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Name: Amazon Redtail Catfish (pirarara)
Species: Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Thai name: ปลาอเมชอนเรดเทล (Bplaa amazon redtail)
Max length: 2m (6.561ft)
Max weight: 100kg (220lb)
IGFA record: 56kg (123lb)
Stocked to: 45kg (99lb)
Diet: Fish, squid, shrimp, fruit, vegetables, scavenger, he eat almost any food item
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Amazon Redtail catfish breed in the Sport Fishing Specimen Lake 2
Because we have an excellent water quality and Sandy underground in our Lake our Redtails breed. They build nests on the shores of Lake approx. 0.8 m wide and approx. 20-30 cm deep. We have therefore every year many young Amazon Redtail catfish in our Lake. We sell many Redtail catfishes each year to fish farms or friendly fishing lodges in Thailand.
This Amazon Redtail Catfish is born in our Lake
The redtail catfish, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, is a pimelodid (long-whiskered) catfish named for its red (male) or orange (female) caudal fin. In Venezuela it is known as cajaro and in Brazil and even in a few parts of Bay of Bengal it is known as pirarara. It is the only extant species of the genus Phractocephalus. This fish originates from South America. Despite reaching a large size (up to 200cm / 6.561ft), this fish is to our regret a common aquarium fish.
Lundberg et al. (1988) described a large catfish skull from the upper Miocene Urumaco Formation, Falcón State, Venezuela. Based on characteristics known at the time, the fossil was assigned to the extant species Phractocephalus hemioliopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), family Pimelodidae. While the 1988 paper was in press a nearly complete and extraordinarily well preserved cranium came to light and briefly noted (Lundberg et al., op. cit., p. 138). Now we have had the opportunity to examine and assess the details of that specimen. In addition, several more Urumaco specimens of Phractocephalus Agassiz have been collected that contribute significant new information on this catfish. Comparisons of these additional fossils with modern specimens (Aguilera, 1994, and herein) show that the Urumaco Phractocephalus is taxonomically distinct from modern P. hemioliopterus. Well-preserved fossils of Phractocephalus have also been reported in the upper Miocene Solimões Formation in Acre, Brazil (Latrubesse et al., 1997; Bocquentin-Villanueva, Jégu & Brito, 1997), and fragmentary material is preserved in the middle Miocene La Venta fauna of Colombia (Lundberg, 1997, 1998). The Acre fossil is being named and described by J. Bocquentin-Villanueva, M. Jégu and P. Brito. Those worker's and our comparisons of the Urumaco and Acre fossils reveal that the latter represents a second fossil species of Phractocephalus. Accordingly, in this paper we name and diagnose the Urumaco Phractocephalus as a new species. Phractocephalus has been considered monotypic. Modern P. hemioliopterus has a wide distribution in the lowland, meandering rivers and lagoons of the Orinoco, Amazon and Essequibo basins. This species, known as the "cajaro" in Venezuela and Colombia and "pirarara" in Brazil, is one of the most distinctive and important food and ornamental fishes in South America. Based on the strong overall similarity between modern Phractocephalus and available fossil specimens from Urumaco, Lundberg et al. (1988) hypothesized that P. hemioliopterus is a long-lived species with no detectable morphological change since the late Miocene. The additional specimens show that is not the case. The modern and fossil specimens are closely similar in most details, including many characters that are uniquely derived among catfishes, yet these are demonstrably distinct species. The revised taxonomic status of the Urumaco fossil Phractocephalus does not alter its biogeographic significance. This fossil catfish provides direct evidence for former biotic and riverine connections between the Orinoco watershed and the Caribbean coastal region of South America (Lundberg et al., 1988; 1998; Díaz de Gamero, 1996). Thus, the Urumaco and Acre fossils expand our knowledge of the diversity of Phractocephalus over time and space.
Locality, geological context and age
The sample area (Fig. 2) includes the following named localities: El Mamón, Tío Gregorio, Corralito and El Hatillo, all north of the town of Urumaco, Falcón State, northwestern Venezuela. The geological units from which the specimens were obtained are the middle and upper members of the Urumaco Formation of Venezuela. These units have been recently summarized in the Léxico estratigráfico de Venezuela (1997).
The middle member of the Urumaco Formation consists of claystone and sand. The gray claystone is microfossiliferous, and the brown claystone contains vertebrate remains such as reptiles, mammals, marine and freshwater fish, and also coprolites and wood (Díaz de Gamero & Linares, 1989). The limestone changes from conchiferous sandstones to consolidated coquina limestone. In the lower half of this middle member, an abundant and diverse marine mollusk fauna exists in a sandy matrix. This matrix also contains elasmobranch teeth and teleostean otoliths. The paleoenvironments are interpreted as inner sub-littoral and coastal lagoon enviroments with riverine and estuarine influence (Díaz de Gamero, 1996).
The upper member of the Urumaco Formation also comprises gray to brown often limey claystone with thin intercalated and locally conchiferous sandstones. The uppermost layer is referred to as the "capa de tortugas" because of its abundant remains of the turtle Bairdemys Gaffney & Wood. Several localities and levels have concentrations of vertebrate fossils. The vertebrate fauna includes marine, estuarine and freshwater fishes, terrestrial, freshwater and marine turtles and crocodilians, and terrestrial and aquatic/semiaquatic mammals (Sánchez-Villagra et al., 2003). The paleoenvironments were tropical near shore marine to low coastal savannas with freshwater rivers.
See Lundberg et al. (1988) for description of neurocranium (MCN.USB 72-85 PB) and additional measurements. The following information is provided by the holotype and recently obtained specimens.
Neurocranium, dorsal aspect (Fig.4a). Outline form of skull approximately rectangular, width across lateral ethmoids equal to width across sphenotics, and these widths slightly less than maximum width across pterotic wings; width across pterotics contained 2.25 times in (45% of) dorsal skull length from mesethmoid tip to posterior edge of supraoccipital process. Surface mostly flat but margins curved slightly downward and dorsal midline increasingly arched posteriorly. All bones ornamented with coarse reticulating ridges and circular pits and some longitudinally elongate ridges and grooves, except for olfactory capsules and extremities of mesethmoid cornua.
Mesethmoid broad, mushroom-shaped, anterior margin scarcely emarginate (entire in MCN.USB OL-2142), otherwise gently rounded; cornua stout, pointed, little recurved and reaching laterally to a parasagittal line projected before palatine condyle. Mesethmoid without traces of anterior cranial fontanelle. Lateral ethmoid projecting anteriorly into olfactory capsule region; orbital margin short, gently concave, antorbital process a slight curved bulge; contact with sphenotic a long, nearly straight suture running obliquely from skull roof margin behind orbit to frontal near anterior cranial fontanelle. Olfactory capsule floored by mesethmoid and lateral ethmoid. Nasal and infraorbitals unknown.
Frontal flat to slightly concave, confined to center of skull roof, laterally suturing to and excluded from skull-roof margin by lateral ethmoid and sphenotic. Anterior cranial fontanelle present as reduced circular foramen in a midline pit at transverse level of sphenotic-lateral ethmoid-frontal junction (fontanelle obsolete in MCN.USB OL-2142). Frontal ornamented mostly with reticulating ridges and circular pits, except near midline posterior to cranial fontanelle about 5 – 6 parallel longitudinally oriented ridges and grooves.
Sphenotic very large, twice the width of adjacent frontal, approaching a parallelogram in form, broadly sutured to lateral ethmoid, frontal, supraoccipital and pterotic; free lateral margin with a gently convex bulge but lacking prominent postorbital process. Pterotic with angular wing projecting from posterolateral corner; broadly contacting sphenotic, supraoccipital, extrascapula and supracleithrum, the last joint horizontally elongate suggesting limited mobility to dorsoventral axis.
Supraoccipital unusually large, flask-shaped; contacting frontals, sphenotics, extrascapulars, supracleithra and anterior nuchal plate (the last by inference from structure of posterior process and similarity to congeneric species). Expanded part of supraoccipital posterior process is posterior to occipital wall and articulations with upper shoulder girdle elements; process long, covering Weberian complex. Process with broadly rounded lateral and posterolateral margins, ornamented part posterior margin emarginate to truncate across midline, plus a projecting unornamented shelf that would form a lap joint with anterior nuchal plate. Ornamentation of supraoccipital mostly irregular but ridges and pits loosely arranged in 5 or 6 outer concentric rows. Dorsal surface flat behind frontals, then becoming convexly arched along midline to posterior margin, laterally sloping downward concavely to margins of posterior process; cross-sectional shape depressed "bell shaped."
Extrascapula an ovoid plate isolated from skull margin by surrounding pterotic, supracleithrum and supraoccipital. Supracleithrum preserved in holotype on right side where broken posterolaterally; expanded as roughly lozenge-shaped plate, ornamented as the skull roof; horizontally elongate, weak sutural joint with pterotic and extrascapula; arthrosis style with supraoccipital indeterminate.
Neurocranium, ventral aspect (Fig.4b). Mesethmoid visible ventrally only as flattened, narrow band, anterior to vomerine tooth patch, to which premaxillae (not preserved) articulate; mesethmoid cornua not downwardly deflected. Vomer dominated by massive median tooth plate, approximately pentagonal form, surface concave upward and completely covered by minute pediculate tooth-attachment bases (no teeth preserved). Vomer expanded antrolaterally in front of tooth plate to suture with mesethmoid and lateral ethmoids; tapering posterior limb deeply sutured with parasphenoid.
Palatine condyle projecting prominently from lateral ethmoid, very long and in horizontal plane, convex anteriorly, nearly straight laterally, abruptly truncate posteriorly. Prominent, thin, horizontal "orbital shelf" arises on ventral surface of lateral ethmoid just posterior to palatine condyle and lateral to vomer. "Orbital shelf" continuing onto orbitosphenoid, parasphenoid and prootic to terminate ventral to trigeminofacial foramen; along lateral ethmoid and orbitosphenoid "orbital shelf" is the surface of origin for adductor arcus palatini muscle. Orbitosphenoid dominated by "orbital shelves," widest anteriorly, about 75% of skull width across lateral ethmoids, narrowing posteriorly to about 45% of skull width across sphenotics at level of hyomandibular facet. Foramina of orbitosphenoid deeply situated and indeterminate. Parasphenoid median stem broad, center of parasphenoid marked by medially converging pair of low ridges and elongate roughened surfaces (associated with contact of anterior branchial arches); parasphenoid weakly sutured to prootics, deeply sutured to basioccipital, indeterminate contact with pterosphenoid.
Anterior half of ventral surface of sphenotic planar and bare; posterior half of sphenotic sharply elevated laterally, forming anterior two-thirds of elongate, horizontal, trough-like hyomandibular facet that runs mediolaterally to sphenoticpterotic suture near skull roof margin, then along edge of pterotic. Hyomandibular facet on pterotic followed at rightangles by another articular facet, short, flat-faced and ventrally buttressed, for posterodorsal corner of hyomandibula. Neither pterosphenoid nor prootic participate in hyomandibular facet or other articulation with hyomandibula.
Medioventrally adjacent to hyomandibular facet, sphenotic, pterotic and prootic together form roof of ovoid, shallow subotic fossa.
Prootic side wall flat dorsal to contact with parasphenoid; position of matrix-filled trigeminofacial foramen indicated by semicircular notch in anterior border of prootic and sharp edged terminus of "orbital shelf" ventral to foramen. Pterosphenoid largely obscured by matrix but no evidence that it is more extensive than in modern species where it is restricted as a small quadrangular element between the prootic, sphenotic and orbitosphenoid.
Basioccipital weakly sutured to exoccipital and prootic; vertebral-like joint with first centrum. Articulation site on basioccipital for ossified Baudelot's ligament elevated and rugose. Exoccipital weakly sutures with basioccipital, prootic, pterotic and epioccipital; contributing small dorsal process to cranial articulation with Baudelot's ligament; vagal foramen large, circular, ventrally directed, centered on a vertical through the anterior edge of basioccipital-Baudelot's ligament joint. Baudelot's ligament of supracleithrum ossified and heavy; round in section medially near contact with basioccipital and exoccipital. Exoccipital and epioccipital forming sharp posterolateral corner of braincase that vertically buttresses expanded cranial articulation of pteroticsupracleithrum. Anterolateral face of epioccipital concave and weakly sutured to pterotic. Posterior end of pterotic wing produced and expanded ventral to cranial articulation of supracleithrum. Ventral side of supraoccipital posterior process with strong median vertical keel.
Hyomandibula broad and deep, sutured to preopercle via lateroposterior flange, and metapterygoid via wide anterior process; anteriorly sutured and posteriorly synconchondrally jointed to quadrate. Cranial articulation of hyomandibula including slender anterodorsal process abutting weak ridge on sphenotic in front of hyomandibular facet; long, gently rounded condyle articulating with hyomandibular facet of sphenotic and pterotic; plus short, vertically-truncate posterodorsal surface articulating with pterotic behind hyomandibular facet. Lateral face with low, oblique rise between anterior process and preopercular flange, marking attachment limit of inner bundles of adductor mandibulae muscle. Low crest on medioposterior edge ventral to pterotic articulation, otherwise no enlarged articulating processes or muscle origin crests dorsal to opercle condyle. Opercle condyle centered slightly above midpoint on posterior margin; condyle twice as deep as wide. Lateral foramen of facial canal centrally located on anterior surface of adductor muscle crest at level of opercle condyle; medial foramen of facial canal anteriorly located above adductor arcus palatini crest. Medial face with centrally located vertical and crescentic adductor arcus palatini scar more prominent than in modern P. hemioliopterus but is shape and placement similar.
Preopercle sutured to quadrate in addition to hyomandibula; lateral face shallowly concave forming fossa for posterior sections of adductor mandibulae muscle; posterior margin raised in a gentle curve and likely with sensory canal but no discernable lateralis pores; no evidence of external foramen for symplectic canal, but medial foramen of symplectic canal present between quadrate and preopercle.
Quadrate lateral face mostly shallowly concave; anteroventral blade broadly sutured to metapterygoid; mandibular condyle broad and strongly bilobed flanking central saddle, medial lobe of condyle braced by vertical buttress.
Anterior vertebrae (Fig.4b). First centrum articulated to basioccipital and deeply sutured to compound or Weberian complex centrum (2-4). Aortic groove open along midventral line, flanked by low parallel ridges along first and compound centra; broken before centrum of vertebra 5. Weberian complex lacking prominent mid-dorsal vertical lamina; neural arch-spine complex incompletely preserved but anteriorly projecting to contact supraoccipital and exoccipitals. Indistinct pieces of tripus and low os suspensorium remain in place; anterior limbs of transverse processes meet compound centrum at right angle, wide and thickened laterally, broadly contacting ventral articulation flange of supracleithrum; vertebra 5 indeterminate.
Dorsal articulating process of cleithrum bifid, anterior limb longest, and overall similar in size to postcleithral process; postcleithral process deep and nearly equilaterally triangular, coarsely ornamented especially along ventral and ventrolateral edges lateral to articulating fossa of pectoral spine. In ventral view outward bulge of cleithrum in transverse alignment with posterior limit of articulating fossa of pectoral spine. Mesocoracoid not preserved but elevated surface near dorsal edge of coracoid shows its articulation site. Coracoid keel strongly elevated proximally, extending about midway to pectoral symphysis; coracoid keel divides jointed horizontal limbs of cleithrum and coracoid into equal halves; two parallel ridges run toward midline horizontal limbs of coracoid.
Pectoral spine shaft depressed, in section more ovoid than quadrangular, mostly covered by coarse, elongate and anastomosing ridges and grooves (neither mesh-like nor finely-striate); anterior dentations erect, blunt, none strongly antrorse, relatively heavy and about half as numerous as posterior dentations; posterior dentations erect and irregularly spaced, some transversely widened but not exceptionally flattened, sharper and fewer than anterior dentations; anterior and posterior dentation rows without deep trenches and flanking ridges; no anterior distal serrations; spine tip bluntly pointed; spine base robust but details indeterminate.
The pimelodid genus Phractocephalus has long been regarded as monotypic. The morphological variation among modern and well-preserved fossil skulls and some postcranial elements indicates that Phractocephalus comprises three species: P. hemioliopterus, †P. nassi and the unnamed Neogene Acre Phractocephalus. These species are differentiated by well-preserved characteristics of dermal bone ornamentation and enlargement of the casque-like skull roof and occipito-nuchal bony plating. The Phractocephalus from the middle Miocene, Colombian La Venta fauna is too incompletely known (partial mesethmoid and partial pectoral spine) to assess its species status. Despite this new understanding of greater taxic diversity, the species of Phracto cephalus are closely similar in most details of their highly apomorphic cranial and pectoral-fin morphology. The Late Miocene †P. nassi and the Acre fossil give a minimum age of about 8 or 9 Ma for the origin of the distinctive osteology of Phractocephalus and at least some species diversification within this small clade.
A thorough analysis of phylogenetic relationships among the species must await a detailed description of the Acre species. However, both †P. nassi and Acre species have more hypertrophied skull and occipito-nuchal elements than modern P. hemioliopterus. The expanded dorsal armor plating can be interpreted as a synapomorphy uniting the two Miocene species. In this light the less extensive skull roof of modern P. hemioliopterus might be either a retained primitive condition within the genus (it is still a more derived condition than found in all other extant pimelodids), or a secondary reduction. Furthermore, in P. hemioliopterus the full reticulating ridge and pit style of dermal bone ornamentation is more derived than that of the fossils which retain more longitudinal ridges and groove ornament.
Despite its uncertain systematic placement within the genus, the La Venta Phractocephalus provides a minimum age of ca. 13.5 Ma for the genus and its sister group Leiarius Bleeker + Perrunichthys Schultz (Lundberg et al., 1988, 1991; Nass, 1991).
Today no Phractocephalus live west or north of the Andes or Venezuelan coastal ranges. The biogeographic significance of Late Miocene Phractocephalus from the northern Venezuelan Urumaco site was discussed by Lundberg et al. (1988) and subsequent authors (Aguilera, 1994; Lundberg, 1997, 1998; Sánchez-Villagra et al., 2003). Recognizing the Urumaco Phractocephalus as a distinct species does not alter the obvious conclusion that this catfish marks a former large freshwater connection between the Caribbean coastal region and the Orinoco system. Other Urumaco fossils show the same biogeographic relationship: mata-mata turtles (Chelus Dumeril), freshwater iniid dolphins, crocodilians (Caiman Spix), freshwater sciaenids (Plagioscion Gill), indeterminate doradids, loricariids, pimelodids and serrasalmine characins. The phylogenetic relationships of many modern endemic freshwater fish species or genera of the Maracaibo Basin also corroborate a former link to the Orinoco and more broadly with the Amazon and Magdalena system. Examples of these among the Pimelodidae are Perrunichthys perruno Schultz, sister to the OrinocoanGuianan-Amazonian genus Leiarius; Platysilurus malarmo Schultz and Cheirocerus abuelo (Schultz), belonging to monophyletic genera with species in the Orinoco, Amazon and Guianas; and Megalonema psammium Schultz and Sorubim cuspicaudatus Littmann, Burr, & Nass (belonging to genera with species in the Orinoco, Amazon, Guianas, Magdalena and Paraná).
The foregoing biotic relationships correlate well with current models of Neogene landscape and drainage evolution in northern South America. Rod (1981), Lundberg et al. (1988), and Díaz de Gamero (1996) discussed evidence for a major outlet of a paleo-Orinoco system into the Caribbean from northwestern Venezuela. A mounting body of evidence has now been presented for a long persistent, large river system originating far south in western Amazonia that flowed north in the Andean foreland basin (Hoorn, 1993, 1994 a, b, c; Hoorn et al., 1995; Lundberg et al., 1998). This "Paleo-Amazon-Orinoco" river system would have contained a common freshwater fauna including fish species represented as fossils from Urumaco (Aguilera & Rodrigues de Aguilera, 2003; Sánchez-Villagra et al., 2003). At times marine and estuarine conditions extended southward into the Andean foreland basin from the Caribbean (Hoorn, 1994 a, b, c; Monsch, 1998) thus providing some opportunities for marine taxa to penetrate far into the South American continent (Lovejoy et al., 1998). Sometime in the Late Miocene, the rising mountain divides of the Eastern Andes and Coastal Cordilleras closed the Caribbean outlet of the "Paleo-Amazon-Orinoco" system. Concomitant or subsequent to the isolation of the coastal region of Urumaco and Falcón State much of the former freshwater biota disappeared.
Additional fossil pimelodid, doradid, loricariid and characiform fishes from the Urumaco fauna are now available for study and should provide more information on the intriguing biotic and landscape histories of northern South America.
The paleo-environments within the Urumaco Formation are a complex mixture of freshwater, estuarine and marine. Deposition occurred on a relative narrow coastal plain. There is no indication of major reworking of fossil remains. Fossils of the "cajaro" catfish (†Phractocephalus nassi) are often associated with remains of "sierra" catfishes (doradids), gavialids (Ikanogavialis Sill, Gryposuchus Gürich), crocodilians (Purussaurus Barbosa-Rodrigues, Mourasuchus Price), "arrau" turtles (Bairdemys Gaffney & Wood), sirenids (indeterminate dugongid) and "tonina" freshwater dolphin (indeterminate iniid). This entire fauna is relatively common in the freshwater facies from the Urumaco Formation, especially in the upper member. Present also in this assemblage are fossils of coastal fishes such as, sea catfish (Arius Valenciennes, Bagre Cloquet, Sciadeops Fowler) and sawfish (Pristis Linck) that often.© by Günter & Muriele Fritsche Greenfield Valley Sport Fishing Specimen Lake 2 Hua Hin Thailand


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More than two months of baseball remain. The Rockies are well-known for going on late-season tears after being counted out. But, as it stands today, the 2011 Rockies are a top contender for "Most disappointing team in Denver pro sports history."
Harsh? Not when considering the hype over this year's team during spring training. Sports Illustrated predicted the Rockies would win the National League wild card, with one writer saying they would win the World Series. In a sampling of 45 ESPN baseball analysts and personalities, 22 picked the Rockies to win the National League West.
Colorado has a 49-56 record, with the pitcher some picked to win the NL Cy Young award, Ubaldo Jimenez, carrying a 6-9 record.
Not that the Rockies are the first local team to spectacularly fail to meet expectations. Remember the 2001 Rockies? The team that signed big-name free agent pitchers Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle? Greatness was predicted. They won 73 games.
Then there was the 2003-04 Avalanche team that had a top-six forward group of Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic, Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya, Milan Hej-duk and Alex Tanguay. Instead of a shoo-in for the Stanley Cup, that Avs team was the first in team history to fail to win a division title. It was bounced in the second round of the playoffs.
How about the 1988 Broncos? After going to the Super Bowl the previous two years, with John Elway still in his 20s and longtime Dallas Cowboys star Tony Dorsett acquired in the offseason, many penciled in Denver for another division title. It finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs.
"We definitely didn't have the kind of year we all wanted and expected," said Dorsett, the NFL Hall of Famer who led the Broncos in rushing with 703 yards. "We got off to a bad start and never really could get on a roll."
Best-laid plans
The luring of two ace left-handed pitchers in 2001 had Rockies fans excited. Hampton received an eight-year, $121 million free-agent deal, and Neagle a five-year, $51 million contract. With a solid lineup that included Larry Walker and Todd Helton, the Rockies were expected to contend for a playoff spot, but the season was a disaster. By 2003, Hampton and Neagle were with other teams, but the Rockies were still paying off those contracts.
"It just seems like with the Rockies, they haven't always done well when expectations were high and vice versa," said Scott Elarton, the Lamar native who pitched for the Rockies in 2001 and 2003. "When everyone has written them off, they seem to do better. But that team now still has a lot of great leaders on it. I wouldn't give up on them just yet."
Said Buddy Bell, who managed the Rockies from 2000 until early in the 2002 season: "Players are the ones who expect the most out of themselves, but it's baseball. Everybody is pretty good. That (2001) team, we didn't get the kind of pitching we thought."
Not a cure-all
Despite losing Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy to retirement in 2003, most pundits thought the talent on the Avalanche would be so overpowering it would still win a Stanley Cup without him. The additions of free agents Selanne and Kariya gave the Avs arguably the most star-studded top two lines in NHL history. But what looked great on paper didn't turn out that way on the ice.
While the Avs were first in the Western Conference as late as mid-February, injuries began to take a toll. Even when they were healthy, Kariya and Selanne never seemed to jell with the team.
"No question, it was a very disappointing year," Selanne said. "We really thought we could win a Stanley Cup with all that talent, but it didn't turn out like that."
The Rockies spent a lot of money last offseason signing young stars Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez to long-term contracts. Jimenez was coming off a career year. Maybe the Rockies wouldn't win a World Series, but nobody expected things to be as bad as they are now.
That, of course, has manager Jim Tracy scratching his head, searching for explanations and calling another team meeting this week.
"Everyone draws up a decent plan for themselves," Tracy said. "You work on it in the winter meetings. You come to spring training and work the plan until it's capable of being implemented. It hasn't gone the way we'd like so far.
"But nobody is feeling sorry for us."
Adrian Dater: 303-954-1360 or email@example.com
Denver disappointments
While the Rockies still have time to turn things around this season, they are one of the most disappointing teams in Denver sports history. Reporter Adrian Dater picks five others:
Record: 8-8, missed playoffs
What happened: Denver was coming off two consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and hopes were high for a third with the continued maturation of star quarterback John Elway and addition of former Dallas running back Tony Dorsett. But while the offense averaged a respectable 20.4 points a game, the defense allowed an average of 22 — and Denver finished 21st in turnover margin.
Record: 73-89, fifth in NL West
What happened: Free-agent additions Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle — signed to a combined 13 years and $171.8 million in the offseason — went a combined 23-21 with ERAs over 5.00, while the team ERA finished at 5.29. It took several years for the organization to get out from under those contracts.
Record: 5-11, missed playoffs
What happened: After finishing 11-5 the year before, not much of anything went right in 1990. Denver finished 23rd in total defense, and other than Bobby Humphrey had little running game.
Record: 40-22-13-7, lost in second round
What happened: Despite a handful of likely Hall of Famers, including the offseason additions of stars Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya, the Avs failed to match lofty expectations. Kariya and Selanne combined for only 27 goals in 129 games.
Record: 45-37, second Northwest Division, lost in first round
What happened: Big names weren't the problem. The Nuggets had Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin and Allen Iverson, along with Nene and Marcus Camby up front. Defense was a problem, as Denver finished 26th in points allowed (103.7).


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TB Notes Newsletter
No. 2, 2014
Laboratory Webinar: Best Practices for Genotyping Submission
On April 10, 2014, DTBE's Laboratory Branch and the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), Bureau of Laboratories, hosted a webinar highlighting the proper shipping of specimens to MDCH for genotyping. The webinar also showcased the work that the Michigan public health laboratory performs under its contract with CDC to provide genotyping services to TB programs in the United States. TB programs may submit one isolate from each patient culture positive for TB within their jurisdictions to the Michigan laboratory as part of the CDC Tuberculosis Genotyping Program.
MDCH has a long history with the TB genotyping program, beginning in 1996 as a participant in the National Genotyping and Surveillance Network. At that time, MDCH performed IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis and spoligotyping. In 2003, Michigan was one of two states awarded a contract with CDC to perform spoligotyping, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit - variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MIRU-VNTR), and RFLP testing for TB programs in all states east of the Mississippi. In October of 2013, Michigan was awarded the sole contract to perform MIRU-VNTR for all TB programs in the United States. The new model requires Michigan to receive approximately 9,000 isolates per year, extract DNA, perform MIRU-VNTR, and send a portion of the DNA to CDC for spoligotyping. The goal of MDCH is to provide MIRU-VNTR results within 5 days of receipt in the laboratory.
The genotyping webinar served as a refresher for public health laboratories to highlight the best practices for shipping isolates of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) to MDCH for genotyping. Sending isolates that are correctly prepared, identified, packaged, and shipped serves to facilitate the prompt testing of these isolates and also ensures the safety of testing personnel. Isolates of MTBC are considered Category A Infectious Substances, and as such, their transport is governed by rules set forth by both the Department of Transportation and International Air Transport Association.
Some of the information provided in the webinar included:
- Types of cultures to send for best results, including proper media, growth requirements, and age of isolates;
- Proper use of Category A shipping containers;
- Paperwork needed prior to testing, including shipping forms and TB GIMS sheets;
- Appropriate use of the CDC Fed-Ex account for no-cost shipping;
- Conditions for return of shipping containers; and
- Explanation of MIRU protocol and turnaround time.
Personnel from MDCH presented an informative and interesting webinar that was well attended by state and local public health laboratories across the county. If you missed the webinar, and would like the handouts associated with the presentation, please contact: Frances Tyrrell, email@example.com
—Submitted by Angie Schooley, MT (ASCP)
and James Rudrik, Ph.D.
Michigan Department of Community Health
and Frances Tyrrell, MT, MPH, CDC/DTBE
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"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. - Ellen Parr"
'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' - Steve Jobs
I would rather live my life as if there is a god and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is. Albert Camus
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Japanese fleet returns from Whale Sanctuary with 389 minkes
WWF, the conservation organisation, today called on Japan to make this season of scientific ...
WWF Welcomes Decision on European Fishing Quotas
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WWF welcomes fishing nations' action on subsidies
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Norway sets highest whale quota since 1986 moratorium
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New study finds controls inadequate to protect Galapagos sea cucumbers
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Nicole Richie's house troubleNicole Richie has been stopped from buying her dream home by angry residents.
The pregnant 'Simple Life' star and her Good Charlotte frontman fiancée Joel Madden recently made an offer on a home situated in an exclusive gated Southern California community.
After their potential neighbours heard the couple wanted to relocate to the area, they blocked the move because they are worried about being overrun by paparazzi.
A source said: "Nicole was livid because she loved the house. She thinks it's a bull-s**t reason, but she couldn't fight it."
Nicole and Joel could appeal the decision but it is unlikely the residents committee will reverse their decision.
Meanwhile, Joel has said he thinks fatherhood will inspire his music.
The 28-year-old rocker, who is set to become a father in December, believes the experience will manifest itself in his songwriting.
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A Challenge from a Counseling Psychology Theory
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Hello friends
So currently I am taking a Fundamentals of Counseling course for my major. It is very interesting to learn about the different theories on how to help people. People of all different types, with all different challenges, that need help getting through the day to day.
One type we have been talking about is called positive psychology. Now this is definitely not my favorite theory out there, I think sometimes we have to go deeper into some of the issues, but the basics of thankfulness and appreciation can make major improvements in daily life. This theory focuses on the "positives," and being thankful.
My professor (Amy Cain wooh!) even related the concepts back to Scripture. How often does the Lord ask us to give praise, and to serve, and to rest. All component positive psychology uses in therapy. Some of the homework positive psychologist give clients I wanted to share. I decided to challenge myself to do this, and thought some of you out there could benefit as well!
1. Go through each day this week, and write down 5 good things that happened. For instance, discuss accomplishments, something that was fun, a time you felt proud, a time you helped someone else, etc.
2. Tell someone this week that you are thankful for them. Say it and write it.
3. Go for a walk (because it is so nice and beautiful out!) and be appreciative of your surroundings. (You can read some of my old blog posts about finding joy in the ordinary, a scriptural idea used in a secular psychology theory)
The more objective psychology student in me wants to say that there is not enough research and this approach does not necessarily go down into the root of the problem. There are definitely those cases where you may need to go deeper than just "feeling good" and being positive. But I think these ideas are scriptural, to show praise and to be thankful. So maybe try it out
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It was the game of the night, perhaps the best game of the high school hockey season so far. Ramsey beat Indian Hills 1-0 to claim the Big North Green title.
Ramsey sophomore forward Alex Whelan had the game's only goal, a laser of a wrist shot, about three minutes into the game. From then on, the story was goaltending.
Ramsey senior captain Justin Larkin made 23 saves, many of them of the clutch variety in the game's waning minutes. Indian HIlls sophomore Josh Welte was just as good, coming up with 43 saves — 23 of them came in the second period alone.
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It's apparent to me that most people in their 20s and 30s have little concern about what is going on in their own country.
On several occasions, I have witnessed interviews conducted by Fox News with people in these age groups. Most of them haven't known what Benghazi, Libya, was about and have never heard of the scandals involving the Internal Revenue Service or the Associated Press reporters.
Most also have never heard about the bogus charges filed by U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. accusing a Fox News reporter named James Rosen of having ties with terrorists.
As President Obama's protege, Mr. Holder has enjoyed the protection of the Oval Office going back to the "Fast and Furious" gunrunning scandal, all the while turning this country into a police state. As for our illustrious president, he sits in his Eiffel Tower in the clouds, exempt from criticism from the media, which has kept the general public uninformed that we are losing our country.
To be frank, Mr. Obama has a dangerous agenda: Divide the masses by demonizing one class against another. Investigate dissenters as with the latest scandal involving the National Security Agency, making a list for future use. Make industry reliant on the government until the time comes to take it over. Make the masses depend on government handouts, then when the time is right, get involved in a war, bringing all together to support this fictitious democratic ideology. When all is said and done that ideology will strip away the rights of the American people.
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My dear non-Italian fans XD! finally the time is approaching! in a few weeks I will open my shop on etsy and shortly the first jewelry available! so you can prenoatre my creations from them: D! a big hug! I will keep you updated as soon as ready shortly and the link
Forgive me if I do not answer questions or messages, but I'm not good with English and are really a lot: (I thank you anyway one by one for all the love and wonderful comments!
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Omg! I really wanna buy! link pleaseee?
Please! I would love to buy some of your stuff when I can.
you are awsome! Your work it´s amazing!!!
I can't wait! Your work is beautiful and I look forward to seeing you on Etsy!
Your work is beautiful. I hope to buy something soon!
I'm so excited about this! I've been waiting since I saw your Belle necklace with Lumiere and Cogsworth. Your art is beautiful and I'm looking forward to being able to add some of it to my collection, as are countless others!
Ciao a tutti! Il mio nome è Cindy e volevo solo dire quanto sia grande la tua arte era, mi ha ispirato a provare di nuovo la mano a Sculpey, spero che questo si traduce bene, dato che la mia lingua principale è l'inglese. Ti ho seguito per un po ', le sirene sono particolarmente belle. Ho anche notato come Sailor Moon! E 'uno dei miei preferiti, come pure! Forse, se avete tempo, vuoi chattare più con me? Mi piacerebbe saperne di più su di te!
Avere una buona notte!
Cordiali saluti, Cindy dea alias della luna
Avere una buona notte!
Cordiali saluti, Cindy dea alias della luna
i can't wait, i hope i can nab a mermaid or even a kimono girl
your artwork is really adorable and very creative! it's unbelievable to know that it's all handmade. great job, can't wait for your website!
I'm on Etsy, and I'm so thrilled that you might move to Etsy too. I adore your work, and would be honored to have a way to purchase one of your little beautiful darlings soon. <3
so excited!!
That is so great! Keep us informed.
YAY there is so much i want to buy from you, you are truely talented
What is your etsy page?
YAY! I am so excited! I've wanted to purchase some of your necklaces the minute I laid eyes on them. They aer so detailed and beautiful!
I want to buy a necklace so bad! I was just about to ask if you sell them when I saw this journal.
OMG FINALLY! sooooo excited for you girly!
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Ooo..my ancestors are Italian.
Yay! I am excited! your work is beautiful!
Went will be open again.
Sono così eccitato!
Eeeek! So excited! *O*
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Just curious will you be selling your jewerly boxes too in the etsy store?
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omg! im going to buy them all!(not really) lol. but can you actually wear them or are they too fragile?? also i hope there not too expensive..... though i wouldnt blame you if they were, there so beautiful and must of taken alot of time!
Oh, I'm excited!
It was about time! Your work needs to spread over the world!
Can't wait to buy!
Will you have the Mermaid Lover's in your shop on Etsy?
Yesss! I'm totally buying something.
Oh my goodness! I've been waiting for this moment!!! <3333333 Will you be shipping to the US too? I absolutely adore your work.
im so excited for this to happen!
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Oggi ho vista il tuo arte per la prima volta! Che bello che ti apri un Etsy!! spero di vedere piu degli tuoi lavori ^^ Mi scusa per il mio italiano eh gia l'ho perso perche non ho nessuno con cui posso parlare
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am so happy and excited!
Finally! Yay! <3 <3
YAY! I'm SO excited, I want to buy tons!!
Wonderful news!!
OMGOSH! YAYYY!!!!!! You speak Italian right? Sono assolutamente d'amore il disegno e io non vedo l'ora di vedere se riesco a comprare un po 'di esso! Sto testando il mio italiano così dimmi se riesci a leggere questo! (Speriamo che si può e i miei sforzi non sono stati inutili.) Sorry if I said anything offending by accident! Still kinda new to Italian!


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I love frankenstein and vintage horror. I think frankenstein just represents a time in my life where I fetl like the monster in a small town.10/27/14
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
BOONVILLE — There were some welcome firsts for the Fulton Hornets on Friday night against the Boonville Pirates.
Offensively, the Hornets scored an opening-drive touchdown for the first time this season and produced a season-high in points.
Still, breaking through there didn't help Fulton, ultimately, break into the win column. The Hornets' old nemesis — the second-half rut — re-appeared and stopped the party, keeping Fulton winless in a 47-21 North Central Missouri Conference loss to Boonville.
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Sometimes, however, things don't work out as well as one might hope. Postage costs can sometimes make things prohibitive (especially when a seller insists on using express and/or tracked services, or for inexpensive items). More frustratingly, perhaps, some sellers choose for whatever reason not to sell/ship internationally.
Unsurprisingly, numerous companies claim to be able to help. In particular, so-called Commercial Mail Receiving Agencies (eg: reship / shipito / comgateway / viaddress / …) offer US addresses to which items can be shipped for subsequent forwarding to your overseas address, and can even consolidate multiple items into a single shipment to reduce overall costs.
My question, then, is whether any members have any
- experience of such services?,
- recommendations regarding the use (or avoidance!) of any particular outfits?, and/or
- knowledge of pitfalls to be aware of (eg: the alleged need for USPS form 1583, which would seem to require witnessing by a notary public, which at least in the UK seems to be rather expensive)?
Alternatively, I suppose: are there any members who might consider receiving + forwarding such items? (Off-hand I can think of several such 'prospects' in America, and perhaps another in Belgium/the Netherlands, but they come up all the time.) I'd obviously cover postage costs. Time is rarely of the essence, so there'd be the opportunity to study items before sending them on.
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Delirium Tremens
(DTs)En Español (Spanish Version)
Delirium tremens (DTs) is a severe disturbance of the brain caused by alcohol withdrawal. This condition is serious and can cause death. About 5% of alcohol-dependent people experience DTs.
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DTs occur when a person who repeatedly drinks large amounts of alcohol suddenly stops or decreases the amount of alcohol consumed.
Risk Factors
A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition. Risk factors for DTs include:
- History of DTs
- Other medical problems in addition to alcohol abuse
- Brain damage
Symptoms usually begin 2 to 4 days after suddenly stopping or decreasing alcohol intake. Symptoms may include:
- Anxiety
- Confusion
- Delirium (alternating levels of consciousness)
- Trouble sleeping
- Bad dreams
- Severe agitation
- Fever
- Hallucinations (the perception of a thing, voice, or person that is not present)
- Delusions (a false belief that is strongly held)
- Tremors of the hands, head, or body
- Severe sweating
- Rapid heartbeat
- Nausea
- Increased rate of breathing
- Increased blood pressure
- Increased body temperature
- Seizures
In severe cases, DTs can result in death, especially if untreated.
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history, and perform a physical exam. The diagnosis of DTs is usually based on the symptoms and signs of the disorder. Tests may include:
- Blood tests to measure liver function or electrolytes
- CT scan of the brain—a type of x-ray that uses a computer to make pictures of the inside of the brain
Treatment can be difficult. DTs are likely to last for 5 to 7 days regardless of the therapy used. Clearing of DTs may begin in 12 to 24 hours, but may take up to 2 to10 days. Treatment for alcohol abuse is necessary once DTs are under control.
Treatment may include:
Medications may include:
Sedatives (such as benzodiazepines) to:
- Calm agitation
- Ease withdrawal symptoms
- Aspirin or acetaminophen to lower fever
Vitamins and Fluids
Severe, life-threatening vitamin deficiency or dehydration may accompany DTs. Treatment may include:
- Intravenious fluids, magnesium, and glucose
- Intravenous doses of vitamin C and B-complex vitamins, including thiamin
Treatment for alcohol abuse may be done in a hospital setting or while living at home. It may involve individual or group therapy. Many people seek support by participating in groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
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American Academy of Family Physicians
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Canada Public Health
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Alcohol. Merck website. Available at: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07/ch108/ch108b.html . Accessed February 26, 2008.
American Academy of Family Physicians website. Available at: http://www.aafp.org.
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine . 15th ed. McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; 2001.
The Merck Manual of Medical Information . Simon and Schuster, Inc.; 2000.
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism website. Available at: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov.
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This D.C. Affordable Housing Program Is a Bargain. So Why's It Underfunded?
Back in February, I wrote about a funky house in Adams Morgan that had the potential to become a landmark in D.C. affordable housing. It's an old-school rooming house with a motley cast of characters who are trying to purchase the property and make it D.C.'s first tenant-owned rooming house. If successful, they'll preserve 14 units of (unconventional) affordable housing in a part of the city that's increasingly unaffordable to working-class residents, at minimal cost to the city.
That's all well and good, but better, of course, would be a citywide program to aid in this type of preservation of affordable housing. Enter the First Right Purchase Program.
Many Washingtonians are familiar with the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, which allows tenants to buy their homes or buildings before they're sold to a third party. Less well known is the First Right Purchase Program, through which the Department of Housing and Community Development provides low-interest loans to help tenant associations make these purchases under TOPA.
The D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute has a paper out today that breaks down the numbers on the First Right Purchase Program. For the most part, the program looks to be a big success. And yet.
Between fiscal years 2002 and 2013, the program helped preserve 1,391 units of affordable housing, at a total cost of $129,600,000. That comes out to about $97,900 a unit, after DCFPI excluded certain small-loan outliers. That already sounds like a pretty low pricetag for affordable housing in D.C.—and of course it's much lower when you consider that the city expects to recoup most of the money it's lending out through the program. (Jenny Reed, the study's author, cautions that the loans are long-term and won't be paid back quickly.)
DCFPI cites a study by the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development finding that the average development costs for First Right Purchase projects were less than $165,000 per unit—lower than other types of affordable housing development (although with DHCD chipping in a higher chunk of the funding).
It's not all roses: The study finds that funding for the program has declined sharply in recent years, as the following chart shows.
"While a high of 292 net new units were supported in FY 2008," Reed writes, "the total dropped significantly in FY 2009 and now stand at 35 for FY 2012 and 28 for FY 2013."
Reed recommends that DHCD provide more funding, partly by removing the restriction that allows no more than 49 percent of a First Right Purchase project's development costs to be paid by DHCD. Given the city's growing need for affordable housing, and the comparatively low price tag of preservation through programs like this—rather than building or buying new units—that sounds like the right idea.
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I've run into a limitation in the cURL bindings for PHP. It appears there is no easy way to send the same multiple values for the same key for postfields. Most of the workarounds I have come across for this have involved creating the URL encoded post fields by hand tag=foo&tag=bar&tag=baz) instead of using the associative array version of CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS.
It seems like a pretty common thing to need to support so I feel like I must have missed something. Is this really the only way to handle multiple values for the same key?
While this workaround might be considered workable (if not really annoying), my main problem is that I need to be able to do multiple values for the same key and also support file upload. As far as I can tell, file upload more or less requires to use the associate arravy version of CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS. So I feel like I am stuck.
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This is a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 with a clear back, and it looks awesome
Despite the fact that manufacturers try to use different colors to spice up the look of their devices, these days it's just the same colors over and over again. So what about not having any color at all?
One poster on Reddit (Skarface08) has answered that question with their Samsung Galaxy Note 5. According to ... Read More »


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Southern New Hampshire U's College for America releases a promising early snapshot of the general-education learning and skills of students who are enrolled in a new form of competency-based education.
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There are five other women who are members of the loan group. Suraiya baji wants the loan to improve her food business. Shahnaz baji wants to buy a horse cart and Uzma baji wants to expand her oil business. Kosar baji will expand her sewing machine business and Shamim baji wants to repair her auto-rickshaw.
This is a group loan. The loan funds will be distributed among the group members and each woman will invest in her own business. The members mutually guarantee one another's loans and if one member does not repay, the other members are responsible.
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UPDATE! This is a change to the message that was posted all week. I am still temporarily closed through Mon, May 2nd, while building my new website. My plan was "go live" with the new website when I reopen. I am getting close, but feel that I would be sacrificing quality and content to post the new site without making further improvements. I am completely rebuilding my website to make it "mobile device friendly," and to make it easier to find and learn about the products you need. The work is going great, but the project keeps growing. And the new web software takes more time and learning than my old one, so my original time projections were way too optimistic!
I will reopen on Tues, May 3rd with this original site still working. ALL ORTLIEB PACKS AND TUBUS RACKS WILL BE ON SALE! The sale will run through Thurs, May11. I will be open Fri, May 12 to ship packages, and then closing again for what I hope will be a final push to complete the new site. You are welcome to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I may be able to help you make your selections. I will check email now and then, but please don't count on a quick reply, as I MUST get the new site finished. I will reply ASAP when I return. I am getting close to posting HUGE changes in this very old website. Sorry for the wait! Thanks for being patient while I rebuild TheTouringStore.com. Wayne.
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WILL A TUBUS RACK FIT MY BIKE? There are a LOT of different bike designs. Some easily accommodate bike racks, and some are a challenge to fit. If you do not already have brazed-on fittings on your rear dropouts, seatstays, fork tips, or fork blades, please contact me and I can help you determine if racks will fit your bike. I have some adapters that may help you mount racks on bikes that do not have the proper fittings. I have a toll free 800 number listed in my contact information below.
Tubus racks don't just look great. They are hand made of high quality chromoly steel or stainless steel tubing. They have strong 10mm-14mm diameter tubes and custom frame builder's quality welds. Tubus racks have the highest stated carrying capacity I have found.
The Tubus Cargo evo's rated capacity is 88 lbs. For comparison, I have seen the capacity on the Blackburn Expedition Rear Rack listed at 40 lbs, and the Jandd rear rack at 70 lbs. If you are headed out for a long distance, heavily loaded tour, the extra capacity could be the difference between a smooth tour or a breakdown
Tubus racks have the best mounting system I have seen. Instead of the standard twisted steel brackets - that only adjust forward and back - most Tubus racks have a special mounting system that adjusts forward and back, AND side to side, so you can perfectly level and align your rack. They will fit a wide variety of frame sizes, and is easy to set up. Most of the Tubus rear racks use a variation of this mounting system.
Tubus racks fit most bikes without needing any modifications, but some bike manufacturers place their seatstay rack mounting eyelets at a height that causes an upper rack mounting stay to interfere with the action of your rear brake. Tubus uses solid aluminum rods for their upper mounting stays. Aluminum mounting stays are relatively easy to bend. If you find that a brake lever arm wants to occupy the same space as the mounting stay, it is OK to bend the mounting stay, so it will not be in the way. Be sure to bend only on the round portion of the stay. Never bend the flat portion where they have drilled the mounting hole -- that will weaken the stay at the point where it changes from flat to round. I would suggest you use a piece of thick coat hanger wire and bend a template first, to be sure of the shape you will need, before you bend the mounting stay. If possible, use a vise, pad the jaws to reduce scratches, and you will have a lot of control when making your bends.
CLICK HERE to see Tubus Rack Fitting Solutions for a variety of rack fitting problems, including mounting front racks on forks without mid-fork rack fittings, disc brakes, heel clearance problems with panniers due to short chainstay length, and mounting racks on race bikes or bikes without rack mounting fittings.
Rack-Top Packs (Rack Trunks) and Tubus Racks. If you have or intend to use a rectangular rack-top pack (also called a rack trunk), such as the Lone Peak RP700 Rack Pack, then I would recommend either the Cargo evo or Cosmo SS racks. The Logo evo and Vega evo will also work with the Lone Peak rack pack, but the best fit is with the larger top platform areas on the Cargo evo and Cosmo SS. Most rack trucks fasten near their edges and corners. You'll find that the narrower top platform areas on the Fly, Airy, Carry, and Disco racks do not work well with most rack-top packs with built-in mounting systems. Rack top packs on these racks may end up feeling "tippy," if you can attach them at all. You may feel them tipping from side to side as you ride -- especially during cornering.
Why Buy from me? Well, besides my great prices, I try hard to keep all of the Tubus Racks in stock (those available in the USA). They can be hard to get sometimes. Second, I ship them to you for FREE in the lower 48 states. Third, if you are also purchasing my Lone Peak or Ortlieb Panniers, you can have the convenience of purchasing your touring racks and packs from one place and save on shopping time. And I offer expertise in fitting racks to your bikes, terrific service and a no-risk return policy!
These are the best quality touring racks you will find! The designs are strong, simple, and sharp looking. If you are going on a long distance tour, THESE ARE THE RACKS YOU WANT!
What makes the Tubus 10 year warranty superior? Within the first three years of the warranty period, Tubus grants worldwide delivery of all Tubus spare parts to registered customers. They send spare parts by courier to any place in the world free of charge. I know - some companies offer a lifetime warranty, but that does not mean their racks are better. It's just that most racks are never used for heavily loaded cross country touring, so those companies can afford to offer a lifetime warranty because their racks rarely get strength tested.
In over 30 years in the bicycle industry, I have attended most of the international bicycling trade shows, so I am familiar with the other brands of racks out there. I have never seen better quality racks! I carry them because I wanted the best possible rack to compliment the panniers I sell, and Tubus is the best choice!
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HOW TO PAY BY CREDIT or DEBIT CARD . . . Call Wayne at Toll-Free 800-747-0588 any weekday between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM, Mountain Time in Colorado. Please see my OPEN HOURS below. If you get voicemail, I may be on the line with another customer, so please leave a message with your phone number, time zone and best times to call, and I will get back to you as soon as possible ‒ or wait 20 minutes and try again.
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OPEN HOURS . . . I am open weekdays between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM, Mountain Time in Colorado. I recently turned 60, and after working 6 days a week for the last 30 years I have finally begun taking both Saturdays and Sundays off. You are welcome to email me or leave phone messages, day or night, 24-7, but please don't count on a reply or call on a weekend. I always respond ASAP, but sometimes I have a LOT of calls to return and emails waiting for replies, so I apologize if I can't get back to you quickly ‒ especially on a Monday morning! Thanks! Wayne
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Best-selling atheist Sam Harris and pro-religion blogger Andrew Sullivan debate God, faith, and fundamentalism.
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Of course, people of faith are right to insist that there is more to life than being reasonable-which is to say there is much more to life than merely understanding the world and getting one's beliefs about it to cohere. But we can have ethical and spiritual lives without lying to ourselves and to others and without pretending to be certain about things we are clearly not certain about. Anyone who thinks he knows for sure that Jesus was born of virgin or that the Qur'an is the perfect word of the Creator of the universe is lying. Either he is lying to himself, or to everyone else. In neither case should such false certainties be celebrated.
Religious moderates-by refusing to question the legitimacy of raising children to believe that they are Christians, Muslims, and Jews-tacitly support the religious divisions in our world. They also perpetuate the myth that a person must believe things on insufficient evidence in order to have an ethical and spiritual life. While religious moderates don't fly planes into buildings, or organize their lives around apocalyptic prophecy, they refuse to deeply question the preposterous ideas of those who do. Moderates neither submit to the real demands of scripture nor draw fully honest inferences from the growing testimony of science. In attempting to find a middle ground between religious dogmatism and intellectual honesty, it seems to me that religious moderates betray faith and reason equally.
I've gone on at such length, and I still haven't addressed your claim that "God is truth" or your apparent attempt to ram through some hybrid of the ontological and cosmological arguments ("since God is definitionally the Creator of such a universe"). But I'm not sure what you mean by "God," or what exactly you believe about reality that requires the framework of Christianity. Feel free to spell it out in your next email, if you care to.
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You raise so many points that I hope you'll forgive me for focusing for a moment on just a couple. I want to address the main point of your latest post: your disdain for religious "moderates" (including, I assume, me). You say first of all that religious moderates "don't tend to know what it is like to be truly convinced that death is an illusion and that an eternity of happiness awaits the faithful beyond the grave." We allegedly under-estimate the real power of religious fundamentalism.
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