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Below is the poem entitled TWO in ONE which was written by poet
Byrne. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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David Byrne
Give me two in one,
Like shower gel and Shampoo,
Like Ash Wednesday and Valentine's.
Rain dripped from my cap today,
It dripped back into my boyhood,
A different cap but the same cold drip,
Two in one, me and the boy,
Walking the same, on a road.
Thinking the same – almost.
What's really different now?
Nothing much I guess?
The indifferent drizzle is the same.
Give me two in one,
Like then and now,
Like Ash Today; and tomorrow Roses.
©dbyrne feb 2013


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One of Joe Lauzon's best resume points is his tie at 12 with record-breaker Anderson Silva for fight-night bonuses in the UFC.
In his next fight, he even has a chance to take the lead when he meets Michael Johnson on the main card of UFC Fight Night 26, which takes place Aug. 17 in his backyard at Boston's TD Garden.
"This is my opportunity, so I'm going to get a bonus, then petition to get it changed to the 'Joe Lauzon bonus,'" the UFC lightweight joked in an interview with MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com).
It would be even better if the UFC then eliminated the $50,000 fight-night bonuses, so he could cement his place in the promotion's history.
"I'll tell (UFC President) Dana (White) I changed my stance on fighter pay, and that we need to do away with bonuses, so I could remain the all-time leader," Lauzon said.
Lauzon (22-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) meets Johnson (12-8 MMA, 4-4 UFC) on the FOX Sports 1-televised main card following prelims on Facebook.
Of course, the UFC isn't getting rid of bonuses, despite recent controversy over the relative size of UFC fighters' purses. In truth, that's good news for Lauzon. You'd be hard pressed to find a better example of a fighter who's benefitted more from the promotion's incentive system.
Lauzon, who's soon to become a father, has banked hundreds of thousands of dollars over seven years with the UFC. His time also has taken its toll. Earlier this year, he took a break from fighting to let substantial scar tissue on his face heal after a "Fight of the Year" bout with Jim Miller at UFC 155.
At UFC Fight Night 26, he'll risk more damage when he meets Johnson, who's best showings in the UFC have come when he used his striking. Thankfully, Lauzon said, there are also weaknesses to exploit.
"We're worlds apart on the ground," he said. "I think I have much better ground control, much better submissions, much better ground and pound. I think from his eyes, he wants to keep it standing. I would be shocked if he wanted to take me down. But if he does, I'm completely happy with that.
Lauzon clarified that he's not sleeping on Johnson, who most recently was submitted by Reza Madadi at UFC on FUEL TV 8. But he might be a little bit looser and more willing to take risks than with other opponents.
"I think this is going to be one of those cases where I can just go for things," he said. "When I fought Melvin (Guillard), he's a great kickboxer, (and) he's a pro at getting back up to his feet and fighting off submissions. He's a guy I didn't want to take as many chances against as we were prepping for him. But I don't think that's goin to be the case here. I won't have to be super strict. If I see it, I'm pretty sure I can make it happen."

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The Plastic Bottles Company is a UK company, based in Cumbria, selling empty HDPE plastic bottles. We have HDPE bottles, LDPE bottles, MDPE bottles and PET bottles. Our empty HDPE plastic bottles also come in a range of sizes: 15ml bottles, 30ml bottles, 50ml bottles, 65ml bottles, 100ml bottles, 125ml bottles, 200ml bottles, 250ml bottles, 500ml bottles and 1 litre bottles. We stock dropper bottles, squeeze bottles and spray bottles.
Available with a range of closures and accessories. Natural HDPE is an opaque plastic, allowing you to see your product level easily. We also stock black HDPE in some sizes. HDPE is a lighter, more durable and more cost effective alternative to glass. HDPE is suitable for most food stuffs.
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Washington, D.C.
Few Southern cities offer more abundant nightlife than Washington, D.C. It's not a stay-up-all-night city or a roll-up- the-sidewalks-at-5 p.m. small town. No, this city is more of a sophisticated lady, with enough cultural treasures, restaurants, and activities to fill a lifetime of summer nights. Whatever you like to do, you can find it here. From star-studded events to back-alley music clubs, D.C. offers the ultimate entertainment package.


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Boston: acoustic or e-kit???
Boston's last few albums drums sound to me as if they are an e-kit, or a *heavily* effects-laden acoustic kit. Can anyone confirm which type kit was used? Especially on "higher power".
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Boston tends to greatly overproduce their stuff, so it doesn't surprise me their drum kit doesn't even sound like a drum kit.
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Board Docs - Oct 18, 2011 - Charles County Commissioners' Meeting
3.07 [2:30 p.m.] (VOTE) Work Session/Introduction: Bill Number 2011-13 Grants (Ms. Barbara Holtz, Acting County Attorney)
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Board Docs - Oct 18, 2011 - Charles County Commissioners' Meeting
3.06 [2:15 p.m.] County Business: New CCG Website (Ms. Deborah Hudson, Director/Ms. Evelyn Jacobson, Acting Chief of IT, Department of Fiscal & Administrative Services)
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3.04 [1:30 p.m.] (VOTE) Work Session/Briefing: Low Voltage Motorized Vehicles (Cobb Island)(Mr. Bill Stephens, Director, Emergency Services/Ms. Amanda Hill Gibson, Assistant County Attorney)
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3.03 [1:00 p.m.] Briefing: VANGo Pavillion (Ms. Eileen Minnick/Mr. Jeff Barnett, Department of Community Services)
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3.02 [12:30 p.m.] (VOTE) Presentation: Auditor's Risk Assessment (Mr. Joe Freiburger, SC&H Consultants)
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A Baltimore judge who set up the state's first drug court is trying to launch a nonprofit group to help support the services for drug addicts like Clinton Worrell, on heroin for 20 years.
"The program helped me get back to being a person and not an animal," said Worrell, 46, of Baltimore. This month he will graduate from adult drug court and move to New Jersey to begin work at Campbell's Soup Co., "hopefully in shipping and handling."
Maryland District Court Judge Jamey Hueston founded the state's first adult drug treatment court in Baltimore 17 years ago. The program offers habitual law-breaking drug addicts the choice of entering a voluntary, long-term drug rehabilitation program run by the court over going to prison.
The program has graduated 1,000 drug addicts since it began in 1994. Most of its participants have been addicted to heroin or cocaine for 10 to 30 years. Many have lost contact with their families, become homeless and committed crimes to feed their daily habit, which Hueston says can cost $50 to $250 per day.
An environmental group says Maryland is rapidly becoming the nation's capital for waste-to-energy plants which are more polluting than coal-fired plants.
The Washington-based Environmental Integrity Project released its report Thursday. It says Maryland has three waste-to-energy plants permitted or under development and two in operation.
The group says its data shows the Maryland's two largest incinerators create more pollution per hour of energy generation than each of the state's four largest coal-fired plants. The plants are Baltimore's Wheelabrator incinerator and the Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility in Dickerson.
The teens got into the driver's seat of a real car, that was hooked into a virtual reality simulator. They put on goggles to get the virtual reality view ahead of them, and used their cell phones to type text messages. It's all part of the programing for teens from across the country who are attending the National Organizations for Youth Safety National Distracted Driving Summit in Arlington.
He says texting increases your risk of crashing more than 23 times. That's equivalent to the risk of driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.16, double the legal limit.
Even if you just look down to read a text message, at highway speeds you can travel more than 100 feet each second - that's a football field every three seconds.
Federal investigators digging into irregularities in the campaign of Mayor Vincent C. Gray have interviewed several of his associates and election staff members, subpoenaed reams of documents, and granted immunity to at least one witness who testified before a grand jury, according to nearly a dozen people familiar with the probe.
The criminal probe began after onetime mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown alleged in March that he was paid by the Gray campaign to disparage then-Mayor Adrian M. Fenty during last year's Democratic primary. Brown also claims that the Gray campaign promised him a city job in return for his political attacks on Fenty.
In May, environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben — pondering a simmering energy issue — asked a NASA scientist to calculate what it would mean for the Earth's climate if Canada extracted all of the petroleum in its rich Alberta oil sands region.
The answer to McKibben's query came a month later: It would push atmospheric carbon concentrations so high that humans would be unable to avert a climate disaster. "It is essentially game over," wrote James E. Hansen, who heads NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and is one of the nation's leading voices against fossil fuel energy.
Walden Sierra hopes to kick-off an ongoing celebration of the lived experience of recovery from addiction and/or trauma on Saturday, October 22nd, when the organization will host the first Recovery Walk in St. Mary's County in Leonardtown. This event features an easy ¾ mile walk accessible to all mobility levels and suitable for pets, strollers or wheelchairs. We encourage participants of all ages, and pets on a leash are welcome! In addition to the walk, the event includes an Open Mic session for participants to speak about the life and work of recovery or to honor others who struggling to overcome addictive disease or traumatic experiences. The morning will also include art-making activities and a light breakfast.
There is no cost to participate in this event, although donations are gratefully accepted and are tax deductible. Event t-shirts are available with a minimum donation of $5. Any proceeds raised beyond the cost of the event will benefit Walden's crisis and recovery support services or recovery community initiatives. Walden is a community-based behavioral health non-profit that has served the community since 1973. Walden sites include the Anchor Treatment Center, Compass Half-Way House and Hope Place of Walden.
...to Support First Responders
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), along with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) have introduced legislation to strengthen and improve a federal program that provides an important safety net for first responders who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
The Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act was first enacted in 1976, and provides benefits for certain survivors of public safety officers who die or are disabled as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. The law, however, excludes certain classes of safety officers and trainees. The legislation will fill these gaps and further strengthen the important program, in addition to making some needed improvements to the administration of the program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to limit how many starchy potatoes American schoolchildren eat each week as part of the federal school lunch program, beginning next year.
A bipartisan group of senators from potato states such as Maine, Idaho and Colorado says the USDA proposal is half-baked, and lawmakers will try to block the rule Monday with an amendment to the 2012 agriculture spending bill.
A deal between the government and the wireless industry, to be announced today, will give users of cellphones and other mobile devices warnings before they exceed monthly talk, text or data limits.
At least two of the alerts, which also include one for international roaming charges, will be implemented within 12 months, all within 18 months, under the member guidelines adopted by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association and prompted by the Federal Communications Commission. CTIA members cover 97% of U.S. wireless customers.


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The potentially negative effects that video gambling would have on our community need to be prevented. Very little money is generated into the city coffers, but the gambling could result in personal hardships for the families living in and around our city. More law enforcement could be needed to counteract the type of customers that would be attracted to the establishments with the machines. Highland is a very family oriented town and the machines detract from this comfortable, safe, friendly community.


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SALISBURY, MD. — The Charleston RiverDogs' offensive struggles came to a halt Monday night against Delmarva with a six-run eighth inning en route to a 10-4 victory.
Charleston (16-15) led 4-3 until the eighth inning, when the RiverDogs batted around and scored six runs on five hits to go along with four walks and a hit batsman.
Cito Culver went 3 for 6 with an RBI and two runs scored, Jake Cave and Dante Bichette Jr., each had a pair of hits, while Yeicok Calderon added three RBIs for the RiverDogs. Greg Bird had a double and three walks to push his SAL-leading walks total to 28 on the season.
RiverDogs starter Vicente Campos threw a season-high 32/3 innings of shutout ball. Evan Rutckyj (3-2) went the rest of the way in relief, tossing the final 51/3 innings. He allowed four runs, but none were earned.
Former South Carolina standout Christian Walker went 3 for 4 with a double for the Shorebirds (14-15), who fell under .500.
The RiverDogs will look to earn the split in the finale of this four-game set at 10:35 a.m. today.
Charleston sends left-hander Daniel Camarena (0-2, 9.00 ERA) to the mound against fellow lefty Matt Taylor (1-2, 1.19 ERA).
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Soaps.com recently talked with Taylor who gave us a little glimpse into her life on the NBC soap.
Soaps.com: How are you enjoying playing Mia on Days of our Lives?
Taylor: I'm enjoying it very much. Mia is the kind of character I've always wanted to play!
Soaps.com: Were you familiar with Days before you landed the role?
Taylor: I started watching Days when I got the appointment for the audition.
Soaps.com: Daytime is known for its quick pace and lengthy dialogue. Were you expecting that or were you surprised at how the show worked?
Taylor: I knew there was lengthy dialogue, but the fast pace was a little surprising at first! It's a lot different than commercials, which can take all day to film.
Soaps.com: You seem to be fitting in nicely with many of Daytime's veterans, especially Arianne Zucker (Nicole). How beneficial has it been to jump right in with some of Days' heavyweights?
Soaps.com: What does the future hold for Mia? Will she stick around after the baby storyline wraps up?
Taylor: I'm not sure what Mia will be doing; I know she wanted to go to Japan to pursue her dancing. I think Mia really likes Salem though, I hope she gets to stick around for awhile!
Soaps.com: There are rumors Mia might actually turn out to be Nicole's daughter. Can you shed any light on that possibility?
Taylor: I've heard those rumors too! I don't know how much of a possibility it is, but Nicole would sure make an interesting mom to a teenage girl. I think they would have a very stormy relationship!
Soaps.com: Do you have any other projects in the works?
Taylor: No other projects are in the works at this time. I'm happy to be concentrating on Days right now!
Soaps.com: What do you enjoy doing when you are not working?
Taylor: I enjoy hanging out with my friends, going to the movies, shopping of course. I've also been bowling quit a bit lately, and I'm actually getting pretty good!
It sounds like we'll all just have to watch and see what the future holds for Mia, but with Taylor in the role, Soaps.com is sure it will be worth waiting for.
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I have been on this pitch for quite a long time, and now I should like to inquire why we as the nation which produces the movies should never have developed any sound school of movie criticism. That we haven't is obvious; read your papers. Why we haven't is probably owing to the ineradicable ignorance in theatricals of the ordinary writing hack, and to the fact that the ordinary reviewer on a newspaper or magazine is traditionally an amiable chump who has been kicked upstairs.
The Maltese Falcon is the first crime melodrama with finish, speed and bang to come along in what seems ages, and since its pattern is one of the best things Hollywood does, we have been missing it. It is the old Dashiell Hammett book, written back in the days when you could turn out a story and leave it at that, without any characters joining the army, fleeing as refugees or reforming bad boys, men or women.
The American occupation of Iceland and the substantial American forces sent to Trinidad and British Guiana are grand good news. They mean that he giant of the Western World is at last rousing him-self from his long, almost fatal lethargy and is preparing to fight for his way of life. Iceland in German hands would be a great danger to American security, It could control North Atlantic shipping so as to make supplies to England almost impossible.
Mr. Shakespeare of the GlobeBy Frayne Williams New York: E. P. Dutton and Company. 596 pages. $5. The biographical part of this book will not disappoint the imaginary not-too-bright giant for whom blurbs are fattened and human interest lavishly spread. Surely, there must be something very attractive in the illusion Mr. Frayne Williams tries hard to keep up, namely, that environment can be made to influence a poet once it is neatly deduced from his works. "No poet," he says, "can be comprehended without estimating his attitude toward marriage." How very true!
The Lease-Lend Bill will pass; the important question is how soon and with what modifications. Passage without change of a word or a comma three months or even six weeks from now might be worth less than passage in a few days with alterations. The President has therefore been wise to consult with congressional leaders and consent to changes that do not alter the essence of the measure. Other amendments will be offered in both House and Senate.
Slava Bohu, The Story of the DukhoborsBy J. F. C. Wright. New York: Farrar and Rinehart. 438 pages. $3.50. Nu (as the author would say), this is a highly entertaining account of what the Dukhobors did, or declined to do, in Caucasia and Canada. Although the first chapters dealing with the history of the movement are anything but dull, the real fun starts when the bearded babes have been shipped to the remote wood selected for them by hopeful humanitarians.


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About The Doghaus
Delaneys Dog Haus is a Father/Son business which grew from a long standing dream. After spending years working in Information Technology and Financial Services on Wall Street in New York, the time had come for Kevin and Tom to follow the dream and make it reality. Kevin searched diligently for the perfect business; his familiarity of the Myrtle Beach area allowed the partnership to search not only in the New Jersey, North East region but also the South Carolina region. The focus of the search took a natural progression towards a restaurant. Kevin believes it's because of his passion for cooking.
After a unsuccessful search in the New Jersey area, Kevin decided to focus all of his attention to the Myrtle Beach area, after all he and his family truly enjoyed the area, he had friends who moved there from New Jersey, and he felt as though the area offered a higher quality of life then working in New York and doing the daily grind of city commuting.
The partnership looked at numerous businesses in the area, but none of them truly struck the guys as the ideal solution. Continuing to search, a little place away from the main stream tourist area caught Tom and Kevin's attention, a hot dog shop that was catering to a local crowd. It appeared to have a tremendous amount of potential to expand their market. The Hot Dog Queen was purchased by Tom and Kevin and soon became Delaney's Dog Haus. Kevin even brought along Bill from New Jersey who has years of experience in the food services industry, so come on in and say hello!
The restaurant has expanded the menu, updated the appearance of the restaurant and continues to offer GREAT FOOD at GREAT PRICES. So from Hotdogs, to chicken to home made burgers, Delaneys Dog Haus has it all. You may want to try one of our famous "Delaney Dogs" with our "Secret Sauce". Delivery is always free.
Come on in and check us out! We appreciate your business!
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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Lisa Vanderpump Just One of Kevin Lee's Fabulous Celebrity Clients — Exclusive!
Celebrity event planner Kevin Lee is staying busy after planning Pandora Vanderpump's fabulous wedding and Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd's vow renewel for the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
In an exclusive interview before the premiere of Vanderpump Rules Season 1, Kevin told Wetpaint Entertainment about working on the Grammys and the Oscars, and his (now not-so-secret) side projectwith RHoBH star Lisa Vanderpump. And yes, he says he really is the real-life inspiration for Martin Short's Father of the Bride character!
Are you really the real-life inspiration for Martin Short's character in Father of the Bride? Do tell!
Yes, I am! The producer of the movie was a client of mine. He did his version of me. I loved it!
Are you and Lisa still in touch? Are you working on a new project together?
Yes, we are definitely planning something else.
Does it have to do with her rumored new spinoff?
It's related to the spinoff, yes. But I can't tell you anything else. Sorry, darling, you will have to see what happens! (And now we know he was talking about Vanderpump Rules!)
I think the phrase is "Watch What Happens…"
Oh, you're right! Watch what happens!
What else are you working on right now?
I'm working on the Grammys. I'm doing all the floral décor for the official after-party. And then the Oscars are coming up. I do the décor for each floor of the Kodak Theater. (Both of which were totally fabulous!)
What about other, non-Housewife celebrities? Who have been your favorite to work with?
Brad Pitt was incredible when I did his and Jennifer Aniston's wedding. I also did Christina Aguilera's wedding and Adam Sandler's engagement party. Those celebrities were the nicest to work with. Once they're not on camera, they let their guard down and they're usually great. But I have to say, doing the Twilight premiere was pretty exciting!
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Also, this is 50+ people using the road. Why do conveniences of 1 automobile user matter more than the safety of 50 fellow road users? That's ridiculous.
Photos: Tuesday Morning Ride frustrates motorists
Pima County Deputy Ryan Roher shared the the following email and photos, which were sent to the Sheriff's office by a motorist who encountered the Tuesday Morning Ride recently.
The following photos were taken on Kinney Rd heading toward Old Tucson Studios. As you can see in the following photos, the bicyclists have taken the whole width of the right hand lane making it impossible to pass. This is an accident just waiting to happen. Per the A.R.S. 28-815 the bike club members should be riding two by two and not five by five or more.
This is an ongoing problem particularly on Tuesday mornings. I am asking if the Pima County Sheriff Department can take action to put a damper on this type of inappropriate bicycle riding which is against the rules of the road.
I know I am not the first person to request your department's help in resolving this car vs. bicycle sharing of the public roads.
Appreciate any assistance you can do in helping to resolve this road sharing issue.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I hope you can help me in getting the word about this situation/issue and that the ride will comply with the rules of the road.
Deputy Roher said that he wasn't entirely sure what the Sheriff's department response would be. He thought they would give the ride a week or two to police themselves before doing any sort of enforcement.
The argument has been made that a large group like the Tuesday ride are actually making it easier for motorists by bunching up in a pack so that motorists can get by the pack quicker.
Roher said unfortunately the law is clear that cyclists can ride two abreast and allows for a third cyclist to pass the other two and they Sheriff's office is responsible for enforcing the laws.
He suggested that cyclists be aware of motorists who are behind the group and work to help them get by.
Here are a few more photos from the ride:
Also, this is 50+ people using the road. Why do conveniences of 1 automobile user matter more than the safety of 50 fellow road users? That's ridiculous.
Couldn't the question be asked, "Why is that driver using her cell-phone behind the wheel?"
Consider this: as Sonny says there is no pavement to the right of the white line for much of this road. This means even a single cyclist on this road using two feet near the white line will require cars to move 5 feet to the left in order to pass. This means the cars must cross the double yellow line in order to pass. Since the oncoming traffic lane also has no pavement outside the white line, this forces the motorist to wait for a gap in traffic to avoid a head to head collision.
If one cyclist forces motorist into oncoming traffic, how would cyclists riding two abreast be any different? How is 5 abreast any different? In this scenario, isn't a group of cyclists 5 wide and 50 feet long better than a group of cyclists two wide and 130 feet long since it forces motorists into oncoming traffic for a shorter duration?
I live just outside the park and bike there myself. What is needed in the park is two feet extra pavement on the right side of the white line .. there actually is no pavement on the right of the white line now forcing cyclists to bike in the main lane and forcing cars to go around. No excuse for riding 5 abreast though. I will say that many times I have followed these 'trains' and they are at the 35 mph speed limit! Amazing. It hasn't happened yet and I hope it never does but somebody is going to 'plow' into that whole mess of bikers and only then will action be taken .. after people are killed.
Those pictures can be the poster for selfishness and oblivion...no one matters but the cyclists who are hogging the road and making passing impossible and/or very dangerous. If this is what Tucson bicycling is about, then PCSO needs to intervene again!
No. I'm sorry, the 'finally' should have been: How does Portland handle this?
Could it be argued that a group this size constitutes a ' Bikes May Use Full Lane' situation? What is better 'sharing'- a large group in a short space or 50 riders strung out by two over a long distance. There are users who obstruct traffic flow in normal use. Outlaw group rides or declare them normal use? And finally, how much longer do we kick this can down the road?
That section inside the park may not be wide enough to enforce the two-abreast rule. Riding two-abreast and allowing 3 feet would put the car over the double line and would be of no benefit to auto traffic.
The DOUBLE YELLOW LINE is NEVER sup-post to be crossed or driven on. There is a TV comecial
Public Service Announcement that shows traffic driving on/crossing the DOUBLE YELLOW LINE
this is WRONG, and against motor vehicle law. Someone PLEASE get the attention of the ones responsible for this PSA
From the photos it looks like a dangerous situation set up by the cyclists. Notice in the second photo that the motorist passes the cyclists in what appears to be a blind curve (even allowing for the telephoto lens effect and the dashed line on the road), that's dumb. Everybody was wrong, fundamentally the cyclists.
If I was driving that car, I'd be making a damn nuisance of myself with all my cheering at the bicyclists. As in, come on! You can make that hill! It's an easy hill! You can do it! GO!!!
I've also been known to wave and grin at a bicycle tourists. Happened the last time a friend and I went to Bisbee. We spotted a couple south of Benson. Which sent Martha into a frenzy. If my friend hadn't needed to keep going for a business appointment, we would have stopped and chatted them up.
@sonny1597 Sonny, if they're going the speed limit, why do cars need to pass them? Normally, I would agree with you, but this is a park. This group has chosen the most unobtrusive route there is as close as it is to town. They are on it for 30-40 minutes a week. I contend that this is simply the entitlement attitude of drivers who feel all roads should be about them at all times. What it that, sharing the road?
@tiredofpc No. This is 50 or so road users as opposed to what (we can't tell0 maybe 2,3 or 4 road users who don't want anything in their way as they drive through a park. Let's redefine the selfishness.
@zz This ain't Portland!
I think you're referring to our safe passing PSA on our website, which has been running on TV lately. People can see it at http://bikeped.pima.gov/Videos.html.
Please note that it is not a double yellow line condition. There is a solid yellow line and skip yellow lines. In the northbound direction on Melpomene, where we filmed this, drivers have the legal right to pass when safe to do so. I can understand if you thought it was a double yellow line because the video goes by fairly quickly and it almost appears as it's a double yellow.
The good news is that shortly after we filmed that we built bike lanes on Melpomene in that section (Catalina Highway to Ft. Lowell) and now drivers are able to pass more safely.
I'm 90% sure that that is the portion of Kinney that widens into a divided road with two lanes of travel each direction (right by Old Tucson Studios). If so, the cyclists and the automobile are each taking up one lane, and neither are moving against the flow of traffic.


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bump can any1 help me?
Just joined this site and i will be staying. Please dont me rude if i dont know cause im new to homebrew.
My problem is that i want to install coverfloader and I cant install cIOS36 or WAD manager 1.4.
I have a 3.4U version wii
Sorry if this was posted already.
If so can you could lead me to another thread?
the error is 2011
trying to install cIOS36 rev10 and wad manager 1.4
Last edited by noname27; 02-01-2010 at 01:13 PM.
bump can any1 help me?
Use this and get up to date first, that way you will avoid some issues with loaders like coverfloader and wiiflow. I was on 3.4 on one of my systems a few days ago and kept having issues with both of them, but my system on 4.1 worked great, I am running wiiflow on one and gx on the other, so far wiiflow is just so pretty and it actually loads games now.
Use this guide http://www.wiihacks.com/recommended-...d-any-wii.html
MK WFC ID: 4468 9216 9667.... Let's play!