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Look around. The line of what is and isn't masculine is blurring, whether it is through manscaping, as shown in Morgan Spurlock's new documentary "Mansome" or barbecue chefs such as Elizabeth Karmel expertly wielding tongs.
This trend may be rightly celebrated for breaking gender stereotypes. But as the "mantuary" for hanging with the bros gets invaded by scented candles, some entrepreneurs are fighting back with new websites that cater to stereotypically manly interests such as cars, sports, tech toys and bachelor living.
They have names such as Dudepins, Manteresting, PunchPin, Gentlemint and Dartitup, and they claim to target the male demographic not just in content but also in utilization. They've all launched in the past six months, and their inspiration appears to be the skyrocketing popularity of Pinterest, a virtual pinboard where users post, or "pin," images of their favorite things.
Unlike Pinterest, however, these sites have fewer photos of wedding dresses and more pics of beards, babes, guns, Harleys and bottles of whiskey.
Pinterest has more than 20 million users, and a survey last spring found they spend more time there per month than users of any other social network except Tumblr and Facebook. Considering those numbers, and that Pinterest has been valued at $1.5 billion, and it's no surprise that similar websites such as Pinspire, Clipix and Stylepin have popped up.
But Pinterest and its copycat sites are largely populated by women. A February survey by Visual.ly found that women comprise 83% of Pinterest users. A quick browse through its most popular pins and its About section ("People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes and organize their favorite recipes") seems to reinforce this gender imbalance.
Brandon Harris, co-founder of Dartitup, said that when he first played around with his fiancee's Pinterest account, he appreciated the concept.
"I loved what it did and I loved the features, but I didn't like the content," he said. "The content is not geared towards a guy. I am not interested in cupcakes or puppies. But I am interested in cars and gadgets."
Not that there aren't any men pinning. But Ricardo Poupada, co-founder of AskMen, said that when his online men's magazine started using Pinterest, they noticed that there wasn't a strong male presence. "There's still that perception that it is a female-centric site," he said.
'Manly' alternatives
Enter sites such as Manteresting.
"We were thinking of mimicking the [Pinterest] business concept but catering to the male demographic," said Brandon Patchin, who co-founded Manteresting with Jesse Michelsen. "Jesse and I, we are intentional in our naming of our website. We needed to be divisive."
While Manteresting has managed to rack up more than 2 million page views since it started in February, the plan is not to declare war against Pinterest, Patchin said.
So what makes up a manly image bookmarking website?
Let's start with the look. Manteresting's layout swaps Pinterest's cursive red title on a cream background with a black, block-letter title and the tag "Interesting.Man.Things" on a dark steel background. Dartitup goes for a dark navy blue with white lettering, and Gentlemint opts for an elegant black-and-white theme with a moustachioed logo.
Then there's the testosterone-laden choice of words. Instead of "Pin It," users on these websites can "Nail It" (Manteresting), "Dart It" (Dartitup) and "Save to Your Mint" (Gentlemint). Dudepins' slogans are "Dudes like sharing stuff" and "Man Up. Sign Up. Pin Up."
The founders of Manteresting, Dartitup and Gentlemint were all quick to say that they don't emphasize photos of women in bikinis or tolerate offensive content. Their most popular image subjects range from food to technology to sports to memes to bachelor pads, they said.
Embracing stereotypes?
Glen Stansberry, co-founder of Gentlemint -- "a mint of manly things" -- said he felt no pressure to set a certain bar for manliness.
"How do we know what's manly? We really don't," he said. "There is no editorial guideline, so people interpret it their own way."
Each site embraces "manliness" in a different way.
Dartitup prides itself as "a guy's night out" and pairs you up with similar users during registration. It also has a "Challenges" section where users are asked to dart images in response to a challenge like finding "something Chuck Norris cannot defeat."
Manteresting gives you the option to "bump" or "shame" an image to the "Top Voted" or "Wall of Shame" sections of the site. Gentlemint has "Collections" that allow users to group images in whatever form they like as opposed to categorizing them.
AskMen's Poupada believes men share content differently than women and are more likely to share that which is representative of stereotypical male interests.
"It's more about what your stuff says about you," he said. "The sharing is very much in line with what society dictates to us. If a guy talks about calorie counting, he will be ostracized."
Poupada warns that the content on these niche websites could perpetuate stereotypes about what men are interested in. He's not alone. Gawker's Adrian Chen also mocked the idea of "Pinterest for men" in a recent article and suggested men are threatened by the female-dominated website.
"Why do we need these sad virtual man caves?" he wrote. "Get over yourselves, dudes. Maybe you'll even learn a little about closet organizing."
Manteresting's Patchin says his team has been accused of being "homophobic or misogynistic or sexist." But he points out that Manteresting has no restrictions against women joining, and that his site's 45,000 images of bacon doughnuts, basement game rooms and movie posters offer proof that there is a market for such content.
Harris of Dartitup says his site has received invite requests from women and that they are more than welcome to join.
"But we said from the start, this is a service that guys will like," he said.
More men on Pinterest
This raises a question: Would it be so terrible if Pinterest remains dominated by women and female-oriented content?
Mary Elizabeth Williams, a staff writer at Salon.com, wrote in a recent article that Pinterest's gender gap reveals how "conservative ideas about gender find themselves reproduced online."
But she believes that may not be such a bad thing.
"Within a seemingly tame array of cute animals and wedding ideas, nearly 20 years into Web culture, we have nevertheless somehow managed to create something formidable -- at long last, the Net's first true woman-centric blockbuster," she wrote.
Last week, Alexandra Lange wrote on The New Yorker's culture blog that she fears Pinterest's founders might "push the flowers off screen" because "women's interests are coming on 'a little strong' for an Important Social-Media Platform," she said.
She later added, "We should be long past women's clubs, but if Pinterest remains one, let it be the men's loss."
The scales of gender balance might already be leveling.
A recent Mashable slide show featured men with hundreds of thousands of followers on Pinterest. And according to Visual.ly, a data visualization community, 56% of Pinterest users in the UK are men.
Poupada predicts that Pinterest is in a pre-evolutionary stage, just as "Facebook was once considered for college students." The bookmarking site may attract a more balanced group of users once it tweaks its branding, he says.
"There will always be places to be gender-specific," he said. "There will always be the [male] equivalent of Pinterest. But the beauty of the Web is you can never stop anyone else from joining. The medium doesn't allow it."
What do you think? Do you find Pinterest too "girly" or do you think it is fine the way it is? Should Pinterest become more gender neutral? Would you use these manly alternatives? Let us know in the comments.
By Umika Pidaparthy - Special to CNN
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According to a shocking new report, Teen Mom 2 star Leah Messer, has suffered a miscarriage.
Just weeks after Leah's fiancé, Jeremy Calvert revealed she was pregnant with his baby, OK! Magazine is reporting Leah has miscarried. "She was having bad cramps for the past two weeks, and then she miscarried," reports an insider close to Leah.
Leah, 19, became engaged to Jeremy over the holidays, after discovering she was pregnant with his child. Jeremy is also speaking out about the couple's devastating loss and confirming that they are planning to stay together. "It's a devastating experience, but all I can do is support Leah and take things day by day," Jeremy reveals. "It's hard, but we will get through it."
Leah recently had a car accident, which hopefully was not the cause of her miscarriage. Internet fury erupted when Leah was caught smoking shortly after the accident. Needless to say this has been a difficult month for the MTV reality star who is also dealing with the medical issues surrounding her two-year-old twin daughters.
In light of the sad news of her miscarriage leaking to the press, Leah has been keeping quiet on the matter, although she did tweet, "I'm a survivor!"
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Ace walks six, gives up five runs; Texas has lost his past four starts
OAKLAND -- Rangers starter Yu Darvish allowed more walks than he did hits Wednesday afternoon against the arch-nemesis Athletics. Even more alarming is he had two more walks than strikeouts in the rubber match of the three-game series at the O.co Coliseum.
That's never a good sign for any pitcher, especially one that leads the Major Leagues in strikeouts, and the Rangers have now lost Darvish's last four starts after an 11-4 loss to the Athletics. The Rangers have also dropped 12 of their last 18 games with Darvish on the mound after beginning the season winning eight of his first nine starts.
"It wasn't a good day for him, that's all," manager Ron Washington said. "He didn't have his command. That can happen if you take the ball enough. There is no reason to push the panic button. Yu is human. He is like everybody else, he can have a bad day when it just doesn't work. Today was that day."
There were a couple of times when Darvish appeared frustrated on the mound and cut short conversations with catcher A.J. Pierzynski and pitching coach Mike Maddux. But Darvish said that wasn't an issue.
"I thought they had finished the conversations and I had turned around and stepped off the mound," Darvish said. "Obviously I was frustrated, but I felt the conversations were over."
The loss dropped the Rangers back into a tie with the Athletics for first place in the American League West with 23 games to play. The Rangers are off Thursday before starting a three-game series with the Angels on Friday in Anaheim.
"You can look at this series any way you want, but we lost two of three and now we're even," second baseman Ian Kinsler said. "We have 23 games left and we have to win one more than them. There is not much to make of this series other than they beat us two out of three."
Darvish went five-plus innings, tying for the shortest of his 27 starts this season, and allowed five runs on five hits and six walks while striking out four. The six walks were a season high and three of them ended up crossing the plate.
"I was mentally and mechanically a little off," Darvish said. "My slider command was good, but my fastball command was totally off and it went in a downward spiral from there."
Two of the hits were home runs and he's allowed 24 on the season, which puts him in the top 10 in the AL. The loss dropped Darvish's record to 1-5 with a 4.86 ERA in six career starts against the Athletics. He is 27-11 with a 3.26 ERA against every other team.
"I think he brings out the best in us because he's their No. 1," Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson said. "I haven't really done much ever against him, but it's a team game, and up and down the lineup, I felt like we all had good at-bats today. I think he wasn't feeling great today, and it's just one of those things where he was battling and we were able to beat him on a couple pitches."
The Athletics also knocked around Robbie Ross and Cory Burns. The 11 runs allowed ended Texas' club-record streak of 31 straight games having allowed five runs or fewer. Jarrod Parker earned the victory for the A's by holding the Rangers to two runs in six innings. He is 6-1 with a 2.93 ERA in seven career starts against Texas.
"Yu just had some command issues," Pierzynski said. "Today was one of those days where we were off pitching-wise. The A's didn't miss much. We gave them some chances, they swung the bats and didn't miss much."
Darvish got into trouble in the first with a two-out walk to Jed Lowrie, and Brandon Moss followed with a two-run home run. Moss has three home runs against Darvish, tied with Mike Trout for the most by any opponent. Darvish also walked the first two hitters in the third and the Athletics got a run out of it on a couple of fly balls to make it 3-0.
The Rangers picked up two in the third off Parker. Jim Adduci singled with one out and scored on a double by Leonys Martin. Craig Gentry's single made it 3-2.
Things might have been different had the Rangers tied the game or taken the lead in the fifth after Jurickson Profar singled and Adduci reached on shortstop Jed Lowrie's error. Martin bunted them to second and third. That brought up Gentry, who got ahead 2-0 in the count before hitting a weak check-swing grounder to Parker. Profar broke for home and was thrown out in a rundown. Kinsler grounded out to end the inning.
That left the Athletics still up by one until the sixth. That's when Darvish walked Alberto Callaspo to start the inning and then gave up a two-run home run to Daric Barton. That was it for Darvish.
"If you get him on the run early, like any good starter, it seems like you have a better chance off of him," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "Moss hits the home run, and now it looks like he has some command issues after that. He got back in it and really had to use his breaking ball more than his fastball to throw strikes, so it's about trying to get him out of sync early in games, and we've been able to do that a couple of times."


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When Will Windows Mobile 7 Arrive?
Something was missing from the get go at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week. That would be the 600-pound gorilla known as Windows Phone 7 -- also known as Windows Mobile 7.
Its absence, however, has not stopped the pundits from arguing over when Windows Phone 7 will come out.
Sunday, as CES wound down, news site Bright Side of the News(BSN) claimed that it had talked with multiple sources and came up with one startling conclusion: Windows Phone 7 will not be delivered until 2011.
"We spoke with representatives from Microsoft, Lenovo, Qualcomm, TI, Nokia, nVidia, HTC and many more and they all had just one message -- Windows Mobile 7 is delayed until 2011," a story posted to BSN's site said.
"We're now certain that we won't be seeing Windows Mobile 7 before World Mobile Congress in Barcelona in February 2011," the story said. But will it come sooner or not?
At his keynote opening the CES show, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer barely even mentioned mobile phones and the company's line of mobile operating systems. He briefly mentioned Windows Mobile 6.5, considered a stopgap release, which began arriving on OEMs' handsets in October.
However, Ballmer never let the words Windows Phone 7 cross his lips, although he did promise more on Windows Mobile at the Mobile World Congress-- the correct name of the conference -- in Barcelona next month.
The next day, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division, told financial analysts he has "played" with Windows Phone 7, and intimated that it will debut at the Barcelona conference in February.
Microsoft has been expected to deliver Windows Phone 7 by the end of 2010 since a company executive in the U.K. said so in mid-December.
Many analysts and other observers believe that Microsoft has to ship Windows Phone 7 by the end of the year or risk losing out on the burgeoning market for smartphones and other smart mobile devices.
If Microsoft can't deliver before the new year is out, the company is all but ceding the mobile market to Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system and Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, several analysts told InternetNews.comlast week.
That may have something to do with why a few other news sites and blogs took issue with BSN's reporting.
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"At the Consumer Electronics Show last week Neowin spoke to representatives from LG who confirmed they would be shipping devices with Windows Mobile 7 'this year.' Does that sound like 2011 to you?" read one post on Neowin.netTuesday.
At least one analyst echoed those feelings Tuesday, saying that, from his experience, if Microsoft had come to the conclusion that it couldn't make the end of the year, it would warn partners and analysts in order to reset their expectations -- and he's heard no whispers of that so far.
"If they were going to slip it [past 2010], they would have let us know [but] I don't know why they'd miss because they know that every minute they miss, they're losing partners," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told InternetNews.com.
"This is critical. We should know one way or another at Barcelona, but they've been saying 'this year,'" Enderle added.
For its part, Microsoft remained noncommittal.
"We're always working on future versions and have nothing new to announce," a Microsoft spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement.
The Mobile World Congress is scheduled for February 15 through 18 in Barcelona, Spain.
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Tool Browser: See What You Need to See
On Tuesday, I showed how you can option-click a section of the Tool Browser to highlight it. When you do, all subsequent searches will be limited to the selected portion of the tool. But this tip isn't just useful when you want to narrow a search; it can also be used to display only the portions of a tool you want to see.
For example, let's say you're studying the Assyrian siege of Lachish described in 2 Kings 18–19, and you want to read a couple of relevant articles from the Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible—such as the articles on Lachish and Sennacherib. Unfortunately, you're going to be away from your computer all day. If you had an iPhone or iPad you could just bring Accordance and the ZEB with you, but alas, you don't own an iOS device. You do, however, have a Kindle, and it would be nice to be able to read those articles there.
Using the Browser, you find the article on Lachish and option-click its title to select it. Then you find the article on Sennacherib and shift-option-click its title. Holding the shift key down enables you to select more than one article at a time, so now both articles should be selected in the browser.
Now that you have the articles you want selected, you need a way to show only those articles. To do this, be sure an asterisk is entered in the search entry field, and that the Show pop-up menu is set to Articles. The asterisk tells Accordance to display all the selected articles, while setting the Show pop-up to Articles tells Accordance to show only the selected articles.
Now all you need to do is print to PDF and transfer that PDF to your Kindle!
By using this simple trick, you can specify the precise sections of a tool you want to display, print, copy, or work with.
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I'm wondering if it's possible to combine this tip with searching for highlighting using the STYLE command to accomplish the following: If I read an article in a tool such as NIDNTT, highlighting as I go, can I then search for the highlighting style in that particular article and have the results displayed in a reference window or someplace where I can then copy the highlighted phrases (without the intervening text), and then paste my highlighted text into a user tool? This would be a real time saver.
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I don't have time to do anything else! I don't have time to craft, or to do things for me. I have too much homework to do.
These are the words of my daughter. She has just turned 15. She is in Year 11 doing NCEA level 1. She is intelligent. She already has a couple of excellences under her belt. But she is stressed. She is anxious.
This post is a few days late for the March #EdBlogNZ challenge. The challenge is to write about your dream school. I had done a bit of thinking and thought it was going to be about all the amazing things I would like to see in a school, but as a parent, watching my children go through school, I'm seeing their stress levels increase. It's not good.
So in my dream school, right at this point in time, while I would like all sorts of technology and opportunities for the students within it, I would first and foremost like to see a school that truly values the health and wellbeing of their students. I'm not saying these schools are not out there, or even that any school doesn't value this, but sometimes it appears school work, teacher expectations or qualifications take precedent.
Both of my eldest children are feeling exceptional pressure from school at the moment. Miss 15, as described above, and Mr 10 who is in Year 7. Miss 15 has actually recently blogged about Anxiety in the classroom. It's worth a read.
Yes, education is important, but as a parent I have to put the wellbeing of my children first – and that means before school, before qualifications, and yes, even before teacher expectations.
I don't have any amazing ideas for how to reduce anxiety of students at school, but I do believe that raising awareness about this issue is important. I do believe that some educators (myself included) just have not really considered it, or if we have, we still have to get through all this work with our classes before the end of the year, and therefore do not know how to manage it.
Perhaps this is something we can all consider for now. After all,
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He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
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More than 42 million people around the world have been forcibly displaced from their homes and communities. More than a million fled their countries in the last eighteen months alone due to a wave of conflicts, in Cote d'Ivoire, Libya, Mali, Somalia, Sudan and Syria. These numbers represent far more than statistics; they are individuals and families whose lives have been upended, whose communities have been destroyed, and whose future remains uncertain.
World Refugee Day is a moment to remember all those affected, and a time to intensify our support.
Four out of five refugees are in developing countries, and have benefitted from the remarkable generosity of host countries that themselves face serious deprivations. The Islamic Republics of Pakistan and Iran host the largest number of refugees, with over two and half million between them. Tunisia and Liberia are also among countries that, despite their own national challenges, maintained open borders and shared scarce water, land and other resources for those suffering the impact of armed violence.
Kenya's third biggest city is a refugee camp and hosts over half a million Somalis, many in their third decade of exile. Niger, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso -- suffering famine and drought -- now host some 175,000 refugees fleeing conflict in Mali. These countries cannot be left to shoulder this burden alone.
The United Nations – and in particular the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees – is working to address all of these challenges, while also providing protection and assistance to 15.5 million persons displaced within their own countries. We are also focusing on preventing and reducing statelessness. But humanitarian assistance is not enough.
This recent UNHCR Global Trends report shows that displacement is outpacing solutions. We must work together to mobilize the political will and leadership to prevent and end the conflicts that trigger refugee flows. Where security is restored, we must address the underlying causes of conflict, allowing sustainable refugee return through access to livelihoods, services and the rule of law.
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CNN chief Jim Walton calls it quits
NEW YORK – CNN chief Jim Walton is quitting, saying the beleaguered news network needs a different leader with a new perspective and plans.
Walton built CNN into a profitable international news organization in his 10 years as boss. But the U.S. flagship network has suffered through some historically poor ratings in the past few months and is entrenched in third place behind rivals Fox News Channel and MSNBC in prime time. He announced his decision in an email to staff on Friday.
CNN historically suffers in the ratings during slow news periods, a fate Fox and MSNBC have minimized for themselves with partisan shows in prime time. Walton has resisted this approach, believing CNN's strength lies in being a nonpartisan news source.
He's 54 and has worked at CNN since 1981.


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Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA, LEED AP, today shared some details about the Rosa Parks statue that is slated to join the U.S. Capitol Art Collection following an unveiling ceremony on February 27, 2013, hosted by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Authorized by Public Law 109-116, as modified by Public Law 110-120, the Rosa Parks statue represents the first commission of a full-sized statue approved and funded by the U.S. Congress since 1873. Per the statute, it will be installed in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
A national competition was managed by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Architect of the Capitol to select the statue's design. Artists' proposals were reviewed by a panel of experts and judged on artistic excellence and artistic merit. Ten semifinalists were selected by the panel to produce a maquette, or small-scale model, of the proposed sculpture. Several entries were then selected by the panel for the review and final selection by the Joint Committee on the Library.
The commission was awarded in November 2009, to Daub and Firmin Studios, LLC, which is based in Kensington, and San Pedro, California. Eugene E. Daub, a sculptor with more than 30 years of experience, was the master artist and sculptor. He studied at the University of Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts, and Alfred University in New York. He is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society. Dr. Rob Firmin, partner at Daub and Firmin Studios, provided research for this project and worked with Daub on the concept and design of the statue.
The Rosa Parks statue is cast in bronze. The sculpture and its black granite pedestal are nearly nine feet tall and weigh approximately 2,700 pounds.
"It has been an honor to work with Congress on this commission to commemorate Mrs. Parks and her life-long commitment to working for civil rights for all Americans," noted Ayers. "We look forward to joining the House and Senate Leadership in unveiling this work of art on February 27."


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John Akers, who led International Business Machines Corp. as its longtime dominance of the computer industry began to wane, died Friday. He was 79 years old.
The former fighter pilot served as IBM's chief executive from 1985 to 1993, a time characterized by the rising influence of personal computers and suppliers for those machines, such as Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp.
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The PIAGGIO for the Special fits well on the other 50cc's and with the bent to fit the bracket on the 125cc. The PIAGGIO 12021800, according to Piaggio, fits the Vespa 50 Revival/S/Special (D)/90/100/125/PV. We don't think so. But it fits the 50cc models. The FACO fits perfectly on the 50cc's and is less suitable for the 125cc's. The SITO is a tight fit with both 50cc's and 125cc's. The E-pass is officially only for the V5B2T/4/. Both ECO versions in black and chrome have a relatively wide manifold. This means more power. According to the manufacturer, they are meant for the Vespa 50 S/90. With a lot of squeezing and hammering, they will fit the other small frames.
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In a country where a small spider can kill you it's reassuring to know Mother Nature has a softer side. Hidden in the prehistoric valleys of the Blue Mountains National Park in New South Wales are hundreds of plants used by Aboriginal peoples to cure everything from earache and fevers to snake bites and colds. The best chance you have of spotting them and learning about the art of bush medicine is to delve deep into the forest with an expert guide. Walking ancient hunting tracks used by indigenous peoples, far from the car parks and crowded viewpoints, you will discover a different side of this wonderful national park.
One of the first things you are struck by as you descend into the chiselled gorges of the park is the smell – an astringent mix of eucalyptus and tea tree, a result of the oils evaporating from these plants which also gives the air its blue haze. While you might think of tea-tree oil being used to zap the odd spot, Aboriginals used it widely, inhaling the infused oil to cure coughs and stuffing the raw leaves into cuts to prevent infection. Colonial settlers soon learnt about this miracle plant and tea-tree oil was even issued to Australian soldiers in WWII.
Descending further, the hum of cicadas gets louder and the air becomes humid as you enter the moss- and lichen-encrusted cloudforest. While you concentrate on the barely distinguishable path, your eagle-eyed guide will point out everything from bush pears, an ancient Aboriginal snack, to the aptly named headache vine, once crushed and rubbed
directly into the skin to treat migraines. As the gradient steepens, you're glad of the guide ropes attached to the slippery stone walls. Nonetheless most people end up with an impromptu mud pack on their lower half before they reach the bottom of the creek. As the air grows warmer and your spirits start to flag, your ears will welcome the hiss of the nearby Wentworth Falls, signalling both the hike's end point and the prospect of an invigorating swim.
Blue Mountains bushwalks are offered year-round by River Deep Mountain High (www.rdmh.com.au) based in Katoomba, Blue Mountains National Park.
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The 250SX class is expected by many to be an Eli Tomac show, and he did not dissapoint with a big win. Off the start, Lucas Oil TLD Honda's Jesse Nelson grabbed the holeshot but then endoed on the first jump and went down in scary fashion. Tomac emerged with the lead over Ken Roczen and pulled away from there. Roczen rode a solid race for second. Malcolm Stewart held third early, but the battle was on between Cole Seely and Jason Anderson, and they both moved past Stewart. Anderson was fourth and made a run at Seely for a bit, but Seely pulled away as the race went on. That made for a Tomac, Roczen, Seely podium.
Then came the 450SX main which no one on Earth expected to see. No one. No one. Ryan Villopoto grabbed a terrible start on the inside and was nearly last. James Stewart was hobbled by a knee injury from practice. Davi Millsaps, flying all day, grabbed the holeshot. Trey Canard, Justin Barcia and Chad Reed were right there. The top four pulled Reed and it was a waiting game to see who would charge. Then all hell broke loose. Villopoto crashed twice, and finished 16th. Then Dungey went down. Barcia went down. This left Canard and Millsaps to battle and they went at it! Canard took the lead late, and held it as the white flag came out, but Millsaps saved something for the end, charged, and got Canard back with a half lap to go. Millsaps took the win over Canard, and Dungey recovered for third ahead of Reed and Jake Weimer. Look for more later tonight.


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On April 20, 2013, a nice spring Saturday, some brilliant minds from art and technology met to share the ideas and projects that emerged from a one-day interdisciplinary collaboration. For those of you who were unable to join us for Seven on Seven this year, below are videos from each presentation so you can see their presentations for yourself.
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[Election 2008]
Please excuse the boxing metaphors, but as a former amateur pugilist and lifelong fight fan, it was hard for me not to see last night's debate between Barack Obama and John McCain in anything but metaphors drawn from the so-called "sweet science."
Somewhere along the way to last evening's encounter I was reminded of then-Cassius Clay's classic taunting of Sonny Liston prior to their historic 1964 world heavyweight championship rematch in Miami. "I am the prettiest," Clay-cum-Ali brashly declared. "I am the fastest heavyweight that you ever did see. Next to me, Liston will look like a dump truck." And so he did.
I had hoped last night's debate would have gone just like that evening in Miami, with Obama delivering a knock-out punch assuring his victory in November—but it did not happen. Obama won on points, but there were no knockdowns.
John McCain is indeed a worn and tainted warrior, but more like the legendary Archie Moore than the aging Liston; he can take a punch. And Obama is more like the young Ali (then Cassius Clay), fresh out of the Olympics, swift and quick, and pretty, yes, but he has yet to develop a knock-out punch. Nor has Obama learned to cut off his opponent in the ring, something at which Ali was masterful. Once he had his opponent on the ropes, he pounced.
Time and time again in the early rounds of questioning about the American economy, Obama had the opportunity to deliver a knock-out blow—he could have asked McCain how many homes or automobiles he owned, or raised the specter of the Keating Scandal whenever McCain branded himself a political maverick. He could have brought up McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, being on the payroll for lobbying Fannie May and Freddie Mac.
And he should have made a joke about being glad that McCain had decided to show up at all tonight in Mississippi. Obama needs to smile more.
There were a host of other openings, but Obama did not use them to his advantage. As Bill and Hillary Clinton whispered on the campaign trail, Obama lacks the killer instinct; he still seems uncertain and a bit too pained to be in the ring. And he was far too often on his heels, peddling backwards.
It might have gone the other way. At the beginning of tonight's debate, John McCain did, indeed, look like a dump truck. He stumbled. He was ill-prepared. He appeared to be tired and unsure of himself. Early on, he was on the ropes, when trying to defend his comments about the economy. But as the night wore on and the later rounds turned to matters of foreign policy, McCain began to take the offensive.
He took the battle to Obama. And he never gave an inch of ground. An old boxing pal and debate teammate of mine called me in the middle of it all and joked that "Obama looks more like the old George Foreman than Ali." He was right.
Let me be most candid here: for all the demonizing of McCain by the Democrats in the past several months, I would take McCain over Bush in a heartbeat. I have never been a McCain hater, and there's been some substance to his claim about being a maverick in the Senate. He is despised by the George Bush forces in the Republican Party, and those are fairly solid bona fides in my eyes.
Moreover, this has been a particularly bad week for McCain. His attempt to cancel last night's debate was revealed for what it was: a desperate ploy by a desperate candidate headed for the canvas. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee called McCain's move a "huge mistake."
That was a light left-jab. In a column for the Washington Post entitled "McCain Loses His Head," conservative columnist George F. Will delivered a much heavier blow when he declared that McCain wasn't fit to serve. "The more one sees of his impulsive, intensely personal reactions to people and events," Will wrote, "the less confidence one has that he would select judges by calm reflection and clear principles, having neither patience nor aptitude for either…It is arguable that McCain, because of his boiling moralism and bottomless reservoir of certitudes, is not suited to the presidency."
Then came the painful interviews with Sarah Palin by Katie Couric. If one ever needed the personification in the flesh of McCain's poor judgment, it was his selection of Palin as his running mate. Case closed.
So McCain had already taken a good pummeling by the time he got in the ring last night. But Obama never went on the offensive once. Yes, he was sharper, tighter, more precise than in his primary debates, a little less professorial, and perhaps a bit more workingman. But time and time again he felt compelled to say "John is right," while McCain consistently said, "Obama is wrong."
That Obama is the master of the stump speech to the large, partisan crowd goes without saying. He is brilliant in that arena. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty of debates, he seems decidedly less at ease, less willing to mix it up. Hillary Clinton got to him in their debates earlier this year, and so clearly did McCain.
I can only imagine what Joe Biden is going to do to Sarah Palin. She has no business even being in that debate. She will be revealed for what she is: a political flyweight with no experience in the ring.
But Obama has two more mano a mano battles with McCain, and he needs to float like the proverbial butterfly and sting like a bee. For those of you who are too young to remember Ali during his prime, here is a delightful sampling of his mastery:
Someone in Obama's camp needs to get him into the gym and work on the oratorical heavy bag. He needs to bring in that left hook and bang hard: Boom! John McCain is wrong! Boom! John McCain is corrupt. Boom! He is a liar. Boom! He is an apologist for Bush. Boom! It's not about the minutiae, it's about the big picture. Boom! Boom!
Obama needs to find the fire in his belly.
Like Sonny Liston in Miami in 1964, John McCain's better days are behind him. We'll see if Barack Obama's are yet to come.
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Happy Friday! How was your week? This week, the designers are definitely ready for spring! They're not the only ones!!
Before the show-off of the layouts and new kits, we have some BIG news at Gingerscraps!
The first is the release of a kit for Susan Godfrey. In February, she suffered a house fire. The designing community banded together to help her raise some money to replace what she lost!
The other big news is that we've got a new designer joining our team! Brandy Sutherlin Designs!
As we do all of our new designers, we asked her to tell us a little about herself, and this is what she had to share:
Hi there! I'm so excited to be apart of the GingerScraps design team! 🙂 I found out about Digital Scrapbooking back in 2005 and fell in love with it. I wanted to get more involved so I started designing in 2011 and have had a lot of fun with it! I have met some really great people along the way, too.
I have a wonderful husband, who's my teenage (high school) sweetheart… we will be married for 17 years this September. I have a son, who's almost 15 (and about to get his Learners Permit- YIKES!) and a daughter who's 12. She's a pistol! LOL. We also have 3 dogs (Bernese Mountain Dog, German Shepherd, and a Pomeranian) who also keep us very busy!
**So** excited to be here and can't wait to get creating!
And these are just a few of the amazing designs that she has available:
So hard to choose a favorite! She's making it a little easier with a GREAT sale!
Time for some amazing layouts using the March 2014 {Designer's Choice} buffet series and Wishing It Was Spring, the Monthly Mix!
Created by scrappinbella. I love the cluster, and the sweet journaling of an even sweeter cat!
Created by MSPeeler. The journal card saying "Stay this way forever" with the sweet pictures of the kids really hits the heart. The little clusters are wonderful.
Created by coxabey. I love the addition of the birthday invitation. Such a great layout!
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Situated on the Warnow River on Germany's north coast, Rostock boasts a rich history – even its university dates back to 1419. However, its vibrant student population breathes life into the city, making it a happening place to be with plenty to do.
Here, the simple pleasures are the best: meander through the tranquil arboretum at the Rostock Botanical Garden, stroll the old town's cobbled streets and admire St Mary's Church with its 15th-century astronomical clock, or watch the world go by at Neuer Markt square with a coffee. Just minutes away is the port town of Warnemunde, home to one of Germany's best beaches.
Rostock — pašreizējās tendencesIevērību cienīgi un izklaidējoši raksti
10 Best Things to Do in Rostock
Rostock is a large port city famed for being home to one of the oldest universities in the world. A member of the powerful Hanseatic League during the 13th century, the city features historical places of interest including St. Mary's Church, the Cultural History Museum and the Old Town wall and gates, just to name a few.
From Warnemunde Beach to the Shipbuilding and Maritime Museum and from the Karl's Adventure Village Roevershagen to the lively Kropeliner shopping street, there are plenty of things to see and do for the whole family in Rostock. Here's a non-exhaustive list of the main attractions in this popular destination on the banks of the Warnow River.
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(CNN) -- Hundreds turned out in two Saudi Arabian cities Friday to protest on what had been billed as a "day of rage," according to activists, though a planned demonstration in the Middle Eastern nation's capital failed to materialize.
The protests -- both made up largely of Shiite Muslims calling for the release of Shiite prisoners -- occurred despite a Saudi government ban on all kinds of public demonstrations.
Demonstrators in Hofuf, a city about 300 kilometers (185 miles) east of the Saudi capital of Riyadh, began their march after Friday prayers, two activists told CNN . They asked not to be identified because of security concerns and fear of reprisals.
Three demonstrators were arrested by Saudi security forces, the activists said.
The streets of Qatif, a predominantly Shiite city in eastern Saudi Arabia where several protests have taken place in recent days, were quiet early Friday.
Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb, a Saudi human rights activist, told CNN that he saw "no people in the streets and virtually no security presence."
But by Friday night, about 200 people were out demonstrating near Qatif, according to a Shiite activist. Saudi security forces were out and observed them, but there were no apparent arrests as the march ended peacefully.
In the Saudi capital, Mohammed al-Qahtani, who heads the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, told CNN that authorities had set up checkpoints on roads leading to the planned staging ground north of Riyadh near a courthouse.
"So far, I'm seeing no protesters out there," he said earlier Friday.
These demonstrations came a day after more than 100 people had gathered in Qatif, according to two witnesses and an activist.
At some point, the witnesses said, Saudi security forces shot to disperse the crowd. It was unknown if the forces fired rubber bullets or more lethal ammunition. Those injured were taken to Qatif Central Hospital for treatment, the activist and witnesses said.
A human rights group in Saudi Arabia condemned the action, calling the use of force by police "deplorable."
"(The group) condemns, with the loudest and clearest words, the use of all kinds of force to disperse demonstrators particularly when live ammunition was used last night against the demonstrators in Qatif," the Human Rights First Society said in a statement released Friday.
Last week, about 24 protesters were detained in Qatif as they denounced "the prolonged detention" of nine Shiite prisoners held without trial for more than 14 years, Amnesty International said.
The protests in Saudi Arabia come as unrest brews in parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has caused major changes in places like Egypt and Tunisia. Some in the majority Sunni kingdom have followed similar demands across the Arab world for more freedom and democracy.
Still, one expert said he would be surprised if the demonstrations gained traction among the Saudi majority, noting that there does not appear to a high level of animosity toward the nation's rulers as there are in other countries.
"The big difference is that people in Saudi Arabia don't want a revolution to happen -- they just want more reforms and liberalization," said Christopher Boucek, a Saudi expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank.
"I really think the vast majority of the people there, no matter what they think of the government, they probably like the King," he added. "King Abdullah is still very popular."
CNN's Elise Labott contributed to this report.


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Representing Ranges With Element Pointers
Last week, we observed that a pointer is not quite the right abstraction to use for representing a range of elements in a sequence. Instead, we imagined a type that we called a boundary. An object of such a type denotes the infinitesimal space between two adjacent elements of a sequence, or immediately before the first or after the last element; given a boundary object, we can access the element either before or after the boundary if such an element exists.
With boundaries defined in this way, every n-element sequence contains n+1 boundaries. Moreover, every element corresponds to two boundaries, namely the ones immediately before and after that element. However, not every boundary has a corresponding element — after all, the sequence might not have any elements at all. Instead, we can think of each boundary as being either the beginning boundary, the end boundary, or an interior boundary. Thought of in this way, every interior boundary has two elements that correspond to it, namely those before and after the boundary. If a boundary is not a beginning boundary, then there is an element before it; if it is not an ending boundary, there is an element after it.
This description leads to some conclusions about the relationship between boundaries and pointers to elements:
- For every pointer to an element, there are two operations, which we can call
after, each of which maps the pointer into one of the adjacent boundaries. These two operations are defined on every valid pointer.
- For every boundary, there are two operations, which we can also call
after, that map the boundary into one of the adjacent elements. There is no more confusion in using
afterin these two different contexts than there is in other uses of overloading.
- Unlike the pointer operations, the boundary operations do not always yield a pointer to an element. In particular,
beforeyields a pointer to an element only if its argument is not a beginning boundary;
afteryields a pointer to an element only if its argument is not an ending boundary.
- If we use
beforeto transform a pointer to an element into a boundary, we can use
afterto transform that boundary back into a pointer to the same element. Similarly, we can use
afterto transform a pointer into a boundary, and then use
beforeto recover the original pointer.
Together, these facts suggest that we can use a pointer to represent a boundary. We simply define a boundary as an abstract data structure that contains a pointer, and decree arbitrarily that such a data structure represents the boundary before the element to which the pointer points. If we adopt this strategy, then every element in an n-element sequence maps into one of the boundaries associated with that sequence, leaving one boundary untouched. This boundary is the one after the last element; we can reach that boundary by mapping the off-the-end pointer for the sequence.
In other words, this strategy yields a one-to-one correspondence between the boundaries associated with a sequence and the pointers to the sequence's elements augmented by the off-the-end pointer. It is then reasonable to say that
before is the mapping that we wish to use from pointer to boundary, and
after is the corresponding mapping from boundary to pointer.
Once we have defined the mapping between pointers and boundaries (and vice versa), we can think about how to take our earlier code that used boundaries and rewrite it to use pointers. We shall explore how to do so next week.


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An Ominous Political Trend for Common Core-ites
When it comes to the Common Core, I see great potential value in states choosing to embrace common, high-caliber reading and math standards, if these are implemented with conviction and attention to how they will interact with current reforms. That said, seems to me there's a huge chance that the whole exercise will go south, with many states implementing the Common Core half-heartedly, while screwing with existing reforms and standards. Such an outcome would ultimately do more harm than good. After all, the easiest course for states that have adopted Common Core standards but have second thoughts is to leave 'em be, and then simply not follow through (especially since most state legislators would probably rather put money into salaries than Common Core'ish obligations for new tests, p.d., or instructional materials.)
This is where the Obama administration's ham-handed machinations have been especially unhelpful, given that it's easy for skeptics to argue that lots of states have essentially adopted the Common Core under duress. In particular, the Obama administration's push in Race to the Top, its ESEA "blueprint," NCLB waivers, and the rest has gradually turned the Common Core into a partisan issue that may enjoy enthusiastic backing from elite edu-Republicans like Jeb Bush and Mitch Daniels, but that is now seen by a growing swath of conservatives as just another facet of Obamaesque federal overreach.
This was made very clear to me this spring at a gathering of influential D.C. edu-cons. As two dozen or so discussed the Common Core over the course of the several hours, it became clear that no more than three or four were enthusiastically defending the project. Rather, the consensus seemed to be that common standards might make sense in principle, but that the Common Core effort had been badly tainted by federal overreach and had effectively become part of the Obama agenda. Indeed, a series of folks argued that the whole question was unnecessarily splitting conservatives and that the whole exercise ought to be treated as the Democrats' problem.
Well, in the last few weeks, looks to me like the cautionary notes have multiplied.
• In Utah, the State Board of Education voted 12-3 to end the state's membership in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
• The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the national organization of conservative state legislators, again took up the resolution its education taskforce had passed in December opposing national standards. That statement has not yet been formally adopted by the board. The hold-up? Turns out that ALEC's membership is mixed on the idea of common standards, with many supportive in principle, but that there's now firm sentiment opposing the Common Core--due mostly to the Obama administration's aggressive involvement and its efforts to stir federal funds into the mix.
• Indiana's Tony Bennett, perhaps the nation's most unapologetically conservative state chief, ran into a buzzsaw of pushback at a tea party gathering on the question of the Common Core. Bennett conceded that the Obama administration "has an insatiable appetite for federal overreach" and that federal involvement in the Common Core "is wrong," but that the effort was still deserving of support on its merits. The IndyStar observed that Bennett's a natural ally of the tea party and that, "This debate with fellow conservatives isn't easy for Bennett. He's trying to make subtle distinctions about the importance of national standards...Bennett is more at home when he's fighting against teacher unions and cumbersome contracts."
• Conservative think tanks have started to spend increasing energy portraying the Common Core as a centralizing, illegitimate, big government push. The Pioneer Institute has long been sounding this note; it's now being sounded with increasing force by folks like Lindsey Burke of the Heritage Foundation, Lance Izumi of Pacific Research Institute, and Utah's Sutherland Institute (see here, here, and here).
Now, it's easy for Common Core sophisticates, the Department of Ed, enthusiastic funders, and the "reform" community to dismiss all of this--after all, the only conservative most of them know or respect is Jeb Bush, and he's with them. The Common Core'ites may find it easy to pooh-pooh such concerns as ideological, insignificant, misguided, and unserious. That's their prerogative, but I think they're misreading how this is going to affect the willingness of state leaders to secure broad-based support for the spending, assessment adoptions, and related measures it'll take to successfully implement the Common Core.
With all the challenges ahead for the Common Core, including the legislative and state board decisions needed to support and finance implementation and the pushback emerging from certain precincts on the left, the exercise will only prove viable if it's a bipartisan project. And, at least for now, looks like the odds of that are growing worse by the day.


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The Yucaipa Music & Arts Festival will be held this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in downtown Yucaipa and is expected to draw more than 5,000 visitors.
Detours & Parking
Yucaipa Blvd. will shut down at 3 p.m. on Friday and will not reopen until late Sunday night. Traffic will be detoured to side streets at 2nd Street. Parking is available on side streets, and several local churches are also providing parking spaces.
Free shuttle service
Omnitrans will operate a free shuttle service during this event with pick-up locations at Yucaipa First Baptist Church on 34784 Yucaipa Blvd. and St. Francis Cabrini Church on 12687 California Street .
Get info on new Route 310
Omnitrans will also have a booth space, so stop by to get information on the new OmniGo Route 310, which starts Monday. You can also visit with Buster the Bus and spin the Wheel of Fortune for some great giveaways!


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alias b.k.a: Sais (pronounced Size)
age: 12
website: www.supersais.com
grind: Porn Actor/Actor/Writer for Laced.
Tha Interview
1. I have a soft spot for: Wheat colored sneakers.
2. Fiji, Evian, or tap? Tap
3. Republican Elephant or Democrat Donkey? Donkey
3.5. Hilary or Obama? Obama
4. Favorite Designer: (i guess he didn't want to answer this one lol)
4.5. complete the lyric: lifes a bitch and then ya ____die_____
5. What song would they play at your funeral? Dmx slippin
6. Perfect Female Specimen is: Mya
7. What drug are you cocaine or heroin (queenie does not support drug use of any kind cept for green grass lol :): Cocaine. Im best taken in through the nose. Ya smell me?
8. Ur best Facebook status ever: I don't pay attention to my facebook.
9. If we wanted to make you, what ingredients would we need? Hot Sauce. Lots and lots of hot sauce.
10. Last Will and Testament: After all is said and done, more will be said and done.
so whats the best part about being from wherever it is that ur from? Lol
NY. Theres always something to do and theres a crazy mix of people. If you don't lame out you can do something different everyday
whats ur most prized possession?My soul. I don't think I'll sell it anytime soon.
when it comes to music today whose ur greatest inspiration? Nas
favorite old school rapper? Kool G Rap
what projects have u worked on/are working on? Overachiever mixtape available for free download. In the 4th quarter a project called Robot and maybe a lil mid-tape as I like to call it named "company's over" featuring a few of my comrades
ok now this is the real final thought...anything you wanna get out to the sons and daughters? To the sons. Try and fuq as many girls as you can and to the daughters don't give it up to the sons.
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We developed our relational database SHARD to provide a consistent and (mostly) idiot-proof system to catalog artifacts from mid-19th to early-20th-century archaeological sites and create data tables that facilitate intra- and inter-site comparisons.
While the ASC has been excavating urban sites since the 1970s, the impetus to create SHARD and its predecessors came from a series of hugely productive archaeological projects in the 1990s and early 2000s sponsored by the California Department of Transportation. These massive San Francisco Bay Area undertakings required a whole new way of recording and tabulating the nearly 1,000,000 individual items recovered from the excavations.
Bootleg versions of ASC's heretofore unnamed cataloging system have been circulating on the archaeological underground for several years. It has taken quite some time and a whole lot of volunteer effort to get to the point of releasing this definitive edition of SHARD to the community.
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2016 Mazda2 Debuts in Japan With Hazumi Design Cues
The 2016 Mazda2 has debuted in Japan, where it's known as the Demio. As expected, the model draws heavily from the Hazumi concept that debuted at this year's Geneva auto show. Though the car pictured is for Japan and other markets, it gives us a good idea of what to expect for the U.S. model.
Naturally, Mazda's Kodo design language finds its way onto the subcompact hatchback, making the Mazda2 look like a shrunken-down version of the Mazda3 hatch. Just as it is on the Mazda3 and Mazda6, the dash-to-axle ratio looks to be improved. As we previously reported, the global Mazda2's powertrains will include direct-injected Skyactiv-G 1.5-liter and 1.3-liter gasoline engines. A 1.5-liter Syactiv-D turbodiesel engine will also be available, and Mazda says the oil-burning mill will provide torque comparable to a 2.5-liter gasoline engine. In addition, the Mazda2 is based on a next-gen Skyactiv chassis optimized for efficiency and driving fun.
The Japan-spec Mazda2 will also sport the company's next-gen Mazda Connect infotainment system, along with a range of iACTIVSENSE advanced safety features. For now, we don't know how much of this will translate to the U.S.-spec Mazda2, but you can likely expect it to look a lot like the car you see here. Check out all the photos in the gallery below.
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I am signing up....it is easier, and I like SIMPLE, lol
Why don't we use Google Talk......
I am signing up....it is easier, and I like SIMPLE, lol
guys if u want live chat programs they are a dime a dozen, i would go with aim or something like that, its a free aol im thats not that diffcult, or there's icq or then they're are ones u can set up voice chats with as many people as u want, just need a mic on your pc. There are million's of ways !!!! but i like this way the best haha
Hey Tripps
Boy it was a bloody day today wasn't it? I hope tomorrow is better or we may be in the 6000's. It is just unbelievable.
SIRI held up though! I am really happy for that.
I am going to review some of the stocks that I listed in last weeks daily market watch and then keep my eyes open and my timing going.
I am going to get at least one of them really really low. I don't know which one yet.
I am going to re-post them here so others can check them out.
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During tonight's Durham Bull's game, Devil Rays top prospect Delmon Young threw his bat which subsequently hit the home plate umpire in the chest. Young had just been ejected after arguing with the umpire about a called-third strike. There is no word yet if Young intentionally threw the bat at the umpire. Either way, he is facing a suspension. If the action was intentional, the suspension will be lengthy.
This is bound to be a very public story for two reasons. First, Young is considered the top prospect in all baseball. Second, the umpire that Young hit was a replacement umpire as the minor league umpires are currently on strike.
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Kansas DWPT Voluntary Electronic Turkey Registration Online
OutdoorHub 04.18.12
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) reminds all spring turkey hunters that immediately after taking a turkey, the permit holder must sign the carcass tag and record on it the county, date, and time of kill, then attach the carcass tag to the bird in a visible manner before moving it from the kill site. During the spring season, only turkeys with a visible beard may be taken, so the beard of the turkey must remain naturally attached to the breast while in transit from the kill site to the permittee's residence or a commercial place of processing or preservation.
However, a bird maybe dressed for transport if the hunter obtains a transportation confirmation number after electronically registering the turkey on the agency's website (ksoutdoors.com), or the permittee has retained photographs necessary for electronic registration until registration occurs.
What is electronic registration? Using a camera-reading cell phone, this convenient system allows the permit holder to upload two images of a just-killed turkey, making legal to transport the bird without the carcass tag attached. (At this time the system does not work with certain cell phones.) Here's how it works:
- Click the "Check-in Turkey" button at https://programs.ksoutdoors.com/Programs/Electronic-Turkey-Check-in.
- Here, either Login to an existing account or create a new account. (Save this account information; it will be used for other purposes such as deer check-in and future special hunts.)
- If you have created a new account, you will need to click "Check-in Turkey" again.
- Once logged in, fill out all the information requested.
- Upload two photos of the turkey. One of the photos must be a close-up shot of the turkey tag attached to the turkey. The tag must be visible and filled out with the correct information. The second photo must be a view of the complete turkey with the tag attached and beard visible.
- Once files appear, click the "Submit" button to finish.
- Keep the confirmation number with the turkey tag.
This is not a telephone registration system, and it is not required. The system allows KDWPT staff to see the turkey and the hunter's completed tag without the time and expense of maintaining a check station. This flexibility is a benefit to both the hunter and KDWPT. For more information, go online to ksoutdoors.com and click "Electronic Turkey Check-in" in the "Topics" box.