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Frying chicken, or anything, is kind of a big deal around our house, mostly because it's a little messy and we don't eat a lot of deep fried foods. But sometimes I have a hard time saying no to the idea of fried chicken. Of course steamed corn, mashed potatoes and gravy are part of the package, too. (I stopped myself at biscuits.)
The buttermilk soak adds moisture and tangy flavor to the chicken. Adding the hot sauce to the buttermilk and cayenne powder makes it spicy. If you're not into spice, omit these two ingredients. Also, I dislike meat on the bone, so I used 1 1/2 lbs white skinless, boneless chicken breast but traditionally, one would use a whole 3 lb chicken cut into 8 pieces. Ingredients will need to be increased by 50%.
Since we are frying and have no drippings to make a proper gravy, stock, butter and flour can be used to make a quick, basic gravy.
Serves 4, or 2 with leftovers
Spicy Buttermilk Fried Chicken
1 1/5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thirds
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons hot sauce
1 cup self rising flour
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chile powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1-2 liters frying oil (canola, veggie...) amount depends on pot size
Quick Gravy
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup chicken stock
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For the Chicken:
Place chicken in a bowl with buttermilk and hot sauce. Cover and place in fridge for 6 to 12 hours. Mix all dry ingredients together and set aside for later.
When you're ready to fry, place a large cast iron skillet on the stove and fill with about 2 inches of oil and heat to 350 degrees. Remove chicken from fridge and buttermilk soak. Working in batches if needed, toss chicken pieces in prepared flour seasoning mixture, until coated and carefully place in skillet. Fry 6 minutes, flip and fry 4 minutes more. (Dark meat will take a couple minutes longer.) Transfer to towel to drain and serve hot.
For the Gravy:
While your last pieces of chicken are frying, melt butter in small pan over medium high heat and add flour. Stir continuously until mixture becomes golden. Add stock, stir until thickened.


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You've been waiting for it. Microsoft's been waiting for it. Hell, I've been waiting it! It, in this case, refers to The Witcher 2 on Xbox 360. CD Projekt's holding a live-streamed press conference today that you'll be able to view on Facebook with details on Geralt of Rivia's console debut.
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Robert Clow Todd
Canadian (born in England), 1809–1866
Montmorency Falls, Winter, 1845
oil on wood panel
31 x 36.9 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Painting, Canadian Historical (1800-1910)
Scottish immigrant Robert Todd set up shop in Quebec City as a carriage and ornamental sign painter in 1833. He is remembered today for his scenes of Montmorency Falls, just downstream from Quebec City, depicted here in winter and summer. For centuries this site was and remains a popular tourist attraction in both winter and summer. In winter the spray from the falls freezes, forming an unusual cone-shaped hill of ice that provides an exciting place for climbing and sledding. Todd made his living selling these paintings as souvenirs of the colonies to British military personnel stationed temporarily in Quebec. His work reflects the leisure and civilized side of colonial life and the recreational exploitation of nature's wonders by the citizenry.
Gallery Hours
- Tuesday 11am-5pm
- Wednesday 11am-5pm
- Thursday 11am-5pm
- Friday 11am-9pm
- Saturday 11am-5pm
- Sunday 11am-5pm
- Closed Monday


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Analyzing outer mitochondrial membrane proteins via WB - (Apr/08/2010 )
Hi all;
I have two questions on analyzing mitochondrial outer membrane proteins. I have two proteins, one is a beta barrel intermembrane protein and one is C-terminally anchored in the outer mitochondrial membrane. The beta barrel has a c-myc tag in a cytoplasmic loop and the c-terminal anchored one has a n-terminal 6XHis tag. I am working with these both in yeast and EpH4 mammalian cells
I would like to confirm the localization of these proteins to the mitochondrial outer membrane. Both colocalize with mitochondria in vivo in EpH4 mammalian cells as can seen via immunofluorescence. However, I can't get them to show up on a western blot. I have checked my antibodies with bacterial lysate controls and they are all working fine.
After transfection, I pellet my mammalian cells and incubate for 30 min on ice in 1XRIPA buffer with frequent vortexing. I then add 2X laemli loading buffer and incubate on ice for another 5-10 min with frequent vortexing. I do not heat the sample as I have read that heat can cause membrane proteins to aggregate. I then load the sample onto and SDS-PAGE gel. Yes my protein is making it onto the membrane and no I am not overloading the sample (As checked by coommassie staining and ponceou S)
But i get no bands on my WB, just some slight background.
On the yeast side, the proteins are induced via growth in galactose and I use isolated mitochondria samples as well as spheroplasted whole yeast. I basically follow the same procedure as detailed above.
I don't know what else to do. My best guess is that the proteins are still stuck in an insoluble membrane part, but the RIPA buffer has TritonX-100, SDS and sodium deoxycholate so I figured the membranes should be pretty well dissolved. Please, i need some advice! Can anyone help me?
I take it you are using protease inhibitors during lysis?
Have you tried doing a mitochondrial fractionation?
bob1 on Apr 8 2010, 05:30 PM said:
Have you tried doing a mitochondrial fractionation?
Yes, I use PSMF and Roche EDTA free mini tablets. I've tried the factionation too. Still no luck.
membrane proteins can be very tricky due to the hydrophobic regions in the protein. have you tried to detect a mitochondrial membrane marker protein like VDAC1?
Maybe its better to do a membrane protein extraction instead of a total extract (for instance, I cannot detect my membrane protein in total extracts, just in the membrane preparations)
tea-test on Apr 9 2010, 05:11 AM said:
Maybe its better to do a membrane protein extraction instead of a total extract (for instance, I cannot detect my membrane protein in total extracts, just in the membrane preparations)
Good idea. Thanks! How do you do your membrane preps?
hi, i'm using the membrane protein extraction kit from fermentas. you get high yield of membrane protein but if the cells are detaching very easily maybe this kit is not so good. they are shipping free samples for three preparations.
Have you checked if your myc and his-antibodies work on other tagged proteins?
tea-test on Apr 9 2010, 08:47 AM said:
Have you checked if your myc and his-antibodies work on other tagged proteins?
Yes, both of my antibodies work on bacterial cell lysates, but not on my other samples. I will check out that kit and try the VDAC idea. Thanks


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In April 2007, New York lawyer Steven Donziger flew to Ecuador convinced he was on the brink of victory against a formidable foe — Chevron Corp.
He had spent years suing America's second largest oil company for allegedly polluting the streams and soil of Ecuador's rain forest and poisoning the people who lived there.
The fight, waged in the courthouse of a small town named Lago Agrio, had turned into an international cause celebre, closely watched by environmentalists and oil executives alike. A documentary film was in the works, with a camera crew shadowing Donziger and his team.
Chevron, based in San Ramon, had fought back hard. But now lawyers representing the company were discussing a settlement. Although not all of his colleagues agreed, Donziger wanted to push for at least $1 billion, maybe even $3 billion, to pay for cleaning up the contamination. As he flew south, he believed a historic achievement lay within reach.
"I cannot believe what we have accomplished," Donziger wrote in a diary he kept of the suit. "Important people interested in us. A new paradigm of not only a case but how to do a case. Chevron willing to settle. Billions of dollars on the table. A movie, a possible book. I cannot keep up with it all. Just four years ago I felt broke and hopeless, unable to gain traction.
"I cannot wait to get off the plane and see my fellow soldiers — often the only people I feel who get me," he continued. "I want to look in their eyes and see if they understand the enormity of what this team has accomplished."
Trial starts Tuesday
A settlement was never reached. And on Tuesday Donziger will go on trial in New York, accused by Chevron of masterminding a massive judicial fraud.
Although Donziger and his team prevailed in Ecuador, winning a $19 billion judgment against the company, Chevron claims that Donziger and his colleagues repeatedly tampered with the court process, eventually bribing a judge and ghostwriting the judgment itself.
To prove its case, Chevron will use outtakes from the documentary film as well as many of the team's internal e-mails and memos. Chevron will also use Donziger's diary, wrested from him under a court order.
Trial: Chevron's Ecuador case to be heard by judge, not jury
Running from September 2005 to May 2007, the 109-page diary details Donziger's strategies, impressions, hopes and fears about the long-running case. And it presents a paradox.
Some passages seem to back Chevron's claims of judicial tampering, although not of bribery. At the same time, Donziger never expresses doubt about the suit itself. Throughout the diary, he appears convinced that the residents of Ecuador's oil patch suffered a massive injustice, and that Chevron bears the responsibility.
"This is about being alive, about exercising the human will against all odds for something you believe in," he wrote in October 2005. "I really feel this is not my property, not my case; I am just part of a larger legal team, and bigger than that, part of a larger political struggle involving thousands of people."
Ample evidence
To Chevron, the diary presents ample evidence of wrongdoing. The company has focused in particular on sections it says show Donziger trying to pressure judges and manipulate a court-appointed expert who was supposed to remain independent. Lawyers representing Chevron in the upcoming trial will also present testimony from a former Ecuadoran judge as well as some of Donziger's former contractors who have since switched sides.
"It's a cascade of damaging evidence of fraud and racketeering that we'll be putting out during the trial," said Ted Boutrous, a partner with the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, representing Chevron. "If you looked at this evidence, any reasonable person would determine this judgment is corrupt and the product of fraud."
The Ecuador lawsuit has a long and tortuous history.
Its origins stretch back to 1964, when Texaco started drilling for oil in Ecuador's northeastern corner, a region known as the Oriente. The American company, which Chevron bought in 2001, worked in partnership with state-owned Petroecuador.
In 1992, Texaco pulled out, turning over oil-field operations to its partner. Texaco then reached an agreement with the government in 19 to clean up a portion of the area for $40 million, leaving the rest to Petroecuador.
Even before the agreement was signed, residents of the Oriente sued Texaco in New York, saying the years of drilling had contaminated their home. Texaco, and later Chevron, fought successfully to move the case to Ecuador.
Donziger, a former journalist and public defender, worked on the case during the 1990s, but only in a supporting role. He became far more involved once the lawsuit moved to Lago Agrio in 2003.
Angry descriptions
His diary includes graphic, angry descriptions of people living among polluted streams and soil. At one point, he visits an old oil-producing site and finds a system "designed" to dump drilling wastewater, laced with oil and chemicals, into a nearby stream. He compares the wastewater system to "pre-meditated murder."
And yet, for all the confidence he shows in his cause, Donziger often expresses doubt that he and his team — a collection of American and Ecuadoran lawyers and activists — will ever win.
He describes an Ecuadoran legal system full of weak judges who only respond to pressure and fear. He constantly worries that Chevron — which he sometimes refers to as Texaco or Tex — will simply bribe a judge to kill the case.
"Tex is influencing the court," he writes in February of 2006. "Pablo (Fajardo, one of the lead lawyers on his team) told me the judge is a womanizer, drinker and vago (a lazy bum) — just the perfect psychological profile for blackmail and corruption. Tex must be loving it."
Environment: Ecuador's congress OKs oil drilling in Amazon park
He also makes allusions to receiving death threats, says people are following him and his colleagues in the street and sometimes wonders if their phones have been bugged.
("If he has evidence to support any of these baseless allegations, he's not presented it," Chevron spokesman Morgan Crinklaw said in response.)
To win, Donziger keeps his team on the offensive. He and his colleagues try to make allies within Ecuador's federal government, both before and after the election of leftist President Rafael Correa. They meet frequently with the rotating cast of judges presiding over the lawsuit, sharing meals and drinks and urging them to speed up a court process Donziger finds agonizingly slow.
'I am good at it'
"I love it — this lobbying," Donziger writes after lunching with a judge in March 2006. "I am good at it. But I hate it, hate that it is necessary, hate that it is part of the legal culture. … I think it runs counter to any good person."
It certainly irked Chevron. The company has often complained about Donziger and the other Lago Agrio lawyers conferring with judges out of court, with no Chevron lawyers present. But until recently such meetings were legal in Ecuador. The country adopted a law barring that behavior in 2009.
That kind of intense, personal lobbying extended to the selection of a court-appointed expert to prepare a damage assessment in the case, a person known as the "perito." Donziger angled to have the presiding judge pick someone that the Lago Agrio lawyers had already vetted and approved. At one point, Donziger describes interviewing one engineer and asking if he could stand up to Chevron.
"I asked if he could be comfortable slamming them with a ($10 billion) judgment," he wrote in December of 2006. "He answered yes … but I don't know if he has the internal timber to pull it off."
'Play ball with us'
Then he added, "he has to totally play ball with us and let us take the lead while projecting the image that he is working for the court."
In another passage, he wonders, "How are we going to do and write the Global (damage assessment) in 120 days?"
Free speech: Judge says Chevron can subpoena email data in Ecuador case
Chevron found such comments revealing. The company would later accuse Donziger and his team of conspiring with the man who would eventually be named perito, Richard Cabrera. The team's consultants, according to Chevron, ghostwrote Cabrera's damages assessment, which found widespread contamination. Those consultants, from a firm called Stratus, have since given Chevron sworn testimony claiming they wrote the report. They have also disavowed its findings.
Donziger and his colleagues have long maintained that they were free to submit their own data and analysis to Cabrera, and he was free to use it. Chevron, they say, could have done the same. And indeed at one point in the diary, Donziger writes, "Texaco will have an equal right to pressure and manipulate the perito."
The diary ends
In the end, the Ecuadoran judge who ruled against Chevron — Judge Nicolas Zambrano, who issued his judgment in February of 2011 — chose not to rely on Cabrera's report, due to the controversy. The diary ends before Zambrano, the judge Donziger is accused of bribing, took over the case.
A representative for Donziger acknowledges that the "let us take the lead" comment referring to the perito is problematic.
"Certainly, the way it's worded, we would have loved to have had him word it differently," said Christopher Gowen, a lawyer on the team defending Donziger in the upcoming fraud case. "But what he meant was, he wanted to make sure there'd be someone in the court who would give him a fair trial. He felt that every single person in the court system was against us and was going to be corrupted."


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Good review Dave. I like the concept of the Fargo - this has really got me thinking. I'm about to sell my full-suss MTB and was going to get a rigid On One 29er as a do-it-all bike, but perhaps I should save a bit more and get one of these bad boys. Shame about that pukey colour though...
Gazing on the Fargo for the first time you might wonder what nightmare variety of cheese caused the Salsa engineers to dream it up: drop bar 29er? Bar end shifters? Discs? Six bottle cage mounts? Make no mistake though, this bike is no mistake. Cyclocross bikes are all well and good for a bit of multitasking but the Fargo takes the concept of versatility to a completely different level. And it's a hoot to ride.
Built from Salsa's Classico Cromoly which is custom drawn for them in Taiwan, and finished in 'Fun Guy Green' (That's olive to you and me) the Fargo is neatly put together and bedecked with more braze-ons than any other bike, ever. Probably. Racks and mudguards are catered for front and rear and you also get the option of up to six – yes, six – bottle cages. There's four on the main triangle and one on the rear of each fork leg. You're not going to run out of water, then, wherever you choose to take it. Part of me thinks that Salsa have just done this because they can, but it does offer a range of different luggage options (for instance, Frame-fit bags such as those from Epic Designs) without compromising water-carrying capacity.
Salsa spent quite a bit of time honing the rear dropout design, moving the disc brake mount inboard to stop the calliper fouling the rack and 'guard eyelets. It's a neat solution (and they've rolled it out to the new Vaya) with one drawback, which is that it's very fiddly to access one of the disc mounting bolts. You need a long, ball-ended 5mm allen key to tweak it, so don't forget to pack one for your tour.
Salsa's off-the-peg spec offers two builds, we had the £1599 XT bike which runs a full XT mountain bike groupset controlled by bar-end levers, with Tektro drop brake levers hauling on Avid's BB7 mechanical discs. Parts for disc brakes aren't quite as ubiquitous worldwide as are V-brake spares, but aside from that it's a very simple, hardwearing setup that should stand up to some pretty rigorous expeditions. The brakes are superb in all conditions, stopping you without fuss even when loaded up. The shifters are simple and effective, especially the non-indexed front shifter which makes changing and trimming the front mech a simple job.
All those controls are bolted onto Salsa's own Bell Lap bars, a cyclocross design that's flared and shallow. the hood position is fine but the drops are so accessible and comfortable that I spent most of my time there. Because the front end is quite high it's not an aggressive position. The hugely sloped compact frame means you run plenty of seat tube, which adds some more cushioning, and the big 2.1" semi slick tyres are sofa-comfy too. That all adds up to a very, very comfortable bike to ride.
So, where to ride it? Well it's a 29er MTB at heart so the first run was an MTB loop with a technical run and some easier canalside pootling. I was expecting the Fargo to feel a bit cumbersome on the singletrack but in fact it was happy enough, the big tyres and springy frame compensating for the lack of suspension. It fairly flew along the towpath and back up the road climb at the end – at just over 27lb it's a similar weight to my hardtail – meaning that I got home quicker than I normally do on the MTB. So far, so good. Next I tried a mixed ride to Stonehenge, with a longish road haul followed by a climb over the ridges on muddy byways. This was enough to find the limits of the WTB tyres, which roll surprisingly well on tarmac and are fine on dry trails but useless on the slimy Wiltshire chalk. The Fargo made it through the mud though, and the drivetrain was well behaved despite some pretty foul treatment.
After the Stonehenge outing I swapped out the tyres for some 28mm Kendas and put the Fargo to work as a commuting iron, and it discharged its duties with aplomb. It's happy in traffic, if a little slow on the turn, and plenty capable of handling trailer towing and childseat sporting without any nasty foibles. One thing I didn't get to do was load it up with a bunch of touring gear and set off across the Pyrenees, but luckily my good friend Chipps Chippendale from Singletrack Magazine has done exactly that, and reports that "It was while scratching my nose going round a smooth Spanish switchback that I really understood the beauty of the Fargo. Like most touring bikes it was unwieldy when stopped but wind it up to speed and it was as solid as a rock. From navigating Biarritz traffic to tiny, winding and broken French mountain roads, it was perfect".
The versatility of the Fargo is what really sells it. You could set off on a world tour on it, straight out of the box: just add racks and it's expedition ready. At the same time it's a great commuting and general purpose bike, comfortable, strong and assured. It's genuinely off-road capable too: rigid might not be your first choice but I've ridden suspension bikes that haven't been as comfortable on the trails as the Fargo. Jack of all trades, master of none? Yes, a bit, but it does a better job of covering all the bases than any other bike I've tried. Salsa describe it as a tourer, in reality it's much more than that.
If you could only have one bike, for whatever reason, this would be the bike to have. Short of racing, a change of tyres is enough to make the Fargo capable of pretty much any kind of riding. I'd have no qualms about completing a road century on it, or an MTB enduro, or a backwoods tour. I wouldn't be first home, but I'd have a smile on my face. The Fargo takes the range of a cyclocross bike and extends it at both ends; where you might baulk at taking your 'crosser on a big tour or throwing it down a rocky descent, this bike is happy doing either. Whether you need that extra versatility is your decision, but it's nice to know that you've got a bike in your stable that's ready for anything.
A word on the sizing. Salsa helpfully have a fit chart on their website that suggests that the sizing is a pretty moveable feast – if you're six feet one inch you can have anything from M to XL – and I'd recommend you try one if you can because the massive range of different riding possible on the Fargo means you need to pick a size depending on what you think you'll do most of. I'm 6'2" and the 18" medium I rode should technically be too small for me, but on singletrack and towpaths it was absolutely spot on, feeling more nimble than you'd expect a big bike to. If I was going to ride predominantly on road I'd size up to a 20" for a touch of extra length but I reckon the 22" would be a bit rangy even for me. If you're constantly bashing your head on the door frames of your house, you may need a 24", but I reckon you'd have to be at least 6'5" to need one.
The most versatile bike I've ever ridden. Well built, comfortable, well specced and classy. Not cheap, but you'll get your money's worth.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Salsa Fargo
Size tested: 18 inch
About the bike
State the frame and fork material and method of construction. List the components used to build up the bike.
Frame Fargo 29'er, Adventure Touring, Salsa Classico CroMoly
Fork Fargo, Salsa Classico CroMoly, 1-1/8", Disc Only
Headset Cane Creek S3, 1-1/8", Black
Color Fun Guy Green
Weight 27.3 lbs for Medium (18")
Crankset Shimano XT
Chainring Shimano 48/36/26T
Chain Shimano CN-HG93, 9-Speed
Cassette Shimano XT, 9-Speed, 11-34T
Front Derailleur Shimano XT, Top Pull, 3-Speed
Rear Derailleur Shimano XT Shadow, Top Normal, 9-Speed
Shifters Shimano Bar End
Handlebar Salsa Moto Ace Bell Lap Bar, 44cm
Stem Salsa Moto Ace 90mm
Grips Salsa Gel Cork, Black
Front Brake Avid BB7 Mountain, 160mm Rotor, 6-Bolt
Rear Brake Avid BB7 Mountain, 160mm Rotor, 6-Bolt
Brake Levers Tektro RL-520, Black
Seatpost Salsa Shaft, 27.2 x 410mm, Black
Saddle WTB Rocket V w/ Salsa Embroidery
Hubs Shimano XT, 36H, 6-Bolt, Black
Spokes DT Swiss Competition, Double-Butted, 2.0/1.8mm, Black
Rims Salsa Semi 29'er Disc
Tyres WTB Vulpine, 29 x 2.1", Folding, Black
Tell us what the bike is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about the bike?
Here's the Salsa spiel:
If that long and winding road is beckoning to you…consider our 29'er adventure mountain bike, the Fargo.
Crafted of Salsa Classico CroMoly, the Fargo is a bit of a bicycling anomaly: a disc brake only, drop bar mountain bike designed for off-road touring.
Drop bars provide multiple hand positions for long days on singletrack, path, or roadway. A full compliment of braze-on's on the frame and fork allow for both front and rear racks and fenders. The investment cast chainstay-mounted disc brake mount is conveniently tucked out of the way, eliminating accessory mounting interference. Load as much or as little gear as you choose for your next adventure.
Six (count 'em, six) water bottle cage mounts (on sizes 18 – 24") help keep you hydrated on a long journey. The sloped toptube allows plenty of standover clearance for those fully-loaded starts and stops.
Both frame and fork offers gobs of tire clearance: throw on some big 29 x 2.4" meat (29 x 2.1" with Planet Bike Cascadia fenders).
The Fargo is designed to take you wherever it is you wish to go. Throw a dart at a map, make some plans, load up your gear, and hit the dirt.
Fargo. Go far.
Frame and fork
Tell us about the build quality and finish of the frame and fork?
Very well put together, nice graphics too
Tell us about the materials used in the frame and fork?
Salsa's own custom Cromoly tubing
Tell us about the geometry of the frame and fork?
Massive standover height, very compact triangles
How was the bike in terms of height and reach? How did it compare to other bikes of the same stated size?
The 18" was good for a mix of on- and off-road, if i was going to ride predominantly on road I'd size up to a 20". don't know who the 24" is for...
Riding the bike
Was the bike comfortable to ride? Tell us how you felt about the ride quality.
It's among the comfiest bikes I've ever ridden
Did the bike feel stiff in the right places? Did any part of the bike feel too stiff or too flexible?
It's not really a bike built for stiffness but it never felt vague
How did the bike transfer power? Did it feel efficient?
Power transfer was steely and springy, rather than carbon-direct. I prefer that though.
Was there any toe-clip overlap with the front wheel? If so, was it a problem?
How would you describe the steering? Was it lively, neutral or unresponsive? Neutral
Tell us some more about the handling. How did the bike feel overall? Did it do particular things well or badly?
Short stem and swept back bars quicken up the relaxed head angle. Great for cruising, okay on singletrack and dodging traffic too
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's comfort? would you recommend any changes?
Salsa Bell Lap bars are wonderful, I could spend all day on those drops...
Not that you'll worrky too much about that
Quick! sprint to the next campsite!
Pretty much unflappable
Unbeatable as a cruiser
Easy to manouver
Goes where you point it
Sure footed, especially with 700cs
Tons of gears + comfy position = climbing heaven. Not super quick though
The drivetrain
Bar end shifters and XT should last for ages
about as long-lived as they come
Not over-beefy
Pretty good spec considering the price of the frame
Wheels and tyres
Solid without being over-heavy
Fine for all but the heaviest touring
Not bad considering their strength
Tyres are like sofas, even with 28mm rubber it's a dreamy ride
Decent enough for the money
Tell us some more about the wheels and tyres.Did they work well in the conditions you encountered? Would you change the wheels or tyres? If so, what for?
The Vulpine 2.1s are super comfy on road and trail but no use at all in the mud. I'd spec a 700c tyre with the option of a proper UK MTB tread.
Everything falls to hand and works well
Can't really complain about anything here
Chunky is good on a tourer
The bars especially are a thing of joy, brakes are brilliant
Good kit all round
Tell us some more about the controls. Any particularly good or bad components? How would the controls work for larger or smaller riders?
Avid BB7 brakes are fantastic in all conditions and Salsa's Bell Lap bars are the best touring bars I've ever tried
Your summary
Did you enjoy riding the bike? Very much
Would you consider buying the bike? Oh yes
Would you recommend the bike to a friend? Without hesitation
Anything further to say about the bike in conclusion?
You want versatile? *This* is what a versatile bike looks like.
About the tester
Age: 37 Height: 190cm Weight: 96kg
I usually ride: whatever I\\\'m testing... My best bike is: Genesis Equilibrium with Ultegra 6700
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.


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WORCESTER � An Edgeworth Street man was arrested after he allegedly tried to break into a home with a pruning tool.
Police went to the area of North Street around 8 a.m. Thursday after a caller said a man with bolt cutters had gone behind a North Street home, and was last seen going toward Rural Cemetery.
Police found the man, later identified as Ademilson Barbosa, 38, of 71 Edgeworth St., in the cemetery. Witnesses who had called police approached police and said Mr. Barbosa was the man seen earlier with the bolt cutters.
Another witness told police Mr. Barbosa was seen taking a limb pruner from his shed. He then used the pruner to try to pry open the rear door of the home, police said. The resident told Mr. Barbosa to leave, and he walked away, police said.
Mr. Barbosa was arrested and charged with trespassing, disturbing the peace, breaking and entering in the daytime with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, and possession of a burglary tool. Police said Mr. Barbosa also had a warrant dating back to 2008 that involved a motor vehicle infraction.


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New 2019 ToyotaTacoma TRD Off Road V6 Truck Double Cabin Clovis, NM
- Stock: TT77642
- Fuel Economy
- 18.0/22.0 mpg City/Hwy
- Exterior Color
- Silver Sky
- Interior Color
- Other
- Body/Seating
- Truck Double Cab/5 seats
- Transmission
- 6 speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- four-wheel
- Engine
- 3.5L V-6 cyl
Toyota Tacoma
Highlighted Features
- Navigation system
- Lane departure
- Distance pacing cruise control
- Wireless phone connectivity
- Exterior parking camera rear
- Auto high-beam headlights
- Auto-dimming rearview mirror
- Split folding rear seat
Detailed Specifications
Dealer Notes
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Both practical and stylish! Top features include air conditioning, a tachometer, skid plates, and cruise control. A 3.5 liter V-6 engine pairs with a sophisticated 6 speed automatic transmission, and for added security, dynamic Stability Control supplements the drivetrain. Four wheel drive allows you to go places you've only imagined.
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2017 SR5 4wd Crew Cab.
By Golfer on Thursday, July 20, 2017Prior to purchase, I saw mixed reviews on the new generation. Initially the transmission seemed to be a bit jumpy. But is it a learning transmission. I took it out on a 700 mile trip through flat lands and mountain passes. The transmission settled down and is now really smooth. I would suspect if you driver it hard, the transmission will remember that and learn accordingly. The engine seems to have plenty of power and if you need a little more spunk for hills and towing, there is a button on the dash below the 4x4 nob that will change the shift patter. The seats are great. The new model seats are a bit more elevated that the previous years. Still could use a little more option for adjustment, but it is adequate. Mine has the lumbar adjustment, very effective and easy to us. I am 6 foot and I fit just fine in the truck with head room to spare. I test drove a Sport model as well. The Sport seats seem to set you lower into the seat and the bolsters were a bit to aggressive for me. I found my self having to lift myself out of the Sport seat to try to get out. The SR5 seats sit up a bit more and I just slide out of them. My SR5 came with a factory installed tonneau cover and the tow package, which I highly recommend both. Initially the suspension seemed a bit bouncy on ruff roads, but after the long drive on various roads and terrain, it seems to have settled down. Around town I am averaging 18-19 mpg. But, out on the highway at 65 to 70 mph I saw 24. Anything over 75 dropped the mileage down to 21. The truck is really easy to maneuver in parking lots/spaces. If fits well inside of the garage.
- 3.0
Not all it's cooked out to be
By NewtoTacoma on Tuesday, July 30, 2019Bought a 2019 Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4 months ago. It is a well-equipped truck with auto transmission, Premium and Technology packages. Pros: (1) excellent value - truck has leather seats, power moonroof, dual climate control, power rear slider, navigation, JBL sound, rear sonar, blind spot monitor, etc. TRD Off Road includes rear locker, Bilstein shocks, all-terrain tires, etc. Considering the amount of equipment for the price, Tacoma offers great value. (2) Excellent assembly quality - the truck feels solid, interior materials feel of good quality. The interior is quiet and refined...most of the time. (3) Off road capability - truck feels at its best on the trail. Bilstein shocks provide surprising comfort on the trail, and the rear locker makes it capable overcoming moderate obstacles. Cons: (1) irritating automatic transmission - simply atrocious. It is calibrated to save gas, climbs to the highest gear and then refuses to move from there. The truck drives okay around town. But once you hit 45+ MPH, the automatic drawbacks become increasingly irritating. Tall gearing only adds for a poor driving experience. (2) Uncomfortable driving position and cramped interior - the seats are too close to the floor and the steering wheel too far forward. My leg cramps after driving for 45+ minutes. Rear seats are good for small children. (3) Engine loses composure and runs out of breath easily - the 3.5 V6 runs quiet and refined around town. However, the moment you press it, all composure goes out the window. Tall gearing and the recalcitrant transmission only make things worse. The driveline makes miscellaneous vibrations between 35 and 80 MPH. Dealers claim that these vibrations to be "normal."
- 3.0
Not what I had Hoped for
By Dave on Monday, May 13, 2019Let me say first, this was a truck I always dreamed about having. I traded in my 2000 Dakota and got a deal on a SR5 4WD I could afford. I had read other reviews about having a problem with the truck lurching in Reverse and Drive but of course thought it wouldn't happen to me, but it did. My Tacoma accelerates for no apparent reason. I have taken it into the dealership and they keep telling me they can't find anything wrong. It's a shame because there are a lot of things I love about the truck. It rides great and is very comfortable on trips. My lease is up in about 6 months but I won't be getting another Tacoma.
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LOS ANGELES -- The TSA officer shot dead Friday at Los Angeles International Airport was Gerardo Hernandez, the federal agency said. Hernandez, 39, was working as a travel document checker at a terminal checkpoint at the time of the shooting according to TSA workers' union and federal sources.
A man armed with what police say was an assault rifle and carrying materials expressing anti-government sentiment opened fire Friday morning at Los Angeles International Airport, killing one person before being chased down himself, authorities said.
Eyewitnesses said the suspect asked people, "Hey, are you TSA?" -- the acronym for the Transportation Security Administration -- according to a federal law enforcement official. If they said "no," he would move on.
One of those questioned travelers was Leon Saryan. He told CNN's Anderson Cooper that the same man he'd just seen shoot a TSA officer "calmly" walked toward him and asked, "TSA?"
"I just shook my head," Saryan said. "And he kept going."
In the aftermath of the shooting, investigators found information on the suspect expressing not just anti-federal government sentiment but also anger at the TSA specifically, according to the federal law enforcement official.
By then, a TSA officer was dead -- the first employee of that relatively new agency to be killed in the line of duty.
Two additional TSA officers were also shot, one in the leg, authorities said.
The suspected gunman himself was detained after being shot in the chest multiple times, according to an intelligence source briefed by Los Angeles police. As of Friday evening, he was receiving medical attention at a hospital, according to FBI Special Agent in Charge David Bowdich.
He was identified later by the FBI as Paul Anthony Ciancia, a 23-year-old from Los Angeles. He graduated in 2008 from Salesianum School, an all-boys Catholic school in Wilmington, Delaware, according to school President Brendan P. Kennealey.
The intelligence source said Ciancia's family became concerned in recent days after he sent his brother and father "angry, rambling" texts venting about the government, living in Los Angeles and his unhappiness generally.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said that it received three male victims -- one in critical condition and two in fair condition. One of the two in fair condition suffered gunshot wounds, while another had an unspecified injury, said Dr. Lynne McCullough, an emergency physician at the Los Angeles hospital. One of them was released by Friday afternoon; one of the others who remained at the hospital was Ciancia, according to the intelligence source.
Two patients, meanwhile, were transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, said David Klurad, a trauma surgeon there.
One was what Klurad described as a "middle-aged" person with minor injuries from being shot in the shoulder. The other had no signs of life when he arrived at the hospital, the surgeon added. It wasn't known if this person was the slain TSA officer.
The episode caused what airport police Chief Patrick Gannon, who had said the shooter used an "assault rifle," described as a "large amount of chaos." People ran for their lives and took shelter wherever they could as authorities pursued the gunman.
Chuck Ocheret was among those in the busy airport when he heard two "loud pops."
"Then I heard this mad rush of people, and there was a stampede of people coming from this direction," Ocheret told CNN. "Nobody really knew what was going on."
Still, by Friday afternoon, authorities believes the worst was over. Gannon noted it is believed there was only one shooter.
Suspect 'pulled an assault rifle out ... and began to open fire'
An otherwise normal day in the airport's Terminal 3 turned upside down around 9:20 a.m. (12:20 p.m. ET), as the suspect approached a checkpoint.
There, he "pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire," Gannon said.
Passenger Saryan had just cleared the TSA checkpoint and was reaching for his shoes and belt when shots rang out, prompting "everybody (to) hit the ground and .. run." A TSA officer grabbed Saryan's shoes and started running alongside him, before the gunman grazed the officer with a bullet.
"I went and cowered in a corner," Saryan said.
The suspect kept moving down Terminal 3, equipped with three magazines for his weapon, according to the intelligence source briefed by Los Angeles police, he began running down Terminal 3.
He had company. Gannon said two officers from his department responded "within seconds after the shooting started" and ran off in pursuit of the suspect.
Traveler Vernon Cardenas was sitting at one end of the terminal, when he heard noise and saw a mass of people running toward him. He and others bolted through a kicked-open exit door and ran onto the tarmac -- believing then it was safer there -- even with then still-arriving and departing jetliners -- than in the terminal above.
The circular area where Cardenas had been is where the bloodshed finally ended with the gunman's shooting by law enforcement, according to the intelligence source. They didn't take any chances with the wounded suspect either, handcuffing him to a gurney as he was being carried out.
Actor Tim Daly said that when he was eventually led out of the the Virgin America first-class lounge, he saw where the incident came to a head around Gates 35 and 36. After being told not to step on any blood or glass, Daly spotted a high-powered rifle on the ground along with a pair of black shoes and several bags strewn across the floor.
Also there was more than 100 rounds of unspent ammunition, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said, enough to "have literally killed everyone in that terminal today."
Los Angeles Police Chief Robert Beck credited the responding airport police officers with heroically saving lives with their efforts. It was a sentiment echoed by Mike Bonin, a city councilman whose district includes the airport and its surrounding neighborhoods.
"When shots rang out, members of the Los Angeles World Airport police department ran towards that gunfire, without regard to their own safety and well being," Bonin said. "... No doubt, without their efforts, the casualty count today would be significantly higher."
Hundreds of flights impacted
Even once the suspect was shot and detained, law enforcement officers roamed the airport with guns drawn looking for others who might have involved.
KCAL showed live video of three officers with rifles to their shoulders inspecting parked cars in an open-air parking lot. At one point, firefighters lay tarps on the street at the airport, apparently for triage.
The episode soon rendered one of the world's busiest airports a ghost town. Large portions were evacuated as authorities ordered a "ground stop" for arriving planes that lasted four hours.
About 750 flights were affected by the ordeal, including 46 would-be arriving aircraft that were diverted to other nearby airports, said Gina Marie Lindsay, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports. Some that did touch down were held on the ground in Los Angeles, while others didn't leave their originating airports.
LAX, as it's known, was a mess.
The area around the airport was jammed with cars as police shut down access. Meanwhile, many who were in the terminals, waiting for flights to arrive or depart, were pushed out.
Even as late as 4 p.m. -- some 6½ hours after the shooting occurred -- masses were still huddled on sidewalks outside the airport, because they had no place else to go.
Soon after that, people started moving back in as the airport operations kicked back into gear. Terminal 3, though, remained closed -- all flights that were supposed to go in and out of there were relocated elsewhere in the airport -- and will be "for a while," said Bowdich of the FBI.
"This has been a trying day for everyone, I know," Lindsay said.
That's especially true for members of the TSA, which lost one of its own Friday and had two others wounded.
The federal agency's chief, John Pistole, is heading to Los Angeles on Saturday. Before he left, he sent a message to his employees thanking them for their good work and support for each other.
"Together, we will get through this," Pistole wrote. "Our faith will guide us and our professionalism will ensure our ability to carry out our mission."
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#66 | I'm Sorry Your Dragon Show Ended Badly
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#73 | How Is This Chance's Debut Album?
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#72 | Equal Pay for Women's Soccer?
he boys discuss ASAP Rocky being arrested in Sweden, the viral videos going around that feature people tampering with food and other items in grocery stores, NBA free agency, Dreamville's "Revenge of the Dreamers," whether or not it is hard for big business to evolve in the social media age, the US Women's soccer World Cup win and the equal pay controversy, and more.
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#70 | I Don't Wanna Go Outside
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#69 | Moe-T Is A Father
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June 6, 2019
#67 | Features We Need on iOS 13
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May 29, 2019
#66 | I'm Sorry Your Dragon Show Ended Badly
The guys speak on all of the new music that dropped recently, including DJ Khaled's new album and Cal Scruby's new album, the Game of Thrones season finale, Magic Johnson on First Take, and more.
May 23, 2019
#65 | Is Logic Too Corny Now?
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May 16, 2019
#64 | Icky
In this episode the boys discuss whether or not Steph Curry is overrated, Logic and Eminem's newest record, "Homicide," Joyner Lucas's newest song, "Devil's Work," Instagram testing out hiding likes on their platform, and more.
May 9, 2019
#63 | Debating About Debates
Daggs is back from Vegas and the boys discuss the most recent episode of Game Of Thrones, the new trailer for the Sonic movie, Schoolboy Q's newest album, "CrasH Talk," the recent Yolkfest show in Lansing, Michigan, the upcoming Logic & Eminem single, Jame Harden's eye injury, the NFL Draft, the relationship between artists or athletes and critics, and more.
May 2, 2019
#62 | Being An Honest Artist
With Daggs absent, the guys discuss Game of Thrones, Schoolboy Q playing golf to battle depression, Lil Dicky's new record, "Earth," Bun B shooting an armed intruder at his home, Dave East saying "Old Town Road" is wack, leveraging your specific situation in life, Damian Lillard's buzzer-beater, how to be an honest hip-hop artist, Kanye West's church clothes, and more.
April 25, 2019
#61 | Is Tiger Back?
In this episode the boys discuss their switch to Wednesdays, Game of Thrones, the Detroit Pistons' playoff spot, Tiger Woods' Masters win, Beyonce's "Homecoming," Schoolboy Q's upcoming album, faking Spotify streams, industry songwriters' record cuts, and more.
April 17, 2019
#60 | Do Artists Have To Perform Their Old Songs?
The guys discuss the Final Four, the feud between Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster, Justin Bieber's April fools joke, Nipsey Hussle, Lil Nas X adding Billy Ray Cyrus to 'Old Town Road,' Getter canceling remaining tour dates over fan criticism, and more.
April 9, 2019
#59 | RIP Nipsey Hussle
The guys discuss the unfortunate death of Nipsey Hussle, Michigan State's victory over Duke in the NCAA tournament, Surviving Cardi B trends, Fran Belibi Winning The High School Dunk Contest, Spotify asking Apple to level the music app playing field on their products, Billboard pulling Lil Nas X's viral 'Old Town Road' from the country. charts, and more.
April 2, 2019
#58 | Small Baller
In this episode, the guys discuss the NCAA tournament thus far, the Tom Izzo controversy, LeBron James' new show "Million Dollar Mile," Rob Gronkowski retiring, Big Sean ending his social media hiatus, DJ Khaled marketing Rick Ross' beard oils, sequels to songs becoming more apparent currently, Apple's Keynote Event, Michael Avenatti being accused in Nike extortion attempt, and more. To submit a song for our "Unsigned Music" segment, go to http://thespecktators.com/unsigned-music Order Speck Gear at: http://thespecktators.com/gear
March 26, 2019
#57 | We Deserved a One Seed
It's tourney time! The guys discuss the NCAA Tournament draws, Juice Wrld's latest project, Schoolboy Q's newest song and music video, YelaWolf's "Bloody Sunday" freestyle, Adam22 getting a gun pulled on him during his recent livestream, how much a rapper's DJ should be paid for a show, and more.
March 19, 2019
#56 | Twitter is Scary
The guys discuss Michigan State basketball, the recent Joe Rogan podcast with Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde & Tim Pool, the "Leaving Neverland" documentary, Russ's recent Twitter rant on being an independent artist, and more.
March 12, 2019
#55 | Recycled Hot Pies
Topics include Jason Witten coming back to the NFL, 2 Chainz's new album "Rap or Go To The League," Russell Westbrook's encounter with a young fan on the sideline, the Chuck E Cheese pizza conspiracy, a Kardashian update, De La Soul's record label controversy, Kanye West's label contract, the leaked XXL 2019 Freshman List, the upcoming NCAA tournament, and more.
March 5, 2019
#54 | To Play or Not To Play?
The guys discuss whether Zion Williamson should play the rest of the season, whether or not college sports players should be paid, the Jussie Smollett case updates, Ja Rule taking heat on social media after NBA halftime show, Nipsey Hustle's independent career and signing a record deal, SoundCloud offering distribution services, the Robert Kraft investigation, and more.
February 26, 2019
#53 | Is Anybody Tuned In...
The first time the guys stream the podcast live! They discuss NBA All-Star Weekend, Drake re-releasing his "So Far Gone" mixtape, copying other rappers flows, being in the spotlight, Dax vs. Tory Lanez, Matt Kuchar's recent caddie situation, and more.
February 19, 2019
#52 | You're Officially The Stupidest Person On Earth
The boys discuss Spotify's per stream revenue to independent artists, The Grammys, modern music videos, LeBron James venting on Instagram about Harrison Barnes trade, the NBA trading landscape, the "Deion's Double Play" 30 for 30, and more.
February 12, 2019
#51 | Savage Situations
After a busy weekend, the guys discuss the Super Bowl, 21 Savage being arrested by ICE, Tekashi 6ix9ine agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors, NBA trade rumors, Kanye West trying to buy back his publishing rights, and more.
February 5, 2019
#50 | Living What You Rap About
The guys discuss their recent trip to TopGolf, J. Cole's newest record, "Middle Child," the responsibility to "rap how you live" in hip-hop music, doing things for the reaction on social media, and more.
January 29, 2019
#49 | Actors Can't Act Anymore?
The guys discuss Packy's recent show with Justin Stone, NFL overtime rules, Soulja Boy's latest antics, the media's responsibility to present the facts, Bryon Cranston backlash for playing a man with disabilities in his newest movie, the Fyre Festival documentaries, regrets in their college days, and more.
January 22, 2019
#48 | Addressing the Cyrus & Marcus Situation
In this episode, they guys break down what exactly is going on with Cyrus's attitude towards The Specktators Collective and Marcus Ryan's early exit from The Specktators Collective. Also discussed are Lil Uzi Vert's label situation, whether or not Rae Sremmurd is breaking up, Travis Scott performing at the Super Bowl, and more.
January 15, 2019
#47 | I Humbly Declare Myself The GOAT
Packy, Daggs, Q, and Moe-T start season two off discussing the College Football National Championship, the Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL, LeBron James declaring himself the greatest of all time, The Titan Games, R. Kelly, a Jemele Hill sexual assault tweet, Making a Murderer and The Jinx documentaries, rappers rapping off beat, and more.
January 8, 2019
#46 | Dating a Rapper
Packy's girlfriend, Gloria, joins the podcast to discuss how they met, what it's like dating a rapper, social media, changes to The Specktators Podcast, and more.
January 1, 2019
#45 | The Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2018
NobodyEpic joins Packy and Moe-T to discuss the Drake & Kanye beef, Offset and Cardi B, Ebro vs. Kodak Black, the best albums of 2018, and more.
December 18, 2018
#44 | Kevin Hart's Offensive Past
The guys discuss the Kareem Hunt incident, the Kevin Hart incident, and more.
December 11, 2018
#43 | He Used To Do It Cooler
Moe-T and Packy discuss Meek Mill's newest album, "Making a Murder: Part 2," Eminem's newest freestyle video, the College Football Playoffs, and more.
December 4, 2018
#42 | Joyner vs. Tory
Apollo joins the podcast to discuss the Joyner Lucas vs. Tory Lanez battle, 6ix9ine's legal issues, problems with clearing samples in music, and more.
November 27, 2018
#41 | Cyrus is Leaving
Cyrus has graduated! Cyrus, Moe-T, and Packy talk explaining why Cyrus is leaving The Specktators Collective, his last upcoming project with The Collective, independent music struggles and successes, and more.
November 20, 2018
#40 | The Art of Tanking
Topics discussed in this episode are new album drops, fantasy football, NCAA basketball foul rules, tanking in professional sports, and more.
November 13, 2018
#39 | Entrepreneurship Isn't For Everyone
The guys talk fantasy football, sports movies, Spotify and SoundCloud, entrepreneurship vs. a typical 9-5 job, new Speck Gear, and more.
November 6, 2018
#38 | Do Big Music Labels Get a Bad Rap?
"Future" Packy and Moe-T discuss the best holidays, music labels getting a bad rap, new Speck merch, new podcast ideas, and more.
October 30, 2018
#37 | Turn Your Screen Brightness Up!
Topics in this podcast include Packy's teeth problems, Spotify's new stake in DistroKid, Kanye, Drake, and Pusha drama, artists and engineers constant struggle with "Demoitis," Making a Murderer: Season Two, and more.
October 23, 2018
#36 | No Rules
Packy and Moe-T discuss last week's show, today's NFL, Drake's appearance on LeBron James's HBO's "The Shop," and more.
October 16, 2018
#35 | Is Jake Paul Really a Sociopath?
The guys talk about Lil Wayne and Logic's newest projects, Shane Dawson's new YouTube series on Jake Paul, and more.
October 5, 2018
#34 | Bobby Biracial, Lil Tunechi, Ye
Moe and Pack talk social media addiction, this week's upcoming album releases, being consistent with your hustle, and more.
September 28, 2018
#33 | Killshot
The Collective's newest artist, Apollo, joins this podcast to discuss Spotify giving artists a way to upload directly to their platform, Eminem's response track, "Killshot," the Adam22 and Russ situation, and more.
September 21, 2018
#32 | Weirdo Universe
Lots of things to bitch about on this podcast. The guys discuss their recent shows in Chicago and Minneapolis, Spartan and Lions football, Russ's recent radio interviews, Joe Budden's comments on Eminem, Serena Williams' US Open meltdown, and more.
September 14, 2018
#31 | White Rappers Are Upset
So much rapper beef this week! The guys discuss the MGK beef with Eminem and G-Eazy, Eminem's new album, "Kamikaze," Nike's deal with Colin Kaepernick, racism in America, and more.
September 7, 2018
#30 | Front, Back, and Top Holes... Oh My!
In this episode, Moe-T and Packy discuss SoundCloud, the newest addition to gender inclusive language, Packy's upcoming show in Lansing, Michigan, the upcoming NFL season, MSU being cleared in NCAA investigations, Apple's upcoming iOS 12 release, video games, and more.
August 31, 2018
#29 | Political Rap Sucks
The guys discuss The Joe Budden Podcast's deal with Spotify, Logic's new music video, politics in music and art today, fantasy football, and more.
August 24, 2018
#28 | Artists Need To Think Long Term
Topics in this episode include Nicki Minaj's new album, Russ's upcoming album release, the JBA and require NBA basketball players to go to college, and more.
August 17, 2018
#27 | If You're Gonna Be Lyrical, Stay Away From Miracles
In this episode, the guys discuss a research study that shows what percentage musicians make of industry revenue, Travis Scott's newest project, Eminem's list of played out rhymes, and more.
August 10, 2018
#26 | Why Does Everybody Hate Russ?
ZackGoes joins Moe-T and Packy in this podcast. They discuss how Zack started his massive YouTube channel, how he discovered The Specktators Collective, why everyone hates Russ, and more.
July 27, 2018
#25 | Can You Compare Men's Athletics to Women's Athletics?
In this episode, Moe-T and Packy discuss comparing men and women athletes, Chance The Rapper and Wiz Khalifa's latest releases, artists stepping out of their comfort zone, Spotify's newest feature for artists, and more.
July 20, 2018
#24 | Packy's Facebook Was Hacked
The guys are back after taking the holiday off. They discuss Packy's recent trip to Spain and France, Drake's new album, "Scorpion," LeBron's move to LA, and more.
July 13, 2018
#23 | Drizzy Drake
Moe-T is back from his long weekend. The guys discuss Drake's new album "Scorpion," Instagram TV, Childish Gambino's song theft allegations, mean comments on social media, and more.
June 29, 2018
#22 | Moe-T Shmoe-T
Packy flies solo as he tackles the death of XXX Tentacion, new music from Jay-Z & Beyonce, Nas, and Jay Rock, Drake's upcoming album, and advice for independent artists.
June 22, 2018
#21 | How To Copy Other Podcasts
Packy is finally braces free! The guys discuss the US Open, Kid Cudi and Kanye West's collaborative album, "Kids See Ghosts," YouTube comment accusations of podcasts copying other podcasts, American government services being behind the times, iHOP's newest marketing promotion, and more!
June 15, 2018
#20 | Do Not Trap Me In Your Drive Through
The guys talk about the NBA Playoffs, Drake and Pusha T ending their beef, Kanye West's new album, Apple's WWDC announcements, and more.
June 8, 2018
#19 | Rap Beef Is Fun Now
QTheBars joins Moe-T and Packy to discuss Pusha T v Drake, The NBA Finals, and more.
June 1, 2018
#18 | Media... Media... Media...
Daggs joins the podcast this week as a last minute guest addition. The guys talk Spotify, Kendrick Lamar slamming a fan for using the n-word on stage, the NFL's new rules regarding protests, Kanye spending $85,000 on Pusha T's album cover picture rights, iconic album covers, fashion trends, and more.
May 25, 2018
#17 | What Is Packy's Net Worth?
Marcus Ryan joins Moe-T and Packy for a discussion on hangovers, Yanny v Laurel, Marcus's upcoming releases and his story before signing to The Specktators Collective, fighting your inner perfectionist, keeping up with the Joneses in hip-hop, how many songs artists actually have in their "vaults," and more.
May 18, 2018
#16 | Dear LeBron Nuthuggers
The boys are back after switching recording days! This week they discuss Childish Gambino's "This Is America" music video, LeBron James and the NBA Playoffs, Google's newest technologies, and much more.
May 11, 2018
#15 | Woopdity Scoop
In the midst of Packy's car crisis, the boys talk about Kanye's newest song drops, celebrities' political views, their channel's latest YouTube monetization struggles, and more.
April 30, 2018
#14 | Cole World
Joel, AKA NobodyEpic, joins Moe-T and Packy to discuss J. Cole's newest album, KOD, Kanye West's most recent Twitter rants and announcements, and more.
April 23, 2018
#13 | Our YouTube Channel Got Demonetized
The guys discuss their recent YouTube partnership and Google AdSense woes, Facebook's privacy breach, the importance of forming creative teams to accomplish a common goal, and more.
April 16, 2018
#12 | Hip-Hop Was The Best When...
Moe and Pack tackle the topic of "greatest era of hip-hop" as well as LeBron v. Saban, Drake's new song/video, and more.
April 9, 2018
#11 | Speck Dad
Cyrus joins Packy and Moe-T to talk about his absence from music, 6ix9ine's interview with The Breakfast Club, Netflix's new "Rapture" series, college education, and more.
April 2, 2018
#10 | Does Subscribe Actually Mean Subscribe?
The boys talk about Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" appeal verdict, how the YouTube "Subscribe" button works, the best era for hip-hop and R&B, and more.
March 26, 2018
#9 | QTheBars For The Barbecue
QTheBars joins for bracketology, meeting Moe and Packy, food talk, liquor talk, best vs. favorite, regional hip-hop, and more.
March 19, 2018
#8 | Is Logic Back?
Moe-T and Packy share their opinions on Logic's Bobby Tarantino II, Selection Sunday, Tiger Woods, and other fan-requested topics.
March 12, 2018
#7 | The Truth About Spotify Monthly Listeners
Packy and Moe take fan questions for the first time and discuss near death experiences, "real fans," Spotify monthly listeners, Tory Lanez swagger jacking accusations, and more.
March 5, 2018
#6 | When Packy Turns 45...
Moe-T hates on the Winter Olympics, Packy wants to join the Champions Tour, and the guys provide commentary on Nipsey Hussle and social media.
February 26, 2018
#5 | Joel, I Love You So Much
NobodyEpic joins as the first ever guest on the podcast. Moe-T, Packy, and Joel chop it up about Moe's beef with G-Eazy, YouTube Success, pros/cons of touring, living in LA, Michigan State University, Joel's Wedding, and more.
February 19, 2018
#4 | Every Day is Valentine's Day
The guys discuss Apple Music vs. Spotify, not just being an "idea guy," how to hype music projects, and some other random topics.
February 12, 2018
#3 | Don't Wear Jeans
The guys talk about events surrounding the Super Bowl, their come-up as independent artists, and some random pet peeves.
February 5, 2018
#2 | Middle Class Artist
Moe-T and Packy discuss the Grammys, Drake's newest streaming records, "Middle Class Artists," The Super Bowl, ESPN's reports about Michigan State University, and more.
January 30, 2018
#1 | Bars or Nah?
Moe-T and Packy discuss their new studio, the new YouTube Partnership Program, if punchlines are relevant in hip-hop today, and more.
January 23, 2018
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I am a young professional getting back to my passion of helping urban youth through the sport of squash, academic tutoring and mentorship. There are 9 other urban squash programs across the country that we partner with and compete against, all under an umbrella organization called National Urban Squash and Education Association (NUSEA). I came up with the name because I want this after school program to "drive" this selected group of urban youth to success through squash. I will be raising all the money and the program will be free to our students!
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YANKEES: CC Sabathia dominates Mariners again
NEW YORK -- CC Sabathia has a history of mastering the Mariners, no matter who is behind the plate.
Sabathia pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10, dominating the Mariners as usual while leading the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory Friday night that stopped Seattle's seven-game winning streak.
"CC is a winner. Very seldom do I have to worry about CC," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer and Curtis Granderson had a two-run single off Kevin Millwood, sending the AL East leaders to their second consecutive win following a 3-9 slide.
Sabathia (11-3) rebounded from a rocky start against Boston with another overpowering performance against his favorite foe. Pitching in the sort of thick humidity that he's always enjoyed, the big lefty improved to 8-0 with a 1.20 ERA in his past eight starts against the Mariners.
"I know today they came out really aggressive. They do have a lot of lefties in their lineup, and that tends to work in my advantage," Sabathia said.
Russell Martin was behind the plate for New York after backup Chris Stewart caught Sabathia's previous 16 starts.
"I've been paying attention to what he's been doing. Even though I don't play, I watch how he's attacking hitters," Martin said. "I wanted to make sure he had a good start today. I'm glad we put that behind us."
Girardi had said he planned to reunite Martin and Sabathia when he thought the time was right.
"It's just nice to get behind there with the ace," Martin said. "It felt pretty natural. I was maybe a little nervous before the game."
Ichiro Suzuki started a rally against his former team, and the Yankees helped Sabathia improve to 4-0 in his last seven outings.
Going into the ninth, he had given up only Casper Wells' solo homer in the fourth and Miguel Olivo's eighth-inning double. But he walked Brendan Ryan to start the inning before Dustin Ackley drove his eighth homer deep into the seats in right.
Girardi came out for a quick chat with Sabathia, who retired the next three batters as the crowd of 45,872 chanted "CC! CC!" Sabathia threw 72 of 103 pitches for strikes in his 35th career complete game and second this season.
"I told him, 'Let's go. Let's get through this inning,"' Girardi said. "I wanted to make sure how he felt."
Dating to May 2006, Sabathia has yielded no more than one earned run in nine of 11 starts against Seattle. The last time he faced the Mariners, he whiffed a career-high 14 on July 26 last season.
The six-time All-Star and 2007 AL Cy Young Award winner is 12-4 in 20 career starts against the Mariners, who are managed by his former skipper in Cleveland, Eric Wedge.
"There weren't opportunities to be had, really," Wedge said. "CC was outstanding -- as good as I've seen him. He had everything working. I think he beats anybody tonight with what he was throwing out there."
Last in the AL West, the Mariners had won 13 of 17 and were trying for their first eight-game winning streak in five years. They began a nine-game trip that also takes them to Baltimore and Los Angeles.
Still speedy at age 38, Suzuki opened the third by beating out a dribbler that was picked up by an off-balance Millwood (4-9) between the mound and third base. Martin doubled on an 0-2 pitch and both runners scored when Granderson singled to center on Millwood's next delivery.
"You could see pretty early we weren't going to be able to give up many runs, if any, to have a chance," Millwood said. "Didn't pitch good enough."
The 37-year-old right-hander held the Yankees in check, however, and was one out from getting through the sixth inning unscathed when Chavez hit a high fly ball to right. It fell just beyond a leaping Eric Thames and hit the cement ledge right behind the fence, maybe 320 feet from home plate.
Thames said the ball was deflected by a fan's glove as he tried to reach over the wall and snare it.
"I thought he was going to catch it," Chavez said.
After returning to the dugout, Chavez and Mark Teixeira shared a laugh.
"He was talking today: 'I feel like I need a cheap one,"' Teixeira said with a smile. "He got it."
Chavez, who has been using teammate Andruw Jones' bat, became the ninth Yankee with at least 10 homers this season -- one shy of the club record set in 1998.
Robinson Cano and Raul Ibanez both added an RBI single in the seventh against the Seattle bullpen. Carter Capps faced three hitters in his major league debut, retiring only Derek Jeter on a sacrifice bunt.
NOTES: Teixeira went 1-for-4 in his return to the lineup after missing two games with a sore left wrist. ... Jayson Nix replaced Chavez at 3B in the ninth after his ankle began to bother him. Chavez was hit by a pitch on the ankle last weekend. "I don't think it's anything serious," he said. ... Granderson batted leadoff for the fourth time this season. Jeter was dropped to No. 2. ... Mariners ace Felix Hernandez (9-5, 2.79 ERA) pitches Saturday against RHP Hiroki Kuroda (10-7, 3.28). Hernandez is 5-0 with a 1.60 ERA in his last nine starts.


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*[http://www.jobaps.com/MD/ State of Maryland Job Openings] -- State of Maryland's online employment center, search for job openings by keyword, location, job category, recruitment type and/or department.
*[http://www.jobaps.com/MD/ State of Maryland Job Openings] -- State of Maryland's online employment center, search for job openings by keyword, location, job category, recruitment type and/or department.
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== Judiciary Services, Maryland ==
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Maryland State Agencies Databases
This is an annotated list of databases produced by Maryland State Agencies, listed by producing agency. Links were last checked on 2/28/2013.
If you are a registered user of this wiki, feel free to add a database to this list or fix broken links. If you're not a registered user, or are not comfortable editing wikis, you may also send an e-mail to Siu Min Yu, the documents specialist for this page at siuy at rice dot edu.
Return to State Agency Databases listing.
- 1 Agriculture, Department of
- 2 Archives, Maryland State
- 3 Assessments and Taxation, Department of
- 4 Budget and Management, Department of
- 5 Insurance Administration, Maryland
- 6 Judiciary Services, Maryland
- 7 Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Department of
- 8 Law Library, Maryland State
- 9 Legislative Services, Department of
- 10 Natural Resources, Department of
- 11 Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of
- 12 Secretary of State, Office of The
Agriculture, Department of
- Searchable Pesticide Database -- Search for pesticide registration data, Business License, Restricted Use Pesticide Dealers, or Pesticide Applicators.
- Waste Kitchen Grease Transporters Search From the website, "Search here for certified transporters of waste kitchen grease. You may search by the type of certificate, the name of the company registered, or the license plate of the vehicle registered."
Archives, Maryland State
- Archives of Maryland Online -- From the website, "The ongoing Maryland State Archives publication series, Archives of Maryland Online, currently provides access to over 471,000 historical documents that form the constitutional, legal, legislative, judicial, and administrative basis of Maryland's government. Online access enables users to research such topics as Maryland's constitutions and constitutional conventions' proceedings, session laws, proceedings of the General Assembly, governors' papers, and military records." Please read the user's responsibility of the archival material on the bottom of page. Below listed two of the noted databases from the Archives of Maryland Online.
- Legislative Records -- This database contains State of Maryland's Proceedings, Acts and Public Documents of the General Assembly from Session 1 in 1634/35 to current years.
- Slavery Commission -- From the website, "the Maryland State Archives is preparing a series of volumes in the Archives of Maryland series relating to the history of slavery in Maryland."
- Guide to Government Records -- The Guide to Government Records is the finding aid created to assist users in accessing both public and private records relating to the history of Maryland from the earliest times of Lord Baltimore to the present. Some of the records available for searching are birth, marriage and military records from the Colonial time, court records before 1776, insolvency records from the late 17th Century and many more. For detailed information on the guide and how to obtain these records, please read the introduction section before searching. To begin your search click on the "Reference and Research" tab, then select the desired database (records).
- Maryland Land Record -- From the website, "The Maryland Judiciary, the 24 elected Court Clerks of Maryland and the Maryland State Archives have joined in partnership to provide up to date access to all verified land record instruments in Maryland. This service is currently being provided at no charge to individuals who apply for a user name and password." Email account is needed to apply for an account.
- Maryland Manual Online -- A Guide to Maryland and Its Government.
- Maryland Manual On-line-- Search for the most current government information by category.
- Maryland Manual -- Search by volume dated back to 1885.
- Maryland Vital Records -- Search for death records in the State of Maryland. Please read the Vital Records Indexing Project information before starating your search. To search, click the link "Search MD Vital Records" from the upper left hand side of the page.
- Online Digitized Newspapers -- These online digitized newspapers are part of the Special Collections of the Maryland State Archives. These newspapers are from the 18th century to the mid-20th century. The digitized newspapers are listed in alphabetical order along with its time period. Scroll down the page to find if a particular newspaper title that you needed is on the list. Please read the noted information on fair use from the bottom of page.
- Special Collections From the website, "The Maryland State Archives Guide to Special Collections is a web-based tool to search and browse special collections of map, photographic, newspaper, private, business and religious records."
- Who are your Elected Officials -- Search for your representatives in the Maryland General Assembly and U.S. Congress by entering your home address in the search box. Do not use a P.O. Box as your address.
Assessments and Taxation, Department of
- Business Entity Information -- From the website, "[One can search the] database to get information on entity names, principal offices and resident agents, personal property assessment information, and organizational document information."
- Certificate of Status -- Use this database to search for an official Certificate of Status from the State Department of Assessments & Taxation. From the website, "First time users should review the information in our help file. Click on "Help" in the left margin. Enter the Department ID and click on "Get Certificate". If you do not have the Department ID number, click on "Find a Department ID Number" in the left margin."
- Rate Stabilization Notices -- Search this database for Rate Stabilization Property Notices on file and to print a Notice form. One can search by assignor/grantor name, by assignee/financing party name, by file number and/or by rate order number.
- Real Property Data Search -- From the website, "You can obtain ownership and value information about every parcel of real property in the State of Maryland (approximately 2,500,000 accounts) from this database, as well as sales of real property."
- Security Interest Filings -- To search for information on security interest filings made with the State Department of Assessments & Taxation. One can search by the business name, by individual's name and/or by the file number.
Budget and Management, Department of
- Maryland Funding Accountability & Transparency -- Search by agency making a payment, by vendor receiving a payment or by zip code of a vendor receiving payment. From the website, "This is a public web site which allows citizens of Maryland and visitors to search and view summary information on payments made to vendors that received $25,000 or more for the respective fiscal year. Information is currently available beginning Fiscal Year 2008."
- State of Maryland Job Openings -- State of Maryland's online employment center, search for job openings by keyword, location, job category, recruitment type and/or department.
Insurance Administration, Maryland
- Company Search This website provides information about companies currently licensed to conduct business in Maryland.
- Producer Search (Licensee Look-up) Search license and demographic information on agents and firms licensed to sell insurance in Maryland.
- Producer Enforcement One can search "orders issued against producers (agents and brokers) for the past 10 years."
Judiciary Services, Maryland
- Appellate Court Opinions -- From the website, "Only reported opinions are available here. Reported opinions appearing on this website may not be the final, official version of the text of Appellate Court opinions/orders. Only the bound volumes of the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports contain the final, official texts of the reported opinions of the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals."
- Attorney Listing -- Search for attorneys admitted to practice in the State of Maryland by name. Any attorney listed is considered active and in good standing. The listing is updated each week.
- Judiciary Case Search -- Search for Court Cases originated within the District Court system and the Circuit Courts. From the website, "This website provides public access to the case records of the Maryland Judiciary. Access to these records is governed by Maryland Rules 16-1001 through 16-1011, effective October 1, 2004. Acceptance of an agreement is required to [access the search page]."
Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Department of
- Maryland Workforce Exchange Job Search Search for job by location, skill, education, employer, resume criteria and/or job number.
Law Library, Maryland State
- Digital Collections The Digital Collections of the Maryland State Law Library includes a) Maryland Task Force Reports, b) Maryland Rules Committee Materials and, c) Maryland Judicial Conference Proceedings.
- Task Force Reports From the website, "These entities are formed either via the Legislature, the Governor or another state agency to focus on one specific task; research the issues involved and then write a report outlining findings and recommendations. These reports are often used as the basis for future legislation or regulations making their accessibility and preservation crucial. These reports range in date from the 1940´s thru the 1990´s." The task force reports can be browsed by subject or search by entering your own keyword.
- Rules Committee Materials From the website, "This collection includes the meeting minutes officially approved by the Maryland Rules Committee for publication since 1947. Meeting agendas are also available starting in 1997. This collection can be very helpful in researching changes in Maryland's judicial rules of procedure. The Library adds materials to the collection as they become available." The Rules Committee Materials can be browsed by collection types—Rules Committee Meeting Minutes, by Rules Committee Meeting Agendas and Rules Committee Meeting Appendices; or, using keyword search.
- Judicial Conference Proceedings From the website, "Printed from 1947 to 1997, the Proceedings contain transcripts of the general business meetings conducted during the conference. Later issues also include summaries of professional development courses, committee updates, reviews of rules changes and resolutions. The Proceedings may provide helpful historical insight into the operation of the Judiciary during the 20th Century." The Maryland Judicial Conference Proceeding can be browsed by year of the proceeding, as well as keyword searching.
- Law Library Catalog Search the catalog for print or online materials that are available in the library or from the library website.
Legislative Services, Department of
- Code of Maryland Unannotated and Rules Form the website --"This website is not intended to replace professional legal consultation or advanced legal research tools." Users need to agree to the Terms and Conditions to access the database. Users can search the code by keyword or by browsing the table of content.
- General Assembly, Code of Public General Laws of Maryland -- From the website, "The Code is arranged by subject matter and organized into "Articles" (e.g. Transportation Article), which are further subdivided into "titles", "subtitles", "sections", "subsections", "paragraphs", subparagraphs", etc."
- Legislation by Session -- Search the Legislation by Session number, Sponsor, Subject, Committee, Status Affected and/or Legislation List of the Senate and/or House. From the website, "Information may not be available for all numbers in each range."
Natural Resources, Department of
- Maps and Map Data -- Search the GIS Map and Map Data Portal.
- Maryland Tide Finder -- From the website, "Make your region selection first, then choose a specific site, and lastly choose desired month (you may be asked to pick a start day, please ignore). The tidal information will pop up in a new window."
- Water Quality Mapping Data -- A searchable database containing hundreds of water quality maps.
Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of
- Inmate Locator -- Find state inmates by name. Records show name and contact information for the prison they are being held at. Inmate Locator does not include people being held in pretrial facilities.
- Sex Offender Register -- From the website, "On this site you will be able to find registered sex offenders living and working near you, be notified of registrants' movements, and explore resources that will help you to prevent and get treatment for sexual abuse." One needs to agree to the terms and conditions of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services before searching the database. To read the terms and conditions click on the link "I have read the terms and conditions" on the upper right hand side of the webpage. Check the box after you have read the terms, and then click "search the registry" to begin searching.
Secretary of State, Office of The
- Charitable Organization Division -- Search the Charity Database. From the website, "The list which results from your search is made up of summary information filed by charitable organizations with the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland."
- Notary Division -- Search the Notary Public database by a person's name or by county.
- Search for Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) -- Searchable by word, phrase, codification number and title. From the website, "In August 2003, the State Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions were no longer printed in COMAR Title 19A, but are available ONLY as part of COMAR Online."
- Trademark Search -- Search the Trademarks & Service Marks Database in the State of Maryland. From the website, "The list which results from your search is made up of summary information filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland. This information may not reflect the most recent information on file. The last updated date below does not necessarily pertain to the database information to be searched."


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Jose Reyes isn't on the Mets anymore, but that didn't matter to any Mets fan who, last night, happened to hear or see the sound or sight we'd all become so used to over the first nine years of his career: Something bad had happened to Jose Reyes's legs.
Reyes plays for the Blue Jays now (after a year's unhappy sojourn in Miami, and a bittersweet departure from the Mets), but his name was still trending today in New York on Twitter. The early word is that he'll be out for approximately three months with torn ligaments in his ankle.
Reyes's legs, most of the time, are one of baseball's best gifts. When stealing bases, he has the short, quick stride of a sprinter just off the blocks. When he turns a long drive into a triple, Reyes hits top speed just before second base, turns, and motors frantically into third, slides in headfirst, and then hoists himself upright on his knees before he bangs his hands together in a forceful clap or several. His locomotion creates knee angles small enough that the viewer recognizes it as an entirely different kind of running.
But then Reyes's legs often do themselves in. 2003: season-ending ankle sprain. 2004: missed over two months with a strained hamstring, then another six weeks with a stress fracture. (The second injury happened after the Mets hired Reyes a running guru, who screwed him up further.) 2009: calf injury, and then a season-ending torn hamstring tendon. 2011: hamstring strain, more time on the disabled list. And then there was last night:
A freak injury, maybe—a lot like the ankle sprain that felled a 20-year-old Reyes in 2003. But it's hard not to see this, too, as the latest seemingly scripted knife twist in the glorious and tortured history of Reyes's legs. The awkward slide up there came only because he had gotten such a great jump and was speeding toward the base as very few others can. He wasn't expecting a throw.


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Some time ago I was told there's an interesting classical Satake correspondence which I will write as
$$[\mathop{\mathrm{disk}} \Rightarrow G] \,\backslash\, [\mathop{\mathrm{disk}^\times} \Rightarrow G] \,/\, [\mathop{\mathrm{disk}} \Rightarrow G] \,=\, X_*/W \,=\, G^\vee\mbox{-reps}$$
(where $G$ is reductive, $\mathrm{disk}$ could be the spectrum of either $\mathbb Z_p$ or $k[[t]]$ and $\Rightarrow $ denotes algebraic morphism) and its categorified/geometric version (equivariant perverse sheaves on affine grassmanian of $G$ form the tensor category of representations of $G^\vee$).
I think I'm missing the larger context here, though. I don't mean the context of perverse sheaves, geometric Langlands, etc. On the contrary, I feel like I miss any intuition for classical representation theory. Why would statements like this be interesting?
I wasn't able to find anything in wikipedia or nLab.
One thing I know is that the correspondence allows us to construct the Langlands dual group in a natural way. But still, it would be interesting to know if it's a part of larger picture and if there are related results.
Question: is there an intuition for Satake correspondence that would make its statement obvious?


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There are two lessons here: One, looking through the corner is important. Two, there's nothing like a helmet cam to make in-car footage more interesting. It's bumpy. It's choppy. It's wet. His head gets knocked around. Manly!
The video below was shot during last month's testing at Jerez. Brazilian driver, Italian car, pimpy white leather gloves. The camera is aimed a bit low, but the footage is entertaining. You can also see some interesting weirdness at the beginning when the car is being prepped in the garage.
The bottom video is from a dry test in Bahrain in 2009. We've included it for perspective — there's a hell of a lot more speed when the track isn't wet — and because of the little flicks of oversteer. (Oversteer!)
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