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My Surface RT is a bit of an odd device. The device itself and the Touch Cover keyboard are an amazing combination, and the build quality of the hardware is downright fantastic. It's sturdy yet very light, and the magnesium case and its finish are very pleasant to the touch. The display, while far from 'retina' quality, is still much, much better than what I've seen on comparable Android tablets.
But the software.
Windows 8's Metro environment is, as it stands, far from ready for prime time. Applications load slowly, there's lots of lag in specific parts of the interface (e.g. embedded browser views are horrible), and applications, whether first or third party, are often lacking in refinement.
Now imagine all this, but in the first ARM release of Windows NT, which makes it all even worse. There's a lot of unoptimised stuff in there, stuff that wasn't built for ARM - and it shows. I knew this when I bought the Surface RT, but to be honest, it was worse than I had anticipated. Consecutive firmware and Windows updates have alleviated the situation somewhat, but it persists on Windows RT 8 to this day.
Hence, my specific interest in Windows 8.1. Aside from the various new features borne out of user feedback, I was also particularly interested in how much performance on the Surface RT would improve. I've been looking forward to Windows RT 8.1 for a while now, so when the release day for the preview was here, I was quite excited to see what Microsoft had been doing these past several months since the release of Windows 8.
Sadly, for no discernible reason, Microsoft decided to region-lock the Windows 8.1 preview - to a set of arbitrary countries, with little sense to them at all, based on the original installation language of your machine. This has resulted in ridiculous situations where machines with en-US are supported, but en-GB are not. Or, that Swedish with 8.7 million speakers worldwide is supported, but Dutch with 28 million speakers worldwide is not. While I love Sweden, it all seems kind of arbitrary, and quite frustrating for us early adopters.
Luckily, there's a workaround that is actually quite remarkable and straightforward. Go to this discussion and search for the comment by "nivin" - all the credit goes to him or her. It basically comes down to installing the en_US language and interface pack, and before rebooting to set it as default, you go into the registry and change the install-time language to en_US as well (i.e., the language Windows 8 was originally installed in). Reboot, download the preview updater, et voilà.
Still, it's kind of silly for a company the size of Microsoft to place these arbitrary region locks on preview software. We're in the internet age now, Microsoft, and silly nonsense like this is exactly why people don't like you.
Anywho, the actual Windows 8.1 Preview update comes in through the Windows Store, and does its thing in the background while you can continue using your Surface RT. Once it's done, it needs to reboot, and in my case, re-apply a bunch of settings that were stored online. I'm not sure if this happens for all users, or just for people like me who had to fiddle with the language settings.
I've been using the Windows 8.1 RT Preview (is that how you're supposed to call it?) for two weeks now, and I can tell you that it's quite a drastic improvement over Windows 8 RT. Windows RT was slow and unwieldly, and while the 8.1 Preview certainly doesn't alleviate all performance issues, applications do load noticeably faster, switching applications is faster, responsiveness has been improved, and so on. Performance is probably the biggest problem with Metro in general and Windows RT specifically, and it's great to see 8.1 address this as much as it does.
Still, it feels like Microsoft cheated to get to the improvements. I've noticed that applications running in the background are terminated far more aggressively, which is incredibly annoying when you watch many long YouTube videos in Metro YouTube applications (I love watching let's plays) - the application is shutdown in the background, and you lose your place in the video. Reddit applications suffer from this problem, too; you lose the place where you were reading.
There have been a lot of small changes to the Metro environment that all add up to make it a lot more useful. First, there's the option to "show more tiles". This will make all tiles slightly smaller to allow for more of them to be visible, which is great for those of us who really don't need the tiles to be as large as they were. The new tile sizes - especially the 'icon size' introduced with Windows Phone 8 - do a lot to give a greater sense of customisability.
Microsoft also greatly expanded the ability to customise the looks of the Metro environment, allowing you to - hold on to your panties - choose your own wallpaper. This may seem like a small thing to be so joyous over, but it means I can now finally have the same wallpaper on my lockscreen, classic desktop, and Metro. This does a lot to create a sense of unity between Metro and desktop.
Multitasking has been improved, and you can now have any arbitrary split in snap view. Sadly, this feature remains rather useless at this point because virtually no applications actually support it - so you get black bars along the sides of them.
There are several other very welcome improvements, such as being able to set the tab bar in Internet Explorer to 'always visible', or the fact that the Settings application has been completely reworked and expanded, so you no longer have to go back to the classic desktop for more obscure settings. There's nice touches all around the system that make it feel a bit more mature and user-friendly.
Despite the improvements, Metro still lacks refinement, which is most notable by the fact that Metro applications, well... Kind of all suck. I have yet to run into a Metro application that doesn't have weird UI behaviour, is incredibly ugly, buggy or slow, or any combination of those factors. Virtually all of them feel like they were cobbled together during breaks between coding for Android and iOS, and it shows. It's a very familiar feeling that I know from using Windows Phone (as a sidenote, a feeling so strong, even this long after release, that I'm considering moving back to Android).
Microsoft can make Metro itself nicer - and that's great and very welcome - but it needs to address the application situation for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Applications on Android, iOS, OS X, KDE/GNOME/etc., and yes, even on classic Windows, are simply miles and miles ahead of the leftovers developers are throwing at Metro and Windows Phone.
I still believe Metro is by far the most innovative and distinctive interface in what PR people are calling the 'post-PC era' (pronounced like a food-poisoning induced diarrhoea), but Microsoft needs more. It needs applications. And that's still where they are failing, and failing badly, and smaller tiles and a new split view do little to address this core problem.


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Before & After: Cindy's Small Budget Makeover
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- About my kitchen reveal:
- When we bought this house, I knew we had to change the kitchen dramatically ON A BUDGET! We reconfigured the kitchen cabinets, painted them, and added some molding. We moved the kitchen sink under the window and put in an opening into the living room. We also added new appliances, new wood floors and countertops, and relocated the washer and dryer from the dark, dingy basement into the kitchen which made it more accessible to all.
- My best tip for a successful kitchen makeover::
- Small kitchens can be great, but having enough counter space is key. Reuse anything you can to keep down the costs.
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Thoughts on a Ruined Afternoon
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Cross-posted at Female Impersonator.
Memory: It is a delicious Sunday afternoon. Sun glitters through the trees, splashes over benches and stains the ground. It is the fourth of July, and I have spent several hours on my own, reading the intoxicating prose of one of my favorite writers, Zadie Smith, in one of my favorite places in all of New York City: Fort Tryon Park. Shoes off, feet in the grass. Sometimes the world is so beautiful it makes me ache. It's time for the ideal reading break: an ice cream cone. I walk to the truck, pay for my chocolate ice cream with chocolate sprinkles. Perfect refreshing cool, perfect crunch. I stroll back into the park under a canopy of lush leaves. Sometimes the world is so beautiful it makes me ache.
There are people in the background of my vision. One of them emerges slowly; I understand that he is moving toward me. He is an older man, probably in his early seventies, walking along. He stops in front of me, and I pause slightly.
He is going to say, "It is so gorgeous on this lawn."
He is going to say, "It is so relaxing here!"
He is going to say, "It is so hot today, don't you think?"
No, he is not. He is not going to say any of these things. His face is two feet from mine and he is saying, "It is so sexy watching you lick that cone."
There is a voice in my head saying: You should have known this was coming. I am still walking and I say crisply, loudly, "THAT'S DISGUSTING" and he smiles and he turns and I walk and my mouth is dry. Sometimes the world is so awful it makes me ache.
Vision: I don't walk on. I don't say anything. I laugh shrilly and he looks startled and I mash my cold ice cream into his face, his beard, it covers him and I am calm. I've won.
Vision: I don't walk on. I scream, "Leave me the fuck alone." I shriek, "You're a piece of shit." I shout, "Fuck you, prick." I've won.
Reality: I can't win. Street harassment is so mind-bogglingly fucked up. It's a cruel game that I'm playing against my will and I can't fucking win it. That's all I want: I want to win. I want to feel better than these jerks because I am. Even more than I hate harassment itself, I abhor the way I feel afterwards. At first I feel ashamed, embarassed even though I've done literally nothing wrong. Then I feel regretful, angry at myself for not reacting more harshly. I feel like a bad feminist, like I haven't spoken up properly or stood up for myself in the "right" way. Next I feel guilty. I feel mean. I make excuses for the dipshit who's put me in this situation — I tell myself maybe he's a nice guy, maybe he didn't mean it that way. And finally, always, I feel sick, physically nauseous.
All of this shit, all of this fills my mind. It takes up so much space, so much brainpower and it's absolutely useless. Instead of being consumed by these victim-blaming thoughts, I want to feel safe and strong and sexy, sexy on my own terms.
Street harassment isn't a compliment. It's not "no big deal," and it's not isolated. It lies on the continuum of violence against women; it's meant to keep women quiet, keep us inside, keep us from coming and going as we please. It can ruin your afternoon, your emotional safety, your confidence. It needs to be stopped.
HollaBack! is an awesome organization that works to fight street harassment on a global level. Check out their new website, and their PSA (transcript below the fold). I'm the one wearing the plaid jacket.
It was 8am and I was on my way to work. And over my shoulder, I hear… And I wondered, what did I do to deserve this?
I was dropping my kids off at school. Then I felt him. Was it something I was wearing?
I was walking my dog. And then I felt him. Why is it always me? Why does this always happen to me?
And then I remembered: I'm not alone. I remembered I don't have to walk on anymore. I remembered I can HollaBack. I remembered I can HollaBack. Then I remembered: I can totally HollaBack.
If street harassment is okay, then groping is okay. And if groping is okay, then beating is okay. If beating is okay, then rape is okay. And violence against women simply isn't okay. We're ending violence against women one hollaback at a time. Join the movement by holla'ing back and donating at iHollaBack.org. You can end street harassment, one hollaback at a time.
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I've recently happened upon a terrific documentary series from the 1970's – which is up there with the best I've seen. It's a series entitled Connections and was hosted by Science Historian James Burke.
In short the series is about the connections humans have been able to make with observations, science, mistakes and ideas. And how this has largely resulted in the civilized world we all enjoy today. While I'm sure all my readers like kinda nerdy stuff which this is, the reason I'm sharing it goes beyond that. This series is the greatest example I have seen of humans and our relationships with entrepreneurship. How our entrepreneurial nature has made us what we are. But the thing that really stuck in my mind was how technology is never about technology. It's about discovery and putting all the pieces together in a new and interesting way. A timely reminder for the revolution we are living through right now.
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This Guest Post is by my friend and mentor, George Donahue. George is an instructor of Kishaba Juku Shorin-Ryu and was the head of the Ken Zen Dojo in Manhattan for about fifteen years. He has written articles for FightingArts.com.
He wrote this post in response to my post: Passing In Front.
I've been thinking about your use of the kata gassho, the open palm extended to the front, when you pass between people. You relate that it is to show that you are harmless, not wielding a weapon. Shorinji Kempo uses it too, for much the same reason, but also for more. Because my dojo in New York City was shared with the NYC Shorinji Kempo group, we often used this gesture, too, particularly when our classes overlapped or we had joint training. It definitely wasn't a Matsubayashi practice.
But it's origin has nothing to do with weapons. The regular gassho, with the two hands pressed palm to palm, is a Buddhist sign -- a mudra -- of blessing and compassion. It's almost always accompanied by a humble bending at the waist, a sort of moving bow, as is the kata gassho. When the left hand is occupied with carrying anything (and it's always the left that does the grunt work), the right hand alone makes the mudra, kata gassho. In the occasional instances where the right hand is occupied but the left is free, the left would do. So, you may incidentally be showing that you aren't wielding a weapon, but the original gesture is one of peace and blessing. A positive gesture of respect and good will rather than a negative one demonstrating harmlessness. In other words, it's not the absence of the weapon or the ill intent that is the signal, it's the presence of good will that is the gift.
The Dalai Lama performs kata gassho frequently, maybe hundreds or thousands of times a day, and there is no question of ill intent there. The people I see most often performing kata gassho in this neck of the woods are Korean Zen Buddhists (or others who practice the Korean
way), and they seldom carry weapons. There is not as strong a martial tradition in Korean Zen as there is in Japanese Zen. Japanese Shingon Buddhists also perform kata gassho almost incessantly, or they did in my youth. Whenever I remember any of my elderly uncles or cousins, I can never picture them any way but in that posture--except when I visualize them practicing kenjutsu or other activities of that sort and whacking me.
You also spoke inadvertently about kata gassho when you were describing some aikido people as not letting go. I had never thought of it this way. My Aikido sensei, Akira Okada, specifically instructed us to perform kata gassho as we completed a throw, with the active hand, as a gesture of respect and good will to our uke. We weren't (or at least we weren't supposed to be) holding on to our momentary power over another. We were saying a silent "thank you" even as the action unfolded. My childhood Judo and Jujutsu sensei, Shunnosuke Ando, also taught us to do this, but he didn't explain why--at least while I was around. Perhaps he saved the explanation for the older kids. I think the Aikido practice goes all the way back to Morihei Ueshiba, who taught that respect and compassion for one's attackers kept them from being one's enemies. You counter their violence with good will; you try to keep from harming them. No one can be your enemy without your cooperation.
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Fans attend Larry Hagman's public memorial in Dallas
Hagman, who played ruthless oil baron J.R. Ewing in soap opera Dallas, passed away on 23 November (12) at the age of 81 after succumbing to throat cancer and leukaemia.
The star's family held two invitation-only services in Los Angeles and Dallas this weekend (01-02Dec12), while members of the public were given a chance to remember Hagman at a celebration of his life on the grounds of Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, where scenes for the TV show are filmed.
Afternoon tours of the site were made free in Hagman's honour, while a slideshow of the actor's most memorable work was also screened.
To coincide with the memorials, actress Brenda Strong took to her Twitter.com page to share a picture of her former co-star's chair on set - adorned with his iconic cowboy hat and boots, adding, "Peace and blessings Mr. Hagman. Your light will continue to shine bright on Dallas... We love you!"


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Today the UFC announced that UFC Fight Night 34 would be headlined by Jake Ellenberger and former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Tarec Saffidiene.
MMAJunkie have reported that the two are in verbal agreement to face off.
This fight is virtually a must win for Jake 'The Juggernaut' Ellenberger.
His most recent loss was against up an coming fighter Rory McDonal, where Ellenberger was unable to surpass McDonald's long reach and was neutralized.
However, with McDonald a training partner of champion Georges St. Pierre, and the pair refusing to fight, the loss has not set 'The Juggernaut' back too badly.
With rumours of GSP possibly retiring after his upcoming title defence against Johnny Hendrix at UFC 167, Ellenberger can put himself right in the mix.
Saffidiene on the other hand is very much in the title mix.
His final victory in Strikeforce saw him grab the title off Nate Marquart and make a statement to his peers.
The Belgian is riding a four-fight win streak, beating Brock Larson, Scott Smith, and Roger Bowling along with Marquart.
A win for the former Strikeforce 170lbs champion gives him strong claims to face off in a number one contenders fight - possibly with Carlos Condit.
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Red,You have a unique case because of the excessive boil-off rate. It sounds like you are mashing and sparging now with appropriate water volumes for normal brewing conditions and then adding water with low mineralization to make up for that high boil-off loss. That makes sense, if I've understood this procedure properly.
In your case, I would only add minerals based on the 'normal' mashing and sparging water volumes. Those ions will be depleted or condensed based on whatever processes occur in the mashing. I would add as pure a water as possible without any added minerals to the kettle to make up for those boil-off losses in excess of the more typical ~1 gal/hr rate that many homebrewers experience. That should get you somewhere back to par for the course. Enjoy!
That's what I plan to do. Distilled water should work for being "as pure as possible", right?thanksred
Quote from: redzim on January 14, 2013, 03:42:52 PMThat's what I plan to do. Distilled water should work for being "as pure as possible", right?thanksredThat is the best, but going with RO is close enough.


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IMO the attention to atmosphere building and cozy dialogues are the major characteristics of the 人食い trilogy (Mimizuku, MAMA, Yukikamatari). This style is certainly far away from the norm of light novels, where sharp characterization and smart dialogues are largely prevalent. Apparently she attempted to made them feel like children's literature, which is quite successful. But then of course there are some adults who can't stand the simplicity and cheesiness in children literature. Just like how readers pick their books, books also choose their readers.
Her writing style in her general literature works are very different though, and sometimes remind me of Sakuraba Kazuki (GoSick, Watashi no Otoko, etc). Either way, I think she is quite a talented writer, and can shape her style to fit different purposes, from game screenplays, short stories to general literature novels.
|2010-02-19, 11:17
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What do you mean "her general literature works"? Does she write under other pseudonyms? From what I can tell, she's only written 4 novels, 3 of which are Hitokui light novels, and the 4th came out just a couple of weeks ago.
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Occasionally she also publish short stories on magazines and I really love some of them.
(Oh well I guess those shouldn't be categorized as general literature afterall. )
Anyway even in the light novel community in Japan, it isn't like her works are overwhelmingly welcomed. Her less-than-refined style of writing has indeed driven away some readers away. Opinions on the newly released novel are very much divided as well.
I'd say she is good at creating the suitable atmosphere for every scenario and "improvising" as a decent writer for each genre she works on. But at the very core, her writing style is still the shorter and simpler form you can see in Mimizuku and MAMA. It may be a better idea to move on to another writer if you simply cannot stand that style.
As for whether you will be able to see the kind of twist in the first half of Mimizuku again in her other works, I think she is the kind of writer that adapts the story to the atmosphere, instead of the other way round. In other words, you would only see those twists again if she intends to, and finds it necessary to create such a atmosphere again. She sees them as merely devices, instead of required characteristics of her works.
Apparently she cares more about conveying the love and emotion between the characters in MAMA, and she created a good story with a decent atmosphere for that purpose, IMO. There may be are other writers who are more famous for the kinds of "crazy protagonist narration" and "twisted fairy tale" which you may be more interested in. But those are already beyond my current scope of reading.
On a side note, the special award winner of えんため大賞,
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The K-on cover you posted totally isn't plagiarism, because Mugi's eyebrows aren't thick enough!!
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remember vol 1 being. Definitely one of my favourite light novel series currently being published. Give it a try? 5 volumes out, and a sixth scheduled for April.
(PS. I may change my impression in a hundred pages, as usual.)
|2010-02-27, 19:48
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Finished Ben-to v02, and it was fabulous. If we pretend Nishio writes regular novels, it's possible that this is the best light novel series currently being published. Highly recommended.
Since I've finished a bunch of titles over the past few months, I sat down and compiled my impressions here and here, for those looking for something new to read.
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|2010-02-28, 07:50
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Still though thats a long time ahead because i am still busy translating ZnT.
|2010-03-12, 18:52
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Still, overall it just comes across as meaningless. It's ridiculous to demand "value" from random entertainment, I guess, but I'd like to pretend that my intellect is being tickled with original stuff when I read a book, and Karuma has nothing new to bring to the party, really. It's just bland and reasonably predictable, where most of the jokes are of the "nice as concept, dull in execution" variety that you don't necessarily need to read 30 pages about. The laughs are too scarce in relation to the setup required, compared to something like BakaTest where you have similar quality jokes every third line instead. The action sequences are boring, mostly because Karuma herself is clearly invincible, and there's never anything at stake, which keeps tension levels low.
All in all, it's not worth the time and effort to read.
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just bought 9S volume 10, still cant get used to the new illustrations. Does anyone knows why did they changed the illustrator? Although I don't seem to hate the new ones, but I find myself to prefer Yamato Yamamoto's style more. Maybe its because I ran through 9 volumes (with another 2 extras) lol.
|2010-03-22, 15:42
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Umm. I've only read this thread from page 1-3 but I can't stand reading it anymore. Isn't this thread supposed to be a thread for recommendation? All I've read so far are a bunch of arguments about LN between people that just want to bash each other. The more I read, the more ridiculous this thread gets. It's annoying, dudes!
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I recommending this visual novel
Ludesia : Spidering with Scraping from Talestune
quite good IMO
hm?, can't find it?, let see...(mess with google for a while...)
try it! love it!
oh btw this is japanese language, english not out yet or may be I can't fully utilize this search engine
|2010-03-23, 20:56
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Tokyopop has just recently released Gosic Vol2, and, with the anime now confirmed, there's actually a possibility of the rest of the series following. The series itself is definately an original take on Holmes and Watson set between, WWI and WWII. The mysteries are interesting and the characters have some/develop some decent depth. Give it a shot
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Warners Makes 7-Figure Spec Deal For Japanese Novel 'All You Need Is Kill'
This is certainly a good news to the light novel community in the English-speaking world. I have been hearing many positive comments about the novel, included it in my previous batch of orders and am about to start reading it. Having an English translated version readily available is also a bonus too. Hopefully it can serve as a starting point for anime fans and readers in general to get into the realm of Japanese light novels.
Now we just need to wait for the live-action of Yukikaze with Topgun-class visuals.
(Btw has anyone read the latest book of the Yukikaze series? I've heard that it is more about philosophical stuff and much less weight is put on planes and dogfights, and am not sure if I'll be interested in it...)
In other news (not extremely recent actually...), PHP Institute, which is responsible for publishing many of the moe textbooks in the market, has entered the light novel field and started the Smash Bunko. I haven't read any of its works so far, but the general consensus towards its lineup appears to be (1) relatively cheap price; (2) many illustrations when compared to the norm of light novels; (3) attention to fanservice
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|2010-04-08, 12:49
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Yeah, I posted news about the new light novel label Smash Bunko, in these news posts:
PHP Institute to Start the Light Novel Label Smash Bunko
and here:
Smash Bunko: Miracle Shot of Love and Friendship
Someone at Japanator, saw my news post, and posted about the new light novel label here:
PHP Institute branches out with Smash Bunko light novels
Guh, how much I wish someone can help me with news posts >_< its lonely working alone
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And on other news that got me really hyped up:
Kodansha is Recruiting Editors for Male Oriented Light Novels
Yay Yay , I can't wait to see what they have in store for us. They are most likely going to start a new shounen light novel label to compete with already established male oriented light novel labels.
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Hey NeoSam, long time no see . I am still a loyal reader of the Dengeki Bunko magazine after you have recommended me Dengeki HP (its predecessor) more than 2 years ago. o_0
I wonder if you have read any of the Smash Bunko novels? The current titles sound fun but I am not too fond of blatant fanservice...
And Kodansha's possibility of starting a new label is a good news too. More competition = better product + lower price for broken students like me.
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AfDB and Kenya Sign Multi-Million Dollar Loan Agreement to Finance Hydroelectric Power Project and Enhance Higher Education
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday signed two loan agreements with the Government of Kenya amounting to millions of dollars to finance a major regional hydroelectric power project and the enhancement of the country's higher education system.
The first loan totalling US $115 million will finance the construction of the multinational electricity highway between Ethiopia and Kenya, consisting of about 1,068 km of high voltage direct current (HVDC) 500 kV transmission line and associated AC/DC converter stations at Wolayta-Sodo (Ethiopia) and Suswa (Kenya) substations, with a power transfer capacity of up to 2,000 MW. The project will be commissioned in November 2017.
The second loan of US $43 million will go towards improving the quality and relevance in engineering faculties in line with Kenya's Vision 2030 priorities for science, technology and innovation (STI) and human resource aspirations of the East African Community (EAC) integration. The project aims to contribute to an increase in qualified and skilled engineers from 6,350 in 2012 to almost 12,000 by 2017 to drive the key sectors of Vision 2030. The project will target six university constituent colleges and two universities whose core mandate is STI in line with the Kenya Engineering Registration Board (KERB) recommendations.
The loan agreements were signed by Gabriel Negatu, AfDB's East Africa Regional Director, and Kenya's Finance Minister Robinson Githae.
Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, Negatu said, "Following the successful completion of the Thika Super Highway last month, the AfDB is today embarking on another highway – an Energy Super Highway that will facilitate energy trading within the East Africa region. It is also the first step to enabling affordable energy from the region to be traded through the East Africa Power Pool, as far North as Egypt and as far South as SADC [Southern African Development Community] countries, by connecting with the Southern Africa Power Pool."
He reiterated the Bank's commitment to working with the Kenyan government to enable it to deliver and make an impact on its development activities for the well-being of the Kenyan people.
On the other hand, Githae praised the AfDB's contribution towards the country's development agenda.
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The hydroelectric power project will ultimately promote power trade and regional integration, contribute to the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) countries' social and economic development, and reduce poverty in those countries.
"This project will facilitate export of surplus power from Ethiopia to Kenya and therefore increase power supply in the country," Githae said.
The demand for electricity in East Africa has steadily risen relative to supply, leading to occasional severe power shortages. To alleviate this situation, East African countries must resort to exorbitantly expensive power from emergency generators. However, the region is blessed with a great variety of natural resources, in particular hydropower, mainly concentrated in Ethiopia. The integration of the power systems of the EAPP will enable the development of Ethiopia's large hydropower resources to enable export and address power shortages throughout the region. The project will position Ethiopia as the main powerhouse and Kenya as the main hub for power trade in the East African region. It will promote power and economic trading as well as regional integration, and will complement some ongoing Bank-financed projects, such as the regional Interconnection of Electric Grids of the Nile Equatorial Lakes Countries, which aims to connect five East African countries: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ADF Loan of Us $43 Million to Support Enhancement of Quality and Relevance In Higher Education, Science and Technology Project
The project aims to contribute to an increase in qualified and skilled engineers from 6,350 in 2012 to almost 12,000 by 2017 to drive the key sectors of Vision 2030. The project will target six university constituent colleges and two universities whose core mandate is STI in line with the Kenya Engineering Registration Board (KERB) recommendations.
The project will also contribute to increasing the number of qualified personnel, including women, in engineering and applied sciences through training at the master's and Ph.D. level.
"It is estimated that Kenya currently has a skills gap of about 30,000 engineers, 90,000 electricians and 400,000 artisans, which could hamper the country's medium- and long-term economic growth prospects and undermine Kenya's strategic position as the region's economic power," said Negatu.
Furthermore, the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI) will be upgraded to improve the quality of applied knowledge and skills in environmental and natural resource management. It will be implemented within a period of five years, from 2013 to 2017.


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i:^- Archiiedlogical & «^^"'- N. High St. at 15tn J- ital IVl""' JjHRONICLE 2jj\\y/ Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community yy/AlK *'ol. 20, No. 45 COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, 0<.:toBER 2», in48 DevtiTPd to American ilnti Jewish Ideals B'nai B'rith Launches Membership Drive Columbus IVniii BVith, Zlon I.<o(]f<:<' <I2, has liuinrhcd tt.s iiniiin)] inrmhoi*slil|) drive! HirPHsinpT the vital iippO for liddltional mpiiibevMhip, Mv. Ram }l. Topolo.sky, MemhorNhIp Chnlniinn, annoiincps the appointment of tho vice-c hair men who will head three toanis dining the eampai^m Ray Wells, Harold Schot(en*«tein, and Abe HUvermun. The cnmpi\i}!n will close Dec. !. Any proMpoetive new member who has not been contacted by any of the tonniH should call Mr. Topolosky or the Ijodge'R executive secro- tai-y, MlHg Regina Margulis^ DO. tt221. Plain Talk BORROWED COLUMN ... BY AL SEGAL I This is going to he another guy's column: Ifs a far lietler one than any 1 could write today. It came to me by way of a reprint in a pamphlet Issued hy the Naturalization Council of Kansas City, Mo. The Naturalization rouneil was proud of it as a fine Amer¬ ican utterance. This is how it came about: A. city councilman in Baltimore named John H. Reed got up in council to read a llst ot the names of persons appointed as assistant city .solicitors in Balti¬ more. He didn't like the sound of these names at all. They were foreign-sounding. Councilman Reed accentuated his distaste for such names. Columnist Louis Asrael of the Baltimore News-Post wrote Councilman Reed an open letter in his column. This is the letter: Dear John: You read a list of names in the Council a few days ago. With emphasis on the foreign sound of some, you read: 'Dewicki, Fried¬ man, Hicclutl, Jacobs, Adler, Sherry, Cohen, Silverstein, Dou¬ glass, Rothstein." And in tones of di.s'gust you added: "It's a United Nations list. Nothing much for the Irish and Arabs." Now, John, I don'l believe that you are con.sclously vicious. You may mean,well. But there is much that you don't understand. Do you mind if we chat awhile? The men and women whose names you read have been ap¬ pointed to be assistant city soli¬ citors and you crlik-izecl their ap¬ pointments. Now, if you eriti- f\y.p on the grounii that they are not good lawyers, that's all right — for whatever your opinion on lawyers is worth. If you ciitlcize on the ground that they aren't honest or reputable, that's all right—insofar as you are a judge of honesty or reputa¬ tion. If you criticize, as someone else rlid, beeause of a suspicion that some are "plnki.'>b", that's all right, loo, if you can prove it. Had you objected on grounds of political ractionalisni that would he sad. hut not unusual in poli¬ tics. But the criticism ,\ou tniulc nr implied is lltat some oC the ap- IJointees came froni foreign lands or ai'e descended front pL'o- l)lc Who tlid. And thai shows your laclf'of understanding. You must understand, John, that you live in a place named .America—the United States of America. That name is not mere¬ ly a postal address. It is the name of a nation wilh history, with, principles, with basic ideals. (Coottnued od puee 11) S.O.S. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES CANNED FOOD CANVASS, NOV. 14 The S. O. S. i Supplies for Overseas Survivors) coniniltteo of Columbus will conduct a one- day, city-wide door-to-dot)r can- vii'ss on Runda.y, Nov. M. .'\n- nouncement was made this week by .Samuel Shinhach. chairman df the Columbus S.O.S. cnminlt- .tec. This drive »vlll seek lo collect esNi-nthil canned loods for <lls- Iribullon to Europe's sdnvhig ¦lews. "Thousands upon ihtmsands of | cans of highly nutritious, ljod.y building food's -are needed 1>.V I our livuthers in forsaken 1). P. r:mips throughout C,erman.v, .-\uslri:i. Italy and Cyprus", ex¬ plained Mr. Shinhach. l-'or .vears, these unforIim:ite flis|)laci.'d .lewish people have been mcrel.v existing on Ihe meager food" supply made availa¬ ble to them. Daily diets of starchy, subsistence foods are (¦ommon))lace. The- result: a half- starved, undernourished, eom- p]etel.v disheartened people, lack¬ ing the energy lo keep that one spark of hope alive. Miser.v, hungei', <-oId and dis- i-nse iu'e the rnrniirs that vitnl cannpfl gooils Cjui conquer. Only through these contribu¬ tions of vitamin-rich, mineral- high foods can our people regain a measure nf their dignllv and self-respect . . . Ihe desire to live until the dav of their, real liberation to Israel! Mr. shinhach also announced that Richard J. Abel had volun¬ teered to serve as co-chairman for this essential one-day can¬ vass. Heading ihi viirious'volun- leer sub-committees: Allen Gun- (Contlnaed on Pak. B) GAY REVUE AND DINNER TO MARK Tiferelh Israel Congregation inaugurates its new officers Sundav, to the tune of Cay .Nine- lies rnelodies. Installation cere¬ monies will start wdth the annual Simchas 'i'orah dinner at (; p. ni,. in the soeial hall of llroail St. Temple. Officers to be installed by Rabbi Nathan Zelizer and intro- iluceil bv Toaslmtstrcss Mrs, Sam (lurevitz. wiil include Louis Schlezinger. president: K, 11. Natemcm, Ist vice-pres,: I-'rcd M, Rohnid, 2nd v, |).: H. •'. Cutter, treas,. anil liernarii Feillingcr sec'y. Hoard Trustees for the new vear include Reuben Abram.son, Burton O. Levitt, S. M. .Melton, Morris Poister, Sam Wasser¬ strom, Wm. Wasserstrom. 1. C. Benis. Chas. Margulis. Ralph Cotiey. Ben Grossman and Morris Paine. The program will he topped off with a Gav Nineties llevue pro¬ duced by ' Sisterhood Chairmen Mrs. Hv' Weinberg and Mrs, Martin Khenker, direcied by .Mrs, Aaron Zacks. Featured In the revue will be .Mrs. Ben Barban as Lillian Ru.s- DANCE OPEN TO ALL Tin- local men anil Homi-u's liidges of It'nai H'rlth "111 he hoslM for the ilaiicc iii'\l Sal- Hi-(luv I'vi'iiiiiK at the lli'sldei- Walllck Hotel, honoring the nicinbeis of Ihe B'nal H'rllh State Assodalloii " lio are meellng In t'olunilms ue.vl \vei'k'eii(l. The Ilance Is free li> the general cominunity ami Ihc following blanches of llic B'nal B'rilh tree: HBV>I, BBYO, BBVt;, nnd .VIA. NATIONAL B'NAI B'RITH PRESIDENT TO SPEAK HERE NEXT WEEK i-"\. Frank Goldman, National Pres¬ ident of B'nal B'rith, will be principal speaker at the annual meeetlng of the Ohto B'nal B'ritlt Association and B. B. Women's Chapters, scheduled at the Desh¬ ler Hotel next week-end ,{Nov. fi-7). ¦ Mr. Goldman will address a luncheon meeting Sunday, Nov. 7, open to the Columbus Jewish community. Goldman was born in Lowell, Mass.; educated In the local pub¬ lic schools; received his LL.B. summa cum laude from Boston University Law School in 1910, when he was 19. He was admitted to the Massa¬ chusetts bar In 1912, at which time he began the practice of law in Lowell, where he is still an attorney. He was a founder and the first president of the Lowell Com¬ munlly Cenler, of which ,he is now honorary • president. : fn 1033, he was electeij presi- deift of B'nai B'rith's District 1, comprising- the states of New York, New England and eastern Canada. In 1941, he succeeded Louis Fabrlcant of New York as the DUftrlct's representative on the Order's National Executive Committee, at whlth lime he was also ifelected one of the three viCB-presidents of the Order. , 4le was unanimously elected /president of B'nai B'rith in M^, 1947, embracing units In 27 coun¬ tries ot the world. He is a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Zeta Beta Tau. He is a member of the Interim Committee of the American Jew¬ ish Conference, of which he is one of the original founders; member Interim Board, United Service for New Americans; and member ot the Board of the American Heritage Foundation (which sponsored the Freedom Mr, Goldman Tndn), A puljlic reception will lake place next Saturday at 8 p, m,. In the- ballroom at the Deshler. Lenny Wynn's orchestra has been engaged to play from !) to midnight. Refreshments will he served, and this affair will he open to the public. Members of the general com- riiiltee of District No. 2 will hold their meeting Nov. l>-7, and several of the District officers will participate in the State Association program, .The committee of arrange¬ ments: ¦ Loon Friedman, 2nd vlce-pres. of Zion Lodge, general chairman; Allan Tarshlsh land Sidney L. Katz, vice-chairmen; Abe Gert¬ ner, president of Zion Lodge. Representing the Women's Chapters; / Mrs. Jack SchillUng, iiresident of the B. B.. Wobnen's Chapt.er; Mrs. Joseph Mfllkln, chairman of hospitality; Mrs. Samuel Gure¬ vltz, program chairman; and Mrs. Joseph Schecter, represent¬ ing the .Stale Association ol Women's Chapters.'. ZELIZER BROADCASTS Rabbi Nathan Zelizer will speak Sunday, at 10 a. m., on station 'WBNS. B. B. WOMEN MHBTINC The B'nai B'rith Women's Chapter Will hold a board meet¬ ing Monday evening at the Sen¬ eca Hotel, starting at 8 o'clock. sell: Bernard Doctor and Mrs, Oscar Smllack, vocalists: and Mr. Leonard Berekson and Mrs. .Martin Levison in comedy roles. Others in the cast include Mrs. D, Becker. Mrs. Sam Paine, .Mrs. M. Kosen, Mrs. 11. Getz, Mrs. R. Paine. Mrs. H. Kress and Mrs. S, Schneider. Marty Frledberg. lieinie Feitllnger, and Mrs. .1. Haas. Mrs, Sam Subow tis hospitality chairman, and Mrs. Lou Wilson a.s social chairman, and their committees, are in charge of Ml S( hl( /iiigt I Ruthana Kraye on Council Women's Program Tuesday Mrs. Izador Cabakoff. lyrljl .so¬ prano, known professionally as Ruthana Kraye, will be the' fea¬ tured vocalist in a "Stop the Music" program lo be presented at the November meeting of the Council of Jewish Women next Tue.sday, 2 p. m., at Bryden Rd. Temple. Mrs. I^eonard Stern, program chairntan. will serve as narrator, and Mrs. Sol Zell as accompanist. This is an audience participation program and prizes are being offered the winners. The meeting will be opened with prayer hy Mrs. .loseph Cohen, followed by a short busi¬ ness session. Memliers are re¬ quested lo bring cans of fish for the lioys orphanage at Mau- bisson, France. Mrs. Robert Levy has an¬ nounced the preparation of a new telephone directory of Coun¬ cil members, Ui be ready for dis- triliution by Dec. 1. To make it as accurate as possible/ Mrs. Lev.y has reouested that any melnber who plana to move to get in touch wilh her or her co-chairmen, Mrs. Milton Staub or Mrs. Maurice Rusoff. Pros¬ pective members are also, re- qiiested lo call any member of the commiltee so that they too may be Included. OPEN HOUSE Open House foi- the Bryden Rd. Temple Sunday School, spon¬ sored by the Parent Teachers' CoUncn, is lo be held Tuesday evening from 7:30 to 9. I. INSTALLATION dinner arrangements. Telephone chairman Mrs. .loe Goldslager and Mrs. Barney Ringer are in charge of reservations' The charge is S2 iier iilate and a very delicious meal Is beln» IJrepared. It is hoped that a great many members of the con¬ gregation will attend Ihis annual function and join in ihe celebra- turn of the iirogress which I ifcrcLh Israel CTingregation has made unilrr the present leader¬ ship. Gorchoff Speaker At Family Service .Vexi Friday evening (Nov. .'',1. at ,'^o clock, Mr. Seymour Gor- cht.ri Regional Dirccior of the Ohio-Kentucky office of the anti- Defaniation League of R'nai Biith, will .speak for the familv ¦services of Agudath Achlm Con- gregatlnn. Mr, Gorchoff is a noted speaker, and has an ex¬ tensive Irickground in anti- Defaniaiion work. He received the degrees of Barheliir of Arts ^and Diicior ,ir Laws rrmn the University of Ihlcago. and pracliceil la'w hi mat Clly for several ye;u's be¬ fore hi'coming assocKi'ied with the ADL. I'riiir to coming lo Ohio, he was the Assuciate Director of the Clvu- Sc-rvicc Dcpaiinieni at the ^:lllona: heailquartcrs of ADL in ( hicago. In th:it capacity he had charge of the legislative and educational program of the Lea¬ gue as It relates to the field of social and economic dlscrimina- lioii. In addition, he .served as Organizational Director of the Illinois Council for a State Fair I'.miiloyment Practices Law OHIO V.AH.EV KE(ilON.*L MEETING An executive meeting of the Ohio Valley Zionist Region is scheduled Sunday, at 12:15 p. m at the Fort Hayes Hotel. Thi.-i is the regular fall meeting of the Regional Executive Com¬ mittee, and representatives trom IR districts In the Ohio Valley Region arc expected to attend The following chairmen of committees will participate in the discussions: Benjamin Piser, South Bend, Memiiership; Jerry Cantor, Huntington, American Zionist Fund: Cantor Myro Glass, Indianapolis, Food For Israel; Prof. Max Astrachan, Yellow Spring.s, Jewish National Fund; Dr. Alfred Jospe, Bloomington, Youth Aelivltles; Simon Meyer, Charleston, Regional Treasurer; and Daniel Harrison Executive Secret iry of the Region, will re¬ port on Regional activities. ¦ Dr. Sidney Marks, Executive Director ot i'he ZOA, will address the meeting. Dr. Marks recent¬ ly returned trom. an extensive trip thrii Israel and Europe. Shoolem Eltlnger of Indian¬ apolis is president of the Ohio Valley Region. ADL KEPBE8BNTATIVE8 ATTEND CONFERENCE - Allan Tarshlsh, chairman of BTiai B'rith District 2, ADL Coittmlttee, and Seymour Gorch¬ off; the ADL Regional Director of Ohio and Kentucky, were in Cleveland last weekend for the Ohio Community Relations Con¬ ference. ¦ -¦^i] It'
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Archiiedlogical & «^^"'- N. High St. at 15tn J-
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COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, 0<.:toBER 2», in48
DevtiTPd to American ilnti Jewish Ideals
B'nai B'rith Launches Membership Drive
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Tottenham midfielder John Bostock has joined MLS side Toronto on loan until the end of June.
The 21-year-old flew out to the north London club's American affiliate San Jose Earthquakes in February for a series of trials with a view to a temporary move until the end of the season.
However, the midfielder has now linked up with former team-mate Ryan Nelsen, who was appointed Toronto head coach at the start of the year, in Canada.
The former England Under-19 international signed for Tottenham from Crystal Palace in 2008 and became the club's youngest-ever player at the age of 16 years and 295 days when making his during a 4-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Uefa Cup six months later.
Bostock's career at Tottenham has so far failed to live up to its initial promise, serving the majority of his time on loan at lower-league club's - most recently a six-month loan at Swindon Town.
Tottenham youngster Bostock joins MLS side Toronto on loan
Tottenham midfielder John Bostock has joined MLS side Toronto on loan until the end of June.


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Arab Bank Trial Over Transactions Opens in U.S.
Suit Alleges Financial Institution Knowingly Routed Compensation Payments for Hamas
Arab Bank PLC moved tens of millions of dollars for the Islamist group Hamas knowing it was likely to use the money to finance violence, a lawyer for victims of Hamas attacks told jurors on Thursday.
The comments came at the outset of the first U.S. trial in a terror-financing lawsuit against a financial institution. The suit was filed under the Antiterrorism Act of 1990, which created an avenue for victims of international terrorism to seek reparations in U.S. courts....


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New Issue of Salamander Literary Journal
Featuring fiction, poetry, reviews & artwork
Student Athletes Excel in Classrooms and in Competition
126 Rams named to Fall 2013 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Resident Scholar Profiles New Pope Who Offers a "Message of Love and Mercy"
New Yorker publishes James Carroll's "Who Am I to Judge?"
All-Region Women's Soccer Honors for Rams' Leading Scorer
Forward Taylor Miranda's 15-goal season cited, and team is recognized for academic perfomance and good sportsmanship
Law School Presents Discussions with Mass. Gubernatorial Candidates
Public invited as Rappaport Center schedules policy conversations with individual aspirants
Suffolk Summer 2014 Opens Up New Opportunities on Boston Campus
Students can save as they accelerate their degree programs
Making the Invisible Visible
Sociology professor addresses homelessness among women in Boston
Awards Recognize Efforts to Foster Student Success
Honors go to student leadership and residence life programs
Basketball's Pinard Again Named Rookie of the Week
Freshman gets nod after scoring an average 15.3 points per game in week's contests
Close-Up on European Governance
EC vice president arranges Brussels meetings for Suffolk Madrid students studying European Union
Basketball Players Earn Conference Honors
Players from both men's and women's teams get GNAC nods
Suffolk University & Boston Herald Team Up for Gubernatorial Polling and Coverage
Students to get hands-on experience through media partnership
"The Mirror of Race: Seeing Ourselves through History"
Exhibit of daguerreotypes & other early photography prompts examination of American identity - opening at the Adams Gallery Dec. 14, 2013
Freshman Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week
Simon Leahy leading Rams in goals as season begins
Mock Trial Team Scores Big in Competitive Field
Undergrads win two of three fall invitational tournaments while taking home "outstanding" awards
"The End of Protest: How Free-Market Capitalism Learned to Control Dissent"
Suffolk Law Professor Alasdair Roberts, in a new e-book, argues that restraining opposition erodes democratic values
Suffolk Law Launches New Concentration in Legal Technology and Innovation
Program of study will prepare students for 21st century legal employment through specialized courses
Rams Basketball Opens the Season with "Pride"
Women win Tip-Off Tournament, as both men's and women's players make GNAC's Weekly Honor Roll
Groundbreaking Celebrates Academic Building of the Future
New, flexible classrooms designed to support active learning and University's focus on science education
University to Celebrate Groundbreaking for New Academic Building
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These are this year's nominees for the unreliable Grammy awards:
Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Black Magic
Jimmy Cliff
[Artemis Records/Unique Corp.]
The Dub Revolutionaries
Sly & Robbie
African Holocaust
Steel Pulse
[RAS/Sanctuary Records]
True Love
Toots & The Maytals
[V2 Records]
Def Jamaica
Various Artists
[Def Jamaica/Def Jam Recordings]
Better list than other years, it seems. Nice to see a Mad Professor-produced album there (Sly & Robbie). Don't know about Def Jamaica or the Jimmy Cliff one (don't expect this to be really good), but at least the new Steel Pulse, although on a mainstream-reggae route, is the best record they've issued in more than 20 years (since "True Democracy"), and the Toots & Maytals one (which I had found some months ago on a second-hand store) proved to be much better than what I expected - and with all those guest celebrities I'd bet it will win.


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So, I still have a long way to go, but seeing progress always makes the journey easier.
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coolrider wrote:I am finding that the 07 Smoke may not be in stock anymore. I was told by the shop i called that the 08 version was 4-6 weeks away. I want my new bike sooner than that. I will try other places, but in case i can't manage to find one...
He suggested the Kona Dew, and then the Deluxe model when i asked about wheel durability. So what do you guys think about the Dew for me, and is the upgrade to Deluxe of much benefit given the extra $$$?
From your original post, it sounds like you are not going to do any serious off-road riding. So chances are your money is going to be wasted on the Dew and Deluxe with their suspension forks etc.
Stay with a simple bike like the Kona Smoke first, the more you ride, the more weight you will lose. Then you will start to think abt riding longer and faster, which a road bike will address.
Wheel durability can be simply addressed by just asking for some strong wheels to be built for you. The shop might do an upgrade deal for you. Just ask.


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Copied directly from the UK Law websiteFall SemesterLAW 801 CONTRACTS/SALES I (3 hours) Formation of contracts; offer, acceptance, consideration. Statute of Frauds, parol evidence rule. Sale of goods under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.LAW 804 Legal Research and Writing Skills (3 hours) Use of research materials, legal writing, the fundamentals of legal analysis, and the solution of selected legal problems.LAW 805 TORTS (4 hours)Intentional torts and defenses, and the basic elements of negligence law, including duty and standard of care, causation in fact and proximate cause. Strict liability and products liability, as well as other select issues of tort law.LAW 810 CRIMINAL LAW (3 hours)The criminal act, complete and incomplete; criminal intent, actual and constructive; duress and mistake of fact, of law; justification; parties in crime; crimes against the person and crimes against property.LAW 815 CIVIL PROCEDURE I (3 hours) Introduction to the civil action; personal and in rem jurisdiction; service of process and notice; subject matter jurisdiction; venue; choice of law; pleading.Spring SemesterLAW 802 CONTRACTS/SALES II (3 hours)Sale of goods under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Performance, express and implied conditions, repudiation, impossibility.LAW 807 PROPERTY (4 hours)Rights in personal and real property, gifts, estates, landlord-tenant law, land transfers, land contracts, covenants, recording acts, easements and real covenants. LAW 817 CIVIL PROCEDURE II (3 hours)Joinder of claims and parties; discovery, summary judgment; right to jury trial; trials and posttrial motions; res judicata and collateral estoppel.LAW 820 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I (3 hours) Judicial interpretation of the constitution; the federal system; powers of the national government; limitations on the exercise of state powers; separation of powers.
Generally speaking, what are the typical 1L classes? Do you get to pick whatever classes you want to take, or is there a general subject path you have to take?
I will be a 1L this fall and this rigid course load seems a bit overwhelming for me. I really feel completely clueless on this new journey. Anyone have any good advice?


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I just have one question?By what criteria is any HANTZ considered a FAVORITE??
Despite of all disappointment that Francesca brought back to this season, on the other hand, maybe the producer wanted to create that atmosphere all over again by bringing her rival Phillip... It should be interesting though if we can see a 'Deja Vu'...
Quote from: georgiapeach on January 11, 2013, 10:21:19 PMI just have one question?By what criteria is any HANTZ considered a FAVORITE?? Russell is a favourite... why wouldn't he be?
If Cochran is funny nerdy and not annoying nerdy I may be able to tolerate him
I wish Marcus from Gabon was on this season.
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Local woman to work at Iditarod
Set for adventure, Patti Kerscher Allen from Blackfoot is heading to Alaska to work in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She leaves on Wednesday, Feb. 27, and will work for three weeks assisting Vet Tech Cassandra Winslow, a former search and rescue canine handler, with whatever she needs done.
"I'll be whatever she tells me to do," Allen said. "It's going to be exciting."
The race lasts at average of 12 days, but it takes a long time to get everything back to Anchorage after the race. Allen will be working the four "hubs," flying with the dogs, and working with "drop dogs."
The "drop dogs" are the animals mushers have "dropped" from their teams for whatever reason.
Prior to the start of the race, the lead veterinarian and her team examine all dogs participating in the race. Each dog on a musher's team is microchipped, has an EKG and has blood work done to ensure it is in good physical condition.
This year, 67 mushers and their teams are registered for the Iditarod that begins March 2. Mushers and their teams of dogs run across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome, a distance of 975 miles.
The maximum number of dogs a musher may start the race with is 16. A musher must have at least 12 dogs on the line to start the race. At least six dogs must be on the towline at the finish line.
To hone on her vet tech skills, Allen has been working with Jason Moulton, D.V.M., at the Animal Health Clinic in Blackfoot.
"Patti has been helping in surgery and taking care of the animals to fine tune her skills," said Marty Kluesner, a receptionist at the Animal Health Clinic.
Allen's business with Liv International helped finance her trip and is hosting a blog at www.livteam.com to track her trip.
"I just hope I have Internet service for the blog but I will need to get there to see," Allen said.
Allen said she is thankful to Dr. Moulton and his staff, family and friends for their support of this new adventure.
"I'm honored to be asked," she said. "I love working with dogs."
Allen has been a volunteer canine search and rescue handler for 23 years. She and her search partner, Nitro, a black Labrador, are currently with Snake River Search in Idaho Falls.
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams. It has evolved into a highly competitive race. It takes place annually in early March.
The current fastest winning time record was set in 2011 by John Baker with a time of 8 days, 19 hours, 46 minutes and 39 seconds.


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Boats, Boats, Boats!
The world is a watery place. Almost three-fourths of Earth's surface is covered with water—rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans. Until people learned to build boats, all this water was a barrier. People might wade across a shallow stream or use a fallen log as a bridge, but they just couldn't cross rushing rivers, large lakes, or wide, wild oceans. They were stuck on land.
Thousands of years ago, people started building boats to help them explore the watery parts of the world. Boats let people find new hunting grounds and discover new lands. They carried people and goods farther than they'd ever gone before.
The earliest boats were probably logs that people sat on as they floated downstream. Later, people made these logs more useful and comfortable by burning and scraping away the insides to make dugout boats and canoes.
People experimented with different kinds of floating boats. They tied logs together to make rafts. They wove reeds and branches to make tidy little boats that are still used in many parts of the world today. They sewed animal skins together and filled them with air—like a float you might use in a swimming pool. They used paddles, poles, and oars to help steer, or to move upstream.
Boats like the Greek trireme were big and heavy and hard to steer. It took hundreds of rowers to move a boat like that.
Soon people figured out how to use sails to catch the wind. Early sailboats might only have had one or two sails. But more sails meant more power, and fast tall ships could have dozens. People still use sailboats today, for cruising and racing.
When steam engines were invented almost 250 years ago, boating became easier than ever. Ships with steam engines could sail long distances, even if there was no wind. As engines got bigger and better, so did boats.
Over the years, boats have been used for fishing, for fighting, for carrying goods, for fun—even for living on. Boats have turned the world's waterways into highways.
- Why do people build boats out of wood?
Answer: People build boats out of wood because wood floats.
- What other things do people use to build boats?
Answer: People also use reeds, branches, and animal skins filled with air.
- Why do you think some boats sink? What might happen to the boat to make it sink?
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After failing to repeat as Super Bowl champions, the Ravens overhauled their entire roster in 2002, releasing veterans including tight end Shannon Sharpe, defensive end Rob Burnett, wide receiver Qadry Ismail, safety Rod Woodson and defensive tackle Sam Adams in a salary cap purge while defensive tackle Tony Siragusa announced his retirement.
Young players including safety Ed Reed, linebacker Ed Hartwell and tight end Todd Heap became cornerstones the organization hoped to build off in the future.
Former third-round draft pick Chris Redman was named the starting quarterback and Jeff Blake was signed as his backup as the Ravens continued to search for that elusive franchise quarterback. Undrafted free agents became commonplace on the roster making the Ravens the youngest team in NFL history with 19 first-year players.
The youth showed in a season-opening 10-7 loss at the Carolina Panthers and was followed by a 25-0 home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The loss to the Bucs was tempered by the honoring of Baltimore Colts Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas before the game, who passed away on Sept. 11. Redman, who won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award at Louisville, Unitas' alma mater, wore black hightops in honor of his hero.
The team recovered to win their next two games, including a 34-23 victory over the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. The highlight of the game came with just a second remaining in the first half. Jason Elam's field goal attempt fell short and was caught by Chris McAlister in the end zone. McAlister hesitated for a moment before racing out of the end zone, and aided by a Ray Lewis block, returned it for a 107-yard touchdown, the longest play in NFL history.
After Ray Lewis injured his shoulder in a 26-21 victory at Cleveland, the Ravens dropped a 22-20 decision to the Colts. The Ravens played without four injured starters, including Lewis.
Redman's season ended after being injured in a 17-10 victory against Jacksonville. Blake became the starter for the rest of the season and Redman would eventually have offseason back surgery.
The struggles continued in a 20-17 loss at Atlanta.
Lewis returned to action in a 26-7 loss at Miami as the Ravens dropped to 4-6 on the season. With the painful shoulder affecting his tackling ability, it would be the last game Lewis would play in 2002.
Without Lewis, the Ravens recovered to win three of their next four to keep playoff aspirations alive at 7-7 in the underachieving AFC North division.
The team stumbled down the stretch, losing three of their final four including a 14-13 loss at home to Cleveland that all but ended any playoff hopes.
The Ravens finished the season fittingly with a heartbreaking 34-31 loss at Pittsburgh. After giving up the go-ahead touchdown in the final minute, the Ravens drove down the field and had a chance to win before Blake's short-armed throw into the end zone was intercepted. The Ravens finished with a 7-9 record.
Even though the Ravens failed to make the playoffs for the first time in three years, the season was not a loss. The youngest NFL team ever had gained valuable experience, especially in Lewis' absence. Hartwell stepped up as Lewis' replacement and became a team leader while Heap made his first Pro Bowl appearance. First-round draft pick Reed demonstrated his playmaking ability, leading the team with five interceptions and blocking two punts.
The foundation was set for another playoff push.
Season Highlights
- CB Chris McAlister set an NFL record for the longest play in NFL history when he returned a short field goal attempt 107 yards for a touchdown.
- Eight former Baltimore Colts were enshrined into the Ring of Honor. QB Johnny Unitas, WR Raymond Berry, RB Lenny Moore, DT Art Donovan, DE Gino Marchetti, TE John Mackey, OT Jim Parker and LB Ted Hendricks were inducted.
- RS Lamont Brightful's 95-yard punt return was the longest punt return in the NFL in 2002.
- The Ravens were 4-0 when scoring a touchdown on special teams.
- OT Jonathan Ogden, LB Peter Boulware and TE Todd Heap went to the Pro Bowl.
- S Ed Reed blocked the first punt in Ravens history in the second quarter of the win over the Denver Broncos.
- Reed blocked his second punt of the year and returned it for a toucdown in a one point win over the Tennessee Titans.
- RB Jamal Lewis rushed for 1,327 yards, the second 1,000 yard rushing season of his career.
- LB Ed Hartwell led the team with 191 tackles, the first time in team history someone other than LB Ray Lewis led the team in tackles.
The Year in the NFL
- The New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl by defeating the NFC champion St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
- Tackle Tony Boselli, a five-time Pro Bowler allocated by the Jacksonville Jaguars, was the first selection of the Houston Texans in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft.
- Gillette Stadium opened in Foxboro, Mass. with a crowd of 68,436 fans as the New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 16-15 in a preseason game.
- Dallas Cowboys RB Emmitt Smith became the NFL's all-time rushing leader, surpassing Hall of Fame RB Walter Payton (16,726 yards).
- Indianapolis Colts WR Marvin Harrison set the NFL single-season record for pass receptions with 143, surpassing former Detroit Lions WR Herman Moore (123).
- The 2002 season had 25 overtime games, the most in NFL history.
- Denver RB Clinton Portis scored 17 touchdowns, tying him for third place all-time among rookies.
- Seattle Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander scored five touchdowns in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
- Kansas City Chiefs WR Marc Boerigter tied an NFL record with a 99-yard pass reception.
The Year in the World
- Families of about 900 Sept. 11 victims file $100 trillion claim against members of the Saudi royal family, banks, charities, and the government of Sudan, alleging they financed Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida.
- Conjoined twin girls from Guatemala survive 22-hour surgery to separate them at UCLA Medical Center.
- Stephen King announces he will retire after the publication of five more books.
- The Winter Olympics open at Salt Lake City.
- Robert Blake pleads not guilty to 2001 shooting death of wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of the hip-hop band TLC dies when the SUV she was driving veers off a road.
- In the first three days of its release, Spider-Man smashes box office records, grossing more than $114 million.
- Tom Brokaw announces he will leave NBC Nightly News after the 2004 presidential election. MSNBC anchor Brian Williams will take over.
- Brazil wins the World Cup, beating Germany, 20, for record-setting fifth time. Ronaldo scores both goals.
- Legendary Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams dies in Inverness, Fla., at age 83.


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The Arsenal striker's late intervention in a dramatic game saw Les Bleus record a morale-boosting draw in the race for Brazil 2014
The opener came in the 25th minute through Sergio Ramos, who needed two attempts to divert the ball into the net after earlier hitting the bar. Despite French pressure, Cesc Fabregas would see a penalty saved by Hugo Lloris, with France denied an equaliser due to an offside flag.
The visitors stepped up the pressure in the second-half, but despite numerous opportunities, it was not until the 93rd minute in which substitute Olivier Giroud netted to secure a dramatic equaliser.
The world champions started the more adventurous of the two sides, with Jordi Alba causing havoc on the left-wing. France began cautiously having opted for an inexperienced midfield, with Maxime Gonalons handed only his fifth cap ahead of Etienne Capoue.
Nevertheless, it was Vicente del Bosque's men who suffered the first blow. David Silva only lasted 12 minutes before being substituted in favour of Arsenal's Santi Cazorla, with the Manchester City star hobbling down the tunnel.
Didier Deschamps' men quickly slipped into the lull which marked their Euro 2012 exit at the hands of La Roja, and it seemed that history would repeat itself as Andres Iniesta galloped down the flank before a brilliant interjection by the returning Laurent Koscielny inside the box.
It was not long until the hosts took the lead, amidst poor defending from Les Bleus. Xavi's corner was met by Sergio Ramos, who headed against the bar. Pedro's cross back into the danger-zone was parried by Hugo Lloris, before the Real Madrid defender converted to give his side the lead on 25 minutes.
The visitors were in the ascendancy soon after conceding, and almost issued a response nine minutes later. Franck Ribery's simple pass found Karim Benzema in the box, with the striker forcing club team-mate Iker Casillas into a fine low save as Deschamps' side rallied.
Franc saw a goal ruled out five minutes before the break. A brilliant delivery from Yohan Cabaye found Benzema at the far post, with the 24-year-old heading past Casillas, only for the German linesman to rule it out for offside, though replays would suggest otherwise.
Defensive instability came back to haunt the visitors, as Koscielny clattered into Pedro, with referee Felix Brych not hesitating to award a penalty. Up stepped Cesc Fabregas, whose powerful effort was superbly beating away by Lloris. The Tottenham custodian then produced a fantastic double save to deny the former Arsenal man and Pedro just before the interval, as La Roja failed to extend their advantage.
The hosts started the second-half with similar injury concerns after Alvaro Arbeloa was forced off after a challenge by Ribery, with Atletico Madrid's Juanfran replacing the right-back. Though France did improve, creating more frequent attacking forays, they appeared to struggle against the speed of the hosts' passing game.
Ribery was once again in the thick of things, as his fizzing shot from the edge of the box whistled narrowly past Casillas' post, before a tame header was comfortably saved by the keeper.
The visitors were far more enterprising midway through the second period, and were unlucky not to have equalised when Benzema's movement on the left provided a low cross in towards Jeremy Menez, with the Paris Saint-Germain winger unable to connect well with what would have been a tap-in.
The lively Benzema got in behind the Spanish rearguard again after latching on to a fine pass from the midfield, before his cross into Moussa Sissoko at the far post was wastefully fired over by the Toulouse midfielder.
But in the 93rd minute and what was the last move of the game, a speculative cross from Ribery was turned in by substitute Giroud to send the stadium into silence and level the clash.
Spain and France remain locked on seven points ahead of the return in Paris in the New Year. The champions travel to Panama for a friendly in November, with Deschamps' side tackling Italy when qualification resumes in March 2013.


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KSRTC - Karnataka State Road Transport CorporationThe state road transport company of Karnataka state is KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation). The corporation established in 1961 under the road transport corporation Act 1950. KSRTC is fully owned by Karnataka State Government, Indian Government is also a share holder in KSRTC. Majorly KSRTC offers its services in Karnataka, India. The corporation runs twenty two lack km daily across more three thousand destinations. KSRTC is the first company in India who launches Volvo B7RLE low body city buses in Bangalore. Volvo B7RLE is very comfortable, luxurious, air conditioned busses with better suspensions on all four wheels.
In August 1997 KSRTC is divided and a new company formed by name Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), before this division KSRTC had a fleet of ten thousand and four hundred buses which runs on nine thousand five hundred schedules. BMTC is formed to fulfill the road transport requirements of Bangalore city and reduce the loads of KSRTC. In same year, November month KSRTC further divided and a new road transport corporation formed knows as NWKRTC (North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation) which fulfills requirements of North West cities and towns of Karnataka, its head office is in Hubli. Recently KSRTC again divided and NEKRTC (North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation) is formed which fulfills requirement of North East cities and towns of Karnataka. The head office of NEKRTC is in Gulbarga.
KSRTC Karnataka runs all types of buses- deluxe, semi deluxe, ordinary, air conditioned, Volvo etc. As per records of 2010 KSRTC is the biggest state owned operator of Volvo buses. Now days KSRTC buses runs approximately twenty four lakhs km per day on six thousand four hundred and sixty three schedules. The corporation provides its services to almost twenty four and half lacks passengers daily. KSRTC covers 92% of villages and 44% other areas.
KSRTC services almost all villages in Karnataka. At present, 92% villages are served by KSRTC (6743 out of 7298 Villages) and 44% in other areas (6743 out of 7298).[3] KSRTC operates 6463 schedules in a day covering an effective distance of 23.74 lakh km with a total fleet of 7599 buses. It transports, on an average, 24.57 lakh passengers per day.
Top Destinations of KSRTC
Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Madikeri, Hyderabad, Mantralaya, Sriharikota, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Puttaparthi, Chennai, Ooty, Coimbatore, Kodaikanal, Madurai, Nyveli, Karaikudi, Trichy, Ernakulam, Kasargod, Kottayam, Kozhikode (Calicut), Palghat, Thiruvananthapuram, Trichur, Panaji, Shirdi
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