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Deaf on Wheels
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Prescott, Arizona, USA
Oddometer: 2,310
Mounting the Tubs brake link...
For those who are about to Hack their 2005 1200 GS. Here are some pictures of how the brake linkage is set up on your bike to a Dauntless sidecar.
Look for the rear brake master cylinder...and remove the protective cover
Replace the BMW screws that held the cyclinder and protective cover with these long bolts. The round black spacer is to separate the two cylinders.
****On left is the plunger rod that pushes the piston in the cyclinder. Make sure that you align the rod as not to interfere with the acutal BMW rear brake stop travel.
Remove the BMW pin...
Fasten and align the trigger bolts...
Temp routed cable to suit....
Waiting for missing Banjo bolt...
This large appendage is the brake line quick disconnect in the event that you want to go solo.
Disconnect.....4 bolts; 3 bundled together electrical cables; 1 brake cable and you're solo....
Abenteuerfahrer screwed with this post 04-24-2009 at 07:06 PM
Deaf on Wheels
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Prescott, Arizona, USA
Oddometer: 2,310
More farkeling...
Painted the Ruskie 10 L(2,5 gal) Jerry can. It came in military green. 1 coat of white epoxy primer; 2 coats of polyurethane Monza red; three clear coats. Lookin' for "JaegerMeister" logo for the can..
Ruskie Ural steel bracket...
Also painted the Micatech sidecases lemon yellow on the sides and backsides..
Reinforced the right inside trunk wall with 24 oz. roving mat and topped with another layer of chopped strand mat. This should strengthen the wall for the Ruskie's bracket and hanging full gas can.
Rear cross aluminum bar and reinforced fiberglassed floor..
Front reinforced aluminum bar with fiberglassed floor(again 24 oz. roving mat and chopped strand mat for both)...
Deaf on Wheels
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Prescott, Arizona, USA
Oddometer: 2,310
Ach du Lieber...Ingrid ain't brakin'..??
Got the Banjo bolt and washers from Jay, so it was bleeding time.
Used DOT3+4> synthec....
Mighty Mite for bleeding....
Sidecar brake
Bled about 20 mls before no more air came thru....
Did the normal brake bleeding and all seemed to be well. Closed the bleed valves and tested the sidecar brake by jacking-up the sidecar wheel. Spun the wheel by hand and stomped on the bikes rear brake.... ...sidecar wheel spun happily along ...no action whatsoever with fluid filled bike side master cylinder to stop Tubs wheel...
Toyed with the right(linked to sidecar) master cylinder where one can adjust the pushrod. Loosened lock-nut and turned the rod up. Pushed on brake and I felt the brake pedal hit something solid. This also prevented the BMW rear brake from stopping the bike completely. Turned the sidecar mastercyclinder rod further down...BMW rear brake goes back to normal and stops bikes rear wheel but does nothing to the sidecars wheel...So, where did I err...?
Won't touch BMW rear brake plunger adjustment..but what should I do with the sidecar plunger adjustment..I am all with your expertise..suggestion. Have no idea of the internal works of the master cyclinder that's pushed by the plunger rod. What's above the plunger rod; piston...valve..? Notice the plunger rod thread on the right (sidecar) is turned down which makes the BMW rear brake stop fully. Screwing it up prevents stopping the bikes rear....
Ach, du lieber...I need help
Joined: Dec 2001
Location: Seattle, WA in the Great Pacific NorthWET (USA)
Oddometer: 306
The master cylinder pushrod normally has a rounded/ball end that pushes directly against the piston. At the risk of stating the obvious, is it possible that the adjustment (that is, the adjusted length of the tub's master cylinder actuation rod) is just really touchy? As it is now, the tug's brake works, but the tub's doesn't. When you adjusted the tug's master cylinder push rod until it was long enough to actuate the tug's brake, the bike's wouldn't work. Is it possible you just sort of need to cheat up on it little by little, making small incremental adjustments to increase the length of the tug's pushrod until you acheive that happy balance? Brakes sytem is pretty simple, and sounds like you bled it correctly.
Mike M. Paull
'05 BMW R1200GS/EZS Rally "L" (UberHack 1.0)
'05 BMW R1150GS Adventure/Ural "SideCzar" (Uberhack 2.0)
'04 BMW R1150GS Adventure/Ural "WarBird" (UberHack 3.0)
Kenmore, WA
"The world is a book and those that do not travel, read only a page." - St. Augustine
"...not all those that wander are lost." - J. R. R. Tolkien
Deaf on Wheels
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Prescott, Arizona, USA
Oddometer: 2,310
Did everything you mentioned; no dice! I suspect: wrong part; it's probably for the 1150's or even the 1100's...Why doesn't the left plunger rod and it's locknut look the same as on the right. The one on the left has a locknut and permanent nut on the rod for adjusting, while the right one only has a locknut on the rod. In order to adjust the right nut one must use nose plyers to screw up or down. Oh, sure the right one will work for the Tub's brake if not linked together with the left one but apparently cannot work in tandem.
Another e-mail to the Northwet.....
Abenteuerfahrer screwed with this post 04-26-2009 at 08:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2001
Location: Seattle, WA in the Great Pacific NorthWET (USA)
Oddometer: 306
Mike M. Paull
'05 BMW R1200GS/EZS Rally "L" (UberHack 1.0)
'05 BMW R1150GS Adventure/Ural "SideCzar" (Uberhack 2.0)
'04 BMW R1150GS Adventure/Ural "WarBird" (UberHack 3.0)
Kenmore, WA
"The world is a book and those that do not travel, read only a page." - St. Augustine
"...not all those that wander are lost." - J. R. R. Tolkien
mikepa screwed with this post 04-27-2009 at 01:38 PM
Deaf on Wheels
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Prescott, Arizona, USA
Oddometer: 2,310
Ingrid braked for Old Ladies...
I may have over reacted a bit and apologize if I rubbed anyone the wrong way...in my comments about it being the wrong part!
MMikepa your explanation made sense....Litewait thanks for your input too! It was necessary in order to not interfere with the Tugs brake to turn down the sidecars master cylinder plunger rod to almost the end of the thread/lock nut and flushing about 70 mls of fluid, it finally started to compress.
Then the Banjo bolt aluminum washers started leaking under strong foot pressure. Replaced them with proper copper washers..presto no leak
Test riding indicated a pull to the right when applying the rear brake. Applying the front and rear at the same time gave a reasonable straight stop. Rear braking will always pull the Tub to the right. If I slam on the rear brake I guess the Tubs brake will prevail over the Tug...so right it goes unless I apply the front to correct, eh?
Aluminum washers at Banjo bolt...
Copper washers...torqued to 24 nm...
Notice how close and how much thread is left after adjusting and not overriding the Tugs master cylinder plunger rod..
Thanks again guys...am a happy Man.. Cheers..
Abenteuerfahrer screwed with this post 04-27-2009 at 11:03 AM
Joined: Dec 2001
Location: Seattle, WA in the Great Pacific NorthWET (USA)
Oddometer: 306
I was down at Dauntless today delivering some final parts for my rig, and chatted with Jay about your problem. Didn't learn anything that I didn't already consider, glad that you got your brake sorted out on your own.
FWIW, I learned to drive sidecars on Ural Gear-Ups. Of course, they have a (double-shoe drum) sidecar brake that is mechanically linked to the tug's rear brake pedal and its (double-shoe drum) brake. This set-up actually works pretty well, as each drum brake has a fairly easy-to-tweak threaded adjuster on the brake rod, and the drum brakes are so ineffective anyway, it's pretty easy to get them "balanced" (in the case of Ural drum brakes, ABS means it's Almost a Braking System).
My first BMW rig (UberHack 1.0, R12GS/EZS) did not have a sidecar brake, as I wanted simplicity above all, and truth be told, I never missed not having a brake on the tub, but, that may be a sort of self-fulfulling prophecy as I didn't have a brake on the tub.
My my second BMW rig (U'Hack 2.0, R11.5GSA/Ural), I sort of let Jay work his salesmanship and decided to have them install a brake on the tub, but for interchangeability, I had a stock BMW OEM (re-branded from Brembo) master cylinder and caliper installed, so in my case, both master cylinders, calipers and rotors were the same. Jay forwarned me that this would be way more disc than I needed out there, but he was able to adjust the actuator rods (as you have done) to get a reasonable balance. However, as you have also experienced, the banjo bolt on the tub's caliper started leaking on my TdF ride, and I just sort of let it go, since I wasn't all that used to having a sidecar brake anyway. That rig is still on the water somewhere between Jamaica and Houston, so I haven't had the chance to sort things out with the brake, but at this point, I think I'll just take it off.
On the thrid BMW rig (U'Hack 3.0 - another R11.5GSA/Ural, that Dauntless is just finishing up) based on the immediate failure with U'Hack 2.0's sidecar brake, I decided against a sidecar brake.
So, though other sidecar pilots I know and respect have the opposite opinion, I personally don't feel I give up any performance or safety by NOT having a sidecar brake, and it makes maintenance and servicing simpler to not have yet another brake system to deal with, and most importantly, "balance". I know a sidecar brake is way cool for doing right-hand sidecar tricks in parking lots, but, as you have found, unless properly adjusted, they do affect the handling of your rig when applied, and it's a fine art to balance the force of the tug's rear brake and that of the tub's when the two are linked.
On option that I know some pilots like, have the tub's brake on a separate but adjacent pedal, so that by rotating your foot, you can actuate one, both, or the other.
So, to make a long reply even longer , the trick will be to tweak that threaded adjuster on the tub's master cylinder so that the whole rig tracks straight when both front and rear brakes are applied, as unless you're off-pavement on a steep descent, you should always be using all brakes to slow or stop - yes? Since we've already established that the tub is bascially a rigid pendulum, you can see the problem, the amount of braking action you want is going to depend somewhat on how much weight you have out there, an empty tub vs. one with a passenger and all your road gear, it's going to make a difference, as you'll want less brake with less weight/empty, and more with more weight/full. The good news, since they are disc brakes, and not drum, once you get the correct "balance" acheived, it will stay that way (as opposed to continually having to make adjustments on rigs, like the Urals, with drum brakes).
A lot to digest there, but it comes down to finessing the "throw" on the tub's master cylinder, and setting up for empty or fully loaded.
More that I wanted to deal with, so I'm punting and taking the easy way out, no brake. The servo-assisted disc brakes on the later generation Beemers as confidence-inspiring, two fingers can scrub speed in a big hurry.
Mike M. Paull
'05 BMW R1200GS/EZS Rally "L" (UberHack 1.0)
'05 BMW R1150GS Adventure/Ural "SideCzar" (Uberhack 2.0)
'04 BMW R1150GS Adventure/Ural "WarBird" (UberHack 3.0)
Kenmore, WA
"The world is a book and those that do not travel, read only a page." - St. Augustine
"...not all those that wander are lost." - J. R. R. Tolkien
Joined: Jun 2008
Oddometer: 85
Humm...Sounds like pitching the whole thing and going without brakes on the tub might be a better way to go??? Less of a hassle as Mikepa pointed out...
yeah - what he said...
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: secret owner of a Parmesan cheese factory
Oddometer: 10,665
Not my work *built by Bob Fleischer* - but it's my rig mechanically linked to allow proportional application with the rear brake, or separate "sidecar only" braking.
I don't use it much like that, though...
Deaf on Wheels
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Prescott, Arizona, USA
Oddometer: 2,310
Tony the Tiger....I did have your version in mind when I ordered the systems from Jay, but thought that less appendages on the frame would be the way to go. Time will tell! Should I find it cumbersome and field unfriendly..I'll disconnect it and go the spartan Mikepa way!
Hondachopper...I'll give it a go for a while. The braking of a heavily ladden Tub should be ok....lightly ladden seems to be the problem. Wish that one could change the brakes response the same way one could do with HPA shocks..just turn the knob for high or low preload (light/strong braking). Oh, well...!
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Oceanside, Ca
Oddometer: 1,261
First, that is one incredible looking rig. Makes me want to "hack my GS"
I have a DL1000 VStrom with a Ural tub (also built by Jay a couple years ago). I too have had issues trying to "balance" the tub brake.
During a period when I had it disconnected I had the only real panic stop ever, going maybe 35 mph. Grabbed front and rear brakes HARD. The entire rig started to pivot to the left such that I had to release the brakes a bit
The truck was able to get out of my way... but scared the bejeesus out of me (and Connie).
Curiously, I seem to have no balance issues with my Goldwing/Hannigan rig....is this because it is so heavy?
When you experienced guys (Mike, Claude, etc) say you are satisfied with no tub brake, I wonder if I did something wrong, or it something not adjusted right? (don't want to hijack this thread...but it seemed on point).
2015 R1200GS (W, LC, Waterboxer, Wethead, ??)
2015 Vespa 300 ABS
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buried in the sand...
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Location: Clinton, NC
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Abenteuerfahrer - Great looking rig! I want to do this exact same setup some day. PM me when you get it done and lets go for a ride, or even if you just need some help with something. I'm just up the road from you in Clinton.
Richard Bryan | Clinton, NC
2006 Ural Gear-Up, 2006 DR 650, 2004 FJR
Deaf on Wheels
Joined: Dec 2007
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For a few fistfull of dollars more...
A few more things were in order to make access easier for changing the top bolt of the sidecar shock.
8mm....3/8" ?....pretty heavy GRP
Tool acess for removing upper shock bolt..
Yet to be painted access knob..
Cap on the inside....
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HDMI is not working at all on my laptop
Hello everybody,
I'v been trying to get my laptop to work with my hdmi outpout on my hdtv, and with or without the nvidia driver, no luck.
In order to skip the basic questions here is what i did and what worked:
the laptop is a hp g-60 with a geforce 8200 mg , it works perfectly on win7 image and sound. So not an hardware issue here.
if i use a live boot with ubuntu or mint i get an image on the hdtv screen (not exactly the good screen size but it works),but no sound.
if i use the nouveau driver, nothing.
if i use the latest nvidia driver the hdtv is detected but no matter what i do no image on the screen, but it is beaving like it think it is actually sending an image on the tv.
I tried all the drivers that are avalable on the 12.04, 11.10, 11.04, and also i think the 10.10.
The only time i got a result, only image, was on a 9x version that did not had sound support yet.
I thought that with time, the updates of the 12.04 ubuntu would resolved my problem, but im still not getting results, so maybe you have the nowledge to give me a hand here, i really don't no wath to do next.
Re: HDMI is not working at all on my laptop
Small mistake here:D, the driver that works is the 173.14.35, so is anybody here can tel me if it is possible to have sound true hdmi whit that driver.
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Samsung Omnia W Windows Phone 7.5 Mango phone official26 September 2011
If your cravings for a mediocre Windows Phone 7 device weren't met by the recently announced Samsung Focus Flash, then take a look at the just announced Samsung Omnia W - a Mango device that's landing next month. With a spec sheet that sounds just like... >>
Windows Phone 7 update failed 1 in 10 phones24 February 2011
If you've got a "bricked" Microsoft Windows Phone 7 smartphone following Monday's rollout of a new update, fret not, you aren't alone. Turns out 1 in 10 people where affected by the update that saw some having to take matters into their own... >>
Microsoft pulls Windows Phone 7 update for Samsung Omnia 723 February 2011
Microsoft has pulled the Windows Phone 7 update released at the start of the week for the Samsung Omnia 7 and Samsung Focus, after users of the new smartphone found that in some cases the new Windows Phone 7 update was breaking Samsung Omnia 7 phones.... >>
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Virgin Media is bringing a host of new handsets to its mobile phone service including, for the first time, a Windows Phone 7 device in the shape of the Samsung Omnia 7. The phone features a 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera and comes with... >>
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In February 2003, astronomers involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) pointed the massive radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, at around 200 sections of the sky.
The same telescope had previously detected unexplained radio signals at least twice from each of these regions, and the astronomers were trying to reconfirm the findings. The team has now finished analysing the data, and all the signals seem to have disappeared. Except one, which has got stronger.
This radio signal, now seen on three separate occasions, is an enigma. It could be generated by a previously unknown astronomical phenomenon. Or it could be something much more mundane, maybe an artefact of the telescope itself.
But it also happens to be the best candidate yet for a contact by intelligent aliens in the nearly six-year history of the SETI@home project, which uses programs running as screensavers on millions of personal computers worldwide to sift through signals picked up by the Arecibo telescope.
Absorb and emit
"It's the most interesting signal from SETI@home," says Dan Werthimer, a radio astronomer at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) and the chief scientist for SETI@home. "We're not jumping up and down, but we are continuing to observe it."
Named SHGb02+14a, the signal has a frequency of about 1420 megahertz. This happens to be one of the main frequencies at which hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, readily absorbs and emits energy.
Some astronomers have argued that extraterrestrials trying to advertise their presence would be likely to transmit at this frequency, and SETI researchers conventionally scan this part of the radio spectrum.
SHGb02+14a seems to be coming from a point between the constellations Pisces and Aries, where there is no obvious star or planetary system within 1000 light years. And the transmission is very weak.
"We are looking for something that screams out artificial'," says UCB researcher Eric Korpela, who completed the analysis of the signal in April. "This just doesn't do that, but it could be because it is distant."
Unknown signature
The telescope has only observed the signal for about a minute in total, which is not long enough for astronomers to analyse it thoroughly. But, Korpela thinks it unlikely SHGb02+14a is the result of any obvious radio interference or noise, and it does not bear the signature of any known astronomical object.
That does not mean that only aliens could have produced it. "It may be a natural phenomenon of a previously undreamed-of kind like I stumbled over," says Jocelyn Bell Burnell of the University of Bath, UK.
It was Bell Burnell who in 1967 noticed a pulsed radio signal which the research team at the time thought was from extraterrestrials but which turned out to be the first ever sighting of a pulsar.
There are other oddities. For instance, the signal's frequency is drifting by between eight to 37 hertz per second. "The signal is moving rapidly in frequency and you would expect that to happen if you are looking at a transmitter on a planet that's rotating very rapidly and where the civilisation is not correcting the transmission for the motion of the planet," Korpela says.
This does not, however, convince Paul Horowitz, a Harvard University astronomer who looks for alien signals using optical telescopes. He points out that the SETI@home software corrects for any drift in frequency.
Fishy and puzzling
The fact that the signal continues to drift after this correction is "fishy", he says. "If [the aliens] are so smart, they'll adjust their signal for their planet's motion."
The relatively rapid drift of the signal is also puzzling for other reasons. A planet would have to be rotating nearly 40 times faster than Earth to have produced the observed drift; a transmitter on Earth would produce a signal with a drift of about 1.5 hertz per second.
What is more, if telescopes are observing a signal that is drifting in frequency, then each time they look for it they should most likely encounter it at a slightly different frequency. But in the case of SHGb02+14a, every observation has first been made at 1420 megahertz, before it starts drifting. "It just boggles my mind," Korpela says.
The signal could be an artefact that, for some reason, always appears to be coming from the same point in the sky. The Arecibo telescope has a fixed dish reflector and scans the skies by changing the position of its receiver relative to the dish.
When the receiver reaches a certain position, it might just be able to reflect waves from the ground onto the dish and then back to itself, making it seem as if the signal was coming from space.
"Perhaps there is an object on the ground near the telescope emitting at about this frequency," Korpela says. This could be confirmed by using a different telescope to listen for SHGb02+14a.
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I currently have an abundance of strawberries. Im excited their in season, and cant decide if I should make a strawberry pie, or strawberry tart? I am enjoying their scent in my kitchen..I have roasted them in the oven before (mmmmmmm), and of course added sugar. Any ideas???
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2009 DNR temporarily closes portion of Northwest Timber Trail in Tiger Mountain Timber operations will result in the early closure of the popular mountain bike area
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today closed a portion of the Northwest Timber Trail due to a timber harvesting operation in the area. The timber harvest will generate revenue to support K-12 school construction, Capitol campus construction, and county services.
The Cougit timber sale closes about 1.5 miles of the trail, starting about .4 miles in from the western (trailhead) side. DNR has posted signs rerouting users from the Eastside (7000) Road to the Power Line Road, which connects to the western end of the Northwest Timber Trail.
DNR urges recreationists in the area to use caution and be aware of heavy equipment and truck traffic. The agency also recommends avoiding the rerouted area during weekdays, when truck traffic is at its heaviest.
The area's non-motorized, multiple-use trails (Preston, Iverson, and Northwest Timber) are closed seasonally to hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian use from October 15 through April 15. The temporary closure of Northwest Timber Trail will last through the remainder of the season and will open again in April.
A map showing the location of the timber sale and trails is at: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/psl_ts_oct_cougit_map.pdf
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DNR-managed lands provide a variety of landscapes throughout Washington State. Recreational opportunities include hiking, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, camping, motorized vehicle riding, mountain biking, and boating.
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Book Review: Shadow Campus by Kathleen Kelley Reardon
January 27, 2014 | 4:43 pm
By Juli Monroe
I was fortunate to receive a review copy of Shadow Campus by Kathleen Kelley Reardon. It's a mystery/thriller that takes place on California university campus.
The location is important because much of the book revolves around university politics and everything rings true. It's obvious Reardon has been a professor, and many of the incidents sound like situations she's either seen or heard about.
The basic plot is that the main character, Shamus Doherty, is called from Connecticut to California because his sister, a professor at the university, has been in an accident. When he arrives, he learns that the "accident" was actually a suicide attempt. He refuses to believe that his sister could have attempted suicide, and the rest of the book delves deep into campus politics to uncover what really happened.
Shadow Campus is a pleasant, easy read. The story never drags, and the mystery unfolded in some unexpected ways. I'm not sure I'd characterize it as a "thriller," though. Mystery, yes, but there wasn't as much action as I would have expected from a thriller.
The nefarious plot wasn't at all what I expected, considering the locale. (In other words, there's lots more going on here than tenure battles.) That's not a criticism. I liked that she went deeper than the obvious. However, the real strength of the story is character development. Every character is well-drawn, and they come to life on the pages. Reardon does an excellent job with one character in particular. You're going to think he's the villain of the piece, and his real role is going to come as a surprise. (Unless you're like my husband, who sees everything coming way before I do.)
I believe this is the author's first fiction book, but she is previously well-published in non-fiction, so this does not read like a first novel. It's quite a bit better than that.
I recommend it and give it a solid 4 ereader rating.
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I like the story idea and it sounds like a book I would enjoy. Thanks for the recommendation and review. A book that I recently discovered is the book "Chasing A Miracle" by author Eliot Hartford Bailey. http://eliothbailey.com/ Due to the subject matter, it appeals to a wide audience (gender wise and age wise). It is the first book in a trilogy. I can't wait to read the rest. Now I am off to find "Shadow Campus."
Nice review of Shadow Campus. It's so good to know the author has first hand experience. This really enhances the story. I will also check Chasing A Miracle out, Lauren. Thanks!
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Who Invented The Bike?
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When you ask the above question, you definitely need to be prepared to hear different answers. Most people have an idea of who is responsible for the invention, but those ideas tend to vary. Listed below are some of the inventors associated with the invention, and then you can decide for yourself who you think is the actual inventor of the bicycle. Either way, there are several people associated with the formation of the bicycle, and that made improvements that took the bicycle to the point it is at today that you may be interested to learn about. Read on!
German Baron, Karl von Drais
The first bicycle is typically credited to German Baron, Karl von Drais in 1818. Karl Drais worked on a device that he named "laufmaschine", which is a German word that roughly translates to "running machine". It didn't completely resemble the bicycle that we use today because it was made of wood, and more importantly, it had no pedals. The machine required human force, using the feet that had to push on the ground to make the wheels begin to turn. However, the design was the first bike like design to be publicly displayed, and was helpful to later bicycle designs.
Pierre and Ernest Michaux
Debate comes about over the bicycle because many people believe that the true first inventors of the bicycle are Pierre and Ernest Michaux. Their bicycle was designed almost forty years after Karl Drais's, but the father and son inventors' bike was the first to include pedals, which is of course essential to our modern bike's movement.
James Starley and Penny Farthing
Separately, another inventor made significant improvements to Michaux's bicycle. James Starley created a higher bicycle that stood farther away from the ground. He is often regarded as the "Father of the bicycle industry" in Britain. He made ball bearings, solid rubber tires and hollow-section steel frames as a standard. This helped to reduce the weigh of the bicycle and made the ride even smoother. Penny Farthing or high wheeler made great improvements by adjusting the sizes of the front and rear tires, and by using better rubber for the wheels, which helped to improve mobility. No matter who you think is the "true" inventor of the bicycle, all of these inventors truly made bicycling possible with their great ideas.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A report says Iowa State University is the only school in the country over the past decade to hire more full-time faculty while reducing staffing in other areas.
The Delta Cost Project at the American Institutes for Research says ISU in Ames boosted its full-time faculty per 1,000 students by 41 percent between 2004 and 2012. They decreased part-time faculty and all non-teaching jobs.
The research shows other schools around the country have hired more part-time faculty and graduate students to teach. They've also hired more people for administrative jobs.
ISU President Steven Leath told The Des Moines Register that the school is focusing on supporting students and faculty.
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FALLS IN LOVE: Romantically. INFPs make the health of their relationships central in their lives.
FALLS OUT OF LOVE: May find it difficult to accept the end of a relationship. Are likely to blame themselves for its failure.
INTIMACY: An expression of deep-seated love and affection. May value their mate's satisfaction above their own.
COMMITMENT: Seeks a lifelong, commited relationship. INFPs feel a tremendous loyalty to their relationship.
MOST SATISFIED WITH: A partner who is committed, supportive, patient and loving.
To win the heart of an INFP, keep things warm, personal, and conflict-free. Be considerate of their need to spend quiet, intimate time with you.
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The INFP is nurturing, empathic and loyal. INFPs select their lovers based on a strong bond and common values. They tend to be open-minded and accepting of another's behaviour so long as their core values are not violated. Close and harmonious relationships are important to INFPs, although they also need a lot of independent time to think and reflect. They often keep negative reactions to themselves because they are reluctant to engage in confrontation.
INFPs value a partner who is committed, supportive, patient and loving.
Deep capacity for love and caring, and sensitive and perceptive about other's are feeling
Loyal and committed, and driven to meet other's needs
Flexible and likely to recognise and appreciate other's need for space
Strives for 'win-win' situations
Nurturing, supportive and encouraging.
Extreme dislike of conflict or criticism, and strongly motivated by wish to avoid hurting or upsetting others
Strong need to receive praise and positive affirmation
Perfectionistic tendencies may cause them to not give themselves enough credit.
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In high school, his closest friends were girls. He and his friends were forever finding a cause, such as a homeless family or students' rights. They worked hard to right the wrongs they found. His wife says she was drawn to his activism, his caring for the oppressed and the environment. She jokes that they have their roles reversed. She says she's logical, stable, and hard-headed while he is romantic, moody, and compassionate.
Isabel is an Idealist Healer (INFP). She doesn't really enjoy playing the field. That caused her too many heartaches. In college, her boyfriend was one of the most sought after good-looking guys on campus. However, he was shallow, inconsiderate, and straying. She stayed with him too long, hoping he would finally wake up to what he had in her. Later she started dating a man with whom she could laugh. She admired his intellectual capacity. He suggested that they live together. She said she'd live with him after marriage. They are now engaged..
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Who Is Ethel Merman? Namedrops and Pop Culture References From Glee's "Funeral"
Namedrops abound on Glee. More often than not, a famous person's name is used as an insult to take someone down a peg or two — and that's something we totally support! To help you keep it all straight, we've compiled a list of the names and pop culture references deemed important enough to be dropped by Glee characters in "Funeral." Did you catch them all?
Finn (Cory Monteith): We killed it last year at Regionals with "Faithfully."
Sue (Jane Lynch): Your nickname is Panda Express.
Sue: Because if I was being honest with you, Eddie Munster and Herman Munster, I don't know how to deal with this.
Jesse (Jonathan Groff): Do you know what happens in Vocal Adrenaline when someone dies during a number? They use them as a prop, like Weekend at Bernie's.
Sue: They volunteered, and I only agreed on the condition that Frankenteen and Lady Trousers help me clean out Jean's room at the nursing home.
Santana (Naya Rivera): My name is Santana Lopez, and I will be singing Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black."
Kurt (Chris Colfer): I'm Kurt Hummel, and I'll be singing "Some People" from Gypsy.
Jesse: Then you must know that that song was done to great fanfare by such Broadway legends as Merman, Lupone, Bernadette.
Rachel (Lea Michele): Hi, my name is Rachel Berry, and I'll be singing the most difficult song I've ever sung.
Schue (Matt Morrison): Great — what song?
Rachel: Barbra's closing number to my favorite movie, Funny Girl.
Kurt: You told us that Willy Wonka was Jean's favorite movie.
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In recognition of extraordinary women and men around the world that have contributed to the economic empowerment of women, The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) in America has selected Isatou Ceesay, director of Njau Recycling and Women's Co-op, as one of the recipients of this year's TIAW 2012 World of Difference 100 Awards.
The TIAW 2012 World of Difference 100 Awards recipients will be recognized at World of Difference Awards Dinner to be held October 2012, as part of the TIAW Global Forum at the Canadian Embassy in Washington DC. Each year, TIAW does receive many excellent nominations from every continent about leaders of communities, organisations, corporations, regions or countries who have taken action to support women's economic empowerment and advancement in society and business.
TIAW was inspired and humbled by the stories of people like Isatou Ceesay who was nominated by Carol Cunnuingham of Gambia Women's Initiative in USA. TIAW is a growing organization of women's network from a multitude of countries on six continents representing 35,000 women worldwide; individual members are executives, business women, and professional women from both the developed and developing worlds. TIAWS connects leading women organisations worldwide to leverage theirresources, creating a global community of economically empowered women.
In her message to Isatou Ceesay, Carol Cunnuingham, the president of Gambia Women's Initiative (GWI), USA, expressed delight and said GWI is most honoured as Isatou will receive this award for all the works she has done to help women in The Gambia. According to her, her selection was due to the fact that her efforts have advanced to the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally or worldwide.
For her part, Isatou Ceesay thanked TIAW for selecting her as one of this year's TIAW 2012 World of Difference 100 Awards winner. "As well my profound gratitude went to Gambia Women's Initiative especially the founder, Carol Cunnuingham, for her nomination for the award and support to the Gambia women in regards of different projects she has brought to the country," she stated.
According to her, her experience in economic empowerment of women started in her early 20s, when she and an unsung heroin worked with the Women's Bureau as a National Women councillor. Ceesay said the experience she gathered at the Bureau as a young lady then made her strive hard to work in all other organisations she has worked in before she became self-employed.
The Gambian TIAW award winner further informed that she isspecialised in recycling plastic bag products and training of women on craft works that will meet up to the standard of the demand of western tourists visiting The Gambia. She explained that in the past before the set up of Njau Recycling in 1997 she had worked as a volunteer with Peace Corp where she received a lot of support.
After seven years of volunteering she was hired for a year as language and culture helper and later as an assistant Environment technical trainee. Ceesay said she later joined Future in Our Hand as assistant Field Supervisor for the Women Empowerment Unit but later in 2009 she became self-employed .


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AFTER a bioterrorist attack, every second counts. Doctors need to find out exactly which pathogen has been released and quickly so that they can treat thousands of potential victims before it's too late.
Now a biotech firm claims to have built a machine that might help do just that. The company has cranked up the PCR technique, which amplifies DNA segments, so that it can help spot bugs such as anthrax more quickly. One test churned out DNA within 78 seconds. "That is the fastest PCR ever performed in the world," says Hendrik Viljoen from the University of Nebraska, who is working with the company.
In the past, the only way to identify a suspect bug was to culture it in the lab, which can take days. Modern PCR machines have cut the wait to a few hours, but even that may not be fast enough to save victims who ...
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Hillsborough County Commission candidates talk up light rail by Mitch E. Perry
Last week the Hillsborough County Commission gave tentative approval for a massive new transportation project that could alleviate traffic problems in the future, but for critics, it was the wrong project.
The Beltway project , would create 70 miles of new toll road, starting at U.S. 19 in Pinellas County, then go east through Pasco County, south thru Hillsborough, and then west in Manatee.
The first of many votes for the project ââ¬â which would if approved, would open by 2015, went 6-1 in favor at the Hillsborough County Commission earlier this month.
Only Kathy Castor voted against it (roll tape#1 o.q.â� a real transit systemâ�)
A real transit system might be something like what the Orlando area will soon be getting ââ¬â a $474 Commuter rail system that will Orange, Volusia, Seminole and Osecola counties.
Then there is always Light Rail, derided by some critics, but something that the very establishment Tampa Bay Partnership ââ¬â hopes could be part of what they call a multi-modal approach to transportation in the future.
But with Kathy Castor leaving the Commission later this year, there doesnââ¬â¢t appear to be too many mass transit supporters.
But several aspiring candidates for the Commission DO support such a system, like Democrat Joe Redner, running against Commision Chairman Jim Norman (roll tape#2 o.q.â�and Carrollwoodâ�)
Recently local Republican heavyweight Al Austin ââ¬â working hard in trying to bring the 2008 GOP Convention to Tampa ââ¬â told the Tampa Tribune last month that as recently as a year ago, ââ¬ÅI would not have said this, but I have come to realize we need rail and other modes of transportationââ¬?ââ¬Â¦..That endorsement was encouraging for rail supporters, says Mary Mulhern , running unopposed for the Democratic nomination in District 1, the seat Kathy Castor currently holds (roll tape#3 o.q.ââ¬? we have no public transportationââ¬?)
Hillsborough County already does have some form of mass transportation ââ¬â HARTLINE, the County bus system. The much maligned system has at times been nothing more than a punching bag for some Commissioners, like Brian Blair and Ronda Storms, but Mary Mulhern speaks up for the system. She recently received attention when she took a Hartline Bus from her South Tampa home to downtown Tampa, to officially file as a candidate. (roll tape#4 o.q.ââ¬?and light railââ¬?)
Since news of the Beltway project broke 2 weeks ago, the plan has been ridiculed in the pages of the Tampa Tribune and the Weekly Planet, while the St. Petersburg Times reported that some key officials would benefit economically if the road is built.
District 4 candidate Joe Redner thinks the Beltway idea just smells bad. He went before the County Commission during the public comment portion of the last meeting to present his alternative light rail concept (roll tape#5 o.q.â�lands out thereâ�)
WMNF attempted to speak to other County Commission candidates , such as Kevin White and Chloe Coney. They did not return our phone calls by airtime.comments powered by Disqus


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ELIZABETHTON — Although no action was taken during Thursday night's meeting of the Elizabethton City Council, two men took advantage of the time reserved for citizens to speak about the dangers of synthetic drugs and specifically bath salts, which are legal to sell in the city.
Paul Bellamy, who is a member of the Elizabethton Planning Commission, and Dennis Wilson, pastor of Lynn View Baptist Church, voiced their concerns with the products that are sold at local shops.
Bellamy said the bath salts are labeled "not for human consumption," and the abuse of the product should at least be considered a public nuisance.
"It is worse than a barking dog," Bellamy said. "It is very serious. It is going to come down to someone's life or death."
Bellamy said the parking lots of the stores selling the items often have cars with license plates from other counties and other states where restrictions on synthetic drugs are in place.
Wilson said the problem is becoming widespread locally, even affecting members of churches.
The council listened to the impassioned pleas, but took no action while the matter is currently being debated in the state General Assembly. Several of the ingredients used in making bath salts were outlawed during the last session, but manufacturers were able to find alternatives.
On a more hopeful note, City Manager Fred Edens said sales tax figures for February were up. The net collections were $841,906.53. The figures represent sales for the important sales month of December.
"This is the first time they have been in a positive direction," Edens told the council. He said collections are still down for the year. He provided council members with charts that show the adjusted accumulative local sales tax was at $2.3 million, while the city had budgeted for $2.4 million.
As expected, the council voted unanimously to go with a new Tennessee Valley Authority wholesale rate for electricity, a modified time of use schedule. The decision was made after a workshop session with the city's electric rate consultant, Chris Mitchell.
Mitchell said the change should result in an annual savings of $34,000 for the electric system.
The only matter that divided the council was a request by Tractor Supply Company to operate an inflatable BB gun range in its parking lot this month. A vote was needed because the city's municipal code on firearms, weapons and missiles does not permit the discharge of BB guns in the city.
The council voted to allow the activity by a 4-3 vote, with Mayor Curt Alexander, Vice Mayor Sam Shipley and Councilwoman Nancy Alsup voting against the motion. They said their negative votes were based on the ordinance.


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The early Christians evidently had nothing against the death penalty. They approve of the divine punishment meted out to Ananias and Sapphira when they are rebuked by Peter for their fraudulent action (Acts 5:1–11). The Letter to the Hebrews makes an argument from the fact that "a man who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy at the testimony of two or three witnesses" (10:28). Paul repeatedly refers to the connection between sin and death. He writes to the Romans, with an apparent reference to the death penalty, that the magistrate who holds authority "does not bear the sword in vain; for he is the servant of God to execute His wrath on the wrongdoer" (Romans 13:4). No passage in the New Testament disapproves of the death penalty.
Turning to Christian tradition, we may note that the Fathers and Doctors of the Church are virtually unanimous in their support for capital punishment, . . .
Summarizing the verdict of Scripture and tradition, we can glean some settled points of doctrine. It is agreed that crime deserves punishment in this life and not only in the next. In addition, it is agreed that the State has authority to administer appropriate punishment to those judged guilty of crimes and that this punishment may, in serious cases, include the sentence of death.
Yet, as we have seen, a rising chorus of voices in the Catholic community has raised objections to capital punishment . . .
The Catholic magisterium does not, and never has, advocated unqualified abolition of the death penalty. I know of no official statement from popes or bishops, whether in the past or in the present, that denies the right of the State to execute offenders at least in certain extreme cases. The United States bishops, in their majority statement on capital punishment, conceded that "Catholic teaching has accepted the principle that the State has the right to take the life of a person guilty of an extremely serious crime." Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, in his famous speech on the "Consistent Ethic of Life" at Fordham in 1983, stated his concurrence with the "classical position" that the State has the right to inflict capital punishment.
Although Cardinal Bernardin advocated what he called a "consistent ethic of life," he made it clear that capital punishment should not be equated with the crimes of abortion, euthanasia, and suicide. Pope John Paul II spoke for the whole Catholic tradition when he proclaimed in Evangelium Vitae (1995) that "the direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being is always gravely immoral." But he wisely included in that statement the word "innocent." He has never said that every criminal has a right to live nor has he denied that the State has the right in some cases to execute the guilty.
. . . it seems safe to conclude that the death penalty is not in itself a violation of the right to life. The real issue for Catholics is to determine the circumstances under which that penalty ought to be applied. It is appropriate, I contend, when it is necessary to achieve the purposes of punishment and when it does not have disproportionate evil effects. I say "necessary" because I am of the opinion that killing should be avoided if the purposes of punishment can be obtained by bloodless means.
The purposes of criminal punishment are rather unanimously delineated in the Catholic tradition. Punishment is held to have a variety of ends that may conveniently be reduced to the following four: rehabilitation, defense against the criminal, deterrence, and retribution. Granted that punishment has these four aims, we may now inquire whether the death penalty is the apt or necessary means to attain them.
The death penalty, we may conclude, has different values in relation to each of the four ends of punishment. It does not rehabilitate the criminal but may be an occasion for bringing about salutary repentance. It is an effective but rarely, if ever, a necessary means of defending society against the criminal. Whether it serves to deter others from similar crimes is a disputed question, difficult to settle. Its retributive value is impaired by lack of clarity about the role of the State. In general, then, capital punishment has some limited value but its necessity is open to doubt.
There is more to be said. Thoughtful writers have contended that the death penalty, besides being unnecessary and often futile, can also be positively harmful. Four serious objections are commonly mentioned in the literature.
There is, first of all, a possibility that the convict may be innocent. John Stuart Mill, in his well–known defense of capital punishment, considers this to be the most serious objection. In responding, he cautions that the death penalty should not be imposed except in cases where the accused is tried by a trustworthy court and found guilty beyond all shadow of doubt.
It is common knowledge that even when trials are conducted, biased or kangaroo courts can often render unjust convictions. Even in the United States, where serious efforts are made to achieve just verdicts, errors occur, although many of them are corrected by appellate courts. Poorly educated and penniless defendants often lack the means to procure competent legal counsel; witnesses can be suborned or can make honest mistakes about the facts of the case or the identities of persons; evidence can be fabricated or suppressed; and juries can be prejudiced or incompetent. Some "death row" convicts have been exonerated by newly available DNA evidence. Columbia Law School has recently published a powerful report on the percentage of reversible errors in capital sentences from 1973 to 1995. Since it is altogether likely that some innocent persons have been executed, this first objection is a serious one.
Another objection observes that the death penalty often has the effect of whetting an inordinate appetite for revenge rather than satisfying an authentic zeal for justice. By giving in to a perverse spirit of vindictiveness or a morbid attraction to the gruesome, the courts contribute to the degradation of the culture, replicating the worst features of the Roman Empire in its period of decline.
Furthermore, critics say, capital punishment cheapens the value of life. By giving the impression that human beings sometimes have the right to kill, it fosters a casual attitude toward evils such as abortion, suicide, and euthanasia. This was a major point in Cardinal Bernardin's speeches and articles on what he called a "consistent ethic of life." Although this argument may have some validity, its force should not be exaggerated. Many people who are strongly pro–life on issues such as abortion support the death penalty, insisting that there is no inconsistency, since the innocent and the guilty do not have the same rights.
Finally, some hold that the death penalty is incompatible with the teaching of Jesus on forgiveness. This argument is complex at best, since the quoted sayings of Jesus have reference to forgiveness on the part of individual persons who have suffered injury. It is indeed praiseworthy for victims of crime to forgive their debtors, but such personal pardon does not absolve offenders from their obligations in justice. John Paul II points out that "reparation for evil and scandal, compensation for injury, and satisfaction for insult are conditions for forgiveness."
The four objections are . . . of different weight. The first of them, dealing with miscarriages of justice, is relatively strong; the second and third, dealing with vindictiveness and with the consistent ethic of life, have some probable force. The fourth objection, dealing with forgiveness, is relatively weak. But taken together, the four may suffice to tip the scale against the use of the death penalty.
The Catholic magisterium in recent years has become increasingly vocal in opposing the practice of capital punishment. Pope John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae declared that "as a result of steady improvements in the organization of the penal system," cases in which the execution of the offender would be absolutely necessary "are very rare, if not practically nonexistent." Again at St. Louis in January 1999 the Pope appealed for a consensus to end the death penalty on the ground that it was "both cruel and unnecessary." The bishops of many countries have spoken to the same effect.
The United States bishops, for their part, had already declared in their majority statement of 1980 that "in the conditions of contemporary American society, the legitimate purposes of punishment do not justify the imposition of the death penalty." Since that time they have repeatedly intervened to ask for clemency in particular cases. Like the Pope, the bishops do not rule out capital punishment altogether, but they say that it is not justifiable as practiced in the United States today.
In coming to this prudential conclusion, the magisterium is not changing the doctrine of the Church. The doctrine remains what it has been: that the State, in principle, has the right to impose the death penalty on persons convicted of very serious crimes. But the classical tradition held that the State should not exercise this right when the evil effects outweigh the good effects. Thus the principle still leaves open the question whether and when the death penalty ought to be applied. The Pope and the bishops, using their prudential judgment, have concluded that in contemporary society, at least in countries like our own, the death penalty ought not to be invoked, because, on balance, it does more harm than good. I personally support this position.
In a brief compass I have touched on numerous and complex problems. To indicate what I have tried to establish, I should like to propose, as a final summary, ten theses that encapsulate the Church's doctrine, as I understand it.
1) The purpose of punishment in secular courts is fourfold: the rehabilitation of the criminal, the protection of society from the criminal, the deterrence of other potential criminals, and retributive justice.
2) Just retribution, which seeks to establish the right order of things, should not be confused with vindictiveness, which is reprehensible.
3) Punishment may and should be administered with respect and love for the person punished.
4) The person who does evil may deserve death. According to the biblical accounts, God sometimes administers the penalty himself and sometimes directs others to do so.
5) Individuals and private groups may not take it upon themselves to inflict death as a penalty.
6) The State has the right, in principle, to inflict capital punishment in cases where there is no doubt about the gravity of the offense and the guilt of the accused.
7) The death penalty should not be imposed if the purposes of punishment can be equally well or better achieved by bloodless means, such as imprisonment.
8) The sentence of death may be improper if it has serious negative effects on society, such as miscarriages of justice, the increase of vindictiveness, or disrespect for the value of innocent human life.
9) Persons who specially represent the Church, such as clergy and religious, in view of their specific vocation, should abstain from pronouncing or executing the sentence of death.
10) Catholics, in seeking to form their judgment as to whether the death penalty is to be supported as a general policy, or in a given situation, should be attentive to the guidance of the pope and the bishops. Current Catholic teaching should be understood, as I have sought to understand it, in continuity with Scripture and tradition.
For further reading, see:
Why the Death Penalty? Capital Punishment and the Catholic Tradition, by Christopher Kaczor (philosopher).
Capital Punishment and Church Teaching (Part 2),
by Fr. William Saunders.
Issue of the Catholic Dossier devoted to capital punishment (Sep/Oct 1998; includes articles by Msgr. William Smith, Charles E. Rice, Gerard V. Bradley, James Hitchcock, and Janet E. Smith).


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Almost done with my korn video blog. Look forward to sharing with you guys. How is everyone!!
Here are a few new Staind track clips. In good taste of sick and twisted tour 2000 pioneers, I feel it's fair to promote decent music on here. Especially when they've made this much of an epic comeback to the darkside :) Any who, the album drops 9/13/11 and the tracks are called ''Wannabe'' and ''Falling.'' Enjoy friends! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BiQ7qQs0Y4&feature=related...
So things might be looking on the up after all. Got some things off my chest and i'm back into writing which has really helped me get that drive back. I might post clips from my writings here soon. Be kind. Oh and just in good taste http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCUqkcwY0rU Enjoy people!
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Lat night/this morning Jonathan Davis was on chat and was generous enough to share some new tracks with us. I not going into detail about the deal, but apparently it spread like wildfire due to me sharing the info with another site. So let me just make one thing clear so people will stop asking..I DID NOT RIP THESE SNIPPETS!!! So don't ask. I did get to hear them and they were in fact amazing....
I really wish i could draw. However, I have an interesting concept that I'd maybe like to see as an album cover. If you read this and want to take the idea that's cool with me. The concept I came up with is just a DJ turntable with a korn vinyl record on it? Like it? Comments?
I can finally say a shit ton has been lifted off of my shoulders. Debt is out. And I got a steady 40+ hour a week job. Will be able to transfer in January so move is on hold, but in the long it will be worth it. To my korn family here that reads my blogs. thank you for being well and entertaining. I have met some great people on here. \m/
So a lot of great things have fallen on me all at once. My lady and baby are with her mom tonight and I just needed somewhere to share my happiness. You guys on here are awesome! Life Is Peachy
I just re-read Fieldy's book Got the Life. I enjoy it more than HEADS only due to the fact that HEADS book seemed to be a more preachy and all about bad the bad times in korn. Fieldy's is kinda the same but it's more-less lessons learned. Both books are well written but Fieldy needs to check some of his dates HAHA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnQJLU8tnsk&feature=player_embedded#at=81 The title of this BLOG is very off putting. I thought when I heard Staind was releasing another album I actually said ''Stain? Not again.'' But im wrong. These guys are back and I'm loving it! ENJOY


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NASHVILLE — A proposal to protect wedding-related businesses from lawsuits if they refuse to provide services to same-sex couples is dead for the session after being withdrawn from a Senate committee on Tuesday.
The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Mike Bell of Riceville was pulled from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Under the measure, a person or group wouldn't have to provide services for a domestic partnership or marriage not recognized by the state if doing so would violate their religious beliefs. Tennessee does not recognize same-sex marriages.
Bell had said he wanted to protect shop owners in Tennessee, noting that those in other states have been sued for refusing to do business.
But on Tuesday, he said he had talked with legal experts and believes there are current state protections that address his concerns.
"I'm convinced that current Tennessee law protects our business owners from the type of lawsuit harassment we've seen in other states," he said.
Opponents of the measure say it's intended to target gay, lesbian and transgender couples and is discriminatory.
"What was happening here was the effort to codify discrimination; to actually say that individuals could use their religion to discriminate, and that was not acceptable," said Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee. "Religion should not be used as a reason to discriminate."
The bill was proposed in the wake of recent court rulings in other states striking down bans on same-sex marriage.
Supporters of the measure believe Tennessee's ban will be overturned eventually, and that the bill would protect the religious beliefs of business owners.