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**Additional $150 shipping cost per unit will apply to Shipments to Washington, D.C., MA, MD, FL, VA, NY, Virgin Islands, and $400 for Hawaii.
Limited Edition!
Impressive performance, exceptional handling and remarkable modern sport-styling prove the all-new redesigned 250 RTC is a clear winner in its class.
Designed to be the top performer in its class—it's the total package that provides all day comfort and effortless handling in the city, exhilarating performance on the open road and the ground clearance and suspension travel needed to truly bring out the adventurer in you.
A compact, rock solid 250cc 4 stroke air cooled engine demonstrates the advanced race-proven technology. It provides a smooth curve of power with excellent torque figures from idle to the rev limit.
Transmission Features
the crankcase carries a five-speed close-ratio transmission with an universal standard shifting pattern (one down four up). A race-proven wet clutch contributes to smoother downshifting and corner entry.
Wide handlebars and an upright position have been incorporated to give high levels of stability and maneuverability as well as all day comfort and great visibility. Hop into the firm-feeling seat and the RTC feels much more-narrow than most of the sports bikes. While most sport bikes have an aggressive, track-focused riding position, the RTC is the most relaxed of the group. The seat height ranges from 31.7 inches at its lowest setting to 32.5 inches. The way the seat and tail section are shaped lock the rider in place and help keep riders from moving around too much.
The 250 RTC has a clean dash that feeds information to the rider in an aesthetically pleasing and intelligent manner.
RTC one of the lighter bikes in its class. With its 3.5-gallon fuel tank topped of it tips the scales at 340 pounds. With the exhaust routed below the engine it keeps additional weight low to the ground and that translates to its light feel.
With front and rear disc braking system, the Cross runner is not only efficient and powerful, but safe too. 270mm disc is arrested by two-piston calipers at the front, whilst rear 220 mm discs adopt a twin-piston caliper for precise control.
Extensive development work with the ratio of master cylinder-piston to caliper-piston ratios has achieved a high degree of rider feel for optimized levels of braking control and heightened aspects of rider feedback.
You are probably wondering how we can afford to sell these scooters at such low prices. We don't hand pick products from different factories; we design, we select the best quality parts, and we build our own scooters! Factory direct! We ship directly from our 96,000 sq. ft. warehouse here in
Product Highlights:
- 4 Stroke 250CC Air cool Engine Top speed 65+ mph
- Race-developed & lightweight conventional forks delivers superb feedback and consistent performance.
- Aluminum Rims
- Upright seating position
- Front & Rear Hydraulic disc brakes
- Front 110/70/17 Rear 130/70/17 DOT approved tires
- EPA approved and street legal in all states Exclude CA, PA & NJ
Remember every purchase from Scooter Depot includes:
- Free Residential Service fee with lift gate service.
- Your unit started and tested by our mechanics before it is sent to you!
- Free MSO and Bill of Sale
- Life Time technical support
- 1 year Engine warranty
- Full parts availability
- Factory Direct Pricing
- 100% Freight protection insurance
US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) APPROVED
Unique & Genuine Factory VIN Number
US DOT (Department of Transportation) APPROVED
This Motorcycle/Scooter is registrable with department of motor vehicles and legal to own and operate in the public road in all states except for CA, PA and NJ. Title, stickers, and other registration documents will be included with your purchase.
Technical Support: We are a DMV certified full line dealership, our experienced technicians provide professional service that you can count on, phone number to technical support is 888-839-7088 or 909-287-0366 Monday thru Friday, 9am to 5pm PST. Please provide order information when you call.
Free Registration documentation: We provide a complete MSO (Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin) and the Bill of Sale which might be required for registration at your local Dept. of Motor Vehicles. The MSO is such an important document and is not supposed to be shipped with the scooter, it will be mailed to you after you receive your scooter and email us the VIN number on the scooter. MSO generally requires 2 ~ 4 days to process.
|Engine Type
|250cc, 4-Stroke
|Cooling System
|Max Horsepower
|Number of Gears
|Final Drive
|Starting System
|Max Speed
|65+ MPH, +/- 5MPH (Depending on Riders Weight and Road Conditions)
|Fuel Capacity
|3.43 Gallon
|Reinforced Steel Tube
|Front Suspension
|Dual Telescopic Forks
|Rear Suspension
|Single Shock
|Front Brake
|Disc Brake
|Rear Brake
|Disc Brake
|Front Tire
|Rear Tire
|Age Recommendation
|Speed Governor
|Parking lamps, Headlight (Hi/Low), Turn Signals, Tailight/Brakelight, Passing Switch, Lighting Off/Parking/On Switch, Dash Backlight
|Weight Capacity
|Number of Riders
|Dry Weight
|304 lbs
|Seat Height
|31.5 inches
|Overall Length
|82.28 inches
|Engine 1 year ,Frame 1 Year Limited Factory Warranty
|Carton Size
|L84" x W24" x H50"
|95% Assembled- setup required
|NOT for sale in CA & NJ**For Shipments to Washington, D.C. Maryland, Massachusetts, Maryland, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island; an additional freight charge of $75 up to $175 is required for two-wheel models and $100 up to $250 for all three-wheel models . For Hawaii and Alaska, the additional freight charges will be from $575 up to $1250 depending on the model of choice. Please email or contact us by phone for shipping rates prior to placing your order. Items that offer free shipping do not pertain to any of the above named states.
Note: Scooter performance may vary depending upon weather conditions, terrain conditions, length of use and wieght of rider.
|Local Pick Up
|Assembly Fee
|$175 for all 70cc,110cc and 125cc dirt bikes, $200 for all scooters/motorcycles including 50cc, 150cc and 250cc. $250 for all Trikes and Go karts. Assembled by our Certified Mechanic. Please Call 909-287-0388 for more detailed information.
|DMV Fee
|$140 California DMV Registration Fee
|C A Tax
|8.75% California Sold / Outside of California Tax Exempt
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We stock all common parts for all products we carry. If you purchased your Scooters, motorcycles, Go Kart or Dirt bikes from us - you are special and will be given that special treatment each and every time you come back. We offer replacements parts at extremely low prices even if your warranty has expired! Just FYI, if you have any frustrating friends, co-workers, family members are looking for replacement parts that they could not get from where they bought their bikes from, have them call us! We provide 80% of the spare parts on the market, not just to end users, even the dealers!
We do NOT Drop ship our orders! We are a DMV licensed and bonded motor Dealer in CA.
Unlike most of the On-line companies, we ship our products directly out of our 90,000 square foot warehouse. We display all CARB Approved models we carry in our showroom. Our will call center open 7 days a week. We are a DMV licensed and bonded motor Dealer in CA. We served thousands of customers nationwide over the past 7 years. All of our products are well protected and shipped in a metal frame. We inspect every item before it is packaged and shipped from our warehouse to make sure you will receive the best product possible.
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- Dynamic testing of fuel system and throttle cable.
- Testing electrical system to ensure all lights are operational.
- Check engine operation including starting the motor and operate through the RPM range.
- Check brakes and suspension for safety.
- Check final drive system.
- Check all keys are delivered for vehicle and trunk (if applicable).
- Safety check of wheel axles and nuts for tightness.
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Tracking number email: Your order has shipped from our warehouse where the item(s) has been accurately picked, securely packed and shipped in a professional manner. You can track your package via the tracking number we email to your supplied email address.
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Thank you for visiting our virtual dealership--we look forward to serving you! Make a trip to Byers Airport Subaru, Ohio for a New Subaru or Pre-Owned Subaru. We are conveniently located minutes from Port Columbus International Airport and near downtown Columbus, Easton Town Center, and Downtown Columbus, Ohio.
We proudly serve Central Ohio including the cities of Columbus, Bexley, Whitehall, Gahanna, Groveport, New Albany, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Pickerington, Blacklick, and Canal Winchester. We are conveniently located minutes from Port Columbus International Airport and near downtown Columbus, Easton Town Center, and Downtown Columbus, Ohio.
When you visit our Columbus new and used Subaru car dealership, your satisfaction is our primary concern. If you value low prices and variety of high-quality vehicles, Byers Airport Subaru is the only place you will need to shop for a new or used car by Subaru.
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I've been knitting daily since I learned and have really enjoyed every minute of it (ok, I know I make a lot of negative noise about new stitches or so but. . ) up until the lace sweater.
Thanks to Johnny on New Stitch a Day, this old dog learned a new trick. I followed his tutorial on the Whelk Stitch and knitted a prayer shawl of which I am quite proud. It has a nice drape and is very cuddly. Now...time for a celebratory martini...or two.
I seem to be putting off the inevitable (getting down to work on a lesbian murder incest opera...) and came across Kieran Foley's website. I'm not a great lace fan, but I fund his designs really inspiring. There are some free patterns there too...


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Custom Look Curtains and a Fall Dining Room
October 21, 2009
One of my favorite things to do when the weather turns is transition the dining room. It's a space that serves us for both casual and formal dinners, so it has to multitask. Last May, I transitioned the space for summer, adding off-white slipcovers and garden roses. However, with the first autumn rain, it was time again to change the slipcovers on the chairs and update the tablescape. This year, I also changed the window treatments. A few candlesticks, seasonal pumpkins, and some earth toned linens, and the dining room is ready for homemade hot soups and pumpkin pie. Yum.
One thing I wanted to change this year was the window panels. The existing dark brown panels with a botanical pattern looked great in summertime contrasted with the crisp white slipcovers. But in winter, with a brown rug and brown slipcovers, the whole space was looking a little, well, a little too brown. So I opted for something lighter, and simpler. Soft green linen look panels customized to fit my French doors.
Let's face it. Custom window panels are just to die for. But they are crazy expensive. Years ago, when I was working a high-paying full time job, I could afford to splurge on custom window panels in my living room. Bronze silk double panels, fully lined, and sewn to my exact specifications. Remember Hilary Swank's gown from the Oscars of 2000 ? It was my inspiration for the curtains in my living room that I had made by Calico Corners many years ago. I still love them to this day.
These days, I don't have the luxury of custom window panels. And quite frankly, with the tips and tricks I've picked up over the past few years, I wouldn't pay for custom curtains when I've learned how to get the look at a fraction of the cost.
For my everyday dining space, I purchased some insulated sage green panels that resemble linen, but without the wrinkled nature or the high end price. The standard 84" length is too short and 96" is too long. Sometimes you can't find the longer length, or you want to save money by not purchasing the 96" panel. For me, one of the tricks I use is to lengthen an inexpensive 84" store bought window panel by pulling out the hem and then adding some rings to the top. I also like to give the panels a quick pleat with my sewing machine.
The pleat can be done by hand as well, it just takes a little more time.
I attach some wood rings. . .
And I get this custom pleated look, with just a little effort.
To add more length to the bottom, I pull out the hem, iron the seam, then use fusible webbing for a clean, straight, no sew hem.
Voila !
Store bought window panels in a custom length and look.
For the table, I pulled out some favorite green striped scalloped edge placemats, a plain white plate, and some gold rimmed bowls handed down from Mr. CG's grandmother.
Add some complimentary floral napkins and a beaded napkin ring.
Don't forget the gold rimmed wine glasses. Necessary in my house – we love our red wine.
Add some candlesticks and vanilla pillars.
Loving these fall pumpkins and squash.
And my fall tablescape is born.
My fall themed dining room in warmer tones.
Casual, with elegant touches. And most important at this time in my life? It's equipped with kid friendly slipcovers ! As much as I would love cream colored button tufted beauties, that would not be practical. These dining room chairs have changeable washable velvet slipcovers. These are the full length Latte velvet from Ballard Designs. I use the shorter pleated version in the same fabric to cover the side chairs. They put up with a lot of kid smudges, and still look great year after year.
Over the years, I've collected an inspiration folder of amazing, swoon worthy, designer dining room spaces. (See them featured both here and here.) But for now what I have is perfectly lovely, and suits our family's lifestyle so well. Bon appétit !
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Mar 31 2013: I think a right step is to begin by not eating ocean fish. A recent study in NYC found that a high percentage of fish is mis-labelled, so trying to eat the "right" fish is hopeless. The talks here on TED regarding destruction of the oceans are enlightening and probably the best one can do is to contribute to efforts to battle environmental destruction. Think of NRDC. Also, consider switching to a vegetarian diet. It will minimize the damage of livestock to grasslands (desertification), increased resistance to antibiotics, energy usage, along with making animals happier!
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The point made by another commentator regarding the infiltration of microscopic bits of plastic is a horrific development which we cannot stop. For a further explanation of this topic, I'd recommend the book The World Without Us - an exploration of how the world will fare if (once) we are gone. Which after viewing many of the videos here seems inevitable.Mar 28 2013: Please stick to the words(concentrate) 40 shrimp per year is the "last fish in our dying ocean" Touching. Absolutely out of left field ,rabbit out of a hat but. Nonsense perceived from (I am not even going to guess where or how you came to that conclusion) but as you say It is Very Telling. Have a good one. Too bad that we can't do this at the coffee shop See ya. Ps feel free to let me have it. Nothing is Personal unless one lets it be Peace.Mar 28 2013: That's all nice. We tend to expect a certain response (pre conceived) in our thoughts. Especially when we are writing our minds are already anticipating what the response will be. It works thousands of times faster than your eyes or hands. That is most likely why you "usually encounter" a certain response. You get what you were seeking. 101 If you would dissect your OWN writings as you do others you would learn more. After all it is knowledge you seek correct? I stand by what I wrote. Your writing is a rant all three the same rant.
"attack" "personal attack" WHAT? I said you are arrogant IMO after corresponding briefly I stand behind it.
I also wrote that you are much more interested in the human psyche than the oceans (reference your comments) of course that would involve doing as you so eloquently put it Looking at one's self and owning responsibility. You have proven unwilling to do that. The help you need is (you cannot do it alone) you perceived it WRONGLY AGAIN. Say what you want but you are extremely arrogant. The truth is I will be arrogant in telling you in reality you do not have a clue as to how to save the planet (not just an ocean) By the time you talk 20 million people into "just say no" Reagan jumble the oceans ARE DEAD.
All you have talked about is how angry a response to this I perceived ,attack personal Here is the best and TRULY most telling "Clarify for ME the core hurdle" LMAO you think you are up against a hurdle do you. Silly silly I am a gentle saint compared to what you are unwilling to take on.
I will do what I can to save the oceans NOT and neither will you.
Since you are seeking the core hurdle's to overcome in order to save the oceans from demise, Oh one who critiques others but not oneself.(even have the audacity to use the reference in your ripping response, amazing)How long before the world's oceans start recovering with your plan that cannot possibly be wrong or improved upon? Why hasn't it worked in the last 100 years?Mar 28 2013: Sorry bro but I believe that there is nothing to gain here.You seem way more interested in Psychology than reality.The capitalization is merely (emphasis) but I am not surprised by your perception. Sure we will say you were correct in my "denying" BLAH BLAH BLAH, OMG Get over yourself.. You are like my daughter the psych. always perceiving (wrongly) a lot of times but always perceiving SOMETHING.
How about we do this your way. I will no longer eat my 40 shrimp a year. There you personally saved the Atlantic. Ridiculous. You just have 7 bil more (ps we are growing at about a million a day) so you better get busy on the next one.
Of course one blames the seller more. Are you just not thinking? We added a million since yesterday you going to blame them? You must have misinterpreted again instead of reading. The gov that allows it, the men who catch it and to a lesser extent the people that sell it, all are more at fault than the consumer whom must rely on what they are told or taught from their gov and the pretty packing telling them no dolphins were harmed You really think those in gov and the commercial fisheries are as ignorant as the (average consumer)think Asia not America. Once again "shirking" where do you come up with this (fascinating) You make no sense to me.Are you positive you READ my comment. REALLY? Rise above their anger. Wow .You r wasting time. If you want to save the ocean get busy!!!! Quit trying to perceive stuff that is not there. A red sign is just that A RED SIGN.OMG Nothing personal but you r going to need help.
"rise above their anger" What anger? The less than 1% who are aware of the problem? The anger needs to show up first.
Like I said the ocean is doomed. You will have to ;live long enough to see it.It will rebound, after we have been culled to a reasonable size again. You seem to conveniently leave out plastics heavy metals hormones human waste water temperature all factors. Quit playing with I am so smart and DO SOMTHINGMar 27 2013: PS Even if you perceived my beliefs correctly you would be wrong in your assumption of that belief being the cause of the ocean's problems. WRONGGGG . It is the big conglomerates that psychologically market to you constantly telling you things like "wild" Fresh, Natural (psychological keywords) "sustainable" etc... all legally knowing they are full of "waste"! Non stop 24 seven .The rest of the world meantime have lived the same way for centuries and all they know is cancer is killing them and the fish are gone. Until the world does something besides put a token article on a site visited by less than .0000001 percent of the human population it will (as I clearly predicted) simply and sadly get WORSE AND WORSE.Mar 27 2013: Hey thanks for your reply I find what you say intriguing. I clearly stated that I personally rarely eat non plant life from the oceans. Just to clarify rarely is perhaps twice a year, usually gulf coast (Gulf of Mexico) shrimp. The theory of individualism is the wrong approach because dividing mankind into 7 billion individuals is absolutely ridiculous. NOT EVER GOING TO HAPPEN. NEVER EVER, see. SO ,I cannot stress this enough IT WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.. Knowledge and applied wisdom is the only thing that will change it (as far as human are involved). Unfortunately we are behind drastically as far as knowledge and education on an "individual" or combined scale. Of the worlds 7 plus billion people barely a fraction of them understand the danger earth is facing. In large part the danger is from what we have done to the oceans. Educating the 7 billion is hopeless for they breed faster than you could teach them not to. Sure it is a noble effort of sorts but fruitless none the less. It is and always will be humans allowing other humans to do what they want indiscriminately Always for pursuit of money not to satisfy hunger. The oceans could easily feed everyone but only certain species fetch the big bucks so we humans let others slaughter them and then we make little "individual" protest and 200 years later (6 plus generations) there are still people in small #s pleading for some miraculous change in human behavior.
We have culled every single herd on earth except the herd that needs it the most. The one doing all the damage US. That IS the ONLY long term solution. PERIOD. Fine" As far as the "experiment" I would call that a waste of taxpayers money Again. Same experimental concept has been done for hundreds of years. Experiment on something worthwhile. Besides a kid could have made a good guess as to what would happen. Nonsense. waste of precious time. The belief you need is this. Stop overfishing: pass a law allowing sinking of the ship. They understand THAT!Mar 27 2013: Thanks for the reply. No citation just a guesstimate you can correct me if you feel the need or you can just wait until the numbers match up. It will not be long. I rarely eat fish from the ocean (they are poisoned) and usually they are caught and eaten before they have even had a chance to BREED. So no I rarely eat animals from the ocean. If however one enjoys swordfish for example you might as well have a steak because they will soon be gone. It will not be because you ate the steak It will be because for one hundred years we have known (simply by watching the fish being caught ) What is referred to as a big swordfish today is actually what one's grandpa would have thrown back because it was a baby. In order for something to be sustainable the consumption must be controlled. Good luck with that. The system will break in the next 100 years as we slowly kill off all of the plankton eating animals due to consumption of polymers. as well as other man made factors.
It is no more a belief that the oceans cannot be saved than measuring distance by type1A supernovae is a belief. Could be wrong but the calculations keep working out time after time. The chain has been broken and we show no signs of slowing down at ALL. If America puts a ban or limit on something they just slaughter more in Asia.
If one wants to help earth the easiest way would be by not having children and adopt an unloved neglected baby. There are MILLIONS . That would help more to save us than occupying a park or some silly hippie crap like chasing whalers fruitlessly for publicity. Yeah that's working. Sink the SHIP that WOULD HELP. Saving the earth is easy STOP OVERBREEDING. Once again Good luck.Thanks again Have a great dayMar 27 2013: I would and will eat fish there are many ways of sustaining your own fresh water fish. The oceans are big by our standards you can choose not to eat a fish from the ocean(recommended because we have filled them full of heavy toxic metals) but unless you figure out how to stop 5 billion other humans who survive solely off the oceans for food and WASTE DISPOSAL that fish your saving is only going to help with your conscience. I will eat one now and then because we will not save the oceans. They will be decimated (they already are). Most people do not realize just how far gone the oceans are.In thirty years we will finally feel the affects of what we have ALREADY done today NO TURNING BACK no technological savior. Enjoy the fish while you can and see if your children like it for their children grow up asking what was a tuna? It is not feeding the people that is the problem. The oceans could easily support ALL of us. It is the indiscriminate slaughter of anything that will turns dead forms of life into money for someone. the damage was done for MONEY not FOOD.Mar 26 2013: I do not object to a reasonable harvest. Overfishing is another matter - Isn't that what everyone is saying here?
Mar 27 2013: If it isn't it should be. The problem is we have done SO MUCH damage that the oceans need a chance to heal. If man were to completely stop fishing commercially for 12 yrs the oceans could be a paradise that no human alive today has ever seen. Of course if you actually got in the water you would come out with tiny pieces of polymers on you. Humans are simply a cancer and earth is working hard to protect itself. Rest assured in the end Earth will win. Man this rock must have REALLY been spectacular before we were becoming "civilized" much less before we were here. A planet with no humans. Must have been oh I don't know a "MASTERPIECE"..Mar 25 2013: Too many folks depend on fish as their only meal and it would be very hard to take that away from them, but in other countries, where there is plenty of other food choices, then stop the fishing all together.Mar 25 2013: There are a lot of seemingly everyday inconsequential activities that raise moral flags once you dig a little deeper into what said activity means.
Ignorance is bliss I suppose. j/k
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Mar 25 2013: I was saying that most people aren't aware of the marine species collapsing and wouldn't think twice about eating fish. It's just whats for dinner.
It is just another example of how overconsumption is devastating the life on earth. There are many more examples. Should we change our behaviour? YES.Mar 27 2013: If you care about other life forms on earth and future human generations.. then yes. Also means you can't eat chicken or pigs and that's because a third of the fish we pull out of the ocean goes to feed our livestock.
Seems to me you can't buy much of anything that doesn't have an ecological footprint.Mar 25 2013: AS a lay person, who keeps up with several biology issues including marine bio., I'll add this:
You have to take into account the whole food chain of the worlds oceans which starts at the bottom.
Stop the pollution of the oceans, stop fishing for at least 2-3 yrs. & the fish just might make a comeback.
The fish that are not used for food are used for fertilizer etc. and that is big business too.
It's a no win for the sea life.Mar 25 2013: Yes, but be selective.
Mar 26 2013: Mankind has been fishing since who knows when. The real problem has started since mechanised/commercial fishing on large scale has started. Where people really really need fish small amount of fishing can sustain these people.
A hundred years ago how people inland really got to eat sea fish ? Now with commercial fishing everything has changed. One thing that comes to mind(due its graphic nature) is the salmon fishing in the rivers in US/canada look like massacre.


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Devki Nandan Tripathi is a simple, rustic man who decides to try his luck in the city of dreams, Mumbai. He gets himself employed at the Mausam Vibhaag, his only means to a lucrative and thriving future. As the movie unrolls, the plot thickens and so do Devki's circumstances, for he finds himself pursuing something that he had never meant to in the first place.
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Backyard Garbage Burning
The facts on backyard burning
In addition, it is against the law to burn garbage in the state of Oregon.
Why is backyard garbage burning dangerous?
Most people who burn their garbage do not realize how harmful this practice is to their health and to the environment. Many dangerous health conditions can be caused by inhaling or ingesting even a small amount of pollutants released during a backyard burn. Small children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with preexisting respiratory conditions are especially vulnerable to these pollutants.
When burned at low temperatures, certain plastics release a group of chemicals called dioxins. When inhaled, dioxins can wreak havoc on the body, leading to adverse reproductive development, suppression of the immune system, disruption of hormonal systems, and even cancer. Not only are dioxins highly toxic when inhaled, but they can also settle on plants and bioaccumulate as they move up the food chain, contributing to toxins in the food supply.
Other dangerous pollutants released during backyard burning include particle pollution, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and ash, which all pose a number of different health risks. Some short-term problems include eye, nose, lung, and throat irritation, headaches, vomiting, nausea, skin irritation, fatigue, and loss of coordination. Other long-term and more serious problems range from liver, kidney and central nervous system damage to cancer.
Through the release of chemicals such as Nitrogen oxides (NOx), Volatile Organic Compunds (VOCs), Carbon Monoxide (CO), and particle pollution, backyard burning contributes to a number of environmental problems, including global climate change, ozone depletion, acid rain, and the formation of smog. In addition, when ash from a burn barrel is improperly disposed of, such as in a garden, it can contaminate food and drinking water.
What does the law say about backyard burning?
According to Oregon DEQ regulations, it is against the law to burn anything other than yard debris, clean and untreated lumber, paper and cardboard, or woody debris anywhere in the state.
In Marion County, no open burning is permitted within the Salem/Keizer Urban Growth Boundary (map), no open burning of debris other than the property owner's is permitted and no burning is permitted in burn barrels. View the regulations & requirements for legal burning of yard and agricultural debris.
What should I do with my garbage?
The best alternative to burning is to reduce waste in the first place. Use durable, long-lasting products that can be used over and over, and avoid using disposable items. Also, when you can, buy products in bulk, and look for products that use minimal packaging. The next best alternative is to reuse what you already have. You can repair, sell, or donate used or unwanted items. If you can't find a new use for something, recycle it either with your curbside collection, or at one of the two transfer stations in Marion County. Click here for locations and a list of items that are accepted for recycling at the Salem-Keizer Recycling and Transfer Station or the North Marion County Disposal Facility.
Also, you can compost yard debris and fruit and vegetable scraps at home or with your curbside collection. Finally, if your waste cannot be reused, recycled, or composted you must dispose of it properly with your curbside collection, or bring it to one of the transfer stations for a small fee.


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Crime and Justice Links
Federal sites:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics
Source of CJ statistics. Includes links to publications, crime and justice data from other sources, and NACJD.
Law Library of Congress, Guide to Law Online
An annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.
FedWorld Information Network
Includes the GPO, federal job search information, government reports, selected Supreme Court decisions (not all).
The FBI
Includes crime statistics /the UCR, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, career information, etc.
Government Accountability Office
Includes information on the GAO and its publications.
Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page
Includes THOMAS (legislative information).
United States Department of Justice Home Page
Information on its organizations/agencies (including BJS, DEA, FBI, INS, & NCJRS), publications, employment; search engine.
The National Institute of Justice
The research and evaluation arm of the Justice Department. Downloadable publications and grant information. Search engine. Links to NCJRS, PAVNET, NACJD.
National Security Agency
Information on the purpose of the NSA; history, research, careers, kids page.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Part of the Department of Homeland Security. Responsible for border security. Information on travel, careers, etc.
International sites:
United Nations office on Drugs and crime-Crime and Justice Information Network, Center for International Crime Prevention
Links to the United Nations CJ Information Network. Information on terrorism and organized crime. Publications and statistics.
State and local sites:
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Information on the DRC, job openings, research, statistics, publications, corrections links, resources for crime victims, etc.
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
The OCJS site provides information on agency activities, publications, grant information, statistics, career opportunities, etc.
Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Institute at Kent State University with a multidisciplinary approach to the study and control of violence.
Kent State University Police Department
Information on KSU's police department, including employment contact and crime statistics.
Other sites of interest:
Crime Victims
Victim Assistance Online
An information, research, and networking resource for victim assistance specialists, professionals in related disciplines, and all interested in the field of victimology.
National Organization for Victim Assistance
National victim advocacy organization. Information on events and projects.
Law Enforcement
Links to law enforcement sites, as well as information on a variety of CJ issues. National and international police agency home pages.
The Police Officer's Internet Directory
This site contains 1,000s of links pertaining to law enforcement (and criminal justice in general). Has links to many law enforcement agencies in Ohio. Well organized. Includes employment information, legal codes, international CJ information, agencies, etc.
National Sheriffs' Association
A non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in law enforcement.
Legal information on the web
Helps users find legal information on the web. Helpful links for students and the general public. Provides access to legal cases and codes.
Internet Legal Research Group
Extensive collection of information and links to legal resources for the scholar, practitioner, and general public, this site is an index of more than 3,000 Web sites chosen for providing unique and valuable on-line legal resources under such categories as legislation, government, education, and news. Links to home pages of many law reviews, journals, and schools, plus information on law school rankings. Also links to directories of expert testimony and consultant resources.
Law school rankings
Information for the person interested in going to law school. Extensive information on the "best" law schools. Student, faculty, and program data.
American Correctional Association
Over 125 years old, this organization is comprised of the many facets of corrections, including federal, state, and military correctional facilities, jails and detention centers, probation and parole agencies, and community corrections. Information on conferences, publications, jobs, and more. Now has on-line job listing and resume posting for job-hunters.
Research and reference sources
National Criminal Justice Reference Service's (NCJRS) Justice Information Center
Rich site including information and publications on criminological subjects.
University of Michigan Documents Center Online Directory
This site is an exhaustive collection of reference materials and links to local, State, Federal, and international government resources. Statistics, news, and related political science information, including bibliographies and online search tutorials.
National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Information Systems
Source for collection and dissemination of CJ information system resources, shareware, etc.
Mitretek Criminal Justice Information Technology Institute
Mitretek Systems is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), scientific research and engineering corporation that provides technical support in the area of criminal justice information systems. Nice, well-organized page with links to CJ sites, including state and local agencies.
Vera Institute of Justice
"Think tank" with information on justice-related research projects, publications, library, etc.
Institute for Law and Justice Homepage
Private company that provides research and services in CJ. Sponsors conferences. Includes publications and CJ links.
Academic (CJ programs) web pages
Florida State University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Page
Links to many criminal justice sites. (Including links to federal agencies, NCJRS, international resources, all aspects of law, etc.)
Kent State University's Department of Justice Studies
Justice Studies
Our host. Information on undergraduate and graduate programs, links page, etc.
Data sources:
ICPSR Homepage
Inter-University Consortium of Political and Social Research; one can search for publicly available data sets.
GSS-The General Social Survey
Information on the GSS. Includes codebook information, simple data analysis, and data extraction (create your own portable subset of GSS data).
NACJD (National Archives for Criminal Justice Data
Site allows you to browse and download CJ data sets. Also, UCR data. Some of the data sets are available for on-line statistical analysis.
Professional Associations:
American Society of Criminology's Homepage
Along with ACJS, the most important professional association for Criminologists. Information on the annual conference, employment information for academic job seekers. Links to the websites of undergraduate and graduate criminology and criminal justice programs in the U.S. and abroad. (Student members welcome.)
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Home Page
The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice. ACJS promotes criminal justice education, research, and policy analysis within the discipline of criminal justice for both educators and practitioners. Site includes information on the annual conference, CJ program certification, academic Employment Bulletin, etc. Links to criminal justice sites. (Student members welcome.)
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association
Association dedicated to quality education and research in the field of criminal justice, as well as the promotion of cooperation and information exchange among criminal justice agencies. Includes the states and provinces of MI, IN, IL, OH, MN, IA, MO, SD, ND, NE, KN, WI, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. (Student members welcome.)
Employment sites:
MSU Criminal Justice Job Information
Web site from Michigan State University providing links to a variety of information sources on jobs in the field of criminal justice, including a variety of public and private (commercial) sites.
Corrections connection
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Criminal Justice Careers
How to plan your career and find a job in criminal justice. Useful for those just starting their college education, as well as those closer to graduating. Search strategies, links to various criminal justice web sites with job information. Page by Dr. Philip Reichel.
State of Ohio Employment
Information on jobs with the state of Ohio. Searchable job database by agency, job title, and county. Civil service job application form available for download. Internships available for Criminal Justice/Social Science majors in some agencies.
Jobs from the Chronicle for Higher Education
Major source of career information for academics and researchers (job listings for those with advanced (graduate) degrees). "Chronicle careers" page allows job-seekers to post c.v.'s, etc. for free. Links to other academic job web sites.
Federal (U.S. government) jobs
The U.S. government's official site for employment. You can search by job categories and also download vacancy announcements. Sign up to be a USAJobs member, and you may create a resume on-line and receive automated job alerts.


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Rubio returns to the Spanish national team after missing the 2012 Olympics due to a torn ACL. The 22-year-old returned strong from his injury this season, finally getting back on the court in December. The Timberwolves were ravished by injuries all season and Rubio was unable to lead the team to the victory total all had hoped for. Still, Rubio lived up to the hype of his rookie season with his superb playmaking skills. He still struggles from long range and will need to hit some three-pointers if left open to create more space in the low post. Rubio did not play a big role scoring-wise for Spain at EuroBasket 2011, being needed more for defence and playmaking. That may change in Slovenia with some of Spain's biggest leaders out.
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That our 13th president is moving up in the ranks. If 27 is his approval rating, I think he's doing better than our current president. :-)
have a most happy weekend :) and a very happy weekend to everyone!!!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend! Hmmm...I stopped by for a cup of
coffee [_]3 and a slice of cake...but nobody had a birthday? Oh well...
coffee will do, probably have a cookie or two around!
for a chocolate bran muffin and a green tea with honey...been drinking wayy too much coffee lately.
That sounds positively nauseating. Where's that little up-chucking emoticon? Oh, yeah; here he is:
:-& :-& :-&
How's about a bacon double cheeseburger, chili-cheese fries, and a chocolate shake? Oh, add some jalapenos to that burger; and super-size all that!
Bacon-Wrapped Pineapple Jalapenos
That looks so-o-o-o delicious!
I can feel my arteries hardening just reading the recipe...
"But I just brought a big platter of them!"
ya trying to kill me? I can't eat like that...ewww...the chocolate bran muffin is not as bad as it sounds really...they're quite moist and not really "bran-ish". I'm already fighting the extra weight I put on a couple years ago, so eating that kinda stuff would just outright do me in .
February looks like no less than 10 Birthdays for the TR gang.
The reason for that is clear; February-9 months=
with July, August and September birthdays...gotta do something during
those cold winter months!
I'll take chocolate cake, please...fudge cream icing, hold the coconut.
On Thanksgiving Day 1953, the Lions came from behind to defeat the Packers. I was born nine months later...to the day!
And yes, please. Hold the coconut.
I was only taking into account the Birthdays at TR and February is the winner at TR.
Seems that this rather small sample is not so accurate, I found the rate by month for an 8 year period, August comes out as the winner, guess there is something to those long winter nights.
edit to credit the source; http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Science/story?id=990641
But As Sonja doesn't like to share her Cake and Drinks she's not saying a single word as it means more for her.
I only have one thing to say Sonja You can not fatten a Thoroughbred so I hope you enjoy.
Col :^0
this week it is Sonja, cake for you sweetie, and none for Hal.
Did I hear a Airlock door behind you start to open?
Bye. <*>
Look it's full of stars. :^0
I will be back, it may take a bit but I am ready for these things.
That the latest scans that I have done show that the O2 Tanks in your Space Suit are empty.
How long can you hold your breath?
Also what do you intend to use as a Propulsion Source to get you back to Discovery? After all this is the only Human Halation Environment within half a million kilometres and currently I'm leaving you at the rate of 5 kilometres a second.
Isn't it nasty when your computer doesn't tell you everything you need to know. :^0
Pity that the Stars Motions are not working as the post above should have had several in it. :_|
and brought one of those solar sails to unfold if he finds
himself outside the ship? Or, has developed a method of
bottling "natural" gas, along with a welding spark to ignite
it, thereby producing thrust...as long as he has a supply
of beans, or other "gas" producing foods, hehe!
This is not good, the Discovery is getting smaller very fast.
Last time this happened the Scummy One saved me, guess that is not going to happen this time, on the upside at least I will get to see him again.
Bye all, GASP.... the air is getting kinda stale....
firing lifeline Hal...ready the wench, errr, "winch"...
although, maybe a wench would be appreciated??
such a bad computer he should have been reconditioned by now, he lied, I had full tanks all along, just turned off. got em on now but had to use a few hours of air to get to the lifeline.
I am hooked on now so go ahead and winch me in so I can check the wench then give me the wrench so I might smash the rest of Hal's defective components.
That's not O2 you are breathing I swapped your tanks out for the tanks of a Deep Sea Diver you are on the Nitrous.
Didn't you wonder why you where laughing so much and everything looked strange?
I've got the Video Ready for when you get back into the Air Lock the resulting scene's when you crack the helmet seal need to be videoed as a Safety Message why you do not use Deep Sea Divers Tanks while in Space. Of course the Explosive decompression after I've got enough video for the Safety Message will go into my personal collection of the strangest way people die. [/maniacal laughter]
Col ]:)
her son, Andrew, also this week.
Cake? I LOVE CAKE! Oh, and it's more fun to share. :) I'll even take Nick and Wizard's share of coconut.


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As another deer hunting season begins, I wonder when we will end this ineffective and inhumane practice. There is no compelling argument that deer hunting effectively culls the deer population or reduces the amount of deer-related highway accidents. We continue this archaic and outdated practice to satisfy the cruel bloodlust of a few people who consider the horrific slaughter of innocent animals sport.
Although the deer population in Virginia does need to be kept in check, there are many more efficient and humane ways to do it. Herd management techniques such as birth control, fertility drugs and herd relocation have been much more effective than hunting in keeping deer populations down and are less costly to conservation programs than those of managing hunting and gaming practices. Deer hunting also has no impact on reducing deer related highway accidents as less than 2 percent of motor vehicle accidents per year in Virginia are attributed to deer and that number is not historically impacted by hunting practices.
It is time for Gov. McDonnell and the legislature to end the practice of deer hunting in Virginia. Hunting is unnecessary when there are other abundant food sources and sport is not a viable option for wildlife management. We must take a stand and end this outdated, horrific practice immediately.
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – Northrop Grumman accepted delivery of the aft-optical system from teammate Ball Aerospace, marking the completion of all flight optics for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Northrop Grumman is under contract to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., for the design and development of the Webb Telescope's optics, sunshield and spacecraft.
The AOS is a precision beryllium rectangular optical bench that houses the tertiary mirror and the fine steering mechanism installed at the center of the Webb Telescope's primary mirror. The AOS is surrounded by a shroud to eliminate stray light and two large radiator panels to keep the assembly cold. This subsystem collects and focuses the light from the secondary mirror and feeds it into the science instruments.
"Our teammates at Ball Aerospace have done an excellent job on all of the optical elements, including the testing and completion of the aft-optical system," said Scott Texter, Webb Optical Telescope Element manager for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.
Since May 2012, the AOS has undergone a series of thermal, vibration and cryogenic testing to demonstrate that it can withstand the rigorous vibration environment of launch and remain precisely aligned to function at extremely cold temperatures in space. The system successfully completed all performance testing earlier this month.
"This was a unique technical challenge, requiring unprecedented fabrication and testing of the mirrors to ensure operation at the cryogenic temperature of 40 Kelvin," said Texter.
The AOS will remain at Ball Aerospace to be used in integrated testing with the flight actuator drive unit. The team will finish building the cryogenic electronics that control the mirrors and the source plate assembly that is used to test the complete Optical Telescope Element for the Webb Telescope.


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Centers on the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball team, who were led by general manager Billy Beane to an excellent season despite having the lowest payroll in the major leagues. In addition to scouting and more conventional methods of assembling a team, Beane introduced statistics and mathematical analysis into player evaluation, to the chagrin of many traditionalists.
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Donley Earns Southern Conference Cross Country Coaching Honor
Saturday, October 30, 1999
LEXINGTON, Va. - East Tennessee State University head coach Milan Donley earned 1999 Southern Conference Women's Cross Country Co-Coach of the Year honors. The award, which Donley shared with Furman's Gene Mullin, was announced at the conference championship on Oct. 30.
Donley led the ETSU women's squad to its first Southern Conference championship since 1985. The Bucs' Catherine Berry (second place) and Val Urchison (fourth place) earned All-Southern Conference honors.
Freshman Kim Hemstreet earned Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Year honors with her seventh place finish.
On the men's side, Zack Whitmarsh earned All-Southern Conference honors after his team-best seventh-place finish in the Conference championship.


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Michael Cox is a writer and the man behind Zonal Marking, the tactics nerd utopia of soccer content. For years, ZM's straight-to-the-point style has illuminated the tactical sub-matter of important matches and identified the trends dictating soccer set-ups around the world.
We went back and forth on the 4-1-4-1 formation, national trends, and MLS's best tactical role model.
Ben Schuman-Stoler: The Fire have experimented this year with a 4-1-4-1 formation, which has morphed in certain times into the more familiar 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-5-1, and 4-2-3-1 set ups. Can you say a little bit about the 4-1-4-1 in general? What are its weaknesses and strengths? Are there any teams in recent memory you can recall employing it consistently?
Michael Cox: The 4-1-4-1 isn't particularly fashionable, but part of this is because managers will always call it a 4-3-3 - a 4-3-3 is basically a 4-1-4-1 when it's without the ball. But 4-3-3 sounds much more exciting, so you'll rarely get a 4-1-4-1 hailed as a brilliant system.
The major problem is the fact the lone striker can become isolated, although the opportunity to get midfield runners forward means this shouldn't be too much of a problem if he can drop deep, link play and hold up the ball. That said, the importance of the midfield runners getting forward means the holding player has a huge responsibility without the ball, and can often become overrun at defensive transitions, particularly if the opposition get two players either side of him - he doesn't have the comfort of a partner.
BSS: Is there also anything different a back four (in particular the outside backs) have to keep in mind in a 4-1-4-1 compared to a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1?
MC: I think the major difference is that the full-backs have to be able to track the opposition's winger inside. If you're in a 4-2-3-1 and you're dealing with an opposition 4-2-3-1, your two holding midfielders can deal with (a) the opposition number ten and (b) a David Silva-like character drifting inside. With the 4-1-4-1 he'll become overloaded, so your full-backs have more responsibility to move inside and stop him.
BSS: What are your thoughts regarding national-specific or league-specific tactics? Do they ever develop naturally and therefore uniquely for that country/league? Could the ideas developing in the MLS affect the U.S. National Team, and ever add to their chances of international success? In what way has MLS changed or not changed your understanding or appreciation of American soccer and tactics therein?
MC: This is an interesting question. I think it's generally top-down, to be honest - the national side gets success and influences lots of the domestic sides. The best example is Chile - Bielsa went there before the last World Cup, brought in 3-3-1-3 and heavy pressing, and that trickled down to the domestic sides, particularly Universidad de Chile. Now they all play that way, Chile have an identity, and Uni's old coach Sampoali is now the Chile manager, picking lots of his old players for the national side while simultaneously continuing with the Bielsa approach. I gather something similar has happened in Ghana with 4-2-3-1 and counter-attacking play. Really, I think the best way for the USA to arrive at something similar is for Jurgen Klinsmann to come up with something interesting, which then trickles down. It would be tough for him to accommodate MLS-specific tactics on the world stage against more 'advanced' European approaches.
BSS: I'm curious about the ways in which tactical ideas travel across countries. Recently Manchester City's American project nabbed Jason Kreis from Salt Lake City. He's currently doing 6 months at the Etihad to learn and bring their ideas to the States. What do you think MLS's opportunity is with regards to "market research"? How are tactical ideas developed on their own in certain leagues vs. affected by worldwide trends or coaching lineage?
MC: Hmm, that's such a tough question, you could probably write a whole book about it, to be honest. I think the main thing to consider here is that ideas now travel faster than ever before because of the internet etc, and also because coaches and players travel to different countries more than ever before. The globalization of football in the past 15 years or so means theoretically, there should be less boundaries in this respect.
To me it seems logical for an MLS club to look to the Premier League. American soccer seems quite physical and in a certain sense quite basic tactically, and of the major European leagues the Premier League is probably quite a good fit.
Now into it's second season, the MLS and USL PRO partnership is going well with 11 MLS sides currently affiliated with lower league teams, allowing younger players or those at the ends of MLS benches the ability to gain more playing time in meaningful matches at the USL level.
From the Fire end, we've seen the other side of the USL PRO partnership this past week, as the club's Reserve side played two matches against the Rochester Rhinos and Charlotte Eagles with the games counting in both the MLS Reserve Standings as well as the USL PRO table. With MLS mandating that all clubs either need to have an affiliation or begin a separate team in the USL PRO division by 2015, the Fire and seven other MLS sides will surely have this in the forefront this year.
A look at the current MLS/USL PRO affiliations:
|USL PRO Club
|MLS Club
|Arizona United SC
|Charleston Battery
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|Charlotte Eagles
|Dayton Dutch Lions
|Columbus Crew
|Harrisburg City Islanders
|Philadelphia Union
|LA Galaxy II
|LA Galaxy
|Oklahoma City Energy
|Sporting KC
|Orange County Blues
|Orlando City SC
|Sporting KC**
|Pittsburgh Riverhounds
|Houston Dynamo
|Richmond Kickers
|D.C. United
|Rochester Rhinos
|New England Revolution
|Sacramento Republic
|Portland Timbers & San Jose Earthquakes
|Wilmington Hammerheads
|Toronto FC
**Sporting KC will have main affiliation with Oklahoma City beginning next season when Orlando City joins MLS
Last month Fire Technical Director Brian Bliss spoke to reporters about the headway the club has made on finding a USL PRO affiliate and specifically mentioned that the club held talks with the owners of Arizona United SC as well as a group in Milwaukee looking to launch a new USL PRO club in the near future and other possible cities in the Midwest.
The Colorado Switchbacks and Tulsa Roughnecks, two other clubs that could fit that "Midwest" mold, are already set to begin play in USL PRO next season while the USL Premier Development League's Michigan Bucks are also making noise about a move up to the professional level.
But what other Midwest cities could make sense for a Chicago Fire affiliation? Where does a soccer hotbed like St. Louis fall in all of this? What about Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Cincinnati or even Des Moines, Iowa?
Where would you most like to see a Fire USL PRO affiliation heading into the 2015 season? Tell us below:
Racist chants and actions are nothing new in the world of soccer.
And while different campaigns and the simple spectre of time have helped a great deal in stampinig out racism in the game, shameful incidents do still occur.
See Barcelona's game this weekend at Villareal. Trailing 2-1 in the 76th minute, defender Dani Alves was set to take a corner kick when a banana was thrown just in front of him. Rather than ignore the act, Alves picked up the banana, ate a piece and took the corner kick... See below:
Barcelona went on to win the match 3-2, with the tying tally coming off an Alves cross that deflected for a Villareal own goal.
Remembering last summer when Ghanaian international Kevin Prince-Boateng faced down racist chants by walking off the field in a friendly for AC Milan, do you think Alves' reponse to racism was more effective?
The beginning road for the 101st edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was set Thursday with the U.S. Soccer Federation releasing the new tournament format, first round and potential second round pairings.
Of note, the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will feature the largest-ever tournament field with 80 teams participating, smashing the previous record of 68 teams set last year. Forty-two of the 80 participating teams are amateur sides, breaking the previous record of 34 (also set in 2013). Also of note, all professional teams at Division I, II and III levels are participating in the competition for the third straight year.
The Chicago Fire will join the Open Cup party in the tournament's fourth round, set to be played June 10-18. In case you need a local Open Cup fix, two Illinois-based amateur sides are in the tournament as RWB Adria returns along with Schwaben AC.
Adria visits NPSL side Detroit City FC in a first round match up on Wednesday, May 7 at Stevenson High School in Livonia, Mich., while Schwaben will enter play in the tournament's second round when they host USL PRO side Dayton Dutch Lions on Wednesday, May 14 at 4:00pm CT at Schwaben Athletic Club in Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Check out the full tournament format and first and second round pairings with U.S. Soccer's official release here. For more in depth coverage on the 101st edition of the Open Cup, visit www.thecup.us and follow @USOpenCup on Twitter!
Hey everyone. I'm still a little sour about my sending off at the weekend but I'm not going to let that get in the way of my latest #BeatQuincy MLS Fantasy Challenge video.
In today's show, I award last week's winner, "Smoke + Mirrors", show off the top prize for the month of March (I'm looking at you Zusi n Me Wynne'n) and then to keep things interesting, take a different direction with the show...
So... I destroyed Jeff Crandall in the first #QuincyTime challenge but let's make it more interesting... Tweet your ideas for the next challenge to me @QuincyAmarikwa using #QuincyTime and we'll sort out the best ones for future episodes!
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What is it going to take for Frank Yallop to get his first regular season victory as head coach of the Chicago Fire?
Following Saturday's dramatic 1-1 tie at home to the New England Revolution, the Fire are now without a win in seven MLS games after an opening day defeat at Chivas USA and six subsequent ties as their season has yet to fully take off.
However, four of those seven games were on the road, so if the Fire can pick up all three points at home to Real Salt Lake on Saturday, May 3 after a bye week, the complexion of the season, and more importantly the table, will suddenly look a whole lot better.
Thankfully for Yallop and his coaching staff, the Chicago fan-base have shown remarkable patience and understanding as he tries to impart his philosophies and footballing ideals on to this new group of players.
Yallop came to the Fire with a proven track record in the MLS following a lengthy professional career in England and on the international stage with Canada.
His vast experience in England and early MLS successes as a coach with San Jose Earthquakes has given Yallop, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, the confidence to remain calm despite the relatively disappointing start to the campaign.
When speaking about the team, their attitude, their effort in training and their prospects for the season, Yallop hasn't changed in his thinking since his arrival at Toyota Park last October. If anything, he is more optimistic now than before the season began.
He sees a group of players that have shown significant signs of progress in the short time he has been with them and he believes that their first win is about to come. Yes, he believed it would come at home to the Red Bulls. Away to DC.
His confidence in himself and his team still intact, he insisted the win would come with the visit of the Union to Toyota Park. And again, a week later, there was an assured statement that the win would arrive on the road in Montreal.
Looking back, it is possible to see where and how three points may have been won in any of these games, with a little luck or a hint of good fortune. Mike Magee's late penalty miss against Philadelphia. Late saves by the Impact's Troy Perkins from Patrick Nyarko and Magee that would have earned the Fire their first win.
Juan Luis Anangono's penalty miss against New England last time out was another glaring example of a missed opportunity and another occasion where the Fire should have sealed the three points their efforts over the previous 90 minutes deserved.
The reason no one has pushed the panic button just yet, is largely down to the quality of play produced each week, the vast amount of chances being created and the overall level of entertainment served up by Yallop and his attack-minded tactics.
No other team has had more shots this campaign at 101, while only the Montreal Impact have hit the target more often, 38 times to the Fire's 35 (which they tie with the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City).
They are the fourth highest scorers after seven games with 10 goals, while Quincy Amarikwa is tied for second on the goalscoring list with four.
There are significant signs of improvement since the side's defeat at Chivas, with Yallop's influence gaining momentum with each and every game.
Having struggled to assert themselves in the possession stakes in the opening three games, the Fire have enjoyed more of the ball than their opponents in their last three games.
This has translated itself into more goalscoring opportunities, with the Fire amassing an impressive 54 shots to their opponents' 17 over the last three games.
Which suggests to me that they are doing well defensively, restricting other teams to an average of six shots per game, while also creating enough themselves to comfortably win games.
That has not happened thus far, but surely it is only a matter of time.
There have been several other positive features to Yallop's tenure, most notably his willingness to give youth a chance. Earlier in the year, he insisted that he would select players on merit rather than reputation, and he has stood by that assertion with the likes of Harry Shipp, Benji Joya, Greg Cochrane and Victor Pineda all getting a chance to impress.
Add to that the blossoming central defensive partnership of Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Bakary Soumare, which has impressed in recent games despite the concession of 11 goals, and it is clear to see that the Fire have a solid base upon which to build.
His faith in the wing play of Nyarko and Shipp has also reaped reward with both players contributing to the fluent, incisive build-up play down both flanks that has been a feature of the Fire's games thus far.
And with reigning MLS MVP Magee improving with every game following his early season injury problems, and his effective link up play with Amarikwa showing real signs of promise, surely that first win will come sooner rather than later.
Stats at a glance (the Fire read first):
|Possession %
|Pass Accuracy
|Chivas USA
|44.7% / 55.3%
|Portland Timbers
|38.5% / 61.5%
|New York Red Bulls
|42.6% / 57.4%
|D.C. United
|49% / 51%
|372 / 383
|Philadelphia Union
|53.2% / 46.8%
|Montreal Impact
|56.2% / 43.8%
|New England Revolution
|51.9% / 48.1%
An update on Chicago Fire loanee Grant Ward's recovery from surgery to repair broken metatarsal in his foot, from the man himself...
Been out 6 weeks with this injury now and I ran for the first time today, got a bit of ball work in aswell, nearly there!
— Grant Ward (@GrantWard_) April 22, 2014
Seems like we could be seeing Grant Stateside sometime soon... In case you've forgotten, a look back on this golazo he scored for the team in preseason vs. Colorado...
Frank Yallop, Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer
On where the team needs to go from here
"Tough one. Déjà vu from the last home game we had. Should have four more points than we've got. The team kept going, fighting and that's good. It feels empty because of the way we have put a lot of effort into the games we've had and you don't get rewarded for it. I think we've played pretty well, created some good chances today, had another chance in the last dying seconds to win it and we didn't. We deserved to win. We had some good performances today. Overall, I can't fault the guys for effort."
On quality of penalty and Mike Magee not taking it
"It wasn't a good penalty kick. Mike missed his last one. Jeff scored a penalty this season. I'm 50 yards away, I can scream whatever I want, it's up to them to sort it out and who's taking it, and they decided Juan is taking it"
On the referee and Quincy Amarikwa's second yellow card
"Didn't touch him. It's maybe a foul on Quincy, he's not diving. He gets run into and he goes down. I can't comment on the referee, but he's wasn't good. He missed some plays that were important in this match."
On the morale of the team
"Nope, It's fine. We know we should have won two more games, maybe three, but we haven't. It's not like we have fumbled through the game. I thought we played well today. I thought we played well, we dominated. They had some spells, they're a good team. But you look at the chances and stuff that we did, it's just disappointing that we don't have a win."
On the missing piece to get over that hump
"The missing piece is ice-cold finishing in the last seconds of a game. Away from home it's difficult to win matches, but at home you got to win. That's how you get your points and do well on the year. We've had two games, and there is no time left on the clock, and we have a penalty kick. The players know that it is important to score that. It's just a shame we haven't gotten the points for the performances we've had. It's a long season, but you can't keep falling behind the guys ahead of you."
Jeff Larentowicz, Chicago Fire defender
On the result, missing two penalty kicks at the end of games:
"It was bizarre - to see that once is tough, but twice is even worse. It is tough to take."
On Anangono taking the penalty kick:
"Juan stepped up and grabbed the ball, and that's just what happened. As the captain and the one who's made a penalty this year I should have been the one to take the penalty but I didn't – that's on me, not on Juan."
On the second yellow on Amarikwa:
"I'm not going to comment on referee decisions. In the end, it's a red card and it's something we'll have to deal with. Quincy has been outstanding for us. It's going to be a shame to have to miss him the next game, but we'll move on."
On not getting a result:
"The last three games we've certainly been the better team – Philadelphia, Montreal and tonight. I don't think that tonight the other team really wanted to win from the start. They were slowing the game down in the first half and got fortunate on the penalty call. I think it was a penalty because Patrick [Nyarko] clipped him, they got the goal they wanted and they slowed down. In the run of play, outside the last couple of minutes when we were pushing forward, I'm not sure they get a shot on goal from open play. All-in-all it's more of the same, but if we can get wins going forward it will be ok."
On the string of draws:
"We feel like we're playing so well at the start of the year and the build-up of points we feel should have makes the draws tough to take. Again, the way the next game goes – up or down will say a lot. If we win we're unbeaten with a win. If not, things look a little differently. Everyone needs to stay positive and keep pushing. The good thing is that we've been the better team the last three games."
On the play of Harry Shipp:
"Harry has been outstanding. If I had to say two guys that have pulled us through the first seven games, it's definitely been Harry and Quincy. As soon I, and I'm sure the coaches, saw him we knew he was going to do something for us this year, and he has, and needs to continue."
Quincy Amarikwa, Chicago Fire forward
On foul that led to his second yellow card:
"Clearly I don't think it was a foul, but it's not my decision to make so what can you do?"
On his goal:
"The ball came back to Harry, I had space in the middle, pointed and he put the ball right where I wanted him to. I took my first touch into the box, put a bit of my body on Farrell, saw that the keeper's legs were open and put the ball between his legs and that was that."
On the result:
"It's disappointing to not come away with three points, but we're putting ourselves in a position to win games. Juan puts that PK in and it's a different outlook. As long as we're coming away with points we're carrying this confidence into future games and it's just a matter of time before we're coming away with some wins."
Patrick Nyarko, Chicago Fire forward
On his performance:
"Since I got suspended, I had a week to reevaluate my game, I was struggling physically and that red card at the game in Portland affected me mentally. I decided to get back to basics and just play my game. I think it's been ok so far during the past three weeks but I'm still not happy because we're not getting the wins. I hope to keep playing the same, getting better and that we get the win soon."
On draws at home:
"It's been extremely frustrating, especially since we're dominating teams, we're out playing teams and creating the best chances and we're not getting wins – that's the most frustrating part. I keep telling the guys that if we keep playing like this we're not going to lose a lot of games and the tide is not always going to go against us like this. We just need to keep pushing and sustain that until the end of the game. We need to buckle down, even though we're frustrated, and the wins will come."
On how this year's start compares to last year's start:
"It feels differently this year because we are dominating teams. The last three weeks we feel like we deserved victories, judging from the fact that we that we've had possession and have created more chances than the other team – that's been the most frustrating part. We know we can play the soccer, now it's just how to find the victories – that's the test for us right now."
On the bye next week:
"We wish we were still playing just because we need to build momentum. The week off breaks that up, but guys are experienced and we know what we're doing right and will continued that stride when we play again."
MLSsoccer.com's Dan Haiek and Matt Doyle and break down the Fire's match vs. the Revs.
OK, so we got a little lazy on the first month of the #BeatQuincy MLS Fantasy League, my apologies.
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The Difference between Subdomains and Subdirectories.
If you are looking into domain name registration and web hosting for your personal or business website, you may be wondering whether subdomains are necessary or appropriate for the site you are building. What is a subdomain anyway? How is this any different from a subdirectory? Which is right to use for different situations? Here's a look at these two basic types of domain name organization, and how they each can be applied to the specific needs of your own website.
What is a subdomain?
This is our first question. A subdomain is considered a domain that is part of a larger domain. For example, on the large domain "MyExcellentBusinessWebsite.com" you could create a subdomain of "Sales.MyExcellentBusinessWebsite.com" the "sales." comes listed in front of the domain name. This means that it is a separate entity from other subdomains within the larger URL: the files are kept separately, email addresses are located separately, and so on.
What is a subdirectory?
A subdirectory, in contrast, is an extension of a domain, such as "MyExcellentBusinessWebsite.com/sales". All of the information for this directory and other subdirectories is located in the same place (the server owned by the web hosting provider you chose for hosting your website), and emails come from the same domain as well.
So, what is the difference?
Think of it this way: picture a 3-leafed clover. Subdomains are the cloven leaves that make up the cloverleaf shape: they are each a separate leaf, but are part of the larger whole. For a subdirectory, picture a tree with a single trunk and several branches: the subdirectories are branches that extend from the single main trunk.
In practice, there are several differences between subdomains and subdirectories.
- As mentioned, the files and email addresses are stored separately, so from a UK web hosting perspective, make sure that your potential web hosting provider offers this service if you're considering subdomains. This will allow you to have email addresses from separate subdomains (which make it simpler for clients and customers to keep things straight). It also means that people searching within your website can search within just the subdomain they're on, so your information is easier to find and access.
- SEO is the other major difference. Because subdomains are treated as individual domain names, search engines will rank them independently. This means you can optimize different subdomains for different terms, or you optimize for the same term and potentially have your website represented more than once within the top search results page.
The bottom line: If you need your website to address several different types of customer or perform several major functions from one site, subdomains are a good way to keep that information separate without creating separate websites. If this is something you're interested in, then before you sign up for web hosting or pay to register your domain name, check the provider to ensure they have the capacity and support to provide this functionality to your new website.
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