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U.S. Women's Update - Feb. 2
Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: 719-228-6800
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 2, 2010) – The current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on Feb. 2 includes briefs on the team's tour of China, U.S. players competing overseas, player information, Volley-Tweets, trivia questions and much more.
For the complete PDF version including a complete list of players training at the team's facility at American Sports Centers in Anaheim, the U.S. international transfer list, 2009 season stats and other fan interaction sections, click here.
TRIVIA QUESTIONS: 1. Which U.S. Women's National Team player was raised on an ostrich farm? 2. Which member of the U.S. Women's National Team is a concert pianist, having played with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra on four occasions? 3. Which current U.S. Women's National Team player has won a gold and silver medal at the USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships' Open Division? Answers can be found on page four in the full PDF version (click here) of the current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update.
TEAM USA EXHIBITION VERSUS EVERGRANDE: The U.S. Women's National Team, on a training trip to China, lost to Evergrande Volleyball Club 25-20, 25-14, 25-19 on Feb. 2 in an exhibition match at the new Guangzhou Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China. Evergrande is a professional team in the Chinese pro league coached by 2008 U.S. Olympic Games Head Coach Lang Ping. The team also includes 2008 U.S. Olympic Games silver medalist Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) playing libero and U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.). Further, Evergrande's roster includes Feng Kun, Zhou Suhong and Yang Hao, who all won gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games and bronze medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in their home country. In contrast, the U.S. Women's National Team competing against Evergrande was a young training roster void of past Olympians who are working toward spots on the 2012 Olympic Games roster. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), one of three players who joined the U.S. Women's National Team last week but will return to college on return to the U.S., paced the American offense with 15 points, all coming on kills with a 41 percent conversion rate. She added 19 reception attempts with a 47 percent positive mark and nine digs. Jill Collymore (Bellevue, Wash.), who began training with Team USA on Jan. 11, added nine points in the match with eight kills and a block in a reserve role. Cheryl Weaver (Washington, D.C.), playing her first international competition with Team USA since 2002, chipped in four kills on 10 attempts and a team-high three blocks for seven points. Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.) contributed five kills on 12 attempts with just one error to go with a block. She also had a match-high 30 reception attempts with a 57 percent positive rating. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), who will return to Penn State with Hodge to finish their academic work, posted a kill, block and ace for three points while serving as the starting setter. Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.) charted two points and six digs, while Tracy Stalls (Denver) rounded out the scoring with one point. Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) had a team-high 13 digs with a 72 positive reception percent on 18 attempts. For the complete story, click here.
SCRIMMAGE VERSUS EVERGRANDE: The U.S. Women's National Team lost to Evergrande Volleyball Club 26-24, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24 on Jan. 31 in a scrimmage prior to the official exhibition match on Feb. 2 at Guangzhou, China. Jill Collymore (Bellevue, Wash.) led the U.S. in the Evergrande scrimmage with 16 points via 11 kills, two aces and three blocks from her opposite position. Cheryl Weaver (Washington, D.C.) added 12 kills on 22 attempts and three blocks for 15 points as she connected for a .455 hitting efficiency and 54.5 kill percent from her middle blocker position. Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.) scored all 11 of her points on kills while splitting opposite duties with Collymore. For the complete story, click here.
SCRIMMAGE VERSUS HONG KONG: The U.S. Women's National Team defeated a professional team from Hong Kong 25-11, 25-17, 25-6 in a friendly scrimmage on Jan. 30. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) and Tracy Stalls (Denver) led the offense for Team USA with 15 points apiece. Hodge tallied 12 kills on 18 attacks with one error to go with three blocks in starting and playing in just the first two sets at outside hitter. She added five digs and seven reception attempts with a 43 positive reception percent. Stalls contributed nine kills on 10 errorless attempts to go with three blocks and three aces while starting all four sets at middle blocker. Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.), who started the first two sets at opposite, tacked on 11 points with 10 kills and a block. Jill Collymore (Bellevue, Wash.), who started the final two sets at opposite, added nine kills on 12 attempts to go with a block. For the complete story, click here.
UPDATE TO INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER LIST: The official international transfer list expanded this week with several athletes completing the paperwork to compete in Puerto Rico and Spain. New processed transfers competing in Puerto Rico include Sarah Ammerman (Ponce Leonas), Aneli Cubi-Otineru (Guaynabo), Sonja Newcombe (Ponce Leonas), Kristee Porter (Pinkin de Corozal) and Kaitlin Sather (Pinkin de Corozal). Spain transfers include Am'ra Solomon (JAV Olimpico IES Simon Perez) Naomi Washington (Voleibol Finestrat) and Ashley Woods (Club Voleibol Benidorm). Further, Caley Carter-Knudsen has signed to play for Kuusamon Pallokarhut Ry. in Finland. Kara Uhl has left Karsiyaka Spor Kulubu in Turkey. International transfers are not official and cannot be released by USA Volleyball until all paperwork has been completed. For the full transfer list that has been approved, see the PDF version of the current U.S. Women's Team Weekly Update.
UPDATE TO SECOND TRAINING SESSION ROSTER: A total of 19 players are currently training with the U.S. Women's National Team during its second winter training block that ends April 9. The team training sessions held at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif., are open to the public. Training times are generally Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., while Fridays often vary on times and location. Middle blockers include Tracy Stalls (Denver, Colo.), Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Cheryl Weaver (Washington, D.C.), Mekana Barnes (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and Brittnee Cooper (Houston). Outside hitters/opposites include Heather Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.), Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.), Katie Wilkins Kimmich (Lakeside, Calif.), Brittany Moore (Orange, Calif.), Jill Collymore (Bellevue, Wash.) and Airial Salvo (Farmington, Utah). The setters training include Bryn Kehoe (North Bend, Ohio) and Nicole Vargas (Seal Beach, Calif.). The libero position has Jessica Fine (Tarzana, Calif.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) training with the U.S. Women's National Team. Further, Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) will join the training team in February. Davis and Harmotto, who play for Evergrande in the Chinese professional league, will return to Anaheim after facing their own teammates in the Feb. 2 exhibition. After the conclusion of the team's training trip to China, setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) and outside hitters Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) and Ellen Herman (Toledo, Ohio) will return to their respective colleges to complete their senior academic year. The training group could expand at the end February following the U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts set for Feb. 19-21 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
NATIONAL TEAM OPEN TRYOUTS ROSTER: USA Volleyball will hold its largest-ever single tryout for the U.S. Women's National Team held Feb. 19-21 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Open Tryout has 47 middle blockers, 42 outside hitters, 40 liberos, 30 setters and 15 opposites for a total of 174 athletes participating. A total of 80 colleges are represented among the tryout participants. Hugh McCutcheon, the U.S. Women's National Team head coach, will lead the evaluation process for the tryout. Karch Kiraly (U.S. Women's National Team) and Jamie Morrison (U.S. Women's National Team) will also take part in the player evaluations. As part of the tryout, athletes will compete for spots on the U.S. Women's Volleyball National Team program and the U.S. Women's Senior A2 teams. The U.S. Women's National Team program is open to athletes who have concluded their college eligibility and who wish to train full-time. This program could begin as early as February 2010, or when an athlete's scholastic or professional club season has concluded. Athletes who will have remaining collegiate eligibility may still participate in the program with participation beginning May 2010 or when their scholastic calendar ends. Athletes in college with collegiate eligibility remaining for the 2010 season and not selected to the USA Women's National Team may be invited to participate in the USA Senior A2 Team. This program is tentatively scheduled to take place in Phoenix from May 24 through June 2. A projected 24 athletes will be invited to participate in the program, which will include training and competition in the 2010 USA Adult Open Championships in the Open Division from May 29-June 1. USA Volleyball considers the event as the National Championship for the sport of volleyball in the United States. The U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryout is the only path for a collegiate volleyball player with remaining eligibility to access the U.S. National Team and have an opportunity to be named to the 2010 FIVB World Championship to be played Oct. 29-Nov. 14. For the complete press release, click here.
BARBOZA STARTS PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Team and alternate on both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games rosters, is playing in her first professional volleyball season in Japan V-League with Toray. Barboza pocketed three points as Toray battled past NEC 25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 17-25, 15-12 on Jan. 30. She tallied two kills on seven attacks to go with one block as a sub in the third and fourth sets. Barboza charted 11 points in a 25-23, 17-25, 25-17, 27-25 victory over Denso on Jan. 31. As a starter in all four sets, she tallied nine kills on 23 swings and two blocks. Toray, now 9-5 on the season and in a tie for third place with Denso, travels to Fukuoka on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 for matches against league-leader and undefeated JT and eighth-place Toyota.
BERG PUSHING ITALIAN TEAM TO TOP: Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), a setter on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team which won the silver medal in Beijing, is playing for MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese of the Italian Serie A professional league this winter. Villa Cortese started the Italian Cup quarterfinals on Jan. 27 with a 21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-21 victory over Asystel Volley Novara as Berg set her team to a 52 kill percent and .395 hitting efficiency. Villa Cortese had only eight hitting errors in the final three sets. The two teams complete the quarterfinal home-and-home series on Feb. 3 at Villa Cortese. During the Italian Serie A schedule, Villa Cortese topped Zoppas Industries Conegliano 25-19, 32-30, 25-18 on Jan. 31 to move into second place in the league standings with 29 points and a 10-4 record. Berg set Villa Cortese to a 40 kill percent for the match. Villa Cortese plays 10th-place CGF Recycle Florens Castellana Grotte on Feb. 7 in the next Serie A regular season match. To follow Berg throughout the season, check out her blog at lindseyberg.blogspot.com.
TOM, ASYSTEL VOLLEY NOVARA: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a three-time Olympian and member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Games silver medal roster, is competing for Asystel Volley Novara in the Italian Serie A professional league this winter. On Jan. 27 in the first match of the Italian Cup quarterfinal round, Tom scored 13 points on 11 kills and two blocks in a four-set loss to Asystel Volley Novara. The teams complete the home-and-home series on Feb. 3 at Villa Cortese. During the regular Italian Serie A schedule, Novara downed CFG Recycle Florens Castellana Grotte 28-26, 25-20, 25-23 on Jan. 31. Tom scored 10 kills, three blocks and an ace for 14 points. Novara improves to 8-6 on the season and is in a tie for sixth place with 22 points. Novara challenges ninth-place Riso Scotti Pavia on Feb. 7 in the next Serie A regular season match. In CEV Indesit Champions League play, Novara has a round of 12 home-and-home series versus Poland's Enion Energia Dabrowa Gornicza on Feb. 9 and Feb. 16. Novara's round of 12 opponent finished third in the first-round Pool B with a 2-4 record. Novara won the first-round Pool D with a 4-2 record.
BOWN COMPETING FOR JESI: Heather Bown (Yorba Linda,Calif.), a three-time Olympian with the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing for Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi in the Italian Serie A professional league. Bown scored eight points in a 25-22, 25-18, 25-15 victory over Yamamay Busto Arsizio on Jan. 27 as the teams opened the Italian Cup quarterfinal round. The teams finish the home-and-home series on Feb. 3 at Jesi. Ironically, the teams also squared up in the Italian Serie A regular season schedule on Jan. 31 with Busto Arsizio rallying for a 25-16, 14-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13 victory. Bown netted 15 points in the loss with 13 kills on 27 attempts with just one error. She added two blocks in the match. With the loss, Jesi falls to 9-5 on the season and into third place with 27 points. Jesi's next regular season match is on Feb. 7 against 11th-place Zoppas Industries Conegliano.
NNAMANI, GLASS PACING PROSTEJOV IN CZECH REPUBLIC: Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.) and Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) continue to lead their Czech Republic professional team Prostejov to a 18-0 start. Prostejov won two league matches last week to remain undefeated. On Jan. 28, Prostejov defeated TJ MIttal Ostrava 25-16, 25-10, 25-9 victory. Glass scored a team-high 14 points with kills kills on 16 swings for an 88 kill percent. She added an 80 percent positive service reception. Nnamani chipped in 10 points in the victory with nine kills on 14 swings and a block. For the match Prostejov converted 76 percent of its attacks into points (47 kills, 8 errors, 62 swings). Prostejov swept Prerovsky Volejbalovy 25-19, 25-19, 25-6 on Jan. 30. Glass tallied a match-high 18 points with eight kills on 16 errorless swings, five blocks and five aces. Nnamani tallied two blocks while playing in only the third set. Prostejov, with a four-match lead in the regular season standings, has only two matches remaining in the Czech Republic league regular season with Olymp Praha on Feb. 4 and Sterbberk on Feb. 6. In CEV Indesit Champions League action, Prostejov plays Italy's Scavolini Pesaro on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 in a home-and-home series during the Playoff 12 round.
RICHARDS, SYKORA HELPING OMICHKA TO RUSSIAN FOREFRONT: Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah), an outside hitter and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate, and three-time U.S. Olympian Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) are playing in the Russia Super League with Omichka in Omsk. Omichka lost twice during the past week with the first setback being 26-24, 25-17, 25-17 on Jan. 27. In the second match of the week, Omichka let a five-set match slip away to Avtodor 23-25, 12-25, 25-23, 29-27, 15-9 after winning the first two sets. Omichka is now in second place in the Russian Super League with a 10-4 record and 24 points. Omichka looks to return to the win column on Feb. 7 against sixth-place Uralochka-NTMK.
FAWCETT SCORING IN RUSSIA: Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio), a U.S. Women's National Team player, continues to pay dividends for Dinamo-Yantar after joining the team in mid-season. She scored 19 points with 16 kills, two blocks and an ace in a four-set loss to Leningradka on Jan. 27. She converted 41 percent of her attacks into points while holding a 50 percent positive service reception on 14 attempts. Yantar bounced back to Indesit 25-19, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21 on Jan. 31. Fawcett scored four points in the victory over Indesit. Yantar improved to 6-8 on the season with the victory and now has 20 points for eighth place. Yantar meets third-place Zarechie-Odintsovo on Feb. 5 in its next Russian Super League match.
LARSON PUSHING DINAMO KAZAN TO NEW HEIGHTS: Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) is playing in her first professional season of her career in the Russia Superliga with Dinamo Kazan. She helped her squad to rally from two sets down to defeat Avtodor 19-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 15-7 on Jan. 27. Kazan won its second straight match of the week on Jan. 31 as it defeated Uralochka 24-26, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18. Larson was credited with 15 kills on 35 attempts with just three errors to go with a block and ace for 17 points. She also had 36 receptions without an error and a 64 percent excellent rating. With its two wins, Kazan is now in seventh place with a 7-7 record and 21 points in the league standings. Kazan faces ninth-place University-Technolog on Feb. 7 in its next match.
DAVIS, HARMOTTO WITH LANG PING: Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), the libero on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team that won the silver medal, and Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) are playing for Guangdong Evergrande Volleyball Club in the Chinese Professional League under the direction of "Jenny" Lang Ping, who served as head coach for Team USA at the 2008 Olympic Games. Evergrande finished its regular season with a 12-0 record and has secured a place in next year's Chinese League A Division after clinching the Division B 2009-2010 title. Davis and Harmotto now return to the United States to resume training with the U.S. Women's National Team in Anaheim. Established in 2009, the Evergrande team is the first of its kind in the Anta China Women's Volleyball League as it is the only non-provincial/city-run team. Despite being in the B Division of the league, the squad has received unprecedented media coverage as Central Chinese Television (CCTV) has rebroadcast all of the team's home matches.
METCALF GEARING UP FOR BRAZIL START: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Games roster, is in Brazil playing for Usiminas/Minas of the Brazilian Superliga. Usiminas lost to Voeli Futuro 25-20, 26-24, 25-18 on Jan. 28 as Metcalf had a club-high nine points on six kills, two blocks and an ace. Usiminas rebounded to top Praia Clube 25-20, 25-18, 25-22 on Jan. 30 to improve to 7-5 on the season. Metcalf collected 12 points in the victory with 10 kills on 25 swings and two blocks. Metcalf ranks second in the Brazilian Superliga in scoring with 165 points with 141 kills, 22 blocks and two aces – just three points behind league-leader Tandara Caixeta. Usiminas is in fourth place in the league standings without a match remaining in the first half of the league. However, Volei Futuro and Blausiegel each have seven wins with one and two matches remaining in the first half, respectively.
TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1. Cassie Busse was raised on an ostrich farm in Prior Lake, Minn.; 2. Jill Collymore played with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra on four occasions; 3. Brittnee Cooper (gold in 2008, silver in 2009) with U.S. Women's National A2 Team


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WASHINGTON - Over the
past two decades, Wall Street pushed hard to weaken government oversight and
loosen regulatory restrictions on the financial industry's behavior. Once Wall
Street was able to play by its own rules, old standards went out the window.
The resulting binge of greed, speculation, fraud, and reckless risk-taking
resulted in a financial meltdown that has cost millions of Americans their
jobs, homes, and retirement savings. The federal government was forced to step
in to prevent an even more chaotic and catastrophic financial collapse.
But now
that Congress is taking serious steps to stop the abuses that have cost the
nation so dearly, big Wall Street banks and their political enablers have been
doing their best to block reform. They're using every trick in the book,
including setting
up a fake grassroots group that was designed to sound like a
progressive organization. Some unconvincingly
suggested that Republicans were opposing the Senate reform bill because it wasn't tough enough on Wall
Street. A centerpiece of these obstructionist strategies has been repeating
over and over again a brazen lie that the reform legislation before Congress
would put taxpayers on the hook for "endless" bailouts. The bill
would in fact do the opposite.
Audacious Lying as Propaganda Strategy
Big lies
became a staple of right-wing political strategy long before Barack Obama
decided to run for President. Big lies by their nature are audacious, since
they are meant to convince people to accept a version of truth that is 180
degrees from reality. Think about the Swift Boat crowd's doggedly deceptive
effort to damage John Kerry by smearing his well-documented and highly
decorated military service. The Swift Boat episode epitomizes the Karl Rove
Machiavellian-Orwellian political approach to go after an enemy's strength, not
his weakness.
to the strategy is noise from the echo chamber of right-wing pundits online and
on Fox News -- and unwarranted credibility from conservative members of
Congress and other public officials. Since the 2008 presidential campaign,
right-wing political strategists have made audacious lies the go-to strategy
for opposing the Obama administration and its political goals. Let us count the
ways: Birtherism, death panels, Obama is a Marxist who wants to take over the
entire economy, Obama hates white people and white culture, Ivy Leaguer Sonia
Sotomayor is an undeserving affirmative action anti-white-male racist, the
federal hate crimes law is a "pedophile protection act" that will put
preachers in jail, the Obama administration hates religion. And so on.
This list
makes it clear that telling big lies is not always successful in accomplishing
a particular goal, such as stopping health care reform legislation or keeping
Sotomayor off the Supreme Court. But the goal and impact is often broader:
taking the public option off the table, or contributing to the larger
right-wing Big Lie narrative that Barack Obama is a dangerous radical whose
political wings must be clipped in the 2010 elections to prevent the nation's
slide into tyranny.
brings us to the apparent collapse of the lie that Republican leaders led by
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have been deploying against efforts to
bring some much-needed transparency and accountability to the financial
industry: that Wall Street reform guaranteed "endless bailouts" for
big banks.
Bailout Lie seems to be falling apart under the weight of its own transparent
falsity and by some GOP strategists' calculations that standing in the breach for
billionaire hedge fund CEOs may not be the most effective political positioning
headed into the fall elections. Recent news reports suggest that GOP leaders
are now angling for a face-saving compromise, a strategic flip-flop that has
given rise to what we can call Son of the Big Lie: which is to claim that their
Bailout Big Lie was right all along and we should be grateful that they stuck
to their guns. You can see why they think this new lie is worth a shot
politically, but it's equally transparent.
Lying to Protect Big Money from Reform and Regulation
congressional leaders were always in a bit of a difficult situation around the
effort to bring some more effective oversight and regulation to the industry
whose irresponsibility has gravely damaged the American economy and drained the
U.S. Treasury.
On one
hand, the GOP is closely tied to the Wall Street interests who most strongly
oppose regulatory reform. On the other, right-wing tea party activists and
independent voters are angry about taxpayer bailouts and their belief that Wall
Street CEOs have been rewarded, rather than held accountable, for financial
wrongdoing that has devastated the nation's housing market and economy. So it's
not a great time to be exposed as carrying political water for billionaire
hedge fund executives - the people Mitch McConnell visited begging for
campaign contributions just before launching attacks on Wall Street reform.
Back in
January, Republican pollster and communications strategist Frank Luntz
distributed a strategy memo
instructing Republican officials how to obstruct Wall Street reform while
confusing the American public about who was looking out for their interests.
Among Luntz's key recommendations was to tie reforms to big bank bailouts.
There's the 180 degree spin from reality. One of the key goals of Wall Street
reform legislation being considered in both houses of Congress is preventing the need for such bailouts by
clamping down on the kind of overly risky behavior that led to the financial
system meltdown. The legislation has been designed to create mechanisms to shut
down failing institutions in an orderly way to prevent the need for expensive
improvised bailouts in the future.
So, to be
clear, the purpose of the Bailout Lie was to let Republicans get away with
stopping reforms that would crimp the style of Wall Street speculators while at
the same time convincing tea party activists and Main Street Americans that it
was somehow the Democrats doing Wall Street's bidding. That's a big bluff. But
Senator McConnell is nothing if not audacious in putting the Bailout Lie to
As MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow noted in a recent show skewering
McConnell for doggedly promoting this false attack on the legislation,
"reality is not exactly how this stuff works."
Attacks on the House Reform Legislation
February 3, Factcheck.org, a project of the Annenberg
School at the University of Pennsylvania,
that a secretive group called the Committee for Truth in Politics, was running
ads in 35 markets attacking the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
which had passed the House. Factcheck's post -- "The Big Bank Bailout
Bill?"- debunks the ads' claims that the reform bill amounts to a
"new $4 trillion bailout for banks. If they fail. Again." More
recently, USA Today reported
that the Orwellian-named interest group had spent $5 million on its anti-reform
ads while refusing to disclose any of its contributors.
Factcheck.org post notes that the House bill actually puts caps on lending
authority the Federal Reserve already has and would create new restrictions on
the use of that authority, and that a $150 billion pot of money to help deal
with future financial crises would be funded by fees from large financial
institutions themselves.
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We take no position on whether the $4 trillion cap is
too big or too small, or whether the authority itself should or should not be
granted. But there's nothing in the bill that requires that banks get this loan
money at any point in time, a fact that may well be lost on viewers of the ad.
addition, Factcheck quotes a House Financial Services Committee staffer
refuting the claim that the $4 trillion is available "if [banks]
"That's 1,000 percent incorrect," he says,
pointing to another provision in the bill that gives regulators the authority
to dissolve "systemically important" firms that are failing.
"They will use a fund paid for by the industry to put it out of its
misery" and "stop any spread of this sort of financial contagion that
can take down the financial system or harm the economy."
It should
be noted that even before Luntz blessed the strategy with his January memo,
some right-wing propagandists were already trashing the House legislation. Back
in December, Walking Big Lie Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota called the House
bill "a complete government control of the financial services
industry" and said it would make bailouts permanent and givethe president
the authority to make future bailouts at his own discretion. According to
Bachmann's typically over the top refrain, "it isn't that socialism has
occurred in our lifetime, it's in the last
18 months!"
McConnell Leads Attack on Senate Legislation
In recent
weeks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has endlessly parroted
Luntz's rhetorical deceptions such as his claims that the Wall Street reform
bill being considered by the Senate would result in "endless taxpayer
bailouts." McConnell, who built a now-collapsing partisan wall of
opposition to the reform bill, had also tried recycling another old GOP
strategy on the health care bill, which is to insist
that reform legislation had to be thrown out so senators could start all over
on a bipartisan bill.
has had plenty of help from conservative commentators and the right-wing echo
chamber. Media Matters has documented the
lie's appearance in right-wing media, including Fox News and the opinion pages
of the Wall Street Journal. The "bailout" language spread beyond that
as well. During a CNN report on reform, the crawl on the bottom of the screen
read, "Financial Fix or Wall St. Bailout?"
The Truth: Shutdowns Not Bailouts
Bailout Lie is as bold as it is false. As President Obama himself said in taking
on McConnell's charges, the Senate Majority Leader was making a
"cynical and deceptive assertion that reform would somehow enable future
bailouts -- when he knows that it would do just the opposite."
the provision of legislation under consideration in the Senate that McConnell and
others decried as a "bailout fund" would actually create an orderly,
bank-funded process for authorities to shut down - not bail out -
giant financial firms that get into trouble. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) made clear
that this wasn't the preferred option of Wall Street executives when he told
the Washington Post, "No rational management team would ever choose
resolution. It means shareholders wiped out. Management wiped out. Your firm is
going away." As the Washington Post editorialized
last month, the Senate bill "provides a way to rein in the risks"
taken by large financial institutions, and "and taxpayers won't be on the
hook if they nevertheless collapse."
The same
is true for the House bill. Rep. Barney Frank said the legislation will provide
"a mechanism for putting non-bank financial institutions out of
everybody's misery."
journalist Edmund Andrews has written:
"The recent bailouts kept zombie banks and AIG
alive, because both the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve correctly
feared that their collapse would set off a chain-reaction of failure. The
bailouts were necessary because the government didn't have the authority to
shut the companies down in an orderly way....The new resolution authority
would give the government new powers to take over and shut down failing giants.
That is quite different from bailing out a bank and keeping it alive.
Wall Street Reform-in-Waiting
With the
Bailout Lie failing, it seems more likely that reform legislation will make it
through the Senate and ultimately to the White House for the president's signature,
and the lobbying by the financial industry and others to influence the final
makeup of the bill will undoubtedly be intense. Until the final bill is in
place it's impossible to say who all the winners and losers will be - but
it's clear that the Luntz-McConnell Bailout Lie is one of the losers.


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- Instead of visiting the famous Prague Castle, make plans to visit the ruins of Vysehrad Castle.
- Visit a vineyard. Or a brewery.
- Cycle on the Moravian Wine Trails.
- Go hiking in the forest.
- See the flora and fauna in Šumava National Park.
Why you should add the Czech Republic to your RTW travel listOf course, visiting the Czech Republic won't be complete without seeing some of the major sights that make the country famous. Here are some ideas on what to do if you've never been there or plan on staying for a while.
- Be amazed by Prague Castle, the biggest ancient castle in the world.
- The country is dotted with superb castles , such as Vranov and Karlštejn.
- Walk on Charles Bridge in Prague at sunset. Take photos.
- Spend some time in the Old Town of Prague.
- Visit a Christmas Market.
- Get married or spend your honeymoon here.
- The food might be a bit weird sometimes, but it's worth it to challenge your senses. "Head cheese" anyone?
- See the country's prettiest town: Český Krumlov.
- Enjoy a spa retreat at Karlovy Vary.
- Plan a skiing vacation this winter.
- Shop in Prague.
Why you shouldn't add the Czech Republic to your RTW travel list
- The Czech Republic is still a cheap option compared to Western Europe but the high season in Prague is not exactly a cheap choice. Make plans to visit the city during the shoulder season.
- Getting off the beaten path is amazing in the Czech Republic, but you need some knowledge of the local language.


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text: Highly passionate about expressing my emotions through art and getting others to do so as well. Texture, color, and pattern are my signature marks in all my artwork from ceramic to painting. I like to try new things and do not hesitate in my style of art as well as media and material used. I created this page in hopes of gaining funds to continue my passion. I am currently saving up to purchase a kiln and coil press. I would also like to pursue another hobby of mine, glass melting. Both mediums are so therapeutic to me. I paint and create collages on the side in order to keep my creative juices flowing. However, my true passion is pottery.


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Like its predecessor, the second-generation X5 disappoints when it goes off the beaten track. Instead of offering a height-adjustable air suspension, it can be had with such pavement-oriented goodies as active steering, adjustable antiroll bars, and switchable dampers. Instead of mechanical differential locks, it features the latest version of the electronically controlled torque-split-by-demand xDrive four-wheel-drive system. And instead of a low-range transfer case, it boasts a new six-speed manu-matic. The key chassis-related innovation is a new multilink front suspension that provides a smoother ride and better handling. Even when the X5 is equipped with the optional $3600 sport package, which includes extrastiff 255/55HR-19 Michelin Latitude run-flat tires, active roll stabilization, and electronic damping control, it responds to arm-thick transverse ridges and crater-deep potholes in a much more compliant manner than it did before.
Compared with the Mercedes-Benz M-class--its chief rival that is built around the corner in Alabama--the new X5 is still a little firmer, edgier, and more aggressive in the way it translates driver inputs. The four-wheel air suspension offered on the previous model has been dropped due to low demand, but air-sprung rear wheels are standard with the V-8-equipped 4.8i and available on the six-cylinder X5 3.0si. As always, BMW's active steering is an acquired taste. It makes maneuvering the X5 nearly effortless, but expect a learning curve before you're able to dial in precisely the appropriate amount of lock at any given speed. While the active antiroll bars do their thing all by themselves, the driver can stiffen the damper setting by hitting the Sport button.
New to the BMW community is the center console-mounted electronic gear selector that operates the six-speed transmission. Its shift pattern has the automatic gate on the right and the manual mode on the left. This two-finger actuator is truly intuitive in the way it works, provided you remember to push for manual downshifts and pull for upshifts, M5-style.
Although the gear selector is well placed, the iDrive controller sits too far back, so your hand doesn't fall on it naturally. It also feels cheaper and less precise than its passenger-car counterparts. The whole iDrive philosophy remains controversial, but the X5 gets six programmable buttons for often-used iDrive functions. You can store phone numbers and navigation destinations, or you can directly access your favorite source of entertainment.
Ergonomically pleasing and attractively styled, the X5's interior has lost little of its class and quality. Highs are the lovely round instruments, the tasteful mix of materials, and the large, in-dash color monitor; lows are second-rate plastics here and there, the pointless insert-key-then-push-button starter, and the absence of shift paddles. Thanks to a 4.5-inch increase in wheelbase, a 7.4-inch-greater overall length, and 2.3 inches more width, the X5 offers more shoulder and legroom, an optional third row of seats, and 2.8 cubic feet of additional cargo volume. The symmetrically split-folding rearmost bench, which adds $1200 to the price of the X5 4.8i ($1700 to the X5 3.0si), is easy to erect and fully adjustable, but only physically fit short people will care to sit in it. The new X5 does not come cheap. The 350-hp V-8 version costs $55,195, some $8600 more than the lesser-equipped, 260-hp X5 3.0si. The various option packages can add $15,400 to the grand total, and with stand-alone add-ons such as rear-seat entertainment, premium leather, and keyless access, you're looking at nearly $75,000. Yet even when it's fully loaded, the new X5 is rather low on bling--by street-cred standards, there is too much black plastic and not enough chrome. But the proportions are perfect, the surfaces flow beautifully, and the cutlines have been calmed down considerably compared with other recent BMWs. Dislikes? The carryover split tailgate can be a nuisance when heavy loads are involved, the curb weight of the admittedly stiffer vehicle has gone up by a considerable 408 pounds, and when you travel with seven, the cargo compartment measures only 7.1 cubic feet.
What makes the new X5 stand out in the crossover community is the way it performs, handles, and holds the road. According to BMW, the 4.8i accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 6.4 seconds, and with the proper tires it can top out at an electronically limited 150 mph. Our test car averaged only 11 mpg, suggesting that the official 15/21 mpg estimate is theoretical. In exchange, the X5 provided the kind of driving pleasure we would have expected from a 550i wagon--despite the greater weight and higher center of gravity.
Because of adaptive drive, body roll is never an issue, nor are squat and dive under acceleration and braking. And beefy twin-piston brakes provide drama-free deceleration.Upcoming engines are bound to further enhance the X5's appeal--a hybrid drivetrain developed with General Motors and DaimlerChrysler, a turbocharged V-8 good for more than 400 hp, and a 300-hp, state-of-the-art twin-turbo diesel. Not to mention the all-new X6, which will carry the DNA of the X5 in a four-seat coupe wrapper starting in early 2008.


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First mtb ride of the year
Long, technical single track
New to me trails
Super friendly hikers
Hanging out
Jack learning the manual trans pop-start
Less than sweet:
Crashing. First in years. Bmx-style wall ride didn't work out
Huge packs of mountain bikers
100's of hikers
Max forgetting his bike shoes and not being able to ride
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recently i am hearing a lot about slowdown in us it spending and as a consequence a lot of java programmers having been benched .i would whats the scenario for Oracle dba's.
one more thing since i am going thru a consultant and after going over to us i would bea sked to attend interviews any thing with which i should equip myself in particular so that i ma better prepared to take on these interviews.i am asking these questions coz it will be my first experience in usa
i ma bit apprehensive about what those guys gonna ask me.i have done afair bit of prepration like reading mike aults interview questions brainbench etc but anything more any specific skill sets that would help me.
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Musician Elton John recently said he's been helping rapper pal Eminem work through his problems with substance abuse.
Eminem (aka Slim Shady and, before that, Marshall Mathers from Detroit, MI), was in treatment for substance abuse in 2005. Since then, he has abused prescription drugs like Vicodin, Ambien, and Valium. Some bad things happened after 2005, and maybe that led him to start abusing drugs again. In December 2007, he was devastated when his marriage ended and his closest friend and fellow rapper DeShaun "Proof" Holton died. Eminem was even hospitalized for overdosing on methadone. Then in early 2008, he began a program to recover from his addiction, and he says he's been off drugs since April 2008.
Skip to now…if you read the lyrics on his latest album, called "Relapse," Eminem continues to glorify drug use and violence, even while he himself is trying to stay sober. So, here's a question for you:
Does artistic expression mean you can say whatever you want, even if you know you could be influencing others to hurt themselves by taking drugs?
Elton John has acknowledged his own problems with substance abuse in the past. He says he wants to be there now to help anyone who has addiction problems. It's good that Eminem has a more experienced artist like Elton John to guide him through this personal struggle. Wouldn't it be great if this true friend could also help Eminem use his talents to contribute a positive musical message to the world?
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I didn't know Eminem was gettin help from Elton John. WOW what a small world after all. HAs anyone ever bothered to help Chris Brown? I think not...
I love Eminem. You should listen to the song called "The Warning" by him. He talks about drugs and stuff alot.
yo eminem is da ish
I don't think that artistique expression means you can say whatever you want even if you are influencing people to smoke. They say that stuff to look cool not cuz it's cool. Some say that its really awesome but they actually have horrilble drug times :P
I think that vocal music does give you the chance to express what ever you want even if it does influence people to do drugs and that. If you are a proffessional singer you have the right to publish whatever you want even if it means influenceing people to use/take drugs. Its his choice and Eminem should know what would happen if he produces those songs. So I do think that artistic expression means you can say whatever you want even if you know it can influence people in a bad way, its their desicion!
im with blure, if you are so dumb you do what thay say you are too dumb to lison (srry if spell rong)
also i dont think cris brown needed help neather dus afro man
chris brown did need help he hurt a lot of people. who ever is [name removed per g/l] is just so stupid.
eminem's new album relapse SUCKS!!!!!!
@pumpkin- no no no it dus not suck
eminem`s a beast his new album go hard.....
eminem i wanna be just like u my man. . . .peace marshall
I think he needs to slow down hes goin a lil bitt too fast
woooh eminem is the best rapper alive but his drugs are kinda bringing him down hes better tho
yes, yes it does. is he really glorifying drugs? yea hes talkin about them but this is clean for him. he split a pill with dre isnt really glorification, and chances are he was prescribed a drug to fight addiction of other drugs witch is a common thing unless its pot your fighting but at that point you can only give them harder drugs witch would discredit all individuals involved, plus pot can be used to get people off real threats like coke and highly addictive pharmaceuticals. and ill tell ya something, lane staley lead singer of alice in chains, was highly addicted to drugs and sang about them alot but he was not glorifying them, in fact he was letting people know about his own battle with them and hated it when a fan expressed to him how high they were. and to be honest most songs about how good life is without drugs are corny and make people think i want to get high now so this song might be good
eminem once said "i say that **it just clownin dawg, come on how f**ked up is you." and in another one he said " i'll say what ever i want to, who ever i want, when ever i want." and i know he just says this stuff just to let us know that it's out there you know like in the music world to, and if you listen just right you might get the messeg that he is sending out like hes been there and this is what happend and this is the way it really is the stuff they talk about sometimes just clownin is really how it is i've been there done that and never thought that any of that stuff was really waitting on me when i got there, and eminem is what i listend to growing up not thinking nothing of it you know i fell right into what he was talking about and it is ruff out there some of you cant even use your imagiation to think up how bad it is out there. it took alot to get me in off the steets from selling dope, like getting shot, busted, prison time, and now to rehabe so if you just listen for what it's worth you'll understand and i hope this helps, if it dose then just keep listening.
yo eminems new album recovery is the worlds best
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its called ' dry drunk syndrome'
First off, this music is not for children. Parents who allow their children to listen to it are the responsible parties. The unfortunate part is most parents today don't accept their parental responsibilities. Second, I have been listening to Em since he started and he has only glorified drugs when he was abusing drugs. More recently, when he has been working through his problems, he talks about his problems. The point is that drug problems are a part of life. He talks about his relationship issues, family problems, an abusive childhood, his custody battle with his ex-wife, how much he loves his daughter, his experiences in the public eye, and a thousand other topics. Why? Because it is his artistic outlet and there are others out there going through the same things he is. To me, if I had a drug problem and he talked about his difficulties with substance abuse it would be an encouragement to me to keep it up. If I was going through an ugly custody battle and he was talking about his experience, it would help me stay strong to hear that. So long as his music is an artistic outlet for him and an encouragement to others in similar situations, then yes he has my 100% support to say whatever he wants.
Eminem is my hero. "relapes" Was to let fans know that he relapsed again and letting everyone know how it is. He speaks the truth in his lyrics. Now he has "recovery" out, and that came out when I was locked up myself for percribtion drugs, He helped my find myself, and get clean through his lyrics. "Not afraid" is my anthem.
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woooh eminem is the best rapper alive but his drugs are kinda bringing him down hes better tho
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Its surprising that those two guys are friends. I wonder if they are going to make a CD together. That would be interesting...
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Does artistic expression mean you can say whatever you want, even if you know you could be influencing others to hurt themselves by taking drugs?
I say Eminem is still human and just human and he's just trying to express himself. Don't we all do? We do so in different ways we know best. Eminem just happens to be a popular artist who many admire and idolize, but I don't think he can't be free to express himself because of that. Let him be himself as he lets us be. It will not be his fault if others will be influenced by him, but the "others" fault for letting themselves get influenced. We are not children. We all have our own minds, no one person is filling it for us. IT'S OUR CHOICE.
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I think that he talks about drug abuse because it was a big thing in his life. Not that he wants others to abuse it. If you think about it people rap/sing about their life, even past hardships they've had. Eminem has had a rough life and his abuse to drugs influenced him. He sings about it because it was a huge part of his life. It was his past and it made him into the person he is today. Whether good or bad. He doesn't sing to encourage drug abuse but to sing to relate his hard life to others.
hay eminem iam a really good rapper they call me the next eminem iam only 14 and iam still workin on my songs one day ill be up ther with you makeing my raps just like you get well
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Opened in 2006, the Curtis Dog Park in the lower level of Curtis Arboretum, located at 1250 W. Church Road (at Greenwood Avenue) in Wyncote, offers over an acre of fenced area for our four-legged friends to run and play off-leash. The park includes a pooper-scooper bag dispenser, benches and a separate enclosure for small breeds.
Sunrise to Sunset
This Dog Park is administered by the Parks and Recreation Department (215-887-6200, ext. 227). This Dog Park works because we all love our pets and enjoy being able to play together in our Dog Park. Let's have fun playing with our four-footed and two-footed friends. Let common sense, common courtesy and friendliness prevail.
Cheltenham Township Ordinance No. 2111-06
Friends of Curtis Dog Park
If you are interested in joining or supporting the Curtis Dog Park, please contact Parks and Recreation Director, Brian Hinson.


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Eight surveillance cameras onboard a Connecticut Transit bus captured the terrifying moment of impact when a police cruiser smashed into it in New Haven on Monday.
The CT Transit bus can be seen traveling down Temple Street when a cruiser driven by Officer Victor Herrera, of the New Haven police, slammed into the side while coming down Elm Street.
Video from outside the bus shows a UPS truck near the intersection, which some speculate could have blocked the bus driver's view of the oncoming cruiser.
According to police, Herrera was responding to a call at the train station when the crash occurred.
In the video, it's not clear if the cruiser had its lights on and witnesses gave different accounts on Monday.
"I felt the crash," said Christopher Krantz, who was riding the bus. "I didn't see him coming, but apparently the cop had his lights on and he was coming through."
"I'd seen the cop car flying up, but I didn't know it was coming towards us until we got hit," said Debra Conway, who was also on the bus.
Video from inside the bus shows passengers being thrown from their seats to the floor.
"The whole insides of the bus were falling apart, falling and crashing down," said passenger Stacey Rogers.
Another camera angle shows the front of the bus as it crashes up onto the New Haven Green. A light pole smashes through the windshield, and part of the pole – and the bus – nearly graze a passerby.
It all happened in a matter of seconds.
The crash is under investigation by the New Haven Police Department and CT Transit.


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Carnegie SVRA
In an effort to prevent visitation surges and help stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), State Parks has implemented the following safety measures to date:
- Closed some parks, meaning all trails and restrooms within these parks are closed.
- Closed vehicular access at remaining parks, including for off-highway vehicle riding.
- Closed all campgrounds, museums and visitor centers.
- Cancelled all events.
A list of closures is available online at parks.ca.gov/FlattenTheCurve. The list is dynamic and updated on a regular basis.
CLOSED TRAILS: Bunkhouse Trail, Kiln Canyon Trail, Raccoon Trail, Badger Trail, Grizzly Trail, Ridge Trail (East), Los Osos Trail (Partial), Red Tail Trail, Serpentine Trail, Barn Owl Trail, Raven Trail, Golden Eagle Trail, SRI Loop Trail, Thrasher East Trail, and Roadrunner Trail.
Every effort will be made to re-open additional RMA's and trails as staff and resources can safely do so. Please stay out of the Closed Area. Citations will be issued for any violations. If you ave any questions, please contact the Park Kiosk at (925) 447-9027. Also visit the parks Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/Carnegie-SVRA-203533419677830/ for updates.
Superintendent's Posted Order 272-19-032
Area Closed Due to Fire Flier
Area Closed Due to Fire Map
East End Reopened
On Thursday, January 30th, 37 acres at the east end of Carnegie SVRA reopened to off-highway vehicle recreation. The area includes the 4x4 Play Area, Trials Bike area, and Motocross Practice Track.
In January of 2019, this part of the park was closed due to litigation. Conclusion of the suit ends the closure of this popular part of the park and allows for recreation in these areas.
This long awaited event re-establishes off-highway vehicle recreation opportunities that have historically been provided in the East Bay. Carnegie SVRA's 1,300 acres serve California's thriving Bay Area communities with thrilling hill climbs, trail riding, and track riding opportunities.
Receive a text alert on your mobile device about wet weather closures and reopenings, track grooming, and other park conditions.
Text "OHV" to (662) 200-4303 to sign up. [12/14/17]
Welcome to Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area!
Located in the hills of eastern Alameda and western San Joaquin counties, Carnegie is one of eight SVRAs administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Carnegie SVRA is a fun, challenging, and scenic place to ride. Come and see what's left of the historic Carnegie Brick and Pottery Company, visit the Moto Mart for refreshments, bike parts and riding gear, rest from riding in the day use area or spend the night in the campground. You might even catch a glimpse of the local wildlife.
With more than 1,300 acres of riding area, Carnegie offers a variety of terrain. Characterized by dry rocky washes, rolling hills and steep, rugged canyons, the park provides a setting for off-highway vehicle users of all skill levels.
Day-use hours vary depending upon the time of year. Day-use vehicles are not allowed in the campground. Twenty-three campsites are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Ramadas, fire rings, restrooms, coin-operated showers (quarters only; no change machine on site), and water faucets are provided for campers. If you are in a self-contained vehicle with holding tanks, fill your tanks before you arrive. Water filling stations are not available. The park does not have a dump station for your waste water disposal. Picnic tables are located throughout the valley floor. Fires are restricted to the fire rings provided in the campground.
For safety reasons, late arriving campers should not block access gates or park in such a way as to block existing campers from exit routes. Please park in designated and marked sites only.
The following facilities are operated by park staff and are open to the public unless a special event is scheduled:
- Motocross Track — This popular track is open to motorcycles only. Formalized competitive events are held on some weekends causing periodic closures to the public. Call the park at 925-447-9027 for details regarding the schedule of upcoming events.
- ATV/MC Track — Open to both ATVs and motorcycles.
- 70cc Children's Track — Designated for motorcycles and ATVs with small engines up to 70cc displacement, this track offers young riders an opportunity to practice and improve their riding skills.
- 110cc Beginner Track — Designated for motorcycles and ATVs with small engines up to 110cc displacement.
MotoMart sells off-road parts and accessories, apparel, safety equipment, food, and non-alcoholic beverages. Call MotoMart at (925) 455-1318 for information and store hours, or visit their website www.motomartatcarnegie.com.
Extreme weather conditions like rain and flooding may force temporary closures of all or part of the park. During storms it is best to call ahead in order to receive up-to-date information on riding conditions. If foul weather closures are in effect, a red warning light will be activated at the Ranger Station.
The state park rangers who patrol Carnegie are peace officers trained in emergency medical treatment and can coordinate an ambulance response if necessary. If no ranger is available, dial 911 from one of the two phones located at the campground restroom or behind the ranger station at the park entrance. Do not move an injured person or remove their helmet unless the person is in immediate danger. Hospitals are located in both Tracy and Livermore.
Carnegie SVRA is home to a surprisingly wide range of plant and animal life. Those who take the time to explore will see raptors soaring gracefully above, countless tracks of small mammals and insects, and an impressive, colorful display of spring wildflowers. Look up and you might catch a glimpse of a red-tailed hawk, kestrel or golden eagle flying overhead, searching the grassland below for its next meal.
Black-tailed deer are often seen feeding in the mornings and evenings, and coyote sightings are common. Tule elk, introduced to the Diablo Range in the late 1970s, can provide a special thrill for visitors who happen upon these large animals grazing in the park. Feral pigs, wild turkeys, bobcats and badgers are just a few of the other animals that make Corral Hollow their home.
The wildflowers, bushes and grasses in the park are fragile and must be protected for future generations. Familiar plants native to the park include blue oak, grey pine, California poppies, California buckeye and the ever-present poison oak. Many of the grasses in the park and the surrounding lands are non-native and were introduced during the many years of ranching and farming. Carnegie is still home to some beautiful stands of native bunchgrasses.
The rattlesnakes found throughout the park will attack if disturbed or cornered. Give them distance and respect. Poison oak, which can be hard to identify during the winter riding season, is found throughout the park. Avoid poison oak and rattlesnakes by staying out of bushes and brushy areas.
Consistent with the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act of 1988, the condition of soils, wildlife and vegetation are continually monitored by park staff to determine if soil loss standards and habitat protection plans are being met. Through this monitoring process, changes (such as erosion or wildlife population variations) can be tracked and action taken to mitigate problems. From time to time certain trails or hill climb areas may be fenced off or closed in an effort to protect wildlife and restore habitat. These closed areas are often replanted with native plant species in order to repair and rehabilitate those areas damaged by recreational use. By taking an active approach to resource protection, Carnegie SVRA is now at the forefront of resource management within the state's many OHV riding areas, a status OHV users can be proud of!
In order to protect Carnegie's plants and animals riders must stay on existing trails and avoid vegetation. Remember, your chance to ride depends on good resource management and the continued support of the many OHV users who ride Carnegie.
In 1998 more than 3,000 acres located west of the current riding area were purchased by the state as part of Carnegie SVRA. The Alameda-Tesla Expansion Project will provide increased OHV recreational opportunities at Carnegie SVRA including a multiple use (i.e., motorcycles, ATVs, 4x4 vehicles, sports utility vehicles) trail system, a 4x4 vehicle obstacle course, a day-use staging area, and interpretive and informational facilities.
Currently in the planning phase, this project has received considerable input from OHV user groups, adjacent landowners and a variety of regulatory agencies. Because the property contains sensitive cultural and natural resources, it is imperative that visitors adhere to the "trail riding only" requirement once the area is opened. With the continued support of OHV enthusiasts this significant addition to Carnegie SVRA and to the statewide SVRA system will ensure that riding opportunities are available for years to come.
In 1855 surveyors for a railroad found coal in Corral Hollow. Clay was found in the coal mines and led to the construction of the Carnegie Brick and Pottery Company in 1902. Owner John Treadwell named his newest enterprise after a man he admired, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. By 1910 as many as 110,000 bricks a day were being shipped all over California stamped with the name "Carnegie".
A little town of about 350 souls sprung up around the brick works that included a hotel, two bunkhouses, a bakery, saloon, slaughterhouse, school, and 17 homes.
In 1907 the bank that held the mortgage on the plant failed. Despite high demand for brick, in late 1911 the company stopped production. On May 27, 1917 at 3 p.m. the tall smokestacks at the plant were dynamited as a small crowd stood watching.
The foundation of the brick works is all that can be seen in the park, but Carnegie Brick and Pottery Company's legacy continues in stately buildings such as the Oakland Hotel, the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, and the Carnegie Libraries in Livermore and Lodi. For a short time from 1902 to 1911 Carnegie brick was used to build some of California's most beautiful buildings.
For years the area supported a large cattle grazing operation and also became a popular picnic destination for residents of Livermore and Tracy. By the early 1940s motorcyclists had discovered the clay soils of Corral Hollow to be good for off-road riding. In the 1960s the Carnegie Cycle Park provided a setting for motorcyclists to test their off-road skills. As off-road recreation gained popularity, Carnegie was purchased by the state in 1979 with OHV Trust Fund monies to create the present-day Carnegie SVRA.


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While the play is all in good fun, our games are competitive. In fact, the thrill of competition is a key reason why playing games is so much fun. Competition breeds excellence and innovation. It drives self-improvement. And it challenges us to learn to win gratefully and lose graciously.
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DistanceSurf trip
Easy to find?Hard to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessBy boat only
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at and holds up to
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movement
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Shallow, shallow, sharp coral. Chainmail recommended.
Needs a little bit of swell to get going, can be surfed all tides and work in a south easterly which is blowing for about 70% of the year in Fiji.
Heavy as fifty bastards. Atmoshphere made by whoever comes on the boat with you. Big kudos to those who go deep and pull in for they are brave souls and deserve the first bowl of kava at the end of the day. This break put me in surgery and I saw a fair amount of skin lost too from comrades. Do not surf at low tide unless you have a deathwish.
When it all lines up 300m+ barrels, when I was there they were dropping up at the top of the break which don't work that well in the south easterly, just paddle down where the wave goes around a bend then it streches on for ages. You can see from my photo the top of the reef behind the peak.
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By Anonymous , 24-10-2007
mini- - this wave is not that insane. surfed it every day i was in fiji for 2 weeks. evryone i surfed with, surfers and bodyboarders were taking off. i hate the fact everyone says its too shallow? its as deep as your average reef back home. and to an extent that guy who said he surfed it in the 90's first is a complete liar. the guide who took us out said people had been surfing it for years. and it doesnt matter if you name this spot. who is going to get a boat and paddle the thing out there. it will never be overcrowded. get over it and stop making out its your local.
By Anonymous , 18-02-2007
Inconsistant!? - I think you need your head checked 'world traveller' if you think Fiji doesnt get much swell!!It lays smack bang in the path of EVERY South-west swell that comes up between New Zealand and Australia(not to mention south and south-east swell), and living on the west coast of New Zealand I know that is a LOT of swell...Cloudbreak and other magnets like wilkes, king-kong left and frigates would be some of the most consistantly breaking waves in the world!!Mini-cloud however, Being sheltered inside the reef somewhat is not one of these spots.I was one of the first people to ever surf mini's in the late 90's when I took my board out on the dive boat when they went to the 'rainbow cascade' dive spot, and it was 4-5ft and perfect,I saw a wave spit no less than 7 times!!The dive master said no one had ever surfed there cos it was too shallow, but I soon put that myth to rest...yes, deadly on the low, but with a big swell and a bit of water, its epic!!
By Anonymous , 23-07-2006
sweer - i am a 16 y.o and i went 2 fjii not long ago and went 2 min cloud. it is the funnest wave ever so sucky and shallow..its good coz when its big at wilkes mini is a good size. its a awsome wave ever
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Peter Molyneux, the founder of Fable developer Lionhead Studios and creative director at Microsoft Game Studios Europe, has announced that he is leaving both companies to pursue new endeavors with an independent venture called 22 Cans.
Both Microsoft and Molyneux are indicating the separation is entirely amicable. "I felt the time was right to pursue a new independent venture," Molyneux said in a statement to Kotaku. "I'd like to thank the team at Lionhead, as well as our partners at Microsoft Studios for their support, dedication and incredible work over the years."
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