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Friday, August 31, 2007
Street Races are very cool.....
Two sessions apiece and the race is over......I started, he finished...prolly a good thing as we won quite convincingly......or should I say he won........Won what, you ask ?..... well here's the deal...last weekend we shared an event called the Hub City Grand Prix http://www.hubcitygrandprix.com/hcgp/schedule.php with the karter's and they put up a really cool street track through and around the local college in Centralia WA. Which is located 1.5 hrs south of Seattle. So basically we took over the neighbourhood for two days.....The first race was on Saturday afternoon which was a team race which is what I described above....The idea is there is a "Le man's" start which means your bike is turned off and located across the street with your teammate holding it...You dash across the street, jump on and fire the bike. You race for 15 minutes doing as many laps as you can in that time period, when the time is up a white flag comes out showing you to the staging area where your teammate is waiting with his bike revving...tag off and the new rider tears onto the track for another 15 minutes then comes in tags off again with the starting rider, repeating this process once more, so both riders get two sessions each.....which means one guy starts and the other finishes......Being a street coarse it took awhile for us to get accustomed to man hole covers, cross walks, grass growing between the cracks, not to mention stop signs and speed limit signs....Wooo Hooo, I felt like such a hooligan for the first half day, after that it was heads down racing as usual....I will do this next year but with my big bore, as this race is all about power and speed.......
Here is a "safe" link to one of the heats......http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3931271025710256557&hl=en
It was a blast ! Hope to see some of you there next year......
Ride Safe ! BrianSM
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
AMA Supermoto in Hartford, CT
The 5th round of the AMA Supermoto Championship is sure to be remembered as one of the best races of the season! It's all over the internet and in all the race reports, it was a fantastic race! Congratulations Congratulations to Motostrano/JSTracing sponsored rider Micky Dymond of All Access Communications for a well deserved win!
We're coming back to the Championships after a six week break where Cary Hart participated in X-Games 13 and the team tested their new equipment. We're moving up in points and expecting strong finishes from all of our riders.
In the first practice session for the 450 Supermoto class, Cary lost a clamp bolt and was only able to complete 2 laps before having to return to the pits. He had more mechanical issues in the 2nd practice session so didn't qualify for a good position in the qualifying grid. Regardless he pulled up and finished in 13th place for the race and maintained his 15th position in the series.
Travis Marks and his mechanic are still making improvements to his bike and hope to be done by next weekend! Travis sustained some lower back injuries during the practice sessions, but pulled through to finish 8th. Being in 7th place in the Supermoto Unlimited class series, puts Travis only 11 points away from the 3rd place position, giving him a good shot for a top 3 in the series.
Doni Wanat did well in practice, earning a starting position mid-way in the grid. Maintaining a steady pace in the Unlimited class, he was able to pull up through the pack to finish 10th with a 9th place in the series so far. With Doni's consistency and attitude he is a great asset to the team, both as a rider and Team Manager.
We'd love to see you this next weekend in Nashville for round 6 of the AMA Championships.
Tyler Evans is no longer racing with us as he will be focusing on the upcoming Supercross season. Good Luck Tyler!!
We would like to thank our sponsors for all their support, especially;
Rockstar, Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co., Carter Powersports, Motostrano-JsTRacing, Leo Vince, Weekend Warrior, FOX, Parts Unlimited, DVS Shoes, TAG Metals, Alpina Wheels, Dunlop Tires, MotionPro, Works Connection, Factory Effex, MB1 Suspension, Hinson, ACERBIS, Pinit Motorsports, Magura, and Moto-Master.
About Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company: Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company is the tattoo shop founded by freestyle motocross legend Carey Hart. The first Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company Shop opened in 2004 in the Palms Casino is Las Vegas, making it the first tattoo shop located in a casino. The tattoo shop has since grown to include a line of tattoo-inspired clothing. In addition to the Las Vegas shop, Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company is expanding with shops open in Waikiki, Hawaii, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Universal Studios Florida. For more information, please visit www.hartandhuntingtontattoo.com.
About Motostrano:
Motostrano is the leading supermoto parts and accessories company in the USA. Motostrano offers complete supermoto conversion kits for race and street duty, custom wheels, Moto-master brakes and more all for supermoto. To learn more about our services please visit www.motostrano.com.
Ten Year Old Starting Petition to Change Helmet Law
Boise Police confirm a car pulled out of the Pop-eye's Fried Chicken parking lot trying to turn left when Shane was approaching. "When she pulled out, he lost control, trying not to run into her. He flipped as he tried to lay down the bike and it catapulted him," said Julie. Shane was not wearing a helmet. The Chapman's say he died from massive trauma to the brain. Married for 15 years, Julie now has to make funeral arrangements and tell her youngest the devastating news. "Katy is only 4. She doesn't understand where her dad is, she'll never know her dad," said Julie. Emily, 10, is starting a petition to change the current Idaho law requiring bikers to wear helmets. "I'm going to send it in to the governor and see what he does. If it doesn't work, I'll keep doing it," said Emily.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Dymond shines at New England Supermoto
All Access Racing's Micky Dymond earned his first-ever AMA Red Bull Supermoto race victory following a wild 20-lap final at Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, CT.
It was obvious the race would be a hectic and unpredictable affair right from the start, as championship favorites Jeff Ward and Mark Burkhart collided in the race's opening corner, pushing the series' top two riders to the back of the field almost as early as they got the green light.
Heat 2 race winner Troy Herfoss on the HMC KTM took advantage of their misfortune early, concluding the first lap in first position. His time at the front was short lived, however, as a mishap of his own knocked the Aussie down to 20th position on the very next lap.
Factory Aprilia star Ben Carlson was next, leading laps two and three before falling down the order (and ultimately out of the race). Monster Energy Kawasaki's Robbie Horton inherited the lead, but only for a lap before dropping outside the top five himself as the racing incidents continued to mount.
Mach 1 Motorsports' Steve Drew provided the race with a sense of order, holding down first place for a seven-lap run, before finally conceding the position to former AMA 125 Motocross champ Dymond, who proved that Troy Lee Designs' reigning class champion, Ward, isn't the only rider in the field capable of outrunning youth thanks to a healthy dose of experience.
Once moving into the lead on lap 12, Dymond wouldn't surrender the position and grabbed the checkered flag with a 3.649-second margin of victory to pick up his first win since swapping KTMs for Hondas and focusing on the premier class after earlier winning four races and a series title in the Unlimited category.
Afterwards, Dymond said, "I am the most surprised guy here. All race I really did not know what place I was in. The sun made a glare on my pit board so I could not read it. I battled the whole time coming from mid-pack and thought the leaders were gone way out front -- this sport is amazing. I want to thank everyone over the years for all their support."
Ward made a remarkable recovery to work all the up to second at the flag, just ahead of young Aussie Herfoss, who made a similar climb up through the field.
Ward remarked, "Burkhart got in to me off the start. Once I saw it was him, I tried to get going quick and never gave up until the checkers. The whole race I did not know the place I was in. It feels great to be able to battle back up front after that. Micky is a great guy, I am happy for him to get a win."
Herfoss commented, "I got a good start but I lost it in the sand and hit the wall pretty hard and had to push my bike up the next jump to start it. I rode as hard as I could and tried to catch Wardy and Micky, but ran out of laps. I want to thanks HMC KTM. A win will come soon guys".
Drew just missed out on the podium in fourth, with Georgian Horton completing the top five.
Graves Motorsports Yamaha ace Burkhart did his best to minimize the damage considering his early race fall, which was compounded by a spill earlier in the day that injured his shoulder. The Ohioan finished in sixth, and while he lost his championship lead in the process, he remains in striking distance, just three points removed from Ward, 111-108.
Carlson's Factory Aprilia Rip It Energy Racing teammate, Darryl Atkins, guided his RXV450 to seventh, followed by CHM Exhaust's Jason Conlon, Supermoto Depot's Gray Tracy and Troy Lee Designs-backed Jason McDonald, who rounded out the top ten.
The AMA Supermoto Championship will be back in action in just a week's time, as the series picks back up at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville, TN September 1-2.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Morongo Casino & Troy Lee to host AMA Season Finale
August 23, 2007 - Following up on last year's highly regarded AMA pro supermoto season finale at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Troy Lee and company are heading inland for this year's two-day racing finale to the spectacular Morongo Casino Resort & Spa.
Located along Highway 10 in Cabazon, California between Riverside and Palm Springs, motorcycle friendly Morongo has welcomed the November supermoto event with open arms, as well as plenty of open space to accommodate another of the inventive racetrack layouts that has become a signature of Troy Lee's events.
The Morongo Resort ( www.morongo.com) is one of the original California tribal gaming faciliti es and after undergoing a massive $250 million upgrade in 2004, was transformed into an award-winning 4-Diamond destination resort. The property boasts 310 deluxe rooms and suites, many with spectacular mountain vistas and canyon views, and a bevy of fine restaurants and nightclubs that will delight racers, teams and fans alike when they aren't out at the track enjoying the bar-to-bar supermoto action.
"We are very excited to be hosting the 2007 AMA Supermoto final round and Championship here," commented Michael Potts, Morongo's Director of Sales. "As the gateway to the desert, plenty of motorcycle riders and fans already know about our facility, but now we'll have the opportunity to really show supermoto racers and their fans a great time this November. We're looking forward to it!"
Troy Lee's team concurs.
Morongo's Director of Sales, Michael Potts shares the spectacular view with Bob Weber
from Morongo's high-rise Club 360. Looking on is Gavin Trippe. - Scott Cox photo
"We're extremely excited about bringing supermoto to an awesome world-class facility like Morongo and working closely with the Morongo staff and management. So far they have been great to deal with," said Bob Weber, GM of Troy Lee Designs. "Fortunately, there's lots of room to stage a championship racing event here because like last year, Troy is looking to blow this thing up in huge fashion with all the special features and activities now planned."
"I have to agree with Bob," said Troy Lee. "Morongo is the perfect venue for our 2007 event and I can't wait to get started. We set the bar high last year in Long Beach but we'll be pulling out all the stops come November."
The ninth and final round of the 2007 AMA Pro Supermoto series will take place on Saturday, November 10, 2007, with the championship final occurring the next day on Sunday, November 11th. Preceding the weekend pro doubleheader, a promoter practice will kick things off on Thursday, November 8th, with a complete amateur race day on Friday, November 9th.
Extensive event details and schedules will be found at www.troyleedesigns.com early next week. Information on all aspects of this event will be flowing steadily soon, so please pay attention to the TLD website and the motorcycle press during the coming weeks.
2008 Alpinestars Products
We've received our first preview information for the Fall 2007 and 2008 Alpinestars gear products due to roll out to the world in the next few weeks. Most of the items are things I took a gander at on my recent trip to Alpinestars Italy where many of the products were already released.
Being one of the top Alpinestars
dealers in the USA, we're keen to see what the factory will serve up to the US and we often advise astars on what we need and what we think would work. Looks like they listened for the most part and will be coming out with a great new lineup of street gear, plus a totally re-designed race glove line-up and some new bionic protection. A few months ago we explained that the flashy ways of ICON and the "stunt hooligan" look were dying fast and you better get out early or get stuck with a lot of imitation biker image product. Let's get some more classic looking stuff, practically retro, but not, something for the everyman, instead of only the wanna-be-fast-guy.
A bunch of new men and women's jackets, leather and textile. Redesigned GP PRO, GP Plus, SP1 and SP2 gloves. A new SPX Glove, SP3 glove, Hero and SMX4 gloves. All new Gore Tex gloves with a new Storm, WR-3, WR-2 and SR-2 Glove. Gals also finally get a waterproof women's riding pant.
The catalog also shows what the new BIONIC protection will look like. Astars redid their BIONIC protector jackets converting them to a 2.0 version.
Looks like great stuff. Make sure to check our alpinestars section in a few weeks for all the products ready to purchase.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Spousal Motorcycle Parts Purchase Approval Form
Please complete the following authorization form before purchasing motorcycle parts if you are a married man. Original copies required. Please send by Certified Mail.
Your Name: ____________
Your Nick Name: __________
Number of Bikes Your Wife Thinks You Own: (NONE), (1), (5), (10)
(if more than 5 please provide a copy of your marriage certificate)
Is one or more of your bikes "actually" hers but you tend to ride it? _____
Are your bikes stored at your or a buddy's house? _______
Last time your wife saw your bikes? ________
(required if you are purchasing an exhaust, or other noticeable parts)
How Many Years Have You Been Married? _______
Approved Purchasing Limit: _________
"Stretching-it" Purchasing Limit: _________
Secure Email Address: _____________________________________________________
(please no "firstname.lastname@example.com" or "email@example.com"
Secure Shipping Address: __________________________________________________
(work or buddy's house OK)
Wife's Signature: ______________________ Date: ___________
(place women's mail order clothing catalog above this area when acquiring signature)
Notary Signature: _______________ Date: : _________
Stamp: _____________
Your Signature: __________________
Friday, August 17, 2007
Troy Lee Makes It A Double
Troy Lee Makes It A Double:
Final 2007 AMA Supermoto Round and Pro Championship Race will take place in Southern California November 9-11
August 16, 2007 - Corona, CA - For the second consecutive year, Troy Lee Designs will stage the AMA pro Supermoto finale in Southern California. But this year, they're going to "make it a double" - a double-header that is, with the 9th qualifying round of the series taking place on Saturday, November 10, 2007 and the finale occurring the following day on Sunday, November 11th. This year the venue will move away from the ocean to a new location in the greater Los Angeles region to be formally announced next week.
To great reviews, TLD hosted the 2006 AMA season championship final - "Troy Lee's Duel at the Docks" - at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. But for 2007 the Fall event moves to an exciting new venue.
"Months ago we considered returning to the Queen Mary but they're in flux now and we would be unable to produce a quality event like we did last year," said Lee. "The ship's up for auction and looking for new ownership. When that happens my team and I will be happy to discuss another event. Until then we've pursued a new venue that our racers, sponsors, and fans will really enjoy."
Troy Lee
Troy Lee scopes out an all new track design for his November supermoto weekend. - Scott Cox photo
"We're on great terms with the City of Long Beach and look forward to producing another race there in the future," offered Troy Lee Designs GM Bob Weber. "One of the best aspects of supermoto racing is that it's moldable and you can be creative, depending on the location. And the group we're finalizing details with right now enables us to put together the best supermoto double-header race weekend ever. It will be amazing!"
The tentative schedule for the November event calls for pro and amateur practice on Thursday, 11/8; amateur practice and racing on Friday, 11/9; pro practice and the 9th round of AMA Supermoto series racing on Saturday, 11/10; and the AMA pro championship finale taking place on Sunday 11/11.
And of course, courtesy of one of the motorsports industry's most creative minds, Troy Lee and his world-class event production team, supermoto racers and fans can expect another innovative track design and spectacular event."
"It will definitely be a weekend of awesome entertainment," said Lee. "Next week we plan to reveal the fantastic venue we're working with and as our plans unfold we will be announcing a few additional surprises that the racers and fans will love."
As was the case for last year's final weekend, a core group of sponsors have lined up quickly to support the racing event including Honda, Red Bull, Parts Unlimited, Weekened Warrior, Oakley, PPG, Mattel Hotwheels, and the motorcycle world's official beer, MotoBrew.
"We had a great experience producing and promoting the Queen Mary event last year," said Lee, whose custom-painted racing helmets have been worn by the world's fastest racers for over 27 years, and who is a supermoto team owner and racer himself. "We learned a few things that will help us put on an even better show and continue to support the exciting and fast-growing sport of supermoto."
Extensive event details can be found at www.troyleedesigns.com.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Press Release Rockstar/Hart & Huntington/Motostrano.com-JSTracing/Carter Powersports
Rockstar/Hart & Huntington Tattoo Inc./Motostrano.com-JSTracing/Carter Powersports
X-Games 13- August 4, 2007
Like last year, all the riders had to take a mandatory pit stop to refuel and change the back tire. Unlike last year the stop didn't seem to cause any problems. The riders were able to complete their pit stops and get back on the track in good time. The other main difference between the AMA circuit and the X-Games are the 25 laps the riders have to complete, testing each rider's stamina.
Tyler Evans and Carey Hart were invited to compete this year and the team was able to get the new bikes together, tested and ready in time for the race. This will be
You know what this means?! When we get back to the AMA circuit we should kick butt!!
We would like to thank our sponsors for all their support, especially;Rockstar, Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co., Carter Powersports, Motostrano.com-JsTRacing, Leo Vince, Weekend Warrior, FOX, Parts Unlimited, DVS Shoes, TAG Metals, Alpina Wheels, Dunlop Tires, MotionPro, Works Connection, Factory Effex, MB1 Suspension, Hinson, ACERBIS, Pinit Motorsports, Magura, and Moto-Master.
About Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company: Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company is the tattoo shop founded by freestyle motocross legend Carey Hart. The first Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company Shop opened in 2004 in the Palms Casino is Las Vegas, making it the first tattoo shop located in a casino. The tattoo shop has since grown to include a line of tattoo-inspired clothing. In addition to the Las Vegas shop, Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company is expanding with shops open in Waikiki, Hawaii, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Universal Studios Florida. For more information, please visit www.hartandhuntingtontattoo.com.
About Motostrano.com:Motostrano.com is the leading supermoto parts and accessories company in the USA. Motostrano offers complete supermoto conversion kits for race and street duty, custom wheels, Moto-master brakes and more all for supermoto. To learn more about our services please visit www.motostrano.com.
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Which Supermoto Boots?
Hey.... over here...: One of the most common questions amongst supermoto racers and die hard supermotard street riders. What boots?
If you're a street rider, you know full well if some one made a specialized type of underwear and named them with a "SM" in front of it, you'd be sporting your S-Moto Boxer Briefs every time you swung a leg over. Same generally goes for Boots, but boots, like boxers I suppose, are all not made equal.
The basic demands for a true Supermoto Boot are the following:
- Replaceable sliders on the sole of the boot.
- The best protection possible.
- Lightest weight possible.
- Great feel on the shifter and brake.
- Availability of said product and replacement parts.
- Reasonable price for the boot and parts.
A few manufacturers have tried to tackle the problem in various ways and not all of them have really done much to supply the Supermoto rider with a real reason for buying into the Supermoto boot domain.
The distinguishing factor of an SM boot vs. any other motorcycle boot is the attempt to make the sole of the boot more capable of sliding on asphalt vs. dirt- Virtually every Supermoto boot out there is an adapted MX boot with some type of replaceable and slidable sole system. No boot maker has made a ground-up Supermoto boot and so the person in the market for an SM boot really also has to consider that there is a full range of MX boot technology out there and it really ranges from crap on one side to over engineered art on the other.
One thing to consider is that you can build a boot with replaceable sliders and that solves one minor problem, but in Supermoto the entire boot takes such a beating that in the end sliders really don't help offset the cost factor of sliders vs. resoling or a new boot.
The other issue is, you can slap a great, cheap removable slider system on any boot, but if the boot itself isn't up to snuff, where's that gotten you? It could get you a broken ankle, if the boot itself isn't offering some good protection.
In 2009, Alpinestars finally released their entry to the Supermoto Boot world. We are biased to the Alpinestars line. Full specs of the boot can be found here and on the Motostrano web site. The Alpinestars Supermoto Boot is based on the Alpinestars Tech 7 Boot. It looks and fits the same and features the same protection specs as the MX Tech 7 that replaced the Tech 6 a few years ago. The Alpinestars Tech 7 Sm features removable soles that screw on with allen head screws. The Alpinestars Supermoto Boot soles sell for $34.95
Gaerne has been making a Supermoto Boot for many years. Uses a Vibram sole. Great boot.
Sidi Boots. One of the most popular "SM" boot in use would be the Sidi model. Sidi does a great job of satisfying all of the above criteria, except perhaps the price category. At $500, that's a lot of boot that is going to get ground down, slapped on the asphalt and run over. The replaceable slider design of the Sidi is good and readily available. Sliders are relatively inexpensive and the factor of good ankle, toe and shin protection is all there. For most folks though the price is just too much boot to melt on the pavement.
The other players include Oxtar, AXO (which is really no longer made), a few others- even Fly Racing had a kind of Supermoto boot on the market.
By far the most dominant actual Boot used in Supermoto today would have to be the Alpinestars Tech 8. Look at any starting grid and that's the boot you'll see on the track most. Not an SM boot at all and there's not even an after market slider system available, the Tech 8's been the dominant boot in motocross for quite some time. The Tech 8 is reasonably priced and it protects your feet, period. Plus, for not much more than the cost of most slider systems, every Tech 8 boot sole is resolable. Same goes for the Tech 10, as well as the 3 and 7.
A few notable racers and a lot of street riders go with sportbike boots. A lot more comfortable, light weight and offering great feel of the controls, Sportbike boots just don't cut it in terms of the specific kind of protection needed for supermoto. Sportbike boots aren't designed for riding with a leg out and off the bike and they're not designed for the sharp pegs on an MX bike. They'll work and they'll protect to a degree, but only MX boots provide the kind of protection to the whole foot and bones inside - a real foot brace - where a sportbike boot is more designed for a high speed impact and slide scenario.
Update: We blogged about the Alpinestars Supermoto boot recently which are available NOW.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Gage Mcallister #15 Race Report
Friday, August 10, 2007
2 men drown off Huntington Beach
2 men drown off Huntington Beach
By Tami Abdollah and Garrett Therolf, Times Staff Writers
8:09 PM PDT, August 8, 2007
Two workers from a dirt motorcycle accessory company drowned just off Huntington Beach early Wednesday, their bodies spotted by surfers after an all-night search, officials said.
The men were among five people who went into the water after midnight just north of the Huntington Beach Pier, said Huntington Beach Police Lt. Craig Junginger. When their friends noticed the two men were missing, they notified the beach maintenance crew, which called police, officials said.
The victims were identified as Christopher Palmer of Long Beach, who died about a week before his 25th birthday, and Ryan Reid, 22, of Huntington Beach.
The cause of death is "presumed drowning" pending autopsies, said Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
All five members of the group had been drinking in the hours before entering the ocean, but they were not believed to be heavily intoxicated, said Huntington Beach Marine Safety Lt. Michael Baumgartner.
Ronnie Kimble said Palmer, his cousin, went far into the ocean in an attempt to save Reid. "If the ocean wants you, it's going to take you," Kimble said. "There's no fighting Mother Nature, but he died a hero."
The search involved lifeguards, five divers, two helicopters, boats and the Coast Guard's 41-foot search vessel, Baumgartner said.
Reid's body was found at 5:48 a.m., about half a mile north of the pier near 17th Street and Palmer's was found at 7:53 a.m. near Goldenwest Street, roughly a mile north of the pier, Baumgartner said.
The death of Palmer was especially shocking for his family because he was a strong swimmer who had been a lifeguard and was an experienced surfer. He also enjoyed dirt biking and skiing.
He worked with Reid at ASV Inventions of Huntington Beach, a maker of handles, levers and kickstands for dirt bikes.
Reid had started working for the company in recent weeks, and his family had seen the job as a turning point in his life.
"He just got his life together. He got a good job. He had struggled to live in the past with drinking, but things were getting better," said his cousin, 19-year-old Justin Reid.
The city beach closes about 10 p.m., Baumgartner said. Popular with surfers, the beach had low to normal surf breaking about 1 to 3 feet, Baumgartner said.
"The best we can say is there are rip currents on the beach, and it is possible they got caught in a rip current and drowned," he said. Rip currents are the No. 1 reason for ocean rescues in the country's coastal zones, Baumgartner said.
"Obviously, we love people to come to the beach to enjoy surfing and swimming," he said. "And to do it safely, we always recommend they come during the day to have lifeguards to help them out if they get into trouble."
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Motostrano Doesn't Suck
Some months you just end up taking on too much in life, in business, at work, whatever. July was one of those months for Motostrano, and me.
Going into it, you know it's too much and that's part of the thrill I suppose- pushing the limits, going into a turn too fast, braking late, buying a bike that's too much for you, etc. Going into it, you know there'll be casualties and you hope for some forgiveness as you just work to get through the chaos.
July was your average 4 week month like any other month. 31 days, a couple of holidays thrown in for good measure. Typically the peak of the great riding season each year. MotoGP is at its pinnacle. Supermoto season is in full swing. Motostrano is generally at its busiest this time of year, though this year business was certainly down due to the general downturn in the economy. Most moto shops are reporting 20% decreases in sales from last year. Motostrano is doing better than that, but still less than last year.
4 week month like any month, yet in July, Motostrano's schedule included:
- Annual Open House Event - typically takes a week to prepare for and a week to recoup from. All 8 Motostrano employees work straight through the weekend for one great sales day. Our regularly scheduled programming- getting orders in and out the door on time gets bogged down.
- MOTOGP Weekend - practically the entire store is boxed up and thrown into a van, rolled into a 20x40 booth and sold off at a discount, all weekend, to 100,000 race fans. All 8 Motostrano employees work straight through the weekend, waking up early and going to bed late. When the event ends Sunday afternoon, we all get to drive home to make sure we're ready for work bright and early Monday morning.
- Inventory count shut-down. Actually, the first time in 5 years that we've actually closed our doors for a full business day just to count our inventory. A very painful day, when you'd rather be at your desk or on the floor working with customers. Yes, a week after MotoGP, 2 weeks after our open house, the ordeal of inventory counting took its toll.
- Luke Witherspoon, age 3 days. - like I said, sometimes you just take on too much. 2 children was a nice balance. Nice round number for the family. But then we accepted the reality of having a 3rd and now (8/4/07) he's here. Luke could have been born during the open house, during MotoGP or during inventory, but he decided to spare his Dad and wait till all that was done. Thanks Luke!
Like I said, some times you just take on too much and there's always casualties. For Motostrano- this generally results in customer complaints. When things are nice and dull and the phones aren't ringing and its raining, that's the best time to put on your "I Want It Now" hat and go shopping. When all lines are lit and there's a line at the register and you're worn out, let's just say, shit will hit the fan somehow, guaranteed.
We tend to consider these casualties a fact of doing business and ask for some slack from customers whenever they occur. Most give it and heck are we grateful. Others, steamed by their own inability to see the future I guess, seek pure, compulsive and unadulterated revenge by way of spelling out each and every step that went wrong on whatever chat forum they belong, from their perspective exclusively, mis-interpreting anything you could possible explain and disbelieving anything you could possibly report. You know the drill. We've all read the long diatribes. I suppose that it's the release, or the damage they feel they might do to a company's reputation, but in the end it seems to me like some one's got really nothing better to do with their time. When these events take place, our policy is to let them vent, respond as courteously as possible, but also not encourage the venting situation, because it's a pretty childish.
No company's perfect. Northwest Airlines loses your luggage, Microsoft XP crashes, AT&T drops your call, Il Fornaio over cooks your pasta. Motostrano botches up orders. That's at least for the 1% of the world. The rest of the time, the luggage is there, XP is running like a dream, you're chattin' and chompin' away, Motostrano delivers.
Motostrano doesn't suck.
July is done. Thanks July for being done. You sucked! See you next year.
Metzeler USA offers $13,650 in Supermoto Contingency
NASMOTO announced today that Metzeler has come onboard and will offer $13,650 in contingency prize money for the top finishers in the 2007 running of the NASMOTO SuperMoto Regional Qualifiers and finals.
Metzeler is supporting North American amateur SuperMoto racing by getting involved with NASMOTO. From July through November Metzeler will be providing racing pilots with some of the best racing rubber available today and rewarding them for their performance.
"We are excited about Metzeler coming onboard and building a contingency program for all the NASMOTO racers in North America ," said Ted Baker, NASMOTO VP. "SuperMoto is one of the most exciting racing experiences for racers and fans and we are pleased that firms like Metzeler are experiencing value from aligning with the NASMOTO series."
NASMOTO is leading the way with contingency awards for amateur SuperMoto racers with programs provided by Metzeler, Yamaha, KTM, Michelin and Kawasaki .
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Babies in the Bungalow
Our baby nursery provides the care for babies and young children from the age of birth to 2 ½ years of age. This nursery is fully equipped with underfloor heating and wonderful opportunities for our babies to feel safe, nurtured and most important to us here at Smartys to feel loved.
All of this is done within a homely environment decorated with brightly coloured pictures and equipped with exciting toys and furniture to provide them with the foundations to begin to learn and develop.
Every step of the way we discuss changes with parents to work together as a team. Children change so much during this time that we have resources and equipment to deal with each stage of development, from rolling to sitting, crawling to walking.
We always make sure that we find out how the children have been and ask if there's anything else we need to know. This handover provides opportunity to keep staff updated on the child's current preferences with regards to their routine and up to date with any developments.
Our babies enjoy a variety of meals throughout the day consisting of breakfast, lunch and tea, prepared by our qualified cooks using traditional home cooking as their secret. Babies are offered water with every meal and water is available throughout the day.
Some of our babies have breast, formula or cows milk during the day. We do ask for all parents to provide all of this each day and the carers will provide these feeds to the children when needed.
Our babies are offered a variety of snacks during the day, it is important for their little tummies to eat little and often to keep their metabolisms going. We offer a variety of foods to tempt their palates and to experience new textures and tastes.
We encourage all meal and snack times to be social. All of the children sit at the same level and are encouraged to interact and chat to each other. We also help to wean babies in our baby nursery. All meals prepared are at the correct consistency (purred, blended, and lumpy) for each individual child.
We follow parent's wishes as to where and when the babies sleep. We have a variety of cots, bouncers and sleep mats. We do not have set times for sleeping. Babies sleep as needed but also in line with their parents wishes.
Our babies nappies are changed regularly throughout the day or whenever needed. The carers check the babies' nappies regularly. Each child has their own box where we store your child's own nappies, wipes and creams (we do ask for parents to provide these).
Our babies are encouraged to explore and become mobile as they begin to cruise, crawl and walk around the rooms.
All babies are actively encouraged to join in with a variety of activities or they can choose their resources to play with. We have free choice areas within the baby nursery so that the children can practice their decision making skills. They can develop their physical skills when reaching out for toys and freely learn how to operate the toys at a pace that suits them.
The activities our babies are offered are in line with the EYFS (Early years foundation stage) curriculum framework and opperate under an online Tapestry framework to record all children's development. They are observed by the staff so that we can make sure we develop their learning at a level which is appropriate to their specific stage of development.
The babies' skills are challenged and developed through fun activities, the carers always praise the children's efforts to help build their confidence and social skills.
We always make sure the babies have time to interact with their carers in a fun way so that they learn to trust us and develop their skills with confidence. We take our babies for walks within our local surrounding area using our triple pushchairs and we share access to the outdoor area in our toddler nursery. Our outdoor area consists of a pet corner with a bunny rabbit, soft safety surface where we can ride on the bikes and play on the activity mats and a large grassed area. We value outdoor play and experiences as we believe the benefits of fresh air are important to all children's health and develoment. We wrap up warm when its cold or wear sun hats and sun cream in the summer.
At the end of each day in our baby nursery we always hand over to all of our parents. We let you know everything that your baby's been up to and give you a written diary sheet so you can feel involved in any special milestones, achievements and how their day has been.

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The Dream
So approximately 24 years ago, I had a vision. I haven't had too many of them, but this one seemed pretty clear. Computers were in their infancy but I could see as they struggled to create digital images that one truth would come to pass.
Some day, in the none too distant future they would make brand new movies, taking the images of old favourite actors and by scanning them, make them move and behave visually in new ways. So we'd see Steve McQueen in a "new" movie, Marilyn Monroe sing and laugh up a storm in a new musical comedy reuniting her with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. They'd all be young, vital, and their facial and body movements would be unerringly "real". The computers would have scanned their movements in the dozens of films they were in, and sophisticated software would have the "Monroe Character" and the "Lemmon Character" ready to take their marks in a cybernetic stage.
I could see that for the first releases of these movies, "sound alike" voice actors would lip-sync with the pictures but eventually even a program would be designed that would analyse their speech patterns and allow someone to put in any lines you want.
This new kind of film making would eventually be cheaper than making films the old fashioned way, and people would always want to see their favourite stars in the prime of their youth whether they were Clark Gable or Johnny Depp. This would put struggling actors out of work permanently for everything but "art" films or "independents", and I envisioned a kind of return to vaudeville for those who still were bitten by the acting bug.
Hey… I never said it was a good vision. It's at best a mixed bag.
Twenty plus years later, and the visuals are still getting closer. We've been able to make Fred Astaire dance with a vacuum pretty easily, and place modern actors with tribbles, but we're not quite there yet.
Audio has been even trickier. Check out Talking Gadget Theater: Blade Runner with Kindle 2 and i-Pod Shuffle. Folks are amazed at how much better computer voices have become at reading lines.
I, for one, am very glad we have a thriving, and talented audio drama community to keep the machines at bay… for now at least.
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Johnny Depp also known as the coolest guy on the planet visits London school to suprise a student who wrote him a letter asking for his help . If he runs for president in 2012 i will vote for him.


text: Hi, Bill Kinnersley wrote: > Can anyone add any substance to this remark? With today's typical > system RAM of 2GB to 3GB, is it even worth consideration any more that a > document might not fit in memory? At least, it allows you to parse pretty large documents. But think of parallel handling of more than one document. In that case, you'd still want to make sure things don't hit the swap disk. > Offhand I'd guess the size of the XML file and the size of the DOM tree > would be in the same ballpark. So unless I've got more than 500MB of > XML to read, I'm clear. Right or wrong? Wrong. Especially the stdlib's minidom is terribly memory hungry. Fredrik has some benchmarks and memory size hints on his cElementTree page. http://effbot.org/zone/celementtree.htm#benchmarks Here are some other benchmarks from Ian Bicking on HTML parsers: http://blog.ianbicking.org/2008/03/30/python-html-parser-performance/ Sadly, I do not know of any direct comparison of lxml.etree and cElementTree regarding memory usage, but my guess is that cET is still a bit better than lxml.etree (which is impressively memory friendly already). A quick comparison for a 3.4MB XML file with a lot of text and very short tag names (the old testament in English) gave me almost exactly the same time for parsing. When done, I had a 17MB Python interpreter for lxml.etree and a 10MB interpreter for cET. Depending on your XML, this may change in any kind of way, as both optimise their time and memory usage very differently. For minidom, I get about 60MB, where Fredrik got 80MB. That's still about a factor of 17-23 compared to the serialised XML file, whereas lxml and cET end up with a factor of 3-5. Your assumption that you can use a system with 3GB of RAM to parse a 500MB XML file into an in-memory tree can easily turn wrong for XML files with more tags and shorter text content (say, numbers), or for documents with non-european languages. Stefan


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black cat bone I believe my good gal have found my black cat bone I can leave Sunday mornin' Monday mornin' I'm tippin' 'round home. —Blind Lemon Jefferson, "Broke And Hungry," 1926 A hoodoo charm held to confer magical powers … Continue reading
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bird liver I wanna give you folks a warnin', I mean this mornin', An' I want you all to strictly understand: Now you can call me what you choose, but I'm a bird liver-cravin' man. —Sylvester Kimbrough, "Bird Liver Blues," … Continue reading
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break one's neck Way down South you oughta see the women Shimmy and shake Got a new way a-wiggle, make a weak man break his neck. —Blind Lemon Jefferson, "Southern Woman Blues," 1928 To marry, in Southern slang (Hendrickson, Whistlin' … Continue reading
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jellybean Down on Franklin Avenue, jellybeans standin' to an' fro Well you hear one jellybean ask the other one: "Which a-way did my good girl go?" —"Hi" Henry Brown, "Nut Factory Blues," 1932 A moron or simpleton. As an ex-employee … Continue reading
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in one's whiskey When I'm in my whiskey, I don't care what I say 'Cause me and my whiskey, we going to have our way. —Barbecue Bob, "Me And My Whiskey," 1929 Intoxicated; perhaps suggested by the genteel equivalent, in … Continue reading
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butter and egg man Why don't you take me pretty mama, make something out of poor me? I'm just a butter and egg man, just as soft as I can be. —Papa Charlie Jackson, "Butter And Egg Man Blues," 1926 … Continue reading
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I got these AMAZING vintage, studded, kitten heels at goodwill. They were spanking brand new and fit perfectly! I feel like they work great with my fav jeggings rolled up and color plays well with my thats so 80's cotton blazer.


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Hi, my name is Rika Kamper and I am a degree-qualified nutritional therapist.
If you want to get your health back on track or are looking for advice about an on-going complaint, I would love to help you. My particular interests are hormonal health, helping to support the gastro-intestinal tract, optimal brain health and the effects of stress on our well-being.
I love applying my scientific, nutritional knowledge to help my clients and I'm always amazed at how often small changes in diet and lifestyle can have a profound impact on health and help clients regain their joy for life.
I am South African, based here in the U.K. I grew up on a diet of fresh, mostly unprocessed food and experienced first-hand the effect a healthy diet can have on sport and mental performance, still relevant as I am a keen off-piste skier and cyclist.
I qualified in 2011 with a diploma in Nutritional Therapy from the Institute of Optimal Nutrition in London. I then obtained a First Class Honours degree in 2014 in Nutritional Therapy from Middlesex University via CNELM (Centre for Nutrition and Lifestyle Management).
I am currently enrolled in a certification programme with the highly regarded Institute for Functional Medicine in the U.S. Please have a look at www.functionalmedicine.org for more information on functional medicine's comprehensive approach to health and healing.
As part of my continuous professional development, I regularly attend a variety of lectures on human health, e.g. sports nutrition, environmental toxins, genetic effects on disease, etc. I have recently (April 2015) started a 2-year course in cPNI (clinical psycho-neuro-immunology) which examines the link between the brain, nervous system and the immune system.
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I currently charge £65 per consultation. An initial consultation typically lasts an hour and a half and subsequent consultations an hour.
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Woo Layout Injector
Basic Information
Woo Layout Injector is by far the most powerful plugin designed for Divi/Extra to give a huge amount of control over your WooCommerce site. It allows you to edit the layout and styling of the WooCommerce single product pages, the shop page and product category pages either centrally or on a per product basis..
The ideal Divi Commerce solution, Woo Layout Injector works on Divi and Extra, neither of which allow any configuration at all unless you are able to code in PHP and CSS. Even a seasoned developer will spend a while getting their WooCommerce layouts just right and to look 'non-stock'. This plugin facilitates that.
In literally minutes you can create both a shop layout and product page layout and assign them to your site. You can set the layouts centrally via the settings page meaning if you want to change your store at any time then you need only edit one layout. You can also override the layouts by product category or even on a per product basic making this plugin ideal for any type of store.
In short, this plugin adds a number of bespoke and highly configurable custom modules to the Divi Builder and a settings page to link them together. You have the freedom of the Divi Page Builder which we all know and love to construct a variety of layouts to suit your needs!
To add a single product page template
- Install and Activate the plugin
- Visit the 'Divi Library' page on the back end of your website
- Click add new (towards the top of the page) and choose 'layout' from the little popup. Give it a memorable name (this is for reference only and is never used elsewhere)
- Use the page builder to create your layout and save it
- Visit the settings page for the plugin and simply choose the new layout from the dropdown.
- If you want to override the default Injector layout on a per category basis then you will find several options to do so on the settings page.
To add an archive/shop/product category page template
Using Woo Layout Injector you can create a very flexible and configurable layout for your WooCommerce archives and product category pages. To make this as flexible as possible we create TWO layouts. One that will be used for the archive page itself and another which is repeatedly used for each item (product) in 'the loop'.
Let's say we have an archive page showing 9 items in 3 rows of 3 items. We first create a 'loop item' template in the Divi library (Divi Library > Add new > Layout (non global)). This will feature normally an image, title, price, read more button etc.. Once that is saved you can create the second layout which will be the archive. This may feature a nice header, the 'loop archive' module and then a footer or anything else to suit your design! Within the loop archive module you can select list or grid view. I find that list view works well especially when your 'loop item' layout has multiple columns of it's own or a grid of products such as that used on elegantmarketplace.com.
Instructions to link the layouts to your Woo pages
- Follow the layout creation Instructions as above.
- Add a new layout for single products making sure to use any combination of title, image, price, buy it now, content modules.
- Add another layout for the archive/shop page crucially using the ET Woo Loop Archive module, picking a layout type (grid or list) and selecting a child layout to use (the one you added in the previous step)
- Visit the settings page for this plugin and assign the archive layout you made to the shop/category dropdown.
- That's it!
Note: Typically the single template should reflect the available space. If you have chosen two columns then you could use one or two columns in the single template and it not look squashed however if you have chosen three or four columns in the grid then perhaps stick with a single column in the single layout for it to look good and work effectively.
- Title. Adds the name of the product
- Info Tab. Adds the contents of the 'additional information' tab. Only relevant if your products have attributes or are variable.
- Reviews. The WooCommerce reviews system. Also part of the tabs module but this is an alternative
- Meta. lists SKU, category etc.. summary info.
- Content. This can show the short or long product description based on a setting
- Add to Cart. Does what it says on the tin!
- Gallery/Product Image. Shows the featured image for the product with the gallery below. Optionally the latter can be disabled so you can display the thumbnails elsewhere.. surprisingly useful!
- Thumbnails. Shows the gallery images which would normally appear below the product image but this is a separate module to allow them to show in different areas of your page
- Tabs. The standard WooCommerce tabs
- Related. Self explanatory
- Upsell. Self explanatory
- Breadcrumb. Self explanatory
- Loop Archive. Archive layout module used to configure the look/feel and the child layout to make the shop/product categories work
- Shop/Category Title: Used for the archive template to show the category title or the shop title accordingly
Adding the new modules to a non WooCommerce page are unlikely to work. The modules are designed for use on a WooCommerce product page only via the Divi library. Please contact us if you are unsure about this or have a problem setting things up.
This plugin is designed to work with the vast majority of third party WooCommerce extensions. On occasion, third party plugins which also modify the product page may not be 100% compatible. Don't worry though! Simply put in a support request using the support ticket system link at the top of this page and we will address it as soon as we are able.
Please be aware though that we comprehensively test Woo Layout Injector with a variety of popular WooCommerce plugins to ensure compatibility across the range.


text: Announcements MomAdvice Monthly Recap: August '08 Thank you to everyone who took the time to visit the site this past month. We had a great month and I so appreciate each of you who come regularly and share the site with your friends. Without you, this would not be possible! Please make sure to subscribe to our blog feeds so you will be among the first to know when we update the site. You can subscribe to each of our blogs and even our article feed! These were our top ten articles for the month: 1. Grocery Shopping Tips2. Mystery Shopping3. Aldi Menu Planner4. 2008 Online Family Planner Roundup5. Piggy Pancakes6. Picky Eater Dinner Ideas7. Back to School Free Menu Planner8. Cloth Diapering 1019. Ten Useful Tips for Twitter Users10. And My Heart Breaks… And a big thank you to our top ten referrers for the month: 1. Freebies 4 Mom2. Money Saving Mom3. Twitter (I am including these because I wanted you to see how beneficial it is to be a part of the Twitter community!)4. Tip Nut5. The Centsible Sawyer6. The Homespun Heart7. Deal Seeking Mom8. Mommy Snacks9. Hooray for Freebates!10. Baby Cheapskate Published September 08, 2008 by: Amy Allen Clark is the founder of MomAdvice.com. You can read all about her here.


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Adriaan Strauss banned for three weeks
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May 28, 2014
Adriaan Strauss has been suspended for three weeks for an illegal tackle, ruling him out of the Springboks' fixture against a World XV in Cape Town on June 7 and the Tests against Wales in Durban and Nelspruit on the following two weekends.
Strauss was banned after pleading guilty to lifting Stormers winger Kobus van Wyk off the ground in a tackle and failing to bring him down safely. He has been replaced in the training squad by uncapped Bulls hooker Callie Visagie.
"Adriaan's suspension means we've lost another one of the leaders in our squad for some time, but this is a great opportunity for Callie," Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer said in a statement.
"Of the players who have been part of Springbok squads in the last two seasons, Scarra Ntubeni, Chiliboy Ralepelle and Tiaan Liebenberg are injured, while Schalk Brits and Craig Burden are playing in club finals this weekend and aren't available for the camp."
Strauss will be free to return for the one-off Test against Scotland in Port Elizabeth on June 28.
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Teaching workshop participants how to take QuickBooks to an advanced level is the purpose of Intermediate QuickBooks. This class is targeted for the small business owner or entrepreneur and how QuickBooks can work with your small business. • Analyzing Financial Data • Setting up Inventory • Tracking and Paying Sales Tax • Doing Payroll with QuickBooks • Tracking Time • Estimating and Progress Invoicing • Customizing Forms and Writing QuickBooks Letters You can register for the combination class and save $30.
Speaker(s): Katey O'Brien is a QuickBooks Trained Certified Instructor as well as owning her own bookkeeping and payroll business, 1st Point Bookkeeping.
If you would like to register for both classes, please choose the Beginning & Intermediate Quickbooks class.
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From time to time I look back at my blogs. Topics, categories, search strings and statistics provide an image of what I like to write about, what readers want to read about, and the part where both overlap. If you recall, after a brief excursion into the world of "precious metals only" I returned to "Marketing and The Meaning of Life" quickly after realizing that neither I nor my readers enjoyed what I wrote. Ever since my blogs have been hovering around several hundred readers each, plus minus, and I want to thank every one of you for lending me your time and for sending the occasional comment.
Still, life goes on, things progress and I may have changed a little over time. My observations are:
- While blogging about "current affairs" is incredibly satisfying it is also true that these blogs never seem to change anything. So what's the point?
- With the appearance of the electric BMW in my life last year (and its disappearance earlier this year) I discovered how fascinating the world of alternative energy really is. I have since become more involved with the technology and logistics behind these vehicles, learned much about other alternative technologies such as hydrogen, and of course the materials required to enable them. So my blog has turned into a car blog a bit more than anything else last year.
- Lastly, I find myself not reading as many blogs anymore as I used to. No disrespect to my fellow bloggers, some of which are good friends of mine, but it seems like I am not the only person experiencing "blogging fatigue" after everything of relevance has already been said before by someone else.
Instead, I find myself drawn more towards topical news, information and industry insider commentaries on discoveries, technologies and trends. Which lead me to combine the two: with my unique exposure to the precious metals and specialty metals / rare earths industries combined with my passion for everything that moves fast I am confident to be in the right spot to pick up topics at the intersection of both areas, report and interpret on developments, and hopefully manage to insert the occasional interview with interesting people from participating industries. And I promise my sentences will be shorter.
So here is the plan: my blog will go passive for a little bit and relaunch in September this year with a new focus, and a new design. Anyone sharing my passion or wanting to contribute is invited to do so. I hope you will like the new "Eniqma". Of course my other website pages will remain in place. Where else in the world do you find information on Albert Schweitzer, Taekwondo and Deaf Cats on the same website? I am conscious of my responsibilities. 😉 Also, some of my older blogs are still getting hits on a regular basis so I'll leave the archive in place.
Again, thanks for tuning in, and I hope you'll be giving the new "Eniqma" a shot.


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Three nonprofits combine to create one effective organization.
The Mediation Center of Buncombe County has come together with The Center for Dialogue of Transylvania County and The Dispute Settlement Center of Henderson and Polk Counties. Now a regional nonprofit, our combined resources bring wisdom, best practices, and stronger finances to the communities we serve.
Finding Common Ground
Sometimes people need help to resolve conflicts. The Mediation Center helps individuals, youth, families, and community groups find workable solutions. Our process is confidential and voluntary, and our mediators are trained to help people reach agreements and find long term solutions.
Family Visitation Services
At our Buncombe County location, the Family Visitation Program supports children so they can maintain relationships with both parents. We provide safe, supervised visits in comfortable rooms filled with toys and games.. This is also the place where safe child exchanges happen for families that share custody.
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The New York Liberty and guard Shoni Schimmel released the following statements regarding the 2017 WNBA season:
New York Liberty president Isiah Thomas:
"Shoni Schimmel has informed us that it is her desire to take time away from the game during the 2017 WNBA season. Shoni will continue to have the full support of the New York Liberty. We look forward to continuing to work with Shoni during her time away from the game."
Shoni Schimmel:
"I'm very grateful to the New York Liberty for allowing me to take this season to deal with some personal issues. I look forward to rejoining them next year."
Schimmel has not participated in the team's training camp. Last season was her first with the Liberty after spending the first two seasons of her pro career with the Atlanta Dream. She averaged 2.1 points per game in 2016 and only played in 17 contests.
During her rookie season she played in 34 games with 2 starts and averaged 8.3 points and 3.6 assists per contest. She was named MVP of the 2014 WNBA All-Star Game during her first season.


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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Broccoli Romanesco Parmisagna Recipe
I have a broccoli romanesco plant that overwintered in my garden and was starting to get ready to harvest last week. I ran into a challenge since I didn't realize it wasn't a "normal" broccoli plant until I was checking it out and saw it's pretty, bright green spikes.
If you don't have a garden to grow your own, you can also get it at farmer's markets and natural food markets when it's in season, which won't be until the fall in most cases. But that's what Pinterest is for, right?
How to Make Broccoli Romanesco Parmisagna
1 head Broccoli Romanesco
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup grated parmesean cheese plus extra for garnish is desired.
Cook it up!
1. Wash the broccoli and cut the florets from main stalk
2. Heat some EVOO in a pan. Add two gloves or crushed or minced garlic and sautee for 1-2 minutes.
3. Add the broccoli and saute for approximately 5 minutes. Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the pan and cover with a lid to allow broccoli to steam for approximately 10 minutes.
4. After 10 minutes, remove the lid and allow to cook uncovered for up to 4 more minutes to allow any remaining water to cook off.
5. Dust broccoli generously with grated parmesean cheese. Cover pan and turn off heat. Allow to sit for 2-3 minutes to allow the cheese to melt.
Serve it up with dinner and enjoy this tasty vegetable. My one head of home grown, organic, broccoli romanesco made enough for 2 generously sized adult sides and some snacking pieces for the toddler. Although I'll admit that I pretty much just ate a large bowl of it for dinner.
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How often do you clean your shower drain? Weekly? Monthly? We hope you're doing it as often as you can. You see, with regular cleaning, you're actually doing yourselves a favor. You're preventing the build-up of sticky substances in the pipe that may result to clogs in the end. As we have always mentioned, your shower drain is vulnerable to blockages because it is exposed to hair strands that fall off when people take a bath; shampoo scum and even soap scum. When these things accumulate inside the pipe, they'll block the smooth flow of wastewater; cause flooding and even lead to other kinds of plumbing problems. If you want to know how to properly clean your shower drain, read on and get tips from us!
1. First of all, you must get rid of the shower drain cover to gain access into the pipe. Be careful when you remove it so that you won't drop the screws into the pipe.
2. Afterward, wear your rubber gloves to protect your hands from bacteria. Clean the drain cover first 'cause it surely must have some hair strands stuck to it.
3. Now get a wire coat hanger and turn it into an improvised hook. Have a plastic bag ready for the waste materials that you'll hook out. Insert the wire hanger into the drain pipe and start twisting it around to hook hair and other particles. Put the substances that you'll hook out into the plastic bag.
4. Afterward, get your baking soda and vinegar from your cupboard. You must have some stashed because these are common cooking and baking ingredients.
5. Pour 2 to 3 cups of baking soda into the drain. Pour about the same amount of white vinegar afterward then quickly plug the drain hole with an old cloth or a rag. Make sure that the material won't accidentally fall into the pipe.
6. Let the two ingredients work their magic. Their reaction will create a fizzing effect that will loosen the sticky substances inside the pipe.
7. After 20 minutes, the noise or the fizzing sound may have already stopped. While waiting for this, boil a pot of water.
8. Remove the plug from the drain hole and carefully pour the pot of boiling hot water into the drain pipe. Be careful to avoid scalding your hands.
9. When you're done washing away the ingredients with the boiling water, turn the faucet on and check if water will finally flow smoothly down the drain. If it won't, repeat the process.
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Smartphones are getting big. They're getting lighter. Most are getting wider, too. Ultimately, the trend of larger smartphones is mimicking how the very first cell phones looked: enormous to the point of recklessness. But the trend of increased screen sizes is showing no signs of letting up. So, how much bigger can they get?
There are very few manufacturers who have not responded to the competition by adding some extra screen real estate to their flagship. But the size of the screen is only half the battle. It has taken me a while to find my "sweet spot" screen size. At just under 5 inches, a display is perfectly manageable and useful for what I need. There's only one problem, most new flagship devices are either exceeding 5 inches, or matching it, and I am just a bit hesitant to go out and grab a smartphone with a screen that size. The other part of the battle is making a screen that doesn't negate the experience of the software. We have seen countless manufacturers add their fair share of tweaks to Android in hopes of making their device more useful in practice. But the size of the screen is still primarily limited by its software if these tweaks aren't successfully implemented. After all, who wants to use a 5.5 inch screen running Apple's iOS.
By now, I'm probably starting to sound like Anna, a fellow PhoneDogger who just can't justify jumbo phone screens. Luckily, there could be a solution in the distant future for us.
A patent outlined by Patently Apple, a blog devoted to reporting Apple patents, describes a patent filed for a flexible, wraparound screen. The screen would wraparound the entire device and could potentially project different images on either side. The patent also describes the device as devoid of physical buttons; virtual buttons would substitute. The patent goes on to mention that the smartphone's chassis would be primarily aluminum or transparent glass with an oleophobic coating to reduce fingerprints.
With that said, there are countless patents filed by Apple weekly, so just because the idea is out there doesn't mean it will come around anytime soon. Likewise, it wouldn't be smart to write off the possibility of a wraparound display in future smartphones.
(Spoiler alert! The iPhone 20 could come with a wraparound display.)
My first reaction to reading through this patent was that it would make the most sense with a smart watch. There has been speculation surrounding Apple's iWatch and its display. Some have reported that previous Apple patents and Corning's flexible Willow Glass could mean the watch would have a curved display. A watch with a contoured display that fitted your wrist would make sense.
But in all honesty, to me, a wraparound smartphone screen sounds farfetched, especially if you consider Apple's current predicament: the state of iOS. As you may have noticed, the button placements on each iPhone has remained consistent, which is hardly an accident. Apple has built iOS as the operating system which prioritizes simplicity and ease of use. If you were to change any hardware feature of the device, the entire software would need to compliment it in order to function. For instance, the home button is a requirement for the iPhone due to it serving multiple purposes: it takes you to the home screen, it launches Siri, and it opens the multitasking pane. With a display that wraps around, the virtual buttons would need to be baked into the operating system's code in order to allow that fluid, iOS experience Apple prioritizes.
Now, smartphones running any open source operating system like Android, Firefox OS, and Tizen OS, could easily implement software features more rapidly than a closed ecosystem could. With the open source blueprint, manufacturers can run away with the OS and add their own software tweaks and user interfaces to add value in their own unique way. Collaboration is just one of many perks of an open source platform.
There's no doubt that we are a long way off from seeing this technology in a smartphone. But if it does come to fruition, it could be a game changer. As smartphone screens have grown to tablet proportions, a wraparound display could supplement our desire for more screen real estate in the traditional two-dimensional sense. Unless you have a Google Nexus S, or Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the screen of your smartphone is a flat affair. By allowing the display to be used on its entire axis (front and rear sides), the experience of a smartphone could finally come to a point where it represents alien-like innovation.
Regardless of the idea of a wraparound display, the fact that it's even a possibility is a testament to the mobile industry. To think this is even feasible is pretty remarkable.
All in all, a wraparound display could be something we see in a future smartphone, but not without a major overhaul on the software front. With a screen that flexes, or wraps, we might start to see the size of smartphones level off, providing people like me who prefer a balance between size, and functionality, with a trendy alternative.
Does the idea of a wraparound display make sense? Could it fulfill our desire for larger screens? Would a curved display negate the benefits of a large, flat screen?
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I know we don't have a huge soccer following on the site, but, admittedly, I love some good ole' United States soccer. There is some about international competition that really brings out the American in me.
Anyways, yesterday, the Vice President of Nike Football (Soccer) Apparel, Scott Munson, released the details of the new national team's uniforms. Unlike past uniforms, and according with the mandates in the United States Soccer Federation, the men and women's national team will have the same uniforms, under the accordance of the "one nation, one team" policy.
The home uniform will be the white kit featured above, while the away uniform will be a new black design, also featured above.
People are really hating on these uniforms already, but I like the simple design. Who really cares about the uniform when you are one of the best soccer teams in the world (at least the women)?
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When you consider the carbon footprint of a typical UK family holiday in a Motorhome against that of a trip to Spain, it's easy to see why a Motorhome holiday becomes attractive for minimising the impact your holiday may have on the environment. A return flight to Spain for a family of 5 will generate around 1.3 tonnes of CO2 emissions compared to 0.3 tonnes for a 1000 mile round trip in one of our Motorhomes. Figures from climatecare.org CO2 calculator – www.climatecare.org
At Open Road Scotland all our vehicles are equipped with Euro V and Euro VI compliant diesel engines to maximise fuel efficiency and minimise emissions. These meet all the latest EC regulations on energy efficiency and fuel emissions. In our vehicles we also supply eco-friendly cleaning products where possible and we encourage our customers to recycle all food and drinks packaging and bottles where possible. Many campsites also now offer recycling services which makes it easier for holidaymakers to do their bit for the environment while on holiday.
There are no hard and fast rules to follow on your Motorhome holiday but a few general things to bear in mind should be pointed out.
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House Dems resigned to tax bill
But this time, the leverage wasn't there. Leadership aides said the outside groups that typically give them cover on legislation this time chose to side with the White House and Republicans. For example, typical allies like Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget Priorities, said, "Congress should approve this package — its rejection will likely lead to a more problematic package that does less for middle- and low-income workers and less for the economy."
Even Mark Zandi, the economist Pelosi loves to cite, said "The tax deal reached by the Obama administration and congressional Republicans will be good for the economy next year."
Time was another factor. The anger, which bubbled to a boiling point last Thursday, died down after a weekend. Waxman, a close Pelosi ally and a liberal stalwart, said that many of his colleagues who were furious with the compromise were comparing it to what an "ideal tax bill would be" – a piece of legislation that most Democrats would place miles from the one expected to pass. Now, Waxman said, some Democrats simply don't want to buck the president.
Waxman put the Democratic bargaining stance in jest: "We're statesmen, we're thoughtful, we look at the issues, one day we can have one view and another day another view. We're firm in our beliefs but we're flexible as well."
Some Democrats remain on the fence, but they now say relatively minor changes will bring them around.
"I think there's a widespread expectation it's going to pass," said Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.), who is currently leaning toward voting against the bill. "There's some possibility there will be modest changes. It wouldn't take much to take me to yes."
For Miller, it would take altering of the estate tax provision – which Democrats will get to vote for on the floor Thursday. He also would like some reassurance from Republicans that there won't be a battle over raising debt ceiling after they add $800 billion to the deficit by extending tax cuts for the wealthy.
Republicans were also a factor. Democrats knew that the GOP would put up more than 160 votes for the president's bill, leaving roughly 58 Democrats needed to send the bill down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.
"While it may be news to some people around here, Democrats do not have very strong bargaining stakes here – they don't have a very strong hand," said retiring Alabama Democrat Artur Davis, who plans to vote for the bill as one of his last acts as a congressman.
Democrats also plainly think that their opposition to the plan was overstated. The voice vote held in their closed-door caucus meeting was a collection of "true believers," Davis said, and many moderates didn't even bother to attend.
"I think what's happened over the week is people realized they got their jollies off last week and this week we're coming to reality and through all kinds of prayer and they realize they may not have a prayer of a chance to get any amendment passed," said Rep. Bill Pascrell, a New Jersey Democrat who sits on the tax-writing Ways and Means committee.
More plainly, Pascrell said: "There was an election in November."
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said even a plea from the speaker couldn't force him to vote for the bill. He hinted Democrats just might be cowards.
"There's a certain shrinking from taking the responsibility for making this fail," he said. "It's the president and people don't want to take the responsibility for killing it."


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Next Episode of Would Be Kings is
not planed. TV Show was canceled.
In "Would Be Kings", Patrick Lehane and Jamie Collins are cousins, best friends and, most importantly, cops. Complicating their relationship is the fact that Patrick, a clean-cut investigator desperate for a promotion, is also Jamie's boss. Jamie is anything but a by-the-book cop, always breaking the rules and nursing a drug addiction. Their family ties unravel when Jamie is forced to clean up his act and Patrick becomes embroiled in questionable police work - leading to not only an exchange of dirty money, but murder as well.
Meanwhile, Patrick's unhappy wife Diana (Henstridge) is questioning their marriage and their daughter (Stone) is getting herself into trouble. While Patrick is drawn into a criminal compromise, Jamie must decide where his loyalties lie - with his family or with the law? In the end, the choices these two "Would Be Kings" make will ultimately dictate their fates.
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Apple's SVP Craig Federighi announced at WWDC an update to Homekit, Apple's Internet of Things (IOT) platform. Apple has built a dedicated app to control all the devices at users homes.
Users will be able to use the app to control lights, view cams, open garage doors, and more.
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Daniel Garcia, a car designer from Spain, is the author of this nice, futuristic Audi A9 concept, which is a low-emission hybrid vehicle that features a nanotech material which allows the car to repair itself automatically.
The Audi A9 is expected to compete with a number of luxury cars available today on the market.
Both the roof and windscreen of the vehicle are made of a special nano material – when damaged the car repairs the scratches without any activity involved from the driver.
The body of this car features an exclusive electronic paint, which allows Audi A9 to change its color with just a touch of a button.
With a low-emission hybrid setup, this eco-friendly vehicle could replace the current flagship of the company Audi A8. It is worth mentioning that the advanced low-emission setup is composed of an internal combustion engine that functions together with four in-wheel electric motors.
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Fi's practical knowledge as a holistic instructor, her dedication, and genuine enthusiasm combined, offer a truly immersive full body and mind workout. In a world where we're often told how to feel, look and perform in a certain way, here is a refreshing atmosphere where you can be unapologetically yourself; A space to discover what your incredible body and mind can do, a space to build physical and emotional strength, stability and mobility, or to simply be with your body and breath. There is no room for judgement, ego or expectation during sessions, Instead, you are invited to take that all important YOU time, to focus on exactly that, whether that be to work on tight hamstrings, to challenge yourself, or to relieve stress. (or maybe all of the above). Complete beginners, keen yogi's, brogi's, (guys), all ages and abilities are always welcome.
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The technology, really a tiny semiconductor device, will eventually enable people with spinal cord injuries to restore some of the motor functions that are lost due to injury. Energised by an infrared light beam through an optical fiber located just outside the spinal cord these micro-stimulators will activate the nerves in the spinal cord below the point of injury and thus allow the use of the muscles that were once paralysed.
"Our in vivo tests suggest that the FLAMES can be used for intraspinal micro-stimulation even for the deepest implant locations in the rat spinal cord," said Sahin.
"The power required to generate a threshold arm movement was investigated as the laser source was moved away from the micro-stimulator. The results indicate that the photon density does not decrease substantially for horizontal displacements of the source that are in the same order as the beam radius. This gives confidence that the stimulation threshold may not be very sensitive to small displacement of the spinal cord relative to the spine-mounted optical power source." Sahin spoke about this work at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference in Boston.
FLAMES is a semiconductor device that is remotely controlled by an optical fiber attached to a low power near-infrared laser. The device is implanted into the spinal cord, and is then allowed to float in the tissue. There are no attached wires. A patient pushes a button on the external unit to activate the laser, the laser then activates the FLAMES device.
"The unique aspect of the project is that the implanted stimulators are very small, in the sub-millimeter range," Sahin said. "A key benefit is that since our device is wireless, the connections can't deteriorate over time plus, the implant causes minimal reaction in the tissue which is a common problem with similar wired devices."
The electrical activation of the central and peripheral nervous system has been investigated for treatment of neural disorders for many decades and a number of devices have already successfully moved into the clinical phase, such as cochlear implants and pain management via spinal cord stimulation. Others are on the way, such as micro stimulation of the spinal cord to restore locomotion, micro stimulation of the cochlear nucleus, midbrain, or auditory cortex to better restore hearing and stimulation of the visual cortex in the blind subject. All of them, however, are wired, unlike FLAMES, which is not.
Selim Unlu, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Boston University, is working with Sahin. "We hope that once FLAMES advances to the clinical stage, patients paralyzed by spinal injury will be able to regain vital functions," Sahin said.
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Problem Restorations Solved; Dealing With Lines And Paper Surface Page 2
Next, I simply dragged the pasted-in section (it comes in on its own layer) into position where I needed a little repair (#4 and #9). It is a very slow process to cut out little pieces of good areas and then copy and paste them into bad areas. But, it is about the only method that works well with the specific type of problem--straight lines or textured paper surface.
Sometimes, after pasting in a little piece, and before flattening the layer, I'll use the Erasure tool with a very soft-edged brush and nibble a bit around the edges of the pasted-in section to help blend it in better.
Of course, you should be sure to do all of this type of work at a very large
magnification so you'll be able to see exactly what you are doing and
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See the final restored images (#10 and #11).
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"Yes, Of Course I Want You to Sign with a Realtor"
We are not signed on with a realtor and found this house on our own. Do you think it might be good to have the realtor of this house sell ours as well? She would definitely have motivation because the sale of our house would mean the sale of both houses...or do you think we should have our own realtor?
Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated!
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I cringe when someone tells me they found a home on their own and might consider doing a transaction without representation. There are so many transactions that I see that don't have Realtor representation and the odds of closing are greatly reduced, so why take a chance?
Fortunately these folks asked my advice before they decided to proceed on their own. I handled a Realtor referral and home inspector referral.
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