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Why is it that people can't seem to phrase a question correctly ?
Maybe its just me...maybe I'm getting old
But I've seen a lot of threads on this site & other sites where people just do not seem to know how to phrase a question
Instead it seems they make a statement & you are supposed to guess at the exact question
Very little informatiojn is given & some people get upset when you ask for more info
Txtng 101 is the problem ?
I tend to pass over these threads :(
What are you trying to say Dave?
I suppose the reason is different in each case. Maybe some people are just in a hurry to post the question, so they can get the answer right away, so they don't put a lot of thought into it.
Or, since their knowledge of the subject they're asking the question about is limited, they're not really sure of how to ask the question or what basic information you need in order to help them. I've been guilty of this, I'm sure.
There are probably lots of reasons.
I've seen people get upset when they're asked for more specific information too. That's kind of silly on their part. Maybe they feel insulted for being asked? Who knows.
I've also seen people get :furious: because they didn't get the answer they wanted to hear and were told by a pro on here not to do it. They don't see that the pro is just trying to save them some trouble or keep them out of danger.
Why are they too lazy to use the search feature, instead of asking the same question, that has already been asked and answered?
Ya Dave, I don't know why they would not phrase their questions properly.
You want to see fun; pop over to the legal sites I cruise and see what happens when some kid asks a question using IM shorthand. The posters there actually chastise a poster for such. We get to be a bit more...forward, shall we say, than is allowed here.
I don't think texting or IMing has anything to do with it. If you think about it, texting requires people to be highly efficient in their language - they have to communicate themselves with a minimum of words.
I think that laziness and ignorance has a lot more to do with it. And I want to know why no one seems to spell check their titles.
The thing that bothers me more than not phrasing a question right is when people dont use any punctuation every sentence runs into the next you have to read and reread the post to understand what the op wants there was one like that on craftforum.com this morning
Also, and I will save the time of trying to replicate it here. Because I know it would be a big waste of everyone's time. And speaking of waste of time, did I tell you that I am making marshmallows tonight. I found a great gluten-free recipe from Alton Brown that my niece and nephew can eat. They are both gluten intolerant, well, my niece is also dairy intolerant too.
But I really hate it when people spend around three hundred words trying to explain the start of what their problem is. I HATE the irrelevant background when it comes before a question.
I see that too sometimes lol. Something like:
"Hi, what do I use for 15 amp compressor"
Waaaa?! lol
I know what you are talking about. It frustrates me almost as much as when people don't know the difference between there, their & they're.
Usually i'll try to call someone out on it if they post half a question.
this is a diy site with all the available mental acuity of home owners that attracts. to be expected i would think as people unfamiliar with terms and work are casting about for help. the proper phrasing/ question may elude them
speaking of driving me crazy someone posts one of those poorly worded questions and you ask a follow-up question and they never answer i wonder how many times a questions is asked and the OP never reads the discussion that follows a thanks would be nice or participation in the discussion would be best
Ouch! That response made my brain hurt. A little punctuation and a few capital letters make a world of difference in legibility.
I can live with poor spelling, but run on sentences are really hard to read.
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Join New York Times-acclaimed author and sake expert Timken for an evening of sake exploration and appreciation. This tasting and lecture will move sake from its ancient past to today, focusing on how "nihonshu" (sake) made its way to the West and has often been misunderstood in the process. Timken will pour representative brews that will explore the categories of sake, highlighting the impact of this 1,000 year-old libation on the modern culinary scene. A San Francisco original, Timken is the owner of True Sake, the first dedicated sake store in America.
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Blueberry Streusel Bars
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I truly do wish I had one of these now! They sound great:@)ReplyDelete
We will love these..I know it..ReplyDelete
How pretty your tea towel💫
My husband LOVES blueberries and would enjoy these bars!! He planted blueberry bushes and they did well the first year, the last two years the bushes were almost bare…so I imagine this year we will be picking them at the local farm!ReplyDelete
Mmmm.... blueberries and streusel = LOVE! I'll be trying your tried and true recipe as soon as I get some blueberries. My freezer supply is depleted right now. What I wouldn't do for one of those bars right now.ReplyDelete
Have I told you how much I am enjoying your springtime mountainbreaths header?? Love it!! xoReplyDelete
This is gorgeous! I love anything streusel. And blueberry for that matter. This sounds fantastic!ReplyDelete
Sounds delicious. I know Randy would love them.ReplyDelete
So yummy and delicious Debbie. Your tea towel is so pretty and looks great next to the cobbler. xoReplyDelete
Olá amiga,vim retribuir sua carinhosa visita ao meu cantinho.ReplyDelete
Fiquei feliz com sua doce presença!!! Obrigada!!!
Beijos Marie.
No more blueberries in our freezer, but I'm going to pick up some at the grocery tomorrow and make this. Looks yummy! Beautiful textile too!ReplyDelete
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Hi Debbie! Thanks so much for coming by . . . your comment brought me back to your lovely site.
I make a very similar bar with blackberries and raspberries. I call 'em crumble bars :0)
A recipe like your streusel bars is great, especially during the Summer months with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Thanks for sharing!
Have a great week,
That looks woooonderful! I'm a blueberry lover! ~AnnReplyDelete
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looks so delicious!ReplyDelete
Oh yummy! This looks awesome and I'm copying this to make in the "very near" future! Thanks for the récipe sweet lady!ReplyDelete
Oh, this looks so good! I love blueberries and rarely get to make anything with mine because I eat them all! :)ReplyDelete
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I wish we had some good blueberry picking around here! I have to buy frozen, wild blueberries and they are expensive!! What a delightful way to use them - although my favorite will always be your lemon berry mascarpone cake :)ReplyDelete
I love freshly picked blueberries, nothing compares to that taste. I will save this for the summer when we pick. They look very good!ReplyDelete
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This Creamy Coconut Green Chili Chicken Soup is the perfect way to warm up on a cold, blustery winter day. It's also great if you're feeling a little under the weather, as it is jam-packed with nourishing ingredients to help fight off those bugs.
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This research, performed primarily by graduate student Thaya Paramanathan, published in a recent edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (vol. 130, p. 3752), has the potential to uncover crucial information about how to target DNA in order to develop therapies for chronic diseases such as cancer and AIDS.
DNA, the structure that holds the human genetic code, is composed of nucleic acid bases pairing up and bonding together to form a double helix. Intercalators are molecules that bind between DNA base pairs and have been found to inhibit cell replication, a highly desired quality for potential drug targets. Novel "threading" intercalators have recently been developed to optimize DNA binding. Due to the strength of these bonds and the slow rate of binding, however, it is hard to study the interactions of these intercalators using normal methods, resulting in a limited availability of data and research options.
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|May 5th, 2008, 10:01 AM
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Paying for Health Care - Who and How?
By Debra Saunders
On Fox News Wednesday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, "If we don't get universal health care, we will continue to bleed money." Funny. The more Washington politicians promise to control health care costs, the higher they go. As humorist P.J. O'Rourke famously said, "If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free."
Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama both promise to provide access to health care for all Americans by mandating that employers provide or contribute to the cost of health plans for employees. Clinton would mandate that all uninsured adults buy health care, Obama has no "individual mandate." Both candidates would offer health care for all children and subsidies for adults, and would require insurers to cover everyone, regardless of health.
Somehow they propose to offer and subsidize more health care without raising costs for the majority of Americans who already have it.
What next? Consume more calories, weigh less?
Both Democrats suggest that prevention will contain costs. But as the Washington Post reported last month, with a few exceptions like childhood vaccinations, health economist Louise B. Russell's 1986 work, "Is Prevention Better Than Cure?" found that "prevention activities tend to cost more than they save. Since the book's appearance, her observation has been borne out by studies of hundreds of interventions - everything from providing mammograms for all women and prescribing drugs to people with high cholesterol to requiring passenger-side air bags in cars and shortening the response time of ambulances."
Of course, prevention is a wise course. It extends and improves the quality of people's lives. But in the real world, it costs money. And it's worth it.
How can America control health care costs? I asked Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., an obstetrician and family medicine physician who prefers to be called Dr. Coburn. Coburn answered that there are two ways to control costs - through government, a la Clinton and Obama, who will have to rely on federal "micromanaging and (eventual) rationing," or through the marketplace, a la Sen. John McCain. While the marketplace is not perfect, it beats rationing and bad regulation.
The McCain plan would provide an annual tax credit of $2,500 per individual or $5,000 per family. The idea is to encourage families to buy their own health care plans - preferably plans that save consumers money when they follow healthy lifestyles and make smart economic choices.
Unlike Clinton and Obama, McCain would not require that insurers cover people with chronic illnesses. Instead, McCain proposes state "guaranteed access plans" for those patients.
Politically, Plan McCain may be suicide. Clinton and Obama have kept to the current employer-based system - which gives workers the happy illusion of not paying for their health care, when in fact it comes out of their paychecks.
Like President Bush, however, McCain has concluded that the best way to curb health care costs is to return the incentive to save to patients. Because when you know a doctor's visit will cost only $25 and that you won't have to pay for a test you may not need, you have no incentive to economize. That's the problem with the status quo: The cheaper we make it look, the more it ends up costing.
The way Americans look at health care has been distorted by a system that cuts costs where they are least onerous. Gone is the day when patients paid for annual medical exams and insurers picked up the tab if a family member became seriously ill. Now you don't have to be sick to be subsidized and workers have come to expect someone else to pick up the tab for routine care, minus a modest co-pay.
Credit McCain for proposing to make the process transparent, so that people have a more personal stake in the care they receive. To the extent that adults buy their own policies, they will be free to work wherever they choose, and they will no longer be bound by their health care. Also, just maybe instead of scorning what comes cheap, Americans will come to appreciate what they pay for.
When I hear middle-class Americans complain about how they want Washington to do something to pick up their health tab, I always want to ask them: If you don't want to pay for your own health care, what makes you think someone else wants to pay your doctor bill?
|May 5th, 2008, 10:24 AM
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Rather than try to pick all this apart I would just ask:
What is wrong with a system that provides basic care to all citizens and is paid for by all citizens, and continue to encourage private, for profit businesses to offer enhanced health care services for a fee? Then those that cannot afford insurance for themselves can at least stay "reasonably" healthy, and those that have a little money to spend and want to spend more on their care CAN.
For example, basic immunizations and treatment for injuries, emergency surgeries, prenatal care, childbirth, ob/gyn, care for the elderly and infirm; and for those that want more: elective surgery, comprehensive care for long-term illness (from high blood pressure and cholesterol to HIV/AIDS).
Why does the debate always seem to be "all or nothing"?
|May 6th, 2008, 09:18 AM
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We need to eliminate the insurance companies from our BASIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. If we want to keep them around for people that want elective care, FINE, I am not opposed to anyone's right to run a business, but there is too much involvement in the basic system of care by these private, FOR PROFIT businesses.
Thanks Mr. Toes! I'm glad we agree!
|May 6th, 2008, 09:33 AM
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Competition has always brought about better service and products, because you're trying to beat the next company. It also keeps prices lower (than they would be without it anyway). If the government takes over healthcare, not only will it be far less efficient, but it will also have much poorer quality of care. You say why? Because without competition in the system, there is less of an incentment to further find ways to cut costs or bring a better service to win in the system.
AND we have nationalized healthcare now!!!! If you are an illegal alien, or if you don't have health insurance, but you go to an emergency room... guess what? You have to be treated. Soooooo I'm lost as to why people think we need the government to force everyone into a huge tax and expense for a system that will result in much poorer and potentially disasterous results.
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|May 6th, 2008, 02:11 PM
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First, those are US base Insurance jobs that I mentioned. So you are WRONG. The company I work for alone employs 33,000 people (all in the US). Americans losing American jobs. Aand I don't know what the hell you are talking about with the government jobs, I never mentioned shutting down branches of the government.
Second, no one insurance company has beat out the competition. There are still several that compete and take business form each other... trust me, I sell their coverages and I struggle to compete against all of the different companies out there. So once again, you are WRONG and have no idea what you are talking about.
People in Canada, Germany, Denmark do have poor healthcare. What makes their healthcare poor is not that its a bad product, rather its that it takes way to long to be treated for anything. They do far less screenings for cancer and other life threatening diseases because the wait is too long. this typically results in a much higher death rate from easily treatible complications. One example is prostate cancer. Once again, I know from being in the industry that when I sell a case that has employees in Canada or Europe (depending on country), their life rates are typically at least twice ours because their a greater risk!!! So once again, you are WRONG. On another note though, life expectancy is interestingly longer in countries that have very poor coverage, but this is mainly due to lifestyle rather than healthcare coverage.
These other countries you speak of are actually moving towards privatizing healthcare. Our company as well as others in the industry are expanding at a rapid pace recently to these other countries because anyone that can afford a private policy is getting one... why? Because their system sucks and they know it. Why is it that the rest of the world is moving towards privatization and we are moving towards socialization? I don't understand it.
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|May 6th, 2008, 03:54 PM
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Check out this website. It goes into detail on how Obama wants to make all Americans get Health Insurance. Thats his health plan.
|May 6th, 2008, 05:03 PM
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First, let me apologize for grouping you with all the other people here that want to shut down pretty much everything that is government run and consequently put THEM out of work. If you are not one of the "less government" people, then I apologize for assuming you were. If you are, then the argument stands though.
With that said, keeping a bad system in place because it provides jobs is not a great argument. Take the point I just made above as an example. Mr. Toes would like to get rid of pretty much all government, but what about all of those jobs?
Next, I'm not saying that we should get rid of all insurance companies. That's ridiculous, but I do believe that we should have a basic health care system for basic coverage that everybody gets, and then you can pick and choose from different private competing insurance companies for elective care policies.
No, no single anything has beat out all the competition, but in pretty much all industries the really big ones swallow up the small ones until pretty soon it is nearly impossible for a smaller company to even get in a given business. Wal-Mart, my earlier example, still has competitors, but fewer and fewer, and they are putting all kinds of U.S. business out of business because of their size and power. Vlasic Pickles, a Michigan Corp., is a prime example. If you think it's still owned by the Vlasic's you are wrong, BTW. Wal-Mart put them out of business. I know Mike Vlasic personally and I know their story all too well.
You sound as though you are at a pretty high level in the industry, so I'm surprised that you are not getting the same stats that I'm getting regarding U.S. mortality vs. other countries. Kaiser Corporation (I'm sure you've heard of them) is a HUGE health organization, insurance provider, and hospital operator, and they published this article that concurs with thousands out there: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_r...fm?DR_ID=46838 so I have to at least request that you provide your supporting data for your remarks.
Insofar as the other countries moving toward privatization, I question whether that is what they are "moving toward", or what we (companies like yours) are trying to sell to them, pointing to the successes as a measure of a larger desire I would be very interested in seeing your sources for that remark as well, although that may be extremely difficult to quantify, so I'll understand if you don't. As far as our "moving toward socialization", I don't know that we actually ARE as much as discussing it, but for me it's because I'm tired of for-profit businesses making health care decisions for me based on their bottom line. My late wifes last months were a tragic awakening to the reality of profit over people. She didn't need to die like that, and there was nothing the hospital could or would do: there was no profit in it for the insurance company OR the hospital, and I didn't have the money because I was counting on the insurance that I was paying for. I guess I should have read the whole poilicy in more detail because then I could have told her, "Sorry honey, I didn't get that coverage, so you're going to die now.".
I have first-hand exposure to foreign health care/treatment (Germany, Holland, Mexico and Canada) and to the satisfaction level of people that live in those countries, and from what I've seen and heard they don't bitch about their system any more than we do ours. Any institutional system is a hassle whether it's public or private. I've been to plenty of hospitals while having awesome insurance and thought the experience still sucked. Things took too long, insurance didn't cover this or that, the doctors pissed me off, whatever. The grass is usually greener over the septic tank.
As far as calling me uninformed and all, I understand that I touched a sore spot because I'm talking about your income, and I want to apologize for my insensitivity; however I am actually a pretty informed guy on lots of subjects, and I come to sights like this to learn more from people just like you. People challenge me and get me to doubt myself and cause me to do more research to either confirm or deny my beliefs, and I greatly appreciate that. So, now that the subject is on the table, can we discuss?
|May 6th, 2008, 05:17 PM
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Yea europe = socialized medicine= free health care
Do we stop and think about what their healthcare system is actually like in comparison to ours?
i wish people listened to Ron Paul he is not crazy, he a genius. The only candidate with a degree in economics and is actually *gasp* A DOCTOR.
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What do you do? You seem to type long drawn out time consumer post and I'm wondering if you actually work while at work or are you just a leach on society?
|May 7th, 2008, 11:02 AM
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Interesting. Then I have questions/comments (naturally):
You sound as though you are at a pretty high level in the industry, so I'm surprised that you are not getting the same stats that I'm getting regarding U.S. mortality vs. other countries. Kaiser Corporation (I'm sure you've heard of them) is a HUGE health organization, insurance provider, and hospital operator, and they published this article that concurs with thousands out there: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_r...fm?DR_ID=46838 so I have to at least request that you provide your supporting data for your remarks. I clicked your link and all it talks about is US Life expectancy. I already mentioned that in my post above (in agreement). The US is a much unhealthier country, not due to healthcare deficiency, but rather due to a very unhealthy lifestyles. We have known that Life expectancies are shorter in the US for years now, thats not new news. The connection you are making between lower life expectancy and bad healthcare is inaccurate though. The US actually has a much higher survival rate for most dieseases and cancers than any other country in the world. That is a direct correlation between our healthcare system and survival rate.
I'm tired of for-profit businesses making health care decisions for me based on their bottom line. My late wifes last months were a tragic awakening to the reality of profit over people. She didn't need to die like that, and there was nothing the hospital could or would do: there was no profit in it for the insurance company OR the hospital, and I didn't have the money because I was counting on the insurance that I was paying for. I guess I should have read the whole poilicy in more detail because then I could have told her, "Sorry honey, I didn't get that coverage, so you're going to die now.".
This is going to be hard for me to say given your experience (and I'm sorry to hear about your wife), but hear me out. As someone who sells insurance to big companies, I know first hand that we can provide anything and everything in a contract to an employer to cover their employees. HOWEVER, most employers try to save money by cutting corners in the contract or by buying a lower level of service from us. It like buying a geo metro instead of a mercedes. Yeah, you got a better deal, but don't expect a premium product. Also, I encourage every employees to read their provided healthcare policy, because then these unfortunate expenses wouldn't be a surprise, or more importantly, maybe you could suplement your company's policy with a private one. It however, is not the insurance companies fault that you were provided with a less than spectacular policy. If anything, you got a good deal because of pooled risk. Blame your employer, not the insurance company
As far as calling me uninformed and all, I understand that I touched a sore spot because I'm talking about your income, and I want to apologize for my insensitivity; however I am actually a pretty informed guy on lots of subjects, and I come to sights like this to learn more from people just like you. People challenge me and get me to doubt myself and cause me to do more research to either confirm or deny my beliefs, and I greatly appreciate that. So, now that the subject is on the table, can we discuss? Fair enough, I apologize!
|May 7th, 2008, 11:24 AM
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Personal opinion on the health care system debate:
Why can this country not provide basic health care people who:
As of right now, these people can get health care by waiting until they have a serious condition, and then go to a hospital, where they can not be turned down for basic health care. The cost of that care is then passed on to the taxpaying public. Not sure how much is spent, but I am sure the cost is astronomical. I have heard that the cost could possibly be higher (since these are ER vists) than a coverage program would cost.
Now, I am not talking about eliminating the insurance companies and policies we now have. I am talking about covering those without in such a way that they can manage their health before the ER is their only choice.
Basic Health Care for those that presently have no health care and do not qualify for any coverage from any source without paying money they can not afford.
These are the forgotten people in this debate.
The poor, with familes can get Medicaid. The elderly get Medicare. Those that work for companies that provide health care, have coverage.
My son, who works a full time job, does not make much and does not have coverage from his employer. He is looking for better work, but we all know how easy that is these days. He can not afford to pay for his own coverage without sacrificing food, car and shelter, all things required. Why can he not have a basic program to help him when he gets sick?
|May 7th, 2008, 11:29 AM
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I was going to add some valid points, but knowing AGoodBuzz has already thrown his retard propeller hat into the ring, I'm just not going to get into this one.
If you want to see the problems government sponsored health care creates, go to Canada. Good luck trying to get an MRI, X-ray, or any other diagnostics done in a timely manner.
|May 7th, 2008, 01:10 PM
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1. I type fast, just like I think.
2. I read fast, so my posts would only take me seconds to read through.
3. I accomplish a great deal everyday and am paid an excellent professional salary for my accomplishments. I am very good at my chosen career, have an outstanding resume, never have a problem finding high paying work, and am currently an Assistant Vice President at a very large multinational corporation.
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|May 7th, 2008, 01:39 PM
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Your points are welcomed, and I hope you will add them.
Honestly dude, I'm not trying to prove anyone wrong here as much as I am trying to express my views and support them. If you can shoot them down I will publically change my position and flood you with questions so that I can learn from you.
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Algonquin Provincial Park – Western Uplands Hiking Trail
April 17th-18th, 2010
This was a quick overnight that I did over a Saturday and Sunday up in Algonquin Park here in Ontario, Canada. It was a light mileage trip covering perhaps 30 Kilometers (19 miles) roundtrip. My base weight was right at 11 pounds. Add in 2.51 pounds of food and 1.5 pounds of water to bring my pack weight to 15.01 pounds. My skin out weight was 21.55 pounds for the two days.
The park is 7653 square kilometers (2955 square miles) in size with over 2400 lakes and 1200 kilometers (745 miles) of streams and rivers within the park boundaries. It's estimated that there are approx. 200 Wolves, 2000 Black Bear, 3500 Moose within the park itself.
This was a trip of firsts for me. First solo trip, first time into the park this early in the spring, first time trying my new bushbuddy ultra and first time starting a fire with a striker.
This trip saw classic Ontario spring weather. It was a mix of light snow and rain for most of Saturday with the temperature hovering right around freezing. The snow was perfect…not enough to accumulate and for the most part it was cold enough that I did not really get wet. I was able to just wear a light merino base layer and a full zip fleece for the whole day without issue. It switched to rain late in the afternoon and for a few hours Saturday evening, but I woke up Sunday morning without a cloud in the sky and the temperature would eventually hit 14 celcius (57 fahrenheit) by mid afternoon. Even though it was still only a few degrees above freezing when I broke camp, I was very comfortable just hiking in my base layer.
As I mentioned this would be my first solo trip due to a last minute cancellation by a buddy of mine…and will definitely not be my last. I definitely enjoyed getting out there on my own and loved the solitude. The park was largely empty and I only saw two groups of hikers on my way in and then not a soul on Sunday.
Taking a breather after the first big hill. You can see that the trail is very visible and easy to follow through the park. There were a few trees down across the trail, but for the most part it was in great condition.
This was just a huge beaver dam. Easily 12 feet tall. This darn beaver just did not know when to quit.
View from the top of the beaver dam.
One of many stream crossings on the trail.
Heading toward one of the campsites on Maple Leaf lake for a quick lunch break. The orange sign is how sites are marked within the interior and you are asked to only camp on the sites themselves during the regular season.
My Lunch time view. It's hard to tell from the picture, but it was lightly snowing throughout the day.
Water was never a problem and I never carried more than a liter of water with me at any point. I use a 710ml twist top gatorade bottle and just fill it as I need and purify with Micropur tablets. I don't bother trying to filter out any of the floaties since the water is extremely clear.
One of the many lakes as the trail winds through the bush. This was Steep Rise lake.
Section of trail near Steep Rise lake.
I setup camp on Maggie Lake. Just a beautiful site with small sand beach. Most of the park is rock, so this was a suprise and I had not stayed at this particular spot in the past. I have setup an MLD Trailstar tarp, using my GG LT4 poles. The tarp is setup fairly high since I was not expecting much in the way of wind/weather overnight. The Trailstar is a big tarp for solo use, but it was nice to have the extra room once it started to rain late that afternoon and into the evening.
For this trip I was using an MLD Exodus pack, customized with Ark Hipbelts and an extra tall torso. Ron added another 1.5 inches to his normal tall torso offering for me. I use one of the side pockets for my water, the other for snacks through the day and the center mesh is used once my tarp, bivy or rain gear is wet. I pack burito style and use a 5/8 inch 20×70 Evazote foam pad as my frame within the pack and the other Evazote foam pad that is visible in this photo is an 1/8" inch 20×70 pad that I use during rest stops and as extra insulation for my feet during the night.
Here I am starting to get ready for dinner. The rain cooperated and let up for about 30 minutes which was just perfect. I was able to find enough dry wood underneath some of the evergreens and downed trees. I was a bit nervous at this point since this would be the first firing of the bushbuddy ultra. It and the firelite 1100 Ti pot had arrived on my doorstep just the day before and I did not have a chance to give it a run Friday evening before packing up for this trip. Between this being the first burn and the wet weather we had, I was hoping that dinner was not going to be a cold mountain house dinner.
I had also ordered the BPL Firelite Mini Firestarting kit and this would also be the first time for me using a striker. I had brought my trusty mini-bic as my backup just in case, but was determined I would start this thing without using it. I took the time to break up one of the tinder-quik tabs and then held my breath as I struck the bottom edge of my swiss army classic to the steel and poof…first try and I had fire. Somehow I was expecting things to light a little slower and to give me time to get the Tinder-quik into the bushbuddy. I was so suprised that the thing lit up and burned so quick that by the time I figured out how to lift it without burning myself and tossing it into the bottom of the bushbuddy it was nearly out and would need another to get things going. My second attempt took 4 or 5 strikes to light the tab and I was ready to drop it in and get some small wood onto the tab. Within just a minute I had a nice little fire going and was feeling pretty good about my ninja like firestarting abilities. Bah….cold dinner…not for me! You can see the mini firesteel in the last two pictures. I put it onto a neck laynard made out of a piece of triptease and a tiny cord lock (safety release should I get hung up somehow). I did not bother with the striker that comes with it, instead my swiss army classic is on the same laynard and I use the very bottom edge of the blade to strike the rod with.
Another shot of the bushbuddy ultra in action.
As mentioned there are a number of black bears in the park. I use a MLD Pro Bear Bag System which includes the stuff sack, line, small rock sack, tiny biner for a weight of 3.4 oz. Their is never lack of a good tree near the campsites.
Waking up to some beautiful views on Maggie Lake. Not a cloud in the sky on Sunday.
Looking down the lake while I enjoy breakfast.
Another shot of the MLD Trailstar. You get a feeling for size in this picture. On one side are my Evazote pads with a MLD Soul Bivy Side Zip sitting on top of them. Some of my kit sitting on the other side of the center pole. My sleeping bag is a Western Mountaineering Alpinlite and is just off the side of this picture strung out across part of my bear rope to air out after a great night sleep.
Quick shot of the morning temp. Notice that this is in celsius…just above freezing for you imperial folks.
The trail is pretty heavily wooded and looks completely different this time of year without any of the leaves out.
I had been seeing moose sign – droppings and tracks – all along the trail both days. Head down walking along I nearly stumbled into this young moose just off the trail. I was walking along paying attention to my feet when I hear something just off to the side of me and there was this fella. I think he was just as suprised to see me as I was him.
My attempt at a self portrait with the moose in the background. And yes…took me a few minutes before I got up the nerve to put my back to him and give this a try.
Another shot of the young teen with mother in the background keeping a close eye on things.
Little Hardy lake.
A bit of colour on the trail. I believe this is winterberry.
Not a great shot, but this little guy was out enjoying the sun before he decided he had enough of me and slipped beneath the log.
This trail is a constant up and down. Very few flat stretches in this part of the park. You are constantly going from lake or stream in the low areas up a hill and back down to the next lake or stream.
Beautiful little creek. Surrounded by evergreens.
Another bit of colour on the trail. This is a trout lily and don't quote me however my understanding is that they are edible. They are pretty easy to spot, with their distinctive leaf patern.
All in all…a great trip. Beautiful park, beautiful hike, beautiful weather. A trip of firsts…including my first trip report.
(…hopefully the math is right on my weights)
(…quick edit for spelling)Apr 24, 2010 at 3:44 pm #1601655
nanook ofthenorthBPL Member
Great Trip report – its great to see some ONT content!Apr 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm #1601661
David LutzMember
@davidlutzLocale: Bay Area
Nice report, thanks! Awesome beaver dam….Apr 24, 2010 at 8:19 pm #1601723
Jason PicardMember
great photos Philip. did you have any 'wading' just after the trailhead? normally this section gets flooded out in spring.Apr 25, 2010 at 6:26 am #1601786
No problems at all at the trailhead with flooding. It was nice and dry. Overall the trail conditions where excellent, with only a few muddy spots. The park did not receive it's usual amount of snow this winter and the lakes had a record early ice out….so water levels were definitely not high.
Robert, David,
Thanks for the comments. This was my first trip report and was fun putting it together.Apr 25, 2010 at 6:38 am #1601788
Eugene SmithBPL Member
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Excellent write up on your trip. Thank you for sharing your corner of the world. I can only imagine how lush and green the Algonquin Provincial Park is going to get in the next month or so. Cheers.
EugeneApr 26, 2010 at 7:28 am #1602138
Earl VleutenMember
Nice pictures Phil…..
Way to make me feel even more guilty about missing the trip.
EarlApr 26, 2010 at 5:02 pm #1602436
Thanks. It will turn green fast…that is for sure. That was the first time I have been up to the park that early so it was great to see the difference. I am going to try and get another trip in…in a few weeks and hopefully have time to do another report…should see a marked difference even then I would think.
Perfect. Means you are less likely to miss the next one!Apr 26, 2010 at 5:08 pm #1602441
Steven EvansBPL Member
@steve_evansLocale: Canada
Nice trip report, those are some great moose sightings…I'm in Toronto, so Algonquin is one of my playgrounds.Apr 30, 2010 at 9:54 am #1604063
Tom ClarkBPL Member
@tomclarkLocale: East Coast
Looks like a nice mix of forest & lakes on that hike. Thanks for sharing!Apr 30, 2010 at 10:49 am #1604094
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"Gave us excellent worksheets to organize the night. Played all the music we wanted and nothing we didn't. A BREEZE to work with!"
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What do you guys use for tights in the shoulder seasons?
I have a pair of thin, smart wool long underwear that I use, but they weigh as much as my rain jacket…
Any suggestions?
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
I like my golite running tights.
They make softshell tights that are mostly windproof. But they are expensive.
i use mountain hardware windstopper tights.
@davecLocale: The West Slope
Patagonia Speedwork tights.
Under Armour Cold Gear Evo 187g in large
@jenmitolLocale: In my dreams....
Very light, great at wicking, feel great against my skin.
I just use bike tights (always ones without the chamois), Performance or Nashbar house brands usually. I have a variety of weights.
@flutingaroundLocale: Rocky Mtn. West
Check out Sporthill- high quality product line that rates their clothing by temperature
I just use Patagonia Cap 2, Cap 3, or Cap 4 depending on conditions.
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
Tights aren't particularly light. If you are going to wear them alone, the weight would be comparable to nylon pants.
Running tights may have features like pockets that bring the weight up. They are typically thicker and warmer than light long johns and have more abrasion resistance, being designed to use as outerwear. A pair of large New balance tights are 8.6oz vs silk weight polyester long johns at 5.4oz. And that's not an apples and apples comparison— I would equate tights with something like Cap 4 for warmth. Power Stretch bottoms are more like 10oz and much warmer, if used with a shell or for sleep.
I would vote for tights for weight/warmth/versatility if worn as an outer layer. I would go with polyester long johns if layering with pants or shells.
@redpointLocale: British Columbia
I bought some Salomon tights last fall for trail running – couldn't be happier. Fantastic fit and finish, great materials, comfortable. Only downside is they were pretty expensive. Same goes for their shorts – great product. Arc'teryx also makes some great running tights. Their Incendo looks to be very good and I have their Incendo short which I love. Shockingly, Arc'teryx's Incendo line is pretty cheap by comparison to the Salomon products!
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Verdejo to fight in first six-rounder
PR Best Boxing Promotions in association with Top Rank will present a card on May 18 at the Ruben Zayas Montañez Coliseum in Trujillo Alto, where hot prospect Felix "Diamante" Verdejo will fight in a six rounds bout for the first time. "On the next Solo Boxeo Tecate show in Puerto Rico, on May 18, we will show eight bouts and good matches as the fight between Gamalier Rodriguez and Alicio Castañeda, also the clash between Verdejo and Corben Page, the first six round fight for Verdejo," PRBBP President Ivan Rivera said.
The main event of the evening will present in a 10 round fight, Gamalier Rodriguez (20-2-3, 14 KOs), from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, facing Texan Alicio Castañeda (15-1, 6 KOs), in the junior lightweight division.
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Late on Sunday evening, in one of the final performances of this year's Half Bent Music Festival, Adrian Sherriff led his eight-trombone Boneclan through a rendition of J. J. Johnson's Lament. Majestic and slightly mournful, it could almost have been an elegy to Half Bent itself: a noble and valuable enterprise which, despite its best efforts, seems to be struggling for survival.
There should have been a mood of celebration in the air as the two-day festival began winding to a close. There was no doubt that Half Bent had achieved its aim of celebrating the flourishing independent music scene in Melbourne (and beyond), and demonstrating the breadth and depth of creative thought that it embraces.
And there was much to appreciate at this year's festival - not just on a philosophical level, but in terms of audience enjoyment. On Sunday, in particular, we saw several memorable performances that were entirely improvised. Scott Tinkler (on trumpet) and Simon Barker (drums) formed a lean, visceral duo, and later joined Phil Slater and Gary Costello to form an equally potent (and intuitive) quartet.
Reedsman Phil Bywater and bassist Anita Hustas provided an entrancing set, their roles shifting imperceptibly as they felt their way from eerie harmonic soundscapes to delicate oriental-style melodies.
And Adam Simmons' solo set was an enthralling lesson in spontaneous storytelling, as he turned saxophones into percussion instruments and the audience into willing collaborators for a squeaky-toy finale.
And yet this year's festival - the largest and most ambitious in the event's four-year history - attracted a smaller audience than it did last year, leaving the organisers (musicians Gideon Brazil and Ronny Ferella) facing a substantial financial loss. Perhaps the festival's expansion from one to two days was a little too optimistic, and stretched the potential audience too thinly. In any case, while those present were clearly appreciative of the music on offer, it was difficult for the artists to create the magical, energetic charge that a full room automatically generates.
I hope that Ferella, Brazil and their musical colleagues don't lose heart - or lose faith in the value of their art - because of this experience, and that Half Bent can be rekindled, rather than disappearing under a cloud of indifference.
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Nice campground with lots of mature trees and a natural look. There were a variety of sizes of RV spaces, and ours was really nice. Hot Springs is an historic spa area that was worth the visit, and we stayed longer than planned because the park was so pleasant. KOA hosts even drove over and brought us hot pizza the first night we stayed!
Date of Stay: August, 2011
We pulled into the campground just after 5pm, but the office was closed. On looking around at the available spots, we drove through but decided to go back to the last campground we passed. This one was just too scary looking--many long-term units in disrepair with junk around them and boarded up windows. We decided not to stay.


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A very nice camping facility. All the conveniences of home are here - playground for the kids, and pet friendly! This place is convenient to most everything Birmingham has to offer. I have stayed here many times with my grandchildren. They enjoy the game room and the pool. There is a store offering almost anything you can possibly need.
Date of Stay: March, 2012
I made reservations at this park a month in advance. I have been to the park twice already - once a year at the same time of the year. Today, not only was my reservations disregarded - the site I requested a month ago was given to a full timer - but the manager was extremely rude to me to the point of putting me on the defensive. She told me to go somewhere else. I had booked for a ten day stay. Of course I will never use this place again. I had my grandchildren with me. You would think making reservations a month in advance would be adequate.


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L'appartement recèle quelques surprises, notamment pour les cinéphiles mais je n'en dis pas plus.
Tout est neuf, propre et aux couleurs vives et colorées.
HusreglerOne rule : please clean the apartment before your departure (vacuum, bathroom).
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Everything was perfect and Mr. Christophe is an excellent host! We fully recommend this accommodation. Merci.
Christophe is very nice and friendly person. Apartment in a good neighborhood. Very good connection to the center. Always helpful. I recommend to all.My family is satisfied.
Excellent I don't have words the apartment is just perfect and Christrofe is very nice honest person will go there again and again
We really enjoyed our stay in this apartment. It has everything you need.
Its located in a nice and silent district and is close to a metrostation, so its an ideal place to stay during visiting Paris.
The owner is also very helpfull and showed us were to find everything like shops and the metrostation, so that is a great start when you come to visit a city!
We really enjoyed the days in Christopher´s department. He is an excellent guest and he is open for all the question you can have. The neighbour is very quiet and 400 mts to the train station. The department is wonderful, you have all you need to cook or spend a good afternoon at home. 100% recomended. The decoration is beautiful... you will enjoy a lot.
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We stayed in Paris for three nights and really enjoyed it. The apartment was very roomy and clean and had really good equipment. Christophe is a very nice person. The place was really close to the subway which took us to Notre Dame in 10 minutes (B-line). This place is excellent for visiting Paris! We totally recommend it!!
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Christophe is a reliable host and all the talk about hard madresses - forget it, the beds are great :-)
I was in the appartement of Christophe with my two kids. We had a good time in Sceaux. The Appartement is close to the Metro and we were very fast in the city of Paris. In the night the trains dont drive and we could sleep well. Christophe gave us the tip off the park of Sceaux near by. Thank you Christophe it is beautiful. (and good for jogging) In Sceaux you have supermarket, Bakery and Brasserie, Postoffice and more.
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Officially official now, Eugene Laverty will not only switch to riding the Aprilia RSV4 Factory in the next World Superbike season, but the Irishman will also be Max Biaggi's teammate in the factory Aprilia squad. Now displacing Leon Camier, Laverty had been signed earlier this month by the Italian factory, but there was uncertainty regarding whether the former-Yamaha rider would enter the factory team or the satellite PATA Racing squad. That speculation of course has been ended by Aprilia's announcement, though it raises some other worthy questions.
Jonathan Rea (1:37.490) won pole for the 2011 World Superbike round at Magny-Cours, beating out fellow front-row starters Eugene Laverty, Carlos Checa, and Leon Camier to the position with a new lap record. Rea won his first pole in WSBK after his Race 1 win last weekend at Imola, holding off marginally struggling championship leader Checa. The Spaniard was fastest in both Friday sessions, but lost the provisional pole to title rival Marco Melandri (who starts eight) Saturday morning. Then, Checa struggled to get out of both Superpole 1 and Superpole 2 on Saturday, barely making the final session to fight for pole.
Only Melandri had a mathematical chance of beating Checa to the championship going into the Magny-Cours round, as reigning champion Max Biaggi's season slumped. After focus issues at Donington, the Italian has been forced to sit out three races weekends in a row with a slowly healing injury sustained at the Nurburgring. Checa looked to wrap up the title last weekend, but a late race resurgence in Race 2 in Imola by Melandi kept that Italian in the hunt. With no wild card entries, Ruben Xaus out with a neck injury, and Chris Vermeulen still unable to race, the field is down to eighteen riders. Race 1 had plenty of action, leading in the crowning of a champion from the top step of the podium. In other news of the day, Melandri has signed to race with BMW Motorrad for 2012, alongside Haslam and without Corser.
WSBK: A Victory in Race 1 at Magny-Cours Brings About a Victory in the Championship
Jonathan Rea (1:37.490) started the penultimate race weekend of the 2011 season on pole at Magny-Cours with a new lap record time. Completing the front row after Saturday's Superpole sessions are Eugene Laverty, Carlos Checa, and Leon Camier. The championship leader had something of a fraught Saturday, with challenger Marco Melandri (who will start the races on the second row in eighth) taking provisional pole that morning. In the Superpole sessions, Checa was regularly near the bottom and managed only to move on with a couple of very late flying laps. He was also unable to best Rea's time at the end of S3 and will start sandwiched between the teammates of current and former title rivals.
Max Biaggi, Camier's Aprilia teammate and Checa's recent title rival, again sits out this race weekend after his practice injury from the Nurburgring continues to heal slowly. Also missing in Ruben Xaus, Rea's Castrol Honda teammate, whose neck continues to prove difficult after a practice injury at Magny-Cours on Friday. With Chirs Vermeulen still out and not replaced at Kawasaki and no wild card entries, the WSBK grid is down to eighteen riders this weekend. For the morning warm-up, Checa was back in charge, leading a fastest five including Corser, Guintoli, Rea, and Smrz.
WSBK: Superpole Sessions at Magny-Cours Nearly Prove Costly to Championship Leader
Jonathan Rea won pole for the 2011 World Superbike round at Magny-Cours with a new circuit record (1:37.490), beating out fellow front-row starters Eugene Laverty, Carlos Checa, and Leon Camier. The latter's teammate, Max Biaggi, is again missing this weekend. It is his third missed race weekend in a row, as a practice injury sustained at the Nurburgring continues to heal slowly. Though championship leader Checa starts on the front row for both of Sunday's races, his Superpole sessions were touch and go. He was in the knockout zone in S1 until a post-flag flying lap put him fastest. He remained on the bubble for most of S2, only barely making it to the fight for pole. The championship hunt continues this weekend, after Melandri's late race resurgence in Race 2 in Imola kept Checa from winning then. The Spaniard needs only finish three points ahead of Melandri to clinch the title this weekend.
Checa (1:39.013) started off the weekend quickest in the first practice session on Friday, leading Sykes, Corser, Haslam, and Smrz as the fastest five. Both Fabrizio and Xaus has minor crashes, with the former finishing the session. Xaus complained of neck pain and feeling dizzy, leaving him in the medical center and eventually declared unfit to race. In the first qualifying practice, it was again Checa fastest, with a near record lap to take the provisional pole. Close behind were Laverty, Guintoli, Sykes as the provisional front row.
Starting on pole for the sixth weekend of the 2011 World Superbike season, Carlos Checa sat the front row for the second race at Imola alongside Jonathan Rea, Noriyuki Haga, and Tom Sykes. Checa set a new lap record (1:47.196) during the Superpole sessions on Saturday to take that pole, despite leading only S3 and the two free practices all weekend. Rea was the first to take provisional pole on Friday, with Sykes having the honor Saturday morning. Meanwhile, Eugene Laverty and Noriyuki Haga were fastest in each of the first two Superpole sessions, though it was Checa's final time that counted to win pole.
Though Ruben Xaus has returned to the track, missing this weekend are Chris Vermeulen and the freshly-retired James Toseland. Paul Bird Motorsports did not replace the Australian, but Javier Flores is the new rider at BMW Motorrad Italia alongside Ayrton Badovini. Most importantly for the championship, Max Biaggi is still unable to ride due to his Nurburgring practice injury and has missed the second race weekend in a row. Haga was again quickest in the morning warm-up, Sunday before the race. He led Sykes, Rea, Haslam, and Checa as the fastest five. Race 1 at Imola was just as dicey as the rest of the leaderboard throughout the weekend.
Carlos Checa started Race 1 of the 2011 World Superbike round at Imola on pole. He beat out fellow front row starters Jonathan Rea, Noriyuki Haga, and Tom Sykes with a new track record lap (1:47.196) during the three Superpole qualifying sessions Saturday. Though Checa looked unbeatable early in the weekend, Rea and his newly implemented ride-by-wire throttle control took provisional pole in the first qualifying session on Saturday. Sykes was the next rider looking to keep Checa from winning the championship, as he took provisional pole during Saturday's qualifying practice, but Checa was again on top of the timesheets during the final free practice minutes before Superpole began.
Checa did not dominate the Superpole sessions, but his lap time early in S3 was enough to hold the others at bay and maintain his qualifying domination of the season. Though Ruben Xaus has returned to his Castrol Honda for the weekend, Max Biaggi was forced to sit out this round, his second in a row, after his Nurburgring injury. Also missing from the field is Chris Vermeulen and the newly-retired James Toseland, who has been replaced by Javier Fores at BMW Motorrad Italia. In the final session Sunday morning, Haga led Sykes, Rea, Haslam, and Checa as the fastest five in the warm-up.
Carlos Checa (1:47.196) won pole for the 2011 World Superbike round at Imola on a sunny and clear day, after dueling his way through Superpole with second place starter Jonathan Rea. Checa set a new track record early in the final session and looked confident in the garage until Rea came within hundredths of his lap time. Checa returned to the track, though Rea was unable to best his time and had to settle for second on the starting grid for Sunday. Noriyuki Haga, who led S2, will start third while Tom Sykes will complete the front row of the grid.
Before the on-track action even got underway, the championship hunt was shaken up as Biaggi, with his injury from the Nurburgring weekend not healing as quickly as required, is sitting out the entire Imola weekend, "It is a bad split fracture which – fortunately – is progressing well. But it has not healed and the X-ray today shows that," said Dr. Claudio Costa. He continued, "Max – summoning up reason – was forced to acknowledge the situation." This is the second race weekend in a row Biaggi has been forced to miss due to the injury, which occurred during practice three weeks ago. Also missing from the field is Chris Vermeulen and the newly-retired James Toseland, who has been replaced by Javier Fores at BMW Motorrad Italia.
WSBK: Wet Conditions & Heavy Attrition Force a Red Flagged, Shortened Race 2 at Nurburgring
Carlos Checa (1:54.144) won pole during Saturday's Superpole sessions after leading every session but one through the 2011 Nurburgring round of the World Superbike championship. He would have been joined on the front row by Eugene Laverty, Max Biaggi, and Marco Melandri, but Biaggi's injuries from a stone hitting his foot during practice kept the Italian from participating in either Race 1 earlier in the day or Race 2. With Biaggi missing the chance for the fifty points possible for a double race win, Checa's lead over him in the championship could easily grow over the three remaining race weekends.
Throughout the weekend, only Checa and Biaggi led the practice and qualifying sessions. The Italian held provisional pole after the first qualifying practice on Friday, but no one else could catch Checa in Germany. Biaggi's did qualify with his injured foot, but the nerve and tendon damage, along with a broken bone and the resultant swelling and cast kept him out of the action on Sunday. The order had a shake-up in the final warm-up, with Haslam leading Guintoli, Corser, Sykes, and Berger as the fastest five while Checa was only thirteenth fastest.
WSBK: A Non-Starter Affects the Championship In a Dicey Race 1 at Nurburgring
Carlos Checa (1:54.144) started on pole after dominating both the Superpole and practices for the 2011 World Superbike round at Nurburgring. No other rider could catch him but Max Biaggi, who led the Friday qualifying practice. However, he sustained injuries to his foot including a possible broken bone and nerve damage, leaving the Italian rider in pain and with a foot too swollen to fit in his normal boot. Still, Biaggi qualified on the front row between Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri, alongside Checa. He did not start Race 1, leaving Checa some measure of comfort in the championship fight.
Other than Biaggi's foot injuries, no other rider had a major incident during the practice and qualifying sessions. Michel Fabrizio had a crash in Superpole 1, but continued on to qualify twelfth. Nurburgring marked the return of Jonathan Rea to Castrol Honda, though teammate Ruben Xaus was still out and replaced by Makoto Tamada. Perennially injured Chris Vermeulen, despite his protestations that he is fit and ready to sign for 2012, did not participate and was not replaced by Paul Bird Motorsports Kawasaki for this round. In the Sunday morning warm-up, Haslam led Guintoli, Corser, Sykes, and Berger as the fastest five. Checa was thirteenth fastest and Biaggi, who would not race, did not participate.
WSBK: A Charge to the Lead in Superpole at Nurburgring
Carlos Checa (1:54.144) again stormed to pole, commanding each Superpole qualifying session for the 2011 World Superbike round at the Nurburgring and setting a new track fast lap. He will be joined on the front row by Eugene Laverty, the injured Max Biaggi, and Marco Melandri. Though the day was occasionally overcast, the track conditions were hot, as Checa refused to reliquish control of the weekend, having led every session but one. There were no major incidents in Superpole, though Michel Fabrizio did crash on his first lap in S1. He was uninjured and qualified twelfth.
Action was hot as the summer break wrapped up at the German circuit, with championship leader Checa (1:57.296) taking command in the first, wet, practice session. Lascorz, Smrz, Fabrizio, and Camier completed the fastest five, all within a second of Checa's time. In the completely dry afternoon, though, Biaggi (1:55.524) led Checa, with the top thirteen covered by just a second. Melandri, Fabrizio, and Laverty completed the top five, despite Laverty's brush with the wall during the session. Rea was back in at Castrol Honda, managing seventh fastest in the afternoon qualifying practice. Teammate Ruben Xaus has not yet returned to fitness and was replaced at Nurburgring by Makoto Tamada. Chris Vermeulen did not participate and was not replaced at Paul Bird Kawasaki.


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ComScore: Android tops 52 percent of US smartphone share, iPhone cracks the 33 percent mark
Both Apple and Google have reasons to break out the champagne in the wake of ComScore's latest mar...
Swann TrueBlue 4000 series D1 DVRs pack up to 8 cameras, 1TB of storage for home security
Home security may not have reached all-seeing aerial eye proportions, but Swann's TrueBlue 4000 se...
Editorial: HTC's departure from South Korea proves a tough fight for foreign brands
HTC's closure of its South Korean office may seem yet another blow to the company this year, but d...
ComScore: Android back above 51 percent of US share, iOS still growing briskly
We're starting to see a distinct shift in US smartphone market share that leaves Android having to...