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MANGROOMER is “the essential do-it-yourself electric back hair shaver” for men. The unique patent pending design enables a man to remove unwanted back hair by himself in the privacy of his own home or while traveling. Every man should have the option to remove unwanted back hair easily by himself, privately, quickly, painlessly and inexpensively. MANGROOMER has a sleek, lightweight, compact design that folds flat for storage and travel and when needed opens easily and quickly for instant use. When the shaver is operated its unique patent pending design enables you to reach all areas of your back with ease. The handle is fully extendable and adjustable and locks into place at various lengths to reach even the most difficult middle and lower portions of the back for men of all sizes. Operates on just 2 AA batteriesThe Mangroomer Do-It-Yourself Electric Back Shaver is absolutely the best way to get rid of unwanted back hair. This one-of-a-kind device features a large 1.5-inch blade that enables you to shave larger areas of your back with ease. The Mangroomer’s cutting-edge blade design delivers extremely close and smooth results without the potential of ingrown hairs that are commonly caused by straight edge and foil shavers. And with the unique patent-pending design, the Mangroomer opens to a staggering 135-degrees so you can reach all areas of your back from different angles with ease.

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Mangroomer vs. Alternate Hair Removal Options
Before the Mangroomer, there were three hair removal options — waxing, chemicals, and laser/electrolysis. Waxing is an effective way to remove hair, but it is incredibly painful. Waxing actually rips hairs right out of their follicles, violently removing them from your body. And since you certainly can’t wax your own back, you’ll need to make an appointment and pay someone to do apply the wax and rip it off your back with your hair.

Chemicals are also another viable option for hair removal, but it too comes with it’s own set of cons. With chemical treatment there is a chance that skin irritation and scarring may occur, and similar to waxing, chemical treatment must be applied by someone else. Chemical treatments are also notorious for noxious fumes that make for an uncomfortable and embarrassing hair loss treatment.

The third treatment option, laser/electrolysis hair removal, is very expensive and, similar to the other treatment options, it cannot be done in the comfort and privacy of your own home. It requires multiple treatments and does not stop the growth of any new hair, plus it doesn’t even guarantee that it will stop the hair growth of treated follicles. Combine these embarrassing option with expensive costs and you’ll see why some many people are switching to the Mangroomer.

The Mangroomer folds out to whopping 135-degrees.

It is a breeze to reach those difficult, hairy lower-back areas.

The shaver even extends to tackle the hard-to-reach middle back.

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Does shaving make your hair grow back thicker? Darker? Faster? According to a study from the Mayo Clinic the answer is no. In an article from Mayo Clinic dermatologist Lawrence Gibson, M.D. and his colleagues, the shaving myth is officially debunked: shaving hair doesn’t make it grow back thicker. It also doesn’t affect the color or rate of growth. The color, location, thickness and length of hair on your body mainly depends on genetics and hormones. After you shave body hair, it may feel coarse or stubbly for a time as it grows out. During this phase body hair may be more noticeable, and it may appear darker or thicker, but it’s not. The Mayo Clinic article also stated that you should see your doctor if you have a sudden increase in facial or body hair.

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• Summer Essentials — When your shirt is off this summer, no back hair is a big plus. Whether you’re at the beach or a pool party, use the Mangroomer to avoid embarrassing, hairy-back jokes.
  
• Avoid Embarrassing Public Treatment Options — With the Mangroomer you can shave your back privately, easily, quickly, painlessly, and inexpensively by yourself, in the comfort of your own home.

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Chris Spagnoli of Q Smokin' Good Food talks barbecue and Indian Motorcycles

Chris Spagnoli and his business partner and father, Craig, opened Q Smokin’ Good Food in June of 2014. Read about the inspiration for the restaurant, the menu chock full of hickory smoked Southern comfort food and the reason for the rotating display of Indian Motorcycles.

Chris Spagnoli, co-owner of Q Smokin’ Good Food in Springfield.Shaina Mishkin 

Q: Where did the idea for the restaurant come from?

A: My wife, Sarah Anne. She’s from South Carolina and worked as a sous chef and baker for a long time. She said we needed good barbecue in this area. It’s like daily food down South and, since she’s living up here with our family, we went with that.

Q: The history of Springfield has made for a unique interior design for this place. Why was that choice important?

A: People hardly ever talk about the history of Springfield and we wanted a comfortable, industrial feel to reflect what was built here. Craig and I have been invested in Springfield since 2006, developing residential and commercial properties, so we’re not in it to just do the same old thing. We wanted something that would benefit the neighborhood. The Indian Motorcycle factory is across the street so we decided to play off of that and we have been lucky enough to have different collectors bring their bikes here to show off.

Q: What kind of bikes have you had here so far?

A: We had an Indian Scout from the late 1930s. Before that, we had a 1946 Chief and a 1949 Arrow. We had a custom-built Chief from Mike Bear, a local collector, that was in boxes and totally had to be restored. It’s fun to see the different bikes that were once produced right across the street and the collectors are excited because they get to show off.

Preparing bacon in the kitchen of Q Smokin’ Good Food in Springfield.Shaina Mishkin 

Q: Are there any family recipes on the menu?

A: Many of the recipes come from my wife. She grew up and worked down South so she knows the food. A sauce called “Mom’s Red” is my mother’s sauce, it’s a tomato based barbecue sauce. We’re used to having red sauce on everything up here but I never knew there were others, like mustard-based sauce or a vinegar-based, until I lived down there.

Q: There are Southern staples on the menu, like hush puppies, baked sweet potato and collards. What are some customer favorites?

A: A novelty item that people like is the cornbread sundae with pulled pork, cheddar, sour cream and scallions. Brisket and fried chicken platters are popular as is the baked mac & cheese and biscuits and sausage gravy. There are salads for folks who want those and a kids’ menu. We wanted a simple menu instead of one with like 30 pages that you flip through and don’t know if what you’re getting is frozen.

Q: What type of drinks can customers enjoy here?

A: Craft beer is very big here and we currently have twelve taps with draft craft. We don’t serve hard alcohol so we’re a restaurant with really good beer and wine. We make in-house sangria. It all pairs well with the food.

Q: How do you make the hummingbird cake on the dessert menu?

A: Hummingbird cake is my wife’s recipe and the biggest sweets seller. It’s a spice cake with pineapple and bananas, cream cheese frosting and toasted pecans.

A pile of hickory wood that will be used for the smoker at Q Smokin’ Good Food in Springfield.Shaina Mishkin 

Q: Tell a little about the crew you have working with you.

A: We have close to twenty staff. Dylan Middleton is my kitchen manager. I used to work with him out in Albany. He created a couple of menu items and does the daily specials. The meats are primarily me. My wife bought me a smoker when we used to live in North Carolina. I really got into it, times, temperature, smoke, all that stuff. Most of the other recipes, the rubs, sauces and side dishes, are all my wife.

Q: Any final words on barbecue?

A: Barbecue works well with all different pockets of people. It’s something that takes a long time to cook. It can be a quick lunch or an upscale dinner. It’s big portions of comfort food and delicious!

For more information about Q Smokin’ Good Food, visit qsmokingoodfood.com.

Chris Spagnoli of Q Smokin" Good Food talks barbecue and Indian Motorcycles

Shelby introduces 50th Anniversary 427 Cobra

Shelby American is celebrating the 50th birthday of the iconic big block Cobra with a limited-edition model.
Appropriately dubbed 50th Anniversary 427 Cobra, the roadster adopts a discreet appearance and it only stands out from a regular Cobra thanks to gold badges all around and 15-inch Shelby spec wheels. Cars built out of carbon fiber can exclusively be ordered in Guardsman Blue with Wimbledon white stripes, while cars crafted out of aluminum are available blue or in polished aluminum.

The interior has been upgraded with a special three-spoke wood-rimmed steering wheel and 50th anniversary floor mats. Vinyl upholstery comes standard and leather is available at an extra cost.

Shelby explains that it chose to pay homage to the big block Cobra because it is one of the most significant American sports cars ever built.

“The big block Shelby Cobra changed the way the world viewed American manufacturers when Carroll Shelby introduced it in January of 1965,” explained Jon Conway, Shelby’s co-CEO.

Set to debut at the Barrett-Jackson auction that will take place in Arizona next month, the commemorative Cobra will be limited to just 50 examples. The car will cost $119,995 when equipped with a fiberglass body or $179,995 when fitted with an aluminum body. The engine bay will be empty regardless of which body material is chosen, meaning buyers will have to source and install an engine and a transmission at an extra cost.

Shelby introduces 50th Anniversary 427 Cobra

UP Health System Portage hosting men's health expo

HANCOCK — With 2014 winding down, many people will be setting their New Year’s resolutions soon, and for men who want to work on fitness, UP Health System Portage is holding a special event next month.

The sixth annual Men’s Health Tune-Up will take place on January 17th at Hancock High School. The event gives an opportunity for men of all ages to get expert advice in the form of two keynote speakers: physician Dr. Tim LaBonte and neurologist Dr. Christian Dinsmore.

Wellness Coordinator Joni Erkkila says the event offers a lot of insight into many men’s health issues.

“I think it’s just a good opportunity for people to learn where their health is at so they can come in for their screenings: cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, bone density,” Erkkila said. “Find out where their health is and then from the presentations, they can learn about ways that they might be able to improve their health status.”

The cost of the event is $30, but space is limited. Registration will end January 9th.

For more information, head to portagehealth.org/menshealth.

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Of Mice and Men

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression
 
They are an unlikely pair: George is “small and quick and dark of face”; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a “family,” clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation.

Laborers in California’s dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie’s unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.

“A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick.” —The New York Times

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Stronger regulations for loud motorcycles needed

Qualicum Beach – Last summer I spent working along the beach in Qualicum Beach.The motorcycle traffic was huge and many without mufflers. I witnessed small children in strollers have their ear drums maybe blown up. The people with total disregard for others need to be stopped, yet after many complaints to the RCMP nothing was done. I suggest mayor and council in all towns contact Suzanne Anton to start regulating this serious problem.An easy fix would be to have all motorcycles go to ICBC claim centres for inspection of sound levels prior to having their insurance renewed and a stiff fine if any alterations to the mufflers are done after each inspection.Robert BerryQualicum Beach

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Norfolk man's First World War prison camp escape – with spoons!

Tim Luscombe has been researching his grandfather who was the last of 29 men who attempted to escape from Holzminden by means of a tunnel using spoons. Lieutenant Bernard Porter Luscombe served for the 9th Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment with the Royal Field Artillery. Picture: Ian Burt

Rosa McMahon Monday, December 29, 2014
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It was certainly a Great Escape, even if it didn’t get the Hollywood treatment.

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Bernard Porter Luscombe with Mrs Henry (Ann) Harrison. Lieutenant Luscombe was one of 29 officers who escaped through tunnels they had built at the prisoner of war camp in Holzminden during the First World War. He was a cellist and very much behind the plan to set up a PoW orchestra to help disguise the sound of tunnelling. He was oringally form Hull, but lived in later years in Reepham and became a Reverend.

Wrapped in barbed wire, patrolled by ferocious dogs and guards, Holzminden was one the most notorious Prisoner of War camps in the First World War.

Yet a Norfolk man’s love of music and a determination to get home helped 29 prisoners scramble through the 54 metre-long tunnel, dug with spoons and mugs, to freedom.

Lieutenant Bernard Porter Luscombe was one of the last through the so-called ‘tunnel of freedom’ before it collapsed.

And although he and some others were re-captured days later, it is a tale which reads more like a film script than a family’s history.

Sketch of the escape

Tim Luscombe inherited a sketch from his grandfather called ‘Raging through the Rye’.

It was drawn by friend James Whale, of the Worcester Regiment, and later Hollywood director of Frankenstein, depicting the escape.

The pair had been in the Holzminden Camp together.

Now relatives are researching Lieutenant Luscombe’s part in the brave break-out. His builder grandson Tim Luscombe, 56, from Beeston Regis near Sheringham, said: “I was always told the story growing up. I would have loved to have known him, but he died when I was young so I never got a chance.

“Lately there’s been a lot of talk about the centenary of the First World War and we realised that our family’s story was fascinating.”

In his 20s and serving with the 9th Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment with the Royal Field Artillery, Lieutenant Luscombe was captured and sent to the notorious German camp.

He had studied at the University of Cambridge before the First World War broke out and had honed his skills as an accomplished musician.

Notorious Holzminden Camp

Holzminden Camp was near Hanover opened in September 1917 and was the biggest camp for officers – it held about 550 officers and 150 orderlies.

There were 17 escape attempts in the first month alone, but all were unsuccessful.

The tunnellers of 1918 worked in three-hour shifts, in teams of three, using trowels, chisels, cutlery and anything else they could dig with.

The earth was moved in basins by a pulley system then hidden in the cellar roof.

About 60 prisoners were due to leave, but the tunnel collapsed stopping some of their runaway.

19 were caught and 10 made their way to Holland safely on foot.

During the months leading up to July 23, 1918, an escape committee was formed, maps, civilian clothes and digging tools were smuggled in and, under Lieutenant Luscombe’s direction, a camp orchestra was created to disguise the sound of tonnes of earth being moved.

It was an ingenious plan which saw friendships forged with Germans who helped them break free.

The tunnellers worked in three-hour shifts in teams of three for nine months, moving the mud in basins by a pulley system before hiding them in the cellar roof.

Cello player Lieutenant Luscombe formed the Holzminden Camp Orchestra and a network was created to track senior German officers’ movements in preparation for the escape.

A mailman became known to the soldiers as ‘the letter boy’, a man who supplied torches and was dubbed ‘the electric light boy’, and a female typist passed on information because she was infatuated with an airman.

When he reached the end of the tunnel he faced a guard, asleep with a rifle in hand.

“Leading up to the escape they must have been living on their nerves”, Mr Luscombe said. “At the end of the tunnel was a rye field, and they had to go through all of that rye to get out, just finding their way through. The feeling must have been euphoric.

“Once he had escaped, we know he was then out for two days and a night before he was re-captured.

“The story goes he was with his colleague walking down the road when a German soldier coming the other way said good morning to them in English. His friend said good morning back – and that’s when he was captured again.”

Lieutenant Luscombe’s daughter Margaret Rowe, 79, of Upton Road, Norwich, the youngest of three children, has also been researching her father’s life.

She believes he was one of the last of the 29 who attempted to flee Holzminden. About 10 of those managed to reach England.

As punishment Lieutenant Luscombe spent time in solitary confinement. He and the others who were re-captured spent only another month or two in the camp before the war was declared over.

He later moved to Norfolk to become a rector, starting in Reepham in 1933, then on to New Catton, Rackheath and Salhouse.

During the Second World War he served as a chaplain and even had several of his toes blown off at Dunkirk.

His final post as a rector was at Pulham Market, where he died aged 69 in 1960.

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Documentary shows dogs hitting the road as sidecar buddies

LOS ANGELES—Some silken-haired beauties are eager sidekicks to motorcycle riders, wind whipping their thick locks as passers-by watch the wild ride with envy. That is until the slobber starts.

These passengers are pooches—mastiffs, Labradors and Chihuahuas often clad in goggles and tiny leather jackets that fly along in blimp-shaped buckets attached to the side of motorcycles. They are set apart from other pets by speed instead of breed.

They are also the stars of “Sit Stay Ride: The Story of America’s Sidecar Dogs,” a documentary that was largely funded by an online crowdfunding campaign and gives a quarter of its proceeds to shelters and rescues. The movie is also available for free to any animal welfare agency wanting to screen it as a fundraiser.

The documentary by filmmaking couple Eric and Geneva Ristau is the unique story of 15 dogs and 18 riders who spend all the time they can on three wheels.

Ian Roper, 43, of Snohomish, Wash., and his bull mastiff, Bruce, love to take it easy on a slow ride. It’s a departure for Roper, who said he raced cars and motorcycles for years in Detroit and Snohomish, a city northeast of Seattle, to enjoy the speed and feel of the open air.

“It is much slower than a motorcycle, but it is a much more relaxed ride,” Roper said.

Bruce, who’s nearly 4 and weighs 135 pounds, keeps it interesting on the road. When they are in the forest, the dog will react if he detects a deer or other wildlife.

“He is tied in so he can’t run off, but he’ll stand up if he smells something interesting,” Roper said.

If tree branches hang over the road, “he will grab at leaves as they go by. When we get where we are going, the sidecar is half-full of leaves. It’s a game to him.”

Things get really fun when they come to a stop sign or park at a store and a crowd gathers around. Everyone is laughing and pointing at Bruce in his sweet ride. Then, the dog will start shaking his head, splattering slobber on the crowd or their cars. Smiles fade, people move away and cars drive off.

“I never really thought about a sidecar until I got a dog, but I will never be without one again,” Roper said.

They started their travels when Roper got Bruce as a puppy and decided it would be fun to hit the road with his dog. So the mechanical design engineer took classes and bought a $14,000 customized motorcycle–sidecar.

Don’t let the price tag scare you off, he says, anyone can get started for $6,000.

Roper has a stable of seven motorcycles—fast ones for his own use and the sidecar for Bruce, which has racked up 10,000 miles.

Riding with a dog is a different experience, he said. They can’t move around a lot or they will tip.

“Bruce leans into corners when we turn, and I would love to think he was doing that to help out, but I think he does it because he doesn’t want to fall over,” he said.

The Ristaus, of Missoula, Mont., spent nine months filming Roper and Bruce and the other riders in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio and Washington state.

They condensed about 50 hours of interviews into the finished film of 84 minutes.

When they started, the couple didn’t know they would get so hooked on the unique rides that they would get their own sidecar, too.

“The journey is the goal rather than the destination,” Eric Ristau said.

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'Nice bikies' uniting over love of motorcycles

In the back streets of Collingwood in Melbourne’s inner-north, there is a warehouse that is getting a reputation as a bit of a bikie hangout.

But in place of hardened criminals and standover men there are motorcycle enthusiasts looking for somewhere to work on their beloved vehicles in a city often short on garage space.

When it is suggested to Kustom Kommune co-founder Richie Baldwin that the affable, motley community he started could be considered the “nice bikies”, he balks at part of the label.

“I wouldn’t say we’re bikies at all. [But] I would say we’re nice,” he said.

“Nice motorcyclists is probably the better way to put it.”

Kustom Kommune has been open for 12 months.

Part mechanic workshop, part community space, it was conceived by friends Richie Baldwin and Jimmy Goode.

“We kind of came up with the idea that there must be other people out there after a space similar to this,” Mr Goode said.

Everyone who’s in here is so lovely. There’s not attitude at all, everyone is helping each other out.

Eddie James, workshop member

Through crowdfunding and other fundraising they got together more than $50,000 to open the workshop.

The Kommune started with 100 members but now has 320. All pay a yearly fee to access the workshop and tools.

At first it raised the interest of both the local council and police.

“We had a bit of interest from both, just to see what we were doing and make sure everything was okay,” Mr Goode said.

“As they came in and met us and saw what was going on they were fine with it.”

On the weekday morning we visit, about four people tinker away on their motorcycles, asking each other for advice and trying to fix the niggles that are part and parcel of owning an old bike.

Eddie James said she got a love of bikes from her former boyfriend, so was keen to get involved with the Kommune when it opened.

“Everyone who’s in here is so lovely. There’s not attitude at all, everyone is helping each other out,” she said.

Media student Emelyne Palmer holds the Kommune’s record for the fastest rebuild, taking two months to do up a 1971 Suzuki Stinger she found on a friend’s farm.

“It was covered in rust and hadn’t been turned on for at least a decade,” she said.

“I remember wheeling it in and the guys were like ‘oh my god’. The whole frame was completely rusted out and yeah, it didn’t look anything like this except the tank, that’s original.

“Sometimes I was here for eight hours a day just ripping it apart.”

Ms Palmer said it was amazing completing such a big project given she had no previous mechanical experience.

“Putting it back together was like putting back a really big puzzle. It was challenging.”

As Jimmy Goode helps Eddie James maneuver a split pin, he emphasises the Kommune’s sense of community.

“Whether you ride a scooter or a sports bike or a race bike or a Harley it doesn’t matter,” Mr Goode said.

“It’s just for the love of two wheels I guess, so yeah, everyone’s welcome.”

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Police: Man was locking, not stealing from cars

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — It seemed an unlikely excuse from a man suspected of breaking into cars at an auto yard. But police say it appears a Norwalk man was being truthful when he insisted he was just checking the vehicles to make sure they were locked.

Employees at Coating’s Auto Body caught 20-year-old Alexander Louis Friday and held him for police.

The Hour of Norwalk (http://bit.ly/1Evyf9h ) reports Louis told police he was simply making sure each car was locked and if he found one that wasn’t, he would open the door and lock it.

Police reviewed security video and found his story seemed to check out. They could find no evidence of him going into any of the cars or stealing anything.

Louis isn’t off the hook completely. He still faces a trespassing charge.

Information from: The Hour, http://www.thehour.com

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Weight Training More Effective Than Aerobics In Battling Belly Fat

The new year is fast approaching, and fitness resolutions are bound to bring countless people back to the gym next month. And because the usual goal is to get rid of the awful love handles accumulated during the holidays, people new at the gym tend to steer clear of the 15s and 20s and go straight for the high-speed treadmills, elliptical machines, and other aerobic exercises.

However, a recent study from Harvard University reveals that weight training might be the best way to get rid of belly fat after all. According to Today’s Health Section, weight lifting, combined with a constant routine of cardio and aerobics, might be the most ideal way to get rid of unwanted belly fat.

Researchers from Harvard tested the efficacy of weight lifting on burning belly fat by having a group of subjects do weight training exercises while another did aerobic exercises. Both groups performed the routine for 20 minutes a day. The researchers then tracked their progress over time and measured significant changes in the subject’s physiology.

The scientists found out that while the men who did aerobic exercises significantly reduced their overall weight, they were not as successful in getting rid of belly fat as those who performed weight training exercises.

The longitudinal study involved 10,500 healthy Americans, aged 40-year-old and above, in a scientific project called the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, which was conducted from 1996 to 2008. Mekary and colleagues discovered that those who spent at least 20 minutes a day weight lifting had significantly less gain in waistline fat than those who focused more on aerobics like jogging and sprinting.

The scientists acknowledged results from those who did not perform any physical exercise at all and concluded that sedentary behaviors, such as playing video games all day, contributed to the biggest waist line of the groups.

Another expert says the result of the study, which was focused on men’s health, might be more or less similar with women’s fitness as well. Kathryn Schmitz of the University of Pennsylvania says the results of a study she did last year on women is very similar to the Harvard results on men.

“We did a two-year intervention study in premenopausal women who did only twice weekly weight training. We didn’t ask them to do any aerobic activity or to make any dietary changes. We found that twice weekly weight training substantively prevented increases in belly fat in women who got the intervention versus those who did not,” says Schmitz.

All in all, a combination of weight training and aerobic exercises might be the best way to get fit and right, especially after all the holiday feasts this month.

[Image from Erik Astrauskas/Flickr]

Weight Training More Effective Than Aerobics In Battling Belly Fat

Just how Buell Entered into Harley Davidson

The Buell Motorcycle Business is an American bike producer that is based in East Troy, Wisconsin. It wased established by Erik Buell, who was once used by the Harley Davidson Company as a designer. The Buell Motorbike Firm is the only significant maker of sporting motorbikes in the United States.

Eric F. Buell was birthed in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1950. He was elevated on a farm, learning how to work on equipment at a youthful age. As a teen-ager, Buell took up motorcycling. His very first bike was an Italian-made Parilla 90cc moped, his 2nd a 74ci basket-case Harley Davidson. He began racing motorcross and also came to be interested in road racing in his very early 20’s.

Buell was additionally used as a motorcycle mechanic during the day, while taking courses in engineering at the University of Pittsburgh in the evening. He got his design level in 1979 and soon began working for Harley Davidson in Milwaukee. This is where he started making concept motorcycles and also was included with the Porsche-designed “Nova” V-four program. He was additionally responsible for a great deal of the improvement in security made to the chassis style of the FXR collection of cruisers.

Buell’s loyalty to the Harley Davidson Company avoided him from racing Oriental or Italian made bikes in the 1980’2. This led to his investment of a bike produced by a business in Great Britain. The Barton Business made a minimal production racer that was powered by a water-cooled 750cc Square Four two-stoke engine. The bike however, was improperly made and Buell started utilizing his engineering skills and own layouts to remake it as the components fell short.

Buell raced this model bike, which was still making use of the mostly-stock Barton engine, in 1982 at AMA National on the Pocono Speedway. He called this bike the RW750 with the RW standing for Road Warrior. Throughout examining the RW750 got to rates of as much as 178 miles per hour.

When the Barton Business shut down in 1982, Buell bought the whole stock of spare engines and components, all illustrations as well as the civil liberties to create as well as offer the engine. The shipment was delayed causing him to miss out on the possibility of using this tools for the 1983-racing period. The lack of reliability of the Barton engine also caused Harley Davidson to decline giving design as well as financial support to Buell when he asked. He then left the business to devote even more time to his racing effort. Thankfully the split was peaceful.

Buell supplied his RW750s for sale in 1984 with much success. The American Craftsman’s Union Competing Group bought, checked and also raced the initial publicly sold RW750. Regrettably by the spring of 1985 the AMA revealed that the Formula One lesson was being ceased for the 1986 season leaving no market for Buell’s equipment.

Buell remained to develop as well as improve his bikes with excellent success, all the time studying Harley Davidson’s ideas and also preserving a close relationship with the company. This success and also partnership benefited both companies as well as in the 1990’s Harley Davidson invested a 51 percent interest in the newly changed Buell Motorbike Company. By 2003 Harley Davidson bought complete control of Buell Bike Firm, and presently distributes their bikes with choose Harley Davidson dealerships. Eric Buell is still in charge of the design as well as design of Buell motorbikes.

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Five best motorcycles of 2014

Has there ever been a better time to ride motorcycles? Not since I started riding.

The year just past was filled with fantastic bike reveals. Almost all the major manufacturers unwrapped new machines, often at lower prices, with more features, than last year.

Japanese motorcycle makers were most aggressive on pricing. Honda fielded an impressive line of new and returning bikes, while Kawasaki and Yamaha ended the year with their stunning H2 and FJ-09 entries for 2015.

The Europeans continued to make the best of the high-end machines, with new offerings from BMW, Ducati, Aprilia and Triumph setting standards for performance and quality.

Equally impressive, though, were the American manufacturers. Polaris-owned Indian Motorcycles rolled out its small-statured Scout, following Harley-Davidson’s release of its small-bore Street 500 and Street 750.

The electric motorcycle segment continued to improve, as Harley premiered its LiveWire concept bike and Santa Cruz-based Zero refined its SR and FX models.

Here are my favorite five for the year:

BMW GS1200: This may be the best all-round motorcycle ever built. Skeptics concerned about the company’s first air- and water-cooled boxer engine were soon converted by the increased horsepower and torque. I was impressed by the handling, smooth power, advanced tech specs and remarkable practicality of the GS1200 and its more rugged counterpart, the GS1200 Adventure. Around town or across Alaska, this is the year’s best bike.

Ducati Monster 821: I’ve yet to meet a Ducati I don’t like (though the Diavel came close). I love the Multistrada line. I really love the Hypermotard and Hyperstrada. But I really, really loved the new Monster. Ducati’s new Testastretta engine puts out 112 horsepower and 66 pound-feet of torque on a lithe and lively frame that hits the pavement at a wet weight of 450 pounds. Easy to ride, suitable for anything short of all-day touring, this is the best Monster yet.

Harley-Davidson LiveWire: As far as electric bikes go, my heart belongs to Zero. I loved its 2014 SR and FX, and am really looking forward to the improved 2015 models. But I still got more pure enjoyment out of Harley’s electric motorcycle than on most of the other bikes I rode this year. Sleek, smart-looking and silent, the LiveWire didn’t smoke, rattle or roar like a Harley, and that’s part of what made it special. I’m hoping the company figures out a way to extend the short riding range and get it to market soon.

Triumph Tiger Explorer XC / Aprilia Caponord: It’s a tie, but I can explain. Neither Triumph nor Aprilia has been celebrated for excellence in the sport touring or adventure space, but both companies have quietly made excellent machines that are legitimate alternatives to the dominant BMW GS, KTM Adventure and Ducati Multistrada lines. Although neither may have the off-road capacity of a GS Adventure or the KTM, both are light, nimble, long-distance-comfortable and great fun to ride. They were two unexpected pleasures of 2014.

Indian Scout: Though I really enjoyed the newly reborn Indian Chief and Chieftain road hogs, I didn’t expect much from the Scout. It looked like a low-cost, lower-quality, entry-level Indian, designed to lure people to the brand but not likely to impress them much once they got there. I was wrong. The Scout is powerful, well-made, accessible even for amateurs, and an exciting around-town ride. It’s also the most affordable bike on this list, by far, with base models beginning at just over $10,000. It seems weird to consider a 1200cc-motorcycle a starter bike, but this might be the best one on the market for the future cruiser or bagger crowd.

charles.fleming@latimes.com

Copyright © 2014, Los Angeles Times

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America's gun culture and the manly virtues

NEW YORK – The third issue of Trigger magazine, a fledgling editorial product of Guns & Ammo magazine, features a story on John Hinson, a Civil War-era vigilante in Tennessee who, the story relates, meticulously assassinated Union Army officers after two of his own sons had been killed and beheaded. The piece is written with unabashed admiration for Hinson’s arbitrary justice:

Throughout history, man has had the responsibility to do two things: protect his family and provide for that family. In this day and age, some have steered away from their manly roots, but many of us still want to do right by our loved ones. Anyone who considers himself a red-blooded protector of his family will feel his blood boil when he hears the saga of Capt. John “Jack” Hinson.

If traditional masculine virtues are under assault elsewhere in Western civilization, they are vividly paraded in American gun culture. You can rate the top 10 “manliest firearms.” Or peruse a Pinterest board of “manly weapons.” A letter writer in the January 2015 issue of Guns & Ammo laments an essay by “a limp-wristed shooter.” In 2010, the website Ammoland.com promoted a marketing game by Bushmaster, maker of the semi-automatic rifle used in the Newtown mass shooting, that all but shouted its intention to exploit masculine insecurity: “To become a card-carrying man, visitors of Bushmaster.com will have to prove they’re a man by answering a series of manhood questions.”

Despite efforts to expand the market to women — gun manufacturers are still making a go of pink products — the gun world remain a man’s world. And the most important color in gun culture (and marketing) is white. According to a 2013 survey by the Pew Research Center, 61 percent of adult gun owners are white males, which is almost double their share of the U.S. adult population.

Popular culture continues to make plenty of room for macho dudes. But ambivalence and indecision have made a movie star of Michael Cera, and as A.O. Scott wrote in September, it’s possible to chart the relative decline of white males in American culture through our television sets.

From the start, “Mad Men” has, in addition to cataloging bygone vices and fashion choices, traced the erosion, the gradual slide toward obsolescence, of a power structure built on and in service of the prerogatives of white men.

Meanwhile, the real world has featured a devastating economic downturn that looked to many like a “mancession,” even as growing economic autonomy among American women has reshapedbreadwinning and gender roles. It’s getting tough out there for tough guys.

When tough guys are threatened, gun culture beckons, offering reassurance about the command and control of traditional masculinity. If record Black Friday store sales are any indication, there is plenty of insecurity to go around this Christmas season, which follows a lengthy sales boom inspired in part by the presidency of Barack Obama. As crime rates continue a historic plunge, lots of Americans resist the good news, believing instead that the U.S. is growing more violent. Gun marketers feed off the anxiety, offering “tactical” firearms as a last defense against creeping disorder.

Guns loom large in the imagination, altering perceptions. One study concluded that people who are armed are more likely to believe others are armed, as well:

The current results indicate that the mere act of wielding a firearm raises the likelihood that nonthreatening objects will be perceived as threats. This bias is also detrimental for the armed officers and soldiers who act violently after mistakenly thinking they saw a gun. Public gun safety and police training courses should incorporate these findings into their training protocols.

Another study, conducted by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles, suggested that by holding a gun, “a man of any size appears bigger, an altered notion that probably occurs at a subconscious level.”

It doesn’t take much imagination to grasp the appeal of this to gunslingers. In a world in which the long-standing privileges of white males have been inexorably shrinking, and in which white males are likely to command even less terrain in a multicultural, multiracial future, a gun offers an appealing illusion — that a man’s power expands even as the cultural, political and economic space he occupies contracts.

Francis Wilkinson writes editorials on politics and domestic policy. He was previously a national affairs writer for Rolling Stone.

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Crime Control: Police bust two gangs

Police claimed on Thursday to have arrested six men from the Mubeen and the Umar Gangs wanted for snatching motorcycles in Gujjarpura. The Gujjarpura investigation in-charge told The Express Tribune that police had also seized nine motorcycles, Rs10,000, four pistols and 20 bullets from them. He said Operations DIG Haider Ashraf had directed all division SPs to curb crime. The official said a team had been constituted by Civil Lines SP Imtiaz Sarwar to check crime following DIG Ashraf’s directive. He said the team comprised Mughalpura DSP Abdul Qayyum Gondal and Gujjarpura SHO Qamar Abbas among other policemen. The official said the men had confessed to taking away motorcycles parked outside houses in various localities by using master keys and picking locks. He said they would scavenge the motorcycles and sell their parts. The official said the money raised from this was distributed among the men. He said police had arrested the men from the Mubeen gang when they were going to sell motorcycle parts at a market. The official said they had confessed to taking away several motorcycles.  Operations DIG Haider Ashraf felicitated the policemen responsible for nabbing the men.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 26^th, 2014.

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2014 AMA Motorcyclist Of The Year Award: Directors Of 'Why We Ride' Documentary Voted Winners

(Photo : Rich Gabrielson/Getty Images) STURGIS, SD – AUGUST 01: Harley Davidson as seen from a helicopter, a 2015 Harley-Davidson Road Glide in Amber Whisky rides in a parade celebrating the motorcycles highly anticipated reveal on August 1, 2014 in Sturgis, South Dakota.

On Dec. 10, 2014, the American Motorcyclist Association announced its winner for the year, and it turned out to be plural, as in “winners.” This year Bryan Carroll and James Walker were the recipients of the award. The two AMA members directed and produced the documentary “Why We Ride.” 

The film is said to be a welcome addition to the motorcycle community, because it promotes modern motorcycling across all disciplines.  It’s also been praised for “spearheading a new era of creativity in filmmaking about the sport.”

AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman was quoted as saying, “Bryan Carroll and James Walker have produced what is arguably the most compelling demonstration for why we ride, short of physically experiencing riding itself. Their mission was to promote motorcycling to riders and non-riders alike. A year after its debut, their film has become one of the best advertisements for motorcycling available anywhere.”

Pretty heady stuff for two guys with a video cam. This feature-length documentary about why we “dream, discover and explore” on two wheels is quickly gaining widespread recognition. It’s a film new riders to the sport and life-long enthusiasts will enjoy.

Dingman went on to point out that in his estimation the film couldn’t have come at a better time due to sluggish sales from a recovering economy, and that “Why We Ride” provided a much-needed boost in terms of the promotion of motorcycling and the motorcycle lifestyle.

As the economy continues to improve, motorcycle prices will begin to rise. If you’ve got the money to spend, now is the best time to buy. Prices as compared to even late 2009 and early 2010 are like day and night. And it won’t last long. Motorcycles are still one of the most economical ways to get around — and the most fun.

Both the Mecum and Bonhams auction will be going off in Las Vegas beginning on January 8, 2015. They will be showcasing some amazing motorcycles at prices that quite possibly haven’t been seen in years. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

2014 AMA Motorcyclist Of The Year Award: Directors Of "Why We Ride" Documentary Voted Winners

The 15 Most Important New Cars Of 2014

2014 has been an eventful year in the automotive world. From developments in new technologies to the quest to perfect more familiar ones, from the arrival of new car companies to the return of long lost ones, the year was filled with important cars and trends. 

Here are 15 of the most important and significant cars of 2014.

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Yamaha has recalled around 875 of its 2015 YZ250F off-road motocross motorcycles (model numbers YZ250FFL and YZ250FFW) due to possible engine lock up.

If this occurs during operation, the rider can lose control of the YZ250F and crash, resulting in injuries and possible death. As of this writing, no injuries were reported.

The YZ250F motorcycles were sold at dealers nationwide from May 2014 through November 2014 for about $7,600.

The recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, who says the recalled motorcycles are blue and white, and white and red. The vehicle identification number (VIN) is stamped on the frame near the steering stem. The letter F in the 10th position of the VIN number indicates that the unit was made in the 2015 model year.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled motorcycles and contact their local Yamaha dealer to schedule a free repair. Yamaha is also contacting all registered owners directly.

Consumers may contact Yamaha at (800) 962-7926 anytime or online at yamahamotorsports.com and under the Sport tab, subcategory Motorcycles-Off-Road, click on Parts and Service, then Factory Modification Campaigns, then Customer Letter M2014-020R for more information.

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Lucky Brand teams with Norton Motorcycles

New apparel line to roll out for the US market.

Lifestyle apparel retailer Lucky Brand has partnered with UK based Norton Motorcycles to launch an apparel range to coincide with the introduction of the new Commando Café Racer road bikes in the North American market.

Norton motorcycles, a British heritage brand with over 100 years of history, has returned to racing in the Isle of Man TT.

CEO and owner of Norton, Stuart Garner, explained: “Norton has this wonderfully rich history, and a legacy of beautiful, well-crafted racing bikes. Norton’s return to racing and the global launch of the Commando road bikes has attracted a host of new fans, building upon the fan base for whom Norton has always stood for quality, integrity and craftsmanship.

“Our partnership with Lucky is ideal as they have developed a range that is both aspirational and modern, and references the rich history of the Norton brand.”

Matt Padak of Lucky Brand added: “Norton Motorcycles is a great fit for Lucky, offering a dynamic heritage and amazing artwork archives for us to reinterpret into the apparel range. The tenets of quality and craftsmanship are also core to the Lucky Brand lifestyle, and we’re excited to work with Norton on this apparel range.”

The Norton range will roll out from holiday 2014 to all Lucky Brand stores globally.

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Cubans driving classic cars eye possibility of new rides

HAVANA — Cuba’s classic cars are the pride of the nation — and a huge pain in the neck for their owners.

Throughout Havana, gas-guzzling, steel “Yank tanks” from the 1950s and early 1960s still run — though many Cubans said Friday they wouldn’t complain if new American cars returned to the market after a 54-year hiatus.

Xiomara Valdez’s rickety red ride from 1960 sat on a jack near the center of Havana while a mechanic replaced the brakes. Yet again.

“I don’t like it because I always have to fix it!” said Valdez, 45. “The Studebaker is very, very bad … It’s always a problem.”

Indeed, she said it’s been problem that’s been passed down in her family for more than five decades.

Nearby, Francisco Medina, 46, proudly declared that his 4-year-old son, Franki de Jesus, will one day inherit his blue 1952 Ford Sedan. The gift will unfortunately come with seemingly weekly repairs.

“It’s a lot of work to maintain a car like this. We have to repair everything,” he said.

Medina added that with the return of ties between the U.S. and Cuba, his son might be able to one day buy a more modern ride, which he could then pass on to his kids.

“God willing, one day (Franki will) be able to give a 2010 Chevrolet to his son!” said Medina, who works in a fruit and vegetable market.

The retro rides are the result of the U.S. embargo imposed in 1962. Once in effect, American auto parts were nowhere to be found, meaning Cubans had to rely on ingenuity to fabricate replacements, or figure out fixes using parts culled from Japanese and Russian cars.

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Francisco Medina, 46, proudly declared that his 4-year-old son, Franki de Jesus, will one day inherit his blue 1952 Ford Sedan. The gift will unfortunately come with seemingly weekly repairs.

In January, Cuban President Raul Castro relaxed rules on the purchase of new cars, which had previously been restricted to the communist country’s elite. But the anachronistic Pontiacs, Chevrolets and others still dominate the roads.

For a fortunate few, their old cars have been kept in immaculate condition, turning them into mobile tourist traps.

Marcel Rioperez’s pink 1952 Chevrolet Deluxe glistened in the sun alongside a 1957 Ford Fairlane and 1957 Chevrolet Standard near Havana’s Central Park.

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Marcel Rioperez’s pink 1952 Chevrolet Deluxe glistened in the sun alongside a 1957 Ford Fairlane and 1957 Chevrolet Standard near Havana’s Central Park.

Rioperez’s car has all of its original parts, including classic headlights, a leather interior, vintage steering wheel and stylish streamlines along the side. Its just-off-the-assembly-line appearance was thanks to his grandfather’s decision to keep it in a garage from the year he bought it.

Six years ago, Rioperez decided to charge around $30 an hour for a tour of the city.

“This is a museum!” he said, making his best sales pitch. “You weren’t even born when this car was bought!”

sbrown@nydailynews.com

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UC head men's basketball coach Mick Cronin benched after aneurysm discovered

CINCINNATI — It is unclear when Mick Cronin will return to lead his University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team after doctors diagnosed him this week with an unruptured aneurysm.

As a precaution, the school’s athletic department benched the 43-year-old head coach indefinitely on Saturday until UC Health staff could further assess his health.

“Coach Cronin is doing well,” said UC team physician, Dr. Michael Donaworth. “While he would love to be courtside, he understands our decision. His health is our biggest priority.”

Doctors discovered the aneurysm after Cronin went in to have a lingering headache checked out. An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.

The coach is scheduled for further testing Monday, UC Athletic Director Mike Bohn said. 

UC associate head coach Larry Davis

Cronin told his players about 90 minutes before Saturday’s matchup with VCU that he would not be on the sideline, senior forward Jermaine Sanders said. He did not stay for the game at Fifth Third Arena. 

Associate head coach Larry Davis led the Bearcats’ during their 68-47 loss.

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Cronin will more than likely miss Tuesday’s home game at 7 p.m. against Wagner College. The team is next on the road Dec. 30 when they face North Carolina State in Raleigh.

“I appreciate the UC Health medical community for all they have done to get to the bottom of my issue as quickly as possible,” Cronin said. “Obviously, I am being held out of coaching the team for precautionary reasons which I fully understand. I have total confidence in my coaching staff and players that they will be focused and ready to play today.”

After the announcement, Cronin took to Twitter to reassure fans as well.

“Obviously not coaching was a tough pill to swallow, but as a teacher I ask my players to be smart and make the right decisions,” he stated. “I hope to be back ASAP but that will not be my call. As I love to say ‘I am always day to day.’ So that really applies now.”

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