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Angel Food Cake
Angel Food Cake
From Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook, page 178
Makes one 10-inch cake
1 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar
1 3/4 cups large egg whites (about 13 large eggs), room temperature
1 tablespoon warm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
1. Preheat oven to 350F, with the rack in the center. Into a medium bowl, sift together flour and 3/4 cup sugar four times; set aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites and the warm water on low speed until foamy. Add salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla; beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. While beating, gradually add the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Beat on high speed until peaks are stiff and glossy but not dry, about 2 minutes (do not overmix).
3. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Sift flour mixture over egg-white mixture in six parts, quickly but gently folding it in with a rubber spatula after each addition.
4. Gently transfer batter to an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Run a knife through the batter to release any air bubbles, and smooth with a small offset spatula. Bake until the cake is golden brown and springs back when touched, 35 to 40 minutes.
5. Invert pan onto its legs and let cool completely, about 1 hour. Carefully run a large offset spatula around the sides of the cake to loosen, then invert onto a wire rack. Cake can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
I had a mild case of baking withdrawal today. Nothing too severe.. and nothing that baking a nice cake couldn't cure. I've been wanting to bake an angel food cake for awhile now. Especially after single-handedly eating my way through the entire Tres Leches cake (minus the one piece I shared with my boyfriend the first day).. So rich and dense.. It was time for something light, airy, and subtle, and angel food cake was just the thing.
Although I've wanted to make an angel food cake for a couple months now, I never got around to it. One of the main things holding me back was my lack of a tube pan. Last week, I finally broke down and bought one. I also mistakenly bought a dozen eggs because they were on sale, not realizing that I already had almost a full dozen still at home in the fridge. So today, being off work, I got bored and that's when the baking bug bit me. I'd use up the eggs in the fridge and use my new baking pan at the same time and finally make an angel food cake! I reverted to my old ways and consulted Martha again. (Hey I made it the whole way through the Tres Leches post without ONCE mentioning Martha! Cut me some slack!) The recipe in the Baking Handbook was simple, so it was time to get cracking! Literally.
13 eggs. And I only got yolk in my whites twice. I was able to scoop them out with a spoon, so not too bad! I put them in the mixer with the salt, cream of tartar, and vanilla, and walked to the other end of the counter to get my sugar to add once soft peaks formed. I was gone all of 30 seconds at the most, but when I came back my egg whites had gone from being foamy at the bottom of my bowl to this MONSTER pile of fluff! I thought for sure it was going to overflow the bowl before it was done! It was up over the part of the mixer where you attach the whisk to the arm! But it turned out alright. No total disastrous messes! At least not at that point.. It says to transfer to a large bowl. They're not kidding about the size of the bowl you need. Find the biggest one you have in your house. Use a barrel if you can find one. I put this massive foam into the biggest bowl I had and it still was too small. Folding the flour mixture into the egg whites proved to be a bit difficult. Or at least a bit messy. Or... a lot messy. I had egg whites all over the place! I guess I need to work on my folding skills a bit more. But I was able to get it all mixed and into the pan without deflating my whites too much.
35 minutes in the oven and an hour of cooling on the tube pan's legs and it's all done! My cake came out beautifully golden, and really moist and fluffy. Perfectly light with just the right amount of subtle sweetness. The angel food cake was simply divine. With a dollop of whipped cream, some plump strawberries, and a drizzle of chocolate, it was truly a cake worthy of heavenly creatures.
I can't wait for St. Patrick's Day next week! I've been testing out a few different cupcake recipes to see which one I like the best, so hopefully the Irish will pass along some of their luck, and I'll end up with some very tasty treats to show you! By the way-- would you believe I have about 190 cookie cutters.. and not a single shamrock? And do you know how hard it is to find a shamrock cookie cutter a week and a half before St. Patrick's Day! All I can find is Easter now! Apparently I should have been buying them before Valentine's Day..
Now onto figuring out what I'm going to do with all of these.
4 comments:
- Janae said...
Ok Danae... you and my husband David need to open a restaurant together! He is an amazing cook (we are looking to start catering possibly) and you make me drool over your pictures of desserts!! Wow woman!!
- March 11, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Danae said...
lol Thanks! And I'd be all about doing desserts for you! lol if it wasn't for that pesky problem of being like 1000 miles away!
- March 11, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- How To Eat A Cupcake said...
Mmmm angel food cake is one of my faves!
Hmm... with all of those egg yolks you could make frozen custard, creme brulee, vanilla creme pie, pastry cream, a really dense yellow cake LOL :D
- March 13, 2009 at 4:33 PM
- finsmom said...
I very much love Angel Food Cake, but I have never made one from scratch! I am sure that I will be trying this recipe out this summer, when all the fresh berries are ready! Thank you so much for sharing! Fantastic photos!
- March 18, 2009 at 3:41 PM


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Though the tradition was on hiatus for a few months, Frederic from Cocktail
Virgin Slut has thankfully revived Mixology Monday. Hosting for January is Jordan Devereaux of Chemistry of the Cocktail. The theme is fortified wines:
These wines held an important place in the ur-cocktails of punch and have continued on in cocktails proper, the personal punches of the past several hundred years. Though less common nowadays, sherry, port, and, to a lesser extent, madeira and marsala, all find their way into various mixed drinks. […] For this month's Mixology Monday, I'd like to see what you all can do with these versatile wines.
Working at Metrovino, where the cocktail list is always in the shadow of our massive selection of wines by the glass, mixing with fortified wines comes naturally. From Sherry Cobblers at brunch to the PX Flip for dessert, cocktails made with sherry or port appear frequently on our menus.
The Adonis is not one from our list, but it's one of the most pleasing aperitif drinks I know. Its recipe is given in The Savoy and I believe dates from the 1800s.
1 1/2 oz dry sherry
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
1 dash orange bitters
orange peel, for garnish
Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and garnish with an orange peel.
For a bit more background, also see my article from Culinate about sherry cocktails or check the sherry category of this site's cocktail archive.

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Warner Music Complains That Rock Band And Guitar Hero Need To Pay More For Music
from the are-they-serious? dept
"The amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games are entirely dependent on the content we own and control, is far too small."Fine. This is the point at which both of those video games should stop using any Warner Music content, and see how Bronfman feels when everyone else is jamming to content from his competitors, increasing the attention and sales that they get -- while Warner musicians are left out in the cold. Once again, we're seeing how Edgar Bronfman Jr.'s supposed epiphany about the digital age of music was no such thing.
The industry simply assumes that, if something makes use of their content, all of the value is in the content. That's incorrect. Yes, the content is a part of the value, but it's the game that's making that content valuable. This is the same thing that's been true of so many other services that the industry has freaked out about -- from Napster to YouTube to Seeqpod and many others. Until the recording industry recognizes that this isn't a zero sum game, and someone out there promoting your content is helping to make it more valuable, the industry is never going to figure out how to really adapt.


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To be a prince or princess in the Middle East today -- a sheikh or sheikha, as they're known in the Gulf -- means inheriting a country vastly different from the one where you were born. By some measures, cities like Dubai and Doha have seen a generation's worth of change within the past five years, with skyscrapers surging from the sand and oil wealth driving societies more at speed with New York than with old Arabia.
The current rulers of the region have set the exacting pace. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, has turned a sleepy port town into the aspiring business and bling capital of the Middle East. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi is spending billions to bring home the Louvre, the Guggenheim and New York University -- all institutions building outposts in Abu Dhabi.
In Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who reigns over the world's third-largest natural gas reserve, is raising his country's profile as a diplomatic player and peacemaker. In the past year, Qatar, a close U.S. ally, has hosted Israel's Tzipi Livni and brokered a truce between the Lebanese government and its Hezbollah-led opposition.
The royal leaders of the Gulf are not purely ceremonial figures, as in most of Western Europe, but rather combine the role with a kind of CEO status: they serve as the top tier of governance, aided by able foreign and domestic technocrats. The CEO comparison is fitting, given that the engine of economies in most Gulf countries rests on companies that are fully or mostly state-owned, from oil-producing firms to real estate conglomerates building the region's mega-museums and seven-star hotels.
Arab Royalty Looks for Global Growth
The rising sovereigns of the Arab world are pursuing the same social and economic development programs as their forebears, but their approach is vastly more globally integrated and externally oriented. Today's Abu Dhabi flexes its wealth through Mubadala, a powerhouse investment firm, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund at an estimated value of $875 billion. Those resources are driving initiatives like the Louvre and projects like Masdar, an attempt at the world's first zero-carbon city -- all profile raisers for the oil-rich emirate.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, already in his third decade as a government official, is pushing the city's economic growth and political engagement. In November President Bush hosted Mohammed at Camp David for the second time this year, a sign of America's close ties with the UAE.
It was also in part a credit to Mohammed for rebuilding ties between Iraq and the Arab world, while other Sunni Arab states maintained chilled relations with Iraq's Shiite-led government. Mohammed, a graduate of England's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, was among the first Arab leaders to visit post-war Iraq and to announce the reopening of an Embassy in Baghdad.
In neighboring Dubai, the much younger Crown Prince Hamdan of Dubai is emerging as a public figure who's part executive, part poet and part pinup model. The handsome prince, ranked sixth on Forbes' list of hottest royals, goes by the nickname "Fazaa" -- "the courageous," in local Arabic -- and has a Web site that features his photos and writings (http://www.fazza3.com). His face graces billboards, mousepads and birthday cakes.
Named Crown Prince last February at age 25, Hamdan is chairman of the Dubai Executive Council and engaged in Dubai Cares, a charity aimed at children's development. A modern monarch with a taste for the traditional, he set a world record when he paid a sale price of $2.7 million for a prized camel at a camel beauty pageant.
"He supports camel racing, camel competitions, camel beauty contests -- it's part of supporting our culture," said Sultan Al Qassimi, a writer and businessmen in nearby Sharjah who belongs to one of the UAE's royal families.
"He's not just going for skyscrapers… he was raised in a very traditional way, and we're very happy with that," Al Qassimi, said. "For example, he supports the Emirati tradition of 'yola,' a dance that young people do. The dance was dead until Sheikh Hamdan revived it. It had faded in our Playstation generation."
Arab People Get a Voice With Royalty
Mohammad Al Rahma, a citizen of Dubai, says the fact that Gulf monarchs maintain traditions like the majlis, an open sitting in which rulers hear directly from their citizens, keeps the royals and their subjects connected.
"The culture does not have a power distance. There's a majlis culture, where they hear our requests in an open forum… the ruler or deputy ruler will have a certain time of day when the court is open. You can bring your requests, you can even go just to say hi. You might not go to him with every small request. But you still interact with him in a normal way," said Al Rahma, 28, who works at Dubai's International Financial Center.
"We don't feel there's a barrier between the people and the ruling family, especially the young generation," he added. "We don't find many bodyguards around them, they network and interact freely."
Aside from Hamdan, only one other Gulf royal made it to the Forbes hot list: his sister, Sheikha Maitha. A black-belt beauty, she's a karate champion who took home a silver medal in the 2006 Asian Games. At age 28, Maitha went to this summer's Olympic games in Beijing to compete in Taekwondo, the first Emirati woman to compete in the Olympics. As her country's flag bearer, she helmed the national team as it marched into the Bird's Nest stadium.
"We're very proud as a UAE citizen, an Arab and a Muslim to see Sheikha Maitha carrying the flag," Ibrahim Abdul Malik, the country's Olympic Committee chief said in August.
"Even though most of the other competitors were men, it projects internally and externally that a woman can take a role in leadership," Al Qassimi told ABC News, noting that women hold a number of high posts in federal government. The first woman to hold a cabinet post, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, is a royal from Sharjah currently serving as the UAE's Minister of Economy.
Women Play Role in Public Life
Elsewhere in the Gulf, royal women are taking advantage of 21st century openness and opportunity. Qatar's Sheikha Mayassa plays an active public role, heading the Qatar Foundation's "Reach Out to Asia" initiative, aimed at disaster relief and supporting the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
In line with the royal family's emphasis on education -- Qatar is home to outposts of Cornell University and Texas A&M -- the Qatari princess went to college at Duke University in North Carolina and is now pursuing a masters at Columbia University in New York. Her activism that earns comparisons to her mother, First Lady Sheikha Mozah, and the princess is a patron of the new Museum of Islamic Art, which opened in November in the capital city of Doha.
The Middle East's most famous royals, King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan, have no official successor for now. The Kingdom is without a crown prince, and the presumed next in line is the royal couple's teenage son, Prince Hussein. As for the region's largest monarchy, the heir to the throne in the petroleum powerhouse of Saudi Arabia is no young royal. Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, son of the country's founder, is well into his 80s. "There certainly are up and coming young princes -- most of the provinces of Saudi Arabia are governed by young princes… At the ministries you have young princes shadowing and working alongside their fathers," said Robert Lacey, an ABC News consultant and expert on the Saudi Arabia.
"But it still remains the case that the ruling generation in Saudi Arabia -- the generation that counts -- is the senior generation, the sons of King Abdulaziz," Lacey said, referring to the country's founder and adding that there are more than a dozen living sons eligible for the throne.
The diverse monarchies of the Arab world have much in common in terms of the challenges they inherit, including a young population facing high unemployment, pockets of poverty and underdevelopment, and militant Islam threatening the region's stability.
To maintain their power and public loyalty they must all do the same: assert their authority and use it well.


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Wohlers Report 2017 Shows Vibrant New Business Activity In 3D Printing With Slower Worldwide Growth
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Last week at the RAPID + TCT conference in Pittsburgh, I made a point of catching up with my friend (and fellow Coloradan), Terry Wohlers, President of Wohlers Associates. I caught him after his excellent keynote presentation where we discussed several aspects of the 3D printing industry in a video interview that will be posted on the MCADCafe site very soon.
Among the things we discussed was the recently released the Wohlers Report 2017, his company's annual detailed analysis of additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing worldwide. According to the Report, the AM industry grew by 17.4% in worldwide revenues in 2016, down from 25.9% the year before, according to the new report. Much of the downturn came from declines by the two largest system manufacturers in the business — 3D Systems and Stratasys. Together, they represented $1.31 billion (21.7%) of the $6.063 billion AM industry. If these two companies were excluded from the analysis, the industry would have grown by 24.9%.
Wohlers Associates is widely recognized as the leading consulting firm and foremost authority on additive manufacturing and 3D printing. This annual publication has served as the undisputed industry-leading report on the subject for more than two decades. Over its 22 years of publication, many (including me) have referred to the report as the "bible" of AM and 3D printing—terms that are used interchangeably by the company and industry. I think it easily remains the most comprehensive resource on the topic and market.
Wohlers Report 2017
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Summer Preview: Solid Edge ST10
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Last week at the Siemens PLM Connection 2017, I was introduced to several new products and technologies, and was reintroduced to a product that I had prior experience with, but needed a refresher as to where it stood today — Solid Edge ST10.
The latest release brings just about every aspect of product development forward with new design technology, enhanced fluid flow and heat transfer analysis, and cloud-based collaboration tools. Solid Edge ST10 makes it easier to optimize parts for additive manufacturing (AM) and obtain quotes, material selection and delivery schedules from AM service providers. Newly integrated topology optimization technology, combined with Siemens' Convergent Modeling technology, improves product design efficiency and the ability to work with imported geometry.
Originally developed and released by Intergraph in 1996 using the ACIS geometric modeling kernel it later changed to the Parasolid kernel. In 1998 it was purchased and further developed by UGS Corp (the purchase date corresponds to the kernel swap).
In 2007, UGS was acquired by the Automation & Drives Division of Siemens AG. UGS company was renamed Siemens PLM Software in October 2007.
Solid Edge ST10 Preview (Video Courtesy of Nancy Johnson).
In an effort to appeal to SMBs with Solid Edge ST10, John Miller, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Siemens PLM Software, said, "Digitalization is leveling the playing field, providing unlimited opportunities for small-to medium-sized businesses to disrupt industry."
A Short Tale Of Two Conferences: Siemens PLM Connection & RAPID + TCT
May 11th, 2017 by Jeff Rowe
It's not often (thankfully) that I cover two major conference events in the same week, but this week was exceptional (in a good way) — Siemens PLM Connection and RAPID + TCT 3D Printing & Manufacturing.
Siemens PLM Connection
The Siemens PLM Connection event in Indianapolis was a first timer for me and I got a lot out of it.
The major theme I came away with was Siemens' push for what it calls the digital enterprise hub based on a digital twin.
There are many definitions of the digital twin, but for Siemens, a digital twin is a set of computer models that provide the means to design, validate and optimize a part, a product, a manufacturing process or a production facility in the virtual world. It does these things fast, accurately and as close as possible to the real thing – the physical counterpart. These digital twins use data from sensors that are installed on physical objects to represent their near real time status, working condition or position.
Siemens supports digital twins for product design, manufacturing process planning, and production through the Smart Factory loop and via the Smart Product.
A deployment of a digital twin includes three pillars: in product design, in manufacturing process planning and in feedback loops.
1. In product design. A digital twin includes all design elements of a product, namely:
Whether Additive Or Subtractive, Post Processing Remains Key For Manufacturing
May 4th, 2017 by Jeff Rowe
Clean up after anything is not usually an especially enjoyable endeavor, even where subtractive or additive manufacturing processes are concerned. This is where post processing comes in.
The Problem with CAD In Subtractive Manufacturing
To cut parts using a CNC cutting machine, it has to be programmed with the path of the desired shape or nest of shapes. Most parts are designed with a CAD program where they are saved in a CAD drawing format, such as DWG, STEP, or several others.
But you can't just take the CAD file and send it to a cutting machine. It has to be interpreted first, so the CNC on the cutting machine can understand it. The problem with CAD file formats is that:
Post Processing For Subtractive Machining
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Bricsys Insights: ACAD to BCAD
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I spent this week in the beautiful city of Ghent, Belgium for a series of company and product overviews at Bricsys at an event the company called Bricsys Insights.
For me, this was an introduction to and company and product line I had heard about, but didn't have much knowledge about. This week that all changed for the better.
As a company, Bricsys has taken on several iterations over the years since it was founded in 2002, and has emerged today as a real player in the CAD markets for both architectural and mechanical design applications. The company currently has 130-140 employees, the majority being developers, so it is efficiently run and product focused.
Hexagon's Recent Ups & Downs Update
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A lot has gone on in the past couple months at metrology giant Hexagon AB, so let's have a look.
For starters, Hexagon AB, announced recently that it was acquiring MSC Software Corp. for $834 million cash. While not quite as big, the acquisition is Hexagon's largest deal since it bought Intergraph for $2.1 billion in 2010.
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As I noted when the acquisition was first announced, acquiring MSC provides Hexagon with a strong foothold in the competitive simulation/analysis market with MSC's diverse portfolio of CAE applications.
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As it has with all recent acquisitions, Hexagon plans for MSC to run as an independent business unit within the Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) division, that focuses on automotive, aerospace, machinery, consumer electronics, and other discrete manufacturing markets, getting close to offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions in these diverse workflows. About the only link missing is a true CAD component and I can think of several possible targets for closing this gap.
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COFES 2017 Tackles Complexity, Looks Ahead To Future
April 13th, 2017 by Jeff Rowe
I just returned from Scottsdale, Arizona after a great week at the annual Congress on the Future of Engineering Software (COFES) event.
Over the years I've attended probably 8-10 of these unique events, and they have all been a bit different, but I have always come away with new insights and perspectives on engineering software.
The keynotes are always thought provoking and the roundtable discussions and general conversations are stimulating, because they often provide food for thought and questions for further investigation rather than just simple answers.
One of the aspects I especially appreciate about COFES is that the company behind the conference, Cyon Research, strictly forbids blatant "selling" by attendees. For the most this request is honored, noted a few exceptions, but I ignored them. This event is meant to be more a meeting of the minds than an opportunity to capitalize on a captive audience.
This year's theme was on the many facets of transformative complexity and how to understand it and take advantage of the benefits it can present.
At COFES, Everyone Is Encouraged (and Expected) To Participate
The growth of complexity in everything we do is presenting us with new and difficult challenges, from our constantly changing business environment, to conflicting requirements of more simplicity (to the customer) in products that require more complexity to deliver. New phenomena result from complexity, often requiring consideration of things that were not previously an issue. The demands of IoT, the emergence of additive manufacturing. And it's not just products: emergent properties of complexity occur in processes, in IT, in business models, in politics, and in economies.
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A few weeks ago at SOLIDWORKS World, I got reacquainted with a CAM company that previously I had only limited experience with – DP Technology. After talking with Don Davies, DP Technology's VP of Americas, I came away from the event impressed with the company, as well as where DP Technology and its ESPIRIT product line are heading as ESPRIT CAM Software.
DP Technology Corp is a privately held company co-founded in 1982 by Daniel Frayssinet and Paul Ricard. The company gets its name from the first names of the co-founders – (D)an and (P)aul. The company's corporate headquarters is in Camarillo, California. The rest of the company is structured by function with offices in France, Germany, India, Italy, China, and Japan. DP Technology is the developer of the diverse ESPRIT CAM system sold and supported via the company's regional offices and its network of resellers throughout the world. ESPRIT has also developed close partnerships with several leading milling, turning, and wire-EDM machine tool manufacturers, such as Okuma, Mazak, DMG Mori, Citizen, Mitsubishi, GF AgiCharmilles, and Sodick.
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As has been the case for several years, not all computer users need a workstation-class machine, but many do, especially with graphics-oriented and computationally intensive applications, such as MCAD, FEA, and animation. However, high-powered workstations for graphic-intensive applications can come with a price premium. So, you can really pay a relatively high price for higher levels of performance, but is often worth it. There are exceptions, however, and the HP Z2 Mini workstation offers the best of both worlds – a versatile machine with excellent performance at a reasonable price.
I'd classify the HP Z2 Mini as a mid- to high-level machine that provides just about everything most customers would need in a desktop engineering workstation. Then there's added benefit of the small footprint, which can be huge in a tight work environment.
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March 23rd, 2017 by Jeff Rowe
At software conferences it's always fun to catch up with old industry acquaintances, but is more interesting to strike up conversations with new companies with innovative ideas. That very thing happened a few weeks ago at SOLIDWORKS World 2017 when we got introduced to Xometry, a company committed to bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. with its software platform for building a reliable and scalable manufacturing program. It employs a unique machine-learning approach that provides its customers with optimal manufacturing capabilities at the best price based on parameters input by customers.
Founded in 2014, Xometry is hoping to transform American manufacturing through a proprietary software platform that provides on-demand manufacturing to a diverse customer base, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. The platform provides an efficient way to source high-quality custom parts, with 24/7 access to instant pricing, expected lead time and manufacturability feedback that recommends best processes and practices. With more than 100 manufacturing partners, the manufacturing capabilities include CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal forming and fabrication, and urethane casting with over 200 materials. Xometry's 4,000+ customers include General Electric, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, NASA, and the United States Army.
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Special Board meeting to address issues related to challenges of 2012 State Senate recall petitions.
A. Call to Order
B. Director's Report of Appropriate Meeting Notice
C. Personal Appearances from Members of the Public
(Appearances will be limited to Comments on Recall Procedure)
D. Staff Reports on Recall Procedures
- Description of Review Process
- Description of Duplicate Check Procedures
- Evaluation Process and Tracking Tools
- Summary of Challenge Procedures and Governing Law
E. Senate Recall Petitions – Evaluation of Challenges
F. Senator Fitzgerald Recall Petition
G. Senator Wanggaard Recall Petition
H. Senator Moulton Recall Petition
I. Senator Galloway Recall Petition
J. Review of Issues Related to Recall Petitions against Governor Walker and Lt. Governor
K. Review of Recall Fraud Issues
L. Request for Extension of Time to Complete Review and Determination of Recall Sufficiency
M. Closed Session
19.85 (1) (g) The Board may confer with legal counsel concerning litigation strategy.
The Government Accountability Board has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, March 20 and Wednesday March 21, 2012 at the Government Accountability Board offices, 212 East Washington Avenue, Third Floor in Madison, Wisconsin beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day.
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What moment in gaming made you cry?
Just curious because in Yakuza 3...
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Rikiya's death made me cry as much as Kazuma did. And he cried a lot that it was almost out of character.
Or do you not feel emotions toward sprites and polygons?
イタリアが愛の国であるならば、 全ての愛は俺の手中にある。
The very end of Final Fantasy X. That made me cry like a big baby. There were a few other games, but I forget. However, Final Fantasy X really stood out.
The only time I can remember is this:
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When 'Soap' MacTavish is killed by Makarov in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
I'm sure there were others, I just can't remember them.
"To live is to suffer. To survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."
Gears 2 & 3 with Dom. The dude went through so much to get what he wished, then it it was snatched away from him.
Had me in tears and ready to kick Skorge and the queen's ass.
I should also note the Persona games... The endings are always bittersweet. And Nanako from P4...
イタリアが愛の国であるならば、 全ての愛は俺の手中にある。
i think this is a little bit different, but once i went on a rocketship ride in my girlfriend's rocketship, on WoW, i was new and she was flying me around, i had smoked a lot before and everything looked so beautiful
i cried
The bioshock ending and story (the one where you are the big daddy), protagonist ending, made me emotional ^^
Bioshock. When you learn the truth of who/what you are and then the good ending with the little sisters.
2nd where you come so close to saving her only to have victory snatched away and again the ending, very emotional.
Expecting bioshock infinite will have something like this, I suspect it'll be a choice scene where doing one action will make the boss even harder but you did the right thing. Or you'll do the easy option but feel the pinch later in the game.
Prey. Tommy fights through alien abduction, insane puzzles and even death, only to have to kill the very thing that kept him living and kept his rage at bay. A bitter sweet victory.
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams' ending had me bawling for days! Besides this game, Final Fantasy X has been the only other game to elicit an emotional response from me.
My legend begins in the 12th century...
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Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams' ending had me bawling for days!
Thats actually one of the moments that popped into my head when I saw this thread,
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with the Blue Oni guy (god I suck with names) walking the staircase into the heavens and the ninja girl crying and begging him to come back.
Otherwise, end of MGS3, youd have to be made of stone not to feel something
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as Snake/Big Boss salutes The Boss' grave after hearing what she sacrificed and how she would be remembered
Valkyria Chronicles 1....anyone who has played knows exactly the moment I mean.
Final Fantasy VII...I don't think I have to explain why, everyone should know this one by now.
Never before did I have such a desire to totally annihilate an end game boss.
Never before did I feel "real" hatred for a videogame character.
Screw you, Sephiroth!!!
Reuniting with Lirum.
Lost Odyssey.
Persona 3 made me teary eyed at the end, not because I think it's sad, but because I just think the whole sequence is so beautifully organized.
Metal Gear Solid 3 on the other hand, gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME. No matter what I do, I can't make myself not cry at that ending.
And just for good measure, I'll say Shenmue II, because I'll never know what happens after it's events. Yes, that makes me cry.
This is a certified hood classic
I cried at the end of Mass Effect 3.
Well it wasn't really crying, it was more like softly sobbing while rocking back and forth mumbling "that can't be the end..." over and over again.
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
There're a lot I can think of... but the biggest ones:
After Cid dies in FF6 when Celes goes up onto the mountain. In FF7 when she dies. Mass Effect 3 when Thane passed away. The end of Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. FF10's ending always gets me, even just watching the cinematic on youtube like I go back and do every so often.


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Classic Design: A Gallery of Subway Tiles in the Kitchen
Subway tiles are a common element in bathrooms, but we love the way they look in a kitchen. There's something about the shape and brick-like pattern that makes them look more modern than square tiles, but they're still classic and clean. We've rounded up lots of crisp white, plus colors from blue to chocolate brown. Go take a look…
Subway tiles look industrial to us, like they belong in a factory or a huge, pre-war kitchen in the back of an Italian restaurant. And yet, they also look completely at home in a country kitchen or a small space. They work anywhere.
1. Blue tiles turned on their sides! This photo is from the website for Heath Ceramics, which manufactures some of the most beautiful tiles around.
2. Simple, clean backsplash in a California kitchen. We spotlighted this kitchen before: Allison and Paul's Silverlake Special. It's got a lot of colorful, warm elements, but the clean, simple backsplash keeps it open and light.
3. Subway tiles up the wall. These add a little interest to a small Brooklyn kitchen, and they make it feel old even with modern furnishings. From Martha Stewart.
4. Another entire wall covered in fresh, white tile. We'd imagine the tiles reflect light, too, making a small space feel bigger. From design*sponge.
5. Subway tiles in an IKEA model kitchen. At least, we're pretty sure this is an IKEA kitchen. (There are quite a few price tags.) These are a very pretty, very pale greyish-blue. From Mod Walls.
6. Brown tiles with white cabinets. Really cool contrast here, although we can't decide if the brown tiles make us think of brick walls too much. What do you think? Also from Mod Walls.
7. A super clean, streamlined kitchen. We loved this kitchen tour: Katin & Brandon's Casual Kitchen by the Sea. It's so peaceful, and the tiles really stand out, with just simple wood shelving on top of them.
8. All white in a Chicago row house. It's a narrow space, but somehow the horizontal tiles make it feel wider to us. From Martha Stewart.
9. White tiles, warm wood. The dark cabinetry really sets off the white walls, and again, we like how the tiles go all the way up the walls. It feels like you're enveloped. From Living Etc.
10. White and cream color scheme. Proof that you can mix the two. The creamy cabinets are set off by modern tiles, and yet the whole farmhouse-ish look still works. From Country Living.


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By Michael DeBates
Big 12 Campus Correspondent
The man with the million-dollar smile on campus is Iowa State All-American wrestler Kyven Gadson. He defied the odds last season, earning a Big 12 individual title and All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines just a week after losing his father, Willie, to cancer.
But Gadson wants more, and he wants to be at the top of the podium in March at Chesapeake Bay Arena in Oklahoma City.
"If I'm healthy and my mind is in the right place, I know I'm going to be fine," Gadson said. "I don't put pressure on myself to do something I've been doing my whole life. I set my goals a long time ago and the satisfaction of knowing I achieved those goals is the biggest thing for me."
Highly-touted out of high school, Gadson was slotted as the No. 6 189-pounder in the country by Amateur Wrestling News. The early goings of his career where hampered by injuries. From the end of his senior year of high school to the end of his second collegiate season, Gadson had three surgies on his shoulders, two on the left and one the right.
Not only did the injuries dwindle his time on the mat in a Cyclone singlet, but they also limited Gadson's offseason training regiment as well.
This offseason, Gadson was able to able to train hard and not be setback by injuries for the first team in his career at Iowa State. He believes his summer work in the room was extremely crucial to his success this season.
"Despite not wrestling in any competitions, I was able to get on the mat, drill and go hard in the weight room doing the things I have always been used to doing," Gadson said. "The past offseason has been a major confidence booster for me, knowing that I've been able to put on that extra layer from both a skills and strength standpoint."
To Gadson, wrestling is a science and he's trying to perfect it.
"Wrestling is a craft that you want to keep getting better at," he said. "I know if I get better at it, I will hit that peak of becoming an NCAA champion when I'm at my best."
Honing his skills on the mat to be the best wrestler in the nation is important to Gadson, but so too is developing himself into the best leader he can be for the Iowa State wrestling program.
"If you ask me a question, I'll give you an answer and the guys all know they can come to me with anything," he said. "Even the leaders need guys to get on them, so having a guy like Michael Moreno who experienced the same success I had last season in the room is important for me. I know if I'm ever having a bad practice, he'll get on me."
2011 NCAA champion Jon Reader and Andrew Sorenson, who finished his career 93-31, both played crucial roles in Gadson's development leadership wise for when it was his time to grab the reins of the team.
"I looked up to both a great deal," Gadson said. "Sorenson was more the talkative leader and Jon was more laid back, leading by example. You knew Jon was going to handle his business and if you wanted to get on that same train with him, there was an open seat for you."
It's rare to find someone with the character level Gadson possesses. After sitting down and talking with him, his high character level shines. In a uniquely individual sport like collegiate wrestling, team success sometimes is not all that important to student-athletes.
To Gadson it is.
"We're not there yet, but the potential is there for this team to compete at the NCAA Championships in March," he said. "I came here to win an NCAA team title, as well as individual ones. If you have to put this scenario in play, I would rather win a team title over an individual one. You have the satisfaction of knowing that everyone collectively came together for something far bigger than yourself. That's special."
Gadson is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation at 197 pounds by InterMat. He is 9-1 overall this season and 6-0 dual competition. He has won 21-staright matches in duals dating back to Nov. 25 last season. His only loss on the year came in the championship match of the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open on Nov. 16, as he fell 3-2 to No. 1 Scott Schiller of Minnesota.
Iowa State (6-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12) travels south to compete at the Southern Scuffle for the first time in school history on Jan. 1-2. Gadson will have the opportunity to showcase his skills in a tough 197-pound bracket, featuring four wrestlers ranked in the top-10.


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Sculpture by Sabah Al-Dhaher
The sculptures of Sabah Al-Dhaher is on display on the first and second floors of Odegaard. It was originally installed in conjunction with the Unembedded photo exhibit.
Al-Dhaher was born in Nasriyah, Iraq. At the age of fifteen he was accepted to the Institute of Fine Arts in Basra, Iraq, where he lived and received his training in classical art, graduating first in his class in 1989. Al-Dhaher fled Iraq in 1991 due to his involvement in a failed uprising against the regime of Saddam Hussein at the end of the first Gulf war.


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Downregulation and upregulation
|This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (August 2009)
Downregulation is the process by which a cell decreases the quantity of a cellular component, such as RNA or protein, in response to an external variable. An increase of a cellular component is called upregulation.
An example of downregulation is the cellular decrease in the number of receptors to a molecule, such as a hormone or neurotransmitter, which reduces the cell's sensitivity to the molecule. This phenomenon is an example of a locally acting negative feedback mechanism.
An example of upregulation is the increased number of cytochrome P450 enzymes in liver cells when xenobiotic molecules such as dioxin are administered (resulting in greater degradation of these molecules).
Some receptor agonists may cause downregulation of their respective receptor(s), while most receptor antagonists may temporally upregulate their respective receptor(s). The disequilibrium caused by these changes often causes withdrawal when the long-term use of a medication or drug is discontinued. However, the use of certain receptor antagonists may also damage receptors faster than they upregulate (internalization of receptors due to antagonism).[citation needed]
Upregulation and downregulation can also happen as a response to toxins or hormones. An example of upregulation in pregnancy is hormones that cause cells in the uterus to become more sensitive to oxytocin.
Receptor downregulation
Insulin receptor mechanism
The process of downregulation occurs when there are elevated levels of the hormone insulin in the blood. When insulin binds to its receptors on the surface of a cell, the hormone receptor complex undergoes endocytosis and is subsequently attacked by intracellular lysosomal enzymes. The internalization of the insulin molecules provides a pathway for degradation of the hormone as well as for regulation of the number of sites that are available for binding on the cell surface. At high plasma concentrations, the number of surface receptors for insulin is gradually reduced by the accelerated rate of receptor internalization and degradation brought about by increased hormonal binding. The rate of synthesis of new receptors within the endoplasmic reticulum and their insertion in the plasma membrane do not keep pace with their rate of destruction. Over time, this self-induced loss of target cell receptors for insulin reduces the target cell's sensitivity to the elevated hormone concentration. The process of decreasing the number of receptor sites is virtually the same for all hormones; it varies only in the receptor hormone complex.
This process is illustrated by the insulin receptor sites on target cells in a person with type 2 diabetes. Due to the elevated levels of blood glucose in an overweight individual, the β-cells (islets of Langerhans) in the pancreas must release more insulin than normal to meet the demand and return the blood to homeostatic levels. The near-constant increase in blood insulin levels results from an effort to match the increase in blood glucose, which will cause receptor sites on the liver cells to downregulate and decrease the number of receptors for insulin, increasing the subject's resistance by decreasing sensitivity to this hormone. There is also a hepatic decrease in sensitivity to insulin. This can be seen in the continuing gluconeogenesis in the liver even when blood glucose levels are elevated. This is the more common process of insulin resistance, which leads to adult-onset diabetes.
Another example can be seen in diabetes insipidus, in which the kidneys become insensitive to arginine vasopressin.
The process of downregulation can be counteracted in the above example. A person with type 2 diabetes can increase their sensitivity to insulin through proper diet and regular exercise, resulting in weight loss; some individuals may even return to their pre-diabetic state by following such a regimen.
See also
Sherwood, L. (2004). "Human Physiology From Cells to Systems, 5th Ed" (p. 680). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning
Wilmore, J., Costill, D. (2004). Physiology of Sport and Exercise, 3rd Ed (p. 164). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics
External links
- Down-Regulation at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)


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So here we are, nearly five years after the financial crisis, listening to a cranky, old, former billionaire yammer about how his bailout wasn't as good as some of the other bailouts.
At a time when the nation is freaking out over $85 billion in sequester cuts, Hank Greenberg, the 87-year-old ex-CEO of American International Group (NYSE:AIG), wants more than $55 billion because the government didn't bailout his company enough.
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On Monday, his current company, Starr International Co. Inc., filed an amended complaint in U.S. Court of Federal Claims. It alleges that the government took over the insurance giant so it could provide "backdoor bailouts" to Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and many others, including plenty of banks that aren't even based in the U.S.
AIG got into trouble because it sold credit default swaps, guaranteeing all the shoddy mortgage securities that these banks had collected before the big bust. By taking over AIG, the government made certain these swaps were paid, often in full, shoring up a teetering financial system.
The total cost of AIG's bailout hit $182 billion--the largest in history--and the U.S. Treasury at one point owned 92% of the company.
The Treasury has since sold all of its stake at a profit. And Mr. Greenberg remains one of AIG's largest shareholders, thanks to the government's extraordinary intervention, which of course spared him from losing all of his equity in what would have been a bankruptcy.
Mr. Greenberg's lawsuit complains that bailout terms for AIG were far harsher than those offered to other companies.
Shareholders parted with most of their equity and the company paid steep interest rates. Other troubled companies, by contrast, were allowed to borrow from the Federal Reserve through its discount window. Even foreign banks received this largesse, including Dexia SA of Belgium and Arab Banking Corp., owned by the Libyan Central Bank, the lawsuit says.
Many of Greenberg's claims ring true. AIG did get a tough deal. But then it's also possible that AIG got these less-attractive terms because it had behaved more recklessly than other players. Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, who is normally quite reserved, practically blew out his spleen when discussing AIG in a March 2009 interview with 60 Minutes.
"Of all of the things we've done...the single one that makes me the angriest, that gives me the most angst, is the intervention with AIG," he said. "Here was a company that made all kinds of unconscionable bets. Then, when those bets went wrong, we had a situation where the failure of that company would have brought down the financial system.
"I slammed the phone more than a few times on discussing AIG," Mr. Bernanke continued. "It's absolutely unfair that taxpayer dollars are going to prop up a company...that was operating out of the sight of regulators."
Perhaps the best thing that ever happened to Mr. Greenberg was getting thrown out of AIG in 2005 amid an accounting scandal. AIG had to restate its financials for the previous five years, acknowledging "improper or inappropriate" transactions. So Mr. Greenberg wasn't at the helm a few years later when the whole ship ran aground.
Now he spends his time writing books, giving media interviews and filing lawsuits claiming that AIG's collapse was somebody else's fault.
AIG, itself, has refused to join in Mr. Greenberg's class-action lawsuit, fearing the public's predicable contempt. AIG officials have also said they think the action has little chance of success. A similar lawsuit Mr. Greenberg filed against the New York Fed was dismissed, but Mr. Greenberg is appealing that decision.
It's difficult to get past the bite-the-hand-that-feeds of absurdity someone of suing the government for bailing out their own company. It's also tough to picture an 87-year-old man with this much testosterone. Why doesn't he just kick back and collect Social Security?
What Mr. Greenberg seems most upset about is the way the government had AIG and shareholders like him against the wall.
"All I want in life is an unfair advantage," was once his personal motto, according to books and published reports written about him over the years.
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Joseph was the youngest of three children born to immigrant Jewish parents. His Polish-born father was a former officer in the Austro-Hungarian army who had met and married Joseph's Hungarian-born mother during World War I. Joseph was raised in a religious household and grew up speaking French.
1933-39: My mother says it's better here in Paris than in the poor village where she grew up. Unlike my mother, who speaks broken French, my older sisters and I have grown up speaking French fluently. I attend a special public school funded by the Rothschild family. My father says that the terrible things happening to Jews in Germany won't happen to us here.
1940-44: I've fled Paris and am staying with the sister of a friend who is letting me hide on her farm in Sees in western France. About a year ago, when I was 9, German troops occupied Paris. At first, I wasn't in danger. Unlike my foreign-born parents who were subject to being immediately deported, I was a French citizen. I fled Paris after the Germans deported my father in 1941. I have false papers; my new name is Georges Guerin. My sisters also have false identities and have gotten office jobs in nearby Alencon.
Joseph's sisters in Alencon were discovered and arrested. Joseph managed to remain concealed until the end of the war, and immigrated to the United States in 1949.


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There aren't many 29er-only manufacturers out there but Niner are a big part of the vanguard, promoting big wheels with almost evangelical zeal. The Air 9 Carbon is their flagship hardtail, incorporating the geometry that the company have been refining since they started but rendered in ultra light carbon fibre.
Ride & handling: Light, stiff and comfy all at once, and spectacularly fast at all times
In common with many 29ers, Niner's sizing isn't quite what you'd expect if you're used to 26in wheels. Our test model was a medium but had a top tube length that you might expect from a large and a seat tube that would be at home on a small. But with a 400mm seatpost it was a good fit for 6ft tall testers, with height to spare. The cockpit setup was well thought out, with a flat but wide bar keeping the grips below the seat and delivering suitable weight distribution.
As 29ers go, the Niner is fairly low and steep at the front, and short at the back. Combined with its light weight, this gives the Air 9 Carbon a real edge out on the trail. This is a blisteringly and addictively fast bike. Pedal and it goes – instant gratification on two wheels. Cornering responses are equally lively, to the extent that the bike can feel a little bit nervous at speed.
But have confidence and take control and it will see you through – the big wheels and sure-tracking chassis will work in your favour. As well as being fast in every sense, the Niner somehow manages to be comfortable too. Looking at the huge tubes and fat seatpost you might expect it to be bumpier but a combination of big tyres and clever carbon layup makes it a fine place to be on long rides.
The Air 9 Carbon is race light but trail capable, stiff and comfy at the same time. It's also fast as you like and one of the best-looking bikes made by anyone, anywhere, ever. Yes, it costs all the money in the world but it's properly ace. We're off to look for things to sell...
Frame: State-of-the-art chassis with amazing looks; big tubes amplify clonks and bangs
Niner managed to cause quite a stir when they debuted the Air 9 Carbon at the trade shows a couple of years back. And trying it out now it's not hard to see why. First up, this is a fine-looking mountain bike – we've found that even people who go out of their way to dislike 29ers tend to like the look of it. From the tapered head tube to the carbon post mount back end it's a state-of-the-art frame.
It's also extremely low-slung but packs huge tubes. There's not much point mounting a Crud Catcher to the Niner's hexagonal down tube, for example, since the tube itself is as much mudguard as you'll be likely to need this winter. Despite the girthsome tubes, the frame comes in at well under 3lb – pretty good for a big-wheeler. The tube merges seamlessly into the bottom bracket, where you'll find Niner's CYA bottom bracket system.
This essentially involves having a bigger hole in the frame than any bottom bracket/crank setup needs and then using adaptor cups to step it down to the required size. You can fit pretty much any kind of crank in there with the right cups. Or the CYA system will accept Niner's own eccentric bottom bracket system so you can tension the chain on a singlespeed setup. If you're doing that you can also swap the drive side dropout insert for one without a derailleur hanger for a clean look.
Niner clearly realise that scraping your new, extremely expensive carbon frame would be a painful experience. So the Air 9 Carbon comes with a hefty strip of helicopter tape along the underside of the down tube, plus titanium plates by the bottom bracket and on the chainstay to ward off damage from a dropped or sucked chain. Gear cables are routed internally, with the housings entering via holes in the head badge, which is a rather neat touch.
In common with most high-end models, the Air 9 Carbon is supplied as a bare frame – all you need to do is add parts to taste. It's designed for an 80 or 100mm travel (3.1 or 3.9in) suspension fork or Niner's own super-light carbon rigid fork. Our test bike arrived with a 100mm Fox F29 RLC up front, with a QR15 axle to add extra steering authority.
We were pleased to see a flat Syntace bar up front, compensating for the inevitably high front end that a 29in wheel and 100mm of fork travel dictate. Transmission and brakes were all from SRAM's new X0 group and worked without complaint, though the acoustic properties of the carbon frame made the shifts seem clankier than we're used to. SRAM's always a bit clickier than Shimano anyway, but once the sound has echoed around the big hollow frame it sounds louder.
This article was originally published in Mountain Biking UK magazine.


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Hi kitebrothers, long time far from this great forum, nice to come back and meet you all.
After another tragical accident here in Brasil, in the city of João Pessoa, I've been trying to convince kiters from my city to buy their helmets, and one of them asked about kiteshops in Orlando, looks like there is somebody there who can purchase him a helmet. I suggested the Ace pro helmet, which I've been wearing for 5 years now, but don't know whether there is a good alternative to it or not, so I'd like to know from you fellow kitesurfers, two things: name of kiteshops in Orlando where good kitesurf helmets can be found, and a good brand and model.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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In a just-released report by leading UK CM/SM researchers, they studied the clinical signs of neuropathic pain in 48 cavalier King Charles spaniels for a mean average of over a three year period. Nine of the 48 dogs had only CM. None had been treated surgically. They found that the clinical signs suggest that neuropathic pain progressed in 75% of the dogs with either CM/SM or just CM. They noted that it is not fully understood how CM/SM causes neuropathic pain, and that their study does not make any such finding.
Details at http://www.cavalierhealth.org/sm2.ht..._syringomyelia


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$45 - Write 3 Hot and STEAMY Gay Male Pregnancy (MPREG) ERom Short Stories
Budżet $30-250 USD
I'm looking for a ghostwriter to form a long term relationship with. This project is for a 3 5k word (15k word total) gay male pregnancy (MPREG) E-romance novel. Please be comfortable writing HOT and STEAMY scenes. We can discuss the exact subject and outline over messages.
Stories should be at least 5k words each for a total of 15k words. Pay is $15 per book $45 total. Higher bids will NOT be entertained. Complete work should be delivered within 10 days. If we like working with each other you can expect fairly regular work.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a work for hire relationship and I will own and have the rights to edit and exclusively publish any works produced. All work must be original and will be run against plagiarism checkers.
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"Bean" Takes Over the Guest Room
Name: "Bean" (8 months)
Location: Boulder, Colorado
We have a small two bedroom home, and Bean's room was originally the guest room. We needed a guest room after she was born, so we decided to put either a daybed or a pullout sofa in the room with her. That way, when guests came, we could give them our room and sleep in Bean's room with her.
Being tight we really had to use the space efficiently. Her dresser and changing table had to be one piece, and her closet had to hold toys and books. We also wanted to create wall art out of books, and designed this cool bookshelf that you see.
The bookshelf ledges are from Ikea, the sofa is Crate & Barrel, the dresser and crib are Pottery Barn, curtains from West Elm, and the trunk is an old trunk of my parent's that made the space rustic chic.
Thanks, Lori! Readers, say hello to Lori at Reading with Bean.
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How to get around Valencia
- Автономное сообщество: Region of Valencia
- Провинция / Остров: Valencia-València
Most of Valencia's monuments and important buildings are in the historic quarter, meaning that you can get about on foot if you wish. Another way to get to anywhere in the city is using the public transport system, which will take you to all the places of interest, such as the IVAM (Institute of Modern Art), the City of Arts and Sciences and the beach.
Как передвигаться
The metro system runs from 5:30 am to midnight, and station entrances are marked with the letter 'M'. Line 4 covers the main streets of the centre, the port and the popular beach of La Malvarrosa. You can also use the city bus system. These run from 4.30 am to 10.30 pm (approx. – timetables vary according to the route). In summer there are extra services to the beach. To get around by night there are night buses which depart from the Town Hall square. They are identified by an "N" before the number, and run every night from 22:30 pm to 2 am (Fridays and the night before public holidays, until 4:00 am). Nevertheless, many people prefer the comfort of taxis when travelling at night. They run all day, and are white with the city shield and their license number on the side. You can hail them in the street when the green light is on. Otherwise there are taxi ranks, or you can order them by phone using the radio taxi service. Rates are visible inside the cars, with the total price displayed on a meter, and include charges for flag-down, kilometres travelled and other special extras such as night service, public holidays, and train or airport services.
Какова стоимость проезда?
There are several different tickets and fares available. On the metro, a single ticket costs €1.50. Return tickets costing €2.90 are also available, and the return trip is valid up to 24 hours after purchase. Another option is the Bonometro pass, which has 10 journeys and costs €7.20. It can be shared between various people, and is available at ticket windows and vending machines in metro stations, as well as from tobacconists and newspaper stands. Single tickets for the bus cost €1.50 and are available from the driver. The Bonobús pass can also be purchased from tobacconists and newspaper stands. It is valid for 10 journeys, costs €8,50 and can be used by more than one person. There are also tickets valid for the underground and buses alike. This is the case of the T-1, T-2 and T-3 non-transferable cards, which permit unlimited journeys for one person, for one, two or three days respectively. They cost between €4 and €9.70. Also available is the Valencia Card, a tourist card which offers unlimited use of bus and metro for one, two or three days. The price ranges from €15-€25, and it can be purchased at hotels, tourist offices and online (www.valenciatouristcard.com). It includes discounts for museums, leisure attractions, shops and restaurants. The most convenient option The best option will depend on the number of journeys to be made, the transport chosen and the number of people travelling. Non-transferable passes such as the T1 or Valencia Card offer unlimited use of buses and metro, but are valid for a limited period and can be used by one person only. Multi-trip tickets such as the Bonometro, Bonobús and Bono Transbordo BT card offer substantial discounts compared with single tickets. They have no time limit and are transferable, meaning they can be shared by more than one person.
Другие варианты
Tourist buses travel around the historic town centre and the city's most iconic sights, along two routes: Historic Valencia and Maritime Valencia. There are two ticket types, for 24 or 48 hours. They cost from €16 to €17, but there are discounts for groups and for children. Each route takes 90 min. Valencia Tourist Bus Tour: 24 hour, adults. €16.00 Valencia Tourist Bus Tour: 24 hour, adults. €17.00 More information: Sightseeing bus: http://valenciabusturistic.com/es/ You can also see Valencia from the sea, taking a trip in a 'golondrina' (a small motorised passenger boat) around the port.
For more information: Valencia Metropolitan Transport Authority (www.emtvalencia.com)


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[quote="NCKite_Ryder the gorge is not a beginner friendly spot, its more difficult then Sherman. do you research before blindly entering the water there.[/quote]
I have to disagree. The area below the sand bar is about as safe as it gets. As a beginner, I SWAM upriver to the bar when the wind died because the bar kills the current. Upriver of the sandbar is mellow too. If shit goes wrong you can drift/swim back.
I think you can still kite at the Hook too if you are super beginner. It's totally contained. And that is just in Hood River at the event site.
To the east there are several spots that are lagoons surrounded by land where there is no current al all. Also great places.
The gorge is not one spot, it's MILES of different spots. PM me if you want a head start on finding them.
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Be the 4th of July BBQ Host(ess) with the Most(est)
With so many ideas for table setting inspiration and holiday craft projects out there on the internet, it's easy to feel overwhelmed when getting ready to host your own party. With the 4th of July right away the corner, we are sure many of you are planning menus and activities. Here's a roundup of some great decor ideas to take your party to the next level.
From printable downloads to craft ideas, these ideas will show off your party throwing moxie:
1 - Printable DIY 4th of July Party Package from Anders Ruff Custom Designs, $7. Found via Sweet Designs: A Blog by Amy Atlas.
2 - Fabric Star Medallions from Martha Stewart.
3 - Fireworks Table Setting from Martha Stewart.
1 - 4th of July Party Downloads from The Sweetest Occasion. Found via Sweet Designs: A Blog by Amy Atlas.
5 - Clothespin Pinwheels from Martha Stewart.
Images: 1 - Anders Ruff; 2, 3 and 5 - MarthaStewart.com ; 3 - ; 4 - The Pink Orange


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|2012-09-09, 03:13
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
What Asuna said to Kirito in that scene was very significant. We recall Kirito giving his reassurances to Sachi that she wouldn't die, and that weighs heavily on his mind given how that turned out. He generally flies solo because he thinks deep down that he's not the sort of person who can protect anyone any more. But here she reassures him that she's not going to die, because she's going to protect him. In that scene, when Asuna hugs him, they show Kirito's hand reaching out towards her, but pulling back. Later on in the anime, after they save each other's lives with Kuradeel, the same gesture comes back again, with Asuna reaching out to Kirito but pulling back out of guilt for getting him involved in this whole situation that nearly got him killed. This helps explain what Kirito was thinking before when he couldn't reach out for Asuna -- still mired in guilt by what happened in the past, not sure if he deserves to be protected by her. That's why, even when he went for the kiss, all he could do was give his life for her sake.
I think it's not just that he's found something he wants to protect again, but I think he realizes that he's really not strong enough to go it alone any more. He fell in love with Asuna not because she's someone who needs protecting, but because they can protect each other -- they're stronger together than apart. Even though he's strong in some ways, he also realizes he's terribly weak -- and where he is weak, she is strong, and vice-versa. (Like last episode where, while he was mired in his trauma and unable to move, Asuna was able to do to the right thing and take that first leap forward to save the Army guildsmen. And here, where Asuna was momentarily blinded by compassion even for a murderer, Kirito was able to make the move and deal the finishing blow when she hesitated.) So I think being alone is no longer really an option for either of them any more, and I think that's what this episode was trying to convey.
|2012-09-09, 04:10
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Let's Puppystyle!
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Best Place In The WORLD
Age: 26
And yes, whether it be the audio, or visual cues, I feel like they have done a really good job so far. Never read the novels, nor do I intend to in the near term, but it's been a fun/great ride so far.
Symbolism/deep analysis aside, I do wonder how that clan leader was able to just move his shield like that instantaneously...
|2012-09-09, 04:35
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Kamen Rider Muppeteer
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Unknown
Age: 34
Re: Going into happy relationship stuff right after killing a man.
I'd like to see it more like they went into happy relationship stuff because the thing was so traumatizing.
This stuff happens a lot. In life. Real life.
|2012-09-09, 04:38
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Not bad actually... since this acted as a push to their new found relationship...
|2012-09-09, 04:53
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: toronto
kirito has acquired a new skill! :
[Name] : Summon Wife
[Duration] : Permanent
[Description] : Calls Asuna to his aside, asuna will fight alongside him, also increasing his morale, stamina and agility when she is nearby.
|2012-09-09, 04:59
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Or maybe because the anime didn't want to go "there" and show a lot of naked avatars.
Speculation on my part.
|2012-09-09, 05:06
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Otoshi-gami in training
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Germany
Age: 26
Was the thing about his hand just growing back explained more detailed in the LN? Cause it felt really weird in the anime, I considered the whole scene very dramatic and emotional at first, but it seemed really trivial afterwards.
Nice episode overall, glad to see some great development on Asuna/Kirito. Hopefully the next few episodes will be a bit about how they live together.
|2012-09-09, 05:10
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Spoiler for Maybe Book Spoiler?:
|2012-09-09, 05:12
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
sigh, kirito & asuna kissed for the first time, (apparently) had sex and then decided to get married all in one night. not only that, but kirito just committed one of the most selfish acts you can, taking another person's life, and is just totally stoic about it.
lame episode, cute couple tho ~
|2012-09-09, 05:15
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It's bacon!
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Up and to the Left
Age: 38
Heathcliff just can't seem to catch a break being that he now had a PKer in his guild. The episode seemed too short though as it is not known if of what had happened will be made public, or if some kind of cover-up will be put in place to protect the guild's reputation, or even if the guild is aware of the incident at all. What we're left with here is a transition to a more romantic setting, which leaves us to believe that Asuna & Kirito is where the next episode would pick up at, to no mention of the PKer incident. It just seemed that the loss of the two guild members had been completely forgotten. Or have Asuna & Kirito decided to run away together from the guild, thus the mile long distance here?
Fun episode, no question of that. Much left unanswered with no direction. At best at the moment, Kirito should be orange status now, but not clear if they'll go anywhere with that.
|2012-09-09, 05:18
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Level 5 Pyrokineticist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Australia
After all that dickhead did, I would be pretty stoic about sending him to the abyss as well.
|2012-09-09, 05:18
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Saving one's life.. especially you're love ones ain't selfishness nor tainted by it... its more of bravery and courage...
|2012-09-09, 05:27
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Seems like instead of the "Weekly Episode-to-Novel Comparison Discussion Thread" there should have just been 2 threads for each episode, one for anime only and one for novel people, but we're probably way past the point of considering that anymore anyway.
Anyhow, thought the episode was alright, can't say it's been my favourite episode so far, but it moves the story forward.
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|2012-09-09, 05:34
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a.k.a Enki
Join Date: Sep 2012
A lot of people complain that there is A LOT of stuff that hasn't been adress in this episode. So much that maybe you would need 3 more episodes to address. I mean, how can you express the guild politics after the Kuradeel incidents, and Kiritos after reaction, and the romance, and the proposal, and... You get it, don't you? They had to choose what to focus and what to leave for another episode. That or make a "montage" with all the info. You can complain about what they choose to focus on, but so far, you don't know if they really ignored it.
This remembers me an ep of Eureka Seven. It has a similar premise, and Renton was suffering for a long time, in and out. Somedays he ignored it, and BAM, comes to him. I guess they are doing the same to Kirito.
What i was wondering is the boss in ep 9 was in floor 74 or 76? I can't remember (and don't have the episode at hand) but if it was 74 how come the arena is in 75? (OTH, if it was 76 it's possible)
|2012-09-09, 05:35
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Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
The fault lies with Heathcliff for recruiting a criminal in the first place. For a guild leader, he should have done some research beforehand...now, he's 2 men short, has to deal with every other guild dissing his KoB AND needs to start tracking down two deserters, who just so happen to be his strongest guildies. If only he hadn't challenged Kirito, things would have been normal and Asuna would eventually return after her party with Kirito...Karma's a bitch, amirite?
Really confused about some things though.
- Kirito got paralyzed, but his HP was dropping at a percentile rate, heavy poison style.
- His hand shattered, as if each body part has durability. I thought HP was there to represent that.
- After losing his hand, he went into a bleeding condition, which depleted his HP even faster than the paralysis...and yet he had the freedom to kiss and talk it out with Asuna as if he could survive much longer.Wat.
- He killed Kradeel DBZ style, hand through the chest :O Where did he get the time to train three different fighting styles!?
- Did the pain inhibitors break down when Kayaba hacked the game? Both Kirito and his recently deceased guildie seemed to be in a lot pain and the only time we saw otherwise was on the very first boar hunt of Kirito&Klein.
At least Kirito going off to his resort with his fiancee (who didn't get an engagement ring, cheapskate Kirito xD) is reasonable, they'll take a break for a few months and go back to clearing the game sometime later :P
|2012-09-09, 05:40
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Kamen Rider Muppeteer
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Location: Unknown
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|2012-09-09, 05:45
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: InterWebs
I'm rather surprised to see not few belittles life ("X deserved it because of Y"?). Well, not really, I actually expected that as a normal reaction for a lot of people. There's a reason the death penalty exists I guess.
But hey, if no one's up to it let's not discuss anything too heavy now since I don't really want to disrupt the KiriAsu shipping mood for everyone.
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