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Those interested in conquering the trail better come prepared with the tools and knowledge to keep your off-road vehicle running. A nice set of big tires, heavy duty suspension and bullet proof axels are a good place to start. But there is no telling what challenges and obstacles you'll face on the trail so don't try to tackle it alone, and be sure to bring plenty of food and water.
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Earlier this week, Pete Wentz declared, "Life is good," a sunny proclamation that came just days after he was photographed with his arm around wife Ashlee Simpson-Wentz as they shopped in Los Angeles with 2-year-old son Bronx Mowgli.
But on Tuesday, Ashlee, 26, filed for divorce from the Fall Out Boy frontman, 31, after two-plus years of marriage, citing the standard irreconcilable differences, reports TMZ.
"After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to file for divorce," they said in a statement (via People). "We remain friends and deeply committed and loving parents to our son, Bronx, whose happiness and well-being remains our number one priority. We ask that everyone honor our privacy as we navigate this next phase of our lives."
Ashlee has reportedly hired legal pit bull Laura Wasser, and she's asking for joint legal custody and primary physical custody of their moniker-challenged son. She's also seeking child and spousal support and wants to drop the "Wentz" from her last name.
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After hooking up in the fall of 2006, Ashlee and Pete tied the knot in May 2008 in a lavish, Alice in Wonderland-themed ceremony at the home of Simpson's parents (Papa Joe performed the nuptials). Bronx arrived six months later.
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By mtb1246
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Could be wider. Also, clumsy to put on. I have leg bands from Fox and Giant and they are much, much better.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Best leg strap so far
By Last Spoke
from Poughkeepsie, NY
Initial review said that the band was too short and too tight. I found that the stretchy leg band fit well even though many fixed length leg bands from my local bike shop were way too short. The leg band was a little snug at first but after a minute, it was comfortable and not too tight. It holds jeans and cuffed pants. The velcro type binding works well. I use the band for my commute to work as well as pleasure rides on the weekends.
they don't hold well
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I try to use these when doing casual around town rides while wearing pants. unless your pants are extremely long, they pull out, since these tend to move toward your ankle- and most pants are not long enough to go to the lowest point on your leg when bending the leg to pedal. I had similar problem with metal ones- so maybe there is no good solution
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Pretty Simple Yet Effective
By Jim "the Redneck"
from Pomona, KS
It's a leg band for Pete's sake, what can ya say? Does what it's supposed to do, keeps my pant leg out of my dang chain, and does it quite well. Simple black design with no reflective tape but does have elastic for a snug fit. Ya git two of 'em I reckon one is a spare or maybe I should be wearing one on left leg? All in all a fine deal.
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It was barely big enough for me, and I am skinny. It needs a longer strip of velcro to cover a larger range of leg sizes.
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Very practical for those who consider safety.
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I've been using these for years, and they still work great. I've lost 1 or 2 over the years, but keep buying them because they work great. Never fall off, workable with heavy and light pants. Not to mention cheap!
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Hey All,Earlier today ZPacks updated their website with a new product, called the "ZPacks Hexamid Pocket Tarp" -- an 88 gram (3.1 ounce) hexamid tarp made from 0.34 cuben fiber!As one of a very small handful of people in the world that have any serious mileage using a 0.34 cuben fiber tarp, I have to say I am amazed that ZPacks has pushed out this product - but I am super excited that they have!The worry, of course, will be that inexperienced hikers will see the weight of this and buy it - without any real clue as to just how delicate 0.34 cf is.ZPacks is describing this tarp in this manner: "It is meant to be used as an emergency shelter carried in your day pack."I think that is a great way to approach this, but still going to be super concerned that hikers will buy this and try to use it out on the trail for full time use.It is totally possible to use a 0.34 cf shelter as your full time shelter (I have two entire summer seasons using one - probably close to 200 nights) and I have only one very minor tear in my rectangle 0.34 CF shelter, which was caused by somebody over tightening it when I was letting them set it up. But it just goes to show that even being hyper aggressive with this material can potentially cause damage to it.So, all the worries and concerns aside... will I be buying one?? Oh man, tough call... but yeah, I think I will be putting an order in for one. After ~200 nights with my rectangle 0.34 CF tarp, it might be time to put it into a box and send it around to all the different cottage companies that make CF shelters and let them see what 0.34 CF can handle.ZPacks is indicating a total weight for a Hexamid Pocket tarp at 113 grams (4.0 ounces) with cordage and stuff sack. That is crazy impressive!http://www.zpacks.com/shelter/hexamid_pocket.shtmlWhadda all think??
Personally, I've been wondering what the next latest and greatest item or fabric would be. I still need to put together something for day hikes or short rides on my motorcycle.Duane
As someone who just bought a hexamid twin, getting ready to order the twin cuben bathtub groundsheet and a few extras.. I think this is something im seriously considering. And like, im actually kinda geeked at the idea for numerous reasons.1.The Fact i have 2,2 man tents. 1 being rei quarter dome t2(love it just a little heavy) and the other being, the Hexamid Twin i literally just got last week in the mail. But i havent even gotten to use it yet to see if i even like it. Which is a main factor im being timid about pulling the trigger. But i do need a solo shelter/ backup for my day packs and from what i hear the .34 is fine if you treat it right.2.I was considering getting the hexamid solo, but ive been reading this is just fine for a shelter if you treat it right.3. Its new and would be sweet to get early review of it up.4. Weight.. i mean 8.1 with stakes is something to think about.5. Im a gear junkie.
While I won't be buying one, it's nice to see a company that is seemingly finding commercial success continuing to push things lighter rather than gravitating towards the mainstream. It's a pretty cool niche product.
I continue to be impressed with the constant innovation and ongoing improvement coming out of Zpacks. I don't, however, have the elite skill levels or the experience needed to use this tarp(:.
Dan, my thoughts too about companies "gravitating to the mainstream".Duane
Hello all I have a .34 Heaxamid solo. It has worked very well so far. The design does a great job of distrbuting load thorughout tarp.I use 2gram titanium stakes and add additional anchorage if weather dictates.
I have one too. Have been in some good windstorms and it has held up well. No sign of deterioration at the tie-out points either, which was my biggest concern.
It is light enough that a person could carry it as a separate place to cook food in bad weather. My wife, for example, likes me to bring her coffee in the morning before she gets out of the tent. If it is raining I sometimes set up a lean-to for this chore.
I currently use a 5x8 ID Siltarp as a "pocket tarp", which does indeed fit in my pocket.It's not as light as this ZPacks Pocket Tarp, but I do like the concept, and I might be considering one of these items in the future.I like things that can go in a pocket.I wear a very light nylon fishing vest(numerous pockets) for some outdoor activities with my Siltarp in one pocket, my Klymit X-Lite pad in another pocket, and a HeetSheets emergency bivy bag in another pocket, giving me a complete mild-weather shelter/pad/bag system that takes up very little space and also weighs very little. My extremely compact 2.5 oz Stoic Wraith in another pocket for a hoodie jacket.A few Clif Bars for munchies, and a water bottle hanging off my belt loop with maybe a Sawyer Squeeze or a Steri-Pen, and it's a pretty useful bit of kit, without needing a pack.
How waterproof is the .34 oz/yd2 Cuben?
I think the .34 cuben is the same mylar thickness as the .51 and .74oz but with less dyneema thread. It should then be just as waterproof but have less tear strength.
Ah, thanks William.
Yup it's entirely waterproof until you get holes in it. That can be a long time if it's tarp and you treat it well. Abrasion is the enemy.
How much tarp mastery does one need before justifying a tarp like this? I love the weight, but I'm not a professional tarp-camper. Just noodling around with basic rectangle setups, mostly.I wouldn't want to buy this, end up in a little storm, and immediately tear it to shreds.
This shelter sets up easily, more so than similar types of shelters. One night Craig W and I camped in pretty windy conditions - we got plenty of sand in our clothes and food. I wouldn't trust it in 50 mph plus winds, the wind probably wouldn't hurt the fabric, but the tie outs could be a problem. Of course it would need to be oriented to the wind properly, and prayers to the wind god might be appropriate -- asking that the wind direction not change. For seriousness wind and a tarp shelter a Trailstar would be better.
I like to sleep nude. This may be a problem.
"I like to sleep nude. This may be a problem."Not if you hike solo or come across a group of nymphomaniacs.
Ok, I just placed an order for mine!!Who else has ordered one up??+John Abela
Hi John,It's been the better part of a month since you ordered, my question is then: have you had a chance to use this little number and how has it held up?Thanks,James
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Conference realignment has sort of taken over the world the past few weeks. Texas A&M pretty much put the nail in the coffin for the Big 12 by bolting for the SEC and because of it, a whole new chain of events have tipped over. The landscape of college football could look a whole lot different in a few months. Or in a few weeks. Or even tomorrow.
But you know what else could use a little realigning? The NBA's divisions. They're kind of a mess. It's not going to be as a result of some $300 million network, recruiting ties or competitive advantages. Nope. For the NBA, it's more just about common sense. Geographically, the divisions are kind of a mess. In 2011 that's not as huge a deal as it was in 1981 because travel is much easier. You can go from Portland to Oklahoma City in just a few hours.
However, chartered travel is experience. Fuel is very pricey. And with the NBA and teams supposedly losing so much money, why not exhaust every option to cut costs and realign the divisions so they make a lot more sense? Why not group teams together that are hundreds, not thousands, of miles apart?
Plus, it just makes a lot more sense to have structured regions. Grouping teams together based on geography does more to forge rivalries, gives fans a chance to commute between games if the want to and gives the players less travel and more days of rest. All good, right?
So if you're going to spend all this time restructuring a new collective bargaining agreement, why not fix the divisions too? Here's how they should look:
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The NBA's new Southwest division is the American League East, the SEC West, of the league. It's a group of five teams that are all pretty good. Things change though and in 15 years, this could be the weakest division in the league. But for now, it'd be pretty good.
And it just makes sense. Dallas and Oklahoma City are about three hours via car away from each other. San Antonio, Dallas and Houston are in the same state. And OKC and the Texas teams and Phoenix just have one state separating them, which is a whole lot better than five.
Clearly the division that needed the biggest overhaul is the Northwest, mainly because of the Sonics transformation into the Oklahoma City Thunder. When the team was in Seattle, the division made a lot more sense. Now it doesn't. That's why a midwestern division with makes a lot more sense.
That creates somewhat of a problem in the Northwest though. There's not a great fit. So for the sake of the argument, the Northwest has to make the Big 12 and peace out. No more Northwest, but instead the new Midwest.
The new Midwest is still a bit spread out, but all the teams are at least located somewhat centrally in the country. A trip from Utah to Milwaukee won't be quick, but the Jazz, Nuggets and Timerwolves have been oddballs in the Northwest. It's not an ideal division with teams right next door to each other, but it makes a lot more sense than the current setup.
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Clippers
Golden State
Moving Phoenix away from the Lakers is a bummer, because those two teams are historical rivals that have always competed in the same division. But if A&M and Texas can separate, I think we can live with the Suns and Lakers moving apart.
The Pacific now features five teams that are actually next to the Pacific Ocean, which seems like it should count for something. Plus having the Blazers and Lakers together makes up for separating the Suns and Lakers.
Really, the new Central was the inspiration for this. Why aren't the Raptors in this division? Look at how close those teams are to each other. I think you could almost ride your bike between arenas. The old Central was really good too -- maybe better -- but the Bucks have to move. So it's the Raptors who replace them and the solid geographic setup remains.
New York
New Jersey
Nothing too radical here. Five cities that you can transport between using a train. Old rivalries are preserved and the Wizards are added, which frankly, makes a lot of sense.
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Two teams would swap conferences with the Bucks moving back to the West and the Hornets heading to the East. Not that this would upset the competitive balance of the league or anything, but it just makes a lot more sense for the Hornets to be placed in a division with Orlando, Charlotte, Atlanta and Miami.
And let me add this: If college football has no issue tossing tradition and historical rivalries out the window, why not just eliminate conferences all together? It would be a radical move, but what's the point of the East and West, other than just that's the structure of the playoffs? If it were one unified "super" conference, that would finally solve the issues of a 50-win Western team missing the postseason while a 37-win Eastern team slips into the eight-seed.
You could even just build the league into three 10-team divisions. Combine the Southwest and the Pacific, the Midwest and the Central, and the Atlantic and the Southeast. There are your super-divisions. Now you can keep teams playing more in their division than anything else and cut down on long road trips. It would make a West coast road trip for the Mavericks a whole heck of a lot more interesting.
Basically, we'd be looking at a league with three sub-conferences and once the playoffs started, seeding would just be based from that. Almost like the NCAA tournament, you could set two regions and seed from there. Head-to-head tiebreakers, division records and all that stuff would separate any identical records. Just an idea while we're brainstorming, you know?
(Note: I don't really love that idea, quite honestly. But I was just throwing it out there. One of those things that probably makes sense, but wouldn't ever happen. Much like Bill Simmons' terrific "Entertaining As Hell Tournament." Really, a unified conference makes it easier to implicate the tournament too.)
Let's face it: The West has kind of sort of dominated the past decade. Sports operate in cycles, but if there's a way to prevent that, should we? The West compiled a record of 2,257-1,643 against the East from 1999-2008 and over the last 13 seasons has represented 10 champions. That's pretty dominant. That'll change eventually, but what really is the point of the conferences, other than the standard, "that's just the way it's always been done" answer?
All that is after the fact though: Divisional realignment is the start. Fixing the structure of the postseason would be the ideal next step. It's kind of like a plus-one for college football. Maybe a pipe dream, but something that's really in the best interest of the game. But if anything's to be done, it's to realign the divisions so they at least make a little more sense. Preserve rivalires, start new ones, save money, cut down on travel and hopefully, help the league grow a little bit more.
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SANTA FE - Soldiers of the World War II battles of Bataan and Corregidor, though mostly gone, have a better chance of being remembered because of a bill signed Monday by Gov. Susana Martinez.
It establishes April as Bataan-Corregidor Heritage Month in New Mexico.
"New Mexico's soldiers displayed tremendous bravery and suffered unspeakable atrocities as a result of their service at Bataan and Corregidor," Martinez said upon signing the bill.
Bataan and Corregidor were battlegrounds in the Philippines. It was there that 12,000 American and 63,000 Filipino soldiers - in short supply of food, water and ammunition — dug in to try to stop advancing Japanese attackers.
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Another Carlisle city centre store closes down
Last updated at 11:37, Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Another high end Carlisle city centre store has shut down.
Jewellers Goldsmiths is the latest shop to put up the shutters in the pedestrianised zone.
The closure follows the news that designer clothes store Jaeger and neighbouring Benetton, both in the Greenmarket, are to close.
Goldsmiths has put a sign up in its window saying the shop has shut. It is understood that trading ceased on Saturday. It is advising customers that their nearest branch is now in Penrith.
The company, which owns the nationwide chain, Aurum Holdings, will not say why it has pulled out of the city. But it is understood that a decision was taken not to renew its lease.
The English Street site occupied by Goldsmiths has been occupied for decades by jewellery firms.
Goldsmiths, established nationally in 1778, is the latest loss to Carlisle's high street. Past Times retro gift shop, Hawkins Bazaar and the Yoko Fish Spa have all shut.
But David Jackson, commercial director of The Lanes shopping centre, is not unduly concerned.
He said: "There have been different reasons for this. If you take Goldsmiths, they've been in Carlisle for a long time, but over that time other jewellers are providing more competition.
"We need to be careful about saying 'what's wrong with Carlisle'. There have been a lot of comings and goings but I think we're still in a better position than many other cities and towns.
"There's the recent announcement of investment by Debenhams and other stores are looking to do major refurbishment. That says to me that there is confidence in the city."
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Chris, Councils do not set or keep business rates. They only collect them.The business rates are 'uniform', they are the same all over the country. They are based on the rateable value x 43.3p.It doesnt matter if it is Carlisle, Liverpool or Exeter. It is the same formula. The wastefulness or not of the Council is irrelevant.By the way, this is what the Audit Commission said about Carlisle City Council:"Carlisle City Council manages its finances and provides value for money ."Kind of blows apart your claim, doesnt it?That's two for two.
Another casualty of the councils ridiculusly high business rates no doubt!! How are companys supposed to thrive when they are getting stung by one of the most wastefull councils in the country!
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The measure also includes language that the city might redesign its logo to include the official motto of the United States.
Mayor Susie Galea said the redesign might cost about $1,000.
District 4 and District 2 Commissioners Josh Rardin and Nadia Sikes abstained from voting, and citizens on both sides of the issue made impassioned pleas on Tuesday at a city commission meeting.
Galea, who sponsored the resolution, granted two fifteen minute-long periods for citizens to speak in favor of or against the resolution.
Several citizens spoke out against the measure and gave varying reasons including the notion that passing it would be against the inclusive spirit of the United States, which is officially a secular nation.
Others cited the questionable constitutionality of making commissioners vote on the measure, because doing so amounted to a "religious test" in the words of Rosemarie Ferrara.
"That is a personal, private matter between every man and every woman and their god," Ferrara said.
She said city commissioners were expected to use science and facts to make their decisions, not the bible.
On the other side of the issue, Susan Payne said the notion that people should base their decisions on science and not religion was "insulting to me as a Christian.
Payne also took issue with Tristan Lenzo's suggestion that the city choose "In People We Trust" as its motto, saying that idea was "scary."
Lenzo said that though Alamogordo was a highly religious community, it should take care to keep its views in line with the rest of the country, which he said includes a sizable portion of people with no religious sentiments.
Pamela Lee spoke in favor of the measure and said commissioners could choose to vote on the matter or not and doing so did not constitute establishing a religion, which is against the Constitution.
One person speaking in favor of the matter offered statistics that show over 90 percent of Americans believe in God.
A person who spoke out against it gave statistics that show nearly 20 percent of Americans have no religious affiliations.
District 5 Commissioner Al Hernandez said he had served on the commission from 1996-2000, missing only one meeting. At all the others, he said, there was an opening prayer, and no one ever complained.
The city commission does conduct an opening prayer at its meetings, right before the Pledge of Allegiance.
Galea said the measure wasn't about religion or politics but liberty and freedom, though she did remark during the proceedings that god is "the beginning and the end."
Alamogordo is following in the footsteps of Artesia, who added the phrase to its city hall late last year. The move is part of a larger effort initiated by a California politician in the early 2000s which has seen over 300 communities make the change.
According to the United States Treasury Department, the push to place "In God We Trust" on currency began during the Civil War and the motto has appeared on all U.S. currency since 1938.
According to the New York Times, "In God We Trust" became the official motto of the United States in 1956.
The state flags of Florida and Georgia bear the phrase, as does Christian heavy metal band Stryper's third album. Politically-oriented California punk band Dead Kennedys made an ironic play on the motto, naming an EP "In God We Trust Inc," which is an indictment of organized religion.
Humorist Jean Sheperd named a book "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash," which was partially adapted into "A Christmas Story."