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Manhattan-based al-Qaida sympathizer got tips from 'Inspire'
On Sunday night, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the Saturday arrest of Jose Pimentel, accused of attempting to build bombs intended to target city workers and military forces returning from abroad. One of the sources cited in Pimentel's trajectory from unsettled citizen to unhinged al-Qaida sympathizer was Inspire, the al-Qaida magazine from which he allegedly learned how to craft a bomb in his Washington Heights home.
In light of Pimentel's arrest, it is certainly worth revisiting this article from November 2010, written by Tablet literary editor David Samuels and theater critic Judith Miller, that looks at Inspire's subversive goals and unprecedented success in reaching potential young supporters.
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In addition to offering a wealth of fresh details about the attempted bombing of two U.S. cargo planes last month, the third issue of Inspire (the first issue came out in June, the second in October) also provides hard evidence of what many analysts once said was impossible—the growth of homegrown Muslim terrorism in America from a secondary nuisance into a major threat.
To bring down America, "we do not need to strike big," the editors of Inspire boast. "Attacking the enemy with smaller but more frequent operations" will "bleed the enemy"—a strategy of death "by a thousand cuts." One article claims that the recent effort to bomb FedEx and UPS cargo planes, which the magazine calls "Operation Hemorrhage," cost only $4,200: two Nokia phones at $150 each, two H-P printers at $300 each, plus "shipping, transportation and other miscellaneous expenses."
Part of what Miller and Samuels argue makes the edgy publication so troubling is its modern, distinctly Western appeal to young readers—the readership targeted by the magazine—and the ease with which readers can join in:
Available as a download from an array of websites, Inspire represents a shift among Western jihadists from following theological casuistry on YouTube videos and chat rooms to mobilizing individuals for violent jihad in their home countries. The magazine, whose title comes from a Koranic verse, "inspire the believers to fight," remixes old-school jihadist tropes for an English-speaking Western audience raised on videogames and consumer magazines. Feature stories, first-person narratives, and theological and strategic arguments are mixed with step-by-step instruction in the nuts and bolts of killing people with readily available objects. "If you are sincere in your intentions to serve the religion of Allah," one article advises, "what you have to do is enter your kitchen and make an explosive device." A recipe for making a simple but deadly bomb follows.
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If you're a fan of Hall and Oates, you are going to want to check out the video below. Even if you're not a fan, you have to impressed by Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers cover of "I Can't Go For That". Not only is it a good cover song, but they are performing while driving!
What Do "Boney M" ('70s) And "Milli Vanilli" ('80s) Have In Common? (VIDEOS)
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It's possible New Life Christian Center pastor Mark Granville would have been thrown off his game last week, had he only recognized the famous faces hanging on his every word from the front row. Alex and Eddie Van Halen took in mass at the Trenton, N.J. church, but Granville had never heard of them.


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Johnny Most story
posted at 12/6/2010 9:11 AM ESTAs a kid I lived in NJ but was always a Celtic fan since the mid 60's. Id go in my dads bedroom and tune in WBZ, barely audible with static and had to turn the dial just right to hear it. Well, Id lay there listening to Johnny describe the game and Id blood would boil. Man, those refs are cheating us! Kuberski just got clobbered!! This went on for a few years listening to Johnnys ... STOPS!! POPS!! BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Johnny was the best homer radio broadcaster in history but I didnt know that at the time. I just knew all the refs names, like Mendy Rudolph, that were trying to stealsgames from the Celtics. Then on Sunday afternoon I was watching a game on ABC, I think Keith Jackson (the college football announcer) was calling it and I thought to myself.. Id rather hear Johnny Most call the game so I brought my dads radio into the living room, turned the voice down on the TV and listened.
Well, I thought Johnny was watching a different game LOL If a Celtic drove the lane and was brushed by a defender, Most would scream HAVLICEK WAS JUST MUGGED AND NO CALL!!!!! Thats when I realized how Johnny Most called a game and it helped my blood pressure when listening to him on the radio from then on...
Years later I met Most at a Knicks game... went down to the floor and shook his hand... I always thought Marv Albert was the best radio boradcaster ever (even though I hated the KNicks) but nobody compares to Johnny Most when it came to calling it the Celtics way...
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"High above courtside"......I remembering listening to Johnny as well.....when our point guard would dribble outside as he tried to set up a play....Johnny called it "diddling & daddling"......he called Ruland and Mahorn "McFilthy and McNasty"....he once called Wilt a dirty player for "hitting Russell in the elbow with his eye".....good old Johnny made Phil Rizutto sound like he was unbiased in comparison!!!!
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posted at 12/6/2010 9:57 AM ESTIn Response to Re: Johnny Most story:"when our point guard would dribble outside as he tried to set up a play....Johnny called it "diddling & daddling".....
wasn't it 'fiddle' and diddle'?
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posted at 12/6/2010 10:05 AM EST....probably both....
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Since both Most and Hearn are now announcing that playoff game in the sky, I must say Mychal Thompson makes Tommy Heinsohn look objective. He is the worst color commentator I have heard since "MJ" played for Da Bulls!!
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posted at 12/6/2010 6:50 PM ESTIn Response to Re: Johnny Most story:Johnny Most sounded like a cranky old parrot, the kind you hear at a bar screamining at the tv. He was absolutely the worst announcer in the history of sports. He couldn't carry Chick Hearns shorts.
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Most was a great radio broadcaster of Celtic games... only he called a different game than what was happening on the floor. lol But he had a nice rythym and plenty of stuff that I believe was original... like the stops, pops, BANG!!
Once I heard him call young Cowens going for a rebound at Boston garden against the Knicks. I listened to Most on the radio and watched the game on TV. Cowens went up and grabbed the rebound even though Willis Reed had position on him. Johnny Most called it... REBOUND COWENS...then in that higher pitched, losing his voice yell TWO FEET OVER REED!! Actually the ball just happened to be a long rebound and came to Cowens, even though he had to jump and got up higher than Reed.
Johnny Most loved to exaggerate but his game calling was exciting, if u were a Celtic fan
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Riffe Gallery Watercolor 2012
The Riffe Gallery presents Watercolor Ohio 2012 a new exhibition that illustrates the broad spectrum of work produced by watercolor artists. Each piece was hand picked to delight the viewer's emotion as well as their eyes.
Annie Leibovitz at the Wexner Center
Annie Leibovitz has chosen 156 photographs to showcase at the Wexner Center to represent the definitive edition of her work thus far.
Radical Camera at the Columbus Museum of Art
Between the years of 1936 and 1951 America began to look inward. Poverty, racism, hunger and injustice prowled the streets. New portable cameras became a radical tool for awareness. The New York Photo League, a group of New York photographers joined together with the intention of exposing social issues through their images. Photographs were taken on [...]
Alina Szapocznikow at the Wex
The nature of life is so fleeting, and yet the nature of what we leave behind is so solid; be it an artifact, a piece of art, or even just our corpse. The flux between the permanence and impermanence of the human body is where Alina Szapocznikow's art lives and breathes so fully.
Controversy II at the Ohio Historical Society
We all save sentimental objects; things to remind of us seminal moments in our past. That object becomes a physical representation of a memory, of a moment in time. But when we pull that shoebox out from underneath our bed, did we squirrel away anything that dredges up negative emotions? Something that reminds us of what we'd like to forget?
A View of Columbus's Rich Artistic Past at the Riffe Gallery
Curator Melissa Wolfe was curious, "What is that legacy that the contemporary Columbus art world draws from, and grows on? What is its past? Sometimes those things are known and sometimes, as this show has proven sometimes it's not so well known." What Wolfe is hinting at is a treasure trove of artistic gems to discover in the exhibition.
A new exhibit at COSI examines all the facets of race
Looking through the lenses of science, history, and personal experiences, a new exhibit at COSI gives you all the information you need to question your own assumptions about race. ArtZine goes behind the scenes to talk with photographer Wing Young Huie, and local high school students that have their own views on the subject.
The Columbus Museum of Art Honors Local Legend Sid Chafetz
An exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art showcases the prints – and social commentary – of one of Columbus' best known printmakers.
The American Soldier: Photographic Tribute at Ohio History Center
Emmy and Tony award-winner Cyma Rubin's thought-provoking exhibit, The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute From the Civil War To Iraq, illustrates the patriotic determination of those who serve in combat as well as the photographers who risk their lives to acquire these fascinating photographs.
New Exhibit at CMA Features Work of Aminah Robinson
The Columbus Museum of Art is exhibiting the work of Aminah Robinson, a nationally recognized artist who uses paper, textiles and sculpture to explore memory and heritage.


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The TRANSFORMERS live-action feature, based on the globally popular franchise will open July 4, 2004, announced DreamWorks, Hasbro Inc. and Paramount Pictures.
The movie will be directed by Michael Bay (THE ISLAND and ARMAGEDDON) from a screenplay being written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (THE ISLAND). Steven Spielberg is exec producing with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto (the first two X-MEN) and Don Murphy (THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN) serving as co-exec producers.
DreamWorks head of distribution, Jim Tharp, stated, "Under the direction of Michael Bay, and with Steven Spielberg executive producing, we know that TRANSFORMERS is going to be the kind of explosive action movie that is perfect for the height of the summer movie season. By staking our claim on the 4th of July, 2007, we ensure that we not only have the time to make this movie the way it should be made, but also to build excitement and awareness leading up to its release."
"Fans around the world have wanted a TRANSFORMERS live-action movie for a long time and we are thrilled to work with DreamWorks and Paramount to bring this legendary saga to life on the big screen," added Brian Goldner, president of Hasbro's U.S. Toy segment.
DreamWorks will distribute the film domestically, while Paramount will handle the international release. Hasbro will work with the production team and DreamWorks on all aspects of the film's creative development, marketing and promotions, and will manage merchandising in conjunction with the release of the film.
This week, DreamWorks is launching the official TRANSFORMERS movie website (www.transformers.com) at Comic-Con International, being held July 13 - 17 in San Diego, California. TRANSFORMERS will also be making its presence at the convention with a large 18-wheeler truck sporting the instantly recognizable Transformers logo dominating the area near the DreamWorks booth and much of the convention floor.
Introduced in 1984, the Transformers brand took the world by storm with its saga of the Autobots vs. the Decepticons. The "Robots in Disguise" resulted in a tremendously successful toy line from Hasbro and Takara, comic book series, television program and an animated feature. More than 20 years later, a new generation has discovered the excitement of the Transformers brand and its legendary characters, including the two leaders of the opposing sides: Optimus Prime and Megatron. Today, the franchise features a popular toy line, an animated series on the Cartoon Network and a chart-topping comic book series from IDW Publishing.
DreamWorks SKG was formed in October 1994 by its three principal partners Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. The studio is actively involved in the production of live-action motion pictures and network and cable television programs, and the distribution of live-action and animated feature films, as well as home video entertainment.
Hasbro is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys, such as MONOPOLY and G.I. JOE, ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.
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Jaguar XF Sportbrake vs Merc CLS Shooting Brake
Style, space, speed. Which would YOU choose?
Posted: 15 Feb 2013
So, on the surface, this is a matter of style: Jag's pert new rear versus Merc's elongated tail. Let's look at the Jag first. What I love about the Sportbrake is that it adds so much to the XF. The saloon is a fine, distinguished piece of design, but the estate has so much more about it. Part of that could be down to this being a top-spec Diesel S model on 20-inch wheels with the full Portfolio finishing kit, but we needed the £51,505 price point to haul the Sportbrake up to the CLS's level - £55,995 for a CLS 350 CDI in AMG Sport trim. The Jag can, of course, be had for £20k less; the Merc, however, can't.
But let's not get unduly distracted by cost. If we know anything, it's that people will pay more to own beautiful things. The detail work here is great - the blacked-out D-pillar, kinked-up spoiler and a droop-free tail that the XF carries high, like it's been hoiked up in a pair of spandex knickers. Still the more conventional car here, mind you, what with the longer roofline and more upright tailgate, both helping to maximise its internal capacity.


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O Caolain said the loans were too big and expensive to repay for this country of 4.5 million and amounted to "economic bondage."
Cowen and Lenihan dismissed the complaints as nonsense. They said EU financial chiefs in May, meeting to forge a euro110 billion ($146 billion) bailout for Greece, agreed that any future bailouts would command an interest-rate "premium" equivalent to the rates charged by the IMF.
"The suggestion that the opposition could negotiate a better interest rate from the IMF is, frankly, laughable," Lenihan said. "The rate of interest charged by the IMF is calculated using the standard formula, which it applies to all countries."
Cowen has won a series of parliamentary votes over the past week connected to his government's 2011 budget. It seeks more than euro4 billion ($5.3 billion) in cuts and nearly euro2 billion ($2.7 billion) in tax increases in a country already struggling with 13.6 percent unemployment.
Ireland's day-to-day finances are in terrible shape, with euro50 billion ($67 billion) in spending this year being covered by just euro31 billion ($41 billion) in taxes. The massive shortfall reflects Ireland's excessive past reliance on tax income from property sales - a craze of the 1994-2007 Celtic Tiger boom that has given way to despair.
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February 14, 2013
You may not need to go under the knife to get a more youthful look. Mike Wilber explains how to get results through something called "Face Yoga".
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Jackie Christie is warning fans of her show that "Basketball Wives: LA" has really turned up the drama for season 3!
The "BBWLA" matron was nervous at her premiere party for season 3, telling the TheJamsineBrand.com that "I have never had big butterflies like I have tonight."
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Certainly, cast newbies Sundy Carter and Brittish Williams have supplied some heavy drama for "Basketball Wives: LA" on the season premiere. Brandi Maxiell also has a tough storyline as well stemming from her medical issues. Jackie thinks viewers will really take to the new girls that she's introducing, but she's not so sure that the rest of the cast will do so well with fans.
"I brought Sundy Carter on and Brittish Williams and they are amazing," Jackie gushed before things got a tinge shady. "The other girls [side eye] you know they'll be here and we'll see what happens with them. But tune in because the show is amazing."
Draya Michele and Malaysia Pargo were noticeably missing from the premiere party, and Jackie had a perfectly blunt explanation for that. "Malaysia and Draya are not here because Malaysia and Draya was not invited but it's not my doing," she said. "I would have invited them but I don't think they wanted to come."
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YOUNGSTER Ng Kok Soon is setting his sights for a perfect finish at the SportExcel junior golf open grand finals and international meet scheduled at the Rahman Putra Golf Club from Dec 22 to 24.
The 18-year-old said he was aiming to perform to his true potential for the remaining legs before moving on to the grand finals.
In his final season competing in the SportExcel circuit, the SMK Batu 8, Puchong Form Six student emerged as the boys' Under-18 overall champion in the Elite-Premier competition decided over five legs earlier.
Despite achieving his best run in series, the 18-year-old playing under the Seri Selangor Golf Club banner settled for third spot in his age group behind eventual winner Gavin Kyle Green of Monterez and runner-up Shih Seung Hyun from Aman Golf School in the Premier-Elite grand finals at Monterez Golf and Country Club recently.
Green carded 71 while Shih and Ng returned with identical scores of one-over on the par-71 course.
However, Ng lost to Shih on countback in the tussle for second spot.
After claiming back-to-back victorious in the fourth and fifth legs of the Premier-Elite circuit, Ng admitted that it was disappointing to finish third in the grand finals. "Although I had a poor start, I bounced back and came in second in the following two legs of the Premier-Elite. I did not study the course well and struggled at Monterez. I had a poor first nine holes scoring 37 before registering a more respectable 35 in the final nine holes," said Ng, who has been competing in the SportExcel competition since he was 12.
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Both shot 71 over a round of 18 holes to force the sudden-death playoff. In the decider, the 10-year-old Aaerishna took two attempts before prevailing over Green in the duel at the par-four 18th hole.
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> Combined
- Under-Eight: 1. Imran Muqri Iwan Harman (Rahman Putra) 490 points; 2. Victor Ng Yu Kai (Bukit Jalil) 480 points; 3. Tengku Muhammad Muzaffar (Kidz @ Golf) 416 points
- Under-12: 1. Amir Nazrin Jailani (Seri Selangor) 430 points; 2. Ervin Chang (Bukit Jalil) 412 points; 3. Danial Durisic (Rahman Putra) 392 points
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- Under-18: 1. Ng Kok Soon (Seri Selangor) 431 points; 2. Muhammad Al-Warith Damian (Seri Selangor) 324 points; 3. Tan Wei Chean (Seri Selangor) 314 points
> Girls'
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> Combined
- Under-Eight: 1. Victor Ng Yu Kai (Bukit Jalil) 43; 2. Imran Muqri Iwan Harman (Monterez) 45; 3. Adam Arif Madzri (Perkhimatan Awam) 48
- Under-12: 1. Aaerishna Shahshty Balakrishnan (Royal Johor) 71 (sudden-death); 2. Galven Kendall Green (Monterez) 71; 3. Amir Nazrin Jailani (Seri Selangor) 76 (ocb)
- Under-15: 1. Mohd Asyraaf Rosli (MSN Selangor) 75 (sudden-death); 2. Chan Tuck Soon (Bukit Jalil) 75; 3. Paul San Weng Yau (Rahman Putra) 77
- Under-18: 1. Gavin Kyle Green (Monterez) 71; 2. Shih Seung Hyun (Aman Golf School) 72 (ocb); 3. Ng Kok Soon (Seri Selangor) 72
- Under-18: 1. Nur Durriyah Damian (Kundang Lakes) 74; 2. Genevieve Ling I-Rynn (Tentera Udara) 77; 3. Ng Lee Chen (Rahman Putra) 78
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Former champion Colin Montgomerie has dropped out of the Hong Kong Open ahead of Friday's second round, prematurely ending his 25th year on the European Tour.
Organizers said Montgomerie informed officials he was suffering with a foot injury and has returned home to Scotland.
Also withdrawing ahead of the second are India pair Chiragh Kumar and Digvijay Singh. Both players posted 10-over par first-round scores of 80.
Montgomerie won the 2005 Hong Kong Open. He finished tied for 6th at this year's Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles for his best finish in over four years.
The 49-year old Scot will end his season competing in the Royal Trophy team tournament at Brunei starting Dec. 13.
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Darmstadt's 9th annual performance: Terry Riley's "In C"
Hailed more than once by the New York Times as the best interpretation of Terry Riley's 1964 masterwork in recent memory, Darmstadt's annual birthday concert has become a time-honored tradition on the Fall cultural calendar. Now in its ninth year, Darmstadt offers a different reading than in the past. A dream ensemble of new music legends, including vocalist Joan La Barbara, saxophonist Matana Roberts, guitarist Elliott Sharp, clarinetist Joshua Rubin, and string virtuosi Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris perform alongside key members of So Percussion and Iktus Percussion on a battery of pitched percussion instruments.
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Iktus members will each curate an evening of music at The Firehouse Space in Brooklyn, on the first Saturday of each month: February through June 2014.
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Special thanks to Wes Crawford and Goucher College for having us perform at the Drumset and Percussion Camp. We had a great time hanging out, performing, and chatting with the students!
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Chris and Justin head to Goucher College in Towson, MD to perform at the Drumset and Percussion Summer Camp, featuring Steve Reich's Piano Phase and Dominic Donato's Parallel Lines.
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NEW MUSIC SHOWDOWN! Featuring thingNY, MDI ensemble, Elevator Rose, Quiet City, Pat Muchmore, and Iktus.
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Iktus is thrilled to conclude what has been an excellent concert series this year at The Firehouse Space in Brooklyn with an action-packed evening on Friday, June 7 at 8pm featuring the chamber group Hotel Elefant, handbell chior/homemade instrument collective Ashcan Orchestra, piano/percussion duo What Where, and a performance of Cage's Credo in US by members of Iktus+.
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Hotel Elefant is a contemporary music ensemble dedicated to the works of innovative, living composers.
Formed in 2011 by composers Leaha Maria Villarreal and Mary Kouyoumdjian, Hotel Elefant ambitiously presents new music through commissions, performances, and moderated discussions between composers, performers, and audiences. Committed to modern sounds and sonic explorations, this vibrant ensemble brings a keen awareness of today's music to the general public and highlights those living composers who are blurring lines, pushing boundaries, and fostering creativity.
With a flexible roster of more than twenty musicians, Hotel Elefant has worked closely with such progressive composers as Michael Gordon, David T. Little, Michelle Lou, Angélica Negrón, and Chinary Ung. Future collaborations include partnerships with Experiments in Opera, IKTUS percussion, and Opera on Tap. The ensemble's debut sparked the interest of Alex Ross' The Rest is Noise, radio station Q2 Music, and The New Yorker. Of their inaugural season, the online publication I Care if You Listen raved: "Hotel Elefant seems to be carving out their own niche, combining style, versatility, and quality of performance. They are well on their way to becoming a resounding force in the new music world."
The ashcan "Orchestra" is simultaneously the work of composer Pat Spadine, a large collection of toy and real instruments, and a revolving performance ensemble based in Brooklyn, NY.
What Where is a piano/percussion duo consisting of Julia Den Boer and Piero Guimaraes. They will perform Edges by Franck Bedrossian.
Iktus+ will perform John Cage's quartet for piano, percussion and radio Credo in US.
Steven Sehman, Josh Perry, Piero Guimares; percussion
Andrea Lodge; piano
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Julia Den Boer, piano
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The Brown Santa dropped off a new to me 29r full suspension frame today. Need a new front der., some cable ends and caps, and it will be ready to ride. Already switched all the parts.
Too bad I work all weekend teaching. Monday is coming.
I've sold my '08 Giant Anthem 1 to my MTB partner's son. My '07 Giant Trinity is going up on eBay, this weekend. Argh, my new bike can't get here soon enough.
FS - Crank Brothers Mallet 1 Pedals
I've been cleaning out the garage and found a pair of these in Blue.
I used them once and went back to my old pedals.
Advrider good buddy price - $50, plus shipping.
Off to the LBS to get the rest of the parts I need to get it running tonight.
52.2 today.:clap I am toast...:snore First time I have ever broke the 50 mile mark. Sloooooowly coming around.
So why did you post that right before I post that I did 11.3? :fitz
I did some of the single track, though, so that should count for something.
I'm Sorry. Hang in there you are doing great. Once I get my weight off and get my legs under me. I see a Mt bike in my future.
So, today was my GF's birthday. I got her a new-used ride. Found it on eBay. Hadn't been ridden but a few times and was fairly local. Paid about 55% of new, so I couldn't pass on it. It's a '10 Specialized Tricross Expert in a 49cm. This bike fits her so much better than her oversized, 54cm Specialized Dolce.
The only real negative of the Expert model is the 46T/36T chainrings on a 130mm BC. It makes for a close ratio drivetrain on the racecourse, but, not quite low enough with a standard road cassette.
This bike came with a Rival groupset, but, the PO didn't like the SRAM shifting method. So, her husband swapped the levers and RD for Shimano 105. I pulled that stuff, sold it to an inmate's friend, and picked up SRAM Apex derailleurs, 12-36 cassette, levers, and a PG1091 chain; all off eBay. With the 36T small 'ring and 36T cassette, she'll have plenty low enough gear. I swapped the OEM knobbies for the OEM Burroughs off my Tricross and snagged myself a set of Continentals; also off eBay.
The PO put on a stupid-expensive FSA OS115 stem with 6 degree rise/drop that I sold on eBay. I wanted the bars much higher. So, I snagged this 70mm, 125 degree Dimension piece; also, off eBay. The top of the steerer is just barely above the stem, with the spacers in this configuration. So, this is where the stem will have to be. Carbon headset looks sweet in the setting sun.
I pulled the aerobars off her Dolce and put them on this bike (their position isn't dialed in, yet). The computer is a Cateye V2c; also off eBay. Wrapped everything in Fizik bar tape; also off eBay.
This was an interesting and fun project. I used eBay as much as possible to help control costs. I didn't want to spend new money for the bike or retail for the parts. With selling the takeoff stuff, I ended up at about 2/3 of what this bike would've cost new OTD with no extras.
Reduced to lurking for the next few weeks. Stuck in Cleveland with nothing to ride except the Life Cycles @ the Bally's across the freeway.
meh. :bluduh
We were up at 0500 and took Kimble for a 2-mile walk. The only riding I did was to the gym - 1/2 mile each way but I did move a little weight today and felt pretty good. I'm working out one way or the other from Saturday through Wednesday. Thursdays and Fridays are my days off.
It was almost 110F here today and it'll be only slightly cooler tomorrow. If I can get up early, I'll try to put in 10-12 miles - most of it will be the same single/dual track that I did last Sunday.
I was out for a 3-hr ride today. Put the Ritchey Pro wheels on for the first time since I've been here. :thumb I'd put a 23t cassette on it. I found out that I'm not *quite* strong enough for the 39-23t combo around here just yet. :baldy Oh well.
...at about the furthest point away from home, my right knee is suddenly sore. Every time I try and stand up, there's pain at the 11 o'clock position (looking from the front) and when I try and put some power down, its still hurting. :bluduh Spin easy and I'm OK. Push on it and it hurts. My first thought was 'well THIS certainly sucks!' and right after that 'this don't bode well for 'cross season!'
I've moved my right cleat around. Evidently it was close, but obviously there was no cigar. I was off maybe a mm in fore aft positioning and a little less side-side. Riding easy for an hour here or there didn't bother it, but now that I'm back to doing longer rides, I guess that extra little bit is makin itself known. :huh
I cut the ride short by about 30min. I'm thinking about trying a short ride tomorrow AM before UW Hockey to see if the cleat adjustments make a difference. If I thought I could get a ride back from Lakewood, I'd ride down to UW Hockey. Get in a workout before the workout... 'Course, that'd prolly mean I played UW Hockey for shit. :bluduh Oh well. Mebbe it ain't such a good idea.
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Backstory: I got my college kid a old steel Trek road bike, a 1977 TX300 frame in very nice condition with a mix of old shimano 600 and new deore(!) parts. frame was meant for 120mm rear. deore hub is 135mm. :eek1Update: I bought a vintage set of wheels today. DuraAce 6-speed. old 36h Mavic Module-E2 rims, straight DT spokes. spokes are all in a happy tune, rim is in great shape. got some ultragatorskin 25c to put on them.
now, this is probably one for gummee mostly, cuz i Dunno how many of the rest of you know 80s parts......
the duraace hubs have a chrome knurled locknuts. they have dull gold dust seals... the dustcap on the rear drive side is attached to the freewheel, and the hole in it is smaller than the flange on the locknut. I can't tell if this is a uniglide or threadon cluster. did they make a freewheel that had a dustcap attached to the cluster? or is that definately a UG ?
33 mile ride today, with 4500 feet of elevation gain.
Afterwards, I ordered a new bike! :clap
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By AFTAR SINGH
DWINDLING crowd, poor umpiring, lack of interest among Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) top brass and one team's total domination have all contributed to an unexciting Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) season.
No wonder Malaysian hockey is dying a slow death.
MHL ended on Wednesday and, as predicted, Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) bagged the double – League and overall titles – for the third consecutive time.
So complete was their domination that they even did the treble by claiming the Charity Shield!
KLHC are packed with national players and should continue to rule the roost for some time to come.
This does not augur well for the long-term future of the MHL.
Who would want to play in a league dominated by one team?
And who would want to watch such a league, anyway?
Which is why sometimes you have fewer than 50 people watching a match!
Even the final between KLHC and Tenaga was watched by only a few hundred fans.
Something drastic needs to be done if hockey does not want to go the way of athletics.
But what can MHC do when their own leaders, including president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and his deputy Datuk Nur Azmi Ahmad, are hardly seen at these matches?
Tengku Abdullah was not seen at any of the MHL matches while Nur Azmi was at the TNB Cup final on Wednesday to give away the prizes.
Now, how are you going to promote your product if you don't watch it yourself?
Interest in hockey has been waning since the national team's failure to qualify for the Olympics for the third consecutive time since the Sydney Games in 2000.
But more than that, interest has been waning because of the sub-standard performances being dished out as well.
Let's hope the arrival of new national coach Paul Revington will revive and reinvigorate the hockey scene again.
It's not just the quality of play that has gone down, though, as the standard of umpiring too has slackened over the years.
One incident last month clearly shows how low the standard of umpiring has gone.
On Sept 23, Maybank refused to play their match against Sapura because they were unhappy with the umpiring standard of K. Lingam and wanted him to be replaced.
The MHC technical committee agreed to the request and Lingam was replaced just before the match began.
This has never happened in the MHL since its inception in 1987 and it clearly shows that teams have lost faith, and respect, in certain umpires.
It's time the MHC umpiring board review the standard of umpiring in the country.
No wonder Malaysia, who used to boast a number of world-class umpires in the past, don't even have one in the current set-up officiating in international tournaments these days.
Another thing the MHC must look into is the planning of their calendar because, as ridiculous as it may seem, these same bunch of players will now switch their attention to the Razak Cup competition on Sunday – just four days after their six-week MHL exertions.
How can MHC expect high-quality fare in the Razak Cup when these players will be so worn out?
Frankly, MHC should have just cancelled the Razak Cup and give Revington more time to prepare the national team for the Champions Challenge I tournament, which will be held in Quilmes, Argentina, from Nov 24-Dec 2.
If that's not enough, the junior players who featured in the MHL will hardly have any rest before they go on another assignment – the Sultan of Johor Cup from Nov 10-18.
The juniors will be drained by the time the Sultan of Johor Cup comes, having already played in the MHL and Razak Cup competitions.
So, come on MHC – hockey is dying, revive it. Don't suck the life out of it, as you are doing now.
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The 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and of the Rev. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech has sparked renewed conversations about how to lessen or eliminate remaining inequalities between blacks and whites.
Despite the focus of some civil rights leaders on voter ID laws, that's not where the real problem lies. With a black president and an estimated 10,000 elected black officials, this country isn't going to revert to Jim Crow laws. The debate over increasing accessibility to the polls vs. policing voter fraud, while an important matter, is relatively narrow in scope.
Not so with the yawning employment and income disparity between the races that has grown much worse in the last 25 years.
Of all the factors contributing to this disparity the lack of a decent education, not overt racism, stands out as the most important. A well-educated minority dramatically enhances his or her prospect for substantial employment. Conversely, one who is under-educated faces a daunting challenge to rise out of poverty.
Being educated does not mean simply receiving a diploma, certifying that the recipient sat through a requisite number of classes without being disruptive. Instead, it means obtaining knowledge, and learning how to reason, analyze and communicate effectively with others.
To get there, we should institute a rigorous core curriculum in inner city schools, where students must read Shakespeare (more than "Romeo and Juliet") and Charles Dickens, as well Ralph Ellison and Richard Wright, where they study the Renaissance and Holocaust, as well as civil right struggles of the 1950s and 1960s, and where they learn basic English grammar and writing skills, as well as languages of other cultures. Math and sciences deserve the same hard-nosed approach.
Talk about core curriculum. Would you believe that one of the inner city charter schools in Washington, D.C., is devoted to the study of Latin and graduates 93% of its students, many of whom go on to college? It's true and it works.
In Milwaukee, every high school, rather than just a handful, should regard Rufus King High as the model to emulate in terms of excellence.
Despite the burdens of broken homes, drugs, poverty and crime, we should respect the potential of inner city children to master certain essentials. Don't consign them to a pale imitation of an education.
This concept won't succeed in every instance. Nothing does. Still, it would offer even the least successful a glimpse of a better, and better understood, world.
And, for those who aren't well served by going to a four-year college, let's then teach them a trade, and not throw them out into the street untrained and unemployable.
A key to all this is hiring and retaining excellent teachers. To reflect their value to students and to society as a whole, they should be paid handsomely. But their pay should depend every year on performance, whereas tenure and unions should be buried as relics of the past. Just like Jim Crow laws.
Finally, let's face facts. It would take a generation for this vision to take root. That's a long time to wait. During the interim period, installing tax-free enterprise zones in designated areas of the inner city makes sense as a way to attract entrepreneurs to start up businesses there — and for jobs to follow.
One need only drive through the northwest side of Milwaukee to know that it needs a jolt and an investment in government programs as usual is not the answer. Tax-free zones could provide a bridge until the next generation — a better-educated generation — comes along.
Demanding that inner city children receive a rigorous education would lead in time to a shrinkage in the income disparity between blacks and whites and lay seed to a whole host of other improvements. Maybe even King would be pleased with the outcome.
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital Tops U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" 12 Years in a Row
For the 12th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of American hospitals has placed The Johns Hopkins Hospital at the top of the list.
"Wow!," declared an obviously delighted Edward D. Miller, M.D., CEO and dean of Johns Hopkins Medicine. "Once again, it's a pleasure to acknowledge the magazine's recognition of our commitment to innovative and compassionate patient care and to the people who make that kind of care possible," he said. "This is a welcome and well-deserved tribute to our Hospital, its wonderful nurses and staff, the School of Medicine's faculty physicians and the many community physicians with whom we have close ties."
"Independent evaluations such as these rankings are of real value to our community, our patients, primary care physicians and insurers, along with those of us who strive always to improve the care we give our patients," said Ronald R. Peterson, president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine. "All of the medical centers on the magazine's honor roll are superb, and we are privileged to be in their good company."
This year's annual guide reports results of a survey of a hospital's reputation in 17 medical specialities among a national sample of doctors, along with analysis of objective indicators derived from government information on such factors as death rates, technology, nurse staffing, service mix and discharge planning. This year, Hopkins ranked in the top 10 in 16 of the 17 specialty categories listed. In addition to landing at the top of the honor roll, the Hospital ranked #1 in Ear, Nose and Throat; Gynecology; Urology and Eye Care. It ranked #2 in Digestive Disorders, Geriatrics and Rheumatology; #3 in Cancer, Hormonal Disorders, Neurology, Respiratory Diseases, Pediatrics and Psychiatry; #4 in Orthopedics; #6 in Heart and Kidney; and #14 in Rehabilitation.
In what has become an annual tribute to employees' contributions to Hopkins'
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Coming in at #2 on the honor roll was the Mayo Clinic, followed by Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, UCLA Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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BEGINNING its operation in the 70s to serve the transportation needs of Klang Valley travellers, the Pasarama Kota or better known as the Klang Bus Stand in Kuala Lumpur will be closed from Nov 1 to make way for the construction of the MY Rapid Transit (MRT) project.
All bus services operating from inside the bus terminal will cease operations after the departure for their last trip on Oct 31 and begin operating from new designated locations the following day.
One bus company operating from Jalan Sultan outside Pasarama Kota will also relocate its operations.
All passengers heading to Klang, Port Klang and Banting will have to board their buses at Pudu Sentral (formerly known as Puduraya) beginning Nov 1, after the relocation.
These buses will not be allowed to pick up passengers from any other bus stop in the city centre.
The closure of Pasarama Kota is to facilitate the construction of the new underground Pasar Seni MRT station.
The new MRT station will integrate with the existing Pasar Seni LRT station where passengers can switch from the LRT to the MRT and vice-versa without needing to leave the system or buy new tickets.
Upon completion of the MRT project in 2016, a new bus terminal is expected to be constructed at this location.
Built in the 1970s, the Klang bus station has changed different managements throughout resulting in one reason why it was not properly developed.
However, the symbolic bus stand was an important hub that provided intracity transportation for routes in and around the Klang Valley.
A Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) spokesman said it would release further details concerning the relocation in the weeks to come.
SPAD also apologises for any inconvenience caused to commuters and the public.
Commuters can from the respective bus operators — RapidKL: 03-7885 2585, Cityliner: 03-5512 9434 and Causeway Link: 07-360 2244.
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Committed to a Promise: Local Churches Offer Services to Help Out Homeless Families
By Daniel Skolfield, Odessa American, Texas
Jul. 19–During the day, Sirena Torres puts people with bad credit behind the wheel of a nice, used vehicle — at night, she struggles to put a roof over her children's heads.
The single, 31-year-old working mother of four boys and one girl sells cars for a living, which means she works on commission.
But, having five children ages 6 to 13 means the Odessa mom needs three bedrooms to house them all — and with sky-high rent prices, Torres has a tough time keeping her family together.
"I'm having a really hard time — I work, but I'm barely making enough to support my children," she said. "I sometimes stay with my mother and I do have a boyfriend who does help me out, but they live in one- or two-bedroom apartments. If (their landlords) found out, they'd get evicted — people aren't very understanding about it."
So the sextet jumps from house to house, visiting relatives and friends and helping out with utilities wherever they stay. Assistance through food stamps and Medicaid helps, but what the family really needs is a four-bedroom house that's affordable for the car saleswoman.
"I've been trying so hard, I just need a house," Torres said. "It's hard on my kids — the longest we've been someplace is here at my boyfriend's for three weeks."
Torres isn't alone in her housing dilemma, though. A July 6 article in the Odessa American told the story of Juanita Torres and her 12-year-old daughter Angelica who turned to the Salvation Army for shelter after finding themselves homeless and living out of a van.
At the end of the 2007-'08 school year, the Ector County Independent School District counted 490 homeless children in the county, said Wayne Wallace, lead counselor for the district's Student Assistance Services. That includes families who have "doubled up" in a single dwelling because of economic necessity.
The high number of homeless children in the county stirs ECISD teacher Randy McGuire with a passion to help through the nonprofit group called Family Promise of Odessa.
Organized as a voluntary network of local churches, Family Promise provides housing, food and day care for homeless families with children until they're able to save enough money to get back on their feet in a more permanent housing situation.
Success stories from the organization's 127 other networks throughout the United States make McGuire more anxious to see the charity up and running in Odessa.
"That's who we're targeting, that's the kind of people we want to help," he said. "Family Promise is nationally recognized, and it's worked for thousands and thousands of people, we're just a few churches short."
The program can help up to 14 guests at a time, who have an evening meal provided at church buildings where they sleep overnight under the supervision of volunteers. During they day, the guests are driven to a day center for showers, laundry, childcare, meeting with a social worker and pursuing employment or housing — the center also serves as a mailing address for the families in transition.
Host congregations commit to opening their doors to Family Promise for four one-week segments a year.
McGuire said he had hoped to kick-off the program in September, but the church participation required hasn't been strong enough. Eight Odessa churches have already signed up, but they still need five more in order to start right.
"The beds and dressers are movable to each location, and it won't affect Sunday ministries of the church — the churches just have to have space," he said. "It's very little for us to do individually, but it accomplishes a lot as a unit — this is a hand up, not a hand out."
The Rev. Jimmy Braswell, McGuire's pastor at St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church, said he had some hesitations about Family Promise at first, but he got on board once he saw the need, method and effectiveness of the program.
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As many as 69.80 lakh pilgrims from across the country have so far paid their obeisance at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta Hills of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir this year, officials said here on Saturday.
However, only 56.35 lakh pilgrims had visited the shrine during the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 13.45 lakh this year, they said.
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are a bit South and West of Glenwood, and will display the largest group of "Tri Pod" tracks I have ever seen in one place. WH Jackson, LC McLure, were among the first to visit this area. If you like to hike, The Mt Of The Holy Cross is outstanding. Jackson visited there in 1873 and shortly after by Thomas Moran who in 1875 painted his master piece "The Mount Of the Holy Cross" Then exhibited it to the world in 1876. With a hand camera ride the Durango & Silverton narrow gauge railroad, be on the right side for shots of the Rockwood ledge and Animas River and the Engine snaking around curves
in front of you. Buena Vista, Cottonwood Pass, Independence Pass, Leadville, Mosquito Pass, Fairplay all have fantastic vistas. Travel up Chalk Creek on the old Denver South Park and Pacific railroad grade to St. Elmo, then on up grade to the former mining railroad town of Hancock. A three mile hike will take you to the east portal of the Alpine Tunnel. Another 45 minute hike over Altman Pass will put you at the East portal of the Alpine Tunnel. These few locations I have mentioned are taken from thousands of fantastic "Photo opps" available here in Colorado. Come on down to Canon City and ride the train through the Royal Gorge, then go over to the Gunnison country and take the boat ride through the "The Black Canyon of the Gunnison. From there you can head for lake City, Slumgullion Pass, Cinnamon Pass, Animas Forks and Engineers Mountain ( Pass). Nuff suggestions for now, but there truly are many many scenic wonders "in my back yard" for a "picture maker" to aim his boxes at. Bring all the film you think you will need, then double that amount..........Take Care, Charlie


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Arthur L. Ramsey, 75, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco and well-known area businessman, passed away at 7:05 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne. He had been in declining health for some time and had entered the nursing home in January.
Mr. Ramsey was born in Fort Wayne March 25, 1935, a son of Amos Edward and Hilda Erma (Gomoll) Ramsey, and spent his formative years there. As a young man he served with the U.S. Navy, and was married Dec. 15, 1956 to Marilyn M. Myers. The couple lived in Fort Wayne for a period until moving to Churubusco in 1966.
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John Bunyan
20 of 24 portraits of John Bunyan
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Bunyan
by R. Grave
line engraving, early 19th century
3 3/4 in. x 3 in. (95 mm x 76 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford, 1931
Reference Collection
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- John Bunyan (1628-1688), Author of 'The Pilgrim's Progress'. Sitter associated with 24 portraits.
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- R. Grave. Artist associated with 24 portraits.