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Looking for some of those rare- top of the line & never worked quite right- components from the late 90’s to outfit that vintage mtb project of yours? Dan over at milewidesports.com is selling some amazing, old-school mtb components for long time Flagstaff Local Mark Gullo. There’s nothing like a cherry red Paul’s Components Rear Der to get the nostalgia flowing. That, or an XO-1. Man, that was a long time ago. Check out the deals on all of it at milewidesports.com’s ebay outlet

Second up - It’s time for Cross (no shit?). AZcross.com is putting on a 7 race series here in Arizona from a starter in Payson, to a state championship race in Gilbert. And just remember, there’s nothing like a cross race in 80 degree weather. Kudos to Jeremy and the az cross crew for putting on that many events in a state that generally doesn’t have much of a cross contingent.

The Rest…

From: Peter
a few blocks from my house, this lady rocks, seriously crappy news.

http://www.uvm.edu/~mfemia/rose.html

http://media.www.vermontcynic.com/media/storage/paper308/news/2008/09/16/News/Cyclist.Hit.By.Car-3431801-page2.shtml

Lame is the new Black here at DCHQ. That shit just plain sucks.

From: BC
Subject: Morning a loss

Just in case you missed it, here’s a detailed look……enjoy.

I don’t give a shit about football. The only thing that pulls at my heart here, is the fact that something from Texas was triumpant in anything(no offense SadCow & Tex)… again, and that my homies Philly, and Sausage, are again having to get up in the morning with that standard level of Philly gloom. Sorry guys.

From: Chris
Subject: this woman has got to go

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1840675,00.html?imw=Y

http://www.bentalaska.com/2008/09/palmer-pastors-gay-positive-book-was-on.html

Until Aug. 29 “Troopergate” was a small state investigation Gov. Palin, and every Republican and Democrat in a Republican-led Legislature, had agreed was appropriate. But things changed the day Gov. Palin joined the McCain ticket. His handlers went ballistic that the governor agreed to an investigation they now needed to stop.

It’s the ghost of Karl Rove.

Just to be clear, I’d rather give Rove head, over Palin. I’m just say’n. The bitch sucks.

And the last is on a bit of an “Upbeat” level…

Charges dismissed against cyclist in YouTube shove
By SAMUEL MAULL
Associated Press Writer
A judge dismissed charges Friday against the bicyclist who was body-checked and knocked to the pavement by a police officer in a widely viewed YouTube video.

At the prosecution’s request, Criminal Court Judge James Burke dropped a charge of resisting arrest against Christopher Long, 29, of Hoboken, N.J.

Long was arrested July 25 during a Critical Mass bicycle ride through Times Square. The monthly bike rides are held around the world to draw attention to alternatives to motor vehicles.

Police said Long was arrested because he was obstructing traffic and deliberately steered his bicycle into an officer.

After the video emerged showing the policeman knocking Long to the ground, the officer, Patrick Pogan, was stripped of his badge and gun and assigned to desk duty. Police said Friday they were still investigating.

The video had been viewed some 1.5 million times since it was posted on YouTube soon after the incident. It shows Pogan shoving Long off his bike near Times Square as Long tried to steer out of the way.

As he left court, Long said he was happy not to be prosecuted and to have the case behind him. As for Pogan’s account of events in the criminal complaint, he said, “The video speaks for itself.”

Long’s lawyer, David B. Rankin, said, “We’re just very lucky this videotape surfaced, and we’re very thankful the DA’s office did the right thing in dropping these charges.”

“This was a case where the officer’s sworn testimony was contradicted by the videotape,” Rankin said. “It raises serious questions about other cases that don’t have the luxury of a videotape.”

In the same week the Long video surfaced, videotape emerged of two other incidents showing police officers beating up civilians. Those cases were being investigated by the police and the district attorney’s office.

Rankin said Long is considering a lawsuit against the city but had not yet decided.

Alicia Maxey Greene, spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney, said no decision had been made about whether to prosecute Pogan.

That’s it, and I’m back to EMT class, where for only a couple hundred dollars and a semester of my time, I get to learn how to bludgeon “combative” people over the head, and not leave a mark.

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