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Remains of the day
May 13, 2015 § 25 Comments
Wire reports have confirmed that Wanky Meister pulled off an upset 4-lap solo breakaway victory on the Tuesday NPR, crushing the dreams and splattering the tender egos of some of SoCal's fastest and finest. Cycling in the South Bay caught up with the ride's participants to get their perspective on this once-in-a-lifetime athletic achievement.
CitSB: What's your take on Wanky's epic win?
Vapor: Epic? That dude ain't shit.
CitSB: Eyewitness accounts have him winning the NPR in a solo 4-lap breakaway by more than 75 seconds, with a certain unnamed former national crit champ unable to close the gap.
Vapor: Listen here. That rusty old butter knife is old, slow, weak, and dumb. What else do you want to know?
CitSB: Who else was in the chase group?
Nation's No. 1 Beast: I was.
CitSB: Whoa! Didn't you win the pro field sprint at Dana Point two weeks ago?
No.O.B.: Yeah. So what?
CitSB: And you couldn't reel him in?
No.O.B.: Come on. We weren't even trying. That guy rides about as fast as a broken washing machine.
CitSB: Who else was chasing?
JusWills: We weren't really chasing. Just riding tempo. We all have a big race coming up next week. You think we can't chase down some old grandpa with hairy legs? Really?
CitSB: Witnesses say he did pretty much leave you guys gagging on fumes.
Manslaughter: Hey, I didn't even know he was off the front. Like, I saw him on the Parkway and figured he was off the back, chasing, and I was like, "Man, he's never gonna catch back on."
CitSB: And then?
Manslaughter: Then I realized it was us who wasn't gonna catch back on.
CitSB: Was there any discussion in the peloton about bringing him back?
Dawg: Wanky? Naw. No one cares about him. We let him go. We weren't even trying. Plus he ran all the stoplights.
Major B.: Yeah, he ran them ALL. We only ran most of them. Why that idiot even shows up, all he's gonna do is ride by himself?
CitSB: Maybe he wanted to try and put everyone to the sword?
Cat 4 Dave: It didn't count anyway. He attacked on Vista del Mar.
Chorus: YEAH!
Cat 4 Dave: We didn't even see him go.
Chorus: YEAH!
Cat 4 Dave: Plus, even though we didn't see him, we let him go.
Chorus: YEAH!
CitSB: Video footage shows the field shattered on lap two, and on lap three there were four separate chase groups and a big clump of riders who looked very sad.
NJ Pedalbeater: I have to admit, we went pretty slow today.
Manslaughter: It was the slowest NPR ever. I've never gone that slow on the NPR. Never.
NJ Pedalbeater: Although looking at me Garmin now we do appear to have been averaging 31 on the first lap.
Manslaughter: Really? Well, it felt slow.
Boozy: That's because you were on Josh's wheel all morning, and he hasn't ridden since January.
CitSB: Isn't this the first time in NPR history that anyone has ever held a solo 4-lap breakaway?
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April 30, 2015 § 41 Comments
I received this letter yesterday:
Notice of Revocation of License
Dear Mr. Wankmeister:
We, the Standing Committee on Safety and Proper Cycling Behavior of the New Pier Ride, regret to inform you that after an emergency plenary session which was convened via Facebag on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 2:00 PM until 11:35 PM, you are henceforth prohibited from participating in, observing, commenting on, or otherwise involving yourself with any and all activities associated with the bicycle ride occurring twice weekly, on Tuesday and Thursday from the hours of 6:40 AM until 8:00 AM, and commonly referred to as the NPR or New Pier Ride.
This ban, effective immediately, shall continue until further notice and shall be enforced without right of appeal. You may, if you so desire, do independent laps around the Parkway with Nancy but only between the hours of 10:00 and 11:00 AM in such small and easy gears as may be, and always are, selected by him.
It was brought to the attention of the Standing Committee on Safety and Proper Cycling Behavior that your actions Tuesday last were among the most abominable, dangerous, hazardous, anti-safety, and despicable in the annals of our illustrious event, such that even the cavalier attitude and disrespectful riding habits of former attendee Josh A. and the previously excommunicated Wily Greek are deemed to be pale in comparison.
The general charges laid against you we hereby set forth as follows:
I. That on the morning of April 28, 2015, at approximately 6:37 AM, you appeared at the starting site for the NPR with what eyewitnesses have independently corroborated as a "mean, unfriendly, hostile attitude clearly intended to make other participants feel uncomfortable and perhaps sad."
II. That after exiting the alleyway onto Vista del Mar, you intentionally assumed a hostile and unfriendly position on the drop portion of your handlebars and were seen to shift your chain onto the larger of your two chainrings while simultaneously lowering your chain onto the smallest rear sprocket. Eyewitnesses have confirmed that it was an eleven.
III. That immediately after passing the traffic signal at Grand Ave., you "hunkered down" and "began hammering like a maniac." More than fifty of the assembled august personages who you later were heard to disparage as "wankers" generously offered to hop onto your wheel but you refused their assistance and pedaled away.
IV. That, being deprived of a rear wheel, the august personages of the peloton were rudely forced to give chase at a time during the ride when each of them was normally accustomed to friendly chatting about wattage, training plans, and other important items, and that this chase made each of them tired, induced burning sensations in their legs and lungs to which they were were not accustomed except on such days as Daniel H. and the aforementioned Josh A. are present.
V. That, with the exception of your despicable henchmen Surfer D., Man S., Tumble W., and a handful of other reprobates, the remainder of the decent and dog-fearing peloton were forced to continue painful pedaling without a wheel to sit upon all the way to the light at Pershing, which made each of them unhappy and uncomfortable and sad.
VI. That, rather than politely stop behind the long line of cars queued up at the light and give the noble and extremely pleasant wheel-followers in the peloton a chance to rest and attach themselves to your rear wheel, you blindly, recklessly, dangerously, and meanly sped through the narrow chute between the cars and the large brick wall, thereby endangering all who attempted to follow, and forcing the safety-minded and decent personages of the peloton who would otherwise have gladly assisted you by attaching themselves to your rear wheel, to come to a complete halt which further enhanced the unfair, illegal, dangerous, and unsportsmanlike gap you had created by willfully pedaling your bicycle hard in the manner of Josh A., who thankfully does not come here any more.
VII. That, once on Pershing, you continued to exploit your cruel, dangerous, and unfair advantage by repeatedly pushing down hard on the pedals such that when the decent and hard-working members of the peloton who had expended so much energy to reach you finally approached, each and every one of them was tired and felt meanly used and sad.
VIII. That, once the hop-in wankers atop Pershing who always wait there so they will not have to rush up the small bump on Pershing merged with you, additional bad-mannered henchmen such as Hair W., NJ P. Beater, Jon D., Man S., and repeat offender Surfer D. pushed the pace even harder until the fair and honest members of the peloton, unable to pull through and unable to sit on a wheel, opened up large-ish gaps and wreaked havoc amongst themselves, causing extreme unhappiness, sadness, and considerable discomfort.
IX. That, once on the Parkway, you and your henchmen continued your bad habits and reckless disregard for safety by running red lights and continually pedaling so hard such that the decent and honest peloton could not get close enough to sit on your wheel, assist you from the rear, and helpfully come around you at the finish.
X. That, in addition to your dangerous red light running and mischievous pedal pounding, you formed a final group consisting of yourself, Hair W., NJ P. Beater, Old F., and First O., refused to slow down or stop for traffic signals such that the honorable members of the august peloton could attach to your rear wheel and assist you from the back or otherwise float to the front and lower your unfriendly pace such that they could diminish the pain, discomfort, sadness, and general feelings of antipathy aroused by you in them.
XI. That, in addition to refusing to slow down and thereby forcing the august personages of the peloton to choose between chasing in earnest and suffering additional discomfort and sadness, or to give up and cede the victory to your unethical and dangerous riding and thereby diminish each of their feelings of self-worth, and thereby making them sad as if they were on a ride with Josh A., you insisted on continuing to ride like a maniac from Pershing all the way back to CotKU, thereby depriving the august personages of the peloton the opportunity to voice their displeasure, critique your awful behavior, provide you with useful training and racing tips, and castigate you for causing them so much needless danger, discomfort, and generalized feelings of sadness.
Therefore, be it know by these presents, that you are hereby excommunicated from the community of the New Pier Ride, that your seal clubbing license is peremptorily revoked, and that we, the members of the Standing Committee, will ensure that your behavior is monitored through Facebag postings and private email exchanges.
Sadly yours,
The Standing Committee on Safety and Proper Cycling Behavior of the New Pier Ride
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Good old-fashioned tunnel vision
April 1, 2015 § 18 Comments
I don't do the New Pier Ride much anymore. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning a massive group of idiots meets up at Westchester Parkway and races for four laps. The "idiots" part I totally relate to, and the "races" part I relate to even more. But after the ride was suspended last October due to construction, a different routine began for me, and the only thing harder to change than a routine is a well-glued-on tubular. In the freezing rain. Bare-handed.
Simply put, the NPR has its pluses and its minuses.
- Happens punctually twice weekly.
- Lets you suck wheel if you're too weak to GTTF.
- Lets you get in a solid workout before work.
- Lets you suck wheel if you're too lazy to GTTF.
- Intense sprunt finish the last 400 yards after sucking wheel for four laps while you refused to GTTF.
- Plentiful opportunities to suck wheel and let others GTTF.
- See your friends.
- See your enemies.
- Hide and cower in the back, sucking wheel as you chat with friends or curse enemies.
- Epic post-coital coffee at the Center of the Known Universe, where you deny ever having sucked wheel and brag about how you incessantly hammered at the front.
- Lets you think you're getting stronger as you suck & cower at the back.
- Occasional appearance of really good riders who drill it from the gun and shatter the field.
- Occasional appearance of really good riders who drill it from the gun and shatter the field.
- Almost impossible to shake the wheelsuckers due to stoplights.
- Fresh-legged wheelsuckers who try to kill you in the sprunt finish.
- Rare but crashtacular Fred-and-bike-pile-ups.
On Monday I got a special request from Sausage to come do the NPR. Svein the Unhandsome, a Norwegian national masters champ and all-round dickstomper was in town for a vacation. When he lived in LA, Svein the Unhandsome had a policy of "kill the men and sell the women and children into slavery," and Sausage was hoping that I would come out and relive good old times with the gang, which had never been good.
The morning of the ride there was a bit of nervousness on the Pier as we stood around in the gloom and evaluated each others' body fat percentages. "Did ya see Hollywood's Facegag post?" Sausage muttered to me.
"He suggested that the South Bay wankoton should have an extra cup coffee before the NPR."
On cue, up rolled Hollywood with his mile-high henchman, Mack Cassin. Hollywood had flatted out of the San Dimas Stage Race and had some, uh, excess energy, as we soon found out. The punch up Pershing immediately split the field; only Svein the Unhandsome could hang. Thankfully, a stoplight gave us all a second chance.
With torrid stomping of the dicks and clubbing of the baby seals, by the time we hit the Parkway more than half the field had implemented NPR Strategy #1: race across the street and hop in with the leaders when they came tearing back by. Josh calls these folks "hop-in wankers."
Hollywood and Mack took turns braining the baby seals, with some hard efforts by the Unhandsome, the Wily Greek, and a single cameo appearance by Sausage, who looked like he'd had the skin removed. Huge gobs of droopy, gooey snot hung up in my mustache and beard, mixed in with flecks of bloody spit and pieces of twice-eaten oatmeal.
The collection of hop-in wankers grew and grew, but the merciless clubbing never abated. Gaps opened. Heads hung. Teeth gnawed stems. Brown stains sprouted in the chamois of many.
On the third lap Hollywood, the Wily Greek, James C., and I sprunted away. After a few moments it was just Hollywood, with me plastered to his rear wheel as he inexorably went faster and faster, his club raining nail-studded blows on my head and balls, the gobs of bloody spit dangling into my chain, and my field of vision shrinking and shrinking until it became a pair of tunnels focused exclusively on the rear wheel and triangle of his bike.
Locked in the lethal hanging-head position I knew that I should look up. What if there was something in the road? What if he was headed straight for a brick wall? What if I died?
None of it mattered. I was so completely filled with pain that I had reached a perfect state of detached consciousness: no anger, no fear, no sadness, no happiness, no future, no past, only pain, the vessel filled up and slopping over with pure pain, a giant body-wide root canal being performed with a hand drill and a rusty pocket knife.
Then we hit a light and reality returned, along with the chasing wankoton.
As Billy Stone would say, some went faster, others slower. Someone won, the rest did not. Svein the Unhandsome was seen crawling back to finish his vacation on his hands and knees. Cat 4 Dave had curled up in a small bush and was chewing on leaves and pieces of bird nest. Chunks of the hop-in wankers were strewn about the Parkway like bits of corn in an explosive bowel evacuation.
Back at the Center of the Known Universe, we all bragged about how great we were. "You coming out again on Thursday?" Sausage asked.
"No," I said. "This ride is too easy for me."
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Steamy South Bay confessional
August 14, 2014 § 28 Comments
I had been faithful to her for years. There have been other girls who I've looked at, sure, but she was the one to whom I remained true.
Then a couple of years ago Sausage whispered to me that there was a smoking hot babe over on his side of town, told me she was "really special" and that she would "really get your pulse up." I didn't pay much attention at first, but over time I couldn't resist the temptation. After all, one woman, no matter how wonderful, can't satisfy you all the time. It's natural to want variety, to do things a little differently, to feel the touch of someone different and new.
Sure, I knew it was wrong. But today I snapped. I felt terrible as I sneaked out of the house extra early this morning. My wife must have known something was up, because she said, "Isn't it too early for the NPR?"
I mumbled something, got dressed, and switched off the light as I made my guilty escape. After a frenzied ride up the bike path, I met her. There on 26th and San Vicente, the morning not yet fully broken, there she was, ready for the taking if only I was man enough to handle her.
Sausage was in the middle of the group that whizzed by. He winked. "Finally came to get some, eh?" he said.
I nodded, no longer guilty, no longer afraid of the treachery I was about to commit. To the contrary, I was burning, on fire, the blood pounding through my veins as we met for the first time. The way she roared downhill on San Vicente, so smooth, so fast, so racy, it was a dream.
Then it all changed in an instant. Suddenly she was going up, up, up, with Manzila blasting at the front, shattering the group as it launched up her curving, sloping surface. I was panting from the exertion, exploring her, feeling her out, looking for that rhythm that comes when two bodies, in synch, pulsate with the pounding.
The first time it was awkward, I'll admit it. I'd been so accustomed to my lover of all those Tuesday and Thursday mornings that I had a hard time adjusting to her raw, jagged uphill contours. I'm embarrassed to say that I was so excited that I finished too quickly the first time, giving out before I should have, with a dozen or so riders ahead of me. I knew she was unsatisfied.
We sat on the corner at Sunset and regrouped. I looked at Gareth, still out of breath. "What's her name?" I asked.
"Amalfi," he said. "Her name is Amalfi."
"What a beautiful name," I thought to myself, but before I could repeat it we were off again. This second time around, a group of three wankers launched on San Vincente. I followed. This time I wasn't going to finish early; no, I'd hold it strong and steady and even, driving her and driving her until she was satisfied, too.
We hit Chainbreaker Corner and I pounded with a frenzy. My breakaway companions sagged and heaved their shoulders. Their wad was shot. Alone I soldiered on until Gareth caught me, then dropped me. I struggled back on, grinding away, not done yet. Then Manzilla came by. I latched onto him and he dragged us to the final hundred meters, when a gaggle of four or five riders swarmed by us at the end.
I was wasted, wrecked, spent, and she was, too. I know she liked it, but as we waited again at Sunset to regroup I could tell she wanted it one more time. And I promised that I'd give it to her.
Again on San Vicente I launched with three others, except this time Gareth went with us. By Chainbreaker it was "just the two of us," and it was this final effort that was most exhausting, most painful, yet most beautiful and satisfying of all.
"Oh, Amalfi," I said, as I pounded and pushed and thrashed, sweat pouring off my face, grunting and gasping and moaning, amazed that I had this third effort in me, amazed that Gareth hadn't spit me out the back and left me for dead, amazed at Amalfi's grace.
And that was the end, just Gareth and I sweating and heaving atop her.
On the way home I was flooded with guilt, but also with a sense of love and, yes, conquest. I would never abandon my dear old lover NPR; Tuesday mornings at 6:40 were still for her and her alone. But now that I had tasted the forbidden fruit of the Amalfi Ride, now that I had buried myself in the triple climax of her six minutes and thirty seconds of pure ecstasy, I knew I would be back for more.
Would NPR understand? I hope she will. I'm only human.
The Sealpire clubs back
March 7, 2014 § 29 Comments
Wankmeister's ass hurt, the kind of butthurt that felt like his saddle had been forcefully wedged somewhere between L1 and T9 for an hour or so. Even though he was curled up in bed, coughing chunks of dark green phlegm, his legs still ached the deep ache of "you are too old and weak to exert yourself in this fashion and expect anything other than collapse." The roots of his teeth hurt, always a bad sign. Most worrisome, his headache had sunk down below his brain and had morphed into a deep throbbing at the back of his eyeballs.
Wanky wondered if he'd ever had sore eyeballs before from a bike ride. He hadn't.
Don't roll NPR when you're droopypants
The morning had begun with the most ill of omens, an incredulous interrogation by Mrs. WM. "You not goin onna NPR?"
"Yeah, I am."
"You crazy? You been droopy alla week with cold and coughin and fluin and spittin onna washbasin and onna toilet seat. Why you goin onna ride so soon after bein droopypants?"
"I'm better now. I need to ride."
"You ain't better now you still all sick and still coughin because you woke me up alla night spittin, you was spittin an chokin like a cat spittin four hairballs outta his butt."
"That would be shitting, then, not spitting."
"You was doin that too and you wasn't turnin on the high fan because it stinked up alla hallway and even inna kitchen."
"Honey, I've been off the bike for a week. I'm losing fitness."
"What you're losin, you're losin onna your mind. An you're gonna come back home even bigger droopypants you watch, an askin onna "hot tea" this anna "leg rubbin'" that but I ain't doin it."
Etymology of the South Bay seal hunt
Few know that the concept of baby seal clubbing on the New Pier Ride was invented by Bull Seivert, also known as "KitchenAid" for his thrashing, mashing, mixing, heaving, whaling, pig-fucking-a-greased-football pedaling style that, when observed up close, makes you wonder whether the bike wouldn't go faster if he flipped over on his back and rowed the thing in the air with his giant hams. Bull is known far and wide for his fearless, senseless, single-minded charges to the front, charges so filled with fury and strength that he typically explodes halfway through the ride like a giant blood sausage overstuffed with snot, sweat, and sputum.
However, by the time that KitchenAid rolls over like a great, bleeding, wheezing harpooned whale, the hangers-on, suckers-of-wheels, waiters-for-the-sprunt, and all other manner of lower life forms have been beaten into a lumpy pulp of quivering flesh and bone. It was after one particularly memorable thrashing that Bull compared the pack fodder to a raft of baby harp seals, innocent, bleating, helpless, chubby, doe-eyed and defenseless in the face of the murderous, blood covered drunks swinging their hooked clubs, matted as they were with the blood, gore, and fleshy pieces of their victims.
The baby seal analogy stuck, and the truism of the analogy was such that entire contingents of NPR riders began referring to themselves as "baby seals." Like their namesakes, they relived the brutal clubbing of their furry friends each and every Tuesday. Only a few of the most daring pinnipeds, creatures with names like Sausage and Poopsie, ever raised their flippers in victory at the NPR. The passion play remained forever writ in stone: The giants clubbed and the baby seals rolled over in a bloody trough of shame, pain, and defeat.
Carrying the hunter's club to the seal's own demise
Winter before last, on a cold and rainy morning that had less than twenty riders on the NPR, Wanky had stopped at the alleyway exit to take off his rain jacket. The pack kept going but one baby seal stopped. It was a weak and barely developed juvenile seal, Phoque de Paris, who was in his second season of riding. Phoque accepted his place in the clubbing hierarchy so completely that he had purchased a baby stuffed seal and strapped it beneath his saddle, just in case there were ever any doubt. There wasn't.
Wanky fumbled with his jacket, got it stuffed in his jersey, and the pair, hunter and prey, set off in chase of the peloton. Wankmeister wasn't feeling great, and his less-than-great sensations were enhanced by Phoque's madman time-trial mode along Vista del Mar, battering into a nasty, miserably cold crosswind. "What the Phoque?" he wondered at this sudden display of speed and power by a heretofore undistinguished baby seal.
Phoque never swung over, and barreled for several miles until the pack was in sight. With one huge final effort he got to within a couple of hundred yards. By now Wankmeister was quite warmed up and he noted Phoque's shoulders as they swayed and sagged, his head beginning to evince the tell-tale "cranial droop" of a tired rider. Thankful and profoundly appreciative for Phoque's selfless effort, Wanky took out his club, inspected the shiny, sparkling, unblooded tip, and jumped as hard as he could around Phoque to close the gap. Unable to follow the sudden burst, the hapless baby seal, after doing all that hard word for a friend, found himself alone, shelled, and hopelessly dropped as the pack rode away.
Wankmeister wiped off his club and went on to a glorious NPR victory that day, which he dedicated to "that little phoquer who waited for me."
When the club swings full circle
Now, many moons later, Wanky reached the Center of the Known Universe and greeted his fellow riders. The chief talk that morning was whether or not the angry psychotic homeless person would be waiting to ambush them in the alley, and what the best response would be if he challenged the group again with his fists. Most agreed that the bragging rights attached to 60 healthy grown athletic men beating the snot out of an insane poor person were minimal, and although a certain "fun" quotient was mentioned by one or two, the consensus was to take evasive action if he appeared.
Wankmeister's cold/flu/bronchial infection/ovarian cyst reminded him how bad he felt, how right his wife had been, and how he should have stayed in bed. When the group turned onto Vista del Mar, he realized that in his current condition the only sane thing to do would be, of course, to attack. So he did.
Unbeknownst to our hero, however, there is a sacred rule espoused by those who are famed for never attacking anywhere, ever: "Thou shalt not attack on Vista del Mar." In retrospect, when he was curled up in bed, Wanky wished that he had known about the rule if only so that he could have enjoyed breaking it. By the time he passed Imperial, a nascent break had formed including Bull, Phoque, Lamchops, Brewmaster, and Ronan the Mini-Barbarian. The first time that Phoque pulled through, Wankmeister noticed something that surprised him. Beneath Phoque's saddle there no longer dangled a stuffed baby seal.
After a few rotations Lamchop had been seasoned, fried in the pan, and served up with a sprig of parsley. Mini-Barbarian decided to go back to the pack and get civilized. Brewmaster's yeast infection had gummed up his pedalworks, and there were soon only three riders left. After one rotation KitchenAid began to suck and heave, and each time Phoque swung over for Wanky to pull through, he couldn't. "Hey, fucker!" yelled Wanky. "I can't pull through if you don't slow down!" Shrugging, Phoque kept the gas on.
Dragging the corpse
They raced up the small hill on Pershing, with Bull still hanging on for dear life, unable to take a pull. In his pain-besotted misery, Wankmeister cursed his friend and teammate. "Pull through you sorry fucker, I don't care how much you're hurting," he muttered to himself between mighty exhalations of snot that were immediately absorbed by his dripping mustache, then drooled into his mouth or into his beard.
By the time they hit the Parkway, KitchenAid's beaters had been reattached and he started to pull through. The peloton was a distant memory as Poopsie, Sausage, Hallpass, and Finnhead bitterly complained and gnashed their teeth about the early attack while they had been discussing gear-inches, motorcycle protective clothing, and drag coefficients. They angrily made plans to impugn the integrity of the breakaways, people who had none, on Facebook. "Just remember," Finnhead said to Poopsie, "it's easier to complain about a breakaway on FB than it is to chase it down in real life." Then they all went to the back and Instagrammed each other's kits.
The three-man breakaway, however, was completely unconcerned with Finnhead's gnashing teeth or with the long, detailed complaint that Sausage and Poopsie would draft and mail to the New Pier Ride Advisory Board and its director, "Toofs" Prettytree, one of the staunchest advocates for fair, honest, riding on the NPR and dental work and wheelsucking. The breakaway was concerned with something much more important: Not becoming a one-man breakaway, as Phoque was drilling and grilling like an insane combination of dentist-turned-Texas-BBQ-chef.
Phoque kept the torrid pace up for minutes at a time, pausing only to catch his breath while Wanky leaked tears and prostate juice all over his bike and while KitchenAid kept staring mindlessly at his Garmin, hoping that it would say something other than YOU ARE COMPLETELY FUCKED NOW. It didn't, but deep in the throes of cranial droop KitchenAid slammed into Phoque's rear wheel, creating a nice brown stain in Wanky's shorts that would take several hours of hard scrubbing to remove. "Keep your fucking head up and quit looking at your fucking computer!" Wanky roared, but it wasn't a roar, it was more of a whimper, as Phoque was driving the pace into the wind again and the two cabooses needed every bit of oxygen to pedal.
Swing. Thud. Swing. Thud. Swing. Thud.
If you've ever been in a break on the NPR with four laps to go, you know the meaning of hell. 99 times out of 100, you're going to get caught and when you do, you will be wrecked. However, Phoque didn't appear to care, and he swung his club at Wanky and Bull with abandon. The blood flowed.
"So," squealed Bull. "This is how it feels."
"Ouchies," whined Wankmeister. "My prostate juice is sopping my shorts."
"Oh, did that hurt?" Phoque asked solicitously. "Let me give you another one." And he'd pound away. Occasionally the chasing peloton would come into view, with Sausage and Finnhead and Toofs seated comfortably at the back, adding new points and sub-points to their detailed legal polemic that would be posted after the ride. Poopsie tried to drive the pace, but as an inveterate baby seal his efforts were for naught, and anyway, while the chasers got hung up at the occasional red light Phoque & Co. had full advantage of the NPR's Three Breakaway Rules, which are as follows:
- Never stop.
- Do not stop.
- Stopping is prohibited.
Finnhead and Toofs made note of this and added it to the long list of infractions being compiled, to wit: "Faux breakaway cheaters and early attackers in neutral zone furthermore didn't stop but we had to stop at all the lights so there."
"Be sure to add that we almost caught them anyway," said Finnhead, comfortably sitting in the very back as the break continued to put huge amounts of time on the pack.
It pays to have friends in high places
Even with their gargantuan lead, the breakaway would have succumbed had Wankmeister's SPY teammates not sat at the back of the peloton and refused to assist with Poopsie's doomed chase. Before long even Poopsie, he of the detailed report to be submitted to the Rules Committee, threw in the towel. Finnhead, realizing that his usual zero probability of winning had been reduced to negative numbers, focused instead on the 38 mph max speed that he would reach by sitting on others' wheels, and chalked it up as a win. Sausage planned to purchase the Parkway in his next M&A acquisition and jail all future rule breakers.
As they sped up towards the bridge on the finishing lap, Phoque finally swung over. He was starting to look winded and well-tenderized for a late attack, the kind that would be quick and hard enough for him not to respond to, and the kind that would leave him gasping for air as Wankmeister claimed another glorious victory. It would be a nice "don't forget your elders" touch to pay Phoque back for the relentless clubbing he'd administered the entire morning.
"Hey, man," Wanky said as he passed.
"You ever won the NPR?"
Phoque shook his head. "No."
"Well, wanker, you will today."
And he did.
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Fear and loathing in Los Angeles
November 14, 2013 § 33 Comments
This is really simple. A white C-Class Mercedes-Benz, with a license number we couldn't confirm due to problems with the GoPro video that captured the scene, buzzed the Tuesday NPR group going an estimated 75 – 80 mph. No one was hurt. Lots of people were scared.
The driver is a repeat offender, and westbound on Westchester Parkway around 7:30 AM seems to be the time of his daily commute. I first became aware of him several months ago, sometime in June. A Texas Aggie cyclist had shown up on the ride and proceeded to crush it. Being a Texas grad, I waited for the interloper to exhibit the famed Aggie traits of doofishness, flaildom, and crackage.
This guy rode like a champ, kept pushing it at the front, and really stood out for his strength and work ethic and solid skills. I didn't want to admit it, but he was damned good. Just before the finish a white Mercedes came roaring by in excess of 80 mph, buzzing the finishing sprinters. The Aggie took the win, and as I shook my head in respect I noticed that the rapidly receding asshat in the Benz had his alma mater emblazoned on the back.
It was a silver metallic Texas Longhorn.
When we turned left on Pershing, asshat had gotten hung up at the light, and we exchanged words. He sped in front of us, then threw on the brakes, as if to get out and fight. When he realized that the approaching mob contained about fifty grown athletic men, he flipped us off and sped away.
Ever since then he has periodically buzzed our group, and one day he's going to kill someone.
This is what we put up with in order to ride our bikes on the streets of L.A.: Morons from Texas who are too chicken to get out and confront us, and instead risk our lives by trying to intimidate us with crazy, high speed games. Fortunately, since this repeated harassment has occurred in the City of Los Angeles, we have a remedy, because the city has passed an anti-harassment ordinance that specifically protects cyclists from life-threatening harassment such as the kind that this asshat regularly engages in.
Stay tuned. This one isn't over yet by a long shot.


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How Volkswagen is run like no other car company
By John McElroy
Dec 6th 2012
Volkswagen is run very differently than every other automaker. Actually, its corporate structure looks more like General Motors did from 1920 to 1970. In other words, VW now looks like the GM that was once the largest and most profitable corporation in the world.
VW is not in any danger of having other automakers copying its corporate structure. Most are unaware of VW's modus operandi, and besides, by traditional business school metrics, VW looks like a productivity basket case.
Any efficiency expert would tell you that VW is too vertically integrated, has too much overlap and duplication, and has way too many brands. VW, meanwhile, keeps growing bigger, stronger and more profitable.
The give-away that Volkswagen Group is run differently from every other car company lies with the fact that it employs a staggering 549,300 people globally. Fortune magazine lists it as the eighth largest employer in the world, behind giants such as Walmart and the Chinese post office. VW has almost as many full-time employees as General Motors (213,000), Ford (164,000) and Fiat-Chrysler (197,000) put together. While those three behemoths collectively built 19 million vehicles last year, VW "only" built 8.5 million.
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I spoke to Darren in regards to my panics and wish to thank him very much for his advice.
Here are some photos of the "common ground" in the property, to confirm, a house that has been converted into two self contained flats - ground floor and first floor.
My back is pressed firmly against the front door for you to gain an idea of size of communal area - my front door is situated on the left, the freeholder's front door is situated directly in front.


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Money Flow
Historically, the first ten calendar days of January, and sometimes July, are a time for money managers to deploy fresh investor capital into the equities market. Obviously, that provides natural price support for the markets. As an example, this past January, the S&P 500 Index opened trading on the first day of the month @ 1115. Over the next 5 sessions fresh capital buying or "Money Flow," as we like to describe it on the Street, elevated the index toward 1150.
S&P 500 Index December 31, 2009 - January 11, 2010
Source: Bloomberg
Once the "Money Flow" effect subsides, the market will lose that underlying support and its direction will be driven by the impending earnings results which begin the second week of both January and July.
I, however, view the 'Money Flow" indicator as a great read into overall investor confidence about the next few months. The fact that fresh capital was being deployed in the first week of July this year indicates to me that investors do not believe an impending equities market "washout" will occur in the next few months. Rather, I view this week's price action as investors taking the opportunity to acquire capital market assets at attractive levels, this even with the overwhelming theme of the mass media suggesting that "Armageddon 2: The Sequel" is upon us.
Laggards performed very well this week, some of the legacy hedge fund VIP names in particular. The re-attraction to those laggard names confirms positive 'Money Flow." Take a look at the names below - quality companies I suggest - with terrible year-to-date performance, but still beating the S&P 500 Index over the first nine calendar days of July 2010.
S&P 500 Index year to date -3.33% month to date +4.58%
Google (GOOG) year to date -24.6% month to date +5%
Amazon (AMZN) year to date -12.8% month to date +7.3%
Suncor (SU) year to date -9.3% month to date +8.7%
JP Morgan (JPM) year to date -6.7% month to date +6.2%
Peabody (BTU) year to date -4.3% month to date +10.6%
US Steel (X) year to date -22.2% month to date +11.2%
Freeport Mac (FCX) year to date -17.8% month to date +11.6%
Potash (POT) year to date -14.3% month to date +7.8%
Res in Motion (RIMM) year to date -21.1% month to date +8.3%
The focus now shifts to corporate earnings which may send the near-term indexes higher or lower - something that is rather difficult to forecast. But, I like the fact that fresh capital was being deployed in the first week of July, even with the gloom and doom crowd back out in full force again warning us of the arrival of the next recession.


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A few weeks ago, something impossible happened to my primary rig. When I say "primary" I mean it's the one I do most of my gaming on, as opposed to the workstation in the basement that serves as my grinding-out-articles PC.
The impossible event originated in the keyboard, a Logitech G11. There was a distinct, but very quiet, popping sound, and then it quit working--lights out and all. It also smelled like roasted electronics.
Here's the impossible part: Somehow, this itty-bitty spike blew out the entire USB bus on my computer, which was then powered by a Gigabyte EX58-UD3R.
Long story short, that's not supposed to ever happen, ever, due to the fact that there are several failsafes between a USB device and the USB ports on the computer, all of which failed, but both Gigabyte and Logitech came through for me and sent new parts. I built up a new-ish rig, which is configured as such (some links provided for less-common parts; the others are easy to Google):
Case: Thermaltake Element G (lots of fans in lots of adjustable colors, but still relatively quiet and very cool)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58-UD5 (complete with SATA 3 and USB 3.0)
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 overclocked from 2.6Ghz to 3.2GHz with a Thermaltake air cooler of some sort (I forget the model, but any decent aftermarket cooler will allow such a modest overclock)
Memory: 12GB (6x2GB) of 1333MHz OCZ Gold triple-channel +
--Dell S2409W 1920x1080 monitor (an oldie, but a goodie)
Graphics: ASUS's version of an Nvidia GTX 285, with an old Nvidia 8800 dedicated for PhysX. (Not sure if that second card is worth even having, considering the heat and wattage factors.)
Audio: ASUS Xonar Essence STX (simply the best headphone-centric sound card available) +
--Phiaton PS 300 NC headset (wow, just wow) and
--Logitech Z-5500 connected w/optical cable (too loud for my living room--which is a good thing)
Input: Logitech G500 mouse + G110 keyboard (because I take gaming seriously)
OS: Win7 x64, natch.
I gotta say, I'm pretty satisfied with this system so far, except that I can't play Metro 2033 at full bore. I'm not even sure that a 400 series Nvidia/5000 series ATI card can do that, though.
Oh, and another note: I've been talking with Michael Brown over at Maximum PC, and it looks like I'll be doing reviews there soon. That's almost like going home; back when it was called boot Magazine, I sat on the other side of a partition from the editors whilst I worked as Tech Ed for PC Gamer.


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Minutes away from Putney and Fulham this large house in a residential area is near plenty of nightlife, shops, restaurants etc. In one of the most sought after areas of West London this property is perfectly located. Within easy access to the City of London on the Piccadilly Line, District Line and National Rail Network, this property is within commuting distance to the city centre yet set in a pleasant and slightly quieter neighbourhood.
The house is very bright - the wooden floors and white walls give it a bright and modern feeling. There is also an outdoor area with spacious communal areas.
20 minute walk to Barons Court Station on the Piccadilly Line
20 minute walk to Putney Bridge Station on the Piccadilly Line or 7 minutes on the bus (74 & 430)
35 minutes by bus to Imperial College
44 minutes by bus to University of Roehampton
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Kevin starts off the blog with some interesting figures, stating that AdWords is host to some "one million advertisers in 190 countries". He went on to say that in the last quarter of 2010 they "shut down" 50,000 AdWord accounts sporting advertisements for counterfeit goodies.
No system is perfect and the team seems to have their hands full handling these types of accounts. However, Kevin (the acting Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Google), said that they were ramping up their efforts by making the following changes:
- Respond to Counterfeit Complaints within 24 Hours: Introduced in 2009, Google created a complaint form users could fill out to report phony products being pushed in AdWords. Kevin says moving forward, response time is going to average 24 hours – or less.
- Improving AdSense Anti-Counterfeit Reviews: Another step the company is making is to improve upon existing policies for reviewing product ads. Kevin promises they will work "more closely with brand owners to identify infringers" and extricate them from AdSense.
- New Help Center Page: Finally, the company has created a new help center page where you can report counterfeiters. The Goog is hoping this will make it easier for clients to actually report fraud when they find it. Let's hope that is the case.
To hear more from Kevin and the Google team and learn how this may or may not affect your website, visit the Google Public Policy blog .


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Can anyone tell me what this part is ? And where I can buy or order it ?
It is from my DVD player Toshiba SD9000E and that "thing" is buzzing, if I switch the power on.
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It's a power supply transformer, possibly a switch mode one.
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The Mallee Almond Blossom Festival is an annual event which coincides with the largest explosion of almond blossom in the southern hemisphere. The Festival is held on the third Sunday in August at the Robinvale Community Centre, on the picturesque banks of the Murray River.Come prepared for a wonderfully relaxing day sampling and purchasing local products. Enjoy informative farm tours, entertainment, food and wine, giveaways and activities for all ages.The famous Cook Off is a must see, with a guest celebrity chef commentating while three locals compete for first place. The general public can enter the Bake Off by bringing along something containing almonds.


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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 07:27AM
I think it's important that anyone reading this knows that this is a very unusual situation
My situation may not be in the majority but it is not singular. This is just a simple search on this site, not even going past page 3 of results:
Obviously other curlies are reporting the same problem. I'm not saying the problem is caused by the same things... some could be not massaging enough, others massaging too much, others could have ingredient sensitivities, but thinning is being reported with a certain frequency.
I think of it like medications. If let's say 5% of people report a certain side effect of a medication, then that side effect must be included in the "possible side effects of this medication include" part of the information packet. Sure, 5% isn't the majority, and it may not happen to you, but 5% means it has been reported enough to be relevant.
I really wish I would have read a "possible side effect of cowashing is thinning hair" warning somewhere, anywhere before I started cowashing. Then I would have been keeping a closer eye on the density of my hair, and probably stopped before I lost as much as I did.
That's why I've started these threads. But honestly I think that these warnings should be in the CG Handbook itself, as well as the "Introduction to the no-poo method" sticky as well as all the Newbie stickies. It's easy to miss a thread if you don't know what you should be looking for.
As a side note: yes I know other curlies love co-washing and have done it without problems and
yay happy I'm glad. But your good experience doesn't invalidate my bad experience. Though I may be in the minority, trust me, you don't want to be the one to end up with thinner hair. We're all here to make the best out of our hair and help it be the healthiest that it can be.
I've noticed that in a lot of the above threads commenters aren't always willing to listen to the OP or even believe that they could be having a bad experience, or immediately assume that the OP is doing something wrong. Just because co-washing has worked really well for the commenters doesn't mean the OPs aren't having problems with the cowashing method itself without user error.
Trust me, I'm not here on a tirade against CG. I've been sulfate-free and cone-free for at least 3 years without even knowing what CG was. I started getting into natural skin/hair as I thought it was a healthier alternative.
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When I discovered the CG method and co-washing, it seemed like a natural step ahead. And I loved how my hair and scalp felt while co-washing, soft, moisturized, no buildup, no itchies. But then I realized my hair was thinning and it all went down the drain... metaphorically and literally I guess.
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Latino Folk Medicine: Healing Herbal Remedies from Ancient Traditions
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345438361, Paperback)Camphor for asthma . . . Guajava for skin care . . . Eucalyptus for bronchitis . . . Dragon's Blood for wounds . . . Cat's Claw for arthritis. . . .
The Latino folk pharmacopoeia is one of the largest and richest on earth. Drawing on a centuries-old culture of healing tradition, informed by a deep reverence for history, this marvelous resource gives a vivid, balanced look at Latino folk medicine as practiced across America. Inside you will meet the lay healers, curanderes, who prescribe for the sick, visit the botanicas that sell hundreds of medicinal plant products, and learn all about the folk remedy tradition, including how
¸ GINGER can soothe an upset stomach
¸ ANISE keeps colic under control
¸ KALALLO BUSH treats the common cold
¸ EMBAUBA works as an astringent on dry skin
Each botanical profile lists the scientific and common name, where the plant is grown and its physical characteristics, traditional uses, availability and dosage, and contraindications and special precautions. It is important to note that herbs should only be taken with the consultation of your physician.
Welcome to the world of the yerba buena ("good herb"), where scientists are finding new hope for chronic disease and ordinary folk are discovering new possibilities for better health and well-being!
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ABC has terminated "Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23's" lease.
James Van Der Beek, who stars on the sitcom with Krysten Ritter and Dreama Walker, took to Twitter on Tuesday to share with fans that the show is ending, effective immediately.
PLAY IT NOW: Krysten Ritter Dishes Details On Don't Trust The B... In Apt 23 Season 2
"Sad to say ABC has pulled #Apt23 and will not be airing the 8 remaining episodes any time soon. Translation: we've basically been cancelled," the actor wrote.
The former "Dawson's Creek" hunk - whose frequent mocking of his teen heartthrob past brought many a laugh on the now-condemned series -- said low ratings were to blame for the cancelation, despite the show's popularity.
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"I know most of you watched us on your own time & platform and that the competitive network scheduling game is irrelevant to you, but network TV is a business dictated by Nielson ratings," he explained. "And while that's an antiquated business model, it's the only one they've got."
Adding, "Thanks to all who tuned in. We had a blast making it. Can't imagine a more fun work environment with better people. But onto the next..."
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Despite the disappointing news, James asked his followers to refrain from trash-Tweeting the network for their decision to yank the show.
"And please, no bashing ABC. While I'm sure no one there would say they think they nailed it when it came to programming #Apt23 this year, you've got to give ABC props for ever picking us up in the first place," he wrote. "They took a shot at something original & edgy. I respect them for it."
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James' co-star Krysten also Tweeted, "Wow the support from you guys has been mind blowing. I love you! The best fans in the world! I sincerely appreciate you. #apt23"
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "... B---- in Apt. 23" will be replaced with back-to-back new episodes of "Happy Endings," beginning Tuesday.
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cammy 931 did these awesome sigs^
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Lady Gaga - Just Dance
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18 days- Saving Abel.
Mah its not so great lol.
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Livin' proof of a dying dream
Carpathian Forest - Cold Murderous Music
The Postal Service -- Pictures
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i dont like the drugs but the drugs like me-marilyn manson
cammy 931 did these awesome sigs^
Sabbat- The Church Bizzare
hmm im listening to Who am I by hillsong I really loved it.
Tantra- Abikara, Flyff - Psykeeper, Cabal- Mage, Atlantica - ArtilleryMan
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I'll Be Alright Without You - Journey
Hip Hop - Mos Def
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Respiration - Common, Blackstar (A.K.A. Mos Def and Talib Kweli)
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Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing.
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listening to toe - path.
post-rock is mesmerizing. O.o
take her with you..
Plenty of Grit, sung by Megumi Hayashibara
Have no idea what she's saying, but DANG is it catchy.
James Last ft Zamfir - The Lonely Shepherd
aerodynamic - daft punk
I killed the Prom Queen - Forever will come to an end
Livin' proof of a dying dream
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I would just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped make today run smoothly, too many to mention but you know who you are and it really is greatly appreciated. Today made me very proud to be a part of UK BJJ! There were some excellent fights in all categories overseen by the referees, Rob, Italo and Tom, Thanks guys . One more thank you to everyone who competed or came along and supported the day. Awesome !
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Super Feather --64KG
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2nd Ashley Williams GB Swansea
3rd Jason Kemp Combat Academy
Feather - 70KG
1st Nicholas Roberts Impact
2nd David Thomas GB Swansea
3rd Jeremy Kemp Combat Academy
Lightweight - 76KG
1st Russell Evans GB Swansea
2nd John Mitchell GB Birmingham
3rd Jarryd Hoy GB Swansea
3rd Jez Lord GB Birmingham
Middle 82.3KG
1st Jordan James GB Swansea
2nd Chris Jones Torex
3rd Simon Pearce Combat Academy
Middle Heavy 88.3KG
1st Chris Fowler GB Swansea
2nd James ORiordan Impact
3rd Jamie Phillips Jamie Phillips
Heavy 94.3KG
1st Dean Bradbury Combat Academy
2nd Nick Daynes Carlson Gracie
Super Heavy 100.5KG
1st Paul Mathias Cardiff BJJ/GB Swansea
2nd Chris Lovegrove Torex
3rd Ashley James GB Swansea
Super Super Heavy - +100.5
1st Shay Egan Torex
2nd Chris Konieczny Combat Academy
3rd Gary Richards GB Swansea
1st Ashley James GB Swansea
2nd Shay Egan Torex
3rd Chris Konieczny Combat Academy
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2nd Emma Baker Combat Academy
3rd Pippa Granger RGA
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Feather 70KG
1st Daniel Agard RGA
2nd Simon Edmunds Pedro Bessa
3rd Anthony Griffiths SBG
Light 76KG
1st Tony Edwards ECBJJ
2nd Oli Geddes RGA
3rd Jon Hand Mcgovern Academy
Middle 82.3KG
1st Martin Gonzo ECBJJ
2nd Richard Wetherall GB Bath
3rd Jonny Davies GB Swansea
Middle Heavy 88.3KG
1st Rob Westney ECBJJ
2nd Andrew Baynton Pedro Bessa
3rd Delroy Mcdowell Ze Marcello
Heavy 94.3KG
1st Dean Aplin Torex
2nd Iain Mcmillan Volcano
3rd Gareth Jones Pedro Bessa Bristol
1st Martin Gonzo ECBJJ
2nd Rob Westney ECBJJ
3rd Oli Geddes RGA
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I've recently installed Mathematica 5.2 for students on my Intel Macintosh, and everything seems to be functioning correctly. The only issue is that the version of Mathematica on the install disk is the PPC version and not the universal version. Hence, my computer is running Mathematica through Rosetta, Apple's PPC interpretation layer. This is quite slow!
Where can I download the universal binary version of Mathematica for OSX? Will I need to re-enter or get a new password to install this new version?
Thanks very much!
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Considerations when pouring concrete against a stucco wall?
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I'm building a 4' concrete retaining wall (1' foundation, 3' wall), and one end of the wall would contact the stucco wall of the house. The house has an existing plastic sheet water barrier adhered to the stucco wall up to ground level. I have attached the .pdf from the county that shows the approach that I am taking to building the retaining wall (I am building the one to the right of the document, to a height of 4', including foundation depth) and a photo of the area (the retaining wall is going up perpendicular to the side of the house and behind the A/C condensing unit in the background, partly into the spider plants). I have some questions about the area where the retaining wall butts up to the house and the stucco wall:
1. How should I handle the area where the retaining wall will meet the house's stucco wall? Do I need to remove the stucco and/or the plastic and adhesive?
2. I will be backfilling the grade behind the retaining wall to a height 2' above the area where the house has the moisture barrier. Is it enough to simply add more adhesive and plastic to raise that moisture barrier 2'?
3. Other than providing the drainage recommended in the attached .pdf, should I do anything special to ensure that water stays away from the house and drains towards the front of the house?
This house is in Southern California.
Thanks very much,
I'd be very concerned if the new wall will have you placing earth up against the stucco. Remember that your stucco is certainly not waterproof and can be permeated by moisture. I would advise against pouring a concrete wall right up against the stucco. I'd leave some space if at all possible.
That is one heck of a nasty slope you have there and it is a good idea to try to manage any stormwater that flows downhill. In the interest of mitigating the water and making your retaining wall last, I'd suggest backfilling the wall with gravel and using a layer of geo-mesh fabric between the gravel and the backfilled earth. Furthermore, a french drain system to collect the water from the high and low side of the retaining wall and move it around the side of the house would be a very good idea.
I was wondering what your solution was to butting a concrete wall against a stucco wall and how well does it work? I will be having the same situation when I put in a 5 to 6 foot retaining wall that will butt into the side of my house. I am referring to my architect for advice, but in the meantime I thought I would search the web and see who else may have a similar situation and a solution.
An exterior retaining wall should not be tied to the house foundation or walls.
Hi, I ultimately built a slip form rock wall perpendicular to the house, but I left a .5" gap between the butt end of the wall and the house and filled the gap with sealant. Then I continued the poly that already ran down the side of the house onto the wall and sealed it. Then I put in a french drain along the house and the wall to route the water away from the house and wall and drain it towards the front of the house. Then I terraced the small area behind the wall to manage the slope. We had decent rains this spring and everything drained ok. Overall I'm really happy with the wall but I will post again if I have any problems with it.
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I have made a lot of progress on the retaining walls, although it still needs some finishing. As this is a DIY chatroom, I wanted to share my experience in building this wall, almost a year later:
1. It was a LOT more work than I anticipated. A lot more. That is probably typical of all DIY jobs, but I allocated three weeks for this project and it ended up taking most of a year. All of the excavation, moving tons of dirt, mixing and pouring tons of cement was really hard work.
2. I put in french drains behind all the walls. The drains may be more work than necessary. You usually don't see them on DIY websites when the walls are short (these walls are 3' plus a 1' footing in the ground.
3. I used the slip form concrete method and am fairly happy with the result. The first wall I did didn't turn out as nice as the others because I was learning. If you have a choice, choose a less-seen wall as the first wall.
4. Because of the height of the slope, I decided to terrace the retaining walls. A tape measure and a little forethought would have prepared me for the extra work.
Walls look great....huge improvement :thumbsup:
Most excellent - great job. :thumbsup:
Spectacular job. :yes:
VERY impressive work even for a season'd guy,,, if you would, pls comment on the ' slipform ' comment - vertical OR horizontal ? thanks.
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Khaled Meshal, the political leader of Hamas, gave a defiant speech on Saturday, vowing to build an Islamic Palestinian state on all the land of Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Speaking [in Gaza] before tens of thousands of supporters on the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, Mr. Meshal said the Jewish state would be wiped away through "resistance," or military action. "The state will come from resistance, not negotiation," he said. "Liberation first, then statehood." His voice rising to a shout, Mr. Meshal said: "Palestine is ours from the river to the sea and from the south to the north. There will be no concession on any inch of the land." He vowed that all Palestinian refugees and their descendants would one day return to their original homes in what is now Israel. "We will never recognize the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation, and therefore there is no legitimacy for Israel, no matter how long it will take," he said. "We will free Jerusalem inch by inch, stone by stone. Israel has no right to be in Jerusalem."The time has come to implement as a response to this what's outlined in this recent S&F post.


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Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Let me get the bad stuff out of the way first...We were supposed to Grand Turks, San Juan, St. Thomas and Half-Moon Cay. Grand Turks was not possible due to high winds and worse seas, but that didn't dampen our experience. Yes, everybody looked drunk for the first couple of days because the ship was rockin' and rollin', but what do you expect in bad weather.
The Eurodam is a modern beautiful ship with every amenity you can think of. Under the circumstance of bad weather, she performed nicely. We were bummed that we missed our excursion on Grand Turks (Dune Buggys), but we were safe and I'd rather be on this ship than at home anyday. We were fully refunded our fee for the excursion and port taxes we would have incurred.
Food on the Eurodam...Lido cafeteria style was terrific! Rembrandt Room superb and the Pinnacle Grill was fanciful full of flavor.
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Northvew defeats Greenville boys in district tournament
LOWELL — Apparently, Northview has the number of Greenville. Both boys and girls.
On Friday, the Wildcats' girls team knocked the Yellow Jackets out of the district tournament in the finals. Then on Monday, the boys team ended the season of the Yellow Jackets in the first round of the district tournament.
Northview started the game with a 7-0 run and outscored the Yellow Jackets 21-9 after the first eight minutes.
"That was one of the things we tried to focus on. We wanted to come out and have a good first quarter," Northview coach Trevor Chalmers said. "I knew it was going to be a tough game. That's what we were looking for and were fortunate to get it."
Northview drained three three-pointers in the opening quarter and eight total field goals in the quarter. Greenville managed just four field goals.
"First quarters have killed us, but it seems like teams have shot a 75 percent clip against from behind the arc in the first quarters," Greenville coach Mark Haist said. "Our strength is pounding it inside and getting teams in foul trouble. You can't do that with them."
A Ryan Kapustka three-pointer extended the Wildcats lead to 30-12 with 3:26 remaining in the half.
Greenville, though became aggressive offensively and shots started to fall as they finished the half on a 10-0 run to trail 30-22.
Senior Miguel Nieto accounted for eight of Greenville's 10 points.
"At the start of the game we talked about going through some highs and lows during the game," Chalmers said. "We went through a stretch right before the half. We just needed to do a better job of recognizing the situation."
Twice Greenville narrowed the Northview lead to six points in the third quarter, but foul trouble effected what the Yellow Jackets could do offensively.
Both Greenville big guys Ian Cooper and Greg Krusniak spent minutes on the bench in foul trouble.
"When our big guys are out, our little guys are trying to do things that isn't our strength," Haist said. "It's not just one guard. We are trying to get them to score off the perimeter, but it's not our strength as a team. It wasn't for a lack of effort tonight."
Greenville trailed 35-29, but the Wildcats finished off the third quarter with a 7-2 run to lead 42-31.
"They kept coming at us and we knew they would," Chalmers said. "I thought Robbie Meadows did a good job of staying active offensively and being aggressive. There were times when he got into the paint just enough to create opportunities for others."
Meadows finished the game with 13 points, but hit some timely shots and found open teammates when needed.
Northview opened a 16-point lead in the final quarter, while the Yellow Jackets never really challenged in the fourth.
"All of our seniors, I thought they fought as hard as they possibly could tonight," Haist said. "Given the situation they battled back. After Thursday night (a blowout loss at Forest Hills Northern) they could have given up down 16 early, but they didn't want to go out that way."
Kapustka scored a game-high 16 points.
Alex Karatkiewicz — in his first game back after a hand injury — led Greenville with 14 points, Parker Syrjala and Nieto each scored 10.
Combined both teams hit 15 three-pointers. Karatkiewicz had four, while Meadows made three.
Greenville finished its season a disappointing 6-15. This just a year after a 19-2 season.
"Every year is different. Every break we caught last year went against us this year," Haist said. "Whether is was a call, an injury or losing the close games at the end instead of winning. Some one said to me with a 10-point swing and we could have been around .500."
Northview (8-13) will face Forest Hills Central in the district semifinal on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Lowell. Forest Hills Northern will face the host Red Arrows in the second game.
The district final is set for 7 p.m. Friday.
Greenville 9 13 9 22 — 53
Northview 21 9 12 23 — 65
GREENVILLE (6-15) — Heppe 4 0-0 9, Karatkiewicz 4 2-7 14, Syrjala 4 0-0 10, Roy 0 2-2 2, Nieto 4 0-0 10, Cooper 1 0-0 2, Krusniak 2 2-3 6. Totals: 19 6-12 53. Three-point goals: Karatkiewicz 4, Nieto 2, Syrjala 2, Heppe. Total fouls: 20. Fouled out: Krusniak.
NORTHVIEW (8-13) — Meadows 3 4-4 13, Kapustka 4 7-12 16, VanGessel 2 4-4 8, Clincy 3 1-2 7, Houston 1 0-0 3, Crawford 3 0-0 8, Storms 3 0-0 6, Bockheim 2 0-0 4. Totals: 21 16-22 65. Three-point goals: Meadows 3, Crawford 2, Kapustka, Houston. Total fouls: 11. Fouled out: None.


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While pulling together parts for my various desulfator builds, I have come across the need to test/measure the values of some Inductors and Capacitors that I have in my parts drawers. On a previous occasion I had purchased (from eBay) an LCR meter which gives at least some information (inductance, capacitance, and resistance). It doesn't measure the ESR value of capacitors however. I went looking around for a similar meter that would measure ESR and instead ran across the following circuit that does everything above and then some. I have seen other members mention in these message boards that they were waiting for meters to be delivered before being able to test their parts. I submit this post as a potentially faster/cheaper way to get a 'good enough' measurement of your parts. Hopefully it is ok to post this even though it isn't directly related to desulfating.
Anyway, without further ado... the original circuit is the 'Transistor Tester' circuit by Markus Frejek posted at the following (German) site:
The original circuit boasts the following features:
- Automatic detection of NPN and PNP transistors, N-and P-channel MOSFETs, diodes (including double diodes), thyristors, triacs and resistors and capacitors.
- Automatic calculation and display of the pins of the component under test
- Detection and display of protection diodes for transistors and MOSFETs
- Determination of the gain and the base-emitter forward voltage at transistors
- Measuring the gate threshold voltage and gate capacitance of MOSFET
- Display the values on a text LCD (2 * 16 characters)
- Less than 2 second (except for larger capacitors) duration of a component testing
- One-button (or less) operation, (optional) automatic shutdown
- Power consumption when switched off: <20 nA
The original circuit is pretty simple and consists of a small number of parts:
- an ATMEGA8 (i.e. arduino) with power circuitry (i.e. 78L05 voltage regulator) and (optional) shutdown circuitry
- a 16x2 (or larger) HD44780 based character LCD
- an (optional) button (for initiating component tests)
- a few resistors, and other misc. parts
The firmware was picked up and further modified by Karl-Heinz Kubbeler. Very recently it gained the following additional features:
- Self calibration process to improve accuracy
- Measure inductance from about 0.01mH to 20H
- Measure ESR (for > 2 uH capacitors) with a resolution of about 0.01 ohms
These are the features that I really wanted. To enable these features you do have to have at least a 16 KB ATMEGA (i.e. ATMEGA168(p) or ATMEGA328(p)).
There is more information at the following link on the same (German) site:
I was able to quickly build this circuit, first on a protoboard, and then on a piece of stripboard, and can verify that it seems to work amazingly well.
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Raiders fans have a new name to know for that inevitable time when Darren McFadden gets injured. Oakland signed former Jaguars running back Rashad Jennings to a one-year deal on Wednesday. He has spent all of his four-year career acting as the backup to Maurice Jones-Drew.
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Jennings is a good player, but he has been done in by serious injuries the past two seasons. A concussion finished him off last year, and he missed all of the 2011 season due to a torn ACL. But he's got good size and can catch. Marcel Reece , who really broke out over a month's time last season, is a very good receiver as well, but the Raiders would like to use him only on passing downs. Jennings will take over the role that once belonged to Mike Goodson, who signed with the Jets last month. Jennings, 28, will be the handcuff here to start this season. Considering whom he is backing up, Jennings will always be a player to watch.


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Arizona overcomes Nevada 49-48 in New Mexico Bowl
Matt Scott threw two short touchdown passes in the final 42 seconds and college football's postseason started with a wild one when Arizona rallied past Nevada 49-48 Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl.
Arizona (8-5) recovered an onside kick in the final minute, setting up Scott's 2-yard toss to Terrence Miller with 19 seconds left for the winning score.
Scott threw for 382 yards and overcame two interceptions. The nation's rushing leader, Ka'Deem Carey, gained 172 yards for the Wildcats.
Cody Fajardo threw for three touchdowns and ran for another score to lead the Wolf Pack (7-6). He had 256 yards passing and 140 yards rushing.
Stefphon Jefferson, the nation's second-leading rusher, ran for 180 yards for Nevada.
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Steamboat businesses get ready for shift to mud season
Businesses across city start specials, temporary closures, reduced hours
April 13, 2010
Crosstown traffic
The massive repaving project on Lincoln Avenue through downtown is picking up speed this week. Details include:
■ Overnight paving is scheduled to begin tonight, from just west of 13th Street to 11th Street.
■ There is no parking on Lincoln Avenue this week between Sixth and 13th streets.
■ Left turns off Lincoln Avenue westbound, toward Yampa Street, can be made at Fifth, Sixth and Ninth streets.
Left turns off Lincoln Avenue eastbound, toward Oak Street, can be made at Fifth, Fourth and Third streets.
■ Work zone crosswalks are near Seventh, Ninth and 11th streets.
■ Left turns off Lincoln Avenue westbound onto 13th Street are not available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To reach the Fairview neighborhood and 13th Street businesses, detour via the James Brown Soul Center of the Universe Bridge on Shield Drive.
Project updates
Jody Patten, project information manager for Scott Contracting, updates construction plans at least daily on the project information hot line, 970-819-7008.
To sign up for e-mail updates on the project, visit this site and click on the "Sign up for E-mail and Wireless Alerts" link in the upper right corner.
The next public meeting about the project is at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Centennial Hall at 124 10th St.
Steamboat Springs — Traffic on ski slopes stopped while traffic downtown accelerated Monday as Steamboat Springs residents, visitors and businesses began the transition into what many are calling an ominous mud season.
Steamboat's Village Inn restaurant on Central Park Drive is an early casualty of the season and the lingering economic recession. The restaurant will close its doors Wednesday. Elsewhere across Steamboat, several businesses are reducing their hours for the next few weeks or closing altogether until May or June, while others are remaining open and trying to drive customer visits with special offers and deals.
Kristi Brown, co-owner of the Cantina of Steamboat at 818 Lincoln Ave., said the Mexican restaurant's "Sizzlin' Sundays" two-for-one fajita special will continue into spring, and she plans to unveil new, additional specials next week.
"We have a lot of year-round staff with families to support," she said. "Closing isn't really an option for us."
Brown said Cantina has about 25 employees on board for mud season.
On Monday afternoon, she looked out the restaurant's wide front windows at the massive repaving project that's slowing traffic to a crawl and blocking access to downtown businesses as work moves in phases down Steamboat's main drag. She smiled ruefully.
"We went ahead and put our patio furniture out today," Brown said. "We'll probably have to dust it off every day."
Brown noted that parking is available for Cantina customers right out the restaurant's back door, in the public lot on Eighth Street. And a few patrons enjoyed Monday's sunny weather on her patio. But those seats might not be as appealing later this week — Brown said Scott Contracting crews told her they could soon start tearing up pavement in front of the restaurant.
A few doors east at Straightline Sports, owner Brett Lee said the store is offering a sale on clothing and some winter items in order to make room for spring and summer inventory.
"We're packing all of our (ski) rentals away and tuning 'em up," he said. "They're not doing us much good. … We're just making the transition from winter to summer."
Lee said he sold a pair of skis Monday, though, one day after closing day at Steamboat Ski Area. He said he's planning some store maintenance such as re-doing the floors in the coming weeks while business likely slows during mud season and the construction.
He said he doesn't plan to change the store's hours or reduce staff, but that could change.
"I kind of have to see how it all pans out," he said.
The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association provided the following list of mud season closures and hours of operation changes submitted by member businesses.
By location, they include:
■ Talulla Women's Boutique, closed on Sundays
■ Tread of Pioneers Museum, closed until 11 a.m. April 27
■ Ghost Ranch Saloon, closed until May 6, then open only Thursdays through Saturdays until mid-June
■ Old West Steakhouse, closed until April 27, then open only Tuesdays through Saturdays until mid-June
■ Giovanni's Ristorante, open through mud season but closed on Sundays and Mondays until the summer
Mountain area
■ Sheraton Steamboat Resort, closed until noon June 11
■ The Ptarmigan Inn, closed to overnight business until May 28, and its Snowbird Restaurant, closed until Thanksgiving
Across Steamboat
■ Carpets Plus, closed April 19-23
■ Sweet Pea Tours, closed from Thursday through April 25
■ The Ore House restaurant, closed until May 14
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Minotaurs & Unicorns - upcoming classic oldschool retro RPG
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Hi, I'm an indie developer and I'm working on an RPG in the style of good old RPGs of the 90s era.
The basic premise is to bring back the fun from the time of Dungeon Master, Eye of The Beholder, Champions of Krynn, early Might & Magic, Wizardry, etc. Not as a remake, but let's say, as if these were still made today.
The core concept:
* old, classic, retro western style RPG
* first person perspective, 90 degree rotation
* pixelated and simple yet colourfull graphics
* not a remake, but an original game that follows the spirit of the old era RPGs
* no excessive fat that would get into the way of your fun
When the game will be ready? The answer is the same all lazy developers say, I don't know
But I'm quite sure it will be finished much faster than a typical game of this kind (making games is my only source of income, so I can't procastrate too long you know). Definitely not years, months at most. I hope to release a demo in one month and finish it in 3 months. Right now it's 30% finished.
Early alpha version
(only basic stuff works)
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#Seahawks activate former #Ducks CB Walter Thurmond from PUP list; add him to active roster. Been out for a year with a leg injury.
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Michigan Associate Head Coach Rick Bishop
Overall impressions of the meet ... "It was a great night for Michigan -- we came out charging at the defending Big Ten champions. We took off in the medley relay (to open the meet) and had a great swim -- we had two sophomores and a freshman. That was great. There were a couple points where momentum swung both ways. We closed within 20 points a few times. We were never really out of it. We had a great result on the 200 IM at the end of the meet; the girls were awesome. We improved our times on the relays and did so when we were facing a great team. We tried to create some chaos against the best team in the Big Ten, and we did that."
On putting swimmers in different roles ... "Courtney (Beidler) did a fantastic job in the 500 against the defending Big Ten champion, and she came in second. She probably hasn't swam that event in competition in two years. Bri (Jurries) swam the 200 breaststroke and said she could go in the 100 fly one event later. That is sudden change and being an athlete."
On competing against the defending Big Ten champions ... "We are talking about a top-10, top-12 team nationally. We are going at them like, why not us? Anything can happen on any given day, and that's what Mike (Bottom) talked about before we left. Let's go at them as hard as we can. We made them nervous, we made them run to check scores. It's a lesson our kids are learning, being great athletes, great competitors and not backing down from anybody."
On the strong showing of the sophomores and freshmen ... "We are a team, the whole concept is that we are a team. Our sophomores have another year of confidence -- they are growing into their roles, they feel they can assist the upperclassmen, they can introduce the freshman to the competition. Our freshman, like Bri and Julia swam well; we are very happy with our medley relay and how they did."
On what the team will work on from here ... "We can always be better, and that's something we always look at. We had a great meet, and we're excited to get back to Ann Arbor and keep improving. If we are improving, and we can understand that we can better, we know we're going to work on the details and improve on everything we do. I'm excited about how the team was working together and supporting each other -- the support from top to bottom was fantastic."