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The history of Canadian animation involves a considerable element of the realities of a country neighbouring the United States and both competitiveness and co-operation cross-border.
Canadians have contributed greatly to the technology and practices used to create animated television shows, movies and special effects. Starting in 1912, Canadian cartoonist and painter Raoul Barre introduced standard perforations in the drawing paper and "peg bars" to hold them in place which eliminated jerkiness when going from one image to the next. He also introduced the slash system, a method of drawing the background only once (instead of with each frame as had been done previously) on a separate sheet, leaving blank spaces for character movement. In 1913, Barre organized a systematic method of producing animated cartoons in an assembly line fashion. The assembly line method is essentially how all commercial animations (television, film etc.) are created to this day.
Prior to 1939, animation production was a very low scale with small production that were often discouraged by theatre chains like Famous Players. Such companies did not want Canadian competition to their parent companies' product.
1939 saw the establishment of the National Film Board of Canada, which provided a strong government supported organization for the creation of distinctively Canadian work. Animation was essentially an afterthought, but an initial and short-lived period of co-production with the Walt Disney Company in the making of animated propaganda films helped establish a core of animators who continued production after Disney withdrew.
Initially, the artistic focus of the crew was to explore types of animation apart from regular cel animation since it was decided competing with the American companies in this field was counterproductive. With that approach, luminaries like Norman McLaren made their mark with innovative work in forms like drawn on film animation. In addition, the agency eventually gained the confidence to produce cel animation as well.
Apart from the National Film Board, Canadian production in the commercial sphere was largely as limited as before. The biggest contribution in the 1960s and much of the 1970s was in the field of voice acting with many major television productions like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Spider-Man sporting Canadian voice actors like Paul Soles and Paul Kligman. Some of the animation for these features were sub-contracted by such Canadian studios as Crawley Films in Ottawa and The Guest Group in Toronto, a group of creative companies owned and run by Al Guest.
The situation began to change in the late 1960s with Rocket Robin Hood, which was produced by Al Guest.
In the 1970s, independent companies were formed to produce low budget children's programming. Some examples are The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo, and The Toothbrush Family as well as Ukaliq and The Sunrunners all written, produced and directed by Al Guest and his partner Jean Mathieson at their Toronto company Rainbow Animation.
Longer term successes began with the founding of Nelvana Animation in 1971. Nelvana took advantage of the new Canadian content broadcast rules to produce a successful series of acclaimed TV specials. They also had some success in the United States, working on productions like the animated segment of Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978. However, the confidence arising from this success led to the company into an ill advised and troubled production of a feature film, Rock and Rule which proved a crippling box office failure (though it later became a cult classic). The company turned to television animation work which proved successful with series like Inspector Gadget and Care Bears. The company eventually became a prime supplier of animation work into the American network TV market.
Two new players suddenly appeared in Ottawa, with Atkinson Film-Arts producing TV specials based on the Jean De Brunhoff Babar books and the Lynn Johnston comic strip For Better or For Worse, as well as the series The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Dennis The Menace, and animation for the film Heavy Metal and the specials and subsequent series of Kevin Gillis' popular The Raccoons. Disputes between Atkinson management and the Raccoons producers led Gillis' Raccoons production partner Sheldon Wiseman to form a new Ottawa studio, Hinton Animation Studios. Hinton took over animation for The Raccoons, and produced animation for projects under Wiseman's own Lacewood Productions. When the studio's feature film The Nutcracker Prince performed poorly at the box office, Hinton found itself unable to pay off the money it borrowed to finance the feature; the situation was further exacerbated by creative tensions between Gillis and Wiseman. Due to these problems, Hinton dissolved in 1990, bringing an end to The Raccoons and Gillis and Wiseman's partnership. Wiseman subsequently reorganized the Hinton animation staff as Lacewood Studios, which produced a new series of For Better or For Worse specials, and co-produced several television series with producers in the United States and France.
In the 1980s the animation department of the French division of the CBC in Montreal took centre stage by winning two Oscars for its animation shorts: Crac in 1981 and The Man Who Planted Trees in 1987. Both were produced by Frédéric Back. In about the same period private and public colleges started offering complete animation programs. In 1984 Sheridan College of Oakville won an Oscar for Charade, by one of its graduating students, Jon Minnis.
With the renaissance of animation in the 1990s, Canadian animation further prospered with conventional fare from companies like Nelvana and Cinar while innovative work from Mainframe Entertainment such the first computer animated series, ReBoot drew considerable success on its own. The demand for animators during this time (and also during the slow period of the 1980s) caused a global search for excellent and skilled animators causing many talented Canadians to wander the globe to fill the demand. Many Canadians can be found worldwide in prominent positions in animation companies throughout the world. From Richard Williams directing animation on Who Framed Roger Rabbit in the late 1980s in England to others directing creating and supervising animation in television and commercial studios around the world including many prominent video games such as Halo 2, Rayman and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
In 1997, Teletoon was established as Canada's first dedicated animation television channel whose broadcast license agreement stipulated at least one original animated television series a season.
Companies such as Montreal's Toon Boom and Toronto's Alias Research/Wavefront Technologies and Side Effects Software have not only helped to define international technical standards, but have assumed a leadership role within the computer software industry. Toon Boom's "Harmony", Alias/Wavefront's "Maya" and Side Effects Software's "Houdini" are leading animation software packages used in many animated features and special effects. From shows as simple as Simpsons (Harmony), South Park (Maya) and Angela Anaconda (Houdini) to special effects as fantastic and complex as those seen in the Harry Potter films (both software packages) and more.
Also, animated Flash cartoons originally started as web programs began making their way to television such as Chilly Beach (2003-2006), on the CBC, and Odd Job Jack (2003-2007), on the Comedy Network. The former franchise was also expanded two include two full films. In a similar vein, the CGI animated science fiction comedy show Tripping the Rift aired between 2004 and 2007. This also signalled the adoption of animation more aimed at adults pioneered in the United States by The Simpsons and speciality blocks such as Adult Swim, with Teletoon entering this market in September 2002 with its Teletoon at Night programming block and original programming. G4 also launched its own Adult Digital Distraction on June 9, 2009, before being shut down by the CRTC in late 2011 for violating the station's mandate; the block returned again in 2012. Adult Swim later came to Canada itself on July 4, 2012. The late-night Bionix block aired on YTV from September 10, 2004 to February 7, 2010, airing content aimed at an older audience than usual, including Japanese anime.
Further experimentation and exploration in the art of animation which began with the National Film Board of Canada and the works of Norman Mclaren has continued through the decades through the techniques and films of other NFB animators such as Jacques Drouin, Chris Hinton, Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, Cordell Barker and many others. A few Independent organizations such as the Toronto Animated Image Society in Toronto and especially the Quickdraw Animation Society in Calgary have also formed and continue to contribute, explore the art of animation and produce new works by emerging and established Canadian animators and artists. This exploration and blending of assorted and unusual techniques can be seen in the many boutique animation companies and independent animators that have sprung up throughout Canada and has continued to propel Canada's reputation of interesting and innovative animation techniques.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival which takes place every fall in Ottawa Ontario is one of the largest and most respected animation festivals for drawing professional, commercial, independent and amateur animators and animation enthusiasts alike from all over the world. It is sponsored by the Association internationale du film d'animation, better known as ASIFA with chapters throughout the world.
In August 2011, NFB Animation Studio executive producer David Verrall retired, after more than 34 years at the NFB including 14 years as head of its English-language animation unit. Verrall produced or executive produced 240 NFB animated films, with Bob's Birthday, Ryan and The Danish Poet winning Academy Awards. He was succeeded by Roddy McManus.[1]
In 2014, Canadian animation studio ToonBox Entertainment created the Canadian-South Korean co-production The Nut Job, directed by Peter Lepeniotis and starring Will Arnett. While it garnered mixed reviews, it was one of the highest-budgeted and highest-grossing Canadian films of all time, with a cost of $42 million and a worldwide gross of $107 million as of September 2014.[2]
Further reading[edit]
- Karen Mazurkewich, Cartoon Capers: The History of Canadian Animators. Toronto: McArthur & Company, 1999.
See also[edit]
Related Canadian companies[edit]
- National Film Board of Canada
- Cookie Jar Group (formerly Cinar)
- CinéGroupe
- Atkinson Film-Arts (defunct since 1989)
- DHX Media
- Rainmaker Entertainment
- Starz Distribution
- Atomic Cartoons
- ^ Kelly, Brendan (15 August 2011). "Sad to go, but not left reeling". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "The Nut Job (2014) - Box Office Mojo". 9/27/2014 8:43 A.M. Pacific Time. Retrieved 2014-09-27. Check date values in:
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Pension funds should ditch alpha and cut fees
– James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own –
If anyone has reason to pray that the current equity rally holds, it is the world's active fund managers who need investors to return to the folly of betting on outperforming the markets rather than the uninspiring but reliable business of cutting costs.
Pension funds, particularly those where the employer bears most of the risk of making good on promised payouts, are hurting after more than a decade of poor market returns.
In Britain, for example, pension funds which promise to pay a fixed percentage of workers' final salaries are woefully underfunded. If you use a more conservative government bond yield to value the funds, the top 200 firms in Britain needed a whopping 120 billion pounds to be considered fully funded, according to consultants Aon Corporation.
This is not the result of some unforeseeable economic storm but instead the fruit of two related delusions; that a prudently managed portfolio can expect to get a return of 8 percent a year or so over the long run, and that individual funds can maximize their returns by choosing the right active fund manager who will outperform even that optimistic benchmark.
And as is so often the case when we are kidding ourselves, these assumptions allowed employers and savers to avoid doing something unpleasant; in this case putting away the cash required to actually fund retirements. Workers felt as if they were "earning" more because their take home pay was larger than it would have been if they were saving sufficiently and businesses could often take contribution holidays or avoid chucking in extra to make good the shortfalls. Win-win, right?
Well, actually no. It was more lose-lose-win, with the two losers being the savers and employers, and the sole winner the financial services industry.
Now it is essentially impossible to know what rate of return capital in aggregate can demand over a long period, but given the way debt goosed the economy and asset markets, and given the way a long, and for investors benign, period of disinflation in the past 25 years affected returns, I'd be willing to bet that the 8 percent benchmark will prove too high.
So that leaves the question of how pension funds and other retirement savers should best invest and on one point there seems little doubt: paying the extra for active fund management is not a good bet.
Active funds create drag on returns in a number of ways; the managers themselves must be paid, as must the investment banks and brokers who advise them and executive the trades they make in order to try to beat the market.
While it is always possible that market returns will more than make up for this, there is no doubt whatever about who bears whatever costs are generated.
Andrew Clare, Keith Cuthbertson and Dirt Nitzsche of London's Cass Business School have published an analysis of decades of performance data for 734 British pooled pension funds with more than 400 billion pounds under management.
As about 40 percent of UK institutional money is in pooled funds and there is data going back more than 20 years, this is a pretty fair sample.
The result, according to the authors, is that there is "little evidence" of positive performance persistence, i.e. that managers can outperform over time. Further, there is "virtually no evidence" that active fund mangers can time the market.
For example, over a 20 year period ending in 2004, only 3 of 42 pooled funds showed statistically significant outperformance, while 2 showed statistically significant underperformance. All 42 did, however, charge statistically significant fees.
"With increasing numbers of UK fund mangers purporting to be able to provide 'high alpha' products to the UK's beleaguered pensions industry, our results do not give us great confidence that the solution to the widespread deficits lies in the hands of the UK's active institutional investment managers," the authors wrote.
About 20 percent of the UK's institutional money is now in passive strategies, with most of the growth happening in the past 10 years.
The response of the fund management industry to this has been to offer ever more complex fund structures, often with more freedom to short stocks or employ leverage and almost always at a higher cost to the ultimate consumer.
Who knows, perhaps some of these will work. Perhaps all that was wrong with the old fashioned funds was that they couldn't bet against things, or use borrowed money to amplify returns.
My guess however, is that the best solution is a simple one: go passive and cut fees. It is money in the bank, as it were, from day one.
Employers and employees have a common cause here and should not let an evanescent rally blind them to the steady bleed that fees represent.
– At the time of publication James Saft did not own any direct investments in securities mentioned in this article. He may be an owner indirectly as an investor in a fund. –

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Any one have info on the race yet???
have checked diary and I have 21 wks training!!
Looking forward to this, I have done the last 2 women's challenges in Brum and they have proved great so looking forward to this
add a 5yr deal means we can all come back to better our times!!
It's about time! I will log in next Wednesday to the website with great anticipation.....hope we are not let down by the authorities.
Only issue for some of us who have not done a half marathon will be that its only 21 weeks training.
It seems a shame that a lot of runners are now doing other things because Birmingham have been so slow on this really signficant event for the City.
Sarah - thanks.
I will awake nice and early, fingers on buttons ready!!!!!
I think if it weren't for the fact that we'd had regular updates from you Sarah, a lot of people would have gone elsewhere a long time ago - so thank you for your input. 5 year deal eh? That's exciting.
I so hope that this is the success I dream of - Birmingham deserves richly to be firmly be put on the running map. We don't realise sometimes what a great city we live in, or how lucky we are - and this could help raise the profile (esp in 2009 but this year also).
Can't wait!
all to be released next week Mike
why change it - just start a new one
am really disappointed with the confirmation coming out so late - for first timers they may feel it is a bit late to start training and for regular racers they may have sorted other things
not me though - i have sad life and have been sitting waiting
having been told in april by the organisers that it was 2 weeks away
but it is the day after beachy head - which i entered 6 months ago
can you put a link up on here Chio?
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Just to let you know that the official website www.birminghamhalfmarathon.com will go live at 11am tomorrow. This is to fit in with the timing of the official media launch for the event.


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Assemblyman Michael Montesano (R,I,C – Glen Head) helped yesterday to pass his co-sponsored legislation punishing those who stage accidents in order to commit insurance fraud. Currently, criminals are costing policyholders and insurers an estimated $1 billion annually by staging accidents and filing fraudulent insurance claims. "Alice's Bill," as the legislation is known, is named for 71-year-old Alice Ross, who was killed in a staged automobile accident in 2003.
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iOS 6.1 Beta 5 Code Hints at Upcoming 128 GB Devices
As noted by @iNeal and iDownloadBlog, the new iOS 6.1 Beta 5 released yesterday contains a reference suggesting that Apple may be looking to offer 128 GB iOS devices in upcoming generations. The reference to a 128 GB capacity comes as part of SystemPartitionPadding key in the build manifest associated with the release and is not found in publicly available versions of iOS. While the observation does not mean that a 128 GB iOS device is definitely coming later this year, this is not the first time in recent months that Apple has hinted at future 128 GB iOS devices. iTunes 11, released in late November, contains a graphic corresponding to a mobile device with a capacity of 128 GB, although no such device has been released so far. Article Link: iOS 6.1 Beta 5 Code Hints at Upcoming 128 GB Devices |
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About time.
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:06 PM | #3 |
I still can't believe they haven't bumped the base storage capacities since 2009. When the 64GB option was added, it was added as a new top tier, not a storage bump to existing models.
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:07 PM | #4 |
Most likely a selling feature of the 5S so people upgrade from previous models. Also should please a lot of people because the amount of times I see "128 GB please" before each keynote is quite high.
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:50 PM | #5 |
128 would hardly be a "feature(s)." This is something they should of done long time ago.
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Most people won't be willing to hand over the $600 it will be for 128GB
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First this is really needed in iPad and frankly is worth waiting for. Ideally we will see capacities doubled at each price point.
Frankly I'd support anything that speeds up Safari and allows for 100% compatibility between Apple office products on Mac OS and iOS. |
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I will now keep using my 3GS till the new phone is released though I still use my iPod Classic as my main music device. |
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:07 PM | #9 |
But now all of my non-128 GB iOS devices will magically become worse somehow! How dare Apple update their products!
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:08 PM | #10 |
Oh god the 'March' insistent refresh crowd in the forums will be using this tidbit as being something of insurmountable evidence of March release for the next 8 - 10 weeks in every thread... It's painful enough as is.
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:10 PM | #11 |
Does seem weird that they haven't done this sooner
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:12 PM | #12 |
It seems so obvious to expand to 128 that I was surprised the iPad 4th Gen didn't do it. You have to think that of all the space constraints, the iPad had plenty of room for doubling down on flash.
Apple has a bit of an inflation problem: They want to sell you videos and music, yet as time goes on we slowly run out of room and end up micro-managing what is available when we are offline. I just want everything I own to be on the darn device, or a streaming service that I can forget about without the threat of throttling and fees.
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:30 PM | #13 |
@dugbug But higher capacities also require a higher amount of iCloud storage for backups (not if you are filling the additional 60 gigs with iTunes in the Cloud-media, but if you are filling it with apps).
Too bad that they don't give out more free iCloud storage with new devices, with an iPad 4, iPad Mini and iPhone 5 (not my devices, but there will be people who have all of these devices) you will run out of storage for backups easily, would be cool it you got 5gigs per device (or 5gigs for the first device and 3 additional gigabytes per additional device). But now back to this rumor: What about an increase in the base capacity of all devices? All iPhone 5S starting with 32GB and all iPhone 5 and 4S (and maybe they will still sell the iPhone 4) starting with 16GB). Pros: In the past, a unique selling point of the iPhone was its higher base capacity than any Android device, those had only 512 MB or perhaps 8 GB of storage capacity, requiring SD cards for additional storage (creating the App2SD-problem, not all apps could be moved to the SD card). Android devices have increased their storage capacities to iPhone levels or beyond, their base capacity often higher than the base iPhone capacity and their maximum capacity (including SD card) even higher than the iPhone. Also, 8GB are not enough for a future cheaper iPhone 5, they have to increase the capacity of their cheaper devices at some point in the future and i think the iPhone 5 could be the right moment. Nobody wants to imagine an iPhone 6S with 8GB storage capacity, 4K-resolution video recording feature AND 8GB RAM^^ Cons: Higher manufacturing cost of all devices (but only slightly higher, most likely not enough to offset the benefit a higher capacity adds) Maybe a higher base capacity discourages people from paying for devices with higher capacity, especially with the cheaper models this could lead to some people chosing a future cheaper iPhone 5 with 16GB over a 32GB iPhone 5S, while he would have taken the 5S if the iPhone 5 were only available with 8GB. |
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About time.
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Would never use it. Should be an option for those who would, though. I think the base storage of the MBA should be bumped if this happens. I've got a 64GB MBA and, although it's doable with flash drives, 128 would be more practical for a base machine.
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Where's all the blurry image of the 128gb Samsung chip soldered onto the new 5S motherboard?
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My iPad 3 is great except it's maxed out on storage. The only reason for me to buy a new iPad is 128. But if it happens, count me in!
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Noteworthy is the fact that no competitor has 'innovated' with the 128 gb drive yet. Whatch out, just the thought that apple will do the obvious will bring about a herd of 'me first' trying to get there before apple.
The question is, why wait for apple to hint at this memory bump before action is taken by competitors that 'innovate'? Because only apple has what it takes to push the envelope... Watch samedung come out and say 'we were thinking about this for a decade now, but convergence of design got us there just after apple, and apple copied us any way'.
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I've never seen the need for 128 gb. I have a 32 gb iPhone 5 and I still haven't used all the space, despite an hd movie, 400 songs, 1000+ pictures and a ton of apps. 128 seems like overkill, especially with iTunes in the cloud.
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Jan 27, 2013, 04:18 PM | #24 |
I'm aware that my experiences do not define everyone's, but I consider myself an average user, and I do not see apple offering an expansion of its storage capacities, without a significant price bump, for the few people who need more space. An iPhone is not meant to be a laptop, and an iPad is not a home media storage hub, people need to realize their are devices, called computers, that are designed with that capacity, and that apple will not likely tailor to their needs when it would raise prices significantly and sell very few units. Exponential growth of device storage can not continue to match linear growth in price.
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Way overdue. We should be at least at 256GB by now.
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I've been mentoring a boy from Baltimore city for the past 4 years. His name is Aaron and he recently completed his freshman year in high school.
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Recently, Aaron and I experienced a special outdoor adventure together. We were visiting Patapsco State Park and ended up on a trail that took us down to a fast flowing river. The river was shallow enough to cross, but you had to be careful given how quickly the water was flowing downstream. We may have been able to cross the river without each other, but quickly realized that the best chance we had to get to the other side was to lock hands and move as a team. When doing so, we were able to cross the river together. And on the other side, I was able to have a conversation with Aaron about something that he was struggling with recently. Aaron is not a big talker, so I kept it brief, but to the point.
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1 bunch green onions - white parts chopped, green parts cut into 3 1/2-inch lengths
10 ounces whole pork belly
salt to taste
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon ginger juice
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
4 cloves garlic, sliced
4 whole dried red chile peppers
1/2 cup water
I've made this a couple times now, but am yet to get this to actually form a glaze. Next time I'm going to try a smaller pan, that should help significantly. Aside from not really being 'glazed' this pork belly is super tasty and incredibly tender. I definitely recommend it, just haven't been able to make it picture perfect in my own kitchen yet! If you have leftovers, be sure to remove the chilis before tossing it in the fridge. The boyfriend tossed them in with everything else last time I made it and I didn't realize he did that, it was much spicier the next day. I didn't mind it, but he would have, always remember that the longer you leave a chili in something, the spicier it will be.
I liked how the pork was cooked the night before, which is the reason I tried this. I found this recipe to be extremely easy, however the glaze fell short for me. I also made this into sandwiches and added some coleslaw on top. It was amazing.
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Chef John's Caramel Pork Belly
Serving Size: 1/2 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 2 Amount Per Serving ** Calories: 410 ** Calories from Fat: 178
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Date Reviewed: June 4, 2009
Strengths: Very good traction and cornering for its weight. Sheds mud and crap well!
A very fast trail tire! Good for varied terrain!
Weaknesses: While mine are still fon with 500 miles they are very light and I imagine not extremely durable. But mine are still great, no punctures or wear.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $29.00
Purchased At: online
Similar Products Used: Kenda, Swalbe.
Bike Setup: Mojo SL with all really great stuff!
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2007
Strengths: relatively light, handle pretty good.
Weaknesses: tread wears out quickly.
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $30.00
Purchased At: Price Point
Similar Products Used: Panaracer fire xc
Bike Setup: Turner Flux, Manitou Minute 1, shimano xt & xtr
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2007
Strengths: Light weight, fast rolling, plush
Weaknesses: Braking and traction depends alot on rotation direction.
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $30.00
Similar Products Used: Panaracer FireXC, Conti Explorer and Vert Pro, Hutch Pythons, Many others
Bike Setup: used on two bikes Spec Enduro and Foes FXR
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2006
Strengths: Clay, straight line steep downhills with mud, hutchinson name
Weaknesses: I have to agree with other review concerning lateral loading. I hope hutchinson reads these reviews, because the pre 2006 tire line was great and it is time to bring back the mosquito, alligator, and scorpion!!!
These tires have great bite while breaking, but are easily thrown laterally over rocks, roots, and hard uneven soils. I've tried them between 22psi to 35psi with little or know improvement. The design is reminiscent of the alligator, so I had high hopes, what a first class let down!! They break free in corners while descending and ascending and just lack stability. The only stability that these tires provide is a wide footprint and very high volume.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Tried them all
Bike Setup: Light!!! Kona Primo scandium, stans ztr wheels, sram X.0 and all the bling bling!!
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2006
Strengths: Low rolling resistance. These tires are fast for such an agressive pattern.
Weaknesses: Very poor with lateral loads. This tire does not do well with high speed cornering and off camber trails.
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Similar Products Used: Weir Wolf, Python, FireXC Pro
Bike Setup: Titus Switchblade
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2006
Strengths: LOTS OF TRACTION IN ALL CONDITIONS FROM BONE DRY TO WET AND MUDDY.
Weaknesses: WEAR QUICKY BUT THAT IS THE PRICE FOR TRACTION I GUESS
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $40.00
Purchased At: LOCAL BIKE SHOP
Similar Products Used: kENDA NEVEGAL, SPECIALIZED ROLL-X, CONTINENTAL EXPLORER
Bike Setup: 2006 SPECIALIZED EPIC MARATHON PRETTY MUCH STOCK EXEPT FOR MAVIC CROSSMAX XL WHEELS
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2006
Strengths: Plush, light, fast, traction, no flats on the trail.
Weaknesses: Hard to mount up.
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $40.00
Purchased At: greenfish
Similar Products Used: Bontrager Jones XC/TR
Bike Setup: '05 XTR Blur
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2006
Strengths: fairly light for UST
Weaknesses: 1. The rubber and knobs wear out fast on rocky terrain of SW.
2. The sidewalls are WEAK!!! I've torn 3 on almost new tires.
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $20.00
Purchased At: Performance (pricematch)
Similar Products Used: Kenda Blue Groove, Kenda Nevegal, MotoRaptors, etc etc
Bike Setup: Specialized Enduro tricked out
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2006
Strengths: Size & volume, low rolling resistance, traction.
Weaknesses: Subseptable to pin hole leaks.
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Price Paid: $30.00
Purchased At: Beyond
Similar Products Used: WTB, Specialized, IRC
Bike Setup: Truth Romic XTR Mavic Easton Fox
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2005
Strengths: light for a UST,Traction was ok
Weaknesses: Didn't hold up.
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Price Paid: $20.00
Purchased At: online
Similar Products Used: Weirwolf UST,Michilen wildgripper.
Bike Setup: stumpjumper FSR
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2005
Strengths: Nice grip, good rolling speed, fairly light (about 750g)
Weaknesses: -burped when ridden hard
-tire ripped off of bead
-a bit thin in the sidewall
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $10.00
Purchased At: bicycle swapmeet
Similar Products Used: Specialized 2Bliss Enduro
Bike Setup: Heckler all mountain rig
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2005
Strengths: I've used hutch tires ever since i rode the O.G. Python's. I've used the pythons now for a number of years now. I love the my precious pythons, but they suffer in the wet. That's where the Spiders come in.
I went on a long ride today (my first with the Spiders) on a number of my favorite trails, trails that were a bit sticky, not muddy, but sticky. These tires shed the sticky very well, and stayed sticky themselves for the entire ride. Unlike the Pythons which love to grab up as much mud as possible, it's weird how the Pythons love to keep the mud all over themselves... dirty litl' buggers. On the other hand, the Spiders shed the crud very well, they hate the stuff! After the ride there was a very slight traces of muck and crud, the Spiders throw it off! They acted (rode) a lot like my favorite Pythons in the dry, but did much better shedding mud.
By the way, the only tires i've ever ridden which were Tubeless are these 2 tires. from these 2 tires I have easily made up my mind to never, ever, ride a bike with tubes ever again!!
PS. I always, always use Stans tire juice. It just doesn't make any sense to me not to use a sealant.
Weaknesses: - twist my arm, I'd have to say that they don't role as fast as the Pythons (what does?), but what do you expect from a beefer tire?
-they're black, my Pythons are grey. I like grey better, but whatever...
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Similar Products Used: I've ridden a bunch of different tires that have tubes in them. As far as tubeless, i've only ridden my Pythons, and now the Spiders...
Bike Setup: yup, it's set up... with Spiders right now!
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2005
Strengths: • CORNERING
Weaknesses: EASY PINHOLES, BUT NOW PROBLEM WITH SOME SEALANT, MY LAST SPIDERS MAKE 200 MILES WITH 17 HOLES.
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Price Paid: $38.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: CONTI VERTICAL UST, MIVHELIN XLS
Bike Setup: SANTACRUZ
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2005
Strengths: -They corner relatively well on loose stuff.
-Not a lot of rolling resistence.
-Decent climbers
Weaknesses: -Pinholes, pinholes, pinholes. They are weak. I've never had a problem with tires losing air with my UST and Stan's combo but, with these, I'm constantly noticing little leaks all over the place. I'm not sure why this is but I'm guessing that they're just thin.
-They wash out fast when they lose grip. While they corner well, they do tend to have a steep drop when they do hit that point where grip is gone. Other tires provide some warning, not so much on these puppies.
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Price Paid: $25.00
Purchased At: SuperGo
Similar Products Used: Panaracer Fire XC Pros, Michelline Wildgripper/XLS combo (worst tires ever)
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2005
Strengths: Looks,fit,large volume,traction.
Weaknesses: None so far.
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $32.00
Purchased At: Universal Cycles
Similar Products Used: Panaracer Smoke/Dart/Fire XC Pro.
Bike Setup: Hardtail with Mavic Crossland UST Wheelset.
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Difference between Hutch. Spider UST and Hutch Spider UST light tires
Is one the older tire of the two? Is one better than the other? Any help would be great!Read More »
Hutchinson Spider UST?
Did Hutchinson quit making the spider UST? I've actually got a brand new set of the 2.3's, non lite version. However, been looking for some 2.1 ust's in the air lites? Also, the 2.1 airlite UST was a big tire, are the tubed version built similarly volume wise? I had some UST airlites that th ... Read More »
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Spider UST Alternatives
Apologies for the super broad question, but I have been running a Spider UST 2.3/2.1 combo for a bout a year. Great all around tires, reasonable weight, nice volume and good traction. I live and ride on Long Island in NY so the terrain is a little bit of everything; Roots, rocks, sand, and mud. T ... Read More »


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Unless the backing blocks on the interior side are rotten/leaking or heavily corroded I would suggest leaving them alone. Another way to check for corrosion is grinding back the surface of the thru hull on the exterior. If it is bright and shiny with no red spots then it is still sound. The red color indicates loss of lead due to galvanic corrosion.
The reason I suggest leaving them as-is is because the thru-hulls on my N-41 are in excellent condition. When we did the bottom job last year I removed one of the thru-hulls in the stern (the engine raw water intake) and it was in great shape with no signs of corrosion. The only reason I did not put it back in is because I damaged the threads while removing it. The bronze thru-hull I replaced it with was much lighter in construction. The OD of the flange was small and it did not fit perfectly to the molded recess to the hull (there is gelcoat beneath the fitting). So on the forward thru-hulls I ground back the old fairing compund painted the surfaces with epoxy and then re-faired them with thickened epoxy.
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Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when Ministers received the initial report of the second survey by the marine laboratory in Aberdeen on the munitions and other materials dumped in the vicinity of Beaufort's Dyke; for what reasons the proposed date of publication of late September has not been adhered to; when the report will be published; what arrangements he has made for (i) publishing the report and (ii) meeting with interested hon. Members to discuss its content and follow up; and if he will make a statement. [4437]
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson [holding answer 18 November 1996]: My right hon. Friend has yet to receive the report of the second survey of Beaufort's Dyke by the marine laboratory in Aberdeen. Analysis of the large volumes of data collected during the survey is continuing. It is expected that the report will be published before the end of November and copies will be sent to interested hon. Members on the date of publication. This adheres to the timetable envisaged.
My noble Friend the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and the Environment has already agreed to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss the report once it is published.
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Mr. Timms:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information is collated centrally on (a) the long-term revenue commitments and (b) any other commitments arising as a result of private finance initiative projects agreed by (i) his Department and (ii) agencies accountable to his Department. [5078]
Mr. Kynoch
[holding answer 20 November 1996]: The Government response to the Treasury Select Committee report on the private finance initiative agreed the importance of collecting and monitoring information on future spending commitments arising from contracts under the private finance initiative. Such information is now being collected. The response stated that aggregate projections of the level of expenditure that is anticipated to rise from signed contracts under the initiative would be published in the 1997-98 "Financial Statement and Budget Report".
Mr. Donohoe:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions have taken place between his Department and (a) Robert Wilson and Sons Ltd. and (b) Hillsdown Ambient Foods Group Ltd. relating to the closure of their Kilwinning plant. [5045]
Mr. Kynoch
[holding answer 20 November 1996]: Following the announcement by Hillsdown Holdings of its proposal to close its subsidiary Robert Wilson and Sons at Kilwinning, my officials contacted Robert Wilson and Sons to discuss the implications of this decision and the scope for providing assistance towards a project to retain production at Kilwinning. Officials from Enterprise Ayrshire were also closely in touch with local management over this period. However, discussions with the company and its parent company quickly revealed that there was no prospect of the closure decision being reversed. Enterprise Ayrshire has since concentrated its efforts on making available to those affected by the announcement its full range of counselling and training services.
Mr. Donohoe:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next proposes to visit the Robert Wilsons and Sons Ltd. factory in Kilwinning. [5047]
Mr. Kynoch
[holding answer 20 November 1996]: My right hon. Friend has no plans to visit this company.
Mr. Donohoe:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what additional measures he intends to introduce to mitigate the impact of the closure of factories during the last 12 months within the north Ayrshire area. [5049]
Mr. Kynoch
[holding answer 20 November 1996]: My right hon. Friend has no plans to introduce additional measures, since our existing policies are working successfully. These policies place responsibility for economic regeneration primarily with the local enterprise companies, in this case Enterprise Ayrshire. The measures necessary to address the economic impact of factory closures are among those considered closely by Scottish Enterprise when allocating enterprise company budgets. Enterprise Ayrshire and its partners are currently involved in a wide range of projects designed to stimulate the
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economy of North Ayrshire and improve the competitiveness of its companies. In addition, Irvine travel-to-work area, covering most of North Ayrshire, continues to benefit from development area status.
Mr. Clifton Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will continue to extend financial support to the International Planned Parenthood Federation, with special reference to its work in China; and if he will make a statement. [5376]
Dr. Liam Fox: We recognise that the International Planned Parenthood Federation does valuable work throughout the world to promote reproductive health and provide effective assistance to family planning associations. We shall continue to provide financial support to IPPF from the overseas development programme, subject to the availability of resources and remaining satisfied with the value for money from our investments.
The China Family Planning Association is one of the many affiliates with which IPPF works and we have been keen to know more about the difference that IPPF and CFPA have been able to make to reproductive choice in China. The Overseas Development Administration therefore recently commissioned a review of the role of IPPF in China and its work with the CFPA. A copy of the consultants' report has been placed in the Library.
We regard this examination, led on ODA's behalf by a highly respected and authoritative expert in the population field, as an informed, balanced and realistic assessment. It concludes that IPPF has been able to play an effective and valuable role in influencing CFPA in the development of the kind of activities and role that we would expect of a non-governmental organisation. However, we should recognise that there is still clearly a long way to go.
We accept the review's conclusion that the influence of IPPF has been a force for positive change, and that the continued involvement of IPPF in China will be beneficial in helping CFPA further. These conclusions support our long-held view that it is better that organisations such as IPPF should be engaged and working to influence from within, and is the course that we believe most likely to produce the outcomes that we all seek. We shall expect IPPF to continue its efforts in this regard and be able to better demonstrate the difference it makes. We will maintain a close interest in its future work in China.
We do not envisage changing the general principle of the present funding arrangements under which our annual core grant is provided to support the work of IPPF throughout the world, and is not usually designated for use in particular countries. Exceptions to this principle will concern only those countries where we have bilateral programmes in reproductive health, which does not include China.
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Mr. Harvey:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade on how many occasions (a) non-departmental public bodies and (b) executive agencies responsible to his Department, have provided answers by letter, copied to the Library but not published in the Official Report in each of the last two years. [3157]
Mr. Lang:
Records of the number of such answers are not readily available.
When appropriate, Ministers ask non-departmental public bodies to reply directly by letter to Members and these requests are recorded in the answer given to Members which is published in the Official Report. There are currently no arrangements either to copy the letters to the Library of the House or to publish them in the Official Report.
However, when Members ask questions relating to the day to day operations of my Department's executive agencies, the Minister will ask the chief executive to respond and in all instances copies of the letters will be published in the Official Report underneath the Minister's answer.
Mr. Meacher:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the statements by Mr. Gay Mitchell, President in Office for the Council of Ministers at the Council question time in the European Parliament on 13 November in respect of an environmental audit of Dounreay. [5003]
Mr. Page:
The President in Office of the Council of Ministers appears to share my view about the overriding importance of the health and safety of workers and the general public. Because safety is paramount Dounreay is subject to rigorous independent regulation by Her Majesty's nuclear installations inspectorate and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency: consequently, there is no need for the Commission to undertake an environmental audit, and it has no powers to do so.
Mr. William O'Brien:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will ask the chairman of the British Coal Corporation to reply to the letters of 15 August and 9 October from the hon. Member for Normanton. [4787]
Mr. Page:
I understand that the chairman of British Coal replied to the hon. Member yesterday.
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