text:
Sorry, let me try that again.
See this date?
Systematically and mercilessly disassembling, flushing, greasing, and re-packing the cycling culture.
Remember the panties!
2nd loser podio?
off again... what kind of blog is this?
Rural 1st! Top 10! and I read it!
Agggh captcha failure
how in hell did you leave the last comment on the yesterday's post, then podium with the same comment??? genius
We were just starting to creep back to the century mark in the daily comments tally, and now WCRM leaves us again.
I'm totally going to switch over to Bike Snob Pyongyang.
And rounding out the top ten...
Eleven on Nine Eleven.
Good luck, best wishes, I'm sorry and congrats.
Choose the appropriate term for whatever you have planned for the break.
Thanks for the million and a half words, I hope you have many more to share.
Keep Calm And LOSE YOUR FUCKING MIND!!
Day 6. The panties still think I am one of them and have not picked up on my creepy involuntary lip licking.
you're right... something is really disturbing about the weiner... he will snap and it wont be pretty.. kinda like his face.
Wiener fingered.
We'll miss you, snob... have fun!
I thought that when Mormons like BSNYC went on a mission, it was for two years duration, not 12 days.
And besides, it is a little late in the season to go to Jew summer camp.
wait wait wait... is it possible that this furlough is maternity... i mean paternity... leave?
Hey, the German a-fork is an AMP Research fork rediscovered!
Don't tell anybody though. This is the bike business. Everything is new.
Actually 79 different words used multiple times in many random combinations. Panties biek disgruntled scranus Wiener.
Serial Retrogrouch,
--Wildcat Rock Machine
thanks for the panties.
It's a free one!
Enjoy your no blog time activities Mr. Snob.
THnaks for all the wordsmithing.
Bye now.
KuKu RoboHouse: nionRev 10
who can resist panties?!
I bet that crazy Lobster could give the finger too if it wanted.
Praise Lob.
Seriously? Again? I don't know when I started reading this blog, but it must have been after Aug 2008 - my (Snob's on Aussie) vacation reading. When I catch up, I'm going to have to get a life. Here's hoping your blog isn't memorable enough for me to realize I've caught up.
Hope you're at least not miserable, whatever you're up to, Snob.
Hey streepo, way to be in it to win it! XO
englishstu...we haven't met, but here are your kisses on the cheek!
Have fun at Interbike!
Weiner or no Weiner, they're all basically dicks.
Thank you, it will be far from miserable!
--Wildcat Rock Machine
Does BS reimbuse Rip Torn for the use of his likeness on his "APPROVE" logo? Bob Patterson
Thanks snobby.
I noticed that in your link to candidate Bill de Basio, he states that he wants to reduce death and injury by auto accident to zero. He also points to my city as an example:
"In Chicago, City officials have set a goal to eliminate all pedestrian, bicyclist and motorist traffic fatalities within ten years. In New York, we can do the same. "
What I don't think he knows is exactly how Chicago is achieving this result. We've recently changed our laws to allow Chicagoans to start carrying guns. Legally carrying that is. As most of the world knows, we in Chicago spend our idle time shooting at each other for no particular reason whatever.
We hope to have the streets clear of hope to have the streets clear of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers in about 10 years or so. Once there are no people left, the number of accidental death and injury due to autos should be just about zero.
Whatever the case have fun, recharge the batteries and bring us back more free words.
In Gizmodo's defence, their target demographic is those chubby guys in thin "beards" who crawl out of their mom's basements to line up at the Apple Store every fall.
Tilford hurt his thumb again.
Marks MTB looks like it has never actually been ridden. Through the woods, anyway. My Intense Uzzi SL looks like it has had the living fuck beat out of it. People see it and think "Man he must be badass", when really all I am is bad at securing it on the rack.
"Fucking idiots will buy anything"
-S. Jobs, 2008
Hey, I found mobile computing's answer to Bib shorts guy.
Commie C, your d00d looks like he could use some more space in his 'penthouse'.
looks like he's trying to house an elephant in a kiddie pool.
Actually on the second and third contemplative peeks, he looks like the human equivalent of a can of Pillsbury Biscuits.
The wrapper is under pressure.
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Again with the leaving Wildcat... you're becoming the 'crazy ex-girlfriend' of bike bloggers. A small niche indeed...
I thought New York had 'street people' that handled windshield cleaning... why else is the city giving away newspapers and bottles half full of piss and windex? How much is THAT costing? Ask those fat cats in the capital, right?
So, Mark... or 'frank'... whatev's, dig it, sorry you are sick AND tired because it sucks when it all piles on.Also, I looked at the picture of your bike and while it may, in fact, weigh "well under 20lbs" it clearly weighs OVER 19lbs or else you'd have said as much.
Now that I have finally commented on a comment someone made on a Gizmodo board it can only mean one thing... again with the doping and this time my ride will be to recover some liquor!
If you are going to Interbike, try to get Bret's autograph.
Far from miserable? All RIGHT! Now we're getting somewhere! :D
Wait, is it far from miserable as in:
"I have to be here, but I don't want to gouge my eyes out so it isn't that bad, plus there's some wine"
Just clarifying, 'cause, ya know. I try to never assume anything.
your d00d looks like he could use some more space in his 'penthouse'.
It's all Kuku down there, you know you want him. Like the phones, smaller than average and unreliable with directions.
9/23 my scranus, shark jumping time for Snob. Wait sharks can't get into bike lanes can they? Wait, on SNL there used to be a shark who would knock on doors and some babe in panties would let the shark in, every single time. Whatever!
If your leaving for Wreck Beach you don't have to bring swimming trucks. You don't want your luggage weight to go over 50 pounds.
The only thing wrong with wieners are the pricks they're attached to.
Heading for Wreck right now. Hoping for a Babble sighting.
I don't think that was Antonio Weiner's middle finger poking up behind the car window
Enjoy the lovely weather and splendid accommodations in Noneofyourfuckingbusinessistan. We have the southern version, Nunyafuckinbidnessistan.
CC, that wretched vision is burned into my retinas. May camel spiders infest your scranus. Seriously, coffee snorted through my nose it was so funny.
Here you go Queenie....get your stare on.
Panties, Portland and paternity rumors. Have a great break.
anon @ 3:13 THAT is fake. C'mon. I post f'real pictures. Ante up.
Bamaphred - I'm sure that there are plenty of peeps who can also run screaming at 30 mph once they discover one of those nasty arachnids is after them.
er... I meant @ 3:12
The blog is free because it's not the product. My eyeballs are the product, the blogger is the merchant, and the advertisers are the customers.
Or sometimes a book is the product, I'm the customer, the blogger is both merchant and advertiser, and the blog is the ad.
Snobbers- please DO come to Vancouver. Wreck beach is AWESOME this week...!
In either case, whether used as bait in the first case, or as an ad in the second, the correct and appropriate price is: free.
Anon @ 3:12
Wow. I don't even know what to say to that. His KuKu can't even pass airport security???
I pity the poor woman that tries to stuff that sausage in her bun.
Everyone knows Snob is going on his annual Field Training Exercise. "One weekend a month and 2 weeks a year" in the Army Reserve.
Well, at least the kuku penthouse was "lawnched" before you took off on vacation. It would have been absolutely fucking tragic to have missed your take on that.
I hope that wherever you are going in noneofyourfuckingbusinessistan has better biking and fewer hives outbreaks than the Hamptowns.
17 dedpctf
It's just a little snip and a couple days of ice in the kuku penthouse and your breeding days will be over. Seventeen is enough.
Awwww, a puggle calendar. My puggle rides in a bike trailer and barks contemptuously at the doggie-peons who merely WALK through our fair city. ('course being in the trailer means he can't pee on anything, so his doggie dominance is put into question. He is actually the bib shorts Fred of the doggie world, but don't tell him.)
Hope you have a fruitful time off, Snobby.
Serial Retrogrouch (way up at 11:15): I've done that before. It's called "going so slow that you win tomorrow's race".
On the off Chance you're heading to Lonewolfistan, say hi to Ben.
Anon 1:10, you've got 2 weeks to study the archives and report back.
Irrefutable proof that there's still some coolness left in Brooklyn.
Mikeweb: that guy can really make executing doing a poppa wheelie.
What does the wrench button mean? "I fucked up your bike, sorry"?
that's just irrefutable proof that if you listen to reggae, you can wheelie anything and hop any curb on anything... got to smoke up before, though.
then it's going to be a friggin loooong race until the next post... i wonder if we can even stay on a bicycle going that slow.
Hey BSNYC — Here in Australia - "date" can be a colloquial term for one's butthole...something I'm sure you picked up while over here. The term, not someone's actual "date".
"Secret Bloggers' Business"; an ancient ceremonial retreat for bloggers. Led by Grand Master Mario Cipollini, the age-old observance involves bizarre scranus rejuvenating rituals and debauched feasting on endangered six-clawed-lobsters.
That's what Snobby's doing.
He'll be back refreshed and will resume his quest for world domination with an even greater vigour than before.
All hail the Snob...
Yo Babs that pic is real. That guys name is Jonah Falcon.
White bar tape and a white saddle DO make you faster. I know what you are saying cause isaid the same thing. My wife even opened the shop door and said "Who the fuck are you talking to? Did you stop takin your meds again?"
Nevermind that. I think the white reflects the suns heat instead of absorbing it like black. Therefore, it lowers the temp of the frame and residually lowers my core temp 2 degrees and allows me to produce .0000032 watts extra over the course of a 2 hour ride which results in me getting home 18 feet quicker.
Oh Ms. baaaaabble? Perhaps, just perhaps, the lovely and vivacious babble could post some pantie pics whilst the BSNYC is off?
Kerry Kerry Kerry...don't you remember me? It was really late and you were really drunk. You kept putting those cock rings on me until it looked manageable. I think you went with 4. Then got brave and shucked off 2. You even pulled those off but only when you were doing reverse cowgirl because you had depth control.
I demand a refund.
At least you could have your helper monkey post some of your old "Classic" Blogs.
Snob ain't foolin me. He's headed to Austin.
Admit it Snobs, you're going to get a custom handcrafted Kuku sack from a Portland artisan. Of course crafted from the finest free range, vegetarian feed, BGH free water buffalo pelt.
Or is it to film your own new kickstarter campaign for the above mentioned Kuku yak sack.
Jonah Falcon @ 8:26
With all those spacers did you noticed any adverse tiller effect?
Snob... Go.. Just fucking go already..
Kindly deputize McFly to run the show in your stead when you take these extended sojourns.
We will take care of CJ while you are gone so you have plausible deniability.
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McFly @ 8:30PM
Your such a dope.. didn't you go to grade school?
Crookes Radiometer--your welcome
If you use black tape instead of white it results in a pushing force.. Assuming that the average biker either rides in the morning or the evening, when the incident of light is greatest in relationship to the bars, and also assuming that either 50% of the time the light will be either shining to you or against you then the net gain will be a stopping force with black tape (because your body will block the sunlight coming from behind, negating the pushing effect while traveling in that direction.
So, yes.. you are right, the white tape makes you go faster, but for completely different reasons..
The dumbing down of America is complete..
No, all I remember is waking up at something called Wreck Beach on a big blanket in the Spoon Position. She had draped my shank over her hip and coiled the rest up and put it in her straw hat. She awoke and stumbled up the steps mumblin' something about "Enough snake charmin' for one night and watch what you wish for......" and was out of my life forever.
I kept the hat.
Does NashBar stock a handlebar mount for the Crookes Radiometer? I could route my rides in relation to the RPM's the vanes are turning at. Plus it would be a really cool way to strike up convo with ladies. I can just hear her now....."Oh that's just like the one in our science lab at school, we can't play with it until we are in the 12th grade..."
Nevermind that. I think the white reflects the suns heat instead of absorbing it like black. Therefore, it lowers the temp of the frame and residually lowers my core temp 2 degrees and allows me to produce .0000032 watts extra over the course of a 2 hour ride which results in me getting home 18 feet quicker.
Which is why I have aluminum foil on my helmet, which over a 4 hour ride nets me 11.004 inches. Plus, its keeps the NSA from reading my mind, which, trust me, would land me in Gitmo for 30 years with twice daily waterboarding (is that like surfing?).
If you use black tape instead of white it results in a pushing force.. Assuming that the average biker either rides in the morning or the evening, when the incident of light is greatest in relationship to the bars, and also assuming that either 50% of the time the light will be either shining to you or against you then the net gain will be a stopping force with black tape (because your body will block the sunlight coming from behind, negating the pushing effect while traveling in that direction.
This is so true, once I only had time to replace half of my tape with black, while the other half was left white, and in an hour ride, I had done 2,314 circles. We should start a wikipedia page.
The dumbing down of America is complete.
Nah, it could get a whole lot dumber.
mmmm snake charming... :)
Sorry. I still don't believe it's real. Pictures, Jonah, or it didn't happen.... and that's all I have to say about that.
Now let's talk about panty pictures. Yes. I will happily post as many panties as you like. Just send those chamois knickers this way...
Fuck. ANOTHER cyclist down. Two out of three dead from the other day... bad week on Vancouver roads.
englishstu...we haven't met, but here are your kisses on the cheek!
Cheers RQ - thats really rather decent of you! Reciprocated x!
CC: Those "iPhone 5S Reviewers" must be a special brand of stupid. WTF.
But I now feel like a rocket scientist, so thanks?
Gee Babble On if you can admittedly tame 2 average Joe's in the course of one rendez-vous then why shouldn't you be able to tame 1 1/2 with relative ease? My seat post is like 10 or 12 inches but I only need 6 or 7 of it for a good fit.
You are an amazingly good sport. Some of the anonymous creeping around here would scare me off if it were directed against me. Your answer is to promise more panties.
You truly have a pair of brass
balls(TM) -- I was thinking the same thing. Babs is a helluva gal, that's for sure.
I'm thinking that Snob went back to Melbourne to refund Sheree her 40$.
No Snob. Scranus.
Fuck. ANOTHER cyclist down. Two out of three dead from the other day... bad week on Vancouver roads.
News tip: Vancouver is for wealthy entitled people who can run down anyone, because they have good suspension, and lawyers on retainer.
Those "iPhone 5S Reviewers" must be a special brand of stupid. WTF.
No, for really, really stupid, you need to Crowdsauce.
Kewl CC. How did they know I always get lost in the OPEN DESERT? Moreover is it compatable with my Crookes Radiometer Handlebar Mount?
Forget the new iPhone.
My just dog waited in line overnight to get us the latest in race radio technology.
It's the epitome of Apple minimalism and simplicity: a couple of tin cans and string.
I'm just sorry my poor dog had to be out all night with my $200 to get it.
He seems tired.
I think your dog is tired because he's been running with the models from Fashion Week.
Tell him to stay away from Molly. There's a bad batch in your neighborhood.
I bought more Apple stock yesterday. I think this company has a future.
The Vulva a Espanka seems to be pretty awesome. Sometimes I have channel 402 and sometimes I do not and its very frustrating. I guess Chris Horners big chrome head is reflecting off that sunlight situation we were discussing earlier and keeping his core temp down.
I haven't paid any attention to the Vulva de Espanka this year but I'm reading on the Twitter that it is a good one. I may have to start watching.
I'm a little dubious with the cycling media as Cycle Sport proclaimed this years TdF one of the greatest and I thought it was a total snoozefest.
Where are Crosspalms, Frilly and Nina?
DB, Crosspalms has taken over a small European principality and installed himself as Benevolent Dictator For Life.
Frilly recently purchased the St. Louis Blues and has been searching for an answer to their lackluster scoring depth at center and penalty-killing.
Nina currently runs a sleeper cell for Al-Qaeda in Iowa.
Thanks for the update, CD!
I'm glad somebody around here is living up to their potential.
It's the epitome of Apple minimalism and simplicity: a couple of tin cans and string.
I'm waiting for tin cans and string "S".
CC: the "C" version comes in colours.
Did someone mention Pro Tour Cykleen? Rolling Stone says he whose name shall not be mentioned has anger issues. Duh? Where has Rip Van WinkleStone been for the last 20 years?
Wow! Thank you kindly, gentlemen! :D
I don't go out of my way to hide my identity, so it doesn't exactly take a genius to figure out my name... and plus I had a stalker already...hey don't scare me anymore. That's what the police are for. I have opinions which much of the world doesn't share, and so it never surprises me when some people don't like me. I don't care.
Haters gonna hate. I choose love.
I do care about my mission, however, and that's to make the world a better place than I found it, and that takes a changing of the guard, a new approach to things, and if it means more panty shots, so be it. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.
And right now I have a date with my favourite ride. Where ARE my special padded panties? Hmmmmm?
They. They don't scare me, not hey don't scare me. Hey doesn't scare me, either.
Just kidding about the panty pics, Babs. Anyway, sad to hear of the cycling deaths, and to add to it, I had a chance to explain the laws concerning passing a cyclist in Illinois, to an obvious octogenarian, right after she lost her passenger side mirror to my left elbow at 40 mph. I'm sure it did little good.
Note to self: do not trust dog when he says that the heavy rain is not coming down for another hour. Don't ask me how I know this.
Don't trust The Dog, like I don't trust The Cat. It is laying here eyes shut, purring away. What it is really doing is thinking, "If this old fool will look away, I'll go scratch the $@&? out of that new ottoman." Then convince The Warden it was my fault.
Babble you seem like you would be hard to stalk what with all the crashing and such. Plus you got that Serena Williams lower unit which intimidates me. And intrigues me. Brass ovaries sounds different. Must be aftermarket.
Your post has an excellent and motivating content. We are just happy with your current posting Dental Crown
Renee, The angle of your saddle is atrocious.
Steve Tilford is concerned about his hand situation but is optimistic about a "good release" for Katie Erikson.
riding in the cloud with headphones and a not bad azz
babble - you should upgrade to ceramic ovaries and enjoy a 0.001314% wattage output increase vs brass
Love* the Tilford blog updates, btw.
JB - but does reading his blog cause a goofy Tilford effect?
Steve Tildord's security questions are hard!
What is 14+15?
Well son of a.....SPOILER ALERT!!
Mega-Dome his ownself Chris Horner has climbed his way into redness by 3 seconds at this years Vulva.
Well I'm cutting out of work early and going for a ride. Probably Fred out on the rail trail instead of the roads today being the 13th and all.
Have a nice weekend and good rides everyone.
I am with you RCT. I am lookin at a 1:30 departure if there are no derailments. I got a buddy just getting into it and we are on the cusp of a 15 mph average over the course of 30 miles which sounds fine to me cause I suck.
Just a few things to do today and I'm on two wheels, too... here's to the fredly need for speed, and to keeping the rubber side down!
Thanks for the update!
"392 Lickbut"
Could it be
After all this heat
A hint of Fall in the air
Scranus the 13th!
It's ridin' time
Get your hands off me
You damned dirty robot
Sngsmen 213
FAUX FRIDAY FUN QUIZ (Abbreviated Edition)
1. My dog's reaction to CJ's rambling efforts to hijack the comments section the last time BSNYC took a powder was:
A. "Cool story, bro. Tell it again. But with spell check."
B. "Opening should have been: 'This one time, at band camp....'"
C. "Opening should have been: Dear Penthouse, I never thought this would happen to me....'"
D. "Opening should have been: 'Dear Iowa Writers' Workshop, I can has cheezburger....'"
E. "Didn't read it. Allergic."
Ride joyfully all!
(You too CJ. If it keeps you away from the computer.)
Thanks for pointing that out, McFly.
dood's been in my garage! Horner that is.
We are as sheep without a shepherd, waxing poetic the nonsensical. Please give us a post Babs to return some focus to the proceedings.
Transportation Alternatives' blog is reporting that if you drive your SUV in Queens on the sidewalk and hit 5 kids on their way to school, you get no summonses.
If you ride your bike on the sidewalk and hit Nicole Kidman, you get 3 summonses.
You can't make this stuff up
Everytime you think you've seen the ultimate WTF moment in the NYPD's traffic enforcement priorities, they manage to outdo themselves.
Maybe the SUV driver can hold a press conference outside the kids' school and blame a cyclist.
It's worked for cab drivers who maim out-of-towners.
it's best sometime to stick our heads in the ground... and wait until the coast is clear.
we'll lose our heads anyways, might as well hide it well.
it's not the NYPD's fault alone... everyone is implicated.
even robot says: daraMyo
read it fast it says, damn you
Keuw Keuw Nuts- Done.
Here's my account of this year's Grand Fondle
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Great recap Babs! Nice pics. Especially image #3. Anyone ever told ya you got a butt like a soccer ball? I bet they haven't.
We like to write our names on ours. So we know who it belongs to and if someone else starts playing with it we jack them up.
Le Bonk
I wondered how many cyclists Kidmans limo driver ran over so I searched.
Didn't find any, and didn't look very hard.
But I did find an old news story about her little Manhattan getaway flat and it's limo parking .
Isn't that special!
Hey, New Yorkers:
Anyone go to the Shinola NYC Block Party?
Nice pie plate BO. Pfffffftch
Cheers. Do you like it?
McFly, um no. Not till now, I suppose. I like certain names upon my bottom though never my own....never seen Channel there, but that would be nice. :)
Yes. Yes I do. My buddy that just got into cycling finally broke though the Lycra barrier and went on a group ride this weekend. We agreed that 98% of female cyclists have something in common. Nice round junk buckets.
Did you get a new ownership name for it yet? Too bad the names are not always permanent.
Oh dang did you mean the pie plate? I apologize if I went the wrong (d)erection.
Well Chris "Little Jack" Horner went and won the Tour De Spanish. Which is essentially the red-headed step child of the grand tours. It's like the 2nd package on the Showcase Showdown on the Price is Right. That man has a cranium like
Need more panties.
I'm happy you like it, and I didn't know there was such a thing as a wrong erection, but what about that pie plate, hmmm? C'mon. Was that a good idea, or what? Plus then there's all that beer to dispose of, right?
Little Jack Horner ducking the drug test? Who would have thought. One tends to observe that riding clean is almost as big a joke as professional wrestling clean.
According to the Crookes Radiometer Owners Manual (PDF 3.62Mb) a Pie Plate will emit a diode flux variable which probably negated the transmissions of your timing chip.
Lets just say you did swell. I did a Gland Fondle last year around the Cumberland plateau. That Plateau is fookin' high. It was so gnarly they did not even offer a 100 option.
This weekend I'm planning to do a very dumb thing, or at least that's may start dawning on me at about 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Escape New York century ('bout 120 miles after I ride to/ from the start-finish).
Hillier than thou century. 12,000+ feet of climbing.
Pray to Lob for me.
Does a Crookes Radiometer come with a handlebar mount?
Or do you wear it like a Go-Pro?
I suppose you could ride with the sun at your back and pick up wattage.
I always seem to find the headwind, so I guess it doesn't matter.
Back to Back centuries!
Brave indeed!
May The six fingers of Lob be with you!
No Bama you can't wear it like a GoPro. It will tear a gash in your Anti-NSA Aluminum Foil Hat.
I just finished Bike Snob: Realigning Etc. Great book, laughed out loud a lot. Looks like your blog is of the same wacky but insightful mode. Maybe you can clue me in. I am a cyclist from California. Last summer I was riding on a Rails to Trails path near Croton Falls.
There was a guy about 30 ish, with a girlfriend/wife/whatever on their bikes stopped at an interpretive sign. I pull up, said "Hello". We were about a yard apart, so he could have in no way not heard me. Without a word, he got on his bike and pedalled off like I did not exist.
Where I come from, when someone says hi the person normally responds with a smile and "hi". Especially among cyclists who tend to stick together this is the way we roll.
I was appalled at this guy behaving as if I were a space alien. Is this a NY thing? Did I happen the really truly NYC Bike Snob? Did I invade his bubble?
Please advise!
Unfortunately if he was a Cat 1 or 2 rider then that's typical behavior. Cat 5s are terrified which can be mistaken for snobbish, but they are just scared to death. 4s are the nicest and even some 3s are still pretty decent as long as no 1s or 2s are around.
It's not that he doesn't like you. He is just way better than you and not ALLOWED to like or be kind to you. I would have talked to the woman instead. She is probably tired of that asshole.
WTF? Sorry, that was I (I'm actually 50)...I thought you said "hell no".
It goes with the territory. There's a cool homeowner on the top of a local (very rural) hill that puts out a five gallon water container or two every day for the constant parade of riders that pass his house. It's a regular stopping point for a lot of local riders. One day I stopped and there were already three riders there, two women and a guy with a "B Leader" sign on the seat post. It was a blazing hot day, so I pulled out my standard joke when meeting people I don't know on blazing hot days..."well, at least it's not hot!" The two girls laugh loudly and spontaneously and the "B Leader", who was staring intently at his Cervelo aerobike, looked up without the slightest trace of expression and snapped to the women "let's go". It was pretty funny. I think he was probably a little bit insecure.
It's pretty easy to steal women from Super Serious Guy. Super Serious Guy does not toss salads.
mikeweb: You Magnificent Bastard!
If you don't survive, we'll send you off of a pyramid of burning one-inch tires. With your harem, slaves and horses, of course.
Have a fabulous weekend, Mikeweb - That sounds like fun!
jeez, mikeweb, i would have loved to ride one of those routes this weekend. Unfortunately, I will be out of town and in the land of early bird specials.
Someone really should remind those folks what the early bird catches for its meals.
Have great rides!
Easy Dave. Let's not do anything rash with the harem. Unless of course the harem gives us a rash. I am sure MW would want it that way after he expires from a Double-Century. You go boy. I call dibs on the quiet nerdy one. Trust me.
How do you cope with pain? I use Killer Painkillers
snob can catholics live in riverdale?
Detective Wishiwasmerckx is on the mission.
BSNYC writes "I'm not posting until [September 23]...Why?...Because none of your business..."
BabbleOn writes "Showing Vancouver to a friend of mine...a professional bike blogger and a man on a mission I admire..."
YOU connect the dots. Just don't tell Mrs. Snob, ok?
I WISH! Mrs Snob would be more than welcome if Snobber Doodle Doo were to visit Vancouver. Nah, this guy used to work with Mr Weiss many moons ago, but he writes for a blog in Arizona.
.........I dont' know.........it seems like er'time you go on a beikcyclin adventure with someone either your knees or your back takes alot of abuse.
Could one person crash that much?
Unconvincing denial.
Thanks for the well wishes everyone.
leroy: steer clear of the all you can eat sushi. No matter what your dog says, just because you can see the ocean from the buffet doesn't mean that it doesn't go bad.
McFly, she also wear glasses and is in the CBBC (covert big boob club).
Is that a subsidiary of Incognito Big-Ass Knockers? I don't think she is. I have been wrong before, though.
Anonymous 12:23pm,
Only if they like living among Catholic schools and colleges and other Catholics.
--Wildcatholic Rock Machine
She's still not eligible for the Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
Well, to be fair, I do go an a few adventures without crashing, but it illustrates my point, doesn't it? The truth is any helmet of mine always serves its intended purpose sooner or later.
Is there a club for girls who wanna be in the cbbc?
Ah, yes of course. The ibtc sigh... it's just not as much bouncy, jiggly fun.
Dearest Wildcatholic Rock Machine,
When you're ready to confess, I'm all ears for you. Pope Babbles at your service...
Tell me how you sin.
Wildcat RM is checking in on us to see if we're behaving.
Much better than last time, Snob.
He's lying in wait, just in case he needs to tell CJ to fuck off again. Again.
Rock out with your cock out, WCRM! Hope you're having a ton of fun!
I can't help feeling like I belong to a cargo cult, the way I get all excited because RTMS showed up.
Happy whatever-it-is-you're-enjoying, Snobby.
That'd be CJ right there.
As a Catholic high school boy I did most of my teenage drinking in Riverdale (18 the legal age back then) at a few bars no longer there ...The Green Leaf was one...another one called Off Broadway ...can't recall the others.
The comment thread is trickling along on 1/2 an amp. We are no longer volleying the beach ball around the stadium. The beach ball is flat. And ever so often someone will stop and take a leak on it.
Have fun at Interbike!
Well, I found out how much a goat costs.
$2.75 a pound. Goats are typically 80 lbs.
So around $225.
I almost had a good story happen last weekend, but then I went and did the right thing, so it's really not worth telling. She was a 22 year old model. Her husband was in the navy. The end.
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According to the Crookes Radiometer Owners Manual (PDF 3.62Mb) a Pie Plate will emit a diode flux variable which probably negated the transmissions of your timing chip."
So gratifying to see a little education can go such a long way..
Roadqueen Said:
"Rock out with your cock out".
Have not heard that in a LONG time. Reminds me of a story.. since this miserable group has not yet reached the 200 mark, let me regale you..
Back in 1992-ish I was in Tokyo for a Guns-N-Roses concert at the Tokyo Dome..Japanese concerts are fun, but very subdued.. They sit in their seats for the most part and wave their little glow sticks. My friend and I did the literal "rock out with your cock out" bit.. (unzipped jeans, hung junk out, rocked out) much to the horror/delight of the people around us.. All that trolling paid off that my friend and I scored an amazing couple of ladies and had one hell of an after concert party that lasted well into the morning..
All good clean/dirty fun, and we still all stay in contact to this day.. well, not that type of contact..but you get the point..
Ah.. the uniting power of Rock and Roll!
that is all...
In addition to the diode flux variable being introduced, the built in 2BRegretter function kicks in after making decision to ride sick.
Mario's Albino Tadpole, I love that expression. Almost as much as I love saying to the ladies, "Jam out with your Clam out!"
Long live Rock 'N Roll! \m/
So does anyone know the first use of Rock Out with your Cock Out? Sounds like something the Stones or Zeppelin would have used, but I don't remember.
New podium after 200 comments, no?
Congrats RCT. I lobbed a hanging curve and you drilled it out of the park. Nice "lob" reference, eh?
And WIWM also. Page didn't change.


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FILE – In this Feb. 4, 2013 file photo, James Oliver, left, hugs his brother and fellow Eagle Scout, Will Oliver, who is gay, as Will and other supporters carry four boxes filled with a petition to end the ban on gay scouts and leaders in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the Boys Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. The Scouts announced Friday, April 19, 2013 that the proposal would be submitted to the roughly 1,400 voting members of its National Council at a meeting in Texas the week of May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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Interface | Description |
CharStream |
This interface describes a character stream that maintains line and
column number positions of the characters.
QueryParserConstants |
Token literal values and constants.
Class | Description |
FastCharStream |
An efficient implementation of JavaCC's CharStream interface.
MultiFieldQueryParser |
A QueryParser which constructs queries to search multiple fields.
QueryParser |
This class is generated by JavaCC.
QueryParserBase |
This class is overridden by QueryParser in QueryParser.jj
and acts to separate the majority of the Java code from the .jj grammar file.
QueryParserTokenManager |
Token Manager.
Token |
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Note that JavaCC defines lots of public classes, methods and fields that do not need to be public. These clutter the documentation. Sorry.
Note that because JavaCC defines a class named Token, org.apache.lucene.analysis.Token must always be fully qualified in source code in this package.
NOTE: org.apache.lucene.queryparser.flexible.standard
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enabling substantial customization to how a query is created.
Although Lucene provides the ability to create your own queries through its API, it also provides a rich query language through the Query Parser, a lexer which interprets a string into a Lucene Query using JavaCC.
Generally, the query parser syntax may change from release to release. This page describes the syntax as of the current release. If you are using a different version of Lucene, please consult the copy of docs/queryparsersyntax.html that was distributed with the version you are using.
Before choosing to use the provided Query Parser, please consider the following:
A query is broken up into terms and operators. There are two types of terms: Single Terms and Phrases.
A Single Term is a single word such as "test" or "hello".
A Phrase is a group of words surrounded by double quotes such as "hello dolly".
Multiple terms can be combined together with Boolean operators to form a more complex query (see below).
Note: The analyzer used to create the index will be used on the terms and phrases in the query string. So it is important to choose an analyzer that will not interfere with the terms used in the query string.
Lucene supports fielded data. When performing a search you can either specify a field, or use the default field. The field names and default field is implementation specific.
You can search any field by typing the field name followed by a colon ":" and then the term you are looking for.
As an example, let's assume a Lucene index contains two fields, title and text and text is the default field. If you want to find the document entitled "The Right Way" which contains the text "don't go this way", you can enter:
title:"The Right Way" AND text:go
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Since text is the default field, the field indicator is not required.
Note: The field is only valid for the term that it directly precedes, so the query
title:The Right Way
Will only find "The" in the title field. It will find "Right" and "Way" in the default field (in this case the text field).
Lucene supports modifying query terms to provide a wide range of searching options.
Lucene supports single and multiple character wildcard searches within single terms (not within phrase queries).
To perform a single character wildcard search use the "?" symbol.
To perform a multiple character wildcard search use the "*" symbol.
The single character wildcard search looks for terms that match that with the single character replaced. For example, to search for "text" or "test" you can use the search:
Multiple character wildcard searches looks for 0 or more characters. For example, to search for test, tests or tester, you can use the search:
You can also use the wildcard searches in the middle of a term.
Note: You cannot use a * or ? symbol as the first character of a search.
Lucene supports regular expression searches matching a pattern between forward slashes "/". The syntax may change across releases, but the current supported
syntax is documented in the RegExp
class. For example to find documents containing "moat" or "boat":
Lucene supports fuzzy searches based on Damerau-Levenshtein Distance. To do a fuzzy search use the tilde, "~", symbol at the end of a Single word Term. For example to search for a term similar in spelling to "roam" use the fuzzy search:
This search will find terms like foam and roams.
An additional (optional) parameter can specify the maximum number of edits allowed. The value is between 0 and 2, For example:
The default that is used if the parameter is not given is 2 edit distances.
Previously, a floating point value was allowed here. This syntax is considered deprecated and will be removed in Lucene 5.0
Lucene supports finding words are a within a specific distance away. To do a proximity search use the tilde, "~", symbol at the end of a Phrase. For example to search for a "apache" and "jakarta" within 10 words of each other in a document use the search:
"jakarta apache"~10
Range Queries allow one to match documents whose field(s) values are between the lower and upper bound specified by the Range Query. Range Queries can be inclusive or exclusive of the upper and lower bounds. Sorting is done lexicographically.
mod_date:[20020101 TO 20030101]
This will find documents whose mod_date fields have values between 20020101 and 20030101, inclusive. Note that Range Queries are not reserved for date fields. You could also use range queries with non-date fields:
title:{Aida TO Carmen}
This will find all documents whose titles are between Aida and Carmen, but not including Aida and Carmen.
Inclusive range queries are denoted by square brackets. Exclusive range queries are denoted by curly brackets.
Lucene provides the relevance level of matching documents based on the terms found. To boost a term use the caret, "^", symbol with a boost factor (a number) at the end of the term you are searching. The higher the boost factor, the more relevant the term will be.
Boosting allows you to control the relevance of a document by boosting its term. For example, if you are searching for
jakarta apache
and you want the term "jakarta" to be more relevant boost it using the ^ symbol along with the boost factor next to the term. You would type:
jakarta^4 apache
This will make documents with the term jakarta appear more relevant. You can also boost Phrase Terms as in the example:
"jakarta apache"^4 "Apache Lucene"
By default, the boost factor is 1. Although the boost factor must be positive, it can be less than 1 (e.g. 0.2)
Boolean operators allow terms to be combined through logic operators. Lucene supports AND, "+", OR, NOT and "-" as Boolean operators(Note: Boolean operators must be ALL CAPS).
The OR operator is the default conjunction operator. This means that if there is no Boolean operator between two terms, the OR operator is used. The OR operator links two terms and finds a matching document if either of the terms exist in a document. This is equivalent to a union using sets. The symbol || can be used in place of the word OR.
To search for documents that contain either "jakarta apache" or just "jakarta" use the query:
"jakarta apache" jakarta
"jakarta apache" OR jakarta
The AND operator matches documents where both terms exist anywhere in the text of a single document. This is equivalent to an intersection using sets. The symbol && can be used in place of the word AND.
To search for documents that contain "jakarta apache" and "Apache Lucene" use the query:
"jakarta apache" AND "Apache Lucene"
The "+" or required operator requires that the term after the "+" symbol exist somewhere in a the field of a single document.
To search for documents that must contain "jakarta" and may contain "lucene" use the query:
+jakarta lucene
The NOT operator excludes documents that contain the term after NOT. This is equivalent to a difference using sets. The symbol ! can be used in place of the word NOT.
To search for documents that contain "jakarta apache" but not "Apache Lucene" use the query:
"jakarta apache" NOT "Apache Lucene"
Note: The NOT operator cannot be used with just one term. For example, the following search will return no results:
NOT "jakarta apache"
The "-" or prohibit operator excludes documents that contain the term after the "-" symbol.
To search for documents that contain "jakarta apache" but not "Apache Lucene" use the query:
"jakarta apache" -"Apache Lucene"
Lucene supports using parentheses to group clauses to form sub queries. This can be very useful if you want to control the boolean logic for a query.
To search for either "jakarta" or "apache" and "website" use the query:
(jakarta OR apache) AND website
This eliminates any confusion and makes sure you that website must exist and either term jakarta or apache may exist.
Lucene supports using parentheses to group multiple clauses to a single field.
To search for a title that contains both the word "return" and the phrase "pink panther" use the query:
title:(+return +"pink panther")
Lucene supports escaping special characters that are part of the query syntax. The current list special characters are
+ - && || ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \ /
To escape these character use the \ before the character. For example to search for (1+1):2 use the query:
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Is an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Right for You? – Part One
An adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is a mortgage whose rate of interest is periodically adjusted to reflect the current market conditions. Most ARMs have a short initial fixed-rate period (usually 3, 5, 7 or 10 years), followed by a longer adjustable period (over the remaining 30-year term). There are many positive aspects of an adjustable-rate mortgage, particularly the low initial interest rate, which is also known as the "teaser rate." Generally, after the initial fixed-rate period, an ARM's interest rate can adjust each year. However, there are caps on today's ARMs that protect consumers and let them know up front the worst-case scenario for payment in the event that their rate adjusts upwards.
Some consider ARMs riskier than fixed-rate mortgages because of the potential for the rate and payment to increase over time. If you are looking for a predictable monthly payment throughout the duration of your loan, a fixed-rate mortgage might be a better fit. The majority of consumers who find an adjustable-rate mortgage to be the best choice plan to either move or refinance within a few years of purchase. The flexibility of lower monthly payments during this short-term period has the most benefit without consequence.
The best way to consider whether or not an ARM is the right choice for your situation is to map out your next five years. If you are transferred often for work, and don't stay in one place for very long, an ARM could help you to keep the lowest monthly payment possible for the short time that you are in your home. If you need short-term savings to pay off moving expenses, or to do some landscaping on your new property, the initial savings before the rate adjusts upwards might be a good financial move.
Next week in part two, I will discuss the three major types and four key figures of adjustable-rate mortgages. Call me today to set up an appointment! I would love to review your finances and help you determine if an adjustable-rate mortgage is right for you.
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Presciliano is a male first name.
Recently, the name Presciliano has been given only a handful of times a year and is therefore particularly rare, at least in the US. In recent years, not even one boy in 100,000 has been named Presciliano. That means that a boy named Presciliano is exceptional and may not meet another person with the same name his whole life.
Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter P is quite rare as an initial letter for boys' names: only 1.5% of all common boys' names in the US begin with P, which means that this initial occurs only about half as often as the other letters on average. But P is by no means the rarest initial. While X, U and Q are the least common initials of boys' names, the most common first letters of boys' names are J, A and D.
With eleven letters, the name Presciliano is obviously a particularly long first name. Only 0.5% of all common first names in the U.S. contain exactly eleven letters, and only 0.1% are longer. Most first names – over 99% – have fewer letters. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long with no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.
From this follows that if 1.5% of all boys' names begin with a P, this initial letter is less common than the other letters on average. Incidentally, of the comparatively few boys' names that begin with a P, Paul is currently the most common.
If your name is Presciliano and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...
So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Presciliano, you can simply say:
Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.
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These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.
In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.
In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Presciliano sounds like this:


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Chipped Tooth in Redwood City
A chipped tooth can really ruin someone's day! Whether a tooth was broken from trauma to the face, or from biting into a hard candy – it is very often necessary to call your Emergency Dentist in Redwood City to treat. Here is what you should do:
What to do with a chipped tooth:
- First, ensure you treat any other injuries related to the chip. A chipped tooth may be more likely to occur on a tooth where dental work previously was done, or where there is dental decay. If the injury was due to trauma, first ensure there is no injury that requires other medical attention. For serious injuries, call 911 or go immediately to the local emergency room.
- Second, stop any bleeding with a gauze. You can rinse out your mouth with warm water or warm salt water. Depending on the severity of the injury, you may want to take some over-the-counter medication to reduce swelling and relieve pain.
- Third, recover any loose tooth fragments and store in milk or water. Dr. Dhaliwal may need to use the fragments while repairing the tooth, or use it as a reference for shape or color while restoring your smile.
- Finally, contact Redwood Shores Dental Care. As an emergency dentist, we will be available to treat your injury and advise on how to proceed with treatment.
Types of chipped teeth:
- Loose or moved teeth – This is the most severe type of fracture, and it occurs where the tooth sits inside the jaw bone. A dentist will be able to diagnose this accurately with an x-ray and is more common among severe trauma.
- Crown Fracture – This occurs in the part of the tooth above the gum line. A piece may chip off entirely, or there might be a fracture in the tooth.
- Root Fracture – This occurs when the tooth is broken below the gum line. The tooth may become dislodged or removed entirely and the dentist must recover any fragments that are still below the gum line.
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Video Captures Pranked Drive-Thru Workers Seeing Ghosts – Daily Distraction
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Hey, even ghosts need to eat, right?
Anyone who's ever worked at a restaurant drive-thru has probably seen their fair share of motorists, but it's what they're not seeing that has these employees scratching their heads.
Watching the workers' confused reactions as they confront Casper the Friendly Driver is priceless. From frightened to freaked out, they actually don't seem terrified to the point they feel like they stepped into a 'Friday the 13th' movie. In fact, they seem to roll with the joke pretty well.
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As pets have become more important to their owners, what the pets are fed has become more important as well. Most pet owners are concerned about the quality and nutrition level of the food they are feeding their furry family members. There are now hundreds of pet foods available to the consumer. How do you know what to believe regarding pet food claims?
Many pet foods line the shelves of groceries and pet food stores, each with their own marketing claims. Some of the terms used have a definite meaning to nutritionists, some are just marketing.
Terms that have a legal meaning are natural, organic, and by-products. The AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) defines these terms and publishes recommendations for pet foods.
Natural refers to a "feed or ingredient derived solely from plant, animal, or mined sources, either in its unprocessed state or having been subject to physical processing, heat processing, rendering, purification, extraction, hydrolysis, enzymolysis, or fermentation, but not having been produced by or subject to a chemically synthetic process."
Organic has been defined as " a formula feed or a specific ingredient within a formula feed that has been produced or handled in compliance with the requirements of the USDA National Organic Program." Under this category are three levels:
- 100% organic - must have 100% organic ingredients and additives, including processing aids
- Organic - at least 95% of the content is organic by weight
- Made with Organic - at least 70% of the content is organic
By-products are defined as " non- rendered clean parts of carcasses such as heads and viscera (organs), free from fecal content and foreign material except in such trace amounts as might occur unavoidably in good factory practice."
The important thing to know is that any food labeled Natural or Organic is not necessarily a good food, and that a food with by-products can be an excellent food. Natural substances can still be very dangerous; cocaine, heroin, arsenic, and cyanide are all natural but, of course, they are not good for you. Organic foods may contain ingredients that are free of pesticides, but the food may not be balanced or nutritious.
Some pet food companies suggest that foods that contain by-products are of a lower quality, but the term doesn't deserve this reputation. In actuality, by-products are often a good source of vitamins and minerals.
In summary, some claims by pet food companies are just marketing, without real science to back up their advertisements. How do you know which food to use? The best general advise is to choose a food that has been formulated with AAFCO standards and had feeding trials. Your veterinarian can help you in this choice.


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The more you know about your pregnancy and your options, the more you are likely to feel in control. The information given here is based on The Pregnancy Book, which your midwife should give you at your first appointment.
Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have them.
** Where two or more injections are required at once, these should ideally be given in different limbs. Where this is not possible, injections in the same limb should be given 2.5cm apart.
Infants in areas of the country withTB incidence >= 40/100,000
There is a good guide on the NHS website which describes various conditions affecting children. There is advice on how to diagnose them, how to treat them and if further advice should be consulted.
NHS childhood illness slideshow
Having an ill child can be a very scary experience for parents. If you understand more about the illness it can help you to feel more in control. This booklet is for parents (and older children) and deals with common infections in children who are normally healthy.
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See the NHS Conditions and Treatments browser for an in-depth description of many common health issues.
These links all come from trusted resources but if you are unsure about these or any other medical matters please contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice
The Meningitis C vaccination will be introduced during the 2013/14 academic year and the vaccine supplied will depend on the brands available at the time of ordering
Most symptoms of a fever in young children can be managed at home with infant paracetamol. If the fever is very high, they may have an infection that needs treating with antibiotics.
Head lice are insects that live on the scalp and neck. They may make your head feel itchy. Although head lice may be embarrassing and sometimes uncomfortable, they don't usually cause illness. However, they won't clear up on their own and you need to treat them promptly
Nosebleeds (also known as epistaxis) are fairly common, especially in children, and can generally be easily treated.
Five health symptoms men should not ignore:
"British men are paying the price for neglecting their health: more than 100,000 men a year die prematurely.
On average, men go to their GP half as often as women. It's important to be aware of changes to your health, and to see your GP immediately if you notice something that's not right." Find out more
Each year about 36,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it the most common cancer in men. It mainly affects men aged over 50.
These symptoms aren't always caused by prostate cancer but if you have them, see your GP.
Find out more about the symptoms, causes and diagnosis of prostate cancer by using the resources below.
BUPA - Prostate Cancer
NHS - Prostate Cancer
Testicular cancer, though the most common cancer in young men, it is still quite rare. With 2000 new cases being diagnosed each year, this makes it the biggest cause of cancer related death in 15 - 35-year-old males. It accounts for around 70 deaths a year within the UK alone.
The most common symptom of testicular cancer is swelling or a pea-sized lump in one of the testes (balls). There is no current screening test therefore it is important that you look out for the following signs and symptoms.
NHS - Information on Testicular Cancer
BUPA - Testicular Cancer
It's estimated that one man in 10 has a problem related to having sex, such as premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction. Dr John Tomlinson of The Sexual Advice Association explains some of the causes, and where to seek help.
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Cervical screening is a method of preventing cervical cancer by detecting abnormal cells in the cervix (lower part of the womb). Cervical screening is not a test for cancer, but it is a test to check the health of the cervix.
Most women's test results show that everything is normal. But for one in 20 women, the test will show some changes in the cells of the cervix. Most of these changes will not lead to cervical cancer and the cells will go back to normal on their own. In some cases, the abnormal cells need to be treated to prevent them becoming a problem later.
NHS - Cervical Screening The why, when & how guide to cervical screening
NHS Inform (Scottish Patients) Cervical Screening information, risks, benefits and tests for patients based in Scotland
Cervical Screening This factsheet is for women who would like information about having a cervical smear test for screening. This means having the test when you don't have any symptoms.
Since September 2008 there has been a national programme to vaccinate girls aged 12-13 against human papilloma virus (HPV). There is also a three-year catch up campaign that will offer the HPV vaccine (also known as the cervical cancer jab) to 13-18 year old girls.
The programme is delivered largely through secondary schools, and consists of three injections that are given over a six-month period. In the UK, more than 1.4 million doses have been given since the vaccination programme started.
What is Human papilloma virus (HPV)? Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the name of a family of viruses that affect the skin and the moist membranes that line your body, such as those in your cervix, anus, mouth and throat. These membranes are called the mucosa.
There are more than 100 different types of HPV viruses, with about 40 types affecting the genital area. These are classed as high risk and low risk.
How you get HPV? Types of HPV that affect the skin can be passed on by skin contact with an affected person. The types of HPV that affect the mouth and throat can be passed on through kissing. Genital HPV is usually spread through intimate, skin to skin, contact during sex. You can have the genital HPV virus for years and not have any sign of it.
How HPV can cause cervical cancer?Most HPV infections are harmless or cause genital warts, however some types can cause cervical cancer. Most HPV infections clear up by themselves, but in some people the infection can last a long time. HPV infects the cells of the surface of the cervix where it can stay for many years without you knowing.
The HPV virus can damage these cells leading to changes in their appearance. Over time, these changes can develop into cervical cancer. The purpose of cervical screening (testing) is to detect these changes, which, if picked up early enough, can be treated to prevent cancer happening. If they are left untreated, cancer can develop and may lead to serious illness and death.
Cancer Research UK HPV Facts and information
NHS - HPV Vaccination Why, how and when is the vaccination given and what are the side effects
HPV Vaccine This factsheet is for people who would like information about the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. About 46,000 women get breast cancer in the UK each year. Most of them (8 out of 10) are over 50, but younger women, and in rare cases men, can also get breast cancer.
The NHS Breast Screening Programme invites over 2 million women for screening every year, and detects over 14,000 cancers. Dr Emma Pennery of Breast Cancer Care says: "Breast X-rays, called mammograms, can detect tumours at a very early stage, before you'd feel a lump. The earlier it's treated, the higher the survival rate."
Find out more about breast cancer screening
Macmillan Cancer Research The causes and symptoms of breast cancer in women and explains how it is diagnosed and treated
NHS Symtpoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention & screening information
Influenza – flu – is a highly infectious and potentially serious illness caused by influenza viruses. Each year the make-up of the seasonal flu vaccine is designed to protect against the influenza viruses that the World Health Organization decide are most likely to be circulating in the coming winter.
Regular immunisation (vaccination) is given free of charge to the following at-risk people, to protect them from seasonal flu:
For more information on flu immunisation, including background information on the vaccine and how you can get the jab, see Seasonal flu jab
HPA - Season Flu Guide
Seasonal Flu Factsheet
We're bombarded with scare stories about weight, from size zero to the obesity 'epidemic'. But a healthy body is determined by different factors for each of us.
NHS - Good Food Guide Information on a healthy diet and ways to make it work for you
NHS - Why be active? Even a little bit of exercise will make you feel better about yourself, boost your confidence and cut your risk of developing a serious illness.
These links all come from trusted resources but if you are unsure about these or any other medical matters please contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Both men and women need to look after their sexual health and take time to understand the issues that surround contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
For instance there are some STIs, like chlamydia, that you could be carrying without having any symptoms. This infection can affect fertility, so it's important to make use of the sexual health services available for free on the NHS.
Sex & Young People A comprehensive guide to the questions you may have about sex from the NHS
Sexually Transmitted Infections Issues, symptoms and treatments
Sexual Health FAQs Expert answers from a qualified Doctor
NetdoctorHere you'll find tips for a fulfilling sex life plus advice on STDs, contraception and common sex problems.
FPA - The Sexual Health Charity Sexual health advice and information on contraception, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy choices, abortion and planning a pregnancy.
There are so many different types of contraception available that you should be able to find the right method. You may have to try several different things before you choose the one you like most.
NetDoctor A Family Planning specialist writes about the different types of contraception, the benefits and pitfalls and how effective they are
Contraception - NHS Information on Contraception from NHS Choices including why, when and how it should be used and with links to other useful resources.
Hormonal Contraception This factsheet is for women who are taking hormonal contraceptives, or who would like information about them.
Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection among under-25s. Often there are no symptoms, but testing and treatment are simple.
Causes and risk factors Chlamydia is usually passed from one person to another during vaginal, oral or anal sex, or by sharing sex toys. It can live inside cells of the cervix, urethra, rectum and sometimes in the throat and eyes.
NHS - focus on Chlamydia Information, videos and advice from the NHS website
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SAN DIEGO – Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Famer with a sweet left-handed swing who spent his entire 20-year career with the Padres and was one of San Diego's most beloved athletes, died of cancer Monday. He was 54.
Gwynn, nicknamed "Mr. Padre," had been on a medical leave since late March from his job as head baseball coach at San Diego State, his alma mater. He died at a hospital in suburban Poway, agent John Boggs said.
"For more than 30 years, Tony Gwynn was a source of universal goodwill in the national pastime, and he will be deeply missed by the many people he touched," Commissioner Bud Selig said.
Gwynn had two operations for cancer in his right cheek between August 2010 and February 2012. The second surgery was complicated, with surgeons removing a facial nerve because it was intertwined with a tumor inside his right cheek. They grafted a nerve from Gwynn's neck to help him eventually regain facial movement.
Gwynn had said he believed the cancer was from chewing tobacco.
San Francisco Giants third base coach Tim Flannery played a long time with Gwynn and then coached him. Flannery says he'll "remember the cackle to his laugh. He was always laughing, always talking, always happy."
"The baseball world is going to miss one of the greats, and the world itself is going to miss one of the great men of mankind," Flannery said. "He cared so much for other people. He had a work ethic unlike anybody else and had a childlike demeanor of playing the game just because he loved it so much."
In a rarity in pro sports, Gwynn played his whole career with the Padres, choosing to stay rather than leaving for bigger paychecks elsewhere. His terrific eye-hand coordination made him one of the game's greatest contact hitters. He had 3,141 hits, a career .338 average and won eight NL batting titles. He excelled at hitting singles the other way, through the "5.5 hole" between third base and shortstop.
Gwynn played in the Padres' only two World Series and was a 15-time All-Star.
He homered off the facade at Yankee Stadium off San Diego native David Wells in Game 1 of the 1998 World Series and scored the winning run in the 1994 All-Star Game. He was hitting .394 when a players' strike ended the 1994 season, denying him a shot at becoming the first player to hit .400 since San Diego native Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941.
Gwynn befriended Williams, and the two loved to talk about hitting. Gwynn steadied Williams when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the 1999 All-Star Game at Boston's Fenway Park.
Gwynn retired after the 2001 season. He and Cal Ripken Jr. – who spent his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles – were inducted into the Hall of Fame in the class of 2007.
Gwynn was a two-sport star at San Diego State in the late 1970s-early 1980s, playing point guard for the basketball team – he still holds the game, season and career record for assists – and outfielder for the baseball team.
Gwynn always wanted to play in the NBA, until realizing during his final year at San Diego State that baseball would be the ticket to the pros.
"I had no idea that all the things in my career were going to happen," he said shortly before being inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Ripken in 2007. "I sure didn't see it. I just know the good Lord blessed me with ability, blessed me with good eyesight and a good pair of hands, and then I worked at the rest."
He was a third-round draft pick of the Padres in 1981.
After spending parts of just two seasons in the minor leagues, he made his big league debut on July 19, 1982. Gwynn had two hits that night, including a double, against the Philadelphia Phillies. After doubling, Pete Rose, who had been trailing the play, said to Gwynn: "Hey, kid, what are you trying to do, catch me in one night?"
Survivors include his wife, Alicia, daughter Anisha and son Tony Jr., who plays with the Philadelphia Phillies.
AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley contributed to this report.