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Number 299, November 28, 2004
"Just minding your own business"
In God We Trust...
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...but apparently in almost nobody else. In fact, pervasive distrust has become just about universal. Consider:
Families worried in an age of excited TV and Internet reports on child molestation and other sex crimes are more and more inclined to look into the past history of that new neighbor or the guy down the block who waves to their kids whenever he passes the playground. Despite cries of invasion of privacy from various civil liberties groups, myriad online resources exist for the concerned parent not least of which is the centralized Sex Offender Registry Information Center.
Of all people, we should each of us trust our doctors. But when a doctor tells us something we don't want to hear, rather than proceeding with some course of treatment many of us get a second opinion, thank you very much. And when it comes to our confidential medical information, those of us concerned with the privacy of our most personal information may conceal or even overtly lie so that it won't show up in medical records that aren't kept truly secure (if you think HIPAA offers any significant protection, you might want to think again).
In turn, and with some justification, many of our doctors no longer trust us to be honest about our medical conditions or history. But to turn the tables right back on the doctors, the government doesn't trust them not to overprescribe medications that you and I might be inclined to abuse; which, on the flip side means, doctors aren't so sure they trust us when we tell them we're in pain.
When we buy a service from a vendor, we check with the Better Business Bureau to ensure they're reliable and competent; when we purchase goods, we want guarantees of our money back or replacement products. We insist on such recourse because we don't trust manufacturers or vendors to necessarily provide us with the product or service as advertised. Meanwhile, the vendor wants payment in advance, an ID before he'll take a check, or credit checks prior to offering payment plans.
Some years ago when I relocated and had to find a new bank, I walked into a local branch of a bank I'd previously used elsewhere and asked about depositing several thousand dollars into an account there. Despite the fact I was going to give them money rather than asking that they give me some in the form of a loan, employees there insisted on doing a credit check on me claiming that poor credit risks were often poor customers (for the record, I ripped up the paperwork and took my deposit elsewhere).
At one time, you applied for a job with an application and a résumé. If you were the most qualified applicant, you'd get the job; if you weren't, you wouldn't. Obviously, there have always been select professions that warranted background checks. People wanting to be FBI agents, for example, or engineers looking for a job with a defense contractor that required security clearance. But now a significant number of employers conduct background or credit checks as a matter of course, and in some instances, a bad credit check can cost you the job regardless of your qualifications. Worse, the frequency of background checks is increasing, and such checks are becoming more and more comprehensive.
In our personal lives, when we meet new people, we more often than not take what they say with a grain of salt until they prove themselves. In the dating world, "googling" our opposite numberhas become popular as a way of conducting a sort of low-end and informal background check of our own. Should those dates result in marriage, we show our ongoing distrust with matters ranging from pre-nuptual agreements to private detective agencies formed solely to check up on spousal activities to bizarre products that let us confirm whether or not one of us is cheating.
But here's the sad part: Most of our distrust is warranted.
We wouldn't feel the need to check on our neighbors if it weren't for the facts that sex offenders are likely to reoffend, and that our current judicial system often releases them to new areas (ostensibly so that, in new surroundings, they won't face the same temptations that put them behind bars in the first place, but likely also because their old stomping grounds won't have them back).
Our medical information is now so widely disseminated that there are statutes on the books to prevent employers from discriminating against those with ailments or disabilities of various kinds when, in fact, most of those ailments are undetectable by laymen; we worry about the further spread of such information to places like banks (who are ostensibly at least potentially able to get the data because of holes in HIPAA) who might use it to discriminate in the offering of various services. As for doctors committing malpractice or overprescribing, or patients overindulging in medications, well, an occasional read of your local newspaper ought to be adequate to show you that the distrust of both sides is legitimate.
Speaking of banks, since the advent of the USA PATRIOT Act, it's become even more invasive for those needing to conduct business at some financial institution or another. Every single one of us is now presumed a potential terrorist and is eyeballed accordingly. (It would, of course, make more sense to watch those who've given some cause to be watched, but apparently it's easier to watch everyone than it is to make some kind of rational determination as to who might have committed some action or another that might actually warrant some monitoring.)
Employers aren't really out to invade our privacy. Their actions are the result of being burned one too many times by prospective hires who've lied on applications or résumés, and by employees who have lied, cheated, or pilfered on the job.
As for checking out our dates or prospective mates, well, I don't imagine there's a one of us who's managed to reach adulthood without seeing enough to pierce our own veil of trust. Don't we all have at least one or two personally known examples of lying, cheating, and worse between husbands and wives? And who isn't aware of a break-up gone frighteningly awry with one or both parties seeking to wreak vengeance on the other?
So we're not trusted, and we don't trust in return. But the notable exception to all this may be the single most frightening of all due to its all-encompassing repercussions. That exception is the government. For example:
Local law enforcement doesn't trust us to protect ourselves with our own firearms and we're told we should dial 911 instead. But repeated cases and the subsequent court rulings have shown that the police aren't liable if they fail to protect us, whether that failure be due to a lackadaisical response or an inability to mount an adequate response in time. What do we do? Despite a mountiain of evidence that should see us conclude the opposite, we (oh, not me, and certainly none of you who favor liberty, but far too many!) clamor for more gun control even as we look to the police as heroes in blue who'll arrive just in time to save the day.
Politicians repeatedly make promises that sound good to us and so we vote in their favor. But once elected, they conveniently forget or renege on their promises. And what do we do? Come the next election, we vote for the vast majority of them again.
The Bill of Rights promises us freedom of religion, and our federal government in turn exists to protect and enforce those freedoms. Yet a federal agency under the orders of a federal official put a fringe religious group under siege and eventually murdered almost all of those who were members. What do we do? We vilify those who died rather than accuse those who lied.
The Constitution provides that an army exists to protect our national interests, yet in the case of Iraqwhether through failed intelligence or failed policiesthe only real danger has been to our soldiers fighting to take the last unconquered bits of ground there. And what do we do? Well, as our representatives, Congress increases the intelligence budget for agencies that should have been restructured, and the duly elected (by us) administration forms a new bureaucratic behemoth to make the chain of command even longer and more prone to kinks.
In a nutshell, sex offenders have earned our distrust by doing something unthinkable and by their potential to do that unthinkable thing again. Doctors have committed malpractice, and patients have proved addicts. Manufacturers have shown themselves to be both fallible and uncaring for those who purchase faulty or flawed products, while employees have demonstrated themselves incapable, incompetent, or untrustworthy. As a direct result, none of us entirely trusts any of them, and none of them place complete trust in us.
So why is it that, when we've been cheated on, robbed, and betrayed in virtually every sense of the words, so many of us still have some kind of blind trust in the government? Isn't it time to open our eyes and take a good, hard look at the evidence, however painful it might prove? And once we do, shouldn't our distrust extend past our neighbors, doctors, employees, and retailers and to those who've most consistently betrayed us and the Constitution? Or is it that too many of us consider the government to be of less import to our lives than our cars or our carpenters?
Just as ignorance or apathy in the case of the child molester next door may lead to tragedy, our refusal to see the ugly truth of too many individuals and agencies in government will eventually (probably sooner rather than later) lead to the loss of that which makes all other things in America possible, that being freedom. While we still have a little of it left, it's time for us to use it to refuse to accept the lies any longer; to demand accountability and recompense for unconstitutional actions; and to work to change or retire those parts and pieces of government that have proved so completely that they simply cannot be trusted.
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Providing better customer service. Pharmacy management software systems help druggists provide more comprehensive knowledge and advice to customers by suggesting appropriate generic substitutes for prescriptions. These generics have the same anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code, yet are fare less costly for patients. Pharmacy solutions also enable pharmacists to run marketing campaigns and loyalty programs as well as send automatic notifications for refilling medications, so customers can stay on top of their prescriptions.
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BOSTON — Hockey players are a chatty bunch. In the summer, many get together to work out during the day and share stories at night.
BOSTON — Hockey players are a chatty bunch. In the summer, many get together to work out during the day and share stories at night.
For six years, Milan Lucic would always hear how hard it is to play against his Bruins teammate, Patrice Bergeron. Although he'd seen Bergeron control so many games, he felt fortunate he had never experienced first-hand how the center can take away your oxygen, can steal the puck and streamline in the other direction, can seem to be in three places at once.
In last season's playoffs, Lucic could finally understand what his buddies were talking about. When the Bruins played the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Final, Lucic's line matched up against Chicago captain Jonathan Toews.
"I think everyone talks about (Chicago's) offense and all that type of stuff, but when you have him as responsible as he is, it's tough to generate chances and playing in the (offensive zone) when he's so good defensively," Lucic said. "Talking to a lot of players who have to play against Bergy and his line, it's the same sort of thing."
Bergeron and Toews will meet again Thursday night at TD Garden when the Blackhawks return to Causeway Street for the first time since winning the Cup here nine months ago. It'll again be their two leaders that are at the forefront for teams that very much expect to be back in the Final this spring.
Grouped along with Los Angeles' Anze Kopitar, Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk and Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf, Bergeron and Toews are among the best two-way forwards in the NHL. Bergeron won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward in 2012, and Toews nipped him last year in a vote that was closer than a skate blade.
Considering the Cup has been won the last four years by Toews (2010, 2013), Bergeron (2011) and Kopitar (2012), having a physical, two-way center may be the key building block of a championship team.
"I think lots of offense is created by that," Bergeron said. "I think sometimes we're trying to put too much emphasis on cheating and going for the extra play, but sometimes if you put more emphasis and work on your defense, you're not going to spend as much time in (the defensive zone), so it's a positive in that manner."
This season both Bergeron and Toews have been their usual selves and are again the leading contenders for the Selke. Bergeron leads the NHL in faceoff percentage among players with at least 1,000 draws (58.8 percent) and Toews is second (57.0). Among centers, only Kopitar and San Jose's Joe Thornton have a higher Corsi rating (plus/minus for attempted shots).
Bergeron and Toews were Olympic teammates for the second time last month, helping Canada to another gold medal. Bruins coach Claude Julien was an associate team for Canada and ran the team's penalty kill. He learned he could rely on Toews in much the same way he does on Bergeron.
"You can compare him to Bergy if you want to know what he's all about," Julien said. "You've got basically the same type of player."
The Canadians allowed three goals in six games. Some have said it was the best defensive team in hockey history. Bergeron says much of that was due to the work of the forwards, of which he and Toews were the best defensively.
"Our back pressure to me was something that I've never seen before," Bergeron said. "Just the way that guys did the backcheck more than going on the offense was pretty impressive."
Toews' offensive numbers are higher than Bergeron's, with 28 goals and 67 points to Bergeron's 23 goals and 51 points. But the Blackhawks ask more from Toews on the scoresheet. There's a dropoff to No. 2 center Michal Handzus. The Bruins share the No. 1 center tag between Bergeron and David Krejci.
That explains in large part why Bergeron starts 45.8 percent of his shifts in the offensive zone to 63.7 percent for Toews. Perhaps that could push Bergeron to the Selke this season.
"They're two of the best when it comes to that, two-way play and controlling the game," Lucic said. "I know when they talk about this matchup, they talk about the game within the game and that's the cool part of hockey and that's just one of the examples of that."
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Hartford — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday defended his weekend trip to New Hampshire to campaign for President Obama and offered a preview of possible themes in his speech next week at the Democratic National Convention.
"This is going to be a close election," Malloy told reporters in the Capitol complex Monday morning. "I'm not going to shy away from doing everything in my power to make sure people understand what's at stake."
Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr. criticized Malloy for making a political trip involving "thousands of dollars" in expenses for transportation and state police overtime pay.
An administration official disputed Labriola's cost estimate but did not provide a different figure.
Malloy was quoted by an online New Hampshire publication, the Sea Coast Media Group, as telling an audience of about 100 people Saturday at a Democratic fundraiser in Hampton, N.H., that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, and his running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would "take apart America as we know it" if they win in November.
Malloy went on to call the Romney-Ryan ticket "worse than Barry Goldwater's would have been for the United States," and declared that "Anyone who votes for the Romney-Ryan team is out of their mind."
Labriola complained from Tampa, Fla., where he is attending the Republican National Convention, about Malloy's campaigning via news release.
"It's hard to imagine that Governor Malloy and his 'we have to tax you to save you' message was warmly received in New Hampshire, one of the few states without an income tax," Labriola said a statement. "He should consider 'staycationing' in Connecticut."
Malloy is now scheduled to speak at 6 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Democratic National Convention, which runs Sept. 4-6. The Republican convention is to conclude Thursday.
Malloy told reporters he was "tickled pink" to be chosen to speak and is not disappointed that his remarks won't be broadcast on primetime television.
He said he is still working on a convention speech but touched on a few possible themes. He called Romney's choice of a vice president "the gift that keeps on giving," as Ryan's budget plan and policy prescriptions contain initiatives that Malloy feels are unpopular: transitioning Medicare into a voucher system, cutting Head Start funds, repealing the national health care law and cutting $170 billion from the Pell Grant program for college students.
"If that's what you want in America — if you want to force senior citizens into poverty, if you want to take a gigantic share of their social security benefits and dedicate it to their private purchase of an insurance policy, then that's your ticket," Malloy said.
Malloy claimed that other governors — including Republicans — share his fears that the Ryan plan, if enacted, "would be a massive shift of obligations to states … at a time that we can't handle that kind of shift."
"In private conversations, my Republican colleagues don't like the Ryan budget," he said. "Trust me. At meetings that I've been at, there's a lot of consternation amongst all governors across party lines."
Malloy said he is ready to do more campaigning for the president.
"I'll do whatever the Obama people ask," he said. "I have my own busy fall as you know, but if they ask, I'll help out."
Malloy also made another apparent joke regarding the weight of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is to give the keynote address tonight at the Republicans' national convention.
A reporter asked if he planned to watch Christie's speech.
"That's a big watch," Malloy replied, pausing for a moment as reporters and onlookers laughed.
He then added: "I mean, it's going to be a long speech."
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GUJARATI NAMKEEN-in under 5 minutes!
My ma-in-law comes from Gujarat and has a knack for dishing out particularly delicious snacks, she is a pro at making dhokla, patra, khandvi et all, will be posting recipes of all that yummy stuff soon, in the meantime you can try out this crispy, crunchy, addictive, ready in a snap namkeen, to be enjoyed over tea/coffee or when unexpected guests arrive or as a light snack on it's own.This namkeen is ready in 5 minutes provided you have all the ingredients at hand, and I am sure these ingredients are already sitting in your pantry begging to be made into this gorgeous, simple snack,... so get moving!!For this you require-
- Raw peanuts-2 tbsp
- Readymade poppadums-2, roasted
- Curry leaves- a handful
- Green chillies-2, chopped fine
- Puffed rice-2 cups
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
- Sugar-1/2 tsp powdered
- Citric acid- a pinch
- Oil-2 tbsp
Method-Heat 2 tbsp oil in a heavy bottom pan, add the curry leaves and green chilli, tip in the peanuts, fry for a minute next add the turmeric and cook for 30 sec add puffed rice, stirring well.Add the rest of the seasoning and mix well, cook for a minute more, in the end crush the readymade roasted papads and mix in, your namkeen is ready to serve!You can take it a notch higher and serve with chopped onions, tomatoes ,cilantro and a twist of lime.
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Tagged: J.C. Romero
Phillies Run The Bases Presented By Tim (5/1/10)
Back in March, I did an entry of satellite images of the ball parks we plan to visit in 2010. The first four stadiums I listed in order and for the fourth game I mentioned, "Next, we'll be sticking closer to home for a very special game at Citizens Bank Park."
On May 1, 2010, Tim and I attended that very special game, and it turned out to be way more special that I imagined in the first place.
Let's start with an explanation of why I said it would be special. If you look at our 2010 season goals (or our blog in general), you'll see that we love Kids Run The Bases days. Coming into 2010, Tim had run the bases at Progressive Field (2008), Camden Yards (2009), Rogers Centre (2009), Citi Field (2009-10), Miller Park (2009), and Nationals Park (2009-10).
We've never been able to line up a trip to Seattle that coincided with a Kids Run The Bases day. So it is understandable that Tim has not run the bases at Safeco Field.
On the other hand, our failure to run the bases at Citizens Bank Park made no sense. It is, after all, the closest MLB stadium to our house. But in 2009, each of the kids run the bases days was on a business persons special day games. I couldn't justify taking a day off of work to go to a day game in Philadelphia. So Tim was precluded from running the Citzens Bank Park bases.
I was perplexed at why a kids run the bases promotion would be doubled up with a business persons promotion. I have a colleague whose brother is the Phillies Senior V.P. of Marketing & Advertising Sales. So, I asked him about this odd situation. His brother had no answer…and life went on.
Fast forward to 2:28 p.m. on January 19, 2010, I'm diligently working away at my desk when I receive an email from my colleague that simply said, "Just for you." It was a forward, so I scrolled down and found the following message from the inner-sanctum of Phillies management: "we added a run the bases on a weekend for your friend – may 1st."
On Friday, April 30, 2010, my colleague called to make sure we were going to the game. His brother had called to remind him that they put this on the schedule for Tim so he hoped we'd be there. Of course! While the schedule said "sponsored by Modell's Sporting Goods," as we drove toward Citizens Bank Park we knew this Kids Run The Bases day was really brought to the kids of Philadelphia by Tim Cook.
Thank you, Phillies, for listening to the fans!
So lets get to the actual game. We arrived early for our first ever BP at Citizens Bank Park. A guy in a golf cart met us at our car and drove us to the LF gate. He also gave Tim a little green Citizens Bank pig key chain…which Tim named "Snortle."
Outside the LF gate, Tim got his picture with a statue of Steve Carlton…
…which by my count makes Carlton the second person with whom Tim has got his picture with the real person and his statute (the first being Michael Jack Schmidt). He also got his picture with Joe Brown's statue in the parking lot (that was actually after the game).
With Snortle in hand, we headed into the ball park. We had three goals for BP, two of which we would achieve.
First, get our picture with my all-time favorite pitcher, Jamie Moyer. Unfortunately, Moyer was in deep center field where the seats are maybe 15 feet above the field. No way to get a picture with a player there. So we just went out and stood near him.
Right after I took this picture, Tim yelled, "Hi, Jamie Moyer!" Moyer made eye contact with us and gave Tim a nice wave with his glove. Not just a little flip. A legit "hi, how you doing" wave. Very cool.
Soon thereafter, the Phils all started running toward the dugout, which is where we should have been. We might have been able to get Moyer's attention while at field level. Anyway, I put Tim on my shoulders and we started to make our way toward the Phils' dugout knowing that Moyer would be long gone by the time we got there.
That is when goal number 2 sealed the deal on not achieving goal number 1. Our second goal was to get a baseball. We'd only ever got one ball in all of our games at Citizens Bank Park. We made no real effort during Phils BP. We were just watching Moyer.
Then, as the Phils started running in and we started making our way toward the RF corner, I saw a Phils player on the field yelling up into the stands. I'd later figure out it was J.C. Romero. There were people lining the first and second rows and we were in row 4. Romero was motioning "up and over" with his finger. But it looked like he was motioning toward the very back of the section. I had no clue what he was doing. But he kept doing it. Finally, I said, "US!?!?!?" He said, "Yeah!" And held up a ball. Tim and I walked up to about row 7 and J.C. Romero lobbed…
…our second baseball ever at Citizens Bank Park directly into my glove. I handed it up to Tim and the crowd was happy to see the Phils reliever find a worthy recipient for the baseball. Our first ball at Citizens Bank Park was from Rockies first base coach (and former Mariner) Glenallen Hill. And we got a ball from Jimmy Rollins in D.C. last season. But this was our first baseball from a Phillie at a Phillies home game.
Thanks, J.C. Romero!
Goal No. 1 – failed. Goal No. 2 – complete.
Third goal, get Frank Catalanotto's autograph. That might sound like an odd goal, but there is a back story (which we'll get to).
The Mets were stretching in front of their dugout. We ran over there. I wrote out a quick and to the point sign…
…Tim grabbed the sign and popped up onto my shoulders. Literally within 10 seconds, we were communicating with Frank Catalanotto and arranging to meet in the first row about 30 yards down the 3B line. We got over there and we chatted with Frank, he signed our sign (shown above) as I dug through my backpack, and he posed for a picture with Tim…
But here is the real goal achieved….
That, my friends, is a picture of the first pitch of the first MLB game Tim ever attended back on September 12, 2006. Frank Catalanotto, playing for the Blue Jays, was the batter and he took a called strike from the eventual winning pitcher, Gil Meche.
I told Catalanotto the whole story. He thought it was awesome and he was SUPER COOL to us. It was awesome. For a non-game-related moment, this was one of the coolest and most memorable moments I've experienced at a ball park.
I have to give HUGE, HUGE gratitude to my dad for having the forethought to snap this picture while we were celebrating Tim's first game. I absolutely love that he captured this moment for Tim and I am estactic about the idea of Tim having a picture of his first MLB pitch signed by both the batter and pitcher.
Hmmm….the pitcher. Gil Meche, be on the lookout for these two Mariners fans! Hopefully we can work it out this season.
At this point, the Mets hadn't even started hitting yet. But it was blistering hot in the seating bowl and we already accomplished all of our BP goals except the Moyer picture, which wasn't going to happen. So we took refuge in the shade…more specifically, in the kids play area:
…in that upper left picture, see that teenager in the upper tube? That guy works for the Phillies. His job is to control the traffic going down the slide. In the bottom right picture, Tim took "my order" about 2 dozen times and pretended to hand all sorts of food items out of those little holes to me
We went back to the play area several times throughout the day.
After our first play session, we headed toward the concourse behind home plate where I wanted to visit the ticket office. On the way, we got this picture of Tim and a fake Phanatic:
The Mets were still taking BP when we made our way back down the concourse on the 3B side of the stadium. Check out this pre-gram crowd:
We made our way down to the Phils dugout to see if Moyer was around. He wasn't. But then Roy Halladay popped out of the dugout and made his way to the bullpen and then the OF grass just outside of the bullpens…
Halladay was another factor that made this game special. He went head-to-head against the Mets Mike Pelfrey and dominated throwing a complete game shutout.
After watching Halladay stretch a little, we went to our seats in section 104:
In those pictures, Tim is standing in the seat directly in front of ours. By the way, although he was a little sweatball, that is water from the water fountain on his shirt. He was having some water fountain difficulties just before these pictures.
Here is the actual view from our seats — Citizens Bank Park section 104, row 14, seats 4-5:
But we started the game in one of the many standing room areas behind the 3B field level seats. We were there to get our first close-up look at "Doc" Halladay. And this is what it looked like:
First inning, fly out, fly out, strike out.
Then we grabbed an ice cream helmet for Tim and a couple drinks for both of us, and headed to our seats…
…later, we grabbed some nachos. Good ballpark foods!
Jayson Werth stood almost right in front of us in RF. Here is what our view of the three outfielders looked like from our seats:
I brought my wife's big fancy camera that takes quick sequence shots so I could get the Halladay shots above. I brought it out again for Raul Ibanez. Although I didn't get anything too special of Raul, the shots are funny when you look at a bunch of them together…
…do you see it? Its Werth. He looks the same — mid-hop — in every picture. There were more than this and he always was mid-hop just like that. It seemed like an odd little hop to me.
Although he gave up three hits in the early innings, Halladay was dealing all day:
Early on, Pelfey was matching him pitch-for-pitch. But then came the fourth inning when the Phils offense did some damage.
Chase Utley started it out with a single:
Ryan Howard then drilled one to RF for a single moving Utley to second:
Jayson Werth then hit an RBI single that found a bit of Alex Cora's glove. Had Cora gloved the bloop single, it probably would have been a triple play because Utley was already around 3B and Howard was just a couple feet from 2B.
With two outs in the inning and a 3-0 score, things got real interesting. Tim had done a great job sitting in the seats for 3.5 innings. So I promised we would go back to the play area right after the third out. I packed up our belongings, including my glove.
Shane Victorino then hit a a three run homerun that I came within inches of getting. Here is another panorama from pre-game:
I was in seat number 4. Seats 1-3 were empty giving me a clear path to the aisle. The homerun landed in row 13 just across the aisle from us. The crowd collectively botched catching the ball and it fell to the ground. There was a girl in the first seat and I sort of dove over her in an effort to grab the loose ball. But as my hand was reaching toward the ball, the guy in the green hat (to the far right in the picture above) reached down and grabbed the ball cleanly by his feet. As I reached for it, I knew that guy would have to bobble it on the bare hand grab for me to have a chance. It was pretty exciting, but I missed out. Who knows what would have happened if I had my glove on my hand.
After the homerun, Tim asked me, "Did you smash your head when you jumped in there?" It was pretty funny. (FYI, as I type this, Chase Utley just hit a homerun off of Johan Santana that landed in Section 104 right around our seats).
After the inning, we headed back to the play area, which was over run by kids. It was kid pandamonium. And eventually Tim came out of the play set holding one shoe in his hand. He claimed that he got in a kid traffic jam in the tubes that de-shoed him. That was enough of the play area for Tim. So we got those nachos pictured above and headed back to our seats.
While we were in the play area, Rauuuuuuuuul Ibanez hit a two run triple to bring the score to 8-0 Phillies. Pelfrey was long gone. In the eigth inning, Frank Catalanotto pinch hit for the second Mets pitcher (Raul Valdez)…
The Phanatic was pumping up the crowd…
…and everyone was going crazy because the Phils were (by this point) winning 10-0 and their new ace, Roy Halladay, was set on cruise control:
And 10-0 was the final score. Halladay's line: 9 IP, 3 Hits, 0 ER, and 1-4 at the plate.
We watched the top of the 9th inning from the concourse behind the 3B dugout. When the game ended, we made our way down to the first row and we were in a good position to get a ball from home plate umpire Ron Kulpa. Well, as good as you can be without being in the diamond club. But Kulpa gave one ball to a 20-something girl in the diamond club and his line-up card to a guy standing with the girl…and then he was gone.
No problems. It had already been an extra-special day.
I took this panorama as the crowd started to clear out…
….at home plate you can see the Phillies workers setting up for Tim's special run around the bases. He stayed put as the bullpens cleared out and headed to their respective dugouts.
A couple Mets approached the far end of the 3B dugout and threw a couple balls into the crowd. But we were all alone at the other end of the dug out (still at the spot from which I took that last panorama).
One of the ball tossers was Mets bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello. For some reason, after throwing two balls into the crowd on the far end of the dugout, he walked down toward us and entered the dugout just below us. At the time, he had nothing in his hands, but a catchers equipment bag over his shoulder.
We were just standing there minding our own business when Racaniello took his first step down into the dugout. Right then, he looked up and saw Tim sitting on my shoulders. He looked at us like, "Hey, I got something for you." He stopped and dug around in his bag and pulled out…
…a 2009 Citi Field inagural season baseball, which he tossed right up to us.
Thanks, Dave!
By the way, that is Tim's green pig "Snortle" sitting on top of the Racaniello baseball.
It was time to run the bases. We made our way to the RF gate. On the way, I took this panorama from section 142…
…and this one from section 144:
And an usher in CF took our picture:
Kids were already circling the bases. But we had to stop by the Phillies Wall of Fame, which is blocked off during games so fans don't heckle the relievers in the bullpen (I guess that is the reason, at least). Here are some famous Phillies from the field and booth:
Here is the view of the bullpens from the wall of fame area — visitors on top, Phillies down below closer to the field:
After waiting through a really long line and walking through a tunnel below the stands in RF foul territory. Then we walked out onto the RF foul warning track for the first time…
Of course, I got some shots of the dugouts…
…and threw in some shots of the on deck cirles for good measure.
Then, Tim was off to the races:
On the drive home, Tim would regale me with the story of how he passed that kid in the red and white outfit.
The Phillies were great because they didn't have a mob of workers kicking you out the second your kid crossed home plate (like some teams who will remain nameless). So I had time to take this field level panorama…
…and this picture of Tim standing next to the brick wall directly behind home plate…
…and for good meaure, we got a couple more pictures as we made our way down the 1B line warning track toward the exit in shallowe LF:
As we left the seating area, the Phils had workers handing out this certificate:
I thought that was a great touch. None of the sixth other teams whose bases Tim has run have given out these certificates.
Great job, Phillies!
All-in-all, it was a great day at the ballpark and Tim was fast asleep only a few miles into our drive home.
2010 Fan Stats:
4 Games
7 Teams (Orioles and Blue Jays; Phillies, Braves, Mets, Brewers and Nationals)
4 Ice Cream Helmets (Orioles, Phillies, Mets, & Nationals)
13 Baseballs (3 Brewers, 3 Nationals, 2 Blue Jays, 3 Umpires, 1 Phillies, 1 Mets)
4 Stadiums (Camden Yards, Citizens Bank Park, Nationals Park, Citi Field)
3 Player Photos (Frank Catalanotto, Jeff Suppan and Scott Olsen)
3 Autographs (Frank Catalanotto (2), Jeff Suppan and Scott Olsen)
3 Kids Run The Bases (Citizens Bank Park, Nationals Park, Citi Field)


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Welcome back to The Queue, WoW Insider's daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky, senior editor at WoW Insider and webmaster of a new quick and dirty MMO news site, will be your host today.
Many people asked:
Why did WoW Insider switch domains?
Welcome back to The Queue, WoW Insider's daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky, senior editor at WoW Insider and webmaster of a new quick and dirty MMO news site, will be your host today.
As we've said a few times, we're now called WoW Insider, living at wow.joystiq.com. A lot of people have questions about this change, and I hope to answer some of them.
First and foremost, WoW.com and Joystiq.com are both very strong websites that have a long history. Neither are going away any time soon, and both have a ton of great people working for them. WoW.com has always been part of the "Joystiq gaming network," which in turn has always been part of the Weblogs subdivision at Aol (until the subdivision was merged with the greater Aol brands -- no idea why, it's a corporate thing).
People are screaming that we've done a corporate merger with Joystiq. We haven't; we've always been a part of them. People think Aol has taken over. They haven't; they've always been the ones with the domain. People think that Blizzard sued us and got the domain. They haven't. Aol will be doing something else with the wow.com domain; I just have no idea what it is.
The simple fact of the matter is that WoW Insider and Joystiq are consolidating under one large brand and site to make an even larger site. If WoW.com got 1 billion hits a day and Joystiq.com got 1 billion hits a day, the two combined would stand to get 2 billion hits a day -- and well, kids, that's some real potential money to be made right there. Money that puts food on my table at night and let's me see a doctor for this rash, so I'm all for it.
No one on staff has gotten laid off over this, no one has seen their milk money taken away, etc. ...
Everything is OK -- don't panic. We're not.
Bui asked:
So with the Cataclysm release really only months away now, what old zone do you think is worth seeing first ? What really sums up the "Deathwing just tore the world a new one" feel that we're supposed to be getting when we come back from Northrend?
Badlands first, then Desolace.
Jprich asked:
Do you think Blizzard will ever lock down event starters (Jaina in Mount Hyjal, for example ) so that only the raid leader or those with assist can start events?
That's too good of an idea for Blizzard to do. Shhhh ... don't tell them.
Arkonn asked:
Is it possible to complete both Zalazane's Fall and Operation: Gnomeregan if one were to partake in a faction transfer?
Yes, but you only get one achievement.
TLDR Guy asked:
Did Blizzard buy out the wow.com name and force you guys to move?
For the last time ... no.
Have questions about the World of Warcraft? The WoW Insider crew is here with The Queue, our daily Q&A column. Leave your questions in the comments, and we'll do our best to answer 'em!


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CNBC's "Death: It's a Living" features Denver's Horan & McConaty
We knew the "death care" industry was huge, but CNBC pulls back the curtain on some outrageous and sometimes hidden costs.
A CNBC original, "Death: It's a Living," premiering Thursday at 7 p.m., considers the business side of "death care," applying a sometimes too jokey tone to a serious subject. From funeral directors who consider themselves death "concierges," to conventions of partying morticians, to the marketing ploys currently in fashion (want to be shot into space or planted underwater?), CNBC's Tyler Mathisen reports on the $17 billion a year death industry.
Prominently featured is Denver's Horan & McConaty, which handles one in five Denver funerals, according to Mathisen. Both CEO John Horan and manager Troy Ruda are interviewed, expressing upbeat assurances about their services. Horan says he'd like to put a bar in to go along with the catering and concierge services. Business is brisk and soon to get even better. Deaths are expected to increase by 30 percent by 2030 when the first Baby Boomers turn 85.
Arapahoe Community College's Martha Thayer, head of the mortuary science program, is also debriefed, concurring that the business will soon be booming. New polite terms for things like hearses suggest Boomers are squeamish on the topic.
CNBC covers the financials but skims over the loaded sociological piece. A sober consideration of why and how Americans feel as they do about death, how that's changing, and how it compares to other cultures would make a more interesting documentary.


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Hello out there, parishioners and subjects! As you've doubtless noticed, things have been slow around here lately. It's been a dark time around the Vicarage the last couple of months--abandoned by my Dark Muse, I have found myself adrift in the black waters of the Sea of Despond, arms flailing uselessly against the waves as I seek purchase on its unforgiving and indifferent surface. Times I have thought I spied land on the horizon, only to discover instead the slime-glistening husk of a gigantic dead creature, its rotting shell home to nameless, slithering things that smell strongly of rancid yogurt.
Still, things are perhaps not entirely bleak; I've been kicking around some new ideas I hope to act on soon, Cthulhu willin' and the crick don't rise--so watch out for that. And I've also found inspiration in another medium, in the form of this wonderful piece of art I recently commissioned from the immensely groovy and talented Becca of the excellent blog No Smoking in the Skull Cave and the aptly titled tumblr Becca Rocks! Feast your eyes in wild wonder on this morsel of Molina-centric awesomeness:
|"The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman: Tiki Verson," by Becca
And of course I encourage any art-loving parishioners out there to do the same: if you have a spooky, sexy, or otherwise off-kilter idea for a piece of art but lack the necessary skill to bring it to fruition, you can do as I did and commission Becca to achieve your nefarious goals. Details and prices can be found at The Becca Shop and the abovementioned blogs, along with lots of cool pin-up inspired art of varying work-safety but uniform awesomeness. Check it out!
And thanks again, Becca, for giving me something to stare at for inspiration. After all, how bad can things be, how terrible a world can we live in, when things like this can exist in it?
|"Chin up, Vicar," the Mighty Mai-Tai Molina seems to say. "And Aloha!"
The Vicar


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When WrestleMania comes around, inevitably the conversation turns to the most memorable moments in the
supercard's history. For many, one such moment is the sight of a 400-plus man dropping a mammoth elbow on the
helpless midget Little Beaver at WrestleMania
The behemoth in question is the legendary King Kong Bundy, who recently sat down with SLAM! Wrestling to share
his thoughts on his career, including his WrestleMania memories.
Bundy, real name Chris Pallies, was one of the biggest names in wrestling in the mid-'80s. A huge man, his
wrestling arsenal consisted mainly of big impact moves like the Avalanche and giant splash, after which he would
pin his hapless opponent for the infamous "Five!", since, as Bundy often said, when you were pinned by King Kong
Bundy, a three-count wasn't good enough... he wanted you to know you had just been beaten by a better man.
That formula ultimately took Bundy to the very top of the WWF, an unlikely destination for someone who virtually
fell into the wrestling business by mistake.
"How I got into wrestling was by a fluke," Bundy explains. "My brother was an elementary phys ed. teacher, and
one of his students was the daughter of Dick Worley, who was a WWF referee. So my brother asked her if her father
could get him some tickets to wrestling. Well somehow Dick got the message that my brother wanted to be a
wrestler, picked up the phone book, and called me instead by mistake. I was around 23, just kind of drifting
aimlessly at the time, and figured why not give it a shot."
Early on in his career, Bundy worked for some time in the Pennsylvania regional scene, where he was used
primarily to elevate other stars. "I used to get beat three times a night," he remembers. "Everyone wanted to
wrestle me so they could beat a big young guy on TV." The exposure he received there, and in a few southern
territories, eventually got him noticed by the WWF.
He joined the company in 1984 and immediately made an impact. His first historic moment came at the inaugural
WrestleMania , where he defeated perennial jobber S.D. Jones in only nine seconds. Slipping into character, as
Pallies often does for interviews, he is quick to defend his speedy pinfall as a record. "Never mind Uncle Elmer
(who once pinned an opponent in six seconds)! That wasn't a WrestleMania match! I've still got the WrestleMania
record, and that's what matters!"
Over the next year, "the walking condominium" rose quickly up the ranks, soon finding himself in the main event
scene against the legendary Andre the Giant. For
many fans, the moment which catapulted Bundy right to the top of the mountain was his infamous run-in during a
match pitting Andre against Big John Studd. Bundy and Studd double-teamed the Giant, breaking his sternum after a
series of big splashes. "Ah, you've got it wrong," Bundy protests. "I was just coming down to ringside to make
sure Andre didn't cheat against Studd, by calling in Hulk Hogan to interfere! We never cheated!" On a more
serious note, Pallies credits Andre for helping him be seen as a credible opponent against then-champ Hulk Hogan.
"Andre was a very generous guy in the ring. He was a good man, may he rest in peace."
Soon thereafter, Bundy achieved one of his career highlights, facing Hulk Hogan in the main event of WrestleMania
II. "It was exciting, being in the main event with Hogan. It was a good match, a lot of fun," he recalls, before
jumping back into character. "But if you check the tape, you'll see that my feet hit the floor first - I never
lost! I should have been the champion!"
After WM2, Bundy remained a major player, continuing his feud with Hogan and Andre over the course of the year.
But when it came time for WrestleMania III, the writers had no plans for the big man. Instead, he was on the
card's novelty match, paired with midget wrestlers Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook in a six-man tag against fan
favourite Hillbilly Jim and his mini partners Little Beaver and Haiti Kid.
"That was a ridiculous match," Bundy laughs. "It's funny, though. That match got me on more TV sports shows,
probably more than anyone else at any WrestleMania . Yeah, it was on the 'Hall of Shame' feature, but so what?"
What earned that level of infamy were Bundy's actions during the match. Rather than picking on someone his own
size, Bundy bodyslammed one of his smaller opponents, and followed that up with a huge elbow smash. "That little
guy, he cheated you know! I wasn't going to do anything, but he
started it!"
Pallies is quick to dismiss people who suggest that the comedic nature of his match was evidence of his star
falling within the company. "That's nonsense," he insists. "I was still working main events all across the
country. They didn't have a program for me at the time, what's the big deal. (People who would suggest something
beyond that) are boneheads, I can't worry about them."
Not much later, Pallies took a break from wrestling. "I (planned on taking) just a year and a half off. Then I
got divorced, and had some personal problems, and ended up taking much longer. I didn't work the independent
scene, I didn't do anything until I went back to the WWF."
Upon Bundy's return, he was put in 'The Million Dollar Corporation', a stable of wrestlers being managed by Ted Dibiase. Bundy, the "crown jewel" of the
corporation, fought and lost to the Undertaker in what many people called a throwaway match at WrestleMania XI.
Bundy himself was not pleased with his return, remembering those times as the lowest point of his WWF career.
"Wrestling's always been a business for me," he explains. "I was never a big wrestling fan, I was in it for the
money. And that was the problem with the WWF in 1994/95, there was no money. And I wasn't given any opportunity
for myself to make any money, or put in a position to draw any. That's what I found irritating." He left the
company shortly thereafter, and has since become a mainstay on the independent scene.
Though it's a far cry from the superstardom he enjoyed while in the WWF, Bundy doesn't seem to mind the direction
his career has taken. A little older, a little wiser, Bundy looks back on his life with fond memories. "I had a
lot of fun. I saw the world; I met all sorts of interesting people - Muhammad Ali, Ronald Reagan. I was on TV and
in the movies. What's to regret? I'm King Kong Bundy; I'm still going strong. Onward and upward, baby... onward
and upward."
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- Maintaining Breathable Fabrics?
- Cleaning/Laundering?
- Waterproofing Zippers?
- Color Durability?
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Telephone ordering service is available Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (we are closed on Saturdays from Nov 1 through April 1) US Central Time (-6 hrs GMT)
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International Telephone Ordering:
The country code for dialing the United States is 1, which is placed before our local number of 218-722-1927, and preceded by your international access prefix. We are -6 hrs GMT. English language telephone ordering service is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. US Central Time (-6 hrs GMT), Monday thru Friday. Fax us at 218-720-3610 (24 hrs).
Japanese and Spanish our not our primary languages. Please help us correct our language mistakes. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
From the UK dial 00-1-218-722-1927 between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. UK time.
What if the product is on backorder?
If an item is not available when your order is received, we will ship it in a reasonable amount of time (this can vary from a few days to a couple of weeks), or notify you.
Do you offer Exchanges, Refunds, or Repairs?
Send items insured and prepaid; include invoice number and reason for return. Exchanges and returns must be in new condition. Items sent in for repairs must be clean. Customer is responsible for all shipping charges.
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Aero Design & Manufacturing Company
8 South 18th Avenue West
Duluth, MN 55806
Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
Does Aerostich/RiderWearHouse accept International Orders?
We welcome international orders!
Buying direct from the United States is easy and convenient. Credit cards, fax machines, direct dial telephone service, and air shipping allow easy transactions between countries. We export large amounts of merchandise every year. All Aerostich products and Riderwearhouse Catalog items are shipped from stock the same day we receive your order. (If a specific size and color of Roadcrafter suit is not in inventory, we will notify you with an estimated delivery date. Production time ranges form one to four weeks.) all standard Aerostich items may be sent back for a refund, but the item(s) being returned must be in new condition.
To order
To place an order use our web site, use our fax #: 218-720-3610 (24 hours) or telephone #: 218-722-1927 (-6 hrs GMT). Our 800 number does not work outside of the United States.
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Your region's international telephone access prefix is unique. Your local operator will give it to you. The country code number for all of the US is "1", but before this number( and our area and local number), an international access prefix must be dialed. For example, in Japan this prefix is 001, in the UK it is 00, in Germany it is 00, and in Australia it is 0011. Our complete number from the UK would be: 00-1-218-722-1927, and from Germany it would be: 00-1-218-722-1927.
Our prices are in US dollars. We accept Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and Discover credit cards. Currency conversion rates are close estimates only. Currency is automatically exchanged at the market rate on the day of the transaction (which is the day of shipment) when using these cards. We also accept Postal or Bank Money Orders in US funds. We do not ship COD on any orders.
We ship via UPS WorldWide Express service. In many countries UPS collects all duties, tariffs, and VAT (value-added tax) at the delivery address so you do not have to pick up your package at customs. Please call your local UPS office for details. For information on duty rates, tariffs, VAT, and import restrictions, please contact your local customs office (or calculate it using this third party import duty calculator). All shipping charges, duties, tariffs, and VAT are the responsibility of the customer. An Aerostich Roadcrafter or Darien riding suit parcel weighs about 5 kilos. Insured air shipments up to this weight to Europe, Japan and Australia are about $65. To central and South America it is about $90. To the Middle East, Africa and Russia it is about $100. Shipments of twice this weight cost slightly less than twice these amounts.
If you have questions about these procedures, please contact us
What forms of payment are accepted?
Credit Card via Phone/Fax
You may fax or phone your information to us directly. Once approved your order will then be shipped.
Toll Free 1-800-222-1994
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At the menu you will be prompted to enter your credit card information. The server will enter a secure transaction encryption mode during transmission. Once your transaction is approved your order will be shipped. Your credit card will only then be charged at the time of shipment. Credit card orders are processed for payment only on the same day that an order is shipped. Credit card payment for items that are back-orderd or for Aerostich gear that is being produced-to-order are not processed until the completed order is shipped. We accept the following cards: American Express, Discover Card, JCB, Master Card, and Visa. We actively pursue and prosecute criminals who engage in credit card fraud.
International Orders: Currency exchange rates are calculated and exchange is made by the the credit card companies on the date the transaction (order payment) is processed, which is always the same day of shipment.
Personal Check
Send us your personal check. Your order will ship after the check has been cleared by your bank. Please allow 7-10 days for check clearing. Be sure to write down the order number on the final confirmation screen on the check. International Orders: Personal checks submitted from outside of the United States are not accepted.
For further information see the international ordering information section in the customer service area.
Make checks payable to: Riderwearhouse Catalog
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8 S 18th Ave W
Duluth, MN 55806-2148
We do not offer COD (Collect on Delivery).
Compared to leather of the same weight and thick-ness, Cordura® nylon is a stronger material. But hides are thicker and heavier so they offer greater abrasion resistance. We repair about twenty or thirty Aerostich garments a month. About a third of these were in crashes that produced some abrasion damage. Several common themes have emerged. Though Aerostich suits are not as abrasion resistant as racing leathers, they offer significant and useful protection, especially at typical street speeds. Aerostich wearers often think of their suit as "sacrificial" in the same way a car's airbag gets used up by its deployment. These garments are lighter, cooler and easier to use in bad weather (etc.), but less crash-durable than leathers. On average, street riders seem to crash only at infrequent intervals. How gear feels and works during the intervening years of use and the tens of thousands of miles of riding is very important. Most street crashes occur between 20 and 50 mph, not between 50 and 100. For each Roadcrafter suit that was in a 100 mph crash, we get dozens that need smaller repairs because the rider fell down at 35 mph. For these kinds of everyday spills, even the fanciest leathers do not offer protective advantages. We make gear to help you use a motorcycle more and be better protected. It has to be safe, easy to use, and comfortable for everyday riding.
Although we have not conducted tests comparing the friction coefficients of Cordura® suits to leathers on various pavement surfaces, we have collected a significant amount of relevant information. We repair many Aerostich suits every year, and most of these are damaged by sliding on all kinds of pavements. Many of the wearers (testers...?) had previous crash experiences with leathers. Post-crash wearers typically comment that their Aerostich was "slipperier" than their old leathers. The consensus is that Cordura® slides a little better and tends to roll and tumble the wearer somewhat less than leather. After studying hundreds of accidents, former Motorcyclist magazine editor and professional accident reconstructionist Gordon Jennings believed that more crash injuries (broken shoulders, etc.) were caused by tumbling than by the incrementally increased chances of hitting something due to sliding farther.
CE impact standards involve both energy absorption capability and pad shape and size. Aerostich TF pads do not match these European standards because of their shapes, not their energy absorption capabilities. In hard-shelled areas, TF armor tested significantly better than most other CE approved armor. Around the softer edges, it tests lower. TF armor was tested at a CE lab in England and using a duplicate of the test apparatus here. TF pads were developed (years before CE standards existed) to provide effective protection when fitted into the over suit designs of Roadcrafters and Dariens. Because of this, TF pads allow comfort with various combinations of street clothing better than CE shapes. Roadcrafter suits were the first riders garments in the world to use removable armor pad systems, and to use an advanced energy absorbing material like TF. When we introduced TF armor, all protective garments, including road racing suits, featured sewn-in padding made from felt, foam rubber or other less effective materials. Legal Notice: These garments are not considered to be "personal protective equipment" as defined in or within the scope of, the personal protective equipment (EC Directive) regulations 1992 (S.I.1992/3139) and no liability will be accepted arising out of these garments non-compliance with such regulations.
The Roadcrafter provides more double layers of fabric over a larger area than the Darien. These include the elbow/shoulder/knee areas of ballistics nylon and additional Roadcrafter pockets. On the other hand, the Darien is lighter and cooler to wear. Crash events most commonly occur between 30 and 70 mph. Within this range the Darien, DarienLight, RoadcrafterLight and Roadcrafter all provide useful abrasion protection. All three provide more than jeans and windbreaker jackets. Riders on powerful sport bikes will prefer the closer fit and greater protection a Roadcrafter suit offers. Roadcrafters are available in short, regular, and long, and Dariens are all regulars, so if you are extra short or tall, go with the Roadcrafter. Getting a good fit is more important than the functional differences.
We are experts at providing a great fit. We've talked to thousands of riders about their size, bike, local climate and personal riding applications. We use a questionnaire to help learn the right things, so you'll get the best fit with your Roadcrafter or Darien. Our most experienced associates do this successfully about 90% of the time. Every order is double checked for accuracy. Ordering factory direct gives you access to more sizes than are available elsewhere. The one piece Roadcrafter comes in twenty-five different offthe-rack standard sizes. Let us help you find the one that provides the most precise fit.
Compared to men of the same height, women usually have slightly narrower shoulders, longer legs and arms, and slightly shorter torsos. Shoulder widths are also narrower. Roadcrafters and Dariens are looser fitting designs so about about 60% of women find standard 'mens' graded Aerostich suits fit without alterations. Of the remaining 40%, about half will receive a good fit with one of the available women's graded sizes, or after minor sleeve/arm/gusset/etc., alterations. Fully tailor made garments are not available.
Things bought by mail order can sometimes be dissatisfying. Smaller than pictured. Or cheaply made. Or somehow just-not-nice. Aerostich was established to pioneer textile riders clothing. The RiderWearHouse catalog was created to sell riding tools and riders gear that make motorcycling better. You will find goods made with quality, integrity, long service, a little fun... and real value. When you open your package, we want your order to be better than you expected. We want your business and value your trust.
After the manufacturing process that bonds a breathable/waterproof membrane to Cordura® fabric, a DWR (Durable Water Repellent) chemical treatment is applied that prevents water from being absorbed into the Cordura's fibers. If the Cordura® fibers become saturated in wet conditions, this water forms a barrier causing vapor to condense on the inside surface. Over time and after extended wear, the original DWR treatment wears away and must be renewed. Periodically laundering gear with a wash-in treatment like Nikwax TX Direct®, or applying a post-wash water repellent product like Scotchgard® or Granger®, will ensure that water beads and runs off the fabric, and that vapor will always be able to pass through, even in wet conditions. Maintaining the DWR also helps textile gear dry faster after being in rain.
Machine washing is recommended. Remove the TF pads and the contents of all the pockets. Close all zippers. Use the regular wash cycle, and a "warm" water setting with mild liquid detergent. Run the complete wash/rinse cycle a second or third time with water only to remove any residual detergent. Machine dry at a medium temperature. Do not use anti-static products. Hook & loop fasteners pick up lint so avoid laundering with cotton towels. Clean hook & loop using a fine comb. Small stains can be removed using "spot cleaning" stain removal products. Citrus based cleaners work well for oil stains.
The Roadcrafter Classic's unique zipper arrangement can become a source of water entry in extremely wet conditions. To dramatically improve performance in severe conditions use either a wash-in water repellent or hand seal these areas:
- Stitching around both underarm zips.
- The knit zipper fabric along the right leg zipper.
- The stitching and knit zipper fabric along the left leg zipper from two inches above the bottom of the hook & loop flap, to below the knee.
Wash-in repellents like Nikwax TX Direct® penetrate everywhere during laundering. In addition to improving breathability in wet conditions, they minimize leaks around zippers. Seam sealing products like Seam Grip®, should be thinned enough to completely soak into the fabric, thread, and stitching. (Use Cotol® or Toulene.) Apply sealant to both the knit zipper fabric and the stitching.
Weather and strong sunlight may cause some fading of fabric color dyes. Similar fading occurs in all types of clothing from leathers to blue jeans. This is normal wear and does not affect the strength, waterproofness or overall performance of textile garments. Red dyes show color loss fastest. Fading can be minimized by washing with milder soaps, drying at lower temperatures and occasionally re-applying a water and stain repellent or a UV inhibitor product like UV Tech®.


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Elsewhere in our catalogue we are offering the Gramercy Tools carcase saw, (see below for link) but we know some of you will want to get a chance to use that very special short end of timber you have in a drawer to customize your own set of saws. These kits comes with the following: a hand-set and hand-sharpened blade; a pair of saw nuts; and a full size handle template with some basic instructions that you can follow to make your own handle, or as a starting point for your own customization. Unlike the finished saws, kit saw blades DO NOT come with the Gramercy Tools saw etch. You can You can
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. A split nut driver for tightening the saw nuts is recommended and can be made up yourself or is available separately. Among the innovations we are introducing with our saw is that the saw screws use a bronze lock washer so that you can easily use round holes for the screws and not have to chop square mortises. This is a departure from tradition but it greatly simplifies saw construction with no compromise in functionality. We are also making available our brass split saw screws. They are designed for a saw handle that is 7/8" thick. Each set of saw screws contains two saw bolts, two saw nuts and two lock washers. For full dimensions, click the link for the saw instructions above. Made in the USA.
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Preparing for some hand joinery on a cherry sideboard, I decided to improve my saw inventory with the carcase saw, via the kit. The only complication encountered involved the cutting of the cherry handle slot for the saw blade. Using a jig saw, with terrible drift, resulted in back tracking to my dozuki saw to cut the slot. Made the grip fit my hand like an Olympic air pistol, so it is a pleasure to use. The surprise of using a sharp saw again, resulted in the sharpening of my hand saws in order to compete with this saw. Cuts beautifully.
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