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Do I really have todo this, Dad ?
Stan, now more than ever,
you need to understand theimportance of saving money.
But Grandma saidI could use this money
to buy whatever I want.
Okay, next please !
Go on, Stanley.
How can I help you,young man ?
I got a $100 checkfrom my grandma
and my dad saidI need to put in the bank
so it can grow overthe years.
Well, that's fantastic.
A really smart decision,young man.
We can put that check ina money-market mutual fund,
then we'll reinvestthe earnings into
foreign-currency accounts
with compounding interest and it's gone !
Uh, what ?
It's gone,it's all gone.
What's all gone ?
The money in your account,it didn't do too well.
It's gone.
What do you mean ?I have $100.
Not anymoreyou don't-- poof.
Well, what can I doto get back my--
I'm sorry, sir,but this line is for
bank members only.
I just openedan account !
Do you have any moneyinvested with this bank ?
No, you just lost it all.
Then please stand aside
for people who actuallyhave money with us.
Next please !
Hey !
Hello, Mrs. Farnickle,how are you today ?
Making a deposit are we ?
Great, we can just put thatinto your retirement account
and make it go to workfor you and it's gone.
What ?
Sorry, yeah, that's gone.
Please step aside forpeople who actually
have moneywith the bank.
Next please.Dad !
Hey, I'm trying to teach my sonthe importance of savings !
You alreadylost his money ?
Oh, Mr. Marsh,
don't worry, we can justtransfer money
from your account intoa portfolio with your son's--
aaaand it's gone !
This line is for people whohave money with the bank only.
Please step aside !
An economic crisishas hit South Park
and the nationlike never before.
Another South Park bankhas closed down,
leaving thousandsof people in debt.
It's just crazy,you know ?
Everyone's affected by it.
It's like allthe money just vanished.
It's really terrifying.
We've got no money topay our mortgage now.
We could very easilylose our house.
Hi, Grandma !
First the moneystarted goin'
and now everyone'sgettin' laid off work !
They took our jobs !
They took our jobs !
Derk er derrrrrr !
Deeerkerrdrrr !Deeerkerrrrrrdrrrr !
Just how far willthe economy fall ?
We asked economic reporterDan Banks for his assessment.
We'll have the rest of Dan'sinterview tonight at 10.
Oh, Jesus Christ.
Sliced hot dogsand tomato slices ?!
You said we had to becareful with our money.
I've got nothing fora food budget !
Mom, Dad, how comethere's suddenly no money ?
I'll tell youwhat happened, son.
See, there's a bunchof idiots out there
who weren't happywith what they had.
They wanted a bigger houseand materialistic things
that they didn't even need--
people with no money who gotloans to buy frivolous things
they had no business buying.
And these assholes justblindly started buying
any stupid thingthat looked appealing
because they thought moneywas endless.
It goes back to when thegovernment had the idea
that everyone in Americadeserves to own a house...
( Margaritaville whirring )
So we have people having a hardtime paying their loans,
meaning less money coming in.
And the idiots couldn'tsee that by doing
all this frivolous spendingthey were mocking The Economy.
And they made The Economyvery angry.
We're all feelingThe Economy's vengeance
because of materialisticheathens
who did stupidthings with their money.
Do you understand, son ?
Yeah, I think I get it.
And so why is oureconomy failing us ?
too low for too long !
The government tookour economy for granted
and now we are all herepaying the price !
How long will we sitand watch our economy fall...
... And so I say to you,
do not listen tothe Wall Street brokers,
for th are the ones who put usin this situation !
Fat cats with corporate greed.
They are the ones who knowinglydrove us down this pathway...
( Cartman )Where has all the money gone ?
It must havegone somewhere.
The answer is obvious,my friends.
It is the Jews--
covetous Jews,who have taken all our money
and hoarded it forthemselves,
hidden all the cashin some... secret Jew cave
that they built probablyback in the early '60s.
It is The Jews, my friends...
( Randy )Now we hear all different people
casting all differentkinds of blame
from person to person.
But the fault liesin all of you.
You, who boughtthat $300,000 house
when you only had 20,000to put down.
You, who bought that third car
even though only two peoplein your home drive.
It is time tostop pointing fingers !
Finger-pointing gets usnowhere !
Steve !
We have mocked our Economy,
and now The Economy has castits vengeance upon us all.
He's right.
This is the first guy toactually make sense.
Yea, it is an angryand unforgiving Economy.
To repent, we must stopfrivolous spending.
Instead of paying forcable, let us watch clouds !
Instead of buying clothes, wearbut sheets from thine beds !
Cut spending to onlythe bare essentials:
water and breadand Margaritas, yea.
Can I help you ?
Yeah, I wanna return thisMargaritaville
my stupid dad bought.
Oh, that's allwe get anymore, returns.
Could you please just putthe receipt here
on this table ?
Sorry, our computers area little slow today.
We need a new Ethernet cable.
Oh, I'm sorry, sir, I'd liketo give you a refund
but I'm afraidit's not doable.
What ?
I said I'm not able, sir.
You see, this Margaritavillewas purchased
with a payment plan.So ?
Well, an outsidefinancing company
handles those payment plans.
Customers just payfor some of the machine
and the finance companypays for the rest.
Well, can't I just return itand get the money
my dad put in back ?
Hmm... that's improbablebut not impossible.
I'm not reallysure how it works.
You'll have to speak withthe people at the top.
I can give youthe finance company's address
if that's agreeablewith you.
rather thanlovers of The Economy.
There are those who willsay that The Economy
has forsaken us.
Nay, you hath forsakenThe Economy !
And now you knowThe Economy's wrath.
Oh, thoust can shop ina sporting-goods store
but knowest thou thatThe Economy will take away
thy Broncos cap fromthine head.
You mockedThe Economy without fear.
Thine own stock brokers
now lie deadby their own hand.
And thou knowest thatthy stock broker
did not fear The Economy !
Well, here weare, my friends.
You have brought The Economy'svengeance upon yourselves.
What can we do, Randy ?
Yes, tell us !Tell us, what to do ?
Tell us, Randy,what we should do !What do we do, Randy ?!
We must all wear sheetsinstead of buying clothes
that need detergent.
Instead of cars thattake gasoline,
we can get around onllamas from Drake's farm !
Instead of video games thattake batteries and software
our kids will playwith squirrels !
We must let The Economy know
that we are capable ofrespecting it !
No more needless spending !
( cheering )
The Economyis our shepherd.
We shall not want.
( cheering )
Mornin', Ted.
Mornin', Al.
Well, this sucks.
Sure was better when ourparents were buying us stuff.
Heghgh !
Of all the times forpeople to decide
to stop buying things,
it had to bethe week that
Grand Theft Auto 4 comes outfor Nintendo DS !
Heghgh !
You want something newevery week, fat ass.
Don't you fraternize me !
This is all yourfault, you know !
My fault ?!
The Jews took allthe money away and they--
Don't even start !Don't even start, Cartman !
Well, why are we wearingbed sheets
and playing withsquirrels, Kyle ?
Not because ofthe Jews, Butters !
Who told you that ?!
Well, Eric did.
Just tell us wherethe cave is, Kyle.
Now, look... the reason we'rein this situation
is because peopleare being stupid !
The Economy isn't somevengeful being
that takesthings away from us !
The Economy is justmade up of people.
And people have justlost their faith in it !
What people really should bedoing is spending more.
Spending is fine !
We best speak withthe council.
Tell them a young Jew
is speaking heresytowards The Economy.
Can I help you ?
I wanna return thisMargaritaville.
Okay, let mesend you into Josh.
Hey, Welcome toBig Orange Finance company !
Yeah, have a seat.
You want someCarmex ?
No thanks.
I wanna return thisMargaritaville
and the guy atSur La Table said
that you're the companythat financed it.
Ooh, yeah,no, you know what,
no... yeah...
What ?
Yeah, we can't give you yourmoney back for that,
yeah, no.
You'd have to talk to thepeople on Wall Street, yeah.
Wall Street ?
Yeah, no, see,what I do is find Americans
who want a frozen-beveragemachine
but can't afford one
and I hook them up withinvestors who want to
get into the Margaritavillepayment-plan business, yeah.
So ?
Yeah, so the problem is yourMargaritaville payment plan
has been combinedwith thousands of others
into one big Margaritavillesecurity, yeah, no.
Yeah, no... yeah.
( sighing )
The entire town has given overto your ways, Mr. Chairman.
Everyone has evenstopped using electricity
so as to stop payingelectrical bills.
You've really done anamazing thing, Mr. Marsh.
People have learned tohold on to their money
so as not tofeel the sting
of The Economy'smighty sword.
I am pretty smart, yea.
But I have assembled thisEconomic Committee
to make sure thateveryone sticks to my new plan.
We've got guards postedat the malls
to make sure nobody getstempted to buy dumb stuff.
And Pat Saltzman is doinghouse checks to make sure
nobody's ordering anythingstupid on-line.
Then perhaps soon ourEconomy will return to us.
Council, I bring newsof discord !
A young Jew wasin the town square
speaking blasphemyabout The Economy.
What ?
He was saying thatyour ideas are false
and The Economy is notvengeful !
He was rallyingpeople to spend more !
Spend more ?
What mockery is this ?
Relax, Father Maxi.
What harm can one Jewdo against our
Economic Recovery Movement ?
I was in a field,
and I had Grand Theft Auto:Chinatown Wars
right next to me.
But thenthe sky went black
and Grand Theft Auto:Chinatown Wars
just melted in my hands.
( sobbing )
What's that ?
Excuse me, we need toborrow your squirrels !
What ?
( Mr. Garrison )No, please, please !
You have sinned !
Oh, Jesus,I'm sorry, please !
What's going on ?
Garrison, you have broughtyour filth to this town
for the last time !
What did he do ?
Your teacher was caught buyinga KitchenAid stand mixer
at Bed Bath & Beyond.
Take thy punishment,heathen !
Ahghghgghgh !
Hey, hey,stop it, stop !
Move aside, kid, he mustpay for his stand mixer !
Come on, this isridiculous !
What's ridiculousabout hucking squirrels
at a man who has angeredThe Economy ?
Just have a littlecompassion, huh ?!
I mean, everyone's gone outand bought something stupid.
It's not so bad.
Whichever of you guyshas never
bought anything frivolous
go ahead and huckthe next squirrel.
Ugh !
( bell dinging )
Excuse me ?
Excuse me ?!
I'd like to return thisMargaritaville please.
Margaritaville ?
My dad bought iton a payment plan
that was set up bya finance company
which got their principalinvestors from somebody here.
Oh, that makes sense.
It does ?
You see, son, we lumpedthousands of these
Margaritavilleinstallment plans together
into Margaritaville-basedsecurities,
then chopped thosesecurities up in a way
that we could sellthem to banks.
So I can return itto a bank ?
Because a bunch of peoplelike you are defaulting
on their Margaritavillesso the Government had to buy
the Margaritaville assetsfrom the banks.
What ?!
Just talk to the TreasuryDepartment in DC.
They're the ones who reallyunderstand how all this works.
Oh, sell, sell, sell, sell,sell, sell, sell !
Agh !
Listen, this isall you need to know.
The Economy is nota supernatural,
all-knowing entity.
The Economy is just an ideamade up by people
thousands of years ago.
The Economyis not real
and yet it is real.
Nowadays they'llgive credit cards
to practically anyone whoapplies for them.
I applied for thisyesterday to prove a point.
It is an American ExpressPlatinum card.
It has no spending limit.
( gasping )
Do not be afraid.
This is only plastic.
It's just somethingmade up by people.
Truly meaningless untilwe put our faith in it.
Faith is what makesan Economy exist.
Without faith...
it is only plastic cardsand paper money.
the young Jewis not letting up.
He is still going aroundconvincing people
to have faith inThe Economy by shopping.
We've done everything we can
and yet The Economyhas not improved.
Worse, it has declined.
Poor Bart here justlost his job
at Little Caesars Pizza.
Our tireless work is obviouslybeing undermined
by this one Jew.
Why does he go aroundpretending to know
the true willof The Economy ?
Perhaps, he is The Economy'sonly son, sent to save us.
Are you retarded,Stotch ?!
The Economy is omnipotent,
which means itcan do anything.
So saying it would belimited to one son
is fucking stupid !
That is stupid, yea.
And going around telling peopleto shop is dangerous.
Well, then there'sonly one option.
We have tokill the Jew.
Yep, I think we gottakill the Jew.
I don't know.
He's got a lotof support.
It might be hard toeven catch this Jew.
( high-pitched screeching )
Did somebody saycatch a Jew ?
The person you'reafter might be hard get
but I can bring himto you.
And all I want in return
is Grand Theft Auto:Chinatown Wars
for hand-held Nintendo DS.
Uh, how can we help you,young man ?
I want to returnthis Margaritaville !
My dad bought it ona payment plan
set up by a finance companythat got investors fromWall Street
who combined it intosecurities sold to banks
who transferredit to you !
Oh, that makes sense.
Ahghgh !
No problem.
We just need to consultthe chart.
We can determineyour property's value
and we'll be done.
Really ?
Thank you.
Be right back.
( screech & thump )
Excellent news, sir.
We've determinedthe investment value
of your Margaritavilleto be $90 trillion.
What ?!
Hey, what's the matter,Kyle ?
You seem b-b-bummed out.
I just have a feelingthis might be the last time
we get to do this.
Well, don't worry, Kyle.
We're not gonna letpeople kill you.
We'll keep youhidden forever !
I can't just hidemy whole life, Butters.
And besides, I have thisstrange feeling
that one of you isgonna totally betray me.
( all gasping )
All right, whoever is thinkingof betraying Kyle,
that is not cool.
That's freakin'lame, dude.
Kyle's trying to getthe economy going again.
If somebody's thinking ofstabbing him in the back,
you're being a dick.
( clearing throat )
Go ahead, Kyle.
Whoever it mighthappen to be...
I'm not givinghim the opportunity.
Tomorrow I'm going todo something.
Something I'veknown I would have to do
to restore people's faith.
Kyle, please,for f-f-f-fuck's sake,
don't do anything drastic.
There's no choiceany more, guys.
Don't worry about me.
I've been preparing forthis for a while now.
No, no, no, no,excuse me !
How can this stupid thingbe worth $90 trillion ?!
What, you thinkit's worth more ?
No, dude, that doesn'tmake sense !
Well, you don't get$90 trillion
but the chart saysthat's what it's worth.
Uh-oh, problem !Problem again !
What is it now ?
Another insurance companyis about to go under.
If they do, peoplecould lose millions.
Okay, no problem, we betterconsult the chart !
Sirs, another insurancecompany is going under !
Now determining most prudentmove for insurance company !
( clucking )
( kazoo playing )
( dinging )
Bailout !
The most prudent moveis a bailout !
Bailout the insurancecompany !
Why would someonedo this ?
What is this ?What is going on ?
There, look.
It's the Jew.
Somehow he got a platinumAmex with no spending limit.
What's he doing ?
He's paying foreveryone's debts.
Hey, thanks, kid, this isreally nice of you.
But that's impossible.
Why would hedo this ?
So that peoplehave money to spend.
Kyle-- Kyle, you have tostop this !
It's okay, ma.
No, Kyle, you'll be in debtfor the rest of your life !
Please, somebody,get him to stop !
( groaning )
Uh, there's about$17,000 worth here.
( groaning )
He paid for our debts sowe could spend once more.
He's dead.
No, he's just passed out.
We should get himto bed.
( sobbing )
For the first timein almost a year
The Economy in South Parkhas taken a small
but noticeable upturn.
Stores and shopping mallsare open again
as newly debt-free peoplefeel safe to make purchases.
Wow, the newMargaritaville !
With salsa dispenser !
Just pour your favoritesalsa in the top
and it comes outthe dispenser at the bottom !
Oh, we need this !
Are we out ofthe woods yet ?
Only time will tell.
But we must not forgetthe sacrifice one person made
to restore our faith
and make us believe inthe economy once again.
The person we must thankevery day
for his amazing sacrifice--
Barack Obama.
Aw, come on !
s13e03 March 25, 2009
Randy steps forward with a solution to fix the desperate state of the economy.


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Beat the Streak: Weekend, July 31-Aug. 2
Today's recommended picks
Chone Figgins, 3B, Angels
.583 AVG (7-for-12) lifetime vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn
Joe Mauer, C, Twins
.533 AVG (8-for-15) lifetime vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana
Miguel Cabrera, 1B, Tigers
.455 AVG (10-for-22) over last 5 G; .333 AVG in '09
Saturday's recommended picks
Luke Scott, OF, Orioles
.538 AVG (7-for-13) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter Josh Beckett
Chipper Jones, 3B, Braves
.400 AVG (4-for-10) since '04 vs. Dodgers starter Randy Wolf
Orlando Hudson, 2B, Dodgers
.385 AVG (10-for-26) since '04 vs. Braves starter Derek Lowe
Sunday's recommended picks
Bobby Abreu, OF, Angels
.600 AVG (6-for-10) lifetime vs. Twins starter Glen Perkins
Cristian Guzman, SS, Nationals
.500 AVG (5-for-10) lifetime vs. Pirates starter Paul Maholm
Joe Mauer, C, Twins
.417 AVG (5-for-12) lifetime vs. Angels starter Jered Weaver
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday's results
For the second day in a row, a hitless day from one player ended the streaks of a good chunk of the BTS field.
This time, the culprit was Ichiro Suzuki. Normally a BTS favorite due to his combination of contact skills and speed, Ichiro couldn't get anything going on a career day from Texas pitcher Derek Holland. Ichiro's 0-for-4 effort derailed 21 percent of the day's contestants, including brian2460 and squallgohan413, who both fell from the Top 5.
But the upheaval didn't affect leader rbgoulet1, who received an eighth-inning single from Derek Jeter to extend his streak to 38 games. bigshowmarko pushed his second-place streak to 32 games with a 1-for-4 effort from Joey Votto, and eggman3131 took over possession of third, at 29 games, thanks to another big day from Matt Holliday (2-for-3).
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 21.0%, 0-for-4
2. Derek Jeter (NYY): 7.3%, 1-for-4
3. Alex Rodriguez (NYY): 6.7%, 0-for-4
4. Dustin Pedroia (BOS): 6.1%, 0-for-5
5. Manny Ramirez (LAD): 5.4%, 0-for-5
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If you add them all up from the bigger chart (there's four or five more, including all three Ramirez…Manny, Hanley, Aramis), over 51% of all contestants dropped back to zero yesterday!
How many people IS that? How many are in this contest?
(fyi. I dropped from 23 to zero. But I can't complain, it was a fun run. And it's nothing compared to how that woman must be feeling after Wednesday. She had just hit 35, and her next BTS pick, Joey Votto, gets ejected for arguing a strikeout call in his first at bat. Yow. I can't imagine.)
If you add them all up from the bigger chart (there's four or five more, including all three Ramirez…Manny, Hanley, Aramis), over 51% of all contestants dropped back to zero yesterday!
How many people IS that? How many are in this contest?
(fyi. I dropped from 23 to zero. But I can't complain, it was a fun run. And it's nothing compared to how that woman must be feeling after Wednesday. She had just hit 35, and her next BTS pick, Joey Votto, gets ejected for arguing a strikeout call in his first at bat. Yow. I can't imagine.)
The Kings at the Plate for Sat. 8/1 actually has a logical pick. Orlando Hudson vs. Derek Lowe. Hudson has batted 26 times v. Lowe. This is enough at bats to see that Hudson is a good hitter v. Lowe. Lowe gives up more hits than innings pitched. This is a logical pick for today. I'm going outside the 6 guys I usually choose from because they are all matched against top line pitchers on Sat. Let's see what happens? This game makes going to the race track look simple :)………………..
What a great comparison by Mr. Dragbunt. This game is very similar to picking winners at thoroughbred tracks; there is so much information to sift through, and so many difficult-to-predict variables (i.e. a jockey falling from his mount vs. some hot batter getting kicked out for arguing a call). Someone complained a day or so ago about the King's choices. They are useful for someone taking the 15-seconds-a-day approach and as an overview, like the Daily Racing Form's selections at the track. No one capable of winning BTS would rely on them, I don't think, but they would be wise to review them. Finally, Mr. Dragbunt, I prefer Rafael Furcal today. Granted, Furcal only has six at-bats against Lowe (with three hits), not nearly as significant as Hudson's 26, but he is hot ? has hit in 11 consecutive games and has 51 at-bats in those games, comparable to Ichiro's rate of plate appearances. LA is at Atlanta, so will get a minimum of nine innings of offense. Furcal should get five at-bats. Good luck.
Hey PPerkins,
Just saw your post about Rafael Furcal in today's game v. Braves. Your selection is well thought out. Good luck today as I hope that Furcal doubles and is driven in by a bloop single by Hudson. Furcal's batting average of .267 is negated by the fact that you know he is on a hitting streak etc. We need to help each other. That is the only way to Beat the Streak. Saw your comment after the NYY v. White Sox game began Sat 8/1 at 3:05pm central time – I could not switch my pick to Furcal! I agree with your assessment of the King's at the Plate info – important to look at but you can not rely on it completely.
Sunday August 2nd
Take a look at Dustin Pedroia today. He faces a pathetic lefty who was with the Cubs last season, Rich Hill. As a Cub fan, we had high hopes when Hill came up but as usual his crash to the ground was really bad. Hill's ERA is 7.00 plus and he is a home run target waitng to happen (Youkils). Good luck to all on Sunday!
Joe Mauer Strikes Again!
As I mentioned a few days ago. Mauer is 'streaky" from game to game. He goes 3 for 4 on Friday and then on Saturday he goes 0 for 5. Mauer was the only Twin in the line up not to get a hit on Saturday.
I'm stumped for Monday 8/3 – Big Baller and perrkins help out dragbunt with a pick for Monday.
I'm locked in on Sunday with Dustin Pedroia.
Only 7 days left including today. If you hit zero on next Sunday (the 9th), you cannot win the grand prize. Starting that day, there are exactly 57 games left. Even then, you will have to worry about the rain out and the rest day. I imagine even Suzuki will be given a day off somewhere down the line.
Monday August 3rd – Come on guys I know you are out there! Let's help each other out with info about "our" team. As a Cub fan, here is my input for Monday, August 3rd.
—-Kings at the Plate – Do not be fooled On Monday 8/3
—-Koske Fukadome – Stay away from him. Looks like Ichirio about 1 game out of 20. Now batting lead off for Cubs but take a pass on him v. Harang.
2. Joey "Black Cat Syndrome" Votto v. Cub starter Randy Wells. The rookie, Wells, has really come into his own in the last month or so. He is tough on hitters. Stay away from "The Black Cat" Votto on Monday.
I was hoping that BigBaller or pperkins would help me with my pick on Monday, all 6 guys I follow have the day off. So, I'm taking Hanely (injured) Ramirez out of my 6 man "pickpool" and I'm replacing him with Ranger Michael Young. I'm going with Young on Monday.
A wild guess on the odds to win "Beat the Streak" is 100 million to 1. If we help each other it could reduce the odds and one of us may actually can win it. Let's work together and maybe one of us can wipe the smile off the face of the insurance company CEO who is collecting on his policy insuring Burger King from the $1,000,000 loss they would take when there is a winner.
Condolences to all the leaders in "Survivor" The Astros beat the Cardinals and it was a "Leader Board Massacre" on Sunday.


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Nicholas Hoult has bagged yet another high profile role, with his latest one putting him on the zombie bandwagon.
Hoult will star as an "existentially tormented zombie" who strikes up a friendship with a victim's girlfriend, reported Deadline. The new relationship ignites a transformation in our tortured zombie, one that might have a similar effect on his cohort. Sounds like we may have a metaphor for racial harmony on our hands.
Hoult can next be seen in "X-Men: First Class" (taking over the role of blue-furred Beast, first played by Kelsey Grammer in "X-Men: The Last Stand") and will be playing the lead in "Jack the Giant Killer," before shooting "Warm Bodies."
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The film is being adapted by writer-director Jonathan Levine ("The Wackness" and the upcoming cancer comedy "50/50") from a the novel of the same name by Isaac Marion, which is being coming out April 26. Here's the description from the publisher's website, which strangely has zero mention of zombies:
On Big Sawyer island, life is as steady as the routine of the lobstermen who leave with the tide each morning and return with their haul each night. But for forty-year-old New Yorker Julia Bechtel, life and what's important in it are about to be forever altered when she survives a terrible boat accident en route to the island. Now, in the company of her aunt and daughter, Julia finds herself feeling strangely connected to the tragedy's other survivors—Noah, a divorced lobsterman, and Kim, a young woman rendered mute since her rescue—and newly outraged at the state of her marriage to a domineering man. Seeing the world with new eyes, Julia vows to embrace life with all of its joys and uncertainties. And the journey begins on Big Sawyer. . . .
Marion spun the novel out of a short story he wrote called "I Am a Zombie Filled With Love," which you can read on his website. We haven't read it yet, but we admire the candor he show in his most recent (expletive laden) blog post, in which he discusses how he doesn't care for the cover of his own book. Hold on to that, Isaac, it can only serve you well in the long run.


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I've just posted 2 videos shot at FUDConF13 Toronto last week. I'm afraid I haven't done justice though…
- Moksha, by Luke Macken. My camera cut out after the first 10 minutes, so that's all we've got.
- The last 20 minutes of the Fedora Infrastructure: Sysadmins vs. Developers love-in, taken by Adam Williamson.
If anyone else has video or audio from this or other Fedora events you'd care to share, please contact me and I'll help you get it into proper ogg format, tagged, and posted to Fedora Infrastructure servers for distribution.


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|About 10cm small palm paddles
So what happened? You did have a nice starting catch or in other words, you grabbed a hold of water or yet in other words, you found support in water with your hand and forearm, however, this hold or support disappeared as your stroke progressed. Basically, you lost it somewhere along the underwater stroke. Chances are your hand was not moving in a straight line driving back and deviated quickly to one side causing it to cross under your body and lose your grip on water. Don't despair though, this is very common among swimmers and the Palm Paddle is here to help.
|Attach to top tip of your middle finger
Of course, this is not the only benefit of the Palm Paddle, but it is in my opinion the main one. After you master the underwater pull without loosing the paddles, then you can start discovering the other benefits which are of the "antipaddle" nature. Basically, it makes your hand feel desensitized for the period of time when you swim with the paddles and when you take them off you are better equipped to feel the water in the palm of your hand.
Along a similar idea, since you swim with them, the conical shape makes you actually pull less water, so if you are in a lane with slow swimmers, just put on the paddles and voila, you no longer need to pass the slow pokes since you swim with the same speed while working on your technique or increased stroke rate tempo. Also, if you are recovering from a shoulder injury or surgery, you can use these paddles to lessen the water pressure since your hand slips through the water easier.
Another benefit is the small size. I no longer carry a huge swimming mesh bag with me to practice, I just stick these world's smallest paddles in my pockets and go :). If you are in open water, they can be easily slipped into your swim suit or wet suit for safe keeping while you swim without them. Or if you have already discovered the benefit of using the Safer Swimmer safety device they don't take much space at all, therefore, leaving you a lot of free room for other necessary items you'd like to take with you for a swim.
So, go out there and improve your underwater pull, so you can enjoy the benefits of fast and easy swimming. On another note, if you are still on a hunt for a great swimming related Christmas present, the Palm Paddle or "trilobites" as my swimmers call them :), could be your lucky Christmas winner :).


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Linda- You forgot to leave your email, but I got that Aquafina spray from Wal-Mart.
Hannah- Thanks so much for the heads up, I am glad the pictures are working now! I am from Canada too! What part are you from? I used to live in Toronto, Ontario and Pickering.
Ok the Antiquitease collection was released today, so I am off to go buy more things I don't need! ;)
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- Hannah said...
I'm from Winnipeg--where I unfortunately have to survive with only counters. I REALLLLLLY want to A) shop/see a freestanding MAC store
B) shop/see a MAC Pro store
C) shop/see a Sephora
plus non makeup stuff--Ikea and Bath and Body Works. Amongst many others I'm sure I'm missing. Need to start travelling!!
But that is very cool you used to live in the Toronto area!
- October 18, 2007 at 7:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
I so so soooo want the Antiquitease stuff already!!! ;_;
- October 19, 2007 at 7:14 AM
- nilla cookie said...
I'm sure you'll let us know what you got from the Antiquitease collection - can't for your reviews!
- October 19, 2007 at 9:24 AM


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The concept of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) was brought closer toward reality yesterday with the U.S. Department of Energy outlining how it intends to support the design and licensing of SMRs. The Obama administration supports SMRs as a form of low carbon energy and for job creation.
The general idea behind SMRs is to cluster together many small reactors to match the output of obsolete coal or nuclear facilities. Steam output from many modules would power a common generator to produce electricity, and SMR reactors are passively cooled, so core meltdowns are less of a possibility.
Each module would be equipped with its own containment assembly that's housed in a pre-fabricated unit. The line term goal is to reduce costs through leveraging an assembly line type of fabrication processes. The estimated construction cost for an SMRs is between several hundred million to US$2 billion, while a conventional reactor (with 20x the energy output) would cost over $10 billion.
Critics say that the SMR concept has some major downsides including exacerbating the existing nuclear waste problem and that the technology's arrival is too far out to effectively address climate change. Even still, the White House stands firmly behind SMRs.
"America's choice is clear - we can either develop the next generation of clean energy technologies, which will help create thousands of new jobs and export opportunities here in America, or we can wait for other countries to take the lead," said Energy Secretary Steven Chu. "The funding opportunity announced today is a significant step forward in designing, manufacturing, and exporting U.S. small modular reactors, advancing our competitive edge in the global clean energy race."
The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is still incomplete, and the DOE is soliciting industry input. FOA outlines a cost-sharing partnership with the federal government. The FOA's intent is to fund two SMR designs for deployment by 2022. Babcock & Wilcox, NuScale, and Holtec are likely to become SMR manufacturers.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently certified Westinghouse Electric's AP1000 nuclear reactor design, and the company today announced that it would apply for the DOE's reactor investment funds - along with a consortium of utilities. Westinghouse aims to be first to market with its SMR design, which it says will kickstart the U.S. nuclear industry.
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- Nuclear, solved: small 'modular' reactors on an assembly line?
- Small nuclear reactors - America's energy future?
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Our little one is growing up!!! This past weekend, Violet invited a few friends over for a birthday celebration.
Butterflies in the trees and two happy girls!
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Archbishop on the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Tuesday 10th May 2011The Archbishop of Canterbury is very concerned at the news that the proposed 'Anti-Homosexuality Bill' is once again under consideration by the Ugandan Parliament. Dr Williams wishes to reiterate his views, first expressed in December 2009:
"Overall, the proposed legislation is of shocking severity and I can't see how it could be supported by any Anglican who is committed to what the Communion has said in recent decades. Apart from invoking the death penalty, it makes pastoral care impossible - it seeks to turn pastors into informers."


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Cantwell widens her lead
McGavick's DUI goof may be a factor
Coupled with Sen. Maria Cantwell's TV advertising blitz, Republican challenger Mike McGavick's mishandled disclosure of a 1993 drunken-driving arrest might be damaging his poll numbers and how electable national pundits see him to be.
Those perceptions are factors that influence the national flow of campaign money, which Cantwell already has much more of than her opponent.
In the wake of news reports contradicting aspects of McGavick's DUI confession, Cantwell has surged to a 17percentage-point lead over him in a new survey of Washington voters taken Sept. 6 by Rasmussen Reports, a national, independent polling firm..
"The first election poll in Washington since the (DUI) story broke shows ... Cantwell leading 52 percent to 35 percent," the Rasmussen Reports Daily Snapshot said in a sketchy, preliminary report Monday.
It noted that in a poll 22 days earlier, "Cantwell's lead was down to 6 percentage points."
By giving an incomplete confession about his 13-year-old DUI case, "I think McGavick undermined the rationale for his candidacy," Jennifer Duffy, editor of the influential Cook Political Report in Washington, D.C., said in an interview Monday.
"He talked about running a different campaign, not acting like a typical politician. I think in the minds of some cynical voters, he acted like a typical politician," she said. "This is not to say I throw the towel in on this race, but I watch it with a little more skepticism."
Duffy said news stories that could become a problem for Cantwell -- about federal appropriations she has helped steer to clients of Ron Dotzauer, a lobbyist and old friend who owes her money -- "is the one thing, frankly, that keeps me from writing this (race) off." Those reports came out late last week after the Rasmussen poll was taken.
Washington Post political blogger Chris Cillizza had a similar assessment of McGavick's self-inflicted damage Monday, writing: "If you are going to confess past foibles in the context of a political campaign, you need to put everything on the table -- not offer it up in bits and pieces."
"McGavick still has a chance to unseat Maria Cantwell, ... but it has diminished over the past week," Cillizza concluded. He downgraded the race to the eighth-most-competitive Senate contest in the country after ranking it No. 6 previously.
McGavick campaign spokesman Elliott Bundy attributed Cantwell's lead to her hefty TV ad campaign, including two new, statewide spots. "Unfortunately, unlike Senator Cantwell, we're still building name ID," he said.
Michael Meehan, Cantwell's chief campaign strategist, credited her surge to the campaigning she did around the state during the recent Senate recess.
Some of Cantwell's poll numbers suffered early in the summer after McGavick started airing TV ads but before she had done so. But she has had more of a TV presence since early July.
A new Zogby Interactive poll reported by The Wall Street Journal online edition Monday showed the race with a gap of only 8.2 percentage points -- 50.2 percent for Cantwell to 42 percent for McGavick. But that poll was taken Aug. 29 to Sept. 5; the first reports of inaccuracies in McGavick's DUI admission didn't come out until Sept. 1.
In an "open letter" on his campaign Web site Aug. 24, McGavick disclosed "the very worst and most embarrassing things in my life," including his DUI in Maryland. He said he was stopped when he "cut a yellow light too close." But the arresting officer, in a report obtained Sept. 1, said McGavick drove "through a steady red light."
McGavick had said he was cited, not arrested. But police officials said he failed several roadside sobriety tests and was arrested, handcuffed, driven to a police station, and fell asleep while being processed.
It remains to be seen whether Cantwell will be damaged by the new reports of her personal loan of between $15,000 and $50,000 to Dotzauer in 2000 and the $9.8 million in federal appropriations she has helped steer to his lobbying clients.
However, they have included appropriations sought by local public agencies and backed by other members of the state's congressional delegation as well as Cantwell.


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What more is there to say? Winning Best Screenplay, Score, Director and Picture has only confirmed what we've known for a couple of weeks now, that "The Social Network" is the odds-on favorite come Oscar night.
In addition to the talents of David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin and Trent Reznor, "The Social Network" featured career-boosting turns from Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara and Armie Hammer.
It's unquestionably a great film, though it didn't quite resonate with us so much as it clearly has with awards voters. We've got a sneaking suspicion that a lot of them were grateful to finally learn what the hell Facebook is.


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by Jane Lenel
Babette Basch, who is 81, says she "goes to pot" when she goes to work. Not a fortuitous condition for any job, it would seem. But not so with Babette. Just step into her apartment, and you'll be struck by an array of her accomplishments. Bowls, cups, platters and other ceramic objects fill every available space – a mere token of all she has sculpted over the years, and continues in retirement at Cathedral Village, a retirement community in upper Roxborough. Going to pot her "pots," as she calls all her works of art, is what she does with abundance, expertise and continuing commitment.
These pots don't resemble those we boil our spinach in, and they clearly aren't of the Walmart dinnerware variety. They are beautifully designed ceramics with brilliant or subtly muted colors and varied textures, shapes and contours. This is potting artistry that has involved years of study and experience — a far cry from a mere arts-and-crafts hobby.
But potting isn't the extent of Basch's art. Her apartment also abounds with her paintings — broad swaths of patterned color on the walls overlooking her pottery.
In talking about working with ceramics, Babette explains the importance of knowing the whims and workings of kilns. "They are very complicated and are not consistent," she says, and they determine the outcome of one's work. There are almost an infinite number and variety. For example, some are fired by wood, others by gas or electricity; some are commercially built and others made by hand, and the heat, air and timing vary. Firing clay and porcelain also differ, and the glaze one uses requires special treatment.
"So you have to get to know the kiln you're working with," she emphasizes," but you never know. I always pray to the kiln gods when I fire."
Despite all the complexities and uncertainties, "I'm addicted," and evidently has been since the third grade when she sculpted a nude model and gave it to her teacher — to be rewarded by the teacher's putting it in a desk drawer never to be seen again. Actually, her affair started before that in second grade at Oak Lane School, she says, when she heard a talk by the internationally noted sculptor Boris Blai, head of the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art. Her mother was undoubtedly right when she said Babette was born with clay in her hands.
She grew up on a 47-acre farm in Huntington Valley and moved with her family to Wynnwood and Bala Cynwyd and several other places in the area. She has two daughters, Babette Strousse, an industrial designer living in Hong Kong, and Jean Anne London, a dietician living in Texas. She was married and divorced twice.
Following her early school years, Babette's interest continued. When she was about 12, she attended classes in a summer program at Tyler, then studied there with potter Rudi Staffel, graduating in 1950. After graduation, she studied painting for 16 years with Staffel's wife, Doris Staffel, and from 1951 to 1980 attended over 30 workshops in painting and pottery, including work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with Maurice Blackburn.
Babette Basch's work (her potting name is B.L. Basch) has been accepted in numerous juried shows, and has been exhibited and sold at Woodmere Art Museum and Water Tower Recreational Center in Chestnut Hill, the Clay Studio in Center City, Community Arts Center in Wallingford, Main Line Art Center in Haverford and in Cathedral Village, where she had a recent exhibit. Her work can now be seen at Joel Roberts' gallery on Mechanic Street in New Hope. However, despite all these exhibits, she says, "I'm not a person who does shows, and I don't do the internet. I'm not in it for the money."
As if the all-consuming arts of potting and painting weren't enough, she had a career as an art therapist, first studying at Temple University and becoming certified, then working at Jefferson Hospital for many years until her retirement. She also taught at the Abington Art Center (then located in Erdenheim) and at the Germantown Women's Y, and helped start an after-school program at Rydal School when art had been cut out of the school program, as well as starting other programs in the township and volunteering help for disabled children.
Now, at 81, she paints at Cathedral Village. But she is looking for a place to do her pottery, since Tyler, where she used to work, has moved to the city, and Montgomery County Community College (MONTCO) is no longer a safe place for her. However, she has no intention of ceasing to fire.


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NE Brazil 20 days – states of Ceará, Bahia and Goiás
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Tour itinerary:
Day 01: Arrive in Fortaleza airport – transfer to Icapui ( 200 km) in the eastern coast of the state of Ceará, where the main target will be Little-Wood Rail. The place is also good for migrant shorebirds from September to February.
Day 02: Transfer to Serra de Baturité (230 Km). This mountain range lies at 800 m, c.120 km south of Fortaleza. The humid forested mountain slopes grade into deciduous forest then xeric Caatinga in lower areas. Some of key birds: Gray-breasted Parakeet, Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant, Gray-headed Spinetail, Slender-footed Tyrannulet, Ceara Gnateater, Rufous-breasted (Ceara) Leaftosser, Lesser (Northern) Woodcreeper among others. Night in Guaramiranga.
Day 03: Bird Baturite area AM. PM transfer to Quixada (110 Km). One and a half hour drive from Serra de Baturité, Quixadá is characterized by inselbergs or monolitos (strange rock formations that resemble icebergs). At this usually hot and dry site, the target bird is Pygmy Nightjar, which roosts and breeds among the rocks, cacti and terrestrial bromeliads. We will stay on Hotel Pedra dos Ventos, which has very good accommodation and the birds are on the hotel's garden. We also will start with the "Caatinga Endemics" such as Cactus Parakeet, Caatinga Cachalote, White-napped Jay, Ochre-backed Woodpecker, Ochraceus Piculet (among others) and with luck, the rare White-browed Guan.
Day 04: Early morning birding Quixada and transfer to Chapada do Araripe (500 Km – long drive). This is a plateau in the south of the state of Ceará. The region is rich in birds due the diversity of the habitats, the vegetation in the top of the plateau is a mixed of moist forest near the slopes, cerrado and caatinga. There are several springs along the foothills, with moist forest that is the only habitat for the amazing Araripe Manakin. In the dry vegetation of the top of the plateau we will also find many endemics such as Great Xenops, Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Red-shouldered Spinetail, Caatinga Antshrike, Tawny Piculet, White-browed Antpitta, Caatinga Antwren, etc.
Day 05: Full day birding Chapada do Araripe.
Day 06: transfer to the unique Lear's Macaw Reserve at Canudos (360 Km) where we will stay in the very nice and rustic accommodations of the Reserve, facing Lear's Macaw roosting area. Birding in the afternoon in Caatinga nearby the Reserve for Red-shouldered Spinetail, the local races of Lesser and Greater Wagtail-Tyrant, Least Nighthawk, Blue-crowned Parakeet, etc.
Day 07: Early morning visit to Lear's (Indigo) Macaw roosting site (always fantastic!!!). After birding, come back for breakfast in the Reserve accommodations and a long drive to Chapada Diamantina in the state of Bahia (560 Km). Night in the nice town of Lençois.
Day 08: Full day birding Chapada Diamantina. Due to altitudinal gradients, the mountains retain humid air from the sea and with rain shadows; there is a high diversity of habitats – caatinga, cerrado, campo rupestre (arid mountain shrubs), moist forest, gallery forest. Regional endemics include Hooded Visorbearer and the recently described Sincorá Antwren and Diamantina Tapaculo.
Lots of birds to see here, just to mention some other targets: Sao Francisco Sparrow, Grey-backed Tachuri, Pale-throated Serra-finch, Horned Sungem, Broad-tipped Hermit, Spotted Piculet, Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant, Collared Crescentchest, White-banded Tanager are all around.
Day 09: Birding Chapada Diamantina part of the morning and transfer to Barreiras in the west of Bahia (470 Km) – where we will be based to bird next morning nearby Sao Desidério – main targets will be the rare Mustached Woodcreeper, Caatinga Black-Tyrant and Wagler's Woodcreeper (still considered as subspecies of "Scaled" by IOC ).
Day 10: Birding São Desidério AM and transfer to São Domingos (220 Km) in the state of Goiás, stopping on route for some Cerrado specialties as Chapada Flycatcher. New chances for Horned Sungem. Our main target in São Domingos area will be the restricted Pfrimer's Parakeet. Other targets in the area include Jandaya Parakeet, Helmeted Manakin and others Cerrado – Dry-forest specialties
Day 11: Bird the Terra Ronca State Park (very nice gallery and dry forest along limestone formations) in the morning for Pfrimer's Parakeet and transfer (420 Km) to Bom Jesus da Lapa, back in Bahia, where we will look for Bahian-Nighthawk flying over Corrente river in the end of the day.
Day 12: Leave Bom Jesus da Lapa early morning and drive towards Boa Nova (480 Km) stopping on route (after + – 100 Km) to bird Caetite area for Minas Gerais Tyrannulet and other Caatinga specialties in case we still need. Arrive in Boa Nova PM. Boa Nova is located in the southwest of Bahia state where the Montane Atlantic forests meets the Caatinga. The region is home to over 400 bird species including the restricted Slender Antbird and Narrow-billed Antwren, both confined to a small area of eastern Brazil, a transitional area with dry vegetation known as "mata-de-cipo". In less than 20 minutes of driving we leave the dry forest to a lush Atlantic forest, where we bird for species such as Striated Softtail, Bahia Spinetail, Rio de Janeiro Antbird, Fork-tailed Tody-Tyrant, White-collared Foliage-gleaner, Pin-tailed Manakin, Pallid Spinetail, Ferruginous Antbird, Gilt-edged Tanager and several more Atlantic Forest species.
Day 13: Full day birding Boa Nova.
Day 14: AM Birding Boa Nova (if necessary) and transfer (290 Km) to Stresemann's Bristlefront Reserve. This is the area where the enigmatic Stresemann's Bristlefront was recently rediscovery. The American Bird Conservancy and its Brazilian partner Fundacao Biodiversitas have acquired almost 1,000 acres of this unique and isolated stand of Atlantic Forest to save that site, one of the greatest biodiversity hotspots in South America. Besides the mega-rare Stresemann's Bristlefront, many others endemics occurs in the area, as Three-toed Jacamar, Maroon-faced Parakeet, Plumbeous Antvireo, Rio de Janeiro Antbird, Bahia Spinetail, etc.
Day 15: AM birding Stresemann's Bristlefront Reserve and transfer to Porto Seguro (300 Km)
Day 16: Full day Porto Seguro; where we will be birding at Veracel Reserve (Lowland Atlantic forest). Several rarities as Hooked-billed Hermit, Red-browed Parrot, Ochre-marked Parakeet, Band-tailed Antwren, Bahia Antwren, White-winged Potoo, White-winged Cotinga and the super Banded Cotinga (very rare, here is the best place to try).
Day 17: Bird Veracel AM if necessary and transfer (200 Km) to Serra Bonita Reserve (very nice jungle lodge). The Serra Bonita Reserve is a pioneering, innovative private conservation enterprise, protecting submontane forest in Southern Bahia. It aims to protect the Brazilian Atlantic Forest through a consortium of several rural property owners, whose properties contain RPPNs (private reserves). Altogether, currently they protect 2,500 ha – the second largest privately protected area of the Central Biodiversity Corridor of the Atlantic Forest.
The RPPNs contained in each property are managed by Instituto Uiraçu, through agreements with the owners. In addition to managing these private reserves and its own, purchased through donations, the Institute aims to extend the protection to the entire Bonita Serra, one of the last remnants of submontane forest in the region, which covers an area of about 7,500 hectares in the municipalities of Camacan and Pau Brasil, Bahia.
Some of the main targets are the unique Pink-legged Graveteiro, Bahia Tyrannulet and many more rarities as Plumbeus Antvireo, Salvatori's Antwren; the rare Atlantic race (to be split) of Rufous-brown Solitaire, Atlantic Birds as the beauty Blue Manakin, Eastern-striped Manakin, Spot-backed Antshrike, Spot-billed Toucanet, Sombre Hummingbird, etc. They have feeders for hummers and Tanagers (Red-necked, Green Headed, Golden-chevroned, Azure-shouldered Tanagers are some frequent visitors).
Day 18: Full day birding Serra Bonita Reserve.
Day 19: Transfer to Itacare (200 Km), a tourist town in the coast. Our main target will be another very rare bird: the Critically Endangered Bahia Tapaculo. New chances for lowland Atlantic Forest species in case we have missed some.
Day 20: transfer to Salvador (400 Km) (International Airport) or Ilheus (90 Km) airport from where you can fly to the main Brazilian airports.


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Artist-in-Residence: Fritz Haeg
How do we make ourselves at home in the city? What does it mean to grow and harvest our own food and resourcefully and artfully make ourselves at home?
These are some of the questions explored by Fritz Haeg, artist-in-residence at the Walker in association with the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's 25th anniversary. Haeg's practice spans a range of disciplines—architecture, performance, design, education, gardening, and ecology—and includes projects as varied as public dances, urban parades, temporary encampments, edible gardens, videos, and publications. He often creates environments that respond to particular places, working in collaboration with local residents and groups. Through a new series of projects, the artist will work with the Twin Cities community on gardens, events, and installations that collectively reimagine our everyday relationships to the land, the home, the city, and each other.
The residency launches in May 2013 with Edible Estate #15, the last edition of Haeg's ongoing initiative to replace the suburban front lawn with highly visible productive gardens. Through an open call for participants to be held in late January 2013, one local household will be selected to work with the artist, neighbors, friends, and volunteers to transform their yard into an organic edible garden.
In the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, he will establish Foraging Circle (May–October 2013), a newly planted area of wild plants native to Minnesota. Situated at the center of this garden, one of Haeg's geodesic dome structures will serve as a headquarters for public workshops, conversations, meals, and events related to local gardening, food production, and urban farming.
The project culminates with Domestic Integrities A05 (August 8–November 24, 2013), an exhibition in the Medtronic Gallery of new work that explores local patterns and rituals of domestic interior landscapes. This ongoing series examines ways in which gardens and landscapes are harvested and brought into the home. The centerpiece of the installation is a large crocheted rug nearly 30 feet in diameter, made by participants on-site. The space will host weekly rotations of what the artist refers to as "Domestic Integrities"—activities and items based on or made with materials gathered from their environment, from pickled vegetables and baked bread to herbal arrangements and homemade remedies.
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Yet Another Company that realizes that future is electric
Yet Another Company that realizes that future is electric
Honestly, hybrids bore me. 1 half-assed electric + 1 half-assed ICE makes 1 half-assed car, IMO.
Double the drive trains, double the chances for something to break down IMHO.
But a double drivetrain means I can drive more than 150 miles from home without waiting for LONG charges. At least 4 times a year we drive more than 500 miles in a day and it is not there yet for EVs.
And to be fair most ICE drivetrains are quite reliable. I have spent more on my "required" servicing under warranty than I have for my last 3 ICE vehicles all of which have gone over 100,000 miles.
I love the replies from Brian H and Vawlkus. Look, if making Hybrids are a stepping stone to get more electric cars out there, then fine, I don't mind the stepping stone. I hate everything else about Hybrids, from the idea's behind them to the waist of resources all the way around and to the fact that they don't save much gasoline at all. I think I had a Honda Civic back in the 80's the had better gas mileage then today's Prius Hybrids.
I say go pure electric or go home, but that's my personal choice. Again, if we absolutely have to have the Hybrid to show electric can be a viable solution to the masses that lack the foresight, then fine. Be it as it may until the day we all say hooray and blow the ICE away... for good!
- I think I had a Honda Civic back in the 80's the had better gas mileage then today's Prius Hybrids.
As long as you didn't care about the emissions and don't mind comparing a econobox sub-compact to a fairly well appointed mid-sized car. I'm actually thinking it would be hard to beat what the Prius actually gets in real-life with that old Honda (not just on a vacation trip, which is how most people calculate the mpg their car gets).
Remember that not all hybrids are created equal--some just replace the flywheel with a motor so you have double the parts and some don't even do that much. I don't like those kinds either. To me they're like the flex-fuel sticker that some cars have. Sure, all electric is better--it's why I'm ordering a Model S, but good hybrids such as the Prius aren't evil. They are low maintenance, fuel efficient, and very reliable. I've purchased 2,392.7 gallons of gas to go 133,647 trouble-free miles.
2004 Prius MPG from the logbook. (Complete years only):
2003-2004 -- 50.8 mpg 17,628 miles
2005 -- 52.6 mpg 14,688 miles
2006 -- 56.3 mpg 16,174 miles
2007 -- 57.3 mpg 18,384 miles
2008 -- 59.9 mpg 21,755 miles
2009 -- 61.4 mpg 16,177 miles
2010 -- 65.2 mpg 12,134 miles
2011 -- 66.9 mpg 11,272 miles
2012's numbers so far:
--- Trip to NE starts here
01/07/12____128603____481____56.6 (4.2)
-- 13 F here
01/12/12____129042____438____52.7 (4.5)
01/15/12____129420____378____50.3 (4.7)
01/20/12____129094____481____56.2 (4.2)
--- Trip to NE ends here
01/31/12____130503____600____69.8 (3.4)
02/23/12____131050____546____69.4 (3.4)
03/07/12____131679____629____72.2 (3.3)
03/23/12____132319____638____71.3 (3.3)
04/12/12____132987____668____74.0 (3.2)
05/02/12____133647____659____74.3 (3.2)
There is a lot of FUD out there about the Prius--maybe more than there is about electric cars.
IMHO BYT, the hybrid is a way to keep people hooked on oil, which to me is a retarded concept since its a fact that oil WILL run out eventually. Maybe it has great mileage and is a little better for the planet, but when the wells run dry it's still gonna be as useless as the V8 next to it.
Maybe hybrids are the stepping stone for pure EVs. Personally I doubt that: there's no practical way I can see for the two technologies to overlap without falling victim to the worst flaws of both ICE and current EV drawbacks coupled with bad performance. Think of it as the saying "jack of all trades, but master of none".
There're only 40 years of reserves left, and there always will be (that's the time required by regs and prudent forward planning). Questions about price and source can't be answered confidently, as previous answers by 'sperts have uniformly turned out wrong, except for the varying few who happen to get it right each time.
But pure EVs are just better for the great bulk of applications, with a growing the "applications" list all the time. In the end, "efficiency" means more for less.
At more than 500 miles a day (1000 round trip) you can possibly buy a plane ticket.... altho those prices are going up too. I typically price it. Last December it was cheaper for my wife and I to drive to Florida (1000+ miles) and back including a hotel stop along the way and back.... however in January it was cheaper for the two of us to fly and rent a car than it would have been to drive. We take the train (300+ miles) to Chicago, cheaper than gas and the L takes us everywhere we want to go.
Besides this whole "the BEV can't make the distance". Don't sell your gas car. Keep it for the long road trips.... many families have two cars anyway. One can be a BEV. Use the saved gas money to rent a car.
I feel really sorry for all the plug in hybrid owners. I've started to notice a lot of Volts plugged in everywhere now. The poor little cars just can't make it anywhere without plugging in.... but that does prove the point that the people driving those Volts are learning that they can live with a BEV... it is a stepping stone because now they will look seriously at a BEV with 300 miles to the charge.
- At more than 500 miles a day (1000 round trip) you can possibly buy a plane ticket
You might be able to buy one but there's the hour driving to the airport and then the two hour wait at the airport and the 45 minute wait for the rental car and luggage at the other end... Well, unless you are traveling over a significant body of water or fly your own plane, air travel is for the birds.
LOL you forgot the 2 to 3 hours wait for your connecting plane and the $20 cost for a small bag of chips which doesn't include a drink. and last but not least the strip search and possible cavity search.
For some people the strip search is the highlight of the trip... ;)
You exhibitionists shouldn't be allowed on the road or into the air!
I didn't say it was me, just "some people" ... :P
Just to let everyone know Wealthtv will have a half hour show on Tesla . We will have video of the assembly line in action and a complete demonstration of the Model S and the Model X .
The show will air on May 27th.
Can't wait to get my S.


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Malware authors often use tricks to try to convince you to download malicious files. This can be an email with a file attached that tells you it is a receipt for a delivery, a tax refund, or an invoice for a ticket. It might say you have to open the attachment to get the items delivered to you, or to get money.
If you do open the attachment, you'll end up installing malware on your PC.
Sometimes a malicious email will be easy to spot—it could have bad spelling and grammar, or come from an email address you've never seen before. However, these emails can also look like they come from a legitimate business or someone you know. Some malware can hack email accounts and use them to send malicious spam to any contacts they find.
To prevent your PC from being infected it's a good idea to consider the following:
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- If an email says you have to update your details, don't click on the link in the email.
- Don't open an attachment to an email that you weren't expecting, or that was sent by someone you don't know.
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Many worms spread by infecting removable drives such as USB flash drives or external hard drives. The malware can be automatically installed when you connect the infected drive to your PC. Some worms can also spread by infecting PCs connected to the same network.
There are several things you can do to avoid this type of infection:
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Programs used to generate software keys (keygens) often install malware at the same time. Microsoft security software finds malware on more than half of PCs with keygens installed.
You can avoid installing malware or potentially unwanted software this way by:
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- Making sure you read exactly what you are installing—don't just click OK.
Hacked or compromised webpages
Malware can use known software vulnerabilities to infect your PC. A vulnerability is like a hole in your software that can give malware access to your PC.
When you go to a website, it can try to use those vulnerabilities to infect your PC with malware. The website might be malicious or it could be a legitimate website that has been compromised or hacked.
Vulnerabilities are fixed by the company that made the software. They are sent as updates that you need to install to be protected. This is why it's extremely important to keep all your software up to date, and remove software you don't use.
If your software isn't up to date you could also get repeated alerts about the same threat, so be sure to update your software.
Other malware
Some types of malware can download other threats to your PC. Once these threats are installed on your PC they will continue to download more threats.
The best protection from malware and potentially unwanted software is an up-to-date, real-time security product, such as Windows Defender Antivirus for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, or Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7 and Windows Vista.


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