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Libya conflict leaves both sides running short of ammunition
Two weeks of intense fighting leaves rebels and government forces low on weapons – and exposes rebel's shortcomings
Richard Norton-Taylor, Nick Hopkins, Chris McGreal in Ajdabiya
The Libya conflict has brutally exposed the rebels' shortcomings. Photograph: Str/AP
Both sides in the Libya conflict are running short of weapons and ammunition after almost two weeks of intense fighting that has brutally exposed the military shortcomings of the rebels, the Guardian has been told.
The rebels were forced into yet another retreat on Wednesday, with Muammar Gaddafi's forces regaining much of the territory taken by them at the weekend and threatening to humiliate the western coalition by again coming within striking distance of Benghazi.
Concern is deepening in the coalition about the rebels' fragile morale and lack of military experience to mount a sustained challenge to the regime.
A military stalemate is now a real possibility, partly as both sides are struggling to re-equip their forces.
With fighting continuing in Misrata and regime forces pushing east as far as the strategic town of Ajdabiya, the issue of rearming has become paramount.
Coalition bombing raids had helped "chop the legs off" Gaddafi's supply chain, meaning he could no longer get replacement rockets and other ammunition to the frontline. "Ammunition is going to become an issue," said a defence source. "The regime's logistics are very stretched. Their ability to move ammunition 400 to 500 miles is becoming constraining.
"In terms of trying to bring the fighting to a stop, chopping the legs off the supply chain is a very effective move. Regime forces have been seriously degraded. But there is more to do to prevent more bloodshed, to prevent more loss of life."
While the regime is thought to be "hurting more and missing more" because many of its heavy weapons have been destroyed, the rebels could struggle to take advantage because of their own problems. They do not have a supply chain or logistical mechanisms.
Many of the rebels have not experienced being under fire before the last three weeks and there is no sign of any improvement in their fighting capability.
Though the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and the foreign secretary, William Hague, have hinted that arming the rebels might be allowed under the terms of the two UN resolutions, it is understood the UK has not provided any equipment so far, and there are no plans to do so at this stage. No training has been provided either.
A defence source insisted there had been "no request for ground forces" and that it was clear from the start that the coalition had "no intention" of providing ground forces.
People who had returned to Ajdabiya after it fell to the revolutionaries on Saturday again fled on Wednesday as the government's army seized two important oil towns further along the coastal highway, Ras Lanuf and Brega.
It was not immediately clear if the regime intended to try to take Ajdabiya again after air strikes last week destroyed a significant number of tanks and armoured vehicles. But the government has pressed ahead with its counteroffensive using not only the artillery that it still retains but what appears to be a larger ground force than previously deployed.
On Monday, the rebels moved to within 45 miles of Sirte, the strategically and politically important birthplace of Gaddafi, and were proclaiming they would be in Tripoli before the end of the week after advancing about 200 miles in two days under the cover of the western air strikes.
But the regime's counterattack has outmanoeuvred the poorly disciplined and ill-trained rebels who barely made a stand at Brega before turning and fleeing toward Ajdabiya. If the government were to move on Ajdabiya, that would once again open the road to Benghazi.
The revolutionary leadership, which has called for an intensification of air strikes to destroy the regime's ability to fight, said it was not hugely concerned at the see-sawing military fortunes.
"Whether we advance 50km or retreat 50km … it's a big country. They will go back the next day," said a revolutionary council spokesman Mustafa Gheriani in Benghazi.
But the situation has raised concerns in the leadership that the rebels' inability to hold territory, amid disorganisation, lack of training and poor discipline, will undermine the coalition's commitment to the fight against Gaddafi.
The coalition now believes it has a much clearer idea of the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides and the issues that could be crucial in the coming days and weeks. It is now thought that:
• Thousands of foreign fighters are in Libya helping to support Gaddafi and more are still coming from countries such as Chad, Niger and Mali. Many are being lured to Tripoli because Gaddafi pays them well. The foreigners, some of them migrant workers, are being used for security in urban areas, freeing up other soldiers to fight the rebels.
"There have been individuals identified from all of those areas. In terms of where they're employed, it's… mainly in the urban areas, and mainly for internal security purposes."
• Misrata has become a crucible of the fighting and is the focus of the regime's attempts to snuff out the opposition. Coalition air strikes have crushed attempts by Gaddafi's navy to blockade the city and attack it from the sea. Four Libyan vessels have been sunk, and one beached.
• Al-Qaida has a negligible presence in Libya and is not considered a factor at all in the current fighting.
• Gaddafi has no chemical weapons in any useable form. It is thought that he only has the remnants of the weapons programme that was dismantled in 2004, and coalition air strikes have targeted the Scud missiles that could have been used to deliver them.
• The humanitarian situation in the west of the country is thought to be deteriorating rapidly. Gaddafi has also been using news blackouts in certain areas to create a climate of uncertainty, as well as for his own propaganda purposes.
How the conflict now develops may depend on whether Gaddafi's opponents in the west of the country are prepared to rise up against a regime that has promoted a culture of fear for the last 40 years.
That culture is thought to be most acute inside the regime itself – Gaddafi is said to hold his lieutenants, extended family, and indeed his children in a state of near perpetual conflict and fear. The default position in society is assessed to be that any resistance to Gaddafi or his regime is something only talked about in the privacy of your own home.
The scale of the deployment by UK forces has also become clear. Ten Typhoon and eight Tornado aircraft are operating out of Italy, supported by the cruise missile submarine, HMS Turbulent, which has been replaced by HMS Triumph.
Getting equipment and armaments to the Mediterranean involved 24 transport aircraft, including nine C17s and 11 Hercules aircraft, and two chartered Antonov flights for 583 military personnel. The RAF so far has undertaken 130 hours of refuelling missions, involving 500,000 litres of aviation fuel.
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Australian Anglicans split over same-sex marriage
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By AC Wimmer
CNA Newsroom, Aug 18, 2022 / 09:38 am
The Anglican Church in Australia has split over the question of whether marriage is only between a man and a woman and accusations that bishops are out of touch with grassroots Anglicans.
The Diocese of the Southern Cross was officially launched in Canberra on Sunday, and former Sydney Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies was named its first bishop.
"I think you'll see the Diocese of the Southern Cross will have a significant impact," the 71-year-old told the Sydney Morning Herald, saying many Anglicans felt the Australian church had strayed from the teachings of the Bible.
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Adelaide Archbishop Geoffrey Smith, labeled the move as "perplexing" in a statement published Thursday.
A meeting of the General Synod "held in May this year clearly affirmed the view that marriage is between a man and a woman, and declined to affirm same-sex marriage," Smith said.
"It is perplexing, therefore that the leaders of this breakaway movement cite the reason for this new denomination as the failure of General Synod to explicitly express an opinion against the blessing of same-sex marriages."
However, an attempt by the Sydney archdiocese to affirm that marriage is only between a man and a woman was narrowly voted down at a synod in May, prompting warnings of the risk of a schism.
Notably, the statement upholding the traditional view of marriage was passed by the house of the laity by 63 votes to 47 and by the house of clergy by 70 votes to 39. But the bishops exercised their veto power by rejecting the statement by 12 to 10, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Two bishops abstained.
This led to accusations that bishops were out of touch with grassroots Anglicans.
Tasmanian Anglican Bishop Richard Condie, who supports the new Diocese of the Southern Cross, told the Herald Sun on Aug. 17 that disaffected Anglican clergy and laypeople who "can no longer sit under the authority of their bishop" would be drawn to the new diocese.
Deep divisions over a statement on banning same-sex marriage emerged recently at the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England.
The worldwide Anglican Communion, including its American branch, the Episcopalian Church, has been in tension over same-sex marriage issues for years.
In 2009, former members of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, disaffected by those communities' liberalization on homosexuality, formed the Anglican Church in North America.
Like the breakaway group in Canada and the Church of Confessing Anglicans founded in 2019 in New Zealand, the new, nationwide diocese in Australia is aligned with the Global Anglican Future Conference.
According to the 2016 census, 3.1 million Australians identified as Anglicans, making it the second-largest Christian denomination in that country; the largest is the Roman Catholic Church.
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AC Wimmer is founding Editor-in-Chief of CNA Deutsch. A former senior executive with public broadcaster SBS and graduate of the University of Melbourne and Monash University (Australia), he has worked as a journalist across the globe. Before joining EWTN News, the Australian with Bavarian roots was Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Munich.
Anglicans recognize Pope as 'father of the Church in the West,' says archbishop of Canterbury
In ecumenical discussions at the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England, Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, has said that most Anglicans recognize the pope as "the father of the Church in the West."
As Anglican bishops gather, deep divisions over statement on banning same-sex marriage emerge
Following criticism from Anglican bishops, participants in the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England will be given the opportunity to "clearly state their opposition" to a motion against same-sex marriage and blessings of homosexual unions.
Retired Anglican bishop Peter Forster becomes Catholic, news report confirms
Peter Forster, a former Anglican Bishop of Chester, was received into the Catholic Church in Scotland last year, a Church of England news site has reported. He is the third leading Church of England clergyman to become Catholic in the last year.

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None of these moments were bigger than Shawn Allard's ear-to-ear smile as he gripped the Stanley Cup and held it high over his head in Tampa Bay where the Colorado Avalanche won the NHL championship in six games over the Lightning. Allard will have his name engraved on Lord Stanley's celebrated mug as the team's skills coach.
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Trent Mann, who backstopped the Lumber Kings for two seasons in the 1990's also got in on a week of celebratory news for the Kings. The long team leading scout for the Ottawa Senators was promoted to the role of assistant general manager just before the club prepared for the annual amateur hockey draft.
If that wasn't enough, current U-18 Lumber Kings coach and former Ottawa Senators star Daniel Alfredsson learned he was going to the Hockey Hall of Fame. In his fifth year of eligibility, the 49-year old Alfredsson got the call that all hockey players dream of, recognizing the 1,157 points he recorded in 1,246 NHL games, most of those points collected as captain of the Ottawa Senators.
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The Gustavus track and field team will travel to Waverly, Iowa to take part in the Wartburg Select on Friday and Saturday, April 1-2.
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Q: Toast message at fix time daily,even when app gets close in android I want simple toast message to be shown at 2:00p.m daily even if app gets close.
    Please help me.
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A: You can use background service for it.

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Azeri Leader Slams Turkey as Gas Route to Europe
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MOSCOW (Combined Sources)–Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev said late on Friday that his country is considering other gas routes to Europe as Turkey's terms have become "unacceptable", Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.
The statement follows sharp criticism from Aliyev over the rapprochement between long-term ally Turkey and its neighbor Armenia, with whom it has a two-decade long conflict over the indigenous Armenian territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We've run out of options and the current offers cannot be accepted," he told a government meeting in Baku.
"Azerbaijan's fundamental position is simple," Aliyev reiterated at the inauguration of a housing complex for Azeri veterans of the Karabkh conflict. "The conflict must be settled within Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
"No other viewpoint is considered beyond this position. Azerbaijan has repeatedly voiced its position on this issue," the Azerbaijani president said, in reference to negotiations with Armenia over the fate of the Nagorno-Karabakh republic.
Turkey and Azebaijan have exploited international pressure on Armenia to normalize its relations with Turkey to force a linkage of the Karabakh conflict with the Turkey-Armenia conflict. Top government officials in both Turkey and Azerbaijan have repeatedly stated that Armenia's relations with Turkey cannot be normalized until the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is stripped of its independence and forced under Azeri rule.
To push its agenda, Baku has been leveraging its position as a hub connecting Turkey, Europe and Russia to the rich natural gas and oil resources from the Caspian. Aliyev has often threatened to derail the Nabucco pipeline project linking Central Asia to Europe, through Azerbaijan and Turkey.
"Our international positions are strong. Our economic potential is higher," Aliyev said comparing Azerbaijan to Armenia. "We must be ready to liberate our native lands from occupiers at any moment."
Tags: AzerbaijanKarabakhTurkey
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Shant Hairapetian says:
native lands! hah! If I could just have a moment alone in a room with this gentleman….
Areg Mansuryan says:
Ilham Aliev will only see Artsakh (Karabakh) in his nice dream to be part of Azerbaijan! That is his wishful dream and will remain that way.
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Bonsai from the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the United States National Arboretum.
Bonsai (盆栽, "tray planting" pronunciation (help·info)) is a Japanese art form using trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ. The term "bonsai" itself is a Japanese pronunciation of the earlier Chinese term penzai. The word bonsai is often used in English as an umbrella term for all miniature trees in containers or pots. This article focuses on the history of bonsai in Japan and, in modern times, worldwide.
The Japanese art of bonsai originated from the Chinese practice of penjing. From the 6th century onwards, Imperial embassy personnel and Buddhist students from Japan visited and returned from mainland China, bringing back souvenirs including container plantings. At least 17 diplomatic missions were sent from Japan to the Tang court between the years 603 and 839.
Japan's historical Shōsōin, which houses 7th, 8th, and 9th-century artifacts including material from Japan's Tenpyō period, contains an elaborate miniature tree display dating from this time. This artifact is composed of a shallow wooden tray serving as a base, carved wooden mountain models, and sand portraying a riverine sandbar. The artifact includes small tree sculptures in silver metal, which are meant to be placed in the sand to produce a table-top depiction of a treed landscape. Though this display is closer to the Japanese bonkei display than to a living bonsai, it does reflect the period's interest in miniature landscapes.
The c. 1300 rhymed prose essay, Bonseki no Fu (Tribute to Bonseki) written by celebrated priest and master of Chinese poetry, Kokan Shiren (1278–1346), outlined the aesthetic principles for what would be termed bonsai, bonseki and garden architecture itself. At first, the Japanese used miniaturized trees grown in containers to decorate their homes and gardens.
Criticism of the interest in curiously twisted specimens of potted plants shows up in one chapter of the 243-chapter compilation Tsurezuregusa (c. 1331). This work would become a sacred teaching handed down from master to student, through a limited chain of poets (some famous), until it was at last widely published in the early 17th century. Before then, the criticism had only a modest influence on dwarf potted tree cultures.
In 1351, dwarf trees displayed on short poles were portrayed in the Boki Ekotoba scroll. Several other scrolls and paintings also included depictions of these kinds of trees. Potted landscape arrangements made during the next hundred years or so included figurines after the Chinese fashion in order to add scale and theme. These miniatures would eventually be considered garnishes decidedly to be excluded by Japanese artists who were simplifying their creations in the spirit of Zen Buddhism.
Around the 14th century, the term for dwarf potted trees was "the bowl's tree" (鉢の木 hachi no ki). This denoted the use of a fairly deep pot, as opposed to the shallow pot denoted by the term bonsai.
Hachi no Ki (The Potted Trees) is also the title of a Noh play by Zeami Motokiyo (1363–1444), based on a story from c. 1383. It tells of an impoverished samurai who sacrifices his three last dwarf potted trees as firewood to provide warmth for a traveling monk on a winter night. The monk is an official in disguise who later rewards the samurai by giving him three lands whose names include the names of the three types of trees the samurai burnt: ume (plum), matsu (pine), and sakura (cherry). In later centuries, woodblock prints by several artists would depict this popular drama. There was even a fabric design of the same name.
Stories referring to bonsai began to appear more frequently by the 17th century. Shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu (r. 1623–1651) was a hachi no ki enthusiast. A story tells of Okubo Hikozemon (1560–1639), councilor to the shōgun, who threw one of Iemitsu's favorite trees away in the garden—in sight of the shōgun—in order to dissuade him from spending so much time and attention on these trees. In spite of the servant's efforts, Iemitsu never gave up his beloved art form. Another story from this time tells of a samurai's gardener who killed himself when his master insulted a hachi no ki of which the artisan was especially proud.
Bonsai dating to the 17th century have survived to the present. One of the oldest-known living bonsai trees, considered one of the National Treasures of Japan, is in the Tokyo Imperial Palace collection. A five-needle pine (Pinus pentaphylla var. negishi) known as Sandai-Shogun-No Matsu is documented as having been cared for by Tokugawa Iemitsu.  The tree is thought to be at least 500 years old and was first trained as a bonsai by, at latest, the year 1610. The earliest known report by a Westerner of a Japanese dwarf potted tree was made in 1692 by George Meister.
Chinese bonsai containers exported to Japan during the 17th and 18th centuries would become referred to as kowatari (古渡 "old crossing"). These were made between 1465 and about 1800. Many came from Yixing in Jiangsu province—unglazed and usually purplish-brown—and some others from around Canton, in particular, during the Ming dynasty. Miniature potted trees were called hachi-ue in a 1681 horticulture book. This book also stated that everyone at the time grew azaleas, even if the poorest people had to use an abalone shell as a container. Torii Kiyoharu's use of woodblock printing in Japan depicted the dwarf potted trees from horticultural expert Itō Ihei's nursery.
In Itami, Hyōgo (near Osaka), a group of scholars of Chinese arts gathered in the early 19th century to discuss recent styles in the art of miniature trees. Their version of these, which had been previously called "hachiue" or other terms, were renamed "bonsai" (the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese term penzai). This term had the connotation of a shallower container in which the Japanese could now more successfully style small trees. The term "bonsai", however, would not become regularly used in describing their dwarf potted trees for nearly a century. Many others terms and compositions adopted by this group were derived from Kai-shi-en Gaden, the Japanese version of Jieziyuan Huazhuan (Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden).
In 1829, a significant book that first established classical bonsai art, Sōmoku Kin'yō-shū (草木錦葉集, A Colorful Collection of Trees and Plants/Collection of tree leaves), was published. It includes the basic criteria for the ideal form of the classical pine bonsai, in detail and with illustrations. That same year, small tako-tsuki (octopus-styled) trees with long, wavy-branches began to be offered by a grower in Asakusa Park, a north-eastern Edo suburb. Within 20 years that neighborhood became crowded with nurseries selling bonsai. The three-volume Kinsei-Jufu, possibly the first book of bonsai, tools, and pots, dates from 1833.
Numerous artists of the 19th century depicted dwarf potted trees in woodblock prints, including Yoshishige (who pictured each of the fifty-three classic stations of the Tōkaidō as miniature landscape) and Kunisada (who included mostly hachi-no-ki in some four dozen prints). The earliest known photograph from Japan depicting a dwarf potted tree dates from c. 1861 by Pierre Rossier.
Pots exported from China between 1816 and 1911 (especially the late 19th century) were called nakawatari or chūwatari (both meaning "middle-crossing"), shallow rectangular or oval stoneware with carved feet and drainage holes. Unglazed pots of this type were used at ancestral shrines and treasured by the Chinese. After the mid-century, certain Japanese antiquities dealers imported them and instant popular approval for this type of container for bonsai created a huge demand. As a consequence, orders came from Japan to Yixing pottery centers specifically to make bonsai pots.
An Artistic Bonsai Concours was held in Tokyo in 1892 followed by the publication of a three-volume commemorative picture book. This demonstrated a new tendency to see bonsai as an independent art form. In 1903, the Tokyo association Jurakukai held showings of bonsai and ikebana at two Japanese-style restaurants. Three years later, Bonsai Gaho (1906 to c. 1913), became the first monthly magazine on the subject. It was followed by Toyo Engei and Hana in 1907, and Bonsai in 1921.
Count Ōkuma (1838–1922) maintained a famed collection of dwarf pines and dwarf plum trees.
By 1914, "at the N.E. corner of Shiba Park is a permanent bazaar (the first of its kind established in Tokyo) where hosts of native-made gimcracks can be bought at fixed prices. The exhibits of potted plants and dwarf trees held here from time to time attract lovers of such things." In the same year, the first national annual bonsai show was held (an event repeated annually through 1933) in Tokyo's Hibiya Park. During this period, the tokonoma in formal rooms and tea rooms became the main place for bonsai display. The shaped trees now shared space with other items such as scrolls, incense burners, Buddhist statues and tea ceremony implements.
The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and resulting fire devastated Tokyo, and gutted the downtown area where many bonsai specimens were grown. And so, two years later, a group of thirty families of downtown Tokyo professional growers established the Ōmiya Bonsai Village, northeast of the capital. The first great annual public exhibition of trees was held at the Asahi Newspaper Hall in Tokyo in 1927. The first of the very prestigious Kokufu-ten exhibitions were held in Tokyo's Ueno Park, beginning in 1934. By the following year, tokonoma display principles allowed for bonsai to be shown for the tree's individual beauty, not just for its spiritual or symbolic significance.
The caretaker of the Imperial bonsai collection, Kyūzō Murata (1902–1991), was one of very few persons allowed to take care of bonsai during the Pacific War. He gathered together and preserved many trees from the other Omiya growers and would water them under the protection of night. Throughout 1945, many old trees were the smallest casualties of the spring and summer napalm bombing of Tokyo (especially March 9/10) and sixty-six other cities. Gardeners protected the Imperial collection trees from fire by pouring water over them after the Palace caught fire when neighboring areas were bombed on May 25/26. Following the surrender of Japan, there began the post-war re-evaluation and reviving of damaged collections of trees—including the Imperial—which would continue for over a decade as Japan was rebuilt. Many of the Omiya growers did not continue their vocation.
Following World War II, a number of trends made the Japanese tradition of bonsai increasingly accessible to Western and world audiences. One key trend was the increase in the number, scope, and prominence of bonsai exhibitions. For example, the Kokufu-ten bonsai displays reappeared in 1947 after a four-year cancellation and became annual affairs. These displays continue to this day, and are by invitation only for eight days in February. In October 1964, a great exhibition was held in Hibya Park by the private Kokufu Bonsai Association, reorganized into the Nippon Bonsai Association, to mark the Tokyo Olympics. A commemorative album titled Gems of Bonsai and Suiseki was published in Japanese and English. Other countries began presenting bonsai exhibitions as well, with recurring events now taking place in Taiwan and a number of other Asian countries, Australia, the United States, several European countries, and others. Currently, Japan continues to host regular exhibitions with the world's largest numbers of bonsai specimens and the highest recognized specimen quality.
Another key trend was the increase in books on bonsai and related arts, now being published for the first time in English and other languages for audiences outside Japan. In 1952, Yuji Yoshimura, son of a leader in the Japanese bonsai community, collaborated with German diplomat and author Alfred Koehn to give bonsai demonstrations. The first formal bonsai courses opened to the public and outsiders in Tokyo. Koehn had been an enthusiast before the war, and his 1937 book Japanese Tray Landscapes had been published in English in Peking. Yoshimura's 1957 book The Art of Bonsai, written in English with his student Giovanna M. Halford, addressed both cultivation and aesthetic aspects of bonsai growing and went on to be called the "classic Japanese bonsai bible for westerners" with over thirty printings.
The related art of saikei was introduced to English-speaking audiences in 1963 in Kawamoto and Kurihara's Bonsai-Saikei. This book described tray landscapes made with younger plant material than was traditionally used in bonsai, providing an alternative to the use of large, older plants, few of which had escaped war damage.
Other works in Japanese and English had been published by this time, and afterward a tremendous number of books saw print. Translations and original volumes in over two dozen languages were published over the following decades. Once Japanese was no longer the sole language of bonsai, the number of clubs outside of Asia increased and interaction increased between members of all levels of experience.
By the beginning of the 1970s, these trends were beginning to merge. A large display of bonsai and suiseki was held as part of Expo '70, and formal discussion was made of an international association of enthusiasts. Three monthly magazines were started this year: Bonsai Sekai, Satsuki Kenkyu, and Shizen to Bonsai. In 1975, the first Gafu-ten (Elegant-Style Exhibit) of shohin bonsai (13–25 cm (5–10 in) tall) was held. So was the first Sakufu-ten (Creative Bonsai Exhibit), the only event in which professional bonsai growers exhibit traditional trees under their own names rather than under the name of the owner. It was organized by Hideo Kato (1918–2001) at Daimaru Department Store in Tokyo.
The First World Bonsai Convention was held in Osaka during the World Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition in 1980. Nine years later, the first World Bonsai Convention was held in Omiya and the World Bonsai Friendship Federation (WBFF) was inaugurated. These conventions attracted several hundreds of participants from dozens of countries and have since been held every four years at different locations around the globe: 1993, Orlando, Florida; 1997, Seoul, Korea; 2001, Munich, Germany; 2005, Washington, D.C.; 2009, San Juan, Puerto Rico; 2013, Jitan, Jiangsu, China; 2017, Saitama, Saitama, Japan.
Bonsai has now reached a world-wide audience. There are over thirteen hundred books on bonsai and the related arts in at least twenty-six languages available in over ninety countries and territories. A few dozen magazines in over thirteen languages are in print. Several score of club newsletters are available on-line, and there are at least that many discussion forums and blogs. Educational videos and just the appearance of dwarf potted trees in films and on television reach a wide audience. There are at least a hundred thousand enthusiasts in some fifteen hundred clubs and associations worldwide, as well as over five million unassociated hobbyists. Plant material from every location is being trained into bonsai and displayed at local, regional, national, and international conventions and exhibitions for enthusiasts and the general public.
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Images: Greasy Takeout Bag, author unknown, via google.Manipulated.
the manual labor of a rose.
ruined in a cobble of clouds.
the shifting faces of my ghosts.
Nyx: the sister of Erebus, associated with night in Greek mythology, also: nix, nyx or nixie,(Germanic) a shape-shifting water sprite.
Apologia: Karin was kind enough to share some of her thoughts for this challenge with me early, as she knows I do not write well spontaneously. Therefore, this poem (and the writing exercise on 'I remember' that birthed it)was started well before the misery and horror that took place yesterday in Paris --I apologize for being so out of sync with that here, and feel that I should write something on that subject instead, but I just am not as yet up to it.
St Cuileain Bell*, 7th-8th, 12th Century, via wikimedia.org, by Jononmac46, Shared under a Creative Commons License. Manipulated.
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He is in another country now.


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I think the volatility is VERY FAR from being finished. In fact, I had intended to finish off the funding of my Roth IRA for 2008 by plowing another $5K or so in the market yesterday, assuming we would see a steep drop because of the Bear Sterns thing over the weekend. Well, it didn't, and so my money remained on the sidelines, hoping for another drop. Instead, I got quite the reverse. However, I'm not feeling like I missed out or anything…it will drop again.
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Bette K. Tonelli, 64, of East Petersburg, Pa. passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Hospice and Community Care Center after a 17 month battle with lung cancer. Bette is survived by her loving husband of 23 yrs., Charles J. Tonelli. She was the daughter of Dorothy K. Brubaker, Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster and the late Kenneth S. Brubaker.
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Her interests included a love of gardening, cooking, playing the piano and singing in school choirs, reading, and also trying her luck at Hollywood Casino. Bette was a loving wife, daughter, sister, and friend to many.
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How I love thee, let me count the ways.
I loved how as soon as you arrived at Hamilton you would call Chuck to let him know you were here.
I loved how you always knew a better way to get things done.
I loved how you were always willing to advocate for me.
I loved how you would take time out of your life not only every Tuesday and Thursday, but days in the summer to come and help me. I loved how you thought you had to kneel down to be eye level with the children. And most of all I love and appreciate that you spent the last 11 years loving on me. I will miss you with my whole heart. Thank you Chuck for sharing her with me.
I want you and your family to know you have my deepest sympathy in the loss of your wife Bette.
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Bette! I am blessed to have worked with her at Hamilton. Bette would always find things for me to give to the kiddos. Bette always had a hug and some advice for me on good and rough days. I looked forward to those hugs and kind words. Bette, watch over us at Hamilton and make sure we are working for the kiddos! I will and have missed you terribly!
So sorry in the loss of your wife Bette.
Bette had been a great person as a guardian for my kids. I remembered Jon & Jenny always ran over the backyard and play when they saw Mrs. T was working in the garden. She always Kind and love to our family and our neighbors. and She will always be remembered in our heart. We pray that our lord's love will bring in comfort and peace And give you the strength to walk through the Valley of sorrow.
Bette will be surely missed by all..she was my neighbor for many many years..she had a heart bigger than life, and was a good friend. She offered advice and sympathy, while I was going thru a tough time with my sick mother, who just recently passed away. Bette was a fighter..she fought as long as she could.God Bless her and may she rest in peace.


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"And The Road Begins"
Posted on June 19, 2021 by DJ X TECH in Artist / Musician, Artist News, artist spotlight, editorial, EXCLUSIVE, Exclusive Interview, featured, Featured Artists / Bands, Featured Content, Indie, IndieShout Out, Interviews, New Music, news // 0 Comments
*Please note. This interview was initially conducted in Romanian and has been translated to English Via Google Translate.
Valenti is a musician from Romania. He regularly submits to The Underground Show and we enjoy listening to his music. He's spreading positivity and good vibes to everyone. I had a Q & A with Valentin, Here's what he had to say.
Hi, Valentin. Please introduce yourself to everyone.
My name is Cristache Valentin and I am an independent artist, looking for my own musical genre. I have been making music for 14 years. When everyone left the music area, due to the new wave and new trends, I entered with hope and confidence. from my family. The influences that dominate me come from the music of the '80s-90s from genres like reggae, funky, dance, blues and even hip hop, sometimes.
There were two essential things for me. The first was that whatever I did, it did not satisfy me in any way, as if it did not I found the place nowhere. I had a few more attempts but I didn't have the necessary decision. The second reason was that I didn't like how the new wave of music was almost forced. missing.
Your song, De Ce Te Plangi, is in Romanian. Can you tell us more about this song? What was your inspiration?
The song is an allusion to the disappointments I had in love. Reggae influences have always gone well, along with this kind of feelings. I also had influences from classical music on this song. After listening to it, I I thought of Ravel's "Bolero" but I didn't want to go in that direction. The play talks about hurt and unshared feelings.
How is the music scene different in Romania, unlike in the USA?
In Romania, the music industry is almost non-existent, from my point of view. Only oriental or close genres are promoted. No one is interested in anything if no money is made, as soon as possible. a playlist on a radio station and I didn't succeed. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to enter your radio station and now even give this interview. For me it is an honor and I realize that I did not work in vain! I realize that music is universal and no difference in language or distance, it doesn't matter anymore!
Who are some of your favorite recording artists?
Ali Campbell ,Phil Collins,James T.Taylor,Bruno Mars,Justin Bieber,Stevie Wonder.
If you could transport yourself back in time, in what age of music would you like to have lived?
I would like to live in the early 80's but it would be impossible to imagine now what the lack of technology in today's music would mean. We could not produce so many songs, even if the competition is even greater.
You seem to be playing a lot of instruments. What is your favorite?
I play guitar on keyboards, the music but my favorite is the guitar. I can say that she is my best friend. I took her with me, everywhere I went.
The internet is great. It allows such an interview to happen, but there are also downsides to it, especially in the case of social media. What do you think is the most difficult thing with social media and the internet these days?
Social media is a deeply vitiated field of non-values and it is a pity that the young people there are inspired. It is very difficult to stand out, if you have something to say, they are all mixed up and it is difficult to distinguish between them.
How bad was COVID if your area? How has it affected you personally and the music scene in general?
Yes, it was bad but here being in a provincial area, we were a little safe from the situation. For my wife and daughter, it was harder to close the company where they worked. For me, the only advantage was that I could I still work in the studio. With our money, our parents helped us. Now it's a little better.
We all have a favorite artist. If you could magically change bodies and careers with a musician, who would it be?
James T. Taylor from Kool and gang. I loved it, his voice in the first place. It was the heyday of Michael Jackson, and James T. was there unaltered. I realized then that in this world, there is room for everyone and no one is irreplaceable!
What do you think are some of the best tips you can give beginner musicians?
If you have talent, you have all the chances provided you work, persevere continuously even if it is hard at first.
Have you ever sung live? and if so, do you prefer to do live shows or record in the studio?
Yes, I played at some events when I had a local band. I abandoned everything at one point, when I realized that my dream is different and I built a home studio, where I make my own songs, lyrics and everything I need in a piece of music. I prefer to work in the studio, because I have a lot of ideas, waiting to put them in my pieces. I'm in a competition with myself and I know I'm just starting out.
What is a song that automatically triggers a strong emotion in you? Does it make you happy? Sad?
I feel like a song from the beginning. If it catches me, I carry it with me all my life and I don't exaggerate when I say that!
Are you a family man? What are some of your interests outside of music?
Yes, I have a wife and a daughter, who supported me unconditionally and even if sometimes I wanted to give up, they pushed me forward and for that, I thank them for trusting me. I like to do sports, I follow everything related to it. I am passionate about science and knowledge. I like to be aware of what is happening in politics here and abroad. in western democracies, especially since I participated in the revolution of 89, when the Ceausescu dictatorship fell, but that's another story.
Valentin, I want to thank you very much for this interview. Is there anything you would like to add personally?
And I thank you for giving me the opportunity to say what I think, in this interview!
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Ducati September 19, 2022 posted by Donn
Polyphemus – 2005 Ducati 999R
Before its recent resurgence as a classic, even a 999R could come under the customizer's gaze. The air and eye flow more easily over this ultimate Ducati offering from 2005, beautifully presented by a leading northwest dealer.
2005 Ducati 999R for sale on eBay
Quite a bit more than the sum of its parts, the 999R was a portfolio of red and carbon, exquisite drivetrain engineering and special components. The R is set apart from the rest of the line by the even more oversquare engine, with titanium rods and valves plus knife-edged crank. The chassis has an adjustable headstock, and the beside hand and foot control adjustments, the seat console can be moved a little closer or further from the bars. Glitter from Öhlins, Brembo and Marchesini were ti-coated, radially mounted, and forged. 2005 brought a revised swingarm but deleted the number plate on the triple tree.
No info on ownership history, maintenance, or how the modified nose came about, but the rest of the bike looks excellent for its reported 11,135 miles. The fairings and other carbon bits appear complete and undamaged, with other mods including a bar-end mirror, streamlined turn signals, fuel filler and stripes that are somewhere between the Xerox or Desmosedici. The exhaust looks to have been coated, and the tail-ectomy deserves a closer look since the brake light can be a tricky detail. Evidently paying by the word in the eBay auction –
Superbike with solo headlight fairing, Termignoni exhaust, and just 11K miles on the odometer.
Most collectors would take off points ( and dollars ) for almost every change from the factory original, but this 999R is asking over $20K so we'll have to see how it goes. The overall condition doesn't seem like a totaled bike could've been the catalyst for the nose job, but that question is going to come up eventually. The single headlight solution holds together well, and might lead the next owner to blast out even more miles.
Kawasaki August 18, 2022 posted by Donn
Backdated – 2007 Kawasaki ZX-10R
About halfway between Doug Chandler's team Muzzy AMA championships and Jonathan Rea's string of WSBK titles, Kawasaki was making their way back to superbike fame in the mid oughties. Here's a 175 hp ZX-10R with a slick 90's livery and lightweight side exhaust.
2007 Kawasaki ZX-10R for sale on eBay
Kawasaki had developed the ZX-10R from the 9oo a few years before, but the 2006 update focused on racing success, with a smoother transmission, slipper clutch, and better brakes thanks to individual brake pads for each caliper piston. The dual mufflers needed extra volume and hung outboard of the pillion. Twin alloy spars hold the engine from above and behind, keeping the package as slim as possible. 43mm is the dimension of the four throttle bodies as well as the inverted cartridge forks. Super-clean conformal turn signals might have been a designer's thesis project.
Most often seen in your choice of primary colors with black trim, this ZX-10R has sharp retro paint that riders of a certain vintage will appreciate. Often a custom begins with some damage history and a close look at the throttle side shows some support for that possibility. Not seeing any other particular marks, and the tail is lightened considerably by the single Mass Moto exhaust. Normal for EuroCycle in Vegas, comments or history will have to be had over the phone.
Rather more modern than an actual 1990's Kawi, the ZX-10R still pre-dates any electronic conscience, so with 175 hp the rider should know their stuff. Even more so when concave tank almost invites the rider to tuck in behind the windscreen and push it a little.
Ducati May 10, 2022 posted by William
Gloriously Excessive: Carbon Framed Ducati 996
Everyone knows that the Ducati superbike market is on fire right now. Amazing low mileage examples are bringing huge numbers at auctions. Collectors are hunting for the best of the best and paying up for the chance to add one of these beautiful machines to their garages. As with most things collectable, originality is the primary focus. Gurus are consulted for information on tiny details in the endless pursuit of perfection. The bikes not snapped up by collectors are often enjoyed out on the road by owners that want to have the experience of this era motorcycle. But the often overlooked custom market offers some really unique and interesting items.
The work custom in the collector market can be both scary and polarizing. Many have seen poorly slapped together projects called custom builds, and rightfully shy away. Often the modifications do not have a meaningful improvement on the performance. They often would cost a substantial amount of money to replace with the correct OEM parts. Those fears are not justified on a bike like this. Today's bike is one of those "money no object" builds that rarely trade hands. Just take a look at the lengthy list of over the top parts that were used to build this bike.
This special Ducati is for the collector who demands perfection, and something spectacular.
Rare, one of a kind, Ducati Superbike.
Up for sale: the "You Wish" 1036CS built by Alex Ortner which took 1700 man hour to build.
The "You Wish" bike as published in the Ian Falloon's article in Two Wheels magazine.
Quick synopsis of the bike:
-342lb wet (no gas)
– 155hp with just under 100ft-lb of torque
– Ti, Mag, and CF everything
– 1700hr of build time, many one-off parts
The bike has been gone over and completely sorted by CommonWealth Motorcycles, over the 12-years I have owned it. Also, the motor was rebuilt to a much higher spec than Alex had it by CommonWealth motorcycles and tuned by Doug Lofgren (to the tune of $12,000.00 invoices attached). The motor is now putting out 155hp and just under 100ft-lbs of torque. Also, the motor has roughly 100mi since the rebuild.
The bike has also had a certified independent appraisal done by Mark Mederski of Mederski Vintage Motorcycle Services for $205,000.00
Attached:
*Copy of "You wish" article
*Full Independent appraisal by Medershi Vintage Motorcycle Services
*copies from Common Wealth Motorcycles of the work they have done on the 1036CS since purchased.
*the 1036CS will be sold with a fresh service by Common Wealth Motorcycles for the new buyer so it is ready for the track or road upon delivery.
The trouble with this type of bike is that they are extremely challenging to value. Do you take the cost of the build? How do you factor into the fact that some of these period parts are no longer available? Does the price of the underlying stock bike matter? Or do you just pick a number that you are comfortable with and tell yourself that you only live once and that life is too short to miss out on an amazing bike like this?
Bidding is already over $15k and the seller is hinting at six figure evaluations.
Yamaha May 4, 2022 posted by Donn
Red Shift – Original Owner 1989 Yamaha FZR1000
For 1989 Yamaha packed a host of updates into their 5-valve FZR-1000, making it a very performance-oriented liter. This San Diego owner had a custom design done by a notable painter, and then parked it for a generation. Looks to be ready for a new rider !
1989 Yamaha FZR1000 for sale on eBay
Yamaha added the EXUP power valve for 1989, stretching an already prodigious powerband. 145 hp are on tap, making even its 520 lbs. ride-away weight disappear. The engine was rotated back 10 degrees to "sporten" the wheelbase, and multiple changes to the engine made it more compact, lighter, and more powerful. The engine bolts into the Deltabox chassis, strengthening both. 43mm forks are single adjustable, while the Monocross rear has a remote reservoir and rebound adjustment. Ports in the full fairing send fresh air though the spars to the airbox. Mirror are big and wide enough that you might be able to see what's quickly receding.
This original owner FZR was professionally repainted early on, and more recently renewed in every way. The period Telefix fork brace and Supertrapp muffler are the mechanical mods, while a solo-look Corbin makes the rider more comfortable. Just 8,280 miles over 33 years, and the seller has made it ready for the next contestant. Comments from the eBay auction:
Painted by Dennis Wells in San Diego in 1991, the paint is in excellent condition
Bike has been recently gone through after having sat in my garage for 25 years.
Following work and parts have been installed –
All new fluids, including fork oil, brake fluid, engine oil, & coolant.
Front and Rear brake master cylinder and calipers completely rebuilt
with new seals and EBC brake pads.
Stainless Steel brake lines on front wheel
Clutch Master Cylinder rebuilt
with new Yamaha clutch slave cylinder & new stainless steel clutch hose installed
Fork Rebuilt with new seals
Brand new Dunlop Q3's front and rear
New DID 530 VX3 Chain
Rebuilt petcock, new fuel filter, new fuel lines, and new fuel pump installed
Carbs rebuilt
Caswell Tank Sealer installed
New NGK Spark Plugs
New Yuasa Battery
SuperTrapp Slip-On Exhaust which retains EXUP valve
Wrapped Headers
Telefix Fork Brace
Custom Corbin Matching Solo Seat
Original Seat Included
Bimota was taken with the Genesis engine(s) and commissioned 400, 750 and 1000cc YB's in the late -80's. Yamaha's own models were a little longer, a little heavier, and about 1/4 of the MSRP. Quite a bit less rare it's true, but this FZR1000 seems to be one of a kind. No bids yet but it's early in the week.
Bimota February 24, 2022 posted by William
Whitehouse Custom: Bimota Tesi 1D Forgore Bianca
The rampant excess of the 1990s is a glorious time period to look back on. For those with the available funds, the sky was the limit. Nothing seemed out of reach and few places embodied that ethos like Japan. There were many shops offering custom upgrades to rare and exotic motorcycles. Tuning companies were more then willing to help customers spend their money and create unique and wonderful machines. One such creation that is sure to be at the top of the heap is the WhiteHouse Bimota Tesi 1D Forgore Bianca, or White Lighting.
For the time, many viewed the Tesi 1D as about as outlandish and unique as one could get in two wheeled form, but WhiteHouse offered a laundry list of upgrades, changes and modifications to let buyers take things to the next level. WhiteHouse already had a history of offering similar services on other more standard motorcycles for the local market. They still offer parts and services to this day.
Customers could choose almost anything they wanted. They got to pick the materials the custom bodywork was created from, the paint colors and even got to offer some feedback on the overall look. The changes were more then just skin deep as well. Options like FCR racing carbs to replace the weber fuel injection, high flow exhausts, and uprated suspension were also available. None of this came cheap, with rumors of $50,000 builds are common. Data is limited, but most agree only a handful of the 417 Tesi 1D got the treatment.
From The Seller's Listing:
Regarding the vehicle you referred to, the engine has been confirmed to be movable at present, and although there are small scratches and small rust due to normal use (see detailed photo), it will be a base vehicle in good condition.
Small oil leak
This bike was for a very specific type of owner when new, and that has remained constant. Currently offered in Japan with a price tag of $49,500. Listing is lacking details on exactly what specifications it was built to, or what options were selected. No indication of service history, but some mention of needed tires and other small jobs.
The market is very strong for period correct high end modified vehicles. A couple of weeks ago a RUF 911 from the early 00s sold for the better part of a million dollars. Many view the $30-50,000 price mark as the end of the earth for motorcycles, but when viewed through the lens of cars it is an amazing bargain. You get all of the experience, style and history for a fraction of the buy in cost.
If you have ever dreamed of creating a custom motorcycle with something like a Bimota Tesi 1D as a base but lack the funds of fortitude to dive into a project like that, maybe it best to dip a toe in the water with a model instead.
Ducati July 5, 2019 posted by Donn
City Slicker – 1985 Ducati 750 F1 Race Replica
As if a 34 year-old Ducati race replica weren't rad enough, this 750 F1 has been improved in just about every way to be an up-to-date race shop's rep. Developed in NYC and now just a few clicks north, this sparkling 1985 model would be a hit in any concours or vintage race.
1985 Ducati 750 F1 Race Replica for sale on eBay
Ducati was taking on water in the early 1980's, but had four consecutive F2 championships in the TT series which competed with FIM Grands Prix. Some privateer successes with F2-based 750cc machines led the factory to developed its own F1 race bike, and the Pantah-engined 750 F1 road machine. The F1 brought a host of firsts for Ducati – first trellis frame for the road, first monoshock, first floating brake rotors, first 2-into-1 exhaust, first alloy tank. Though not scary powerful or all that lightweight, it was very sporty for the time and a great basis for a race team's mods.
Long time previous owner and TT maven Lou Saif curated the long list of updates to this now dedicated race machine. Suspension was modernized, wheel sizes normalized, and tweaks copied from factory endurance racers. Soon to be ex-owner Gregory Rathe had these comments on – bikeexif.com –
Lou owned this 750 F1 for almost 20 years, and developed it as a replica of Marco Lucchinelli's factory bike. "Lou's intention was to make this bike a street racer, and as light and reliable as possible," says Rathe. So the motor is mostly original except for the cams, Supermono lightweight gears, and a (very loud) titanium exhaust. The wheels are 17″ x 4.5″/6″ magnesium, and Lou shortened the tail and replicated the lights of the works bikes. The front fairing is also in the racing style, and the headlights are quick release—like those used for night racing. The bike is sprinkled with titanium hardware, and weight was removed from everywhere possible—so it now tips the scales at only 305 pounds. Isn't it just gorgeous?
The 750 F1's popularity led to three special editions named for challenging race venues – Montjuich, Laguna Seca, and Santa Monica, and some F1 racers which did well in the Italian TT series. Meanwhile the new Cagiva management reconsidered their plan to absorb the brand and Ducati rose to the occasion. An interesting snapshot of the end of an era, and a museum-quality treatment of the subject.
Buell May 27, 2018 posted by Donn
Bigtime Makeover – 1998 Buell M2 Cyclone
The Buell M2 Cyclone was their more vanilla model, a little heavier than the Lightning and without Thunderbolt touring gear. This insider hotrod was featured in Cycle World and has an even torquier engine, Euro gearing and later bodywork.
1998 Buell M2 Cyclone for sale on eBay
The big Sporty engine aboard the M2 was already a torque monster, but comprehensive mods to this one's motor pushed displacement to 1426cc's ( or as U.S.-centric big twin fans like to hear it, 87 cubic inches ) with 106 hp and 92 ft.-lbs. torque at the rear wheel. A firm grip on the mid-rise bars would be advised to keep the rider with the chrome-moly tube frame under acceleration. Dual-adjustable suspension is by Showa, right-side-up forks and underslung pull shock. The signature Buell attributes are all there, oversize single front disk brake, mass-centralizing muffler, and belt drive. The headlight fairing at least makes a dent in the wind, and the generous M2 console is a couch compared to the seat on the Lightning.
Evidently in the collection of the engine developer since the build, this M2 shows only 9,492 miles and has been carefully stored. Beefier rear swingarm and front brake caliper appear to have been upgraded to Mk. 2. The motor work done is truly too much to list, but the owner reviews the project in the eBay auction:
We decided to modify a Cyclone as a test bike for a Cycle World magazine article. I wanted to use the European transmission geared version because of superior gear ratio spacing; Erik sourced one for me with about 8,500 miles on it, and the transformation was on. Current mileage is 9,500.
The decision for this project was made in the '98 year, so I worked mainly on the engine. When I was done, Erik's crew updated the chassis to '99 specs, and updated the body panels to "Reactor Yellow" over the "Nuclear Blue" frame.
I also changed the front engine mount to make the mount bolt perpendicular to the engine rotation point at the rear of the transmission/swing arm pivot, resulting in a much smoother ride experience.
The bike has been carefully garaged in a climate-controlled building; and covered to prevent dust accumulation. Clear title.
Like so many listings, this one required a closer look and has only one day to run. A sleeper like this appears over-priced but for some will be a signed one-of-one, and might require another round on eBay to be successful. The Buell tubers are revered for their raw simplicity, and the M2 is a nice balance, this one with an uncompromising powerplant and professional build quality.
Ducati April 12, 2018 posted by Donn
More Than the Sum – 1993 Ducati 900SS Custom
Ducati's iconic 900 SuperSport has everything you need and nothing you don't. The early 90's edition inspired this retro-faired monoposto, where even more of everything is out in the open. The custom frame, tank and fairing hang together very well, looking like a Friday afternoon ride into the hills waiting to happen.
1993 Ducati 900SS Custom for sale on eBay
The 900SS goes way back to 1975, but belt drive unburdened the engine in 1988 and the conversion to Mikuni carburetors in 1993 freed up 84 hp. Big brakes from the 851 provided ample stoppage, and fully adjustable Showa suspension were a nice improvement. Dry weight was under 400 lbs.
As built by Union Motorcycle Classics, this SuperSport might be under 400 lbs. with half a tank, though the trip odometer might want to be used as a gas gauge. Perhaps the wafer-thin seat atop the revised subframe would remind the rider to take a break, though the aluminized Ferracci exhaust and Fox rear shock say go. From the eBay auction:
Introducing a one-of-a-kind professionally built 900SS. Everything on this beautiful motorcycle shows attention to detail and mechanical craftsmanship. (search "custom 900SS" on google and this will be one of the top 5 motorcycles that appears in images.)
The one-off hand crafted tank is a merging of a 900SS tank and a late 80's 750 Sport. Beautifully done. You will see throughout the build are custom manufactured brackets and period race parts, with all work performed by Union Cycles.
Likely the builder didn't change the frame geometry, not messing with one of the best handling SuperSports of the day. Union has beautifully reduced the 900SS to its cafe' racing denominator, as Hunter S. Thompson described in his original Cycle World review of the bike. With the limited seating position, rider endurance might be even lower. But cafe's aren't that far apart these days, and the new owner will likely be having extended Q&A at coffee stops, with spirited blasts in between…


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This allows for a Visual confirmation of what every head and group of heads is set to from Power, to modeling and sync settings like TTL, HSS, Rear curtain. Setup custom studios with presets that can be saved. Each head is shown in the app with live readout of its settings.