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Anti-American Republicans
The same Republicans cheered when the United States lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games sought by Obama despite the economic bonanza the world event could have brought to Chicago, Milwaukee and the financially stressed Midwest.
The angry opposition of Republicans to President Barack Obama now has deteriorated into opposition to anything that is good for their own country under Obama's leadership.
Republicans wouldn't have been so baffled by Obama's winning of the Nobel Peace Prize if they had bothered to read the citation. The Nobel committee, which unanimously awarded the honor to Obama, explicitly stated the prize was not being given for what Obama might do in the future, but for what his election already has meant for the world.
The citation spelled out clearly the difference one person can make.
Obama's election immediately transformed the world's greatest superpower from an arrogant nation acting unilaterally without any regard for world opinion into a global leader in multinational diplomacy attempting to solve problems through negotiations.
The United States also immediately stopped feigning ignorance over whether climate change existed and began working with other nations to take concrete steps to meet a grave threat to the planet's survival.
The Nobel committee didn't mention race, but Obama also pushed open doors and provided hope and new opportunities for people of color not only in his own country, but around the world as well.
The lack of graciousness of Republicans toward a prestigious honor for our president—and for the United States itself—carries special irony for those of us who were accused of being unpatriotic in the past for protesting the policies of the United States when it got off track.
Those same Republicans who said we should support our country "right or wrong" now refuse to support it even when others around the world are heaping praise upon us for moving in the right direction.
There's a big difference between opposing a president for escalating a war resulting in the loss of thousands of American lives and opposing a president for attempting to make affordable health care available to all Americans.
Spiting America
Anti-American Republicans oppose anything that would be good for the American people because it would make Obama look good.
That's what's really behind their vociferous opposition to passing health care reform that would benefit the majority of Americans who already are experiencing exorbitant increases in insurance co-pays and premiums coupled with disappearing coverage.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, President George W. Bush's secretary of Health and Human Services, has now joined a small group of pro-American Republicans such as former presidential candidate Bob Dole and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a physician, in advocating support for health care reform.
But there is no indication that the tone-deaf, anti-American Republicans in Congress have any intention of dropping their nearly unanimous opposition to anything that would reduce the overwhelming financial cost of health care for every American, every employer in America and every taxing authority in America.
More and more Americans are starting to notice that Republicans have crossed the line into trashing America itself and opposing anything that would benefit the American people.
The last thing Republicans want is for Americans to stop being driven into bankruptcy by catastrophic medical expenses after insurance companies refuse to pay for illnesses and major surgeries. That would be a victory for Obama.
Health care reform will pass because the majority of Democrats in Congress know defeat by the Republicans would be disastrous both for the country and for the Democratic majority.
After that, the next big battle between Democrats and anti-American Republicans will be over creating more jobs.
It's widely acknowledged now that Obama's first financial recovery package pulled the country back from the brink of a second Great Depression. (Those who claim Obama hasn't accomplished anything seem to have forgotten that little item.)
But with economists suggesting the possibility of a "jobless recovery," more needs to be done to provide assistance for those who remain out of work and to create more jobs.
In order to fight health care reform to benefit all Americans, Republicans had to make up outrageous lies about death panels plotting to exterminate senior citizens. They'll need to invent even scarier plots to convince Americans that being employed and earning enough money to support their families would be a bad thing.
Republicans have to come up with something outrageous to keep their supporters good and mad. If those angry mobs ever settled down and thought rationally, they'd realize their party had been taken over by anti-Americans who oppose anything that is good for their country.


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General News of Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Source: etvghana.com
In the midst of the electoral controversies after the December election, Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, Dr. Ransford Gyampoh says the position taken by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is in the right direction since it could have been worse if the supporters of the party were allowed to stay on the streets.
"I have said it somewhere else that the stance taken by the New Patriotic Party isn't wrong. Compare it to what would have happened if they had decided to keep their people on the streets and to demonstrate and make the country ungovernable."
The NPP have filed a writ at the Supreme Court challenging the results of the December 7 presidential election alleging that the Electoral Commission and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) connived to rig the polls.
Speaking to Bismark Brown on Breakfast TV Tuesday morning, the lecturer stated that the party is following the right process.
"I think they are following due processes even though I didn't like the way they decided to take their matter to the court of public opinion.
"Generally if you decided to go to court, I think it is a good thing because electoral disputes have resulted in so many confusion, wars and chaos in many other African countries.
He wondered why President Mahama speaking immediately after his investiture on Monday, January 7, saw the action by the NPP as a barrier to his attempt to unite the country.
"Their decision to go to court is commendable. It is nothing bad and so I don't see the reason why any president who is conciliatory will think of it as being bad and will see it as a barrier to his attempt to unify and to rally all of us around him to ensure that we are united.
"I think John Mahama should rule the country in the manner that reflects his very conciliatory nature. He is a person who is conciliatory so he should choose his own conviction to ensure that he achieves this," he stressed.

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Polymer science is a broad field that includes many types of materials which incorporate long chain structures with many repeated units. One useful way of categorising polymers for the requirements of electronic assembly is by functional behaviour. In the strictest sense these categories are not fixed, or even particularly precise, and you should be aware that some materials can fit into more than one category:
The stress-strain relationships for these groupings are substantially different, as may be seen in Figure 1.
Adapted from: Odian 1970
|Initial modulus of elasticity
|0.1–1 MPa
|10–100 MPa
|1–10 GPa
|Upper limit of extensibility (%)
|Nature of stress deformation
|Almost completely and instantaneously elastic
|Partly reversible elasticity; little delayed elasticity;some permanent set
|Some instantaneously reversible elasticity; some delayed elasticity; some permanent set
|Effect of temperature upon mechanical properties
|Elastic modulus increases with temperature (within a limited range)
|Marked temperature dependency (over a wide range)
|Little temperature dependency from –50°C to +150°C
|Crystallisation tendency
|Low (when unstressed)
|Moderate to high
|Very high
|Molecular cohesion, cal/mol
|Representative polymers
Natural rubber
|Amino resins
Poly(vinyl acetate)
Poly(vinyl chloride)
Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Poly(vinylidene chloride)
ASTM D-156611 defines an elastomer as a 'macromolecular material that returns rapidly to approximately the initial dimensions and shape after substantial deformation by a weak stress and release of the stress.' Such elongations typically exceed 100%.
The earliest-used elastomer was natural rubber, obtained from the sap of the rubber tree, which contains around 95% of a polymer whose repeating unit is isoprene. As polymer chemists evolved more and more polymers resembling natural rubber in properties, the term elastomer has grown to represent these materials, rubber being reserved for its original use.
Elastomers have three main functions in electronic assemblies:
Although used for many centuries in its raw form, a significant step forward was made when Charles Goodyear succeeded in 'vulcanising' natural rubber by heating it with sulphur to induce what is now understood to be cross-linking. The significance of the great performance improvement resulting from this treatment has led to the term 'vulcanisation' often being loosely used to describe the cross-linking of any elastomer.
Elastomers consist of long chain-like molecules, linked together to form a three dimensional network. Typically, an average of about 1 in 100 molecules are cross-linked: when this number rises to about 1 in 30, the material becomes more rigid and brittle. Most elastomers are thermoset materials, and cannot be remoulded, an exception being the class of materials known as 'thermoplastic elastomers'.
The most common elastomers used in electronics are silicones (Section 0), which are supplied either as thick pastes which can be dispensed, or as fully cured preforms. Silicones may be chosen because of their chemical inertness or, more commonly, because of their thermal performance. Silicone elastomers may also 'double' as adhesives.
Moulded cured elastomers can also be supplied with conductive filler materials, such as silver, copper, nickel and graphite. These gasket materials are intended to combine an environmental seal with shielding against electromagnetic interference (EMI).
'Plastic' is a term which can cover a wide range of polymer materials, all of which can be moulded, for example to produce the body of a QFP component, the casing for a computer keyboard, the hand set of a mobile telephone or the encapsulant cover for a PLCC.
There are two main groups of plastic polymers, thermoplastics and thermosets:
Thermoplastics are supplied fully polymerised and remain permanently fusible, melting when exposed to sufficient heat, and potentially they can be recycled and reused.
Although some thermoplastics can have a crystalline microstructure, the essential feature of their structure is that there are relatively weak forces of attraction between the chains. These are overcome when an external force is applied (resulting in the plastic deforming) or when the material is heated, so that it becomes first soft and flexible and eventually a viscous melt. For each thermoplastic there is a specific temperature at which the material will start to distort, which is known as the 'heat distortion point'. However, when the material is allowed to cool it solidifies again. This cycle of softening by heat and solidifying by cooling can be repeated more or less indefinitely and is the basis of most processing methods for these materials.
Thermoplastics are usually supplied in the form of granular feedstock, which is heated, melted and moulded, and removed from the mould only when it has cooled below its 'heat distortion temperature'.
Examples of thermoplastics are polyethylene, poly(vinyl chloride), polystyrene, nylon, cellulose acetate, acetal, polycarbonate, poly(methyl methacrylate), and polypropylene.
A thermoset material is produced by a chemical reaction which has two stages. The first results in the formation of long chain-like molecules similar to those present in thermoplastics, but still capable of further reaction. This second stage of inter-linking the long molecules takes place at the point of use and often under the application of heat and pressure.
Since the cross-linking of the molecules is by strong chemical bonds, thermoset materials are characteristically quite rigid and their mechanical properties are not heat sensitive. Once cured, thermosets cannot again be softened by applying heat: if excess heat is applied to these materials they will char and degrade – as with eggs, once hard-boiled, they cannot be softened! Examples of thermosets are phenol formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, epoxies, and some polyesters.
Thermoset raw materials are supplied in an uncured or partially cured state and fully cured during fabrication. The various stages of cure of a catalysed thermoset resin are known as 'A-stage' (uncured), 'B-stage' (partially cured), and 'C-stage' (fully cured). Many moulding compounds and laminating fabrics can be processed whilst in the B-stage, and some must be kept refrigerated until ready to use.
Compared with thermoplastics, thermosets are much less soluble in organic solvents, and have harder surfaces. Inherently somewhat brittle, thermosets can be combined with reinforcements such as fibre-glass to form very strong composites.
Many thermoset mixes produce an 'exothermic' reaction, that is they give off heat during curing. The amount of heat generated will depend on the material and the amount of catalyst used. This effect needs to be taken into account when processing thermosets, particularly when producing large castings.
Explain the essential differences between thermoplastic and thermoset polymers.
Adhesives can be classified by the method used for curing, and a number of different mechanisms have been developed to suit different applications:
The lack of a detailed understanding of the adhesion process has not hindered progress in developing very strong adhesives for most materials. The only problem is that the wide range of chemical structures makes it impossible to produce an adhesive which is compatible with all polymers. It is always prudent to check recommendations on suitable adhesives and surface preparation with the material manufacturers.
There are two main classes of adhesive for polymeric materials:
The most versatile range of organic adhesives is that based on epoxy resins, and these are particularly widespread in electronics, although they are relatively expensive. The major advantages of epoxy adhesives are that:
There are however, the disadvantages that:
Epoxy adhesives are sold either as two-part adhesives, where the epoxy resin is mixed with a catalyst just before use, or single-part materials, where the catalyst is incorporated during manufacture. Single-part adhesives are generally less reactive, needing to be heat-cured, and often require refrigerated storage to increase storage life.
Note that refrigerated materials generally need to be brought to room temperature before use, and it is unwise to try and accelerate this process. Remember to read the manufacturer's recommendations on storage life both before and after thawing!
Other adhesives you may encounter are:
The range of polymer materials available is enormous, as slight changes in the chemical make-up of the monomers or the conditions of polymerisation can result in dramatic changes in the material characteristics of the end of processed polymer.
Polyethylene is an example of a polymer which can be used in a wide variety of applications because it can be produced with different forms and structures. The first to be commercially exploited was called low density polyethylene (LDPE), which is characterised by a high degree of branching, which forces the molecules to be packed rather loosely. The resulting low density material is soft and pliable and has applications ranging from plastic bags and textiles to electrical insulation.
By contrast, high density (HDPE) or linear polyethylene demonstrates little or no branching, so that the molecules are tightly packed and the plastic can be used in applications where rigidity is important, such as plastic tubing and bottle caps. Other forms of this material include high and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes (HMW; UHMW), which are used in applications where extremely tough and resilient materials are needed.
New materials can also be tailored by combining monomers with desirable properties. In some cases, these combinations are just physically mixed polymers, but more typically new 'co-polymers' are produced. Some types have a random structure of the constituent monomers, others may have a regular, repeating structure of the different materials:
Nylon is an example of a common 'alternating copolymer' with two different monomers alternating along the chain. One useful material, which is in fact a 'terpolymer', is ABS. This is a combination of three monomers: acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene, in varying proportions depending on the application (Figure 2). A rigid but tough material, it is used for water pipes, refrigerators and Lego bricks!
after Crawford 1985
To obtain the desired properties, the chemist takes into account three key factors: the chemical composition of the building blocks; the possible shape of the polymer chains they can produce; and the alignment of these chains within the final product. A wide range of fillers and additives can then be used to modify the properties of the material. In fact, the plastics industry depends on additives to convert polymers into materials which have useful properties and improved ease of processing – one commentator even makes the point that 'polymer plus additive equals plastic'! Different combinations can produce synthetic products as unlike as nylon tights and vinyl flooring.


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The man whose 100-plus film and TV credits include voicing Yukon Cornelius in the holiday TV classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and playing the train conductor in Best Picture Oscar winner The Sting died Monday in Los Angeles. Larry D. Mann was 91. The Toronto native got his start on Canadian TV and went on to appear on classic shows ranging from Howdy Doody to MacGyver. In between, his dozens of TV appearances included 77 Sunset Strip, The Big Valley, Ben Casey, My Favorite Martian, Get Smart, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Hogan's Heroes, Bewitched, Green Acres, Gunsmoke, Quincy M.E., The Dukes Of Hazzard and recurring as a judge on Hill Street Blues. His big-screen credits include The Quick And The Dead, Robin And The 7 Hoods, The Singing Nun, In The Heat Of The Night and The Octogon.
R.I.P. Character Actor Larry D. Mann
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My childhood is almost all dead. Thank God for film and the immortality it brings.
"Didn't I tell you? Bumbles Bounce! Yahoooo!" I watched this show with my parents and now watch it with my grand kids. Thanks for the memories, sir.
This guy's got a million credits and everyone remembers him as Yukon Cornelius. I thought he might also have been the Burgermeister Meisterburger, but no such luck.
Just saw him in the blu ray issue debut of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT starring Sidney Potier and Rod Steiger,


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The Challenge
To deal with cross-disciplinary, systemic problems, we must help students develop cross-disciplinary skills, especially the ability to communicate with many different disciplinary experts, synthesize knowledge and create new concepts and theories. Given the challenges facing humanity today, both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to scientific education are necessary. Interdisciplinarity offers new insights to existing problems, and points out new approaches obstructed by our traditional disciplinary structure. However, implementing a truly interdisciplinary approach requires restructuring disciplinary boundaries and can thus elicit significant opposition from faculty and administrators comfortable with the status quo. In addition, it requires serious financial and administrative support. Multidisciplinary approaches, on the other hand, can work within existing disciplinary and administrative structures. Moreover, multidisciplinary approaches to science education provide students with a foundation in a specific discipline as they develop broader interdisciplinary skills.
We are creating a new educational model that integrates science and math education by linking existing courses from many different departments using sustainability as an organizing principle. Sustainability is short for "sustainable development," carrying the implication of continuing improvement in the living conditions of all people while treating economic issues, environmental issues, and matters of social equity and justice all on an equal footing (World Commission on Economic Development). Developing an integrated and place-based understanding of the threats facing humanity and the options for dealing with them is a central challenge for promoting a transition toward sustainability (National Research Council 10). Our goal is not simply to add new content to already existing courses but rather to transform how existing material is taught, to link content that students often see as unconnected, and to developed students' critical thinking and synthesizing skills.


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Baku, Azerbaijan, May 19
By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:
An earthquake has jolted the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.
The earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale hit the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea on Monday, May 19, at 12:43 local time.
Website of the Republican Seismological Service Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (ANAS) said that the earthquake took place 14 kilometers to the north from the Nardaran settlement of Baku, at a depth of two kilometers.
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Malcolm McLaren Dead at 64
It scarcely matters what anyone thought he was . . . impresario, visionary, con artist, pop culture bomb-thrower, you name it . . . or what anyone thought about him. Malcolm McLaren, who passed on today at the age of 64, was an oddly necessary presence in the cultural landscape of the 1970s; popping up like the red-headed demon in some hitherto invisible Jack-in-the-box planted in our unknowing midst to forge, with that rockin' teenage combo he managed, the most fateful union of its time; that wedding of genuinely anarchic social impulse and legit showbiz which came to be known, and marketed, as Punk Rock.
Of course he wasn't the Svengali of his dreams (or ours), and his ultimate talent lay in the not-inconsiderable art of self-promotion. But he was there, right there in the center of it, when everything shifted and the radio sounded . . . different . . . and a million and one souls who thought it would never happen could turn on their TV sets and, for the duration of a song, no more, see themselves staring right back.
Here are three accounts of the life and times:
The Guardian
The Independent
The Mirror
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The series is: Obits
4 comments:
- Gwyllm said...
I for one am thankful for Malcolm. Pain in the arse that he was, he was a bit of uncanny business. My wife worked up above Seditionaries/Sex where he popped the Pistols out of his forehead, and insured that music was at least interesting for awhile. On occasion one could find him at the Water Rat up across the way... He was not everyones cup of tea, but he made World's End an interesting place to be in the mid-late 70's.
- April 08, 2010 7:54 PM
- Fred said...
Adam Ant, Bow Wow Wow, Double Dutch and Madam Butterfly. He didn't seem to have much luck after the Sex Pistols. One trick pony?
- April 08, 2010 9:30 PM
- Sadie Mae said...
I'll miss the little prick.
RIP Malcolm
- April 08, 2010 9:50 PM
- ilovetrash said...
::sadie mae::
- April 10, 2010 11:57 PM
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1 Clement Greenberg, "Kandinsky" (1957), in Art and Culture (Boston: Beacon Press, 1961) 111. This is a revised version of an essay Greenberg published in The Nation, January 13, 1945 in response to a recent exhibition of Kandinsky's paintings: "Obituary and Review of an Exhibition of Kandinsky." This 1945 essay is reprinted in Clement Greenberg, The Collected Essays and Criticism, vol. 2, 1945&emdash;1949, ed. John O'Brian (Chicago UP, 1986), p.3&endash;6. In the later essay Greenberg removed some the journalistic aspects of the earlier article as well as references to certain artists.
2 Other contemporaries&emdash;including artists as diverse as Francis Picabia, Robert Delaunay, Fernand Léger, Wyndham Lewis (each of whom began painting abstractly around 1913)&emdash;returned to figurative painting almost immediately thereafter. This in itself is a puzzling phenomenon, and one that seems to me only partially explained by the neo-conservative classicism of the post-war climate. Tow of the most salient accounts of this retreat are: Kenneth Silver, Esprit de Corps: The Art of the Parisian Avant-Garde and the First World War, 1914-1925, Princeton UP, 1989. And Romy Golan, Modernity and Nostalgia: Art and Politics in France Between the Wars, New Haven: Yale UP, 1995.
3 Greenberg, "Obituary and Review of an Exhibition of Kandinsky, " in Collected Essays and Criticism, vol. 2, 5, (Chicago UP, 1993).
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
6 Hofmann owned a few of Kandinsky's early abstractions and was in great measure responsible for introducing his work to younger artists. With this in mind, it seems plausible that Hofmann's work of the late 1940s and 1950s was motivated, at least in part, by an attempt to patch up Kandinsky's holes with large, rectangular fields of color.
7 Fairfield Porter, "To the Editor of Partisan Review," reprinted in Clement Greenberg: The Collected Essays and Criticism, vol. 3 (Chicago UP, 1993), 237.
8 Guillaume Apollinaire, "Les Peintres Cubistes" (1913), excerpted in Marilyn McCully, A Picasso Anthology (Princeton UP, 1982), 74.
9 Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, from Der Weg zum Kubismus (1920), in Marilyn McCully, A Picasso Anthology (Princeton UP, 1982), 71.
10 Robert Delaunay, in The New Art of Color: The Writings of Robert and Sonia Delaunay (New York: Viking Press, 1978), 53.
11 Robert Delaunay, in The New Art of Color, 23.
12 Sonia Delaunay, in The New Art of Color, 202.
13 For clear discussion of this process and the surrounding historical conditions see: Robert C. Morgan, Twentieth-Century Music: A History of Musical Style in Modern Europe and America (New York: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc., 1990). See also, Charles Rosen, Arnold Schoenberg (Chicago UP, 1975), especially, chapter 2 ("Atonality"), 23&emdash;62.
14 For a narrative account of Kandinsky's relationship with Schoenberg, see Jelena Hahl-Koch's essay, "Stages of the Friendship," in Arnold Schoenberg and Wassily Kandinsky, Letters, Pictures and Documents, ed. Jelena Hahl-Koch, trans. John C. Crawford (Faber and Faber, London, 1984), 135&endash;140.
15 Kandinsky, in Schoenberg and Kandinsky, Letters, Pictures, Documents, 21.
16 Franz Marc, who had attended the January concert with Kandinsky, immediately recognized the crucial affinity between the composer and painter. In a letter to August Macke, Marc wrote: "Can you imagine a music in which tonality (that is, the adherence to any key) is completely suspended? I was constantly reminded of Kandinsky's large Composition, which also permits no trace of tonality." (Franz Marc, in Schoenberg and Kandinsky, Letters, Pictures, Documents, 136)
17 Schoenberg, in Schoenberg and Kandinsky, Letters, Pictures, Documents, 24.The poster's text was drawn from a chapter in Schoenberg's Harmonielehre (1911).
18 Quoted in Piero Weiss and Richard Taruskin, eds., Music in the Western World: A History in Documents (New York: Schirmer Books, 1984), 428.
19 As Webern put it in retrospect: "with the abandonment of tonality the most important means of building up larger pieces was lost. For tonality was supremely important in producing self-contained forms... Only when Schoenberg gave expression to the law [12 tone composition] were larger forms again possible." Anton Webern, "Towards a New Music," in Willi Reich (ed.), The Path to New Music, trans. Leo Black (Totawa, NJ: European American Music, 1963), 590&emdash;92.
20 Schoenberg, "My Evolution," (1949), in Style and Idea, trans. Leo Black (Berkeley: California UP, 1984), 91
21 Schoenberg, "Composition With Twelve Tones (2)" (1948), in Style and Idea, 245, 246.
22 Kandinsky, in Schoenberg and Kandinsky, Letters, Pictures, Documents, 25.
23 That it was still viable in France may be in fact a sign of a certain traditionalism that itself deserves consideration . For a different account of the relation between Kandinsky's painting and Schoenberg's music see: Peter Vergo, "Music and Abstract Painting: Kandinsky, Goethe and Schoenberg," in Michael Compton, ed., Towards a New Art: Essays on the Background to Abstract Art, 1910&emdash;20 (London: The Tate Gallery, 1980), 41&emdash;63. Vergo argues that the key analogy for Kandinsky was the one between representational painting and tonal music on the one hand and abstract painting and atonal music on the other. (61, passim.) Vergo's analysis does not seek to distinguish between the particularities of Kandinsky's mode of abstraction and those of his contemporaries in France.
24 "Rand" is literally translated as "Border" and the work is often translated as "Painting (or "Picture") with White Border." However, as Peg Weiss has pointed out, since the white section does not circumscribe the entire painting, the word "edge" is more appropriate. Peg Weiss, "Kandinsky in Munich: Encounters and Transformations," in Kandinsky in Munich: 1896&emdash;1914 (New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1982), 77 note 71.
25 Wassily Kandinsky, in Kenneth C. Lindsay and Peter Vergo, eds., Kandinsky: Complete Writings on Art (New York: Da Capo Press, 1994), 391.
26 Kandinsky, Kandinsky: Complete Writings on Art, 390.
27For an extensive account of Mondrian's various attempts to counter the force of the center, see Yve-Alain Bois, "The Iconoclast," in Piet Mondrian: 1872&emdash;1944 (New York: Bulfinch Press, 1994), 313&emdash;372
28 Schoenberg, "Gustave Mahler: In Memoriam" (1912), in Style and Idea, 463.
29 Quoted in Rosen, Arnold Schoenberg, 3.
30 Piet Mondrian, in The New Art &emdash; The New Life: The Collected Writings of Piet Mondrian, eds. and trans. Harry Holtzman and Martin James (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1986), 132.
31 Ferdinand de Saussure, Course in General Linguistics, trans. Wade Baskin (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966), passim.
32 Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, Kafka: Toward a Minor Literature, trans. Dona Polan (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1986), p22, 94. Deleuze and Guattari have drawn their comments from Vidal Sephiha, "Introduction a l'étude de l'intensif" in Languages, 18 (June, 1970), 104-120. One of the most compelling aspects of this particular linguistic analysis is the way in which it offers a bridge between two well-entrenched academic camps&emdash;between those who interpret abstract painting by way of the analogy with music and those who interpret it by way of the analogy with language. Asignifying language is, as Deleuze and Guattari point out, akin to music, in a way that makes it particularly productive when considering the development of abstract painting in the early twentieth century, especially as that development was beholden to two apparently irreconcilable discourses, that of musical non-referentiality and semiotic arbitrariness.
33 For other aspects of Kandinsky's treatment of the motif, see Rose-Carol Washton Long, "Kandinsky and Abstraction: The Role of the Hidden Image," Artforum 10:10 (June, 1972), 42&endash;49. Washton Long focuses on Kandinsky's concern that his abstracted motifs may lack the power to communicate with the clarity of those in his earlier work.
34 F. T. Marinetti, "The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism," reprinted in F.T. Marinetti, Let's Murder the Moonshine: Selected Writings, trans. R. W. Flint and A. A. Coppotelli (Los Angeles: Sun and Moon Classics, 1991), 49.
35 Quoted by Klaus Lankheit in his introduction to The Blaue Reiter Almanac (New York: Da Capo Press, 1974), 35.
36 Marinetti, Let's Murder the Moonshine, 49.
37 Ernst Bloch, "Discussing Expressionism," in Theodor Adorno et. al., Aesthetics and Politics, translation editor Ronald Taylor (London: Verso, 1980), 22.
38 Bloch, in Aesthetics and Politics, 23, 25&emdash;26. It did not take long for those involved to recognize what Bloch did. Kandinsky and Schoenberg backed away when the first world war broke out. By the 1920s, each had made for himself a new ground&emdash;Kandinsky in the architectonics of the Bauhaus, Schoenberg in the rigid structure of twelve tone composition. The avant-garde would not again adopt this early discourse for some forty years, and when it did it was not in Germany but in America: in the "aleatory" music of John Cage and the "combines" of Robert Rauchenberg. "[We] were getting rid of glue," recalled Cage in 1959. "Where people had felt the necessity to stick sounds together to make a continuity, we... felt the opposite necessity to get rid of the glue so that sounds would be themselves." (John Cage, "History of Experimental Music in the United States," (1959) reprinted in Silence (Middletown, CN: Wesleyan UP, 1961), 71.) At the same moment when Greenberg was insisting upon the importance of what he called French modernism, others around him were looking in a different direction.


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The world's second largest retailer behind Wal-Mart said that its leadership will change hands earlier than planned.
Carrefour, the second largest retailer in the world after Wal-Mart Stores, has selected French retailing veteran Georges Plassat, 62, as its next CEO and chairman.
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Lady Leps bring home tourney title
It didn't come easy, but the Belle Vernon Area girls' soccer team was able to capture the South Fayette Tournament championship Sunday with a 1-0 win over the hosts.
BVA (2-0) took an early first-half lead when Caitlyn Caldwell scored off a corner kick from Marissa Zetty and the Lady Leps held on for the victory in a defensive struggle.
Although senior goalkeeper Ashly Gagliardi notched the shutout, BVA coach Paul Sasko credited his defense – sophomores Marissa Zetty and Courtney Hryko, and seniors Maggi Lewis and Stephanie Morgan – for stymieing the Lady Lions attack.
In Saturday's first-round game, the Lady Leps trounced Waynesburg, 10-1. Senior Hayden Pascoe notched five goals and three assists while Kelsy Lawson added a goal and two assists. Caldwell, Hryko, Meghan Lovett and Marissa Hasson each added a goal.
Five BVA players made the all-tournament team: Pascoe, Lawson, Gagliardi, Caldwell and senior Sarah McCullough.
BVA begins Section 4-AA play at Thomas Jefferson 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Yough 4, Ringgold 0
Natalie Luppold scored twice and goaltender Leigh Appolonia notched the shutout as the defending Section 1-AA champion Lady Cougars (1-0) began their season on a strong note Saturday in non-section play.
Belle Vernon Area tournament
The Belle Vernon Area boys went 1-2 at their season-opening tournament after dropping a 2-0 decision Sunday to Vincentian.
The Leps split two matches Saturday – winning 3-0 over McKeesport before suffering a defeat to Laurel Highlands by the same score.
The Ringgold boys fared better Saturday at the tournament, defeating West Mifflin and Saturday by 3-0 scores. The result for the Rams Sunday night match versus Laurel Highlands was not available.
At the South Fayette tournament, Elizabeth Forward opened its season with consecutive shutout losses: 5-0 to the hosts and 4-0 to Bethel Park. The Warriors (0-2) host Steel Valley 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in a Section 3-AA opener.
Monessen 2, Charleroi 0
Monessen (1-0) opened its season with a shutout of cross-town rival Charleroi on Saturday in non-section play.
Blair Madison scored midway through the first half off a set-up by Luke Doptis and Justice Rice headed in the Greyhounds' second goal off a throw-in from Doptis 12 minutes into the second half.
Playing in his first game at goaltender, Blake Carmelo recorded the shutout. Monessen coach Sam Perry called the win "a total team effort."
"It was a great start to get a win against Charleroi," Perry said. "It gives us momentum going into section play."
The Greyhounds open Section 4-A play 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bentworth. Charleroi opens Section 6-AA play 7 p.m. Tuesday at Uniontown.
South Allegheny 4, Yough 0
The Cougars (0-1) opened their season with a shutout loss at South Allegheny (1-0). Yough hosts West Mifflin 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in both teams' Section 3-AA opener.


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Title: Taken With You
Series: Kowalski Family, Book 8
Author: Shannon Stacey
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Sensuality Rating: Steamy
Source: review copy provided via NetGalley
Published: March 25, 2014 by Carina Press
Hailey Genest has seen most of her friends marry and have babies, and she's happy for them, but it was a lot easier before she hit forty. She's spent her entire life in Whitford, Maine, and if she hasn't found her Prince Charming by now, she has to accept she's probably not going to. When a new friend suggests they go on an adventure and embrace being single, Hailey agrees.
Surviving in the woods is game warden Matt Barnett's idea of a relaxing vacation. But when he meets two women in need of help, he leads them back to safety—a task that proves more fun than expected, thanks to a certain hot blonde. He can't resist pushing her buttons, even though she's made it clear that the rugged, outdoorsy type just isn't for her.
Hailey is glad to see the back of her tempting-tour-guide-slash-pain-in-the-ass. When he shows up in her life again, she's determined to avoid him, no matter how good he looks in his uniform. But that's easier said than done in Whitford, especially when he's renting the house right next door….
Why I Read this Book: I love this series and Hailey finally gets her man!
What I Liked: Taken With You is the 8th book in the Kowalski Family series but the first that doesn't feature a Kowalski as the hero or heroine. But we still get to see the Kowalskis in passing as secondary characters.
Hailey, the town librarian, and Matt, the new game warden, are polar opposites. Poor Matt doesn't do well with relationships because as the game warden, he has long and unpredictable hours and often comes home all sweaty and stinky. Hailey is a girlie-girl and is not too fond of the outdoors. Even though they both think they're wrong for each other, the chemistry and attraction is undeniable.
I love the author's attention to detail when it comes to this fictional small town. Like how the new ATV trails will boost the town's economy and how it will effect the locals who live right off the trails. It's things like this that bring the fictional town to life and give it an authentic feel.
Memorable Moment:
"You know the rules. No kissing while you're wearing that hat."
"But it's my lucky hat."
"Maybe, but it ain't your get lucky hat."
Overall Impression: With the humorous dialogue and small town charm, this series is a comfort read for me and I'm ready for the next book. As long as the author keeps writing them, I'll keep reading them.
Brianna's Rating:
Brianna's reviews for other books in this series:
Exclusively Yours, Book 1
Undeniably Yours, Book 2
Yours to Keep, Book 3
All He Ever Needed, Book 4
All He Ever Desired, Book 5
All He Ever Dreamed, Book 6
Love a Little Sideways, Book 7


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Re: PE17 errata
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- --- In email@example.com, "David Giraudeau" <davidkiks@...> wrote:
> here are some possible errors in PE17 :No, the allusion is to examples that were published at that time and also to examples
> both published and in the >> both published in the
written at that time in the "Silmarillion" materials but not yet published then.
>Yes, this should certainly be "a Quenya word." This is actually a silent expansion of
> a Qenya word [could it be "Quenya" instead ?]
Tolkien's "a Q. word" but he would have spelled it with the "u" if he had written it in
full at this time.
> PE17:146My feeling is that the superscripted number is superfluous in this context: it is not
> Etym. AM- 'up' >> Etym. AM²- 'up'
an essential component of the linguistic form; the reference is unambiguous since the
gloss of the base is included; and the number would not mean anything to readers
not already very familiar with _The Etymologies_ or having it before them as they
were reading PE 17.
> PE17:166At the time I published PE 17 it seemed clear that either "refall" was a slip for
> _ataquanta-_, refall, fall second time, double fall [could it be "refill" and "fill" instead, cf. _entaquanta- 'refill' next page and roots KWAT- in Etym. or QNTN or QATA in PE12]
"refill" or else _ataquanta_ was a slip for _atalanta_ and I intended (but in the
event neglected) to point out the alternative possibilities in the annotation. The
other two glosses are more hasty and could be interpreted either way. The reading
of the "a" in the first gloss seemed clear at the time; but I see on reëxamining my
copy of the ms. page that this gloss is written over something else in ball-point,
which is too obscured to interpret, but may be contributing to an actual "i" in the
gloss (written without a dot) looking like an "a." Given that "refall" is an unusual construction in English anyway, I think it is indeed much more likely that Tolkien
wrote "_ataquanta_, refill, fill second time, double fill."
Christopher Gilson
- If this is correct - sorry for an elfling rather than lambengolmor statement - any scandinavian members will be happy to know that Tolkien knew of the Swedish coffee house custom of _påtår_ and made _ataquanta_ to represent it in Quenya. Or does _refill_ occur often in English customs?
Given that "refall" is an unusual construction in English anyway, I think it is indeed much more likely that Tolkien
wrote "_ataquanta_, refill, fill second time, double fill."
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Unfortunately, Torfaen has a deteriorating highway network that has not been helped by the extremely cold and wet winters of the last few years.
This year our highways engineers have identified around £4m worth of resurfacing work that is needed across Torfaen's road network. Our budget allocation for maintenance schemes for 2014/15 is just £900,000 which only enables us to carry out around a quarter of the schemes identified.
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FAMILIES are up in arms after building work on their homes stalled.
Residents of Seabrooke Rise, Grays, are having new kitchens and bathrooms installed as part of a £65million programme to upgrade more than 10,000 council homes in Thurrock.
Work started on January 6 but tenants say work has now stopped, leaving them with bare kitchens and bathrooms with no ceilings.
One resident, Hannah Newton, 26, lives with her partner, Grant Hayers, 27, and two children, Christian, five, and Harry, three.
She said their heating bill had quadrupled in the last month to cope with the conditions, while contractors were passing the blame on to each other.
Miss Newton said: "I have to shut my kids in the living room because it's the only room that is warm in the house and it's the only place they can play.
"When I run hot water in the bath, I have to dip them in quickly and then get them dry because it's cold within minutes."
About 2,000 homes a year across the borough will have work done on them by 2018 in a bid to improve the overall standard of Thurrock's housing stock.
Lakeland, Wates and Keepmoat have been employed to carry out the improvements.
Work has been completed on about 1,200 homes, with surveys or renovations currently under way on another 250.
The council's transforming homes initiative started last summer and over five years all the council's 10,300 homes will be assessed – with many expected to be renovated.
A council spokesman said work should be completed within 20 working days, though unforeseen circumstances could arise.
He added: "A resident liaison officer is attending each home to record tenant concerns in more detail, and to ensure our contractors are delivering their obligations under their contract."


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Tibet Festivals & Calendar 2017
Want to know more about Tibetan culture? Then, take a glance at the time-honored Tibetan festivals. Tibetan festivals are the foundation of Tibetan folk culture, a witness of the splendid history of Tibet and the creativity of Tibetan people.
Tibetans celebrate festivals almost every month, and there might be several in a single month. Joining one would definitely make your Tibet trip sparkle! Below we list the major traditional Tibetan festivals to help you better plan your Tibet tour.
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Tibet Festivals Calendar 2017
|Date on Tibetan Calendar
|Date on Solar Calendar 2017
|Tibetan New Year (Losar)
Jan. 1
Feb. 27
|Great Prayer Festival (Monlam)
Jan. 4
Mar. 2
|Butter Lantern Festival
Jan. 15
Mar. 12
|Saga Dawa Festival
Apr. 15
Jun. 9
|Universal Prayers Festival (Zamling Chisang)
May 15
Jul. 9
|Holy Mountain Festival (Choekor Duechen)
Jun. 4
Jul. 27
|Ganden Thangka Unveiling Festival
Jun. 9
Aug. 1
|Gyantse Dharma Festival
Jun. 14
Aug. 6
|Shoton Festival
Jul. 1
Aug. 21
|Nakchu Horse Racing Festival
Jun. to Jul.
Aug. to Sep.
|Bathing Festival (Karma Dunba)
Jul. 6-12 (when Venus appears)
Sept. 19-25
|Harvest Festival (Ongkor)
|Buddha's Descent Day
Sept. 22
Nov. 10
|Gongbu New Year Festival
Oct. 1
Nov. 19
|Palden Lhamo Festival
Oct. 15
Dec. 3
|Tsongkhapa Butter Lamp Festival
Oct. 25
Dec. 12
Tibetan New Year (Losar)
- Losar Date: 1st - 3rd of the first lunar month (Tibetan Calendar)
- Losar Festival Date 2017 (Tibetan New Year 2017 Date): Feb 27, 2017 on solar calendar
- The most important festival in Tibet.
- Immediately following the Ghost Exorcising Festival (Dec 29 on Tibetan Calendar).
- Celebrated for 2 weeks, according to traditions.
- Celebrating styles vary in different areas, with Lhasa the most representative.
Read more about Tibetan New Year Festival
Tibetan opera performance at Dragon King Lake Park of Lhasa during Tibetan New Year
Butter Lamp Festival (Losar Lantern Festival)
- Date: January 15 (Tibetan Calendar)
- Mark the close of the Tibetan New Year festivities.
- Tibetans go to temples to burn incense and worship Buddhas in the day and migrate to a lantern show in the evening.
- Tibetans use ghee to make works of art known as "butter flowers" which take the shape of Buddha figures, landscapes, pavilions, birds, beasts, flowers, trees, etc.
Read more about Butter Lamp Festival
Butter figures of Tsongkhapa and his disciples made by Jokhang Temple
Saga Dawa Festival
- Date: April 15 (Tibetan Calendar)
- An influential religious festival in Tibet.
- April 15 on Tibetan Calendar is believed to be the time when Sakyamuni was born, stepped into Buddhahood, and attained nirvana.
- The festivities, starting from April 1, will last for 1 month.
- The biggest ritual is to worship Buddha and circumambulate in the inner, middle and outer parts of Lhasa.
- Sutra chanting, prayer turning, Cham dancing and other religious activities dominate the festival.
- Many people refrain from killing animals and give out alms to everyone who asks for it.
Read more about Saga Dawa Festival
Tibetans worship temples duiring Saga Dawa Festival
Shoton Festival (Yoghurt Festival)
- Date: June 30 (Tibetan Calendar)
- The liveliest festival of summer.
- Traditionally begin with exhibitions of Thangkas of Buddha.
- As Tibetan operas are performed and giant Thangkas of Buddha are exhibited, it is also called "Tibetan Opera Festival" or "Buddha Exhibition Festival".
- Gala parties, yak racing and horsemanship displays are held during this period.
Read more about Shoton Festival
Buddha Exhibition during Shoton Festival
Bathing Festival
- Date: Jul. 6-12
- Last for 1 week.
- It is believed when the sacred Venus appears in the sky, the water in the river can cure diseases. So Tibetans go to bathe in rivers to wash away potential diseases and wards off misfortune.
Read more about Bathing Festival
Tibetans bathe in rivers during Bathing Festival to have a good health
Ongkor Festival (Harvest Festival)
- Date: in August (Tibetan Calendar)
- A traditional harvest festival held in farming areas when crops ripen.
- The main ritual is to walk around the crop fields.
- Activities such as singing, dancing, horseracing, and archery are held.
Read more about Ongkor Festival
Tibetans circumambulation crop fields during Ongkor Festival
Horse Racing Fair and Archery Festival
- Date: between June and July (Tibetan Calendar)
- The most well-known events are Nakchu Horse Racing Festival and Gyantse Horse Racing Festival.
- Dressing themselves and their finest horses, hundreds of herdsmen take part in thrilling horse racing, archery and horsemanship contests.
- Generally lasting several days, with the longest ones over 10 days.
- Folk dance, art performance, barter trade and other activities add more to the festive mood.
Read more about Horse Racing Fair and Archery Festival
Nakchu Horse Racing Festival
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The Exo Suction was designed by several of our team riders, including Kyle Schmidt and Emily Copeland. They wanted a binding to be easier to get into and easier to adjust to an imperfect foot. What came out of their ideas was the unique EXO wrap that allows for multiple adjustment points throughout the foot. No longer did they, or you, have to suffer the pain caused by pressure points. Also, by adding the rear lace system, you can now enter the boot more easily and lock it down as tight or loose as you want. The support and adjustability that the EXO provides has made this binding our top seller. Try one on today...your feet will thank you.
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Reviewer: Drew Newell
07/30/2006 12:00am
The bindings are pretty hard to squeeze into when new but becomes much easier after broken in. Exit is a little bit of a problem but once you get use to it, it's not bad. They have great support and are very comfortable but they cause my feet to cramp up after 15 or so minutes, so they become uncomfortable for long rides. Overall a great binding!
Reviewer: Trace Parrott
03/27/2006 12:00am
they wer kinda hard 2 get out of but pretty awsum bindings
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08/07/2005 12:00am
Great binding, but you really have to break them in. The first time I rode them I thought me eyes were gonna bug out of my head when I tried to get them off even with binding lube. But don't get discouraged once they're broke in they're great!
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02/18/2005 12:00am
I used them on my freinds who is alot smaller then me board. so i think they were a lil to small but i still loved them out of all the others i have tryed i liked thes the best so fair even being a lil to small. I orderd myself a pair of the 04s in the size bigger. will let ya know how i like them after i use them for a bit this summer
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10/13/2004 12:00am
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10/12/2004 12:00am
I think I would have loved this binding had I bought one size bigger than the Liquid Force size chart suggested. I bought the mediums because that was where my shoe size fell, but they have been way too tight. My feet get numb and turn red all over after just about 10 mins of riding. I've also noticed the base plates bending a lot. Too bad... anyone want to exchange a pair of Larges for my pair of Mediums? Email me please!
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08/27/2004 12:00am
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08/23/2004 12:00am
These are good bindings and worked great b/c i have a wider foot. And no doubt that they are DEFINITELY comfortable...but i ate it HUGE off one jump and bent the base plate, snapped the screws in half off my left foot and broke the locking mechanism. had to make the switch the '04 Parks.
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08/11/2004 12:00am
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07/21/2004 12:00am
Best bindings I've used. I too had some trouble removing them at first but then I read how you can change the ankle wrap overlay to match layout of the 04 Exo's. If you look at the pictures of the 04 Exo's you will see that the overlay strap is mounted farther forward (near the middle of the foot instead of the heel of the foot). This change helps ease the release of the binding when you are ready to remove them yet they will still tighten up and hold well when riding. They do require some patience to get adjusted at first but they can be adjusted for about any fit issue.
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06/21/2004 12:00am
these bindings are sweet!!! I just got them off of ebay. They were pretty easy to get into and once i was in them my foot didnt move at all. Plus there super comfortable. the only problem was geting out(jus put some lube down at ur heal and as far down the anckle u can)
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06/16/2004 12:00am
The binding is really great to ride on but the release is a pain. That is really the only main flaw with this binding
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06/11/2004 12:00am
Hard to release this binding,, but whatever I love to ride with it. =)
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06/08/2004 12:00am
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04/20/2004 12:00am
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03/22/2004 12:00am
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10/08/2003 12:00am
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09/12/2003 12:00am
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Reviewer: Sean Kimak
08/11/2003 12:00am
They're awesome boots, they give all the support you'll need for anything, theyre comfortable, good looking,well priced, but, they have a completely different type of material used on the inside of the boot. It's only my first few times riding, and the boots are super easy to get into with lube, but the rubber is very very sticky and your foot wont slide out easily, even with an xl. When you go to look at boots at your shop, compare the feeling of the rubber inside on the HL's and the LF bindings. If you want a similar boot, for a little extra money, I would recomend the highbacks, they're great boots too.
Reviewer: Brady Proctor
08/06/2003 12:00am
I have ridden bindings with velcro, laces, and everything in between. An old pair of broken-in Bad Ass bindings were my favorite until I stepped into Ultra suctions. Nothing compared...until now. The Exo's are the most comfortable and supportive bindings ever. The footbed absorbs the shock to my knees and the laces make the exit much easier compared to the Ultras.
Reviewer: ryan longenecker
08/05/2003 12:00am
Reviewer: Woody Austin
08/02/2003 12:00am
These are great bindings, most comfortable ones I've ever had on my feet, that includes ski bindings too. These have great support and awesome landing comfort, I would reccomend these to anyone, but be warned because at first I had to get back on the boat to remove them, but they losen up. great adjusting system and I really give an overall rating of a 9.
Reviewer: Jason Patrick
07/27/2003 12:00am
This binding is the best of all. its very comfortable and nice. although i have a hyperlite board, they still look good on it.
Reviewer: Baron Phillips
07/25/2003 12:00am
They have good ankle hold but they are very loose on my toes. This is because I have long, flat, and thin feet. They will come off if get an edge on a landing but that is about the only way to get them off. You should buy lots of lube if you buy these bindings. The footbed is softer than Hyperlites topend bindings. But the grips to help get in are poorly stitched and they are coming undone (i have had them for 3 weeks).
Reviewer: Jason Wood
07/18/2003 12:00am
These bindings are hard to get into but they are great once you get them on. You will not find a binding with better hold and the comfort is excellent. However, they are so hard to get out of they can ruin a good run.
Reviewer: Jake blake
07/17/2003 12:00am
these are great bindings. they are comfortable, easy to get into and just look good. the only problem is the effort needed to get out of them after your ride.
Reviewer: Blake Hodits
07/16/2003 12:00am
great boots a little hard to get out of but I recommend them with great ratings
Reviewer: Steve Colucci
07/12/2003 12:00am
The gel heel insert and arch support give these bindings an exceptionally comfortable foot-bed. They offer great support and the loop on the lace lock is much easier to use than the button type that the competition uses. However,with only size 8 feet it's surprising the bindings needed to be adjusted as far out as possible. They seem to breaking in but still require lubrication to exit them without bruising the top of my ankle.
Reviewer: Danny Beard
07/11/2003 12:00am
I have found these bindings to be the best bindings I have ever rode.It takes a couple of hard sets before you can get them broke in after that they are very easy to get into and will stick when you need them to. Very comfortable and will not hurt your feet on long sets on the water. So what are you waiting on. Go buy them today!
Reviewer: Justin White
07/08/2003 12:00am
Awesome bindings, I soaked them in hot water and it loosened them up and made the entry and release easier. I love the bindings now, perfect..
Reviewer: Paul Hoss
07/08/2003 12:00am
good hold, good support, easy to get on with soap, comfortable (i guess, i have not found a pair of bindings that dont hurt my feet but these are more comfortable than any other i rode), i have a little trouble gettin them off but if anyone else rides my board it takes them like five minutes to get them off but they have bigger feet than me and i adjusted them to fit my feet
Reviewer: Brett Smith
07/07/2003 12:00am
I'm still breaking mine in, so it still is a pain in the ass to get on and off, but it holds like no other binding I've ever had on. Great binding
Reviewer: Jenn Hassan
07/07/2003 12:00am
very comfortable bindings, a bit hard to get into though
Reviewer: Kyle Kruse
07/07/2003 12:00am
Awesome bindings Great comfort until you want to get in or out of them
Reviewer: Sean Martineau
06/30/2003 12:00am
Reviewer: brian carr
06/30/2003 12:00am
i have only ridden them 6 days and other than gettin them on and off,they are awesome.they seem to suck themselves to my foot.i have been ejected from them a few times but i don't know how,because it takes me as much lube to get them off as it does to get them on.their support and comfort are unbeatable.they are well worth the bucks.
Reviewer: Tony Jensen
06/24/2003 12:00am
I am 27 and have ridden countless number of bindings and i have to say these are by far the best bindings i have rode with, especially for being so cheap. i used to ride parks and belmont bindings and thought they were pretty good, these are far better and for a lot less dough. they are a little hard to get off and on before broken in. tight hold, total comfort, and super soft landings with these bindings.
Reviewer: Andy Swenson
06/17/2003 12:00am
Recently picked me up a pair of exo's and just can't say enough good bout em. I got used to sore ankles and foot movement with previous bindings but ever since i got my exo's i have none of these problems. The hold and support is as good as it comes, as well as comfort. They are a bit tuff to slip on and off before they are broken in. Can't go wrong with these bindings!
Reviewer: Kyle Nowadnick
06/09/2003 12:00am
I love these bingings! I have had trouble finding bindings that fit my freakishly flat feet. The bindings fit great, but they dont let go of your feet at the end of the day. They have a great feel of security above the ankle too! I will always ride these bindings because I cant stand my feet cramping up when I rode for Hyperlite.
Reviewer: clay Barnett
05/10/2003 12:00am
Great bindings. First ones i have found that fit my foot perfectly. a little hard to get on and off but they loosen up.
Reviewer: Mike Mazzoli
04/24/2003 12:00am
I recently bought these bindings and i thought they are the best ones i have ever riden. I have to admit though that when you try to get these off its a little hard but they will eventually get easier to leave.
Reviewer: Sean Bennett
04/17/2003 12:00am
These bindings are great. I just got them recently and they are a tad bit tough at first but they broke in after an hour of so of riding and now i couldn't ask for a better binding.
Reviewer: Austin Wade
03/18/2003 12:00am
these bindings are bad, they feel as comfortable as you normal tennis shoes, and once they've got ahold of your feet they aren't lettin go, your foot will probably fall off before these bindigns will. on the flip side of that, they are hard to get out of when your done
Reviewer: Thane House
02/27/2003 12:00am
these bindings are the best bindings that I've ever put my foot into. just a tad less comfortable then the ultras with a bit more support. When you crash hard and they come off the don't tweak your ankle at all, they stretch, and they still have awesome support and so comfortable. I love the arch in the foot bed. Holds so good. How did they do it? they're awesome.
Reviewer: bob bobby
01/24/2003 12:00am
its good
Reviewer: Shane Bonifay
10/28/2002 12:00am
I've been riding Liquid Force for a long time and these are by far the best boots I've ridden.
Reviewer: Matt Morgan
10/26/2002 12:00am
These are the best boots i've ever ridden in. they are pretty hard to break in and they're a pain in the butt until ya do but once ya do they are the best boots made. i highly recommend these boots to any skill level.
Reviewer: David Owen
10/23/2002 12:00am
These are are excellent. They take a ride or two to break them in but other than that they are awesome!
Reviewer: Bill J
10/21/2002 12:00am
I've been riding my 2002 Exo's for 7 months already and I am completely happy with them. No problems at all, they are comfortable and easy to get into. The support is good and the release only when they should.
Reviewer: nick dennis
10/14/2002 12:00am
bindings are decent. tore ligaments in foot while landing an invert.
Reviewer: Shawn Bankert
10/07/2002 12:00am
I upgraded to these from EZ Suctions and it made an instant improvement on my riding. They took a little while to break in -- They were very tight on the bridge of my foot for the first few sessions. Slime is a must with these bindings -- sometimes even when taking them off! Overall, the best I have ever used!


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The much awaited Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film, Ferrari Ki Sawaari starring Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani in the lead has hit the theatres today. While our critic is watching the film right now, few people who have already watched the film tweeted about the movie.
The initial review for Ferrari Ki Sawari, directed by director Rajesh Mapuskar seems very positive as it's said to be a true morale booster for all those who want to watch a feel good film with light-hearted and hilarious moments. It celebrates the extraordinary dreams of ordinary people. Here is what tweeples have to say about the film Ferrari Ki Sawaari.
Gazal Dhaliwal @gazalstune
#Ferrarikisawaari leaves you all gooey inside. Rusy & Kayo are gems as characters, as are @TheSharmanJoshi & Ritwik as actors. Beautiful!
Prateek Jain
What a movie to watch #FerrariKiSawaari! Amazing is the word! Great performance by Sharman Joshi !! What a guy!!
Ferrari Ki Sawaari shows that there's always a brighter side to everything that we might think as negative.
K Mohan
Just saw #ferrarikisawaari. So proud to be associated with it. LOVED it. Will see it again. And again. :)
Archana L. Pania
cricket lovers will love #FerrariKiSawaari.
#FerrariKiSawaari - Most dissapointing. Throughout the movie we waited for Sachin on screen and wat left at d end is a duplicate fatty Sachin.
Kamaal R Khan
#FerrariKiSawaari has opened 3% in UAE. Congrats to producers n actors.
What is the story all about?
Ferrari Ki Sawaari is a heartwarming story of common men with big dreams and how one night changes their lives forever. It's a tale of small boy and his passion for cricket. His father Sharman Joshi and his grandfather too were very good players. Through his son, Sharman wants to realise his dream of playing for the country.
His son has a dream of playing at Lord's cricket ground. To fulfill his son's dream the honest father performs a small act of dishonesty for the first time in his life. He borrows a red Ferrari (which in real life belongs to Sachin Tendulkar) without informing the owner. The highlight of Ferrari Ki Sawaari is that it was shot at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
As per the tweeples, the movie should get 3 and half stars in rating. Watch out for this space to get the authentic movie review of Ferrari Ki Sawaari.


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"I guess you could say that I know my way around as far as rookies go," said Murray, son of St. Louis Coach Andy Murray, who coached the Kings from 1999 to 2006. "I've been coming to [the Kings'] rookie camps since I was 16. But things are a little different right now."
Murray, who turned 23 last month, was drafted by the Kings in the fifth round (152nd overall) in 2003 but has not played a game for the organization. In a way, Murray is glad that his father, who was fired in March 2006, is no longer around.
"It was a situation that no matter what, some people would say that I was only here because of my dad," said the younger Murray, who signed a multiyear entry-level contract with the Kings in May after two seasons of playing for Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss league.
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Wild Moccasins Ready For Whataburger-Free Euro Tour
Molly Joon
Saturday night, newly minted New West signees Wild Moccasins play their last show in the States until April, as they prepare to embark on their first European tour. Sharing the Fitzgerald's bill are Young Mammals and Wicked Poseur.
The Moccasins' maiden Old World trek is an extensive one, taking them all over Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, France, and pretty much anywhere an Anglo name hails from. The tour ends with what looks to be 14 dates all over England.
Needless to say, after the band gets back, they will be road-seasoned indie-pop warriors, full of stories and cautionary tales. Last year's bird attack in Iowa made blog headlines in Houston, so let's hope the European fowl and other small animals lay off and allow our friends to have safe passage.
We talked to singer Cody Swann about touring Europe, missing Texas, and future recording plans, including debuting a new song this weekend.
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Rocks Off: Have you been checking out any of the bands that you guys will be playing with over there?
Cody Swann: Yes, we have. We are actually really excited to be playing with Fred Thomas of Saturday Looks Good To Me.
RO: For people who don't know much about touring, what are some of the hurdles you have to jump over to gig in Europe?
CS: This question would probably be better answered at the end of the tour, but what immediately comes to mind though is, that it is better to get your shirts made overseas than shipping them from the States.
Also, learn how to say "toilet" in every language [and] notify your bank that you're leaving the country before heading out. Otherwise it will look like identity theft.
RO: How are you going to tour? What's the van situation like overseas?
CS: Just your typical van. A little bit taller than long, though. We will be driving to most places and taking a ferry and trains to others.
RO: Have you talked to any Houston bands who have gone overseas for tips?
CS: Yes, we have spoken to people from Houston as well as bands from other states. All have offered great advice on beating the weather, language barriers, etc.
RO: Are the Moccs recording right now? Any hints on the direction of new material?
CS: We haven't begun to record because of preparation for tour. We are currently in the writing process of our next album. As for hints, we will be playing a new song at the show on Saturday!
RO: What will you miss the most about Texas?
CS: Besides family and friends, I think the food. Definitely Whataburger, kolaches and especially the Mexican food.
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of time communicating with the team to get the right things
I train in HapKiDo twice a week and have been doing this for some time. I love that it keeps me fit and is also intellectually engaging (I've never been a member of a gym). Yes, I have abs.
Occasionally I attend or volunteer at a high performance driving event. It's been a blast learning to get better at car control and it's a surprisingly deep area that is more subtle that you might first expect.
On Saturday mornings you'll find me at the farmers' market hunting for good food and good eggs. I cook quite a lot and enjoy rustic even though I have a copy of Nathan's Modernist Cuisine.
Some other random things I've done:
Presented to 300+ people with orange hair.
Moved countries.
Climbed an ice wall on an Alaskan glacier.
Gone 145 mph through a corner on a motorcycle on the track. I no longer have a motorcycle and swapped it for a convertible, which is much lower risk and avoids the whole helmet hair issue. Convertible hair looks much better. Yes, actually Seattle is a great place for a convertible. Ask me about it if you are not convinced.
Danced in the desert while the DJ booth spewed fireballs and lasers lit a plane above that stretched for miles.
Trained with someone who did a long fight scene with Bruce Lee.
Shipped code to millions.
Had a rooster named after me.
Analytical thinking.
Fixing things. Yes, I know it's a cliché but I did spend a lot of time growing up in Dad's garage and hence have some basic skills.
Getting to know people deeply. I tend to have fewer people I know but I know them really well.
Cooking. Well I know basic principles and and knock just about any recipe out as well as wing it a bit.
I don't read much fiction. Hunter S Thompson is interesting.
As for TV I catch Top Gear and The Daily Show on the U-tubes but generally don't watch.
I do appreciate a well-crafted movie such as The Seven Samurai, Up (I have a soft spot for computer animation as the technical aspects hold me as well as the movie itself), Blade Runner, Chinatown, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, 12 Monkeys, Stranger Than Fiction, those by miyazaki ... well anything that makes you think or laugh or maybe both. I just discovered that the follow up to Helvetica and Objectified, called Urbanized, is coming out and this is one I want to see.
Creating useful things.
The Interwebs.
Great food.
Close friends.
Choices in life.
I like but am alergic to cats, so if you have a cat you should probably skip unless it's just for friendship.


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A Complete History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Anything by Raymond Chandler
Anything by George Orwell
And I have recently got sucked into 'The Culture' series by Iain M. Banks
The Princess Pride
Harold and Maude
Anything the Coen brothers put out
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Being John Malkovich
The Deer Hunter
The Ramones
The Velvet Underground
Le Tigre
There are a lot more but those are the ones I listened to last.
pretty much anything I love cooking it, eating it, rubbing it on my chest. . . . . Okay maybe not the last one but I like food
Yes Minister
Game of Thrones
Big Bang Theory
Although OKCupid don't request this information I think it fits here best.
The Elder Scrolls series
Projects zomboid
DuckTales on the NES (just in hear for nostalgic value and it has the best 8-bit music ever created)
I also have been known to roll a D20 in anger from time to time.
A knife with a very sharp edge (please don't be freaked out I just like to cook)
The ability to learn new things about the universe that surprise me.
Imagery that both delights and disturbs me.
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I really feel like this week has gone by like a car on the Autobahn, am I alone in this? It's probably partially because Monday was literally an all day travel day, thanks to my 2 hour delay in Chicago. I don't think I've ever flown through Chicago and had a pleasant experience, at least on my return trips when all I want to do is get home. Step up your game Chicago, seriously.
Anyways. Here are just a few things that are awesome this week!
– I was accepted as an Elite Ambassador for TCR and I'm so excited! Basically, if you live in the Mid-South (Memphis/North Mississippi/Eastern Arkansas areas) you need to sign up for the race! It's not actually a race, because it's un-timed. It's basically just one big party and you'd be crazy if you didn't do it. You don't have to be physically fit or anything – most people just jog, laugh, dance and just have fun with their friends!
If you sign up, use the promo code COLORMEM1 so you can save $10 off the registration fee! You can save even more money if you sign up as a team, just make sure all of your team members use the promo code COLORMEM1 too so they can save!
– Have you ever felt that incredible feeling of grocery shopping after you've had an empty fridge/pantry for several weeks? It's pretty amazing. But sadly it's quickly squashed when you get root canal surgery the next day and can only eat cold liquidy foods. What a bummer.
– Also an amazing feeling? Coming home to your fur babies after several days apart from them. The cuddles and the love are amazing and help to ease the (tooth) pain.
– I picked up "Where'd You Go Bernadette?" while I was home to read on the way back to Memphis and although I was dying in pain from my tooth, I was able read a few pages in it. And honestly? I don't really enjoy it so far. Granted, I'm only like 25-30 pages in, but it's just a strange book. It's half written in the form of emails and the perspective of the daughter (so far), which makes it a bit hard to understand/follow. I will read it all the way through to give it a chance, but I'm skeptical if it lives up to the hype.
-Doctor Who is back tomorrow night!!!! I'm so excited. Like, pee my pants excited. I can't wait to see Capaldi as the Doctor, I have high hopes that he'll be badass.
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The Ottawa Senators confirmed Monday that longtime general manager Bryan Murray was recently diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer.
The news came after weeks of speculation about Murray's health.
In a statement, the Senators oganization said that Murray, 71, is continuing to undergo medical testing and is expected to begin treatment immediately and will be supervised by both the team's doctors and specialists.
"On behalf of the entire Senators family, the team is asking that the thoughts, prayers and support of the entire hockey community are with Bryan and his family," the statement said, before requesting privacy for the Murray family.
The team said that Murray's treatment may require him to be away from his duties. In those cases, assistant general managers Pierre Dorion and Randy Lee will manage operations.
Murray is signed on to be GM through the Senators' 2015-2016 season. He left the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 2004 to become head coach of the Senators. He became GM in 2007.
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Family Swim
Family SwimAll individuals are required to have a wrist band to participate in
Family Swim. All participants for family swim must check in with
Courtesy Counter 1 for their wrist bands. Children 17 years and younger
must be accompanied by an adult into the swimming pool. Children 13 and
under must be accompanied by an adult into the swimming area, and the
parent must remain in the pool area the entire time their child(ren)
are in the pool. Those under the age of 14 years are required to pass a
swim test in order to swim without a parent or guardian. Sorry, floatation aids
other than U. S. Coast Guard approved life vests are not permitted at
any time. This program is free to members. Non-members pay a $20 day
use fee at the Courtesy Counter.
Effective Through August 28th
|Monday & Wednesday
5:45-8:30 pm
|Tuesday & Thursday
6:30-8:30 pm
12:00-12:45 pm
5:45-8:30 pm
|12:00-5:55 pm
|11:00 am-5:55 pm
The Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA
has a 25-meter by 25-yard lap pool and an instructional pool, both of which are indoors and heated. Both pools are open to all members and guests during open swim times.
Lessons & programs are available for all levels and ages.
Contact InformationMichelle Gable
760.942.9622 ext.12565