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2013 Audi A8 L totaled (hopefully) with only 2800 miles...
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Glad you are OK !
Wow, that was one hell of a hit to push the A8 back and around like that.
There are specialized shops that can repair the aluminum frame but they are few and very expensive.
That coupled with the doors, airbags, and who knows what else, my guess is it will be a total.
If they do want to repair make sure to demand the proper Audi parts and methods.
Demanding that from the get do may put it over line to a total anyway.
Best of luck with it, and keep us posted.
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That was quite a hit, Adam! Glad you are doing OK.
Aluminum panels get kind of ugly in accidents. They tear open like a coke can.
The Audi USA website will have a listing of all the A8 approved repair shops, as Jake notes. There aren't many in the US. I'd have to believe there's something in DFW or Houston.
Good luck with it.
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I see a location in Austin:
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Glad you came out of this with minimal injuries.
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First, glad you are ok but give your assessment time. Injuries often take time to manifest from that kind of trauma. Second, my guess from the pics is your insurance will total it for you but that A8 has a 2nd life awaiting with a salvage title for sure. Beautiful car, sad to see it go like that
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I would be shocked if your insurance company totaled a car with 2000 miles on it, unless you get a lawyer and fight hard.
Glad you are not more injured, and I hope everything works out and you get that S8.
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Thanks, everyone for your thoughts and advice.
Roger Beasley (who has the one collision center in Austin certified to work on A/S/R 8s also owns the two Audi dealerships here in Austin.
I am going to fight like hell if they try to convince me that a few (well-intended) Austin guys that just graduated from Wyoming Tech with a certificate in bodywork can bring my $110k car back to the same level of precision as Audi's greatest carmakers in Neckarsulm, Germany. Of course, I am a guy who owns his own set of measuring calipers and laser millimeter measurers. And again, the car still the original oil in it - had yet to have an oil change. To say that I will be picky is a great understatement.
I also found out about Diminished Value and in Texas I have to go after the other lady's insurance myself - Progressive will not compensate me for the significant value reduction that my brand new car has now that it's been in a major collision, if they were to repair it. Joy.
Anyway - priorities here. I am very glad to have gotten out of this accident relatively unhurt (and thanks for the posts on recognizing some injuries take a while to present themselves). And glad the lady who hit me appeared unhurt.
Any thoughts on valuation if they total it? Am I going to take a huge bath on a nine month old, 2800 mile depreciating-like-a-lead-balloon?
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Thoughts; other carrier; get FULL/new value
Sorry for your accident and glad you're okay.
1. Just being blunt, does the other driver merit at least a citation if not some charges? That's pretty asleep/careless to end up like that in daylight conditions. Obviously up to law enforcement to sort out. In turn if either happens, the insurance claim, fault determination, etc. is pretty open and shut.
2. On vehicle, pure and simple I would want to get it totaled, and expect 100% of your purchase price, INCLUDING sales tax, accessories, add on maintenance packages or everything else you bought. Or said another way, they should essentially put you in a new identical Audi. That's basically what the other driver wiped out.
3. You are on the right track on diminished value, etc. for added damages, but again I would just start from FULL value--"where's my new car your insured recklessly ran into and totaled?" Right off the bat, no Audi dealer who runs the car in the service system or CarFax is now going to take that on trade even if ever fully "repaired," and they can't ever CPO it given the basic precondition of no meaningful prior accident history. Then as a possible buyer for used quality D4's, I would never touch it.
4. If I were you, I would skip your own company by and large and go right against hers. Given the $, you may want a lawyer if you get any flak on the front end about full compensation w/out any debates. Anybody seeing those pics is also going to wonder on medical and injury claims, and for the other carrier that's a big worry to them logically. And bluntly, more leverage for you. Also where the lawyer comes in given the realities of today's world. And the other carrier--after the stereotype blustering and resistance--probably can quickly get that it's a big loser for them, time to write a really big check and move on.
Good luck and stay well!
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Llandeilo is a town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Tywi by the A483 on a 19th century stone bridge. Its population is 1731.
The town is served by Llandeilo railway station on the Heart of Wales Line.
Llandeilo is named after one of the better known Celtic saints of the 6th century, Saint Teilo. The Welsh word 'llan' signified a religious enclosure, normally one dedicated to a particular saint (thus corresponds, today, to 'church of'). Saint Teilo, who was a contemporary of Saint David the patron Saint of Wales, established a small monastic settlement or 'clas' on the site of the present-day church.
The early history of Llandeilo is therefore closely related to the establishment of Christianity in the local arena. Although there is very little factual detail about the life of Saint Teilo, the fact that he was highly respected in his lifetime and revered after his death is shown by the forty-five places dedicated to him, some as far afield as Brittany.
After Saint Teilo's death, two equally important ecclesiastical centres in Wales, namely Llandaff and St David's, laid claim to his body. There is reasonable evidence to suggest however, that Saint Teilo was buried in Llandeilo, where "he spent a solitary life gloriously". The parish church of Llandeilo Fawr (Great Llandeilo) is dedicated to Saint Teilo, and until 1880 its churchyard encompassed his baptistry.
The early Christian settlement that developed around the Church of Saint Teilo prospered and by the early 9th century it had attained considerable ecclesiastical status as the seat of a Bishop-Abbot. The Church of St Teilo soon became a 'mother church' to the surrounding district, acquiring an extensive estate and possessing one of the principality's most beautiful and finely illustrated manuscripts - the Gospel Book of Saint Teilo. The discovery of fragments of two large Celtic crosses from this period provide further testimony to Llandeilo's importance and indeed prestige as an early ecclesiastical centre.
Towards the end of the ninth century, the importance of Llandeilo as a spiritual centre had started to decline and the Gospel Book of St Teilo was removed to Lichfield where it became commonly known as the Lichfield Gospels or the Book of Saint Chad. The Bishops of Lichfield still use this manuscript to swear allegiance to the Crown.
Dinefwr Castle (anglicized as Dynevor) is a spectacular Welsh castle overlooking the River Tywi near the town. It lies on a ridge on the northern bank of the Tywi, with a steep drop of several hundred feet to the river. Dinefwr was the chief seat of the kingdom of Deheubarth and the seat of Rhys ap Gruffydd, one of the early kings of Wales. The foundations of two Roman forts have been discovered in the grounds of the Dinefwr estate, which is in the custody of the National Trust. The estate of Golden Grove lies near the town, and further away, the impressive Carreg Cennen castle, another Welsh stronghold. The remains of Talley Abbey can be seen six miles away to the north of the town. Ten miles further north are the remains of the Roman gold mines of Dolaucothi, another National Trust property.
In the centuries that followed the Norman Conquest, the Bishop of Llandaff and Bishop of St David's both claimed Llandeilo for their respective diocese. By the early 12th century Llandeilo came under the patronage of the Bishopric of St David's, an ecclesiastic borough which became responsible for the affairs of the town including its development as an important medieval market centre to an extensive agricultural hinterland. Until the middle of the 20th century, a fair called St Teilo's Fair which had been authorised initially by Edward I in 1290 was held annually in the churchyard. Some of the agricultural produce and other goods offered for sale are recorded to have been displayed on the tombstones. Today the fair has been replaced by a small farmers' market, held on the first Saturday of every month in the same place.
In the Great Storm of 1987, the floods were so severe that the River Tywi (Towy) overwhelmed the railway bridge crossing the river near Llandeilo. A schoolboy and 3 other people were drowned when the 05:27 train from Swansea to Shrewsbury crashed while crossing the bridge and the bridge collapsed dropping the train into the river.


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Global Service Learning is a course-based or co-curricular form of cross-cultural, experiential education wherein students, faculty, staff and institutions collaborate with diverse community stakeholders on an organized service activity to address social problems and issues in the community. Richard Kiely, Director of Teaching Assistant Development, Center for Teaching Excellence, Cornell University
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Following the initial 2-week Learning component, students will be placed in either 2 or 4-week (ILR students) or 6-week (GH students) Service projects at an SVYM site. Projects will be selected during spring semester before going to India, and an attempt will be made to match the students' top choices and interests with the needs and desires of SVYM. ILR students have two options for service projects:
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This weekend was pretty rad. Friday I just sat around, listened to records (Born Against!!!) and played Final Fantasy VII like a fuck. Saturday I met Bryan at the theatre, and we saw Fahrenheit 9/11. No matter how much people call him a liar, no matter how much people discredit him, the man has balls and there are facts behind his movies. If everything were blatant lies, he would be sued for slander, and his movies would not be released. Anyway, the movie was pretty awesome. I'm hoping it'll swing a few votes away from the 'Pubs. Afterwards, we went to Quizno's for subs. It's been so long since I've had my regular.Then we went to my apartment and sat around until about two in the morning. Woke up, took him home, and now I'm here. Just going to play FFVII and maybe do some laundry. See if there's anything I can do over the week...I'm hopefully seeing Kaospilot on Wednesday if my sister wants to go. I'll finally get to attend a show at the Diaper, and I'll get a chance to hang out with Josh, Dave & Co again. Good times.
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I Honor My Family56 Comments Published by JD August 29th, 2009 in I Get Personal.
One of these things is not like the other
Just when you were convinced that I hate old people, here is a post to prove otherwise.
It's a post about my favorite kind of old people: my ancestors! Specifically, parents, grandparents, and a few random aunts and uncles.
One day, Dave (yes, THAT Dave) decided it would be cool to fill the big empty spot on our living room wall with photos of relatives from both sides of the family.
And I quite agreed!
So up went my mom's wedding photo, a picture of Dave's mom as a young woman in the service, Dave's parents' wedding photo. One of my favorites: Dave's dad holding Baby Dave with a bottle of beer in the foreground (Baby Dave was the seventh boy. I think Dad deserved that beer). Also in attendance: my beloved Aunt Doris and Uncle Jack, my grandpa holding my mom as a baby, and my dad as a freckle-faced kid.
I always enjoy looking at these faces and remembering those who are no longer with us. The picture of my dad's mother in her younger days: she's absolutely beautiful. My mom's mother, whom I never knew, exudes strength and humor. And the tenderness on the face of my dad-in-law.
Well, then my mom's wedding photo (in the place of honor: upper right-hand corner) lost its backing and started sliding down the wall, so I had to come up with a quick replacement:
Uhh . . . sorry, Mom. What, you don't remember Uncle Tim? He was at the last reunion. He told you your pink shell top was fabulous and suggested a shorter hemline to make the most of your fantastic legs. He also told Cousin Ruth to "make it work" and slyly whispered behind his cocktail napkin about Aunt Dottie's cropped pants (you remember how he feels about cropped pants, right?)
Here's a better look at his photo, to jog your memory:
Remember? Uncle Tim! The one who always dresses impeccably and never seems to have a date for family get-togethers.
But don't worry, Mom. You have a new place of honor:
You get to sit next to our unmatched Abe Lincoln book-end.
Don't you look fabulous?!
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56 Responses to "I Honor My Family"
Aug 29th, 2009 at 8:57 AM
OMG, your Uncle Tim's niece, too? That makes us COUSINS!!!
So glad you honor your family so I don't have to. Most of mine bring out no good family memories at all. 'cept my sis, Rocket Scientist!
Thanks for the laugh!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 8:58 AM
I love the old family photos – but what is this thing with Tim Gunn? Please explain because I cannot understand it.
Aug 29th, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Am I the only person on the planet who has no idea who Tim Gunn is (and yes, I checked the link – I don't get it)?
Am I so backward and such a loser that all of today's pop references will leave me staring blankly like a deer in headlights?
I'm crawling back under my rock now. Nice picks of your family, by the way.
Aug 29th, 2009 at 9:17 AM
Ha! Love it!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Who is the woman under 'Uncle Tim' I can see a resemblance to you. Now you'll tell me she is part of Dave's family
I'm sorry, I know you love him, but I think Uncle Tim ruins an otherwise beautiful collection. I find him creepy looking – don't shout at me, I'm only little
Aug 29th, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Dude. And doesn't Uncle Tim always bring the GREATEST hostest gifts to family gatherings?!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 12:21 PM
your mom deserves the place of honor!
and two abe lincoln heads would just look odd, maybe you could get a stephen douglas head and they could hold mock debates…and uncle tim could be the moderator! or he could mock their fashion…the possiblities are endless.
have fun!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Nice. I really like your wall-o-ancestors. I also like the way Uncle Tim respected the whole black and white photo theme by dressing in black and white himself. He definitely knows how to make it work!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 12:58 PM
"Carry on! "
I wish Tim Gunn would be my uncle. But he might not even like cats.
Aug 29th, 2009 at 2:21 PM
That's what you call… Making it Work!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Those photos look lovely, JD.
But. Um.
Since no-one else is gonna say it:
2nd row, bottom photo….needs to be slightly moved south. Get
right on that, Dave….like, yesterday. The entire WORLD can see these photos now, remember??
I personally, LIKE the Tim Gunn pic there….it'll make ppl do a double-take each time they look at the wall. And they'll keep
asking you when you're gonna replace it. It's a good conversation
starter. You could keep it going….and going….and going….
Aug 29th, 2009 at 3:32 PM
God, I am so jealous you got to meet Uncle Tim!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Uncle Tim hates cropped pants? Oh noes! I've been faux pas-ing and I didn't even know it. Does this mean I should toss all my capris?
Your mom's wedding picture is SO beautiful!! Sigh.
Aug 29th, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Ha! Uncle Tim! I must be about the only one who is all about comfort and don't give a hoot about fashion. The stretchier the wasteband, the better I like it! I also hate shopping and shoes. Just saying.
Of course, I adore photos, especially old family photos!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Heh heh. See, in the publicist's family photos the BABY would be holding the bottle of beer.
She grew up in an Irish family…..
She allegedly had beer in her bottle.
It explains A LOT.
New people always join families so there must be room for an Uncle Tim. Especially one so well dressed.
Aug 29th, 2009 at 7:50 PM
I LOVE your Uncle Tim! Uh oh, I feel the need to post my photo of us again. Hmmmmm, maybe Sunday.
Aug 29th, 2009 at 7:52 PM
I forgot to say that we have a wall like that too. In our other house we had over 100 photos on one wall, in a square as you have them. It was a very big wall. We've thinned them out a bit now and probably only have about 35 now. Well they're no good stuck in a box somewhere are they?
Aug 29th, 2009 at 9:01 PM
You are putting ideas into my head! I wonder how long it would take my adult children to notice. muwahaha!
Aug 29th, 2009 at 10:56 PM
You have an unmatched bookend and you decided to match it up with your mother? Don't you know that Honest Abe also failed to appear at family functions with a date? That Mary Todd character was just a beard.
Aug 30th, 2009 at 6:04 AM
I'm so glad you did this so I don't have to. If I had to look at my mother hanging on the wall every day it just might very well put me over the edge I'm already living close enough as it is
Aug 30th, 2009 at 6:59 AM
It would be hilarious to have Tim assess Daisy's wardrobe and fashion sense. He'd probably tell her she's the only woman who ever successfully made a feather boa work.
Has everyone overlooked that amazing tidbit about Dave being a seventh son? Seventh? Wowsa!
Aug 30th, 2009 at 7:12 AM
uncle tim is so fabulous that he deserves a spot on the wall of every home in america!
Aug 30th, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Ok, JD. I posted, but I gave you full credit as his "niece". And I don't care if folks don't know him–I don't wanna share my Tim!
Aug 30th, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Your Uncle Tim really is a busy guy, he gets around!
Aug 30th, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Next time Uncle Tim hits a family Xmas, make sure I'm notified so I'll actually show up.
Aug 30th, 2009 at 3:05 PM
I have a mini-wall of ancestors.
You know what's scary? Just yesterday, I was looking at a page of post-mortem photos and then today I come to your site and discover yesterday you had posted old pictures too. The only commonality is old pictures, but it's scary nonetheless.
Don't know what post-mortem pictures are? Well, let's say that way back when, you had a relative that passed away. Photography was expensive back then, so it's not like people were snapping pictures on a daily basis. But, they wanted to remember their loved ones. So, they'd have the deceased propped up for a photo. Sometimes that meant painting their eyelids so it looked like they were really looking at the camera.
The creepier ones (at least to those of us in this day and age) were the ones where the posed the deceased for a family picture. That's right, mom, dad, little Katie all gathered 'round late sis Susie and took a family picture. They had poles and clamps and stuff to hold the body upright, and used wires to pose the arms and such.
Creepy to us, but, back then, I guess it was just the way things were.
Aug 30th, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Your mother looks so beautiful in her wedding picture, it's absolutely lovely. We have a similar 'wall of ancestors' but they are more mine than my husband's–plus there are at least four of my three year old niece overtaking all the 'great-greats.'
Speaking of weddings, have we ever seen a J.D. and Dave on their wedding day picture? If yes, pardon, I'm new 'round these parts, if not, maybe I've given you an idea for your next blog entry…
Aug 31st, 2009 at 9:03 AM
As Uncle Tim always said, "This worries me."
Aug 31st, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Sorry – I have seen Tim Gunn on Project Runway and maybe 10 minutes of the other show, and I say once again – I do not understand the attraction LOL
Aug 31st, 2009 at 9:53 AM
hey JD,
If I had a autographed picture of Uncle Tim, I'd probably put him up on our wall too. As it is, my wife has a tiny picture of "Uncle Burt" (Bury Reynolds) hanging in the kitchen. It's not autographed, and I'm not sure how he got there, but he's now sort of part of the family too….
~ Steve
Aug 31st, 2009 at 9:58 AM
I love your mother's wedding dress, she looks gorgeous!
Aug 31st, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Hey, I love my sister dearly, but I'm always open for another cool honorary sister (just as I've adopted flit). By all means, if you want a cool sister (and somehow confuse such an appelation with myself), I'd be THRILLED.
I mean, if you can adopt Uncle Gunn…
Aug 31st, 2009 at 2:16 PM
If you really want to see the un-black boxed photo, email me. Lol! Sorry I'm not as creative as you are and I didn't think to put a snail photo instead of the black box.
After you, Lin and I meet up, you can put me on your fb.
Aug 31st, 2009 at 2:17 PM
You shouldn't have told us that was an unmatched Abe Lincoln bookend. You should have said that it was an original artisan bronze bust of Lincoln that had been passed down. We would have been impressed rather than feeling a hole in our hearts, needing to find you a matching Abe, or better yet, a Mary Todd. We'll get right on that one…
Aug 31st, 2009 at 8:26 PM
You got some seriously old photos, there. I'm impressed. I also can't believe we are all cousins (Uncle Tim is my uncle too). Maybe that's why he never makes it to Thanksgiving.
Aug 31st, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Wow, freaky; I have a post waiting to be published on Wednesday about MY ancestors too!
Love your wall; though I must admit I didn't know who Tim Gunn was either until you posted about meeting him at Blogher.
And I think you need matching Washington, Jefferson and Roosevelt to go with your Lincoln.
Aug 31st, 2009 at 10:12 PM
you're not the only one Stephanie – I have no idea who he is either
Aug 31st, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Just wanted to let you know I read the post and loved the picture–but your hair…your long, beautiful hair…shining, gleaming…where was it?!
Oh, and I think you need to find a matching John Wilkes Booth for your Lincoln bust, just make sure to keep them on different tables.
Sep 1st, 2009 at 4:19 AM
I have no idea who Tim Gunn is! I'm presuming that's his name after reading some of the comments, otherwise I'd have thought he was really your uncle! LOL!
Love the wall of ancestors though!
Sep 1st, 2009 at 6:15 AM
Well, I guess it's a good thing Uncle Tim didn't end up near the Abe Lincoln book end. Because then he might have critiqued Abe's fashion mercilessly to no end. And that might have upset Abe.
I think your mom and Abe Lincoln will be BFFs.
Sep 1st, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Wow! I think I saw your Uncle Tim at Blogher. He's way cool!
Sep 1st, 2009 at 9:39 AM
You really have a thing for this Tim, don't you? You just can't stop talking about him, can you?
Advice: Move on.
Sep 1st, 2009 at 12:06 PM
You just got the Superior Scribbler Award from Magick Sandwich. Please stop by to pick it up. I hope you'll like it!
Sep 1st, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Her dress is truly fierce. Uncle Tim would definitely approve.
Sep 1st, 2009 at 9:43 PM
I'll never forget the frightened look on your face when you had to free your hands briefly at BlogHer and put me in charge of the signed photo of whats-his-name. Priceless.
The best part is that you didn't see me shove it down my pants for a few seconds.
Sep 3rd, 2009 at 11:21 PM
I can hear him at the reunion now,
"Caterers, Focus!" (Clap! Clap!)
Sep 4th, 2009 at 7:17 PM
what did i miss?
oh uncle time, i mean uncle tim. i know he's on okay no i don't know what show he's on. runway something.
he kind of reminds me of niles crane, from frasier. right? like his suits are so tailored if he sneezed, buttons would go a flyin'. i'm not talking about your uncle though.
that spot on the wall suits him just fine.
Sep 9th, 2009 at 12:16 AM
I'm still pondering the unmatched Abe Lincoln bookend, and wondering what would be a proper match for it. A John Wilkes Booth bookend, maybe?
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Stream Fox 17 newscasts LIVE starting with Fox 17 This Morning at 5 am and News at 9 pm.NASHVILLE, TN - We are still awaiting autopsy results in the shooting death of singer-songwriter Wayne Mills.
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Metro police say the 44-year old Nolensville man was shot in the head early Saturday morning at Pit and Barrel bar.
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Now, it's being called the first event to honor the memory of slain songwriter Wayne Mills.
Tuesday night, his friends and fellow musicians are jamming in tribute to him.
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We are experiencing high winds and I heard a tree crack in the distance.
I am not sure how strong these winds are but you can hear it in the mic..the smaller trees aren't effected by the wind as the larger trees protect them..
Temperatures are starting to drop we went from 52 at 10:30 PM and
now at 10:46 PM we are sitting at 50.
I am wondering is this the beginning of the transition?
The wind is Much cooler then it was earlier today.
Also we are in a High Air traffic area.
There has been no small craft and no military activity with in this day . It is as though every thing accept larger planes have been grounded.
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'Wizards of Oz' | Pulling the strings behind a multicultural tapestry
Sydney | Australia's 30 (plus one) years of hurt? Their sentence has been served, with a pulsating triumph over Uruguay in penalty kicks early this morning ending a long absence from the World Cup. In the Olympic Stadium in Homebush Bay—where aboriginal runner Cathy Freeman thrilled crowds in the 2000 Olympics—the "Wizards of Oz" brought Australian soccer "into the light." The Sydney Morning Herald invokes the spirit of the late Johnny Warren (see Nov 13) to celebrate a country momentarily unified by the game seen by some to be infringing on native sporting expressions.
In a multicultural nation in a fractured world, the Socceroos can bring together the sum of their parts: Muslim, Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, German, Lebanese, Polynesian, Croatian, Italian, Melanesian, Greek. It is a rich tapestry but last night they … were one thing only, Australian.


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Outdoor Adventure Awaits in Chattanooga
Each year when the southeastern landscape reveals its autumn palette and the essence of fall scents the air, Chattanooga whispers to the world, "Come, come." Beckoning to those who enjoy the outdoors, it's an invitation to take part in RiverRocks, a 10-day festival that celebrates all that Chattanooga's natural landscape has to offer.
Simply put, RiverRocks turns Chattanooga into one big outdoor adventure for two weeks, offering access to some of Chattanooga's best-kept outdoor secrets and the recreational activities that only hard-core outdoor enthusiasts have previously enjoyed.
The outdoor festival features a meticulous schedule of activities for adventurers of all ages and skill levels: guided hikes and historic walks; cycling races; rock-climbing; canoe, kayak and SUP trips; trail runs; hot air balloon rides; spectator sports; outdoor festivals; live music; educational programs and volunteer projects.
This year's event, which took place Sept. 29 through Oct. 14, featured several elite outdoor competitions. More than 1,200 rowers propelled 335 boats on the Tennessee River during Chattanooga's second-largest rowing regatta, the Chattanooga Head Race. The largest regatta in Chattanooga comes just a few weekends later during the Head of the Hooch that has more than 10,000 rowers and 2,000 boats.
Renowned racers from across the country competed in the inaugural ChattaJack 31, a 31.5-mile SUP/kayak race on the Tennessee River, and SUPSplash, the Mid South Region National Championship paddleboard race. And 80 open-water swimmers from across the globe participated in the 10-mile Swim the Suck competition through the stunning Tennessee River Gorge.
Chattanooga goes a little mad for the outdoors during RiverRocks – and the more adrenaline the better. Seventy-eight individuals rappelled 240 feet off an office building in downtown Chattanooga as part of Over the Edge, a joint fundraising event for Boy Scouts of America and RiverRocks. Throughout the week, folks got carried away with hot air balloon rides – tethered and not – and enjoyed a spectacular evening balloon glow at Coolidge Park.
Guided hikes for all ages and abilities, offered nearly every day of the week, are a key aspect of festival. Naturalists and lifelong hikers from the area provide personal tours of some of Chattanooga's most pristine natural areas: Lula Lake Land Trust on Lookout Mountain and the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center at its base; a portion of the Cumberland Trail on Walden's Ridge; historic Stringer's Ridge in North Chattanooga; and downtown's notorious Tennessee Riverwalk.
Even technology has a role in RiverRocks. Traditional map-and-compass orienteers took on techies with handheld GPS devices for an orienteering challenge within the 5 Points Recreation Area on Lookout Mountain. And the newly named "Gig City" celebrated its 1 gigabit-per-second Internet service by showcasing regional musicians on stage at Coolidge Park in live performance with artists thousands of miles away.
All this outdoor madness ended, appropriately, with the burning of a 15-foot high wooden sculpture, set ablaze to close the festival at Coolidge Park.
Ultimately, event organizers say the role of RiverRocks is to encourage people to experience, learn about and appreciate the natural resources of the region in order to help protect them. To that end, the festival contributes to eight land trusts and conservancies in the Chattanooga area: the Tennessee River Gorge Trust, the Trust for Public Land, Lula Lake Land Trust, North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy, Cumberland Trail, Lookout Mountain Conservancy, Friends of Moccasin Bend and the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center.
Chattanooga's RiverRocks festival is a fun-filled, family-friendly, environmentally-conscious event that celebrates the region's natural resources, the health benefits of an active, outdoor lifestyle, and Chattanooga's commitment to environmental stewardship and land conservation.
Outdoor enthusiasts are certainly taking notice of Chattanooga's growing presence as one of the country's best mountain towns. Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine recently named the city as 'The Best Outdoor City' in the nation. Check out the article here.
And remember to keep your eyes on www.riverrockschattanooga.com for updates about next year's RiverRocks.
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Jenni Frankenberg Veal is a freelance writer and member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors based in Southeast Tennessee. Her blog Your Outdoor Family encourages and inspires families to get outdoors to enjoy and explore all that the natural world offers. Check it out here: http://www.youroutdoorfamily.com/


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A season of transition brought a new coach with a breath of fresh air and a new identity as a team. There were adjustments along the way as Chip Kelly adjusted to life as an NFL coach after serving an entire career at the college level, but his players bought in to the mentality Kelly introduced to them and fought their way to an NFC East division title few saw coming before the season started.
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A last-second field goal by Shayne Graham brought an end to the first season of the Chip Kelly era as the Saints left Philadelphia with a 26-24 victory in the NFC Wild Card playoff. The time for season-long evaluations will come over the coming week, but for now let's take a quick look at how the Eagles performed in this game.
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Rafael Nadal sat down with CNN's Pedro Pinto in Manacor recently to discuss his hearbreaking withdrawal from the 2012 London Olympics.
Nadal, who won the Gold at 2008 Beijing, was scheduled to also carry the flag for Spain, an honor that will now go to his friend Pau Gasol.
Nadal said he will follow the games on TV while rehabbing his knee. He says he is hopeful of representing Spain at the 2016 Rio games, four years from now.
The 26-year-old Nadal is still scheduled to return in two weeks for the Toronto Masters 1000 on August 6.
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Last month, we reported on a story of a Portland Cafe owner who claims she lost thousands of dollars doing business with popular deal site Groupon. Some people sided with her, others said she mishandled the situation and Groupon said her story wasn't typical. But is it?
The folks at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University wanted to find out, so they did a small study to see if merchants were generally happy with their Groupon experience. The study, which was reported on by The Wall Street Journal and other sources polled 150 merchants who had placed deals with Groupon.
66% of the respondents said that they did make a profit on the deal but 40% said they wouldn't do it again. Groupon's CEO says that number is a tad high. In a recent blog post, CEO Mason said that 97% merchants are interested in being featured again.
Sound like folks are just telling him what he wants to hear or he's really not in touch with reality, let alone his client base. What the study found was that it was employee satisfaction, not customer satisfaction that shifted the tide from success to "never again."
Poor tips, too many customers, angry customers (due to lack of product or wait time) are all potential side effects of a Groupon deal. The author of the study, Utpal Dholakia said it was almost a given:
"Because the Groupon customer base is made up of deal-seekers and bargain shoppers, they might not tip as well as an average customer or be willing to purchase beyond the deal."
This led to the finding that restaurants had the hardest time with Groupon deals, where service business such as spas and salons fared better. The 32% that said they didn't make a profit from the program reported that customers rarely bought more than the coupon deal and few returned to the business at a later date.
Despite dismal numbers on the merchant end, group deal sites keep popping up and businesses keep making deals. It smacks of a desperate attempt to jump on the trend-wagon and less of a well-thought out marketing move and that is the real crux of the problem.
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NASA unveils 'monster rocket' to take U.S. beyond the moon
While NASA is leaving low Earth orbit and manned lunar ambitions to private spaceflight companies, the agency has been tasked by the Obama administration with taking the U.S. beyond the moon. To that end, NASA is revealing its most powerful rocket to date, the Space Launch System.
Unveiled by NASA big cheese Charles Bolden and members of Congress, the Space Launch System (SLS) is another piece of the Deep Space Transportation System puzzle. Namely, it will ultimately serve as the launch vehicle for the six-man Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle capsule.
The SLS uses the kind of liquid fuel NASA's old Saturn V rockets did (which launched moon-bound missions and still hold the title of most powerful to date), rather than the solid rocket boosters used by the shuttles. That means the SLS is more powerful, but more expensive, too, and NASA may only be able to build and launch one a year.
It will also be able to lug far heavier payloads into space than the shuttle fleet was able to, or any current NASA rocket for that matter. The shuttles could take 27 tons at most, and NASA's beefiest unmanned rockets top out at 25. The SLS will carry up to 110 tons of cargo to start, with the aim of taking a payload of more than 150 tons in the future. That would put it in the running with SpaceX's Falcon Heavy for king of the rockets, which it looks like NASA's SLS would win.
NASA hopes to have the SLS ready for test flights in six years, with the aim of ultimately sending a manned mission to Mars by the 2030s. Along the way, NASA officials — speaking anonymously to the New York Times — said that this road map would include the first unmanned tests by 2017, the first crew flight in 2021, sending astronauts to an asteroid by 2025, and finally circling Mars and putting boots on the red planet by the 2030s. After that? Who knows.
Want to see a pretend liftoff of the new rocket? Check out the animation below, courtesy of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Cagers..great I like that one. 22 out this morning...felt great.
yeah i ride year round as well, bundle up, buy heated suit if you are into that, just remember cagers are not used to seeing bikes out this time of year so be extra vigilant towards them
Hey guys, Just got my first bike 2 weeks ago ('03 883) and I am super excited. I'm riding to work all week next week, its supposed to be in the 20s and 30s. Anyone else ride when the mercury drops?
Thanks for posting brian
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@Brian, damn that's cold, that is still like -13 for us in Fahrenheit, I think the coldest I ever rode in was like -6F, on a funeral escort thought I was going to freeze to death and lose fingers. That was many years ago and I was much younger.
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Tesla Motors is just a few days away from handing over Model S key fobs to the first batch of customers. Yes, the company already gave investor and board member Steve Jurvetson and CEO Elon Musk their Founder Series cars, but this time it's for reals.
While we wait to watch the sleek sedans, painted in the
In other Model S news, Tesla has revealed what's going to be so special about the area between the front seats, a space Tesla is calling the "Opportunity Console." Based on buyer preferences, this customizable space should one day be able to be outfitted with "compartments, shelves or phone holders to make this area more organized." Tesla will reveal prototypes of the consoles this weekend and will listen to customer input on how the final versions develop.