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April 20, 2010
Saturday, April 24 -- vs. #21 Illinois (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
Live Results/Video
Sunday, April 25 -- vs. Indiana (Varsity Tennis Center), 11 a.m.
Live Results/Video
*If match is played outdoors, video will not be available*
The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan women's tennis team closes out the regular season at home this weekend while looking to wrap up its second Big Ten title, first hosting No. 21 Illinois (13-7, 7-1 Big Ten) on Saturday (April 24) at noon. U-M will then honor senior Tania Mahtani prior to Sunday's (April 25) match against Indiana (14-7, 4-4 Big Ten) at 11 a.m.
Looking For Second Big Ten Championship -- U-M is looking to wrap up its second Big Ten title this weekend against Illinois and Indiana. Entering the final weekend of conference competition, Michigan is the only remaining undefeated team. If the Wolverines win both matches, they will be the outright conference champions. If multiple teams finish at 9-1, the teams will share the conference championship with seeding for the tournament based on a series of tiebreakers.
The Wolverines won their only other Big Ten title during the 1997 season, running the table in the regular season and winning the tournament. Until 1999, the tournament champion was considered the conference champion. Beginning in 1999, the regular-season winner was declared Big Ten women's tennis regular-season champion with the championship used to determine the "Big Ten Conference champion" and NCAA automatic qualifier.
Playing for the Title -- Saturday's (April 24) match against Illinois will be a big one, as the Fighting Illini are a match behind the Wolverines in the conference standings. With a loss to Illinois, it would put U-M, Illinois and Northwestern all with one loss in Big Ten play, most likely resulting in a three-way tie for the conference title.
Honoring Mahtani -- The Wolverines will honor their lone senior, Tania Mahtani, prior to Sunday's match against Indiana for her contributions to the program. Mahtani is a four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award winner, along with being an academic All-Big Ten honoree (2008-09). The senior ranks fourth on the career singles wins list, compiling 88 victories during her tenure in the Maize and Blue. In doubles, she has dropped only one Big Ten match throughout her four years, going 36-1 in conference action. Overall, she has 176 career victories with 115 of them coming in dual matches.
Running to 12 at Purdue -- The Wolverines continued their winning ways this past Saturday (April 17), picking up their 12th consecutive win with a 6-1 defeat of Purdue. U-M won the doubles point for the 14th straight match and picked up five singles win to remain undefeated in Big Ten action (8-0).
Streaking Singles -- Mimi Nguyen has won her last 13 dual matches with her last loss coming when she retired against Laurianne Henry of Clemson after U-M had already clinched the match. She has an 18-2 dual-match record after seeing time at No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles. Tania Mahtani has won her last six, while Denise Muresan and Michelle Sulahian have each won nine of their last 10 matches.
18 times 3 -- With a win at Purdue, U-M reached the 18-win plateau for the third consecutive season under Ronni Bernstein. In 2008, Bernstein's first season at the helm, the Wolverines went 19-6. Last season, Michigan finished with an 18-7 overall record. If Michigan wins both matches this weekend, Bernstein will join former coach Bitsy Ritt (1997) as the only coaches to lead U-M to an undefeated conference record. It will also mark the third time in program history that U-M reached 20 wins (1990, 1997).
Muresan Moving Up - Denise Muresan, who has a 30-11 overall record, is currently in third place on the single-season wins list. Muresan is tied with Chisako Sugiyama, who went 30-6 in 2007. With her win over No. 66 Kirsten Flower of Ohio State (April 11), Muresan became one of only four Wolverines to hit the 30-win plateau. Sarah Cyganiak holds the single-season record with 34 wins, set in 1995.
100 at the VTC -- The Wolverines picked up the program's 100th win at the Varsity Tennis Center in their 6-1 win over Ohio State (April 11). U-M sports a 100-36 all-time mark at the VTC, including a 25-2 mark in Ronni Bernstein's three-year tenure.
Michigan in the Rankings -- The Wolverines remained in the top five in the latest ITA rankings (April 20), staying at No. 4 for the second consecutive week. Denise Muresan is the only Wolverine ranked in singles, coming in at No. 21. Juniors Whitney Taney and Rika Tatsuno are ranked No. 31 as doubles pair.
Conference Time is Big Time -- After a slow start to the dual-match season, Tania Mahtani has gone 7-1 in Big Ten play while pairing with Denise Muresan for an 8-0 conference doubles record. In addition, no one on the Wolverines' roster has more than two losses in conference action. Mimi Nguyen is the lone unbeaten Wolverine at 8-0, while Mahtani and Muresan are 7-1, Sulahian is 6-1 and Whitney Taney and Rika Tatsuno are both 6-2. In doubles, U-M has dropped only one match in 24 total doubles matches.
Knocking off Northwestern -- For the first time since 1997, U-M picked up a win over Northwestern, defeating the Wildcats, 4-3. In the process, Michigan snapped NU's 81-match Big Ten win streak that dated back to April 2004.
A Season of Firsts -- The lists of accomplishments for the Wolverines this season continues to grow with each passing weekend. U-M defeated its first top-10 opponent with a win over No. 6 Miami at the ITA Indoor Championships on Feb. 13. The Wolverines then knocked off their first top-five opponent in program history with a win over No. 5 Baylor on Feb. 26 before beating their highest-ranked foe ever in No. 4 Northwestern on April 3. U-M has garnered the program's highest-ever ranking (No. 3) while making its first trip to the ITA Indoor Championships.
Dynamite Doubles -- U-M has won the doubles point in all but one match this season (No. 4 Florida, Feb. 12), sporting an 18-2 record when grabbing the early 1-0 lead. Since Big Ten play has started, U-M is 23-1 in doubles across the three positions. Since moving to the No. 3 position against No. 32 TCU, Tania Mahtani and Denise Muresan are 12-0, which coincides with the Wolverines' current win streak.
Bernstein Against the Big Ten -- Since taking over in Ann Arbor in the fall of 2007, head coach Ronni Bernstein is 26-2 against Big Ten opposition.
Playing the Best -- So far this season, U-M has faced 10 top-25 foes. Michigan has gone 7-3 in those matches, falling to No. 4 Florida (5-2), No. 6 Duke (5-2) and No. 13 Notre Dame (4-3). The Maize and Blue has knocked off No. 4 Northwestern (4-3), No. 5 Baylor (4-3), No. 6 Miami (4-3), No. 14 Clemson (5-2), No. 16 South Carolina (4-3), No. 18 Arkansas (5-2), No. 18 Iowa (6-1).
About the Opponents
Illinois -- The Fighting Illini, ranked No. 21 in the latest ITA rankings, come in with a 13-7 overall record and 7-1 Big Ten mark. Illinois is essentially playing for a share of the Big Ten title on Saturday, with its lone loss coming to Northwestern. A Michigan loss would put all three teams (U-M, Illinois and Northwestern) with one loss. The Illini have won their last six matches and 10 of the last 11. No. 83 Megan Fudge leads the way in singles, winning her last six matches for a 16-4 dual-match record. Leigh Finnegan enters this weekend as the only Illini player undefeated in Big Ten action (8-0).
Indiana -- The No. 43 Hoosiers (14-7, 4-4 Big Ten) will play in East Lansing against Michigan State on Saturday (April 24) before coming to Ann Arbor to wrap up the regular season. Indiana features the No. 70 doubles duo of Lindsey Stuckey and Evgeniya Vertesheva, while Vertesheva sports a 6-2 Big Ten singles mark.
Dual Match Format -- This weekend's dual matches will be a contest for the best-of-seven team points. The dual will begin with three doubles matches consisting of eight-game pro sets. The team that wins two of these three matches will enter the singles competition with one of seven points. After a brief intermission, six singles matches will be played. Each singles match will be the best-of-three tie-break sets and worth one point towards the team competition. The overall dual match will be decided when one team secures four total points. Matches in progress when the dual match is clinched will be played to completion.
Oh Captain! -- Junior Whitney Taney was voted by her teammates as the captain of the 2009-10 Wolverines. Taney was Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree last season, in addition to being named an ITA Scholar Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten. Every other Wednesday during the 2010 season, Taney will give a glimpse into the women's tennis team in her blog, Serving It Up.
From Afar -- Out of the eight athletes on the tennis team, not one of them is a native of Michigan. Four hail from California with Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas and Canada each producing one student-athlete. The only other varsity team at the University of Michigan that is full of non-Michiganders is, coincidentally, the men's tennis team.
Duo Signs to Join Wolverines -- Brooke Bolender, a Blue Chip recruit, along with five-star recruit Samantha Critser will join the Wolverines for the 2010-11 season. Together, the two make up the No. 6 recruiting class in the country. [ Release ]
Leader of the Wolverines -- Head coach Ronni Bernstein is in her third season at the helm of Michigan women's tennis. In her first two seasons in Ann Arbor, Bernstein has compiled an impressive record of 37-13 with an 18-2 Big Ten Conference mark. She has led the Wolverines to postseason play in both seasons.
Michigan women's tennis is now on Twitter. Sign up and follow the Wolverines (Michigan_tennis) with up-to-the-minute news and information throughout the season and beyond. Twitter is a free casual, online social network that is designed to connect businesses, organizations and individuals. Each Twitter post (or "tweet") can be received on a user's cell phone via text or on the web.
Beginning with the 2009-10 academic year, the University of Michigan athletics department will no longer print media guides. U-M fans and media can still obtain all the information they're used to, only now it's available online. If you're looking for in-depth historical information, statistics, records, archives, etc., the Record Book is what you'll need. For more of a general overview of a team, the staff and student-athletes, check out the Yearbook. [ Check out both in our new publications section! ]
Completed in 1997, the $6 million indoor and outdoor complex provides the Wolverine tennis programs with a state-of-the-art on-campus training and competition site that is an excellent recruiting tool, and a premier and nationally competitive facility to nurture Michigan tennis players for many more decades to come. The Varsity Tennis Center has undergone a number of extensive upgrades over the past five years, including the addition of indoor and outdoor electronic scoreboards, individual video cameras on each indoor court, and new indoor and outdoor audio systems. Just this past summer, outdoor chair back seating was added overlooking six of the outdoor courts.
Thu-Sun., April 29-May 2 -- at Big Ten Championships (Iowa City, Iowa)


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UN Calls On Israel To Open Secretive Nuclear Arsenal For Inspection
(MintPress) – On Monday, the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for Israel to open its secretive nuclear arsenal to inspection by members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Israel, the lone nuclear power in the Middle East, has refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, despite 174 nations calling for Tel Aviv to open its stockpile for inspection "without delay."
This comes on the heels of the successful bid to upgrade Palestine's political status to that of non-member observer at the U.N., signaling a collective international exasperation with decades of Israeli policies antithetical to peace.
Although there are no accurate figures for the size of Israel's nuclear arsenal, it is estimated at numbers greater than 100 weapons, a stockpile that neighboring countries view as hostile and potentially destabilizing to the region. The Israeli government has consistently maintained a policy of "nuclear ambiguity," neither confirming nor denying the existence of weapons. However, many leaders, even those within Israel, are questioning the long held belief that nuclear weapons provide security. Regional disarmament and the creation of a weapons free Middle East is undoubtedly in the long term interests of Israel, Iran and all states seeking security and peace.
Non-proliferation and disarmament
Israel has long refused even the possibility of nuclear enrichment for peaceful purposes in Iran without offering a disclosure of its own stockpiles. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for attacks on any nuclear stockpiles in Iran, a move that, at best, could delay Iranian nuclear development by two years and will likely lead to a devastating regional war.
Israel maintaining a secretive weapons stockpile while insisting on a complete nuclear hegemony in the Middle East is not only hypocritical, it will be potentially destabilizing for the region.
Global nuclear weapons stockpiles have been reduced considerably since the height of the Cold War to five nations — the U.S., Russia, China, U.K. and France — and these countries maintain official nuclear stockpiles having committed to transparency in signing the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty.
Since its broad adoption in 1970, the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons has been signed by virtually every country on earth.
However, Israel, Pakistan and India are the lone countries that won't allow inspectors from IAEA to monitor weapon stockpiles and the development of nuclear technology for peaceful and non-peaceful purposes.
North Korea, one of the original signatories, withdrew from treaty in 2003, joining the trio.
Despite resistance from Israeli politicians, a majority of Jewish-Israelis support the establishment of a nuclear weapons free zone in the Middle East including the disarmament of Israel's own weapons stockpiles.
A study conducted last year by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) found that 64 percent of respondents favored the creation of a nuclear weapons free zone, with 35 percent "strongly favoring" the proposal.
Additionally, 31 percent opposed the measure, with 6 percent choosing not to respond.
Indeed, the attitudes within the Jewish-American community have changed markedly in recent years as generations of liberal Jews, one of the core constituencies of the Democratic Party, can no longer justify Israeli policies of aggression that threaten the stability of the region.
The recent Palestinian non-member observer status vote displays the willingness of once vociferous unwavering constituencies within the Jewish-American community to speak out against settlement expansion and the lack of a negotiated two-state solution in accordance with international law.
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun on the Upper West Side of Manhattan officially supported the Palestinian observer bid last month, becoming one of the largest and most influential congregations to publicly back the Palestinian initiative.
"The vote at the U.N. yesterday is a great moment for us as citizens of the world," said an email sent to all congregants the day after the bid. "This is an opportunity to celebrate the process that allows a nation to come forward and ask for recognition."
Additionally, the Union for Reform Judaism publicly opposed Israel's recent announcement to build 3,000 illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank. The growing skepticism and opposition to Israeli policies within the American-Jewish community continues to grow concurrent to international pressure.
The creation of Israel's nuclear program
Although the quest for Palestinian statehood and the Iranian crisis are substantially different issues, the two are linked by a push to end a decades long struggle by Israel to find acceptance in what has historically been a "hostile neighborhood" for the small Middle Eastern state.
Israel and Iran have been embroiled in a war of words over Iran's supposed aspirations to enrich uranium for the purposes of creating a nuclear weapon. As a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran has a right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, a point that Iranian leadership has maintained since the inception of this conflict.
The illegitimate creation of the nuclear program is part of the reason that the U.N. and Jewish communities in the U.S. and Israel are speaking out in favor of disarmament.
A set of partially declassified FBI documents revealed in June show that Netanyahu was involved in a smuggling ring in the 1980s that helped to create the current Israeli nuclear program.
The seven pages of declassified documents detail a number of front companies established by Israel for the purposes of trafficking "triggers" and other devices that can be used as components for nuclear weapons.
These points are confirmed in a tell-all book titled, "Confidential: The Double Life of Secret Agent Turned Hollywood Tycoon Arnon Milchan." Milchan, the author, recalls working as an agent for LAKAM, the Israeli economic espionage division.
As an agent for LAKAM, the former Hollywood producer learned how to set up front operations, fraudulent bank accounts and phony businesses. The operations detailed took place as early as 1972 and continued through the 1980s, mostly in Israel and in Los Angeles, Calif. The operations include a somewhat convoluted web of American and Israeli contacts set up to help expand the Israeli nuclear program.
Then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Netanyahu are named as individuals who previously worked for the Heli Trading Company, an Israeli firm now revealed to be a front for obtaining nuclear technology.
What once made sense as a means to protect the Jewish state from legitimate existential threats during times of regional strife have become more burdensome as opposition to the nuclear program inside Israel and in the international community continues to grow.
As the conflict with Iran over Tehran's suspected nuclear aspirations continues to mount, Israeli leadership has the opportunity to work toward regional disarmament and non-proliferation as a means to generate goodwill through confidence building measures.
The war of words over Iran's nuclear program dates back to the early 1990s when Netanyahu, then a member of the Israeli Knesset, raised the issue of striking Iran. Israel previously used pre-emptive force to strike a suspected Syrian nuclear site in Operation Orchard, a 2007 operation that successfully eliminated the target.
However, Iran has an estimated 200 reactor sites, many of which are secured in underground bunkers. Any attack by Israel, the U.S. or any group of countries would require a colossal military invasion that would require a 10-year occupation of Iran by some intelligence estimates.
The hawkish rhetoric and talk of a unilateral invasion in Iran highlights the hypocrisy of the Israeli leadership which maintains large, undisclosed nuclear stockpiles but asks for 100 percent transparency and passivity from Iran.
The U.S. has drawn red lines similar to Israel without having talked to Iran substantively on a diplomatic level on this issue. The hard-headed approach to issuing unilateral demands is not only unproductive, it does not accurately assess what non-violent incentives can be offered for disarmament of an unconfirmed nuclear program.
"We don't know what they want because we're not talking to them," said Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, in a recent interview.
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text: man I am really hating this coaching staff.....why does frank think rolling Drummond out there with a scrub unit is better than letting him play with decent players? Instead he lets the starters build a 15 point hole then brings in the second unit as a whole again and they play par ball. then the little idiot pulls them and puts the starters back in in a mass substituion just to watch the starters drop another 10 points. Most of Minnys points have come from around the hoop and drive and dish and controlling the glass. Seems to me we have a guy thats kinda good at gettin boards and changing shots


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Ann George's epiphany happened six years ago in a grocery store.
The founder of the Parma Heights Food Pantry was astonished to hear two older women discussing how little they had to spend on food. Rent and medical expenses consumed much of their monthly retirement income.
See also: Faces of Hunger.
They never thought, after so many years of comfortable living, they'd be having such difficulties.
George, 77, still shudders at that memory. "Oh, I have so many stories," she said. "People say, 'I worked for Ford, or for General Motors, for 20 years. I never expected to be in this spot.' "
That's why George's nonprofit food pantry, which also stocks clothing, books and school supplies, has the look and feel of a grocery store. It is staffed by about 20 volunteers — some of whom are clients — who assist customers by helping them select healthy foods according to a nutritional chart and offering recipes and tips on stretching meals.
George was head of her church's mission committee, which was concentrating on relief efforts in other countries, when she decided to open a food pantry.
"I went to a meeting and said, 'There is a need right here,' " she recalled. She persuaded area churches and businesses to donate labor, shelving, food — even the rent for the storefront. Her efforts earned George an AARP Andrus Award — the premier award for volunteers — last year.
George's pantry bridges the food gap for many Cuyahoga County residents. Ohio ranks among the top dozen states whose older residents worry about being able to buy enough food, an AARP study found.
Food banks can help and even provide a way for residents to give back to their communities. Community centers also are stores of information for other types of assistance available to older adults.
Karen Hill, aging services director at Warren County Community Services Inc., in Lebanon, helps adults 60 and older apply for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program — federally funded but operated by the state — which each month supplies a two-pound block of cheese and 40 pounds of nonperishable food.


text: To date, 155 shallow diamond drill holes have been drilled on three prospects within the project area: Klappibacken, Ravinen and Urban Hill. The best drill result is 56 metres at 0.1% U3O8 beginning at a depth of 20 metres. New targets have been identified up to 1 kilometre along strike from the Klappibacken resource and additional targets have been identified for drill testing.Tournigan intends to continue exploration in the district by drill testing for extensions to the recognized mineralization and by identifying and drill testing new targets. In due course, Tournigan may elect to verify and update the historical resource estimates. Duobblon Project The Duobblon project area, with exploration licenses covering 1,524 hectares, is located in northwest Sweden. Uranium mineralization is associated with an acid volcanic (ignimbrite) and sedimentary sequence. On February 29, 2008, Mawson filed on its company profile on www.sedar.com a technical report dated February 28, 2008 entitled "Technical Report on the Review of Three uranium Properties in Northern Sweden: Klappibacken, Duobblon and Tassjo" written by Mr. Andrew Browne of GeoSynthesis Pty. Ltd. The author prepared a resource estimate on the Duobblon project on behalf of Mawson. This resource estimate comprises an Inferred Resource of 13.8 million tonnes averaging 0.029% U3O8, containing 8.75 million pounds of U3O8 using a cut-off of 0.01% U3O8. This estimate was based on 55 diamond drill holes totaling 10,300 metres. Tournigan considers this resource estimate to be relevant but Tournigan has not independently verified the estimate. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource and Tournigan is not treating the historical estimate as a current mineral resource. Tournigan intends to conduct further drilling to upgrade confidence in the resource and test possibilities for expansion of the mineralization, together with initial metallurgical test work. After this has been completed, Tournigan may elect to verify and update the historical resource estimate.


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UGADawg wrote:Got out Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Wheeler. Very few birds flying with the blue-bird days and moderate temps. Overall hunting pressure was low as I only saw 5-7 other groups on any given day. Scratched off a hen Mallard thanksgiving morning that later saw the table, whiffed on a few birds Friday, and got a Gadwall pair on Saturday. I did see just a few bigger groups of migratory birds Friday and Saturday from a good distance - maybe some sings of an improved migration, I don't know but hopefully the cold temps this week will get things moving.
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When writing my first Clojure application, I came across a very common problem, validating user input. Even though there are a few libraries out there that do this already (valip, validateur, corroborate), I needed something that could handle a broader range of use cases. So, I built a library called Metis (pronounced mee'-tis).
Metis draws heavily from the features and terminology provided by Active Record Validations. Metis, however, is not coupled to any sort of persistence or presentation. It simply validates data. Let's take a look at what it can do.
A simple example
Metis is designed to validate maps of data. To show some simple functionality, let's validate some data that one might get from a HTML form when registering for a website. The example form accepts a user's email, password, and password confirmation.
1 (defvalidator reg-validator
2 [:email-address :email]
3 [:password [:length {:greater-than-or-equal-to 6} :confirmation {:confirm :password-confirm}]])
Using the
defvalidator dsl, we can assign one or more validators to a key in the map. In this example, the
:email-address key and the
:length and
:confirmation validators are assigned to the
:password key.
defvalidator produces a function,
reg-validator, which can now be used to validate maps. Let's run it and see what the output looks like.
1 user=> (reg-validator {})
2 {:email-address ["must be a valid email"], :password ["must have length greater than or equal to 6"]}
If we give it invalid data, we are returned a map of errors. As you can see, each invalid key will have a collection of errors. In this case, there is only one error for both
:email-address and
:password. Let's try again with some more invalid data.
1 user=> (reg-validator {:email-address "bad-email" :password "here" :password-confirm "not here"})
2 {:email-address ["must be a valid email"], :password ["must have length greater than or equal to 6" "doesn't match confirmation"]}
Since the
:password key and
:password-confirm key no longer match (before they were both
nil), we have tripped the
:confirmation validator and produced another error.
1 user=> (reg-validator {:email-address "email@example.com" :password "123456" :password-confirm "123456"})
2 {}
If we give it valid data, the errors map will be empty.
Now that we have the basics down, let's move on to some cooler features.
Defining custom validators
Even though Metis has many built-in validators, you will probably need to define your own at some point. Custom validators are defined in the same way that the built-in validators are defined, as functions.
A validator is simply a function that takes in a map and returns an error or nil. As an example, let's look at the built-in presence validator.
1 (defn presence [map key _]
2 (when-not (present? (get map key))
3 "must be present")))
As you can see, this is a very simple validator. It checks if the value is present and returns an error if it is not. This is the structure of all the validators in Metis. Every validator takes in the map, the key to be validated, and a map of options. The presence validator, however, does not take in any options, so the third option is ignored.
Lets define a custom validator that checks if every charater is an 'a'.
1 (defn all-a [map key options]
2 (when-not (every? #(= "a" (str %)) (get map key))
3 "not all a's"))
5 user=> (all-a {:thing "aaa"} :thing {})
6 nil
8 user=> (all-a {:thing "abc"} :thing {})
9 "not all a's"
11 (defvalidator first-name-with-only-a
12 [:first-name :all-a])
14 user=> (first-name-with-only-a {:first-name "aaa"})
15 {}
17 user=> (first-name-with-only-a {:first-name "abc"})
18 {:first-name ["not all a's"]}
Composing validators
As I said before, validators are functions that accept a map, key and options. The function produced by the
defvalidator macro also adheres to this interface, meaning that it can be reused in the same manner as custom validators. Let's take a look at how we can use this simple feature to validate nested maps.
1 (defvalidator :country
2 [[:code :name] :presence])
4 (defvalidator :address
5 [[:line-1 :line-2 :zipcode] :presence]
6 [:nation :country])
8 (defvalidator :person
9 [:address :address]
10 [:first-name :presence])
12 user=> (person {})
13 {:address {:zipcode ["must be present"], :line-2 ["must be present"], :line-1 ["must be present"], :nation {:name ["must be present"], :code ["must be present"]}}, :first-name ["must be present"]}
15 user=> (person {:first-name "Myles" :address {:zipcode "60618" :line-1 "515 W Jackson Blvd." :line-2 "Floor 5" :nation {:code 1 :name "United States"}}})
16 {}
Conditional validation
Often times, the set of validations to run is not cut and dry. Consider a payment form in which the user can opt to input their credit card number or PayPal information. If they select credit card, we have to validate that the credit card number is formatted correctly. If they select PayPal, we have to validate the email address.
This can be accomplished using the
:if and
:if-not options. The
:if option is used to specify when the validation should happen. The
:if-not option is used to specify when the validation should not happen.
1 (defn pay-with-credit-card? [attrs]
2 (= (:payment-type attrs) "credit-card"))
4 (defvalidator :payment
5 [:card-number :length {:equal-to 16 :if pay-with-credit-card?}]
6 [:pay-pal-email :email {:if-not pay-with-credit-card?}])
8 user=> (payment {})
9 {:pay-pal-email ["must be a valid email"]}
11 user=> (payment {:payment-type "credit-card"})
12 {:card-number ["must have length equal to 16"]}
14 user=> (payment {:payment-type "pay-pal" :pay-pal-email "email@example.com"})
15 {}
17 user=> (payment {:payment-type "credit-card" :card-number "0123456789012345"})
18 {}
Contextual validation
Often times, a set of data, say a user's profile, will have multiple forms in an application; one form for creating the profile and another for updating. It can be useful to share the same validations across both of these forms, especially if there are many shared validations between them. However, there is always going to be some pesky field that is required for one form and not the other. To solve this, we can use contexts. The
:only option is used to specify the contexts in which the validation should be run. The
:except option is used to specify the contexts from which the validation should be excluded.
1 (defvalidator user-validator
2 [:first-name :presence {:only :creation}]
3 [:last-name :formatted {:pattern #"some pattern" :only [:updating :saving]}]
4 [:address :presence {:except [:updating]}])
6 user=> (user-validator {}) ; when no context is specified, all validations are run
7 {:first-name ["must be present"], :last-name ["has the incorrect format"], :address ["must be present"]}
9 user=> (user-validator {} :creation)
10 {:first-name ["must be present"], :address ["must be present"]}
12 user=> (user-validator {} :updating)
13 {:last-name ["has the incorrect format"]}
15 user=> (user-validator {} :saving)
16 {:last-name ["has the incorrect format"], :address ["must be present"]}
18 user=> (user-validator {} :somewhere-else)
19 {:address ["must be present"]}
Note: the context names here are arbitrary; they can be anything.
There you have it! Metis is a library designed to take maps and validate their structure and content. To see more examples and view the full API, check out the README on the project home page. To see a list of all the built-in validators, check out the wiki. Enjoy!


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Cheeky Mouse
By PONOS
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
Howdy partners!
Play Darts game with Cheeky Mouse!
There's a cheeky mouse trying to steal an apple.
He thinks that he is disguising himself as a poster on the wall.
But we know better!
Aim at the mouse.
Err I mean "Apple" with your darts.
I will just play with him,yee haw!
**Easy to play**
1.Look around to check there is no one
and no obstacles around you.
2.Hold your device firmly with one hand to avoid
dropping it.
3.Touch the screen
with your finger of your other hand.
4.Shake it forward once
and release your finger at the same time.
5.Then a dart will fly towards the target.
-Hit center of the apple to get higher points.
-Make no misses, hit consecutively to get bonus points.
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Re: Mathematica and Lisp
On Jan 17, 13, at 12:14 PM, Richard Fateman wrote:
> On 1/15/2013 10:39 PM, Murray Eisenberg wrote:
>> On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:31 PM, David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk.math.umass.edu> wrote:
>> It all depends on just what you want somebody to accomplish when learning his/her first programming language.
> There are several issues here.
> For a starter, 4-year colleges generally do not offer credit for "a
> course to teach you to program in language X" in a department of
> computer science.
> There may be such courses in physics, statistics, etc departments,
> but this should be classified as a utility course, akin to "how to use
> the microwave oven in the lunchroom".
Was this analogy meant to be pejorative?
I teach such a course and receive current and a posteriori feedback on the benefits of learning to rapidly construct a model, compute it, and visualize it. Equally important, the students learn math and a means to acquire more math on their own---and quickly. I teach fundamental concepts of my discipline by using novice programming, numerical analysis, symbolic algebra: voila, canonical discipline knowledge and transferable skills in one course.
The "microwave usage" analogy diminishes the importance of an indispensable tool to an applied scientist or engineer.
I have physical science colleagues who consider programing and linear algebra to be superfluous because they use spreadsheet tools. I consider their myopic view marginally more perverse than (paraphrasing) `classifying computer language tools as microwave ovens for those who don't build microwaves or understand their operating principles'.


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May 11, 2013
PITTSBURGH – Dylan Wolsonovich (FR/Ford City, Pa.) hit a walk-off, bases-loaded RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the University of Pittsburgh baseball team (38-11, 16-3 Big East) defeated Villanova (11-37, 2-17 Big East), 4-3, this afternoon in the first game of a double header at Charles L. Cost Field at the Petersen Sports Complex.
Joseph Harvey (SO/Audobon, Pa.) (3-1) earned the win in relief while Kevin MacLachlan (1-3) took the loss.
The contest was a pitchers' duel for the first five innings as neither starter allowed a run. A pair of stellar defensive plays by Pitt also highlighted the early innings. In the top of the third, Boo Vazquez (SO/Youngstown, Ohio) robbed Adam Goss of a hit with a diving catch in left field. Not to be outdone, Evan Oswald (SR/Butler, Pa.) saved a run in the top of the fifth when he made a beautiful backhand snag deep in the hole at short and made the throw across his body to get the final out of the inning.
The Panthers got on the board first when they scored three in the bottom of the fifth inning. Wolsonovich started the inning with a single through the left side of the infield. Following an out, Elvin Soto (SO/New York, N.Y.) roped a double into right field to put runners at second and third with one out. Casey Roche (JR/Downingtown, Pa.) stepped to the plate and sent a ball to center field for a sacrifice fly to score the game's first run. Vazquez came to the dish with two-outs and delivered a clutch RBI-single. After Sam Parente (SR/Pittston, Pa.) landed a base hit into left to put runners on the corners, Steven Shelinsky Jr. (JR/Yardley, Pa.) hit a perfectly placed ball through the left side to bring home Vazquez and make the score 3-0 in favor of the Panthers.
Ethan Mildren (JR/Hopwood, Pa.) came out of the game after seven strong innings of work where he allowed no runs on five hits with seven strikeouts.
The Wildcats put runners at the corners with no outs in the top of the eighth against Jon Danielczyk (JR/Erie, Pa.) before Vazquez made another diving catch in left and alertly hit the cutoff man, Wolsonovich, who fired the ball to first for a double play. Villanova was able to send a run to the plate on the play but were unable to get anything else in the inning off of Andrew Belfiglio (FR/Newtown Square, Pa.) and Harvey.
Villanova tied the score with a pair in the top of the ninth before Pitt's dramatics in the bottom of the inning. Shelinsky led off the inning by working a walk. John Peluso (SR/Bethlehem, Pa.) followed with a single into right field to put runners on the corners with no outs. After the Wildcats elected to intentionally walk Oswald, Wolsonovich came up and ripped a 2-1 pitch off the glove of a diving VU shortstop for the game-winning RBI.
The Panthers and Wildcats will return to action for the second game of a double header shortly.
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Meriwether - Post-Funding Update #43
Sortasoft has finally posted a new post-funding update for Meriwether with news on the making of the games soundtrack , and the developers birthday.
Meriwether Original Soundtrack
We are thrilled to announce our release of the Meriwether soundtrack! The 25-track album is simultaneously beautiful, exciting, and mysterious. We've been listening to it on repeat while working on the game, as it sets the atmosphere perfectly. The entire record is composed, arranged, and produced by our very own Jim Welch, with the exception of two period pieces that Jim arranged: Gavotte by Arcangelo Corelli, and Minuet by Alexander Reinagle. We will soon be sending a link out to those of you who backed at the Soundtrack level or higher! If you pledged at a lower level but want to add the soundtrack now, you can raise your pledge to $35 by sending us the difference via paypal at http://bit.ly/1hJRdXY. This additional pledge will continue to support us finishing Meriwether. Take a look at this massive track list! There is such a wide range of sounds, emotions, and styles. The songs all complement each other so well, making the album greater than the sum of its parts.
1. An American Epic
2. On The Plains
3. West Of The Rockies
4. Danger
5. Teton Sioux Confrontation
6. Gavotte by Arcangelo Corelli
7. The Shoshone
8. Lolo Trail
9. The Hunt
10. Off We Go
11. The Columbia
12. Coastal Tribes
13. Ocean In View
14. Plains Tribes
15. Melancholy
16. The Missouri
17. Drouillard's Theme
18. Minuet by Alexander Reinagle
19. York's Theme
20. The Ohio
21. Clark's Theme
22. Sacagawea's Theme
23. August 20th 1804
24. Journal Entries
25. Pomp's Lullaby
Procedural Music Implementation
Now that we have the mastered soundtrack recordings, we've implemented a dynamic music system to play them at opportune moments within the game. Each piece is tied thematically to a "muse," which is either a person, place, or action. When it seems like the player might be getting ready to interact with a muse, a "submix" of the song begins. This is a sparse, quieter mix of the soundtrack version of the song that hints at the qualities in the background without fully committing. If a player continues to engage with the muse, then the audio fades in to the main mix that you hear on the soundtrack. Our procedural audio engine also allows for extended stretches of silence in between the music tracks. This respite helps you to engage with the environmental audio. For instance if you notice a bird chirping, you might try to locate it and observe it through your spyglass.
Information aboutMeriwether
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Historical
Genre: Adventure-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development


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Christian Martel, a 41 year old male from Montreal, QC asks on May 10, 2002,Would you know where I can find the temperature at which paper burns, and where I can find data for different types of paper. I thought I would find it in CRC's Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, but no such luck there, on the internet, and everywhere else I've looked.
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Ray Bradbury's classic science fiction book, Fahrenheit 451, is about burning books, so its title gives the temperature at which plain paper spontaneously combusts. According to Gerry Ring, Professor of Paper Science at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, "Paper is essentially cellulose. Coated or saturated papers may have combustion temperatures dramatically different."
Another paper scientist, Dick Hoyland, at University of Manchester for Industrial Science and Technology, says "I do not know the answer but would guess that it will vary considerably depending on the type of paper. I checked a few books but nothing on combustion of paper. The only thing I found was that the temperature required for spontaneous combustion of wood varies from 273 to 500 degC (this was in a book published in 1954!).
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Guwahati, Nov. 7: Gauhati High Court today asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to frame norms and guidelines for selection of cities for Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises and upload the same on its website within three months.
A division bench of Chief Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Arup Kumar Goswami passed the order while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a city-based businessman and social worker, Ghisa Lal Agarwal, challenging the tender notice dated October 14, 2012, issued by the BCCI inviting bids from 12 cities, excluding Guwahati, for a new IPL team.
Advocates Ashok Saraf, Apurba Sharma and Amit Goyal argued the case on behalf of the petitioner.
The PIL states that Guwahati, despite having the necessary infrastructure and facilities, is not included in the bidding process and seeks a court directive to the BCCI to include it in the list of cities for bidding for the new IPL team.
The court, however, disposed of the PIL today without passing any direction for inclusion of Guwahati as one of the cities for IPL franchise after the BCCI submitted that the Nehru Stadium here was very old and not fit for holding IPL matches. The BCCI stated that the two galleries of the stadium were in a dilapidated condition, which might suffer damage and cause injury to spectators when packed to capacity, and that its floodlights were inadequate for holding cricket matches.
Besides, the BCCI added, the stadium is being used for all kinds of sports and not confined to cricket. It stated that since the stadium was entirely owned by the government, the IPL franchise would not be able to use it at any time for matches or practice.
Senior advocate Niloyananda Dutta, who represented the BCCI in court, submitted that Guwahati shall be considered for IPL franchise after the under-construction cricket stadium, which is likely to be completed by the end of March next year, is ready.
The BCCI also told the court that "security concerns" were also a reason for not selecting Guwahati for IPL matches. On this, the petitioner's advocates contended that security in Guwahati was much better than Ranchi, which was included in the bidding process for the new IPL team. The petitioner said if Ranchi could be selected, then there should be no reason for not including Guwahati on security grounds.
During the course of hearing of the case, the BCCI, however, admitted that no norms or guidelines were laid down for selection of cities for IPL franchises. On this, the court asked the board to frame the same within three months.


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by Emma Kennedy on 28 Aug 2012
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Yachties are preparing for a great time afloat at this week's 2012 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week. The water however isn't the only place for action.
From Thursday August 30, when the last of the competing yachts will be tying up at the Nelly Bay Marina ahead of Friday's first day of racing on the azure blue waters of Cleveland Bay, through until Tuesday's presentation evening, the days and nights will be jam-packed with social activities on Magnetic Island.
SeaLink Queensland General Manager Paul Victory said the sixth annual race week would be 'one not to be missed with something to keep every member of the family entertained.
'Sailors and their families have come from around Australia to experience this unique destination and the Race Committee have planned a great North Queensland welcome, with events happening every night on the Deck at Peppers Blue on Blue, overlooking the marina and Nelly Bay Harbour' he explained.
Thursday night will be a competitors briefing from 5pm followed by live music and a cooking demonstration later in the evening on the Deck. And this event is not just for the sailors, the local community is being encouraged to join in.
Every day SeaLink ferry passengers will be able to catch some of the action on Cleveland Bay, while yachts and crews from all around Australia will be enjoying the competition and then the delights of the Island.
Friday and Saturday afternoons from 5pm will be Yachties Hour on the Peppers Blue Deck with live music following each night and a special country rock performance on Saturday.
Sunday will be the perfect gift for Dad with the Taste of NQ day planned for Father's Day, and the local Magnetic
Island and the wider Townsville community are invited to participate.
'Sunday's festivities commence from 10.30am for the 106.3 Taste of NQ with market stalls, kids corner, a come and try sailing experience, roaming circus performers and a fashion parade put on as sneak peek to the Townsville Fashion Festival' Paul Victory continued.
'There will also be fun for skippers with a final qualification event for the Antill Marine prize valued at $2,500.'
The end of the weekend won't see the end of social events however, with Yachties Hour continuing in the evening and a poolside Sponsors and Skippers function planned from 6pm.
Festivities at the SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week will wrap up on Tuesday night (September 4) with a presentation evening on the Peppers Deck commencing at 6pm.
Paul Victory concluded by saying 'All in all Magnetic Island Race Week looks like a beauty for 2012 with the weather forecast looking perfect!'
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Eczema is very common. In fact, over 30 million Americans have some form of eczema — a condition that causes the skin to be red, itchy, dry and scaly.
Eczema generally appears in the first six months to five years of a child's life. Babies usually develop it on their face (especially the cheeks and chin), but it can appear anywhere on the body (like the folds of the elbows, and/or knees) and symptoms may be different from one child to the next.
More often than not, symptoms go away as a child grows older, though some children will continue to experience eczema symptoms into adulthood. Adults can also develop eczema, even if they never had symptoms as a child. Either way, you should know that eczema is not contagious. You cannot "catch" it from another person, or give it to someone else.
Different types of eczema that you should know about:
All of these cause itching and redness, but some may also cause your skin to blister, "weep," or peel. The most common type, which can also be severe and long-lasting, is atopic dermatitis (AD). It's important to understand which type you or your child may have and also your symptoms and triggers, so that you can best treat and manage your eczema. But the only way to be sure that you or your child has eczema and which type, is to make an appointment with your doctor.
Learn about the different types of eczema and what triggers to avoid
Atopic dermatitis is a type eczema that is chronic and inflammatory. Though the exact cause of AD is unknown, it happens when the immune system goes into overdrive. AD usually begins in childhood, often in the first six months of the life. When you or your child have AD, it might improve at times or it may get worse (when you may experience what's called a "flare up").
AD is part of what's called the atopic triad, which includes two other allergic conditions (asthma and hay fever, which is also known as allergic rhinitis). Researchers believe that people who come from families with a history of AD, asthma and/ or hay fever are more likely to develop atopic dermatitis themselves.
Some common symptoms of AD:
Read more about AD symptoms, triggers and types of treatment.
Contact dermatitis happens when the skin touches irritating substances or allergens. These make the skin inflamed, causing it to burn, itch and become red. There are two kinds of contact dermatitis: irritant and allergic. Contact dermatitis usually appears on the hands, or parts of the body that touched the irritant/allergen.
The most common irritants include:
Symptoms of contact dermatitis include:
Read more about contact dermatitis symptoms, triggers and types of treatment.
Dyshidrotic eczema is a condition that produces small, itchy blisters on the edges of the fingers, toes, palms, and soles of the feet. Stress, allergies (such as hay fever), moist hands and feet, or exposure to nickel (in metal-plated jewelry), cobalt (found in metal-plated objects, and in pigments used in paints and enamels), or chromium salts (used in the manufacturing of cement, mortar, leather, paints, and anticorrosives) may be "triggers" of dyshidrotic eczema. This type of eczema is twice as common in women as it is in men.
Symptoms of dyshidrotic eczema include:
Read more about dyshidrotic eczema symptoms, triggers and types of treatment.
Hand eczema (also known as hand dermatitis) is very common — up to 10% of the population has this type of eczema. It is the result of both internal and external factors including genetics and contact with allergens or irritating substances like chemicals.
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Deleting IE 7 Cookies
Lately, several of you have been asking about deleting cookies in Windows Vista and while that's a valid question, I think we all may be a little confused about this whole thing. For starters, cookies don't really lie within your operating system, rather they come from your Web browser. So, even if you're using the new operating system of Vista, your cookies are still stored in whichever browser you use, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. (Also, just to make sure we're all on the same page here, if you're not familiar with cookies, you can read all about them here). Okay, with all that taken care of, let's continue!
From all of your questions about cookies in Vista, I've come to the conclusion that you're really asking about cookies in Internet Explorer 7. Vista comes with IE 7 as the default Web browser, so if you're new to using that, let's go over how you can delete cookies from there. To begin, go to Start, Control Panel and double click on the Internet Options icon to open the Internet Properties box. (You need to be in the classic view for this to work. To get there, just click on the Classic View link on the left hand side of the Control Panel window).
Once you're there, look for the Browsing History section and hit the Delete button. Another window with several options will then come up for you. Click on the Delete Cookies button to get rid of all your stored cookie files. You will then be asked if you're sure you want to delete your cookies, so when you're ready, just hit Yes. Next, hit the Close button and then the OK button to close everything out. That's all you have to do. All of your cookies will be gone for good (that is, until you make new ones!) Either way, this is a good thing to do on a regular basis, just to make sure the information you put on the Internet is kept as safe as possible!
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I am just going to say what I always say whenever Dino Mode for Battlefield is brought up (and please read my post thoroughly);According to a GamersSpot article, the dinosaur at the beginning of the E3 demo and Thunder Run trailer was placed in response to a 4chan thread in which a supposed Activision sales manager wondered why their Call of Duty game didn't sell as well on PC as it did on consoles, with several responses saying it was due to a lack of dinosaurs. Gustav Halling, a gameplay designer for Back to Karkand, tweeted about it.Let me list some things.-Millers' son's Dino toy in Thunder Run-5 hidden Dinosaur figures hidden on Wake Island-Hidden Dino on Epicenter-On Gulf of Oman there is a strange blue flashing light behind the tarp of the building under construction. It might be just a person welding something, because, as stated above, it's under construction. There is an object inside the tarp that appears to be in the shape of a dinosaur. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDElUbEBHF8 [youtube.com]-On Sabalan Pipeline near a collections of silos are two toppled fences, the fences are not destroyed by the player but has been previously knocked over. Near the fences, in the snow is a trail of dinoasur footsteps leading up the mountain and out of bounds, as one nears the out of bounds mark a dinosaur roar is heard.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quOobmCgS7M [youtube.com]On Nebandan Flats there are three dinosaur skulls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4iaGI4DvQE [youtube.com]-Pterodactyl on Nebandan Flats. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwJfapjaTJY [youtube.com]-Plus there is a Dinosaur dog tag for use in multiplayer.I'm sure I even missed one or two.Ok I didnt want to bring it up, but... Look at CoD: WaW and how it introduced the Zombies mode, it was one simple level that was a bonus unlock if you beat the game. Now look at CoD: BO2, the once small and lackluster mode is now a HUGE selling point and most of the games players love the fact that Zombies is included, the main reason the game's DLC sells so well is due to it having a new Zombies map.And when I say "complete creative freedom" I mean DICE wouldent be confined to the realism of the modern day military, the mode could take place on another planet, have all kinds of "un-realistic" content and it wouldent matter, why? It's in a bonus mode that's only correlation to the base game is Frostbite 3, and killing enemies.Watch if DICE includes a Dino Mode at any point for Battlefield 4 (hopfully included at launch) it will drive even more sales of the game, as long as they take some time doing it and don't piece it together.I understand everyone wants Battlefield 4's multiplayer to be the best yet in the series and I have no doubt in my mind that DICE has done an amazing job on the multiplayer component. Nonetheless, a Dino Mode would and could be a viable addition to the Battlefield IP.Look what Ubisoft (Montreal · Shanghai) did with the standalone Far Cry 3 expansion, Blood Dragon. It's themed as a 80's VHS movie with robots and space commandos. And keep in mind that vanilla Far Cry 3 was a "realistic" open world game. The expansion was well received and was downloaded over 500,000 times.I love the Battlefield IP for it's realism, but I would love for a bonus mode (not an entire game) to allow DICE to go "un-realistic" and really put Frostbite 3 and the teams creative power to it's limits.Don't be simple minded, just imagine what DICE could do with creative freedom in a bonus Dinosaur mode in Battlefield 4. They are no longer confined to realism like they are in campaign and multiplayer. They could really do some awesome stuff. And I bet the majority of players would try it and enjoy it.Campaign is for a cinematic story, multiplayer is for team based operations and can be rather stressful. Battlefield doesn't have a mode where you can just play for fun with some friends, and it could really benefit from a mode like that.-Blindspider11
August 13, 2013
Battlefield 4 Dinosaur Mode
There has been a lot of speculation about a dinosaur mode in the Battlefield series after a number of dinosaur-themed easter eggs in the campaign and on multiplayer maps of Battlefield 3. Whether or not DICE will include such a mode is purely speculation at this point, though they certainly enjoy teasing us. Nonetheless, there is a very good discussion on the topic taking place over on reddit. I felt it good to share possibly the best post I have seen on the topic.
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I have 12 used BFG G-Force R1's, size 225/45Z-R17 84w, available. The tires have 2 to 4 heat cycles on them.
pictures shown are pretty much indicative of condition. if you would like more pics let me know... All would ship from 95602
The tires have lots of life left and can still be used for racing, or would make great HPDE tires for those who run DOT-R's. They have been in cool storage, away from sunlight.
These tires run about $260.00 each new. Asking $100.00 each plus shipping OBO Would prefer to sell in sets of 4, I'll ship them by taping the labels onto the tread surface and sending them.
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Tecnoglass Set to Go Public after Andina Merger
December 10, 2013
Colombia-based architectural glass and window manufacturer Tecnoglass has entered into a merger agreement with Andina Acquisition Corp. that will allow Tecnoglass to go public, according to a Dec. 9 joint company release. The current owners of Tecnoglass will retain majority ownership and control of the company, which includes Tecnoglass S.A. and C.I. Energia Solar S.A. E.S. Windows.
Shareholders will vote on the proposed business merger between Andina and Tecnoglass during the shareholders meeting to be held Friday, Dec. 20.
In the same joint release, the company's provided 2014 forecast projections for Tecnoglass, including EBITDA of $42.7 million, and net income of $16.9 million. "Tecnoglass' projections for 2014 reflect better than forecasted growth in key markets, particularly the United States. The United States is Colombia's largest trading partner, and the two countries entered into the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, a free trade agreement, in May 2012. The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement aims to improve the investment environment, eliminate tariffs and other barriers to U.S. exports, expand trade, and promote economic growth in both countries," according to the release.


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Census: Indiana lost 2,200 farms from '07 to '12
The federal government's first agriculture census in five years shows Indiana lost more than 2,200 farms between 2007 and 2012.
Preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture show Indiana had more than 58,000 farms in 2012. That's a decline of nearly 4 percent from the 2007 census report.
That drop is in contrast to the 2007 census, which showed Indiana had added about 640 farms between 2002 and 2007.
The new report says Indiana's average farm size grew to 251 acres in 2012, up from 242 acres in 2007.
It also says Indiana had 14.7 million farm acres in 2012. That's a slight drop from 2007.
The full report on the 2012 agriculture census will be released in May, with detailed county-level data for the entire nation.
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Murphy is wary of backlash from Celtic
Dungannon Swifts boss Darren Murphy believes his players will face a wounded animal when Donegal Celtic visit Stangmore Park today.
The West Belfast side have been left reeling after they were stripped of three points for fielding an ineligible player in a recent league game.
This week the Irish Football Association overturned that 2-1 victory against Lisburn Distillery – a decision which has infuriated DC and all but ensured they will finish in the relegation zone.
By contrast it has boosted Dungannon's survival prospect.
Victory for Swifts today would secure their Premiership status, but Murphy expects a big response from DC.
"It is probably a bigger game than it might have been because it is the first time Donegal Celtic will play after the loss of three points," he said.
"They will be motivated to go out and show people they have been hard done by.
"It was always going to be a hard game for us but the loss of three points has thrown Donegal Celtic back into the automatic relegation mix.
"They have everything to play for now and it makes it difficult for us.
"We are at home and will be expected to win, but I know we're going to face a wounded animal.
"They will want to do their talking on the pitch and from that point of view it is a difficult game."
Murphy admits there is a massive incentive for Dungannon to beat DC, with three points good enough for survival before the league even splits.
"We know that three points on Saturday will leave us all but safe," he added.
"We will be in a very, very comfortable position and that is a big incentive for the players, but we know we face a very difficult game."
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Get an overview of this hotelArt Deco Istanbul hotel in Old City, walk to Hippodrome
Popular property highlights
Located in Old City, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Mosaic Museum and Hippodrome. Basilica Cistern and Blue Mosque are also within 15 minutes.
Hotel Features
A bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and 24-hour room service are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, concierge services, limo/town car service, and a library are onsite.
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All 11 individually furnished rooms feature free WiFi and sofa beds. Guests can enjoy deep soaking tubs, and other standard amenities include 24-hour room service, minibars, and LCD TVs.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This Art Deco hotel also offers a library, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Lalinn Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- Total number of rooms - 11
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Designated smoking areas
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- Year Built 2012
- Free WiFi
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- Express check-out
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Milkshake Rocks The Jewish Museum! - The Jewish Museum
Hours: 2pm
Ages: All
Price: $18 adults. $13 children 12 adn under. Under age 2 free.
1109 Fifth Ave. - 212-423-3200
Upper East Side, NY 10128
Description: The groundbreaking, Baltimore-based kindie band Milkshake celebrates the March release of their fifth studio CD "Got a Minute?" with an all-ages show. Known for their pop-rock style that fairly crackles with energy, and GRAMMY nominated for their 2009 album, "Great Day," Milkshake's musical influences range from Julie Andrews and the Beatles to The White Stripes and Bo Diddley. At The Jewish Museum, the band will play old favorites like "Baseball" (where Milkshake has a mini-ball game with the kids) and "Bottle of Sunshine" (featuring the famous Milkshake Bottle of Sunshine), along with an array of new songs off the "Got a Minute?" CD.


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Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
Regular airtime: Weeknights, 8pm
US: 31 Mar 2003
20Countdown with Keith Olbermann MSNBC
Some say he's inherited the mantle left behind by previous broadcast giants like Edward R. Murrow (whose 'goodnight and good luck' catchphrase he liberally borrows) and Walter Cronkite. Yet the former EPSN analyst's shtick is far more politicized than his predecessors. Beginning with his anti-Bush posturing - he loves to point out the number of days since the President declared "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq—and ending with his famed Special Comments, Olbermann is the perfect pundit, a man unashamed of speaking his mind. That it frequently reflects the truth of a situation makes the one sided reportage all the more meaningful. Bill Gibron
Ugly Betty
Series Premiere
America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Vanessa Williams, Alan Dale, Mark Indelicato, Ashley Jensen
Regular airtime: Thursdays, 8pm ET
US: 28 Sep 2006
19Ugly Betty ABC
Ugly Betty's a total soap opera. It dramatizes the struggles of children and grandchildren of Mexican immigrants. So it's just The Devil Wears Prada reconceived as a television series, right. No: Ugly Betty's simply more proof that unlimited wealth can't buy happiness, that the richest 1% of Americans have problems, too. Maybe the series does act as a loose post-mortem critique of John F. Kennedy Jr.? Question: which statement is true? Answer: all of them, which is what makes this America Ferrera-helmed vehicle one of the fiercest, funniest comedy-dramas going right now. Did I forget to mention how ceaselessly hilarious this show also is? Shame on me. Ray Cummings
The Sopranos
James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Aida Turturro, Steven R. Schirripa
Regular airtime: Sundays, 9pm ET
US: 8 Apr 2007
18The Sopranos HBO
Cut to black. With that, The Sopranos ended and sparked a conversation about TV as art. Television is often implicated in American culture wars, but those are clashes about content. The impassioned debate about The Sopranos' finale is about form and meaning. Is that any way to end a drama? Does the "nothingness" signify death? Or is it an elision of false resolutions? These are not questions asked of series television. Find flaws if you want with "Kevin Finnerty", or time spent on Vito Spatafore (Joseph Gannacoli), or how abruptly Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) drops Tony (James Gandolfini), or the cut to black, The Sopranos expanded the horizons of American TV. And for that it can't be faulted. Shaun Huston
Big Love
Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevingy, Ginnifer Goodwin, Harry Dean Staton
Regular airtime: Sundays, 10pm
17Big Love HBO
Season two of HBO's polygamy drama picked up two weeks after season one, with Utah businessman Bill Henrickson in danger of being exposed as a man with three wives. Despite a typical season's worth of plot machinations—a video game poker enterprise, a possible fourth wife, the hardcore polygamists that make up the Henrickson's extended family—the show sticks to what it does best, depicting a modern-day family trying, with genuine conviction and love, to make it work. The writers never condescend, and they never turn away. The acting is across-the-board excellent but Jean Tripplehorn as proud, lovelorn first wife Barbara, and Chloe Sevigny as Nicky, the wily second wife, stand out. Peter Swanson
VH1's The White Rapper Show
MC Serch, Dasit, Jon Boy, Misfit, Sullee, Persia, John Brown, 100 Proof, $hamrock
Regular airtime: Sundays, 10:30pm
US: 8 Jan 2007
16VH1's The (White) Rapper Show VH1
Every now and again, reality television as a genre knocks one out of the park. Witness VH1's The (White) Rapper Show, wherein a bespeckled, grizzly MC Serch put a rag-tag group of melanin-deficient hopefuls through hip-hop boot camp. The program functioned almost as a honkie microcosm of commercial, "real-deal" rap world, with a contestant for almost every possible role: John Brown as cold, conniving gangsta, Jus Rhyme as backpacker activist, Persia as b-girl female jonesin' for respect, $hamrock as florid Lil Wayne clone, and so on. The (White) Rapper Show began—seemingly—as a way for channel-surfers to feel superior to yet another cultural public, but concluded as an unwittingly addictive cousin to Bravo's Project Runway: we were granted a window into the bare mechanics of an art and the ugly clashes erupting between ambitious personalities. Now: when are those debut albums gonna drop? Ray Cummings
Ninja Warrior
Ichiro Furutachi, Keisuke Hatsuta, Wataru Ogasawara
Regular airtime: Weeknight, 6 and 10pm
(G4 Television)
US: 26 Sep 1997
15Ninja Warrior G4 Television
Imagine MXC without the excessive toilet humor. Actually, imagine the Spike series original production, Takashi's Castle, with actual reverence for the source. Looking for a way to broaden their fanbase, the video game oriented G4 cable channel bought truncated versions of Sasuke (a seasonal televised athletic contest) and renamed it. Now presenting all 19 seasons, including the females only Women of Ninja Warrior, this intensely entertaining obstacle course competition features recurring participants, outrageous stunts, and more than a few spectacular failures. In fact, one of the best elements of this show is its difficulty. It truly rewards only the best and most accomplished. Bill Gibron
South Park
Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Gracie Lazar, Mona Marshall
Regular airtime: Wednesdays, 10pm
(Comedy Central)
14South Park Comedy Central
Rumor has it that Brad Neely, creator of such internet staples as The Professor Brothers and Baby Cakes, was a consultant for this year's season (11, for those counting) of South Park. It's unconfirmed, but would explain the crowning achievement of the most irreverent show (cartoon or otherwise) on television: the "Imaginationland" Trilogy. If South Park this year will be remembered for anything, it will be this epic, ridiculous, avant, cult arc that posits a terrorist attack on Imaginationland and the government's response. Indicative of what the show has become—topical and absolutely batshit crazy simultaneously—the trilogy stands against other season staples: parodies of Hillary Clinton, U2, Guitar Hero, Michael Richards, Gay Camp, and zombies. Who knew back when flying excrement was the motif of the day that South Park would be the pop culture junkies' best friend? Mordechai Shinefield
Human Giant
Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer
Regular airtime: Thursdays, 10:30pm ET
US: 5 Apr 2007
13Human Giant MTV
It was a short series run and a good chunk of the sketches were re-plays of the Internet shorts that got them there. But the comedians who make up Human Giant—Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Jason Woliner—had a promising debut on MTV this year, welding Kids in the Hall and Mr. Show with New York geek cool that was absurd, accessible, and contagiously fun. They're equally talented played broad or straight to their inspired guests (Linda Cardellini as the head of a mother/son moving company, pint sized ham Bobb'e J. Thompson as the head of Shutterbugs). And with their 24-hour marathon they proved they're not just funny in two-minute bursts. Michael Buening
Veronica Mars
Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring
Regular airtime: Wednesdays, 9pm ET
12Veronica Mars CW Network
This year, the CW robbed us of TV's craftiest detective in favor of the younger, blander Gossip Girl—the kind of bonehead move Veronica herself would take down with a single acidic one-liner. Not being as verbally blessed as Ms. Mars (who is?), I'll simply note that the final chunk of the third season—including a sex tape, a sheriff election, and Paul Rudd as a besotted rock star—kept to the show's high standards, right up to a series finale as intriguing, thorny, and frustratingly unresolved as vintage noir. Jesse Hassenger
Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jesse Spencer
Regular airtime: Tuesdays, 9pm
US: 16 Nov 2004
11House Fox
Last season, show creator David Shore did something incredibly ballsy. He had all of the House ducklings (Chase, Cameron and Foreman) either quit or be fired. Essentially, he wiped the show clean—something admittedly needed after the extended Tritter fiasco. Still, it could've been the moment that Gregory House jumped the shark. Instead, we were treated to a Survivor-style reality show in which House took a room full of potential new ducklings and whittled them down to three. As always it was sharp, indignant, and hysterical, but for the first time, every episode seemed essential. Unlike Tritter (and the first season Vogler), it was a House arc worth paying attention to. Not to mention Kal Penn. Genius. Mordechai Shinefield
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"The social-media companies have largely succeeded in persuading users of their platforms' neutrality. What we fail to see is that these new identities are no less contingent and dictated to us then the ones circumscribed by tradition; only now the constraints are imposed by for-profit companies in explicit service of gain.READ the article


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Call it ping-pong ball madness, blatant tanking, or simply disrespecting the game—at 7:30pm this evening in New York, two teams will take the floor that share one unified mission for these last 12 games: to lose as many of them as possible.
Unfortunately, one of them has to walk away a winner, ergh, loser, so there promises to be plenty of drama during these 48 minutes of precision basketball before either team can slink off the court and back into the dark basement of this NBA season. Tickets are predictably scarce.
In this corner, the New York Knicks, who at 19-51 are now in the midst of their sixth losing streak of at least five consecutive games. Big changes are on the horizon (when aren't they?), with reports that former Indiana Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh will soon sign a three-year deal to join The Greatest Circus on Earth, though in what exact capacity we do not yet know. Clearly, Isiah Thomas' power as general manager and head coach figures to be significantly weakened… but that's all down the road in what will surely be a promising new day for this once-great franchise. For now, we're more concerned with the Knicks as presently constituted.
Quentin Richardson and Jamal Crawford Photo Credit: Icon SMI
Your friends at Empty the Bench have had the distinct pleasure of attending about 10 games at the Garden this season. Would you believe the most entertaining one was last week's hotly contested battle with the Memphis Grizzlies? The Knicks successfully lost 120-116, a "victory" clearly aided by Zeke's inexplicable benching of his best (only?) low-post scorer in Zach Randolph. He claims the move was made so he could further scout his young, talented big man Randolph Morris, whose nickname was given as "The Steal" during the starting introductions. He was awesome: 1-8 FG, 4 points, 3 boards, and 4 fouls in 26 minutes. In that same game, one of the few Knicks who's not phoning it in every night, Nate Robinson, played 37 minutes… and has now fallen victim to a mysterious sprained knee that's kept him out of the last two games.
Oh, Isiah—you really should at least try to do a better job of disguising what's going on here.
The riveting conclusion to this story of NBA greatness after the break…
As for the Heat, they somehow beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks Monday night despite inserting one D-Leaguer into the starting lineup—PG Chris Quinn—and playing just four guys off the bench… all of whom also came to Miami via the D-League. Now, that's no criticism of these youngsters: they're scrapping for a roster spot in the big leagues and doing whatever they can to make a positive impression around the Association. Good for them, they deserve their respective shots. But Pat Riley should be ashamed of himself. I understand that injuries have absolutely ravaged this team, one that came into the season realistically aiming to make a run in the Eastern playoffs. Still—at 13-57 they have four less wins than the Seattle SuperSonics, and if Shawn Marion doesn't resign this summer their lone building block of consequence moving forward is Dwyane Wade, whose ability to stay healthy is a serious question mark.
And worst of all, their ineptitude is making the Knicks jealous. Here's New York's Finest doing everything under the sun in the name of just losing, baby… and still, they're six games up in the win column on the Heat. Round 1 of this intense 2007-08 rivalry was claimed by New York on November 11 when Miami won a 75-72 thriller; Round 2 went to the Heat after the Knicks eeked out the victory in a 88-84 barnburner. Who'll out-tank who on Wednesday? The anticipation is absolutely killing us.


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Toledo's Midwest Graduate Research Symposium free deadline extended to April 5th due to increased regional and national interest!!April 1st, 2013
Aaron Shaw is Aaron is a passionate runner and triathlete. Aaron received his bachelors of science at Bowling Green State University in Applied Health Science Health Specialization. He has also completed his masters' of science in Exercise Physiology with a focus in cardiopulmonary physiology and metabolism. He is currently attending Physician Assistant school at UT and hopes to practice Cardiothoracic or trauma surgery in the future. He is currently serving as president of the Graduate Student Association at the University of Toledo. For more information about this organization please visit www.utoledogsa.com.
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Gear Shot Update
We haven't always been bang-on when it comes to follow up – but we're getting better. In light of that I'm going to take a second look at some products I've been using personally and update my impressions.
Formula The One Brakes.
I really wanted to like these brakes. They are light and Italian and far sexier than anything that slows you down have a right to be. The fittings are gold-anodized aluminum with a Torx head and everything about these screams exotic and beautiful.
For 2010 Formula paired their R1 levers with their 'The One' calipers to make 'The One' brakes. I'm not sure about the naming process but they sure look great.
At first I wasn't very happy with The One brakes at all. I replaced the pads and things got a little better – but they never got to where I wanted them. In many conditions they were fine. If you were going fast or if the conditions weren't terribly demanding they did the job admirably. They failed me in conditions that you may not encounter in other parts of the world – but that are relatively common here on the Shore. Often we have trails with very steep short sections with 90 degree corners at the bottom. If you can't rein in your speed you are bound for the rhubarb. In these situations The Ones didn't provide the raw power required, which made me compress the levers at max power. When you are white knuckling it's tough to keep things moving in the right direction and my confidence took a deep dip. The thin, light rotors were another issue. They bend easily – but they save some weight so that may be a price you are willing to pay.
The forged, one piece, 24mm dual piston calipers – designed for power.
A few other riders were on these brakes and their impressions were generally more favourable than mine – but I can't say they were riding in the conditions where I found them lacking. For most DH races and most conditions these brakes should perform fine. In my experience, when things got steep and nasty, they weren't up to the task.
I used this product all winter on more than one bike and it did a great job keeping the trail out of my eyes. Occasionally under full compression there is a little tire buzz but that's about the only nitpick I have. Sure, a ghetto tube set up works – but this is re-useable and you can slide it on and off whenever you like.
The Fox 40 with a large Neoguard mounted up. You'll never know it's there – until you go crashing through a puddle.
Urge Endur-O-Matic Helmet
I've been wearing this helmet for months now – and the results are good. It has remained comfortable and the straps stay put. I appreciate the light weight (only 320 grams) and the 'Gangsta Pad' does it's job absorbing sweat. It's unique enough that people ask about it – so if you are the shy retiring type it may not be the best choice. The venting is adequate but I don't find it to be quite as cool as a more conventional hairnet-style helmet.
The Endur-o-matic visor is indeed light (Urge says 'almost 0 grams') but while it's removeable it's not adjustable – something I didn't appreciate.
Canadian msrp for the Endur-O-Matic is $119.95
DT Swiss EX 1750 Wheels
I've been beating the hell out of two pairs of these wheels and they have been surprisingly durable. I have a set on a DH bike and another set on an AM ride and both have been ridden hard – but I've put more miles on the AM bike by a wide margin.
Who would you rather have building your wheels than the Swiss? The EX 1750s weighed in at exactly that weight wtih the rear skewer (820 front and 930 rear).
The set on the Specailized Enduro I have been riding are still looking nice and true – but I put a minor dent in the rear rim coming down a line called Semi Retarded on Fromme. It was a bad hit and I wasn't surprised to see the blemish. The rims on the DH bike are actually in better shape despite being ridden by a few different riders and days in two different bike parks. I'm not saying the EX 1750s are worthy of day to day bike park hammering but they are surprisingly robust for a wheelset that weighs only 1750 grams – and the freehubs have functioned flawlessly. For reference I weigh 175lbs (80 kilos) and I'm generally not too hard on wheels. I try to get out and ride at least three times a week.
Rock Shox Reverb seatpost
This post started out working extremelywell but then it slowed down – literally – when the weather got cold. Luckily Suspensionwerx – our local suspension tuning and maintenance shop – came to the rescue. They put in some special sauce and my post now runs flawlessly. They're not saying what they use but it's a full synthetic product that is the same weight as the stock fluid. They also drop in an additive to help things run a little more smoothly.
The Matchmaker X clamp and Xloc combination allows you to attach everything to both sides of your bars with one clamp per side. Photo ~ Stuart Kernaghan
The performance post-Suspensionwerx has been vastly improved. I can now adjust the damping so the post moves much faster if I desire and the lever action is much lighter.
In the full down position. If you want it lower than this you'll have to use your QR.
Aside from that one little glitch the Reverb has been by far the best remote adjustable post I have ever used. It adjusts in infinite increments, can be slowed down or sped up with a dial you can reach on your bars and it doesn't rattle at all.
And here's fully extended – but you can put it anywhere you like.
So far this post wins the blue ribbon. Actually it rules. Get one.
Blackspire Sub 400 pedals
Not much to say here really. The grip has stayed consistent, there is no play in the pedals and all the pins are still in place. They have taken some serious knocks but they have not failed. In fact I have pounded the hell ouf of these foot holders with some sloppy riding and they are hardly worse for wear at all.
Here's how the pedals looked after several months of hard use.
And here they are after a winter of abuse.
Shimano XT Dyna-Sys 3 x 10 drivetrain
I've put these parts through a nasty winter of Shore riding – and thus far they have been performing extremely well. There seemed to be a glitch early on – but it turns out that was my fault. When I was installing the chain I actually didn't thread it through the derailleur cage properly and it was hesitating under load. Once I corrected my bone-headed move it began to shift very well indeed – even under load. I've used this set up in mud, snow and generally every crappy condition you can imagine and it's been flawless. I really like the gear range and with a 32 up front and an 11-36 in the rear it's rare that I need to drop down to granny. A 1 x 10 even here on the Shore would dial in just about every situation here on the Shore – except for the steepest technical climbs. So far I'm a fan of 10-spd.
10 cogs of joy and a Shadow Derailleur.
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