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|2013-06-03, 10:53
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Sisterhood of the Desu
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: in a van by the river
Kasuga: OH NOES I"M A TERRIBLE PERSON! EVERYONE HATES ME AND I"M A DEVIANT!
Saeki: EVEN THOUGH YOU DID GOD KNOWS WHAT TO MY GYM CLOTHES I STILL WANNA FUCK YOU ANYWAY!
|2013-06-03, 20:46
|Link #962
Rewrite of the Life
I glanced at some manga scans and I seriously wonder how this will end or if there will be a second season? Some people said this is crawling like a snail.
|2013-06-09, 13:53
|Link #966
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Episode 10 was a really pivotal episode, and it was great. We finally got to hear Kasuga say more than a couple words at once, and he really used them all of them well. He laid himself bare, though unfortunately for both Saeki and Nakamura, there wasn't much to lay bare. He isn't Nakamura's partner in crime; he isn't the cool, mysterious guy that Saeki fell in love with--he's just a teenager filled with angst who has no idea where he fits in the world, and he just blindly wishes that it's somewhere better than as a nobody in a small, boring town.
I wonder what would've happened if Saeki never passed by--was the blush on Kasuga's cheeks when he saw Nakamura's soaked-through clothes just embarrassment, or did he really have a thing for her?
I really am very excited for the next episode. Will who did the ransacking of the classroom come to the authority's light? Will it be because of Saeki? And if the police don't find out, what's next for the now self-aware Kasuga?
I really hope the hotel I'm staying in next weekend has internet...
|2013-06-09, 18:49
|Link #967
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Kasuga feels he can't live up to the expectations of either Saeki or Nakamura because he's not virtuous enough for Saeki or a deviant like Nakamura. He feels they are above his station. The unfortunate thing is that Saeki was willing to forgive and accept him despite all of his faults/sins.
I'm just going by what I've seen and I'm sure people who have read the manga have a better idea what is going on.
|2013-06-10, 06:22
|Link #970
Senior Member
That's why he says he can't love like a regular human being. I mean, if he wants to keep a perfect, idolized figure of a girl he loves, he can't expect to get intimate with anyone.
|2013-06-10, 09:07
|Link #971
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
|2013-06-10, 11:46
|Link #973
Senior Member
|2013-06-10, 13:18
|Link #974
Join Date: Sep 2006
Well, when the episode began and I realised they'd laid the credits over the episode and dispensed with the usual OP sequence I figured something had to be special about this one. I was not disappointed.
A confrontation on a quiet country road, this really very oppressive setting. In the dark, in the rain, on the road into night, as Kasuga is faced with a choice he can't make. He breaks down with a confession of a different order. He's read lots of stuff, but he doesn't really understand Baudelaire or the others. He just wanted to feel different, smarter, better than his peers, but he's just a shithead like everybody else. He can't choose one so faces losing both.
Then the police arrive and drag the three of them back to town.
Wow. That was intense character drama and I can hardly wait to see what happens next.
|2013-06-10, 16:54
|Link #975
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Not having read the manga, I wonder how this all ends? Is it faithful to the manga so far? And will the remainder of the episodes allow it to be? I'm sort of assuming like some Anime it might leave things hanging unless the manga is short itself.
|2013-06-10, 17:15
|Link #976
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
About the episode itself it was excellently done, my favorite after episode 7 and Nakamura and Saeki had some good shots imo. I missed the OP but with the atmosphere that surrounded the whole episode it's a good decision not to put it.
|2013-06-11, 11:10
|Link #979
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
I would have had no difficulty choosing Saeki over Nakamura. This anime is missing a second component to make it believable. Like Nakamura was willing to make sexy time with Kasuga and Saeki wasn't and that was making the decision difficult. The most popular, most beautiful girl in school but chaste vrs the plain, sexually active, deviant outcast. Like many things I have to chalk it up to "Well that's just Japan."
|2013-06-11, 13:52
|Link #980
Lost at Sea
Join Date: Mar 2010
Yes, but Nakamura gets Kasuga's alienation, while Saeki doesn't. Nakamura wants to get out of that town, but Saeki doesn't. On the other hand Nakamura is filled with hatred and cynicism, embraces nihilism, while Kasuga still believes in various romantic notions, same as Saeki. For who Kasuga is, the choice is really a toss-up.
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Big Horn Range > Cloud Peak > Climber's Log
Cloud Peak Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2008
|Dennis Poulin and I hiked in on the late afternoon of the 23rd and camped at Misty Moon Lake. The mosquitos were waiting in force at the trailhead and attacked all the way up to the lake. We met a group of 12 guys from Wisconsin whom we caught up and they knew a mutual acquaintance which was pretty amazing. After talking with these guys for awhile, we continued on and Dennis was the first to summit and was waiting for me when I got up there too. It was my 200th county highpoint so it had a special meaning. As far as we know, 11 of the 12 Wisconsin group made the summit as one had altitude sickness and stayed at a lower elevation to wait for his friends. We hiked out in the morning but the mosquitos were fierce when we got back to camp. Beautiful area.
|Posted Jul 26, 2008 4:10 pm
|Misty Moon Trail
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006
|I hiked up Cloud Peak with a large group of friends, camping at a lake just before Misty Moon (can't remember its name). Everyone in our group of roughly 9 made it up in fairly good time. We camped at the same place that night, and then disaster struck. I suffered from a ruptured appendix and perforated small intestine that night (this was not related to or a result of the hike). My friends had to carry my sorry self out nearly 3 miles to be medevaced. Thank God they were there, they saved my life. Also got some valuable assitance from kind hikers along the way, I wish I knew their names to properly thank them. In the end I spent 11 days in the hospital, 3 in the ICU and had two surgeries, but I'm fully recovered now.
But other than that it was a great time! If any of you that read this were on the trail at that time and helped, my most sincere thanks go out to you, I'm alive today because of your generous help. God bless.
|Posted Jan 17, 2008 1:50 am
|Big Game?
|The oddest part about Cloud was that I came upon a freshly killed buck EXTREMELY high on the mountain. In fact, I had only descended a couple of hundred vertical feet from the peak. Grizzly? Mountain Lion? I didn't stick around long enough to look for tracks.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 7:49 pm
|The Vor
|standard route
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006
|Drove from MN, arrived at trailhead around 5pm, hiked in and set up camp in a great area on northwest side of Lake marion. Was on trail around 6am and began hiking around mistymoon and started up standard route. Reached summit around 11, a little slow due to not being acclimated. Took a 30 min nap overlooking the glacier near summit. Casually descended and arrived back in camp around 4. Great day, perfect weather, and a nice climb.
|Posted Oct 16, 2006 8:23 pm
|Misty Moon Trail
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2006
|I climbed Cloud Peak with Rocker Paully and another friend in a few hours of fun.
|Posted Sep 23, 2006 5:29 am
|Bob Bolton
|Mistymoon Trail
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
|Did this within 48 hours using parts of three days. Camped at Mistymoon Lake. The climb was easier than I had been led to believe in terms of the boulder hopping aspect. We encountered a couple of lady geologists who were taking rock samples. My friend Duane offered to help carry them down, which they accepted of course. All those jokes about rocks in our packs - well they came true on that day. Great area, great climb.
|Posted Sep 14, 2006 12:52 am
|Rocker Paully
|route: Misty Moon Trail
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2006
|Climbed with my family when I was 10 years old, long, long climb for a 2 day trip a.k.a. a "death march"
Climbed again aug. 4 2006 with a couple of friends then did the Bomber the next day.
|Posted Jun 14, 2006 11:39 pm
|Route Climbed: standard Date Climbed: July 2, 1993
|Climbed with my good friend Don Gould. We hiked in to Lake Helen after work, slept, then summitted and out to the car right around dark so Don could work the next morning. It was a long day.
|Posted Nov 8, 2005 3:54 pm
|Route Climbed: Misty Moon Date Climbed: August 1979
|I did this with my Dad when I was in High School. We were camping at GunBoat lake, so we added a bit of a walk to our trip. My memory of the ascent is a little dim. There is a false summit followed by a fun Knife ridge.I am the same age now as he was then.
It was my first 13er.
Years later my dad told me it was one of the most challenging hikes he had ever done.
The view from the top is stunning.
|Posted Oct 18, 2005 11:57 am
|Route Climbed: South Route Date Climbed: August 7, 2005
|Solo climb. Started out 6:20 from the waterfall area (30min past misty moon lake). Normal pace, without very much strain. Reached the summit by 10:30. Weather was good, sunny with distant clouds to the west; wind from the south, no to very little wind over the "narrows" ridge. Descend to camp 11:30 -14:30. Elk sighting at ~12,000 ft elevation! Poor guy had a broken front leg and possible dislocated shoulder. Overall a good climb, with very little problems weather/physical.
Was out to the Westensleep parking area by 10pm the same day, although very tired by that time.
|Posted Aug 9, 2005 5:05 pm
|Route Climbed: the standard route Date Climbed: aug 14 2004
|Posted Jun 26, 2005 4:24 am
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: August 2000
|Fun and easy climb, fairly physicaly stressful but the view is well worth it. We started early and got off the mountian before any storms accumulated.
|Posted Apr 20, 2002 11:25 am
|Route Climbed: hiking route Date Climbed: 1987
|These were the early days for me. I was with NOLS school on an outdoor educators course. We spent 21 days in the bighorns cruising the trails and climbing summits.
|Posted Jan 17, 2002 5:54 am
|Route Climbed: Southwest ridge Date Climbed: 08/20/2001
|My climbing partner Randy Bullerdick and I backpacked in from Battle Park trailhead towards Lake Solitude. We camped at a mid-sized unnamed lake about halfway between Lake Solitude and Mistymoon Lake. The lake is about 0.25 miles north of the trail and is located at the foot of the southwestern ridge running off of Cloud Peak. It hidden behind a saddle and some small peaks. The elevation here is about 10,300 ft., and it is about 9 miles from the Battle Park trailhead. From here we climbed Cloud Peak from the foot of the southwestern ridge. You gain a lot of your elevation early on this route, and so it is much more scenic than the classic route up the Paint Rock Creek drainage. Lots of Boulder hopping though, and we descended the normal route. Our summit day was about 8 miles round trip, and the next day we exited an alternate trail 8 miles back to Battle Park that took us past Mistymoon Lake and down through the Middle Paint Rock Creek drainage. The ground was fairly dry, and I gambled and wore my trail runners during the whole expedition. The gamble paid off, as I had comfortable and dry feet for the whole trip.
|Posted Aug 23, 2001 9:57 pm
|Route Climbed: Northeast from Lake Solitude Date Climbed: Augest 20, 2001
|My climbing partner David Keating, came up with this unique route. We started up a nearby ridge which eliminated most of the elevation. We scrambled from there for about two and half miles until we met up with the normal trail. We summited the mountain before noon.
|Posted Aug 23, 2001 7:43 pm
|Route Climbed: Mistymoon Trail Date Climbed: July, 1983
|Walked up this cloudy peak, with my bride, during our honeymoon. A lovely time indeed. Of course we started late, getting out of the tent that is, every morning. We had the mountain to ourselves for 3 days. It was a very leisurely and pleasurable 1 day walk in, 1 day up and down from summit and 1 day walk out. Enjoyed it so much that we reloaded our packs at the car and walked into the Lost Twin Lakes Cirque area, but that is another story.
|Posted May 31, 2001 2:29 am
|Route Climbed: Mistymoon Trail Date Climbed: October 1st, 2000
|This attempt we were turned back by a big snowstorm. Recommend trying climb by mid Sept at latest.
|Posted Mar 23, 2001 8:29 pm
|Route Climbed: North east ridge from Elk Lake. Date Climbed: August 1975
|This route is very long and NO trails. Recommend the MistyMoon Trail route.
|Posted Mar 23, 2001 8:27 pm

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UAE rearrests two civil society activists a day after acquittal
Al-Akhbar Management
Published Thursday, July 4, 2013
The United Arab Emirates' secret services arrested and detained two activists Wednesday, a day after they were acquitted by an Emirati court, an NGO told Al-Akhbar.
Ahmad al-Hammadi and Mohammed al-Shaami were part of the "UAE 94," a diverse group of doctors, academics, lawyers, judges and other professionals who were accused of building a secret network to plot a coup against the Emirati government.
Most of the 94 defendants were convicted and given heavy sentences ranging from three to 15 years in prison, with 56 condemned to 10 years in prison.
According to a source at Swiss NGO AlKarama, which has been closely monitoring the "UAE 94" case, Hammadi and Shaami were arrested on Wednesday and are currently being detained in a secret location.
"The reason of their arrest is unknown," AlKarama told Al-Akhbar, adding that they were the only two defendants acquitted in Tuesday's trial who weren't freed.
The organization said that two relatives of the "UAE 94" had also been arrested, and were also being held in an unknown location since Monday.
The high-profile trial was part of a growing crackdown in the Gulf nation against perceived political or security threats inspired by uprisings in several Middle Eastern nations since 2011.
Dozens of activists have been detained in the past year, in a country where no political opposition is permitted.


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The runaway successes of Nintendo, with its latest home
console and handheld systems, have boosted the videogame maker to become
Japan's fifth largest company by market value.
Nintendo's market value stood on Thursday at 8.69 trillion
yen ($72 billion), making it bigger than even the NTT telephone company and
Honda Motor, according to Reuters.
In late June, Nintendo overtook Sony in
market share as the company became one of the 10 most valuable companies in
Upon the report of the company's earnings on Wednesday,
stock of Nintendo rose 3.5 percent, followed on Thursday by another 8.1 percent
climb to 614,000 yen.
Both the Nintendo Wii and DS Lite remain hot sellers despite
the length of time since launch. NPD Group numbers that track the sales of all
videogame consoles consistently show both Nintendo products at the top of the
Last month, the Nintendo DS was the highest selling
videogames machine with 561,900 units sold. The Wii followed closely behind
with 381,800 units, making it the best-selling home console for the month.
With no dip in demand in sight, Nintendo is boosting its
sales forecasts for the current business year. It intends to sell 16.5 million
Wii consoles this year, while also moving 26 million DS Lite units. Both
numbers represent an 18 percent boost over previous expectations.
Nintendo also raised its operating profit forecast by 37
percent to 370 billion yen ($3.1 billion) for the fiscal year.


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where he will end up nobody knows. But atleast for the time being it seems to be in Miami playing alongside Dwayne Wade.
Yes Quentin Richardson has been traded yet again and this time to the Miami Heat. Marc Blount being the exchange to Minnesota.
So starts a knick. goes to the grizz. then the clippers. timberwolves now the heat. He has become just an expiring contract. one that looks like it will actually end up sticking around this time and to get substantial playing time.
Not much of a news story but for fun where do you think he will end up? Will he just continue to be a contract or will he eventually live up to his potential and stick around somewhere?


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Blues-rock guitarist Jimmie Vaughan suffered a heart attack last week and is now recovering after being discharged from the hospital, his rep confirms to Radio.com.
As a result, he has cancelled his upcoming perform at The Mahindra Blues Festival in Mumbai, India next month. Vaughan is the older brother of fellow guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, a founding member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, a four-time GRAMMY winner, and a regular on Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival.
A statement from his management reads as follows:
"Jimmie Vaughan was admitted to Pomona Hospital Medical Center on January 23rd, 2013 with an acute Myocardial Infraction. He had a Coronary Angioplasty (Heart Attack) and Stent placement. He is progressing well after this routine procedure and was discharged from the hospital on January 25th.
Jimmie feels fine but was advised by his cardiologist to rest at home for a month. He regretfully had to cancel a scheduled trip to The Mahindra Blues Festival in Mumbai, India as a result.
Mr. Vaughan said, 'I feel really good and I can't wait to get back to work with my band.'"
– Jillian Mapes, Radio.com


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On Nov. 2, the Pope County Health Unit along with many community partners and volunteers will provide seasonal flu vaccine at the Russellville Junior High School on West Parkway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Pope County Health Unit is part of local health units statewide that are participating in mass flu vaccination clinics beginning the last week of October.
A Mass Flu Clinic is a day-long event during which the community comes together to immunize as many people as possible. Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) staff, health professionals and volunteers work as a team to provide vaccine.
Flu can be a serious illness and we lose roughly 23,600 Americans to complications from flu each year. It's important for Pope County citizens to get their flu vaccine. If you have insurance, the ADH will ask your insurance company to pay for the cost of giving the vaccine. If you do not have insurance or your insurance company does not pay, the vaccine will be no charge to you."
Flu vaccine is not mandatory, but is highly recommended for anyone six months and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) recommend that all children aged 6 months and older receive seasonal flu vaccine every year. In addition to causing illness, seasonal flu causes children to miss school and their parents to miss work.
For more information, go to www.healthy.arkansas.gov or www.flu.gov.


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Dear Residents of Orange,
I have always loved the month of February. We celebrate with red, white and blue, and cherry pie, and the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, two great American patriots. Delightful Valentine's Day hits right in the middle of the month with frilly or funny greetings from the heart. Ash Wednesday heralds the beginning of Lent.
My family celebrates six birthdays, including mine. There is barely time to change the seasonal centerpiece on our kitchen table, as these special days come and go.
These first few weeks of being your mayor likewise have flown by. The days have been full with Council meetings and preparatory briefings, fundraisers, ribbon cuttings, civic meetings with groups and individuals, letters to read and write, calls to return and special events. It is wonderful to be the mayor of my hometown and I am so grateful for your warm greetings, encouragement and, especially, your civic pride in beautiful Orange.
Together as your Orange City Council, we really try to attend everything our Orange community requests. Hats off to Mayor pro-tem Mark Murphy and council members Fred Whitaker, Denis Bilodeau and Mike Alvarez as they travel from event to event representing our fair city. All of us are committed to keeping Orange the safe, fiscally sound and structurally solid community where we live, work and celebrate our American values.
Speaking of celebrations, please mark April 6 on your calendar for the 125th birthday of the city of Orange, complete with a party in the Plaza from noon to 3 p.m. Let's all wear orange and get ready for music, food, entertainment and, of course, stories of Orange. Our Orange Public Library and History Center will also be hosting special exhibits and activities for all ages.
I hope this Valentine's Day finds you safe, warm and hopeful. Thank you for what you do to make Orange so grand!
– Teresa "Tita" Smith is the mayor of Orange. You can contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Study: Most FIs Have Only Baseline Security
The bare minimum. That is what the vast majority of financial institutions surveyed for the ThreatMetrix 2012 State of Cybercrime Study are doing to protect themselves against fraudsters, said Andreas Baumhof, chief technology officer for ThreatMetrix, a San Jose, Calif. based company focused on cyber crime.
"Most financial institutions aren't doing more than the minimum," he said in an interview.
The survey asked IT executives at financial institutions and retailers how important stopping online fraud is to them. Ninety-three percent said it was very important.
However, most had only "baseline" self-defense tools in place, said Baumhof, who elaborated that the usual tool set consisted of internal firewall, gateway anti-virus/malware, gateway firewall, intrusion detection/prevention and security management systems.
"Many FIs seem to be doing only as much as they have to to comply with regulations, and that isn't good enough," said Baumhof. He said well-funded cyber crime organizations are continually building new attacks and so an organization needs to take a proactive posture to keep itself defended against what is coming tomorrow.
That is not happening at many financial institutions, said Baumhof. "In today's world, it's not enough to look at the current attack vectors. The bad guys are moving very fast – we need to move towards more of a holistic view of cybercrime and how to prevent it."


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BERLIN- Deer hunters across Worcester County and much of the state will get the opportunity to seek their prey this weekend with the re-opening of the late white-tailed deer season in the region today and tomorrow.
Maryland's late firearm deer season reopened today and continues tomorrow in Deer Management Region B, which encompasses 21 counties in Maryland including Worcester. The regular two-week firearm season in the region closed on January 2. However, a special two-day season reopened today in Region B including Worcester County, further thinning the numbers while allowing local and state hunters another opportunity to get out and hunt deer.
"The late firearm season is a great time to harvest antlerless deer," said Maryland DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service deer project leader Brian Eyler. "Hunters can enjoy a recreational opportunity with friends and family while hopefully putting healthy and sustainable venison in the freezer. At the same time, the citizens of the state benefit from the effective deer population management that hunting contributes."


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Iv been checking out another knicks site, nykfanpage. Their forum gets massive postings but I like the layout of this site much more. I wish this were the more active site.
Iv been checking out another knicks site, nykfanpage. Their forum gets massive postings but I like the layout of this site much more. I wish this were the more active site.
this is what i'm trying to figure out for the past few months
nykfanpage is , i think, the oldest fan site, and that's why they are going so well. they had numerous server problems, but finally they switched servers and looks like everything's okay
maybe those of you who live in the area, can spread the word to your friends, believe me, i did everything i could to, and the results haven't reached my expectations , yet
thanks for staying with the few
He really has and no Rady i'm not being Sarcastic, I think this site will eventually get viewers
The layout of this sitte is more convenient than nukfanpage's. I have been telling some kids I know about this site. I am sure that eventually more viewers will come. IN FACT I AM GOING TO NYKFANPAGE RIGHT NOW AND POSTING ABOUT THIS SITE!
Hey egluck, respond positively (REALLY POSITIVELY) in my thread about this site on Nykfanpage!
I too agree this site is much better than NYKFanpage... even though I have only been here for a very short period of time, this site makes me feel much more proud of being a Knicks fan, which makes me post more comfortably. The colors of this site are undoubtedly the best there are. This site is more relaxing and laid back and enjoyable to spend time at! 8)
thanks for the kind words, but as i said before, i don't want to create a rivarly between these 2 websites, and i don't like comparations 8)
both of them are trying to keep fans up to date with the latest news and be a warm home for them
..or something like that
Rady, I'm not trying to kiss up but if there was a rivalry between these two sites, this site would blow them away! Not to mention if there was a rivalry it would convince more users on NYKFanpage to check this site out to see why this site compares to them. 8)
That would probably be the last thing i need (stealing other forums' posters)Originally Posted by Only The Knicks
maybe sharing posters, but not making them forget about the other site
It's not stealing... you could post at both sites, and if that's stealing, then surely you wouldn't want people to compliment this site on NYKFanpage.
Whatever you decide to do, do it privately, use the pm, i already asked Irv and Linda to lock 2 topics about my site, and i don't want more.
The fact is that i do have a link in their section and that should be enough
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Discussion in 'Racing' started by yooperbikemike, Nov 11, 2012.
I thought the would have made it obvious I was being sarcastic
Got it now, Sorry! I agree.
Autosport.com has reported that the factory MotoGP teams will be permitted to run four riders next year.
"The Grand Prix Commission has agreed to change a 2012 rule limiting factory squads to two entries from the start of next year." More ...
The MotoGP official website and crash.net have also reported that four factory riders will be allowed, but crash observes that there will remain a limit of four on the number of bikes each factory puts on the grid.
I hadn't realised the factories had been limited to two riders last year.
So, what does it all mean? Anyone know?
My first thought was that Honda had pushed through the change so as to make way for Stoner next year, and that it could also help Yamaha supply a seat to Cal Crutchlow (last I saw, Crutchlow was still claiming he'd not signed with anybody.)
But another interpretation would be that it is merely a naming change to fit the new engine rules for next year, which would appear to classify the factory-supported satellite bikes as "factory" bikes.
A hybrid of those two would be that the factories would take on the running of up to four bikes directly, while the current satellite teams would run either Honda's customer racers or Yamaha's customer engines in bespoke chassis, and as "non-factory" entries. Spec-ecu Ducs would also be "non-factory", presumably.
Sounds like there is at least potential for interesting developments.
From MotoGP site, Yamaha, Tech 3 and Monster are all working very hard to keep Crutchlow at Tech 3. They expect Cal will make a decision before Indy.
I don't think they actually need to offer Cal more money than Ducati. They just need to be close. They also offer Cal a better chance to finish races on the podium and increase his net worth.
Ducati needs a slap in the face.
If Cal turns down Ducati, who will be the next choice?
from a Krop tweet:
Very interesting stuff. Especially considering Lin Jarvis has said to expect an announcement from Crutchlow before Indy. Why would Lin Jarvis know or comment unless he was part of the announcement?
If true, and I hope it is, that would be best for everyone, IMHO.
Any Rumors on the 2014 Calendar Kropp? I want to go to texas Motogp for my bachlor party party. Need to know the weekend it will be next year.
Honda and Ducati are each already running 4 factory supported riders this year. Nothing is really changing.
Phillip Island, and assuming the world title is still not decided by then, how stupid would HRC look if: 1. Lorenzo 2. Stoner 3. Pedrosa 4. Marquez?
Way too early. It will be in April some time, probably the 3rd of 4th weekend, but that's just an educated guess. Provisional calendar will come out around Misano, probably, in September, another one in November, but that might not be final.
Hard to imagine. To come close to the Ducati money Yamaha would be offering him something in Rossi territory. That in itself would go over like a turd in a punchbowl.
Lotta moola for 5th or 6th...
The promoter has a naked self-interest in propelling the story regardless of the chances.
I guess if Marquez is already unassailable in the points by then, Stoner wouldn't take anything away from another Honda rider. The "testing" will be a great opportunity for all parties to assess his capabilities....
You think? Rossi money?
He should take it but make it a one year deal. Lots of very confident athletes do one year deals on poor teams when they are emerging. Teams want to sign them for longer terms, but the confident ones say no. They want a mega contract the next year, and are willing to risk a bad season or injury. I love those guys and Cal is clearly emerging. To my eyes, he is showing quite a bit more speed than Ben Spies was. Yamaha and Honda will still covet him if he stays healthy. I vote for him to finally get a payday.
It is a risk, but we all know Cal relishes the risky end of things. In 3 years he may be driving a cab, but I am willing to bet on him. He's a different fellow from the rest. Sort of a Max story without the acid. There is no better than that!
If Cal stays at Tech 3, I pledge to buy a can of Monster energy drink.
Haha! Good one!
Here's hoping. I want to see Cal challenging the front, not grimly circulating collecting grocery vouchers.
The Dovi Rule
When Cal and Dovi were teammates at Tech 3, they were pretty evenly matched. I suspect they would still be pretty evenly matched at Ducati too.
Hayden and Dovi are now pretty evenly matched at Ducati.
Therefore, Ducati gains no points by replacing Hayden with Crutchlow.
Does anyone really think "first year Cal" will out score "second year Dovi" on a Ducati?
What's Ducati thinking, Cal will sell more cigarettes than Hayden?
Yeah, right. But wadya gunna do with it?
Interesting video interview with Lin Jarvis on motogp.com regarding CC.
Although he has to walk and talk a careful corporate ($$$) line, obviously.


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Country star Jake Owen and his model girlfriend Lacey Buchanan are officially Mr. and Mrs. Owen.
The bride, 22, wore an Amsale gown and veil and the groom was casual in a white linen Armani shirt and Tommy Bahama drawstring pants – though both were barefoot on the beach as the sun rose over the ocean.
The sexy Owen, 30, popped the question to Buchanan on stage at his alma mater, Vero Beach High, this past April after he sang "Don't Think I Can't Love You" – a proposal so spontaneous he didn't yet have the ring he designed himself. Back at their home in Nashville, he took a knee again and proposed properly.
The intimate ceremony was a family-only affair. Lacey's sister Leah was her maid of honor, and Jake's twin brother Jarrod served as best man. His uncle, Ron Owen, officiated. After the couple exchanged vows and their first kiss, the party walked to the patio of the Vero Beach Hotel and Spa for champagne, cake cutting and a sit-down brunch.
Added the bride: "He gives me so much love, that it's the best place of my life, and having the commitment of marriage means everything."
Now that the newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Owen have officially sealed their love with a symbolic ceremony, feel free to express your congratulations and admiration in the comment box below!
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- Abundant natural resources (oil, iron ore, potash, phosphates, wood) and agricultural potential
- Fiscal and external buffers
- Debt relief as part of the HIPC and MDR initiatives
- Heavy reliance on oil and China
- Lack of infrastructure and lag in reducing poverty
- Poor business climate and weak governance
- Uncertainties surrounding the succession to the Head of State
Risk assessment
Growth still highly reliant on oil
Growth continued to slow in 2016 as oil production declined and the government made large cuts to expenditure to try and bring the budget deficit under control. The Congolese economy is nevertheless expected to recover in 2017 with the bringing on stream of a major oil field and an upturn in public investment.
Congo has abundant natural resources (oil, iron ore, as well as potash, phosphates and wood) and is strategically located in Central Africa (deep-water port at Pointe-Noire). The economy however is still dominated by oil, despite the decline in the contribution from this sector, accounting for 40% of GDP, 38% of budget receipts and 74% of exports. Notwithstanding recent discoveries, its oil reserves will continue to be depleted, with prices likely to remain relatively low. This further highlights the need for the country to diversify its economy. In this context, a few years ago the Government launched a major public investment program. The country however continues to suffer the consequences of its infrastructure deficiencies. In addition, progress in terms of reducing poverty and inequality remains limited and the business climate is still difficult. Investors continue to worry about the problems faced in dealing with the tax authorities and by obstacles to cross border trade.
Inflation, driven by imported foodstuff costs and logistical limitations, is now in excess of the CEMAC target (3%).
Twin deficits being reduced
The continuing fall in oil revenues and the rise in public sector wages ahead of the Presidential election in March 2016 impacted on the budget. However, despite its rapid deterioration in 2015, the public deficit was brought down to a more acceptable level in 2016 thanks to a sharp reduction in public investment. The upturn in oil output and the slight recovery in crude oil prices should help produce a further improvement in the budgetary situation in 2017. This should also apply to the external accounts.
The level of external public debt has risen significantly since the debt relief granted in 2010 as part of the HIPC/MDR initiatives, as a result of loans contracted with China. The public debt ratio at the end of 2015 even exceeded the CEMAC convergence criteria (70% of GDP). The risk of overindebtedness has increased in the context of falling oil prices and the 2015 depreciation of the CFA franc against the dollar. A temporary delay in July 2016 in paying the country's only euro-bond has highlighted the poor level of debt management, even if it does not reflect short-term liquidity problems. The country has sizeable budget reserves held with the Bank of Central African States (9% of GDP at mid-2016). However, given the limited availability of finance, the government continues to draw on these reserves, which will eventually run out.
The outgoing President retains his hold on power
The new constitution to allow President Sassou-Nguesso to run for a third term of office in 2016 was approved by referendum in October 2015. The outgoing President, who has held the office for more than thirty years (in two distinct periods), was re-elected for five years in the first round of the March 2016 presidential election. The polls' results have been challenged by the opposition, with the voting taking place in a tense climate. This has also simply postponed the issue of the succession to a later date.
Whilst contested internally and only chilly welcomed by the international community, the Head of State knows he can rely on China, the country's leading trading partner and funder. Some ten agreements were signed in June 2016 between the two countries covering finance, infrastructure and agriculture. Relations with the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo however remain tense because of the increasing political instability within this country. In addition, there has also been renewed tensions, since April 2016, in the Pool region, adjoining Brazzaville, between security forces and former Ninja rebels, supporters of Pasteur Ntumi.
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We often post our wackiest theist emails for your entertainment. But sometimes we get stuff that's just strange all down the line, as in, Did they realize who they were sending this to? And we also sometimes get earnest emails from non-theists, where they need a little help on understanding a thing or two.
Here's something that came out of the blue, which, once we chiseled our way through the odd syntax and comma splices, just made us scratch our heads.
Dear friend ,
I am Sabyesachi contacting you from Culture Unplugged Studios – a global, new age, new media studio focused on enabling networks of socially & spiritually conscious content & its creators, with operations in India, USA, UK and New Zealand.
Bwuh? It goes on.
We are at present in process of launching next online film festival – 'Spirit Enlightened' (to be live from December 09 to July 10), for which we seek your participation. 'Spirit Enlightened', aspires to trace the spirit that has led the humanity through centuries & civilizations and is in the making of our future. The festival hopes to explore with you, 'That' which envelops to infuse & evolve the individual as well as collective being, expands our vision of time as well as place, enlivens our hearts, and enlightens our species to transcend the present state of being for the mystical new – the next state of supramental self. Lets observe & feel this divine/enlightened spirit in the moment of its performance, in the midst of humanity now and forever, through film-media.
Actually, I think it'd be fun as hell to contribute to something like this, if only to read their spluttering reply explaining that what we sent wasn't exactly what they had in mind. They just might go supramental on us!
Second, here's a letter from a self-described agnostic, who's curious about, well, girls. Now, I don't wish to make fun of this fellow, and in fact I've had a nice exchange with him and he seems a decent chap. It's just that…well, read his question. Somehow, I detect a flaw in his thinking.
Im emailing because I dont know where else to ask. I am agnostic (leaning towards atheism) but there is one thing which baffles me, which seriously seems like a product of creationism – the female orgasm.
It has literally no purpose in our survival as a species, its sole purpose is to give the woman pleasure. Why would it exist?


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All About Batteries, Part 3: Lead-Acid Batteries
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We focus on lead-acid batteries, including their advantages, disadvantages, chemistry, and so forth.
As you may recall, a few weeks ago, Max Maxfield roped me into his ongoing robot project. This led to my writing this series of articles on the various battery technologies available to us. In addition to the nitty-gritty technology details, I'm including tips and tricks for selecting the most appropriate battery technology for your application (the first two tips appeared in my previous column), along with tidbits of trivia and nuggets of knowledge, as Max would say. In this article we consider lead-acid batteries.
Tip No. 3: Estimate your energy requirements.
After eliminating the technology types that don't fit your usage/storage environment (as discussed in Tip No. 1), I decide on primary or secondary types and then calculate the energy my load will need over the desired run time. A rough estimate is the average load voltage multiplied by the average load current multiplied by the required number of run time hours. Keep in mind that loads may be constant power, constant current, constant resistance, or a mix (including pulses). Next, we normalize the calculation to one hour to give Watt-hours at the load. Next time, I will show how to estimate all the losses and temperature derating to arrive at the minimum Watt-hours rating of the battery.
For the science nerd
An interesting team to watch over the coming years is to be found at the Battery Innovation Center.
Car help
Where can you find a place to charge your car, and how does it all work? Answers to these questions can be found at the website of the Car Charging Group, the largest electric-vehicle charging service provider.
The lead-acid battery
The lead-acid battery was invented in 1859 by the French physicist Gaston Planté. This is a secondary battery that provides a very low energy-to-weight ratio and a low energy-to-volume ratio, but it compensates for this by supplying high surge currents at low cost. Four main application categories have driven the development of this battery type: small consumer, starting/vehicle, deep cycle, and industrial.
Two reduced-maintenance varieties are known as gel cells and absorbed glass mat (AGM). These are collectively known as valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) or sealed lead-acid batteries. Some specific details:
- Specific energy: 30-40 Wh/kg
- Energy density: 60-75 Wh/L
- Specific power: 180 W/kg
- Charge/discharge efficiency: 50-92%
- Energy/consumer price: 7-to-18 Wh/$
- Self-discharge rate: 3-20%/month
- Cycle durability: up to 800 cycles (500 typical)
- Nominal cell voltage: 2.1 volts
- Float-charge voltage per cell: 2.23 (gel), 2.32 (flooded), 2.25(AGM).
- Cutoff voltage: 1.75 volts per cell (loaded)
- Charging temperature: -40°C (min) to +49°C (max); see specific manufacturer for more details
Discharge, negative plate reaction:
Pb(s) + HSO4-(aq) → PbSO4(s) + H+(aq) + 2e-
Discharge, positive plate reaction:
PbO2(s) + HSO4-(aq) + 3H+(aq) + 2e- → PbSO4(s) + 2H2O(l)
Discharge, the whole reaction:
Pb(s) + PbO2(s) + 2H2SO4(aq) → 2PbSO4(s) + 2H2O(l)
Charge: negative plate reaction:
PbSO4(s) + H+(aq) + 2e- → Pb(s) + HSO4-(aq)
Charge: positive plate reaction:
PbSO4(s) + 2H2O(l) → PbO2(s) + HSO4-(aq) + 3H+(aq) + 2e-
Except for vehicle batteries, the charge time of a sealed lead-acid battery is 12-16 hours, or up to 36-48 hours for large, stationary batteries. With higher charge currents and multi-stage charge methods, the charge time can be reduced to 10 hours or less. However, the topping charge may not be complete. Sealed lead-acid technology is sluggish and cannot be charged as quickly as other battery systems.
For optimal charging, lead-acid batteries should be charged in three stages. The constant-current charge applies the bulk of the charge and takes roughly half the required charge time. The topping charge uses a lower charge current and provides saturation. The float charge compensates for loss caused by self-discharge. This graph illustrates an example these three stages.
The two figures below show examples of VRLA discharge curves. These are for the UP-VW1220P1 battery made by Panasonic Corp. of America.
When it comes to disposal, lead-acid batteries cannot be put into landfills or incinerated. A very useful resource for the use and recycling of lead-acid batteries is the Battery Council International organization. In my next column, we'll look at some more tips and tricks, and we will consider another battery technology. In the meantime, I welcome any questions or comments.
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Everyone who has read Russell Brand's My Booky Wook autobiographies knows that he holds nothing back: addiction, love, mishaps, public embarrassment, jokes — they're all there in painstaking detail.
In a live interview to promote Comic Relief with British fan site Heatworld Brand cheekily revealed that he will likely give us the dirt on his relationship and marriage to Katy Perryin future volumes of his work.
"Yeah, I will write more Booky Wooks. I love writing those Booky Wooksand there's a lot of things that have happened, a lot to cover…You can't write a book about your life and then not include things about your life."
Fair enough. Brand has been nothing but complimentary to Perry since their divorce and to expect anything less would be folly. With that in mind, here are five things we sincerely hope Russell Brand reveals when he does get down to writing about his marriage to Katy Perry.
1. What was his punishment for posting that early morning candid of her on Twitter?
It was the TwitPic heard round the world: Katy Perry with no make-up. This is the kind of thing that would tick off any wife, but when you're a pop star the stakes are higher. So, how long was he sleeping on the couch after that Twitter foul? Better yet, exactly what profane names did she call him?


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Another Danish Zoo Is Planning to Execute a Healthy Giraffe
In what is turning into an alarming game of Danish musical giraffe cages, another Danish zoo has announced that it may shoot and kill a second healthy giraffe to make way for a genetically superior specimen.
Last week the Copenhagen zoo executed a "surplus" giraffe named Marius, saying that the genetically inferior giraffe was taking up space. On Sunday, zookeepers shot the giraffe and fed it to the zoo's lions.
"Giraffes today breed very well, and when they do you have to choose and make sure the ones you keep are the ones with the best genes," the zoo's scientific director told the BBC.
Now a second zoo has announced that it too will probably shoot and kill a healthy seven-year-old so that a genetically superior female can take his cage. The zoo hasn't acquired a new female yet but is keeping its options open.
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text: I'm quite desperate to get into the pairing, since I love the idea of the pairing. For some reason, I never warmed up to Tonks, so it was hard to really love the pairing (though I do love Remus). Preferably something that covers them actually falling in love, rather than just straight into the forbidden love-esque scenario. x x


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C.J. Wilson: Advice from a legend
Rangers reliever looked to Ryan in early-season slump
In the beginning of the 2009 season, I hit a stretch where I wasn't getting the results I wanted. I thought I was making pretty good pitches, but they kept putting up runs on me.
So I decided to talk to our club's president, Nolan Ryan, who obviously is a fountain of expertise. He was my first choice when thinking of whom I could talk to. He's probably seen other guys go through this and maybe gone through it himself. I went up to talk to him to get his perspective on the situation, and he really simplified things and talked about his views.
Everybody in my generation looked up to Nolan Ryan, so I think you really have to listen when he speaks. He pitched for so long that he's probably seen everything in the game. He can relate to a lot of pitching scenarios and can relate to most of them more than people think. He was really helpful. He gave me a bit of direction in terms of how to objectively look at my results.
In some sense, it's a little intimidating knocking on the door of a Hall of Famer. I think Nolan is a very reserved guy, and that tends to intimidate some people. He doesn't wear his heart on his sleeve. He's really observant. I think that's something that we have in common. I really like that about him. He picks his spots and talks when he has something to say.
He also doesn't try to draw attention to himself in terms of his past accomplishments. I truly respect that. I really wanted to talk to him. I was so determined to talk to him that it erased any intimidation for me. I was really surprised about how down-to-earth he is when I first met him.
We as pitchers were all upset about how we performed in 2008, and everyone went home and came back this season with extra motivation to do well. Our pitchers stepped up this year.
Nolan was a big part of that, too. He handed down a number of edicts that gave everyone a sense of purpose and direction. He made sure everyone knew that he had to come to camp in better shape. Most guys take it upon themselves to stay in great shape, but others will just do the minimum. Nolan expects everyone to give everything they have and leave it out on the field. It was clear that those who didn't want to comply were going to be weeded out.
It gave our strength and conditioning coordinator, Jose Vazquez, a firmer hand to rule with. He has standards that have to be met. Simply put: no more excuses.
Having Mike Maddux here as pitching coach has been a big help. Nolan and Mike go back to Round Rock, Texas, in 2002. Mike was my pitching coach in the Minors. He's very "youthy," if that makes sense. He has a very youthful personality. He gets along well with everyone. I don't think he intimidates guys, so they feel comfortable going to him with any problems.
Credit goes to Andy Hawkins, our bullpen coach, too. He's been with a lot of us since the Minors. He was my first pitching coaching when I came out of college.
Pitching in the Major Leagues is a team effort, of course, but it really helps when you have great leaders.
Overall, I think everybody deserves a lot of credit.
C.J. Wilson returned to top form in 2009 with a 2.81 ERA, a 5-6 record and 14 saves is 18 opportunities. He also pitched in a career-high 74 games and limited opposing hitters to a .234 batting average.
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Fielder ousted in Derby's first round
Slugger unable to conquer new kingdom in San Francisco
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
In fact, it took Prince Fielder just two swings to clear the wall in Monday night's State Farm Home Run Derby. The left-handed swinger unloaded for a 455-foot blast that hit the roof of the concession stand in right-center at AT&T Park.
That majestic shot was the highlight of Fielder's three-homer first round, which was not enough to move on to the next round.
Fielder did splash McCovey Cove once, but it was on a foul ball.
All three of Fielder's homers were well struck. The second was a liner to right. And his final blast -- hit at a clip of 421 feet -- went to the deepest part of the park in center field.
Alex Rodriguez (30 home runs) is the only player in baseball with more long balls than Fielder, who leads the National League with 29 homers.
Is Fielder under the radar, as one reporter mentioned to him at a Monday morning press conference?
"That's fine. I just hope to keep staying under the radar and hitting more," said Fielder.
Fielder will start at first base for the National League in Tuesday's All-Star Game. This is the first All-Star appearance for the 23-year-old Fielder.
Fielder's bid to continue on in the Derby ended when his final out hit high off the wall in center field.
Angels right fielder Vladimir Guerrero captured the 2007 crown, as he outdueled Alex Rios of the Blue Jays, who faded in the final round.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Theft reports:
• A thief working a free concert at Fremont Park at the corner of Santa Cruz Avenue and University Drive stole a Louis Vuitton purse containing a Bible, wallet, passport, credit cards and ID, keys and cosmetics for a total loss estimated at $5,000, June 26.
• At the same Fremont Park concert, someone reached into a canvas bag and stole a Louis Vuitton wallet valued at $300 as well $750 in cash inside the wallet, June 26.
• Ten power cords with an estimated value of $7,000 were stolen from behind a locked fence at a construction site in the 1400 block of El Camino Real, June 24.
Commercial burglary reports:
• Two laptop computers with a total value of $1,000 are missing and a rear door handle was found broken at Peninsula Window Fashions Gallery at 1047 El Camino Real, June 25.
• Someone attempted to open a safe in a public building at Flood Park at 215 Bay Road, June 27.
Residential burglary report: Someone left pry marks on the locked entrance to an underground parking structure in the first block of Willow Road, June 23.
Auto burglary report: A Mulberry purse valued at $1,000 and its contents are missing from a vehicle after someone smashed a window. In the purse were a wallet, two pairs of sunglasses, an Apple iPod, a bracelet, cosmetics and $200 in cash, June 25.
Bomb threat report: A woman whose husband is an employee of the Rosewood Sand Hill hotel at 2825 Sand Hill Road called the hotel trying to find her husband, police said. When her efforts came to naught, she made a bomb threat to the hotel that turned out to be false, she later told police, June 21.
Burglary report: Someone stole a set of vehicle keys from a bench at the athletic track at Woodside High School at 199 Churchill Ave. while the keys' owner was running on the track. The thief used the remote to locate the vehicle, and stole $70 from the vehicle owner's wallet, June 21.
Accident report: A motorcyclist heading east on La Honda Road was ejected from his motorcycle and sustained minor injuries to his legs and left shoulder after colliding with a vehicle turning left onto westbound La Honda Road from Portola Road, June 23.
Residential burglary report: Someone stole a green 1994 Trek 5200 road bike from an unlocked shed on La Cuesta Drive for a loss estimated at $250, June 22.
Theft report: A curved teak bench with a value of about $500 is missing from outside a home on La Mesa Drive, June 23.
Auto burglary report: Charges showed up at a Target store in Redwood City after someone smashed a vehicle window at Alpine Road and Junipero Serra Boulevard and stole a purse containing a wallet, a credit card and a check card, June 26.
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