmont Club, Wretchard writes in the commnents:
If the line cannot be held here and we go on to ban more "cartoons" and more types of speech the chances are not that more Breivik-like behavior will be prevented but that in the end you will have nothing left but Breivik-like behavior. If we get there then everything runs under those rules, discussions stops and everything reopens again under the management of the Last Man Standing. But if we don't want to go there, then now's the time not for suppression, but debate.
Richard Fernadez, Belmont Club. July 26, 2011.
So far there is still some openness to discussion, though the Left fascists are seemingly happy to put a stop to as much as they can, if we look to the treatment Robert Spencer, for example, is receiving from them. The French in Algeria missed that intermediate step.
In May 1945 Arabs massacred 103 Europeans in Algeria. The French retaliated: "Dive-bombers blew forty villages to pieces...." (Johnson: p.496.)
The effect in the longer term was the radicalisation of the natives, fairly, in my opinion. But there were Breiviks among them who no doubt would have found some cause to join whether the French ruled Algeria by force or not. Johnson points out that the Algerian resistance wasn't concerned to defeat the French military; the point of the resistance was to divide the people between collaborators and resistance. "The aim was to destroy the concept of assimilation and multi-racialism by eliminating the moderates on both sides." (Ibid. p. 497.)
The effect of terror is to sharpen the divisions: Ben Bella writes, "Liquidate all personalities who want to play the role of interlocuteur valable." (Ibid. p.497.)
Breivik, and again I speculate, shot children to death because he knows that most Norwegian couples have roughly one child. Many of these couples will now be past the age of reproduction. They are finished. They will not be replicated by their diminishing lot of babies. But more, Breivik, I think, determined to demoralise the survivors as well. Who among the survivors, direct or not, will now flock to the neo-fascist flag after knowing the potential result of it? Many might well reconsider a career as a Norwegian government apparatchik. Some might even question the whole parental world view that lead a man to act against it so vividly. Breivik has taken the fun out of being a sanctimonious Norwegian fascist. For some, at least.
"But it was the Muslim men of peace the FLN [Algerian Communists] really hated. In the first two and a half years of war, they murdered only 1,035 Europeans but 6, 352 Arabs (authenticated cases; the real figure was nearer to 20,000.) by this point the moderates could only survive by becoming killers themselves or going into exile." (Ibid. p. 498.)
Breivik is said to have desired a co-operation between such as himself and jihadis. It's sensible in that light: that like the Algerians and the French there will be only two options: French or Algerians. If the Algerians could murder enough Algerians, Algerians would either opt for collaborating with the French or they'd try to save themselves by joining the Algerian resistance. One assumes that Breivik sees himself as the (Modernist) Algerian in struggle with the (Muslim) French. Make French retaliation against the people so severe, and cowardice so fatal, that the people will choose one kind of death over another and hope they might somehow survive. If Breivik could join with the jihadis, he would have his other half the the confrontational dialectic needed to play this game. You can't have a war if no one is willing to fight.
The point, which Breivik seems to have grasped, is to kill the moderates so the survivors will see open conflict as a viable option. Compromisers are dangerous. They have to be, in the understanding of Breivik, the first to die to stir up a war I am sure he sees not only as inevitable but as right and good. He's just one man, now in prison and incommunicado. We won't be finding out much more about his ideas from him for a number of years at best. The question now is whether the fascist Left will play his game and repress any opposition, thereby further radicalising the people against the fascists. Less jaw-jaw, more war-war. We'll have to see how stupid and self-satisfied the Left is. Will they stomp on the opposition? I suspect so. Breivik will have the last laugh.


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Fighting Holiday Blues and Family Challenges
The past 3 weeks have been an awful time for me. I have been fighting depression, and trying to get back home where I belong. I have been slowly descending into drinking to fight the depression, which also led my wife into kicking me out of our home.
Not being able to be home really got me thinking about all the time we had fun during our lives together, and the desire to get the same feelings back. Although many things were done and said, we have decided to start fresh, and leave all the past in the past. Sure she said she had a boyfriend; that doesn't matter. What does is returning home to my kids and her too.
You see, we have a 16-year-old son, who is diagnosed as schizophrenic, and he has been in a hospital for almost a year because of legal trouble. He's put us into a very dire situation due to costs for lawyers and just the mental strain on my wife and the rest of our family had become more than we could bear. And it's my belief that this helped lead us to turmoil and arguing. He almost burned our home down as a result of this, and so much as saying he was trying to kill us all; he's where he needs to be. As a mother my wife wants him home, and all along I have said no, because we have other kids to consider and since then we have been at each other tooth and nail.
Since we have decided to start new, so far it's working. We have been making sure if we need to say something we will talk about issues we need to address and not ignore what's on our minds, as well as not play mind games. I had even gotten divorce papers and signed them, was getting an apartment too.
I felt I owed it to them all to stop going out and drinking to avoid my problems, because it contributes to everyone's problems, and serves no good. I just didn't see how it was affecting everyone as much as it was.
It's such a different feel when you're used to having family around you all the time, then no one. I felt because of the arguing, I didn't want to be here, and when I was gone there was nowhere I wanted to be more than back home. And it being Christmas, every time I heard "I'll Be Home for Christmas" on the radio it tore me up. But I'm home so I hope it's a start of the rest of our lives together.
Sure, we may run into some problems in the future, but we are making sure we don't try to tear each other apart with animosity and throwing words out that only hurt each other.
I had learned a lot about myself in the past few weeks, and the most obvious is I love my family, and I won't ever leave like that again. And the people I know here on TheBody.com have helped me through a dark cloud in my life in the past, and as well as other times; for that I say thanks. And MERRY CHRISTMAS, be safe and enjoy what life has given us, even if it's troubled times. We can learn from them and truly be blessed when we get through them. Thanks again; you are my other family.


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I've decided that this time, is the time that I reinvent myself, I've been through a lot in my life and I've decided that I need to make myself happy. This project, is more than just photography, it's more about me trying to develop, and change as a person for the better.
I'll be starting this project on Saturday, there are no photos on my instagram right now (because I have deleted them) but if you want to follow me it's r.e.b.ecc.a.
This first photograph is just the start of me re-inventing myself. I've been through a lot over the last little while and I was sick of feeling sorry for myself so I made the decision to cut my hair. I needed a new attitude, and just a new hairstyle.
This second picture, is really all about keeping things simple. I've always been the type of person to overthink everything. So I'm trying to not do that anymore, because it drove me crazy.
It was my 19th birthday last week, so naturally I had to take a picture of the cupcakes that I got, mind you, they were pretty delicious. Too bad later that night I gave myself alcohol poisoning...
This next photo is all about my love for art. I've been slacking on painting and drawing for a while and today I was going through some papers and I found my sketchbook from high school and this gem came up. It reminds me that I need time to relax, and do some hobbies for once, so I vow to, after exams, do some art.


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Bring HR to life through stories
My kids love it when I read stories to them. At 10 and 12, they still negotiate the best story each night and snuggle down while I read it.
You see, us humans are hard wired to enjoy story-telling. We remember them, we engage with them, we just love them. Before the written word, most history was handed down through stories and songs. As humans we're good at stories.
It's a shame that in business, stories are not used more.
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Recently I was at two birthday celebrations for separate clients - one turning four and the other fifteen. At each event, a pivotal person from the founding team shared the story of how they got started. Everyone in both cases was enthralled - laughing at the funny times and nodding at the recall of those pivotal moments. And people learnt a lot - they learnt about what was important through the decisions made, and how not-so-good things were dealt with.
How are you using stories in your People and Culture or HR?
Think about using them to:
People love stories, and are good at them, so use them to good effect.
If we know that people love stories, then using them when we interact with people at work just makes sense. What's more, they have the power to take what can be very dull and boring HR and add a bit of spice and engagement to the mix.
You never know, your team may be like my kids - engaged, excited and waiting eagerly for the next story!
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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds occasionally has fibre flax available. Perhaps if more people start requesting it, they will bring it back as a regular item.
They also carry a few other heritage varieties of flax that look promising for fibre production. Just because they don't say these are for making linen, doesn't mean they can't be used for it. All flax has fibre hidden in its stem, perhaps it just needs the right conditions to make it useable. So far, I've had the best luck with their perennial flax.
Richters Herbs also has fibre flax from time to time.
At the moment of writing, they have Evelin Fibre flax in stock, but Regina Fibre Flax is out of stock. They also have a listing called 'flax' which may also be useful for fibre making. I can't tell how tall it is from the description, but if one had the room, it would be worth trying.
Wild Fibres UK also has flaxseed, however, I don't know if they ship overseas or not.
Flax for Sale is a place in the US that sells seeds as well as fibre for spinning. They don't mention if they ship internationally.
Woolgatherers sells Marilyn Flax seed which originates from Holland.
Know of any other sources of flaxseed? Please let us know in the comments section.


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Email is important for your enterprise, yes!
There can be many scenarios where you need to send a business email. For those folks who think that email marketing is dead now, just understand that people use it every day and the results are quite really pleasing. There are many strategies that you can put forth to get really amazing results. You can promote your services and products in a fast pace, yes you can.
Using the statistics that you get after initiating your mail campaign, you will get to know who your customers are. After that you can specifically target the audience and send mails to them. This is as easy as pie, the only thing is the kick-starting procedure.
Strategies for sending a business email
A good practice followed many successful email senders is highlighting the important aspects of a business email. Say, you are sending a mail regarding the new offers of the festive season.
Rather than just explaining about your company, you can think of focusing on the aspects regarding your new offer. Maybe you can highlight the text with a different colour.
Adding a new picture that shows relation to the offer can also help you a lot. Just focus on the things what the user is looking for. Before anything else you need to know how to do mass mailing effectively. The next thing is regarding content which is discussed in the following context.
Whenever you send a business email regarding anything, try to focus on the content. If you speak about something else, obvious that the user will get distracted in no time. Take care in providing accurate content to the user. Always remember that it is not all about the length of the content.
If you write and design a mail that is really long and when it is not touching anywhere, nothing can be expected in the results. This is why you need to understand how to do mass mailing efficiently.
Providing the user a channel for interaction is also a must. Because if they come across queries, instant help need to be delivered for maximum effectiveness of your email campaign.


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The Immigration Restriction Wall
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He looked out across the land in front of him, grassy slopes tumbling away until they met the dark mass of woodland that spanned the horizon. In the far distance his sharp eyes picked out the faint, shadowy shapes of the mountains, stretching their pointed fingertips to touch the sky. He sighed, that was where they were headed and they still had a long way to go.
The journey so far had been harder on him than he had anticipated, and even harder on his bumbling companion. He turned his tousled head to look back at the small camp they had made for the night and the glow from the setting sun caught his features, making his face look unusually dark and his eyes glisten a deep amber. He coughed and the small man who had been busy fussing over the already dying fire looked up at him, a look of what appeared to be apprehension written on his face. He shook his head slightly, wondering why the smaller man always seemed to be expecting to be told off.
"Millon," He spoke quietly, "I believe you have added more than enough wood to that fire, try blowing gently into the embers and waiting until it has begun to catch before adding more."
"Y, Yes Sir." Stammered the smaller man as he rushed to obey.
"And Millon, you really do need to stop calling me Sir, it's beginning to get rather annoying."
"Yes S... Yes Artel."
"Better." Smiled Artel.
Millon shot him a quick nervous smile before turning back round and tending to the fire as instructed. Artel sighed under his breath, it was going to be a long night. He would gladly have made the fire and cooked the food each night himself but every time he went to do so Millon cut him off, mumbling something about how such things were below him and he should sit back and relax. If Millon had any skills with fires or food then this might have been quite nice, however it had quickly become apparent that he did not. The often burnt offerings he managed to produce after hours spent poking and prodding at a dying fire did little to comfort or nourish Artel, but Artel, watching how hard the strange little man tried to please him, did not have the heart to complain.
He sighed again as he turned back to the landscape before him and began to plot which route they should take in the morning. They still had many leagues to cover, and strange match or not, they had to do it together.
Artel's eyes glazed over as he stared at the faraway mountains, imagining the moment when they finally reached the top of Mount Borna and found what they had come all this way to find. Would it be like he expected, like anything he could imagine?
If truth be told he had no idea what they would find they reached the top, all they had to go on were the local legends and the musings of the old Priests. Maybe this was a fool's errand and there would be nothing there at all. Maybe this was all a huge waste of his time. He could be in the lower lands now, fighting for his kingdom, for his freedom, for his Queen. Instead he was standing on a small hill in the middle of some quest that he did not even know the truth of, accompanied by a bumbling fool who was proving to be more of a hindrance than a help.
Artel shook his head again, trying to dispel the negative thoughts from his mind. It would do no good to dwell on them, they only lead to the loss of hope. Besides, his Queen had sent him on this mission and he had vowed to complete it, no matter what the outcome. He had to have faith in her judgement, he had to believe they were going to be successful, he had to try.
Artel stood silently and watched the sun slip over the horizon, plunging the land before him into twilight, and then into darkness. Then he turned and joined Millon by the fireside, gratefully accepting the lukewarm cup of mint tea he was offered.


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CAIRO — Official results released Sunday confirmed decisive initial victories for Islamists in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections.
Almost two-thirds of the ballots cast for parties in the elections last week were for candidates from religious blocs, with 24.4 percent of all votes going to the ultraconservative Salafist Nour party, whose candidates advocate a state that adheres to their ascetic brand of Islam.
The results reflect trends similar to those seen in parallel votes for individual candidates, whose tallies were announced late last week. There were few clear winners, and most races will be decided in runoff elections beginning Monday, but several contenders were from the political wing of the relatively moderate Muslim Brotherhood and will compete with Nour party candidates in many of the contests.
The fragmented liberal, secular and leftist parties and the remnants of the National Democratic Party, which was the ruling political bloc during the reign of now-ousted Hosni Mubarak, received far fewer votes, especially in rural areas.
In welcoming the results, the Muslim Brotherhood released a statement thanking the Egyptian people for the relatively calm elections and for giving "the great people of this homeland double the thanks for granting us their trust."
Two additional rounds of voting are scheduled over the next three weeks for the lower house of parliament, followed by elections for the upper house, or Shura Council, which are not set to be completed until March. Some say that announcing partial results after the first of many rounds of balloting prejudices the vote.
"People might do protest votes or strategic voting to counterbalance the winners of the first round, or in a rural area where patronage counts for a lot, a local leader might decide he wants a Brotherhood member to represent him because it seems like that is the group that will hold sway," said Shadi Hamid, director of research at the Brookings Doha Center. "It distorts results because people are not acting according to their natural voting desires."
Some supporters of the parties that grew out of the movement that swept Mubarak from power in February hoped that the strong showing by Islamist parties would galvanize young, secular voters. "I am very optimistic that [secular, liberal groups] . . . will have more seats" in the next round, said Israa Abdel Fattah, a political activist.