Los Angeles Times Article on the Bird Flu/Badminton

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  1. DinkAlot

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    I only wear Tank Tops now when I play Bad, almost exclusively Under Armour, which I highly recommend. The fit is great (especially the loose fit) quality and heat dissipation are excellent. Before I used to bring 10 shirts, now I just bring one Under Armour Tank Top and 5 microfiber towels. I wipe the sweat off the Tank Top with the microfiber towel and I'm pretty close to dry. :D This "trend" is catching on at SGVBC. :p
     
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    Don't ask me, I don't even know what I do. :p
     
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    Interesting story.

    The photographer should have used the "rear sync" flash mode. The blur would then trail the shuttle. The photo in the paper looks weird with the blur leading the shuttle.
     
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    That's what I thought I saw too :confused:.

     
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    There was an article in todays London Metro stating that shuttle prices had gone up as a result of bird flu and that players in Southern California are facing a price rise of 25%. I thought it was a bit wierd that a London based paper would comment on a price rise in Southern California (does this shorten to SoCal?) but I guess they must have got it from Dink's article above. No pictures though unfortunately.
     
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    Really interesting article. Thanks for the find!
     
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    mobilephone salesmen?
    if he is, he's good at it...if he looks even slightly pissed people just buy the whole nine yards to get away from there:p

    btw, is it the perspective, or are you about 5ft tall? (no offense:D )

    weird thing is, the price inrease hasn't reallt hit holland yet...
     
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    The photographer came equipped with a (I believe) Nikon D2X, there were hundreds of photos taken with a variety of different settings. I doubt the photographer got to choose which photos to use actually use. I'm trying to get a copy of all the photos taken, if I do, I'll post them. :)
     
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    Yes, SoCal = Southern California. Can you post the London Metro article? Thanks.
     
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    I'm 5'11" and Ba is 6'. But from your perspective in Denmark, maybe we do look 5' tall. :D
     
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    denmark? wth?
    Ba's 6ft? that's tall for an asian...that must've fooled me...
    "hmm Dan is shorter than the asian bloke..and asians aren't that tall"
    whoopsie.

    to ptu in worldiwde perspective..we pay ~18usd for a tube of AS-30...how is that compared worldwide?
     
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    We pay $20-$21 for a tube of AS-30s. But I cannot confirm whether or not this is the most updated price.
     
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    Woah dink. Strong arms you have there. Looking very fit ey.
     
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    What a coincidence! In our local weekly badminton magazine, we just got an almost identical article with all the same quotes and figures from William Chan and Ahmad Bakar, minus all the references to the local Socal club scene.
     
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    Sorry, my Korean is a bit rusty ;), can you translate? Thanks. :D
     
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    Hope you are not handling delicate cellphone accessories. Does your boss know anything about you and those wrecked athletic equipment in your possession? :D :D
     
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    Boss? I am the boss. :eek: So yeah, he knows. He's so nice ;), he let's me keep my stringing machine at work. :p
     
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    same article is being published in whole or in part in many papers.
    it's fun to publish because it's 'sensational' news

    some of them are:
    CNN, AP, NBC, Guadian Unlimited, Mail & Guardian, Kiplinge.forecasts.com, Minneapolis -St. Paul Tribune, The Arizona Republic, LA Times, LTLAS, etc
     
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    Yeap, he's so nice :D . . . and cute like a panda :D

     

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