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S: Year Two (:
FC: Still together Still growing
1: with love, Christina
2: I give thanks for the love ones I had in my past, for the love ones around me today, for the ones to be in my life tomorrow, and for the life I have ahead of me. I give thanks for everything I have and everything I don't.
5: Our second Christmas together! and our competition on who has the more loving gingerbread house! Who gave the most presents and the most love <3 | CHRISTMAS | TIME | 2010
6: New year... New hats! | New years at Andy's! his dad deep frying wings and his grandmas rocking out! don't forget the kiss at midnight!
7: Ice skating inside. DJ trying to check Sarah was so funny!funny looking hats skating side by side <3
9: our random photo shoots on the laptop that show how much of a little kid we are with our weird faces!
10: Christina & Ryan Junior Prom
11: May 14th, 2011
13: Prom 2011
15: Junior Prom.... Dream dress "Check" Matching tie "Check" Prince Charming "CHECK!"
16: Key | Lime | Cove
17: After Prom | Remember driving to the the water park and someone thought we were in Wisconsin? after an amazing prom with people in sinks, and refrigerators.... most amazing time at a water park ever! popping the inter tube and telling the lifeguard you are technically in a tube... good times
18: I hope your dreams stay BIG and your worries stay small | I know this concerts had ups and downs... the down was Ryan's cowboy hat was stolen off his head... the ups was that Tyler got in a fight instead of Ryan!
20: The | CLIFFS
21: breaking axles and getting muddy... that was fun, but it does not beat denting the back of the truck trying to push it down the road. Giving up on pushing it ending up pulling it and Christina getting thrown around in the jeep because they stepped on the breaks as we are driving.
22: Back to the races!
23: The year with not as many photos as we might like. But photos only are there to show others what you have experienced, not to measure how many adventures you had. Our second year has came to an end, but it will not be the last year together. I Promise!


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Hello, today I have a card to show you using a collection of papers that came free with the March 2012 'Making Cards' magazine. I had a re-arrange of my crafty stash yesterday and found them hiding in the bottom of a drawer. The bird topper is also included in the paper collection. The bow is made using a die cut, then embossed with clear holographic embossing powder. The ribbon, lace and gems are from my stash. This card measures 6 x 7 inches.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again — the average millionaire has seven streams of income. Seven. Not just a 9-5 day job, guys — seven streams.
Let's take a moment to let that sink in.
I often get asked, why not go back to work if you want an income? Why take on "side hustles?" I answer this question in my blog bio, but the long and short of it is the following:
- I love being a mom. I love being home with my babies and working around their schedules. Having one parent home has really improved our lives more than I can even say, but that's a whole other blog post.
- I don't like working outside of the home for others. This is something that I've learned about myself early on. I don't like the confinement of having to show up at a specific location for a specific number of hours, day in and day out. I also don't like other people telling me how many vacation days or sick days I'm allowed to have. I'm aware that this is my own personal flaw — trust me, I have many.
- I make a full-time income on part-time hours with side hustles — I have great ambitions to increase that amount even more as the years pass. It really just works for our family.
I'm a big proponent of having something for yourself — if anything, having something to call your own is good for your soul. The beauty of the side hustle is that it can look different for you depending on your passions and strengths. You can start a blog, open an in-home daycare a couple days a week, or join a network marketing company. You can quite literally work your side hustle around everything you have going on in life, whether it's kids, a full-time job, or a little of both. I'm also sure you've heard other people talk about their "why" for having a side hustle — here is mine:
- To throw more money at my student loans above the minimum monthly payments
- To grow my kids' college funds
- To have the freedom to splurge when I want
- To be able to travel more and have more date nights with my husband
- Because it feels really awesome to have my own income and be able to contribute to our expenses
Your reasons for wanting a side hustle might look different from mine, and so might your background and strengths. Since it's pretty obvious that I'm a huge proponent of them, here are three key reasons why I think you should consider having a side hustle:
1. It's Financially Smart. Remember above when we talked about the seven streams of income? I don't know many wealthy people in real life that make their money from a single source. Sure, there are exceptions, but generally, a lot goes into that financial stability. There is passive income happening, too, often in the form of investments and other money that contributes to their bottom line. I also believe that you should never place all your eggs in one basket. When I was 13, I lost my father to pancreatic cancer. I watched my parents' comfortable lifestyle deteriorate as my mom was left to raise me as a single parent. Life happens, and streams of income can shift. Sometimes they're stagnant, sometimes they trickle, and sometimes they dry up altogether. We hear it all the time — jobs are lost, and life moves in a different direction. Side hustles are a fiscally responsible choice that help contribute to your family's stability and financial freedom. They often don't require much to start-up, either, so if one fails, you can always try another without too much of a loss.
2. They're a great outlet to channel your passions. I have some incredibly smart, driven, and savvy mom friends who have their own great side hustles that are based around their passions and schedules. If you're an esthetician but want to primarily be home with your kids, why not have your own side business? If you have a marketing background, consider freelancing and helping small businesses build their brands. Are you creative? Open an Etsy shop or other small business where you can work with your hands and your heart. Want passive income but don't want overhead costs or having to deal with inventory? Consider joining a multi-level marketing company for some "fun money." Whatever it is you're passionate about, there's a side hustle for that — and chances are, it's going to feel really good to work your business.
3. You'll meet new people and grow your village. Here in Austin, most of the moms that I've met are transplants. We've left behind families and friends to venture into the land of tacos and cacti. Having a business means dealing with people, whether that is your customer base or other professionals in your field. Finding your tribe is priceless, and some of the very best moms that I'm grateful to call my close friends were made in my side hustle adventures.
Now, I fully realize that side hustles might not work for everyone. They certainly have drawbacks — nobody is typically contributing to your 401K, and there is no such thing as paid time off. If you don't work because you're sick or give birth, you don't get paid in some instances. However, for a lot of people out there — both working and at home — side hustles are a great option that can really give your family a lot of added flexibility.
What do you think? Have you considered a side hustle?


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October 3, 2011 Length: 2:50
At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and many of his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still.
And Jesus said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"
1. Why does Jesus raise the young man from the dead? Who does He do it for?
2. Who is a widow?
3. Do you know anyone who is a widow? Does that person need help from other people to get things done? Who helps her?
4. If the people who normally help the widow you know were no longer there to help her what would she do? How do you think she would feel?
5. After the dead man in the gospel sits up and speaks what does Jesus do? Why do you think he did that?
6. If the young man in the gospel is given life so he can help his mother why do you think Jesus gives us life?
7. Who can you help this week, as a way to thank Jesus for giving you life? What can you do to help that person?


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Answer by Viktor T. Toth, IT pro, part-time physicist, on Quora:
Why is the Big Bang theory taught, if it's just a theory?
I think you misunderstand the meaning of "theory". Let me offer a definition of the word from the American Heritage Dictionary: "Systematically organized knowledge applicable in a relatively wide variety of circumstances, especially a system of assumptions, accepted principles, and rules of procedure devised to analyze, predict, or otherwise explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena."
There is, of course, another meaning, which better coincides with the everyday use of the word: "An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture." But this is not what "theory" means in the sciences.
Here is a rough sketch of how science works:
In other words, a theory that works (i.e., its predictions are in accord with observation) is the best thing that there is in science. Whether it is the theory of gravitation, the theory of electromagnetism, the theory of thermodynamics… these are the theories — that is, the systematically organized bodies of knowledge — on which all our modern engineering is based, including the engineering behind the amazing technology that allows you to read my words on you device.
Regarding the specific theory mentioned in the question: The Big Bang Theory is a television show. The phrase, "Big Bang", was originally used by the astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle in a 1949 BBC radio show; Hoyle was critical of the concept of an expanding cosmos, and used this phrase as a means to ridicule the idea.
Nonetheless, the expression became popular. But it is not a theory.
The actual theory is Einstein's general relativity, which predicts a cosmos that either expands or contracts, in conjunction with the distance—redshift relationship discovered by Lemaître, Hubble and others which suggests that our cosmos is, in fact, expanding. Simple extrapolation to the past tells us that if the cosmos expands today, it was denser in the past. Specific equations (which also involve another theory, the Standard Model of particle physics, which, in turn, is based on relativistic quantum field theory) tell us the details about this expansion and its consequences. Many of these consequences are observable and can be used to test the validity and applicability of these theories and the specific assumptions that characterize our cosmological model.
So yes, scientific theories are taught because they represent our best systematically organized bodies of knowledge in various branches of the sciences, including physical cosmology.
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As a memoir, Fear and Loathing is narrated in the first person by its writer, Hunter S. Thompson. This technique allows the reader to gain an insight into Thompson's mental processes as the story unfolds. Such intimacy with the author is particularly useful in a text such as this one. Thompson's behavior, due to his drug consumption, is often erratic and nonsensical; however, with the aid of his commentary, the reader is able to follow the story with greater ease.
It must be understood, however, that Thompson is narrating Fear and Loathing retroactively. Given the amount of drugs he reports consuming, his thoughts could not have been nearly as lucid at the time as they are in the text. Thompson, therefore, is forced to sacrifice a certain amount of accuracy in order to tell an intelligible story.
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New hair color!!!
I'm back!
Siberian winter is something unbearable. But finally spring has come -the sun shines brighter, light day lasts not four hours like in winter and warm (although for someone our spring may seem a harsh winter).
Blanks ice for weekend
My good old cat
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- Yajaira said...
love black and white photos - but the new color of your hair - cant be appreciated...
- March 9, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- scissor-sisters said...
I'll definitely make some color photographs... just wait a bit)))
- March 9, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- NLR said...
It's good to have you back :-)
Beautiful photos as always, xx
- March 9, 2011 at 11:19 PM
- Emily said...
cute cat! and, if you dont mind me asking, do you pencil in your eyebrows? they look so great, love how dark they are. im just starting to do that with my own a bit.
- March 10, 2011 at 12:23 AM
- Agne said...
you look amazing as a blonde!
- March 10, 2011 at 1:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
your new haircolour is beautiful and it looks so good on you! it's great to see you back!
- March 11, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- tara-lynn said...
lovely! can't wait for spring too, we have snow here still in canada, but now its melting snow...
- March 11, 2011 at 10:24 PM
- scissor-sisters said...
Emily, this is eyebrow pencil Dior, 453 color - looks very natural.
(although it seems to me then I just overdo it with the brightness and clarity or maybe it because of the bright sun on my face)
my other favorite cosmetic eyebrow is Chanel - http://www.chanel.com/en_US/fragrance-beauty/Makeup-Brow-LE-SOURCIL-DE-CHANEL-89265
- March 11, 2011 at 11:40 PM
- scissor-sisters said...
Tara-lynn, weather - this is a topic of many jokes and irony here, in Siberia... and probably in Canada too.
I laugh on the picture from the series "Meanwhile, in Canada"
especially this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scissor-sisters-blog/5517351137/
we have here almost the same situation with the snow
- March 11, 2011 at 11:53 PM
- Anastasia said...
Отличные фотографии!
- March 15, 2011 at 6:39 PM
- coffeeholic said...
missed your blog. Good to have you back. By the way your eyebrows are insanely gorgeous
- March 15, 2011 at 6:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
Was just wondering that day where on earth you girls have been... Good you update! Always nice. Where's Eleonara anyway, she's been missing for a while now.
- March 15, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- Fabulously Lazy said...
looks great with the dark eyebrows!
- March 16, 2011 at 3:40 AM
- Pauline said...
Hey girls i saw your pretty faces on t-shirts at zara in Paris. Nice!
Love your blog
- March 17, 2011 at 2:36 AM
- Toste Gato said...
always lovely! you never disappoint :D
- March 17, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- celeste said...
you are so beautiful! love your hair.
- March 18, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Anonymous said...
Réagissons face à la publicité The Kooples mettant en scène une jeune femme anorexique.
- March 19, 2011 at 1:10 AM
- cole said...
I love the black n white!
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- March 23, 2011 at 4:30 PM
- S said...
great pictures!
- March 27, 2011 at 10:15 PM


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This is for those past present and soon to be employees of the Grand Canyon South Rim and the Grand Canyon Railway who have had an awesome to alright experience in t this beautiful place.
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Thinking about doing South Rim. Anyone here working currently at Grand Canyon? My last seasonal job was West Texas Big Bend back in 2010.
Maswik Lodge South Rim I just got an job offer letter.
Any South Rim Working People?
Me too Bob!
I am hired for Retail Associate at South Rim! Beginning 7/1/13
South Rim Lodges
Oh, ok thank you. Any advice on coming to work there? It will be my first time that far away from home. Kind of nervous but I'm also excited. I've seen bad reviews on working there and also good reviews. I'm not really a picky person though.
If u are talking about the little cabins near maswik Cafeteria...they are for the international kids, because they cram 2-4 kids in 1 cabin. Which is why people usually call it " Grand Canyon's Chinatown". The couple's dorms are at Rouzer Hall.
My fiance and I start work at the south rim in February. Any advice on housing? We were told we have to email the housing manager to get couples housing, but I read somewhere that there were cabins?


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In an effort to kickstart my lazy a$$, I registered for D2R2. I registered for the 160 which may be optimistic, but you can ride whatever you want. Ive had my medical issues, but at this point they seem manageable and I think more an excuse/mental barrier than physical.
So Ive always ridden it on my Crosshairs cross bike with cobbled drivetrain with low gears, and in fact have laughed at the concept of gravel bikes, but Im thinking at this point there might be something to be said for disc brakes, a bit larger tires and a less creaky/cobbled drivetrain (particularly on this course).
Plus theres really never anything wrong with a new bike...
I saw Nicks fine machine, though I probably dont need anything that high end. My shop is a Trek dealer, the Checkpoint looks OK? Im going to want a less than 1:1 low.
Its probably too late to order a Sachs cross bike :). Plus last I heard he wouldnt use discs.
Of course I may chicken out on all of this, but in the meantime all ideas welcome!
I would suggest that you only consider bikes with flat mount dusc brake mounts. I dunno if thats what the Trek has or not.
Campy only makes flat mount disc brakes. All 3 component makes have flat mount but Shimano and Sram also have post mount, I think.
Where I'm going with this is I have a cutom ti gravel bike that does not have flat mounts for disc brakes. That was not on the horizon 3 1/2 years ago. Anyway, I can't use Campy hydraulic disc brakes on it. Frown.
Are you close to Woolrich. ME? Bikeman/Carver are there Thats what my frame is. Its great. They have ti frames from Lynskey and also Asia, but I/m not sure if they are flat mount. My frame has been great, but I am considering one that has flat mount when campy 12 trickles down to Chorus and the cassette options increase.
Well that would be Woolwich, and Im close enough that Paula Carver once beat me in a time trial.
That is an exemplary shop and company, and I have no doubt their bikes are excellent. I might take a look.
I dont know the complexities of discs, but I believe the Treks are flat mount.
Im finding a SRAM 1x12 would give me a 38-42, perfecto.
Thanks for your thoughts.
I suggest you start with what the max tire size fit for what ever bike has and go from there. The choice to fit a 47mm 650b could be something you'd want. And there are a zillion choices.
I picked up a 650b Stans Arch/mk3 wheel set at Performance before the doors closed for 1/3 price. Just got some Tubeless Teravail Cannonball tan wall 47x650b mounted up on them but not ridden yet. Rims are 29mm wide, and tires sit out nice. Same height/diameter as my 28mm road tires, probably be taller on a narrower rim. Wheels do QR of ThruAxle came with all the adapters.
FWIW, I'd use the inexpensive Redline Conquest Disc I put together last year with 40mm tubeless in a NY minute for such an event.
Agree flat mounts, unless you are talking something like my Conquest that had post mounts and was NIB and perfect fit.
Another consideration is wheels. The Conquest is QR and all my 27.5 and 29er and Strong Disc wheels interchange. A less expensive Thru Ale gravel offering is likely to have boat anchor wheels.
There is clearly 1 cents worth of 2 cents...
If you want to get something that is built from the ground up for gravel and with truly lots of thought going into what makes a real gravel bike good, take a good look at the Lauf bikes https://www.laufcycling.com/product/lauf-anywhere
Another option that is less exotic but still a very well thought out and gravel specific design, is the Norco Charge
A few more good options worthy of serious consideration are the Cannondale Topstone
And the Niner RLT https://ninerbikes.com/products/rlt-9-rdo
...as they are so superior for gravel/off-road use that it's not worth toying with the idea of rim brakes. After suffering with both cantis and mini-vs, I would never go back to either one.
As for flat mount vs. post mount, unless you plan to use Campy, it probably doesn't matter much. Flat mount is certainly the trend for road and gravel bikes, but I'm not too thrilled with the lack of adjustability and difficulty dialing them in on some frames. In that regard, flat mount is actually a step backward. If you're going to buy a
bike or frame, you may as well get flat mount. If you're considering a
or prior year new bike, I would go either way. Since you're fond of SRAM, you won't have any problem finding compatible levers and calipers for either type.
As for the type of bike, both of mine and both of Linda's have been 'cross bikes modified with lower gearing and wider rubber. Particularly if your main riding will be dirt roads, I think they're the way to go for someone who's used to the handling of road race bikes. Used 'cross bikes seem to be easy to find, if you want to keep your investment down. OTOH, if you plan to do some bikepacking or gravel bike touring, a gravel-specific rig might be a better choice. If you want 650b wheels, a gravel-specific bike is your only option.
FWIW, I still don't buy into the 1x craze for gravel. Again, it's mainly due to coming from a road background where I've developed a preference for close-spaced gearing. The idea of running a 10-42 cassette is not even remotely appealing to me, but that's just
personal bias. I'm currently running a 46/30 crank with a 12-32 cassette and I love it. If you feel you need more top end, 11-32 cassettes are readily available. I have a second set of wheels with 30mm slicks and a 12-25 cassette for road use.
When we travel, these are the bikes we bring, as they work great for any type of riding we may want to do, with just a tire or wheel swap.
"FWIW, I still don't buy into the 1x craze for gravel. Again, it's mainly due to coming from a road background where I've developed a preference for close-spaced gearing. The idea of running a 10-42 cassette is not even remotely appealing to me, but that's just my personal bias. I'm currently running a 46/30 crank with a 12-32 cassette and I love it"
I think Brian has this correct.
1X for mt. bikes makes a certain amount of sense especially when you are constantly ascending and descending with the terrain dictating the timing of the front shift. Sometimes you just struggle to get to the granny, then find yourself back in the big, etc, etc.... 1X gives you your range of the 2X system. Lots of mt. bikers I talk to love 1X and I just ordered a Specialized HT with a Shimano 1X.
For gravel and road ?, I think I would prefer exactly what Brian has, the 46/30
One thing I noticed on a number of the Trek Checkpoints is they use 50/34 and 11-32 or 34 cassettes. Is that low enough for D2R2 ?.
1X and especially the SRAM 12 system has HUGE jumps between gears, 36-42 than 50 on the 10-50 cassette. I question if you would find yourself between gears on some of the long climbs.
I have ridden D2R2 4x with exactly the gearing Brian has (except a 10 speed cassette) so I know that works. OTOH, on that ride you shift the front approximately a million times, going up and down short, steep hills all day. I dont have any particular problems with a front derailleur, OTOH I dont require really close spaced gears, so Id have to look more closely to see if the simplicity of a 1x system would be worth it in my case. Id never use a 50, maybe a 42. OTOH no prob with a front der if that makes more sense. If I got a Checkpoint Id get a frame and pick the components, no problem with the shop I have. I will definitely have a low <1:1.
A note that on a lot of newer mt. bikes that come as 1X, they have no provisions to install a F derailer after the fact.
I'd look at that design for a frame in the event you want to someday go back to 2X (Di2 ?).
I also agree Brian has it right. I think it goes without saying, discs only. As far as 1x, the 28/42 chainset with 11/32 on the Conquest is Goldilocks zone for me I have found. Still running a triple woth bar cons on the disc Strong. With a 22\32\44 and XT long cage RD, i can get into the teens in GI easily for loads. In addition to the load that is me I mean...
Post VS flats and thru VS QR, depends on the peice point.
Where are opinions on cable VS hydo in the scheme of non high end bikes for the purpose? Like 29ers, 28-30lbers are quite an unattractive prosition imo.
With me on D2R2, Im not sure spacing matters much. Uphill Im in the low gear all day, downhill Im trying to slow the bike down so I dont kill myself, flats Im trying to recover. So Im never really trying to go fast, just survive. And that would be the case now more so than before. So a couple moderately high gears would probably be fine, even pretty widely spaced. But Id have to ride a 1x to know, but maybe I can do that at the LBS.
Steve I can guarantee you Ill never use Di2...:). I dont use Shimano and I have e-tap on a road bike and its fine but I dont think its any significant advantage over a good mechanical system.
This could make the case for a 1x
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I also use a 30-46 crank, but a 12-27 9speed cassette. If I go 12 speed Campy, I'll probably get a 12-29 when and if they offer it. I also am not attracted to the 1X on a road/gravel bike. I think I'd like it on a mtb though.
Rotor calls the 10-46 their close ratio cassette?
Rotor calls the 10-46 their close ratio cassette?
As compared to what?
I compared the standard SRAM 1x11 (38, 10-42) to what I've used at D2R2 (46/30, 12-32 10 speed) and it ain't that different. I have about the same high with the 1x11, and a slightly lower low, which would be welcome. The gaps for the lowest gears are about the same. The gaps for the higher gears are bigger, and I think would be OK for me as I've noted I don't care much about going fast on that ride. The shifting simplicity is not essential but I would like that. I like the sequential shifting on my Rohloff. So I don't know that I'll get it, but I think it would work pretty well for me. YMMV.
...you may want to consider it for your gravel rig in light of the fact that it's on sale now that SRAM is making 12-speed. Universal Cycles has it at ~1/2 price.
There's one thing you may want to consider before you make your gearing choice. I presume you'll be using your gravel bike for more than D2R2, so tailoring the gearing to that single event could compromise your enjoyment on other rides. The crank choice is the single biggest factor, since it's easy and relatively cheap to swap cassettes. If you commit to 1x, you have to accept the limitations across all the riding you do with it. I tried it a few years back and found that I couldn't live with it.
"Its probably too late to order a Sachs cross bike :)"
The smiley is because he is not taking any order anymore, yes?
Richard told me that hed keep building bikes for existing customers. He didnt say exactly when...:)
Get a strong before the 4/1 price hike deadline. ;)
If you were a repeat customer you get another 10% off too. ;)
I dont see Strong selling many steel bikes at $3200 but what do I know. Id go ti at that price. Lots of nice options in that price range.
Steel frames @ 3200.00, add fork. Did not see price fork custom fork in his price list. Just aftermarket. I really like the steel matching fork on the Steel disc allroad/gravel frameset he made me in 2015.
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Hi Bob, no, titanium is not going up. Basically this is the deal; steel pricing had always been less as a matter of tradition. I'd never really though twice about it. But on further analysis it became obvious that steel offers no time savings over titanium. At lease half the time for any order is customer interaction. There may be some time saving in fabrication but it's eaten up by boxing, shipping and unboxing the frames that go to paint. There is also more risk with a painted frame in both terms of damage and warranty. Add to that the increasing cost and reduced availability of quality steel material and increasing cost of paint and shipping to paint and back. Suddenly you see that steel should be every bit as expensive as titanium.
I stopped by the LBS to pick up some tubes and stuff, and looked briefly at a Checkpoint SL5. They said I could swap out the 105 double for a SRAM 1x11 drivetrain and that would be cheaper than building up a frame from scratch. For use including D2R2 they recommended the 5 carbon and opposed to the more expensive 6, as they said the 5 would be better with rocks bouncing off it. I think a 38 ring with an 11-42 11 speed cassette would work pretty well for me (I know others would not like the gaps). Im not about to pull the trigger, but it makes sense to me. Compared to my cross bike, this would give me discs, wider tires, another low gear and a presumably less glitchy drive train.
Took a good dirt road ride on the old Crosshairs today, fun! Though there was a good bit of damage to the road from the winter, which they remediated by dumping mass quantities of loose stones into the holes and gaps, which gave my a little pause on the descents....got through them with the rubber side down though.
Great to get out, road yesterday dirt today. Legs feel pretty good!
After 30 years of using mt. bikes with 3X cranks, my new HT came with a 1X Shimano shifter/derailer and Sunrace 11 spd. 11-46 cassette and I can state after 2 weeks of riding as often as I could I now understand why 1X took off. No thought process as to when to go to the granny, or back up to middle, its just click-click-click and the gearing is there.
For stuff like D2R2 I think its going to be perfect. As a flatish gravel road or dirt rail trail bike, maybe the gearing gaps would be annoying.
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
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Jessica Lange, "Feud: Bette & Joan"
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Reese Witherspoon, "Big Little Lies"
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
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Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us" WINNER
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David Harbour, "Stranger Things"
Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"
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Alison Brie, "GLOW"
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James Franco, "The Disaster Artist"
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Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour" WINNER
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Woody Harrelson,"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
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Freeman won a SAG Award in 2005, for his role in Million Dollar Baby. The actor was also nominated that year with the cast of the movie, as well as in in 2010 for Invictus and in 1995 for The Shawshank Redemption.
Morgan Freeman has to his credit 84 films, an Oscar and two Golden Globes.
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This game has taken a new route on MMO's that others are afraid of. GW1 did the same thing. This game has to be different from all other games including GW1. From what I understand about GW1 is this. If Anet had the resources to create GW1 as they wanted to, GW2 is what it was suppose to be. They did not have the resources so they created a great game GW1 using instanced content instead. Now they have that ability and have learned a lot from GW1 in how to back ground updates, make changes without kicking everyone off for hours, and giving us a great game to play.
Do they take ideas from other games well yeah of course. All games do this, but are not always successful. Does GW2 work with other games on how people play yes of course, there is no subscription fee. This gives anyone who plays and does not have the money to play two sub games a lot of choice.
Stop trying to make GW2 into other games. Make suggestions that work with this game not because it comes from another game, but because it will work with this game. Suggestions Like new weapon skills (not weapons) with existing weapon skills giving new builds to try. Not suggestions like we need the holy trinity back.
GW2 has the most potential for changes over any game out there because of design. Changes pretty much on the fly any time they want. Sometimes announced sometimes not. If you want to farm constantly in the same place Aka endgame this game may not be for you. If you like a constantly changing game with new things to farm or do then this game is for you.
P.S. Anet or any other MMO developer does not owe the players anything in particular to what they think they deserve. They only try to give them the best experience they can for the type of MMO it is.This is not being a fanboy I have respect for all games, because I know I do not have the ability to make them. I also know that to develop them it takes a lot of people.


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Little Brothers, Tampons, and Lollipops
Written on one of our four year old's t-shirts are the words "It's my brother's fault". Whenever he gets in trouble, he always tries to blame it on a brother (usually our 16 month old). Now, I'm not saying I've been neglectful, but any parent whose been busy knows that sometimes the little ones don't always get all the attention that they deserve, and our four year old doesn't like being relegated to the back burner AT ALL! This often results in him coming up with some pretty clever ways to get my attention.
The other day (a particularly busy one) I found him in the powder room with his little brother. The two of them had completely unrolled the toilet paper and were elbow deep in my box of tampons. They were busy unwrapping all the tampons and shooting them out the tops of their applicators. Big brother looked up, pointed to little brother and said, "He wanted me to do it." Typical! Little brother looked up, held up a wrapped tampon and said, "Ollypop" (his word for lollipop). Yikes! I tried to keep a straight face (unsuccessfully, I might add). How can you stay mad at that?!? I shooed them out of the powder room and cleaned up the mess (which didn't take very long).
As a punishment I charged the four year old his entire $2.00 allowance for the week. I figured that would just about cover one roll of toilet paper and the dozen tampons rendered unusable by two brothers having a moment with feminine hygiene products. I'm sure I can use this story for black mail when they're older, can't I? Nah. That just wouldn't be nice… Funny, maybe, but not very nice.
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Doesn't this post say:
"my box of tampons" (emphasis on "MY")
as well as
"Posted by dad" (emphasis on "DAD")
Is it just me, or is something strange going on here? 😉Comment by FMF — Apr 24th 2006 @ 7:42 am
Awww… Crap! My wife e-mailed it to me and I posted it for her. But I was logged in as 'dad' and I forgot to change the byline. Details.Comment by dad — Apr 24th 2006 @ 10:59 am
Yeah, right.
I'm sure that's your story and you're sticking to it. 😉Comment by FMF — Apr 24th 2006 @ 12:07 pm
Whoever wrote it, it is still funny.Comment by vw bug — Apr 24th 2006 @ 1:50 pm
hahahahahahaha, i wish i saw it when it said dad.Comment by jim — Apr 29th 2006 @ 5:19 pm
it would have been better for the future black mailing if you had taken a video 😉Comment by saving advice — Apr 30th 2006 @ 2:27 am
LOL…THAT is hilarious! OMG…I would have just died laughing.
My sister once carried Vagisil in her purse. One day, as her 2 year old was looking for "lotion" in mommy's purse. My sister was talking to a friend, and all of a sudden, smelled that familiar scent of Vagisil. My niece had slathered it all up and down her arms, and was gettting frustrated that it wouldn't go into her skin!
The joys of motherhood….nice to meet ya! We have 5 kiddos ourselves!!Comment by Bex — May 14th 2006 @ 1:13 am
My 1st and 2nd children are girls. .. my 3rd is a boy. I might have a lot of these types of stories to tell in the future. sigh. . .
Is it legal to marry off one's daughters when they are 12?Comment by rocketc — Dec 27th 2007 @ 12:48 pm
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So, they seem to be locked out and the union's taken a strike vote, but if the company lifts the lockout they'll go back to work. Think I'll stop following this one till someone starts making sense.
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I write to express my deep frustration and disappointment with BT business broadband service.
I decided to go to BT last August after three years with AOL. The service with AOL was patchy and since this was a business line I was let down by them several times.
The transfer from AOL took place last August and was supplied with a BT Modem Router (BT2700) and an installation disk. The disk would not work on Windows Vista, so I had to borrow a laptop with windows XP in order to install the router.
A month later, I experienced regular drop in the broadband connection, and could not pick up the wireless connection 5 meters away. The router was then replaced.
In December, I experienced daily intermittent problems with the broadband connection. Called BT broadband customer service and they could not explain the reason for this, but they sent me another router. I tried the new router with the same problems.
I kept contacting BT on 4th January 2010, and eventually they agreed to send an engineer on Friday 15 who confirmed there is a fault in the line, and BT need to send contractors to dig up the road to rectify fault. So far I contacted BT three times and every time they pass me onto to the fault team, and either they don't answer and if they do, they tell me contractors will be coming today but no one shows up.
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8:25 am - 8:55 am Registration, refreshments and networking
8:55 am - 9:00 am Chairman's welcoming remarks
9:00 am - 9:30 am Morning Panel Discussion: Doing it in-house or outsource? What makes the most business sense?
One of the constant debates among call centre and customer experience managers is whether or not to keep customer contact centres in-house – or, to have them outsourced to BPOs. This session will thus visit the debate, addressing the most important considerations that must be had before making a decision. The presentation will prepare you to tackle the most pressing question faced by call centre managers so that you can make the best decision for your organisation: should I stay in house or should I outsource?
Dennis Omondi OtienoTeam Leader, Customer Experience
Stanbic Bank Kenya
Kazim JessaSenior Vice President, Head – Credit & Contact Operations
Emirates NBD
Eddy VictorHead of Contact Experience
Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd
9:30 am - 10:00 am Identifying and selecting cloud-based solutions for omni-channel service
to your customers highly depends on the technology you have and can also be a huge task to sift through the options and find the right solution that fits your needs. Organisations are choosing cloud contact centres largely to drive agility and improved customer experience. Careful evaluation of software providers will ensure that you are not stuck with a solution that is not a good fit for your business. Walk away with an understanding of the key steps to take when evaluating solutions for your organisation.
Kazim JessaSenior Vice President, Head – Credit & Contact Operations
Emirates NBD
10:00 am - 10:30 am Networking break and refreshments
10:30 am - 11:15 am Reviewing impacts of digital transformation in the fields of online retail, logistics and infrastructure
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Oluseyi FolaranmiVice President, Customer Experience
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It is estimated that by 2020, Gen Y will make up 50% of the workforce and Gen Z will be 10%.
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Etisalat Nigeria
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Networking lunch break
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm How to influence and win customers: IVR in an omni-channel world
Customers are now "omni-channel" in their outlook and behaviour — they use both online and offline channels readily. To thrive in this new environment, organisations of all types should re-examine their strategies for delivering information and products to customers. Learn various methods how you can connect your IVR with other channels in the way that makes most sense for your callers, as well as identifying the best channels to integrate with IVR.
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Oluseyi FolaranmiVice President, Customer Experience
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Joy Anne Nafula NamasakaCustomer Service Delivery Manager
I&M Bank, Kenya
3:00 pm - 3:00 pm End of conference day two
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Does anyone, has anyone loved the Vice Presidency as much as Joe Biden?
Yes, he's thinking about the Presidency.
But if he was not, if he were only serving the two terms as Obama's Vice President, does anyone believe that he would be a tragic, morose Lyndon Johnson-via-Robert-Caro Vice President, stunted, crippled, depressed, frustrated, feeling as if his life dreams and career were at an end?
Biden is not only seemingly impervious to the less felicitous characterizations that at times swim around them, reflecting them away with a native sunny disposition that, yes, is professional, but is also a genuine, automatic enjoyment, but brings far more to the table than the hoi polloi are often willing to give credit: A remarkable ability to charm with intellect and flexibility, with genuine care and enjoyment, but also with a powerfully sustained thought--each time.
Yes, he emerges in shades, and who knows what ultimate dreams lay behind them; yes he truly enjoys an attractive woman. But he also brings joy to those who he immediately senses need his attention, his care--he has practiced with all types, and he is willing to bring that practice to the task.
He is not condescending. He is not self-aggrandizing. People love Joe.
But while walking that fine line between being the populist and knowing that he is being one, he is more aware than the more simple lines around him that are sometimes drawn.
He is not an introspective, introversive, extremely careful Obama. And he will never be. And that will be an issue, should he become President.
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But he is happy in his role. He loves the people. He balances a more introspective man, who also loves the people, but is not so fulsome and expansive in demonstration of such.
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The White House today gave a green light to a growing group of scientists who are interested in investigating the potential health benefits of cannabis. Research like this will no longer have to undergo review by the Public Health Service, a process that is supposed to ensure the use of scientifically valid clinical trials, but in practice has served as a barrier to launching studies. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, and even opponents of legalization, had called for the requirement to be lifted..
"This announcement is a pretty big deal," says Christopher Brown, a spokesperson for Americans for Safe Access, a group that advocates for access to pot for medical research. "You have a lot of interest in experimental research on medical cannabis and this shows that you are starting to see policies aligned with that."
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy discussed the federal government's shifting thinking on medical pot, telling CBS This Morning that preliminary data shows that "marijuana can be helpful" for some medical conditions.Source: www.motherjones.com


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Optical Wireless LANs
There is a significant need for indoor wireless connectivity of LAN type, to allow connectivity and resource sharing between a number of users/devices in a room. The optical wireless LAN is an alternative to LANs making use of RF. The project is focused to the study of the Advanced Infrared (AIr) IrDA protocol for indoor LAN connectivity. The AIr Medium Access protocol (AIr-MAC), the AIr Link Manager (AIr-LM) and the AIr Link Control (AIr-LC) aublayers were created by IrDA. The new AIr physical layer (AIr-PHY) utilises wide angle infrared ports capable of operating at angles of +-60 degrees, with 4PPM variable repetition (4PPM/VR) encoding format at 4 Mbit/s. The AIr protocol proposes a Go-back-N (GBN) automatic repeat request (ARQ) retransmission scheme at the LC layer with an optional stop and wait (SW) AIr-MAC sublayer.
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NASCAR reinstates Gallagher after completing Road to Recovery program
NASCAR has reinstated Xfinity Series driver Spencer Gallagher after successfully completing the Road to Recovery program.
Gallagher was suspended just days after his first ever NXS victory at Talladega Superspeedway, following the results of a failed drug test on May 1st.
The 28-year-old then entered the Road to Recovery program, which is a requirement in order to be cleared to race again.
Chase Elliott will still drive the No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet at Daytona this weekend, but Gallagher will make his return at Kentucky Speedway next weekend and all remaining races where another driver isn't already contracted.
Despite sitting 14th in the standings and his victory at Talladega, Gallagher is no longer eligible for the playoffs after being suspended and missing six races.
"The whole GMS organization is very proud of Spencer (Gallagher) for getting reinstated after completing NASCAR's Road to Recovery program after the results we received post-Talladega," said Mike Beam, President of GMS Racing. "Spencer will return to the No. 23 at Kentucky Speedway and then again after our agreed contracts are fulfilled."
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