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A well-liked and experienced administrator, Dawn Hochsprung was among those gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary where she had been principal since 2010, said Gerald Stomski, the first selectman of nearby Woodbury. He said police told him of her death.
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More hauntingly, she wrote a letter before the school year outlining new safety measures including locked doors during school hours, several publications reported, and tweeted a photo of students who'd been evacuated from the building during a safety drill earlier in the school year.
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Congratulations, Ashton Kutcher, you're banging the hottest chick in the world — at least according to Esquire magazine, which just named Mila Kunis the Sexiest Woman Alive.
The 29-year-old 'Ted' actress will be on the cover of the publication's November issue, where you'll find an interview and, of course, a bunch of steamy photos. And honestly, it would be really easy to hate her if she weren't so damned likeable.
For starters, she is completely unimpressed with her star status, saying, "I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm a working actress. I think there's a difference."
And it's perhaps because of that that she doesn't let herself get wrapped up in silly honors like, you know, being dubbed the sexiest woman on the planet. "I think that if I bought into the hype, I would lose all sight of who I am," she said.
"And so much of who I am is what my parents went through and instilled in me. And I never want to lose that. Ever. Because I would be so disappointed if I didn't make them proud."
Speaking of her mom and dad, Kunis is a Ukrainian immigrant who didn't move to the US until she was 8 years old. It's an exotic tale, but she's less interested in telling her own story than she is that of her parents:
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Anyone that can judge true power knows large forearms mean power.
Big forearms establish respect right off the bat. Bullies know the difference between the pec and bi warrior and the "old head" that can pull out your pancreas through your nose. Goals ranging from a tighter grip on belligerent patrons at a kick-and-stab juke joint or just looking better can be served by the outlined strategy.
Anthony Ditillo Forearm Routine
Powerbuilding legend and iconic strength author Anthony Ditillo wrote a fantastic article in 1969 entitled "developing the lower arms." Ditillo had a goal of increasing the size of his forearms. In Ditillo's own words, here's how he trained his forearms:
"I train my forearms 4 times per week; twice at the end of my upper-body training days and again twice at the onset of my lower-body training days. I perform the Reverse Curl first, doing 5 sets of 10-8-6-4-15 repetitions using progressively heavier weights each set (excepting the last). In between each set I perform the massaging method using 'Ben-Gay Lotion' as mentioned in previous articles dealing with the A.A.C. philosophy. I then perform the seated wrist curl, palms up, for 5 additional sets of 20 repetitions using the same weight, increasing it whenever possible. I also followed proper diet principles."
Sidenote: A.A.C-Applied Artificial Circulation. Between each set and between each group of exercises while resting, Anthony's training partner would rub Ben-Gay on his arms. The idea was to create heat, bringing added blood to the area. If that seems weird, the results bear him out. Anthony put over a half inch on his forearms in less than two months. Anthony deadlifted heavy and did strict curls with over 200 pounds prior to this, so he was no newbie. Anything that works so well on an advanced trainee warrants further investigation!
Increased Frequency Training
How did Anthony do it? By increasing frequency.
Plenty of folks train their arms day in and day out and still sport spaghetti arms. Deadlifting every day won't increase your deadlift, but if upper back strength is the limiting factor in your deadlift a few extra upper back workouts a week can help bring the deadlift up to snuff.
The key is strategic planning and placement in your periodized plan. Some bodybuilding methods have been validated by science (many Weider Principles) others are purely a product of "bro science." The notion that a muscle can only be trained once a week should have been put out of commission by the "bro science" lab a long time ago, though "real science" says otherwise.
Remember: younger folks recover faster than older folks, little muscles recover faster than bigger ones, and predominantly slow twitch muscle muscles recover faster than fast twitch counterparts. In other words a young man can train his calves more frequently than an old man can train his hamstrings, and at the same intensity.
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"Comparison of 1 day and 3 days per week of equal-volume resistance training in experienced subjects" was a landmark study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research in the 2000.
The study compared 1 day versus 3 days of weight training weekly, with the training volume the same. There were two control groups: Group 1 lifted 1 day per week for 3 sets to failure (1DAY) and Group 2 lifted 3 days per week of 1 set to failure (3DAY). The 1DAY group achieved only 62 percent of the 1RM increases of the 3DAY group in both upper-body and lower-body lifts! Muscle mass increases were greater in the 3 DAY per week group. This study indicated that a higher frequency of resistance training increased strength and mass gains.
When a muscle group is lagging: try increasing frequency. Of course, the potential concern is joint stress and the impact on your central nervous system (CNS.) What's the answer? Extra sessions at a submaximal intensity!
Lots of lifters have had success bringing up the upper back and rear delts doing band pull aparts and face pulls every training session. Other lifters have done very well doing pull ups between every set.
Many gymnasts have upper body musculature that would cause your average men's physique competitor to drop a deuce in his board shorts! These same gymnasts could even hold their own in a natural bodybuilding contest. So if this starts to sounds a little different, keep that in mind. Gymnasts train the same muscles on a daily basis.
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Some recent examples I have used with clients:
BJ Whitehead trained his hamstrings and glutes heavy on his respective squat and deadlift days. Two additional days a week he would do 6-10 extra sets of exercises targeting these areas including: Body Weight GHR's, Body Weight Single Leg Glute Bridges, Light sled work, band leg curls and glute band kickbacks. This resulted in a 50 pound PR deadlift within a couple of months. Keep in mind this is a pro level lifter.
Brandon Braner Brandon has made gains in his bench press after dropping 70 pounds of bodyweight. We are talking a 600+ pound raw bench presser. With Brandon we attacked his upper back heavy twice a week. Two additional submaximal sessions were implemented a week consisting of: face pulls, lat pull down variations, band pull aparts, light chest supported rowing variations and straight arm pull downs.
We also attacked Brandon's arms twice a week, increased from one halfhearted workout previously. As a result, Brandon built a bigger platform (upper back to bench from) and increased his arm measurement by an inch though he actually weighed less. Big Arms is not the end game in powerlifting, but it makes heavy weight feel lighter and a lot more stable.
Practical Application
Let's say your triceps are behind in development. Current training split is as follows:
Saturday- Legs
Monday/Saturday in a separate session or mixed in your workout (if you cannot train twice a day), do:
Band Tricep Pushdowns, 3 sets of 15-20 reps @ 70 percent intensity (70% of what you could do 15-20 reps with not a 1RM)
Rolling Dumbbell Triceps Extensions 3 sets of 12 reps @ 60 percent intensity
Overhead Dumbbell Extensions 3 sets of 10 reps @ 60 percent intensity
Over the course of 8 weeks, instead of working your triceps 8 times, you have done it 24 times. In the process, you have not fatigued your CNS or sacrificed other workouts because of the magnitude of the intensity.
In the lab generally, folks say it takes 48 hours for a muscle group to recover. This is way over-simplified. If your leg workout is 15 body weight squats a day the recovery is different than a Tom Platz leg workout where your last rep is determined by literal failure.
Final Thoughts
Consider giving submaximal high frequency training a shot to bring up a lagging body part. If you don't have time to train twice a day, no problem! Hit the lagging body part as part of a "staggered set" between sets of your primary movement hit a smaller lagging muscle group. Staying with the triceps, hit band push downs between sets of squats, this way you don't add additional time to your workout but put in the extra work.
Unconventional results sometimes call for unconventional strategies!
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Jim Martin, public information officer for the state Department of Environmental Services, said no specific areas or rivers in the state have been identified as being at risk for flooding, however, the weather experienced recently means the overall possibility for flooding continues.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Peanut Butter and Chocolate...Need I say More??
28 comments:
- Michaela said...
Oh my goodness!! I MUST bake these this week. My mouth is watering. Just found your blog from Someday Crafts and think it's adorable (: New follower!
- October 13, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Small Footprints said...
Okay ... this post made me salivate ... seriously! :) I wonder if an vegan egg substitute would work in these cookies. My taste buds are at full alert! :)
Btw ... I found you through the Wednesday Green Blog Hop and I'm your newest follower. WhooHoo! Would love to have you visit my blog:
Thanks for sharing your recipe (and that's just the cutest little "chef" at the end of your post). :)
- October 13, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- Jacqueline said...
OH, I think that all of our little chefs would love these and I would probably do most of the eating. Peanut butter cookies are oh so yum, but a little chocolate makes them even better.
- October 13, 2010 at 5:48 PM
- AmyLynn said...
Oh, those look so delicious!! I'm your newest follower from Blog Hop Skip & Jump Wednesday.
- October 14, 2010 at 12:06 AM
- cookies and cups said...
yummy! These sound amazing!
- October 14, 2010 at 9:07 AM
- Kimberly said...
I am going to make these!!!
- October 14, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Kimberly said...
I made these! posting about it today! They were easy!
- October 15, 2010 at 6:23 AM
Hi stephanie! Just wanted to tell you I made those cookies and oh I loved them.I was a bit skeptical because of no flour.But oh my they are much better, and I dont even eat cookies that much.
Your daughter is growing so fast.Shes just so sweet in those little earrings lol.
Happy weekend to you!
- October 15, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Lily's Laundry Boutique said...
yummy...gonna have to make these ;) www.lilyslaundryboutique.blogspot.com
- October 15, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- LambAround said...
Mmmm! What better way to top off my Friday off than by making a batch of yummy cookies :)
- October 15, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Emily said...
No there is no better combo than peanut butter and chocolate - it is the ultimate pairing. I love your little girls pic at the end - she looks so thrilled!
I am a new follower from the Saturday surf. Hope you have a great weekend!
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- October 16, 2010 at 10:55 PM
- Beeb said...
I am your newest follower from Surfin' Saturdays. :)
- October 16, 2010 at 11:19 PM
- Stacy's Snippets said...
You still have my address, right? Feel free to send me a few batches of those cookies. And the cute earrings that darling Bella is wearing. And I'll take just a nibble of her as well!
- October 17, 2010 at 11:27 PM
- Erin said...
Best combination of flavors EVER!!!!
- October 22, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Amber said...
I'm so going to make these! My two favorite things!
- October 22, 2010 at 9:31 PM
- Courtney @ A Diamond in the Stuff said...
OH OH OH, I'm going to HAVE to try this!!!
- October 22, 2010 at 10:13 PM
- Jami said...
flourless? Yummy! They sound great!
- October 22, 2010 at 11:25 PM
- Jen @ tatertotsandjello.com said...
Yummy!! I shared your cookies on my Tatertots facebook page and linked to you :)
- October 23, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- Amanda Brantley said...
oh.yum. : ) found u thru ttj...love your about me, btw!
- October 23, 2010 at 7:01 PM
- Jennifer @ Muse Lodge said...
We made these yesterday. We put sprinkles on our chocolate instead of peanuts...they turned out to be so delicious. Yours looks much neater than ours. Thanks for posting!
- October 25, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- Stacy's Snippets said...
I made these this weekend. And I couldn't stop eating them. So delicious!
- October 26, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- Whimsical Creations said...
Those look and sound DELICIOUS!! Gonna have to try these.
- October 27, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Holly said...
PB and chocolate - whoever decide to combine those two was a genius!
- October 27, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Design It Chic said...
They look oh so delicious Stephanie, and after the Halloween sugar rush, this would be the bomb.. but so worth it:) I'm following you for a long time now and you're doing an amazing job here on your blog and i also love your Etsy store:)
Speaking of which, feel free to check out our new campaign that helps promote fellow blogers and their business! We'd love to have you on board with us:) Happy Tuesday!
- November 2, 2010 at 4:07 AM
- Sarah @ Sugar Bananas! said...
Delicious! PB and chocolate is the best combo. Thanks for linking up with 'Sweets This Week'. Have a great weekend.
- November 5, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Courtney said...
These look great! PB... chocolate... it doesn't get any better :)
I would love for you to link this up to my What's Cooking Wednesday!
- November 17, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Those look SO good! So bummed little man is allergic to PB! Hope you'll come link up to Made with Love Monday :) The party will be open until Friday so feel free to link up multiple projects. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas! http://sewchatty.blogspot.com
- December 20, 2010 at 4:46 PM
- DANA said...
I found you on Tater Tots and Jello! I am loving your blog, I saw it before, but now I am hooked! I would like to invite you to my $50 American Express giveaway and a linky party I have, all going on this week! Happy Holidays! Keep up the great blogging!
-Dana Jean
- December 21, 2010 at 12:46 PM


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Tony Snow's evolutionary falsehoods ... [Media Matters]
In his August 12 nationally syndicated column, Fox News host Tony Snow equated evolutionary theory to "intelligent design" (commonly referred to as ID), claiming that "[e]volutionary theory, like ID, isn't verifiable or testable. It's pure hypothesis." Specifically, he falsely asserted that no fossil evidence exists in support of evolutionary theory. In fact, there is significant support for evolutionary theory in the fossil record, just one of many pillars of evidence supporting evolutionary theory.
The theory of evolution maintains that increased complexity among organisms (the development of species) occurs through random genetic mutation and that organisms with characteristics best suited to their environment thrive -- the result of a process known as "natural selection." Conversely, "intelligent design" maintains that life on earth is far too complex to have arisen solely as a function of random genetic mutation and was instead designed by a supernatural "intelligence."
In his column, Snow claimed that "evolutionary theorists find themselves at wits' end because the fossil record provides no evidence of any species ever turning into another." In writing this, Snow invoked the idea of a "missing link" -- an organism whose features clearly demonstrate a transition from one species to another. This claim is false, however, and misstates the current understanding of evolutionary theory. Alan D. Gishlick, a post-doctoral scholar at the National Center for Science Education, wrote that " 'missing link' is an outdated term that does not accurately reflect the way biologists and paleontologists think about fossils."
Instead, Gishlick maintains, evolutionary scientists search for fossilized organisms with "transitional features," such as the archaeopteryx. A creature of the Jurassic period (150 million years BCE), Archaeopteryx lithographica possessed both avian and dinosaurian features. Like most dinosaurs, it had teeth, a flat sternum, and a bony tail; but it also had feathered wings and a furcula (wishbone) -- characteristics common to most birds. Of the few archaeopteryx fossils unearthed, the most complete and visually striking example is housed in Berlin's Humboldt Museum. Archaeopteryx is not a "missing link," nor can one conclusively assert that it is the ancestor of modern birds. It does, however, provide strong evidence that modern birds evolved from dinosaurs or reptiles.
Another famous example of a fossil with transitional features is "Lucy," the name given to the partial skeletal remains of a 3.2 million-year-old hominid found in Ethiopia in 1974. Classified Australopithecus afarensis, "Lucy" and her species were ape-like but were also determined to be bipedal -- a human characteristic. This finding was bolstered by the discovery of 3.6 million-year-old fossilized footprints of a bipedal hominid in Tanzania in 1976. Known as the Laetoli footprints, they are far more similar to the footprints of modern humans than they are to those of apes. Again, while not a "missing link," "Lucy" and her ilk strongly indicate that humans are descended from apes.
Nevertheless, Snow went on to write: "Evolutionary theory, like ID, isn't verifiable or testable. It's pure hypothesis -- like ID -- although very popular in the scientific community. Its limits help illuminate the fact that hypotheses are only as durable as the evidence that supports them." In claiming that evolutionary theory is little more than a hypothesis, Snow is misusing scientific terms. Commonly used, "theory" can mean uninformed speculation or guesswork. Used scientifically, it means "a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena," according to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. The scientific method maintains that a hypothesis is a tentative explanation for patterns observed in collected data. A hypothesis becomes a theory after extensive testing and rigorous scrutiny.
Evolution is considered an established scientific theory because of the preponderance of evidence supporting it. Snow wrote that "hypotheses are only as durable as the evidence that supports them." Aside from the fossil record discussed above, which many scientists consider the most compelling support of evolutionary theory, there is additional evidence as well. A well-known example of evolution and natural selection in action is that of Darwin's finches. When naturalist Charles Darwin landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1835, he observed a variety of small finches that were similar in appearance, except for the shapes of their beaks. Each species of finch -- descendents of a common ancestor -- had adapted to their particular niche and developed a beak suited to their diet.
Science and Creationism, a book published by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), documents more evidence in support of evolution -- such as physical and embryonic similarities among seemingly divergent species. The NAS also refutes Snow's assertion that evolutionary theory "isn't verifiable or testable." According to Science and Creationism:
Evolutionary theory explains that biological diversity results from the descendants of local or migrant predecessors becoming adapted to their diverse environments. This explanation can be tested by examining present species and local fossils to see whether they have similar structures, which would indicate how one is derived from the other. Also, there should be evidence that species without an established local ancestry had migrated into the locality. Wherever such tests have been carried out, these conditions have been confirmed.


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The number of American tourists visiting Egypt during the first nine months of 2000 reflected an impressive 48 percent increase compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, reported Al-Gomhouria newspaper. According to official sources, 175,000 American tourists, most of which were business people, had visited Egypt between January and September of this year.
The Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Mamdouh Beltajeh, recently met with an American tourism delegation consisting of 2,500 business people. The minister attributed the existence of this incoming tourism category to the intense advertisement and promotion campaigns launched by the local tourism ministry.
The arrival of business people is hoped to diversify the incoming tourism spectrum to Egypt, especially since the business tourist usually spends an average of 10 days in the country, whereas an ordinary tourist normally stays for only seven days. — (Albawaba-MEBG)
© 2000 - 2019 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)


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It's like Scarlett Johansson dipped in chocolate. Me want. Very much.
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Mosaic's RT-1 proves that titanium still deserves to be taken serious as a performance frame material, and will put a high-speed grin on your face.
Mosaic Bespoke Bicycles hail from Boulder in Colorado and were started by Aaron Barcheck who used to work for Dean Titanium Bicycles where over his seven year stint there rose to become head builder. You might not have heard of Dean but they had quite the select following in mountainbike circles back in the day when titanium was the exotic frame material of choice before carbon waded in. With over 500 titanium and steel frames under his torch Aaron left Dean to start Mosaic Cycles in 2009.
Mosaic will knock you up a frame in titanium or steel, and you can ask for a track, road, cyclo-cross, gravel racer or mountainbike out of your favoured tubes. The RT-1 is Mosaic's top-of-the line titanium frame, made from custom butted size specific 3Al/2.5V titanium tubes to your custom geometry. The RT-1 frame on its own costs £2,550, but if that's too much for you the straight gauge titanium tubed RT-2 is £300 less, and if that's still too rich for your blood you can get a True Temper S3 steel road frame for £1,400.
This RT-1 frame has been built up by Mosaic importer Prestige Cycles with the kind of bling kit that a £2.5K frameset demands, which brings the price of the whole bike up to a tidy £7,590. As you can have the frameset garlanded as posh or as practical as you like that kind of outlay isn't written in stone and there are obvious ways of cutting costs without insulting the breeding of the frame. Prestige could for example offer an 11 speed Athena, Mavic Cosmic Elite, Easton bar and Prologo saddle combo that would bring the price of a whole bike down to a meagre £4,999. With that in mind there's not much point in focusing too much on the parts; it's the frame that's the important thing here.
Prestige have plumped for the full Campagnolo Record 11 mechanical groupset, certainly no complaints there. It's either clunky or positive in its shifting depending on your point of view, and in light of modern electronic developments could almost be seen as archaic, but it still works perfectly well. If you did want to run any kind of electronic groupset Mosaic will happily make you a frame with internal cable routing to keep the spaghetti all tidied away.
The frame is plugged with a light but firm ENVE full carbon tapered fork that blends well with the oversized titanium tubes. The Reynolds 72 Aero clincher wheels definitely highlight the frame's racing potential being both fast and stiff, as well as producing that all important resonant rumbling noise. To be honest they're probably not the wheels to spec on this bike for everyday use, not least for the fact that they can get a bit of a handful in a gusty wind, some Reynolds 32 clinchers might complement the Mosaic both performance wise and visually if you wanted something of a similar brand and outlay. They're shod with perennial favourites Continental GP 4000 tyres.
Thomson bars, stem and seatpost put all the contact points in the right place and the post is topped off with a Fizik Kurve saddle. While all that equipment is a wonderful example of bicycle finery it's not necessarily the lightest all round and brings the bike weight to 7.57kg (16lbs 11oz). That's more than respectable in itself for a non-carbon machine, but something that could be chipped away at with some parts swapping, if that's your thing.
As it's a custom frame what you see here is just the one example of what Mosaic can do for you. Internal brake and shift cable routing? No problem. You can have disc mounts, the choice of a dashing seat mast or normal seat post, even S and S Couplings if you travel a lot. There's a custom paint option too if you like your bike to match your socks. Quite importantly and to make sure your Mosaic fits you perfectly Prestige Cycles offer a BikeFit service, a two-hour session working towards getting a personalized fit to optimise your power, efficiency and comfort so you can get the most out of your new shiny, well, not shiny, bicycle.
Titanium was the go-to material for top-end bikes a few years ago where its comparative light weight, potential longevity and oft lauded springy ride made it the stuff of many a small boy's dreams. Then carbon came along and knocked it off its perch, but there are a lot of frame builders out there who think it's still a viable frame material. Its inherent qualities make for a comfortable bike frame; it's durable, resisting the dents and knocks of day to day living better than some frame materials; and in a crash is likely to come off less battered than others. It's easy to cut the tubes to custom sizes, and can still be built up competitively light if needed, It's corrosion-resistant so it doesn't need to have a protective layer of paint over it, and it scrubs up well so will look good for years to come. All qualities that some riders still look for in their bike frame.
The quality of the work and finishing of the Mosaic is, without any hint of exaggeration, exquisite. Free from any paint or stickers there's nowhere for any defects or poor workmanship to hide which is lucky because there aren't any; every fish-scale weld is neat and perfect and the tubes are faultlessly finished, there's real craft oozing through the RT-1 frame.
In these days of performance bikes being swoopy and curvy with every frame part squashed and bent and swagged and manipulated to eke every inch of efficiency out of the bike it's almost refreshing to come across a frame that's made up of straight, round tubes. There's very little in the way of visible tube treatment although the RT-1 is butted internally, the top and down tubes are somewhat larger than you might be used to in a titanium frame while the oversized 44mm headtube flares out ever so slightly and very elegantly at the ends to accommodate the Chris King headset.
That top-tube is slightly sloping, with the rear brake cable internally routed through it, while the gear cables are directed more traditionally externally via the down tube through minimalist threaded cable stops. Emerging from the oversized bottom-bracket shell the chainstays are really quite fat while those tapered seatstays are contrastingly skinny, seemingly to give a little bit of compliance to the rear-end, and are dead straight with no curves of wiggles in them as is the usual trend. They meet up at deep-cowled dropouts to offer both a full weld area to the tubes and increase stiffness to the rear end.
Although there is the option for a custom paint job this frame doesn't need anything as common as colour hiding its panache. All the graphics, what there are of them, are reverse polished out of a bead-blasted frame which as a look resets the stylish scale a little. The down-tube graphic isn't the usual repeated insignia down each side, it's simply a large single shiny 'Mosaic' logo running along the top of the tube, with the only other adornments being an 'R-Series' graphic on the seat tube and top of the seat-stay. The headbadge is an intricately and elegantly shaped piece of stainless steel.
Before you even swing your leg over it the Mosaic is a thing that elicits quiet joy. If you like your bike to look like a cereal box you're probably best looking elsewhere, although with the custom paint option you could go as emetic as you like. Which would be a shame. I'd happily pay a large percentage of the frame's price for these understated looks alone.
Enough of the artisan and the aesthetics, how does the Mosaic perform? Not like a titanium bike. Well maybe not like you might expect a titanium bike to ride, in a good way. The inherent elastic qualities of the metal can be exploited when fashioned into a bicycle frame to produce a soft and comfortable ride, useful in damping out road vibration and it's an oft repeated axiom that titanium makes for a compliant, relaxing ride. From the first pedal stroke the Mosaic throws that pub wisdom straight out the lounge bar window.
The mark of a good frame builder is whether they can effectively manipulate their chosen material to create the frame characteristics they want. Using titanium Mosaic could have easily gone down the stereotypical comfortable and forgiving road, as it were, making a bicycle that would be a joy to ride all day, but with intelligent use of oversize tubing in the RT-1 they've chosen to produce a stiff and fast bike that's a joy to ride. All of the tubes on the RT-1 bar the seatstays are subtly oversized making for a pleasingly stiff structure, not so rigid that it makes your fillings dance, but if you're still of the belief that titanium bikes are little bit noodly when you smash the power down then you'll have to have a rethink.
The ride is best described as pleasingly taut. The Mosaic just loves to pounce forward, there's a real Tigger spring in its step. An indication of the true character of this bike would be it's reluctance to be shifted out of the big ring, and that's a real 53 tooth big ring, not just the bigger ring of the two. Sit up and smell the flowers rides were attempted, and they certainly are possible for a while but the RT-1 would gently nudge the speed up in imperceptible increments and it was an inevitability that at some point the ride would be going full gas again. It wants to go fast, all of the time, while giggling. Social rides were awkward.
Maybe it was those wheels helping chivvy things along but they can't account for everything, most likely it was the Mosaic's keen stance and eager pedigree nicely proving that titanium can still be a feasible performance frame material among the carbon heavy peloton. You could easily race the RT-1 and not be able to use it as an excuse. Those fat chainstays certainly direct your power through to the rear wheel and combined with the oversize bottom-bracket and voluminous down-tube mean there's no flop or wobble to the frame and it eagerly jumps forward with every thigh pump.
Thankfully all of that oversizeness doesn't cancel out every last nuance of titanium's famed damping qualities. Even with the Reynolds 72 deep section wheels bolted in the ride wasn't uncomfortable, but it would be more suited to a rider who likes to feel the road underneath them. That's useful because if you're as eager to ride at speed on the raggedy edge as the RT-1 itself, then constant tarmac feedback is a necessary sensation. If you want day-long comfort then this might not be the particular bike for you, although a chat with Mosaic could see them conjure up a frame with more polite characteristics in your future.
That's not to say it's a harsh uncompromising machine. Those pencil slim seatstays do a good job of isolating the rider from the harshest edges of road buzz, because the deep section rims and a 30.9 alloy seatpost don't really do much to add any comfort. And there's enough damping in the rear triangle that if you get ugly smashing the pedals around the back end doesn't jump about like a frog in a frying pan; jagged-edged technique is softened out a bit by the time it gets to the dropouts.
Steering is as direct as the back end, The oversized down and top tubes and 44mm headtube locking in a full carbon ENVE tapered steerer fork ensure there's no yaw or vagueness to the front end and it goes where you point it. Despite its eagerness to be Spitfire fast all the time the steering on the RT-1 isn't a nervous whippet handful so it's not going to spit you off on the first corner or tire you out after 20 miles. Its handling isn't tug-boat lazy either, but a happy neutral.
Of course, as this is a bespoke frame you can get Mosaic to blend those butted titanium tubes together to behave pretty much in whichever way you want. They have a custom 4-stage process that transforms a rider's dreams and needs into a suitable bicycle frame. In this particular version of the RT-1, Mosaic have built a fast, responsive, involving and fun bike with just enough sting removed from the tail to make it comfortable. The level of construction and handling here is a reminder that titanium still has a place in the highest echelon of performance frame materials.
Fast, responsive and keen titanium frame that'll make you rethink your frame material of choice.
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Make and model: Mosaic RT-1 Frameset
Size tested: 56cm
State the frame and fork material and method of construction. List the components used to build up the bike.
Frame - Mosaic RT-1, custom butted 3/2.5 titanium
Fork - Enve 2.0 road, full carbon, tapered steerer
Wheels - Reynolds 72 Aero clincher
Chainset - Campagnolo Record 11 Ultra-Torque, 53/39
Shifters - Campagnolo Record 11
Rear Derailleur - Campagnolo Record 11
Front Derailleur - Campagnolo Record 11
Cassette – Campagnolo Record 11, 11-25
Chain – Record 11 speed
Brakes - Campagnolo Record Skeleton
Stem – Thomson Elite X2
Handlebars - Thomson Carbon Road
Bar Tape – Fizik
Seatpost - Thomson Elite 30.9
Saddle - Fizik Kurve
Tyres - Continental GP 4000
Bottom Bracket – Campagnolo EPS Ultra-Torque OS-Fit Integrated Cups
Chain – Record 11 speed
Headset - Chris King
Seatpost Collar - Thomson
Tell us what the bike is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about the bike?
The RT-1 represents the best of what Mosaic has to offer with its Road lineup. Performance add-ons blended with a lightweight double-butted titanium tubeset make a bike equipped for anything.
It's a custom built titanium bike, you decide what you want out of your bike frame and Mosaic will make it so.
Tell us about the build quality and finish of the frame and fork?
The Mosaic is exquisitely made; the immaculate welds, polished graphics and stainless headbadge mark it out as a frame of outstanding beauty and quality. The ENVE fork is just as subtly elegant and suits it well.
Tell us about the materials used in the frame and fork?
Custom butted 3Al/2.5V titanium frame, full carbon tapered fork.
Tell us about the geometry of the frame and fork?
As a custom bike the geometry can be fiddled with to do whatever you want it to do. As it's laid out here, with 73° seat and head angles and 560mm top and seat tubes it's nippy.
How was the bike in terms of height and reach? How did it compare to other bikes of the same stated size?
As Mosaic are a bespoke frame builder they'll build the RT-1 to fit you perfectly.
Was the bike comfortable to ride? Tell us how you felt about the ride quality.
It was purposefully direct, but with a comfortable edge factored in.
Did the bike feel stiff in the right places? Did any part of the bike feel too stiff or too flexible?
It was stiff enough to punch forward when required, but those slim seatstays added a bit of comfy flex.
How did the bike transfer power? Did it feel efficient?
Yes, the Mosaic just loved squirting forwards.
Was there any toe-clip overlap with the front wheel? If so, was it a problem?
How would you describe the steering? Was it lively, neutral or unresponsive? Chirpily neutral.
Tell us some more about the handling. How did the bike feel overall? Did it do particular things well or badly?
It did going fast very well.
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's comfort? would you recommend any changes?
Swapping the wheels would probably help with comfort here, but hey, your custom bike, your choice of bits.
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's stiffness? would you recommend any changes?
The Reynolds wheels certain contributed, as did the ENVE forks, I'd keep the forks and swap the wheels.
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's efficiency? would you recommend any changes?
The build on this Mosaic was all about going forwards fast, no compact chainset, aggressive position, slippery wheels. You may want to change some or all of this for your own bike.
It's good, but a bit clunky in these slick shifting and electronic days
Tell us some more about the drivetrain. Anything you particularly did or didn't like? Any components which didn't work well together?
This Mosaic came with Campagnolo, you'll either love it or hate it. I like it. But your Mosaic can come with whatever you want to slap on it.
The Reynolds wheels are fast.
You probably wouldn't put these on your Winter bike if you wanted them to last.
Not the most compliant wheel package.
Tell us some more about the wheels and tyres.Did they work well in the conditions you encountered? Would you change the wheels or tyres? If so, what for?
These wouldn't be my first choice of wheel, they're very race orientated, which thankfully suited the bike quite well, but something more prosaic on the Mosaic for day-to-day use might be a better choice.
All top shelf stuff here to match the frame, no complaints.
All light enough stuff, but nothing nerdy svelte here.
Tell us some more about the controls. Any particularly good or bad components? How would the controls work for larger or smaller riders?
Again, the Mosaic will be your build but I got on with the Fizik saddle and Thomson components although a shallower drop bar would suit me better.
Did you enjoy riding the bike? Hell yes!
Would you consider buying the bike? Not specifically in this configuration, but a custom Mosaic frame is now on that list of dream bikes.
Would you recommend the bike to a friend? Yes.
Age: 42 Height: 180cm Weight: 73kg
I usually ride: It varies as to the season. My best bike is: The one I\'m on at the time
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, cyclo cross, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Fun
Jo Burt has spent the majority of his life riding bikes, drawing bikes and writing about bikes. When he's not scribbling pictures for the whole gamut of cycling media he writes words about them for road.cc and when he's not doing either of those he's pedaling. Then in whatever spare minutes there are in between he's agonizing over getting his socks, cycling cap and bar-tape to coordinate just so. And is quietly disappointed that yours don't He rides and races road bikes a bit, cyclo-cross bikes a lot and mountainbikes a fair bit too. Would rather be up a mountain.
quote 'The headbadge is an intricately and elegantly shaped piece of stainless steel' yes it is and I hope that the versions on sale have it attached with something a little more in keeping with the rest of the bike? Cheap looking crosshead screws really don't do it. I know it's pickly but this bike deserves better. And they aren't even lined up! Yeah I know, I need to see someone about my OCD.
Looks nice, though v expensive. I suppose the extra £ you're paying is for the custom geo as well as v light tubing
What is unclear, however, is whether the reviewer's bike is so 'racy' because it has been specified this way. Was it made to order to a particular geometry? also, as the reviewer noted, wheels will make a big difference, and these are very deep for everyday use.
No mention of the weight of frameset either.
I don't think preconceptions about material really come into it at this end of the market. Several companies, Enigma, Parlee, condor, Genesis, make frames out of various materials, many of them custom, to be pretty much any bike you want -light /fast/cruising/racing/touring/ whatever.
Clearly this is intended as a quick light bike that could be raced upon, but it would be far more useful to understand the extent to which the company had met the design brief, and what that brief was!
Currently unclear how this compares to other ti frames, custom or otherwise.
Have to agree with 700c...this review raises more questions than it answers.
How much does the frame weigh?
Why no analysis of materials and tube shapes...some builders use 3Al/2.5V for the tubes and machined 6Al/4V for the BB shell, headtube and dropouts.
And how does the Mosaic frame compare to similar offerings from other companies? Is this better than a Passoni Top Force?
Also have to question the spec of this bike...hideous £1800 wheels? An alloy seat post? What were Prestige Cycles thinking?
Is the fork included in the price for the frame? Pretty good value for custom Ti in my book. That head badge kills me though.. Braze it, glue it, pop rivet it; anything has got to better than a couple of galvanised SrewFix bolts. It's like going to a fancy restaurant and being given a slice of Hovis.
Why does anyone care which tubes are used when you can spec anything you like for yours anyway?
Thanks for your response, Vecchiojo..
My interest is how this set up would compare to cheaper offerings -eg my kinesis, below, which is a similar set up to that which is reviewed here, but for much less cost! (apologies for the non-matching tyres, am between tubs)
Dura Ace would look wrong of this tradtional looking frame set, the chainset is too chunky for a slim round tube set bike. Well in my opinion. It's all about personal taste.
The real problem with this bike is 30.9 mm seat pin which is a mountain bike size. So you are stuck with using a mointain bike seat post with zero set back as the one on the review.
The bike is featured because the importer of Mosaic are on a media blizt at present. An article about Mosaic and the craftsmanship was on Bike Radar last week, its your turn to be buttered up by the supplier this week and look out for a reveiw on Road Cycling UK next week.
The bike is featured because the importer of Mosaic are on a media blizt at present. An article about Mosaic and the craftsmanship was on Bike Radar last week, its your turn to be buttered up by the supplier this week and look out for a reveiw on Road Cycling UK next week.
so perhaps next time a supplier asks us if we want to test a bike, we should politely decline?
it'd get a bit quiet on here if we went about it that way. probably it suits more people that when a supplier asks us if we want to test a bike, we say yes. no?
. The amount of aluminium dust around the brake calipers and frame after a wet ride highlights how soft the alloy rims are. I had a pair of Khamsins on my
The point is that all these bike reviews are no more than marketing articles. Your opinions are only that opinions. You can write a review without even riding the bikes and it would as good as your test ride articles. Some of statements my by your test ride staff as just ill informed at best. For example the review of the Campagnolo Vento wheels your made the following statement
'The amount of aluminium dust around the brake calipers and frame after a wet ride highlights how soft the alloy rims are'
So he can use eyesite alone to make a chemical analysis of the amount of aluminium in brake dust residue to know the surface hardness of the aluminium use by Campagnolo to make their wheel rims.
. The point is that all these bike reviews are no more than marketing articles. Your opinions are only that opinions.
the obvious question is: if you think that's true, why are you reading them then?
Jo's been in the bike industry a long time, and he's ridden a *lot* of bikes. his 'opinion' on a bike is, accordingly, well grounded in experience. to say that one opinion has equal value to any other in this context is nonsense.
he hasn't bought the Mosaic, or been given it, it's gone back to the distributor. He has no vested interest in puffing it up. you can read some of his other reviews if you don't believe that; Jo's one of our sterner testers and he likes things to be just so.
Likewise, Stu who tested the Campag wheels rides 35 miles a day, every day (more at weekends), on a huge variety of test bikes and wheels. if a wheel is throwing off noticeably more residue than other wheels have in the same conditions on the same ride, then that's a useful observation. he's not pretending that he's done a chemical analysis. If that kind of thing is your bag, you should bag yourself some copies of Tour magazine from Germany. they're all over the analytics side of things. we prefer to give our test bikes and products to people with experience, whose opinions we trust. you don't have to agree that that's the best way to test stuff. but then, you don't have to read the reviews either.


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Malcolm Turnbull has attacked NBN Co CEO, Mike Quigley, stating NBN Co's backdown with its recently revised SAU proposal means the CEO can no longer claim a government-run "communications monopoly" will be friendlier than a private sector option.
NBN Co released its revised Special Access Undertaking (SAU) on Wednesday this week.
Turnbull, shadow minister for communications and broadband, said having to revise the SAU indicates Quigley should back down from his claim that the NBN was being built for the public good and not to maximise profit.
Quigley has previously stated the NBN "is being built as a public good. It's not being built to maximise profit. The way in which we've approached the network design and the network build is to provide the Australian public with the best possible utility network we can at the lowest cost as a public good."
However, Turnbull said there are three significant problems with NBN Co's proposed SAU which refutes Quigley's assertions. For example, pricing constraints that are not applicable to all situations. This would allow NBN Co to increase prices and its returns with its CVC charge, Turnbull said.
NBN Co has also failed to provide service level assurances to RSPs, which would mean telcos such as Telstra and Optus would be unable to guarantee a set level of quality to end users, according to Turnbull.
Finally, he believes NBN Co could go unassessed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over whether its planned investment in the network is prudent.
"All of this boils down to one elementary flaw of the NBN. A monopoly given unchecked power to recoup its capital expenditure will always charge consumers more than an enterprise which has invested wisely," Turnbull said.
He also stated: "Instead of going back to the drawing board to find new ways to gouge consumers, NBN Co should be given the freedom to explore new ways to invest its capital more cost-effectively."
However, industry analysts have been less critical of NBN Co's revised SAU proposal.
Paul Budde, communications analyst at BuddeComm, said the review is a clear indication that a new regulatory regime is now in place and "No longer bullied by a vertical integrated telco as we had in the past".
He said it is in NBN Co's interests to have happy customers. However, NBN Co also needs to ensure the NBN stays economically viable.
"Another major difference with the past is that NBN Co, the industry and the ACCC are all talking to each other. Trying to solve these problems requires co-operation, something that again is rather new to the industry," Budde said. "Players will have to learn to trust each other, and that is a slow process."
Budde said once this trust is established and the adversarial positions of the past have ceased, it will be easier to manage the NBN over the next 30 years.
Chris Coughlan, director research consulting at Telsyte, said it is not surprising that NBN Co's initial SAU was rejected – submitting entities typically submit proposals weighed more in their favour with the expectation it will be rejected by the ACCC.
"Then through discussion and negotiation with the ACCC, lobbied by industry through submissions, the entity will establish what will be the minimal acceptable position. This is what played out with Telstra's SSU submissions," he said.
"In this case NBN Co has submitted a new SAU framework as the ACCC had signalled that the current submission was unlikely to be accepted. It would appear to be a better format and provides more certainty and flexibility for industry and the ACCC in the longer term as Module 1 only has a 10-year life[span]."
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