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Samantha Harvey on Grappling with Insomnia and Reckoning With the Past

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Fifteen years ago, a homeless man in Australia took against me one night when I was walking home on my own, and he pummeled my head with an unidentifiable object while I, hands on head, scrambled—ill-advisedly, I can see that now—into a small clearing under some bushes. When he had finished pummeling my head he disappeared, and I ran out of the bushes towards a taxi rank which was the only source of help in a deserted little town. Waiting for an ambulance, on a bench with my head in my hands, my hands filled with bright blood and blood...

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Dissected: TRP DHR Evo Brakes Explained

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TRP DHR Evo Brakes Explained Words by Drew Rohde | Photos by Cole Gregg Video by Brian Niles/Treeline Cinematics SPONSORED CONTENT TRP has over 20 years-experience building high-performance brakes. In 2016, they upped the ante and began working with World Cup Champion Aaron Gwin, and while he was impressed with the initial performance, he had a list of improvements that he believed would create the best brakes on the market. TRP took those impressions and requirements from the World’s fastest rider and have been improving year after year. We’ve also had the opportunity to review both the TRP G-Spec Quadiem...

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Compact camera vs smartphone shootout: It’s not even close

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Point-and-shoot camera sales have seen a significant decline worldwide according to many studies. With smartphone cameras improving exponentially in the past few years, it raises the question: Are point-and-shoot cameras actually worth it anymore, or should you just buy a top camera phone? We decided to put it to the test with a compact camera vs smartphone shootout. We pitched a high-end compact camera (the $600 Sony RX100 IV) against a couple of the top camera phones of 2019 (the Google Pixel 4 and Huawei P30 Pro). We took the same photos and videos with each device in “Photo” and...

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Long known as a mountain biking mecca, Tucson has also become a hub for craft beer in recent years

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Catalina Brewing Company (CBC) has literally tapped into both of these trends, pouring its “handcrafted bike fuel” in a setting that welcomes fat tire fans through its bike-themed art and overall bike friendliness. You can, for […] The post Blending bikes and brews at Catalina Brewing Company appeared first on Tucson Foodie. #Features #CatalinaBrewingCompany

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