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With two swings of his right leg Sunday, Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby hit rock bottom.
Given the recent circumstances, Crosby's mistakes to end the first half and start the second of Green Bay's 23-14 win might represent the lowest point for any Packers kicker since Ryan Longwell missed a chip shot kick in 1997 at Philadelphia that would have won the game.
But those calling for the Packers to make a move at kicker will likely be left waiting the remainder of this season. Packers head coach Mike McCarthy gave Crosby another vote of confidence Monday.
"I'm not changing, I'm not wavering on Mason," McCarthy said. "He needs to make kicks. He needs to make the long kick. I expect him to make that kick before the half. But once again, we're just going to keep swinging. We need Mason to make big kicks down the stretch. He'll be a big part of our success."
Despite acknowledging both of Crosby's mistakes in the context of the game Sunday, McCarthy certainly did not sound like a head coach who is prepared to put his name on a change of kicker over the final four games of the 2012 season. For better or worse, McCarthy is hitching his horse to Crosby.
Luckily for the Packers, the kicking mistakes Sunday did not effect the game's outcome.
Crosby, who came into Sunday missing five of his last nine kicks, pushed a 53-yard attempt before halftime that might have still went wide had the goal posts been moved 10 yards to the right. McCarthy admitted Monday that the missed kick was a deflating moment for his football team as they headed into the half time locker room down four points instead of just one.
Then, to begin the second half, Crosby shanked his kickoff out of bounds and gave Minnesota field position at the 40-yard line. A play later, the Vikings were knocking on the end zone's door after Adrian Peterson rumbled 48-yards.
Crosby did redeem himself, finding the middle of the uprights on two important second-half kicks that helped the Packers swell their lead to two scores.
Optimists will say the two second-half makes could snap Crosby out of his funk. Pessimists can point to a shaky first kick, the two middle mistakes and a hesitation from McCarthy to send Crosby out on what should have been an instant decision.
Crosby clanked a 30-yard kick in the first quarter off the left upright and through. Later, Crosby's pushed kick before the half extended his streak of games with a miss to six and seven of the last eight overall.
Midway through the third quarter and with the Packers still trailing 14-10, Aaron Rodgers threw incomplete on 3rd-and-7 from the Vikings' 30-yard line. Instead of immediately calling on Crosby for a 47-yard kick on 4th-and-7, McCarthy dialed in a call to Rodgers to go for it. The Vikings, confused with their play call and possessing 12 men on the field, called timeout. After the break, McCarthy sent out of Crosby, who sent his kick through from 47 yards out.
McCarthy could have faced some heat in the kicking department had he actually went for the first down and left Crosby on the sidelines. If you can't trust your kicker to make a 47-yard kick in the second half of a 14-10 game at home, you probably need to find yourself a new guy.
Instead, Crosby nailed the kick to pull the Packers to 14-13. His 31-yarder late in the fourth quarter all but sealed the Packers win by putting Green Bay up two scores. Both kicks elicited a roar from the Lambeau Field crowd.
Crosby is now 15 of 24 kicking this season, good for a percentage of 62.5. The nine misses are tied with David Akers for the NFL lead, and only Billy Cundiff—cut by the Redskins in early October—has a worse overall kicking accuracy (7 of 12, 58.3).
Crosby has bounced back from funks before. The most notable span came in 2010, when he suffered through a 9 for 14 phase midway through that season. He then made 13 of his last 15 kicks, including the playoffs. This funk is longer lasting and deeper than the one he dealt with last years ago, however.
Maybe with some renewed confidence from the two second-half kicks Sunday, Crosby can put together another slump-busting finish to this season. McCarthy is certainly hoping so.
Chances are high that a game over the next two months—either in the four to finish the regular season or sometime in the postseason—will come down to a kick.
Predicting the outcome of such a scenario is a fool's errand, but at least we know for absolute certain that Crosby will be the one taking such a kick. For better or worse, Crosby has the unwavering support of his head coach.
Zach Kruse is a 24-year-old sports writer who contributes to Cheesehead TV, Bleacher Report and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He also covers prep sports for the Dunn Co. News. You can reach him on Twitter @zachkruse2 or by email at [email protected].
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GRAMMYs On The Road With Alfredo Rodriguez And Steve Wilson
The Recording Academy played host to GRAMMYs On The Road at the Detroit Jazz Festival on Aug. 31 – Sept. 3 in downtown Detroit. GRAMMY.com conducted exclusive backstage interviews with artists performing at the festival, including Cuban pianist/composer Alfredo Rodriguez and GRAMMY-nominated saxist Steve Wilson.
Rodriguez discussed meeting GRAMMY-winning producer Quincy Jones, moving to the United States to pursue a music career and his early music education, among other topics.
"I am very fortunate to be working with Quincy Jones and that somebody with [a] career [like his told me] that he wants to help [me] with [my] music,'" said Rodriguez.
Born in Havana, Rodriguez began playing piano at age 10 and performing with his father, singer/television presenter Alfredo Rodriguez, at age 14. He studied classical music at the Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán and the Instituto Superior de Arte. In 2006 Rodriguez performed at the Monreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland where he met Jones. In 2009 Rodriguez relocated to the United States where he began work on his debut album, Sounds Of Space. Released in March, Sounds Of Space was produced by Jones and features 11 original songs composed and arranged by Rodriguez.
Wilson discussed discovering his love for music, working with GRAMMY-winning and -nominated artists and teaching music, among other topics.
"[Playing music] was always a calling, I loved to do it," said Wilson. "Nobody had to tell me, 'Oh you need to practice for three hours a day or four hours a day.' I just did it, because I loved it."
Born in Hampton, Va., Wilson has toured and performed with artists including clarinetist Don Byron, multi-instrumentalist/composer Frank Foster, lyricist/vocalist Jon Hendricks, and the Mingus Big Band, among others. He is widely known for his work with GRAMMY winner Chick Corea, including the Chick Corea And Origins project, with whom he earned a GRAMMY nomination in 1999 for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group for Change. His solo albums include 1998's Generations, 2000's Passages and 2003's Soulful Song. Wilson frequently conducts clinics and is a member of the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music.
In addition to artist interviews, The Recording Academy also presented GRAMMY SoundTables featuring Detroit Jazz Festival performers discussing their music and careers. Participants included GRAMMY winners Terence Blanchard, Gary Burton and Joe Lovano.
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Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by XFozzboute, May 22, 2011.
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Looks awesome to me
ooo i agree!
Thank you.
Chunky and badass-looking. I always did like the design, and you've done a great job bringing it to 3D. Great work!
Satisfy my curiosity for this gorgeous design here... have you by chance laid out a cross-section? What do you reckon she needs in terms of crew? How many decks (I count 7, possibly 8)? And while I'm at it, speed/armements?
You can tell I dig this design because I want to know mooooore.
I honestly don't give it that much thought. Never did a cross section and don't have a clue about crew size at this time. No idea about decks either. I figure it can atleast go warp nine and for weapons it carries 1 forward torpedoe/probe launcher and two in back. And eight phaser emmiters. Four forward and four aft.
While going through all my unfinished files thinking about what to do next I came acroos my old Klingon ship. The Bird of Honor. I rebuilt the neck and started to add more detail.
Here is close up of some of the newer details that I've added.
Hey Fozz,
Just a quick q - Is that Damar class an existing fan design or is it yours? And are you a shapeways user?
Because if not, someone has made something veeerrry close to yours and is getting themselves a model of it.
The design as stated on the ortho is by Rutgar Warrink. And It is an old design that's been around for awhile.
So since this guy made his own version I'm not bothered by it because I have't made my ship available to the public.
Ah fair enough, I thought I read somewhere it was an old design so I didn't immediately start shooting shit.
Such realistic lighting and textures!
The combinations of flat shapes are very effective. I can almost picture it being welded today from stock metal plates.
It wouldn't look out of place flying in Egypt.
Always loved that Klingon ship.
Here is the bridge for the Pug class.
Not really sure what I want to work on so I've just been messing around. I did a little texture work on the U.S.S Pierce.
Added some small details to the U.S.S Soval.
This is part of another ship the U.S.S claymore. I've added some hatches in the bridge socket and thought I check how my shuttle looks with it. First thing I noticed is the airlock is small so I resized it and it still looks good.
Didn't really do anything here but I wanted to check the airlock size on this ship and they are also to small so I resized the ones near the bridge. The one on the secondary hull will either need to be rebuilt or just done away with.
Started to work on the textures for the saucer. I've decided that these ships will carry no signage of any kind since they work for section 31.
Thought I'd come back and do some work on the U.S.S. Pierce. I played with some textures and made a few changes.
I love your eye for details. You make them actually look functional.
Thanks. Most of is just an after thought.
hey man, very nice work. I was wondering, could I use the pod and pylon design on a ship I'm working on. I've been trying to find the correct reference material, and this design fits perfectly.
so... may I?
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BERLIN – Local author Thomas Quinn has recently published his third book, "The Machiavelli Letter", a novel that pits a college professor who is an expert on the teachings of Niccolò Machiavelli against terrorists who would explode a nuclear device in America.
Quinn and his wife Catherine have vacationed in the Ocean City area since the 80s and recently relocated to Berlin from El Paso, Texas to live near their daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren. Quinn has always loved the sea. It's one reason why his previous two books, works of historical fiction, are set in Venice, a great sea power in Renaissance times.
The first, published in 2005, was entitled "The Lion of St. Mark" and begins with the fall of Constantinople and tells the story of two Venetian noble families locked in a deadly struggle for supremacy against the background of Venice's long and devastating war with the Ottoman Turks.
"My favorite novel is "The Count of Monte Cristo" so after my first visit to Venice in 1998, I looked for a similar novel set in Venice, but it didn't exist – so I decided to write it myself."
Two years later, "The Sword of Venice" was released.
While the books did well enough, Quinn recognized that what really thrills a large segment of readers is, well – thrillers. So he shifted gears and went to work on a modern-day thriller.
"I dreamed the plot one night and woke up at 4 a.m., my mind filled with ideas. Ten hours later, I had completed a synopsis that, amazingly, has been little changed since. It's a sort of Magnificent Seven inspired by Machiavelli's principles meets nuclear terrorists," he said.
If you read The Prince in school, then you will be amazed to see how Quinn's characters apply Machiavelli's principles to deal with the challenges they encounter in today's world.
When he and his wife made the decision to leave El Paso and move to the Eastern Shore, Quinn decided the time had come to publish "The Machiavelli Letter".
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Twilighters Italia has exciting news! They found Alice's Yellow Porsche! Alessandra writes:
Today our forum mods were in Montepulciano and look what they've found: Alice's Yellow Porsche! At the beginning our loved racing car was covered by a grey robe, but our indefatigable facilitator/ moderator, suspicious of the dimensions and by the chromed wheels, have began questioning people around. Mauro Pellegrini the owner of the tow truck, had orders by the production not to uncover the car, but after explaining him who they were to his boss, our heroines have even been invited to remain till the end of the shooting!!Check out a video over at Twilighters Italia as well. Cool beans.
The big man you can see in some pictures is one of the stuntmen. He had an Alice wig, a bandana, a couple of elbow high red gloves, and seemingly from far he actually looked like our loved little vampire/pixie Mauro secretly told us that there are two yellow porsche in Montepulciano, placed in different places of the town. As they were not exactly identical, one had yellow brake pad cover and another had them red, Production was willing to spend to the incredible amount of €5800 PER PIECE to have them all red!!! Luckily they found out a way to paint them, but this episode says a lot on how high is this movie's budget!!! The helicopter we told you about ealier, has kept low-flying whole day long filming aerial of the main square.. The fountain is not finished yet, so probably this was a rehearsal or shooting for the DVD's extra-contents . It also flown over where the porsche was, so probably we'll see some Twilighters on the big screen : our Marghe's car has been filmed by Alice's car!! We are honoured!!


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Welcome back to "The Other Side" blog, where we get the scoop on the upcoming game from a beat writer covering Texas Tech's opponent. This week we were joined by Allan Taylor, who covers the Mountaineers for West Virginia MetroNews.
Here's what Allan had to say ...
The nation as a whole got a good look at Geno Smith during last season's Orange Bowl, but I doubt most people outside West Virginia expected him to be this good so far this season. Is his success, to some degree, any surprise to people within the program?
Though long respected by his teammates, Smith showed a deeper grasp of Dana Holgorsen's offense during bowl preparations, and Year 2 has seen him flourish. Meticulous and committed, he texts the coaches the night before the game plan is released to the team in order to get a headstart on preparations. He also made a concerted effort to add 20 pounds during the offseason in order to add zip to his deep throws. All that said, no one expected Smith to throw 24 touchdowns and zero interceptions through five games.
How much fun are West Virginia fans having? Obviously the move to the Big 12 has brought a lot of national exposure, and the Mountaineers are taking advantage. Are fans trying to stay cautiously optimistic, or are they pretty much all in already?
The expectations climbed a bit after the win at Texas, where 10,000 WVU fans were estimated to be in attendance, despite the school receiving only 3,800 tickets. WVU fans realize the offense can win any shootout, but the question remains whether it can win seven or eight of them — something that may be required given the defensive shortcomings.
Dana Holgorsen said he doesn't view Saturday's tilt against Texas Tech as a trap game at all. What does he do to keep players focused with so much emotion and excitement around the program? Is that a responsibility he leaves to team leaders?
Holgorsen and his staff talked this week about the team creating its own sideline energy during road games. That wasn't necessary given the amplified atmosphere in Austin, but it could be crucial this week in Lubbock. Smith also mentioned that the freshness of facing new Big 12 opponents will help WVU stay sharp, as opposed to playing the same old teams in the Big East.
What is the mindset of the West Virginia defense? The Mountaineers are 2-0 in the Big 12, but that unit has surrendered 54 points per game in that stretch. Is there any confidence lost among members of that group?
While the front seven has been serviceable, the secondary has looked like a sieve, with cornerbacks Brodrick Jenkins and Pat Miller struggling to make any plays. That changed last week when Miller broke up a fourth-down pass. Freshman free safety Karl Joseph has been physical, but he too has been burned in coverage. Only boundary safety Darwin Cook has been reliable. The backups in the secondary don't appear ready to help, though they may see snaps by default against tempo offenses that run a zillion plays.
Of all the teams West Virginia has played this season it seems like Maryland had the most success against the Mountaineer offense. What were the Terrapins able to do that allowed them to slow down, at least at times, Geno Smith and company?
The Terps blitzed unabashedly, against the run as much as the pass, and held WVU to 25 yards on 25 carries. Smith became so aware of the pressure that he checked down to shorter routes when big plays were open downfield. Maryland's offense also did its part by milking the play clock before most snaps — a ploy Holgorsen called "boring" and "annoying" and "hard to watch," though one that limited WVU to a season-low 68 plays.


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Downtown San Clemente has never witnessed Santa's arrival on a fire truck quite like what you'll see Saturday on Avenida Del Mar.
Can you say parade?
The community is invited to an expanded iteration of Puttin' on the Glitz, a yearly fete that the Downtown Business Association has produced since 1990. This year, the DBA says it has raised the bar.
The Glitz has been a street festival since 2004, the year the city agreed to barricade Avenida Del Mar for it. Here are some things to look for if you go Saturday between 5 and 9 p.m.:
•Santa's traditional 5 p.m. cruise down Del Mar aboard a fire truck now will be part of a 13-piece Santa Parade, featuring the Young Marines' color guard and marching unit, bagpipers, drummers, roller derby performers, two children's trains, dancers and the Kelly Boyz Band performing on a horse-drawn wagon.
•Eight restaurants will not only provide sit down fare for their clientele but will double as street vendors, offering specially priced food to people along the street.
•Another 20 businesses will operate vendor spaces, some downtown shops offering sidewalk sales.
•Entertainers will include the Close Harmony Jazz Band, the San Clemente Choral Society, the L.A. Scots Band, the Ooh La La Quartet, the Bumpin' Ballroom Dancers, the Capistrano Valley Christian School Dickens Singers, and the San Clemente High School Madrigals.
•The Kelly Boyz Band will perform country rock on stage through the event and will offer dancing in the street and instruction.
•Santa's Village, where the jolly one will hold court at 222 Del Mar, will also host nonprofits like the Cool 2 Be Kind Club, Soldiers Angels, Cabrillo Playhouse, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Family Assistance Ministries, Pet Project Foundation, San Clemente girls lacrosse, South Coast Roller Derby, the Autism Youth Ambassadors, Toastmasters, Young Marines, San Clemente Abolitionist Mamas and San Clemente Historical Society.
•Children's train rides and horse-drawn hay rides, a modular train exhibit, roasted chestnuts, a caricature artist, photos with Santa, balloons and face-painting will round out the event.
•All the activities are free of charge. Exceptions are food and anything offered by vendors.
•Because the street will close at 2 p.m. Saturday, organizers will offer a free shuttle from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. so people can park at San Clemente High School, 700 Avenida Pico.
Louise Bent, Marie Luna and Dawn Mednick, chief organizers of the Glitz, arranged for sponsorships from San Clemente Villas, Allen Family Automotive Group, Capistrano Toyota Scion, Capistrano Volkswagen and The Cellar Restaurant to help with the costs.
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Tobi lays on the ground his face badly damaged by the rasengan. Naruto hunches over Tobi and prepares to jab a kunai into his throat when Tobi starts laughing with a slight gurgle as his blood trickles from his mouth. Kakashi, Guy, and Kirabi stand just behind naruto looking down at Tobi who is rapidly bleeding away.
Kakashi: "Who are you? I thought you were obito but I know obito is dead?"
Tobi: "I am just a pawn in a larger game. Just as nagato was my pawn I am a pawn to another."
Kakashi: "Who is the one pulling your strings puppet?"
Tobi: "You will learn soon enough. Even though I die now..."
Tobi reaches into his shirt and reveals a bunch of explosive tags waiting to go off. Naruto and the others move back as tobi arms the explosive tags.
Tobi: "The Uchiha clan will live on!"
Tobi activates the Tags and an explosion rips his body apart into hundreds of pieces. As Naruto, kakashi, Guy, and bee head for gedo maza they fail to notice an eagle flying over head watching them. Their image is reflected in the eye of the eagle as the eagle flies away. Sasuke stands at the sprawling remains of the uchiha village. As he studies a doll laying on the ground. Sasuke hears the sound of a little girl playing and he turns around to see everyone else is gone except orochimaru. Sasuke looks around in surprise.
Sasuke: "What happened? Where are the others?"
Orochimaru: "Im sorry. I never was skilled at tsukyama unlike your father. My past always creeps into my genjutsu so I guess it does here to."
Sasuke: "Who are you and when did I get trapped?"
Orochimaru: "You have been in this genjutsu since your friends arrived. They are trapped in seperate genjutsu operated by my team mates."
Sasuke: "Why are you doing this?"
Orochimaru: "Than I guess its time you learned the truth my son."
Suddenly orochimaru fades away like mist revealing Mikoto Uchiha as a slightly older women.
Sasuke: "Is this another one of your sick games Orochimaru?!"
Mikoto Uchiha: "Orochimaru has been dead since your brother sealed him away some time ago. If you need further proof of who I am then remember what I once said to you as you went to bed each night. I will love you forever after even after I am gone."
Sasuke flashes back to seeing Itachi kill Mikoto Uchiha.
Sasuke: "Mom! How is it you are still alive! I saw you killed by Itachi."
Mikoto Uchiha: "You saw a genjutsu created for the sole purpose of allowing you to think most of the clan was dead. No you are not the last of the Uchiha clan."
Sasuke: "What happened to the others and why was I left behind to think you were all dead?"
Mikoto Uchiha: "Itachi has always been loyal to our clan since the beginning. When we learned the elders had ordered our deaths we knew it was time to leave."
Mikoto flashes back to seeing Itachi talking to several uchiha clan members.
Mikoto Uchiha: "The problem was we could not allow them to know we had left so we came up with a new solution, you. Sasuke your sacrifice of staying behind saved the lives of many within the clan as we fled leaving behind the bodies of only those still loyal to the hokage. Zetsu supplied the rest of the bodies."
Zetsu is shown with several uchiha elaborately placing bodies in select places while other ninjas uses kunai to create wounds making it appear the village was attacked.
Sasuke: "So I was abandoned so our people could get away from konoha?"
Mikoto Uchiha: "You were never abandoned my son. We had people watching over you always and even as you slept at night I watched over you from a distance."
Mikoto flashes back to rubbing the head of a young sasuke as he stirs in his sleep obviously having a nightmare.
Sasuke: "Why is this happening now? What has changed that brings you to me?"
Mikoto Uchiha: "The one you call Tobi is dead. Your team mate naruto has killed him. There is no reason left now to keep our secret hidden from you much longer. Come now son it is time to end this facade and show you the future that is rightfully yours."
The genjutsu fades away and sasuke opens his eyes to see mikoto standing over him as his team mates still lay on the ground unconscious.
Sasuke: "What about them?"
Mikoto Uchiha: "They are too great a liability and are not meant to have this scroll."
Mikoto holds up the scroll and two more ninjas suddenly appear out of the shadows.
Mikoto Uchiha: "Come my son. It is time we left this place and went to your new home."
Sasuke leaves with Mikoto Uchiha and the other shinobi leaving behind a still unconscious kabuto who suddenly blinks his eyes.
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WEST OCEAN CITY – One local man is dead and another faces serious charges including negligent homicide by motor vehicle after a hit-and-run accident on the Route 50 Bridge early last Friday morning.
Around 2:26 a.m. last Friday, Maryland State Police troopers were dispatched to the span known locally as the Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge for a hit-and-run accident involving a motor vehicle and two bicyclists. The investigation revealed a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Daniel M. Bren, 34, of Berlin, was traveling westbound in the far right lane of the bridge when it struck two bicyclists who were riding in the roadway from behind.
The two victims, identified as Edward Joseph Zisk, 41, and Maxim Matuzov, 20, both of Ocean City, were ejected from their bicycles. Matuzov sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to PRMC for treatment. His condition remains unknown this week. Zisk, however, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bren continued west across the bridge after the collision and was later apprehended after an alleged high-speed attempt to flee the scene. A taxicab with a fare was crossing the bridge at the same time and the driver and the customer witnessed the collision. The witness riding in the taxi said this week the cab driver made a remark about the two bicyclists riding in the travel lanes of the bridge and flashed her lights to let them know she was coming up behind them in the left-hand lane.
Moments later, the Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Bren, passed the taxi in the right lane and struck the two victims from behind, according to the witness.
"We saw the bikes and then we saw the truck come up from behind and pass us," the witness, who preferred to remain anonymous, said this week. "I heard this massive crunching sound and when I looked over, I realized the truck had hit the two guys on bikes."
The cab driver called 911 and pursued the suspect as he continued on across the bridge after the collision. The witness in the cab said the driver stayed on the line with the police dispatcher as she pursued the Silverado across the bridge and onto Route 50. Bren then made a right turn on Golf Course Rd. and continued on, at which point one of bikes that had been run over blew out from beneath the truck. The second bike dislodged from under the truck further down Golf Course Rd., according to the witness.
The taxi cab driver with the witness still in tow pursued Bren down Golf Course Rd. while providing continual updates to police. According to the witness, Bren turned left on Center Drive and accelerated at a high rate of speed. The cab driver continued to pursue the suspect, but lost sight of him before she reached Keyser Point Rd.
"We were keeping up with him for a while, but by the time we got to Keyser Point, we had lost him," said the witness this week. "We got to Keyser Point and looked left and right, but there was no sign of him anywhere."
A short time later, Maryland State Police troopers contacted the cab driver and told her the suspect had been stopped on westbound Route 50 near the WAC Center. Police advised the cab driver and her fare to proceed to the arrest site to identify the truck and the suspect. At the scene of the stop, Bren was administered field sobriety tests and was found to be operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, according to police reports.
Bren was arrested and charged with numerous criminal and traffic charges including negligent homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence and negligent homicide while impaired, along with negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle, driving while intoxicated, and failure to remain at the scene of a accident involving the death of another.
Bren was taken before a District Court Commissioner, who ordered him held on a $100,000 bond and he was released later in the day after posting the bond. A preliminary court date has been set for July 27.
The Maryland State Police CRASH team responded to the collision scene and assisted with the investigation. Also assisting at the scene were the Ocean City Police Department, the Ocean City Fire Department and the State Highway Administration.
The tragedy marked the second death of the bicyclist on resort area roadways in three days. On the Tuesday afternoon preceding the fatal accident on the bridge, a recent Pennsylvania college graduate living in Ocean City for the summer was struck and killed as she attempted to cross Coastal Highway from east to west on her bicycle at 33rd Street. Last Friday's accident also marked the second fatality on the Route 50 bridge thus far this early summer.
On May 16, a local teen attempting to cross the bridge near its western terminus was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver after allegedly falling into the path of the vehicle.


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Postgame Quote Sheet
LA Galaxy 3 – 0 Chivas USA
MLS Regular Season
Sunday, April 6, 2014
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On the play of Stefan Ishizaki:
"In time he is going to give us good passing. He is capable of scoring goals like he demonstrated today, but he needs a little time, he is still making the adjustment in to the league. Today is a difficult day for a player that has played in Europe his whole life, a lot in Scandinavia and all of a sudden he is on a field that is about 80 degrees, it's sticky, all of that. So that was a little challenging for not only Stefan but all the players. The conditions were difficult today to play in. He had a solid game, obviously a good goal. I think he needs to deal with the speed and the pressure on the ball a little bit better than he did today."
On the tactical changes made in the midfield:
"I don't want to underscore us or over score us. Formations are what they are. It's 11 players out on the field. It so happens that it accommodates the players that we have out there a little bit better. If we somehow shifted [Marcelo] Sarvas next to Juninho and Stefan [Ishizaki] a little on the right and Baggio [Husidic] a little bit on the right, the world wasn't going to change. Don't be understanding that this formation is what we're changing; it's the 11 players on the field. If that was the case, then you create formations all day using that as a reason of why you're winning or not winning. And really in all honesty, I really think it is overplayed and I think it is a question of how those players move together and work for each other."
On the team's first win of the season:
"I suspected we win a game at some point this year, I think we have such an awkward schedule it's been difficult. It's just good to get back playing again and winning a game. You know you have to win a game, that's the name of the game. That's why you play. It's important, it's our first win. It has to establish some confidence in the team, and it's good to just be playing again. If we had to do another two weeks of training, I think we'd kill each other, we wouldn't have a team ready for the next game."
On the team's performance:
"We do have a good team. We have good days. We had a good day today, but I think we were a bit sloppy. I think we could have been better today. Obviously we had a two goal lead at half time and it's a little easier. I anticipated this game would be a close game. I think we did a good job in the first 15 minutes of the second half and basically killed the game."
On Landon Donovan's 90 minute performance:
"He played 30 minutes the other day. He played 90 minutes today, we'd expect a little fatigue but 30 minutes shouldn't bother him. Landon is pretty fit, and he looked pretty good to me tonight."
On Chivas USA's performance:
"Like I told Wilmer [Cabrera] after the game, I think he is doing a good job with the team. It's a starting point. Defensively they had a plan there, they're hard to break down. The players worked hard for 90 minutes, which is a good sign for them, and that means in our league that if you could do that then you can steal some games, you're going to win some others but you're going to be around there. So those are the characteristics they have. I think they have a very good goalkeeper in Dan Kennedy, they have a young player up top who has now scored goals in the League, [Erick] Torres, which is encouraging. [Mauro] Rosales could play for any team in the league. [Carlos [Bocanegra] is a good experienced player. They've got good players and good things going and they have a good year. I think for sure there are more signs of improvement for Chivas."
On the play of forward Robbie Keane
"Robbie [Keane] doesn't necessarily like these conditions. This would be like burning in hell in Ireland. He got the first goal; he was part of a bunch of goal scoring opportunities. He could have had another goal. Robbie played well; he is a factor on the field."
On the team's midfielders:
"They're all good soccer players. There's enough bite in them where they can win tackles. Marcelo [Sarvas], Juninho, and Baggio [Husidic ] get around the ball pretty well. They can all pass the ball; those are good characteristics for midfield players. If your midfield players can't pass the ball then you've got some problems. So that helps us a little bit."
On everything being put together today:
"Aside from the first half against Tijuana away, we've actually played well most of the year. Today we rewarded ourselves; we really threatened them from the beginning. Fortunately the goals came, which doesn't happen sometimes like we saw against Salt Lake and it makes things difficult. We did a great job getting the goals."
On the experienced new additions contributing:
"They're experienced and they have a lot of quality. There's not a ton of guys in this league who can score a goal like Stefan did. That takes really quality to score a goal like that. Baggio's movement and his passing has been great in terms of the way that he links up with us. His finishing has been good as well. We have more experience and more quality as well and it's showing."
On the midfield diamond:
"We're putting our passing team on the field. We have a lot of quality on the field so we move well and pass well. When guys are combining, it's really difficult to defend against. When Robbie and I get underneath the other guys are recognizing it well and moving forward. Marcelo got behind them, Baggio got behind them, Stefan got behind them, Juninho got forward and made plays, so when you make defenders deal with all those things, it makes it very difficult."
On the midfield diamond again:
"They spend a lot of time defending us and worrying about us and that makes it difficult especially on a day like today where it's so hot. When you do a lot of chasing and defending, when you get the ball then you don't have the energy to go forward. We did a good job of pressing and getting the ball back immediately so we were able to have wave after wave of attack."
On him not finishing:
"I don't feel unlucky. I can do better with those chances, but it was a little sticky today and the ball caught up a few times. I'm happy with how I played, I thought I played well. Goals will come, I'm happy to win games."
On the ball movement:
"Today was very enjoyable. We had a lot of fun playing today and as we get more comfortable playing with another, it's going to get even better. We have the quality to pull of plays like that. It's not always going to happen perfectly but we certainly have the ability."
On the record:
"I just want to play well and eventually goals will come. I'm not worried about [the record]. As long as I play well and I'm contributing then that's what is important. "
On the dominant showing:
"I think that we expected a little more, but it was hot and we played well. You have to give us credit. They had to defend for long stretches and when you're running without the ball, it becomes disheartening. We didn't give them a lot of time to play and catch their breath. We kept the pressure on and you have to credit us with that."
On the dominant showing:
"It was a great performance from start to finish from the way that we played to the manner that we played. Keeping possession, keeping the ball and sometimes that extra pass can open up the defense. Certainly that was the case today.
On the midfield diamond:
"We have more possession the ball, if you look at the players that we have in there, they're certainly not wide players, but technically they're very, very good. As I said before, when you keep that ball and you make the opposition run more than you do, ultimately they're going to get tired, and that was certainly the case. Then when you have extra bodies in the center of the park with myself and Landon running off at times making it even more [packed], I think they found it difficult to deal with."
On the stylish passing:
"Certainly you look at the third goal. It was certainly a proper goal the way that we like to play. A counter attack, keeping the ball and going as quick as possible, and ultimately we got a great goal from it."
On a possible confidence booster:
"It's always good to get the first win on the board. I think that I mentioned a few weeks ago that I wasn't too worried about us. I was fairly confident with the way that we were playing and, certainly, the way that we were training. It was going to come, it's only been three games so we certainly be too carried away with ourselves, but today is a performance that has been coming for a couple of games. Even when we played in the Champions League, you could just sense [a good performance] was coming. [Today's] was a performance that we certainly enjoyed because that's what we enjoy doing, just keeping the ball down, making the ball very quickly and making the ball very quickly. That's what we did today."
On his goal:
"I just ran in and I thought that Dan was going to smash me. I don't know whether it hit my arm or my side…I knew that it hit off me and I anticipated that the goalkeeper was going to come out. I just jumped up to get my body in the way and lucky enough, it hit of me."
On his condition:
"I'm okay. I just got crunched a little bit. I got hit on the backside and moved the wrong way which squished everything together. It's nothing serious."
On his performance:
"I thought it was good. We did well today. We spread them out, had a good shape and moved the ball around. Bruce has asked me with the way that we are playing to take the space available. I don't mind that, I'm feeling fit and I have the ability to get up the flanks. If it's there, I like to get into the attack and I want to be a part of it."
On the buildup play of his first MLS goal:
"It was a nice goal. It was a good goal, a team goal. There's no better way to put it, a lot of one-two touch, from the back to the front really quick."
On the team's formation:
"I think Bruce [Arena] is putting a lot of central midfielders in that diamond shape, and I was kind of hoping, of course, to have more possession. A more passing kind of team, get the outside backs to run and it seems to be working. I think defensively we've been very solid. I think Marcelo [Sarvas] has been doing well tucking in and making it difficult for them. I think the only chance that they had was [Mauro] Rosales crossing from 20-30 [yards out], but nothing too dangerous."
On the diamond midfield:
"It seems to be working. We've limited the chances for the other teams and I don't see why he would change it at the moment but of course each team plays different so he's going to make formations and make changes."
On his goal:
"It's been a while, two years. It was my second game at Hammarby. Actually, it wasn't even my goal. I hit it near the post and the goalie messed up and it went in, but they gave it to me. This one though was a proper goal."
On the team's performance:
"It was a great team win, I think everyone was on. We knew that it was going to be hot out there so we wanted to make sure to keep the ball and make them run a lot, tire them up, and I think that is what we did. We played a good, calm game and when we were in front of goal we finished our chances and it was a great day."
On the team's formation:
"I think this is our second game with it now and it's looking good so far. The way we played the past two games, we're making good strides with that formation and hopefully it can just keep on getting better."
On Chivas USA lack of shots on goal:
"It's great for us, as long as we can keep on doing that we'll be winning games. I think we have to be smarter towards the end of the games when we start trying to be too cute towards the end and we gave them those chances. We just have to be smarter, recognize when they're starting to press and make them make mistakes."
On the team's performance:
"think we still made a couple of mistakes but for the most part it was a very good 90 minutes. Getting Chivas 3-0 is always great, so now we look forward to Vancouver and hopefully we can put on the same performance against them."
On the team's best performance of the season against archrivals:
"Three games in and we put a performance out like this, so that is good. That means there's a lot more to come, because we are all still getting sharper and it gets me excited."
Chivas USA
Thoughts on the game:
"Today, since I've been here, today we played the worst game. As a team, individually and collectively, we didn't play well from the beginning. It didn't feel good and the team never looked good and today's game is not a game that you can take lightly, especially against the LA Galaxy. They overplayed us, we were never a threat, we never came back. Today was a very bad day for all of us."
On how to stop the team from getting into last year's mentality:
"I think we have to see we haven't played that bad throughout the year, so today we didn't find a good shape, we didn't find the ball, we didn't combine, we didn't create options, so that was today, and tomorrow we have to get up and continue working, and that's the mentality that we have. We can't just start crying because we lost or celebrate too much when we win, no we have to put our feet on the ground to realize that we have a lot of work to do, and today we didn't perform at the level that we should and that we have. Against LA Galaxy or any other team in MLS you can't perform the way we did today."
Does today's result change the progress accomplished thus far?:
"No, I believe in this team and these players. But there's no doubt that in order for us to become a better team, a more competitive team in MLS, we have to be more consistent and we have to take every game as a final, and we cannot just suddenly don't show up or not perform. That's impossible. We have to be sure that we come to every game with energy and discipline and with good mentality. That's important for us and we need to use today as a lesson for the rest of the season."
On the lack of scoring chances:
"Today we didn't show sharpness, we didn't show fire. In a game like this, you cannot come flat because they are going to make you pay for it, and they did it. We have to realize that we still have to work in our mentality, in our discipline and our energy during the 90 minutes because if we do that, we are going to be ok the way we've been doing so far, but today was a really bad day."
On when Chivas USA realized the game was lost:
"I think when we were down 2-0 at halftime, I told the guys that if we could score one goal, we could come back and that that would be a different game. Let's try to find that goal, let's try to go after them, and it's going to be ok, but the third goal came in and then the guys didn't quit, but there was no answer on the field. Even when we tried to fight and made some changes, bring some fresh legs on the field, we didn't find a way to create options and score a goal. At that point you notice that Galaxy was happy with the result and for us, we just couldn't find a way to score a goal. Let's turn the page, and look forward to the next game."
Thoughts on the game:
"Certainly, it's a new group and a new coaching staff. It's something that I've said before that I'm extremely optimistic about being a part of. Days like today, this is when you got to dig in. Our expectation was to come in here and win this game and we're disappointed; it was not a good performance. We obviously have a lot of work to do, but you've seen from us glimpses and times, like in the New York game, where we've done really well. It's important that we don't just completely freak out about what happened today, just mark it up as a bad performance and we got a handful of days to prepare for Portland."
On whether today's performance reflects past seasons:
"I don't feel that way at all, we have a very experienced locker room. I think you can see, even up to this point, you can see the quality of players that we have; it's definitely a different group. We got to make sure that we're tough. We knew this was going to be a hard season, and mentally we have to stay motivated and after a game like today, we should have everything to prove.
"I never felt like there was a black cloud here. My goal is to always be optimistic and positive and that's the way I keep going. I'm definitely excited about our future here."
On the lack of spark or fire in the SuperClásico:
"I felt like everyone was out there giving everything. Maybe the sharpness wasn't there in possession. I know for me, this rivalry means everything. I don't want to lose a game, but most importantly to them. I think, for the day, we weren't good enough and the performance showed it in the end."
Thoughts on the match:
"It's unfortunate the result did not go our way. I know this team has a lot of character, they are solid. A loss like this can hurt a lot of teams, but I know we are not going to dwell on it too long. What's done is done, we know our mistakes and we are already looking forward. We played against a good team today. They exploited some of the things that we did wrong, which on the good side is what we needed, so we know what we did wrong and we're going to just work on it and get better it."
On starting at left back Sunday:
"It's a new position. I have not played outside back in some years, but whatever coach needs me in I'm going to just go out there and try and put in 100 percent."
On injuries that have changed the team's lineup:
"Injuries are the worst thing you can probably hear when you think about going into a season. It's part of the adversity every team has to deal with and we're going to just deal with it and do the best that we can and put the players that we can put in and hope that they do the job. They guys on this team, they were brought here because they can do the job. Injuries are unfortunate, but there is no reason we should think that it should be an excuse on our team performance."
On next week's match at Portland:
"Going back to Portland where it all started, I know it's a crazy environment, I know the fans I know how they get into some players' heads. A lot of teams crumble under that kind of pressure but I just look at it like I'm going right back home. I see nothing by it. A lot of guys on this team have played there, so they shouldn't see it any different than another game against another team. We're going to go in there and try to get a result we that we're capable of because we are a really good team."


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Ukip rise due to recession, says PM
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he believes the increase in support for Ukip is a result of the recession.
Mr Cameron said the economic crisis made it " quite easy for someone to come along with some popular messages and some great rhetoric".
Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain, the Tory leader also said his was the only political party to be able to offer a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.
"The truth about British politics is you'll only get that with me as British prime minister," he said.
"Labour and the Liberals won't give you a referendum, Ukip can't give you a referendum. I offer a clear plan: reform, renegotiation, referendum - all very much in Britain's interests."
Asked why Ukip and its leader Nigel Farage have managed to engage with the British public in recent months, Mr Cameron told the programme: "I think when you've had a difficult recession, when you have problems like a welfare system that needs reform and problems with the European Union, it's quite easy for someone to come along with some popular messages and some great rhetoric.
"But what I'm asking people to do is to look through the rhetoric and try to find the politics of what I call the answer, rather than the anger, or in Labour's case the envy. Let's look for the politics of the answer - who's got the plan.
"And my argument is, I'm the only one with the plan to get a better deal for Britain, to renegotiate, to hold that referendum, and as prime minister I can get those things done, just as I have with my team helped turn around the British economy.
"We are a democracy, and part of the problem with the whole European debate is we voted in 1975 but since then we've had the Maastricht Treaty , the Nice Treaty , the Amsterdam Treaty, the Lisbon Treaty.
"Powers have been passed from Westminster to Brussels - not by the Government I lead, we want powers back. And the public haven't been consulted and so I think it is right once I have secured these changes then to ask the public in a referendum, stay or go.
"I have a very clear plan to get these powers back, to make these changes, and then to hold a referendum where I will be advising people to stay in a reformed European Union. I think that is the right answer."
Asked if he would be able to remain as prime minister if the public voted against staying in the EU, Mr Cameron said: "Of course."


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, April 7, 2013, 8:31 AM
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Keychain storage device holds emergency info for seniors
Original post made on Apr 7, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, April 7, 2013, 8:31 AM
Comments (17)
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 7, 2013 at 8:50 am
What a novel idea. Sure beats carring your wallet, etc.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 7, 2013 at 9:05 am
Sorry to sound skeptical, but depending on the information one of these devices could be very useful to criminals. I would hate to see seniors becoming targets for muggers who want to get their hands on seniors ids.
Criminals may not be interested in medical history, but if they put ssn and addresses as well as putting this on a key ring with house keys, then the world is their oyster. Don't put social security details or addresses on these - or anything else that could be used as ID.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 7, 2013 at 9:07 am
I mean, if the name is there, even an address can be found to go along with the key (eg by looking up the name in a phone book) and then they know how to open the door of the senior's home. Never put anything on a key fob that can identify the owner.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 7, 2013 at 9:41 am
Sorry to post a third time (perhaps editors can merge them) but this really bothers me.
As soon as I saw this in the printed version I got worried. My own mother likes to walk in her own neighborhood (not Palo Alto) and I have made sure that she walks with her key and a phone, nothing else. The phone has ICE (in case of emergency) numbers facility on the first screen which gets anyone able to contact me or 2 other family members who will immediately recognize the phone number and be able to give whatever information is needed in a true emergency. If I get called by this number, I will immediately ask for hospital name and number to clarify that this is a genuine emergency before giving out any type of information - knowing that if the caller has the phone then they also have my mother's key but they do not have her name or her address.
I would not want my mother carrying this device. If other seniors start carrying all their important info with them, it makes all seniors targets.
Please think this through. In my opinion, this is not a safe device. A senior is very vulnerable to a mugger because they are so easily overcome by a strong, young person.
a resident of another community
on Apr 7, 2013 at 10:47 am
"Seniors fill out a simple paper "ER INFO" form with their name, birth date, primary medical conditions, medications and dosages, allergies, preferred physician and hospital, insurance and emergency contact. Avenidas loads the information onto the flash drives."
The info given is enough to get them to their primary hospital, ICE, and contact insurance co. That should get things started.
I will say that I don't like them using an exact date of birth because that is too revealing, a year only would be preferred. I'm sure that a primary and insurance could figure out exactly who with that info.
Otherwise, it's a fantastic idea. Good work!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Apr 7, 2013 at 1:23 pm
May Whee
Yes, there is no mention of an address or ssn, but there is still information which can lead to an id.The long article in the printed version is not as consise as the article online. Most safety articles I have looked at emphasise that house keys should have no information attached to them. Keys are regularly lost by anyone at all sorts of places.
As soon as they have the name, particularly as most seniors have their names in the phone book, they can be found quite easily.
It is up to individuals obviously, but I would still remain wary of this.
a resident of another community
on Apr 7, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Kaiser offers a similar device to its members. I had a medical event on a cruise ship off Central America and the ship's doctor used it to provide me with medication that made the trip tolerable. If someone wants to use this to obtain personal information, they could use a wallet, too!
a resident of Downtown North
on Apr 7, 2013 at 1:35 pm
If you folks are paranoid, then just put your doctor's phone number and emergency contact phone numbers on the device. Too often, we hear about pedestrians being nailed by cars and social workers at the hospital having a real hard time figuring out who the person is.
An ICE listing on your cell phone is becoming less and less useful as police recommend password protecting your phone to make it less desirable to street thieves. Besides, if you are really worried about muggers, they can pretty easily figure out your cell phone number and then figure out your home address from there.
a resident of The Greenhouse
on Apr 7, 2013 at 1:53 pm
Great idea!!
But I always forget m, ummmm, uh, so..... nice day, ain't it?
a resident of Stanford
on Apr 7, 2013 at 9:16 pm
While I really like this idea, I would remind people that some hospitals have VERY strict policies about inserting USB drives into their computers, for fear of viruses and malware being uploaded into their intranet system.
It is probably important that a family member or loved one has a hard copy of this emergency information so it can be brought to the Emergency Department if necessary.
a resident of Los Altos
on Apr 9, 2013 at 11:07 am
Sheez. Over thinking a simple solution at its best. How about just putting emergency contact info? And a code name for the person? Call that person or persons and have them provide all the pertinent info.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Apr 9, 2013 at 2:11 pm
This is such a good idea, but I do understand concerns stated. How about a person-specific simple code assigned to each person, say, 1761A, 8477R, etc and THAT number, entered into the person's local hospital/VA system, pulls up the medical/personal info? The basic info is available to those who need to to initiate care (including paramedics), and would include the contact person info. The "info" device (Info'D"?), be it a dogtag, or a choice of shapes, simply has the code and local hospital name/ph number in case the person is OOT. Medical facilities do give each other patient information once confirmation re who's asking and patient permission (or their MPOA) has been granted. No other system other than the person's local hospital would know what 1761A meant. Rather like a Medic Alert, but minimally expensive since no intermediary person. PS do not rec putting physician info as contact since physician offices close, whereas hospitals always have med records staff available.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Apr 9, 2013 at 2:17 pm
PS I forgot to mention that a contact person might not be immediately available creating potential delays for the best treatment for that individual which, in turn, could negatively affect outcomes. The fastest possible access to patient info can be critical. A hospital is open 24/7. Just a thought.
a resident of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2013 at 2:42 pm
For skeptical Resident ----
What you seem to think is the best idea is to carry no wallet to or keys to be stolen by a mugger with a gun......
Carry no ID and leave your home unlocked....good idea, they won't have to break a window or kick in the door...............
a resident of South of Midtown
on Apr 9, 2013 at 4:27 pm
My grandmother (92) has one from Avenidas. I think it's a great idea. She still drives, goes for walks, etc. If anything happened, it has all her medical information needed by emergency personell.
She also has the Life Alert since she lives alone and is in her garden EVERY day, pulling weeds, planting, watering, whatever else people do in their gardens! LOL!
Thanks Avenidas!
a resident of another community
on Apr 16, 2013 at 7:14 am
What wonderful and helpful comments! They made me re-think this program. Another idea is Medical ID bracelets and necklaces that can contain vital information.
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When is enough. . . .enough ?
Who knows, as I for one don't know. When I stepped back into motorcycling in the mid 90's after being away from it since the late sixty's my wife of 25 years thought I really lost it this time. We have been together now for coming up on 42 years and she will now say it was the best thing I did.
My first motorcycle was a big BSA B25 Starfire. This machine I was lucky enough to go back to my home province and find an original 1 of 4 that Bernie Nicholson sold in 1968, that sits in my memobila room not far from my office at the house. Fast in it's day and was very suitable for riding around the Echo Lakes road outside of Ft. Qu'Applle, SK. My best buddy at the time road a Ducati Monza 250 that spent more time being fished out of the fish hatchery as he often missed the corner. Over the years the list has gotten long with everything from Goldwings, Norton Commandos, T-140 Triumphs, Hinkley Thunderbirds, Thunderbird Sport to the 1200cc Triumph Trophy. The best was my rat 1974 Norton Commando. At 3800 RPM's this puppy was smooth a silk and still had power to spare.
Guess your wondering why I switched to the Boxers. Got off a 1976 T-140 750 Bonnie one day and took a friends R100RT for a spin and it was love in fifth gear.
I am restoring a 1976 BMW R75/6 and have decided that after this, all I really want to do is do some riding. I am finished wrenching.
What caused me to buy the 2009 BMW R1200RT was I really went into the local Triumph/BMW dealer here in Calgary to inquire about getting a new Triumph Trophy. After hearing all the positive things about the new beast, I asked a silly question. What Is Triumph targeting in the market place with two wheels. Answer was a very clear R1200RT. Went and looked at a used model (high mileage) that was sitting on the floor on a consignment. Black in colour (not my favourite colour), but really like the lines. Came home, sat on the Apple Mac and spent about 4 hours doing some research. My mind was made up. I should be retiring and was not about to take out a second mortgage of over
$ 24,000. for a new Trophy. I might be insane but not daft....
Why a BMW, well why not, as this machine has everything that I could possibly want. Only thing missing that the Triumph comes standard is an AM/FM Blue Tooth XM Satellite radio. Can't hear it anyways anyways as I would rather listen to what I can on the exhaust notes.
So is answer to your question, When is enough, enough!
"When I can no longer swing my leg over the saddle and still get a chill down my spine feeling and smelling the air I am travelling through".


text: Holy crap. I didn't notice this until now, but has anyone seen a recruiting class like Kansas' next year which is made of of almost entirely Juco kids???? I'm not over-exaggerating either. Take a look for yourself: College Football Recruiting Schools - ESPN Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2013 Kansas Commitments By my count, of their 23 total commits, I've got 16 of them being Juco transfers. Don't get me wrong, I've seen KSU (this coming year including) and even ISU to some extent go pretty heavy on the transfers in the past, but has anyone ever gone this crazy with them? That has to be a record or at least near one. That Charlie Weis dude seems either crazy or stupid to me with this. Regardless, it is obvious that he wants to win now over anything, even if it means sacrificing the future. Or, maybe it just means that they had next to zero high school kids wanting to come there until now, so with it late in the game, you take what you can get. As you can see, most committed just recently. I'd like to know other people's thoughts on this too. I personally prefer our current method where we can nearly redshirt our entire freshman class each year. For a team like ISU, I think that is the answer to long term success.


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I was bored so i was running a brute force attack on a simple encryption scheme i came up with. I'm using a known plaintext and known (complementary) ciphertext. So the computer's job it to guess the key until it finds the right one.
The encrypt() function i wrote works both as the encryptor and decryptor, it acts on two given strings (plaintext and the key) and returns a string (the enciphered one).
My question now is, how do i get the computer to start guessing? i.e. ->
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Emily Archuleta got a crash course in diabetes last October when daughter Aubreana, 3, was airlifted to Childrens Hospital in Denver because of extremely high blood sugar.
As soon as Aubreana was stabilized, Archuleta made a visit to the Barbara Davis Juvenile Diabetic Center. I learned to check her blood glucose, give her shots of insulin and to recognize symptoms something I had been oblivious to.
Now, Archuleta has Aubreana on a waiting list for a service dog that can alert caregivers to potentially dangerous fluctuations in her blood sugar level before they happen.
The dog should relieve Archuleta of rousing herself every two hours during the night to check on Aubreana.
When a person with diabetes suffers an extreme rise or drop in blood sugar, the end product of a chemical process in the body is urea, which is released in urine, sweat and breath.
The scent, which is universal, is beyond human range. But the sensitive olfactory sense of a diabetes-alert dog can detect it and alert a caregiver up to a half-hour before the onset of a crisis.
Archuleta, a single mother with two other children, ages 11 and 5, has put down $1,000 as earnest money with Virginia-based Guardian Angel Service Dogs to get Aubreana on a waiting list.
When the dog is delivered, Archuleta will have two years to raise the rest of the $19,000 cost of the dog.
Other companies
Several organizations in the country train diabetes-alert dogs. Training methods, business practices and the cost of dogs vary.
No one from Guardian Angel Service Dogs in Orange, Va., the company that is providing Aubreanas dog, returned a request for information.
A person who answered the phone at Alert Service Dogs Inc., a company based in Indiana that also has diabetes dogs, cut an interview short.
We dont talk about dogs unless theyre ours, she said. We (dog providers) have different philosophies and approaches.
Lily Grace at the National Institute for Diabetic Alert Dogs, another diabetes dog company, in Cottonwood, Calif., has no waiting list.
As soon as I get a request, I get a trainer, Grace said. It takes four months to train a dog. The trainer delivers the dog and spends two days with the patient or the family for orientation.
Some diabetes dogs are trained to rouse the caregiver. Grace trains dogs to paw the person its charged to watch over. Grace said she also donates 10 percent of her dogs each year to people in need of a dog, but who cant afford one.
Grace asks for 20 percent down and the remainder of $15,000 upon delivery.
Susan Millhollon is the manager of Dogs4Diabetics in Concord, Calif.
Dogs4Diabetics, a nonprofit organization that operates through volunteers, doesnt charge for a dog. The only charge is an administrative fee of less than $200. But the organization doesnt take on anyone younger than 12 and it only serves patients in California.
Dogs4Diabetics was founded by Mark Rufenacht, a Type 1 diabetic who was instrumental in developing diabetes scent detection, Millhollin said.
The organization is funded through foundations, private donations and grants.
Aubreanas dog
Aubreana is scheduled to get a 6-month-old Labrador retriever that has been evaluated for temperament and trained to recognize scents, Archuleta said.
The trainer will deliver the dog and spend two weeks in Durango introducing the dog and patient and taking them to markets and other places where dogs usually arent allowed.
The trainer will return every three months until the dog is 2 years old to fine-tune the relationship, Archuleta said.
Twenty-six million Americans are believed to have diabetes 19 million of them diagnosed cases.
Aubreana is insulin-dependent, Archuleta said. Shell need to visit the Barbara Davis Juvenile Diabetes Center periodically.
Aubreana needs a snack every hour to 90 minutes to keep blood sugar up. She must test her blood sugar 12 times a day and take four shots of insulin every 24 hours.
Marge Morris, the diabetes program coordinator at Mercy Regional Medical Center, said a canine diabetes sentinel could be a lifesaver.
Theyre widely used, Morris said. There was one tried (in Durango), but it didnt work out.
Morris has about 30 patients who use a continuous glucose monitor. The monitor, inserted in fatty tissue, usually in the abdomen, issues a reading every five minutes.
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Love, American Dad Style
Roger develops a crush on Hayley after he recruits her in his crooner's bar.
Killer Vacation
The Smith's family's tropical vacation turns out to be anything but relaxing.
Can I Be Frank With You
Francine fears that she and Stan are growing apart.
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Stan decides that Snot is not cool enough to be Steve's friend.
Adventures in Hayleysitting
The Smith family's regular babysitter breaks her leg in a soccer match.
National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well - The Hole Story
Stan and Roger team up to invent and market sexy shoes for male strippers.
Finger Lenting Good
Francine encourages the family to give up their various vices.
The Adventures of Twill Ongenbone and His Boy Jabari
Francine tries to teach Roger the value of hard work.
Blood Crieth Unto Heaven
A dark secret about the Smith family is revealed.
Max Jets
Roger's character "Max Jets" falls in love with a gold-digging waitress.
Naked to the Limit, One More Time
When Jeff realises Roger is an alien, Stan decides one of them must be killed.
For Black Eyes Only
Part 2 of season four's "The Tearjerker Sage," a "James Bond" parody.
Spelling Bee My Baby
Francine is determined for Steve to win his School Spelling Bee.
The Missing Kink
Francine does all she can to take Stan take on a different mission.
The Boring Identity
Francine tries to mold Stan into her ideal husband when he gets amnesia.
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Klaus takes it upon himself to steal Stan's body turning Stan in to a fish.
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Stan invites his mother to come live with the family.
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Cowboys 'reward' Romo with $55M guaranteed
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Before Friday, the Top 3 quarterbacks rewarded with the most guaranteed money in NFL history were Tom Brady ($57 million), Drew Brees ($55 million) and Joe Flacco ($52 million).
Flacco spent only 25 days on the list. Tony Romo bumped him on Friday.
Yes, the same Tony Romo who has won all of one playoff game in seven years as starter with the Dallas Cowboys —compared to Flacco's nine playoff wins in five years, which of course includes one Super Bowl title.
Yet Dallas rewarded Romo's — um — success by extending his contract by six years, through 2019, and giving him another $108 million. With $55 million of it guaranteed.
That's $3 million more guaranteed than the Baltimore Ravens gave Flacco, the Super Bowl MVP.
Whether you're a Cowboys fan or not, I think I know what you're thinking:
What in the hell was Jerry Jones thinking?!
Here's what.
The owner/GM of America's Team has always been smitten by the 'Good Tony' side of Romo. And as we've written before, Romo can play as well as any quarterback who's ever played in the NFL for stretches of periods in almost any game …
Until Bad Tony appears.
And, as we've said, that seems to happen when he's under intense pass-rush pressure in crucial moments.
Over beers the other night with a pair of friends who are diehard Cowboys fans, we discussed our theories on Romo.
A theory NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth once floated came up. It goes that Romo entered the NFL with zero expectations in 2003 — he was undrafted. And maybe when the pressure is most intense, Romo himself wonders if he's worthy. And then, in those instances, he over-compensates by trying to do too much to prove himself.
Whatever the reason, Romo too often makes colossal gaffes at the worst of times — never more ruinously than in the Cowboys' most recent game, his three-interception performance in a 28-18 loss to the Redskins in Washington in the season finale to decide the NFC East champion.
I have deep empathy for Romo in this regard: if his boss would ever put a decent offensive line in front of him, Romo could keep Bad Tony tightly stored away most of the time.
But unless Jones has some trade in mind as well, it appears he'll be attempting to upgrade Romo's protection once again via the draft.
Romo had only one more year left on his third contract with the Cowboys. He would have become a free agent next March, because Jones stupidly worded that contract in such a way as to prevent the club from being able to franchise-tag him next year.
Even if Jones hadn't backed himself into that corner, he probably would have thrown all this money at Romo anyway. Jones sees only Good Tony, and the shiniest of Good Tony's overall statistics, such as his solid record as a starter: 56-41.
Or this one: since 2006 Romo has led 19 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime, according to ESPN Stats & Info. That's tied for the fifth most in the league in that span.
Jones sometimes gets testy when reporters suggest he can't see Romo's shortcomings.
"He is not going to be paid to be a bus driver," Jones said last month at the scouting combine, when he indicated an extension for Romo was in the works.
A vital benefit of locking up Romo is that Jones created $5 million in badly needed cap room, because he renegotiated the QB's 2013 salary down to just $1.5 million.
A $25-million signing bonus more than makes up for it for Romo, but from a cap standpoint bonuses are pro-rated over five years.
Dallas now has the ability to better fill roster holes.
As for Romo, he turns 33 on April 21. If you're as doubtful as I am he'll earn all of the $119.5 million he's due by the time he hits age 40, well, we're not alone.
Lucky for Romo $55 million is guaranteed.
And that's crazy. Guaranteed.
NEXT UP: More gargantuan contracts for quarterbacks are in the works.
Aaron Rodgers has two years left on his deal with Green Bay. But he's the NFL's best quarterback, and now that he has fallen further down the pay grid, his reps are deep in talks with the Packers. Expect Rodgers to get somewhere upwards of $25 million per year.
Meantime, both Matt Ryan of Atlanta and Jay Cutler of Chicago are in their final contract years. Ryan has earned a huge new deal, and probably will get it soon.
Has Cutler earned one, too? If Marc Trestman can get out of him what he did out of Anthony Calvillo in Montreal, The Hothead might want to wait to begin renegotiations until a few games into the season.
OUT LIKE FLYNN?: Buzz was on Friday night that Seattle was close to dealing backup quarterback Matt Flynn to Oakland, and that the Raiders would then cut loose Carson Palmer, who balked at a massive pay cut. Albert Breer of NFL Network said if the trade goes down, Oakland likely would send Seattle two draft picks — either a 2013 and 2014 conditional, or 2014 and 2015 conditional. Arizona might go for Palmer.
RELOADED FOR BEAR: Chicago continued its off-season roster tinkering by signing two players: Matt Slauson, the former starting right guard of the New York Jets, and journeyman quarterback Josh McCown, who'll presumably be Cutler's backup. They're the eighth and ninth free agents the Bears have signed.
NO THANKS, BUFFALO: Less than a day after holding a news conference in Buffalo, after the Bills made their pitch to him, tight end Fred Davis re-signed Friday with the Washington Redskins. The Bills have bigger holes to fill than tight end. Like QB … WR … LB …


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The incident on Tuesday, posted on video sharing site Youtube, shows two police officers escorting the medic past an accident scene to their police van, where they try to push him in after arresting him. The medic is heard asking if he can enter the van himself because he has a broken leg that is healing. The officers can be heard saying they would use the necessary force against him.
Another official is then seen begging the officers to help secure the accident scene. After watching the video online, Plato said he had written to provincial police commissioner Arno Lamoer to request an urgent investigation.
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