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How much do bike shorts REALLY help?
I, being the occasional rider that I am, have never worn a pair of bike shorts. I know if nothing else the crotch wont get caught on my seat but what I really want to know is how much do they help in keeping your rear from being sore? I can imagine they prevent chafing but how about just the soreness from sitting on the seat?
I am trying to decide if they are comfortable enough to be worth showing off my dairy aire :D
A sore butt means you either need a new seat, need to adjust your seat, and/or, you need to ride more. Even if you ride just a couple of times a week, the muscle butt ache goes away relatively quickly...But, if you're hopping on every couple of weeks, you'll probably continue to have sore butt syndrome (of the muscle kind).
That having been said, I'm a HUGE fan of bike shorts, even for short rides. Even for a puney 5 mile ride, I get chaffed without the padding and actually, sometimes it's hard to tell if it's butt ache or chaffing....for me, it feels kinda similar without the shorts.
A few recommendations if you're just starting to sport the short. Rules for bike short wearing:
1. Never wear undies ...au naturale at all times
2. Always wash them after each ride
3. Don't sit around in them for hours after a ride; as soon as feasible, shower and change into something else.
As you can imagine, the reason for #2 & 3 rules is bacteria. The quicker you get the bacteria away from even slightly chaffed/inflamed skin, the less discomfort you'll have. Wearing shorts for more than one ride is begging for a fire in your pants.
I say, show off your dairy aire with pride!!!! Your butt will thank you for it and it may help transform you from an occasional to regular rider.
Up until yesterday I had never ridden in bike shorts. I have however ridden miles upon miles in blue jeans :)
I got a two for one special from performance and tried them out along with my new pedals AND a new seat... I doubt I'll ever ride in blue jeans again LOL
Even though I'm a jumbo sized rider I have an ass of steel LOL... after 40 miles in blue jeans or light weight hiking pants I'd feel a little discomfort but not bad. The bike shorts are hard to explain... they don't eliminate pain per se. I guess, for me, they are like putting a lightweight leather glove on when you chop wood... your still chopping wood but it's different than doing it barehanded.
I use them on longer rides. Very noticable difference after 20+ miles. :beer:
I find, if I ride 5 miles without bike shorts, it hurts more than 65 miles with.. and yes,, I remind others from another thread about this very matter...
A bike friend reports bees flew up the leg openings of baggies when he was riding with another.. Bee stings in your private areas is something to avoid.. Bike shorts do not channel wind and bees into such areas..
Uh, Roadkill, did you see this thread in the General Discussion List?
I hope these rumors are greatly exagerated ;)
Our distaff member with the first reply says all the right things. You may want to add some chamois butter to lubricate your moving parts if you are going for long rides. I never leave home without it (for a bike ride, that is). In fact, I ride in bib shorts as they stay up and in place much better on my body shape. Regular shorts seem to slip off my tight little bum (so my wife says). I started with some cheapo shorts, but bought an expensive pair on sale many years ago and found a BIG difference in comfort. So buy the best you can afford and treat them well. They will return the favor every time you get on your bike. And butter up, if need be.
Baggy shorts don't really work for me. For the first few weeks of riding more than ever, I use to wear baggy shorts. Not only do they get the wind, it gets so much wind that my shorts will like slip back towards my crotch. It wasn't at all comfortable, I had to keep pulling the shorts straight and it was really embarrassing.
With bike shorts however, there was so much more comfort. Also, you don't get the wind and there's more definition to be seen if you are lean. My butt never got sore with the bike shorts, not that my butt ever got sore with the baggy shorts. Bike shorts are definitely a plus when you wanna impress.
I used to tease my cycling buddy about getting his nuts caught in the ventilation hole in his seat while flying over his handle bars. I suppose bicycle shorts would help in preventing this sort of tragedy.
I used to wear cycling shorts more than I do now but I find they just too uncomfortable to be in off the bike. I stick to short 20 minute sprints around the at a time though. They're padded and cost about 40 bucks but I can't shake that diaper feeling down there. They're nice for longer ride though when I'm not climbing off my seat every 5 minutes.
I converted last year, and they are definitely a big help for long rides. Now I can't go back. Even short rides in regular shorts or sweat pants just don't feel right. Haven't made the step to that butter stuff though. That really sounds icky, but I suppose it beats getting saddle sores.
Do all long distance riders use that stuff? Where is the breakpoint - over 30 miles? 50 miles?
they don't work well at all.....if you want your butt to look slim.
Bike shorts are easier on the butt, but where they really help is with the inner thighs (for me, anyway).
If you're affraid about your look, you can always buy shorts with integrated 'normal' shorts but these cost more. Or, just wear normal shorts over the bike shorts.
BAGGY all the way.
For me, the use of chamios butter has no "break point". I always use it and haven't had a raw spot/saddle sore in several years. However, I rarely ride less than an hour, regardless of the distance. The hotter and sweatier it is, the more important I find it. Especially if I do not have the opportunity to get out of my shorts and take a shower right after a ride. And this is most weekends as I like to go to rides all over our area and they are often more than an hour away. Like the lady in the first response said, it is all about bacteria. And chamois butter has some mild anti-bacteria in it. May be icky, but better than the alternative and washes off in the shower.
I think I am convinced that I need to get myself a pair of shorts. Anybody know of any great internet deals going on? Or are shorts something that I need to try on before buying?
Shorts are quite forgiving as far as size. I have a 34" waist and wear an L or XL. Both seem to fit equally well. Performance has a winter clearance at the moment and I find their top-of-the-line to be fine shorts. Gearlink.com also has some good deals, but I don't know anything about the lines they sell. But, the more you spend the better you get, is my experience. So Assos and Pearl Izumi are really good, but significantly more. Try the Performance and see what you think. If you want better, then do that with your second pair.
I just ordered a pair of Pearl Izumi microsensor shorts from Excel Sports for about $40 less than their normal price. I've been wearing P.I. ultrasensor shorts--supposedly a step down from the microsensors-- and like them much better than the Canari shorts I started with. The chamois on the P.I. shorts is slimmer and much more comfortable than that on the Canari. Here's a link to Excel Sports:
Excel Sports
Forget the shorts. Au naturel is the only way to ride!
Thanks for the link Prosody, looks like good deals on the P.I. microsensors. I think I will give them a shot.
Two things:
1) it just feels good to have Lycra wrapped around one's crotch...especially after 80 or 90 miles.
2) It is good to find another "Zippy the Pin Head" fan out there...thanks Prosody
I'm just getting back into riding after years of couch potatoing. I used to ride in bluejeans or walking shorts and a t-shirt (and no helmet, we're talking almost 20 years ago, helmets were available but they were for racers and fairies ;) ). I don't think I ever did a century but I did a number of back-to-back 50-60 mile rides and I don't recall ever having a problem with chafing or anything.
I may get some flashy jerseys and a pretty yellow helmet, but I think I'll do the public a favor and not pack my plump backside into skin-tight Lycra for at least a year ;)
I say do YOURSELF a favor and put your chubby butt in a pair of lycra!! Beyond the chafing issue, they are just so much more comfortable than any other pant/short for the long haul. I'm a chubby gal and wear mine with pride!
Halfheared.. It won't take you a full year to tone up, if you watch your diet.. With luck, no more than a half year... If you get saddle sores- you won't make it..
I still get the ocassional water blister- but not too often considering the kind of miles I do..
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THE First World War did not begin until the summer of 1914 but commemorations are under way already with the first TV documentaries and once again sweeping vistas of those awful cemeteries, mile after mile throughout southern Belgium and northern France.
I must confess I have never been as fascinated by the First World War as by the Second. It is not just the distance in time, nor yet that the outcome of the Second World War dominated much of my life: the Soviet empire, the division of Europe, the all-consuming Cold War against the barely restrained aggression of Moscow.
The complexity of the rivalries and stupidities of Serbia, Austro- Hungary, Prussian Germany, Tsarist Russia, France and finally Britain in 1914 baffle me. How could the chance assassination of an obscure Austrian archduke in a Serbian town ever have been allowed to lead to the four-year obscenity that laid waste the young manhood of four great nations?
When I was researching The Odessa File more than 40 years ago I went deeply into the origins and deeds of Nazism and became convinced there has never been a creed more foul.
Pre-1914 Germany was militaristic and aggressive under its inadequate little Kaiser but it never set up Auschwitz, Treblinka, Dachau, Buchenwald or the other 1,700 concentration camps of the SS.
Moreover the second war was mobile with armies sweeping across vast distances. In the first war the three Western armies just sat immobile in filthy trenches, going nowhere, achieving nothing but destroying millions of young lives.
How could men in faraway chateaux order thousands and thousands of obedient juvenile patriots to walk slowly into massed machine-gun fire for a few feet of mud and then sleep at night?
But they did and the honours were showered upon them.
After four years and butchery beyond imagining the armies were exactly where they had started. It was all bewilderingly stupid and above all callous.
I can envisage war being about advance and retreat, conquest and eventual liberation but the pointless butchery of Ypres, Passchendaele, the Somme and the Marne defies logic let alone humanity.
Once for a TV documentary I walked what is left of those trenches, saw where the entire young manhood of Newfoundland died in a morning.
I saw where young British officers, hardly bearded, strolled forward kicking a football to keep the line straight and were mown down like wheat before the scythe.
And still I failed to understand how our country could reward with medals and titles the useless so-called generals who could order it.
"Lions led by donkeys," Alan Clark called it and he was right. Commemorate, yes. But celebrate? Never.
Had justice prevailed the generals on all sides should have been shot.
An independent Scotland would find that it's a cold, cruel and lonely world
THE flat statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne that if the Scots choose to secede from the UK they will whistle in the wind for the right to continue to use the pound as a currency seems to have given Master Salmond a bit of a jolt.
He has been telling the Scots for many months that they can go on using the pound – a foregone conclusion.
Now Ed Balls, Labour's presumptive chancellor and Danny Alexander, the Lib Dem ditto, have said the same. So no safe haven there.
But there is more, comprehensively ignored by most of the media.
The Smoked Salmond also thinks a continued membership of the EU is a formality. Far from it. The treaties state absolutely clearly that any region or province seceding from a member state also secedes from the union.
To resume membership requires a complete new application as a joining state. Nae problem, suggests the tubby one. Actually there is a massive one.
A new member requires agreement from every existing member and Spain has announced flatly that it will blackball the Scottish application.
Further, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is backed by the leader of the Spanish opposition.
So what is Spain's beef against Scotland? Catalonia. The region surrounding Barcelona wants to secede from Spain. Whereas David Cameron has bent over to indulge the Salmond's every wish, Madrid is fighting hard to prevent Catalonia's going the same way.
Scotland's vote is in September, Catalonia's in November. Hence Madrid's intent to make a hideous example of Scotland to convince Catalonia that unilateral secession is a very bad road to go down.
Hence my surprise that no British newspaper – nor BBC news, ITV news or Sky news – has bothered to interview Señor Rajoy to ask for his views.
One last point: if you can't join the EU you can't join the eurozone either and get a quick bailout in euros. That leaves the creation of a notional currency called the saltire (or something) commanded by a central bank with no assets or reserves – bankrupt.
So a so?called independent Scotland could end up with no UK, no EU, no £, no € and no QiiR.
Her Majesty could remain Scotland's head of state, after all she is head of state of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and 17 dependent territories.
But though she is half Scottish, loves the place and her home there, she may take the view that wantonly breaking up her kingdom after years of indulgent treatment reminds her of something her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria once said: "We are not amused."
So that's not guaranteed either.
An actress in a very tight fix
THERE must be many young actresses who would sacrifice a date with George Clooney for a choice role in Downton Abbey yet Jessica Brown Findlay was relieved to depart after two years.
Was it Julian Fellowes' scripts that upset her? No, they were great. The rest of the cast? They were lovely to work with.
It was the corsets!
Now filming in the US her role requires floaty shifts and T-shirts – freedom at last.
End to mystery of Madeleine?
MANY of us watch the seemingly limitless supply of police dramas on TV, some of them absolutely ludicrous if one knows even a smidgen of the real, slogging, back-breaking hard work that goes on behind the solving of real crimes.
Hardest of all are the cold cases: crimes where years have elapsed and the trail gone cold.
Such a case is the snatching of three-year-old Madeleine McCann seven years ago from her parents' holiday flat at Praia da Luz, Algarve coast, Portugal.
The Portuguese investigation was an unmitigated fiasco and the child has never been seen since.
Mr and Mrs McCann remain convinced without a shred of evidence that she remains alive... somewhere.
It may just be that all these years later, working on old records and faded memories, Scotland Yard has cracked it.
There were three hardened Portuguese burglars working that resort on that night. The local detectives should have known but didn't.
The aces from Lisbon should have learned of them but never did.
Scotland Yard worked out they were there and all had mobile phones with each other's numbers. And that night electronic records now unearthed reveal they all went ballistic as the three villains called each other.
It seems the Portuguese police have traced them and picked them up for some pretty "enhanced" interrogation.
Maybe one of them knows what really happened. Never complain about our bobbies until you have seen the rest.
Brussels baloney
OUR home-grown EU-worshippers are forever telling us that only the Brits, a pretty miserable lot, complain about their glorious vision and its vehicle the EU government in Brussels.
Not quite true.
Discontent with this arrogant and unacceptable army of 30,000 Eurocrats based in Brussels is growing and fast.
The critics are in the blue corner. In the red corner are most politicians, all bureaucrats (they love unaccountable government!) and about 10 per cent of our businessmen.
But it's a disproportionately powerful 10 per cent, not the myriad small businessmen ground into the dust by the red tape but the tycoons.
They are forever warning us of poverty if we withdraw – all unprovable – but it scares people.
Now the highly respectable and respected British Capital Economics research group studying the Netherlands has come up with a report that every Dutch household could be better off by £8,000 per annum outside the EU but still inside the free trade area.
Right across Western Europe EU-sceptics are growing in strength.
May's EU parliament elections may be fascinating – and not just here.


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Okay I normal wear tour 360's I have four pairs of the them but have really been wanting a pair of either the Icons or the Sports. Does anyone have thoughts on the two types of FJ's I'm looking into. They both look great and I have been comparing them online.
Go with a pair of ICONs. I've tried the SPORT and really prefer the ICON. Just my two cents.
In comparison (if there is one) to the 360's, the ICON will be most similar. ICON is a fantastic shoe and the best that I have had the pleasure of owning. No break in period, light weight, stylish and VERY comfortable for walking 18 or 36 in.
Now, the FJ Sport is also very comfortable and a great product. It is a easier on the pocket book but you are not giving up any comfort or style points. The shoe is more light weight and I couldn't be happier with it.
If I were you, going for my first pair of FJ's since the 360's, I would suggest the ICON. You will be very satisfied, you will have never before experienced the level of comfort and "walkability" that is provided in the shoe. Truthfully though, you could not go wrong with either choice. They are both of the utmost quality and comfort.
Glad you have decided to give us a try, you will not be one bit disappointed.
Thank you, this was very helpful. I like my 360's but my first pair of shoes was a pair of green joys in 1993 and I wore them forever and they were a great shoe that lasted along time and then I got a pair of Nike's that were aweful and after that started to buy Adidas and now really like the Icons alot they look great. So I think I'm going to look more into a pair of those.
Thanks for your two cents.. The Icons seem to be the way to go
The ICONs are by far the best golf shoe I have worn in the last 30 years.
I have to agree with everyones replies on the Icons they are amazing. I tried a pair on Friday and I'm going to get a pair next week.
Just to add my 2 cents, I love the ICON's but have you thought about the Synr-g? I own 2 pair and have never owned a more amazing golf shoe. So stable, comfortable, stylish and a nice price point right between the Sport and the ICON.
Just adding another option into the mix, either way you go you will be very happy.
Great advice from the "experts" here AAron. Shaun's advice on Synr-G is spot on as well.
I own multiple pairs of Icons and a pair of the Sports. Have also used the 360's in the past, so I'll put a little frosting on the cake for you here.
To me, you've probably seen that the 360 matches closest to a FJ Sport in cosmetics and cost. I usually only haveused mine in sloppier weather, just because I don't want to trash my Icons. My quirk....
The Icons are frankly best of breed in shoes. As 19 and EM and Hokie have said (all avid Icon users),these are the most comfy shoes you'll wear... period. Every pair I have fits like a glove right out of the box. I've walked 36 holes in a brand new pair before without issues, likemost of the guys here. That's every style too.
So jump in with confidence my friend. You will ove them, and you'll be the envy of your playing partners too.
Aaron, send me a message before you purchase your ICON's. I will give you a tid bit of advice and save you about $50 on your purchase!
Wait... when you say 360's are you talking Tour 360 LTD or just the TOUR 360? If you are not referring to LTD's, then I was way off in saying the ICON is most similar. Randy is correct as the FJ Sport and Tour 360's would be most similar. My apologies!
Both are excellent shoes, hard to go wrong with either (I have both). The FJ Sports are easy on the wallet, look great, and wear excellent. The Icons are amazing everytime I put mine on I believe I am going to play better just for wearing them, and that feeling is priceless. I am partial to the Icons and if I could have any pair of spikes I would have them. Happy searching, and EM is right you can get older models on sites like Golf Locker.com and save some cash. These guys know their Footjoys listen well!
I've had my sports for 3 years, they are the most comfortable and durable shoe, I have ever worn. I've had Classics and Ecco but the FJ sports are the best. I play quite a bit and I prefer "scuffing up" the sports as opposed to the icons.
Sound like a good choice either way. be sure and post a picture of the shoes you end up getting :)
i have two pairs of Icons and love them. but i tried the new sports last week and they were really nice as well. for the price, it's hard to beat the sports. you can get 2012 versions for about $60 right now.


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NEW YORK -- The New York Mets started their final homestand of the season looking like a team that had given up.
Gary Matthews Jr. hit a long homer and drove in three runs and Jimmy Anderson allowed just four hits in eight innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over New York 5-1 Monday night.
New York, which blew any comeback hopes by losing two of three in Atlanta last weekend, dropped 41/2 games behind the first-place Braves in the NL East.
Coming off their first NL pennant in 14 years, the Mets have just five games remaining to complete a season that will be remembered for 41/2 months of underachievement followed by a spirited comeback attempt that fell short.
Most Mets fans abandoned their team on a chilly autumn night. The crowd of 6,315 was the lowest at Shea Stadium since Sept. 17, 1991, when 4,355 came to a game against Montreal.
The evening's highlight was when the Pirates, the NL's worst team at 59-98, comically ran themselves into a double play in the seventh inning. Brian Giles was picked off at second by Jerrod Riggan, broke for third, then was run back to second by third baseman Robin Ventura.
Aramis Ramirez, who began the play on first, went to second and was tagged out by Ventura while standing on second.
But that base still belonged to Giles, the lead runner, meaning Ramirez was out. Giles, apparently thinking he was the runner put out, walked away from second and was tagged out by Ventura for the double play.
Anderson (9-17) stopped Pittsburgh's four-game losing streak and didn't allow a runner past second base after the fourth inning. After Rich Loiselle put on the first two runners in the ninth, Scott Sauerbeck finished the five-hitter for his second save.
Matthews put Pittsburgh ahead in the second against Glendon Rusch (8-11) with a two-run homer that cleared the left-field bleachers and was estimated at 447 feet.
Ventura had an RBI double in the second, and Matthews' fourth-inning sacrifice fly made it 3-1.
Pittsburgh added a pair of runs in the sixth off Dicky Gonzalez on Kevin Young's RBI single and Mendy Lopez's sacrifice fly.
Notes: The series was rescheduled following the attacks at the World Trade Center. When play resumed, the Mets went to Pittsburgh and swept a three-game series Sept. 17-19, games originally set for Shea Stadium. New York sold about 25,000 tickets for this game but allowed fans to exchange for future dates when the series was moved. ... The 1991 game against the Expos originally was scheduled for Montreal but was moved because of problems with falling concrete at Olympic Stadium. ... Pittsburgh had lost its previous seven games against the Mets. The Pirates, trying to avoid its first 100-loss season since 1985, improved to 6-22 against the NL East. ... Ventura doubled twice.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday, October 2, 2001.
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MILLIONS of Brits packed out pubs and hit the streets as they capped an amazing 2012 with a boozy new year blowout.
A fantastic mood of community has percolated the entire population of our city and beyond
Revellers saw off the country's greatest-ever sporting year with a knees-up to remember.
More than a quarter of a million people descended on the banks of the River Thames in London last night as the nation joined the world for the greatest show on earth.
It brought to an end a spectacular 12 months as the nation basked in the glory of Team GB at London 2012, Sir Bradley Wiggins' Tour de France victory, Andy Murray's US Open win and the memorable Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
A huge firework display lit up the night sky around the London Eye and the Shard marked the new year with a dazzling light show.
London Mayor Boris Johnson, 48, said: "From the Diamond Jubilee to that huge collection of Team GB medals, 2012 has quite literally glimmered with excitement and enthusiasm.
"A fantastic mood of community has percolated the entire population of our city and beyond.
"It's been a wonderful year but, believe me, 2013 is going to be every bit as exciting."
Firework displays were held in other major cities and about 80,000 revellers hit the streets of Edinburgh for
Hogmanay with a concert headlined by Simple Minds.
Time differences meant Aussies saw in 2013 11 hours before Brits with 1.5million spectators watching a £4m fireworks display on Sydney Harbour.
Kylie Minogue, 44, chose the music which featured in the 12-minute extravaganza as the country celebrated.
Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore said: "This is really putting Australia on the map in terms of welcoming people to the new year."
Other huge parties were held in New York, Hong Kong, and the Copacabana beach in Rio De Janeiro.
The central Pacific Ocean island of Kiritimati (Christmas Island) was the first to usher in the new year yesterday.
American Samoa, in the southern Pacific Ocean, will be the last place on Earth to toast in 2013 today at 11am.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Alexis Kendrick's career at Georgia ended in despair.
She walked off the floor Sunday night with her head down and cheeks soaked with tears. Her clutch 3-pointer in the Lady Bulldogs' Sweet 16 showdown with Connecticut gave Georgia a 75-74 lead with 20 seconds remaining.
It appeared that the third-seeded Lady Bulldogs would pull off the upset of the No. 2 Huskies in the Arena at Harbor Yard.
It wasn't to be. UConn's Barbara Turner saw to that when she connected on a fadeaway 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining to lift the Huskies (32-4) to a 77-75 win.
For Georgia (23-9), it signaled the end of the season. For Kendrick and fellow seniors Sherill Baker and Desire Bostice, it signaled the end of an era.
"It hit me when we got to the locker room and I took off my jersey," said Kendrick, who finished with 14 points and four rebounds. "I realized that would be the last time I'd ever put it on."
Kendrick felt confident that Georgia had pulled off the upset after hitting her 3-pointer.
"The whole game was up and down throughout," she said. "I hit that shot and we just needed one more stop, and we were confident that we had it."
"We went back to zoning, Turner threw that thing up there, and nine times of 10 I don't think it would have gone in," she continued. "But it was just their day."
Said Georgia coach Andy Landers: "Two very good basketball teams went at it. For the most part, it was the game we expected except for the last shot."
The Lady Bulldogs' final loss resembled their first. On Nov. 13, Georgia appeared to have control in a game against defending national champion Baylor, leading by 18 at one point.
But Tasha Humphrey got in foul trouble in the second half and Lady Bears pulled out an 84-72 victory.
In between, the Lady Bulldogs won 23 and lost eight, with five defeats to Tennessee and LSU.
The Lady Vols won three times against Georgia, twice in the regular season and then in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.
The Lady Bulldogs' only other losses came to UCLA and Temple early in the season.
Georgia was able to put together another 20-win campaign despite losing Rebecca Rowsey, Angel Robinson, Reicina Russell and Ebony Felder before the season began.
"We did pretty well," junior Cori Chambers said. "We made it this far and lost by two points. We didn't dwell on the fact that we only had six players or the situation that faced us."
With the season concluded, Kendrick, Baker and Bostice will now move on.
Kendrick did not miss a game in her four years, finishing with a program-record 132 consecutive starts. Baker, who had 19 points in the loss to UConn, leaves as the SEC's all-time steals leader. Her play earned her a nomination for National Player of the Year, joining Humphrey on the ballot.
Humphrey had a stellar sophomore season. The Gainesville native led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring, rebounding, blocks and 3-point shooting. She had 27 points and seven rebounds on Sunday.
Landers, in his 26th season, again proved why he's been around for nearly a quarter of a century.
The Lady Bulldogs were basically six players deep and, yet, Landers found a way to make them competitive. Georgia led the SEC in scoring with 80 points per game and were competitive in every game except for an 84-64 loss to UCLA.
Had it not been for Turner's miraculous heave, Georgia would have made its 11th trip to the Elite Eight.
"I told the kids that they have every reason to be disappointed, as well as proud," Landers said. "I really can't say enough about our team ... about how hard we fought and we stayed the course."
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HEARING HANGOVER — SecDef nominee Chuck Hagel appears headed for a razor-thin confirmation following his pummeling yesterday at the hands of his former Senate colleagues in an eight-hour, headache-inducing SASC hearing. Hagel's rocky performance, panned last night on Fox and CNN alike, didn't win him any GOP support — but it also hasn't lost him the backing of any Democrats, at least not publicly.
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"In his exchange with Senator McCain, [Hagel] seemed rather confrontational, but I imagine that stems directly from their past differences," said one industry executive and former Republican congressional aide, who requested anonymity to discuss the hearing candidly. "On sequestration, he said the right things," the executive told Morning D. "Hopefully, his promise to stay close to Gates and Panetta will mean they can bend his ear on the importance of undoing these cuts or in the least providing some precision to them."
-- FOR ITS PART, the Aerospace Industries Association hailed Hagel's efforts to assure members of Congress he opposes sequestration — "a disaster" — and would follow Panetta's lead in pushing aggressively for a deal to avert the across-the-board spending cuts. "Hagel's comments reinforce what the Joint Chiefs said recently — sequestration will threaten America's national security," AIA VP for communications Chip Sheller told Morning D. http://politico.pro/WFtSAo
-- BUT McKEON WAS NOT CONVINCED. The HASC chairman, who had long kept quiet on whether he supports Hagel, issued a mid-hearing statement opposing the former Nebraska senator, citing his "confusing and contradictory" testimony. "His refusal to shut the door on further defense cuts put him at stark odds with the current Defense secretary and military leaders," McKeon said.
POLITICO's Tim Mak and Manu Raju have the latest on Hagel's growing list of GOP foes: http://politi.co/YlnYUc
HAPPY FRIDAY AND WELCOME TO MORNING DEFENSE. Send your odds for Hagel being confirmed, along with tips and feedback, to email@example.com, and follow us on Twitter @ morningdefense, @ abwrig and @ POLITICOPro.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: SASC could vote on Hagel's nomination as early as Thursday, Levin said yesterday.
TOP STORY: 'TAKEAWAYS FROM THE HAGEL HEARING,' by POLITICO's Josh Gerstein — "Senate confirmation hearings are often about the performances. Chuck Hagel delivered a particularly mediocre one. The former Nebraska senator struggled through answers, changed responses and seemed at points at a loss to describe why he wanted the job — or why President Barack Obama wanted him for it. But Hagel's critics — and there were many — didn't seem to land any blows devastating enough to throw his confirmation off track." http://bit.ly/VyRg4F
SPOTTED … AT THE HEARING — Foreign Policy's Kevin Baron kept tabs yesterday on Hagel's entourage — pointing out that many could become high-level staffers in a Hagel Pentagon. Among the officials sitting in the SASC hearing room yesterday: Marcel Lettre, head of Hagel's transition team; Elizabeth King, assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs; Eric Rosenbach, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber; Eric Lynn, Middle East senior advisor; Mike Stella, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Senate affairs; Lt. Col. Ethan Griffin, military assistant to the transition team; Anand Veeravagu, a White House fellow; and Carl Woog, the Pentagon's assistant press secretary. More here, via Baron: http://atfp.co/WDNS6s
-- HAGEL DEFENDS GLOBAL ZERO, via POLITICO's Kate Brannen: "Republicans … seized on Hagel's participation in the group as evidence of his lack of support for modernizing today's nuclear arsenal." http://politico.pro/WEGUeD
-- HAGEL APPEASES GAY-RIGHTS ADVOCATES, via POLITICO's Leigh Munsil: "Hagel, who at times has had a rocky relationship with gay-rights groups, made a point during his confirmation hearing Thursday to express his support for gay members of the military." http://politico.pro/11b1SJv
-- VIETNAM 'SHAPED,' DIDN'T 'CONSUME' HAGEL, via POLITICO's Stephanie Gaskell: "Peppered throughout the hearing, among questions about Israel and Iran, were glimpses into Hagel's experience in Vietnam." http://politico.pro/XbvGO6
TRIVIA TIME — On this day in 1861, Texas voted to secede from the Union — the seventh state to do so. Who was the governor of Texas at the time who fiercely opposed the secession? For the answer, read on.
ASH CARTER'S DAY — The deputy Defense secretary is visiting France, meeting with military leaders there to discuss the Mali campaign and other issues. Also traveling with Carter on his six-day European trip: James Townsend, deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy. http://1.usa.gov/WWmdfj
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BAE CEO TO EMPLOYEES: WRITE TO CONGRESS — Linda Hudson, CEO of BAE Systems, is urging employees to write letters to members of Congress about sequestration, referring workers to a sample letter provided by AIA. "Sequestration must be stopped, and you can help," Hudson said yesterday in a message to employees. "Think of the impact we could have if just one out of every 10 BAE Systems employees sent a letter to his or her elected representative today."
MONEY TRAIL: NORTHROP FILES YEAR-END FEC REPORT — Northrop Grumman's PAC reported $1.9 million in the bank as of Dec. 31 and made more than a dozen post-election campaign contributions. Northrop gave $2,000 donations to three Northeast Republicans: Reps. Chris Gibson and Chris Collins, both of New York, and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. The company also gave $2,000 to SASC ranking member Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and $2,500 to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
-- MIKE MULLEN JOINS GM BOARD: The former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman is joining the board of directors at General Motors, the automaker announced yesterday. Mullen "brings proven leadership and deep experience in change management, strategic planning, technical innovation and risk management gained over the course of his 43 years serving our country," GM Chairman Dan Akerson said in a statement.
-- FRELINGHUYSEN NAMED HAC-D NO. 2: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) has been selected vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee. "I expect they will serve capably and dutifully, playing a very important role in what will be a challenging but hopefully fruitful Appropriations year," Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) said in a statement, referring to all of his vice chairman picks. Here's the full list: http://1.usa.gov/W1JfSi
-- LOCKHEED'S F-35 HEAD TO RETIRE: Tom Burbage, the head of Lockheed Martin's F-35 program, is retiring at the end of March after 13 years in his current post, Reuters reports. Steve O'Bryan, who runs F-35 international programs, is viewed as Burbage's likely successor, according to Reuters. http://reut.rs/XpCsl2
BODY OF MISSING F-16 PILOT FOUND IN ADRIATIC SEA — The body of Capt. Lucas Gruenther, whose F-16 went down earlier this week over the Adriatic, was recovered in the sea, near Italy. "We will never fully recover from our loss," Gruenther's family said in a statement. "But take heart in the knowledge that during his all-too-short time in this world, he made a significant difference in the lives of all whom he met." Full statement: http://1.usa.gov/U2QLj2
-- Via The Washington Post's Greg Miller: "New intelligence on al-Qaeda's affiliate in North Africa indicates that the militant group is seeking to carry out attacks on other Western targets in the region after its deadly assault on a natural gas complex in Algeria, senior U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday." http://wapo.st/YHXiRG
-- Via WaPo's Joby Warrick: "Iran has told U.N. nuclear officials that it plans to add potentially hundreds of next-generation centrifuge machines to its main uranium-enrichment plant, a move that could dramatically boost its ability to produce the fuel used in nuclear power plants and — potentially — in nuclear bombs." http://wapo.st/VyGJ9O
-- Via the AP: "The United Nations' first report on Israel's overall settlement policy describes it as a 'creeping annexation' of territory that clearly violates the human rights of Palestinians, and calls for Israel to immediately stop further such construction." http://politi.co/WhMfvT
TRIVIA ANSWER — When Texas voted to secede from the Union, the state's governor, Sam Houston, was fiercely opposed. From the History Channel: "Houston grumbled that Texans were 'stilling the voice of reason,' and he predicted an 'ignoble defeat' for the South. Houston refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and was replaced in March 1861 by his lieutenant governor." http://bit.ly/cj5ATc
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PERMANENT CUCKOLDIt has been awhile since writing here. I have been locked in chastity off and on for about a couple years, with me going nearly 6 months this last time. I have been unlocked and free to masturbate for nearly a month now. I felt my Goddess wife was not at all interested in the lifestyle anymore. I was disappointed when after telling me I would get a cuckold tattoo on our anniversary in January, she seemed little interested in demanding it. I took that as disinterest on her part, and so this lifestyle went on hold for the past month. Things seem to have suddenly changed. My birthday is next week. I am presently working out of town, however, when I get home, I am to return to being her locked up cuckold husband, permanently this time. I believe it truly is the best thing for us and a life that will prove fun and adventuresome. She has told me that this is a done deal. Upon returning next Saturday, I will be placed in permanent chastity and become her cuckold for life. I am to receive a severe whipping for removing my cage without permission, and for a couple other breaking of 'the rules'. I will be placed back in a new CB6000 she has waiting at home. I have used the CB6000 before and they always broke, so have used the metal cage shown in my profile. This time, I will glue the CB6000 together with epoxy glue as it is assembled. That should keep it from breaking as well as make it permanent. Once that's back on, I am to get a cuckold tattoo. Stating I am Goddess T's cuckold on my center lower abdomen. She says she is making me her permanent cuckold, to remain locked up without release, to serve her domestically and be obedient for our remaining life together. She says she WILL find a lover/boyfriend who will keep her sexually satisfied and I will probably never fuck, receive a blowjob, or masturbate ever again. Again, in her words, "it's a done deal". I am looking forward to this future. I wait to see that she will enforce the 'rules' and be more of a dominant Goddess than in the past. I believe this will be a fun and interesting adventure for the both of us. In a future blog I will tell you how my birthday weekend went. Whether she actually does demand my permanent chastity and the tattoo. I'll be sure and post a photo of the tattoo on here if/when it's done. It will be an interesting weekend coming up…guess I should get in as many orgasms as I can before going home. I kinda think she is serious this time, in which case, these could be the last times I ever get to cum. She is the boss…..I am at her mercy, and direction. I do love her eternally.Sailfun
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I was wondering how many shop/online stores etc. that we have on here. I'm sure there is more than just me that would like to support these business' of the members here. Maybe we can get a list together for people to visit and support.
Especially with vaca time on us. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to stop in, support and meet another member.
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Swazzo, too, sees some of the same problems in the community. "There are homeless people," he says, echoing Cornalo, "which is kinda, you know, a shame. They should just take them and...move them away." But he feels a sense of empathy. "When I came out here, I was homeless," he says, then looks toward the front of the bar. "You see Curtis outside?" he asks. "He's a black guy, a homeless black guy. Nicest guy in the world. Just...doesn't want to work. So he lives on the street. I give him cigarettes every day. He gets arrested 'cause he's vagrant. He's been living on the street now for, I guess, two years." He pauses. "The rents are going up [like] crazy," he continues, then chuckles. "Maybe that's why Curtis is on the street!"
But there are those who are comfortably situated, however wary of the new wave of buildings. John Keasley, who arrived in San Diego four years after his tour in Vietnam, bought a house in 1989. "When I got ready to leave home, it was either here or Baltimore," he says, laughing. "I had friends in both places. The guys in San Diego just picked up the phone first. That brought me, and the gay nightlife kept me." Keasley settled in North Park after scoring a great deal on a piece of property and has stayed ever since, starting work with a local AIDS service organization. "This is the longest I've ever lived anyplace," he says. "I've outlived two roommates, a roommate and a partner." Armed with a background in real estate, Keasley sees flaws in the development plans a layman may not. Recalling the '80s real estate crash in San Diego and the foreclosures that came with it, he predicts a repeat performance. "The banks allowed [homebuyers] to overextend themselves," he says, "and what happened was they found that they couldn't get their equity out of their houses and so they got foreclosed on. So after the '80s, we had a lot of foreclosure sales, where people got real estate real cheap. Now these same people, they've waited 20 years, and they sold [their property] at a profit, but the people who bought it are now overextended, so we're going to have another period of foreclosures."
For as much local skepticism as there may be--"Only an idiot would buy a condo!" Newton exclaims--there is no denying the increased residential attraction that has brought newcomers to the area. More homes have been purchased and fixed up rather than demolished, either by investors or by young families seeking out a little slice of California paradise for their own. With the older residents either dying or moving to retirement homes, residences have turned over, mostly to couples with babies and toddlers. "It's just incredible how many people are having children these days," Swersie says, laughing. And the more the merrier, it seems. For those who already own homes, at least. "Prop. 13 tends to reward people who stay put," Erdelsky says, then goes on to explain. "Proposition 13 was a statewide proposition passed in the late '70s. The principal thing is it said that real estate [can be reassessed] only when it is sold, and between sales [the assessed value] can only be upped as much as 2 percent a year. Before that they were able to increase assessments based on the general level of real estate prices." But renters do not have as much security. "One of the things that worries a lot of us is the condo conversions," says Swersie. "[That] has been a big issue. There's a lot of concern about the displacement of renters and the affordability of housing." Jude Thomas, of North Park Main Street, the business improvement district, recalls what a visitor to his office had to say. "A gentleman came in on Friday talking about how much he hates specific developments," says Thomas. "He's just an old guy who comes in about twice a year and he rants. He goes off on his spiels for a while, and then usually he goes, 'But you've been doing great work here, thanks a lot,' and then he'll leave. He's just someone who's lived here forever, and he doesn't like the changes. He complains about how they're pushing out poor people or pushing out the middle class." And the man has a point. Even with an option to buy, the package is expensive.
So what will North Park look like in five years? Ten? Can it all coexist, new and old, swank and well worn? Jude Thomas thinks so, speculating that the bars in particular will continue to hang on. "If you look at dive bars in San Diego in the last four or five years, they've gone through a big resurgence," he says. "You get the people who don't want to go to clubs, but they want to go out drinking--the indie-music-scene type thing--they see these dive bars as places they can go and hang out on a Friday and a Saturday night." Anything else with an arts focus, he adds, should be safe since it "taps into the whole arts culture and entertainment aspect of North Park that is what these real estate developers are selling to people." But others are worried, and not just about the change in businesses. Brian Bondie worries the new buildings will increase their allotment of lower-income housing. "I think all the new development and urbanization here is gonna usher in just...a new wave of Section Eights and everything that goes with that," he says. "[They are] the lower-income people that, while one of those condos might cost me $320,000 to $420,000 [or] whatever they're going for, it's 50 percent subsidized for [them]. I think it's a detriment to the social program." And Brandon Cornalo? "I don't give a fuck," he says.


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There Is a Poisonous Alien Caterpillar Threatening to Invade the London Olympics. Seriously.
The Oak Processionary Moth is a nasty little beast. It's native to Europe, but didn't show up in the United Kingdom until 2006, when a few eggs hitched a ride on oak trees transplanted to London. Since then, it's been causing environmental chaos. Now it's threatening to seriously screw up the Summer Olympics.


text: Baker wins senior regional April 18, 2012 PBA CommunicationsNorth Ft. Myers, Fla. – Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Tom Baker of King, N.C. defeated Ken Parks of Hammond, Ind., 286-234, to win the Professional Bowlers Association South Region Don Carter Signature Series North Ft. Myers Senior Open at Allstar Lanes Sunday in a tune-up event for the start of the 2012 PBA Senior Tour season.The Senior Tour gets underway April 21-24 with the PBA Senior Sun Bowl in The Villages presented by Storm at Spanish Spring Lanes.The win in North Ft. Meyers was Baker's 26th regional title and the third of the season in the South Region. Baker earned $1,500 for the win while Parks earned $800 as the runner-up. Baker defeated Daryl Bower of Middletown, Pa., 225-181, and Parks defeated Dennis Lane of Kingsport, Tenn., 238-161, in the semifinal round.Bower and Lane each earned $700 as semifinal round losers.The PBA South Region's next tournament will be the Don Carter Signature Series Storm Tampa Senior Open Tuesday through Thursday at AMF University Lanes.PBA DON CARTER SIGNATURE SERIES NORTH FT. MYERS SENIOR OPEN Allstar Lanes, North Ft. Myers, Fla., SundayChampionship: Tom Baker, King, N.C., ($1,500) def. Ken Parks, Hammond, Ind. ($800), 286-234.Semifinal Round (losers earned $700): Baker def. Daryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 225-181.Parks def. Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., 238-161. Round of 8 (best of three games, losers eliminated and earned $600 each):Baker def. Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 2-1.Parks def. Larry Barwick, Wauchula, Fla., 2-0.Lane def. George Litwin, Miami, Fla., 2-1.Bower def. Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 2-0.Round of 16 (best of five games, losers eliminated and earned $500 each):Litwin def. Jim Price, Harrisburg, N.C., 3-1.Baker def. Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3-1.Parks def. Pete Couture, Cocoa, Fla., 3-0.Lane def. Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 3-1.Sill def. Larry Lichstein, North Ft. Myers, Fla., 3-1.Brazeau def. Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3-1.Barwick def. Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3-1.Bower def. Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 3-1.


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Looking at buying a 2008 Les Paul Standard off a friend of a friend.
Guitar is cherry-burst flame top. No mods. Absolute mint condition (guy won't pick up his guitars before washing his hands) and set-up nicely.
He's asking $2,000 firm, which is more than I originally wanted to spend. Still considering it, just don't know if this price is fair or not. As far as I can tell from ebay, it seems like it's in the ballpark.
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Marketplace for September 5, 2011
Private employers are creating jobs every month. But it's not nearly enough to whittle away at the unemployment rate, which remains above 9%
Mac's Seafood in Wellfleet, Mass., has been serving up eats to hungry beach-goers since 1995. We stopped by to talk to one of the servers, who explains why Mac's is no ordinary "clam shack."
One bright spot in the U.S. economy is Silicon Valley, where companies have expanded during the recession. Reporter Steve Henn discusses why that hasn't translated into more jobs.
The post office is close to bankruptcy, so the postmaster general is recommending drastic cutbacks in service.
News of the weak U.S. job market has crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific. And concerns about a new recession don't appear to have been lost in translation.
A book that has helped people answer this question: What do you want to be when you grow up?
The program pays developers a quarter of the cost to rehab historic buildings. It's been lauded as a jobs creator, but many say the state can no longer afford it.


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The Tennessee Titans Should Cut Star Runner Chris JohnsonJanuary 15, 2013
Chris Johnson has to go.
Johnson isn't a bad player or a bad person, but he has to go.
The Tennessee Titans are faced with a difficult decision when it comes to their star runner. On one hand, Johnson is one of the team's biggest stars and has produced at least 1,000 yards in all five of his seasons.
On the other hand, Johnson is the quintessential boom/bust runner whose final season totals don't reveal how unreliable he is from game to game. In eight of the 16 games he played, he picked up fewer than 60 yards rushing.
In just under a month, the Titans will have to decide whether or not to pay Johnson $10 million to play in 2013. That's an enormous sum for a 1,200-yard back who averaged under three yards a carry in seven different games last year. They can save $9 million by parting ways with him before February 9.
Johnson simply doesn't fit with the direction the Titans are moving with Jake Locker.
Tennessee is in the process of incorporating Steve McNair 2.0 into the offense. Locker bears great similarities to the famed Titans quarterback of the late-1990s and early-2000s. He struggles some with his accuracy, but makes great plays with his legs and has a big arm.
Of course McNair leaned heavily on the running of Eddie George, especially early in his career. While George was overrated in many ways, he was consistent. He could be counted on for his 3.5 yards a carry week in and week out. That kind of mediocre consistency creates a dependability around which you can build an offense.
Johnson offers none of that to the Titans. His big carries are breathtaking, but his runs for losses kill drives. He's a great weapon, but Tennessee doesn't seem to be building the kind of offense that will take full advantage of everything he has to offer. Locker doesn't have the accuracy to move the chains consistently if put in bad down/distance situations.
Age is going to be an issue soon as well. Johnson will turn 28 in the 2013 season. He likely still has two to three solid years left in him, but he's also the kind of player who relies entirely on his speed. Once he loses even a step, his value will plummet.
Ultimately, the question is whether the Titans can replace Johnson's production for less than the cost of keeping him. They've only accounted for only a small part of his $20 million signing bonus, so it would cost a couple of million extra against the cap to let him go.
The issue comes down to real-world dollars. The money they gave him in 2011 is already gone and shouldn't be factored in. Moving forward, they have to decide if Johnson is worth the big money next year and the years after.
It's highly doubtful Johnson would land a $10 million a year deal on the open market, meaning the Titans are currently overpaying.
The team would be smart to cut bait now, accept the slight cap hit and move on in a different direction.
Of course, with Mike Munchak's job on the line, they'll probably do the opposite of smart.
It's unlike Johnson goes anywhere. He's still productive enough to sell keeping him to a fanbase anxious to win in 2013.
Instead of getting right with the cap and freeing up resources for the future, the Titans will keep rolling the dice with Johnson.
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MILAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Thursday following two sessions of gains, with sentiment depressed by continued weakness in oil prices, which briefly dipped below the key $30 level, and worries over global economic growth.
By 0808 GMT, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was down 1.4 percent at 1,336.25 points, close to three-month lows reached on Monday after a rocky start to the year due to fears over a slowdown in China.
Weaker than expected results sent Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli down around 3 percent, while Richemont fell 1 percent after the Cartier owner said business was likely to remain challenging following a 4 percent quarterly sales drop.
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Tesco was the top performer on the FTSEurofirst, climbing 6.5 percent, after lower prices and more staff helped the British supermarket chain post a better-than-expected result over the key Christmas period. (Reporting by Danilo Masoni; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)


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