From Cyclingnews.com:
Frank Vandenbroucke, Jörg Jaksche and the rest of Team Cinelli-OPD have to look for new employers after the team manager, Nico Mattan, heard Thursday afternoon that it will not receive UCI licence.
"With 99 percent certainty, I will find a new team for myself, the other four Belgian riders," he said to Sporza.be. He explained that he will get in touch with other Continental teams.
He noted that he will use his contacts, along with bike manufacturer Cinelli, to find a team with which they can merge.
"Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne is in only three weeks. Frank Vandenbroucke and Bert Roesems will be at the start." (SW)
(F'U! Biasci!)
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Hijacked Arms Ship Limps into Port
In follow-up to my post late last year about Piracy on the High Seas, we have this exciting news from Africa:
Hijacked Arms Ship Limps into Port
"MOMBASA, Kenya — The Ukrainian arms freighter held by pirates off Somalia’s coast for more than four months docked at port in Mombasa, Kenya, on Thursday, escorted by American and Kenyan Navy vessels and greeted by cheering crowds of thousands.
The ship experienced engine trouble on the final segment of the trip, and limped into the harbor at around 4 p.m., flanked by two tug boats.
Spectators shouted and whistled, and some even waded into the water, pumping their fists in the air as the ship blasted its horn in greeting. American Navy vessels had accompanied the ship, called the Faina, from Somalia and the Kenyan navy took over as it came into Kenyan waters.
“We are very happy to be here,” the acting captain, Victor Nikolsky, said at a welcoming ceremony in the port.
More than 100 ships have been attacked in Somalia’s pirate-infested seas in the past year, but no hijacking has attracted as much attention as this one, in large part because the freighter was loaded with arms, including tanks. It stirred fears of a new epoch of piracy and precipitated an unprecedented naval response. Warships from China, India, Italy, Russia, France, the United States, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Greece, Turkey, Britain and Germany have all since joined the antipiracy campaign..." Full article
And the I-can't-believe-he-said-it-Quote-of-the-Article:
"He said simply that the waters off the coast of Somalia had become a “shopping mall” for pirates." --Alfred Mutua, Kenyan government spokesman.
Hijacked Arms Ship Limps into Port
"MOMBASA, Kenya — The Ukrainian arms freighter held by pirates off Somalia’s coast for more than four months docked at port in Mombasa, Kenya, on Thursday, escorted by American and Kenyan Navy vessels and greeted by cheering crowds of thousands.
The ship experienced engine trouble on the final segment of the trip, and limped into the harbor at around 4 p.m., flanked by two tug boats.
Spectators shouted and whistled, and some even waded into the water, pumping their fists in the air as the ship blasted its horn in greeting. American Navy vessels had accompanied the ship, called the Faina, from Somalia and the Kenyan navy took over as it came into Kenyan waters.
“We are very happy to be here,” the acting captain, Victor Nikolsky, said at a welcoming ceremony in the port.
More than 100 ships have been attacked in Somalia’s pirate-infested seas in the past year, but no hijacking has attracted as much attention as this one, in large part because the freighter was loaded with arms, including tanks. It stirred fears of a new epoch of piracy and precipitated an unprecedented naval response. Warships from China, India, Italy, Russia, France, the United States, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Greece, Turkey, Britain and Germany have all since joined the antipiracy campaign..." Full article
And the I-can't-believe-he-said-it-Quote-of-the-Article:
"He said simply that the waters off the coast of Somalia had become a “shopping mall” for pirates." --Alfred Mutua, Kenyan government spokesman.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Tales from La Prima
Apparently, I've become predictable...(paraphrasing)...La Prima to me: "You always look at the menu as if you're going to order something different, but then you order your same doppio macchiato."
Me to La Prima: "Well you see, my dear, uactually...I do that for YOUR benefit, to keep you engaged and expectant and to maintain your hope that I might order something different."
La Prima to me, with less than loving expression on her face: "But you still order a doppio macchiato - so what, you're cheating me? Deceiving me?"
Doh.
---Gmail Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
Monday, February 09, 2009
PJ Crushes Ashton Kutcher on Qik
My roommate PJ and I have been using this new service, Qik, which allows for live video-streaming from our mobiles. Unbeknown to either of us, the video PJ shot on the South Side immediately after the Steelers Super Bowl victory caught the attention of Qik, who judged his the best. In their words, "We finally chose legend107's brief but powerful video streamed live from Carson Street in Pittsburgh right after the final whistle. What atmosphere!"
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