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11, 2001
By Terry Vanden-Bosch
My Fellow Americans,
The first shots have been fired in our glorious war of revenge
and justice. And when the announcement came, Americans cheered
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Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih gave a tame reading of comedian David Letterman's Top 10 list on Tuesday night after days of media buzz surrounding old pole dancing photos and a campy, risque film from her past.
The Dearborn native also small-talked with Letterman about the condition of the automotive industry, giving a brief shout-out to Ford, her hometown auto manufacturer.
The topic of the list was "Top 10 things I want to do as Miss USA" and included no mention of the search-engine fervor over photos from her past.
• UPDATE: Pageant: All is A-OK with new Miss USA
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7. Teach children there's nothing you can't achieve when you're smart, dedicated and really, really hot.
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Following a recent meeting with Visa (V) CFO Byron Pollitt, Fandetti in a note to clients said the payment processor's management was "particularly constructive on affluent credit spend and reiterated that this segment has driven virtually all of their US credit growth over the past two years."
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- Capital One's (COF) average portfolio credit card loans increased 17% to $78.4 billion in the first quarter from $61.5 billion a year earlier, however, the company acquired roughly $27 billion in card loans from HSBC last year, and transferred its $7 billion Best Buy card portfolio to held-for-sale in the first quarter. The sale of the Best Buy portfolio to Citigroup is expected to be completed in the third quarter.
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Concussion case goes to court today
In early March, in a standard procedural move, the two Seau lawsuits were transferred from California Superior Court in San Diego to U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, and joined in the class-action litigation.
The players' case against the NFL will not hinge on concussions, traumatic brain injuries or CTE. Rather, the players' case will turn on a very specific legal argument: Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act.
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- Popeye the Sailor Theatrical Cartoon Series
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- Cartoon Characters: Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, J. Wellington Wimpy.
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- Running Time: 6:26 minutes.
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Popeye and Bluto compete for the one job opening at Olive's Blacksmith Shop.
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Bluto sing...'WHERE'S THE VILLAGE SMITHY TODAY, SINCE THEY TOOK THE HORSES AWAY. WHAT'S THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH 'GONNA DO WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HORSES LEFT TO SHOE, HOW THE SMITHY MUST FEEL WHEN THERE ARE NO WAGONS TO WHEEL. IF HE WAS AS... (read more)
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'Eastenders' Actor Cut From BBC Telethon Following Gay Joke - VIDEO
An actor on English soap opera Eastenders was reportedly cut from a quiz segment on the BBC telethon 'Children In Need' following a gay joke, according to Yahoo!
Shane Ritchie is alleged to have said "Hurry up! Last person in is gay" while he and members of reformed 90s pop band S Club 7 were trying to fit into an elevator together.
S Club 7 band member Jon Lee came out in 2010.
Following the remark, three members of the band are thought to have refused to appear alongside Ritchie.
A source close to the actor confirmed that Ritchie made the joke but did not mean it in an offensive manner.
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I have been sitting on this fabric all month – and the last week haven't gotten sew much. Last night I ignored the dinner dishes and set to work after the kids went to bed. January is Tracy's month – she has a green living room and is making a quilt to coordinate. I love the luxurious fabrics that Tracy sent! I really wanted to highlight the silk somehow – and this is what I came up with. I hope you like it Tracy! The quilt is going to be fantastic – you can check out the other blocks over on flickr.
Now I need to get my other block done for Amy . . .
Hope you are having a great Friday!Blessings – Amy
Have you seen this!?
It's on my calendar for tomorrow! I googled it to see if I could find an explanation. Nothing. Then I looked to see the artist name again – just in case. . . Susan Branch. Looks like she's a quilter too! She even has some free patterns on her site. So if you happen to need a reason to go fabric shopping – my calendar says to go visit!
Blessings to you ~ Amy
Bloggy Friends
I live in Utah. There seems to be ALOT of bloggers in Utah. I've never met up with a blogger from Utah – but I did meet Amy of Mommy and Beyond today, and she lives in Virginia!We've been "friends" for a couple of months now, and recently got in thick with Dana and a Notion or Two. After a bit of deliberation, we decided to meet at Elaine's – fitting right!? Ella was back at school today, so we had 5 kids between the two of us – we hung out downstairs in the sale section for a while, out of the way, getting to catch up. And $1.00 fat quarters down there too! I know I said spending freeze . . . just a couple :)
After about an hour the … Read More »
Baby Doll Quilts
After seeing my pictures from Christmas, a friend on Facebook asked for a doll quilt for her little girl. At first I thought about doing 1 or 2, but I seem to work in threes when it comes to doll quilts! I couldn't weed out my fabric selections – so three it is :) I love this combo and so another kitty cat quilt. Emmalie wanted to keep it – of course!
Sock Monkeys for dolly's. I put a blue chambray on the back, and I love how the little faces are framed out. cute!
I think this little one may be able to be labeled improvised. The quilt I had made from these fabrics previously were fat quarters, and the remaining bits were strips, cut to the same width. Some I … Read More »
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There's been a couple of items that I have intended to post about – and have forgotten or run out of time. . . so here's a few quick takes to keep us current :) And a few links too!
~ A week or so ago Jacquie introduced a new project – Project Improv. I jumped on board a bit hesitantly, as I do like to draft blocks and have a plan for my quilts. But I am excited to step out of my comfort zone! I have a aqua/red block to make and get to Jacquie soon.
~ A Notion or Two – Dana invited me to join her bee before Christmas. . . I couldn't resist! Doing block and mini swaps has been a great way to try something new. I have received … Read More »
Guest Blogger
My dear friend "Miss Amy" from college asked me to write a post for her today :) She even went to the trouble to post pictures from school of her and I! Go check her out – and her fabulous etsy shop!
Thanks friends, and have a great weekend ~Amy
Frosty Fog
This morning was good. Not as much rushing about to get Ella out the door to school :) These January mornings are pretty cold, and lately the fog has been dense! We are up around 7:30 each morning – just as the sun rises too, this morning I managed to grab the camera and catch the moon before it set. The fog creates these ice crystals on the bare trees. My favorite winter feature! Later in the morning I enjoyed watching it being blown off. I don't even notice the breeze – but there is enough to scatter the little crystals.
And because you seem to enjoy the view as much as I do – Mt. Timpanogos at sunrise. The sunsets are beautiful – but I rarely have the chance to capture it … Read More »
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~ modern medicine – even though it costs too much here in the US.~ a long weekend from school (end of quarter, and MLK)~ my husband, Joe, he loves us all so much, and works so hard for us.~ a lack of pain in my finger~ God's love for me – and you!~ healthy kids – we've barely had the sniffles thus far this winter.~ the warm sunshine
You are welcome to join me in being thankful! I would love to know the blessings in your life – leave a comment and let me know :) Or post your own list.
I'm It!
I was tagged last week by a new friend! The MooreMagnets Blog has a great etsy shop and a fun blog :) Check her out! I try to play along with these in a timely manner – I always appreciate getting to know fellow bloggers through these memes :)
first… here are the rules:
Link to the person who tagged you
Post the rules on your blog
Write six random things about yourself
Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them
Let each person know they've been tagged
Random me –
1 – I seem to have a hard time being aware of my fingers/body. . . I got three stitches this evening, left hand, middle finger, knuckle – I was trying to give Owen a hair cut. Now his hair really needs help, and I have … Read More »
A Football Diversion
The weekend was full of football around here. Was it the same for you? My shoulder had been hurting (I think I slept weird) so I opted to not quilt and do some embroidery.Emmalie checked in with me often for a status update: "How many more flowers, mommy?" It was fitting that her fingers be in the picture :) I found a vintage transfer on flickr – and quickly taped it up to the window. That's the most professional way right!? I had fun, while Joe watched football, and I even learned a few new stitches too!
Here's a question for you – When I first learned to do cross-stitch (as a girl, with grandma) I was taught to use two strands of floss. A book I have reccomends all 6 … Read More »
Emmalie Turns 5!
I was trying to get here yesterday! Too much activity in my house :) I'm behind in responding to your nice comments about the quilt top – thank you! I get such a boost sharing here.
Emmalie had a great Birthday – thank you for your birthday wishes for her! A few pictures from our birthday celebration :)She was exasperated with daddy for taking her picture. I have a few with just her spoon!The birthday cake – Emmalie asked for a butterfly cake (I already had the pan) with rainbow frosting. I'm not usually quite this artistic with the cakes but I pulled it off :) She loved it! In fact she was just asking me to print this picture so she could have it. Em has a way of … Read More »
My Scrappy Solution
I stalled out on this quilt around the holidays, but I am so excited to have gotten the top completed!The body of the quilt is all scraps from this win, and I purchased the cream with a little brown flecking for the corners. I wanted something to tie it together but not quite solid, and not too feminine in case it ends up on our bed. I don't have a destination for this one, it is a quilt from my sketch pad that needed to be reality. I may add borders, but I have to think on it.All the blocks are different, there's something new everywhere you look! There were a few fabrics that I only have one strip of in the top – like that little owl print below :)***Today is Emmalie's 5th Birthday! … Read More »


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What's the best part about your job? I have had the wonderful opportunity to turn something that used to be a part-time hobby into a full-time career. When I wake up and go to work every morning, I get to take action and help others do the same so that someday soon Tilikum, an orca who has been imprisoned at SeaWorld for 30 years, will be free. For me, it doesn't get much better than that.
What's the hardest part about your job? The hardest part about my job is that it is a lifestyle and not your typical 9 to 5, in which you leave "work" at work. When you go home for the day, you know the pain and suffering that animals endure doesn't stop, and it certainly doesn't leave your thoughts.
Best memory at PETA? One of the best memories I have at PETA so far would have to be the first time I participated in a nearly naked demo. I was part of an anti-leather protest, in which another activist and I lay in a human-size shoebox, wearing fake blood, a sign, and not much else. There are few things more invigorating than stripping down to your skivvies on a crowded public street corner!
What do you like to do when you're not at the office? I spend a lot of my free time with Otto and Maebelene, and if I'm not out walking or hiking with them, you can usually find me eating at one of my favorite vegan restaurants (I love food!), getting my groove on at a show, or cozying up with a book and some hot tea.
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text: [[quoteright:220:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tojo_hideki_2825.jpg]]->''"It is natural that I should bear entire responsibility for the war in general, and, needless to say, I am prepared to do so."''Perhaps one of the most feared and at the same time ridiculed men in history, General '''Hideki Tojo''' was the Army Minister, and subsequently Prime Minister, of Japan during most of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. A hardcore militaristic nationalist with fascist leanings, Tojo led the Empire of Japan into war with the United States and Great Britain, leading to the eventual defeat and near total destruction of the nation he loved at the hands of the Allied forces.Born in 1884 to Hidenori Tojo, a lieutenant-general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Tojo followed his father into the military. He was well-respected as a cadet, and served in a number of increasingly senior positions, becoming Bureau Chief of the Army as a colonel in 1928, Chief of the Personnel Department in 1933 as a Major-General, and commander of the 24th Infantry Brigade in 1934. In 1935 he assumed command of the [[SecretPolice Kampetei]] of the Kwangtung Army in Manchuria, where he earned the nickname "[[TheButcher The Razor]]" for his iron will, and ability to make quick decisions.A hardline nationalist with a strong xenophobic streak, Tojo was one of a clique of officers within the IJA and IJN who sought to make Japan a great power, with or without the support of the civilian government. After being promoted to Chief of Staff of the Kwangtung Army in 1937, Tojo increased Japanese penetration into Inner Mongolia, and following the [[UsefulNotes/SecondSinoJapaneseWar Marco Polo Bridge Incident]] he ordered his forces into northern China. He was eventually recalled to Japan where he became first Vice-Minister of the Army, and then Inspector-General of Army Aviation.It was in 1940, however, that Tojo entered the domestic political scene in a major way, when then-Prime Minister Prince Konoe made him the head of the Army Ministry in his second cabinet. Tojo was a strong supporter of Japan's alliance with the other Axis powers, and used his new position to further expand the war in China, while pushing Japan closer and closer to a confrontation with Great Britain and the United States of America. When Konoe resigned as Prime Minister in 1941, Tojo was appointed Prime Minister of Japan by Emperor Hirohito, [[ReluctantRuler much to his own surprise]]. Following the breakdown of negotiations with the USA, Tojo approved both Pearl Harbor, and the attempts by the IJA and IJN to seize the "Southern Resource Area" bringing Japan into WWII in a big way. In Allied propaganda, the bespectacled and moustachioed Tojo would quickly become a target of racist caricature, and was a favourite victim of mockery, being frequently represented as a [[ManiacMonkeys monkey]] or a [[EnfantTerrible small boy]].From 1941-1944, Tojo was the dominant figure in the Japanese cabinet, holding the positions of both Prime Minster and Army Minister. He was, however, unable to fully control the Army, and the various factions within it, and had no control over the Navy Ministry. As Japan's defeats began to pile up, the other members of the military junta turned on Tojo, who resigned his position in 1944 after the loss of Saipan. When Japan surrendered to the United States, Tojo attempted to commit suicide, but failed, and was arrested by American troops.Following the recovery of his health, Tojo was put on trial for war crimes. During his time as Chief of Staff of the Kwangtung Army, and as Army Minister and Prime Minister, Japanese ground and naval forces had committed numerous flagrant violations of UsefulNotes/TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar. Somewhere between ten and thirty million Chinese civilians were murdered by Japanese troops, with some being subjected to grisly human experimentation by [[MadDoctor Ishii Shiro]]'s Unit 731. Japanese troops gang raped thousands of women, abducted still thousands more to serve as "comfort women", and regularly tortured and killed Allied prisoners of war. Tojo, both as leader of Japan's armed forces, and as a shaper of military and foreign policy, not only refused to punish the perpetrators of such acts, but encouraged them, using MasterRace propaganda, and the [[GodEmperor Imperial]] {{Cult}} to justify the wholesale butchery of Japan's enemies. With a death toll in the tens of millions, Tojo's actions put him in the running, alongside the likes of MaoZedong, UsefulNotes/JosefStalin, and UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, for the title of "the twentieth century's worst human being." Tojo himself seemed to [[HeelRealization realize this]]; following his conviction for war crimes, Tojo accepted full responsibility for all of Japan's atrocities, apologised to the victims, and asked that the United States not do unto Japan, as Japan had done unto others. He was hanged on December 23, 1948.In recent years there has been some discussion about whether Tojo took the fall for Emperor Hirohito, taking the blame for actions that the Emperor had in fact ordered. Given the opaque nature of the Empire of Japan's wartime politics, and the fact that in many cases, officers like Tojo had to interpret what the Emperor wanted, there is certainly a great deal of room for error in either direction, but in the end the most reasonable conclusion seems to be that there was plenty of blame to go around, and regardless of who wanted the war, it was undoubtedly Tojo who chose to wage it in the way that he did.See UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini for Tojo's Axis partners. See UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill, UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt and UsefulNotes/ChiangKaiShek for his Allied enemies. See UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan, UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun, The UsefulNotes/SecondSinoJapaneseWar, [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific The Pacific War]], and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII proper for the nation and forces he commanded, and the wars that he waged.----!!Tropes applying to Hideki Tojo include:* ArmchairMilitary: Tojo was a staff officer and had only seen actual combat once in his entire life.* BadassBaritone/EvilSoundsDeep: In more accurate portrayals and real life. He had a very deep, intimidating voice that actors have used to good effect.* BaldOfEvil: Under that hat, Tojo is hairless.* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Advocated this sort of attitude as part of the IJA's twisted ''bushido'' code, and tried to live up to it during his failed suicide attempt.* TheButcher: Nicknamed "The Razor" by those who had served under him. This should perhaps have been a warning sign that he was not a man who should be given power.* TheChainsOfCommanding: Upon becoming Japanese Prime Minister, Tojo had to try and manage a society that could best be described as "authoritarian factionalist". He had to negotiate the interests of the weak, but still present, civilian government, the imperial bureaucracy, the ''[[MegaCorp zaibatsu]]'', the Army and the Navy (and the various factions within each), and The Emperor. In the end it was far too much, and Tojo ultimately lost control of the very military forces that he had helped to unleash in the first place. And then they fired him just before they all lost the war.* ChestOfMedals: Just take a look at the page picture. Given that Tojo saw combat only once, how he earned those medals is rather questionable.* CommissarCap: One of his trademark items in fiction. Probably because he wore it during photos.* ControlFreak: As evidenced by his increasing list of titles, Tojo did not trust others to do their jobs and tried to run every Ministry at once. Given the fractured, factional nature of both Japanese politics and the military this was understandable, but it didn't do anything for the war effort, as it left Tojo completely overworked and unable to focus on any one Ministry.* DragonInChief: Many historians have him as one to [[NonActionBigBad Emperor Hirohito]] from 1941-1944.* DrivenToSuicide: Tried to kill himself in the closing days of WWII to avoid the disgrace of being captured by the Americans. It didn't work out for him.* DrugsAreBad: Under Tojo the IJA revived the Chinese opium trade and exported thousands of tonnes of morphine to addicts in Manchuoko and China proper, both as a means of demoralising the enemy, and funding the war effort.* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The world that Tojo and his compatriots in the IJA and IJN were trying to build was an ugly one, with the rest of Asia enslaved to Japan in the so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." While on the surface this was supposed to benefit all Asians, in practice the rest of East Asia was completely under the Japanse bootheel, with all their natural resources going to the Japanese home islands, the kidnapping and forced prostitution of thousands of comfort women, and the butchering of any population that didn't feel like kowtowing to the Japanese MasterRace. About the only thing to recommend Tojo's world is that it isn't ''quite'' as Hellish as the one envisioned by his ally, UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.* TheEmpire: Tojo's actions throughout the thirties helped to further Japan's transformation into a repressive and expansionist militarist state with designs on most of East Asia, and hopes of rivalling Great Britain and the United States in the imperialism department. During his term as Prime Minister, the Empire of Japan would reach its greatest size, stretching from Manchuria to Indonesia and encompassing millions of miles of the Pacific Ocean, before its rapid decline and downfall.* EnfantTerrible: Allied propaganda often portrayed him as a small boy* EpicFail: His suicide attempt, in which he was revived by American doctors, only to be hanged three years later.* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: There are no indications that Tojo was anything but a dutiful husband and father.* EvenEvilHasStandards: Continued the Imperial Japanese policy of allowing Jewish refugees to enter Japan and refusing to extradite them to UsefulNotes/NaziGermany. * EvilChancellor: Tojo, and the rest of the Japanese military, are often viewed as this to [[PuppetKing the Emperor]], and get treated accordingly in a lot of media.* FaceDeathWithDignity: Tojo faced his execution calmly, read a statement in which he apologized for Japan's war crimes, and asked America to be lenient with the Japanese people.* FaceOfTheBand: Tojo never held absolute power in Japan the way that Stalin, Hitler, or even Mussolini did in their respective countries. At the height of his power, he was only first among equals in the civilian/military junta ([[WeAreStrugglingTogether or anarchy]] )that ran the government, and it was a shaky position at best. However, due in part to his prominence, and in part to his unique (and stereotypical) appearance, Tojo became the face of UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan to most of the West, and was generally treated as though he were an Asian Hitler in most Western media.* [[FakeUltimateHero Fake Ultimate Villain]]: Most traditionalist historians peg him as the ''de facto'' BigBad of [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific The Pacific War]], and he's often positioned as part of a BigBadDuumvirate with UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler (Mussolini is a distant third) for UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo as a whole. In truth, Tojo was a respected hardliner with a talent for speaking, but he was just chosen to be a "spokesman" and mediator for a whole mess of often-competing Japanese militarists and their cliques. At least until he wasn't and he was dismissed by his rivals without really changing much. He had a lot of power at his height, but Japan didn't really have a standout leader, let alone BigBad, on Hitler or even Mussolini's level.* FallGuy: It is hotly debated among historians whether he became a willing one of these.* FamilyValuesVillain: Believed strongly in family and teamwork between the Japanese, as well as having six children. * FascistButInefficient: Tojo was never able to fully control the Army or Navy, let alone the ''zaibatsu'' or the various other factions within the Imperial government, leaving the Japanese war machine floundering.* TheFatalist: Felt that conflict with the United States was foreordained, which is one reason he did so little to try and avoid what he thought was the inevitable.* FourEyesZeroSoul: Tojo's round glasses are the IconicItem associated with him, and he was, without a doubt, a ''very'' bad man.* TheFundamentalist: Tojo seems to have been a true believer in the State Shinto/Zen Buddhism inspired Imperial Cult, which advocated the divinity of the emperor, the superiority of the Japanese race, and a deeply twisted warrior ethic.* GeneralFailure: Tojo was not necessarily a bad officer, but a lifetime spent in the General Staff divorced him from the needs of the soldiers in the field. A man of limited strategic vision, who had never looked beyond the immediate needs of the Army Ministry, he was overwhelmed by the task of being Prime Minister, and was unable to control the Army, let alone the Navy Ministry, leading to further chaos and complications within the system, and an eventual breakdown in strategic planning. And that's without getting into the fact that IJA and IJN doctrine (which he fully endorsed) refused to accept the concept of a tactical withdrawal, resulting in countless soldiers being left to pointlessly fight to the death.* GeneralRipper: With "Enemy X" being anyone who wasn't Japanese.* TheGeneralissimo: As a five star general turned military dictator, Tojo is one of the iconic inspirations for the trope, with his CommissarCap, ChestOfMedals, and reliance on the IJA to maintain his position.* GenerationXerox: His granddaughter Yuko was almost as radically militarist as he was. Fortunately she wasn't taken very seriously by the Diet.* GovernmentConspiracy: Tojo was a member of a cabal of militarists and nationalists within the IJA and IJN who aimed to take power away from the civilian government and place it in the hands of the military. During the course of the 1930s and 40s, this junta succeeded in its goals, invading China without government consent and transforming Japan into a bureaucratic/military state, ruled by several different military and imperial factions, each with its own agenda, but all at least nominally answering to Tojo and the Emperor. We say nominally, because in practise neither Tojo nor Hirohito could gain control over the numerous political agendas and conspiracies within the IJA and IJN, to the severe detriment of the war effort.* HeelRealization: If his FamousLastWords can be taken at face value, Tojo realized that Japan had committed some very serious wrongs shortly before his execution and accepted that he deserved to be punished for them.* HenpeckedHusband: Believe it or not, Tojo was apparently driven to distraction by his domineering wife.* InsaneAdmiral: Frequently played this way in Allied propaganda.* InterruptedSuicide: Tojo's attempt at killing himself might not have worked immediately, but it would have killed him in the long run without the intervention of US medical personnel.* InterserviceRivalry: A serious problem for the Japanese war effort in general, with the IJA and IJN viewing one another as the bitterest of rivals. It got so bad that the IJA was developing its own light carriers, while the IJN created its own ground forces that rivalled those of the Army in size; both had their own amphibious warfare units and subordinate air forces. When Tojo became Army Minister he landed right in the middle of this dispute, and found himself wrangling with the Navy Ministry for scarce resources. After becoming Prime Minister, Tojo discovered that even with his considerable powers he could not force the Army and Navy officers who made up the junta to cooperate with each other..* JustTheFirstCitizen: Tojo never declared himself supreme generalissimo, gave himself a title like "Fuhrer" or "Duce" or anything of the sort. He was just Prime Minister to Emperor Hirohito, which was more than enough.* UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun: Was a staff officer and secret policeman in the Imperial Japanese Army, before becoming first Army Minister and then Prime Minister, putting him in charge first of the IJA and then of all Imperial Japanese military forces.* LaughablyEvil: Most depictions of Tojo in Allied media made him a figure of comedy, using racial stereotyping and a high, screechy voice to characterise him. In reality Tojo was known as a very serious, very dignified, and very severe figure by those who actually knew of him, earning the name [[RedBaron The Razor]] for his sharp mannerisms.* UsefulNotes/TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar: Tojo never respected these--not when he served with the Kwangtung Army, not when he was in the Army Ministry, and not when he became Prime Minister. The result was a whole lot of dead civilians in China, the regular massacre, torture, and/or enslavement of [=POW=]s, and the gang rape of thousands, if not millions, of women by IJA soldiers. It got to the point where Americans refused to accept surrender from those Japanese troops who wanted to give up because the IJA had frequently used false surrenders as a way to kill more Americans.* LeaveNoSurvivors: Japanese soldiers flagrantly disregarding UsefulNotes/TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar, killing prisoners, and generally acting like utter bastards was an established custom for some years by the time he came to power, but his instructions to the army to this effect resulted in a whole lot more RapePillageAndBurn in both the UsefulNotes/SecondSinoJapaneseWar and UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo, with * ManiacMonkeys: In many, ''many'' Allied political cartoons.* MasterRace: Tojo believed--as did many of his fellow officers--that the Japanese were an inherently superior race, and therefore deserved to rule all of Asia in place of the British, French, Dutch, and American empires. It was this belief that fuelled Japan's abysmal treatment of the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Burmese, and Manchurian peoples they conquered, as well as their refusal treat Allied soldiers as human beings. Under Tojo's Prime Ministry this belief reached its xenith, as he promoted it to fuel the war.* MilitaryBrat: Tojo's father was a lieutenant general in the IJA. Tojo grew up around the military and ultimately followed his father into it.* MoralMyopia: The US sanctions against Japan? Cruel and unusual. Japan's inhumane treatment of China, Korea, and other subject nations? The cost of empire. It was only at his trial and execution that Tojo seemed to comprehend how other nations saw Japan, and that wrong was wrong, regardless of who did it.* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Tojo was willing to cross any lines, so long as it resulted in UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan becoming the world's next superpower...* MyMasterRightOrWrong: ...and Emperor Hirohito becoming the greatest ruler in Japanese history. Tojo's loyalty to the Emperor is the one thing about him that cannot be questioned. Whatever Hirohito ordered, Tojo would do.* ANaziByAnyOtherName: A common treatment by those works that actually deal with him or ImperialJapan in general, particularly those that do a PaletteSwap and leave it at that. In reality while both Nazism and Tojo's ideals were racist, murderous, imperious, and authoritarian-to-totalitarian there were a number of non-insignificant differences.* NonActionBigBad: He was a staff officer and only saw combat once.* PatrioticFervor: Suffered from a virulent case of nationalism and promoted it throughout Japan.* PoliceState: Not only ran Japan as one, but propped up similar puppet states in Manchuoko, Inner Mongolia, Wang Jingwei's Republic of China, and the Empire of Vietnam, among others.* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: A xenophobic Japanese nationalist who saw the Japanese as the MasterRace and advocated enslaving or killing off other races.* PragmaticVillainy: Avoided going to war with the Soviet Union (in spite of his rabid hatred of Communism) because he did not believe that Japan could fight both the USA and the USSR at the same time.* PresidentEvil: Prime Minister of Japan, and a scary, scary guy. Made easier by the fact that he did not have to be elected, but was offered his position by Emperor Hirohito.* RapePillageAndBurn: Tojo's influence, in both the Kwangtung Army, and in Japanese politics helped to transform the Imperial Japanese Army into a force that practised these sorts of tactics on a regular basis.* RealityIsUnrealistic: In most propaganda he is portrayed with a high pitched screechy voice when in reality one of the things that made him so influential was his deep, penetrating voice. Of course some of this may have been simply for humorous purposes.* ReluctantRuler: Tojo accepted the post of Prime Minister only reluctantly, and at the Emperor's urging. Once he had power, he went out of his way to consolidate it in his hands, controlling the Army Ministry, the Education Ministry, and numerous other posts, while also serving as Prime Minister and Chief of Staff of the Army.* TheRival: Of Navy Ministers Admiral Yoshita Zengo and Admiral Okikawa Kushiro during his time as Army Minister. Even after becoming Prime Minister, Tojo discovered that the Navy could still frustrate his designs.* SecretPolice: Headed them up in Manchuria prior to becoming Army Minister and then Prime Minister.* TheSocialDarwinist: Like many of his contemporaries, Tojo held that nations had to grow or be contained and destroyed. This notion governed his actions as Army Minister and Prime Minister, eventually leading to confrontation with the USA.* StayInTheKitchen: A strong promoter of traditional Japanese values, which held that women had to stay at home and out of the public view. This is particularly ironic in light of his own wife's apparently domineering personality.* StrawHypocrite: Claimed to be acting on behalf of Pan-Asian unity, with the goal of liberating colonial nations from European oppression and leading them into a better future, but in reality was out to enslave the colonies to newer, and even more ruthless, masters in Tokyo. The fact that he [[GenreBlind may not have even realized there was any contradiction]] hammers it home.* SuicideAttack: Encouraged the use of various suicidal methods of attacking the allies, including the infamous kamikazes, as well as various antitank weapons that were guaranteed to kill the user.* TakeOverTheWorld: The meaning of the slogan "Hakko Ichiu", meaning- more or less- "All the Directions of the world under One Roof." More specifically to Tojo, he at least intended to take over a huge chunk of the world to carve out a "Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere."* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Tojo was Prime Minister, Army Minister, Education Minister, Home Minister, Foreign Minister, Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Chief of Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army by 1944.* UnderestimatingBadassery: An interesting example. Tojo knew that Japan could not expect to win a long war with the United States. What he underestimated was not America's strength, but her willingness to stay in the fight and see things through to the end.* UndyingLoyalty: More recent studies have demonstrated that Tojo, whatever his other flaws, was deeply loyal, both to Emperor Hirohito personally, and to the Japanese state as a whole.* VillainousValour: Say what you will about Tojo, but his willingness to accept responsibility for all of Japan's war crimes and to take the rap was a brave thing to do. Though it is diminished by [[MortonsFork how he'd have been screwed anyway even if he did differently.]]* WeCanRuleTogether: It was during Tojo's term as Prime Minister that the Japanese and German foreign ministries worked out their plan for the division of the world at the Urals, with Japan controlling Asia, Germany Europe, and Italy (by then Germany's junior partner) getting Africa.* WeHaveReserves: Japan didn't have reserves, but Tojo fought as though they did, regularly denying the right to retreat to defeated units, ordering pointless offensives, investing in suicide weapons like the kamikazes, and forcing soldiers to survive on "spirit" rather than rations as shortages got worse and Japan's economy neared collapse. As one history of the IJA and IJN notes, Tojo and the other members of his clique should have been arrested for crimes against their own soldiers, if nothing else.* WellIntentionedExtremist: Subverted. Tojo claimed that he was acting to liberate Asia from white colonial oppression, but in practise he and his fellow Japanese soilders treated the local populations far more brutally than [[DynastiesFromShangToQing traditional Chinese hegemony]] had, let alone the British, French, Dutch, or Americans.* YellowPeril: Regarded as the personification of it by the West, with most representations of him in Western media turning him into a caricature of the archetype.* YouNoTakeCandle: Allied propaganda, such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:THANK_YOU_SO_MUCH_AMERICAN_SOLDIER_FOR_WASTING_FOOD_-_HELP_TOJO_WIN_WAR._-_NARA_-_515530.jpg this poster]] usually portrayed Tojo in this light.!!Works featuring Hideki Tojo include:----'''Film'''* The ultranationalist Japanese film ''Pride'' has Tojo as its hero, portraying him as a good man forced into war by the treacherous United States of America.* The 1970s Japanese film, ''The Militarists'', portrays Tojo as a ruthless tyrant, and being an alternate history, has him remain in power until the end of the war, making life even worse for the Japanese.* He appears in the 2012 film ''Emperor'', where he is one the men on trial for war crimes, and one of those who is questioned about whether Emperor Hirohito should be tried as a war criminal. * Asao Uchida plays him in the film ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'', where he appears at regular intervals during the planning of the war against the USA.* Tetsuro Tamba plays him in 1982's ''Dai Nippon Teikoku'', in one of the more positive/neutral portrayals of him, although this was mostly due to ExecutiveMeddling, as Ryuzo Kasahara was forced by Toei exes to nix an earlier draft portraying him and Hirohito as far more sinister.'''Literature'''* In Creator/HarryTurtledove's ''Literature/{{Worldwar}}'' saga, Tojo survives The Race's nuclear bombing of Japan, and goes on to lead the Japanese war effort against the alien invaders, treating The Race as brutally as he had treated his American enemies. By the time of ''Colonization'', he is still Prime Minister, and attends the funeral of US President Earl Warren at the age of eighty-two.* In ''Days of Infamy'' Tojo appears briefly at the start, where he authorises the invasion of the Hawaiian Islands.* In ''Literature/TheWarThatCameEarly'', Tojo does not appear, but is mentioned frequently. He becomes Prime Minister a year early, in 1940, and leads the Japanese into war with America following the successful campaign against the Soviet Union.'''Newspaper Comics'''* David Low's political cartoons (collected post-WWII as ''Years of Wrath'') used Tojo to represent Japan, often rendering him as a bespectacled, [[YouNoTakeCandle pigdin English speaking]] [[ManiacMonkeys monkey]].'''Western Animation'''* He (or perhaps UsefulNotes/{{Hirohito}} himself) is caricatured in the WarTimeCartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheDucktators''. * Tojo provides ''kitchen hints'' in the WarTimeCartoon ''WesternAnimation/TokioJokio''.* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny dresses up like Tojo to fool a Japanese soldier in the WarTimeCartoon ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyNipsTheNips''. ----


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D/FW AIRPORT - Jakadrien Turner was turned over to U.S. embassy officials this morning, and landed in Dallas shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Meanwhile a Houston Congresswoman called for a complete investigation into the government organizations that allowed Jakadrien to be deported when she was just 14 years old.
On Thursday the U.S. Embassy gave Colombian officials all the documents they wanted to prove Turner is an American citizen.
Having those documents in hand they agreed to turn her over this morning. She was escorted to Dallas.
Trying to catch my breath, said Lorene Turner, Jakadrien s grandmother. You just don't know how I feel. I'm just speechless.
Thursday night she received a call from Bogota. It was the answer to a prayer.
The Colombian government agreed to hand over Jakadrien to the U.S. Embassy.
Oh I feel good, she said. It was worth it.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) sits on the judiciary and homeland security committees and she wants answers into how the girl wound up in Colombia in the first place.
It is best to not have anything to hide and to get the truth out, Lee said. I think our concern today is for young Ms. Turner.
Rep. Lee said Jakadrien may have lied to authorities about her identity, but someone should have done more to identify and protect her.
There were moments when we should have paused and had a greater investigation on this young, single woman, Lee said. At that time, 14 years old.
Rep. Lee wants the Houston Police Department, the prosecutors who convicted her of theft and ICE, who deported her, investigated.
There is no doubt that I believe in making sure that our systems of justice work, that people are protected, that there is a fair system of immigration and that those that are here to do us harm are found, convicted and deported, Lee said. Those who have come to do us harm... This was not that case.
Embassy officials told Lorene Turner her granddaughter is in good spirits, and she's ready to see her family.
After they said she was on the plane, I didn't hear anything else they were saying, Lorene Turner said.
Jakadrien Turner's story started when she ran away from her Oak Cliff home a year and a half ago.
She ended up in Houston and was arrested for shoplifting.
Jakadrien lied and said she was from Colombia and no one thoroughly checked out her story, so the 15-year-old was deported last April.
Her determined grandmother found her in South America and alerted police.
Jakadrien had been working in a call center in Colombia and even posted that job on her Facebook page.
But the drama is ending because Jakadrien has a grandmother who was determined to find her.
The family has a lot of questions for the young girl, but Lorene Turner said they would show her nothing but love.
I'm going to hug her, and show her as much love as I can, the grandmother said.
Jakadrien Turner got off the plane, and was taken into ICE custody and to private area to be debriefed, which was still going on after 9:00 p.m. Friday. After that, she will be released to her family, who say they'll go out for a big welcome home dinner.
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on 5/21/2015 2:27:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
This is another must-have for travel from E.L.F. Each quadrant is big enough that you can dip into one individually, which means you have two bronzing shades, one highlight shade, and one pinky blush. You can also mix them together to get a really glowy bronze look. It's both very pigmented and very soft. I find the quality to be pretty similar to my high end powders.
on 4/26/2015 4:32:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Oily, Olive, Warm
Hair: Brown, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I have tan skin with yellow undertones and this works more for me as a highlighter. A bronzey highlighter because of it's golden shimmer. It's very pretty. It blends in well because it's not too pale like some highlighters are. I can use it all over my face to add a nice, summer appropriate glow. I use this on my body as well. It catches light very nicely because the shimmer isn't too much. I recommend this a lot. It's very versatile.
on 4/13/2015 3:34:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I don't actually use this product as a bronzer, I use it as a highlighter all over my face. It's very shimmery, but light enough so you don't look like a disco ball. I take a little on my brush and dust it all over my face after I bronze to give my skin a healthy glow. I love the packing, its very sleek and comes with a great mirror. I think this goes for about $3 at Target, which is where I've gotten it before. Just be careful not to drop it. I dropped the first one that I purchased and it totally crumbled. Because its a mosaic, I couldn't just press the powder back together it would've become a muddy mess.
on 3/24/2015 1:39:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Amazing used as highlighter! Works great as a brow highlighter, no problem with packaging , price is perfection. Buy this , its worth those 3 bucks I would honestly pay more its a good product. Very multi purpose even as shadows would work still have to experoment on that. But for bronzer nope I wouldnt use it even though ELF names it a bronzer? For reference I'm NC15.
UPDATE ': Although it is a great as highlight, it breaks me out. Been using it on cheek bones and certainly there comes a pimple. Two lippies down due to the fact that I can't use this .BUT it is a great product if you're not sensitive.
on 2/14/2015 9:25:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This looks good over powder to give my face some color.
on 2/7/2015 2:53:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I'm a huge fan of ELF and their products, so this Golden Bronzer was a little bit of the a let down for me. I probably bought this 5 or more years ago and barely touched it. I brought it out of my makeup bag a few days ago, because I'm slowly getting back into loving and purchasing makeup. I tried it today, and it made my pores look HUGE. I'm not sure if it's the shimmer or the formula, but I don't have large pores to begin with and other products (even shimmery bronzers) have not given me this effect. I'm thinking that the texture is probably the culprit of this situation.
So, as a bronzer I would probably not use this again. But, I could use it as a highlight. Just above the cheekbones and on the brow bone would probably look nice. But, I have better highlighters in my collection (benefit high beam and the balm mary lou-minizer), so I won't likely reach for this one.
Overall, I probably wouldn't repurchase, just because there are better options for bronzers and highlighters out there.
on 1/5/2015
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Green
This one is really up in the air for me, I probably use this everyday, but not in the way I intended to. I am pretty fair,not quite Casper, but fair, and I bought this to contour with, however even using the darkest shade I get hardly any color pay off, so for the first week I had this it sat in a drawer, and the buyers remorse kicked in. Another fun fact about my skin tone is my cheeks are naturally very rosy, which makes some eye looks hard to pull off, so I use this as a highlight to tone down the natural pink in my cheeks and for that purpose it works quite well, I use the E.L.F. Studio Small Stipple brush swirled in all the colors to apply a light golden sheen onto my cheekbones and the yellowy tone, plus the shimmer dulls the pinky-ness in a way that is very natural and pretty. so all in all I love the product but it is not very pigmented, ultimately fails at what it is marketed to do, and I probably will not repurchase
on 10/28/2014 5:23:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love this bronzer, lets start off by saying I have really pale skin so bronzers tend to scare me cuz of looking orange or fake so I usually don't bronze but this is light enough to use all over my face with a big fluffy brush I swipe this all over and get a gorgeous glow. I sometimes to a light contour with the deepest shade and its so pretty. I love shimmer in anything so it don't bother me, and I like using the lightest shade as a highlight! so worth $3.00 I've already hit pan and am goin for another one!
on 10/27/2014 9:23:00 PM
Age: 19-24
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Eyes: Blue
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on 9/29/2014 5:30:00 PM
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Eyes: Brown
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DRZ400 Safari & Across Australia build
Sometimes you get an idea in your head that just won't let go.
For years my dumb idea was to compete in the Australian Safari (by the time I actually got to do it in 2009, it was renamed the Australasian Safari)
Anyway, at the completion of the 2009 Safari my wife said to me..."Ok. You've done FINKE, the 24 Hour Reliability Trial, and the Australasian Safari..... What's next?"
I had to think about it for a while, but the decision has been made. COAST TO COAST, UNSUPPORTED.
In this forum I will outline what I've done to the DRZ since I brought it home like this:
Via This:
To This:
At this point I would like to refer to a few links that I regularly pondered in the later parts of this build.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=586609&highlight=australasian+saf ari+2010
INDEX.......... NEW ADDITION: September 2012:
Page 1: · Introduction. · First mods: Remove junk. 17lt Safari tank · Proposed trip. · Brief fairing discussion<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Page 2: · Logistics of trip. · Motor mods.
Page 3: · Canning discussion · Fuel ratings · 24 Hour Reliability Trial<o:p></o:p>
Page 4: · Fairing · Fuel consumption · Suspension · Back in the early days. Bike protection. Header/muffler<o:p></o:p>
Page 5: · Jim, Doc, Kipo · Incoming Question: How many K's out of a DRZ?<o:p></o:p>
Page 6 · Interesting weekend. RR with Wild0 · Back in the early days again. Triple clamps, bars, light.<o:p></o:p>
Page 7 · Finke discussion · How many riders? · InertiaDRZ400 offer · Header pics<o:p></o:p>
Page 8 · Nav tower/fairing build · Fairing build for 17lt tank · Highway pegs<o:p></o:p>
Page 9 · Gearing · Seat Concepts · Fuel capacity · Luggage set-up · HID woes · Fairing production?? · 28lt tank fairing cut-down<o:p></o:p>
Page 10 · Tyre discussion (brief) · Plans to get fairing mold made · Tentative ride dates<o:p></o:p>
Page 11 · 24 Hour Reliability Trial 2012 discussion · Handguards/ Moose Weathershields · SPOT Connect arrival · MITAS E-09 Dakar tyres ordered · 'Spare Safari bike' back in the shed to help with fairing mods<o:p></o:p>
Page 12 · January 2012: · Bike dropped off for fairing modifications · SPOT Connect · Mitas E-09 Dakar tyres · MAPS/Choices -Steep Point to Alice Springs<o:p></o:p>
Page 13 · West to East/ East to West discussion · Timing of the ride? · Still waiting on the fairing.<o:p></o:p>
Page 14 · A spanner in the works (planning_) · Some slight progress on the fairing · New shock set up for ADV weight. · Loaded bike Shakedown ride. · Ride report- To Mildura on a wet night.<o:p></o:p>
Page 15 · Mildura run RR with photos. · Safari tank questions · RIDE POSTPONED · Fairing- slow progress · Seat Concepts update<o:p></o:p>
Page 16 · Salt lakes riding · Fairing · Wild-0, mud lovin fool & Gadget678- Sunset Desert Ride<o:p></o:p>
Page 17 · Seat Concepts · Interesting- Taking the Nav tower off. (5 bolts, 4 wires) · Mention of 59Den's loaded up DRZ · Compression down? Noisy big end?<o:p></o:p>
Page 18 · Discussions with 59Den · PULL IT'S HEART OUT · General rebuild info.<o:p></o:p>
Page 19 · Running again · Trying to co-ordinate a ride<o:p></o:p>
Page 20 · Farmers 6 Hour Enduro · Working on the new panniers
Page 21· Android phone- copy & paste images · Working on the new panniers
<o:p>Page 22 · Pannier discussions- Why hard? Hijack- bike colors. Fairing deadline given.</o:p>
<o:p>Page 23 · Color discussion continues. Suspension & seat suggestions. Progress-fairing mold has been made.</o:p>
<o:p>Page 24 · Fairing mold ready· Lights · Mtbbker- Could've cheated
Page 25 · 1st Casting of fairing · Lights discussion- DOT relevance ·
Page 26 · Lights still · Polisport fitted to fairing ·
Page 27 · Fairing in position· Mounting possibilities · Dash
Page 28 · Fairing brackets· Change in fairing design.<o:p>· Pannier rack. </o:p>
<o:p></o:p><o:p>Page 29 · Racks, Panniers, Fairing & the Kitchen sink.</o:p>
<o:p>P</o:p><o:p>age30 · Rack changes · Fairing:- 2 steps forward, one step back (or is it two back, one forward?)</o:p>
looking good:freaky
Will be watching with interest:wink:
also following thread. :wink:
Hands up who doesn't already know me.:clap (Or at least my bike)
Anyway: My postings are likely to skip from 'what it is' to what it was' to 'what it shall be'... so if there's anything specific you want to know, just shout out.
My DRZ started life as a 2005 model DRZ400E. I bought it in Nov 2007 with under 800km on it.
My intention for this bike had alway to be compete in the Australasian Safari, and being a fan of Tony Kirby's writings in Sidetrack Magazine, I had a fair idea of where to start.
The bike already had Barkbuster ego's and a B&B Bashplate... bonus!
First: Get rid of the junk.
The rear guard extender, excess plastics (near chain guard) and stock mirrors were the first to go. Over a reasonably short period, the stock headlight (all 3kg), speedo & helmet holder went too.
I was in credit with Robin Box (Safari Tanks) as he sold my TTR250 tank for me... So the Translucent 17lt Safari tank was on within the first week.
I hated the standard black muffler, but couldn't afford the replacement for a while, so I just painted it silver.
Aren't they shiny when they're new???
subscribed! Love your work Gadget
Now with pictures you can actually see.........:rofl
Im rather interested in this build. Hope you keep this tread active :)
At this point, my plan is to ride COAST TO COAST about this time next year. So there'll be a lot to sort out between now and then.
For those that don't know:
Byron Bay is the Eastern most point of Australia... 5300km away (roughly) is Steep Point, The Western most point of Australia. So that's mainly what I want to do. On top of that run however, I have to get to the starting point, then get home again..... I figure I'll just ride those too. So my trip will look something like this! (When I get a better map I'll post it- but don't expect anything soon!)
But it's interesting that the southernmost point is listed as Wilsons Prom, not in Tassie.
Gadget, that is one very sweet ride:clap! love that fairing, is that a Gadget custom design?
My problem with getting the fairing done was the unique nature of the build. I looked at the Mecca systems (like below) & CPW fairings, but anything I got would have to be heavily modified, so I started from scratch.
(Anything look familiar here topo?)
My plan now is to take it all to a local plastic welder/fairing repairer/painter/cook to replicate it without the imperfections. ... and have one to match up with the 17lt Safari tank, and one to match the 28lt safari tank.:evil
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Discover Downtown Middlesboro's Makers Market will begin Friday April 11 at 10 a.m.with a demonstration by Jim Robinson of the Rookwood Pottery Company in Cincinnatti, Ohio.
Robinson recreates glazes from the late 1800's which give Rookwood work a distinctive look.
Later this spring woodworker Steve McCarty will have his crafts on display at the Makers Market. His recycled pallet country style creations are made from pallet wood, natural dyes and other things found in nature.
"Our work can give people ideas and create a business with crafting. It's all just our labor and ideas involved in it," said McCarty.
The Makers Market provides an opportunity for local artists, craftspeople, musicians and food producers to demonstrate their skills and showcase their products.
Every Friday and Saturday through June, speakers who are experts in small town arts economies will also be invited to present at Makers Market events to share expertise around developing downtown in areas of arts and culture.
The Makers Market project addresses the long term goal of developing the local economy through the creation of small cultural businesses that can revitalize the downtown area.
"What we're trying to do here is create an artisan economy in the city and that could really change things," said DDM director Isaac Kremer.
The Makers Market is located at 2008 Cumberland Avenue. More information can be found online at www.discoverdowntownmiddlesboro.org.
Kelsey Gerhardt may be reached at 606-302-9093 or on Twitter @kgerhardtmbdn.


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LOS ANGELES -- How much did Mario's Miracle make Bill Self?
The answer is an extra $1.39 million per year, plus seven additional years of contract security.
"It turned out pretty well," Self said Wednesday, and I think I agree. The 45 year-old went from a man with a thee-year, $1.61 million contract (and a man who some Kansas fans believed would never get past the Elite Eight) to a man with a 10-year, $30 million contract that puts him not too far behind the nation's highest-paid coach, Florida's Billy Donovan, who makes $3.5 million per season.
Meantime, I think I've found the secret to ridiculous wealth:
Step 1: Recruit like crazy.
Step 2: Win a national title.
Step 3: Entertain interest from a rival school with an opening.
Step 4: Reject the rival school, proclaim your love for your current job and, yeah, keep recruiting like crazy.
Step 5: Count your Benjamins!
Seriously, the rises of Donovan and Self are pretty similar.
Both were (unfairly, I think) labeled "great recruiters/questionable coaches" up until the point they were literally cutting down national title nets. Donovan lost in the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament five straight years before winning the 2005-06 championship and Self had fallen in the first round in two of the three previous seasons before winning the 2007-08 title.
Some weren't happy with those results, and they voiced their opinions on radio shows and message boards.
But suddenly it all clicked and the reputations of Donovan and Self changed drastically.
Then their savings accounts changed drastically, too.