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Strategic Policy Changes
Written By: GARRY BARTECKI
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65% of CEOs will make major changes to their strategic plans in the next 5 years.
Continuous improvement is something we are all taught to strive for. And at times, even if the continuous improvement process is active and working, it's not enough. Just read any issue of Forbes to see the kind of trouble many "continuously improved" companies are in today. I don't believe there is an industry or line of business that is not affected.
No matter what business you're in, staying in business and growing profits through strategic planning and implementation of new policies and processes is an on-going process that management has to participate in on a regular basis.
In fact, a recent survey of CEOs indicates about 65 percent of them feel major changes in their strategic plans will be required within the next five years.
Business schools and consultants are doing a great job of bringing this to our attention and devising ways to make planning more focused and results-oriented. Numerous examples to support this are represented by use of the Balanced Scorecard, KPI's (key performance indicators), benchmarking and system improvements. In addition, Lean Distribution needs to be added to the mix.
After comparing today's business environment to 10 years ago or even 20 years ago, it's no secret that the life cycle of a business or industry evolves at a much faster pace today. Be out of touch for three to five years in today's environment, and it may be impossible to recover. In other words, your "cushion" 10 years ago was a lot longer than it is today.
Many years of involvement with equipment industries coupled with personal experiences lead me to conclude that
Trainable people
are the keys to properly managing and growing your dealership. Without this "management mix," dealing with upcoming industry trends will be tough to navigate. This is what it now takes to plan, implement, budget, manage and reap the rewards of your efforts.
When out visiting clients, it's not unusual to hear, "Revenues are down but profits are up." And when I inquire how they achieved this, the answer is: "We knew we had to do more with less. We challenged management to make it happen, and they did."
Further digging reveals - in most cases - that systems were upgraded, services were outsourced, headcount was reduced, more attention was devoted to profitable business segments, training was upgraded and people were held accountable for performance and rewarded when goals are met.
This demonstrates both the management effort required and the level of funding needed. Systems are not cheap, and to maximize the full benefits of the system, you need to spend and spend and spend on training to make it work at the level you expect it to.
And since people are hard to find, hard to please and hard to keep, management needs to understand all the training in the world only works if your people stay with the company.
For example, technicians are one of your most important assets and management has to change how they find and keep qualified technicians. Today you have to pay and nurture employees to keep them.
This while this may be hard to swallow, your after-market staff may be more important than your sales staff. With the potential trends effecting the industry, dealers may have to earn the bulk of their profits with parts, service and rental. The new business model may have a gross profit mix of 30/70, sales to after-sale support.
Dealers still bring value to the table, but it may take a different form. (The 2006 AED/QUALCOMM Executive Forum:"Lean Distribution" would be a great place to generate some strategic thinking.)
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ok i just got aladdin live with the programmer. I have some questions about it.
first, the programmer and software didnt recognize or see the chip. I looked for stuff about it, the only thing i found was a picture saying to solder a wire from the bt part to the programmer, i did that and nothing happened, anything else I should do there? I have windows 98, will i need xp or something newer to actualy detect it?
also, do I have to solder all 4 wires, D0 BT L1 and L2. i know that might seem like a dumb question but the picture i saw said that most of the wires are optional and two are just for the leds to flash for hdd activity. I soldered D0 and BT to there spots.
and last, i have no burnt games, i dont even have a cd burner, and when i had my mod chip in, it didnt seem to change anything, the only difference is that the blue led comes on from the mod chip. how can i find out if its actualy working?
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i would try in the alternative modchip's section, most of the posts in there are regarding aladdins anyways (they need their own forum)
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A long term study in brain trauma and professional fighters is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. A preliminary paper has been published, with some sobering results.
The study concluded that the volumes of important regions of the brain and the functional connections between them were decreased in amateur and professional fighters with the most experience.
These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
There was unfortunately no distinction made between MMA fighters and professional boxers. Given the differences in rules and goals between the sports, and the vast differences in typical amateur career, grouping them does not seem rational.
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3/27/13 9:15 PM by Stone Rolled
I understand where you're coming from. But there's a clear distinction between MMA and prostitution. I Corinthians 6:15-17 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh." But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.You can tell the difference between sex with a prostitute and fighting. Can't you? The distinction is clear in the bible. You may believe MMA is a sin, but don't lump it in the same category as prostitution.
3/27/13 12:54 PM by jiujitsufigher7
There's a difference between being a soldier and defending your country (or the people of God) as you quote David in Psalms 144:1 and being a prize fighter for entertainment of the crowds. Prize fighting were you sell your body to entertain people and in the process you sustain brain injuries or cause brain injury to an opponent in exchange for money can be compared to prostitution, in that both professions abuse their bodies which are the temple of the holy spirit in exchange for money. Bear in mind the purpose of prize fighting is to hurt your opponent physically, no man can glorify God in such activity. And neither can prostitutes in their trade, both prize fighting and prostitution have in common the selling of your body for profit in order to entertain somebody.
3/27/13 12:53 PM by KingInFishnetsBottomingBetas
Hmm what's safer? 10 count? Or a guy eating 10 shots when he's asleep?
3/27/13 12:41 PM by TexDeuce
I have never seen evidence of people being hurt long term by being choked too much. Is there any? I doubt it.
3/27/13 12:13 PM by eljamaiquino
No 10 count in mma. Guy gets knocked stupid, fight over. In boxing a guy gets koed, wakes up at 5, stands back up, gets koed again, wakes at 6, finishes the 12 round. But he was never "KOED", yeah right......
3/27/13 12:08 PM by eljamaiquino
Studies have been done on Judo competitors on chokes. No lasting damage shown. Bjj players may get choked more often though. .
3/27/13 11:48 AM by TexDeuce
Everyone knows the risks. Same as everyone that plays football knows they might get paralyzed. The same as people in the military know if they go outside the wire they have a chance of getting killed. A lot of jobs/sports have risk. It is up to you how much you want to take on. Also, I have no doubt boxers are in FAR WORSE shape than MMA guys. Especially the guys from a wrestling or BJJ background. Boxing is probably the absolute worst sport in the world for your brain. But I don't think it should be banned.
3/27/13 10:39 AM by Herman Munster
I wouldn't say mma fighters take less damage. If you are an aspiring mma fighter, you are sparring with boxers, you are sparring with Thai boxers, kickboxers, etc. it's not just padded gloves rattling your brain around,but shin bones that have the potential to come crashing into your skull. Mma kids are kidding themselves if they think they are really at any less risk.
3/27/13 10:33 AM by Herman Munster
It's very simple. Unless you can make a lucrative living by exposing your brain to this kind trauma, it's time to really take a good look at your priorities. If you are the guy who loves to train fierce combat spots, but not necessarily the guy who wants to compete, but you still spar with savages on a regular, well lets just say I'm happy I gave that one up when I did, and did not prolong that. If you are one of those who is prolonging it for no worthwhile reason, other than its your passion to use your brain that way so you can get some recreation and feel confident in your skills at the club on a Saturday night, well, you just aren't very bright. Now anyways, lets get back to more important things like bashing GSP for not taking enough risks like Wand, because damn it, i paid $50 for a PPV and I am entitled to be entertained at the sake of someone else's potential brain damage.
3/27/13 5:50 AM by ihitpeople
MMA fighters may take less damage, but they cut an ungodly amount water. A dehydrated brain is easier to damage. But then again, one head kick( about three times as heavy as a punch) can cause permanent damage.


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Another of Vietnam's UNESCO listed gems, picturesque Hoi An in central Vietnam has beautifully preserved architecture, ancient cobbled streets, art stalls & street markets aplenty and fabulous restaurants. It's also THE place to have literally anything made from suits & handbags to shoes & glasses. A top day trip is a bicycle ride to the quaint farming village of Tra Que on the outskirts of Hoi An.
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With lush rice paddy fields, colourful fruit orchards, enchanting villages and bustling floating markets, the Mekong Delta in south-east Vietnam is one of the world's greatest river regions. A great way to get around and immerse yourself in the traditional local way of life in the Mekong is aboard a sampan, when you can try your hand at bartering at the floating market in Can Thou.
With a refreshing old world charm and it's French colonial history very much evident, Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, is dotted with scenic lakes and leafy boulevards The charming Old Quarter is not be missed and best explored by cyclo where you can sit back and take in all the sights and sounds, stopping off to sample the local street food or try your hand at bargaining in one of the many shops.
Rapidly becoming one of northern Vietnam's most popular destinations, Sapa is a former French hill station and home to local ethnic minority groups such as H'mong and Dzao who maintain a very traditional way of life. It's a great spot for trekking amongst the cascading paddy fields and there's plenty of picturesque routes to nearby local villages such as Cat Cat, Red Dhoa and Ta Phin.
The tour was excellent. The Halong Bay cruise and the Village visit were absolute highlights. Tuan, our tour guide was amazing. Very knowledgeable, caring and always ready with a joke. He made the trip, would not have been nearly such a great experience without him. "
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- Completely unique and unrelated to any other language, Vietnamese features six different tones and 29 alphabets.
- A bit of an all-in-one, Vietnam's Tet festival sees the nation celebrate New Year, Christmas and birthdays all together!
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As usual, here is the list of the main cyber attacks for April 2012. A first half of the month which has been characterized by hacktivism, although the time of the resounding attacks seems so far away. Also because, after the arrest of Sabu, the law enforcement agencies (which also were targeted during this month, most of all in UK), made two further arrests of alleged hackers affiliated to the Anonymous Collective: W0rmer, member of CabinCr3w, and two possible members of the infamous collective @TeaMp0isoN.
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March 2012 Cyber Attacks Timeline (Part I)
The first half of March is gone, and here it is the Timeline of the main Cyber Attacks for this period, a timeline which shows, once again, a month characterized by Hacktivism, and in particular by cyber attacks carried on in retaliation for the arrests of the LulzSec members, among which, particularly meaningful, is the one perpetrated against a Security Firm: Panda Security.... Read More


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The Trade Dispute Act Section 41 (3) categorically stipulates that;
"Notwithstanding subsection (1), an employer is not obliged to remunerate an employee for services that the employee does not render during the strike or lockout in compliance with the provisions of this Part."
Put in simple terms, the Act gives the employer the option to exercise her discretion as to whether it is appropriate or in the best interest of the service not pay or to pay workers who are on a legal and protected strike. I argue below that in case of the on-going industrial action, it is in the best interest of the service and the public for the employer to pay workers for the period that they were on strike so that the backlog of work accrued during the strike can be performed retrospectively by workers who were on strike. In my argument, I will give extensive examples from the education sector about the damage that could arise if striking workers are not remunerated for the days that they were on strike.
The principle of No Work, No Pay is a common phenomenon worldwide under the circumstances. Though the decision to apply it rests with the employer, employers worldwide have found it difficult to implement it under the circumstances of a legal and a protected strike. It has to be bone in mind that the principle of No Work, No Pay can be applied on the reverse. While the employer has the power and prerogative to withhold salaries for services not rendered while employees are on a legal strike, employees also reserve the right to withhold their services for the work that they have not been remunerated for while on strike. After all, employees are not paid for physically showing themselves up at the work place, but rather they are paid for rendering service, so, if the employer decides not to pay for services not rendered, then she should not expect employees to render services that they have not been remunerated for because they were on a strike. In other countries where issues of industrial relations are at an advanced stage, the principle of No Work, No Pay is set aside in the case of a legal industrial action, but rather the two parties to the dispute agree as to how workers who were on strike will deal with the back log of work that accrued while they were on a strike. A case in point is the South African situation during a recent strike, where the unions and the employer had to agree that employees who were on strike will have to do work over the weekends, after hours and during school vacations in the case of teachers, to cover up for the time lost while on strike. Forfeiting public holidays, weekends, school vacations and
working after hours are on their own punishment enough on workers if ever the intention is to punish.
If the employer stick to her guns and apply the principle of No Work, No Pay, employees will apply the principle of No Pay, No Wok in retaliation. This will have grave negative consequences on the education sector especially. The inescapable consequence of applying the principle of No Pay No Work by teachers for instance, will be that they will not do work that has accrued while they were on strike. Teachers will not teach some portions of the syllabus which should have been taught during the period of the strike. Consequent to this, they will obviously be a gap on what the students are supposed to cover in accordance with the dictates of the syllabus. This will impact negatively on the education of the children and subject them to a possibility of failure. It is also true that students, especially the completing ones, were supposed to be doing course work which contributes towards their final grade.
Coursework is carried out throughout the duration of the course that the child is studying. During an industrial action, which like the one on-going, and consequently during the time that schools are closed due to an industrial action (as is the case now) there is nothing taking place as far as course work is concerned. For instance, course work for subjects such as Design and Technology, Art, Home Economics, Physical Education, Agriculture, the Science subjects, etc are at a standstill and there is obviously a backlog of work as far as course work is concerned. So, if government decides to apply the No Work No Pay principle and teachers apply the No Pay No Work principle then students will not be assisted by teachers who were on strike on the course work backlog as it will be work that they have not been remunerated for.
This effectively means that there is a possibility of having a National Examination crisis yet again during the year 2011 if government mishandles the issue of No Work No Pay. Parents and members of the public will recall that the 2010 National Examinations were marred with controversy that resulted in form 4s missing the whole teaching term. This was because teachers could not agree with the Ministry of Education and Botswana Examinations Council over course work. Course work was not done on time as a result. The situation threw the whole exam into crisis and has plunged the future of thousands of young Batswana in a quagmire. We warn that if government will apply No Work, No Pay on teachers who were on strike the country will face another national examination crisis of probably the biggest magnitude ever.
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Pavel Schwarc is a former Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won two medals at the 1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spittal with a gold in the C-2 team event and a silver in the C-2 event.
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The Felix Hines Fund was launched in style on Thursday 12th November at CM - Community Music Organisation based at Brady Arts Centre London. A room full of his friends, associates, artists and supporters gathered to hear about the plans for the fund aided fully with some amazing music. Reggae legends Susan Cadagon and Carl St Clair (Desmond Dekker & The Aces) shared a stage with some of the cream of the CM youth programme and there were also fantastic sets from Victor Davies and Linda Em. DJ's Ashley Beedle, Curtis Lynch, Henry Keen and Ehsan Haque ensured there was no let up to the good vibes!
The fund has been set up by Felix's widow, Vicky Hines, together with CM to provide support for CM's wide range of free access music programmes.
CM is a youth and community music organisation that provides creative music making opportunities for people of all backgrounds. The CM organisation offers a diverse and exciting programme of courses, live gigs, informal training and events. This includes degree level music production and business training, free instrumental tuition, career development and support packages, music leader training courses and a whole host of live events, from small intimate gigs to hosting a stage at the Underage Festival. All of CM's programmes are either free or very low cost.
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Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - Andrei Markov scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Florida Panthers, 4-1, on Tuesday.
Tomas Plekanec and Alex Galchenyuk also lit the lamp for the Canadiens, who bounced back from a season-opening loss to Toronto. Carey Price made 27 saves in the victory.
"We all played better and put the puck on the net more," said Markov. "It was a team effort and we have to continue to play the same way and have to be better."
Tomas Kopecky supplied the sole offense for Florida. Scott Clemmensen allowed all four goals on 33 shots to suffer his first career defeat against Montreal. He entered the game with a 6-0-0 record and a 1.68 goals-against average in seven career games against the Canadiens.
Montreal took the lead just 3:26 in as Brian Gionta broke down the right side of the ice on a rush before feeding a pass into the slot for Plekanec, who finished with a wrister through the legs of Clemmensen.
The Canadiens then added to their advantage after receiving a two-man advantage lasting 1:40 following a holding penalty by Brian Campbell and a delay-of-game penalty by Stephen Weiss. Markov ripped a slap shot from the high slot past the goaltender's stick side with 6:36 left in the opening period.
Florida received a late power play for a chance to cut into its deficit, but Filip Kuba struck the crossbar with a shot from the left point to keep it a 2-0 game heading into the second period.
The Panthers were able to get on the board with their second power play of the middle stanza as Kopecky ripped a one-timer from the right circle inside the near post at the 4:33 mark.
Montreal, however, answered with a power-play goal of its own to regain their two-goal advantage with Markov's second tally, a one-timer from the blue line that sailed through a crowd and past Clemmensen's glove just under four minutes later.
Florida was given a golden chance to get back in the game as Montreal's Travis Moen and Brandon Prust were whistled for consecutive penalties that included six seconds of a 5-on-3, but the visitors could not convert and Galchenyuk made it a 4-1 game with 5:35 remaining in the second period with a redirection of a Prust shot from the right circle.
The Panthers were again given a lengthy power play in the third period when Ryan White was given a fighting major and a game misconduct for throwing several punches at Florida's Tomas Fleischmann after taking a hit in the corner.
But Florida did not take advantage of the opportunity despite another Montreal penalty resulting in another two-man advantage lasting nearly a full two minutes as Price stopped all eight shots he faced in the frame.
"It was a special-teams game tonight, but we weren't good," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "If you give up that many chances against a team with speed, you're going to have them capitalize."
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I first volunteered at NIFB when a group of high school students from our church were going to work there on a Saturday morning six or seven years ago. I was impressed then, and still am, with the commitment to help the communities they serve feed those who are hungry. It has always been a positive, well-spent morning when we go to work. I am always glad to volunteer a little time for this great organization.
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I wish the communications protocol on these was…….not so weird LoL but it's interesting :)
I bought one of the originals, It runs just fine on a single 18650 Lithium Ion Cell (3.7volts) and creates a spark of about 15mm, noisy too and a bit scary.
The ultimate solderable bread board would have a ceramic base with tracks embedded into the ceramic of a material that could be used to deposit a layer of gold, then you could solder and unsolder over and over without tracks lifting off :)
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Why the government maintains a poverty class
What comes to mind when I use the word "beggar," a dirty man in a doorway with his hand out, a man with a cardboard sign at the freeway exit. We all have mental images evoked by certain words, "beggar" for sure, other derogatory terms like "hooker" is another, "faggot" also another.
But there are other beggars among us less visible. The person at the checkout stand in front of you using an Oregon Trail card. Could they be your co-worker, your neighbor, perhaps yourself? That person had to sign papers asking the state for money for food. Are they beggars? Sure they are. How about a person living in HUD housing. They had to sign papers asking for help to put a roof over their head. Are they beggars? Sure they are. You lost your job and now you are filing for unemployment. Are you begging for money? Sure you are. Are you signed up for free or sliding scale medical help? Begging again for sure!
Who is it that allows and maintains this poverty class? Who is it that signs social security checks, disability checks or otherwise? It is the government!! A disabled lady friend of mine received a whopping $735.00 a month in a town where you can't rent a tent for $500.00 a month.
Then as a disabled SS recipient, they tied her in with a bureaucracy that provided her medical coverage. Then another bureaucracy that provided food assistance. And another bureaucracy that provided medically necessary transportation.
The solution appears simple. Make the checks out for say $2,500. Then recipients could pay market rent, so scratch housing assistance. They could pay their own medical insurance, so scratch medical assistance. They could buy their own groceries, so scratch the food assistance bureaucracy. They might be able to buy a car and provide some of their own transportation. Scratch the transportation bureaucracy.
So simple! Yet the reason the government does not allow change is also simple.
Millions of people nationwide are employed by the food bureaucracy, the housing bureaucracy, the medical bureaucracy, the social services bureaucracy etc, etc, etc. Throwing the bureaucracies out of work by paying beneficiaries a livable wage would create catastrophic unemployment throwing the economy into disaster. The long and short of it is if you receive assistance from any government bureaucracy because you do not have sufficient resources of your own, you are a beggar and the government wants it that way. Maintaining the poverty class has become an industry of necessity.
There are other industries of necessity. Suppliers of military hardware for instance. What would happen to the economy if all the folks that make Humvee s, machine guns, bullets and bombs were no longer needed and were forced into unemployment insurance. Disaster for the economy.
Politicians talk about financial institutions that are just "too big" to fail, corporations that are just "too big" to fail. Do you know what is too big to fail? Social Security is too big to fail. Social Security disability is too big , Medicare, veterans checks etc are too big to fail.
Like it or not we are married to these so called entitlements and politicians may not interfere. If a balanced budget means 50 million seniors don't get their checks, then bus loads of seniors will be shovelling manure on politicians desks as an indication of how they think politicians are doing, all the while telling politicians, "Now that you have ended my paychecks, let's see what we can do to end yours. Can you say "recall" boys and girls?"
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Katakataka(miracle Plant)
Im was amazed by this Plant.
Bryophyllum pinnatum
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Did you know that this plant can grow another plant just by a sinngle leaf look at the leaf it has little leaf like structure that also has root system under it. Thats what I am saying that you can multiple the plant just by planting its leaf on the ground and that is why it is called the Miracle Plant. There are lots of this in our school and most of the kids are really amazed about the leaf. This one is considered to be a herbal plant since it has components for :
- Antiseptic
- Counter Irritant against insect bites.
- use to cure diarrhea( a tea from a boiled leaf is enough)
If this plant pocess good quality for medicine then why does I dont hear any news about the benefits of this plant. And its easy to populate this since it just take 1 leaf.
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I have changed to a partial arch cleat position on my clipless. Has anyone else tried going to the arch cleat position? Input? Pros vs cons?
On similar note a friend wears chakos while touring. Anyone else?
I have changed to a partial arch cleat position on my clipless. Has anyone else tried going to the arch cleat position? Input? Pros vs cons?
On similar note a friend wears chakos while touring. Anyone else?
Huh? What is a partial arch cleat position?
I'm guessing it means he slid the cleat as far aft as it can go. Usually it's a recipe for knee misery down the road. Chacos would obviously be a no-cleat option.
I found it to be a bit strange. It felt as if my feet were somehow disconnected, and I had difficulty getting full power in a sprint. But the worst issue was that I got massive toe overlap with that setup. After nearly taking a tumble once, I moved them back to the front as soon as I got home. I have no toe overlap on my roadie with cleats near the front.
The ideal spot is for the cleat to line up with the ball of your foot. Start / stick with that, maybe move it back a tad if you get hot spots. Over the arch is a pretty bad idea, afaik....
I recommend no cleats, just regular shoes. One less thing to bring on the tour. Once, while pedaling through nasty wet weather in northern Australia, I tried pedaling in Teva sandals. It worked just fine.
I found moving my cleats back made my feet less tired on longer rides, but I agree with CdCf about the toe overlap and less power. I've settled on having the cleat just behind the ball of the foot.
It's been used by long-distance competitive (RAAM -- I think John Moreno might have come up with it) and randonnee cyclists for years. It is one very effective method of combatting Morton's neuroma, or hotfoot because it apparently imposes less pressure on the metatarsals in the ball of the foot, and therefore doesn't interfere with the nerves.
We are talking touring, so the idea of less efficiency for sprinting doesn't come into it. The issue of toe-overlap is a real one, and may end up deciding where the cleat finishes to provide a millimetre of clearance. On some bikes, even with cleats in the forward position, toe overlap remains a problem.
I have been sliding the cleats on all my shoes back as far as they will allow in the slots for years -- since I took up randonneuring and touring with clipless pedals, and after a bad episode on a tour in August 2002.
I am finding the Ultegra SPD cleats on my Shimano "go-fast" shoes don't go back far enough!
Touring cyclists are entirely free to use whatever they want... they don't have to conform with any particular fashion. Almost any kind of shoe with a stiffish sole will do with plain platform pedals, or with clips and straps (which is what I started with about 11 years ago).
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Mid sole cleat positioning is fine as long as one makes a slight downward adjustment to his/her seat height because the effective leg extension is increased with the mid-sole cleat position. Without the adjustment knee problems can result. A number of pro riders have moved (pardon the pun) to mid sole cleats because it provides a few percentage points more power though sprinting capability is reduced. Standard clip-in bike shoes generally do not provide enough fore-aft adjustment to create a full mid-sole cleat position. One can buy cycling shoes that are specifically designed for a mid-sole cleat position though I'm not sure if these are available in the typical cycling shoes that a bike tourer selects.
I was getting hot foot after 50 miles, so I moved my clips back about 2 cm from the ball of my foot and that did the trick.
What is this "hotfoot" you speak of?
It's funny, for a very long time I ran the cleats almost as far back as they'd go. All was well and comfy for thousands of miles with no fatigue or strain. Then one day it just felt wrong and uncomfortable. Moved the cleat up under the ball of the foot and all has been well since.
The result is a sensation like overheating of the sole of the foot, especially in the ball area. Sometimes it feel like your sock is all scrunched up under the ball of the foot.
There are a number of causes, ranging from improper shoe fit (width, size, even the shape of the shoes where the ball of the foot sits) through to pedal cleat placement.
I don't recall anyone posting here or other forums, or involved in randonneuring, having knee problems resulting from fore-aft cleat issues; toe-in/toe-out issue, yes, but not the other. I could understand Achille tendon and calf strains with the cleat too far forward, however.
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You can set it in a sink full of cool water to help it defrost faster. That's a really big turkey!
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Ice bath/cold water and let it soak all night. I think that's all you can do if you need it that soon. They usually suggest putting a frozen turkey in your fridge for days to thaw (like 5) but you will probably be fine with it in water. I would do it soon though.
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When thawing in cold water, allow approximately 30 minutes per lb.
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I just saw this on Rachael Ray! She said this is the only safe way to defrost a turkey quickly:
To defrost your turkey closer to the holiday, fill a large mixing bowl or bucket with water and put the turkey inside. "Every 30 minutes change the water [out] for fresh," Rachael explains. "It will take 30 minutes per pound, so if you're dealing with a large bird, say 20 pounds, it's going to take 10 hours minimum to quick defrost it."
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I saw that on Rachael Ray as well and was going to post it. Looks like you will have enough time if this truly works. Happy Turkey day!
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I have also seen this advice - to frequently change the water. The idea is to keep the turkey cold enough that it is safe, but warm enough to thaw it. So you don't want to do it "overnight" unless you want to stay up all night changing the water every half hour! So keep using very cold water. Don't be tempted to use really warm water so it will thaw quickly. (I will admit to doing this with small (1-2 pound) packages of frozen blsl chicken breast but I figure that it thaws in 30 minutes so it hasn't been at unsafe temps for too long)


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| BearVamp chapter 2 . 8/11
nice job!
| Angeline chapter 44 . 9/4/2014
please make me a oneshot with Shiki senri and please make it long. thank you i highly appreciate it -
| X chapter 9 . 8/28/2014
Ahhhh If only this was a story.. I rather like this character!
| Yume4ever chapter 20 . 8/8/2014
I regret nothing from reading these lemons! I always imagine in my head that Im having a nosebleed everytime I read the lemons! O/O
| Yume4ever chapter 11 . 8/8/2014
*nosebleed* O,,O that was a pretty long lemon there! That also was a nice paring there too!
| Yume4ever chapter 1 . 8/8/2014
Kaname's Bodyguard's Name- Sieren (I think thats how u spell it)
| illijazGreen98 chapter 48 . 1/28/2014
can i have a one shot story for me and aido hanabusa
| Reader chapter 20 . 10/12/2013
Okay...this was good but you made a few mistakes.
| Azure879 chapter 1 . 9/22/2013
Kiyomi Kuran
Waist length blue black hair, dark brown eyes, hourglass figure delicate build, 162 cm high
16 vampire years 843 human years
Kind, caring, loyal, short-tempered, squally mistaken for weak as of her delicate build but is always very true to herself and strong in using her powers
Half vampire half angel
Pureblood vampire and pureblood angel
Plant and nature power for angel half and fire and water power for vampire half as well as all of the powers a pureblood vampire and angel possess
Kaname Kuran
All of the night class and yuki and zero
Yuki Ruka and Rima
Rido is your hated father who killed your mother who accused him of loving only Juri not her (mother's name is Jade)
Sun dorm
Day class
Rido (father), Jade (mother), Kaname (cousin), Yuki Kuran (cousin), Juri (aunt) Haruka (uncle) shiki (halfbrother). Life story is that Rido doesn't know about you and your mother lived in fear that he would find out about you so she hid you with the Kurans. You were happy there until your mother decided it would be safer for you if she removed your vampire side. She was killed in the attack of Rido as well as juri and Haruka. You followed Kaname to Cross academy, you know about Yuki but keep it secret apart from Kaname.
Chocolate, ramen, manga and anime, reading and nature
Rido, level Es Fighting although she will fight if it is life threatening to her friends
Athena (throwing dagger) along with 4 other daggers also Athena turns into a parasol (weapon) like Artemis turns into the scythe
Nice girl and very cheerful and friendly
Mysterious and friend
Strange person though thank him for letting me enrol strange personality for a headmaster too
Kind and caring and crush good cousin to rely on
Cheerful and friendly
Good friend and keeps Aido in line
Annoying and troublesome but good friend
Quiet but good friend
Fashionable and best friend
Best friend
Quiet and powerful
Different from his twin but otherwise don't mind
Kind and cheerful aunt
Kind and gentle uncle
Hate him
Yuki paired with zero and normale pairings except my best friend (Kana b vampire) with Takuma and Aido with Sieren
Tell him he shouldn't be out and think about getting Kaname dealing with him
| 666The Kyojin Alchemist666 chapter 1 . 7/26/2013
Question! Is OCxOC pairings acceptable?
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A1) Name: Cierra Adams
2) Looks: Brown skin, green eyes, chestnut coloured hair
3) Age: 16 1/2
4) Sex: Female
5) Personaility: cierra is a very sneaky individual, she can be very cocky at times and would never admit anything. she has that chill laid back posture and wears hipster clothing that just screams, whatever
.6) What are you? Vampire/Human/Half vampire half human/other:Human
7) If other what is it: (Anything but Vampire hunter, that's still human)
8) If vampire what Level:
9) If vampire what power:
10) If Level-D/E vampire who turned you, when and why:
11) You crush (just one)
12) Friends: Takuma
13) Best friends: Kain, zero
14) Enimes and why: Rima, she's not really an enemy, its just that, cierra envey's how close ahe is with shiki
15) Are you in the Moon or Sun Dorm: sun dorm
16) Are you in the Night or Day class: day class
17) Family: mom and dad, only child
18) Likes: vanilla hershey bars
19) Dislikes: the shiki fan club
20) Do you know about vampire: yup
21) Are you a prefect:yup, which is why is have an advantage to sneak into shiki's room
22) If prefect, what's your weapon: the. Famous bloody rose
23) give me your thoughts on.
YUKI: a little medaling brat who needs to stay away from the vampire world
ZERO: he is way to cool for school
HEADMASTER: he's ok. Gets me at of trouble
KANAME: its just...he has a bad aura that gives me the creeps, I'll be seeing him in my night mares
ICHIJO: he's a cool guy. He gives manga books
KAIN: the coolest person I know. He is like a brother to me
AIDO: flirts way too much for my liking, I kinda don't like him because he plays with the day class hearts
SHIKI: my crush. Omg I loved him the first time I laid eyes on him. Idk what it is, but, he has got me head over heels.
RIMA: she is alright. It just bugs when I see her around shiki I know I shouldnt hate her but, you know what I mean
RUKA: I undertand her pain, but she has to opeb up her eyes, and see that kaname isn't intrested
KANAME'S BODYGUARD (forgot her name): she is aight
ICHIRU: never met him
SHIZUKA: I hate her guts, look what she did to poor zero
JURI KURAN: never met her
HARUKA KURAN: never met her, but he cute though
RIDO KURAN: never met him
15) other info you want me to know: It was valentines day and cierra secretly made chocolate bars for shiki, since she already knows he likes pocky (she sneakd into his room all the time, so, yeah) she also wrote him a secret admirer letter. On valentines day, she quickly hands him the wrapped up gift box of the chocolates and letters. Without looking back, she dashed back into the dorm. She hopes that none of the day class students saw her. Especiallt zero, he sure would tease her about it. Her pride is always getting in the way of things. At night shensneaks into shiki room hoping he wasn't there at the time. She usually steals stuff, like his boxers, and pocky. Geez she hopes shiki doesn't catch her. ;) oh and can they have a make out session?
RP1) You are a new student and see the Night Class. Who catches your eye first?: Senri shiki. Its those mahogany colored locks and faded bluse orbs x blush x
2) (Your human) You are alone with one of the Night Class boys. You ether know that he is a vampire or you don't. What do you do and what do you think.: I think, wow, he is way to humble to be such a creature. And I'm also thinking about what his boxers look like. 3) (Your vampire) You smell blood. Would you drink it?
| georgia.halden.5 chapter 32 . 6/28/2013
If you do a one short for me I will do this one for you 4) My OC will be a ever powerful witch and rare to witches like a pureblood is to vampires. Again the council will kidnap me but to mix my blood with Rido's to make the perfect weapon (This would be a rape thing) just give me all the details :D
| georgia.halden.5 chapter 16 . 6/22/2013
Name: Kati Kairshi
Looks:white hair down to waste and Green eyes has a tattoo on cheek a golden Lilly :)
A little personality: Smart, out going, not shy,loyal
Crush: Tackma itchjo
Human/vampire/other: Vampire(pure blood)/ wizard
If other, what?:
Have you (Your character) had sex before: yes
She wears a red night gown with black lace under wear :)
| georgia.halden.5 chapter 1 . 6/22/2013
Hey may I please have the c one short where the character is a wizard vampire hybrid thankyou thankyou very much ur an amazing writer!
Name: Youri Watshi
2) Looks: White Hair, Green eyes, Short and skinny
3) Age: 18
4) Sex: female
5) Personaility: bad temper, out spoken, loyal, prankster
6) What are you? Vampire/Human/Half vampire half human/other: vampire wizard hybrid
8) If vampire what Level: pure blood even if a wizard because wizards are not human :)
9) If vampire what power: to take other vampires powers :)
11) You crush (just one) Aido please :)
12) Friends: Zero, Yuki and Rima
13) Best friends: Rima and Yuki
14) Enimes and why: Kanname because he is threatened by your powers
15) Are you in the Moon or Sun Dorm: moon Dorms
16) Are you in the Night or Day class: Night please :)
17) Family: Family killed by Voldemort raised by Remus loopen
18) Likes: reading, annoying Zero and playing the cello
19) Dislikes: tomato, vampire hunters, and people who lie and death eaters
20) Do you know about vampire: yes she dose
21) Are you a prefect: no
22) If prefect, what's your weapon: she has a knife that if you put it to a persons neck it will make the person tell the truth
23) give me your thoughts on. Please so this story it will be awesome coz ur such a good writer I will do you one just send me what you would like please do me one I love ur sorry you belong to me and I like the wizard ones u have done! :D thankyou for reading x
| AikoTheBunny chapter 26 . 5/18/2013
YESS! FINALLY ZERO AND OC ACTION! Sorry I'm actingl ike a perv. :P


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National CFL columnist Kirk Penton is standing by at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg ahead of the 103rd Grey Cup.
A Warsaw Christmas
The annual Warsaw Santa Claus Parade and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony was held on Saturday night
PMHC Honours Gary Baldwin
Ex-Pete Cory Stillman presented Gary Baldwin with a plaque honouring his 25 years as Peterborough Minor Hockey Council referee-in-chief prior to Satur
Junior Mustangs fall in NCB final
Crestwood Mustangs junior football team fell short in the school's bid for a National Capital Bowl sweep.
Modern Alchemy wins Cubs Lair
Modern Alchemy was declared the winner Friday night of the first Cubs' Lair Entrepreneurship Competition held Friday night
More transit service for Fleming College
The city may start running buses between downtown and Fleming College once every 15 minutes instead of once an hour
City wants changes at economic development agency
Peterborough Economic Development (PED) may be expected to keep closer tabs with city council going forward
City snow dump not killing woodlot trees: Report
The snow dump on Kennedy Road isn't killing the trees in the nearby woodlot, says a city staff report - but it's not helping, either
Synagogue hosts mosque
Last Friday, the local Muslim community prayed in a United church. This week, it's a synagogue. And next week, they'll be at an Anglican church
Woman found guilty of arson
A 55-year-old woman accused of setting her Millbrook house ablaze in 2014 was found guilty in court of arson Friday
Black Friday shoppers brave crowds
A pair of Fleming College students from India are geared up for their first Canadian winter, thanks to Black Friday deals
Potters offer gift ideas
Friday was the opening day of the 20th annual Kawartha Potters Guild Show and Sale at the Peterborough Lions Community Centre


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10 things you should know about the Kansas City Chiefs
Photo: Stephen Morton/AP
MOMENTUM: Granted it was against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the Chiefs have plenty of momentum heading into this games after a dominant 28-2 win. The Chiefs outgained the Jags by more than 100 yards, forced a couple of turnovers and harassed Blaine Gabbert all day long.
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