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Singapore, Singapore (PRWEB) April 09, 2014
Spearheaded by LiveFitter, the marketing firm behind the Optimum Nutrition Asia, the Fitter U campaign aims to create and empower fitness key opinion leaders for the brand. The male and female winners of the campaign will each receive a $10,000 Optimum Nutrition Contract.
Throughout the Fitter U campaign, over 200 participants were provided the tools to achieve their specific fitness goals. These included educational workshops from Optimum Nutrition's brand advocacy manager, Jay Jacobsen to Dr Teoh Chin Sim, a medical advisor to the Singapore Sports Council. Together they shed over 1,400kg, lifted more than 80,000kg and ran close to 25,000km.
Potential athletes were personally mentored by Jonathan Chew, the founder of LiveFitter, who shared his experiences on working with industry leading athletes. The exercise required the top 12 athletes to amplify themselves on their various social media channels, and was supported by LiveFitter's Instagram "Short Form" videos which were filmed and edited in real time.
The 4-day exercise garnered 1,564 likes and 348 comments, through official posts on Instagram. The athletes themselves generated 5,018 likes (180% increase) and 209 comments (151% increase) in organic "crowdsourced" Instagram outreach. Concurrently, 2,651 likes were garnered on Facebook.
The Workshop was held at Ion Orchard on the 6th of April 2014, with Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Driver Yuey Tan & Fitness & Motorsports Personalities Claire Jedrek sharing their experiences as athletes.
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Top Ten UX Mistakes on Consumer Websites
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Building a consumer website is tough, because there are so many competing demands: design, marketing, implementation and operations—the list goes on. It's all a ridiculous mess, and so it's easy to forget that it all boils down to the human beings who will actually be the ones buying things on your site. Here are ten mistakes we've noticed dozens of companies (not to mention a handful of clients) make time and again with their websites:
1: Designing your site navigation to match internal corporate structure
The way your company thinks of its products / services / offerings is almost never the same as the way the user thinks of them, for the simple reason that your perspectives are different: you're making, they're using. That means sorting your navigation into categories by using distinctions that users would never make themselves. I mean, check out this nonsense:
So how do you figure out what structure works best for users? Start out with a card sorting study. There are lots of tools like OptimalSort and WebSort you can use to conduct this research online, and both provide analysis features that help you determine what the best organization is. (For the whole story about how to design and conduct a card sort, check out Donna Spencer's Card Sorting.)
2: Not playing nice with other online services
Designing and managing every part of your own website sounds like a professional way of doing things, because you get complete control over the look and feel and the branding; even from a UX perspective, it can seem more consistent. However, people are starting to associate certain online tasks with established interaction models: Google for search, email and Facebook for online contacts, AIM and GChat for instant messaging, and so on.
We've worked with a handful of clients who wanted to close off their content to Google in order to force users to use their own internal search, and that's just silly—not only would you strangle off a major traffic source, you're restricting users to an experience that they may be less comfortable with.
Using the API of other sites can add a lot of value to your own. CNN's Facebook chat widget, which Facebook users can use to see their friends' comments on live events, is a recent example of how you can leverage your users' relationships with other sites to enhance your own. Likewise, in a recent study for Sony, we recommended using an open architecture to display 3rd party reviews (CNet, Amazon, etc.) on their product pages, in order to make comparison shopping and research easier and more credible.
In short, building garden walls around your website can theoretically make it more slick and seamless, but you can lose out a lot on functionality, and force people to learn new interaction models unnecessarily.
3: Building a lame lame lame social network
When users want to connect with other people online, they usually have a number of ways of doing this—email and instant messaging for private one-on-one or small-group correspondence, social networks for informal and semi-public messaging, and more recently Twitter for mass-blast communication. That's a considerable amount for any average person to manage, and nobody, except for certain groups of bored young people, is fishing around for more social networks to join. In spite of their massive customer bases, Coca-Cola, GM, Verizon, and countless others have tried and failed to spread the social gospel about their products.
If there's nothing really intrinsic to your website that would benefit from "community-building" features, don't build them—instead, like we recommend in #2, you should take advantage of the platforms that people are already using, like Facebook and MySpace. Both offer enormous user bases, and installing an app is far less of an inconvenience than signing up for a site, creating a profile, calibrating the account settings, finding users to connect to, and returning to the site to see what's new. (Sure enough: Verizon and Coke have both moved their efforts onto Facebook.)
One possible exception is the Nike+ social network for runners. Nike claims its efforts have given its running shoe sales a shot in the arm, a point which has been debated; at the very least, people do seem to use it. Why have they succeeded where others have failed? Possibly because of its partnership and product integration with Apple's iPod, or its tandem efforts on both Facebook and MySpace, or its millions upon junkzillions of ad dollars. Who knows, really.
4: Not knowing when to ignore and when to listen
Obviously we're huge proponents of user research, but there comes a time when you need to balance research against insight and innovation. Lots of inspiration can come from seeing how users interact with your designs, but if that research is too focused on error-finding and usability-tweaking, then you're going to overlook the broader point about people's motivations for using your product. You don't design iPods just by studying how people use their Walkman. As Adaptive Path's Todd Wilkens said in one controversial blog post, "There's only so far you can get by streamlining the shopping cart on your website."
And then there are the kinds of inventor's insights that don't stem from research at all: the discoverer of the structure of benzene claimed to have divined it from a dream; the inventor of Velcro came up with the idea after picking burrs off of his dog; and the insane story behind the invention of the telephone involves (picture this) Alexander Graham Bell massaging his Skye terrier's throat, misinterpreting a thesis written in a language he couldn't read, studying musical chords, and teaching the deaf.
Which is all to say that research is great and often necessary, but it's still not everything.
5: Asking people what they think
What's wrong with getting feedback? (We know, we're a friggin' user research company.) The ubiquity of market research has made user opinion gathering all but inevitable for the design of sites, and the result is an unhealthy over-reliance on getting user opinions to fix every problem. The fact is, users are often terrible at pointing out the usability flaws in an interface, and besides, the flaws they might uncover when they think about what's wrong with the interface may be completely different than the ones they encounter when they're using it. Malcolm Gladwell's anecdotes about the Aeron Chair and spaghetti sauce (below) illustrate that what people say they want is often completely at odds with what they actually want: the Aeron chair's strange looks made testers initially believe that it was uncomfortable, and people who were asked if they wanted more varieties of spaghetti sauce said "no"; their actual purchasing behavior suggested otherwise.
And then there's the billions of surveys conducted by e-commerce companies, asking you what you think of their web site. How does it look? After seeing the site today, do you plan on coming more or less often? Scale of 1-10: how was your experience? Here's a question: who fucking cares? How is this going to help you make the really big, interesting changes that will make your website a pleasure to use?
So this is where behavioral user research comes in. One of the main differences between market research and behavioral research is that the former deals with opinions and preferences, while the latter deals with behavior. If you're trying to figure out what color people prefer for text links, or whether people like the way your new web design looks, go ahead and do a market research study to ask your users what they think, point-blank: focus groups, surveys, interviews, whatever. But if you're trying to figure out where users are running into trouble, and why and how they use your site, then you don't want to ask them—you want to observe them and hear them as they talk through their interaction with the site. One-on-one moderated research, by the way, is ideal for this kind of close qualitative research.
6: Missing the point about UX
UX is fundamentally about creating experiences that are designed for people, not for technology or large organizations. Visual appeal and back-end performance obviously play a big role in website visitors' experiences, but it's not the same as UX: good UX is a good functional experience.
No amount of Flash, AJAX, video content, social networking features, weird ad campaigning, "enhanced messaging", better SEO, fewer ads, less description, more description, and/or more cowbell is going to improve a site's user experience. Fancy landing pages that take a few seconds to load and don't do anything except direct you to the real website aren't effective. There's a fallacious assumption that eye-catching and attention-grabbing elements somehow create a good user experience, but these are interactive websites we're dealing with here, not products on a shelf.
Often, a company's motivation for adding the eye-catching stuff is to "get a message across" about their product: Pepsi makes you sexy, Dell laptops reverse global warming. However, we've seen that users get enraged when they feel the information they're looking for is obscured by marketing fluff and lifestyle branding.
Along the same lines, investing too much attention into the site's technology at the expense of the interface can cripple its success. We've found that users are far more willing to grapple with a buggy, unstable interface that gives them the experience they want (Twitter much?) than a rock-solid piece of technology that offers nothing new (Bing much?).
Of course, there are times when really bad performance can sink even a company with no clear competitors (oh man, remember Friendster?).
7: Letting product marketing people run the show
Even if you do get the point about UX, large organizations are often structured to let the marketing people have the final say about what goes on the website. Marketing professionals are, first and foremost, responsible for developing insights about what makes people want to buy their products. They develop the brand, and they make sure the language is consistent with the brand; they position products, they focus on aesthetic consistency and attitude and messaging. Your average consumer company has separate teams in charge of marketing each one of their products or product lines, and are usually in charge of the language used to describe each product, and even the design of web pages for each product.
Again and again, we see organizations conducting good behavioral user research studies, and then handing the results over to the marketing people, who usually say: "Well, that's nice, those are interesting findings—we'll see how this fits into our marketing strategy." And of course they say that—it's not their job to build a good functional experience. The problem is that the people whose job it really is—interaction designers, UX researchers—usually have little say in the final design of the site.
Marketing-driven web design is a bad idea—we suspect it's what causes mistakes #3, #5, and #8—and it's also a misinterpretation of what it means to build a brand. If you are down with Marty Neumeier like we are, then you know that building amazing functional experiences is a much better branding strategy than six paragraphs of copy-approved marketing gibberish.
8: Holding the user's hand
Users want websites to help them, not do things for them. Amazon is the queen of online retail, and its most successful features (the three-page checkout process, one-click purchase, similar items, editorial and user reviews) are the ones that make it much easier for the user to do what they came to do: find the right product, learn everything they can about it, and buy it.
What you don't want to do is force your users to do things your way. A perfect example of this are those shopping assistant widgets that ask, "Which product is right for you?", and then make you fill out a form or answer a series of question in order to have the system tell you what's right for you. That approach is far too restrictive: it doesn't allow users to see other options, or adjust their priorities in light of new info. It doesn't offer context.
It's important to offer core product details (price, main features, performance, comparison shopping info) up front, give your users direct and up-front links that help them learn more about the product, and then give them clear calls to action.
One site we've seen recently that achieves all of these things to stunning effect is the Rails solutions vendor Heroku. A big, dynamically-updated total price right up top, including a breakdown of the pricing factors; a plain-as-day list of offerings, and a slider and single-click options you can use to select your purchases. You can browse customize, and select all of the items without leaving the page even once. Note to everyone: do it like this.
9: Making content that looks like advertising
The more people use the web, the more adept they become at screening out ads. Tower and banner ads have become all but invisible to goal-directed users, and things that seem "separate" from the body content of the site are often completely overlooked by users. The general idea is that people are seeing everything on your site in terms of how its relatedness to their main tasks (shopping for a product, finding information, etc.) and will tune everything else out.
Ironically, it's often when you try to make something stand out in order to catch the user's attention that it starts looking like advertising: site navigation bars, news and announcements, and featured products often get ignored for this very reason.
10.Forcing visitors to register to access basic information
Fortunately, this isn't as common as it used to be—in a bid to gather info about its user base, some companies put basic information or content behind a registration wall. The New York Times infamously required registration for access to certain basic articles and features, a much-maligned move which spawned sites such as BugMeNot, allowing users to get around registering with real user info.
Requiring registration isn't always a terrible idea, especially when you're offering a premium service, or the content wouldn't be relevant to most casual browsers. But you have to be careful which info you choose to lock down; often, casual info-seekers will abandon a site and look elsewhere for information than undertake the hassle of registering for yet another website.


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A much more exciting news today is for Canon shooters – the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L with a built-in 1.4x teleconverter has finally been announced. The Canon 200-400mm f/4 was released in response to the highly regarded Nikon 200-400mm f/4G VR, which Nikon has been making for a decade now. Many Canon enthusiasts and pros have been craving badly for such a lens, because it can be invaluable for photographing wildlife. Instead of creating the same lens, Canon took optical design a step further and designed the lens with a built-in 1.4x teleconverter, making it a versatile lens with 200-400mm or 280-560mm focal lengths.
Its impressive optical design also put it in a completely different league than Nikon's version, as it is priced at a hefty $11,799, versus Nikon's $6,750. Judging by its MTF data (see how to read an MTF chart), this will be one killer lens.
Here is the official announcement:
Introducing the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x – improved performance and versatility for professional sports and wildlife photographers
London, UK, 14 May 2013 – Canon today adds a new category to its range of high-performance super-telephoto lenses, with the introduction of the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x to Canon's acclaimed L-series. The EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x features a flexible 200-400mm focal range with a fixed f/4 aperture, 4-stop optical Image Stabilizer and for the first time in a commercially available lens, a built-in 1.4x extender. These features combine to provide an outstandingly versatile lens for professional sports or wildlife photographers. A robust magnesium alloy design, environmental protection and specialised lens coatings also make it ideal for mobile use, combining with the finest quality optics to deliver exceptional results, even in the harshest conditions.
Get closer to the action with superior image quality
The reach of the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x is boosted by its internal 1.4x extender, which is engaged or disengaged at the flick of a lever to provide an extended focal length of 280mm to 560mm – allowing photographers to get even closer to distant action. Ensuring the highest image performance, the optical design includes both fluorite and Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) lens elements, which help minimise chromatic aberration and eliminate colour blurring. Advanced anti-reflection SubWavelength Structure Coating (SWC) and Super Spectra Coating also reduce ghosting and flare. Thanks to the use of the latest optical technologies, image performance is unaffected when the integrated extender is used.
With a constant f/4 aperture the use of high shutter speeds to capture fast-paced action or a low-light scene is possible. A newly designed optical Image Stabilizer, which provides users with a four stop advantage, while IS 'Mode 3' applies image stabilisation only at the time of exposure – ensuring that photographers can pan with fast-paced action without IS overcompensating for movement. This feature is ideal for sports photographers, who typically have only a split-second to capture a subject in front of them.
Powerful, flexible focusing
The EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x features Canon's pioneering ring-type Ultrasonic Motor providing fast, silent autofocusing. For those who prefer to fine-tune focus themselves, full-time manual override allows photographers to manually focus at any moment when using AF. The Power Focus (PF) mode also increases versatility during movie shooting with the EOS-1D C or EOS-1D X, enabling photographers to achieve an accurate pull-focus effect at one of two speeds, simply by twisting the focus recall ring and stopping at a pre-set distance.
High-performance design for professional demands
Designed to answer professional demands for superior image quality and versatile zoom range, the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x a boasts a premium-quality design befitting Canon's industry-renowned L-series lenses.
The tough magnesium alloy chassis ensures that, despite the inclusion of the 1.4x extender, the lens is a similar weight to lenses of comparable focal length. Fluorine coatings on the front and rear lens elements also reduce the ability of dirt to cling to the lens surface, while a dust and water-resistant construction allows photographers to shoot in challenging weather conditions. The combination of outstanding optical performance, versatility, weight and tough construction will make it an essential part of any professional sports or wildlife photographer's kitbag.
EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x key features
- Built-in 1.4x extender, for extra magnification when you need it
- Shoot in low light with four-stop Image Stabilizer
- High image quality using Fluorite lens elements
- Fast AF with USM technology
- Robust design for use in the toughest environments


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We post a new episode of Appalachian History weekly podcast every Sunday. You can start listening right away by clicking the podcast icon over on the right side of your screen. If you'd rather grab the show off itunes for later listening, click here:
We open today's show with an overview of Old Harp, or shaped-note, singing, and its origins. "'Singers in the Harp' number many thousands of people through the South and West who sing religious folksongs and fuguing tunes," says Sidney Robertson Cowell, in her liner notes for the 1951 Folkways record 'Old Harp Singing,' featuring the Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee. "They are accustomed to meet on one or two Sunday afternoons a month, to sing from one of the many collections of religious songs that were printed in shaped notes around the middle of the nineteenth century."
We'll pause in between things to catch up on a Calendar of Events in the region this week, with special attention paid to events that emphasize heritage and local color.
Next, Maryland historian Jacob Brown, writing in 1896, tells us a bit about the lumber industry in Garrett County, MD at century's end. "The demand for lumber is on the growth, while the supply is shrinking. There are in the southwest part of the county vast bodies of timber, especially of the Yough and North Branch, hardly touched. Timberland capitalists are now purchasing lands in that favored part of the county with a view of entering largely in the manufacture of lumber. They are experienced men from the lumber regions of Pennsylvania, and will bring with them the most modern labor saving facilities now in use."
Northwest Georgia preacher Howard Finster (ca. 1915-2001) was an unlikely candidate for celebrity status on the post-modern art scene. Yet his eccentric 'outsider art' paintings, sculptures, and constructions have been shown in prestigious museums and galleries around the world. He became something of a guru to thousands of academically trained young artists, ambitious collectors of outsider art, musicians, and others who made the pilgrimage to Pennville to meet him and to visit the two-acre Paradise Garden that he spent fifteen years building in his backyard.
We'll wrap things up with an account of family hog butchering in Depression-era Martinsburg, WV. "The scent of locust wood smoke and the sound of crackling fires permeated the early morning scene on hog butchering day," says Kenneth A. Tabler (born 1926) in his autobiography 'The Day is Far Spent.' "Granddaddy Ambrose, an adroit butcher and meat cutter, readied himself for the evisceration process by donning a white apron. First he removed the pig's head, then dashed more hot water over the carcass, using his newly sharpened butcher knife to shave any remaining spots that were not completely clean. This procedure was repeated as necessary until the smooth and pinkish skin was free of hair and bristles."
And, thanks to the good folks at the Digital Archive, we'll be able to enjoy some authentic Appalachian music from Aiken County String Band in a 1927 recording of "High Sheriff."
So, call your old blue-tick hound up on the porch, fire up your corn-cob pipe, and settle in for a dose of Appalachian History.


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Nike Holiday, Part 3
Nike's third installment for the Holidays is NOW AVAILABLE at Complex Victoria. While smaller than the first two arrivals, the suede "smoke" colourway in the Toki (seen above) was included along with more colourways in the MS78 trainer, Sweet Classic Low, and Dunk Low.
OBEY Women's Holiday NOW AVAILABLE
Women's pieces from OBEY from this Holiday season are also NOW in stock this week at Complex Victoria. While the line is very heavy in layered jackets for the winter months, crew neck sweaters, parkas, button-downs, and accessories were also added to give you complete outfit options. As with the mens, not all pieces from the collection are pictured, but more colours and styles are available in-store. Click for larger images.
OBEY Men's Holiday NOW AVAILABLE
The long-awaited holiday shipment from OBEY is NOW AVAILABLE at both Complex locations. Hoodies, jackets, pea coats, sweatpants, backpacks, tees, and accessories were all included this season to fill out your list. As always, more un-pictured colours and styles are available in store so don't miss out! Click for larger images.
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Another banger in Vancouver! Fortune Sound Club has been bringin' the heat lately with the illest shows in your area. This time around is the Trillionaire Tour featuring Bun B (UGK ) with our boy DJ Physik. Tuesday December 7th. Tickets available now at clubzone.com.
Mo' Montana, Mo' Problems…
A dozen cases of Montana Black Series spray paint hit the shelves of Complex Victoria TODAY! Caps, markers, and mops also available.
All That Good Stuff
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Tevar movie's official teaser is out! The movie stars Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and Manoj Bajpayee in prominent roles. The film is a remake of director Gunasekhar's 2003 Telugu film Okkadu, starring Mahesh Babu and Bhoomika Chawla.
The Telugu version was a super-hit and the same director, Gunashekar has written the Hindi version as well. Tevar is directed by Amit Sharma is produced by Sanjay Kapoor Films which is owned by Arjun's uncle Sanjay and is presented by Eros International.
The teaser is just a sneak-peek into the official trailer that will be out sharp 7.00 pm. This is the first time Arjun and Sonakshi are pairing up for a movie so the anticipation has only risen and from the teaser we get to know that they do make for a good couple in the film.
Arjun plays the role of Pintoo and Sonakshi Sinha will be seen as Radhika. Apart from Manoj Bajpayee, Shruti Haasan too is present in the movie, she will be appearing in a sizzling hot item number called 'Madamiya'.
The film is definitely going to be very exciting and is slated to release on January 9, 2015. Watch the official teaser of Tevar movie.
Tease karna toh banta hai boss...2 hours to go... : http://t.co/wmlxQg6iTB #Tevar #AttitudeDekh @sonakshisinha @CinemaPuraDesi ready yet ??
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Garuda Indonesia is adding 11 new aircraft this year as they expand their air network. At the same time, Garuda is adding 10 airplanes to the armada of their low-cost subsidiary Citilink serving domestic routes.
Garuda list of new airplanes for 2012 include five Bombardier CRJ1000 Next Generation that will enter service in October-December 2012. The National Carrier will also take delivery this year of four Boeing737-800NG aircraft and two Airbus A330-200.
Citilink new aircraft will all be Airbus 320.
Quoted in Kompas.com, Emirsyah Satar, the CEO of PT Garuda Indonesia told the press on March 21, 2012, "When the aircraft arrive, the total armada of Garuda Indonesia will total 105 airplanes with an average age of 5.8 years."
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Emirsyah projects that by the year 2015 Garuda will be operating 154 planes.
The Bombardier CRJ1000 Next Generation aircraft will be deployed on domestic routes from bases in Makassar, Medan and Balikpapan commencing late this year.
For international service, starting on April 27, 2012, Garuda Indonesia will fly between Denpasar and Haneda, Japan (Tokyo).
On May 24, 2012, Garuda will fly Jakarta-Taipei (Taiwan).
From Denpasar, new Garuda services to Balikpapan (Kalimantan) will commence in late 2012.


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Before I asked my future wife to marry me, I sat her down in the living room of the apartment we were about to share and declared: "If you want to know me, you've got to know Bruce."
Bruce is Springsteen, New Jersey's most famous export before The Sopranos. This declaration to my wife was in 1992 and, to that point, he had released nine albums and an EP (his output has more than doubled since). Over the course of the next couple of weeks I proceeded to play, in order, the entire Springsteen catalogue.
We covered the early albums – the wordy, jazzy Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, and his breakout Born To Run; the dark trilogy that followed – Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River and Nebraska; the album that made him a household name from Freehold to Fujairah, Born in the USA; and the only one that she really loved, Tunnel of Love.
It turns out my partner isn't much of a Springsteen fan. In fact, there's a good chunk of popular music she can live without. And there I was: owner of countless LPs, cassettes and CDs, a prisoner of rock'n'roll, as Springsteen would say, someone who lived and breathed according to the ebb and flow of the weekly charts, who consumed music in all its forms. Her tastes went towards Brahms and baroque. Despite our musical differences, we married anyway.
Robert J Wiersema, a novelist, literary critic and bookseller from the western Canadian city of Victoria, has written the literary equivalent of my challenge to my wife: to know him, to understand him, you've got to know Springsteen's music. Wiersema is a Springsteen fan sine pari; he collects bootlegs, follows Springsteen around the continent. He is what is known as a Tramp (after the lyric "Tramps like us, baby, we were born to run"). Walk Like a Man: Coming of Age with the Music of Bruce Springsteen is Wiersema's third book and is equal parts memoir, biography and rock criticism.
Mostly, however, it is an examination of the creation of the public persona of an artist who has become such the social conscience of America that The New York Times recently could headline an article "What Would Bruce Do?".
For Wiersema this examination begins with the introduction, where he presents himself as a literary critic who misses deadlines and a bookseller in the middle of the autumn rush. Then Wiersema cements his Charlie Brown persona this way: "It was raining. Not a hard rain, more of a heavy mist, with a strong enough wind that an umbrella would have been no use. Not that I could find mine." Whether true or not, the detail is so specific, and so universal at the same time, that he's achieved something that Springsteen himself is genius at: connecting with a broad audience through the use of a seemingly personal story.
In two subsequent chapters (which follow a 30-page biography of the artist), Wiersema layers on more details in his creation myth, recalling his parents' breakup and his first viewing of Springsteen on MTV (archival concert footage of Springsteen and his E Street Band performing Rosalita), recounting his own life as an bespectacled, clubfooted and non-athletic teenager in a stultifying small town in interior British Columbia. Each of Wiersema's chapters is titled for a Springsteen song (there are 13, plus a "bonus track"); he begins each with something like music criticism, then makes a connection between the song and his life. It's in the third song of what Wiersema calls his "mix-tape" that the heart of the book is revealed. That song, and chapter, is It's Hard To Be a Saint in the City and after examining the lyrics about the song's suave narrator, Wiersema reveals its truth – the cool saint of the city is "just a boy out on the street.":
"The song, save for that one line, documents the construction of a mask, a facade. It's the first of Springsteen's facade songs, and once you're aware of the theme, and of Springsteen's personal experience with hiding in plain sight as a child and teenager, you have to wonder: if he's trying that hard to create an alternate persona, what's that boy trying to hide? Who is he trying to fool?"
Wiersema begins his writer's life as a teenager. Like Springsteen, he chooses words to create a mask. Like Springsteen, Wiersema chooses to hide in plain sight. He creates the persona of the smart alec, cracking wise in class, pushing the boundaries of the physically safe by verbally antagonising school bullies, and infuriating teachers. When the world proves overbearing, he retreats into fiction, writing thrillers, revenge tales and love stories.
Yet, as central as writing is to him, when he has the opportunity as an adult to tell one of his closest friends that he has just sent the manuscript of his first novel to a publisher, he chooses to remain quiet. By denying the centrality of writing to his being, Wiersema creates another mask.
In 2005, Springsteen went on stage of the VH1 television network and recorded the Storytellers DVD, a mini-concert during which he talks about his craft. His remarks about two songs, Devils & Dust and Blinded by the Light seem to Wiersema to be staged and deliberate. It is only in discussing Brilliant Disguise that, ironically, Springsteen opens up: "The song, which was the first single from Tunnel of Love has always been about the impenetrability and falseness of the faces we show the world, and the impossibility of true intimacy, even with ourselves. On the stage, it becomes a vessel for honesty and disclosure. 'We all have multiple selves,' Springsteen says. 'That's just the way we're built. We've got sort of this public self, this public face we show to others. I'm wearing mine right now'."
Wiersema footnotes this passage to observe that even Springsteen's candidness about his public and private selves might not be candour at all but artifice and construct.
One could say the same of Wiersema the memoirist. Walk Like a Man is replete with dates and facts, but there is a lot we don't know about Wiersema: Why does he drink so much? How did his parents' separation when he was 13 make him feel? What was it about being an awkward teen that pushed him towards Springsteen? How can he possibly like Duran Duran?
We know about his friendships, with Peter, with Greg, about the concerts they've gone to, but this is all served up without analysis. In non-fiction as in fiction, characters – even if that character is the memoirist himself – and relationships must develop.
That doesn't happen here, and it's a little frustrating, but understandable at the same time. To provide that kind of depth of character would grow this book by more than 150 pages.
Instead, Wiersema has created a chummy pop memoir not an in-depth autobiography, the literary equivalent of a three-minute record.
The non-fan, someone curious about Springsteen, will get a short bio and something of a memoir and rock criticism that goes a long way to explaining what makes a Tramp. The fan, though, will see himself in this book. Music touches everyone and Springsteen's in particular seems to resonate with the masses. Every Springsteen fan can create a "mix-tape" and tell his life story in a manner similar to Wiersema.
But that book won't be this one, because what Wiersema has really created is his own brilliant disguise. Springsteen's songs didn't teach him how to walk like a man; no more than they did me. Rather they were there, as a soundtrack to his life, as he learned.


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There are a number of reasons why the Falcons have been playing so well in the last two weeks and one of them is their quarterback, Matt Ryan.
Posted Dec 23, 2012
The Falcons used a four-touchdown night from Matt Ryan and another stifling defensive effort to improve to 13-2 on the season and clinch home-field advantage through the playoffs.
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Center Todd McClure breaks down two key touchdowns from last Saturday's win over the Detroit Lions in this week's State Farm Film Session
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The Falcons in the locker room Saturday night said they noticed a huge difference in themselves compared to two years ago or even last year. Head coach Mike Smith said Sunday during his day-after press conference that the different feel comes from maturity and growing together as a team.
Posted Dec 23, 2012
There's perhaps not a more colorful character in the Falcons locker room than safety Thomas DeCoud, and AtlantaFalcons.com's Coy Wire goes inside not only what makes DeCoud the fun-loving personality he is, but also what has turned him into one of the best safeties in the league this year in this week's McDonald's What's Brewin'
Posted Dec 22, 2012
With their 31-18 win over the Detroit Lions, the Atlanta Falcons secured the No. 1 seed in the playoffs and home-field advantage throughout.
Posted Dec 30, 2012
Re-live the biggest plays from Sunday's game against the Buccaneers with the radio calls from the Falcons Radio Network's Wes Durham and Dave Archer
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Free safety Thomas DeCoud talks about the strategy involved in covering Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who set a single-season record for the most receiving yards Saturday.
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The University of London International Programmes pride itself on being an international institution and has been offering a range of degree programmes to students world-wide for more than 150 years. Today, more than 54,000 students are studying University of Londond degrees in over 180 countries, while the University itself runs more than 100 programmes to meet the needs of students studying on-campus in London.
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December 16: Feeding a Family Near the Poverty Level … at Whole Foods
Whole Foods is often referred to as "Whole Paycheck." So can a regular family eat for a month spending at near the poverty level while just shopping at Whole Foods? I'm about to find out.
December 28: Preparing for the 30-Day "Thrifty Challenge"
A family of three decides to live for 30 days on the USDA monthly budget of $491.10. Could you do it? What if you only shopped at Whole Foods? We are about to find out if this challenge is possible.
January 2: The Thrifty Whole Foods Challenge Begins!
Follow along as a family of three spends 30 days living on the USDA "Thrifty Budget" of $491.10 while shopping only at Whole Foods. It's quite an experience.
January 4: Whole Foods 30-Day Thrifty Challenge: Week 1 Food Breakdown
Here's an example of the weekly breakdown, a complete list of what we ate on week one of our 30-Day Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge.
January 4: Trials & Tribulations: Week 1 of the 30-Day Challenge
We're three days in to the challenge and we're learning a lot and we're struggling in some areas and we're doing okay in others. Here's the skinny.
January 6: Our First Whole Foods 30-Day Thrifty Challenge Winner
We select the first winner of a $125 Whole Foods gift card. Sign up for our email list to be entered to win.
January 6: Meatballs on a Budget
Here's a low-cost and delicious option for dinner.
January 9: Week 2 of the 30-Day Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge
Priorities change to proteins and vegetables as we head into week two. But chocolate chip cookies, how do they figure in to the equation?
January 11: Make the Bread, Buy the Butter
A great cookbook and tale of living frugally, one recipe at a time. Oh, and chickens, there's chickens! And bees and goats. This book is hilarious, smart, and useful!
January 13: Everyday Bread
A great everyday bread recipe from Jennifer Reese and the Tipsy Baker.
January 13: Our 2nd Whole Foods Challenge Winner
Congratulations to our week two winner!
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January 16: No More Buddha Belly
How Greg's body has changed in two weeks is the best example of "you are what you eat." (posted on the Lisa Johnson Fitness blog)
January 18: Trial and Error: What I've Learned So Far About Frugal Living
Frugal living is challenging, but it's possible to learn the basics and adjust in about three weeks. Here's what I've learned so far.
January 19: 30-Day Thrifty Challenge: The Food We Bought
Here is the complete breakdown of all the food we bought at Whole Foods over the course of the 30-Day Challenge, including how much we purchased and the money we spent on it.
January 20: Our 3rd Whole Foods Challenge Winner
Announcing the third of our four weekly prize winners.
January 23: Week 3 of the 30-Day Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge
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January 27: Our 4th and Final Whole Foods Challenge Winner
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January 30: 30-Day Wrap-Up: Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge
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I'd never had the KGB, but I'd been hearing good things about it so I was thrilled when I learned it was to be the W'11 beer. So I picked some up and was not disappointed—in fact, if you can still find this on the shelves, buy it up now because I think this was (is?) the best deal on a good Imperial Stout that I've seen: it was selling for only something like $8.99 for a six-pack.
An extraordinarily good deal for a 9.3% ABV beer, and I hope this comes back as a regular or seasonal like some of the previous "W" series beers have.
Appearance: Opaque and black (dark brown) with a big tan head; not as thick a pour as, say, The Abyss. Fantastic legs.
Smell: Roasted barley notes with nice coffee accents. A touch of chocolate and some nice sweet creamy notes.
Taste: Big, dry stout with coffee and chocolate in the background. Gets sweet in the middle, with a touch of molasses. There's some hints of alcohol but it's not hot or boozy like you'd expect. Easily drinkable.
Mouthfeel: Full-bodied but a touch thin and not sticky like some. Finishes more dry.
Overall: Terrific beer and a fantastic deal.
On BeerAdvocate, it scores an overall grade of B. On RateBeer, it scores 3.65 out of 5 and is in their 97th percentile.


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- Robert Redford's "The Company You Keep," about a journalist's hunt for a 1960s radical;
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- "The Place Beyond the Pines," by the director of "Blue Valentine," and with Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes and Bradley Cooper;
- And Sally Potter's "Ginger and Rosa," about a girl's coming of age during the Cuban missile crisis, with Elle Fanning.
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I haven't yet found a way to get exactly the results I get in Programs and Features.
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product doesn't list some of the programs that are listed in Programs and Features for example. I've read some installer put themself just into the Uninstall registry key and not into places where Win32_Product looks.
I suspect closer results would be possible by adding some filtering to the registry key approach by using some of the values under the Uninstall key. It still does not answer the big question, where does Programs and Features get the InstallDate from? It has that date for apps which I can't find any date in the registry keys for. I tried checking the Uninstaller file dates, they can also be different than what's shown in Programs and Features. (win7 64)


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Have collected bundles of videos in FLV file format from YouTube and want to extract audio from FLV to WAV? You may have tried Google search for "FLV to WAV" and get to know to some freeware like Zamar can do the conversion. However, you are still hunting for a much quicker and more private solution. In the case, the iOrgSoft FLV to WAV Converter can be your great helper, which can finish the FLV to WAV conversion within three steps. Moreover, it is a desktop application, so you don't worry about privacy.
What can FLV to WAV Converter do?
Convert a wide range of video file formats to WAV like MP4, FLV, MKV, MOV, WMV, MPG, etc
Act as audio converter-convert MP3, WMA, M4A, MP2, AAC, AC3, AMR audio files to WAV format
Supports ID3 tag Editor, so you can edit artist and title tags for WAV, MP3, M4A, WMA, MP2 or AAC files
Trim any time-length segment for ringtone
Now, firstly free download the FLV to WAV Converter or FLV to WAV Converter for Mac, follow the detailed tutorial on how to convert .flv to .wav:
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Click the "Format" drop-down list to select WAV as output format. Plus, you can click the folder-shaped button next to "Output" menu to set destination folder for storing output file.
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The obvious solution might be "turn off ipfilter/ipnat" but I need ipnat - I don't have enough fixed IP addresses for everything - and I'm not willing to go out and buy a stand-alone device. :)try pf instead?
Got any example of how to make ipnat work with pf? I thought that the two (ipnat and ipfilter) were intimately tied together?
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Is it true? Evidence to convince me please. I want to read it but life's let-downs make me wonder if I'm being taken for a ride, yet again. Thanks in anticipation.
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posts on 7/22/2009 1:59:40 PM
What an amazing book. I've just got back off holiday and picked this up at the airport before i went. I could not stop reading it once i had started. Usually i stop reading a book half way through because its not exciting enough but this one is the best i've read. A must read. It's a shame there wasn't more because i would have carried on reading on and on. Ten out of ten and what an interesting life. Thankyou
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Sweet peaches get a peppery and heavily spiced twist with the use of our Brown Sugar & Spice Honey Ham Rub. It takes the cobbler in a savory direction but it's still sweet enough for dessert.
For peaches:
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar & Spice Honey Ham Rub
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 1 tsp. lime juice
- 2 tsp. Ground Saigon Cassia Cinnamon
- 8 peaches, peeled and sliced*
For topping:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. Ground Saigon Cassia Cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- 1/4 cup lemon juice, warmed
*2 lbs. of frozen peach slices (about 6 cups) can be used in place of fresh peaches. Allow peach slices to defrost before using.
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Live in Edinburgh This Week – 21st October 2013
You know, I just ordered a Chinese takeout and got a free poke of chips with it. Weird. I've had free spring rolls and free prawn crackers, both of which make sense, but chips? Who has chips with Chinese?
Anyhow, back to my weekly 'come to my fucking gigs or I will secretly resent you forever' post. Or at least, that seems to be what these are turning into. Don't worry, I'll be giving it a rest for the next couple of weeks as after Saturday our next gig isn't until the 16th November.
Before that, of course, we have this Saturday's Song, by Toad Records extravaganza at the Pleasance Courtyard – three bands upstairs in the theatre and three downstairs in the Cabaret Bar, all for a fabulously low price of £12 (£10 for students). You'll see Meursault, Plastic Animals, The Leg, Naked, Zed Penguin and Le Thug, and it will be fucking brilliant. There you go. And there will be DJing and funtimes at the White Horse afterwards where Vic Galloway is playing records at Intensively Reared.
Other than that, we have a couple of fine nights at the Electric Circus with Mike Heron and the Trembling Bells on Tuesday, and then the rather more visceral and raucous Growlers on Wednesday. Other than that I ain't seen much knocking around, but then I am just a blogger, and we do all talk mostly shit you know.


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Pain blinded Kagome, as a whip kissed her back again and again.
" What is your name," a man asked her. When Kagome did not answer, the wipe fell across her skin with a snap for the once again time. Kagome could feel the blood pulsing out of her back and the pain that engulfed her with every stroke. Then to her surprise, and quite, cold voice came from the door.
" Cease. Leave us." With that, the man with the whip left, leaving only the woman and the man. Fear gripped Kagome, for she knew who shared the room with her. Slowly Kagome sagged to her knees, to weak to stand any longer. The man that had just saved her from the kiss of the whip was no ally. He was the one that had killed her mother. He was the king of the Eastern provinces. He was King Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru circled Kagome like a hawk does its prey. He noted her beauty, her raven hair that hung below shapely hips and dark stubborn brown eyes that were surrounded by long thick lashes. He also saw how pale she had become. How bruises marred her nigh flawless face. Her back was raw and bleeding. He was puzzled by the fact that this half dead creature remained resistant against him. Sesshomaru kneeled down, lifting her chin with his index finger where she was looking straight into his eyes. Before her was a handsome man in his twenties. Anger and impatiens etched themselves in his attractive features.
"You could have spared yourself this pain by merely telling me your name," He said in the same cool, quiet voice. " Why not spare yourself now?" He asked.
" No," Kagome rasped out of the thickness in her throat. " Never!" He struck her across the face , causing her to wince, even though she did not cry out. No one had ever used such an insolent tone with him. He was a King. He was the renowned conqueror. Anyone who opposed him wound up dead. Anger surged anew at the girls offhand disrespect.
" You bring this upon yourself!" He said, his voice now frigid with repressed anger, though his face gave nothing away. He straightened up, and stared down at her coldly.
"Because of your impudence, your brother shall pay the price, I believe he is only 8. Pity he is so young. The young are so easy to hurt, innocent" As the man turned to walk away, fear flared in Kagome's eyes.
"Stop, please," She whispered. " I'll tell you anything." Tears filled Kagome's eyes, for she knew she had no choice.
"Stand," He said coolly. Slowly she rose from her hands and knees, looking utterly defeated. Gazing upon the girl, Seshomaru noticed how beautiful she truly was. Dirty wench or not, everything about her was perfect except for her eyes. They held unimaginable pain and loss. Sesshomaru approached her, slowly placing his hand on her cheek, gently running a finger over the many bruises, surprised that even the slightest touch, and she would wince in pain. Quite unexpectedly, the man felt a wave of regret. She was just an innocent. 'But she is a pawn to complete control. She is your key.' Sesshomaru could make use of her in the future. Though he demanded a name he knew exactly who the broken beauty before him was. Her father was the leader of the last remaining resistance against his rule, and he would do anything for his precious daughter.
"Follow my maid and go clean up. As for your brother, if you do anything that displeases me, well, we've been over that part."
As soon as he left, Kagome let the first tear fall. She had not cried in so long, it almost felt good. She obediently followed the elderly woman, to a very beautiful room. Surprised by the exquisiteness of the room for a hostage ,such as herself, Kagome was taken aback. The old woman smiled at her sympathetically.
"My dear," The woman croaked out, " I am Winifred, your maid. I will assist you in anyway I can. In the wardrobe," she indicated the armoire left of the door, " holds all of your garments, I had to guess your size, along with your shoes and so on. Your dresser," She pointed to the right, " Will contain any and all your accessories. Supper will be served at the 7th hour after the noon, exactly. Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask." Winifred smiled again.
" Dear child, I was King Sesshomaru's nurse when he was just a wee lad," Winifred chuckled, laughter gleaming in her eyes. "He is not usually that cruel. He is uhh… Well, I'll come and get you when it is supper time. By the way," The old woman hesitated, as if not sure what to say, " Dear… even though you are … a captive, Sesshomaru doesn't really tolerate…" Winifred looked her up and down kindly, " anything other than beauty." She looked apologetic. "You will need to look your best every time you are in his presence."
Slowly Winifred left Kagome alone.
Kagome was in pure confusion. The last few days were a blur for her. She was the only daughter of Heliodor. Heliodor was the leader of the last resistance against the crown.Everything that village stood for, freedom, peace, independence, was almost shattered five days ago when someone had given away the village whereabouts. The king himself had personally come and wiped the whole village out. Only very few escaped. Herself not included. All the women in her village had either been captured for the soldiers, or killed. The king was obviously thinking that her father would give up the village for her. King Sesshomaru was sadly mistaken. Her father was a man that was sensible. He wouldn't give up anything for her. He wasn't stupid. Even when she had been a little girl, he hadnever really loved anyone ever since mother had died. Ever since then, he had been in this war for freedom and revenge. Kagome knew she was going to die, eventually. Stripping out of her dirty, blood stained clothes, Kagome stared into the mirror, amazed at how skinny she had become in her brief time in imprisonment. She slide the smallest garment in the wardrobe over her head, and even then she had to pin the back of the dress. She plaited her thick hair and adorned her heavily exposed neck with a simple golden necklaces, given to her by her mother. Just as Kagome finished perfecting her appearance, Winifred walked though the door, with a soft smile on her kind, wrinkled face. She looked at Kagome admiringly.
"My dear, you remind me of my daughter! Your beauty is astounding." slowly, the old woman beckoned to Kagome. Your new master, the king, will be seated first. You do not eat until he eats, you do not meet his eyes, AT ALL, and you will be absolutely silent at all times, unless talked to or told otherwise."
Sesshomaru sat in his study talking to his advisor and General. Sir Steel Falcón. Steel had honestly started with nothing. Noticed by chance while fighting a bully in his village, he had become a squire to the late king. He had quickly befriended the prince, and had also climbed the ranks of the imperial army. Simply put, he was the princes' confidant and best friend.
"Steel, you braying ass. Do not make light of this. She is the key to everything I work for. With her rebel friends rid of, my rule will be solid. All we need is to send a piece of the girl to her father. Being the rebel leader he is, he will ." Steel looked at his friend with mock contempt.
'Why friend, you would mar that goddess." He laughed at the thought. " Just make her send a lock of hair and a note. I have always found sending limbs a bit melodramatic." Steel paused in thought. " Your highness, you are aware that we will have to keep the little wench as reassurance to you rule. I would oblige to keep her." Sesshomaru laughed.
"Yes dear friend, I am sure you would. But I have taken to liking the idea of being a tad selfish. But let us eat. My stomach is shiveled up from lack of a good meal." Though he would never admit it, Sesshomaru realized he was less eager in eating than in seeing his lovely little captive.
Winifred led Kagome down a long spiral staircase. For the second time, Kagome was taken aback by the beauty of the palace. Intricate designs covered every inch of the walls. Everything was absolutely gorgeous. Walking through a corridor at the end of the stairs, they arrived in the great hall. There stood the king, standing on the dais by atable that held places for 7 people. Only four placed were set. Kagome carefully kept her
eyes down, and her head bowed, not even wanting to look at the abomination. Whenthe king sat down, she was directed to take her seat as well. Kagome found herselfsitting to the direct left of the king, directly across another man. Winifred sat beside her.Sesshomaru was shocked at how skinny the woman was. She looked almost ill! No matter how strong she acted, she was physically exhausted. The clothes the wore emphasized how thin, yet shapely she was. Her dark hair was trussed up, much to his displeasure. Though he would never admit it, he thought her hair was one of her best qualities. Slowly, delicately, she sat down on his left. She kept her eyes away from him, in fear? Submission? When dinner was served, the tiny woman barely even touched her food. She looked sad, and beaten. The bruises on her face still marred her beauty, and the back of her dress dipped low enough to see the red welts on her back. For some reason, he failed to find any pleasure in her pain.
"Why don't we start anew," Sesshomaru asked quietly, almost mockingly. "I am, as you probably already know King Sesshomaru, bastard son of the late king. I shall not disgrace these halls with his name, To my right is General Steel Falcón. And you are…"
"I am Kagome of the Jade Circle, daughter of Gathid, Leader of the Jade Circle." The man in front of Kagome raised a delicate blond eyebrow.
"You my dear, sound as though you are proud to be a part of those barbarians. Ha, dear child, you have nothing to be proud about. "Kagome turned from submissive to a livid woman in less than a blink of an eye.
"How old are you," Steel continued, " No more than what, sixteen. Hardly old enough to be involved in such inhuman ways. Sesshomaru watched as his friend taunted the girl. What bothered him was the fact that she was to angry to be eating.
"Why are you not eating, you ungrateful wench!" He growled quietly. He watched her look shaken, as if holding back heavy emotions. " Answer!" He yelled. Kagome jumped, so used to his smooth, mellow voice, it had surprised her that he had used such a tone. Slowly, she raised her head, still not meeting his eyes.
" Milord, I am afraid that I am not hungry… Please forgive me." she could help but add sarcasm out of the last part. Unfortunately, Sesshomaru picked up on this. He shoved his chair back, knocking it over, and yanked the woman out
of her seat.
" It would be in you best interest to treat me with the utmost respect, since I
hold you life in my hands." He whispered in her ear ominously. Suddenly, to his surprise, Kagome started to struggle. She shoved her elbow into his stomach and tried to break away. But to no avail. Before long, he had her on the floor, underneath him. He was straddling her body, her hands pinned above her head. All at once, Sesshomaru was achingly aware of the sweet body beneath his large frame. He almost groaned as he felt her firm breast brush against his chest. Before either of them knew what happened, his mouth captured her lips, licking and nipping at them. Tasting the fullness of the soft petals. As his tongue was about to make itself known, he felt her buck underneath him. All the anger he had forgotten to lust hit him twofold.
" You temptress! " Sesshomaru growled. He thrust himself away from the girl, and slowly left the room. Steel sat with agrin on his face. He glanced at the girl warmly, giving her a look of praise.
WELL!! Did You Like It?? I'm Sooooo Excited To Finally Get this Out THere!! Please Review! and In Those Reviews...How Bout Some ideas For THe next Chapter. Maybe A Prompt Would Help. If I like YOur idea... I'll definatly Hand You a Shitload Of Credit!! LOVE U ALLL BTW i do not own Inuyasha
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cotic escapade forks?
what are the forks cotic escapade like? I was thinking of buying the escapade frame and fitting kinesis dc37 disc forks.. but this might be a bonkers idea
I don't know if the kinesis dc37 disc forks forks will shave enough weight to be worth it (?)Posted 3 years agotinribzMember
Depends on the rest of the build. If your paying a fortune on carbon bits n bobs would make sense. If there's more emphasis on comfort then steel forks are a much nicer ride ime, worth the weight penalty.Posted 3 years agoscotroutesSubscriber
If I was concerned about weight I wouldn't be buying that frame.Posted 3 years ago
Indeed, nor would I adorn it with bike jewellery either. I can't help but feel Cotic have missed a trick here. Why no 853? If they can do the Soul for £500?
The gas pipe is not what I want. And I wouldnt pay £329 for it for the reason above.
You can get a Kaffenback2 for £250.00Posted 3 years agodoof_doofMember
Why no 853? If they can do the Soul for £500?
For some reason, as soon as you put 853 into a road/cx frame, the price sky rockets compared to the mtb equivalent. I'd love to know the reason why.Posted 3 years agoSTATOMember
Road 853 are typically ALL 853 tubes. Unlike MTB frames where the 853 sticker usually means only a few tubes are 853. So the comparison is not equal.Posted 3 years agosimon1975Subscriber
The current Soul only has 2 x 853 tubes, doesn't it?Posted 3 years agoMrSmithMember
But it says Cotic on the downtube! This stops it being a dull overpriced heavy hybrid. 🙄Posted 3 years ago
The gas pipe is not what I want. And I wouldnt pay £329 for it for the reason above.
What defines gas pipe?
Anything that isn't Reynolds 853+? For example is the Croix De Fer using 725 gas pipe?
/curiousPosted 3 years agoMrSmithMember
What defines gas pipe?
For me anything that's not oversize O/D and thicker than .8-.5-.8 butted main tubes.Posted 3 years agokelvinSubscriber
Merak, the Escapade frame (without forks) is £249, so half the price of the Soul frame.
Doubling the price of the Escapade would put it out of the reach of many of us for the kind of bike it is.
Tubing wise… lots going on with the latest version of the Fe tubeset on this and the new Roadrat.Posted 3 years ago
Side by side with my old Roadrat from a few years ago, only the seattube looked to be similar size/shape wise.
So how would one find out stuff like pipe thickness? For example, Cotic just list their material as 'Custom butted Cotic Fe Cromoly'.Posted 3 years agoahwilesSubscriber
Jamie – Member
What defines gas pipe?
Anything that isn't Reynolds 853+? For example is the Croix De Fer using 725 gas pipe?
Keep up grandad. It's all about 953 now – Even 853 is just crappy cheapskate gas pipe.
Anything less than 953 and the cool kids won't talk to you.Posted 3 years agoNorthwindSubscriber
Jamie – Member
So how would one find out stuff like pipe thickness?
Posted 3 years ago
853 would have been nice is all. We are all happy to pay the money for the Soul. It would have been the same with the Escapade.
Its not a budget bike for most people likely to buy it. The frame and fork are being built up with say King headset, and maybe 105 or Rival or equivalent. Maybe some nice wheels just like the Soul. I'm not being unrealistic there, check the forums to see what folk are building.
I'd want my frame a bit lighter is all. If there were an 853 version it'd be just as popular as the Soul I'd imagine.
See the Genesis day one frame for example.Posted 3 years ago
Anything less than 953 and the cool kids won't talk to you.
Not a problem. Cool kids haven't spoke to me for a while now 🙁Posted 3 years agoSTATOMember
Merak, there are not many steel disc frames under 2kg bare frame weight, irrespective of price. Its a strength issue not a weight thing.
"So, the Soul uses oversize sections in similar wall thickness to any other steel XC frame. What does that get you? Huge strength and longevity for a similar weight to other frames out there. But lets put that into context for a moment. To get the same strength, stiffness and fatigue resistance as the Soul out of a frame made from regular cromoly, it would be nearly 0.5lb heavier than the Soul due to thicker tube walls."
Blurb from cotic site, so basically you dont need the same strength on a road/cx as the Soul, so no net weight difference really.Posted 3 years ago
853 would have been nice is all
Without you knowing the actual specs of the tubeset used is this not a little bit of a pointless statement?
You want 853 because….? because it's 853 and this frame isn't?
Or because you know it would be X% better(?!), Xg lighter, and Y% nicer to ride?
I think far too many people get hung up on having a particular tubeset/sticker (or even partial tubeset in a lot of cases) without actually knowing much about the differences and whether or not it will make any noticeable difference.Posted 3 years ago
What's the bare frame weight of the Escapade? I can't see a figure on the website.Posted 3 years ago
Can't see if on the website either, but I wouldn't go on website weights anyway.
this guy weighed his medium/56 at 2060gPosted 3 years agotd75Member
Personally I'm not bothered what it's made of. But please either offer vertical dropouts or paragon sliding dropouts. I'd happily pay more for paragon sliding dropouts. Frame would be perfect for my needs then.Posted 3 years ago
I wouldn't go on kitchen scales weight either.
Id like to know definitively though.Posted 3 years ago
#devils avocate It will never be all things to all people, its snobbery on my part.
Would like that weight figure though.Posted 3 years agothisisnotaspoonMember
I wouldn't go on kitchen scales weight either.
2060g is 2x the weight of a comparably priced carbon chinese frame. Why are you quibling over whether the scales were accurate to +/-5g? Do you need an uptodate calibration certificate to tell you that if you're worried about weight, it's definately not the kind of bike for you.Posted 3 years ago
Just wanted to know rather than speculate. Got an hour to kill, bit of baiting you understand.Posted 3 years ago
Well 'in the region of 2kg' is about as good as you're ever gonna get without calibration certificates for every set of scales used when a person says 'mine weighed X' 🙂
as TINAS says, it's not light compared to Carbon (or even Alu), but then it's not really a comparable product and not being sold on its weight.Posted 3 years agoConquerorMember
blimey this one (thread) took a new course 😆Posted 3 years ago
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