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Activity note: Hotel check-in from 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon: Program Registration: After you have checked-in with the hotel front desk, make your way to the Road Scholar table to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, and other important information. If you arrive late, please ask for your packet when you check in. The Group Leader will greet everyone and review the program theme, the up-to-date daily schedule and any changes, discuss safety guidelines, emergency procedures, roles and responsibilities, and answer any questions. Indicated times are approximate. Program activities, schedules, and personnel may need to change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. All transportation will be via private motorcoach unless specified otherwise. We have set aside some free time in the schedule for your personal independent exploration. The Group Leader will often be available during free time to accompany informal excursions, activities, or meals that have been excluded from the program cost. You are welcome to join if you like, with any associated costs on your own.
Dinner: In our private room at the hotel, enjoy a plated meal with salad, entrée, rolls and butter, dessert, and beverage choices including fresh brewed coffee, assorted hot teas, and water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: Get to know your fellow participants in a session we call Crossing Points and discover what you share beyond a love of lifelong learning.
Activity note: The ride is approximately 200 miles or 6 hours with stops for lunch and to stretch our legs. Getting on/off the motorcoach.
Breakfast: Breakfast buffet in hotel dining room offers a selection of eggs, bacon, sausage, breakfast potatoes, hot and cold cereals, fruit, yogurts, and fresh baked breakfast breads, plus assorted juices, coffee, tea, and water.
Morning: Board our private motorcoach for the trip to Fresno, California. Our first stop is a visit to the Mission and State Park at San Juan Bautista led by a senior park aide. The park is part of a nationally recognized historic landmark adjacent to a portion of California's 15th Spanish era mission. This mission was one of four established in the summer of 1797 and the fifteenth of the twenty-one missions in Alta, California.
Lunch: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions and give directions.
Afternoon: We continue our trip with a stop at San Luis Reservoir, beginning our exploration of water issues in California. The dam was constructed as a storage reservoir for the federal Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project. It stores runoff water from the Delta that would otherwise flow into the ocean.
Dinner: Enjoy a plated dinner including salad, entrée, rolls and butter, with dessert, plus water, coffee, and tea; other beverages are available for purchase.
Evening: Enjoy a living history presentation with John Muir in the dining room. He was a naturalist and seen as an essential figure in the fight for the preservation of wilderness areas. He led the petition for the National Park bill in 1890, establishing Yosemite and Sequoia National Park.
Activity note: The ride from Fresno to Sequoia National Park is about 60 miles or 1.5 hour drive. Walking distance up to 1/2 mile on mostly even terrain with some stairs.
Breakfast: Enjoy a breakfast buffet in the hotel lobby with eggs, assorted toast, fresh fruit, cereals, yogurt, waffles, and more, plus fruit juice, coffee, tea, milk, and water.
Morning: We begin our field trip to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks with our knowledgeable on-board instructor. We will visit the General Sherman Tree and Grant Grove. Estimated to be between 2,300–2,700 years old, the General Sherman Tree is the largest currently living tree in the world. Sequoia National Park was established in 1890 and encompasses a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet with the highest point in the lower 48 states, Mount Whitney. The park is south of and contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park.
Lunch: Picnic style box lunch at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Lunch items will include sandwich, chips, fruit, cookie, and bottled water.
Afternoon: We continue our field trip in Kings Canyon National Park. Although Congress created these two parks at different times, Sequoia and Kings Canyon share miles of boundary and are managed as one park. Sequoia was the second national park designated in this country after Yellowstone National Park in 1872.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Ride is approximately 100 miles or 3 hours. We'll stop along the way for lunch and to stretch. The walk around Pioneer Village is on uneven, dirt terrain.
Breakfast: In the hotel lobby.
Morning: We'll depart Fresno to visit our next national park; Yosemite.
Lunch: At the historic Big Trees Lodge, enjoy a plated lunch with salad, bread and butter, entrée, and dessert. Coffee, tea, milk, and water included. The Big Trees Lodge, a National Historic Landmark, is surrounded by meadows and rushing streams. The tranquility of this Victorian-style lodge in Yosemite makes it a favorite of those who prefer a relaxed environment and the gracious charm of a bygone era.
Afternoon: With our naturalist, we'll visit the Pioneer Yosemite History Center near the Big Trees Lodge. This 'village' is assembled from structures that were originally found in different locations throughout the park and moved in the 1950's and 60's. Each building represents a different chapter in Yosemite's story. The motorcoach will continue to Yosemite Valley with a stop at Tunnel View for a photo opportunity of the world famous view of the Valley.
Dinner: At the Yosemite Valley Lodge Food Court, dinner coupons will be used to purchase hot or cold entrées, pasta dishes, grilled items, pizzas, sandwiches, salads, etc. at different stations. Assorted beverages available such as milk, soft drinks, coffee, tea and water. Alcohol is available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: The walk into El Capitan Meadow is on a dirt path in a flat meadow and the distance is about 100-150 ft. The walk to the base of Bridalveil Fall is 1 mile roundtrip, but up a steep trail with some uneven terrain. The flat paved loop at Lower Yosemite Falls is about 1 mile roundtrip.
Breakfast: A buffet in the Lodge's dining room will include an assortment of muffins and baked goods, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit salad, bacon, sausage, French toast or waffles, hot or cold cereals, coffee, tea, juice, and water.
Morning: Our on-board instructor leads us on a field trip through Yosemite Valley which is world-famous for its impressive waterfalls, cliffs and unusual rock formations. Our first stop is El Capitan Meadow for a view of El Capitan, a favorite for experienced rock climbers. Rising more than 3,000 feet above the Valley floor, it is the largest monolith of granite in the world. Our next stop is Bridalveil Fall. At more than 600 feet tall, it is one of the most prominent falls in Yosemite. Some Native American tribes believe it to be the home to a vengeful spirit and that those who look directly into the waterfall will be cursed. Further in the valley, we will visit Sentinel Bridge and Cook's Meadow area. Sentinel Bridge is famous for its upstream view of the Half Dome. As you walk through Cook's Meadow, enjoy views of Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, and Sentinel Rock. The meadow is named after John J. Cook, who owned a hotel in Yosemite Valley in the 1880's and often grazed cattle in the meadow.
Lunch: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions and give directions. Dining options will be listed in the "Yosemite Guide" park newspaper published several times a year and available on line at http://www.travelyosemite.com/lodging/dining/.
Afternoon: Starting from the Lower Yosemite Fall trailhead, we'll walk the path with our naturalist.
Dinner: In a private dining room at Yosemite Valley Lodge, a buffet will include various items such as salads, fish, chicken, rice, potatoes, and a selection of desserts and beverages.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Ride is no more than 6 hours and 210 miles. Walking distances up to 1/2 mile on even terrain. Tioga Pass elevation is 9,943 feet.
Breakfast: At Yosemite Valley Lodge.
Morning: Our trip begins crossing Yosemite's high country over Tioga Pass which serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park. It is the highest highway pass in California and in the Sierra Nevada. The view from Olmsted Point looks southwest into Yosemite Valley. Tenaya Lake offers an opportunity to stretch our legs and take in the gorgeous views from its shore. We continue through Tuolumne Meadows, a subalpine meadow surrounded by Lodgepole pines and the Tuolomne River passing through the open space.
Lunch: Picnic style box lunch at Mono Lake County Park including a sandwich, side, and bottled water.
Afternoon: After lunch, visit Mono Lake Visitors Center, an oasis in the dry Great Basin and a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. Mono Lake is unique. For starters, it's old--at least 700,000 years old and one of the oldest continuously existing lakes on the continent. Fed by huge glaciers during the last Ice Age, Mono Lake was 60 times larger than the 66 square miles it covers today. Mono Lake is naturally salty and alkaline because it has no outlet. The only way water leaves is via evaporation. We'll continue to Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America and check into our hotel.
Dinner: At Beach Retreat & Lodge.
Evening: At the hotel, learn more about the Lake Tahoe area from a local expert.
Activity note: Walking distances up to 1/2 mile on even terrain.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Board the motorcoach for the Lake Tahoe Basin where we will meet our instructor at Taylor Creek. We'll visit the Taylor Creek Stream Chamber. Taylor Creek serves as a hub on the south shore of Lake Tahoe for many hiking trails around the area. The Stream Chamber, located just down the trail, features a 180 degree diorama depicting life above and below the water.
Lunch: Enjoy a soup and salad bar lunch on the Dixie Queen boat with coffee, tea, or soft drink as included beverages while cruising across Lake Tahoe.
Afternoon: Cruise on Lake Tahoe aboard the Dixie Queen to the famous Emerald Bay. See Tahoe's classic blue skies, deeper blue lake, snow-capped mountains, lush forests and learn about the rich cultural history. Take the afternoon for independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. Take the time to write postcards or do laundry either at the hotel or at a local laundromat with transportation provided by the motorcoach.
Dinner: Enjoy a buffet dinner at a South Lake Tahoe hotel offering soups and salads, several entrée choices and a dessert, plus water, coffee, and tea; other beverages will be available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Ride is approximately 6 hours and 250 miles. Walking distances up to 1 mile on flat, even terrain. Hike to Lily Pond Trail is 1 mile, hilly, dirt terrain.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: We will continue our journey to Lassen Volcanic National Park to witness California's eruptive past and see how the forces beneath our feet are shaping the landscape today. Although Lassen is primarily known for its volcanic geology, the park boasts a rich diversity of plant and animal life. Originally the park was split into two separate national monuments by President Theodore Roosevelt but now is one park with Lassen Peak, the world's largest plug dome volcano, dominating the landscape.
Lunch: At Lassen National Park Visitors Center Café with a choice of sandwich, fruit, chips, cookie, and bottled water.
Afternoon: We continue our drive through the park, stopping at the Loomis Museum to view exhibits featuring photos by B.F. Loomis, who documented Lassen Peak's most recent eruption cycle and promoted the park's establishment. The visit will be followed by a walk on the nearby Lily Pond Nature Trail.
Dinner: At the hotel.
Evening: We'll visit Turtle Bay Park and Sundial Bridge. The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay crosses the Sacramento River in the heart of Redding. Having opened on July 4, 2004, the bridge links the north and south campuses of Turtle Bay Exploration Park. In addition to being a functional work of art, the Sundial Bridge is a technical marvel as well. Renowned Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava conceived the Sundial Bridge's unusual design, his first free-standing bridge in the United States.
Activity note: Ride is approximately 3 hours and 150 miles. Walking distances up to 1 mile on even terrain with a slight incline.
Breakfast: At the hotel, enjoy a buffet offering assorted breads, butter, cheese, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and meats, cereals, jams, yogurt and fresh cut seasonal fruits plus coffee, tea, juice, and milk.
Morning: Departing from the hotel, we will explore Shasta Dam, a curved gravity concrete dam on the Sacramento River above Redding built between 1938 and 1945, with our Bureau of Reclamation Guide. Shasta Dam is similar to Hoover Dam because both were continuous pour concrete projects, and in their day, ranked as one of the great civil engineering feats of the world. We depart and continue west to Weaverville, a historic Gold Rush town, nestled at the base of the magnificent Trinity Alps Wilderness area. The Old West did live large in Weaverville with gunfights, saloons and even bank robberies by notorious figures like Black Bart.
Lunch: Enjoy a plated lunch featuring an entrée at a local restaurant with dessert and a beverage.
Afternoon: Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions and give directions. Admission to the J.J. Jackson Museum is prepaid by the group leader.
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own to enjoy what you like. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions and give directions.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Walking distances up to 1 1/2 miles on dirt terrain with slight inclines.
Breakfast: In the breakfast room at the hotel, enjoy a buffet offering assorted breads and bagels, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage, potatoes, hot and cold cereals, fresh fruit, plus water, coffee, tea, juice, and milk.
Morning: Board the motorcoach for the field trip to Redwood National Park and Prairie Creek State Park with our knowledgeable local historian and author. Our first stop is the Visitor's Center at Redwood National Park to view a film and exhibits. The ancient coast redwood ecosystem preserved in the parks contains some of the planet's most majestic forests. Prairie Creek State Park was set aside in the early 1920's and is a sanctuary of old growth coast redwood. We'll hope to spot some of the Roosevelt elk who call the park and this northern California area their home.
Lunch: Picnic style box lunch in Patrick's Point State Park at Visitor Center picnic tables . Lunch will include an entrée size salad, cookie, and bottled water.
Afternoon: Our field trip continues at Patrick's Point State Park, with dense forests of spruce, hemlock, pine, fir, and red alder stretching over an ocean headland. We'll visit the recreated Yurok seasonal village - "Sumêg" - consisting of traditional style family houses, a sweat house, changing houses, a redwood canoe, and a dance house. On the return to Eureka, we'll visit picturesque Trinidad Harbor. Trinidad is California's smallest incorporated city, with a population of 360 in 2013. It is noted for its spectacular coastline and remarkable offshore rocks. Back in Eureka, drive through the Victorian Historic District and view the Carson Mansion. Built for lumber baron William Carson in the 1880's, it is perhaps the most famous example of Victorian Architecture in the United States. This famous house has been the inspiration for haunted houses around the country and the clock tower on the Disneyland train station.
Dinner: At Samoa Cookhouse, the last surviving cookhouse in the West, serving food - lumber camp style. Meal will include soup, salad, bread, entrée, vegetables, and dessert, plus water, coffee, and tea.
Evening: Visit the Historic Lodging Museum, which is full of relics and photographs from the old logging and Cookhouse days before returning to the hotel.
Activity note: Ride is approximately 5 hours covering about 150 miles with stops to stretch our legs. Walking distances up to 1/2 mile on both even and uneven terrain.
Breakfast: In the hotel breakfast room.
Morning: Travel to Ferndale and step back in time as we view the magnificently preserved Victorian architecture. On the National Register of Historic Places, Ferndale's Main Street is a photographer's paradise. This small city, with its exquisite storefronts and homes, is considered the gateway to California's Lost Coast. We continue to Humboldt Redwoods State Park where we'll meet our park ranger for a short walk in the redwoods. Located along the Eel River, Humboldt Redwoods State Park contains some of the world's most majestic ancient redwood groves.
Lunch: At the Visitor Center picnic tables, enjoy a box lunch including a sandwich, chips, fruit, cookie, and bottled water, while surrounded by the beautiful redwoods.
Afternoon: Heading to Mendocino, we journey west to the California coast and travel south on the breath-taking Hwy 1. Despite its small size, the town's scenic location on a headland surrounded by the Pacific Ocean has made it extremely popular as an artist colony and a great destination for vacationers. Many of its early settlers were New Englanders, as was true with many older Northern California towns. Its economy declined after 1940, and it became a somewhat isolated village until discovered by the region's art community. It has been the setting for numerous films including "Same Time Next Year" and "The Russians Are Coming" as well as the popular TV series "Murder She Wrote."
Dinner: In Garden Room at the Mendocino Hotel, enjoy a plated meal with salad, entrée, dessert plus, coffee, tea, and water; other beverages are available for purchase.
Evening: In our lecture this evening, learn about Mendocino's earliest residents, the Pomo Indians, with a local expert who will share examples of their crafts and customs. Scholars believe the name Pomo means "the people" — modified by where a particular group was located, e.g., Kashaya (Southwestern) Pomo. They lived in generally unrelated groups for thousands of years and relied on fishing, hunting and gathering for their food. Few in number, the height of their population was about 8,000 in the late 18th Century.
Activity note: Walking distances up to 1/4 mile.
Breakfast: In the Garden Room at the Mendocino Hotel, enjoy a plated meal offering fruit, entrée, plus juice, milk, coffee, tea, and water.
Morning: We will board the motorcoach for our day's field trips. Our first stop is the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse. Congress appropriated $50,000 for a lighthouse on Point Cabrillo in response to the increased demand to ship lumber to San Francisco after the destruction in 1906. Added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1991, the lighthouse remains as one of the most complete lighthouses in the country. We'll return to Mendocino and visit the Botanical Gardens, which are the only public gardens in the continental U.S. that sits directly on the Pacific Ocean. The mild maritime climate makes it a garden for all seasons, attracting gardeners and nature lovers alike. Considered one of the top gardens in the country, it includes more than 30 acres of flowers and trees and over 150 species of birds.
Lunch: Our picnic lunch allows you to explore the gardens at your leisure. Lunch will include sandwich, side, and bottled water.
Afternoon: Upon return to the hotel, you can take the rest of the afternoon for personal independent exploration to see and do what interests you most. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions and give directions.
Dinner: In the Garden Room at the Mendocino Hotel.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Hotel check-out by 12:00 Noon.
Breakfast: In the Garden Room at the Mendocino Hotel.
Morning: Depart Mendocino for the return trip to San Francisco.
Lunch: En route to Brisbane, enjoy a plated lunch offering salad, bread sticks, choice of entrée, dessert, plus water, coffee, and tea; other beverages will be available for purchase.
Afternoon: We expect to arrive at the hotel in Brisbane by approximately 3:00 p.m. (depending on traffic). Flights should be scheduled after 6:00 p.m. in case of delays and security. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy all your Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. We encourage you to join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!
We love visiting the National Parks, and this program exceeded our expectations!
Wonderful opportunity to see the major part areas in California with redwood and giant sequoias plus other areas famous for their scenery and natural attractions.
I completed a lifelong dream. This was on my bucket list.
If seeing sequoia and redwoods on the same trip is your goal, this is the one for you! And there is so much more. Each day was a delightful learning experience. Mary Jackson was our exceptional leader on this adventure.
I thought your website was hard to navigate and to enroll. I had to put in my password for every step. The enrolling process could be streamlined and organized better.
Just a wonderful and beautiful to see Northern California and all the amazing national and state parks.
The California National Park Medley was an outstanding program & adventure. I worried that the fires & consequent air quality might impact our enjoyment, but fortunately the only encounter we had was with smoke at the Shasta Dam. We were not able to go outside & tour this spot, but the film inside, as well as the employee at the Visitor Center who spoke & answered questions compensated for the change in plans. It goes without saying that the National Parks are a treasure to behold. But we also had unexpected delights in State Parks, the San Juan Bautista Mission, San Luis Reservoir, seeing many wildlife in their natural setting, a boat lunch cruise on Lake Tahoe, the Sun Dial Bridge in Redding, the free time in quaint towns viewing the lovely Victorian architecture, Cabrillo Lighthouse, & the beautiful Mendocino Botanical Gardens. Our leader Anne & bus driver John were both wonderful, knowledgeable, & engaging! I loved this Road Scholar adventure!
From the Redwood forests, the wonders of Yosemite, a boat ride on lake Tahoe, exploring Shasta Dam, learning about the volcanoes of Lassen NP, wandering through beautiful gardens, a walk on the ocean cliffs at the Pacific, we had a marvelous and enjoyable trip every day.
A fantastic trip. Best of 12 I have had with Road Scholar or Elderhostel, although all have been good.
If you want to see God's work this is the trip to take. You are on the go so be prepared but for anyone in average shape you will do fine. There is not really that much walking
It's very good. As an aside, I wish there were more trips that were longer (10+ days). For me there are too many short trips (3-5 days) which I find are not long enough to justify the hassle of packing and flying.
This was a wonderful trip! We saw so much of California and some of the national parks that we've been wanting to see for a long time. This trip combined everything that makes a trip special, i.e., a group that is congenial, perfect weather, the national parks were beautiful, the wildlife was visible and the food was awesome! You can't ask for much more when traveling!
A well-organized tour that utilizes engaging, talented presenters! A well-paced trip with something for everybody--waterfalls to Victorian homes, dams to volcanoes! A must-do for your bucketlist.
California National Park Medley is a great trip that gave us a fine experience. Our pleasure with the trip lived up to our highest expectations. I strongly recommend this trip
We got back from this trip less than a week ago. It was a great way to see all 5 of the National Parks in northern California in one trip. Our leaders and bus driver were very good. Over 1800 miles were traveled during the course of the trip. Our group consisted of 35 travelers. The weather for this time of year was warmer than usual and we had no rain! The trip is rated as Active and that is very true, but one thing that makes it seem more active was the number of early morning take offs. On most days we left our hotel at 8:00 or 8:30 AM, and on 2 of the days we left at 6:45 and 7:30 AM. Of course, this means our luggage has to be out earlier. Overall, I felt I needed more sleep. Sleeping on the bus was a common occurrence. Because of the heavy snow last winter and spring, the Tioga Road in Yosemite and the main road through Lassen Volcanic were still closed at the time of our tour and we missed seeing parts of those parks as well as Mono Lake. I was disappointed about that. The instructors who were with us in the Parks were all excellent and the listening devices were of very good quality and helpful.


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Clean Energy Works Portland
Clean Energy Works Portland (CEWP) was a first-in-the-nation pilot program for saving energy, improving a home's comfort and value and reducing carbon emissions while creating high-quality jobs for Portland residents who really need them.
Recognizing that a major barrier to retrofitting existing buildings is the up-front cost of the improvements, CEWP was designed to provide a simple financing solution to energy efficiency improvements in 500 Portland homes. Portland Mayor Sam Adams was particularly committed to creating new jobs and making sure that economic opportunity would flow toward historically underserved populations: low-income people, women and people of color.
The pilot launched in the summer of 2009. CEWP made its 500th loan in late February 2011, bringing the pilot to conclusion.
Funding the Clean Energy Works Portland Pilot
Using Recovery Act funds from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program and other City resources, BPS capitalized a revolving loan fund to offer pilot participants low-interest, long-term financing for home energy efficiency remodels.The pilot successfully attracted additional public and private investment, bringing the total loan portfolio to nearly $7 million.
In June 2010, Portland received a $20 million grant from the US Department of Energy's Better Buildings Neighborhood Program to expand Clean Energy Works Portland to other parts of Oregon.
What Did the Pilot Test?
The pilot tested whether people would install comprehensive energy efficiency upgrades (like insulation, air sealing and high-efficiency heating systems) in their homes within a short timeframe if they were offered a comprehensive package of services and benefits, including:
- Easy access to long-term financing to cover the upfront costs (20-year loans at 5.99 percent).
- The services of an independent, building science advisor, called an Energy Advocate.
- The convenience of repaying the monthly loan obligation on the heating utility bill.
Results from the pilot so far suggest that this approach to selling energy efficiency is compelling to consumers. Not only did CEWP participants undertake deeper home retrofits than their counterparts in other local efficiency programs, but they made the decision to do so in a much shorter timeframe.
The pilot also tested a high-road approach to creating green jobs. High-road standards ensure that public investments create high-quality employment and equitable access for a diversity of businesses and workers.
Jobs and Equity Focus
Clean Energy Works Portland was designed in partnership with stakeholders to craft an agreement on high-road goals and strategies. Originally called the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA), it set forth a series of community goals and standards around job quality, diverse business participation and access to opportunity for workers from underserved and historically disadvantaged communities.
Community Partners
Clean Energy Works Portland was led by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. The steering committee of CEWP included Craft3 (formerly Enterprise Cascadia), Multnomah County, Portland Development Commission, Energy Trust of Oregon, NW Natural, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, Construction Apprenticeship & Workforce Solutions, Worksystems Inc., Portland Housing Bureau, Home Performance Contractors Guild and Green for All.
Mayor Adams appointed a Stakeholder Evaluation and Implementation Committee to oversee CEWP's implementation of the CWA. Representatives from business, community-based organizations, organized labor, faith-based institutions and government worked together to define and establish high-road goals, standards and strategies. Green for All and the City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement helped facilitate and guide the conversation.
The CEWP pilot program has so far accomplished the following:
- Investment of more than $6 million (payments to contractors).
- 584 low-interest loans for whole-home energy remodels.
- 20 percent or greater reduction in energy consumption in most homes
- 1,400 metric tons of annual carbon emissions reductions.
- Employment for more than 400 workers, including 48 new hires in the construction trades.
- Average wages of nearly $20.34/hour.
- Provision of health insurance by nearly 80% of the participating contracting firms.
- 48 percent of the trade/technical hours worked by people of color (22 percent ofPortland's residents are people of color; the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) goal was 30 percent).
- A doubling of state and national rates of participation by women in construction.
- 23 percent of pilot dollars to minority-owned or women-owned small businesses (CWA goal was 20 percent).
- Positive customer experiences. 94 percent of participants surveyed said they would recommend the program to friends or family.
Better Buildings Grant and Statewide Expansion
In 2010 the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability was granted a $20 million award from the Department of Energy's Better Building Neighborhood Program to expand the CEWP pilot across Oregon. To facilitate this expansion, BPS created the non-profit organization Clean Energy Works Oregon Inc to deliver energy efficiency services to homeowners throughout Oregon. Learn more about CEWO here.

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In the face of ongoing criticism, outgoing director general Paraic Duffy has defended the GAA's commercial activities.
There have been claims that the Association has been putting profit before people under the Monaghan man's watch, with multiple non-GAA events at Croke Park and the auctioning of exclusive TV rights to the likes of Sky Sports held up as examples, but Duffy insists that this income is greatly-needed to sustain the organisation:
"We have to realise that the GAA has to be financially strong because if we want to develop our facilities, if we want to put in more coaches, all of those things, we can't stand still. Money is a reality," he told RTE Sport this morning.
"It's a challenge to get the balance right. We have developed a fantastic stadium in Croke Park, which was always meant to be an engine that would drive financial revenues for the GAA - we're doing concerts and all of that. Making the stadium available for non-GAA events has been successful from a financial point of view.
"In terms of TV rights, the point I'd make is the vast majority of our games are still free-to-air. We are competing with rugby and soccer, international sports that benefit from big international tournaments, international TV rights, which we don't.
"I think we have a balance there. We have certainly significantly improved the income for the GAA from our rights and that money is used to develop the sport in terms of infrastructure and in terms of coaching and making the Association stronger. We don't sit on big cash reserves. We generate money to invest in the Association. Every single year is the same - we end up with a small cash balance and the money we take it goes out again.
"In international terms we are a tiny organisation and people have to realise that if want to remain competitive, even in an Irish context, we have to improve our facilities, we have to provide the best possible coaching."Tweet


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A winner was selected from 15 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
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Super Why! "King Midas" Pig only has one toy car, but he wants lots more! Super Why and his friends fly into the story of a ruler with the golden touch and meet King Midas. The king may think that MORE is better, but all he ends up with is more problems! The reading heroes help King Midas, and Pig learns an important lesson about appreciation. Educational Objectives: To learn to be glad about what you have, discover the alphabet, identify the letters M, I, L, K., practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story. D
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Sid The Science Kid "Reused Robot!" Sid's toy robot is broken, so he wants to throw it "away." Sid's Mom tells him there is no such thing as "away," and when we put something in the trash, we are actually creating waste. Sid and his friends explore the idea that everything we throw away goes somewhere. D
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WordWorld "Totally Terrific Duck/A Star Is Born" Totally Terrific Duck - Totally Terrific Duck - Bear is going to paint everyone's picture today, and Duck wants to look "totally terrific" for his portrait. Not to worry! Frog and Sheep help him build a tie, top hat and tutu - because if you want to look totally terrific you need the letter T. A tie, top hat and tutu? Now that's one totally, totally, TOTALLY terrific looking Duck! A Star is Born - Duck gets a case of stage fright while singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" for all his WordFriends. Instead of singing the word "star," Duck freezes and blurts out the first thing he sees. D
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Caillou "Grown-Ups and Me" Caillou meets a lot of new people today. He's invited to spend the day with Clementine's family and is nervous until he discovers her family is a lot like his. Caillou's first day at day care is scary until he meets his teacher Miss Martin, and makes two new friends, Leo and Clementine. D
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Thomas & Friends "Giving and Sharing" When Victor has to be away from the Sodor Steam Works, Thomas is asked to take over for the day. Victor tries to tell Thomas how to run the Sodor Steam Works, but Thomas doesn't listen. He just wants to get started with his very special job. D
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The Electric Company "Fromage Here to Eternity" Lisa is chosen to write a story on Skeleckian cheese-making for the school paper, but Annie is determined to scoop her. D
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WordGirl "Risky Chuckness/That's Entertainment" Risky Chuckness - When Two-Brains catches wind of the fact that Chuck is home alone he invites all of the villains to his house. WordGirl makes a surprise appearance at the villain gathering only to discover that she is surrounded by her most dangerous foes. In an effort to preserve his house, Chuck teams up with WordGirl to stop the other villains in their tracks. D
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Wild Kratts "Walk on the Wetside" When Chris and Martin locate an amazing water-walking Basilisk lizard in Costa Rica, they try to replicate its actions in order to learn how this rare lizard is able to walk on water. They discover that by using its wide feet, churning its legs to create water pockets and keeping up a certain speed, the Basilisk is able to run on water in order to escape from predators. And when Donita Donata begins capturing basilisks, Martin and Chris us their new water walking powers to rescue these rare lizards. D
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Cyberchase "The X-Factor" All is not well in Perfectamundo, a dome-enclosed cybersite, when orange spots are discovered building up on the dome's interior surface, blocking the site's precious sunlight. What source could be responsible for the spots multiplying so fast? Is it Hacker's new factory that pours out orange clouds through smoky stacks? It can't be that new Digifizz toy, with its tiny burst of colorful sparkles shooting into the air each time it gets used. With time running out, the CyberSquad must come to grips with the power of multiplication and use it to undo the site's pollution problem. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "Who Wants to Trade for Some Old Tracks?" Someone has just stolen Ruff's garden gnome and he's determined to get it back! In fact, he's so obsessed that he hasn't bathed in several days and is covered in flies-prompting Charlene to send him some fly swatters. Ruff sends Emmie and Marco to the Amherst College Museum of Natural History to analyze the footprints left behind by the perpetrator who stole the garden gnome; while Rubye and Shreya try to barter the flyswatters for something better that Ruff can give to Charlene. D
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Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report, should the Federal Reserve start to put the brakes on its stimulus program sooner rather than later? NBR will talk to Columbia University's Glenn Hubbard. And, have you seen the back-to-school sales? Yes, it may be early July, but retailers are already pushing deals on things like notebooks, pens and erasers - and there's a big reason why. D
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NOVA "Building Pharaoh's Chariot" A team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers and horse trainers builds and tests two accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. Driving them to their limits in the desert outside Cairo, NOVA's experts test the claim that the chariot marks a crucial turning point in ancient military history.G
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Secrets of the Dead "Ultimate Tut" In 1922, Tutankhamen's tomb and its golden treasures were revealed in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. But the real story has become shrouded in myth - with many mysteries around the tomb unsolved.G
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Man, it is turning out to be a scorcher of a summer. Needless to say, I have not been doing a lot of muffin tin baking. Tabi and I live sans air conditioning and the kitchen has been hot enough without cranking up the oven. Thankfully, there are plenty of uses for muffin cups that don't involve the oven.
The August issue of Men's Journal magazine, which contains my piece on gluten-free eating, has a wonderful article outlining 39 cool ways to eat one of summers quintessential vegetables (slash) fruits – the tomato. No#21 is an idea for a gussied up V8 drink. Which got me thinking, what if I blended everything up and froze the juice in muffin cups for later use? I'm happy to report everything worked out. What you do is take 2 to 3 of the frozen cups and blend them along with 1 cup water and you've got a no-fuss antioxidant packed vegetable juice with a flavor that blows away anything in the supermarket. This is a similar idea to the green smoothie cups I posted earlier.
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4 tomatoes, diced
2 celery stalks, sliced
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 teaspoon horseradish
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
A few dashes of hot sauce
Place tomatoes, celery, onion and bell pepper in a saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes. Add contents of pan to a blender container along with remaining ingredients and blend for 1 minute. Divide among 12 muffin cups, let cool to room temperature and place in the freezer until solid. Unmold tomato juice cups and place in a zip-top bag for storage in the freezer. If you have trouble unmolding the contents, try placing the bottom of the muffin tin in warm water for about 30 seconds.


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CARSON, Calif. – The Colorado Rapids found it tough creating chances against an LA Galaxy team missing four key stars, but Edson Buddle needed just one superb shot to give them the points Saturday night at the StubHub Center.
The former Galaxy standout hit the upper-left corner from just beyond the penalty box in the 75th minute to lift Colorado to a 1-0 triumph and keep them in position for a Western Conference postseason berth.
Buddle tallied after Vicente Sanchez stripped Todd Dunivant of the ball on LA's left flank, surged forward, cut inside, spun to avoid a defender and played the ball back to his teammate.
The strike kept Colorado (11-8-9) fourth in the West, six points behind first-place Real Salt Lake, and dropped the Galaxy (13-10-4) from second to third, two points behind Seattle, a 2-1 winner over Chicago.
The Galaxy were shut out for the first time since Colorado's victory in late July, and the defeat was their first at home since May 5.
World Cup qualifying deprived LA of forwards Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan, center back Omar Gonzalez and goalkeeper Jaime Penedo, and head coach Bruce Arena opted to pair teens Jose Villarreal and Jack McBean up front, insert rookie Kofi Opare next to Leonardo in the middle of the backline, and use Brian Rowe in the nets. Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini again failed to make the 18-man roster, with Brian Perk serving as Rowe's backup.
Buddle got the nod up top in Colorado's 4-2-3-1 alignment with Gabriel Torres off with Panama's national team, and head coach Oscar Pareja shifted several players to compensate for Nathan Sturgis' absence with a gluteal strain as rookie Dillon Powers dropped back into holding midfield, Sanchez moved inside into the attacking-midfield post, and Atiba Harris and Nick LaBrocca were stationed wide.
The Galaxy had more of the game from start to finish, creating a good dozen chances, the best of them a McBean header in the second minute, Marcelo Sarvas' blast off the crossbar in the 34th and a Sarvas shot from the right that Rapids goalkeeper Clint Irwin slapped away at the upper-right corner in the 78th.
LA nearly went ahead in the second minute, but Irwin made an outstanding reaction save on McBean's header at the left post from a Todd Dunivant cross.
Sarvas nearly tallied following a superb sequence in which Villarreal dummied a Dunivant feed for McBean well above Colorado's box, and he curled the ball to Franklin at the right edge of the 18. Franklin played it ahead for Sarvas to run onto, and the Brazilian midfielder abruptly stopped, with LaBrocca racing past.
Sarvas' shot cleared Irwin at the near post but clanged off the underside of the crossbar.
McBean again came close at the start of the second half, getting a touch in the Rapids' box after Villarreal nodded a long Juninho free kick toward him, but an onrushing Irwin tipped it aside, and Dunivant volleyed high as the ball bounced around in front of Colorado's net following a corner kick in the 60th minute.
Buddle's goal was all Colorado needed, thanks to Irwin's stop on Sarvas three minutes later and late headers by Zardes and Villarreal hit right at Irwin.
The Galaxy visit D.C. United on Sept. 14, while the Rapids are home against FC Dallas that same evening.
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DENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez had four hits, Tyler Chatwood pitched six effective innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Eric Young Jr. homered among his three hits and Wilin Rosario also connected for Colorado, which had 15 hits for the second straight night.
Rafael Betancourt finished up a shaky ninth to record his 21st save.
Martin Maldonado homered and Norichika Aoki had three hits for the Brewers, who had another late rally fall short.
Chatwood (3-2), coming off five shutout innings in San Francisco, had another strong outing. He allowed two runs — one earned — on four hits and struck out three.
The Rockies kept pounding Milwaukee pitchers. On Monday, they jumped in front early and they repeated the formula against Randy Wolf (3-9).
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Young led off the first with a double for the second straight night, Josh Rutledge was hit by a pitch and both runners moved up on a sacrifice.
Gonzalez followed with a two-run single, Rosario doubled and Jordan Pacheco hit an RBI single that made it 4-0.
The Brewers broke through in the third when Carlos Gomez scored on Aoki's two-out bunt single to make it 4-1. Pacheco hit an RBI single in the bottom half.
Maldonado's leadoff homer in the fifth cut the lead to 5-2.
Rosario hit a solo homer in the fifth, his 19th, and Young hit a two-run shot into the Rockies bullpen in the sixth to extend the lead to 8-2.
Wolf came into the game 7-3 all-time against Colorado but couldn't match that success. He allowed six runs and 10 hits in five innings.
The Brewers trailed 8-3 when they rallied in the ninth off Rex Brothers. Three straight hits, including an RBI double by Maldonado, brought in Betancourt. He allowed run-scoring singles by Jonathan Lucroy and Aoki before getting Rickie Weeks and Ryan Braun on flyouts to end the game.
NOTES: Gonzalez recorded his third four-hit game of the season and the 12th of his career. … Brewers RHP Mark Rogers will make his scheduled start Wednesday. He stayed behind for the birth of his daughter on Monday. … Rockies OF Michael Cuddyer (right oblique) was scheduled to play Tuesday night for Triple-A Colorado Springs. He is eligible to come off the 15-day DL on Thursday. … Rockies LHP Drew Pomeranz, who was scheduled to start Wednesday, had his outing pushed back to Sunday. The Rockies haven't announced who will start in his place.
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Whoppie Pies are amazingly yummie! A soft chewy cookie sandwiched together with a delicious filling. What's not to like?! Below are some great inspiring recipes for you and me to indulge in.
Perfect fall flavoured Pumpkin Whoppie Pies from Steamy Kitchen.
I love cookies with oatmeal so I couldn't resist these lovely Oatmeal Whoppie Pies from Oishii Treats.
Oh my, these look amazing!! Mint Chocolate Chip Whoppie Pies from Tracey's Culinary Adventures
Or these Chocolate & Salted Caramel Whoppie Pies from Erin's Food Files. They look rich and decadent, just the way I like it!
If you prefer something more refreshing why not try these cute Lemon Whoppie Pies from Sweet Peas Kitchen
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Oh, YUM! Those pumpkin whoppie pies look absolutely to die for!!! And I love mint too, so the mint chocolate chip ones send me drooling too...Mmmmm thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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Jiyong Lee, Ph.D.
Chemical Biology
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B. S. 1999, Yonsei University
M. S. 2001, Yonsei University (Advisor: Injae Shin, Ph.D.)
Ph.D. 2009, UT Southwestern Medical Center (Advisor: Thomas Kodadek, Ph.D.)
PostDoc. 2012, The Scripps Research Institute (Advisor: Jeffery W. Kelly, Ph.D.)
Research Description
Our research goal is to develop novel chemical biology technologies and small molecules in order to probe the molecular mechanisms of cancer metastasis, drug resistance, and recurrence. Current projects include:
- Construction of novel combinatorial chemical libraries.
- Discovery of novel small molecule modulators of autophagy for the treatment of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Discovery of small molecule modulators of cancer stem cells.
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Lee, J., Culyba, E. K., Powers, E. T., Kelly, J. W., Amyloid-β forms fibrils by nucleated conformational conversion of oligomers , Nature Chemical Biology, 2011, 7, 602-609.
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Monday, September 1, 2008
Comic 470: Protesting Is Only Fun If You're Angry
As you all know by now, I am too busy currently to post my own thoughts. this will change soon. Until then, let's welcome back our good friend Esteban Smarinetti for his thoughts on this comic.
I can certainly handle snark/pretentiousness. Some would even say I deal almost exclusively in that domain. I am generally spiteful of people apathetic to politics. I can put up with them, however, so long as they don't vote out of ignorance. Combine snark and pretentiousness with political apathy and ignorance, however, and, well, you can expect a beatdown on my end. Taking it one degree further, if you're not only apathetic to politics, but look down on those who do care about politics with snark/disdain, you would be first against the wall if I were king (wouldn't I make a good Stalinist?). xkcd is now permanently on my shit list.
Some would say it's easy, and perhaps even encouraged to make fun of protesters. Some would say that complaining about the political slant of an online cartoonist is a waste of time (those who feel this way probably don't read this blog). And some would say the larger themes I'm seeing in this webcomic, which is inherently a lark, are not only insignificant, but not even there. To counter point 1, consider wherein the joke of the strip lies. The joke is not about making fun of the irrationality of protesters; we don't see protesters doing anything particularly crazy. In fact, the sincere protester, as petite and earnest as a stick figure can be, just stands there in dismay. What Randall is making fun of is not the craziness of extremist protesters, but the entire concept of protesting. The joke implies that the ironic billboards are actually the correct stance: that things are somewhat ok, or maybe not, whatever, it doesn't really matter anyway. For a purported hard science defender, this comic reeks of hipster postmodern smugness. Didn't Randall once have a strip promoting slicing a hand off these kind of people?
Secondly, yes, Randall's following amounts to nothing but a particularly weird subculture, but within that subculture, he's a lead player. Not only is every xkcd strip guaranteed to make the front page of Digg, but the very competition to submit the latest xkcd and get your article on the front page has created a Digg subculture of its own. People who claim to be nerds worship the ground that Randall walks on, give him a free pass under any circumstances and flame anyone who disagrees. It's one thing to have this kind of following when it is unmerited. It's another to have this following when you're having a negative, pernicious impact. Of course, if popularity on Digg was taken verbatim, the Republicans would be nominating Ron Paul in Minneapolis this week en route the fast track to the White House.
But keep in mind how crucial Internet subcultures have been in post-Web 2.0 politics. It's arguably the main reason Obama eventually overtook Hillary Clinton for the nomination (or at least surpassed her in fundraising), and it's the reason George Allen's macaca comment turned a potential Presidential candidate into a Republican loser in a red state. Even when the internet and social media doesn't directly impact politics, it's an indication of where the future is heading, so it's where the mainstream media looks. Randall has already gotten written up in Wired, and he's fast on his way to becoming one of the impresarios of web culture as its influence only grows stronger. All this at the same time as he's basically promoting apathy and distain for people who do care among his legions of followers. Keep in mind that, with the Internet aflame in the wake of the Democratic Convention, Sarah Palin's nomination, the upcoming scaled-down GOP Convention and Hurricane Gustav echoing Katrina, this strip couldn't have come at a worse time in terms of taste (though Randall probably thought the exact opposite in regards to his timing, as it injects himself and his ego into the political fray at a peak moment, however stupid his commentary may be).
Finally, in regards to whether the deeper meaning exists, you can take the strip at face value if you want. I was trained from an early age to look for deeper meanings in images and cultural artifacts, no matter how banal they may ostensibly seem. If you see any other deeper meanings to the strip, or find evidence that contradicts the deeper meaning I see, feel free to leave it in the comments. Until then, Randall Munroe, you are dead to me.
My main thoughts were a) this is not that funny, and b) Simpsons did it! When the Simpsons visit Washington DC (way back in 1991!) they see these protesters in front of the White House. As you Randall's "Things Are Pretty Okay" is very similar in particular to "Things Are Fine" + "A-OK." Not going to say he stole the joke, but you must admit it's close...
And now that we're at it, it's not all that different from a Toothpaste For Dinner comic from earlier this summer...
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This post reminds me of a preaching group that tours from college to college across the US to yell at students about their sinful ways. I believe it was in Texas that someone appeared beside one of these red-faced holy men in a robot outfit, waving a sign that said "Robots Are Awesome."ReplyDelete
Two additional picket signs I wanted to see in Randall's panel:
1) "[citation needed]"
2) "xkcd sucks go home"
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2008 at 9:40 PM
A blog about hating a web-comic? Seriously? If you don't like the comic don't read it. You don't need to flame the poor guy. Simpson's have done everything and coincidences happen all the time. Who's pretentious here, the guy who puts up geeky little comics three times a week or the guy who has time to post a enormous wall of text about said geek? Anon out, bitchesReplyDelete
This here's a TEAM effort, champ. If you don't like our self-righteous criticisms, don't read them?ReplyDelete
I'm glad someone in the XKCD forums caught the Demetri Martin similarity. The way it's worded is almost the same.ReplyDelete
>Graffiti's the most passionate
>literature there is, you know? It's
>always like "Bush sucks!", "U2 Rocks!".
>I want to make indifferent graffiti.
>"Toy Story 2 was okay!" "I like Sheryl
>as a friend, but I'm not sure about
>taking things further", "This is a
Look him up on YouTube, he's great.
Dammit E----! You need to focus on the actual problems with the comic, not go off on harebrained crusades against hipsterism when they aren't justified.ReplyDelete
In short, I have strong doubts that Randall is a fan of the Bush administration. At worst, this is in the vein of the "Sometimes I just can't get worked up about copyright law" comic.
If we assume that comedy is about something being "wrong", then the absurdity here is not "Protesters! they're wacky!" but rather the absurdity of carrying around a sign to indicate that one does not feel very strongly about things. It's not a protest of protesters... maybe you guys are letting this meta-criticism go to your heads...
Anyway, the problem with this comic is that it's too easy. As you note, this joke is easy and has been done before multiple times.
Now, I think this is a fairly unoriginal comic, but if it has anything new, it's in the "anyone up for Scrabble?" sign and the alt text. these point to the problem of people joining social movements purely for social benefits, sense of community etc, which is probably worth mocking. The other versions don't really swing that way. Granted, "Guy pretends to be socially active to get girl" has been done elsewhere, but it isn't addressed in your post.
OK, clearly early this morning was Prime Party Time on the comments for this thread and I was maybe not invited. Insane.ReplyDelete
Robots are indeed awesome! I think irreverent protest signs would be more fun than contented ones. "We Demand Great Sandwiches!" or "Respect Our Third Amendment Rights!"
and of course "Bring Back Arrested Development!"
Anon - yes, this is a blog about hating a webcomic. Was is the xkcdsucks url that gave it away? I am sorry you figured out our secret. Also I rarely accuse xkcd of being pretentious (though it happens) generally "lame" is the adjective I associate with it.
The simpsons have not done everything, and quality webcomics are not plagued by these astounding coincidences.
Thomas: Aww, we're a team! this makes me feel good.
Andy: Yeah, that Dimitri Martin quote is good, and similar. Dimitri Martin is great, and I will probably regret forever missing a very easy chance to see him live. Loooooooong story. Wasn't he supposed to get a Comedy Central show? What happened to that?
Pat, I agree that the most obvious problem here is how easy it is. But I think Esteban was basically using this comic as a jumping off point for larger criticisms. I don't think Randall intended the "joining a movement for social reasons" meaning. I think he could have (and maybe made a better comic) if it was like "My Hobby: Going To Protests, But Only To Meet People" and maybe he'd have a sign saying "I am a nice guy!" and "I wholeheartedly agree with your cause or candidate!"
Man, Esteban, I think you're kind of reaching here. (Felt that way about the Star Trek comic you reviewed too). This is basically a "My Hobby" comic, just in a slightly different format, and obviously Randall doesn't do or agree with all the things he says in those. He said on his blog that he's a big political junkie (It was in his Obama post), which hardly suggests apathy. Sometimes looking for a deeper meaning is appropriate, I don't think it is here. It's just a boring comic.ReplyDelete
About Randall's influence growing online - I think he's losing readers (Alexa chart). Course, most of his readers probably use Linux, so they wouldn't have the Alexa toolbar installed anyway, but what the fuck ever.
Also random xkcd fan, please post this blog to the xkcd forums. I want to hear what you have to say. I'm serious.
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2008 at 4:59 PM
"hipster postmodern smugness"ReplyDelete
what do these words mean in combination?
Also I wholeheartedly agree with your observations for the improvement of this comic, Carl.
I disagree. Randall's point is that it is fun or funny/would be fun or funny to do this (even if he doesn't). Esteban is saying that that is a terrible thing to say, that there is nothing fun about apathy. But perhaps I should let him defend himself from here on.ReplyDelete
I don't trust alexa. I'm not sure how to see Randall's influence (maybe some kind of google-searches-over-time thing) but as long as he makes a living off bad comedy he is too popular. If he gets better though then it's ok. I have less and less faith that that will happen.
If anyone ever sees this on the Dreaded Forums send me a link - I am not going to submit it myself though. I think I have enough self-esteem to withstand them, but I don't want to get into any kind of flame or troll war with them. But I am sure we could win over some new fans. I sense some disillusionment there.
I dunno. I think it's kind of a stretch to jump from "Randall thinks this joke about apathy is funny" to "Randall thinks that apathy is OK." I didn't even interpret it as a joke about apathy or protesters at all, just "Check out this WACKY SCENARIO I thought up, guys!" The punchline was just the guy being annoying. Much like in these two strips.ReplyDelete
I'd have to think about it some more, I guess. The comic seemed too innocent to me to attribute all this subtext to it.
I like the smug but self-conscious dismissal of those of us who don't think this comic was intended as a comment on society that says that all protesters suck and that you shouldn't care about politics and should, in fact, be actively apathetic.ReplyDelete
If you want to call something postmodern in a negative sense, maybe you shouldn't be deconstructing it? Because deconstruction is far more postmodern than holding up inappropriate signs. Deconstruction is also perhaps the silliest artifact of postmodernism. I rather wish it had died with the rest of the movement back in the 80's.
Take it from someone who both writes things on the internet, engages in political discourse on the internet, and makes casual glib jokes on the internet: it is never a good idea to assume that something that has been written is intended as a sweeping attack on an entire group of people, or a claim of some deep political significance. I call Obama 'Hope' or 'Hopey' because it amuses me. There are those who believe that I worship him as a Messiah because of this. I'm pretty routinely misinterpreted, and it is usually by people who have already decided that I am wrong before they even read what I have written.
This is something I've been finding on this particular blog: the assumption (and I don't feel that I am stretching too far) is that XKCD is going to suck before we have read the latest installment.
It's usually pretty obvious when Randall is getting preachy. They are usually neither very subtle nor very clever. So not only do I think Mr. Smarinetti is reading too much into this, he is reading too much into it in a pretentious, postmodern, deconstructionist sort of way.
Ok, clearly Esteban has opened a can of worms here. I will let him respond, if he wishes, and I will just say that he clearly has a different voice and take on xkcd from me, and I think it's ok to mix things up every once in a while, and I will be back to my usual posting soon. I actually think I'll have time today to write something on the furry comic, not that I know what I'll say yet.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Wait, you don't know how to describe how bad it was or you don't know in what way it was bad and are currently attempting to locate anything possibly unfunny about it?ReplyDelete
I just miss the days when we were talking about how boring XKCD has been lately and not how XKCD is a poisonous influence in our culture and will ruin America, freedom, apple pie, and Jesus.ReplyDelete
No problem with you posting his essays, though. I would never miss the chance to accuse someone of being deconstructionist.
I mean that I don't know what I will write about it yet. The posts do not all come in a flash the moment I read a post, you know.ReplyDelete
If nothing comes to mind I'll talk about one of the ones I missed recently.
Ha, you're right about the disillusionment. Much as I love(d) xkcd, I do agree with a lot of this site. For the most part, I agree with your (as I see it) constructive criticism.ReplyDelete
I think the last xkcd I found amusing without having to surf through the LiveJournal comments was the one about voting machines. =(
Anyway, just wanted to let you know I appreciate that you're not just a "isxkcdshittytoday" thing, and that you actually take the time to think about what you want to write.
Thank you, I appreciate it. I have said before and will say again, this site would have stopped after a week had it not been for the incredibly nice comments that started appearing.ReplyDelete
I really like isxkcdshittytoday, but it's more a one time thing, of course...
It's also rather similiar to this The Pain comics 'My Slogan' and 'Kicked Out the Antiwar Rally'.ReplyDelete


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by Tom Utescher
In the closest contest of the 2011 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Soccer Invitational Tournament, SCHA and the boys team from Germantown Friends battled to a 3-3 tie in regulation play, and went to penalty kicks after the stalemate held up through a five-minute overtime period. After the first round of five shots the issue was still not resolved, and as the session went to a golden goal format, SCHA senior goalie Sam Feirson saved the sixth GFS kick and then took the next PK for the Blue Devils himself, scoring on Tigers sophomore Luke Scott to allow SCHA to advance to the finals.
The nailbiter occurred in the tourney semifinals last Friday, and followed Shipley School's 2-1 win over St. Joseph's Prep in the other semifinal match. Because the grass soccer field at SCHA had not recovered from the rains produced by storms Irene and Lee, all the action was moved over to Shipley's artificial turf complex in Gladwyne.
When the figurative and the literal "host" teams met on Saturday morning, Blue Devils junior Andrew Marcantonio-Fields (universally known as "Marco") scored in the first half and SCHA made the lone goal stand up for a 1-0 victory over the Gators.
"We hadn't beaten Shipley since I've been here," pointed out third-year SCHA coach Joe DiSalvo, "and even though we ended up playing at Shipley, it was our tournament and the guys really wanted to win."
There was supposed to have been a tourney consolation game between Germantown Friends and the Prep, but GFS defaulted, largely because the time of the contest had been moved up to 9:00 AM from the original 1:00 PM start.
The Tigers' soccer program has graduated several strong classes of athletes in a row, and longtime coach Matt Zipin is still experimenting with player combinations for the 2011 campaign. Among the seniors on last year's team was the starting goalie, but just in the nick of time a new student at the school, Luke Scott, has stepped into the breach.
"He's solid, he's got good hands and good instincts, and we're very happy to have him," Zipin said.
One of the team captains, senior Henry Bushnell, is in the final stages of recuperating from an ACL injury he suffered back in January. He did not play last weekend, but has been practicing with the team and should be back in the line-up shortly. The other tri-captains are also senior midfielders, Hank Goldenberg and Gilman Myran.
Three other seniors started for the Tigers in last weekend's tourney: defenders Bryce Low and Nick Miller, and Diego Sanz, who can play forward or mid (Zipin is also prone to moving the lanky Myran around on the field, as needed).
The juniors who have made the first string are Sam Conant (mid), Sam Hill-Cristol (mid), defender Will Randall and forward Zack Raynor, and the sophomore starters are midfielders Jack Moseley and Owen Scott.
Last Friday against SCHA, Moseley quickly proved deserving of his starting role, getting GFS on the board first with a well-executed header off of a corner kick from the right by Conant. The icebreaker occurred a little over three minutes in, and eventually SCHA pulled even as Marcantonio-Fields found the net in the middle of the period.
It looked as though the teams would go into the halftime huddle tied at 1-1, but the Tigers went out with a flourish, getting markers from Hill-Cristol and Myran in the last 90 seconds of period.
"We made some good plays and burst through there a couple of times," Zipin said. "Sam Hill-Cristol is a very good distributor and when he gets the ball he sees people really well.
"Rather than playing long balls," the coach continued, "what we've been working on lately is holding onto the ball, finding a guy on your team, and playing the ball to his feet. I think as our skill level improves, we'll be able to play that style a little better. We don't really have any speedburners, so we can't be looking for through balls all the time."
During the intermission in Friday's game, the SCHA players heard a lot about their defensive lapses from DiSalvo.
"Giving up three goals is not something we can continue doing," the Devils' mentor noted. "Goals are usually hard to come by, and if we give up three goals when we get into our Inter-Ac games, we're not going to win."
DiSalvo's players were able to level the count in the second period. They needed to score early and senior Dan Trulear did, coming down the right wing and putting a shot past Scott when the GFS keeper advanced out of the cage. SCHA pulled even with about 19 minutes left in regulation play, when "Marco" stuffed in the rebound of a teammate's shot.
The 3-3 count held up through the rest of the half and through a short OT stint, then the teams lined up for their penalty kicks. Early in the initial go-round, the Devils went up 2-1 as sophomore Anthony Liddy and junior Tom Higgins scored to the right of Scott. Germantown's Myran beat the Devils' Feirson on the same side. SCHA didn't score again in the round of five, while the Tiger's fourth shooter, Raynor, hit a ball down and in off the crossbar to even things up at 2-2.
Feirson turned aside a fairly soft shot on the sixth GFS attempt, and if he could score himself on the ensuing SCHA boot, the bout would be over.
"He saved four of their shots, and when he wanted to take one for us I thought he deserved the chance," DiSalvo said.
The Devils' keeper fired low on the right side to put the ball past his GFS counterpart.
"In that game I think we didn't wake up until we were down 3-1," DiSalvo admitted. "We were happy that we were still able to advance to the championship game. After that first half, I think we almost felt like we got away with something, so the guys made sure they were ready for Shipley. We changed our formation to put an extra guy in the back, and that helped us on defense."
The Devils scored the only goal of Saturday's game about 25 minutes into the action. On a missed outside shot for SCHA, the ball appeared to be going out over the endline, but senior Danny Hull got there in time to save it and knock the ball back across the front of the goal. "Marco" closed in at the far post to finish the play, and the Devils were able to hold off the Gators the rest of the way.


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Thursday, November 22, 2007
"Mom, I have to bring bread on Thanksgiving."
"I thought you were making a Key Lime pie."
"I am, but my friends told me to bring bread. They know about your blog, and they think I should bake bread too. So send me a recipe, but it has to be easy. And the ingredients can't be expensive. I'm very poor. And remember--I don't have anything!"
I mulled this one over for a while, then thought about the first bread I ever made. I was about 16, and "Dilly Bread" was the rage. I think it had won the Pillsbury Bake-Off, back in the day when the Bake-Off was something more than a showcase for pre-packaged, highly processed food. I remembered it being very easy, with very little kneading, and it didn't even need a loaf pan.
To my surprise, it was easy to find a recipe. And it was easy to make too. The only minor almost-glitch was when Liz and I were IM-ing about making the bread, and I told her to find a warm spot in the kitchen. She said, "You mean you're not supposed to put it in the refrigerator?"
I said, "Yikes!" "Okay, okay, it's out of the refrigerator now. Don't panic."
She was very pleased with how the bread turned out, as well as the Key Lime pie. There had been a moment of distress the day before when she was shopping. "Mom, I'm at the grocery store, and they don't have any Key Limes." I told her just to get regular limes, and not bottled key lime juice, which I think has a nasty, artificial taste. I told her not to forget the whipping cream. "It's got to be Reddi-Whip. I don't have a mixer." Silence. "Don't worry, mom, it'll taste great."
She took her bread and pie to her friend Sarah's condo, and these soon-to-be doctors (and one lawyer) put on a nice spread.
They gave the job of carving the turkey to the only non-doctor. But he did a nice job.
None of them look too unhappy about the idea of spending Thanksgiving away from the bosom of their families.
Liz's Thanksgiving Dilly Bread
1 T. active dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water
1 c. small-curd cottage cheese
1 T. butter
2 t. dried or 4 t. fresh dill
1 T. minced onion
1 t. salt
1 egg
2 1/2 to 3 c. all-purpose flour
1. Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl. Set aside until foamy, about 5 minutes.
2. Warm cottage cheese and butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add to yeast mixture, along with dill, onion, salt, and egg. Mix well.
3. Add flour and mix well.
4. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead for a few minutes.
5. Place in oiled bowl, turning to coat all the dough with oil.
6. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise (in a warm place) until doubled, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350.
Turn out, knead slightly, and shape into round loaf. Place in oiled casserole dish or pie pan. (If you've already used your one and only pie pan to make Key Lime pie, use oven-proof skillet.)
Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Adapted from Baking With the St. Paul Bread Club, Kim Ode, ed.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Posted by Marie at 12:33 PM
4 comments:
- Melinda said...
Well done, Liz! Congratulations on becoming a bread and pie baker. An exclusive but welcoming club!
- jini said...
this is a great post marie. a smiling proud daughter is a great reward.
my problem is that my daughter is a much better bread baker than me. guess i need to use that book! :)
- jini said...
i CAN make dilly bread, scones, muffins, any quick bread that appears. it's the several day stuff that eludes me.
- breadbasketcase said...
She doesn't know what a great club it is, but I do.
You are so right about the smiling proud daughter being a reward!
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Horn, Wood Claim Weekly NCAC Honorsby Brent Harris • October 19, 2010 Share:
Senior Dan Ryan Wood and junior Jonathan Horn have been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week for their efforts in the Wabash football team's 42-21 victory over Oberlin on Saturday.
Wood (left), a graduate of St. Laurence High School in Burbank, Illinois, led the Little Giant defense with eight tackles, including five solo stops. He also had a pass breakup. Wabash held the Yeomen to 250 yards of total offense in the win. Wood plays both linebacker and defensive back for the Little Giants.
Wood also returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown for the eighth-longest kickoff return in Wabash history. He averaged 45.7 yards per kickoff return in three attempts while also averaging 9.5 yards on two punt returns.
Horn (right), a wide receiver from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, caught seven passes for 155 yards and one touchdown. His 75-yard TD catch and run was the longest play from scrimmage by the Little Giants this season. Horn has posted more than 100 receiving yards in four games this season, including Saturday's contest. He leads the Wabash receiving corps with 40 receptions for 657 yards and five touchdowns.