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fromthedeskofelizabeththird · 6 years ago

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So Here are the Spoilers -Volume III

AKA I have not been this mad at Cheritz for ages. Let’s deep dive.

Warning: this post contains spoilers and mentions of abuse and p*dophilia.

Also Rika.

So much Rika...

I am mad, yo

Not even mad, I am furious.

As I usually do when I give my thoughts like this, here is what I wanted from V after end and Rika DLC

V moving on with his life and having a happy ending with MC

The RFA healing and also moving on

A focus on MC and V!! And their love???? You know?? The point of him having a route in the first place.

An exploration of Rika’s past and Mint Eye, to fill in all the blanks we have so far

Rika facing justice and seeking redemption.

I’ll be honest.

If you want fluffy V and MC content, go ahead and play the existing ends. The after end is not really about V at all. It’s along the same lines as Secret Ends 02, where your LI isn’t really present and instead dealing with their own emotional turmoil and issues.

And, you know. To an extent I would have been okay with this in V content. V is the leader of the RFA and it would be weird if the fall out from Rika wasn’t even addressed. My beef about this is that we don’t get a secret end 01 where MC and V are together, repairing problems together. We don’t see V at all for 98% of the story. We get more Rika content than V...which is a whole other issue I’ll get to in a bit. Hell...I’m pretty sure we get more VANDERWOOD than V. (Don’t get me wrong...I like Vanderwood, but wtf??)

It’s honestly the same complaint I have for both Jumin’s after end and Valentine’s DLC, where he’s not even present for most of it and it feels like a waste of time and hourglasses. (And at 80 hourglasses per chapter, plus another 100 to unlock both endings, it doesn’t come cheap.)

V and MC’s ‘happy ending’ is an afterthought. V’s entire presence in the after end is an ‘oh by the way, remember V? The character whose after end you’re in I guess???’

Ugh.

Anyway.

It was good to see the RFA healing and moving on. I was so heartbroken by Jumin’s inability to cope with what was going on, even as he took extra care to make sure the rest of the RFA were fine. I loved Yoosung’s anger and conflict over this person he’d admired and respected for so long. I loved Seven’s complete breakdown over the potential loss of his brother.

I loved that they got reunited!

What I didn’t like?

The forcedness.

The after end gives you two choices: Judge or Forgive. I hoped that they would be complimentary to one another, like in Seven’s Valentine DLC, where both were good ends, just different in tone.

Well, boy was I wrong!

From the beginning of the After End, you are pushed towards Forgiveness, with the MC being portrayed as completely unreasonable and borderline hysterical if they show even an ounce of resentment and anger towards Rika. If you go on to unlock the Judgement ending, Cheritz not only spits in your face but every single one of her victims.

There is a short VN sequence called Rika Circus, where you are mocked for essentially enjoying torture porn and wanting Rika to come to a cruel end and suffer a horrible fate. It’s the judgement ending, but you the player are judged instead.

Just getting these screens made me feel physically sick:

I don’t know where to begin with this bs. Maybe with the preface that I am an abuse survivor and pushing the idea that victims have to forgive their abusers in any way shape or form and aren’t allowed to hold even a small amount of anger towards them is completely shameful? This ending literally borders on the same gaslighting logic that if a victim stands up to their abuser they are the shitty one and hyper aggressive. I wish I could explain how bad this ending was for my PTSD.

Actually no. I will explain.

The most important lesson I got from my therapist was how okay it was to be angry, because it was an acknowledgement that I was a victim and my abuser was in the wrong. That I didn’t have to forgive her if I didn’t want to. That it was important for me to feel valid in my emotions.

Maybe what bothered me was the cognitive dissonance (and gaslighting) that an MC wanting Rika to face justice must 100% want her to die or live out the rest of her days being mistreated and even sexually assaulted? Like??? How about no?? Are there no jails in Mysme’s universe? No community service? We know from the Judgement end that she got a life sentence, so it’s not like the MC sentenced her to death.

Maybe it’s because the player is given very valid choices e.g. being suspicious of the cult leader who stabbed their boyfriend and tortured numerous people, but are framed along the same lines as the MC being like KILL HER *knife emoji*.

Maybe it’s because this ending is the first time the player gets close to knowing Rika’s past and then is made to feel guilty about not knowing it?

I just

/inhale

right.

/deep breaths

okay

/breathe

my hands haven’t stopped shaking for hours haHA fuck my life

I can’t help but feel like this after end undid absolutely all of the highlights of V’s route. V only mentions his love being an obsession in the judgement endings.

Actually, all of the RFA’s reactions in the judgement ending are the same as their reactions to finding out the truth about Rika in V’s route. Jumin wants her to have a life sentence despite his conflict about it. Yoosung is upset and mad. Zen wants nothing to do with her.

And this is the ‘bad’ ending.

The forgiveness ending is pretty Rika centric and incorporates V’s good end. The RFA is back to normal, V comes back fine. It’s strongly implied that he and Rika both spent time in Alaska together before coming to propose to MC. Rika, as far as we know, never faced punishment for her crimes, which is framed as a good thing.

Perhaps the most abhorrent part of the forgiveness ending is that it’s the only one where Rika comes forward and confesses the truth about the twins...which... I’m not sure why C&R’s fate, the Chois being safe etc et al comes down to MC’s feelings about Rika. It’s a disservice to Rika more than anything, because it seems like she only comes clean because MC was nice to her and not because...you know.. it was the right thing to do.

And this brings me onto the treatment of Rika in the route and DLC and holy shit, it’s a ride.

No, Rika is not redeemed.

Yes, she is woobified to hell and back and then twice more.

We learn that Rika was adopted by Yoosung’s relatives, who were cruel and devoted to the Catholic church. Later she was verbally abused and assaulted by a priest. She later decided to take power in the fact that people would be afraid of her and thought she was Satan etc.

I’ll be blunt.

Rika’s DLC is just an expensive retcon. It’s seven chapters at 60HG each just to be told that Rika had a sad past and all of her terrible actions came from being treated badly. She does not even get to be held accountable for Mint Eye, because Cheritz gave her a sister who actually was the one to tell her not to trust V or the RFA and poisoned her mind.

Rika does not, nor ever, get a proper redemption because even in her own DLC it’s never admitted that she was in the wrong...which is some bullshit logic because...well..it’s really jarring to have it constantly reinforced that Rika did nothing wrong and should not be judged because of her sad past at the hands of her foster mother with cult-like beliefs... because if we take from it the fact that Rika became essentially the same, by extension shouldn’t we then forgive her abusers because we don’t know their story either? Should we shrug off any notion that the priest should be imprisoned because judging people is bad and we just want him to be tortured and forgiveness is the way to go?

I’m just

I don’t know what I expected but

they still managed to disappoint me

To summarise, the after end is bullshit, V isn’t even there for most of it, Rika gets no redemption arc and is treated like an uwu flower crown victim and it’s all very manipulative and rushed lmao. It’s a waste of hourglasses and time and literally undoes everything good that came before it

#mystic messenger #mysme #not tagging the rat lmao #spoilers #I JUST WANTED V KISSES ON VALENTINES DAY CHERITZ #WHY

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orbemnews · 4 years ago

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trilotechcorp · 5 years ago

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Forty-five realities about the PBA as association celebrates 45th commemoration

APRIL 9, 1975 was a milestone day for sports in the nation after the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was framed, the principal ever proficient b-ball alliance in Asia. From that point forward, the class has become a ball rivalry as well as a wellspring of amusement for Filipinos throughout the years.

As the group praises its 45th year, SPIN.ph concocted things that you could conceivably think about the class that relates with the numbers 1 to 45. Indeed, even with the rich history of the association, trust us when we state it was difficult to think of a rundown.

You should? What’s your critical minute in the PBA.

The principal player to score in the PBA was Joy Dionisio. Playing for Concepcion Carrier, Dionisio scored a lay-up in the principal round of the class last April 9, 1975. Notwithstanding, Dionisio’s group bowed to Mariwasa, 101-98, in the initial game. Toyota, in the mean time, likewise came out champs in that playdate with a 105-101 triumph over U-Tex.

The MVPs won by Abet Guidaben, the player with the most number of games in the PBA with 1,081 games.

The quantity of MVPs won by William ‘Marshes’ Adornado, the principal player to win the individual plum in 1975. He won it again in 1976 and 1981.

The quantity of MVPs won each by Ramon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio, the past high until June Mar Fajardo broke the record. Fernandez won the honor in 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1988, while Patrimonio copped the plum in 1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997.

Four is additionally the occasions Vergel Meneses won an All-Star MVP, doing the accomplishment in 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2003.

Jun Bernardino was the fifth chief of the PBA where he served the group for a long time, the longest ever.

The occasions June Mar Fajardo won the PBA MVP in back to back design, the most ever, outperforming Fernandez and Patrimonio. Through the span of his MVP seasons, Fajardo won eight PBA titles, and even got a group record 31 bounce back in Game Seven of the 2019 Philippine Cup finals against Magnolia on May 15.

The quantity of Best Import grants Bobby Parks won in his PBA profession. The honor was later named after him.

In view of the PBA Annual, the Philippine group filled in as visitor group in eight seasons through the span of the 45 years of the PBA.

The quantity of PBA groups in the main year of the PBA. They were Toyota, Crispa, U-Tex, Mariwasa, Concepcion Carrier, Royal Tru Orange, Tanduay, Presto, and 7-Up.

Current PBA official Willie Marcial is the tenth individual to hold the position.

Ten is likewise the quantity of takes Ryan Reyes had in a January 29, 2012 game against Powerade, the most ever.

Norman Black has brought home 11 PBA titles as a mentor and is the second strategist throughout the entire existence of the class to win a Grand Slam when San Miguel asserted the uncommon accomplishment in 1989.

The quantity of titles won by Barangay Ginebra, the most mainstream group in the PBA. The Gin Kings have won three All-Filipino/Philippine Cup crowns and nine titles in meetings with imports.

The occasions Crispa won PBA titles, the most among groups that have disbanded from the class. The Redmanizers had a celebrated competition with Toyota in a tussle that made geniuses for the association around then. Crispa disbanded in 1984 per year after Toyota additionally left the class.

The quantity of successive misfortunes Shopinas endured in the 2011-2012 Philippine Cup, the longest such streak in PBA history that happened from October 5 to December 8, 2011.

Virgilio ‘Child’ Dalupan won 15 PBA titles for the Crispa Redmanizers, turning into the best mentor before Tim Cone outperformed him. Dalupan additionally won two Grand Slams for the group in 1976 and 1983. In winning the 1976 Grand Slam, Dalupan just lost multiple times.

The pullover number of Toyota cager Gil Cortez, the main player to win the Rookie of the Year in 1976.

Allan Caidic changed over a class record 17 three-pointers when he scored 79 focuses in Tivoli’s 162-149 triumph over Ginebra in November 21, 1991.

The quantity of focuses Shell scored at halftime in its match against Mobiline on May 3, 2000. Shell proceeded to score only 47 in its 32-point rout, the least yield ever in a game by a PBA group ever.

Crispa dominated 19 straight matches from September 30 to December 9, 1980, considered the longest series of wins ever in PBA history.

As indicated by the PBA Annual, there are 20 establishments who have either disbanded or been sold. They are Barako Bull/Air21/Burger King/FedEx, Powerade/Coca-Cola, Sta. Lucia, Air21/Shopinas, Red Bull/Barako Bull, U-Tex, Pilipinas Shell, Sunkist/Sarsi/Pop Cola/Swift, Tanduay, Great Taste/CFC/Presto/Tivoli, Manila Beer/Beer Hausen, Toyota, Mariwasa/Noritake/Honda/Finance/Galerie Dominique, Seven-Up, Filmanbank, Carrier/Quasar/Fiberlite, Manhattan/Sunkist/Winston/Countryfair, Crispa, Tefilin, and Galleon/CDCP.

The quantity of misfortunes the San Miguel Beermen and Alaska Milkmen each had in their Grand Slam a long time in 1989 and 1996. With a 51-21 record, the 1996 Alaska group had the most successes among all groups which won the Grand Slam followed by the San Miguel crew in 1989 with a 50-21 imprint.

The quantity of titles Tim Cone has won in his training vocation, the most by some other guide throughout the entire existence of the PBA, that saw spells with Alaska, San Mig Coffee, and Barangay Ginebra.

Robert Jaworski played for a long time in the PBA, the most throughout the entire existence of the alliance. He played for Toyota before moving for Barangay Ginebra where he fabricated the ‘Never Say Die’ mantra of the group that despite everything exists right up ’til the present time.

The quantity of free tosses Nelson Asaytono made in a July 2, 1992 game by Swift against Purefoods, the most ever. The Mighty Meaties lost, 110-106.

The principal portion of the PBA’s greatest players were named in 2000 during the association’s 25th commemoration. The 25 were Johnny Abarrientos, Bogs Adornado, Ato Agustin, Francis Arnaiz, Ricardo Brown, Allan Caidic, Hector Calma, Philip Cezar, Atoy Co, Jerry Codinera, Kenneth Duremdes, Bernie Fabiosa, Ramon Fernandez, Danny Florencio, Abet Guidaben, Freddie Hubalde, Robert Jaworski, Jojo Lastimosa, Lim Eng Beng, Samboy Lim, Ronnie Magsanoc, Vergel Meneses, Manny Paner, Alvin Patrimonio, and Benjie Paras.

Danny Ildefonso, Willie Miller, James Yap, Asi Taulava, Eric Menk, Kelly Williams, Jayjay Helterbrand, Jimmy Alapag, Mark Caguioa, Arwind Santos, Jayson Castro, Marc Pingris, Kerby Raymundo, Chito Loyzaga, and Marlou Aquino later joined the 40 greatest in 2015.

Establishing magistrate Leo Prieto served the alliance for a long time where 26 meetings were held from 1975 to 1983.

The quantity of titles the San Miguel Beermen have in their spell in the PBA that started since the alliance’s initiation in 1975. The establishment has the most number of titles in the alliance with Alaska and Magnolia a far second with 14.

Eugene Quilban gathered an association record 28 helps for 7-Up in its 123-100 win over Shell on August 9, 1992.

The triumphant edge of Ginebra when it scored the most number of focuses in history with 197 in its game against Great Taste on November 21, 1985.

The quantity of games San Mig Coffee lost when it caught the Grand Slam in the 2013-2014 season. The triumphant level of .577 was the most minimal among the Grand Slam groups yet the Mixers despite everything took care of business to make it to the history books. San Mig Coffee beat Rain or Shine twice and Talk ‘N Text during that year, giving lead trainer Tim Cone the subsequent Grand Slam of his instructing vocation.

The period of Benjie Paras when he won his second MVP in 1999. In a year that saw a deluge of Fil-outsiders, Paras safeguarded his accomplishment of turning into the main player to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year on that year after he did it in 1989.

Ginebra scored 32 back to back focuses in the final quarter on its way to a 116-90 win over Shell on May 14, 1991. That 32-0 shoot was generally number of focuses scored successively and unanswered throughout the entire existence of the class.

Michael Hackett had 33 focuses in the second from last quarter of Ginebra’s 197-168 win over Great Taste on November 21, 1985. That was the most number of focuses scored by an import in a quarter, with Hackett in the long run completing with 103, a group record in those days.

LA Tenorio of Barangay Ginebra was 34 years of age when he played his 597th back to back game, outperforming Alvin Patrimonio as the group’s Iron Man on March 18, 2019.

The quantity of All-Star games the PBA has played. This incorporates the Rookies, Sophomores, Juniors versus Veterans, and North versus South arrangements, and the ongoing three-leg All-Star matches held in 2017 and 2018.

It was in the 36th season (2010-2011) of the PBA where the class returned to the old three-meeting position – the Philippine Cup, Commissioner’s Cup, and Governors’ Cup.

The joined number of misfortunes Talk ‘N Text and San Miguel had in a three-year stretch in the Philippine Cup after the two groups had the option to catch the Perpetual Trophy in 2013 and 2017 individually. The Tropang Texters had a 60-19 record from 2011 to 2013, while the Beermen gathered a 53-18 imprint from 2015 to 2017.

The trophy later named as the Jun Bernardino Trophy was kept forever by the two groups for winning three successive titles in the most renowned meeting of the association.

The quantity of two-point endeavors Paul Alvarez had when he scored a then-record 71 focuses in Alaska’s 169-138 win over Shell. Alvarez changed over 31 two-pointers in that game, an association high.

The quantity of minutes Terrence Romeo played when he scored a group record 48 focuses in the All-Star Game Luzon leg in 2018 in the Smart All-Stars 152-149 win over the PBA All-Stars in Batangas City. Romeo won his third All-Star MVP in the challenge.

There are just five 4-0 scopes in the historical backdrop of the

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hotshotslafam · 6 years ago

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PBA: Despite loss, Hotshots proved doubters wrong If there’s a positive side to Magnolia’s narrow title loss to sister squad San Miguel in the PBA Philippine Cup finals, it’s the maturity level reached by the runner-up team during the series that went the full route. Head coach Chito Victolero feels the team “was one or two possessions away from winning the title.” "We were almost there,” he said, still reeling from the Game 7 defeat. With the Commissioner’s Cup days from its formal opening, Victolero believes that display of maturity can help them perform much better in the import-laden conference. “I hope we can carry that maturity in the Commissioner’s Cup. We have a few days rest, then we will go back to work to prepare for the second conference.” Besides, Magnolia was given little chance at the start of the all-Filipino title showdown against a powerhouse SMB crew led by five-time MVP June Mar Fajardo. However, the Hotshots surprised many when it stunned SMB with a 99-94 victory in Game 1 of the finals, and when it took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series following an 88-86 win in Game 5 on a buzzer-beating jumper by Mark Barroca. San Miguel forced a do-or-die Game 7 with a 98-86 win in Game 6. Victolero said there is nothing to be ashamed, considering it went to a Game 7 when most of basketball observers were predicting a sweep by San Miguel in the finals. “Before the finals, there were predictions that we’ll be swept, that we don’t have a chance. But we – the whole team – we believed in each other. We came up short, but I think we earned the respect,” said Victolero. Magnolia will resume training next week to prepare for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, which starts Sunday at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City. Victolero’s team will debut June 5 against the Alaska Aces at the Smart Aranet Colisium. Magnolia will have us import John Fields, a returning reinforcement who played last season for Colombian Dyip. Cto https://www.instagram.com/p/BxrwNFuDcCU/?igshid=9fm2if5fggx1

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zed-air · 6 years ago

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CKUA - Top 100 of 2018 Countdown

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From 6AM-6PM MST on January 1, 2019, CKUA counted down its top 100 albums of 2018.

The ranking was generated by the number of plays songs from each album received on CKUA during 2018. I was responsible for the first block (6A-10A), presenting albums #100-66.

Click the “keep reading” link below for today’s playlist.

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RANKING • TITLE • PERFORMING ARTIST • ALBUM • AIRTIME

2019-01-01 - 06:00-10:00 - Top 100 of 2018

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Countdown • Pulp • Countdown • Tue 06:03AM

Gettin' in the Mood • Brian Setzer Orchestra • Vavoom • Tue 06:05AM

#100 • Wild • Molly Burch • First Flower • Tue 06:09AM

#99 • Your Mind Is On Vacation • Holly Cole • Holly • Tue 06:14AM

Everything • Celeigh Cardinal • Everything And Nothing At All • Tue 06:17AM

#98 • Better Than This • Molly Johnson • Meaning To Tell Ya • Tue 06:22AM

#97 • Held My Breath • Rae Spoon • Bodiesofwater • Tue 06:26AM

#96 • I've Just Got To Know • Boz Scaggs • Out Of The Blues • Tue 06:33AM

There's Somebody Living in that Whale • The Burnin' Sands • The REC-YEG Project • Tue 06:38AM

#95 • Younger Years • The Milk Carton Kids • All the Things That I Did... • Tue 06:40AM

Poor Jenny • The Everly Brothers • The Fabulous Style of the Everly Bros • Tue 06:44AM

#94 • You're Too Late • Ellen Doty • Come Fall • Tue 06:48AM

#93 • Night Shift • Lucy Dacus • Historian • Tue 06:50AM

#92 • Suzie Vinnick • All I Wanna Do • Shake the Love Around • Tue 07:01AM

#91 • You're Evil • Lindsay Beaver • Tough As Love • Tue 07:05AM

I Want To Be Loved • Muddy Waters • Hard Again • Tue 07:09AM

#90 • Roll On Slow • Glen Hansard • Between Two Shores • Tue 07:11AM

#89 • Apollo • St. Paul & The Broken Bones • Young Sick Camellia • Tue 07:16AM

Instant Crush • Daft Punk • Random Access Memories • Tue 07:20AM

Too Bad • Doug & the Slugs • Doug & the Slugs • Tue 07:27AM

#88 • Watermelon Man • Aki Kumar • Hindi Man Blues • Tue 07:32AM

#87 • New Colossus • Kaia Kater • Grenades • Tue 07:37AM

#86 • The Business • Freak Motif • Hot Plate • Tue 07:42AM

She's Electric • Oasis • (What's The Story) Morning Glory • Tue 07:48AM

#85 • Once in My Life • The Decemberists • I'll Be Your Girl • Tue 07:53AM

#84 • Nothing Really Matters • Cat Power • Wanderer • Tue 08:01AM

Greens Of June • Case/ Lang/ Veirs • case/lang/veirs • Tue 08:05AM

#83 • Let's Get This Over With • They Might Be Giants • I Like Fun • Tue 08:10AM

Xanadu • Juliana Hatfield • Sings Olivia Newton John • Tue 08:14AM

#82 • Under Lime • Elvis Costello & the Imposters • Look Now • Tue 08:17AM

Savoy Truffle • The Beatles • The Beatles • Tue 08:23AM

Buckets of Rain • Bob Dylan • Blood On The Tracks • Tue 08:27AM

#81 • The Mask • Joon Moon • Moonshine Corner • Tue 08:31AM

#80 • I'm Your Man • Josh Rouse • Love In The Modern Age • Tue 08:37AM

I'm Your Man • Leonard Cohen • More Best Of • Tue 08:40AM

#79 • Shrinking Man • Ry Cooder • The Prodigal Son • Tue 08:44AM

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In Hollywood, the lonely truthteller makes history. In Washington, history shows that their friends send them packing.

The nation’s Democrats and dwindling legions of never-Trump conservatives have thrilled to the one-man rebellion of Rep. Justin Amash, the Michigan libertarian whose thoughtful, damning tweetstorm on impeachment made him the only Republican to break ranks on the most divisive issue in American politics.

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The problem is that the script comes from movies. That was Henry Fonda in the jury room, not a real foreman; that was Sally Field as Norma Rae organizing the cotton mill; and Jimmy Stewart delivering his lines on a studio version of the Senate floor.

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In 1964, when the Senate handed a blank check to President Lyndon Johnson “to take all necessary steps, including the use of armed force, in Vietnam”—which LBJ used as the legal basis for the massive escalation in years to come— 98 senators voted for it. Only two senators, Democrats Wayne Morse of Oregon and Ernest Gruening of Alaska, voted “no” on the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. As the war escalated, and it became clear the engagement was a national catastrophe, history vindicated their position and other senators, like Arkansas’ William Fulbright and Wisconsin’s Gaylord Nelson, wished they had done the same. But it didn’t do much good for Morse and Gruening. Both were defeated for reelection in 1968, and neither held political office again.

Eight years later, even before a band of burglars tried to break into Democratic headquarters at the Watergate, two Republican House members challenged President Richard Nixon in the Republican primary. For California’s Pete McCloskey, the issue was Nixon’s failure to end the war in Vietnam. For Ohio’s John Ashbrook, it was Nixon’s various apostasies from conservative orthodoxy—the turn toward China, arms deals with Moscow, wage and price controls. Not only did Ashbrook and McCloskey lose, but barely anyone remembers Nixon had challengers. Ashbrook withdrew, and McCloskey wound up with one delegate out of 1,348.

Even prominent party leaders run aground when calling for resistance to a president. Al Smith, the 1928 Democratic nominee, turned hard against FDR’s New Deal, ultimately campaigning for Republican nominee Alf Landon in 1936, who lost in a 46-state landslide. In 1940, Roosevelt’s vice president, John Nance Garner, sought the nomination for himself, opposing both FDR’s unprecedented third term and his New Deal policies. Garner got 61 delegates out of 1,093 and retired from public life.

For sheer persistence on the “lonely voice” front, no one can top Jeannette Rankin, who was elected as the first female member of the House of Representatives in 1916. A year later, she was one of 50 House members to vote against the American entry into World War I, and she left the House after one term. Twenty-two years later, in 1940, she went back to the House; and a year later, she became the only member ofeitherhouse to vote against the declaration of war with Japan. Once again, her first term was her last. (And in this case, history doesn’t smile so kindly on her positions).

Politics is a numbers game, and the record shows that there’s a much safer route for dissidents to survive politically: be part of a decent-sized cohort. By 1968, for example, antiwar Democrats in the Senate—George McGovern, Frank Church, Gaylord Nelson, among others—all won reelection, in part because by then, support for the war in Vietnam had eroded. A more striking example comes from Ronald Reagan’s near-successful campaign in 1976 to depose President Gerald Ford. Despite the conviction of Ford and others that the Reagan primary challenge cost Ford the White House, Reagan faced no hostility from the party base when he ran again in 1980—in large measure because he was much more in sync with the GOP base than Ford was. And while Ted Kennedy did not succeed in unseating President Jimmy Carter in 1980, both his stature in the Senate and the widespread discontent with Carter inside the party left Kennedy as a major voice in American politics for another quarter century.

It’s theoretically possible that some new revelation, or a sudden downturn in the economy, will make Trump vulnerable enough that his party’s House and Senate candidates will find it a political asset to distance themselves from the top of the ticket. But given the willingness of Republicans to defend, and even embrace, the character and conduct of this president, it should not be a surprise to Amash that he finds himself in a party of one. Right now, a primary challenge from ex-Governor William Weld, and a potential campaign by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, look to suffer a similar fate.

Trump’s approval ratings inside his party are now at 90 percent. Those officeholders who have called out the president have found their political careers derailed, one by one: Mark Sanford in South Carolina, Jeff Flake in Arizona, Bob Corker in Tennessee. Trump’s political supporters have purged party officials in several states for suspect loyalty. And the chair of the Republican Party, Ronna McDaniel, no longer goes by the name “Ronna Romney McDaniel” because the president asked her to drop the name of one of his occasional critics.

For all the idealism ofTwelve Angry MenandMr. Smith Goes to Washington, there is a different Hollywood example that Amash should pay attention to:High Noon,the 1952 Western. When Marshall Will Kane asks the people of Hadleyville to help him face down the vicious Miller Gang, the citizens respond by cowering inside their homes. Kane, for all his bravery, is left to stand alone.

It’s no mystery why in today’s Republican Party, so many of those who share Amash’s view of Trump are behaving like the citizens of Hadleyville. “One man with courage makes a majority,” an old adage goes, but when it comes to political heretics, that’s not the way to bet.

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This historic frontier town is filled with stories about gunfights, bandits and an unquenchable thirst for gold. Most of Skagway, Alaska is set within the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. And although the year-round population here sits at just 950 locals, the summer brings a boom of travelers who want to experience a taste of the region’s colorful history. Many of these visitors arrive by cruise ship at one of the town’s three deep-water berths. From there, downtown is just 10 minutes away. Stroll along wooden sidewalks past false-front shops and beautifully restored buildings dating back to the 1900s. Learn about Alaska’s most notorious outlaw, Soapy Smith, by taking in the ‘Days of ‘98’ theatre production and then drop by the historic Red Onion Saloon to unwind. If you’re up for a short hike, head to the lookout just outside of town for sweeping views of Skagway and Lynn Canal. Or take a ride on the iconic White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, which passes by waterfalls, gorges and countless stunning vistas. This video shows you more about the best Skagway, Alaska, shore excursions and activities.

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From C-130 navigator to drone pilot to CFI – my atypical journey

My love for aviation and my pursuit for a career began similarly as many others. I grew up in a small Georgia town and was first introduced by a friend who ended up flying as a missionary in Alaska. Instead of working to buy the big truck with big tires, I worked to pay for flying lessons. My mom wouldn’t let me take flying lessons until I could drive myself to the airport, so I set my goal for that summer. My instructor was a World War II veteran who flew C-47s in North Africa and the Mediterranean and had gone into ministry as a career and was part-time on staff at my church. We began flying in the summer of 1997 and on the budget of a 16-year old, so flying opportunities ended coming along two or three times a month. I can say that I still met the goals I had set: solo while I was 16 and Private checkride complete before high school graduation and my 18th birthday, and even before I had flown as passenger on a commercial airline.

I had settled early on the military as the pathway I would take to build a flying career, but knew that I faced the same challenge as Bob Hoover did when he joined, my uncorrected eyesight. I enrolled at Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach with an Air Force ROTC scholarship. While there, I completed my Instrument, Commercial, and Multi, as a back-up of sorts if I didn’t have a flight doc as generous as Bob’s. I didn’t… and was selected to attended navigator training after graduation in 2003. My thought was that I could apply to pilot training after I was a navigator and after I had the magical laser eye-surgery at government expense. At the time, the surgery would only be valid if it was performed at an Air Force facility.

Being a navigator is close enough to flying to be tempting, but not close enough.

After I completed my training as a C-130 navigator, I began the brutal cycle of deploying: 120 days gone, 120 days home with my wife bearing the brunt of being at a new home for the first time alone. I still maintained my original goal of becoming a military pilot. I was eventually able to work approval for laser eye surgery; I even gave up my spot to navigator instructor school for the surgery, and then applied to the active duty pilot training selection board, which normally took 50 officers per year from active duty.

By the time the board met, I was off to instructor school anyway at Little Rock AFB and was anxiously waiting for the results, feeling my future was in the pilot’s seat of an Air Force airplane – fighters if I had anything to say about. Rarely does the Air Force ask, or listen to individual preferences when making decisions; even with a letter of endorsement from my U.S. Senator, I was left empty handed. After coming out of my fog of disappointment, I called the Personnel Center and found out that they had only selected 35 officers that year and I was number 38. Because I had five years of commissioned service, it was the last board I was eligible.

I searched for options. I knew that the day of the navigator was ending in the C-130. The new –J model does not carry a navigator. I heard that the Air Force was at the time accepting navigators who, as it was, had their FAA Commercial-Instrument to fly drones. (An entire article could be written on the names given to unmanned aircraft) I was due for a move and I told my squadron commander that I was a volunteer. It didn’t take long. I took a non-volunteer slot from a lucky co-pilot, who probably to this day doesn’t know how close he came to being yanked out of manned aviation. I spent the next eight years fighting the war from a metal box in the States. It can be best described as 98% of the time the most boring job you’ll ever do, to the 2% of the most exciting and satisfying job you’ll ever love.

Long, weird hours dominated my life. My wife would say that I was a complete zombie and even worse I was absent from life even if I was physically there. Her challenge was attempting to keep two kids under the age of three quiet when I was working mid-shift. I was flying a complex airplane in some of the world’s most complicated and sensitive airspaces. I became an instructor and evaluator, building a reputation as a polished launch and recovery pilot (takeoff and landing). Not all pilots were qualified. Most flew mission legs after the plane took off. Although I was flying, an instructor, and an evaluator, it still wasn’t the same. I maintained my desire to begin flying manned airplanes in some capacity; I just wasn’t sure how I could make it happen.

After several years on staff at the major command and the unfortunate result of my lieutenant colonel promotion board, I began to look to my future outside of the Air Force. Flying is always at the top of the list. I began using my GI Bill to finish my CFI; I termed it as getting back to flying “real” airplanes. My CFI at the aero club was a navigator just like me and we shared the same passion and goals. After some quick math when we first got together, I figured that it had been eleven years since I had last flown a “real” manned airplane. We worked at the certificate and knocked off the rust, which surprisingly came off pretty easily. The joy of flying returned the desire to go back to where I was at the beginning of my career and ready to take the next step in my life. For most, the CFI certificate is a young pilot’s first chance to have other people pay for their flying as they are now a gatekeeper to the world of aviation. I take that privilege with immense gratitude and humility.

From navigating to teaching.

I seized the opportunity to leave active duty service this year and move over to the Air National Guard to go back to flying in real (manned) airplanes – I think that it’s important to maintain the precise distinction from flying versus flying-in airplanes as a crew member. So now, as I finish up my last five years of military service, I excitedly work toward the post military life where I can continue to pursue the dream that I first began some 21 years ago. As a newly minted CFI, I’ve already had the opportunity to introduce flying to guys who now pursue the same goals that so many of us began with years ago or just now. The airlines may not be the path I take, but one thing that I’ve learned over the years is that things rarely work out the way we envision.

Now, I’d like to take a moment to describe my experience conundrum that I’m facing in order to follow my dream and still support my family of five. Out of the gate, I could say that I have 3,500 hours of aviation experience. If you asked me how many hours of PIC I have, I would tell you about 2,600 hours. But if you asked the FAA how much total time I have, it would be a mere 300 plus hours, because they specifically exclude any remote pilot time.

In those 3,500 hours, I have time crossing the North Atlantic, talking on HF radios, flying across the Mediterranean and the Middle East. I can give an oceanic position report like nobody’s business. So to sell myself as an experienced aviator is big task; working as a part-time CFI is a slow go. But, I’m well prepared to build the real time required to become a self-supporting professional pilot. I’m not sure what my future looks like. I am some time away from the ATP and I don’t qualify for any reduction in the 1,500 hours required.

What will my career in aviation look like? I can’t say “some day” now. My time is here to be a pilot, an instructor, and mentor to young pilots-to-be. I want to relish in the journey of life. I look forward to plugging into the aviation community in my new city. I now have the tools to help others while building time for my goals. I think about the different routes I could take: corporate, 135, or I could even be a career instructor. Every path offers different advantages and challenges to making a living as a pilot. The challenges of the pilot shortage that the industry faces is also captured at the micro level as individuals like me look at the unconventional road to become a hirable, professional pilot.

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Alaska (No. 2)

Indigenous people have lived in Alaska for thousands of years, and it is widely believed that the region served as the entry point for the initial settlement of North America by way of the Bering land bridge. The Russian Empire was the first to actively colonize the area beginning in the 18th century, eventually establishing Russian America, which spanned most of the current state and promoted and maintained a native Alaskan Creole population. The expense and logistical difficulty of maintaining this distant possession prompted its sale to the U.S. in 1867 for US$7.2 million (equivalent to $157 million in 2023). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.

Abundant natural resources have enabled Alaska—with one of the smallest state economies—to have one of the highest per capita incomes, with commercial fishing, and the extraction of natural gas and oil, dominating Alaska's economy. U.S. Armed Forces bases and tourism also contribute to the economy; more than half of the state is federally-owned land containing national forests, national parks, and wildlife refuges. It is among the most irreligious states, one of the first to legalize recreational marijuana, and is known for its libertarian-leaning political culture, generally supporting the Republican Party in national elections. The Indigenous population of Alaska is proportionally the second highest of any U.S. state, at over 15 percent, after only Hawaii.

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You have a lot of friends. You can have some more self-confidence.' I listened to her, and I wore short sleeves and shorts. My skin was exposed, and he got a glimpse of me, and he didn't invite me. That was a defining moment, because I had been so rejected by the way I looked."

From Natural to Conventional and Back

Following that spring dance rejection, Whittel decided to try the conventional route for a change. For a time, she used steroids to control her eczema, but the side effects prompted her to return to her all-natural roots. In her early 20s, she was able to eliminate about 95 percent of her eczema using a combination of Chinese herbs, acupuncture and fasting to detox.

Alas, when she was preparing for pregnancy a few years later, she discovered she had heavy metal toxicity, which her doctor attributed to the Chinese herbs she had taken, due to the soil they were grown in and the way they were processed.

"I had poisoned my body through these herbs that had been so therapeutic," she says. "That was the other defining moment for me. I decided I needed to know, from that moment forward, exactly where things came from. So, I started the process of always going to the source … Ultimately, I built a company called Reserveage, where we aimed to find where things come from.

I started with the polyphenols, the antioxidants, that come from the red wine grape, and I searched all over the world for the grapes that had the highest levels of these different polyphenols, including resveratrol … I ultimately landed in Bordeaux, where the organic and biodynamic vineyards are so rich in these powerful nutrients.

I was in Calabria, Italy, when I first started to really learn about the citrus bergamot fruit. The researchers over there were teaching me about drinking whole citrus bergamot tea. The lead researcher, Dr. Elzbieta Janda, was drinking four or five cups of this every day, and while I was there, I was doing that with her. I asked her, 'Why?' … She said to me, 'I use it to activate my autophagy.' That was the first time I had heard the word."

"Auto" in Greek means "self," and "phagy" means "to eat," so autophagy refers to a self-eating process in which your body digests damaged cells. It's basically a cleaning-out process that encourages the proliferation of new, healthy cells. Reserveage, which was later sold to Twinlab, was founded on the principle that each and every ingredient is carefully sourced and processed in such a way to ensure the highest quality and purity possible.

This includes doing soil testing and working with the farmers and middlemen to understand and clean up each step of the process from farm to bottle. Unfortunately, few companies actually invest the time and resources necessary to do this. "It surprises me, because it's a disconnect," Whittel says. "Ultimately, there's so many things that can go wrong along the way."

Fish Oil's Dirty Little Secret

Whittel recently worked with Jeff Bland, Ph.D., on a trip to Alaska to investigate the manufacturing of cod liver oil. "For me personally, fish oil is an important part of my health. Because of my autoimmune disorders, I grew up drinking a little shot every morning of cod liver oil … But when I built my company, Reserveage, I never could find a source other than krill, that I was comfortable bringing out into the market," she says. What's the problem with most fish oil? Whittel explains:

"What happens is the fish are caught in large nets. Even if you think the fish oil is coming from Norway or Europe, it's caught in Central and South America in these large nets. The fish are then brought onto and thrown into the bottom of the boat … [where] they go completely rancid. They're just left there. By the time they get to Europe, the guts are so rancid that in order to get the omega-3s out, they have to go through a process of extracting these poisons and this rancidity.

[In the end], you're left with something that has none of the cofactors. It's been so heavily contaminated to clean out the rancidity that if you want to get any of the benefits of the vitamin A or vitamin D, they have to be added back. So, there's a huge disconnect … When I learned about this, it just ruined my relationship to fish oils."

Finding Pure Cod Liver Oil

Bland told her he'd partnered with David Little, an engineer and fisherman who owns six large fishing boats in Alaska. Little built and implemented a flash freeze process on his boats. As soon as the cod are caught, they're flash frozen. The fish are sold to the Japanese, but they weren't doing anything with the livers and guts of the fish, which is where the fish oils are extracted from. So, Bland and Little partnered up to extract the fish oils from the fish guts, while the rest of the fish gets shipped off to Japan.

The beauty of this process is that it preserves the specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) in the oil — many of which are powerful anti-inflammatory components — along with the vitamin A and D. "I was able to literally take the oil right out of the processing equipment and drink it, right there in the factory," Whittel says. "It smells fresh, and it [tastes] good. That's why I, for the first time in my career, felt confident enough to bring a cod liver oil into the market … There's nothing like it, from a cod liver perspective, out there."

This story is just one cautionary story of many, showing you really need to do your homework when it comes to food and supplements. Whittel estimates about 98 percent of the omega-3 products on the market are inferior due to the way the fish are caught and processed.

Aside from this Twinlab cod liver oil, krill is another excellent source of marine-based omega-3 fats. Contrary to cod, krill are also a far more sustainable source of these valuable oils. You can learn more about the safeguards in place to ensure the sustainability of krill in this previous krill article.

The Importance of Cyclical Autophagy

Like myself, Whittel also reached the conclusion that it is important to cycle many lifestyle choices to improve your health. For her, it began with the intuitive understanding that cells are either building or detoxing, and each phase has its own requirements. Fasting, meaning abstaining from food altogether, turned out to be a crucial component that ultimately allowed her to control the inflammation in her body, and she's been doing cyclical fasting for nearly 25 years.

Again, one of the things fasting does is activate autophagy, your body's cleanout process that cleanses and detoxifies the cell and recycles the parts of the organelles that are no longer needed, so that your cells behave more youthfully. But autophagy cannot remain continuously activated all the time. You also need to allow the cells to rebuild and rejuvenate, which occurs during the refeeding phase.

In her search for experts on autophagy, Whittel came across the work of Dr. Richard Wang, a dermatologist and autophagy expert, Dr. Beth Levine, whose focus is on exercise, and William A. Dunn, Ph.D., at the University of Florida, who has been researching autophagy for 30 years, among others. She then put together a protocol to build up her own health.

" … David Sinclair at Harvard … was sharing with me a lot of the insights around how we can reduce the impact of these accelerated agers. When you look at all the ways that we age — the effects of the DNA impact, the inflammation, the telomere shortening, all of these things — autophagy and the way that autophagy slows down as we age due to these accelerated agers, is at the foundation of the way we age.

So being able to activate [autophagy], and then also deactivate it, is something that is fundamental to the aging process. 'Glow15' is that protocol. What was so fascinating, when I first did it on myself, was that my energy skyrocketed. I increased my lean muscle mass and reduced my body mass index by about 6 percent, so I went from 24 to 18 percent [body fat].

I wasn't doing anything other than activating my autophagy. My energy, my mental focus, my sleep improved, and I just felt so much better. And I looked younger, for sure, so everyone in my world said, 'Hey, what are you doing?' Then I started to try it on my friends and family. Then some of my friends at Jacksonville University, some of the researchers there, said, 'Why don't we create a lifestyle study?'

So, we took a group of 35 participants, and we put them through this lifestyle. Every single participant achieved results … in 15 days, and that's how the book got the name 'Glow15.' They lost weight, they reduced their fine lines and wrinkles … they got off medications. It was truly remarkable, the benefits. So that's how the protocol was developed."

How to Activate Autophagy

So just how do you go about activating your body's autophagy mechanism? Here's a summary of four of the 11 strategies detailed in her book:

1. Intermittent fasting coupled with protein cycling (IFPC) — Intermittent fasting every other day (16 hours of not eating, which is the time needed to activate autophagy, and eight hours of scheduled eating). On days when you're not doing the intermittent fasting, eat the regular amount of protein you would normally consume, and on your intermittent fasting day, cut protein to about 5 percent of your calories for the day.

"So, for somebody like me who would normally eat about 45 to 50 grams of protein … [on low protein days] I'll take about 5 percent of my overall caloric intake, which is about 25 grams of protein," Whittel explains.

2. Timing of nutrients — Eat fats first and carbohydrates last, whether you're intermittently fasting or not.

"On a low [protein] day, when you've done an intermittent fast, your first meal will be about fat, and fat first. Then at the end of the day, you'll have carbohydrates, and we talk about the quality carbohydrates that we need for health.

Also, when you're eating carbs later on in the day, in the evening as your last meal, you're getting all of the benefits, from recovery to helping you relax and get ready to go to sleep. So, fat first and carbs last is my second principle," Whittel says.

3. Cyclical exercise — Every other day, do 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training or resistance training. "It could be as simple as walking faster for a minute and then slowing down, and doing that back and forth for 30 minutes. Resistance training could even be doing yoga," she says. "It's that acute stress, that good stress, that has a beneficial impact on autophagy."

4. Eat more autophagy-activating foods — Whittel includes 140 different types of foods that help activate autophagy — such as citrus bergamot tea, green tea and turmeric — and different ones are recommended depending on whether you're doing intermittent fasting and low protein that day or not. For example, on a fasting, low-protein day, she recommends removing the egg white (the high-protein part) when eating eggs. On nonfasting, high-protein days, eat both the egg white and the yolk.

Cyclical Autophagy Activation Is Crucial for Optimal Health and Longevity

"In 2016, the Nobel Prize in medicine was given to the Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi for his research around autophagy … It's going to be such a big part of our health and well-being over the next decade, and now the research is really starting to come together," she says. Her book is an outgrowth of diving into the available research, so to learn more about autophagy and how to activate this rejuvenating process, be sure to pick up a copy of "Glow15."

from HealthyLife via Jake Glover on Inoreader https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/06/17/how-to-activate-autophagy.aspx

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Top Cruise Tours in the World

Luxury is the other name of a cruise vacation. Cuisines, refined accommodations and excellent service are what that set apart a luxury cruise experience to that of other vacations. All cruises offer an array of high end features and luxuries, but only a number of such cruises provide services that set the tone for higher experience. The following is the collection by Forbes to bring out the best luxury cruises around the world.

1. Silversea There are only six ships in the Silversea fleet. Each of these is with ocean view suits, Bulgari Bath products and Egyptian cotton linens and features butler service. The routes of these cruises encompass Venice, Barcelona, Cape Town and so on. It runs from January to the month of May. The rate in 2013 was USD 49,999 per person. The cruise starts at Los Angeles and ends at Fort Lauderdale for a 115 day trip. On the way is Tahiti, Hong Kong, Barbados and other top destinations.

2. Crystal Cruises Only two Crystal Cruises operates for 98 day tour over the Pacific Rim touching natural habitats of wild life, temples and cities. The trip starts from Auckland in New Zealand reaching Los Angeles via Sydney, Bali, Hong Kong, Alaska and others. The luxuries featured in the cruise are room service, fresh flowers, nightly turndown and on board perks. Crystal Cruises also offer language classes; golf lessons wellness seminars and other enrichment programs on board. The rates start at USD 33,135 per person.

3. Seabourn cruises are with 104 to 255 suites in each of its six ships. Luxuries offered in these cruises include personal mini bars in each room with wines and spirits to match guests’ preferences. The tours offer exotic experience in destinations like elephant rides in Thailand, walking the ruins of Pompeii and horse riding in Patagonia of Chile. The trip expands to 32 days taking guests to offbeat destinations of India, Arab coasts and other Asian places. The cruise starts in Honk Kong and lands in Dubai through cities like Singapore and Mumbai. The cost is USD 10,116 per person.

4. Regent Seven Seas Cruises Comprising of three ships, the Regent Seven Seas Cruises has a capacity of 500 to 700 guests in each of its vessels. They are with Spa Clubs, several restaurants, private balconies and exotic bath products. There are provisions for free internet service of hours and dinner reservations for high level suites. There are penthouses with personal butlers and in room iPads. The journeys are across the Atlantic Ocean. Another option is from Barcelona to Rio de Janeiro through Africa. The cost per person is USD 8,299.

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MERRITT DEALERS

ALABAMA

Werner’s Trading Post 1115 4th Street SW Cullman, AL 35055 256-734-5673 Wernerstradingco.com

ALASKA

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ARIZONA

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Adventure Bikes 2336 East Baseline Rd. Mesa, AZ 85204 480-649-3394 adventurebicycle.com

Mikes Bike Chalet 5050 E. University 115 A Mesa AZ 85205 (480) 807-2944 Mikesbikechalet.com

American Made Rideshop 14175 West Indian School Rd. Suite A7 Goodyear, AZ 85395 623-935-6904 Americanmaderideshop.com

Gordys Bike Shop 4205 West Thunderbird Rd Phoenix, AZ 85053 602-843-6090 Gordysbicycles.com

JJ Bicycles 640 North Stone Ave. Tucson, Arizona 85705 (520) 882-8858 JJ-BIKE SHOP

The Bicycle Source 7485 EAST 1ST STREET SUITE B PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ 86314 928-772-2122 Yourbicyclesource.com

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Absolute Bikes 202 E. Route 66 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928.779.5969 Absolutebikes.net

Premises Skate park 526 E 17TH ST Tucson, AZ 85701 520-623-7561 Premisespark.com

Bens Bikes 7431 S Houghton Rd suite #100 Tucson, AZ 85747 520-574-2453 Bensbikestucson.com

Cicli Noe Bikes 1622 s 6th ave South Tucson, AZ 85713 520-730-7499 Ciclinoeusa.com

CALIFORNIA

The Secret BMX 28780 Old Town Front St. B1 Temecula, CA 92590 (951)-693-5200 thesecretbmx.com

Independent Bmx Shop 4733 Eagle Rock Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90041 (323) 550-8800 Rideindependent.com

Bike Works Turlock 311 East Main Street Turlock ,CA 95380 209-250-1152 bikeworksturlock.com

Herb Bauer 6274 North Blackstone ave Fresno,CA 93710 559-476-2490

East County Bmx 9730 Cuyamaca Street Santee,CA 92071 619-562-3602 EastCountyBMX

Casual BMX 133 S. Eucla Ave. San Dimas, CA 91773 909-784-2935 casualbmx.com

Bear Bikes 1288 N. Main St. Salinas, CA 93906 831-444-8460 Bearbikeshop.com

Schwinn City 814 A Street Antioch, California 94509 (925) 757-0664 Schwinncity.com

ONSOMESHIT LA 127 E. 5th Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213)265-7522 OSSBMX.COM

Bumstead’s Bikes 1038 West 4th Street Ontario, CA 91762 909-984-9067 Bumsteadbikes.com

Pedal Pushing Bike Shop 4966 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 (619) 583-2043 pedalpushing

Oriol Bike Shop 4236 East Cesar Chavez Ave Los Angeles, California 90063 (323) 262-0085 Oriol-Bike-Shop

Don’s Bicycles of Redlands 700 E. REDLANDS BLVD SUITE B1 REDLANDS, CA 92373 909-792-3399 Donsbikeshop.com

Don’s Bike Shop Rialto 384 S. Riverside Ave Rialto, CA 92376 909-875-7310 Donsbikeshop.com

Clayton Bicycle Center 5411 Clayton Rd Clayton, CA 94517 (925) 672-2522 Encinabicyclecenters.com

La Brakeless ‎ 12220 Venice Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90066 (310) 313-6300 labrakeless.com‎

Finish Line Bikes 556 w main El Centro Ca 92243 (760) 353-0571 Finishlinebikes

Neighborhood BMX Shop 2319 East 7th St. Long Beach, CA 90804 (562) 434-8420 NEIGHBORHOOD BMX

Omega Bicycle Shop 459 College Blvd #3 Oceanside, CA 92057 (760) 631-2834 Omegabicycleshop.com

Cranky’s Bikes 1014 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805.963.7433 crankysbikes.com

Stacked BMX Shop 6613 Magnolia Ave. Riverside, CA 92506 951-534-6690 Stackedbmxshop.com

Cheap Goods BMX�� 2428 NEWPORT BLVD Unit #3 COSTA MESA,CA 92627 (949) 287-6254 Cheapgoodsbmx.com

Kings Ride shop

73-168 Hwy 111 #101 Palm Desert, CA 92260 760 568 5464 www.Kingsrideshop.com

Revolt BMX 927 south main st Santa Ana, CA 1-714-702-9803 Revoltbmx.com

Epic BMX shop 16483 Magnolia St. Westminster Ca 92683 Epicbmx.com 1-714-848-0888

Bike Vault Bike Shop 316 west Mission ave Suite 123 Escondido, CA 92025 1-760-741-0411 Bikevault.com

Pacific Beach Bike 1852 Garnet Ave San Diago, CA 92109 1-858-220-6187 Pacificbeachbikes.com

INHOUSE SUPPLY 4101 WILD CHAPARREL DR. SHINGLE SPRINGS CA 95682 INHOUSESUPPLY.COM

Forward bike and skate 703 Shaw Ave Clovis, CA 93612 559-372-0885

Cycle Dynamics Bike Shop (Cycle D) 10225 Telephone Rd A-1 Ventura, CA 93004 805-659-5917

Sunnyside bikes Bicycles 6105 E kings Canyon suite 104 Fresno, CA 93727 559-255-7433 Sunnysidebicycles.com

Block Bikes 604 West ave L 101 Lancaster, CA 93534 661-729-2800 Blockbikes.com

Vans Bicycle Center 622 Gray Ave Yuba City, CA 95991

COLORADO

PUSHER BMX 5777 East Evans ave Denver,CO 80222 303-758-1662 pusherbmx.com

Great Divide Bike Shop 400 N. Santa Fe Ave. Pueblo, CO 81003 719-546-2453 Greatdividebike.com

Road 34 Bike Shop 1213 W Elizabeth St Fort Collins, CO 80521 970 491 9934 Road34.com

Pedal Action BMX 2029 East Bijou Street Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 634-7972 Pedalactionbmx.com

Kokopelli Bike & Board LLC 130 W Main Street Cortez, CO 81321 970-565-4408 Kokopellibike.com

The Bearing 2707 w. Eisenhower Blvd. unit 4 Loveland CO 80537 970-420-5447 TheBearing.com

Flatout Drift Trikes

735 K st. Penrose, CO 81240 505-459-7053 FLATOUTDRIFTTRIKES.COM

CONNECTICUT

Tony’s Bikes and Sports 108 Broad St. Milford, CT 06466 203.878.5380 tonysbikes.com

The Daily Grind 74 Main Street Danielson,CT 06239 860-779-6440 Dgdotcom.com

Wallingford Bike Barn 218 North Colony St. Wallingford, CT 06492 203.265.2998 wallingfordbike.com

Bikers Edge 384 Farmington Ave Bristol, CT 06010 (860) 582-7770 bikersedge.com

Burns Bmx 24 North Street Willimantic,CT 06226 860-710-0188 burnsbmx.com

Bobby Sprockets 1529 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike Milldale, CT 06467 (860) 426-2124 Bobbysprocket.com‎

Cutting Edge Bike Shop 146 Mill Street Berlin, CT 06037 (860) 828-3428 Cuttingedgect.com

Renaissance Cyclery 49 West Main st Plainville, CT 06062 1-860-747-2909 Renaissance Cyclery

FLORIDA

MR. B’s Bikes and Boards 950 W. SR 434 Longwood, Fl 32750 407-790-4964 Mrbikesnboards.com

Sarasota Bicycle Center 4084 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota, FL 34232 941-377-4505 Sarasotabicycle.com

BMX and More 1333 Old Dixie Highway Suite #5, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084 (904) 342-5564 Bmx-More

BMX AND MORE #2 1511 MLK BLVD Panama city FL. 52405 850-818-0055

Planet BMX 8880 corporate square ct, #7 Jacksonville FL 32216 904-250-5090 Planetbmx.com

Bikes Direct 4624 Town Crossing DR suite 131 Jacksonville, FL 32246 904-928-2453 Bikesdirect.com

720Bmx Shop 3418 Handy RD unit 204 Tampa FL 33618 813-240-3447

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Reality Bikes 20 Tri County Plaza Cumming , Ga 30040 770-886-1175 Realitybikes.com

Clutch bmx/ Aztec cycles 901 Main St Stone Mountian, Ga 30083 404-268-1451 Clutchbmxshop.com

Pedal Driven Cycles

1075 W broad st

Athens, GA

30606

607-427-3468

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HAWAII

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BIKEFACTORY Honolulu 740 Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96813 bikefactoryhawaii.com

IDAHO

Covey’s Bike & Board 621 Main Street Suite A Lewiston, ID 83501 (208) 791-6833 CoveysBikeBoard

Best Bikes N Boards 1515 NorthWest Blvd. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 704-6602 BestBikesNBoards

A-Line Cycles 122 South 21st Ave. Caldwell, ID 83605 208-779-1596 Alinecyclesnextx.com

Best bikes and Boards 7419 Government Way Coeur D’ Alene, ID 83815 (208) 704-6602 BestBikesnBoards

ILLINOIS

Let’s Roast Cycles 1116 N. Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, IL 60642 773-278-7820 Letsroastcycles.com

Mudslingers BMX and Skate Shop 325 Main Street Plano, IL 60545 630-552-7433 Mudslingers-Bmx-Skate-Shop

BMX Racing Zone 2905 19th Street East Moline, IL 61244 (309) 796-4455 Bmxracingzone1.com

Circle City Bicycles 5506 Madison Ave Indianapolis, IN 46227 317-786-9244 Circlecitybicycles.com

Zion Cyclery 2750 Sheridan Rd Zion, IL 60099 847-746-2200 www.zioncyclery.com/

Dialed Bike Shop 405 Hampshire st Quincy, IL 62301 217-506-9020 Dialedsports

INDIANA

Dan’s Competition 1 Competition Way Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 888.888.3267 Danscomp.com

Buck’s Bicycle Shop 610 Silhavy rd Valparaiso, IN 46383 219-462-3411

Maximum BMX 1542 N. State St. Greenfield, IN 46140 317-462-6008 Maximumbmx.com

Buckskin Bikes 517 West 11th Street Anderson, IN 46016 (765) 393-1409 buckskinbikes.com

FIZZ’Z BIKE SHOP 311 WEST ST. MADISON, IN 47250 (812) 273-3499 Fizzz-Bike-Shop

KANSAS

PorkChoppd Custom Bicycles 7603 W. 21st. Street North Suite 103 Wichita , KS 67205 316-978-9204 PorkChoppd

High Gear Cyclery 520 commercial st. Emporia Kansas 66801 620-342-4977 Ridehighgear.com

KENTUCKY

ON YOUR LEFT CYCLES 625 Baxter Ave. Louisville, KY 40204 502-657-9407 onyourleftcycles.net

Red House Bikes 315 Wallace Ave. Louisville, KY 40207 502-896-1350 redhousebikes.com

LOUISIANA

The Compound Ramp Park 721 Grefer Ave Harvey, LA 70058 (504) 304-3601 The-Compound-ramp-park

Bicycle World 701 Jefferson Hwy Jefferson, Louisiana 70121 (504) 828-1862 Bicycleworldla.com

MAINE

Bikeman 115 Main St., US Route 1 Woolwich, ME 04579 (1-800-245-3626) Bikeman.com

MARYLAND

Pedal Pushers Bicycles 546 B&A Blvd. Severna Park, MD 21146 (410)–544–2323 Pedalpushersmd.com

Broadway Bicycle Inc. 415-417 S. Broadway Baltimore, MD 21231 410-276-0266 Broadwaybicycle.com

Time 2 Shine (Charm City Skatepark) 4301 O’donnell Street Baltimore, Maryland 21224 (410) 327-7909 Charmcity.skatepark

Baltimore Bicycle Works 1813 Falls Road Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 605-0705 Baltimorebicycleworks.com

Big Wheel Bikes 9931 Falls Rd Potomac, MD 20854 (301) 299-1660 Bigwheelbikes.com

MASSACHUSETTS

Maul’s Bike Shop 300 Plymouth St. Halifax, MA 02338 781.293.3665 maulsbikeshop.com

Fat Trax 19 North St. Easthampton, MA 413.781.5142 fat-trax.com

The Garden 148 North Street Pittsfield,MA 01201 (413) 442-908 Thegardenma.com

Eastern Boarder 1400 Worcester RD Natick MA 01760 978-777-5650 Easternboarder.com

Union Cycle 77 Pleasant Street Attleboro,MA 02703 508-226-4726

Boston Bike Guy 27B Cottage Ave. Quincy, MA 02169 (617)773-0717 bostinbikeguy.com

Full Circle Bike Shop 141 N. Main St. Florence, MA 01062 1-(413)-585-8700 fullcirclebikeshop.com

Just Riding Along Cycles 229 Salem St. Medford, MA 02155 (781) 391-3636 jracycles.com

Travis Cycle 722 North Main St. Brockton, MA 02301 (508) 586-6394 Traviscycle.com

The Funbox Skatepark 96 Airport Road Hyannis, MA 02601 (508)778-0100 Balls2thewall.com

Harbor Cycles 98 William St New Bedford, MA 02740 (774) 202-6570 HarborCycles

Wheel Works 22 church st Belmont MA 02478 617-484-9247 WHEELWORKS.COM

Norwood Bicycle Depot 85 Broadway Norwood, MA 02062 1-781-762-2112 Norwoodbicycledepot.com

MICHIGAN

Albe’s Mailorder 5743 East 13 Mile Rd. Warren, MI 48092 586.264.1152 albes.com

Scooters Pro Cycle 2230 Cedar Street Holt,Michigan 48842 517-694-6702 scootersholtprocycle.com

Al Petri & Sons Bicycle 2160 Fort St Lincoln Park, MI 48146 (313) 381-2833 petribikes.com

Backdoor Bikes 5778 East Grand River Ave. Howell, Michigan 48843 (810) 623-5653 Backdoorbikes.com

akeshore Cycle & Fitness 662 Butternut Dr. Holland, Michigan 49424 (616) 399-0414 LakeshoreCycle

The Bike Shop 412 Albert Ave East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 333-7720 Thebikeshop412

Downtown Ferndale Bike shop 163 West 9 mile Ferndale, Michigan 48220 Downtown-bikeshop.com

42 NORTH 662 BUTTERNUT DR. HOLLAND, MICHIGAN 49424 616-399-0414

Cycle Therapy 3545 Elizabeth Lake RD Waterford Township, MI 48328 1-248-681-8600 CTBICYCLES.COM

MINNESOTA

Maple Grove Cycling 13950 Grove DR. Osseo, MN 55311 763-420-8878 Maplegrovecycling.com

MISSOURI

Wheelsports 402 South Church St Wentzville, MO 63385 (636) 332-2453 Wheelsportsbicycleshop.com

Pedal’rs Bicycle Shop 615 Broadway Hannibal, MO 63401 (573) 406-2669 Pedalrsbikeshop.com

MONTANA

Knicker Biker 117 2nd. Ave North Great Falls, MT 59401 406-454-2912 knickerbiker.com

Big Sky Bikes 801 N. Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601 (406) 442-4644 Bigskybikes.com

Missoula Bike Source 1509 south Russell st. Missoula MT,59801 406-926-2674 Missoulabikesource.com

Cycle & Spoon 320 1st ave n Great Falls, MT 59401

Capstone INC Skate park 141 Danburk ST SO Highwood MT 59450 1-406-899-1996

Bike Doctor Montana 1101 Toole Missoula, Mt 59802 406-721-5357 Bikedoctormissoula.com

Wheaton’s Cycle 214 1st Ave W Kalispell, MT 59901 406-257-5808 Wheatonscycle.com

NEVADA

Bike Shop Of Henderson 2570 Wigwan Pkwy Henderson, NV 89074 702-897-1618 Bikeshop-lv.com

North Valley Cycles 2975 El Rancho Dr #113 Sparks, NV 89431 775-673-3415 NorthValleyCycles.com

Southwest Bikes 1790 West Azure DR. Las Vegas, NV 89130 702-227-7433 Southwestbikes.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Tri City Bikes 48 South Main St. Rochester, NH 03867 603-335-6440 www.tricitybicycles.com

Eastern Boarder 228 Daniel Webster Highway Nashua NH 03060 603-888-0722

Rye Airfield 6 Airfield DR. Rye,NH 03870 603-964-2800 Ryeairfield.com

NEW JERSEY

Planet Bike 1020 Route 18 East Brunswick, NJ 08816 732-651-8080 Planetbikenj.com

Planet Bike (Matawan) 361 New Jersey 34 Matawan, NJ (732) 290-9898 Planetbikenj.com

Extremz Bike shop 108 main st woodbridge nj 07095 (732) 855-1771 Extremzbikeshop.com

CJS SKATESHOP 2124 Lincoln Highway Edison,NJ 08817 732-650-9449 cjskate.com

Cag Cycles 821 Broadway West Long Branch, NJ 07764 732-229-6683

Chip N Dale BMX 1240 Monmouth Road MOUNT HOLLY, NJ 08060 (609) 261-1981 Chipndalebmx.com

New Jersey Cycles 910 West St. George Ave. Linden, NJ 07036 (908) 925-1721

421 N Broad St # 1, Elizabeth, NJ 07208 (908) 925-1721

Lucky Wheels Bike Shop Berlin Farmers Market 41 Clementon Road #133 Berlin, NJ 08009 (856) 767-5495 LuckyWheelsbikeshop

Wheelies Bike Shop 176 Route 70 Suite 6A Medford NJ 08055 (609)953-9383 wheeliestore.com

Shore Cycling Sports 607 Mantoloking Rd Brick, NJ 08723 (732) 608-0614 Shorecyclingsports.com

Belmar Bike Shop 1318 Main St Belmar, NJ 07719 (732) 681-8228 Belmarbikeshop.com

JPR Cycles 150 Park Ave Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 201-372-9836 Jpr-cycles.com

Chelsea Bicycles 586 32nd St. Union City, NJ 07087 201-325-8881 Chelseabicyclesny.net

Jersey Cycles 510 Central Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07307 201-763-7133 Jerseycycles.com

Bicycle Tech 2 Station Rd Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 (973) 694-6775 Bicycletechonline.com

Diamond Cycle 409 Bloomfield Ave Montclair, NJ 07042 (973) 509-0233 Diamondcycle.com

TCO 596 Main Ave Passaic, NJ 07055 (973) 859-0006 Tcoshop.com

Clifton Bike Shop 770 Van Houten ave Clifton NJ 07013 862-899-7979 Clifton Bike Shop

Sussex Bike & Sport Shop 155 route 23 Sussex, NJ 07461 973-875-6565 Susexbicycle.com

SC Action Sports

2449 ROUTE 9 NORTH HOWELL, NJ 07731 (732)677-3725 Scactionsports.net

Cyclecraft Parsippany 99 route 46 E Parsippany, NJ 07054 973-227-4462 Cyclecraft.com

Town Cycle 1468 Union Valley RD West Milford, NJ 07480 973-728-8878 Towncycle.com

NEW MEXICO

Rob and Charlie’s 1632 St.Michaels Dr. Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-471-9119 Robandcharlies.com

Fat Tire Cycles 421 Montano Rd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107 (505) 345-9005 fattirecycles.com

Cottonwood Cycles 4370 E. Main St. Farmington, New Mexico 87402 (505) 326-0429 Cottonwoodcycles.com

NEW YORK

Port Jeff Bike Dr. 1607 Main St. Port Jefferson, NY 11777 631.509.5530 theportjeffbikedr.com

5050 Skatepark 354 Front St Staten Island NY 10304 (347) 857-6007 5050skatepark.com

Neighborhood Cycle 571 Courtlandt ave Bronx,NY 10451 718-665-6031

Bennetts Bicycle Shop 517 Jewett Ave Staten Island, NY 10302 (718) 447- 8652 bennettsbicycle.com

Tread Bike Shop 250 Dyckman St. New York, NY 10034 (212) 544-7055 treadbikeshop.com

Harvest Cyclery 606 Bushwick Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11206 929-234-3555 Harvestcyclery.com

Eric’s Cycle Works 12 East Main Street Hamburg, NY 14075 716 649 8590 Erics-Cycle-Works

181 Bike Shop 2440 Amsterdam Ave. New York, NY 10033 646-484-6218

Spokesman Cycles 80-16 Cooper Avenue Glendale, NY 11385 718-366-0450 Spokesmancycles.com

BikeLane 8513 Jamaica Ave Queens, Ny 11421 718-441-4011 BikeLane

Suffolk Pro Cycles 1024 Portion Road Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 631-846-7320 Suffolkprocycles

Dah Shop 134 Division St. New York, NY 10002 212-925-0155 Dahshop.com

Bills Cyclery LLC 63-24 Roosevelt Ave Woodside, NY 11377 (718) 335-1906 Ubuybikes.com

Selden Bikes and Boards 1070 Middle Country Rd Selden, NY 11784 (631) 732-4141 Bikes-and-Boards-of-Selden-NY

Bike Barn Cycling & Fitness 299 Ontario St. Cohoes, NY 12047 (518) 238-2453 Bikebarncycles.com

HCS SKATEPARK 1803 Castle Garden RD VESTAL NY 13850 607 -232- 4600 HCSSKATEPARK.COM

BC Bicycles 215 Vestal Parkway E. Vestal, NY 13850 607-785-3772 BCBYCYCLES.COM

The Vicious cycle

213 Higbie Ln, West Islip, NY 11795 (631) 669-3174 Viciouscycle.com

Brands Cycle 1966 Wantagh Ave Wantagh, NY 11793 516-781-6100 Brandscycle.com

Terry’s Bikes ETC 5471 Transit RD Depew, New York 14043 716-706-0372 TerrysBikes

Bikes and Boards 4480 Commercial DR. New Hartford, NY 13413 315-768-1190 Bikesandboardsny.com

Meseroll Shop 282 Meserole st #garage Brooklyn, Ny 11206 917-690-6928 Meserollshop.com

2NTR Skatepark 1 Highland Industrial Park Peekskill, NY 10566 914-402-4624 2ntr.com

Breaking Free Skatepark 1044 University Ave Rochester, NY 14607 1-585-271-7277 www.breakingfreeskatepark.com

NORTH CAROLINA

All Out Bikes 106 South Main St. Four Oaks, NC 27524 919 628 1089 alloutbikeshop.com

Guerrilla Bicycle Co. 915 North Marine Blvd Jacksonville, NC 28540 (910) 455-3269 GuerrillaBicycleCo

ReCycles Bicycle Shop 908A Spring Garden St. Greensboro, NC 27403 336.370.9099 Recyclesbikeshop.com

Melton’s Cycle Shop 1410 St Pauls Church Rd Salisbury, North Carolina 28146 704 213 6233 Meltonscycleshop.com

Downtown BMX 227 West Main St Elkin, North Carolina 28621 336-258-2294

OHIO

CHENGA 14700 Snow Road Brook Park ,OH 44142 440-503-3860

Whitman’s Ride Shop 5410 Springboro Pike Dayton, OH 45449 (937) 530-0825 Whitmans-Ride-Shop

Three Sixty Bike Shop 241 Market St Zanesville, OH 43701 (740) 297-8580 Threesixtybikes.com

Bike Doctor 381 G South 30th St Heath, OH 43056 (740) 522-3444 Bikedoctorohio.com

Bakerized Action Sports 4032 Park Mead DR. Grove City, OH 43123 1-800-852-0954 BAKERIZEDACTIONSPORTS.COM

Athens Bicycle 4 west Stimson Ave Athens, OH 45701 740-594-9944 Athensbicycle.com

Spin Bike Shop 14515 Madison Ave Lakewood, OH 44107 spinbikeshop

Board Wear INC 112 North High St Mount Orab, OH 45154 937-444-4394 www.facebook.com/events/127822801099724/

OREGON

Goods Bmx 2808 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland,OR 97212 503-282-5408 Goodsbmx.com

Gonracin BMX 1717 Avalon St. Klamath Falls,OR 97603 541-205-3557 Gonracinbmx.com

Hutch’s BMX 2100 Main St. Springfield, OR 97477 541-741-2453

Santiam Bike Shop 388 Commercial St NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 363-6602 santiambicycle.com

Bike Distro 832 East Main St. Suite 9 Medford, OR 97504 541-973-2150 Bikedistro.com

Fall Line Bike Shop 302 Lewis St Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 873-0977 Falllinesports.com

Barlow Bikes And Boards 315 S Columbia River Hwy St. Helens, OR 97051 (503) 397-4900 Barlowbikes.com

Northwest BMX Shop 2001 25th St SE Salem, OR 97302 (503) 689-7630 Northwestbmxshop

Fractured bike and Board

1607 Williams HWY 3A GRANT PASS, OR 97527 541-507-1334 FRACTUREDBIKEANDBOARDSHOP.COM

PENNSYLVANIA

Action Wheels PA 530 West Broad Street Bethlehem,PA 18018 (610) 866-1113 action-wheels.com

Synergy Print Design 1015 Lincoln Ave. Prospect Park, PA 19076 (610) 532-2950 synergy-bmx.com

Dominate BMX/Scooter 1021 Oxford Valley Road Levittown, PA 19057 267-583-3162 Dominatebmxscooter.com

Green Castle Bike Exchange 9 East Baltimore Street Greencastle, Pennsylvania 17225 (717) 597-0021 GreencastleBicycleExchange

The Wheel Mill 6815 Hamilton Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa 15208 412-362-3693 Thewheelmill.com

Plains Bike Shop 21 North Main Street Plains, PA 18705 570-825-0661

County Squirrel Outfitters 3 Main Street Ridgway, PA 15853 (814) 776-6285 Countrysquirreloutfitters.com

Grindlab Skatepark 2500 Gettysburg Rd. Suite C. Camp Hill, PA 17011 717-761-2650 Grindlabskatepark.com

Pro Bikes (South Hills) 102 Fort Couch Rd Bethel Park, PA 15102 412-851-1109 Probikesllc.com

Pedal Power 2501 Union Ave. Altoona, PA 16602 (814) 942-4537 Pedal-Power

Michaels Cycles 2015 Burtner Rd. Natrona Heights, PA 15065 724-226-3200 Michaelscycles.us

The Cycle Works 206 Hellam st Wrightsville, PA 17368 717-252-1509 Thecycleworks.com

Penn Skate 301 South Carlisle St. Allentown, PA 18109 (610) 437-2452 PennSkate.com

Larry’s Bicycles

5735 Bristol Emilie rd Levittown, pa 19057 215-946-6698 Larrysbicycles.com

RHODE ISLAND

Circuit BMX 29 Exchange St. Pawtucket, RI 02860 401.305.3636 circuitbmx.com

Craft Skate and BMX Shop 128 main st Woonsocket, RI 02895 401-378-2094

SOUTH CAROLINA

Area 51 Bike Shop 8350 Dorchester Road North Charleston, SC 29418 (843) 552-2699 Area51bicycleshop.com

Outspokin Bicycles

3223 Divine ST Columbia, SC 29205 803-254-9797 OUTSPOKINBICYCLES.COM

SOUTH DAKOTA

CRANKY’S BIKE SHOP SD 628 Saint Joseph ST Rapid City, SD 605-716-0826 Crankyjeffs.com

TENNESSEE

Angry Penguin 123 W Main St Johnson City, TN 37604 423-929-2003 Angrypenguin.biz

Harper’s Bike Shop 118 South Northshore Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 (865) 588-5744 Harpersbikeshop.com

Angry Penguin (Kingsport) 658 W Center St Kingsport, TN 37660 (423) 246-2003 Angrypenguin.biz

TEXAS

Premier Cyclery 800 W. Pecan Street Unit B Pflugerville, TX 78660 512-298-2269 pcbmx.net

SA Cycles 1804 South St.Marys St. San Antonio, TX 78210 210-534-0344 Sacycles.com

Sprockets Bicycles and More 22662 Ford Road Porter, TX 77365 281-354-0163 Sprocketsbicycles.com

Randy’s Bike and Run Shop 1717 South Oakes Street San Angelo, Texas 76903 325-655-1605 Randysbike.webs.com

Richardson Bike Mart 1451 W. Campbell Rd. Richardson, TX 75080 972-231-3993 Bikemart.com

Rad Rides Bicycle Shop 7515 Grissom Road Suite 118 San Antonio, TX 78250 (210) 865-9714 RadRidesBicycleShop

Austin Bicycle Farm 6516 Shirley Ave. Austin, TX 78752 (512) 419-1911 Austinbikefarm.com

Richardson Bike Mart 8820 John Hickman Pkwy Frisco, TX 75035 (972) 335-7600 Bikemart.com

Richardson Bike Mart (Richardson) 1451 W Campbell Rd Richardson, TX 75080 (972) 231-3993 Bikemart.com

Fletcher Bike Studio 2404 Taft St Houston, TX 77006 (832) 487-9650 Fletcherbikestudio.com

Tlaloc Lifestyle 87 Don Pedro Del Rio, Texas 78840 (830) 734-6833 TlalocLifestyle.com

The Bondudes Bike Shop 6005 Milwee ST suite 718 Houston, TX 77092 Thebondudes.com

Outdoor Element Sports 3410 S. Western St Amarillo, TX 79109 806-353-2900 oesports.com

UTAH

5050 BMX 1485 West Hill Field Road Suite 205 Layton, UT 84041 801-546-2691

THE WOOD SHOP BMX 2212 South West Temple #104 Salt Lake City, UT 84115 801-520-9291 Thewoodshopbmx.com

Rat King Bikes 335 East university Parkway Orem, Utah 84058 (801) 607-1621 Ratkingbikes.com

High Knee Cycling 2051 E RED HILLS PKWY UNIT 1 ST GEORGE, UT 84770 (435) 216-7080 Hkcycling.com

The Bike Barn (Utah) 201 East State St Lehi, UT 84043 (801) 768-0660 TheBikeBarn

VIRGINIA

Powers Bike Shop 10723 Kettle Run Rd. Nokesville,Virginia 20181 703-405-4005 Powersbikeshop.com

Cyclical Cycle 107 Millwood Ave Winchester, VA 22601 (540) 504-7867

FLAT TIRE BMX SHOP 371 CHATHAN DR. NEW PORT NEWS, VA 23602 202-706-9495

Village Bicycles Newport News, VA 23601 757-595-1333 Villagebicyclesnewportnews.com

WASHINGTON

Tim’s Bike Shop 2401 Broadway Everett, WA 98201 425-257-9037 Timsbikeshop.com

Marysville Bike Shop 1511 Grove St Marysville, WA 98270 (360) 548-3311 Marysville.bikeshop

Seattle BMX 711 N. 35th St. Suite C Seattle, WA 98103 206-465-5916 Seattlebmx.com

Lenny’s Bike Shop 5676 2nd Ave Ferndale, WA 98248 360-594-2792 Lennysbikeshop.com

Wheel Sport 606 N. Sullivan Rd. Spokane Valley, WA 99037 509-921-7729 Wheelsportspokane.com

WEST VIRGINIA

Johns Cyclery 309 Maccorkle Ave St Albans, WV 25177 (304) 727-2180 Johnscyclery.com

Time 2 Shine Skate And BMX Pro Shop 119 Sader Dr. Suite 6 Inwood, WV 25428 304-229-6482 time2shinebmx.com

WISCONSIN

Attitude Sports 209A North Macy St. Fond du Lac, WI 54935 Phone: 920-923-2323 attitudesports.com

Allis bike and fitness 9622 west national ave West allies, Wisconsin 53227 414-321-1290 www.allisbike.com

WINNEBAGO BICYCLE 502 N MAIN ST OSHKOSH, WI 54901 920-426-3020 WINNEBAGOBICYCLES.COM

WORLD WIDE DISTRIBUTORS

AUSTRALIA

Kickass BMX 463 King Street Newtown NSW 2042 Australia Kickassbmx.com CANADA

OUTDOOR GEAR CANADA 10,555 BOUL. HENRI-BOURASSA WEST MONTREAL, QC, H4S 1A1 CANADA 800-332-1320 [email protected] WWW.OGC.CA

Caribbean Islands

Shred Shed 40 Murray Street Woodbrook, Trinidad &Tobago [email protected] Shredshedtt

CZECHIA/ SLOVAKIA

TBB-BIKE

Vranova 170a, Brno

62100

mail: [email protected]

phone: +420 608 884 669

site: www.tbb-bike.cz

CHILE

TNT BMX Santiago, Chile. www.TNTBMX.cl +56 9 5527 1506 – +56 9 7465 6169 @TNT_BMX

CHINA,HONG KONG and Taiwan

EVO Distribution

First International Building, 288# Taisheng Rd South, Qingyang District Chengdu, China [email protected] evodistribution.lofter.com

COLUMBIA

Tienda BMX Calle 47D # 70-53 Medellín Colombia (4)4169424 – 3007749678 Tiendabmx.tk/

ECUADOR

Zona Extreme Sector La Carolina, Juan Manuel Lasso N32 Quito, 0000 Ecuador [email protected]

FRANCE

ALLTRICKS 4 Avenue Johannes Gutenberg 78310 Maurepas France +33 1 30 48 90 07 Alltricks.com

GERMANY

Sport Import GmbH Industriestr. 39 26188 Edewecht +49 4405 9280-68 Sibmx.de

GREECE

DARKRIDERS Dark Riders 6-8 KIRIAZI st. KIFISIA, ATHENS GREECE 14562 [email protected]

HONDURAS Shred Shed [email protected] Shredshedstore.com INDONESIA

MS Cycles Jl. Jengki no. 43A, Kebon Pala, Halim, Jakarta Timur. Postal code 13650 +62818984541/+6285697885511 [email protected]

Japan

Z.E.N. DISTRIBUTION 2-2-16 OZAKUDAI HAMURA-SHI TOKYO 81-42-578-8317 [email protected] ZENDISTRO.COM

KOREA

4130 BIKE 330-10 shang-soo dong Ma-po SEOUL KOREA 82-2-333-4130 4130.CO.KR

INDIA

Zealot BMX/ Media Minds B -7 Fatima Villa, Ground F 29th Road Pali Naka, Bandra W. Mumbai 40 India Zealotbmx.blogspot.com

MEXICO

All Day BMX Shop 686- 230-2703 [email protected] alldaybmxshop.com

Tlaloc Lifestyle 1908 N Main Del Rio, Texas 78840

Prisen CO 11909 Sara Road El Portal Industrial Park Laredo, TX www.facebook.com/prisenbmx

No Rules Bikes Calle Santa Susana # 102 Guanajuato,Maria Dolores 37550 [email protected]

Zata Bike Shop 47600 Tepatitlan Tepatitlan, Jalisco +52 378 120 4991 ZataBikes

Netherlands

Paul’s Boutque PURE BMX Distribution Dorpsstraat 66a 5735EE Aarle-Rixtel The Netherlands Paulsboutique.nl

PERU

Primate BMX [email protected] PrimateBMX

POLAND

BMX FOREVER ul.Rakoniewicka 4 60-111 Poznan / Poland [email protected] tel.618324071

RUSSIA

Raen Shop Moscow, Proletarskaya, ul.1 I Dubrovskaja d.8-A (495) 677-10-74 [email protected] raenshop.ru

SPAIN

4130 Bike Company S.L. B-93334522 C\Francisco Rueda Perez Nº1 Local 2 ( Callejón Trasero) CP:29007 MALAGA Spain

TURKEY

DARKSIDE DISTRIBUTION 05324703506

02168017363

Altıntepe mh. Mill pathway cd. No: 96 /

A Küçükyalı Maltepe ISTANBUL

http://www.darkside.com.tr/

UNITED KINGDOM

Source BMX Trinity Hall Braybrooke Terrace Hastings TN34 1HQ United Kingdom 0845 6800 360 [email protected] www.sourcebmx.com

FRANCE

Bmx Avenue 11 rue Jeanne d’Arc 34000 Montpellier FRANCE 04 67 73 22 36 bmxavenue.com

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Fit-again Vic Manuel earns Player of the Week nod for leading Alaska surge

WITH his knee issues now a thing of the past, Vic Manuel is back to his explosive self, helping Alaska stretch its winning run to six this past week in the PBA Philippine Cup.

‘The Muscleman’ averaged solid numbers of 15.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals off the bench to power Alaska past Phoenix and GlobalPort, respectively, earning the PBA Press Corps Player of the Week for the period of January 29 to February 4.

The stocky Manuel, who was hampered by knee issues last year, showed mobility and strength as evident in his 21-point, 5-rebound effort in Alaska’s thrilling 105-98 overtime win over GlobalPort Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.

The 6-foot-4 Manuel followed up his pair of free throws with an inside stab in the extra period to frustrate the Batang Pier, who blew a 13-point lead in the third period, leading to their fourth loss in seven matches.

Prior to their match against GlobalPort, Manuel logged in 10 points and grabbed three rebounds in another off-the-bench role as Alaska routed Phoenix, 93-75 in a lopsided contest.

Alaska, which started the season with back-to-back losses, has won its last six matches to occupy joint second place with Magnolia, just half a game behind pacesetter San Miguel (6-1) in the race for the two twice-to-beat incentives.

The 30-year-old Manuel bested teammates Calvin Abueva and Chris Banchero, Kelly Williams and Jayson Castro of TNT, Rain or Shine’s Beau Belga, Chris Tiu and Ed Daquioag, SMB’s Chris Ross, Chico Lanete and Fajardo, NLEX’s Cyrus Baguio and Larry Fonacier as well as Magnolia guard Mark Barroca for the weekly citation.

Alaska takes a weeklong respite before swinging back to action on Sunday against NLEX at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Source: http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/fit-again-vic-manuel-earns-player-of-the-week-nod-for-leading-alaska-surge#fZe7lPfRXh9HIXtj.99

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The Business of Loyalty: How Hotels Build Loyalty Beyond the Stay

Whale watching in Akureyri Fjord, Iceland is just one of thousands of tours and activities people can find via PlacePass, a metasearch platform for tours and activities. Marriott has invested in the company as part of its larger effort to deliver memorable experiences to loyalty members. Zeb Goodman / PlacePass

Skift Take: If travel really is all about the experiences, travel companies — with or without loyalty programs — better do all they can to make sure our experiences aren’t just good, but great.

— Deanna Ting

Editor’s Note: Skift’s Business Traveler newsletter is now the Business of Loyalty newsletter.

In this weekly missive, we’ll bring you the same insight into what matters most to the people who travel for a living, but now with an added focus on how airlines, hotels, and credit card programs battle for their attention and their business — a points geek with a Ph.D. of sorts.

While we are still looking at how these moves impact the consumer, the focus is on what the industry is doing to win their loyalty. The newsletter is being written by Grant Martin, who you’ve come to know as the author of our Business Traveler newsletter over the last three years. He’ll be able to take advantage of contributions from Skift editors including Brian Sumers (airlines) and Deanna Ting (hotels) to better explain what’s happening with loyalty right now. We hope you’ll stick with it, and we promise to never devalue your reading experience.

Today we’re taking a look at one of the biggest pillars of modern hotel loyalty programs: experiences.

Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) pioneered the concept years ago when it launched SPG Moments, which gave its SPG members exclusive access to one-of-a-kind and, in some cases, once-in-a-lifetime experiences that were only possible by being an elite member of the SPG program.

Today, nearly every hotel loyalty program out there also focuses on offering these special experiences for their members. And now that Marriott International owns Starwood and, therefore, SPG, we’re already seeing that influence play out in Marriott Rewards as well. Just recently, Marriott Rewards and SPG announced they would be launching Master Classes, special learning experiences that members can have with celebrities and leaders in the realms of sports, food, and entertainment. Earlier this year, the company also invested in PlacePass, a sort of metasearch for tours and activities, and last year, Marriott Rewards launched its own version of SPG Moments, called the Marriott Experiences Marketplace.

Why is everyone so focused on experiences these days? In a lot of ways, loyalty programs and hotel brands aren’t just preoccupied with the guest experience on site. They want to be more involved and play a larger role in the travel experience overall.

“Loyalty has always been about more than just spending nights in our hotels,” David Flueck, senior vice president of global loyalty for Marriott International, told Skift. “It’s about creating incredible travel experiences for our guests. There’s no better place to experience the world than within our portfolio. There’s no limit to the places our members can see and the experiences they can have. Travel, more broadly, has always been about enriching the soul, meeting new people, seeing new places, and learning on your travels. To tie into their experiences has always been core to our program.”

And a big part of being able to offer these kinds of once-in-a-lifetime experiences has a lot to do with the establishment of formal loyalty and rewards programs. Without those programs, it would no doubt be very difficult for a hotel company like Marriott, Hilton, or InterContinental Hotels Group to reach those guests and market the right kinds of experiences to them — not to mention know exactly what kind of pillow they prefer.

But what about travel companies that don’t have a formal loyalty or rewards program? Think Airbnb, Uber, or Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. How do they keep customers loyal to their brands and personalize the experiences for their customers without those programs? We talked to some loyalty experts about that as well.

Whether or not a hotel or travel company has a formal loyalty program, the bottom line is that any business, regardless of industry, needs loyal customers.

— Deanna Ting, Hospitality Editor

Skift Stories and More Expert Insight

Why Not Having a Formal Travel Loyalty Program Works — For Some

Not every travel business needs to have a formal loyalty or rewards program to have loyal customers. But if you’re going to go that route, you better know what you’re getting into. And for some companies, it might be time to reconsider doing without.

Many Airline Passengers Still Prefer Interacting With Employees Instead of Technology

It’s 2017. According to SITA, 98 percent of airline passengers fly with at least one mobile device. It’s amazing that so many passengers still prefer to the face-to-face experience at airports. It’s a lot slower than self-service, and often less effective.

Upper House Luxury Hotel Experience Aims for Custom Approach to Tech and Personalization

Upper House’s general manager details how the Hong Kong-based hotel finds the balance between tech, customer relationship management, and frontline service.

The Points Guy: Alaska Airlines Is Unable to Book Many Emirates Awards

Another popular program has started running into issues booking award tickets on a key partner airline over the last several weeks: Alaska Airlines is currently having issues booking most awards on Emirates, especially for those in premium classes.

Business Travel Startups and Services for Those In-Between Moments

A series of innovators are trying to address the moments between arrival and check-in, work and play, and other found moments.

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