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The Best Weight Training Exercises For Marathon Runners
Muscle-building can be a fun and healthy way to get into shape no matter what age you are. The paragraphs that follow will give you important information that will help you optimize your bodybuilding routine and get results quickly and effectively. Read on to get the facts.
It is important to incorporate a sufficient amount of vegetables into your diet. Many muscle building diets tend to ignore vegetables and concern themselves almost exclusively with complex carbs and proteins. Vegetables give you important nutrients which aren't in foods that usually have a lot of protein or carbs. Additionally, they are high in fiber. Fiber helps your body be more effective in utilizing protein.
Make sure you understand the best exercises to increase muscle mass. Different exercises achieve different results; some are better for toning while others are better for bulk. Select the best building techniques and diversify your exercises so you develop all your muscle groups.
Meat is a protein-rich food that will help aid muscle growth. A good daily goal is to eat a gram of meat for each pound you weigh. Doing this will aid your body in storing protein and growing your muscles as large as you intend.
Always do compound exercises so you can have the most muscle growth possible. Compound exercises work more than one muscle group at once. Bench presses, for example, work the chest, shoulders and triceps at once.
One of the most important things you can do to aid in muscle building is to stretch after working out. Those under forty should spend thirty seconds holding each stretch. Older people–those over the age of 40–should hold each stretch for a minute or longer. Stretching properly protects you from injuries related to working out.
See if you can work opposing groups of muscles within the same workout, using the chest muscles in conjunction with back muscles or hamstrings together with the quad muscles. This is a good way to let a muscle rest while you focus on another one. This is beneficial because the intensity of your workouts is easily increased with increasing the time you spend building muscles at the gym.
Muscle building isn't just about getting ripped. There are a variety of bodybuilding routines designed to get different results. You need to determine what your goals are before settling on one. If your goal is to build bigger muscles, you should consider adding a dietary supplement in addition to your workout plan.
Know your limits, and push yourself in an exercise to the point at which you hit that limit. Every time you do a set, don't give up until you are totally exhausted and can't lift the weight even one more time. If you start getting tired, shorten the lengths of the sets.
If you are concentrating on building muscle mass, always eat food rich in protein both before your exercise routine and after. Fifteen grams of protein about an hour prior to training and after you train is recommended. You could do this by drinking one or two servings of milk.
You should only do a complete muscle-building workout every other day. Taking days off is important, as this gives your body time to recuperate. If you work out too often, you run the risk of injuring yourself. This will only be counterproductive in the long run.
Fitness is important for people of all ages, so it is possible that muscle building can be effective for you. Hopefully, the information in this article will help you in your muscle building program that will provide you with a wonderful body, build up your strength, and develop a lifetime of healthy living habits.


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Andrew Bridgman
January 22, 2014
It's not enough for you to be a Rollercoaster Tycoon - you want to be a Rollercoaster Artist. You want to make brilliant rides that provide all of the thrills and daring design elements that you find lacking in real life rollercoasters. Who cares if literally every guest says that your rollercoasters look too intense for them? The cowards at Six Flags have nothing on your latest vomit-inducing masterpiece.
I know what you're thinking - an unfinished rollercoaster? Yikes! Well, fear not - the coaster will shoot you up right to the tippy-top, and then you'll come roaring back, like an on-rails pendulum! Should be quite the thrill....unless a certain tycoon were to "accidentally" increase the launch speed to 90mph, that is. Oops! What an unfortunate accident. Oh well, anyone else want to try out "The George R.R. Martin Coaster"?
No need for "rollered-coasters" or any of those other complicated, expensive types of rides here - nothing but pre-built attractions, hedge mazes, and paddle boats for this park! Imagine how much we'll save on vomit cleanup alone! And with that money, we can add in some things that'll REALLY bring the customers in: some badass gardens and HELLA benches.
Welcome! Everyone welcome! The park is free, the food is free, the drinks are free! Oh, where's the bathroom? There's a few of them right over there - just $20 apiece! What's that, you say? Too expensive? Well, I'm afraid that's simply what the market dictates! You want to leave, you say? Well, I'm afraid the only way back to the entrance is by taking the monorail. That will also be $20.
If that doesn't work for you, I have a very tiny island in the back of the park where you can wander around in circles for years.
Guest 3791, how's it goin'? Wow, you have gone on a lot of rides so far, haven't you? That's swell - oh, you're eating at the burger shop. Great, great. And now you're eating the burger! Classic Guest 3791. And now you're...walking aimlessly in circles a little. That's cool - you paid to get in, you can do whatever you want! Hey, you should check out the new coaster I made, The Fecal Extractor, you'll love..."too intense for you"? Wow, dude. I thought I knew you. I can forgive you complaining about how filthy this park is, but I won't have you shying away from this incredible experienced I designed JUST FOR YOU. I'm gonna keep picking you up and putting you back in line until you get the message.
Ohhhhh, so that's how it's gonna be, is it? "Wahhhh, I don't like the long lines!" "I'm a bigshot so I'll just litter wherever I want!" "Boo hoo, my child died on that ride!" You know where you can take your complaints? To the bottom of Ungrateful Guest Pond! Pardon the enormous floating pincers grabbing you and dumping you in the water.
Under my watch, these fair creatures shall never go extinct...or, at least, there will always be mascots of them twirling about, vaguely entertaining the guests, and serving virtually no actual purpose at my terribly understaffed park!
Anyways, check out my DeviantArt page sometime. 18 and over only, fellas. I do things with Kung Fu Panda fan art that DreamWorks clearly wouldn't want exposed to children.
All these guests are meatbags with cash - until I get through with them, that is. When they leave my park, they're leaving dead broke (assuming they leave at all). If it rains in my park, umbrella price quadruples instantly. I charge juuuust enough for the bathrooms so that no one raises a stink. I'm always maximizing the prices of rides. I hire one janitor to clean the entire park - and drag him around from vomit puddle to vomit puddle using my god-like floating pincers. And I am NOT about to waste my hard-earned dollars on frivolities like "trash cans" or "benches" or "basic safety precautions."
You have lost your goddamn mind. You've turned this park into a nightmare, filled with bizarre experiments and confounding design philosophy. The bank is getting REEEEAL nervous about your ability to ever pay back the loan. How did you get 400 guests trapped in a single square of pathway? Is that a queue line that's 5 miles long? What in the name of god is
Mr. Bones Wild Ride
and why would any ride take years to complete?!
Oh, you enjoyed Your Grandpa's Penis, did you? That's great, glad you're having fun. Whoa, Your Mom's Vibrator looks too intense for you? Hey, if you're not ready for that, maybe something a little slower would work better. Oh yeah, Cousin Fred's Genital Warts WAS great, wasn't it?
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I actually finished him last night. It's currently 2:04am on 1 April 2015. Billy is, as of this moment, waiting to be shipped off to the Paternal Parental along with a plethora of other gifts I put in the box at the last minute. Hopefully, he'll get some use out of them.
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Eslite Group (誠品集團) aims to increase group revenue by between 10 percent and 15 percent over the next five years on the back of planned expansion in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong, chairman Robert Wu (吳清友) said yesterday.
The group, which runs bookstores, galleries and department stores, reported a consolidated revenue of NT$13 billion (US$427.98 million) for last year.
Sales for this year could break the NT$14 billion mark, Wu told a media briefing in Taipei after celebrating the group's 25th anniversary.
The group is set to open its first boutique hotel, with 104 rooms, in Taipei's Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in the second quarter, and plans to launch its first two department stores in China in the second quarter next year, in Suzhou and Shanghai.
"The outlet in Suzhou may be a department store as large as the company's flagship outlet in Taipei's Xinyi District (信義)," said Eslite Spectrum Corp (誠品生活) president Mercy Wu (吳旻潔), who is also vice chairwoman of the Eslite Group and Robert Wu's daughter.
Eslite Spectrum operates department stores and restaurants. The subsidiary also plays an important role in the group's overall growth and business strategy.
In the long term, the group plans to launch two or three outlets per year in Taiwan and at least one store in an overseas market, most likely in China and Hong Kong, she said.
The group is also eyeing opportunities to operate and manage a city-level cultural complex in China, she added.
Eslite Spectrum reported consolidated sales in the first two months of the year of NT$587.63 million, up 7.83 percent from a year earlier. Its overall revenue for last year stood at NT$3.44 billion, up 15.26 percent from 2012.
The company posted a net profit of NT$234.14 million, or NT$5.24 per share, for the first nine months last year, up from a net income of NT$157.77 million, or NT$3.85 per share, recorded a year earlier.


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The crisis is already here. You can help.
The earth's resources are being depleted, the air's getting filthier…
Research has shown that the Middle East—like Costa Rica, one of today's more popular vacation destinations—used to be lush with forests. But years and years of ancient civilizations cutting down all their trees left the land exposed to the harsh sun, and it literally baked, turning it into the desert we see today.
The Hawaiian Island of Lanai was deforested in the 19th century and its land still hasn't recovered. Wind erosion poses a constant problem and it's nearly impossible for vegetation to grow. Compare this with the beautiful islands located just a few miles away…
In Costa Rica the logging has already started. Huge areas have been deforested and the soil is turning hard. In the hot climate, without trees, the earth doesn't stand a chance.
What can we do about it?
I learned recently that Eco Preservation Society has received the rights to go on to protected land and plant 40,000 baby trees. And they need volunteers to help!
This first project, the Scarlet Macaw Conservation program at Ocean Ranch Reserve, is a collaborative partnership with the Costa Rica Ministry of Environment (MINET) and ICE, the Costa Rican national energy and telecommunications company. The Scarlet Macaw biological corridor project which has been sanctioned by the Costa Rican government and encompasses thousands of hechtares from Playa Hermosa to the central valley of Costa Rica. The primary thrust is to reestablish the natural habitat along the river that bisect the property and steep sloped areas that were previously degraded by agricultural activity.
Once in the ground these trees will never be allowed to be cut down. They're getting at the problem early enough so that the root systems will be able to save the earth in these locations from the same fate as Lanai. But that's only one part of what they're plan to do.
As soon as they reach their fundraising goal, they'll start construction on totally green housing for their volunteers and then document their progress. They want to show the world how to start a sustainable community—from construction of housing, to setting up a garden, to getting a clean energy source up and running.
It's their hope that people who access their free "SEEDLINGS" videos will implement some or all of these aspects in their own homes. Clean energy, growing your own food, living green—none of these things need to be done out on some farm. You can do them from the comfort of your own home, easily!
Here are the first two episodes:
The vision:
Once EPS plants the initial 40,000 trees, they'll receive more trees and be able to go to more locations where they'll set up different energy sources and implement different types of structures so that the local population can use whatever system works best for them. Their end goal is to set up these structures for volunteers all over the world so that no one can claim ignorance about living green.
How you can help:
- Share this blog post and make a donation. (Donations receive a green certificate for helping the planet.)
- Volunteer by signing up here! Be sure to mention I Count for myEARTH!
If you're a blogger and/or social media maven, EPS would love your help! They'll link you directly with boots on the ground projects, not with the EPS organization as a whole. This program is about personal ownership and building teams of committed environmentalists all pulling together to achieve concrete goals.
There are four objectives for this virtual volunteer effort:
- Support crowdfunding campaign efforts
- Recruit international volunteers into the program
- Improve their search engine optimization with backlinks into their website and campaign pages.
- Recruit contributing bloggers and content managers
Join the EPS Virtual Volunteer Facebook page.
Click here for the Active Conservation Program.
Click here to see all EPS volunteer opportunities.
Eco Preservation is a nonprofit. Your donations will go towards buying supplies, not into someone's pocket!
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Finals week can be challenging. As students finish term papers and study for the hardest tests they'll have all year, it makes sense that they need some ways to de-stress. Some university students accomplish this through fun, silly and sometimes crazy traditions that give them excuses to take study breaks throughout the week. Since the U doesn't have any fun finals week traditions, I want to remedy that and propose some ways Utah students can forget their work for a few moments.
Perhaps some of these traditions take it too far. In one of the most widespread traditions, dubbed "the primal scream," students open their windows at some time of night (usually midnight) and yell as loudly as possible. Other schools have long traditions of student dinners and impromptu dance parties. University of Maryland students invoke something between luck and superstition by leaving offerings of snacks, coffee and vegetables next to Testudo, their statue fish mascot. Students can do pretty crazy things when they're under stress.
But maybe "crazy" is the point. After all, the really crazy thing is for students to stay up late doing more studying in a few days than they did during the entire semester. Perhaps the point of these finals traditions, in addition to stress relief, is to provide students with a momentary distraction from how hard their jobs this week really are. What's one library dance party compared to a 15-page essay?
I think Utah students could benefit from their own set of traditions to get them through the week. They need not be as loud or bombastic as the primal scream – in fact, they need not be disturbing or annoying at all. The point is to allow students, stressed out from everything, to find something a little silly or crazy to help keep things in perspective.
With this in mind, I propose three traditions for the cramming, sleep-deprived Utah student:
First, a paper-airplane throwing contest. Although it is good policy to keep your old assignments and tests for later, every student knows that there will be one or two assignments that really taught you nothing of value. Or, maybe you got a bad grade on one quiz, and want to make it disappear. In that case, make a paper airplane out of it and try to fling it as far as possible. You can even aim your plane toward the nearest recycling bin if you want to be environmentally conscious and stressed at the same time.
Second, dessert around the Big U. Who doesn't like cakes, pies, and other sweets? What better way to distract from studies than doing something indulgent in an inconvenient place? This tradition is a little bit limited, considering there is only sitting room on the U for perhaps two or three students at time. Maybe students can take shifts?
Third, Bad Improv outside the Student Life Center. Many of these finals traditions combine some degree of humor with some degree of improvisation. We could bring those together by encouraging students to do the worst comedy set possible while still including something that looks like "jokes." Perhaps students that get creative can make the best awful humor. Or, perhaps the students with no natural talent would succeed at doing horrible comedy.
In the end, you don't need everyone in the school to follow your wacky finals week traditions — just a few friends sharing some absurd pastime is enough to lighten the load and create some solidarity around finals week. So, I would encourage you to make your own personal finals week traditions, taking perhaps a brief break from work to plan out some crazy activity.
Perhaps the most poignant and most reasonable finals week tradition celebrated around various college campuses is the midnight breakfast. Students who are still up at midnight come together to take a break from studying and eat breakfast foods. This idea, which allows students to eat, chat and be social in a time of stress, might be just the thing to get Utah students through the week.


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The 'subject of ethics' and educational research OR Ethics or politics? Yes please!
(2017) Educational Philosophy and Theory, pp. 1-11. Article in Press.
This paper outlines a theoretical context for research into 'the subject of ethics' in terms of how students come to see themselves as self-reflective actors. I maintain that the 'subject of ethics', or ethical subjectivity, has been overlooked as a necessary aspect of creating politically transformative spaces in education. At the heart of egalitarian politics lies a fundamental tension between the equality of voices (or ways of being) and the notion that one way of being or one voice may be deemed more legitimate than another; which in turn puts the equality of beings into question. Building from Michel Foucault's work regarding ethics and subjectivity, I suggest that a 'subject of ethics' can be viewed, in part, as a series of relations of self that form the horizon upon which a subject comes to work on themselves relative to moral codes and power relations. Ethical relations of self can be a useful concept for those interested in educational research that furthers social and ecological justice. In the conclusion of this paper I also discuss the limitations of locating ethics entirely within a constituted human subject. © 2017 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia
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anthropology; ethics; Foucault; justice; politics; qualitative research; subjectivity


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Peter focuses his practice advising mortgage lenders and servicers, sales finance companies, depository institutions, and other financial service providers on consumer finance regulatory matters. He has a broad range of experience with the principal federal consumer finance laws, frequently advising clients on compliance issues regarding the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
Peter also assists clients on compliance with state consumer finance laws, helping them to develop and maintain multistate credit programs. He has also assisted clients responding to regulatory inquiries and examinations.
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Prior to joining McGlinchey Stafford in 2015, Peter was an associate in Greenberg Traurig LLP's financial regulatory and compliance group.
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Did you ever fantasize about having the opportunity to live in a mobile home and camp out on various beautiful beaches or lakes? Well, that dream is not far from reality because you could easily escape for a short vacation in a mobile home and you won't have to worry about a think. Either way, if you are thinking about purchasing a mobile home there are a few things that you should know before you purchase the vehicle. You should be aware of all the advantages and disadvantages of living in a mobile home. After you are done reading this article you will know the advantages of living in a motorhome.
The first advantage to living in a mobile home is quite obvious; it's cheap. Once you buy your mobile home (assuming you did not purchase it on a time plan) the only thing that you will have to pay for is gas and food. You do not even necessarily have to pay for gas because you could park your mobile home permanently at a camp ground or another location that allows mobile homes to set up camp. So you don't need to worry about paying rent or property taxes if you live in a mobile home. In general, if you do not have a lot of money and you want to save as much as possible living in a mobile home is a great choice. Of course, you need to find a mobile home that is sufficient and won't have any mechanical problems.
Once you got your mobile home you will soon realize just how convenient it is and you can set up camp and sleep almost anywhere in the country. You could also live in a mobile home permanently but the majority of people prefer to buy or rent a mobile home for vacations.


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José Hawilla, a prominent Brazilian sports marketing executive who became a significant figure in a global corruption case brought by the United States when he admitted bribing soccer officials to buy the media and marketing rights to major South American tournaments, died on May 25 in a hospital in São Paulo. He was 74.
Nicholas Arons, one of his lawyers, said the cause was lung failure.
In 2015, the Justice Department accused many high-ranking officials of FIFA, soccer's world governing body, of schemes in which more than $150 million in bribes and kickbacks were paid for tournament rights. Also charged were executives of organizations within FIFA's orbit and a number of sports marketing companies.
Before the first indictments were unsealed, in May 2015, Mr. Hawilla (pronounced AH-vee-la), the owner and founder of Traffic Sports, had already been arrested and charged with bribery and had begun secretly recording conversations with co-conspirators as part of his cooperation agreement with the government. He had also pleaded guilty to charges that included racketeering conspiracy and conspiracies to launder money and obstruct justice.
"For a long time, Hawilla was as big as it got in the business, and his influence is huge," Pedro Daniel, an adviser to a group of Brazilian players who were trying to reform the sport, told Reuters shortly after Mr. Hawilla's role in the case was announced.
O Globo, a major newspaper in Rio de Janeiro, once called Mr. Hawilla the "owner of Brazilian soccer."
Mr. Hawilla said he paid his first bribe in 1991, when a FIFA official demanded a payment from Traffic to retain the rights to Copa América, a tournament run by a federation called Conmebol and featuring South American countries as well as the United States, Mexico and others. At first the bribes totaled six figures, but as the price of Copa América rights swelled in subsequent negotiations, the illicit payments often rose above $1 million.
For more than two decades Mr. Hawilla continued to pay bribes directly, or through partners, to retain the rights to Copa América and to obtain the rights to two other events: the Gold Cup, a tournament featuring the national teams in the Americas, and Copa do Brasil, a competition among 91 Brazilian clubs from all the country's states.
The tens of millions in bribes that Mr. Hawilla paid over many years and the rights they secured for Traffic helped him build the company into a lucrative business. Court papers showed, for example, that Traffic's profit from Copa América grew from $9.9 million in 2001 to $29.1 million six years later.
Mr. Hawilla's guilty plea required him to forfeit all or most of the riches created by this deal making. Of the $151 million he was ordered to surrender, he is known to have paid $25 million.
For most of the time since his arrest, he had been living in Florida. He had not yet been sentenced. He left for Brazil in February.
Last year, breathing through an oxygen tank, Mr. Hawilla testified in Brooklyn federal court at the trial of the former heads of three South American soccer organizations. His voice was also heard on the secret recordings, including one with José Maria Marin, the former president of Brazil's soccer federation and one of the defendants.
In the recording, Mr. Marin was heard negotiating a bribe with Mr. Hawilla and saying: "It's about time to have it coming my way. True or not?"
"Of course," Mr. Hawilla responded. "That money had to be given to you."
On another recording, Mr. Hawilla told a colleague that the government had "so much information that lying is the worst thing you can do."
A jury convicted Mr. Marin on six counts of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. It also convicted Angel Napout, the former head of Conmebol, on three counts of racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy. Manuel Burga, a Peruvian official, was acquitted.
Mr. Hawilla testified that he had been disgusted that he had to bribe officials, but that he did so nonetheless.
To buy the rights to the Gold Cup through Concacaf, the soccer confederation of North and Central America and the Caribbean, he was told, he said, that he had to pay off Jack Warner of Trinidad and Tobago and Chuck Blazer of the United States, both powerful former officials of FIFA and Concacaf.
"I did not agree with the practice," he testified, "but unfortunately, you are practically forced to do that."
Mr. Warner was indicted but is fighting extradition. Mr. Blazer pleaded guilty in 2013, became a government witness and died last year.
There have been 24 publicly announced individual guilty pleas in the case so far.
Mr. Hawilla was born on June 11, 1943, in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, in the northwestern part of the state of São Paulo. His father, Fuad Elias Hawilla, was a salesman and small-business owner, and his mother, Georgina (Atra) Hawilla, was a homemaker.
Mr. Hawilla was a radio sports journalist before attending law school in Itapetinga, Brazil, and later covered sports on television. He then bought Traffic, a bus-stop advertising company, and branched into billboard advertising in soccer stadiums. He built it into what is believed to be Brazil's largest sports marketing company, specializing in the rights to major international soccer tournaments.
He eventually expanded to the United States, where a subsidiary of his company, Traffic Sports USA, became a financially influential force in the North American Soccer League and bought one of its teams, the Carolina RailHawks, in 2010. Aaron Davidson, the president of Traffic Sports USA, became the chairman of the league.
But the team was sold five years later after the Justice Department revealed that Mr. Hawilla had pleaded guilty and Mr. Davidson had been indicted; Mr. Davidson pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and wire-fraud conspiracy and admitted to paying more than $14 million in bribes to soccer officials.
In March 2014, Mr. Hawilla recorded a conversation with Mr. Davidson in which they discussed whether a bribe to someone they referred to as Jeff had been paid; Mr. Davidson said that Jeff was angry because he had wanted more.
Mr. Hawilla is survived by his wife, Eliani Maria (Menezes) Hawilla; a daughter, Renata Hawilla Mata Pires; two sons, Stefano and Rafael; a sister, Rosmary Hawilla; and six grandchildren.
Mr. Arons, the lawyer, said that Mr. Hawilla "was candid about the mistakes that he made working in the difficult arena of soccer, but was able to give back to the sport he loved by helping the U.S. government with its investigation into soccer corruption."


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Better bass is clearly on the agenda at Thiel, the high-end loudspeaker manufacturer. The company says that its Smartsub family of subwoofers are "the most technologically advanced bass systems ever developed".
Its new SS1 subwoofer - which represents its most affordable unit ever - forms part of the new SmartSub line and combines a 500-watt amplifier with a long-throw 10-inch woofer in a compact cabinet. It is said to produce an output of up to 99dB at 20Hz and up to 106dB at 30 Hz - so hang onto your teeth!
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Bass boom can be eliminated with Thiel's new technology too, the company claims. It says that the SS1 can be adjusted to automatically match the subwoofer to the main speakers, regardless of brand or type.
Plus, it can also be adjusted to eliminate room interaction problems for any placement, without the need for microphones. Part of the subwoofer's ability to go deep and low is down to some innovative driver technology, however.
Thiel's in-house drive units are low distortion types with aluminium diaphragms and unusually large magnet structures, enabling them to shift air big-time.
There's also a range of 12 real wood veneers to choose from, and Thiel can special order the cabinets in almost any desired finish.


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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Safe browsing tweet from Google this morning
I thought I would pass along Google's own statement on safe searching (which it says is built into Chrome, Firefox and Safari), which the company reminded followers about on Twitter this morning, with this link.
My own recent experience is that Webroot is fairly aggressive in identifying suspicious sites when going to them. My Toshiba Satellite P875 goes to a Toshiba news site by default when I open Internet Explorer 10, and once in a while Webroot flags an ad on that site.
Yahoo! Safe search and Firefox searches, when MyWOT and McAfee Site Advisor, are fairly effective in warning about sites that have been flagged. But several times Webroot has flagged sites not identified as risky by any safe search.
This morning, Webroot flashed one warning on a Blogger panel, but the warning disappeared. Not clear what happened. The Securie Anywhere panel says no active threats have been detected.
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Labels: browser security, search engine spam
Monday, October 28, 2013
Phone scams offering tech support --- be wary
Local media are reporting telephone scams for personal computer technical support, as written up by Microsoft here.
Some callers claim that they will shut off your computer remotely if you don't work with them.
I got a phone call on a landline (which I don't publish on my sites) purporting to be from AOL last spring. The caller started talking about wanting me to change AOL settings, and curiously Comcast XFINITY didn't screen and identify it. I did hang up on it. But it is true that my subscription had expired because a credit card had not been updated after it was lost.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Facebook stirs controversy by allowing minors to change settings to public
Facebook has made another change to its privacy policy, setting the default settings now to "friends" for all new minor users and letting anyone (including minors 13 and over) change the setting to everyone.
Previously, the setting for minors had been "friends of friends" (second degree, or one degree of separation).
Apparently some people are concerned that minors should not be able to post publicly to everyone. They fear that minors do not grasp the permanence of digital postings and of online reputation, but even "whitelisted" postings often get passed around.
CNET has the story here.
New users over 18 still default to "public".
The "Inside Facebook" story is here.
There is a story on NOLA here.
Blogger has a minimum age of 13 and I'm not aware of any requirement to mark a blog private. Google+ originally had a minimum age of 18, but was changed to 13 and apparently restricts postings to friends.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Teen social media tragedy highlights social media security problems as well as possible Section 230 issues
But the 14 year old girl arrested for cyberstalking denies that she made the Facebook post that led to the tragedy. She claims her account was hacked.
It may be that someone else got her password, and there is certainly a case for Facebook's initiating two-step sign on, as has Google. Banks should do it, too. But it's more likely that she was on a public computer somewhere and left herself signed on. Although her attorney says she claims she hadn't been on Facebook at all.
The question as to whether service providers should share responsibility for harmful use of their sites is bound to come back again because of this case. But here, it seems as though maybe site security was the issue, rather than censorship, as is usually the case when Section 230 gets discussed.
The CNN story is here.
CNN mentioned that there are many new sites which cater to teens besides Facebook, and that parents need to know what their kids do, but parents have a hard time keeping up. Chris Cuomo on CNN suggested strengthening parental liability laws. Many of these sites would have security issues.
Why do 12 and 13 year olds need to be on social media, anyway? Why aren't they learning to relate to one another in the real world first? It's dangerous if kids believe that their social standing depends on the count of social media "likes".
This case, however, needs to be followed, both from the viewpoint of security and possible changes in downstream liability laws in the future.
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Labels: social networking sites
Sunday, October 06, 2013
ABC discusses the "CP" ransomware problem, and warns on 5 links never to touch
ABC News has a story on "The 5 Deadly Clinks: Links you should never touch". The article starts by discussing the ransomware scam that puts child pornography images on your computer. It is said to come from Russia. This was discussed on here Sept. 23.
The five most dangerous links are (1) unfamiliar mobile apps (2) Remote access, pretending to be ISP employees (I once got a suspicious call pretending to be from AOL) (3) Paying attention if visiting porn, with a warning that intentionally clicking on sites known to have "illegal" content (or providing the hyperlinks) can send you to prison (4) authority scams supposedly from banks (5) pharmacy and drug spam.
ABC's story (by Adam Levin) is here.
On tip 3, remember that Wikipedia reports that the FBI sometimes runs stings to see who will "knowingly" click on illegal content.
Be careful, too, that accidental clicks are more likely on smartphones or touchpad laptops.
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Labels: child pornography propagation, ransomware
Friday, October 04, 2013
Federal indictment issued against some members of Anonymous for DDoS attacks against anti-piracy interests
The major media outlets are reporting on a big federal indictment, from the US district in Alexandria, VA, against thirteen members of the computer hacking group Anonymous, accused of engineering DDOS attacks against major parties who spoke out against piracy, especially through file-sharing.
NBC News has a story, with a link to a PDF of the indictment, here.
Any federal trial would be held in Alexandria VA and people who live in northern Virginia would be eligible for jury summons. It would be a good question as to whether personal or professional experience with intellectual property issues would disqualify jurors, as would the possibility of a US attorney on the case knowing a juror personally through happenstance. These sorts of possibilities may be more likely in a case like this than usual.
Reuters has a story by David Ingram on the Chicago Tribune site, here.
Most attacks discussed in the indictment seem to have been done with phishing and getting home and small business user computers infected.
News Super World also reports that a Reuters journalist was indicted separately.
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Ariana Grande has finally released her new album, hooray!
We've already been obsessed with 'Dangerous Woman,' 'Into You' and 'Let Me Love You,' and now we have loads more new tunes to devour. Today is a good day. But what we want to know is which track is your favourite? We know it's a difficult question, but it just has to be asked.
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RICHMOND, Va. – With all 31 regular season VCU men's basketball games on TV, the spirited supporters in RamNation will be looking to gather and cheer on the Black & Gold no matter where they are playing.
RamNation can gather less than a mile away from the Siegel Center at Chili's at VCU, the official watch party spot of VCU Athletics.
Each time the Rams are on the road the Official Watch Party will be at Chili's At VCU. Rodney the Rams, the Gold Rush Dancers and the VCU Cheerleaders will make special appearances throughout the season at different events and VCU's marketing and promotions staff will be on site each game handing out VCU prizes including tickets to upcoming men's games.
Located at the corner of Cary and Belivedere, Chili's at VCU provides a great spot for students and fans to join together, don their Black & Gold and watch their beloved Rams.
The first official watch party is set for next Tuesday, November 12 when the Rams travel to Charlottesville to take on 24th-ranked UVA in a highly anticipated matchup.
July 3, 2014 GRAHAM EARNS SPOT AT LEBRON JAMES SKILLS ACADEMY
May 8, 2014 ATLANTIC 10 ANNOUNCES 2014-15 HOME/AWAY PAIRINGS
April 23, 2014 CASON JOINS MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF
April 17, 2014 RAMS' INCOMING CLASS RANKED 14TH IN THE COUNTRY BY ESPN.COM
April 9, 2014 THREE RAMS EARN ALL-STATE ACCOLADES
April 2, 2014 REDDIC EARNS SPOT AT REESE'S NABC SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME
March 16, 2014 VCU RECEIVES 5-SEED, TO MEET STEPHEN F. AUSTIN IN NCAAS
March 14, 2014 RAMS ROLL INTO A-10 SEMIFINALS WITH 71-53 DEFEAT OF RICHMOND
March 11, 2014 GRAHAM, REDDIC, WEBER AND JOHNSON HONORED BY ATLANTIC 10
March 11, 2014 GRAHAM NAMED TO USBWA ALL-DISTRICT SQUAD
March 10, 2014 PLANS FOR $25 MILLION VCU BASKETBALL COMPLEX UNVEILED
March 6, 2014 GRAHAM FUELS RAMS' RALLY IN 56-50 WIN AT RICHMOND
March 3, 2014 DANIELS CALLED UP TO HOUSTON ROCKETS
February 21, 2014 DANIELS SIGNED BY HOUSTON ROCKETS
February 21, 2014 RAMS DROP TOUGH 80-75 DECISION AT UMASS
February 18, 2014 SHANNON LEAVES TEAM FOR PERSONAL REASONS
February 15, 2014 RAMS RALLY, BUT DROP 64-62 ROAD DECISION TO #12 SAINT LOUIS
February 12, 2014 JOHNSON, GRAHAM LEAD RAMS TO 92-75 ROUT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
February 8, 2014 RAMS BATTLE BACK, BUT DROP TOUGH 69-62 DECISION AT SAINT JOSEPH'S
February 1, 2014 SIX RAMS IN DOUBLE FIGURES LEAD RAMS TO 81-70 VICTORY OVER RICHMOND
January 29, 2014 JOHNSON LEADS BALANCED ATTACK AS RAMS ROLL PAST FORDHAM, 76-60
January 27, 2014 REDDIC TAKES HOME ATLANTIC 10 CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES
January 25, 2014 GRAHAM, REDDIC LEAD RAMS PAST LA SALLE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME, 97-89
January 22, 2014 RAMS TURN UP THE HAVOC EN ROUTE TO 80-66 WIN AT DAYTON
January 18, 2014 RAMS BLITZ DUQUESNE IN SECOND HALF EN ROUTE TO 80-65 WIN
January 14, 2014 BRANDENBERG, RAMS FALL AT GEORGE WASHINGTON, 76-66
January 9, 2014 WEBER, RAMS POWER PAST MASON, 71-57, ON "CHECK THE STU" NIGHT
January 3, 2014 WEBER, GRAHAM SPARK VCU TO 81-63 VICTORY OVER STONY BROOK
December 28, 2013 FOUR RAMS IN DOUBLE-FIGURES LEAD VCU TO ROUT OF BOSTON COLLEGE, 69-50
December 21, 2013 JOHNSON, RAMS DOMINATE VIRGINIA TECH, 82-52
December 16, 2013 VCU HOSTS FOURTH ANNUAL "SHOP WITH THE RAMS" EVENT
December 14, 2013 RAMS DROP 77-68 ROAD DECISION TO NORTHERN IOWA
December 9, 2013 LEWIS NAMED ATLANTIC 10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
December 8, 2013 REDDIC DOMINATES AS RAMS ROLL PAST OLD DOMINION, 69-48
December 2, 2013 GRAHAM EARNS ATLANTIC 10 CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
November 29, 2013 GRAHAM'S 24-POINT OUTBURST LEADS RAMS PAST NORTHEASTERN, 79-66
November 24, 2013 RAMS FALL TO GEORGETOWN IN PUERTO RICO FINALE, 84-80
November 22, 2013 10TH-RANKED RAMS BLITZ LONG BEACH STATE IN SECOND HALF FOR 73-67 WIN
November 21, 2013 10TH-RANKED RAMS FALL TO FLORIDA STATE IN PUERTO RICO OPENER, 85-67
November 18, 2013 RAMS EARN FIRST TOP-10 REGULAR SEASON RANKING IN SCHOOL HISTORY
November 16, 2013 BALANCED RAMS ROLL PAST WINTHROP, 92-71
November 14, 2013 FOUR INK NLIS TO JOIN THE RAMS NEXT SEASON
November 12, 2013 REDDIC NAMED TO WOODEN AWARD PRESEASON LIST
November 12, 2013 GRAHAM'S THREE GIVES RAMS THRILLING 59-56 WIN AT #25 UVA
November 8, 2013 14TH-RANKED RAMS ROUT ILLINOIS STATE, 96-58, IN SEASON OPENER
November 7, 2013 CHILI'S AT VCU NOW THE OFFICIAL WATCH PARTY SPOT FOR VCU ATHLETICS
November 2, 2013 DEPTH ON DISPLAY AS RAMS ROLL PAST CALIFORNIA (PA.), 92-54
October 31, 2013 RAMS EARN FIRST-EVER PRESEASON AP TOP-25 RANKING AT #14
October 17, 2013 RAMS RANKED #15 IN USA TODAY PRESEASON TOP-25 COACHES POLL
October 10, 2013 RAMS' OPENER AGAINST ILLINOIS STATE TO BE BROADCAST ON MASN
October 8, 2013 RAMS PICKED AS A-10 FAVORITES; THREE NAMED TO PRESEASON TEAMS
October 4, 2013 RAMS SET TO HOST BLACK & GOLD GAME ON SUNDAY, OCT. 13TH
September 27, 2013 RAMS SET TO HOST WALK-ON TRYOUTS ON OCT. 1ST
September 5, 2013 SMART, RAMS SET TO HOST COACHES CLINIC ON OCT. 12TH
September 5, 2013 FOURTEEN NATIONAL TV GAMES HIGHLIGHT RAMS' A-10 SCHEDULE
September 2, 2013 MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON TICKET SEAT SELECTION STARTS ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 3
August 26, 2013 ROWDY RAM MEMBERSHIPS SELL OUT IN RECORD TIME
August 15, 2013 ESPNU SET TO BROADCAST RAMS' GAME AT NORTHERN IOWA ON DEC. 14TH
August 12, 2013 VCU UNVEILS 2013-14 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
July 30, 2013 WEBER INVITED TO CHRIS PAUL'S ELITE GUARD CAMP
July 23, 2013 THEUS INKS CONTRACT TO JOIN ARIS LEEUWARDEN IN HOLLAND
July 7, 2013 SKEEN JOINS DANIELS ON BOBCATS' SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
June 28, 2013 DANIELS SIGNS SUMMER LEAGUE DEAL WITH CHARLOTTE HORNETS
June 11, 2013 ATLANTIC 10 ANNOUNCES HOME/AWAY PAIRINGS FOR 2013-14


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The Fulcrum Racing Speed 40C Carbon wheels are the company's high performance offering. They offer buttery smooth ceramic bearings, stable rims and brilliant braking. The only thing I don't like is the price.
- Pros: Strong, predictable braking; stable in high winds; seriously quick on the flat and on climbs
- Cons: Two grand is an incredible amount to invest in wheels
First off, I'll say that I've absolutely loved testing these wheels. They are a joy to ride, spinning up effortlessly, handling well on windy days and stopping better than any other carbon wheel that I've tried.
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If you go and drop two grand on these, you do get everything that you need. Excellent brake pads and skewers are provided along with two wheel bags to protect your investment.
The rim has been built with an internal bead width of 17mm. This gives a good profile to 23 and 25mm tyres and I was happy to run 70psi out on the rough local B-roads for extra cushioning. There's no need for a rim tape because there are no spoke holes in the rim bed, but these are not tubeless-ready; only Fulcrum's 'Two-Way Fit' wheels are certified to work tubeless.
A 40mm depth makes these feel fast and light out of corners. The shape isn't as blunt as other wheels I've tested, but these gave me no issues in windy conditions.
The spokes are no-nonsense double-butted straight-pull stainless steel. They have an aero profile and are common enough to make sourcing replacements easy.
That's not saying I've had any issues: our test pair have been spinning beautifully true. The front radial lacing of 18 spokes keeps the weight down, while the rear gets 21 spokes with Fulcrum's 2:1 technology (basically, a two-cross pattern of 14 spokes on the drive side, seven on the non-drive side).
The hubs are one of the best features of these wheels. Fulcrum shares this hub design and the internal parts with Campagnolo's Bora Ultra wheels. What you're getting here is a pair of easily serviceable cup and cone bearing hubs with fancy ceramics inside. Parts are again readily available and easy to install with the correct tools.
I had no maintenance to do but I'd be tempted to pop a dab of grease on the pawls. They started out being silent but have bedded into a gentle buzz. If you like a noisy hub, look elsewhere.
The rear hub features a pretty large drive-side flange which deals very well with the added forces on that side of the wheel. As you'd hope with such an expensive wheel, there is no tangible movement laterally when stomping up a hill.
The carbon braking surface has been constructed with AC3 technology (All Conditions Carbon Control). That's the grooves in the carbon. It's meant to improve braking, especially in the wet.
During a race in Wales, I got to thoroughly test this feature. While screaming downhill, I found that while the braking power is still down on dry performance, there is no sudden grab once the water has cleared. This makes everything much more predictable.
It's a feature that we're seeing pop up on other wheelsets too. The Bora Ultras have it, as do the new Zipp Firecrests. For me, it's a welcome feature that also makes a cool noise.
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For your cool £2,009.99, you get the wheels with ceramic bearings, wheelbags, brake pads and a spacer for running a 10-speed cassette. The pads are from Campagnolo and are really nice. They're soft, allowing for good power modulation, and have lasted surprisingly well. Skewers are also provided. I didn't notice them while riding so I'd say they've done their job well.
The price will be a sticking point for many, but, if you're considering these, then you've probably got the cash. Having just tested the Giant SLR 0 wheels at £1,549.98, I can see where the extra money is going. It's a classic case of diminishing returns, but the braking is better, the hubs are slightly better and I also found tyres were easier to fit to the Fulcrums. Direct comparisons at this price couldn't get much closer than the Campagnolo Bora Ultra. It's essentially the same wheelset with different decals (and different rim depth options). Personally, I prefer the look of the Bora, but that's rather subjective.
> Pros and cons of carbon fibre wheels
These expensive performance wheels deliver a beautiful ride with excellent acceleration. If you've got the cash, I'd highly recommend them.
Go-faster wheels that back up the price with perfect performance and brilliant braking
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Fulcrum Racing Speed 40C Carbon Wheelset
Size tested: Rim height: Front and rear 40 mm Rim width: 24.2 mm Tyre Width: From 25 mm to 50 mm
Tell us what the wheel is for
Fulcrum says:
"SPEED 40C is designed for those seeking a winning set of wheels, built with the same technology chosen for the World Tour but even more functional thanks to the clincher tyre. The 40 mm profile makes the most of aerodynamics and the flywheel effect while remaining balanced, easy to handle and quick on the climbs thanks to a balanced and reactive rim."
So, we've got a pro-level wheelset with the ease of clinchers. I'm not a pro, but I'd be very happy to spend a year racing on these. They handle very well, the braking is very good and they provide a wide profile for the tyre to sit on.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the wheel?
From Fulcrum:
TYRE TYPE Clincher
WEIGHT 1420 g
RIM MATERIAL Carbon
RIM MATERIAL DETAILS Full carbon, "Twill" - carbon fiber finishing
RIM HEIGHT CATEGORY Medium
RIM HEIGHT Front and rear 40 mm
RIM WIDTH 24,2 mm, ETRTO 17C
TYRE WIDTH From 25 mm to 50 mm
BRAKING SYSTEM Caliper
BRAKING SURFACE/BRAKING OPTIONS "Twill" carbon fiber braking surface. AC3 treatment on braking surface
FRONT WHEEL SPOKES 18 (9 left + 9 right)
REAR WHEEL SPOKES 21, Two to one
SPOKES MATERIAL Stainless steel, double butted
SPOKES PROFILE TECHNOLOGY Aero, straight pull
NIPPLES Aluminum
FRONT HUB Carbon, Aluminum flanges
REAR HUB Aluminum, Aluminum oversize flange
BEARINGS USB ceramic bearings. Adjustable Cup & Cones bearing system
OTHERS Plasma treated HG freewheel. Aluminum Axle
WEIGHT LIMIT 109 kg (Cyclist)
FWB VERSION HG11, Campy
Being constructed with no rim holes is a very good move. It might make it harder to change a broken nipple, but that rarely happens and is vastly outweighed by the benefits it gives when mounting clincher tyres with tubes. The rest of the build is also top notch. Those hubs are beautifully made and easy to service.
Having done a lot of racing on these, I can say that they're the perfect combination of straight line speed and acceleration out of corners and up climbs. A deeper wheel can feel sluggish out of tight corners. There's none of that here.
So far so very good. And the combination of the lack of brake track wear and the availability of replacement parts would reassure me that my money is well invested.
For me, 1,420g is an excellent weight for a functional wheelset. Yes, you can go lower, but that compromises stiffness and results in a slow-feeling wheel. The tubular version at 1,213g is seriously light and shows that tubs are still the way to go if you want the lightest wheels.
I've gone for 8. I think these are expensive, but at least they back up the price tag. There are cheaper wheels that don't justify theirs.
Did the wheels stay true? Any issues with spoke tension?
Zero issues here. External nipple as well. Thank you Fulcrum!
How easy did you find it to fit tyres?
So much better than the Giants they replaced.
How did the wheel extras (eg skewers and rim tape) perform?
No rim tape required. Skewers close nicely and lock securely. The wheel bags are nice for storage and the brake pads are great. Top marks to Fulcrum here.
Tell us how the wheel performed overall when used for its designed purpose
I've used these for hilly races and crits. They feel very fast, helping me out in sprint finishes.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the wheel
I was all ready to say the hubs, which are beautiful, but that braking is just excellent.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the wheel
The price is representative of the performance they give, but it still alienates the majority of riders.
Did you enjoy using the wheel? Loved them.
Would you consider buying the wheel? I don't have the money, no.
Would you recommend the wheel to a friend? Yes. If they have deep pockets!
Use this box to explain your overall score
High-performance wheels that do everything exceptionally well. You do pay for it, but at least you can see where the money has gone.
About the tester
Age: 24
I usually ride: Cannondale Supersix Di2 My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 5-10 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo-cross, commuting, club rides, general fitness riding, I specialise in the Cafe Ride!
Son of a Marathon runner, Nephew of a National 24hr Champion, the racing genetics have completely passed him by. After joining the road.cc staff in 2016 as a reviewer, Liam quickly started writing feature articles and news pieces. After a little time living in Canada, where he spent most of his time eating poutine, Liam returned with the launch of DealClincher, taking over the Editor role at the start of 2018. At the weekend, Liam can be found racing on the road both in the UK and abroad, though he prefers the muddy fields of cyclocross. To date, his biggest race win is to the front of the cafe queue.


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It was well over a month ago that we first arrived in Michigan, and even though I'm really far behind, I still want to get it documented before the memories completely slip out of my mind.
A day after arriving "home," we headed up north.
If you're not familiar with life in Michigan, there is a place we go to get away, called "up north". It's basically the upper part of the mitten (lower peninsula) to the tip of the rabbit (upper peninsula).
Usually, "up north" includes cottages and lakes.
We met up with a whole slew of extended family at a quaint cottage in Petoskey, MI.
By day, we played on the wrap-around porch and at the beach.
By night, we rode our bikes along the shore to watch the sunset (and watched a lot of Olympics).
Going up north is sometimes just what is needed to enjoy the simple life. Nothing makes me happier than being by the water, surrounded by family that we don't see often.


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Juniwati, Anik and Canadarma, Wanda W. and Kristanto, Luciana (2007) Improving The Indoor Environment In "Kampong" House (Case study: Siwalankerto Timur, Surabaya). In: International Conference Tropical Architecture within Tradition-Globalization, April, 24th , 2007, Departement of Architecture, 17 Agustus 1945 University, Surabaya.
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At a house, an opening is a requirement regarding the daylight penetration into the room, humidity and air temperature control, and maximizing room ventilation and air change. Thus, opening has important role to make a better indoor environment that bringing indoor activity comfort and healthy life. But in most of kampong house in urban area usually do not have enough opening. The aim of this study is to realize the society, that the opening of the room is important. The case study took place at two kampong houses in Siwalankerto Timur. Both houses are approximately 70-100 m2, with small open space in front of it. Both are brick walls plastered, cement floor tiled, wooden roof structured and genteng roof covered. Both houses do not have openings to outdoor except to the front open space. Several rooms in both houses improved with addition some opening by jalousies or skylight. The indoor environment aspects in this study are daylighting, ventilation, temperature and humidity.The daylight indicator is daylight illumination. The ventilation indicator is air velocity. Temperature, humidity (relative humidity) and air velocity are indicators of thermal comfort. Measurement of those aspects did at before and after the houses improved. Analyzed on each aspects showed that improvement on both houses had given a better indoor environment. The improvement of indoor environment can be an example to others kampong house occupants. They shall realize that they need to live in better indoor environment.
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Ricotta Blueberry Cookies
Marcela is the writer of food blog "Torta Della Figlia", which is packed full of delicious baked goods and dessert recipes. Along with various breads, cakes and muffins, Marcela has shared this tasty recipe for Ricotta Blueberry Cookies. These flat little cheesecake-like cookies are soft, moist and refreshing and are a must try for anyone who enjoys cheesecake (and blueberries!).
Regarding fruit consumption, blueberries rank only second to strawberries in popularity (in the United States). As healthy as they are popular, blueberries have one of the highest antioxidant capacities among all fruits. Antioxidants are essential to optimizing health by aiding in the combat of free radicals that damage cellular structures. Blueberries are also low in glycemic index (which is a way of identifying the potential impact of foods on our blood sugar levels). Studies are being conducted on the link between blueberry consumption and improved cognitive function as well as anti-cancer benefits. Of course, blueberries give the best nutritional value when consumed raw, but adding more blueberries (in any form) into your diet will increase your intake of manganese and vitamins A and K, as well as dietary fiber.
The other main ingredient in this fabulous Ricotta Blueberry Cookie recipe is, of course, ricotta cheese, which is an Italian whey cheese most often made from sheep milk whey. Ricotta curds are creamy white and slightly sweet. The fat content changes, depending on the brand and type of milk used, and ricotta cheese can actually be purchased in "fat free" varieties (Sargento, for example, produces a wonderful fat free ricotta cheese that has the same great taste, but none of the fat, making it a "dieter's delight"). The production of ricotta dates back to the Bronze Age (around the second millennium B.C.E). Similar to mascarpone, ricotta is a favorite component within many Italian desserts, such as cheesecakes, and a number of cookies include ricotta as an ingredient as well.
This Ricotta Blueberry Cookie recipe also calls for sugar, canola oil, flour, eggs, baking powder and the juice of one lemon (while ReaLemon is often a good substitute in a pinch, I would suggest purchasing a real lemon for this delicious little dessert cookie). If you, like me, are looking for a "diet cookie" recipe, this is about as close as you'll find. For the extra health push, try substituting sugar for Sugar Twin or a similar sugar substitute. While healthy options for flour do not exist, refined white flour is one of the worst and could be substituted with any number of other products (such as whole wheat flour, white whole wheat flour or even coconut or soy flour). Similarly, canola oil may be substituted for coconut oil, a healthier alternative.
This cookie recipe is quite wonderful on its own, without any substitutions, but for the health-conscious, it is easy to make a few simple changes and still end up with a wonderful cookie. The process to make this cookie recipe is as simple as the recipe itself and involves the usual mixing of wet/dry ingredients. Bake time is less than 15 minutes, and cookies should be kept in the fridge (because of the ricotta cheese). If you want a delicious cookie, try this Ricotta Blueberry Cookie recipe, with a dash of lemon juice. These are sure to cleanse your pallet and please even the toughest critic.
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The Blatant Dishonesty of CNN
When it came to CNN's exclusion of Gov. Gary Johnson from their "debate" for all Republican candidates who aren't Gary Johnson, I took it as a stupid policy based on their own ignorance. Now, I have reason to think otherwise. Now I believe they are intentionally dishonest.
Johnson, who as far as this blogger is concerned, is the only libertarian in the race, was excluded because CNN says he doesn't poll high enough in opinion polls. Opinion polls at this point i the race are nothing more than name-recognition polls and I thought CNN ought to know this, or at least one of the kids interning there might be able to tell them.
But look at this poll that CNN has done.
Tell me how Gary Johnson can qualify for one of the CNN bogus debates if they intentionally exclude him from the poll. See, CNN goes around asking Republicans what that they think about Republican candidates. They rattle off a list of names of bigots, morons, warmongers, statists, immigrant-hating, earmark-loving, Republicans. And then the member of the public responds to the name. They include everyone and the kitchen sink, include Gingrich whose campaign has collapsed with the mass defection of his own staff. Well, almost everyone. The one candidate they will not mention is Gary Johnson.
Let us consider how the media looks at this race. They have all these Right-wing conservatives willing to impose some level of theocracy on America, Rick Santorum being the worst of the bad lot. They have the token black guy that got attention by saying silly things in a debate and thus got some name recognition. And they have their token "libertarian," Ron Paul, who they can easily make look absurd by showing the world his wacko views on the NAFTA Superhighway, the "Amero" conspiracy, the banking conspiracy, the CFR conspiracy, and whatever paranoid delusion the Birchers are dishing out this week. And they have Gary Johnson who is far closer to being an actual libertarian. Unlike Paul, Johnson does NOT support things like DOMA, doesn't want to ban to abortion, doesn't hate immigrants, said that Paul's Wall on the Border is a waste, etc. In other words, Gary Johnson is good where Ron Paul is pathetic and Johnson has a proven track record of attracting Democrats and Republicans both in elections.
He was a Republican elected in majority Democratic state and then he got re-elected a second time with an even higher majority. One poll showed that of all the Republicans running, who were polled to that day, he was the only one where with a positive rating in his own state. For all the others, people in their home states had higher negatives views about them, then positive. All, except Gary Johnson.
When CNN sets the rules for debate inclusion, and requires candidates to get a certain percentage in the polls, but then goes out of the way to exclude specific candidates from the very polls they take, that is not oversight. That is dishonesty.
The Baltimore Sun has taken on CNN and the other "sponsors" of this dishonest debate. They note that by the qualifications listed by CNN, Gary Johnson did qualify for inclusion in the debate. CNN immediately changed the rules to exclude him. They said "this last-minute alteration of the criteria is akin to that most-hated sports analogy: Changing the rules in the middle of the game." As the Sun write: "They shouldn't change the rules to justify the exclusion of a candidate whom they had already improperly decided to exclude." My view: FUCK CNN, they are scum.
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The Chicago Bulls left the court while Miami received its NBA championship rings, then returned to emphatically spoil what was left of the Heat's celebration on Tuesday.
Kirk Hinrich -- who signed a five-year contract extension just hours before tip-off -- scored 26 points, Chris Duhon added 20 and the Bulls delivered a huge stunner in beating the defending NBA champion Heat 108-66 in the season opener.
It was, by far, the worst loss in NBA history for a defending champion on opening night; the previous low was the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-117 defeat to Golden State in 1982. The Lakers went on that season to win 58 games and return to the NBA finals under coach Pat Riley, the same man guiding the Heat these days.
Chicago seized command with a 37-14 second-quarter burst, a stretch where the Bulls connected on 79 percent of their shots -- compared to 29 percent for the Heat, who simply never got rolling. The lead was 59-30 at halftime and just kept growing.
Dwyane Wade had 25 points before sitting out much of the fourth quarter for Miami, which didn't even have anyone else reach double figures. The Heat turned the ball over 23 times, leading to 32 Chicago points, and were outrebounded 49-29.
Luol Deng had 12 points and Thabo Sefolosha -- the league's first player from Switzerland -- added 11 on 4-of-4 shooting for Chicago.
Antoine Walker had nine for Miami, while Shaquille O'Neal had seven points and five rebounds before sitting out the final 14:01.
The Heat donned the same red uniforms they wore on June 20 in Dallas when they won the franchise's first title, and got their rings in an elaborate pregame ceremony capped by raising the commemorative banner to the ceiling.
"In some cases, the home team gets their rings and goes blub, blub, blub, blub because they're so pumped," said NBA commissioner David Stern, who handed out the jewelry to the Heat players, coaches and staff before the game.
Lakers 114, Suns 106
At Los Angeles, Lamar Odom sparked a comeback and Los Angeles, playing without Kobe Bryant, beat Phoenix in their season opener.
Odom matched his career high with 34 points to go with 13 rebounds and six assists; 19-year-old Andrew Bynum had career-high totals of 18 points and nine rebounds, and Maurice Evans added 17 points in his first game for the Lakers, who outscored the Suns by 27 after falling behind 39-20 in the first quarter.
The Lakers shot 55.4 percent and outrebounded Phoenix 43-29. The Suns shot 51.9 percent -- not bad, but a major comedown after they made 77.2 percent in the first quarter.
Suns reserve Leandro Barbosa scored a career-high 30 points. Shawn Marion had 16 points and seven rebounds and Steve Nash had 15 points and 13 assists for the Suns.
Bryant, the NBA scoring champion with a 35.4-point average last season, didn't play because of soreness in his surgically repaired right knee, and said he also would sit out of last night's game at Golden State.


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Western Australian wetsuit company, Radiator, encouraged divers to go deeper with thinner, warmer and less buoyant wetsuits in a series of print advertisements featuring an electric fish.
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City manager discloses chief's cover-up of racial profiling within police department
In a rare display of transparency Jan. 10, the city of Greensboro acknowledged a campaign of harassment against black police officers, some of whom have been on the receiving end of a '"continued pursuit of unproven, previously investigated, and unsubstantiated charges'" by the Police Department's special intelligence section.
Black officers have also been singled out in a so-called '"black book'" arranged as a lineup typically used by police to allow victims to identify suspects, City Manager Mitchell Johnson told reporters. The exact purpose of the book, which includes photos of 19 black officers and which was created by special intelligence, remains unclear.
Worse yet, former Chief David Wray, who resigned only a day before the city manager's revelations, covered up the racial profiling campaign within the department and the existence of the '"black book.'"
Assistant Chief Tim Bellamy, who is black, was immediately appointed as interim chief following Wray's departure.
The revelation of the report's findings came at the culmination of a series of dramatic personnel actions taken against Wray by Johnson over the past month.
Johnson received a city-commissioned report on racial profiling within the department from Raleigh-based Risk Management Associates on Dec. 21. At the prompting of department employees who told Johnson they feared Wray might take inappropriate personnel actions when the report was received, the city manager stripped the chief of his power to hire, fire and promote.
Johnson said he met with Wray on Jan. 6 to discuss the contents of the report. He told the chief he could take the weekend to determine whether '"he was able to present information which would place the totality of the report in doubt.'" Johnson also locked Wray out of his office '"to insure that any information related to the report which may exist was not disturbed.'"
On Jan. 9, Wray submitted his resignation, publicly stating, '"I have not knowingly shared any information I did not believe to be true, nor have I acted in bad faith. I have as, as I believe the occasion required, consulted with others, including senior staff, law enforcement leaders and our police attorney.'"
The former police chief has not been available to respond to follow-up questions. Johnson said the last time he spoke to him was Jan. 6.
The City Council voted unanimously to allow the city manager to release the information about the circumstances of Wray's departure, following a state statute that allows city managers with the approval of council to release information about the reasons for a disciplinary action taken against an employee if it's deemed essential to maintaining public confidence.
'"We based our decision in that it was important to release this because of confusion and distrust and rumors in the police department and to restore public confidence,'" Councilwoman Yvonne Johnson said.
At the heart of public distrust and confusion over racial profiling of black officers was special intelligence's investigation of Lt. James Hinson. City Manager Johnson said Wray failed to inform him that local, state and federal law enforcement agencies had determined that the lieutenant had been cleared of any criminal liability in 2003, but nonetheless asserted that an investigation was ongoing in June 2005 when he put Hinson on administrative leave. Hinson officially returned to active duty on the police force on Jan. 11.
'"I regret the way in which Lieutenant Hinson's case was handled and wish him success in his continued career with the Greensboro Police Department,'" Johnson said.
Johnson said Wray initially told him he was unaware of the existence of a document that fit the description of the '"black book.'" But '"when the possible existence of the book became known to the public,'" Johnson said, '"Chief Wray instructed a subordinate to hide and secure the book and did not inform his superior or its true existence and actual purpose.'"
Johnson also said Wray covered up the activities of the special intelligence section.
'"The special intelligence section or members therein, of the Greensboro Police Department were not operating within the normal chain of command and failed to follow established departmental rules and procedures,'" Johnson said. '"The activities of this unit and its continued pursuit of unproven, previously investigated and unsubstantiated charges against certain African-American officers created an atmosphere of fear, distrust and suspicion, which undermined the department's morale and efficiency.'"
On Jan. 9, Johnson said special intelligence was reassigned to report to Capt. Gary Hastings, who oversees criminal investigations. Under Wray, special intelligence had reported to Deputy Chief Randall Brady, who resigned after being interviewed for the report. The internal affairs section was reassigned to report directly to Chief Bellamy. Previously it had reported to Capt. Matt Lojko, head of professional standards, who also resigned during the completion of the report.
Bellamy said he hadn't been aware of the existence of the '"black book'" before he was appointed interim chief, but he believes the targeting of black officers was initiated by the special intelligence section, not the former chief.
'"Some of those actions originated with that unit before Chief Wray,'" Bellamy told YES! Weekly. '"Hinson was cleared in 2003, and Chief Wray came on in mid-July of 2003.'"
Sgt. William T. Fox, who heads the five-person special intelligence section, declined to discuss who initiated the investigation of Lt. Hinson and other black officers or to discuss whether a climate of white racism prevails in special intelligence.
'"I think what I'm describing is activity that targeted African American officers,'" Johnson said. '"Whether it represents systematic racism is yet to be determined. I'm working with Chief Bellamy to make sure any practices such as this are discontinued. Starting right now, we're no longer allowing special intelligence to investigate officers in the department.'"
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Topic: V6Z80P 1.1 pendulum board, and esxDOS keyboard issue.
I'm a gamer of 41 years old, and love to remember (and play!) the best games in the world, like Deatchase, Penetrator, Galaxians, etc... Few months ago, I discovered the V6Z80p board, and I've recently adquired a 1.0 version, and Phil kindly upgraded it to a 1.1 pendulum based one (Many, many thanks Phil!)
So at last I can play Spectrum games with the fantastic core developed by Alessandro!
But I've encountered an issue with the keyboard in some games, let me explain:
Loading TAP games like:
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The keyboard doesn't work... ONLY work the numbers, space, and enter keys.
If you use the Z80 version of the games, they work properly.
After a few emails with Alessandro, tried to load the games without esxDOS enabled, using the TAP Loader of the core, and they worked properly too... So it's seems it's something related to the esxDOS. :?
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Merle Harstone's paintings, so full of colour – laughing, dreaming, ruminating – can hardly be confined by the abstraction her style calls for. In "Meditative Posture Belly Roll," one of a series of acrylic paintings inspired by meditation, she points out the very distinct outline of the human figure, the gentle slope from the hip to waist and the soft pink encouraging peacefulness and calm. In some the use of mixed media – porcelain, glass, wire – adds a physical tension to the piece, or forces a reflection on perspective; in other works the geometry and placement of specific elements suggests a journey, carrying themes of birth and growth.
Painting is the language Merle uses to express herself, she says, but also to think things through. Her art provides her with a means to struggle; sometimes it is through virtue of the process as much as the finished work that she says helps "the piece become the counterpoint to restore balance." In this way these paintings capture who she is at that time. "When you come to everything you do," she says, "we bring who we are at that point."
Merle started in painting ten years ago after taking a one-week course at Magiollys in Orangeville, where she was immediately drawn to the abstract style. "People either get it or they don't," she says. "It will be natural or it will be painful." For Merle the calling was a natural one. "It was like singing and dancing," she recalls. "It was wonderful for me to be lead into it and now work in it."
Her inner life is not her sole source of inspiration; she draws much from her surroundings. Merle grew up in Don Mills and lived in Mississauga for a time before moving to her current residence in Caledon, on the same land where the historic town of Silver Creek used to reside. Silver Creek was once a regular stop for the stage coach that would pass through on its way from Owen Sound to Port Credit; the railway put in south of the location caused the town to shutter. The remains of the grist mill and wagon wheel repair shop can still be seen partially buried on Merle's property.
"It's cottagey but it's homey, it's so homey," Merle says as she walks by the creek that runs alongside her yard. "It's like a big, warm hug. We've felt more at home here than ever."
The sounds and atmosphere around Caledon all contribute to her art. "I love the beauty of the place," she says. "It feeds me, it nurtures me."
As does her connection with other artists in the area, with whom she's part of the Caledon Hills Studio Tour, among other communities.
"I feel connected to the home and the house and the land," she says. "And to feel connected to the people as well is wonderful."


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In the press conference ahead of the game, Real assistant coach Aitor Karanka claimed that UEFA's decision not to sanction Barcelona over their action in the first leg - which Barca won 2-0 - will overshadow the game.
With so much at stake on top of the fierce rivalry, the tension led to a poor match at the Bernabeu which will be remembered by the unsporting behaviour of both sides.
However, Real are angry at the way that only their club has been punished with Pepe and Sergio Ramos suspended and Jose Mourinho banned from the touchline.
They sent an official complaint to UEFA asking for action against six Barca players and coach Pep Guardiola for instigating their foul play. The petition though was thrown out.
"Madrid cannot decide who plays or doesn't, that is down to UEFA. My players go out to play football, I know them very well and they are professionals," said Guardiola.
"They love sport and I have no doubt that some can make errors but they are an example for Barca and for the national team.
"Here young players are taught the right values and in the game on Tuesday 14 of these youth products will be in the squad to play. They can think that we are wrong but we think differently."
A brace from Lionel Messi gave them the win in the first leg but at the weekend they lost 2-1 away at struggling Real Sociedad.
Although they remain eight points clear at the top of the table with Real also losing, Guardiola feels it is a warning that they cannot afford to make mistakes.
"After what happened I know that we have to be worried about Madrid. We will attack but we need to be careful as Madrid have fantastic players," said Guardiola.
"It is amazing to be where we are in the league and the Champions League. Madrid may not be happy with the sanctions and there is a judiciary where they can appeal. That is not our job we don't give suspensions we only enjoy playing football.
"We are prepared for everything and we know that there are going to be difficult moments in the game."
Midfielder Xavi Hernandez labeled as ridiculous Mourinho's claim that the team should be punished for a lack of fair play.
"It is not my job to criticise Mourinho. We try and talk about football and I have the feeling that he doesn't do it very often.
"I find it sad that he talks about things which have nothing to do with this sport. Mourinho is a controversial coach and uses his tactics to get ahead.
"The complaints to UEFA are pathetic because Barcelona have behaved well in all their matches. UEFA have turned down the petition obviously."
Xavi believes his side deserve their lead.
"Football came out on top in the end. Madrid have another type of football," he said.
"I think we like to play in an attacking and attractive way, not enclosing ourselves in defence but creating goal scoring chances.
"Hopefully we will now face a side which will try and play football and we will try and beat them doing this.
"They will probably come forward more because in the past they have attempted to play us on the counter-attack."
Xavi has his sights set on the final at Wembley where Barcelona won their first European Cup in 1992 against Sampdoria.
"I watched that game on the television at home because my parents wouldn't let me go. I would have liked to have been there and see our first victory but to go there again after beating our eternal rival would be something special," he added.
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