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Privateer Number 3 had just dropped into the office to see us and I just had to get my hands on one. No matter how long youve spent on putting a magazine together (much) or how many years youve been producing them (many), the excitement of seeing the actual printed artefact never goes away. I just had to have it, so, casting a Board Meeting aside like an old shoe, I got to grips with it
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It may have a short tray, but its versatility is enormous.
The Yakima Boa Bike Mount fits a wider range of crossbar spreads(32"-50") with a roataing wheel tray. The Boa provides great stability with it's sleek fork design, and attaches quickly with a locking Long Throw Skewer. Mounts equally well to round or square crossbars. Lockable with SKS cores-sold seperately.
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Will this fit on a HOnda Odyssey factory...
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Will this fit on a HOnda Odyssey factory rack?
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Probably, though you can double check compatibility here: http://www.yakima.com/shop/bike/roof/boa
Very simple bike mount.
Nestor Ruiz
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Simply the Best!!!
Nestor Ruiz
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I love these Yakima Boa, they have a very low profile, very discrete on the car and very secure. I have two of these and they hold the bikes very secure. I thought at first they were less secure than the others but have been prove wrong.
great rack...
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Got it, slapped in on my cross bars, LOVE the size vs. my sprocket rocket. Easy enough to put on. One problem. Smallish car (recommends) 28" spread between the crossbars, needed about 38" for my 29er to fit the boa = no go. Plus my Kenda Nevegals are too fat for the tray. Soo back to the warehouse it goes.
This is a great rack, but probably better suited for a long vehicle (wagon, suv, etc) and/or a smaller bike. Maybe ad a note up top on what width tires the tray can accommodate?
4 stars instead of 5 just cause of slight lack of versatility.
If the shoe fits, wear it!
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I have this rack rack for a fews months now and I am impressed. I had a $400 hitch rack on my last car and the Boa is just as stable and secure. I have 2 bike mounts and I will probably trade out my other for the Boa. Of course my car fits my bikes wheel base perfectly, so I haven't had a problem with that fit. It is a great rack at a good price. If your car will fit your bikes wheel base. I would also recommend a front tire mount for easy transportation.
Has anyone come up with way to mount on...
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Has anyone come up with way to mount on factory cross bars? I have 09 Pathfinder. Thanks
Josh Chapman
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Hey Tosh,
Nah it has issues with the factory/aero type shaped bars. Square or round, you're good to go.
Used for a long-time
Gregg Stepan
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If you can get your cross bars far enough apart on your car to use these, I think they are a great fork mount for the price. I've used them for years, with no problems. Long lasting. I like their simplicity.
i have an '02 chevy blazer with the factory...
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i have an '02 chevy blazer with the factory roof rack. it is neither round or square it is more flat( kid of rectangular) will this fit with out having to buy a yakima cross bar? ( not wanting to spend that much)
Write your question here...Is the Boa meant...
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Write your question here...Is the Boa meant for mountain bikes only or will it work with road/tri bikes? Is it as secure as the other fork mounts Yakima makes?
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I put my road and tri bikes on it without a problem. The fork lock will hold your roadie well.
Cheap, but make sure the rack is right for you!
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The main problem with this rack is that is is not very adjustable. If you have a smaller car, or one with minimally adjustable crossbars, then you may not be able to have the rear piece far enough back to carry a full sized bike. With a tray rack, your tire can be behind the back bar, as it will sit in the tray.
This is pretty much the same rack as the Copperhead, except with the 2-part tray. For only $39 more, I think the Copperhead is a better deal... unless you want to be able to take your rack off without taking the tray off! The tray racks seem more stable to me.
Starcraft Spacestar Yakima rack
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I have a Yakima rack on the top of my...
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I have a Yakima rack on the top of my Starcraft Spacestar pop-up. It has 5 mounting locations attached to a bar running across the front of the camper. There is another solid bar running across the back end of the roof. It must be close to 12 feet away from the front bar. Have any of you seen anything like it? I'm not the original owner, and I don't know much more than what I see.
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Sounds like maybe the back bar should be moveable? Can you or have you tried sliding it forward so the back bar could be used to support that back end of the bikes mounted on the front part?
Will this mount fit the crossbars of a...
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Will this mount fit the crossbars of a jeep grand cherokee?
Good for long trips
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I used these on trips from Jersey to Maine and also from San Diego to Yosemite with nary a mishap except outside of Bishop when I forgot the bikes were on top and drove under a low thing in a parking lot and whoosh the whole rack came off the roof... but the BOA still held the bikes.
Boa "squeezes" other mounts to death!
Joseph Smith
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I likey the Boa. It is small, simple to use, more versatile, more aerodynamic, less ugly than trays, and oodles cheaper too. If you trust your face to the front wheel cam locks when you are riding around on your bike, no reason not to trust the same concept when it is attached to your roof. I have not used on any extended long distances yet, and actually have not even broke 60 mph yet(have not needed to yet), but so far has held up real nice. It is also a lot quieter sans bike than a tray as well. Installed on 07 GMC Envoy. Muy bueno!
Boa Versatility
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I utilize Yakima Q-bars on a luxury car with Malone saddles for my Hobie Kayak. I recently purchased a Specialized Roubaix carbon fiber bike and I needed a way to transport it in a secure manner. Up to the point of the bike purchase I liked the idea of being able to install or remove the bars from my car in just a few seconds and I wanted to keep it that way. After careful research I was able to determine that the Boa's were the only solution in keeping my current configuration intact and it works great. I am now looking to install a second unobtrusive Boa for my wife's bike. I will then be able to have a Kayak and two bikes on the car completely secure with the Yakima locks and if I wish I can go back to the luxury mode in just a matter of a minute or two with no tools or hassle.
Will this rack fit on a 1999 Dodge Minivan...
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Will this rack fit on a 1999 Dodge Minivan factory roof rack? Do I need any other tools to use this item or do I just buy the rack?
Matt Fuller
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Most fork mount roof racks aren't compatible with factory rack crossbars (the aero/wing shape). If you have round or square crossbars, you're golden.Check the Yakima 'Fit My Car' page to show you exactly what you need:http://yakima.com/dealer.aspx
Great rack for the price
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Installation was easy on my VW Passat wagon. Is just as secure as other "normal" racks with trays, and I think this looks less messy on the car, also makes it easy to take off the rear wheel mount when I'm not using it to help gas mileage a bit. Everything about it feels very solid and even the little design details seem very well thought out. I think I'll be getting another one soon.
good, but not the best for small cars
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A rack with a tray mount may be better for small cars. I have a Honda Civic and my 15.5" bike is about all this rack can handle without resting the rear tire on the roof of the car. I've found tray mounts to be easier when I'm loading bikes by myself.
Otherwise, rack works great!
Would this fit my 08 Jeep Patriot with...
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Would this fit my 08 Jeep Patriot with factory racks and cross bars
Joseph Smith
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By itself, no. Use Yakima's Car Rack Configurator to find out what you'd need. Most likely you'd need the Universal MightyMount. But there are better options in my opinion, like the Forklift, for using factory bars.
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Man, I addressed the One Step Closer issue in my own topic and it gets ignored... ;_;
Man, I addressed the One Step Closer issue in my own topic and it gets ignored... ;_;
Just Linkin Park 01 and 02 have the symbol, hence why One Step Closer doesn't work. Btw, it's just 300 coins man.. Do it again with no powerups and voilà.
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I'm not exactly bummed about the lack of a bonus. I just find it strange that the message implied OSC was part of the coin bonus thing yet it doesn't get it. Whatever, I'm not even that big of an LP fan anymore, lol.
Do you really need an explanation of why Harmonix are giving a bonus for playing Linkin Park songs right after releasing new Linkin Park songs?
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...wait and see? Is there a reason you need to know everything about it right now?
No, but can't I ask without being criticized?
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Speaking together at Nintendo's corporate headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, Mr. Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo's top game creator who is credited with many best-selling titles including "Super Mario Bros." and "Legend of Zelda," said that only by creating its own unique hardware can Nintendo offer games that can't be replicated on other devices.
"We think it's the least cool thing to start doing something just because other people are making money doing it," said Mr. Iwata. "We always want to do something that forces people to slap their knee and say 'we didn't think of that.'"
Messrs. Iwata and Miyamoto said they are worried about "devaluing" Wii U's software by making the games available on phones and other devices overrun by games that are either free or sell for a fraction of the price of traditional console software. A game for the Wii U game console about $60, while most smartphone and tablet games cost less than $10 and many sell for as little as 99 cents.
Traditional console games tend to be more sophisticated, but players with limited time and money may find the free and low-priced games good enough.
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"You get a lot of entertainment for less money than you used to," said Nexon Chief Financial Officer Owen Mahoney.
Mr. Mahoney said Nexon strives to offer the type of creative, entertaining games that Nintendo is known for but does so with a different business model. Free games allow users to try new titles that they may be reluctant to pay for, and developers can monitor which games gain momentum and devote resources to the most popular.
But Mr. Iwata, who started programming videogames on his calculator as a teenager during the 1970s, holds philosophical reservations with the free-to-play model that entices users to make in-game purchases to gain a leg-up during gameplay. He said he wonders if this is a good way to develop a long-term relationship with customers.
"History will decide whether we're right," said Mr. Iwata. "Or whether the people who say we're old fashioned are correct."
Nintendo started dabbling with the concept of a game machine with a second-screen controller in 2009. At the time, the Wii was still selling well, but Nintendo executives saw its broader reach as a living room hub limited because it required the Wii to monopolize the family's TV when it was in use.
"We wanted to become independent from the TV," said Mr. Miyamoto.
The wireless controller can function separately from the television, so a person can continue playing a game on the GamePad when someone else is using the TV. It only works within close proximity to the console, so the controller isn't meant to be a portable device outside the home.
To push the idea of making the controller a key device in the living room, Nintendo built in a Web browser and video chat capability. The company also added a remote control function that works with video recorders, set-top boxes from cable and satellite providers, and online video services such as those from Hulu LLC and Netflix Inc. NFLX +2.34% Netflix Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $374.87 +8.56 +2.34% Dec. 17, 2013 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.63M AFTER HOURS $374.16 -0.71 -0.19% Dec. 17, 2013 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m): 14,054 P/E Ratio 302.31 Market Cap $21.71 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $2,026,690 12/12/13 Netflix Says Binge Viewing is ... 12/12/13 DirecTV Explores Online Video ... 12/06/13 Sky-High Stocks: A Split Decis... More quote details and news »
The tablet-style controller can also allow for games where one player has different information than the rest of the players (known as asynchronous gameplay). One of the early games Nintendo created that uses this function is "Nintendo Land: Mario Chase"—a videogame version of hide-and-seek.
In the game, the player controlling Mario holds the Wii U GamePad and enters the maze with a 10 second head start. With the GamePad controller, that player can see where all the other players are in the maze. Up to four other players try to catch Mario, but the chasers, looking at the TV, can only see the view straight ahead.
"This is a totally new structure that allows a new way of play," said Mr. Iwata.
Mr. Iwata said shoppers snapped up the entire allotment of Wii U preorders at U.S. videogame retailer GameStop Corp. GME +1.81% GameStop Corp. Cl A U.S.: NYSE $48.98 +0.87 +1.81% Dec. 17, 2013 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.76M AFTER HOURS $48.55 -0.43 -0.88% Dec. 17, 2013 5:22 pm Volume (Delayed 15m): 135,991 P/E Ratio 14.80 Market Cap $5.57 Billion Dividend Yield 2.25% Rev. per Employee $524,541 11/29/13 Morning MoneyBeat: Black Frida... 11/21/13 GameStop Offers Disappointing ... 11/20/13 HEARD ON THE STREET: GameStop ... More quote details and news » in less than two days in September, with more than 250,000 people on a waiting list. It remains to be seen whether Nintendo can sustain demand after the holiday surge.
After its North American debut, the Wii U will roll out in Europe on Nov. 30 and on Dec. 8 in Japan. Nintendo said it aims to sell 5.5 million units by the end of March, and hopes to sell 24 million units of software for the new console during the same period. The company plans to offer the basic Wii U model for $299 in the U.S., while a version with additional memory and a copy of the game "Nintendo Land" which contains a dozen mini-games including "Mario Chase," will sell for $349.
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The Michigan Rural Healthcare Preservation, Inc. (MRHP) has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with the CMH Board of Trustees. This agreement is designed to allow the Hospital to offer additional services, including minimally invasive spine surgeries to help ease some of the financial strain the organization has collected over the past several years. Both organizations are hopeful this transition will close by the first of the year, pending regulatory approval.
"We are very excited to be working with MRHP," said Carolyn E. Riley, Interim President/CEO of CMH. "Their unique vision of preserving faciilties and expanding care will help stabilize Michigan's community hospitals."
Riley points out that the non-profit entity is acquiring the Cheboygan Hospital in total, including the operations, assets, buildings, accounts receivables and liabilities. "We are committed to maintaining all patient services while expanding care to include surgery programs. Employees have been reassured there will be no personnel changes and no reduction in hours, " she said.
Under the leadership of renowned Michigan neurosurgeon, Dr. E. Malcom Field, MRHP Medical Director, and Ethan I. Lipkind, Esq., chairman of the MRHP board, MRHP is committed to ensuring adequate access to health care in all parts of our state. Lipkind adds, "It's unfortunate that many Michigan hospitals are struggling in these tough economic conditions. MRHP exists to help local community hospitals harness the advances in medical care. In turn, these specialty medical services will then support the hospital's primary and emergency medical needs."
Dr. Gerald Schell, a pioneer in minimally invasive spine surgery, is one of several MRHP network physicians planning to perform surgery in Cheboygan this fall. "Major developments in spine surgery over the past five years have made it much safer to perform these types of surgeries in smaller, rural areas," stated Schell.
MRHP plans to sustain employment of current staff and existing management at CMH. A local board of trustees will be formed to serve ont he community advisory board for MRHP. Over the next few weeks, CMH administration will be providing more details on the agreement to the community.
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25 Best Valentine's Day Dessert Recipes
Fudge Brownie Hearts [1]
These brownies combine bittersweet and semisweet chocolate with plenty of butter, eggs, granulated sugar and brown sugar for a moist, rich dessert. After the brownies have cooked and cooled, you can cut them into bars or use 3-inch heart-shape cutters. Drizzle with a vanilla glaze.
Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies [5]
Use a basic sugar cookie dough to create any of four heart-shape designs for this sweetheart of a cookie.
Three-Tiered Chocolate Cake [9]
Few foods say "celebration" like cake, especially chocolate. We challenged our Test Kitchen to come up with a fresh, delicious twist on this all-time favorite. The result is a decadently rich dessert. The recipe includes variations such as Hot Chocolate Cake, Spice is Nice Chocolate Cake and Mocha Chocolate Cake.
Candy-Box Caramels [13]
Make packaged caramel squares Valentine-pretty by dipping them in sprinkles, crushed nuts and bits of candy. Drizzle with dark or white chocolate to add even more color.
Candy-Box Caramels [14]
Spiced Chocolate-Pistachio Cookies [17]
Bright green pistachios and subtly spicy flavors give this buttery chocolate cookie plenty of personality. Serve a plate of them with coffee.
Softhearted Chocolate Cakes [21]
A rich, soft center makes these chocolaty cakes irresistible. The Inn at Kristofer's in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, serves them with custard and raspberry sauces. We've simplified the recipe by calling for whipped cream and a fruit topping.
Creamy Peanut Butter Truffles [25]
Minnesota's Saint Paul Hotel features these truffles at its annual Chocolate Lovers' Tea.
Cookie canvas [29]
Whip up flavored icing for cookies, sweet rolls, cakes or coffee cake in minutes. Just mix 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar with 2-3 tablespoons liquid, then drizzle away. For Valentine's Day, try maraschino cherry juice for pretty pink color.
Maraschino cherry juice, coffee and creme de menthe add color as well as flavor. Most other liqueurs and citrus juices yield white or cream-color icing. For unflavored drizzle, use milk.
White Chocolate-Cherry Shortbread [32]
Dip these cookies in melted white chocolate, then roll in nonpareils and edible glitter for Valentine color.
Chocolate-Raspberry Souffle [36]
A cross between a cake and a souffle, these individual chocolate desserts make a fitting finale for any special dinner. Fresh raspberries add a burst of color and flavor.
Valentine's Cocoa Angel Cake [40]
Flavored with cocoa powder and generously frosted with sweetened whipped cream, this tender cake from our Test Kitchen was featured on a Midwest Living® cover.
Double-Dipped Strawberries [44]
This juicy Valentine treat teams up fresh strawberries and two kinds of chocolate.
Double Thumbprint Cookies [48]
Fill these pretty Double Thumbprint Cookies with cherry or raspberry preserves for a Valentine-special dessert.
The Original Chocolate Fondue [52]
Fondue stars at the Melting Pot restaurant in Indianapolis. We offer The Original Chocolate Fondue recipe as well as versions based on s'mores and caramels. Dippers include fruit, angel food cake, pound cake cubes and marshmallows.
Candy treats [56]
The recipes for chewy, chocolate-coated Coconut-Caramel Treats and decadent Almond Truffle Temptations come from the Golden Turtle Chocolate Factory in Lebanon, Ohio.
Puffed Heart Lemon Cookies [61]
A lemon-flavor glaze, colored white or pink, adds a sweet-tart topping to these cakelike confections.
Ebony and Ivory Cupcakes [65]
Drizzle this chocolate cupcake with Powdered Sugar Glaze and then rolled in chocolate shavings if you want it to look like ours. Or top the glaze with nuts, hard candies, chopped chocolate or colored sugar.
Heavenly Devil's Food Cake [69]
This moist and rich creation includes unsalted butter, eggs, cocoa powder, two kinds of sugar and buttermilk. Serve with whipped cream and berries, if you like, or your favorite flavor of ice cream. Or frost with desired cake frosting.
Honey and Poppy Seed Hearts [73]
Honey gives these cinnamon-spiced cookies great flavor and a slightly soft texture.
Tinted Angel Cake [77]
The many colors of Kool-Aid, a Nebraska invention, mean there is an array of choices for this angel food cake that starts with a mix. Pink lemonade Kool-Aid adds pastel Valentine prettiness and a delicate flavor to Tinted Angel Cake.
Tinted Angel Cake [78]
Black Tie Cupcakes [81]
You can get creative with the finishing touches on these cupcakes, which are topped with seedless red raspberry or blackberry preserves, chocolate ganache, decorative icing and small decorative candies.
Black Tie Cupcakes [82]
Bittersweet Chocolate Souffle [85]
Bittersweet chocolate gives this dessert its deep, dark chocolate color and flavor.
Mocha Meringue Kisses [89]
These light-as-air sweet kisses, flavored with cocoa and espresso powders, are fat-free and just 32 calories each.
Cake Bites [93]
Candylike tiny cakes require just a basic recipe using a mix, frosting and candy coating. Customize to suit your tastes with extra flavor and toppings!
Cake Bites [94]
Chocolate Truffles [97]
Even novice cooks can master this simplified candy recipe. Just melt chocolate, add whipping cream, and follow our easy instructions for Chocolate, Mint-Chocolate or Orange-Chocolate Truffles.
Chocolate Truffles [98]
Box-mix makeovers [101]
Roll the edge of a pink-frosted cupcake in multicolor sprinkles to add a Valentine touch to a box-mix treat.
Chocolate Lovers' Oatmeal Delight [105]
Crisp on the outside and fudgy on the inside, these easy drop cookies feature semisweet chocolate pieces as well as peanut butter-flavored pieces. Unsweetened cocoa powder punches up the chocolate flavor.


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Fire Homegrown forward Kellen Gulley has headed to Georgia to begin training with the NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks this week.
Fire head coach Frank Klopas mentioned throughout preseason that the team was looking to send the 18-year-old forward out on loan this year and it appears that the club is working towards an agreement with the second division side.
Signed from the Mississippi Fire Juniors in August 2011, Gulley has yet to make his competitive debut for the club. The potential move should serve him well in gaining playing time as he continues to develop.
Coached by former FC Dallas head coach Brian Haynes, the Silverbacks open their 2013 NASL Spring campaign vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers on April 13 at Silverbacks Park.
The Chicago Fire Ticket Sales staff is pulling double duty today to make sure all areas of Toyota Park are safe and clear of snow ahead of Saturday night's home opener vs. New England.
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The Fire suffered a heavy defeat last weekend in Los Angles and are looking to rebound in the best possible way in the team's home opener against New England on Saturday evening. The Revs have yet to play a game and will hope to shake off the rust and try and spoil the Fire's first game at home in 2013. Here are some tactical things to look out for:
Handling Bengtson – how will the Fire's defense contain the target striker?
In last weekend's loss to LA, the Fire's defense couldn't contain Robbie Keane whose movement led to all sorts of problems for the team. Against New England, the defense will face a much different type of striker in Jerry Bengtson, a giant target forward who will likely play up front on his own.
New England have a host of attacking midfielders/wingers that will be looking for layoffs and knockdowns from Bengtson and the Fire's defense will need to try and stop the Honduran from linking with his teammates.
LA were able to stop Maicon Santos and Shejill MacDonald from holding the ball up at the Home Depot Center last week and if the Fire's defense can mimic LA's, the Rev's could be in a for a long night.
Who plays behind Bengtson? A wealth of attacking options for the Revs
Because New England did not play last week, the Fire will have less of an idea about who will be playing in the attacking positions behind Bengtson on Saturday night.
Though the Rev's have lost Benny Feilhaber, they still have many options for the second striker/wide midfield roles. Any combination of Chad Barrett, Andy Dorman, Juan Toja, Ryan Guy and Lee Nguyen could play against the Fire and all five offer something different.
The defense as a unit will be looking for a much improved performance and with Logan Pause and Arne Friedrich's return unlikely, Saturday gives the back four a chance to redeem themselves against New England.
On the outside, Gonzalo Segares and Jalil Anibaba were caught out a few times with balls in behind them last Sunday and must be aware of players like Nguyen and Toja who look to do that on a regular basis.
Dilly Duka and Patrick Nyarko did a good job tracking back and helping the outside defenders but the emphasis will be on Sega and Anibaba to get forward and put in crosses as every opportunity.
Creating more chances – possession and set pieces
The Fire showed some rust last Sunday, giving the ball away on numerous occasions and completing over 100 less passes than LA with the Men in Red's pass accuracy at only 74%. Large improvements in that department are certainly needed but the team will also be looking to get more set pieces in the attacking third.
The Fire's first (of only two) corner kicks didn't occur until the 60th minute in LA and it almost resulted in a goal for Anibaba after a brilliant cross by Lindpere.
As I mentioned last week, Lindpere's excellent deliveries from corners and free kicks will create many changes for the team this season. Last week LA started a new goalkeeper and this week, New England may start a new acquisition in the defense Jose Goncalves. The Portuguese newcomer is an experienced defender but as we saw last week, putting balls into a place where it forces the goalkeeper and defender to communicate and make a decision can lead to a mistake and a Fire opportunity.
The Fire only had one shot on target last week but also had some other excellent chances to score, most notably Rolfe's scuffed shot after the Cudicini mistake and Maicon's header just wide of the post. Klopas and co. will be looking for the Fire attackers to test Matt Reis as much as possible.
Prediction: 2-0 Fire with goals from MacDonald and Lindpere
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A little over a year since the Fire/Quaker Oats partnership began and just days before the Chicago Fire challenge the New England Revolution on Opening Night at Toyota Park (Saturday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. CT live on NBC Sports Network), we stopped by the Quaker Oats headquarters to check-in and see how the club's iconic jersey partner was preparing for the 2013 season.
From the looks of things, the partnership is really starting to make an impact...
As we continue to countdown to kickoff, some facts and figures on the Chicago Fire's 2013 First Kick Roster…
* The current roster features 26 players with an average age of 24 years, 9 months.
* 19 players return from the Fire team that finished the 2012 season.
* 7 new Fire players have joined the side over the offseason.
* 5 of those players were acquired by in-league movements: Maicon Santos (Re-Entry from D.C.), Joel Lindpere (trade with New York), Jeff Larentowicz (trade with Colorado), Dilly Duka (trade with Columbus), Quincy Amarikwa (trade with Toronto FC).
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*1 of the other players, midfielder Yazid Atouba was the Fire's lone selection in the 2013 SuperDraft.
* 9 countries are represented: USA, Brazil, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Italy and The Netherlands.
* 8 players have made senior international appearances for their country: Chris Rolfe (10), Logan Pause (6), Larentowicz (4), Sean Johnson (3; USA), Arne Friedrich (82; Germany), Gonzalo Segares (19; Costa Rica), Patrick Nyarko (1; Ghana), Lindpere (84; Estonia).
* 5 players are alumni of the club's player development setup: Rolfe and Austin Berry, (PDL), Brendan King (Super-20s), Victor Pineda, Kellen Gulley (Fire Juniors, Academy).
* Captain Logan Pause returns for his 11th consecutive season in Chicago – one of the longest consecutive tenures with one team all-time in MLS. Pause sits second on the club's all competitions appearance list with 304 games played since 2003.
* Entering the 2013 season, Fire players have a combined 86 seasons of MLS experience. Leading the way are Logan Pause (10), Jeff Larentowicz and Gonzalo Segares (8), Chris Rolfe (6) and Wells Thompson (6).
* 3 players on the Fire roster have won MLS Cup. Larentowicz, Thompson and Amarikwa were all part of the Colorado Rapids side that won the 2010 title.
* 7 players on the Fire roster have won a combined 11 domestic titles: Pause (2 U.S. Open Cups, 1 Supporters Shield), Larentowicz and Thompson (1 MLS Cup, 1 U.S. Open Cup each), Segares and Rolfe (1 U.S. Open Cup), Amarikwa (1 MLS Cup), Maicon Santos (1 Canadian Championship).
* This season marks the first time since 2009 that the Fire have had two goalkeepers return. Sean Johnson is back for his fourth season while Paolo Tornaghi backs him up for the second year.
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* The current roster has scored 158 goals in regular season play, led by 2012 Fire MVP and Golden Boot winner Chris Rolfe who has 44 career strikes. Three of the Fire's offseason acquisitions boast double-digit career goal scoring figures: Jeff Larentowicz (23 goals), Joel Lindpere (15 goals) and Maicon Santos (21 goals).
* Frank Klopas returns for his second full season as head coach and third since taking over from Carlos de los Cobos in May 2011.
* Klopas is 25-16-16 all-time in MLS play and is 28-19-16 in competitive matches since 2011.
* Klopas' full coaching staff of Mike Matkovich and Leo Percovich (assistants), Aron Hyde(goalkeeping) and Tony Jouaux (fitness) return for 2013.
* All five coaches were born in different countries: Klopas (Greece), Matkovich (USA), Percovich (Uruguay), Hyde (England), Jouaux (France).
It's always interesting when things come full circle in MLS… Follow me if you will…
Take a ride back to last September when the Fire acquired midfielder Wells Thompson from Colorado in exchange for a conditional MLS SuperDraft selection.
The condition stated that if Thompson appeared in four of the team's remaining regular season matches, the Fire would surrender their second round selection at the 2013 SuperDraft to the Rapids. He did and the Fire bid farewell to the pick.
Not so fast…
Wells Thompson: Trade Revolutionary?
Then consider the news out of the Denver Post today where Rapids President Tim Hinchey said Larentowicz was nearly traded to the Columbus Crew instead of the Fire.
Flash forward to the night before the MLS SuperDraft in Indianapolis when the teams did another deal, this time with the Fire acquiring central midfielder Jeff Larentowicz as well as the same second round pick they'd surrendered to the Rapids (30th overall) in exchange for their first round selection (11th overall), an international roster spot and allocation money.
Apparently the Rapids had turned down "better offers" from other teams in order to grant Larentowicz his wish of coming to Chicago rather than Columbus.
One of the main pieces at play in that potential deal was the MLS rights to midfielder Robbie Rogers, which the Fire also ended up acquiring in the trade that brought Dilly Duka to Chicago.
Not the Fire or Rapids could have predicted Rogers would retire but beyond that, you almost wonder if the other part of the potential Crew/Rapids deal could have been Duka?
But I'm getting off topic here…
Things officially came full circle today when Yazid Atouba, the player selected with the 30th pick that went back and forth between the Rapids and Fire, officially signed with the Men in Red. Slightly unheralded at the SuperDraft, Atouba gained confidence in every preseason match and dazzled Fire fans towards the end.
Certainly a pleasant surprise at #30 overall...
Take it all in and let me leave you with a few parting shots…
* Let me point out that this type of juicy "after-the-fact" trade possibility is something we just don't hear about enough in MLS.
* It says something about the culture created internally when an MLS veteran like Jeff Larentowicz chooses to come to your club.
* Kudos to the Rapids for doing well by the player.
* Who knows who the Fire would have selected with the 11th overall pick but my safe money is on the fact that Yazid Atouba wouldn't have been it.
* No offense whatsoever meant to Wells Thompson, but who'd have thought this all would have come from his slightly under the radar trade last fall?
Before settling in for the first day of MLS action on Saturday, head out to FireFest at the Illinois Youth Soccer Association's annual Expo from 9am-4pm at the Schaumburg Sports Center (1141 W. Irving Park).
Sparky will join Fire players Victor Pineda and Brendan King for an autograph signing at 11:30am while Fire staff will run through coaching demonstrations at 2:00 and 3:00pm.
The full schedule of events can be found by clicking here.
About this time last year, a young Italian goalkeeper named Paolo Tornaghi was making his final moves through a trial with the Chicago Fire.
With Fire number one Sean Johnson set to miss the first few matches of the 2012 season due to Olympic qualifying, the team had already brought in veteran MLS 'keeper Jay Nolly over the offseason to fill-in.
Surprising to some though, the Inter Milan product Tornaghi usurped Nolly as the presumed number two goalkeeper and made his Fire debut in front of nearly 60,000 fans at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.
With Johnson likely to be away for World Cup qualifying and the CONCACAF Gold Cup this year, Fire fans should feel confident in the fact that Tornaghi has returned to the side for his second season and will continue to push Sean for the number one spot.
With all that said, Drew Farmer of the Forza Italia podcast rang up Paolo last week in Charleston to discuss his upbringing with Italian giants Inter Milan, admiration of star 'keepers Walter Zenga and Francesco Toldo, his decision to join MLS and how he likes living in Chicago.
Give it a listen here and check out Forza Italia at www.forzaitalianfootball.com.
With the recent announcement of Major League Soccer's Jersey Week, a lot has been raised regarding the club's plans for future kits as well as a potential third jersey. We at Always on the Inside caught up with the club's Chief Operating Officer Atul Khosla to shed some light on future jersey plans.
Always on the Inside: MLS announced that as part of a league initiative a number of clubs would be participating in a Jersey Week celebration kicking off on Monday, Feb. 25. What does that mean for Fire supporters?
Atul Khosla: The league is moving to a yearly jersey launch cycle, where every club will roll out a new jersey each year. It will rotate, primary/home one year, secondary/away the next year. Therefore, each jersey is in market for a total of two years. This new approach allows a fresh product in market every year. Since the Fire launched both new kits last year, we are on an off cycle this year, similar to a number of other teams. As of next year, we will be back on cycle, and we will launch a new home kit.
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AOTI: Can you talk about the merchandise progress the club has made in the past few years and how you see it developing further?
AK: We want to see Chicago Fire jerseys everywhere in Chicagoland. We want people to represent our club by wearing our colors in the community, at games and around town. It's been a key for us to grow our merchandise and we've seen success over the past three years because of a number of factors.
First was design. We have tried to refresh the product line, bring back some original Chicago touches, and at the same time push the envelope in being edgier with our brand. As part of these strides the club has built a Fan Shop at Toyota Park, grown its online presence and built a partnership with Fanatics, Inc.. It has also been key for us to integrate merch and our products throughout our marketing efforts, on television and at the stadium. These actions have resulted in solid growth and we now have to continue to build on it.
AOTI: It's a question that is raised from time to time from some Fire supporters, what's going on with the Chicago Fire flag third kit?
AK: We hear and understand the request from some of our supporter base for a third Fire kit, especially one that from a design standpoint has strong ties to the city of Chicago. This is precisely why over the past few years we have added key Chicago elements to our uniforms. Starting in 2010 the club worked closely with adidas to have the four, six-sided stars of the Chicago flag adorn the bottom left of the white secondary/away tops.
The current secondary/away kit includes a number of elements from the Chicago flag including horizontal lines that are created by using the stripes and four stars from the civic flag representing Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933. These details were created to pay homage to the city and the club's origins. I believe it's the first time outside of a third kit that our jerseys have ever had the municipal flag woven into the design.There is tremendous and deep civic pride, and the Club will continue to build on the traditions of soccer, our supporters, our club and Chicago.
AOTI: With that said, are you saying that Fire doesn't need a third kit?
AK: No. What I am saying is that the primary reason for creating a third kit would be to engage our fans in a unique way. Also, we need to take into account the practical considerations of the true demand for this product so we can meet the minimum requirements from adidas before we place the order. Since we just released new kits last year, we wanted to focus on our new designs and pace things appropriately to avoid flooding the market.
The most successful way to create a third kit, is for us to collaborate with our supporters, get everyone energized, and create the demand. In order to initiate this movement, in the coming weeks we will be launching a social campaign asking supporters to help us design a potential third kit, vote for their favorites, and then rally each other to make a commitment by putting a deposit down.
Stay tuned to Chicago-Fire.com and our social channels. We need everyone's support to make this happen and are excited to collaborate with you and create something we can all be proud of.


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MUSE Group Series Fall 2013
The Muse Group, a Library sponsored reading discussion program, began in 2004 and is open to both the campus and surrounding community. The mission of the group is to bring lively and interesting discussion of a wide variety of books on differing topics to whomever would like to read, and then have a forum in which to discuss their books of interest.
Book lovers searching for a place to discuss novels with students, faculty and community members will be given three opportunities to do so this semester at Kent State University at East Liverpool. The discussions are part of the campus' MUSE group and will be held on: Thursday, September 5, Thursday, October 3, and Tuesday, November 5. Each discussion starts at 6:30 p.m. and is held in the Dean's Conference Room (3rd floor) of the Main Classroom Building.
For more information call or stop by the campus library 330-382-7401
Thursday, September 5
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
"Fowler's Zelda is all we would expect and more…once she meets the handsome Scott, her life takes off on an arc of indulgence and decadence that still causes us to shake our heads in wonder…soirées with Picasso and his mistress, with Cole Porter and his wife, with Gerald and Sara Murphy, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Ezra Pound and Jean Cocteau. Scott's friendship with Hemingway verges on a love affair—at least it's close enough to one to make Zelda jealous. Ultimately, both of these tragic, pathetic and grand characters are torn apart by their inability to love or leave each other. Fowler has given us a lovely, sad and compulsively readable book." —Kirkus Reviews
Thursday, October 3
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of her childhood—the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father—and fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyan is a brilliantly wrought tale of hope and transcendence. ---http://barnesandnoble.com
Tuesday, November 5
Foolscap by Michael Malone
The world of academia has always taken itself very seriously, so when writers poke fun at this seriousness, it makes for wonderful reading. Malone's parody of a fictional North Carolina university extends the parody beyond the ivory tower and into the worlds of publishing and theater. It tells the story of biographer, playwright, literary forger Theo Ryan, a professor with a big heart and a sound mind who is a bit naive. It's his touch of innocence that makes his tale so charming as Ryan goes back and forth between England and the USA, trying to do well by all and finding himself in farcical situations, despite his good will. It's a sometimes dark, but ultimately a cheering comedy where love wins out and the truth prevails! Adapted from Review by William Woolum at http://Amazon.com, 8-24-2000


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I'm the only one who's willing to make fun of this egotistical vindictive narcissistic know it all piece of shit!? Going around thinking your words better then everyone else's in every post you make. And to top it off, you think your so unquestionable correct that you tie whatever you post with with some form of mocking, pussy! Even your damn avatar is a gold shining figure with a crown! Wipe your idiosyncrasies to always be right and come down to earth! You don't deserve veneration, what you need is a old fashion ass kicking ASSHOLE!
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Gavyn is a homo with plump man booty in his avy. This mf knows the print is too small to read in avy form when he posts... So anybody who clicks on it to see what the words say is a homo, too.
can't be mean to Jackie, so I'll take the bullet for her
andrew's too much of a pussy to say big boy words about a girl (sorry man, this thread made me do it)
Gavyn's a lil bitch for apologizing to andrew for being a pussy to say anything about that slut jackie LOL...CHEA!!
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Your name is Get Blunted... Do I really need to say more? Talk about how Im sure you are a half retarded, unemployed, lazy, good for nothing, waste of space that lives in mommys basement? How about you use your Obama phone to call around for job interviews so you can get a real life and stop leeching off society. And no, your 20 hour a week job a Burger King is not a real job. "I get high because it helps my back pain." Bull-fucking-shit. You get high because you want to distort reality.
Just kidding bro. Youre good people.
Your name is Ice Cold. Cause you're dead in my freezer. Just sayin'.
When children see you they throw their hands up, run in circles and scream "stranger danger, stranger danger"
What the fuck kind of name is Swan and why that shitty avatar? Only fags and queers like origami and swans which makes you both. You Krispy Kreme wanna be douche bag. Further more with evidence pointing towards you being a homosexual I can't tell if your a man or women. Proble a little bit of both. "stranger danger, stranger danger" right, you'll never hear them words at a transvestite convention.
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Bob Burd wrote:I was in Ajo (is that just the greatest name for a town, or what?) last year
lcarreau wrote:Where the hell is "Lago?"
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BTW, what prompted all this Arizona Hostility?
Mr Leghorn wrote:lcarreau wrote:Where the hell is "Lago?"
I told you, it's on the shores of Mono Lake in California.
lcarreau wrote:Mr Leghorn wrote:lcarreau wrote:Where the hell is "Lago?"
I told you, it's on the shores of Mono Lake in California.
Sorry, man..
Is this what you're talking about?
"As the film begins, the Stranger rides into the fictional mining town of Lago, in a setting similar to the Arizona territory. Three gun-toting men follow him into the saloon and then the barbershop, taunting and ridiculing him, but when one of them swivels him around in the barber's chair, he shoots all three of them dead."
Have to excuse me for my slowness. I had to put 2 and 2 together, and finally got FIVE.
Andinistaloco wrote:What on earth were you doing in Ajo? As far as I know it's not on the way to anywhere, except maybe Puerto Penasco.
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What follows is a collage of sentences from the first one hundred negative responses to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's official statement on the death of Nelson Mandela. The sentences, taken from the Senator's Facebook page, are unedited, though spelling mistakes were corrected.
What my father told me was exactly what Mandela said when he got out of jail. He asked the South African people to rewrite their songs, to resist their first impulse. He said: Please do not to be defined by the prejudices of your enemies.
I didn't know Bob Dylan was black. And knew what we thought or felt. I'm not offended that he said what he said, but I'm a wee bit miffed that he felt he had the right to speak for blacks, Serbs and Croats with such authority.
Dear revisionists, Mandela will never, ever be your minstrel. Over the next few days you will try so, so hard to make him something he was not, and you will fail... Well, try hard as you like, and you'll fail. Because Mandela was about politics and he was about race and he was about freedom and he was even about force, and he did what he felt he had to do and given the current economic inequality in South Africa he might even have died thinking he didn't do nearly enough of it.
Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. It is worth reflecting on his ability to transcend politics when speaking about contentious scientific issues. Nowhere was this more apparent than in the difficult politics surrounding HIV/AIDS at the turn of the millennium.
On this day following the great Madiba's passing, it is to all of us to recommit to furthering his legacy, to work to create a world that rests on the assumption that all human beings are born equal.
Waking up to a world without Nelson Mandela is not unimaginable. We have come perilously close to it over and over again. The idea of Nelson Mandela was strong. But the reality of Nelson Mandela had been on life support for a long time. Now only the idea remains.
Though none of us could ever truly imagine the trials Nelson Mandela faced or the suffering he experienced, a number of filmmakers have used the power of cinema to present a window -- however narrow and skewed it might be -- into that struggle, or one like it.
Nelson Mandela was a stranger to hate. He knew that the future demanded that he and his country move beyond the past. And he didn't want to be remembered as a saint -- he wanted to be remembered as man who made difficult decisions.
Mandela acknowledged Canada played a more positive role than most other western countries in helping the African National Congress to topple the apartheid state. Prairie firebrand John Diefenbaker persuaded the Commonwealth to take a stand against apartheid. And all prime ministers after Dief rallied to Mandela's standard.
After I restated my position of withdrawing my name again, it happened. Something happened that I could not believe; something happened that shocked me and others who sat near me.
Nearly 20 years ago, then First Lady Hillary Clinton declared to the United Nations that "it is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights." A core component of women's rights is ensuring that all women have access to quality healthcare.
He is an inspiration for 21st century civil and human rights leaders the world over. He was a revolutionary who valiantly opposed immoral laws. He was also a transformative president who worked within the framework of government to achieve equality.
We take comfort that Madiba has finally lain down to rest and is at peace. He was upright his whole life.
It's the eve of the 1994 general election in South Africa -- first democratic election in the nation's 342 years. Nelson Mandela comes to the South African Broadcasting Corporation for an election rally. The black working classes abandon their jobs, flow in a mighty river through the dank corridors to the rally in the basement. No-one with that colour skin has ever before been invited to a South African national election rally, much less been asked for their vote. Mandela speaks slowly, saying words the people gathered here want and need to hear. The beast that is apartheid is dead, he tells the crowd.
If there were a poem to describe the thoughts of independent film producer and director Marc Levin on the 15th anniversary of his gritty film, "Slam" it would likely include the phrase "blown away."
Mandela was neither a commander of great armies nor an emperor of vast lands. He could boast no scientific achievements or artistic gifts. Yet men, women and children from all over the world join hands to pay homage to this brave man who led his country to democracy.
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