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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2011
Location: WA
Oddometer: 141
Western TAT on a Super Sherpa
About a year and a half ago, I began wondering if I could cover more ground, get to more places and carry less weight on my back, if I had a Dual Sport motorcycle. I have been backpacking with friends for a couple years and while it is fun, healthy and we have a great time...it is sometimes difficult and depending on terrain/elevation gains etc., we certainly cant travel as far nor as quickly as we would sometimes like. I joined ADV after talking to another friend of mine about the possibility of getting a motorcycle. He was a member here and told me there was a great deal of information available here and that the community was great and the people here helpful. (I would find this out while planning this trip)
Long story short, after reading opinions from young and old (I am in the older group) regarding bike size, light vs heavier, distance and recreation etc...I picked up a 2009 Kawasaki Super Sherpa (250cc) late summer of 2011. (yeah I know..its a girls bike...whatever) I did this all the while fantasizing about the TAT, which I thought would be a great little adventure ride.
Longer story even shorter, I convinced two of my other friends to get bikes (One an XT225 the other a KLX300R) and one of them, Jim, (with the KLX) was able to get the ten days off we would need to ride the TAT from Salida, CO thru Oregon. Now it should be noted that Jim picked up the used KLX about 13 days before we needed to have the bikes shipped out to Colorado. More on that later.
So, after replacing two tires on the Sherpa and not having had much luck finding a rack that I liked for my gear, I gave a last minute call out to a gal named Kristen. (member here at ADV) her husband had made some racks for the Sherpa and I decided to see if I could get one before my trip...which was less than 12 days away at this point. Her husband Ken said that given that shipping time, he simply did not think he had enough time to make the rack and get it to me. I understood this, as I had given him virtually no notice. I sent an email back jokingly saying that he could simply just take his wife's off and send it out to me...haha. The next day I had an email saying that the rack was being shipped, and he had taken it off his wife's bike! Are you kidding me? Damn nice people..ADV Riders. Big thank you to Kristen and Ken.
My bike was squared away at this point. (got the rack on the day before my shipper arrived to pick up the bikes) Jim's bike had been dropped off at my house prior to him taking off on a camping trip. He had done a few things to get it ready, but it needed some attention. So, front and rear brakes, new front tire/tube, clutch adjustments, etc etc. The bike was ready to go...and the shipper is literally driving up to get the bikes..whew!
I had arranged for shipping about 3 weeks prior and had used "U-Ship". (had never heard of this/done this before) We ended up paying 700.00 dollars to ship the bikes (and a laaaaarge bag of gear/tools) to Colorado Springs, CO. I had been fortunate in getting a response back from several ADV Riders from Colorado, when I asked if someone could receive/"babysit" our bikes. Our very own ADV' Rider "Onlead" (Randy) ended up receiving the bikes, inspecting them upon arrival and handing off payment when they arrived. Thanks Randy!
THE JOURNEY BEGINS: Day 1
Jim and I left August 1st from Sea-Tac Airport in WA and arrived in Denver, CO around 11 am.
Randy had already volunteered to pick us up at the airport (90 minutes from his house) and after a couple cell phone calls, we were loading our carry-on stuff into Randy's trunk and heading back to his place. The fact that Randy drove three hours total to take us to our bikes was not as big a deal for him as it was us. All of these kind gestures are HUGE when you are planning a trip like this...thanks again Randy.
We get to Randy's place and frankly, it is hot as the dickens!! I don't remember the temp, but I know it was not less than 90 degrees. Randy points to the blackened area just north of his place...some 500 yard away or so...where the fires that had made national news, and forced he and his wife to evacuate their house had barely stopped before claiming their neighborhood. Crazy! It takes longer than we thought to get bags packed, gear on the bikes, changed into riding clothes etc...so it is a couple of hours before we can get on the bikes and finally head out. Jim will have the GPS mounted to his bike and I will have the Roll Map mounted to mine. (Along with the supporting TAT maps) Randy put together a route for us, that would get us to Salida via a scenic/dirt ride. He printed out a map for us as well. He warned us about the "pink" gravel that they have out there telling us "not to go charging into any turns" until we get a feel for the gravel there. (He was right, it was a bit slick)
We thank Randy and we head out, glad to feel some wind as we ride..it is freaking hot! We fumble with the directions a bit, but it isn't long before we are enjoying a nice ride along "Shelf Road" in the shadow of Pike's Peak. Beautiful mountains, dirt road..wind cooling us off, it was great!
As we roll into the small (dying) town of Victor, I notice Jim's rear tire looks lowwww. We check it and sure enough, flat tire. A flat already!!?? The rear tire was new when he bought the bike and I simply had not checked the tube before the bikes shipped. I replaced three tires, checked three tubes...just not this one!
We happen to be next to an old car repair shop of sorts...old...dark..no lights on...looked like it had not seen business in decades. There is an air hose hanging on a hook on the wall in front of the shop, right next to the sidewalk. Is it possible???? We check the hose...its hooked up to a compressor ready for use..just like the old gas stations of days gone by!! (You know, the ones that left the hose out even when they were closed at night, so people could air up their tires.) Nice! A lady sees us and steps out of the shop. She tells us they are closed, but she lets us use an old wheel as a jack stand, so we pull the wheel and get the tire off. We check the tube...stupid "pinch flat"...tiny little pinch hole on the side of the tube. Whoever had changed the tire, was not proficient. ( I am convinced after reading many ride reports that many of the "repeat" flats experienced by folks during long trips are "pinch flats") This was the only flat tire we would get during the more than 2,100 mile trip.
We throw a new tube in, put the tire/wheel back on and setting the bead...was noooo problem! Haha, gotta love that air hose! The husband see's us and tells us we can use his sink/soap inside the shop to wash up after we had changed the tire. Nice! Thank you! We leave Victor, CO and head towards Salida. We comment to each other that Victor, CO could have been a tiny town you would see in a horror film...it was a bit odd.
It is getting dark by now, and we are just outside of Salida when I tell Jim, I am so tired I am getting sloppy in my riding. It is about 9:45 We had been up since 4:45 am to get to the Airport early etc. The flight, the heat, the 16+ hour day...all conspired to wear us out. We stopped and stayed in a motel just shy of Salida. We threw our gear on the floor, turned the A/C up all the way and after a hot shower we were ready to call it a night.
Tomorrow would be a longer day than we anticipated. It would literally be the start of the TAT for us. 3 passes over 10,000 feet, rain, lightning and just a lot of riding! (a lot more photos too!)
More to come
Rx4Pain screwed with this post 09-04-2012 at 11:31 PM Reason: Added pics
Stuck in the Eighties
Joined: Sep 2006
Location: St. Louis, Mo, USA
Oddometer: 240
Victor and vicinity
Best of luck to you on your journey. My wife and I have a new Sherpa and are planning a similar trip. Was the first part of your trip over the old railroad grade from Colorado Springs to Victor? The pic looked like it. If so you broke the rule that train tunnel pics are obligatory...
We thought Victor was really neat when we visited this spring--like going back in time. The old movie theater was for sale.
We will be reading every post. Here's hoping no more flats.
The Lone Rider
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: Portland Vic
Oddometer: 34
Sounds like a good start, keep us posted.
2 Cheap 4 a KLR
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: Southern Va
Oddometer: 621
Thanks for posting this .
I cant wait to hear how the sherpa does for you for obvious reasons .
09 Super Sherpa KL250
Trailering a bike is like hiring a prostitute just to jerk off in front of her .
Hawk62cj5 screwed with this post 08-27-2012 at 09:41 AM
Joined: Jul 2012
Location: Comox B.C.
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Keep it coming. I'm thinking about taking my 2002 Sherpa to the Alaska highway and starting to compile a spare parts list. Thanks
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2011
Location: WA
Oddometer: 141
Day 2
We started out the day at about 8 am. We headed west into and thru Salida after fueling up and having "breakfast". Breakfast on this trip (for me) consisted of 2 or 3 cans of V8 Hot and Spicy...or 2 or 3 bottles of V8 Fusion. These would also be my lunch for the most part as they were widely available at the places we gassed up. Thing is, it was hot out and the altitude/dry climate on this trip sucked moisture out of you, so it became a habit with me to simply "drink my breakfast/lunch" so I could hydrate and get some healthy stuff into my system at the same time. It became a habit for me to drink real juice or vegetable juice the entire trip and it really helped extend my 2 liters of water I carried in my backpack. But I digress.
We had great weather this day and enjoyed a very nice ride going up Marshall Pass. In fact, this 10 miles or so of climbing/descending Marshall Pass would be one of my favorite sections of the entire trip. I don't know if it was because it was a beautiful, clear day, or the fact that the climb was gentle and easy...or perhaps it was the dirt roads thickly lined with Aspen trees all the way up to the top. I could not help but say to myself, "This is cool"!...as we cruised past all those beautiful Aspen trees, winding our way gently up the pass. Before we knew it, we were at the top...whoa, that was quick! We stopped for the obligatory "Marshall Pass photo", and headed out...enjoying more of the same scenery.
We fueled up in Sargents, CO before heading out into some very open "Ranch Country" as we made our way west. There was a lot of scenic vistas with high distant mountains and huge puffy white clouds against a perfectly blue sky. We road more gravel than anything at this point and we passed plenty of Cattle. (and quite a few calves) It took me a little while to get used to running at 45-50 mph hour on this gravel that would move your bike around try as you might to carve a straight line. Certainly had to slow down in the corners! It was a bit different than the sharp edged gravel I am used to riding in WA.
After an hour or two of this we climbed a bit and found ourselves in one of those "big puffy clouds". It got cold and wet, veryyyy quickly. Now, Randy had warned us that there had been "Lightning/Thunder Storms" in the forecast and he said, "you don't want to be up on top of a mountain" during one of these storms. He mentioned someone had recently been killed after being struck by lightning in that very situation. At the time, I dismissed the possibility, thinking it would be rare to find yourself in that situation. Well, as we rode thru the rather drizzly, misty rain atop one of the tall hills/mountains, we saw a flash of light and an IMMEDIATE clap of thunder that was shockingly loud! This would occur a couple more times, and on one occasion we literally saw the lightning strike the ground not at all far from the road...I mean, it was like something out of a storm chaser video. I admit, it was scary. I pulled over, Jim rode up and said, "we need to get out of here". I agreed and we headed down the mountain post haste. Strange thing about it, it wasnt as if this was a widespread storm etc. It was like a single dark cloud hanging over a single peak...and we would encounter a couple more of these "isolated" Thunder Storms as we rode up and down the different peaks in Colorado. We would ride into and out of a couple of these...in just a matter of 5 or 6 miles!?
We ended up hitting a "Stagecoach" checkpoint and stopped for a bit, reflecting on the storm(s) we had just gone thru. The old stagecoach road was pretty cool, and we could not help but think how easy we have it compared to the old miners/settlers that came over and thru that road. Geesh.
The terrain leveled out at this point and we made our way thru a wilderness area as we made our way towards Lake City. The sun was out, and we were back to blue skies and it felt good. We stopped along the road to check out a Moose that was wading in a small marshy area before we headed out down the road again, only to have the road blocked by a couple of deer/elk. We took a few pics, waited them out and were on our way again. We stopped at a lookout point and took a break from our torturous seats...ouch.
It was really a spectacular view into the Colorado Rockies. Tough to photograph the 270 degree view we took in as we hydrated and grabbed a snack. (my snack of choice was "Lara Bars")
We mounted up and descended into Lake City, where we fueled up and ran into more rain.
We were hoping for sunny weather for the ascent up Cinnamon pass, but this was not to be. We started out for Cinnamon Pass and found ourselves soaking wet from the rain after about ten minutes....went from hot and dry to wet and cold in about 15 minutes. We maintained a casual pace as we climbed toward the pass...alot of rocky bumps both loose and embedded stuff. Nothing crazy...just jostled you around a bit as you rode. We passed several folks descending in large ATV's...waved/said hi...kept motoring. The last part of the run up to Cinnamon Pass became a "creek climb", as it was raining hard enough that there was a constant stream flowing down the trail that we literally rode all the way up to the top! It made it a bit slicker, but again, nothing too tough.
I should mention a couple things at this point. First, we had swapped out tires prior to this trip and our tire of choice was the Pirelli MT-21. I wont bore you with details, but this was an EXCELLENT choice! The tires were good in the gravel, great on this wet "creek climb" and just plain "grippy" throughout the trip. I recommend them highly. Second point, especially those of you with Super Sherpas, there is a significant power loss that seems to kick in at about 8,000 feet. It is a bit worse at 10,000 feet and above. I stayed with the 130/20 jet sizes (Up from the stock 127.5/17.5) as I wanted to make sure my air cooled motor wouldn't run too hot in the desert areas etc. I also figured that leaner jetting might keep the bike from "loading up"/fouling a plug, but it was NOT going to help the power situation as there is only so much air at 10,000 and 12,000 feet. So, I stayed with my jetting...the bike ran great, never fouled a plug...it just felt a bit anemic at altitude! If I had to characterize it...lets just say...it was tougher for me to get into 3rd gear and maintain power on a steep climb, unless I really got the rpm's up in second gear before I shifted to 3rd gear. Hope that makes sense.?! Otherwise, the little Sherpa handled the climbs at altitude no problem. Just don't think you are going to lug the bike in 3rd or 4th like you would at sea level. Lastly, as I write my observations about the Sherpa, keep in mind I am 5' 11", 205 lbs...220 lbs with riding gear on...with a bag on the back that weighs 25 lbs , a backpack that weighs 15 lbs and a spare fuel bottle that weighs 2.5 lbs. Again, I digress!
A couple more turns, several splashes and wet rocks later and we are at the top of Cinnamon Pass. It feels good to have made it. It is a bit surreal as I realize that 24 hours ago I was in Tacoma, WA?!?? Crazy. We take in the view..the cinnamon colored slopes that paint the surrounding mountains...the HUGE valley off to our west. We comment on not having brought rain gear..(nope, we didn't...I decided last minute to leave mine with Randy back in Colorado Springs) we take a few pics and I record on video (more for the sound than anything else) the threatening, rolling thunder that we have been hearing during the ride up. Lightning is out in the distance, not terribly near, but the thunder rolls thru and echoes throughout the surrounding mountains like a distant artillery barrage!
We ride west into an enormous valley, still getting pelted by rain. We curse the sky and try not to think about how cold we will be if this rain doesn't let up. Neither of us really complains about it, we just hope sun is around the next bend. It isnt long before we find ourselves descending into Animas Forks...a deserted old mining town that looks exactly like you would think an old, deserted mining town would look! We ride down into Animas Forks, and go into one of the small buildings to get out of the rain for a bit. As we take a break, the clouds move off, and the sun comes out! Nice!! Heck, we even get treated to a rainbow as we look west onto a picture perfect scene of the Rocky Mountains that moments before had been invisible!
We spend a little time exploring and looking thru the deserted town...we imagine what it might have been like there all those years ago. Everyone does this I suppose...these places just draw on your imagination, compelling you to contrast today with yesteryear. Jim loves this old stuff.
As much as we like checking this place out, reality soon hits you that you have a schedule of sorts to keep. We head out again towards California Pass. It isn't long before we find ourselves in a lush, green valley that you swear is Scotland! This valley is simply enormous. I slow down to take a photo or two, and when I catch up to Jim a few minutes later, he has a quizzical look on his face. I take off my helmet and I hear strange sounds..like a low "moaning" that I can't place. He says, "what is that"?? We look out into the valley...and finally see a few sheep that are only about a hundred yards or so from us. We take another look out into the valley and we realize that the tiny little spots that we initially didn't think much of....are all moving. It was sheep...hundreds of sheep!? The entire valley echoed with their "baaaaaah's"! Jim tells me there is a guy standing on a rock a bit further up the trail. ( I look, I see him) He is whistling...we look a good ¾ mile into the valley below...there is a dog down there herding the sheep and responding to this guy's whistling!! I can barely even see the dog...how the heck can he even hear the whistling commands?! Crazy. I try to get a photo of the whole scene, but the sheep are like pinpoint dots! I record the sound so my daughter can hear it, lest she not believe what I am saying. We ride off thru the valley to the fading sound of hundred of sheep, it was awesome.
A few miles up the trail, and we see California pass. Its a gentle, yet steep climb and Jim has the KLX up top before I make the final turn to summit the pass. The air is so thin, that I have to wind out the Sherpa in 2nd to make 3rd gear work well enough to climb. I slow down and go with 2nd gear...there's no hurry... It is a nice, picturesque climb as I look back down to the valley on my right, and on my left is another mountain...Jim is already soaking in the 360 degree view at the top. As I roll up and dismount my bike, I see a group of 4 or 5 riders on big BMW adventure bikes starting up the last hill towards us. I wonder what they will think when they see my tiny Sherpa..haha.
We take a good long break at the top of California pass. We grab a few photos..and we contemplate where we will stop for the night etc. We figure we will head to Silverton, CO and get a motel for the night, as we are really tired again. We started the day 40 miles out of Salida, so we put in over 220 miles today, and we felt it. We were still wet and it rained off/on the whole way to California pass. We had some sun breaks to help us out though, so all in all, not bad. The Super Sherpa kicked butt all day...
We arrive in Silverton, CO about an hour later.
As we settle into our room (that had the heater stuck at 90 degrees.. I swear!!) we consider how much we had seen that day, it was amazing. We grabbed a bite to eat at a local tavern (great Burgers!) and headed back to our room. It was smoking hot in the room, the windows were all nailed shut...(Hotel California??!!?!?) and I got the worst headache of my life. Did not have one all day, just now. I never get headaches. The other thing that was strange, was my heart rate was unusually fast? I layed down to get some sleep. Jim had 2 beers at dinner, so he was out like a light. (the next day he would tell me he had a splitting headache as well) I just lay there..heart racing, with a pounding headache. I literally had to concentrate on getting my heart rate down by measured breathing and not moving. The damn sauna we were in did not help...It was pretty strange/spooky as I am in good shape/physically healthy. I chalk it up to the altitude?! After a couple of hours of this I fall asleep for an hour or two. Worst night of the trip.
More to come
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Cool report! Hiker to motorcyclist. Had you ridden motorcycles before? I tell a lot of non motorcyclists that they are great exploration tools.
PS - At altitude - I get the same things the first night or two - headaches, racing heart rate, can't sleep etc. By the second or third day, for me alpine Euphoria sets in.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2010
Location: Denver, CO
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Thanks for taking the time to write the RR - looking forward to seeing the rest of your trip!
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2011
Location: WA
Oddometer: 141
Yeah, I have ridden bikes in the past...mostly street bikes. It had been quite a while since I had been off road on one though. I am a novice, but Im not afraid to give any terrain, hill climb, or trail a try. I have found the Sherpa to be just as willing!
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2011
Location: WA
Oddometer: 141
Day 3
We woke up today with no headache...feeling pretty good, though neither of us got the sleep we really needed. Oh well. As another member here commented, I think the altitude might have been a contributor to the headaches...who knows.
We packed our bags onto the bikes, fueled up at the end of town and I downed a few V8's and some fruit juice. It was relatively cool, so I threw on a sweatshirt I had bought in town the night before. It came in handy, but I knew it would be hot in a few hours. We headed out of Silverton, Co the wrong way...oops...and after 15 minutes we got turned around and headed towards Ophir Pass. The trail picks up just several minutes out of Silverton...so before we knew it we were heading uphill. Loose and in some cases, large gravel, lined the trail. It was a flat grey in color and seemed out of the ordinary, given the beautiful green of the forests and the shades of brown and tan that painted the mountains around us. After downing all that juice, it wasnt long before I needed a break...and Jim couldnt resist taking a scenic pic of me relieving myself!? Really??!
It was a pretty chill ride up to Ophir Pass. We had 8 or 9 Jeeps pass us on their way down...packed with wide eyed tourists that had just made a rather steep ascent up the pass from the other side. I imagine not being in control of the vehicle added to their anxiety! Haha. We crested Ophir Pass and took a break. There was no sign at the top, but you certainly knew you were there. The view west was fantastic! You could see the road/trail descend steeply down and into a very large valley surrounded by adjacent mountains.
We started down and I was almost immediately surprised by the steepness of the grade. Alot of loose gravel, so this might have added to the effect. After a steep descent into the woods we rode the ridge into the very small town of Ophir. It was an interesting little town, with speed bumps literally on dirt roads!? We kept our speed very low, as it seemed this was a sensitive issue with the residents of Ophir. (which I can understand)
We rode thru town and came to our next "left turn" which would put us onto some pavement for a few miles. We smell tar and asphalt...and we soon realize that there is an entire paving crew...huge paver machines and all...making their way west on the road we would need to take. We ask the guy flagging if we can make our way onto the road and head west, and he tells us, "No, we have a traffic escort with a line of cars coming e/b that needs to come thru first". He adds "once the paver machine gets to this point, it will be a few hours before you can even enter the road from here....it has to dry". We look e/b and the paving machine is literally 20 yards away....creeping forward. We cannot believe we might have to re-route because of this. A few minutes later, and I am not excaggerating...the escort car comes by and the traffic moves past us as the paving machine is literally 5 feet east of us. The flagger gives us, and 4 other cars behind us, the go ahead and we speed up the road/hill just as they close traffic down at the intersection. Whew...!
We take the soon to be paved road west for just a few miles until we see our turnoff, and we are back on the dirt. This section would take us thru an interesting off road section that was as close to single track as we would see. Twisty, bumpy, lots of standing mud holes and cows scattered throughout. As we rounded a few corners, I am not sure who was more surprised, the cows or us!? I will edit this and post the name of this area, as I cant remember it now for the life of me!?
We made our way west, steadily gaining on Utah. A few hours later we found ourselves slowly descending from an average of about 8,500-9,500 feet to around 5,000-6,000 feet elevation. We felt the temperature rise and enjoyed a bit more power from our bikes!! We also watched as the terrain went from the mountains we were used to, to a high desert terrain as we dropped out of the Rockies. As we entered …............ CO, we found a small, self serve car wash so we sprayed down our bikes, getting rid of the dried mud that had accumulated over the past couple days. We did the usual pit stop...fueled the bikes, checked the oil level, and I sucked down 3 V8 Fusions and filled up my water bladder as did Jim. Not a lot of photos today. We seemed to have been more focused on the riding/getting to Utah, than taking in the views etc.
This is something that bears some consideration. I think 120 miles per day would offer a better chance to "look around", and "explore" some things vs the 200 mile per day goal we set. (and is recommended) We had a time limit of 10 days, and we had to keep this in mind as a practical matter. It is something worth considering should you plan a trip like this. Re-routes and errors in navigating the Roll Maps etc., can easily chew up an hour or two per day in some cases. Again, I digress...
We rode miles of dirt roads thru eastern Colorado as we made our way toward Utah. Pretty easy to make good time on these roads, but they were NOT very well marked and even our GPS wasnt cooperating. In hindsight, it is often better to just go in the "general direction" of the TAT directions, vs following them to a "T". You wont miss anything by using a path ½ mile down the road to get to the next turn etc. In contrast, the dirt roads were unusually well marked in Utah!?
As we travelled down one of the many tan colored dirt roads....standing up off our seats to give our butts a rest...we found ourselves in Utah. (According to the Maps) No sign, no notice...no welcome. We had made it to Utah, and while the change in scenery and terrain had been gradual, there was no mistaking it for Utah. The almost burnt orange color of the mountains in the distance, the change in the texture of the dirt and the significant rise in temperature, (near 100 degrees) all told us we had arrived.
We stopped in the town of Monticello, completed our requisite pit stop and walked out of the air conditioned convenience store only to have the 100 degree heat smack us in the face and remind us it was still HOT OUTSIDE! We headed out toward Moab, Utah. We re-routed a bit to save some time, taking the pavement (Hwy 191) for about an hour to ensure we would get to Moab before sunset.
After almost 240 miles on the day, we turned onto the main drag and entered Moab, UT.
It had been a long day and Arches National Park was just up the road. The sun would be setting in about 40 minutes....we were tired. We stopped and got a motel room. We then walked out, got back on the bikes and rolled the throttle on as we headed to Arches National Park. We got there 30 minutes before sunset, but if we could take in even a bit of Arches tonight, we could ride a bit of Moab and not have to go back to Arches before we headed west.
We rolled up to the entrance and got ready to pay the entrance fee. No ranger there...all closed up with a sign that said "Open"! We win! We cruised into the park and enjoyed a very relaxing drive thru much of the park. As we sat in front of a "Balanced Rock" with the worst, overcast lighting for taking pics of this beautiful sight....the clouds moved away for a few minutes...just long enough for us to see and capture the beautiful colors of the massive stone strucures! Wow! e continued on thru the park and we were able to snap a few photos of the sun setting behind "Balanced Rock"...and a massive Arch called "The North Window"! ...Until the the sun completely dissapeared. We then enjoyed a leisurely and cool (as in temperature and view) ride back out of the park at twilight. It was an amazing 90 minutes of riding and scenic views.
Upon returning to the motel, we dumped our dusty gear, washed up a bit and headed to a Mexican Restaurant. I cant tell you how good the chips and salsa (and in Jim's case...the cold bottle of beer) tasted! We enjoyed a very good meal and returned to our room. We then did the nightly planning of the next days ride/reviewed the maps etc. We decided we would play in Moab for a bit before getting a late start...I mean..we are in Moab for crying out loud!!
I sent the nightly text update to those that wanted us to keep them in the loop on our adventure, and hit the sack. We had covered 260 miles for the day, 200 of that was on dirt. of that was dirt.
More to come.
Rx4Pain screwed with this post 08-30-2012 at 12:41 AM
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Location: WA
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Day 4
Day 4
Moab!!! We headed straight out to Slick Rock Trail. We had been told by Randy ("Onlead") that this was a "must do" trail, as it was non-technical and was unique given the sandpaper like rock surface. He had told us the trail was slow speed, but was a nice warm up. We hit it straight away and enjoyed the unusual terrain and the almost "trials like" low speed, as we wound along the trail. It was simple and very much a novice exercise, but fun nonetheless.
We then hit "Hell's Revenge", also a well known trail in Moab. This was a bit trickier, in that it contained some 1-2 feet...and in some cases, 3 feet vertical walls/shelves that one had to overcome, in a few cases...right out of some soft sand. There were a few steep hill climbs/descents and some drop-offs on either side at times...a few were 40 or more feet down. This was also a blast to ride as the surfaces were verrrry grippy....soft MT-21's on sandpaper...was certainly unlike anything I had ridden before!
After playing around a bit more on some other rocks and hills etc., we knew we needed to get moving to get our 200 miles in for the day.
We headed west again, and it wasnt long before we were climbing some dirt on our way to "Gemini Bridges". As we climbed we were treated to a very nice view overlooking Moab and the surrounding area. The paprika color of the dirt, the rising monolithic structures and the deep valleys were an amazing sight. We stopped a few miles in, at the Gemini Bridges Trailhead. It was only a 300 yard walk, and we were curious. We found ourselves atop two large "Bridge" formations that stood literally next to each other. They were about 100+ feet across and looking over the edge...one would be looking an equal distance down! We explored a few other ledges and overlooks, finding one that put you about 200 feet above the canyon floor to the west. We couldnt resist a few "precarious" pics of each other at the edge of this overlook!
We walked back to our bikes, sweating profusely as the temperature was already over 90 degrees! We rode out of Gemini Bridges and west thru the northernmost part of Canyonlands. We were able to move pretty quickly along most of the dirt roads we encountered and while we made a few wrong turns, none were more than a few minutes until we got straightened out.
We rode for a few hours until we again, re-routed along I-70 for about 40 minutes, to make up for some lost time. We got back on the dirt and hit it hard until we closed in on "Swaysey's Cabin". We saw a few signs and before we knew it, there it was...the simple, one room cabin that serves as a landmark for all TAT Riders before and after us! Towering over the cabin was what appeared to be a giant stobne...Eagle! The guardian on the "Eagle Canyon Trail". We entered the trail and were immediately impressed with the towering canyon walls, as we rode what appeared to be almost a creek or river bed type of trail. Pretty easy going, but twisty, rocky and sandy.
We rolled under the interstate bridges that appear in every Western TAT ride report and we stopped just before a left turn takes you up a gnarly hill that starts you off in deep sand before you must make an immediate and sharp left turn up the hill. Jim went first, telling me.."You just have to hit it hard and commit...make the turn and head straight up"! Jim being the more skilled rider would provide me with some wisdom prior to obstacles that required a little thought.
Jim takes off, hammers the KLX as he hits the bottom of the hill where there is a bump...or a "lip" of sorts that you need to get up/over. I see the rear tire of his bike literally hit the underside of his fender?!!? I was thinking..."did he mean to do that"??!! I also thought..."How the hell does 11 inches of wheel travel/suspension dissapear like that"!??? I mean, my Super Sherpa doesnt have that kind of suspension!! But....I took the advice and I follow Jim, hit the bottom hard, take the left and hammer the Sherpa up the loose rock hill in second gear. I get to the top and think.."hell yeah...no problem"! I see Jim off his bike....I tell him, "mannnn you bottomed that thing out down there"!!! He says, No way I should have bottomed this thing out...I almost bit it down there...???!!
We look at the rear of the bike...something isnt right. A closer inspection reveals that the frame had broken clean in half, just past the rear-most weld. It seems filling up the 1 gallon fuel tank that morning and placing it beneath a 15 lb gear bag....mounted way rear of the last weld...in conjunction wiith a very thin walled, light, tubular steel frame....results in a BROKEN FRAME! We think Archimedes was smiling at us saying.."remember that saying....if I had a long enough lever I could move the Earth?" We were like...um yeah...we understand NOWWWW! &$&#^$%&*((#)!!
We take the gear off Jim's bike and remove what we have to, to get to the broken frame...with all the plastic off and the muffler out of the way, we take a look...yep, that frame is broke in half kid!!
We contemplate our options...and we soon determine we can use some of my recently modified/shortened (at a cost of 40 bucks) tent poles as internal splints. We shove a few into the tubular frame on both sides..these poles are stiff as can be due to their recently being shortened. We slide the rear fender portion of the frame over the poles and sure enough...excellent support! We throw everything back together, bolt everything up and are surprised at the strength of the tent pole repair.
We are not about to tempt fate and put the gear back in the same spot, so we fill his gas tak up to empty the fuel can and we secure the gear/can right behind where Jim normally sits on the bike...in front of the last soldi weld on the frame that extends back to the fender. At this point it is getting dark and we know we will have to use the freeway to get to Salina, UT. What we did not realize is that the whole darn freeway would be completely fenced off! After considering cutting our way thru a fence to freedom, we take a dirt road on a hunch. A mile or twolater we find ourselves on a ranch road. (the only one for many miles) that actually merges with e/b I-70! We are elated!! We do a quick and illegal U-Turn across the median...I mean...we ARE doing an off-road trip right??!!...and we are soon riding toward Salina, UT.
Even with the mishap and the obvious delay due to the repair etc., we find the very dark, star filled sky to be amazing. We are still able to appreciate where we are and the trip in general. As we see the Salina exit in the distance, we let out a sigh of relief and start looking for a Motel. It is 10 pm and we have still been able to cover 202 miles for the day.
We get a room, and head to a Denny's Restaurant to talk over our next steps....We talk about running with the repair as-is and reconfiguring the load minus the fuel container. We consider finding a welder in the next town...(Ridgefield,UT) ...until we realize tomorrow is Sunday. We call my brother in law to see if he can find a UPS or Fed-Ex facility so we can ship Jim's gear and simply travel light/motel the rest of the trip, but he can't find anything open on Sunday and we really need to use Sunday as a travel day.
We decide to run with it repaired the way it is and consider our options come Monday. After wondering how the Super Sherpa was holding up under a loaded rack, I took a quick look at the frame/sub-frame and discovered that unlike the thin walled tubing on the KLX (made for light weight/performance) the Sherpa was robust, with a flat metal supporting structure welded to the main frame. Whew...I was having my doubts! No wonder they call it a Super "Sherpa"!
Lights out.
More to come...
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Stoughton Man Sentenced for Mail Fraud
Madison, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Bryan Cook, 42, Stoughton, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 90 days in prison for mail fraud. Judge Conley also directed Cook to pay a $10,000 fine and $8,826.40 in restitution. Cook pled guilty to this charge on March 5, 2012.
The charges stemmed from Cook's scheme to defraud Metavante (now FIS Global) and to deprive Metavante of the honest services of Luis Abreu, then a Metavante employee. In exchange for a kickback, Abreu agreed to arrange for Cook's company to retain a lucrative telephone call campaign directed at customers who were delinquent on their credit card payments. Cook's kickback to Abreu was based on the number of calls that Cook's company placed on behalf of Metavante.
Abreu has also pled guilty to a felony charge stemming from this investigation and will be sentenced before Judge Conley on June 19, 2012.
The charge against Cook was the result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O'Shea.
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Trustees of Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust (MWCT) are Samson Parashina, Luca Belpietro and Antonella Bonomi. The Trust started small, but grew into the key player in the conservation of the entire ecosystem. It currently employs more than 200 local people and has an annual budget of US$1,100,000.
The current board is composed of:
Samson Parashina (Kenyan), Chairman of the Board, Chairman of Advisory Board, Trustee
Samson holds a Bachelor of Art and Social Sciences with Honours in Sociology and Political Science. Member of Kuku A and Kuku (B) Group Ranches. Samson is ano utstanding Maasai with a great vision about conservation. A respected community leader, he holds is a Silver level guide Kenya Professional Safari Guide Association. Manager of Campi ya Kanzi. Nominated Champions of the Earth at Rio+20 by the UNEP.
Luca Belpietro (Kenyan), Founder, Executive Director, Trustee
Doctorate in Economics, with a thesis on Wildlife as a Natural Resource in Kenya. Founder of Campi ya Kanzi and MWCT, he is an active conservationist with 16 years of field experience with Maasai communities.
Antonella Bonomi (Italian). Founder and Trustee
Doctorate in law. Founder of Campi ya Kanzi and MWCT. Supervisor of Kanzi Academy.
Stephen Mwenesi (Kenyan), Vice Chairman and legal advisor
Experienced lawyer with deep knowledge of Land issues and Group Ranches issues, a passion for conservation and involvement in numerous conservation initiatives.
Pio Cabanillas (Spain), Board member
An expert in African matters, travelled extensively throughout the continent in more than 50 adventure safari.
Former Cabinet Minister of Communication and Spokesman for the Spanish Government. Former CEO of the Spanish Public TV and Radio Broadcasting Company. Chief Global Brand and Marketing Officer of ACCIONA, world leader in renewable energies, infrastructure and water.
Tazim Elkington (Kenyan). Board member
Tazim Elkington – The Indian Black Butterfly! Paradigm Shifter, Trainer, Writer, Speaker and Poet
Qreator of the 'Q Factor' – 'Qure your mind' -'The Invisible CirQle' – 'Open Qorner' and more!
Tazim has a mission to bring about change in society. Her compassion extends from the individual, to groups of people, businesses and Kenya. She strongly believes that progressive change is an integral and essential path in life. Her determination and commitment are to be the change through her work, as she puts it "one person at a time". Being deeply patriotic, she gives of her time to numerous groups, charitable organizations and institutions walking towards and creating 'responsible'change.
Titus Naikuni (Kenyan), Board member
Kenya Airways Group Managing Director & CEO.
Titus holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Management Development Program and was awarded a Doctor of Science Engineering by the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
He joined the Magadi Soda Company in 1979 as a trainee engineer and rose to the positions of Managing Director of that company in 1995 and Managing Director of the Magadi Railway Company in 1996.
Between August 1999 and March 2001, Titus was a member of a team of World Bank sponsored Kenyan technocrats, known as the "Dream Team" who were engaged by the Government to turn around the economy.
In this capacity Titus served as permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications and was a member of the Board of Kenya Airways.
Mark Nicholson (British), Board member
Doctorate in Veterinary. Experienced botanist and conservationist with decades of experience in managing grassland ecosystems. Equity holder on Naibosho Group Ranch (Maasai Mara), where he advises on botanical conservation and pastoralism.
Edward Norton (USA), Board member, President MWCF
UN Ambassador for Biodiversity (appointed by UN Sec Gen, Ban Ki Moon in 2010). President MWCF, the US affiliate of MWCT.
Founder of Crowdrise.com Member of United Sates of America President's Committee for Arts and Humanities (appointed by President Obama in 2009). Filmmaker (acted, produced, written and directed in 25 films; nominated for two Academy Awards for acting).
Muterian Ntanin (Kenyan), Board member and Game Scouts coordinator
Member of Kuku A and Kuku (B). Head of community rangers, passionately dedicated to conservation.
David Raffman (Kenyan), Board member
Experienced lawyer based in Nairobi with considerable practice of land-law, conveyancing, corporate and commercial law, trusts and INGOs, and similar, now practicing as a consultant.
James Robertson (Kenyan). Board member
Founder Mara Conservancy and Kenya Wildlife Trust. Director of Ker&Downey Safaris. Outstanding conservationist.
Mark Somen (Kenyan). Board member
25 years of senior management/leadership experience in the 5 star hospitality industry, spanning Kenya, USA and England. Active conservationist and philanthropist. Advisory Board member of FilmAid International, Kenya Board of One Kid One World, as well as Board member of Kenya Education Fund.
Developing Committee: 6 Maasai men and 4 Maasai women, chosen by the community, serve in a Developing Committee.
Advisory Board: 6 officials elected by the Community serve in the Advisory Board, together with MWCT Board Chairman, Samson Parashina.
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2015 Chevrolet Colorado Review, Release and Price – Welcome to Autocarrelease.Com, which provides information about the car release date, interior, engine and price of the Chevrolet Colorado Changes. In addition to the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado has an elegant shape, this car is also very environmentally friendly. Chevrolet is one of the most popular car brands in the world. That's why we will provide the most complete information from 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Concept.
Now, with its short vacation about over, Chevrolet is already testing the second-generation Colorado, which is already available in markets like South America, Asia and Australia. Before you get too confused, please note that the U.S.-spec model will look slightly different than the global model.
General Motors is re-entering the midsize pickup segment with the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and its corporate cousin, the GMC Canyon. GM ended its midsize pickup production last year, ceding the field to the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier (Ford ended U.S. production of its Ranger midsize pickup in 2011). Even before their end however, the Colorado and Canyon were saddled with inefficient powertrains and subpar interiors and never seriously contested the Tacoma's supremacy in the segment.
Chevy hopes to start with a blank slate for its new midsize, and even considered renaming it. GM officials weighed whether the nameplate, which replaced the popular S-10, held enough equity in the U.S. after only one generation (although a long one, nearly a decade). But focus groups said they liked the Centennial State tribute and Chevrolet decided to keep the name.
Whether those potential buyers go for Chevy's pivot to make the Colorado more of a lifestyle and sport-oriented truck, perhaps leaving the workhorse chores to the GMC version, is another story. Early photos of the 2015 Colorado reveal a midsize body bigger than the previous generation. With a large bisected grille and thick, chunky outlines, the new model appears under its camouflage wrap like a compressed version of the redesigned Silverado full-size pickup.
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2015 Chevrolet Colorado Release
General Motors will roll out all-new midsize pickup trucks next year. The trucks will replace the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, which were recently canceled. The announcement ends much speculation on the future of midsize pickups in GM's lineup.
While General Motors confirmed the trucks are coming back next year, the automaker didn't even speculate on what they'll be called. It's unlikely that the trucks will carry the same Colorado and Canyon names as those of their predecessors. That's because General Motors is targeting "different buyers" with the new models, according to Mark Reuss, GM's president for North America.
At the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars today, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dan Ammann provided the first look at the next-generation Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, designed to be capable, versatile and fuel-efficient alternatives to full-size pickups.
2015 Chevrolet Colorado Interior
Interior upgrades shouldn't be too difficult, even incremental gains in materials quality would mark a vast improvement over the last model. We expect the Colorado to offer cabin quality on par with the Cruze compact sedan, along with the latest Chevy MyLink infotainment interface and smartphone integration, two elements that would give it an edge over the Frontier's relatively plain interior.
2015 Chevrolet Colorado Exterior
Whatever the engine and transmission options, the Colorado will need to offer towing ability anywhere from 3,500 to 6,500 pounds (for V6 models) to compete with the Frontier and Tacoma. A four-wheel-drive option is also a must, and the Colorado will need to do better than the 25 mpg highway mileage of its predecessor.
2015 Chevrolet Colorado Engine
As for the engine lineup, rumors suggest we will see GM's new 3.6-liter V-6 engine, a small 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder engine and the new 4.3-liter V-6 EcoTec3 engine. There are no rumors of a V-8 option, but the original Colorado did have one, starting in 2009, so it very well may get one at some point.
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Library Entrance to Get Design Input
A dead fountain, a creaky old statue. Maybe time for a facelift for the front of the main library in La Crosse. At least that's what some in the city are calling for. Including suggestions that the area get turned into a more sit and down relax kind of plaza. Which really would just add to the transient loitering problem, says city council member James Cherf who sits on the library board. But he's willing to listen
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When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a room, puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger.
Far more people use guns to commit suicide than to kill someone else in Florida, according to state Department of Health records. The same is true nationally and in Central Florida.
In 2011, the most recent year for which state numbers are available, there were 1,474 firearm suicides in Florida compared with 827 firearm homicides.
In Central Florida, the numbers were 309 vs. 154.
Residents here shot themselves to death in public parks, parked cars, cemeteries, gun ranges, behind stores — but most often at home, a review of local medical-examiner records shows.
They had no trouble getting access to guns, even though an Orlando Sentinel review of 40 Central Florida cases showed nearly three out of every four had a history of mental illness, had been treated for mental illness, had attempted suicide previously or had talked about suicide.
Although she was under treatment for bipolar disorder and had been "Baker Acted" — temporarily placed in a mental hospital after making threats to commit suicide — 30-year-old Rebecca Sides of Oviedo was able to buy a shotgun. On Dec. 7, 2011, Sides used it to kill herself in her backyard.
Suicide by firearm is a public-health problem, said Dr. Matthew Miller, a physician and professor at the Harvard School of Public Health who has spent years researching the issue.
Suicide overall "kills more people under 30 than any other injury or disease," he said. "It kills more than motor vehicles. It kills more than poisonings. It kills more than drownings."
More than 100 lost daily
Suicides by any means — pills, suffocation, drowning — kill more than 100 Americans a day, according to Miller.
Suicide by gun killed 53 Americans a day in 2010, the most recent year for which national data are available. The overwhelming majority — 87 percent — were men.
"I see so much isolation and loneliness and heartache in my job that culminates in suicide. I find it a tragedy," said Dr. Jan Garavaglia, medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties. "I think suicide is a public-health crisis."
But it's a crisis largely hidden from view. People typically avoid the subject. If a family member kills himself, relatives often hide that fact out of shame. And news organizations generally avoid the subject, often out of concern that it might prompt copycats.
"Most people don't know that there are more suicides than homicides," said Anara Guard, a suicide-prevention expert and executive with Education Development Center, a nonprofit Massachusetts company. "Homicides get a lot more news than suicides."
For every two people in the United States killed by criminals, three commit suicide, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Use of a gun dwarfs all other categories of suicide, according to state and national health statistics, and year by year, it's a problem that's getting worse.
Since 2007, homicides of all types have been on the decline across the country, but gun suicides have climbed. Across Central Florida, across the state and across the country, people are killing themselves with guns at a higher rate now than five years ago, data show.
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Over 43 percent of the Android devices out there run Froyo now
It's been a month since Google's last report on the Android versions usage and here comes the next one. It is based on data collected during the two weeks ending on 1 December and reveals that the Froyo finally managed to take the lead.
According to the information published by Google, 43.4 percent of the Android devices out there are powered by Froyo and two out of every five (39.6 percent) rely on the Android 2.1 a.k.a. Eclair.
The Android 1.6 (Donut) share stands at 10.6 percent while the Android 1.5 (Cupcake) runs on only 6.3 percent of the Android-driven smartphones and tablets. The rest 0.1 percent of the devices are based on obsolete versions.
By the way, the last month's share growth of Froyo was some 2.9 percent while now it reaches 7.2 percent, jumping from 36.2 to 43.4 percent. As for the Eclair, it lost on popularity (1.2 percent).
The number of Donut and Cupcake serving handheld devices continues to shrink so that today only 17 percent of the Android smartphones and tablets are running an Android version lower than 2.1.
So, the invasion of Froyo and Eclair is unstoppable. It took those two only a month to add another 6 percent to their common share, jumping from 77 to 83 percent. And if this trend continues, they could easily make it to over 90 percent before this year's end.
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EU Competition Policy
Competition among enterprises is one of the driving forces of modern economies – it gives the consumer choice, it puts downward pressure on prices, it rewards innovation, it attacks inefficient use of resources and it helps to create jobs. In the words of a Commissioner formerly responsible for competition policy, it ensures that: "European businesses and consumers are provided with the best possible services at the lowest possible prices".
In order to make the Single Market a truly level playing field, the founding treaty laid down tough legal procedures to ensure that competition is fair. These measures give powers to the European Commission because an independent body is needed to prevent governments from interfering in the market with state subsidies (or other aids) to companies or to protect national firms from mergers or takeovers. The Commission also has powers to ensure that companies do not stifle competition through cartels and that major EU-wide mergers are not anti-competitive. Smaller-scale decisions are taken by national competition authorities in accordance with the agreed EU procedures.
EU competition policy has been a major success story but has come under attack as a result of a surge in economic nationalism, itself a by-product of globalisation (see our separate paper, The EU and Economic Nationalism). While it is understandable that in times of economic instability countries should seek to defend national champions and to prevent the sale of key businesses to overseas investors, history shows that in the long-term state aids and protectionism weaken and not strengthen economies.
Removing barriers to competition in the Single Market has been good for consumers and good for jobs. Telecoms prices have fallen by about 35 per cent since liberalisation. Air fares have fallen dramatically since the relaxation of route and price controls. Trade between EU nations has increased as a result of the development of the Single Market; it has been estimated that the single market has added more than €800 billion to EU prosperity and created 2.5 million jobs. The European Commission demonstrated its determination to maintain these gains by launching tough action against 17 Member States in 2006 for allegedly protectionist policies in breach of the Treaty, particularly in energy.
State Aids
A Single Market cannot work effectively if businesses in different parts of it receive subsidies from public funds. State aid would give them an edge over their competitors in other parts of the Market. The effect is similar to the protection of domestic business by tariff walls, which were dismantled in the Common Market, and by other barriers which the Single Market pulled down. State aid can be legitimate, for example in support of regional development or where a new investment might be lost to the Union through incentives being offered by non-members, but only if it is authorised by the Commission under the Treaty.
The control of state aids is in the hands of the European Commission, without Member States' participation in the decision; an unusual delegation of power in the EU. This is to ensure that there is an independent body to look at what a Member State is doing in the form of state support to business, to detect any breaches of the rules and to require the repayment of any monies which a state has wrongly disbursed to an enterprise. The benefits are not necessarily cash grants. They can be in the form of fiscal exemptions or phoney loans; all are affected. If the Commission decides that an aid granted by a state is not compatible with the internal market, it can require the state concerned to alter or abolish the grant. Should a Member State refuse to comply, it can be referred to the Court of Justice either by the Commission or by another Member State which is affected (Article 88).
If the Commission proposes to ban a state aid, that country can take the issue to the Council, but any decision to overrule the Commission and say that the aid in question is admissible can only be taken by unanimity.
Monopolies & Cartels
The abuse of dominant position in the market is expressly prohibited by the Treaty. Anti-competitive agreements among enterprises, for example price-fixing, market sharing and discriminating against particular outlets are likewise prohibited. There are some exemptions, where the practices can benefit consumers.
A number of actual or potential monopolies have been prohibited by the Commission, for example the block exemption in favour of agreements between car makers and their official distributors. The bloc exemption enables suppliers to support their dealer networks in different ways, for example through discounts and by granting exclusive sales areas. The rules were considerably liberalised by a 2002 directive with the aim of making car dealing more competitive and thus cutting prices to the consumer.
Mergers & Acquisitions
The third branch of competition policy is the area of mergers and acquisitions. Proposed mergers above a certain size of asset value and market share must be referred to the Commission, which has the power to block them or impose conditions on the deal. The merging of two ex-competitors into one business raises questions about the effects on consumers and the dominance of the new enterprise in the market. These questions have become particularly relevant with the rising tide of mergers and acquisitions which has followed the introduction of the Single Market, the adoption of the single currency and the increasing pace of globalisation.
The rules relating to mergers have been revised within the last five years, with a new Council regulation governing the process in force from May 2004. These reforms included a substantial rewording of the assessment test for mergers which clarified the law so that it was clear that all post-merger scenarios posing a threat to competition are covered by the test. Whilst that aspect of the law was toughened, other aspects were streamlined to reduce the burden on business and to make it possible for companies to seek Commission approval for a proposed merger without a binding agreement to proceed.
The Treaties are sometimes criticized for giving the Commission the role of prosecutor and judge at once. Although it takes the initial decisions on breaches of competition law and imposes the penalties, the Commission operates within a legal framework, which is itself carefully controlled.
An action which the Commission intends to take against a firm or group of firms can be stopped in its tracks by the Hearings Officers, officials independent of the Commission's Directorate-General of Competition, who report directly to the Competition Commissioner. A Commission finding and the imposition of a penalty on an enterprise can be the subject of an appeal to the European Court of Justice, which will scrutinise both the alleged facts and the procedure used. Decisions of the Commission have quite often been set aside by the Court but in notable cases like that of Microsoft they have been upheld.
The competition rules under the Treaty and the powers given to the Commission are quite similar, but not identical, to the powers of the competition authorities in the US and in some other advanced economies.
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11 Documentary Short Films Set to World Premiere at MIFF 2014
MIFF's 31st edition (March 7-16, 2014) will world premiere 11 short films documenting a project by a group of nationally and internationally renowned artists commissioned by The Arts Initiative and curated by Primary Projects. The 11 documentary shorts will be programmed to individually precede the documentary feature films competing in MIFF's Knight Documentary Competition program.
The films, also commissioned by The Arts Initiative, are produced by Grela Orihuela and directed by Bill Bilowit of Miami's Wet Heat Project. Bilowit's feature-length documentary about Bert Rodriguez, Making Sh*t Up, world premiered at MIFF's 28th edition in 2011.
Each of the 11 films will individually document work created for The Arts Initiative project by artists Daniel Arsham, Bhakti Baxter, Jim Drain, Friendswithyou, Cody Hudson, Alvaro Ilizarbe, Andrew Nigon, Kenton Parker, Bert Rodriguez, Jen Stark and Austyn Weiner.
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Do guys mind dating taller girls?
Question says it all really...do guys feel less strong/manly with a taller girl? Even just a little bit taller? Or how tall is too tall? Interesting... Show More
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i don't mind it. but if she is mega tall then yes that would be a little on the weird side as I am not all that tall (5'6'')
Ta for your comment...so what to you is 'mega tall'. Idealy though would you prefer a shorter girl?
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Can you tell he likes you but is unsure of the height deal or something?
Well at this stage I'm not even sure if I 'like' him like that. I guess it was more of a general question as there are a lot of guys out there shorter than me so something I've always wondered.
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I'm a bit on the tall side (6'2") so if she is taller than me it gets a little strange.
I did however meet a girl a few years ago who was my exact height (maybe a milimeter or two taller or shorter), I got along very well with her and didn't feel awkward at all (this was at the nightclub on a cruise mind you, so nothing came of it).
5'9" is no problem at all, wouldn't make me feel awkward at all.
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I know...I'm not one to judge either. 'Judge' was the wrong word to use.
Right or wrong choice of words, it's nice to see there still are some people who are unbiased.
I won't lie about it...
It does bother me a bit if the girl is taller than me, but nothing that would be a turn off or something, I'd probably joke around about it...
But since I'm 5'9 myself, you're OK lol
Hahaha cheers for your comment :). Careful don't joke about it too much, some girls might be sensitive about it (not me of course lol)
I hate to say it, but if a girl is more than an inch or two taller than I am (I'm 5'9" so 5'10-11"), I probably wouldn't be interested initially. Just because of how our society is, it'd be a little weird if I had to turn my head up to kiss a girl.
Giving you all thumbs up just for being honest and taking the time to answer :). All good each to their own. Yeah initially...but if she was a great girl surely that would become insignificant.
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Rex Todhunter Stout was born in Noblesville, Indiana, December 1, 1886. He was the sixth of nine children born to John and Lucetta Todhunter Stout. Educated in Kansas, he was recognized as a prodigy in arithmetic. After a brief time on campus at the University of Kansas, Stout quit school to enlist in the Navy where he spent two years as warrant officer on board President Theodore Roosevelt's yacht.
After the Navy, he began to write for pulp fiction magazines and also tried his hand at a variety of jobs. With his brother,
, Stout devised and implemented a school banking system. Bank Day proved a very successful venture and allowed Stout to move to Paris and write full-time.
He published three novels before he turned to the mystery genre. The books received favorable reviews but were not best sellers. Following the 1929 stock market crash he lost a great deal of the money he had saved. He returned to the United States and continued to write serious novels for a few more years. In 1932 he moved from New York City to High Meadow, the house he built on the Connecticut-New York state line. In 1934 Rex Stout published his first Nero Wolfe novel,
More than seventy other Nero Wolfe books and stories followed. During World War II, Rex Stout waged a personal campaign against Nazism serving as chairman of the War Writers Board,
wrote and broadcast the CBS radio program "Our Secret Weapon,"
and was a member of several national committees. After the war, he resumed writing Nero Wolfe novels. In 1959 he won the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award. Rex Stout died October 27, 1975 at the age of 88. A month before his death, he published his final Nero Wolfe book,
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Wikipedia on Rex Stout
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Spreading the WFO Gospel
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Yes, the attached pics really were taken on the last weekend in March. Even the roof of the oven still had snow load. Fortunately, some of the participants came from Edmonton, Alberta, so temperature was not an issue.
We had Ken, Bernie, Tom, Louis and Linda. On the Sunday, freelance travel journalist Betty Zyvatkauskas sat in on the course to prepare an article she will be shopping around. She's on the right in the photograph by the oven.
What is it about WFOs, I wonder, that attracts people with a similar wacky sense of humor? I usually don't take on more than four people for a course, but this session was an exception. It was very hectic but definitely hilarious. By Sunday, my stomach hurt from so much laughing.
This coming weekend, we'll have Chris and Roger from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Chris from Ottawa, Ontario. The theme will be Italian breads and pizza.
Thus far the words of today's WFO sermon.
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You know he does, it is the only way to keep him fresh. It works in a pinch
And to think next month during the annual Open House everyone will be complaining about the flying blood suckers.
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Hell, I'd come over just to wear one of those nifty hats!
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My grandfather smoked Prince Albert in his stubby Irish pipe. As a child, I kept all my treasures in the empty cans. The sign is from a now defunct general store in my village, which is named after Queen Victoria's husband, the one of sainted memory.
Keep a lid on the bloodsuckers, willya. I want people to show on May 24th. Transfusions are part of the deal. I'm just a fresh guy.
Those "nifty" hats and aprons were contributed by Louie, one of the participants, so we'd all be in uniform, as he put it. Black is NOT the best color for baking bread.
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Excellent photos Jim.
When does the snow usually clear? I have relatives in North Dakota, and we did a family reunion in July a number of years ago, and everyone said the snow had melted the week before. :-)
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Thanks. This has been a very unusual winter here, with record breaking amounts of snow in Toronto and surrounding. Normally, the snow does not come until around Christmas and is gone by early March, with a few healthy thaws in between. Not so this year. The snow started in mid-November and did not quit until the third week in March. Never saw the ground in between. No thaws. Yeech.
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Jim, the news just reported that the oceanic currents are slowing greatly due to so much fresh water being introduced into the ocean. We are heading into an ice age. Long winter ahead:)
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Thanks for the report, no surprise; the weather for the past year or so has been odd, to say the least. Normally, we don't get that much snow, not nearly that much. The Gulf Stream seems to have lost its way.
Should say, before I get in doo doo, that Wendy Carlson, my long suffering much better half, took the pics, and a lot more. Her description of WFO types is pretty apt, I'm thinking. She calls us "daffy." Not bad. I'm thinking Jeff here, the "spokesdaff" dinkum of the forum. How's that for a polyglot message?
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"Spokesdaff", CJ?
A relative of Senator Clinton's "Misspoke", perchance?
I dunno anymore.
Hey Jim, bought some nice canvas for a couche yesterday, and the nearest thing to a fake banneton was a straw hat @ $4. Only one left, and of course The Lady took a fancy to it. Bugger!!
Mate, one doesn't have to be mad - but it helps.
'Reinhart's' eh. Best I get cracking then.
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Zesa spokesperson Mr Fullard Gwasira yesterday said ZETDC was not billing its customers using amounts that were being owed in the Zimbabwe dollar era as they were all written off at the inception of dollarisation.
"To set the record straight, the power utility wrote off bills to the tune of US$21 million for all customers.
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"Zesa did not have any legal instrument to enable it to charge in US dollar prior to the monetary policy of 2009," he said.
His comments come in the wake of claims by some farmers that the power utility had disconnected them as they owed it a lot of money from the Zimbabwe dollar era.
Mr Gwasira said it was only appropriate for consumers to honour their bills in the interest of ensuring national security of electricity supply.
The power utility, he said, has always been a strong proponent of productivity through ensuring security of electricity supply to the farming community and the business sector in general, but some farmers had deliberately not been paying.
"Last year, the utility offered a stop order facility to tobacco and cotton farmers so that they can pay upon marketing of the crop but the arrangement did not work, as farmers were not forthcoming at marketing time and bills still went unpaid.
"It is this scenario which is prompting Zesa to withdraw supply as a last ditch measure, before possible litigation is pursued."
Mr Gwasira said withdrawal of supplies was a measure designed to encourage customers to pay up.
He said failure by some farmers to settle their bills had a snowball effect in that the power utility would fail to raise enough funds to pay for electricity imports and even buy spares.
This, he said, was among other crucial inputs that ensured security of supply for the successful continuity of farmers' farming activities.
"Farmers are encouraged to pay up because farming is a business just as industry and commerce. We however, remain sensitive to their seasonal activities and cash flows. ZETDC has always been handling its credit control system on an individual customer basis where each case is treated on its own merit," added Mr Gwasira.
He encouraged farmers to always liaise with the power utility for their challenges to be attended to and most importantly, to demonstrate commitment to pay for the electricity that they would have consumed and are consuming.
Farmers recently accused the power utility of unfairly disconnecting them saying the move was literally killing agricultural productivity.
Tobacco farmers particularly, had raised concern that the disconnection of power was grossly crippling their efforts to cure their crop and go to the floors.
"I think it is necessary for the power utility to consider our situation seriously and give us a reprieve to cure our tobacco and then settle our bills.
"As it stands we are likely to lose some of our tobacco after failing to cure it," said a Beatrice farmer.
Zesa recently went on a campaign to disconnect power for those farmers with unsettled bills, which has left many of them stranded, as they need electricity for many activities on their farms. A manager at Albion Farm in Beatrice, Wellington Chatikobo said they were facing huge losses as they were using diesel for curing tobacco that is estimated to yield more than 240 tonnes.
"We need between 800 and 1 000 litres of diesel every day for our big generator. This is obviously very costly. Electricity only comes for periods of less than an hour so we have completely switched to the use of generators," said Chatikobo.