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Cats and Dogs Being Best Buds — Daily Distraction
Historic enemies, cats and dogs have, in the YouTube era, been caught in the act ... of friendship.
14 Adorable Dogs Dressed Like Reindeer
Aww man! We've been sucked in again. It's another edition of animals in costumes, but we swear it's way worth your time. Why? Well, because there are few things more adorable than dressing up our dogs and cats in holiday garb and showing them off on the Web. We're positive they love it! (Maybe.)
Man Gets Reunited With Dog After Five Years and Now We Are Crying a Little
When Mike got the call that his dog Bandit has been found, at first he thought it was a prank. He lost the shih tzu five years ago when it escaped through a hole in his fence and was then grabbed by an unknown man in a car.
12 Dogs Guilty of Getting Into Christmas Decorations
Ladies and gentleman, we're back at it again -- it's another round of dogs in holiday costumes. This time, however, there's a huge difference-- we're not responsible in the least bit! See, these dogs did it all to themselves.
Pets Take on Stairs in Adorable Videos [SHAMELESS ANIMAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK]
Aside from being ridiculously adorable, our pets offer up some pretty funny entertainment. For starters, they casually hang out for photo shoots and sneeze to the beat of Dubstep. Basically, if there's a cute behavior to be documented, you can be sure we're on it!
17 Dogs Dressed Like Santa
Santa Claus rules. Unless his beard gets stuck mid-mall stunt, then his cool status gets a little iffy. But otherwise, good ol' St. Nick is really awesome. Why? For starters, he has reindeer as pets, gives out presents for a living and gets thousands of free homemade cookies on Christmas Eve. Basically, the guy's livin' the life. It's no wonder he's survived to be like, hundreds of years old!
5 Annoying Things Pet Owners Do on Facebook
Now that the election is over, we can go back to being annoyed by the usual stuff on Facebook -- Farmville updates, the unceasing stream of invites to comedian friends' weekly shows, pictures that promise "likes" will somehow generate something for somebody somewhere ... and everybody's pets.
Sleeping Dogs Compilation Will Brighten Your Day [SHAMELESS ANIMAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK]
People please, let sleeping dogs lie, and then record it, upload it to YouTube and wait for somebody to put it in a video with others of its kind.
Celebrate Election Day with 14 Patriotic Puppies
We're huge fans of campaigning season, because America always comes together to create political memes, poke fun at candidates and make boring debates a little more interesting. It's country bonding at its finest! We're a little bummed though, because that season has finally come to an end.

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I was out shooting with my 500 CM, finished one magazine and loading the second when it simply fell off on the ground. Lucky I was on a lawn and basically nothing hapened. I tried several times to attach the A12 to the body thinking I didn't push the round button all the way to the side. The A12 fell off every time. I have not opened the magazine yet, unfortunately it is loaded with film. Enyone has any idea of what may cause this? Is it time for a CLA or perhaps a I can do this myself? Thank you
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Belgian Mules
Could you imagine riding a 18hh mule?! These guys are beautiful...but massive. I think I'm in love :D
arent they pretty!
Wow. Huge, but so adorable! :D
So cool! I want one!
We have one :). His name is Jack, he is enormous and the sweetest thing ever. He head (with ears) is over 3 feet long and he's 34 years old. You'd never know he was so old, he acts like he's twelve. We ride him on trail rides, in town, everywhere- he goes to Benson Mule Days every year!
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I have one too. His name is Tiny and he is one part of a team that my dad had for many years. About 2 years ago, Buster (his mate) had to be put down due to arthritis but Tiny is still going strong. He is a smaller size for the breed, only about 17 hh but Buster was about 18.2. Very smart and very sweet. This coming from a woman who is really not a big fan of mules. LOL
<----- i preffer my belgian X qh . . . hes much cuter
we had a draft mule when I was growing up. She loved beer.
soo cute ... and huge ... they seem like gentle giants =]
We tried to find a mammoth before we got the last two horses, but too much money and too hard to find in Northern Ontario... I'd love a pair!
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I thought you'd get a chuckle from seeing the "jacket" I made a couple of years ago for my cat, from a broken patio umbrella.
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I used an old umbrella to make a hunting hat for my husband. I knitted the helmet (thats what its called) then hand sewed the umbrella around it. Then knitted another helmet...He said it keeps him very warm & water resistant. Why anyone would want to climb a tree at 4:30am has to be a little crazy right?
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Geely, which owns Scandinavian marque Volvo, is targeting the UK as its first market in Western Europe as part of plans to win over consumers across the continent. The first model to launch will be its Geely Emgrand EC7 four-door saloon.
The manufacturer has selected car production company Manganese Bronze Holdings (MBH), which produces London Black Taxis, as its UK distribution partner. MBH said it aims to launch with a retail chain of "30 to 40" dealerships.
According to marketing manager Maria Holmes, Geely will launch as an entry-level, "value-for-money" proposition similar to the strategy used by Korean marques Kia and Hyundai.
The company will principally use PR next year to generate awareness among car buyers, as well as business-to-business advertising.
No consumer marketing is planned until later in 2012. Geely is also preparing the launch of a consumer website, www.geelyauto.co.uk.
Matthew Cheyne, market development director of Geely Auto UK, said: "Much of the success of Geely Auto UK will depend upon the dealers we attract. They will help develop the brand and its growth.
"We intend to be different, more customer-focused and items such as the long warranty will be just part of an innovative total customer care package."
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The new GIVI Trekker 33 liter top or side case is designed to offer the functionality, durability and style associated with GIVI cases and meet the more rugged and demanding needs of the dual purpose market. The new Trekker series incorporates Givis' standard full lid opening (clam shell opening) as well as an optional top lid opening for convenient top loading. This is selected by way of a toggle latch. This kit is a pair of Trekker 33 liter Trekker cases with matched lock cylinders. Each kit comes with an additional 3rd lock cylinder to be able to add a matching top case!The Trekker is molded in durable polypropylene and the lid is finished with brush aluminum panels secured by stylish, protective molded bands, the fully waterproof Trekker series comes complete with the patented GIVI latch mechanism.
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I strongly suspect you've done your homework regarding compact lenses but I'll ask anyway. Have you considered the tiny 90mm f/6.8 W.A. Optar or the venerable 100mm Wide-Field Ektar?
Thanks for the ideas. Optar seems to be pretty old and soft from test results I have read. Have considered the Ektar but it's not MC and has a weird filter size. The Congos are new but seem to have variable quality but I think it's worth the gamble to get a modern MC lens in a copal shutter.....this will be my lightweight alternative to the Nikon SW 90/8 so not rushing to find one.
Hmm... I'm considering selling a very nice 90mm f/8 Nikkor but it depends on what I decide to do with another film format. My current 4x5 kit consists of 38, 58, 90, 135, 203, etc. The 90 Nikkor is the cream-of-the-crop regarding size/weight/performance/coverage. The 200-M was part of the same decision process. Are you open to a 90 f/8 Nikkor? I might be persuaded in parting with it if I veer off in another direction. I really need the cash.
Dear Angus,
I own a Congo 90mm, an Angulon 90mm and a wide field Ektar 100mm. These lenses are coated, not multicoated. And the WF Ektar is far more better than the Congo, easier to find used and less expensive. And the image circle of the WF Ektar is greater than the Congo. The Angulon is today outrageously expensive and the image circle is OK for 6x9 but not for 4'x5'.
Already have the Nikon 90/8. It's great but heavy. Perhaps the Ektar is worth another look ....Thanks Phil for the input.
Yamasaki/Congo is active since quite a long time.
Older than some other well established japanese brands.
I have seen uncoated lenses, single coated, and also multicoated (like a 500mm tele that recently sold on Ebay.de for very good money).
I guess that all modern lenses are multicoated. If i had to place my bet, i'd say from at least the mid eighties.
The 90mm is more or less a knockoff of the Wide Field Ektar, so i don't expect that there would be a huge difference between them.
Even their tessars are said to be very close to the Kodaks. Many people think that the reincarnation of the Commercial Ektar was the Ilex Paragon/Caltar, and that when Ilex ceased the production, the f/6.3 Congo was very close to being the twin sister.
Between the Congo and the WF Ektar, i'd go for the latter, because i'm more a collector type, but if i had to choose a backpacker's lens, light and dependable, i would never choose a lens with soft single-coating, and with a big, old, clunky shutter! :)
BTW, i have recently seen a 90mm Congo on Ebay, for just $100.
Search completed auctions, maybe it didn't sell.
With some luck, it is possible to find other double gauss wide angles (Leitmeyr and Meyer Aristostigmat), in a rather modern shutter. Only single-coated, though.
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Seems like the Congos have questionable quality control while the Ektars are uniformly good. Think I'll leave the decision up to what I find first!
From all I've read the Comgo is indeed a gamble just as the old non-Super Angulons are. You could buy and sell until you find the gem(s) you seek. I'm too lazy for that though.:D
I've got a similar 120 Osaka wide field. Maybe I'm lucky but the one I bought works fine as a light 5x7 wide angle. Multicoated and modern copal shutter. I paid about $220 for mine years ago when prices were higher.


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If the Ravens aren't careful, Heyward-Bey and Moore can turn short gainers into touchdowns. The Raiders have excellent speed. It will be interesting to see how far Williams and Smith play off the line of scrimmage. This will definitely be one of those bend-but-don't-break efforts. Heyward-Bey has 19 catches for 289 yards and Moore has 30 for 485 this season. Smith and Williams have to tackle well after the catch.
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But behind a first-year head coach, first-year general manager and 10 new faces on the roster, Phoenix has sped up its rebuilding process. While igniting the future is still a major focus, the present doesn't look so bad, either.
With a little more than a month left in the NBA's regular season, the Suns find themselves in the thick of the postseason race.
Despite stumbling a bit to begin the month of March, Phoenix, behind the dynamic backcourt duo of Goran Dragic and a healthy Eric Bledsoe, is one of four teams -- Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies being the others -- competing for the final three playoff spots in Western Conference.
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King & I Thai Cuisine
FIND IT: 1821 22nd St., West Des Moines
HOURS: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-9 p.m. weekdays, noon-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
INFO: (515) 440-2075, www.king-and-i-thaicuisine.com
Scene: Walk through the double trellis of vines inside the front door and youll leave behind the strip-mall sidewalk in favor of a cheery scene from Southeast Asia. Rattan chairs cluster around a dozen tables and booths, and gilt-framed portraits of Thailands king and queen hang above the open kitchen.
Dinner: We were in the mood for something unusual and spicy, and we succeeded on both counts. The boneless golden stuffed chicken wings ($7 for two) are breaded with Cheetos-orange batter and stuffed with ground pork, glass noodles and green peas for a combined effect that has the slightly spongy texture of meatloaf. Unusual: yes. Tasty: yes. Spicy: not so much.
For the heat, we dipped into a bowl of tom yum kai ($3), a clear-broth cousin of the popular coconut-milk-based tom ka kai ($3) with mushrooms, lime juice, chile paste, cilantro, lemon grass and magic sinus-clearing spices. (Diners can customize the spice level on a scale from 1 to 4. Im not too proud to say the level-3 soup almost brought me to tears.)
We continued with a dish of cashew chicken ($11), which has more interesting vegetables than most versions, and a plate of jungle curry ($11), so named because its bright mix of red curry and basil is preferred by many wildlife hunters to stay alert in the jungle, according to the menu.
I cant report the same results; I ate so much I wanted a nap.
The rest of the menu offers salads, rice and noodle dishes, a few sushi options and desserts like fried bananas and sticky rice with mango. Our server mentioned some off-the-menu dishes, too, like garlic frog legs and the chicken noodles slathered in pad thai sauce.
Cocktails: Theres a small list of beer and wine, but youll pay a lot less for the same labels at the grocery store. I had a glass of plum wine ($5), which was chilled and sweet enough to counter the spicy food.
Service: They kept us happy on a busy Saturday night even though they were short-staffed.
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because the guy who photoshopped this pic didnt do a good job.
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The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) will hold their 5th Annual Organic Research Poster Display in conjunction with the 2014 MOSES Organic Farming Conference, February 28 -March 1 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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Excuse me, Ron Paul….Say, What?!?
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Ron Paul never lamented the death of Al-Awlaki, In fact, he said that Al-Awlaki's is a net benefit. What Paul has an issue with is how the President of the U.S. can order an "assassination" order against a U.S. citizen without ever charging him/her.
You can easily charge someone in absentia and even Yemen charged Al-Awlaki in absentia, but the U.S. did not. The U.S. never even tried to indict the man and any prosecutor.
It is not Al-Awlaki's death that is concerning, but how it was carried out. However, this is America, where we love to capture someone in one country, place them in another, and torture people for years without ever bringing charges against them.
Fortunately, some of us still appreciate justice when it is carried out the normal way. If someone is guilty of a crime, then you have the courts and the law.
After hearing Paul's reasoning, I can't argue with it. He is spot on. But I am a bit confused, so help me out here. If the U.S. brought no charges against Awlaki, then how did he make it the the FBI's most wanted list?
The problem isn't that this guy is dead per se. We all understand he was a bad dude. The problem is the precedent that this action sets.
Remember the Bush Administration killed Ahmed Hijazi but claimed they didn't know he was in the vehicle. This was because they understood the graveness of their act in relation to the civil liberties Americans are protected with.
Now Obama has taken things a step further by doing it out in the open. It's hailed because in this case we agree that it was a bad dude.
The slope will continue downward as it has in every government turned tyranny unless we as citizens stand up for our rights. Who will the next President have the right to kill? And the next? At what point does it become people who just disagree with the government? Our forefathers understood this, set up the country to protect against it, and we no longer appreciate thier struggle. History is doomed to repeat itself.
So friend, I am the patriot because I understand this and still like America for what it's supposed to be. You….you are the lackey.
By the way, saying "In this way, Al-Awlaki forfeited his "American Citizen" rights" makes me believe you haven't actually looked this up, cuz if you had you'd know that's not how it works. So let me pass along this website where you can research things like this: http://www.google.com. Here's just one example showing he still had citizenship that I found from the aforementioned website(really, it's a great tool…you should "bookmark" or "favorite" it) http://www.wfmz.com/news/Congressman-Dent-reacts-to-al-Awlaki-s-death/-/121458/1762286/-/auth75/-/
Have fun.
How dare you use truth, facts and logic to prove your point, instead of blind emotional rage like a good indoctrinated sheep.
Honestly, where the Hell did America go?
As a supporter of the "Tea Party" the Vice President of the United States and others have publicly declared me to be a terrorist.
With this as precedent, I guess I should be expecting a cruise missile in my living room any day now.
Due Process is not only for people we like. Capture the guy, put him on trial, convict, and execute is the correct order. When requisite steps are left out, the Constitution suffers, and a bit more of our freedom is lost.
Well, well. We are finally seeing that 'ol Ron Paul isn't the "constitutionalist" that all his whacko followers who came down on anyone who didn't have the last name of Jefferson, as not "patriotic" enough, as not believeing in the Constitution enough as most Tea Paryer's say they do, that we were all taking hits on our personal belief in the character of this nation. Well as it turns out that Ron Paul is so open minded that his brain fell out a long time ago, and is so Libertarian and believes in the freedoms and rights of everyone that no one, not even one of the most blood thirsty, murdering ass scumbag Islamic evil perverts should have got a warning a missle was coming in on his butt I guess. In that since two of the Islamic terrorist who flew planes into the Twin Towers were American citizens that we ought to hang the flag at half mast on their birthdays, or something I guess, huh?
No, Ron Paul is a nut and his true Libertarian self is finally coming out. That Libertarian's believe that everyone on Earth has the right to life and liberty to do as they wish. Yeah, even if that means that they have the right to try and dodge getting a smoking from one of our drones if he can. Is that fair enough for you bunch of whacko Ron Paul followers? How about if you people just line up on Ron Paul's side and we'll fly a drone over your heads and you can try to outrun it.
I'm so glad we got this…..Muslim!! I'm so glad he's dead and I really thought that his body guards would have hid him much better since Bin Laden got smoked, they would have known Aliwhackjob would be next. But no. It's like they didn't even think he would be hunted. Either that they believed that….Allah!!…..would protect him from the infedels. Hey, Muslims, are you getting the idea yet that your cult isn't on God's side yet? Are you getting it that Muhammed was a fake prophet, and did not have God's will in his heart? Because if you did then why didn't…..Allah!!…..stop that missle right in mid air so everyone could see…..Allah's!!…..power?? Yeah, well, he has no power because there isn't any…..Allah…..on your side or anyone else's side because it fake, fake, fake!!
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Principal Paz Ramos and Alder Elementary children
As part of the Dream designation, Ramos has set a goal of college graduation for his students, a huge challenge considering that 120 of the 580 children are homeless, and less than 15 percent currently graduate from high school.
Alder children will be given academic and family support, and students from six nearby colleges, including Linfield College, will provide mentoring. Principal Ramos has already taken Alder kids for an overnight visit to Linfield, his alma mater, where they visited a science lab and tossed Frisbees on the football field.
Ramos, selected for the national honor by the foundation's Oregon chapter, identifies with the children at the Portland school. He grew up in a migrant family, harvesting fruits and vegetables throughout the West. He and his brothers and sisters slept in ditches on the way from one farm to another, and he experienced racism and poverty firsthand. His struggle to get a college education has given him a fierce determination to help other children envision a life outside the violent, destitute neighborhoods where they live.
A teacher planted the seed of a college education when Ramos was in eighth grade, and he still remembers the day his mom and dad proudly dropped him off at Linfield, where he eventually helped the Wildcats win the national football championship.
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The rain is pelting down on my tent. It's a first for me, hearing the pouring rain lashing out against my tent like an angry animal looking for food. I'm very proud that I have mastered the art of pitching it even in the dark by the faint light of a headlamp. My rain flap is keeping me perfectly dry but even while the rain is pouring like buckets from the sky, the heat is sweltering inside my tent. I'm stripped down to the bare necessities and still little rivers of sweat are forming in the many crevices of my skin and running down to form small puddles next to my deflated sleeping pad. God, it's humid. I'm so hot. I'm so dreadfully tired. My feet are a total train wreck – raw, bleeding and throbbing to the touch. My foot bones feel like they have been slowly crushed between two heavy duty clamps. The effort to walk back from the dining tent to my simple shelter for the night was almost unbearable.
Our camp tonight once again is in the jungle and although next to a beach, there is no reprieve from the oppressive jungle heat. My Garmin is telling me it is 2am. I have been awake for hours unable to sleep as my sleeping pad sprung a leak earlier. As the novice camper I am, I didn't pick my tent site well and am paying the price. I missed the memo that one should remove rocks and stones from underneath your tent seeing that you will be sleeping on said pointy and very sharp objects. Without a working pad, I'm in for many hours of misery. The rocks are digging into every inch of my aching body and I'm not succeeding to mold my form around their unyielding and hostile shapes.
Today was humbling. Not all miles are created equal and after Day 1 my blistered feet could attest that Costa Rica is not for the light weight, the wannabe and the unprepared. I switched on Day 2 to the shorter distance but still struggled to make it to the end. I found myself often collapsed on the dense jungle floor wishing that a snake or spider would rescue me from the misery of having to get up and keep moving. Which is worse, the desert or the jungle? In my opinion it depends in which one you find yourself. Both are relentless and push you to the border of your capacity, both physically and mentally. My collection of blisters grew and my respect for my environment increased tenfold, which brought us to today – Day 3. The majority of the damage to my feet occurred on Day 2 when we crossed several jungle streams and river estuaries and my feet remained wet and muddy far too long.
(Side note: Small attention to detail . . . You can wing your way through 26.2 miles on a road race but 140 miles through the roughest terrain possible in the thick of the jungle when it's ungodly hot and humid … yeah, not so much. Henda, it's time you show up fully prepared every time and quit bullshitting yourself about your readiness.)
February 1st, 2014 was a memorable day on many levels. It was the first time ever that I ran 10 miles in 10 minutes per mile without walking or stopping. But it was also the day I tore my ACL dancing in 4 inch boots to where I needed full ACL reconstruction in April, 2014. Bummer. Ok. . . It sucked. Ok, ok . . . It was devastating and it wrecked my athletic year. Digging out from the surgery/rehab was dreadful. I had the best surgeon possible and thanks to his guidance, I showed up at the Chicago Marathon in October. Untrained but determined to finish in the allotted time allowed and bring home some race bling, aka a finisher medal, I was unfazed by 26.2 miles in a single day race. Worst case I could walk the whole course in 6.5 hours.
Apart from finishing within the official time, I took away two very special memories from Chicago. Around mile 9 I ran into a blind man running the race with a guide. I paced with them for a few miles and was really humbled. How remarkable! Bloody Hell! I need to adjust my gratitude and training level significantly!
Then there was this fan that kept popping up along the course. She was big, bold, very blond and memorable. And … she was wearing this big neon T-Shirt with daring letters and had a humungous sign to match that said "DO EPIC SHIT!" Yeah, let's do epic shit. What a great motto! I'm all in!
(Side note: You guessed it. My "Epic Shit" the week after the Chicago marathon was that I paid for my entry to run The Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica the end of January 2015. It's one of the revered "tough" races in the genre – 140 miles, 6 days, rough terrain, rainforest, mountains, extreme heat, river crossings, extreme humidity, beaches . . . yeah, epic no doubt. But I needed something big to reassure me that my knee was just fine.)
Day 3 started with an eight mile stretch down a solitary beach, Playa Ballena. With no shade in sight, the sun was as much a predator seeking your weak spot as the rain and rocks just hours later in the friendless confinement of my tent. Until I can add speed to my racing repertoire, I will always find myself alone most of the time. Few crazy ones as slow as I am will show up to dare to attempt the ultra endurance stage races I am drawn to, that are my "epic shit". My therapist and I often contemplate the attraction that these races hold for me, but that is another story . . .
Playa Ballena is not just an area where the humpback whales come during the winter, but the beach forms an actual gigantic whale's tail visible from the air. It witnessed my physical struggle but also watched the demons inside my head fight for supremacy. The days leading up to the race, I read Eckhart Tolle's "New Earth" and needless to say, it was a turning point on many levels. I fully embraced the concept to remove unhappiness from my life instead of seeking peace and happiness. I knew to achieve this goal means removing myself from situations and people that make me deeply unhappy. I had to be willing to let go and I had to realize that to yield is an expression of strength. The willingness of changing my happiness by removing me from an unhappy situation was not a sign of giving up or failure, but instead, the most powerful action I can take on my own behalf.
The waves were crushing around me in their never-ending ocean symphony, their foaming breakers sparkling white against the backdrop of deep blue and brilliant turquoise water. The ocean breeze was softly caressing my face and thru the tears that were streaming down my cheeks, I was watching the tiny sand crabs frantically bolting into their burrows. Their beautiful and intricate sand balls covered Ballena's beach like hundreds of priceless pearl necklaces strewn upon the golden sand. And like the oyster that creates a stunning gem deep inside its soft tissue from a small grain of irritation, I know that I can also overcome my struggle. "We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us" – Joseph Campbell.
After the night on the rocks in my tent, when dawn broke on Day 4, I knew that I won't be starting. It was hard to let go of my desire to finish, but I knew my stubbornness needs to learn when to bow and exit left. I stayed with the group and supported my new friends in their quest to reach the finish line on Day 6. "Tuesdays with Morrie" was my company on Day 5 in the shade of a palm tree overlooking the Osa Peninsula. The book is a beautiful homage to a great man and I could not have picked a better moment or place to get to know Morrie and Mitch.
During the celebration dinner on the beach at Drake Bay, my blood chilling screams caused much commotion. I almost took out our entire table that I was sitting at when I flung the blend of flapping wings and countless feet that landed in my lap as far as I could. Much to my chagrin it was only a giant bush cricket (katydid). My new Costa Rican friend, Ligia, took my hand and explained that the local name is "Esperanza" meaning "hope" and that it is considered very good luck when one lands in your lap. The jungle had a very special message and a specific messenger to send me on my journey home. It was telling me that I will find the courage to do what I had to, the strength to do it with kindness and grace, and the wisdom to know that it was right for me.
The next morning, as we sped across Drake Bay by boat back to Sierpe, once again my tears were mixing with the wind and ocean spray, but this time it was with the knowledge and acceptance that although I left without a medal and a finisher shirt, I brought home something far more rare and extraordinary: the infinite understanding that if you cannot let go, you will be dragged.


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Well there are a few things to consider.
The twin shock swingarm was my preference due to Final Drive ratio options
What tyre size are you wanting to run?
Can you get that tyre in the centre of the bike?
Some of the conversions I have seen have them off to one side by 5 -10 mm 1/2 inch or more.
Do you want to run twin shocks or single shock?
I am going to run a single WP shock of a KTM i have on the shelf.
How much travel do you want? 300mm (12 inches)?
Once you have this worked out you can start building your Jig to extend the swingarm.
Make a Jig up for the swingarm in the stock position and make it strong!!
There will be a lot of force on the swingarm to 'pull' during welding
Allowing for the swingarm to be extended to desired length.
Basically you then have to remove the webing/ Bracing from the swingarm.
Then cut it Just above the cutout for the wheel on the shaft cover (RHS)
Later model swingarms look easier to modify
Then weld in the new section. Might be good to use another swingarm for the same material then brace accordingly.
Take your shaft to a drive shaft company with a good reputation. Have them cut and extend the shaft by the same as your extension (100mm)
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"Sir, why are you irate?"
This was what Jonathan, a customer service agent in Google Montreal's Google Apps call center, said to me this morning.
Well Jonathan– allow me to tell you why I am irate with your company right now. One of your corporate values is Do No Evil. In fact, your founder has repeatedly gotten applause for this corporate value. He loves to say it in speeches. No doubt, that motto is probably somewhere in the building you work in.
And yet, in the course of the past 5 weeks I have been repeatedly lied to, deceived, and lead to believe my case had been resolved. I can't tell you how many times some specialist like you has tried to convince me they would call me back in full knowledge they were just using it as a tactic to get me off the phone. I am irate right now because your company's system has erroneously billed me $1127. In fact, by your own admission, I owe you $8.33 which I will gladly give to you right now in any form of payment you will accept. But your system won't allow me to give you the $8.33 I actually owe you because your engineers have built a system which does not allow you to either delete or modify billing… even when your engineers have already admitted that it was a mistake within Google Drive that caused my account to be billed for two 8 terabyte accounts of Drive storage when I asked for 8 GB. Moreover, you have admitted that neither an 8 terabyte nor 8 gigabyte Drive will work on my Apps account…but that's not really the point.
A week ago, a very lovely man in your Dublin office assured me that an account billing specialist would be calling me within an hour to fix this. He unsuspended our account, apologized in full knowledge that this was your engineers fault and not mine.
7 days passed and no one called me.
And now, for the 2nd time, my account has been suspended because I can't pay you. Now you are telling me that some person on the other end of your chat window will not authorize unsuspending my account because they didn't call me back.
So there is something you can do. You can tell that person to authorize the lifting of the suspension.
I am irate right now because you are suspending my account for no reason. I can't give you the $8.33 I owe you because your system won't take my money while this dispute is in process. I'm irate because people on 3 continents have lied to me. I'm irate because you just told me there's nothing that can be done while at the same time saying that the reason my account wasn't just unsuspended was because a person you are chatting with won't authorize it.
That's why I'm irate, Jonathan. Your company is doing evil. While you are simply a cog in a very big corporate wheel you are unwilling to do more than pass me off as some irate customer before you go to get lunch. I'm irate because you won't do anything. You won't stand up and say… "Hey, we're screwing this guy. Isn't there something I can do right now?"
Do you understand why I am irate right now?
If you know someone at Google who can resolve this case, who will take my $8.33, or who has guts enough to break through the silos and do the right thing, please contact me.
If you would like to help me but don't know anyone at Google, please share this post on Facebook, Twitter, and especially Google+.
This is not a meme. This is not a joke. This is happening to my small business right now. If you need my case number or my phone number or any of the names/departments/employee numbers of the people I've spoken with and referred to in this post, please contact me.
I'm not anti-Google. In fact, we love our Google Apps account. We just need this mess resolved so we can get back to business.
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Much as I love history and admire the early films of John Woo, I had no real interest in seeing RED CLIFF. Until I found this sequence (broken into two videos):
6 thoughts on "RED CLIFF: The Yin Yang Formation"
I love how they go through all the careful work to trap them…and then still fight them one on one. Awesome.
Holy mackerel.
Well worth a watch it is, still waiting for part 2 to come out on DVD/BluRay because part 1 of the film doesn't even get to the actual battle of Red Cliffs. And part 1 is two hours long.
Red Cliffs Part 1 is an amazing film. Basically every scene with Guan Yu is pure gold, and makes me want to re-read…well, *finish* the Romance of the Three Kingdoms books.
Only the Chinese could take a concept like the Phalanx an turn it into something this ridiculously and epically elaborate.
I just wish they'd gotten Chow Yun-fat in the cast as had been originally intended. Still, anything with Guan Yu kicking a stack of asses has my vote.
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Coming off a strong fundraising year, the University of Hawaii Foundation is rebranding itself with a new logo, website and mission statement — not because donations are down but because it is planning for the future.
The nonprofit fundraising arm for the University of Hawaii's 10-campus system raised more than $60 million in the fiscal year that ends Saturday — almost 30 percent more than the previous year — and plans to raise $500 million over the next 10 years. But it has not changed its brand in the past decade.
"The rebranding initiative will help us better articulate what we do and how we serve our university community and also be complementary to the UH system brand," said UH Foundation President Donna Vuchinich.
One way to display that brand is through its new logo — gold to reflect the UH system instead of the former green logo that seemed to focus more on UH's flagship Manoa campus. The new logo was designed by Osaki Creative Group.
"It's a more contemporary-looking logo to show that we are repositioning for the future," said Janet Bullard, the foundation's vice president for marketing and communications.
The logo, which features a gold torch with a base of the letter "H" for the University of Hawaii, is meant to show partnership between the foundation and community, Bullard said.
The foundation began its rebranding efforts last July by hiring the marketing firm Olomana Loomis ISC to conduct surveys and interviews and manage focus groups to determine the best way to proceed.
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A native of Forest City in Rutherford County, Robert attended public school there, where he graduated from East Rutherford High School. He continued his formal education at Western Carolina University where he completed an undergraduate double major in math and physics. He then entered a graduate program and earned a master's degree in applied mathematics. After completing the masters, he entered a doctoral program at North Carolina State University where he would complete 18 credit hours before leaving for employment at Bladen Community College. While attending Western Carolina, he taught math part-time at Southwestern Community College in Sylva, North Carolina and later, as a graduate assistant and an employee of UPS while attending North Carolina State. He came to Bladen Community College in November 1991 as a math and physics instructor and has remained here ever since.
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EMS Group Acquires Beaumont-Based Cowboy Valve & Fittings, Inc.
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Energy Maintenance Services Group I, LLC (EMS Group), recognized as the 11th fastest-growing privately held company in the Houston area, announced the successful acquisition of Cowboy Valve & Fittings, Inc., a valve and fittings distributor based out of Beaumont, Texas.
Cowboy Valve & Fittings, Inc. offers valves, flanges, fittings and other piping products to the oil & gas and petrochemical industry throughout the Texas Gulf Coast Region.
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Geographic Range
Cephalophus zebra is found in primary forest areas in the mid-western part of Africa; It inhabits the regions of Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast, but is most commonly distributed in the eastern central country of Liberia (Kingdon, 1997).
The zebra duiker is found in primary forests from low-lying areas such as river valleys to hill-forest habitats (Kingdon, 1997).
- Terrestrial Biomes
- forest
Physical Description
Cephalophus zebra, also known by the common name zebra duiker, has black vertical stripes over a cream colored area which is located dorsally on the mid-torso. The ventral surface is a solid cream color. The head, neck, rump, and limbs are red-brown with some patches of black found near the joints of the limbs (Kingdon, 1997).
Zebra duikers have a short, yet muscular stature, standing approximately 40-50 cm tall and weighing up to 20 kg (Kingdon, 1997). The limbs are short in relation to the body. Cephalophus zebra also has a pair of short and rounded horns, these horns taper sharply and point posteriorly (Kingdon, 1997). Sexual dimorphism occurs in this species with females being consistantly larger than male duikers (Wilson et. al., 1984). (Kingdon, 1997; Wilson, et al., 1984)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- female larger
- Range mass
- 15 to 20 kg
- 33.04 to 44.05 lb
Breeding in zebra duikers occurs about once a year with a gestation period of about 221 to 229 days. Females can mate again approximately ten days after giving birth (Schweers, 1984). The rather long gestation period is possibly an explanation for the larger size of females (Wilson et. al., 1984).
Scented secretions are found in several glands on the body. These secretions seem to aid in sexual communication. Male duikers secrete a more concentrated scent than that of the female (Burger et.al., 1990). The glands occur in the preorbital region, below the calcaneum on the hind legs, and in the groin (Kingdon, 1997).
It is thought that monogamous pair bonds are maintained (Kingdon, 1997).
- Key Reproductive Features
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- Range number of offspring
- 1 (low)
- Average number of offspring
- 1
- Average number of offspring
- 1
- AnAge
- Range gestation period
- 7.37 to 7.63 months
- Average gestation period
- 7.43 months
- Parental Investment
- extended period of juvenile learning
Zebra duikers are solitary animals except when paired with a mate or when raising an infant. Mating pairs often engage in mutual rubbing or licking of preorbital glands (Vaughan et. al., 2000). Mating pairs are also defend their territory. Both sexes have horns and will use them to attack invading duikers.
The stripes on the back of Cephalophus zebra are a visual defense mechanism. A predator's attention is focused on the animal's movement, rather than their body outlines (Kingdon, 1997).
Infant care in zebra duikers is extremely important for both females and males, especially because of the long gestation period. In addition, zebra duikers mature slowly "suggesting that prolonged learning may be necessary for successful exploitation of a difficult environment," (Kingdon, 1997).
Communication and Perception
Food Habits
Zebra duikers are fruit and foliage browsers. Their diet includes leaves, shoots, and seasonal fruits (Owen-Smith, 1997). Due to the duiker's short stature, they are not able to forage on fruits and leaves that exist in tall trees. Much of the food they consume is provided by climbing or flying animals such as monkeys, bats, or birds which will accidentally dislodge fruit or leaves to the forest floor during their normal foraging activities. Duikers will then feed upon this dropped vegetation (Kingdon, 1997).
Cephalophus zebra have a thickening of the frontal bone in the skull which seems to serve as a tool for cracking open hard-shelled fruits (Kingdon, 1997). This enables them to access a food source which is not available to many other forest inhabitants which cannot open these fruits.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Humans rarely encounter zebra duikers in the wild but they are sometimes hunted for their meat (Kingdon, 1997).
- Positive Impacts
- food
- body parts are source of valuable material
Conservation Status
Zebra duikers are limited to primary forest areas which are currently becoming restricted due to logging and development. Cephalophus zebra is considered threatened due to forest destruction. In areas such as Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast populations are considered close to extinction (Kingdon, 1997).
- IUCN Red List
More information
- Appendix II
Other Comments
Zebra duikers as well as other members of Cephalophus are believed to resemble ancestral bovids (Vaughan et. al., 2000).
Michelle Mijal (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Phil Myers (editor), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
- Ethiopian
living in sub-Saharan Africa (south of 30 degrees north) and Madagascar.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- solitary
lives alone
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- threatened
The term is used in the 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals to refer collectively to species categorized as Endangered (E), Vulnerable (V), Rare (R), Indeterminate (I), or Insufficiently Known (K) and in the 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals to refer collectively to species categorized as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), or Vulnerable (VU).
Burger, B., P. Pretorius, H. Spies, R. Bigalke, G. Grierson. 1990. Mammalian Pheromones VIII. Chemical Characterization of Preorbital Gland. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 16: 397-416.
Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. London: Academic Press.
Owen-Smith, N. 1997. Distinctive Features of the Nutritional Ecology of Browsing Versus Grazing Ruminants. Zeitschrift fuer Saeugetierkunde, 62: 176-191.
Schweers, V. 1984. On the Reproductive Biology of the Banded Duiker Cephalophus Zebra in Comparison with Other Species of Cephalophus. International Journal of Mammalian Biology, 49: 21.
Vaughan, T., J. Ryan, N. Czaplewski. 2000. Mammology. Orlando, FL: Saunders College Publishing.
Wilson, V., J. Schmidt, J. Hanks. 1984. Age Determination and Body Growth of the Common Duiker Sylvicapra- Grimmia Mammalia. Journal of Zoology, 202: 283-298.


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October 21st, 2009 #1
Unpleasant awakening...
Finally, I managed to scoop enough money to consider upgrading my hardware with a nice new tablet, but was quite surprised when I went to check and compare the prices...The one I was interested in costs about 200$, yet...If bought from a representative for my country, it costs - 430$! I could buy 2 for the price of one! I also did some calculating and found out that ALL models, regardless of the size, are TWICE as expensive here that say, in USA...I know, it`s economy at works, the rules of the market and all...but for the end user who counts every penny 3 times, one word comes to mind - unfair.
I *could* order one from there, but with the shipping, customs and everything - is it too risky?
Hummm...are we even allowed to discuss topics like this here? Am I looking at an instant ban?
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no you cant discuss stuff like this in this here forum, ca.org mods are Nazis!!
i dont know the importing laws in Croatia, but I say do it, its good that you did your research.
October 21st, 2009 #3
Just beware of import taxes. Sometimes i've gotten burned by this here in norway, having to pay 24% taxes PLUS the customs fee, making whatever i bought a lot more expencive than just sucking it up and buying it locally. I've found that the lowest possible price in norway often matches foreign offers + 24% tax...
October 21st, 2009 #4
When i saw the title i expected something like this
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koppa says:
i could kick an eggs ass if i wanted to
October 21st, 2009 #5
As an American in Europe, I get asked lots of times to buy electronics for people, when I'm visiting the states.
October 21st, 2009 #6
@ Clochette - I hate you right now...but damn, that sure is a rude awakening! LMAO
But, like seriously...I registered to eBay, went through it only to realize that most people refuse to ship worldwide...And yes, zwarrior, the thing with taxes is really something I never thought about, yet now...I don`t know, I`m not getting any wiser. Fact is, everything here is about twice as expensive than in USA (Electronics, computer games - you name it), so with out average salaries...no wonder we`re a state in deep deep sh.., erm, I mean dept.
Well, I`m not giving up! I`ll dig out EVERY damn law and rule on taxes and customs and everything. No state or law can keep me away from my brand new tablet! I`ll get legal on them, kung-fu style.
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jek si pokusao pronaci na netu koju stran koja se bavi bas tome, znaci wacom i slicne graficke stvari.
pokusaj ove dve strani, jesu slovenacke al mislim, da ces platiti mnogo manje za putne troskove:
ja sam na drugoj adresi kupio svoj intuos3 a4 za 560€ (to vec godinu i po nazad) i dostavili su mi sljedeci dan.
ako ne pronadjes nista bolje, bar pitaj te ljudi ako putuju na hrvatsku.
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