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  • Outdoor Activities

    »Daniels Park

    Daniels Park has over 1,000 acres of land and the public can explore 200 acres which is only 20 miles south of Denver. Take route I-25 to the Castle Pines exit and drive three miles to the park. Once there, drive on the road that cuts through the park to experience the preservation area for a herd of buffalo. You might also see elk, deer, antelope and coyotes. The views of the mountains are magnificent. Park the car when the mood moves you, enjoy the views, and picnic at one of the designated locations. This is a perfect place for a quiet day trip.

    8699 North Daniels Park Road
    Castle Pines, CO 80126

    »Lone Tree Golf Club

    The Lone Tree Golf Club offers a challenging championship course designed by Arnold Palmer. Started as a private country club in 1985, the 7,012-yard course opened to the public in 1991 and now surrounds a 45,000-square-foot clubhouse, which includes guest suites, café, pro shop and pool, as well as tennis courts and a fitness room. The fairways are wide and forgiving, yet most are rolling and sloped presenting challenging lies with every shot.

    9808 Sunningdale Boulevard
    Littleton, CO 80124

    »Arrowhead Golf Club

    Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed Arrowhead Golf Club, which rates as one of the top 75 public golf courses in the United States. Its lofty status owes much to its spectacular scenery. Surrounded by jagged red rock formations, the par 70 course is part-course, part-park. Narrow fairways are bordered by thick roughs and an inordinate amount of traps allowing for little margins of error. Proper golf attire and golf carts are required. For golf-enthusiasts, this club boasts of a well-equipped tournament shop. Also be a part of the excitement at the golf tournaments, held here.

    10850 West Sundown Trail
    Littleton, CO 80125

    »Chatfield State Park

    Set in the Colorado foothills, this park boasts a world of outdoor recreation. Swim on the open beach (seasonal), fish in the reservoir, or take advantage of the marina and go boating. Hike and bike the easy paved and unpaved trails or visit the B&B livery and take to the park on horseback. Additionally, land has been set aside for camping and picnicking. The setting is conducive for wildlife viewing and during March-September you are certain to see great blue herons on the south side of the park.

    11500 North Roxborough Park Road
    Littleton, CO 80125

    »Heritage Eagle Bend

    Spend the day challenged by the undulating greens of the Heritage Eagle Bend. Famed as one of the best courses in Colorado, the club offers a 18-hole championship course that suits both pros and beginners alike. It is also the venue for a number of local and major tournaments and schedules. The on-ground event spaces with fine food catering put together by a great hospitality division also makes this place a grand venue for weddings and other social events. For more on the facilities and services, call ahead or check out the website.

    23155 East Heritage Parkway
    Aurora, CO 80016

    »Saddle Rock Golf Course

    Designed by Richard Phelps in 1997, this 18-hole gem is a long, links-style course that gives every level of golfer ample challenges. Golf Digest ranked it as one of the 'Top Ten New Courses in the United States'. Despite its urban proximity, wildlife can often be seen roaming the course. The first hole, a 556-yard, par-five monster with a bogey-inducing bunker on the left side of the fairway, quickly sets the tone the course.

    21705 East Arapahoe Road
    Aurora, CO 80016

    »Arapahoe Greenway Trail

    Roughly six and a half miles long, this paved trail runs north and south along the South Platte River. Beginning at Denver's southern city limit, the ride meanders past several industrial sites before spilling into the Centennial Golf & Tennis Club. From there the trail winds past historic downtown Littleton and passes by the Riverfront Festival Center and the famed Hudson Gardens. As the path proceeds south, it tours the South Platte Park and the Carson Nature Center. The trail ends at County Line Road where it connects with the C-470 Trail just outside Chatfield State Park.

    16799 East Lake Avenue
    Centennial, CO 80015

    »South Platte Park & Carson Nature Center

    This park encompasses 880 acres (356 hectares), including a section of the South Platte River. Ecosystems along the flood plain include riparian woodlands, grasslands and wetlands. As a result of this diversity, the area is teeming with an assortment of wildlife. The Theo L. Carson Nature Center, located in the park, offers interactive displays, which detail the history of the South Platte River and its plants and animals.

    3000 West Carson Drive
    Littleton, CO 80120

    »Polo Reserve Development

    The Polo Reserve Development is a fully equipped Polo field situated at a 15 mile drive away from Denver at the city of Littleton. Overlooking the scenic Rocky Mountains, the exodus of greenery amids the seclusion makes good atmosphere for staging events. One such notable one is the Denver Polo Classic. Each July, for three days, Denver natives flock to the Polo Reserves to watch a good old game of Polo and cheer the players amidst constant service of fine alcohol and food. All benefits from the Denver Polo Classic goes to aiding various children's causes.

    4401 West Mineral Avenue
    Littleton, CO 80128

    »Audubon Center at Chatfield State Park

    Observing birds and animals in their natural environment is one of the best ways to learn about them. Providing an expansive habitat to exotic flora and fauna, the Audubon Center at the Chatfield State Park offers classes, lectures and workshops for visitors of all ages. One of their popular features include identifying different species of birds from the 345 that spend either part or all of the year at the park. Equipped with binoculars, microscopes and more, the Audubon Center facilitates a hands-on approach to the discovery and understanding of nature.

    9308 South Wadsworth Boulevard
    Littleton, CO 80128

    »Highline Canal Trail

    Following the meandering flow of a tree-lined canal, this easy, paved trail for biking, running and strolling travels through the southern section of Denver, from the edge of the western foothills to the eastern outskirts of the city. The route runs along side the Wellshire Golf Course before heading decidedly east. This trail crosses the Cherry Creek Bike Trail, which goes southeast to the Cherry Creek State Park, or northwest to the edge of Denver proper. Continue east on the Highline Canal Trail and tour through the Fairmount Cemetery before the trail shoots into the dark reaches of Aurora.

    South Platte Canyon
    Littleton, CO 80204

    »Devil's Head Lookout

    The Devil's Head Lookout is one of the few surviving fire towers in Colorado. This tower covers the vast Pike National Forest and was incorporated in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

    South Rampart Range Road
    Sedalia, CO 80440
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Disney On Buying Back Marvel Characters And Avengers 2

It’s safe to say Disney and the nerd community at large are still on an Avengers high after the record breaking debut and all. With all the success, the sequel and what Disney will do with Marvel characters are all questions that people are clamoring for answers to. Disney CEO Bob Iger touched on these points and clued is in on what we can expect in the future from Marvel. Kevin Feige has been on the front line of teasing what’s coming up, but some of Iger’s comments can help frame some of our speculation.

Talking about the other Marvel characters that are owned by various studios Iger said

Marvel’s got a slew of great characters to mine, and we’ll continue to do that. They’ve got development in the works for a number of unnamed characters that are going to give Marvel the ability to make numerous films over the years ahead, so I don’t think you’ll see necessarily a need to buy back characters or all that much opportunity.

So that means no Spider-Man, X-Men, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, or Daredevil popping up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe anytime soon. Those characters are all in the Sony or 20th Century Fox families

There were also some reports about The Avengers 2 already being green lit and in development, but those reports used an Iger comment out of context. It’s probably safe to assume that a sequel is in the works from the end credits set-up and the success of the film, but it probably isn’t as fast-tracked as some reports state. Here is Iger’s full comment about the success of the film and the franchise at large

The Avengers isn’t just a film, it’s a franchise from our perspective. Obviously, it was helped a lot by the success of the Iron Man movies and of Thor and Captain America. From The Avengers we get a chance to make Thor 2 and Captain America 2 and Iron Man 3 and hopefully another Avengers movie. So this one film that is immensely successful… is going to get a number of other films and franchises…

We have an ability to leverage what was a very fun film done by a great group of filmmakers into something much bigger for the company and the effect will be prolonged and that’s very, very exciting for us.

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Amenhotep ruled over Egypt until a time-travelling Kang the Conqueror arrived and used technology from the future to overthrow Amenhotep and replace him as Pharaoh. Amenhotep was imprisoned in the depths of a pyramid and forced to survive by drinking the blood of the undead.

Khufor first appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #6 in 1940 as a Pharaoh ruling over Ancient Egypt, but was reintroduced with backstory involving Kang in The Avengers #129.

Major Story Arcs

Celestial Madonna Saga

After being trapped within the tombs of Rama-Tut's pyramid for over 5,000, Amenhotep had became a monstrous vampire creature from years of using blood as sustenance When the Avengers were trying to track Kang, the team journeyed to Ancient Eygpt where they discovered Rama-Tut's pyramid. Swordsman encountered Amenhotep and a battle ensued between the Avenger and the vampire. Amidst the battle, Amenhotep wound up outside and exposed to sunlight which killed him.

Fear the Reaper

Some time later, Grim Reaper formed a new Legion of the Unliving and among them was Amenhotep. The reborn villain fought against the Vision before returning to his afterlife at the conclusion of the battle.

Powers and Abilities

As a vampire, Amenhotep possesses longevity and above normal physical attributes. He grew wings at some point doing his imprisonment which enable him to fly.

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Dynamite Entertainment has provided Comic Vine with a look at their upcoming releases for January, 2013. Check out the covers and accompanying solicitations for these titles below and let us know which of them you are most looking forward to reading!

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature

Written by Garth Ennis

Art & cover by Carlos Ezquerra

Only one chance remains to save the encircled British forces from being overrun, and that's an armored drive straight down the valley of death to smash through the Chinese lines. Stiles and his crew find themselves leading the charge- and meeting their destiny, in the final installment in the story of the Tankies.

== TEASER ==

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature

Written by Al Ewing

Art by Kewber Baal

Cover by Mike Mayhew

We find out the last bloody details of what happened to Revere, New Mexico. Who survived and what was left of them? Meanwhile, Prisoner #060665 - Jessica Blute - is beginning her first day in Las Chacales Women's Correctional Facility. And maybe - just maybe - her last day alive.

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature

Written by Mike Carroll

Art by Igor Vitorino

Cover by Mike Mayhew

For twelve years, Jessica Blute has successfully hidden her blood-drenched past, but deep down she has always known that her new life as Jennifer Fellows was at best a temporary fix.

Now, caught spying on Wendell Cortland by his henchman Rudy Hooper, Jen is forced to take action, finally setting in motion a chain of events that will change her life forever...

... and God help anyone who gets in her way.

32 pages FC • $3.99

Written by Leah Moore, John Reppion

Art by Aneke

Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner

From the tales of Cinderalla, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White comes Damsels!

Transported magically to the northern Enchanted Forest, Rapa and Heinrich find themselves under the protection of an axe-wielding woods-woman. Out on the desolate Myvathen Mire our little mermaid seizes the chance to confess all to her beloved prince. King Oberon welcomes new recruits to his faerie army as the secret of what lies at the heart of the Enchanted forest, and what is at stake in the war to come, is revealed.

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by Steve Darnall, Alex Ross

Art by Jonathan Lau

Covers by Alex Ross (50%), Stephen Segovia (50%)

In "Street Level," a troubled inventor decides to combat Peter Cannon's mysterious dragon with one of his own. It's up to Thunderbolt to save Manhattan from the threat of a fire-breathing monster that he can't control—and when things looks darkest, he finds help from an unexpected source.

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by David Liss

Art by Ivan Rodriguez

Cover by Francesco Francavilla

Richard Wentworth never wanted anything to do with his father’s arms-dealing corporation, but control of it has landed in his hands – along with a whole lot of trouble. When weapons go missing from within the company, Wentworth begins an investigation that leads him to a dangerous terrorist plot that threatens to destroy the company, and much more!

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by Paul Tobin

Art by Juan Antonio Ramirez

Cover by Erik Jones

The conclusion of the Fembot War in Russia, with the Bionic Woman caught in the middle! And when all hell is breaking loose in Mother Russia, will Jaime be forced to be Mother Fembot? It’s the hardest decision of Jaime’s life when her mind is the key to fembot salvation, but her finger is on the trigger of fembot annihilation!

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by Victor Gischler

Art by Aaron Campbell

Covers by Alex Ross (25%), Michael Golden (25%), Tim Bradstreet (25%),

Francesco Francavilla (25%)

Revolutionary Part 2 (of 4) - The Shadow finds himself face to face with George Orwell smack dab in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, but his mystic powers fail to illuminate what significance this literary legend holds for the world. No time to figure that out! The Shadow's campaign against a murderous gang of gun runners takes him on a tour of Barcelona's underbelly where he meets the beautiful and dangerous Black Sparrow! But is he really an old friend in disguise? Pause to ponder that and you might miss the deadly dogfight over the Spanish countryside. Pack a parachute, Shadow, because you're going to need it!

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by Jesse Blaze Snider

Art by Jason Craig

Covers by Ardian Syaf (25%), Dan Brereton (25%), Kyle Hotz (25%), Stephen Segovia (25%)

ORIGIN OF EVIL PART 3! It's Ernie versus Widmark Prison's gen pop in a battle to the death, but Ernie's powers are running low - how will he survive?! Plus, Ernie comes face to face with his wicked foster father, Buford for the first time since his transformation! Will it be the last? Also, Uriel, the angel in charge of people's destinies comes down from Heaven to tell Ernie what's what and Smiley doesn't like it one bit!

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by Brandon Jerwa

Art by Heubert Kahn Michael

Covers by Paul Renaud (33%), Lucio Parrillo (33%), Fabiano Neves (33%)

The third year of Dynamite's Vampirella starts here! There's a new dawn on Earth, and a new beginning for Vampirella in the aftermath of war. Who are Mother Rowan and the Sleepless Boys, and why have they called for our heroine's help? A Dynamite stand alone story, perfect for longtime fans and a great jumping on issue for new readers!

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by Eric Trautmann • Art by Marcio Abreu

Covers by Mel Rubi (cover A), Erik Jones (cover B), Walter Geovani (cover C)

(Fans - each cover has it's own UPC so you and your retailers can order the Special Anniversary Covers of your choice!)

On the snowy steppes of Hyrkania, Red Sonja faces off against an army bent on crushing her homeland. Old scores are settled, alliances are broken, and rest assured, with the She-Devil With A Sword entering the fray, blood will surely flow.

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by Luke Lieberman

Art by Milton Estevam

Cover by Lucio Parrillo

Sonja takes the fight to Hyrkania itself, and finishes the war where it all began. The question is, who will stand when kingdoms fall?

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by Jai Nitz

Art by Jethro Morales

Cover by Stephen Sadowski

There’s only enough room for one Green Hornet and Kato in Century City! One Green Hornet is back from the dead, the other is loathe to let go of his mantle. The legacy of the emerald insect looms large over this battle to the death. Did we mention a dirty bomb is poised to go off and the city hangs in the balance?

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Mature

Written by Robert Place Napton

Art by Carlos Rafael

Covers by Paul Renaud (50%), Fabiano Neves (50%)

Dejah and Gunbor's shocking discovery of Mortus' true plan for Barsoom leads them into an unlikely alliance with some of Barsoom's most dangerous assassins!

32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +

Written by David Liss

Art by Ivan Rodriguez

Cover by Francesco Francavilla

NEW STORY ARC! Police Commissioner Kirkpatrick lies dead. His wife grieves, and a twisted killer stalks the city. The Spider has inadvertently set into motion the chain of events that leads to his friend’s death, and now he’s out for bloody vengeance – Spider style! But will Richard Wentworth be able to resist the grieving window when she’s the woman he loves? It’s a game-changing issue of the neo-pulp sensation.

#1 Posted by zackattack529 (1404 posts) - - Show Bio

Peter cannon....Nightwing?? 0.o

#2 Posted by Billy Batson (57707 posts) - - Show Bio

Battlefields \m/

#3 Posted by Xanni15 (6758 posts) - - Show Bio

Queen Sonja and Damsels look pretty good.

#4 Posted by DonFelipe (1096 posts) - - Show Bio

The Green Hornet cover uses a nice combination of bright color. I like the contrast between the green and the red/yellow. The funniest thing is the hat "not" burning in flames.

#5 Posted by NightFang (9819 posts) - - Show Bio

Looking forward to reading everything.

#6 Posted by davidgrantlloyd (334 posts) - - Show Bio

Damsels and Dejah Thoris!

#7 Posted by Faeye (49 posts) - - Show Bio

Damsels! <3

I was hoping the spin-off would be solicited but I have no idea what month that starts, just that it's 2013

#8 Posted by ChrisPartin (43 posts) - - Show Bio

Dynamite continues to publish some of the best pulp comics in the industry. The Spider and The Shadow are always amazing comics to read. My reading history with both characters were pretty minimal, but both these titles have engaged me right off the bat.

I always enjoy Eric Trautmann work on Red Sonja. It's such a great series and well deserved of more attention.

#9 Posted by ClintsEvilTwin (76 posts) - - Show Bio

I love Francavilla's covers

#10 Posted by saoakden (1011 posts) - - Show Bio

I haven't read any of Dynamite's Comics yet but some of them do have my interest. The Spider is one series that I will want to read. Maybe I'll check out Vampirella and the Red Sonja books. The Shadow and Green Hornet books are maybes for me.

#11 Posted by riiiiiiiight (98 posts) - - Show Bio

Spider and Evil Ernie!

#12 Posted by Rumble Man (11119 posts) - - Show Bio

@zackattack529 said:

Peter cannon....Nightwing?? 0.o

He inspired Ozymandiaz

#13 Posted by pspin (891 posts) - - Show Bio

I wish I had the money to buy some of these.

#14 Posted by danhimself (22223 posts) - - Show Bio

Jennifer Blood is going to get really awesome here soon...I know it

#15 Posted by Dark Noldor (547 posts) - - Show Bio

No Game of Thrones? :((

#16 Posted by inooneno (1 posts) - - Show Bio

Dynamite continues to publish some of the best pulp comics in the industry. The Spider and The Shadow are always amazing comics to read. My reading history with both characters were pretty minimal, but both these titles have engaged me right off the bat......

#17 Edited by greenenvy (634 posts) - - Show Bio

Where the hell is warlord of mars?!

#18 Posted by RedheadedAtrocitus (6885 posts) - - Show Bio

Oh how big January is going to be with these Dynamite titles coming out. Shadow and Spider especially wonderful!

#19 Edited by kuonphobos (4775 posts) - - Show Bio

Paul Renaud is absolutely amazing! I bet issues sell simply on his covers alone!


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Xamot & Tomax in GI: JOE 2?

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Xamot & Tomax, Cobra’s daring twin acrobats, just might be somersaulting in to GI JOE 2.

Last week, we talked about how ZOMBIELAND co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are working on a sequel.  Now, MTV’s dolled out another little tidbit from the writing pair, wherein they allude, rather strongly, to the possibility of the Crimson Twins showing up in movie #2. The two writers try to keep straight faces as they tease about the twins’ possible inclusion in the film and state the difficulty of including characters who could be so potentially cheesy in the film.

 They're like an evil WONDER TWINS.

Me? I don’t see why there’s a need for concern.  I thoroughly enjoyed GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA. It left a big smile on my face. But I wanted the whole thing to be even MORE over-the-top. I would’ve liked to have see Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander from the beginning, rather than having to go through the rounds of showing how realistically became a super villain. I think GI: JOE’s a property that’s best when it embraces its own absurdity, like this goosebumps-inducing opener to the 80’s GI JOE movie.

 Bullying in tandem.

When I watched the spots for GI: JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA during the Super-Bowl last year, I initially suspected that the glimpses of Duke and Ripcord in the accelerator suits were actually glimpses of the twins. There were TWO IDENTICALLY-DRESSED characters executing some impressive ACROBATS throughout the streets of Paris and their moves were largely SYNCHRONIZED. It was reasonable to presume that these were Tomax & Xomat, updated for the movie’s more tech-based realistic look, and they were unleashing explosion-filled terror on the streets of the City of Lights.
Anyway anyway anyway... the interrogation light turns on you now, Comic Vine community. Do you want these two in the sequel? What other Joe's or Cobras would you want?

-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Comics and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia Comics.   Watch out for the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover collection this March - - available for pre-order now on Amazon.com.

#1 Posted by Emperor Gonzo Noir (19714 posts) - - Show Bio

Yay for the twins, boo to Tom liking the first movie

#2 Posted by dondasch (926 posts) - - Show Bio

I fear Im in the minority, but God no.  Just say no to more cheesy characters an a super cheesy sequel

#3 Posted by Caffeine Buzz (20 posts) - - Show Bio

I liked the first movie, but I'm not sure i'd want the twins in the sequel. Put Flint, Gung ho, and lady Jane in and I'll be happy.

#4 Posted by Emerald Warrior (182 posts) - - Show Bio

Another GI joe movie?!?!?!?!  As if the first one wasn't bad enough!!!  lemme guess, the twins are going to be, what? two blond chicks in the sequel? you know given how they completely screwed up every single character in the first one...

#5 Edited by waruikumo (357 posts) - - Show Bio

I ALWAYS loved these two evil european yuppies.  Even though i never had to toys (b4 my time), as a child i would scavenge garage sales for them.
PS where have all the god cartoons gone?  In the 1980's it seemed everything was so legit, animation and content.  I mean Transformers, GI JOE, the robocop cartoon, Heman, Ghostbusters, ducktails, etc.  all these poor kids have today is educational shen's and 2 year old localized edited anime.   WHHHYYYY?  a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world.

#6 Posted by joshmightbe (24474 posts) - - Show Bio

as long as theres no serpentor ill watch the sequel

#7 Posted by Fleonix (169 posts) - - Show Bio

I would like to see the twins in action on the actual movie......its so funy and cool just thinking about.
#8 Posted by AngelFrost (2833 posts) - - Show Bio

I want Cover Girl !!!!!!!!!!!   :(

#9 Posted by Kurrent (14061 posts) - - Show Bio

Who is going to play them...Zack and Cody...lol

#10 Posted by goldenkey (2927 posts) - - Show Bio

I actually enjoyed the filst movie more then what I thought I would.  It looked so bad on the commericials but had to watch it just because I grew up watching GI Joe, and after a while hated the cartoon because no one died and they kept putting Ship Wreck in episodes and the guy was just annoying, him and his gay parot.  But I loved the twins,  they were maybe favorite figures next to of Storm Shadow, Firefly, and Snake Eyes 1, 2, and 3.  But does anyone remeber red bearded guy with ski's.  Snowjob.  You think the people who came up with that name laughed when they made it.
#11 Posted by No_name_here (1223 posts) - - Show Bio
@Kurrent: Ha! Good one...
#12 Edited by NightFang (9819 posts) - - Show Bio

Can't go wrong with the twins.

#13 Posted by Scissorhands (13 posts) - - Show Bio

 I love the Crimson Twins.
I thought they were badass when I was a kid.
I think the Olsen twins should play them.
Actually, I think those girls are scarier.

#14 Posted by NightFang (9819 posts) - - Show Bio
@AngelFrost said:
"I want Cover Girl !!!!!!!!!!!   :(  "
             But she dead.
#15 Posted by ahumancartoon (368 posts) - - Show Bio

Well now that Destro dosen't have NATO funding anymore, The twins could be brought in for financial backing to fund their evil empire.

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February 20, 2013
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Ben West, Tar Sands Campaign Director, ForestEthics Advocacy, 604-710-5340

More Oil Spill Risk and Less Coastguard Means Moving From ‘Dumb to Dumber’

VANCOUVER - February 20 - Yesterday, the Kitsilano Coast Guard station was abruptly shut down. Vancouver residents have repeatedly voiced their concerns about this proposal since it was first announced by the Harper Government, but no date for the closure had been announced.

“With Kinder Morgan’s proposal to massively expand exports of diluted bitumen through Vancouver’s already bustling harbour, this is an irresponsible move,” said Ben West, Tar Sands Campaign Director with ForestEthics Advocacy. “It was already really dumb for Prime Minister Harper to consider turning Vancouver’s harbour into an export terminal for dangerous tar sands oil, but to simultaneously close Vancouver’s Coast Guard station is a move from dumb to dumber.”

The Vancouver Coast Guard was called on over 300 times a year to respond to emergencies and has saved hundreds of lives. Kinder Morgan’s proposal would increase traffic from the current 80 tankers a year to over 400 tankers should it be approved. Each one of these tankers would carry three times as much oil as was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

“When it comes to oil exports, more oil means more risk. It’s not a matter of if there will be an accident, it’s a matter of when and how prepared we will be to protect human health and our precious coast,” said West.

The Vancouver Harbour is currently the only location that tar sands oil is being exported via oil tankers. This practice has already increased from approximately 20 tankers a year to the current level of approximately 80 tankers a year in the time since Kinder Morgan bought the Trans Mountain pipeline in 2005. Before Kinder Morgan bought the pipeline it was primarily used for local oil consumption.

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The DOJ Pursues The "Real Criminal" in The NSA Spying Scandal

There are few viewpoints, if there are any, which trigger more fervent agreement across the political and media establishment than the view that George Bush, Dick Cheney and other top officials should not be criminally investigated, let alone prosecuted, for the various laws they have broken over the last eight years.  Conversely, in the Beltway world, few things will render you "Unserious" as quickly and irrevocably as arguing that Bush officials should be held accountable under the rule of law for their multiple violations of criminal statutes.  Everyone from Cass Sunstein and Ruth Marcus to David Broder and Stuart Taylor valiantly stands up and defends the President and his top aides against the terribly uncouth and disruptive suggestion that their crimes merit investigation and prosecution.

But those who are outside of -- below -- those lofty levels of Beltway political power enjoy no similar protections.  The "we-must-look-forward-not-to-the-past" excuse is only for high political officials, not lowly no-names.

Thomas Tamm is the mid-level, career Justice Department lawyer who, in 2004, blew the whistle on Bush's illegal NSA spying program by alerting The New York Times' Eric Lichtblau to the fact that Bush was eavesdropping on Americans without the warrants required by law.  He then watched his life be virtually destroyed by the FBI's ensuing -- and still ongoing -- criminal investigation into this disclosure.  Last month, Newsweek's Michael Isikoff wrote a detailed account of what Tamm did and why, and how his life has unraveled as a result.  I had been exchanging emails with Tamm for several months prior to that and the extent to which his life has been shattered as a result of his heroic whistle-blowing is truly amazing.

More amazing still is that even as the Bush administration is on its way out the door, the DOJ continues to pursue its criminal investigation of Tamm -- the very same Bush DOJ that has sanctioned multiple forms of high-level lawbreaking and, with Michael Mukasey at the helm, has blocked one investigation after the next into Bush criminality.  Tamm's lawyer, Paul Kemp of the Venable law firm (who also represented accused anthrax attacker Bruce Ivinis) just received a letter, sent on December 31, from Steven Tyrrell, the Chief of the Fraud Section in the DOJ's Criminal Division.  The full text of the letter is here (.pdf).

The letter begins by announcing that the DOJ and FBI are "presently investigating the unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding the Presidentially-authorized NSA program . . . (hereinafter, 'The Terrorist Surveillance Program')."  It then references the Newsweek article and "ask[s] whether [Tamm] is willing to reconsider his prior refusal to speak with agents of the FBI and/or to testify before the Grand Jury regarding his knowledge of and/or participation in the disclosure of TSP-related information to [James] Risen, Mr. Lichtblau and others."  It demands an answer from Tamm by January 7 -- just under two weeks before Obama is to be inaugurated -- and then threateningly warns:  "if I do not hear from you by that date, I will assume that Mr. Tamm is not interested in submitting to a voluntary interview or testifying before the Grand Jury":   an obvious threat that he may be subpoenaed and compelled to do so.

Contrast Tamm's heroic behavior with the complicity and cowardice of people like Nancy Pelosi, Jay Rockefeller and Jane Harman.  It is not in dispute that those Democratic Congressional leaders were told -- repeatedly, over the course of years -- that the Bush administration was eavesdropping on Americans without the warrants required by FISA.  They had the obligation to use their considerable power to put a stop to illegal intelligence activities when they learned of them; that is, after all, the whole point of why the law requires that Congressional leaders be briefed on intelligence activities.   Indeed, that's the core function of the Congressional Intelligence Committees, the reason why they were created in the first place in the wake of the Church Commission.  As the Senate Committee's Charter itself says, the Committee is "to provide vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States to assure that such activities are in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States."

Yet these Democratic Congressional leaders did absolutely nothing to impede Bush's illegal surveillance.  They did the opposite.  Pelosi's "concern" was that the NSA ensure it had obtained "specific presidential authorization" for the illegal program -- i.e. she merely wanted to be assured that the President had personally ordered this illegal spying.  Jay Rockefeller meekly sent a pitiful handwritten letter to Dick Cheney (.pdf) that Rockefeller then impotently and harmlessly placed in his little drawer, and never did anything else to object.  And Jane Harman, upon learning in 2004 that the NYT knew about the NSA program, replicated Bush's efforts to bully Lichtblau out of writing the story.  Then -- once the NYT finally wrote about it -- she went on Fox News and vigorously defended "the program" as "both legal and necessary," and then went on Meet the Press and disgustingly suggested she'd even be open to the idea that the New York Times -- but not the Bush administration -- should be prosecuted ("I think it is tragic that a lot of our capability is now across the pages of the newspapers").

What those Democratic leaders did was, at the very best, a total abdication of their responsibilities.  More accurately, they actively and culpably enabled the illegal spying.  None of them -- for obvious reasons -- has called for any investigation or prosecution of Bush officials for having broken the law.  All three of them -- for equally obvious reasons -- voted for the FISA bill last August which immunized lawbreaking telecoms and all but ensured a total end to any real public disclosure of what happened here.  Harman and Rockefeller both attended the giddy White House signing party where they joined Bush, Cheney, Orrin Hatch, John Boehner, Joe Lieberman and other luminaries in celebrating the harmless end to the NSA scandal in which they both played such an important role.

Meanwhile, the only person to pay any price from this rampant lawbreaking -- Tom Tamm -- is the one with infinitely less power than all of them, the one who risked his job security and even freedom to bring to the nation's attention the fact that our highest government officials were deliberately committing felonies in how they spied on us.  Those who broke the law and those who actively enabled it -- the Cheneys and Haydens and Rockefellers and Pelosis and Harmans -- all protect one another, and have virtually every political and media elite righteously demand that nothing be done to them.

But there is not a peep of protest over the ongoing, life-destroying persecution of the former DOJ lawyer whose conscience compelled him to do what those cowardly Democratic leaders would not do:  take action to uncover rampant criminality at the highest levels of our government.  Harry Reid is a real tough guy when it comes to the momentous goal of preventing Roland Burris from entering the Senate. Dianne Feinstein is enraged over the grave injustice that she was not told in advance about the new CIA Director.  Is it even possible to envision a Democratic Congressional leader -- many of whom eagerly enabled most of the abuses of the last eight years undertaken by the Bush administration -- objecting to the ongoing persecution of this whistle-blower, someone who did the job they were all either afraid or unwilling to do?

That's America's justice system in a nutshell:  the President who deliberately and knowingly violated our 30-year-old law making it a felony offense to eavesdrop on Americans without warrants has the entire political and media class eagerly defend him against prosecution.  Those who enabled him -- in both parties -- block investigations into what was done.  Ruth Marcus and Cass Sunstein and friends offer one excuse after the next to justify this immunity.  But the powerless and defenseless -- though definitively courageous -- public servant who blew the whistle on this lawbreaking is harassed, investigated, and pursued by the DOJ's Criminal Division to the point of bankruptcy and depression, while the lawbreakers and their enablers stand by mute and satisfied.

UDPATE:  Actually, even when it comes to something as relatively petty (and misguided) as their pledge to exclude Burris from entering the glorious, imperial Senate, Senate Democrats -- "led" by Harry Reid -- can't avoid capitulating completely.  Jane Hamsher has all of the embarrassing details here ("A seventy-one year old dude who hasn't held office for 14 years, appointed by a crook, takes the Senate Majority Leader to the cleaners").  When you look at the people who have led both parties for the last eight years, was there any outcome even theoretically possible for the country other than what we got:  total disaster in every realm?

UPDATE II:  From the comments:

She was close

Jane Harman said "I think it is tragic that a lot of our capability is now across the pages of the newspapers."

She meant "culpability."

That's exactly what she meant.

One of the most inane claims of the last eight years -- and that's obviously saying something -- was the hysterical accusation that national security had been harmed, that our "intelligence capabilities" had been revealed to The Terrorists, all because The New York Times informed the country that the President was eavesdropping without the warrants required by law rather than with them.

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Pipsqueak Politics Isn't the Only Option
Published on Sunday, January 27, 2002 in the Los Angeles Times
Pipsqueak Politics Isn't the Only Option
by John Balzar
You can smell it in the air. Like a fresh Texas oilfield, the partisan sweat glands are pumping. Americans are mad, and somebody better pay for this.

I say, bring it on.

The time is right for a partisan uproar. But for my money--and yes, I owned shares in a mutual fund that lost on Enron, so I'm an aggrieved party--this is a case where there are as many shortsighted temptations as virtuous opportunities. Democrats may call the mess cronyism and grab a few swing voters here and there by trying to place Enron at the doorstep of Kenneth Lay's favorite politician, George W. Bush. But there is something bigger at play.

Remember, Al Gore didn't lose in 2000 because of the Supreme Court or disputed ballots in Florida. He lost because of Ralph Nader and 2.9 million voters, nearly 97,488 of them in Florida, who felt things were out of kilter between citizens and their government.

Republican ambitions cannot ignore the discontent either. They won't get far with their rising cries, "The Democrats cozied up to Enron too." A Clinton rerun isn't going to draw many legitimately dismayed Americans into the shelter of the GOP tent.

If we're lucky, Enron will grow beyond being a scramble for the scraps off the carcass. The result of that will only be some new and incomprehensibly complicated accounting rules, a halfhearted reform of campaign financing, a year of finger-pointing and perhaps the welcome sight of a few spit-shined millionaires standing tall in court.

We'd be many times better off, those of us who aren't lobbyists or lawyers, if the Democrats had the guts to draw the Republicans into a face-off over principles. Of course this would require Democrats to find some. But it would be about time. What does the Democratic Party stand for, anyway, beyond GOP-lite or Bush-wrong?

The business pages show that investors have been spooked about high-flying conglomerates of all stripes. As usual, people are ahead of their government. But is it enough to say, see, market forces will take care of things? Or should we return to the founding principle of free enterprise, which is, that self-governance legitimately places the interest of consumers ahead of desires of producers?

It was none other than economic theorist Adam Smith, hero to conservatives, who warned that a nation built "for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers" would not be in the interest of shopkeepers but merely "a nation whose government is influenced by shopkeepers."

Surely, Democrats cannot remain too timid to engage voters in a debate about the nation's domestic purpose and how to achieve it. And there is no irony in noting that such a foursquare confrontation also might prompt Republicans to reflect on a dogma that sought to free Americans from the heavy hand of self-serving government only to put us under the heel of self-serving corporations.

Enron is a scandal about ideals gone awry, about the dangers of forgoing the protections of checks and balances in public affairs. Bush's warm connections to Enron are fair game, but it's pipsqueak politics to leave matters there. And Democrats, given their recent record, have little standing when it comes to unsavory associations.

The president deserves the respect accorded a family that has devoted itself to public service like few others, father, son and brother. He rates credit for directness. He's not for energy companies in some secretive fashion. He's for them openly. Far from shy, he's unabashedly for unrestrained business, Wild West entrepreneurship, wealth without limits, resource development and individual competition.

Until we know differently, we should take him at his word when he says he was outraged by Kenneth Lay's sneaky dealings. Few things sting a proud man like being embarrassed by a friend. But we should also listen to his words when he, on the same day, goes to bat for the very ideal that encouraged Enron to happen: That government is some "wacky" (his word) force and that business-still-knows-best in domestic affairs.

"And we don't need a lot of regulation either," he told machinery company workers in West Virginia. "The federal government ought to be wise about how we enforce standards but not over-regulate those who are trying to create work."

In any country, at any time, a company might cook its books. But only here in this heyday of government-bashers and deregulation mania could we have Enron.

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Is US like Germany of the '30s?
Published on Friday, June 11, 2004 by the Chicago Sun Times
Is US like Germany of the '30s?
by Andrew Greeley

BERLIN -- I can understand, my German friend said, why Germans voted for Hitler in 1933 -- though he did not receive a majority of the vote. The Weimar Republic was weak and incompetent. The Great Depression had ruined the nation's war-devastated economy. People were bitter because they thought their leaders had betrayed them in the war. They wanted revenge for the humiliation of Versailles. Hitler promised strong leadership and a new beginning. But why did they continue to support that group of crazy drug addicts, thugs, killers and madmen?

The historical question remains. I leave aside the question of the guilt of the whole German people (a judgment beyond my competence because I am not God) and ask what explanations might account for what happened. Hitler turned the German economy around in short order. He was crazy, of course, a demagogic mystic sensitive to aspirations of the German spirit. He appealed skillfully to the dark side of the German heritage. Anti-Semitism was strong in Germany, as it was in most European countries, but not violent until Hitler manipulated it. He stirred up the memories of historic German military accomplishments and identified himself with Frederick the Great -- thus placating the Prussian ethos of the German army. He promised glory to a nation still smarting from the disaster of 1918. Germany was emerging from the ashes, strong and triumphant once again. He also took control of the police apparatus. The military might have been able to dump him till 1937. After that he was firmly in power. The path lay open to holocaust.

Can this model be useful to understand how contemporary America is engaged in a criminally unjust war that has turned much of the world against it, a war in which torture and murder have become routine? Has the combination of the World Trade Center attack and a president who believes his instructions come from God unleashed the dark side of the American heritage?

What is this dark side? I would suggest that it is the mix of Calvinist religious righteousness and ''my-country-right-or-wrong'' patriotism that dominated our treatment of blacks and American Indians for most of the country's history. It revealed itself in the American history of imperialism in Mexico and after the Spanish-American War in the Philippines. The ''manifest destiny'' of America was to do whatever it wanted to do, because it was strong and virtuous and chosen by God.

Today many Americans celebrate a ''strong'' leader who, like Woodrow Wilson, never wavers, never apologizes, never admits a mistake, never changes his mind, a leader with a firm ''Christian'' faith in his own righteousness. These Americans are delighted that he ignores the rest of the world and punishes the World Trade Center terrorism in Iraq. Mr. Bush is our kind of guy.

He is not another Hitler. Yet there is a certain parallelism. They have in common a demagogic appeal to the worst side of a country's heritage in a crisis. Bush is doubtless sincere in his vision of what is best for America. So too was Hitler. The crew around the president -- Donald Rumsfeld, John Ashcroft, Karl Rove, the ''neo-cons'' like Paul Wolfowitz -- are not as crazy perhaps as Himmler and Goering and Goebbels. Yet like them, they are practitioners of the Big Lie -- weapons of mass destruction, Iraq democracy, only a few ''bad apples.''

Hitler's war was quantitatively different from the Iraq war, but qualitatively both were foolish, self-destructive and criminally unjust. This is a time of great peril in American history because a phony patriotism and an America-worshipping religion threaten the authentic American genius of tolerance and respect for other people.

The ''real'' America is still remembered here in Berlin for the enormous contributions of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin airlift -- America at its best. It is time to return to that generosity and grace.

The strongest criticism that the administration levels at Sen. John Kerry is that he changes his mind. In fact, instead of a president who claims an infallibility that exceeds that of the pope, America would be much better off with a president who, like John F. Kennedy, is honest enough to admit mistakes and secure enough to change his mind.

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The Ridley Dean RS and its predecessor, the Dean, are remarkably similar bikes. However, there are more differences than the use of a regular seat post on the Dean RS. The entire frameset has been built around the idea of making a better triathlon/TT bike.

Ridley makes no secret about the Dean. It's a time trial rig designed for ProTour racers. This may seem like a good thing for you, as they spared no expense in terms of making the bike ultra fast. If there was a change they could make to reduce drag, they made it. It's not just the split fork blades, the split seat stays, the aero edge paint, the reversed front brake, the slicing head tube, the tucked-under rear wheel, aero seat mast, but the position. The Dean may only be comfortably rideable if you've tuned your aero position with the help of a pro and have years and thousands and thousands of miles in the saddle. Not only would you need to be fit, but extremely flexible.

All the aero advances of the Dean are great on their own, but if you can't get low enough, you won't be fast because your back will be in such heart-breaking agony that you'll have no desire to pedal hard. This is where the Dean RS comes in; all those aero advances tweaked to work in a frame built for everyone else.

Not only does the Dean RS have a regular seat post instead of an integrated seat mast, which makes it great for travel, but everywhere you look, the frameset has been tweaked to make it a better rig for most cyclists. Notice the head tube. It's taller than the headRidley Dean RS Detail tube on the same-sized Dean. Likewise, the top tube is shorter. Admitting to a higher position might not seem Pro, but then again, few of us are professional cyclists. Continuing the changes; the rear wheel isn't faired as closely behind the seat tube as on the Dean, but the tight fit on the Dean is possible because it has rear-facing horizontal dropouts, which can be a little finicky to work with. On the other hand, the Dean RS has traditional vertical dropouts for convenient and quick maintenance.

The two Deans also share the same 4ZA R-Flow full-carbon monocoque fork. The jet foils, aka the split in the legs, reduces drag by 6.4% as it draws turbulent air away from the spokes, which, no matter how aero, will add turbulence when mixed with wind. The Dean RS also shares the R-Surface paint treatment which smoothes out the air flow around the head and seat tubes. This reduces drag by another 3.6%. And like the Dean, it has a rearward facing front brake, which is included with the bike.

The included aero seat post has three clamp positions. If you go with the rear position, the seat angle is 77-degrees, middle, it's 78-degrees, forward is 79-degrees.

The Dean RS frame itself is shaped differently than the Dean because it uses 30- and 24-ton high-modulus carbon-fiber, rather than the 50-, 40-, and 30-ton found in the Dean. Since the material isn't quite as light, they made the tubes smaller to minimize any weight gain. They also kept the aspect ratios the same to keep the frame as aerodynamically slippery as possible. One benefit from the changed shape is that the Dean RS frame is actually lighter than the Dean, with a claimed weight of 1250g for a medium.

The Ridley Dean RS is Red/white/black and comes in five sizes from X-Small to X-Large. It uses a braze-on style front derailleur, and the max chain ring size is 55 teeth. The dropouts are carbon-fiber, and the rear derailleur hanger is replaceable.

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Bottom Bracket Drop

XS 46.3cm 50.0cm 48.0cm 40.4cm 8.5cm 72.5o 78.0o 6.0cm 39.0cm
S 49.5cm 52.2cm 51.2cm 41.8cm 11.0cm 73.0o 78.0o 6.5cm 39.0cm
M 55.6cm 54.5cm 53.0cm 43 .0cm 13.0cm 73.0o 78.0o 6.5cm 39.0cm
L 57.5cm 56.0cm 55.0cm 44.0cm 15.0cm 73.0o 78.0o 6.5cm 39.0cm
XL 60.0cm 57.5cm 57.7cm 45.0cm 18.0cm 73.0o 78.0o 6.5cm 39.0cm

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4 5

98% awesome

  • Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer

Everything posted below is spot on as far as quality - with exception to the janky seatpost bolt. My remedy for this was to replace it with one that uses an Allan wrench. You still need a split saddle to be able to adjust it properly, or if you stick with the original bolt, a crescent wrench.

Otherwise stiff and corners like a dream. With it's relaxed TT geometry I am thinking of converting this to a road frame.

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3 5

Seat Post Clamp Details?

  • Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

How does the multi-position seat clamp work? I cannot see details in the stock photo. Trying to understand how the positioning works...are there 3 physically distinct clamps?

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There is one bolt that attaches the saddle. That bolt secures the saddle clamp to the seat post. There are three holes in the top of the seat post that accept the saddle clamp bolt.

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Seat post clamp is the one major fail on this bike, which is otherwise completely rad. If you have a split saddle then you can adjust the BOLT from the top. I replaced mine with one from the hardware store that uses an Allan key instead.

2 5

I recieved partially damaged goods.

  • Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

live chat doesn't work!!!!

Connected with the front brake portion of the painted frame broken.
when i assemble the bike with this frame. i found that.
There is no abnormality in the frame itself .
but i am so disappointed.

I recieved partially damaged goods.
5 5

Frame Year?

What year is this frame?

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Hey Rob,

This frame is a 2012.

5 5

Great Frame! Unreal Price

  • Familiarity: I've used it several times

Was looking to get back into triathlon after a 5 year hiatus and bought this frame set to go with my Sram Force 1groupo. Was concerned about the size since I am 6ft tall with long legs and short torso. After using their fit chart the medium seemed to be sized right and Ridley's run a little big. I did have to use 35mm of spacers but my back is not what it used to be! The ride is solid and I like the 3 position seat post. It really allows you to get that perfect fit. Paint and finish were very nice also. I replaced the rear tektro brake with my Cain Creek titanium single pivot to save some weight. The front tektro brake works well and I like how its tucked behind the fork. I weigh 198 and this frame is very solid and responsive. May be too stiff for some but for a bigger rider its a plus. Cable routing is very clean and I like how the top tube encloses the rear brake cable. For the money I am not sure you can beat this whether you are a top racer or beginner triathlete. The geometry on this frame would also make a good road bike as the head tube angle is pretty tame.

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Just a heads up, I believe the cane creek and the stock rear brake weigh close to the same, if not the stock rear brake may be lighter at 120 grams (though the cane creek ti certainly looks slimmer). I'd use the stock rear brake because although they are both single pivot, the stock brake uses a cam which gives it quite a bit more power. You may not need that much grab from your rear brake, but if the weight is a wash, it can't hurt.

3t aero bars go nicely

3t aero bars go nicely

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I also snagged these bars (on sale at the time). Colors go well with the frame.

simple seat cluster

simple seat cluster

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interesting aero post and collar. Simple and works well

rear brake cable routing

rear brake cable routing

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rear brake is routed internally, full casing the whole length.

shifters and brakes

shifters and brakes

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clean, clean, clean. My wife rode it for the first time today and absolutely loved it.

Looking Down

Looking Down

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Looking down on the shifters and fork/front wheel, you get a feel for how narrow the front end is.

Great frame, great deal

Great frame, great deal

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So I built this Ridley Dean RS for my triathlete wife. I also do a lot of photography so I snapped it before it hit the road. This is her first TT bike so it's not setup totally aggressively yet.

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what spacers did you use on the steerer, 3.5 bottom 0.5 top?

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I got the frame, but i cant find any info...

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I got the frame, but i cant find any info on the maximum spacer height on the steerer.
Do you have that information?

is the frame compatible with SRAM Apex...

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is the frame compatible with SRAM Apex Brakes?

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all indication is that they should work.

Will the Magura RT8 TT brakes work on this...

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Will the Magura RT8 TT brakes work on this frame?

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The rear RT8 brake would mount without issue, the problem would be the clearance on the front brake on the backside of the fork. That clearance issue the the reason Ridley stock calipers withe the RS frame.

What is the steerer tube diameter?

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What is the steerer tube diameter?

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The Dean RS has a 1 1/8" straight steerer tube.

4 5

Some greats things, some not so good.

  • Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

So I've built the bike and ridden it a little.

For the most part, the internal routing is easy to run, and the build was easy. The rear brake cable housing goes all the way through the top tube which is actually kind of dumb as the rear brake is a single pivot, meaning that length of the housing is important but because of the routing you can't control it that well.

The included brakes work well. the front is fairly proprietary, the rear is a single pivot that works very well but is dependent upon good installation. The front brake when installed is very obtrusive on the back of the otherwise very awesome looking svelte fork.

The frame and fork are a bit beefier than the bikes you see from trek and cervelo, with tubes around 34ish millimeters wide. The headtube on this bike looks pretty aero. The finishing on the bike is nice but not perfect. The Seatpost has a great textured area to prevent slipping. Weight of the frame was 1390, fork around 550, seatpost was 230.

My size small only had bottle mounts on the downtube, would have preferred seattube if there is only going to be one set of mounts.

The seat angle is fairly steep and the included seatpost offers some adjustment but not a ton, something like 2-3cm plus rail length.

The riding I've done on it has been good. Like most modern bikes, its stout and feels solid. The geometry on the front end is a little more "road bike like" than some other manufacturers with the 73 degree headtube angle but it's got enough wheelbase to keep things stable. Ridley advertises it as a "relaxed" bike but if you compare the stack and reach its really a middle of the road. I've got 13cm of drop, saddle to pads.

This is a good bike, especially for the price. The frame, fork and post are really nice but the brakes and cable routing make it look a little sloppy but are still functional.

5 5

Excellent value!

  • Gender: Male
  • Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

To get this frame at this price is the deal of the century. I just received it and built it up with components I had (my garage looks a bit like a used bike shop - sound familiar?). But the frame is full carbon with internal cabling, carbon fork, absolutely beautiful graphics and paint quality. If you're at all interested in a triathlon / TT bike, just get it. And btw, yes it's from a couple years ago but the newer years' designs are not as nice, in my view.

Is this frame Di2 compatible?

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Is this frame Di2 compatible?

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DI2 will work, but it needs to e run Externally. Definitely not as clean

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The album features a handful of talented vocalists who are also gaining momentum, including Jezzabell Doran, who appears on Flume's single "Sleepless," Chet Faker, and more. His experience touring with The xx, coupled with his multiple weeks spent at #1 on the iTunes Australia Electronic Chart, should intrigue fans of the genre who are unfamiliar with his work to give his debut a proper listen.

Stream the U.S. premiere of Flume's self-titled debut below, due out February 19. Pre-order here.

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It looks like Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is going to have some explaining to do. A woman accused a suspect of a sexual assault with physical force, with the motive listed as "sexual gratification." TMZ reports that Winston is the suspect in fact.

The Tallahassee Democrat confirms that the complaint was filed against the Seminoles quarterback, who is being represented by a Tallahassee attorney. The report describes the suspect as having a muscular build, with a weight of 240 pounds and a height between 5'9" and 5'11." Winston is listed at 6'4," but police reports are notoriously inexact with these sorts of things. Winston will speak to the media tonight, so expect him to address the allegations.

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Fernand Leger, The Smokers, 1912.
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Bruno Landi, Donna con glicine, 2003.
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Per Kirkeby, Winter, 1999.

Kazimir Malevich, Suprematism: Supremus No. 58, 1916.
Natura Morta by Giorgio Morandi, 1956.
Carlos V. Francisco, Progress through Education, 1964.
Fernando Botero, Matador, 1984.
Bruno Ceccobelli, Mondo Tonto, Sondo, 1990.
Eole by Philippe Dubois, 1989.

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Antoine Blanchard, Cafe de la Paix, ca. 1979.
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Abstract Lithograph by Max Bill, 1975.
Georges Mathieu, Atomic Age, 1958.

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yes I agree they should move to a smaller venue

I think their general attendance is somewhere between 8-14 thousand though, so thats a little big, I assume they want to save their place in the ACC for when their convention gets bigger, but, I think its a bad choice in its first years

im not positive about their finances, but I believe in their first year they came close to breaking even, they may have done a little worse in their second year, I heard from allot of people that attendees were just walking in and going to the dealer room, and not really going anywhere else

the summer festival stage by the artist alley was also a problem in the first year
I was really disappointed when I learned they had not fixed that
it was horrible, I couldn't hear my friends talking to me, I couldn't even hear myself think,

it should be loud enough that the people who want to stand by the stage can enjoy it, but not loud enough that the whole exhibit hall can hear it

also Im hoping they can get a Musical guest of honor this year

last year they ran around toting that you couldn't get into any concerts unless you bought a passport

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Supernatural kid series "Artemis Fowl" will come to the big screen, thanks to Harvey Weinstein and Walt Disney Co., the Wrap reports. The series has been described by author Eon Coilfer as "'Die Hard' with fairies."

There are eight books in the "Artemis Fowl" series, which features Artemis Fowl, a 12-year-old criminal mastermind who moves through a world enhanced by magic. The books are international bestsellers.

"This is a special project for me because my children absolutely love this book," Weinstein said in a statement.

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Snooki and JWoww, a.k.a. Nicole Polizzi and Jenni Farley, seem to have upset the residents of the Pelican Island community in New Jersey.

More than 40 residents of the neighborhood met at a property owner association meeting to protest the filming of the "Jersey Shore" spinoff series "Snooki & JWoww" because they do not want to thwart rebuilding efforts following the destruction of Superstorm Sandy, reports. The neighborhood sits right outside the Seaside Heights neighborhood where the "Jersey Shore" alumnae rose to fame on their hard-partying MTV reality show.

Snooki, 25, was expected to vacation in the residential community with fiance Jionni LaValle, 11-month-old son Lorenzo and "Jersey Shore" roomie JWoww in order to film an upcoming season of their series.

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Several of the neighborhood's residents are still displaced after the massive October 2012 storm that destroyed so much on the East Coast. The residents believe that filming "Snooki & JWoww" would bring in unwelcome visitors as they work to rebuild, the newspaper said.

But on Sunday, the hot-tempered mama took to social media to air her grievances.

"Adults are trying to ban my son, fiance and I from enjoying our summer at the shore," Polizzi wrote, sharing a screengrab of the story about her. "Grow up, get over yourself and move on."

"This is not how we should be treating one another," she continued. "Absolutely sick and very sad. I pray for you. There's much bigger things to worry about in life than trying to ban my family from your neighborhood."

Berkeley Township Council President James Byrnes told the property owners group that an ordinance -- one requiring permission to film in the area -- would be placed on the agenda for consideration at next Monday's township council meeting. The neighbors have reportedly hired a lawyer to represent them.

As of Wednesday morning, Polizzi's post had earned nearly 89,000 likes on Instagram and a flurry of fan support in comments.

Farley, Snooki's bestie, also took to Twitter to respond to the reports.

"Laughing so hard over these reports @snooki ... Who would've thought 2 girls can piss so many people off #embracethehaters," she wrote.

An MTV spokesman said the cable channel does not comment on series in production, added.

Polizzi famously has cleaned up her act since getting pregnant and giving birth to her son. The self-proclaimed meatball has penned a handful of books including "A Shore Thing," "Confessions of a Guidette" and "Gorilla Beach." She's also writing a book for expectant mothers and has launched her own clothing line. She and LaValle reportedly plan to wed in the Caribbean in January.

When asked about how she sizes up her "guidette" days in Seaside Heights, this is how she explained it to CNN last March:

"I just explain it like this: I was 21 when the show came out. So basically, I was just growing up," she said. "I did crazy stuff when I was 21, you know, drinking, having the time of my life. And now to where I'm settled down — 25 years old, I have a child — I couldn't be any happier. I love being a mom."

She also added that she loves "to show the not-drinking side of me."

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As a restaurant, Red Door in Bucktown seems rather unambitious, but as a neighborhood pub, the place is pretty impressive.

Compare executive chef Troy Graves' output at this 3-month-old Bucktown newcomer to his fine-dining efforts at Eve, his last stop, and it's clear that he's keeping his culinary range in tight check. Then again, there weren't a lot of $9 chicken dishes on that Eve menu.

This Bucktown building has been home to several restaurants over the years, and not only is Red Door the simplest concept to move in, it's also the first not to sport a French accent. Previous tenants have been Duchamp, Cafe du Midi and, in between, Meritage. Graves was executive chef at Meritage for a time and says he most definitely didn't want to repeat that concept.

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"The bulk of Meritage's customers drove here; it was a destination for suburbanites that drew no neighborhood people," he says. "We're trying to avoid that."

In Meritage's day, relying on foot traffic would have been financial suicide, but in the intervening years, the neighborhood demographic has improved its spending power. Red Door has the luxury of skipping valet service — that alone will keep suburbanites at bay — as long as its prices stay within reach of students and stroller-pushers.

"We're trying to do bar food — good, thought-out bar food," says Graves. "Less traditional, and more international flavors. It's hard to label."

Gastropub? Red Door's 40-plus beer selection would certainly seem to justify it. Graves, however, argues that his light, small-plates menu lacks the heft that the term implies.

Substantial or no, Red Door offers plenty for grazers to enjoy. The "snacks" section alone justifies a visit; nibbles include roasted bone marrow, each bone segment topped with a single escargot. Artichokes stuffed with chicken liver are wrapped in bacon and placed beside a romesco sauce, in a sort of hipster rumaki; poutine, a Great White North dish that seems to have seized the city's affections this summer, rises above the cheese-and-fries norm with peas, yellow-curry gravy and a nice amount of chicken confit (that is, chicken cooked in duck fat) among all those pan-fried curds.

The small plates (there are no entrees) are divided into veggie, meat, seafood and "on bread" categories. The best efforts are the ones in which Graves plays with textures, as when he combines pieces of tender grilled octopus with crunchy cauliflower, manzanilla olives and celery into an agreeable seafood-based salad. And his quinoa composition, the grain mixed with mushrooms, marcona almonds, kohlrabi and sweet prunes, pulled together with a just-spicy-enough harissa sauce, is a vegetarian option anybody could appreciate.

One could assemble quite the globe-trotting meal here, choosing from Korean-style spareribs and pickled cucumbers over a nonthreatening kimchi, Vietnamese-seasoned chicken thighs on a bed of shishito peppers, and crispy, panko-breaded rabbit schnitzel with house-made sauerkraut and honey mustard. Graves' sole concession to pub-food protocol is the Red Door burger, fashioned with butterkase cheese and bacon-onion jam.

There usually are two or three desserts available, and the choice changes so often that Graves doesn't bother printing them up. Look for classic sweets — apple-pear crumble, cherry cobbler, bread pudding — generally served warm to piping-hot, invariably topped with ice cream.

Laid-back service encourages a go-with-the-flow approach to dinner — no "chef prefers you order your entire meal at once" restrictions here. Indeed, the kitchen kicks out dishes so quickly I'd advise ordering at intervals, lest your table become too cluttered. Waiters are helpful with beer selections, which is a good thing, because the beverage menu doesn't tell you much more than the beers' names.

The interior is pleasant enough, though much of the two dining rooms are starved for natural light. Which is why anybody with an option tries to sit on the outdoor deck, a multilevel, wood-clad environment illuminated by strings of overhead light bulbs. On one of my visits, late-afternoon rain (and the threat of more) kept the deck closed, and from the look of some of the guests indoors, to say nothing of those standing at the bar, I bet many would have taken the risk.

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NEW BRITAIN – With his left foot on a free kick, Kevin Correa hooked the ball through the tightest of spots and into the net. With his right foot on the break, Correa blasted another shot past Central Connecticut goalie Josef Abele.

Correa scored twice, making two pretty difficult plays look pretty easy, to give fourth-seeded St. Francis-Brooklyn a 2-0 victory over top-seeded Central Connecticut in a Northeast Conference semifinal Friday at CCSU Soccer Field.

"The difference,” Central senior Eddy Bogle said, “was the guy on the other team put away his goals."

It was more complex than that. Central (9-9-1) was without its two captains. Senior defenseman Jose Gamboa and junior midfielder Stephen Walmsley both sustained concussions in the regular season finale against Bryant and were forced to miss the game. The Blue Devils knew Gamboa would be out but hoped Walmsley would be cleared. He was dizzy in warmups and, therefore, unavailable.

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Central hadn’t lost a conference game until the regular season finale to Bryant and finished atop the NEC standings for the second time in three years. With that came the right to host the conference tournament. The championship game is Sunday, with St. Francis facing either No. 3 Bryant or No. 2 St. Francis (Pa.).

We’re proud of the season we had. We thought this would be a two-year building process, losing seven starters from last year," coach Shaun Green said. "We thought we would [maybe] get in the playoffs this year. Winning it outright, I think we really excelled. It was great for the kids. We did very well. I felt we could have done well this weekend. Unfortunately, New York is a very persistent team and they have some very good players."

Correa, a sophomore from Flushing, N.Y., is one of the conference’s best. In the 61st minute, he took a free kick from just outside the box and a sharp angle on the right. He hooked it around a group of Hartford defenders and just inside the near post.

While that goal was pure precision, Correa’s goal in the in the 73rd minute was as much about power, speed and smarts. He took a lead pass from Gabriel Bagot on the right and streaked toward the goal. Ordinarily, he would cut toward the middle. This time, he shot with his right foot without making much of a move.

"Everybody knows on the lead, I’m a lefty," Correa said. "I usually try to cut in and try to place it with my left. But I saw the keeper trying to cheat a little and I said, Why not try it with the right?"

Central was thoroughly outplayed in the first half but it was scoreless at halftime. The Blue Devils were the better team for the first 15 minutes of the second half.

"We responded  the way we wanted to and I felt we put them on their heels," Green said. "But, a good effort by Correa. I felt we left it a little too open on the left side [on the free kick]. And just a phenomenal finish on his second one. And that was it.

"I’m proud of our accomplishments this year. Everyone in the conference would love to be regular season champs and host the tournament, for sure. We accomplished that and we’ll use that to move forward. We’ve got some great young players coming back."


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Jeremy Roenick scored his ninth goal of the season and defenseman Kim Johnsson added three assists as the Philadelphia Flyers downed the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-2, in their annual Black Friday matinee at the Wachovia Center.

The win extends the Flyers' unbeaten streak to 11 games (9-0-2) and puts them three points ahead of New Jersey for the Atlantic Division lead. Philadelphia is unbeaten at home in their last twelve contests, including nine straight victories.

Goaltender Robert Esche continued his winning ways for the Flyers, turning aside 28 of 30 shots to improve to 7-1-2 this season.

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Johnsson assisted on every goal for Philadelphia (13-2-5-1), including two on the power play. The Flyers are currently second in the league on the power play at 26.5% with 22 goals.

Center Eric Staal and Jesse Boulerice scored Carolina (6-10-7-0), who drop four games under .500, and seven points behind Southeast Division-leading Tampa Bay.

Philadelphia will try to go unbeaten for the month for the first time since 1996 when they travel to Long Island Saturday night to take on the New York Islanders. The 1996-97 squad went 11-0-2 in December 1996.


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