Okay, we're gonna have a good time today. It's a great course. Who's ridden this course before? We've got a few people, all right. It is a lot of fun. You've been warming up on it. You've got the little chicane up here just past the start finish line, hard right onto Broadway, or left that is, left onto Broadway, left onto 11th. Down the hill, fast turn onto Georgia and back up here on 12th Street. Heidi Mingus, our chief referee, anything to add? All right, we have a truck leaving the course, and everything cleared away for you gentlemen. And we'll have a great race out here. Everybody from the PCW team raise your hand. Let's recognize our hometown team, the host club out here, BCW Cycling Hyundai. Thank you. We are all clear. Listen for the whistle. We are underway with 45 laps of our racing. All right here, and attention, riders, $10 for the leader of the next class.  So she's getting her legs ready, kind of warming up. And then a catarina there is on what they call a stationary trainer, which the back wheel is hooked into a flywheel back there that adds resistance, and therefore giving her a little bit of simulation of what it feels like to actually have gears on and riding in the road. So they're both getting ready for a good race today and enjoy the weather here in Sheboygan as well. So, and my name's Carrie. I'm the team director and a cat one two racer. Nine, of course, West Side, of course. Nathan Laugley, we've got yellow and we're about to get married. This check is filled with Laugley, followed by this check, and then a 294. Wow, this check right up there, Laugley though, extremely consistent. Number two was a 294, I saw. I saw Greg Steltenbold, KMK on Marquette, Michigan in third place. We'll get that confirmed in a moment. But Nathan Laugley, our overall winner, tells us, shows us why, overall leader in the way, shows us why he may have just ramped up the overall series with this win out here at 20 points, he had 20 series points for winning one of these criterias. Congratulations, and I think we've had you up here before, have we not? Yesterday I was up, actually I didn't show up, but I got third place yesterday. It was my first day of Super Week, and I think last year I had a third too. You had a third last year, yesterday your first day of Super Week. Now you're in the rhythm here, you get to be famous at Super Week, even in the category four race, you get third place, you get up here, get interviewed, and anybody here you want to say hi to? Actually my wife and my daughter Hayden, she's 15 months old, they're here cheering for me, so. Well, and daughter, 15 month old daughter, that's an inspiration out there, isn't it? Oh yeah, definitely, it definitely eases the pain every lap I look into her, and it gives me some power, definitely.  How do you reconcile those two things? Actually, I come from motor, super bike racing, so this is a lot safer. We're not going 180 miles an hour out here, so yeah, not too bad. Tell us a little bit about super bikes. Well, I was, I raced for about three years, I did the pro event in Alcarte Lake, and that was my last motorcycle race, and I kind of did cycling to get in shape for motorcycle racing, and it was kind of my next love, so this is a lot safer. Well, Greg, congratulations again, and you know, you're talking about safety up here. I think maybe we had one guy fall down today, it's not too bad, but what do you think of the course? It's a, both of them that I raced, they're awesome courses, they're really well laid out, really, really nicely marked, and so far, so good, and not any incidents. Well, congratulations again, Greg, on your third place today, and your prizes will be available about 15 minutes from now. Speak English, okay, Marion. Fine, Marion is gonna be shy here, he's originally from Poland, right? Originally from Poland, you're from Manitoba, Canada, and you come down here every year. Yeah, it's harder and harder, I'm 50 years old this year, and three years ago, I had a heart attack, and I can race any faster. You had a heart attack three years ago. Yeah, I had three stents, and I...  How do you get back in shape after a heart attack? Our dollar is not equal yet, that's why I must make more money to pay for the gas.  Yeah, 94 or something now. It's getting close, it's getting closer, about the closest it's been. Marion Fistek, congratulations, we'll have you here on the stand, and just like, in fact, goes to Wisconsin for beans and barley, and Nathan, I think, four primes today, including the first prime of the race. Almost five primes, close one, I think Marion may have got you for that other one, I can't remember, but you've got the win today, and do you have the overall victory for this two week series sewn up? Yep, yeah, it's sewn up today. He didn't show up, so, you know. Thomas Bobo was not here, and that helps a little bit, but you had a huge points lead coming into this thing. You are Mr. Consistency, and two weeks of racing at the beginning, we call it the beginning level, amateur racing, how did you prepare for this series? Just bike about an hour, hour and a half every day, it's about it. So just consistency, the man is consistent on the race course, he's consistent with his training, and Nathan, you had no problem with the sprints today. You tried a breakaway, but the breakaway didn't work. Yeah, I was the only one who wanted to work, they seemed to want to go for primes more, so I was like, all right. Well, Nathan, you know, it doesn't matter to Nathan, it's like, you want to sit around and go for primes, fine, I'll go for primes, I'll win more than anybody else, and then I'll out sprint you at the end, if you want to go for the primes and stretch things out, then we can break away and do it from there. The man will cater to his opponents either way, you want to sprint against me, fine, you want to break away, that's fine. Nathan Longley, congratulations, we're going to see you tomorrow in Kenosha riding what category? Hopefully category three. Category three, the faster guys tomorrow. Nathan Longley, congrats, we've got a day of racing in Sheboygan and 14 locations total, throughout Southeast Wisconsin and Northern Illinois today, the PCW Heritage Square Cycling Classic, we started at 1030 with the beginning level amateurs, and these guys aren't really beginning level cyclists, they're going 45 laps, that's 35 miles. We'll end tonight with a race at six o'clock, the pros from six or seven countries represented going 100 kilometers, that is 80 laps out here, 62 miles on about a one mile course ride here in Sheboygan, right past Allen Owes and all the other great businesses here in one of the great American cities, we're so glad to be here in Southeast Wisconsin. Riders, this is category three, four women, you are going 30 laps, 25 miles, you've got 500 bucks in prices at the end for the top 12. We've also got a nice little pile of cash creams right here. Cash creams, we'll be ringing those out during the race, from 10 up to about $25. Also with every cream comes, I believe, socks, do we have the socks? It doesn't say socks also, but I've got the box of socks here, so I guess every cream comes with a couple sets of triathlete ultralight ultimax socks by Wigwam and everybody else, oh, socks, how cute. You know, who's riding the latest in bib shorts out here? Because we're gonna talk about clothing for just a second, latest in bib shorts right there. Those things are $150 to $200, you know why? Because of the fabric that's worn in them, the fabric in them and the moisture wicking stuff in them and the very special stuff, okay? Why not keep your feet comfortable? Anybody over here, anybody here ever had trouble in a race because their feet were getting hot? Yes, okay. You want something? Six laps to go, no more free laps after six to go.  After six laps to go, no more free laps. Questions? Does it weigh 10 bucks to the leader of the lap? Well, these far, $10 just like that, the leader of the next lap to lap number one. Can't always get about the first rider blind here next time. All right, we're here with Jerry Vannekeek, one of the organizers from this super week for a number of years. Jerry, can you tell us a little bit of background information over the years? How many years? Well, we've been doing this, this is our 18th year. It started as a one-shot deal, which was trying to see what was gonna happen as far as the Heritage Square area. We had just redone the old business area and it was a way to get people over to the business district here and let them know what was going on in Sheboygan. So, 18 years now we've been doing it. It was only supposed to be one. To put on an event like this, it takes a lot of volunteers. You wanna talk about that? Yeah, we have probably over 100 volunteers between people going out to get primes, corner guards, set up, tear down, little bit of everything. So, close to 100 volunteers that we have just to get the race going and race day and then clean up afterwards. On an event like this, it takes a lot of preparation that do you set up now for next year? Well, it's a little difficult because they don't set the dates until sometime in January or February. A lot of the set up of the signage in that you see is done by the international classic themselves. Ours is more the local stuff, getting corner guards, taking care of trash, some of the cleanup things, set up things in that manner. So, we start talking about it right away. There's been talk about a different course, taking it out of the Heritage Square area, moving it downtown. I don't know if that'll happen. That's not what we at Heritage Square would like, but we don't control all those things if the classic wants to go elsewhere. In town, if they think they can draw a bigger crowd, we'll have to deal with it. Now, talking about the local merchants, explain what the primes are all about. Well, primes are basically lap prizes. Primes are, we are one of the largest, I guess, in dollars and number of primes on the entire race circuit of 19 or 20 races. The riders love coming here because of the primes. Sometimes we have one place primes where it's just the leader of a pack or leader of the race. It could be the leader of the pack, maybe not the leader of the race. We could have three place primes, different dollar amounts, merchandise prizes, things like that. They're basically prizes for leading or the fastest lap or what have you. Now, this year, it appears to be the weather is going to be very cooperative. It's quite warm. How do you think that's gonna affect the crowd or the riders? Well, as long as it doesn't rain, the crowd should be great. The humidity, hopefully that'll drop a little bit maybe later on today. If it starts raining, then you have a problem. If it's brief showers, light showers, it's not so much of a problem. You have to be downpours. These guys race in the rain, they don't, they don't, I shouldn't say guys, guys and gals. They race in the rain. If there's a thunderstorm, lightning and the like, they'll stop the race. But we've had one year where the tornado sirens went off and they had to stop the race. But for the most part, races go on until about eight o'clock tonight. Very good. Thank you. $10.40 a liter, a lot of air, nine laps to go riders. Nine to go, DaVinci is 18 seconds up the road. 18 seconds to go leader. Looks like we've got a good chase going now. What is that? Christina Moore, I believe it was, out of Elgin, Oklahoma. Of course it's clear though. $20.00, $20.00, $5.00, $5.00 to go. $5.00, $20.00, $25.00 to go here on the next lap. $25.00 to go here on the next lap. $25.00 to go here on the next lap. And we won that free. That was a race. Kristen Messberg, our overall, Messberg, the overall, the 10-and-four in second half of the line. Kristen Messberg, our overall leader, winning here in Shabbos again. As the race makes a very interesting situation out of the final turn. Carly Gendron and Kristen Messberg. Lions, Illinois. Stick around Carly, because I think we can get a picture. Kristen, come on over here. You're very identifiable in the Flatlandia jersey that we talked about, the Flatlandia. I don't think it has anything to do with terrain though. What is Flatlandia? Actually it does, you're from Chicago, so we don't have any hills to practice on, so and we thought it would be a planned, the old Plandria team, so kind of.  But yeah, it sounds good, so Flatlandia is the name of the club, it's from the Chicago area. I don't know, you've got your, your hometown listed as Lions, Illinois, so. I know you didn't like Cedarburg, it was kind of hilly out there. Oh, you loved Cedarburg, did we? Yeah, somewhere out here, I'm talking to the wrong person now, aren't we? Let me look at Cedarburg. Women, Kristen Messberg, oh yeah, you won there. Won in Cedarburg, where it was hilly, so the Flatlandia lady didn't mind the hills in Cedarburg. Yesterday, Howard thinks for Ian Howard. Well, you know, it was hard and hot and it was a little bit cooler on the final lap here. And you were up there near the front, won a lap to go and it starts raining. What happened out there? Well, there were two women up the front and I really thought, once again, I thought, you know, went and did it out. You know, that happened a lap or turn number four, the last turn of the race, Kristen, three or four, maybe five riders hit the pavement or went over the curb and you were already in front of them.  What was your thought? Was your thought to get to the very front because of the rain or, you know, of course you want to be to the front to win the race, but you don't want to be too far to the front for the mile to go. Well, you kept the rubber side down as did Carly Gendron and Christine Rettger. Kristen Messberg, you may take her over all lead, of course, and hey, it's not raining. Anybody out there with a camera? There's the camera. Let's go out, get the podium shot here. First, second, and third as our master's company. Handling the hills in Cedarburg and the relatively mild terrain here in Sheboygan to Dan of Lines, Illinois. Kristen Messberg, your champion here in Sheboygan. She's the overall leader. Hands up in glory as the crowd goes wild. Okay. Oh, it's funny, I knew by the first time I just sat down and I was like, hey, that's the guy I was skating with, yeah. From here in Sheboygan, we went on to Kenosha, into Milwaukee for the Great Downer Avenue by Grace, a fantastic crowd there. And of course, finishing up in Whitefish Bay just north of the city of Milwaukee. Right here in Sheboygan, we had category three and four women, our amateur women with some of the local flavor, some local flavor added by our Sheboygan rider, number 13, Alicia Hildebrand, riding for PCW Cycling. And you can see the PCW riders in those distinctive yellow and blue jerseys. Other Sheboygan riders include in our category four men race, the category four men's race, the beginning level amateurs, number 37, William Street. Or actually number, oh well, number 162, William Street of Sheboygan, adding some local color in the blue and yellow of PCW Cycling and our amateur beginning level amateur race here at 1030 this morning. Oh well. Keep on forgetting we're doing a week from now, sorry, I'm a little rusty on this stuff. And let's see. Let's talk about the pro race. Actually in the category four or five race, you know these guys are sometimes in their first year of riding. And we've seen a lot of riders develop from the first year into the intermediate level or the good regional amateur status category three riders. And we even have a young man, Cole House from Oneida who started as a category four rider four years ago. And he is now riding with the pros and the top elite riders in our 2007 international cycling classic. Nathan Longley of Beans and Barley for category four and five. He is our overall leader after 13 days of racing. And these guys are the beginning level. They've been doing 13 days in a row. Nathan Longley of the Beans and Barley team out of West Alice has been riding every day and that consistency has him in first place overall. 29 years now, Eddie Van Geis. He's originally from Chicago, now lives in Long Beach, California.  And in the evening race, he's talking about Marco Rios of Mexico, the overall leader in our professional leagues out here. Jonathan Cantwell of Australia in second overall. And a man from Lawrence, Kansas, originally from Denmark, Brian Jensen, a very strong former long distance runner. So we've got riders from triathlons running riders from so many different countries. Top American native is Kaylee Leo Grande, former overall leader as of our race here in Sheboygan. The man from the rock racing team from Rancho, Cucamondo, California was in fifth place overall. And these guys get points for their finishing order every night. And really right now as of Sheboygan, 26 points out of 178, 26 points separating the top five. So that is how close the competition is. Fighting for a new team this series out of Illinois. Second place in yesterday. We're calling the Drew Burr, Mark Charlton, Drew Burr. Fourth mark. Is he here today? Don't see him. How about yesterday's winner? I know he is. Yesterday's winner, Andy, won the day before in Cedarburg, breaking away from a breakaway. A man with a lot of endurance in his legs out of Waukesha. A contractor married 28 years with five kids, three grandkids. He won in Waukesha. He won all room dancing lessons and he lists that as his new hobby. One yesterday and one the day before. Please welcome for team Matt, Mr. Mark McGean. And a man who's so shy. He doesn't know that I know this, but we're gonna bring him up here, have him raise his hand and give him a good congratulations on making it 50 years through life as a white racer. Please welcome from California, Les Anlos Obispo's Chris Black from Morgan Stanley. Chris Black, 50 years old today. How he got that old to this sport. He's out here with all these youngsters in their 40s. We'll see how he does. These California guys in the rain, we'll find out. Gentlemen, we are scheduled for 50 laps, that is 40 miles. 50 laps, 40 miles. Finishing price list total is $750 for 18 glaciers. With guts. With guts. A nice little slew of cash screens. And every cash stream or almost every cash stream goes a pair or two. Oh, we traveled late. Oh, July. Open X with long socks, special athletic socks. I'll feed you. I may not even eat your food today, but say tomorrow's motion. It's hot. You'll be lucky if you have some of these socks because everybody's had hot feet out in this hot sport before. There's no problem. So keep your feet cooler. Look, we want socks. And I think we're just about ready to go, eh? Careful out there. Gentlemen, have a great time. It's not too hot. I don't have a question to write in the rain. Of course, most of my all about racing career was spent as a citizen of a fort like Oregon. We used to ride in the rain, racing in the rain. Criterion's great. The criteria to be a great bike racer is speed, endurance, and great bike handling ability. A criterion requires all three in order to be a winner out here. And you'll see why. And when you watch these guys going 25 to 30 miles an hour through the corners, elbow to elbow, wheel and why do they follow so closely? It's because a rider at the very front at race speed, 25 to 35 miles an hour is working 20 or even 30% harder than the rider's right behind him. That lead rider is working as a wind block. He's creating a little tailwind for the guys behind him. And the farther back you are in the pack, the more tailwind you've got generated for you. So look at the guys in the back of the pack. Sometimes on these long straightaways, they're not working real hard, but you watch them go through those corners. That pack gets stretched out very thin, single file usually, to find the optimum high speed line through a turn. So the guys at the back then getting strung out, single file, it's like being at the end of a slinky. They've got a sprint to catch back up and get into contention when they come out of the turn. So there's a compromise here. Some riders like to sit near the back out of the wind. Other riders like to be near the front so they have control all the speed they want through those corners. So as he is, it is Chris Black. Let's bring him up here, Black to get up here too, and Chris Halverson. This man I think has gone faster today than anyone else. It's just a matter of where you start, you're going faster than anyone else. This guy completed the course today faster than anyone else by having a great lead out of the turn. Well, let's walk him up to the stage right now. Chris Halverson up here too, here comes Chris. But second place, Brent Emery. Menominee Falls owner of Emery Cycle and Fitness. Brent, you are coming up the left side miles an hour faster than anybody else. But at Bellwap, you're in fourth spot right there. Yeah, I should have been a little bit better place, but Chris got a tremendous lead out on the back stretch. He made a fabulous move. What a great birthday present. Happy birthday, Chris. We've got two Chris's in the top three up here. Chris Black, we're gonna have a word with you. Here's Chris Halverson, our overall leader, and it was third place today. Chris Black, we're gonna get back to you too. We're gonna spend a couple of minutes up here. I hope you're prepared.  It's a little slippery, I had a little problems. I got a support wheel and it didn't corner quite as good as mine did. So I was having to back off as I came through turn three and four. I couldn't go as fast as I wanted to. But my friend Tom Gates from Gran Fondo gave me the best lead out. We were going so fast down the backside, I didn't think I was even gonna make the turn in turn three. And I knew all I had to do was hang on and I could hear Brent coming behind me. And I was just hoping that I didn't run out of room. And it was a matter of room today, Chris. As you came across the line, it was getting closer and closer. Brent might have been within a bike length or two of you going about five miles an hour faster. But you know, you talk about the lead out, he got going down a back search route. Now, was that a Morgan Stanley teammate or just somebody you know from California? Tom Gates, he lives in Tennessee now. He's a former Southern Cal guy. He used to ride with the guy who I was the unofficial lead out guy for, for a long time, Butch Stinton. And Tom's just a really fast guy. And he came up and decided to give me a birthday present today. So he gave me the lead out down the backside. And you know, Brent's faster than me, but I got there first. Smarter and you got the great lead out. Chris stick stick with us here. Here's the other Chris. Chris Halvors is in first place overall because of consistency. Sometimes he wins, but he's most often, you know, almost always in a top five. And Chris today had a big sprint out there. You could break away, you can sprint. And today you had a couple of big guys to take on. Oh, well, we tried to get into a break away several times, but there's just so much strength in this 40 plus field. Like I say, I just want to also congratulate Chris on a happy birthday and it's a nice present and a good sprint from Brent and just, just love racing with all these guys. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. So our riders know, he's number down. And then he'll ride his member on the wheel. Yes, he will. And I will tell him who's in first. He's first approaching four. We're here with Bonnie, one of the race officials for Super Week. Bonnie, could you tell us about what you do here as an official and right now you're in the pit area? My job is when a rider comes in, if they get a flight tire, if they break something on their bike, they come in. They let us know what their problem is. And then Todd or Jose will get their bike fixed and we'll get them back in in the next lap. If they have a crash, sometimes we may have four or five guys that'll come in. I write their numbers down, so we'll know who was involved in the crash in case anything comes up later. And then we make sure they go back out with the field. And they'll have them out. And even on this short of course, which is, I'm guessing, about a minute and a half to minute 40, they'll have them ready to go before the field gets back. When a rider crashes or has an event with their bike, how many laps do they have to get into the pits? They try to get here as quickly as possible. But as soon as they come in the pit, they've only got one lap. And then I have to get them back out. Now, what types of things are you doing to the bike when they come in? Sometimes it's a flat tire. Sometimes it could be a broken spoke. It could be a broken seat collar. We've had them come in. And the handlebars have been broken from the crash. So they'll take a bike down off the car, set it up, and have them out. And they'll have the bike set up and ready to go in a minute. And what are you doing now when you're riding numbers on? I'm keeping track of the race so that if somebody comes out, if there's a break, and this happens all the time in the pros, there will be a break. And they'll mount me four guys in the break. And they'll come by. And then there's three guys in the break. And then the one guy comes into the pit. He goes, I'm in the break. I'm like, yep, you were in the break. And so they'll come back around and we send them right back out with a break. We know who's in the field. That way, if they come by. And we know they weren't at the front.  But they were in the field. So when the field comes back, we send them right back out with the field. How did you get involved in this? And were you a rider yourself? Well, I've done mountain bike racing, but I've never raced on the road. My oldest son started racing at the track in Frisco, Texas. And they needed more officials. And so I'm here all the time anyway. So I took the class and started officiating at the track. And then he started going to road races. So I thought, I'm going to be on the road with him. Might as well work at the race, make some money while we're there, help pay for the travel. And that's how I started. Is your son here? He is not here now. He's going to college full-time and working full-time. And he just moved from Dallas to Houston. Anything else you want to add? Come out and watch the races. It's a lot of fun. You've got to come watch the pros. They're fast. All right, Todd, you're the race support for the International Super Week. You want to talk about what you do, and then we'll talk about this bike in particular. Sure. Jose Alcala and I are what are referred to as neutral race mechanics or neutral support mechanics. What we do is we go to pro and amateur cycling events. We're part of a team, about 15 mechanics. We have five of these Volvo XC70 cars provided for us by Volvo. And we bring bicycles, tools, and equipment along to help keep a rider in a race if they have a mechanical problem during the event so that rider's race is not over. We travel to about 100 events a year, Super Week being one of them, and in fact, being the longest and most grueling that we're in. But beyond being a lot of work, it's really a lot of fun. We get to travel around and see the racing and really be a part of it, which is kind of exciting. Let's talk about this new bike you have in front of you. Sure. This is an Orbea time trial bike. Orbea is a small manufacturer from Spain who have in the last few years started distributing bicycles to North America. It's a carbon fiber frame. The bicycle in total weighs about 17 and 1 half pounds. It's got the Zip 808 carbon wheels. We're good. All right. The bike is an Orbea time trial bike. It's a small manufacturer in Spain who have just recently, in the last few years, gotten distribution in North America. And so they're helping us out with our program, providing bicycles that we can take along to the races and offer as loners to a rider who has a crash or a breakage. The bike, as it stands now, weighs about 17 and 1 half pounds. It has a SRAM force and rival component kit designed specifically for a time trial. The highlight of the new component kit is these carbon fiber shift levers and brake levers. They're designed to be lightweight and aerodynamic. Previous to this, the shift and brake levers that were available for this style of bike were heavy and were an old design originally developed for touring bicycles, for bicycles carrying a heavy load and spending days and weeks on an unsupported tour. So this is the first kit of this type that has been developed specifically for this discipline of cycle racing. No, there is no time trial in this event. This is what's called an omnium. Time trial is usually involved in stage racing. Stage racing is a series of races where every rider must make a time cut, must finish within a maximum time to be able to continue on the next day. This being an omnium means that riders may pick and choose the races they want to participate in. They can take a day off or race the entire series. There are still points and prizes for each individual day as well as an overall prize at the end. So a rider in contention for the overall prize, obviously, it's in their best interest to race the entire series. $25, Jason Cordeaux, San Fran is out there. $25 for the U.S. Bank. $25 for you. And if you can take a birth or after a while, once again, they'll find this one and look at the way it's done and how it began to be. But if you came there, you don't want to do a work war on the inside. We don't want to turn a party to the way the party is. So we have a watch for a winner today, category three. Here's the man. There's Cameron Wilcox. Is this Cameron Wilcox or is this Cameron Wilcox? The champion today, category three. Right here in Shea Boyden, Cameron. And we're going to go ahead. Cameron Wilcox, we're going to have to offer the guys to sit down and relax just for a second. But Cameron, Washburn, Wisconsin, he's going to sit down too. Boy, he got tired. It was only 50 miles out there with two other guys. I'm kind of tired. You know, I think I've interviewed you before. You know this man, he's sort of soft-spoken. He's pretty just kind of very simple and straightforward about things. But today, Cameron, I don't think you can say, oh, yeah, it was pretty hard out there. And I'm kind of tired. I mean, you guys put it to him. Yeah, we did the same move last year, actually. And I won last year in the four-fives. Oh, so in the beginning group, but now you're in a whole level of competition and you're going about 20 miles farther. 20 miles faster, too. You know, I've had a rough super week, actually. I had a little higher hopes than I ended up with. So I wanted to really rock it today. Well, you rocked it definitely here, Cameron. And you're from, let's see, Washburn, Wisconsin for Endeavour Cycling. And where exactly is Washburn? It's up in my national Wisconsin, Lake Superior. So you're up there in a beautiful place for training and, you know, not a lot of population up here. You got training partners up there? No, not really. They all went to college.  And, ah, there we go. Most of the primes, gentlemen, most of the primes are going to be available with the Franklin Mint, but I get to hand this to Dan Teter's today. Or where's Carol? Is Carol here? Maybe she should hand it to Dan Teter. She collected most of it. Carol, come on over. Is Carol here? If Carol is still here, we'll give this to Dan Teter's. So we've got second place up here today, Michael Klapperich. And I guess that mountain dude does you some good out there. Congratulations, Michael. Thank you. Thank you. You know, you're kind of tired right now and things are hot and humid out here. But what do you put in that water bottle? I talk about the hammer, heat, drink. You know, we talk about Mountain Dew. We talk about all sorts of energy drinks, sport drinks, or just plain water. What's your secret? Shackly performance. Shout and I'll go a whole other brand all together.  We were a member. I'm trying to remember the names here. Oh, they wrote for Shackly. He won so many times. I don't know a name. They just escaped me. But we had Shackly team out here. And they won a lot of races out here. We use sports drinks. They replace the energy as you go. And he had 50 miles today. You went through a lot of calories. Yeah, yeah. We were working pretty hard. Kamen was pulling hard through here. And I took the back stretch. The other guy was filling in between. The other guy, the other guy, who is that other guy? Come on over here, other guy. Other guy all the way from Salt Lake City, Utah. Vanguard Media Group. This is Eric Thompson. Well, Eric, thank you for adding kind of a national flair to things today all the way up from Utah. And I know Patrick Fosse was third in on one of the other races. So your teams do it pretty well. Yeah, Patrick's kind of a local here. He's from Sheboygan Falls originally.  And it's been an awesome race. Oh, so you've got a host family here. Absolutely. Makes it that much better for us. Well, you know, we came into this thing. We had four riders in the break. Put my crown cream down right here for now. We had four riders in the break to begin with. It was Brian Kaker of the Beans and Barley team, one of our local riders. Actually helped start that thing, Eric.  Yeah, these two guys started putting the herd on both of us. And I just barely was able to hang on and had to make them pull through a couple times. And then just hung on and kept watching the lap counter go down. All right, so you kept going and watching that lap counter go down and Brian, Brian Wilcox, we came up. I mean, Cameron, Brian Wilcox, Cameron Wilcox, you saw the back of the pack there at probably five or 10 laps to go. You're coming up behind everybody. Yeah, I was thinking about catching them, but that complicates things. You know, that does. It's a very interesting situation because this guy here has a couple of strong teammates in the race. And I don't know, Michael, if you have some teammates in the race out there, I didn't see any other Mountain Dew jerseys. Any other endeavor guys in the race? Yeah, I had one teammate, Pete Lawrence. I think he was probably working for me today. Yeah, he was probably helping that break stay out. But what if you would have lapped the field? You would have gone in there and you would have been looking for your teammates to lead you out to the front to help beat the other guy. And that would have been a very interesting situation. Why did not? Why didn't you lap the field? You know, I think we were just kind of a lightheaded and decided just to hang on and just finish it out between the three of us. All right, so Eric, you've got third place today. Congratulations. Take the spot up there. And Cameron Wilcox, not to be confused with Brian, who's a fictitious character in my mind. Cameron Wilcox, team endeavor, and Michael Clapperich, first, second, and third today in an epic 50-miler. Let's have fourth place come out here as well. Fourth place, come on out here. Cameron or Kenneth Statz, there we go. Ken Statz. Ken Statz in fourth place. You were out there solo for a couple of creams.  I don't feel as strong during the race. And I have to redeem myself. I am a sprinter. So next year, I'll have to sprint it up for maybe up with these guys, hopefully. But I've got to move up a few levels before I can stay with those guys. You consider yourself a sprinter, but you soloed for about $60 or something like that in creams. And fourth place in the race. Wasn't the smartest thing to do, but yeah. Hey, it worked out OK.  Come on over here, Bert Cross, Austin, Texas. And we're going to get Dan Teeters up here as well. But Bert Cross, early in the race, you were saying, where's that $50 cream? And I announced a $15 cream. And you looked like you just won the World Championships when you came across the line and went in 15. I messed up big time. I heard it wrong. So I thought it was $50, but it was $15. I kind of wondered about that. But there were some other creams of $20 or $30 or $35 later on that you're out there for. Well, I ran out of water, so I was just trying to save it. And I hope that break will come back again. Well, you know, we had three guys off the front, a lot of chasing. Then Ken went out there for fourth place. And the field comes around the corner. Describe the last turn from your perspective. It was nice and clean. It was real nice and clean. I took the corner first, and I just went up the hill and then just came around, just hammered really hard. How did you get first in the corner when everybody in that 40-wider pack wanted to be at that corner first? How'd you get there? I fought for it, and I wanted it bad, so I went for it. All right, is it all elbows and shoulders and all the head button or something like that? How do you do it? That's my job. I'm a sprinter, so that's how you have to do it. The man from Austin, Texas puts on a show for us today. Fifth place today, Bert Cross. Here's the picture, but I want Dan Teeters to join these guys. Dan Teeters, Color, Wisconsin, $103 CrowdPremes Day, right over here next to Bert. And here are the top riders in our race today. Dan Teeters with $103 CrowdPremes, Bert Cross, Austin, Texas in fifth, Ken Statz, Wisconsin Rapids in fourth, soloing for that one. Third place, Eric Thompson, Salt Lake City. In second, Michael Clapprick of St. Cloud, and first, Cameron O'Wilcox, Washburn, Illinois. Now here's something for Mike Garrison, is Sean from Ten Speeds. Let's get ready to run! Sean, thank you very much. Thank you, Doc Rees, man, let's give him a big hand. Oh, we got an exciting field here. Yeah, day one, day 14, a super week. I know, I know. We'll be there in about five minutes.


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Raphael Nendal versus Diego Schwarzman is the third quarterfinal for the men's French Open for 2021. Both players are coming into the quarterfinal having not lost a set. Schwarzman started his tournament off as the number 10 seed and played Lou in the first round. Getting through in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. His second round opponent was against Betonet and again it was a very impressive straight set performance. 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. His third round opponent was against the veteran Kohlschreiber and again a very impressive performance from Schwarzman not getting troubled at all winning in straight sets. 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. His fourth round opponent was against Big Serving German Struff who had beaten Rublev in the first round and after a very close first set Schwarzman eventually got through in straight sets 7-6, 6-4, 7-5. Raphael Nendal came into this tournament as the number 3 seed and would play Alexey Popperin in the first round and after a tight third set Raphael would eventually get through in 3-6-3, 6-2, 7-6. His second round opponent was an opponent who was all too familiar with Richard Gasky and after a close second set again Raphael got through in straight sets 6-love, 7-5, 6-2. His third round opponent was against fellow lefty Kam Nori and this was a clinic from Nendal winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. His fourth round opponent was the much-typed 18th seed Yannick Sinner and these two had met last year at the French Open with a close first set and this match would be no different with Sinner putting up a fight in the first set with then Raphael taking over getting through in straight 7-5, 6-3, 6-love. These two have played 11 times before with Raphael leading the head to head 10-1 including the French Open semi-finals from last year and Raphael also leads their clay court matches 5-1 with Schwarzman getting that 1 win last year before the French Open. If Schwarzman is going to win he's going to have to be aggressive. I know it's not in his game he's usually a defender but he's going to have to be aggressive and try and put Raphael off, use the faster pace for the courts this year to his advantage. If Raphael is going to win he's going to have to move Schwarzman side to side. He knows how to beat Schwarzman. He's done it 10 times out of 11 and he's done it recently at the French Open last year. So he knows how to beat Schwarzman but the first set will be crucial for both players. I think Raphael is going to win this one in four sets. I'm going to give Schwarzman a set because he's had such a great tournament and nobody's been talking about him but let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think is going to win this one?


This study has developed a new type of porous nitrogen-doped cobalt pyrite-yoke-shell nanosphere, N-COS2-YSS, which exhibits excellent performance in both oxygen-evolution reaction, OER, and oxygen-reduction reaction, ORR, making it suitable for use in zinc-air batteries, ZABs. The N-COS2-YSSs have higher exposed active surface area compared to other materials, resulting in improved OER and ORR activities. Furthermore, the N-COS2-YSSs are able to maintain their high performance even after repeated cycles, making them ideal candidates for practical applications.


Now, as gunshots echo across the windswept snow-covered reaches of the wild northwest, Quakerpuff wheat and Quakerpuff rice, the breakfast cereal shot from guns, present the challenge of the Yukon. It's Yukon King, swiftest and strongest lead dog of the northwest, placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the northwest mounted police in his relentless pursuit of pawbreakers. One King, one new Huskies. Gold, gold discovered in the Yukon, a stampede to the clondike in the wild race for riches. Back to the days of the gold rush, with Quakerpuff wheat and Quakerpuff rice bringing you the adventures of Sergeant Preston and his Wonder Dog Yukon King as they meet the challenge of the Yukon. Man, those kids are in a hurry and no wonder. They know mom serving a breakfast of swell-tasting Quakerpuff wheat or Quakerpuff rice. These ready to serve grains of premium wheat or rice are actually exploded up to eight times normal size to make them crisp and tender. Yes, wheat or rice shot from guns rarely hits the spot. Don't miss out tomorrow morning. Enjoy this breakfast treat. Quakerpuff rice or Quakerpuff wheat. The rush to the Yukon was just getting underway when Lee Swanson finished college as a geologist. Lee and his young wife, Sadie, saw a golden opportunity in the Yukon. But after two weeks in the boomtown of Dawson, they began to doubt the wisdom in coming to the Yukon. Though neither admitted it to the other, until one day Lee returned to their room with a bundle of laundry under his arm. What's that you have there? The laundry. I just stopped at the Chinaman's for it. Oh, I forgot to get it. This little bundle of laundry cost me exactly $30. $30? That's it. And you can't blame the Chinaman. He has to pay high prices for everything too. In fact, he apologized for having to charge me so much. Well, I should think he would apologize. But honey, I couldn't pay it. I only had $20 on me. He let me own the rest until I get a job. Then you didn't get a job, Lee? Oh, it's the same old story. I've heard it every day since I got here. No one's hiring geologists with no experience. Holy, you could find gold for them if they'd give you just one chance. I know I could. I know. But they don't think so. So Sadie, the best thing you and I can do is head back to the States. I'll not do it. I'll not go back. You could never get a job as a geologist if you went back and admitted you failed here. That's true, honey. But what am I going to do about it? You're going to find gold yourself. That's what you're going to do.  Now, now, Sadie, let's look at the facts and be honest about it. Right now, in your pocketbook, not mine, we have a total of $105. Lee, I've got an idea. A good idea. Let's hear it. I saw a little shack down the street today. I had a parent's sign on it. We're going to rent that shack, Lee, and I'm going into business. Into business? What kind of business? The laundry business. And a dollar a sock and five dollars a shirt. It looks like a mighty good business to get into. Oh, as tragic as this situation is, Sadie, I've got to laugh. I'm not fooling, Lee. I mean it. I'm buying two wash tubs and a scrubbing board in the morning. No, no, just a minute, Sadie. No wife of mine is going to earn a living for me. Now get that straight. And you'll get this straight. I have no intention of earning your living for you, but I am going to help you get started.  What do you mean help me?  No, of course not. Lee, with the money I make, you can go into the back country and look for gold. You mean you'll grab steak? Yes, that's what I mean. And I know you'll find gold. You'll make some of these mining speculators wish they'd hired you.  I'll find gold wash tubs for you. Sadie Swanson carried out her plans. The next day, she rented the shack, bought two wash tubs and a washboard and went into business. Her husband, Lee, helped her to get set up. And at the end of the week, there was a nanny from nanny to buy equipment for Lee to start out on his prospecting trip. It was four months later when Sergeant Preston would become one of Sadie's regular customers, dropped in with his famed lead dog, King, and a bundle of clothes to be washed. I have an iron ready for you tomorrow evening, Sergeant. No rush about it, Sadie. King and I are going to make a patrol and the big campaign will be gone about a week. Oh, well, it'll be ready when you return, Sergeant. And if you're going up Thunder Creek way, you can do me a favor. Well, I'd be glad to. I had a letter from Lee yesterday. He's up there. That's all? How's he making out, Sadie? Well, frankly, Lee's had a lot of bad luck. He hasn't struck anything so far, but he says the prospects are good. Someone will find that mother load up that way one of these days, and Lee knows that. I think you and Lee are conspirators. What do you mean? Do you think my spirit's up? Oh, I surely thought Lee would have found gold by now. I'm beginning to lose hope. Don't get this heartened, Sadie. Lee knows what he's about. I've watched him at Cedar Creek and Bullfrog. Didn't waste much time in either place, and the diggings gave out in no time. Oh, I guess I should be ashamed for saying what I did. Don't tell him, will you? Of course not.  Oh, here's some money I've saved up. Lee needs it. Will you take it to him? Be glad to. Oh, thank you, Sergeant. Well, King Old Boy, let's go. Three days later, the Sergeant and King arrived in the small settlement of Thunder Creek. And contrary to Preston's expectations, he found Lee Swanson in a jovial mood. When he handed over the money Sadie had sent, the young geologist chuckled. I'll bet that's every cent she had in the place. I suspect it is much when she handed it. Sadie must be very blue, or she'd have sent a letter along with this money. Isn't that right, Sergeant? Well, I couldn't answer that, Lee. Don't lie to me, Sergeant. I know Sadie. When I don't get a letter, she's worried. Worried about me. She told you she was worried, too, didn't she? Well, yes, she did. There's no sense in me denying it. She said your luck had been bad recently. Good old Sadie. Sergeant, I've got the biggest surprise of her life. But until yesterday, I didn't dare build up her hopes. I had to keep it a secret. Well, when I hit Thunder Creek, the Yukon Development Company thought they had a lead on the motherload. They were preparing to go to work about a mile east of here. I looked over the terrain, knew they were wrong. I stayed to claim a mile north and brought out a few samples and showed it to company officials. And they bought you off? For $100,000 in cash. Wow. What a surprise for Sadie that's going to be. Congratulations, Lee. I knew you'd do it one of these days. Oh, you didn't sell off right, of course. Yes, I did, Sergeant. It was a gamble for both of us. The company said hold or nothing and I needed the money. You see, I've got my eye on another vein about 20 miles from here. That's a secret of course until I've explored its possibilities. If it's as good as I think it is, I'll form my own company and develop it myself. That's why I accepted the $100,000. On that basis, you acted wisely. Now I'm going to ask you to do me a favor. All right, Lee, if I can. I'm going up there and stake that claim. And I don't want to get into any legal battles that lead up my operating capital. I want to witness that I stake the claim, that I took out samples. You want me to go with you? That's right.  We can break the good news to Sadie together. How about it? I'll be glad to go with you. In fact, I'll register your claim right on the spot. We'd better get started though. King heard you say go and he's all for it. I sure hate to disappoint him. Disappoint him? How do you mean? Well, I've got the $100,000 in paper money. Gold tippings. I don't want to take it with me. I might lose it or be robbed. I want to leave it here in the cabin. I'd like King to stay on guard if it's all right with you. It's all right with me. We can leave plenty of food and water and I'll padlock the doors. The windows are locked from the inside. All right. Now, King, I'm going to ask you to do it, fella. Don't let anyone come into this cabin. You'd better draw a bucket of water, sergeant. Put it near the fireplace so it doesn't freeze. All right. We'll leave those boys in the kitchen. Now, King, come here, boy. I want to show you something. See this book on the shelf here? Don't let anyone touch it. Understand? I've got my money in it. If anything happens to that money, Sadie will have to go on washing clothes. I actually don't know what to do. I actually believe you do understand, old boy. A short time later, Duke Dunbar, a confidence man, entered a room in the Thunder Creek Tavern to find his Natalie-dressed partner, Nifty Smith, rooming himself in front of a cracked mirror over the wash stand. Nifty, here's where we make a cleanup. We've got to act fast. Let's hear it, too. You talk while I put on a clean shirt. I had breakfast with a clerk from the Yukon Development Company. He says the company bought a rich claim from that young geologist yesterday. Fella Swanson? Yeah, paid him $100,000 in gold certificates. Swanson's no sucker. We'd never be able to sell a salt of mine to him. I'm not aiming to try. Less than 10 minutes ago, I saw Swanson in that mountain Sergeant Dresden head east out of town. They were carrying blanket rolls and grub packs. Mowdy, what's he doing in town? He's here on patrol, that's all.  Okay, go on. I saw the mountain when he and his dog hit town about an hour ago. But the dog didn't leave with Preston and Swanson. What's that got to do with this cleanup we were going to make? It means that Swanson left that money in his shack. Huh? Sure, the dog's garden that you can bet on it. Well, I'd be like taking candy from a kid. It'll be that easy. Ah, just a minute, Duke. I've heard plenty about that dog, and he's bad when he wants to be. He'd tear us apart if he tried to get into that cabinet. We don't dare shoot him. A shot would start a riot in this village. Yeah, I know. I thought of all that here. See this? What do you got in that bottle? You remember that animal trainer with a circus who offered $500 to anyone who'd climb on the cage with the tigers? You know, the one down in Georgia. Oh, yeah. Now I'm beginning to get you. A country chump stepped in the cage and the big cats ran from him. Oh, sure, I remember. He doused his clothes with chloroform. Yeah. His cats wouldn't get in trouble. Well, this is chloroform. Where'd you get it? The mining company's in Furry. Made out like I had an aching tooth. Here, I'll take this dirty shirt you just took. Hey, lay off that shirt. It's my lucky shirt I wear when I play cards. I don't hurt it. I'll get your skeleton keys and let's get going. I got them in my pocket. But what are you going to do with my shirt? I'll show you, Nifty. I'll come on. We'll continue our story in just a moment. Up something. Can you tell me what it is? Gee, that sounds like a swell game. Can all of us play it? That's the idea, kids. You simply ask me questions. I'll answer right or wrong. And you see how quick you can guess just what it is I'm thinking of. Ready? OK. Let's see. Is it something famous? Right, Billy. We all know about it. Gosh. Could you tell me what it is? We all know about it. Gosh. Could you give us a hint? Just a little one. Well, I really shouldn't, but, uh, well, it's good. You mean good to eat? Uh-huh. Real good. And good for you, too. Can you buy it in grocery stores? Sure can. And would it taste good for breakfast? It sure would. Oh, boy. I bet I know what it is you're thinking of. Me, too. Is it shot from guns? Correct. That's what makes it so crisp and tender. We got it. It's Quaker Puffed Wheat. And Quaker Puffed Rice. The nail right on the head. I was thinking of Quaker Puffed Wheat and Quaker Puffed Rice. The swell tasting, ready to serve breakfast cereals, shot from guns. And, fellas and girls, take a tip from me. Here's a breakfast worth thinking about. It's a bowl full of Quaker Puffed Wheat or Quaker Puffed Rice swimming in milk or cream and topped with your favorite fruit. Like, say, sliced bananas.  From first to last delicious spoonful, Weed or Rice Shot from Guns hits the spot. Remember, Quaker Puffed Wheat and Quaker Puffed Rice, both swell kinds, are actually exploded up to eight times normal size to make them crisp and tender. They're shot through and through with keen nut-like flavor, too. Weed or Rice Shot from Guns is never sold in bags or bulk. Ask Mom to get the big red-and-blue bouquet with the smiling Quaker Man on the front. He's your guarantee that you're getting the one and only Quaker Puffed Wheat and Quaker Puffed Rice. Now to continue our story. Lee Swanson's shack was located at the edge of town and the street was practically deserted when Duke and Nifty reached it. They heard nothing until Nifty brought from his pocket the set of skeleton keys with which they planned to open the padlock on the door. Here, I hear him. I knew he was in there. I sure hope that forearm flick works as good on him as it did on those tigers. Well, I'll get that lock open. It took but a few moments to find the key that fitted the padlock. But Nifty hesitated to open the door. Duke was pouring the pungent liquid on the lucky shirt. You ready? Yeah, just a minute. I'll hold the shirt on the end of this stick. I'll just open that door a little. Then I'm gonna sniff at this stuff. Get set.  Here, boy. Here, come on. Take a sniff here. What did I tell you, Nifty? Hear him back up? Now open the door wide and let's get in there before someone sees us. First, Duke. I can't be covered with my gun just in case that stuff doesn't work. Like the ferocious tigers of the circus, King feared no man or beast. Many times in his life, the great dog had faced death in fights with men and beasts with never a thought for his own safety. But instinct told him that this strange odor was something he could not fight. Something that numbed the senses. Something that killed strangely but surely. That's it. The law of self-preservation is the strongest of all instincts in men and beasts. King fearfully obeyed it. That's it, doggy. Just keep back into that kitchen door. He doesn't want any of it. He's backing up just like those tigers did. There, he's back into the kitchen. Kick the door shut. He's locked in there for keeps. I don't blame him for running that stuff's awful. Phew, that doesn't knock us out. I won't. We'll leave the door open and air the place out. Then let's start going through this cabin with a fine-toothed coat. The following day, when Sergeant Preston and Lee Swanson returned, they were mystified to find King in the kitchen with the intervening door closed. That's strange. I wonder how he got that door shut. It is strange. Just a minute, King. I'll let you out. How did you get yourself locked in there? He sure is excited about it. I can't understand it, Lee. Where'd you put his food? In the kitchen. He must have gone in there to eat it and a gust of wind down the chimney may have blown the door closed. It's possible. Yes, it is. King, you must have been very thirsty locked in the kitchen. Lee, there's something wrong about this and he's trying to tell us. The cabin, Sergeant. The front door was padlocked just as I left it. Nothing's been disturbed inside. Where'd you leave that money? You laugh when I show you. I had an old copy of the World Almanac. I cut out the center of the inside pages leaving the covers intact. Then I put the money inside. No one had suspected it contained. It's right there in the shelf with my geology books. I don't see it. Hey, it's not here. It's gone. What's the matter, King? He saw me put the almanac on the shelf just before we left. Now he's pouring in the ashes. Just a minute there, fella. That's part of it, Lee. Let's see. Yes. Yes, that's it. It's been burned. And my money was in it, my fortune. King, I wish you could tell us how that almanac got there. I'll tell you how it got there. He's trying to tell us that he did it. That's what he is. Just a minute, Lee. King wouldn't destroy anything. Excuse him. He saw me put the almanac on the shelf. He got it off the shelf and played with it, then tossed it into the fire. I don't believe it. Of course you don't. You don't want to believe it. To you, that dog can do no wrong. But I say he's no different than any other dog. My money, it's gone. And it's King's fault. Instead of losing his temper, a sergeant Preston put his arm around the young geologist and forced him into the chair, reasoning with him as he did. You haven't lost your fortune, Lee. You say the money was in gold certificates? Yes. The mining company will have a record of it. And if it doesn't, the banks and Dawson will. You and I can testify as to what happened. Now it'll take time for a couple of months, but your money will be replaced. Yeah, red tape, I know what that is. And the case is going to be hard to prove. All we can do now is go back to Dawson and present a claim for it. Yes, that's all. Oh, how I hate to break this bad news to say. Three days later, Lee Swanson was tending counter in his wife's little laundry as she ironed nearby. The door opened and a uniformed bellboy from the Klondike Hotel entered carrying a small bundle under his arm. Could you do a rush job of washing and ironing this shirt? How about it, Sadie? Well, I'm very busy right now. Will tomorrow morning be quick enough? No, I'm afraid not, Miss Swanson. It belongs to one of the customers at the hotel. Sadie wanted to get into a cart game tonight. Well, he says this is his lucky shirt. Never placed carts without it. Oh, pardon me while I open the door. That dog wants in. I'll open it, Mr. Swanson. All right. Oh, Samali's dog. Oh, he's come for Sergeant Preston's laundry. Sergeant left it a week ago. This is the smartest dog in town. I'll disagree with you on that. Now, Lee don't say that. Hey, hey, look out. King, put that on. Leave it alone. Stop him. Give me that shirt. Oh, can you beat that? Hey, grab that shirt right off the counter and run with it.  Now maybe you and Preston will believe me. He's got me in a jam. I don't dare go back without that shirt.  It's just what I'm going to do. And I'm going with you. Preston's going to keep that dog out of here from now on. Here, fella, where'd you get that shirt? That's not mine. I sent you for my laundry, and you bring back this thing. I'd hate for my friends to see me wearing a shirt as loud as this one. And if the commissioner saw me, we'd both be out of a job. Come in. Hello, Lee. Well, Preston, what's so funny about this? Either Sadie or King made a mistake. This isn't my shirt. You bet it's not yours. That dog got me into plenty of trouble. Just look, this shirt's ruined. It's not only dirty, it's ripped. Oh, I'm going to catch it. I hope he kills this dog. Lee, I don't want to hear any more of that. I presume King has made a mistake. But I'll pay for this circus poster. You call a shirt. Now, what's this all about? The bellboy from the Klondike Hotel explained what happened as Lee Swanson and Sergeant Preston listened in silence. What do I tell a gambler, Sergeant? Just what you've told me, and I'm going along with you to pay him for the shirt. Come on, King. Picking up the soil shirt, and the bellboy did his heels. A few minutes later, they entered the hotel hallway that led to the room occupied by Nifty Smith and Duke Dunbar. The bellboy was still fearful. I sure hate to walk in there and face that fellow. He'll complain to the management about me. Very well. Let me go in first and explain. Will you do that? Yes, son. You and King say outside like on him. It sure is swell of you, Sergeant. King, stay with the bellboy. The gambler's at number 27, at the end of the hall. Two of them occupying the room. Don't go away. I won't. I'll be right here. Want, Marty? May I step inside? Four. Well, something happened to the shirt. It's meant to be laundered. I want to explain it. My shirt? Yes, here it is. Okay, come in. What's the matter? This is my partner. Hi there, Marty. Hello. What about this shirt? You send it to the laundry, I understand. Sergeant Preston briefly sketched the story as it had been told to him by Lee Swanson and the bellboy, and was somewhat relieved when the two men, both of whom had greeted him coldly, now burst into laughter. I'm glad you're not as angry as the bellboy thought you'd be. However, I insist on paying for the damage. Paying for it? Why, Sergeant, I wouldn't think of taking money from you.  It's worth the price of this. You just go right along, Sergeant, forget all about it. Nifty was joshing the bellboy without being his lucky shirt, wasn't you, Nifty? Sure I was. That's an old shirt, not worth a cent. Will you explain to the bellboy you're not going to have him fired? He's really worried. Sure, we'll tell him when we see him. Don't you worry about it. He's right outside. Why didn't he come in with you? I left him with my dog, King. He was afraid to come in. King, wait. Don't call the boy. Why not? He said you'd explain to him. But it's not necessary. He'll tell him. We don't want to be bothered with him. Just tell him to forget it. He'd rather hear it from you. All right, come on in. Yes, Sergeant. These gentlemen have something to tell you.  Just a minute. Hold on there. I'm getting out of here. That dog's a killer. He sure is, Sergeant. He jumped that man for no reason. Let go of me. I'll sue you for this. If you're in such a hurry to get away from King, why do you have to take that suitcase? Let go of me. I'll sue you. Let go of me. I'll use it. Oh, no! Hold him, King. I was expecting that. I'll get your hands up, both of you. Did he shoot you, Sergeant? No, thanks to King. Come over here, son. Yes, sir. Open that suitcase. Yes, sir. You'll regret this. I recognized both of you when I walked in here. Nifty Smith and Duke Dunbar. Confidence men. Then why didn't you arrest us when you came in? I wanted to know why King was interested in stealing your shirt from a laundry. I think I'll find the answer in that suitcase. Don't you mind anything to hang on us? Hey, look here, Sergeant. Money, plenty of it. Leave that money alone. We made that honest. Gold certificates. Let's see the numbers on those. Here you are. Just as I thought. I know where these came from. What's the matter with King, Sergeant? Snarling at the suitcase. You notice a peculiar coming from the suitcase? Yes. Yes, I do. What is it? Choreoform. Coming from this little bottle. Right now I haven't time to explain. King and I have a job to do. Duke Dunbar, Nifty Smith, I arrest you in the name of the Queen. For what? Grand larceny. Come on, you're going to jail. Despite their protests, Duke and Nifty were taken to the jail. It was a little later when Sadie looked out the window and saw the Mountie and his dog approaching. Oh, here comes Sergeant Preston and King. He'd better not bring that dog in here. I warned him, Sadie. Oh, now, Lee, don't talk like that. He must have a reason. He's just an ornery destructive pooch. That's all there is to it. Now, not let him in here.  I warned you once. Please, Lee. Come on, King. Come on in, boy. Sergeant, I told you to get that dog out of here and I mean it. Lee, before we leave, I think you'll apologize to King for all you said about him. Take a look at these. Gold certificates. Have I seen them before, Lee? Oh, yes. They're mine. Where did you get them? Put your cabin on Thunder Creek. Thanks to King and the shirt, you accuse him of stealing. Oh, Sergeant. When Sergeant Preston had explained all the circumstances leading to the arrests and confessions of Duke Dunbar and Nifty Smith, Lee Swanson reached down and took the great dog's paw in his hand. King, if you were a man, I'd tell you you'd sock me in the jaw. I've got it coming. But the best thing I can do is to shake your paw and ask, let's be friends again. Well, it was you, not King, who wanted to break friendship, Lee. That's right, sweetie. King's proved he was Lee's friend all the time. Yes, King, old fellow. The case is closed. In just a moment, Sergeant Preston will give you a preview of Wednesday's adventure. Fellows and girls, remember, delicious Quaker Pop wheat and Quaker Pop rice now offer you at no extra cost a complete miniature model farm. Yes, 46 detail scale models are now on eight different packages of the breakfast cereal shot from guns. You get exciting models like Big Red Barn with sliding door, the farmhouse itself, windmill it turns, and listen. That's Biff the Bull just with many models of animals to stock your farm. And remember, at no extra cost you get as many as six models to a single package. Don't delay. Ask for Quaker Pop wheat and Quaker Pop rice today. These radio dramas a feature of the challenge of the Yukon Incorporated are created and produced by George W. Trendo, directed by Fred Flower Day, and supervised by Charles D. Livingston. The part of Sergeant Preston is played by Paul Sutton. They are brought to you every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the same time by Quaker Pop Wheat and Quaker Pop Rice, the breakfast cereal shot from guns. Listen Wednesday, when Sergeant Preston and Yukon King meet the challenge of the Yukon in case of the trail of the werewolf. According to legend a werewolf is a man who has taken the form of a wolf. But the trail King and I followed was that of a wolf and a man. A killer who was both cruel and cunning and we faced our greatest danger when we reached the end of the trail and the werewolf was at bay. Be sure to hear this exciting adventure Wednesday. Boys and girls, if your dog could talk I bet he'd ask for kennel ration. You know why? Because kennel ration is one dog food that is made with lean red meat choice cuts of U.S. government inspected horse meat. If you have mom open a can notice the appetizing aroma you can actually see the chunks of meat and mom will be glad to know that kennel ration helps develop a thick glossy coat that dirt won't cling to. Ask for kennel ration first in canned dog food. This is J. Michael wishing you good bye, good luck and good health from Quaker Pop Wheat and Quaker Pop Rice. So long. The American Broadcasting Company.


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The very night of the FCC's vote, we organized a school-wide walkout for the following day. We estimate that at least one third of our school would have joined the demonstration. However, our efforts were dampened by school administrators who threatened us with suspension. Nevertheless, we negotiated with the administration to organize a school-sanctioned protest. As middle school students, our opinions regarding net neutrality reflect those of the majority of Americans. What individuals would be interested in having their liberties ripped away from them? It is unacceptable and indecent that just a few members of the FCC could go against the will of millions of Americans. All students use the internet as a resource to aid them in their studies. A slow internet could also affect teachers who use the network as a tool to help educate students. Blocking or thwarting websites could prevent students from attending online courses. Failing to reinvest net neutrality will drive out small businesses, limit freedom of speech, obstruct accessibility, and hinder education. The internet is where I learn. Because I'm legally blind, I can't just go to the library and grab a book to read. I purchase all of my books online. The internet is the perfect tool for anyone with visual impairment. The looming possibility of corporate regulation makes me nervous. Will my school be able to afford to get my textbooks online? Will I be able to access them? For anyone with a visual disability, the loss of net neutrality is a nightmare. My and many others' education is on the line. My disability has never stopped me in the past, but this could be a horrifying step back. It should make you nervous that ISPs now have the ability to shift the nation's general opinion on something, anything. It should make you uncomfortable that one self-serving company now has the power to sway an election. Everyone in this room is unknowingly gullible. If an ISP slows down a particular news outlet, we are all less likely to frequent it. Even if the company is honest, half of us probably wouldn't look into their bias behavior. Companies were designed to make money, not to be concerned with your freedom. Freedom is a buzzword and a cheesy infomercial. The idea that we now have internet freedom is laughable to the hundreds of kids at my school. I hope that the adults in this room will be smarter too and vote. I'd like to thank everyone for giving us the opportunity to be heard.  Thank you all for your time and please vote yes on House Bill 40155. I'm prepared to answer any questions you may have.


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There's also a shift, a tectonic shift in your industry, right? When it comes to the second speed, which is almost what's the long term? How can CEOs balance out and look at innovation and the future to deliver on that 5X or 10X growth? One, you've got to have a clear vision of the organization. So, for example, our vision which we articulated about a year and a half ago is to be, let's say, amongst the top 10 global commercial vehicle manufacturers. And let's say we are at 20 odd today. So, if you want to draw a line which shows the global growth and extrapolate it into the future and then you pick a 1X or a 2X line for yourself and then extrapolate that to where you are currently, they would meet maybe 15 years later. Now, the question is, can you wait for 15 years? Why not the next 5 years or 10 years? Whatever you think you can do. Now, that line is the line that the organization has to meet. For that then, you start working backwards as to if you're going to be on that curve, how and what do you need to do right now? For example, what do you need to do to keep a binding force and an alignment? There's a vision. What is the purpose? What do you do to be able to communicate that? What is the kind of team that will be necessary that will engage with the tectonic shift? The auto industry is going through that. Ultimately, the customer has to be at the heart of the decision-making process. What are the partnerships in the ecosystem that are required to be developed? Then there's the whole digital piece. We have several technologies simultaneously coming in, electric for example, hydrogen something and various fuels coming into play. And finally, are you participating in the entire process of the customer's spend? Or is it just the initial purchase of your product, which is let's say in our case a commercial vehicle? We must participate in the entire process, which means, are we participating in the solutions in the after marked it adequately? So all of these questions when put together, one started building plans.