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The thought struck me over the weekend just how much the world has changed as I watched live coverage from Cairo on the fall of Mubarak and his 30-year regime. This wasn't the first public uprising in North Africa this year, Tunisia holds that title. Rather, Egypt is significant for its vast size and population, not to mention that it has a political history stretching back almost 7,000 years.
What struck me about the events in Egypt was the genesis of the people's revolt against power and how a small number of young activists leveraged technology and the Internet to spread their message and mobilize a nation. The older generation in power (Mubarak is in his 80s after all) reacted by trying to shut down the Internet, not truly understanding the resourcefulness of youth, who grew up in a digital domain, to circumvent such governmental interventions. This may have been the largest revolution that was lead not with a gun but with a cell phone.
I've always been fascinated by the digital nature of younger generations. Mine was the bridge generation. I learned to type on a manual typewriter, pausing at the end of each line to throw the carriage back to the start of the next line, but wound up typing my high school essays with a word processor. I learned to be digital while those that came after me were born digital.
However, it's important to realize that age alone is not indicative of technological acumen. While we may assume that many of our younger students have a solid understanding of how to use their cell phone, we cannot assume that all younger students will be conversant in the various technologies employed in their education. Because of this, and also because our students span the range of generations from high school aged to senior citizen, it is important to remember that not all will be comfortable with the technology we expect them to use. Electronic student IDs, email, online course catalogs, and online registration can be intimidating. It's important to have people available to help students learn these tools and overcome their fear.
Higher education continues to move towards the use of more technology to serve our students. This movement is driven by our need to serve ever more students as well as a need to help control costs. Many institutions have already done away with grade distribution by postal mail and we will continue to see email used in lieu of postal mailings which provides significant savings in both postage and materials. Other methods will also likely be implemented in how we capture and track information related to students.
To help keep these changes in perspective, I like to read through the Mindset List created by Beloit College. Each fall, they identify the "cultural touchstones" of their incoming freshmen (traditionally aged students, 18-years old) as a means of helping faculty and staff better understand what cultural references will and will not make sense to the incoming freshman class. The list helps to remind me just how quickly things change.
While technology does not provide the answer to all problems, it is important that we embrace technology and understand its application in our environment. One thing you can count on is that, regardless of what we plan for, something different will emerge and we will constantly find ourselves having to adapt to changes in our work context.
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Perhaps some clarification is in order. Early on, Mr. Robertson states,".. such as Digital Alert Systems' DASDEC-II, is an FCC-certified device that features built-in CAP receiver capabilities." This is followed by, "...including the recommendations that all CAP EAS devices be FCC-certified...." Which is true? Is the Monroe unit certified for both old and new standards [even though it appears there are no new 'certifiable' standards]?
Further, Robertson alludes to potential issues," We don't believe that these devices will fully support the functional requirements of the new CAP EAS environment, such as the new mandatory (or "must carry") governor's message. FEMA has adopted technical standards that would make it very difficult, if not impossible, for a CAP converter box to carry the new mandatory governor's alert. For this reason, it is likely that CAP converter boxes will not be able to offer full FCC compliance. That's just one issue, and we believe there may be others." Beliefs are not facts. Monroe either knows something will work or they don't know.
Were not all the units submitted to tests at SAIC Labs? Have the results seen the light-of-day? Are there not new tests scheduled at SAIC? Will the results be released?
There are many unanswered questions; the standards and requirements are clearly still 'under construction'; the timetable is fluid. Caveat Emptor.
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I'm so looking forward to this show in MN, I found this on Blabbermouth and since no one else posted it I decided I was going to so, I'm sorry if the FORMAT is wrong.
[B]01. March Of The Crabs
02. 666
03. School Love
04. Juggernaut Of Justice
05. Winged Assassins
06. On Fire
07. This Is Thirteen
08. Mothra
09. Thumb Hang (dedicated to RIOT's Mark Reale)
10. Swing Thing (Robb Reiner drum solo)
11. Fuckin' Eh
12. New Orleans Voodoo
13. Metal On Metal
14. Forged In Fire
15. Running[/B]
I guess calling an Anvil setlist horrible is a bit redundant :lol:.
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Are You Actually Consuming Arsenic When Eating Chicken? [VIDEO]
According to the FDA the answer is yes. YUCK ! A report from Intellihub says that the FDA has now finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic. This is what's in anti-freeze! It's a cancer-causing toxic chemical that's fatal in high doses. There's more. Guess where this arsenic comes from?


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There are few tutorials on the web, that give more detailed info on using software to prep HD video.
If you know how to use a video program such as "Premiere", "AfterEffects" or "Final Cut Pro", your really going to need the proper settings that are recognized by the social media sites.
In simple form, the output video should be:
- 1920 x 1080
- H.264 (codec compression)
- Audio 44 (AAC)
- Stereo
- size kept under 1 GB
Once you have this file formatted in this output, as you upload to YouTube of Face book, the site uploader will recognize your file as HD.
Usually this is also indicated by the pull downs on the video that show different sizes to play it by.
In YouTube….the 4 arrow icon should now default to HD on play (full screen)
In Face book…it has a similar operation but in essence it will automatically add that little [HD] symbol
A few points:
- looks nicer, sounds nicer
- plays great on web TV's
- looks better for tradeshows (if set up with TV)
- shows that your team cares about there output repflecting quality (my fav point)
- I tend to think as a whole, its a sign of a online mover and shaker who are seriosu about reflecting a trend leader perception


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I'm not gonna lie, I grew up only listening to rap and my brothers used to make fun of me for it. One day back in 1997 I came home from school n no one else was home so I decided to go into my brothers room to do homework n listen to music. I thought WTH, and pushed play to what was in the stereo when all of a sudden 'Blind' began to play. I was hooked. KoRn is solely responsible for my transition to rock music and that's a big part of why they have always meant so much to me. My toddler likes to rock out to KoRn with me and the best part is that I am only 45 mins from Bakersfield. I love going to concerts in their very own hometown :)
If you're on IG my username is kornnut02
Only KoRn has the ability to give me chills in 100-degree weather !! ;)
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CHICAGO—New data from HIMSS Analytics indicates that 44 percent of hospital respondents fall within the "Likely" or "Most Likely" categories for meeting Stage 1 of meaningful use.
Compliance with the Stage 1 meaningful use criteria are an essential prerequisite for a provider to qualifier for EHR incentives under HITECH. HIMSS Analytics is a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
Based on the new HIMSS Analytics data:
- 44 percent of respondents fall within the "Likely" or "Most Likely" categories associated with achieving Stage 1 of meaningful use, as defined by HIMSS Analytics.
- Within this 44 percent of respondents, 58 percent of these respondents indicated they expect to achieve all meaningful use core measures by May 2012, which is the end of the period covered by the survey.
- Of the 999 hospitals that responded to the survey since May 2010, 25 percent already have the capability to meet 10 or more of the process core measures and at least five of the menu items.
- Of the 442 hospitals that responded to the survey since finalization of the criteria, 27 percent expect to achieve all 14 core measures and at least five of the menu measures by May, 2012 entitling them to the meaningful use incentives.
HIMSS Analytics expects an increase in these percentages as the deadline approaches for full compliance of Stage 1 of meaningful use. For hospitals to receive the full EHR incentive, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' EHR Incentives Program, they must be meaningful users of certified technology by FFY2013.
HIMSS Analytics now has 24 questions on the Stage 1 Process Meaningful Use criteria included in its annual survey of more than 5,000 U.S., non-governmental hospitals. HIMSS Analytics began collecting data in May 2010. Following the finalization of the Stage 1 measures in July, 2010, four additional questions were added to the survey. Hospitals are asked to indicate if they currently have the capability to achieve the 14 core measures and the 10 menu measures. If they do not currently have the capability to achieve a measure, they are asked what timeframe they expect to have the capability.
"As expected, the data indicates that hospitals well positioned to achieve the meaningful use criteria demonstrate high levels of EMR adoption as reflected in the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model. Further analysis of the data will be explored including EMR adoption as it correlates to meaningful use," said John P. Hoyt, FACHE, FHIMSS, Executive Vice President, Organizational Services, for HIMSS.


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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski apologized Friday after a videotape of him mocking a man of Asian heritage at a Foxborough bar last week was posted online.
The Patriots were on their bye week at the time.
"I feel bad, personally. I feel bad," Gronkowski responded during his first media availability since the video was posted. "I talked to [the fan] and he assured me that he took no offense in any way. I know others did, and I apologize to those who took offense."
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I believe they call that the Koscheck Gameplan.
That's Phase I of the Koscheck Gamplan.
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Carl Zeiss' OLED HMD is finally shipping after 4 years in development
Carl Zeiss has been showing their Cinemizer OLED head-mounted-display product for ages (since 2008 in fact), and finally they started shipping: $749 in the US and £577.90 in the UK. This is the 850x500 model (not the 720p version shown in 2010) that has HDMI (v1.4), Apple (iPhone 3/4 and iPod touch) connectors and A/V inputs.
$749 is quite expensive, considering that Sony's HMZ-T1 HMD costs only $50 more, and offer a much higher resolution at 1280x720.
Mon, 15/10/2012 - 12:05 — Anonymous (not verified)
Could have been interesting, but not having 720p like the Sony, it's an "also ran" IMHO.
Now if the future Oculus Rift V2 would be equiped with a 1920x1080 (or 1200?) OLED screen!? Droolworthy. :)
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Both XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio are bringing the 47th annual GRAMMY awards to their listeners with a slew of features and events on multiple channels from both satcasters.
Sirius' coverage goes from Friday, February 11th through Monday, February 14th on many of its commercial-free music channels.
Sirius on-air GRAMMY events:
Friday, February 11
From 6 - 7 pm ET, Blue Note Records President Bruce Lundvall looks at this year's GRAMMY nominees and past winners during his weekly SIRIUS program The Blue Note Hour on Pure Jazz, channel 72. At 7 pm ET, Led Zeppelin is being presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of this year's GRAMMYS festivities, so Classic Vinyl channel 14 honors the band with a weekend-long "Get the Led Out for Their Award" special, featuring lots of Led Zeppelin music.
Saturday, February 12
Starting at 12 pm ET: Host Jason Drew provides GRAMMY reports and updates from Los Angeles throughout the day on SIRIUS Hits 1. From 1 pm - 7 pm ET, Channel 50 Hot Jamz host and 2004 GRAMMY nominee MC Lyte presents music from 2005 hip-hop GRAMMY nominees. At 10 pm ET, Artist interviews from the red carpet, and artist performances from one of the music industry's most exclusive events: the annual Clive Davis / BMG U.S. Pre-GRAMMY Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, only on SIRIUS Hits 1. And at 10 pm ET, JazzTimes publisher Lee Mergner predicts this year's jazz category GRAMMY winners with Pure Jazz channel 72 host Matt Abramovitz.
Sunday, February 13
Starting at 12 pm ET: SIRIUS Hits 1 host Jason Drew in Los Angeles provides the latest pre-GRAMMY updates, and exclusive live performances from some of today's hottest artists at the Clive Davis/ BMG U.S. Pre-GRAMMY party, throughout the day. The from 1 - 7 pm ET: Channel 50 Hot Jamz host and 2004 GRAMMY nominee MC Lyte presents music from 2005 hip-hop GRAMMY nominees. At 4 pm - 12 midnight ET: Pure Jazz Channel 72 announces the jazz winners with live coverage of the GRAMMY telecast throughout the afternoon. From 7 pm - 12 midnight ET: Live from the GRAMMYS, Jason Drew reports from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on SIRIUS Hits 1 and The Beat Channel 66. From 7 pm - 12 midnight ET, Hip-Hop Nation Channel 40 hosts Amanda Diva and DJ Envy report the GRAMMY action during the telecast, with West coast reporter Eddie One calling in with live color commentary.
Monday, February 14
Starting at 7 am ET: Tune in for a full GRAMMY recap, including highlights, soundbites and more, on SIRIUS Hits 1 and The Pulse Channel 9.
XM's GRAMMY coverage goes from Tuesday, February 8th through Sunday, February 13th on many of its own channels.
XM GRAMMY Event highlights include:
Tuesday, February 8th
Get Your Grammy On: 2005
February 8 @ 8AM / 2PM / 8PM ET
All week, Vh1 Radio XM 156 previews the nominees in the biggest categories. Hear the back story on the nominees and the critically acclaimed songs. Plus hear from the potential GRAMMY grabbers themselves! Each day previews a new category leading up to VH1's live broadcast at Sunday night's GRAMMYs!
Friday, February 11TH
All weekend long, get ready for the biggest night in music as Highway 16 - XM 16 celebrates the country Grammy nominees. Listen all weekend long for everything you need to know about the artists and music nominated for the 47th Grammy Awards. Also all weekend, 80s - XM 8 celebrates the 47th GRAMMY Awards with one of a kind live GRAMMYs performances by Rick Springfield, Huey Lewis and the News, Kenny Loggins, Tina Turner, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, and many more! And from at 8AM ET on Real Jazz - XM 70, Jackson Brady and Journalist Willard Jenkins play the music of, and take an irreverent look at, all the nominees in the Jazz category for this year's 47th GRAMMY Awards.
Saturday, February 12th
From 2-4PM ET, 20 on 20's Michelle and The City's Lisa Lisa give you LIVE! GRAMMY Pre-Show - the inside scoop on the GRAMMYs, taking you to one the hottest events in town, the Music Cares event. Hear their GRAMMY picks, fashion picks, and the best places to spot hot celebs this weekend in LA!
Sunday, February 13th
Starting Noon ET, take a look back on GRAMMY nominated artists like Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, and Simon and Garfunkel as the 70s - XM 7 re-creates all the excitement of The GRAMMY Awards from 1970-1979.
At 4-8PM ET, LIVE! GRAMMYs Red Carpet Coverage, E! - XM 162 takes you LIVE to the Staples Center in Los Angeles for Red Carpet Coverage of the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards! And from 7PM-Midnight ET on MTV - XM 155 / VH1 - XM 156, VH1's Kevin K! and MTV's Kim Kane host this year's biggest GRAMMY Gala in NYC, dishing the dirt and playing the songs that made this last year in music unforgettable. Plus, VH1's Maria Chambers and MTV's Evan James join the broadcast from The 47th GRAMMY Awards in LA with backstage and VIP access.


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Everyone associates Springfield with one family. This one singular, cartoon wonder has been in our lives for almost as long as wrestling and has remained ever since. This show was something that struck comedy gold with me when I was between 15-21 years old. The Simpson's are a house hold name in MULTIPLE countries around the world and have nurtured a complete generation who love both cartoons and comedy.
My goal of this thread is to have you answer pick 1 or 2 of your favorite characters and tell me who they would be in the EWN. I'll start it off with a few easy ones...
"Grampa" Abe Simpson - As many people poke fun at his age, Grampa would have to be Wade for me... Just on mental image alone.
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'Kyle Xy' bloodies a nose, but not in the cool way
You know, I've been very tolerant of Jessi's antics on Kyle XY since she's obviously the genetic problem child to balance out Kyle's more balanced, moral self, but honestly, if her behavior is the cause of his downfall, I will be very PO'd.
Spoilers hidden in a Ladnoc symbol ahead.
The suddenly alive and upright Adam Baylin reveals to Kyle two things: 1) He (Adam) has the ability to heal himself by manipulating platelets (which is how he survived the gunshot wound), so Kyle ought to also, and 2) Brian Taylor has been disowned by Ladnoc because of his unsanctioned creation of Jessi, so now he's on a mission to prove that Jessi isn't a mistake, that she's superior to Kyle and everyone else.
Unfortunately, that last fact isn't the healthiest thing to combine with Jessi's need to be better than everyone else. During a trip to UW, Jessi learns the Sarah was an academic rockstar, excelling at everything. Out comes Jessi's competitive side, and she proves that she can out-hack, out-telekinesis and out-heal Kyle. Too bad it gives her a raging nosebleed and fainting spell.
Meanwhile, Lori somehow makes her own way over to U-Dub with Amanda and Hillary in tow (and Declan as a bored chauffeur looking for action) in order to book the renowned DJ Spin Brandt for their prom. The fallout? Somehow, a bar brawl starts, and the underage girls react thusly: Hillary acts as reporter for the event using her cell phone to record; Amanda is all damsel-in-distressy until Kyle saves her; and Lori gets saved by snotty TA Mark, who reveals himself to be the snotty DJ Spin Brandt, who refuses to do high school gigs.
One last thing: Andy is going in for new tests tomorrow, so she's looking for a little nookie to get her mind off things. Unfortunately, Josh is being Mr. Responsible and isn't cooperating. After getting a little couple's counseling from Nicole -- uh, ick?!? -- they're all sweet and understanding again. You know what? Somehow I didn't really buy this fight. I mean, sure, they've been leading up to it, but Andy has always spoken her mind before. Why didn't she this time?
As Andy leaves the Trager household, Kyle wishes her well with the tests and hugs her. Lights flicker. She's kind of dazed afterwards. No cigarette, but I think it was good for her because Kyle has a nosebleed. Naturally, we're supposed to assume that Kyle somehow harnessed his goodwill and power to treat her cancer somehow. Will it work? We shall see.
Other thoughts and highlights:
- Don't bother checking out DJSpinBrandt.com : It only goes to the ABC Family Kyle XY site. What a letdown. I wanted something creative.
- Lori to Declan: "Miss fighting the evil empire?"
- Hillary's assessment of the "new" Amanda: "Facetious, self-aware and spicy!" -- You know what? She's still Ablanda to me despite this episode's attempts to reform her. But it's a start.
- Stephen: "Kyle's coming to work with me: That never ends well."
- Hilarious sexist stereotype turned on its head when Josh declares: "I'm not a piece of meat."
- Andy is not short for Andrea, but Andromeda. I mean, how cool is that? Why is that embarrassing? Why are people afraid of unique names?
- I feel for Lori, discovering that her dad is a PILF with laugh lines that the female student body would like to lick. Ewww!
- Maybe Kyle needs a less selfish emotion than Jessi does in order to use his power. That's why he couldn't heal himself, but was able to work some sort of mojo (however unconsciously) on Andy. But then, judging from scenes for next week, he gets short-circuited somehow. Is Jessi the cause?
- Once again, Josh and Andy give me my Awww moment after ascertaining that they won't go all old-school Hollywood and run into each other's arms:
Andy: "I'm never getting rid of you, am I?"
Josh: "Nope."
Andy: "Good."
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Adventurised DR650 vs. 2008+ KLR685
That comparison has been done 1000 times, and I read 999 of them. There is one twist though, I am considering newer KLR with 685 kit installed against adventure modded DR: tank, seat, windshield, lowered pegs, front and real suspension, carb job, luggage rack, lights etc., but no HP cylinder/cam.
So what outperforms: 2008+ KLR685 or adventure modded DR650? Comfort on a long distance HWY run, say 10 hours at 110 -120 km/h GPS verified speed and long term reliability are to compare. I expect the DR is much better when it gets to the dirt part, but KLR is sufficient for me.
There is new Terra out there, but in Canada it is $9000, that I cannot afford. And I am aware of multi cylinder options as well.
The application is my weekend outdoor excursions. Slabbing for 500 to 800 km one way at GPS verified 110 120 km/h speed. Then there are 100 to 400 km of mountain dirt roads with wash outs, broken bridges, avalanche slides, river beds to cross which my currently utilised Vstrrom is either unable to, or I do not dare. Then I am back on a HWY again, duration is 3 days maximum. There is always ultra light camping gear on the rack, and I always ride solo.
Once I have had a 2009 bone stock KLR. The bike had absolutely the best ergo, and excellent weather protection. It had everything I need in its stock form. But it was nightmare reliability wise. Something or another went wrong daily. It also was gutless, sustainable speed was 95 km/h (GPS), with no passing power whatsoever.
DR650 is considerably lighter, has a wee wider gear spread, its front sprocket is changed in minutes, and runs 120 km/h effortlessly all day long. But the amount of upgrades needed to make it KLR alike scares me off, and secondly, evidences are the DR might not be as reliable as it seems: there are cases of rear hub issues and 3 gear blowing.
Both, DR and KLR, have documented cases of extensive frame damages.
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Joined: Nov 2007
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New DR or new KLR? I'd go DR, but I'd need lower pegs and a few things...too cramped for me as it sits. New KLR is markedly heavier than the 1st gen KLRs. You'll cut into the weight difference a bit to give the DR a similar fuel range, but not that much...
That said, no way in hell I'd sell my well sorted (for me) 2002 KLR with 40K miles to get a DR.
The KLR isn't a speed demon by any measure, but if your highest sustainable speed was 95 km/hr, it wasn't running right for sure.
Both bikes have their issues, but they are all easily fixable. Both make great ADV bikes...good luck!!
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DR tend to have less mechanical issues than KLR.
Both are very reliable but DR a bit more rock solid so.
The KLR will probably be faster. The DR somewhat better off-road.
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Beastly Adventurer
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Location: Tricities Washington
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I have owned a 2008 DR650 since new and have modified it to its max with RMZ forks, Cogent rear shock, and I'm guessing 50 hp and 50mpg at 60 or so. It is simply fantastic off road considering it weighs 360+. I owned a 2002 KTM 640 dual sport that had about the same power and didn't handle as good. I have taken it on 1000+ mile trips set up like this and it always runs perfect. I took it on a trip with two 1500+cc cruisers and they thought it seemed to accelerate as fast or better. That said I just bought a 2009 KLR with fork work and springs for my weight and a Moab shock, also a 688 piston. Compared to the DR it is a slug even with the 688 but I bought it because of the extras already on it and I wanted a bike that was simply physically larger so that I could haul tent and camping stuff without it crowding my seat position. Since its winter here I have only ridden it for a test drive and it sits in my garage getting my final touches for long distance cruising- I have plans to take it to Texas in the next year or two. I do not expect it to replpace the off road prowess of my DR but it replaces my previous road cruiser- a 2009 DorsoDuro that I also took to Texas. I will put somewhat compromised tires on the KLR for the road instead of the Kenda K270's I usually run on my DR.
Here are some pics of both bikes.
The DR is in the background with a newly powder coated frame and the KLR is being wired for GPS and heated jacket:
Here is the DR before powder coating with Kenda 760's ( I didn't like them off road):
The KLR as I bought it:
A good adventure bike will get you to where you wish you had a good dirt bike! (and back)
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Dr's and Klr's are great bikes but after reading Colebatch's journals I would get a low mileage X bike. Low mileage for the little BMW would probably be any under ten grand in mileage. They idenified just about all the problems that caused so many people to short them. Its about the same dry weight as a DR . If you are going all in on an adventure bike you need to look at these closely. Whats nice now is you can pick them up in the 4-5 thousand used price range. What ever you get you are going to end up putting in a couple of grand to kit it up. The Beemer will run circles around the other two on any kind of road maybe not in technical type stuff but if you are loaded up you are probably not going real fast anyways. Just my humble opinion. I was going to sell my Xcountry and get a DR no way now. The Sibirsky Group is way ahead of the curve on these bikes and it would behoove you to read the RR's.
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You have to consider that.
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Guys, I really do need your responses and I very much appreciate what I have got so far. But let me specify even more what two bikes I am interested in and what is their application.
1. 2008 and later KLR650, having 685 or 688 kit installed. So it is 2008+ KLR685. The doo is fixed, the suspension is set for my weight.
2. Adventurised DR650, i.e. a DR which resembles above mentioned KLR. It has a tank of similar range, seat, rack, some windshield, foot pegs are lowered, usual carb mods, suspension is adjusted to my weight. But no bigger piston, no hot cam.
For the application I quote myself " The application is my weekend outdoor excursions. Slabbing for 500 to 800 km one way at GPS verified 110 120 km/h speed. Then there are 100 to 400 km of mountain dirt roads with wash outs, broken bridges, avalanche slides, river beds to cross which my currently utilised Vstrrom is either unable to, or I do not dare. Then I am back on a HWY again, duration is 3 days maximum. There is always ultra light camping gear on the rack, and I always ride solo." I am 180 cm height, 90 kg in gear, ultra light camping gear including bags is 15 kg.
"Comfort on a long distance HWY run, say 10 hours at 110 -120 km/h GPS verified speed and long term reliability are to compare." Currently I am not interested in their off road abilities, because they are all good enough for the purpose.
Many of you say for example "80 mph is fine", please be specific, is the speed you are talking about a true one, or it is what speedo says? We all know most of them are optimistic by 7 to 10%. When we are talking for covered mileage, like "I done a 1000 mile trip", please tell if it was done in one day or in a month.
What do the experts think?
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I can't imagine you making a decision on someone else's experiences without riding each bike. By the way I found the OEM handlebars on the KLR way to wide and tall for my liking which is primarily based on moto-x experience. It appears that most prefer the extra height though. Looking at your weight I think you'll need to change the springs in either bike.
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Reliability wise, the 2 bikes are probably equal but for loaded road travel the KLR would be the one I would pick... It has the larger physical size which means a roomier more comfortable platform when it is under load... As far as gravel road ability, the DR would be better when running empty but loaded up with gear that advantage would shrink and likely be a non issue... I've heard Adv Grifter mention that the DRs frames aren't up to heavy loads when riding on rough ground and can be prone to fail, but it sounds like you run a lighter load so that should also be a non issue... I've done lots of riding on both a loaded and unloaded KLR but have no experience on a luggage equipped DR... The longest day I've run on my KLR was about 700 KM and being 2 up I was long past the point where we should of stopped... 700 wouldn't of been a problem solo bit I would say that 500 KM going 2up that day would of been a better target......The times I have ridden the DR I was impressed by its overall smoothness... I tried one with a Sargent seat and found it pretty comfy, but to me the DR felt small and a little cramped... Maybe it was because I was coming off a larger framed bike...
So on the road the roomier KLR would be the better choice for cruising distance, especially when you take into account the 685 kit... Both bikes should do OK cruising at 110 KMH with a little reserve left for passing... I remember on my older KLR if I cruised at 110 I was fine but 120 it would use a bit of oil and a lot more fuel... The 685 kit is supposed to cure some of those woes... With either of these bikes, the hwy cruising manners are going to be a big step down from your V-Strom...
A good rule of thumb I like to use with thumpers on the hwy is to try not cruise at over 2/3 throttle... For example: at 120kmh my 640 runs at about 5500 RPM which is just under 2/3 of the way to the 8500 redline... The 640 engine makes max power at 6500 so I still have an easy burst of reserve to 140 for passing...
The best thing to do is to try both bike out and decide,If nothing about either bike jumps out ahead of the other to impress you then flip a coin... If the coin stands up on edge then look for something else...
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I do understand my requirements sound strange, but my riding is in British Colunbia, the nearest points to enter into wilderness are Radium Hot Springs ~ 500 km from my house, and Clear Water area ~ 700 - 900 km. I am very time constrained by something else so the only ride I can do is to get to those points as fast as I can, takes 5 to 10 hours, run some roads or trails, and rush back in, another 5 to 10 hours. So all of my rides are at least 1500 km, average 2000 in 3 days maximum, often 2.5.
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My last long freeway trip (not even that long) was a six hour ride up I5 from LA to San Francisco. It was miserable (mostly due to the cold, but the bike didn't help). Keep in mind, I have the stock seat and no wind protection. A new seat & windscreen would help things quite a bit. The bike just doesn't sound that great at 80+ mph speeds. I don't think 75mph+ speeds are that healthy for the bike either (with stock gearing)...I had a seeping valve cover gasket by the time I got home.
For extended high speed freeway riding, in no way would I recommend a DR650. Perhaps with a decent windscreen & seat it would be ok, but it simply isn't built to go that fast comfortably. It's not fun riding 70+mph and having cars pass you going 10+ mph faster. The bike has little if any passing power at those speeds. Heck, even riding the hour to OHV parks (Carnegie or Metcalf) is a bit sucky because of the freeway.
Offroad/gravel or anything slower than freeway speeds I'd pick the DR650.
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On the X Challenge ... have you followed Colebatch's reports for long?
I have, going back to when he rode S. America years ago. Also followed his extensive build, re-build ... and re-build again on his X Chal. Tons of stuff wore out or failed on his bike, hence more re-builds.
He's truly wedded to his X Chal. No idea how he pays for all this.
Do you have any idea of all the serious ... and expensive modifications he's done on that bike? Both those X Chal's are total custom jobs. Nothing is stock ... and they still breakdown. (read Colebatch's Morocco report)
A conservative estimate would be $15,000 USD into Colebatch's bike if you count re-builds ... plus the cost of the machine initially.
X series BMW's carry forward many of the old problems from the F650 line.
The closer you look, more you will see.
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I've never said that ... if anything I usually defend the DR as being super strong. Far as I know only ONE DR650 has cracked the frame ... that would be Jammin Jay :
Jay's DR frame now has 78,000 miles ... not Kms. . He packs about 250 lbs. on board and has ridden several continents, now in Africa. May be a few other DR's have cracked ... can't recall, but far from a common thing. Search the big DR thread. You won't find anything.
KLR's have some history of broken frames and sub frames, but 1st generation ones and not common.
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Note my earlier post regards Jammin Jay ... his frame did crack ... but beyond Jay, not many DR's have had this issue. Come over to the BIG DR650 thread if you have any DR650 questions. Some good guys there.
The DR650 3rd Gear issue and Hub bearing issues are more real. Weird thing is it seems to be mostly riders in Australia. No idea why. Very few failed 3rd gears in North America ... but it does happen. There is a list of broken bikes ... it's got it's own thread. About 30 in all ... works out to about 1/10 of 1% of all DR650's.
I'm up to 50,000 miles ... still on original wheel and Hub bearings.
Maybe the Aussies ride lots of rivers and streams ... and don't regrease the bearings? No idea.
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Ford's 428, on the other hand, has a smaller bore but a longer stroke than the 390 and 427, making it a real powerhouse down low for good traffic light-to-traffic light power. The 428's secret to street and dragstrip power is brute hole-shot performance thanks to its long stroke and obvious mechanical advantage. If you drop a 428 crank into a large-bore 427 block, you wind up with 454 cubic-inches, once again demonstrating the advantages of increased stroke. A 427 stroked to 454 ci becomes a tremendous producer of torque. When stroking the 289 or 302 to 347 ci, or the 351 to 408/427 ci, we're infusing both displacement and raw grunt. It won't feel like a 302 or 351 anymore.
Crankshaft Design & FunctionIn reciprocating four-cycle engines, we're taking cylinder pressure created by the heat and expansion of combustion and turning it into rotary motion via the crankshaft. You may not believe this, but your engine's crankshaft is quite flexible. It has to be to prevent breakage, but there's more. The harmonic balancer serves as the crankshaft's shock absorber, dampening twist and minimizing oscillation. With each compression stroke and combustion pulse acting on the crank, there's a certain amount of twist and flex (oscillation) around the crankshaft's centerline, causing rod journals to dance wildly around main journals. This affects piston and valve timing more at high rpm under hard acceleration though it's not something you'd notice with the pedal to the metal. It's never the same amount of flex and movement each time around the flagpole.
Suffice it to say that torque originates at pistons and rods, ultimately having an effect on radial oscillations around the crank's centerline. Not only does heat energy acting on the piston and rod make torque, so does the crankshaft, multiplying the torque of combustion and rapid expansion through stroke. When increasing stroke, there's greater mechanical advantage-leverage-acting on the crankshaft's centerline. There's also more stress. The beauty of an iron crank, I-beam rods, and hypereutectic pistons is affordability while providing greater displacement and power.
Eagle tells us that its cast-steel crankshafts will take more punishment than a stock cast-iron crankshaft while offering more power-up to 500 horsepower in small-blocks and a whopping 700 horsepower in big-blocks. All that power comes from stroke and displacement. This means you get a lot of crankshaft durability and stroke without having to sell off the farm. This makes a cast-steel crankshaft suitable for daily driving, weekend racing, towing, and more. The power advantage comes from stroke without having to spend a lot of money. And when you consider machining costs on your factory crank and rods, the cast-steel stroker kit with I-beam rods is an excellent bargain for not much more than all that machine work.


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About these pages...
The Arkansas Archeological Survey's logo is taken from one of the oldest examples of graphic art in North America. Dating from the Poverty Point period (2,000 B.C.-500 B.C.), this soapstone bowl with maze-like design was discovered in Columbia County.
The icon for the "News and Current Research" section is taken from a pair of shell earrings found at the Spiro site just across the border in Oklahoma. The famous effigy pipe "Big Boy" sports earrings similar to these.
The icons used to represent the other sections are derived from rock art found in Arkansas:
This anthropomorphic figure was taken from a panel at the Narrows site northeast of Mountainburg. It was created by being pecked out and then painted with black and red pigment. Unlike other petroglyphs in the same panel, this one has four fingers represented on the right hand.
This distincitive spiral loop is just one of the many geometric designs found on Petit Jean Mountain, in the Indian Cave. It is approximately 27 cm and is easily located along the ceiling of the site.
The figure used in the Publications section was found in another site on Petit Jean Mountain. This pictograph showing two connected spirals was found on an overhang along with several other geometric figures and two paint handprints.
Resembling an outlined cross, this pictograph was found in southeastern Stone County. It was done in red ochre and may have some connection to sites found in the Petit Jean area.
This sunburst figure was found on the ceiling near the front entrance of the Hardison Shelter on Petit Jean Mountain. This rock shelter is relatively small but does have a few well preserved pictographs like this one.
Rock Art Reference:
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The Arkansas Archeological Society Web site is maintained by Glen Akridge.
The Rock Art in Arkansas Web site was designed and developed by John Samuelsen, Dr. George Sabo III, and Deborah Weddle.
The Archeological Parks Web site was developed by Mary Kwas (content) and Deborah Weddle (design and maintenance).
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Location: Mattighofen
Oddometer: 318
Our route on day 6
Day 7
Morning came with usual routine - I was preparing breakfast, Jänx packing our tent and other stuff and of course making notes from previous days highlights. Our plan for today was Tusheti - one of the most beautiful and remote mountain regions of Georgia, with its amazing alpine meadows, snowy mountains, glaciers and a variety of forests. It is one of the most ecologically unspoiled regions in the Caucasus. The area comprises ten villages with Omalo being the largest. (From
We planned to follow small gravel road through Akhmeta to Pshaveli and then ride north until road ends.
Overtaking trucks wasn't easy
Cows looking for shelter
Collecting drinking water. We used such taps everywhere and had no complaints about water quality.
Old classic - GAZ-21 Volga - this car was only reserved for directors in the past.
We checked out abandoned Kvetera church on hilltop. They have great system for traffic signs about sightseeing places in Georgia. First sign is probably 500-1000 meters before actual intersection so you don't have to slow down immediately but can decide, would you like to check it out or not and then make a turn on time.
We met a group of polish travelers with two SUV's there.
From inside
We turned north to Tusheti and started to slowly climb to Abano pass - highest in Georgia with 2900 meters (9500ft).
Asphalt was soon replaced with gravel and road turns narrower and narrower.
Washing visor with icecold water
Of course no barriers. At first uncomfortable, but we soon got used to such "freedom"
Approximately at 1000 meters, It feels like we are already on top, but actually it's still almost 2000 more meters to climb.
Biggest truck we saw - old russian 6x6. It takes a real man to drive that truck on this road!
Road servicing equipment.
We climbed and cimbed until we were BEYOND CLOUDS
Road was sometimes quite whoopy - wheeling steep uphill, 3rd gear, 70-80km/h, on 2 meter wide road makes you really feel alive
Until we finally reached Abano pass, 2923m. My carbed 950SE with H2W (sea level) jetting kit had no problems, of course a little bit less poer and starting the engine required little throttle, but otherwise perfect!
We met a group of italian tourists there with two minibuses, they offered us a drink, but we decided it's really not a place to drink and drive
Now we have to decend to Omalo. It's more than 1000m lower somewhere there.
Road to Omalo. Just amazing! There is no electricity and people live there only few months in a year when that road is passable. Remote and wild part of Georgia.
We encountered two types of drivers in mountains. Some will let you pass rather quickly, but others seemed to try to block your overtaking attempts like Felipe Massa or Lewis Hamilton in F1. You really have to watch your moment when they lost attention or there is a wider section somewhere and then go, fast!
We finally reach Omalo. It's like medieval city.
Roads in Tusheti
After driving around some hours, we felt like it's time to drive back to civilization. When driving back up to Abano pass, weather changed and it started to rain. It wasn't very pleasing ride through clouds on wet rocks, and always knowing that's right next to you is invisible drop of few hundred meters. We finally reached top and started to decend, weather was not so bad anymore.
As we realized now, sunset wasn't far away and we are still on the mountains. Next km's was best described as "stand-up, drive as fast as you can, don't kill your brakes and try to stay on the road". We survived.
As Telavi was not too far away and we feel that today we would like to have a room and shower, we decided to find a Bed&Breakfast there. Finally with a help of a taxi driver we found a simple room for 20lari (ca10 Euro)
After shower we took a walk to Telavi center, but it was so quiet we soon decided to return with some local drinks. First night in a bed!
Todays route, 216km
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Visiting with a Family
There is much to see and do at BAM! Below are some tips for planning your visit, what to do while at BAM, some suggestions for looking at art with children, and ideas for continuing the conversation.
Before You Arrive...
- Find out about BAM's exhibitions to see what might interest you and your family.
- Consider attending one of the Museum's many free or low-cost Kids & Family Programs.
- Decide if you'd like to schedule a guided tour at no extra cost.
- Talk to your children about museum guidelines. Please explain that artworks are fragile and cannot be touched as oil and dirt from fingers can cause permanent damage.
While at Bam...
- Try not to see too much in one visit and remember to take breaks. Depending on your child's age, we recommend to aim for 30 to 90 minutes per exhibition.
- Have fun playing and making your own art at one of BAM's Imagination Stations.
- If the weather is nice, visit the Museum's Sculpture Garden for a little sunshine.
Looking at Art...Looking at art is an interactive experience. Stop, watch, and talk about the things you see. Here are some questions to help spark conversation:
- What do you see?
- How old do you think this object is?
- Do you like it? Why?
- How does it make you feel?
- What is it made from?
- What is it used for?
- Who would own an object like this?
- What do you think the artist was thinking when s/he made it?
After Your Visit
- Talk about what you saw at the Museum. What were your favorite artworks, and why? Which artworks did you not like? Why?
- Start curating your own collection with the artwork you made during your visit to BAM. How would you arrange and display the objects? What other objects might you add to your collection?


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A new residents' parking permits scheme aimed at rewarding environmentally friendly car usage has been approved by Edinburgh City Council.
Under the new scheme, parking permit charges will be graded according to vehicle size and CO2 emissions levels.
The aim of the scheme is to cut the negative impact on the environment from CO2 emissions, as well as to provide more available resident parking spaces as the council currently sells more permits than there are available places.
Owners of the most polluting cars will pay more for their permits, and households with more than one vehicle would pay more for second permits.
Green Councillor Steve Burgess; who proposed the scheme, told The Journal: "The purpose of the charge is about pollution, because you can still buy a smaller car.
"It's not an anti 4x4 measure, it's not about taxing luxury cars – it's about pollution and taxing pollution.
"In a way it is quite a radical thing and for the first time the Council is saying it's not socially acceptable to pollute without bearing the consequences. What is important is the moral message of this – when you get the permit you'll be charged double because of the pollution you're causing to society."
It is estimated that 66 per cent of the current permit holders will pay less, 14 per cent will see no change and 20 percent will pay more.
Disabled badge holders will still be eligible for an exempt permit which is free of charge.
The original proposal was passed unanimously by the council in 2007. The Transport, Infrastructure and Environment (TIE) committee decided on a public consultation, which took place from September to December 2008.
However, the consultation process over the scheme has been the target of criticism. 66,000 letters were allegedly distributed in the Park Green public consultation. A total of 1670 people responded, with 73 percent of respondents in favour overall, and 68 percent of parking permit holders in favour. 47 people wrote letters or emails of objection to the new scheme.
However, the councils' Conservative group has criticised the scheme, claiming that the public consultation was not as extensive as has been claimed.
City centre Conservative councillor Joanna Mowat told The Journal: "I just don't believe the 66,000 letters went anywhere. The Conservatives amended the motion – we said we were not happy with the consultation.
"The council report stated that the Park Green consultation had gone to every household in the controlled parking zone – we are very dubious it did. They did not fully consult with the community's council in the area. We are very doubtful it was an effective consultation."
A number of capital residents approached by The Journal said they did not receive any communication from the council. Marchmont businessman Michael Field told The Journal that he received no letter in last year's Park Green consultation.
"The new scheme is ridiculous. We already pay for so much. The council never listens anyway," Mr Field said.
Lib Dem councillor Robert Aldridge has defended the consultation, stressing that a number of methods were used to gage public opinions.
He said: "It wasn't just the 66,000 leaflets which went out, but there were also opportunities to respond online and the matter was raised at, or I believe in some cases, immediately before the relevant neighbourhood partnership meetings."
Mr Aldridge added: "In my experience those who are against something are usually more likely to respond than those in favour and the fact that the overwhelming majority of those who responded were in favour speaks volumes.
"It is difficult to know why some people did not respond. However during the next phase there will be a further statutory period of consultation so that anyone who does still have strong views can make them known during that period."
Having gained approval from TIE committee, the council will commence the statutory "traffic regulation order" process in order to promote the change. This will take approximately nine months, following which the scheme will be implemented.
Under the current controlled parking scheme, charges only differ from zones – central zone residents pay £160 per annum, and peripheral and extended zone residents pay £80.
Anticipated losses with the new scheme are about £50,000 a year, but the council considers the environmental benefits to outweigh any negatives of revenue losses.
According to a council statement, one of the anticipated outcomes of the new scheme includes bringing about changes in the vehicles owned by city centre residents, in the hope that there will be a switch towards smaller cars. In addition, since smaller cars require less space, the council expects there to be an increase in parking capacity.
Under the new scheme there will be five categories for cars. Three of these will get a reduction in permit costs. The fourth will have no change in permit costs. Only residents whose cars fall into the fifth bandwidth will have to pay more for their parking permits.


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Libya's Release of 6 Prisoners Raises Criticism
After more than eight years in a Libyan prison, convicted of deliberately infecting children with the virus that causes AIDS, five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor stepped off a French presidential plane to freedom here on Tuesday.
The charge had been widely dismissed abroad as absurd. The Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, had accused the six medical workers, who were said to have been tortured, of acting on the orders of American ... Full Story »


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What's The Worst Book You've Ever Read?
Posted 03 September 2010 - 03:48 PM ( #21 )
Posted 09 September 2010 - 09:14 AM ( #22 )
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 10:27 AM ( #24 )
M'kay. What happened was almost EVERYONE in my class was addicted to Warriors. I was as well. Then I got to the third or fourth one, and gad I was BORED. I mean BORED BORED. My best friend even let me borrow her fifth one and it was left in my desk for about four months. Around June (My school gets summer vacation starting at July), EVERYONE was talking about the characters from the second series, so I was all "What?" and "Which character is that?" And everyone got annoyed. Because that's when I was reading A Series of Unfortunate Events, and I have all 13 books and I personally like them quite a lot.
Posted 24 September 2010 - 10:14 PM ( #25 )
that series is okay, but they could have cut around 5 books off the series it got boring with the same ending and stuff
Worst books what I have ever read are A Series of Unfortunate Events- books,
because your favorite characters die or you don't know what happen to them.
I read all those 13 books, because books always end, when there's something, what you want to know.
Don't read NEVER those books!
Posted 26 September 2010 - 10:20 AM ( #26 )
Agreed. This series is awesome.
Yea, i pretty much hate all vampire books except one because its unique and has a different view of vampires, they arent all ''emo'' looking and stuff. Its called ''Marked'' should try reading it sometime.
Oh dear God, I've read so much awful stuff x_x Here's a few samples:
The Night World
Normally I love L. J Smith's stuff, but this I really couldn't get into. It's a bunch of short stories, which I generally dislike. I really liked the first story, but of course it ended and then... I just got bored. I couldn't get into the other stories and threw the book out. One of only two books I never finished.
Brisingr (or something like that)
The other book I never finished. I loved Eragon and was okay with Eldest, but this... this just bored me. I couldn't follow the plot and found Roran's bits REALLY dull. Shame they made up most of the book...
Oh hell. Where to start here? A really poor retelling of Cinderella when there are much better out there (Ella Enchanted, for example) with one of the weirdest endings in the history of my reading...
I'm pretty sure there's more, but I felt the need to rant about these three.
Posted 06 October 2010 - 02:30 PM ( #27 )
Posted 11 October 2010 - 09:54 PM ( #28 )
The Twilight Saga.
Warrior Cats. The... every part of that book is horrible.
Although at least the author is good, I like seekers.
Posted 30 October 2010 - 06:26 PM ( #29 )
reason #1: It is simply overrated!
reason #2: One reason it made it to the bestseller list is because Robert Pattinson is an actor in the movie (seriously, some teens thinks he's handsome or something)
reason #3: It is in too much detail, people dont want to know that she ate [insert food here] and chased it down with milk or that she wore her favourite frilly shirt or whatever.
reason #4:Edward is a sparkly vampire He's a diso ball!
reason #5: So boring, it is complete snoresville
reason #6: Harry Potter Rules
reason #7: It pushed Harry potter to #2 to the bestsellers list on the Whitcoulls shelf.
reason #8: It ruins the idea of the traditional vampire that burns upin the sunlight and sleep in coffins.
reason #9: It sets a bad example for everyone! It inspires people to become emo, goth or complete whining "passionate" people.
reason #10: The point of the book is about a twit who fell in love with a bloodsucking moron who is trying to protect her; In the series of unfortunate events it is about three orphans trying to escape an evil person trying to get his hands on their fortune; in Harry Potter it is about a boy trying to bring down the Dark Lord once and for all according to the prophcy that was made when he was born; in WARRIORS series it is mainly about prophecies that will change the whole forest and ..er...stuff.
Sorry if I am too... something because it just shows how much I dislike the series and yes I did read at least one of the books and it was awful
Posted 14 November 2010 - 12:16 PM ( #30 )
And NONONONONONONONONOOOOOO,
I also didn't like the Into the Wild series, I read the first one, read the first chapter of the second one and never continued. It's about a girl named Julie with a walking and talking cat named Puss in Boots and a plant eats her mom. The author basically copied something from every fairy tale she could think of. It's annoying.
I know I have more...I'm much too lazy to think of more ^_^
Posted 14 November 2010 - 03:53 PM ( #31 )
I just found it interesting that people will not like a book just because a character doesn't set a good example. I detest some of the characters in some of my favourite books, that doesn't mean they're bad. I find the conflict engaging. Then again, if the storyline doesn't suffice, I do disengage from a story.
Take for example the characters in Shakespeares Othello.
Othello is easily swayed, incredibly jealous and ultimately kills his wife over false pretences.
Desdemona is naive, too kind for her own good and is deceptive to her father
Iago is the epitome of evil! He is egotistical, and manipulates people for his own good.
None of these characters are a good influence on the people reading them. Doesn't mean the book is bad, or that it's a bad influence on those reading it. You can read a book like Twilight and not strive to be like Bella.
I find it hard to hate books, but there is one - "Little Darlings" That I have still, to this day, have not been able to finish
Posted 15 November 2010 - 10:05 AM ( #32 )
Stupid disco-ball.
Speaking of which, I've been reading the Amulet series, it's very awesome but gets more boring around the third book as now it's more talking than action.
Posted 15 November 2010 - 05:27 PM ( #33 )
Also, The Giver. If anyone else has had the misfortune of having their english teachers force them to read this, then you will understand. It's about a 'utopian' society, which is a bunch of b.s. because it's basically the most boring world where people basically can't think freely, are assigned their jobs rather than choosing them, and they decided that identical twins are too confusing, so the smallest one is euthanized at birth. Stuff like that. Teenagers also have to take pills to get rid of 'stirrings' as they're referred to in the book, if you catch my drift. And I say, well what fun is that?
Idk what else right now.
Posted 16 November 2010 - 05:15 PM ( #34 )
Posted 22 November 2010 - 03:51 PM ( #35 )
So twilight, the stupid book that started the "paranormal romance" section at the bookstore, a (_______)
vampire craze and a chain of VERY BAD MOVIES! the story of a teenage girl falling in love with a 100+ year old just isn't right, and he will LOOK like hes sixteen for ever when she will age like a NORMAL person and then it won't look right to everyone else, And how many wives has the shiny vampire had? he's over 100 so he probably just wants this 16 year old girl to replace a past vampire, hunted by abraham lincoln (google "abraham lincoln, vampire hunter") and then a werewolf comes on to the scene, one that isn't over 100 so if i was the girl id choose someone closer to my age, won't suck the blood from people or animals into bloodless corpses or maybe, (this will blow your minds) A NORMAL PERSON!
Now to lord of the flies
nothing is wrong with lord of the flies (unless you got the illustrated version, then i can understand why you dont like it tamatamatamapanda)
okay i don't know many of the others but im going to put one down myself "THE HOBBIT" my grandma got it for me on my birthday (my 8th) and i read 63 pages and then found another book but i was bored with the 63 pages enough so don't read "the hobbit"
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Posted 27 November 2010 - 04:06 PM ( #36 )
I just found it interesting that people will not like a book just because a character doesn't set a good example. [snip]
The only problem with that is that Bella is made to look like the most perfect angel ever; everything she does is perfect and what every girl should strive to be like if she ever desires perfection.
And while I've never read anything Shakespeare, I'm quite certain that Othello was portrayed as a deeply flawed character, and not someone that we should strive to be, yes?
Posted 17 December 2010 - 04:34 PM ( #38 )
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 02:21 PM ( #40 )
2. Stephanie Meyer must have a love for Pedophillia. Edward x Bella? Jacob x RENESMEE!? O_o
3. Everyone's a pedophilic stalker
4. Bella sucks
5. The power rangers could easily beat the cullens
6. Charlie has the most character
7. It teaches people to commit suicide
8. Stupid fact no.#798 - Girls who read this book will think they're bella, and will come waiting for edward. Then, they all commit suicide because he didn't come and their life is not complete. The end.
9. Just because it has fancy words, like, every sentence, doesn't mean that it's a good book.
10. Bella ditched all her friends, family, and her humanity, just to be with the disco-ball gary-stu. At least blondie had some sense.
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Indiana Invite Day Final Results
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 8 Indiana women's team and No. 17 Hoosier men's team built on their first-day success and finished strong in day two of the Indiana Invitational. The IU women captured a total of six first-place finishes and six second-place finishes in the Invite. The men's team also had six event winners to go with four second-place finishes.
For the Hoosier men, sophomore Aarik Wilson remained undefeated on the season with his victory in the triple jump. Wilson jumped 16.03m, which meets the NCAA provisional mark of 15.6. Senior Hassan Reddick was next behind Wilson with a jump of 15.35m.
Junior Rodney Hollis set an Indiana record with a time of 1:18.70 in the 600m. Hollis' time was second in the race behind Indiana State's Jason Briggs, who set a Fieldhouse record in 1:17.45.
Indiana had two of the top four-placers in the Mile run. Stephen Haas won the race with a time of 4:11.23 and Kurtis George came in fourth in 4:21.75. In the 5000m, Nathan Gooden was the winner in 14:37.74.
Senior Matt Harris finished runner-up in the 60m hurdles by running a season-best 8.14 and junior Micah Harvey placed fourth in 8.38.
Noah Shelton tied for second in the high jump, clearing 2.05m to mark a career-best.
Saturday's action for the women's team was highlighted by victories in the 60-meters, the 200-meters, the triple jump and the weight throw. Senior Rachelle Boone kept her undefeated streak alive in both the 60m and 200. Boone ran an NCAA automatic qualifying time for the second straight day, finishing in 7.27. In the 200m, she ran a 23.91 provisional mark. On Friday, Boone set the Gladstein Fieldhouse record with a time of 7.26 in the 60m semifinals. Senior Danielle Carruthers finished second in the event with a time of 7.47.
Senior Kelley McKinney won the weight throw for the second straight week. McKinney's toss of 18.16m marked a season-best. In the triple jump, junior Lauren Chesnut's leap of 12.53m was good for first place.
Freshman Lindsay Hattendorf ran the 5000m in 17:31.25 to win the race. Junior Chioma Ndubisi ran a career best indoor time of 55.79 in the 400m to place second. Sophomore Mindy Peterson was second in the 800m with an IU season-best time of 2:12.80 while freshman Jessica Gall finished runner-up in the Mile with a time of 5:04.71.
The Hoosiers also got nice performances from sophomore Ara Towns, who finished third in the 60m (7.58) and Karla Marshall, who placed fourth in the 200m (25.34) and fifth in the 60m (7.67).
The Indiana track and field teams will return to action next weekend when they compete at the Cannon IV Classic in Indianapolis.
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Crabbing limits pose dangers for watermen
The Sun's editorial "To preserve the crab industry" (May 3) failed to mention some major considerations.
The Sun called Maryland watermen "short-sighted" for in refusing to agree to reduce their catch. No one wants the blue crab to return to its former bountiful quantities more than the watermen. They depend on the crab to put food on their table and a roof over their heads. It is their livelihood.


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One of the issues most passionately discussed now in the media and blogosphere is the KeystoneXL Pipeline proposal, to allow Canadian oil and gas company TransCanada to build a pipeline to transfer tar sands oil from Alberta to Texas. So what are the arguments?
In Dry Texas, Recycled Water Looks Better and Better
As the drought in Texas continues with no end in sight, some cities are turning to innovative water alternatives in an attempt to maintain quality of life as they know it. The new mindset includes viewing waste water as an asset.
Water Problems Are Solvable: The International Water Forum at the UN
Water problems are solvable. None of the many challenges are outside of the ability of human-kind to respond and resolve. As with so many things, political will and money are needed, but the International Water Forum at the UN took it further; the general public has to understand and care before the political will and money will materialize. And the way to the general public's heart is through effective communication.
Water-Saving Project in Punjab, India Reaches Out to Farmers Through Cooperatives
After working with over 500 farmers last year to conduct a field experiment on the use of tensiometers to reduce irrigation in rice fields, this year they will be working with about 5,000. As part of this expansion, our program partners at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) are working with Cooperative Societies, a network of which reaches some 3,000 villages in the state.
Update: Youth-led Project H2O Continues to Inspire
We first reported about the project by a group of Puerto Rican high school students, Project H2O (Help to Others), and the documentary film about the project being made by the parents of one of the students, in August 2010. The students are continuing to develop Project H2O in their school, in an educational phase that looks at not only global water scarcity, but also water issues at home in Puerto Rico. These are some of the highlights they shared with us.
White Paper Release: Addressing the Water Crisis in Gujarat, India
In honor of World Water Day, Columbia Water Center is releasing a new White Paper: Addressing the Water Crisis in Gujarat, India. The paper presents the results of Columbia Water Center's study of the severe groundwater crisis in the Mehsana region of Northern Gujarat, India. The study concludes that the current pattern of groundwater exploitation is both costly for the state and unsustainable for farmers, and could lead to the complete failure of agriculture in the area within a few years if left unchecked.
Finding Answers to the Worsening Water Crisis in Gujarat, India
As explained in a recent blog post, falling groundwater levels in the Northern regions of the state of Gujarat, India, are reaching dramatically dangerous proportions. Columbia Water Center (CWC), however, believes that there are numerous technologies and practices that could save significant amounts of water and energy. Farmers have shown interest in applying them, but […]
The Worsening Water Crisis in Gujarat, India
For more than three decades, the farmers in Northern Gujarat State, in India, have produced abundant food crops, and have had a thriving dairy industry. In order to make that happen, they have been using once plentiful underground water resources.
Because local aquifers are being replenished more slowly than the water is being withdrawn, groundwater tables have been falling throughout the period, and the situation has become so serious that North Gujarat's future agricultural success is now in jeopardy.
At AGU, Earth Institute's Columbia Water Center Adds to the Abundance of Scientific Riches
The annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting is an all-you-can-eat buffet of the most current scientific knowledge available on the planet. Name your pleasure: space, climate change, geomagnetism, nonlinear geophysics, volcanology, biogeosciences, etc. You have to be careful to indulge in moderation over the five-day event, or risk unseemly bloating.
The Columbia Water Center contributed its own tasty dishes to the feast, mostly under the hydrology section of the menu.
Ceará, Brazil: With Electricity and Water, This Place is Heaven
"With electricity and water, this place is heaven on earth."
That is the opinion of several residents I spoke with last summer during a visit to Milhã, in the center of the state of Ceará, Brazil. In this rural, semi-arid region communities are small and close-knit, and many families have lived there, often in the same houses, for generations. People love the place, but they aren't unaware of the difficulties of living without the modern conveniences that we in the US take for granted. When electricity arrived to the houses a few years ago, it was a huge improvement in their quality of life, bringing lights and other conveniences. When water arrives, they say, it will be heaven.