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UPDATE. 5:31 p.m. ET: Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz has a Grade 1 strain of his left hamstring. He is expected to miss approximately three weeks.
EARLIER: St. Louis Cardinals All-Star outfielder Lance Berkman could be on the Texas Rangers' radar, depending on the severity of outfielder Nelson Cruz's hamstring injury, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Berkman, who shunned the Rangers in the offseason and signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals, is believed to have cleared waivers last week.
"We're waiting on Nellie's MRI before we do anything," general manager Jon Daniels said on Monday morning. "But more than likely, any moves we make will be from inside the organization."
Cruz left Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels with a strained left hamstring. Manager Ron Washington indicated after the game that Cruz could miss significant time.
Cruz has had a history of injuries. The right fielder missed 17 games earlier this season with an injury to his right quadriceps muscle and 51 games last season.
This injury comes at a bad time as the Rangers get ready for the stretch run. As a temporary fix, Washington will use a combination of Endy Chavez, David Murphy and Craig Gentry to team with Josh Hamilton in the outfield. Minor leaguer Leonys Martin could also be called up.
That leaves Berkman as a prime target should Daniels look outside the clubhouse.
Berkman, 35, is having a rejuvenating season, batting .289 with 30 home runs and 81 RBI in 118 games.
Said pitcher C.J. Wilson on the chances of getting Berkman:
"You have to think about the needs of the team and the needs of the other teams that would potentially (be) going after him as well. It'd be great for us to get him because the Angels could use him a lot. … Lance Berkman is a good player. He can play first base. He can play the outfield."
Oddly enough, then-free agent Berkman said the Rangers were not an option because he thought they would have "an average team" in 2011.
"I felt like if they didn't re-sign Cliff Lee that they were going to be an average team and I feel that's probably what's going to end up happening," Berkman told the John & Lance show on 1560 AM in Houston in January. "It's all about your pitching. I feel like last year was one of those special years where you kind of catch lightning in a bottle and they got hot and they had some guys that I felt like were pitching better than their talent level and consequently they had a great year."
The Rangers have the third best-record (76-59) in the American League and lead the Angels by three games in the West.
The Cardinals (70-64) are 10 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central and 9 1/2 behind in the wild-card race.
While the Rangers await test results of Cruz's injury, they would have until Aug. 31 to claim Berkman off waivers for him to be eligible for the postseason.
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Digging Deeper - A Memoir Of The Seventies (edition 2010)
by Peter Weissman
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Digging Deeper - A Memoir Of The Seventies by Peter Weissman
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Excellent book, especially the author's depiction of working for the post office and its racial realities.
A rose, a lily, and sometimes a weed.
People change as they get older, assimilate experience in light of numerous factors and in accordance with a kernel of character that eventually flowers into something recognizable: a rose, a lily, and sometimes a weed.
[Digging Deeper] is the continuation of a journey begun in the psychedelic memoir [I Think, Therefore Who Am I?]. Peter, the narrator of the memoir, describes this process of change while taking a close look at his wife. But his razor-sharp, critical mind was most likely cutting into his own psyche more than anyone else's. At that moment, which of the three represented you, Peter – the rose, the lily, or the weed?
At the end of [I Think, Therefore Who Am I?], Peter has survived one last bad trip, complete with cold sweat, auditory hallucinations, and a fairly severe case of paranoia. With the experience, Peter confronts an abiding and overwhelming fear of being wiped from the face of the earth in anonymity. As we join him again in [1Digging Deeper], he is living in virtually the exact void he feared: commuting on a train with vacant-faced, lost souls; working in an anonymous building, in an anonymous cubicle; hiding behind a newspaper for fear that he will be forced to speak to someone.
What changes his life is Noreen – a woman he spent a couple of days with months before, helping her through her own bad acid trip. Noreen sends Peter a letter, begging for his help, begging him to let her visit him. When she does, she invites herself into his apartment and into his life. Peter realizes what a powerful thing it is to be needed, and he surrenders to everything that comes with the revelation. Living again, if not purposefully at least more actively, working as a mail carrier to support Noreen and her art, Peter longs to abandon everything in pursuit of writing. But the longing can't overcome his fear of what such a choice will mean about who he is – in the early stages of his writing, he can't even commit to more than just one page in a sitting, asking himself later, Because I was self-conscious about seriously considering myself a writer?
Things finally come to a head while the couple is living with Noreen's parents in a servant's cottage, Peter maintaining the grounds in exchange for room and board. The two bring a dog home from the pound and, in addition to his other duties, Peter is left to raise, care for, and chase after the mutt. Peter finally confronts Noreen about the inequalities of their marriage, Peter always providing and giving – Noreen always expecting and taking. At the climax of the argument, Noreen slaps Peter and tells him that he is making his own choices in life. Peter retrieves the glasses she's knocked from his face and, finally making a choice for himself, leaves Noreen.
The introspective self-loathing and doubt of [I Think, Therefore Who Am I?] is still here in Weissman's follow-up, but with a twist. Even in the midst of his meandering, go-with-the-flow life, he is testing, beginning to engage those bits of himself he wants to give voice, beginning to be a more willful participant than just a bystander sometimes caught up with the events around him. In some ways, taking Noreen in, even though it later became a fairly co-dependent relationship, was the first step towards living instead of experiencing. More examples of that type of behavior are revealed in his jab as a mail carrier. For example, Peter warns several people on his route that their mail is being monitored by unknown government forces. Later, he intercepts religious come-ons targeting the elderly and soft-minded for donations. He takes them home and burns them in his fireplace at home. These choices connect Peter to the world around him as a participant rather than as an observer who simply reacts.
Perhaps the most moving aspect of Weissman's memoirs is how personal they are. Aren't all memoirs necessarily personal? Well, no. Many are regurgitations of facts and events, set down on paper to cement the subject's place in history or some other similarly selfish goal. But Weissman's narrative is deeply personal and internally driven, more of a meditation on himself and his place in the world than an account of his life. After several chapters, you feel like you've been sitting on a porch, sharing a beer, and listening to him ruminate about his life.
Of course, nothing in [Digging Deeper] is more personal than Peter's struggle to write. At one point, about to critique a friend's work, he writes, When you present your work, it's like baring your persona to critical inspection. For Peter, the writing is his persona – and both are equally on display for criticism. It's a courageous choice. But that's the one piece of advice Peter remembers and recounts from a writing group he attended, But why fear the images our minds create? … It's no excuse. We have to let the images penetrate, to batter us – if it comes to that. Anything else is cowardly.
[Digging Deeper] is a smoother book, both in the writing and in the narrative. Weissman has grown considerably as a writer by the time this book is published. The writing is as intelligent and edgy as [I Think, Therefore Who Am I?] but it is more polished. There is less trouble deciphering what Peter is grappling with and where he is going. But these changes in the book likely echo changes in the man. He has grown up. Not the growing up of compromise but of refinement in thought and character. In Peter's words, There is such a thing as growing up; a notion I'd resisted for years. Of accepting responsibility and doing things you wouldn't choose to if you had a choice. But disclaim whatever it is that sparks youthful enthusiasm and you lsoe something essential. I spoke to the teenager that evening and the man he'd become, and was relieved.
Peter flowers alright. After leaving Noreen, he meets her again at a play written by a mutual friend. He has an inclination to sprint across the street and run away, an inclination that he follows several times in [I Think, Therefore Who Am I?]. But this time, he stands his ground and speaks his mind, telling her how she had mistreated him and abused his good-naturedness all those years. I'm still not sure what Peter would say at this moment in his life about whether he was the rose, the lily, or the weed – but I'm sure he would've felt the roots seeking further depths in the earth beneath him.
Bottom Line: A deeply personal and courageous memoir.
5 bones!!!!!
(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.)
At first, Peter Weissman's new memoir about the 1970s, Digging Deeper, can be a frustrating reading experience; apparently a sequel to a memoir about the '60s he wrote much sooner after the real events, which dealt mostly with a drug-induced mental illness he went through, this newest volume picks up right afterwards, and starts in the same kind of badly meandering, confused tone that I suspect the entire first volume was written in. Once he settles into his groove, though, Weissman finds a nicely anecdotal, quietly slow tone to it all, one that befits its setting among '70s intellectuals and former hippie burnouts now all living in various leftist meccas in the pre-Reagan years. (If you think of the deliberately languid pace of character-heavy cinema from these years, Weissman's book has much of the same feel.) Plus, although a running theme is his frustration over this memoir taking so long to write, it must be said that Weissman really benefits from the extended period of time between these events and now; it allows him to approach his retelling with a much more balanced attitude, be able to make critical comments about his own youthful behavior, and benefit from getting to foreshadow the cartoonishly conservative swing the country would take right afterwards. You'll need to be a certain type to really appreciate this unhurried story; but those who like the same kind of flowing literature that this '70s memoir talks about will be sure to love this as well.
Out of 10: 8.4
Peter Weissman's I Think, Therefore Who Am I? took place during the Summer of Love. It was an intimate exploration of the Sixties, the most glorified or vilified decade in recent history, depending on how far one lives from Real America™ (patent pending). His second volume of memoirs, Digging Deeper: a Memoir of the Seventies, chronicles Weissman's life during a decade not liked by anyone, except perhaps the occasional roaming hipster burnishing his or her sense of ironic superiority.
The memoir begins with Weissman crawling from the muck of hallucinogenic incoherence. Weissman's inability to speak to others provides a dark comedic undertone to the opening chapters. Through willpower and workplace demands, Weissman transitions from an introverted state brought about by his extensive experimentation with drugs. One of Weissman's first jobs is for a marketing research firm. Verbal connections established through the short-term exchanges he has over the phone.
While working he meets Noreen again (she appeared in his previous volume of memoirs). She helps Weissman in his reintegration to society. Then, like clockwork, the pair become a couple and then a married couple. One of the underlying themes in Digging Deeper is negotiating with "Normal Society." Weissman, a Red Diaper Baby, faces additional challenges, since the Sixties weren't simply an extended vacation by rich college kids to take lots of drugs and sleep around (at least according to historians siding with the conservative victors). The Sixties brought with it a revolutionary promise. The promise remained unfulfilled, resulting in the cavalcade of characters Weissman profiles in Digging Deeper. He works with disgruntled Postal Service employees, dines with wannabe artists, and spiritual con artists. Realizing the revolution has been lost or simply co-opted, Weissman chronicles these engagements and negotiations with a detached precision leavened with cynical observations.
Weissman and Noreen eventually move to the Bay Area. He works at the Post Office with a multiracial work force, including a patchwork of black and white supervisors and managers reflecting the explosive calculus of affirmative action. The Post Office scenes have the flavor of Barney Miller-meet-the Wire, where race, class, and capital expose the fissures of the socioeconomic system in its latter years of global dominance. The sequence where he delivers mail to wealthy patrons of an apartment complex is especially cutting, the shrill spoiled scions of money old and new sounding like the entitled dingbats from Arrested Development. (For added irony, Noreen is the daughter of a major chemical magnate. The magnate prides himself in his part in developing napalm, one of Vietnam's more horrifying legacies.) However, Weissman's rage against the capitalist machine isn't exactly pure. Unable to work on his writing, supporting his wife, and dealing with the frustrations of everyday coalesce into his need to get a hobby. That hobby is horseracing.
I Think, Therefore Who Am I? gave a street-level view of adolescent exploration during the Summer of Love. Digging Deeper expands on that vision, examining a decade rather than a year, and showing the travails of growing up. Forced from the Eden of psychedelic visions and personal experimentation, Weissman has to perform that alchemical miracle of turning sweat into greenbacks.
Peter Weissman's roman à clef continues in this second volume, Digging Deeper. In the first, like an acid Proust, Weissman recorded, in spare economical prose, the discovery and near-obliteration of his self and the hippie milieu of New York's East Village and San Francisco's Haight-Ashberry after the advent of LSD. Now, the former head re-enters the real world of the 1970s. While the prose remains carefully controlled, it is given wider range; recording with uncanny accuracy interior and exterior environments, dialogue, people and relationships. The events occur on both U.S. coasts and in Amsterdam. Our protagonist's experiences include a first marriage, juggling writing with working in an urban post office - even a sort of indentured servitude on the estate of his wealthy father-in-law. It is all far more compelling than I can do justice to. Well worth the time of any reader.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 190655711X, Paperback)Digging Deeper begins where the author's psychedelic memoir, I Think, Therefore Who Am I? ended. In the first chapter, "Rehabilitation," he reenters a world he once took for granted, and from there takes the reader on a coast-to-coast trip, sardonically observing himself as he presents a slice of the sixties generation negotiating the seventies in discrete, short stories: the compromises implicit in partnership and marriage and the struggle to lead a creative life.
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The pinot noir of 2009? It's from New Zealand
By Curtis Marsh
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - It's a big call, nailing the single wine of 2009 that was most impressionable amongst so many good bottles and an ever-increasing myriad of quality, relatively more approachable wines produced around the globe.
However, Two Paddocks Pinot Noir 2006 from Central Otago, New Zealand, is the wine that stimulated my sensory core, viscera and thoughts most in terms of complexity, quality and sheer enjoyment.
It was my house red for a period. I simply could not get enough of it, drinking the supplier in Singapore dry. I then resorted to hording bottles on my travels to Malaysia.
I recently satisfied my thirst for it at Four Seasons in Hong Kong at the two-star Michelin restaurant Caprice. Caprice's head sommelier agreed with my admiration for the wine, in his words, "This wine is comparable to many red burgundies at several times the price." Quite a statement coming from a Frenchman.
Certainly New Zealand pinot noir is distinguishing itself on the world wine stage and unquestionably the red grape showing the most potential in the cooler areas moreover, stylistically diverse between regions with Central Otago center-stage in familiarity, popularity, individuality and arguably the most stunning wine region to visit on the planet.
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By Bill Green
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When fight fans tune into Saturday night's highly anticipated rematch between Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios and Mike "Mile High" Alvarado on HBO, they may want to take note of the opening televised bout as undefeated Omaha, Nebraska prospect Terence "Bud" Crawford (19-0, 15 KOs) takes on Columbian power puncher Breidis Prescott (26-4, 20 KOs) in a scheduled ten round jr welterweight matchup.
Prescott's original opponent, WBA world champion Khabib Allakhverdiev, injured his elbow thus opening the way for Prescott vs Crawford to materialize. Crawford agreed to step in, in hopes of showing HBO/Top Rank why he is considered to be one of the next young rising stars in boxing. FightNews spoke with Crawford before he takes on what most believe his toughest challenge to date.
FightNews: How did this fight materialize?
Crawford: I was scheduled to fight on the card regardless against Robert Osiobe (14-5-4, 6 KOs). We got a call and they said Prescott's opponent hurt his elbow. So, they offered us the fight. My entire team looked it over, we discussed the positives and negatives. But, in the end, the chance to fight on HBO was pivotal. We received the call for a reason and I believe it's the right time. I put in a 9 week training camp and worked my tail off for this opportunity.
FightNews: I heard that the fight with Osiobe was going to be for a NABO title, is this fight for a minor title or eliminator?
Crawford: Nah, it's a scheduled 10 rounder but definitely a meaningful fight, great exposure and it will be the opening bout on HBO. I'm happy with how things played out.
FightNews: Are you worried about Prescott's power or experience?
Crawford: Right now, Im not worried about anything like that. I feel like my style is different than all of his past opponents. I just believe it's my time. All of the top names that I fought and beat in the amateurs are now champions. Fighters like WBO featherweight champ Mikey Garcia, NABF super featherweight champ, Diego Magdaleno and WBC/WBA light welterweight champ Danny Garcia are already stars in the sport. So, I know that I belong and deserve a fight like this one and my time is coming.


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Yanks Come Back to Beat Herd, 5-4
Second Ninth Inning Comeback in 72 Hours
By Chris Berry / Buffalo Bisons | June 30, 2008 6:22 PM ET
This time things ended a little bit differently, favoring the Yanks. Tonight, Closser's game-tying hit in the ninth was a three-run home run, and the Yankees were able to hold on to win. Last Friday, the game was suspended in bottom of the ninth inning, and when play resumed Saturday afternoon, the Herd held on to win.
Jeff Harris looked as it he would be picking up win number four tonight. The veteran pitcher has thrown for five innings or more in each of his last ten starts with Buffalo. He's continued his consistency going deep into the game, as he is second on the team in innings pitched (76.0).
The Bisons had three consecutive singles, with one out in the third inning, and got their first run off of the fourth from Todd Linden, putting them up 1-1.
After the Yankees tied it back up, 1-1, the Bisons had a huge seventh inning. Michael Aubrey delivered with a bases loaded single, scoring Brad Snyder from third base. Another single from Linden and a fielder's choice from Jordan Brown scored two more for the Herd, as they went up 4-1.
After Bubbie Buzachero gave up only two hits in the sixth and seventh innings, and Jensen Lewis put up another goose egg in the eighth, the Herd turned to closer, Jeff Stevens. Stevens got into a jam, as he looked for his sixth save, with a lead-off walk and a single. Closser then homered to tie the game, but that was followed by another walk and single. Chris Basak was able to hit the ball just deep enough for a sacrifice fly, scoring Nick Green from third base in a close play at the plate.
In last Friday's comeback, the blame was without-a-doubt all on the fog. In tonight's game, however, the Yankees had to work for a win, and were able to step up when they needed it the most.
It was Kei Igawa who picked up the win for the Yanks, as he came on in the seventh to relieve starter, Daniel McCutchen.
After the Bisons swept the Yankees in a three-game series at home, they're now in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hoping the Yanks don't have the same luck at home they had just 24 hours ago. One more left on the Yanks' turf, with the series finale tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The central characters from left to right: Holon, Minamo, Haru, Sota and Kushima]]
''Real Drive'' is produced by Creator/ProductionIG and Creator/ShirowMasamune, and aired 26 episodes during its run in 2008. It's one of those series that have remained [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove relatively unknown to the anime community]] despite its high production values, heartwarming story and excellent music.
Masamichi Haru was involved in a diving accident when he was 30, causing him to [[ConvenientComa slip into a coma for fifty years]]. Upon awakening, he found himself confined in the body of an 80-year old, unable to travel without a wheelchair. Haru later receives assistance from the 15-year old Minamo, who is assigned to take care of him as part of her school's extracurricular activities. Despite their age gap, Haru and Minamo form a close friendship; fuelled by their mutual interest in the sea and nature's splendour, Minamo becomes Haru's "diver buddy" despite lacking cyber-enhancements.
It turns out that the experiment Haru was involved in led to the construction of the Artificial Island and the Network society, where people hook up to a global network using so-called cyber-brains. Since entering the inner workings of the network is very much like diving in the open sea, Haru finds he still has some purpose in life by becoming a virtual "diver". With Minamo, they undertake various missions into the Metal, where people's desires gradually lead to information leaks and instabilities. Together with Haru's friend Kushima, they also search for the ''answer in the sea'', which shares an intimate link to the earth's biorhythm.
!!''Real Drive'' provides examples of:
%%* AIIsACrapshoot: While it is not malevolent, its actions have far reaching consequences.
%%* AloofBigBrother: Souta is [[CharacterDevelopment initially]] this way towards Minamo.
* TheAlternet: "The Metal". There's no given explanation for why it is called that, especially when it's virtual properties design it more like an ocean that you can dive into. In fact, diving into the waters of The Metal is a key part of the series.
%%* ArtificialHuman: Holon
* BrandX: The "Sous-Marin" sunglasses bear a striking resemblance to Rudy Project glasses
* CloserToEarth: Minamo's lack of a cyberbrain sets her apart from the other characters: in fact, characters of any importance to the plot without a cyber-brain just happen to be female, too.
* ContemplateOurNavels: This is present as a subtle reminder about the impacts of technology and humanity's increasing reliance on the internet to function.
%%* ConvenientComa
* CoolOldGuy: Haru, for certain. Kushima is this too, [[OlderThanTheyLook but he sure doesn't look it.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: This is depicted as misguided rather than malevolent.
* {{Cyborg}}: Kushima's youthful appearance is a consequence of him [[spoiler: having a prosthetic body.]].
* {{Determinator}}: Haru won't let his aged body slow him down, if he can help it.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Minamo ardently hates green peppers, and plans to eradicate them... by eating them out of existence.
%%* MrFanservice: Haru's younger self.
%%* EverythingIsOnline
%%* EyesAlwaysShut: Yukino.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Haru finds himself in a radically changed world following his awakening from a coma.
* {{Flashback}}: This is a prevalent means of depicting past events.
* FoodPorn: given that [[SceneryPorn the art in this series is spectacular]], there's little suprise that the food in this series is drawn with the same care as the landscape. Of note are those parfaits Minamo and her friends are always seen enjoying.
* FriendlyPlayfulDolphin: Haru loved to swim with a dolphin as a boy, although it is implied that they're extinct along with many other aquatic animals by the time the series takes place.
%%* GainaxEnding
%%* GenkiGirl: Minamo.
* GratuitousEnglish: At the end of the day, the "blackboard" in Minamo's classroom reads "All today's classes ended".
%%* GreenAesop
* HairDecorations: Minamo wears a red bow in her hair wherever she goes.
* HandshakeSubstitute: Haru and Kushima are fond of using the fist bump gesture.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Haru and Kushima, despite the former being in a coma for 50 years.
%%* {{Homage}}: To ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''
%%* IntergenerationalFriendship: Minamo and Haru.
* [[ItsAlwaysSpring It's Always Summer]]: The climate control on Artificial Island translates to a warm, subtropical climate year-round for the island's residents.
%%* IWasQuiteALooker: Haru in his younger days.
%%* {{Joshikousei}}: Minamo and her friends.
* MayDecemberRomance: Minamo's feelings for Haru sometimes make one wonder.
%%* {{Meganekko}}: Erika and Holon, who is modeled after the former.
%%* MeaningfulName: Iris
%%* TheMetaverse: The Metal.
%%* MindScrew: Not as bad as in most of other Masamune's works, but still apparent.
* MoodWhiplash: The show bounces back and forth between a cyberpunk fest and more sedate {{slice of life}} episodes.
%%* MsFanservice: Erika.
* NotDisabledInVR: Haru's cyberbrain allows him to find a purpose as a "diver" into [[TheAlternet The Metal]], where he can conduct research and investigate anomalies being caused by the interactions of others.
%%* OddCouple: Haru and Minamo.
* PantyShot: Minamo gets a few while she's skating around the island at times.
* PostCyberPunk: This is a soft variety.
* RobotGirl: Holon, the Metal operators, the female battle android, take your pick.
%%* RecapEpisode
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Holon and the other androids like her.
* RollerbladeGood: Minamo is faster than she looks.
%%* RousseauWasRight
* RubberFace: Done to Minamo once, and Ayumu and Haru in the opening. Once more to Ayumu at the end.
* TheRuleOfFirstAdopters: Fourth episode mentions that Metal became popular because virtual sex was above and beyond anything that could be achieved in real life.
* SceneryPorn: One of the strongest points about this series, the landscapes are remarkably well done and give the viewer a sense of the tropical environment on the island.
%%* ShowerOfAngst: For a male character, even.
%%* SkinshipGrope: Done to Minamo by one of her friends, under loud protest.
%%* SliceOfLife: Quite a few episodes have this feel.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Though inspired by ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', and with many similarities in themes and technology (most obviously cyberbrains, prosthetic bodies and diving into the net), and being made by the same team, WordOfGod is that both shows are ''not'' a verse. Quoting Real Drive and Stand Alone Complex writer [[http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/60_/s08_/000840.html Junichi Fujisaku]]:
-->'''Production I.G:''' Talking about taking over Shirow's world, I heard Fujisaku-san initially created a new "post-Ghost in the Shell" World.
-->'''Fujisaku:''' Yes, we started with the idea, but a request from Director Kazuhiro Furuhashi changed that totally.
** Also part of TheVerse with ''Stand Alone Complex'', as [[spoiler: a nanotechnology that was developed from Kazundo Ghoda's "Japanese Miracle" Radiation Scrubber technology is mentioned as part of the plot later on.]]
* TheStinger: The end of every episode has one. [[spoiler:Watch the last one to find out what really happens with Haru]].
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: While the small amount of text in the classroom mentioned above [[GratuitousEnglish wasn't very well translated]], in episode 12 there is [[DoingItForTheArt an entire 9+ paragraph long letter]] detailing uses of the Meta-Real for treating patients with prosthetic eyes that is written in near-perfect English.
* SweetTooth: Minamo and her two best friends are seen eating a lot of ice cream.
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A Complete Idiot's guide to make an LED lighting unit
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As always I am writing this for people who have no prior experience with LEDs, electrical and electronics works just like I never had before I did this. I will be posting a lot of pictures here and going into a lot of detail about making connections, wiring etc. So the people who know how these things are done may find it boring and unnecessary, but please bear with me.. its for the newbies.
In order to understand LEDs and what kind best serves your needs go to my previous post
An Idiot's guide to understand LEDs
It contains all the theoretical aspects of LEDs and in very simple language. Once you have a good understanding of what you need, read this post.
Before starting this thread I would like to thank Milad, who helped me a lot throughout this tedious process. He is an awesome guy.
I ordered the following things for Lighting from LEDGroupBuy.com:
12V 5A Power supply w/4PIN molex connector
4 pin Molex to 3 pin fan
80mm Fan Silencer
Arctic Alumina Thermal Adhesive 5g
Arctic Silver Céramique 2 - 25g
CREE LED Optics / Lens
(LED Type: CREE XT-E / XP-G / XP-E, Optic Angle: 60, Quantity in Package: 6 Pack)
CREE LED Optics / Lens
(LED Type: CREE XM-L, Optic Angle: 60, Quantity in Package: 6 Pack)
CREE XM-L White
(Color: Cool White (~6500K), Group: T5, Quantity in Package: Single LED)
XML-CW-T5-3 Nos
CREE XP-E Red
(Quantity in Package: Single LED)
XPE-RED-2 Nos
CREE XT-E Royal Blue
(Quantity in Package: Single LED)
XTE -ROYAL BLUE- 4 Nos
CREE XT-E White
(Color: Neutral White (4500K), Quantity in Package: 6 Pack (5% discount))
XTE-NW-6PK- 1 (6 Nos LEDs)
CREE XT-E White
(Color: Warm White (3250K), Quantity in Package: Single LED)
XTE-Warm White- 3 Nos
DIM4 - 4 Port LED Sunrise/Sunset Controller V1.0
DIM4-R1.0- 1 Nos
Fan 80mm- 1 Nos
Hanging Kit for MakersLED Heatsink- 1 Nos
Inventronics 40w driver - 700mA
MakersLED Designer Heatsink Kit - Professional Grade (Length: 12 inch)
Ocean Coral White (Optic Angle: 90°)- 2 Nos
OEM Digital Multimeter DT-830B- 1 Nos
Solder Tube 10g - 2 Nos
Soldering Iron 60w- 1 Nos
Solid Wire 24awg (300 volt) - 25 feet - Black- 1 Nos.
Stranded Wire 24awg (300 volt) - 25 feet - Black
Then I got some more stuff from Home Depot
assorted grommets
zip ties
water proof cable connectors
two pin plugs
some timers
extra wire (in case needed)
Before starting,
make sure to make a rough sketch of how you would assemble your LEDs on the Heat sink. It is very helpful to refer to it when making the circuit. Without it there will definitely be a lot of confusion and chaos. A blueprint of this is available on LEDgroupBuy.com-
And here is mine for reference
People in India might be a little disappointed because its not available there. But I am sure you can speak to Milad if you really want it and can work something out.
To start, test each of the LEDs if they are working. For testing I ordered a Multi-meter from LEDGroupBuy.com. Connect the red and black wires (with pins on the end) to the multi-meter body as shown below. Now turn the knob to point to (diode) symbol. Gently touch Red wire pin to positive and black-wire pin to negative of the LED you are testing as shown below. If there are no defects on the LED, it should light up. In case it doesnt light up, check the connections to the multi-meter again and whether its knob points to symbol.
An alternative way of testing (without the multi-meter) is to use two AA size batteries and connect the positive of the batteries to positive plate and negative of the batteries to negative plate of the LEDs.
You must have received a no. of nuts, bolts and washers. Join them in as shown in the picture. Now place them into the grooves of the heat sink as shown below. For every LED you will require 2 sets of nuts, bolts and washers. Arrange these bolts in the same way as you have made in your blue print. This gives you a rough
idea of the positioning of your LEDs.
The Nuts and Bolts-
You have to put them together in this way-
They send many extra pieces-
Then put them into the groves of MakersLED heat sink-
Pick up one LED and put a tiny bit of thermal grease on its back. Gently put the LED on its respective position on the heat sink and press it. Once in place, tighten the nut-bolt pair on the grooves. This holds the LED in its position. Do this step for all LEDs. Now all your LEDs are fixed on the heat sink on their respective
positions. Make sure that you have placed all the LEDs in a way that you are able to connect all of them in series (- of one LED is connected to + of the other -- - + - + - + - + - + .- +)
Dont worry about the mess (I'm sure it the grease will mess up the heat sink). It can be wiped by a tissue later.
Now to wire all LEDs first pre-tin the connecting points of each of the LEDs. Pre-tinning is nothing but putting a small layer of soldering material on your connections.
Heat your soldering iron. When its hot gently bring it in contact with one end of the soldering wire. The soldering wire immediately melts leaving a drop on the hot tip of the iron. Gently place this drop on the small connecting plates of the LED you are connecting. Let it cool. It takes about 3-5 seconds to cool off. Do this for all the LEDs.
This step makes it faster to connect wires to all twenty LEDs.
Now, take the wire and cut it into pieces of appropriate length. If you like you may use red wires for positive and blue wires for negative. The wire should not be too long, it should not sag or touch other LEDs (because otherwise it will be damaged due to the heat of that LED). Scrap off insulation from both ends of all of these wires (about 2-3mm). Once you have cut all the pieces and scraped off their ends start soldering them.
For this bring the hot tip of the soldering iron in contact with the pre-tinned connection plate of an LED very briefly. This will melt the shiny tin layer. As soon as this happens hold the wire with a pair of tweezers and gently push its end into the melted metal and let it cool. Once cool, it holds the wire firmly. As you make connections for each LED you can test them with the multi-meter or a battery as mentioned earlier. Repeat for all LEDs.
In my case, I have also used DIM4 circuit which produces the day-night dimming effect. I have made power connections in the following manner. You may connect them in any other way you like.
Out of 20 LEDs, 15 are connected to an LED Driver (I have used Inventronics 40W driver 700 mA) An LED driver converts AC to DC on which all LEDs run.
The driver has 3 sets of connections AC in (2wires - black and white), DC out (2 wires red+ and black-) and Dimming Controls (3 wires green -, purple+ and yellow x).
Two wires positive+ and negative of the dimming control on the LED driver will go to a channel of DIM4.
In case of this particular driver, purple is positive, green is negative and yellow is not used anywhere. Remember it like this purple P- positive; green-is mean-hence negative and yellow-is a dirty fellow- therefore not used.
3 Royal Blue LEDs are powered by Channel 1 of DIM 4 Circuit.
One OCW (ocean coral white) is connected to Channel 2 of DIM4
One OCW to Channel3 of DIM4.
For people who are not using DIM4 circuit can connect all the LEDs to the LED driver and they are good to go.
Now place the optics you ordered. These optics are nothing but special lenses that concentrate light. I have used the ones that concentrate at a 60⁰ angle; you may choose what every suits you. In order to stick them to your LEDs you can use a hot glue gun. I was not sure what to use so I ordered a thermal adhesive from LEDGroupBuy. If you are doing the same, you will receive two small tubes, combine a very small amount of both in equal proportions and use it to glue the optics. A word of caution it smells terrible. This glue dries very quickly, so mix very small proportions every time. DO NOT USE SUPER GLUE. When heated, super glue produces fumes which clogs the LEDs and damages them. You can again test all LEDs here.
This is how the 'shades' look under my LED unit
Now you can cover your LEDs with the splash guard. This is nothing but an acrylic sheet. Place 4 Upper T-slot plugs and Plastic-end Caps on each of the sides of the heat sink. On top of the heat sink place the fan along with its circular frame and fix it with nuts and bolts. Your LED unit is ready.
Now, lets talk a little bit about drivers and dimmers.
This is necessary to understand and helps you make the right connections. Dim4 has 4 channels (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4) Two relays (R1,R2) and Power supply-in.
Each of the channels of the DIM4 is capable of lighting up to 3 LEDs and 0,1 or more drivers. Lets consider two cases here
CASE I : Using DIM4 to control Drivers that are connected to LEDs:
Each channel of DIM4 can control dimming options of at least one driver. In this case DIM4 will command the Driver to dim, giving the sunrise and sunset effects. If DIM4 is connected to drivers, it will require only 500mA current.
Case II : Using DIM4 to control LEDs directly (no LED driver):
Each channel of DIM4 can light up exactly 3 LEDs at a time. DIM4 will directly command all LEDs to give the sunrise-sunset effect. If all LEDs are connected directly to DIM4, it will require more current (I've used 5A). Hence you will need to use
My Case:
I have used
i) Channel 1 for my LED Driver. This driver lights up 15 LEDs.
ii) Channel2 for OCW1 (Ocean Coral White), which is a set of 3 LEDs of color red, blue and green.
iii) Channel3 for OCW2 which again is a set of 3 LEDs red, blue and green
iv) Channel4 for 3 Royal Blue LEDs.
: There are two relays R1 and R2 in the circuit. Relay R1 fires up as soon as Channel 1 goes live and Relay R2 fires when Channel3 goes live. Both relays give a power supply of 12V. Now these relays may be used to control your fans. I used R1 to start my fan which sits on top of theheat sink. As soon as my Channel1 goes live, it controls my LED driver connected to 15 LEDs; at the same time, relay R1 fires, turning on the fan over the heat sink to cool down the heat sink.
10. If you are using DIM4 to light up your LEDs directly, it will produce a lot of heat. In order to cool it down you will need another small fan. For my device, I placed both my LED Driver and DIM4 inside a plastic container and attached a fan on top of it by making a circular hole on top lid right under the fan blades. I made holes on sides of the plastic box from where wires can go inside as well as for air circulation.
When I was doing my final test-
11. Now make all the remaining connections the ones to driver, DIM 4 etc. Make sure you dont leave any loose ends. Cover all the connections with electrical connectors/insulation tapes. Do not leave the soldering iron ON unattended.
12. Install the hanging kit. And you are good to go.
If you are one of those (well, I was) who "overthink", there are pretty fair chances that you can do this-
. OCW (Ocean Coral White) has already been soldered in series. You DO NOT have to connect it in the series.
This post is just how I did it and my . You may have other options and ideas. I wrote it because I didnt find any similar post to help me when I did it. If you follow this and incur any losses/damages, then I am not responsible for it. I am also not responsible for your safety around electrical items.
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Indeed, Fort Rouillé proved to be a successful trading post and in 1757, 150 bales of furs were traded there. In the same year, only 20 to 30 bales were traded through the English fort at Kingston. In 1759, the French destroyed Fort Rouillé to keep it from falling into the hands of invading English troops. A cement outline of the Fort walls remains to give visitors an idea as to the original size and shape of the structure (south west of the Bandshell Stage)
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text: The current bench is made up of low draft picks and a guy coming off serious knee problems... 24+ teams passed on these guys... how much PT are they really worth?... anyone see the Knicks completely out hustle these guys in the SL? I'm all for playing the bench but we need to make sure they're more talented then who they're facing.


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"Yeah, Andy Warhol's soup cans are neat," someone must have once said somewhere, "but they'd look even cooler in MS Paint."
Well, fictional friend, you're in luck. The Andy Warhol Museum has unearthed floppy disks from 1985 that contain the pop artist's experiments with primitive graphic design software. Technically, the images were made on an Amiga personal computer, but the results are more or less what you'd get from your basic Windows machine of yesteryear, too.
(2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.)
The museum said it had the floppy disks in storage for years, but only dug them up when a "Warhol fanatic and lifelong computer nerd" came calling after seeing a YouTube video of Warhol test-doodling on a computer. Taking care not to damage the decades-old contents, a team then extracted the files — a real file name: "campbells.pic" — and found that they included riffs on Warhol's iconic subjects, including, of course, soup cans.
(2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. )
Pretty neat stuff. Now if only someone could find the Beatles' long-lost GarageBand recordings. Jon Terbush
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) tweeted Monday evening that she will vote no on a motion to proceed the Senate health-care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
Collins made the announcement a few hours after the Congressional Budget Office released its preliminary analysis of the Senate Republicans' health-care proposal, which estimates that in 10 years, if the plan passes, 22 million more people would be uninsured than if the Affordable Care Act remained the law. "I want to work with my GOP and Dem colleagues to fix the flaws in ACA," she tweeted. "CBO analysis shows Senate bill won't do it. I will vote no on mtp," meaning motion to proceed.
"CBO says 22 million people lose insurance," she continued. "Medicaid cuts hurt most vulnerable Americans; access to health care in rural areas threatened. Senate bill doesn't fix ACA problems for rural Maine. Our hospitals are already struggling. 1 in 5 Mainers are on Medicaid." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who wants a vote on the BCRA this week, cannot afford to lose more than two votes, and now six GOP senators have shared their displeasure with the bill. Catherine Garcia
Senate GOP, Republican National Committee have different messages when it comes to CBO estimate
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released on Monday its preliminary analysis of the Senate Republicans' health-care proposal, estimating that by 2026, 22 million more people would be uninsured under the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
So the message coordination of @GOP & @SenateGOP is not so hot.#CBOscore pic.twitter.com/NY21B8Q0BW
— Kedron Bardwell (@KedronBardwell) June 26, 2017
The Senate Republicans decided to jump on one bit of information in the analysis — that "the draft bill would lower premiums by 30 percent when compared with current law," the Affordable Care Act. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, also said the CBO report "confirms that the Senate health-care bill will soon start lowering premiums for millions of Americans relative to the unsustainable premium increases under the broken ObamaCare system."
They're not exactly on the same page as the Republican National Committee, which released its own statement saying, "Remember, the CBO has a long track record of being way off in their modeling, with predictions often differing drastically from what actually happens." So, depending on which Republican you ask, either the CBO report is completely accurate, or it can't be trusted. Catherine Garcia
22 million more would be uninsired under the Senate health bill than ObamaCare. That's the entire population of these 17 states combined.
On Monday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its appraisal of Senate Republicans' health-care bill, dubbed the Better Care Reconciliation Act. The CBO estimated that were the BCRA to become law, 22 million more people would be uninsured by 2026 than if ObamaCare were to remain the law of the land.
As ProPublica's Charles Ornstein pointed out, that's effectively the populations of these 17 U.S. states combined:
The increase in the number of uninsured is the population of KS, NM, NE, WV, ID, HI, NH, ME, RI, MT, DE, SD, ND, AK, VT, WY, DC--combined.
— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) June 26, 2017
The Senate's bill does make out slightly ahead of the bill House Republicans passed early last month, which the CBO estimated would result in 23 million more uninsured by 2026 than ObamaCare.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is pushing for a vote on the BCRA this week. Read the CBO's full report here. Kimberly Alters
Trump has promised not to cut Medicaid funding. The Senate's bill would slash funding by $772 billion over the next decade.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday that Senate Republicans' health-care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, would slash Medicaid spending by $772 billion over the next 10 years. That would mark a 26 percent cut in spending on Medicaid by 2026, compared to under ObamaCare.
President Trump has repeatedly pledged to not cut Medicaid funding. Just the day before the CBO released its cost estimate score of the BCRA, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway insisted there were "no cuts to Medicaid" in the bill.
Right now, there are more than 70 million people enrolled in Medicaid. The New York Times reported that Medicaid "pays for most of the 1.4 million people in nursing homes" and "covers 20 percent of all Americans and 40 percent of poor adults."
Overall, the CBO estimated that the BRCA would leave an additional 22 million people uninsured in 2026 compared to ObamaCare, but would reduce the federal deficit by $321 billion over the next decade. Becca Stanek
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Monday released its cost estimate of Senate Republicans' health-care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. The CBO score revealed that by next year, 15 million additional people would be uninsured under the plan, as opposed to under ObamaCare, the current law. The CBO attributed this steep drop to the fact that the "penalty for not having insurance would be eliminated" under the BCRA.
By 2026, 22 million more people would be uninsured under the BCRA, the CBO said. The organization had predicted 23 million more individuals would be uninsured under the House GOP's health-care bill than ObamaCare; the BCRA is the Senate's version of the House measure, which passed early last month.
The CBO also estimated that the BCRA would reduce the federal deficit over the next decade by $321 billion — $202 billion more in savings than the estimate for the House bill.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is pushing for a vote on the BCRA this week. Five Republican senators have already announced their opposition to the bill unveiled last week; Republicans can only lose two votes and still pass the bill. Becca Stanek
On Monday, Michael Bloomberg dedicated $200 million to helping American mayors address prolific issues in their communities via his Bloomberg Philanthropies charitable organization. Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York City mayor, told The New York Times that the American Cities Initiative will help mayors implement policy changes typically reserved for the state and federal government. "It's really efficiency in government, how you marshal resources and how you deal with the public, explain to them, bring them along," Bloomberg told the Times.
Bloomberg's initiative will include a so-called "Mayors Challenge," which asks city officials to submit innovative policy solutions by October. These proposals may tackle any issue facing their communities. Bloomberg's own priorities include climate change, gun laws, and the opioid epidemic; earlier this month, he vowed to contribute $15 million to the United Nations in an effort to replace funding lost by President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement.
The rewards for the Mayors Challenge will vary, with 35 cities winning $100,000, four receiving $1 million, and one winner earning $5 million, ABC News reported. American cities must have at least 30,000 residents to apply. Winners will be announced in October 2018. Elianna Spitzer
Banner urging Nevada senator to 'vote no on TrumpCare' spotted flying by the capital of West Virginia
Either a plane headed to Nevada got terribly lost in West Virginia on Monday, or someone got their senators mixed up. Spotted flying above West Virginia's state capital was a plane toting a banner urging Nevada Sen. Dean Heller (R): "Keep your word. Vote no on TrumpCare."
Charleston, WV, looks to the sky and asks: "Who's Senator Heller?" Probably not the reaction organizers were seeking. It's @SenCapito, guys. pic.twitter.com/0omJAanKdX
— Rob Byers (@RobByersWV) June 26, 2017
If West Virginians were trying to urge their Republican senator to vote no on TrumpCare, aka the Better Care Reconciliation Act, the person to talk to would be Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). Heller, who represents a state more than 2,200 miles away from Charleston, has already announced his opposition to the Senate's plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Becca Stanek


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Cleveland Clinic's MyConsult Online Nutrition service is a comprehensive program that offers nutrition counseling securely, online from the comfort of home with a Cleveland Clinic Center for Human Nutrition registered dietitian. After you answer a series of simple questions, a dietitian will review your needs, help you establish realistic goals, and offer you nutrition tips and strategies to start you on your way to a healthier future.
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Posted by Luca Paderni on July 27, 2011
With the increasing richness and complexity that digital channels and social media bring to the marketing equation, senior marketers increasingly realize that, to be relevant in shaping their brands' interaction with customers, their teams need to embrace new technologies with the help of the IT group.
In my latest joint research effort with my fellow analyst Nigel Fenwick from Forrester's CIO role, I explore how marketing and IT can successfully work together in enabling organizations to master the customer data flow.
Our early findings were not very promising . . . What clearly emerged from our interviews with CMOs and CIOs was how deeply ingrained the stereotypes about the two teams are. We heard that:
Posted by Nigel Fenwick on July 27, 2011
In today's fast-paced global economy, examples of how empowered customers and citizens use social technology to influence everything from brands to governments are all around us. The Arab Spring clearly shows the ability of technology to empower people. In this new digital age, marketing teams must react at the speed of the market: Product development life cycles that used to last many years are compressed into months or weeks; customer service expectations have moved from same-day response to instant response; public relations snafus must be handled in minutes rather than days; marketing campaigns are adjusted in real time based on instant feedback from social media. In this new era, mastering customer data becomes the key to success and, in my opinion, represents the biggest opportunity for IT to impact business results since the dawn of the Internet.


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Two Wheelers On a Roll
With a selection of great bikes from which to choose and a wealth of bike trails nation wide, bicycling is more popular than ever.
Many of us grew up on a bicycle. From age five or six until our late teen years, we enjoyed the freedom of two-wheel transportation. With the sun in the sky, wind in our faces and pavement flying by—from home to school to the store or just cruising the old neighborhood—we spent the better part of our lives on bikes.
Who would have thought it could get any better than that? But when we finally got a driver's license, that bike was parked, and it was only many years later that we gave thought to getting back up on two wheels.
Today, bikes are more than transportation for kids. For many adults, a bike serves as the daily workout, weekend entertainment or even a means of commuting. More importantly, bicycling is a great family activity. And while we rode the streets as children, today there are numerous bike paths and trails in every part of the country that offer a safe and scenic way to enjoy bicycling.
A Bike for Everyone
If you're thinking of getting the family on bikes, Dunham's is a great place to start. Whether you want to get off the road with trail bikes or take on the pavement with road bikes, Dunham's has rides for you and yours.
For example, among the many affordable bikes you'll find at Dunham's is the Shogun T1000, a hybrid bicycle that's great for the street or a bike path. Available in men's and women's models, it features an aluminum frame, front suspension, Shimano 21-speed shifting, alloy wheels and more.
Itching to get off road and ride some wilderness trails? The Thruster Excalibur Mountain Bike sports a hand crafted aluminum frame, an Alloy Crown front shock, 29-inch alloy wheels and Shimano 21-speed shifting with rear derailleur.
The 20-inch Razor RZ-20 is a great all-purpose bike for youngsters. It's great on the street, on dirt trails or at the skatepark. The 20-inch Razor Neonz Pink will make any young lady happy and is suitable for both freestyle tricks and street riding.
The highly rated K2 ZED is a mountain bike with oversize 27.5-inch tires that can cope with trail obstacles while helping the rider maintain momentum. The lightweight aluminum frame is fitted with mechanical disc brakes and a Shimano®/SRAM® 21-speed drivetrain with twist shifters. K2's Astral road bike is a lightweight hybrid with an 8-speed Shimano shifter. A great ride for the bike path or the daily commute.
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Goodyear has expanded into the world of bicycles! As you read this, Dunham's will be stocking their shelves with new Goodyear branded tires and tubes. The Goodyear line includes tires and tubes ranging from 12" to 29", for road, mountain and everything in between. All the quality of Goodyear is now available for your bike.
-Two Wheeler
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We all learn to ride bikes as kids, but then comes high school and cars and other interests (like the opposite sex) and somehow our bikes end up in garage sales. But bicycling is a tremendous activity for any age, which is why you see so many people riding these days — on city streets, country roads and bike trails.
Get Healthy (Without Noticing)
Face it, exercise can be drudgery. Counting situp reps, straining on the weight machine, even watching soaps on a treadmill can get old very fast. But on a bike you're out in fresh air, you're seeing the sights and you're getting a great workout without even knowing it. Riding a bike is obviously good exercise, but there are specific benefits:
Cycling minimizes the risk of coronary heart disease. Essentially an aerobic exercise, it gives your heart, blood vessels and lungs a workout.
A few miles of cycling per day assures trimmer and toned muscles. This is because your upper thigh muscles, backside and calf muscles all get to work out.
Cycling helps build stamina.
It will help you control your weight.
A good bike ride can lift your spirits and reduce anxiety.
So Many Choices
The kind of bike you want will depend on the kind of riding you do.
For off road biking. Solid, durable, with wider tires, suspensions that will absorb bumpy terrain, and plenty of gears for climbing.
A cross between a mountain bike and a "regular" bike, this bike is perfect for people who want a versatile bike for casual and fitness riding — on road and off. This category has exploded in growth over the past few years. For the serious cyclist who covers a lot of distance and wants a fast, lightweight and comfortable bike.
Functional, durable and easy to maintain, this bike is excellent for city commuters.
Michael Sohalsky with Schwinn Bicycles of Madison, Wisconsin, and he says it is very important to find a bike that suits you. "Listen to the advice of the people in the store, because they know bikes," he says. "But you also want something that looks attractive on you, so don't be afraid to listen to your gut, too." (Just don't let it talk you out of buying the bike).
A Bike for Every Price Range
Not only are there all kinds of bikes, there are all kinds of prices. Hard core cyclists want speed as well as durability, and bike construction can be very high tech, with sophisticated frame materials like carbon fiber, titanium and various alloys. And technology costs money: You can easily spend $10,000 on a bicycle.
But don't let that scare you. For a few hundred dollars you can get a perfectly fine bicycle that does everything you need it to.
An Infinite Number of Miles Per Gallon
Exercise and pleasure will always be big reasons to bike, but with the price of gas these days practicality and economy are becoming more important factors. Any time you can ride your bike instead of driving your car you will be saving big money, considering you will spend on gasoline. Even if you ride to work once a week, you'll be ahead.
Some tips on commuting with a bike:
Make sure your bike is comfortable and working well.
Plan your route; you will probably have to balance safety, convenience and aesthetics, you may want several routes for different moods.
Test your route on a day off when you are not under pressure; not only do you learn the route, you test your equipment and learn about how long the ride takes.
Select light, bright colored cycling clothes; you can't make yourself too visible.
Plan your work attire; store a wardrobe at the office or carry cloths rolled in a towel to reduce wrinkling. (Tip: some people deliver a week's worth of clothing to their office once a week.)
Get bike panniers or a ruck sack; for clothing, papers and snacks — longer rides favor panniers.
Buy a lock; learn where to park and how to use the lock for maximum effectiveness.
Wear a helmet — this applies for all bike riding; even with good training on how to ride like a vehicle, and riding defensively, accidents occasionally happen. Studies show that helmets can reduce the severity of the injury.
Safety is a concern for everyone on a bicycle. Bikes can be a great alternative to a car, but that car will always be bigger and faster than you are on a bike. Ride carefully in traffic.
Find a Bike Trail Near You
Recognizing the health and environmental benefits of cycling, state and local governments and private organizations are greatly expanding the number and length of dedicated biking trails. Go on the Internet and search "bike trails" under your state and you'll likely find a number of good choices near you.
-Two Wheeler
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A major announcement followed the airing of the last episode of Magi first season: a confirmation of a second season for fall!
The Magi official site posted the teaser with "Next 2013 Fall" and "The story moves to Magnostadt" at the end. No other details are yet to be available at this time.
Another announcement was the serialization of the "Sinbad's Adventure" spin-off manga in Weekly Shonen Sunday beginning in the May 8th issue. The prototype manga was included as bonus material with vol. 1 of the Magi home video release. The manga will be illustrated by Otera Yoshifumi while the original story will still be written by Ohtaka Shinobu, the original author of the series.
Watch the teaser for the manga, here (click top right movie).
The official site is also giving away special twitter icon file for one week after the airing of the last episode in Japan. Download it, here.


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Jamie over at Design-Milk (my favorite design blog, and the only one I read every day), just posted this incredible modern villa on the island of Mallorca in Spain. Designed by tecArchitecture with interior design by Marcel Wanders Studio, this home is simply stunning, but the best feature: CATS!
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