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Bloomberg rambles incoherently against Medical Marijuana & un-named phamecudicals
Bloomberg's statements come "a day after the NY state assembly approved a bill
decriminalizing small amounts of the drug".
NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Medical marijuana one of the great hoaxes of all time
By Arturo Garcia
Friday, May 31, 2013 17:09 EDT
New York City Michael Bloomberg lashed out at the medical marijuana community during his weekly radio show on Friday.
Medical, my foot, Bloomberg told WOR-AM host John Gambling. There is no medical. This is one of the great hoaxes of all times. The bottom line is, Im told marijuana is much stronger today than it was 20, 30 years ago.
The mayors statements came a day after the state assembly approved a bill decriminalizing small amounts of the drug.
Bloomberg quickly added that he had no personal experience smoking marijuana in recent years. But as Gothamist noted on Friday, he has smoked the drug in his past; in 2002 he said he regretted telling New York magazine, You bet I did. And I enjoyed it.
Besides his problems with the alleged potency of modern marijuana, Bloomberg said he opposed legalized marijuana sales because drug dealers would only be encouraged to sell more illegal drugs.
Drug dealers have families to feed, he said to Gambling. If they cant sell marijuana, theyll sell something else. And the something else will be something worse, and the push to legalize this is wrongheaded.
MORE (IF YOU CAN STAND IT) HERE: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/31/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-medical-marijuana-one-of-the-great-hoaxes-of-all-time/
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Fri May 31, 2013, 10:11 PM (10 replies)
Trigger-happy cops shoot 72-year-old Texas man dead inside his own garage
The officers in this case who shot the 72-year-old man were relative rookies. The man they shot was armed with a handgun, which the officers claim they told him to drop, and then (they claim) that since he didn't immediately drop the gun, they felt obliged to immediately gunned him down with 6 rounds. The cops were "just following policies and procedures" they claim.
I have two reactions to this:
1) How many of these cases, where citizens are on their own property minding their own lawful business, when police show up and all of a sudden someone gets murdered on their own property for no fucking reason. This happened to an elderly black man in NY 9-10 months ago, where the police came on a "welfare check", the homeowner told officers he was fine (through the closed door) and that the cops could leave now; but instead the cops break down his door and murder him in cold blood. This case in Texas is different in some obvious ways, yet it is also the same in too many ways for my comfort.
2) To all you gun-owners out there, this should be a warning that cops most likely WILL assume that any Joe Blow carrying a gun (even on their own property) is a "threat" to their safety, and will shoot and ask questions later. One more reason I DON"T own a gun, so as to not provoke a cop (or anyone else) to kill me because they're afraid I'm going to shoot them, because I "have a gun".
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Trigger-happy cops shoot 72-year-old Texas man dead inside his own garage
By Arturo Garcia * Raw Story
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:12 EDT
The widow of a 72-year-old Texas man is searching for answers after Fort Worth police shot and killed him on Tuesday while responding to a burglary call involving a house across the street.
Married 46 years, and, you know, somebody gets a little trigger-happy and away they go, Kathy Waller said to WFAA-TV on Tuesday after her husband, Jerry Waller, was shot inside the couples garage.
Kathy Waller told KHOU the couple noticed police in their Fort Worth neighborhood just after 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. Her husband grabbed his .38-caliber handgun and went downstairs to see what was happening. She said to the station she heard six gunshots afer he opened the garage door.
The Dallas News reported on Tuesday that authorities said in a statement that the two officers were engaged by an adult male armed with a handgun and shot him in fear for their safety. Jerry Waller was pronounced dead at the scene.
I was told by an officer he wouldnt put his gun down, former city council member Becky Haskin told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Haskin lives in the same neighborhood as the victim.
The Star-Telegram also reported that the two unidentified officers involved in the shooting have been with the department for less than a year. They have both been placed on administrative leave. A department spokesperson, Cpl. Tracey Knight, also promised to conduct a transparent investigation of the shooting while explaining the officers presence in the Wallers home.
Policies and procedures were followed, Knight told the Star-Telegram. Officers are taught when they go to a call to survey the entire landscape and not just the small area of where the call is.
MORE: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/29/trigger-happy-cops-shoot-72-year-old-texas-man-dead-inside-his-own-garage/
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Wed May 29, 2013, 02:33 PM (95 replies)
What Am I Missing Re: the IRS "Scandal"?
I still cannot for the life of me understand how it is that the IRS is SO GUILTY
of "targeting" conservative groups, when those very groups WERE ACTUALLY
BREAKING THE LAW, i.e. they were clearly, often blatantly, operating way outside
the statutory limitations of that tax status as a 501c4.
The only "crime" the IRS workers committed was doing their fucking job, paying
special attention to "profiling" which kinds of groups operate in most blatant dis-
regard for the law, in order to illumine the scope of the "problem". Isn't this
part of being a "professional" revenuer? ... you look first at the most obvious
cases, the most blatant violations, and they just happened to be the Tea Party
and KKKarl Rove and their ilk that stood out as just that: the most obvious
cases of blatant disregard for tax laws, laws it is the IRS's duty to enforce, with
a gun as necessary.
Can anyone explain to me why this IRS thing is getting even one inch of traction?
Maybe I really did miss something, mostly because I have only followed this from
afar so far, and am simply curious if there really is something these IRS employees
did that was improper. Looks to me like they were just doing
their job, ironically enough.
BTW - Oh, I get that the .01%-owned M$M is echo-chambering their marching orders
on cue. I get that. Which I guess is my point, if I have one, is that this whole charade
is becoming so painfully obvious, is why more heads aren't exploding?
or ...maybe they are.
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Wed May 29, 2013, 12:17 AM (9 replies)
Two U.S. embassy personnel shot at Venezuelan strip club
Anyone care to speculate as to exactly which "other agency" these two wounded US government employees might be getting their paycheck from? Any wild guesses as to exactly what their "duties" might have been? i.e. did their duties included "destabilizing" the Post-Chavez Venezualen government? Why all the secrecy and anonamous sources"?
I think I smell a rat.
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Two U.S. embassy personnel shot at Venezuelan strip club
By Agence France-Presse - Raw Story dot com
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 18:42 EDT
Two employees of the US embassy in Venezuela were shot and wounded early Tuesday in the capital Caracas, in a murky incident that local media and a police source said took place at a strip club. We can confirm that two members of the US embassy in Caracas were injured during an incident early this morning, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters in Washington.
Medical staff inform us that their injuries are not life-threatening, he added, noting that they were hurt at some sort of a social spot but without specifying the venue or nature of their injuries. US diplomatic sources later confirmed to AFP that the two men were shot.
The Venezuelan media identified the two men as Roberto Ezequiel Rosas and Paul Marwin, and said they were military attaches at the embassy, but neither the State Department nor the embassy in Caracas would confirm those reports. My understanding is that they are other agency personnel, not from the State Department, Ventrell said.
Venezuelan television channel Globovision reported on its website that the incident took place at the Antonella bar located in a shopping center in the Chacao district of Caracas, after an altercation with other bar patrons.
Bar staff told AFP on condition of anonymity that the venue is indeed a strip club that only admits men over the age of 30, but refused to say anything about the alleged incident involving the US embassy personnel. A district policeman, who also spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said a shooting incident had been reported just outside the Antonella bar, involving three Americans.In the entryway of the club, there are photos of female strippers.
Venezuela has the highest murder rate in South America with 54 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. In the first quarter of 2013 alone, there were 3,400 murders, according to government statistics.
Several diplomats have been assaulted in recent months in the country.The United States and Venezuela, which have had no ambassadors since 2010, have had strained relations since Caracas accused Washington of backing a coup that briefly ousted the late Hugo Chavez in 2002.
President Nicolas Maduro, Chavezs former vice president, has maintained a confrontational stance with the US government since his election on April 14, calling President Barack Obama the grand chief of devils. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua, however, said two weeks ago that the new government was prepared to normalize relations with the United States, beginning with a return of Venezuelas ambassador to Washington.
Despite the tensions, Venezuela sells the United States 900,000 barrels of oil a day.
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Tue May 28, 2013, 11:10 PM (2 replies)
John McCain is not the only one overdue to retire
Pat Robertson threatens nasty progressive group with full-scale exposé
By Stephen C. Webster
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 15:00 EDT
Television preacher and one-time Republican presidential candidate Pat Robertson warned on his 700 Club show Tuesday that hes inclined to run a full-scale exposé on a web publication that he refused to identify, calling them a nasty group that focuses on embarrassing conservatives who appear on television.
There are only two groups he could be talking about: Media Matters and Right Wing Watch, both of which specialize in video clips of conservatives saying untrue, insensitive or otherwise appalling things. Given his status as Americas premiere television soothsayer, Robertsons show is a frequent stop for both groups, but only one of them recently caused a stir at Robertsons network.
Right Wing Watch, a project of People for the American Way (PFAW), recently clipped Robertson saying something not so original for him, but always alarming when he repeats it. On a recent episode, he told a female viewer that her husband had an affair because she had not done enough to keep his attention, adding that she should focus on all the nice things he does for her instead, like letting her live in his house or giving her food and clothing.
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Tue May 28, 2013, 05:39 PM (0 replies)
FBI Data: One arrest every 42 seconds for possession of the Evil Weed
This colossal waste of time, energy, tax dollars, jail/prison beds, etc. is a
national disgrace; not to mention the cruel and unusual devastation this
heaps upon the heads of hapless arrestees, .
This needs to be shoved into the faces of all GOP "austerity" freaks,
until they cry "UNCLE!"
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Mon May 20, 2013, 04:40 PM (3 replies)
The Jury has reached a verdict: Obama is Guilty!!
Guilty of "Presidenting while Black"
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Mon May 20, 2013, 03:54 PM (4 replies)
Assange reveals GCHQ messages discussing Swedish extradition
Apparently, Assange is correct in saying that the Swedish & US governments are conspiring to
entrap him in Sweden "for questioning" about a bogus "crime" and then extradite him to the USA
to be detained indefinitely under lock and key, for the "crime" of exposing war crimes.
Julian Assange reveals GCHQ messages discussing Swedish extradition
WikiLeaks founder uses subject access request to access British agency chatter, which allegedly calls extradition 'a fit-up'
Giles Tremlett in Madrid and Ben Quinn
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 19 May 2013 20.05 EDT
Authorities at GCHQ, the government eavesdropping agency, are facing embarrassing revelations about internal correspondence in which Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is discussed, apparently including speculation that he is being framed by Swedish authorities seeking his extradition on rape allegations.
The records were revealed by Assange himself in a Sunday night interview with Spanish television programme Salvados in which he explained that an official request for information gave him access to instant messages that remained unclassified by GCHQ.
A message from September 2012, read out by Assange, apparently says: "They are trying to arrest him on suspicion of XYZ It is definitely a fit-up Their timings are too convenient right after Cablegate."
The messages appear to contain speculation and chatter between GCHQ employees, but Assange gave little further explanation about exactly who they came from.
The WikiLeaks founder, who has spent the past 11 months in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid arrest and extradition to Sweden, claimed GCHQ had been unaware that it might have anything on him that was not classified.
"It won't hand over any of the classified information," he said. "But, much to its surprise, it has some unclassified information on us."
"We have just received this. It is not public yet," he added.
MORE HERE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/may/20/julian-assange-gchq-messages-extradition?CMP=twt_fd
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Sun May 19, 2013, 11:55 PM (39 replies)
"You want to film something bitch? Film this!" .. said the cop
to a helpless unarmed woman, before he beat her, for filming
the cops beating up someone else. When this kind of shit
happens -- as it does, all the time -- every day that ticks by
we further disgrace ourselves as a nation, on the world stage.
This kind of gross in-your-face quasi-sanctioned police violence
is what makes other countries laugh up their sleeves, when the
USA tries to lecture them and wag fingers about THEIR own
human rights atrocities.
This needs to stop, as it is one of the most agregeous of the 1000
cuts we are dying from as a nation, bleeding to death as it were.
Cops Beat Woman For Filming Another Beating
May 10, 2013
BALTIMORE (CN) - Baltimore police beat up a woman and smashed her camera for filming them beating up a man, telling her: "You want to film something bitch? Film this!" the woman claims in court.
Smith claims she was stuck in stand-still rush hour traffic in northern Baltimore when she saw the defendant officers beating up and arresting a young man.
She says pulled out her camera, stood on her car's door sill and filmed the beating.
"Officer Church saw plaintiff filming the beating and ran at her," the complaint states. "He scared her and she sat back in her vehicle. As he ran at her, he yelled, 'You want to film something bitch? Film this!'
"Officer Church reached into plaintiff's car and grabbed her telephone-camera out of her hand, threw it to the ground and destroyed it by smashing it with his foot.
More at link: http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/cops-beat-woman-filming-another-beating
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Wed May 15, 2013, 07:08 PM (17 replies)
Reading between the lines of Obama's over-night "firestorm" of "scandals"
He maybe THOUGHT about actually pushing back on the folks behind the curtain,
and this was "Them" pushing back.
Am I the only one who suspects such a thing?
Posted by 99th_Monkey | Tue May 14, 2013, 08:36 PM (30 replies)
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For Captain Madsen's wife and four kids, their four-masted boat is home as they sail around the world. Based on the family's true adventures, from 1896 to 1910.
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A Notre Dame student won the first gold for the United States and led her team to sweep the women's saber fencing competition.
Mariel Zagunis took the gold with a 15-8 victory over fellow American Sada Jacobson.
Jacobson took the silver, and Becca Ward scored the bronze. Ward is also representing the United States.
Zagunis actually took time off from Notre Dame to train for the Beijing games.
She is the defending gold medal holder from Athens.
In 2004, Zagunis became the first American female to win a gold medal in fencing in over a century.
The U.S. is now favored to win the team competition in women's saber.


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The folks at AIR, Inc.,
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The Wire is widely considered one of the greatest television series of all time. David Simon's bleak depiction of Baltimore corruption was based upon his years as a crime reporter in that city. So it's no surprise that a recent court case provides a near word-for-word, real-life re-enactment of the ... More >>
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Archive for March, 2012
More spring climbing for the Specialized Climbing Challenge on Strava
Chasing Josiah up the hill at the end of my ride – wearing @strava bibs and #southerncx jersey
iBike data annotated at peaks (click to enlarge)
Today was an easy day with a big criterium tomorrow in Dothan. I spent most of the ride looking for good hills in the shade to do repeats on. The nice thing about the hills through neighborhoods like Bluff Park and Green Valley is that you can practice criterium cornering using gravity to help you accelerate up to crit speed rather than wearing yourself out trying to punch it up to 30mph to head into a corner. The course tomorrow has a pretty good hill so that will make for a bit of climbing, but I'm likely to be even farther behind Robin who is crushing the climbing over in England. Jeremy in France is catching up with his climbing in the Alps, and Guido from Australia is not too far behind. That's four riders in three different continents pushing hard in the Strava virtual competition. That's the beauty of Strava — bringing riders from all over for virtual competition.
Lots of climbing stats
Today was quite a combination of rides — hitting a new personal record of shortest distance to 5,000′ of vertical gain on the way into work and then hitting 5,000′ ft again in less than 30 miles on the way home from work. Both rides were pretty slow with lots of weaving on the steep parts and several roller coaster repeats. The best thing about the roller coaster repeats is that they are insanely fast in the 53×11 on the descents and then nearly instantly into the 39×28 — that's a lot of wear and tear on the derailleurs. No wonder I have broken three front and one rear derailleur in the past year and snapped several cables.
Morning ride (annotated) – click to enlarge
Afternoon ride topocreator map – annotated – click to enlarge
Annotated ibike data from morning ride (click to enlarge)
Annotated ibike data from afternoon ride (click to enlarge)
Finally, here are the garmin screenshots:
Tour de Tuscaloosa Power Data
First, before the power data – here's a video that my wife got of the Pro/1/2 criterium finish Saturday night where I got 5th in the race, 4th in the field sprint.
And now for the data – first the summary data, splits, and HR/Power graph for the criterium and the road race.
2012 Tour de Tuscaloosa Criterium Pro/1/2 lap splits Power Lap Time Miles Avg xPow Max HR MPH 1 2:58 1.2 245 259 871 155 25.2 2 2:53 1.2 291 286 879 164 25.7 3 2:41 1.2 353 385 996 176 27.8 4 2:53 1.3 324 331 821 180 26 5 2:59 1.3 305 313 997 175 25.2 6 2:47 1.3 223 229 814 167 27 7 2:45 1.2 284 303 941 174 27.4 8 2:54 1.2 274 285 840 170 25.7 9 2:50 1.2 269 294 856 174 26.2 10 2:53 1.3 282 310 932 172 26.1 11 2:56 1.2 310 382 877 175 25.5 12 3:01 1.2 267 288 831 177 24.8 13 3:04 1.2 208 221 720 160 24.3 14 2:54 1.2 218 233 736 159 25.6 15 2:58 1.2 232 229 727 163 25.2 16 2:48 1.2 262 271 790 170 26.5 17 2:57 1.3 248 254 920 167 25.5 18 2:36 1.2 353 352 925 179 28.8 Total 52:01 22.5 274 312 997 170 26
Annotated heartrate and power data from Saturday's Pro/1/2 criterium (click to enlarge)
2012 Tour de Tuscaloosa Road Race Pro/1/2 lap splits Power Lap Time Miles Avg xPow Max HR MPH 1 22:04 9.6 274 305 963 161 26.1 2 21:41 9.6 262 281 801 157 26.6 3 21:45 9.6 292 310 808 166 26.5 4 22:35 9.6 254 273 641 155 25.6 5 23:17 9.6 257 276 604 153 24.8 6 23:28 9.6 254 268 697 152 24.5 7 18:41 8.0 313 332 950 166 25.8 Total 2:34:57 66.1 270 295 963 158 25.6
Annotated heartrate and power data for the road race (click to enlarge)
Now for the detailed data graphs and plots … first the critical power curves for both the criterium and the road race. I tied one power record in the criterium, and I set three new personal power records for the road race as indicated on the graphs.
Pro/1/2 criterium critical power curve (click to enlarge)
Pro/1/2 road race critical power curve (click to enlarge)
Here are the pedal force / pedal velocity graphs which highlight the different amount of force being applied to the pedals at different cadences.
Pro/1/2 criterium pedal force vs pedal velocity (click to enlarge)
Pro/1/2 road race pedal force vs pedal velocity (click to enlarge)
And finally here are the power maps for the two courses:
Pro/1/2 criterium power map (click to enlarge)
Pro/1/2 road race power map (click to enlarge)
Tour de Tuscaloosa Road Race
(You will want to watch this video below with the volume turned down – I love my fanatical wife! This is me winning the 2012 Alabama State Road Race Championships (Pro/1/2) today at the Tour de Tuscloosa)
Quick thanks and shout out
Thanks to all my teammates today. We ended up winning the state championship medals in 3 categories – me (Cat 1), Justin Bynum (Cat 2), Kevin Paulik (Cat 3). Kudos also to two other riders from Birmingham taking the Cat 4 (Jason Kellen) and Cat 5 (Boris Simmonds) medals.
Race Summary
The Pro/1/2 race had about 60 in it with lots of strong teams. I attacked hard when we reached the bottom of the first hill on the course about 1/2 mile into the race. Stuart Lamp (Nashvillecyclist.com) came with me initially but then ended up pulling a hamstring before the top. Jan Kolar (HomeSmart/L5flyers) bridged up to me across the top and the two of us drilled it. Behind, a group of six had formed and caught us shortly before Sam Sutton Hill (short and steep). Our group of 8 worked moderately well together, and we were flying! But some riders were struggling and I felt our pace was going to drop soon so I attacked again on the third lap at the same spot where I had attacked at the beginning of the race and again only Jan Kolar was able to respond and come with me. He asked me "Are you sure you want to do this?". I looked back and saw Andy Crater coming across and said "Yes, let's go!". Andy joined us and we were rolling hard with Emile Abraham leading the chase behind. We hit the Sam Sutton Hill with maybe a 5-10 second gap – which Emile crossed solo to us like the hill wasn't even there. Once it was the four of us, we were gone.
We worked well together, and it was clear that a very interesting race was playing out behind us based on the time splits we were getting from the moto official. It's the first time I've heard "3 minutes to the field – it's crazy back there" as a time split. This was after we had gotten a time split of 2'30″ to a break of thirteen, 3'30″ to the field. Half a lap later, we got the "it's crazy back there" time split. Then we didn't get any time splits for about 2 full laps (20 miles) until we got a time split of 3'30″ to the field. We thought everything was great until maybe half a lap later when we got a time split of 2'30″ to a chase group of six. Then a lap later we got a time split of 1'30″ with a little more than one lap to go. By the top of the feedzone hill we had gotten a few more time splits (apparently the moto ref was bouncing back and forth b/t our group and the chase) and the gap went very quickly from 1'30″ to 1'00″ to 50″ to 45″. We were in full blown panic mode at this point and drilled it hard pretty much the entire last lap.
Andy Crater came into the last corner first and attacked hard on the short steep kicker section of the feedzone hill. Emile and I quickly chased up to him with Jan coming off our group. Andy sat up as soon as he was caught and neither Emile or I came around so our pace dropped to 14mph. Jan crawled his way back up to us. I was afraid of the chase group catching us at that pace, so I went back to the front and ramped the pace back up to 21mph across the false flat in the middle of the hill. As we got closer to the top, I knew that I had to attack hard on the hill because Andy and Emile would easily beat me in the flat sprint across the top. So right as we reached the steepest part of the climb when I was still on the front and our pace had dropped back down to 14mph again, I jumped hard from the front and immediately got back up to 21mph and kept it above 20mph for nearly the rest of the hill. This was enough to get a big enough gap to ease up at the 250 meter to go sign and come into the finish line solo. With my wife and kids there cheering frantically, it has to be one of the sweetest wins in nearly 20 years of bike racing.
Behind us, I found out after the race that it was Joey Rosskopf and Frank Travieso driving the six man group also containing my teammate Pat Allison. Pat ended up fourth in that group for 8th in the race, which was the 3rd place Alabama rider (bronze medal). My teammate, Justin Bynum, finished in the second chase group for 17th in the race, but he was the 1st place Alabama Cat 2 rider to take the gold medal.
After our race was over, my other teammate Kevin Pawlik took the gold medal in the Cat 3 race.
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Tour de Tuscaloosa Criterium
Criterium race summary
First criterium of the year – fast, strong field – happy with a top 5 finish. I went with a good break on the second or third lap, but I was outnumbered with some really good sprinters – I believe Andy Crater, Emile Abraham, and Frank Travieso were all in this break so I wasn't very committed to it knowing that I wouldn't stand a chance in the sprint against those guys. When we got caught, my teammate Pat Allison launched himself into the next move. A couple laps later, they were caught just as Joey Rosskopf (Team Type I Sanofi) and Oscar Clark (United Healthcare of Georgia) slipped away in a perfectly timed attack. I missed the move, but I was near enough to the front by the bottom of the hill to attack to try to bridge. This didn't work as I never got a good gap and just ended up pulling the field for the last third of a lap. On the next lap, Frank Travieso (Team Coco's) attacked hard and got a gap solo. I attacked and bridged up to him right as we caught Johnny Brizzard (Subaru) who had also been off the front chasing. We were closing in on the leaders, but the field was closing in on us so we gave up the chase. At this point, I was pretty cooked and slid to the back part of the field with maybe 6 or 7 long laps left in the race. When I saw three laps to go, I started moving up and made it up close to the front by the bottom of the hill on the last lap. Frank Travieso launched like a missile at the bottom of the hill – which then detonated the field as everyone panicked to try to catch him. I ended up in good position by the top of the hill but still maybe 10 riders back from the front. I swung out a little left and attacked to move up. A second or two later, three riders moved over in front of me to start their sprint before the second to last turn. I immediately latched onto this mini-train and came around the last two turns in 4th position in the field and ended up passing one rider to take 5th for the race – with Joey up the road taking a solo win and Frank just ahead of the field taking 2nd. My teammate Pat Allison came in just behind me for 6th. Kristine did some amazing cheering and got a good video of the finish and some from earlier in the race – will post these tomorrow after the road race.
Spring climbing
After yesterday's long climbs in Huntsville, today was a different style of climbing – numerous short, steep climbs. Check out the iBike gradient graph:
Numerous climbs – click to enlarge and count the changes in gradient from up to down and then post in the comments how many "hills" there are. I don't have time to count but I would guess 100-200 hills instead of maybe 20-30 hills yesterday?
Also, I was inspired while riding through Mountain Brook to post some pictures of the beautiful spring flowers. I didn't have my camera with me – so I'll have to post a few of the pics from my parent's house this past Sunday. Imagine riding past house after house with all different kinds of blooming flowers – particularly azaleas, dogwoods, and bradford pears. It was an interesting contrast to yesterday's ride in Huntsville, which went through some really rural countryside where instead of the tended flowers, you get wildflowers in the fields and beautiful dogwood trees blooming underneath all the really tall pine and hardwood trees in the woods. Two contrasting climbing rides, two contrasting spring flower explosions, two fun adventures.
redbuds, azaleas, and a couple dogwoods
Climbing to the moon
Annotated ride map (click to enlarge)
It's spring break this week in Alabama, and so my good friend Lennie and I took our families up to Huntsville to the space and rocket center. While they were enjoying exploring all about space, Lennie and I drove on over to Keel Mountain to explore it and Green Mountain. We ended up climbing Keel Mountain 3 different ways and Green Mountain from both sides. Then I headed back up the front side of Keel one final time. The descents were awesome hitting 55mph+ on four different descents. My favorite of the day was definitely the Green Mountain west side descent which has a horizon drop-off (i.e., where you can't see over the horizon) at >50mph. Exhilarating. It was REALLY flat though between the mountains, but it was worth it to enjoy time riding with Lennie and to explore 5 new climbs! I've posted the iBike data for each of the five different climbs. The last climb up Keel (Blowing Cave Rd) was by far the steepest at 26% max gradient, although the east side of Green Mountain was steeper for longer sustained sections.
Annotated iBike data for the entire ride (click to enlarge)
KEEL MOUNTAIN NORTH SIDE (1st time up)
Dist: 1.61 mi (0:13:31)
Energy: 208.8 kJ
Climbing: 837 ft (Strava CAT 3)
Min Avg Max
Power 0 257.4 527 W
Gravity -22 231.0 509 W
Speed 0.0 7.2 21.9 mi/h
Elev 469 896 1306 ft
Slope -0.3 9.71 16.8 %
Caden 0 62.5 93 rpm
HR 104 150.3 163 bpm
CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0039
168 lbs; 3/20/2012 11:36 AM
90 degF; 1012 mbar
NOTES: We passed a HOUSE on the climb that was being pulled
up the mountain. They got stuck in one of the switchbacks.
There are two switchbacks on the climb. The descent is crazy
fast - you've just got to remember when to jam on the brakes
before the two switchbacks.
KEEL MOUNTAIN SOUTH SIDE Dist: 1.90 mi (0:15:27) Energy: 217.0 kJ Climbing: 855 ft (Strava CAT 3) Min Avg Max Power 0 234.1 442 W Gravity -275 205.4 419 W Speed 3.6 7.4 19.1 mi/h Elev 479 938 1332 ft Slope -4.4 8.39 22.8 % Caden 34 61.6 98 rpm HR 110 140.3 156 bpm NP:245W IF:0.88 TSS:20 VI:1.05 CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0039 168 lbs; 3/20/2012 12:12 PM 87 degF; 1012 mbar NOTES: This was a pretty steep climb. The 22.8% max gradient was taking a diabolical inside path on one of the switchbacks. This had a lot more twisty sections and was a generally fun climb, but tricky descent. The best part of the descent is at the top as you are coming off the mountain as the descent starts out with a switchback that makes you feel like you are diving off the top of the mountain for a free-fall.
Dist: 1.15 mi (0:11:07)
Energy: 169.5 kJ
Climbing: 690 ft (Strava CAT 3)
Min Avg Max
Power 76 254.1 371 W
Gravity 11 232.4 360 W
Speed 4.2 6.3 16.7 mi/h
Elev 462 805 1158 ft
Slope 0.2 11.20 23.9 %
Caden 41 56.1 96 rpm
HR 120 150.8 166 bpm
CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0039
168 lbs; 3/20/2012 1:19 PM
92 degF; 1012 mbar
NOTES: I've heard that this is one of the toughest
climbs in Huntsville. It was definitely steep with some
sustained 20+% gradients. At the last turn before the top
there was a car that had rolled and looked like it was left
there to warn people of the danger of the descent. It
had police tape all over it with busted out windows. The
descent was amazingly fast but kinda dangerous. The
car that had rolled was in a decreasing radius turn that
almost caught me off. Then you have a really fast section
into a sweeping turn that you can pretty much hit without
brakes leading into the fastest part of the descent. YOU
I knew it and hit the brakes hard but I still almost didn't
slow down enough.
GREEN MOUNTAIN EAST SIDE Dist: 1.82 mi (0:15:25) Energy: 222.7 kJ Climbing: 829 ft (Strava CAT 3) Min Avg Max Power 0 240.8 358 W Gravity -63 209.2 353 W Speed 3.9 7.1 17.3 mi/h Elev 458 853 1294 ft Slope -1.2 8.88 18.4 % Caden 5 59.8 92 rpm HR 103 148.0 164 bpm NP:253W IF:0.91 TSS:21 VI:1.05 CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0039 168 lbs; 3/20/2012 1:45 PM 87 degF; 1012 mbar NOTES: I had climbed this once before, and it is still really steep. It starts out with cement that has been grated at the bottom to helps cars get traction. Then it eases up a bit and rolls a bit on the way up. This may be one of the coolest descents I've done with the rollers coming at 50+mph so that you have at least one horizon drop-off.
Dist: 2.19 mi (0:13:30)
Energy: 211.7 kJ
Climbing: 756 ft (Strava CAT 3)
Min Avg Max
Power 89 261.4 431 W
Gravity -462 206.1 461 W
Speed 3.4 9.7 24.8 mi/h
Elev 563 921 1326 ft
Slope -6.9 6.40 26.2 %
Caden 30 63.1 97 rpm
HR 119 156.8 177 bpm
CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0039
168 lbs; 3/20/2012 2:46 PM
85 degF; 1012 mbar
NOTES: This was by far the steepest climb
with several sections above 20% including one
26.2% section NOT in a switchback. There
is some gravel and dirt sections that are not
too rough but can catch you by surprise on the
descent. Still, you can get some speed on the
super steep sections because they are fairly
straight. Watch the dogs at the top and the bottom
of the climb/descent.
KEEL MOUNTAIN NORTH SIDE (2nd time up) ---------Selection Stats--------- Dist: 1.61 mi (0:12:29) Energy: 213.6 kJ Climbing: 820 ft (Strava CAT 3) Min Avg Max Power 64 285.2 418 W Gravity -38 253.2 397 W Speed 5.4 7.8 23.0 mi/h Elev 561 976 1382 ft Slope -0.5 9.82 16.2 % Caden 51 66.6 98 rpm HR 131 169.5 179 bpm NP:288W IF:1.04 TSS:22 VI:1.01 CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0039 168 lbs; 3/20/2012 3:15 PM 84 degF; 1012 mbar NOTES: I wasn't going for the KOM, but I was trying to put in a good time on this and ended up 2nd behind Mark Fisher by almost a minute. That would be a tough time to beat. Kudos to him!
Keel Mountain – north side – first time up
Keel Mountain – south side
Green Mountain – east side
Green Mountain – west side
Keel Mountain – Blowing Cave Rd
Keel Mountain – north side – 2nd time up


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- Date NightKA0AVMDined on 11/22/2014It started off perfectly....a quaint table for two.....a wonderful waiter....drinks...toast....a surprise appetizer...that was yummy. Our Caesar salad and bread were wonderful and then the Entrees...Yummy lasagna...the best in the world and a delicious tender rib eye!!!! No dessert...too full....maybe next time !!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- BJFKCVIPDined on 11/18/2014The lentil soup, breaded clam appetizer and whole-wheat pasta and clam entrée were all outstanding. The ribeye steak was quite flavorful and very well cooked. The bread was superb as usual. The menu was among the most wide-ranging and attractive we have encountered.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not as good as our first visit...MelanieDined on 11/15/2014My husband and I first went to Cascone's last month. It was a weeknight and we didn't have reservations. Our waiter was so kind and told us some of the history of the restaurant and discussed the menu. When he found out it was my birthday, he brought me the dessert I ordered and told me it was complimentary. However, this visit was not as impressive. This time it was my husband's birthday and I made the reservation online. I made sure to put on the request that we wanted a booth and that this was a birthday celebration. We got a booth right next to the busy kitchen. Not the best location for a celebration, but we made do. I had hoped for some confetti on the table or something, but no. Our waitress, while not unpleasant, seemed distracted. We got the correct entrees, but I wanted soup and my husband wanted a caesar salad--we both got regular dinner salads. I should have said something, but just ate the salads. He enjoyed his entree--veal--but I got one of the specials--pumpkin ravioli and was not impressed. She asked if we had room for dessert. I said yes. She said, "What would you like?" I said, "May we have a dessert menu?" She said, "Oh! I thought you had one!" Then I made sure to tell her--again--that it was my husband's birthday. Then she brought a tiny scoop of spumoni with a candle and asked us what we wanted for dessert. We ordered bread pudding. It's ok that our dessert wasn't comped this time, but I did hope for a little more of a fuss or SOMETHING! I don't think she even said happy birthday. Overall: the food was good, but the service was lacking. But, because our first visit was so exceptional, we will give Cascone's another try.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A Fantastic Night with FamilySarahJaneDined on 11/15/2014A night with the grandparents is always special to our children and spending it at Cascone's was the perfect choice. Excellent food, great Chianti, and a fun and engaging server made it event better. As always, the olive oil dipping service was amazing and the pork osso bucco was mouth watering and ohhh-sooo tender.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
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- Always goodFirstdateDined on 10/30/2014Have been going for 25 years and never a disappointmentSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- My New Favorite Italian Place!SuzEQDined on 10/22/2014I have lived in KC all my life and unfortunately have never been to Cascone's up north on North Oak Trafficway until now. I have been to the one out south off of Metcalf and I have to say that the the one up north has them beat! The food at both is great but what sets the one up north apart is the very friendly atmosphere and the feeling like you are family when you walk in the door. They treated us like we had been coming there for some time AND were most gracious and accommodating allowing us to still dine arriving 5 minutes before they closed! They serve wonderful, classic Italian cuisine with old world, classic charm and style. They also made me a fresh pot of coffee after just throwing it out since they were finishing up for the night!Special Features:
- Love it!OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 10/18/2014This is one of my favorite restaurants in KC and by far the best of the Northland. The family photos on the wall and the huge portions of amazing food remind me of my Italian grandmother's kitchen. We've had adult dinners, special occasions and even family meals with our young son here. We love the food and the service and we love Alice!Special Features:
- Some good, some badDiningOutDined on 10/18/2014It was a very long time before our server could come to our table. Someone else took our drink order. Salads were good. Appetizer was very good. Server did a fine job once we did meet him. Husband had special, Seafood Lasagna, and said it was outstanding. Based on good reviews, I tried regular lasagna and was disappointed. Sauce was bland. Probably won't go back.Special Features:
- one of many meals at Cascone'sste3988Dined on 10/13/2014I almost feel odd writing a review for them, since we have been eating there several times a year for almost 30 years. Great, true, Italian food, it is always good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love Cascone'ssumdetDined on 10/13/2014The food is consistently excellent and is reasonably priced. The wait staff is attentive and friendly. Management cares about customers' dining experience, as evidenced by a visit to everyone's table. Highly recommended!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Our favorite Italian restaurant.AbcpredDined on 10/12/2014This is a true family owned and operated restaurant. The daily menu specials are made fresh and are old Sicilian recipes. Awesome evening!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
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- My new go-to for ItalianNew2KCDined on 10/3/2014Great choices on the menu. Server was knowledgeable about all of the selections. More foor than one person could ever eat. Bread was soft and delicious. Could use a little updating, but we will definitely be returning often.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- very goodtlynnVIPDined on 9/28/2014Reliable good food and service, great for a celebrationI would recommend this to a friend.
- cheitlandluvdindinDined on 9/27/2014We were visiting the Liberty, MO area and found this restaurant on TripAdvisor. We enjoyed the atmosphere and the food. Our server, Alan, was excellent. The prices were reasonable and the fare was very good. We will return if we are back in the area. We were there for our anniversary and it happened to be a homecoming weekend. There were lots of high school kids doing dinner in large groups. The restaurant handled all of them and their normal customers very well. I can see why they have been in business 60 years.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very consistantalwayslookingDined on 9/16/2014Long time (60 years!) standby. Minor tweaks in the menu occasionally but you always know what to expect. Carlos was an exceptional waiter.Special Features:
- Always goodsusanmvDined on 9/13/2014I hope the Osso Bucca stays on the specials menu or simply added to the main menu. Simply not to be missed. The lasagna is another all time favorite!Special Features:
- That's-a Italian!HillerinoVIPDined on 9/5/2014If you want the best Italian food in the city with the best service (Jake was our waiter) drive North to Cascone's. The prices are incredible too! We bring our friends and clients here as it never disappoints. Oh and get the Crazy Alfredo - it is the BEST!Special Features:
- A Home town Gem- Cascone'sKCFoodGuyDined on 8/30/2014Celebration for 60 years is just around the corner, The Food is like what I grew up on .. Traditions in todays changing world, it's nice to find a place that knows it place.. At the top of the list. Great job in Service and excellent variety of winesSpecial Features:
- Best Italian Food in KC, Hands DownGenoVIPDined on 8/30/2014Have been eating at Cascone's for. The location on North Oak in North Kansas City is by far the best of any. Have eaten there for over 30 year as my absolutely favorite Italian food in Kansas City. Every dish is immaculately prepared with perfection in flavor and presentation. Their homemade soups and desserts are out of this world. If you are just craving something Italian as simple as Spaghetti and Meatballs this is your place. The Lasagne is incredible. The menu has something for everyone. They actually prepare the most incredible old fashioned Fried Chicken with real mashed potatoes and incredible green beans. For dessert, WOW! They are all so good. That double layer Lemon cake is too awesome to pass up. Try it, You will Love it!!Special Features:
- One of the best restaurants in KCMarkVIPDined on 8/29/2014I live in St. Louis but come to KC to visit my mom a couple time a month. Whenever I get the chance I will eat at Cascones. Love the food, the bread, the Olive Oil and garlic service. The ONLY issue I have is that the restaurant is a little inconsistent. Still good, but the same dish isn't always prepared the same way. I had the privilege of eating here on their anniversary recently and they had a live band from Italy. That was a lot of fun; watching them as I ate. Love this place and wish they had one in STL.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Still the best Taste of Italy in KCChipmunk52Dined on 8/22/2014The "Italian Flag" is to die for, great! The wife and I had a great 24th annviversary meal, Thank You.Special Features:
- TootsDined on 8/16/2014The food was good, however I recall it being better on previous visits. The waitress was by far not the best we have had @ Cascone's. I dislike paying extra for something and it not being satisfactory such as the Caesar salad, extra $2.50. Too much dressing. We were offered fresh parmigiana cheese by the server, however the waitress snapped something at him, I think she said she would take care of. When she did not do so, I looked for her and found her behind me clearing a booth. I tapped her on the shoulder and asked if I could have grated cheese. She returned to do, saying something about us declining previously. That was an untrue statement. She also removed my wine glass before I had finished. While the restaurant was quite busy, no exSpecial Features:
- DennisVIPDined on 8/14/2014Always great food - Great service. Best restaurant by far. Food is always deliciousSpecial Features:
- High expectationsschradeVIPDined on 8/10/2014I had just been two weeks prior and the service was impressive so maybe my expectations were too high. The server forgot to offer fresh ground pepper or Parmesan for my salad. I also felt as though I were being rushed by asking if I wanted a box early on. She must have felt it too because when bringing check said "I'm not trying to rush you". Little things yes but noticed and missed when not thereSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- nice place, good food!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/2/2014We had been to their location at 91st and Metcalf and really like it, this was every bit as good.Special Features:
- Awesome!CourtneyDined on 7/30/2014I hadn't been in a while, but our group of friends decided to go before a concert. It was delicious, and the service was great. I'm definitely looking forward to going back and will have to revisit more often.Special Features:
- The following 285 reviews are from the Cascone's reviews archive.
- Cascone's is SlippingShowMeGirlyDined on 7/29/2014I've been going to Cascone's for about 45 years. While the menu prices are going up, the portion sizes are going down. They have not been consistent on my last few visits. They have changed their chicken spedini and it isn't nearly as good. The service is always stellar but their cooks vary substantially.Special Features:
- fantasticDined on 7/26/2014The food was delicious and the the service was greatSpecial Features:
- good foodartemis8Dined on 7/25/2014We had a good meal. There was a little confusion with our appetizer but it was handled appropriately and we enjoyed our food and server. The dessert was delicious too.
- THIS is ITALIAN!!!!schradeVIPDined on 7/20/2014This is consistently a great Italian restaurant with food and service both outstanding. I sometimes forget about it because it is such a neighborhood staple, but I have never in over 30 years had a less than outstanding meal or service.Special Features:
- very goodnighthawk779Dined on 7/19/2014This icon has been around NKC for ever. You know that you will receive very good food at a reasonable price. A good friendly neighborhood restaurant. I have been going there for years. They have change their menu so if you have not been there in a while you should make a reservation and see whats new.Special Features:
- KC's Best ItalianKCFireMikeDined on 7/18/2014Cascone's is good traditional Italian "Home-style" Cooking.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SoDone2OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/12/2014Cascone's was great. The food was very good from the appetizer to the entrees. Our server did not try to rush us through the meal. The lighting and temperature of the lounge were appropriate. It felt like everyone in the lounge was part of a large extended family.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A great night outStephanieDined on 6/28/2014The open table app makes reservations a breeze. Cascone's was rather busy the night we went. I walked right in at my reservation time and was seated right away. The service, food and atmosphere were just superb. I would recommend Cascone's to everyone. What a northland gem!Special Features:
- ALERT Shrinking PortionsShowMeGirlyDined on 6/25/2014We've been going to Cascone's for 50+ years. Their plates are smaller, as are their Italian nachos, salads, bread service and entrees. Our salad didn't have a crouton on it! They've changed their chicken spedini and it is not nearly as good. We'll give them another try but definitely won't be dining there as often because while the portions are shrinking, the prices are not. We mentioned the shrinking salads when an owner asked how our dinner was and the owner offered nothing, not even an explanation. They are also getting stingy with the Parmesan cheese. FIRST DISAPPOINTING VISIT EVER!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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Opening-day attendance among Chicago public school students reached its highest level since a new tracking system was introduced four years ago, district officials announced Wednesday.
Attendance Tuesday was reported at 94.7 percent, up from 92.9 percent last year, according to a Chicago Public School news release.
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