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For Matt Schaub, It's Already Third-and-Long
The Raiders' new QB is doing and saying the right things, but the preseason opener left plenty of questions as to whether he's "over" the baffling problems that ruined him in Houston
NAPA, CALIF. – The phone calls came with the fall. Around midseason in 2013, when then-Texans quarterback Matt Schaub was tossing interceptions more frequently than touchdowns, his phone buzzed with unfamiliar numbers. Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner left a message, Jeff Garcia offered advice, then Trent Dilfer, and then Steve Young. Those close to Schaub and connected around the NFL were giving out his number to former quarterbacks who had once or twice been through the ringer, which is a long-winded way of saying former quarterbacks.
Says Young: "I told him, 'Matt, you only have one thing to focus on—playing great football. That's it. Forget everything else.' "
A season later Schaub is a starter in Oakland, traded to the Raiders for a sixth-round pick by a franchise with whom he spent seven seasons, led the league in passing yards in 2009 and made two Pro Bowls. The low point last year came with a three-interception performance in a blowout loss at San Francisco in Week 5. Houston fans booed Schaub off the field a week later against St. Louis, and he was benched for three games in favor of untested Case Keenum.
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During Schaub's tailspin, Young advised him to narrow his focus: "Forget all the woe-is-me stuff," Young says. "Forget thinking, 'I wish, I wish, I wish they'd support me better, or whatever.' Just play. Figure out how to play great football. Don't blame anyone. In the end, it doesn't matter.' It was really a little bit of tough love."
But there would be no quick fix. When Schaub did return to action—he was subbed in for an ineffective Keenum in Weeks 10 and 13, and started the final two games after Keenum injured his thumb—his teammates say he was a shell of himself. "I really don't know what happened to him," said a former offensive teammate of Schaub's in Houston. "But once it went downhill, his confidence was shot, and I think that's what really killed him."
Can a quarterback go ice cold like a struggling shooting guard or a shaken baseball pitcher? And if so, how does he get over it?
It wasn't until March 23 that the Texans were able to find a trade suitor for the 33-year-old Schaub, who came to Oakland as the assumed opening day starter before the team drafted Derek Carr. No doubt, QB-needy NFL teams around the league asked themselves the same question Schaub's been asked early in Raiders camp: Is he actually over it?
"I moved on," he said. "If you want to be successful in this business, you've got to have a short memory, good or bad. Sometimes you get too much praise. So much goes into being successful as a team and an individual that sometimes it doesn't go your way, and sometimes it doesn't go your way over and over again. You just keep playing and working through it."
Oakland fans desperate for evidence that Schaub has worked through it could not have been encouraged by last Friday night's preseason opener, in which he went 3-of-7 for 21 yards, leading the Raiders to just one first down in three series, in a 10-6 loss to Minnesota. Yet the team publicly insists Schaub has turned the page on last season. In practice he has shown a better command of the offense than Carr (though perhaps not than second-year QB Matt McGloin, who started the final six games for Oakland last year). Where Schaub seems to be struggling most is in his deep accuracy.
He is, however, acting like a No. 1 quarterback. During the first week of camp he unexpectedly demanded an audience in a team meeting and speechified. The message, says tight end Mychal Rivera, was about changing the culture on a team that hasn't finished above .500 since the Super Bowl season of 2002. "He said, it's time," Rivera says. "It's time to stop talking about it and start being about it. It's time to take action. He's the real deal. He's about winning, and that's what we're all about."
Raiders senior offensive assistant Al Saunders was in the room and came away thinking, Now we know who's in charge.
Saunders and other holdovers from Greg Knapp's one-year stint as Oakland's offensive coordinator in 2012 were the ones who lobbied for Schaub in Oakland in the first place. Knapp had come from Houston, and when he brought that offense to Oakland, coaches prepped for the install by watching almost exclusively Matt Schaub operating the scheme for the Texans. "So those of us who were on this staff when Greg was here saw the capabilities he had and how he directed an offense," Saunders says. "In our view, we felt he was the best QB available who would fit what we were trying to do on offense."
That is, if Schaub is emotionally capable of running another NFL offense. He's shown a great deal of investment, gathering wide receivers and running backs at Laney College during the offseason for players-only passing sessions, and doing the same at Dublin (Calif.) High the week before camp began. It showed the kind of commitment and confidence from a quarterback that's been uncommon of late in Oakland, where the list of starting QBs since 2002 has reached Cleveland Browns proportions (Rick Mirer, Marques Tuiasosopo, Kerry Collins, Andrew Walter, Aaron Brooks, Josh McCown, Daunte Culpepper, JaMarcus Russell, Bruce Gradkowski, Charlie Frye, Jason Campbell. Carson Palmer, Kyle Boller, Terrelle Pryor, Matt McGloin, Matt Flynn). Schaub says he did not seek the help of a sports psychologist at any point—he just declined to harp on the failures and the boos.
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"Fans have a right to boo when you're not getting the job done. There's a lot we can control in the business, but a lot that we can't. That mental toughness and thick skin—it's a response you develop over time," he says. "This has been a great transition for me, and I'm excited for what's ahead."
Those who reached out with advice a year ago continue to watch closely. A single preseason performance is nothing to harp about or hang your hat on, but, boy, wouldn't it have been sweet if Schaub had lit up the Vikings?
It's just never that easy, according to those who know. "I think it was to a point where ghosts were haunting him," Young says. "And at that point, there's nothing to do but work as hard as you can to beat down those ghosts."
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Going to Oakland can't be a strong prescription for reinvigorating his career. That franchise is going nowhere....fast.
I hope he can (and does) do it. Seems like a classy guy
When the best player on your team for the past decade has been your kicker, you're a bad, bad organization.
5-11 is about the best I can imagine this team doing. There are holes everywhere, hardly any depth, and no sense of a winning culture. It's not Dennis Allen's fault either. He didn't choose this roster. The mess in Oakland continues... But hey, you got a bunch of 2009 pro bowlers! Yay!
Matt Schaub has finished in the top 9 in the NFL in QB rating FIVE times. His career QB rating of 89.8 is the 9th highest of any active QB. His TDs to INTs from 2009-2012 was 90 to 45. His career completion PCT is 64.0%. I would have certainly taken a chance on him, if I ran a QB-needy team.
Let's be realistic here. The 2014 Raiders will struggle to score points, and will struggle keeping other teams from scoring. It's virtually impossible that they win 6 games. Winning 3-4 is FAR more likely. Now for Schaub ... he likely will start 8-12 games for the Raiders in 2014, winning 2-4, maybe. IF he is on the team in 2015, the same fate (and "success") will ensue. I bet that Schaub wins 10 games or FEWER in his ENTIRE Raiders career. Why wouldn't that be the case?
Not a past I'd feel need to "escape." I count Matt's good / poor seasons 3-3-1, terrific comp-% (64) and impressive TD-ratio (130-84). Wheels came off Texans figurative team bus last year and Schaub took the ticket. Compared to live-wire Phil Rivers, Matt's current ebbs low, but then plenty of other fine QBs like Montana, Aikman, Griese, Flacco, Plunkett, chose their words carefully, too.
Not sure this is the team, yet, but time for the silver & black to be cool again.
I saw him play for several years at UVA, he is a great quarterback and very underrated. Look for him to lead the Raiders to the Super Bowl, this is a clean slate for him and he has the ability. Last season was an anomaly. I can't wait for the good year that the Raiders are going to have.
Saw Matt Schaub play seven, eight game when he was playing for UVA ..He was above average QB in college but nothing great ....He was drafted too high in the NFL draft as too many college QB are ..He had a few good, average years with Houston but was a average QB on an good but not great team ..The last few years with Houston he lost all his confidence from his interceptions and sacks ...Don't wish him any bad luck but you can stick a fork in now ..Still can't believe the Raiders signed him ...
the Raiders will be a lot better, but their record might not be.. toughest schedule in football, by a long way...
where are the winnable games?
at Jets, Houston, at New England, Miami, BYE, San Diego, Arizona, at Cleveland, at Seattle, Denver, at San Diego, Kansas City, at St. Louis, San Franscisco, at Kansas City, Buffalo, at Denver
by my count the Raiders should be favored in only one game based on perception at the start of the season -- Buffalo at home.. with at Cleveland and Miami at home as pick 'ems... that's just crazy!
Let's just hope Khalil 'born to' Mack is the second coming of Lawrence Taylor, and we see the good Matt Schaub arriving in Oakland..
as a lifelong Raider fan it pains me to say it, but we have no chance of breaking our .500 or less streak..
prove me wrong fellas!
Three series. That's all he played. People are giving up after three series? Yes, they looked like hell. Yes they seemed out of sync. It was the 1st game of the PREseason and people are acting like this. Wow.
The offensive line has got to do a good job. .. it all starts there. .. our receivers have got to play big and fast. .. the running game needs to be respected. .. and our defense had got to get teams off the field on third downs. .. these are the accomplishments of teams with QB's that are successful. .. Matt Is gonna need support... this is not a one pony show. .. IT'S TIME !!!! like Matt said. ..
I'm really disappointed in Shaub based on the first game. The question regarding him is simple: In 2014 will he play like the 2013 or the 2012 model of Shaub? So far the answer is: Neither, he's actually worse than he played in 2013. Maybe he'll get into form by the start of the season. I dunno. But if he plays this poorly the Raiders may not win a game this season. Carr is certainly not close to being ready.
AND...if he can't or has some challenges, McGloin has a 'tremendous UP SIDE' that I think we will see more of, as the Pre-Season progresses. I really think that the RAIDERS have arrived, and YES, I also agree with JasonGere, Schaub'll be fine!!!! Carr is a huge talent, open to learning, and retaining, making subtle changes from his collegiate ways over to the professiona, so the RAIDERS really DO have a great mix of QBs. like almost never before in their history, or at least 'back to the Lamonica, Blanda, Stabler era when ALL 3 of those guys were in camp and with each other during and throughout each season for about 3 - 4 years.
They ARE preparing...so when the team huddles, before hitting the field, that's when it begins....
@SteveRowFla True that. And I'm a Washington fan, so if anyone knows a bad organization, it's me.
@FreddieFunStuff You obviously do not follow the Raiders. The team has depth this year, more than it has in several years, as stated by several off season signings, strong draft and confirmed by reporters. Secondly, if your team signed Justin Tuck, Lamar Woodley, MJD and Antonio Smith, I am betting you would be pretty happy. Are we going to the SB, heck, probably not, but we should be a 7-9/8-8 team this year. The defense will be pretty good, offense, about average, lots better than last year.
@DanaBunner 6 years ago. On a good team. You're conveniently forgetting a few things here.
The Raiders (and Matt Schaub) will be terrible in 2014. Please consider coming back to reality.
@John4 - You are an optimist. Unless Carr and McGloin spontaneously combust Schaub will never play in a regular season game.
@John4 Please, elucidate upon your musings. Tell me how you came up wit your "stats"? Are you a KC fan?
@KeysSteven Matt threw pick-6's in a record setting three games in a row to flush the season down the toilet early. He helped knock the wheels off the bus and paid for his ticket.
@BartCockle If Schaub leads the Raiders to the Super Bowl I will cut off my hands and eat them. If you truly think the Raiders will have a "good year" then you have already bet (lots of your hard earned money) on the "over", right? The Raiders will stink in 2014, I get to keep my hands, and those betting the "over" will rue the day they made that foolish bet. Raiders 4-12, 5-11 in 2014. They are terrible.
@BartCockle I completely agree - though Raiders to the SB is a very bold prediction. He demonstrated his talent over years, and that doesn't magically go away. The problem last year being lost confidence, all he needs is a good situation to be in and a good game so he can finally put all this behind.
@rskins09 I'm NOT a Schaub fan. Am a Bears fan. But, Schaub has been in the league 10 seasons now and one may NOT accidently rise up to his level for career stats.
One may not have one good game or even one good year and RISE to the level Schaub is all time.
EVEN with his poor season last year, here is where Schaub stands all time.
Schaub is 13th ALL TIME in QB rating
Schaub is 9th ALL TIME for highest completion %
Schaub is tied for 15th best INT percentage (throwing fewest INT's per total pass attempts).
Oh, Schaub, after his bad year last season, is tied with Mr. Joe Montana and Peyton Manning for career INT % at 2.6%
A QB has to be doing something on the field to rise up to these levels. The defenses don't lie down for him.
He didn't get there with just one good game or one good season either.
Now, he is NOT the greatest QB either, don't get me wrong. But he is a lot better than folks think. Even if he doesn't pull out of his nose dive, he still put up stats to get him to this level.
@humdrumdrumhumming More likely that Cleveland is favored by 4.5 points and covers.
@humdrumdrumhumming agree with comments, but, what would be an "easy" schedule? There's virtually no such thing anymore...what teams could replace some of these and be looked upon as gimme's?
@bowlerjr2011 TURN OFF THE CAPS LOCK, MY FRIEND.
@bowlerjr2011 You cannot be serious.
@Brian Jepperson If you're referring to his Raiders' time, Matt hasn't played a "game" yet. These (pre-season) are exhibitions, auditions & work-outs.
@Brian Jepperson ... Sorry to say but Schaub is done ....Stick a fork into him ..He'll be out of the NFL within a year .....He was over rated coming out of UVA ....Saw him play seven, ten games when he was playing for UVA years ago .....
@Brian Jepperson You saw 7 throws and you're thinking that he's worse than he was. Come on, dude. Use your head.
Im a member of team Mcgloin. Watched every game last year. He showed great moxy and poise behind a makeshift O-line with inconsistant recievers. The time he started was about the same time their Deffense fell apart as well. The fact he did this as an undrafted free agent shows his learning curb is high. I see a lot of Kurt Warner in him; same size, same draft status.
@fanquest The Raiders QB trio of McGloin, Schaub and Carr is among the best (groups of QBs) in the history of the Raiders? Did you REALLY mean to type that? Really? Raiders fans - you would be taken more seriously if you avoided your mind numbing foolishness.
@John4 @DanaBunner Say what? He finished from 6th to 9th in the NFL in QB rating every year from 2008-2012. That's NOT 6 years ago. He is only 1 season removed from a top 9 finish.
@Destroyer13761 @John4 Check out Schaub's game log for his career. His numbers are atrocious when not playing bottom feeders. He has performed terribly against elite teams and poorly against good ones. His wins and numbers were accumulated against bottom feeders. It's true. Go check the "stats."
@Destroyer13761 @John4 destroyer. here is one way... for the past 10 seasons (2004 to 2013), the Raiders have the FEWEST wins in the NFL.
That was hard to do during that time because the Detroit Lions were doing ALL they could to be the worst team.
The Lions went 0 & 16 in 2008, 2 & 14 in 2009 and were 3 & 13 in 2006...
YET, the Raiders still lost more games than the Lions did from 2004 to 2013.
Oh, the Raiders have been last in attendance in the NFL in 4 of the last 5 seasons too.
Fewest wins and fewest fans in the stands.
I have no problem envisioning them with around 4 wins this yr, none whatsoever.
@DoubleBox @KeysSteven - correction he threw pick 6s in FOUR consecutive games. And yes a pick 6 can lose the game. The Texans lost over half their games by 7 points or less.
@DoubleBox @KeysSteven Matt had one of his "poor" seasons in '13 ("helped"), no doubt, but a "pick-6" shouldn't lose a game, let alone "flush" an entire "season" or career. That they ("pick(s)") helped hammer nails speaks to a broader issue on team spirit & strategy, beyond simply quarterback, on both sides of the ball and sideline. Plenty of violators on Texans '13 who were "ticket" worthy but surprisingly avoided your enforcement. That's the big picture.
@John4 @BartCockle Will you enjoy those hands with some fava beans & a nice Chianti?
@John4 @BartCockle I hope you lose your hands and have no hands to eat your hands with
@John4 @BartCockle How do you plan to eat your hands if you have cut them off? Also, once you've cut one hand off, how will you cut off the other? Holding the knife in your mouth? I'm not sure you've thought this plan through. You will need an assistant of some sort. Or you could have someone make the hands into a soup which you could drink with a straw.
@John4 @BartCockle Who is your team?
well for the (current) Raiders i wouldn't be so bold as to say any NFL team would be a 'gimme'...
but there are indeed 'easy schedules' and Strength of Schedule has a big effect on the NFL standings every season...
what does an 'easy schedule' look like? allow me, just from last year..
last year, Denver's opponents had a .430 winning pct, the lowest in the league by a wide margin...
Five of Denver's games last season came against teams that won four games or less .. (that's 31 percent)
but only one of Denver's 16 games last year came against a team that lost four or less games (that's 6.7 pct, and Denver lost that game)..
Denver's record against teams who went .500 or less was 9-0... but Denver's record against teams with winning records was just 4-3...
Denver played four games all season on the road against teams over .500, Denver lost three out those four games..
so as we look at how easy Denver's schedule was, it's easier to see how their regular season dominance didn't translate into the postseason...
which also might be why Seattle was better prepared to face elite opposition.. (Seattle's opponents had a winning pct of .516)..
in 2012 the teams with the NFL's four easiest schedules had four of the best records in the NFL.. Denver, Indy, Atlanta and Cincinnati won 13, 11, 10 and 13 games.. both Denver and Atlanta won 13 games and earned the #1 seeds in their conferences, and both were upset prior to the Superbowl - with Denver losing their first playoff game..
over the years, NFL teams' SOS has indeed proven to be quite relevant, and while not as dramatically different as college, their are huge differences in its affect not only on records, but postseason performance...
good teams can look like great teams against creampuff schedules and vice-versa..
so yes, there is such a thing as an easy schedule in the NFL...
@John4 @bowlerjr2011 Can you?
@rskins09 @Brian Jepperson You know what? That's what I think about Griffin. Knee is shot, he is done. Like David Wilson. Done. Don't stick a fork in Griffin, it might hurt him more!
@kenbiffi @Brian Jepperson Exactly kenbiffi!
@DanaBunner You're right. Schaub is still a very good QB. What was I thinking?
@Sportsfan18 @Destroyer13761 @John4 That was hard to do during that time because the Detroit Lions were doing ALL they could to be the worst team. Funny line!
@Sportsfan18 @Destroyer13761 @John4 This could be true as they also have the hardest schedule in the NFL this year. Yes I am a Raiders Fan
@John4 @DanaBunner I don't know if he is still a "very good" QB. But when a guy has just turned 33, and amongst active QBs, is 6th in Pass Pct, 6th in Yds per Pass Attempt, and 9th in QB rating, then it isn't like he's some washed up bum. Of course, having Andre Johnson to throw to may have helped a bit :)
@DanaBunner Your Schaub stats are impressive. I stand corrected as I already stated above. Schaub is still a very good QB. Clearly I do not understand the NFL. And also, Schaub's pass pct and yards per pass attempt are (by comparison) obviously very good. Thank you for that information.


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I could see the camera flashes going off a half block from the school. Three classes of Kindergarteners each had two parents, four grandparents, cousins, neighbors, and the doctor and three nurses that delivered them, all lined up, waiting for the parade to start. They all brought a video camera, a regular camera, a camera phone, and a sketch artist. It was insane.
When the parade started moving, so did the Parentarazzi. In mass. People were almost tripping over each over to get their 32nd shot of little Timmy dressed up as Spiderman. It was hilarious – not the kids, who were cute, if not a little shell-shocked from all the attention.
It reminded me of covering the Michael Jackson trial a couple years ago. One morning, Jacko Pappy Joe Jackson showed up in front of the courthouse without warning and, literally, took a lap, with all the reporters and photogs chasing him.They were mowing people down on the sidewalk, elbowing each other out of the way, and practically brawling with the Jacko supporters trying to shield Joe while yelling in German (Jacko's big with Euros – apparently they never received that last album).
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I want love, passion, honesty, and companionship... sex that drives me crazy and conversation that drives me sane.
How can I describe in a paragraph "The Woman" I long to Be again... with a Man. A Sincere, Sexy, Considerate, Romantic and Giving One that is. I believe the essence of a Woman can only be felt in person not translated via a profile. A Real Man would understand the value of finding such a Woman rather than feed his immediate gratification(s) by having every one night stand appear to be "so meaningful" ( You know who You are ! ) LoL Do NOT send Me your personal email or #'s Whatever happened to courting a Lady? IF You wrote your profile as a way to lure women in - or how You "wish" to appear then chances are, You will only disappoint decent women - as keeping up with lies will only get in the way of finding a loyal genuine true love. Fakers and BS'rs , SKIP Me and go on to find "Trixie" I am open minded but surely NOT "wide open" My heart has a special place reserved for children even if they are not mine. I have spent past Christmas(s) in Juarez, Mexico attending to children that had been abused and neglected now safe at an Orphanage. Life changing experiences. SO Why am I on a "dating site" I get asked this A LOT. So here is why, FACT : I have been in True Love before and it was an amazing relationship but he was taken way too soon. He was killed tragically by a Drunk Driver. I am NOW READY to LOVE again and BE LOVED and APPRECIATED by a Special Man. Do YOU enjoy a few or all of these? IF So we may be a Match! Traveling, Nude Beaches, Laughing, Casual or Fancy events/dinners, Shooting Range, MMA Fights, Scent of Summer, Outdoors, Dancing in the rain, Kissing passionately, Good debates and waking up happy always! Hope ALL of YOU that are worthy, do find LOVE or at least a Beautiful Friendship! NOTE: My time here will lapse soon and I will not resign up. XOXO! NOTE: I like kissing passionately so I will NOT date a Smoker, sorry. I do NOT compromise and I do not date Drug Users or Cheap, Self Centered Men. IF You do NOT workout, I won't find You desirable. Being Honest. IF You are a deadbeat Dad skip Me also! IF You are seeking a Victoria Secret Super Model - then you probably should look a lot like Brad Pitt or Cristiano Ronaldo yourself- Mr. I'm So picky! LoL
Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Performing arts , Travel/Sightseeing , Volunteering , Wine tasting
Aerobics, Bowling, Dancing, Martial arts, Other types of exercise, Swimming, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
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Surprises, Gifts given from the heart, Books, Jewelry, Sexy cologne on him, Home prepared dinners, Luxurious Baths, Massages @ home or at a Spa, kisses, holding hands in public, Christmas lights, laughter of children, Traveling, Dancing plus more!
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Miami Valley , Whitewater Valley, and the I-71 corridor of Ohio/Indiana:
High pressure continues to slide off to the East allowing for a Southerly flow to return to the region. Temperatures tonight will be cold once again but considerably milder than the last two nights. Lows will be from 3 to 9 above. Tomorrow high pressure will begin to break down keeping sunshine in our forecast for one more day but also allowing for a system to take shape to our SW. This system will be weak intially allowing for a mixture of light snow/sleet/freezing rain to overspread the region Friday and lasting into early Friday night before a low pressure strengthens and moves North on Saturday bringing much milder air Northward. This will change the mixture over to rain Friday night through Saturday before dragging a cold front into the area Saturday night. This will draw much colder air back in changing the rain back to snow late Saturday night and early Sunday. Stay tuned for further updates on this system, as advisories may be needed and amounts to still be determined.
A cold front will continue to drape itself across our region through early next week. This means very cold air will be felt just to our NW and very mild air will be just to our SE. We will be in between these two air masses making for a battle ground of several lows. Precipitation types are to still be determined but any adjustment South in the cold front could mean significant snow or ice accumulations early next week.
The following is the seven day forecast for the Dayton metro area and a 50 mile radius around it. Other metro areas like Columbus, Cincinnati, and Portsmouth are not included. For those areas please request a separate forecast. Thanks.
Tonight 1/29 - Mostly clear. Winds SW 5 mph. Low 5. Wind chills as low as -10.
Thursday 1/30 - Mostly sunny. Winds S 10 to 20 mph. High 30. Wind chills as low as -10 in the am.
Thur night 1/30 - Increasing clouds Winds SW 5 to 15 mph. Low 23.
Friday 1/31 - Mostly cloudy, a chance of scattered am snow showers mixing with and changing to rain by pm. Winds SW 5 to 15 mph. High 36. Chance of precipitation 30%.
Fri night 1/31 - Mostly cloudy, light rain. Winds SW 5 to 15 mph. Low 33 early then rising to 40 by dawn. Chance of precipitation 50%.
Saturday 2/1 - Mostly cloudy, a chance of scattered rain showers. High 46. Chance of precipitation 30%.
Sat night 2/1 - Mostly cloudy, scattered rain/snow showers changing to snow showers. Low 23. Chance of precipitation 70%.
Sunday 2/2 - Mostly cloudy, scattered snow showers early. High 29. Chance of snow 50%.
Sun night 2/2 - Partly cloudy. Low 18.
Monday 2/3 - Partly cloudy. High 33.
Mon night 2/3 - Mostly cloudy. Low 30.
Tuesday 2/4 - Mostly cloudy, scattered rain showers. High 47. Chance of rain 80%.
Tues night 2/4 - Mostly cloudy, scattered rain showers. Low 38. Chance of rain 60%.
Wednesday 2/5 - Mostly cloudy, a chance of scattered snow showers. High 38. Chance of snow 40%.
Wed night 2/5 - Mostly cloudy, a chance of scattered snow showers. Low 10. Chance of snow 30%.


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WE ANIMALS have oxygen to thank for our very existence. For more than three billion years, microbes dominated the Earth, but after a glacial period ended 580 million years ago a surge in oxygen levels allowed multicellular animals to evolve and proliferate.
"At the end of the Gaskiers glaciation, it's like you flicked a switch," says Guy Narbonne of Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. The rocks change colour within a few metres, and iron compounds reveal a rapid rise in oxygen in the atmosphere to at least 15 per cent of modern levels (Science, DOI: 10.1126/science/1135013).
Narbonne thinks the big thaw triggered a boom in phytoplankton that pumped oxygen into the sea, and it quickly permeated the air. Evolution was put on fast forward and the first fossils of the flat-bodied Ediacara fauna turned up 5 million years later.
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Friday, February 21, 2014
Fabio Capello was often criticised as England manager for his struggle to grasp the language. But at no point in his time as Three Lions boss did he accidentally call up the wrong player. Read more about his most recent blunder here.
Major League Soccer on Thursday announced it has purchased Chivas USA from Jorge Vergara and Angelica Fuentes. Effective immediately, MLS will assume responsibility for operating the club. MLS will rebrand the team after the 2014 season. Read more here.
Aron Johannsson and his American counterparts in Europe have one last weekend to impress Jurgen Klinsmann before the coach has to make final roster choices for the upcoming friendly against Ukraine. See where all the players are playing.
This is a pretty awesome goalkeeper training video of Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
The headline says it all. This is a rocket.
Toronto FC debuted Julio Cesar at the Walt Disney Classic. Cesar teamed up with Bradley and Gilberto (Defoe, pictured above, didn't play), and the big off-season money spending Toronto FC fell in their first game to the Columbus Crew 3-1. See more MLS offseason results.
What your youth athlete wants to hear from you – the parent. We found this article and thought you would enjoy the read. There are a few really strong things that stood out to us. Let us know what you think. If you like it, please tell us. Read it here.
American Samoa's football team were beaten 31-0 by Australia in 2001, earning them the label 'the worst team in the world'. Mike Brett and Steve Jamison's documentary charts the team's progress after former Dutch pro Thomas Rongen arrived to coach them in the art of feeling like winners, on the field and off. Watch the trailer for the documentary here.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Who doesn't love a good feel good story? The NBA's Philadelphia 76ers signed Bensalem High School senior Kevin Grow to a ceremonial two-day contract on Monday. Read more here.
A game known for helping with your first touch and air balls, this Danish player, a goalkeeper, shows you can do a bit more than that.
It's a goal right? Well not according to the referee and the assistant referee who is placed perfect on the goal line. Ooooops...
We love when we see US Youth Soccer players chase their dreams and get a chance to represent their country. The U-20 WNT roster was recently announced and all 24 players have played in a US Youth Soccer program at one point!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
There are 16 teams left in the UEFA Champions League. Check out some of the main story lines from this round.
Whoops! Don't leave your teammates hanging when celebrating goals!
Bayern Munich attack prodigy Julian Green has accepted Jurgen Klinsmann's offer to train with the US national team in Frankfurt, Germany, next month, MLSsoccer.com has learned. But that is not a sign that he has opted to declare for the USMNT over Germany. Read more here.
Need more soccer in your life? Check out Major League Soccer's Fantasy Soccer. How does it work you ask? Check it out here.


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Arizona Cardinals
A crazy 24 hours in Arizona sports history
To say the last day or so has been a crazy one for Arizona sports would be a bit of an understatement.
To summarize what happened, the Cardinals interviewed Bruce Arians for the head coaching job amidst rumors that they would lose defensive coordinator Ray Horton if the Colts OC got the head coaching job.
Later in the evening, Arians got the job and it was reported that Horton was indeed out in Arizona.
Of course, this happened while the Suns were in the process of losing to the Milwaukee Bucks, which dropped their record to a Western Conference-worst 13-28 on the season.
Then Friday morning, word came out that the Suns and head coach Alvin Gentry had parted ways.
Let's take a look at how it all went down through the eyes of the Arizona Sports 620 Twitter feed:
~ 1:30 p.m.
#Cardinals candidate Bruce Arians says as coach he would call offensive plays until he finds someone who can do it better than he does.— Arizona Sports 620 (@AZSports620) January 17, 2013
RT @kyndra620: Arians says cant comment on staff that are under contract (Horton) and that's something that's way down the road.— Arizona Sports 620 (@AZSports620) January 17, 2013
#Cardinals coaching candidate Bruce Arians wants to be a head coach, still call plays - bit.ly/VafKB9— Arizona Sports 620 (@AZSports620) January 17, 2013
Alright, good stuff. Arians gave good answers to some tough questions and appeared to be interested in the job. But would he get it? That question would be answered hours later.
~ 6:30 p.m.
Report: Bruce Arians expected to be #Cardinals next head coach bit.ly/U4WNgA— Arizona Sports 620 (@AZSports620) January 18, 2013
WR @larryfitzgerald places a call to new @azcardinals head coach Bruce Arians. - bit.ly/WLCdi8 #Cardinals— Arizona Sports 620 (@AZSports620) January 18, 2013
Ahh cool, the Cardinals' search for a coach finally ended. Sure, Arians isn't an exciting hire, but he may very well be a good one. But what will become of Horton?
~ 7:30 p.m.
Report: Ray Horton will not return in 2013 as the #Cardinals defensive coordinator. - bit.ly/XI1g8z— Arizona Sports 620 (@AZSports620) January 18, 2013
So much for that, now Valley fans are going to have to come to grips with the fact that a popular and successful coach is leaving town, that stinks. At least the Suns are going to beat the Bucks, right? They always top Milwaukee at home.
~ 9:23 p.m.
FINAL - Bucks 98 @suns 94: Phoenix drops its first home game vs. MIL since 1987 and falls to 13-28 on the season.— Arizona Sports 620 (@AZSports620) January 18, 2013
Well that's not good, but at least the day has come to a close. Friday will bring with it a press conference for the Cards' new coach, and with it some optimism. We could use some good news.
Yeah, about that...
~ 11:00 a.m. (Friday)
Alvin Gentry out as #Suns head coach following 13-28 start to the season. bit.ly/106hmbI— Arizona Sports 620 (@AZSports620) January 18, 2013
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Alicia Keys remains a diamond in the rough on today's contemporary music landscape. As a self-made female rockstar in the age of "Idols" and pop dream machines, Keys relies on passion for her craft and divine talent for her visions to come to life. These elements, strong with original Songs in A Minor and new Girl on Fire, stand alone with very little flash or hype — a feat virtually unknown by today's standards.
Naturally beautiful and vocally flawless with Girl on Fire, Keys proves to lengthen her reign as the young goddess of R&B here in 2012 as she claimed way back in 2001. And for a smoothed-out, expertly imagined concept to be thought out and executed in this generation, there's really nothing more we can ask for.
Even with multiple Grammy awards to her name, a happy marriage and a young child in her life, Keys is grounded in the simple gorgeous glory of her piano and voice from Girl on Fire's first measures. "De Novo Adagio," meaning "again gently" in Italian, introduces our ears to the softened, subtle strength in the singer's fifth studio album with a piano interlude before getting into the lyrical bounty of the record. This intro flows seamlessly into starter "Brand New Me," starting off with vigor and solemn intensity with the words "I've found a brand new kind of free." From here, things get a bit more gritty and earthy, but the lyrical magnitude and soulful energy will stay positively consistent.
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Alicia Keys is in love and simply wants you to be as happy as she feels. The singer takes empowerment past superficial statements we're accustomed to hearing, choosing instead to tell her story and let listeners learn from her mistakes and triumphs. "Listen to Your Heart" tells a testament of Alicia Keys's past before "When It's All Over" endears with a story of family, including an appearance by son Egypt at the end. The album's two most lyrically testimonial moments happen in "Tears Always Win" about unbearable loneliness, and next in "Not Even The King," donning metaphors left and right that can't be beat. This song resonates as the "If I Ain't Got You" of today, all sorts of dedicated and lovely.
Girl on Fire's major pitfall happens only on the title track, when she hands the mic over to Nicki Minaj, destroyer of all things sacred and prosperous. Just as we expected, the rapper's thuggish attitude, animal print high-tops and "don't cross me" demeanor makes no match for Alicia Keys' soft vocal streams and steady-footed inspiration. Keys' friends behind the scenes remain colorful, among them Bruno Mars, Frank Ocean and husband Swizz Beatz. Maxwell's sexy duet with Keys remains an easy highlight, though no song is worth skipping. At least these producers left Alicia to the singing for the most part.
The musician leaves her greatest misfortunes and frustrations for the CD's end, as if arbitrary or worthy or neglect since the songs bear emotional heaviness. Buried in "101" is its monumentally heartbreaking outro that says farewell, but reminds listeners of the silver lining in every circumstance. Where some people would be without Alicia Keys, but the singer's constant reminder of goodness in the world and pure, recognizable talent in the musical community is what we keep coming back for time and time again.


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Preview: Helio Drift
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Nov 10, 2006, 2:50 PM by Eric Lin
A hands-on preview of the Samsung Drift for Helio, including a demo of Google Maps with LBS and more.
Helio's first two phones were easy to spot from far away - they were models no one had seen in the States before - or since. The Drift is not quite as unique. People probably will not spot you as a Helio user from across the room - unless you have the white or you are using the phone and the screen is on.
The Drift is small rectangle with sides that bulge out slightly so the phone fits more comfortably in the hand. It is a has the familiar shape as many Samsung sliders have a very similar form. While it is certainly thinner than previous Helio handsets, and at least as thin as modern CDMA phones, it not as thin as Samsung's 800 series sliders on T-Mobile or Cingular. And the Drift looks and feels very small. It doesn't take up much space in your hand or your pocket, especially for a feature-packed phone with a QVGA screen.
Although the Drift is entirely plastic, it feels solid. There are no creaks or apparent weaknesses. The slide is smooth and a has a spring assist for a nice snap open or closed.
Helio talked Samsung into changing the navigation keys into a more interesting, and very usable layout. The navigation and number keys have a good feel. They are not hard to press and have a nice click to them. The D-pad is initially stiffer. It is still easy to press but doesn't offer as much of click feeling. The center select button is tiny considering the size of the D-pad and a bit stiff. Sometimes, even when resting your thumb in the hollow of the D-pad where the select key sits, it is not that easy to press.
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The software has been completely overhauled since the first two phones. Helio's new interfaces feels like a leap ahead, not only of its own previous attempts, but also of many manufacturer and carrier efforts. It is so intuitive that the first thing you will have to do is unlearn all the complicated systems you are used to. After the experience, I compared it to switching to a Mac. It's so simple that at first you're confused and frustrated because you can't do things the complicated way you're used to.
Helio has taken care to make things easier at every step of the way. At the main menu each item has two shortcuts assigned to the soft keys. So while pressing select takes you to the full menu like it normally would, you often won't need to go there since one of the soft key shortcuts will probably take you right to what you're looking for.
Helio has also changed the interface so that on every screen, select actually works as an OK key. Pressing it means "yes, do this, take me to what's next" in every case. After complicated next and back and options soft key labels on most phones, it was actually difficult to figure this out, but easy to adapt to.
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There are still a few things that are difficult to do, however at least you can do them now. For instance although the option must be selected outside the viewfinder in the general camera settings, the Drift will finally auto-save pictures you take. However new touches were added directly to the camera application - such as keyboard shortcuts to control every option.
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Bluetooth is another option that while not necessarily easy to use, is finally available. The Bluetooth menu is the only place where the feature is accessible. While it is normal for technical aspects such as power, discoverability and pairing to be there, Helio also puts sending and receiving files there as well. Like the Pearl, you have to set the Drift to receive files over Bluetooth, and it can receive almost anything. Pictures, music and contacts are all put in their appropriate place on the phone. From the Bluetooth menu you can also send pictures or vCards, but not anything else. You cannot send files via Bluetooth from their native applications. Also the Drift is finally able to read mp3s, movies and pictures you load on the device yourself by using mass storage mode.
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One of the Drift's new features, and one that will show up in more Helio phones are location based services. The Google Maps application takes advantage of the A-GPS in CDMA phones and allows you to generate driving directions to a destination based on your current location. The route is displayed over a Google-generated map and you can cycle through the instructions. However this is not a navigation application like cars or even Nextel phones have. The application does not follow your location or update the route. However it can download current freeway traffic information so you can use that to plan your route.
Don't doubt this application's usefulness, even though it does not give you constant updates. We used it to get everywhere in LA and it worked very well as long as we had some idea of where we were. The application does try to update your location when you move the map, or go to the next driving instruction, so it's not totally static. The only real caveat about using this as an in-car GPS device is that the directions are written in a tiny font. It's much safer to give the Drift to a passenger to use as a navigation aid than to try and use it yourself while driving.
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Helio's other location service, Buddy Beacon, mysteriously uses Mapquest services instead of Google. When you start the application, it checks to see if any of your buddies have updated their location recently and will show you where they are both by address and on a map that includes your own location. If a buddy has not updated his location in a while, a yellow dot will appear next to his name. You can then send a request to that person to update his location. He will receive an SMS asking him to turn on his beacon so you can find him. It seems simple, but it's actually a pretty useful little tool, and certainly easier to use than Dodgeball.
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Syrian families are selling their daughters in Jordan refugee camps to Saudi Arabian old men for less than 3 lakh rupees. What's going on in this world? Where is Jordanian King, Saudi King?
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She won't rest until she's sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.
Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that's all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.
Her father was right. The monsters are real.
To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn't careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies.
©2012 Gena Showalter (P)2012 Audible, Inc
"Fun! Actually something new!"
So many have tried to put a new spin on the zombie genre... So few actually succeed, with most taking the form of a survival story, repeating the same old, same old... As I cannot get enough of zombies, the same old usually must be good enough... This is much better than good enough and is not the same old, same old.
Though it is a YA story, with a fair splash of teen romance, it is also a very unique and well developed zombie adventure. The characters are incredibly well done, and even the romance is well developed and is well paced... Though like a lot of romances, the main couple is immediately drawn together based on some kind of instinct or intrinsic attraction, unlike many such set ups (see Twilight series for the worst offender) there is a real development of this connection, a solid ground for the characters to care about each other and to connect and time is taken for them to actually get to know each other, making the relationship believable and much more compelling. Likewise, the friendships and rivalries are well developed as well, and each character seems unique, with a clear and well developed personality.
In addition to that, the plot moves along very well... though the set up takes a few chapters, once the story gets going there are mysteries to be solved, challenges to be met, action carefully spaced throughout in such a way that it is well woven into the overall plot and not action for action's sake...
On the whole this was an impressively entertaining experience, and I think will appeal to both a YA audience and an older audience as well, since a well done story is a well done story, regardless of the age group it is aimed at.
Also, the narrator does a very good job! There were a few points where I felt the reading was just a tiny bit too slow, but it is a very, very small complaint and in fact worked very well in the more introspective, emotional points in the story...Overall, I recommend!
"4.5 Stars! - A nice twist on the Zombie plot"
I found Alice in Zombieland a little hard to get into. I love a good series - I really enjoying the character development over a few or more books), so for me the first book is new and not so familiar and this book also had a narrator I hadn't listened to before.
The first 1.5 hours I had to listen to at 2x speed. In saying that, by the end of the book I was hooked and the book ended too quickly. I immediately downloaded the next in the series.
If I could give this book 4.5 stars I would - I've marked it down 1/2 star just because the beginning didn't grab me.
Definitely well worth a credit and I would highly recommend it.
Looking for other Zombie Fiction?
White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (narrated by Allison McLemore)
If you like Paranormal fiction (witches/vampires/werewolves etc) you could try...
Anything by Jeaniene Frost - top of the list is the Night Huntress series. (Narrated by Tavia Gilbert)
Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones (narrated by Lorelei King)
Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs (also narrated by Lorelei King)
Naked Werewolf series, Jane Jameson series, Half Moon Hollow series by Molly Harper! (and of course narrated by Amanda Ronconi!)
Sookie Stackhouse - Charlaine Harris (narrated by Johanna Parker)
Garnet Lacey series by Tate Hallaway (narration by Amanda Ronconi)
Anything by Richelle Mead but I really enjoyed the Dark Swan series (narrated by Jennifer Van Dyck), Succubus series (narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers) and then Vampire Academy (narrated by Khristine Hvam).
I'm also a big fan of dystopian fiction and love these...
Divergent series by Veronica Roth - awesome!!! (narrated by Emma Galvin)
Eve Series by Anna Carey (narrated by Tavia Gilbert)
Legend Series by Marie Lu (narrated by Stephen Kaplan)
The Host by Stephanie Meyer (narrated by Kate Reading)
Top so far...I'm new to audiobooks, but thus far it's been the most enjoyable book I've listed to.
She was FANTASTIC! Her emotion and inflections are wonderful. I have never been able to thoroughly enjoy an audiobook...until Natalie Gold.
Yes. Laughed out loud several times.
"Awesome Book for Adults and Teens!"
Gena has another great hit! Even though this book is marketed to teens, adults will enjoy it as well. Gena did a great job developing the characters. Alice's best friend Kat is fun and kind, and the boyfriend Cole is hot and a great guy. She really captured high school kids and their characters. The book has a lot of emotion in it - sadness from loss, laughter and love. The book is appropriate for teens (unlike her adult books). I can't wait for the next book in the series!
"Interesting twist on zombies"
Considering all the retellings out there right now on the YA book shelves--and especially Alice in Wonderland retellings lately--I was happy to discover that Alice in Zombieland was original. Showalter primarily used aspects of the original story in funny or creative ways like chapter titles and let her story unfold in its own way. She definitely doesn't pull her punches with the readers but instead fills the story with danger, dark humor, and romance. It reminded me quite a bit of Kresley Cole's Arcana Chronicles and was a very enjoyable read. Looking forward to listening to the sequel!
Take a look it's in a book...Reading Rainbow!
"Awesome YA series!!"
Really great read!! Alice has a lot to deal with and the book is a bit of a rollercoaster!!! I loved that she was not an overly angsty teen!!! Oh, and Kat the BFF is awesome!!! Easily my favorite part of the book!!!
Great narration by Natalie Gold. Really easy to distinguish voices and the story flowed beautifully! I am definitely going to check out other books read by her!!
"Loved this book! LOVED! LOVED! LOVED!"
I just couldn't...I tried...but no. Too many good things to say.
This is what a teenage girl book should be. She needs to be able to pull herself up and fight. Not just sit and wait for a guy to save her, although it is nice to have one fight next to. I am going to be waiting with baited breath for book 2 in September.
She was really good. I knew who was talking and when. I liked the quality of her voice.
I cried at the beginning.
"Fun Easy Read but not what I was expecting"
I enjoyed this book. The start of the book took some time to get going and I felt there were parts of the book that were boring though, but overall I can say that it was a good book. The book was entertaining and unique. It was a fresh new take on the zombie genre, but one that is more likely to appeal to fans of paranormal romance than a typical horror reader.
I liked most of the vibrant and interesting characters in this book. I;m looking forward to see how Ali and Cole's relationship evolves. My favorite character in the book was Kat the Best Friend. her character was well written.
I'm looking forward to the next 2nd book.
I liked the Narrator, Natalie Gold. I thought she did a great job on the voices for the characters.
30 year old mother of 2, book, audio book, movie, music and (some) tv junkie!
"Soooo not your typical zombie book. Awesome!"
Oh heck yea! I loved it and I'm sure I will pick up on a few things I missef the first time. PLUS I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE 2ND ONE TO COME OUT ON AUDIBLE! I'll need to read it I'll be in withdrawal lol
Poison Princess (the arcana chronicles) because it sucks you in just like this one and out of the now 36 books I've read in the last 5 months they are both in my top 5.
I don't even know how to pick but i love kat because shes amazing and such good friend. Cole too obviously becuse he's so interesting nd hotttt. :) And ALICE because she is so brave, a smart a** in a good way, and shes the lead!
Ohh yes. Very addictive.
Can wait for "Through the Zombie Glass" to come out on
Audible. You guys better have that book out in September of this year like everyone else will!
"Loved This Book!"
I think this is the best listen so far
Start to finish, great read, couldn't stop listening finished this book in one day! I can't wait for the next installment in the series
Alice, Cole, Kat, etc.
Alice, White Rabbits & Zombies! This is no fairy tale.
Great narrator she was perfect for this story. I love this author already and normally read her paranormal romance for adults, and was nervous about reading a teen read but I was not disappointed at all. This story kept me from start to finish and Ioved it. I really can't wait for the next book. I HOPE they make this book into a movie, I would love to see it on screen. It would be a great new twist on zombies!!
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Yep haha I am definitly a tough one lol thanks Hewzie, but to be honest speaking as a pillion the Tiger is sooooo comfortable even with all that luggage on the back there is enough room for me to be quiet for serveral hours until I start making noise ... and the tool belt sitting right behind me is not my bestfriend at times but all up its a pretty comfortable ride.
The tiger has also surprised me many times on this trip, being so new to this whole motorbike adventure riding and going off road this bike has taken us to places that I never thought we could go. Some pretty rough tracks but lots of credit to the rider for not taking us over the edge .... some tracks were narrow and I was so scared to look down.
Looking forward to the STAN'S and Mongolia. This whole trip has been an adventure and I have learned new things everyday and even about myself. Just really enjoying this
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Greece & Turkey part 1
We arrived in Greece late afternoon and immediately set about looking for a camp spot. Until this point we'd been avoiding camping either because of the risk of land mines in Bosnia and Croatia or bears in Albania and Macedonia. I'm sure the threat of bears was minimal but we slept easier each night knowing we were in a camp ground or a hotel, plus we felt safer from other humans which is more of a risk than any bear attack. It was our first wild camp since Adam had left us and Patty felt safety in numbers.
As we trolled the hills looking for a spot we ruled out one area which seemed to be a stray dogs hangout in an old army training ground.
We eventually found a spot amongst some farms and as were about to setup the farmer appeared and said to us "no no my friend no camp here....bears, camp by the main road". We weren't expecting bears in north Greece but heeded his warning anyway.
We had no intention of spending a great deal of time in Greece as we would come back one day and island hop, but as we cruised the main roads we spotted a sign that said "post Byzantine tower" so veered off for a look. We didn't find the tower, but found a gravel road and just kept on going to see where it would take us.
Still no tower but found an old foot bridge instead.
With our historic landmark box ticked for the day we moved on
It's all fun and games
We must have looked a state because this lady waved us over to her bakery and gave us a mixed bag of doughnuts and other assorted yummies.
The highway between Thessaloniki and the Turkish border is loooong and boring but eventually we got there. The border process is pretty straightforward but we coughed up 45 euro for the visa when it should have only been 15. I remembered it wasn't that much but couldn't remember the price so when the guy said it was 45 we just paid it. He pulled a swift one on us which we deserved for not writing stuff down.
Once through we could see another bloody storm brewing over the coast so we immediately set about looking for a hotel, only to be once again dumped on but this guy waved us into his shop to shelter from the rain.
We checked into a hotel in Kesan and once we were back on the grid we received some heads up from friends and family about the riots across Turkey. The Foreign Office suggested reconsidering travel and Patty had her concerns but it was an easy decision - if we can't go through Turkey our trip east ends here.
From Kesan we made a beeline for Istanbul to apply for the Uzbek visa as the website said it could go take up to 10 days without any mention of an express service. As I had an exam scheduled in Georgia on 17 June, if it took the full 10 days it would make it very tight so we headed straight for Istanbul. After a quick run to the bank to pay USD120 each for express service we had the visa in the passport same afternoon. Quickest visa process ever!
While we waited the security guard fed us from a nearby fruit tree.
With that out of the way we could kill the rest of the afternoon and soak up some over due rays. Europe on the right, Asia on the left.
No sign of riots as yet, a few people walking around carrying flags but everything is calm - this was mid-afternoon around 4:00.
As we trolled the streets looking for a hotel in some stupid busy traffic on a steep uphill the bike stalled unexpectedly and wouldn't start again - but I knew immediately what had happened. This is the second time it's done it, the first time was after a day of pretty heavy clutch use in some pretty gnarly mud but after 10 or so minutes of letting it cool down it fired back up. It happens right at the end of this vid
I still haven't figured out what is causing the problem but it seems to be happening when the bike is hot and the clutch is getting a bit of use. A thread on the problem can be found here http://advrider.com/forums/showthrea...04559&page=128 post #1920.
Finding a cheap hotel with secure parking in a big city is a shitty frustrating exercise so after a couple of painful hours we stopped off at an internet cafe to book one in. With job done and GPS coordinates locked in we pointed the bike in the direction of the hotel, just wanting to get out of the traffic and stop the bike so it doesn't overheat (?) again.
As we're riding along I was thinking to myself - 'hmm traffic seems to have really died down, not many people about, bit hazy ahead, wait a sec...why are my eyes hurting?? why are there police standing over there with shields??? FUCK FUCK FUCK this is TEAR GAS!!! The next 10 minutes became some sort of chaotic scene from a movie as we tried to find a way out. The tear gas confused the mind - we were crying but for unnatural reasons. Cars seemed to be ok, but in an open face helmet the sensation was uncomfortable. Each side street we took ended in a dead end or was barricaded by the protestors.
The protestors didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards us so we stopped our frantic pacing and calmed down to get our bearings. Not at any stage did we feel threatened it was just a very confusing couple of moments and once we had got away from the immediate area life was completely normal, as if there was no disturbance. In Sultanahmet where we were staying tourists and life went about their usual routine so when people would later ask "is it safe to go to Turkey?" our immediate answer was / is YES.
The next day we became tourists and visited the Grand Bazaar
Pondered whether it should be called Burger King or Halal King.
Drank chay - the first of many, many teas
Ate where the locals ate
Pide and some type of sour yoghurt the locals loved but I could never get into it
Visited the Spice Bazaar
Sampled a turkish delight or two
Took photos of guys cashing in on the current patriotism
Smoked a little shisha
and some more
As if we didn't already have a buzz we added some arabic coffee
Wandered by the Blue Mosque. Patty had to come back the next day because she wasn't covered properly
And were attacked by cats
It was good to be off the bike for a bit knowing it was secure and just chill out and be a normal tourist for once.
I had to take the bike in to get the stalling issue and gurgling noise checked out so got in contact with the Triumph Motorcycles Club Turkey on facebook to see where they got their bikes serviced and they pointed me to Mototriple (Tayfur Sok. No:1, İdealtepe, Maltepe, Istanbul). Good bunch of guys and one of them can speak quite good english.
While the throttle bodies were getting adjusted the mechanic dropped the idle too much and it stalled, and as he went to restart it the dash went haywire and then nothing. Judging by the concerned look on their faces I was starting to shit myself and think of all sorts of ways to continue the trip. We checked the obvious fuses and all was ok and did the magic ECU reset by disconnecting the battery, waiting 15 minutes then reconnect but still nothing. Eventually found the culprit, a corroded solenoid fuse (sorry no pics other than that as Patty had the camera sightseeing - what kind of ride report is it without photo's of the bike?!).
The solenoid is under the battery in a shitty location where water can pool. The relocation process is described here: http://advrider.com/forums/showpost....postcount=1916
Still no idea why the bike is stalling but the gurgling noise hasn't happened since I gave the radiator a good clean and changed the fluid.
While I serviced the bike Patty went sightseeing and made some new friends from Oz.
kebab. I was hoping it was too much food for one person but nup
The host in the apartment we were staying was a friendly chap
We had to do some back tracking to the Gallipoli Peninsula to pay our respects to the soldiers who fell at ANZAC Cove in WW1, which some would say is a pretty defining moment in Australian and New Zealand history.
Because a lot of the area is a memorial you're not allowed to camp in many places, but found a spot in a picnic area which was allowed. As soon as we rocked up a guy walked up to me and handed me a cold beer and said he knows what it's like to be on a bike.
We spent the afternoon with Jim and James talking shit and drinking the vodka he gave us as the sun set over the Peninsula
Jim was a British paratrooper and had some good stories for us. He told us one about about some sort of evil presence when he went camping one time and since then I've become a little more jumpy
This is the life. NAFS - Not Another Fucking Sunset photo
A brew with a view while I catch up on study
Jim and James
We spent the next few hours cruising around the various memorials
Nothing but thick scrub, tough conditions to launch an assault. Every year we celebrate ANZAC Day - a very boozy day but it's great to finally see it first hand and gives a real appreciation for what the soldiers went through.
Lone Pine Cemetery - the Australian memorial
And the Lone Pine, planted from a seed that was sent to Oz from a digger (an aussie solder) during the year then brought back to Gallipoli and replanted.
We visited the Turkish memorial and bought this guy a tea as bit of a gesture for all the hospitality we've received from Turkish people so far, who then gave me an english bullet as a gift.
The kiwi memorial alongside the another Turkish one
We were swamped by school kids wanting to get photos of us - who am I kidding it was Patty they wanted
We then got a ferry from Eceabat to Cannakale to follow the road along the other side of the Dardanelles. Troy is only 20k's down the road but I've been there before and it's pretty lame as far as ruins go so we skipped it. This horse from the Troy movie in Cannakale is pretty cool though
We found this little spot to camp in the hills, quite a long way from the main road but close enough to a gravel road where local traffic would see us. Patty felt more comfortable staying in places where she could ask the farmer if its ok we stay if they happen to pass by, which was the case this particular afternoon. Some guys on a scooter rode past and said it was ok as long as we didn't start a fire.
Late in the night Patty woke me and said there was someone outside and in my sleepy haze recognised a car was shining it's lights in our tent. It was a cool night so I was buried deep in my sleeping bag so as I quickly untangled myself from it and started to get dressed the car turned it's lights off. I was thinking it's the farmer who had a change of heart and now wanted us off his land and other scary thoughts but then he turned them back on and left. It rattled us a little bit so we didn't sleep that well that night.
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bears in north Greece
I enjoy reading about your trip!
Regarding the local guy in Greece that didn't let you camping due to bears - my comment as a Greek guy:
it's true. North and north-west Greece has bears in the country side/mountains.
However is strange what he said because this period bears hibernate. I believe it was a trick from his side, to scare you and not camp at his land.
Enjoy your trip!
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Great pics!
Thanks for sharing your trip. Mazel Tov!
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Turkey & Georgia part 1
Someone had recommended we stop by Bursa to see a green mosque but as we were climbing a hill in a little traffic in the heat the bike stalled it's second time this trip. Embarrased, I had to get off and push it to the side of the road to cool down before it would start again. Each time it's happening it's as I go to release the clutch so I figure it must be related somehow but don't know what.
Pissed off at the bike, the traffic and heat we skipped the mosque and got out on some open roads heading for Kapadokia (Cappadocia) in central Turkey as it was on our way...sort of. It was an opportunity to get away from the coast because as we've come to learn the coast normally means lots of people, lots of traffic and dirty. The ride was pretty uneventful but the scenery was nice.
More clouds coming our way
The Turks have gone beyond being friendly. At one point a guy gave us directions to a bank and we obviously missed the turn cos we couldn't find it so 500 metres down the road as we turned around we saw the same guy getting out of his car yelling at us to turn around and for us to follow him. Feeling like naughty kids for upsetting him he lead us to the bank.
As we travelled south east the rain travelled south west and we were constantly crossing paths with the storm front. With big wide open plains we could see the rain moving towards us so at times we would gas it to beat it or just shrugged it off and cop it sweet. This was one of those moments we could see the rain in the distance but not wanting to sit around and wait for it to pass we dove headfirst towards it. 25 metres before we entered the 'wall of water' we stopped - we could physically see where the rain began. We knew this was going to be horrible - hailstones, side winds, drops of water that felt like hail stones the whole thing...then we passed out the other side of it into sunshine. It's these sort of moments that I love being on the bike, seeing and feeling the elements and being completely at mother natures mercy.
We stopped for our second chai (tea) and the locals refused payment.
This guy invited us in for our third chai. One of the big faux pas is to talk about politics when you first meet someone - bit difficult when the guy is a political refugee that used to live in Oz. Really nice guy thats starting a walnut business.
On the way to Kapadokia we passed some really interesting rock formations near Gulsehir where people have carved stuff into the sandy rocks.
We camped the night amongst the formations.
Possibly the best breakfast ever - baby food that are biscuits that turn to mush, cheerios and a cuppa
The trip to Cappadocia goes through some amazing scenery
And finally Cappadocia, where there are more formations but people actually lived in these dug out caves
We went down a trail looking for more of these foundations
Until the trail became a walking trail but that didn't men it couldn't be done...until the steps started. As we tried to turn around the bike sunk into the wet sand. A tourist happened by and offered to lift it out.
With the bike out and my dignity in tatters we headed back for the main road to take in more great views.
The landscape was so varied, lush green mountains, crazy rock formations, desert, red sandy clay - a bit of everything.
We climbed to the top of the mountains then turned the bike off and coasted for the next 40k's as the road twisted through the valley
Mosques in beautiful locations
Back on the coast of the Black Sea we found a nice spot in the forest out of the way to set up camp. We've learned now not to set up the tent until close to dark and do all our other things in the meantime. Right on dark two Turkish blokes turned up and right next to where we wanted to set up they sat down and starting doing shots of Raki (a clear alcohol). We joined them thinking without light they would move on but they stayed until the fire flies starting dancing around us. By then the bottle of raki had finished and they're actions became unpredictable so we left and found a hotel instead. They were nice though and one of the guys gave me his prayer beads which to me is a pretty big deal.
Turkey absolutely ripped our budget to pieces by £300. We budgeted £30 a day which is pretty unrealistic anyway. Cost of fuel is £1.62 p/l
We entered Georgia mid-day and Patty got hassled a little at the border cos she looks Indian (she's Fijian Indian) - apparently the indians are taking the jobs in Georgia.
First impressions of Georgia were that cows are taking over - they're everywhere! It's not a like a cow on the road is a shock but they are literally everywhere.
Second impression was the locals are really friendly and offered all sorts of advice.
Third impression is they're all bloody mental drivers. At one point on a two lane road we saw a bus overtaking a truck and another 4wd overtaking both the truck and the bus on the shoulder in the gravel with a truck coming the other direction. We've shat our pants on more than one occasion as buses scream past us then slam on their brakes to get in the two metres of space between us and the car in front.
One of the few lucky insects to survive the wrath of the tiger
A spot by the Black Sea to camp and chill out.
Triumph vodka
We bribed some dogs with milk to guard us for the night
An old USSR plant
Shishlek. If you're on holidays it's also a rule you grow some type of questionable facial hair. Through South America it was a filthy looking mo-hawk and now it's a porn star mo...Patty loves it.
We're now in Tbilisi so I can prepare and sit these exams. I've taken the covers off the text books and torn out all the extra pages to try reduce weight but they're still 5kg.
I've got itchy feet and just want to get back on the road!
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Good update young man...
Safe onward travels....
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Great RR, thanks for posting. You going to keep going east and ride home?
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Met Shows Vintage Football Cards Ahead of Super Bowl
NEW YORK—Football at the Met. No, not Metlife Stadium where the Super Bowl will make history next month. The Met, as in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The institution is presenting a pop-up exhibition celebrating football's history through the ages with vintage trading cards. It opens Jan. 24 and runs through Feb. 10.
The 150 cards, beginning with a series from 1894, are part of approximately 600 football cards from the museum's vast collection of 300,000 trading cards donated to the Met by the late card collector and cataloger Jefferson Burdick. All predate the founding of a national football league in 1920 and the first Super Bowl in 1967.
The cards—which feature football greats, lesser-known collegiate players, owners and teams—were inserted into such products as candy, gum, and tobacco.
With the Super Bowl being played Feb. 2 in nearby East Rutherford, N.J., the first time the game is being held outdoors in a cold-weather city, organizing the "Gridiron Greats" exhibition was a natural, said Freyda Spira, the Met's assistant curator of the department of drawings and prints.
While some may view such an exhibition at the Met as an anomaly, the Burdick collection is part of the museum's mission to include printed material "for a mass public," Spira said.
"Commercially printed lithographs are part of our printed visual culture," she added. "It's viewed within the spectrum of what art is."
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The earliest cards, produced by the P.H. Mayo Tobacco company, featured black and white photos of Ivy League football stars in collegiate sweaters.
The rarest card in the exhibition is of John Dunlop from Harvard. He is the only player in the series whose name and school affiliation were inexplicably omitted.
It's not known how many Dunlop cards are in existence but one in perfect condition can sell for $15,000 to $20,000, said Bob Swick, publisher and editor of Gridirons Greats magazine.
Among the greats, the collection features Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne, whose career included six national college championships and entry into the Hall of Fame in 1951, the first year of induction.
The cards "present a very historical view of where the game of football came from," Swick said.
Burdick, an electrician from Syracuse, N.Y., began donating his 300,000-card collection to the Met in 1947. In organizing the material at the Met over a 15-year period, Burdick devised a classification system that has become the standard for cataloging trading cards. He died in 1963.
Burdick's collection has offered the museum ample material for special exhibitions over the years, including one on baseball cards, of which he amassed 30,000.
Other museums in and around the city presenting Super Bowl-related exhibitions include The Children's Museum of Manhattan, the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, and the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J.


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A NEW generation of vaccines that exploit natural "alarm bells" in the immune system could be turned against killer diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV.
To press the panic button, the vaccines use adjuvants - substances that put the immune system on alert, making it more likely to notice the vaccine. Some vaccine injections are already augmented with adjuvant chemicals such as aluminium hydroxide, but the new vaccines have built-in genes for making their own adjuvants.
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Maine can be intimidating. We know and we're sorry. Deep woods. Unpredictable weather. We're a state that prides itself on our craggy coast, seasoned islands, rugged trails and an even more ruggedized people. We're like that estranged uncle you meet at a family reunion — you know, the interesting one with all the scars? Somehow you ended up at his picnic table and you can't believe you've missed out on so many family stories and secrets for all these years.
Maine Huts & Trails makes it a little easier to get to know us. The nonprofit brainchild of Larry Warren, founder and previous president of Sugarloaf Mountain, Maine Huts & Trails is a low-impact four season trail and hut network that covers over 80 miles of trails in Western Maine, with four established "huts" and plans for more. But this unassuming outdoor honey-hole redefines ecotourism. Huts are not huts. They have radiant floor heating, toilets, and beer on tap. Trail food is more than subsistence. Hut staff (yes, the huts have hearty staff and full kitchens) use ingredients like maple sugar and almonds. With a main lodge and separate bunkhouses, they can accommodate larger groups or a couple looking for a comfortable outdoor getaway. And the trail network itself is a backwoods superhighway for outdoor junkies of all degrees and varieties. This is real Maine, made accessible.
I had visited the huts last year with some friends, snowshoeing in from the Gauge Road/Poplar Trailhead. Carrabassett Valley is a familiar winter destination — Sugarloaf was one of our go-to ski spots growing up. I had even looked down on the valley from the Bigelows while co-leading a hiking/sea kayaking trip for a Maine-based outdoor adventure camp for girls while I was in college. But the trail network and concept of "luxury" eco-huts was new to me. I wasn't sure what to expect.
It was snowing during our first short trek to the Poplar Hut and had been for a couple days — fat flakes that accumulated on tree limbs and carpeted the backcountry corridor. But two clean ski tracks remained etched in the right side of the trail as evidence of recent trail grooming and use. While on the main trail, cross-country skiers of all speeds and ages skated by us. We deviated off the main trail to check out a hiking trail that promised waterfall views, and by the time we re-joined the main passageway and got within viewing distance of the hut, the snow had picked-up quite a bit. My view of Poplar was shrouded in snow, but I knew I was in the right place when I opened the door and warmth radiated from within. The main lodge was two-tiered, complete with a kitchen, composting toilets, and an attached bunkhouse.
More recently, we visited the Narrow Gauge Trailhead to the Rt. 27/Stratton Brook Trail. This is a dog-friendly section with a parking lot populated with a healthy mix of Maine and out-of-state plates. Locals use the trail as their backyard dog run, with excited dogs (including our own!) bounding alongside skiers, stopping for the occasional friendly butt-sniff of another passing pooch before kicking up snow to catch up with their owners. Non-dog owners are able to visit the beautiful Stratton Brook Hut, which is about three miles from the trailhead. Since we brought our pup Pemi with us, we took advantage of the dog-friendly groomed section before skiing the ungroomed mountain bike trail that runs parallel to the Carrabassett River. I was once again reminded that this region is a rare year-round mecca for fresh air lovers everywhere.
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