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This week the gang talks about the heat... refeshing... and an impending Bananapocalypse.
This week the team has some big news but also Russian Robots might just be people in Robot suits... probably.
This week the team is back to chat Moon bases, cheap expensive shoes and life.
This week the gang is back from Thanksgiving and I'm sure everything went fine, just some fires, deep fried turkey and some cold cold east coast …
This week the team talks Thanksgiving plans, Teslaquila hits a snag, also Alison has a naming theory for movies!
This week the team talks about teeth, science and pants... really?
This week TOM IS BACK and the gang chats fake bands, self-driving brothels and spider scares.
This week it's just Alison and Alex... but where Tom?! We talk update on Halloween, Blizzcon and Tesla.
This week the team goes back to booze(ics). They talk science(?) with great results as well as religious Pokemon!
This week Alex is back to drinking! Hence why this episode is a tad late :)
This week the team finally blows some fire with Alex's not-a-flamethrower, they also talk Bitcoin energy stealing and band!
This week Ali-man scales the side of a building, the team talks Elon as well as if your sparkly water is trying to kill you!
This week the Happy Hour team talk not owning a flamethrower, space elevators and Apple stuff!
This week the team tackles the creepy baby syndrome, they talk hurricanes and Apple stuff!
Day one of sober month starts today! Also we joke around with the winners of the manifest giveaway, and of course ELON!
This week the team chats about the Bird scooter epidemic, stinging for dollars and is Elon ok?
This week the team at HHHH give some relationship advice as well as talking booze and life!
This week does getting abducted by aliens mean you can't run for office, also we find out the answer you've all been waiting for, is Alex a Slytherin too?
This week it's all about wasps and/or birds... also where do we sit in the Harry Potter universe.
This week the team talks East Coast crickets, beergina and ugly hot.
This week the team talk options, skydive or bungy jump, which meat would you eat and of course things we remember wrong.
This week the gang recaps SDCC and talks electric flying spiders!
This week is LIVE from the Nerdist House at SDCC2018, with special guest Johnathan Fernandez from FOX's Lethal Weapon. Let's talk stomach vacuuming and audience Q&A
This week Alison reboots her life, we talk lightly stealing cars and Comic Con plans!
This week the question on everyones lips, theater or porn, also talk about the 4th fun and listener emails!
This week the team talks Japanese flushes, movie poster spoilers and FUN!
It's the Half Hour Happy Hours' LIVE 200th Episode! This week the gang is live from the Scum and Villainy Cantina in Hollywood California, costumes, …
This week MORE TUNNEL NEWS from Elon, plus Alex tells the team about his flight and... flying CARS?
This week the team talk bug milk, air travel and NOT Flame Throwers!
This week the gang talks Sherlock and his hotness increase, more on the not a flamethrower and Alison's Back!
This week it's all about "the" parking lot story, also some Tesla drink talk and of course TOM!
This week the gang redoes it, talking about medical science(?) and the impending 200th episode!
Looks like Alison really messed up her back, also the team finally talks Infinity War theories!
This week Alison opens up about becoming a witch, also the whole team talks DNA and the Avengers!
The gang is back from their trips and they have gifts, as well as stories of travel and adventure, mostly just travel.
This week the Half Hour peeps talk home repair, the state of Marvel and picture math!
On this episode the team talks first legal drinks, a pill to "fix" you liver and Facebook bad?
This week Alison goes full Sassy Cat as we talk about Meltdown Comics closing, Bob Uecker getting bit and cars driving issues.
This week the team talks multiverse probes, life and everything in between!
This week the team talk spooky Alexa, getting service on the moon and we all am SURVIVED!
This week Alison gives everyone a glimpse into Thistle while the team talks about movies and a man from the future!
This week the Half Hour crew gets into the giving spirit, especially Alison, also they talk about Wakanda!
This week the team talks Apples new glass HQ, Black Panther and much much more!
This week the team talks Roadsters in the sky, seeing eye "dogs" and the Half Hour Happy Hour flamethrower.
This week the gang get right under the wire when it comes to Musk's Flames, also we think Australia should just stop.
This week it's mostly emails. Chats about Tesla savings, the Rocket and Dave fights Cancer.
This week the team chats Apple, Net Neutrality and sex apps... but it's not quite what you think.
This week we're LIVE from the show floor at CES 2018 at the One61 Studio booth... hilarity ensued.
It's 2018 and the gang is back! New Years resolutions talk, space dolls and TOM!
Next up the team welcome Sandeep Parikh and Milana Vayntrab to talk about their new show That Moment When on EKO... also drink!
On the first day of Drunksmas the gang is joined by the amazingly talented voice artist Yuri Lowenthal. Let the games begin.
The team is back to chat Aliens, sad Alison stories and MOON BASE!
The gang talks football in LA and Tesla's big announcement.
This week the team is back from Thanksgiving and future Alison and Alex have some things to say about it.
This week Alison tries to convince the boys to get serious about their faces.
Don't fear the spiders my friend, but also maybe not a blow torch.
This week it's all about Ancient Aliens and China and breasts.
In this special live episode the team stop by the 451 Media booth at Los Angeles Comic Con to chat with writer David Baron about his book Stained, also drinking and Tesla... come on what did you expect?
On this episode the gang talk NYCC, Elon and island help as well as spider stories from the fans.
This week the team learns it's easier to just Snopes everything! They talk ticks, fishing and Gigabit Fiber!
This week the team talks Snoops dicks, Alex's upgrade and smooth moves on the tech front.
This week the team try to keep the Supervolcano at bay, also talking Irma and Tesla and of course a quick spider story.
This week the Happy Hour team talks the Apple keynote and taking time off of booze, who will win the month?
Time for the team to talk Australian spiders, this time animated as well as the super rich doing what they would is a movie.
The team talks lady voices, and a lot of emails! Ali-San Out!
This week the gang is back together and they catch up on Alex buying way too much wine, Alison having a moment with the Gods and Tom... is there.
This week the team talk seriously about moving to an island, also it's hype time... hyper loop that is!
The week we are all in awe of a classic Haislip story... and some embarrassing hilarity ensues.
Part two of our special SDCC coverage! Live from the show floor at the Lionsgate booth... talking to Steve Kuroki from Power Rangers Legacy Wars mobile game and our friend Sandeep Parikh... it's LIVE!
In this special SDCC 2017 episode the gang sits down at Stone Brewery and chat with The Walking Dead's Ross Marquand in front of a live audience of Happy Hour fans!
This week it's all prep for SDCC! Find out where to see all your HHHH content! Also, turns out Praying Mantis' are DICKS.
This week the heat finally hit the garage... it's hot as HELL!
This week the team talks spider attacks, car hacks and #FuckCancer
This week the team has a special guest! Real life scientist and British gent Greg Foot... so I guess it's a great time to talk about the birds and the bees... literally.
This week Alison proves she truly does "Drink and know things"... we also talk about cheap Indian vibrators and of corse dumb political hashtags …
This week, why would spiders be in my NES games... who knows!
This week the team rambles a bit, not like any other week!
This week Alison fills us in on the moments after we last taped the show... it's glorious... also the team tackle a flower thief in NJ and curse while you work, it helps.
This week the team is struck by a gremlin... in the form of an audio snafu. Thankfully it doesn't slow down the Musk talk or cats with guns... thank …
This week it's all about weddings, Star Wars and spider bites... you'd think we'd be done with spider bites!
This week the crack investigators at Half Hour Happy Hour dig deep into Nasa's new revolutions about space water... also a "real" squirrel story... …
This week the team talk about Star Wars bar, squirrel trainer... sorta and clones hate the new IT trailer.
This week the Half Hour Team talks surprise parties, pythons = nopes and the man Musk is upgrading out brains.
This week Alison is back from yet another bachelor/bachelorette party, Tom turns 40 volcano years old and Alex is there.
This week a special guest stops by... mainly because of the incessant barking. Alison talk about some car fun and Tom finally talks about his Netflix show!
This week is all about the best man, aka Alison Haislip! Also what's the deal with Papa John's, and Alex has a Tesla Autodrive match.
This week the team talks Moon trips, bad skiers and moar Hollywood parking!
This week it's back to basics... planet science, Alison loses her shit and Alex breaks the show!
This week Alison, Alex and TSV talk Alex's new Tesla, more spider attacks and finally a winner of the Poo in Space issue.
This week the team talk about some nasty critters, also make sure you're prying to the right God... not an action figure.
This week it's all about the big Birthday! It's Alison's Birthday!!! Oh and they also talk about massive water cities so you know, it's fun.
This week the team talk seriously... also drunkly, about the nature of the world... also what our food should eat... oh and I have no spiders to be …
The team is back and talking Alexa overhearing things, Alex drinking again and SCIENCE!
This week the music flows, and the team talks movies, drinking and low class fast food... you know, usual week.
This week that Half Hour team talk semantics, Amazon airships and Alison's heritage.
It's the the new year! Time for the team to check in on what's to come and say "Goodbye 2016... you were kind of a Dick"
They finally made it through to the 12th day of Drunksmas. Alison losing it on the floor while Tom and Alex talk New Year's resolutions.
Nothing like a little homemade eggnog to get the blood flowing. Speaking of blood, horror icon Ted Raimi stops by for some holiday cheer.
Are we all in Bizarro world? We get to ask Bizarro Superman writer Heath Corson
By day 9 there was drunk Alison showing up in full force to chat with her friend Chris Paul
On the 8th day there was an Aussie... Maude Garrett stops by to tell us what's really going on with those deadly dick seeking spiders.
Drunksmas is getting real people... day 7 and it's all about a "Fist Fight" with director Richie Keen
Time to get a little nostalgic with Alex's TRS co-host and 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg
Day 5, it's getting nuts but let's talk Cons! It's EP of Con Man PJ Haarsma
On the fourth day of Drunksmas the HHHH peeps are joined by friend of the show Stephen Scaia to class up the joint
Day 3 of Drunksmas is all about the shakes! The crew is joined by the lovely and talented Krysta Rodriguez
On this, the second day of Drunksmas, Alison, Alex and Tom are joined by the only alumni from Drunksmas 2015, Michele Morrow.
Today is the FIRST DAY OF DRUNKSMAS! The Happy Hour team are joined by Brea Grant to kick off the craziness.
In this 100th episode the team talk Drunksmass plans, self driving trucks and alcohol and antibiotics.
This week the HHHH team talk about diamond batteries, instant mistakes and freeing King Louie.
This week Alex was hit by the Thanksgiving sickness, Alison and SVT help him feel better by talking about "impossible" drives, squirrel beer and don't be a dick to the car without a driver.
This week Alison, Alex and TSV talk about things you should not put on your dick, Spain's war on memes and the down side of a viral video.
This week there's some light talk about politics, Harry Potter play and MONKEY SCIENCE!
Time for some Happy Hour. This week the team talks AR and VR, plus use a drone to secure your home!
On this episode Alison, Alex and TSV talk aliens, are we alone, and more Tesla news. When will the announcements end?!
This week the sci-fi conspiracy theories abound and a very 1984 thing happening in China.
It's MONDAY! Time for the Half Hour Happy Hour team to drink some booze and chat some news. This week the kids talk baboon hearts and BATMAN!
This week the team tackle super silk, the great giant octopus attack in NYC and arsenic baby!
Get your ass to Mars, this week the gang cover new Mars missions and more penis biting "down under."
Alison, Alex and SVT Tom cover classic Florida story and BEES!
This week A, A and SVT get down with soft robots and brain hacking... also there's dick talk.
This week the Happy Hour team talk about deadly hickeys, drone heroes and fan emails!!! Drink people!
This week team Happy Hour is LIVE! Straight from the Stone Company Store in Pasadena CA. Where else would one drink beer and discuss deadly AI …
This week is a super week! The first cover shot of Super Volcano's new comic book, as well as some serious Dungeons and Dragons DM talk.
This week Alex tells the group all about his 40th birthday driving BMWs oh and a little think about SELF DRIVING CARS! Hello future, you got here fast.
This week the team tackle the future of liquid metals, can someone say T1000?
This week Alison, Alex and TSVK talk high end toast, a shot that will keep you alive under water and of course some great listener emails.
This week Alison regales the boys the story of her almost lost dog. We talk about tripping balls, Seagulls and bad tattooing.
Live from SDCC 2016! Questions from the audience and the most epic one sentence story ever! Boom from Comic Con!
This week Alison, Alex and TSV talk about Russian robots, drones for the ferrats and of course testicle removal. Yay!
This week Alison, Alex and TSV find out some downfalls to the new Pokemon Go AR game, talk a touch of science(?) and creep each other out about plague doctors!
This week Alison, Alex and TSVK dive into the act of pleasuring ones self for charity, the first Tesla automated fatality and FINANCE LESSONS!
This week the team was in San Diego to MAKE BEER! They also tackle Brexit, Russians with a bear pet and it isn't smart to walk on fire.
This week the Half Hour team comes to you from the lovely Newport Beach CA! They talk E3 fun, Russian stuff and dumb criminals.
This week the Half Hour team talk living without a heart in your chest, and the beginning steps for the HHHH Moon Base!
This week Alison, Alex and Tom talk about a shocking surprise inside a Kinder Egg, the universal translator is almost here and so are human pig babies!
This week Alison is back from her trip over seas... and boy does she have a doozy of a story! Don't, I repeat don't, mess with Ms. Haislip.
This week Alison, Alex and Tom talk about accidentally gaining your sight back, making out with celebs and a city of hermits!
This week the half hour team talk about ghost ships in Liberia, Alison talks about her new short film Rage Quit and Super Volcano and Alex get all …
This week the team at Half Hour Happy Hour discuss the bringing back of the dead! Also a great follow up on Alison's Kinder Eggs... jail time?
This week Alison, Alex and TSV talk about a sex doll mistaken for an Angel, surprise eggs sweeping YouTube and unfortunate penis attacks.
This week Alison, Alex and Tom talk about the future of the brain on tech as well as the "scientific?" relevance of the cheerleader effect... yay science?
This week the team talks space travel as well as contacts that can change your perception. Plus why is sending date through pork a good thing? Find out NOW!
This week it's time to dance! Well celebrate at least... IT'S OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!
This week Alison, Alex and Tom are back in the garage. Tom makes a surprise revelation and the whole team talks about snake tossing, cuz why not!
This week we're LIVE from WonderCon 2016! With special guest Jerry Trainor... and LOTS of drinks!
This week Alison, Alex and Tom give you their origin story, everything glasses and the apocalypse. Also Alex does a little circus stunt... we think he'll be fine.
This week Alison, Alex and Tom talk about poor robot deaths, how soon for the Moon and the Government... yes that's right, the Government.
In this episode Alison, Alex and Tom talk about nudity in the theater as well as MOR ALIENS! Also let's see if how close we are to real time travel.
This week it's all about science and death! Alison, Alex and Tom talk about unfrozen rabbit brains, a meteorite that kills and some light Netflix talk.
This week Alex recounts his adventure in the winter weather at Newark Airport, the team talk FCC and cable companies as well as ALIENS!!!
This week Alison, Alex and Tom deliver a classic Half Hour Happy Hour show with the perfect mix of Sex and Science? They talk gravitational waves, orgasm clocks and video game sex devices. It's all down hill from …
This week Alison, Alex and Tom get into science made meat, gene splicing and what the heck is a Solar Road? C'est Bon!
This week Alison, Alex and Mr. Supervolcano discover the the best thing about being a Dutch driving instructor, talk about how robots will soon be …
This week Alison, Alex and Tom talk about herbal vaginal detox balls, yes that's a thing. And the return of doctor full body transplant! Plus …
This week Alison, Alex and Tom talk self parking cars, the worlds first bionic penis and the baffling fact that Microsoft has it's own digital watch... and has for a while!
This week Alex and Alison with Tom in tow dig into sex... with stories about a new male contraceptive nut switch and some good ol' VR porn! Also …
The team is back for their first sit down in 2016! Champagne was had, stories were told and the garage was freezing. Alison, Alex and Tom deliver a …
It's the final day of Drunksmas, day 12. Alison, Alex and Tom look back on their favorite moments, well mostly Alex and Tom because Alison is …
As Drunksmas Day 11 arrives and the teams is very "spirited?" what better time to fix all their science errors with Nerdist science editor Kyle Hill!
Drunksmas Day 10 gets a little eat people-y with Christian Kane!
The gang is coming around the bend with Drunksmas Day 9 and the host of Dating Naked Amy Paffrath.
The holiday drinking continues with Drunksmas Day 8 with the angelic star of Life in Pieces Angelique Cabral.
It's time to class up the joint for Drunksmas Day 7 with the always amazing Clare Grant!
Drunksmas Day 6 and it's in full effect, actor Joel Johnstone sits in for a bit too much merriment.
It's Christmas day and Drunksmas Day 5, who better to stop by than the "shows friend" Jerry Trainor... there's love in the air.
Drunksmas Day 4 is going ape... with Terry Matalas the creator/showrunner of the hit Syfy original series 12 Monkeys and his Deacon actor Todd Stashwick.
It's Drunksmas Day 3 and it's only getting crazier this time thanks to the man the myth the legend Mr. Kevin Pereira.
Drunksmas Day 2 starts the constant flow of special guests, kicking off with the amazing Michele Morrow!
The 12 Days of Drunksmas begin today with Alison, Alex and Tom celebrating Drunksmas Day 1!
This week Alison and Alex check in on the quantum computer, talk about Russian scientists and Google Fiber in LA!
This week Alison and Alex talk about the "cruel" practice of playing Chipmunk music at homeless people, aging is now a disease and we "scientists" explain Quantum Computing.
This week Alison and Alex talk about a start up that aims to download your brain into a robot body so you can live forever! Also rocket talk featuring Jeff Bezos... he's rocket goes up, and comes down. Plus why we …
This week Alison and Alex get real scieney on magnetic wormholes, talk morals of driverless cars and is it a good thing or bad thing that NASA is …
This week Alison and Alex talk GM Tomatoes, Google Cars getting tickets... or not, mice brains and sneaky Pepsi cans.
This week Alison and Alex talk about BlizzCon, becoming an Astronaut, killer Hypnosis and a dorms for adults.
This week Alison and Alex talk about a suicide coaster, a simple dream switch and a way to get more than your share of first class flights. Wish we had thought of that! Also Tom ends the show early... Alison = Not …
This week Alison and Alex take on self repairing cities, the million drone army of the holidays, the new retirement age and of course artificial skin!
This week Alex and Alison are amazed by the self driving car... it's HERE! Drones be gone and McDonald's all day breakfast might be bad for business.
This week Alison and Alex talk New Orleans weddings, ride share sex, Draft Kings cheats and AR!
This week Alison and Alex look into the NASA announcement that water was found on Mars. The dive bar as we know it is going away... where can all the toothless people drink?
This week Alison and Alex get a little buzzed and talk space foods, VW scams and more sex bots... there's a theme!
This week Alison and Alex take on the robo-sex industry, fire tornadoes, baby fight club and finally invisibility cloaks!
This week Alison and Alex cover the wild world of Apple TV, a man who's hand is sewn to his stomach, airplane ice from above and super mice... here …
This week Alison and Alex talk about personal flamethrowers in Detroit, Chinese bird killing monkeys, boys ripping paintings and People Zoos!
This week Alison and Alex talk nerd porn titles, supervolcanos, pocket robots and MORE!
This week Alison and Alex talk Hyperloop and claustrophobia, cheating on your lady hax and SCIENCE!
In this episode Alison and Alex talk about idiots. Idiots who dress like a bear to scare bears! Idiots who wander through sewers for jems and SPACE ELEVATORS!
This week Alison and Alex talk space plants, true hoverboards, crazy fast as poop planes and people getting mauled by lions for art?
This week Alison and Alex talk stalker nanny, Meth in fast food, crazy Russian hiker story and "F" Cool Kids. Also Alison's post BBQ drunkness makes …
This week Alison and Alex talk second Earth, a town who all fall asleep and for the love of all things holy can we please have an f-ing Moon base?!
This week Alison and Alex talk keeping kids life goals realistic, Alex isn't a gardner, free candy isn't as good as Alison would like to think and …
This week we are LIVE from San Diego Comic Con! Alison literally can't handle her wine and Alex gets giddy about porn titles. Also watch as Alison tries to keep the show curse word free... for about two seconds. All …
On this weeks episode Alison is BACK from Ireland! Alex celebrated the US Womens World Cup team, by drinking all day. And Tom sings the theme song.
This week Alison, Alex and Tom talk nanobots, self driving car accidents, moral differents in the sexes and hands free texting on a whole different …
This week Alison, Alex and Tom tackle big issues like $100,000 of Meth wash up on Mexico shore in a motorized surfboard, NASAs first robot in space and of course Netflix discovery blows!
This week is a crazy one! Alison, Alex and Tom talk about Netflix celebrity travel a dable of E3 coverage and of course brains connected to the Internet. BID LOTS of new catch phrases!
This week Alison Alex and Tom dive deep into the future of lab made limbs, super sonic air travel and classical music calming the horde. As always FAN EMAILS! Enjoy!
Alison and Alex chat about Cryostasis, real food in your crap food, chinese WoW torture and fans finally save Taylor! Oh and Tom is the new Alison.
This week Alison and Alex talk about Wolverine shins, bionic eyes and BATTLEBOTS! Maybe even a quick Tom one sentence story?
This week Alison and Alex talk about actual poop maps, kids lighting themselves on fire you know because they are smart and downloading your brain is closer than ever!
This week Alison and Alex talk about aliens, men trapped on the moon and if sex in space is possible.
Alison and Alex upgrade their "audio engineer" Tom, talk about Augmented Reality, warp drives and whole house battery packs. Plus Alex teaches …
This week Alison and Alex tackle the new Joker, small to large studio fires and Tom's usefulness to the show. Hint: he's useful. Also the device …
This week Alison talk about here obsession over frequent flier miles, Tom give you a glimps at his best Chris Farley and Alex let's slip a little something about reunions?
This week Alison and Alex talk about the worlds first full body transplant, monks making Four Loko Wine at Buckfast Abby, food poisoning and global …


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The Convention on Biological Diversity, 11th meeting of Conference of the Parties (CBD COP 11) got underway at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India. An estimated 5000 delegates from all over the globe have congregated at the CBD COP 11 venue in this historic Indian city to find solutions to the most pressing issues facing biodiversity conservation.
Mr. Hoshino Kazuaki - representative of the Ministry of Environment, Japan and Mr. Ryu Matsumoto - former minister for Environment declared the opening of the CoP11 and handed over the presidency to Ms. Jayanthi Natarajan - Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
Ms. Natarajan in her opening remarks stated the need for all parties to mobilize resources to achieve the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets which are part of the strategic plan agreed at COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan in 2010. Speaking on the occasion she said, "We have been provided a singular opportunity to collectively decide the allocation of resources to generate momentum to achieve the Aichi targets - expenditure on biodiversity needs to be looked at as an investment for future generations and not as costs".
In his opening remarks, CBD Executive Secretary Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza stressed on the need to put in energy and resources into implementing the Aichi targets. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. de Souza urged the parties to ratify the convention within the next COP.
Addressing the inaugural session of the COP11, de Souza drew linkages between global business sector and the Aichi targets. "I urge you to mobilize the financial resources to enable developing countries to achieve the 2020 targets" he said. He also called on urgent attention to all parties and stakeholders to ensure the implementation of at least half of the targets by 2015 if significant progress was to be achieved by the end of the decade.
Speaking at a side event on IUCN's contribution to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets on October 9, Jane Smart - head of IUCN delegation and Global Director of IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Group and Species Program remarked that the IUCN knowledge products support the implementation of the 2020 Aichi biodiversity targets which underpins the entire IUCN program for 2013-2016. The event discussed on how IUCN's Aichi roles and policy could contribute to the articulation and delivery of the targets in countries.
The 11th meeting of the parties is scheduled to be held from 8 - 19 October.

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Baker comes full circle as backup catcher
MESA, Ariz. -- John Baker was able to call his father with some good news.
"To be able to talk to my dad and say, 'Hey, do you want to see Opening Day of the 100-year anniversary of Wrigley Field?' If that doesn't give you goosebumps, you have no pulse," Baker said.
MESA, Ariz. -- John Baker was able to call his father with some good news.
"To be able to talk to my dad and say, 'Hey, do you want to see Opening Day of the 100-year anniversary of Wrigley Field?' If that doesn't give you goosebumps, you have no pulse," Baker said.
Baker, 33, found out on Wednesday that he had made the Cubs' Opening Day roster as the backup catcher. It's a job that doesn't get headlines, but it's an important role. Not only does Baker have to be willing to catch extra bullpens, but also is sometimes pressed into the role of camp counselor.
He won the job over George Kottaras, who was placed on unconditional release waivers on Wednesday, and Eli Whiteside, who will open the season at Triple-A Iowa. Cubs manager Rick Renteria knew Baker from their time together the last two seasons with San Diego.
"I came in under the premise that it was going to be a competition," Baker said. "I had a positive mindset the entire time, that it was my job to take if I played well. I think that's all you can ask for is that kind of an opportunity."
This spring, Baker batted .280 in 12 Cactus League games, and Renteria complimented the "well roundedness" of his game.
"It's pretty validating," Baker said. "I told them in the meeting it's almost sweeter than the first time I got called up."
Baker made the Padres' Opening Day roster last year, but was sent down to make room for Yasmani Grandal, who began the season serving a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Baker was injured in his first game in the Minor Leagues, and designated for assignment on June 10. He was claimed by the Dodgers five days later. It was a crazy year, in which Baker said he was "dragging my family all over the map."
Jeff Samardzija said he liked that Baker was a "cerebral catcher."
"I think about all the things that they don't have to think about, and that's the goal," Baker said. "When I'm back there putting down signs, I want to create a robot on the mound that just looks in, and says, 'That looks good and I'm going to throw it.'"
Baker did play at Class A Kane County in 2003, when it was one of the Athletics' Minor League teams. He stays in touch with his host family.
"I loved my time there," Baker said. "Every time we had an off day, [his host] gave us his Cubs season tickets and I saw Cubs games. It's kind of full circle validating and a pretty emotional moment."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat.


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10 Things I Wish I Asked my Mom Before She Died
I didn't make it home from South Africa in time to see my mom before she died. Here, back in Canada, in the house where I spent most of my youth, sorting through her things to give to charity, I am overwhelmed by questions I wish I had asked her. In appreciation of both my mother's sensitive spirit and her sense of humour, here are the top 10 questions I wished I had asked my mom before she died.


text: "To be honest, I'm thinking much more about science than about religion when I'm writing. To me, art itself is a religion and the challenge to it is not religion, it's the hardcore materialism of science. So I spend quite a bit of time trying to make sense of how I seem to have a soul, I have this ghostly consciousness, yet I know as a believer in science that this is just coming from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen molecules. I think if you take science seriously there are a lot of interesting questions to ask. I would be happy if more novelists, not just science fiction writers, paid attention to that." — Freedom author Jonathan Franzen, quoted in the Telegraph


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A few months ago, a former police friend of mine was accidentally shot and killed at a private gun range. As some of us talked about the accident, the conversation shifted to firearms safety in general, and a move my former police department made a dozen years back to make the range experience more safe and useful. The new policy said that officers were required to qualify wearing whatever attire he or she wore during their regular duties. The logic was simple: Drawing your weapon and getting on target while wearing jeans and a T-shirt can be very different from performing the same actions while wearing the issued uniform. One other aspect of that policy was that all officers had to be wearing their issued body armor while shooting, since the general orders technically required that all officers wear theirs whenever on duty, and did not list an exception for anyone below the rank of lieutenant. Oh, and none of that business of throwing your vest on over your shirt, because you had been in a specialty unit for so many years, it wouldn't fit underneath it anymore, either! You had to dress as you would while on duty.
As I'm sure you've already realized, that rule created problems for those of us in the Aviation section. First, a bulletproof vest was not part of our standard work attire. After all, it kinda defeats the purpose of a Nomex flight suit if hot resin is melting all over you in a post-crash fire. Second, most of us wore horizontal shoulder holsters, which our range master used to hate because – understandably – he didn't like the muzzle pointed backwards toward his line instructors when the gun was holstered, or "sweeping" the person in the next lane as it was being drawn and swung towards the target.
Being the sergeant in charge of the unit – and the acting commander at the time, if I recall correctly – it was my duty to make the case that my guys could not follow the mandate that had been laid down, since we did not wear body armor on duty, nor have flight suits that a vest would fit underneath properly. And, in spite of the range generally being against wearing shoulder holsters on the firing line, that's what we wore.
As expected, my argument was met with resistance by an otherwise reasonable guy, who was tired of everyone applying to him for an exception. But concessions were made, and we were able to qualify without a whole lot of angst.
The "train-as-you-fight, and fight-as-you-train" axiom was still valid, and that was what our range master was trying to accomplish, albeit in a one-size-fits-all manner. But the more I think about it, the more I continue to wonder if police aviators are ever truly proficient in their use of firearms or the application of firearms retention techniques while wearing apparel and gun leather that isn't practical for a cop anywhere outside of the cockpit.
Shoulder holsters don't stay as secure when the tie-down strap doesn't have a solid leather belt to attach to. But do we practice drawing our weapons quickly with that working against us? A well-fitting pair of Nomex gloves will allow the wearer to pick up a dime, but when they're new, the leather can be very slippery. Would we be able to get a firm grip on our weapons if we had to draw them while wearing new gloves? The whole shoulder holster thing bothered me the most. I often found myself standing in line at a store or talking to a citizen with the grip of my gun exposed, and positioned perfectly for some nut facing me to make a grab for it. And since I couldn't find a vertical shoulder holster anywhere, I was concerned that if the retention snap were to open during a struggle out in public, my weapon could fall out, as it had done in the aircraft a couple of times when my four-point harness inadvertently unsnapped it.
The solution I came up with for being comfortable with my own firearms/clothing combination was to reject the traditional shoulder holster used by many aviators, and order my flight suits with belt keepers. I then found a suitable belt and security holster for my weapon, and began wearing it around my waist. Doing so made me much more comfortable when around others, and eliminated the muscle-memory confusion I sometimes experienced due to carrying my gun under my left armpit 40 hours a week, but on my right hip the rest of the time.
Most police pilots are, and will always be, bound by the uniform regulations set down by their department. Many regulations will even dictate what kind of holster must be worn. And even if they don't, there aren't very many choices on the market for the law enforcement aviator. That leaves us with some decisions to make about weapon retention and accessibility.
Sure, the average aircraft crewmember isn't going to be out in the general public for any significant amount of the day. We're usually behind a chain link fence, or 500 feet in the air. But I think all flight crews should take a look at what they wear and how they pack their pistols, just to see if there is room for improvement. If there isn't, or the perfect setup for them is already in play, great. It certainly didn't hurt to look.


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YEC ID supporter Paul Nelson defends record
Commenter Andy Groves, wrote,
"So I have a professional interest in knowing who Ebert is talking about"I don't normally respond to comments, but thought that this one might lead somewhere interesting, so contacted Paul Nelson for a comment in response and here it is:
[Note: He is quoting Denyse O'Leary, who was addressing an unsubstantiated accusation that young earth creationists who support intelligent design conceal their YEC views. Go here for the context.]
How about Paul Nelson? Paul is a YEC, but has not to my knowledge publicly stated that he is a YEC since becoming associated with the DI. He used to write YEC stuff under the pseudonym Peter Gordon, but hasn't done that for many years.
Paul has recently been demoted from a Senior Fellow to a Fellow of the DI, but he has said this is due to his tardiness in publishing his long-awaited monograph "On Common Descent".
Paul is a very nice chap in person, by the way.
In addition, since many members of the DI studiously/disingenuously avoid discussing the age of the Earth at all ("not my area of expertise" are usually the weasel words), it is very hard to tell whether they are YECs or not. But you probably know them better than me, Denyse. Would you like to go down the list of DI Senior Fellows and say whether you know for a fact whether they accept an Old Earth and a non-literal interpretation of Genesis?
I'm not saying that to try and paint them guilty until proven innocent, merely to illustrate the point that their public comments on this issue are hard to find.
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Hi Denyse,
I like Andy, a lot (we met at the Soc for Developmental Biology meeting in Boston a couple of years ago), but he needs to get his history straight:
1. I became a fellow at Discovery in 1996, and published a chapter defending YEC with John Mark Reynolds (in the Zondervan volume Three Views on Creation and Evolution) in 1999. In fact, the submission of my chapter MS was delayed, much to the consternation of the Zondervan editors, because Discovery colleagues were urging me to drop out of the book. I've never made any effort to hide my YEC convictions, which are mainly theological in origin.
To my knowledge, I'm the token (i.e., only) YEC among the Discovery fellows.
2. I stopped using the pseudonym "Peter Gordon" as a 1st year graduate student (in 1985), because Kurt Wise advised me that using pseudonyms was bad practice for scientific dissenters. Nothing I wrote under that name, however, had anything to do with YEC in particular: I wrote book reviews (e.g., of Kitcher), articles on natural selection, and the like, but nothing about YEC. I adoped the pseudonym as an undergraduate because I had been graded punitively as a student for dissenting from neo-Darwinism, and wanted to protect myself while applying to graduate school.
Feel free to put all of this up on your site, and tell Andy that I hope to see him at SDB next year, if he's going.
For more on YEC, see Creation Ministries International.
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"Megacities will strive toward creating a sustainable environment by investing in innovative smart city concepts that foster green technologies and transport across all aspects of the city." –Mohamed Mubarak, automotive and transportation group industry analyst with Frost & Sullivan
If you haven't yet heard the term "megacity," get used to it quickly, for it's something that's going to make big changes in the transportation world from here on out.
"Megacities," by the way, are defined as urban areas with a population of 10 million or more. Today, there are 11 areas with populations of 15 million or more and just five years from now, the world is projected to have 24 of them –with such dense communities creating new transportation trend lines, such as the demand for more maneuverable freight hauling capability within their borders.
"Urban growth is surging worldwide and currently, over half the world's population lives in cities," notes Mohamed Mubarak, automotive and transportation group industry analyst with research firm Frost & Sullivan.
"Explosive urban population growth and sprawl pose a variety of challenges and opportunities in the way people move around for social and business needs," he said. "The cities in developing economies will become the largest markets for existing mobility technologies while their developed counterparts will pressurize the personal mobility sector to reinvent itself into sustainable forms."
Frost & Sullivan is also hosting a special analyst briefing this week on how transportation will be affected by these megacity trends.
Mubarak said the spatial expansion of cities and the resultant change in mobility patterns will foster f new modes of commuting and a broader shift towards eco-friendly transportation. On top of that, there will be more demand for "integrated mobility" and more regulations governing vehicular movement, he explained.
It is to be noted that 10 of the 20 largest megacities will be in developing economies and the demand for personal mobility will be more pronounced in these countries as a result of their newly gained economic status," Mubarak added.
"In developed economies, megacities will strive toward creating a sustainable environment by investing in innovative smart city concepts that foster green technologies and transport across all aspects of the city," he noted.
And it's not all about transportation, either. Urbanization expert Dr. Willfried Wienholt, for one, believes future urban development strategies must give greater consideration to the principle of sustainability as, between now and 2030, 90% of global population growth will occur in cities.
Wienholt's research indicates that an additional two billion inhabitants will move into urban centers in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East during this period, putting a huge strain on infrastructure and the environment.
Consider water, for example. Cities already consume 60% of all drinking water worldwide, either directly or indirectly as water for raising food products. With regard to energy, the state of São Paulo—the largest urban area in South America—accounts for 60% of total energy consumption in Brazil.
"Suitable housing and access to clean drinking water for all, power supplies and transport systems that are as efficient and environmentally friendly as possible, and land use and construction projects that proceed in accordance with the principle of sustainability, will all be required," said Wienholt.
[For fun, check out the trailer for the awful 1995 movie Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone. The film, based on a popular comic book hero, puts the megacity in a more negative context; making it a place rife with crime and disorder, in need of a military-style police force.]
Transportation in particular will be strongly affected by all of this, Frost & Sullivan's Mubarak said.
"There will be a strong and steady growth in demand for conventional vehicles in the developing economies whereas the cities of the developed economies will undergo a transformation, witnessing the trial of a series of personal mobility concepts ranging from bicycle hire programs to on demand personal mobility services on a larger scale," he pointed out. "The vehicle ownership trends in these cities will see a higher adoption of bikes, electric vehicles, city-centric cars and other forms of compact motorized vehicles not seen before."
Of course, making such wholesale transportation shifts as smooth as possible won't be easy – especially when it comes to electric vehicles, as they'll place increased demand on local utility grids that supply the power to charge them.
As a result, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) just recently created a new standard, J2836/1, to establish "use cases" for two-way communication between plug-in electric vehicles and the electric power grid, for energy transfer and other applications.
"The biggest challenge for utilities is managing the grid during peak times, a time when energy is the most expensive and demand is greatest," said Rich Scholer, HEV E/E systems engineer with Ford Motor Co., chairman of SAE International's hybrid task force, and sponsor of the new standard.
"As we add more plug-in electric vehicles to the grid, we're increasing our need for on-peak power and infrastructure," he noted. "This standard will help enable consumers to charge their vehicles at off-peak hours and help utilities better manage the grids during peak hours, thus minimizing cost and grid impacts."
Scholer added that J2836/1 is the first in a series of five standards that are being developed by SAE International to address utility programs for plug-in electric vehicles.
Vehicle electrification is but one "side effect," if you will, driven by the growth of megacities, noted Paul Mascarenas, a Ford vice president and general chairman of the 2010 SAE World Congress.
"Throughout human history, urban areas have attracted individuals seeking greater economic opportunity. As a city's population grew, so did economic prosperity, which then attracted more individuals seeking greater opportunities," he said in a speech at the group's recent annual meeting. "And so the cycle continues."
Yet despite the promise of mass transit, telecommuting and other alternatives, the automobile has been and will continue to be a key driver of economic opportunity in the megacities of the 21st century, Mascarenas believes, However, while automobiles offer unique potential to drive economic development, they also present unique challenges.
Consider the megacities projected to be the two largest by 2015, he said: Jakarta, Indonesia, and Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan. In Indonesia, the average age is 27 years old and gross domestic product [GDP] per capita is about $4,000, steeped in a rich mix of languages and ethnic backgrounds. By contrast, Japan has one of the most homogeneous cultures in the world, with an average age of 44 and GDP per capita of about $32,000.
"In both Jakarta and Tokyo-Yokohama, air pollution is a critical concern," Mascarenas explained. "Yet simply adding already available emission controls – let alone introducing technologies like electrification – would make the average automobile unaffordable for most potential buyers in Jakarta."
Growth rates, age of infrastructure and geographic constraints also vary widely from one megacity to another, he added. Consider New York City, which is geographically constrained with a long-established infrastructure and a population growing at only about one-half percent per year. "The slow growth makes it difficult to radically alter the infrastructure to support new vehicle technology or alternative transportation solutions," he said.
On the other hand, Shenzhen, China, is a young megacity with a growth rate of 3.7% per year and a rapidly expanding infrastructure. "This offers the potential to support new and alternative vehicle technologies – or to develop solutions that combine personal transportation with mass public transit," Mascarenas noted.
"So the question is, will emerging markets in the 21st century simply follow the same path that mature markets followed in the 20th century? Perhaps at an accelerated pace?" he asked. "Or will they follow a different path entirely?"
These are but some of the complex challenges that will impact transportation as megacities evolve – and the solutions to them won't be simple, either.


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Update: There is now a new draft of CISPA that has rendered some (though unfortunately not all) of this analysis obsolete.
The forces behind HR 3523, the dangerous Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act which is going to move forward in Congress at the end of the month, are beginning to get cagey about the growing backlash from the internet community. In an attempt to address some of the key concerns, the bill's authors, representatives Mike Rogers and Dutch Ruppersberger, hosted a conference call specifically geared at digital reporters. The invitation was for "Cyber Media and Cyber Bloggers" (seriously) and took place at 7am Silicon Valley time—thus demonstrating that they are totally in touch with the tech community. During the call, the representatives were intent on hammering certain points home: that the bill respects privacy and civil liberties, is not about surveillance, is targeted at actions by foreign states, and is nothing like SOPA.
Unfortunately, none of that is really true. The text of the bill, even with the two key amendments made since (all pdf links and embedded below), is still full of extremely broad definitions which fail to create the safeguards that the representatives insist are present, and which leave room for dangerous unintended consequences.
CISPA at a Glance
In broad terms, CISPA is about information sharing. It creates broad legal exemptions that allow the government to share "cyber threat intelligence" with private companies, and companies to share "cyber threat information" with the government, for the purposes of enhancing cybersecurity. The problems arise from the definitions of these terms, especially when it comes to companies sharing data with the feds.
Is CISPA the new SOPA?
This is the notion that the reps behind the bill are most desperate to kill. Their primary response is that CISPA has nothing to do with seizing domains or censoring websites, but that's only true on the surface. The bill defines "cybersecurity systems" and "cyber threat information" as anything to do with protecting a network from:
'(A) efforts to degrade, disrupt, or destroy such system or network; or
'(B) theft or misappropriation of private or government information, intellectual property, or personally identifiable information.
It's easy to see how that definition could be interpreted to include things that go way beyond network security—specifically, copyright policing systems at virtually any point along a network could easily qualify. And since one of the recipients of the shared information would be Homeland Security—the department that includes ICE and its ongoing domain seizures—CISPA creates the very real possibility for this information to be used as part of a SOPA-like crusade to lock down the internet. So while the bill itself has nothing to do with domain seizures, it gives the people behind such seizures a potentially powerful new weapon.
The reps insist that when they refer to intellectual property, they are not thinking about media piracy or even counterfeiting, but about foreign-based attacks on domestic companies to steal their research and development (they tout examples like the plans for jet fighters). Unfortunately, the bill's definitions create no such restriction, leaving the door wide open for more creative interpretations.
How can the government use the information?
The original text of the bill was really bad, simply saying the government cannot use the information for "regulatory purposes." This was amended to be more restrictive, but not by much: now, the same broad "cybersecurity" definition applies to what they can use the data for, and as if that wasn't enough, they can also use it for "the protection of the national security of the United States." I don't need to tell you that the government is not exactly famous for narrowly interpreting "national security."
So is CISPA a surveillance bill?
The bill specifically prohibits the government from requiring anyone to hand over information, or offering any sort of "quid pro quo" data sharing arrangement. Sharing information is voluntary, and as far as the bill's supporters are concerned, that should end the debate. Of course, as we've seen with things like the warrantless wiretapping scandal, complicity between companies and the government, even when legally questionable, is common and widespread. But even if the safeguards work, CISPA will undoubtedly allow for invasions of privacy that amount to surveillance.
Firstly, while the reps insist that the bill only applies to companies and not individuals, that's very disingenuous. CISPA states that the entity providing the information cannot be an individual or be working for an individual, but the data they share (traffic, user activity, etc.) will absolutely include information about individuals. There is no incentive in the bill to anonymize this data—there is only a clause permitting anonymization, which is meaningless since the choice of what data to share is already voluntary. Note that any existing legal protections of user privacy will not apply: the bill clearly states that the information may be shared "notwithstanding any other provision of law".
So we've got the government collecting this data, potentially full of identifying information of users in the U.S. and elsewhere, and they are free to use it for any of those broadly defined cybersecurity or national security purposes. But, it gets worse: the government is also allowed to affirmatively search the information for those same reasons—meaning they are by no means limited to examining the data in relation to a specific threat. If, for example, a company were to provide logs of a major attack on their network, the government could then search that information for pretty much anything else they want.
Can CISPA be fixed?
Most of the new provisions currently being considered for CISPA have to do with adding oversight and liability to prevent the government from violating any of the terms—but that doesn't address the problems in the bill at all, since the terms are already so broad. CISPA would require significant new restrictions to come anywhere close to being a good bill—a fact that points to Congress' inability to effectively design internet regulation. Moreover, there isn't even clear evidence that new cybersecurity laws are necessary. This is a bill that needs to die.
The EFF has a tool to help you contact your representative about CISPA and the broader issue of cybersecurity legislation. The bill is going to the House the week of April 23rd, so now is the time to get involved. As with SOPA, this is not an issue that solely effects Americans: the data may come from U.S. companies, but it will involve people from all over the world—and, indeed, foreign entities are one of the bill's prime targets. It's once again time for the internet to speak up and send a clear message to Congress: don't mess with something you don't understand.
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I am arguing for the sql managed identity column because there will be no contention created and keep overhead down.
My partner is arguing for generating the values manually via another table where we can have a UDF lock the resource increment an ID table with one field called ID_Value by +1 and use this as a global unique identifier. Or have the table do an id+1 when inserting. The logic here is that it would be simple to move data between servers and/or environments not having the identify constraint.
Without running tests on his solution I doubt it is at all scalable because all inserts are not bottle necked via this id generation, or each table id generation.
Also, I don't believe moving chunks of records is all that difficult is it, even with the identity constraint?
Who is right and please detail the exact reasoning.
EDIT: when I say moving databases or servers or environments i mean moving from one DB where there is data to another similar DB with lets say staging or dummy data. For testing in non prod we may want to pull all records from yesterday down to staging for testing. this is what i meant with moving data.
EDIT ~ drachenstern For those following along, this question was dual-posted, migrated from SO, and merged once it got to this site. Just trying to keep valid conversations on one place.


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You?ve made it to August but still feel you haven?t taken advantage of the peak sunshine. Don?t fear, if ever there was a month to enjoy a warm couple of days on the continent, a mountainous adventure, or a weekend of culture and comedy, August is the ideal time and round off the summer in style. Here are The Luxury Editor?s best places to go on holiday in August.
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A cultural mecca, Florence is a discovery of Renaissance treasures, fragrant Tuscan cuisine and romanticism abound. There aren?t many cities which pack so much punch into such a small area. When wandering around the charming cobbled streets there are treats around every corner – stumble across decorative churches, chapels and Basilicas nestled amongst elegant palazzi full of trattorias, tables and chairs tumbling out onto the pavements. August provides another reason to travel to this Italian gem: a true melding of cultures and generations, the New Generation Festival is the brainchild of school friend?s Roger and Frankie. This melting pot of a festival is set amongst the manicured grounds of the Palazzo Corsini al Prato, home to one of Florence?s oldest families. From opera to Harlem jazz, dance music to drag acts, this pair of music aficionados bring together a multitude of genres for a scintillating summer evening of music fuelled revelry (exquisite al-fresco dinning included). Our pick of luxury hotels in Florence:
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Color Options from Quilts and More™ Spring 2009
We know you love the projects that appear in Quilts & More magazine. We took inspiration from projects printed in the magazine and created web-exclusive versions, complete with full instructions.
Cubic Rhythm
Alternating bold prints and tone-on-tones creates a simple, graphic quilt.
Cubic Rhythm Color Option
Citrus Patch Throw
Debbie Maddy used a coordinated lively mix of fabrics from the Fresh Squeezed collection for Moda Fabrics for her citrus-inspired version of Cubic Rhythm.
Stepping Out
Don't throw them away! Use leftover 2-1/2"-wide strips to make a big tote for your sewing supplies. Accent it with a complementary pincushion.
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Easy, Breezy Tote
If you want an even easier bag to assemble, use 6x16-1/2" rectangles of fabric, instead of the rectangles pieced from 2-1/2"-wide strips, for the bag top and bottom. We used stripes from the Kite collection by Felicity Miller for FreeSpirit in place of the pieced strips and added two coordinates in the center band.
Triangle Tango
Bring on the brights with this easier-than-it-looks queen-bed-size quilt made of half-square triangles.
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Using a group of whimsical children's prints, such as the Me & My Sister's Butterfly Fling collection for Moda Fabrics, designer Roseann Meehan Kermes seized the chance to use the versatile units from Triangle Tango to make an appealing baby quilt. Roseann sewed together 63 triangle-squares and omitted the borders to make this 42-1/2x54-1/2" quilt. Or change the fabrics to a more sophisticated palette—the generous size makes a cozy throw for grown-ups.
Optical Illusion
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Make the easy-to-sew Optical Illusion even easier by eliminating the appliqués and cutting the Snowball block corners from a single fabric. Vegetable Dyes by Kathy Hall give this cozy coverlet a soft, lived-in feeling when it's new from the machine. The prints, inspired by old-world, wood-block motifs, are printed with natural dyes for Andover Fabrics.
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Miley Cyrus Quotes Lawrence Krauss, Receives Backlash From Christians
Twitter may be a direct way to communicate with fan but it can also get you in hot water when you are considered a teen role model, like Miley Cyrus. The singer is getting into some scalding hot water with Christians over an image she tweeted baring quotes from a scientist.
With millions of young, impressionable followers, Cyrus tweeted what can be construed as controversial quotes from a theoretical physicist who favors science over religion. Keep in mind that Miss Miley was raised a Christian, which turns this into Christian right wing scandal.
Cyrus tweeted quotes from Lawrence Krauss, which essentially proclaim that humans are all stardust created from atoms of many stars that exploded in the universe. Well, that's at odds with Christian teachings that God created everything in his image and likeness. It's certainly a controversial theory for those with Christian beliefs.
But it gets better. Or worse, depending on your personal belief system.
Krauss also says "Forget Jesus, stars died so that you could live."
It's truly a polarizing series of statements for Christians and people of faith and it's already causing a stir among the Christian right wing.
Why Cyrus shared these quotes and if they reflect her personal beliefs is not immediately known.
You can read the full text of Krauss' quotes below.