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Shopping for 2016's most desirable lace dress: your online fashion guide
Get rid of the thoughts of your grandmas curtains; the lace dress has become a fashion favorite with designers and city streets alike in recent seasons. From sweeping floor-length beauties at Dolce and Gabanna to flirty minis at Matthew Williamson, this elegant fabric is a versatile designer favorite. And there are some gorgeous cheap alternatives for those of you on a budget. The Little Lace Dress has become a staple item in many boutiques and we're here to lend you a helping hand in sifting through the countless online choices and finding your perfect Saturday night number. The lace dress is here to stay for 2016!
Take a look through our style guide before checking out our comparison tables where you'll find the latest deals and bargain prices on lace dresses. Will you go for a white lace dress, a red lace dress or a navy lace dress? The choices are endless. The biggest challenge will be stopping yourself from buying one in ever color!
Shopping for 2016's perfect lace dress styles
Mini A modern take on the lace dress, mini styles are short and often figure-hugging. They come in an array of colors and sleeve lengths and look fabulous for a Saturday night teamed with heels. Dress it up with a leather jacket for a tougher look.
Vintage Here at Café La Moda we love nothing more than a beautiful retro find, and a vintage lace dress is the icing on the fashion cake. Leaning toward whimsical and glamorous femininity, the vintage lace dress will often be longer and less figure-hugging than modern styles so is a great option if you're looking to cover up or just want to stand out from the crowd.
Shift A great way to wear the lace dress at work, the shift dress skims the waist and hips, making it an office-appropriate choice. Pair with a blazer and black opaques for a super formal but fashion-forward look. Cinch in the waist with a belt to take the shift lace dress from work to dinner.
A-Line An it's-so-flattering-it-suits-everyone staple in every girl's closet no matter her shape or size. Lace dresses for women cut with an A-line skirt highlight the waist while covering lumps and bumps and skimming the hips. It's an all-round, fail-safe option to keep in mind when you buy your new lace dress.
Long-sleeved This is a great option for when the temperature drops because it offers a little more protection against the chill. Long sleeves are also a great solution for those who are conscious of their upper arms.
Styling your lace dress for 2016
If you're aiming for a pretty look with your gorgeous new lace dress avoid overloading with jewellery and accessories. Stick to simple earrings or a bracelet and steer clear of necklaces if the neckline of you lace dress is high. An elegant black lace dress team with pearl stud earrings and classic heels will make much more of an impact than a dress cheapened with stacked bangles and statement jewellery.
Alternatively, to punk up and toughen your lace dress – great for a daytime to evening look - team it with grungy ankle boots, a cross-body bag and backcombed hair and smudged eyeliner. Just make sure those legs are in tip-top condition if you're braving the bare-legged look.
A black or cream lace dress can work for the office if you aim for a classy look. Whatever you do, don't go short, colourful or form-fitting. Knee-length, black lace dresses in a shift style are perfect in this instance and can be a pefect addition to your work clothing, sitting perfectly alongside your pencil skirts and blazers.
Delivery and returns
It is always best to compare online independent retailers' delivery and returns policy before you purchase lace dresses. The time it takes for your items to arrive will depend greatly on the retailer. You do need to remember that if you are buying from outside the U.S. the wait for your lace dress will likely be a little bit longer. It is also important that you check the retailer's website for any additional shipping costs. Always make sure you are happy with the delivery terms before you confirm your purchase. Many websites offer free returns and exchanges. But read carefully, some websites will still require you to pay the shipping and handling if you return or exchange an item.


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Memorial Day and burgers on the grill go hand in hand, but burgers can often be grease-laden calorie bombs—not so appealing for those of us who want to get the summer off to a healthy start. So here at EatingWell we've come up with a suite of Healthy Burger Recipes that are sure to please the palate without plumping your waistline. The key is to think outside the box and experiment with your ingredients. That way you can enjoy a juicy burger on Memorial Day, and many days ahead.
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One of my favorite things about warmer weather are the garden-fresh herbs I plant in enormous pots that line my porch and walkway. I love that I can pluck some basil to make pesto whenever I feel inspired. Or snip some cilantro to garnish a Mexican dish or mix up a mojito with a sprig of mint. The best part? Fresh herbs add a lot of flavor with barely any calories and absolutely no fat. Get great recipes and tips for how to use other herbs, such as lemon verbena, marjoram and sage in EatingWell's Guide to Fresh Herbs. Here are 5 of my favorite herbs to cook with.
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Sugary soft drinks can lead to poor heart health in women
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Ladies, you've probably heard this mantra for years, whether its' come from that inner voice that's always berating you for not weighing precisely what you weighed at age 16, or from various sources always reminding us of the importance of lowering our exposure to heart disease and diabetes: too many of those soft drinks will make you fat. But according to the American Heart Association, it'll also make you prone to a number of health issues by significantly raising your diabetic blood sugar levels .
Alas, you don't have to be a doctor to know that your diabetic blood sugar levels should be low, and that having them run too high in your system would set off bells and whistles if only you were naturally equipped with them. Apparently, though, you don't even have to be much of a soft drink enthusiast to be hit with the negative side effects of ingesting them on a regular basis. According to the American Heart Association, women who drink two or more sugar-enriched drinks a day are at higher risk of developing heart disease and diabetes than women who limit themselves to having one or less.
This doesn't mean that you're in the clear to switch from your favorite carbonated soda to an equally tasty beverage with a sporty logo on the side. According to the study, the drinks that were shown to have caused the most significant negative impact in women also included sugary sports drinks, which in many cases only appear to be better for you because they don't have the negative association that carbonated sodas have.
The way it works is this: sugary drinks can cause a spike in the level of triglycerides in the blood, which are basically fat particles. The more fat particles are present in the blood, the greater the chances of developing heart disease further down the line. Interestingly enough, researchers only found this to be the case in women. Men apparently did not experience a significant risk for heart disease or diabetes as a result of ingesting sugary drinks on a regular basis.
This last fact begs the question: are fat particles biased in favor of men? Hardly. But the fact is, women are built differently and therefore require far less calories in a given day than their male counterparts. So when a woman ingests two sugary beverages, the calories that are contained go much further and represent a larger percentage of their daily caloric intake.
Doctors are still a bit perplexed by the fact that the heightened risk for heart disease and diabetes associated with drinking too many sugary drinks seems to have little to do with weight gain. Even in cases where women drank sugary beverages but didn't gain any weight, the same heightened level of diabetic blood sugar levels was present -- leading to the conclusion that it's the way the female body metabolizes sugary drinks that really has the greatest potential for negative health effects.
It's entirely possible for senior ladies to enjoy sugary drinks and keep their diabetic blood sugar levels low -- the trick is to do so in moderation, and to balance out their intake of liquids with the original health drink: water.
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Only the vintage GG, which is hard to find.
I sprayed the new stuff on a woollen overcoat and it lasted for weeks.
That's it, that's all I want to know! I love this fragrance, but just wish it was a bit more powerful and longer lasting.
Only the vintage GG, which is hard to find.
I sprayed the new stuff on a woollen overcoat and it lasted for weeks.
Off hand nothing comes to mind. It's somewhat unique.
First off, if you have not tried the vintage version of Givenchy Gentleman seek that out as it is far superior to the current release that is a shadow of its former self and I think the vintage is plenty strong with excellent longevity. That said, if you have already tried the vintage and still feel you need something stronger and longer lasting in the same vein, seek out Giorgio VIP Special Reserve. It is discontinued and tends to cost an arm and a leg but it is worth it, IMO.
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) Polo vintage (Ralph Lauren) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
+1 On the vintage but the current one is very strong and long lasting.
Giorgio Beverly Hills perhaps. It's nice, massively strong and in the same ballpark. I own both but do prefer Gentleman.
Bond No.9 Hot Always bears a close resemblance to Givenchy Gentleman. It has notes of patchouli, russian leather & civet and boasts monumental sillage and longevity - 24hrs + easily!
I made the mistake of spraying myself 2-3 times with this in Saks, San Francisco in searing summer heat and had to pop back to the hotel to wash it off - I nearly passed out...!
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I've heard that Etro Patchouli is very similar but stronger, haven't tried it yet.
I cant even imaging one stronger than GG.
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Another vote in favor of the vintage formulation.
H.O.T. Always by Bond No. 9 is what you're looking for.
Current top 10:
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2. Lorenzo Villoresi Yerbamate
3. Guerlain Bois d'Armenie
4. L'Artisan Al Oudh
5. Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Silver Factory
6. Parfumerie Generale Bois Blond
7. Andy Tauer L'Air du Desert Marocain
8. Guerlain Derby
9. Geo F Trumper Eucris
10. Parfum d'Empire Ambre Russe
Davidoff Zino has a bit more going on and trades the leather for clary sage etc. But it definitely has the patchouli vanilla sandalwood thing. Vintage has very good potency and longevity . . . sometimes it's even a bit too much for me. I tend to spray away from chest, then it's wonderful.
Try Pachouli based frag... there are so many of them ... GO with Patchouli Patch
Thanks for the recommendations. I've ordered Giorgio Beverly Hills ,and Davidoff Zino at very reasonable prices. The Bond No 9 will be my treat when I go to New York as it appears ot be a bit more reasonable over there than here in the UK!
To my nose, there are some similarities between Givenchy Gentleman and Aramis Tuscany per Uomo. I like better Tuscany, it evolves much nicer on my skin.
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Yeah, I'm sure you'll love the Zino & Giorgio - good additions to a collection containing Givenchy Gentleman and both long lasting powerhouses....especially the Giorgio!
I'll third HOT Always...also check out Mazzolari Lui.
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I was wearing Gentleman the other day, and had the thought that it's very like Black Aoud without the rose. You can't get much stronger or longer lasting than Black Aoud...
Perhaps Aramis...doesn't smell exactly the same but its in the same ballpark in terms of vintage patchouli attitude.
"It's not what you look like when you're doing what you're doing; it's what you're doing when you're doing what you look like you're doing."
Aramis 900 - for the patchouli and longevity, although I find there is nothing that compares to Givenchy Gentleman, it's unique.
Dang - the Givenchy Gentleman I got from Basenotes seller was a beast. I would want it any stronger. Must have been an older version.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan safety Josh Furman has been reinstated to the team, a week after he was found not guilty of assault and other charges.
Coach Brady Hoke announced the decision Monday.
An Ann Arbor, Mich., judge ruled that Furman was not guilty of domestic violence, assault and battery, and illegal entry during a confrontation at an apartment. He was charged with assaulting an ex-girlfriend and another woman as he tried to get to a man he said was sending text messages to him about the former girlfriend.
Hoke says Furman understands the responsibilities and expectations that come with being a student-athlete at the school.
Furman made 10 tackles and blocked a punt last year as a redshirt freshman.
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Dr. Bob Jacobs uses a simple formula for producing his award-winning television series Postcards from Home: find people doing good things and tell their stories.
Jacobs produces the three-minute Postcards series for Peoria's WEEK-TV that recently won two international Telly Awards. The award honors the best local, regional, and cable commercials, programs, and video and film productions. More than 13,000 entries were submitted to the international contest, which is judged by television producers and directors from across the country.
"I'm blessed with natural curiosity," Jacobs says. "I ride my motorcycle everywhere and I just open my eyes and look around and talk to a lot of people." During the summer, Jacobs travels around the country and produces Postcards from the Road.
One of the winning postcards, entitled "The Blue Knight," showcased a former police officer from Belleville, who was shot in the face while on duty. The officer, an avid motorcycle rider, lost his vision and could no longer ride. But local members of the Blue Knights, a national law enforcement motorcycle club, bought their brother officer a new three-wheeled motorcycle for him to ride on while either his wife or a member of the Blue Knights drives.
The other winning segment was about a man who won a motorcycle race in Daytona in 1959 and returned to the track 50 years later to race on the same bike. Jacobs also captured a Telly in 2009 and won an Emmy in 2000 for Postcards. He has been producing the series in the Peoria area for 18 years, including the past 11 at WEEK. He began Postcards in Bangor, Maine, in 1987 for the NBC affiliate there.
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Brad McMillan learned so much about bipartisan leadership as chief of staff for then-U.S. Rep. RAY LaHOOD '71 that he wants to continue dialogue across party lines.
"It became clear to me that so much more good can happen if people work together instead of fighting," said the executive director of Bradley's Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service.
To that end, the institute cosponsored a bipartisan luncheon in June for new members of Congress. U.S. Rep. AARON SCHOCK '02 helped promote the event among his colleagues, who attended the event in Washington, D.C.
McMillan said it is especially important to reach out to new legislators. "Obviously things aren't very bipartisan in Congress right now," he said. "We asked the freshman members to come because they're new to their jobs and haven't been entrenched in their ways."
Legislators from Hawaii to New York attended the luncheon, which also was sponsored by the Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin and the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Former House minority leader Rep. BOB MICHEL '48 HON '81 and former House majority leader Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri challenged legislators to come up with compromises in the best interest of the country.
McMillan said he plans to create more bipartisan opportunities in the nation's capital so Republicans and Democrats can work together more often. "It gives Bradley some national exposure in the area of promoting bipartisan leadership," he said. "We're excited to be a part of it. This is the first step of many that will be taken."
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As an expansion of Westlake Hall is being constructed on campus, the College of Education and Health Sciences has relocated to Campustown Shopping Center, just east of University Street. The space occupied by Save-a-Lot supermarket (formerly Sullivan's and Thompson's) was remodeled to house five classroom/labs and office space for about 40 personnel from two departments: Teacher Education and Educational Leadership and Human Development. According to EHS dean Dr. Joan Sattler, whose office is in the new facility, the faculty and staff are pleased with their new quarters, its ample parking, and security measures. The College will move back to the heart of campus when Westlake Hall construction is completed in 2012.
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With Levi flying the coop, what will they do? Promote from within? Pick up a new leader from another team?
Who are the likely transfers?
With Levi flying the coop, what will they do? Promote from within? Pick up a new leader from another team?
Who are the likely transfers?
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I read that being a German team that they are going to be putting a lot of emphasis on their young man Fothen who almost obtained the white jersey, I think he had it for like 13 days. They feel he is their future. He only finished a couple of places behind Levi in GC.
Gerolsteiner also has Stefan Schumacher, who won several stages in the Giro this year (his first Grand Tour) and also wore pink for several days. I don't think he was at le Tour this year, but there seem to be high expectations for him as a young rider.
Edit: I just found Schumacher's age on the Gerolsteiner website: he's only 22. I'd say he's got a bit of time to mature as a rider.
What exactly is the pink jersey for?
The pink jersey in the Giro denotes the overall leader - it's exactly the same as the yellow jersey in the Tour de France (or the gold jersey in the Vuelta a Espana, for that matter).Originally Posted by -VELOCITY-
Gerolsteiner looks back
The Tour is over, long live the Tour...as soon as the 2006 edition is over, Gerolsteiner's team manager Hans-Michael Holczer is starting to think about the Tour 2007. Levi Leipheimer, who rode a comparatively weak Tour, barely figures in the team's wrap-up, but that may also have something to do with his departure to Discovery. "Markus Fothen has shown that he is the man for the future," declared Holczer.
Fothen, who narrowly missed winning the white jersey for the best young rider, was the main character in Gerolsteiner's Tour review. "It shows that we have good young riders in Germany. And especially Markus," said Holczer. "Markus just needs to get experience with the Grand Tours." And to accomplish that, "At his own request, he will ride the Vuelta a España."
Fabian Wegmann wore the mountain jersey for one day, Fothen the white jersey for 13 days, and Fothen finished 15th overall, two places behind Levi Leipheimer. Despite Leipheimer being the best on GC, both he and Totschnig did not live up to expectations.
they may pick up ullrich once he proves his innocence .Originally Posted by USAZorro
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Schumacher and Fothen being groomed at Gerolsteiner.
They are a German team and, I think, they want to stay with mostly German riders. Luckily for them they might have a winner with Fothen. Leipheimer was probably first hired to help promote the brand in the US. It might not have worked as expected. Do you buy Gerolsteiner sparkinlg water over Calistoga, Crystal Geysers or other US brands? Our local Trader's Joe used to carry the brand but for the price of a 1 litter German water you can get 1.5 liter of the US brands with little taste or quality difference.
that's why Specialized is the bike sponsor. They're more interested in US sales than Gerolsteiner.
I hear they are talking with Euro.
They can let Ullrich ride as a Domestique!


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A great addition to your Samsung phone
Affordable price, 2x storage of iPod Shuffle
Ear buds are surprisingly good
Excellent basic MP3 player for rec. use
Quite impressive for the price
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Great improvement on the first generation
Compatible with iTunes; drag and drop to add tunes
Built-in rechargeable battery
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As filming for Game of Thrones Season 4 gets underway in Dubrovnik, Croatia (aka King's Landing), recent addition to the cast Pedro Pascal has unveiled a new look. Lightly bearded with a full on stache, the Chilean actor appears to be channeling a scruffier vibe for his role as Oberyn Martell, aka the Red Viper.
The rogue "I don't have time to shave" look makes sense seeing as Oberyn is "sexy and charming, yet believably dangerous; intensely likable, yet driven by hate," as described by showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff. Fans of the books will also recall Oberyn as a passionate hothead with eight daughters, the Sand Snakes, and one sexy paramour: Ellaria Sand (played by Indira Varma).
Personally, we think Pedro will totally fit the bill after he changes out the swim trunks for leather pants.
And once you've stopped thinking about Pedro in tight leather pants, note the other GoT stars who took in the sun. Namely, Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Finn Jones (Loras Tyrell), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), and we think Indira underneath all that curly hair. Then, Lena appears again in photo number two. So glad they could put their respective blood feuds aside for a little TLC.
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This is hard to follow after the big football win, but the Orange out ot a 10-5 lead in the first set?
I am having a problem with the audio for the video. Is anyone else?
No, 23-20 SU-ISU, in the 1st set. We need to play better.
The Orange take the 1st set. Crap.
Hangover from last night's match?
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
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I don't know, we won the 2nd set, though. It was close, 25-22 maybe.
Just realized I could see this on cyclones.tv
We're struggling. I didn't expect this from Syracuse. Orange up 16-10 in set 3.
Yuck. 14-15 in Set 5. This is not how we wanted to lose our own tourney. We take our 2nd TO.
Final, we lose 3-2 to Syracuse. Yikes.
At this rate, not sure I want to see what Nebby does to us next weekend, I may just tailgate.
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This team has problems...
wtf, no way they should have been losing to ANY team in that tournament this weekend. Not good.
jeez, they Syracuse came through THREE match points and scored 4 unanswered.
That was not pretty. The only good thing was that Carly Jenson was there; maybe she can talk some sense into this team and have them play above the talent of their oppenent.
Well this doensn't make the loss any better, but Penn State (ranked top 5) lost to Oregon State in 5.
whoa! have to venture over to Volleytalk and see what they are saying! Big day for Oregon state beating up the Big 10
with Nebraska up next...........this could be painful :(
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Must watch video, Glen Beck, Daniel Pipes, Sharia Banking.
Quote: "You know, it's amazing to me that we have — we're good and decent people. And we try to — we try to be inclusive and try not to be hateful. But we're going to be remembered not as tolerant; we're going to be remembered as morons. We are taking our own country down."
The topic of this discussion could effect us all, not only in Great Britain but in any western country which facilitates Sharia banking may be unconsciously supporting their own demise.
Maybe we should be asking if the compliant acceptance of this banking system is an insidious attempt at "creeping jihad" which may not only affect us but in particular Ahmadiyya Muslims whose recent burgeoning numbers now frequent MyT and who are considered to be outside mainstream Islam having come to the West to freely… Read more


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I think he is very young! My guess is 2-1/2. Maybe 3-1/2, but I doubt it. Antlers aren't real clear, so it is hard to score, but I would say 115-120. Outstanding young deer! Give him a couple more years and he will be a true trophy!
you should be more worried about your pathetic fantasy football team than the score and age of that tiny little deer that came off the nearby wildlife reserve......haha
I'd say based on what i can see in the pics that this deer is a 2.5 YO and might score in the mid 120's. Very nice buck; what area do you hunt - just curious.


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Jan. 6
Merced Sun-Star: Hmongs play integral part in creating our gorgeous mosaic
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins once described his city and its immigrants as a "gorgeous mosaic."
It's true of our nation as well.
The mosaic includes the Hmong people of Laos, hundreds of thousands of whom fled to this country in 1975 seeking refuge from the communist Pathet Lao government.
One of those refugees was a 7-year-old boy named Paul Chapao Lo.
Lo recalls that when he was 7, he walked through the jungle with his parents and about 20 other relatives to reach Thailand. The family made its way to the United States. Along with those same thousands, he found a new life in California's Northern San Joaquin Valley.
Lo learned English and attended Tokay High School in Lodi. His first career choice was psychology so he could help fellow Hmong struggling with social disorientation in America. But a counselor waved him off and told him what his people really needed were lawyers.
He graduated from UC Davis with a degree in economics, then UCLA Law School, and started practicing law in Merced.
In Laos, the Hmong legal system was paternalistic and hierarchical; a council of elders meted out justice. No English Common Law, no Napoleonic Code, just a loose amalgam of justice.
Here in Merced, Lo helped Hmong residents navigate a new language and a legal system that was completely alien to them.
Gov. Jerry Brown recently appointed Paul Chapao Lo to the Merced County Superior Court. Now 45, Lo became the first Hmong ever appointed to the Superior Court in the United States. Lo's appointment is a moment of pride not just for the Hmong people, but for all Americans. It's yet another illustration of the American story that has played out across three centuries. You come to the United States, you work hard, you give back, and you make good.
It's an honor for Lo and the Hmong people. It also one more piece of the gorgeous mosaic.
Jan. 8
San Jose Mercury News: Flu is no joke. Get a shot
Swine flu may sound funny, but it is no joke. The H1N1 strain of the virus invading California and other parts of the country has already proven deadly.
Hospital emergency rooms throughout the Bay Area are showing increases in the number of people reporting flu-like symptoms. And although this is just the beginning of the flu season here, a woman in the East Bay and one in the South Bay already have died. Several other deaths have been reported statewide.
Just in case our point isn't obvious yet: Get a flu shot. Really. Now. Even if you're young and healthy, this strain of virus is nothing to fool around with.
Health officials say it appears similar to the one that ran rampant in 2009. In the 2009-10 flu season, 284,000 people — including 657 Californians — died from swine flu worldwide.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the flu is in full swing in many parts of the country. The latest CDC figures from the final week of 2013 show significant flu activity in 25 states, especially in the bigger ones such as New York, Texas and Illinois.
Classic flu symptoms include aching body, fever, headache, sore throat, nasal congestion, runny nose and extreme sneezing. But anyone who has been afflicted with this particular strain of flu knows that each of those symptoms, which may sound like a common cold, manifest in exceptionally aggressive and uncomfortable ways. And did we mention they can kill?
During the 2009 outbreak, many people did not get a flu shot because of a shortage of vaccine. But vaccine is plentiful this year, and it's available not only at hospitals and clinics but at many pharmacies and even grocery stores. There is no good reason not to get a shot.
At particular risk are older adults, children under 5 and anyone who has heart or lung disease, diabetes, asthma or who may be pregnant.
The CDC advises everyone to get a flu shot each year and take additional preventive action by washing hands and avoiding contact with sick people. But it's important to know the signs of the flu and treat them immediately. See a doctor and take all the medication prescribed.
And don't even think about treating this flu as something to "power through." It is neither heroic nor admirable to show up at work or school with it. It is stupid for you and inconsiderate of others.
This is all common sense, but it's amazing how widely it's ignored from year to year. So we're trying again. Get a shot.
Jan. 8
Sacramento Bee: A $71 billion teacher pension liability won't shrink
Senate Democrats announced legislation on Tuesday to expand kindergarten to help 4-year-old children get off to a strong start in school, at a cost of $198 million a year. It's a great idea.
So is this: Paying the debt Californians incurred by promising to provide public school teachers with secure pensions.
The California State Teachers' Retirement System estimates that the cost to fully fund the teachers' pension debt will be almost $4.5 billion in the coming year, $4.6 billion the year after that, and more in each subsequent year.
CalSTRS calculates that 30 years from now — and many veteran teachers who retire now will live another 30 years — the annual cost of fully funding the system will be $13.9 billion.
The Bee's editorial board last wrote about this issue in December 2012. The total unfunded liability stood at $65 billion then. Now, the amount is $71 billion. Like a mortgage, taxpayers in the form of the state, school districts and teachers will need to pay $235 billion during the next 30 years to make good on that $71 billion liability.
The cost is real. The state and school districts — primarily using state funds - have a moral and contractual obligation to pay it.
To the benefit of no one, policymakers have been shortchanging teachers and taxpayers by paying less than 50 percent of the amount that would fully fund pensions in each of the last three years. Indeed, the state has shortchanged the system by paying less than 100 percent of its obligation in each fiscal year since 2001-02.
At some point, however, that has to stop.
Gov. Jerry Brown has been the adult in the room on many issues; he should assert his leadership on this issue, too. The public will get a glimpse of his plan — or lack of one — when he releases his budget proposal for the 2014-15 fiscal year on Friday.
To their credit, Speaker John A. Pérez and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg say they recognize the need to make good on teacher pension obligations. But to make good on their promises, they and other legislators may need to forgo accolades that surely would accompany creation of new and innovative programs.
Individually, teacher pensions are hardly exorbitant. The average monthly check is less than $3,700 per year. For many teachers, that's their only retirement pay. California teachers don't pay into Social Security and don't collect it when they retire.
Public school teachers contribute 8 percent of their pay to their pensions. They likely will end up paying a greater share for their retirement; the amount will be subject to bargaining. Newly hired teachers also will need to pay a larger share.
No bread-and-butter issue is more basic than pensions.
The California Teachers Association, probably the most influential public employee union in the state, should use its clout to persuade lawmakers to focus on the unfunded pension liability, rather than waste its political capital on side issues, such as defending job protections for criminals masquerading as teachers.
The amount, $4.5 billion, is daunting, as is $71 billion and $235 billion. But the sums aren't shrinking. Promises were made. Policymakers need to figure out ways to make good on those promises.
Jan. 7
The Riverside Press-Enterprise: 800 new laws? Good grief.
Real legislative accomplishment requires more than enacting a bunch of new laws. The 2013 legislative session resulted in Gov. Jerry Brown signing more than 800 of the bills that reached his desk. But many of those new laws are politically driven trivia, not serious policy. Legislators need to set aside the narrow pandering, and focus on crucial public business.
Many of the laws that took effect on the first of the year, and some that will roll out over the next few months, do little to address state needs. Yet Brown last year warned against needless legislating, saying the state's future required more than "producing hundreds of new laws each year" and adding more minutia to the state's "already detailed and turgid legal system."
Legislators, however, once again found the lure of minor bills irresistible. The Legislature assumed, for example, that most gun owners lack common sense, and passed a host of new laws aimed at greater scrutiny for them, including AB 231. While undoubtedly well-intentioned — making it a misdemeanor to store a loaded firearm where it is accessible to children — we find it hard to believe that many gun owners store their firearms loaded, much less within the reach of children.
SB 135 earmarked $80 million to build and maintain for five years an earthquake early-warning system that will give Californians 60 seconds to find cover. The effectiveness of such a short warning seems questionable and could give many residents a false sense of security.
The legislative session was also a big one for immigration bills, with AB 60, which lets residents who have entered the country illegally obtain driver's licenses by Jan. 1, 2015, and AB 1024, which allows the undocumented to practice law. Brown did, however, veto a bill to allow illegal immigrants to sit on juries because that is a pleasure of citizenship, the governor reasoned, that only citizens and legal residents should have to undertake.
To be sure, not all 800 laws taking effect this year are of dubious value. AB 1412 and SB 209 reversed a ruling by the Franchise Tax Board that would have collected $120 million in retroactive taxes from about 2,000 state residents for taking advantage of a state tax break that was legal at the time, but that an appellate court ruled unconstitutional in 2012.
At the same time, the Legislature has no shortage of pressing business to address. Another dry winter, for example, has highlighted the need for California to shore up an endangered system of water exports and improve storage capacity. The state still needs to make reforms that can avoid another prison crowding crisis, and ensure the success of the 2011 realignment that shifted some felons and parolees to county control. And the state still has the massive long-term cost of retirement payouts to address, along with a new school financing approach that will need careful oversight.
Those are hardly the only big issues facing California, of course. But progress on the state's priority needs requires serious thought and sustained effort, not just another flurry of trivial, irrelevant or needless laws.
Jan. 7
U-T San Diego: Rise up, 12th man, rise up
It's on to Denver and all of a sudden all of San Diego has come down with Chargers fever. We've begun to see hordes of fans in Chargers jerseys, T-shirts and caps. If San Diego football fans are of the fair-weather variety, well, the weather couldn't be fairer.
Chargers fever built slowly this year, given the team's rocky start. But if the "December magic" winning spree didn't silence the doubters, last Sunday's against-the-odds victory over the Cincinnati Bengals triggered an explosion of Chargermania. We hope it continues to build as the Chargers advance through the playoffs and hopefully wind up in the Super Bowl.
They're only two wins away.
There's nothing like a winning team to get a city fired up. Several studies even suggest winning teams have tangible economic benefits; according to a 2008 study from the Western Economic Association International, "post-victory increases in fans' self-esteem and personal competencies indirectly account for improved job performance. ... Team performance affects personal reactions and, thus, may have real consequences for the economy."
The only other time the Chargers made the Big Game was in January 1995. They lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers, but in the weeks before the game "this bland and beautiful city, which doesn't normally get excited about anything, has gone absolutely nuts," the San Francisco Chronicle observed. After the Chargers beat Pittsburgh to win a berth in the Super Bowl, 70,000 fans jammed into the stadium to welcome the team home. A 100-foot-tall lightning bolt went up on the SeaWorld Skytower. And radio deejays Jeff and Jer organized a human "bolt" of more than 5,000 people in the stadium parking lot.
Vince Vasquez, a senior policy analyst with the National University System's Institute for Policy Research, offered some compelling ideas for building, and showing off, team spirit in a blog posting Sunday night. He cited examples from other cities in recent weeks. San Francisco illuminated City Hall and its international airport in 49ers red and gold. Philadelphia commissioned an ice sculpture and held a pep rally for the Eagles outside City Hall. Indianapolis orchestrated a weeklong "Light The Town Blue" campaign that included a special lighting display at Lucas Oil Stadium, a pep rally, and a city proclamation encouraging residents to light their homes blue.
In comparison, he wrote, San Diego is "somewhat out of step from the way other big cities in America rally team spirit." He gave kudos to interim Mayor Todd Gloria for mounting two 40-foot lightning bolts atop City Hall, as the city did when the Chargers won the AFC West in 2009. Vasquez also urged the public and the private sector to "capture the imagination of the world" with more "bold, inspiring displays of team spirit."
Good idea. Get with it, San Diego. Help the Chargers beat Denver.


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Nice thing about a mountain bike. 35 degrees(2C)= nice riding weather. Rode 7 miles of trail yesterday and being cold was a fleeting thought after 1/2 mile. You quickly learn how to dress for it. If you feel a bit cold at the start of the ride, you are properly attired . Hoping this makes for an easy transition to spring road riding.
I'm not one to ride indoors. I just can't bring myself to it. I ride to get outdoors. I know in some places and situations that is all that is possible and I'm not knocking it. Just saying it's not for me.
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OPSEC (Operational Security) is keeping potential adversaries (enemies) from discovering critical information or weaknesses in an operation, plan or security detail. It protects operations — planned, in progress and those completed. Success depends on secrecy and surprise, and to accomplish the mission more quickly and with less risk. Enemies or adversaries want this information, and they are not just after the leaders to get it. They want you, the family member or anyone with knowledge of any operation that can help exploit weaknesses in an operation.
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summer plans
I`m eager to go on vacation. This summer I want to go abroad twice. First time I want to visit few european cities and some music fest in two weeks. And second time I just wanna have fun on a seaside (of Greece maybe...).
Does anyone go to any music fests this summer? If so what kind of fest you want to see? And where?


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Op-ed: Politicians claiming Palestinian state would lift demographic threat are misleading the public
Guy Bechor
Published: 11.13.12, 20:50 / Israel Opinion
Guy Bechor
Two Frogs lived together in a marsh. But one hot summer the marsh dried up, and they left it to look for another place to live in, for frogs like damp places if they can get them. By and by they came to a deep well, and one of them looked down into it, and said to the other, "This looks a nice cool place: let us jump in and settle here." But the other, who had a wiser head on his shoulders, replied, "Not so fast, my friend: supposing this well dried up like the marsh, how should we get out again?" (From Aesop's fables, 6th century BC).


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I'm converting my old road frame into kind of a utility bike w/ flat bars, racks, and fenders. I plan on using a Shimano 600 8-speed rear with a Shimano 600 double up front. Can anyone suggest a brake/shifter combo that'll work with this?
Brake levers need to be short-pull. The only ones I can find are some cheap Shimano levers. They'll probably work fine. But I can't find any flat-bar shifters that'll work. Everything only works w/ a triple up front.
If all else fails, I suppose I can find a cheap set of friction shifters (any suggestions?), but I'd like a nice elegant solution like a rapid fire shifter/brake lever unit. But those don't seem to come in short-pull configuration from what I can see.
Price definitely is a consideration, since this is going to be gettin locked up outside a lot. I don't want to cry too much if it gets stolen.


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Hermits in a shopping mall
Let's dive into that history, beginning with God's commands to the Israelites to be holy, which meant they were to separate themselves from the unholy cultures that surrounded them in Canaan. The Old Testament also records God's giving to the Israelites a narrow land of milk and honey distinct from the desert areas to the east.
Separation from other cultures was difficult, particularly in Canaan. God could have given the Israelites some out-of-the-way venue. Instead, He placed them on a strip of west Asian ground that forms the land bridge that any Egyptians, Babylonians, or Macedonians out to conquer the ancient world had to march through. Either God made a mistake equivalent to dropping a person into a shopping mall and commanding him to be a hermit-or He was forcing the Israelites, like it or not, to become a transforming influence on other cultures.
Which was it? Forcing people to do what they otherwise would avoid is one of God's clear patterns of behavior; the book of Jonah shows this process. A William Ewer/Cecil Browne jingle about Christian anti-Semitism (often attributed to Hilaire Belloc and others) goes, "How odd of God / To choose the Jews, / But not so odd / As those who choose / the Jewish God / And spurn the Jews." A parallel ditty about Israel's location could go, "How odd that God / said 'Be apart' / Yet placed His people / at their start / in crossroads / of the world trade mart."
Actually, there's no mistake, and nothing odd about it. Old Testament commands never to sin cannot be met by sinful man, so they bring us face-to-face with the need for forgiveness through Christ. Old Testament commands to separate also could not be met, so they pushed some Israelites to see that they had no choice but to be a light to the gentiles, transforming those cultures in order to stay alive themselves.
And so the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, almost always living among other peoples and confronting other cultures, helped to convert some of their neighbors. When they left Egypt, a mixed multitude of non-Israelites went with them. When they settled in Canaan amid many other nations, they intermarried and brought into Israel people like Ruth, the great-grandma of King David.
Israelites tried to hack out of the jungle of faiths that surrounded them a holiness theme park in which everything-laws, customs, food, clothing-would point to God's holiness. Not helped by their location, they failed. And when the giant grindstones of Assyria and Babylonia came up against Israel's stone tablets, sparks flew. The captives in Assyria became appeasers, giving up what faith in God remained among them in order to become an ordinary part of the imperial population.
Captives in Babylonia like Daniel, Shadrach, Mesach, and Abednego, though, became transformers, studying Babylonian culture and then influencing kings Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus to believe in God. Transformers always had to fight a two-front war. They had to battle appeasers who could give up faith in God in return for easy acceptance by the idol worshippers around them. They also had to struggle with separatists who would hold tightly to the light God had given them, but hide it under a basket for fear that others would see it and snuff it out.


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Prawn, garlic and chilli bucatini
A fast and tasty summer pasta dish.
Photo: Peter Rae
- 400g bucatini or spaghetti
- extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large, peeled, chopped red onion
- 4 peeled, finely chopped cloves of garlic
- 2 finely chopped long red chillies
- 16 large green (raw) king prawns
- a handful of coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
Cook pasta in plenty of lightly salted boiling water for about 8 minutes or until al dente. Drain.
Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a large saucepan and cook onion over low heat for 3-4 minutes or until soft. Add garlic and chilli and stir for 2 minutes.
Peel and devein 16 large green (raw) king prawns and add to onion mixture. Cook prawns 2-3 minutes on each side or until just coloured. Remove from heat. Add drained pasta to prawn mixture. Add a handful of coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley and season with salt flakes and cracked black pepper and stir.
To serve, divide between four warm pasta bowls and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil.
- < 30 mins
- Easy
- Shellfish
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Board to consider plan to speed up hiring of Sheriff's deputies
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Vancouver, WA ̶ The Clark County Sheriff's Office would have long-term, stable funding to hire deputies under a proposal the Board of County Councilors will consider as a spring supplemental budget adjustment.
Councilor Julie Olson introduced the idea of allowing Sheriff Chuck Atkins to hire three deputies above his office's authorized positions in order to maintain full staffing.
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Vancouver, WA – The Board of County Councilors is setting up two task forces to examine prospects for toll-free bridges across the Columbia River over the next six months.
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Vancouver, WA – Clark County's finance team is recommending technology investments that would add $4.3 million to the current plan for county spending in 2016.
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Vancouver, WA ¬– The Board of County Councilors is seeking applicants to fill one of three Clark County positions on the seven-member Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Board of Trustees.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Washington State University's Matt Lamb scored third-place in the men's discus final Friday at the NCAA Div. I Track & Field Championships at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex.
Lamb, a freshman from Emmett, Idaho, captured third place in the men's discus with a throw of 189-feet, 5 inches (57.74m) and put the Cougar men's team on the board with six points. Lamb's first throw was 184-9 (56.31m) and he followed that with a toss of 176-7 (53.83m). Lamb then fouled his third attempt but entered the final in fifth place. He fouled his fourth attempt but then tossed the disk 179-5 (54.69m) and slipped to sixth place. On his final attempt, Lamb tossed a 189-5, just four inches off his personal-best and WSU freshman school record of 189-9, and moved into third place.
Lamb is the first freshman to reach All-American status since Jan Johansson (javelin) in 1984 and the first American-born Cougar to reach a top three NCAA finish since Dominique Arnold won the high hurdles in 1991.
"After the fifth throw didn't go as well as I wanted I just collected myself, sat down and thought about what I needed to do instead of thinking about what I needed to change," Lamb said. "I just tried to go back to what I'd been doing all season. On the last one, once I let go of it I knew it was going to be big. That I got third really hasn't set in quite yet. I was happy enough to make it and then to make it to the second day, to the finals, is a little overwhelming. I don't think anybody had me picked to go on farther than the first day."
"Matt really yanked one around on his final throw to pull it off," Cougar Head Coach Rick Sloan said. "He really competed very, very well."
Heptathletes Julie Pickler and Diana Pickler, identical twins from Sachse, Texas, who are juniors, are tied for third after the first four events of the women's heptathlon. Julie scored a lifetime-best of 3,451 points, 33 points higher than her previous PR for the first day of the women's heptathlon. Diana Pickler's first-day best is 3,485 points scored at the 2005 NCAA Championships. Arizona sophomore Jacquelyn Johnson, the 2006 Pac-10 heptathlon champion, leads the field of the 28 competitors with a first-day total of 3,526 points. Missouri senior Tracy Partain is in second place with 3,516 points.
Julie Pickler started the day with the fifth-fastest time of the four sections of the 100m hurdles, 14.20 seconds. Diana Pickler, running in the same section as her sister, clocked in with the 10th-fastest time of 14.46 seconds, in spite of hitting a hurdle mid-way through the race and struggled to stay on her feet.
In the high jump, Diana Pickler cleared the best height of the competition, a personal-best of 5-feet, 10 inches (1.78m), as did two other competitors. Diana Pickler passed on the first opening two heights and cleared 5-3 (1.60m) on her first attempt. She then passed on 5-4 1/4 (1.63m) before clearing the next five heights on her first attempt. She missed all three attempts at 5-11 1/4 (1.80m).
Like her sister, Julie Pickler passed on the first two heights but then cleared the next four bars on her first try. She needed all three attempts before clearing 5-7 3/4 (1.72m), a season-best, but then missed all three attempts at her PR height of 5-8 3/4 (1.75m). Julie Pickler's high jump was tied for eighth overall.
Moving to the shot put, Julie Pickler threw a lifetime-best 41-7 1/4 (12.68m) which was fifth-farthest in the event on her third and final throw. Diana Pickler tossed the shot 38-0 (11.58m) on her opening toss, 15th-farthest on the day.
The 200m dash, the final event of the first day, Diana Pickler ran the fastest time with her lifetime-best 24.31 seconds. Julie Pickler's time of 24.68 seconds was fifth-fastest and her best non-wind-aided time of the season.
The heptathlon concludes Saturday with the long jump, javelin and 800m run.
"I think they are both in good shape going into the second day," Cougar Head Coach Rick Sloan said. "After the hurdle race they rebounded really well emotionally to get back in the game. Both moved themselves right back into a tie for third. I think we are a good position to get out and compete tomorrow."
Pullman junior John Cassleman qualified for the men's 400m hurdles final with a semifinal time of 49.77 seconds, seventh-fastest in Friday's semifinals. Cassleman's semifinal time was faster than his prelim time of 50.74 seconds and just slightly slower than his personal best time of 49.53 seconds, second-best in WSU history. Pac-10 and NCAA West Region champion Shane Charles from Washington, finished ninth in a time of 50.16 and did not advance to the final.
"Johnny did a great job of really closing in at the end, his leg speed came up and he was really moving fast at the end of the race," Sloan said. "He did a really nice job."
Freshman Justin Woods (Buena Vista, Calif.) did not advance from the men's 200m dash semifinals after running a time of 21.55 seconds, 18th overall as the top nine advanced to the final.
Saturday's competition for Cougars includes the rest of the women's heptathlon, Tamara Diles in the women's pole vault final, and the men's 400m hurdles final.
"With guys like Matt Lamb and John Cassleman and some of the people who are coming back next year, they are doing a really nice job," Sloan said.


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Rock Of Ages
|Release Date: June 15, 2012
|Running Time: 117 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG 13
|Box Office: $38,509,342.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Comedy, Musical
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Summary:It's the late 1980s and the final countdown is on for a legendary Hollywood rock club facing its demise at the hands of eager developers. When a young rocker hungry for his big break and a small town girl chasing her dreams land on the scene at this infamous venue, how far will ambition drive them?
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What is the largest chain ring I can put on my suntour equipped late 70's Fuji road bike? Is a 61T possible? Can I adjust the front derailler enough to compensate. Will the chain be long enough?
What is the largest chain ring I can put on my suntour equipped late 70's Fuji road bike? Is a 61T possible? Can I adjust the front derailler enough to compensate. Will the chain be long enough?
Yes, 61T can be fitted, the front der will have to be moved up on the seat tube
perhaps an inch or so. The small chainwheel shift will be clumsy at best and a
triple front der would be a good idea because of the longer cage. Ditto long cage
rear der to wrap chain. Chain will definitely be short, but if you keep the chain on
the outer 4 cassette cogs it would work (Cogs less than 20-21T). Really should
add 4-5" of chain though to prevent inadvertent disaster. Use of a 61T with
650 or larger wheels doesn't make much sense though. A 61x13 with a cadence of
100rpm would be ~37mph. Recumbents with their tiny wheels routinely use triples
with 60-62T x 42 x 26 or 24 combos and shift ok. But they dont have to worry
about chain line or chain wrap as much. Steve
Thanks for the good technical advice. Do you think I could get away with a 56 without switching deraillers? Am I going to have to use a custom chain or is there an off the shelf chain that can work?
Sure, you can probably do it... provided you have a crankset for which a 61T chainring is available.
road front derailers are typically designed for a big ring between 50 and 56. You can go bigger than that, but the curvature of the derailer cage will be tighter than the chain ring. This means you will have a bigger gap between cage and ring at the front of the cage than at the back - i.e. you won't be able to get the derailer as low as you would like for best shifting performance. It will still work, though. Most front derailers for double chainring typically are spec'd at a max difference of 15 or 16 teeth. A late '70s Fuji probably has a Sugino crank with 144mm BCD and 42x52 chainrings. So changing to 42x61 would give you a difference of 19 teeth. It will still work, but you have to be careful not to run the small-small combos or the chain might drag across the bottom of the derailer cage.
I recommend getting a new chain if you do it. Any 6/7/8-speed chain will work.
Most off the shelf chains are 3-4" too long as supplied. You could start with a new
chain and splice in another 1-2". The LBS may have a few spare links floating
around, as chains are almost always shortened when installed. That assumes there
will be no incompatibility with the new chain and older cassette from wear. 5-7spd
chains are dirt cheap, perhaps $8-15 range. 56T CW would reduce the stress on
the system significantly but the chain would still need to be a bit longer, the rear
derailler may be able to wrap without going to a longer cage. Steve
Why would you waste mental energy on something like this? Are you actually overspinning your 52/11?
Added later: Sorry, after reading that I realize it sounded smartass, which was not my intent. But do you really need a 61?
If it ain't broke, mess with it anyway!
I was gonna say that myself, rainman. I think we have another merton on our hands
I think he's trying to make up for having a 14t smallest sprocket on the freewheel to get similar to 52/11 gear ratio.


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The fortified medieval wall of Trancoso is situated, intact, at the top of the plateau which extends the Serra da Estrela to the north. You have an unrestricted view from the rocky hill at the entrance to the town, near a wayside cross. The glory days of this small town were in the 13C and 14C and in particular when King Dinis married Isabel of Aragon on 24th June 1282.
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Frederico Ulrich P - 6420 Trancoso
The walls rebuilt several times since the 9C, are topped by pyramidal merlons and reinforced by massive square bastions. Two of the doors are decorated and cantoned with towers.
Old houses
Travessa Folha P - 6420 Trancoso
These old houses are recognisable by the patina of their granite walls, coats of arms and finely wrought balconies. One of them, located on a small square near the church, has a facade from the 16C with windows emphasised by consoles and sculptures.
Rúa do Castelo P - 6420 Trancoso
Dominated by its square keep, it is in the north-east corner of the surrounding wall. From the top of the ramparts the view extends over the uneven terrain of the Beira Alta.
Hotels Trancoso
Hotel Turismo De Trancoso
Rua Prof. Irene Avillez P - 6420-227 Trancoso
Located 200 metres away from Trancoso's historic centre, this 4-star hotel offers modern rooms with wired internet. It features a free fitness centre with an indoor pool, and a Turkish bath. Hotel Turismo De Trancoso's rooms are contemporary decorat..


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