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how about smearing with those ? is it...
how about smearing with those ? is it really an all-around shoe , but a bit downturned ? what i really like for example , with sportivas , is that , even with downturned models ( solution) you can be sure that you use everything from smears to edges really well if you need to. But with 5.10 downturned models ( teams ) you feel like a cripple when it comes to smearing or a more vertical terrain ... so ? is it
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Georgia's seventh-ranked women's tennis team remained perfect in SEC play with its 6-1 win over Mississippi State on Sunday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
Georgia (14-1, 8-0 SEC) got wins in singles and doubles from senior Cameron Ellis, making her final home regular-season apperance. Ellis and Alexandra Anghelescu won 8-1 at No. 3 doubles, giving Ellis her 100th career doubles victory - the second-best total in program history. She also won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.
Georgia will carry a 12-match winning streak into Friday's visit to second-ranked Florida.
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Do you want me to call you and tell you how to do it? It's so easy to do, but it would be easier by phone. Better yet, you call me and we'll do it together.
I don't know how to make an avatar, Gail. I'm a bit behind the times on online stuff. LOL I would surely put one up there if I knew how, I've wanted to for a long time. I have a profile pic on Facebook and I don't even know how I got it there. LOL
I don't care if you beat me or how many tries it takes to beat me. Good for you! Don't worry about it.I think you need to have an avatar. These shadow people on the new Jigidi are very impersonal.
Fun small puzzle! I went and worked the other one twice just because I've never seen what it was like to be the fastest. Got you by one second one it the second time. I know, no fair, but I wanted to see what these speed demons saw when they overtook the number one spot! LOL 1:38 on this one. Thanks, Gail, and sorry about beating your time just to satisfy my own curiosity. That was dumb.
There are no limits, so long as you don't cwy in fwont of me...Thanks, Rob.
Jeez, Kirsten...what was your first clue!!! LOLOL
And Gail, you had better let me know what you like to blend...or let me know if there are no limits (like TICA)!
In know!! A nudibranch*!! Am I right? LOL* The most hilairiously named thing ever!!!!!And don't cwy Deborah. We still love you.
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Well they do come in all the colours of the rainbow - good one Gail.
It's a nudibranch (related to sea slugs). Here's the original image:
Deborah, you should have been able to guess this one, considering our prior conversation.
No idea Gail - but I do like the colours.
It looks like a piece of jewelry...or a gemstone of some kind. But alas, I am not sure. Are you giving any hints???
Nope. Not even remotely close.
Looks like turquoise beads to me! Thanks, Gail! fun little puzzle.
Answer will be given later tonight.


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Leading up to Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, there was plenty of prize-worthy action on the streets of Hollywood (and beyond!) this weekend.
And the winner for best post-controversy comeback is …
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5. Alicia & Swizz Beatz: (Cut)out and About in France
This girl is indeed on fire: Alicia Keys heated up the NRJ Music Awards red carpet in an ab-solutely gorgeous cutout gown. Her accessory of choice: husband (and arm candy) Swizz Beatz, who joined her in Cannes, France. (Hit the red carpet)
4. See Who's Still Partying at Sundance
It was an iParty for Ashton Kutcher, who celebrated the Sundance Film Festival premiere of his Steve Jobs biopic, jOBS, with his costars and pals at a Red Touch Media-sponsored afterparty. Inside the bash, the actor was visibly captivated by a floor-to-ceiling portrait of the late Apple visionary, whom he portrays in the film. (Inside the party)
3. Your Fave Skating Olympic Champs: Where Are They Now?
Remember when Dorothy Hamill was the It Girl of the 1976 Winter Olympics? Yup, the pre-Fab Five days. Check in with newlywed Michelle Kwan and the all-star figure skaters who attended her Jan. 19 wedding. (See their transformations)
2. Kate Middleton Shops at the Gap, Too
In case you needed yet another reason to worship the down-to-earth duchess, the mom-to-be was spotted hitting the racks at Gap on the hunt for a pair of stretchy tight-fitting jeggings to add to her maternity wardrobe. And, yes, even royals have to shop around. "She didn't buy anything as she couldn't find the right leg length," says a source. (Share your shopping tips)
1. Beyoncé Gives Fans Something Else to Care About
What lip-synching controversy? The show must go on for Beyoncé, who clearly has bigger fish to fry – or, you know, another major stage to light up – with her upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. She offered fans a sneak peek at the long-awaited performance, which we predict will unite all football fans all around the universe come Feb. 3's big game. Obviously. (Let the countdown begin)


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2007 Chevrolet Suburban SUV - Consumer Review
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Vehicle2007 Chevrolet Suburban LS 1500 4dr SUV 4WD (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
ReviewGot rid of '05 Freestar - excellent mini van - because of whoops baby. Plane Jane, 5.3L, 3 cloth bench seats, rear air, after marked twin DVD system, sindle CD.15K miles down and not one problem. I can get 18 to 20mpg - and not a pinch more - by driving with my big toe. Wife gets 16 to 18mpg w/her 80lb foot. Not so good mpg on E85, as advertised, but performance does not suffer. Has been through four seasons, and the '07 winter in WI was rough, and did everything I asked of it. Rides great, stops great, doesn't sway in corners too much, (c'mon it's a biggie.) Fit / finish is great. Easy to work on for the do-it-yourself-er oil changer, but would change location angle of drain plug.
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Burnley are set to snub any summer bid from West Brom for defender Ben Mee, according to reports.
Baggies boss Tony Pulis is believed to a big admirer of the 26-year-old, who picked up the Players' Player of the Year award at Turf Moor as the Clarets won the Championship title and sealed an immediate return to the Premier League.
Mee started the season at left-back but his move to link up with Michael Keane at the centre of their defence paid dividends as Burnley remained unbeaten following a Boxing Day defeat at Hull City until the end of the campaign.
Keane is being chased by Premier League champions Leicester with Burnley already rejecting a £12million bid, while there is a possibility that a new improved, offer could be accepted.
As a result, Clarets boss Sean Dyche will not want to lose Mee too and will no doubt do all he can to keep hold of the former Manchester City trainee by trying to tie him down to a new deal beyond his current one which expires next summer.


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|Reviews for Ground Rules aka Blue Lagoon aka Merci Beaucoup
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This story made me smile so much :)
I really love the interplay with all of the characters and how playful Blair is! Thanks for writing such a fun story :)
| girlnextdoor15 chapter 1 . 6/14/2011
This was sweet. I like what your doing. I do think Jo would be really tender like that and thoughtful!
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Jenna Fischer: I'm retiring from being a Hollywood actress!
By Jessica Wedemeyer, reporting by Heather Newgen
Jenna Fischer is saying goodbye to Hollywood -- temporarily, at least! -- as she puts her acting career on hold to focus on her other job: motherhood.
"I'm on a hiatus and just being a mom," the "Office" alum told Wonderwall when asked how she juggles parenting her 2-year-old son, Weston Lee, with her career. "I'm really, really lucky that 'The Office' has afforded me the luxury of being able to stay home with [my kids] while they're young -- so I'm going to take advantage of that … by temporarily retiring from being a Hollywood actress!"
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While Jenna isn't quite prepared to put her acting days entirely behind her, fans shouldn't exactly hold their breath for her speedy return to the silver screen: "I'd love to return to television one day when [my kids are] in school and they're a little older," she told us at QVC's 5th Annual Red Carpet Style event in Los Angeles on Feb. 28. "Working 50 hours a week with two little ones -- I feel so lucky that I don't have to do that."
For now, the Emmy nominee, who just entered her third trimester -- "This is when all the aches and pains start," she says -- is more focused on welcoming the new addition to her family.
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"My stomach just popped out -- it's growing fast!" says Pam Halpert's alter ego, adding that she "feel[s] good." That's probably because pregnancy is proving to be much easier the second time around for the "Office" alum: Though she was "really sick in the beginning this time," the actress claims to have "a relativity comfortable pregnancy." And it doesn't hurt that she's been craving predominantly healthy foods.
"Luckily, my cravings this time around have been more fresh fruits and vegetables," she says. "I almost feel bad saying that because the first time I [had] cravings for cereal and grilled cheese, which is what I ate. I'm really just eating what I want -- and it happens that this baby really wants mango and salad with a tart dressing." It's a good thing too considering Jenna is too "distracted being a mom" to make working out a major priority.
RELATED: Hollywood's baby boom
Her adorable distraction, son Weston, may be too young to understand the important role he's about to inherit, but Jenna and her husband, actor-writer Lee Kirk, are already putting in extra effort to ensure their eldest feels comfortable with a new baby in the house: "We talk to him about what babies are like and what he was like as a baby so that when the new one is here, he doesn't feel threatened too much," she says. If only Jenna could stop her fans from feeling neglected in equal fashion!


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The recently passed tax ordinances, coupled with the continuous rise in fertiliser prices, are unlikely to cause a significant effect on farmers, according to analysts.
According to BMA Capital, the agriculture sector contributes around 23 per cent to the country's GDP, but accounts for less than one per cent of government revenues. Tax collection from the sector remains minimal despite the fact that it continues to enjoy subsidised inputs, such as fertiliser, and freedom to charge prices over and above international prices.
Analysts believe in order to increase Pakistan's dismal tax-to-GDP ratio, which stands at 10 per cent, the policy framework should start targeting the agriculture sector.
Overall, three major increases in fertiliser prices have taken place over the last two years, due to gas curtailment and implementation of sales tax. Cumulatively, the urea price increase was a significant 48 per cent since December 2009. However, increasing crop prices has allowed for easy absorption of the increase. During the period, crop prices have rallied significantly, resulting in improved farm revenues, while gross profitability for certain products such as sugar has increased by up to 63 per cent.
Improved farming margins have aided growth of rural incomes. As a result, rural incomes have catapulted much faster than witnessed before. Additionally, farming feasibilities have improved due to the widening input-output gap which has provided farms an incentive to expand and improve current practices. Thus, while rising crop prices are beneficial for inducing modern farming techniques, taxation of some inputs is unlikely to cause a significant dent in crop feasibilities.
Edging closer to the fiscal 2012 budget, it remains to be seen if any concrete steps are announced in this direction.
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From StrategyWiki, the video game walkthrough and strategy guide wiki
Level 4 is accessed with the password BZZY.
Floor 4-1[edit]
- Solution
- Walk up to the lower of the two Emerald Frames to the left of the entrance. Push it two spaces to the left when the left Don Medusa is moving up and about to hit the wall. Then push the remaining Emerald Frame up half of a space. Collect the two nearby Heart Frames.
- Watch the Don Medusa along the top, and walk to the right while it is headed back into the upper left corner. Walk above the right-most of the two Emerald Frames on the bottom, and push it down when the bottom Don Medusa is moving left and about to hit the wall. Then push the other Emerald Frame to the left half of a space. Collect the two nearby Heart Frames.
- Use the same strategy outlined above to similarly trap the right Don Medusa, and then the top Don Medusa until all Heart Frames are collected, and the collect the key to escape.
Floor 4-2[edit]
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- Collect the three obtainable Heart Frames near the bottom of the room (you'll get two egg shots), and then cross either sandy path to either of the upper Snakeys.
- Face the one of the Snakeys, shoot it once, push the egg into the water, and hop on the egg. It will float down the channel between the two islands. As it does, get off on one side, collect the Heart Frame on that island, and then cross back over to the other island to collect the other Heart Frame. Then hop back on the egg to continue riding it.
- The egg will stop above the final Heart Frame. Get off the egg and collect the frame. Then shoot the Snakey below twice to remove it from the screen and collect the key.
Floor 4-3[edit]
- Solution
You must do some prep work before you attempt to collect the lone Heart Frame, or you will never reach the key alive.
- Start by heading over to the trio of Emerald Frames on the right. Push the top and bottom frames to the right, then push the middle frame down. Push the top frame up beneath the right Gol, and push the bottom frame down above the Medusa. Push the Emerald Frame just above you to the left to block the Gol above the chest.
- Return to the alley with the Gol at the bottom, and push the Emerald Frame to the left. Then walk around to get underneath it, and push it up at least one space to block the Skull's route to the right. Walk to the left wall, and push the left Emerald Frame to the right to block the Skull route below and confine it.
- Now collect the Heart Frame and make your way back to the key. The only potential danger you face is the Gol at the bottom of the screen, who will spit a fireball at you when you enter his line of sight. Just walk up and move to the right as quickly as you can before the fireball can touch you.
- Original room: Eggerland Mystery, round 23
Floor 4-4[edit]
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- Start by walking up to the Emerald Frame above you. Watch the Don Medusa above, and when it's safe, push the Emerald Frame two spaces to the right. When the Don Medusa is on its way to the left, run down and collect the Heart Frame in the lower right corner, and then return under the Emerald Frame.
- Wait for the Don Medusa to head back to the left again, and push the frame to the right two spaces until its under the bridge. Then push it up six spaces. Grab the Heart Frame to your right when it's safe to do so, and then wait for the Don Medusa to touch the right wall before pushing the Emerald Frame up one more space and pinning him into the corner.
- Head left to collect the Heart Frame above the Skull. This will activate the Ladder power.
- Use the Ladder power on the water to the right of the Skull, then cross over and head down to the last Heart Frame. Collect it, and immediately shoot the Gol to your right with an egg shot. Push it left as you approach the key. You should be able to collect it with plenty of time before the Skulls get close enough to catch you.
Floor 4-5[edit]
- Solution
- Walk up the right wall, and push the left Emerald Frame up two spaces. Collect the Heart Frame in the upper right corner for two egg shots.
- Come down to the two Snakeys on the right. Shoot one once and push it left and up below the Don Medusa. Come back and shoot the other one once and push it further left and up below the Medusa. The eggs don't have to end up touching either enemy, they just need to block their view of you as you cross along the bottom. Collect the center Heart Frame.
- Walk up the left wall, and push the right Emerald Frame up two spaces. Collect the Heart Frame in the upper left corner. Then return down for the key.


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From Pakistan, campus lessons for India
In an exclusive interview with Neelesh Misra, visiting Pak Education Minister Shams Kassim-Lakha speaks about the reforms in the madrassa education system.india Updated: Dec 07, 2007 04:47 IST
Pakistan is trying to reform its education system - a complex and huge battle that has pitted the government against university teachers and student associations opposed to change, Islamic clerics trying to block the main streaming of madrassa education, and those fighting a change in textbooks to take out religion and introduce modern education.
Much of that has resonance in India, home to one of the largest education set-ups in the world. Excerpts of an interview with Pakistan's Education Minister Shams Kassim-Lakha, president of the Agha Khan University for three decades, after his meeting in New Delhi with South Asian counterparts.
Q. Madrasa reform has been billed as one of the major achievements of the Pervez Musharraf administration. How did the government deal with that?
A. Firstly, people always talk of madrasas as the place where bad things happen. Yes, they may have happened. But for 1,400 years Muslim countries and Muslim Ummah around the world relied on the institution of the madrassa. It has been a wonderful institution that provided education, provided those who could not afford even food and lodging, but in many cases the nature of the institution got a little bit behind times. Which is OK, but it doesn't give you critical thinking skills of the kind you need today to compete in this world.
That happened because heavy emphasis was on memorizing and not necessarily the application of knowledge. Consequently in many countries of the world they have had this problem that those who graduate out of the madrasa are good at certain things but unable to cope in others. With a lot of these things compounding - poverty is there, unemployment is there - people have no choice but to send their people to madrasas.
Where things could be better and are being looked at is to reform the curriculum. Religious teaching is not what we are trying to reform. If they want to teach it their way, good luck, please do it - who am I to tell you my sect is better than yours?
But you are welcome to use the national curriculum with whatever modification is necessary ... on math, English, science and computers. Those are the critical factors of being able to cope with life. This programme has been introduced.
Q. That's a political minefield, isn't it?
A. There are sensitivities - and I will not want to mince my words - there are sensitivities that we don't want to rush into something only to find that we have opened a hornet's nest. And so the Ministry of Religious Affairs is very much involved in taking into the next phase because there is a little more rapport rather than forcing something down somebody's throats. It is a voluntary arrangement. We are not forcing people to do this. The methodologies, the curriculum we are providing, and we are there to help whenever needed. And we are now finding that madrassas are writing to us - "I had asked for all these things, they have not been supplied in time, whats the matter?" You can't give up religion. And yet, how do you assimilate these new ideas early on? That is the balance.
Q: What were your challenges in university education? And how did you go about dealing with them?
A. We got a commitment from the government. I asked President Musharraf whether there was the political will - because it was a difficult task. Universities are very difficult to reform and change. There are faculty unions or associations, student associations, curriculum is one of the most difficult things to change.
Its like -- its difficult to move a graveyard because the occupants don't want to move. It's the same with the curriculum - those who practice it are not interested in change. There is the issue of the evaluation of faculty, on the amount of their teaching and the research they conduct.
The aim was to change and only two per cent of the budget was going to research. It was ridiculously low. So we got a commitment from President Musharraf's government in 2002 that the budget for universities will be increased by 50 per cent each year.
In my capacity as chair of the task force of higher education reform and chair of the steering committee to implement that reform,we now rank universities, see that promotions are given on a tenured track. Tax for all faculty members - whether in schools, colleges or universities - has been reduced for 5 per cent from the average of 30 per cent at that level. Rather than increase their salaries, we reduced their tax, so that gave them a 25-30 per cent edge.
Q. Did this also come with improving infrastructure - laboratories, classrooms, campuses?
A. Our first aim was to go in for infrastructure improvement - laboratories, campus buildings, dorms, and all of that has meant that all our private and public sector universities are wired. Campuses have access to broadband at 600 dollars a year and they are linked to the biggest libraries of the world. 40,000 scientific and other journals are available online.
Enrolment has increased by 30 to 40 per cent in the last two years. Enrolment in 2000 was 125,000. Now it is over 200,000 and it is growing at the rate of 15 to 17 per cent. Our limitation is capacity and the other limitation is quality.
Q. Did this involve privatization?
A. We have continuous growth of private sector universities. There are three stages of accreditation.
Q. But did all this make higher education expensive?
A. That did make higher education expensive - but not as much as we were worried about. In my university it would cost up to Rs. 2.5 lakh to get a medical degree. It was entirely on merit. When people came with donations, I said we will take the donation but we will take your child only if your child passes. Then no one came to me with those donations.
Q. And did it prevent people from going overseas to study?
A. The best brains in medicine and engineering in the subcontinent or Europe or Canada go to the United States. There has been a lot of self-flagellation. In Canada, every year they lost two medical schools of people to the US. Doctors and nurses are migrating regularly. The bulk of our faculty are those who come back to Pakistan. If all those doctors who went away from Pakistan were to come back, they wouldn't have a job at comparable levels.
Q. No, my question was more about whether fewer students are leaving the country now to go overseas.
A. Fewer younger people are going abroad to study. New capacities are being created. There is a huge drain on our countries when you think of the number of people going abroad for undergraduate studies.
The country has relied very heavily on the private sector providing education. Our constitution says that the state has a duty to provide education. The state has not invested as much money as it should. Many other priorities.
Last few years, the amount of money that has gone into education has gone substantially higher, into primary and secondary education. It meant improving the curriculum, improving the facilities and improving teacher education. Teachers are never enough paid, but government teachers get much better facilities. But they are not getting the quality of education.
Q. One issue that has been often debated in India is of changes in curriculum. Did you run into that challenge of ideology?
A. Very big time. We have had more than our share of challenges. Ideology issues come in. What is the ideology of the state? How was it created? People have different viewpoints. They look at the current, future, they look at the neighbourhood. A very important complication arises when a very overwhelming majority of people are of one religion - not the pluralism of the type that exists here, though you have had your share of problems.
If we don't focus on teaching Islamiyat, people will say what kind of school is this where you don't teach about the religion in which we all believe? It's the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Fair enough - but then there comes the question of whose Islam? There is the Shia islam, and the Sunni Islam. Within the Sunnis there are the Barelwis, the Deobandis, all kinds of things -- and within the Shias … so those are areas of potential tension and one has to define that within a school curriculum for young people. It is very easy to say `this is only for class two - but if you don't define these concepts fully, the mindsets become complicated.
It has not been an easy task, and the good news is that we now have a national education policy … and my task over the next few weeks is to take it to the Cabinet and get it approved.
The good news is that Pakistan over the past five to seven years has begun to grasp the nettle. That's important.


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Dear Editor:
I write to you in response to an article published in the Sunday Observer on July 2, 2017 entitled 'ID verification to become simpler – developers'.
In the article, Chief Technical Director in the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, was quoted in reference to several identification systems. She mentioned that the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) does not offer a verification service in relation to the Elector Registration Identification (Voters ID) card.
I would like to take this opportunity to clarify that the EOJ does in fact have a verification service which has been in operation for over 15 years. The current system allows organizations to access an ID card database to verify the voters ID card information of their customers. This system is utilized by financial institutions including banks and credit bureaus. The EOJ has also from time to time, responded to individual requests from companies for authentication of ID cards.
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We have just stumbled across a note sent by Google's Eric Chu on Wednesday evening to the numerous Android app developers. It was made clear in no uncertain terms that the first Android powered phone will launch in Japan on July 10th. Furthermore, Google have added the ability to target applications to both Bulgaria and Romania, despite the fact that they do not currently have an Android based devices shipping their yet. We presume that this facility is pre-empting device launches here too.
We aren't quite sure which device is going to hit Japan, nor Bulgaria and Romania. However, developers will be able to offer free applications to begin with, followed by paid applications. If you are a developer yourself, make sure to check the box entitled "All Current and Future Locations". This will make sure your application if offered to the new markets accordingly.
So it would appear as though July the 10th will be a big day for Google when it sees the OS it support so well officially enter the Japanese market. We look forward to seeing how well received Android is here.


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"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."
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I'm interested in what people have actually paid to a LBS for the labour (not parts) to build a bike?
p.s. yes I should be able to do it myself!
I'm interested in what people have actually paid to a LBS for the labour (not parts) to build a bike?
p.s. yes I should be able to do it myself!
JE James told me they would charge me £40 to strip my frame ready for sending off to ATB. i would assume that includes the cost of building it back up again. so in theory it should only cost 20 - 30 quid. but i suspect it would be a lot more
Depends. I work in a shop and if you buy all the bits from us including frame and forks then we'll build it free, chuck in cables and pedals for free as well. Just buy a frame and forks then we'll probably charge £50 for swapping the bits over and building your new bike (this could also be free though depending on frame and froks bought). Buy all the bits elsewhere and come to us asking for it to be all put together then cost will be £80-100 depending on whats involved. Stripping and rebuilding for warranty claims usually £30.
The ever excellent Mike Cooksons in that there Whitefield built my bike for nowt when I bought a frame from them.
Should add build is including bleed on disc brakes.
So £120 sounds a little bit pricey then...?
3 hrs work? @ £40 an hour?
So £120 sounds a little bit pricey then...?
Maybe, maybe not. Depends if it's a complete build from brand new parts that you haven't bought there then not really - facing BB/disc mounts etc, cutting steerer tube, fitting headset, cutting hoses to length and bleeding - you're looking at 3-4hrs and the use of specialist tools and an experienced/trained mechanic to do the job right and get it all set up perfectly.*
If you've bought all the parts there or if it's a build up using existing bits that are already cut to size etc then it should be a bit cheaper - £60-100 ish depending on the shop and the particular job.
* Doubtless there'll be someone comes along to tell of how they built up their bike from scratch in 30 mins while simultaneously cooking tea for 3 screaming kids and also watching Eastenders...
I got mine built up for free when I bought the frame off them..
They took all the bits off my old frame and swapped it over.
Mind, when i got my new forks- my mate fitted them for me..
£120 is upper end just for labour on its own.
I would aim to go for £30 an hour.
Generally though it would be a priced job - this way there is no reason for the mech to delay and if there is a pain in the arse job to do makes sure the mech gets it done quick so time is not wasted.
I would look to bill about £85 plus any cables/ends/outer as necessary in my shop.
"Generally though it would be a priced job"
...that was my mistake for not asking....job has been done and it was actually more than £120..lesson learnt
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3 hrs work? @ £40 an hour?
3 Hours blimey I must be the fastest bike builder in the world I built my partners bike up from a box of bits in 2 hours and that included bleeding the brakes, setting up the gears and fitting pannier racks.
Edinburgh co-op catalogue on my sofa says £84 with 20% components
£30 an hour for a bike mechanic
I don't pay that for a motor mechanic.
Free for the last 4 bikes i have had built, plus they do nice things for me on my other bikes for free. I dont always buy all the bits from the lbs either but always the frame and forks, wheels and brakes which generally comes to more the 3 grand anyway.
I had a look at Ed Co-Op - that's if you buy frame and parts from them.
4 hours apparently !?
took me a couple of hours to build up my bike from nothing, its really not that hard especially when you have the right tools lying around, its mostly just screwing a bunch of stuff together.
I'd say 3 or even 4 hours to dismantle a bike is overly generous. 45 minutes tops.
I'd say 3 or even 4 hours to dismantle a bike is overly generous. 45 minutes tops.
Not talking about taking it to bits though, talking about a build from scratch/brand new parts so 3-4hrs is what I'd expect to do the job properly.
less than an hour to strip and 3 hours to rebuild from brand new parts, I know cos I've just done it including facing and bleeding. 2 hours to build each wheel and there you have it. At least you know the job has been done correctly, including torque settings which lbs's never seem to bother about!
funnily enough an Edinburgh bike Co-op catalogue fell through my letterbox this morning, while reading it I couldn't believe they get away with charging nearly £30 for a 5min service (brake and gears adjust & inflate tyres)
4hours? unless they built your wheels from scratch it can't take a half-decent shop mechanic more than an hour to build a bike.
£120 is taking the piss!!
I don't think we're talking about building a bike from a box here, I think we're talking a complete new build, from scratch. If you're talking about fitting a bike together direct from the manufacturer then yes, you CAN do it quickly, assuming you don't give a toss about checking the rest of the work is done properly.
From scratch then I'd say 3 - 4 hours is about right. Longer if you're building the wheels (and doing it properly). Over £120 seems steep but if all you did was get them to build it and didn't buy any bits from them then that's fair enough in my opinion.
My shop charges £120 for a complete strip, clean, service and rebuild of a bike, a bit less for a new build if parts are not purchased there and free if the parts are purchased there.
As for time.... 3-4 hours sounds fair to me if it's a complete build from parts including binning all packaging, cutting hoses, bleeding brakes, cutting steerer, setting up gears, test riding and then re-setting gears, truing wheels (often necessary), facing frame and the form filling that bike shops have to do when doing a PDI or build
Just to cheer myself up found that it cost £25 an end i.e. £50 for a brake bleed at Evans (how much!) so it makes it sounds [almost] acceptable
That's the thing, a "brake bleed" to most people is: top up fluid, squeeze lever, screw on reservoir, go ride.
A brake bleed to a bike shop is: pads out, a complete flush through using compressed air, extend and lube pistons, clean seals, refill with new fluid, refit pads and realign brakes then check it all over.
Bike shop mechanics (and the charges associated with it) is a completely different kettle of fish to what the average rider/home mechanic does. 20-30 mins is normal to build a boxed bike, to build a complete working bike from scratch with brand new boxed parts and set it all up (inc suspension) - that's easily 3-4hrs.
thanks ...I can live with it...I think they are taking the pish a bit...especially as no facing (frame previously faced)..and they had previously fitted fork and headset...so I'm not really sure how much they really had to do.
I've had a word with them but left it as it is. They risk losing my future custom and the other people I have sent their way in the past (although I'll probably just be careful in getting jobs priced up-front)
Cripes, 4 hours sounds rediculous. I think it usually takes me a couple of hours tops to build up a bike, and thats in a cramped shed with no bike stand which makes gears and brakes a faff. I also dont have all of the correct tools to hand so I end up hammering in headset cups and cutting outer cables with a hacksaw etc.
We're a road only shop and charge £50 for full a road bike build. So maybe stick on another £10 labour for faffing with an MTB build requiring disc brake bleeds/hose shortening etc and I' say £60 total would be fair?
Oh, forgot - we allow 2hrs for a road build, so an MTB build with discs should take 2-2.5hrs IMO. And I'm a slacker
IME as a wrench I remember building road bikes (including wheels) in 3 hours.
Striping a bike to the frame - 15 minutes?
Having worked in bike shops for a number of years (i would not be happy if the builder of my bike took less than 2 1/2 hours to build it up (not including wheel build) lets take a typical full suss:
face bb (properly) 15 mins to 30 mins (some frames are terrible!)
ream (or just check reaming) on seat tube so not to scratch new seat post 10 mins
Cut steerer of fork to length, fit crown race taper steerer tube and fit fangled 30 - 40 mins
face disc mounts front and rear (if your fitting kings to fox this'll take ages) 20 - 40 mins
Set up and bleed brakes (45 mins minimum)just puttin discs on wheels properly takes 10 minutes!
actually put whole lot together, set up suspension for riders weight, dial in gears, re-adjust brakes is necessary etc..... oh i give up, anyway it takes a while if you want it done properly.
Also take into account cabling, putting on end crimps, paying an outagious fee to dispose of the huge amount of packaging that came with the parts.
The last time I got a shop to build a bike I took in a box of (very clean) bits and added to it: Frame, brakes, front mech, handlebar.
Build cost = £0.00 including reaming seat tube, shortening disc hoses, and facing rear disc mount.
"anyway it takes a while if you want it done properly."
we have a winner .. the difference between a bike shaped object and something thats race worthy is about 2 hours .....
My LBS, Skyline built up my bike for me for free from the parts I specced and then ordered from them. It took 6 months or so! But it was a Nicolai. And then they discounted everything by 10%. Top service.
Do it yer bloody self, tis only way you will learn, its not like its difficult!
Otherwise pay £120 and stop complaining
lol davidtay, you think 4 hours is a joke. most shop mechanics would consider 2 hours outragious to build a bike in a shed.. by thwapping bits on with a hammer! 25 mins tops.
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Keller, who won the UMAC championships last month and finished eighth in the NCAA regional meet in Grinnell, Iowa, was UMM's first runner to qualify for the Division III national meet.


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The road schedule for the Dickinson High football team was brutal.
In two of the first three road games of the season, the Midgets traveled to play the Nos. 1 and 2 Class 3A teams in the state.
Dickinson already lost to No. 2-ranked Bismarck Century, 23-3, and top ranked Bismarck High, 44-12, in back-to-back weeks. The Midgets are looking to turn their fortunes around against the top teams in the state traveling to No. 3-ranked Minot at 6 p.m. today.
"We've had a tough schedule as far as being away from the BAC and being on the road against some of the tougher teams in our conference," Dickinson head coach John Tuchscherer said. "Here or there, I think we have a pretty good chance of competing with them and beating them. Our guys have to believe that. This is an important game for us."
The Midgets (3-2) are coming off a 42-7 win against Mandan, which also happened to be their first West Region victory. Tuchscherer said it was good for the team to get the winning feeling back before traveling to Minot.
"It was important to get a win in the conference and try to get back on track after a tough couple weeks," he said. "The kids are excited and we'll be ready to go."
Dickinson senior offensive and defensive lineman Blake Vance said the team is continuing to fix mistakes and is becoming well-rounded.
"We haven't played the best that could yet," he said. "We are all playing well. Everybody is playing as hard as they can and there isn't a problem with that. We can only get better from here on out."
The Magicians this year were dealt an early-season blow when their starting quarterback, Alex Yanosko, tore his ACL and is out for the season. He tore his ACL in a 27-0 win against West Fargo in the season opener.
Last year, Yanosko ran for the 172 yards on 32 carries and scored the five touchdowns in a 34-23 win. He went 5 of 10 for 118 yards through the air.
However, the Magicians haven't skipped a beat with Yanosko out for the season. Minot went 4-0 in the next four games and had a pair of shutouts against Williston and Mandan. The Magicians are scoring an average of 38.2 points, while allowing 9.6.
"This will be a good game," Vance said. "I'm excited. I think we are all excited. We all know that we can pull this game off."
Michael McChesney, a sophomore running back and linebacker, is playing his first varsity football season for the Midgets. He has scored three touchdowns this season -- two rushing and one interception return.
The sophomore said the early stage of the season has been a learning experience, but the team is continuing to make adjustments and getting better.
"We are always here in practice to fix things," McChesney said. "We lost a couple games and we just had to come back and fix a couple of things against Mandan. We fixed most of the things, but there are still a couple things we can fix both offensively and defensively."


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For filth, I'm glad to say, is in the mind of the beholder.
When correctly viewed, everything is lewd.
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SAN RAMON — Shop, mingle, visit with Santa Claus and two of his reindeer, make crafts and enjoy holiday treats at the Holidays on the Farm event on Saturday.
Forest Home Farms Historic Park will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Santa's reindeer will be there from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admission is free. The park is at 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd.
Visitors can shop for gifts at the Holiday Market. There will be Christmas trees and food for sale, entertainment, tractor rides, caroling and sheep dog demonstrations.
The Victorian Glass House Museum has been decorated for the holidays and includes a "Teddy Bears Through the Ages" exhibit. Farm tours will be at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Glass House Museum tours will be held hourly beginning at 10 a.m. Tours are $5 each, $8 for both.
Saturday's event will be the second of two Holidays on the Farm events. The first was held this past Saturday. For details, call 925-973-3284.
— Kelly Gust, Staff


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Hello Joyce,
My 3rd great grandmother was Clarissa Byram McBride, b.abt 1802 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. She married Henry McBride. They married 26 Nov 1818 in Mecklenburg County, NC. By 1830 they are living in Coweta County, Georgia, and she isprobably buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Coweta County, Georgia. In the 1810 US CENSUS, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Capt.Spratt's Company, there is a William Byram, next door to James Byram. William has 3 daughters in the 0-10 column. James has one daughter in the 0-10 column. James and William are in the 26-45 year old column. I do not know which James this is.However, Jane could be Clarissa's sister. I assume, James Byram, b. c 1756 was her father, but it could be this William Byram. Another researcher has placed Clarissa with 2 other sisters, Catherine, and Dicey Jane.Any information from any other researchers is appreciated.C. Emert


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BOUNTIFUL - The Bountiful/Davis Art Center is coming home.
City officials are in the process of purchasing the Redcon building, located at 90 N. Main Street in Bountiful, as a new space for the art center. BDAC Executive Director Emma Dugal estimates that the art center will be able to move out of its current space at the Davis County Memorial Courthouse and into its new home later this year.
"We're really happy about the developments," she said. "It's an excellent location, and going to work out really well for our programs and what we do."
The new building is 13,000 square feet in total, which is larger than their current space in Farmington. Though it's approximately the same size as their original Main Street building, which was torn down a few years ago, Dugal said that it will feel bigger in many ways.
"There was a lot of wasted space in the old building," she said. "We will have to move a few walls and put in an elevator to get it to where it needs to be, but it's much more useable."
The art center will foot the bill for the improvements, and have some grant money already set aside to begin the work. Currently, a committee is working up an estimate of the total cost of the project.
Depending on the timing of exhibits and what further fundraising is required, Dugal expects the move to occur either in August after Summerfest ends or in November between exhibits.
"Historically, Bountiful is where the arts center has always been," she said. "We're just so pleased that the Bountiful City government is so supportive of the arts center and its value to the community."
For other city arts groups, however, the future is still uncertain. The Joy Foundation, which sponsors Bountiful's annual Magic on the Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival, originally shared the same city-owned building as the art center. Now, they're paying rent on a property at 38 East and 400 South, and so far have not been informed of any plans to get them back into a city-owned space.
"I haven't been in the loop as to what future plans are," said Jane Joy, who heads the foundation.
The city has previously helped support the chalk festival, though this year officials are requiring everyone to fill out grant applications to be evaluated. This year's event will be held May 14-17.
"Everyone loves the chalk festival," she said. "We wish we could do something about the weather, but we want the schools to be involved. If we wait until June, they can't be."
While preparations for the festival kick into gear, everyone at the foundation waits for any word of the future.
"We just want to be there to support the community at large," said Joy. "I hope the city will continue to support us as we move forward."


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Karuna Mayi
Is a Cow, born on 2005-01-22, who joined us on 2002-05-22.
I was given to Care for Cows almost three years ago along with Mohan. I am very shy and ordinary so hardly anyone notices me. I am well behaved, healthy and have never gotten into trouble. Though I am one of the senior members here, no one sees how special I am. Take a close look at my photo and find my uniqueness.
Karuna Mayi is sponsored by Dhira Lalita Dasi, South Africa