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"The
difference between the almost right word and the right word
is really a large matter—’tis the difference between the
lightning-bug and the lightning." - Mark Twain
The opposite of a
correct statement is a false statement.
The opposite of a profound truth may well be another
profound truth.
Niels Bohr (1885-1962), physicist
"Beware the man
of one book."
Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274), Theologian,
philosopher
Life is not a
journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely
in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly
proclaiming:
WOW - What a Ride!"
"Consciously or
unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we
like."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"We Lakota have
a close relationship to the buffalo. He is our brother. You
can't understand about nature, about the feeling we have
toward it, unless you understand how close we were to the
buffalo. That animal was almost like a part of ourselves,
part of our souls." Lame Deer, Lakota
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that it sometimes takes 30 or 40 miles before I can
actually get into a ride. This day was one of them. I
had planned on going to the EAA
fly-in in Oshkosh . Now
basically, Oshkosh is just a short trip up US151. Now
this would be a nice route if you're in a cage or a
professional driver trying to make good time. However
when you're piloting a Harley bagger the route becomes
quickly boring. Knowing this Tripmaker was broken out
and a more scenic route was chosen. Truth be told I
could care less about experimental planes. Going to an
event was more important. Route 151 was quickly exited
and replaced by WI 26. At least that was the plan.
After turning off onto 26 and heading into Waupun.
I became distracted and was certain that I had missed
a turn. I hadn't but that did prevent me from pulling
into a driveway and riding down the sidewalk to
correct the error of my ways. Even after realizing
that this was a mistake my arrogance (not me) led me
to follow this new route. Within a few blocks I turned
on county road M. It appeared that this would parallel
26. Fortunately it does and it seems like a more
scenic ride as well. To make a short story long,
eventually I ended up back on 26 to continue my
journey. I did make it to EAA but once again it just
is not my thing especially after walking around the
airfield a few hours knowing very little about
aircraft and never finding the experimental planes
themselves until departing the whole area. A very
pleasant side note is that while in travels around the
show I noticed that Harley Davidson had a tent set up.
Usually this does not interest me but hey there were
some nice looking females in the area and of well I
just had to look at the 2008 bikes all of a sudden.
While there I noticed that a former employee of my
local dealership in FL now works at the Fon du Lac
dealership. We had a nice chat and caught up a
little.
I have not given up dream of
building a trike and was looking at several of the
aircraft engines. All of which had some serious
drawbacks. Either rediculously overpowered or
overpriced or both. I just can't justify paying more
for the potential powerplant of a tarmac churning
three wheeler than I did for my house. Fortunately
Ford
makes two motors that are potential candidates for
when I can't hold up a two wheeler anymore.
On the way home I wanted to
seem some new sights. Leaving Oshkosh I had the
opportunity to choose several routes. 41, yes the same
41 as in Fl only a lot less traveled than in Sarasota
or 44. 44 won the cerebral toss of the coin. 44 is in
itself a pleasant ride taking one through Ripon, WI.
Exiting Ripon route 49 brings you back to 151 and
home.
Would I go back to EAA, most
likely not but I will definitely ride the roads again.
Click here for pictures.
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CTV.ca News Staff
Updated: Fri. Jul. 20 2007 8:41 PM ET An Alberta suburb is gearing up for one hell of a street party this weekend, hosted by none other than the local Hells Angels chapter to celebrate their 10 years in the area.
Preparations were in full spring on Friday as caterers delivered food and crews supplied
porta-potties for the guests.
CTV Calgary reporter Sneha Kulkarni saw several Hells Angels members in colours ride up to the clubhouse on Friday.
"You can see several bikes parked in front of one of the party tents and we have seen ten or 12 members just arrive," she reported.
"As for the expected numbers, police aren't giving us estimates."
Calgary police and RCMP are keeping a close eye on the get-together which is supposed to attract members from Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg and other local chapters.
They conducted spot checks on several bikers and truck drivers making their way into the city for traffic violations and having illegal equipment on board.
Winnipeg police told CTV Calgary they saw some 50 members ride into their city a few days ago; however, the weekend party is expected to attract members from across the country.
Police held a press conference Thursday to let the public know they'd be on hand in case of any disruptions at the clubhouse east of Calgary.
"We felt it would be best to advise the public they were coming but also to assure them the police here in Calgary and along with the RCMP are also aware of that, It's not catching us by surprise."
The biker gang moved to the southeastern outskirts of Calgary when they were kicked out of their location in Ogden two years ago.
The Hells Angels are often accused of being associated with drug trafficking, illegal gambling, extortion, intimidation, fraud, theft, murder and prostitution.
Nonetheless, neighbours told Calgary's CTV News the Hells Angels have been nothing less than
neighbourly.
Terri Kuntz said she's more concerned with the party's noise level rather than the possibility of a ruckus.
"They kind of do their own thing," she said. "They don't really involve other people. It might get a little noisy but that's the only thing I'm concerned about."
Another neighbour, who didn't want to be named, said members of the gang have participated in community gatherings and even brought their own food to a pot-luck dinner.
In fact, Brian Ferris, a resident who lives in the area, said the Hells Angels have even gone as far as inviting him to the party.
"They just said they were having a get together, jamboree thing, so come on in and join us," he said. "They're being
neighbourly. They're nice guys."
One woman who lives in the area said she's a little wary of her neighbour's affiliations but so far, she hasn't had any run-ins with them.
"The leader lives over there," said Nariman Youseff, pointing to an adjacent property. "We've never had any problems. I'm a little worried but I don't think it will affect us much."
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Update On Jerry Lawler Assault Charge Story By: Niel Stephens Jerry Lawler was officially served with court papers regarding Sal Corrente's assault charges against him.
Lawler will have to report to court on August 1st in response to the charges against him. Lawler has apparently made light of the situation in recent appearances on Memphis Wrestling, reports PWInsider.com.
Within these recent appearances he has even brought back former Memphis-area manager Scott Bowdren with the story- line being that Corrente, who departed the company immediately after the incident, had sent Bowdren after Lawler.
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Loosen tight screws in wood by dripping a little vinegar on their heads. When the vinegar penetrates the threaded section they will be easier to unscrew.
Save the tubes from gift wrap to carry posters or important papers you don't want damaged. It works Great!
Spray your mattress (at least once a month) with anti- bacterial (Lysol) deodorising spray to refresh your mattress and to help kill any growing bacteria in the mattress.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,-- U.S. researchers said Monday that focused electric pulses can puncture holes into cancer cells, killing those cells without using extremes of heat or cold that can damage other tissues. In laboratory experimen- ts, a one-minute test utilizing irreversible electroporation destroyed 92 percent of tumors in mice, said Rafael Davalos, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. "The key to this is that it is relativ- ely simple to perform in places such as community hospitals or in resource-limited setting," Davalos told United Press International. "We have already completed laboratory experi- ments in the test tube and in animals," he said. "We expect to begin human trials with this process within a year."
In the treatment, small, needle-like electrodes are posit- ioned around the tumors and electric micropulses are fired.
The electric charges open holes in the cell membranes, some of which do not close and cannot be repaired by the cell.
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PHILADELPHIA,-- U.S. medical scientists have found gene therapy might be successful in restoring sight in some people even if they have been blind since birth. University of Pennsylvania researchers used a canine model to demon- strate gene therapy is effective in restoring retinal act- ivity to the blind, as well as restoring function to the brain's visual center, a critical component of seeing. "The retina of the eye captures light but the brain is where vision is experienced," said Assistant Professor Geoffrey Aguirre, who led the study. "The traditional view is that blindness in infancy permanently alters the structure and function of the brain, leaving it unable to process visual information if sight is restored. We've now challenged that view." The researchers used functional MRI to measure brain activity in blind dogs born with a mutation in gene RPE65, an essential molecule in the retinoid-visual cycle. The same mutation causes a blindness in humans called Leber congen- ital amaurosis. It is the first human eye-retinal disorder slated for gene therapy. The study was reported in the journal PLoS Medicine.
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Motorcycle groups protest ban from Hudson bar
HUDSON, Wis. - Three members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club strode into a recent Hudson City Council meeting in gang "colors" to protest their ban from a local bar.
A city agreement with the owners of Dibbo's says the bar will lose its liquor license if it serves club members wearing colors or allows meetings or private parties for motorcycle groups.
Motorcycle club members say the deal violates their First Amendment rights and amounts to discrimination. City officials and the bar's owners say the policy helps prevent crime.
They reached the agreement after 40 or so Outlaws supposedly took over the bar one night in April and would not allow other patrons in. Several members also went to a nearby bar, got into a fight, and then returned to Dibbo's where other Outlaws protected them, the agreement states.
The Outlaws addressed the incident before the city council.
"We didn't come into town to hurt anybody," one said. "We came into town to have some fun."
The bar's general manager, Chuck McGee, said it doesn't need that kind of fun. A handwritten sign on its front door reads "No club colors allowed."
"This is not a motorcycle club," he said. "We don't let anyone take us over and make us their hangout. We're a family business. It's been that way for 50 years."
Bars and restaurants have the right to set their own dress codes, but the city's involvement is questionable, said Chris Ahmuty, executive director of American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin. The ban might be OK if city officials could show the clothing was linked to a pattern of crime, he said, but it "just can't be on the basis that we don't like people who wear black leather jackets or ride Harleys."
No criminal charges have been filed against the Outlaws in Hudson or St. Croix County, City Attorney Catherine Munkittrick and District Attorney Eric Johnson said.
But other downtown business owners told police that Outlaws tried to intimidate them, and McGee said two club members came to Dibbo's in May and asked about using the bar as a meeting place. He had told police in April that he felt he "lost control" of the bar to the Outlaws.
Still, McGee acknowledged some patrons were confused about what clothing the ban covers.
"My take on it is, leather vests with patches all over and large emblems," he said.
Dave Anderson, a Hudson resident and treasurer of the 1,100-member St. Croix Valley Riders, said the ban unfairly affects all motorcycle club members _ even those that don't wear colors. His group used to meet monthly at Dibbo's.
"I just think that this is kind of a blanket Band-Aid ... to keep motorcyclists out of Dibbo's," Anderson said.
"They're discriminating against all organizations and clubs for something that happened one night."
Information from: Star Tribune, http://www.startribune.com .
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