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I'm a fan of Michael Carlton's who writes the backpage on Fairfax's weekend NewsReview. Last weekend, he tackled the 'farce of the mining tax', the latest sympton of what he calls Labor's 'terminal disease.'
Vintage Carlton. But then came the very good bit about Tony Abbott.
"Tony Abbott was oddly silent all week. Invisible, even. There was no silly TV stunt at a fish shop or a widget factory, no poncing around in Lycra or hard hat. He kept his head down, allowing his shadow ministers and his obsequious media claque to do the public gloating over the opinion poll.
It was clever politics. Any comment from him would have looked like smart-alec hubris, which is one reason that voters have so disliked him in the past. Abbott still believes he was born to The Lodge and will do anything to get there, but he is learning to disguise this. The election is still his to lose, as his former mate John Hewson managed to do in 1993.
With Labor in turmoil and the smell of blood in the water, the opposition blithely carries on as a policy-free zone and gets away with it."
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"Yet you know exactly what the Coalition will do if it wins government in September. First up there'll be the Gothic horror of a Labor budget "black hole" – even worse than expected, we'll be told. This will be the pretext for a savage round of expenditure "savings" and the sacking of thousands of public servants.
That done, all the same-old, clapped-out Tory machinery will creak into place. Once again there'll be grovelling deference to the Americans in our defence and foreign policies. Billions will be wasted on bright and shiny military hardware, just as the Howard government did by buying 59 useless main battle tanks for the army, the navy's Seasprite helicopters that could fly only in daylight in fine weather, and the eye-watering extravagance of the struggling Joint Strike Fighter project for the air force.
Domestically, Labor's reforms in healthcare and education will be scrapped, with money ripped out of the public sector to be shovelled back into private hospitals and private schools. Climate change will be crap again. WorkChoices will eventually re-emerge with a new name; there will be a swingeing ideological attack on the ABC, enforced by a whopping funding cut; the national broadband network will be gutted; social reforms like same-sex marriage will be further off than ever; and the gap between rich and poor will grow ever wider, as it does in the US.
Been there, done that, deja vu all over again."
Hard to sum it up better than that. Many of us have been there before and those that haven't, don't need to. Tip for Labor. Get rid of the mindless repetitious 'working men and women' version of Howard's 'working families'. Carlton, perhaps jokingly, says that he emailed John McTernan, your PR "apparatchik from the British Labour Party" last Christmas suggesting a drink but he hasn't heard back. I would take him at his word and sit down and have a chat with him. He might have more ideas. I doubt he'll charge you an arm and a leg, like those expensive lobbyists and advertising firms.
For a start, I'd ditch trying to jolly up those journalists who have been campaigning to get rid of you for years and deliver Carlton's column to every home in Australia. Skywrite and tweet it phrase by phrase.
Then I would get try one last treatment for that terminal disease and instead of dumping on the Greens follow their advice – fix the mining tax, stop the appalling abuse of asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus, speak up about war crimes in Sri Lanka and restore the income Labor's taken from single parents and give those on unemployment allowance a rise of $50 which just about everyone who has tried living on the allowance recommends as a minimum.
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1515 3rd St N, Jacksonville Beach, FL | Directions 3225030.302791 -81.394515
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Horrible! BEWARE! (i used to work there) – I warn everyone about this place (because I used to work there) the steak they serve has brown spots in most pieces. The kitchen is very dirty (cockroaches galore) and because the owner is friends with the health inspector it goes un attended to. And the bananas they give come fried because they are rotten. They are Chinese not Japanese...please save yourself the health hazard and avoid matsu all together.
Best japanese steak house in Jax – Matsu is the best Japanese steak house I have ever been. They have the high quality food and service with reasonable price. highly recommend for everyone
the best Japanese restaurant in Jax beach – I went Matsu for my Thanksgiving family dinner. The food was so fresh and the service was excellent. I like the Matsu roll, Spicy tuna roll,Jax beach roll. My son's favorite dessert is the fried cheese cake. Vote No. 1 Japanese restaurant in Jax Beach. I will go again and never visit other Japanese restaurant in Jax beach.
Excellent service and food – Matsu has the best sushi and Japanese food in town. The management helps us to create a wonderful wedding there. Definitely will visit again!!
Great Everything! – I have been going to Matsu for 8+ years, never ever had bad service, we are actually treated like family when we walk through the door. The food is excellent, good prices for lots of food, tastes great, looks great. the sushi is made to order etc etc...
I have been to the other establishments at the beach and had to run to the restroom as soon as i took the last bite!
Don't use your credit card – The food is so so, but beware, they like to overcharge your credit card. First time it happened, it was only a dollar or so over, like someone gave themselves an extra tip, Second time, it was over a hundred dollars over, with a $10 dollar order. Watch your bank statement after dining here.
terrible place – Very bad service. The cashier/hostess was extremely rude to me when I asked for a breakdown of charges on my take-out. She charged me a different price than what was published, added an extra $0.75. The terrible service left a bitter taste in my mouth.... avoid this place. This really isn't Japanese food. The prices are sky-high, including Coke. There's too many wonderful Japanese steakhouses in beach area (Chizu, Ichiban) to put yourself through this. Would not return for round 2.
horrible food – The food was horrible and tasted like it was 3 days old. Over priced food, the service was slow and unprofessional and unfriendly. Horrible food (both sushi and grill), crappy environment (sushi bar, grill table, restroom...), the restroom no tissue, soap, snippy wait staff. Nothing Japanese about the place only the name. My girl friend nearly fainted when the tempura dish came complte with a dead spider in it, the manager would't even give us our money back. I've had a better meal at Publix. Matsu is a worst Japanese restaurant in Jacksonville area.
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The one linebacker who might be worthy of the 20th pick from a talent standpoint appears to be Alec Ogletree of Georgia, but he has had a string of off-the-field issues. Emery did not want to talk about those as they related to his draft stock.
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- I wanted 8 FPA, the fastest single-handed sword attack speed. Should I get surrounded by flayers, I'd better deal with them as quickly as possible.
- I needed lots of +min damage, so that's not a lot of room left for gear with IAS to get to 8fpa.
- Damage-wise, fortitude was the best option, so that's even less IAS available. Only if I managed to score more than 300% off-weapon ED from other sources would an armor stuffed with +14 min jewels outdamage it. That's how powerful Fortitude is. Once upon a time I decided to make Grief with my first Lo, but seeing this armor get recycled through lots of other chars, I think that if I had to spend a first Lo again, I'd have made Fortitude first.
- Conclusion: I needed a fast weapon (I mean FAST) with high min damage. Only a phase blade would be fast enough, but the damage isn't great.
Solution: an ethereal phase blade with a high damage multiplier. Hax? Not really. It was only a question of putting lots of my previous mats/pats to work and use up their imbue quests on ethereal crystal swords and dimensional blades. I didn't really expect to get a good imbue, but still hoped for the best. Now this is what a nice ethereal imbued dimensional blade looks like when it's upgraded:
Yup, etherealness stays under an imbue. This weapon actually spawned with all mods relevant to my build:Code:Corpse Scratch Phase Blade One-Hand Damage: 210 to 210 Required Dexterity: 126 Required Strength: 15 Required Level: 68 Sword Class - Very Fast Attack Speed Indestructible Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 93 Fingerprint: 0xb04fb7 +304% Enhanced Damage +70 to Attack Rating +25 to Minimum Damage 9% Life stolen per hit Required Level +7 Ethereal (Cannot be Repaired), Socketed (1: 1 used)
- highish damage multiplier (270% ED + 34% ED from ruby jewel of bliss)
- +25 min damage (+16 min +9 min damage from that same jewel)
- life leech
- AR (ok, this one isn't very relevant for a conviction build, but still nice)
You can see the min>max principle in action here, though ATMA doesn't show that max becomes min+1.
When I worked the numbers, I calculated that my end-game paladin's damage would multiply each added +min point by 20.2. Even a +2 skills circlet would only add 150-ish damage whereas a +10 min damage circlet would add 200. Now I could see that +min damage would take priority over almost anything on my gear. The only non-damage things that I needed was CBF and 55% IAS for the 8 frame attack breakpoint (only 55%. That's peanuts for an avenger build).
I decided to get the Immortal King's gloves and belt for 25% IAS and socket a +11 min damage circlet for another 30% IAS.
That meant that I had some space left for added damage: boots (War traveler +15min), amulet (+2 pala skills +10min), and shield (+57 min)
On leech: since I decided to boost the physical part of my attacks by Might merc and Fortitude, I could skimp on the leech a bit. I went with a 3%LL/6%ML rare I had. The mana leech was sufficient for leechable enemies and the sword already had a hefty life leech, so ring and potato peeler provided enough leech together. I carried a 1.07 redemption/holy shield scepter on switch, so I could eat some souls between fights for life and mana as well.
My might merc got a Reaper's Toll weapon, a Delirium hat, and a Treachery armor.Code:Hat: Chromatic Coronet of Performance Defense: 39 Durability: 24 of 30 Required Level: 73 Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 96 Fingerprint: 0xa8735bcc +15% Enhanced Damage +11 to Minimum Damage All Resistances +22 30% Increased Attack Speed 10% Damage Taken Goes to Mana Socketed (2: 2 used) Amulet: Priest's Amulet of Performance Required Level: 73 Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 96 Fingerprint: 0x179ee5ff +10 to Minimum Damage +2 to Paladin Skill Levels Rare ring: Bone Circle Ring Required Level: 74 Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 87 Fingerprint: 0x9a80f8e9 +60 to Attack Rating +5 to Minimum Damage Fire Resist +11% Lightning Resist +31% Cold Resist +11% Poison Resist +11% 3% Life stolen per hit 6% Mana stolen per hit Obligatory raven frost: Raven Frost Ring Required Level: 45 Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 87 Fingerprint: 0x47cd8ac +20 to Dexterity +40 to Mana +241 to Attack Rating Adds 15-45 cold damage over 4 seconds 20% Cold Absorb Cannot Be Frozen Socketed pala shield: Gemmed Superior Sacred Targe Defense: 176 Chance to Block: 60% Smite Damage: 22 to 70 Durability: 41 of 45 (Paladin Only) Required Strength: 86 Required Level: 49 Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion Item Level: 79 Fingerprint: 0xb0773244 +23 to Maximum Stamina +6% Enhanced Defense +57 to Minimum Damage +8 Defense Fire Resist +66% Lightning Resist +45% Cold Resist +45% Poison Resist +73% Adds 15-58 fire damage Replenish Life +4 Socketed (4: 4 used) Charms +1 offensive skiller +2 combat skillers +some resists +25 min from 1.07 damage charms (and +2 from a 1.10 grand charm :P)
One doesn't simply walk into Mordor, I mean Hell. It takes practice. Something the kind designers reminded us of by having to work through two whole difficulty levels to get to the relevant part of the game. I played through as follows:
Normal (P8):
+poison damage low-level twinking gear until lvl 15. Grab a raven claw at 15, wear twitchthroe, and call an enchantress for help. End the rest of normal.
Nightmare (P8):
I wanted to have some fun here, so I punched my way through Act I and Act II? It worked well. So well, in fact, that I now believe a min-damage punchadin to be actually viable through Hell as well. *gasp!*
To finish the rest of Nightmare, I used Voice of Reason. This sword shoots frozen orbs on striking sometimes. That and conviction meant that act III was actually fun this time. Not so fun was getting instagibbed by an exploding undead doll. Paladins aren't barbs, and can (in my case, will) get one-shotted.
Hell (Act I-III P8, Act IV-V P3):
I started Hell in my low seventies. I had to get to 75 for my endgame weapon, so for leveling I went two-handed with an eth Oath balrog blade. That's one-hit killing stuff when you're an avenger. That's also a lot of corpse runs, because you don't have a third hand for a shield to block with.
When I got my endgame phaser, stuff died. I couldn't reproduce my Beast wielding avenger's damage potential, but got close enough with an average total damage of 6.7k.
Unleechable skeletons and ghosts weren't that annoying, because I managed 22% damage to mana on my gear. Mana burn unleechables were annoying, but not too dangerous. The biggest danger of all was getting surrounded. With a single-target 8frame attack and moderate leech, it simply wasn't possible to handle a crowd of admirers. That's why I gave my merc a Delirium hat. With lots of chances to proc Confuse, monsters around me started to leak brain and attack each other. That resulted in useful situations where evil little demons were fighting each other while I turned them inside out with my sword.
Also not nice:
- charging snakes/undead: they suck when you have 1k life.
- stygian furies/witches that shoot with physical damage. I could tank elemental damage well (80+resists), but lots of there flying red balls meant death. The only tactic to win was to hit and run and pray that the merc could proc decrepify or confuse.
- undead dolls. Their death explosions that don't get blocked kinda sting.
- gloams. Even with 90 light res, you don't want five of those crossing their streams to fry you. Blizzard should patch and replace them with harmless kittens instead.
The fights with the prime evils were mostly a matter of time, not skill. Their huge mountain of hitpoints would only go down 6.7k damage at a time, since I had no crushing blow whatsoever. The ancients were harder. The first time I tried to fight them I thought I was doing OK, until I just exploded on the spot. Maybe I should have read their mods before swinging like mad. The next fight I did manage to read mods, and was able to make myself scarce before the might enhanced extra strong leaper got to me. The final fight: no nasty mods, merely mana burn which I could leech back.
Prime evils dropped colored squat and Hellforge gave me Lum and Hel.
I did find something unexpected from a crypt in the dungeon. At first I thought it was another manald heal, but it was a BKWB. A grailer! Only 18 left to go. That'll only take me a small handful of eons to complete.
Another surprise random find was a random Gul rune from a random urn in a random Snake temple level 2 dungeon in act II.
Parting thoughts
* There's always a surprise around the corner. And, no, I didn't.
* 20 measly life is actually a lot when you're a low life melee fighter.
* A Paladin's weaponless idle animation looks funny.
* Somehow, eating dead demons' souls doesn't sound like a very holy-knightish thing to do.
* Confusion keeps you safe, but stay away from the shrooms!
* Easter egg! Patch 1.13 introduced the hidden Undead Chihuahua merc. All you have to do is chase a rabbit through the bloody foothills. Then, Shenk's death explosion will turn it into a see-through skeleton dog.
* This is my 10th Paladin Patriarch. Can I get help for that? I think this will be my last avenger (but that's what I thought the previous times as well).
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Taste the rainbow! A min-damage avenger.
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Re: Taste the rainbow! A min-damage avenger.
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Re: Taste the rainbow! A min-damage avenger.
Love the character and write-up, as always.
Gotta agree with Thomh, I never really got into Paladins. If I had a weapon like that, though, I'd make a min-dmg avenger in a sec.
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Re: Taste the rainbow! A min-damage avenger.
Reading AJKs writeups is superfun, but stay away from the shrooms!
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Re: Taste the rainbow! A min-damage avenger.
Very entertaining and informative read. Thanks for writing it and congrats!
Blizzard should patch and replace them with harmless kittens instead.
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Re: Taste the rainbow! A min-damage avenger.
Good to see you back and working on one of my favorites. I've had a mind to rebuild a min-dam avenger without Griz, but I'm too locked into curb-stomping Baal for now. Glad to see it worked well for you.
02-04-2010, 21:46 #8
Re: Taste the rainbow! A min-damage avenger.
Amazing job AJK, and a wonderful write-up on top of that, congratulations
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Re: Taste the rainbow! A min-damage avenger.
Good to see you and your 'tar back. Good write up. I have an avenger at level 24awaiting Gris's Honour.
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Amazing screenshot and funny write-up


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are two types of people in this world: those who enjoy life, and those
who enjoy sweatpants. Luckily for you, I prefer the latter, and spent my
entire Saturday night on my couch, knuckle deep in a bag of Doritos,
watching every minute of the NBA's annual semi-interesting, kind of
lame, sort of amazing, totally boring All Star Saturday Night.
So let's take a look at the top 8 things from Saturday night that are sort of worth talking about.
Whoever Booked the Musical Acts Seemed to be Completely Unaware of What Kind of Music Basketball Fans Actually Listen To
that on a night when Drake, B.O.B., and Swizz Beatz sat literally FIVE
FEET AWAY from Nick Cannon's microphone, the NBA still decided to book
musical acts, Ellie Goulding, Fall Out Boy and a guy named Phillip
Phillips. Now don't get me wrong, I like Ellie Goulding, and I even like
Phillip Phillips (despite the fact that his name is PHILLIP PHILLIPS),
but I'm also a white person from the suburbs who owns zero pairs of
leather pants.
Though There is a Guy Named Phillip Phillips in this World, He Still
Didn't Have the Most Ridiculous Name in the Arena on Saturday Night
honor went to Paul George, whose name is slightly more ridiculous than
both the aforementioned Phillip Phillips and the President and CEO of
Foot Locker, Jake Jacobs.
even more mind-boggling is the fact that no one seems to even bat an
eyelash that there is an actual grown up human being in our society who
goes by the name of Swizz Beatz.
Kyrie Irving Went Bonkers in the Three Point Contest, But I'm Still Gonna Spend Most of This Section Talking About Matt Bonner
big deal, Uncle Drew only made SEVENTEEN OF HIS FIRST EIGHTEEN SHOTS in
the final round, and yet he was still upstaged by the fact that Matt
Bonner showed up WITH THIS MUSTACHE.
the contest, Rick Fox (TNT's newest sideline reporter / doorknob) told
us that Kobe is now calling Bonner "The Red Mamba," which is probably a
good thing considering Bonner's old nickname, "The Red Rocket," is what
most people in our society call a dog's erect penis.
TNT then panned to these Red Mamba fans who clearly have no idea what an acronym is.
Also, here's the least surprising thing you'll hear all week: Matt Bonner is from New Hampshire.
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finished in second place in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, losing to
Damian Lillard of the Blazers, which is fine I guess, I mean who cares,
really? At least he didn't embarrass our city like Larry Hughes in the 2000 Dunk Contest
or Joey Lawrence in the 90's. Frankly, I'm just proud of him for
beating Tony Parker, considering Tony Parker SLEPT WITH HIS BEST
Muggsy Bogues is Still Super Cute
Lauper has her own reality show and this guy doesn't? What is wrong
with this world? I would pay top dollar to watch Muggsy eat a meatball
Nick Cannon is the Worst, Although Rick Fox is also the Worst
think that on an occasion where Craig Sager was given the night off
that we, the fans, would get rewarded, but noooooooooooooo, TNT decided
to let Nick Cannon host the festivities, proving that Mariah Carey
really is as crazy as we thought. Listening to Cannon blab for three
hours was more painful than trying to get through this post.
Here, in my humble opinion (not that humble), are the top 5 worst TV personalities' personalities.
5. Sean the Bachelor – Such a snooze.
4. Rick Fox – Too much hair product!
3. Nick Cannon – The East and West squads were competing for THEIR charities, not THEY charities!
2. Stuart Scott – Say "boo-yow" one more time.
1. Mario Lopez – You're aware of this movie below, right? You have to be aware of this movie.
Dunk Contest? More like Dornk Corntest
Before I complain about the dunk contest, check out this tweet from our main man Shane Victorino just before it started:
I too was excited for the dunk contest. I always am. It's one of life's
ultimate teases (right up there with Mariah Carey), but something
really does need to be done going forward. And yeah, everyone's got a
solution, "LEBRON VS. BLAKE" … "RAISE THE RIMS TO 12 FEET!" … "PLAYERS
SHOULD DUNK WITH THEIR SHIRTS OFF!" (my wife's idea) … but here is a
suggestion that I don't think you've heard yet.
Layup lines.
of giving the contestants 90 seconds to strut around, try to look cool
and then brick 16 dunks in a row, I say try to create NONSTOP
ram-jamming. Have guys dunk back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back for 90
seconds of constant rim-rattling, ram-jam-blim-blam action. It would
just be constant rim destruction, and then after the 90-second round,
the dunkers would be scored on their overall performance — kinda like
the floor exercise. They could even wear leotards. And we could even
have a couple of different rounds and have like 10 guys in it so
everyone didn't get super tired and also, the leotards.
in 2007, I went to see Chester High play Schenley from Pittsburgh and
during layup lines, they put together one of the most awesome
ramma-lamma-jam sessions I've ever seen. In high school basketball,
there is a rule that you CANNOT dunk in warmups — it's a technical foul
— but during this game the two teams came out on the floor before the
refs did, so for about three minutes they just went back and forth
tearing down the baskets WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE. At the time,
Chester had Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (now at Temple) and Nasir Robinson
(Pitt) while Schenley featured Dejuan Blair BEFORE he had his ACLs
spent the entire three minutes screaming like a woman and consider it
to be the only enjoyable experience of my life spent outside my living
By the way, Terrence Ross won this year's contest. He plays for the Raptors, who apparently still have a team.
Tyson Chandler is One of Those People Who Gets Way Too Excited About Taking Pictures
Get over yourself, Tyson!
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Ok I am going to upgrade my system to a SWIM 16 I will pay for this and do the work myself. I want to get a Genie and activate whole home which I can't now because I am not SWIM yet. What is the monthly fee for having whole home and the Genie? I currently have have 4 HD DVR's and two dvr's with HD and DVR service.
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Call DIRECTV and see what deal they can make you for the HR34, they'll usually also have $49 install charge which would include any additonal hardware like a SWiM16 upgrade. Why don't you want them to do the upgrade?
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Posted 29 November 2012 - 06:20 PM
I agree with RAD. The Genie wil cost you anyway so they will probably bundle in installation and you won't even pay for the SWM16. Best price on those on ebay is usually $75 plus. Whole Home whether you do it or they do it is $3/month.
From your ID, I do understand the desire to DIY but in this case, you will save alot of $.
From your ID, I do understand the desire to DIY but in this case, you will save alot of $.
Posted 29 November 2012 - 07:30 PM
Just did it myself. $55 for SWM 16 on eBay + $349 for Genie from Solid Signal = $404 Total. No CSR roulette and no dealing with a technician and time off from work = peace of mind.
Posted 29 November 2012 - 08:02 PM
Yea that's my thinking, I hate waiting for people and I would rather do it myself and take pride in my work then have a stranger rush the job because he has 10 other installs to do that day. That's why I dumped cable back in the early 90's and went to direct tv installed my first round dish back when they only had a single LNB from Radio Shack. Then added the two LNB and then Multi switch. I then upgraded myself to a an oval slimline AU9-SL3 for HD and now want to install the SWIM 16. I will get my SWIM 16 on eBay and my receiver from solid signal. Thanks for the advice and imput this is a great fourm and I have learned a lot of great info from all of the good people on this site.


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Under-23 MNT Prepped for Panama
Mar 12, 2008
Olympic Qualifying Notes
Tampa, Fla.
March 12, 2008
NO REST FOR THE U.S.: The U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team has little time to rest after its 1-1 draw with Cuba, with Thursday night's game against Panama lurking. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Panama lost to Honduras in the first game of Tuesday night's double-header, meaning both teams will be looking for maximum points in Thursday's contest. Group B action kicks off tonight with Haiti taking on Guatemala at 5:30 p.m. PT, and Mexico pitted against Canada at 8 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
HONDURAS SITS ON TOP: The U.S. currently sits in a tie for the second spot in Group A in 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying with Cuba, as both teams picked up one point in Tuesday night's 1-1 draw. Honduras leads the group as the lone team with a win, picking up three points in their 1-0 victory against Panama. With a victory against Cuba on Thursday in the first game of the doubleheader, Honduras would be in a prime position to finish first or second in the group and move on to the semifinals.
2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying
Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts.
Tuesday, March 11
Honduras 1, Panama 0
USA 1, Cuba 1
Thursday, March 13
Honduras vs. Cuba (5:30 p.m. ET)
USA vs. Panama (8 p.m. ET)
Saturday, March 15
Cuba vs. Panama (4:30 p.m. ET)
USA vs. Honduras (7 p.m. ET)
GROUP B KICKS OFF TONIGHT: Group B will get their chance in the spotlight tonight as the first of three doubleheaders taking place at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., will be played. Haiti takes on Guatemala in the early match at 5:30 PT, while Mexico and Canada will face off in the night cap beginning at 8 p.m. PT.
Wednesday, March 12
Haiti vs. Guatemala (5:30 p.m. PT)
Mexico vs. Canada (8 p.m. PT)
Friday, March 14
Canada vs. Haiti (5:30 p.m. PT)
Mexico vs. Guatemala (8 p.m. PT)
Sunday, March 16
Guatemala vs. Canada (3:30 p.m. PT)
Mexico vs. Haiti (6 p.m. PT)
CATCH THE GAMES LIVE ON FSC AND ESPN DEPORTES: Live coverage of the USA's path towards an Olympic berth continues on Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN Deportes as the English-language and Spanish-language exclusive rights holders, respectively. FSC will broadcast six upcoming games live, including all the remaining two USA group games, both semifinal matches and the final and third-place games. ESPN Deportes will broadcast all 16 matches of the tournament, including tonight's Group B matches. Along with ESPN Deportes, ESPN360.com will also show the full schedule of games live online, and the online provider will have a replay of each game available on demand for 48-hours following its completion.
Group A (Tampa, Florida; Raymond James Stadium)
Date Home Visitor Kickoff Television
March 13 Honduras Cuba 5:30 p.m. ET ESPN Deportest/ESPN360.com
March 13 USA Panama 8 p.m. ET FSC/ESPN Deportest/ESPN360.com
March 15 Cuba Panama 4:30 p.m. ET ESPN Deportest/ESPN360.com
March 15 USA Honduras 7 p.m. ET FSC/ESPN Deportest/ESPN360.com
Final Stage (Nashville, Tennessee; LP Field)
Date Matchup Kickoff (local) Television
March 20 Semifinal 1 * 5 p.m. CT FSC/ESPN Deportest/ESPN360.com
March 20 Semifinal 2 * 8 p.m. CT FSC/ESPN Deportest/ESPN360.com
March 23 Third-Place Match 1 p.m. CT FSC/ESPN Deportest/ESPN360.com
March 23 Final 4 p.m. CT FSC/ESPN Deportest/ESPN360.com
* Winner advances to 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
A LOOK AT THE DEPTH: Head coach Peter Nowak may have to rely on a deep roster as Thursday night's contest is in the middle of a stretch of three games in five days. With 20 professional players on the roster, and all but Jonathan Spector available for the match against Panama, Nowak will utilize his team's experience throughout the group phase.
U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Olympic Qualifying Roster:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Dominic Cervi (not under contract), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (7): Hunter Freeman (New York Red Bulls), Kamani Hill (Vfl Wolfsburg), Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United), Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Sal Zizzo (Hannover 96)
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore (New York Red Bulls), Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)
HOW THEY GOT HERE: Panama fell to Honduras, 1-0, its first qualifying game on Tuesday on a 90th minute strike from Hendry Thomas in an otherwise evenly played contest. Panama was the final team to qualify for this final round of CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying, narrowly edging out Costa Rica for the last Central American spot. The teams played to a 1-1 aggregate score in their home-and-home series in December, with Panama winning the ensuing penalty kick shootout.
LOOKING BACK: The U.S. also met Panama in 2004 Olympic Qualifying, coming away with a 4-3 victory in Guadalajara, Mexico. Two goals from Bobby Convey led the way to the USA victory, along with a goal each from Brad Davis and Landon Donovan. The teams have met a total of three times previously in this competition, with the other two matches coming in a home-and-away series before the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. After a 1-1 draw in Panama City, the U.S. advanced with and 7-1 win at home and an 8-2 aggregate score.
PANAMA ROSTER: Panama brought a full 20-player roster, including three goalkeepers, six defenders, eight midfielders and three forwards.
Panama Under-23 Men's National Team Olympic Qualifying Roster:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jose Calderon (Chepo FC), Gilmar Torres (Alianza FC), Guillermo Murillo (Chepo FC)
DEFENDERS (6): Jean Carlos Cedeno (Municipal Chorrillo FC), Reinaldo Anderson (Deportivo Arabe Unido), Roman Torres (CD La Equidad), Erick Vasquez (Municipal Chorrillo FC), Adolfo Machado (Alianza FC), Rolando Algandona (San Francisco FC)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Cristian Vega (CD Plaza Amador), Nelson Barahona (C. Atletico Fenix), Anibal Godoy (Arsenal Argentina), Juan DeGracia (Chepo FC), Manuel Bonilla (Municipal Chorrillo FC), Reggie Arosemena (Tauro FC), Carlos Rodriguez (Defensor S.C.), Eduardo Jimenez (San Francisco FC)
FORWARDS (3): Edwin Aguilar (Coastzacoalcos), Gabriel Torres (CD La Equidad), Alberto Quinetro (Municipal Chorrillo FC)
PLAYERS TALK PANAMA: The U.S. players met with the media leading up to Thursday night's game. Charlie Davies and Maurice Edu looked back on Tuesday's match against Cuba, and ahead to Thursday's contest with Panama. To check out what they had to say, click here for a full quote sheet.
TICKETS STILL ON SALE: Tickets are still available for the remaining 14 matches of 2008 Olympic Qualifying. Tickets priced from $18 to $65 for each of the eight doubleheaders in the tournament ($25 to $70 on day of game) are now on sale through ussoccer.com, by phone at 813-287-8844 (Tampa), 213-480-3232 (Los Angeles) or 615-255-9600 (Nashville) and at local Ticketmaster ticket centers in the venue cities (Tampa | Los Angeles | Nashville).
STUDIO 90 ROLLS ON: Stay up to date on all things Olympic Qualifying with Studio 90, which is back on Wednesday afternoon. The show includes a look at the USA's preparation for the event, an in-studio interview with Dax McCarty, and sound from the players in advance of tomorrow's match against Panama.
INSIDE STUFF: Despite the attention being focused on this qualifying tournament, no source can provide an inside look at the team in the way like the YNT Blog. Check out the information you can't get anywhere else, including behind-the-scenes videos, laughs and inside scoop at http://ynt-ussoccer.blogspot.com/
• The USA's starting lineup on Tuesday night included three players from Florida – Boca Raton's Jozy Altidore, St. Augustine's Nate Sturgis, and Winter Park's Dax McCarty – who are all playing close to home.
• Altidore, who was substituted at halftime of the Cuba match for precautionary reasons, is expected to be available for selection.
• Three players from Panama – Reggie Arosemena, Cristian Vega and Gabriel Torres – come into Thursday's contest carrying yellow cards. For the U.S., Charlie Davies and Kamani Hill were shown cautions against Cuba. A player who accumulates two yellow cards in the group phase of the tournament would be forced to serve a one-game suspension.
• The 2007 U.S. Under-20 World Cup Qualifying team, which has five representatives on the Olympic Qualifying roster, topped Panama in Panama City, 5-0 during its path to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Freddy Adu scored two goals and an assist in that game on January 21, 2007.


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Friday of week after next is Bike to Work day. Have you talked your coworkers into trying a bike commute? Now's the time, they'll need to dust off their bikes, maybe get them serviced, do a trial run on the weekend ....
April 16-22: Only Two Weeks Until Bike to Work Week!
Bow River North Pathway 10 St Bridge Underpass is Open!
Submitted by Richard Z on
The underpass under 10 St bridge on the north side of the river is now open!
Pleasant surprise
Submitted by winterrider on
I used it this morning on my way to the Dentist. I had no idea it was open and would have missed it if another cyclist in front of me hadn't turned right to the path instead of taking the detour through the intersection.
Does anyone know how long it took them to reopen that underpass? It seems like years to me.
Open at last
Submitted by jondub on
I rode along it on Friday, I think that was when the opened it. It will be really interesting to see if they are going to keep it open all year, or whether it will be blocked by ice for a large part of the year. I hope that it is the former, or I will have to stick to the south side of the river.
Just glad to be here
Submitted by Cword on
45th and Richmond thismorning. I'm north bound 45th on green. On Richmond an east bound bus is stopped for the red in the right lane. A small silver econo box crossed my path, just 2 feet off my front wheel. It'd passed the buss on the left and blown the red light. Probably never even registerd the light or my presence, just drove on through, no brake lights, not evasive maneuvers, nothing.
I shook all the way to work.
Glad you're here too!
Submitted by seacloud on
Sorry to hear about the close call. Glad you made; nobody wants to hear about a cyclist/vehicle accident. Take some deep breaths and keep getting back on the horse (although I doubt that'll be a problem for you).
My ride on the MUP was as uneventful as usual. Weather was nice and the pathway was pretty quiet. Might get some damp weather in the next couple of days, but there should be some nice weather mixed in too.
This would be the day to
Submitted by winterrider on
This would be the day to start off with a shot of whiskey if you've got it. That's terrifying to read, let alone experience.
Terrifying indeed
Submitted by DarrenB on
A terrifying read indeed. Sorry to hear about the near collision, but so much better than 'almost a miss'.
Glad you're OK
Submitted by gyrospanner on
I hate that sickly, shakey feeling that you get after a close call. Why does it last so long? And then your head keeps playing games with you like making you think "What if???" That makes it worse! Maybe that's only me?
I would bet that 99.99% of us ride in a sense of "heightened paranoia - " constantly shoulder checking (even if you were only thinking of moving a couple inches further from the curb), looking waaay down the intersecting streets when approaching intersections, leaning forward and looking down alleys as you approach etc. etc. (Or again maye again, that's just me), but it always seems that if you let your guard down even for a second, that's when you'll have an encounter like that.
Ride safe everybody!
Glad you're okay Mike
Submitted by themacneils on
Glad you are okay Mike - that is very scary. I had an eerily similar occurrence sometime this past year crossing 17 Ave (at Simcoe Blvd) on a green when a car screamed up the hill & through the intersection - and didn't even slow down for the red nor brake after just like you mentioned. But I had a couple more feet of clearance than you did, yikes - that makes me shudder.
very scary
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
glad you're around to tell us about it.
Dangerous roads
Submitted by RichieRich on
Obviously this is a bad situation, and thankfully you were not injured. To me this just re-inforces that as a cyclist we have to be even more aware than ever of other road users (not that being a cyclist had anything to do with this). I can't say if these red-light-runners are due to distraction, or just so many drivers not giving a sh*t about anyone? The latter I think. Thanks for sharing your experience - your note really hits home with me and reminds me to have a chat w/ my kids again about safety.
On my commute in today I saw several bad red-light runners, one of which could easily have nailed me if I'd actually gone on my green. Like you, no brakes, nothing. Late last week same story but with a SCHOOL BUS!! I couldn't belive that. On the weekend I was driving and the car in front of me went straight through a red light - now I'm not talking marginally red, I'm talking cars were already moving for the other folks w/ right of way, as in she threaded-the-needle. Luckily she didn't hit anyone but it was "that" close. They didn't even brake. I think they were driving a BMW X5? Summer of 2010 I was driving and had been stopped at a red light for ~30seconds... got rear ended by a distracted driver who saw neither the red light nor me, they were doing about 80km/hr. My car was a write-off and I suffer long-term issues now.
Granted there is only so much you can do as a cyclist, but dressing with bright clothing (or stripes) helps, appropriate lighting (even at 8am on a crappy weather day like today), acting predictably helps, but most of all being super-hyper-aware of all traffic around you. Just be careful out there folks - I've already had 1 buddy die on the roads - and teach your kids/family to also be safe.
Dangerous roads
Submitted by RichieRich on
Obviously this is a bad situation, and thankfully you were not injured. To me this just re-inforces that as a cyclist we have to be even more aware than ever of other road users (not that being a cyclist had anything to do with this). I can't say if these red-light-runners are due to distraction, or just so many drivers not giving a sh*t about anyone? The latter I think. Thanks for sharing your experience - your note really hits home with me and reminds me to have a chat w/ my kids again about safety.
On my commute in today I saw several bad red-light runners, one of which could easily have nailed me if I'd actually gone on my green. Like you, no brakes, nothing. Late last week same story but with a SCHOOL BUS!! I couldn't belive that. On the weekend I was driving and the car in front of me went straight through a red light - now I'm not talking marginally red, I'm talking cars were already moving for the other folks w/ right of way, as in she threaded-the-needle. Luckily she didn't hit anyone but it was "that" close. They didn't even brake. I think they were driving a BMW X5? Summer of 2010 I was driving and had been stopped at a red light for ~30seconds... got rear ended by a distracted driver who saw neither the red light nor me, they were doing about 80km/hr. My car was a write-off and I suffer long-term issues now.
Granted there is only so much you can do as a cyclist, but dressing with bright clothing (or stripes) helps, appropriate lighting (even at 8am on a crappy weather day like today), acting predictably helps, but most of all being super-hyper-aware of all traffic around you. Just be careful out there folks - I've already had 1 buddy die on the roads - and teach your kids/family to also be safe.
First ride in five weeks. I
Submitted by Tyrone on
First ride in five weeks. I have been working out of town, and am sure glad to be back on the bike. I was too laze to yank the studs off when I lnded yesterday. Might serve me well this afternoon.
Frost is out of the ground
Submitted by fastlayne on
I hope it doesn't get cold enough for you to need studs, I'm on slicks and that wouldn't be fun.
Victoria Bike Lanes
Submitted by bclark on
I was out in Victoria last week. They seem to really like to use lots of green paint to denote their bike lanes (Esquimalt, Metchosin, etc.), particularly where the bike lane continues across a turn lane. It really clearly demarcates the space. Unfortunately I didn't snap any pictures but it would be nice to see Calgary start taking a similar approach in certain instances.
Good idea
Submitted by amf673 on
I'd like to see the bike lane painted on 10 St on the Northbound approach to 16 Ave. There is a long gentle curve to turn off 10 onto E bound 16. The bike lane is in that danger zone for quite a while and cyclists are typically still going slowly from the hill. Ditto for the turn into/out of SAIT.
My home
Submitted by Scott on
Havent been back in 5 yrs now. So glad to see the cycling initiative there making inroads. They have always had pretty decent succes but this goes to show how far they are moving. Hope to get there this summer. Will definately bring my bike and cam and do some footage.
Zoom zoom
Submitted by RichieRich on
This morning I passed an oncoming Vespa-style scooter. Some dude just driving along on the MUP near McKnight, seemed to be doing his 20km/hr, no helmet, MP3 player buds in, a license plate that said "BIKE". Dude looks perfectly content, a look of serenity and enjoyment as he didn't have to worry about traffic and instead appreciated the paths along Nosecreek.
You should have stopped him
Submitted by winterrider on
You should have stopped him and told him to get a real bike!
Illegalities of scooter on the MUP aside, if he was only doing 20km/h he might as well do it on a bike and get some exercise and clean air while he's at it. :)
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
It is now past 10:30, I have been on the job for just over 2 hours and I am seriously grumpy!! All kinds of drama, but oh wait a minute. Let me think back to my morning ride - ahh, yes. I saw the beaver again this morning, I'm seeing him almost every day now in pretty much the same location. Also saw the osprey take flight from it's nest, what a beautiful sight that was. There, I feel better now. I don't care if it is damp and cool today, the ride home will surely cleanse my brain from the ugliness of this work day.
Where are the Beaver and
Submitted by winterrider on
Where are the Beaver and Osprey? I saw a big bird of prey landing on a tree just past Crowchild this morning, I thought it was an eagle of some sort, but after googling Osprey I think that is what it was.
I know where the Osprey is.
Submitted by gyrospanner on
Actually I know where 2 are....
The one Julie is talking about lives on a man made platform on the north side of the river near the intersectionof 19th Street & Memorial NW. It's close to that pedestrian bridge that connects to 20th Ave (near the Boy Scouts & Girl Guides Headquarters).
There is another one in Bowmont Park near the old Klippert site. I often see them fishing in the river, the splashes are great!
As for the beaver????
Submitted by mercator on
It doesn't look like the Osprey are using the nesting platform in Bowmont park yet - although I saw a goose up there last week.
Have you seen a pair in Bowmont? So far I've only seen individuals.
Well it was probably the 19th
Submitted by winterrider on
Well it was probably the 19th st one I saw. It landed on a low branch right next to the path on my way in to work (on the south side of the river).
I've never see one anywhere near that close before, but it was quite impressive, and apparently unconcerned by nearby cyclists.
Mood changing
Submitted by gyrospanner on
When I was riding home last night, there was a police car by the path behing the pumphouse (south side of river, just east of Crowchild) and the officer was searching for someone / something in the bushes on the riverbank.
I felt uncomfortable, so I sped up, but I looked down to see if I could see anything.
Anybody know anything about what was going on?
Fish and Wildlife also
Submitted by bclark on
I think it must have been the same day. On my way through Shouldice there was a Fish and Wildlife truck driving the MUP. The officers appeared to be looking for something along the riverbank. Not sure what.
The Beaver?
Submitted by winterrider on
I know "they" don't like beavers chopping down all the trees, perhaps FIsh and Wildlife were hoping to trap it. Although calling out the cops for a beaver seems a little unusual.
yep, that's the place
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
Bruce, that is the location where I saw the osprey this morning (and last night as well) but I have seen the pair out in Bowmont. One time I was standing close to the water's edge and they swooshed past me, it was very spectacular! I felt like I might fall in the river from the draft.
Lately I have seen a pretty big beaver along the shoreline north side of the Bow just before you get to the Crowchild off ramp. Basically between that ped crossing and Crowchild. He appears to be very busy, hahha, you know - busy as a beaver!
That's where I thought he'd be
Submitted by winterrider on
I have seen the effects of this beaver, a downed tree right next to the ped crossing when I rode the north side of the Bow yesterday.
So you're saying
Submitted by gyrospanner on
just west of Crowchild?
I think I've seen you in that neon highlighter jacket on the riverbank there in past .....
yep, yellow in the a.m. and
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
yep, yellow in the a.m. and Nike orange in the p.m.
Submitted by DarrenB on
Had a pretty easy-going ride to work in the snow and rain early this morning. I find this type of weather a bit dreary and depressing, but the motorists today were surprisingly nice and a couple of generous people were downright accommodating! I even exchanged a couple of smiles with people (and I am pretty sure they weren't just laughing at me inside their warm, dry car!)
Still, I would rather have -10 degrees and sunshine ANY day over dreary days like this (despite what the nay-sayers will tell you about Calgary winters being prohibitive to biking). Another reason why Calgary could be such a great cycling city, especially if rainy places like Vancouver or Portland can keep up year-round ridership.
Nice ride in
Submitted by winterrider on
A couple of coworkers just told me that they drove in through rain and snow, but I had a nice ride in. Just a fine mist hanging in the air that kept me cool, but not cold.
Can't miss me on the MUP!
Submitted by seacloud on
Enjoyed my ride in today, although there was an uncharacteristic headwind. If you see me out there, say hi! I'm the guy on the fixed-gear bike with blinky lights in my spokes and a really rattly rear fender (I really need to look at that).
I saw the pair of Osprey on Monday sitting on the perch on the nesting platform near Memorial between 19 St. and Crowchild and thought it was a nice sign of the approaching spring. I'll have to keep an eye out for the beaver, I hadn't noticed this year. A couple of weeks ago, I had my first-of-the-season hiss from a goose near the pathway...yet another sign of spring!
I do the hissing
Submitted by winterrider on
I have taken to hissing at Geese who sit on the pathway and refuse to move for bikes.
I don't know if it affects them at all, but I figure if they hiss at me to make me move, the reverse should work too!
I hiss too!
Submitted by gyrospanner on
I figure that if they scare at that, they'll be less likely to go near the paths and less hazardous for us all.
Last week I left work early as I had to read a report and chose to sit down by the river in the sun to read it (rather than my stuffy office). I was seriously distracted by the turf wars going on as the paired-up geese were fighting over the 5 or ten feet of riverbank that they wanted to nest on. They would squwack, chase, pull at each others tailfeathers as they swam away.....
Weird thing, there is none of that this week? Everybody must have got settled?
oh good, we'll soon be seeing
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
oh good, we'll soon be seeing the fluffy yellow goslings!! talk about a road hazard, haha
Silent Ride
Submitted by Tyrone on
Finally decided to strip the studs and put the summers back on last night when I got home. I actuall forgot how quiet the bike can be. My legs thank me for sure, it was like ridng a rocket ship this morning.
Addidng to the animal count
Submitted by Cword on
Deer in Edworthy park today.
I caught up to one doe on the road just below the landing at about 6:15 this morning.
Route Home
Submitted by bclark on
So I've figured that going straight north from my office to the MUP, across the Peace Bridge and onto the north side Bow River pathway (heading west) alleviates dealing with some of the pathway congestion on the south side pathway west of downtown. We'll see how it shapes up later in the summer when the approach to the Peace Bridge gets busy with tourists, etc.
Peace West
Submitted by RichieRich on
I find that coming off the Peace bridge and heading west is congested until after crossing 10th St. Some grumpy pedestrians on that short section, plus not much room at the lights for crossing. Perhaps the opening of the MUP under 10th will relieve some congestion.
Only Recently...
Submitted by bclark on
...that I started going this way. I wouldn't when the underpass was closed because it wasn' t worth the wait to cross 10th at grade vs. the underpass on the south side. It is pretty busy at the exit to the pathway from the bridge on the north side. Let's hope they finish off the approaches on both the south and north ends so we don't have marginal access to our (Calgary's) high profile bridge.
I changed my route
Submitted by gyrospanner on
I have been coming and going that way for the last couple of days. Fortuneately for me, the windy little roller coaster section under the ctrain bridge has been clear (and kinda' fun to blast through).
Otherwise, I do find it less congested. I rode out to Bow Cycle at lunch yesterday and was surprised at the very small numbers of joggers I saw....
EV Riverwalk: Awesome, Idiot Rider: Not so Awesome
Submitted by themacneils on
After work I had to head to Ogden to pick up our minivan at some auto-detailing place. It was nice heading east for a change, and the new river walk in the East Village was fantastic.
The trip was marred early on by some big guy (220+) on a road bike who was ahead of me, and going quite fast. There was a mother and her toddler up ahead and I could see the guy move to his left to get around (the little girl was toward the middle of the path) while he dinged his bell a couple of times. The girl ended up stepping to her left a little bit, but enough to make the guy swerve to his left because he clearly hadn't slowed down at all. He ended up glancing the girl with his bike or his leg, which spun her around and onto her back.
The guy just took off and didn't look back once. I stopped to see if the girl was okay and despite being scared out of her wits, she wasn't too badly hurt, thankfully. I can't believe how callous that jerk was - something like that makes your blood boil.
Not split lanes?
Submitted by bike-run on
Were the mom and kid on the bike path, or the walking path, or is it MUP where you were?
Submitted by themacneils on
Yeah it was on the MUP section
In the Sun
Submitted by pinkrobe on
I'm riding in the sun! It feels wonderful! T-shirt, sunglasses, dust!
Over dressed
Submitted by winterrider on
The leg warmers and arm warmers were definitely overkill this morning. The ride home should be fantastic, in part because I finally got the road bike out again.
late night ride
Submitted by Julie Gregg on
rode home last night from downtown just a little after 11:00 p.m. It was a perfect time to tride, very calm and mild, quiet and close to no traffic. My light beam was catching little dust particles floating in the air and there were shadows all around from various light sources - mystical!
Sun Ride In
Submitted by Smokey Crow on
Wow, it was the warmest morning commute so far this morning - didn't even need gloves!
Noticed that some people began celebrating 4/20 early though.....got a huge wiff of smoke at the lights on 26 Ave and 14th Street that was enough to make me queezy.
Looking forward to some nice weather riding on the weekend.
Pulled out the 'fast' bike this morning
Submitted by seacloud on
Decided to treat myself to an extended commute on my nicer bike this morning. From Varisty, I took the roads through Varsity Estates, to Silver Springs, to Nosehill Dr. and then down into Bowness before turning back eastbound to head in. Turned my <20min ride into almost 45min and felt great! The roads were pretty quiet so the whole thing was pretty stress-free! Got on the MUP after crossing Hextall bridge. The only thing to mar this great ride was that I managed to fall over when getting off the bike to cross Memorial at 10 St. D'oh! I forgot how slippery the road shoes are when not attached to a pedal. Looking forward to the beautiful weather for a ride home mid-afternoon!


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Adjustable. This BMR Front Sway Bar features three (3) adjustment positions for fine tuning the handling balance of your Pony to suite your driving needs from mild to wild.
Quality Construction. Made in the USA from 35mm (1.375") diameter cold formed aircraft spec tubing for superior strength, this BMR Adjustable Front Sway Bar is completed in a durable black hammer-tone powdercoat finish for great looks and long life.
Application. This BMR Suspension Adjustable Front Sway Bar is designed to fit 2005-2010 coupe and convertible Mustangs, including the V6, GT, Bullitt and Shelby GT500 models.
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