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Not everyone in black and gold had bad things to say about the physical play of the Flyers on Monday night in Boston's 3-2 win.
Defenseman Johnny Boychuk – who put the Bruins on top with a first-period goal – was drilled on a clean, hard hit by Philly's Scott Hartnell midway through the 'eventful' second period, just seconds after Boston captain Zdeno Chara took a run at Hartnell behind the Flyers net.
The result was Boychuk going airborne and landing hard on the ice. Boychuk wasn't hurt except for his ego momentarily and acknowledged that he expects to see more of that kind of play when the series shifts to Philadelphia Wednesday night for Game 3.
"It wasn't too wide-open There were some timely goals each team scored and some good hits, like the one on me. It was a great hit."
Boychuk also believes the Bruins can learn something from Game 5 in Buffalo when they were playing a desperate Sabres team looking to stay alive. They were blown out, 4-1, and had to come back to Boston to seal the deal.
"We were in Buffalo and they took it to us," Boychuk said. "We're going to have to learn from that. Hopefully, we can overcome their intensity when we go to Philly."
There will be some 20,000 fans not cheering on the Bruins on Wednesday and Boychuk and the Bruins are more than bracing themselves for what to expect.
"It's a good barn play in and it's tough barn to play in," Boychuk said. "They're going to come out hard and we have to match their intensity."
Chara agreed with Boychuk's assessment and won't be shocked when the black and orange sweaters are out in force at the Wachovia Center.
"The further you go, it's going to get tougher and tougher and the games are going to be harder and harder," Chara said. "It's just normal. That's just the playoffs. It's Philly and they like to play that kind of style and obviously, we like to play physical. It's just two teams meeting each other with similar physical styles of play."
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NEW ORLEANS ― The Saints survived a third quarter in which they had the ball for only one possession, holding off Detroit for a 31-17 win Sunday night, New Orleans' fourth-consecutive win.
Combined with Atlanta's loss to Houston earlier in the day, New Orleans grabbed a two-game lead over the Falcons in the NFC South with four games to play.
'I'm proud of the way our guys fought,' Saints coach Sean Payton said. 'It wasn't perfect. There is a handful of things that we have to get corrected to get where we want to go. Fortunately we have time to do that.'
Quarterback Drew Brees was 26 of 36 for 342 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Running back Mark Ingram carried the load, tallying 16 carries for 54 yards and a score.
More importantly, the Saints (9-3) didn't turn the ball over, the third game in a row that has been the case.
Still, the Saints allowed Detroit (7-5) to gain 466 total yards, including 408 through the air by quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Hard to complain, though, when the defense held the Lions to 2 of 11 on third down.
'They're going to get some points,' linebacker Jonathan Vilma said. 'They're going to get some yards. They're going to make some plays, which they did. But it was really about us weathering that storm, getting back to basics and coming out with the victory.'
The teams traded punts to open the game before the Saints started to get going. New Orleans drove 41 yards in 13 plays, but was held to a field goal when it couldn't convert a third-and-11 from Detroit's 11. John Kasay hit a 39-yard field goal for a 3-0 Saints lead with 5:52 to go in the opening quarter.
Penalties thwarted Detroit's following drive and punter Ben Graham seemingly put the Saints in bad field position.
But quarterback Drew Brees drove the Saints 97 yards in nine plays, a drive capped by a 14-yard Mark Ingram touchdown run aided by a key edge block by receiver Robert Meachem. Aiding the drive was a 38-yard catch by Meachem on third-and-four early in the drive.
New Orleans didn't slow down.
After coming up with a defensive stop, Brees needed only 48 seconds to lengthen the lead to 17-0. On second-and-two from the Saints' 33, Brees used all the time he was given by his line to hit wide open receiver Robert Meachem, who did the rest. Meachem cut left, then cut right and then back left, leaving Detroit cornerback Eric Wright confused and behind him for a 67-yard touchdown.
New Orleans couldn't maintain the three score lead for long. Detroit drove 80 yards in 10 plays, scoring on a 2-yard touchdown run by Kevin Smith and with 2:28 to go in the opening half, the Saints lead was down to 17-7.
Not that New Orleans' offense really cared. Despite starting from its own 20 with just 2:28 to play in the half and only one timeout, Brees calmly led the offense down the field, tossing a 20-yard touchdown strike to Lance Moore to extend the lead to 24-7.
Even mistakes turned up roses for the Saints on Sunday night. Cornerback Patrick Robinson allowed Lions receiver Nate Burleson to get behind on first down, setting Detroit up at the Saints' 24 with 8 seconds to go in the half.
But Robinson burst around the left edge on Jason Hanson's 42-yard field goal attempt, blocking it as the first half clock expired, sending the Saints to the locker room up 24-7.
The Lions came out of the break using dinks and dunks to move down the field. But the drive stalled when receiver Titus Young was called for a personal foul inside the Saints' 5. Hanson kicked a 31-yard field goal and the Saints lead was 24-10.
New Orleans was held to a punt on its first position of the third quarter and the Lions took advantage. New Orleans gave up just one third-down conversion, but it was a big one. Cornerback Jabari Greer was called for illegal contact on third-and-14, giving Detroit a first down. The penalty was New Orleans' first of the night.
Three plays later, quarterback Matthew Stafford hit running back Maurice Morris for a 9-yard touchdown, cutting New Orleans' lead to 24-17 with 43 seconds to go in the third quarter.
Detroit tried to continue its comeback, attempting a 55-yard field goal. But it sailed wide left and Brees took advantage of the opportunity and field position.
He hit tight end Jimmy Graham on third-and-seven for 16 yards, then four plays later, hit running back Darren Sproles for a 6-yard touchdown pass and a 31-17 lead with 9:44 to go in the game.


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Many narrow or crowded downtown streets operate informally as shared streets during rush hour or at lunchtime, but are not regulated as such. A commercial shared street environment should be considered in places where pedestrian activity is high and vehicle volumes are either low or discouraged. Commercial shared streets can be designed for narrow or wide cross sections, but become increasingly complex and difficult to maintain as a shared space as width increases.
From 1960–80, many neighborhood main streets and downtown retail corridors were converted to pedestrian-only usage. these conversions were often called "pedestrian malls." in an era of declining downtown retail revenues due to competition from shopping center developments outside of historic cores, many of these conversions were unsuccessful or suffered from poor maintenance and a lack of programming or policing.1
Commercial shared streets differ from this earlier generation of pedestrian malls in both their regulation and implementation. Shared streets maintain access for vehicles operating at low speeds and are designed to permit easy loading and unloading for trucks at designated hours. they are designed to implicitly slow traffic speeds using pedestrian volumes, design, and other cues to slow or divert traffic.
The street illustrated below depicts a 22-foot shared way within a 30-foot right-of-way.
A commercial shared street environment should be considered in places where pedestrian activity is high and vehicle volumes are either low or discouraged.
Case Studies
Cambridge Shared Streets
The City of Cambridge converted Harvard Square's Winthrop Street into a shared street in 2007, and Palmer Street shortly after. Previously, each travel mode had a designated space, and the street was cramped and poorly maintained. Conversion to a shared street allowed for more efficient use of space on a small street, accommodating pedestrians, bicyclists, outdoor diners and motorists. Shared streets in Cambridge have transformed the public space, integrating and balancing commercial uses, street performers, restaurant activity, and transportation into an aesthetically-pleasing design.
Prior to the project, Winthrop Street had narrow sidewalks and uneven pavers that created an inhospitable environment for pedestrians. Furthermore, the street failed to meet accessibility standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. With vehicle volumes under 1,000 ADT but high pedestrian traffic, the street already implicitly functioned as a shared street; the City's project formalized it.
Cambridge used standard color, interlocking concrete pavers, which facilitated easy maintenance. On Palmer Street, the use of in-ground lighting has proven more challenging to maintain. Similarly, bollards installed to protect buildings on Palmer Street have suffered some wear-and-tear from truck traffic.
Snow removal and stormwater management
In Cambridge, property owners are responsible for removing snow from sidewalks, and the City removes snow from the street. After conversion to a shared street, these delineations are less stark. In Harvard Square, property owners have proactively shouldered the additional snow removal responsibilities, but shared residential streets may prove more challenging. Stormwater management is also a consideration, because removing a curb changes runoff flows. To prevent puddling near buildings, shared streets in Cambridge grade towards a small gully in the center of the road.
Interagency coordination
Multiple government departments have worked collaboratively to realize Cambridge's shared streets. The Community Development Department managed the design process and community involvement through a citizen advisory committee. Public Works is responsible for reviewing the project design regarding long-term maintenance and accessibility issues. The Traffic, Parking and Transportation Department oversees traffic and parking regulations, ensuring that deliveries are still feasible. Champions at the Harvard Square Business Association, the Harvard Square Design Committee, and the Historic Commission have also contributed to the success of the shared streets.
Future projects
Cambridge plans to convert two dead-end residential streets with very limited sidewalk widths into shared streets. Residents are requesting additional street trees, but the sidewalk is not wide enough to both replace trees and maintain the sidewalk. Converting to a shared street will allow the city to preserve street trees and accessibility.
- The first pedestrian-only outdoor mall opened in Kalamazoo, MI, in 1959. For case studies of early pedestrian malls, see:
Roberto Brambilla and Gianni Longo, For Pedestrians Only: Planning, Design, and Management of Traffic-free Zones, (New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1977).
- The San Francisco Better Streets Plan provides guidance on "channels" and "runnels" that may be suitable for center street drainage.
"Channels and Runnels," San Francisco Better Streets: A Guide to Making Street Improvements in San Francisco, accessed May 21, 2013, http://www.sfbetterstreets.org/ find-project-types/greening-and-stormwater-management/stormwater-overview/channels-and-runnels/.
- "Transit Mall Case Studies," (San Francisco County Transportation Authority).
- Department of Transport "Shared Space." Local Transport Note 1/11. London: 2011.
- Dickens, Liz, Emma Healy, Catherine Plews, Kayleigh Uthayakumar, and Stuart Reid. "Shared Space: Qualitative Research." MVA Consultancy Ltd, 2010.
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. "Experience of Other Communities with Pedestrian Malls." Appendix A. Buffalo: 2009
- Pojani, Dorina. "American Downtown Pedestrian 'Malls': Rise, Fall, and Rebirth." Territorio (2008): 173-190.
- San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Transit Mall Case Studies. San Francisco: 1-17.
- Schmidt, Jessica. "Revisiting Pedestrian Malls." Prepared for the ITE 2010 Technical Conference and Exhibit, Savannah, Georgia, March 14-17, 2010.
- Shore, Fiona, Kayleigh Uthayakumar, Stuart Reid, Steven Lowe, and Sally Watts. "Shared Space: Operational Assessment." MVA Consultancy Ltd, 2010


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North Carolina forcibly sterilized thousands of people between 1929 and 1976. The state has begun compensating victims, but some who were sterilized may never receive restitution from the fund.
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In Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, there's a long-abandoned tunnel. The Crozet Tunnel was completed in the late 1800s and at the time was the longest rail tunnel in the world, nearly a mile long. In the 1940s, the tunnel was decommissioned. Now, it's experiencing a comeback of sorts.
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Rafael Nadal plans to return to tennis a bit earlier than expected. Chile Open organizers announced Thursday that Nadal will make his debut in the clay-court event, which starts Feb. 4 in Vina del Mar. Nadal hasn't played tennis since June, mainly because of tendinitis in his left knee. He was scheduled to play in an Abu Dhabi exhibition event in late December, but a stomach virus forced him to withdraw and skip the Australian Open. He then planned to return in late February. But on Tuesday, organizers of the Brazil Open in Sao Paulo said he enter the tournament, which begins on Feb. 11. He's also signed up for the Mexican Open in Acapulco on Feb. 25. He won the Brazil and Mexican titles the only time he entered them in 2005.
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Trial Underway After Trees Taken From Coonskin Park
The trial is underway for the man accused of illegally cutting down trees in Charleston after the 2012 derecho. David Bowen is accused of stealing trees and selling the lumber from Cooksin Park. He was okayed to cut down some trees at the park after the storm, but those who looked into it said he took more trees than he should have to make a profit. Bowen pleaded not guilty at a hearing back in July, and this is the trial phase that continues now.
Man's Attack in St. Albans Is Under Investigation
The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in the South Charleston area after a car was stopped for speeding in on MacCorkle Avenue. The driver was covered in blood, and the sheriff's office says that driver, George L. McColgan III of South Charleston told police he was lured to an Oliver Street, St. Albans home on the pre-tense of repaying a drug debt by doing some mechanical work on a car. Instead he was battered, and to escape the assault he jumped into his car to leave as the attackers threw rocks and cinderblocks at his car shattering window glass. McColgan also reported one of the attackers fired a pistol at his car but he wasn't hit. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office at at www.Kanawhasheriff.us
Pickups Are Popular Targets For Thieves
A national insurance group says pickup trucks were popular targets for thieves in West Virginia last year. A report released Monday by the National Insurance Crime Bureau says a 2008 full-size Ford pickup was the most often stolen vehicle in the state in 2013. A 2004 full-size Chevrolet pickup was ranked second, followed by a 1998 small-size Chevrolet pickup. The 2008 Ford pickup also was the newest vehicle on the list. The oldest vehicles most often stolen were a 1995 full-size Dodge pickup, ranked sixth, and a 1995 Honda Accord, ranked ninth. Nationwide, the Honda Accord was the vehicle most frequently targeted by thieves, regardless of the model year.
New Sales Tax Proposed in Charleston
A finance committee in Charleston voted to increase the sales tax by a half-percent last night. The tax hike would be aimed at helping cover costs related to police and fire pensions that are underfunded by almost $290 million right now. The next tax is estimated to generate at least $6 million a year. A public hearing is set for the next city council meeting in two weeks and then the tax increase would have to be approved by the home rule committee, then there would be two readings before the full council. If approved, the new tax would start next July.
Plants' Request For Trial Is Denied
Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants' request to go to trial on domestic violence charges has been denied after a hearing. Plants initially agreed to attend a 32-week Batterers Intervention Program in Putnam County, but requested a trial instead. The judge's ruling Friday means Plants will have to attend that program. The charges could be dropped after Plants completes that program. Kanawha County Commissioners are filing a petition to remove Plants from office. He's charged with domestic battery of his 11-year-old son, and is charged with violating a domestic-violence protection order that required Plants to stay away from his ex-wife and sons. A compliance hearing is set for the end of the month to ensure Plants is enrolled in the Batterer's Intervention Program.
Weapon Is Missing, So Trial Is Delayed
The trial of a Randolph County teenager accused of killing a classmate has been delayed because the alleged weapon was lost. Eighteen-year-old Thomas Chevy Vas' trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday. The Inter-Mountain reports that Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Keadle on Friday granted a defense motion to continue the trial until December. Defense attorney Timothy Prentice and prosecutor Michael Parker told the judge that the West Virginia State Police couldn't find the knife allegedly used to stab 17-year-old Dustin White. Vas is accused of killing White in October 2012 outside the Tygarts Valley High School football stadium about 20 minutes before a game. Both were students at the high school.
Arrest Made After Shots on The East End
A Charleston teen is facing wanton endangerment charges after shots were fired on the East End Saturday. Police say 19-year old Terrance Hensley is the suspect after gunfire near the Shop-N-Go on Washington Street East Saturday afternoon. The victim wasn't hit, and was able to describe to police what Hensley was wearing, and officers found him walking nearby.
Arrests Made After Foodland Robbery
Three people are facing charges after the Kanawha City Foodland was held up Thursday night. 18-year old John Proctor III has been arrested and officers are still looking for two women who acted as getaway drivers. There was another juvenile who staked out the store and was armed with a pellet pistol, while Proctor had a real gun. A clerek, 44-year-old Shawna Sampson, was critically wounded and is in stable condition at the hospital after being shot in the chest during the robbery. Proctor's sister, Alisyn and another woman named Telisa McCauley acted as the getaway drivers, and warrants are out for their arrest.
Regulators Decide Today Whether WV American Water Has To Turn Over Records
State utility regulators are deciding how deeply they'll probe a water company's response to a January chemical spill. The Public Service Commission will decide today if it will require West Virginia American Water to produce many documents the company doesn't want to hand over. The water company says those records, including emergency response and prevention plans, are beyond the investigation's scope. Many have been requested in civil lawsuits. It says many documents are shielded from release under federal anti-terrorism laws. Others disagree, and think reviewing emergency plans is necessary to determine if WV American Water reacted appropriately after the Jan. 9 spill.
Romney to Campaign for WV Hopefuls
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will campaign in West Virginia for U.S. Senate and House hopefuls. On Aug. 19, the former Massachusetts governor will attend a Charleston fundraiser and Beckley rally for Shelley Moore Capito, Alex Mooney and Evan Jenkins. Capito's campaign announced the events Monday in a news release. Congresswoman Capito faces Democratic West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant in a high-profile Senate race. Jenkins is challenging longtime Democratic Congressman Nick Rahall in the 3rd District. Mooney and Democrat Nick Casey are seeking the 2nd Congressional District seat Capito will vacate. Romney's former vice presidential nominee, Congressman Paul Ryan, campaigned for Capito in Charleston last month. Romney won all 55 counties in West Virginia in 2012 against President Barack Obama.


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A video emailed by the center showed Morsi at a mosque in the Mediterranean town of Marsa Matruh, where the congregation answers "Amen" to a cleric who recites a list of prayers in a traditional ritual.
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In the chief support former WBC super middleweight champion Cristian Sanavia (40-3, 12 KO's) beat for split decision (115-116, 116-114, 117-112) the defendin champion David Gogiya (17-2, 4 KO's). It was an ugly fight where Gogiya did nothing to win the fight. Sanavia now wants a third fights with Marcus Beyer. The series is 1-1. For Salvatore Cherchi's OPI 2000 is the fourth European champion: Andrea Sarritzu (flyweight), Leva Kirakosyan (super featherweight), Cristian Sanavia (super middleweight) and Simona Galassi (female flyweight).
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Pongal prepared using solar cooker served to villagers for pollution-free celebration
Eco Pongal promoting pollution-free Pongal celebration and renewable energy sources was organised by the district Exnora, Youth Exnora and Junior Chamber India (JCI) Tiruchi at Nerkuppai village near Manachanallur recently.
The Eco Pongal was celebrated in the presence of Collector Jayashree Muralidharan and the locals. The members of the three organisations prepared the Pongal using solar cooker.
The objective of eco Pongal is to create awareness of the renewable energy sources and to stress the need for celebrating pollution-free Pongal.
Mrs. Muralidharan commended the good work done by the district Exnora and Youth Exnora in popularising solar power among the masses for the past many years.
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Sweet pongal and traditional thread, were presented to the villagers on the occasion. Krishnamoorthy, president of the Bikshandarkoil panchayat, Balasubramanian, president of the district Exnora, Kalavathi Shanmugam, its secretary, Veerasakthi, president of the JCI Tiruchi, P. Mohan, president of the State Youth and Students Exnora, and K. Sekar, principal, Chidambaram Pillai College for Women participated in the celebration.
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Two child marriages scheduled for Monday, were stopped on Sunday, thanks to the timely intervention by officials, who acted on a tip-off from field-level staff.
The marriage of two girls, both aged 17, was to be solemnised at the residence of bridegrooms in Perambalur and Kunnam respectively.
While Sudha was pursuing Plus Two, Prema was a student of class XI. "No invitation was printed and the parents had planned to solemnise the marriage at the residence of bridegrooms," said K. Petchiammal, District Social Welfare Officer and the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer, who ordered the stoppage of marriages after visiting the brides' houses.
The children were aged below 18 and the marriage is illegal as per the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
The children were rescued and the Child Welfare Committee has been conducting an inquiry, said Darez Ahmed, Collector. Intensive campaign against child marriage has resulted in a growing awareness among the masses of the evil, said Ms. Petchiammal.
"We have been organising several review meetings with the executive officers of temples, proprietors of marriage halls, village administrative officers, village health nurses, and anganwadi workers," she says. She said that the State government is presently producing a documentary film on child marriage.
It would be screened in all villages in the district to create awareness among the masses of the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
No invitation was printed and the parents have planned to solemnise the marriage at the residence of the bridegrooms.
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For the year since she married her partner, waitress Cynthia Landis has legally been a Landis. It's the name on her Social Security card, her District of Columbia marriage certificate and her Virginia driver's license.The bigotry behind this law is obvious, but there's an added bit of stupidity. The state would issue Landis a driver's license in the name of Landis's ex-husband, Hatton, because it views that as her legal name. She could get a name change, but that would require a court order and that would require a lawyer. The Landises can't afford one.
But the state of West Virginia won't recognize it. The Division of Motor Vehicles won't issue the Romney resident a driver's license in that name because she's married to a woman, and state law forbids the agency from recognizing any documents related to a same-sex marriage.
Under the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal government also forbids marriage equality. But Landis had no problem getting her new name on her Social Security card. And Virginia issued her a new driver's license with her married name. Yet when she and her wife moved across state lines, idiocy poked its head into their personal business. When the 30-day waiting period for new residents to get a West Virginia license expires, Landis will be technically driving illegally even though her Virginia license is good for eight more years.
And if she gets stopped without a West Virginia license? That's a class 2 misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Second offense: Up to one year in jail, a fine of $2,500, or both.
West Virginia's law isn't the worst nose-thumbing at equality, to be sure. Just one of the many hassles put in the way of basic freedoms that most Americans take for granted. The day when such assbackwardness becomes a mere laugh line about the past cannot come soon enough.


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Three sets of macroeconomic data released at the top of this week all reflect the downtrend in the economy. Even when viewed separately, each of these — the monthly industrial output data for September, retail inflation for October and the latest trade figures — is cause for concern, but together they reinforce the perception of gloom and speak to the absence of the right policy measures to reverse the downturn. There is a degree of correlation between these numbers. For instance, the fall in manufacturing as reflected in the index of industrial production (IIP) partly explains the deceleration in exports. Persistently high retail inflation, based on a new broad-based consumer price index, draws attention to the inadequacy of supply-side measures to check the steep increase in the price of sugar, pulses and edible oil, which are behind the general price rise. The broad story the figures tell may be the same but the signals they send to policy are mixed. The Reserve Bank of India, which faced a barrage of criticism recently for not relaxing monetary policy, can draw no firm conclusions. On the one hand, the contraction in industrial output has increased the clamour for a policy rate cut. On the other, high inflation seems to vindicate its action in holding on to the rates.
The disappointment of policymakers over the contraction in industrial output in September is understandable but it ought to have been anticipated. In August 2012, the IIP grew by 2.5 per cent over August last year, prompting many in the government to claim that the economy has turned the corner. Clearly the downward drift in industrial production is set to continue for a while. During the entire April-September period, the industrial sector expanded by just 0.1 per cent. Of particular concern has been the fall in the capital goods and consumer durables sectors. The former is a proxy for investment while the latter tracks consumer demand. The government's efforts at talking up sentiment and reviving "animal spirits" will be keenly watched but it is clear that the Prime Minister and his colleagues, by themselves, will not be enough to reverse the downturn, which as the latest economic statistics clearly indicate, is all pervasive. The record trade deficit of $21 billion on the back of a continuous fall in exports and a surge in imports will pose further strains on the current account. Two points that merit special attention here are that exports have not benefited from the rupee's depreciation and that the rise in imports is due to large oil and bullion purchases. Amidst the slowdown, the import of capital goods and other investment-related items is sluggish.
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WASHINGTON The United States could have fighting forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for a decade, the top Army officer said, even though a signed agreement requires all U.S. forces to be out of Iraq by 2012.
Gen. George Casey, Army chief of staff, said Tuesday his planning envisions combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for a decade as part of a sustained U.S. commitment to fighting extremism and terrorism in the Middle East.
"Global trends are pushing in the wrong direction," Casey said. "They fundamentally will change how the Army works."
He spoke at an invitation-only briefing to a dozen journalists and policy analysts from Washington-based think-tanks.
Casey's calculations about force levels are related to his attempt to ease the brutal deployment calendar that he said would "bring the Army to its knees."
Casey would not specify how combat units would be divided between Iraq and Afghanistan. He said U.S. ground commander Gen. Ray Odierno is leading a study to determine how far U.S. forces could be cut back in Iraq and still be effective. Casey said his comments about the long war in Iraq were not meant to conflict with administration policies.
President Barack Obama plans to bring U.S. combat forces home from Iraq in 2010, and the United States and Iraq have agreed that all U.S. forces would leave by 2012. Although several senior U.S. officials have suggested Iraq could request an extension, the legal agreement the two countries signed last year would have to be amended for any significant U.S. presence to remain.
As recently as February, Defense Secretary Robert Gates repeated U.S. commitment to the agreement worked out with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
"Under the Status of Forces Agreement with the Iraqi government, I intend to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011," Gates said during an address at Camp Lejeune. "We will complete this transition to Iraqi responsibility, and we will bring our troops home with the honor that they have earned."
The United States has about 139,000 troops in Iraq and 52,000 in Afghanistan.
Obama campaigned on ending the Iraq war as quickly as possible and refocusing U.S. resources on what he called the more important fight in Afghanistan.
That will not mean a major influx of U.S. fighting forces on the model of the Iraq "surge," however. Obama has agreed to send about 21,000 combat forces and trainers to Afghanistan this year. Combined with additional forces approved before President George W. Bush left office, the United States is expected to have about 68,000 troops in Afghanistan by the end of this year. That's about double the total at the end of 2008, but Obama's top military and civilian advisers have indicated the total is unlikely to grow much beyond that.
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Wade began running as a sprinter and hurdler in fifth grade, and continued at Ursuline Academy, an all-girls Catholic school in Dallas. But when her hurdles coach passed away, "the other coaches said, 'We have to be honest with you, you're not going to be a great hurdler, we think you should really try the distances.'"
At Ursuline, her best times were just 11:09 for 3200 meters and 5:07 for the mile–good but far from national-class high school times. "I hadn't done very much work on the track. I was just raw and didn't fully understand what it was like to push myself in the distance events," Wade says. Academic considerations were behind her choice of Rice, as well as her desire to be near her three siblings at the University of Texas. The Wade progeny are two sets of fraternal twins, none of whom look particularly alike, but Wade characterizes the family as "extremely close."
She was a steeplechaser early on at Rice, but had her best success later in the 10,000, as she got down to 32:40. Though she hadn't done any steeple races or workouts in 2012, "towards the end of the season, my coach [Jim Bevan] had this idea that the 10K field [for the Olympic Trials] was so strong and I didn't have any chance of getting the 'A' standard or being in the top three. He had this crazy idea that 'if things go well and you want to do it, you should go for the steeple one time.'
"We set up this little home meet at Rice on the very last night of qualifying for the Trials," notes Wade. "I ran 9:48, so we were like, 'Yeah, let's definitely go for it.'" She ran well in the Trials steeplechase semis but faded to 14th in the final. "I didn't really expect to make the team," she remembers. "I dreamed of making it, but I didn't think I had a good chance."
Back from her fellowship year, still working with Bevan, Wade pondered her first marathon. There were plans for a half marathon in Houston six weeks before California International, but a storm left the roads slick and Wade talked Bevan "into letting me time trial a half marathon on the treadmill at 1% grade. I ran 1:12:43. That gave me pretty good confidence," she says.
Fortunately, Wade had decided not to make her 26.2-mile debut in her hometown; the Dallas Marathon, scheduled for the same weekend as California International, was canceled due to an ice storm. Wade says she and Bevan "thought the best thing for me would be to be in a new environment where there's no pressure, people don't know who I am or care, and just start a race and have fun."
At Cal International, the favorite was 2:26:32 marathoner Kiptoo, who had been scheduled to race in Dallas. "I had no idea what she would was going to be doing, but I decided to let her go, just make the race an actual race for me," remembers Wade. After running 15 miles with American Kristen Fryburg-Zaitz, who would end up fifth in 2:37:48, Wade spotted Kiptoo's vulnerability and was able to rein her in.
She was not among those surprised by her 2:30:41. "We thought 2:30 or a little bit faster, depending on how I was able to close in the final bit, was reasonable," Wade says. "Joe Vigil, who was my coach's mentor at Adams State and helped Jim write my workouts, thought that was realistic, if I ran just what I'd done in practice."
Handling the distance proved no problem.
"There was never a moment in the marathon – like I never hit the wall or approached it at all – where I thought, 'Oh my gosh, this is brutal, I wish I could stop,'" says Wade. "I'm glad it was a nice effort but not a killer, because now I have good thoughts and good feelings about what the marathon is like, and that will last me to do the next one."
She may return in a fall marathon, but Wade's more immediate goals are in the 10,000 on the track. "I would love to run in the 31s, which is realistic," she believes. "I would have to PR by 40 seconds, but before, I was doing that off of no base. And I think 9:40 or better in the steeplechase. I'll still do marathon-style training, just a little different and with a little bit more speed stuff. It really made me a lot stronger and I enjoyed it so much."
She'll be at Rice, working with Bevan and serving as a volunteer coach. "My duties are mainly encouragement and moral support," she quips. "I show up to workouts, make them goodie bags when they go to meets, and tell them 'good job' when I see them running." It's not a major drain on her time; Wade just shows up a little bit before her own workouts and stays a bit later.
She may do easy runs with the Rice team, but "I'm training mainly on my own. My coach bikes alongside me," Wade says. For serious sessions once weekly, she's paced by Ted Artz, who ran at the Air Force Academy and is now a Rice graduate student.
"When I graduated from Rice, I was just very unsatisfied because I had had so many interruptions and thought that I was so far away from my potential," Wade says. "To me, it wasn't at all time to stop [running]. I think I have better things in me than I've performed." In 2014, she feels, "it will be nice to have more opportunities, better races with good people, and get myself out there more."


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The red carpet was overflowing with sexy men last night at the 12th annual GQ Men of the Year Awards. Obsession of the Year Hayden Panettiere and Diane Lane were lucky enough to be part of the few ladies who got to mix and mingle with the big winners, which included James McAvoy, Casey Affleck and Emile Hirsch. Cover boy Kanye finally felt up to making his first public appearance since getting back from Europe but sadly wasn't ready to walk the red carpet just yet. The party was abuzz with Oscar talk for the best male performance (Emile, Russell Crowe and Clooney were mentioned to name a few), but Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen were more interested in throwing in their two cents about Katherine Heigl's recent Vanity Fair interview where she calls Knocked Up a sexist movie.
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"I don't think the movie's sexist, I think there are characters in the movie who are sexist," clarified writer/director Judd Apatow, who hasn't spoken with Heigl about her comments. "Apparently Vanity Fair needs to sell some magazines. They've got to turn up the controversy. I'm sure when they get you talking for hours and hours, a couple lines taken out of context seem more interesting than they really are."
But Rogen, Heigl's co-star and the film's star, was more blunt. "We won A Women's Image Network Award; I picked it up myself," he reminded, adding, "I don't really talk to Katie."
Does that mean she's off his Christmas list? "Yeah, exactly. Oh yeah, like she was on it before."
Ouch! We know Seth Rogen has a sarcastic sense of humor, so maybe he didn't intend to sound so harsh about his co-star. Even so, it sounds like Katherine might want to watch what she says if she wants to hang on to her status as one of the most popular women in Hollywood.
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It's indeed mortally dangerous for a normal human being like VIncent even to attempt such a reckless act. However, Irene was genetically designed like most (if not all) of the drivers in the highway, so it could be argued that most of the Valid (genetically enhanced individuals) have far better senses and reflexes other than the InValid or God's Children (normal human beings), and an inherent lowel level of fear in front of dangerous situations. Note how Gattaca's world seems to have no traffic light whatsoever, for instance. Maybe they are not needed at all.
The piece played by the six-fingered pianist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5FowPApEzY) is a variation on Impromptu in G Flat Major, D899, No. 3. by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). The original version is obviously possible to play at 10 fingers (for instance, watch this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6_SbflSwAg), however, Michael Nyman (who composed the entire soundtrack and made this arrangement) did a beautiful job embellishing the piece with additional notes/harmonies to something that "can only be played with twelve" fingers, as the Irene Cassini (Uma Thurman character) notes. The piece was digitally composed from the human-capable pieces put together with the impossible to play ones.Many experienced pianists have noted how this variation is in fact impossible to play by human beings, not only because the lack of additional fingers, but also the uncomfortable way it would be to attempt it as a duet.
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I won't tell you which is best, i don't know just what ESP does or how Traction Control works
I go out into areas where the trail is really just packed blow sand & my Ram has the Open Differential & i have Tow Hooks & a trailer hitch in case i get stuck
I would prefer the LSD for the times that i must go out there.
I do know about farm tractors & traction, i was raised on a farm
Farm Tractors have an
Open Differential
, but they also have 2 brake pedals
these normally work together with the use of a metal bar that connects them
the bar can be easily moved to let the pedals work separately
when one wheel starts spinning, you lightly press the brake that controls the spinning wheel & the traction transfers to the non spinning wheel
A car or truck only has 1 brake pedal, but you can make that pedal work almost like a tractor
If your Drive wheel starts spinning, applying just the right amount of pressure on the brake pedal, along with just the right amount of gas pedal, will transfer most of the traction to the non spinning wheel
As beginning automobile drivers, we used to get stuck in sand pits & muddy fields, just to practice that method getting unstuck, someone was always there with a chain, just in case
I came from an old chevy with a g80 locker no traction control or abs. Every time it snowed i would have to put it in 4x4 just to get anywhere without the ass end slipping out.
Now with one winter behind my ram i can say that i LOVE traction control for the winter. It is great. I only had to put it in 4x4 3-4 times all the other times the open diff, 3.55's, with traction control on did wonders. You can pull out on ice put it to the floor and it will take of slowly with minimal wheel slip.
Like you i was initially worried about not having 3.92's and a lsd as almost anyone on these forms tells you that you need them. But for me Tc and 3.55's works great.
I also have two sets of tires, i have my Summer stock tires on chrome clads and i have a winter set on my original alloys with goodyear silent track tires that do have the "snowflake" on them
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Nigerian troops operating in the northeast part of the country have captured a massive armoury belonging to insurgents, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said Saturday.
Major General Chris Olukolade, spokesperson of the Nigerian military headquarters, said in a statement that a dump of the insurgents were sighted in one of the camps, around the Lake Chad area, that fell Friday night in the ongoing counter terrorism operations, Xinhua reported.
He said the large quantities of weapons recovered in the raid were still being moved from the scene of the night raid where several terrorists also were killed.
According to the spokesperson, similar operations took place in other camps in coordination with the troops of Multi-National Joint Task Force.
He said the terrorists camps are located on the outskirts of Duguri, Polkime, Malafatori and other locations around the fringes of Lake Chad.
Substantial money in different currencies and denominations were also recovered from the camps, Olukolade added, noting that seven terrorists were captured in the operation during which a soldier died while five were wounded.
Troops conducting "Cordon and Search" for remnants of the insurgents, who on Friday attacked Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, also had an encounter with some of the surviving insurgents.
The spokesperson said the encounter was in the general area of Kayamla and Alu Dam on the outskirts of Maiduguri.
According to him, more of the insurgents have been killed and arrested in the ongoing encounters, adding that those captured in the encounter are providing useful information toward the discovery of other hideouts of the daring insurgents.
The spokesperson said more bodies of fleeing insurgents have also been discovered along the routes of their escape.
Olukolade said the "Cordon and Search" as well as "Patrol and Pursuit" by air and land would continue in the entire mission area of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
The Boko Haram, which has proved to be a major security threat in Nigeria since 2009, has killed hundreds of people in the last three months in many village attacks across three states in the northeast region.


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The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed right handed pitcher Logan Kensing, and have made the signing of left handed pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes official, per a team press release. Both pitchers were signed to minor league deals with invites to Spring Training.
We heard about the Reyes deal yesterday from Jenifer Langosch. Kensing, 29, spent the 2011 season with the Yankees' AAA affiliate after missing the 2010 season recovering from elbow surgery. He was originally a second-round pick by Florida in 2003. In his career in the majors, Kensing has a 5.81 ERA in 161 innings, with an 8.0 K/9 and a 4.9 BB/9 ratio. His best season was in 2008 when he made 48 appearances, with a 4.23 ERA in 55.1 innings, along with an 8.9 K/9 and a 5.4 BB/9 ratio.
Both pitchers will likely be used as depth out of AAA.
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I believe only money grubbing hoes find that twit attractive. He makes me wanna gag.
I agree :-)
And the fake tan...he's turned Orange. He looks like Snooki's grandfather.
money and power

then they divorce

and they have money and power
Well, it certainly isn't his looks. Could it be............................MONEY??? :)
Why dont you wind them up a bit
Several million reasons
What LunarFirefly said. ;)
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I don't.
It must be his elaborate combover and orange face.
im sure his pockets have something to do with that.
Boring but he has a big wallet - some woman sell their souls for less.
I had no idea any woman felt he was attractive. I think he is the trashiest looking man ever. I would not walk across the street to see him, much less talk to the goof-ball.
It can't be his looks or personality. It must be his money. How else could any sane woman stand his gigantic ego?
Can't say I've heard THAT said very often...
not my thing at all, but i would say: money, confidence and even arrogance
I don't
Money and power he could buy and sell most people with little effort
i love his confidence........f@rtin looneys outta his @ss doesn't hurt?!
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Bangor Bed and Breakfast Stays Ahead of the Curve with new Website Design and Creative Breakfast
Vegetarian bed and breakfast in Maine has a new site to represent its history and originality.
Brewer, Maine (PRWEB) January 31, 2013
Fiddlehead Inn, Brewer and Bangor Maine´s only vegetarian bed and breakfast, has recently launched its newly designed site, http://www.fiddleheadinn.com.
The new site features a clean, "green" look, as the color dominates the header and footer of the site, a Tour the Inn page presenting a slideshow gallery of the two story, three guestroom home, and a responsive design site conforming to the window or screen of the device that´s viewing the site.
The responsive design is the most important part of this redesigned site, as mobile web users are expected to eclipse desktop users in 2014, according to Microsoft.
"The site looks beautiful," Innkeeper and owner Saundra Haley said. "My old site could not be adaptable to any iPhone or mobile phone. Search engines are looking at sites that can do that."
Beyond the website, which Haley said represents her Victorian Maine Bed and Breakfast perfectly, what makes Fiddlehead Inn unique is the exclusive vegetarian style breakfast every morning from 8 — 9:30 a.m. The reason behind the vegetarian/vegan breakfast: Haley herself is a vegetarian. Saundra is a graduate of Hippocrates Health Institute's three week, Life Change Program in West Palm Beach, Fla. She wants her guests to eat healthy as well.
"It´s important to watch what you´re eating and I thought it was a niche," she said. "There´s not too many bed and breakfasts like this around and a lot of people are changing their eating habit."
There´s also not a lot of bed and breakfasts that has Fiddlehead Inn´s location either. Just a stone´s throw from historic Bangor, Maine, this bed and breakfast is within walking distance to the Bangor waterfront, shops and restaurants. Bangor is bustling in the summer time, with summertime concerts, the American Folk Festival in August, Hollywood casino, and a new arena that plans to open in Fall of 2013.
Also, Fiddlehead Inn is just an hour´s drive from Acadia National Park, the oldest National Park East of the Mississippi.
About Fiddlehead Inn: Fiddlehead Inn is a vegetarian bed and breakfast located in Brewer, Maine. It´s location, history and vegetarian style breakfast makes it an attraction along with the other cute shops, restaurants and waterfront that accompanies nearby Bangor. For more information on rates, things to do and to tour the inn, visit http://www.fiddleheadinn.com.
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Olly, waiting patiently for lunch scraps. This is how he begs.
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Andrew gave in and felt bad for him... as always.
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- Fox F90 RL fork with 90mm travel
- Custom Avid Ultimate 7 hydraulic disc brakes
- Shimano M762 XT custom crankset
- DT Swiss X420 custom rims, 24mm
- Specialized Fast Trak Control LK tyres
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Date Reviewed: October 13, 2008
Strengths: I was skeptical to ride with a carbon mountain because on the pavement it sounded hollow and weak and made a dong sound. But when you're on the trails all that scary noise does not exist. And boy this bike it FAST. Frame is really stiff for carbon.
It shifts very crisp and on the dot. Whatever gear you want it in, it will get there in a snap climbing up, coming down, on flats, whatever it is. Another thing I will complement is the soft feel from the carbon frame combined with the excellent fork that allows many adjustments.
The crank bro. smarty pedals are decent. I had a lil trouble clipping in, but that's because I may need to put some shims under the cleats. Other than that, they let me go in a snap and let really put the power to the ground. Also, wearing a pear of lycra shorts, the seat provided great comfort. My behind never went numb for a second.
The brakes (Avid Ultimates) are a little above average. They are a little soft when you first pull but when you pull the bike stops! I think the soft feel is good. It allows for some play unlike some other brakes I've experienced where a tap will send you over the bars. But I would like just a tad bit harder feel to them.
The XT crankset was smooth & quiet and fast. I never use the big ring on my previous mtn bike on the trails, but this bike was so light and fast I actually had too. And I didn't mean I was riding on it for a second or two. I was probably on the big ring for a good few minutes on some doubletrack. The lightweight definately allowed me to do this. I don't know if an XC bike could ever be too light, but it feels to me whatever weight this bike is, it is a good balance, not so lightweight I feel I dont' have control and not heavy enough for me to complain.
However, between the front and the rear of the bike. The front seems heavier and I wish there was a better balance between the front and rear. Maybe a lighter fork? They design cars with nearly 50/50 weight for performance. You would think they would do the same for bikes right?
The only thing I will complain about it the flat bar and the grips. I'm used to riding risers. After about an hour my hands felt some numbing and I noticed my hands just weren't in the most natural position because of the flat bar. Another consequence is the fast steering from being right over the front like that with a flat bar. Not used to that either, but I will get around to it.
Wheelset is rather light and the skewers are awesome and will never loosen up. It's very easy to use. I don't know why other reviewer said it was hard to understand. I also read it is tubless ready... hmmm... I never read that anywhere else. I will have to find out if that is true and try it. If it is then OMG I am even more in love with this bike!
Weaknesses: Grips, a creak I can't figure out coming from headset area, brakes a little soft when begin pulling, aluminum seat post. Fast trak tirees are weak sauce unless if really dry and semi packed. With a retail of $3000, it shoulda came with carbon post and a phenom seat i think.
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Purchased At: Efinger Sporting Goo
Bike Setup: Stock (sram xo rd, lx fd, xt crankset, juicy ultimates, dt swiss rims, etc.) Now with Specialized Captain Tires and ergons. Ergons makes a world difference. Either get ergons or some nice fat grips.
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2008
Strengths: The stock specs seem to suit the meaning of the bike. Stumpjumper geometry. Light (24 lbs) stock and can be made much lighter. Tubeless ready. Fox shocks are the best and this one is designed to match the bike. Looks stealth and dangerous.
Weaknesses: The finish seems to chip off easily for a hard-charging XC bike. Stock seat sucks and was replaced immediately. Not sure yet about the DT swiss wheels and racheting skewers.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $2600.00
Purchased At: Scheels
Similar Products Used: Mostly steel of aluminum hardtails.
Bike Setup: Stock with the exception of a Specialized Phenom saddle, Specialized bar ends and added tire liners (flatted the first two rides from miniscule thorns).
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2008
Strengths: Components, stiffness, the weight isn't incredible but still good, tubeless.
Weaknesses: Somehow, the rear triangle has become waterlogged and I can't get it out.
Bottom Line:
The wheels aren't exactly XC wheels. They are Mavic XM 819 Tubeless rims laced to a custom DT Swiss hub and a Specialized hum with DT Swiss SuperComp triple butted spokes. That wheel setup is an All-Mountain setup. However, all that extra rotational mass means that once I get going, momentum will help me to keep going. Of course, this means that braking, acceleration and climbing suffer, but I make up for it by being in excellent physical condition.
But still, this bike tears it up on any XC course. You will not be disappointed with it. Also, the carbon frame helps to dampen vibration a little bit. The person looking to get this bike should be a serious XC racer.
I have a few problems though, but they are minor. First, the cartridge bearings on the front hubs broke. the only way to fix them is to get new bearings. People with a Specialized front hub: if the front end of your bike is making a lot of noise, and its not the headset, check the hub! I found out that mine was so loose that I could tighten it with my fingers. To tighten the hub, just use a wrench on the little nubs close to where the quick release mechanism is. You can't open it up and tighten it normally because it has sealed cartridge bearings. If that doesn't fix it, then take it to your Specialized dealer and get new bearings.
My second problem is that my frame somehow got waterlogged, and the water wont come out. Frankly, i don't know what to do about it, but it does't seem to be doing anything.
Overall, a great bike. I'm glad I got it, and any XC racer will be happy that they got this bike too.
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Cycle Works
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: This review is for a '07 StumpJumper Marathon Carbon(thats a mouthful) Thats what she said :) I have changed the tires to tubeless Kenda Nevegals, and I replaced the chain and cassette after a years use with the same parts.
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2008
Strengths: This bike offers the ultimate ride. The x-o shifters and derailleur are amazing. If your looking for a bike that climbs hills with ease then this is the bike for you. The fox fork is also a dream it is super plush.
Weaknesses: The frame is a little stiff, the quick release on the wheel set is hard to understand
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $2900.00
Purchased At: Absolute Bikes
Similar Products Used: Still using it plan on using it for a couple years.
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Obama Welcomes Ugandan President to the White House
President Obama and first Lady Michelle Obama welcomed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to the White House on Tuesday as part of the U.S.-Africa leaders summit this week.
Despite announcements in June from the State Department that it would "take measures to prevent entry into the United States by certain Ugandan officials involved in serious human rights abuses, including against LGBT individuals" the man responsible for signing Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act (which this week was struck down by that nation's high court on a technicality) into law was not blocked from attending the summit in the nation's capital.
Human and gay rights activists have called on Obama to discuss anti-LGBT discrimination at this week's summit.
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The business forum is part of an unprecedented three-day summit underway in Washington, with nearly 50 African heads of state in attendance including President Yoweri Museveni. Obama was hosting the leaders at a White House dinner Tuesday night.
At the meeting, U.S. companies announced $14 billion in investments for Africa. Among them: a $5 billion investment from Coca-Cola to fund manufacturing lines and production equipment; $2 billion investment from GE by 2018; $200 million in investments across Africa by Marriott, and a $66 million commitment by IBM to provide technology services to Ghana's Fidelity Bank.
Obama said with the new financial commitments, he was boosting that goal to 60 million homes and businesses.
He also announced $7 billion in new government financing to promote U.S. exports to and investments in Africa. That includes $3 billion in financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank aimed at supporting American exports to Africa over the next two years.
imagine - if you can - this happening for an equally anti Semitic or racist government leader - there is simply no way any US president would appear in public with someone who has this track record and was racist or anti semitic the way this one is a homo-hater.
Essentially, when it comes down to it, the LGBT community has very little political clout or influence. We take what little we are given - and put up not much squawk - that one dime of US tax dollars are still going to these regimes and that we are welcoming their leaders to the WH says it all
this would not happen to american Jews or blacks - there would be a political price to pay - there would crowds in front of the white house -
say what you want about BO - it is undeniable that he is a center right pragmatist who has always held the LGBT community in pretty low regard - witness this photo as one of many examples- cue the responses saying how great he is - save it.
Posted by: j | Aug 6, 2014 9:17:39 AM
Ugh. I would have felt dirty being next to that vile creature.
Posted by: SpaceCadet | Aug 6, 2014 9:33:29 AM
Our rights don't count.
The discrimination against us is not as bad as racism or anti-semitism.
Being anti-gay is acceptable.
Let's hope Uganda will evolve.
That's the message from this pic.
"Jam tomorrow !"
"A chicken in every pot !"
Go quietly to the camps, or it will be worse.
We have had enough examples of this 'diplomatic' approach to know its falsity.
Human rights are not something for diplomatic bargaining.
Act up, Obama.
Posted by: JackFknTwist | Aug 6, 2014 9:58:59 AM
the main course was under-seasoned! That will teach him.
Obama won't confront the GOP why would one think he would grow a pair when dealing with ANY foreign leader?
Posted by: Terry | Aug 6, 2014 10:07:36 AM
@J - i hope there were crowds of us in front of the white house. if not, that's our fault.
Posted by: jabber | Aug 6, 2014 10:10:58 AM
"Obama won't confront the GOP"
LOL! This picture is unfortunate, but lawd the drama queens are in a tizzy today. We only need Michael Bedwell and Bill Perdue to complete the set.
Posted by: crispy | Aug 6, 2014 10:13:31 AM
Really? Of course U.S. presidents have met with racist and anti-Semitic world leaders. How else are they going to negotiate with them?
The stupidity here is immense. There's this thing called diplomacy. Look it up.
Posted by: Vince | Aug 6, 2014 10:21:43 AM
Really? Of course U.S. presidents have met with racist and anti-Semitic world leaders. How else are they going to negotiate with them?
The stupidity here is immense. There's this thing called diplomacy. Look it up.
Posted by: Vince | Aug 6, 2014 10:21:44 AM
He looks like Daddy Dumpling and his yellow tie is crooked.
Posted by: David From Canada | Aug 6, 2014 10:35:08 AM
Sigh. The hypocrisy. Very disappointing, Obama.
I think the bigger travesty here though is Michelle's dress...
Posted by: Oscar | Aug 6, 2014 10:39:09 AM
as obama has said, we need to hold his feet to the fire
Posted by: r | Aug 6, 2014 10:47:59 AM
I hope that there were some queer people at the dinner table...
Posted by: John Normile | Aug 6, 2014 10:56:21 AM
And, of course, the main concern of the above Gay posters for criticizing the American President is the fate of African Gays.
If a Gay Ugandan turned up at your front door would you invite him in for tea before or after you phoned the po'lice?
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Aug 6, 2014 11:11:58 AM
Eesh, that dress. I think it was meant as a kind of subtle torture for Yoweri. "Please, I'll do anything, but change that dress!"
Posted by: Rolf | Aug 6, 2014 11:13:34 AM
Posted by: Jay | Aug 6, 2014 11:14:07 AM
Mrs. O looks terrific, very stylish, I love it.
Mr. O... well, it's a disappointment but I'm going to hope that the in-person session allowed him to make clear the US' position.
Posted by: pete n sfo | Aug 6, 2014 11:19:23 AM
You know, it was kind of funny how Uganda all of a sudden 'tossed out' their 'kill the gays' law on a mere technicality. Looks like those sanctions were hurting them after all. Funny when you dangle money in front of folk how religion and 'culture' take a back seat...
Posted by: HEN | Aug 6, 2014 11:37:00 AM
Yes. Let's all be complete drama queens and act like the greatest presidential ally we have ever had is an enemy. Of course he's an enemy now because....you know.... dinner.
Let's please try to consider that he might be trying to work with this man for the rights of gay Ugandans. They did toss out their brutal law and pressure from the U.S. might have had something to do with it.
Posted by: Lalala | Aug 6, 2014 11:59:33 AM
Unfortunately, there were more anti-gay leaders in attendance who support treating gays like criminals.
It would defeat the purpose of having an African summit to leave half the leaders behind.
Posted by: Josh | Aug 6, 2014 12:24:09 PM
this homophobic bastard should never been invited into the white house , let alone served dinner unless it was arsenic
Posted by: walter | Aug 6, 2014 12:52:05 PM
@LALALA My sentiments exactly. It wouldn't surprise me if this visit was a result of that. Politics at work, as always. Kinda like hookups.. You scratch my back, yadda, yadda, yadda
Posted by: MickyFlip | Aug 6, 2014 1:29:53 PM
The President should have given him a good swift kick in the *ss.
Posted by: Jack M | Aug 6, 2014 1:48:11 PM
Dozens of countries around the world criminalize homosexuality, persecute Jews and keep women second-class, including important strategic U.S. "allies" such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and India. Unfortunately the American president can't afford to halt diplomacy among countries with whom we disagree.
Posted by: reader | Aug 6, 2014 1:53:57 PM
Beyond pathetic that a sitting U.S. President would entertain this little Hitler.
Posted by: Martin | Aug 6, 2014 1:56:07 PM
It is despicable the way that President and the First Lady greeted this anti-gay despot with open arms. We have allowed the Ugandan president and inconceivable human despot to trail LGBT blood into the white house.
We can only hope that it was a typical state dinner on the surface and that NOW Obama will now do more that publicly call him out on his abysmal human rights record. The United States must now cut off all further aid to Uganda immediately and completely!
Posted by: Mike | Aug 6, 2014 3:02:42 PM