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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
game of thrones premiere & WIN a throne back!
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Ah this looks so cool!ReplyDelete
Sooo jealous! I'd have killed to have been there! :) xReplyDelete
What living room is complete without an Iron Throne really?! xxxReplyDelete
Would love to win this!!! So obsessed with GoT! xReplyDelete
So jealous of you!ReplyDelete
cant wait for season 4 , im reading the books at the moment ! Just imagining an iron throne in my cramped student house living room :)ReplyDelete
So jealous of this, you lucky girl!ReplyDelete
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You're so lucky! I'm so excited of the return of the series!ReplyDelete
Ah you're so lucky, I'm literally dying for season 4 to start! I've been reading through the books just to cope with my Westeros withdrawals! xReplyDelete
I've literally been talking to all my GoT nerd friends about how jealous i am of you, for sitting on the Iron Throne! I saw the picture that you put of facebook and have been fangirling ever since. I CANT WAIT for season 4 and am going to do a hard core marathon and watch all 3 seasons back-to-back (no sleep) Man, i literally just cant contain the fangirl right now. Sorry for the long comment :'3ReplyDelete
Love your blog Lily xx
Awesome - lucky girl!ReplyDelete
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Looks so cool! Great photos.ReplyDelete
I can not even fathom the amount of jealousy currently running through my veins as I saw you sitting on the irone throne. I can't even.ReplyDelete
These pics are amazing xReplyDelete
I am a GOT fangirl too! I just reread the last book just cuz. Can't wait for the new season!ReplyDelete
Wow you are so lucky!ReplyDelete
I read the books but never watched the series, everyone says they are good so maybe I'll watch them at some point.
Have an amazing day :)
very very coolReplyDelete
This looks really cool. I'm actually going to a preview tomorrow night of the first episode (got to love the fact that most of the series is filmed here). If you're a big ASOIAF fan, you should try and get yourself over here (Belfast) and see the exhibition when it's here. I went to it last time and it was CLASS.ReplyDelete
looks like a great night! xoxReplyDelete
I'm so so jealous! This must have been your perfect night out! xoReplyDelete
Looks like such a cool event! I am fast tracking my way through the seasons ready for season four I am two episodes away from the end of season three and I am so excited! :) No spoilers!! hehe xxReplyDelete
Dark but really amazing place and fantastic event :)ReplyDelete
You look good as always :)
your gorgeous! and your photos are amazing! xReplyDelete
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so glad you got invited, it's fab to be asked to an event of something you fangirl over loooads :)ReplyDelete
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This is possibly the MOST AMAZING GIVEAWAY I'VE EVER ENTERED. So so so jealous of you being at the premier! wow, lucky you and getting to sit on the throne?! wow again! You look amazing in the photos :) xReplyDelete
Looks like you had an amazing time! So insanely jealous right now! :) xReplyDelete
aaaaah i love GOT!! :) those photos of you on iron throne are amazing! i am insanely jealous! cannot wait until the next season comes out!ReplyDelete
This looks like you had an amazing time, you look great in the throne pictures.ReplyDelete
Jess x
This looks awesome! I love Game Of Thrones!!!ReplyDelete
Looove the images!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
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I'm sooooooooo jealous you got to sit on the Iron Throne xReplyDelete
Although I'm not a Game of Thrones watcher, this event does look pretty awesome! I'm glad you got invited and were able to go so you didn't have to break into your contact list XDReplyDelete
I've never watched Game of Thrones. Wondering if I should start! You look lovely as well!ReplyDelete
that seat looks so cool!ReplyDelete
Neat seat. I just started watching this and I'm hooked!ReplyDelete
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This looked amazing! I am a huge GoT fan as well, sitting on that iron throne would have been incredible!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, March 27, 2014 1:18:00 pm
So insanely jealous of you! Cannot believe you got to see GOT4 premier!!!ReplyDelete
Following your blog for years and seeing all your game of thrones references made me want to watch it and now I'm addicted!ReplyDelete
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I saw your post and was like 'damn!' You are so lucky and I am very happy for you!ReplyDelete
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I am so envious Lily, that must have been an amazing experience and you looked lovely as always :)ReplyDelete
If everyone who has a moment could glance at my blog I would be delighted. I post a mixture of fashion, food and beauty and I follow back all similar blogs! Thank you very much from Camille! xo
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I think I might die if I win, so jealous of you!!!! ♥ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSunday, March 30, 2014 10:54:00 pm
I am so jealous! Crossing my fingers to win! xxReplyDelete
Looks like such an amazing opportunity!ReplyDelete
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Where are your shoes from? They are amazing!ReplyDelete
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From: Fatfree Vegan Kitchen, Copyright 2007 Susan Voisin and Fatfree Vegan Kitchen
"Okay, I made up the North African part. This seasoning combination is of my own devising, but it conjures up images of Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt in my imagination. If you can get saffron, please use it. It offers a unique flavor that there's just no substitute for."
Servings: 6-8
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
generous pinch saffron, lightly crushed
2 bay leaves
1 3-inch cinnamon stick
3 cups cooked chickpeas (or 2 cans, drained and rinsed)
8 cups vegetable broth (or water plus bouillon)
1 large bunch kale, thick center ribs removed and chopped (about 8 cups)
2 cups water
salt to taste
Spray a large saucepan with olive oil spray and heat it. Add the onion and carrot and cook over medium-high heat until the onion begins to brown (about 5 minutes). Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the spices, including bay leaves and cinnamon stick, and cook, stirring, for another minute. Add the chickpeas and stir to coat them with the spices. Pour in the 8 cups of vegetable stock, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to a simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the chopped kale and stir. If necessary add water to cover the kale and cook until it is tender, about 10-25 minutes, depending on how cooked you like your kale. Check frequently to see if it is becoming dry and add water as needed. Add salt to taste and serve.

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I Feel Bad About My Arms
Fact: More than half of U.S. Women will wear sleeveless attire this fall/winter. Are you one of them? I am. Or rather, was. In olden times (this summer) I wore sleeveless year round because a) my arms are one of the smaller parts of my body, relatively speaking; and b) the shift dress is my version of the power suit. Just add tights and pumps when the weather turns cool and voila—I'm channeling Rita Wilson on The Good Wife. Lately, however, I've been feeling bad about my arms. Somewhere between a new job, kitchen remodel and this beloved blog, exercise fell by the wayside—and with it my sinewy arms. For the first time in my life I don't really have the confidence to go sleeveless. Turns out this is perfectly normal: 57% of women believe that you need to be confident in your body to pull of the sleeveless look. Turns out I don't like feeling bad about my arms one bit.
Which makes it rather apropos that Dove's latest feel-good campaign is all about encouraging women to go sleeveless. The girl power surrounding this brand is so contagious, I can't help but get with the program. Life is series of priorities, and if we don't put ourselves at the top of the list, who will? To get my arms in gear by the holidays, I'm determined to ramp up the 6 a.m. spin classes and throw in daily push-ups for good measure. I may even get into yoga if it means getting Gwyneth Paltrow arms. Of course all of this exertion leads to sweat, for which I'll fittingly be relying on Dove Go Sleeveless Soothing Chamomile Deodorant. There's something about a fresh, shiny new stick of deo that feels like a clean slate, don't you think? That, and this one provides a miraculous 48-hours of protection and softer, smoother underarms in 5 days. Never underestimate the power of a good deodorant!
Are you going sleeveless this season? More importantly: How do you feel about your arms? Discuss!


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musicology, systematized study of music and musical style, particularly in the realm of historical research. The scholarly study of music of different historical periods was not practiced until the 18th cent., and few published efforts were rigorously researched. Notable exceptions include the works of two Englishmen, Charles Burney's General History of Music (1776–89) and J. Hawkins's General History of the Science and Practice of Music (1776).
In the 19th cent. the general interest in antiquity induced curiosity in older music and the key problem of understanding obsolete forms of musical notation. François Joseph Fétis (1784–1871) and August Wilhelm Ambros (1816–76) were among the first to publish satisfactorily researched overviews of the development of Western music. Their inclusion of transcriptions of unknown medieval and Renaissance pieces is especially important.
Today, the domain of musicology is defined by universities, where such study is centered, and includes study of form and notation, national, period, and personal styles, the lives of composers and players, musical instruments, acoustics, ethnomusicology, and aesthetics. Ironically, the study of musical compositions as such, as distinct from the study of data related to them, is not regarded as within the sphere of musicology but rather in the academically separate branch of study called music theory (see theory, in music).


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Apple has issued its advertisement stating that Samsung didn't copy its iPad in the UK.
The successful Mac, iPhone and iPad maker has been court ordered to post a statement on its website saying Samsung's Galaxy tablets do not infringe Apple's registered design for the iPad. The statement reiterated the judgement but Apple has not gone easy on its rival.
Apple has posted the comments made by the judge comparing the tablets who said the "They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool."
As expected Apple has not just let things lie at that. The Californian firm has ended the statement with a bit but citing other cases where the ruling has been the other way around:
"However, in a case tried in Germany regarding the same patent, the court found that Samsung engaged in unfair competition by copying the iPad design. A U.S. jury also found Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple's design and utility patents, awarding over one billion U.S. dollars in damages to Apple Inc. So while the U.K. court did not find Samsung guilty of infringement, other courts have recognized that in the course of creating its Galaxy tablet, Samsung willfully copied Apple's far more popular iPad."
Apple's latest tablets, the iPad mini and iPad 4 or iPad with Retina display, both went up for pre-order today priced from £269. Within minutes of going live on the Apple Store, the delivery dates have been pushed back.
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Aquarius Horoscope for week of December 13, 2012
Be honest. Have you had any of the following symptoms? 1. Lack of interest in trivial matters and a yearning for big, holy mysteries. 2. Unfamiliar but interesting impulses rising up in you and demanding consideration. 3. Fresh insights into people and situations you've known a long time. 4. An altered sense of the flow of time. 5. Out-of-the-blue recall of long-forgotten memories. If you haven't experienced any of the above, Aquarius, I must be totally off in my analysis and this horoscope isn't for you. But if you've had even two of these symptoms, you are on schedule to get what those of us in the consciousness industry call a "religious experience."
Sometimes it's a challenge to try to figure out what's important and what's not important.
The German religious reformer Martin Luther was fond of referring to the faculty of reason as a "damned whore." He believed it gave itself in service to any old theory, often propping up specious arguments rooted in hidden emotional agendas.
Though I regard my ability to reason as a prized asset, I confess to having some of Luther's mistrust. Like most of us, I have corrupted my logical mind by sometimes using it to disguise and rationalize my subjective biases.
Can you imagine having so much self-awareness that you never turn your reasoning ability into a whore? Are you willing to probe with merciless honesty for the unconscious feelings that drive you to believe what you do, and to analyze the ways you mask your subjective biases as "objective fact"? Could you suspend all your preconceptions and greet every situation with a scrupulously open mind? Try to live up to that high standard for a period of three days.


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This is a recipe I have been hunting for way more years than I care to think about. I found lots of recipes for Bologna/Baloney, but Polony has been an exercise in frustration, because the recipes out there are all... OK. Just average. And usually somewhat incomplete.
Well, between a book and a load of random comments on various websites, I finally manged to put together a recipe that matches my memories of the Polony my mother would buy from a butcher in Petersgate, York, whenever we went there on family visits / holidays / why not....
The 2 drivers for the obsession with finding it were that it's a link to my mother, who I lost to cancer 3 days before I got my green card, and because Polony was hard to find outside Yorkshire (decent Polony is another matter!
So here we are. A recipe I managed to put together from lots of different sources, that matches my childhood and early adult memories of Polony: it's a very mild, slightly salty, smooth textured sausage. Enjoy it with black pudding, flat caps, and whippets!


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By the time that Cole Bros billposters stuck these window cards in a store window during the summer of 1937 Ken Maynard was closing in on his 42nd birthday - a bit long in the tooth for a Hollywood stuntman, but still a household name as a matinee idol. Maynard appeared in more than 90 films, usually with his horse "Tarzan"..
Ken Maynard's alcoholism caught up with him in the early 1940s and his film career effectively ended in 1944. He continued to make appearances at state fairs and rodeos, and even owned a small circus/wild west show which eventually he lost to creditors. Although Maynard earned quite a bit over his lifetime, he lost it all and spent his final years living in a rundown trailer. He died in 1973 at the age of 77.
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Surrogate user research
Read this interesting post on extreme user research [via elearningpost] User research… but not in the typical version, meaning lengthy ethnographic studies that seem to take forever before obtaining some data. I'm talking about a simpler way, a faster way of doing it. I call it "extreme user research." What's so extreme about it? Well, […]
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Ballfields of PA: Dravosburg Ballfield
It's been quite awhile since I blogged about any baseball fields in my area, but as I am blogging daily leading up to Opening Day, I figured I would continue this series sporadically. I visited the ballfield in Dravosburg PA back in mid November, and am just getting around to blogging about it now.
When I first looked at the field on google maps, it looked like a good poke could land a ball in the Monongahela River.
However, you'd have to hit one over 400 feet in the air to do that.
The field features a scenic view of the Mansfield Bridge, which connects Dravosburg to McKeesport & Glassport.
Upon entering the field, I noticed a HUGE problem. Do you see it?
Yeah, huge power lines running right over short stop.
Every hit I had passed through those lines, with a ball hitting a power line once.
Here's a view of the backstop from the pitcher's mound:
And here's big problem #2:
Yes, that's a waste treatment plant just a few dozen feet from fair territory. How many foul balls do you think land in there? A lot I'm guessing. In fact, I played here once in 2009 with a friend and lost two balls that I fouled off into the sewage vats.
Anyhow, here's the view looking in from deep left field:
And looked toward center field:
The dimensions of the field were about 300x330x300 from left to right, so it's not like it should've been that challenging to hit a home run.
I took some big hacks
But all of my hits came up just short. (can you see the ball in the picture below?)
I'm blaming it on the chilly weather, and a brisk wind blowing in from right field. Also, the fact that I got a haircut the previous day after 9 months could have mentally sapped my power. Who knows.
In short, the only good thing about this field is the dimensions. I would not recommend ever playing here.
Condition: D
Dimensions: A
Location/Surrounding Area: D (due to power lines and sewage plant)
Parking/Access: A
Other fields I've blogged about
Riverfront Park, Boston
Wylie Park, Elizabeth
Peterswood Park, Peters Township
Washington Park, Washington PA
Thomas Jefferson High School Field, Jefferson Hills PA
Clairton Resident Park, Clairton PA
West Field (Homestead Grays), Munhall PA
South Fayette
South Allegheny
68 days until Opening Day…


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Fayette FFA sent its officer team to the 85th annual National FFA Convention last month in Indianapolis. Chapters from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands attended the convention.
This year's speaker was Scott Hamilton, an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He had encouraging words to the fellow FFA members, saying that no matter what life throws at you to not give up on your dream and goals.
Fayette's team attended the career show, visited Traders Point Creamery, Team 6R Racing, and DeBrand Chocolates. Traders Point Creamery showed how the milk from their own herd of Brown Swiss was processed and the general operation of the family-run dairy farm
Team 6R Racing is a shop with several race cars and equipment. At DeBrand Chocolates, the officers saw how hand crafted chocolates are made and they got to sample many different kinds.
The FFA Rally to Fight Hunger involved more than 9,500 FFA members, advisors and guests. One million meals were packaged in just 20 hours. Half of the meals stayed in Indianapolis and the other half went to Haiti. Fayette's officer team and Mrs. Shultz took part in the effort.
Members attended the Band Perry with Brantley Gilbert concert, as well as the Buckeye Bash. The Fayette representatives were able to mingle with members from other parts of the United States.
COMPETITIONS—Fayette's Dairy Foods team placed second in the district competition—its best showing ever—and Allison Cuff took fourth place as an individual.
In this contest, members tasted a variety of cheese and milk and learned to determine if a cow has mastitis. Participants were Cuff, Cady Stockburger, Noelle Goodson, Patty Hookstadt, Miranda Minzey, Alexis Fruchey, Emilie Keiser and Jessie Wheeler.
The Dairy Judging team consisted of Cole Burkholder, Spencer Keefer, Alec Hylander, Demi Powers, Seth Beaverson, Alejandra Gonzales, Jena Meyers, Ryan Gilmore, Wade Burkholder, Taylor West, Paige Keefer, Ciara Lichtenwald, Casen Burkholder and Riley Ruger.
Several Fayette members competed in trap shoot competitions. At the Fulton County Sportsman Club, Alec Hylander, Logan Franks, Zayne Colegrove, Cole Burkholder, Collin McCabe, Riley Martin, Wade Burkholder, Danial Michael and Casen Burkholder each took aim at 25 clay pigeons.
Hylander, Colegrove, Michael and the three Burkholders also competed in a shoot in Whitehouse, Ohio.


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Not just anyone can defend the Earth from mysterious aliens in XCOM: Enemy Unknown. This is the "most elite" fighting organization in history, so you can expect at least some sort of written test, maybe a talent competition. It's the price you pay for being the bestest.
While I continue teasing Enemy Unknown lead designer Jake Solomon about his choice of words in this developer diary, you should probably keep watching until you get to the secret underground base bit. It's a pretty amazing system they've got going there, and I'm definitely feeling the G.I. Joe vibe.
Maybe when I'm done getting strategically up close and personal with invaders from outer space I'll be able to leave that sexy secret hideout running as a screensaver. It's the most elite military headquarters in the history of real-time strategy.
Look for more on XCOM: Enemy Unknown (AKA the one fans wanted) later today.


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The January NPD numbers have been interesting to analyze. Not only did the PlayStation 3 beat out every other system except for the Nintendo Wii, but there is another notable upset in the software game. Let's take a look at the top ten games for January and see if anything jumps out at you.
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) 330.9K
- Wii Play w/Remote (Wii) 298.1K
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii) 239.6K
- Rock Band special edition bundle (Xbox 360) 183.8K
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360) 182.7K
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) 172K
- Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360) 144.1K
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) 140K
- Mario Party (DS) 138.5K
- Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) 133K
Call of Duty 4 continues to sell in huge numbers, no surprises there. What's crazy is that Rock Band for the 360 edged out Guitar Hero 3 on the system. With the $170 price tag and the three peripherals, I'm not sure if we should even put that in software instead of hardware, but hey, Guitar Hero comes with a guitar.
The two games seem to have very different business strategies. Activision wants to pump up as many full Guitar Hero releases as possible, but so far Harmonix hasn't announced any kind of sequel for Rock Band. Instead, each week a set of three songs is released, and the flow of new content isn't expected to slow down.
Both strategies seem to be paying off: whether you're in the business of focusing on content or sequels, the games are selling very well.


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Who would have guessed that in 2008, a pledge to give British people flushing toilets would be a shock vote winner?
The Conservatives this week promised to scrap the Government's plans for 15 "eco towns" which will potentially house 100,000 people. These have been heralded as a new era in design, but you need to take a closer look at both the theory and practice to see the full, grim picture.
Firstly, it's clear that "design goal" is enforcing patterns of behavior on people.
"What are the responsibilities we each must share in return for the freedoms we enjoy?" asked Town and Country Planning Association chief David Lock last year when introducing a report. Lock and his quango are advising the Government on the initiative. What does he mean? He means freedoms you previously enjoyed have been clawed back.
Almost every aspect of life in the eco towns is minutely regulated. The streets are too small to drive around, and if you must drive the mandatory speed limit is 15mph. Planners are particularly excited about installing eco toilets that don't flush. Because flushing is "the worst thing ever devised by modern man," (according to one advocate), compost toilets may be mandatory. You won't have a choice.
We took a look at one candidate loo, and the description gives us a whiff of this fragrant, low carbon future:
"The dry fecal matter is captured by a built-in teflon-coated bowl with a turning mechanism and is 'flushed' into wheeled bins in the buildings' basements. 'Flushing' uses sawdust, dispensed from the back of the toilet, instead of water."
Residents will also be required to pay a fine, mooted at around £2 ($4), each time they leave the town.
So these are really detention centres - with behaviour set down in advance by the Carbon Cult. Residents will not be able to vote on whether they want to have flushing toilets.
Another clue that they're about punishment emerged this spring, when ministers described them as "healthy towns". The eco-camps will aim to tackle obesity by encouraging lots of walking about, said Health minister Alan Johnson in April.
And being confined to such a grim existence means the end of social mobility. Forget about advancing along the precarious housing ladder. The houses will be far more expensive than they should be, because they're saddled with fashionable but useless totems of Greenery such as "micro generation" turbines, that can't even power a light bulb.
Nowhere in the glossy brochures that describe "what makes eco towns different" is employment mentioned. The new settlements are remote - several are on disused airfields - and "will become the eco-slums of the future if they are built without regards to where residents can get jobs or training," the LGA's Simon Milton has predicted.
Low resource use developments don't have to be miserable - but with the eco towns, this is the whole point. Marry old-fashioned paternalism (where the proles should be grateful for what they get ) to the Carbon Cult's misanthropy (where being alive is a sin) and what else do you get, but a boring, smelly slum? This time, by design. ®
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text: If you live in a mid-Atlantic state you have probably seen crews tackling the huge job of removing more than 36 inches of snow that fell during two blizzards. In a city like Baltimore, packed with houses, cars, businesses and sidewalks, where do you put all that snow? For this very unusual snow situation, Baltimore has turned to a very unusual option: after getting the required permission from the Maryland Department of the Environment, they have dumped snow into the Harbor. This has raised questions and debate about whether dumping the salt-laden snow into the Harbor will damage the health of the Harbor or affect the Bay. The answer is yes, but the reason may surprise you. Dumping snow in the Harbor increases the pollution, but interestingly, dumping snow won't necessarily be more environmentally harmful than a series of heavy storms. We are in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, where all precipitation – including melted snow - runs into storm drains, and eventually into the Harbor and the Bay. Along the way, that water picks up pollutants - dirt, oil, car exhaust and other sources - as it flows across our yards, sidewalks, roofs, driveways and streets into the nearest storm drain and downstream to the Harbor. Even melted snow or rain from surrounding counties makes its way to storm drains that all lead to the Harbor. This water does not go through some kind of water purifying system before it goes into the Harbor. It goes straight into the Harbor with its pollutants, trash and debris. It's easy to see these pollutants when you look at snow - the pure white is a stark contrast for the collected pollutants that blacken the snow banks – and being able to see that pollution can make it more difficult to see it being dumped into the harbor. It's never good to pollute. Ultimately snow and rain take the same journey. But what about all the road salt that gets picked up by the plows? It's really not a major issue because the Harbor is always salty. Estuaries like the Chesapeake Bay and brackish water systems like the Baltimore Harbor are built for fluctuations in salinity. The major concern here is the pollutants that are mixed into the snow. This May when we get a nice spring thunderstorm, we hope people are asking the same questions about Harbor and Bay pollution, and about what they can do to limit it. The same unseen pollutants will be rapidly whisked away to the harbor through storm drain systems. Fertilizers or weed inhibitors you apply to your lawn find their way to the Bay. Trash from the streets and objects that wash into storm drains all flow downstream. The same oil, gasoline and dirt we see in the snow now becomes part of the Chesapeake Bay. It all runs downstream. Here is what you can do to improve the water quality of the harbor: Never throw anything down storm drains. Keep the streets clean of trash, and dispose of trash and recycling in a way that keeps it from being blown around. Avoid using fertilizers on your lawn, or to melt the snow. Drive less. These small, but important, steps will help improve the quality of our waterways. We are glad the snow dumping sparked questions about the health of the Harbor. Let's all do our part, because everything flows downstream! Tags: baltimore-harbor, blizzard, chesapeake-bay-watershed, inner-harbor, pollution, snow, storm-drains Categories: Conservation, News Previous Post Next Post


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Footnote Dance
Footnote Dance is a significant part of the dance experience for thousands of Kiwis. Over the past 25 years, Footnote Dance has presented the fluid energy of dance as a real reflection of our New Zealand identity in the theatre, in schools and in the community. Funded by Creative New Zealand under the Toi Uru Kahikatea programme, Footnote Dance also receives support from Wellington City Council, The Lion Foundation and various other sponsorships which are much appreciated.
New Zealand is a physical nation and we pride ourselves on our 'go out and make it happen' attitude. Deirdre Tarrant, founder and current Director of the company has made a unique reality happen. Footnote has at its heart her determination to create a secure, sustainable professional company of excellent dancers who can respond to the innovation and ideas of contemporary choreographers wanting to communicate through the most universal art form - dance.
Footnote has been and is a unique part of the dance industry in New Zealand with Dance-in-Education programmes that travel from Whangarei to Winton, as well as touring seasons in theatres throughout the country.
Both established and emerging choreographers are presented in programmes that, over the years, have featured the artistic messages of Michael Parmenter, Raewyn Hill, Malia Johnston, Jeremy Nelson, Merenia Gray, Moss Patterson, Sarah Foster, Lyne Pringle, and Tarrant herself and always to music made in New Zealand.
Footnote's Forte and Made in New Zealand seasons are supported by a range of 'wrap' programmes; dance-in-education, professional development workshops 'Choreolab', studio performances 'Perforum', performance in galleries 'Watch This Space - Maatakitakihia Mai Tenei Waahi', and collaborations with other arts partners such as the Museum of Wellington City & Sea and the City Gallery Wellington.
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So, Boston heads into the St. Pete Times Forum with an opportunity to advance past the Lightning and into the team's first Stanley Cup Finals appearance since 1990.
There, they'd face the Vancouver Canucks. And there, they'd play for a trophy they haven't hoisted since 1971-72, losing five straight opportunities since (once to the Philadelphia Flyers and twice each to the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers).
Good times.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Color of Shadow
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In today's world of Instagram madness, it can be hard to find a photograph that makes use of color in a unique, yet familiar way. Artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto doesn't seem to have a problem with color photography, marrying both simplicity and beauty in his work, "Color of Shadow".
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Stephen Wilkes: Night and Day Photoshop Magic
Posted by Jay at 11:42 AM
Sometimes, the simplest Photoshop ideas can turn out to be the hardest to execute. Erik Johansson's epic Photoshop images are testament to his creativity and his technical prowess at making seamless pictures. In Stephen Wilkes case, the transitions are just as consistent, but the different elements of time are immediately perceivable, allowing for the perfect combination of Night and Day with some Photoshop magic.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Erik Johansson: Awesome Photoshop Manipulations
Posted by Jay at 4:54 PM
While some forms of photography have been comparable to art, one thing that has always set it apart is that everything caught on film (or sensor) is real, with many photojournalists and newspapers shunning excessive image editing. But sometimes some works of photo manipulation are just so amazing that its hard not to give praise to the artist. For instance, Erik Johansson's digital artworks are probably at the top the Internet's most awesome Photoshop manipulations.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Justin Quinell: The Longest Exposure Photographs in the World
Posted by Jay at 6:44 PM
Harold Eugene Edgerton's bullet-time photographs exposed a new world possible with high-speed photography, but what about the opposite effect? What if you could take a picture that took more than an hour, or even a day to expose? Justin Quinell did that with what is arguably the longest exposure photograph in the world.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Harold Eugene Edgerton: In the Blink of an Eye
Posted by Jay at 10:13 PM
On the Reel Foto blog, most of the iconic images that have been featured here were taken by photographers who spent many hours in their younger years studying the fundamentals of photography. Other rare individuals earned their standing in photography by starting in a totally different industry. Harold Eugene Edgerton is one of those rare people who's contributions to photography have both stood the test of time, and have passed in the blink of an eye.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Robert Frank: Imagining the Americans
Posted by Jay at 3:00 PM
After Dorothea Lange's depressing images of the Depression and World War II, one would think that most of the United States would move on to a more prosperous and joyful mindset of rebuilding and expansion. Photographer Robert Frank had the same thought, but slowly he realized that the opposite was true, and the harsh realities that he imagined were materialized in his seminal photobook "The Americans".
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Dorothea Lange: Inspiration in Depression
Posted by Jay at 10:58 AM
Sometimes, all it takes is one photograph to cement the reputation of a photographer. Documentary photographer Dorothea Lange has that kind of reputation, but one photograph is not enough to show the hard work and passion she put into her documentary career. Capturing haunting images of the Great Depression, she found pockets of humanity from which she drew her inspiration.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sergey Larenkov: World War II Scenes in the Present
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The previous feature on the Dear Photograph blog was a nice, happy and nostalgic look at some personal family events in the past as seen in the present. But what about historic world events as seen through the lens of the present? Sergey Larenkov shows how its done by embedding World War II scenes in the present in his blog, "Link to the Past".
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Dear Photograph Photo Blog: Seeing the Past in the Present
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Photographs are a wonderful phenomenon; they allow you to see into the past while you're in the present. But what if you can combine the two? Taylor Jones' simple idea gave rise to Dear Photograph, the now popular photo blog which allows you to see old photographs set in the present.
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Damien (DIVE) necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 291 diseños de 62 diseñadores freelance.
Dive stands for Different Vehicles.
Niche Market Eco-friendly vehicles
Dive, is a new generation of vehicle manufacturer. We want to have a brand new approach to car design and distribution. Sustainability is our philosophy, we want to make a difference and become a true eco-booster company.
Dive will not directly compete against actual manufacturers but will concentrate on niche market vehicles. To be a serious alternative, we will use a no compromise policy in terms of performance and the same standards of quality, reliability, security as actual large manufacturer's line fitted vehicles.
Dive will crowdsource the design of the vehicles through design contests and will crowdsource the selection of the design to a community of enthusiasts. As a first demonstration of the approach, we today crowdsource the logo design to you.
The targeted users of the vehicles will be early adopters, trend setters, people who want to differentiate themselves and are concerned about the environment.
In the mean time, the website will have two targets :
• Designers so they can get to understand the project and submit their designs
• Car/vehicles enthusiasts to give their opinion, select the designs, and buy them
The logo must reflect creativity, originality, sustainability, quality, reliability, innovation and professionalism.
The logo will be first used for the website and then on the different vehicles like cars, motorbikes, bikes, … so please keep it in mind. It will need to have a part to be used as a badge for the vehicle.
For inspiration, please look at car, motorbikes, bikes manufacturer logos.
You can use DIVE or Dive or DiVe or DivE in the design of the logo, it's up to you and your creativity !
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Don't let the "Scroogled"-spouting Pawn Stars guys fool you: Chromebooks aren't useless hunks of plastic.
[ 12 Tips and Tools for Chromebook Power Users ]
[ 8 Reasons Why Chromebooks Aren't Going Away ]
Google's Chrome OS has matured into a functional operating system, and not just because Web browsers themselves are evolving into something spectacular. Beyond a desktop-class browser and other software improvements, Chromebooks offer a full keyboard, mouse support, and peripheral ports.
They do involve a learning curve, though. The Chrome OS somewhat resembles Windows, but its small differences can trip you up, and some of the most productivity-oriented features are buried. Whether you're new to Chrome or an old dog looking for some Googley new tricks, this guide will help you sidestep the OS's most glaring flaws and squeeze as much productivity as possible out of your Chromebook.
Mouse and keyboard tips
The changes start with the Chromebook's touchpad--specifically, the apparent lack of a right-click button. But look closer: Pressing two fingers down simultaneously on the bottom of the touchpad brings up a right-click-style options menu, so you can copy links and open new tabs to your heart's content.
Chromebook touchpads also support two-finger scrolling, and you can tweak advanced options--changing the pointer speed and enabling tap-to-click, for instance--by clicking Chrome's menu button, opening Settings, and diving into the Device section. Chromebooks also support USB and Bluetooth mice, though you'll need to click the status area at the bottom-right corner of the screen and ensure that Bluetooth is enabled for the latter. Nearby Bluetooth devices will appear in the panel; click their entries to pair them with your Chromebook.
Keyboard shortcuts are crucial for productivity on a Chromebook, as they are on any other laptop. Your Chromebook supports all theA standard keyboard shortcuts, including Ctrl-C, Ctrl-X, and Ctrl-V for copy, cut, and paste, respectively. Even better, pressing Ctrl-Alt-? brings up an interactive diagram showing all the keyboard shortcuts available.
Taking screenshots is easy: Press Ctrl-Switch Window (which may be an icon on some Chromebook models). You'll see a confirmation dialog box, and the screenshot will save as a .png file to your Chromebook's local storage--you'll find it in the Files app.
Working offline
It's true: Chromebooks thrive on an active Internet connection. Although you have many ways to stay connected to the Internet, from tethering to tracking down free Wi-Fi, sometimes you just have to unplug. Chromebooks can now function offline, but you'll need to set up offline access ahead of time to avoid a nasty surprise.
If you're using a Chromebook, you probably already rely on Google services such as Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar. If you don't use those services, consider switching: Google's services offer offline support on Chrome OS, while Microsoft's Outlook.com and Office Web Apps do not.
Start by installing the Gmail Offline app from the Chrome Web Store. The app syncs your email in the background, so you can open it and use Gmail when you don't have Internet access. Gmail Offline also lets you write email messages and queue them to send when you reconnect.
Google Drive functions offline, as well, allowing you to view, edit, and create Docs, Sheets, and Slides. To enable this feature, install the Google Drive app, visit the Google Drive website, and click the More option at the left of the page. From there, select Offline and click the Enable Offline button. Similarly, Google Calendar functions offline after you install theA Google Calendar app. Click the gear icon in Google Calendar and look for the Offline option in the menu. If you see a green checkmark, everything is synced for offline use.
Chromebooks offer a few gigabytes of local storage, so you can save files there for offline use. Chromebooks also support flash drives and SD Cards. While you're offline, you can open PDFs, Microsoft Office documents, images, videos, and even music files using the Files app, which functions in a similar way to Windows' File Explorer.
Here's another handy trick: To access a webpage while offline, you can use the Print option in Chrome's menu, select Save as PDF, and save the page to your Chromebook's local storage.
Google recently introduced a slew ofA new offline Chrome apps that function fully even while you're away from the Web. We've highlighted some of the best options.
The paperless office isn't a reality quite yet. Printing is possible with a Chromebook--but you can't make it happen by connecting a printer to your Chromebook, even if it's a USB printer. You need to set up Google Cloud Print.
If you have a Google Cloud Printenabled printer, you can print over the network after setting up Google Cloud Print on your Chromebook. If your boss gave you a Chromebook, your organization may have already set up a managed printer, which will appear in the Print dialog box.
A Chromebook cannot directly connect to a printer that isn't Cloud Printenabled, alas. For all other printers, you'll need to connect it to a Windows or Mac computer running Chrome and configure it to accept print orders sent via Google Cloud Print. To do so, open Chrome on that computer, click the menu button, select Settings, click Show advanced settings, and click Sign in to Google Cloud Print under Google Cloud Print.
Remote access
One of the major knocks against Chromebooks is their complete lack of compatibility with traditional desktop programs. Setting up the ability to remotely access a Windows, Linux, or Mac computer dulls that potential pain.
The Chrome Web Store offers apps for accessing remote desktops. Ericom Software's AccessToGo lets you access Windows remote desktops over RDP, while RealVNC'sA VNC Viewer for Google Chrome allows you to connect to Windows, Mac, or Linux systems running a VNC server. Citrix's Receiver for HTML5 permits you to connect to Citrix on a Chromebook, but the staff at your organization must first set up the Receiver software on their end.
Google's ownA Chrome Remote Desktop app offers an easy way to set up remote desktop access on your own PC. On the computer you want to connect to remotely, install Chrome. Then install Chrome Remote Desktop on both your Chromebook and the other computer.
Apps for getting things done
Google Docs is the obvious choice for working with documents on a Chromebook, but it isn't the only one. Microsoft's Office Web Apps offer a Web-based version of Microsoft Office that you can access from the SkyDrive website. These Web apps are more simplified and limited than the full versions of Office, but they're completely free and have excellent compatibility with Microsoft Office document formats. You can also use the Web-based version of Apple iWork on a Chromebook--visit the iCloud website to access it, just as you would on Windows.
Chrome OS has an integrated image editor, but it's extremely basic. Pixlr Editor is a Web-based image editor that will surprise you with its power and features. It can edit images stored in Google Drive, too, so it integrates nicely with Chrome OS.
If you need to edit code, you'll want to install Caret, a Chrome offline app that provides a local, Notepad-style text editor with syntax highlighting.
Note-taking works with the Web-based version of Evernote, but you may also want to try theA Google Keep app. Google Keep works entirely offline and syncs with Google Drive when online, so you'll always have access to your notes. Any.do is a superb cross-platform checklist app, and it also functions offline.
Chromebooks don't support Skype, but they do haveA Google Hangouts for remote meetings or one-on-one calls. Google Hangouts offers full video chat with ten participants for free, something that Skype provides only with the paid Skype Premium. You can alsoA useA Gmail's integrated phone-calling to call phones in the United States and Canada for free.
Google's Chrome Store offers a wide variety of apps, with categories such as Offline Apps and Business Tools to help you get started. Remember,A however, that your Chromebook has access to the entire Web via its desktop-class browser--you don't have to settle for ho-hum Chrome Apps.
External displays
Chromebooks can connect to external displays through standard video cables. Paired with a mouse, a Chromebook with an external monitor could even pull desktop-like duty.
Different Chromebooks have different video ports, so check the documentation to confirm what type of adapter you'll need. After hooking your Chromebook to an external display, you can open the Settings page, scroll down to Devices, and click Display settings to configure orientation, alignment, and other options.
Google's own high-end Chromebook Pixel (or a Windows or Mac laptop) can mirror your display wirelessly on a Chromecast-connected TV, once you've installed the Google Cast extension. The mirroring feature is in beta, but you can expect it to become more stable and reliable on a wider range of Chromebooks in the future.
Connecting to VPNs
Your Chromebook might be able to connect to your VPN, too. Chromebooks have integrated support for L2TP over IPsec with either PSK or certificate-based authentication and OpenVPN networks. Other types of VPNs won't work, regrettably, and Chrome OS's incompatibility with traditional PC programs means you won't be able to use a third-party program to make up for that shortfall.
To connect to a VPN, open your Chromebook's Settings page, click Add connection under the Internet connection' heading, and select Add private network. Enter your VPN details.
Some VPNs require you to import a user certificate and a server certificate authority to connect. To import these files after downloading them to your Chromebook, type chrome://settings/certificates into the address bar and press Enter. Use the Import button under Your Certificates' to import a user certificate with a .pfx or .p12 file extension and use the Import button under Authorities' to import a server certificate authority with a .pem, .der, .crt, or .p7b file extension. You might need to contact your organization's IT department for help if connecting to a VPN with your Chromebook proves to be too complicated.
To infinity, and beyond
As Chrome apps improve and cloud-connected services ascend, more and more people can work productively with Chromebooks. They're simple, easily manageable, and--perhaps most important--dirt cheap. We probably shouldn't be surprised that they're doing so well, but you'll still want to stick close to a Wi-Fi connection as often as possible. For more, check out senior editor Melissa Riofrio's week in Chromebook exile for a real-world tale of going all-in with Google.
This story, "Chromebook Power Tips: How to Work Smarter Online and Offline" was originally published by PCWorld.
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IUCN's network in SEE is now strengthened by a new NGO member, Association for Biological Research - BIOM. Its membership application was approved during the 77th Meeting of the IUCN Council.
"In past two years BIOM became active in international projects and we started to cooperate with more people outside Croatia. We realized that communication with foreign experts is easier if we you're networked in big international organization like IUCN. IUCN membership gives certain credibility to our work. It's important not only for our clients (public institutions for instance) and associates but for wider public also. I believe it motivates people to join us in our efforts to protect nature in Croatia. IUCN's professional knowledge and expertise could help BIOM in obtaining new projects and raising quality in ongoing ones and expert members can join IUCN's committees and expert groups – in that way BIOM can stretch its activities at top levels of global nature protection", says Vedran Lucic, Office Manager of BIOM.
The Association BIOM is a non-profit, voluntary and independent civil society organization involved in nature protection, species and habitats conservation and promotion. The Association BIOM was founded in Croatia in 2006. and ever since, it focuses on scientific and professional research and protection of flora, fauna and habitats. Its activities contribute to awareness raising on topics related to biodiversity, habitats in danger and sustainable development, promoting Biology as a scientific discipline at the same time.
In the course of 2011, BIOM worked on various monitoring and research programs, participated at several workshops and congresses and actively promoted nature protection in Croatia. BIOM's work on raptors monitoring in protected areas throughout Croatia brought new insights on species like golden eagle, lesser kestrel or peregrine falcon. BIOM concluded first Croatian rat eradication project in order to protect tubenoses population on small Adriatic islands. Its work on water beetles, especially on Graphoderus bilineatus, filled the list of Croatian insect fauna and showed that this vulnerable species is widespread in Croatia. Mammals are represented in BIOM's work through Balkan Snow Vole: in cooperation with Zagreb ZOO and Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb its experts are trying to evaluate the status and understand its ecology. Numerous successful projects and research activities are result of cooperation between BIOM's experts and hardworking volunteers, friends and sympathizers. All projects BIOM is involved in include educational activities and materials. BIOM is trying to work with general public as much as possible, and is Croatian partner on BirdLife's educational project Spring Alive.
By joining IUCN, the member benefits from IUCN's scientific credibility, its unsurpassed knowledge base and convening power, extensive networking opportunities and access to high-level political, economic and social decision making. IUCN extends a very warm welcome to The Association BIOM and looks forward to future cooperation.


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Staten Island Maker Space
Staten Island Maker Space is a community space, workshop, and co-working space for artists and makers on the North Shore of Staten Island.
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Border Crossers
Border Crossers trains teachers and educators to engage in discussions of race and identity in their schools and communities.
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Zinn Education Project
The Zinn Education project is a free resource for teachers to use in classrooms to engage students in learning history; the site has a series of resources and workshops and teaching materials organized by time period and theme.
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Bridge Street Development Corporation Workshops
Bridge Street offers ongoing free workshops to the community covering a range of programs including housing education, foreclosure prevention, community organizing, neighborhood beautification, financial literacy, senior services, and more.
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Intro to Worker Cooperatives for Farmers
The Democracy at Work Institute put together a presentation and discussion about starting and running worker cooperatives for farms and small businesses. This is a great resource for small farming groups looking to expand their work to a cooperative model.
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Lawyers Alliance for New York
The Lawyers Alliance hosts workshops about incorporating as a non-profit, and offers legal advice to organizations and non-profits.
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Saints Quarterback Needles the NFL
Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, penned an op/ed for this coming Sunday's Washington Post regarding next Wednesday's case, American Needle Inc. v. NFL. He argues that if the Supreme Court affirms the Seventh Circuit's decision that the 32 NFL teams operate as a single business entity, therefore cannot violate antitrust laws, the ramifications for pro sports would be ruinous:
[I]f the Supreme Court agrees with the NFL's argument that the teams act as a single entity rather than as 32 separate, vigorously competitive and extremely profitable entities, the absence of antitrust scrutiny would enable the owners to exert total control over this multibillion-dollar business.
What might the owners do? They could agree to end or severely restrict free agency, continue to enter into exclusive agreements that will further raise prices on merchandise, lock coaches into salary scales that don't reward them when they're promoted and set higher ticket prices (including preventing teams from competing through ticket discounts). These and other concerns prompted the NFL Players Association — along with the players associations of Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League — to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court last fall, arguing against the notion of the NFL as a single entity.
F1@1F will be out on the pavement early Wednesday morning for American Needle. Be sure to follow the F1@1F Twitter feed, viewable under "On the Ground" in the sidebar, for updates from the line. If some pro football player who couldn't score a reserved seat inside the Court tries to muscle his way past me in line, you will hear here first. And if I survive the morning frost and any mad footballers, then check back here later that day for a full write-up of what went on inside and outside the Court.


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Sunday night was the first time we had ever been to the Beverly Center, and the first time anybody stateside had officially seen the 2007 Ducati Hypermotard S. Oddly enough the Supermotard craze grew out of the Superbikers series on Wide World of Sports. Superbikers brought together road and off-road motorcycle racing, and a Supermotard melds elements of a dirt bike and a street bike. Ducati has taken the idea one step further and produced the Hypermotard, which melds elements Streetfighter and Supermotard motorcycles. An air-cooled 1100cc Desmodromic twin supplies the hyper in moto. McDreamy, Mini-Me, the Rampage and a Dane were also on deck to check out the motard action.
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Bagai stands down as Canadian skipper
Cricket Canada media release
Ashish Bagai has stepped down as captain of Canada's senior men's team.
In what was considered a major coup for Cricket Canada in 2009, Bagai left a career as a banker in London, England to take over Canada's captaincy. His presence behind the stumps and in the middle order led to the teams turn around on the field and ultimately pushed the team into the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Bagai was Canada's best batsmen since his return in 2009 and it was at the 2011 Cricket World Cup where he really shone. Earning sharp praise for his presence behind the stumps, Bagai was one of the most watched faces in the tournament staring both on and off the field.
In a letter to Cricket Canada's board, Bagai said "After a long thought-out evaluation and careful consideration, I have decided to step down as Captain of the Canadian National Cricket Team. It has been an honour to Captain my country in the sport I love and I thank everyone in this organization who helped and supported me throughout my term including administrators, coaches, managers and most of all, the players. I undertook each task over the last two years with the primary objective of moving not just the team but the entire organization forward. I have always had a passion for Canadian cricket and did what I thought would benefit the team and organization in my opinion.
It has been a great learning experience for me and I wish the next Captain all the best in leading the team forward."
Cricket Canada president Ranjit Saini thanked Bagai for his contributions.
"Cricket Canada thanks Ashish for his outstanding contribution to Canadian cricket at a time when circumstances were difficult and challenging. I wish him well for a bright and prosperous future and look forward to his continued contribution as a player and strong supporter of Canadian cricket."
Though returning to his private life, Bagai has informed Cricket Canada of his desire to remain part of the set-up and will make himself available for selection.


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That describes the bulk of San Diego County's congressional delegation on the cusp of $85.4 billion in federal spending cuts.
"It's the slowest-moving train wreck I've ever seen, and we've seen it coming for a year," said third-term Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, the only delegation member to consistently oppose the budget deals leading up to Friday's mandated start of "sequestration."
Freshman Rep. Juan Vargas is used to budget fights in Sacramento, but he's still taken aback by Washington politics.
"Behind the scenes (in Sacramento), there were always some grown-ups negotiating," the San Diego Democrat said. "But here, you peel back the curtain and there's no one there."
Another freshman, Rep. Scott Peters, said he's open to anything at this point because he can't believe Congress hasn't found a way to avoid sequestration.
"When the cuts start happening, then I think we'll move to fix it," said Peters, D-San Diego.
But seven-term Rep. Susan Davis said there's a palatable lack of political will in the halls of Congress.
"I thought saner people would have come to an agreement by now," said Davis, D-San Diego.
Rep. Darrell Issa said all the hand-wringing, federal worker furloughs, social service cuts and defense contract cancellations can be abated easily.
"The president is choosing the worst possible solution, which is across-the-board cuts," said Issa, R-Vista. "All the president has to do is say cut it here and don't cut it there and I'm sure the House would act quickly."
At issue are the first round of cuts stemming from a 2011 budget deal that was supposed to force Congress to identify programs that could be trimmed to slow the federal budget's rate of growth. The cuts set to start Friday cover the rest of the fiscal year, which runs through Sept. 30.
The Senate is scheduled to consider a Democratic bill that would close some tax loopholes and make selective reductions. But Republicans are balking, saying President Barack Obama already raised taxes by getting Congress to agree to let Bush-era tax cuts expire.
Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, uses the Transportation Security Administration — or TSA — as a prime example of government growth that can be checked.
Before the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, there was no TSA. By 2005, the agency had grown to roughly 18,000 employees and about 68,000 now, he said.
Trimming roughly 15 percent of that work force would save the equivalent of what the Department of Transportation has to cut under sequestration, according to Issa.
At San Diego Mesa College, political science professor Carl Luna said the American people are witnessing the latest example of "the increasing dysfunction of the national government."
"Sequester was supposed to be the gun to the head, and now people look like they are going to be taking the bullet," Luna said. "There are a lot of people right here in San Diego not sleeping at night because of worry over this."
Hunter said he believes the Obama administration wants sequestration in order to squeeze more money out of the Pentagon.
"This is a stupid game and no real surprise, but it seems that one here really cared about it until just last week," he said.
Hunter suggests that a budget bill coming up in late March to fund the government's regular operations, known in Washington speak as a "continuing resolution," may be the best chance to offset sequestration's effects.
If it plays out that way, he argues that the defense industry would get enough money to avert cancellations or slowdowns of programs such as Navy ship repairs in San Diego's shipyards.
"Defense has to be first — that's just the way it is," said Hunter, a Marine veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Vargas, who favors closing tax loopholes for the wealthy and enacting selected cuts, said sequester roughly translates to "kidnapping" in Spanish.
"The Spanish definition does it more justice, because I think democracy here has been kidnapped," he said. "With the sequester cuts, there is no give and take."
Davis said sequestration will clearly harm defense spending, even if not right away. "Everything is not going to fall apart on Friday," she said. "But I think we can go about this a whole lot smarter. Otherwise, we are making decisions that are going to come back to haunt us."
While she remains optimistic that a deal can be hammered out, she worries about the tea party influence in the House. "I just have this sense that more extreme members are not willing to find the balance."
Some Republicans with tea party backing are championing sequestration as a long-overdue rescission on spending.
A spokesman for the Carlsbad-based tea party group Stop Taxing Us Now agreed that a more surgical approach is appropriate.
"But at least we are heading in the right direction and really slowing the growth of government spending," said the spokesman, Brian Brady. "Drastic cuts in the federal budget are necessary."
Jack Pitney, a Claremont McKenna College politics professor and former House and Senate staff member, predicts that worker furloughs and disruptions in airport or other services will force a biparistan deal.
"But this is all far from over," he said, referring to the broader ideological fight over large and costly entitlement programs. "Whatever happens, we're talking about discretionary spending and the real problem lies in mandatory spending like Social Security."


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My recent suggestion, acting in the guise of a partisan Democrat, that Hillary Clinton should challenge President Obama for the party nomination, generated a huge amount of traffic and prompted debate across the blogosphere (see here and here and here and here). Even the French joined the debate. The comments to that and a follow up post continue coming in. Many of you are suggesting that rather than challenge the President and risk splitting the party, the better option would be for Obama to put Clinton on the ticket as vice president, with Biden moving over to State or to some other position. That possibility has gained media traction in recent days (see here and here and here) in light of the growing signs that Obama is electorally vulnerable. In considering this option, I have one crucial question:
What's in it for Clinton?
I understand the upside for the President. Right now – and no one can project how things will look a year from now – but right now I would put his odds at winning reelection at less than 50%. In the wake of the debt deal, continued volatility in the stock market, and the hammering he took in the Republican debate in Iowa, his approval ratings have fallen 10% since June to about 40%, the lowest of his presidency, and they could very well go lower. No president has won reelection with approval ratings this low.
In contrast, Hillary has seen her popularity climb above 60% after almost three years as Obama's Secretary of State. By putting Clinton on the ticket, Obama supporters hope that he might benefit on the campaign trail from her higher approval ratings, particularly among key constituencies, including older women and white working class voters among which his support his weak. Moreover, the argument goes, she is more likely than Obama to attract independent voters.
If we look at the electoral map there's roughly a dozen states totaling some 155 electoral votes that will likely be in play in 2012. Among them are the big three of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida – all states in which Clinton bested Obama in 2008, and in which his popularity lags today. Again, it's possible that her stronger support in these states among independents and working class voters might bolster his electoral chances.
Finally, Clinton would "neutralize" the gender issue should the Republican nominee be Palin or Bachmann, or if either of those two women were on the Republican ticket as the vice president. And she would easily best them in a V.P. candidate debate.
But even if we buy these arguments – and longtime readers know that I am skeptical that vice presidential choices have much electoral impact – I still see no upside for Clinton. Obama supporters say it will put her in line to make a run for the presidency in 2016. But she's already at the top of the Democrat candidate list – why would serving as Obama's "lady in waiting" for four years bolster her political profile? And that assumes Obama wins reelection. If he loses, after she dives into the political mud on his behalf in a failed political campaign, she could emerge considerably weaker. And she has to then defeat an incumbent Republican.
It seems to me that the Hillary-for-VP argument is being driven by Obama's interests, not hers. Indeed, if the argument that her presence would strengthen the Democratic ticket is as strong as Obama's supporters claim it is, it leads inevitably to one conclusion: she should be heading that ticket.
And the only way to do that is if Obama steps down – or if she challenges him for the Democratic nomination.
But, I already said that.


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Q A recent column had me asking a question I've been wondering about for a LONG time. Since hybrid and electric cars are selling so well, would the rate of gasoline usage go down enough to make our greedy, gouging oil barons start having nightmares and sleepless nights for the loss of oil? Or it will not make any difference?
I'm 93. I drive, am very active and would like to know the answer in my lifetime.
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A Big Oil has a huge market for worldwide fuel. The U.S. now exports more oil than we import — the first time that has happened since 1949. The use of hybrids, electric cars and higher mpg standards has helped reduce the amount U.S. drivers consume, but the oil barons, as you call them, will be reporting huge profits for many years as demand overseas surges.
Q With high demand for plug-in hybrids and electric cars, why do we need this sticker program that just clogs up the carpool lane with solo drivers and results in a disincentive for less efficient, more polluting drivers to carpool?
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A The sticker program has not been as robust as before. Fewer than 17,000 green stickers have been issued to plug-in hybrids, far below the 40,000 cap. Two bills appear headed to the governor's desk to extend the expiration date past the current 2015 deadline.
Q One day on my ride home I ended up behind a Tesla with white commute stickers. But he had them applied to his windows instead of his bumpers. It looks like he didn't want his expensive car ending up like all the Prii you see driving around with expired yellow stickers.
My green stickers came with explicit instructions on where to apply them. What do you or your CHP contacts think about this?
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A This is a no-no. Stickers must be placed on the Tesla's bumper or sides.
Q I was about to go through a green light on Alma Avenue just before downtown in Palo Alto when it turned yellow for a VERY short time and then red as I had just crossed into the intersection. It was too late to brake so I went though it. Do you know if these cameras are currently working?
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A They are not red-light cameras — there are no red-light cameras in Santa Clara County — but are used to time traffic signals. In addition, it sounds like you did nothing illegal. You can enter an intersection on a yellow light as long as you clear the intersection, which you did.
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Q I commute to San Francisco and see that the broken-up pavement northbound on Interstate 280 before the 92 exchange is marked with construction spray paint. I hope this is an indicator that this rough section of the highway is finally going to be fixed.
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A The Valley Transportation Authority is widening the bridge to accommodate new ramps that are coming. As part of the upgrade to the bridge deck, the asphalt concrete must be replaced with a more durable polyester concrete material, which is expected to be done in a few weeks.
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Here's a story that will totally piss off anyone who has tried to potty train a toddler (pun totally intended). Philadelphia mom Caroline Robboy was given both a ticket and a lecture by a police officer this past Sunday evening because her 2-year-old potty-training son, Nathaniel, couldn't hold it.
I kid you not. She told NBC10 that they were in a store with her two other children and elderly in-laws when the toddler said he needed to go. She asked if they could use the restroom, and they were "told no." Upon exiting the store the boy couldn't hold it and ran over to a pole on the sidewalk to get some relief.
When she saw what was happening, she tried to at least get him to move to a grassy patch, but it was too late. A police officer saw it and busted them, issuing her a $50 ticket for public urination.
She told the station, "He said, 'I'm doing this for your own protection' because God forbid there might have been a pervert out there looking at my son."
Unbelievable, right?
More from The Stir: Mom Kills Son for Potty Training Accident, Then Eats Pizza
When a 2-year-old needs to go, a 2-year-old needs to go, and while outside on a public street isn't ideal, sometimes that's what needs to happen. Dogs do it all the time, so it's not that big of a deal. I wouldn't encourage my son to do so except in an emergency, but there were plenty of times that we had no other choice than to go in a corner of a parking garage or at a park. It happens.
As for any perverts, in the heat of the moment, I'd be pretty willing to take my chances that one didn't just happen to be standing there for the two seconds it takes for a kid to go. Talk about paranoia. Besides, the street seems a lot less sketchy than public restrooms in that regard.
Robboy says she plans to fight the ticket, as she should.
It's not about the $50. I want a place that feels friendly to me where my children feel safe and have positive experiences with police officers.
Hopefully she'll get some justice. Here she is talking more about the incident.
Do find it outrageous that this mother was ticketed because her 2-year-old peed on the street?
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