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With all the tools the Internet age has to offer that enable multifaceted, instantaneous communications on any conceivable topic, is it any wonder we perceive everything through the prism of a "crisis"? We flit from one "crisis" to another, with the average life span about one business week .
At the beginning of this month, because there occurred a couple of tragic shootings, we were thrown into another "gun crisis"; two weeks ago, it was the "piracy crisis"; last week, the "torture-memos crisis"; this week, the "swine flu crisis." Next week, who knows — perhaps someone in some far-off corner of the world will claim to have contracted the bird flu again, and we will transition seamlessly to that crisis; or another peanut scare; or E. coli.
Far more often than not, most of these "crises" could be reduced to manageable proportions without getting our national pants in a wad.
Let's start from this week. Mexico — a country with a far less sophisticated infrastructure than ours, especially with regard to municipal and rural hygiene — has developed a not-insignificant case of swine flu. This is unfortunate, but it can be handled.
We should offer expert assistance, and urge the World Health Organization to visit Mexico .
Making a leap from a serious but relatively small outbreak in Mexico to a crisis demanding the attention of our country's public officials, from mayors and governors to the secretary of Homeland Security and the president , adds little .
We do not have a swine flu crisis in this country . Our hygiene infrastructure here is decades ahead of that in Mexico, our farms are run and monitored far more rigorously , and health care available in the U.S. is better than anywhere else.
We can and should take steps to ensure neither a swine flu nor any other disease epidemic crosses into our territory by having our government commit to monitoring and restricting border crossings from Mexico .
Whether it is swine flu, drug-gang violence or some other malady , more effective, consistent and comprehensive enforcement of border and immigration laws will always help.
Of course, holding press conferences and telling people to wash their hands and cover their mouths and noses when they sneeze is politically less risky.
By the way, what happened to the other crises from this month? Despite the continuing nature of the problems underlying the proclaimed crises in gun violence, piracy and torture, the sky has not fallen.
Murder and mass shootings remain a problem, but not a crisis. And there is a solution — enforce laws on the books and allow law-abiding citizens to arm themselves if they wish.
Piracy on the high seas remains a problem, but not a crisis.
And there are solutions — allow and authorize our merchant ships to carry defensive arms. Put more SEAL teams on Navy vessels in the affected areas. And put other nations on notice that American-flag vessels are not to be denied docking rights because they carry defensive arms .
Torture is a problem (it's also unlawful) but it is not a crisis.
The solution is easy — make clear, as the Obama Administration has done — that our government will no longer torture detainees; and prosecute those who intentionally violated the law.
All of these solutions require the political will to implement them; and the recurrent lack thereof actually is a crisis.
April 29th, 2009
7:10 am
Fine article, Mr. Barr! Some good common sense and reasoning prevails with you.
April 29th, 2009
7:45 am
go online and look up LCS-2 (littoral combat ship) & you'll feel better about the pirates – BOY OH BOY! – now there's something that'll get your attention!
April 29th, 2009
7:54 am
I understand that Sean Hannity popped off on his show and volunteered to be waterboarded for charity and that Keith Olberman has agreed to donate $1000.00 for every second Hannity can take it and $2000 per second if Hannity admits he feared for his life. What an opportunity for conservatives to prove that waterboarding is not torture. GO SEAN GO!! To make it even better let's let John McCain waterboard him. What justice. A guy who knows what torture is waterboarding a loud mouthed coward like Hannity. My guess however is that Hannity's mouth is a lot bigger than his cojones. But he typifies most right wingers. All talk, no walk. When it's showtime,they, like Dick Cheney when his number was called for Vietnam, "had more important things to do".
April 29th, 2009
7:55 am
A few good points are made, but I knew no self-respecting Rand fan and libertarian could let the swine flu issue pass without insisting that "immigration" is the core of the problem, and that government CERTAINLY shouldn't be involved in addressing it.
Epidemics are the #1 most practical demonstration of why centralized government authority is essential, and libertarians really can't stand that.
April 29th, 2009
7:58 am
It's not the Govt, BB; it's our pathetic media. Most major news outlets are in business for ratings and nothing more. Witness our past presidential campaign; yourself and Ron Paul had to fight for every minute of air time against the supposed 'front-runners'. These 'crisis' that you mention are great sellers of laundry detergent for our market media.
April 29th, 2009
8:01 am
Excellent article Mr. Barr. The "Crisis Prism" is the fastest tool for our vapid media outlets to rouse the rabble and to sell the news.
To the First commenter, I don't Fox is the only one of the Media Oligarchs to be trumping up and reporting on these issues. To say as such is both naïve and indicative of partisan thought. Blame the Bushies is a tired line and long since inapplicable. Rabble rousing and playing on the fear of the masses is a technique that crosses party lines and has been used for ages.
April 29th, 2009
8:10 am
Amen. 'Crisis everywhere' as promoted and overexposed in the traditional U.S. press (and more frequently now with the U.S. government) is getting harder and harder to rise above. It seems as even the most respected outlets are hopping on board to keep from losing the ratings – shows a lot about how we are all becoming intellectual drones and reactive wimps. Very convenient that the latest 'scare' comes at a time when PBO needs to divert attention away from backing down on a major campaign commitment to 'look forward' regarding our position on pursuit of terrorists and a definitive shift away from pursuing a bi-partisan leadership position. I'm afraid the fad is long established now and is becoming more of a tool to be used consistently to divert our attention away from understanding where real change is needed.
April 29th, 2009
8:49 am
Prosecute 'em!
by Jack Hunter on April 28, 2009
April 29th, 2009
8:52 am
There's not an e-mail address on your editorial in the AJC. Although I understand why you would want to hide out, the reader can contact all the other regular local columnists through an email address.
We do have a gun crisis, but each time that crisis threatens to emerge into public consciousness, extremists like you, aided and abetted by the NRA, work diligently to cover it up. I recommend that you read Ms Tucker's column on the subject.
Her closing comment demonstrates that her perspective on the need to deal with this crisis nationally and with the gravity that the swine flu pandemic is generating is much clearer than yours: "If only we could muster half that hysteria over gun deaths." Amen. This is truly a crisis, despite all your efforts to divert our attentions from it.
April 29th, 2009
9:55 am
A "couple of tragic shootings." Very clever, Bob. You guys have really mastered the art of using weasel words to mock, belittle, demean or simply downplay serious problems. I bet you'd consider it a "crisis" if it was someone you loved that ended up on the wrong side of those bullets.
April 29th, 2009
10:13 am
Sooner or later people will get sick and tired of being sick and tired and go on with their lives. Don't waste time watching some news show on TV, enjoy life.
April 29th, 2009
11:54 am
There are only about 2,500 Navy Seals in the entire world. Moving more into this region would put other areas at risk and jeopadize their missions.
April 29th, 2009
11:56 am
The liberals can't seem to operate without a crisis. As far as the torture crisis if they prosecute any they should prosecute all, including Pelosi and Reid who knew and approved the actions.
April 29th, 2009
12:04 pm
I thought a series of incredibly bad executive decisions were what weakened Chrysler's bargaining strength. You know, that whole "drive the company into the ground" bit that resulted in them begging for a bailout?
Cali: Couldn't agree more on the torture point. ANYONE who knew about it and agreed to it is a criminal and unforgivably anti-American in every way.
April 29th, 2009
12:13 pm
Yes, the sky is falling. This administration is following well in the footsteps of the last one in seizing every opportunity to enhance their power and control over the american public. Bush used 9/11 to shred the constitution and bill of rights and look for Obama to use the financial crisis, the swine flu crisis and every other event to grind into the ground every bit of freedom that is left.
There is no looking to the Republicans to save us either. Their only goal in this is to get re-elected to power so they can continue the fascist march. They have no moral standing to speak of since they are completely unwilling to acknowledge anything wrong with every law that Bush broke, domestic and international.
The plans for forced quarantines and mass forced innoculations should scare every freedom-loving american, but so long as the NFL and American Idol continue to play in High Def, nobody cares. The first swine flu vaccine kids dozens, and the one being produced today is likely just as risky. It is untested and basically just another financial kickback to big Pharma (just wait until you see the destruction of healthcare proposal).
No, the swine flu and everything else that comes up is well within the capacity of human beings to work through and survive. The greatest threat to our success however will be from the power and force that we have allowed government to seize over our lives and our economies.
April 29th, 2009
12:16 pm
We are not waterboarding old ladies and kids off the street…the people being waterboarded are people that are responsible for the murder of 3,000 innocent civilians..the libs just hate the right so much that they will challenge everything whether it makes sense or not.
April 29th, 2009
12:19 pm
CALIFORNICATION says "The liberals can't seem to operate without a crisis." Is that supposed to be a cogent critism? Do you not think we're facing an economic crisis? I recall the Bush administration declaring a "terrorist crisis" and using it to justify all kinds of things, including the continuing practice of announcing "threat levels" at airports.
April 29th, 2009
12:44 pm
Yes, Snark, but we have had more issues is 100 days than we have had in the last 100 years. That includes a budget that has become larger in 100 days than it has been in the last 200 years. Where are all the outraged liberals at all the spending? If Bush bought toilet paper for the Whitehouse they needed to get congressional approval, now these same complainers have a blank check. And they are like kids in a candy shop, with MY wallet.
April 29th, 2009
12:51 pm
Hi Bob,
What' you're missing here is that these crises are a function of Capitalism. They are generally driven by media seeing to attract an audience to justify their ad revenue. When they find a winner, they latch on and run it up to maximize their profit…i.e, the people have spoken, and they are interested in the Octomom, so we'll give them more coverage about her.
That's Capitalism. Let them eat cake!
April 29th, 2009
1:07 pm
History repeats itself.
1976: Fear of a great plague
By PAUL MICKLE / The Trentonian
On the cold afternoon of February 5, 1976, an Army recruit told his drill instructor at Fort Dix that he felt tired and weak but not sick enough to see military medics or skip a big training hike.
Within 24 hours, 19-year-old Pvt. David Lewis of Ashley Falls, Mass., was dead, killed by an influenza not seen since the plague of 1918-19, which took 500,000 American lives and 20 million worldwide.
Two weeks after the recruit's death, health officials disclosed to America that something called "swine flu" had killed Lewis and hospitalized four of his fellow soldiers at the Army base in Burlington County.
The ominous name of the flu alone was enough to touch off civilian fear of an epidemic. And government doctors knew from tests hastily conducted at Dix after Lewis' death that 500 soldiers had caught swine flu without falling ill.
Any flu able to reach that many people so fast was capable of becoming another worldwide plague, the doctors warned, raising these questions:
Does America mobilize for mass inoculations in time to have everybody ready for the next flu season? Or should the country wait to see if the new virus would, as they often do, get stronger to hit harder in the second year?
Thus was born what would become known to some medical historians as a fiasco and to others as perhaps the finest hour of America's public health bureaucracy.
Only young Lewis died from the swine flu itself in 1976. But as the critics are quick to point out, hundreds of Americans were killed or seriously injured by the inoculation the government gave them to stave off the virus.
April 29th, 2009
1:07 pm
take your pick, the swine flu crisis is either the media attempting to justify its existence ("…if it bleeds, it leads…") or the gub-ment using the media to advance its interests (national healthcare, more power, more control) via a trumped up crisis (remember the Gulf of Tonkin crisis?). the financial crisis allowed the gub-ment to get into the banking business. the education crisis (in GA) allowed the State gub-ment to get into the gambling business. Even 9/11 allowed the previous administration to get into the democratize Iraq business. swine flu is a reality, 9/11 happened, and the housing bubble did burst. these things happen, but it is more important for Americans to look to see who benefits from a crisis. frankly, I see swine flu as Mother Nature's attempt to convince mankind to stop trying to play god. viruses happen. it's how Mother Nature keeps the population in check – unless of course, the gub-ment or Big Pharm think they can reap a windfall.
April 29th, 2009
1:10 pm
I find it interesting that the president of the United States still doesn't seem to know how his own airplane ended up scaring NYC.
And then there is this interview with Charlie Gibson.
He admitted to Charlie Gibson that the new capital gains tax has nothing to do with revenue, but instead, "fairness."
"Move along, folks, nothing to see here……"
GIBSON: All right. You have, however, said you would favor an increase in the capital gains tax. As a matter of fact, you said on CNBC, and I quote, "I certainly would not go above what existed under Bill Clinton," which was 28 percent. It's now 15 percent. That's almost a doubling, if you went to 28 percent. But actually, Bill Clinton, in 1997, signed legislation that dropped the capital gains tax to 20 percent. OBAMA: Right. GIBSON: And George Bush has taken it down to 15 percent. OBAMA: Right. GIBSON: And in each instance, when the rate dropped, revenues from the tax increased; the government took in more money. And in the 1980s, when the tax was increased to 28 percent, the revenues went down. So why raise it at all, especially given the fact that 100 million people in this country own stock and would be affected? OBAMA: Well, Charlie, what I've said is that I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness.
There you have it. Barack Obama is not interested in raising revenue to fund the government. He is interested in to keep people from making money — because it is fair.
What's worse is Obama goes on to prove how terrifically academic he is and has no grounding in real world economics. Gibson challenges him again:
GIBSON: But history shows that when you drop the capital gains tax, the revenues go up. OBAMA: Well, that might happen, or it might not. It depends on what's happening on Wall Street and how business is going.
Put it to you this way Barry: business won't be going on at all on Wall Street if you jack up the capital gains tax.
The only refreshing thing in this whole exchange is Obama admitting he is not using tax policy to raise revenue, but rather to distribute fairness across socio-economically divergent pools of people.
Other than that, though, it is scary that the guy just over half the nation thought was qualified to be President has zero sense when it comes to fostering a healthy economy.
April 29th, 2009
1:29 pm
Since a progressive tax structure, with special taxes on the highest-end areas of income (estate taxes, capital gains) are proven to protect the middle class and help overall growth, it seems clear that "Crap" has no idea what he's talking about.
In case you hadn't noticed, "Crap," it was the folly of deregulation, laissez-faire, and trickle-down nonsense that produced most of our current economic collapse. The best way to produce a healthy middle class is to invest in infrastructure spending and tax the bejeezus out of the wealthy.
Tax cuts do NOT pay for themselves, as we've seen over and over again. Gibson was, quite simply, wrong.
April 29th, 2009
1:31 pm
"We are not waterboarding old ladies and kids off the street…the people being waterboarded are people that are responsible for the murder of 3,000 innocent civilians"
How is that supposed to make a difference, Steve? Either America has principles or it doesn't. Torture is anti-American, no matter who we do it to.
April 29th, 2009
1:39 pm
Copyleft, Gibson is wrong? Ok, and I guess an inexperienced president like Obama, who has NEVER dealt with economic issues, knows more than Gibson? Yeah lady, your logic is flawed.
I bet you still believe in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.
What a sad existence your life must be. You sad little woman.
April 29th, 2009
1:40 pm
Copyleft, ma'am, can you please head back over to Bookmans blog and slobber all over your pansy little liberal comrades?
April 29th, 2009
2:02 pm
CALIFORNICATION: The crises that President Obama has been battling during his first 100 days were waiting for him on Inauguration Day. Anyone with a newspaper or television knows exactly what they were. I'm still trying to figure out what point it is that you think you are making. Obviously you don't like the President. But your attempt to justify your dislike by suggesting that he is creating crises is pretty lame.
April 29th, 2009
2:20 pm
One more thing, the Democrap Party can HAVE all the RINOS in the GOP! Take Mccain, Graham, Hagel and every other RINO!
It's interesting that the dems claim victory on Specter YET Specter was a democrat to begin with. Democrats have total control. It will be the democrats demise.
April 29th, 2009
2:49 pm
I see Democrap has nothing to offer but insults and sneers, instead of facts and evidence. How sad that his little brain seems incapable of reason.
Another picture-perfect member of the rabid (and clueless) right. Sad, sad, sad….
April 29th, 2009
2:53 pm
April 29th, 2009
3:45 pm
Copyleft, I provided my opinion and provided a clip from last years debate where Obama Hussein clearly has no idea how the economy works. It was YOU who fired the first insults at me.
You ma'am are a clear indication of just how idiotic this nation has become.
April 29th, 2009
3:53 pm
Copyleft, one more thing. I have noticed you on Bookman and Wootens blogs before. You do a lot of name calling yet here you are acting all high and mighty. Hypocrite.
April 29th, 2009
3:54 pm
Really? Someone calling himself "democrap" complaints about hurling insults? That's funny.
Now, try again: Where did Obama indicate that he has no clue how the economy works? Because disagreeing with Charlie Gibson isn't it. Gibson was wrong on this point, as the evidence clearly shows.
So let's hear it: Where did Obama display economic ignorance? Not just disagreement with supply-side fantasy, mind you (that's already a proven fraud), but actual ignorance?
April 29th, 2009
4:37 pm
Dont worry. Obama will fix this also. He will walk across the Gulf of Mexico and heal all the beaners.
April 29th, 2009
11:03 pm
Thank you Bob for helping put all these myriad crisis' into rational perspective. I hope that you will get a national platform to speak from by the next election.
Fight On,
April 30th, 2009
10:03 am
1: 6.3 million people are out of a job.
2: The car companies are going bankrupt and are owned by the lazy greedy auto unions.
3: The dollar is collapsing right now.
4: The deficit is 3 times as large as Bush or Clinton COMBINED!
That's how I know President Teleprompter Hussein is clueless on America.
Oh, and Time magazine also declared God is dead. Yeah, that made a lot of sense. IF the tax cuts didn't work then why was the economy strong in the 80s, 90s and for most of Bush 41 presidency.
Just 2 years ago unemployment was at 4%. THATS THE LOWEST RATE IN AMERICAN HISTORY!
April 30th, 2009
10:11 am
Yes, the economy is indeed in bad shape. I agree. The Bush Depression has had a huge impact, and it's not over yet.
So how does that prove Obama's ignorant about how the economy works? He's been taking steps to fix the Bush Depression ever since he was sworn in!
"The economy" was NOT strong in the 80s; certain selected sectors of it prospered, while others ballooned in unsustainable bubbles (leading to the early-90-s recession) and others simply sank–like the wealth gap and middle-class household incomes, for example.
The 90s growth was due partly to Clinton's tax INCREASES, and partly due to the Internet boom–which, like all the rest, had its inevitable collapse.
And the economy wasn't "strong" throughout the past eight years, either; the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts did NOT create new jobs, as Bush promised, and the median household income remained stagnant. The unemployment "rate" depends on how you measure employment–wedging in part-time jobs, often held by people working MULTIPLE jobs to pay the bills, reflects a rosier picture than actually exists.
I know that "Tax Cuts Cure Cancer" is an article of faith among the supply-siders, but it just doesn't work out that way in reality.
April 30th, 2009
10:35 am
Copyleft, LOLOLOLOL!
you wrote: The 90s growth was due partly to Clinton's tax INCREASES, and partly due to the Internet boom
The 80s, as recorded by history, was a great time for America. Reagan brought this country back from Jimmy Carter stagnation of the late 70's.
From 2001 to 2003 Bush was dealing with something called NINE ELEVEN! Maybe you have forgotten that little bit of history. Had it not been for 911 we would have had 8 years of economic boom.
April 30th, 2009
11:10 am
You're partly right, "Crap." Tax increases OR cuts do not "make an economy great." In fact, they have a fairly minor impact compared to much more powerful affects like industry-specific booms and busts, interest rates, and infrastructure spending.
Tax cuts simply aren't the all-powerful magic that supply-siders like to pretend. Click the links I provided you; do some reading and you'll see.
As for what we "would have had if things were different"–well, anyone can play Let's Pretend.
Fact: The way employment rates are measured does not reflect the new reality of too many people working multiple part-time jobs, without benefits, and is therefore not a meaningful measurement.
April 30th, 2009
12:02 pm
Copyleft, if you think that you are insulting me with the use of "crap" think again. We'll just have to agree to disagree. I have more important work to do than to sit around and argue with someone who denies fact and reality.
April 30th, 2009
1:36 pm
So you concede defeat. That's fine, I accept.
After all, when one side offers evidence and other, only insults….
Well, better luck next time! (grin)
April 30th, 2009
2:15 pm
Copyleft, were you abused as a child? The reason I ask is because people with low IQ's, due to physical abuse, can't comprehend what a friendly debate is all about. I did not concede anything. I simply pointed out that neither you nor I could come to an agreement. Meaning, you think I am wrong and I think you are wrong.
Bottom line: You're a small minded monkey boy who was beaten as a child. Ha ha. Have a nice day.
April 30th, 2009
4:27 pm
Murder and mass shootings are not a crisis? More than 121,000 Americans have died from gun violence in the last four years. I'd call that a crisis.
April 30th, 2009
5:54 pm
William, deranged idiots are the problem. Not guns. Deranged idiots are a crisis.
April 30th, 2009
9:38 pm
Democrap Party, deranged idiots are mostly harmless–as long as they don't have a gun.
May 1st, 2009
10:08 am
William wrote: deranged idiots are mostly harmless–as long as they don't have a gun.
Yeah, and how do you explain the 911 hijackers(airliners) and Timothy McVeigh(fertilizer)????????
Ted Bundy(knives), Jeffery Dahmer(forks and knives) and John Wayne Gacy(knives)
Yeah, deranged idiots are harmless aren't they William?
May 1st, 2009
9:50 pm
Don't forget the guy in Japan with a truck and a knife.. and the crazies in Japan with NERVE GAS and the guy in the netherlands with a car…. guns.. not that dangerous in the grand scheme of things and easily replaced. We should thank god they use guns and not bombs, everyone loves to focus on Colombine and the guns not realizing that if the bombs had gone off hundreds would've died.
May 1st, 2009
9:52 pm
Also, it seems the anti-gun crowd is best at siezing upon emotional arguments about the (relatively few) victims and running with it. Hell, they even wrote doctrine on the subject. It's no surprise that every major piece of gun control legislation passes after a tragedy of some sort, regardless of the crime statistics at the time (we're near a multi-decade low right now, thanks), they tend to ignore those facts.
After all, they can't all be winners.
May 7th, 2009
4:06 am
Bob, I like you, I really do, but Ron Paul could have done a better job at arguing against the government's involvement in "crisis" situations.
The government needs to step out of research in regards to diseases and such. And while we're at it, why not stop jailing and discouraging those who use organic herbs to remedy the body? Regardless of what your opinion of that is, I think we will all agree that persecuting such people is at the very least, un- constitutional.
However, I would love to see a team of those who support using herbs and the body's natural healing functions on an equal- level research field as those who work for big- time DRUG companies (who give politicians money, and whom politicians have money invested in). How is injecting something that never was supposed to be in your body into you going to help anything? Your body will do the same as the soil that farmers spray chemicals on for years is doing right now: become useless. How are you going to fix any problem when you only target the symptoms of that particualar problem? That also applies to politics.

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Date Reviewed: May 7, 2011
Strengths: Slightly better than riding with no seat I guess.
Weaknesses: Lacks proper support. legs go numb. Terrible lower back pain.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: NA
Similar Products Used: Avenir 200 Series Mountain
Bike Setup: This seat came stock on my 2010 Rockhopper Comp & my 2009 FSRxc Expert.
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2009
Strengths: Great entry level saddle. Perfect for short commutes (under 20 miles) and running around town on the weekends. Plus it doesnt look like anything someone would want to steal.
Weaknesses: a little to firm on the long haul. Got periodic numbness after about 20 miles.
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Price Paid: $50.00
Purchased At: Craigslist.org
Similar Products Used: Flight Gel, Flight, Salsa, Velo
Bike Setup: 95 HardRock Ultra, set-up for commuting w/ Scott At4 aero bar's
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2004
Strengths: Looks like a saddle
Weaknesses: Not comfortable in the least
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Purchased At: Came on '03 Epic
Similar Products Used: WTB SST, Selle Italia Flite, TransAm, old Specialized Pro
Bike Setup: Came on '03 Epic Disk
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2004
Strengths: More comfortable than a bare seatpost
Weaknesses: Never truly felt comfortable for more than an hour (numbness would begin sitting in and generally uncomfortable).. seemed padding would compact into the center, negating the center channel.
Ultimately though durability, went to ride today and noticed something seemed wrong with it, looked more closely and the rails had buckled just behind the seatpost mount, slightly lopsided, about 2mm "depression" on the worst side. There had been no problems before my previous ride, and no crashes, so no apparent reason other than just I must have plopped down firmly on it (I ride mostly XC, no significant drops of more than a foot, which I take out of the saddle anyhow usually)... so I quickly pulled my recently purchased Koobi Enduro off my roadbike, put that on, and went for a 2 hour ride. The difference from all previous rides was night and day, I literally didn't notice the saddle the entire ride, and not a trace of numbness or any form of discomfort... I knew I wanted to replace parts on the bike as they wore out with better ones, and the saddle was on the list for when it "wore out", but it was a bit of a surprise to see the rails bent like that, but I'm glad it did, I'm happier to know that the Koobi works wonders on my MTB as well!
Bottom Line:
Bending of rails under less-than-strenuous conditions surprised me highly, especially without a related crash or some other event to account for it. I did have the seat adjusted fairly far back (mounted towards the nose end of the rails), but within the limits (at the front limit). I do weigh 220+-, so I realize that even "moderate" stress from me is a lot (which is why i purchased a burlier frame than I'd have liked) but again, no big drops or anything I can remember about "slamming" into the saddle, they just somewhere along the way didn't like my weight. If you like the BG but don't totally love it, try the Koobi Enduro, (give it about 5 test rides to break it in), you will thank yourself for it. I'll give it a decent value, for someone lighter it would probably be a better deal
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Came on Specialized Enduro 03
Similar Products Used: Ancient Selle on my roadie, new Koobi Enduro
Bike Setup: Stock Specialized Enduro, about to see significant new season upgrades on most of the parts.
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2003
Strengths: Very reasonably priced and light, bought it on sale at www.specialized.com. The seat felt kind of too stiff at first, but actually feels great once after the firmness is get used to ( after 2 or 3 rides ). No numbness whatsoever. Easy to slide back and forth when climbing and going downhill.
Weaknesses: Poorly constructed. After less then a season, the rails got twisted off the seat after a minor fall. I can bend and force the rails back into the place but they pop off again easily. Trashed it.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $35.00
Purchased At: www.specialized.com
Similar Products Used: Stock "too soft" seats from my trek and giant. WTB Speed V (good).
Bike Setup: The seat was on a Trek 4300.
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2003
Strengths: Well constructed, very light considering it looks so big. And comfy for short and long Mt. rides. No break-in process either.
Weaknesses: Can't seem to find any even after 2 1/2 years.
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $35.00
Purchased At: www.specialized.com
Similar Products Used: Selle Italia Ti Gel Flite, Fizik Pave, Specialized Gel Pro '03 and a bunch of no name brands not worth mentioning.
Bike Setup: Klein Attitude Race, Rolf, Easton, XT, Azonic, Chris King, Panaracer, Sid Race it's a nice setup.
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2003
Strengths: has held up good for 2 years no rips.
Weaknesses: OK for shorter rides, Quite heavy look at the comp from the back of the seat and you will see why ...the cusion on top of the V is too pointy
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $55.00
Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: WTB SST, SDG Bele Air(Ouch), San Marco
Bike Setup: Cannondale Scalpel with carbon extras and those egg beaters ;-)
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2002
Strengths: The saddle is firm and the rails are strong. The rails are marked with measeurements.
Weaknesses: It doesn't make me any faster!!
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $30.00
Purchased At: Ebay!!
Similar Products Used: None. Had a cheapy stock saddle before.
Bike Setup: '96 Schwinn, front shock, hard tail
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2002
Strengths: Looks, price (it was on $ale).
Weaknesses: UNCOMFORTABLE! After all the hype with the "Body Geometry" line. somehow I expected more from this saddle. It's a "scrotum squeezer". The raised rails seem to align perfectly to each nut. After only 2 back-to-back rides I was left very saddle sore, not to mention the side lettering started to come off. Poorly crafted.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $39.00
Purchased At: specialized.com
Similar Products Used: SDG, Bontrager FS2000 and Race.
Bike Setup: Specialized Stumpjumper
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2002
Strengths: Good shape and feel. A lot better than my old saddle. No numbnuts.
Weaknesses: A little firm.
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Price Paid: $30.00
Purchased At: Competitive edge cyclery
Similar Products Used: Trek saddle, flite
Bike Setup: Trek 6000
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2001
Strengths: Little numbness. Light.
Weaknesses: Terrible shape on the rear. It actually is double puncher; one for each nut. And a plyer on the center too. Poorly constructed. It goes apart very easily. It stores lots of moisture. If you wash it, you'll feel like sitting on a curd, even after a week.
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $70.00
Purchased At: Shop in Costa Rica
Similar Products Used: Selle Italia. MTB.
Bike Setup: GT i-Drive '00, Modified Z5 Bomber/RS Deluxe, STX/XTR
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2001
Strengths: Wife is pregnant, what more can I say!
Weaknesses: Very popular with the poser peleton at Wash Park
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $65.00
Purchased At: I don't remember
Similar Products Used: Flite
Bike Setup: Klein hardtail with umpteen thousand miles.
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2001
Strengths: Colors and original leather
Weaknesses: Weak construction. Weak Plastic. Rails too flexible, not designed with confort in mind.
Bottom Line:
If you plan to spend money in a good saddle and you appreciate your guts, don't throw your money on this model.
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $39.00
Purchased At: Specialized Store
Similar Products Used: Bontrager and Coda
Bike Setup: Cannondale F400
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2001
Strengths: no numbness what so ever on my 15th mile all i wanted to do was stand because whatever bones sit on this bike seat hurt but no numbness
Weaknesses: this thing hurts if it's your first time
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $79.00
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: botrager comp
Bike Setup: rockshox c shimono deore
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2001
Strengths: Upgrade over OE saddle. Comfortable on flats.
Weaknesses: Poorly constructed. The "S" sticker came off a couple weeks after I bought it. (That's ok, I have a lot of other "S"'s on my Specialized already). Saddle rails flex. Seat flexes.
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $99.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: OE Bontrager, OE Specialized, WTB Laser V Stealth.
Bike Setup: Specialized FSR-XC - Ball bearing upgrade, Fox Float-R shock.
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House Tour: Chez Marianne
Paris, France
Name: Marianne
Location: Paris
Rent or own: Rent
Size: 430 sq/ft
Years lived in: 5
Marianne works in a law office, but she lives in the 1 % of French public housing that's funded by corporations, meaning that she lives in an incredibly cheap rent-controlled one-bedroom apartment in a 1958 building in the 11th arrondissement. She's cheered up the simple space with white paint, bright fabrics, simple furniture and a taste for old French memorabilia.
"I love French culture," Marianne says, pouring San Pelegrino into a Coca-Cola glass, and pointing out that she painted the wooden wall slats in her Parisian apartment white, because it reminded her of Nantucket. She takes photos in her spare time, and her Nantucket-inspired walls are covered with romantic black and white photos of Paris.
Her furniture is a mix of IKEA and street finds, and she has built shelving and painted artwork to blend in with the decor. Her bathroom has a beachy feel. "I like to take time to get ready," she says, "For me, the bathroom is a place to relax."
In the kitchen, she's drilled a bunch of wooden wine crates into the wall to make shelving. She's decorated the walls with a jumble of old restaurant signs found on the street, and plenty of nostalgic French café memorabilia that you'd normally find in the home of a Francophile, not a Parisian. "I love France, I'm a real fan," Marianne says. "But I also love Massachusetts, to go to the brocantes in Nantucket as much as in Paris."
- Kristin Hohenadel blogging from rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, France. If you have an idea for a European house tour, please write kristinh @ apartmenttherapy . com
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I love this- quirky and cute!! Says a lot about her personality.
So well done! And cosy! Love the wine crates idea!
What a pretty little place - I like the casual way about it.
It is cute, and I like the slipcover idea on the couch, but I hate white paint. Landlord's delight, can't stand it. I need color on the walls. But otherwise, cute and Paris makes up for it!
i love it. is that a full collection of books above the toilet? a water closet/library?
I want the desk/side table that they have? Does anyone know were I can find it?
any details on the painting hanging over the coch? i love it!
@surferartchick -- that's from IKEA. It normally goes at the foot of the bed and can be rolled up to make a work-in-bed station. Marianne uses it as a desk and as a buffet when she has people over for drinks.
@isk -- Marianne painted it herself, as well as the painting in the bedroom.
@Kristin - Awesome thanks!
c'est magnifique! great color pallate!
wow...love it. I really like the kitchen and the bathroom.
C'est charmant! J'adore les "kitchen cabinets" ;-))
I love white walls! In my earlier years I experimented with colors on my walls but I got tired of them really quick. I like the freedom to change stuff around too much. Including color. Also, I think good art always looks better against a white background.
oops, the apartment is really cute ;-)
Very nice! This place is adorable! Love it!
its just so cute and lovely..
Evidence that not all Paris apartments are chic. Nice use of color, but the space is disjointed and dizzying.
Also, the wine crate thing? Nice idea, but not very well executed.
and that's what she gets for letting us into her home. way to be gracious.
Cute place! I love the wall mounted magazine rack by the bed, does anyone know where it came from?
Probably a lost cause, but anyone know where the sofa slip-cover is from or is it custom? I like it a lot and it looks like it might do the trick for my small sofa. Thanks.


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Have the exact same senario and called AT&T and got the same response.
mine finally says shipped! Its only 100 miles away will be here tommorow by 3
my backordered column finally went from 1's to 0's... sign of good things to come i hope
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It's on this flight
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Mine, the one through Apple is at the sort facility 15 min away and the one from ATT still says 500 miles away lol but both say delivery tomorrow
Well this late and still showing not yet shipped. Still says I'll have it Thursday. Starting to have some serious doubts.
Still nothing on FedEx site about tracking information...WTF??? I called FedEx earlier today and they said that Apple still had not given them the phones so that's why there was no real time tracking information available.
Getting so sick of these pathetic a** inconsistant stories!!
Just read on Facebook that a buddy of mine got home fromm work to find his iPhone 4 sitting on his doorstep, TWO DAYS EARLY!!! Lucky bastard! Mine will be delivered on the 24th, so pumped!!!
He says it's even sleeker in person than on the Internet.
mine is sitting in the fedex building a few miles away from my house. I feel like breaking in and taking it. not stealing if it belongs to me right ?
oh well i will have it tomorrow when i get off work
Fedex still doesn't show anything. My card still has not been charged. This stinks.
called fedex since it still did not show any info on fedex tracking for both of my iphones. lady asked me if i was expecting an iphone and i said YUP! she said apple will not let them update their site for them but it is guaranteed i will get it on the 24th. getting excited, lol. getting my zagg delivered on the 24th, some cheap cases on the 24th, and have to wait long for our bumpers to come in, july 17th! lol. can't wait till i have my hands on this iphone. hoping we get a jb tool soon too, i will miss sbsettings, lol
Finally. Fedex shows that they received the shIpping information, but has not picked up the item. Anticipated delivery date. 6/14/10. Let's hope they get here by tomorrow. Wish I could've gotten through to apple so I could've gotten mine today. :/
Sorry. I meant delivery date. 6/24/10.
Well morning of the 23rd and still not shipped yet.... I'll be calling apple and having a nice long talk with them about what they are going to do about not having my phone here in time.
I talked to apple lastnight and in my case it was AT&T that screwed it up hopefully it's all fixed now and I should get it 24th or 25th call and chew them out let me know how you make out
finally i get the truth!!! apple has FAILED to tell me every time I called in that there is an issue with porting my number over. Apple will not ship me a phone until att says its ok, att won't say it ok until they get my number from verizon but can't even send the request until apple gives them the phone number to port over. Apple is waiting on att's ok, att is waiting on apple! I can't believe this hasn't been noticed until now! now apple can't get me a phone by tomorrow since its coming from china. they have offered me a "bumper" but if i wanted one of those I would have ordered one! I'm about ready to just cancel my order and go with my reserved one I have waiting for me at the store.


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text: I know how important mothers are in Islam, and how I love my mother alot and although she can be a very nice person sometimes, most of the times, she is rude, argumentative and has a very very foul mouth. She and my father are in a volatile relationship and argues the only reason she has stayed with him is so we don't grow up without a father-it is a comment which she consistently reminds us every day. Everyday day with her ends up with the whole family having arguments. InshAllah we are better Muslims because of our mother- but her constant vicious, out of hand physical arguments are getting out of hand. We have surah al baqarah on repeat in our house to cleanse it but somehow in the end, my mum picks arguments over the littlest of things, and even when she has a right to complain, she involves all her children and screams and shouts at all hours of the night. My brothers and sisters put up with this because they have a stronger bond with her, but my relationship is far from what they have. It affects me more because I care more-because I grew up a sensitive child, she curses my fathers parents, she is an embarrassment because she curses and fights and bitches about my father to absolutely everyone! I've been diagnosed with depression and its affecting my health-I have a serious disease but she disregards this and constantly compares to me to her neices-I am no different from them apart from my health.... All I need is some advice, I'm sorry this question is long but I need someone to try and understand the position I'm in before replying. Are mothers always right? Do they deserve the same respect even when they are not in the right? I guess what I need to ask is, what are the consequences of me hating my own mother for what she puts our family through on a daily basis? jazakallah khair


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2012 Founders & Visionaries
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Many of Hawaii's companies started with a visionary idea, or an individual whose determination and acumen built them in to what we know today. From humble beginnings to looking towards the future, the companies featured in this section are a testament to longevity and accomplishment. Find out how this group of companies got started and built in to the successes they are today in this latest edition of the Founders & Visionaries series.
Watanabe Floral INC.
Express Your Feelings Through Flowers
"We're not your typical flower shop," says company president Russell Watanabe. "We always remind ourselves that although we are in the flower business, in essence, we are in the business of helping people express their feelings. We are in the feelings business."
Watanabe Floral has been helping people express their feelings since 1945, when Russell's father, a research chemist, started Watanabe Floral upon returning to Hawaii after World War II. "During the war, my father thought a lot about my mom. This got him thinking of all the other romances that would need to be made up after the war," Watanabe says. "He saved money as a soldier and along with his parents he started growing roses as his daily job."
The wonderful Watanabe Floral ohana.
Nearly 30 years later, in 1974, Russell joined the family business full-time, and they added a wholesaling division in which they sold flowers grown by other people. "We started with a box of carnations and were surprised how quickly it sold out. We started asking the florists who bought our roses what they would like us to bring back, and it started expanding," Watanabe says. "We were growers and wholesalers, and in the mid-'80s we started very quietly selling flowers to the general public."
Now, the company continues as wholesalers, supplying products to such commercial entities as Sam's Club, Walmart, Foodland, Costco, Target and a range of local flower shops, businesses and organizations. Watanabe Floral has also continued to serve the general public with its expansive retail store in Kalihi. Although they stopped growing the flowers themselves in 2008, Watanabe believes that the decades of experience as growers gives them an edge. "We understand all aspects of the industry, having been involved in all of them at one time," he says.
The family-run Watanabe Floral employs an ohana of 60, including 10 designers. "We have quite a bit of depth and breadth of products and services," Watanabe says. "We have the capacity to meet almost any need that customers have."
But beyond the flowers, the deeply engrained philosophy of helping people is at the root of what Watanabe Floral is all about. "People come to us to help express their feelings, and we try to really have that deeply engrained in everything that we do. It really helps us to keep in mind why customers come to see us," Watanabe says. "We feel extremely fortunate and blessed that the public has accepted our services and what we try to do."
Watanabe Floral, Inc.
1607 Hart Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
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A SWOT Analysis of Amazon
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- Amazon is the dominant online retailer. The Seattle-based company is synonymous with online shopping. You can buy anything, from the useful to the questionable.
- The reason Amazon is able to dominate the online retail business is the ability to employ economies of scale. The company has a number of warehouses scattered around the world to ship its goods from. Even though it's easy to start an online store, it's difficult to set up the kind of distribution network that Amazon has.
- Amazon offers good digital content, from movies to music, especially with Prime. Although Prime costs $79 a year, divided over 12 months it's actually a little bit cheaper than Netflix's $7.99 per month for all-you-can-eat streaming. But you can't get free shipping on boxes of popcorn from Netflix.
- As it does business exclusively online, it doesn't have as much overhead as some of its competitors, including Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and even Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). Compare Wal-Mart's $85.27 billion SG&A last fiscal year with Amazon's relatively paltry $9.93 bilion. Apple spent over $10 billion on SG&A last year as well. Those cool stores aren't cheap to maintain.
- The company's cost structure can become a liability. The company posted a loss last quarter of $27 million. A lot of its costs come from the cost of media. Those TV shows and movies it's streaming on Prime cost money.
- The online retail indsutry has a relatively low barrier to entry: Anyone can start an online store. Just fill out the paperwork and sign a contract with FedEx or UPS. On the other hand, it's hard for small businesses to compete with Amazon's economies of scale. That would be like bringing a knife to a nuclear bomb fight. A better bet for them is to specialize, like Zappos does for shoes ... and which Amazon happens to own.
- As nice and technically solid as the Kindle Fire is, it will always be perceived as an iPad knockoff. As Seth Myers put it on Saturday Night Live: "It's expected to sell well among parents who always buy the wrong thing," even though Kindles existed before iPads did. It's kind of like Oreos stealing the thunder of Hydrox cookies.
- The company still gets flak for breakdowns in customer service. The company recently froze a Danish woman's Kindle Fire before reinstating her after bad publicity broke out over the Web. The incident recalls an earlier publicity black eye after Amazon remotely sent copies of George Orwell's 1984 down the memory hole.
- Consumer confidence has been high. We're headed over a "fiscal cliff," the Very Serious People constantly tell us, but you'd have a hard time convincing shoppers.
- The above is also related to the holiday buying season. With higher consumer confidence, more people are going to be shopping, including on Amazon.
- The Kindle Fire is competitive with the iPad and other Android tablets. It's currently the second most popular tablet after the iPad.
- As previously mentioned, Amazon's Prime video is competitive with Netflix. It contains stuff you'd actually want to watch.
- Apple has suffered some setbacks, especially with the new maps feature on the latest version of iOS.
- Competitors can always offer lower prices. Products on Amazon are often significantly cheaper than the retail list price already.
- eBay's buy in stores feature combines the best features of online and brick-and-mortar retail. Customers can order an item and pick it up in the stores immediately.
- Apple's iPad Mini is close to Kindle Fire price point.
- Wal-Mart and other brick and mortar retailers offer instant gratification.
- Barnes & Noble has an in-store experience: physical browsing, coffee and general socializing that's hard to match on the Internet.
- Apple has a streamlined in-store experience. Apple's retail sales accounted for about 12% of its net sales over the previous fiscal year.
So will Amazon keep its place as the king of the Internet retail mountain? We'll have to wait for it to release its earnings to see, but with this analysis, it's obvious that the company has a strong position.
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Situated in the western part of the capital city of England, London, sits the suburban Borough of Ealing. An Ealing holiday is unlike others that can be taken in London in the sense that it feels more subdued and quiet compared to those areas located at the centre of the city. Even so, an Ealing holiday still provides opportunities to enjoy several activities and a whole host of great attractions. An Ealing holiday rental apartment offers all of the mod-cons you would expect of a top-class hotel without the extortionate price tag.
With an emphasis on getting out and seeing the sights that this wonderful borough has to offer visitors, the outdoor activities are restricted to the likes of swimming, tennis and golf. Ealing has many wonderful parks to enjoy and one that should definitely be on your itinerary is Gunnersbury Park. Once the magnificent gardens of a mansion, Gunnersbury Park was opened to the public in 1926. There is a pond which allows for boating in the summer and the unique Princess Amelia's Bath House is not to be missed.
There is also the Gunnersbury Park Museum, housed in the old mansion which details everyday life for the past residence of Ealing. The museum has a wonderful collection of old photographs as well as well as an extensive collection of old horse-drawn carriages.
If you can tear yourself away from your quiet Ealing holiday rental house then it is worth visiting the neighbouring borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, which is approximately 10 minutes away. Among the attractions to be found in this borough are Fulham Palace, which dates back to the 11th century and now houses a museum, and the Ornamental Pond which was created to attract more species of wildlife to London. Other noteworthy attractions in Hammersmith & Fulham are the Furnival Gardens, the Hammersmith Apollo, Bishop's Park and Kelmscott House.
If you are thinking of booking a fantastic Ealing holiday rental house then you will be pleased to hear that you will be able to enjoy fairly warm summers and cool winters. From the month of June through to the month of September the daytime temperature can vary between 20°C and 23°C. The cooler months of December, January and February see the daytime temperature drop off to between 3°C and 8°C. The district experiences an annual rainfall amount of 21 inches.
Travel to Ealing, England Travellers on an Ealing holiday can land at Heathrow Airport (LHR) which is approximately 12 miles away from the district. Airlines that offer cheap, regular flights to the area include BMI, British Airways and Aer Lingus. Passengers can depart from various UK airports such as Manchester (MAN), Belfast (BFS), Aberdeen (ABZ), Glasgow (GLA) and Newcastle(NCL).


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The state capital of Pahang since 1955, KUANTAN is an undistinguished agglomeration of concrete buildings around an older core of shophouses close to Sungai Kuantan. While there's very little by way of historical or cultural interest in the city itself, Kuantan can be a breath of fresh air after a sojourn in Kelantan or Terengganu – it's closer in feel to the west-coast cities than to Kuala Terengganu or Kota Bharu. If you're arriving from elsewhere in the country, however, Kuantan can seem mundane. With the creation of the East Coast Highway to Pelabuhan Kuantan, the port 40km north of the city, it's easy to bypass Kuantan altogether if you're travelling between KL and the east coast.
If Kuantan has a focus of sorts, it's the padang. The city's oldest streets, between there and the river, hold quite a few hotels and restaurants. The best reason to hang around for a night or two, though, is to take a day-trip to the cave temple of Gua Charas or the royal town of Pekan.Read More
Masjid Negeri
Masjid Negeri
The town's one real sight, the Masjid Negeri, was built in 1991, with a pastel exterior – green for Islam, blue for peace and white for purity. It's distinctly Turkish in appearance, thanks to the pencil minarets at all four corners of the sturdy square prayer hall, topped with a looming central dome. Non-Muslims can visit other than during Friday prayers: men should wear long trousers, while women will be given gowns.
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Around the corner from a wooded headland, on an east-facing stretch of coast, Teluk Chempedak has long been a popular evening and weekend hangout for families and young people. The sands of the bay are encouragingly white, although undertows can render the sea off-limits (watch out for red flags). There is an appealing liveliness about the place, quite at variance from the languorous mood on the otherwise better sands of rural Terengganu. Bars and restaurants line the main road as you arrive, before you reach the Hyatt, and there are more places to eat on the promenade.


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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by Darryl Natale
How do you get your hair such perfect orange, I wonder.
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now that is a straight fringe
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This color reminds me of when I was a teenager and dyed my hair like Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element and had a pretty similar cut to this as well! I don't think I would dye my hair this color again but I still love it.
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10 Small Space Solutions That Come In Under $100
Although $100 can often times seem like a million, in a small space there isn't as much "stuff" that's needed to outfit it, so splurging is ok once in awhile. We pretended that we had $1,000 burning a hole in our pocket and set out to find 10 different things to spend it on—here's the results!
Do you have a favorite product that rings up at the register for less than $100? Something you bought and have adored since? Share your purchase in the comments below!
First Row, Left To Right
• Havers Stripe Rug: from Crate and Barrel for $89.95 in an 8'x5'. This rug is packed with color and will make a big impact for what's considered to be a reasonable price for that size floor covering.
• Steele Canvas Basket: They start around $40 and go up from there, but the ones that are perfect sizes for laundry, magazines or even stray blankets come in right around the $100 mark. We've never spent $100 on a basket, but if we were, this would be the one.
• Infinity Narrow Mirror: We love the sleek design to this mirror, allowing it to reflect light without the frame holding it down visually in the room, like it's floating. $99.95 from CB2.
• Lacquer Bath Accessories: Although individually each of these products (along with a few others in the collection) are well below the $100 price point, the thought of spending $100, even in combination seems high, but we love the idea of these clean pieces with such strong color and personality for a small space!
• Chunky Tassel Throw: for $69 from West Elm. We love this loose weave and large knit that will keep you warm without suffocating you, perfect for movie night and snuggling on the sofa!
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• 3 Pocket Wooly: for $125 from Wooly Pockets. Although this trio of indoor garden is just over the $100 price limit, we're going to make an exception and put some of the space change from the throw pictured above towards this purchase. A little plant life goes a long way in a small space, especially when it comes to knowing you can grow your own produce without a balcony!
• Dwell Studio Pillows: for $24.99 at Target. Pillows are funny things, you never want to spend a great deal of money on them and yet they're something you almost have to buy more than one at a time. In this case we'll take one of each to deck out our sofa!
• Wood Hangers: We talk all the time about treating your clothes right and the impact wooden hangers can make on your emotional connection to your closet and keeping it straightened. At just over $1/each at the Crate and Barrel Outlet, we should be able to fill our entire closet and even our coats and jackets while we're at it.
• Carbon Nightstand: right at the $100 mark, we love these side tables or nightstands more than we can express. They're a piece that can go anywhere, in any room, at any time and versatility is truly the key in tiny floorplans.
• Branches Duvet Set: for $59.99 from Overstock, we still have money left over to buy sheets and pillow cases, score!
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Also, Target sells similar chairs (as seen in #1), 2 for $70.
I LOVE the white table in the feature photo. Origin?
Small Space Solutions? Nice article, bad title. What problem is a rug or pillows a solution to? A Small Space? 10 great ways to spruce us a small space under $100.
Clicking the "Havers Stripe Rug" directs you to the Crate and Barrel website...the table should be there somewhere.
"We love this lose weave" - lose weave, huh? ;)
also, i've seen the same wooden hangers at IKEA, i believe where a pack of 8 for $4. cheaper than C&B!
After moving from my single person small space to a two person small space and with that shared closet space....wood hangers are NOT a solution, they are the problem. All my wooden old hangers are now in a box waiting to go to goodwill. Mr. Oblivia's things wouldn't have made it into the closet without those flocked hangers creating some space. The things we do for love.
if you're going to do wooden hangers, def go the ikea route - so cheap!
in fact, i bought a ton of wooden hangers from ikea b/c i decided to follow the whole "let's treat my clothes well" advice. it worked well when i had an entire walk-in closet to myself. then i got married had to try to fit all my clothes (which frankly aren't that many) into a shared wardrobe in my husband's condo...and i can tell you that wooden hangers are *not good* if you don't have a lot of closet space. i ended up giving away most of the wooden hangers and investing in the skinny velvety ones. much much better for a small space.
oliviaoblivia - it's like we're the same person! exact same experience. i'm glad i'm not alone.
I'm with oscurotropic. Why are pillow in this post? I love you AT, but this is a bit of a cop out (sp?), like you couldn't find enough things to put on here so you went with accessories...
Don't get me wrong, I like the pillows, they're just irrelevant as a small space solution
Sorry, meant funstraw, not oscurotropic, my bad
@gretchenalexis - amen sister.
@ oscurotrophic:
It is the Gateleg Table from Crate & Barrel. I work there.
These are not solutions. This post is just trying to sell me stuff. I would have liked to see multi-purpose furniture, tricks of the trade, or something that would help with organizing the stuff I already own.
I love my gateleg table from IKEA, it's been a lifesaver in our smaller place - especially with the storage drawers in the center. But now it needs casters...
Some other space solutions I've found: foldable wall-mounted tables act as a buffet, side table, bill paying center, landing strip, laptop desk, etc.; adjustable lighting; tons of baskets; Murphy beds; shelves mounted high around the perimeter of a room; ottomans double as side tables, coffee tables, extra seating; the list goes on...but none of them are pillows.
This article is a giant tease! You show two adorable space-saving tables, and then it turns out you're talking about mirrors and a rug. Gee, uhm... thanks.
Count me in as another person who is rather tired of having posts say one thing ("small space solutions") only to find another (decorations). And why, why, why the focus on specific stores? Oh, because they sponsor you... so is the focus of this site revenue from sponsors, or reaching out to readers, who may not have access to these stores? Give us ideas, please, not advertisements. (Do you see how many commenters are looking at the table and NOT the rug?)
And... "loose weave". This is a design site and you're calling what are obviously *knit* blankets... a "loose weave"?
i'm vexed by this AT shilling also. and that basket does not look like it's worth more than about $15, to say nothing of being pretty ugly at any price.
didn't they say recently they were going to be posting less? i'd rather see fewer posts of higher quality/innovation/creativity than a "small space 'solutions'" post every other day.
My fiance and I recently bought the gateleg table from Crate & Barrel as one of the first pieces of furniture for our one room apt. It's super useful! We mainly use it as a half table for us, but it opens up pretty large for when we have guests (up to 6). Also works well as a workstation... small for computer time and opened wide for when I need to spread out for bills or crafting. Warnings: It's a little shakey, so be prepared to do some light modification on the base. Also, the espresso looks like black in most lights. VERY DARK.
I also have the parson's chairs...I bought the target version. WAY CHEAPER than the Crate & Barrel version and just as good. Target has a beautiful blue color that C&B doesn't. I love that they stack when we aren't using them all!
I agree, I would have rather seen an article on tables and other furniture that transforms than pillows, etc.
I have to say that only a few of the above items actually have any relevancy to small space solutions.
I have to also disagree about wooden hangers- they're pretty, but they take up WAY too much space in a small closet. The think plastic ones are much more space efficient.
Its about using the right wood hangers. Ikea has two, the bulky Boomerang and the cheaper and skinny Hopa which are the ones I have and love. They don't take up much space at all, and look beautiful in my closet.
I got that Havers rug from Crate and Barrel for my kitchen, and it is great. (I even bought two backup, for when it gets worn.)
Does anyone know who makes the chairs in pic #3? The Starck ghost chairs are not really my style but I love these with the straight lines. Thanks!
If this blog were a paid service (like a magazine), I'd be apt to complain more loudly about the bloggers not having education or expertise in the topics about which they write. A knit throw referred to as loose weave (the goose is loose!), or the suggestion that woven rugs can be cut up and stitched together with a serger are obvious examples of enthusiastic, yet completely unprepared editorial content.
Everything else in that picture is CB2, so I'm guessing... CB2?
Thanks Patrick... I will check there. :)


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Good buys in biopharma
Pfizer has multiple health care businesses and Elan has Tysabri royalties and a would-be acquirer.
When it comes to investments, I love to be a sleuth and uncover deals that everyone and their mother-in-law doesn't already know about. If I find a gem in a sector that's in an uptrend, all the better!
The pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sectors have been marching steadily higher. My personal favorite bellwether for the sector is Pfizer (PFE), which is often referred to these days as a "biopharmaceutical company." Heck, why not, and look at how PFE has been doing price-wise over the past year.
What a fine-looking chart, and we can't help but notice Pfizer's year-over-year diluted quarterly EPS growth, which is stellar. No wonder it can pay a great dividend with the prospects of raising that dividend year after year.
Its one-year chart speaks for itself. This company is on fire.
Focusing on what makes a biopharmaceutical company great, is what Pfizer does so well: One can plainly see on its website its greatness defined through diversity.
The website reads: "To maximize new opportunities in biomedical research, and bring more innovative medicines to more patients more quickly, Pfizer has created two distinct research organizations. The PharmaTherapeutics Research & Development Group focuses on the discovery of small molecules and related modalities; and The BioTherapeutics Research & Development Group focuses on large-molecule research, including vaccines."
Pfizer is setting the industry standard in another important way. It has developed an enhanced commercial operating structure. Pfizer has nine diverse health care businesses: Primary care, specialty care, oncology, emerging markets, established products, consumer health care, nutrition, animal health and capsugel.
Next up is Elan (ELN), one that deserves a look after attracting a bid from privately held pharmaceutical investor Royalty Pharma. Since its inception in 1996, U.S.-based Royalty Pharma has been buying pharmaceutical intellectual property.
It owns royalty interests in products such as GileadScience's (GILD) HIV drugs and Abbott Laboratories' (ABT) arthritis drug Humira.
On Feb. 26 the Wall Street Journal reported that Royalty Pharma had made a $6.55 billion takeover offer for the Irish drug company. It wouldn't surprise me if the company and its shareholders turn the deal down cold.
Elan has its own investment plans after the sale of its stake in the multiple-sclerosis drug Tysabri. "ELN sold its 50% share in Tysabri to its long-term partner Biogen Idec (BIIB) for $3.25 billion in a deal announced Feb. 7, retaining a royalty of 12% of Tysabri's global net sales for the first 12 months after the deal is completed," according to the Journal.
Last Friday Elan announced it would return a wallet-pleasing $1 billion to shareholders. It also outlined plans to restructure approximately $600 billion in debt and focus on making acquisitions of its own with the proceeds of the Tysabri sale.
"As previously announced, in anticipation of executing and closing the recently announced Tysabri transaction, the Company's Board of Directors, Executive Management and advisors have been working for over a year on a number of strategic transactions that, should they be consummated, would be to the benefit of our public shareholders," Elan said in a statement.
"Returning capital through share repurchases, diversifying business and asset risk/reward through non-traditional business structures while simultaneously capturing the long-term high margin royalty income from Tysabri will offer a compelling investment thesis for our current shareholders," the statement went on.
Let's look at ELN's one-year price chart, which also shows its trailing 12-month free cash flow. You're about to see an anomaly that is partly explained by the $600 million in debt I mentioned.
Royalty asked ELN shareholders to decide if they want to remain invested in a company that will consist of cash and the Tysabri royalty "...while Elan's management pursues its announced strategy." It won't be an easy decision either way.
The whole drama here reflects what an enormous prize the intellectual property of the biopharmaceutical companies is. Right now ELN shareholders know that what they own -- mainly the Tysabri royalties -- is worth at least $11 a share.
If we can find the next undervalued and overlooked biopharmaceutical company, we may be able to experience what ELN shareholders are enjoying. Might that be a company like Amarin (AMRN)? Stay tuned.
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