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Wow, I haven't been here in awhile. Been down with surgery and recovery. I'm finally starting to feel better. Anyway, does anybody besides me wonder how, and more perpexingly, why half these old cars end up upside-down? There's the question of the day.
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This car was an abandoned relic between Kingman and Oatman, AZ
Somewhere in Tennessee
Steve: That last photo I actually would say is a 1957 Chevy Convertible. Considering its desirability, it's amazing it's just sitting there.
Here are a few more of the multitude of cars at Silver City, Nevada:
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Current distraction: Railroad Depots
This one I found in the Smoky Mountain National Park in the Big Greenbrier area.
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The flight was uneventful and we arrived in Mexico to experience one of life's simple pleasures. That is, flying from a cold climate in the winter, arriving in the tropics and walking out of the plane directly onto an open stairway, with the warm sun beating down on you. It is a redeeming experience and is a much better way to arrive than walking through a jetway, through an air-conditioned terminal that is hermetically sealed.
It has always been a curiosity to me why no desert golf courses are ranked in the world's top 100 golf courses. There are many fine courses in Arizona, Nevada and Palm Springs that provide an enjoyable, different type of golfing experience -- that of target golf. The name of the golf course ranked #68 in the world threw me off -- Cabo Del Sol (Ocean). In reality it is a desert golf course laid out with islands of both green and fairway set among the desert.
I played the Jack Nicklaus-designed Cabo Del Sol (Ocean) under fine conditions this past February: seventy degree weather, a mild breeze, in the first group off the tee, with the sun rising over the water. It was my first round wearing shorts in six months and it felt great to play in such a nice location. You can see the brilliant day unfolding at Cabo del Sol below, with the cacti providing a nice frame to the sunrise.
The summary of the landscape at Cabo del Sol is: The desert meets the ocean. The summary of the golf course is: Jack Nicklaus-style forced carry shots and fast greens.
The first tee shot of the day, seen above, is typical of what you face all day at Cabo Del Sol: a forced carry over the desert.
4th approach to green
Often times, shots to the green at Cabo del Sol also require a forced carry over desert as well. The approach to the par five fourth hole, above, requires you to hit a shot over about 60 yards of desert and over a ravine, to an elevated green.
Cabo del Sol is located in the Mexican state of Baja California in Cabo San Lucas. Baja California is a peninsula of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California. The course overlooks the Sea of Cortés and was opened in 1994. The course starts away from the water on a desert plateau and then gradually plays downhill until it reaches the water at the par three sixth hole.
The par three 6th hole
This 165 yard par three is situated in a dramatic setting among the craggy rocks right on the sea. The setting is made even more spectacular by the whales that fill the expanse behind this hole. Grey whales migrate the 12,400 miles to Cabo in the winter from Alaska to mate here. Whales are clearly an intelligent species spending their winters in Mexico! The water immediately offshore is extremely deep, which is what attracts the whales here. As you play the holes along the water, and this one in particular, you can see them continually jumping up in the water and also shooting plumes of water into the sky. I suggest playing Cabo del Sol between December and April so you experience the whales while you play.
Par three 6th hole
The par three sixth is one of the prettiest of its kind anywhere in the world and for my money rivals Pebble Beach's seventh for scenic beauty.
Behind the 7th green
The dramatic par three sixth is followed by another par three, the seventh, which is a 137 yard hole that plays at a ninety degree angle to the sixth and is parallel to the water. You can see the curious juxtapositions at Cabo del Sol, above, where Cactus plants in the desert meet the ocean. The sixth and seventh are the only holes along the water on the front nine. You don't return to the water until holes sixteen through eighteen, which finish along the sea. At this point, the course is routed back inland and plays up the plateau and then back down it again for the closing stretch of holes.
The view from the 11th tee
The 11th hole is a classic risk-reward hole. A very short par four at 328 yards, the hole offers a generous lay-up area down the entire right side. What is tantalizing, however, is that you can hit your drive just short of the green by hitting over the vast desert area on the left. Take the risk and you will have a very short shot to the green and a very good angle of approach. Miss it and you'll be down in the sand for a bit. Jack Nicklaus's courses can sometimes be overbearing and too difficult to play. I didn't find that to be the case at Cabo del Sol. As with this hole, the overall course is a nice bit of Nicklaus design.
12th hole, approach to green
The twelfth hole is a 473 yard par five and the picture above is the approach to the elevated and well bunkered green.
Downhill par three 13th
The 171 yard downhill par three 13th hole, seen above, again demonstrates the forced carry present on every hole. The greens at Cabo del Sol are among the best I have played in all my travels. They were in ideal condition when I played and were very fast.
A desert hazard at Cabo del Sol
The signature 16th hole
The sixteenth hole is the signature hole at Cabo del Sol and is featured on its scorecard. It is a 342 yard par four that plays downhill. The approach shot to the green should obviously not be long.
The par three 17th
The seventeenth hole, pictured above, is another forced carry to a beautiful, small green perched between the ocean and the desert. It is somewhat reminiscent of Pete Dye's Casa de Campo where he built several holes into the water. Golf Magazine has also compared this hole to the sixteenth at Cypress Point.
The 17th green
The eighteenth is a disappointing hole that plays along the water but doesn't really take advantage of the great terrain and beautiful setting. According to its website, Jack Nicklaus calls Cabo del Sol "the best three finishing holes in all of golf." I don't agree. Carnoustie is the clear winner here, followed by Merion and the National Golf Links of America.
You must take a cart at Cabo del Sol because the walk between green and tee is often quite long. The greens fee is steep at $325, but then again, you are playing one of the world's best golf courses in a dramatic location. Cabo del Sol was the first time I had tacos for breakfast, at the half-way house between the nines. It know it sounds unusual, but they are included in the cost of your round, and they are delicious.
Cabo del Sol is a worthy desert course among the world's top 100. Similar to Pebble Beach and Turnberry, Cabo del Sol also has a hotel on the property and I suggest staying there to soak up the experience and enjoy the great views.
The Cabo Del Sol web-site

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Hollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh is a suspenseful novel that trails a group of LAPD cops on routine patrols as well as more harrowing pursuits of criminals. These book club discussion questions on Hollywood Station will lead you into this hard-boiled tale, which will appeal to those looking for a frank portrait of the difficulties faced by today's police forces.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern football team returns to the Hilltop this weekend for its second home game of the 2013 campaign, hosting No. 11 Wesley College at 1 p.m. on Battle Field at Panther Stadium.
The Panthers are unbeaten at 3-0, while the Wolverines are 2-1 after falling to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor last weekend. This will be the second meeting between the programs, after BSC, ranked 11th at the time, traveled to Dover, Del., last year and lost 26-17 to sixth-ranked Wesley.
BSC returns to the gridiron after a big win last weekend in DeLand, Fla., where they beat Division I Stetson University 49-34. Senior quarterback Tyson Beacham had 206 yards, going 18-32 with two touchdowns, and junior tailback Issac Nichols led with 201 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Junior Michael Cowan led the receivers with 78 yards on seven catches. The Panther defense had five interceptions, led by junior William Weller with two, and senior lineback Cameron Budzius led with nine tackles, all solo.
For the year so far, Beacham is 54-77 with 679 yards and seven scores. Nichols leads the rushers with 332 yards and five touchdowns on 44 carries, and Cowan leads with 225 yards receiving, although junior Sam Vermilyea leads with three touchdown catches. Budzius and junior Devante Smith lead the defense with 19 tackles apiece.
Wesley, ranked 11th by D3football.com and 14th by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) this week, is led by sophomore quarterback Joe Callahan with 922 yards and six touchdowns. Senior running back Brandon Wright has 70 rushing yards to lead the team but no touchdowns yet this season; junior Eugene Byrd, sophomore Kennard Squirrel, and sophomore Rick Jackson have one touchdown apiece on the ground. Junior receiver Steve Koudossou leads with 307 yards and four touchdowns. On defense, junior linebacker Jordan Wescott leads with 29 tackles, including six tackles-for-loss.
Saturday's game will feature live video via CollegeTVTicket.com with play-by-play by Landrum Roberts, host of the BSC Football Review, as well as a free game tracker.
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Will it ever end, this winter of our discontent?
Normally, waving goodbye to February would bring smiles to most faces in the Rock River Valley. Normal high temperatures in early March are always in the 40s. Later, those normal highs are in the 50s.
This year, however, we're just looking at more of the weather we've had since December.
Cold and snow.
With one day to go, February 2014 is destined to become the third-coldest February since records started being kept in 1906. Actually, this month will tie with February 1979 for the third-coldest.
The average temperature this month has been 12.8 degrees, exactly half of the normal 25.6. Friday's high is expected to hit 23 after an overnight low of a predicted minus 7.
The overnight low Friday will be 14; the forecast from the National Weather Service also calls for a 60 percent chance of snow.
Normal high for Feb. 28 is 39 degrees; the normal low is 22.
March will come in like a lion, with an expected high of 20 and a low of 7. But the big news: snow. How much? That hasn't been announced, but chances of it accumulating are 70 percent Saturday and 80 percent Saturday night.
There also is a chance of snow Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Forecast highs range from 15 on Sunday and Monday to 31 on Thursday. Forecast lows range from 14 Friday to 1 on Sunday.
Average temperatures this winter:
19.4 in December, 6 degrees below normal. 12 in January, 9.5 below normal. 12.8 this month. December 2013 tied December 1914 for 13th-coldest. January was the eighth-coldest and the 14th-snowiest on record.
Along the way, we set a couple of temperature records. The minus 18 on Jan. 3 was the lowest for that date. And the minus 21 on Feb. 11 broke the previous record, minus 12, set in 1981.


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As you can probably tell, this blog is growing defunct, so after a lot of thought, I've decided to seal the deal and declare this project finished. I've had a wonderful time blogging here, have made some great friends, and hope that I and my co-bloggers were able to contribute a little to the excellent conversations happening around social justice, Jewishness/Judaism, anti-Semitism, and other vital issues.
Since I first came across blogs, I've thought of them as a type of magazine – a serial publication for which cessation is a sign of failure. I don't think that's the case here; I and my co-bloggers have the option of continuing here for as long as we like. Rather, I'd like to think of this blog (and my next blog, if I decide to go ahead with it) as a finite collection of writings. I think I've said all that I have to say in this space. However, if someone else wants to take the reigns, let's talk!
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RPM - Perl interface to the API for the RPM Package Manager
The Perl-RPM package is an extension for natively linking the functionality of the RPM Package Manager with the extension facility of Perl. The aim is to offer all the functionality made available via the C API in the form of Perl object classes.
At present, the package-manipulation functionality is not yet implemented. The RPM::Database and RPM::Header packages do provide access to the information contained within the database of installed packages, and individual package headers, respectively. The RPM::Error package is available, which provides support routines for signaling and catching errors. Additionally, there is the RPM::Constants package which provides a number of values from the rpm library, referred to by the same name used at the C level.
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Returns the text name of the O/S, as derived from the rpm configuration files. This is the O/S token that rpm will use to refer to the running system.
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This is currently regarded as alpha-quality software. The interface is subject to change in future releases.
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I'm looking for an old Atari ST Demo, it worked on a un-expanded 520 STFM. It was just a list of c64 tunes you could click on and hear the C64 SID tune, I'm pretty sure it had all the "usual" C64 tunes, like Warhawk, Commando, etc....
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Hey y'all, it's Jo and my assistantwith me today is Bailey again. And today I'm going to be talking about your piriformis.So lots of times I hear people say they've got that sciatic nerve, well actually everybodyhas a sciatic nerve, but you can have pain coming from that nerve, and a lot of timesthat piriformis muscle is causing the pain. So we're gonna show you some stretches tostretch out your piriformis and hopefully get rid of that sciatic nerve pain. Alrightlet's go on to our backs. Here we go. I think we're gonna maybe move Bailey out of the way.In the first stretch for your piriformis is a pretty simple one. A lot of pictures youmay get from your therapist will actually
show one leg down, I actually like for youto have it staying up so you can prop your foot over it. So your gonna make almost likea figure 4 with your legs and then what you're gonna do, the side that's hurting, so my leftside is hurting, I'm gonna cross that leg over. And what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna bringmy knee with my opposite hand towards my shoulder over here. So I'm pulling this leg up and acrossmy body. And what you wanna do same kind of thing with all the stretches, you wanna pulland you wanna feel a stretch under there. Soon as you feel a really good stretch youwanna hold it for 30 seconds. So remember up and across the body. Just coming up isnot gonna get that piriformis stretch. But
coming up and across the body like I'm tryingto bring that knee towards my shoulder. Holding it there for about 30 secondsa real 30 seconds.And then coming back down and you wanna do that 3 times. Now the next one to do, sometimesthis is a little harder for people, but what your gonna do is your gonna keep that samefigure 4, and what your gonna do is your gonna take your hands and on the opposite side thatit's hurting, so the hurting side is still up crossed over it's still my left side. I'mgonna take my hands and put them underneath my thigh, and I'm gonna bring my leg up, andI'm gonna pull until I feel that stretch underneath there. Now some people might have a hard timegrabbing on to their leg here, so again you
can use your belt, or your dog leash and putit under, around your leg, and pull up towards you like this. Same kind of thing, you wantto hold that stretch for 30 secondsbye Bailey, we'll see you later and then 3 times each.Alright, so now you're gonna bring that down getting it nice and stretched. For those ofyou that need a stronger stretch, those might not be stretching it out quite as much, whatI'm gonna have you do is I'm gonna have you turn over. And what your gonna do is the sidethat's hurt again, my left side, I'm gonna bring my leg up across. Now as you can see,this is something you have to be pretty high level, pretty flexible to do, but it's gonnaget a fantastic stretch. So your gonna put
your knee over across your body, and bringyour body down. So it's almost that same concept, you're bringing that knee towards the oppositeshoulder, but what you're doing now, is you're using your body weight to bring it down. Youcan stretch that back leg as far as you can. You can bring your arms down, but that kneeis essentially going towards that opposite shoulder. 30 second stretch, 3 times each.Alright and there you have it. Those were your piriformis stretches. So if you had somepressure on that sciatic nerve, hopefully that will loosen it up a little bit. So ifyou like my hair, or if you like the stretches, please click quot;likequot; and leave me a comment.And if you'd like to see some more stretch
tutorials, or if you'd like to go see some educationaltutorials, please go to AskJo . And remember, Be Safe. Have Fun. And I hope youget to feeling better y'all!.
Top 3 Exercises for Sciatica and Pinched Nerve
Have you heard of sciatica? A lot of peoplecomplain about nerve pain down the back of their leg. Usually the cause is withinthe lower back or pelvis. I'm going to give you 2 stretches today for the sciatic nerve. Itis the largest nerve in the body. It runs down the back of the leg and splits into two behindthe knee. It runs the whole way to the foot. It can cause shooting pain, numbness, tingling,dead leg feeling or the feeling that your leg is falling asleep. The first exercise is this. It is called flossing.We are going to sit up nice and straight here. What you are going to do is straightenthe affected leg or the leg with pain.
Stretch that leg out and look up at the sametime. As you are doing this, if you are doing it right and you are doing it on thepainful leg, it could actually make the symptoms travel down your leg. That is ok.You are putting a stretch on the nerve. We are going to hold that 5 seconds. Then bendyour knee and look down. 5 second hold here. 5 second hold, 10 times each way. Thisis called flossing. The next exercise is called a slump stretch.Same idea here, as you are doing this exercise, you could experience increased symptomsdown the leg and that is ok. Outside of the flossing or this exercise,no other exercise should increase the pain
travelling down the leg. Everything else shouldactually decrease the pain in the leg and you will experience more pain in yourlower back. What we do is this: Feet against the wall, knees straight, fingers interlockedbehind the head. Then you are going to slump forward. So bring your elbows in. Thereyou go. This should cause pretty sharp symptoms down the back of your leg. It iscalled the slump stretch and it is ok to feel increased pain down the back of the leg. Wehold this for 30 seconds and we do 3 of them in the . Now if that is too difficult,if that is too advanced, here is what you can do: Place your arms behind you and situp and arch your back. What you want to
try to do is if that is too much for you,if that is too intense, you can place your arms behind your back and simply arch your back.Rock your pelvis forward. That will do the same exact thing but it is a little less intensethan interlocking your fingers behind your neck and leaning forward. This is a littlemore basic. So you can modify. The same idea though 30 seconds, 3 times. If you canat least get yourself to sit up straight with the legs straight, feet flat against the wall,you are in good shape. The third exercise you should do for sciaticaor symptoms running down your leg is this: Realize that with symptoms travelling downyour leg, often there isnt a problem within
the leg. The problem is within the lower backor the pelvis. The sciatic nerve, the nerve roots where it originates is in your lowerback. If you are getting pressure on the nerve roots there either from disc degeneration,from a herniated disc or, as is also common, a problem within the pelvis and the sacroiliacjoint. If you have a problem there that is putting increased pressure on the nerve, thatis what creates the symptoms in your leg. You can think about it like this: if you havea long garden hose and there is water running through it and you pinch one end,obviously at the other end you are going to have less water flow. Same idea in your body.If you pinch that sciatic nerve, that is
what creates the symptoms. That is what changeswhat you are feeling down your leg. The solution isn't to continually addressthe problems in your leg. Or to put heat on your leg or ice on your leg. The solution is torelieve the pressure on the other end of the garden hose or the other end of the sciaticnerve. So what you need to do is figure out what is causing the symptoms down your leg.A good Physical Therapist can help you do that and they can decipher through testingwhether it is coming from arthritis or disc degeneration or stenosis in your back, a herniateddisc or a problem in your pelvis. So the third exercise that you should be doingis the 3 exercises that are addressing the


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All faculty members are eligible to contribute to supplemental retirement accounts.
Pre-tax Contributions
IRS regulations allow participants to make tax-deferred contributions from salary to a supplemental retirement account. Wesleyan calls such accounts pre-tax SRAs (supplemental retirement accounts). Another common name for this type of account is TDA (tax-deferred annuity). Federal and Connecticut income taxes on SRA contributions are deferred until retirement income is paid out.
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IRS regulations allow participants to make after-tax contributions from salary to a supplemental retirement account. Wesleyan calls these accounts after-tax SRAs (supplemental retirement accounts) or Roth 403(b) accounts. Since contributions are made with after-tax dollars, you can withdraw all your Roth funds, including earnings, tax-free.*
* In the event of retirement, termination or disability, your earnings can be withdrawn tax-free as long as it has been 5 years since your first Roth 403(b) contribution and you are at least 59 1/2 years old. In the event of death, beneficiaries may be able to receive distributions tax-free if the deceased started making contributions more than 5 years prior to the distribution.
Supplemental retirement contributions (pre-tax and after-tax) vest immediately.
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The maximum amount of contributions that can be made to an SRA is re-calculated each year according to an IRS formula. Human Resources notifies participants of these maximums each year. The minimum contribution to an SRA is 1% of annual salary.
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Pre-tax and after-tax supplemental retirement contributions may be invested in the TIAA/CREF and Fidelity investment options available under the retirement plan:
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Will Chelsea struggle under Jose Mourinho next season?
There has been a lot of publicity around Chelsea in the last few weeks and mainly it has been focused on the return of manager Jose Mourinho.
Many fans are labelling Chelsea as title favourites already but I still believe Mourinho will find it a lot tougher this time around to be successful in the Premier League.
First of all lets take a look back at Mourinho's first stint at Chelsea FC.
He came from Portugal and in his first press conference he labelled himself as 'The Special One' and, to his credit, he did prove that he was a very special manager.
In his three years at Stamford Bridge he managed 185 games and his side won 124 of those matches resulting in a win ratio of 67%.
He guided Chelsea to five trophies: two Premier League titles (2005 and 2006), two League Cups (2005 and 2007) and also one FA Cup (2007).
During his time at Real Madrid, he only managed to win two trophies. In my opinion, Spanish football is easier and less competitive than English football.
Now I'm not saying he's lost his ability to manage a team, but winning just two trophies with Real Madrid isn't exactly a great return.
So he's now back at Stamford Bridge.
The Chelsea squad he has at his disposal is a quality one and I can not stress that enough. The likes of Juan Mata, Eden Hazard, Oscar, David Luiz add up to one of the strongest teams in the league, but is it better than the side he had in his first stint?
Mourinho will miss having Didier Drogba around, he will miss having John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Petr Cech in their prime.
Also the league itself is so much more competitive.
Back in his first stint, he was tackling Manchester United and maybe just Arsenal.
Nowadays, he will have to battle with the likes of United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and maybe even Liverpool.
I think Mourinho will do well at Chelsea, I do, but I do not think it will be easy for him and I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't live up to the expectations of a lot of people.
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IMG_7031 – Version 2By Kristin • May 5, 2014 •
About the Author
Kristin Geiger grew up in the Midwest and has called San Francisco home for almost 15 years. Logging a 20-year career in advertising and design, Kristin has recently taken up horseback riding. She lives a block away from Alamo Square Park, a gorgeous expanse of green overlooking the "Painted Ladies" and the downtown skyline, and just a fifteen-minute walk from her sister. This idea has been a twinkle in Kristin's eye for 15 years. Much to her chagrin, she does not live at 923 Oak.


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Let you dressing set out awhile, even overnight if you can to ferment the flavors
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled, cleaned and cooked
4 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges
1/4 cup each: chopped fresh basil and mint
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of grated lemon rind, slices of lemon rind curls for garnish
6 tablespoons of white wine
1 clove fresh garlic, minced
3 cups orzo or brown rice
1/2 cup lightly mixed nuts ( first choice hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans and walnuts) Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste ground pepper
1 cup mixed baby salad greens or romaine
In a large fry pan heat or on the grill....using 1 tablespoon of oil
add shrimp and cook, till pink about 2 minutes. Set aside
In large bowl combine tomatoes, basil, mint, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of lemon rind grated, wine, garlic and 1 tablespoon of oil....set aside 20 minutes at room temperature.
Stir in orzo or rice, nuts and shrimp, toss gently. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon salad on to the center of the plate and mound with shrimp mixture on top. If desired,garnish with more lightly toasted mixed
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The Economics Of Allowing Aereo Television on Internet
I don't know who has been following this issue, but it could affect everyone eventually. As web designers, we need to keep an eye on such issues and try to push society toward the logical resolutions. Robin Flynn sent in this article and it brings up to date with what's going on concerning AEREO. . . April 14, 2013


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The Hidden Upset
By ODU Athletics
Nov. 20, 2006
The calm before the storm: McDonough at 5 p.m. Sunday. Luke Winn/SI
WASHINGTON -- It was Sunday afternoon on the Georgetown campus when Brandon Johnson and his Old Dominion teammates got their first look inside the barn-like relic that is 2,500-seat McDonough Arena. Before their pre-game shootaround began, Johnson remembers asking no one in particular, "Wait, this is where the Hoyas play their home games?"
To the Monarchs, a Colonial Athletic Association team that calls a 8,424-seat building home, this seemed like a strange setting for the No. 8 team in the nation -- a Big East powerhouse, no less -- to be playing host. So why were they there? The Hoyas moved out of the 54-year-old McDonough in 1980-81, first to play in Landover, Md., and now at the Verizon Center downtown, but they've made a point to play on campus at least once each season in the John Thompson III era. Seeing that this was undoubtedly the biggest game on ODU's schedule, though ... coach Blaine Taylor offered Johnson & Co. an answer that was both factual and motivational:
"Coach informed us that Georgetown only scheduled two games in this place -- rather than the Verizon Center -- all year: us and Winston-Salem State," Johnson said. "He said they usually just use this as a practice gym. What they didn't know was, we all love practice!"
Johnson uttered those words amid a cramped-but-jubilant Monarchs locker room in the bowels of McDonough, where minutes earlier a few reporters (myself included) had walked into the crossfire of a celebratory water-bottle fight. ODU had reason to party: the 75-62 upset it had just pulled off over the Hoyas stands, after Oral Roberts' win over No. 3 Kansas on Nov. 15, as the second-biggest stunner of this young season. Monarchs senior forward Arnaud Dahi (15 points, six rebounds) said the sold-out crowd of mostly rabid Georgetown students had fostered an "us-against-the-world atmosphere" in the intimate gym, where the Hoyas hadn't lost since 1982.
This game should go down as The Hidden Upset. It featured all the emotion of an NCAA tournament Cinderella win, but was only witnessed by a minscule crowd -- and unlike Oral Roberts' feat, it wasn't on TV. (Admittedly, I made the trip because the McDonough scene would be a rare treat; I didn't expect the Monarchs, who were picked to finish fourth in the CAA, to go all George Mason on Georgetown.) Said Taylor, "You are a little envious [of the other upsets]. We're all human, we sit home and watch TV and see the highlights. We just beat a ranked team with a tremendous reputation -- and since people won't be able to see it, this is going to leave a lot of them scratching their heads and saying, 'I wonder how that happened?'"
As a member of the lucky 2,500, it's my duty to take you beyond what's already in the AP recap. Prior to the game, the last message Taylor wrote on the whiteboard was "FINISH THE JOB." Just a week earlier, the Monarchs (4-1) blew a chance to knock off Clemson in the final of the Cox Communications Classic in Norfolk, Va., losing 74-70, and Taylor didn't want a similar late-game fade to occur in D.C. What happened instead was an improbable surge: After trailing by four at half, ODU used a 21-3 run to outscore the Hoyas 48-31 in the second.
Point guard Drew Williamson said Taylor had also stressed that, "If we can outrebound them, we'll be able to win." That seemed like an impossible task against the Hoyas' NBA-caliber front line of Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green, but the Monarchs used a heroic team-rebounding effort -- nine players with between two and six boards -- to win that battle 35-28. ODU was especially opportunistic on the offensive end, grabbing 15 offensive boards to Georgetown's seven.
Green, the Hoyas' star forward, had a glaringly poor stat line of just two points, three rebounds and three turnovers before fouling out in 25 minutes. "When he's off, we more than likely will be off," said Thompson. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out."
The thing that did baffle Georgetown (2-1), though, was the 1-3-1 matchup zone the Monarchs switched to in the second half. They opened the game in man-to-man, Taylor's bread-and-butter, before switching to a 2-3 that kept them within striking distace of the Hoyas. The second zone was ODU's ambush move, as Taylor said he hadn't used it all year. It dedicated a man to Hibbert (who finished with 17 points) in the lane and, in place of smaller guards, used 6-foot-6 sophomore forward Jonathan Adams at the top to stop Georgetown's high-post feeds. It only further exposed the Hoyas' inability to stroke it from long range: they shot 3-of-10 in the second half and finished 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) for the game. The Monarchs, meanwhile, lit up the gym by hitting 6-of-9 of their second-half treys.
The X-factor that pushed ODU over the top was its veteran composure. Down the stretch the Monarchs relied on a dual point-guard lineup of Williamson, a senior, and Johnson, a junior; together they finished with a combined 23 points, 11 assists and just two turnovers. While Georgetown had eight second-half giveaways, ODU had just two, and get this -- they didn't commit a single turnover for the final 15:47.
Only one Monarch lost his cool for a few moments: Lithuanian senior Valdas Vasylius was T'ed up with 16:25 remaining for talking trash to Hibbert. ("I didn't curse, I was just saying 'Yeah, yeah, yeah' to him after I hit that 3," Vasylius explained). Despite being showered with raucous chants of "a--hole" by the Georgetown crowd for the remainder of the game, Vasylius rebounded to score 14 key second-half points and play a major role in the win.
On the heels of George Mason's storybook run to the Final Four, Sunday's upset is the latest blow struck by a CAA team against one of college basketball's elite. The small ODU section, about 40 strong, showed its conference pride by breaking into a "C-A-A" chant in the final minutes (it was met with an "N-I-T" chant by the Hoya students, who later filed out in a somber mood). But really, how could anyone have seen this coming?
The Monarchs were more primed to do something like this last year, when, led by stars Alex Loughton (13.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg) and Isaiah Hunter (14.3 ppg), they finished 24-10 and went to the semifinals of the NIT. Without their two leading scorers, they were afterthoughts in the CAA behind Hofstra, George Mason and Drexel heading into 2006-07. "Last year we came in with the bulls-eye," said Williamson. "Now that we've lost Alex and Isaiah, we have to find the identity of this team."
And that new identity? "We're still trying to figure it out," he said. "This was our first big game together."
The drenched crowd in the locker room was more intent on figuring out what, if any, celebration would be waiting for them back in Norfolk -- a three-and-half-hour bus ride away. "I think," said Dahi, wearing a devious grin and attempting to speak for all of the Monarchs, "that we're all going to do our homework, and get ready for class tomorrow!"
At that, the rest of McDonough's party-crashers broke up laughing.
The scene in the McDonough Arena stands, a half hour before tipoff. Luke Winn/SI
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox March 07, 2014
Inground Pool Water Features
Water features really add something to a pool - a flair and ambiance that can transform a pool into a natural /tropical, sleek/modern, or peaceful/zen backyard oasis. The relaxing sound of falling water can drown out barking dogs and nearby traffic. And it's good for your water too, aerating or mixing with oxygen. Surface agitation helps keep the pool cleaner too, as floating leaves continual are moved by the water ripples.
Today's post focuses on the types of water features that are commonly added to pools, in a pictorial format. We'll talk a look at some beautiful examples of fine craftsmanship, in these Waterfalls, Cascades, Deck Jets and Fountains.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Facing a very competitive field at the MIT/Brandeis University Invitational, MIT posted a 1-2 record this past weekend. The Engineers, whose record moved to 7-11 on the year, defeated Haverford College (16-11), but fell to the U.S. Air Force Academy (14-13) and NYU (18-9).
A 7-2 performance against Haverford helped power the epee team to a 14-13 ledger. Matt Gethers led the way with a 5-3 record as Gabriel Chan and Jeremy Hurwitz both posted totals of 4-5. Javier Ordonez rounded out the contingent by winning the only bout he competed in.
The foil team went 13-14 during the day, as its lone win was a 5-4 decision versus NYU. Spencer Sugimoto anchored the squad with a 6-3 total as Benjamin Switala registered a mark of 4-5. Sebastian Castro went 1-2 while Richard LaGrandier notched a 2-4 performance.
The sabre team's best showing was a 6-3 victory over Air Force as it went on to record a total of 11-16. Maximilian Brand paced MIT with a mark of 4-4, followed by Igor Kopylov (4-5), Rangarajan Nadadur (3-6), and Matthew Farrell (0-1).


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This is the page to come to if you want to poke around your Chrome OS device. ?These are devices that?shipped?from the factory?with Google Chrome OS on them. ?For some details about Google Chrome OS and how it differs from Chromium OS, see the?note in the FAQ about Google Chrome OS.
This guide is not?targeted?at people doing Chromium OS development or building/installing a hand-built Chromium OS image. ?For that information, see the Chromium OS Developer Guide. ?This guide is instead targeted at people who just want to hack around on their hardware. ?
Putting your Chrome OS Device into Developer Mode
All of the instructions on this page require your Chrome OS device to be in Developer Mode. ?The way to do this is a little different on each device, so you'll have to refer to the?developer information for your Chrome OS device?to figure out how.
Caution: Modifications you make to the system are not supported by Google, may cause hardware, software or security issues and may void warranty.
Note that putting your device into developer mode inherently makes it a little less secure. ?Specifically, it makes the "verified boot" that's built-in to your hardware a little bit more lax, allowing your hardware to run custom (non-Google-signed) images. It also gives you access to a "root" shell.
The procedure for booting custom images on your Chrome OS device may also be device-specific.
You can tell that you're in Developer Mode if you see one of these screens when you turn the device on:
Getting your Chrome OS Device back into Normal ModeLikewise, the process for restoring your Chrome OS device to normal mode is likely to be device-specific. In addition, if you've made changes to the SSD image while in developer mode, you may have to use the recovery process to restore your device to the factory condition. However, as long as you don't crack open the case, you shouldn't be able to do anything that can't be undone by recovery (software).
Getting to a command prompt
If you're a Linux hacker, you probably know that Google Chrome OS is built on top of Linux and you're wondering how you can jailbreak your device so you can get to a command prompt. ?It turns out: there's no need. ?The command prompt is built in to your device! ?
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before following these instructions, remember to put your device into Developer Mode (see above).
Get the command prompt through VT-2
One way to get the login prompt is through something called VT-2, or "virtual terminal 2". ?This is probably familiar to the Linux hackers out there. ?You can get to VT-2 by pressing:
...where the [ => ] key is the right-arrow key just above the number 3 on your keyboard.
Once you have the login prompt, you should see a set of instructions telling you about command-line access. ?By default, you can login as the
chronos user with no password. ?This includes the ability to do password-less sudo. ?The instructions on the screen will tell you how you can set a password. ?They also tell you how to disable screen dimming.
The instructions do tell you how to get back to the browser, but because it's so important, I'll also put it here. ?Just press:
...where the [ <= ] key is the left-arrow key just?above?the number 1 on your keyboard.
SIDE NOTE: For the technical-minded, you may realize that the top-rows of the keyboard on a Chrome OS device are actually treated by Linux as the keys F1 through F10. ?Thus, the [ => ] key is actually F2 and the [ <= ] key is actually F1.
SIDE NOTE: If you're fooling around, you might also notice that kernel messages show up on VT-8.
Getting the command prompt through crosh
Because you booted into developer mode, you also have an alternate way to get a terminal prompt. ?I'll mention this as well, since the alternate shell is a little nicer (in the very least, it keeps your screen from dimming on you), even if it is a little harder to get to. ?To use this alternate way:
Note that entering the shell this way doesn't give you all the instructions that VT-2 does (like how to set your password). ?You might want to follow the VT-2 steps once just to get the instructions.
If you want to get back to the browser without killing the shell, you can do it with [ Alt ] [ Tab ].
SIDE NOTE: You can actually create as many shells as you want. ?Just hit [ Ctrl ] [ Alt ] [ T ] again and a second shell will be opened. ?You can [ Alt ] [ Tab ] between them.
Making changes to the filesystemThe Chromium OS rootfs is mounted read-only. In developer mode you can disable the rootfs verification, enabling it to be modified.
NOTE: If you mount the root filesystem in writeable mode, even if you make no changes, it will no longer be verifiable and you'll have to use a recovery image to restore your system when you switch back to normal mode. ?Auto updates may also fail until a full payload is downloaded.
To make your rootfs writable, run this from a shell:
sudo /usr/share/vboot/bin/make_dev_ssd.sh --remove_rootfs_verification
Then reboot. Your rootfs will be mounted read/write.
Specifying command line flags for chromeSee this page. Note you will need to make the root FS writable; see above.
Started in 2019 some Chromebooks support selecting different firmware at the developer screen. Press a number to get what you want. Available options are:
This firmware is stored in the RW_LEGACY section of the SPI flash. This is a read-write section and you can update it if you like. See the chromeos-bootimage ebuild for the altfw feature and how this CBFS region is populated.
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The Tweed River Gallery is in the very beautiful town of Murwillumbah, which is where I grew up. A lot of my work draws on that time of my life, and images from that era feature frequently in my pieces. We moved away when I was 15, and at the time I was SO glad to get out of there and move on to bigger and better things (like…er…the Gold Coast!!!). Of course, these days I dream of living back in that area! So I'm really looking forward to heading down on June 6th to give a talk about my work, along with a few other artists from the show, so if you are in the area please pop along!
Artists in the show include: Julie Bartholomew, Gordon Bennett, Penny Byrne, Samantha Everton, Anna Ferran, Rew Hanks, Neil Jenkins, Jonathon Jones, Lindy Lee, Keith Looby, Fiona Lowry, Alasdair Macintyre, Dean Manning, Danie Mellor, VR Morrison, Kate O'Brien, Ben Quilty, Valerie Sparks, Robyn Stacey, Arlene TextaQueen, Christine Wilcocks and Anne Zahalka.


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Amber kind of got off the kick of making smoothies like she was in the summer. I reminded her and she helped me whip up this delight!!! I was thinking of apples but wanted to add in the flavors of apple pie. This turned out to be a very delicious smoothie, something that tastes so decadent but yet is so good for you. A perfect fall smoothie. Keep the skin on the apple, not only does it add in pretty flecks of color but it also adds fiber. A great way to start your day!!!
- 1 apple, sliced, not peeled
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp. fresh grated nutmeg
- ½ cup of 0% fat Greek yogurt, plain
- 2 Tbsp. skim milk
- 1 cup ice
- Cinnamon sugar sprinkles, optional
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This post is the first in what I hope will be an ongoing series about the cities in which I've had the pleasure of riding a bike in. No, I don't take cycling vacations per se...I don't pack a fancy road bike into a case, I don't pay people to arrange rides for me which include wine tastings. I also don't have the vacation days or funds to travel through Europe or Central America by bike for three months...because I'm not an 18 year old college kid, or a rich dentist. I mean, I wish I could do those things...and my anger is merely my way of dealing with the fact that I can't ...but you get my point. Since I don't take such trips, what I do is that during my travels (be they for pleasure, weddings, work etc.), I try to ride my bike or find a bike I can borrow so I can simply ride around for the fun of it. These are not "epic" rides, though some can be longish and epic-ish. Few involve wearing my full superhero outfit. They are basically what a local person would do as their fun ride, commute, or to get around town. Much like that guy from the TV show on National Geographic who immerses himself in nature by living out in the wild (and always ends up eating turds for their water content), I try to become one with the city. "Become one with the city", I know I sound like a douche, but you get my point. Happily, I can report that unlike the guy from National Geographic, I try not to eat any turds during my trips. I merely try to ride within the city and take it all in, even if that doesn't always include searching out that mythical local climb. I mean I get some climbing in there from time to time in some cities (I'm a man damnit), but it doesn't always work. You see, even if I wanted to, the bikes I usually end up borrowing weigh in at around 65 lbs...so merely riding them in a straight line is epic in my book.
Cycling Inquisition's Proprietary Ride Report™ Metrics:
Length of the ride: 42 miles
Bike used: A pink mountain bike, borrowed from a security guard. Mismatched flat pedals.
Quality of the roads: 8.5
Relative sense of safety while in traffic: 8
Fun Index: 10
Last week's post briefly mentioned Colombian cycling, which brought back memories of my recent trip to that country's capital. With a population of over 8 million people, Bogotá is rather large. Most cyclists imagine Bogota as merely being a city where you can't just say that the wheels on your bike are "bombproof", without them actually being bombproof. But that's not the case at all. To say that I love this city would be an understatement, and let me explain just a few of the reasons why. Sure, there's the great food, unbelievable shopping and the decriminalized prostitution (uh, I mean, if you're into that sort of thing.) The city is vibrant, friendly and all that crap. Negatives? Well, there's petty crime in Bogota, just like any other city this size. It's perhaps for this reason that it was best for me not to ride around town in a Colnago with Zipp wheels. The other reason, aside from petty crime, is that I don't have such a bike...but for the sake of this post let's just all pretend that I didn't ride a Colnago due to me being a very street-smart and wise city dweller. Speaking of Colnagos, I know we're all supposed to bow before a Colnago (should we encounter one on the road), and that their paint jobs are the most overworked object in the world aside from Joan Rivers' face, but seriously look at some of their paint jobs. What was the inspiration behind this atrocious creation? The kidney stones that Ernesto Colnago has passed? Perhaps one of Sinbad's many man-blouses? My god, even a pimp would laugh at you and tell you it's a bit "over the top".
But let's get down to business. Due to the theme of this fine blog being cycling (and not decriminalized prostitution), I shall focus on the aspects that make this city appealing to me as a person who likes to ride a bike:
1. Ciclovia
Started in 1976, the Ciclovia is a weekly event in which about 75 miles of the largest streets and avenues in the city are closed to car traffic, thus enabling the general population to ride their bikes throughout the city safely. Every Sunday from 7am to 2pm, 1.8 to 2 million (!) Bogotanos head out on their bikes and ride through a large network of streets that go from the wealthy northern suburbs to the poorest areas of the southern part of the city. I'm not gonna lie to you, there's also a few douchebags on rollerblades, and a recumbent or two...but let's ignore that. Much in the way that we have all ripped out the chunk of bread that has mold in it, only to eat the rest, I will choose to ignore that part of Bogota in order to enjoy the good part.
Valet bike parking? Why yes, certainly. Although this option is not ideal for all uses, it works very well for those who ride their bikes to one of the main public transit hubs throughout the city
The ciclovia has a general party atmosphere, and includes vendors, musicians, aerobics and dance classes at major intersections, as well as skate parks. The city also provides free bike repairs and rentals. Sickening huh? I certainly thought so, it was almost too good to be true. Was there a dark and perverse side to all of this? Well, not really. I mean, some vendors were selling what certainly appeared to be hot merchandise, namely Hincapie clothing...which is made in Colombia. There was also some Rock Racing kits being sold that looked like knock-offs, but that's about the extent of it. Not bad huh? I mean, I know some of you consider the sale of Rock Racing kits to be as bad as selling smallpox-infected blankets, but when you put it in perspective, it could be much worse.
Once a year or so, there is also a night time Ciclovia, usually around Christmas time. Here's a short documentary about the ciclovia. If the video is cutting off on your computer, you can watch it here.
2. Bike lanes and paths
Unlike mostly idiotic bike paths in the United States, which usually take you from nowhere to nowhere within suburban neighborhoods, Bogota's paths were created with commuters and everyday citizens in mind. The path's follow the major arteries on the city, and are incredibly easy to use. They are usually fully enclosed within the medians of avenues. The network is extensive, with over 450 miles in total.
Most major streets in Bogota feature bike lanes like this one, within the median. In smaller streets, the bike lanes run along the sidewalks, but are separate from both the sidewalk and the street.
This brings me to a point that I've been thinking about for some time, and here it is. Please don't hate me for saying this, but I mostly hate bike paths/trails in the United States. Why? Because they often go from nowhere to nowhere. I'm talking about the 1 to 15 mile trails that are common in many American cities and suburbs, the ones often photographed for that city's advertising and public relations efforts, the ones that often start and end at parking lots in the middle of nowhere. There are exceptions when it comes to the usability of these trails of course, but this is mostly the truth. What good is it for someone to drive their car somewhere so that they can ride their bike on what is basically a sidewalk that was plopped down in the middle of nowhere? I see the good side of it, people riding their bikes and getting out to do something, but I'm insanely bothered by the fact that the money wasted on these paths could be put to better use (more on that in a few sentences). Also, bike paths reinforce the notion that riding a bike is an activity that is only done for exercise, that riding a bike should not be done within the context of a city, and should not have anything to do with you actually going anywhere for any reason (unless you consider looping around and going back to your car "going somewhere"). I strongly believe that the reason why douchebags threaten us with their cars as we ride in traffic is that they believe riding a bike is for kids...and that if you're an adult, you should do so in the safety of a bike path/trail that goes through the woods and ends at another parking lot. While there's nothing inherently wrong with American bike paths, they certainly reinforce the notion that bikes don't belong on the road. Wouldn't you gladly give up two local paths through the woods, for a few good bike lanes in crucial parts of your town/city? Ones that could lead you to the supermarket, downtown or (oh my god) work? Wouldn't this be a better way to spend all that trail money? Stupid trails strengthen what is already in most people's minds: that bike paths are like a shooting ranges, luge tracks or a jai alai courts. They are places where certain crazy, insane activities must take place for the safety of everyone involved. Much like you don't see a guy using your street as his personal luge track (unless you live in Jamaica, and your neighbor was an extra in Cool Runnings), most people think riding a bike in a city and/or on a street is not only insane but also wrong.
Okay, let me get back to Bogota and how the mindset is so different from that of the American bike path/trail. Bogota manages to see cycling as exercise, but also as transportation and as an essential need for many within its population.
3. Car free days.
Yes, it's true. Since about the year 2000, Bogota has set aside one day out of the year where cars are not allowed in the streets. For a city this size, this is an impressive accomplishment, and the side effects it has had are interesting. You see, on that day, lots of people ride bikes to work. The result? Many realize how easy it is to do so, and continue to do so afterward.
Car-free days may seem nutty, but this is the same city that employed mimes to mock pedestrians and drivers for not following traffic laws. No, I'm not making this up. If you were a driver, and risked having a creepy mime mock you, wouldn't you follow the laws? I know I would.
Can you imagine having a car free day in your city? Insane, I know. By the way, this event is not to be confused with the similarly unusual "Man Free Night", where all men must stay home in order for women to have fun and safely enjoy the city's night life. I told you the city was crazy.
About the ride
So after asking around, I was unable to find any place that would rent a decent bike. My solution? I asked the security guard of the building I was staying in if he had a bike I could borrow, or if perhaps he knew someone that might. As it turned out, he did know of a bike I could use, a small mountain bike clearly meant for a kid no older than 13. This was okay with me, since I'm roughly the size of a 13 year old. The bike belonged to the nightime guard, and he kept it there in case he needed to run to the nearby grocery store for snacks in the middle of the night. The bike looked sort of like this, but was pink. Its shape reminded me of a cricket, a cricket made out of pink rebar. Upon seeing it, I must have let out an audible gasp, because the security guard asked me if I was okay. Together, we made some adjustments to the bike so that I could actually ride it. As we did this, I squinted in order to pretend he was my team mechanic...dialing in my bike for a lengthy training ride. Sadly, my dream-like state came to an end quickly, as the kind security guard farted loudly when he bent over to check the tire pressure. Unapologetic, he continued with the task at hand as though a small piece of the apocalypse had not just escaped from his polyester pants. Since he was doing me a huge favor, and letting me use his co-worker's pink cricket rebar bike, I chose to ignore his gas problem and proceeded as though nothing had happened. I had to wonder though, did this sort of thing ever happen to Merckx as he waited for his bike prior to Paris-Roubaix? Probably not...so I guess that's yet another thing that makes me very much unlike Merckx. That list keeps getting longer and longer through the years. Bummer.
I chose a Sunday as an ideal day to ride around the city for the first time, so I could enjoy the ciclovia and all that surrounds it. From the building I was staying in, I rode through ten blocks of Bogota's streets, and the cars were very courteous...especially when you consider how insane traffic in Bogota can be. Soon enough, I found myself within the ciclovia. That day I rode 42 miles, mostly running north-south and back, along 7th Avenue. The majority of the people riding were doing so at a quick but leisurely pace. Still, people knew how to handle their bikes and I was seldom frustrated by anyone's stupidity. As I made my way into the the city center, the amount of bike traffic rose quickly, as did the amount of vendors, musicians and repair stands on the side of the road. By and large, the people riding their bikes were out for fun, and not hard training. Having said that, I did see a couple of teams out on training rides. Full kits, some carbon fiber, these guys were often cheered on by vendors, and people on their rusty mountain bikes. Colombia has a great past in the world of cycling, and these guys seemed like real heroes to many in the ciclovia. One unexpected thing about these guys is that I saw one complete team come to a sudden stop in order for them to flirt with an attractive girl on the sidewalk. Training, it would appear, is important...but so is flirting with the girl in tight yoga pants. Is this lack of focus to blame for most Colombian cyclists not being great time trialists? Perhaps.
Although the weather was rather cool that day, and mostly overcast, when I got back to the apartment, I quickly realized that I was insanely sunburned...worse than I have ever been in my life actually. Why? Well, it's easier to get sunburned at higher altitudes, and Bogota is 8,600 feet up. As such, I should have remembered to wear sunscreen...but didn't. The upside? After my trip, I told everyone who would listen that I was sunburned because I had been "training at altitude" for the past week. Did anyone I made this comment to understand it or find it even slightly funny? No. Do any of you? Probably not.
Below are just a few pictures of my first ride that Sunday:
You know how whenever you ride, you end up getting into a bit of a race with total strangers who happen to be riding around you? On this day, this guy was my cycling arch-enemy. Laugh if you will, but the guy was insanely fast, and could climb like madman. His bike, like many others in Bogota, is a lugged steel frame with fake Pinarello stickers. It may not be a real Pinarello, but it's actually something better...a handmade steel frame from a Colombian maker who puts the stickers on in order to slightly up its value. The city is filled with these.
You know how annoying it is when people say the extremely annoying phrase "only in New York"? Well, as annoying as it is, I have to say it: "only in Bogota!"
I would love to say that wearing horrible cycling jerseys and talking on your cell phone while ridding are two things that Americans, and only Americans do. Sadly, that's not the case.
Normally, I make fun of people in unicycles...and why wouldn't I? Still, having seen this guy tackle fairly steep climbs, as well as a couple overpasses throughout the day... I can say that he can probably outlclimb 80% of American cyclists.
Powerbars my ass. Plenty of restaurants around the city will provide you with an unbelievable amount of fuel to keep you going as you ride. Pictured above is a fantastic, meat-free feast loaded with carbo goodness. Unlike food in other South American cities, Bogota's gastronomic offerings won't make visitors have the usual explosive diarrhea...which is a real plus. Having said that, I do have to ask: Was this type of meal to blame for the severe anal explosion that the security blasted my way?
If this post wasn't long enough for you, and you still want more content, watch this great slideshow (with audio) which Velo News published recently about the Vuelta A Colombia.
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Forget The Death-Star Anti-Mosquito Lasers, Here's How Nathan Myhrvold Can Help Tackle Malaria -- And Improve His Image
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Nathan Myhrvold is trying to rustle up a little positive PR for Intellectual Ventures (IV) by appointing a VP of Global Good (although it's hard to see how anyone lumbered with such a daft job title is going to be taken seriously anywhere.) You can gauge just how touchy Myhrvold is on this topic by his rather waspish response to some commentary on that move.
As Techdirt reported, Myhrvold came up with what he obviously thinks is a winning riposte whenever people criticize IV's business model based on industrial-scale patent trollery. He asks them: "How big is your malaria project?" His point being that IV does does have a malaria project, so this somehow makes up for all the bad stuff it does. There's only one slight problem: that project offers little more than fantasy solutions. For example, here are some details from Intellectual Ventures Lab's malaria page about a cool-sounding "photonic fence" designed to keep out mosquitoes:
The system would create a virtual fence made out of light -- we call it a "Photonic Fence". Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps on each fence post would beam infrared light at adjacent fence posts up to 100 feet (30 meters) away; the light would then hit strips of retroreflective material (similar to that used on highway signs) and bounce straight back toward the illuminator. A camera on each fence post monitors the reflected light for shadows cast by a hapless insect flying through the vertical plane of light.
However impressive all that technology might be, there's the obvious problem that mosquitoes could just fly over these "photonic fences". Perhaps conscious of this flaw, the page describes several other equally ingenious -- and equally impractical -- approaches to tackling malaria including the use of magnets to make mosquitoes explode and an "engineered blood substitute" to draw them away from humans (also useful for regions plagued by vampires, presumably.)
When an invading insect is detected, our software identifies it by training a nonlethal laser beam on the bug and using that illumination to estimate the insect's size and also to measure how fast its wings are beating. Using this method, the system can not only distinguish among mosquitoes, butterflies, and bumblebees, but it can even determine whether a mosquito is male or female! (Females are significantly larger than males and have slower wingbeats.) This is useful because only female mosquitoes bite humans.
This impracticality rather undermines Myhrvold's taunting of lesser mortals that don't have their own malaria project, since his lab projects seem unlikely to make any significant contribution to combatting malaria in the short term, if ever. Clearly, to tackle malaria in real-life situations, what is needed is not some super high-tech approach that looks good in TED talks, but something rather more simple and effective -- something like this, perhaps:
The University of Cape Town's Science Department believes that it has found a single dose cure for Malaria.
Unlike potentially blinding lasers, the new compound is claimed to be safe, with no adverse side effects. Of course, lots of clinical tests still need to be run to establish that and its efficacity. Then, a way to manufacture and distribute the drug to malaria victims will need to be found. The worry has to be that traditional drug companies won't be interested in helping here, since the drug must be sold cheaply if it is to reach the millions of people most affected by malaria, and that means few if any profits -- not something pharma companies are happy with.
This was announced by researchers that have been working on this compound, from the aminopyridine class, for several years. Unlike conventional multidrug malaria treatments that the malaria parasite has become resistant to, Professor Kelly Chibale and his colleagues now believe that they have discovered a drug that over 18 months of trials "killed these resistant parasites instantly".
So here's a suggestion. If Myhrvold really wants to burnish the image of Intellectual Ventures through philanthropic activities, he should forget about appointing his VP of Global Good, and drop his fun but useless malaria program. Instead, he and his company should offer to pay all the costs for carrying out the clinical tests of this new anti-malarial drug, and for setting up a large-scale manufacturing program sufficient to treat everyone in the world that has the disease, or is at risk from it. Helping to circumvent problems caused by drug companies' obsession with patents and exorbitant profits would be a truly fitting way to atone for the sins of Intellectual Ventures.
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