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Say Seoul and you'll most likely think of a highly technological and modern city. Which it certainly is. With an amazing IT infrastructure, the world's highest broadband penetration (97.5 % of South Koreans citizens have broadband connections), home to the headquarters of companies like Samsung and LG and 60% of mobile users owning a smartphone, this Asian metropolis has been rightly called "The world's most wired city". What is probably less-known, is that Seoul is also quickly becoming a leader in the sharing economy space. This was partly born out of necessity: simply put, too many people, too many problems, and not enough room. About 1o million people are living in the city alone, a number which climbs up to 25 million, if we take into account also the whole "Seoul Capital Area".
The population density is twice the population density of London and nearly 5 times that of New York City. It is an ageing population, with all that this implies in terms of giving the elderly the care they deserve and youth unemployment is quite high. Pollution is also an issue. Combine all this factors together and you'll beging understand why the city's resources are under stress, and how the situation could soon reach a breaking point. Unless something happens. Let's call it a change of attitude; instead of accumulating, of building new houses and buying new cars and other goods, people could start to share what they already have.
That's exactly the philosophy behind the "Sharing City Seoul" project, which started in September 2012, under the leadership of mayor Park Won-Soon. From sharing unused parking lots, to leasing empty rooms, from exchanging kid's clothes and even meals, to sharing bookshelves and letting citizens use idle spaces in public or government-owned facilities, a different culture is emerging, thanks to the support of the government, that has been proactively engaged with the public by providing the city's resources such as unused public spaces and related data to its citizens, and providing support to sharing economy business models.
So, how does it work, in practice? Let's say you have a vacant room: you can earn extra money by lending it to foreign tourists, or, if you are a senior citizen, you can accomodate a student for free or at a low rent, with the students helping their landlords in life, including chatting companion service. If you are a parent and want to save money on your kids' clothing, you can use the online platform Kiple to exchange them with other parents in the same situation (it actually works this way,: you earn some points for any dress you donate online and you can use this credit to "buy" goods).
You can also take advantage of the services of another company, Zipbob, for "social dining", meeting people with you presumably can share interest and experiences – and a meal as well – based on the data you entered in your online profile. You can reserve vacant parking lots booking them via a smartphone application. You can…just name it.
Having a developed IT infrastructure in place, of course, helps. "Naturally this advanced infrastructure – Nan-Shil Kwon of Creative Commons Korea, (the organization which, through the Share Hub platform and other means, helps the government spread information about the latest sharing initiatives) tells me, – has led to developed IT services and social networking services which has in turn enabled easier and more efficient sharing and collaboration and facilitated other related projects and businesses".
But it's not all about technology. "Korea – Nan-Shil adds, – has a tradition called "Pum-a-si" where people share food with neighbors, borrow and lend tools, equipment or other goods with others, and exchange labor at harvest time. Although it is not easy to see such a tradition of collaboration any more with the rapid industrialization and urbanization, some efforts have been made to shed new light on the value of the tradition and even restore it in a modern way. And the recent sharing culture movement in Seoul is part of the flow".
The Sharing City project can be roughly divided into two phases. In the first, the government has helped startups and established companies to build up sharing services, and has let many of its own facilities to the residents for the same purpose. In the second, currently in progress, the municipality is pushing citizens to develop their own applications, opening up public data with high social or economical value in the "Open Data Plaza". Until now, 1,300 datasets have been opened.
This "New Deal" has been generally well received – for instance, 282,356 people subscribed to the car sharing service; there have been 31,246 cases of exchange of kids' clothing through Kiple (as of April 2014); 970 public conference rooms and auditoriums have been opened and used in 22,931 cases.
But it's not that the Seoul government as well as the sharing economy businesses haven't gone through some difficulties in promoting the policies and engaging with the public, mainly due to the low level of public awareness about the sharing economy.
As Nan-Shil puts it, "Sharing is not a new concept, but for people in the modern world, it is not a familiar way of doing things. So encouraging and facilitating the new lifestyle has been one of the biggest challenges for us". To tackle the challenge, the city government, sharing economy companies, and sharing economy advocacy groups have worked together to raise the awareness of sharing culture by carrying out campaigns and holding seminars.
"We hope the sharing movements that are growing in many areas become an established culture – the Creative Commons Korea member says - not a passing fad. For that there need to be continued attention, interest, participation, and efforts from all levels. Not making a project aimed at yielding fast results in the short term but creating a new culture from a longer term perspective, that is our biggest challenge and our ultimate goal".


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Small diesel cars are a sales flop in Britain, and for perfectly good reasons. A diesel motor is an expensive thing, and bolting it into a cheapish car adds too much to the overall price. Ah, but don't small car owners want economy? Good question, but they already get pretty good thrift from their petrol superminis.
Fuel cost isn't their main consideration; a low front-end price is. The extra tank range of a diesel isn't much of a benefit in a car you drive mostly in town, and the louder low-rev racket of a diesel is an issue when you're stuck in urban gridlock.
On the other hand Minis tend to make their own rules and sure enough I can see the case for this Mini Cooper D. In this generation II new Mini, the D label is attached to a Cooper not a One. The reason for its promotion is that the old One D had a feeble little Toyota diesel whereas in the new Cooper D the motivation and knocking sounds are provided by a bigger and more sophisticated 1.6-litre Ford-Peugeot engine.
It's got a variable-geometry turbo with overboost, four valves per cylinder, an aluminium block and a particulate filter. These mean, respectively, it's punchy, efficient, light and clean.
It's also less frantic than a petrol Cooper. Good thing or bad thing? Depends on the road and on your mood. For a flat-out thrash on a twisty road, it's not so nice as the petrol Cooper, which costs a grand less and has a cheeky, tack-sharp, revvy little engine that's a hoot to cane.
But the diesel would probably cover ground faster than the petrol, because it bestows its torque so generously. That's handy for unexpected overtaking or a bend that's tighter than you thought.
I'd say buy the optional upgrade for the speakers and amp (£320). They have a lot to fight against. Any new Mini is a bit noisy and the diesel adds a bit of its own percussion to the mix.
So really, this is almost as amusing a car as a regular Cooper, perhaps more so if you don't like changing gear so much. For the rest of us, the Cooper D still makes good sense.
Sense that stems from the fact that the official fuel figure is 64.2mpg (combined, not extra-urban). For one thing, it's cheap to run - especially as Minis hardly depreciate and are cheap to service if you get the TLC bundle.
Second, you can bask in a low-carbon greenish glow. Third, you will go another 100 miles on a tank compared with the petrol car. Fourth, the Cooper D does 118g/km CO2, which means low company car tax and as of next year there may well be a sub-120g exemption from the Congestion Charge. A hot-hatch that pokes it up Ken is very appealing.
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That's a drag what happened to your new Civic. I get the impression you work for Honda so I was wonderin' how often do you get a new Honda?
That's a drag what happened to your new Civic. I get the impression you work for Honda so I was wonderin' how often do you get a new Honda?
But I take care of my cars, and hold onto them.
It wasn't really that bad. Nothing major. You have to get down and look under the front end to see any of the damage, which is to the plastic protective sheathing and the bumper/spoiler where it cracked.
But it's all one molded piece and still gonna cost $1100, of which I have to pay $300.
When I have had time to think about it, it could have been a lot worse if I hadn't been driving so slow. When it started to slide I didn't panic or slam on the brakes. Just held onto the steering wheel firmly and road it out. I thought I was going to avoid going into the ditch because I was going pretty slow; but the front end slid right in.
I scheduled Sunday night (Monday for 3rd shifters) off so I could run a few errands. When I returned to work last night all types of rumors had been running amok around the department.
The worst of it was I had totaled my car and had to be care-flighted out. When some saw me walking into work, in a surprised tone several asked "What are you doing here? You're all right."
"panic" only comes from having real expectations
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Dental Cleaning Las Vegas
Brent Underwood | 07/01/15
Periodontal (gum) diseases are serious infections that, if this is not a deterioration of the bones and ligaments that support the teeth, eventually leading to tooth loss.
Deb Thumith | 07/01/15
If extensive tooth decay milk, traditionally filled adequately, because it is not enough tooth structure to support the reform.
Cory Rutledge | 06/30/15
The most effective way to make this possible problem calls Benjamin Franklin said, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure address.
Alison Alger | 06/28/15
While this new tooth is created, will provide a temporary restoration.
Donald Montgomery | 06/26/15
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Blair Zamacona | 06/25/15
Suitable for two front teeth and is very comfortable for most patients.
Debbie Simpson | 06/24/15
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Cyntha Hammerel | 06/24/15
If the area feeling a little better, then you can go to a normal diet.
Bonnie Bosson | 06/24/15
Special closed Saturday and responsibilities to be provided to the patient, the time required in the letter is that almost no flexibility, and scheduling conflicts. There are often cavities that x-rays, and the researcher does not think so.
Chad Cyrus | 06/23/15
This allows the doctor to remove decay at a faster rate.
Erin Byrne | 06/22/15
If you save a piece of a tooth, rinse with running water for over an enclosed space, so that they can not be erased. If untreated, the bones, gums and connective tissue that the teeth support, be destroyed.
Charles Collings | 06/21/15
gel was placed in a tank and carry bleaching tray for up to two hours at their own convenience.
Ellen Wallace | 06/19/15
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Anne Myrick | 06/17/15
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Angie Smith | 06/17/15
I can tell you from first hand experience, dentists LOVE the patient who wants to have a method of teeth whitening clinic. Most dentists recommend that you buy a toothbrush with soft bristles so it does not hurt sensitive gums, but also be firm enough to clear the fields and gingiva interproximal spaces.
Arthur Masarky | 06/16/15
Keys also require numerous office visits, several keys, in general, stupid waste.
Dave Stafford | 06/15/15
There are alternatives to dentures? Prostheses are no longer the only way to restore a mouth that has little or no dental restoration.
Andrew Wood | 06/15/15
The period recreation implant is usually an abbreviation for most patients. Prevention is much cheaper and less painful than treatment.
Bruce Wing | 06/14/15
metallic implants anchored in the jaw.
Esther Beier | 06/14/15
Although many of the disadvantages of the eye can see, X-rays are often less visible and needs assessment of the future teeth.
Chrissy Koepfgen | 06/12/15
Bleeding gums is not only unhealthy but also attractive.
Angela White | 06/12/15
While the habit is to come before their permanent teeth set, your child should be alright.
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Donna Seremet | 06/10/15
People are concerned about this, which go to the dentist, especially young people.
Anthony Veneziano | 06/09/15
A popular alternative is the use of dental floss to get water, or as an oral irrigator.
Cheryl Blomberg | 06/09/15
Porcelain veneers are very thin ceramic casings, which are glued to the front of patient's teeth to create a new smile.
Delfina Matera | 06/09/15
Based on clinical studies, 96 percent of patients with this type of stain test the lightning.
Bryan Shadix | 06/07/15
Most dentists are using lasers for tooth decay, gum disease and removal of skin lesions. Your dentist can provide treatment or specialist - this is called Periodontology, prosthodontistor dentist and maxilla-facial surgery - to all or part of treatment.
Debbie Yeager | 06/07/15
The most common problems and potentially harmful to gingivitis and periodontitis oral health, a severe form of gum disease in the gums and bones, damaged teeth and the result of strong teeth and bone loss.
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Barrett Myers | 06/04/15
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New Configuration for ICP-MSAugust 28, 2013 8:06 am | Agilent Technologies Inc. | Award Winners
When inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was first developed, it was expected to provide highly sensitive, interference-free spectroscopic element analysis. However, chemists quickly noticed that ICP-MS suffers from numerous interferences resulting from matrix and plasma ions of matching masses. To address these sufferings, Agilent Technologies International Japan Ltd. developed the Agilent 8800 Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS (ICP-QQQ), which is the first ICP-MS with a tandem mass spectrometer, or MS/MS, configuration.
Innovation in Biomolecular QuantitationAugust 28, 2013 8:05 am | Award Winners
Conventional assays based on UV-Vis spectroscopy rely on absorbance by tryptophane and tyrosine residues with minor contribution from cysteine, and therefore have limited utility. However, EMD Millipore's Direct Detect is a mid-infrared (MIR)-based spectroscopy system for protein quantitation that does not rely on amino acid composition, dye-binding properties or redox potential.
Handheld Law EnforcementAugust 28, 2013 8:04 am | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Award Winners
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Often, industrial process control applications rely on analytical instrumentation for off-line analysis of products. On-line analysis is much faster, but effective tools like optical spectroscopy are difficult to integrate owing to the wide variety of illumination, interfacing and modalities for a given task. P&P Optica Inc. has developed the PPO SWIR Spectrometer to specifically address industrial process monitoring needs.
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A Triple-S Approach to Analyzing SamplesAugust 28, 2013 8:01 am | Award Winners
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Top areas in Amsterdam
This famous Dutch city is the cultural capital of the Netherlands, with enough art, architecture and entertainment to keep travelers engaged for a lifetime. Amsterdam is a multi-faceted city, with a range of districts to satisfy all ages, tastes and budgets. Travelers usually arrive via Schiphol Airport, a popular stopover point for European flights, effortlessly connected to Amsterdam via express train.
For many, the mention of Amsterdam conjures up images of exciting nightlife and little else, but this bastion of old-world charm is more nuanced than that. It derives as much pride from its off-beat café culture as from its world-class museums. This is, after all, where masters like Van Gough found their inspiration. This city is as suitable for backpackers and gap-year students as it is for families and the very affluent. Hotels in Amsterdam cater to every brand of traveler, from quaint boutique hotels in converted townhouses to purpose-built luxury establishments.
Some of the best hotels are in Amsterdam-Centrum, the city's oldest neighborhood. The tantalizing Red Light District occupies a corner of the central district, but there is much more to see and do here. Shops and museums are laid out on a network of canals, and visitors can walk or ride a rented bicycle along the canal, over bridges and into any number of cozy sidewalk cafés or cool boutiques.
A trip to Amsterdam is incomplete without stopping by Amsterdam Oud Zuid, an upscale southern borough known for its street markets and attractive neighborhoods. Museum Square is the biggest draw here, home to many well-known museums. Booking accommodation near Rijksmuseum, a world-class art institute, lets visitors take their time exploring the galleries, knowing home base is close by.
One of the best ways to appreciate the beauty of Amsterdam is just to slow down and enjoy the scenery. Hiring a bike and cycling around the city is a must, and getting lost while exploring the canals is almost obligatory.
For more information on hotels and landmarks in the different areas of Amsterdam, click on the interactive Amsterdam map on the left-hand side of the page.


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Lamium album (white dead-nettle)
Leaves and flowers of Lamium album (Photo: Wolfgang Stuppy)
Species information
white dead-nettle
Not threatened.
Woodland, wildflower grassland, waysides, rough ground and on various soils.
Food, herbal remedies.
None known.
About this species
The nectar at the base of the tube-like flowers of Lamium album is only accessible to long-tongued insects such as bumble bees and mason bees. Smaller insects are often not heavy enough to open the flowers. The nettle-shaped leaves of Lamium album do not sting and are eaten by slugs and snails.
Lamium album got its common name 'deadnettle' because its leaves resemble those of the stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). Unlike the nettle, Lamium album does not have stinging hairs, and can be easily distinguished by its large white (or pink) flower (the flowers of Urtica dioica are tiny and greenish).
Medicinal Uses
Flowers boiled in water can be used as a traditional herbal remedy for catarrh and dropsy, and the roots boiled in wine as a remedy for kidney stones. The plant is also used as a herbal treatment for leucorrhoea, benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and for gastrointestinal problems.
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Geography and distribution
Lamium album is common in most of lowland Britain, except for the north and west of Scotland. It is also found in most of Europe, east Turkey, Iran and Iraq, east Russia and from China to Mongolia. It has been introduced into Iceland, North America and New Zealand.
The white dead-nettle is a perennial and rhizomatous. The stems are square and often hairy. Leaves are petiolate, with ovate blades and the upper and lower surfaces are hairy. Nutlets are dull brown. Flowers are white or pink, flowering from March to December in Britain.
Threats and conservation
In the UK, Lamium album is widespread in a number of different habitats, including disturbed ground. There are currently no obvious threats to it.
Young leaves and flowers from Lamium album can be eaten raw. Young leaves can also be boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
There are several variegated forms which are grown as ornamental herbaceous perennials.
Millennium Seed Bank: Seed storage
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Partnership aims to save plant life world wide, focusing on plants under threat and those of most use in the future. Seeds are dried, packaged and stored at a sub-zero temperature in our seed bank vault.
Number of seed collections stored in the Millennium Seed Bank: Four
Seed storage behaviour: Orthodox (the seeds of this plant survive being dried without significantly reducing their viability, and are therefore amenable to long-term frozen storage such as at the MSB)
Germination testing: Successful
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(SportsNetwork.com) - Danny Salazar could have returned to the majors at a more important time for the Cleveland Indians, but it wouldn't have been easy.
Jettisoned to the minors two months ago after a bout with ineffectiveness, he returns to the Indians rotation on Tuesday night as the team tries to stop the bleeding in game two of a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
Cleveland won three straight from the Detroit Tigers through Saturday night to close within 4 1/2 games of the American League's Central Division leaders, but lost the finale on Sunday and began the series with the Twins with a 4-3 loss on Monday.
The Indians had entered the opener with Minnesota at 11-5 for the month, best in the majors. Another concern is the status of Asdrubal Cabrera, who departed Monday's game with a lower back injury.
As for Salazar, he allowed two runs in four innings of a 4-2 loss to Toronto on May 15 and headed to Triple-A Columbus the next day. He was 3-4 with a 4.02 earned run average in 10 starts in the minors.
In two starts against Minnesota this season, he's allowed five runs in 12 innings in a pair of no-decisions -- though both games were won by Cleveland.
The Twins victory on Monday ended a six-game home losing streak against the Indians. They'd also entered after losing three straight over the weekend to Tampa Bay.
"Coming off the All-Star break and losing three in a row, you obviously don't feel real good about yourself," Minnesota's Josh Willingham said. "We needed a big win."
Yohan Pino makes his sixth career start for the Twins, coming off his initial big-league win in his last start on July 10.
In that game, the right-hander surrendered a run in five innings of a 4-2 defeat of Seattle.
He went down to Triple-A Rochester during the All-Star break and allowed five runs with seven walks in a Thursday outing.
Still, there's no concern for Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire.
"He told me he was just working on a few things, so we'll leave it at that," Gardenhire said. "He really competes hard and changes speeds. It's nice to have him back up here for another start. We'll throw that one out from the minor leagues."


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Studly Adventurer
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Looking forward to what remains.
Gnarly Adventurer
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Thanks for the interest so far! Funny stuff re the tube...
Monday Day 4 Sept 5
Day started great, beautiful weather and going to get hot in Trinindad. Itching to finally get on the dirt. Go to fill up our bikes and Vito looks down at mine. Looks at me, asks me where is my skid plate? I look down and up perplexed. I search my brain and realize I never put it back on after I gave the bike a last minute oil change. Next time, checklist!
Damn, what to do. I can't go on the dirt without my skid plate. I already got some rock dings on my exhaust pipe when I had on the stock guard, I need my Moto Overland skid plate!
I think Vito is disappointed we can't hit the trails right away but he hides it well.
Well they say necessity is the mother of invention, and we decide to make a skid plate out of whatever we can find around us. Now we got a plan, we are not just standing around with our hands in our pockets, so at least for me that dispells the disappointment of not getting on the road right away. Hardware store, not sure where that is, but there is a Safeway nearby... and they sell baking pans. So baking pans it is!
I go into Safeway and find a suitable pan. We dig through are gear, grab the safety wire and zap straps, and cobble something together.
Vito working on the baking pan skid plate
I am installing it
Vito's idea of a joke! At least one part on my bike is now made in China with some American assembly by Canadian workers. Internationalism at its best!
The finished product, after a few miles prior to removal in Moab... worked good. But after this point a decent skid plate was necessary. I thank my wife for finding the Moto Overland skid plate and my son for finding the hardware... I hid the hardware in a box when I was doing the oil change, naughty me. They sent the skid plate to Moab and I would install it later. $200 bucks air freight. I got a lot of money in my skid plate
Having got that behind us, time to get on the trails... we get started late around noon or so. The dirt was well graded gravel roads. Not much traffic, can't remember seeing any cars or trucks really, although a honda civic would have no problem with what we were on.
So a few shots from the gravel.
Abandoned homestead
On the road, typical surface
Even more abandoned!
Nice view
Another shot of the view
With daylight fast disappearing, we abandon any plan to reach Salida, gas up at Westcliffe and look for a campsite. The locals recommend the Alavarado camp ground, and it takes a bit of finding but we get there. Suprisingly this camp is at an altitude of 9000 feet. Supposedly some locally (in)famous guy made camp nearby in the 1880s or so, on the run or going somewhere, maybe military civil war stuff. Can't remember and nothing turned-up on the Internet.
The campsite was largely empty, and the camp host was really friendly. An old retired guy comes to visit us as we set-up and looks like he's going to stay awhile, jawing away, but eventually leaves and we get back to camp setup. Then the RV nearby fires up their generator. We consider leaving to find a quieter site, but instead I brave the NRA stickers on the RV door and ask the guy how long he is going to run the generator for. Turns out he is a nice guy and the generator was off before it became a real concern.
A good night sleep, our first night camping. Our campsite in the morning...
This is the very very approximate route. You are better off buying the maps, not worth trying to figure out what we did. You will spend hours and it won't help. There are mistakes LOL...
cathulu screwed with this post 12-14-2011 at 07:37 PM
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Videos from Day 5, somewhere between Trinidad and Westcliffe
Here's another video, Vito is somewhere way ahead of me... Trinidad to Westcliffe
cathulu screwed with this post 12-12-2011 at 07:14 PM
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Are you cooking dessert on the new skidplate.
Looks like a great adventure!
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hhe, keep moving bro.. good RR
Let your mind pursue your dream fella..
make your hearts become the guides..
To Infinity and beyond !
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More Please..
No, I don't know where that road goes, let's find out!
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Nice log
Always fun to ride with buddies after a long time, looking for more ...
Kudos for the SKID plate
Waiting for more
Gnarly Adventurer
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Tuesday Day 5 Sept 6
We wake up, pack-up and get on the saddle again, sayonara Alvarado!
Heading up to Marshall Pass today and beyond. Maybe we will get back on track to some more normal end of day TAT stops. Sometimes we stopped in the usual places. Often we were off time and stopped elsewhere.
Meanwhile I am getting more and more confident riding on the dirt, sure, I had done a bunch of riding since I got my bike on short day trips, but riding every day for hours on the TAT in all kinds of terrain really builds-up your skill level. Near the end of the trip I was a God... , or shall I say we were Gods! But not today. Today was still too early.
Thought I would lock up the rear brake and step out the back of the bike to a sweet stop right in front of Vito.
Problem is the bike is heavy, and with all the gear even more so. Everything worked out as planned but I can't hold the bike up at an angle and I go flying to save myself. Vito was far to smart to try something so stupid, but then Vito had his brain fades later.
This was the first drop of the trip, one of many to come.
Now that everything is sorted from my brief get-off, getting ready to ride some more. On the road to Salida. I kept thinking it was pronounced like salida - spanish for exit. But it is pronounced like saliva. Weird. Is that to stick a thumb at the Spanish speakers?
So for this whole trip Vito was the navigator. Vito had a Garmin 60csx with all the tracks loaded onto it and I had the paper maps which came in handy a couple of times. But to navigate by paper alone would have been very time consuming. Glad we didn't have to do that. So as per the usual Vito would lead and I would follow, although I would sometimes lead for short spells. Often I would let Vito get way ahead of me so that I didn't have to eat his dust. As we went along, we made increasingly byzantine rules to follow to reduce waiting time. "OK, if you come to a T intersection, and the route is to turn right, then don't wait for me. If you turn left then wait." or "if you come to a road crossing, and the route goes straight through, then don't wait for me. Otherwise if left or right then wait." Etc... It worked pretty good. More later on that.
Self portrait at speed. Yah I got a road helmet, worked decent, but I will ride with something else next time.
This part of the road was pretty cool. If I remember right I had more stalling issues with the F800Gs today, yet the day before I had none. Lucky for me the stalls did not happen on any steep terrain. It was more just a pain in the derriere and possibly dangerous then it was trip ending. Some days were good, some days were bad.
Vito leading the way.
Finally we reach Salida and take a stop for picks and lunch
We grab some lunch at this place by the river. Good food and beer. Nice watching the kayaks play in the river. Vito is mesmerized by something, probably the food coming.
Then it is back on the gravel road to Marshall Pass. Pretty straightforward ride, a bit disappointing really. I was expecting more of a challenge. But that would come later. So we enjoyed the moment when we got there. It was a bit misty with drops of rain every once in a while.
On the way up to Marshall Pass I made a wrong turn, took a small detour and ended up at Ohaver Lake campground. This was before we had our Rulz.
The studly adventurers make it to the top. Doesn't seem very high. There are still trees! Pretty cool to think that all the water behind me flows to the Pacific.
The trailhead sign
From there it was down the gravel road to Highway 50 and to Tomichi Creek Trading Post.
The next part of our journey was curtailed by clay and mud and then finished off by rain that became torrential.
Supposedly we were to follow some singletrack to god knows where - it was hard to find the trail and not sure even if the trail existed anymore. Still we ventured off road following the route but it was all for nought. The single track was far to slippery and muddy, it was worse then ice. While Vito was ahead, I dropped my bike. I left my bike lying on it's side and walked the trail hoping Vito would wait for me and come back and help me pick it up. Well, Vito was a couple of hundred yards ahead, over the rise and at the bottom of the hill. Turns out he was in deeper doo doo then me.
He had to remove the mud that packed up good between his rear wheel and swingarm and get back up the hill. There was so much clay crap in his bike that the engine wouldn't turn the rear wheel without really revving the engine and slipping the clutch, a recipe for disaster. So it was a blessing I dropped my bike early, otherwise we would be both stuck at the bottom of the hill. I helped Vito get his bike up the hill and all in all spent over an hour getting ourselves back to decent ground because of the KLR mud unpacking, slipping and sliding, and dropping our bikes. Up until now the KLR was looking invincible. But it has a fatal flaw, no clearance between the rear wheel and the swingarm. The F800GS on the other hand had no problems at the rear. Tons of clearance. The Colorado clay got us good. But far worse clay was to come...
Vito's KLR all packed up and no where to go... where did he get the racing slick?
Vito after an hour or so of clay unpacking...
So we got back on Highway 50 and hightailed it to Gunnison during the pouring rain. We cleaned-up our bikes with the pressure wash and found a hotel to hole up for the night.
cathulu screwed with this post 12-14-2011 at 07:40 PM
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Love it!
Kindred spirit! A true KLR mod for a fancy BMW! Love the cookie sheet!
NOTHING upgrades a BMW GS like a baking sheet for a skid plate
(needless to say I currently ride a KLR and hope to see a BMW of some kind in the future so this is very interesting!)
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What I think of me is none of my business.
ADV, this, I crave.
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Enjoying the report and already planning a 2012 trip - trying to decide whether to pick up in CO, probably New Mexico because that was awesome... or start over at the beginning since a friend - new to DS riding - will be with me.
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TJ Willy screwed with this post 12-15-2011 at 09:48 AM
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Great ride report/Pic's! Thanks! More!
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Wednesday Day 6 Sept 7
So we awake fresh on Wednesday morning after the hardship of Yesterday afternoon, ready for more but wiser about the condition of the less traveled less graveled roads and trails in the wet. We took advantage of the morning to do some maintenance, Vito adjusted his chain and attended to the lube if I recall correctly cause it slacked off with all of the clutch slipping and engine revving. I also lubed up the chain. My valve cover was leaking by now and another thing to worry about - a usual F800GS glitch for the early models. Since got that fixed. But I have a feeling today is going to be a good day!
We backtrack a bit from Gunnison and get back on the route. We missed some stuff, but that will have to be for another day. It was just too muddy back there. SO we are riding the typical well graded gravel stuff again. Then we spy this sign along the route and take a stop.
Historic Stage Route, Saguache - San Jaun Toll Road. Constructed 1874.
We can't bypass this! Our goal was to ride the whole route as far as we could, including the optional stuff, unless something physically stopped us like the clay yesterday. Vito sets off first...
and I quickly follow.
After yesterdays afternoon rains, the weather was beautiful and warm. This route was spectacular, now we were getting into the good stuff.
There was some mud, but most of the route was in very good shape. Vito had a talent for finding mud, and going all in...
Once we got Vito up and running he ran off ahead and I stayed behind for some alone time. Nice!
We would collect together to go through the gates and snack.
Later the trees closed into the open areas and we were riding up and down hills throught the woods. I was amazed this was a stage coach route.
The stage coach route was a couple of hours and highly recommended. Back on the main gravel road we passed a snake. Snake on the road! what TAT trip would do without a photo of that?
Then we popped into Lake City for a bite at Poker Alice. If I remember right, this was the place where a sign at the counter said the food would take a while, if you are in a hurry then go somewhere else! I liked that. We did wait a while...
Next was the climb up to Cinammon Pass. This was not Honda Civic territory! High clearance vehicles and preferably four wheel drive. Now we are climbing baby! From here on in the TAT was going to get harder and we were loving it. The pictures do not do justice to the ride up.
Cinnamon pass is off in the distance somewhere... so is Vito...
Me trying to be creative with my Panny LX3, love that camera!
Still climbing...
Even still climbing... and a sign we are going in the right direction. Gotta get some pictures of Vito into this now... but but it is all F800GS as it should be! And my bike didn't stall today! Are my stalling problems now behind me???
Here's one. We made it.
More later... gotta run. Taping Survivor and the family is calling. It is the set-up for the season ender this weekend!
cathulu screwed with this post 12-14-2011 at 08:37 PM
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Wednesday Day 6 Sept 7 - Cont'd
A shot of Vito climbing to Cinammon Pass
Back to Vito at the top
I made it also
We are surrounded by alpine tundra
Once you hit Cinnamon Pass it is a short and easy run down to Animas Forks, a mining town that was dead by the late 1920s. Animas Forks is mostly gone they say except for the few cabins in the background.
Then it is through California Gulch to California Pass - and I thought we were in Colorado...
We ride past the old Frisco Mine & Tunnel Co. located in the Gulch - elevation about 11,400 feet so any climbing we are going to do for California Pass isn't going to be much. I looked into this out of curiosity and mining started at the surface around 1870 +/-, but about 5 years later the mines were already getting too deep for the economics to work, given the ore quality. This would be the death knell for the small independent miners and shows how tough it may have been. Boom and bust. So a tunnel project was conceived to get at the ore from below and started in 1877 hence Frisco Mine & Tunnel. The tunnel development was in fits and starts with various investors and by 1911 was done as far as it was going to go, 7500 feet long. They got gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc out of these mines.
The final bit of climbing to the top of California pass. I stop to admire my bike and what I guess is an old heat exchanger in the background sitting all alone... not sure how it got there or why...
Vito on the climb to the top of California pass.
At the top. This is as high as we would get... plus a few feet to walk to the top. The altitude is noticeable!
Looking back from California Pass at the road from which we came through the Gulch
Looking across to Lake Como and the road down and going off in the distance that we were to take.
So we are riding along, it is starting to get late, time to find a camping site. Across the way we spy this old mine site, looks like a good opportunity to stop and it is getting the late afternoon sun. So we head over.
Not nice for setting up a tent on the gravel so I look around and grab some large timbers for a pad to set the tent on. Vito rips a few doors off the abandoned shed (actually they were just lying around). I laugh at the thought of Vito sleeping on the door knobs. But then we grab a rock and off go the knobs. Now I look at his sleeping platform and it is nicer than mine. He who laughs last laughs best.
Edit - OK, someone pointed out that these mine sites should be protected. Don't do like we did. While this mine did not look old or historic, it will be one day. This is an example of what not to do. Thanks and please don't do as we did. PS we did return the timbers and doors back to their locations where we found them.
Our camp set-up. Mine shaft where we stashed food visible behind.
We build a bit of a wind block and get a fire going. This is wear Vito's hose comes in handy. We couldn't get a fire started, the altitude seemed to have something to do with that. So Vito siphoned off some gas and we got the party started!
Then it was a quick shower with my pocket shower filled up with some nice warm water (worked great, Vito thought I was nuts, glad he didn't pull the camera on me) and off to bed. Not sure if a bear would find me or Vito more yummy. We moved what little food we had into a mine shaft to be safe.
Our approximate route
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Thursday Day 7 Sept 8
It was warm in the tent but we awoke to frost on the seats. The sun inched closer as it advanced from the other side of the valley to our side but too slowly for us to keep waiting. So we packed-up in the shade with our tent flys wet. It was going to be another beautiful day.
In the early morning we could hear and see sheep come down the mountain to greet us. They were accompanied with this large guard dog that I think was a Great Pyrenees. It was not aggressive, but it did eye me with wariness. Wish I got a picture of it when I saw it. They came down to the road. It was cool.
Back on the road, the scenery was awesome.
We corkscrew our way down off the Mountain, into Corkscrew Gulch - a fitting name. Good brakes needed here. Then we get on this fast gravel road at the bottom of a valley and follow it along to our next destination - Ophir Pass.
Corkscrew down... this was fun
Going down
The back country byway that we took advantage of - but the map is missing the piece between Animas Forks and Corkscrew gulch.
The ride up to the summit of Ophir pass was nice. The summit is marked with a cross that is barely visible in the rock pile.
At the summit we start descending to the town of Ophir. This is a neat summit, going through a gap in the rock piles. I remember it as a bit rocky. Later it smoothed out and got real fun as we rolled further down and made our way to Ophir.
We roll through Ophir without stopping. Neat little town. Not much there.
Both our bikes and ourselves need fuel. We decide to head to nearby Telluride for lunch. Very trendy town, reminds me of Whistler a bit. A friend of mine would call most of the folks that visit "trend sucking dilettantes" . Does that include us? But good gnosh can be had and after a nice sandwich we get back on the bikes.
After lunch we are back on the road and find ourselves on this trail. I remember it as fantastic fun and seemingly goes on for a long time. I happened to have lost the map for this trail, so if someone is so kind and reading this, can you send me a pdf copy? It is map 12 in the Colorado set.
Then we are discharged onto some fast gravel roads for the final run to Monticello, Utah. We are leaving Colorado and the high country is far behind us now, but we are still at 7000ft elevation!
Monticello is close to Moab but nothing like it, even though we stay at the "Canyon Lands Motor Inn", there are no tourists, just passing through maam. The hotel is real spartan and probably the best in town. We take the opportunity to dry our tents out and leave them under the watchful eyes of our neighbour in the room next door. A nice couple planning to pull massive miles two-up on their Motorcycle to get home. Can't remember how many miles they were going for, but it raised my eyebrows. Maybe they were a bit eccentric. As I age, I realize we all are in our own way.
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anywhere from 5 to 18 years old can play together, explained Littleton. Theres no criteria.
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Theyre very familiar with it, said Littleton. They actually helped coach this division back in Maryland.
Littleton said he hopes for enough players to field at least two teams for the Challenger Leagues inaugural year at Lower Sussex. They will travel around to various ball parks throughout the area during the season. They even got support for allowing the teams to play at the Little League World Series this July.
Hopefully, well get more [teams], he said. The plan is, once we get teams formed, were gonna plan on playing at our place; then well play at Georgetown. The district World Series committee has already committed to two games that they can play during the World Series.
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It's great that this kit has very good top option, I'll be using it for sure... I painted the engine with blue, it's now painted twice, but red is still like "you can see it", must paint it one more time... I have also that Revell's new kit from this, It will be great race car, but this is going to be street machine...
But the biggest thing, I did today was tires and wheels, they were looking very good. I usually don't like BBS style spoke wheels, but these were looking very nice and that's why I'll be using them. I think, they are looking good under the Cobra too. These wheels are made very nicely, they are made from two pieces. There is the front side of the wheel, there are not so many spokes, but there is also rear side of the wheel. There are lot's of little spokes. Then of course there is some kind of brake drum/ wheel back... Rear tires are "Good Year GT Radial", you can see these tires in many kit's, for example Revell's '71 Buick GSX. There are no text but it's the same tire. Front tires are Michelin's tires. They are a little smaller... You can find those tires, for example Revell '66 El Camino.
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If you're like most Americans, you have to admit that opera can be a little intimidating, even boring, at first. On a huge stage, with a giant orchestra, actors in strange costumes sing in foreign languages about love, death, jealousy, and murder. We're often not familiar with the stories they're telling, and we certainly can't understand what's happening on the stage. What's more, many of us are not used to listening to classical music, or dressing up for a show.
When operas were first written, however, they were the Hollywood films of their time. People went with their family and friends, packed lunches, and probably didn't change into formal attire. The music wasn't classical then; it was modern and very popular. Today, however, it's easy to get the impression that opera has been appropriated by the highbrow few as a private club into which average people are seldom admitted. The tickets can be expensive, you may feel compelled to dress up, and, if you haven't prepared in advance, you won't know what's going on.
However, many opera companies today are working to make opera more accessible to average folks. They are now displaying English translations of the operas either projected above the stage or scrolling on small screens in front of each seat. Hence, you may now be able to follow the story. This innovation, more than anything else, makes a world of difference in whether you'll pay attention or fall asleep. Nowadays, too, clothing has become less formal. Except for opening night, which is still a grand affair, you will not be expected to wear a tuxedo or evening gown, unless, of course, you want to.
Today, most opera companies also provide a synopsis of the opera in the program you receive when you enter the theater. Reading it carefully will help you understand the story. Many Web sites also provide these synopses, as well as audio clips from previous performances of the opera to help you get acquainted with what you're about to watch. Using these tools before a show can change watching opera from a bore into a thrilling theatrical experience.
There are also many small opera companies, like the Amato Opera, where enjoying a show is easy because you can get close to the actors, really see the costumes and sets, and enjoy a more direct interaction with the events on stage. This is perhaps the best opera experience for the novice, and it's not at all formal or intimidating. Through these adaptations, opera companies are trying to make the seemingly strange world of opera more accessible and relevant to the American viewer, and encouraging today's audiences to take their first steps toward enjoying the opera.


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Those gfx do look a bit nicer then EQ1 with the xpack (meh there were several, so that says almost nothing; but forgot name off top of my head to the xpack I had which added better gfx), when I played it. In those days (though they didn't get far due to crashing issues), my mains were a paladin, and a high elf conjurer or something to that effect.
All said, and while discussing gfx between EQ2 and WoW, it would be fair to mention Blizzard's own rationale for why Burning Crusade, which will introduce flying mounts, will not allow them to be used in the older continents. In making the gfx, Blizzard indicated that they had some illusiory effects (giving flying over Stormwind as an example); which if one didn't approach it on the pre-determined flight path would look like utter crap. From Blizzard's own indication, they just do not want people to see how bad it would look, so won't allow the "fly anywhere" on older continents.
The newer continent (to allow for fly anywhere mounts) will be avoiding these "short cuts" and provide better gfx I imagine.
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