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Excellent LikeaBike Video from the UK
2007-11-26 05:49:00
When my wife and I chose to proceed with starting a retail business selling children's bikes, we had the bike racing community in mind as a starting point. It made sense to market a high end children's bike to people who spend $1000 on a wheelset, or $300 on a carbon seatpost, or $3500 on a frameset. I guess I consider us collectively to be the LAST people on earth to settle for a cheap knock-off of anything bike related, especially for our kids. That said, let me present you with the finest LikeaBike video production I've ever seen. It's owned by a LikeaBike retailer in the UK, so I doubt they will hardly mind if my little blog or my little company use it. Bravo.In case you're in the market for a LikeaBike, please give our Weebike.com website a look. Buy local. Support a fellow blogger/bike racer. Join the Weebike.com racing team and buy your LikeaBike for cost plus 10%. Here's the vid:
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Dede the Indonesian "Tree Man"
2007-11-23 06:49:00
Dede, 35, with gnarled growths sprouting from his hands and feet, sits in front of his house in the village of Tanjung Jaya, West Java province, November 21, 2007. Dede hopes a doctor in the United States will be able to treat the horn-like extensions that started appearing on his body when he was a teenager and which earned him the "tree man" moniker. (INDONESIA)REUTERS/Supri
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Hamit Altintop and Nikat Kahveci have a 'Brokeback' moment
2007-11-21 21:44:00
Just kidding! Wish I could have watched the game though. My paternal grandfather's name is Hamit Altinbasak, so my head always turns when I see Altintop in the news. Did we win? Turkey's Hamit Altintop (L) and Nihat Kahveci celebrate after Kahveci's goal against Bosnia during their Euro 2008 Group C qualifying soccer match at Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul November 21, 2007. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)
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How do they know it's a Pepsi bottle?
2007-11-21 19:43:00
It's astonishing and sad to see the perverted violence which people are capable of.  Dr. Abdul Manan, a surgeon at the Nishtar hospital in Multan, points to an x-ray of a glass bottle lodged in a man's lower abdomen November 21, 2007. A 60-year-old man came to the hospital to have the Pepsi bottle removed, which he said armed thieves had inserted in his anus before robbing him of two buffalos, Manan said. REUTERS/Asim Tanveer (PAKISTAN)
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Pardon me, Mr President..
2007-11-20 21:51:00
I've heard that turkeys are among the dumbest animals on earth. Prone to looking up at the sky when it's raining.. and drowning to death. My turkey will be deep fried this year. I hear that's the best. Planning to do a 2-3 hour bike ride Thursday morning. That way I have a caloric deficit when I sit down at the table.. one which is quickly reversed in about 5 minutes flat. U.S. President George W. Bush pardons "May", the 2007 National Thanksgiving Turkey, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 20, 2007. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)
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RIP: Mr. "Please Don't Squeeze the Charmin!" Whipple
2007-11-20 06:09:00
The death of an icon.. Children of the seventies can appreciate the warmth that's still felt when thinking about the television advertisements of those days. Ironically, I was supposed to marry a girl named "Sermin".. a person who was my wife's best friend.. a person who my wife was supposed to introduce me to during a day trip to downtown Bursa with a group of friends. Ebru didn't do a very good job though and you could say that I fell in love with the match maker and the rest is history. "Sermin" is still a close friend of the family and took a lot of ribbing from me over the years.. you know.. for being named after American toilet paper.
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DIY: Murat fixes his mysteriously failing hot water heater
2007-11-20 05:25:00
We've had this problem for a while now.. Jump in the shower in the morning and discover that there's no hot water, or that it's luke warm at best. Picture me, groggy and naked.. leaning into the tub to turn on the tap.. waiting for the hot water to reach the far end of the house where our master bath is located.. and nothing but lukewarm water arrives. A man has two choices. 1) Jump in and take a 45 second express shower.. enough time to wash hair, feet, armpits, whatever else requires it most.. 2) Get dressed, go outside and through the bulkhead into the basement to reset the tripped ignition.. then wait 15-20 minutes for the water to heat up. Both options suck.. and now that it's cold out, I'm more likely to take option number 2. All these months, dear wife swore that the water temperature was too hot, and the the thermostat was tripping the ignition.. Not so. The Honeywell R8184-G1427 Protectorelay oil burner control unit was basically fried. That old model is obsolete, and ...
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Bangladesh is banged up pretty bad
2007-11-19 16:42:00
The reports coming out of Bangladesh indicate that the cyclone's death toll is over 3000. Here's the latest story. Some say it could reach 10,000 once the more remote islands are reached by rescuers. This event has been at the back of my mind for the past many days, and like many, I've been sort of blocking it out. It's like there's a circuit in my brain which controls avoiding and overload of too much pain and suffering. It's tripped recently, hence my avoidance of getting into the terrible details of this tragedy. Now that the numbers are going off the chart, it's hard to ignore. Does it make a difference that this happened to Bangladesh? I think it does. How much does the average person know about Bangladesh? I am as ignorant as any other.. and when something like this happens in a part of the world which doesn't really interest us, we pay little mind to it, regrettably. I think it's true that there's simply too much death, disaster and dest...
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Sami Berik: Turkish Ultimate Combat Cage Fighter
2007-11-18 07:01:00
Watch this video of "The Hun" in action, kicking people's asses.
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Papa Roach: Between Angels and Insects
2007-11-18 04:02:00
**Explicit Lyrics!** This track always fires me up..
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Saudi Arabia!: You Suck Balls Too!
2007-11-18 03:42:00
Saudi Court increases punishment for gang rape victim.There are a lot of low-life countries which beg the question "Why does anyone want to live there?".. and Saudi Arabia is very high on the list, especially for women. We can write volumes here about what an ass-backward piece of shit country Saudi Arabia is.. This story drives the point home, doesn't it?
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China Reaps what it Sows.. Sex selection = More gay people!
2007-11-15 17:36:00
How ironic that in a country where homosexuality is treated as a disease and where researchers are trying to find a cure, there are about 18 million more men of marriage age than there are women, thanks to sex-selective-abortions. They unwittingly perpetuate their own "problem" in a way, don't you think? Boys stand in line in the toilet at a kindergarten in Baokang, central China 's Hubei province November 14, 2007. China has 18 million more men of marriageable age than women, the result of sex-selective abortions in a country that has traditionally placed more value on boys, state media reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stringer
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Are you inspired yet? Look again you two legged freak..
2007-11-15 14:55:00
Tobias Graf of Germany competes to win the gold medal in the men's individual 4,000 meters event in the Para-Panamerican of Cycling Games in Cali, Colombia, November 13, 2007.  REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga
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Murat's Journey to New York
2007-11-15 03:12:00
Took the high speed Acela train down to NY from Providence this morning. Then I walked from 34th all the way to 68th street, just because I didn't have enough cash for a cab (nor do I know what a 30 block cab ride costs, nor do I have any idea how to use the subway..) and I hate using ATMs while traveling, in protest of the $2-3 fee that I'm charged for the privilege of getting my money. I'm glad I walked though, because along the way, I discovered just how puny and insignificant I am and how little impact I have on the world. An astonishing amount of wealth populates Manhattan, and it seem easy to pick out the ones who "grind it out" for 1/4 million a year, and those who do the same in a month without having to work... Additionally, I also discovered that most girls in Rhode Island are quite unattractive. You get my drift. Oh well.. At least I found the wonderful HBO store! I didn't go in, but I resolved to find it on my journey back to Penn Station later on.Along the way towar...
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What inspires you?
2007-11-13 23:42:00
I salute this brave person. Me? I've been weaseling my way out of training indoors on the roller for the past week.. and I still have both my of my fore arms and my hands.. China's Xuetong Kuai competes in the men's individual 4,000 meters pursuit in the Para-Panamerican of Cyclist Games in Cali November 12, 2007.  REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga

In case you didn't know..
2007-11-10 05:09:00
"The Turkish Air Force has a total of 240 F-16C/D aircraft in its inventory, all of them Block 30/40/50 models. Turkey is one of five countries to locally produce F-16s"...quoted from a very cool site devoted singularly to the F-16 warplane.Here's a shortcut to the page describing Turkey's fleet
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Turkish F-16
2007-11-08 13:56:00
A Turk ish F-16 jet returns to the military airbase in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir November 7, 2007. Picture taken November 7, 2007. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)

Unsportsmanlike Conduct in the Liverpool-Besiktas thrashing?
2007-11-07 16:16:00
Steven Gerrard is an asshole! So what's the real story? I missed the game. Besiktas ' Hakan Arikan reacts after clashing with Liverpool 's Steven Gerrard during their Champions League Group A soccer match at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England, November 6, 2007.(BRITAIN)  REUTERS/Phil Noble Liverpool's Steven Gerrard (L) clashes with Besiktas' Hakan Arikan during their Champions League Group A soccer match at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England, November 6, 2007. (BRITAIN)  REUTERS/Phil Noble

Turkey to change law curbing free speech
2007-11-06 20:13:00
Article 301 getting overhauled?
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Iraq: "..ready to hunt down and arrest Kurdish guerrilla leaders"
2007-11-05 15:59:00
Okay Iraq .. Just do it. A Kurdish protester is silhouetted against a flag showing imprisoned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally against Turkey of several hundred Kurds in Berlin November 4, 2007. Iraq said on Saturday it was ready to hunt down and arrest Kurdish guerrilla leaders responsible for cross-border raids into Turkey in an effort to avert a major incursion by the Turkish military. Turkey wants leaders of the PKK arrested and seeks the closure of camps in northern Iraq which they use as bases for cross-border attacks in their 23-year-old campaign for a homeland in southeast Turkey. (GERMANY) REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
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Tugba Karademir and Alper Ucar Compete at the World Figure Skating Champion
2007-03-25 09:12:00
Alper Ucar places 27th... and so does Tugba KarademirSign her website's guestbook
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Saddam's Head: Transformed
2007-03-25 06:07:00
See the latest work of Iraqi artist "Kalat" via Randomview
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Turkey Destroys Greece 4-1 in UEFA match.. Norway, you're next!
2007-03-25 05:46:00
via Metin, Gulay, drunk Oz Kanka, Ahmet Turgut (complete with video links to the goals), Nathan and Turkish DigestUEFA 2008 linkCurrent EURO 2008 standings
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A Turkish-Armenian Concert: Armenian Composers of the Ottoman Period
2007-03-24 07:02:00
Dedicated to dialogue and the memory of Hrant DinkDate: Friday, April 6, 2007Time: 8:30pm - 11:30pmLocation: List Arts Center 120, Brown University (64 College St. Providence, RI)All the details
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Meet my new cycling coach
2007-03-24 06:40:00
Nega-coach's answer to every one of my questions is the same: "because you suck".
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Hrant Dink: Water Finds It's Crack
2007-03-23 05:15:00
We suffer from serious illness due to the poor relations between our people, Turks and Armenians... Armenians live in an unshakable state of paralysis, while Turks live with an uncurable paranoia. We both require clinical assistance.. Who will help to cure us? Is this the responsibility of French Parliament? Or of the United States Congress? Who will prescribe an antidote? Which doctor will diagnose our condition? My answer is this: Armenians must help to cure Turks and Turks must help to cure Armenians. Without exception, there is no other prescription, no other doctor and no other effective treatment.Speaking openly, to the Armenian Diaspora, I reach out to you and say that you should not anchor yourselves to the year 1915. Do not let the world's acceptance or rejection of genocide imprison you. Is this history painful to you? We lived it, our forefathers lived it. There is an old Anatolian saying.. [We consider ourselves to be Anatolian]"If we must carry baggage which causes us ...
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I do not support the death penalty...
2007-03-22 17:01:00
..but I make exceptions when it comes to children. If I am this shaken up over the son of another, I can't even imagine how I'd feel if it were my son.. I don't think I could handle it.. I'd fall apart completely. Planning to follow this prosecution closely to the end, because we might find some relief when these mother fuckers draw their last breath. -AT   SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) -- A convicted child molester and his father took turns sexually assaulting a 6-year-old boy while the molester's mother watched, then they choked the boy to death, according to an indictment issued Wednesday. The indictment charges all three family members with murder and child molestation in the slaying of young Christopher Michael Barrios, whose body was found last Thursday inside a trash bag dumped by a roadside. District Attorney Stephen D. Kelley said he will seek the death penalty against 32-year-old George David Edenfield, who has a prior child molestation conviction from 1997, a...
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Kurds celebrate "Newroz" in Diyarbakir Turkey
2007-03-22 15:43:00
A Kurdish girl poses during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diya rbakir March 21, 2007. Newroz, which means 'new day' in Kurdish, marks the arrival of spring and is also celebrated in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Tajikistan.   REUTERS/Umit Bektas   There's no "w" in Turkish.. and while tolerance for Kurdish culture, language, media and education is slowly reaching levels acceptable to the "free world", the Turkish government still does not tolerate official use of the letter "w".. unless of course it's a fashionable word such as "BMW". -AT
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Christopher Michael Barrios: Rest in Peace
2007-03-22 04:24:00
As the father of a 3-1/2 year old boy, I mourn the death of Chris t opher and hope that his parents have the strength to bear this terrible loss. I can't help but fixate more on the how than the why.. because it is the thought of a child being injured and terrified by events not in their control, which gives parents the most pain. Back before Reis was born, I didn't give such stories a second glance. Nowadays they attract me for whatever reason. The pain which this family now endures, I swear I can feel it... it's as if the marrow in my bones is sizzling. This is no special distinction other than perhaps, being a fellow parent. I wish I could take some of their pain away and give them some relief. But no, I only add to the collective pain of all the like minded ones who read this story and also mourn the child of another. As it should be.
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Religious Pissing Contest: No minarets allowed
2007-03-21 03:59:00
Pete Blackwell's recent post at Parenthetical Remarks just cracks me up. If Iraq ever "returned the favor", these would be among the first "monuments" which should be toppled.
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