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Gyms Around The World: Team Oyama MMA and Fitness
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What do former UFC Champions Tito Ortiz, Rampage Jackson, Carla Esparza and Ricco Rodriguez have in common? Besides the fact that they've all held the elusive UFC champion belt for a period of time, they all train under Coach Colin Oyama at Team Oyama MMA and Fitness.
If you happen to be in Orange County, and would like to find out what it's like to train under him as well, then make a trip to Team Oyama and experience it for yourself! With a variety of classes including Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, MMA and No-Gi Grappling, you'll definitely be spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding what you wish to train.
Want to find out more? Today, Evolve Vacation speaks to Colin Oyama, founder and head coach of Team Oyama MMA and Fitness.
How did you get involved in martial arts?
I wrestled when I was younger in high school… then I got into Muay Thai. I trained with Vichai "Rex" Supkitpol for many years.
What's your favorite thing about martial arts?
My favorite thing about martial arts is the discipline it instills. Martial arts taught me to work hard and put in a lot of effort so I could get better at Muay Thai and wrestling.
What's the biggest challenge you've faced in your martial arts career?
Staying motivated and keeping the fire going after 21 years.
What do you consider your biggest martial arts accomplishment?
That would be training some of the best MMA fighters in the world, including UFC Champions such as Tito Ortiz, Ricco Rodriguez and Carla Esparza, Pride runner up Quinton Jackson, Tachi Palace Champions Ian McCall and Alex Perez, as well as WBC Muay Thai Champions Romie Adanza and Shane Del Rosario.
What do you believe are the main benefits of training martial arts?
It teaches the fighter respect and discipline, and also shows the importance of hard work.
When and why did you start Team Oyama?
I started training fighters and wanted to train some of the best fighters in the world. I also enjoy competitions – it's all like a big chess match to me!
What's your favorite thing about running a martial arts gym?
It allows me do make a living doing what I enjoy doing.
What's the hardest part about running a martial arts gym?
Paying the bills, trying to stay on top of the membership and making sure enough students are paying their training fees.
What are you most proud of about Team Oyama?
That although we're a small operation, we have built several UFC champions and also been successful in terms of training Muay Thai and kickboxing as well.
What advice would you give to someone beginning their martial arts journey?
Be prepared for the long haul. It's a marathon, not a sprint. And it's going to take a lot of hard work and dedication to achieve something in this sport.
Who are some martial artists you admire?
Jongsanan The Wooden man, Ernesto Hoost, Nieky Holskein, Julio Chavez, Kostya tzyuu and Frankie Edgar.
How does your philosophy for martial arts differ from those of other instructors/coaches?
I don't know what everyone else believes but I believe in hard work and wearing opponents out through pressure.
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I honestly cannot describe the feelings I am having this Advent. I've had visions of just going away at Christmas and escaping all the hustle and bustle. I have never not looked forward to Christmas. I grew up in a happy Catholic family when Christmas was peaceful and always a blessing.
When John and I were married, I carried that same joy and openness of heart with John and our kids. John did not share these same happy experiences around the Christmas season so approaching Christmas with John has sometimes been marked with struggle because of John's past. Now, I can certainly understand a lot better how Christmas can be a real burden for some people.
So, how do we open our hearts and prepare ourselves for Our Saviour in the manger? How do we open our hearts to feel joy and peace instead of numbness, sadness, and a feeling of wanting to escape the festivities?
Recently we watched a movie called Call me Mrs. Miracle. It was a really wholesome movie that centers around a father and son as well as a little boy from a different family whose mother had died. I won't go too much into detail in case the opportunity arises to watch the movie but essentially the father (owner of a successful department store) ends up finally celebrating Christmas with his son after 20 years of escaping Christmas by flying to another location. The father was finally convinced his wife (who died 20 years previous) would want him to celebrate Christmas in her honour.
It is a big hurdle to say, "Hey, I can celebrate Christmas and not feel guilty for being joyful when we've suffered such a loss of someone we love dearly." Perhaps the answer is found in the gift of Jesus born on Christmas day. We still need to do our best to prepare our heart this Advent by going to confession, adoration, Mass, daily prayer of the rosary (even if just a decade) . . . And then, we need to wait.
We need to wait patiently and prepare for the PROMISED SAVIOUR as did the descendants of Abraham right through to St. John the Baptist. Jesus will speak to us and he will answer our prayers, embrace our sorrows, and take them to God our Father as an offering of love for the world.
Now, during this Advent season which finds my heart filled with more pain than with joy, one of my prayers is: "Jesus, help me to know, love and serve you better".
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A train crashed into a Hoboken, N.J. station Thursday morning, causing more than 100 injuries and an unconfirmed number of deaths.
There are conflicting reports about fatalities at this time, with one report saying three people have died, while others say one.
"I heard a kaboom, and the whole place shook," said William Blaine, an engineer for a freight line who had just gotten off a train, told WABC. "Everybody got quiet, because the first thing you think is a bomb...I ran out, and I just saw people all over the ground and debris all over the place."
"I stepped over a body, and it was dead woman," Blaine said. "I backed up, and people started running over, and I just started telling people they needed to get back, because there was electrical wiring and water running, and the ceiling was about to cave in."
The accident involved New Jersey Transit train number 1614 on the Pascack Valley Line and was set to arrive in Hoboken at 8:38. The train was running behind schedule and several people say it did not appear the train slowed down. It's unclear why the crash took place, although New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said it was clearly an accident.
A woman in the second car told WCBS, "We were pulling into the station, I was thinking we're not stopping. The next thing I know, my head went forward, I hit the seat and come back to and there was screaming."
One man who was transferring told the New York Times, "There were wires down, water pouring from the ceiling, the roof had collapsed, and there was people climbing out of windows of the train. Cars drive into houses. This was a train that drove into the terminal."
The visuals from the scene are graphic and possibly unsettling to some.
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Design Poetics (1975)
The Modern Man's Guide to Life (1986)
African Lives (1989)
Man Eaters Motel and Other Stops on the Railway to Nowhere (1991)
The Modern Man's Guide to Modern Women (1993)
A Man's Life: The Complete Instructions (1996)
The Lost Lore of a Man's Life : Lots of Cool Stuff Guys Used to Know but Forgot About the Great Outdoors (1997)
Vile France: Fear, Duplicity, Cowardice and Cheese (2005)
Superior, Nebraska : The Common-Sense Value of America's Heartland (2008)

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In the ninth round of the Floyd Mayweather-Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fight, I was startled by the different types of punches with which Mayweather initiated offense. I counted a jab, a straight right hand to the body, a left hook, a straight right to the head and a right uppercut. The majority of these punches landed and several were followed by quick combinations that completed flummoxed Canelo. He didn't know where the shots were coming from and he no longer could mount a responsible defense.
Earlier in the fight – in the seventh – there was a wonderful sequence where Alvarez, with his back to the ropes, was waiting to counter Mayweather. But Floyd kept his distance expertly. He hit Alvarez with a right hand to the head, a right hand to the body, a short left hook and then he got out of range. His punches were sharp and he was completely composed.
Between the sixth and seventh rounds, Showtime broadcaster Steve Farhood was talking about his scorecard, which had Mayweather far ahead. He said that he didn't know why Alvarez was attempting to try and outbox the best boxer in the sport from the center of the ring.
Throughout the fight, Alvarez was beaten strategically and tactically by Mayweather. Electing to trade in the pocket for most of the fight, Alvarez tasted a lot of leather and hit a lot of shoulders and elbows. At various points, he tried to win a jabbing contest at mid-range against a guy with superior hand speed and accuracy. Once Mayweather started moving more in the second half of the fight, Alvarez didn't have the skill required in cutting off the ring. When Mayweather did go to the ropes, it's because he decided that's where the action should take place; Floyd was the one dictating all of the terms. At times, Alvarez was nothing more than a bemused spectator in his own fight.
Yes, Alvarez showed adequate hand speed and connected with a few solid left hooks, jabs and a straight right hand or two, but there was nothing consistent or sustained. He lacked the technical ability, ring intelligence or athleticism to take charge of the fight. Whatever tactics he tried, Mayweather was already a step ahead of him.
I'm very curious to know what trainer Eddy Reynoso's game plan for Canelo was. Maybe the plan was for Alvarez not to overcommit early and quickly adjust after the first few rounds. Perhaps Alvarez was going to grind Mayweather down over 12 rounds? I don't know; I'm guessing here. Ultimately, I didn't see any type of coherent strategy from Alvarez's corner. The Mayweather team, from fighter to corner, was just better in every dimension.
Alvarez will have to learn how to consistently initiate offense when facing counterpunchers. Against Austin Trout and now Mayweather, Alvarez, one of the best combination punchers in the sport, mostly threw only one punch at a time. He needs to realize that not every fighter will come right at him. Alvarez must be more consistent with his jab. His footwork and punch output also need to improve. If I were on his team, I would work on agility drills. His lateral movement needs to be sharper and he should be throwing 60 punches a round.
I scored the bout 118-110 for Mayweather, giving Alvarez the 4th and 8th rounds. However, in both cases, I thought those were frames in which Floyd decided to lay back and take some time off; Alvarez was only the winner by default. I thought that all of the judges' cards were too kind to Alvarez. The 117-111 and 116-112 tallies were barely tolerable. By now, C.J. Ross' 114-114 tally already lives in infamy as one of the worst scorecards in recent boxing history.
Alvarez's performance wasn't a wipeout loss though. There were many things to build off of. His defense was very solid at times, especially early. He has excellent countering instincts even though a number of his best shots didn't land. He also carried himself well in the ring. Certainly Mayweather was the far better fighter, but Alvarez didn't let the big moment overwhelm him in the way that it had for other opponents of Floyd.
However, I wish that Alvarez would've taken more chances earlier in the fight. He rarely threw his uppercut (which supports his inability to control distance) and he very seldom pressed the action. Alvarez tried to be compact with his shots, but sometimes the key to having success against Floyd is to mix up the type of punches thrown. I would've liked to have seen a looping right hand once in a while or a lead uppercut. Perhaps Alvarez was too uncomfortable to take those types of risks, but being cautious and patiently waiting to catch Mayweather is not a winning strategy.
What else needs to be said about Floyd's performance? To the surprise of many, he ignored his considerable advantage in foot speed early and decided to take box Canelo in the middle of the ring. His jab was incisive and he mixed in his arsenal, especially his left hook and uppercuts, far faster than he has done in recent fights.
By the second half of the match, Mayweather's movement, feints and punch variety were too much for Alvarez. Mayweather completely dominated a gifted, undefeated champion who entered the ring two weight classes above him. I'm not sure where Mayweather goes next when he returns, but it's going to be a tough to find an opponent who has a legitimate chance to win; Mayweather's that good.
One broadcast note: I thought that Showtime's coverage was excellent on Saturday with both Al Bernstein and Paulie Malignaggi having strong performances on the call. In a perfect world, I wish that the Showtime producers would have shown more of the corner work between rounds. By my count, we got maybe a round-and-a-half of Floyd Mayweather Sr. throughout the fight. Now I know that he can be tough to understand, but finding out what goes on in the corner of the sport's best fighter is intriguing to me. In addition, there wasn't enough emphasis on Canelo's corner. Yes, Reynoso was calm, but as viewers we didn't hear nearly enough.
Showtime did get a great shot of the elder Mayweather prior to the 12th round. He was pointing to someone in the crowd and laughing, saying essentially, I told you this would be easy. And he was right.
After six rounds of the Danny Garcia-Lucas Matthysse junior welterweight showdown, I had Matthysse ahead 48-46, or four to two. I thought that Matthysse had a very strong opening two frames, scoring with pulverizing lead left hooks. Those shots could've been regarded as jaw-dropping, but to the surprise of many observers (include me in this category) Garcia just stood there and took the punches like a pro. When Garcia was hurt – and he was – he expertly tied up and minimized damage.
Garcia worked his way into the fight and had a very strong fourth round with some excellent counter lefts. He had a wonderful counter left uppercut-left hook combination that showed his expert precision and creativity.
But by the sixth round, it looked like Garcia was slowing down. Matthysse was landing his power punches, but more importantly, he was starting to win rounds technically – flashing his jab to set up shots, moving to spots in the ring to capitalize on his power and negating Garcia's offense.
In between the sixth and seventh round, Garcia's father/trainer, Angel, implored his son to be more aggressive. He slapped the fighter on the ear, exhorting him to take control of the fight.
Ultimately, Garcia won the fight with two punches. In the seventh, he connected with a lead left hook on Matthysse's eye that caused rapid swelling, essentially shutting the eye for much of the last half of the fight. As Malignaggi pointed out in the broadcast, Matthysse's corner didn't use an enswell on the eye, which led to Matthysse becoming a sitting duck for Garcia's hook in the eighth and ninth rounds.
However, Matthysse started to shorten up his punches later in the fight. Instead on swinging for knockouts, he started connecting with compact right hands that scored in the 10th and damaged Garcia in the 11th. But during an exchange in the 11th, Matthysse found himself out of position in between the ropes. Garcia expertly maneuvered himself around Matthysse and landed a left hook that dropped Matthysse to the canvas – the first time he had been knocked down in his professional career. The blow didn't necessarily hurt Matthysse but he fell from the punch and referee Tony Weeks correctly ruled the sequence a knockdown. Ultimately, Garcia went from losing a 10-9 round to winning a 10-8 round. With two judges scoring the fight for Garcia 114-112 (I also had it for Garcia 114-112), without that punch, Garcia loses the fight 114-113 by a split decision.
This was the second fight of Garcia's career where he won as a significant underdog (the Amir Khan bout was the first). It's safe to say that the boxing world – including Golden Boy, his promotional outfit – has underrated his abilities in the ring. Saturday was a perfect display of Garcia's world-class intangibles. As Malignaggi observed during the fight, Garcia had a lot of success catching and shooting – he blocked Matthysse's punches and then fired back with an effective counter. And as Malignaggi stated with amazement, few fighters would've even attempted that strategy against Matthysse because it meant staying in the pocket against such a heavy hitter. Yet Garcia's poise under fire, ring intelligence, self-confidence and patience have provided him with victories over a number of "superior" talents.
Sure there were other savvy things that Garcia did. Going low repeatedly against an aggressive hard charger is one way to slow a guy down. Fellow Philadelphian Bernard Hopkins certainly would've approved of Garcia's repeated shots south of the border. (However, the old master wouldn't have condoned the low blow in the 12th; Hopkins hardly ever had points taken away, despite myriad fouls.) As mentioned earlier, Garcia tied up so wonderfully when he was hurt that he didn't give Matthysse – or the broadcast crew – an opportunity to see how disadvantaged he really was for brief moments.
Under Angel's tutelage, Garcia has become one of the more intelligent fighters in the sport. He never beats himself in the ring. Although not a defensive master, he makes quick adjustments. He has a wide arsenal of punches and a variety of ways to unleash them. He's become a surgical counterpuncher. Give him enough time and he'll find a way to capitalize on an opponent's mistake.
Matthysse wasn't bad on Saturday. He won five rounds on my card, but he could've pulled the fight out with a better corner. Al Bernstein was correct in stating that Matthysse was too left hook-happy during the first half of the fight. After Matthysse had success in the first two rounds with lead lefts, Garcia quickly adjusted and neutralized that weapon. Matthysse also didn't consistently use his jab to set up shots and it took him a while to figure out the need to shorten up his punches. His corner, including trainer and cutman, didn't help him contain damage to his eye or give him actionable instructions in how better to win rounds. Part of being a champion fighter is having a world-class level corner. Matthysse might consider making some changes in this area.
Matthysse has now lost three fights by slim margins. All were fights he could've potentially won (the "loss" to Alexander wasn't really legitimate in my eyes). Those three outings are the difference between Matthysse being one of the truly elite talents in the sport instead of a hard hitter who can be outmaneuvered. Not every opponent will wilt from Matthysse's power, and when he's had to think through fights against Judah and now Garcia, his adjustments haven't come fast enough. He'll still beat a lot of guys and he certainly has championship-caliber skills, but to be considered the best, a fighter has to win in different ways. To this point, Matthysse has not proven that he can reliably beat good fighters who can take his power.
As expected, the Ishe Smith-Carlos Molina junior middleweight title bout was awful. Both fighters relied on grappling, holding, elbowing and assorted other tactics that deprived the boxing public of an entertaining fight. Molina started aggressively and when he landed, which wasn't often, he scored with short right hands, left hooks and an occasional uppercut. Smith just wouldn't let his hands go early and although he stymied much of Molina's offensive work, he didn't initiate enough to win rounds.
By the eighth, Smith was successful in creating distance and he scored with right hands and left hooks. Molina was less anxious to engage and the fight seemed to be on a trajectory of a "tale of two halves." I gave Molina the first seven rounds, but Smith picked up rounds 8-11 on my card. It certainly was conceivable with the amount of inaction earlier in the match that the fight was still on the table for Smith.
But Molina, a fighter who had been on the short end of a number of decisions in his career, came out firing in the 12th. Driving Smith to the ropes with short right hands, he dominated the champion with clean punching. The announcers wondered aloud why Molina couldn't have fought with the same type of skill and urgency throughout the fight – in fact, we all wondered that.
Ultimately Molina won a split decision, with the scores 116-112 (as on my card), 117-111 and 112-116. Somehow Adelaide Byrd's winning card for Smith wasn't the worst score of the night (thank you again, C.J. Ross), but she clearly missed the fight. Maybe Smith picked up six rounds with a generous tally but eight was too much.
Like Smith, Molina is an easy fighter to root for on a personal level but a difficult one to watch in the ring. He has good footwork and an understanding of how he needs to win, but his formula of grappling, neutralizing and occasional offense isn't thrilling to watch. Perhaps he next gets a shot against Saul Alvarez. With his style and lack of fan support, he'll need to win 9 or 10 rounds to have any chance of picking up a decision.
The evening's first fight on the Pay Per View card was an unexpected treat, with Ashley Theophane and Pablo Cesar Cano waging a spirited battle. Theophane was awarded the spot on the broadcast because he fights under the Mayweather promotional banner and was used as one of Floyd's sparring partners leading up to the Alvarez fight. A veteran boxer from England with an up-and-down career, Theophane was given a winnable opportunity against a fighter who had just lost to an ancient Shane Mosley.
Early in the match, Theophane attempted to outmaneuver Cano with his boxing skills and defense but his strategy wasn't successful as Cano did an excellent job of cutting off the ring and landing solid left hooks and straight right hands. By the fifth round, Theophane decided to hold his ground and let his accuracy work for him. Gradually, he turned the fight around. His straight right hand landed hard on Cano frequently and he started to work in combinations with his jab and left hand.
On my card, the fight was even after eight. Cano, another fighter who had recently lost a debatable decision on the cards (against Malignaggi), pressed Theophane over the last two rounds of the bout, hurting him badly in the 10th. The final scores were 97-93, 98-92 (way too wide) and 94-96, with Cano picking up the victory (I scored it 96-94 Cano).
Cano is the perfect "B" fighter in boxing. Take an aging Erik Morales or an underprepared Malignaggi and Cano can cause all sorts of problems. He lacks speed, a large arsenal and a true knockout punch, but he gives an honest effort every time out. Although not really an athlete, Cano has fairly good footwork and a high ring I.Q. He executes his game plan (left hooks and straight right hands in close) pretty well. He'll beat a good name or two in this sport before he is finished.
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On the 18th of June Muslims all over the world, including in Palestine and Israel, started the holy month of Ramadan. During this month Muslims fast during the light hours of the day in solidarity with the suffering of the poor, and they dedicate themselves to prayers. As Jerusalem is the third holiest city for Muslims, many Palestinians wish to visit the Holy City to pray.
19.06.15. Bethlehem Checkpoint 300, Muslims on their way to Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during the first Friday of Ramadan. Photo EAPPI / I. Tanner
Normally Israeli Authorities require that Palestinians apply for a permit to access Jerusalem. But this year, the Israeli Civil Administration announced it would ease the restrictions for those wishing to make the journey. Now women and girls of all ages, men over the age of 40, and boys under 12, are allowed to cross the checkpoints without a specifically issued permit. Though the exception only applies on Fridays during Ramadan, it would still be easy to accept the Israeli narrative here. Even the rather left wing newspaper "Haaretz" referred to the temporary rules as "perks" and stated: "Israel has cancelled more goodwill gestures granted to the Palestinians for the month-long Ramadan fast period following Tuesday night's rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel." Rocket fire is not good – but the Palestinian narrative is not one of "perks" or "goodwill gestures". One can also ask if it should be considered to perk to be allowed to apply for a permit to visit a family member during Ramadan or Eid.
03.07.15. Bethlehem. Checkpoint 300 during third Friday of Ramadan. Women waiting. Photo EAPPI / M. Schnetzer
03.07.15. Bethlehem. Checkpoint 300 during third Friday of Ramadan. Palestinian TV crew reporting from the men's gate. Photo EAPPI / M. Schnetzer
The narrative we hear from Palestinians crossing into Jerusalem is rather one of people in an occupied land not being allowed to move freely, particularly to move freely to pray even at this Holy time. One man told us:
"even going to prayer in our own land – we are treated like cattle"
03.07.15. Bethlehem. Checkpoint 300 during third Friday of Ramadan. Security set up with Palestinian police (foreground) and Israeli border police (above). The Wall (background). Photo EAPPI / M. Schnetzer
More people were allowed to pass without permits, but ID cards were still checked, people were turned back, young children had to stand in metal corridors, and get through turnstiles, children had to see their parents argue their right to pass with police and soldiers. People had to go home after being told they were the right age, but that someone in their family had a problem. They were not given a proper explanation. This is not to say that people were not delighted to be able to pass to pray. There were plenty of excited and relieved faces among those who were allowed to pass. One man told us he had not been able to visit Jerusalem for 15 years, despite have been born there. Many others told us that this was their first ever trip to the Holy City.
21.06.15 Jerusalem, The Dome of the Rock, (Qubbat As-Sakhrah in Arabic), Muslim shrine located on the Temple Mount. Photo EAPPI / I.Tanner
EAPPI is monitoring the two main checkpoints, in Qalandia and Bethlehem, used by Palestinians coming to Jerusalem to pray in the Al Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem's Old City. Movement restrictions that impede access to religious institutions – and that are not necessary for the maintenance of public order – infringe on the rights of the Palestinian population to freedom of religion and worship, according to article 46 of the Hague Regulations, article 58 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, article 75 of the First Additional Protocol (IAP).
19.06.15. Bethlehem. Checkpoint 300 during the first Friday of Ramadan. EA monitoring men's line. Photo EAPPI / I. Tanner
During our 7 hours of monitoring more than 37, 000 Palestinians crossed through the two checkpoints on the 1st Friday of Ramadan. On the following Friday numbers were more than double that amount as 49.000 Palestinians passed through Qalandia and 39.000 passed through Checkpoint 300 in Bethlehem. Though many are happy to be allowed to enter Jerusalem, the situation at the checkpoints is tense. The lines are long, the expectations are high and the frustration of being rejected for no apparent reason can be heartfelt for fasting Palestinians. The last two weeks have unfortunately been tense and several violent attacks have been taking place on checkpoints and in Jerusalem. On the 1st Friday of Ramadan a Palestinian man stabbed a soldier in Jerusalem. This caused the Israeli Administration to collectively punish all the inhabitants of his village. None were allowed to enter Jerusalem for prayer on the following Friday. During the following week, three similar incidents have taken place, and Palestinians are now worried that the restrictions will be even more severe.
19.06.15. Bethlehem. Checkpoint 300 during the first Friday of Ramadan. EAs monitoring men's line. Photo EAPPI / I. Tanner
Despite all these issues, the sticking turnstiles and the tensions, we EAs hope that our presence helps to protect the rights of those living under occupation to access their place of worship. We feel privileged to stand on Fridays for 7 hours and be a very small part of this holy Ramadan time.
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Consumers today are device and channel agnostic, and seamlessly switch from device to device throughout a given day. In light of this assorted multi-device behavior, the introduction of cross-device tracking – which is the ability to identify engagement that starts on one device or browser and tie that behavior to a transaction on a different device or browser – was a significant step for the affiliate marketing industry. The ability to view, measure and accurately attribute transactions occurring across devices and browsers is enabling marketers and publishers to understand where their customers are initiating their product research and ultimately making their final purchase. They can also understand how sales are impacted by unique combinations of messages across different devices, as well as the final influencing factor that drove someone to make a purchase.
Cross-Device shoppers are savvy and essential to brands.
Cross-device shoppers are incredibly skillful shoppers that engage in a great deal of research (commonly on smartphones) prior to making a purchase. This behavior is extremely valuable to advertisers and publishers in the affiliate space, as the AOV (average order value) for a shopper who initiates product consideration on one device and completes a purchase on another is 21 percent higher than single-device transactions. In fact, the AOV of Cross-Device transactions that originated on a mobile device are three times higher than average.1 Marketers can leverage this trend by creating compelling mobile product features and rich creative assets (i.e. engaging mobile banners), and providing these assets to mobile-oriented publishers.
Multiple devices translate to more time in the consideration phase of the shopping journey.
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According to eMarketer, the average U.S. consumer spends 3.2 hours per day on mobile devices, up from 0.4 hours per day in 2010. Despite the fact that time spent on mobile is usurping time spent on desktop, cross-device shoppers overwhelmingly prefer (75 percent) to make purchases on desktop.3 This can likely be attributed to the fact that checkout experiences on mobile, although improving, are still not as optimized as desktop experiences. With the proliferation of loyalty rewards for various credit cards, consumers also want the flexibility of choosing the most optimal card for each transaction.
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Next:KURDISH WAR: More Turkish Troops Move to the Iraq Border
Special Operations: Little Subs for Commandos
July 10, 2007: Iran is not happy with the mini-submarines they have built, with North Korean help, and have ordered four North Korean minisubs, which are supposed to be delivered this month. These small boats are used to deliver commandos, or stealthy attacks on enemy (U.S.) warships.
Last year, Iran put two more of their own mini-submarines into service. Four have been built so far. This sub has a two man crew, and can carry three divers, or several naval mines, or a torpedo. The Iranians say they will use the mini-subs to lay mines or launch underwater commando attacks. While the North Koreans provided some technical assistance, the Iranian sub is a local design, smaller than most North Korean mini-subs, which is a reflection of the more turbulent seas found off the Korean coast. In the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, the Iranian minisubs (which look like an enlarged torpedo, with a glassed over cockpit in the front), can be very difficult to detect. Their range is probably a few hundred kilometers, more than sufficient to reach any targets in the area.
North Korea has a fleet of over 60 mini-subs, and apparently Iran wants at least a few dozen. North Korea got the idea for minisubs from Russia, which has had them for decades. The most recent Russian minisub design is the Piranya. This is a 200 ton, 93 foot long boat with a max surface speed (on diesel) of 14 kilometers an hour. Using batteries, max underwater speed is 12 kilometers an hour. Max range is about 1,800 kilometers, cruising on the surface at about 7 kilometers an hour. Under water, max range is 460 kilometers at the same speed. The Piranya has a crew of three and can carry six divers. There are two cargo containers built on the deck, that can be used to carry two mines, two torpedoes or diver equipment.
An Italian firm makes similar mini-subs, which have been sold to Pakistan. Since China does a lot of business with Pakistan and North Korea, some of that Italian technology has probably made its way to North Korea. There, North Korea has developed several mini-sub designs, most of them available to anyone with the cash to pay. The largest is the 350 ton Sang-O, which is actually a coastal sub modified for special operations (it can carry about 30 armed passengers.) The most popular model is the M100D, a 76 ton, 58 foot long boat that has a crew of four and can carry eight diver and their equipment. The most novel design is a submersible speedboat. This 40 foot boat looks like a speedboat, displaces ten tons and can carry up to eight people. It only submerges to a depth of about ten feet. Using a schnorkel apparatus (a pipe type device to bring in air and expel diesel engine fumes), the boat can move underwater. Nine years ago, a South Korean destroyed sank one of these. If these are the mini-subs Iran bought, they could be flown in. Otherwise, the North Korean boats will have to be brought in by sea, which could lead to a confrontation with American or NATO warships off the Iranian coast.
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\section{Introduction}
There is plenty of evidence for the existence of very dusty galaxies at high redshifts ($z>4$). Several objects show dust-to-gas ratios which are as high, or possibly higher, than in local galaxies \citep[see, e.g.,][and references therein]{Mattsson11}. At such early times, the number of AGB stars is still small and not even with the most generous dust yield estimates, the AGB stars can make a contribution that compares to the observed dust masses \citep{Michalowski10}. The only reasonable way to explain the dusty galaxies in the early Universe is therefore either dust production in the short-lived high-mass stars (which indeed produces most of the metals) or rapid dust growth in the interstellar medium (ISM).

Recent detections of large masses of cold dust \citep[e.g.][]{Matsuura11,Gomez12} in supernova remnants suggest AGB stars may, relatively speaking, be less important than previously anticipated. Carbon stars (C stars) may have produced most of the carbon that we have today \citep{Carigi05,Mattsson10b}, but not necessarily the carbonaceous dust. Here we will discuss the role of AGB stars in general and C stars in particular. It will be argued that, besides time-scale issues, really metal poor C stars may form dust rather inefficiently despite they produce their own raw material for dust formation.

\section{The general problem with AGB stars as major dust producers}
A supernova (SN) can produce around $0.5\,M_\odot$ of dust \citep[see, e.g.,][]{Matsuura11,Gomez12}. We can assume that a typical AGB star ejects about $1\,M_\odot$ of gas, in which the mass fraction of condensable material is $10^{-4}\dots 10^{-3}$. From modelling \citep[e.g.][]{Mattsson08,Mattsson10,Ventura12,Nanni13} it seems clear that the mean degree of dust condensation is $\langle f_{\rm c} \rangle < 0.5$ (often $<0.1$, see Fig.~1), which can be understood as a consequence of the fact that as soon as a sufficient amount of dust is present to sustain a dust-driven outflow, the grains will move out of the dust-formation zone and stop growing. Combining the above facts, it is obvious that one needs a few thousand AGB stars to produce as much dust as does one supernova. The number of AGB stars is of course much greater than the number of SNe, but the AGB/SN ratio expected for a Galactic IMF is sooner $\sim 50$ (or less, depending on the mass cuts), than $\sim 5000$, which leaves us with a gap of about two orders of magnitude.

Another potential problem arises from the fact that the AGB stars supplying dust to the ISM may have formed at really low metallicity, especially in young stellar populations. The silicate-dust production of oxygen-rich AGB stars (a.k.a. M giants), must have an upper limit due to metallicity because these stars are not producing their own raw material for dust production, which is indeed also seen in dust-formation models \citep{Ventura12,Nanni13}. Thus, carbonaceous dust from C stars should dominate the injection of dust into the ISM at low metallicity, if it is not SNe or dust condensation in the ISM. But then there are time-scale issues. Obviously, C stars cannot contribute dust at very high redshifts ($z>4$) since the Universe was too young for a majority of them to have evolved, but also in low-metallicity environments there is a similar problem: the dominant stellar population is young - typically as young as those at high $z$ - which should result in a lower frequency of C stars.

Let us elaborate a bit on time-scale issues by considering the following.  In the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), the total mass of dust in the ISM is a few times $10^5\,M_\odot$ \citep[$3\times 10^5\,M_\odot$ according to][]{Leroy07}. If one assumes $25-50$\% (by mass) of carbonaceous dust, one could simply say there is $\sim 10^5\,M_\odot$ of such dust present in the SMC. According to \citet{Matsuura13} the dust-injection rate by C stars in the SMC is $4\times 10^{-6}\,M_\odot$~yr$^{-1}$ and \citet{Boyer12} reports a rate of $7.5\dots 8.4\times 10^{-7}\,M_\odot$~yr$^{-1}$. Taken at face value these rates then imply dust-injection time-scales which are $25$~Gyr and $119\dots 133$~Gyr, respectively. That is, if the carbonaceous dust in the SMC is due to C stars only, this crude estimate suggests it would take longer than the age of the Universe to produce that amount. To be reasonable hypothesis, this time-scale estimate must be {\it significantly less} than the age of the Universe, which seems to require a higher dust-injection rate and/or lower total dust mass in the SMC.

\section{New results on dust and wind formation at low metallicity}
We have computed a small grid of models (Mattsson et al., in prep.) which all correspond to a star of mass $M_\star = 1\,M_\odot$ and luminosity $\log(L_\star/L_\odot)=4.0$, but different metallicities and effective temperatures (see Fig.~1). All models also have the same absolute abundances of free carbon, which excludes the possibility that the increased wind speed is due to the accessibility of raw material for dust formation.

The main result is a somewhat unexpected trend with metallicity: sustaining dust-driven outflows from C-stars becomes increasingly more difficult with decreasing metallicity until a critical metallicity is reached where the mean degree of dust condensation $f_{\rm c}$ drops (see Fig.~1), despite the available carbon to form dust from. Thus, oxygen-rich AGB stars may not produce dust-driven winds due to their lack of raw material for dust formation; C-stars may not produce winds due to atmospheric conditions that lead to too little dust production.
Scaling the atmospheric abundances down to $1/100\,Z_\odot$ no models produce a sustained outflow, except for an unclear case shown in Fig.~1 as an upper limit, where the wind slows down and finally collapses. This could be an initial instability that leads to sufficient dust formation, but which fades away as the system is dissipating. We would like to caution the reader this is likely not the beginning of an episodic outflow pattern, but since the time step drops to almost zero when the collapse occurs, the time series could not be continued.

The lower absolute abundances of elements other than carbon affect molecular opacities and, consequently, the physical conditions in the atmosphere. Models with enhanced abundances of oxygen and nitrogen appear to form dust and winds more easily (see Fig.~1, right panel), although not quite as in the case of a solar composition. For two of the three successful models we must regard the mass-loss rates we obtain as upper limits because the outflows are episodic and one cannot be sure these, possibly semi-chaotic, cycles are stable.

\begin{figure}
  \resizebox{\hsize}{!}{
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}
\caption{\label{lowz} Left: mass-loss rate as a function of wind speed for models and observed C stars. Right: mean degree of dust condensation as a function of metallicity.
}
\end{figure}

At the lowest metallicities, the $P-T$ structures deviate from the more metal-rich models just above the photosphere, in a region where many molecules, and C$_2$H$_2$ in particular, usually form. A similar deviation is seen in the deeper layers of the atmospheres. Since the pressure is lower and the temperature somewhat higher, less of the important cooling agent and growth species C$_2$H$_2$ is formed. The same is true for many diatomic molecules too (especially C$_2$) which means that C$_2$ is not taking over as the source of opacity as one might have expected. Perhaps even more important is that molecules containing nitrogen, such as CN and HCN, will be scarce simply because there is very little nitrogen when the overall metallicity is scaled down below [Fe/H]~$ = -1$. At shorter wavelengths, there will also be little absorption due to atomic species. Hence, there is an `opacity deficiency' in the metal-poor models.

With these opacities reduced, newly formed dust grains will be exposed to more radiation and thus heat up to temperatures high enough for many grains to sublimate, or at least grow inefficiently. The sublimation rate is roughly $R_{\rm sub} \approx 0.015\,P_{\rm C}(T_{\rm d})\, T_{\rm d}^{-1/2}$, where the vapour saturation pressure for atomic carbon $P_{\rm C}$ can be estimated by the formula $\ln(P_{\rm C}) = 32.89 - 86300/T_{\rm d}$ \citep{Gail88}. Clearly, $R_{\rm sub}$ has a steep dependence on the dust temperature $T_{\rm d}$. More precisely, increasing the dust temperature by a few percent can raise the sublimation rate a couple of orders of magnitude. Thus, even a moderate increase in the efficiency of radiative heating of the dust can lead to a sublimation rate that supersedes the condensation rate, resulting in a low (or even zero) mean degree of dust condensation. The low abundance of molecules including nitrogen seems to play key role here. Low metallicity ([Fe/H]$ = -2$) models with elevated nitrogen and oxygen abundances (marked CNO in Fig.~1) show dust formation, while test runs with solar composition, except that [N/Fe]$ = -2$, leads to essentially no dust formation at all. At the time of writing we are not sure how to interpret this result.

There are also reasons to believe that metal-poor C-stars are hotter than their more metal-rich counterparts \citep{Sloan09}. If this is generally the case, the chance of having efficient dust condensation is small, from a theoretical perspective, as the overall gas/dust temperature will decrease with the effective temperature. Observations of dust around metal-poor C-stars in the halo \citep[e.g.][]{Sloan09,Lagadec10} may thus seem inconsistent with our model. C stars do indeed form significant amounts of dust also at [Fe/H]$\sim -2$ (see Boyer et al. in this volume), but the total {\it dust yield} may still be less than at solar metallicty, because the average degree of dust condensation, taken over the whole AGB, would be lower.

\section{AGB evolution and mass loss}
Models of AGB evolution which include dust formation rely on simple prescriptions for the mass-loss rate as a function of the basic stellar parameters \citep{Ventura12,Nanni13}. Imposing a certain mass-loss rate and requiring that the outflow should be dust-driven, will essentially make the efficiency of dust formation an input parameter and not a result of the modelling. Needless to say, this must affect the dust yield. So how would the dust yield be affected by a more consistent treatment of the mass loss? The dust yield is an integral quantity, where $f_{\rm c}$ and the fraction of free condensable material $\tilde{X}_{\rm c}$ are convolved with the mass-loss rate $\dot{M}$,
\begin{equation}
Y_{\rm d} = \int_{\tau_{\rm AGB}} f_{\rm c}(t)\, \tilde{X}_{\rm c}(t)\,\dot{M}(t)\,dt,
\end{equation}
where $\dot{M}(t) = f(f_{\rm c}, \tilde{X}_{\rm c}, \dots)$, which generates feedback and nonlinearity. The integral, $Y_{\rm d}$, can vary a lot depending on how the quantities given above evolve. On top of that, the average {\it grain size} is sometimes decisive for whether a dust-driven outflow develops or not in some cases \citep{Mattsson11b}. In short: stellar evolution models need a physically consistent mass-loss prescription. Estimating dust yields requires that dust formation efficiency leads to a certain mass-loss rate and not the other way around. In particular, as our models of C stars suggest, dust may form without leading to dust-driven outflows (not quite enough dust to reach critical acceleration), which means the amount of dust being expelled by the star can be insignificant despite ongoing dust formation.

\section{Conclusions and open questions}
In the big picture, AGB stars appear to be relatively minor dust producers. The quantitative uncertainties regarding, e.g., the efficiency of dust condensation in SN remnants are still considerable, but detections of {\it cold} dust have shown unambiguously that SNe can produce significant amounts dust. To compete with SNe, AGB stars must produce much more dust than they are likely able to.

Oxygen-rich AGB stars produce mainly silicate dust, but the production is limited by the initial metallicity.  C stars, on the other hand, produce their own raw material for dust production (carbon). However, our recent simulations show that metal poor C stars may form dust less efficienctly. The reason is that at really low metallicity ([Fe/H]$\sim -2$), the molecular gas opacity is reduced to a minimum and the grains are not shielded from radiative heating as much as at higher metallicity, which in turn increases the sublimation rate at the expense of net condensation.

The implications of the above are interesting and raises several questions: \\[-6mm]
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\item If AGB stars provide only a fraction of the cosmic dust, why do presolar grains show isotopic signs of being of mostly AGB origin \citep[see, e.g.,][]{Nittler03}?\\[-6mm]
\item If the time-scale issue exclude C stars as significant  dust producers in low-metallicity environments, where interstellar grain growth is also inefficient \citep{Asano13,Mattsson12}, could one then argue that dust in really metal-poor stellar populations is essentially SN dust?\\[-6mm]
\item Really metal poor C stars may also undergo relatively long phases without any strong dust-driven outflows, which should have significant effects on the late-stage evolution of low these stars. It is unclear if dust-driven winds can actually remove the whole envelope within the required time in order to form a white dwarf, so what is the fate of these stars?\\[-6mm]
\end{itemize}

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Is It Okay To Label Someone a DORK in Your Organization?
If you were around Lou and me for very long, you might hear one of us call the other – Dork! For us, it is a term of endearment and respect based on years of working together. But if you didn't know that, you might easily think it meant we were insulting each other as inept or foolish. The key to know about this specific 'labeling' is we have invested time and effort to build and sustain a strong, mutual respect.
Labels can help provide a sense of order, identify content, give us more information, and provide a way to distinguish things. We see this every day in our lives as consumers. But labeling people can have a profound impact on how we interact with each other. It can influence how respectful we are of other's opinions and beliefs. It can also impact trust and relationships. Just think about what happens when a child is labeled by teachers or peers as 'slow' compared to 'gifted'.
Does your workplace culture reinforce and tolerate the use of labeling people every day? Are any of these 'labels' conveyed or reinforced through wide spread use, humor and workplace banter? If so, then your inclusion efforts may be stalling because attitudes and actions may be sending mixed signals.
Here are a few key 'tests' we encourage individuals and organizations to use in determining if labeling is hurting inclusion efforts. In each case if your answer is 'yes' then we would encourage you to stop, look, and listen. There may be unintended consequences being created including division, exclusion, demotivation, and strained relationships.
Does the label attached to a particular profession or job type in your organization affect how it's perceived? Example – They are just contract labor or they are just support staff.
Is the word or term used mistaken as a descriptor? 'Loser' is not a descriptor. It's a negative label.
Does the label carry assumptions which can lead to stereo-typing? Example – They are not from the U.S. so English is not their first language. We will have to go slow and simplify things.
Does the label cause people to lose motivation and self-esteem? Example – They are topped out in their career.
Does the label create unrealistic expectations? Example – They are considered high potential and they are on the fast track.
Does the conversation patronize people by undermining their individuality like "some of my friends are ______"; or "your being ______ isn't a problem for me"?
Does the conversation create resentment or strain relationships like "they only got that job because they are ______"?
Do the words convey an exaggerated sense of threat? Example – They grew up in the Middle East.
Does the focus on what degree or certification the individual has, inadvertently label others as a less valuable contributor?
Does the use of pesky little words like 'still' imply that this activity is out of the ordinary, defying a norm? Example – I didn't know people your age still did that.
When an individual or organization walks by conversations that are using labels that can be perceived as hurtful, belittling, or dehumanizing then there is a potential cancer creating exclusion. Labeling shapes perception, but perception and reality don't always match. Just ask us Dorks!


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Stolen RDP Credentials Live On After xDedic Takedown
Mathew J. Schwartz • February 1, 2019
The notorious xDedic Marketplace Russian-language cybercrime forum and shop remains offline following an international police takedown. Security experts expect xDedic customers to shift to UAS, a rival darknet market that also specializes in stolen and hacked remote desktop protocol credentials.
The Reasons Behind Google's GDPR Fine
Nick Holland • January 25, 2019
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of why Google was one of the first companies to be hit with a major GDPR fine, plus a global update on GDPR compliance trends and an in-depth report on shifts in malware.
Ransomware: A Pervasive, Evolving Threat
Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report is an in-depth look at why ransomware remains a pervasive threat and how it's evolving. Also featured: updates on venture capital investments in cybersecurity and a study of vulnerabilities in industrial remotes.
GandCrab Ransomware: Cat-and-Mouse Game Continues
Mathew J. Schwartz • November 16, 2018
A new, free decryptor has been released for "aggressive" crypto-locking ransomware called GandCrab. Researchers say GandCrab has come to dominate the ransomware-as-a-service market, earning its development team an estimated $120,000 per month.
Crypto-Locking Kraken Ransomware Looms Larger
Jeremy Kirk • October 31, 2018
A slick ransomware-as-a-service operation called Kraken Cryptor has begun leveraging the Fallout exploit kit to help it score fresh victims, researchers from McAfee and Recorded Future warn. Absent offline backups, victims have little chance of recovering from its crypto-locking attacks.
GandCrab Ransomware Partners With Crypter Service
Mathew J. Schwartz • October 11, 2018
The notorious GandCrab ransomware-as-a-service gang has released the latest version of its crypto-locking malware, backed by crypter service and exploit toolkit partnerships. But the gang's marketing savvy belies shoddy code-development practices, security firm McAfee finds.
Five Steps to Masterminding an Effective Security Awareness Program
Lise Lapointe • September 23, 2018
Those of you who are CISOs and have been conducting awareness programs for years realize that ''the devil is in the details" when building a successful program. Initial attempts to get an awareness program started are usually done by trial and error- but this hit-and-miss approach is often ineffective or frustrating....
Cybercrime Markets Sell Access to Hacked Sites, Databases
One mystery with the recently discovered payment card sniffing attacks against such organizations as British Airways and Newegg has been how attackers might have first gained access to the victims' networks. But a number of cybercrime markets sell such access, in some cases for as little as 50 cents.
Why Cybercrime Remains Impossible to Eradicate
More evidence that running cybercrime schemes remains inexpensive and accessible to anyone with criminal intent: To send spam emails, admitted botnet herder Peter Levashov quoted customers $500 for 1 million emails. And that was just his 2016 pricing.
Russian Pleads Guilty to Operating Kelihos Botnet
Russian national Peter Levashov, who was arrested in Spain last year and extradited to the U.S., has admitted to a two-decade crime spree that included running multiple botnets that harvested online credentials while also pumping out spam, banking Trojans and ransomware.
Obama-Themed Ransomware Also Mines for Monero
Mathew J. Schwartz • September 4, 2018
Ransomware creators, having already created "themes" for their crypto-locking malware ranging from Pokemon and horror movies to princesses and Donald Trump, have now debuted "Barack Obama" ransomware. In a sign of the times, the ransomware doubles as a monero cryptocurrency miner.
Atlanta's Reported Ransomware Bill: Up to $17 Million
Mathew J. Schwartz • August 6, 2018
The cost of the city of Atlanta's mitigation and subsequent IT overhaul following a massive SamSam ransomware infection in March could reach $17 million, of which $6 million has already been budgeted for new devices, security enhancements as well as upgrades, according to news reports.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Applications Under Fire
With hundreds of thousands of implementations across the globe, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications are supporting the most critical business processes for the biggest organizations in the world. This report provides insights into how the threat landscape has been evolving over time for ERP applications,...
Mathew J. Schwartz • July 5, 2018
Patch management problem: Organizations must identify and fix all new vulnerabilities in their software and hardware as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, on average, attackers keep exploiting flaws faster than they're being patched, says Tenable's Gavin Millard.
Cryptojacking Displaces Ransomware as Top Malware Threat
If 2017 was the year of ransomware innovation, 2018 is well on its way to being known as the year of cryptocurrency mining malware. Numerous studies have found that the most seen malware attacks today are designed for cryptojacking. But while ransomware campaigns may be down, they're far from out.


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Background: Clutch springs push the 'Clutch Plates' firmly against the 'Pressures Plates'. Pressure plates are connected to the engine and clutch plates are connected to the gear-box and they form the LINK between engine and gears. This is the force which interlocks the clutch and pressure plates together and transfers power from engine to the rear wheel. In short – this keeps the bike going forward. Thus, as the clutch plates deteriorate – bike loses torque and speed even if the engine is in excellent condition. Power from the engine simply does not flow through to rear wheel properly.
The Problem: Bikes with WET clutch plates generally have 4 to 6 clutch and pressure plates and they are submerged under engine oil. When you press the clutch lever – a cable pulls an actuator arm and pulls back the clutch springs and releases pressure from the clutch and pressure plates. Although pulling the clutch lever releases pressure, it does not actively separate the clutch and pressure plates. This is not a problem when the engine oil is hot but as the engine oil cools down (for example – after overnight) it thickens and viscosity increases and it tends to mesh the Clutch Plates and Pressure Plates together like glue even when you press the clutch lever. So what happens is – although you have pressed the clutch lever fully – the clutch plates in reality did not fully disconnect from pressure plates!
THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM – as engaging FIRST gear without fully disengaging clutch can severely damage a bike's Gear Cogs and Gear Shaft. As a result, the first gear in the morning is always a big hard CLUNK – sound and this damages gear shaft.
Solution: When you quickly press and release the clutch lever 3 or 4 times – it helps the clutch plate and pressure plates to separate properly and shifting to first gear will me much smoother.


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Oskar Aronsohn (ur. 28 lutego 1870 w Grudziądzu, zm. 1914) – niemiecki lekarz neurolog, działacz Postępowej Partii Ludowej (Fortschrittliche Volkspartei).

Syn kupca Herrmanna Aronsohna. Po ukończeniu Królewskiego Gimnazjum w Grudziądzu studiował na Uniwersytecie Fryderyka Wilhelma w Berlinie, dysertację doktorską przedstawił w 1894 roku. Autor prac z dziedziny neurologii i psychiatrii.

Od 1912 żonaty z Alice Stern. Zmarł w wyniku zakażenia krwi.

Wybrane prace
  Ueber Hereditat bei Epilepsie. Berlin: Wilhelm Axt, 1894
 Ein seltener Fall von perverser Sexualbetätigung.  Deutsche med. Wochenschr., 1909
 Oswald Alving; eine pathologisch-literärische Studie zu Ibsens Gespenstern, 1909
 Der Korsakowsche Symptomenkomplex nach Commotio cerebri; ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der akuten traumatischen Psychose., 1909
 Ueber die Anwendung und Wirksamkeit des Gynovals., 1911
 Der psychologische Ursprung des Stotterns. Halle: Marhold, 1914

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Absolwenci Uniwersytetu Humboldtów w Berlinie
Ludzie urodzeni w Grudziądzu
Niemieccy neurolodzy
Urodzeni w 1870
Zmarli w 1914


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Last Update May 16, 2015
Is President Obama Up to the Job?
The big rap against Barack Obama during the campaign was his inexperience. His time in the Senate was short and he never actually ran anything. Now he's running the most powerful country in the world and he's having problems, no question.
Last week was brutal for the president, as the AIG scandal made him and the Democratic Party look weak and confused.
Let's begin with the big picture. Barack Obama believes that spending trillions of taxpayer dollars will blunt the recession and lead to major prosperity down the road because the USA will change its energy, health and income-generating policies.
Those who oppose the president say the spending is irresponsible and will eventually bankrupt America, causing the dollar to collapse and making a bad situation — the recession — much worse.
Right now it is impossible to predict who is correct. Both things could happen.
But what is absolutely true is that Congressional Democrats have lost control of the massive government spending, as the AIG debacle demonstrates. In allocating trillions to help failed companies, the president, Treasury Secretary Geitner, Senate Banking Chief Chris Dodd, and House Finance leader Barney Frank apparently forgot to put any meaningful rules in place.
I know it sounds incredible, but there are no strings attached to giving away our money. Want to have a multi-million dollar party? Sure, take those bailout dollars and get down! Want to give millions to incompetent managers who drove businesses into bankruptcy? Fine. No problem. So that's exactly what AIG did.
I mean, how ridiculous is that? The feds take over a failing insurance company or bank or car company, and they don't impose spending discipline? Are you kidding me?
This is Hurricane Katrina redux. Spend billions and don't police where the money goes. Just keep sending and spending with no accountability.
Now there are excuses all over the place, but the folks understand what's going on and the president is getting hammered because he's in charge. So Barack Obama should realize where he is and what has happened.
First, the AIG deal has killed the blame Bush excuse. AIG happened on Obama's watch and that's that. So the president has lost a public relations club. President Bush certainly left a raging fire, but the heat is all on Mr. Obama going forward.
Second, that's it for the spending. You took your shot, Mr. President. Now you have to restore confidence before launching into any more expensive programs. Get the economy right. Then we'll talk.
Finally, get new guys. You need new blood in the economic arena already.
"Talking Points" is not one of those wishing bad things for President Obama, but chaos is chaos and mistakes are mistakes. Fix them.
And that's "The Memo."
Pinheads & Patriots
There is a group called The Patriot Girls now operating in 38 states. These ladies raise money for the military, the Wounded Warrior Project, Operation Troop Appreciation, groups like that. Their pitch is beach-friendly, if you know what I mean, and we believe they are patriots.
On the pinhead front, Tom Hanks wants you to know he is No. 1. The actor was photographed signaling that sentiment in Hollywood, and whether he is a pinhead or not is up to you. But remember, guys like Hanks don't get a moment of privacy.
Click here to see the picture and watch "Pinheads & Patriots"!
And for you pinheads who say there is an equivalency to us running down villains and the paparazzi taunting celebrities, two words: Wise up.
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