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The sexiest undergarment models in the world reunite for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, bizarre news about a soon-to-be-released "lost" Beatles song, and how Ford is hoping to get you to buy their cars with desperate pricing schemes...all that and more in today's Mantenna!
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Returns
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, arguably the best fashion show in the world, is back. It's your chance to see Heidi Klum and her modeling kin don some of the hottest undergarments this side of the Atlantic. This awesome fashion show only happens once a year, so don't miss out. [Hollywood Tuna]
Robotech Takes Another Step Toward the Big Screen
Writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, both of whom contributed to Spider-Man 2, have signed on the dotted line to write the live action Robotech film that's in development at Warner Bros. Tobey Maguire, the man of many webs himself, is going to produce, but has not announced whether or not he's going to star. Robotech was a cartoon from the '80s based on three series in Japan, as well as a popular role-playing game. Enough geekiness for one project? Well, in the event you need more, just keep in mind Transformers is headed our way this summer. Who would have thought we'd have such a glut of transforming robot movies in the mix? [Cinematical]
Lost Beatles Track To Be Released
It's come to light that there's an unreleased 14-minute experimental track that was recorded at the height of the Beatles' musical experimentations with psychedelia called "Carnival of Light." The avant-garde track has long been considered too adventurous for mainstream audiences, but that may all change very soon. Recently Paul McCartney confirmed that he still owns the master tapes and added that he suspected "the time has come for it to get its moment." Sweet. [CNN]
Colossus of Rhodes To Be Rebuilt
The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the original seven wonders of the world, was a giant stone statue measuring 120 feet in height. Legend suggests that it was the guardian of the ancient port of Rhodes – standing astride the entrance to its harbor as symbol of welcoming or warning depending on the intentions visitors had toward the city. In 226 BC it was destroyed in an earthquake, but East German artist Gert Hof plans to rebuild it. However, instead of a giant statue, he's going to build a "light sculpture." That means he's going to design a building that has a lot of displays in it. Unless those displays make the building look like an angry Apollo: EPIC FAIL. [The Guardian]
Obama Brings Back Fireside Chats
Even though not very many people sit around the radio in their living room while Dad smokes a pipe, Barack Obama wants us to be informed. So he's decided to ride the wave of the internet and use YouTube for his weekly addresses to the constituency. We wonder what the White House's user profile is going to look like. [Gizmodo UK]
If You Want a New (Fuel Efficient) Car, Buy One Now
Ford is hanging tough during these difficult times in the auto industry, but even the tough guys have to make some concessions to spur some interest. To compensate for slumping sales, Ford has a new plan to lure in new customers: make gas-thrifty cars dirt friggin' cheap. In addition to 0% financing programs currently running, Ford is also giving customers "employee pricing" on many models, in hopes that those teetering on the edge of a new purchase will take the plunge. This, of course, is assuming you don't want anything that's actually, you know, cool. [Jalopnik]
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OverviewIt's elementary my dear summitposters, the evidence is clear, this page is about Mt. Watson. So put on your tweed jackets, pull out your magnifying glasses. Let us suss some substance for this peak...
Mt. Watson is the highest peak in the strew of mountains west of Bacon Peak but east of Lake Shannon and Baker Lake. Before you ask, I don't know--I don't know why this peak wasn't called Mt. Holmes. Perhaps it was Watson who was the real brain behind all that famous sleuthing. Yeah yeah, it was named for a different Watson fellow all together.
At any rate, the topographic Watson rises as roughly an east-west crest topped by four cliffy summit points. The far east end of the crest dips down to the 4,900-ft saddle connecting to Bacon Peak (7,061 ft) and gives Watson its 1360 ft of prominence. Between Watson proper and this saddle is the first of the four cliffy summit points. By virtue of this first point's 440 ft of prominence, it is significant enough to have its own name. John Roper and Grant Myers made the first ascent of this peak in October 2002 and thus gave it its name "Elementary Peak" (you get the wit). Paul Klenke and Fay Pullen have subsequently climbed the peak on separate outings. John's report for Elementary Peak can be found at the top of this page. The page also provides a good shot of the Watson massif. Here is my own picture of Elementary.
The next three summit points to the west are the true Watson peaks. The eastern of these is 6,280+ feet* and is not the highpoint. It is precipitous on all sides with the sub-alpine west slope being the most amenable to safe climbing. The summit rocks are actually a narrow north-south crest that makes the highest among them a true one-person summit. The two western points look just as high as the eastern point when standing atop the latter. The middle summit (the more easterly of the western summits) is triangulated at 6,220 ft. The far west summit is 6,180+ ft. The middle summit is the highpoint of Mt. Watson.
The western summit(s) are a moderately popular scrambler's objective. (The eastern summit is probably not popular. I found no register at its highest point but there was a little bit of snow on the ground.) The western summits are more popular. They are easy to get to from the car. The trailhead is at 4,300 ft and 1.8 miles of good trail followed by another mile or so of climber's path and easy crosscountry leads to the final upper north side.
The north side of the Watson massif nurses a sputtering, wheezing old codger of a glacier. Most of the terrain below is now just slabs with the remnant glacier occupying only the highest aprons including the prominent col between the east and west summits. The south side of the peak is a mess of cliffs and gullies and light-to-moderate brush.
* Is the eastern summit 6,280+ feet or only 6,240+ ft? There's a short arc of contour at the north end of the summit spine (see here) Based on observation after returning to climb the middle summit in October 2011, my guess is the eastern summit is at least 30 feet lower than the middle summit. There is no question the eastern summit is lower than the middle summit.
Getting to the TrailheadThere is only one approach to this peak that is worth mentioning. You'd be a fool or a masochist (or a foolish masochist) to go another way because it will be longer and brushier. (There is a cross-country route from the road if you can't get all the way to the trailhead due to snow but I will forego it here because only the hardcore among us would care.)
The nearest highway is Highway 20. If coming from the west from Burlington), you want to turn north off the highway at Baker Lake Road 17.5 miles east of Sedro Wooley. The turn-off is well signed and is right at the little "town" of Birdsview, which is really nothing more than a mom 'n pop convenience store (this store is the last place to get supplies before heading up to the peak. Baker Lake Road heads up Grandy Creek bearing initially northeast. If coming from the east there is a shortcut cut-off called Burpee Hill Road. This cut-off starts in the town of Concrete and in 3 miles junctions with Baker Lake Road west of Lake Tyee. This shortcut will save about 12 miles of driving.
Follow Baker Lake Road 14 miles from Grandy (8 miles from Burpee Hill Road junction) to a road on the right leading down to Upper Baker Dam. This road is where the potholes start. Fortunately they more or less end after the dam.
Cross the dam (one lane) and follow the signs to the Watson Lake Trail. The road climbs up the hillside east of Lake Shannon and in approx. 11 miles reaches the trailhead (c. 4,300 ft). Note that the final road follows the dashed line for a short distance. The lower "road" just to the south of the ridge is overgrown.
Watson Lakes Trail and ClimbThe trail initially follows the ridge for a half-mile and comes to a small basin west of Anderson Butte. Here a side trail climbs up to the old lookout summit on a western promontory point of Anderson. A continuing scramble and steep grass and heather sidehilling will get you to the main summit (5,720 + ft). But this isn't a page for Anderson Butte...
From the small basin west of Anderson Butte continue southeast through a small saddle then descend 200 feet to another junction. Straight ahead (continuing southeast) is a trail to lower Anderson Lakes. To the left is the trail to Watson Lakes, which are on the other side of the ridge. The trail climbs 150 feet to a pass (4,800 ft) then descends the other side to upper Watson Lake (4,418 ft) perhaps two miles from the car. But you don't want to go all the way to the lakes to climb Mt. Watson (unless you will be camping there; see the Camping section). Instead of going to Watson Lakes, at the 4,800-ft pass go about 100 yards beyond to a big, rotted log on the right lying perpendicular to the trail. A climber's path leaves the main trail here and ascends through moderate brush to the ridge southeastward. The ride leads to upper Anderson Lakes. The path gets better (more open) once on the ridge but there are a few brushy traverses. In winter or spring conditions the initial 200 feet out of the pass is steep but the rest is easy.
The standard route to both the east (main) and west summits is via the central col between them. A climb of the west summits via their northwest ridge above upper Anderson Lakes probably goes but some scrambling of the Class 3/4 variety should be expected. Plus, the Northwest Ridge route will have to somehow get past the westernmost summit (6180+ ft), which is a steep, rocky pyramid. The direct crest is Class 4 or more between it and the main summit.
To get to the central col, turn east here just north of upper Anderson Lakes (it's not necessary to go all the way to the lake although there is a way up an easy, left-curving slope at the south end of the southern lake) and hike up an easy gully past a small lake at 5,300 ft. An easy saddle left of the lake rounds the corner to the slabby north side of the Watson massif. There is a glacier here but it is quite receded and now only resides under the cliffs. One icy section was exposed down near the slabs a few hundred feet below the col. In the slabby terrain there are several hollows and bulges. You may not initially see the central col but soon it will become apparent--especially if you stay low on the slabs (5,300 ft or so). Once you see it, climb up to the col. Beware of cornices above that could break away. In late season lightweight crampons are advisable. The 5,900-ft col is a flat, yet ramparted saddle with sparse trees. There are potential moats. Allow 2.5-3 hours to get to the col from the car; 3 miles, 1,800 ft of net gain.
East Summit
If you step back from the east summit (i.e., walk to the west end of the col) a route to the top will be more apparent. The idea is to work one's way up through the steep trees keeping as far right as possible to avoid a dangerous run-out to cliffs below. The angle of the face varies from 40-55 degrees at its steepest. When snowy the climb may be nothing more than a steep slog (advise ice axe). In summer it may be harder. It depends on the nature of the tread. It could be heather or it could be terraced dirt or it could be a mixture. The summit is the central rock feature. Make the final moves on its southwest side. The northwest side is steeper. The summit contains a small depression amid rocks that is just big enough for one person (i.e., it's a one-person summit). Class 3. Allow 15-30 minutes from the col depending on conditions.
West Summits
From the central col climb over a short rise to an easier traverse to the 6,220-ft middle summit (the eastern of the two west summits). In snow conditions the final part to the thorny summit will be up an exposed snow slope. In summer it is a little easier. Class 3 with short bits of Class 4 possible. Allow 20 minutes from the central col. The idea is to bypass the east finish of the middle summit by bypassing its small SE Face to the south ridge where a short gully leads to the ridge then, turning right, ascend a ramp to a cumbersome tight squeeze through trees. After the trees, a Class 3 but sometimes exposed scramble leads to the top.
The 6,180+ ft western of the two west summits may be accessible from the top of the 6,220-ft summit. Some downclimbing and routefinding should be expected. It's probably Class 3 and 4 with the potential of Class 5, especially on the direct crest.
Red TapeThe trailhead requires a Trail Park Pass. Some day such requirements will be a thing of the pass. Yeah right.
When To ClimbSpring, summer, or fall are the best times. A winter ascent is also possible but you will have to walk the snowed-in road for a couple miles or more...unless it's a dry winter.
The principal difficulties in snowy conditions will be the final steep slopes to the various tops.
In late season crampons may be necessary to ascend the short section of glacier to the central col.
CampingCamping is possible at Watson Lakes and Anderson Lakes and out on the slabs below the glacier (if you can find a flat spot). For the lakes it is requested you use only designated sites. Anderson Lakes are outside the Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness; Watson Lakes are within it.
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Gallery: My Pie Monday: Piquillo Peppers, Taco Salad Pizza, and an Umami Bomb
Burger365's Piquillo Pepper Pizza
"This week's submission is a piquillo pepper, kalamata olive, and speck pie. The dough is made with King Arthur Bread Flour, cold-fermented for 72 hours, and fired in a 550°F gas oven. Along with the peppers, olives, and speck is a lightly cooked tomato sauce, fontina, asiago fresco, and fior di latte" —Burger365
Scott D.s' Potato-Rosemary Pizza
"This pie is a change-up from my Potato Thyme pie. I had a request to use rosemary instead of thyme. It was good, but I prefer the thyme. I used my usual dough recipe with Caputo flour. Three-hour bulk rise with a two-day cold ferment and then a four-hour counter rise before cooking. It has olive oil, rosemary, garlic, caramelized onions, potato, and mozzarella cheese."
Tscarborough's Taco Salad Pizza
"This is a taco salad pizza made with a 7-day cold-fermented dough. I used a cooked-down sweet sauce, then added some packets of Taco Bell 'Hot,' and covered with mozzarella and sharp cheddar. Topped with shallots, green onions, and diced tomato along with some spicy taco meat I made from scratch. I cooked it in the kitchen oven at 550°F for about 5 minutes, then at 450°F for 4 minutes more. Topped with shredded lettuce and fed to a skeptical family. After devouring it, they agreed that it was very good." —Tscarborough
Umami Bomb Pizza from lapbplayr
"Dough was Kenji's awesome food processor dough proofed for two days in the fridge. No sauce, but brushed with sesame oil that had garlic, shredded nori, and anchovies. This was topped with whole milk low moisture mozzarella and more filets of anchovies. Simple, salty, and umami!" —lapbplayr
Norma's Mortadella Pie
"This pie was another attempt for a Pizzarium-style pizza. I started the dough for this pie on Sunday and baked the dough on Tuesday. The crumb was light and airy, with an open crumb structure. This pie was dressed with olive oil, my regular tomato sauce, two kinds of whole-milk mozzarella, and Mortadella." —Norma427
You can see more photos and details about this pizza from Norma here.
Olsonmatt's Sourdough Pizza
"Here's a pie that I made last week after finally getting around to making a dough with a sourdough starter—thank you, dbcurrie. It's topped with shredded whole-milk mozzarella, basil, and seasoned, uncooked tomato sauce. Full disclosure: There are slices missing because there was a hole in the pie due to a bubble I left unchecked during cooking." —Olsonmatt
Ham and Egg Pizza from Amusebouche1
"Mozzarella, fontina, diced red onions, diced ham, and a sunny-side-up egg. I did not have potatoes to make hash browns, added tater tots, what is breakfast without potatoes for the yolk. Breakfast for dinner—nice! Skillet method and "00"-flour slow cold-rise crust." —amusebouche1
Square_pie's Sausage, Pepperoni, and Mushroom Pizza
"My usual, very wet, very thin dough, this time baked on parchment paper for
about half of the 7- to 8-minute total. Above the crust is simple hand-crushed
tomato, sliced provolone, some mozz, raw sausage bits, and mushrooms, with
more mozz and a sprinkle of Parm. The pepperoni was an afterthought,
mostly to use it up. Notice the gentle cupping. I baked it about 7.5 minutes at
500 to 525°F on a thick stone preheated for an hour with no tricks. I used the
middle rack this time, and I like it better than the other choices. Broiler
available, but not used. It was nicely browned below and had some chew not
expected for a thin crust. Perhaps not pretty, but very tasty and close to
my PCT pie." —Square_pie
BiereBeer's German Pie
"Two-day cold-ferment dough, cooked on stone in oven 550°F on convection, preheated 1 hour. Topped with precooked homemade brats and partially cooked spuds (cut with a mandoline). Woulda loved some caramelized onions, but dinner guest wrinkled nose at onions." —BiereBeer
Adam Kuban's Sausage Pizza
"This is from a pizza tasting flight of four pizzas I made during my first 'away game' Pizza Night on Friday (I took dough, tools, and other ingredients over to a friend's place and set up [pizza] shop there). This was the third pizza of the night and easily the best. The dough is the CI recipe (after a 4-day cold ferment), the sauce is Kenji's New York–style sauce, and the sausage ... oh, that sausage ... is Mark Bello's Pizza a Casa Spicy Salsiccia. I tried making a sort of Midwestern-style 'supreme pizza' right after this that added onions, green pepper, and mushrooms, but all that other stuff was a huge distraction from the sausage. The only improvement I might make to this pizza is adding more sausage next time. I'm thinking of calling this one 'The Sausage Party.'" —Adam Kuban
Jamesws's Fire-Roasted New York-Style Pizza
"As I am always looking to try new recipes, I gave the New York–Style on PizzaMaking.com a try. At the same time I made another batch of my 20% Ischia, 70% hydration. The New York dough blew up; I had to change bowls after a couple of hours in the refrigerator, because it had already doubled. I felt in the end it had too much yeast. The pie is topped with fire roasted tomatoes, which gave a nice (though subtle) smokey flavor, fresh mozzarella, and a drizzle of garlic oil. It had a nice flavor but was too fluffy. Oh well, guess I have to try again." —jamesws
Il Cornicione's White Pie
"White pie (robiola, homemade ricotta, homemade mozzarella) from home oven using stone cooked at 550°F." —Il Cornicione
Happy Valentine's Day!
Norma sent along this snow-pizza made for Valentine's Day:
"I just wanted to wish you and the other Slice'rs Happy Valentine's Day! The red hearts were supposed to represent pepperoni." —Norma427


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Oct 30, 2007 | 336 Pages
Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton
A Kiss of Shadows
"I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination."
–Diana Gabaldon
A Caress of Twilight
"Sensual, without a doubt . . . This book moves like a whirlwind."
–St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Seduced by Moonlight
"This [faerie] society is one of the most detailed, imaginative and lovingly drawn in all fantastic fiction, and the Meredith Gentry series has become something special."
–San Jose Mercury News
A Stroke of Midnight
"Nonstop action . . . This book will leave you breathless."
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"My favorite spinner"!
She's a great model, but a lot of her sets have been wasted on pointless static poses.
Either the photographers weren't good at the direction of the shoots, or she doesn't fully know how to utilize her surroundings.
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Kevin Durant's deft scoring touch, including the winning jumper with 38 seconds to go, and Oklahoma City's usual dose of defense proved too much.
Durant stepped back and hit a jumper from the left corner for two of his 30 points, giving the Thunder an 83-79 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
"It feels good to know that my team has the confidence in me to take those," he said. "The last game and a couple of games before that I didn't hit them, but tonight they fell for me. Give the Clippers credit. They fought hard all night and put us in tough positions, but we fought back and won."
Jeff Green added 13 points, and Nenad Krstic had 10 to help the Thunder end a two-game road losing skid. Durant also had 10 rebounds.
Chris Kaman, the league's Western Conference player of the week last week, led the Clippers with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Baron Davis added 17 points and nine assists, and Al Thornton scored 15 points in the Clippers' second straight loss.
"We got to move on," Kaman said. "At this point, we're doing better than we were last year. We are going to keep on getting better."
Los Angeles coach Mike Dunleavy said Kaman played with a virus that is contagious, and he was advised to keep him away from the rest of the team. He said Kaman wouldn't practice Thursday.
"I haven't been feeling the greatest, but it's not an excuse," Kaman said.
Thornton was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 1:28 remaining and made all three free throws to tie it at 79. Rasual Butler missed a 3 before Durant got the ball in the corner opposite the Clippers' bench for the winning basket.
"We should have won this game," Davis said. "We started off pushing and attacking and sharing, and as the game progressed, we just got out of sync. Missing a bunch of easy layups, it's tough to win like that."
After a timeout, Kaman was trapped on the baseline and sent a bad pass into the hands of Oklahoma City's Kevin Ollie with 27 seconds left. Ollie missed a 3 from nearly the same spot where Durant connected, but was fouled by Marcus Camby with a second to go.
"I thought I got bumped pretty good going out of bounds and they didn't make the call," Kaman said. "It's one of those ones I wish I could have back."
The Thunder led 78-71, with Green scoring seven of their first 12 points of the fourth. Davis hit a 3-pointer and Kaman scored to bring Los Angeles within three before Thornton's free throws tied it up.
The Clippers fell to 0-2 without both rookie Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon in the lineup. Griffin is out for up to six weeks with a broken left kneecap, while Gordon will miss up to 10 days with a sore left groin muscle that he injured Saturday.
The Thunder outscored Los Angeles 23-21 in the third, but the Clippers took a 69-66 lead going into the fourth.
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City's second-leading scorer, went down with 4:09 remaining in the third, when Camby stepped left on his left ankle. Westbrook left the court and returned to start the fourth, but finished with 2 points.
"It was just toughness. We didn't score a lot of points, and I don't think we shot good from the field," Ollie said. "Our starting point guard was out there limping a little bit, so we just gutted out and we did it on the defensive end, which we've been doing a lot in our games this season."
The Clippers led 48-43 at halftime, using a 17-9 run to overcome a three-point deficit early in the second quarter. Kaman scored six points and Thornton added five. Durant was held to seven points in the period.
NOTES: Clippers F Craig Smith played two nights after sustaining a lacerated right eye when he got poked in the eye against New Orleans. ... Los Angeles fell to 0-6 when Gordon misses a game because of injury.


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Filming is due to start at the end of June on the BBC's new 90-minute adaptation of The Borrowers, based on Mary Norton's books about tiny people living in secret beneath floorboards. The star-studded production includes Stephen Fry, Victoria Wood, Christopher Eccleston, Sharon Horgan and Shaun Dooley, alongside top young talent Robert Sheehan and Aisling Loftus.
rising stars 20 year old Aisling Loftus (represented by Conway Van Gelder Grant) stars as Arrietty Clock, the rebellious teenage daughter of Pod and Homily Clock (played by Christopher Eccleston and Sharon Horgan). Aisling is a graduate of the Nottingham-based Television Workshop who started acting at the age of nine and recently starred in Five Daughters and Dive. She will also be seen in the upcoming Death of a Superhero, starring alongside Thomas Sangster.
Misfits star Robert Sheehan, after her parents are captured by the evil Professor Mildeye (Stephen Fry).
Arrietty sneaks out one night and befriends James, a lonely boy who lives above her in the house with his father Robert Millman – played by Shaun Dooley.
12 year old Charlie Hiscock (represented by Scream Management), who last year starred as Jed in the CBBC drama Combat Kids, plays James.
This new adaptation has been written by Ben Vanstone, and is to be directed by Tom Harper (Misfits, Scouting Book for Boys, This is England 86).
"I couldn't be more thrilled with Ben's take on this classic Christmas story," said Juliette Howell, head of television at Working Title, which is making the programme. "It feels fresh, original, and above all funny."
Controller of BBC Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson said: "A brilliant and bold contemporary version of this classic tale with all the charm of the original but with a thrilling, moving and funny modern sensibility, written and directed by two of our most exciting young talents with an amazing cast - it's the perfect Christmas present."
Shooting will take place in South Africa till August and the film will be shown on BBC1 this Christmas.
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New BBC adaptation of The Borrowers
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"Good view of the start."
Start on the left side of the formation. I used the left arete as an intermediate to bump up to a small flat ledge to gain access to the large horizontal crack. Then head a bit right, then back left for the business, then back right again to the middle of the face for a deadpoint or finger crimp mantle (ouch!). Tricky beta on this one! Jul 2, 2009


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Captainpuke wrote:
Any thoughts on the new weapons or classes? I haven't really run any of them yet so I am not interested in builds just yet, just general impressions of the weapons and classes after a weeks worth of use.
The new classes are all fairly good, but all except the AIU require a significant of time learning how to use properly. Many of the powers are like biotic orb, where you build up a few charges with the cast (and thus incur cooldown), but you can use at anytime. This requires a bit more planning and learning how to use the cooldowns correctly.
Guns are overall meh. The guns apparently suffered a nerf coming into multiplayer and that colored a lot of initial reactions though. I like Executioner and Venom, Suppressor is useful at times, rest are a bit meh. (Note: I don't have lancer.)
I enjoy the Punisher, though it isn't as good as the Hurricane or Hornet in my opinion. Better than Locust, comparable to the Tempest, but can be jerky without stability boosts of some kind (like most SMGs).
Lancer is fun, a little heavy for what it is, delightfully nostalgic since it sounds just like the ME1 AR (as it should).
The weapons mods, though... I honestly couldn't care less about ultralight materials for shotguns and sniper rifles since the reduction is too small to make it a viable choice for light-equipment characters. But the power magnifiers... that's a niche that's needed filling for a while. Great addition to pistols and SMGs.
AIU is indeed super intuitive. Krogan seems intuitive, but his slowness gets him killed and there's a little bit of strategy to how you handle the hammer. Geth is forgiving, but has a lot of nuances, too, and two very distinct styles of play. Cabal and Collector require a lot of finesse, the former especially. Haven't played the Talon.


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It looks like pop star Jessica Simpson isn't going the Beyonce route with a luxurious birthing suit, and has instead the ditched her plans for a $500,000 suit and has allegedly scheduled a c-section instead.
Apparently Jessica is so petrified of the pain, she would rather have surgery than deal with a vaginal birth. A source tells In Touch magazine:
"The though of going into labor scared the bejeezus out of her. Jessica has no tolerance for pain."
While a c-section might seem like the easier route (it's not), Jessica will also have to deal with some major pain post-delivery. Tell us Babyrazzi readers, what were your experiences with your c-sections and natural deliveries?
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Best of the Bond Market for August 24th, 2012
Even with QE3, Treasury yields have practical limits.1.50% 10 year is a good common sense bottom.
— PIMCO (@PIMCO) August 24, 2012
BondSquawk: – Where next for treasury yields? – With 10 year treasuries breaking through key resistance levels, where next? Credit Suisse technical analysts highlight the importance of the 1.63/1.62% level which if pierced could lead to an extension lower in yields.
Seeking Alpha: – Is now a good time to invest in the debt of Hewlett Packard? The recent poor performance from HP has led many analysts to write the company off. But when we compared their 5yr corporate bond against key rivals Dell, something surprising showed up.
WSJ: – Bernanke Defends Fed Actions – Ben Bernanke has written to U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), chairman of the House oversight committee, to defended actions the Fed has taken to support the economy. He said the Fed's "Operation Twist" program—buying long-term Treasury bonds and selling short-term securities—is still "working its way through the economic system,".
Learn Bonds: – SEC cancels the death of money markets – for now – SEC cancels proposed rule changes for money market mutual funds, Luis Aguilar, one of the SEC's five commissioners and seen as the swing vote, said "there remained too many unknowns in the broader cash-management industry to feel confident new rules would not spook investors away from money funds, which play a central role in financial markets".
Timely Portfolio: – A look at the extraordinary returns bonds have shown over the last 30 years. – The US Bond Market's Sharpe Ratio (reward-to-variability ratio) has trounced Warren Buffett's for the last 30 years. In addition, bonds have exhibited a low/negative correlation with stocks during bear markets.
Reuters: – U.S. cities afraid to take risk to reduce pension deficit – Many American states and cities have massively under-funded public pension funds – but they're avoiding piling on risk by shunning bonds that could finance such shortfalls.
MarketWatch: – Has new quantitative easing by the Fed already been priced into the markets? Treasury bonds are unlikely to have a big drop in yields over the longer-term even if the Federal Reserve starts a new bond-buying program according to analysts at RBS Securities.
Calafia Beach Pundit: If we do get QE3 expect yields to rise, not fall – Conditions today are quite different from what they were leading into QE1 and QE2. The economy is weak, as before, but this time the threat of deflation is quite remote.
Reuters: – More talks for creditors in Stockton City's bankruptcy case – The city of Stockton, California and its creditors were steered into new talks with a mediator who settled a key dispute in another municipal bankruptcy case. Stockton, a city of nearly 300,000, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in late June, the most populous U.S. city to seek protection from its creditors so far.
Reuters: – Scranton begs hedge funds for money to bolster city finances – Scranton, Pennsylvania, is reportedly, having to beg hedge funds for finance to pay for a recently missed municipal bond payment. Such a move is unprecedented in the municipal bond market and is hardly likely to fill investors with confidence.
Calafia Beach Pundit: TIPS market says we are heading towards a very weak economy with somewhat higher inflation. – If you agree with the market, then you stay in cash on the sidelines, and/or you buy TIPS and Treasuries in case things turn out to be even worse. If you think there is a chance that things could improve even just a little bit, then you avoid cash, Treasuries, and TIPS, and you invest in just about anything else: stocks, corporate bonds, and real estate.
Janney Montgomery: Muni/Treasury ratios rose over the last week, as tax-exempts couldn't keep up with hard-charging Treasuries
— Cate Long (@cate_long) August 24, 2012
In a rising-tax environment, "people will realize they can shelter money in muni bonds," one expert tells
@thebondbuyer.We concur.
— Rochester Funds (@RochesterFunds) August 24, 2012
of $1.55bn expected next week in
#muniland $1.27bn negotiated (vs this week's $4.93bn) and $278mm competitive (vs this week's $1.38bn)
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Head of the Iranian parliament, Ali Larijani, said that in light of the attack on the Syrian military complex, which foreign media have ascribed to Israel, regional states should "come to their senses and separate their paths from that of the Zionist enemy."
He added that Israel would suffer the consequences of its belligerence against Syria. (Ynet)


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I would love an excuse(polo tournament) to come hang around SF for another weekend.
Machine Politics vs L'Équipe, August 2010. Photo by Steph Simcox
Here we go Whackers
Team estimates have dropped to 20 teams and a couple of stragglers. Still a big turn out.
To make this an even better event, SF Bike Polo has covered all out of towner's registration fees. You still have to register.
Crack team of crackheads---Check
We will be setting up at Youngblood park. There are two courts, which we will set up banked corners, backboards and boards where needed. The stadium seating makes for a great venue.
LOOSE CANNONS—If you need a team, let us know ASAP. First come, first serve. Polo Joel is Matchmaker. He has several posts.
This will be a two-day tournament with round robin sat. and a double-elimination on sun. Here is what is going on.
Friday Oct. 30
Ride option--Halloween Critical Mass is a blast of a ride @ 6pm. Couple thousand people dressed up on bikes taking over the town.
Mad pickup games and standard polo debauchery at one of the Mission locations till the lights go out ...10:30 ish
PARTY: The after party is at Exit 154. Live music and Beer.
Saturday Oct. 31 --- Round Robin and Costume Competition—@ Youngblood Park
Please park on Mendell and not in the cul-de-sacs
9 am Breakfast Bagels and fixings
10 am TEAM Tournament registration
Round robin games, to 5 and TIMED. There will be prizes for best costume, so you can dress for the occasion. It is Halloween, so bust you your inner loon.
Lunch: BBQ
More Round Robin
Then the courts will be open for pickup till dark 6 pm. If you didn't get enough polo, we can descend on the Mission. I want to see a team of S&M Chickens taking on an Omish Farmer, a vampire pope and a sexy nun down at Delores Park.
PARTY: Party has changed. Cell Space fuckers didn't want to let us in at a discount and work with our fantastic beer sponsor. As of right now it will be at Exit 154. Kegs provided by Pyramid.
Sunday Nov. 1 --- Double Elimination—24 teams max
9 am Breakfast and Check-In
10 am Tournament will start on time. No show, no W. With all of the teams and Daylight Savings Time this day will need to run swiftly. The games will be to 5 and TIMED.
Hot Lunch—Back to the grill
Semi and Finals will not be timed.
All are welcome.
This is going to be a very fun Halloween weekend with some great polo action.
i think this is a great idea, the only glitch in cascadia is the messquerade, a big party in seattle that draws a lot of the seattle / east van polo people. i've never been to san francisco though. maybe you should talk to messman here, see if he's even holding it this year. you'll be able to get tonnes from california and possibly portland as well.
you've never been to san francisco? *jaw drops* wtf? are you holding out?
Good to know about the messquerade. Hopefully we can talk in Portland this weekend.
LA will be there, count on it!
sounds like fun... we rolln
"We don't need no education"
We (L.A) can bring few teams up there for sure......
"We don't need no education"
More POLO less costume parties! SF Definitely needs to take a cue from other cities that use tennis courts and build boards and goals this time around, or come up with a way to use that sweet basketball court above the tennis courts at Youngblood.
more costume parties.
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
i am pretty tempted to come to this...polo and costumes are my two best friends.
o rly?...hmm...let's talk polly...
edit* oh, i just realized this is during cross season...and the halloween cross race is my favorite...sigh
you could always give it up for a year!!
Guess what we did last night? Played pickup and talked tournament. How much fun is that?
A lot.
Ruckus is working on a meeting with our new Rec & Parks head. This may even be an official tourney, which would be a very good thing for polo in this town.
Doing this the same weekend as the Messquerade is a bitch.
don't worry there will be plenty of polo and Messquerader's beware! Good luck down there guys!
since 1998
Matt Messenger
since 1998
Just to let everyone know, Virgin America is offering great flight deals to SF right now. $49 each way out of major hubs.
Get here and we will take care of you.
bought my tickets. prep the party bus for my pickup.
oh, i will also be there a week early, soooo....epic pickup is expected.
Pickups, bridge ride, hill climbs, mad burritos, midget tossing, hell we might even have a can of beer if things get going. Seriously. You will drink beer. We are looking at multiple beer sponsors and I want to watch you try and eat buttered paper again. That was some funny shit. Can't wait brother.
Ben is this your 1st tourney? or 1st annual?
since 1998
Matt Messenger
since 1998
This is the 1st of what should be an annual. We have talked about it and would like to do the Youngblood in the spring and this one in the fall. Maybe next year someone else can run it so I can go to the Messquerade.
yo east van, who wants to do a team for this?
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
Martin, I'll be on a team with you if you need some extra folks. We could try and get another English major and wear tweed coats and smoke pipes the whole game. I got a place for you as well buddy so get your ticket and let's get this thing turned up at least to eleven.
"I'm making it look mean!"
"I'm making it look mean!"
i'm thinking this sounds good. if no other english majors apply, let's just crush them 2 on 3.
Reggie Dunlop: She underlines the fuck scenes for ya? Jesus, if she underlines the fuck scenes for ya, she must worship the ground you walk on.
Ned Braden: They teach you how to underline in college.
Reggie Dunlop: Not the fuck scenes, they don't. Braden, you gotta learn to put out more, you know what I mean?
Let's teach em.
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
Yes bro. You really making it down here? I'm ready but I don't know if I believe you yet. You gotta get a couple more vancouverites to come as well. Just keep yelling "YES BRO!" at them till they agree. Did I ever mention that I am the baby of my family? If it wasn't already obvious.
"I'm making it look mean!"
"I'm making it look mean!"
oh, east van is coming.
"I'm making it look mean!"
when I was a kid I had a crush on Neds wife...
Break'in spokes & bones
Break'in spokes & bones
- I look like some cocksuckin' faggot. - Have you seen Reg or Braden?
Joe, I don't care. Enough is enough.
Nowhere in my contract does it say I gotta make a fool outta myself. Am I right?
- Have you seen Dunlop or Braden? - I'm gonna flash 'em, Joe.
I'm gonna open this faggot robe and wiggle my dick.
- You will not. - Yes I am, Joe, and you know why?
I want you to have a heart attack and die so we never have to do this again.
- Fuckin' fashion show. - It's good publicity.
You fellas have not been drawin' 'em in the way you have in the past.
I'm gonna wiggle it at 'em, you cheap bastard.
Be prepared, because when I yank it out,
everybody in that audience except my wife is gonna be runnin' for the exits.
Ensemble number eight, as we watch Chiefs defenceman,
Johnny Upton, modelling number eight.
Break'in spokes & bones
Break'in spokes & bones
I always loved that "everybody in that audience except my wife is gonna be runnin' for the exits" line. That movie is filled with amazing little bits and pieces like that. The chronic masturbater comes to mind as well.
Also, you coming for Halloween? Huh? Did I mention I am literally a ton of fun? Metric of course.
"I'm making it look mean!"
"I'm making it look mean!"
i'll be needing a team for this one. anybody? seattle? other cities? i'd rather play mid field if given a chance.
I's love to see you make it down with a team, but if can't bring extras I will find you one, if not with me.
Found our today, garden space on the social block here in the Mission for Halloween night. I'll take a look at the space tomorrow and confirm. I'll be setting up the party sponsorship throughout the month so we have prizes.
We are doing everything we can to make this tourney tight and right. 415 will bring it to you live.
In the immortal and slightly altered words of Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet
"I'll play with anything that moves!!!"
"I'm making it look mean!"
So, I'm looking into coming down for this. Might as well do my best to see San fran in a fun way. Anyone from portland or Seattle driving down? I'll help with gas for sure.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
hey portland drew, can you come to this?
i'd love to hook it up with you and have a lefty in mind for us to hack and slay with.
i'm only asking you because i know you'll win the costume contest and i just want to bask in your popularity.
If I'm trying to take the Amtrak into SF where do I get off? I need to find an affordable way to get down for this trip. 250 is the best flight I've found. (flying out of seattle is expensive since I have to pay to get there, otherwise virgin would be awesome.)
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Hey Mike
Check out Virgin America. Flights right now are $120 round trip.
I hope you can make it and bring others.
This would be awesome but I don't have a dependable way to get to seattle. Taking the train adds enough cost that I might as well fly out of portland.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Sorry about that. For some reason I was thinking you were out of Seattle. Can we start working on this. I am sure that others would love to make the trip, especially if they knew it was so cheap. We have a month and a half to get that leg of the trip figured out, but only a couple of weeks to book the flights. Caravan possibilities. Doesn't Wheelie have a van? Is there a shuttle? Maybe Craigslist. Sherpas? We would love to get you down here.
I so wanna get a team together from Eugene.
I've got an RV and an enclosed trailer ready to go down there.
Any Eugene, Corvallis, or P. Town kids wanna rideshare?
Nice to here you guys are going to make the effort. Shoot Medic Mike from PDX an email. He is trying to figure out how to get down here.
I'm down for helping you get there, I'm in portland now and would love to come fore this tourney. Let me know what we can work out.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
I think Ken Jerry and I are going to try to make this. We talked about it while finishing a bottle of whiskey, but it still sounds good to me.
Well drive my ass down there too you bearded monster!
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
wow, east van is going to fuck you up you bearded drunk. tell kenichi that we're perfecting a new move that has been dubbed as the double-kenichi. i've done it a couple times but before too long i can imagine someone pulling off a dreaded triple-kenichi. bam.
We have already perfected the infinichi. Its tough to beat. After a series of ups and downs and A's and B's our very own Kenichi steals the ball from you, makes a goal, then every time you try to bring it back in the ball is like magnetized to the end of his mallet and straight back through your goal like a cannon and a laser at the same time and if it touches you you automatically die. All the while we sit in our goal and drink another bottle of whiskey. So show up if you want to but beware you may not leave the same.
And the first case is on you buddy.
The LBC is most likely coming out for this. Super ready to get are asses kicked.
This will be the first time we have traveled to play polo and the second or third time we have played actual bad ass teams.
Can't wait:)
woho, if everything works out ill be in town that weekend .. Hope theres room for a polo playing european!
Nice to have a euro rep among the bunch. We will set you up the best we can. Stay tuned. We will be asking for info to help however we can.
I just got a four day weekend. I'm coming down for this!
Who's team am I on?
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Great to hear you are going to make it. There are many rumors of PDX whackers who are going to make it...????
Dam this is the weekend my parents are coming from the Bay to see me. Maybe I can reverse the trip so I can make it out to this.
hmmm....after reading this thread for a while, it looks like ruckus, c murder and me are on a team together. fly, i think we will kick some serious polo ass.
Hay A
I'd love to kick some ass with you, but bay area biaches have have already been in team talks. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings here and I will let you know if we can team up. Also, I will be posting the call for loose cannons right after posting this. I'll let you know who the free agents are. No worries brother, we will see you in the winners bracket.
That means I get martin right!!
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Not going Mike. Apparently my bank statement was correct and the Fed lied. Bike polo expenses are not a tax write off. At least not here in Canadia...
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
Oh man, I thought our make out session at the NAHBPC meant something!
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
It did. I'll be contacting you in about nine months for child support payments...
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
Dammit, I knew I should have talked to my doctor before that weekend.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Is Joel comming to Vegas?
Let me know as soon as you can if you are in need of a team. I will be putting together the list and check it twice, cause I'll probably be drunk an will not be able read my writing. You tell me you are looking, I let others know. If you wait too long it, you may just have to play with a random out of towner and a homeless tweeker who is riding the bike he stole from you.
So let me know.
Consider me a loose cannon! Unless I can convince some of the seattle kids to come down and play, then I'll be a loose cannon with a couple of tweakers playing with me anyway.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Mike, I suppose you could play with me but only if you think I'm good enough for you. I probably shower more than Martin and I am bi-curious.
It's reallt he showering that gets me into it. I'm still working on a ride. I need to find out if the portland kids are in fact going down or if I need to find a way down to eugene. And I still haven't heard from those people.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
i will more than likely be needing a team for this..i will be coming up with the LA squads..
my name is danfinger and I have no team. I have some hustle, no shot, terrible ball control and often show up completely hammered. My greatest trick is to forget who is on my team and block them, then fall down. Oh, and I whine a lot too. So, if you have similar abilities please consider me, danfinger, as your team mate.
Don't sell yourself short Dan. You forgot to include that you are blind in one eye, have only two working fingers on you mallet hand and like to be duct taped to the bike so you don't loose it. Why you tape your left knee to the downtube is questionable, but whatever works.
i am currently trying to set up a phoenix team for this.
stay tuned...
I would like to register Team Super Friends for the tournament. It will be Seabass Julian and I. I can't wait to see SF in all of its glory.
Seattle Bike Polo
Leon, are you driving or flying?
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Things have lined up for improved boards & corners at Youngblood. Fun starts on Friday. Halloween critical mass is gigantonormous, rolls out from Justin Herman around 6:30. I'm thinking we roll with the mass until the polo itch takes over and we head to Dolores for pickup. Lights go out there at 10p -- party space for later being arranged. Polo like hell Saturday & Sunday. Fashion show/contest before the finals.
Tourney format still being discussed. May do swiss rounds Sat & double elim Sunday. May also do a random mix up event.
I have a party lined up at Exit 154. It's an after critical mass/polo party. I'll post details as they arise. And/or we can just ride around town as a terrifying polo monster gang.
any good words on housing? i want to be as close to casey's as possible.
I think Murder has a new house. I'll see if I can get you two to share his bed? Close enough? It is all getting organized as we type. On the list Jackal.
long beach is def comming... stoked to be traveling to our first polo tourney, and even though well most likely get crushed it will be good to watch and learn from some of the best.
Hey danfinger:
Forget me not.
- emeryville amtrak -> emerygoround (free bus) -> MacArthor BART -> SF.
Trains are good. Boxed bike on Amtrak costs $15. They don't give a crap about the size either. You have to be in a staffed station though so probably Eugene or Portland.
nedderweevil - aka devin
Credo quia absurdum
I'm working on major planning this week and would like to get more of a solid idea of how many people are going to make it. Rough estimates have us close to 20 teams and increasing. Right now this is very important for food planning.
If you are planning on making it, please ask others in your area to try and make the decision. This is going to be a lot of fun.
at least one team from east van.
who else besides you?
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
And who are you playing with?
I am the Duck.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Ruckus I am at about 95% I spoke to leon about a ride on his way down from Seattle, And I'm still looking to hear from Kenichi and The folks from eugene.
Who do I talk to about a place to stay? Does Caseys bed have enough room for three?
Aaron!! Are we teammates?
I am the Duck.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
fuck yeah jacki, cannot wait.
so, playing with yourself jackal?
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
when thinking of you martin?
got a full van already, but you could skitch.
I am the Duck.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
i'm in. brian pagel and jerry nelson are with me.
East Van Bike Polo
EVBP foreva
Co-worker told me of CHEAP flights from Bellingham to SF. Check it.
p.s. anyone on this forum in touch with the Bellingham polo players? word is they are out there.
wished i could make this... have fun!
East Van Bike Polo
EVBP foreva
Apparently you can talk to Soren. I've heard he knows something.
I am the Duck.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
Virgin America still has the $49 and $69 flights out of Seattle.
I am the match maker. If you are a loose cannon I shall arrange you in a battery so that your effect is maximized.
Answer me some questions so that I may do my task well.
When I see a loose ball in the offensive zone:
a) KILL KILL KILL
b) where is my mate
c) how does my costume look
When I have scored my last goal of this tournament:
a) the crowd shall erupt in celebration of the event winning goal
b) i will want to score another right away
c) it will have been my first goal of this tournament
When I steal the opponent's ball:
a) there are three gasps oh shit as they watch their doom
b) I feed up a breakaway
c) I make sure the opponent does not get it back
a) goal tending is for super heroes
b) goal tending is for the tired and weak
You forgot answer "d) i fall down cause i'm too drunk" for each question
Hey! I only fell down that one time! Ok, maybe it was a couple of times. ok, maybe it was more than a couple of times. But I wasn't drunk, I was stoned! (ok, maybe it was both)
I'm 95% sure that my attendance to this weekend just got bumped to 100%
Loose cannon status is up in teh air it seems but I'll answer thos e questions anyway.
4.Honestly, I can tend goal sometimes and tend to swoop back to goal after a drive with the ball.
I am the Duck.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
thinking of coming, not sure of whether a whole victoria team will be able to make it. need to see if i can get the time off work (asking tomorrow)
victoria bike polo
Be Positive.
You will make it. You will bring a team. You will have fun.
aw tanks
victoria bike polo
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Matt Messenger
since 1998
since 1998
What are you trying to say here mess?
I am the Duck.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
He just want's us to keep him in mind while we are having a kick ass tourney.
Probably. Feeling left out.
It's okay mess man, I'll be there later in november to hug it out with you.
I am the Duck.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
I knew it, he can only talk about himself, in third person....
57 kegs a tourny bitch!
Hey C-Murder what a coincidence I just happen to also be a English Major."Yes Bro!"Yes Bro!" Count me In!
This is Going to be sooo much Fun!
Peace to all the Gods and the Earths!
casey, the english major team has wings...
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
That's good, cause I'm bringing a boom stick.
i as trying to post a picture. looks like it didn't work...
since 1998
Matt Messenger
since 1998
Oh baby, Good Shit coming coming down. Keep your eyes open this week as things are finalized. We just landed a fucking amazing party space and a major beer sponsor. If your friends aren't coming, tell them they are lame. This is going to be one hell of a polo weekend.
more soon
2 players from Phoenix are coming to this. myself, plus a goalie named davey.
if any single players need a team, let us know, we need a third.
we probably have a place to stay, but if not ill let you guys know.
hey DUs u should bring Mikecrophone with u broe....
"We don't need no education"
^^^i'll ask him the next time i see him, either today or tomorrow.
our new daytime court is very similar to the youngblood setup, i personally love smaller courts!
Santa Cruz is going to be there. Looking forward to seeing Matt and Joker from LA. Pick-up games in Santa Cruz on the Monday after the tournament if you are traveling this way. We got places you can stay.
Phoenix now has a complete team for this splendid event.
-Davey Carfax
team name TBD...
Loose cannon status revoked, I'll be in seattle for the messquerade.
I am the Duck.
The only reason anyone does anything.
For the lulz.
The weekend is getting closer and I need to get some better beta. If you have not confirmed your housing or transportation directly with me, we need to get you set up. We are estimating 25 teams right now, so help me help you.
If you are flying and need a ride--let us know so that we can schedule a pickup. There is also great public transportation from the airport.
I only have a couple of confirmed groups. Phoenix and Santa Cruz, you are on the list. All others without confirmation and need housing, you must get with me this week.
LBC for Three peepz we have tents so back yard is fine we also might be there on the night of the 29th we are leaving teh LBC'z at around 830ish
Excited! 818 is rollin' deep...
Ride, bake, polo, repeat.
Ride, bake, polo, repeat.
Tacos Al Pastor is coming to marinate in SF juices.
Can you guys suggest any hostels? I'm bringing 4 people with me.
Oh, and what's the address for the pickup on Friday?
I hear the hostel in the Mission is good.
The gf's brother got a great deal on a hotel for Halloween weekend by going through hotwire.com.
The general area for pickup & parties is the Mission. Just north of the Mission is the area known as SOMA. Be careful, there are a lot of flophouses in SOMA (or the Tenderloin). Downtown / Financial District / Union Sq. is the shopping/business/hotel area. All of these neighborhoods are tightly packed together. Practically all SF is easily accessible by bicycle -- but these are the most central 'hoods.
Thank you to those who are self-sufficient with housing! Most people living in this town have a small apartment without a back yard, &/or roommates. Our capacity for free housing is limited. I know Ruckus is working hard on this front.
Youngblood Park is in the remote Southeastern corner of the city. Not particularly close to anything but it's flat and an easy ride (about 20 min from the Mission, 25 min in your polo gear).
Critical Mass starts at the end of Market St. in front of the Ferry Building, 6p. Look for the 1,000 cyclists in costume.
Note to self & other SF's: bring bike coalition maps on Friday.
PS: this is turning in to a large tournament. It looks like we are over 24 teams. Your patience will be appreciated.
Im stoked for this. I have not been home since June (I am from the east bay but live in PHX). Dont worry about a place for me to stay, I have family in the bay and friends in SF to crash with if housing becomes an issue for you all. My teammates will still need a place to stay.
disregard. Ride bailed no phx team will be there.
If by kicking ass you mean getting loaded and letting cute girls and Martin shave his head two nights in a row, yes he will kick ass. I will have clippers on me. :) One week baby.
Betcha I can do it too. Let's say $200 bet? I'll need the money up front though. Let's make it $300 (those airplane beer prices are high...).
Okay catfish, I'm going to move my mouth like this...
FUCK YES. I lol'ed.
The Polo Gods are cruel.
So on monday on my way to polo, I was ghost riding my teammates new polo bike to the courts and had a little mishap. Evidently your fingers are not supposed to touch the back of your hand. I separated the middle finger at the first knuckle and it opened up like Pacman. So no polo for me.
On the bright side for you all - I get to concentrate more on the tourney. The dark side of the finger, I was going to use my chef skills to give you great food. I can't hold a knife so the food will not be quite what I had planned.
Everyone is pulling together and we look forward to seeing everyone this weekend.
... so the food will not be quite what I had planned.
Well since it is Haloween, we should just serve your BRAINS!
The bridge that gets people on 80W across the Bay to SF is broken and closed. Decent chance it will still be closed this weekend.
12 hours until the first car from L.A. leaves! Sweet! So excited!
Hey Whackers
Thank all of you for coming to the SF Ball Whacker's Halloween Ball. It is going to be a hell of a fun weekend with some great polo action. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up on what is going down.
This is SF's second tourney. We listened to everyone's comments from the last one and have stepped things up. Due to several factors, we are going commando again. With it being Halloween, the timing is right and there should be no problems. The organization and bike parking will be in the basket ball court to help keep a low profile. Car parking will be listed below. Please do not park in the Cul-de-sacs. A HUGE factor is Sat. night is day-light-savings. That means Sunday has to go off on time and adhere to the schedule.
Critical Mass: Crazy costumed whackos on bikes. Starts at 6pm at Herman plaza.
Email me if this is in your plans—I would like to set up a POC so you can ride together and make it to the pick up courts.
Pick up @ Shotwell: Two courts, Trash cans. Bring your cozies. I will be there for a bit for pre-registration.
Following pickup there is a show at Exit 154. Kimbo is our player POC and we will have ambassadors at pick up to guide you to the location. There will be several cases of beer brought in by Pyramid for your consumption.
Sat. Youngblood Park
Please park on Mendell St. DO NOT PARK IN THE CUL-DE-SACS.
9 am Breakfast of Bagels and fixings. Coffee
Round Robin and Costume Competition. This should be a hell of a lot of fun. I hope to see a lot of crazy polo people. This is a team costume event. I repeat: TEAM
BBQ and pickup.
If you didn't get enough polo action, we can descend on Delores Park in the Mission.
9ish Pyramid Polo Party
Kegs provided by Pyramid Brewing. As of this moment we are heading back to Exit 154. Costume winners will be announced. We will also gather a list of other parties going on.
Double Elimination.
9 am breakfast and check in.
10 am Start::Daylight Saving has cut an hour so this day has to go off on time and run smoothly.
Kegs from Pyramid: BBQ: Bring a water bottle and one for a friend.
Thanks again for coming and we hope everyone has a great time.
818... Los Angeles Damm that sucks RUCKUS..
"We don't need no education"
Thanks. All I can do is get drunk and cry myself to sleep every night. It' going to be a great weekend. I hope everyone has a blast.
The bridge is down Friday evening! That means fewer cars in SF!!
Now, I know what Ruckus means by 'commando' but not sure everyone does. It does not mean games will be played without underwear. (Although, by all means feel free to be free. We don't want to know.) It does mean that this non-event is not being run at the standards of a proper official Polo Tournament. There will be no waivers to sign. We are still preparing for good times and as much polo as we can possibly squeeze into the daylight hours.
Clear blue pretty warm(ish) skies here in SF. Wish you were too.
Follow polojoel on twitter. I intend to post some there, we will see.
OK, running and playing in a 20-team swiss round don't leave much room for announcing into the tubes.
Fabu day here in SF. Overcast in the morn, warm & sunny in the day. Our start a bit late. Usual rules grumbling mumbling. Excellent breakfast and coffee. BEST BURGER EVER was overheard several times (the broken Ruckus having ample opportunity to showcase significant non-polo skills). Much Pyramid was consumed and a huge round of applause for that. Four rounds wrapped up around 5:15p and pickup until sundown. Much concern about our daylight time tomorrow, important for us to get running early.
The only team to beat Cascadia was Cascadia. The Superfriends (flying, spidering, and bat manating in from Seattle) put in a spectacular appearance, in four games you could probably count goals against them in one hand. White Rabbit White Rabbit White Rabbit (East Van) won the hardest fought battle against Rogue Squadron (Portland). Some tough fought battles amongst the Californians, more mixed records LA SF OAK. Long Beach, Santa Cruz, Sacramento also well represented.
Parties tonight. Do it again tomorrow.
Winner: White Rabbit White Rabbit White Rabbit (East Van)
(Two games to beer point against...)
2nd: Superfriends (Seattle)
3rd: Los Valleros (LA)
4th: Rogue Squadron (Portland)
5th: Psyphon's Murder Law (SF)
6th: TBR (SF)
MVP: Julian. And by MVP I mean we watched Batman score goals for Seattle like hell all day, and move the ball around a bicycle in ways not seen in these parts before.
Yea East Van!
OMG East Van won another tourny!
Great Job guys! 818 818 818
Great Job guys! 818 818 818
This cannot be stated enough. 818 really worked for that placing. awesome show! Thanks for coming up.
stoked for 818, but disappointed in PDX. c'mon kenichi!
Killer weekend! Killer games! Thank you SF!
*Ride, bake, polo, repeat.
Ride, bake, polo, repeat.
SF you are simply the best. you had the best polo breakfast I've seen courtside all year, the best polo weather of any tournament i've been to all year, have one of the best cities to visit, and treated all your guests like rock stars.
the tournament ran smoothly and the games were great to watch in the youngblood stands. the boards were awesome, the beer was cold, the burgers were life-saving-- all of the players loved it and we'll come back just as soon as we can.
thanks for everything SF, you really outdid yourselves. east van will be so jealous of my tan.
SF Hallowe'en Ball Whackers' Ball 2010!!
Hi all ! Yes the tournament was super fun and SF knows how to get it done for sure. Thank you very much guys for everything.
BUT! One of my team mates was diagnosed with H1N1 when we got home. We thought he had just got a cold as we people from the southern California area are not used to cold weather.
I wanted to send this out to everyone and if you feel sick go to a doctor right away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im going to start a whole other thread also to try and inform as many people that I can.
Sorry about this and I hope to slap the ball around with everyone soon.
Josh LBC
This weekend was Polo Heaven.
Joel thanks for being such a wonderful host and I'm very sorry I was unable to help with those wheel covers. I never did find my expensive markers which really bummed me out. Over all this was the best tournament I have ever been to. Everyone was friendly and amazing. I hope to see you all very soon.
Hope your friend gets better LBC. That sucks to hear about his illness and thanks for coming up to SF.
EAST VAN- Congrats on a beautiful victory. You guys really put on a show.
Thank you everyone:D
congrats to east van and 818! and all the teams!some of the best games of polo long beach has ever played. thanks to all who helped to put this tourney together. i got some pretty good footage when i wasnt playing or practiceing and im out with the swine for awhile so i'll def have that footy up soon and post the link. great memmories,great learnning expierence, and hopefully long beach can represent a little better better next year! :) thanks again and hope to see everyone on the court again soon! happy polo!
I just have to say, Fuck Yeah. That was a great polo weekend. The goal was to make sure that everyone had a great time. The weather was perfect. The courts were tight. The beer flowed. Huge thanks to Pyramid Brewery for their sponsorship. And the games were amazing. Sorry it has taken so long to get this posted. Typing is tough with the busted hand and spent the entire day still tying up loose ends.
The Weekend started for most with the Halloween Critical Mass and then a festive pickup session. It was great to see so many people out in costume. Cycling Santa was my favorite.
Day one we ran a swiss. Worked out great. Much more chill mix than round robin. The costume competition was great. Nothing like seeing gouls, princesses and superfriends swinging polo mallets.
The winners of the costume competition (custom Ball Whacker's Ball wheel covers) was an easy decision. Team Superfriends were a lock as the Superfriends, Superman, Spiderman and Batman. Yes, their super suits were cool front runners with the PDX Star Wars contingent, but the fact that they switched to their hero's alter egos between each game was fucking brilliant. Congrats guys. Class. Pure class.
Day Two
Damn that was some great polo. 6 of the last 8 games were at beer point. Everyone was on edge and yelling. My voice is shot. LA came up with some new-found speed. The home teams represented well and were taken out on a couple of nail-bighting beer point games. I'm glad at least my bike got to play. Portland-solid as always. Seattle came to play and ran into a couple of roadblocks, LA and White Rabbit. They fought their way to the finals and force the second game, but E. Van was dominant all day long.
1st: White Rabbit White Rabbit White Rabbit (East Van)
(Two games to beer point against...)
2nd: Superfriends (Seattle)
3rd: Los Valleros (LA)
4th: Rogue Squadron (Portland)
5th: Psyphon's Murder Law (SF)
6th: TBR (SF)
MVP --- Julian (Seattle) had it all this weekend. The shots, the passes and moves. Nice job you deserve it. Puffin Rules (chirp, chirp BOG)
Much love to all that made it to the tourney. Sacramento, Oakland, Long Beach, Santa Cruz. It was great having you guys out and hope you had a blast.
A huge thanks to all of our sponsors. Pyramid Brewery came through huge and made sure that all had a good time on the court and off. Freight Bags, thank you for sewing deep in the night to finish the prizes. Thank you Ritual Coffee for getting us going in the morning and coming through every day. Freewheel gets a special thanks. Thanks Christian and the Bike Farm for contributing the DFL bike. Heavy Metal Bike Shop, Refried Cycles, Brooks/Knog, Plemon Toe Straps, thank you all.
I have send out huge love to my SF crew and Aaron (The Coyote). Everyone pitched in and made it happen. Miah you are my MVP. Laird, Dan, Devin, Robin, Andrew did a great job on construction and install. Thank you Joel for everything and Cic for making sure everything ran smoothly. Thank you John and Dustin for transporting. Kim and David for the space. Thanks for coming through Casey. Steve you crazy sod. You are The Machine. Thanks to all that housed our guests. Thanks Otto for not biting people. Thanks to all that helped with the food and the clean up. I am sure that I have missed some people. Thank you all.
My goal was to make sure everyone had a great time and set a precedent for hosting. We want people to think of this as a Destination Tournament every year. Talk to those who were there and mark it on your calendar.
We want people to think of this as a Destination Tournament every year. Talk to those who were there and mark it on your calendar.
Just to be sure everyone got this part!
If im not living there next year I will be sure to make it to the tourney. im so pissed i didnt get out this time around.
On a more personal note, I learned a ton on this adventure.
I wanted to thank Leon, Seabass, Julian and Peiter for sitting down and talking polo. There is so much more to this than the game. Thanks for making the trip, you too Alex, Rory and Jen. I hope you are healing well Jen.
Jerry, Brian and Ken. What the hell guys, I don't think we even got to toast together let alone party. Next tourney I'll have time and some whiskey. Thank you for coming.
Thank you LA for coming in force. Your presence was greatly appreciated. Alex, Too Short and David, always great to see you and wish I could have played. Eli, thank you for the help with the wheel covers. Thank you NoLove and your team for serving up that lesson to Forrest and Arron. That was really fun to watch.
Great to see you Forrest. Glad to hear life is going well in Seattle. You know you are always welcome on the home court.
Arron my brother. I dub thee The Coyote ahh ooooooo. You are a true polo ambassador. Thank you for all your hard work and the good times. You are always welcome at my house (even if I don't have one).
As for the home team, it was amazing seeing everyone really gel and make everything go smooth. After fucking my fingers up I was left pretty bummed and in a bit of a panic. Doug, Steve and Jeremiah you were all life savers with the housing and pitching in where you could. Almost everyone on the SF roster helped in some way. I am proud to call you my friends.
My fingers are killing me so enough of the sentimental bull shit.
Much love to all.
I want to add my thanks and congratulations to everyone that came out. It was an amazing weekend with some great polo. It was great to see everyone as always. I'll see you down in the city of angels soon right? Oh and for a bit of a recap on what was getting yelled for Martin
"BEAT LA!", 818=No manners!, Casey! Your not coming home without the W (screamed by my roommate), Murder!, and a whole lot of yes bros!.
Thanks everybody again and I apologize for my rough housing out there. But not really...
"I'm making it look mean!"
"I'm making it look mean!"
I want to say Hollie Smokes what a Super Great weekened... I had such a Great time up there... Beautiful place and great Place to Play some Great Polo. Ruckus i want to say a Big Thank u for Everything broe.. Them burgers were better than those In n Out burgers we eat down hear. real talk.. Thank u so much for that S.F sweater, i love it broe.. everything was great.. the courts, boards, food and the Hosting was wonderful.. Thank u so much for all the Love... C-Murder its always great to see u broe.. Great Games up there with everybody.. We tried and we gave it our Best.. Maybe next time we do a bit better... Beat S.F .. thank u all for everything.. Seattle Great games with u guys , East Van, C murders Team, Portland and everybody that we played was great playing u guys.. Thank u Thank u so much.... MMMMmmuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrDdddddddeeeeerrrrrrrrrr...... Murder was the Case
"We don't need no education"
Thanks SF.
Great times. Well done to the entire SF community for hosting and contributing. Everyone was so helpful.
Great games on Sunday with 4 of our games going to beer point. Thank you to Frieght Bags for the prizes they are sick. Thank you to Pislner and Murf for the support in getting to the tournament we coudn't have done it without you.
Lets do it again!
'hope you hand heals fast Rory! way to soldier through!
Many thanks and praises go to San Fran crew and all the teams who put on a great show of skill and sportsmanship. Team Santa Cruz learned a lot from yous peoples. I thought we were going to win, but I didnt realize people had been practicing so much. AH WELL. We would still like to extend a welcome to any team that wants to play here in sunny santa cruz to come on over . We would love to have visitors and can play any day. We are also talking about a tournament on May 15th of 2010. Lets just say we already have 30+ gallons of home brewed cider in the works with more on it's way. We'll probably be coming to see some of you soon... Oakland, San Fran, Sacramento. We want more. Hit me up if you want to come visit. email@example.com
Farmer Jon
Hey Jon and the rest of the Santa Cruzers,
We Hang out at Dolores Park on Monday, Thursday, and most of the time Saturday beating that poor little orange ball up. You should come and join us more often. We also jump the bay and hit around in Oaklandia once a month. Much fun. Give me a holler before you come up and we'll make sure you get some action. We will also be heading your way soon hopefully. Thanks for coming to our tourney.
Congrats to Vancouver and Seattle. Great games everyone. SF really has their stuff together. The tourney ran real smooth, and we were well taken care of. Great games against some great teams, and the pickup in Dolores park was memorable too. From the burgers to the free Pyramid beer, this was a great trip. Love that Youngblood park, and the new boards are swell, LA will be there every time from now on. Ben and Joel, job well done. Steve thanks for making almost our entire club and their hangers on a delicious breakfast, and letting us crash at your casa. Cheers!
I'm not much of a photographer so I have to get things out the old fashioned way.
Ben, Dan, Miah, Devon, Aaron, Laird (and fuck me if I forgot you) had to deal with Type-A Full Moon Polojoel in an undisclosed school bus graveyard. High above was a brightly lit billboard on a hillside. We had scrap lumber in piles but had to move it because another bus was possibly coming in for docking. The open yard was covered in mulch, a lost screw was lost. Drills whirled, people started making things happen.
Saturday as we are getting started, Clark Kent (aka Leon) suddenly appears with a bouquet of mallets on his back. He has a very big smile on his face. At the time, I wondered who this mild mannered man really was... The mallet bouquet was a very nice effect, it is likely to be replicated on a runway in Paris soon.
Ben Ruckus, with wrapped hand, standing in front of a grill on Saturday. The burgers upon that grill were large and juicy and sizzling. The spread was simple and delectable. Less than 15 yards away, below and behind a wall & some trees was the best set of polo games northern California has yet produced, and he made it happen. A line waited by the grill.
The Superfriends. They had the costumes of legends.
Sunday morning we are affixing a couple white boards on the fence above the stands. Below us are two empty sun-drenched tennis polo courts. Daylight savings fell back that morning; warm clear weather burned the clouds away very quickly. It's early and warm and people are moving about getting ready for the day.
My girlfriend Cecilia, right foot in a bright pink half cast, helped me draw out the brackets and listened to me explain it once. From that spot she ran the tournament, waving marker above the stands. As she found people she would call out "do you have polo friends? do they have bicycles? why don't you find them and play some polo? go, hurry." Pieter would have that gap between games go < 5 min but this is SF and people can sometimes get in a daze.
I have this blur of a memory that I will forget soon. It is Los Valleros beating us to a quick pulp. 5 - bang. David and Joker did not let us past half court. Hunger, we felt their hunger too late.
Oh, Sunday afternoon of a double elimination tournament! The fat sugary bacon of bike polo. There are teams on the court who came in from around the region to duke it out for a spot. They know to win a game means they can play one more. They are working working to win one more game. Each time, one goes away, off to drink some beer in the stands.
LA beats Seattle in the 4th round winners bracket and the crowd goes wild.
I'm looking at my watch and feeling some warm sun and I am torn between wanting to push and wanting to revel in the increasing level of play. After LA my team (TBR) takes out Ghost Riders (SF) and plays Portland to beer point. The better (this event) SF team is playing Seattle. East Van is playing Portland. We are supposed to be running these games at the same time but how? Everyone wants to watch.
White Rabbit White Rabbit White Rabbit is playing Psyphon's Murder Law (SF). C Murder is playing an aggressive game. It's working, SF played them down to the beer. At one point there was a collision and pile of Pieter and C-Murder bikes on the court, standing next to it is Pieter holding Casey by the shoulders and having a conversation with him. We cannot hear this conversation from the stands. It looks like a very animated and serious conversation. The gentlemen untangle their bikes and rejoin the game in progress. East Van gets the cherry goal.
Seattle works magic through the bottom bracket. SF gives them a good game. Portland gives them a good game. LA gives them a good game. Onward they march, digesting the meat left behind by East Van. As they prepare to face the monster we have pickup fly on both courts. People want some of that sugary polo bacon. 4:00p approaches, the sun is behind the hill now sunglasses off. Sun sets 5:15p, time to start. A crowd lines the net, Doug refs.
First game to 4-4. Seabass is like a shark in the water: fast and unshakable. Leon uses his magnetic superpower to control the ball. Julian flies from edge to edge making the ball follow him. East Van is a force with Pieter and Rory with Alex in goal how can you even presume to get through that? Seattle does.
I can picture Rory's hand in the second game. He had a Spill in the first, four (five?) bloody knuckles. His right hand glove going from gray to black as the game proceeds. Alex is not in goal. He has the ball and is moving it up and shooting it. There it is again. Alex not in goal, moving it up and shooting. East Van wins.
The Sun is gone and we are celebrating in twilight. Prizes materialize. A small bit of very happy fanfare and we are done.
And gone. Bags boxes trucks drills hands hands hands. As I say good-bye to Ben in the dark, the park seems effectively stripped of traces of anything at all happened here.
Those are my pictures.
sugary polo bacon
hahahaha i think we ate that on the way to the corvallis-game-that-wasn't once. also, thanks for a great time!
Best recap ever! Thanks man.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Alex is East Van's most dangerous weapon. Slim, quiet, never know when he's going to strike - and left-handed to boot! Yeah MVP! Definitely sorry I missed the match up between you and SeaBass!
think i enjoyed the little stories more than a picture.
Along with the typical collection of mallets we have a couple of things.
Black Bell helmet
Shell and stick necklace
couple of pairs of gloves
MISSING: don't get a curse on your polo mojo
bag of markers and paint pens
Large Crescent wrench: I'm an independent mechanic. That is part of my livelihood. Please return it. No questions asked.
a belated thank you to everyone in sf, your all awesome! thank you joel and cec for having us stay in your home for the weekend, couldnt have asked for better accommidation!
Better late thanks than no thanks. Thank you San Francisco for excellent pickup at DP and across the bridge in Oaktown (Awesome to meet all the O-town players as well). Thanks for showing me around, getting me drunk and being great polo people all around.
Can't tell you how disappointed I was to get back to forty seven degrees and rain after two weeks of sixty and sunny.
Golden Gate Park for the NAs in 2011! Ben you're my hero for powering through that hand shit (Learn how to ghost a bike!)
Kimbo, pull that trigger, Shooter! (By the way, I made one of those mallets with no caps, DAMN, no more two inch mallets for me)
Peace, love and polo


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