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Bystanders lift car off Watertown cyclist, Newton driver not charged in accident
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1 Bystanders lift car off Watertown cyclist, Newton driver not charged in accident By Dan Atkinson / Staff Writer GateHouse News Serv ice Posted Jun 01, 05:07 PM Business News Target Is Hiring: Harder Than Getting Into Ha r v a r d? 7 A pps You 're Going to Need This Football Season 3 00 Million Rea son s to Lov e the CFPB Suggested Stories UPDATE: 41 -y ear-old Wa r eh a m m a n w h o jum ped from Bourne Bridge w a s a su icide Hot Online: Clint Eastw ood chair speech Ranger sting alarm s beachgoers at Herring Cov e From the Web Dr. Ph il's Stolen Ca r : A $1 00 Pr oblem. Life Goes Strong BMW 3 Ser ies GT spied Auto Express Fou r Wa y s to Bea t th e Dea ler on a New Ca r Fox Business Sponsored content crash. What's this? Newton A driver ran over a cy clist and attempted to back up with the cy clist still under the car last week, and the cy clist was only freed after by standers lifted the car off him. But the driver was not at fault in the accident, according to police. According to police reports, a 40-year-old Watertown man was cycling east on Commonwealth Avenue in the 2300 block at about 5:20 p.m. on May 27. The cy clist told police he was traveling in the far right of the lane at about 15 mph, passing cars that were stuck or moving slowly in traffic. Off-duty Wayland Police Officer Tyler Castagno was in his truck on Commonwealth Avenue near the Mobil station when he saw the cyclist go by. Suddenly, Castagno said, a red Toyota Corolla swerved to the right to enter a driveway, knocking the cy clist over and pulling him under the car. All I could see of [the cyclist] was his knees to his feet, Castagno said. Everything else, the car was on top. Castagno s fiancée dialed 911 as he tried to lift the car up off the cy clist. Three y ouths from another car came to help, and they and Castagno banged on the car when the driver, a 38-y earold Newton woman, gunned it in reverse with the man still underneath. The group then lifted the car off the stricken cyclist. We started moving it as high as we could so we wouldn t scrape his body, Castagno said. Castagno did not think the man was breathing as they moved the car past his torso and head. But other drivers had stopped and provided first aid, and Newton firefighters and EMTs quickly arrived and got him breathing again. The man was taken to Beth Israel Hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. Castagno, a Way land resident who s been a police officer for two y ears, had been on his way to his aunt s house in Waltham to help her move some things, but when he got there his back went spazzy because of lifting the car. He had no complaints, though. It was pure adrenaline, I didn t think about it, Castagno said. I knew if the car stay ed on him, he was going to die. Lt. Bruce Apotheker said the actions of Castagno and other bystanders helped save the cyclist s life. And according to the investigating officer, Apotheker said, the driver was not at fault for the The cyclist s actions, which were confirmed by his own statements, contributed to the crash, Apotheker said. The driver told police she never saw the cy clist, and because he had not previously passed her, she had no reason to expect he would be there, Apotheker said. She was not cited for improper operation. State law states that It shall not be a defense for a motorist causing an accident with a bicy cle that the bicy cle was to the right of vehicular traffic. But the same section also states No person operating a vehicle that overtakes and passes a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction shall make a right turn at an intersection or driveway unless the turn can be made at a safe distance from the bicy clist at a speed that is reasonable and proper. The officer felt a reasonable and prudent person would not be expecting someone on their right, Apotheker said. Copy r ig h t New ton TA B. Som e r ig h ts r eser v ed Comments (23) du lles First, Castagno, Apotheker, everyone that helped out in this situation -- thank you!!! You 're Newton's finest. Second, thank goodness the cyclist was wearing a helmet. For goodness sakes, always wear a helmet when riding a bike. 1/9
2 But as posters said in the previous article on this story, something doesn't quite add up here. The cyclist may have contributed to the crash (the logic might be as simple as: 'he didn't swerve out of the way in time'). But I strongly suspect the motorist also contributed to the crash. My first question would be whether the car signaled before making the turn. The description that the car 'unexpectedly swerved' suggests the driver did not signal -- which would put the driver at least partially at fault. If the driver doesn't signal, other traffic on the road doesn't psychically know that a car is about to take a turn. There's also something odd about the physics. The cyclist moving at 15mph. He was passing traffic, so the traffic was probably moving less than 10mph. Somehow the car 'swerved unexpectedly' even though it was hardly moving... but at the same time the collision was hard enough to pull the cyclist under the car. I gu ess it's possible, bu t something doesn't add u p. Maybe the cyclist was going more like >20 mph and estimated the actu al collision speed at 15mph? fu rtim The Mass Bike law is pretty clear on this point. It states, SPECIFICA LLY : 'It shall not be a defense for any motorist cau sing an accident with a bicycle that the bicycle was to the right of auto traffic.' Shall not be a defense. Period. Not 'shall not be a defense, unless a police officer thinks it was ok'. Just a plain old 'shall not'. There's no way to read that sentence that validates what the officer said. Text of the law: Inju redbiker 'When turning to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway an operator shall yield the right of way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, including a bicycle on the right of the other approaching vehicles, which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. It shall not be a defense for a motorist causing an accident with a bicycle that the bicycle was to the right of vehicular traffic.' Apparently Newton is hiring police who don't know the bicycle laws? That's pretty shocking, given how many serious bicycle COLLISIONS (they're not 'accidents') there have been in Newton in the last 1-2 years. du rtim, I looked up Mass. State Law separately and you 're correct. The officer's statements suggesting fault are opinions, and it's regrettable that those biased comments got put in print. There's a lot about this story that's fishy. I suspect the officer, in trying to do the right thing, was cutting the traumatized driver a break (bad enou gh that the cyclist got ru n over). Chestnu tstreet 2/9
3 Fu rtim --- you need to re-read the law. '...that the bicycle was to the right of au to traffic.' This means the bicyclist needs to be abiding by traffic rules and the driver of the car would have needed to pass the bicyclist while driving. The driver did not pass the bicyclist, so had no idea he was there. The law in question, Section 14 of chapter 90; states the driver must be aware of the bicyclist; specifically he / she must 'overtake' the bicyclist first (i.e. the car must have passed the bicycle). In addition, the bicyclist was NOT abiding by traffic rules and regulations. A bicyclist may only use the right lane to pass a car and only after signaling. He / she may not u se that lane as a means of circu mventing bu mper to bu mper traffic. I am not one to agree with drivers of vehicles; particular when they injury a bicyclist or pedestrian. But in this case, I would have to agree with the police officer. Inju redbiker So the cyclist was run over and WOULD HAVE DIED if it weren't for numerous bystanders who saved him from suffocation and rescue crews who resuscitated him...and you 're concerned about the DRIVER being TRAUMATIZED? du -- I see the part you are quoting. IANAL, but I think there'll probably be L's involved before all is said & done. The bits about a cyclist only using the space to the right of the lane to pass a car, and only after signaling are new to me, and I've been cycling (safely) for 15+ years. I've also never heard that it's illegal for a cyclist to pass to the right of bumper-to-bumper traffic. Can you quote the relevant bits of law here for us? -- I'm guessing at the officer's reasoning not to ticket the driver after getting onto the scene. Believe me, I spend more time on my bike than I do in my car, so whichever way this story unfolds, it makes me (and coincidentally my wife) very concerned. qwrrty I is correct. Chapter 85.11b of the Massachusetts General Law says that a bicyclist 'may keep to the right when passing a motor vehicle which is moving in the travel lane of the way'. There are no exceptions listed for passing bumper-to-bumper traffic. jq 3/9
4 @ChestnutStreet -- You have misread MA General Law chapter 85 section 11B, which reads '(1) the bicycle operator may keep to the right when passing a motor vehicle which is moving in the travel lane of the way, (2) the bicycle operator shall signal by either hand his intention to stop or tu rn'. Judging from the article (which may not be the whole story), the driver made a moving violation (right turn without signalling) and right-hooked the cyclist. That, and MAGL90sec14 will be enough for lawyers to have a field day with her and with the officer on the scene. Simply put, the cyclist was proceeding legally and it was the driver's responsibility to make su re the coast was clear before starting the maneu ver. BTW there is another relevant quote from MAGL90sec14: 'When turning to the right, an operator shall do so in the lane of traffic nearest to the right-hand side of the roadway and as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of roadway.' That is supposed to make right hooks impossible, but obviously the driver was at least a handlebar's width (24' = 1/3 car-width) from the curb. Furthermore, considering that almost all eastbound traffic on the 2300 block comes from high-speed roads and ramps, the driver's claim that she had not passed the cyclist earlier deserves hard scrutiny. - the report does say that the cyclist was passing cars that were slowed or stopped in traffic. I am not very familiar with that particu lar stretch of Comm Ave, but if it slows down enough at rush hour, it's entirely plausible that the cyclist would pass many cars who had not passed him, even if they entered the road from a high-speed onramp. JD71 When I read the law, it sou nds like the whole 'bicycle on the right of traffic' means oncoming traffic. It is my u nderstanding that the bike was going in the same direction as the car, and that the car never 'overtook' the bike. Also, since the story indicates the bike was passing slowing/stopped cars and the driver of the car did not pass the bike at any point, if I were driving the car, there is no way I wou ld expect the bike to be there either. Plus the driver was making a right turn, not a left turn as mentioned in the law. I think it would be best if everybody paid more attention when they are driving, riding, etc. and if bikes follow the rules of the road. It's very dangerous to ride a bicycle or even a motorcycle in any city, and riders should do everything they can to protect themselves and not make themselves vulnerable to injury or worse. I am familiar with that section of comm. ave. and it's one lane each way so there is no place else the car could have been. It can be argued all day long, but the bottom-line is if the bike wasn't passing traffic on the right, the accident wouldn't have happened. It sounds like a real tragedy was narrowly avoided and I wish the injured man a speedy recovery, but if the bicyclist would have just waited in traffic like everybody else, we would all be talking about something else right now. Here is the law in qu estion: No person operating a vehicle that overtakes and passes a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction shall make a right turn at an intersection or driveway u nless the tu rn can be made at a safe distance from the bicyclist at a speed that is reasonable and proper. When approaching for a left tu rn on a two-way street, an operator shall do so in the lane of traffic to the right of and nearest to the center line of the roadway and the left tu rn shall be made by passing to the right of the center line of the entering way where it enters the intersection from his left. When turning to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway an operator shall yield the right of way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, including a bicycle on the right of the other approaching vehicles, which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard. It shall not be a defense for a motorist causing an accident with a bicycle that the bicycle was to the right of vehicular traffic. When approaching for a left turn on a one-way street, an operator shall do so in the lane of traffic nearest to the left-hand side of the roadway and as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of roadway. No person shall open a door on a motor vehicle unless it is reasonably safe to do so without interfering with the movement of other traffic, including bicyclists and pedestrians. Whoever violates the preceding sentence shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100. 4/9
5 'if I were driving the car, there is no way I wou ld expect the bike to be there either' Here's one strategy, instead of assuming there is no bike behind you, check your mirrors in every case before making a turn. Contrary to what someone else said, a bike can move ahead of traffic on the left if it is stopped. A bike lane formalizes this. It can certainly be argu ed that this sets u p conflict bu t it does not absolve the driver of checking the mirrors and u sing a directional (I'm not su re what they mean whey they say the driver u nexpectedly took a right tu rn, bu t that says to me they didn't signal.) The cop seems to conclude this accident was inevitable, but someone needs to take responsibility for situations like this, and I think its on the lane changer to check mirrors and use directionals. That's how I drive my car anyway. jordan lewis ring insanity amongst moonbats in the capital of moonbats-- a few thou sand pou nd car and and u nprotected --w/o seat belt and airbags candidate for-----su icide, amazing the depths of du mbness at the Tab. yesterday i watched in shock as bikes darted traffic, went thru red lights and weaved in the roads bu ilt for cars. have you folks lost you r sanity or eyesight? the Tab has lost all sense of ju dgment in the moonbat capital of Mass. Get these potential su icides off the roads or there will be blood on the hands of all. the november elections will clean house; the Tab will cry but hopefully Frank and his Balser-Stone-Creem pettyfoger will enjoy the retirement pensions you pay with every check you pay in taxes. it really is time to take back N ewton from the moonbats. Linsky, Frank, Balser, Stone Creem lets debate! A nytime any place anyware! With each bike death or inju ry, blame is to be directed at the Tab for its u tter disregard for reality. where is the chief of police?,,,,,forgot another appointee...with a coming pension! du -- hope you 'll find employment again soon, so that you can do something more productive than spending your days spamming boards with trolling nonsense. (yeah, I'm shocked at the way some cyclists behave -- and more shocked by some drivers who dart through traffic, speed through red lights and weave in the roads without signaling. The difference that is lost on Jordan is that a careless cyclist is likely to get her/himself hurt or killed; a careless driver is likely to hurt/kill someone else.) cobbie 5/9
6 Isn't there more reporting to be done on this story? A police officer witness reports, 'Suddenly.. a red Toyota Corolla swerved to the right to enter a driveway.' And the Newton police state, The cyclists actions, which were confirmed by his own statements, contributed to the crash.' Are we supposed to accept that these accidents are inevitable. As a driver and a bicyclist, I think we need better information and clearer rules. JD71 'Here's one strategy, instead of assuming there is no bike behind you, check your mirrors in every case before making a turn. Contrary to what someone else said, a bike can move ahead of traffic on the left if it is stopped. A bike lane formalizes this. It can certainly be argu ed that this sets u p conflict bu t it does not absolve the driver of checking the mirrors and u sing a directional (I'm not su re what they mean whey they say the driver u nexpectedly took a right tu rn, bu t that says to me they didn't signal.) The cop seems to conclude this accident was inevitable, but someone needs to take responsibility for situations like this, and I think its on the lane changer to check mirrors and use directionals. That's how I drive my car anyway.' The problem with your scenario is that the driver was not changing lanes, they were turning into a driveway. There was only one lane of travel and the car was in it. The bicyclist decided to make his own lane of travel by driving on the right of the vehicles that were in the proper travel lane, thus making himself vulnerable to a right turning vehicle. It is a tragic event no doubt, but try as they may, the bicycle enthusiasts can't change the fact that if the bicyclist was obeying the rules of the road and waiting in traffic which we can all agree is no fun, than the accident most likely wouldn't have happened. It is because the bicyclist decided to make his own bike path and pass all those vehicles on the right, that he pu t himself in danger. He gambled and he lost. I'm ju st glad he wasn't more seriously injured or worse. He should be very grateful to the good samaritans and emergency crews that were able to save his life. Hopefully everyone involved in this situation can learn from it. I really hope that the various bicycle advocacy groups can stress to their members that they are responsible for their own safety and for obeying the ru les of the road. I also hope motorists can be made more aware that there are more and more bicyclists on the road. JD71, I do understand and appreciate your point. I'm going to guess that you are coming at it from the perspective of a vehicular cyclist that says that best practice is to ride in the lane when it is safe to do so. Bu t to say that a cyclist is not obeying the law when passing traffic on the right is incorrect. Please check M.G.L Chapter 85 section 11 'Every person operating a bicycle upon a way... shall be subject to the traffic laws and regulations of the commonwealth and the special regulations contained in this section, except that: (1) the bicycle operator may keep to the right when passing a motor vehicle which is moving in the travel lane of the way...' This isn't esoteric stuff, anyone who has been observing the road can see that cyclists ride on the right side and can overtake traffic when its stopped, as long as they obey they same traffic sings and signals. This includes the driver in the collision, and the cop who gave her a pass that day. And the person who thinks they can unexpectedly swerve to take a right hand turn, without looking behind them potentially places others in peril. Its just not supportable to place all the blame on the cyclist, even if they are in greater danger... and that's not to say it doesn't make sense to ride defensively at all times. I know my life depends on it. chad_d 6/9
7 OK now you 're ju st being silly, you want the cyclist off to the right when traffic is moving and you want them ou t in line with the cars when traffic is stopped. A s a cyclist i wou ld like to know at what speed you want me to be in the road in front of you vs off to the right where we are su pposed to be (by law). Believe me if we were in front of you and traffic started moving you 'd be laying on the horn becau se bikes don't go from zero to 30mph in 3 seconds. I for one go ou t of my way to obey traffic ru les on a bike becau se I know we are u nder extra scru tiny. Ju st this weekend at the intersection of beacon and chestnu t I stopped a the light and even thou gh there was no traffic, I waited for the green light...even while a car behind me laid on the horn. Why he ju st didn't want me to slow him down when the light tu rned green. Do cyclists get testy about this stuff? Darn right. It's because scenes like the one I described happen over and over and over and there are not repercussions for the drivers. Then something like this terrible accident happens and by all appearances the driver is at fault and again, there are no consequences. Oh and since the driver wasn't cited that means that the cyclist is responsible for all his medical bills and the damage to his bike. Fair? I don't think so. I hope that the cyclist has the financial means to bring suit against the driver and drags every single witness including the police on the scene into the courtroom to go on record that it's OK to make an turn without signaling that results in an accident and it's nobody's fault. JD71 I think some of you are missing my point. A bike shou ld be riding in the travel lane. If a vehicle travelling in the same direction is going to overtake that bike and pass him on the left, the driver may even need to cross over into another lane to give room to the bicyclist to continu e on their way. I think we can all agree on that and the law states that. This car never overtook the cyclist and did not tu rn left. There was no travel lane to the right of the car, so why wou ld someone expect another vehicle (bike) to be passing them on the right. The problem remains that the bicyclist apparently decided to leave the designated travel lane and create his own way on the shou lder of the road, passing stopped vehicles on the right. I don't care if you r on a bike, a motorcycle, or a broomstick, if you pass cars on the right in that fashion, sooner or later you will get clipped. Many cyclists I have seen also act as if they are not bou nd by the rules of the road and don't stop for redlights, stop signs, etc. The same can be said about a fair number of drivers too, but cyclists are really taking their lives in their hands with this behavior. The bicycle groups (some members) seem to want to have it both ways. They want to be treated as equals to cars, trucks, etc. but they don't want to abide by the same rules. The bottom line is that there will always be more cars/trucks on the roadway than bicycles or motorcycles. If your offended by that statement, sorry, but it's the truth. The riders of these 2 wheeled vehicles need to be especially carefull of their surroundings and the choices they make, at least for their own safety if no other reason. Sometimes you don't get a second chance in a bike or motorcycle accident. If you guys feel that leaving the travel lane and passing on the right a bu nch of stopped or slowed vehicles in a heavily popu lated and heavily travelled area was a smart thing to do and didn't expose this poor guy to a strong potential of something bad happening, I don't know what else to say. I guess we agree to disagree. As for the car not signalling before making the right hand tu rn, I didn't read that as being confirmed for su re in any of the stories. Did I miss something? A nd as far as the law you qu ote, it says: 'the bicycle operator may keep to the right when passing a motor vehicle which is moving in the travel lane of the way...' but the articles I have seen said that traffic was stopped or just about stopped, so not really moving in the travel lane. Sounds like a good old fashioned rush hour traffic jam to me. I don't see anything in the law that states bicycles are allowed to pass vehicles stopped in a traffic jam on the right, and I think from a common sense, self-preservation standpoint, it's a really bad idea. I think unfortunately traffic jams apply to all vehicles. I also read in that law that the bicyclist's are allowed to ride on the sidewalk. I wonder why more cyclists don't take that rou te if it's allowed. It seems like it might be safer? I'm not a bicyclist bu t on it's face it seems like a better idea than battling with vehicles every day. So to my cycling friends I say this: I am a lawfu l driver. I obey the speed limit. I stop for stop signs, red lights, and pedestrians in crosswalks. I go on green lights and I try my best to be mindful of bicyclists and motorcyclists sharing the road with me. If everyone can abide by these simple ru les and laws, hopefu lly there will be a lot fewer of the tragedies. Ride safely and have a great su 'A bike shou ld be riding in the travel lane.' That's not correct, read M.G.L Chapter 85 section 11 again. It says a bike is a vehicle, bu t it makes an *exception* to say that a bike can ride and pass on the right. It's really really clear abou t this, even if it doesn't seem fair that they aren't obliged to sit in traffic with everyone else. This isn't the same as lane splitting, where a bike or a motorcycle pu lls in between lanes of traffic, which as far as I know is not legal. Now, I'd have to say passing is passing, regardless if the cars are moving, creeping or completely stopped, and it would be ridiculous to expect a bike near the shoulder is going to start and stop with traffic when his way is clear and it is safe to proceed.. But the letter of the law does specify that the traiffic is moving while not giving any direction on what to do if its jammed, so I am going to look into this, starting with massbike. Its definitely unsafe to pass in a narrow space if you are going alot faster than everyone else, and bad form to make people pass you several times in stop and go traffic if its a tight squeeze. But at best its a grey area and all I can do is get the opinion of a lawyer. chad_d 7/9
8 Thank R_Adams, I'd love to hear your results. I've been riding in this state for 15+ years and there's NO faster way to provoke a driver than to ride in front of them in the travel lane. Forcing them to cross the center line to pass you is ju st dangerou s all the way arou nd and I've seen riders be reprimanded for this by police officers (in Concord actu ally). I agree 100% that the ru les of the road are the ru les of the ROA D not the vehicle so cyclists must obey all of the ru les ju st as cars wou ld, and I make it a point to do so. I don't think the previous statement holds water, it's clear from the language of the law; 'the bicycle operator may keep to the right when passing a motor vehicle which is moving in the travel lane of the way...' that this is referring to cars traveling as opposed to parked cars. Chad, I haven't heard back from massbike on the wording in question but John Allen, who is not a lawyer but a vehicular cycling advocate who is steeped in the legalese wrote about it here: He compares m.g.l. with the uniform vehicle code. Passing on the right is obviously risky. He concludes that the law allows for passing on the right *at your own* risk which means, if you end up crashing into someone, you, the cyclist, are at fault. Which would set me up for a mea culpa, if anyone is still reading. The cyclist was not breaking the law, bu t was taking a risk that resu lted in him being pinned u nder a car. Bu t, this is ju st an interpretation, bu t it is annoying that its is murky, especially since the law was amended last year to clarify what cyclists are supposed to do. One more reason this should be cleared up is because Boston implemented bike boxes with bike lanes on Comm. Ave. These allow encourage cyclists to pass *stationary* traffic to get up in front of it, for visibility's sake, so obviously you are allowed to pass stationary traffic on the right, and they are creating the infrastructure to minimize the risk. Its important to realize that the bike lanes are not continued in intersections. If traffic is gridlocked, there is definitely more risk to overtake traffic even if you have the right of way. I'm going to try asking Nicole Freedman. In another page, John S. Allen comes to another inconclusive conclusion: 'As they approach the 'bike box', bicyclists are generally overtaking stationary vehicles on the right, but the definition of moving is somewhat unclear; it may include motor vehicles which are waiting in traffic, even if not moving at the moment.' So, I guess he doesn't really know either. While I'm still thinking about it, JD71 thoughtfully asks why more cyclists don't use the sidewalk. I want to point out that this cause more accidents than it will save, becau se a bicyclist on a sidewalk is more hidden from the view of a car riding along side it, especially when there is on street parking. When that car makes a right turn, bang, same right hook but more preventable. (Not to mention the fact that riding a bicycle on a sidewalk at faster than walking speed is obnoxious and dangerous for pedestrians, and is generally forbidden in urban areas.) I'm back. I still don't have an opinion from a lawyer, but I do have a reasonable explanation on the choice of words 'moving.' MGL allows passing vehicles on the right if the vehicle is stopped for a left tu rn. ( ) That is tru e for all vehicles (e.g. bikes and cars.) MGL also allows bicycles as a special case (e.g. bikes and not cars) to pass moving traffic on the right. ( ) So those are you r two scenarios, moving and stopped, and the cyclist was not breaking the law by riding and passing on the right. The law also does not require a motorist to check the mirrors before turning, but does require the use of turn signals. I read the police report, but I don't feel right reprinting it here, so tru st me when I say that the witnesses cou ld not say for su re that the driver did not signal, bu t several of them stated the tu rn was abrupt, and they also stated that the bicyclist was riding in a straight line and a reasonable speed. The policeman did not document any statement from the driver on whether or not she signaled before turning, and furthermore countered the witnesses statements on the cyclist's proper operation of his vehicle by stating in the report that he appeared 'all of a su dden.' So it is pretty clear to me he gave the motorist a pass. If the driver had instead hit a pedestrian in the sidewalk at the moment she turned, she would have almost certainly been cited. Lesson learned: following the law will not keep you from getting run over with apparent impunity, but maybe you can at least sue for damages... but I am not a lawyer. Login or register to post a comment: 8/9
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Let me give you an example. If, back in August, you expected the Lions to make the playoffs this year– not to mention the Super Bowl -- you were probably setting yourself up for a big disappointment. After all, it's been a while since the Lions last had a winning season, and they've never been to a Super Bowl, not even when Barry Sanders was roaming the backfield. But, if all you expected was an improvement upon last year's results, well then, this year has been a roaring success. Just think, last year the Lions lost every game, making them the first NFL team ever to do so. But this year, the Lions have not only won one game, they've already won two games. I'm not a mathematician, but that's a 200% improvement. What more can we ask of them?
Quite often what would seem to be bad news can be portrayed as good news – if we set a low bar of expectations. Consider the recent report that GM lost "only" $1.8 billion in the last quarter. Now that may not sound like good news, but it beat expectations, and so GM could hail their loss as a gain – simply because the experts thought they would lose a lot more money.
Yes, if we set the bar low enough, we can all be successful in life! But, what if someone raises the bar? Indeed, what if someone sets up for us radical expectations? How should we handle this? How will we define success?
Well, this is the problem this morning's Advent lesson poses for us. And, the one who
brings to us this high bar of expectation is none other than John the Baptist -- that locust-eating, scraggly-bearded, crazy man of the desert. It is John who invites us to consider a new path, a new way of living in the presence of God. John says to us, God is going to do a new thing, and so we have to get ready.
1. The Way of Baptism – It Washes Us Clean
I don't know about you, but I find John's first question to the gathering crowd a bit disconcerting. At the very least, he's not very polite. He doesn't welcome the crowd with open arms. There's no warm up, no flattery. He just calls them a "brood vipers" and asks who had sent them to be baptized. This isn't the way to grow a church!
Although John might not have the best marketing skills, he does ask a good question. Why are you here? What is your motive? By referring to them as a brood of vipers, he seems to be pointing back to Genesis 3 and the story of the Fall. It would appear that while they claimed to be the children of God, he saw them as the children of Satan. So the question remains – why have you come to be baptized? Are you willing to go all the way and renounce your allegiance to the evil one? This question was part of the ancient rite of baptism. No wonder the Emperor Constantine delayed his baptism until he lay on his death bed. Apparently he decided that being Emperor and being a baptized Christian weren't compatible. But, here we are, having been called to be baptized, to be washed clean, so that we can take up the journey that leads for us to Bethlehem's manger and beyond.
2. The Way of the Spirit – It's Radical
John announces a way forward that isn't about a set of doctrines, but a way of life. It's a way of sharing in God's presence even as we live in the world. According to John, this way forward involves high expectations.
In the verses that precede this morning's text, Luke points us to Isaiah's declaration that on the day of the Lord the path forward will be made straight, the valleys will be filled, and the rough ways made smooth so that all flesh might see salvation together (Isaiah 40:3-5). As you listen to this statement from Isaiah, perhaps you can hear the stirring strains of Handel's aria "Every Valley shall be Exalted."
John comes into the picture, with Isaiah's mantle, preparing us for a journey that will transform the world. This is a tall order, and John wants us to look closely at our motives – why are we here? What is our agenda? He asks this question because baptism initiates us into the way of the Spirit. While we may claim to be children of Abraham, John asks whether we have demonstrated this allegiance with fruit. Advent promises a new direction for humanity, but what does it mean for us to enter this new age that John heralds? What does it require of us?
Harvey Cox, Professor Emeritus of Religion at Harvard, wrote a new book called the Future of Faith. In this book, Professor Cox suggests that we're standing at the edge of a new age of the Spirit. This new age looks back to an age of faith that existed at the moment of the church's birth in the first century, but it also will look very different from the one we've known at least since the day of Constantine. In this new age of the Spirit, we'll no longer depend on culture or society to define our faith. Instead, we'll look to God's Spirit and the bar of expectation that the Spirit sets for us. In this new age of the Spirit, we will again look at the world through the eyes of Jesus, letting his life, his teachings, his death, and his resurrection define what it means to live before God. This is the new Advent that lies ahead of us, as we journey toward the revealing of the God who comes to us in the babe born in Bethlehem.
3. Living Up to Radical Expectations – Bearing Fruit
John's ministry involved two things – preaching a message of repentance and offering baptism as the way of receiving God's salvation. Although John seems to speak harshly to his audience, like Malachi, he assumes that his audience both belongs to the people of God and that they have gotten off track. They need to be washed clean so that they can be made whole.
John invites his audience to participate in a process the ancient church called the "via purgativa." That is, he invited them to purge their lives of the things that held them back from sharing in the things of God. John invites us to share in the same process, one that might involve fasting or giving of our money or time for the good of another, or it might involve gathering together with a small group of spiritual friends and sharing one's vulnerabilities. Brian McLaren points out that this process isn't the same thing as penance, because we're not paying for our sins. We're simply practicing humility and service before God.1
In answer to the question – what must we do? John offers his own methods of purging one's self of the things that keep us from experiencing the fullness of God's presence. At first, these words might sound rather dismal, but John says that they bear good news. If you can receive them, your life will be changed by the purifying fire of God that sets us free from the things that hold us back from experiencing the presence of God – that is, the chaff of life.
And what are these radical expectations? John tells those who have two coats – and most of us have more than two -- to share one of them with someone who lacks a coat. If you have food, then share what you have with the one who doesn't have food. If you're a tax collector then don't charge more than what is expected, and if you're a soldier, then don't use your power to extort money from your neighbors. In other words, love your neighbors as you love yourselves.
This is the new way of the Spirit, which does set the bar exceedingly high. And, remember that Jesus told the rich man – if you want to be saved, then sell everything you have and give it to the poor (Luke 18:18-30). While these may be difficult words for us to hear, they do set for us a goal, a way of living life in the presence of God that will change not only our lives, but the world itself.
Although the road forward involves high expectations, we go forward lifted up and carried by God's grace. We go forward knowing that in our own strength we will fall short, because the bar is set so high. But remember that the refiner's fire doesn't destroy, it purifies. And the one who baptizes with fire, simply removes the chaff, not the grain. It is, as theologian Reinhold Niebuhr wrote many years ago:
In its profoundest insights the Christian faith sees the whole of human history as involved in guilt, and finds no release from guilt except in the grace of God. The Christian is freed by that grace to act in history; . . .2
And this is the good news of Advent: We have been set free by God's grace to pursue the upward call of God, which will transform not only our lives, but the world in which we live.
2. Reinhold Niebuhr in Reinhold Niebuhr: Theologian of Public Life, Larry Rasmussen, ed., (New York: Harper-Collins, 1989), p. 252.
Preached by:
Dr. Robert D. Cornwall
Pastor, Central Woodward Christian Church
Troy, Michigan
Advent 3
December 13, 2009

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As far as I'm concerned, the transition has already occurred between the older generation of Kardashian merchandise pimpstresses and the new generation of Jenner-bred money-makers, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.
Even puppet master momager Kris Jenner can see that the paying public will soon tire of her prized pig Kim Kardashian banging her way around the rap world, and Kourtney Kardashian hasn't said an interesting word in eleven years, combined with the fact that her baby daddy now seems to be a certifiable skeeve, and Khloe Kardashian, well, eating galaxies might get you a cool comic book line, but it's hardly going to get you hard selling to tween girls. Hence, Kylie and Kendall, specifically Kendall Jenner at the moment, who the Kardashian machine now has making as many good-looking public appearances as humanly possible (and she does look good).
Meanwhile, the good pimping folks at E! have been solidly running Kendall Jenner bikini baring episodes of Keeping Up With the Kardashians this month, that lovable show where America's favorite anything-for-money family gets silly and wild and shares their most intimate life's moments on camera in exchange for cash. It's disturbing and ever so wrong, but with Kendall on board, it's watchable. Enjoy.


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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts will present Supper with Shakespeare: The Evolution of English Banqueting December 13, 2012-March 31, 2013, an exhibit celebrating the spectacular dining experiences during Tudor times.
The free exhibition will offer "displays of culinary wonder," and "dining related objects of silver, ceramic, and glass from the MIA's collection, as well as an assortment of loan objects such as period cookbooks, food molds, and kitchen utensils. In addition, the museum will host free lectures related to the exhibit and a Tudor dinner including a recipe swap.
For more information, visit the museum's website.


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I'm going to have more to say about the inscriptions later on, but first I'll note their contents as they appear in Tineke Hellwig and Eric Tagliacozzo's The Indonesia Reader (2009, Duke). I'll use a better source another time for the translation and notes, but this is just to give a taste of what these early inscriptions are like. Arlo Griffiths has been working on an updated translation of the inscriptions, and I'm fairly sure his translations will interpret the material slightly differently, but these translations will do for now.
Most (all?) of the stones are in the Museum Nasional in Jakarta, some in the new air-conditioned building with good labels and others in the courtyard of the old building, exposed to the elements (and to the air pollution of central Jakarta). I seem to remember at least one of them being placed right near the toilets; certainly most visitors to the museum generally ignore the inscriptions, as they do with other important pieces, but that's presumably because no effort was made to highlight them.
|The central courtyard of the Museum Nasional (old building). The famous statue of Adityavarman, tantric ruler of part of Sumatra in the fourteenth century, is through the doorway at the far end. You can also see the National Monument (Monas) outside the building. I like the space, don't get me wrong - but it's probably terrible for preservation long-term. h/t Gunawan Kartapranata.
AThe inscriptions record the gifts given by Mūlavarman to the priests and praise the king and his family. They record perhaps the first ever personal name in an Austronesian language, Kundungga, although it's not perhaps the first recorded Austronesian word, as the Đông Yên Châu inscription from central Vietnam is slightly older and mostly written in Old Cham, an Austronesian language that might have been mutually intelligible with Old Malay. All of the other names and concepts written on the stones are in Sanskrit and are fairly common names, suggesting a cultural break after Kundungga.
The illustrious lord-of-men, the mighty Kundung[g]a, had a famous son, Asvavarman by name, who like unto Amshumang, was the founder of a noble race. His were three eminent sons resembling three sacrificial fires. Foremost among these three and distinguished by austerity, strength, and self-restraint was the illustrious Mūlavarman, the lord-of-kings, who had a Bahusuvarnaka sacrifice performed. For that sacrifice this sacrificial post has been established by the eminent Brahmans.
When the illustrious and eminent prince King Mūlavarman had given a gift of twenty thousand cattle to the Brahmans who resemble the sacrificial fire, at the most sacred place, namely Vaprakeshvara, for that deed of merit this sacrificial post has been made by the priests who had come thither.
Let the foremost priests and whosoever other pious men [there be] hear of the meritorious deeds of Mūlavarman, king of illustrious and resplendent fame [let them hear] of his great gifts: Bahudāna, Jīvadāna, Kalpavrkshadāna, and Bhūmidāna. For these multitudes of pious deeds this sacrificial post has been set up by the priests.
Hail to the might king, the illustrious Mūlavarman of exalted rank, whose gifts have been recorded at this holy spot after he, the most excellent king, has bestowed on Brahmans the gifts of water, ghee, tawny cows, and sesame seeds, as well as eleven bulls.
The illustrious king Mūlavarman gave away in charity a heap of sesame seeds together with a multitude of lamps. This sacrificial pillar has been engraved upon [and set up in commemoration of] those two [gifts].
|Another image of one of the stones in the National Museum. h/t Meursault2004
We can see the apparent adoption of Indian concepts throughout the Kutai inscriptions: the language is Indic; the script is from southern India; the concepts of yūpa (sacrificial stones) and Brahmans are typical of Indian religion at this time; and the notion of generous gift-giving as an essential characteristic of the king is something that goes right back to the Vedas. But what's interesting about these inscriptions is that they try to keep Kundungga, clearly the non-Indianised antecedent of Mūlavarman, as a legitimising ancestor. Not only do we probably have a non-Indian name in the mix, we have the (probably) Malayo-Polynesian concept of ancestor veneration in there as well.
I think the most interesting questions about the stones are: Why were they inscribed in eastern Borneo, reasonably far off the beaten track for trade and travel in the ancient period? Why are they the earliest inscriptions in Indonesia? Why, if they aren't the earliest ones, haven't more been discovered?
Vogel, J.Ph. 1918 The yūpa inscriptions of King Mūlavarman from Koetei (East Borneo). Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 74:216–218.


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I just finished a couple more How Do I videos on using EF with WPF using VS2008 SP1 (they'll be published soon) and while I was translating my VB code to C# I stumbled upon an error in C# that does not happen in VB. This of course got me curious and so I thought I'd share what I found out.
I have an EDM defined with a parent entity Order and child OrderDetails that I created with the designer – very basic – like I show in this video. In the example I was working on, I was putting the results of an order query into a generic list but also including the OrderDetails so I end up with an EntityCollection called OrderDetails on every Order.
OMSEntities db = new OMSEntities(); var results = from o in db.Orders.Include("OrderDetails") select o; List<Order> orderList = new List<Order>(results);
However if I want to get the first Order's first OrderDetail, I get an error in C#: "Cannot apply indexing with [] to an expression of type 'System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EntityCollection<EFTestDAL.OrderDetail>'" when I write this line:
//ERROR Console.WriteLine(orderList[0].OrderDetails[0].OrderDetailID);
However, the VB code works perfectly.
Dim db As New OMSEntities Dim results = From o In db.Orders.Include("OrderDetails") _ Select o Dim orderList As New List(Of Order)(results) 'No Error Console.WriteLine(orderList(0).OrderDetails(0).OrderDetailID)
So what gives in C#? At first I thought it was something with the way the EntityCollection was being generated in each of the designer code-behind for the languages, maybe I found a bug? So I created a single solution and used C# as the data access layer project and then added a C# client and a VB client project and still the same issue. VB worked fine against the C# defined EntityCollection. Hmmmm……
Next Stop, BING. I searched for the error message and no luck. Okay well it helps to actually read these error messages so let's put on my glasses and break out my Microsoft Compiler Error Message Magic Translator* and yeah, as the title of this post suggests, the EntityCollection doesn't actually implement an indexer. Okay so again, why does it work in VB?
The VB Compiler loves to help. It's like uber-helpful (sometimes to its own fault, I admit), but this time it's really helping in a good way. The way to get this to work in C# is to call the ElementAt or ElementAtOrDefault extension methods. So in C# to get the OrderDetail by index you write:
//No ERROR Console.WriteLine(orderList[0].OrderDetails.ElementAt(0).OrderDetailID);
So what Visual Basic is doing for you is exactly that. Actually it's calling ElementAtOrDefault for you if the collection does not implement an indexer of its own. So you can write the same syntax for all collections. This help topic on the Extension Indexer Property gave us the clue we needed. So, if an IEnumerable or IQueryable doesn't define an indexer property, VB will translate the indexer syntax to the ElementAtOrDefault operator. Good to know!
So I asked Diego on the EF team why the EntityCollection doesn't implement an indexer. I was told that the EF team decided long time ago that since there was conceptually no guarantee on the ordering of EntityCollections, they didn't want to give the illusion that such ordering existed by exposing an indexer. The internal implementation of EntityCollection(Of T) uses HashSet(Of T), which is super-fast and doesn't have an indexer.
*No there is no such thing as a Microsoft Compiler Error Message Magic Translator that I know of so please don't ask! But please feel free to create one on CodePlex. ;-)


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Meera Alagaraja
Associate Professor, and Co-coordinator for the OLL Degree Program
Department of Educational Leadership, Evaluation and Organizational Development
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Dr. Alagaraja's curriculum vitae [PDF]
Educational Background
PhD, Educational Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University, 2010
MS, Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University, 2002
MA, Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi, India, 1994
BA, Chemistry, St. Teresa's College, Kochi, India, 1991
Research Interests
Improving performance and learning in organizations through strategic HRD
Workforce development and vocational education
Honors & Awards
Selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 2009-2010
Awarded the Eppright Outstanding International Student Award of Texas A&M University, 2009-2010
Awarded the Goodman Fellowship Student Award of Texas A&M University, 2009-2010
Awarded Academic Scholarship for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
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Member, Academy of Human Resource Development
Member, Academy of Management
Member, Kappa delta Pi
Selected Publications
Alagaraja, M. (2013). Mobilizing organizational alignment through strategic human resource development. Human Resource Development International. 16 (1), 74-93.
Alagaraja, M. (2013). HRM and HRD perspectives on organizational performance. Human Resource Development Review. 12, 117-143.
Alagaraja, M. (2013). The Strategic Value and Transaction Effectiveness of HRD: A Qualitative Study of Internal Customer Perspectives, European Journal of Training and Development. 37 (5), 436-453.
Alagaraja, M., & Egan, T.M. (2013). The strategic value of HRD in strategy implementation. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 24(1), 1–27. Impact factor: 0.843
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Alagaraja, M & Wang, J. (2012). Development of national human resource development strategy: Cases of India and China. Human Resource Development Review, 11: 407-429.
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Alagaraja, M & Wang, J. (2012). Reflections on the Invited Response: Dominant themes in current NHRD research. Human Resource Development Review, 11: 437-442.
Alagaraja, M. (2012). National human resource development in practice: An interview with M. V. Subbiah. Human Resource Development International, 15(4): 515-52.
Alagaraja, M. (2010). Lean thinking principles as applied to the education environment. International Journal of Human Resources Development, 10, 51-62.
Lindner, J. R., Dooley, K. E., Dooley, L.M., & Alagaraja, M. (2004). Behaviorally anchored competencies: Evaluation tool for training via distance. Human Resources Development International, 7(3), 315 – 332.
Alagaraja, M., & Dooley, L. M. (2003). Origins and historical influences on human resource development: A global perspective. Human Resource Development Review, 2(1), 82-96.


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When it comes to our beer, generally fresher is better. We recommend you enjoy our IPAs and hop-forward brews within 120 days of bottling. At the same time, some of our more robust offerings, like Tongue Buckler and Victory at Sea, take on a complex character when cellared. So rather than tell you when to enjoy our beers by, we let you decide. Here's a quick guide to interpreting our bottled-on date.
Here are the date code locations on each of our packages:
On 12oz and 22oz bottles: printed on the bottom of the bottle
On 12oz cans: printed on bottom of the can
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MARTINEZ, Ricardo Murray; MEZQUITA, Pedro Cerezal; BERMUDEZ, Paulina and MUNOZ, Richard Bugueño. Use of food wastes for the production of lactic silage. Braz. arch. biol. technol. [online]. 2012, vol.55, n.1, pp.115-126. ISSN 1678-4324. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132012000100015.
The goal of the present work was to produce lactic silage from food wastes. A factorial 23 experimental design was applied using the following factors and levels: yogurt inoculum concentration (1 and 15%), sucrose (2 and 15%) and temperature (22 and 35 ºC) and as response variable, the soluble nitrogen content (SNC) at the end of the fermentation was considered. The best SNC output was for the treatment with 1 % of inoculum, 2 % of sucrose and temperature of 22ºC. The increase of SNC with regards to its initial content, from 0.17 % to 1.67 % for protein contents (PC) < 5 % corresponded to 882 % and from 0.65 % to 2.36 % for PC > 5 % represented 263 %. It was possible to produce a lactic silage and keep it stable for up to 30 days, which was enough storage time before being sent to a drying process for future use in animal feeding or compost.
Keywords : food waste; lactic silage; lactic fermentation; institutional feeding.


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On-track activity may be suspended until the testing ban lifts at the end of this month but wheeling and dealing is ongoing in the quiet period. It seems that the dispute between the FIA and the Grand Prix Manufacturers' Association (GPMA) is due...
On-track activity may be suspended until the testing ban lifts at the end of this month but wheeling and dealing is ongoing in the quiet period. It seems that the dispute between the FIA and the Grand Prix Manufacturers' Association (GPMA) is due to be resolved for once and for all, with an agreement reached between the concerned parties in regard to the sport's financial and technical future.
For a long time there was the threat of the GPMA forming a rival series from 2008, when the current Concorde Agreement comes to an end, but slowly progress was made in resolving the disputes. According to the Financial Times, now FIA President Max Mosley and GPMA Chairman Burkhard Goeschel have said all the issues have been cleared up and a new Concorde Agreement is soon to be drawn up for the next five years.
Meanwhile, Renault is reorganising its technical department with executive engineering director Pat Symonds due to change some of his responsibilities. Although Symonds will reportedly still attend races and be involved in decision-making, Alan Permane, previously Ginacarlo Fisichella's race engineer, will step up to the role chief race engineer and will supervise both race cars.
Denis Chevrier, Renault's engine chief, will oversee trackside operations for both Renault and Red Bull, which will run Renault engines next year, and Fabrice Lom, formerly Fisichella's engine man, will co-ordinate the personnel team for Red Bull. With these changes the race and test teams will be shuffled during the winter and positions are expected to be confirmed by the first tests of next year.
World Champion Fernando Alonso leaves Renault and joins McLaren for 2007 and team principal Ron Dennis knows the pressure is on the Woking squad to give Alonso a car that is capable of fighting for a third title for the Spaniard. McLaren's performance in 2006 was not terribly inspiring and the team failed to win a race but Dennis is determined that they and Alonso will fight at the front next season.
"Fernando is the World Champion and I understand the responsibility that we have to give him a car that is capable of winning the championship," he said at a press conference in Spain. "Both Fernando and McLaren fully understand what is required to win. I believe that he will win with us, and if Alonso did not think the same then he would not have chosen us as his team."
Dennis also added that Pedro de la Rosa would continue with McLaren next season but did not say if he would be racing alongside Alonso. De La Rosa was in the second race seat since the departure of Juan Pablo Montoya in the summer but is in danger of being ousted by GP2 champion, and McLaren protégé, Lewis Hamilton. A decision is expected before the end of the year and nobody else appears to be in the running.
In circuit news, the redevelopment at Spa has got under way with the pits and paddock due to be upgraded in time for the 2007 race in September. The work necessitates a change to the Bus Stop, which will become a right-left chicane. Imola is also going ahead with modifications despite being off next year's calendar. The pit complex will be redesigned and the circuit hopes to be back on the schedule in 2008.
Bernie Ecclestone has never been the greatest fan of Silverstone and yet again has cast doubt on the British venue. It appears that the F1 supremo is looking at the prospect of Magny Cours and Silverstone sharing a race on alternate years -- reportedly the French track isn't adverse to the idea but the British Racing Drivers' Club, owners of Silverstone, claim it isn't financially viable.


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Inter have been told to sell Thiago Motta to Paris Saint-Germain if they don't consider him as a key part of their project.
The French giants have made an offer for the midfielder and the player is ready to go – but not for financial reasons.
"He presently earns €3.5m a season," agent Alessandro Canovi told Sport Italia. "He would get less than that in France.
"The principal problem is not economical, it is about whether Inter believe that he is an important player for their future.
"We have to understand whether Inter believe in him or not.
"It would also be wrong of them to say that they'll keep him until June and then sell him. You either create a project around Thiago or you sell him."
The 29-year-old midfielder, signed from Genoa in 2009, is only contracted to the Nerazzurri until June 2013.
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For around $30,000 you could buy a Toyota Prius that gets about 50 miles to the gallon. Or for that same $30,000 you might be able to find an amazing, brilliant cult icon like the Goggomobil TS 250 Coupe which gets about 50 mpg as well. Yep you heard that right. The 250cc two-stroke motor with four-on-the-floor manual transmission pushes this little car confidently to over 50 mph.
The German car has a Pininfarina-like styling that seems like it could fit easily zipping through the streets of Rome or
Goggomobil produced several microcars from 1955 until 1969 including a sedans, coupés, a mini Transporter van and pickup.
While very few TW-250 Coupes survive today, they sure beat the Prius in design, and match it in mpg. Which would you rather drive?


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Giampiero Boniperti has urged Juventus to 'fight until the last second', as he says new records and even a 100-point tally aren't beyond them.
The Bianconeri recorded a 10th consecutive League win on Sunday evening at home to Roma, to stretch their advantage at the top of Serie A to eight points.
"The numbers matter at the end, but Conte and his boys can do great things," club legend Boniperti has mused to Tuttosport today.
"If we play well then we can even think about rewriting history, to achieve what has never been seen before. Precisely for this reason we must leave the players and Coach in peace.
"Can we get to 100 points? To be able to even imagine reaching a record of 100 points, or to reach other goals beyond the ordinary, there is only one rule.
"Fight. Fight forever. Every minute. In each game. Until the end. Until the last second of the last match.
"Conte is working well and if things continue, surely the results will be there.
"Do not ever think that you are already at the end. Because this is the history of Juventus.
"And Conte is close to perfection with this run."
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On the evening of August 3rd, Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir will pay homage to his late bandmate, Jerry Garcia, who would have turned 70 this week, with a free webcast of a one-time-only assemblage of musicians. The tribute, entitled "Move Me Brightly," will feature Phish's Mike Gordon, Vampire Weekend's Chris Tomson, Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux, Furthur's Joe Russo and Jeff Chimenti, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals' Neal Casal, the Hold Steady's Craig Finn and Tad Kubler and the Yellowbirds' Sam Cohen and Josh Kaufman, as well as Jim Lauderdale, Cass McCombs, Jonathan Wilson and Harper Simon. Actor Luke Wilson will host. The show will be webcast live at TRIStudios.com beginning at 6:30 p.m. PT.
In 2010, Weir built the Tamalpais Research Institute – otherwise known as TRI Studios – in a San Rafael warehouse, as a sort of futuristic hybrid between a state-of-the-art recording studio and a fully-equipped webcast station. The studio's crown jewel is a custom-designed Meyer Sound Constellation System, which can transform the sound in the main studio at the touch of a finger on an iPad. It can make the studio emulate the exact acoustic properties of rooms ranging from a nightclub to a chapel to, say, Madison Square Garden.
"It was kind of built on the principle that it was going to be a fun place to be," explains Weir in this video preview for the event. "The ultimate playpen for a musician." But with the studio's capabilities for stunning HD webcasting, most events at TRI are filmed, directed, mixed and webcast live – including Friday night's "Move Me Brightly" concert.
"I don't know if [Garcia] would consider it a waste of time and money," says Weir about TRI. "But I think he'd wig out in here. I built it in his fond memory."
Check out this video preview, directed by Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann's son, Justin. In addition to Weir discussing his new "playpen," Carlos Santana warmly recalls the first time he met Garcia, who passed away on August 9th, 1995 at the age of 53.


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HAYWARD — A Starbucks customer was recently stabbed in the face during an early morning robbery attempt at a downtown outlet, police said.
Officers responded to a 5:30 a.m. call for or an assault with a deadly weapon at the busy coffee shop in the 700 block of A Street on March 14 and found the injured victim, said Sgt. Mark Ormsby.
The victim told police that a suspect — later identified as Andrew Whitten, 28, of Oakland — approached him and stabbed him in the face during a robbery attempt. The victim was not seriously injured, police said.
Whitten, a prison parolee, did not get any cash and fled the scene. He was located a short time later and arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
Whitten was also identified as a suspect in another strong-arm robbery at Green Shutter Hotel on Main Street, Ormsby said. Police said he stole a man's wallet and got away with $2.
Anyone with information about this incident can call police at 510-293-7000 or at the anonymous tip line at 510-293-7197.
Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.