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Mark Murphy Says There's No Talent Gap Between Packers and 49ers
We know Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Muprhy is a company man. Always toeing the company line. Always on message. One of the those messages — GM Ted Thompson is the man! — got delivered to the Racine Journal Times late last week.
That isn't particularly surprising. What is, is Murphy saying there isn't a talent gap between the Packers and the San Francisco 49ers. In addition to whooping the Packers' asses twice last season, the 49ers have seemingly improved by adding guys like Anquan Boldin and Nnamdi Asomugha.
"We played them two times last year, the first game of the year and the last game of the year, and they beat us pretty soundly both times. But I've been around the league long enough to know that can change pretty quickly. And I think we'll be better this year. I think getting back a number of injured players will make a huge difference. I think in the draft, we'll be able to address some areas of concern and we have a great core of young players who are only going to get better."
So that's good. All of our hopes for 2013 are pinned on guys staying healthy, which we know never happens in Green Bay, young guys improving and mining some gems in the draft. If last year is any indication, we should be expecting to get about one good player from the draft.
The Packers obviously have no taste for free agency and Murphy threw his unabashed support behind Thompson and his philosophies several times during the interview. And too bad if you don't agree with those philosophies because Big Ted ain't going anywhere for a while.
When asked if he thought Thompson was getting near retirement, Murphy had this to say.
"I hope not. I want Ted to continue as general manager for as long as he wants."
Lucky us?
Monty McMahon is one of the founders of Total Packers. He is probably the most famous graduate of UW-Oshkosh next to Jim Gantner.
Your damn right, "Lucky Us." I would say that Monty McMahon is toeing his own company line by pandering to the lunatic fringe.
Yeah whatever….settler…go ahead and settle for less in your own life, I'm glad they do not on this blog! We want Conference titles and SB rings! We don't want to twiddle our fucking thumbs and waste the talents of our all pro QB by coming up short yet again.
Since they opted to get better by being extremely cheap in FA and extending their own injury prone players, we'll see how far they get this year. Am I a fan? Sure, am I a blind to reality, no.
teams who go ballz out it FA usually suck Vijay. Look at the Cowboys… look at the Eagles "dream team"… EVEN IF the team was good for 1 season, that type of FA activity isn't sustainable and you hurt your team in the long run. Aaron Rodgers isn't even 30 yet… so chill out.. we have time, and I'll be really surprised if we're not in the playoffs every year for the next 5 years. Getting in the playoffs gets you a chance at a ring… a chance is all you can ask for. you can't buy a superbowl ring in the offseason.
Agreed and no one who thinks like I do wants expensive FA acquisitions, we just recognize potential weaknesses and feel that adding a couple of affordable pieces (Pickett, Woodson years ago) can be the glue that gets you over the top once again.
We all want the same thing, we just want to go about it a little differently. I'm hoping Teddy is aces this upcoming draft and we get a few very high quality over achievers, instead of just one (Hayward). Plus, I do think that guys like McMillian can step up and improve in yr 2. They better!!
OK, if a Woodson or Pickett were available I think TT would grab him. Each FA season is like the draft, some good picks and some not so good picks. Which FA this season was the Charles Woodson the Packers picked up? Yea, I thought so. FA is different now and the Reggie Whites, C Woodsons and Ryan Picketts of the world are going to be few and far between.
Was there a talent gap between the Ravens and 49ers?
I think a good position-by-position argument could be made that the 49ers are more talented, but their defense struggled all the way through the playoffs. They couldn't cover anyone, and they couldn't rush the passer. They've since lost Dashon Goldston and added a corner who struggled to cover in Philly.
So, we'll see about San Fran. No surprise if the Seahawks win that division.
And if he's doing his job, Mark Murphy will publicly back Ted Thompson all the way until the day he fires him.
Murphy's in denial and trying to BS his way through. Bad hairpiece and bad summary of the reality of the situation by MM. "They beat us soundly twice he says, yet there is no talent difference? Must be clueless Capers not being able to cope with the Pistol (it is) and all those (cough, excuse) injuries.
I find it fricken hilarious that he feels this way. Clearly he didn't watch the Packers have their asses handed to them. So the Packers need to stay healthy with the worst medical staff in the NFL. How many times did we hear he'll be out 2 weeks and the player is still out 6 weeks later. With a healthy team they may only lose by 12
Finally, someone making some sense on this blog. I have a feeling that we may stay healthy enough for one more super bowl run during A-Rod's tenure over the next 6-7 years. You can't deny that we are at best the #4 team in the NFC right now and have done nothing to change that. Here's hoping I can change my name to "TT was a huge butt hole, but had a great 2013 draft and now is not" soon.
#4? To who? The 49ers, yes. The Giants *who didn't make the playoffs)? The Seahawks who the Packers beat in-season and who made it no farther in the playoffs> The Bears? The Cowboys? Who are you talking about? At worst the Packers are #3 in the NFC.
The 49ers are better, the Falcons are better and the Seahawks. Then the Packers. 1,2,3 and we are 4.
Completely agree 100%. Let these morons talk optimism all they want. Monty is 100% right and I couldn't agree with him more, if the rest of these guys don't agree with him — again I ask the question why come here and read it? Makes no sense to me.
Going back to your question, in terms of overall talent, I'm putting the Saints, Falcons, Vikings (kills me to say it), Lions, Seahawks, 49ers all into that equation. Who fucking cares about the god damn playoffs from a year ago, clearly teams have changed and gotten better or in the Packers case — worse. They've lost team leaders, important players on offense and have done absolutely nothing this off-season. NOTHING. Haven't signed or re-signed a soul and good luck with the draft Ted.
No talent gap between the Packers and 49ers —- now that's fucking funny. That's fucking hilarious. I haven't laughed that hard in a long fucking time.
Giants are still better with two titles in recent history, plus they kill us even at home in the playoffs. That's a talent gap–not coaching. Wake up.
I also think teams like the Skins, Rams and a couple others are nipping at our heels. Not quite as good but really getting better and better, whereas, you could make the argument that we are only in contention because of Rodgers and a few playmakers playing WR, our defense is a bend don't break with less "stars" on it with each passing year.
In sports, having bonafide "stars" which you either develop in your system or recruit from others gets the job done. Look at the rosters of the last 5 Super Bowls, 10 Super Bowls…(including our own).
The Texans beat the Ravens 43 -13 one week after the Packers crushed the Texans.
So, where was the talent gap?
The point is it isn't necessarily about the talent level. Its about performing up to or beyond your talent level at the right time.
I don't give a shit who is the best in the NFC on April 8th. It is who is the best on January 8th that fricking matters.
We definitely weren't the best team this last January 8th and have done nothing to get better. Guess we can table this til after the draft as that is the only way we add anything..
you don't have to be the "best team" to win the superbowl… you just have to make it to the playoffs and then win a few games against good teams. The NFL is exciting because upsets happen and once you get to the playoffs everyones got a chance. Quit worrying.. as long as we get to the playoffs, which we will. be happy
Your so fucking out of it your unbearable to listen to. Talent gap? My god — listen to yourself. If I say the 49ers vastly outweigh the Pack in terms of overall talent your going to throw at me that the Packers won a Super Bowl in 2010. We'll just keep going around and around until this team literally succumbs into the shits of being behind the Vikings in the Division and even then you'll have an excuse.
Bottom line is this. SF is better, they proved it, case closed. SF has gotten better (or at least tried to), Green Bay has lost leaders, good players and done nothing to replace them. They have a better O-line, better run game, better defense (don't even start) the only part of the game where GB outweighs them is at QB — Aaron Rodgers is the only damn reason this team wins games, period. Without him the Packers are a 4-12 team.
Your a loser Iltarion. Go get laid. Thanks.
Take away the Superbowl win (hypothetically), which came in a year that they went 10-6 and barely snuck into the playoffs, and this team wouldn't even be considered good by anyone. Going 15-1 and getting blown out at home to a 9-7 team in the first playoff game is one of the all-time historic choke jobs, but the media has been licking this team's rectum since 2009 and it rarely gets mentioned.
Wow, the vitriol and hatred towards the Packers and Ted Thompson is appalling. You people have a team that is a perennial Superbowl contender and one of the greatest sports franchises in all of sports. Millions of fans would give their left nut for the team they are so passionate about to be in your position. Lighten up, would ya?
The fact that the Packers were even in the divisional round playoffs proves they are a talented team. Yeah, we got beat by a better team. But guess what? Every year 31 teams get beat by a better team.
And please stop with the 10-6 Packers winning the Superbowl being a fluke. They won the Superbowl going on road as a 6th seed team. That is irrefutably not a fluke. If you continue to spew that garbage I will raise Ray Nitschke from the grave, track you down, and have him shove a Lombardi trophy up your ass. :)
Listen, I'm not saying you gotta like Thompson and the gang and it's fine to bitch and play armchair QB. But these guys are really good at what they do and a helluva lot better at it than you or me.
Right now the Packers are just as talented as any other team in the NFL, including the 49ers. If you don't believe that, they why are you even a fan?
I think every single guy playing in the NFL has talent. Sure, some may have a little more than others..but these guys would not be in the NFL at all, if they had had no talent. I believe it takes more than talent to be successful at any sport…but especially football. All you have to do..is look at all the players in this league and you can distinguish quite easily those who have failed to utilize their talents for one reason or another. With some..injury gets in the way, for others they simply lack the ability to execute consistently….but to me..the biggest detriment to any talented football player is his own mind. Does he have the mental fortitude and character to do whatever it takes to be great in a very competitive league like the NFL? Does the talented individual have the necessary drive and composure needed to follow through with the task at hand…by executing the play of his position to perfection..? I believe that TT and those who who have gone before him…..truly do have a "talent" for finding those kind of very special players….that is why the Packers are considered one of the better teams in the NFL..and have been contenders for the SB numerous times in the past 20 years or so….give or take a few. Take a moment to consider players who have a great talent in this league presently….those who fail to use those talents to the fullest; how about Jay Cutłer for one? There are plenty of them…
teams rarely get better through free agency. yes we did win a SB recently
Get your heads out of your asses. We have a very good team
Are we really a very good "team" or do we just have the best player in the league ? Our defense sure as heck isn't going to win us a championship. Just search "Colin Kaepernick" on Youtube and you will see why…
Literally every other team in the NFL participates in free agency to some degree. Even the Pats, who have a draft first strategy will atleast look at free agents. Not saying we have to sign every name out there and become an island of misfit toys, but there were some players that were available that could of helpled us. The problem with just drafting is that it takes years to develop and when you need immediate help, like we do now, the odds of a rookie starting and making an impact is pretty low.
There is a huge talent gap – we may make the playoffs by winning the north, but that will just be a result of being a little better than some other average teams (Bears, Lions, Vikes). Doensn't like like a winning recipe to just hope you get "hot" at the right time every year.
I happen to agree with most of what you say. I know our views are unpopular but I already said I would eat all my words and criticisms IF we win another one with Aaron. Winning one by getting "hot" is all well and good and especially memorable. But having a dominant team on both sides of the ball is the goal for every GM/ Team and right now, we seem to be coming up a bit short in that dept. Making the playoffs is a very good accomplishment and yes, with our recent QB history, we as Packer's fans are spoiled and expect it. However, it doesn't change the fact that this is a team sport and that winning in this league is still about winning your one on one matchups.
I think it's silly to argue that there ISN'T a talent gap between the Packers and some of the other NFC teams. Yet, it's not just talent that wins championships. Did we have more talent in 2010 with like 15 guys on IR? I would argue no, we did not. We had chemistry. We had guys that understood their roles. We had guys that had a team first attitude: One heart. One mind. One goal.
We are better than the 9ers in some respects. They are better than us in others. All of it comes down to matchups. What if Nick Perry was playing rather than Walden? Maybe Kaepernick doesn't get outside and run for like 200 yards. What if Bulaga or Sherrod weren't hurt and Rodgers had more time in the pocket to pick apart the secondary? I know woulda coulda shoulda doesn't get it done. This is about results.
All I know is that no NFL owner has ever said "Dude, you've kicked serious ass in your fantasy league the last few years. How'd you like to run my team for me?" You're all welcome to your opinions, but it doesn't change reality. Bitch all you want, but that's just more woulda coulda shoulda.
Wow, the Falcons? Really? Is this the same team that cannot even be competitive in a road playoff atmosphere and needed Seattle to lose their top pass rusher just to get their first playoff victory? These guys had probably the most fortunate season of all the teams in 2012. Packers have that kind of luck next year and they are champs, simple as that. A healthy Desmond Bishop and Nick Perry are already huge upgrades.
Nick Perry? Really? All reports out of Green Bay is that the guy isn't quick enough to play OLB -Christ the guy looks like Frankenstein running around out there, but I guess that would have helped against the 49ers, somehow?
Dez Bishop will help – we seem to get riddled by injuries every year, so I wonder whose turn it will be to miss 2013.
And to your point, the Packers weren't exactly impressive in a road playoff atmosphere last year – Falcons atleast gave the 49ers a game. I don't see how you can say, objectively, the Pack is better than Atlanta right now. I guess we have to pray that A-Rod stays healthy and is lights out every game – doesn't seem like a good recipe for success.
Again, I thought the Ravens won the Super Bowl last year. So, not sure what the 49ers have to do with shit.
It isn't like the NFC goes thru them when they quite likely won't even win their division.
But, yeah, I'm REAL concerned about the teams that "improved" on paper this offseason. Just as concerned as I am about how the Packers failed to "improve" themselves on paper.


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There are several ways to get to St. Joe.
The most direct, but also means driving in the country with high corn and unmarked intersections.
Take Route 45 south to Ludlow, turn left at the county road, go 3 miles and turn right (County Road #2100) go south on this road until you get to Route 136, take the slight jog across the road and continue south to Flatville. Continue south, St. Joe will be about 10 miles. Once in town and across the interstate, you will turn right at the second street. There are "Spartan head" painted on the road. All fields and games are here at the high school.
Another route is to take Route 45 to Thomasboro and turn left on the Flatville road and take this to Flatville, in Flatville you will turn right at the church and follow this road to St. Joe.
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Go past the high school to the 4 way stop, Route 150—turn left, east and turn right on the street just past the Casey's. Follow this for 4-5 blocks. The grade school will towards the south end of town. There also are ball fields there too.

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Broadway and 52nd is where I'm at right now!
that's quite a commute for you...
Broadway and 52nd is where I'm at right now!
that's quite a commute for you...
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"Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world". ~Grant Petersen
Cyclists fare best when they recognize that there are times when acting vehicularly is not the best practice, and are flexible enough to do what is necessary as the situation warrants.--Me
VERY INTERESTING that the great John forester claims wide outside lanes are to keep bikes out of the way of cars. what an anti-cyclist that dude is.
Quoting rando excerpting John Forester at an autocentric conference.....
'Preserving the American Dream Conference', 2005, in which he argued against other types of facilities, John Forester implied that one benefit of WOLs is that they keep bicyclists from delaying motorists:
"The appropriate facilities for bicycle transportation are well-designed and well-maintained standard roadways with width adequate for the amount of traffic that chooses to use them. Generally, this means adequate width in the outside through lane for motorists to overtake cyclists without delay." - John Forester
I think the concept of lane sharing is NOT vehicular and opens up legal and positioning ambiguities for bicyclists. and john forester proclaims they keep us out of the way of delaying cars.
"Evidence, anecdote and methodology all support planning for roadway bike traffic."
No. The law says you must stop and wait for the lines to be painted and the paint to dry.Originally Posted by Helmet Head
Just Peddlin' Around
I wonder exactly which rule of the road forbids that. Can you provide a citiation? I ask because the model (Uniform Vehicle Code) and the NC General Statues don't appear to have such a rule.Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
That's not the question. The question is, outside a few exceptions involving motorcycles and traffic jams, when is this behavior allowed by design? I have never seen a lane designed to be shared by two cars on a continuous basis (aside from a couple 10s of feet approaching an intersection). I've heard of WOL width being restricted to prevent cars from sharing lanes.Originally Posted by Bruce Rosar
There is no rule, because road design never allows for it. Last I checked, it is illegal to straddle a lane line in a car. There is no rule because such a rule is never needed by design.
So, Bruce, I've never seen a car share a lane with another car on a continuous basis. Have you? Actually, come to think of it, I have. I was in Cambodia a couple years ago for a month, and most of the roads outside the cities don't have lane markings. The result? General chaos and worn out horns. It was pure might makes right, with cars taking precidence over everything, trucks and buses next, motor scooters and motor bikes next, then bicycles, then pedestrians. If a car honks, you get out of the way if you are lower down on the totum pole.
Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If youre new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, youd probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
As you may know, lane lines are normally marked far enough apart to accomodate the widest vehicle can legally use the road without a permit.Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
FYI: There are some two-way roads which originally didn't have any lane markings at all, but then bike lane stripes were added. The area between the BLs is still unmarked and used by two-way traffic.Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
IIRC, the motivation was to reduce the opportunity for folks to pass on the right instead of waiting or passing on the left.Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
Thanks!Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
Well, I suppose that depends on exactly what it is. At least in my state, traffic isn't prohibited from sharing a marked lane if they want to. Wide (cars, trucks, etc.) can (sometimes) share with narrow (motorcycle, moped, equistrian, bicyclist, inline skater, pedestrian, etc.) and, of couse, narrow can share with narrow. Although motorcylists are limited to two side by side here, we once had four or five lanes of bicyclists within a marked lane during Cycle North Carolina.Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
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Originally Posted by Bruce Rosar
So you are saying rules that work for a car and a car do not apply to a car and a bicycle/motorcycle because of vehicle sizes?
Sunrise saturday,
I was biking the backroads,
lost in the moment.
There are many roads (mostly collector) in Tempe AZ that are unstriped, at intersections the left turn lane may be striped, but the thru and right turn lane (which is wide enough to fit two vehciles side by side) are not separated by a stripe. The thru lanes have inductive sensor, the right turn lane does not.
Here is an example of an arterial that has side by side vehicle sharing of a very wide outside lane. The stripe does not appear until the last few tens of feet:
youtube 7czSIPBB_X4 - Lanes
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AZ Traffic laws relevant to lane sharing:
"28-723. Overtaking a vehicle on the left
The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction:
1. The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the vehicle at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.
2. Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal or blinking of head lamps at nighttime and shall not increase the speed of the overtaken vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle."
No where does it state that the overtaking vehicle must merge fully into an adjacent lane.
And... this well known law (or its local variations)
"28-815. Riding on roadway and bicycle path; bicycle path usage
A. A person riding a bicycle on a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except under any of the following situations:
1. If overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
2. If preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
3. If reasonably necessary to avoid conditions, including fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals or surface hazards.
4. If the lane in which the person is operating the bicycle is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane."
#1 and #4 suggest the principle of lane sharing - granted with a bicycle and a vehicle, not two vehicles.
For motorcycles:
"28-903. Operation of motorcycle on laned roadway; exceptions
A. All motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a lane. A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection does not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.
B. The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
C. A person shall not operate a motorcycle between the lanes of traffic or between adjacent rows of vehicles.
D. A person shall not operate a motorcycle more than two abreast in a single lane.
E. Subsections B and C do not apply to peace officers in the performance of their official duties."
(A) suggest that it is the wider vehicle operator who must not deprive full use of lane. I would interpret this to mean that if a narrow vehicle moves right in the presence of fsdt that passing within same lane is not depriving narrow vehicle of full use of lane as the narrow vehicle operator is requesting the sharing. One can not deprive someone of something they are willingly giving.
(B) is requiring that a faster/overtaking narrow vehicle not share a lane with another vehicle. If the opposite was required, wouldn't it be explictly noted vs. the language used in (A)
(C) refers to 'adjacent rows of vehicles.' I read this to mean the law accounts for two vehiciles operating side by side in unstriped lanes.
(D) is two vehicle sharing a lane.
I generally stay in line, just as I do when the wide lane has a bike lane stripe added to it.Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
The exception in both cases is if the traffic is so backed up it will take more than one light signal to get thru the intersection. In that case I filter using the BL or when a WOL I lane split to the left of potential right turning vehicles.
I've rarely encountered insufficient space to filter forward when there is a WOL, similarly, I have cases where the BL is blocked and I can't filter forward, actually the later happens more often as driver entering from side minor intersection before light will often nose their vehicle across BL to push their way in when the light turns green.
Originally Posted by noisebeam
Lane sharing at intersections is common practice. I see this everyday. If we go by same rules same road logic though I do not see cars lane sharing when they pass motorcycles, or cars lane sharing when they pass other cars every day between intersections. I do see this with bicycles in WOLs everyday. This is my beef with Same Road Same Rules. Unless you do not use the WOL, if so, why promote it? Further, isn't a WOL in this case just providing an unusual way for a vehicle to pass another vehicle? At least with a bike lane there a cyclist can officially switch lanes to let a faster moving vehicle pass nice and official like. Roads which regularly have slower moving vehicles (steep hills) often have slower vehicle lanes, in my mind a bike lane is just the urban version of this as most motorize vehicles do not have a problem maintaining the speed limit and thus would not need a slower vehicle lane, by necessity since only narrow human powered vehicles have the need, the lane is narrow.
I would prefer to see Same road, similar rules resulting from slower speeds and needs. But that isn't quite as catchy unfortunately.
Personally I use a WOL exactly like I use a bike lane.
Sunrise saturday,
I was biking the backroads,
lost in the moment.
On narrow rural roads with double-yellow stripes and short sight lines I have seen vehicle drivers yield to faster motorcyclists by adjusting right, perhaps encroaching in on the shoulder if necessary, to allow the motorcyclists to pass within the lane and not have to cross the double-yellow to pass. I do this myself when driving my Camper back from the desert.Originally Posted by Paul L.
Bek likes to make fun of this example, but this is the same vehicular behavior as a bicyclist moving right to allow a motorist to pass him on the left within a WOL. It just happens to be more common with bikes/cars than cars/motorbikes because there are many more situations in which bikes are significantly slower than cars than situations in which cars are significantly slower than motorbikes. But this is a difference in degree, not a difference in kind.
Paul, as an aside I wanted to let you know my position on BLs and WOLs to help frame the discussion with us local (metro-Phx, not AZ as a whole) folks.
I am most opposed to BL stripes approaching all intersections (arterials, minor roads and commercial driveways). An exception is that while I don't like but am OK with BLs to left of RTOL. (I don't like as they get filled with debris even more than other BLs in the area)
I strongly prefer 30mph and less roads do not have any bike lane striping. These roads are generally residential and intersection hazards (including residential driveways) and door zones abound.
I have no real issue with BL stripes on longer fully intersectionless roads. By longer this generally means 1/2-1mi stretches or more, depending on specific road design and conditions. However I do want this stripe to end 200' before any and all intersections.
If you look at our suburban road infrastructure/layout with frequent intersections this above preference means there will be very few striped BLs and mostly WOLs. This does not mean I am against BL stripes, just that they don't fit well in our current local environment. If signifcant changes are made (such as collecting all business driveways into one collector driveway) then there may be more places BL stripes are workable.
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Originally Posted by Helmet Head
Technically the driver is leaving his lane in this instance or at least moving a portion of his vehicle out of the lane.
Sunrise saturday,
I was biking the backroads,
lost in the moment.
Any street with a speed limit of 30 mph or less I really don't care about. I would feel safe riding in any portion of that street as it is residential. I have no problem with keeping bike lanes off of those streets as they always end up being Parking/Bike lanes (at least more often than not). The roads that make up the bulk of my experience are 4 - 6 lane arterials with speed limits in excess of 40 mph and traffic usually flows above that by 5 to 10 mph. I find that it is possible to make a left turn across three lanes to get into the left turn lane at Chandler and 58th but occasionally drivers will not let me through and I need to ride through the intersection and cross with the next light switch. Incidentally if one positions their bike over the sensor that light is very friendly giving a green turn signal every time.Originally Posted by noisebeam
Personally, if traffic is flowing 30 mph or less it is not a big delay for them to find a safe place to pass me or me to find a safe place to let them pass.
For me those kind of streets are not a viable avenue for me to commute on. The amount of stop lights on those kind of roads creates enormous delay over commuting distances of 15 miles or more.
Incidentally I disagree with bike lanes that go to the right of RTOL too. I don't use them unless drivers are making it impossible to do otherwise.
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Sunrise saturday,
I was biking the backroads,
lost in the moment.
Only if he has to move into the shoulder in order to give the motorcyclist enough space.Originally Posted by Paul L.
Anyway, a cyclist who moves into a shoulder or bike lane in order to facilitate the passing of him is also leaving his lane.
In both cases, the "vehicularity" of the move (adjusting to the right to provide extra space for, and yield to, faster traffic, whether doing so requires leaving the lane or not) is the same.
Paul, I think there is a good deal of common ground for us.Originally Posted by Paul L.
As we ride in basically the same area (and often the same streets) and as we both have desires to get places over longer distances we tend to ride on the arterials, not the residential streets.
Unfortunately locally (at least Tempe) the focus seem to be on striping 25mph residential streets, not widening the outside lanes of arterials (independent of if stripe is included or not). Of course in cities not yet fully developed out (i.e. Chandler, Gilbert) BLs are added to newly built arterials.
One interesting point you bring up is the difficulty in making vehicular left turns on multilane arterials. It does take practice and confidence to use communication (arm signals and looking back) to negotate across several lanes of 40-50mph traffic. But here I find WOLs without BL stripe to be preferable as I find the most difficult lane change to negotate is the first one: Leaving the BL. Here drivers are far more likely to ignore my requests to negotate leaving the bike lane. Once I am in the 'primary' lanes the response rate is much higher. With a WOL I am already in the lane so the intital 'get out of BL' negotation is not needed. This is another reason why I do not want a BL striped 200' before intersections. Of course 200' is often too short, in heavier traffic I may begin the negotation 400' back, but I think 200' is a good compromise.
Note I realize that most of this above this is off topic on the thread subject you started, but this thread does have the advantage of discussing VC, WOL vs BL stripe in a local context with local inputs.
I tend to as well: Staying center biased in WOL, or if BL -striped in the 'primary' lane that is just left of the BL and only moving right to allow faster same direction traffic to pass if there is no obstical and no intersections immediately ahead.Originally Posted by Paul L.
However AZ law treats this behavior differently if there is a BL stripe or not.
But more importantly motorist treat me differently too.
When riding center biased in WOL on multilane arterials faster same direction vehicles are much more likely to merge left into adjacent lane to pass me and they do it quite far back - this means in most cases I don't even need to merge right to let them pass. When a BL is present I find they come much closer often to the point I merge right to be safe not knowing if they have reacted to me. In the cases I do not want to move right for my safety (generally due to intersction approach) I am much more likely to be honked at or tailgated if a BL is present. The question is, can motorist education address these differences?
I'm missing the point here. I've never seen a lane designed to be shared by a car and a bike on a continuous basis. So what?Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
I have seen lanes that allow for slower traffic to move aside to allow faster traffic to pass. For example, this is why many states have laws that require drivers of slow moving vehicles to drive as far right as practicable on 2 lane roads when faster traffic is present.
What's a wide outside lane then? How finely are you parcing language here?Originally Posted by Helmet Head
What do these lanes look like, and where are they used? Are you saying that there are places (not leading up to intersections, mind you) that have >20' wide lanes so a slow moving car can stay on the right side of the lane and the faster moving car on the left? Usually, they put a lane line down the center of this 20' lane, don't they?... and make it into two, separate lanes?...I have seen lanes that allow for slower traffic to move aside to allow faster traffic to pass. For example, this is why many states have laws that require drivers of slow moving vehicles to drive as far right as practicable on 2 lane roads when faster traffic is present.
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I may have to alter my route to test this out for a few days (most of my left turns include either bike lanes, or two lane roads).Originally Posted by noisebeam
Sunrise saturday,
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I'm trying to parse as much as necessary in order to understand what you mean.Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
A WOL is not designed to be shared by a car and a bike on a continuous basis. If a bike and car are sharing on a continuous basis, then the cyclist is traveling at the same speed as the car, and there is no reason to yield/share. Speed differential is a key characteristic in typical car/bike lane sharing (notably, as it is in car/motorcycle lane sharing, but not in motorcycle/motorcycle lane sharing).
Perhaps you meant to say you've never seen a lane designed to be used by a slow moving car using a lane-sharing position continuously, while faster traffic is passing it within that same lane?
If so, again, I don't see that WOLs are designed to be used by a slow moving cyclist using a lane-sharing position continuously. I see them as simply happening to be wide enough to allow cyclists and drivers of other slow moving vehicles to use the extra space to allow faster traffic to pass.
Besides clarifying that, I hope you would explain why you are so quick to discount the "special case" of motorcycle/motorcycle and motorcycle/car lane sharing in your argument against the "vehicularity" of bike/car lane sharing?
The problem is that, in general, slow moving vehicles are relatively rare, and narrow vehicles are relatively rare. So the vehicular behavior that the operational and physical characteristcs of being slow moving and/or narrow allow and require are relatively rare; those that combine both characteristics are that much more rare. But untypical does not mean non-existent, and, in this case, it does not mean nonvehicular.
motorcycle/motorcycle is irrelevent and doesn't concern me because the two motorcycles in effect act as one vehicle when they are traveling side by side insofar as other vehicles around them are concerned. A car passing a cyclist in a WOL is hardly an example of the car and bike driving in concert and effectively acting as a single vehicle.Originally Posted by Helmet Head
motorcycle/car (i.e. lanesplitting) is not generally done (i.e. it is an exception to normal traffic operating rules), and I don't even think it is legal in Oregon. In CA, it is my understanding that this is only legal during traffic jams, the consideration being to motorcycles with aircooled engines which have to keep moving to keep from overheating.
Answer me the question of the 20' lanes (on arterials, mind you) in which slow cars share a lane with faster moving cars. Is this ever done? Or is it as I suspect, and the "20' lane" is subdivided into two 10 foot lanes so that the slow car and the fast car can each have their own lane? Would it be advantageous for a slower car to be biased to the right side of a 20' WOL so that faster cars can pass within the same lane rather than the current situation of having two 10' lanes?
(BTW, by "continuous", I meant in the manner that WOLs are used with faster cars passing slower bicyclists. Bad terminology perhaps, but I was trying to differentiate between this situation and the 30 feet leading up to intersections where right turning cars sometimes share a lane with cars going straight; not the same situation, as both cars are coming to a stop. I was kind of hoping that you would take my useage from context and in good faith instead of running off on some irrelevent tangent. Bikes in same speed traffic are hardly of any concern, as the main driver of needing a WOL or bike lane is the speed differential between bikes and other vehicles.)
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OK... but what about a faster motorcycle in the left tire track passing a slower motorcycle in the right tire track of the same lane?Originally Posted by Brian Ratliff
There is no law that disallows lanesharing (both vehicles are fully within the shared lane). There is a law that disallows lanesplitting (see below). When people say lanesplitting is legal in CA, they actually mean (though they may not realize it) that lanesharing is allowed.motorcycle/car (i.e. lanesplitting) is not generally done (i.e. it is an exception to normal traffic operating rules), and I don't even think it is legal in Oregon. In CA, it is my understanding that this is only legal during traffic jams, the consideration being to motorcycles with aircooled engines which have to keep moving to keep from overheating.
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21658. Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic in one direction, the following rules apply:
(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from the lane until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
Note that this law makes riding between lanes (lanesplitting, or lane straddling) illegal. What the CHP website used to say, though I can't find it any more, is that it is legal to pass between lanes of cars, as long as the driver stays fully within one marked lane or the other, because no law explicitly prohibited that. It also said that if he's encroaching into the adjacent lane, that's illegal, because it violates 21658. You can find websites that talk about this by googling for 21658 and "lane splitting". So, the only time it is legal to leave a lane is when you're actually changing lanes, or if it is not possible to stay within the lane, and even then, only when "such movement can be made with reasonable safety".
Note that this is the same law that allows two cars to share lanes, though in practice the opportunities to do so happen to be very rare.
It is also the same law that effectively allows (or doesn't disallow) a car and bike to share the same lane, or 2 motorcycles to share the same lane, or multiple bicycles to share the same lane, or a motorcycle and a bicycle to share the same lane, all of which of course happen much more often.
No. Not intentionally. Not that I know of.Answer me the question of the 20' lanes (on arterials, mind you) in which slow cars share a lane with faster moving cars. Is this ever done?
Yes.Or is it as I suspect, and the "20' lane" is subdivided into two 10 foot lanes so that the slow car and the fast car can each have their own lane?
No.Would it be advantageous for a slower car to be biased to the right side of a 20' WOL so that faster cars can pass within the same lane rather than the current situation of having two 10' lanes?
But this situation is not analogous to bike lanes because lane usage rules are clear for the case of turning movements with two (or more) adjacent 10' lanes regular traffic lanes (where the rightmost lane is straight-or-right), and they are not clear when it's a bike lane adjacent to a regular traffic lane (where the bike lane is right-or-straight, and so is the lane adjacent to it to the left).
Again, I'm okay with (but not excited by) bike lanes on long intersectionless stretches of roadway. It's the intersections (including intersections with minor driveways/alleys) where it all falls apart).
Oh! I get it now. Makes sense. That's what I wasn't getting and why I was parsing as closely as I was.(BTW, by "continuous", I meant in the manner that WOLs are used with faster cars passing slower bicyclists. Bad terminology perhaps, but I was trying to differentiate between this situation and the 30 feet leading up to intersections where right turning cars sometimes share a lane with cars going straight; not the same situation, as both cars are coming to a stop. I was kind of hoping that you would take my useage from context and in good faith instead of running off on some irrelevent tangent. Bikes in same speed traffic are hardly of any concern, as the main driver of needing a WOL or bike lane is the speed differential between bikes and other vehicles.)
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Yea but remember it is 515 sq miles in size I can only think of one busy road having a BL Union Hills. Tempe is what 70 sq miles and has what 100 miles of BLs?Originally Posted by rando
Well WOL are considered a bicycle facility so I would think WOLs are not VC.
WOL are way much eaiser to turn left on.
I want one lane one vehicle when two or more lanes are present until drivers get a clue and become responsible to allow no stripping at all just road.
I am like AL, for the most part in lane positioning. After all it is my life and a few second to them. I find residental roads with out stripping tend to allow a motor more leway and they take advantage of it.
I was riding down Priest near washington no stripping, cars had no problems they even went slower. Since riding north bound provides a transitioning wide shoulder I found this absent shoulder a blessing. Since the whole road was one bike lane I didn't take the lane like I normally do since I didn't have to merge back into traffic if there was a shoulder.


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The eye bones of ancestors of modern mammals that lived more than 300 million years ago, such as the sail-finned carnivore Dimetrodon, suggest that at least some of these animals were already active at night, researchers say.
"Traditionally, dinosaurs were considered day-active, and mammals were regarded as living in the shade of them, living at night," said Lars Schmitz, a biologist at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps colleges in Claremont, California, and co-author of the study, detailed today (Sept. 3) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. [Gallery: Evolution's Most Extreme Mammals]
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The extension works to the GOP's advantage IF they are trying to give ObamaCare's job killing feature an unobstructed moment in the sun. At this point any force on the debt ceiling issue is easily spun by liberals as the real cause of the job recession than Obama's/liberals failed policies.
Forcing liberals to formalize their spending via a budget on the other hand will lend sterilizing sunlight on the trillion dollar deficit inducing crony spending liberals have been so far able to refuse to answer for.
Both actions are consistent with the Let It Burn plan to expose liberal spending to actual public inspection. What was $5 trillion spent on these last four years? No one seems to know and no one seems to attempt explaining.
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When viewing the big picture, I do view the House as capitulating because there aren't any spending cuts included in the suspension/extension. It is sadly apparent the GOP ruling elites are purposely choosing to destroy the country hand-in-hand with Obama. How many of these capitulations will it take to convince Americans that the GOP is not truly opposing the imperial president's progressive agenda?
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Oh, I have no doubt the IPO will be successful to some extent, and for some players. The bankers running it, for example -- JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) , Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS ) , et al. -- will no doubt make out like bandits. In Morgan Stanley's case, they'll also make for the exits; Morgan Stanley owns a 32% stake in the company, and will be cashing in a bucketful of shares in the IPO.
And of course, in a market mostly devoid of successful IPOs, I rather expect we'll see good things happen to whomever is so fortunate as to get a piece of DGI at the IPO price.
But that's not what Tom and Harriet Investor are talking about. They're all about what DGI's supposed IPO valuation tells us about GeoEye. Specifically, they're all about the likelihood that once people get a look at how much DigitalGlobe is "worth," they'll revise their thinking about GeoEye's valuation in a hurry.
Problem is, they won't -- or at least they shouldn't.
I mean, sure, the companies have their similarities. They're archrivals and duopolists in the satellite imagery space, for one. Each has (or will soon have) three satellites orbiting the globe, asking it to say "cheese," and snapping Polaroids for everyone from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG ) to Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO ) to the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. And if you believe the analysts, their revenues should quickly become as similar as their satellite counts. But aside from the obvious parallels, how do the companies really stack up against each other?
The question got to bugging me after I got a peek at GeoEye's first-quarter earnings report Tuesday, and so I did a little digging into the SEC files. Here's what I came up with:
Fiscal Year 2008
Fiscal 2008 revenue
$146.7 million
$275.2 million
Fiscal 2008 operating profit
$22.8 million
$94.9 million
Fiscal 2008 operating profit margin
Fiscal 2008 free cash flow
($129.8 million)
$12.6 million*
*Free cash flow calculation based on $131.8 million in "cash paid for satellite and related ground related facilities construction" figure in company prospectus.
So that's how the companies stacked up yesteryear, with DigitalGlobe casting shadow over the firm that preceded it into the public markets. But what about this year? Is GeoEye closing the gap any?
Fiscal Q1 2009
Q1 2009 revenues
$45.2 million
$67.2 million
Q1 2009 operating profit
$1.7 million
$19.5 million
Q1 operating profit margin
Q1 operating profit growth (YOY)
Q1 2009 free cash flow
($16.6 million)
$10.5 million
Net debt
$152.0 million
$208.6 million (Non Pro Forma)
Apparently not.
The racehorse and the donkey: an investing fable
So you see, GeoEye really isn't DigitalGlobe, and vice versa. Despite the similarities (sizeable debt loads, providing the same kinds of services to the same kinds of clients), when it comes to evaluating their potential as investments, these two firms are entirely different beasts. How do they differ?
- Size: DigitalGlobe is nearly twice as big as GeoEye by annual sales -- though that gap may be narrow with GeoEye's increased revenue from the launch of GeoEye-1.
- Profitability: DigitalGlobe is more than twice as profitable (per revenue dollar) as GeoEye ... and that gap is expanding.
- Profits that count: Finally, when it comes to the best kind of profit -- the cash-money kind that rustles in the wind, that you can count, the kind your landlord requires for your rent payment -- DigitalGlobe outclasses GeoEye by a mile. DigitalGlobe made money last year, and is starting off this year making even more. Both companies have been burning cash trying to get their new state-of-the-art satellites in the sky, but it looks like DigitalGlobe has been the more efficiently run operation. GeoEye? About the best we can say for it is that so far this year, GeoEye's not burning cash with quite as much abandon as it exhibited last year. Hooray? Once again, a lot of hope rests on GeoEye's new satellite GeoEye-1, but DigitalGlobe has already launched one successful next-generation satellite, and should beat GeoEye to getting two new birds in the sky when it launches Worldview-2 in December.
Foolish takeaway
I hate to say it, Fools, but I've got a sneaking suspicion that the folks at Motley Fool Rule Breakers are backing the wrong horse in this race. Whereas DigitalGlobe is shaping up to be a real racehorse, I'm starting to worry that GeoEye may be just a donkey in drag.


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A huge feast for monkeys at a festival in Thailand [18 pictures]
Yearly, in the Thai city of Lopburi, a festival is held that includes setting tables with tons of fruit and vegetables for the town's monkey population — numbering in the thousands — to come and consume.
The practice is motivated by a combination of both ancient myth and current tourism…
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(second-to-last picture) Psst, hey – you have something in your teeth riiiight therrrrre. No, there. And there.
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I cant appreciate how a country, where its citizens live in poverty, could justify feeding rabid monkeys…fair enough if all the fruit and vegetables were past there best for human consumption date!But I somehow doubt that…
Martin says:
Human life, or even the quality of human life, as more valuable than those of animals is not a universal teaching.
Average Human says:
That's a shame. Each culture will have its vice.
stephanie says:
the country itself has impoverished areas as well as better off areas, like most countries do, My uncle lives there, and he is always telling me stories about the greatness of Thailand, not the poverty. Also, these monkeys do not appear to be rabid, over exaggerating both counts makes your argument not very credible.
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Rabies or not – seems like they are over indulging the monkeys with fresh edible fruit and vegetables.
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I thought Americans were the only to waste food(sarcasm)..the monkey's look well feed!
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To town which brings money to economy which provides jobs and so on. I do think they could have prepared it
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Signing Day 2013: Christa Reed
Nov. 13, 2013
Nashville -- Vanderbilt head coach Melanie Balcomb announced on Wednesday afternoon the signing of Christa Reed to a National Letter of Intent.
The gifted shooter from Bay High in Bay St. Louis, Miss., who was the Gatorade Player of the Year last season in her home state, joins heralded prospects Paris Kea and Rachel Bell to help shape Vanderbilt's 2014 class into one of the nation's best.
"Christa is such a gifted scorer," said Balcomb. "She is, without a doubt, one of the best 3-point shooters in the country and, in my opinion, the most consistent. Winning is a habit with Christa."
Reed, a 5-foot-11 combo guard, averaged 24.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game last season while leading Bay High to a 36-0 record and the Mississippi Class 4A State Championship.
Her outstanding season enabled her to draw interest from a large collection of teams, but she ultimately selected Vanderbilt because of its reputation, both athletically and academically.
"The things that led me to choose Vanderbilt over the other schools were the great education and the great coaches," said Reed. "I really feel I can develop and grow in this program."
Reed has basketball in her bloodlines, with three sisters who each played college basketball. Reed and her sisters combined to collect six state championships, and Christa will have a chance to add another one to that list at the end of her senior season this spring.
Reed has thrived at Bay High under the direction of head coach Debbie Triplett. An All-State player as a junior, Reed was also named to the Mississippi Dandy Dozen her junior and senior seasons.
She has enjoyed national success on the summer travel circuit with South Mississippi Elite, coached by Burnell Wesco and assisted by Ronnie Clark."
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HONORS: All-State first Team(Junior), All-State Honorable Mention(Soph.), Dandy Dozen (Junior/Sen.), Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year, Mississippi All-Star Game 3-pt Champion, District MVP (junior season), Best Offensive Player District (Soph. and Fresh.), Biloxi Sun-Herald Player of the Year (Soph. and Junior)
JUNIOR YEAR STATS (per game): 24.3 points; 4.8 rebounds; 3.4 assists; 3.3 steals.
BALCOMB SAYS: "One of the great things about Christa is that opponents can't only play her as a shooter. Christa can score in many ways. She has an excellent mid-range game, and she is able to get to the rim by using her size and strength. Winning is in Christa's DNA. Her three sisters played college basketball, and they have won six state championships between the four of them."
STRAIGHT FROM CHRISTA: (On playing in the SEC) "The SEC is one of the top conferences and Vanderbilt is one of its top teams. It's a great opportunity and I look forward to coming in, setting new goals, and starting my journey as a student athlete." (On adjusting to the college game). "I think I will have to get used to the pace of the game. I understand it is much faster than high school. Also, learning to balance my books and basketball is going to be a big adjustment."
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RENSSELAER, Ind. — Adriel Hawkins of Missouri S&T was named the Track Athlete of the Year after the completion of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships.
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Nicole Newton, a senior midfielder at Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge, La.) and Dan Glascock a senior midfielder at Acalanes High School (Lafayette, Calif.) have been selected as the NSCAA High School Players of the Week.
Newton scored five goals in her first two playoff games, leading her team to consecutive 8-0 victories. The three-time All-State midfielder finished the regular season with 36 goals and 19 assists. Newton committed to Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, Ala.) last week.
Glascock capped off an undefeated season with the Acalanes Dons by winning a third consecutive Diablo Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) Championship. The senior midfielder scored a goal and produced four assists in his last three games.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A notification program is underway, as approved by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the "Court"), to alert recipients enrolled in the "Disco" group text messaging service offered by Slide Inc. ("Slide"), a subsidiary of Google Inc., about a proposed class action settlement that may affect their rights. Slide and Google are referred to as the "Defendants." This lawsuit claims that unsolicited text messages were sent to consumers from the "Disco" group text messaging service created by Slide. The lawsuit claims that Defendants violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because consumers did not provide prior express consent to receive these text messages. The Defendants deny they violated any law or committed any wrongdoing. The Court has not determined who is right. Rather, the Parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid the uncertainties and expenses associated with ongoing litigation.The Settlement Class includes all persons in the United States or its territories that received a text message regarding the Disco messaging service that was sent through the Disco messaging service without prior express consent. The text messages involved contained the following or similar language: "Disco is a group texting service. Standard SMS rates may apply or chat for FREE w/ our app – http://disco.com/d More info? Text *help To quit? Text *leave." Notices will be mailed to known potential Class Members and are scheduled to appear across the country in online banner advertisements and in national consumer publications leading up to a hearing on May 14, 2013, when the Court will consider whether to grant final approval to the settlement. The Court has appointed Jay Edelson, Rafey S. Balabanian, and Christopher L. Dore of Edelson McGuire, LLC to be the attorneys representing the Class. Defendants have created a Settlement Fund totaling $6 million. Those affected by this settlement can submit a claim requesting benefits or they can ask to be excluded from, or object to, the settlement and its terms. The deadline for exclusions and objections is April 2, 2013 . The deadline to submit a Claim Form is June 28, 2013 . A toll-free number, 1-877-341-4575, has been established in the case known as Pimental v. Google, Inc. et al, No. 11-cv-02585-YGR, along with the website, www.discotextsettlement.com, where the notice, claim form, settlement agreement and other documents may be obtained. Those affected may also write with questions to Disco Text Settlement Administrator, PO Box 3967, Portland, OR 97208-3967. /URL: http://www.discotextsettlement.com SOURCE The United States District Court for the Northern District of California
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While neither Men's Wearhouse nor Jos. A. Bank evoke memories of The Grateful Dead, the lyric, "What a long, strange trip it's been," seems appropriate to describe the back and forth that has been going on between the companies since last fall when Jos. A. Bank made an unsolicited bid for Men's Wearhouse. The offer was rejected, as were subsequent bids by Men's Wearhouse to acquire Jos. A. Bank. But all of that complication culminated in news yesterday that Men's Wearhouse will acquire its smaller rival in a deal valued at $1.8 billion.
"Together, Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank will have increased scale and breadth, and Jos. A. Bank's strong brand and complementary business model will broaden our customer reach," said Doug Ewert, president and chief executive officer of Men's Wearhouse.
The companies expect a smooth transition since Jos. A. Bank will retain its name and no store remodels are planned. The retailer said management will consist of "the most qualified individuals from both organizations."
The combined company will have more than 1,700 stores in the U.S with annual sales of $3.5 billion.
One casualty of the merger is Jos. A. Bank's deal to acquire Eddie Bauer. The two companies had agreed on an acquisition valued at $825 million. Jos. A. Bank will pay $48 million to Eddie Bauer's parent company to terminate the agreement.
Will the combined Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank be stronger or weaker than the two companies individually?
There are economies of scale to be found, from sourcing to IT to media buying, that will make sense for the combined company. But it will also pay to maintain each brand's separate focus in terms of customer profile and merchandise direction. This may require leaving two buying organizations in place, even with the expected back-office efficiencies.
I'll be shocked if this merger actually works without huge infighting and problems along the way. And poor Eddie Bauer's...left at the alter.
Doug Fleener, President and Managing Partner, Sixth Star Consulting
Up here in the Northwest, some of us are glad that this means that the deal falls through for Eddie Bauer. They've been getting back to their roots as an outdoor outfitter and a deal with Bank would have yanked them back toward being a run-of-the-mill apparel retailer.
It certainly was unpleasant to watch this one shake out, and I don't think the excitement has ended with the agreement. While there are many synergies to be had, I don't think the merging of two mediocre players creates one strong one.
Well in the first place, no one really knows what happened. I do suspect that Jos. A. Bank started out with a decent offer but upon reflection, offered a store swap on Tuesday through Thursday only of 3 Jos. A Bank locations for one Men's Warehouse location. When that wasn't acceptable they extended the sale for 3 days and offered to break the package sale up for a 10% premium. In each case the buyer got a free tie.
Honestly, who cares? Men's clothing retailers have come and gone (remember Kuppenheimer?). Some have folded, some bought (Lands' End) and some have just gone out of fashion. As no stores are being closed or remodeled, I don't expect the consumer to see much change. Hopefully, eliminating one executive team will strengthen the financials. In any case, you can do better at Penney's!
Ed Dennis, Sales, Dennis Enterprises
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...Eddie Bauer!
I'm seldom one to crow about the "synergies" gained in most retail mergers. The dis-economies of scale - geographic complexity and greater distance from customers - tend to offset the benefits (once the major shareholders take their cut).
I do kind of admire the back-and-forth dynamic of the MW and JOSB negotiation, however. It hints that some attention was paid to what the surviving entity would stand for in the market. In the best-case scenario, the surviving executives would carry on with some confidence that they have a strategy in place beyond closing the deal itself.
Now about that strategy: Is the timing right for MW to assemble a 1,700 store brick and mortar chain, while innovators in the category are heading online? Will the two brands now be free to back away from some of their intense promotions (like recent 2 and 3 for one sales)?
As an occasional customer, I'd be more attracted to top-quality fitting and alterations at a fair price, rather than volume discounts. Hard to find a decent tailor in this two-horse town....
The synergies in merchandising are quite remarkable. Competing in mass menswear will be difficult. The forgotten loser is the tuxedo industry. Men's Warehouse dominates the industry whereas Jos. A. Bank was still a beginner. Tuxedo will likely be one of the first joint initiatives for Jos. A. Bank to increase revenue and margins.
The number two player is Savvi Formalwear, a 250 store cooperative of local merchants that I founded 10 years ago. The merger provides new impetus to add Savvi stores and leverage their collective buying and marketing power.


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