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This Looks Like A Job For Bat-Mite!This Looks Like A Job For Bat-Mite! (1977) Episode B-16- The New Adventures of Batman Cartoon Episode Guide by Dave Koch
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Hi folks, I've resisted the offer of Silverlight so far,,,, but heard someone mentioning it on a train the other day. I currently use IE-9 for 99% of the time, & I have Firefox installed in case IE goes t|ts up.
What is Silverlight ?
What are the pro's-n-con's ?
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Silverlight is just a web browser "plug in" like Adobe Flash Player.
Unless you have actually visited a site that has asked for Silverlight to be installed before you can view it then personally I wouldn't bother installing it.
In fact does anyone know a site that actually uses Silverlight...
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Posted October 26, 2011 at 8:10AM
I've never been asked for it. I just keep seeing it in my Win Update & wondered what it was.
I'll probably stick to what I have until Win-8 comes out. I'm thinking of trying the beta version on my lappy,,,, just to get to grips with it.
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Posted October 26, 2011 at 8:18AM
It is a must install if you have SKY GO on your computer - it won't work without it.
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As too Windows 8.
It's not really a Beta program, it's well before that stage and is a "developer preview".
Don't even think of installing it unless you have a way back...
And as to Silverlight... just hide the update so it's not visible.
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I mistakenly installed Silverlight and had untold problems with updates failing. I have now uninstalled it from both my machines and will wait till a web site tells me I require Silverlight before I worry any more about it.
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cheers all,
Silverlight ? Havn't missed it yet - so No - won't bother.
Win-8 ? I was going to try it on my lappy which is only a stand-by machine, with hardly anything on it yet,,,, but knowing my luck, it would bu@@er things up anyhoo. Another No - won't bother,,,, yet.
sorted - thanks
PS: I seem to be losing my curser now & then when typing in PCA - anyone else ? Everything works o.k, it's just that I can't see where the curser is !
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I don't have a small block, but the Griso hums along at around 14V once running. 15V sounds high, but not real high.
You are getting close to the output of the alt. when you start dropping the voltage below the normal charging level. I would stop when you get near 13-12.5V or you risk of dropping the voltage more and having issues.
Rizoma parts are excellent. A tad spendy, but very nice. So nice that there are China knockoffs showing up on ebay all the time.
Gotcha. I'll keep an eye on it, and maybe have the dealer take a look on first service. I'm doing everything but the valves myself -- at least the first go round. So far any loads that expect at 12V source haven't been affected by the slightly higher-than-normal output, and so long as the regulator or battery doesn't cook, no biggie. And I mimic what you mention about dropping the voltage in my normal use. I hook up various loads (heated gear, resistive circuits, etc) to any new bike I get to figure out the spare wattage from the charging system so I don't drain the battery or overstress the system.
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They were $70 on sale for $38. They'll do for now. I just used the stock bar insert and bolt and they stay put just fine.
I also removed the aluminum faux covers on the intake and those cheesy plastic sparkplug wire cover thingys. I hate bling (he says polishing the chrome tank).
Mucho thanks. I'm not a fan of the antennae-like mirrors and think bar-ends really add to the style of the bike, even though the Stone doesn't have clipons and isn't cafe'd. I just don't wanna dump $130ish per mirror on Rizomas just quite yet :P
I might also remove the intake covers like you have. On the Stone they're chrome-painted plastic. A lot of stuff is plastic, actually. Saves weight and costs for sure, but can look a bit cheesy. Thankfully the plastics blend pretty well on the Stone with the painted metal/chrome parts, at least for now. I might keep the sparkplug wire covers since I like the cleaner look, but if they eventually make aftermarket metal ones I'd spring for those. Or if I keep popping them off accidentally with my cover like tonight.
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Mr. kamikazekyle, nice new bike you got there! Enjoy!
Your Stucchi crash bars mount differently than the bars that I have. I really like the looks of the different frame cover, mounted with two screws, just above your crash bars upper mount.
Is that cover made of metal?
My older style oem plastic frame cover is held on only with one screw, and I have been thinking of making a better secured nicer looking cover out of metal.
If I'm following you (the bit right under the steering head/frame joint?), that's a part that came with the Stucchi kit. On the Stone, there was no frame cover at all at purchase. The kit included a metal one (thin guage steel, I think), and instead of the one-piece rear bracket behind the lower screws it included two square nut mounts, like the ones that are used for the side cover screws.
Speaking of liking things, I dig your windscreen and side cases. I saw them posted earlier in the thread, but never asked about them. Been thinking of getting some sort of wind protection on my Stone for interstate travel or during winter to keep some of the cold out, but haven't looked too hard. On one hand I want to keep the bike as naked as possible as I love the look, but some sort of protection would be nice and help reduce fatigue as I do plan on touring and doing long distances on the bike.
And for anyone actually pondering a V7 and its mileage: I managed 42 MPG with 95% city and average temps around 38F, and 51 MPG with 15% city and average temps around 47F. Still dislike the overzealous reserve light coming on at like 2+ gallons left, but at least it's consistent.
Now...to figure out a way to get the damn stickers off. Goo Gone and WD40 have done nothing so far.
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Yet the marketing spin of wonky hedge funds touting intimidatingly complex strategies and slick private equity fund professionals with their cherry-picked success stories remain all too appealing to investors hungry for returns. And the most credulous and desperate are public pension funds, although many endowments and foundations and high net worth individuals are not far behind.
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Chicago, Ill. – May 18, 2012 – Diagnosing and treating orthopedic problems – including back, shoulder, hip and knee pain – will be the focus of "All Right Now," a Dinner-with-the-Docs program sponsored by Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center. The buffet-dinner program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 13 at Prasino, 1846 W. Division St., Chicago.
"All Right Now" will feature four board-certified physicians from Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (SMEMC). The doctors will present the latest information on diagnostics and procedures to help individuals get back to doing the things they enjoy. They will discuss common sports injuries and advanced minimally invasive procedures to treat orthopedic conditions. Other topics include preventive methods to protect the body's major joints and how to work with your primary care physician to avoid orthopedic problems.
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A recent post on CPE discussed attending a live event, such as a conference, with the objective of taking a few items away that you can apply to your practice. I concur with the suggestion of having a plan when attending a conference. At the time of this post, I was attending the AICPA National Governmental and Not-for-Profit Training Program in Las Vegas.
The conference had been marked on my calendar for some time. One track covered all of the elements of the single audit, from planning to handle findings. Factoring in travel, lodging and meals, the cost was more than similar CPE locally but I believed this conference was too important not to attend.
I chose this conference primarily to learn whether all the A-133 engagements I participated in were done properly. My introduction to single audit three years ago was by necessity. For all intents and purposes, there was no one else able to perform an upcoming engagement. I was "technically" qualified to do the audit from nonprofit CPE but I had no experience. With the single audit approaching, I obtained the A-133 self-study course from the AICPA. I relied on the course manual and DVD to guide me, which helped the engagement go smoothly, and I received the maximum of amount CPE credits after passing the exam.
One of my objectives was to meet some of the people associated with the course. Just my luck, two of the people were among the first I met at the conference. After introducing myself, I thanked them and explained why. Both were surprised that someone would walk up and do this, but both were glad they were able to help. The other objectives involved education, which I met in the first two sessions. Overall, I took away items that will benefit me in all aspects of my practice. And I learned that all my single audit work had been done the right way.
During the conference, I met other sole practitioners, including those who conduct audits. I also have met colleagues from various parts of the country. All of those who I met shared information with me and most said they would be glad to help in the event I need it. Whether the phone call or email for help is ever made or sent, developing new relationships is the added value of obtaining CPE in-person. I am already looking forward to the next conference.
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I have w7 ultimate, with MCE. I sometimes record a tv show and although it takes a time, can burn it to DVD that plays in my other DVD player, by using the MCE to burn / convert the TV. I wanted to edit out adverts, so I downloaded Windows Live Movie Maker, and managed to edit adverts out. Then came the problem. I have not found how to convert the edited tv show and burn it to a DVD that can be viewed on my other DVD player. I tried Roxio copy and convert, but it did not recognise the .wlmp file. Is there any free software to do this? I am aware of VideoRedo but I need this relatively infrequently.
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The wlmp file is a project file, not a video. You need to open it in WLMM and save the movie.
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rdave13. Thanks; trying it now- I think it has to be saved to the PC HD first rather than straight to a DVD. I do not understand why TV recording etc on a PC is so much more complicated than on my DVD recorder(s) where I can create chapters of the adverts than delete them.
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It will save as WMV format. Try DVD flick. It's a free program to convert files to play on DVD players. Having problems with BT line and internet drops so I can't reply often. Engineer supposed to come tomorrow.
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rdave13Thank you so much. It converted ok but no sound after burning to DVD, will have a look at DVD Flic.Hope you get your BT line sorted.
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While I'm still online have a look here
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Thanks again. I will study the whole matter in the next few days. The DVD was playing at about double speed so maybe that was why the sound was not on, but I need to do more homework on the whole subject!!
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Back again for a few mins,
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thre's a good pdf to download under the 'guide' tab
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rdave13. Update. I had another look at WLMM and my project. Whilst editing out the adverts on the TV show, I ran the file at quite high speeds (x2;x16 etc) At the end I think I left one of these in the speed box when closing. I have had another look and re saved it a x1 speed an the sound is back. I am now using Windows DVD maker to burn to disk and will report back when finished. The burn seems to take a long time. Thanks again for your input!
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BT line sorted today, at last. Fault 880 metres away from house, so no cost, thankfully. Line needs to stabilize before getting back to speed they say.
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A-2345 Brunn am Gebirge
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Phone: 02236-33711
Fax: 02236-33863
20 minutes Located on the southern outskirts of the center of Vienna, arguably one of the finest 18-hole courses in Austria offers its guests relaxation, challenge and leisure activities in a variety of garden landscape. Newly created and gently integrated into the landscape ponds, redesigned greens and fairway guide, allow the views of the foothills of the Alps and to the attractions such as the Castle Liechtenstein, the Husarentempel or the Monastery of St. Gabriel, make you forget that you are directly in front of the gates of the city of Vienna are.
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18-Hole Course
Design: G.+G. Hauser
|White (Men)
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|Blue (Women)
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Technical difficulty: Moderate - Hard
Terrain: Flat with water hazards
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Visitors are welcome every day.
Advance booking is essential.
A valid handicap certificate from player's home club is required.
Handicap limit: 45 (Mon-Fri) / 36 (Sat, Sun & Holidays)
Softspikes required.
No dogs allowed.
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General Information
Founded: 1989
|Chong Ho Rhee
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Better than expected
Reviewed August 25, 2014
Great for a quick, city round of golf. And not packed out like many of the other courses in a fast drive of Vienna.
The New green are hard but fair and play almost identical to the other greens. The 7 new green and tee boxes offer a new perspective to the obvioiusely up and coming courses.
The old holes are a little plain but very playable. Surely to see some changes here to improve the feel of the experience. Hopefully the futur development will offer more modern holes. A great different from last year. Very happy to play again
Close to town and easy access
Reviewed July 30, 2013
Located just 20 minutes on the motorway from the center of Vienna, the 18-hole course is a fine city course that you can play before or after the office.
Very interesting and challenging course with forming newly created green.
These unique is the terrace of the club restaurants and the excellent gastronomy of the GCC Brunn.
Surely one of the most beautiful courses in Austria.
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Absolute near the city center demanding course
Reviewed July 25, 2013
There is probably no golf course in the vicinity of Vienna, who could keep up here. Absolutely central location, no matter where you go, but a green, very visually appealing oasis. The conversion is done last fall, has brought remarkable holes that you keep in mind. Two more remodeling phases can still expect a lot. Clearly, one can de facto a street circuit like Brunn not compare with a space moderately unrestricted rate on the country. Not the price, because it is clear that a street circuit due to higher ground lease must be more expensive. Nevertheless, the place never seems crowded. The old bunkers that were of their position in the fairway only an obstacle for weaker players were rightly closed. Now there are some obstacles for good players, the place may have become significantly heavier but fair by the reconstruction, it is really fun to play here. The changing rooms and restrooms are supposedly renewed soon, there has also been slow this time. The cuisine is very much alive, and well priced. The pro shop is small, but offers a lot. All in all a club to not only quickly and easily reached, but where you also like to come again
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- Citigroup reports third-quarter earnings of $3.2 billion or $1 a share
- Excluding CVA/DVA and tax benefit, third-quarter EPS was $1.02
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Citigroup (C - Get Report) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit that missed estimates as revenue declines were only partially offset by improvements in credit quality and declining expenses.
The third-largest bank reported net income of $3.2 billion, or $1 a share, compared to $4.2 billion or $1.34 a share in the second quarter and $468 million, or 15 cents a share, a year earlier.
Revenue came in at $17.9 billion, down 13% from the second quarter and 30% from the year-ago quarter.The third-quarter earnings included a $336 million accounting loss due to the fluctuations in the valuation of Citigroup bonds (CVA/DVA), compared to a loss of $776 million in the prior year. It also included a tax benefit of $582 million. The year-ago quarter included, among other one-off items, a $4.7 billion pretax loss from the sale of a stake in the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture. Adjusted for these non-recurring items, the bank reported third-quarter earnings of $1.02 a share on revenue of $18.2 billion, down from $1.06 a share on revenue of $19.4 billion a year earlier. Analysts were expecting the bank to report earnings of $1.04 a share on revenue of $18.615 billion. Most analysts exclude CVA/DVA gains and losses from their core earnings estimates. Shares of Citigroup were losing 1.3% in morning trading Tuesday. "We performed relatively well in this challenging, uneven macro environment," CEO Mike Corbat said in a statement. "While many of the factors which influence our revenues are not within our full control, we certainly can control our costs and I am pleased with our expense discipline and improved efficiency year-to-date." Corbat replaced Vikram Pandit as CEO of Citigroup almost to the day last year. He has since embarked on a massive restructuring effort that includes laying off about 11,000 employees and exiting unprofitable markets. Those initiatives are expected to deliver $900 million in savings in 2013. Expenses for Citigroup as a whole dropped 4% quarter over quarter and year over year. Expenses at Citicorp, the bank's core business, declined 6% year over year. Still, declining expenses weren't enough to offset weakness in the bank's fixed income trading and mortgage banking businesses. Revenue at Citicorp, the bank's core arm, fell 7% from the prior year to $17 billion, excluding CVA/DVA. Securities and banking revenue, which accounts for about a third of Citicorp revenue, declined by 7% from the prior year, led by a 26% decline in fixed income trading revenue, which was steeper than analysts expected. The results reflected "lower volumes and a more uncertain macro environment," the bank said. Equity markets revenue was down 25% from the second quarter but improved 36% from a year earlier, as the bank gained market share. North America consumer banking revenue declined 12%. Like its peers, the bank's mortgage origination business came under pressure as refinancing volumes dropped and margins on sale of mortgages compressed. Still, the bank reported solid growth in commercial loans of 15%, while deposits grew 8%. International consumer banking, which accounts for more than half of consumer banking revenue, declined 1% but was up 2% on a constant-dollar basis. "Most underlying drivers showed sustained momentum," Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach said during a media conference call. Meanwhile, credit losses continued to decline although the pace of "reserve releases" slowed. The loan loss reserve release of $675 million in the quarter was 55% lower than in the prior year period, reflecting a $4 million reserve build in Citicorp (compared to a $689 million reserve release in the third quarter 2012) and a reserve release in Citi Holdings of $679 million. Gerspach said that the bank's U.S. operations, particularly credit cards, continues to see reserve releases. However, reserves grew in the international consumer business. The build was due to portfolio growth as well as specific loan loss reserve builds in Mexico related to Citi's exposure to homebuilders. Citigroup also highlighted the progress it had made in reducing the earnings drag from its non-core arm Citi Holdings. The bad bank assets at $122 billion account for only 6% of Citigroup's balance sheet, down from 7% in the second quarter. The bank also continues to make progress in building capital. Its Basel III Tier I common ratio stood at 10.4% at the end of the third quarter while the supplementary leverage ratio is an estimated 5.1%. -- Written by Shanthi Bharatwaj in New York. >Contact by Email. Follow @shavenk -- Written by Shanthi Bharatwaj in New York. >Contact by Email. Follow @shavenk


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Zion Health is proud to announce that local Boston neighborhood natural market, Whole Foods located on 15 Westland Avenue will now carry Zion Health's organic clay soaps formulated with pure calcium montmorillonite (Kanwa) clay. These natural soaps are uniquely formulated with healing essential oils, nutrient rich clay, and edible coconut oil for effective, gentle cleansing.
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But I suggest they donate whatever small amounts of money they can to OS. Far less than MS's charge, but a little can go a long way (especially when you are talking government).
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difficulty in the water at Maruia Falls on Saturday evening
has been named by police.
The body of Darryl Rolton, 54, of Christchurch, was found at
the beauty spot, 8km south of Murchison, on Sunday by the
police dive squad.
The matter has been referred to the coroner.
Rolton had been missing since he and a friend were sucked
down a chute at the falls on Saturday.
The friend, 55, was rescued and flown to Nelson Hospital.
The falls were the scene of another rescue last week.
A Belgian tourist was pulled out of the water by three
He was taken to Nelson Hospital with head, neck and spinal
injuries, and later transferred to Burwood Spinal Unit.
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"I'm going up to my room for some of my own fresh Earl Grey. I can't stand the hotel's." Never before have I interviewed a pro athlete who referred to himself as a "tea snob." But then again, John Amaechi is hardly the typical ex-jock, and his newfound existence as "the first former professional basketball player to be openly gay" has little to do with it. Amaechi, raised in Britain, sounds more like Laurence Olivier than Lawrence Bird. He writes poetry. He has opinions beyond "playing one game at a time." He is also a principled man of the left, passionate about challenging the war in Iraq, the NRA, racism and, now that he is out of the closet, homophobia.
Amaechi, traveling the country to promote his autobiography, Man in the Middle, has been inspiring attention and crowds. The former center for the Orlando Magic and the Utah Jazz, he was in Washington, DC, recently meeting with both HRCs: the Human Rights Campaign and Hillary Rodham Clinton. He's been drawing huge crowds at bookstores.
But there's one group not rejoicing or even reacting to Amaechi's news: the National Basketball Association. The NBA has been, as Amaechi said, "resoundingly silent." Since he came out, no former pro teammate--and only his former Orlando Magic coach, Doc Rivers--has even made contact with the man they called Meech.
Despite the telling silence of his former teammates and employers, Amaechi takes issue with the common idea that professional athletes are more homophobic or ignorant than the rest of society. "I think it's convenient for people to say, 'Look at these stupid people here. They play a game and they get paid lots of money, and look at how ignorant they all are.' But have you walked through a high school corridor lately? Good lord! I mean, if you're a gay person in high school, you literally feel like a pimple. And there are still plenty of gay people who can't come out at work, because they can still be fired. In thirty-three states you can be fired for being gay. There are job security issues for gay people in most areas of life. Look at the military. You can die for your country but you can't talk about your partner. And in the NBA too--I was worried I would lose my job if I came out."
Amaechi strives not only to condemn homophobia but to understand it. This view has given him perspective on former NBA star Tim Hardaway's infamous rant, when he said on the radio in reference to Amaechi's book, "I hate gay people."
"Hardaway said ignorant things," says Amaechi, savoring his Earl Grey. "He didn't just hurt gay people, he hurt black people too [Amaechi himself is black]. Because right now this homophobia issue is like a black issue, like 'it's just black people saying stupid stuff.' And yet, Ann Coulter did the same thing [calling John Edwards a "faggot"]. It actually makes me far more angry to hear someone in her position do that. Make no mistake, Tim Hardaway's voice is massive and booming. I've gotten letters and e-mails from children who have changed the way they behave, quit their schools, or fear for their safety because of how his words have emboldened people in their environment. So the collateral damage in terms of the fallout has been massive. But this woman does it for an audience of people who represent power. Real power."
This isn't the first time Amaechi has taken on the right. He campaigned against the NRA while a player in Orlando and Utah. "I got a lot of death threats with that one," he says.
Then there's the Iraq War, which he vocally criticized as a player back in 2003, when it wasn't easy. It was a road trip with the Utah Jazz that pushed him to speak out.
"We were on a trip to Phoenix, and when we got to the Arena, it was just shocking! At halftime the war started and we all were ushered into locker rooms and we watched the President's announcement, and people were cheering, then through the loudspeakers in the locker room and out on the floor it was 'God Bless America' and 'Born in the USA,' which is actually an antiwar song! But what people were saying at that time, and the look in their eyes, the baying for blood--it was unbelievable!"
I asked if he thought we would ever see an active male player come out. "We're asking the people with the most to lose financially, emotionally, psychologically, to fall on their sword in the hope that that will change the world. Now, my contention on this, having spoken to Judy Shepard [mother of Matthew Shepard, the gay man who was beaten to death in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998], adoring her and really feeling a great deal of grief over her story, is that if the image of a young boy without his shoes being strapped to a fence and left to die doesn't end homophobia, then a gay Shaq won't either. To me, a young boy, semi-naked, no shoes, strapped to a fence in the middle of nowhere--how can you look at that image and then say the F-word? How can you look at that image and then allow people around you to use antigay slurs, when you know it's that kind of atmosphere that leads to that? That's what the Ann Coulters, the Tim Hardaways, need to understand. Their words don't just leave their mouth and drop to the floor like fruit. Their words leave their mouth and bounce around the world like bullets."
Amaechi had sharp words for superstar LeBron James, who said a teammate in the closet couldn't be "trustworthy."
"Get a passport is my first answer to him. Get a passport, see the world, experience something beyond your own little bubble. Next, don't give people classic double binds. You can't trust somebody if they don't come out to you, but at the same time you won't say that if they come out to you that you'll embrace them. You're the most powerful basketball player in the world right now. So first, before you start making these bold assertions about what is going on inside somebody, make a bold assertion about how you'll treat them."
Now Amaechi wants to flex his political muscle. One issue on his agenda is the military's Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell" policy. "It's absurd in an extreme. It's insulting, it's divisive and it's ridiculous. Why? Because every conflict that the United States is engaged in now, and all the ones it's planning for the next eighteen months--you're going to be standing shoulder to shoulder with militaries that don't follow that policy. The Israeli army doesn't follow that policy. The British army certainly doesn't follow that policy. So, if you can stand shoulder to shoulder with them, then you can stand shoulder to shoulder with them. No, I'm sorry--if I were an American citizen, and certainly an American soldier, I'd be the first person to say, 'I'd rather shower with a gay guy than get my legs blown off.'"
Expect more from Amaechi in the future: "I've always been a political activist. But in terms of LGBT issues and diversity issues in general, yeah, I'm certainly going to step up now. One of the major problems we have is that people need to stand up, be counted and say, 'Unacceptable that in my high school kids get assaulted with the word "gay," meaning stupid or bad or wrong or dumb. Unacceptable that the F-word is being used on a regular basis in workplaces. Unacceptable that coaches talk about "throwing like a girl." Unacceptable that coaches and teachers and bosses allow that kind of rhetoric to go on unchallenged. Unacceptable.'" Here comes the challenge.


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hmm, lots to think about. I'm not stuck on 6x7, actually would prefer 6x6 but can't afford a 'blad (really mostly caught my attention cause the price on the RB67 was so low)
You should look at the Bronica GS-1 as well. Its smaller and easier to handle than the RB/RZ cameras. Doesn't have a rotating back, though.


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The ongoing review being conducted for the US director of national intelligence has already found at least five cases in which US agencies were warned that Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley was fanatical about Pakistan's struggle with India over Kashmir and working with Pakistani militants, The Washington Post said on Saturday.
The report was co-published by the Post and ProPublica, an investigative journalism group that first revealed that one of Headley's wives had warned FBI agents in August 2005 that Headley had undergone intensive training with Lashkar-e-Taiba and "was an active militant".
India's outrage over the revelations ahead of president Obama's visit prompted the US review. The US might have played for time and ensured president Obama's smooth passage to India by ordering the review, but it is inevitably opening a can of worms.
The report indicated that leads piled up over seven years, starting in 2001, but stunningly Headley was not questioned or placed on a terror watch list. The review has unearthed strong warnings against Headley offered up by ex-wives, girlfriends and associates in 2001, 2002, 2007, April 2008 and December 2008.
"The review, which is not complete, has found that allegations about the Pakistani American businessman's extremist ties began as early as 2001 and were more numerous and specific than previously disclosed," officials close to FBI, CIA and other US agencies told ProPublica.
In a previously unreported tip just seven months before the Mumbai attacks, Headley's Moroccan wife told the US Embassy in Pakistan that she suspected Headley was linked to a 2007 train bombing in India that was blamed on Lashkar. She was referring to blasts in the Samjhauta Express that killed 68 people.
US intelligence officials got their first tip as far back as early October 2001, just weeks after the September 11 attacks, when a former girlfriend told agents that Headley supported Pakistani extremists and wanted to fight in the Indian subcontinent for the group's cause.
Based on this tip, agents from the US joint terrorism task force interviewed at least three people, including Headley's mother, Serrill, a wealthy Philadelphian. She told them her son was "passionate" about Pakistan's battle with India over Kashmir. From an Indian perspective, just this tiny tidbit passed along from the US would have been sufficient to ensure that Headley never got a visa to travel to Mumbai from the Indian consulate in Chicago.
It is a tragedy that despite the incessant warnings given to US agencies, Headley continued to travel to Pakistan, India, Dubai and Europe, casing out potential targets and gathering material that made possible the attacks by Pakistani militants on Mumbai.


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London plans 'marathon-sized' weekend of cycling events
London will build on Great Britain's huge cycling success at the Olympic Games with a weekend of events in the capital next year.
Laura Trott Team GB double gold medallist
"This will be a great way of getting people involved with cycling"
Ride London will comprise several races around famous London landmarks and hopes to attract more than 200,000 elite and amateur cyclists.
It is hoped the event, in August 2013, will become cycling's marathon and the first parts of an Olympic legacy.
"This will be a wonderful event for our city," said London Mayor Boris Johnson.
The event is managed by the London & Surrey Cycling Partnership - a joint venture between the organisers of the London Marathon and the Tour of Britain.
Anything that gives people an opportunity to ride a bike gets my vote. Moving from no exercise to lycra and racing bikes is just too big a leap for many. The sportive event can be ridden flat out as a race or in cut-off jeans with friends, you simply choose how you want to cover the distance so they aren't scary to non-cyclists. That's why I feel these kind of mass participation activities are so important in promoting cycling as both a sport and just a great way to get around. Hats off to London for choosing to proactively capitalise on what the Olympics has started.
On the Saturday, an eight-mile family fun ride will take place for up to 70,000 cyclists on a loop of closed roads around London's landmarks, with the Sunday featuring a 100-mile ride for as many as 20,000 amateur, club and world-class elite cyclists.
It will begin in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford and will be based on much of the route of the 2012 Games cycle road race.
Women's elite cyclists, junior cyclists and hand cycles will take to the streets of the capital to compete in a city centre grand prix and there will be a 'see the greats' race starting in the Queen Elizabeth Park and following part of the Olympic road race route.
"This will be a great way of getting people involved with cycling," said 20-year-old Laura Trott, who won track cycling gold medals for Britain in the team pursuit and omnium.


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Setting up of more nutrition centres favoured
No clarity on children enrolled and to be enrolled, says team member
Team has review meet with district Collector
KHAMMAM: An expert team from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) which visited the district on Thursday called for a more serious approach in caring for the children of Gothikoyas, the migrant tribe from the trouble-torn Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
The team headed by Dipika Dikshit wanted the pain and trauma being undergone by the children of the displaced tribe to be viewed with due consideration and sympathy irrespective of the affiliation of their families to naxalite groups.
'Children are no Maoists' and they should be treated as children, said a member of the expert team.
The team, which had a review of the status of the Gothikoya children with District Collector V. Usharani and other district officials, stressed the need for immediate mapping of the settlements of the migrant tribe in the district with a full-fledged enumeration of the children in need of assistance. There has been no clarity on the number of the Gothikoya children enrolled and yet to be enrolled.
The administration and the non- governmental organization would be successful in reaching out to the children by working together with coordination, the team said.
Survey report
Quoting a survey report of an NGO, a member of the team said that some 27 per cent of the children in the Gothikoya habitations were malnourished.
Swamy Narayan, consultant and Venkat Reddy, convenor of the NCPCR, were part of the expert team.


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A dedicated nonbeliever, Mehta auctioned his soul on the following terms: For every $10 bid to win, he would attend an hour of services at a local house of worship of the winner's choosing. He promised to keep an open journal of his experience and an open mind to the possibility of conversion. The bait was the chance to win him over for God, but only the purest of souls could fail to see the hook in Mehta's own bid to sell atheism as just another strand in our glorious tapestry of beliefs.
Happily, the winning bidder turned out to be an equally canny marketerliberal evangelical Jim Henderson, apparently bent on re-branding Christianity with an eye to the NPR demographicand the comedy of ironies has come full circle. As Mehta blogs away on both Henderson's site and his own, each party markets his constituency to the other's as a nonthreatening alternative, Henderson welcoming Mehta's feedback on the "product" he's sampling in various local churches, Mehta charmingly relaying atheist jokes ("Did you know Atheists have a holiday? It's on April 1st!"). The crowning irony being, of course, that both are righter than they know. Where markets reign supreme, even the most passionate of beliefs is just a lifestyle choice compared to that ultimate of values, the sales price.
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