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Milan: Mario Balotelli scored twice on his debut to help AC Milan to a 2-1 victory over Udinese at San Siro in Sunday`s Serie A encounter.
All eyes were set firmly on the €22 million signing from Manchester City, who was thrust into the starting line-up at the last possible moment, but shortly after broke the deadlock with a close range volley to mark a dominant first half for the Rossoneri.
Though Udinese were toothless during the opening period, they came out with renewed vigour after the interval, and pounced on a shoddy defensive sequence to claw their way back into the game through Giampiero Pinzi early in the second half.
The match seemed destined to end in a draw, but a controversial late penalty call allowed Balotelli to give Milan an important victory with the last kick of the game from 12 yards out, and take them level with city rivals Inter in fourth place.
The feel-good factor surrounding Balotelli's arrival had San Siro rocking long before kick-off, and perhaps inevitably, matters were whipped into a real frenzy with the news that a late injury to Giampaolo Pazzini forced the big money signing into the starting XI.
And, 35 seconds into his Milan debut, Balotelli came within inches of making the most incredible of starts after sending a shot from the edge of the area agonisingly wide of the far post, with half the fans already celebrating a goal.
The 22-year-old was certainly lively early on, and with 12 minutes gone, threatened in attack again when he slid in M'baye Niang 10 yards out, but his shot was straight at Daniele Padelli.
And Balotelli's moment would arrive with 25 minutes on the clock. Stephen El Shaarawy did well to squeeze in a cross from the byline, and a deflection took it right into the path of the striker, who volleyed precisely into the bottom corner.
It was a one-man spectacle at San Siro throughout the first half, and shortly before the half-hour mark, Balotelli nearly struck again, this time with a sweetly-hit effort from 20 yards out that brought the very best out of Padelli.
Udinese were fortunate to still be in the game at half-time, but emerged from the interval with a renewed enthusiasm. A glorious ball from Andrea Lazzari was badly skewed over by Antonio Di Natale from close range, but with 55 minutes gone, the visitors would find their leveller.
Milan were caught napping after losing the ball in their own half, and Muriel, with acres of space ahead of him, slid in Pinzi, who bundled his finish past Marco Amelia and into the back of the net.
The Rossoneri had lost some of their edge, and Udinese were well and truly back into game, making matters finely poised as the match moved into the closing stages.
Niang smashed a thunderous effort off the crossbar, and Balotelli forced another admirable save from Padelli, but just when the draw looked a foregone conclusion, an incomprehensible penalty call on a legitimate tackle by Thomas Heurtaux on El Shaarawy allowed Balotelli to win the game from the spot in unforgettable, but controversial circumstances.
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Freedom of speech is being redefined by university faculty and administrators to protect leftist academicians from any serious challenges of their views, according to reports collected by Accuracy in Academia.
Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy gave a lecture recently entitled "Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Free Speech Has Got to Go!" Kennedy advocated the removal of freedom of speech on the grounds that "toleration has its limits." Of course, those limits would be defined by his reasoning and only his.
"Can a protester abridge the rights of a Reagan or a Republican Secretary of Defense?" a student asked during the lecture. Kennedy said he would sanction the silencing of their views, as well as those of a visiting 'contra' from Nicaragua. When a student asked how he would feel if a visiting lecturer was beaten or killed during such a protest, Kennedy remarked, "It's a close call, something I'd have to think deeply about."
Another Harvard professor, mathematics Professor Vishwambhar Pati, defended the silencing of a South African speaker by writing "… there is no provision under U.S. law that guarantees uninterrupted free speech … [The South African's] privilege to air his views from a Harvard podium is hardly a right."
The university, which is supposed to be an arena of inquiry, testing and thinking, is becoming a haven for those who only ascribe to a certain point of view, according to an article in Accuracy in Academia's Campus Report. The article stated that Brooklyn College Professor Robert Cheery defended the silencing of government speakers in a letter:
"…[A]cademic freedom was initiated to protect those who held anti-establishment positions. Those who represent the government have more than ample access to the media so that anyone seriously interested can easily find out their position. If opponents choose to disrupt a government representative's talk, it reflects a protest against the government's policies, not an abridgement of freedom of speech."
A speech by Nicaraguan Resistance Leader Adolfo Calero was recently cancelled by a dean at Harvard University because the audience was dominated by conservatives. Prior to the speech, the same dean spearheaded a protest against Calero. Campus Report posed an interesting question at the end of their published findings:"Where is the American Civil Liberties Union and People for the American Way when you need them?"
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You mean the one that they crashed by asking it to calculate all the digits of pi? Guess they ran everything with Admin privilege and single-threaded.
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You mean the one that they crashed by asking it to calculate all the digits of pi? Guess they ran everything with Admin privilege and single-threaded.
Everyone has admin privilege. In one TNG episode the thaw out some cryonically frozen people from the 21st century, and those guys have full access to things like ship's intercom. Piccard explains that passwords and such are unnecessary because the crew knows how to use discretion.
Also, Data once said his processor can perform 60 trillion serial operations per second. No word on threading.
Better build the Holo-Deck too or it doesn't count!
That's what they're telling the public. Meanwhile, HAL-9000 chuckles behind the scenes.
No surprise. After all the voice of Google Now's voice is modeled after the Enterprise's computer.
Type in WHY? and it will explode.
Really. Is that what their Skynet Global Digital Defense Network project is all about?
Trust us. We're not evil.
I must say, as a web and DB developer, I took special umbrage with the article's description of search strings as the "search engine's curious, keyword-laden patois", patois being most strongly defined as "a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect" as if programming and logical languages are somehow approximate and imprecise. Sure they're not "natural" or "convenient" for the human-types, but this quotation seems to bring out the sneaking idea that they are somehow less precise. Why not have humans become better at asking quesitons? sure they don't have to use semi-colons and booleans in all caps, but most people suck at formulating their questions, so don't get their desired answer from either "%man" OR "machine".
If they're hoping to have it speak with Majel Roddenberry's voice, they're too late.
Not necessarily. After Roger Ebert lost his voice, a company made him a voice box based on old recordings of his speech.
I'd rather type and get better results, as I got 3-4 years ago, instead of the Altavista-like results I am getting these days.
I wish they could find a way to filter out all the (*&#@& content farm garbage that is written as blatant google-bait, especially when I try to find, say, a local framing store or somesuch. That said, I know they are constantly trying, while the content farmers are always evolving ahead of them.
The Star Trek computer was frequently stumped by questions. "Computer, Tea" "There are 10,000 entries for Tea, please specify", "F-cking Earl Grey, HOT, how many times do I have to tell you!"
No, if they are serious, they'll call it 'Deep Thought' .
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Hotel California's final track, the epic "The Last Resort", was about the demise of society. Glenn Frey on the Hotel California episode of "In the Studio with Redbeard" explained about the track:" It was the first time that Don took it upon himself to write an epic story and we were already starting to worry about the environment...we're constantly screwing up paradise and that was the point of the song and that at some point there is going to be no more new frontiers. I mean we're putting junk, er, garbage into space now."
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While virtual shows enable attendees to save travel dollars and time, conference presenters reap the same benefits. It also serves as an effective way in which to get their messages across to an interested audience.
Scott Gidley, CTO and co-founder of DataFlux, was a speaker last November at the DAMA-NCR Wilshire Virtual Symposium. He says getting ready for his presentation was no different than an in-person show, yet the travel component was vastly different. "We had a presentation to give, just like we would at a real-world show," says Gidley. "We didn't have to worry about shipping a booth, getting travel arrangements, and finding time to get away from the office. So, from a cost and a time perspective, it was obviously different."
For a speaker, virtual shows certainly provide a less intimidating platform on which to speak compared to the podium placed in front of room full of people. However, Gidley notes that when you're not in the same room as your audience, you don't really know if you're engaging your audience or if they're even receiving your message.
"Not being able to see the nonverbal cues, such as eye contact, heads nodding, note taking, is always difficult," says Gidley. "At a real-world show, you know if you are connecting with the audience. At a virtual one, you don't know if the attendee is actively listening and taking notes or just passively listening and playing solitaire or checking emails."
Gidley says that he has received positive feedback from attendees. He feels that most people will take an hour out of their day to learn about a new technological offering if it doesn't mean they have to leave their desks to do so.
However, Gidley says that if he could change one thing about the format it would be to enable attendees to interact with speakers throughout a presentation and not reserve that communication for the postpresentation Q&A session. "It doesn't have to be a formal Q&A session, but the audience could use opportunities to say, 'Wait a minute. You lost me at the last slide. What are you really trying to say?'" explains Gidley.
Like virtual show hosts, Gidley says that he will continue to support such events. "We won't be replacing our physical trade show calendar with a virtual one, but we do see it as another way to get in front of interested people," he says.
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|WaterBrook Multnomah leaves NRB over 'Gay Christian' book
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WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group has resigned from the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) following a dispute over the publication of Matthew Vines' God and the Gay Christian (Convergent Books). Though Vines' book is not targeted for the CBA market and is published not by WaterBrook Press or Multnomah Books, but by an affiliated imprint under Penguin Random House's Crown Publishing Group division, they share many of the same staff members.
NRB President and CEO Jerry A. Johnson wrote a letter to board members explaining the situation.
"Unfortunately, while the Multnomah Publishing Group is separate from Convergent, as a legal and business entity, the staff of the Multnomah and Convergent operations are substantially the same," he stated in the letter. "Most notably, Steven W. Cobb serves as the chief publishing executive for both groups. … Other Christian workers do so as well. … This issue comes down to NRB members producing unbiblical material, regardless of the label under which they do it."
"I asked them to reconsider and end the practice of having Christian workers from their publishing house work on Convergent projects," Johnson's letter continued. "They declined to do so at this time and asked how we would respond. I told them that if they wanted to remain NRB associate members, I would have to refer the matter to our Ethics Committee for review, or they could agree to resign their membership. They agreed to resign immediately."
God and the Gay Christian, which argues that homosexuality is not sinful, has received much derision from the Christian publishing community, particularly in light of its close ties WaterBrook Multnomah, which publishes books for the evangelical market. Cognizant of the title's controversial nature, Cobb took steps to ensure that staff who were uncomfortable with the project weren't forced to work on it.
"We actually went to great lengths and have always gone to lengths here to make sure that our people here have never been required to work on anything that offended their personal beliefs," Cobb told Christian Retailing when Vines' book was released. "We met with everyone in small groups and, in some cases, individually, and I can think of a couple of employees off the top of my head that asked to not participate in the publishing function regarding this particular book, and we were respectful and grateful for their candor and excused them from any involvement, so we don't run that kind of shop here."
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler, editor of the e-book God and the Gay Christian?: A Response to Matthew Vines (SBTS Press), worries that Convergent's self-described focus on "publishing books for progressive and mainline Christians who demand an open, inclusive and culturally engaged exploration of faith" could damage WaterBrook Multnomah's standing in the evangelical community.
"I believe that Multnomah is in serious danger of crashing its brand in terms of evangelical trust," Mohler said in an interview with Christianity Today. "I am quite certain that a host of evangelical authors share this deep concern."
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Pics of Taylor Swift's Wedding in Video Shoot Emerge
Taylor Swift slipped into a cream strapless gown with a shirred bodice and full, filmy skirt when filming a wedding scene for her new music video. She carried a bouquet of white flowers, looking beautiful with her hair softly curled and pulled to the side.
Set to be premiered later this year, the video was shot at Christ Church on Dane Street in Kennebunk on Thursday, July 8. The church which was built in 1827 was decorated with white ribbons and flanked by flower-filled urns for the filming.
Bubbles were blown when the country music singer was seen in the pictures obtained by Seacoast Online walking out of the building with a young man in traditional tuxedo. He most likely plays her groom. The ceremony staged inside the venue is also expected to be featured in the upcoming clip.
Prior to shooting the wedding scene, Taylor Swift had already filmed scenes at a private estate in Cape Elizabeth.
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Yeah. That's what happened to me. Raised him from the age of 2.
There are so very many variables in this step parent/child equations that it becomes almost impossible to predict a solution. In fact, even the problems are unpredictable. I know men who are very close to their step children; men who do a fantastic job; men who have been total failures; women who get between the child and his step father, usurping the man's position; women who have maintained lifetime relationships with step children for whom they no longer have responsibility; and just about everything in between.
Three things I encourage:
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I agree - I would also advise that you and she have an understanding going in what your obligations and expectation will be with regards to the child - AND that you do not allow any situations where one of you says no - and the other says yes to something and the kid is able to play you against each other.
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Closed Friday June 17
Almost forgot. The shop will be closed Friday June 17. Time to hit the links supporting the local radio station, KWMR. Now where are my golf clubs...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
The Time Someone Wanted To Race My Cross Frame On The Tour Divide
I've been pretty fortunate working in the bike industry. Met a lot of great folks on both sides sides of the counter and from every continuously inhabited continent. I've also gotten to work on a lot of great bikes. In some ways, that's where the joy of working at a work stand with tools at the ready is for me. What constitutes a great bike? Some might say a frame from Richard Sachs or Dario Pegoretti is a great bike. They wouldn't be wrong. They are great bikes and I've considered it an honor to work on and build frames from both into bikes.
Another great bike to work on is the 18 year old Jamis hybrid that a local brought in. It had been neglected for years when someone gave it to him. It didn't work. Chain was rusted. Tires were disintegrating. Cables were frozen in the housing. And I had a $100 budget to work with. After my ride a few days ago, I stopped in the Inverness Park Market for a breakfast sandwich. The owner of the bike and his wife work there (and they work other jobs in the area to make ends meet for them and their three kids). Both he and his wife were super happy about the bike. They're both spinning around on it as well as their kids. It's a great bike.
Other bikes that are great to work on are ones that get used above and beyond what normal folks dream of subjecting their bikes. I'm talking the Tour Divide. Three years ago, I did some work (wheel building, if I recall) for an area guy who was going to tackle the race in the grand depart. He finished in 7th place. About the same time, I sold a cross bike to a Bay Area resident, Arthur, who a few months later said he wanted to race the Tour Divide on the cross bike I just built for him. I told him "No, you don't want to do that. You want full sized 29" wheels and maybe a suspension fork. You don't want to do that on a cross bike." The bug bit him hard and for the past several years, he's been steadily preparing for the Tour Divide 2016 which departed Banff, Canada five days ago.
Several weeks ago, Arthur brought his bike in to have the front wheel rebuilt with a new dynamo hub, new bottom bracket, cables - basically, it was time to get the bike race ready. Preparations done. Bike ready. Go! It's now 5 days later and Arthur is out there making very good headway. As I wrote this, he's at mile 645, a bit past though Helena, MT on his way to Antelope Wells, NM - 2,768.4 miles from the start.
That was a great bike to work on too. Arthur's Tour Tracker GPS locator information is at
this link
. Like I said, fortunate.
What's in the stand: Arthur's Tour Divide bike.
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Friday, June 10, 2016
Kit Order Window Is Open
Since I'm running out of jerseys in the shop, I opened a new order window at Voler. Both the orange with black horizontal stripe and the black with the orange/blue vertical stripe kits are available. It's possible to mix/match, but in order to do so you'd need to enter two orders on the Voler order page. You can order at the links below until June 26 with expected ship date of July 29. The
sizing info on Voler's site
is very helpful. If you find you straddle a size, my recommendation is to size down. It's stretchy cycling gear and you want it to fit on the snug side.
The Orange/Horizontal Kit
The Black/Vertical Stripe Kit
Welcome to the Voler Online Ordering System
Your team has decided to use the Voler Custom Online Order System for collecting and processing your cycling apparel order. Please follow the steps below to place your individual order for inclusion in the overall team order.
1. Click on this link to access your team order site:
Black Mountain Cycles - Orange Horizontal Kit
Click on this link to access your team order site:
Black Mountain Cycles - Black Vertical Kit
2. Click on "LOGIN" to enter your Login/Billing Info. Click on "Create Account" to save the information and to create your new User ID and Password. You will automatically be directed to the home page for your team order. If you are a returning customer, please use your original Login and Password.
3. Click on "Begin Shopping" to gain access to the orderable products page. To place items in your shopping cart, click on the item you want to order, then the options you want to select, then the "Add to cart" button. You can choose to "View Your Bag" or "Continue Shopping" after adding each item. Repeat these steps for each item you want to order.
4. After placing the last item you want to order in your shopping cart, click on "View Your Bag" to display the items. Carefully review the items and make any necessary modifications or deletions. Because each item is custom built, refunds and exchanges will not be accepted. After you have confirmed your order is correct, click on "Proceed to Checkout" to complete the secure checkout process by entering your credit card payment information.
5. After you have completed the secure checkout process, an Order Confirmation will automatically be displayed and e-mailed to you for your records.
6. After the order deadline date has passed, you will no longer be able to access the order site. If you have not completed the checkout process for your order by this date, any items in your cart will be removed. The Order Deadline and the Order Ship Date are displayed on the order homepage. The Ship Date is the date that your order will be shipped from Voler.
Thank you for your order. If you have any questions, please call 800-488-6537 and ask for assistance from a Voler Customer Service Representative, or send us an email at
I'll also be ordering for the shop, but will only be ordering the basics - jerseys, shorts, vest. This is your chance to order anything from the Voler shop. Now go crazy!
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Eroica California 2016
I'm not really sure how I fell into this. I suppose it's all
because of a broken spoke in 2009
. Since I replaced that broken spoke on Tom Hardy's Sachs seven years ago, I've gotten invites to the Dino rides - some I've been able to attend, some not. When I have been able to make it, the quality of the ride and the riders is top shelf. Tom encouraged me to attend last year, but timing wasn't quite right.
This year, however, it was a different story. I had a window of opportunity to close the shop for the weekend and head down to Paso Robles for
Eroica California
. What may have played a bigger role in my decision to ride was the recent acquisition and build of an
'85 Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra
. A few rides on this prior to the event had me fall in love with the ride of this bike and really want to take this on the 87 mile Eroica route -
87 miles, 25 of them dirt, and 7300' of climbing
. And with the exception of the puncture at about mile 80 (which I still have no idea what caused it), the bike performed incredible. Well, the puncture and, according to the photo of my bike at the mile 40 rest stop, my saddle went from level to nose up, but I never noticed it until I looked at my bike leaning against a wall after the ride was over.
The weekend also had some great surprises.
Masi Bikes
, my old employer, was a sponsor of the event and I got a chance to catch up with old friends and co-workers. The Dinos were to meet up at the start area for a 7:00 a.m. start. As I rolled up, I saw another friend I hadn't seen in 10 years. Chris Watson, one of the owners of
was there! I've known Chris for almost 20 years. He was a rep for Haro/Masi before starting Arundel while I was at Haro/Masi in product development. Over the years, we connect via a phone call or email about once a year or so. I was really glad to get a chance to ride with Chris. There were also a few other guys on the line to ride with the Dinos who, well, how exactly does one describe their influence on the American racing scene of the '70s/'80s? How 'bout this: past winners of the Nevada City Classic, US National Championship, Red Zinger Classic, Pan American Games, Olympians, races too numerous to fully list, and the only American to win the Giro d'Italia. Yeah, I was going on an 87 mile ride with Andy Hampsten, George Mount, Mark Pringle, Tom Ritchey...and about a dozen more high-quality, riders who laid the foundations for modern bike racing in the US. And they're all super nice guys and still are great riders. One of those rides that leave you buzzed for days afterwards. The roads, scenery, and general cohesiveness of the group on the road were also top-notch and contributed greatly to a fantastic weekend.
There was one point on the ride as I was rolling along next to and talking with Rick Pepper from
Eleven Gear
that the surreal aspect of the ride really became evident. We had been out front rolling through a beautiful country road for a while. Wondering who was behind us, I put my right hand on top of the bars, straightened up and turned to look back. On our wheels were Andy Hampsten and George Mount. Yeah, it was an okay day on the bike. Thanks, for the ride, Dinos.
The actual Masi Dennis Christopher rode in "Breaking Away"
The early part of the climb up Kiler Canyon Rd. (photo by Tom Ritchey)
Yours truly at the top of Kiler Canyon Rd. (photo by Tom Ritchey)
Rolling along a dirt road with (L-R) Larry Shields, Mark Pringle, Chris Watson with red stripe cap, Tom Hardy in the Brooklyn jersey, Rick Pepper in red, Andy Hampsten in pink (naturally).
One of the many dirt roads.
My Merckx after 40 miles. Seat went a bit nose up, but I never noticed.
Lunch stop - burritos and margaritas
Double paceline rolling down CA 1 to Cayucos. In Cayucos, we pulled up to the food stop at the pier and friends Jim and Cathy Haagen-Smit were standing there with other friends of theirs - small world.
Just some of the super cool bikes on the ride: Guerciotti, Masi, Colnago...
Tom Hardy's Gios
Andy Hampsten's team 7-11 bike
Yet another dirt road
Mark Pringle on his Colnago
Chris Watson - thanks for the day of riding, Watson!
Yes, another dirt road!
Tom Ritchey taking a photo - of Chris Watson
The dirt road climbs were severe enough plenty of folks were walking, hampered by the gearing of their vintage race bikes. The 28 I fit in combination to my 42t ring gave me enough of a low gear to stay on the bike up the climbs.
(What's playing: Gurf Morlix
Feel Free
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Friday, April 8, 2016
Closed April 9-10
This is a public service announcement, with guitar.
No, not with guitar. That just came out. But, this will serve as official notice that the shop will be closed Saturday April 9 and Sunday April 10 as I'll be down in Paso Robles for the
Eroica California
. Look for me on my big red Merckx and say "howdy."
(What's playing: The Clash
Know Your Rights
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Monday, April 4, 2016
What Does It All Mean
I'm not really a philosophical guy always looking for meaning in life. If I'm feeding myself every day, feeling comfortable in my ability to live sparsely (albeit with a pretty big collection of bikes), then I feel I'm doing ok. I have a love/hate relationship with the social media I maintain, most of which centers around my business, which is bikes, with the occasional music related post about the two radio shows I do. Lots of pictures of objects, few of people. In some ways, I feel that privacy is important and people pictures take some of that privacy away. My brother is a photo-journalist and probably feels the exact opposite - if it's in a public setting, it's fair game.
So, what's my point? I read today's
All Hail The Black Market
post, as I do each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and knew exactly what Stevil was writing about. I like taking photos. Have since I was a kid and in my middle school, there was a darkroom. I doubt it's still there, shame. I used to have binders full of photos and slides. Now I have a
... I think that's it. In some ways, it's all too much and is a bit overwhelming to manage and maintain along with running my business - which is two pronged with a retail shop and a brand of frames to manage. Yeah, that keeps me busy.
I like bikes. Mostly, I like bikes for their simplicity. But even that's changed. Bikes are no longer simple. They are now made with such a level of complexity that they are obsolete in the amount of time it took to properly age a tubular tire. As the level of technology in bikes and their accessories (does everyone GPS their rides?) increases, the more I am drawn backwards to less and less complicated bikes.
Case in point, I recently built up a 1985 Eddy Merckx with Campagnolo Super Record (not that Super Record) and shod it in tubular tires. No part on the bike is new, except for tires, cables/housing, spokes & nipples. Every part is from the 80s. And guess what? The bike is quickly becoming a huge favorite of mine. It's huge fun to ride. Compared to a modern bike, the shifting is slow, the brakes require thought and distance to stop, and forget about trying to shift when out of the saddle. But damn, I love riding this thing. I like riding for the sake of riding.
This started off more as a post about being hamstrung by all the pulls from the social media I maintain, which in a very large part are maintained solely to manage my business. Larger thoughts go on the blog. Links to the blog and some bike photos go on the Facebook page. Photos of bikes and bike rides go on Instagram with a few words. What's In The Stand photos go on the Tumblr page. Rules. I need some rules to maintain my life. To make sense of it all. Rules in my life to maintain my focus. And then when it all gets too much, I go on a bike ride. No cell phone (don't own one). No connectivity. But I will take a camera because if there's something interesting, I'll shoot it and share it and, in some way, work it to help promote my shop and brand so that I can keep on going on bike rides and feeding myself.
I'll be gone this weekend at the Eroica California. No computer, no phone, just a 1985 Eddy Merckx road bike and a camera. Three day recharge. And don't try to reach me now for the next several hours because I'll be out riding the Merckx.
(What's playing: Led Zeppelin
That's The Way
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Monday, March 28, 2016
Merckx Monday
Technically, it's still Monday. Almost over, but it's still Monday so I'll squeeze this in. Several months ago, I got an email from someone saying that with my new Merckx tribute frames, I should also have a genuine Merckx. (If it was you who sent the message, let me know because I can't for the life of me find the old messages.) I replied that it would be nice, but when would a 64cm or 65cm vintage Merckx ever come up for sale? Turns out that happened not long after I sent that reply because he sent a message saying that there was a big Merckx on ebay that very moment. Not really desiring a project bike, I threw down a very modest bid and won. I want between thinking that was great to thinking it wasn't so great. Great because I picked up a really sweet 65cm Merckx. Not so great because now I had to build it up. I had a few parts and the hunt for just the right parts was really easy. The parts I wanted just seemed to be there on ebay when I looked. And they were all reasonable. Even picked up a 180mm NR/SR crankset. Pretty much a Super Record build, which seemed appropriate for this 1985 Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra.
So, now what to do with it? Ride it of course. And then take it down to Paso Robles, CA for the Eroica California event weekend after next. Wasn't easy getting the time to build a personal bike while all the new frames were arriving, but I got the tires glued on today and will get out on it ASAP.
The frame has just the right level of used, but still in great shape look about it.
I fit it with a Shimano Dura Ace 13-28 because I have a bunch of Shimano cogs and bodies left over from years gone past and the 28 will help with the 85 miles and climbing on the Eroica.
Simplex Retrofriction shifters. One of the few parts I've had for years waiting for just the right frame.
(What's playing: Johnny Winter
Highway 61 Revisited
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
New Frames!
The new frames arrived last week and, damn, do they look great! I've been busy prepping and shipping frames so haven't had a chance to put up the new info. I updated the frames and get the goods pages with a bit of new info, but since I'm also working on a brand new website, I didn't want to get too involved in posting info. Should be enough info. If you're looking for more info on something drop me a line and I'll get you much better info.
Basic new info on the Monster Cross frames is as follows:
New Pacenti Paris-Brest-Paris fork crown.
Sizing is in 2cm increments from 52cm to 64cm (old sizing was in 3cm increments).
Head tubes are a bit taller to reduce the number of spacers.
What else??? Oh, the crimp on the chainstay is way better looking and still has good clearance for road compact cranks and big fat 45mm+ tires.
And the colors! Oh the colors! Pink and British Racing Green
Price stays the same at $595 + applicable sales tax and shipping.
The new road frames also knocked my socks off. They got the same 2cm frame size increment change from 52cm to 62cm. Still made to fit big fat 33 1/3mm road tires with long reach 47mm-57mm brake calipers. And the new orange is a great match to the old Eddy Merckx Molteni orange. And the new Merckx style panel graphic just knocks my socks off. Yeah, I know. I wrote "knocks my socks off" twice (that's three), but dang, I can't wait to build up one of these for myself. Price stays the same at $595 + applicable sales tax and shipping.
(What's playing: Gerry Rafferty
Home and Dry
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Dodging The Rain Storms
Before I get too far into this post, a reminder that frames are on the way. The vessel carrying the frames
docked in Los Angeles this morning
. ETA to Oakland where it will unload my/your frames is March 17. However, I believe the ETA for arriving in Los Angeles was March 10 and it's the 8th today, so it may arrive early in Oakland. Fingers crossed.
There's also time to get deposits in or simply purchase a frame outright. There are some sizes/colors that are sold out or are in limited supplies. If you're on the fence, it might be time to come on down. There's still good availability on all sizes of road frames, but some of the cross frames are sold out. Here's what's in limited supply for cross frames:
52cm Pink - one available
58cm Pink - one available
64cm British Racing Greed - sold out
64cm Pink - one available
All other sizes/colors have at least 2 or more available.
And, I do have one 56cm current model cross frame available in Dazzling Blue
. (3/20/16 - sorry, this frame is gone) Someone opted to change the order for this frame to one of the new frames, so it's still available for $535 including shipping. The only other sizes of current cross frames available at the sales price are 50cm and 65cm. Road frames are available at that same price in 50cm (light blue), 59cm (orange), and 62cm (light blue and orange).
Now, on to dodging rain storms. I've been super lucky to maintain my regular riding schedule and not get drenched by the rains that have been continually rolling across Marin. Sure, there have been periods of some spitting rain, but not the soakers that we've had at night or when I've been in the shop working. There was that one commute back home, though, that challenged the water proofedness of my commuting rain gear, but my commute is only 5 minutes. But in that 5 minutes, it dumped. The fenders on the road bike have been great when riding on rain soaked roads.
Yesterday's ride consisted of starting off in showers, followed by sunshine, headwinds, threatening skies, and finished off with 10 miles of a 15+mph tailwind. And then a 10 minute soaking within minutes after getting back home. It's all good and I'm glad the back/neck pain that cause a riding hiatus has not returned beyond the normal "pain" associated with riding.
Pt. Reyes Station/Tomales/Chileno Valley/Wilson Hill/Marshall Wall/Pt. Reyes Station loop.
Laguna Lake in Chileno Valley
Top of Wilson Hill looking towards Petaluma
Top of Wilson Hill with an encouraging sign
Verdant hills, puffy clouds, and sun in the appropriately named Verde Canyon
Lone cow on the climb up the Marshall Wall
Obligatory photo op on top of the Marshall Wall
Tomales Bay and Inverness Ridge from the Marhsall Wall
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Do You Feel Like We Do
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Lew Daney (Nigel Green, Caine's dodgy boss in The Ipcress File) is
robbing a safe at a costume jewellers. This being 1961, he's wearing a
shirt and tie. Look, it's just how they did things back then. Anyway,
the alarm goes off and Daney ends up shooting a policeman while making
good his escape.
Three days later and Scotland Yard are still baffled. Det. Supt. Cowley (Allan Cuthbertson, "that lawyer geezer" from Performance) decides to bring in Tim Jordan (Lee Montague, he pops up twice in The Sweeney), a big police cheese in Rhodesia before he retired after inheriting a fortune. They meet for lunch at the Carlton Tower hotel, one of those places where things are flambéed at the table. Previously, in the foyer, Jordan had bumped into Harry Stone (Alfred Berk he only popped up once in The Sweeney.) Stone knows Daney from Rhodesia and Jordan isn't sure if they're best friends or worst enemies.
Meanwhile, Stone is making busy at a Soho nightclub owned by Daney. Daney agrees to meet him at a lonely spot down a country lane and take him to the loot. Man alive, wake up, Stone! Daney didn't think twice about shooting a cop and now with undisguised glee he's flexing his drawstring gloves at the prospect of bumping off you This is another Edgar Wallace Mystery. Directed by Robert Tronson, on account of its location footage, it's a bit more progressive than other episodes from series two.
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|Jan 17, 2012
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|Michael Schneider, Carsten Fulland, Gordian Overschmidt
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|Michael Schneider, Carsten Fulland, Gordian Overschmidt
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|Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (3), Classifications (20), Legal Events (3)
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This application is a 371 application of PCT/EP2006/004408 filed Apr. 25, 2006, which claims priority to the German application DE 20 2005 017 822.5 filed Nov. 14, 2005.
The invention relates to a connecting node and a three-dimensional framework, in particular for a geodetic structure.
A number of documents are known from the patent literature which are directed to the construction of three-dimensional frameworks or framework buildings.
Framework solutions are disclosed, for example, in DE 101 15 815 B4, DE 37 15 228 C2 and DE 28 00 720.
Three-dimensional frameworks are summarized typically under the generic term of shell-type frameworks or frameworks with active shapes.
If the surface of these frameworks is broken down into rods, then the term lattice shell is typically used, if they are under compression, or conversely rope networks, if they are under tension.
Two different possibilities have emerged for stabilizing these systems. On one hand, shells may have rectangular areas with identical mesh size, or with an even a number of the delimiting rods.
Although almost any geometric form can be realized with these constructions, they are disadvantageous because polygons with an even number of sides cannot provide a stabilizing effect. Therefore, in such constructions, the polygons are stabilized with two-dimensional stiffening elements, or the angles of the rods are secured relative to one another by suitable node elements. With the latter approach, moment forces are generated in the rods. For this reason, the shell walls must be anchored in the ground with a tight tensile connection in order to absorb the generated horizontal forces. These can advantageously be assembled from rods of identical length. A deformation into a curved surface occurs typically by transforming the square mesh into a system of rhombuses, whereby either the rods must bend or the nodes are formed by articulated joints which are subsequently secured in place. For example, the document DE 41 01 276 C2 is directed to such structure.
In a fundamentally different method for producing spatially curved support shells, the curved support shells are assembled from triangular surfaces, whereby the triangles necessarily form planar, unmovable surfaces. If such frameworks are assembled from rods, then the rods can also be connected in an articulated manner. This can eliminate moment forces in the rods.
Possible domes formed of triangular surfaces are, for example, frame, spline, lamellar, grid, Schwedler domes or geodetic domes.
Geodetic domes are known, in particular, from U.S. Pat. No. 2,682,235, DE 22 32 114 B2, DE 40 26 527 A1, DE 30 35 698 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,628,154.
The construction systems of conventional geodetic domes have in common that they are formed of straight and/or curved rods which merge at node points in a suitable manner.
Such systems economize the processes required for constructing architectural shapes. They simplify both planning and handling as well as then actual construction and can be reconfigured, i.e. reused. Unlike individualized construction by craftsmen, these systems have many additional practical and/or aesthetic advantages. The construction systems of the aforedescribed type consist of a limited number of matched system components which can be used to construct a large variety of different structures, such as for example two-dimensional arrangements for dividing rooms or spatial, one- or multi-dimensional structures, such as buildings, for different purposes. A certain number of components hereby represents a corresponding system, wherein the system content is greater if the number of different system components is less, i.e. the smaller the overall number of components, and the more possibilities for constructing different structures exist (variability). The most important requirements to the systems of the aforedescribed type are: simple assembly of the system, logical sequential order of the components during assembly, high stability, low weight, small volume, aesthetic appearance and functionality.
The present invention intends to also satisfy these requirements with its novel simple constructive solution.
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a system of the aforedescribed type which has a minimal number of different components and can therefore be constructed with a minimum number of components, which offers simple and fast assembly without requiring a lot of thought for determining in which sequential order the parts have to be assembled; which has a high resistance to wear, a low weight and a small volume. The construction system should make it possible to construct a large variety of different structures, should have an aesthetic form and provide improved stability of the two-dimensional or three-dimensional geodetic frameworks constructed as a framework structure.
This object is attained by the invention in that for constructing a three-dimensional framework, in particular a geodetic structure, the connecting node is formed as a disk having a predefinable number of keyholes, with each of the keyholes being penetrated by a connecting means and engaging with a receiving element attached on the basic structural elements, so that each basic structural element is rotatably supported in the formed first connecting arrangement and can be pre-adjusted and subsequently attached at arbitrary predefinable angles.
With the connecting node according to the invention, a three-dimensional framework can be constructed, wherein a majority of configurable basic structural elements is attached between the connecting nodes of the invention.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the disk is, on one hand, implemented as a base disk which forms a connecting node near the ground. This base disk preferably forms the first connecting node on the ground or on the base of the three-dimensional framework.
In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the disk is arranged on a base plate by way of height adjustment elements for adjusting the connecting node relative to ground.
The other connecting nodes located above are, on the other hand, implemented as disks, wherein these connecting nodes have no specific shape for supporting the framework on the ground.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the disk that is not implemented as a base disk includes a safety clip with a safety clip opening which can be arranged at a fixed predeterminable position on the disk on at least one keyhole on the side of the disk facing the basic structural element between the disk and the basic structural element, wherein the safety clip holds, attaches the basic structural element non-rotatably on the disk by a second connecting arrangement formed in this way, thereby absorbing the torque of the disk in the basic structural element.
The second connecting arrangement corresponds here to the first connecting arrangement, wherein the connecting means extends in this case not only through a keyhole of a disk, but is also guided through the safety clip opening before engaging with the receiving element of the basic structural element.
The disk includes fastening openings disposed on at least one keyhole, with fastening openings cooperating with fastening projections of the safety clip which can be inserted into the fastening openings, for arranging the safety clip in the fixed predefinable position on the disk.
The safety clip also includes bent sections oriented towards the basic structural element and forming a receiving shoe for holding the basic structural element in the safety clip.
In addition, the basic structural element has flattened end regions having a height and width adapted to cooperate with the receiving shoe, if a safety clip is used.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, for both disks—base disk or disk in the upper region of a three-dimensional framework, the keyholes of the disks form openings of a type that has a slotted outlet and has in the region of the outlet a depression with a predefined depth cooperating with the head of the connecting means, to facilitate with the slotted outlet guiding to the desired attachment location of the connecting means and to prevent with the depression the connecting means, which at least pre-adjusts and pre-tightens the basic structural element, from slipping out.
Preferably, the basic structural element has the flattened end regions and the first and second connecting arrangement is as a connecting means embodied as a threaded bolt or the like, in particular a self-locking screw, which cooperates with the safety clip opening and the receiving element, which is preferably configured as rivet nut that is fixedly disposed on the basic structural element on the side facing away from the disk.
The disks and the associated connecting arrangements for mounting the basic structural elements provide simple design, and easy assembly and disassembly of the three-dimensional framework with a limited number of essentially standardized components.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the basic structural elements between the connecting nodes form triangular meshes, the size of which depends on the predefinable length and the angular position of the basic structural elements.
Finally, the three-dimensional framework can be covered with a cover, in particular a cover made of a translucent fabric, which can be attached to the connecting nodes and/or the basic structural element in a suitable manner.
Additional preferred embodiment of the invention are recited as additional features in the dependent claims.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the appended drawings.
Basically, each connecting node 10 n, 20 n—i.e., both the connecting node 10 in the upper region and also the connecting node 20 in the base region—has a disk with a predeterminable number n of keyholes 1 n.
Such disk 4 is shown in
The corresponding keyhole 1 n has an opening 1B, which transitions into a slotted outlet, which has a depression 1A on the side facing the observer in the view of
The disk 4 has also an interior disk opening, which however is not absolutely necessary; it is used, however, to reduce the weight and to facilitate handling of the disk 4. A disk 4 therefore represents a basic element for each connecting node 10 n, 20 n, wherein the respective keyholes 1 n operate to secure the basic structural elements 3 n via a first connecting arrangement 5, 3A.
The basic structural element 3 n used in the exemplary embodiment is, for example, a connecting rod which can be screwed and hence attached to the disk 4 with the first connecting arrangement 5, 3A of a screw connection. A screw or a bold 5 representing a connecting means is guided through the keyhole 1 n, through which a connecting rod 3 n extends, and is attached to the disk 4 with an opposing nut 3A representing a receiving element.
As shown in
With the special construction of the keyhole 1 n, the connecting element 5 can also be slidably inserted through the keyhole into the slotted outlet of the keyhole 1 n and pre-adjusted through a slight rotation of the connecting means via the corresponding screw or bolt head in the depression 1A of the respective keyhole 1 n. After pre-adjustment, the connecting means 5 can no longer be redirected into the opening 1B, because the head of the respective connecting means is held in the depression 1A.
A three-dimensional framework 100 can basically be constructed from a disk 4 and a basic structural element 3 and a connecting arrangement 5, 3A, whereby the installation of geodetic structures in particular is difficult, because the respective angles between the disk 4 and the basic structural elements 3 are different and are determined only during assembly, so that a complete attachment of the respective connecting arrangements the rule 5, 3A would have the result that these connections would have to be loosened again and affixed again and then retightened.
However, to be able to pre-assemble and pre-adjust the three-dimensional framework 100 initially in a sufficiently stable state and to be able to set all angles formed between the basic structural elements 3 n, a quasi pre-adjusted structure is formed in which, however, according to the invention, the disk 4 is prevented from rotating relative to the basic structural element 3 n in the pre-adjusted, but not yet completely tightened state, when the first connecting arrangement 5, 3A and the first basic structural element 3 n are attached.
To this end, as shown in
In the top view of
To construct, for example, a geodetic structure according to
The U-shaped disk 6 can also be implemented as a complete disk 4, so that the U-shaped configuration is only one of many possible modifications. Because the connecting base node 20 n is already prevented from rotating relative to the ground, there is no need for a safety clip 2, so that only keyholes 1 n with outwardly extending basic structural element 3 n are formed in the connecting base node 20 n, without requiring a safety clip 2. The slotted exits of the openings 1B of the keyhole openings 1 1 and 1 4 can also be eliminated, because associated basic structural elements 3 1 and 3 4 in the base region can be securely screwed together already during assembly and used without play.
The geodetic structure or a three-dimensional framework 100 is preferably installed with a triangular mesh, wherein the basic structural element 3 2 and 3 3 illustrated, for example, in
The angles at the connecting nodes 10 n, 20 n which vary during construction of the three-dimensional framework 100 can hence be easily assembled and dismantled without requiring a prior computationally complex determination of the angles.
Finally, the three-dimensional framework 100 can be provided with a corresponding cover 9 which can be attached at the connecting nodes 10 n, 20 n and/or the basic structural element 3 n. The cover 9 can be attached with tensioning elements, either from the inside or outside, or both, as illustrated in
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Aug 28, 2015
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|Jan 17, 2016
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Mar 8, 2016
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 20160117


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A-Ok: Batista says he will buy more shares in shipbuilding company
OSX in $500m bond sale
14 March 2012 10:28 GMT
OGX hails 'huge' Santos column
16 January 2012 03:18 GMT
OGX output date pushed back again
06 January 2012 08:58 GMT
OGX redoubles Santos Basin find
01 February 2012 11:56 GMT
Batista still richest billionaire oilman
08 March 2012 07:48 GMT
By News wires
16 March 2012 19:39 GMT
In a conference call with investors, Batista said that the capital increase "will beef up OSX for the new orders that we anticipate," Dow Jones reported.
Batista confirmed comments made to the news wire Thursday by OSX Chief Financial Officer Roberto Monteiro that fresh orders from sister company OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes would be a trigger for the capital increase.
OSX's portfolio already includes five FPSOs and two well-head platforms ordered by OGX. Both OSX and OGX are part of Batista's industrial empire.
"I don't want to anticipate numbers [for the new orders], but absolutely," Batista said about the possibility of OGX ordering more production platforms.
OGX's drilling success in the Santos Basin, as well as a desire to increase the company's share of exploration blocks in the Campos Basin are behind the outlook, Batista said.
"The new discovery in Santos is very big," Batista said. In addition, the company is in talks to increase its stake in several Campos Basin blocks, the executive added.
The share purchase will be made in two transactions, with the one-half of the shares purchased in the second half of 2012 and the remaining 50% purchased in March 2013, Batista said. The acquisition will increase Batista's stake in OSX Brasil to between 83% and 84%, up from 78% currently. That puts the company in violation of listing rules for the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange's Novo Mercado, which requires a free-float of 25%.
"We are of course in talks with Bovespa," OSX Brasil's Monteiro said during the conference call. "We are analyzing when we will get back to 75% ownership. These transactions will most likely happen in the future with block trades."
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