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The Chinese language is made up of a group of interlinked varieties of language, although several of which are not mutually intelligible, and has been described variously as a language family or language. Indigenous speech originally of the Han majority in the country, the language forms a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Over one billion people speak Chinese, which equates to around one-fifth of the world's population who speak at least one form of Chinese as their native language.
Native speakers will identify different varieties of Chinese as dialects of one language, rather than singular languages, although identifying languages this way is thought of as inappropriate by some sinologists and linguists. The diversity within the country of the Chinese language has been compared to that of the similarity yet nuanced differences in the Romance languages, although all varieties of Chinese are analytic and tonal. There are somewhere between 7 and 13 regional groups that are classified as main groups of Chinese, although this depends on the classification, of which Mandarin is by far the most spoken with about 960 million speakers, followed by Wu which has 80 million, then Yue with 60 million speakers and then Min with a paltry 50 million. Nearly all of these groups happen to be mutually unintelligible, although there are exceptions like the Southwest Mandarin dialects and Xiang, which may share some degree of intelligibility and common terms.
Standard Chinese is comprised of a standardised form of Chinese that is based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin Chinese. It is the government approved official language of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as well as the Republic of China (or Taiwan), and is also one of the four official languages used in Singapore. Due to its increasing importance, Chinese has become one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
The other varieties of Chinese have importance as well; Cantonese is influential in the Guangdong province as well as in Cantonese-speaking communities that are overseas, and remains one of the official languages in the countries of Hong Kong and Macau. The Min Nan section of the language, also recognised as part of the Min group, is spoken in southern Fujian countries, in neighbouring Taiwan and in Southeast Asia where it can also be known as Hokkien in Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia. There are also sizeable Shanghainese and Hakka diasporas, like in Taiwan, where the majority of the Hakka communities will be able to converse in Taiwanese and Standard Chinese.
Over the years, the Chinese language has spread to other countries through a variety of means. Northern Vietnam was into a part of the Han Empire in 111 BCE, this was a period of Chinese control that ran for almost a thousand years. The Four Commanderies came to power in northern Korea in the first century BCE, but fell apart in the centuries after. Chinese Buddhism then began to spread over East Asia between the second and fifth centuries and as it increased its following, it increased the study of literature and scriptures in Literary Chinese. Later Japan, Korea and Vietnam developed their own central governments that were modelled on institutions that were brought in in China, whilst they used Literary Chinese as the language of scholarship and administration, a position it would remain in until the late 19th century in Korea and to a smaller extent in Japan, but lasted until the early part of the 20th century in Vietnam. All of this meant that Scholars were able to communicate when they were from different lands, albeit only in writing.
Although they could only use Chinese in written communications, the countries all had their own traditions of reading texts aloud, known as the Sino-Xenic pronunciations. The words that had these type of pronunciations were borrowed into the Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese languages and in the present day now make up more than half of their vocabularies. The influx of these words and pronunciations meant changes in structure of the phonological qualities of the languages, significantly contributing to development of a type of moraic structure pattern in Japanese and the disturbance of vowel harmony in Korean.
Chinese morphemes that have been borrowed are used a lot in all of these languages and are used to coin compound words for new concepts, similar to the way the Ancient Greek and Latin have roots in languages from Europe. Most new compounds, or revised meanings for older phrases, were created in the late 1900s and early 2000s to name concepts from Western countries and artefacts. These words, or 'coinages' are written in the shared Chinese characters and are freely borrowed between languages. These coinages are accepted into Chinese, a strange occurrence considering the resistance to allowing loanwords. This is to do with their foreign origin being hidden by the written form of the word. A winner emerged generally only after different compounds for the same concept were in circulation for some time, and the final choice has differed in separate countries
Korea, Vietnam and Japan all developed their own writing systems for their respective languages, although they were initially based on Chinese characters, but were then replaced with the Hangul alphabet for the Korean language and added with kana syllabaries for Japanese. The Vietnamese alphabet has continued to be written with the Chữ nôm script. These were limited to popular literature only up until the late 1900s. Today Korean is written exclusively with Hangul in North Korea, and supplementary Chinese characters (Hanja) are increasingly rarely used in the South. Japanese in the present day is written using a composite script that uses Chinese characters and kana, whilst Vietnamese is written along the lines of a Latin-based alphabet.
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So, yeah, lots of POTENTIAL SPOILERS in this one, if it all turns out to be true, that is. Or even just semi-true. Thing is, it could be mostly true, entirely true, or entirely wrong. But then you have to factor in the site responsible for this, which happens to be the guys at Latino Review, and it's hard not to think this is, more likely that not, kinda/mostly/probably all true. Those guys have proven that they have some pretty deep sources within the bowels of Marvel Studios, and as far as I can recall, they've always been dead on with their scoops.
But man, this is BIG.
The thing is, if true, the scoop would encompass almost what, 7-8-9 years of future Marvel releases? Including potential plot points of "The Avengers 3". (Oh, let's not kid ourselves. "The Avengers 2" in 2015 is going to be friggin' big, and that will mean an "Avengers 3" 2-3 years down the road.) So yeah, it's pretty far-reaching … IF TRUE.
So, according to LR, the ending of "The Avengers 2" will see the Hulk lose it and become a major menace, enough that the heroes of the Marvel Universe (Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, etc) will decide it's best to jettison poor Bruce Banner and the Hulk out into space in an adaptation of the "Planet Hulk" storyline by Greg Pak.
Why was it called "Planet Hulk"? Well, the Hulk lands on an alien planet (thanks to a frisky wormhole) and becomes a gladiator, battles a bunch of aliens (including some familiar ones — like the Silver Surfer), before eventually becoming king of this planet.
But that's not all! According to LR, "The Avengers 3" will see the Hulk, along with his warrior followers, return to Earth for a little revenge, in an adaptation of the "World War Hulk" storyline, also by Pak! You can, of course, imagine that these two major events will affect a lot of other Marvel movies, possibly even the upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy" and beyond. In "World War Hulk", basically every single Marvel character shows up to do battle with the Hulk.
So yeah, major, major plot reveals here … IF TRUE. I can't stress that enough.
Here's LR's video featuring their scoop that I just bullet pointed for you above.
If "Planet Hulk" sounds familiar, that's because Marvel had previously put out a "Planet Hulk" animated film starring the Hulk. You can see a trailer for that below:


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MLB warns players against deer-antler spray
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
According to the report, Major League Baseball issued a warning to players last week that the deer-antler spray contains "potentially contaminated nutritional supplements" and had been added to the league's banned list of products. One of the chemical elements of the deer-antler spray -- IGF-1, or insulin-like growth factor -- can not be detected in the tests dictated by the sport's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
IGF-1 is considered a performance-enhancer, and SI.com reported that it is used to mediate the level of human growth hormone in the body. The report also said that the chemical is considered a performance-enhancer and that its use has been banned by baseball and by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The manufacturers of the spray highlight "anabolic or growth stimulation", "athletic performance" and "muscular strength and endurance" as some of the possible benefits from its use. The SI.com report said MLB told players that the spray can cause a positive test for the steroid methyltestosterone.
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Come Dine With Me is excellent sunday afternoon entertainment. The premise of the program is that 5 people compete to win a prize of £1000 by orchestrating the best evening meal and entertainment. What really brings the program for life for me is there different types of people who are put together, how they communicate and how they envisage the perfect dining experience. Some cheat using silver service waiting staff, pre-cooked food and even using a chef which never fails to cause controversy. I highly recommend it if your naturally nosy or a person that enjoys reality tv in a more ordinary setting.
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India vs Australia Highlights | 2nd Test | Day 2
India vs Australia Day 2 Cricket Highlights 2nd Test Sydney 2012. Watch Cricket Highlights of India vs Australia 2nd Test Day 2 Online on 4th January, 2012. Australia vs India 2nd Test Highlights 2012. India tour of Australia 2011-12 highlights. Cricket highlights of 2nd Test India vs Australia Day 2.
Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting have prior form in shattering Indian spirits at the SCG. Four years ago, they conspired to steal victory during a mad quarter hour late on the fifth day, when Clarke was handed the ball by the captain Ponting and took three wickets in an over. This year, they tortured India more slowly, with a partnership that lasted the best part of six hours and all but ensured Australia could not lose the Test.
Of course, since Kolkata in 2001, nothing has ever been truly certain in Tests between these two countries. But the drought-breaking century from Ponting - his first in nearly two years - and Clarke's maiden Test double-hundred steered Australia into the kind of position from which it would take a Kolkata-like comeback to rescue India. They would need something very, very special.
To cap it all off for Australia, Hussey joined in late in the day with some quick runs, including two consecutive fours followed by a six off R Ashwin. It was an immensely disheartening day for India, who could manage only one wicket throughout the day after 13 had fallen on the opening day. There were no-balls from the part-time offspinner Virender Sehwag, strange field placements from MS Dhoni and a general lack of spark, which was to be expected by the end of a long, hot day in the field.
In the first couple of overs of the morning, Dhoni had a man back at deep square leg when he needed to be on the attack, and later he removed all of his slips while Umesh Yadav was bowling, seemingly a concession that all he could do was try to slow the run scoring of Ponting and Clarke rather than try to get them out.
He can be rest assured that Clarke won't be as defensive in the field when he gets his chance. Unfortunately for Dhoni, that might be a while off yet.
More Highlights: India vs Australia Series | Scorecard
Australia Squad: David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (Capt), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ryan Harris.
India Squad: MS Dhoni (Capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Ajinkye Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Zaheer Khan, Abhimanyu Mithun, Vinay Kumar.
Australia vs India, 2nd Test Match, Day 2
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Should I disable my default Fedora Firewall?
On an advice of a member I installed Firestater firewall tool with dhcp to overcome network connection sharing problem.. I configured and make my both pcś run using Lan internet connection..
Now my question is
"Should I disable default Fedora Firewall or Not? "
because two firewalls may conflict in rule ??
Thanks in advance!!
yes absolutely. It keeps improving but the default tools are pretty noddy and as long as you're happy the basics are also covered via firestarter then you want to disable the standard one.
Configuring a satisfying firewall on Fedora is never an easy job for me... Everything I do till now is just a guessing game!!
I don't know why I can't understand it...
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After reading allot of threads here.. I have realized that:
Iptables and FIREWALLS are alternatives to each other... am I right?
If yes, then please let me know some basic rules to be set on FireStater, which i have installed recently.. At this moment I have all things enabled.. iptables, which i have never edited any thing.. Fedora default firewall enabled with beginners setup.. and firestater blank..
Now could anyone tell me please please what's the best option for me..
What should I keep on my pc in order to be safe?
Fedora Default firewall?
please give me some suggestion for your choice with the safest conifguration..
I am Connected to LAN SERVER and My Old PC using xp is connected to me and i am sharing my connection through firestater, with two LAN cards on my Linux box.
It would be convenient for me to stay with firestater.. any generous help is always appreciated ..
no, you've misread. ALL "firewalls" are actually configurations of the Linux NetFilter subsystem. *EVERYTHING* comes back to that. iptables is a command line tool to manipulate this subsystem and Firestarter is a tool to simplify and automate the iptables commands that are run. so iptables is 1 level up, firestarter and the fedora firewall tool are 2 levels up.
if you run "iptables -L" you'll see the contents of the netfilter tables. if you are running two systems you'll probably see their own relevant tables in there, happily contradicting each other.
Linux's packet filtering is done by Netfilter. The command-line tool we use to configure Netfilter is iptables. There are GUI front-ends to iptables, such as Firestarter, Guarddog, etc. EDIT: Sorry, just realized acid_kewpie had already explained it.
Thanks for your kind considerations..
Is there any "how to" tutorial for firewalls and iptable configuration, that you would suggest to a beginner?
well not really, as a begineer would (pretend to) not know iptables exists, so it's just the same level of knowledge as any noddy firewall app for windows.
It means, I shouldn't be pretending to be a security expert at this stage and let "them" work with default configurations ..:-)
So, my all three different "Security Solutions" are enabled without configuration:-) I would love to edit them when get enough understanding of how these tools work...!!
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Yet another woody biomass project is the recipient of a Department of Energy biofuel grant made in December 2009. Logos Technologies based in Visalia, CA proposes to use switchgrass and woody biomass for - you guessed it - ethanol production. The DOE is giving Logos $20.4 million, to which Logos must match with $5.1 million of its own money.
Coming up with its share should not be a problem as Logos also received $19.6 million from the Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in April 2009 to produce fully compatible jet fuel from cellulose. At the time Logos estimated the entire project would cost $38.0 million. Adding the two grants together plus the company's pledge, brings the total budget to $45.1 million.
Why is Logos so successful in winning government financial support? Is it exceptional technological knowhow, a cutting edge process that renders other ethanol producers obsolete? No and again no. Logos is a self-described "small business serving customers across a broad range of technologies and services including biofuel research, advanced nuclear engineering, and system design and integration." In other words, they are good at grant writing.
To "switch" grass to jet fuel, Logos has assembled whole team of parties. EdeniQ, Inc. will provide its proprietary technologies, trademarked the Cellunator. This is essentially a mechanical pretreatment process coupled with advanced enzymes for conversion of cellulose to sugars, and high-yielding yeasts to ferment the sugars to ethanol. If this sounds familiar it is because nearly every cellulosic ethanol project involves some proprietary soup for which a key ingredient of an enzymes or two that converts the woody part of the plant to sugars that can then be put through the very same fermentation process that the God gave us all.
There are a number of other players involved. The Logos team includes Novozymes (enzymes), Ceres (switchgrass), NextStep Biofuels (pelletized corn stover), USDA Forest Products Laboratories (yeast R&D), and U. California-Davis (greenhouse gas emissions analysis). Apparently it takes a village to make ethanol.
I have grown irritable since beginning this series on the recipients of DOE renewable energy grants. I am increasingly suspicious that the DOE was not so concerned about financing any real breakthrough in renewable energy. On the surface it appears the DOE was it simply getting money out the door to whoever happened to apply and had a loud-voiced Congressman.
A few years back a very smart engineer explained to me that science alone did not put U.S. astronauts into space. It took the will to succeed and the gumption to spend massive sums of money. He explained that the country's energy problems could be resolved with science, but that it would take the same will to succeed and gumption to spend. The DOE is spending alright, but what science is going to actually come out of these grants?
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TheBlaze's national security adviser Buck Sexton warned Monday that Russia's ambitions may not stop at the border of Ukraine.
"[Russian President Vladimir Putin] is the bully who hasn't been punched in the nose yet," Sexton, a former CIA officer, remarked on The Glenn Beck Program. "He's going to keep doing what he does until somebody stops him."
Sexton speculated that Latvia could be Russia's "next target," because it has a large Russian-speaking population and many non-citizen Latvians who are ethnically Russian. He said Russia knows it can exploit the situation the same way it did with Ukraine.
"And then it becomes a question of, do we uphold our NATO obligations?" Sexton continued. "That happens, Glenn, I think there's a big war. Not just a 'sort of' war — there's a real war."
Beck sighed and said: "I feel like we are England, 1939. We're just not prepared for that. I mean, who is prepared for that? Besides Russia and China."
Sexton agreed, saying "the will to go to war for this kind of thing certainly doesn't exist in the U.S. population right now." But, he added, if we don't uphold our NATO obligations, the world knows "we don't uphold any obligations."
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(Movie Review by Kevin Nickelson) Have you ever been to a coffee shop or diner and noticed one of the desserts under glass that's never been touched? The donuts that look like they've been there a few days? Or, maybe it's a blueberry pie that stands alone, ignored by the very suitors it targets, the hungry human patron. It seems like a metaphor should be inserted here. Ok, the pie is a metaphor representing every boy or girl forced to walk as a victim away from a busted relationship. They feel abandoned and emotionally drained. They question their ability to love again and whether they feel they can be loved again. At least that is the theme heavily explored (a blueberry pie even shows as a symbol in some scenes) by Chinese director Kar Wai Wong in "My Blueberry Nights", a 2007 release from Studio Canal, Block 2 Pictures, and Jet Tone Production.
The story revolves around Elizabeth (a surprisingly charismatic Norah Jones), who discovers that her boyfriend has been cheating on her and has been taking his new lady to a New York diner run by Jeremy (played with understated charm by Jude Law). In a fit of anger, Elizabeth leaves her keys she shared with her boyfriend with Jeremy. She returns to the diner several times over the next few weeks and appears to be striking a friendship with Jeremy when she decides to leave New York and find who she is.
Elizabeth's journey takes her to Memphis, Tennessee where, while working two jobs to pay for a car, she meets two people who, like herself, are emotionally broken from failed relationships. Arnie (the ever-reliable David Strathairn) is a cop who refuses to believe his wife Sue (Rachel Weisz) left him a long time ago and uses alcohol to drown his pain.
Leslie (the underrated Natalie Portman) is a gambler whose addiction masks serious relationship problems with men and, in particular, her father. After a series of events, Elizabeth ends up traveling with Leslie to Las Vegas at the request of Leslie's father, who lies dying in a Vegas hospital.
Meanwhile, Jeremy realizes that he has fallen in love with Elizabeth and begins a desperate search to find her through phone calls and postcard mailings. Will the two find each other again and give love a second chance? Can Elizabeth find the definition of who she is in time to see that another man very close to her loves her?
Director Kar Wai Wong should be applauded for both his keen sense of visuals and his stubborn determination to make as much of the tried-and-true romantic drama formula as original and fresh as possible. His resume does include the wonderfully done asian romantic drama "In the Mood For Love" (2000) after all. However, he can also be derided for an over-reliance on some elements that are now clichés even in indie films: odd lighting and camera angles, speeding up and slowing down of film, and quick cut edits mixed with symbolism shots (attempting to show meaning by focusing the camera on an inanimate object, plant, animal). This overuse by Wong is minimal, but it overshadows the story at points to the film's detriment. The mark of a great independent director is one who achieves the balance of style and story. A nearly impossible task to accomplish, which is why there are few great indie directors out there.
Wong does manage to draw impressive work from a terrific ensemble cast. This is a cast of actors who are less stars and more artists. The actors here are devoted to their characters so completely that every nuance of personality is brought to the fore. Norah Jones brings many layers to Elizabeth, painting her with frustration, bitterness, defiance, inner strength of self-reliance and, ultimately, a sense of hope for her future. Impressive for a newcomer to acting. Law is equally fine as the love-lorn Jeremy, showing the same flawed nice-guy he has honed in movies like the recent "Alfie" remake as well as "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow". He taps into vulnerability as well as any film actor working. David Strathairn is one of the finest character stars working and he steals every scene as the doomed Arnie. Strathairn plops Arnie in a stew mix of loneliness, self-pity, and bitterness and makes him a very believable human train wreck. Add in solid turns by Portman as a pathetic soul with a cool exterior as a front and Weisz as the frustrated and desperate Sue, and you get a performing treat.
"My Blueberry Nights" also features a beautiful original score by Ry Cooder (including several memorably bluesy numbers performed by star Norah Jones herself), striking camera work by cinematographer Darius Khondji, and a script filled with perceptive takes on the realities of love and the pitfalls of relationships. All of these combine to make for a viewing experience not unlike the film's subject matter: strong, satisfying, yet not without a few potholes in the road.
The dvd contains a wonderful "Making of…." Featurette, an in-depth Q&A with director Wong, a still gallery, and the full theatrical trailer. Pay particular notice to the Q&A, as you really get an insight as to what makes Wong tick as a director as well as his fondness for the relationship film formula.
"My Blueberry Nights", like the blueberry pie sitting by itself on the diner counter, is an under-appreciated treat that deserves to be tried at least once. Heck, go ahead and devour the whole thing. You'll enjoy all the richness without the guilt or the blueberry stains down the front of your shirt!
Kar Wai Wong (director) / Kar Wai Wong(screenplay)
CAST: Jude Law … Jeremy
Norah Jones … Elizabeth
Frankie Faison … Travis
Rachel Weisz … Sue Lynne Copeland
Benjamin Kanes … Randy
Cat Power … Katya
Natalie Portman … Leslie


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Ahmadinejad: West is "Zionism's captive"
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, addressing the World Qods (Jerusalem) Day ralliers and Friday prayers worshipers, said Zionism is a political party that has taken captive western states and nations. "There is also a second idea which says western powers and statesmen have founded Zionism themselves and they are directing the Zionist game," he said.
"According to this idea," the president said, "The Zionist party is, as a matter of fact, these heads of western powers who are playing their role behind the curtain, but they have invented something dubbed as 'Zionism andoppressed jews'.
Addressing the western powers, Ahmadinejad said," I ask you, which one is the real Zionist? Are you captives or you are lying and you are the axis of Zionism?"
He added, "This is a serious question, if the Zionists control you, we and the other free nations are ready to help you to make yourself free from this criminal party's captivity and rescue your nations."
Ahmadinejad told western officials, "If you are behind the curtain, declare it. I am asking those governments, who support the Zionists to declare their position. But in any case they should know that they are responsible and are partners of the Zionist regime's crimes."


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Michelle ObamaMichelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaMichelle Obama: We raise men to feel 'entitled' Michelle Obama: 'Don't tweet every thought' Michelle Obama, Prince Harry visit public school in Chicago MORE's White House garden has become a weedy, overgrown mess because of the government shutdown.
Gardeners are not allowed to harvest the crops, and vegetables are rotting on the vine, according to Obama Foodorama, a popular White House food blog. Weeds are taking over, and leaves from the falling trees are littering the garden, which sits on 1,500 square feet in the lower part of the south lawn.
The blog reports local wildlife, including a fox and squirrels, are having a field day eating the unpicked produce.
An aide to the first lady's office said maintenance of the garden has been "reduced considerably" due to the shutdown, though it is being watered "as needed."
It is maintained by the National Park Service, which has been reduced to a skeleton crew that has been doing "minimal maintenance" on the White House grounds since the shutdown began Oct. 1.
Obama started the garden in 2009 as part of her anti-obesity Let's Move campaign. Let's Move Executive Director Sam Kass, who also cooks for the Obamas, usually oversees the garden. He is on furlough during the shutdown, which is entering day 14.
Produce from the garden feeds the first family and has also been used for state dinners and official events. Some produce is also donated to local food kitchens.
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Arab Spring was a number of nation-wide movements of such magnitude that the demonstrators forced a change in government. The Occupy movement never believed it was possible to mobilize enough people to provoke a fundamental crisis of this kind.
The Occupy movement is now in danger of being picked apart by the state apparatuses which it cannot challenge outright. To counter this danger it must adopt a tactical strategy which recognizes that the strength of the movement lies in the manner in which it was established, that is as a challenge to the power of the state.
The Occupy movement is not a form of "demonstration" as the state wishes to define it, for its own purposes of then deligitimizing the occupation. If the state can portray the occupation as having been taken over by unprincipled lawless elements, drug addicts, etc., then it can argue that the occupiers have no recourse to First Amendment rights. While the freedom to assemble is the basis upon which the occupy movement asserts its right to petition the government for redress of grievances, the viability of the movement depends upon whether it can organize around an agenda. The Occupy movement formed out of the recognition that demonstrations have no effect upon our elected representatives and the bureaucratic state-capitalist institutions which they serve. Consider the following excerpts from a Sept. 2008 Democracy Now discussion about the bailouts:
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AMY GOODMAN: Well, Ralph Nader, something that isn't vague are the emerging rallies against Wall Street bailout that are being held today in over a hundred cities. In Washington, protesters are gathering outside the Treasury Department at 4:00 p.m. Here in New York, a protest is set for 4:00 p.m., as well, in Bowling Green Park near Wall Street.
ARUN GUPTA: Well, it started, as you know—the idea is like gather in Wall Street, and I thought maybe it would be a dozen people, and we'd be standing on the sidewalk. But now it looks like there will be hundreds, even possibly thousands. And then, True Majority picked up the call, along with United for Peace and Justice, one of the main antiwar groups, and they said, you know, "Let's have these day of actions around the country."
So, all over the country now, there are going to be protests in various financial centers. I've been getting emails from people, you know, from every single corner of the United States, asking, you know, "What's going on? How do we plug in?" And so, we're just trying to point them to these websites. It's like, look, here's a list of the protests, or you can plan your own event. And this is really coming from across the political spectrum.
JUAN GONZALEZ: And as you said in your email, this is leaderless, and no main organization is in charge or no individual is in charge. Everyone is just participating themselves.
ARUN GUPTA: That's what's great about it. You know, when people say, "Who's organizing this?" I say, "No one and everyone." This was just a call to self-organize. And, you know, it's like I'm just going to show up there as just one more person who's against this ridiculous bailout, this giveaway to the rich.
Ralph Nader: ...Mr. Gupta is right in the sense that this is leaderless, but it's got to be more than just a rally of protests. It's got to demand something. It's got to be focused. Otherwise, it will fritter away. We've had rallies on Wall Street. It's a great place to have rallies. You can really congregate a lot of people, and the Wall Street guys look out the window, and they can see the people are coming. ...
The strategy of the Occupy movement should be to coordinate escalating non-violent civil disobedience with the purpose of drawing attention to the message which the occupiers are expressing through use of their First-Amendment rights. End the filibuster, nationalize the Fed., end corporate personhood, etc.


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Anyone know of some good places on Oltorf - Riverside area? for the last 9 months, I have lived on E Oltorf, I have found the restaurant selection pretty depressing. I have tried places like Java Noodles, Jerusalem's, Baby A's, Wanfoo, and some Vietnamese's Pho places (there are two on Oltorf).
Overall I have found Wanfoo (Oltorf) to be the greasiest Chinese restaurant around. Although it is tasty, if you eat to much your bound to end up sick... Fried rice is good, you often find surprises and items you didn't order mixed in the the rice. Also the general chicken (which I'm pretty sure is the same as the sesame chicken, minus the sesame seeds) is also fatty and very tasty. If you are looking for a light meal i would not recommend wanfoo.
Baby A's (Riverside) - They pride themselves on their everclear margaritas... Otherwise the food isn't that special and the prices are mediocre.
Java Noodles (Oltorf)- I'm pretty sure this is a Vietnamese place. I had a really good piece of chicken there once. Didn't really enjoy any other dish i have tried since.
Vietnamese Pho Place (Oltorf) - The one next to Jerusalem's is my preference. The pho is great, and you can't really go wrong with any other dish. Try the chicken curry. Most items on the menu are great portions at a good price.
Besides the endless supply of fast food places, are there any other recommendations/favorites people would like to add? On most occasions I am content with just a large. fresh salad! I feel like that is hard to come by around here... Personally, i feel lthat if you are hungry, your best bet migrate over to the west side of 35. regardless of where you are in Austin (the a few exceptions of course).


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New for 2015: Two Workshops for the Price of One! Grantmakers in the Arts offers Conversations on Capitalization and Community, a new design to the successful full-day funder workshop that was offered in 14 cities between 2012 and 2014. Responding to feedback from members, the day is now two workshops - one for funders and one for their grantees. Local funders will meet for three hours focusing on how their actions can improve the financial well-being of their grantees. A follow-up three-hour workshop will then be offered to grantees discussing the same principles but underscoring what actions they should take to secure financial health. Since nonprofit stability and sustainability relies on the local marketplace, these workshops held in your community or region review financial principles and actions that can be taken by both funders and their grantees to change the under-capitalized nature of the nonprofit arts sector.
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Chester, Pa. (November 8, 2010) – Philadelphia Union's forward Alejandro Moreno reported to Mucuchies, Venezuela today to join the Venezuelan National Team for next week's friendly against Ecuador. The 20-man roster will travel to Quito, Ecuador, on Monday, November 15, and will face off against their South American foe on Wednesday, November 17.
Moreno last played with La Vinotinto in early October when the team played Bolivia to a 3-1 win on October 7 and Mexico to a 2-2 draw on October 12. The striker, who started in both games, logged 72 and 67 minutes, respectively.
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Kenny Chesney Tour 2009: Electro-Voice Equipment Update
August 19, 2009
Winner of multiple CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year awards, country superstar Kenny Chesney's summer tours continue to pack NFL and college football stadiums year after year. A key element of the Chesney tour's success is the superb sound production provided by the team led by Phillip Scobee of Morris Leasing, featuring the world's largest touring Electro-Voice sound system.Scobee has upped the ante once again for Chesney's 2009 Sun City Carnival Tour, adding more EV speakers and amplifiers to the equipment list while using the latest NetMax digital matrix control with FIR-Drive and IRIS-Net Version 2.0 control and supervision software to enhance performance to an unprecedented degree for a system of this size.
"in terms of quality and quantity, the system has become what I envisioned when we started working with EV. Now we have FIR filters for everything."
Developed and field-tested on the Chesney tour and at the annual Houston Rodeo - two of the world's biggest, most critical proving grounds for audio technologies - the FIR-Drive system employs state-of-the art Finite Impulse Response filters and processing to provide linear phase performance for sonic clarity and improved pattern control beyond all other DSP and system drive packages."This year we added another eight X-Line Xvls boxes," says Scobee, "which brings our full-range, main loudspeaker total to 176, not including front-fills and floor subs. And it's all NetMax/IRIS-Net again, but this time everything is FIR-based. We've helped develop FIR-Drive on this tour over the last couple of years, and now it's complete; in terms of quality and quantity, the system has become what I envisioned when we started working with EV. Now we have FIR filters for everything."
In addition to the extensive EV spec, Bosch's Communications Systems Division brands are represented at every stage in the signal chain, including a Midas XL8 at front-of-house (with onboard DSP synched to the NetMax/IRIS-Net platform), two new Midas PRO6 desks for the monitor mixes, along with tried-and-true outboard gear from Klark Teknik. Dynacord's VL 262 super-compact, high performance 2 x 6" two-way boxes serve as front fills.Read the following article from July 2008 for an in-depth account of Scobee's system design for the Kenny Chesney tour: http://www.electrovoice.com/pressreleases/801.html
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There are many, many broken hearts around the world today. The world has lost one of its sweetest souls. Happily the songs he gave us will live forever. But I cannot imagine walking into the ASCAP boardroom and not feeling Hal David's loving hand on my shoulder.
Hal has been a great friend, mentor and role model for me through the years. Although he always made me feel as if I was a special friend, I know I'm one of many. Never anything less than a cheerleader for younger songwriters' success, he was a warrior defending their rights. Long after he is gone, music creators will benefit from his many accomplishments as ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board for six years and long time Board member.
To his beautiful wife Eunice and to his entire family, Mariana and I send love and prayers. May the memories of his gentle heart remain close to you through these difficult days. Our arms are around you as we say a little prayer for you.
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Mamabolo's A and B test samples had both confirmed the use of the methylhexaneamine, a stimulant that can be used as a nasal decongestant, but, Boswell noted, "we identified 14 or 15 irregularities in the sample process."
Methylhexaneamine is commonly known as DMAA, and is found in many commercially available energy drinks. DMAA gained international notoriety earlier this year when the death of Claire Squires during the 2012 London Marathon was linked to the stimulant. DMAA is a banned substance for elite athletes.
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Potomac (Md.) Georgetown Prep offensive guard Andrew Phillips has announced which schools he is starting to focus in on. The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder is really considering seven.
"I've got my offers Syracuse, Louisville, Maryland, North Carolina and Duke and then I'm also interested in Stanford and Northwestern," he said. "I like the great academic reputation from those schools. I get letters every other day from Stanford and I have good communication with them. I went to camp for one day at Northwestern and I really liked the campus and coaches. I'm using football to get the best possible academic situation for me and those are two of the best academic schools in the country too."
Phillips confirmed that he does not have offers from Arizona State or Tennessee and wasn't sure how those rumors got started.
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Meanwhile, the three-star prospect visited a handful of programs this summer.
"I went to Notre Dame, North Carolina, Virginia, Stanford, Northwestern and Duke," he said. "Every school had things I liked, like Duke and UNC are in a great area in Raleigh/Durham. Notre Dame has a great tradition and coach Weis is great. Coach Harris is starting something new at Stanford and I like the tradition there too."
The No. 33 offensive guard in the country has started to look at official visits.
"I've considered it a little bit and I'm seriously considering Duke, North Carolina and Maryland because they are all recruiting me pretty hard," he said. "I'm not sure if I'll take all five visits, most likely I will, but we'll see."
Right now, Phillips is preparing for the first game of the season on September 4th.
"You know it's my senior year and I'm trying to make the most of it before I go off to college," he said. "I want to make this season special with my teammates and coaches. I'm looking to bring up my caliber of play to the best I possibly can and be the best leader I can be. I'm also looking to get better foot speed and work on my strength."
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A Federal High Court in Abuja will on July 24 decide whether to release the international passport of Senator Mohammed Aliyu Ndume who is standing trial for alleged terrorism financing to him to enable travel abroad.
Ndume had yesterday resumed efforts to retrieve his international passport from the custody of the court as his lawyers pleaded with the court for its release. His passport was deposited with the court as one of the conditions for his bail.
In an application moved by his lawyers led by Mr Segun Jolaowo, the senator urged the court to release his travel documents to enable him perform Islamic religious rites in Saudi Arabia and seek further medical attention overseas.
According to Ndume's lawyers, the application seeking the release of the travel documents will enable his client seek further medical attention abroad after performing religious rites in Saudi Arabia.
Jolawo said "We all know the state of our nation's medical facilities, that is why he wants to travel abroad for medical attention as well perform his religious obligation in Saudi Arabia."
He further informed the court that the senator had always appeared for his trial and had never flouted any of the conditions attached to his bail and that he would promptly return his International Passport upon his return to the court.
The court was also reminded that despite an earlier leave granted by the court for Ndume to travel which the SSS frustrated, he promptly returned the passport to the custody of the court.
In opposing the application, the prosecutor, Mr Sunday Mordi, urged the court to dismiss the application in the interest of justice and the security of the entire nation.
He said that releasing Ndume's passport would jeopardise the trial. He said: "We all know that this country is under siege by the dreaded Boko Haram. We hear tales of bomb blasts in Damaturu, Yobe and Jos"
Mordi further faulted the claims by the senator on the issue of medical attention abroad, noting that there are medical facilities across the nation to cater for whatever ailment he might be suffering from.
Senator Ndume, in his application, did not specify the ailment for which he wanted to seek medical help abroad. The trial judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole subsequently adjourned ruling on the application to Tuesday, July 24.
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What is known to villagers as an "accident blackspot" near Leamington was the site of a serious road accident on Monday - and the community is furious that a plan to build 130 new homes there is being considered.
A female motorcyclist was badly hurt after being in collision with a van at the junction between Southam Road and Offchurch Lane in Radford Semele, just outside the White Lion pub - where the rider used to work.
She was taken to Warwick Hospital after the crash, which occured at about 6pm, and is believed to have broken her leg in two places.
The site is next to a plot of land earmarked in Warwick District Council's Local Plan as a 'preferred option' to build the 100 new homes allocated to Radford Semele - and developer Gladman Development already has its eye on the land, having distributed leaflets with its vision for a 130-home estate there.
But villagers, who refer to the junction as an "accident blackspot" due to the blind nature of the turning, are so much against the idea of building houses there that they have formed a campaign group, Save Radford, to voice their opposition.
Group member Olly Aries, who lives in Offchurch Lane and was at the scene of the accident shortly after it occurred, said: "On a stretch of road that is so dangerous, we are furious that the council is prepared to even contemplate putting houses there.
"I believe there have been three accidents there in the past year. When you get another 300 cars all trying to exit out of the very same junction in the morning and struggling with a blind corner, it's going to be chaotic.
"We don't like accidents happening in our village."
Lee Cheeseman, manager of the White Lion, confirmed that the woman hurt in the collision was a former member of staff. He said: "The idea of building houses there needs to be thought about very seriously, as it will mean more traffic at this dangerous spot."
Gladman Developments is inviting people to comment on its ideas for the land off Southam Road. It plans for 40 per cent of the 130 new homes to be classed as 'affordable' housing.
But Radford Semele parish council was until October unaware that the land was up for sale and has not yet submitted its comments to the district council on the concept of the land being a 'preferred option' for the village's share of new housing.
The district councillor who represents Radford Semele is Michael Doody, who was district council leader while the Local Plan was being put together. He said: "I pass on my best wishes to the lady involved and am grateful that her injuries were not a lot worse.
"We have always known that this particular junction is dangerous. We need to know what is being considered to improve the road.
"It's my job to make sure that the residents in this village are safe. I will not be on the planning committee when this application is discussed, but I will be speaking to represent the views of villagers."
To comment on Gladman's plans, visit www.your-views.co.uk/radfordsemele
Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision, which involved a white Ford transit van and a white Honda motorbike, on January 6. Call Pc Pat Kearney on 101.


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text: Wheeled back on only 10 days of rest, Edmund Gann's Midas Eyes put away favored Strong Hope inside the final furlong and went on to a powerful victory in the $250,000 Forego Handicap (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course Saturday.Ridden by Edgar Prado, who won his sixth grade I race during the Saratoga meeting, Midas Eyes was too much for Strong Hope, the 9-5 choice who tired after pressing a strong pace in the seven-furlong test. Clock Stopper came on for second, but never challenged the winner, who was 1 3/4 lengths clear at the wire while under moderate urging. Gygistar rallied mildly to nose Strong Hope for third. The final time was 1:22 1/5.Midas Eyes, who captured his first stakes since the 2003 Derby Trial (gr. III), recorded his first grade I win. He had been out of action for more than six months when he returned Aug. 25 with a 5 3/4-length tally against third-level allowance foes at Saratoga.The quick turnaround was an unusual move for trainer Bobby Frankel, who prefers to give his horses plenty of rest between starts. But Midas Eyes was so impressive in his comeback, the trainer felt the 4-year-old Florida-bred son of Touch Gold could handle it."I've got to give credit to my man (assistant) Jose Cuevas," Frankel said. "He's the one who kept on telling me how good he's doing and how sound he was. I said, `If he's sound, we have to take a shot.' I was concerned about the 10 days, but obviously, he's a good horse. I was guessing, just like everyone else, how he would react. And he reacted the right way."We were watching how the track was playing all day. Last week, there was an inside bias. I think they overcompensated a little bit, and the outside bias was today. I told Edgar (Prado, jockey) to just break sharp and get outside. And he did a perfect job today. I knew after he went back to the track for two or three days that he was going to run. It's a grade I and you have to take a chance at those."Frankel, who earned his second stakes win of the Saratoga meeting, earned a repeat in the Forego. He won the race with Aldebaran in 2003.Frankel already has a barn full of top sprinters, including Badge of Silver, Ghostzapper and Cajun Beat."I have a lot of nice, fast horses and I have to keep them separated," he said. "I'll find a spot for him."The bay colt broke well and was soon angled to the outside as Yessirgeneralsir tussled for the early advantage over a keen Strong Hope, who was ridden by John Velazquez.Those three soon separated from the remainder of the nine-horse field and were eight lengths clear of the rest as they reached the turn. Yessirgeneralsir clicked off an opening quarter of :22 1/5 and the half in :44 4/5, but was tiring as the field came out of the turn.Midas Eyes edged up on the outside while three wide on the turn and engaged Strong Hope. The two fought to the furlong pole before Midas Eyes began to pull away. In the final sixteenth, it was clear that Strong Hope was losing his action. "He got a little tired," said Velazquez. "I don't know what he saw inside the eighth-pole. I thought he was going to hold on for second, but then he just lost his momentum. I thought he could have finished second the way he was running, but he didn't."Clock Stopper, ridden by Pat Day, came on strong but ran out of room without making a serious challenge. "They had plenty of pace. Pat said he just couldn't get the horse into the race the first three-sixteenths of a mile," said trainer Dallas Stewart. "It looked like he was just going to stay back there, but approaching the half-mile pole, he started to pick it up a little bit. For some reason, he just got himself too far back."Midas Eyes improved his record to 5-3-1 in just 11 starts. He improved his career bankroll to $556,528. He has won both of his starts at Saratoga.Bred by Jacks or Better Farm Inc., Midas Eyes is out of the dam Bayou Plans (Bayou Hebert).The winner paid $9.20, $4.30 and $3. Clock Stopper returned $3.40 and $2.70. Gygistar, who was ridden by Pablo Fragoso, was $4.80 to show. The exacta was worth $32.Unforgettable Max was two lengths behind Strong Hope in fifth with Gold Dollar, A Huevo, Yessirgeneralsir and Eavesdropper well behind. Watchem Smokey, who was coupled with Midas Eyes, and Toccet, who ran uncoupled, were both scratched by Frankel.(Chart, Equibase)


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When i went iceskating last year in december i hit my head pretty hard. I never got it checked out. But lately I've been having really weird headaches. Its okay in the morning but then it gets worse at night. My speech has also become affected. The doctor told me to get glasses to help my headaches but they haven't helped. Its hard for me to concerntrate, i'm confused all the time. I also feel dizzy most of the time. And i'm always feeling drowsy. Falling asleep during school lessons. I've also lost my appetite. I'll try to eat something, and I'll start feeling sick, and then I'll just give up. I'm really worried that it might be something serious.
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You need to see a neurologist as soon as you can. This might be related to the head injury or it might not, but either way, you're having symptoms that are seriously interfering with your life.
Did you have any symptoms of a concussion when you got the head injury? Have you had any symptoms between then and now? Have you ever had a seizure?
Is there any history of migraines in your family? Does the dizziness come on before the headaches? Have you experienced any vision changes or visual symptoms? Any numbness or tingling? Any mood swings or depression? During the headaches, do you have sensitivity to light, sound, or smells? Any neck pain?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, bring it up to the neurologist. Also, write down all your symptoms, how long they've been going on, and what (if anything) makes them better or worse. You may want to start keeping a symptom diary to track when each comes on, how bad it is (scale 1-5), and what you ate, drank, how much you slept, how much activity you had that day. And don't forget to ask the doctor whatever questions you have. That's what they're there for.
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SAO PAULO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Persio Arida, the acting chief executive officer of Grupo BTG Pactual SA, told a local newspaper the Brazilian investment bank is not for sale and that external funding remains available in the wake of the arrest of controlling shareholder André Esteves.
In an interview with Valor Econômico published on Friday, Arida noted that the bank is run by a partnership that controls more than 80 percent of the bank. Even as BTG Pactual , Latin America's largest independent investment bank, has always been closely tied to Esteves, "the bank remains larger than that emblematic figure," he told Valor.
Arida told Valor the arrest of Esteves, 47, took the bank by surprise. While the partners are confident the Esteves situation will be resolved promptly, BTG Pactual is conducting a thorough review of every transaction that could be related to the events that led to Esteves' arrest.
The media office of BTG Pactual confirmed the content of Arida's interview.
So far, the stream of overseas funding remains available and stable, although they are linked to asset prices, Arida told Valor, without elaborating. BTG Pactual has been in contact with regulators in Brazil, Chile and Switzerland, some of the countries where the bank operates, to discuss the matter, he told the paper.
So far, responses from authorities has been "extremely positive," Arida said in the interview.
Asked whether the bank had been put on the block following Esteves' arrest, he responded "certainly not."
Client fund redemptions as well as deposit withdrawals have turned out to be smaller than initially expected, Arida told Valor, without giving details. BSI Group, the Swiss private bank that BTG Pactual integrated this year, is run independently and so far no problems with customer confidence have arisen.
Since the police detained Esteves on Wednesday for allegedly helping obstruct a sweeping corruption probe, clients have pulled about 3.5 percent of the 230 billion reais ($61 billion) that BTG Pactual oversees in third-party money, a source with knowledge of the bank's strategy told Reuters on Thursday.
Esteves was arrested at his home in Rio de Janeiro. He can be held for five days, with a potential extension of another five. His lawyer, Antonio Carlos de Almeida Castro, told reporters the banker "certainly" had not acted to obstruct the investigation. (Reporting by Guillermo Parra-Bernal, Tatiana Bautzer and Aluísio Alves; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)


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Hello Everyone,
I actually joined Bike Forums a couple of years ago, but never posted until this month. I was considering getting a bike for commuting and exercise, but never pulled the trigger until recently. I'm 6'3" 240#, so I've definitely got a bit of weight to drop. Up until now, exercise primarily consisted of running and hiking, with strength workouts thrown in from time to time. I'm down from a peak of 265# about a year ago. I would love to get into the 190s again. That will definitely leave me very lean, as I have a wide frame. When I was 22 I was at about 205#, and there wasn't much fat on me anywhere, however, I wasn't ripped. I'd love to actually see my abs again!
Last week I got a 2012 Ridley Excalibur. Took it out for its maiden voyage on Saturday, and absolutely loved it! On flats I could get it up to about 30MPH, which was pretty darn fun! I did notice however, that cycling definitely utilizes muscles differently than running and hiking. My quads (and butt) were a bit sore. I did a hilly 5 mile route that first day (I live close to the top of a hill, so pretty much any route I do will have at least some hills). On Sunday, I was feeling a bit sore still, so I just did a 2.4 mile route. I took yesterday off, but am going to do the 5 mile route again tonight after work.
I want to work my way up to doing 9 miles comfortably, as that's my distance to work. Once I get off the hill I live on, the commute is relatively flat, only a few small hills. Here's the bike:
I know, I took the picture from the wrong side, and the cranks aren't at the right spot, and the valves aren't at 6 o'clock, but it's the only picture I've got right now.
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself. I've learned a lot from this group already just by lurking the last couple of years, and look forward to learning much more, and hopefully being able to intelligently contribute!
welcome (officially), and congratulations on riding/commuting. you'll be doing those 9 miles in no time and you'll feel great doing it. i used to commute to work and it kind of got me ready better than sugar or coffee and was a nice way to unwind at the end of the day.
Nice bike! Welcome to the group! I started commuting by bicycle to work a few times a week--6.5 miles each way, and while it was difficult, it did get easier. I'm also at 240-ish, looking for that magic "200" at some point...
Fantastic bike! :thumb:
Don't worry about the picture being taken from the "wrong side" any picture of a bike is a good one!
Thanks for the welcome!
I think I'm 2 or 3 weeks away from actually doing the commute, but enjoying building up to it.
welcome aboard .. I did a bit of commuting a few years back and enjoyed it... other then riding home in the dark... my light just wasn't great... but it was still nice.
at 9 miles it's not a HUGE commute... but if you don't want to do all the miles I've read about people doing alternating back and forth with the car, drive to work, ride home, then vice versa the next day... takes some planning for clothing and a safe place to keep your car but a neat idea... or at least I thought so.
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Welcome to forum! Beautiful bike congrats!
Welcome aboard! I am confused however. You say you are working your way up to a 9 mile ride, but you are strong enough to get your bike up to 30mph on flat ground?
I'm also still doing my runs, which of course takes some of my energy, but I'm not willing to drop those. I do those with my kids, and it's important to me that they get regular exercise, plus, it's something we do together, which is always nice.
Regardless, I'm loving being on a road bike, it's fun, even suffering up the hills!
Welcome! Since you been reading these forums and you have that very nice ride, I think your commute issue will work itself out. From the picture it looks like you have 2 chainrings, so no granny gear, so the beginning will be the hardest but dont get frustrated, you will get stronger over time and then you will be looking for the next challenge!
Enjoy your rides
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The works selected for the exhibition at the Orangerie represent the major stages in the painter's creative development, while at the same time reflecting Beyeler's preference for Klee's later work. The focus is therefore on the later years (1938-1940), marked by coloured backgrounds punctuated by strong black and brown lines. The collector himself referred to the spectacular increase in Klee's artistic expression at the end of his life. Beyeler speaks of "a move towards a tragic dimension, towards a dramatic vision that includes other worlds".
The presentation of these magnificent works by Klee at the Orangerie enables Parisian art lovers to rediscover an artist who is today regarded as one of the major references for modern art. It is also a tribute to Ernst Beyeler who died on 25 February 2010.
CuratorEmmanuel Bréon, Director of the Musée National de l'Orangerie
Scientific CuratorsMarie-Madeleine Massé, urator, Musée National de l'Orangerie
Philippe Büttner, Curator, Beyeler Foundation
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text: I have recently been thinking about adding a baffle to my UDS because the difference in my grate temps from center to edge have been increasing. When I first started it was only about 15-25 max and now it is about 40 or so consistently. Before I add one, I have a few questions for the UDS guru's. I see that a pizza pan is the most common choice so my questions are... What size pizza pan do you use? Do you use the style with the holes in it? How far above the top of the charcoal basket to you mount it?


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She looks really cute and I hope you'll finish it c: Lovely pose too, I find it hard to draw poses like that ;A;
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Optimal Investment Under Transaction Costs
We investigate how and when to diversify capital over assets, i.e., the portfolio selection problem, from a signal processing perspective. To this end, we first construct portfolios that achieve the optimal expected growth in i.i.d. discrete-time two-asset markets under proportional transaction costs. We then extend our analysis to cover markets having more than two stocks. The market is modeled by a sequence of price relative vectors with arbitrary discrete distributions, which can also be used to approximate a wide class of continuous distributions. To achieve the optimal growth, we use threshold portfolios, where we introduce a recursive update to calculate the expected wealth. We then demonstrate that under the threshold rebalancing framework, the achievable set of portfolios elegantly form an irreducible Markov chain under mild technical conditions. We evaluate the corresponding stationary distribution of this Markov chain, which provides a natural and efficient method to calculate the cumulative expected wealth. Subsequently, the corresponding parameters are optimized yielding the growth optimal portfolio under proportional transaction costs in i.i.d. discrete-time two-asset markets. As a widely known financial problem, we next solve optimal portfolio selection in discrete-time markets constructed by sampling continuous-time Brownian markets. For the case that the underlying discrete distributions of the price relative vectors are unknown, we provide a maximum likelihood estimator that is also incorporated in the optimization framework in our simulations.
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One Direction Singer Niall Horan Dating Victoria's Secret Model Barbara Palvin [VIDEO]
Sorry, Directioners! One Direction cutie Niall Horan appears to be off the market. The blond singer was spotted getting very cozy with Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin.
Are the Wanted Getting Dropped From Their Label?
Even Beyonce's Video Directors Didn't Know Her Album Was Dropping
All-American Rejects Frontman Tyson Ritter Cast as Gregg Allman in Biopic
All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter can add another notch to his acting resume. The blue-eyed crooner has just been cast as Gregg Allman in a biopic about the Allman Brothers.
Lindsay Lohan Rumored to Be a 'Hot Mess' at Art Basel Festival
Lindsay Lohan maintains her innocence in the whole Barron Hilton beatdown drama, but now witnesses day she was a hot mess at the Art Basel Festival in Miami last week.
Beyonce Explains the Audio + Visual Aspects of 'Beyonce'
Beyonce changed the entire game when she released an album without any advance promo. Not only is 'Beyonce' some of her most personal and sensual music to date, but the videos to go with the songs are on another level. Queen Bey sat down with iTunes Radio to break down what went into each clip.
Paul Walker Laid to Rest in Private Funeral
'Fast And the Furious' star Paul Walker was laid to rest today (Dec. 14) in a private, invitation-only funeral.
Miley Cyrus Poses Topless for 'Free the Nipple' Campaign [PHOTO]
Oh, look! It's Miley Cyrus taking off her clothes for attention!
Although, to her credit, this time it's for a somewhat noble cause.
One Direction Win Big + Perform 'Story of My Life' at 2013 NRJ Music Awards [VIDEOS]
One Direction were the stars of the show at the 2013 NRJ Music Awards! The boys took home two trophies and performed 'Story of My Life' at the French awards show.
Joe Jonas Dishes on Pickup Lines + Personal Style [VIDEO]
Joe Jonas has some questionable style decisions -- namely that creepy mustache. (We know it was for Movember, but he kept it for longer than he needed to and seemed to enjoy it just a wee bit too much.) But the man can dress, so if you wanted some style tips -- either for yourself, your significant other or your brothers -- he's here to help!


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ACParadise Network: American Cosplay Paradise American Cosplay Experience American Cosplay Snapshots
Cosplayer WindoftheStars > Costume of Bulma Briefs (Dragonball)
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- 06-03-2012
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- Dragonball
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- Bulma Briefs
- Special Variation:
- Figure/ Motorcross/ Chapter Art
- Year Completed:
- 2010
- Construction Difficulty:
- Very Easy
- Costume worn at:
- FanimeCon 2012
- FanimeCon 2010
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- Construction Details:
Pants are made of twill and then I cut off on pant leg. Shirt was purchased at Forever 21. The back pack and leg bag are made of vinyl and I LOVE them since I can carry all my crap in them... even my dragon balls! Gloves and elbow things are made of stretch material. Designs are made of craft foam. Boots are just covered in the same glove fabric. Belt I owned. Goggles are from Ebay. Wig was purchased from another cosplayer. Dragonballs were purchased. :)
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- Quick easy costume that still has things I'm not 100% happy with. I didn't get to do my shoulder piece which will be made before I wear it next. I also want to re-do the boots. They are 100% accurate so I want to re work them. Plus the boots I have have no support so they make my feet sore after a while. None the less this costume is very comfy and fun to wear!
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Attention old school gamers & geeks! We're co-hosting our second Geek Rendezvous NYC meetup with Loosecubes next week. That's Monday, October 10, 2011 7-9pm.
Come hang & win! Geeks who attended the last rendezvous and played charades had an absolute blast. Twelve of them actually *won* something, and the next winner could be YOU!
In it to win it
Strategizing is serious business
Now if only our upcoming Game Night coincided with Comic-Con! That would make it even more awesome
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The original Total Orgasm mixtape was my third favorite album of 2012. I'll listen to that album until it digitally deteriorates on my computer/phone/thumb-drive/etc. But Total Orgasm 2 is kind of like that hungover morning after 12/31: nobody is really THAT interested; Mickey may have turned over night; and there's the argument on the table whether or not Kool Keith wrote all the parts for his eight (or so) featured musicians. I don't think he did. They're too rhyme-y for Kool Keith's blue-blood flow. It's kind of like when R. Kelly stooped down to Rick Ross' level on "Speeding" with "Sitting in my living room watching the Grammys; wishing that was me that was on the Grammys." I mean, like, if Kool Keith were to stoop to the level of all the people featured on his mix, which he doesn't REALLY, it would definitely take away from it when you got too much repetitive meter on a Kool Keith joint. Or, it's like going from Rich Forever to God Forgives and I Don't. Anyhow, I'm hoping this year is way better in hip-hop than it has thus far presented, though I imagine our fool Samuel Diamond would say differently. Maybe Mystikal will blow us up??
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Skeletal remains found in May 2007 in a swampy area of Franklin County have been identified as those of a metro Atlanta woman reported missing three and a half years ago, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Friday.
Leslie Adams, 40, was reported missing to authorities in Lilburn in October 2005. DNA testing of bone fragments by the FBI and scientists at the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification confirmed the identity, the GBI said. Local residents found the remains off Georgia Highway 320.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Lilburn and Gwinnett County police and agents with the GBI's Athens office are investigating Adams' death. Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Tip Line at (800) 597-TIPS.
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Montreal Fashion Week Spotlight: Martin Lim [VIDEO]
MARTIN LIM blossomed in its spring and summer 2013 collection with florals and happy sorbet hues. After winning the Mercedes Benz StartUp competition last year, husband and wife team Danielle Martin and Pao Lim presented this past September at Galerie Arsenal, Montreal Fashion Week's new address. The video below offers both front row and backstage access to this growing Montreal label.


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Mumbai/Lucknow: Amid tight security, Bollywood film 'Shorgul' is all set to hit the screens today.
The filmmakers of 'Shorgul' met Uttar Pradesh director General of Police Javeed Ahmed yesterday to thank him in maintaining the law and order situation in the state.
"We have come here to thank the Uttar Pradesh DGP. The way they have tackled the issue is really appreciable. If you get any help from the administration, it should be appreciated," actor Narendra Jha told ANI.
Actor Eijaz Khan said it's a very important film for today's time.
"There was some problem. The producer got some phone calls. The film was supposed to be released on June 24, but it is now releasing on July 1. No one has been blamed in the film and no religion has been put in bad light. It is a very important film for today's time. I think, all must watch this film," he added.
An alert was issued earlier on June 23 to all the Superintendents of Police in Uttar Pradesh for maintaining the law and order situation.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court earlier on June 7 quashed the plea seeking ban on release of the movie .
The petition, filed by a social worker, had sought stay on the release of the movie alleging certain scenes in it threatened to disturb social harmony.
The social worker, who as per reports is a local leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Meerut, filed the PIL after seeing the movie's trailer.
The movie was first scheduled to be released on June 24 but was later on postponed to July 1.
The movie, which features Jimmy Shergill and Ashutosh Rana in lead roles, is based on friendship between a Hindu boy and a Muslim girl that snowballs into a political issue leading to unrest and chaos in society. (ANI)