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Terrible experience with Cycleworks Edmonton and KTM Canada
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Sometimes I worry that only negative stuff gets posted in forums, creating a kind of "domespeak". I'm not questioning whether all these problems with Cycleworks have occurred, but just want to say that my experience with them (and the other Edmonton dealer - Riverside - for that matter), has been nothing but positive.
I bought my 05 950 from Edmonton Cycleworks on a consignment sale, and they went way out of their way to make it run perfect, and gave me new rubber at cost and installed free. Since then I've spent a fair bit on parts and farkles, and the service has been good and the people friendly. I recently did a valve adjustment, and when they couldn't find one size shim in inventory, the parts guy searched the shop area until he found me one - and it was on a busy Saturday!
Although I'm a long way from Riverside and don't deal there much, the few times I have, they've been very helpful.
Of course, this is not warranty/KTM stuff, so I can't comment on that.
But I'm sure the hell not driving to Brooks or Vernon when I win the lotto by a new 990, 690, and Superduke
BTW Filip, ya can't import any KTM road bike newer than 2007 from the US. Sad but true.
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I have both versions of Line-X. One on each RAM. The 3500 has the standard Line-X and the 1500 has the Dupont add (about $150 more). The 3500 faded but is as tough as nails, (I use the heck out of my 3500's bed. Bricks, wood, power tools, hand tools, etc. I just trow them in and go) warranty issues should not be a problem regardless. The 1500 looks like it was just sprayed and is also tough as nails. Love Line-X and would recommend. Have never owned Rhino liner, but I researched them both before I bought and Line-X won the battle for my dollar. I even Line-X'd my fuel tank/toolbox combo on my 3500. Will probably Line-X my 1979 CJ-7 when I remove the carpet later this year.
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On first impressions of Vince: "He used to walk around, kind of posing and what not. By way of the magazines, I was told his dad was a top wrestling promoter in Washington D.C… that he was this wrestling czar's son. I said, 'You've got to be kidding me.' And he said, 'Yeah, my dad is a big shot.'"
On getting court-martialed after the two skipped a military drill (Vince was not): "I was court marshalled. I'll never forget. I had tears in my eyes. When I left, I said, 'I'll see you Vince.' He said, 'Okay, Sully.' The next time I saw him, my hair was bleached, I was at the Philadelphia Arena, and he had a microphone."
On having some hard feelings toward Vince a few years ago when Howard Finkel asked for some robes to display for a future phyisical Hall of Fame: "He (Fink) said, 'We can't pay you for them.' And I thought, 'You can't pay me, or you won't pay me? You don't have enough money for that, but you have enough money for Vince's wife Linda to become a Senator?"
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It sounds like something out of a satirical Saturday Night Live skit, but worse. High school football coach Pat Lynch created a form called the "Hurt Feelings Report" that students can hand in when their feelings have been hurt. The problem? The report isn't truly designed to help students deal with any incident that may have incurred. Instead, it uses sexist and homophobic language to humiliate students.
Demeaning and Offensive "Hurt Feelings Report"
The form, which was obtained by K2 Radio in Wyoming, asks Buffalo Bison players which ear the words of hurtfulness were spoken into, whether there was permanent feeling damage and whether they required a tissue for the tears. The form them goes on to ask the reasons for filing the report, with the choices being:
1. I am thin skinned
2. I am a pussy
3. I have woman like hormones
4. I am a queer
5. I am a little bitch
6. I am a cry baby
7. I want my mommy
8. My butt is easily hurt
9. All of the above
The report filer is then asked to give the name of the "real man" who hurt their feelings, the "name of the little sissy filing report", his "girly-man signature" and, finally, the signature of the "real man" (person being accused). The report also includes a statement about the apparent company policy with regards to hurt feelings:
We, as a company, take hurt feelings very seriously. If you don't have a mommy that can give you a hug and make it all better, please let your supervisor know and we can provide a surrogate. If you need them, diapers, Midol and a "blanky" can also be supplied.
Offensive Form Leads to Resignation
Pat Lynch was the head coach at Buffalo High School for the past 14 years. After hearing about the form, the school board investigated and then asked Lynch to resign. According to ABC News, Lynch apologized in his resignation letter, writing:
I would like to apologize for my lapse in judgment and the poor choice that I made from my position as the Head Football Coach for Buffalo High School. I know that this situation has caused you pain and discomfort, and for that I am truly sorry. As a person and a professional, I believe I will learn and grow from this experience and use it to help others. I appreciate having had the opportunity to coach in this community for the past 22 years. It has been a rewarding experience.
In addition to resigning from his position as a football coach, Lynch also resigned from his position as the weightlifting coach. But the story doesn't end there.
Lynch Retains Position as Guidance Counselor
Although Lynch is no longer coaching football or weightlifting at Buffalo High School, he was allowed to keep his job as a guidance counselor. According to K2, he is expected to "continue acting as a guidance counselor to high school students seeking assistance in a variety of areas including graduation and their path to college."
The decision to keep Lynch as a guidance counselor is especially troubling. How will he treat students who are unsure what direction they want to take? How would he provide appropriate guidance to a student who is anxious or scared about exams or college applications? How would he react to a male student who is interested in entering a female dominated field like early childhood education or nursing? Will he provide support and encouragement to ambitious female students or will he guide them toward what he perceives to be appropriate pursuits for women?
The insensitive and offensive homophobic and sexist language used in the document that Lynch handed out demonstrates that he is in no position to be providing advice and guidance to students on their future paths. Sign the petition asking the principal to terminate Pat Lynch from his position as guidance counselor.
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LMAO~ Oh, it wasn't a joke? Sorry, didn't know how else to interpret it...
Is this a total joke? Only the idiot's in the school district and this idiot ex-coach now councelor should all be totally fired! What a bunch of total jackasses!! Ain't that a kick in the head? Someone who spew crap like that can now be a councelor? He's the one that needs to be counceled and locked-up!!
Signed petition, voted yes. My god what were they thinking???!!! This is so wrong and assbackwards.
If Mr. Lynch is now the guidance counselor, who is guiding him?
Well, we know that 3% on this site are homophobes and/or sexists.
I just can't wait to recommend Buffalo High School to anyone who will listen.
Why is this man still within the school system in ANY capacity?
Sick - this country is sick!
The problem here is that this sort of behavior is generally acceptable across our culture, for the coach of a violent, macho, manly type of sport, or the blue collar man in any tough manly job. It is common in the military where the goal is to make "men" out of boys. Football is a macho sport. The success, win oriented idea is that boys "need" to become men, endure pain, fight through the obstacles, yada, yada, yada. The patriarchal approach has always been for fathers, and the male hierarchy and support system, to make fun of a boy to try to get them to man up and "fight" against those images and prove their manliness to everyone. This coach is just a victim of the system. It is time to change the system.
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Does that make em conformist non-conformists?
On a serious note, I don't think the problem of sacficing safety for image is just restricted to Harley riders. How effective is a pair of kelvar lined cargo pants going to be coming off at 60+mph? All the safety gear in the world isn't going to matter if you hit a solid object i.e. the car that didn't see you wearing your black helmet, in your black leathers, riding your black bike. Why black or equivilent.... everyone still trying to look like Marlon Brando in the Wild One?
My hat goes of to the increasing number of mostly young riders that I see now wearing brightly coloured leathers, probably influenced by guys like Valentino Rossi etc. Probably image is still the main driver, but at least its a positive trend.
No the protective gear is nog going to work if you get hit by a car, but most likely you will still have your skin, while without protective gear, you won't.
Btw is there any evidence that coloured, hiviz or retroflective gear works on a motorcycle? As most have fairing and headlights on, it can hardly be seen and as most accidents happen at the front of the motorcycle, I don't think that it makes a lot of difference wether your dressed in black or yellow.
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Those who aren't fans of The Big Lebowski may not appreciate the genius in these Big Lebowski cupcakes by Michelle Clausen of SugarSwings. The White Russian cupcakes are topped with a Kahlua buttercream frosting and decorated with several instantly recognizable icons from the cult classic movie, including Maude's Viking helmet, Donny's ashes in a Folgers can, the Dude's bowling shirt, bowling balls, and an allusion to "the Jesus" with a bowling ball bag and the acronym "WWJD?"
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How long did it take to get pregnant?
I was 315 @6ft tall when I got pregnant. Only took once with unprotected sex. OOPS! I had recently lost about 30 lbs and was working out moderately. I have read that if you had regular cycles to wait 6 months before getting worried. but if you havent had regular cycles that you should go to the Dr when you start trying.
It look me and my hubby almost 4 yrs but i have other health problems so that maybe why
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Thanks a lot for the reply.......but I used to see a dermatologist (skin doctor) once and it doesn't seem to help, though. He gave me some crappy cream and after apply, it "tones down" the acne etc., but after a few months, the acne come back and seems to become more resistant and the doctor give stronger cream and in the end, my skin cannot take it and of course, very itchy and I scratch everywhere and redness all around.
What I like to know is whether these dermatologists can treat acne scars too?
I think a good derma can cure all the pimples but not sure about the scars, since scars are more like for beauty centers.
also, i wonder if dermas will be very expensive and whether i need to keep going back to them.
Thanks guys! Yeah, I think it would be a better choice to see doc chan. thanks for the add, mehda!
like what some of you say, NYSS is really too expensive and though i can afford it, it really pains my heart.
for > S$1500 - S$4000, i can spend the money on 2 week holiday to Bintan / Bali with my family + trip to batam with some money left over for xBox 360 games and new PC and maybe even circumcision.
thanks for the input. :-)
ha ha, not this week......next week, around sat.
i think he should be a very good doc, because there's a thread in another forum with 17 WHOLE PAGES all dedicated to him.
holy shit.
it's like he's the skin doctor who descended from Heaven.
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Small toy dog, made from a thin checked brown woollen material with lighter brown and bone pattern. Used in Kew, Victoria, circa 1942 - 1952. The toy was made for the donor, Peter Robe ...From: Kew, Australia Images: 3
Toy Cat - Knitted, 1940s
Large, almost life-size, toy cat. Made from a black knitted synthetic fabric, with green glass eyes and frayed red ribbon around its neck Used in Kew, Victoria, circa 1942-1952. The t ...From: Kew, Australia Images: 2
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Hand-made, stuffed felt doll with embroidered and appliqued face and stitched- on plaited woollen yarn hair. Used circa 1940 - 1950. The vendor believes that this doll was possibly made ...Images: 3
Board Game - 'Ace', Three Indoor Games, 1930s
Box containing set of three board games: Snakes and Ladders, Tank Attack and Ludo. Used circa 1930-1939. World War II changed life for everyone ? including children. While fathers were ...Images: 7
Naval Ship Model - Destroyer, HMAS Voyager (I)
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Shoes - J. & E. Robertson, Pink Leather, 1946-1952
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Motor Ship Model - MV Duntroon, 1935
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% LBFGSB Call the nonlinear bound-constrained solver that uses
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Lots of people believe that psychics can use special powers to help police solve crimes or find missing people.
Kathy Kupka wanted to believe it. Her younger sister Kristine had been going out with a man Kathy didn't trust, and when Kristine didn't return home after getting in that man's car, Kathy suspected her sister had been killed.
In her desperation to find her sister, she put up a billboard offering a $25,000 reward.
So-called psychics started calling her. And she hired some of them, trying anything she could to find her sister. She even contacted one of America's most famous psychics, Sylvia Browne.
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Kupka got on a TV show where Browne was demonstrating her ability to talk to the dead. Browne quickly said Kristine was communicating to Browne, and that Kristine was dead, in New Mexico.
Police checked out Browne's lead, and found nothing.
We wanted to talk to Browne. She agreed, and then backed out. She told us she's solved thousands of cases and never charges grieving families for her services. Several years ago, however, a magazine examined 35 cases Browne had been involved in. They couldn't find proof that she had solved any.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the FBI also maintain that psychics have never helped solve a single missing person case.
We helped Kathy give it one more try. We asked Kathlyn Rhea, a famous psychic who police work with regularly and credit her with sometimes helping them.
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Rhea wouldn't take us to the spot she was describing.
Mark Klaas , father of 12-year-old Polly, who was abducted and murdered in California, also went to psychics to try to find his daughter. None of them found his daughter's body.
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Geographic Range
Strix virgata is widely distributed throughout the Nearctic and Neotropics, from northern Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. ("Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds", 1999)
- Biogeographic Regions
- nearctic
- neotropical
Inhabiting elevations between sea level and 2500 meters, mottled owls are often quite abundant within their range. Their habitats are extensive and diverse; they can live in a wide variety of forest and thicket edge, tropical rainforest, dry thorn forest, tropical lowland forest, pine-oak woodland, and humid evergreen jungle. They can also live in areas with scattered trees, often close to towns and villages. ("Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds", 1999)
- Habitat Regions
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- forest
- rainforest
- Range elevation
- 0 to 2500 m
- 0.00 to 8202.10 ft
Physical Description
Strix virgata individuals are medium-sized owls with brown eyes. They are mostly dark except for light brown facial markings. Mottled owls have yellow-grey to blue-grey bills and their toes are greyish-yellow. Their dorsal markings are much less noticeable than the vertical streaks on their chest and throat. They look larger than they are because of their thick feathers. ("Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds", 1999; "A Dictionary of Birds", 1985)
In owls, females are generally larger than the males. This evolution of a reversed size dimorphism has been explained in many different ways. Researchers measure body mass during the breeding season, wing length, tail length, bill length, tarsal length, and foot span. Female mottled owls weighed significantly more than males and have significantly longer wing chords. Strix virgata has the most noticable dimorphism yet documented among owls. (; Gerhardt and Gerhardt, 1987)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- female larger
- Range mass
- 175 to 320 g
- 6.17 to 11.28 oz
- Range length
- 355 to 280 mm
- 13.98 to 11.02 in
Mottled owls are monogamous, neither female nor male have any involvement with other nesting birds besides their mate. (Gerhardt, et al., 1994; "A Dictionary of Birds", 1985)
- Mating System
- monogamous
Strix virgata have smaller clutches than ecologically similar or closely related species. This species usually lays 1 to 2 eggs between February and May. Mottled owls usually nest in holes of trees, tops of broken off palm and occasionally in empty nests of other birds. (; Gerhardt and Gerhardt, 1987)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- fertilization
- oviparous
- Breeding interval
- Mottled owls breed once yearly.
- Breeding season
- The breeding season occurs between February and May.
- Range eggs per season
- 1 to 2
Females incubate eggs while males find food and bring it back to the nest. Both males and females care for the young. (Gerhardt, et al., 1994; "A Dictionary of Birds", 1985)
- Parental Investment
- female
- protecting
- male
- female
- provisioning
- male
- female
- provisioning
There is no information available regarding the lifespan of this species.
Mottled owls are solitary and strictly nocturnal. They roost in dense foliage by day and may be mobbed by small birds if detected. These owls spend their waking hours hunting, preening, yawning, stretching, and combing their heads with their claws. ("Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds", 1999)
- Key Behaviors
- arboreal
- flies
- glides
- nocturnal
- motile
- solitary
- territorial
Home Range
The home range of male S. virgata is 2.8 hectares. (Gerhardt, et al., 1994)
Communication and Perception
This species uses an array of vocalizations, such as hoots, whistles, screeches, screams, purrs, snorts, chitters, and hisses. When a mottled owl hoots, it is often territorial and associated with courting. The males have a lower pitched hoot than females. When faced with a threat, owls produce clicking noises with their tongues. As part of a mating display, owls have the ability to clap their wings in flight. (Gerhardt, 1991)
Mottled owls produce an array of calls. Their territorial call consists of a series of deep hoots, sounding like "bru bru" and "bu bu bu" or cowooawoo or keeooweeyo. They also have a whistled screech. Mottled owls have been observed to have an enlarged voice box which allows them to produce low-pitched notes for their size. (Gerhardt, 1991)
Owls have keen hearing and vision in low-light situations. They lack color vision.
Food Habits
Strix virgata individuals feed on a diverse diet including large insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, and cockroaches. They also feed on small mammals, birds, snakes, lizards, salamanders, and frogs. They are considered opportunistic feeders as they may be attracted to artificial lights. Mottled owls primarily hunt from perches which can be found along a forest edge. ("Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds", 1999)
Mottled owls have keen vision, hearing, and maneuverable flight, contributing to their success as predators. Although they lack color vision, these owls can rotate their heads to see in different directions. These owls also have sensitive ears that allow them to pinpoint sound sources in total darkness. Still, their ranges of hearing are not wide and contain deaf spots. Their wing feathers have adapted to dampen sound during flight, so they can approach their prey without being heard.
- Primary Diet
- eats terrestrial vertebrates
- insectivore
- Animal Foods
- birds
- mammals
- amphibians
- reptiles
- insects
Owls are at the top of the food web. They have no major predators. ("The Owl Pages: Information about Owls", 2005; "Owl Facts", 2004)
Ecosystem Roles
This species is a generalist predator, and potentially impacts many prey populations. ("Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds", 1999)
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Mottled owls have been studied by scientists and research has been published on their breeding behavior. They also help control some rodent and insect pest populations. ("The Food Habits of Sympatric Ciccaba Owls in Northern Guatemala.", 1994; Buchanan, 1971; Gerhardt, 1991; Gerhardt, et al., 1994; Wylie , 1976)
- Positive Impacts
- research and education
- controls pest population
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
There are no known adverse affects of Strix virgata on humans.
Conservation Status
This widespread species is not globally threatened. Strix virgata are considered common in many habitats and can be seen largely in protected areas. ("Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds", 1999)
- IUCN Red List
No special status
More information
- US Migratory Bird Act
- No special status
- US Federal List
- No special status
- Appendix II
Matthew Wund (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
Jess Fetter (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Phil Myers (editor), Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
- Nearctic
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- arboreal
Referring to an animal that lives in trees; tree-climbing.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- fertilization
union of egg and spermatozoan
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- insectivore
An animal that eats mainly insects or spiders.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- monogamous
Having one mate at a time.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- nocturnal
active during the night
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- rainforest
rainforests, both temperate and tropical, are dominated by trees often forming a closed canopy with little light reaching the ground. Epiphytes and climbing plants are also abundant. Precipitation is typically not limiting, but may be somewhat seasonal.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- solitary
lives alone
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- territorial
defends an area within the home range, occupied by a single animals or group of animals of the same species and held through overt defense, display, or advertisement
- visual
uses sight to communicate
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1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
Birds of Prey Foundation. 2004. "Owl Facts" (On-line). Accessed March 28, 2003 at http://www.birds-of-prey.org/educate/owls.htm.
1994. The Food Habits of Sympatric Ciccaba Owls in Northern Guatemala.. Journal of Field Ornithology, 65: 258-264.
Owl Pages. 2005. "The Owl Pages: Information about Owls" (On-line). Accessed September 22, 2004 at http://www.owlpages.com/species/strix/virgata/Default.htm.
Buchanan, M. 1971. The Mottled Owl Ciccaba Virgata in Trinidad.. Ibis, 113: 105-106.
Gerhardt, , D. Gerhardt. 1987. Size, Dimorspism, and Related Characteristics of Ciccaba Owls From Guatemala. 2nd Owl Symposium: 190-196. Accessed September 22, 2004 at http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/other/gtr-nc190/GERHARD.PDF#xml.
Gerhardt, R. 1991. Response of Mottled Owls to Broadcast of Conspecific Call.. Journal of Field Ornithology, 62: 239-244.
Gerhardt, R., D. Gerhardt, C. Flatten. 1994. Breeding Biology and Home Range of Two Ciccaba Owls. Wilson Bulletin, 106: 629-639.
Wylie , S. 1976. Breeding the Mottled Owl at the St. Louis Zoo. The Avicultural Magazine, 82: 64-65.


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the highs and the lows.
"What the matter, networks? Afraid to call Florida this time around?" wrote a contributor to Instapundit.com, which is edited by law professor Glenn Reynolds. "Et tu, Fox? It's okay. I understand. I'll call it for you. Bush wins it. He's ahead by 4.2 percent with 93.5 percent counted."
Reynolds' prediction appeared online at 11:37 p.m. EST, and about 45 minutes later CNN projected that Florida would line up behind Bush. With 98.6 percent of the precincts reporting, state election data shows that Bush could claim a sizable lead of about 368,000 votes.
Others blognosticators weren't nearly as accurate. The Timshel blog, which is penned by a Louisiana Democrat, confidently predicted a "decision for Kerry in the wee hours of Wednesday morning" and that "Kerry will also win the popular vote."
Instead, Kerry's campaign entered Wednesday on life support, while Bush supporters held a commanding lead of about 3.5 million in the popular vote totals. Bush aide Andrew Card said early in the morning that the campaign was "convinced" it has the necessary number of electoral votes, and Sen. John Kerry conceded the race early in the afternoon.
Some bloggers said shortly after midnight that Bush had won the election. Matt Drudge posted, and then quickly removed, a banner headline saying "Bush Wins." Columnist Andrew Sullivan, a Kerry supporter, said: "It's over: President Bush is narrowly re-elected (in) a victory that is unlikely to be challenged."
But John Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, wasn't so quick to concede defeat. He appeared on a stage in Boston to assure a tired crowd: "We've waited four years for this victory. We can wait one more night."
Rumors ricocheted around the Internet about what was happening in each state. In New Hampshire, Republicans "think they're going to win," wrote CrushKerry.com around 10 p.m. EST. "Bush surprisingly won two wards in heavily Democratic Manchester, and one in Nashua." But by the morning, Kerry turned out to have a solid lead of more than 9,000 votes.
Bloggers and other Internet sites did influence the public's perception of the race early in the day by circulating the results of exit polls. Those showed Kerry ahead in Ohio, New Mexico and Florida and sent the stock market a little lower Tuesday before it rebounded Wednesday on numbers favorable to Bush in those states.
Online magazine Slate highlighted exit poll results in a top story on its Web site, and the Mississippi-based