text:
Something different from pizza dough
I know this has nothing to do with pizza, other than pizza dough is the basis for the "recipe". I had a ball of the dough I used to make for pizza in the freezer, but since I found PR's Neo-Neapolitan formula, I was loathe to use it for pizza. I also recently saw Giada de Laurentiis make doughnuts using pizza dough on her show. Armed with the dough and a big jug of canola oil, I made some of my own doughnuts this weekend.
I just rolled them in cinnamon sugar per the recipe. They were pretty darned good!
Katie in SC


text:
Media censors Obamanoid cop killer's manifesto
Paul Joseph Watson
February 8, 2013
Imagine if a Tea Party member had written a hate-filled manifesto, killed three people, gone on the run, and then declared "asymmetrical warfare" against a major police department while threatening to slaughter entire families – do you think the mainstream media would be interested in what that manifesto had to say about such an individual's political beliefs?
Without a doubt, the press would be affording obsessive coverage to the fact that this cop killer was a dangerous right-wing extremist, a violent domestic terrorist whose behavior vindicated all those warnings from the federal government about how "liberty lovers" need to be surveilled and silenced.
What if this same individual had expressed vehement support for the second amendment in this very same manifesto? His savage actions would be a poster child for the urgent need to enforce strict gun control measures in the name of public safety.
What if this same individual had expressed support for Congressman Ron Paul? His brutal triple homicide would be instantly exploited to demonize Paul supporters as crazed, unstable lunatics.
Now compare that likely reaction to how the media responded to the story of Christopher Dorner, the individual currently the target of a huge LAPD manhunt following a double homicide last weekend and the fatal shooting of a police officer yesterday morning.
ABC News reported the lurid details of Dorner's Facebook manifesto, how he promised "high action of violence," how he vowed to "bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty," how he would "utilize every bit of small arms training, demolition ordnance, and survival training" in order to target LAPD officers and their families.
However, the news network chose to leave out some pretty significant parts of Dorner's rant that would have undoubtedly been highlighted if the alleged killer's political persuasion had been different.
Dorner is an Obama-supporting, gun control advocating, NRA hating, Piers Morgan loving, big government liberal – and that's why you aren't hearing about his political bent from any of the network news outlets.
Christopher Dorner on Obama
"You disrespect the office of the POTUS/Presidency and Commander in Chief. You call him Kenyan, mongroid, halfrican, muslim, and FBHO when in essence you are to address him as simply, President. The same as you did to President George W. Bush and all those in the highest ranking position of our land before him. Just as I always have. You question his birth certificate, his educational and professional accomplishments, and his judeo-christian beliefs. You make disparaging remarks about his dead parents. You never questioned the fact that his former opponent, the honorable Senator John McCain, was not born in the CONUS or that Bush had a C average in his undergrad. Electoral Candidates children (Romney) state they want to punch the president in the face during debates with no formal repercussions. No one even questioned the fact that the son just made a criminal threat toward the President. You call his wife a Wookie. Off the record, I love your new bangs, Mrs. Obama."
Christopher Dorner on Gun Control
"Who in there right mind needs a fucking silencer!!! who needs a freaking SBR AR15? No one. No more Virginia Tech, Columbine HS, Wisconsin temple, Aurora theatre, Portland malls, Tucson rally, Newtown Sandy Hook. Whether by executive order or thru a bi-partisan congress an assault weapons ban needs to be re-instituted. Period!!! Mia Farrow said it best. "Gun control is no longer debatable, it's not a conversation, its a moral mandate."
Christopher Dorner on Piers Morgan
"Give Piers Morgan an indefinite resident alien and Visa card. Mr. Morgan, the problem that many American gun owners have with you and your continuous discussion of gun control is that you are not an American citizen and have an accent that is distinct and clarifies that you are a foreigner. I want you to know that I agree with you 100% on enacting stricter firearm laws."
Christopher Dorner on the NRA
"Wayne LaPierre, President of the NRA, you're a vile and inhumane piece of shit. You never even showed 30 seconds of empathy for the children, teachers, and families of Sandy Hook."
Christopher Dorner on Hillary Clinton
"You'll make one hell of a president in 2016."
Christopher Dorner on Bill Clinton
"He was always my favorite president."
Christopher Dorner on Joe Biden
"I've always been a fan of yours and consider you one of the few genuine and charismatic politicians."
Just as the mass media downplayed last year's terrorist attack on the Family Research Council because the culprit was an Obama-supporting liberal, the fact that Dorner's political motivations are pro-statist, pro-Obama and pro-gun control means the corporate press dare not even entertain the notion that the alleged killer's views are in any way connected to his rampage.
As Twitchy reports, "Most news outlets are publishing a censored version that is only 11 pages long," leaving out Dorner's political stance.
If Christopher Dorner was a Ron Paul supporting, second amendment advocating, Tea Party member, the reaction from the media would be like night and day.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
The next evolution of activated nascent iodine, Survival Shield X-3, is back in stock at 50% off with double Patriot Points and free shipping!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- 4 Beds
- 1 Full, 4 3/4, 1 Half Baths
Property TypeResidential – Single Family
SubdivisionCordillera Sub Fil 34
Listing Date08/14/19
Year Built2017
AreaCordillera - The Summit
Lot Size2.81 Acres (122,404 SqFt)
Parking2 Car Garage, 1/2 Car Additional, Surface
Property Description
As you walk through the front door of this meticulously designed mountain contemporary home, you will be taken aback with the jaw dropping, see-through, floor to ceiling, unobstructed mountain views. Sitting upon 2.8 acres & overlooking the 18th Fairway of the Cordillera Summit Course, you are surrounded with nature's beauty and the design embraces all of it. Be immersed in detail and luxurious finishes throughout. Take a 3D tour of this sanctuary: my.matterport.com/show/?m=VkXuVo2C2dE&brand=0
Presented By
- Golf Course
- Golf Course
- Meadow
- Mountains
- Woods
- Clubhouse
- Cross Country Trails
- Equestrian Center
- Golf Membership Option
- Hiking/Pedestrian Trail
- Pool
- Private Fishing Rights
- Tennis Courts
- Fireplace - Gas
- Patio
- Steam
- Vaulted Ceilings
- Wired for Cable
- Clubhouse
- Club Membership Avai
- Fitness Center
- Pets
- Pool
- Spa and Hot Tub
- Tennis
- Cable TV
- District Water
- Electricity Avail.
- Natural Gas Avail.
- Phone Available
- Septic In Place
- Snow Removal
- Trash Pickup
- Natural Gas
- Radiant
- Ceiling Fan
- Dryer
- Washer
Financial Information
About Cordillera
Within one community, there are perhaps more amenities than anywhere else in the Eagle Valley. If Vail and Beaver Creek weren't 25 minutes and 15 minutes away, respectively, residents wouldn't have many reasons to leave Cordillera. Cordillera offers three 18-hole golf courses — at 7,200, 8,200 and 9,200 feet in elevation — community pools, tennis and pickleball courts, a 10-hole Par 3 golf course, stocked fishing ponds, and gorgeous hiking and biking trails. An equestrian center and working ranches keep the area's ranching heritage in the spotlight, while snowshoeing and cross-country skiing warm things up during winter months. This single-family home community offers enclave residences from 3,000 to 5,000 square feet, as well as custom homes of all sizes. Vacant land ranges from 1 to 35-acre parcels, with pricing that arguably offers some of the valley's biggest bang for your buck. Prices range from $800,000 for an enclave, single-family home to $6 million for a large home with acreage. Vacant lots start around $75,000, while the sweet spot for available homes is roughly $1.5 million to $2.5 million. There are 7,200 acres bordering U.S. Forest Service lands, as well as 3,000 acres of open space. Active wildlife corridors mean you'll share space with deer, elk, fox, redtail hawks, owls and more, and the location up and away from Interstate 70 brings peacefully quiet seclusion. Buyers looking for privacy and quiet views who also appreciate outdoor recreation can find the perfect balance in Cordillera — away from the hustle and bustle but close enough to easily get into Vail and Beaver Creek. The Trailhead family facility offers an outdoor pool, jacuzzis, slide pools, a playground and day camp. Two restaurants offer delicious dining options for those times when you just don't want to head into town. With countless amenities, expansive views, wide open spaces and beautiful homes, it's easy to understand why many residents might never feel like leaving.
Area Market Data
4 Beds 6 Baths
5 Beds 7 Baths
4 Beds 6 Baths
We get asked this question a lot. Below is a tool that gives you the ability to see what the market is like in your community. Find out what homes like your own are selling for right in your back yard. Simply enter in your address, choose the proximity of the search and find out market data for other homes that are selling near you.
While we'll provide you with plenty of information, this is a snapshot of your market data and there are real people behind the high-tech and automated tools. If you would like more detailed information or help in understanding the results we are here to help.
Until then, enjoy the tools!
The data relating to the real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of the Vail Multi-List Service, Inc.
Copyright © 2020 Vail Multi List, Inc. (VMLS). The information displayed herein was derived from sources believed to be accurate, but has not been verified by VMLS. Buyers are cautioned to verify all information to their own satisfaction. This information is exclusively for viewers' personal, non- commercial use. Any republication or reproduction of the information herein without the express permission of the VMLS is strictly prohibited.
Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Edwards


text:
Accommodation in Roscommon
Gleesons Restaurant and Rooms
Guesthouse : 19 bedroom, breakfast included
With 19 rooms and two luxury suites, each designed with unique flair you'll find an excellent range of comfortable and spacious accommodations awaiting you. At Gleesons Restaurant & Rooms you can re...
Ireland » Roscommon » Roscommon
Rosdarrig Bed & Breakfast
Bed & Breakfast : 5 bedroom, breakfast included
At Rosdarrig you have the best of both worlds, staying in luxury accommodation and watching livestock grazing the surrounding farmland, yet only a pleasant walk to the local pubs and restaurants. On a...
Forest Park House B and B Boyle
Bed & Breakfast : 7 bedroom, breakfast included
Forest Park House luxury four Star Board Failte approved B&B has been welcoming guests for over 30 years. In May 2006, Forest Park House was totally rebuilt and re conceived with a new vision, this 6 ...
Armcashel B&B
Bed & Breakfast : 6 rooms bedroom, breakfast included
Armcashel is a comfortable, spacious non smoking B&B guaranteeing a peaceful night's sleep, many of our guests returning on a regular basis. Situated just 1km from the town centre of Castlerea, on the...
Ireland » Roscommon » Castlerea
County Roscommon
Whatever your budget, for however long you stay, you'll be spoiled for choice when it comes to accommodation in Roscommon. Heritage houses, castle hotels, camping parks and cosy country B&B's. Homemade breakfasts, cosy fires, pretty gardens, comfortable rooms and hosts who know their localities like the back of their hands, Roscommon B&B owners have always been ambassadors for their county. Get ready for a wonderful welcome.
Roscommon links
Your county Roscommon related website here on Guide to Ireland ? Add a link to us on your website, Facebook, Google+ or Twitter.
Book direct with owners
Plan your holiday to Ireland on Guide to Ireland without booking fees. We have many properties listed to choose from in all regions in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Accommodation is added and updated every week.
How to sign-up your accommodation ?
- It couldn't be easier to sign-up with us. You can sign-up on your mobile phone, tablet, laptop and pc. Simply complete our quick and easy registration form and you could be taking bookings tomorrow.


text:
Iran warns against Patriot deployment on Syria frontier
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's army chief of staff warned NATO on Saturday that stationing Patriot anti-missile batteries on Turkey's border with Syria was setting the stage for world war.
General Hassan Firouzabadi, whose country has been a staunch supporter of President Bashar al-Assad throughout the 21-month uprising against his rule, called on the Western military alliance to reverse its decision to deploy the defence system.
"Each one of these Patriots is a black mark on the world map, and is meant to cause a world war," Firouzabadi said, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency. "They are making plans for a world war and this is very dangerous for the future of humanity and for the future of Europe itself."
Despite the warning, Firouzabadi did not threaten any action against Turkey in his speech to senior commanders at the National Defence University in Tehran. "We are Turkey's friend and we want security for Turkey," he said.
NATO's U.S. commander said on Friday the alliance was deploying the anti-missile system along Syria's northern frontier because Assad's forces had fired Scud missiles that landed near Turkish territory.
Damascus denies firing the long-range, Soviet-built rockets. But, forced on the defensive by mainly Sunni Muslim rebels, Syria's 47-year-old Alawite president has resorted increasingly to air strikes and artillery to stem their advances.
Warplanes bombed insurgents on the airport road in southeast Damascus on Saturday and government forces pounded a town to the southwest, activists said, in a month-long and so far fruitless campaign to dislodge rebels around the capital.
Activists also reported heavy fighting in the Palestinian district of Yarmouk in southern Damascus between rebels and fighters from a pro-Assad Palestinian faction.
In the north, rebels said they had seized control of an infantry college in the northern Aleppo province, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there was still fierce fighting around the site by nightfall on Saturday, when it estimated at least 70 people had been killed across the country.
Desperate food shortages are growing in parts of Syria and residents of Aleppo say fist fights and dashes across the civil war front lines have become part of the daily struggle to secure a loaf of bread.
NATO military commander Admiral James Stavridis said a handful of Scud missiles were launched inside Syria in recent days towards opposition targets and "several landed fairly close to the Turkish border, which is very worrisome".
It was not clear how close they came. Turkey, a NATO member once friendly toward Assad but now among the main allies of the rebels, has complained for months of artillery and gunfire across the border, some of which has caused deaths. It sought the installation of missile defences some weeks ago.
"Syria is clearly a chaotic and dangerous situation, but we have an absolute obligation to defend the borders of the alliance from any threat emanating from that troubled state," Stavridis wrote in a blog on Friday.
Batteries of U.S.-made Patriot missiles, designed to shoot down the likes of the Scuds popularly associated with Iraq's 1991 Gulf War under Saddam Hussein, are about to be deployed by the U.S., German and Dutch armies, each of which is sending up to 400 troops to operate and protect the rocket systems.
Damascus has accused Western powers of backing what it portrays as a Sunni Islamist "terrorist" campaign against it and says Washington and Europe have publicly voiced concerns of late that Assad's forces might resort to chemical weapons solely as a pretext for preparing a possible military intervention.
In contrast to NATO's air campaign in support of Libya's successful revolt last year against Muammar Gaddafi, Western powers have shied away from intervention in Syria. They have cited the greater size and ethnic and religious complexity of a major Arab state at the heart of the Middle East - but have also lacked U.N. approval due to Russia's support for Assad.
Forty thousand people have now been killed in what has become the most protracted and destructive of the Arab revolts.
As well as the growing rebel challenge, Syria faces an alliance of Arab and Western powers who stepped up diplomatic support for Assad's political foes at a meeting in Morocco on Wednesday and warned him he could not win Syria's civil war.
Assad's opponents have consistently underestimated his tenacity throughout the uprising, but their warnings appeared to be echoed by even his staunch ally Moscow when the Kremlin's Middle East envoy Mikhail Bogdanov conceded he might be ousted.
Russia said on Friday Bogdanov's comments did not reflect a change in policy. France, one of the first countries to grant formal recognition to Syria's political opposition, said Moscow's continued support for Assad was perplexing.
"They risk really being on the wrong side of history. We don't see their objective reasoning that justifies them keeping this position because even the credible arguments they had don't stand up anymore," a French diplomatic source said, arguing that by remaining in power, Assad was prolonging chaos and fuelling the radicalisation of Sunni Islamist rebels.
European Union leaders who met in Brussels on Friday said all options were on the table to support the Syrian opposition, raising the possibility that non-lethal military equipment or even arms could eventually be supplied.
In their strongest statement of support for the Syrian opposition since the uprising began, EU leaders instructed their foreign ministers to assess all possibilities to increase the pressure on Assad.
With rebels edging into the capital, a senior NATO official said Assad was likely to fall and the Western military alliance should make plans to protect against the threat of his chemical arsenal falling into the wrong hands.
Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos on Saturday that U.S. and EU sanctions on Syria were to blame for hardship in his country and urged the United Nations to call for them to be lifted.
Moualem also called on the United Nations to expand its relief efforts in Syria to include reconstruction "of what has been destroyed by the armed terrorist groups", state news agency SANA said, referring to the rebels.
The World Food Programme (WFP) says as many as a million Syrians may go hungry this winter, as worsening security conditions make it harder to reach conflict zones.
The conflict has also driven a flood of Syrians to seek shelter in neighbouring countries, which already host half a million registered refugees and perhaps hundreds of thousands more who have not declared themselves.
Two and a half million people have been displaced inside Syria, leading to fears of widespread suffering this winter.
"The international community needs to be prepared to step up its efforts," United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres told Reuters Television during a visit to Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Saturday.
"This is not a conflict like many others. It's a very brutal conflict with a humanitarian tragedy associated," he said, calling for greater assistance to Syria's refugees and their host countries - Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq.


text:
Book: The Diva Haunts the House
The Diva Haunts the House: A Domestic Diva Mystery
|Krista Davis
|Berkley Prime Crime
Domestic diva Sophie Winston is getting into the Halloween spirit- her decorations for a community haunted house are so good, it's scary. Not to be outdone, rival domestic diva Natasha is throwing a spooktacular Halloween party at her house. But when Sophie arrives, she discovers one of Natasha's guests dead in a Halloween display, and a pale, fanged partygoer fleeing the scene.
Could the killer be a real vampire-the same one rumored to have lived in Sophie's haunted house back when it was a boardinghouse? Good thing a domestic diva never runs out of garlic.


text:
Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.
Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults.
He had long encouraged Clara to turn to the composition of lieder. On 13 March 1840 he had written to his fiancée: 'Why not write a song! Once you've begun you just can't stop. It is simply too tempting.'. In reply Clara was less optimistic: 'I can't compose. It makes me very sad at times, but it is really impossible. I have no talent for it. But don't think that that is because of laziness. A song, you say. No, I simply cannot. In order to write a song, to comprehend a text completely, this requires intelligence.' Robert knew his bride-to-be was very intelligent, and he did not give up. A month after their marriage (in October 1840) he encouraged her to set a text by Robert Burns, but to no avail. It was only in December 1840 that she decided to surprise him with a Christmas present of three songs, one setting of Burns (perhaps the same one suggested earlier in the year) and two by Heine (these songs will be heard in a later volume of this series). Clara's own estimation of these works ('naturally of no value … only very feeble attempts …') was not shared by her enthusiastic husband: 'I was delighted by the three songs, in which she gushes like a girl and is much more compositionally precise than before. We now have the clever idea of interspersing them with some of mine and having them printed.'
As it turned out, these Christmas songs were not included in the shared venture. Instead Schumann decided to return to a favourite source, Ruckert's Liebesfrühling, to find texts for a completely new cycle. He was so enthused with this idea that he had completed nine songs within a week (Monday 4th to Monday 11th January 1841). In the marriage diaries (where it was usual for the pair to post messages, sometimes concerning issues where it was judged more tactful not to confront each other face-to-face) he urged Clara to so the same – 'Now Clara should also compose a few from the Liebesfrühling. Oh, do it, Klärchen!' In the same entry however, he writes of Clara being in pain as a result of her first pregnancy ('Clara has had to suffer a great deal – from pain, which she gladly tolerates on my account'). She was clearly unable to write the songs at this time, but Schumann went ahead with his plans. In April he wrote to the publisher Kistner informing him that 'my wife has written some very interesting songs, which have inspired me to compose others.' He thus broached the idea of issuing these works in a single book Clara had begun to work on any Rückert settings.
It was only in June 1841 that Clara settled down to work, probably with the intention of making a birthday present for her husband. Her initial reaction was typically negative: 'Composing just won't work – I sometimes just want to hit myself on my stupid head! … I sat around composing quite a bit this week, and produced four Rückert poems for my beloved Robert. I just hope that they please him a little.'
Please him they did. Clara's entry in the marriage diary tells us that the 'very delighted' Robert treated the songs 'with great respect' and that he wanted to 'publish them with some of his own which makes me very happy.' Only one of the four songs composed in that June – Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage – was not included in the cycle; it concludes this disc, however, following Robert Schumann's choral setting of the same poem. The finished cycle was not published by Kistner as Schumann had first envisaged, but by Breitkopf und Härtel in two books. He took care however that the work was engraved in time to surprise his wife on her 22nd birthday, 13 September 1841. The work was given two separate opus numbers: it was Robert's Op 37, and Clara's Op 12.
from notes by Graham Johnson © 2000
extrait des notes rédigées par Graham Johnson © 2010
Français: Marie-Stella Pâris
aus dem Begleittext von Graham Johnson © 2010
Deutsch: Henning Weber
|Schumann: The Complete Songs
Schumann's songs are among the greatest musical achievements of the nineteeth century, and this is the perfect release with which to mark the composer's 200th birthday. This marvellous collection comprises Schumann's complete songs, presented for ...» More
|Schumann: The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 - Oliver Widmer & Stella Doufexis
'Excellent performances and recording offer superb advocacy of late songs by Schumann and, even more affecting, by Clara … This, the fourth offer ...
'At a time when the multinational labels fill their booklets with gushing hype about the artists, Hyperion's documentation puts all to shame: as in hi ...» More
|Women's lives and loves
'The performances give unalloyed pleasure. Lott's still-radiant soprano combines beautifully with the vibrant, musky mezzo of Kirchschlanger, while Jo ...
'I'll leave you to experience the conjuring for yourself. For conjuring it is: any element of the didactic is totally absent in this seamless garment ...» More


text:
Top 10 Christmas Songs of All Time
By Jessica Brandon
Are you enjoying the holiday season so far? Here are the list of the top 10 Best Christmas songs of all time:
1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Written by Irving Berlin. This ultimate festive song that remains one of the world's biggest selling singles of all time. Bing first sang this classic in the movie "Holiday Inn". This song has been covered by countless of music artists worldwide.
2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Mel Torme
This annual Christmas crowd pleaser has been recorded over and over but Nat King Cole's 1946 original recording of Mel Torme's tune is still the ultimate version of this old favourite with his hot chocolate voice. You just want to wrap up warm, hold your loved ones in your arms and sip eggnog and gobble chestnuts. The tune is already the most-recorded holiday tune of the 21st century.
3. Do They Know It's Christmas Time - Band Aid
Phil Collins, Sting, George Michael, Boy George, Bono, the all-star list goes on and on. This charity classic has become a festive anthem and yet still serves up poignant lyrics about a world many of us know little about, and people we should champion and consider every year at this time.
4. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
The King crooned this Billy Hayes tune up a storm for his Christmas With Elvis EP in 1958 and it has been a chilly reminder of lonely yules ever since. The track has been recorded by 150 different artists but Elvis gives it an achingly cool twist.
5. All I Want Is Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
It was released by Columbia Records onNovember 1, 1994as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Merry Christmas. The song was written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, both of whom were also the producers. This song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart
6. Winter Wonderland - Doris Day
This holiday classic has been recorded by over 1,000 different artists but only Doris Day takes you off to the imaginary lanes and meadows in this festive favourite, where young lovers build snowmen, fall in love and warm their frozen bits by the fire.
7. Last Christmas - Wham!
George Michael's smooth tones and those Christmas bells offer us another festive heartbreaker as the British pop star recalls a romance gone bad.
8. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow - Dean Martin
There's something about Dean Martin that just says Christmas to me - whether it's those lovely sweaters he used to wear, his love for a festive brew or the fact he's the eternal merry maker, I'm not sure but this jolly tune about keeping your loved one loved up as the storm bears down is a lovely romantic pop ditty.
9. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Various Artists
Another Christmas favourite that joins the one thousand club - for the amount of times it has been performed by different artists, this dreamy ballad conjures up all that is good and right about Christmas time. Tony Bennett, Toni Braxton and The Carpenters have all recorded terrific versions of this winter warmer but the late Rosemary Clooney nailed it.
10. Peace On Earth - Bing Crosby + David Bowie
This makes the list just because it was such an odd but wonderful pairing - spacemanBowieand old timer Bing, the voice of Christmas. The odd couple teamed up to record this hit in the late 1970s for a TV Crosby Christmas Special and Bowie swears to this day he has no recollection of the performance.
For more information on the 17th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, please visit: http://www.songwriting.net


text:
Diana Ross!!!!!
After winning this on Ebay yesterday!
Yes, yes, yes. I know I live in Florida. But I've been lusting for a mink coat ever since when we went skiing in salt Lake City in February.
Dr. B just looked at me and said, "I hope you like it." LOL!


text:
NEW YORK | Mourning for Philip Seymour Hoffman continued as family and close friends paid their respects to the actor at a Thursday night wake in Manhattan.
The wake was held at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home, which has orchestrated funerals for celebrities including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and James Cagney.
Among the mourners was Amy Adams, who co-starred with Hoffman in the films "Doubt" and "The Master." Other notables in attendance included Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix and Diane Sawyer.
On Wednesday, the New York theater community held a candlelight vigil outside the 90-seat home of the LAByrinth Theatre Company, where Hoffman had long been a member. Broadway's marquee lights were also dimmed in his honor.
Police are investigating Hoffman's death as a suspected drug overdose. The 46-year-old actor was found dead Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment.
A private funeral for relatives and close friends of Hoffman is set for Friday. A larger memorial service will be held later this month.


text:
I just got this E-mail today from TV Watch
From Broadcasting & Cable
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the fine against CBS stations for their airing of the Janet Jackson Super Bowl reveal.
That was the incident that prompted the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on broadcast content, under pressure from Congress.
The court concluded that the FCC was arbitrary and capricious in changing a decades-old policy of not holding fleeting nudity indecent.
It also concluded that the commission could not hold broadcasters to strict liability, which means that they could not be held "vicariously liable" for actions they did not take on their own. That means that stations could not be liable for an action they could not foresee.
Read the Full Story
I got this E-mail from Parents Television Council
PTC Condemns Court Decision Overturning Super Bowl Striptease Indecency Fine
The Parents Television Council responded to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that threw out the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fine given to CBS for airing Janet Jackson's breast during the 2004 Super Bowl, which shocked millions of unsuspecting families and children. The PTC and its 1.3 million members led the charge to clean up the airwaves by calling on the FCC to levy a hefty fine against CBS and its affiliates for violating the federal indecency law over this so-called "wardrobe malfunction," and the FCC rightly levied a fine. "Once again, a three-judge panel has hijacked the will of the American people -- not to mention the intent of the Congress acting on behalf of the public interest - when it comes to indecent content on the public airwaves. While we are not surprised that the legal venue hand-picked by CBS would rule in favor of the network, the court's opinion goes beyond judicial activism; it borders on judicial stupidity," said Tim Winter, president of the PTC, which filed an amicus brief in the case. "If a striptease during the Super Bowl in front of 90 million people -- including millions of children -- doesn't fit the parameters of broadcast indecency, then what does? If the Court thinks that the event wasn't shocking enough, even though it was the single largest news story for weeks when the nation was at war, then what is shocking enough?" ► Read More
I will now be short, sweet and to the point. IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON. We have given to much time and ink to one breast. People are loosing their houses. Gas is almost $5.00 a gallon. We are still fighting two wars and we will be selecting a new Commander and Chief in less than 100 days. IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON. So lets take one last look at the breast and then never speak of it again.
To quote William Shatner on SNL, "GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show!"
Stay Tuned
PS: This goes for Charlotte Ross' 1.4 Million-Dollar buttocks too.


text:
5 Ideas To Perk Up Your Outdoor Space
Posted by
Becky |
View all posts by Becky
1 Comment » | Published in Landscape Design | 1 Comment
It's the perfect time of year to perk up your patio, deck, balcony or other outdoor space. Whether it needs a good sweep from all that pollen, you're sprucing up your furniture with a new coat of paint or hitting the nursery for some new plants, here are a few photos to inspire you with your patio plans. Also, we'd LOVE to see your patio; please shoot us a link to a picture of it in the Comments section if you would like to share off your hard patio work!
Create a not so hard hardscape: It's amazing what a few well-placed stepping stones and gravel can do. I just love this simple patio from Clark and Zook Architects. Border plantings are enhanced by potted plants. This is a great strategy when you want a little rosemary, mint or basil near the kitchen so you can run out and pick it while you're cooking especially if you don't have the space or time for a full kitchen garden.
Reuse something unconventional: Usually when we think of plumbing fixtures out in the yard, we think cars up on blocks and old refrigerators can't be far away, but that is simply not the case with this cast iron claw foot tub full of beautiful plants. I especially love the way they cascade over the sides. Another favorite planter choice of mine is a big galvanized paint bucket or trough you can pick up for a song at home improvement stores.
Repetition and simplicity makes it modern: If you are starting with a blank slate on your deck or patio, think about doing something very simple. Evenly spaced planters with the same simple shrub or small tree will lend your outdoor space a modern look.
Treat your outdoor space like a living room: With the availability of outdoor fabrics and rugs (I have one made from recycled plastic straws myself), there's no excuse not to get super-comfy in your outdoor space. This Barcelona roofdeck is more inviting than most living rooms thanks to soft fabrics and well-placed accessories.
Light up your outdoor space for nighttime use: My pal Supon Phornirunlit (the brains behind Naked Decor) came up with this gorgeous reflecting pool for his D.C. deck after seeing one like it in a hotel lobby in Thailand. He added inexpensive chairs, candles set right in the water, elephants with parasols and globe lights to turn up the drama at night. Whether you place hurricanes, floating candles or simple holiday lights around, getting the mood right with your lighting will make your outdoor space inviting for evening gatherings and getting your Zen on.
If you're ready to do some shopping, check out all the great outdoor products our curators have selected.
Hi, I'm Becky. I live in Atlanta. Besides acting as the Editorial Director here on Hatch, you can find me talking design over at Houzz. Make me happy — leave a comment!


text:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – It's departure day for space shuttle Discovery.
At daybreak Tuesday, NASA's oldest and most traveled shuttle will take off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center for Washington aboard a modified jumbo jet. It's set to begin a museum piece at the Smithsonian Institution.
Weather permitting, the jet and shuttle will fly south down the Cape Canaveral beach for everyone to see, before turning north. A low flyover also is planned once they reach Washington.
Discovery is the first of the three retired space shuttles to head to a museum. It will go on display at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, taking the place of the shuttle prototype Enterprise. The Enterprise will shuffle off to New York City.
Endeavour will head to Los Angeles this fall. Atlantis will remain at Kennedy.


text:
In terms of producing food for my dragons in Dragonvale, the cost of food vs. the time it takes to produce said food seems to be a little ridiculous.
For example: I can produce 75 Zazzberries for 1000 gold in 30 minutes. However, I can also produce 800 Pumpermelons for 15,000 gold in 8 hours. Eight hours seems a bit steep, to be honest.
What's the most efficient way to maximize food production?


text:
Views: 34
This is an awesome video.
Interesting video. Olympic athletes have to go through extremely rigorous training and make sacrifices along the way to achieve their level of success.
You have to be incredibly determined and crazy to be able to pursue that kind of career. I say crazy because it requires you to play through pain. Sometimes excruciating pain.
© 2020 Created by Mark / The Mayor. Powered by


text:
Brooklyn Brewing calls theirs Monster. Sierra Nevada's legendary beast is named Bigfoot. Great Divide has Old Ruffian-all monikers invented to perhaps warn consumers that the bottle they hold in their hands is no ordinary beer.
Even their collective name, barleywine, sends mixed messages. But make no mistake: Barleywines are beers. Very strong beers (usually in the 9-to-12 percent ABV range) that challenge the brewer and reward the drinker. These big, complex, flavorful beers are perfectly suited for dark days and chilly nights. In fact, they are traditionally seasonal releases, the showpieces of a brewery's winter selection. These are not beers that brewers typically want to make year-round, nor do most people want to drink them year-round. But for beer enthusiasts, barleywines are one of the year's most anticipated releases—wonderfully rich beverages that warm the soul on a cold, dreary night.
Though it's a style that was largely unknown in North America until 1975, when Anchor Brewing introduced Old Foghorn, barleywine's origins go back to 18th- and 19th-century England when that country was frequently at war with France and lacked regular access to the Claret so beloved by the upper crust. "[Barleywines] were originally produced [for] the British aristocracy as a wine replacement," explains Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at New York's Brooklyn Brewery. "[They] asked brewers to create a beer that could go on the table and do the same things as wine." However, these early barleywines were brewed solely for the aristocracy. The general public would have to wait.
The first commercially available English barleywine—Bass's No. 1 Barleywine, made by the Bass & Co. Brewery of Burton-on-Trent, England—didn't appear until the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the style is relatively uncommon, though certainly not unknown, in the United Kingdom. On this side of the Atlantic, however, barleywines have been slowly growing in popularity for the last two decades, roughly mirroring the growth of the craft beer industry. But this is not a beer that people who are looking for an alternative to pale American lagers are discovering in their first foray into craft brews. Instead, you might find your way to barleywine after you've navigated past double IPAs and tried a few other high-gravity winter warmers. The double-digit alcohol content—not to mention the name—can be a little daunting for the uninitiated.
Indeed, few of the early American pioneers of the style considered making barleywine a particularly smart marketing move. Most were like Sierra Nevada founder/president Ken Grossman—intrigued by the style and curious to try making it himself, whether or not any customers wanted to drink it. "We had been over in England in the late '70s and were familiar with some of the barleywines over there," says Grossman, who brewed his first batch of Bigfoot in 1983. "There weren't a ton of them available at that point, but there were a few that we drank. We thought it was a unique style and we wanted to play around with that."
The style was so foreign in the U.S.—only Anchor had previously released its Foghorn—that the federal government determined that the name "barleywine" might be confusing to consumers (was it a beer? was it a wine?), despite the fact that nothing about it, from the bottle to the packaging, suggested it was wine. Grossman's compromise was to call it "barleywine-style ale," and the term is still used on all U.S.-brewed barleywines to this day. "I'm OK with that," Grossman says of the somewhat awkward-sounding labeling. "I think it gets across the message that you want to say about the style of beer. I don't think it confuses too many people."
The naming issue may seem somewhat absurd in 2009, when there are now dozens of barleywines being made in North America and the style is now much more well-known. But in 1993, when David Keene, current owner of Toronado Bar in San Francisco, held his first Barleywine Festival, there were precious few examples of this beer style to fête. "I was bartending at Toronado [at the time]," he says, "and we had carried Old Foghorn and Bigfoot, and then Marin Brewing Company came out with Old Dipsea. And I said, 'Wow, here's three or four barleywines that I'd like to taste.' And that was the first barleywine festival. It stemmed from me wanting to taste these beers. I was always looking for something more challenging. An extreme beer at that time was a barleywine in the American scene."
Today, people trek from across North America and as far away as England to Toronado's Barleywine Festival, now held every February during San Francisco Beer Week. And these days, visitors to the festival can sample more than 50 different versions of the style, almost all of them domestic.
Building a Bigger Beer
In today's craft beer world, where brewers continually push the boundaries of beermaking, barleywines no longer seem as extreme as they once did. Brewers stick to the same four basic ingredients—malt, hops, water and yeast—used to make more standard beer styles, and there are no herbs, spices or exotic ingredients involved. Nevertheless, these beers test a brewer's mettle and tax the limits of his or her equipment.
The goal with a barleywine is to make a very strong beer that can potentially be cellared. In order to do that, brewers need to use more malt—sometimes three or four times as much as a lower-gravity beer such as a pale ale—to increase the fermentable sugars in the wort, so that the yeast have plenty to convert into alcohol. But that in itself can be tricky. "It's a little hard to get the yeast coaxed to ferment that high of an alcohol content and that much sugar," says Sierra Nevada's Grossman. "So we typically do it in our open fermenters, and it's a much longer fermentation and aging process than we have with just about any other beer—typically in the six-week to two-month range." (In contrast, most ales take only three to four weeks to ferment.)
"Everything about the way that fermentation works is going to be different in some ways than regular fermentation," says Brooklyn Brewery's Oliver. "What you're fermenting is almost like a light syrup, as opposed to something that seems like a liquid. So it's easily going past 25 percent sugar. You're really looking at something that is very big. If you don't pitch the correct yeast and the right amount of yeast and you don't give it everything it needs, at some point [the yeast] may stop early, or give you some strange flavors."
As a result of all that malt, barleywines usually wind up dominated by sweeter flavors like caramel, toffee, molasses and a wide range of fruit. Traditionally, English brewers have balanced that sweetness with a hearty dose of bittering hops, to keep their barleywines from being cloying and to help preserve them for aging. American brewers have put their own spin on the style and, not surprisingly, it involves a lot of aromatic hops, a trend that began as early as Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot. "Being pretty hop-centric brewers, our interpretation [of the style] for Bigfoot packed a pretty significant hop wallop," admits Grossman.
Because Bigfoot was one of the first examples in America, this is the same route many other brewers subsequently followed, and hoppiness has become a hallmark of American barleywines, particularly on the West Coast, where craft brewers already rely heavily on a lot of hops. "American-style [barleywine] is more brash and has massive hop character," notes Oliver. "It's ready to drink, as far as the brewery's concerned, when it's released. [People] might like it better in six months or a year, but because it does have that big hop aromatic, it's really presenting itself as something to be drunk now."
These American hop bombs definitely can be aged but are usually best appreciated—to get the full "hop wallop"—while they're fairly young, because the strong hop aroma is the first thing to fade. "My personal preference for our Bigfoot would be to drink it in the three- to six-month range after packaging," says Grossman. "I like to drink them fairly fresh."
Time Will Tell
If the idea of aging—rather than drinking it when it's fresh—seems odd in regard to a beer, remember that this particular style is called a barleywine for a reason. Yes, part of it is simply the fact that the alcohol content rivals that of most wines, but barleywines were originally created as a wine replacement and, as such, they still have much in common with grape wine, not the least of which—and unlike most other beers—is the ability to improve with age. Even Grossman, who prefers his Bigfoot young and sprightly, acknowledges the need to make sure it can stand the test of time. "We definitely know that a lot of people like to age this [style of] beer," says Grossman. "So we do our best to brew it in a manner that has longevity."
That's easier said than done. The trouble is that the same things that can give a beer longevity may also make it challenging to drink while young. The big hop backbone, necessary to maintain structure (much like tannins in red wine), is sometimes a little daunting. "Personally, what I'm looking for in a barleywine is [for] some of that diminishment of the hops," says Toronado's Keene. "Most years of Bigfoot, it's almost too hoppy [for me] when it first comes out, and then I like it six months, a year, two years later." This is why most barleywines, like most wines, come with a vintage date on them. They're certainly drinkable now, but they will often improve with age, sometimes even becoming, ironically, more wine-like.
"[Barleywine] goes through a significant shift as it ages, from more hop-forward with malt in the background to sweeter and winier," says Grossman. "After six months [in the bottle], the hops start moving a little bit to the background and the malt starts changing to more of a sherry note and age characteristic. As [they] get a year or two old, they really do start developing wine-like characteristics. They become a lot different aromatically, and the malt-hop balance changes dramatically." A barleywine that may have had a joltingly bitter finish and overwhelmingly hoppy nose in its youth can mellow quite nicely.
Take the Chill Off
Another significant way in which barleywine resembles wine is how it's enjoyed—namely, in smaller pours and at a warmer temperature than your average lager. A beer with 10 percent ABV isn't particularly "refreshing," in any case—delicious, hearty and satisfying, yes—so there's no need to serve it particularly cold. This is a sipping beer, best enjoyed after a meal as a digestif, or with a dessert or cheese course (see pairing sidebar). It's something you open to relax and warm your insides with, maybe sharing a bottle with friends. "I always think of barleywine as an after-dinner drink, like Scotch," says Toronado's Keene.
Though barleywines are typically released in winter, for Keene the connection to the beer is more about the weather, and less about the time of year. "We sell more barleywine if [the weather is] dreary and rainy than if it's sunny," he says. "It's not really a fun-in-the-sun, go-to-the-beach kind of beer."


text:
Sylvania extends sponsorship with NHMS
NHMS Press Release: New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials announced today the entitlement sponsorship extension of OSRAM SYLVANIA, which will keep the SYLVANIA 300 on the Magic Mile marquee for another five years. The deal, which was revealed at the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour, will partner New England's largest sports and entertainment facility and one of the world's largest lighting companies through the 2017 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
SYLVANIA has sponsored the fall NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at NHMS for the last decade.
Since taking over as the entitlement sponsor in 2003, SYLVANIA has seen nine different drivers win its race, one claiming the SYLVANIA 300 as their first-career victory – Clint Bowyer in '07. The SYLVANIA 300 also served as one of the races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship since the NASCAR playoff's inception in 2004.
"This day and age, long-term business relationships are becoming more of a rarity," said Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. "Working together for the past decade, we have built a tremendous partnership together and continue to work hand-in-hand in making the SYLVANIA 300 one of the marquee events in NASCAR's 10-race, Chase for Sprint Cup playoff."
The extension will take the sponsorship to 15 consecutive years, making it one of the lengthiest in NASCAR. New Hampshire Motor Speedway joins sister Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) facilities Charlotte Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway as three of the five longest tenured entitlement sponsors in the sport.
"The relationship with NHMS for the past ten years and 3,000 miles of the SYLVANIA 300, has been valuable to our company and brand," said Leaman. "Just like the nature of NASCAR racing, OSRAM SYLVANIA has strived to build a high-performance culture that is reflected in its people, products and services and we are looking forward to the next five years of exciting NASCAR racing and engaging the brand loyal fans."
The SYLVANIA 300 will be the 27th race of 36 on the Sprint Cup Series schedule. And being the second race in the 10-race Chase, the September race at the Magic Mile routinely draws crowds of approximately 100,000 at the speedway, one of the largest crowds in the Chase.
Last year, Denny Hamlin used Twitter to call his shot, saying "we will win next week," referring to the SYLVANIA 300. He did just that, leading 193 laps en route to the checkers. Following the race, Hamlin climbed out of his car, stood at the Granite Stripe and pointed to the grandstand before taking a swing, referencing Babe Ruth's infamous called shot in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series.


text:
Chelsea runs into Alex at the Club. They flirt and she agrees to have a drink with him sometime - she tells him she is registered at the hotel.
The Ripcord.
Adriana trusts Noah, Gloria gets hired, and Billy rejoins the family business.
At The Underground, Avery is taken aback when Nick says the new bartender invented a drink called 'The Ripcord', and that his name is Mac. They toast to a great opening and Nick mentions Victor's visit.
Dylan wakes up from a bad dream in his motel room and checks that the engagement ring's still there.
At Crimson Lights, Kevin and Chloe are discussing the disappearing duffle bag when Alex enters. Kevin asks questions, but gets the brush off. Eden mentions to Kevin and Chloe that she told Adriana where they lived. They realize she took the money.
Noah tells Adriana, at the tackhouse, that he can't just leave - he has to work at his dad's opening. Adriana agrees to wait. He tells her to go to the Club, and stops her from taking the money with her by saying he doesn't want her to go to prison. She leaves the bag with him. Noah calls Alex to come over. When Alex arrives, Noah pretends he's not there.
Jack proudly returns to his Jabot office. John appears and welcomes him home. Jack starts talking about his business plans. John cautions him about driving too hard and suggests he bring the Abbott family back together again. Billy and Kyle arrive. Jack asks Billy to work with him and Kyle there. Billy looks at John's photo and agrees.
Chelsea is admiring the Restless Style space when Gloria arrives, saying she wants to be evaluated for a position based on her talent. She cites her success at Jabot and Gloworm. Chloe arrives and after a brief exchange, they hire her. Once alone, Chloe tells Chelsea her idea to save her and Kevin blew up in their face.
Neil comes upon Leslie and Tyler discussing an article on his tablet. Cane, Leslie, and Devon appear, talking about a big meeting with Jack. Tyler says he wasn't invited and leaves. They all join Jack, Kyle, and Billy in the office. Jack talks about the future. Neil says they all want to know if they have to wear suits and ties. Jack shrugs, "What the hell..." Jack asks Neil about staying on. Neil says he'd bring his team to the new division and agrees to stay. Later, Jack gets Billy's approval for Phyllis to be involved. Billy asks about hiring Chelsea. Jack's impressed with her designs and thanks Billy. Later, Kyle and Jack have a bonding moment.
At the penthouse, Victor takes a call from Wheeler pressuring him to get Avery to drop her case. Victor assures him he'll take care of it. Soon, Avery arrives. Victor questions her about the case. She says the man has spent twelve years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. Victor's intrigued.
Tyler enters the Club and spots Wheeler at the bar. He turns to leave, but then decides to chat with Wheeler, who thinks Tyler looks familiar. Tyler says they met once. Wheeler leaves. Neil and Leslie join Tyler. Neil steps away and Tyler tells Leslie he talked to Wheeler - he didn't recognize him. He suggests they tell him who they are - he can see to it the bastard never gets out. Neil reappears and asks who they're talking about.
Dylan/Mac shows up at The Underground to practice mixing drinks. Nick sends him to the back and Avery returns. Nick tells her Mac is there and asks her to do taste tests. They kiss. Mac sees them making out and leaves. After, Nick guesses Mac took off. His journal sits on the bar.
Billy walks up the hall of Jabot and finds Cane and Lily kissing. He tells them about partnering with Chloe and Chelsea. Lily sighs over Chloe being back in their lives.
Jack arrives home to an empty house. John appears, recalling how the house was once full of life. Jack leaves Ashley a message about making things right.
At the penthouse, Victor tells Wheeler that Avery insists on pursuing her case. Wheeler needs this dealt with. Victor sees him out and then calls someone to get the scoop on the case and keep him informed.
Back at the motel, Dylan gazes at the ring.
Genoa City Spoilers for Tomorrow on The Young and the Restless:
Neil tells Leslie she seems a little distracted, troubled...
Lily asks Tyler, "What's wrong?" He replies, "Nothing."
Summer tells Fen she heard he was the one that pushed Jamie off of that roof.
*Please be aware we have a link-only policy.**
Please abide by the Soaps.com guidelines when posting and contact us if moderation is required. Read Y&R news, Y&R comings and goings, and Y&R spoilers!
Join Soaps.com on Twitter @soapoperafan, "like" Soaps.com on Facebook to dish on "The Young and the Restless," all the other soap operas, "Dallas," "Glee," "Grey's Anatomy," "Pretty Little Liars," "Revenge," "Vampire Diaries," and "Venice The Series."
- Candace Young


text:
This paper addresses the question of whether and how easy monetary policy may lead to excesses in financial and real asset markets and ultimately result in financial dislocation. It presents evidence suggesting that periods when short-term interest rates were persistently and significantly below what Taylor rules would prescribe are correlated with increases in asset prices, especially as regards housing, though no systematic effects are identified on equity markets. Significant asset price increases, however, can also occur when interest rates are in line with Taylor rules, possibly associated with periods of financial deregulation and/or innovation. Finding also some support for a link of countries' pre-crisis monetary stance with the extent to which their financial sectors were hit during the recent crisis, the paper argues that accommodating monetary policy over the period 2002–2005, probably in combination with rapid financial market innovation, would, in retrospect, seem to have been among the factors behind the run-up in asset prices and financial imbalances—the (partial) unwinding of which helped trigger the recent financial market crisis.
Comments and Questions
This paper relies heavily on Taylor rules for its investigation of whether monetary policy is a factor behind financial crises. One wonders whether this is a helpful exercise in view of the serious problematic nature of the Taylor rules, some, but not all, of which are acknowledged in the paper.
Interesting and thought-provoking. However, the paper all but ignores the elephant - or, rather, the dragon - in the room, noting it only in footnote 3. It is hard to see how much faith one can have in Taylor Rules based on data for the decades before the ...[more]
emergence of China and India. The increase in effective labour supply in a globally integrated world economy makes the concepts of NAIRU etc obsolete, or at least in urgent need of redefinition. My own guess about the chain of causation underlying this paper is (in very broad terms, and ignoring a lot of detail) as follows.
Monetary expansion in developed economies, which would previously have caused consumer price inflation as output bumped up against its ceiling, instead boosted demand in China and India, which they were able to satisfy at more or less constant price, thanks to their ability to suck workers in from their vast underemployed agricultural labour forces. In order to prevent their exchange rate from appreciating in response, the Chinese "recycled" the dollars they accumulated to the US market, largely in the form of T-bond purchases, keeping US interest rates low and liquidity high. With inflation expectations low, the financial sector responded by buying assets or lending to those who wanted to do so, reducing returns on capital to match the low real yields on T-bonds etc. The housing market was the obvious destiny for such enormous capital flows: it had a history of credit constraint and consequent suppressed demand, its overvaluation was easier to conceal (given its heterogeneity) than would have been the case for, say, quoted stocks, and most importantly, mortgages had support across the political spectrum, making expansion easy – and the prospect of an eventual bailout almost a certainty.
The story was very similar in UK, and possibly other countries too. In the Eurozone, the picture was more complicated, but something similar appears to have happened in Ireland at least.


text:
What a season this is becoming
I'm sitting here in the Dodger Stadium pressbox, where I've spent hundreds of days and nights, watching Manny Ramirez circle the bases after unloading a first-pitch grand slam — on Manny Bobblehead Night, of all nights.
Mannywood erupts in front of me. He's second all-time to Lou Gehrig in grand slams with 21, and I doubt the Iron Horse ever made an entrance like the one Manny did when he was summoned by Joe Torre to bat for pitcher Chad Billingsley.
Manny came out to a thunderous roar and swung the lead bat seemingly for five minutes before Reds manager Dusty Baker emerged from the dugout to replace Bronson Arroyo with Nick Masset.
Moments later, Manny was at the plate, swinging a hunk of wood, the crowd going wild. And the ball was sailing into the box seats in the left field corner, Manny circling the bases like the 12-year-old kid he is at moments such as this.
And here I sit thinking that this is shaping up as one of those summers we might not forget in Southern California.
The Angels just roared from behind in Kansas City, behind mighty mites Chone Figgins, Maicer Izturis and Reggie Willits, for another exciting victory, and they're coming home on a roll. They're doing all this winning without Torii Hunter, their best player, and without Vladimir Guerrero, their most feared hitter, and lately without Juan Rivera, who is having a tremendous season.
Mike Scioscia pushes buttons, athletes run out on the field, and the Angels win games.
I had an email from a reader the other day berating me for calling Figgins an MVP candidate. Why he was so livid about this, I have no idea. He claimed to be an Angels fan and couldn't believe I would have the audacity to write such a thing. I was actually quoting Scioscia, but that seemed not to matter.
Well, I don't see why Figgins can't be an MVP candidate, just as I see no reason why Hunter, in the midst of his best season, also can't be in the running.
I can't see why the Angels can't keep winning, and the Dodgers can't keep winning, and we can have a magical summer all the way into October.
What would be better than that, an I-5 World Series, if you're a baseball fan in Southern California?
Funny, I was just talking about that subject tonight with Dodgers infielder Mark Loretta, who played for the Padres when they were a pretty decent team. As we were talking, Ramirez — out of the lineup after getting drilled in the hand on Tuesday night — walked by,pointed to Loretta and Ausmus, turned his hand inward toward his chest, and said, "Too much money on the bench tonight."
Not long after that, I was sitting in the visitors' dugout talking with Eric Davis. He was wearing a Reds uniform and looking good in it, and he was talking about how Manny had "transformed" the Dodgers the day he arrived with his personality.
"He takes everything on, and frees up everybody else to just play," Davis said. "They watch Manny and realize that he's just a big kid having a good time. That kind of thing has a big influence on a young team. You can see what it did for the Dodgers. It transformed them."
Eric, one of the most talented athletes I've ever seen, was right. He was up in the pressbox, not far from me, when Mannywood exploded yet again. Davis was hardly surprised.
"He loves the game, everything about being a baseball player," Davis had said as we sat in the dugout. "He is a joy to be around for teammates. Look at him out there, just a big kid having fun."
At that moment, playing shortstop during batting practice, Ramirez hurled a baseball into the visitors' dugout several feet away from Davis and beamed.
Ah, yes. There's magic in the air these days and nights. Dodger Stadium and Angel Stadium are wonderful places to spend a summer night.
7 Comments
I hope that when Manny's time ends with the Dodgers he has better memories of the fans there then he seems to have of us fans in Boston.
I'm not sure the ANGEL MVP has been set yet, let alone MLB.
I agree with Lyle that FIggie and Hunter have to be considered. But where would the halos be if Kendry Morales hadn't stepped up and filled the large void at 1st? Rob Quinlan? Brandon Wood converted? Or where would they be without Bobby Abreu? Figgie doesn't score all those runs if Bobby A. doesn't knock him in or over. How about Brian Fuentes? Any chance the Angels are anywhere near the top if he stinks up the joint? Leads the majors in saves. Doesn't erase the memory of Krod but sure salves the wound.
The guts of the season are yet ahead in baseball. Our best MVP candidate will emerge . . . we'll have to see if any of these guys have the stats, by the end of the year, to fight off all the other worthy candidates around the league.
I know this: I've already penciled in Scioscia as AL manager of the year. I know that some in texas and detroit will disagree. But no one has done as much managing under duress as has Mike this year.
First time reading your blog, so first time poster here. i was at the game and it was incredible the atmosphere there. I along with my brother have season tickets in the Top Deck and we sit with other season ticket holders that I call "My top Deck Family" , but the family includes people that work at the stadium. Sitting in the last row of aisle 3, we get fans standing in back of us or ushers, or workers on their break. We Hi Five'd so many people yesterday. It was just like the Back To Back to Back to Back day.
Go Blue
Just like the tickets from the back to back to back to back, I put those ones away! Those are keepers just like my playoffs, and world series tickets.
Before leaving work, I posted on phasebook that I was heading to the game. A friend comments "Manny is not playing you goofy." haha. As if Manny being out of the lineup was going to hold me back from going to our beloved Dodger Stadium.
So good to read your postings.
You've got it half-right. Manny makes the Dodgers matter in ways they haven't since Brooklyn. This isn't the stream of cretins in the Decades of LaSorda, who were automatic root-againsts and featured the likes of Garvey, Russell, Sutton, Hershiser, Hatcher and of course, the goat of the '88 Playoffs who cost America the A's/Mets…
Mike Scioscia, who in every conceivable way is the antithesis to what Mannywood is all about. An authentic bad-guy whose faceless team is loved nowhere outside of Anaheim and has a 'Q' rating and charisma that linger somewhere south of South Carolina's Senate delegation.
Manny (and Torre) have a team that America looks at and can see itself, a star-laden place that energizes and approaches the game with a professional detachment towards their foes. An energy that says 'Let's play, it isn't a fight. We'll see who is better and party at the end'. Scioscia, like Lasorda's teams, play with a chip on their shoulder, strut TOWARDS the other team rather than fan celebrations like Manny produces. Watch Lackey or Weaver sneer contemptously on a Mound, that's Scioscia, and aint nobody cares for it fifty miles from Anaheim.
Meanwhile, with Manny in LA, it is possible to walk down NYC streets and see dozens of 'LA' hats for the first time in my 40 years as an East Coast fan.
What it is no longer possible to see is a Latino fan wearing a Boston Hat, which were once legion when Manny, Pedro and Papi were doing their thang and the Red was in the name, not ON the sock, or the neck.
To summarize: Manny/Joe, good for America/MLB, Scioscia/Angels, bad for both.
I hope you're half right, Lyle, there's another team much closer to me, than the Angels, that is really starting to bring it on.
I'd love to hang out all night next to Yankee Stadium and try to get a ticket to the World Series, better yet, they may even have a lottery, just to see my favorite team in person, the Dodgers, play the Yankees in the fall classic.
Like old times.
(referring to the comment above) calling scioscia and the angels bad for baseball might be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I religiously watch angels games and not once have I ever seen scioscia and the angels "strut" around (whatever that means). Also, I think you might be confusing "playing with a chip on your shoulder" with "playing with heart." Each and every year since scioscia arrived, one could argue that the angels are the hardest working team in all of baseball. So say that you don't like angels hard working attitude, but dont ever say that they are bad for baseball (and I'm sure MANY people feel the same way).
as for figgy, it is absolutely reasonable to at least consider him and mvp candidate. take him away from the halos and it is hard pressed to believe that they would be in the same spot they are without him. sure maicer and aybar have good averages, but neither of them posses the baserunning ability that figgy has, meaning they probably wouldnt have as many runs scored as he does now.
cant wait to get hunter and rivera healthy to see the true potential for these halos. great blog mr. spencer.
Lyle, I'm a big fan of yours and enjoy reading your blog. I couldn't agree with you more about the audacity of this so called Angel fan. I write an angel blog myself, been a life long fan for a good 25 years now. If you can, give it a read and let me know your thoughts? Any advice would be much appreciated, but I feel that I have a good feel for the team, and I don't hold anything back. Thank you!


text:
I came across this in the following papers. May be a false lead, may be not.
"Cerebral metabolic adaptation and ketone metabolism after
brain injury", Mayumi L Prins, 2008
"In vivo 13C NMR studies of compartmentalized cerebral carbohydrate metabolism", Rolf Gruetter, 2002
"Brain Metabolism during Fasting", 0.E.OWEN et al., 1967
The papers review ketone and glucose metabolism in brain tissue. Among many of the issues discussed one finds that at a time of trauma, injury, hypoxia or during birth, brain tissue switches to some unspecified (unknown?) type of metabolism characterised by:
- increased processing of glucose through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP),
- increased expression of ketone-metabolizing enzymes,
- relative reduction of oxygen use and CO2 release, in comparision with the overall rate of metabolism.
Ketone metabolism on the other hand is not oxygen-sparing at all! A simple stoichometric analysis indicate similar oxygen usage per calorie compared with glucose oxidation (but with a significantly reduced carbon dioxide production!).
It is very hard to reconcile 1 and 2 with 3 unless one postulates that a new yet unnamed metabolic process is taking place that oxidizes ketone bodies and at the same time reduces (i.e. takes oxygen out of) glucose, with PPP being a side effect. (It cannot be the traditional anaerobic glucose metabolism because of the reported deficit of lactate)
Quotes (first paper):
Although glycolytic activity is 38% greater in adults than fetal brain, the processing of glucose through the pentose phosphate pathway was 164% higher within the fetal brain compared with adults.
Hypoxic injury reduces oxygen availability and thus decreases oxidative glucose metabolism resulting in increased lactate production. High tolerance to hypoxia has been associated with increased plasma ketone levels...
In addition to neuroprotection from seizures, administration of ketones has been shown to provide protection after hypoxia/ischemia (Table 3).
My comment:
- hard to reconcile with the known metabolism of ketones which requires similar amount of oxygen as glucose (per calorie).
Quote (second paper):
The landmark study by Fox and Raichle in the late 1980s suggested that there is indeed a large increase in glucose metabolism that exceeds the changes in oxygen metabolism (Fox et al., 1988). The concept of uncoupled oxygen metabolism has been supported by reports of small increases in brain lactate during focal activation (Prichard et al., 1991), that initially were very controversial (Merboldt et al., 1992) and that are very difficult to perform. The relatively small magnitude of change in brain lactate is difficult to reconcile with the reported large uncoupling between oxygen and glucose consumption (Madsen et al., 1999).My comment:
- a well known anaerobic (no oxygen) metabolism involves conversion of glucose to lactate, thus the lack of lactate, is the paradox indicating an unknown oxygen-sparing pathway.
Quote (third paper):
...as stated before, 2.81 mmoles/liter of CO2, should have been produced, with a theoretical respiratory quotient of 0.92 instead of the observed 1.90 mmoles/liter, resulting in a quotient of 0.62. To our knowledge, this deficit in CO2 production can only be explained by a carboxylation [see wiki] reaction with the venous effluent transporting the CO2 in a form not liberated by the acidification used in the standard manometric technique for determination of CO2 and HCO3. According to most observations, the respiratory quotient of brain, which glucose serves as sole energy source, is close to unity (2,3,25). Brain, however, contains enzymes for all the major metabolic pathways (29-31), including fixation of CO2 (31,32); and oxidation of keto acids has been demonstrated in vitro (30,33,34). In addition, Kety et al. (35) noted decreased respiratory quotients in patients in diabetic ketoacidosis; but direct utilization of keto acids has not been found in this condition (3) or in fat-fed animals (36). Guettstein et al. also observed decreased respiratory quotients in patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis (37). Additional indirect evidence for a novel carboxylation reaction which would result in a low quotient has been Sacks' studies on glucose-14C oxidation in human brain whereby only 50% of glucose-carbon that is oxidized is recovered in effluent CO2 and HCO3,(38).
My comment:
Reduction of respiratory quotient to 0.62 meant that the process releases less CO2 than should have been base don the known and expected metabolic pathway. That indicates that the unknown metabolic process does not oxidize carbon to CO2 but leaves it in the residua, while probably (speculating) oxidizing only the hydrogen from ketone bodies with the oxygen atoms reduced from glucose. The result is less need for external oxygen input and less CO2 production. (Mental note: next post about Dr. Jan Kwasniewski!)
(Kudos for Dr. Dav0 for pointing out those papers, and his work on ketone metabolism, please keep it up!)


text:
Utah Events, Coupons, Reviews!
Subscribe to KidsScoop! The monthly family event and savings newsletter.
Today was my first time here. I first saw this place a few month ago for the toy r us sale. This place looks promising because as a parent in Arizona heat, you will need indoor entertainment. I have not gone to pump it up but I hear it's similar. This place looks really nice and clean. It's not as busy as Makutos or Urban Air. I think this place is super fun for kids in ages 3-12. I believe 13 and over are not allowed to participate in the jump place. They only charge a 1$ for adults and for children is full price. They also have packages. They have arcade games in the entrance and if you just want to play arcades there's no charge for the jump area. You buy a card and load it with as much tokens as you please. They have a cafeteria with different menu options. The reason I took off a star was because they were out of pizza but order wings and nuggets. If I go again and everything is up and running I would give it 5 stars. My kids had a blast and would like to go again. I try to change it up for them. I'm happy there are more indoor options for kids. I'm trying to avoid indoors with electronic devices. Bounce house with different cities around the world is super cool. They also have an area for 42" and smaller a big plus. The workers are very helpful and friendly. I would go again for sure.


text:
UCLA's Steven Spiegel: Can Obama Bring Peace to the Middle East?
Date: 5/3/2010; 59 minutes
Steven Spiegel, the director of the Center for Middle East Development at UCLA, presents the innovative and informal negotiation techniques that he is urging the Obama administration to employ as it pursues security in this historically volatile region. (#18509)
|add a comment
related programs
International Affairs
Middle East
facebook comments


text:
Google has started a big "Go Paperless in 2013" campaign. Paper, they say, is bad for the environment.
It's high time someone called bovine manure on this. Trees are organic. Trees are renewable. Tree farms reduce CO2. There are more forests in Mississippi than there were at the turn of the century. Sixty-five percent of our state is forested.
According to the EPA, 80 percent of paper is recycled. What's not recycled decays quickly with no harm to the environment – unlike plastic, metals, styrofoam and many other materials.
Let's compare that to the gargantuan electricity needs to run the Internet.
Greenpeace recently released a report titled, "How Green is Your Cloud." The report examines server farms built by the largest Internet companies – Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. Each server farm consumes as much electricity as a small city.
"When people around the world share their music or photos on the cloud, they want to know that the cloud is powered by clean, safe energy," said Gary Cook, Greenpeace International senior policy analyst. "Yet highly innovative and profitable companies like Apple, Amazon and Microsoft are building data centers powered by coal."
When coal is mined and burned to power server farms, CO2 from under the earth is released into the atmosphere. In contrast, trees absorb CO2. Tree farms grown to supply wood and paper are far more "green" than the server farms that fuel the Internet.
Google's server farms are the size of five football fields and contain 900,000 servers. Keeping the servers cool requires a massive amount of electricity.
CNN reports that the Internet uses more electricity in America than the auto industry uses to make cars and trucks.
Greenpeace estimates that Google's eight current and planned server farms could consume 476 megawatts of electricity if they were operating at full capacity. That's enough to power all the homes in San Diego.
Then consider the carbon footprint required to equip every man, woman and child with a laptop and a smartphone. These devices require enormous amounts of rare minerals and toxic parts. Unlike paper, these high-tech devices are not biodegradable.
Making matters worse is the rapid pace of technological change, requiring everyone to get new devices every few years. Billions and billions of smartphones, desktops and laptops are piling up in massive landfills. That's not very green.
Only 17 percent of computers are recycled. The ones that aren't create about 600,000 tons of lead in America alone. Moreover, 80 percent of the small amount of electronic waste collected for recycling is shipped overseas and is often unsafely dismantled.
Printing is the only medium with a one-time carbon footprint – all other media require energy every time they are viewed. Electronic devices, which Google produces, for example, require the mining and refining of dozens of minerals and metals, as well as the use of plastics, hydrocarbon solvents, and other non-renewable resources. For Google to call for a paperless world is hypocritical to say the least.
According to Wikipedia: All electronic scrap components, such as CRTs, may contain contaminants such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, or brominated flame retardants. Even in developed countries recycling and disposal of e-waste may involve significant risk to workers and communities and great care must be taken to avoid unsafe exposure in recycling operations and leaching of material such as heavy metals from landfills and incinerator ashes. Scrap industry and USA EPA officials agree that materials should be managed with caution.
Let's not forget that printing in all its many forms employs one million people in the United States.
I love the great technological advances in computing. I use Google every day. They are a huge and powerful corporation that knows just about everything about everyone and is happy to sell that information.
But the cynical attempt to portray themselves as "green" compared to paper is utter nonsense.
» Wyatt Emmerich is a past president of the Mississippi Press Association.
… we'd like to ask for your support. More people are reading the Mississippi Business Journal than ever before, but advertising revenues for all conventional media are falling fast. Unlike many, we do not use a pay wall, because we want to continue providing Mississippi's most comprehensive business news each and every day. But that takes time, money and hard work. We do it because it is important to us … and equally important to you, if you value the flow of trustworthy news and information which have always kept America strong and free for more than 200 years.
If those who read our content will help fund it, we can continue to bring you the very best in news and information. Please consider joining us as a valued member, or if you prefer, make a one-time contribution.Click for more info


text:
15 LOCATIONS IN AUSTRALIA We're operating in all locations now
Find your nearest Skydive Australia location on the map and you'll be freefalling in no time.
- Byron Bay
- Hunter Valley
- Newcastle
- Sydney - Wollongong
- Great Ocean Road
- Melbourne
- Yarra Valley
- Airlie Beach
- Brisbane
- Cairns
- Mission Beach
- Rockingham
- York
- Noosa
- Bribie Island
Why CHOOSE US?
Skydiving is our passion, we love what we do. Everyone in our team has the same can-do mindset - we're energetic, experienced and committed to making your skydive a safe and memorable experience you'll never forget.
Australia's MOST SPECTACULAR VIEWS
Australia's MOST TRUSTED SKYDIVE
Australia's HIGHEST TANDEM SKYDIVES
Australia's BEST BEACH LANDINGS


text:
Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company website is your one stop for all homes for sale, commercial property and farm and ranch in Victoria, Texas. We have more than 50 professional Real Estate agents ready to assist you with all your real estate needs in Victoria Texas, and surrounding areas. Our office has the most experienced Realtors to help you get the best deal in Victoria Texas.
In 2014 Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company achieved the 2014 Coldwell Banker President's Award of Honor, one of the highest distinctions that only 65 Coldwell Banker independently owned and operated affiliate companies were honored with this award in North America. We take great pride in the hard work and dedication that our Real Estate agents in Victoria Texas, and the entire company to exceed the goals necessary to earn this award. Victoria Texas Realtors put their heart out in every real estate transaction.
Our Victoria Real Estate office also enjoys the prestigious 2014 Premier Office Award, the highest honor given to Coldwell Banker offices.
Victoria Texas realtors from Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company can help you find homes for sale in Victoria Texas, land to build, farm and ranches close to Victoria Texas and surrounding areas. Give us a call today!
Victoria Real Estate Property Search Results


text:
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Richard Adams, who used both the altar and the courtroom to help begin the push for gay marriage four decades before it reached the center of the national consciousness, has died, his attorney said Sunday.
After a brief illness, Adams died Dec. 17 at age 65 in the Hollywood home he shared with Tony Sullivan, his partner of 43 years, attorney Lavi Soloway told The Associated Press.
Adams and Sullivan met at a Los Angeles gay bar called "The Closet" in 1971, but their life and relationship would soon be on display for a worldwide audience.
They were granted a marriage license in 1975, but for years fought in vain to see it recognized by governments and a population for whom the idea of two married men was still strange and foreign. They were subjected to anti-gay slurs even from government agencies.
"They felt that in the end, the most important thing was their love for each other, and in that respect they won," Soloway said. "No government or no law was ever able to keep them apart."
The couple's public life began when they heard about a county clerk in Boulder, Colo., named Clela Rorex, a pioneer in her own right who took the unprecedented step of giving marriage licenses to gay couples after learning from the district attorney's office that nothing in Colorado law expressly forbade it.
Rorex's office became what The New York Times soon after called "a mini-Nevada for homosexual couples."
Among the first six couples to take advantage were Adams and Sullivan, who traveled to Colorado, had a ceremony at the First Unitarian Church of Denver and were granted a license from Rorex, before the state's attorney general ordered her to stop giving them to gay couples. Rorex remained in contact with Adams throughout his life.
Adams and Sullivan's primary motivation in marrying was to get permanent U.S. residency status for Sullivan, an Australian, and they promptly put in an application with what was then called the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
They received a one-sentence denial from INS that was stunning in its bluntness.
"You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots," the letter said.
The INS issued a follow-up response that removed the offending language but gave no ground in its thinking.
Adams' attempt to have that decision overturned was the first federal lawsuit seeking gay marriage recognition, according to the Advocate magazine and the Los Angeles Times, the first media outlets to report his death.
He took the INS to court in 1979, and later filed a separate lawsuit on the constitutionality of denying gays the right to marry.
His position appeared strong. Gay couples always thought they would have to sue for the right to marry in the first place, but Adams was defending a marriage he had been officially granted.
Despite reaching the highest federal appeals courts, he was met only with rejections.
The couple did became a hot topic, especially as Sullivan's deportation became likely in the mid-1980s, and they appeared on the "Today" show and "The Phil Donahue Show," giving some of the first national attention to gay marriage when it was considered an oddity even by future supporters.
Adams' application for Australian residency was also denied, so the couple spent a year in Europe before returning to the United States and leading a low-profile life in Los Angeles.
But they recently reemerged as their issue finally gained traction in courts and voting booths.
They're the subject of an upcoming documentary, "Limited Partnership." And just two days before Adams' death they were working with Soloway on a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, one of two gay-marriage laws the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear in its upcoming term.
"After 40 years of fighting he missed the outcome at the Supreme Court," Soloway said, "but he felt optimistic."
And he got to see what he deemed a major victory for his particular cause, gay couples and immigration, in October when the Obama Administration issued written policy guidelines saying same-sex couples in long-term partnerships "rise to the level of a 'family relationship'" when it comes to deportation.
"You can draw a straight line from Tony and Richard's efforts in the 1970s to that piece of paper in 2012," Soloway said.


text:
Join us at The Official PhilMusic Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/philmusic/
custom made by me
That's what I was waiting for, Sir Dindin's collection! Truly he has one of the best collections around.
members din poh siila dito? sana!...hehe.san na po yung kasama sa fernando kit nyo sir dindin?
Good AM! Here are some of my snares...my current workhorse...Orange County Drums & Percussion non-vented split-lug snare.14" x 6" 10ply American MapleCustom Trick Snare Strainermy perennial favorite...SPAUN Drum Co. Custom Snare14" x 5.5" 9ply American Maple Snaredouble 45 degree bearing edgelow mass all brass lugs and tension rodsmy 'go to' snare...Gretsch Renown Maple Snare14" x 6.5" 9ply...my flavor of the month...Pearl Joey Jordison Signature Snare13" x 6.5" SteelToo bad my Pearl Free Floating 14" x 6.5" Maple, and Sonor Force 3005 All Maple got stolen... and I don't have any pictures of them...
Bad Behavior has blocked 17073 access attempts in the last 7 days.
Page created in 0.106 seconds with 25 queries.


text:
秘魯的環境保護義工工作:亞馬遜雨林環境保護項目: 每月更新
Monthly Update - February/March 2006
The heavy rains promised by the storms earlier in January never materialised and so this wet season has been relatively dry thus enabling us to work without delays over the last couple of months. With the lodge filling up to near capacity and the willingness of the volunteers to get stuck in I have been able to advance much quicker than planned. A lot has been accomplished in little time and I will try and do justice to all the hard work and the latest advances at Taricaya.
Let's start with the ongoing improvements in the animal release program and needless to say there are new residents in the project whilst old friends have been released back into the wild. Our nursery is starting to fill up and there were three new arrivals over the last few weeks. A first at Taricaya was an infant common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus boliviensis) whose continual chattering is now a familiar sound around the centre. Later the same week we also received another young paca (Agouti paca) and a dusky-headed parakeet chick (Aratinga weddellii). The nursery seems much more vibrant with the new additions and the place has also been brightened up by the artistic talents of some of our volunteers who painted numerous animals on the walls creating a much more colourful environment. Elsewhere in the release program we are continuing to work hard on the improvement of the resident's living conditions and work has already started on a new enclosure for the curassows and trumpeters whilst an area of forest has been selected for a large mammal corral. The corral will host larger harmless mammals such as deer, peccaries, capybara and tapirs. By providing these animals a large area of untouched forest they will learn to forage for themselves but the boundary fence will enable us to monitor their progress also. Plans for April include new cages for the growing macaw populations as just two weeks ago we received two more chestnut-fronted macaws (Ara severa) and a scarlet macaw (Ara macao).
Just as we received new guests last month we also released some old ones. Bianca the young paca was growing at a phenomenal rate and was quickly outgrowing her cage in the nursery. Pacas are naturally very independent animals so we decided to release her just in front of the lodge. Being nocturnal by nature she is now happily running around at night often startling volunteers on their way back from the dining room. She is continuing to grow and appears to be thriving with her new freedom. Elsewhere we released the last two white-bellied parrots (Pionites melanocephala), the spix's guan (Penelope jacquacu) and our oldest resident chestnut-fronted macaw (Ara severa). As is usually the case with newly released birds they are not straying far from camp. This behaviour is common and I expect them to become more independent with time as they start to interact with wild populations. The most adventurous is "Turkey" the spix's guan that often follows groups up the canopy or along the trails although it often gets lost for a few days before reappearing at the centre again! The chestnut-fronted macaw on the other hand is very people-friendly and seems to delight in surprising people by dropping out of the sky onto their shoulders. This behaviour appears to be mischievous and friendly but in reality macaws form very strong bonds and mate for life so we should expect this continued contact until it finds a wild mate and can replace our company with that of a fellow macaw.
Moving on I feel that several sightings around the reserve are worthy of a mention not only for the amazing experiences they provided for the volunteers but also as indicators of a healthy ecosystem and reflecting our good work in the reserve. Anaconda Colpa had not been visited for a while and the first few groups to use it this year had some great sightings including a red-brocket deer (Mazama Americana), a tayra (Eira barbara) and two grisons (Galictis vittata). The last two species belong to the weasel family, Mustelidae, and the grison is an animal that we have only ever seen once before around the reserve. Last week a group of visiting tourists got a wonderful surprise when they reached the top canopy platform to see a margay (Leopardus wiedii) standing in the kapok tree. This small arboreal cat is rarely seen as it is generally nocturnal but I am confident that this individual was the one that we released in 2004 about 600m from the canopy. Whether it is the same or not it is a wonderful sighting, one of the best at the canopy so far.
The wet season is always a great time for studying herpetology (amphibians and reptiles) as the frogs and toads are breeding and their increased activity also means more food for the serpent population also. We have caught and identified many frog species previously unknown in the area with perhaps the most spectacular being the spotted-thighed tree-frog (Hyla fasciata) and the many-spotted phase of the clown tree-frog (Hyla triangulum). Many snakes were also sighted and captured including rat snakes, whip snakes, boas and a close encounter with a fer-de-lance.
The red-tailed boa was an individual I caught in the medicinal garden last year and released under the dining room to help control the rodent population. One day whilst eating I looked up and there it was in the rafters and so I proceeded to catch it again. The size difference was amazing, it had more than doubled in size over the last six months and we could feel three rodents in its stomach all at different stages of being digested. I knew it was the same individual as it had a scar on its face which had been an open wound when I captured it last year. It was obviously enjoying life at the lodge so I released it back into the rafters where it will continue to help pest control. Boas are generally not aggressive especially if well fed and this individual was quite happy having its photo taken with all the volunteers. The large rainbow boa we caught was less friendly but again manageable even at a healthy 2m. The only startling capture was the fer-de-lance (Bothrops sp.). I was out with the volunteers hunting for caiman and had just plunged my hand into the water after a young black caiman and when I turned around I saw the body of snake wrapped around a branch right next to me. The head was immersed but the body was already sending shivers up my spine as I recognised the scale pattern. I signalled Fernando who bought the claw and we caught the snake to find it was a 1m fer-de-lance the second most poisonous snake in the Amazon. Still I live to fight another day and we released the offender back into the water where we originally caught it.
The farm project continues to flourish and in March we concentrated on our Heliconia project. We are already producing large quantities of flowers from our original plants but this month we were given a collection of many different species to grow and hopefully make nurseries should the flowers find a market. This meant that volunteers were clearing and planting a lot of the time and we now have several plots with neat rows of the different species. We now have to wait for the plants to react after the transfer from Puerto Maldonado and hope that the new species produce flowers with a good market value. Elsewhere at the farm the donkeys are recovering well from a stomach parasite and the volunteers are training them by riding them around some of the trails. One female is pregnant so she just follows along behind without a rider. The idea is to increase their stamina to enable them to work when fully recuperated.
As you can see a lot has been accomplished already this year and with a lodge full of industrious volunteers I expect to keep the work rate up over the coming months. It is an exciting time to be involved and there is plenty of work for everyone!!
Stuart Timson
Conservation Manager
Taricaya Research Centre
03rd April 2006


text:
- 1570g Polypropylene Dilor
- Hard-wearing, Durable and Affordable
- 8 Colours - 25 Trim Options
- 5 heel pad options
- Anti-slip water resistant backing
Fits Ford Transit 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013
Our van mats fit Ford Transit MK7 (2006-2013) models with walkthrough
Product Information
Made from 100% Polypropylene, our standard carpet van mats are a good balance of durability and affordability. Weighing 1570g per square meter ensures they are hard-wearing. Complete with cloth bound edge, you can add a rubber, PVC, welded Union Jack or luxury carpet heelpad to protect the most worn part of the drivers mat.
We also offer a personalised photo heel pad, just upload your favourite image in the checkout stage and put your own personal touch to your mats.
These mats are compatible with original manufacturer fixings if present in the vehicle. If your vehicle is on a crossover year, please double check if you have the earlier or later model. Please check your vehicle before ordering.
All van mats are tailor-made to fit the contours of the vehicle footwell. Our van floor mats are supplied with manufacturer compatible fittngs where applicable to fix the van mat into place. Please check if you have any fixings in your vehicles floor and which type/amount you have before ordering.
Your order will be shipped within 3-5 working days. We aim to dispatch orders as quickly as possible. Please note orders may take up to 10 working days at busy periods e.g. Christmas
All items are shipped using a 48 hour courier. A tracking number will be assigned and this will be emailed to you.
Orders Over £40 - Free UK Delivery
Orders Under £40 - Delivery £3.99
If for any reason you are unhappy with your item or there is a factory fault please contact our customer service team on 01623 645100 or firstname.lastname@example.com
The buyer is responsible for paying the return postage unless there is a manufactures fault. Please contact our team stating your order number before returning the item. Full Return Policy
Ford logo is property of Ford