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Do you ever 'sniff' your (green) tea or brew by scent?
I am grateful to an unnamed fellow blogger who's question on how to brew green tea, and subsequent actions related to some responses, inspired—not only this conversation but—my choice to give this topic it's own space (which it probably deserves, anyway); thank you!
This is a more-or-less unedited 'transcript' of a conversation that discusses using our nose to help guide us as to when the tea is finished brewing, rather than relying on a timer to tell us (I put the edited parts in { }, and I left off the time-stamps).
Invader Zim said
I typically {brew my green tea} with 175F water in a 12 oz Italian mug with 1-2 tsp of tea and let it steep until I can smell it's ready, which can take as little as 20 seconds and up to a minute and a half. For lighter green teas I can usually get at least two good steepings out of the leaves. For heavier greens I can get up to five good steepings. For each additional steeping I will add a little extra time, but again I go by smell.
For Japanese green teas I typically use an even cooler water temp, 160-170F and steep for 30 seconds (again going by smell) but no more than 1 minute, since Japanese green teas seem much more sensitive and get bitter really quickly. Hope that helps you and good luck on your journey with green teas!
SimpliciTEA said
I never thought of going by the smell. I love that idea! The difficulty with that, as I see it, is that I usually keep my brewing vessel lidded. So, do you keep your Italian mug lidded and briefly lift the lid to check, or do you simply keep the lid off (making it easier to continually smell)? And, how often do you check it: every 20 seconds?
Invader Zim said
Usually I just leave the lid off entirely. If you prefer to keep the lid on I would see no problem in leaving it on with a little sliver open. As for smelling the tea, I will check about every five seconds. This may seem problematic for some people who steep and walk away, but I find better results with smelling for when the tea is ready rather than leaving it on a timer.
SimpliciTEA said
Thanks! Yeah, I'm a timer guy, but I think I'm going to try your method the next time I brew my green tea.
I know this may be hard to answer, but, what exactly are you looking for in the aroma (i.e. when do you know when it's 'done')?
Invader Zim said
I learned this trick from a tea club on campus and it's something that you just learn from experience. I know that's probably not what you're looking for but you can smell the high notes. It's like learning to taste the different notes in teas, it just takes some time.
My best advice so you don't ruin your tea while learning is to brew a cup and set your timer to what you usually set it for. Put the lid on a little crooked so there is a little slot for you to smell the tea from. Let the tea steep until your timer goes off but during that time smell the tea every couple of seconds. This will help you learn without burning your tea.
When you start finding spots that you think your tea smells wonderful or more aromatic you can pour a little bit into a smaller cup and taste it and compare it to your timed steep. This will help you gain experience in smelling when the tea is ready without ruining vast amounts of tea in the process.
SimpliciTEA said
I can see how it can take awhile to learn. I think, as you said, I will still set the timer, and simply see if I can even discern a change in the aroma as it steeps, and then takes it from there. I may also try pouring off some tea at intervals and tasting it, but that definitely sounds like more work.
SimpliciTEA said
I just 'sniffed' my pot of morning green while it was steeping (LiT's Tong Cheng Small Orchid) and I realized it might be best to, uh, this may sound a little weird but, 'clear out my nose passages' after each sniff so I could feel confident enough that I could discern any change in the aroma (since, my understanding is that the changes will be subtle from sniff to sniff). It was a two-step process of inhaling right over the teapot to take in the aroma, and then forcefully exhaling away from the pot to clear out the passages; repeat as needed (as, eventually, my timer began to beep). I don't think I could actually discern any difference in the aroma in the short period of time while it steeped (I only steeped the tea for a minute, and I didn't remember to start sniffing until about half-way through); but, hopefully with practice, I will (this is probably NOT something you would want to let anyone else see you doing; I can hear the newsflash: Man caught sniffing pot; news at 10).
Missy said
Haha I'll be watching for that report SimpliciTEA. :D
SimpliciTEA said
Great! And, better yet it may sound a little more controversial (or sensational) if it was changed to, Local kindergarten teacher caught sniffing pot; news at 10. Fun! After-all, teacher's are people, too!
Just did my second round of sniffing, and I remembered to start sniffing right away this time. Boy, even at 185F, that steam will burn your nose like there's no tomorrow (I know, I know; I admit I was feeling a little sheepish when it dawned on me that sticking my nose that close to almost-boiling water can be hazardous)! Joking aside, I am not certain, but I think I did detect a slight change right before my timer went off (at 1.5 minutes); still, the change was so subtle that it may have been my imagination (you know how tricky the mind can be), but it seemed as though the fresh aroma very slightly degraded. Interesting.
I've come to realize I'm a persistent little bugger, so scorched nose or no, I will be pressing on with the next sniffing!
Invader Zim said
I love the newsflash updates! I'm over here laughing and sifting through my new tea package that just arrived and my husband doesn't even bother asking, just shakes his head at me.
Yeah, you probably shouldn't stick your nose quite that close! I don't know what tea you're drinking but I have noticed that some teas don't have a large variation in their steeping smells, while others have a large variation.
I'm trying to think off the top of my head which ones are easier to tell the difference. I know that there's quite a few Japanese green teas, like Sencha, that you can tell a little bit easier simply because they get bitter quickly and require shorter steepings.
I hope you become more successful as you keep pressing on.
SimpliciTEA said
New tea package? How exciting! Who's it from? And what did you get?
I just did the third (I love watching these leaves steep in my glass Bodum), and waited for the first minute to pass (I normally do a two minute steeping on the third for my greens), then, I positioned my nose a little higher above the pot this time, and walked through the routine: inhale and sniff over the pot, turn away from the pot and strongly exhale (having done some yoga breathing in the past may be helping me here), then inhale … And, I got about the same results as the first time (with the exception that, PARENTS COVER YOUR KIDS EARS, my nose hairs are a little happier this time), in that about 15 seconds before the timer went off (an approximation) I think it actually changed from smelling fresh, to being, almost stale.
Again, I don't really trust my observations here too much until I do this over and over again (preferably without knowing where I am within the timeline during the steeping; you know, to keep my confirmation bias in check), and get the same results.
As you state, I can see how some teas will have a larger variation than others; I guess it's about trial and error as far as that goes. I makes sense that teas that have a really short steep time (like Japaneses teas) would be easier to distinguish.
Soon, the forth!
Invader Zim said
New package from Verdant, mostly the white teas, with a few extra pu-erh samples thrown in. Definitely a white tea weekend! I'll be saving the pu-erhs for next weekend though.
I've never done yoga, I would like to try it some day. Probably would help lower the stress, unfortunately (or fortunately, depends on how you look at it) money is going elsewhere…like Verdant!
Glad you're learning to sparing your nose hairs! One of the biggest scent changes that happens is the one that you are picking up. Towards the end of a steep the tea goes from a nice fresh scent to bitter or stale. Eventually you should be able to scent a difference in the middle of the steep when it still has a nice fresh quality to it but it seems a little brighter and better. That's what I always look for.
SimpliciTEA said
Verdant? Awesome! I also saw your reviews of the teas you got from Shang Tea.
In my opinion, you don't need to spend any money at all to become familiar with and practice yoga. I never paid for a single class (I went to one 'free' class); I learned about yoga mostly from videos, and a little from a couple of books. Many videos and book on yoga are available at my library, so you probably have some at yours, too. You can PM me if you are interested in more info about yoga (I have a few books and videos I could recommend, but I don't want to do that on this 'tea' discussion thread!)
I recently did the forth; it's taking me some time to get the right distance from my nose to the top of the pot: too close, and OUCH!, too far, and I can't really smell anything. This time, and I felt nervous about doing this (since I like clearly defined boundaries), I decided NOT to set the timer at all and let my nose tell me when it's done. So, I let the tea steep for 'a bit' with the lid on, then I moved the lid just enough do allow some of the aroma to waft up to my nose (with very nervous innards, btw), and then I proceeded with my sniffing routine.
I don't like to admit this—as I like to think of myself as someone who lives in the 'slow lane' now—but it took a few breaths for me to realize I wasn't really taking in the aroma of the tea at first; my mind was racing and I was analyzing the situation the whole time rather than letting go and taking it all in. Once I did let it go I pretty quickly became acquainted with the aroma, and found that it was pleasant and fresh, but I didn't notice much of a change at all after many breaths (or sniffs). So then, having noticed that there has been quite a bit of leaf movement in the pot during the previous steepings, I decided to look for some change in the leaves as well. Once I did that I noticed that there was very little movement and—remembering reading that one way to know the tea is 'done' is when the leave are 'all lying on the bottom'—decided that little movement was likely an indicator that the tea 'was done'.
Overall the flavor of this tea has been good (the forth is surprisingly still tasty). I still have lots of work to do to get this down. I probably won't normally steep my teas this way (it takes a lot of focus), but I hope to do at least one 'sniffing' session with the higher quality fresh spring green teas I have. If I have any more experiences worth mentioning while 'sniffing my pot' (I love the play on words), I hope to report back here.
I spontaneously decided to do a fifth (I rarely seem to be able to get five good steepings from a green), sniffing pretty much the entire time while it was steeping (I set the timer this time for 3.5 mins), and one slight change in the aroma came to me at the end: it started to smell 'sour'. I think there is something real there, because I would not have consciously thought of describing the aroma of this tea as sour (I just read your reply after composing this, and I feel that 'sour' is pretty close to 'bitter or stale'). Still, it was faint. What you wrote here helps, too: "Eventually you should be able to scent a difference in the middle of the steep when it still has a nice fresh quality to it but it seems a little brighter and better."
Thanks Invader Zim, and Missy, for following this and for your encouragement!
(said in a sing-song, game-show-host voice) See you next time, oooooooon, the Sniff is right!
; – )
Kudos to Invader Zim for introducing me to the concept of smelling the tea—while steeping—to help determine when it's ready! If you hadn't responded as you did in the original green tea thread, this conversation probably would never have transpired!
How about all of you? Have you ever used your nose to tell you when the tea is finished brewing? (even if you are new to 'tea sniffing', please feel free to post your successes and failures here so you can gift the rest of us with you own unique approach!)
Great convo – don't know how I missed it!
I absolutely smell my tea as it steeps!
While parameters are usually quite fine they are not always!
I find this especially with greens as noted, as well as blended teas that have two types of teas in them such as green with black or rooibos with black or green. Also on some flavored and herbal teas, really any tea can have its ultimate steeping time AND temp and going by the traditional methods do not always suffice.
Thanks for your reply.
So I was the one in the dark about the smelling of the tea as it steeps. I'm glad to hear others like you have success with it too.
And with the blended ones, yeah, I can see how that would really help (for, what time do you shoot for with a green and a black tea blend).
That was a fun convo to read. After thinking about it, I kinda have been brewing by smell. I have been playing with how long I brew and while I don't sniff my tea while it is brewing, I do smell it after it is done. I lowered my steep time on my yunnan today and noticed that it smelled better and the second steep smelled stronger. Then I tasted it and thought that it tasted better too.
I might have to start paying attention to how I prepare my other teas too. I might do it more than I think I do.
I'm glad you, as well as Azzrian, enjoyed it. :)
That's cool that, with the yunnan, you made an adjustment on the steep time based on smell that made a better smelling and tasting tea.
The more I read of the successes, the more determined I am to make an effort to do it more often. Part of my resistance to smelling it is that after I pour the water I like to walk away and do something else until the timer goes off (I know, not the best way to steep tea). I'm one of those likes-to-get-as-many-things-done-as-possible-with-the-time-I-have kind of people. I am naturally a do-er; I strive to be a be-er (haha, funny huh? beer?). Staying by the tea so I can sniff it while it steeps forces me to 'be' a little more. So, 'sniffing my pot' is definitely a good thing for me (I just had to go and put that play on words in their again, didn't I).
Seeing the comments on here I'm starting to realize that there are quite a few people who do sniff their tea.
That's awesome how you can adjust the steeping parameters a little bit and get a different taste, it always amazes me, and I'm glad it worked out well for you Meg.
I also find that sniffing the tea while it steeps helps me enjoy it a little better by putting more senses into the experience of tea SimpliciTEA.
Reading this thread has also inspired me to pay more attention to how I make my tea. My jasmine green tea is always the hardest for me to make for some reason, but I love smelling how the floral gets when it is brewed just right. I'm working more on getting the second steep right than the first steep.
I love sniffing the tea! :-D Not only the sniffing throughout brewing is enjoyable, I also enjoy sniffing at the beginning of brewing. Usually I would put some hot water to fill the glass/cup/mug to 1/4 or 1/3, and then throw dry leaves on the water. Then it's my favorite sniffing moment :-) The heat below the leaves would cause some aroma of the leaves to rise up.
That's how I started, I used to enjoy smelling the tea as it was brewing. Then, from the club on campus, I learned that there was actually something to sniffing the tea while it's brewing!
I was watching that conversation above because I realized that I do much better brewing with my gaiwan on instinct rather than trying to time it out and such. I assume that I must be smelling some thing that indicates that the tea is done.
It would seem that you are tapping into something, whether it be smell or sight or another sense or perhaps a few senses together, I don't know, but I'm glad that it works out well for you. It's surprising me how many people actually do this!
You are quite correct. Now that I think on it more it may be more than just my sense of smell. I know I didn't get any thing right in my gaiwan until I got distracted talking one day and that tea came out right. lol funny how things work out like that.
I see tea people!
Thank you so much for positing this! I am always looking for better ways to infuse my leaves. I guess that I'm still relatively new to tea and am currently trying to figure out the right amount of dry leaf in combination with infusion time works best for me for certain kinds of teas. I know how finicky the greens can be! I'm going to start trying out brewing by scent. Once I get the hang of it it'll be another check point I can use to ensure I get the best cup of tea possible!
It may take a while to get the hang of it, but I hope you don't get discouraged and just keep trying. I find it to be very rewarding going off of scent than timed parameters. Good lick in your adventures of tea sniffing!
It really helps when there's a whole community of encouragement backing me up! Thanks everyone- and good luck with the refining of your own tea-sniffing skills!!
Encouragement never hurts, that for sure. : )
And, please, if you are interested, share your successes (and failures) in tea sniffing with us on this thread!
I appreciate all of the responses. : )
To me, this is one example of blogs at their best: connecting people of similar interests with passion and ideas in ways that would not be possible if not for some kind of an online forum.
And, it demonstrates how a simple little 'tangent' from one discussion can lead to another meaningful discussion (that's why, with some exceptions, I subscribe to the 'don't hold back no matter how small it seems at first' philosophy).
I am also wondering if there could be some way to create a link in one conversation to a new and yet related 'spin-off' conversation to keep the 'integrity' of the original one intact. I think that's possible by using a simple link in the original conversation.
Kddos go out to Invader Zim for introducing me to the concept of smelling a tea to know when it's ready! If you hadn't responded as you did in the original green tea thread, this conversation probably would never have transpired, Invader Zim!
It takes at least two (most of the time) to make a conversation happen, and while my initial response to the green tea thread may have sparked interest, it's also your response(s) to that which has kept this ball rolling.
Thank you SimpliciTEA for helping expand the idea of sniffing tea, something common place to me, and sharing it and your own experiences with the rest of the communiTEA :)
You're welcome! Here's hoping the tea sniffing newbies like myself will post here in the future.
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Yes, all the time. There is one tea in particular that when its done its almost like my eyes roll back into my head. It just smells so amazing that its almost euphoric. I also check the color of the tea very often. This is especially true of puerhs that can handle a lot of steepings.
Good to hear others like yourself do it all the time.
I'm … v e r y … s l o w l y … starting to get in the habit of smelling the steeped tea.
Checking the color? Interesting. So, what exactly do you look for in the color? Is it one of those things that over time you realize what the best color is and is not for a particular tea?


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Conservative Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), along with 16 other representatives, have co-sponsored the "Sanctity of Human Life Act," which would give full person rights to a human embryo.
The "Sanctity of Human Life Act" was originally introduced in 2011 by Representative Paul Broun (R-GA). Broun reintroduced the bill early in the new congressional session. The bill establishes that "the life of each human being begins with fertilization, ..., at which time every human being shall have all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood." The bill extends this protection even to any "one-celled human embryo."
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Hey joonie joons,
Have you ever been on a date with a guy who just talks… and talks… and talks… and an hour drags by, and not only have you COMPLETELY lost your appetite (which isn't normal for you) but he probably hasn't asked a single question about YOU.
You just kinda sit there looking bored as fuck yet… he still doesn't get the hint AND KEEPS ON YAPPING about who the fuck knows what– all you hear is "Yeah I'm awesome… bla … bla… please take this stick out of my ass," when really he's probably saying something more like, "Yeah I'm awesome… because this one time at band camp…"
What is it with guys these days? They either call you because they want to tell you about all the great things going on in their lives… or they hang out with you because they just like to hear themselves talk. Self absorbed with a side of cocky? YEP. Excuse my bluntness: but… I'm annoyed.
*disclaimer: I am fully aware that not every guy is like this.
Remember those days when guys used to complain that women talk for hours on end and only text them when we need something? OVER.
I have a theory:
As women start to become successful, men feel the need to overcompensate.
Case in Point:
My last boyfriend was a great guy- on the outside. He had his Master's degree (in something unusual), we had the same interests, and his Farsi was great (is it just me or is that really hot). Then one day, I started noticing that he would change the subject when I would mention something exciting that happened to me. I didn't brag… I was just excited to share it with someone that I cared about, and thought the feeling was mutual.
Then BAM out of the blue, he broke up with me the night before I started my first grown-up job. Why? Because I got a job before he did. (GROSS)
Now, as we try to be friends, he only contacts me when he wants to say something about himself.
For example: "I did this today!" or "I got this opportunity today!" ME… ME… ME… Umm hi, I'm a person too- thanks for remembering.
In order for a friendship to work- BOTH people must be engaged– you want to share your stories… and you should ask to hear theirs, no matter how insignificant it is to you.
In order for a relationship to work, BOTH people must support each other- no matter what punches life throws your way.
No one wants to deal with a guy who is going to act like this:
Talk about the ultimate turn-OFF.
I understand that need –> the need to prove you're not a total fuck up. But keep the sharing to a minimum. Just like guys, girls like a little mystery too. Plus, we can usually tell within the first 10 seconds of talking to you whether you're really a fuck-up or just having a difficult time.
The more you seem interested in us, the more we will be interested in you.
Joonies: take it from someone who learned the hard way– don't waste your time on someone who isn't secure enough to handle your successes. At the end of the day, it will feel so much better when you find someone that does.
Its kinda like the song: You're so vain. You probably think this "post" is about you, don't you?
Sorry but, not everything is about YOU so do us a favor, and GET OVER YOURSELF.
Disagree? Am I the one that needs to get over myself or do I just suck at picking the "right" guys?
Always keepin' it real,


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Flash: UC Berkeley Building Evacuated after Bomb Threat
Two buildings have been evacuated this morning as police and fire crews investigate a bomb threat to a University of California at Berkeley-affiliated office in Emeryville.
The bomb threat to office space rented by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the EmeryStation East building at 5885 Hollis St. was reported around 7 a.m., UC Berkeley police Lt. Eric Tejada said.
As of 9:45 a.m., a second office building located across the street from EmeryStation East in the 5800 block of Hollis Street had also been evacuated as a precaution.
The two floors that house the lab facility had not opened for the day when the threat was received and are remaining closed during the investigation. Occupants of other parts of the building also chose to leave as a precaution, Tejada said.
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1915 Boston Red Sox World Series Press Pin
Starting Bid - $500, Sold For - $5,875
Extremely rare Boston Red Sox press pin issued for the 1915 World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics. Manufactured by the "Bent & Bush Co., Boston, Mass" (as noted on the clasp). The obverse reads "Boston Red Sox – World Series 1915" and displays an extremely detailed engraved illustration of the Boston Harbor. All pre-1920 press pins are extremely rare. The 1915 World Series, won by Boston in five games, was notable in that it marked the first World Series appearance by Babe Ruth. Although Ruth won eighteen games for the Red Sox during the regular season, his role in the 1915 "fall classic" was limited to a single pinch-hit assignment in the ninth inning of Game One (he grounded out). The small oval pin (approximately .75 inches in width) features its original threaded-post back and is in Near Mint condition. Note: There are reproductions of 1915 press pins. This example, of course, is an original. (The reproductions are easily distinguished as they are stamped "Jostens" and have a needle post as opposed to a threaded post.) This is a very rare and early press pin. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$1,500++. SOLD FOR $5,875
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Double chocolate brownies
Hi, I made double chocolate brownies. They're easy. And rich. The topping has coffee in it, which I love, but if you don't like coffee just double the cream.
Double chocolate brownies
Brownie recipe from epicurious.com
10 T butter
1 1/4 c sugar
3/4 c plus 2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 t salt
1/2 t vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 c gf flour mix
1/4 t xanthan gum
Preheat oven to 325. Line an 8x8 pan with foil and lightly grease the foil.
Melt the butter in the microwave with the sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir in the vanilla, then the eggs one at a time. Stir in the flour and xanthan gum well, until there are no lumps. Pour into the pan and bake about 30-35 minutes. Let cool.
Chocolate topping
1/3 c cream
1/3 c strong coffee
1 1/4 c chocolate chips
Combine the cream, coffee and chocolate in a bowl, then microwave a few seconds at a time, stirring in between, until chocolate is melted. Stir until smooth, then pour over the brownies, let cool. Cut into squares and serve.
They're really good with ice cream.
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My first try at this, but I am handy with soldering and a bit of wood work, so it has not been too difficult.
Biggest lesson learned so far: Don't try it with your hand held circular saw, go ask the neighbor to use his table saw and do it right!
I plan to use walnut veneer on the outside, except the front, which will be black paint and have a black fabric grill on them. I am trying for the 70's look.
The crossover was easy enough. I used the sticker since it makes nice built in (aka 'never gets lost') documentation, in case service is ever needed someday.
Made my own router circle cutter and got good enough results for the part of the hole that shows. I just used my jig-saw for the hole the speaker goes through.
After doing some tests on scraps with deck screws, I started to wonder if MDF was all that great of a choice. But I researched how to screw up MDF without screwing up and discovered that they make special screws just for MDF. They worked great, except for one that I put in a bit crooked and it cracked the MDF. I just wood glued and clamped the injury and put a new screw nearby. After successful dry assembly, I took it all apart and reassembled with wood glue and some small strips of scrap MDF braces on the long corners.
Since I did not initially use the neighbors table saw, my boards were a bit "off" which lead to some minor alignment issues when assembling. But some wood filler takes care of that.
And I had to do a quick test run just to hear them a bit They do sound sweet, and as per spec, they are not very efficient at 86db 1W/1m.


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Pebble Beach Problem
Posted Jun 07 2010 - 06:40 PM
pebble.dat 9701KB 4/6/2002
record.ini 1KB 4/6/2002
race.lp 23KB 3/10/2002
maxrace.lp 23KB 2/13/2002
minrace.lp 23KB 2/13/2002
pit.lp 23KB 2/10/2002
track.ini 5KB 2/18/2002
pass1.lp 23KB 12/4/2001
pass2.lp 23KB 12/4/2001
ReadMe.txt 5KB 9/25/2002
install.ini 1KB 2/10/2002
screenshot.bmp 157KB 2/10/2002
TrackInstall.exe 188KB 2/24/2001
All except the last four (installation files, presumably) are in Sierra\gpl\tracks\pebble after installation.
The upgrade has 62 files, almost all MIP or SRB type dated 2/2010. After extracting the upgrade files to Sierra\gpl\tracks\pebble, there are 71 files (the first 9 above plus the 62 in the upgrade) for a total of 17MB (17,845,843 bytes). I seem to be 1MB smaller than your installation, Burnsy - what am I missing?
I don't think the problem is in the upgrade files, anyway, because the failure to load is the same with or without the upgrade. Maybe one of the original files is different - most likely pebble.dat?
Posted Jun 07 2010 - 08:04 PM
David Fahrner, on Jun 06 2010 - 09:46 PM, said:
The 126.96.36.199 update I found online, and it installed without any problems, and everything else seems to work as before.
The files you posted for your pebble beach track look good to me. I normally install the track from outside my GPL folder so I don't get the installation files in my track folder but I doubt that is your problem. Only guessing, but I don't think the Pebble Beach track folder is your problem. Even though you have a few tracks installed and running OK, I'd say it would be worthwhile to upgrade your GPL install. The GPLPS installer is great and brings you mostly up to date. If you didn't use that, I'd try starting again and follow the full install path including GEM and the latest 'Long track 1.3' patch.
Even if this is not your problem, it would be worth it to get GPL running and looking its best.
Posted Jun 07 2010 - 09:25 PM
David Fahrner, on Jun 07 2010 - 06:40 PM, said:
Posted Jun 07 2010 - 11:16 PM
I might add that I'm using an old HP Pavilion machine running Win98, and that the version of GPL supplied by Sold Out Software is probably the UK version. I'm surprised that there's nothing more about that peb_resized.zip fix, and that the only place to get it was on racesimcentral.com; I assume that everything there is long gone?
And I did get in touch with Jim Turley, who designed the track, but he didn't have any more info: he hasn't done anything with GPL in a long time, and after early problems were sorted out, he didn't do any more with it.
A full reinstall with GPLPS might be the next thing to do.
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Posted Jun 08 2010 - 02:44 AM
Burnsy865, on Jun 08 2010 - 12:33 AM, said:
Posted Jun 08 2010 - 12:37 PM
i didn't install any other update, patch or whatnot, see below. that's what i got in my trackfolder after installing.
so i think the package as such is fine. btw what's your gfx card specs? you said you're running w98, so i'm thinking maybe your box is a little on the old side and maybe, just maybe, there's a texture/memory issue. like this track is using textures of a size to big for your box to handle. have you tried kenny's update linked somewhere above? he's done heaps of voodoo updates and maybe this is just what your box needs to run, as i doubt this track includes any type 7 mips that would require the v2 rasterizers.
if possible maybe try switching between ogl, d3d and software renderers (v2 too, if possible).
on a sidenote, i had a similar issue with brands hatch. i think i never had an update for it, but for some reason it wouldn't run with some mods, popping the same error you got, now i just renamed the folder that wouldn't load and re-ran the installer and voila brands loads in the mods - will check what was different between the 2 directories.
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Posted Jun 09 2010 - 10:49 AM
However I did find this for Windows 98/ME http://support.amd.c...egacy-98me.aspx
Or this for XP http://support.amd.c.../legacy-xp.aspx
I could find references that this card might be compatible with a Rage XL BUT ATI drivers from this time had been a nightmare for me which was the reason that I used NVidia for a long time. Just recently bought me a HD5770, my first real ATI card.
Posted Jun 09 2010 - 12:08 PM
sky, on Jun 08 2010 - 12:37 PM, said:
Then it's working fine! I love this track but find it absolutely treacherous; having destroyed more virtual machinery here over the years than anywhere but Nurburgring.
Posted Jun 09 2010 - 12:23 PM
btw the mach64? i've got one of these. i didn't even know they could do 3d. although the name suggests either 64bit or 64mb neither of which the card has i think. so i'd say, yea drivers are probably an issue, but maybe also a voodoo-esque fix is needed. i have had games tell me to bugger off because my system didn't have enough memory, might be the case here where texture sizes may (haven't checked) exceed 256x256...
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Green Car Deals: November 2012
Although most buyers think they have to pay more to go green, our latest list of green car deals proves otherwise. Here are some of our favorite fuel-efficient vehicles available with attractive manufacturer incentives in November, to help economical-minded shoppers get the best possible deal on a new car in November.
Acura ILX Hybrid
Acura's latest car is a Honda Civic-based four-door sedan dubbed the ILX. In addition to offering two gasoline engines, the ILX also features an available hybrid motor capable of nearly 40 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving. That model--along with most of the ILX lineup--is available with a low interest rate deal in November. Qualified buyers can get rates starting at just 0.9 percent for up to 36 months. Acura is also offering a $239 per month lease rate after $1,999 down on the base-level ILX 2.0, which returns around 30 miles per gallon in combined driving.
Ford Focus Electric
Ford's all-new Focus Electric is a fully-electric hatchback that boasts an EPA-rated 105 miles per gallon-equivalent and a range of up to 76 miles on a single charge. Through the end of November, interested shoppers can get zero percent interest for up to 36 months, 0.9 percent for up to 48 months or 1.9 percent for up to 60 months. Discounts like this are unusual for a brand-new car with advanced technology like the Focus Electric.
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Ford is still trying to clear out leftover stock of its 2012 Fusion Hybrid before a brand-new version arrives shortly, which translates into great deals for car shoppers who don't mind driving the old design. The 2012 Fusion Hybrid can be financed with zero percent interest for up to 60 months or 1.9 percent for up to 72 months. The sedan is also available with up to $3,250 off for cash buyers or up to $1,750 cash back when combined with the financing offer--a rare deal that combines both a low rate and a cash incentive.
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The highly efficient Civic Hybrid is available with two deals in November. The first is for shoppers interested in a low interest rate, as Honda is offering 0.9 percent interest on all 2012 Civic Hybrid models throughout the month. Shoppers looking to lease a Civic Hybrid can also get a good deal, as Honda is advertising 36-month lease rates with monthly payments starting at just $199 after $2,799 down. That makes the 50-mpg Civic Hybrid just $50 per month more than a base-level Civic LX sedan, and the same price as a 2012 Accord LX.
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Although it doesn't use hybrid technology or diesel power, Mazda's compact CX-5 is among the most fuel efficient SUVs available today. That's mainly due to Mazda's innovative SkyActiv technology, which saves fuel by reducing weight and complexity in the CX-5 and its powertrain. Through the end of November, shoppers interested in the recently released compact SUV can lease one for 36 months with payments of just $239 per month with $2,999 due at lease signing. The CX-5 can also be had with a low interest rate of just 0.9 percent for 36 months, which is a rare deal on a brand-new model.
What it means to you: Fuel-efficient cars don't have to be expensive, as proven by our list of November green car deals.


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Romney Joins Call for Transparent Investigation into Oswaldo Paya's Death
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney joined the call Monday for a transparent investigation into the death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, who lost his life over the weekend in a car crash at age 60.
"The cause of freedom in Cuba has lost one of its strongest voices and respected leaders yesterday," Mitt Romney said in a statement. "The international community should demand that the facts concerning Paya's death be accurately determined and that the surviving witnesses be protected."
Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who is also Republican, also released a statement prodding foreign governments to pressure Cuba to investigate Paya's death openly.
"As we try to learn more about the circumstances of Payá's death, it is critically important that the international community join those inside Cuba in pressuring the regime to be forthcoming with the truth," Rubio said in statement.
President Barack Obama also mourned Paya's death, though he did not intimate that the Cuban government might be responsible for it or call for an investigation.
"The President's thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Oswaldo Payá, a tireless champion for greater civic and human rights in Cuba," the White House Press Office said in a statement. "The United States will continue to support the Cuban people as they seek their fundamental human rights."
Though Cuba has lost its prominence on the U.S. foreign policy agenda since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Communist government remains a deeply emotional issue for Americans of Cuban heritage, most of whom are concentrated in the swing state of Florida.
Romney and other Republican leaders pounced on Obama earlier this month for saying that he didn't view Venezuela as a serious national security threat, a view unpopular among Cuban-Americans, many of whom resent the role President Hugo Chávez has played in propping up the Cuban dictatorship.
Paya gained international fame as the lead organizer of the Varela Project, a signature-gathering drive asking authorities for a referendum on guaranteeing rights such as freedom of speech and assembly. The initiative launched a decade ago was seen as the biggest nonviolent campaign to change the system Fidel Castro established after the 1959 Cuban revolution.
Paya died Sunday afternoon along with another dissident, Harold Cepero Escalante, in the crash in La Gavina, 500 miles (800 kilometers) east of the capital. Authorities said the driver of the rental car carrying Paya and Cepero lost control and struck a tree. Fellow passengers Jens Aron Modig, a Swedish citizen, and Angel Carromero, a Spaniard, were hospitalized with minor injuries and later released.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the wheel.
Cuban exile groups in the United States demanded a thorough and transparent investigation, as did the Christian Liberation Movement founded by Paya, according to the Miami Herald.
Paya's daughter, Rosa Maria Paya, says the car crashed because of another car
"The information we received from the boys in the car with him is that a car was trying to push them off the road, ramming them at every moment," Paya said, according to the Herald. "So we think — we are convinced — that they wanted to harm them and ended up killing my father."
Cuban state media reported the deaths without mentioning that Paya and Cepero were government opponents. Official media rarely refer to dissidents except to excoriate them as "counterrevolutionaries" financed by Washington.
Family members, dissidents and Roman Catholic Church officials gathered at Paya's house in the Cerro neighborhood of Havana on Monday to await the arrival of his body, which was being brought from the eastern province of Granma for burial.
"I want to say thank you for all the messages, the phone calls and the people who have come to express their support in these tragic moments," Ernesto Martini, a close associate of Paya, told the mourners.
"I can promise you and assure you we will continue our struggle, our demands for the civil rights of all Cubans," Martini said.
Spanish Embassy spokesman Francisco de Borja said Carromero has been giving statements to investigators and it was unclear when he would return to Spain.
Kalle Back, secretary-general of the Swedish Christian Democratic Youth, said Modig was in Cuba together with Carromero, who's deputy chairman of the Spanish ruling conservative Popular Party's youth wing. The Popular Party said Carromero was in Cuba for vacation and could not say how he came to be traveling in the vehicle with Paya.
Modig is chairman of the youth wing of the Christian Democrats, a small political party that's part of Sweden's center-right coalition government.
"He is doing well under the circumstances," Back said of Modig. "He has been released from the hospital and is under the care of the Swedish Embassy. ... He was there to show his moral support for the democracy movement."
The Spanish government and the European Union, which awarded Paya its Sakharov human rights and democracy prize in 2002, both sent condolences.
"Oswaldo Paya had dedicated his life to the cause of democracy and human rights in Cuba," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement.
Paya's brother, who lives in exile in Spain, called Monday a day of mourning for the family.
"We are feeling enormous pain," Carlos Paya said. "But we live with the fortitude that Oswaldo sowed to continue his work inside and outside of Cuba."
Based on reporting by the Associated Press.
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OTTAWA – Invading hordes of Liberal and New Democrat MPs will be doing some reconnaissance in Alberta over the next few weeks as their parties prepare plans to storm the Conservative bastion in the next federal election.
Justin Trudeau and his three dozen Liberal MPs will be first off the mark, gathering Monday for a three-day caucus retreat in Edmonton.
They'll be followed by NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and his 97 MPs, who are, coincidentally, holding their annual summer caucus retreat in the same city Sept. 9-11.
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NDP shift: Tom Mulcair and his pragmatic approach to defining party values
It's an unusual convergence of politicians from parties whose overtures have been steadfastly spurned by Albertans. And it's a sign that the political tides in the stolidly Conservative province may finally be shifting, propelled by the creation of six new primarily urban ridings, redrawn boundaries for existing ridings and the retirement of a number of Tory incumbents.
"People fundamentally misunderstand Alberta politics," says Stephen Carter, who masterminded the winning come-from-behind campaigns of Calgary's superstar mayor, Naheed Nenshi, and former Progressive Conservative premier Alison Redford by playing up their moderate, progressive credentials.
"They assume that we are redneck, right-wing, crazy-assed voters … The reality is that 60 per cent of Albertans feel they are on the progressive side, not the Conservative side."
Carter contends that Albertans wind up voting Conservative en masse not for ideological reasons but because the Liberal party invariably "throws us under the bus," pandering to voters in central Canada, which accounts for 60 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons, at the expense of Alberta, which accounts for a measly 10 per cent.
On that score, Trudeau's father, Pierre, is often fingered as the worst offender, having turned the province into a wasteland for the Grits after introducing the reviled national energy program in 1980. In reality, the province has been pretty much a Liberal desert almost from the moment it entered Confederation in 1905.
Not since 1911 have Liberals managed to capture a majority of the province's seats. Since then, the best they could muster was seven of 17 seats — and that was way back in 1940. In the past 60 years, they've won no more than four Alberta seats and frequently wound up with none, as they did in 2011.
The NDP's record is even more dismal. It has been entirely shut out in every election but three and has never won more than one seat in the province.
But with 34 seats in play for the next election in 2015 and Stephen Harper's Conservative government nearing the 10-year mark — typically the best-before date for governments in Canada — both opposition parties sense an opportunity to finally break the Tory stranglehold on Alberta.
The Liberals believe they can win as many as six inner city ridings in Calgary and Edmonton, with an outside chance at snagging Fort McMurray, the oilsands heartland where the party came a strong second in a June 30 byelection, running under boundaries that will no longer exist in 2015.
In an interview, Trudeau said it's "really important" to him that the Liberals win "a large handful" of seats in Alberta.
"Alberta's important, the West is important in this country," he told The Canadian Press.
"If you want to be a credible government running this country, you have to be able to draw on great, strong, credible voices from every corner of the country and that's exactly what we're focused on."
An indication of the party's improved fortunes can be gleaned from the high-profile candidates who have stepped forward to carry the federal Liberal banner in the province, such as popular former MLAs Kent Hehr and Darshan Kang in Calgary.
Anne McLellan, a former Liberal cabinet minister who held down the riding of Edmonton Centre from 1993 to 2006, notes that her old riding now boasts more than 800 members, almost 500 of whom turned out recently for a hotly contested nomination, won by franco-Albertan entrepreneur Randy Boissonnault.
She credits the creation of new inner-city ridings, fatigue with the "bullying" style of Harper's government and the appeal of Trudeau's more sunny approach to politics for the Liberals' newfound optimism.
"When people decide it's time for a change, there's nothing an incumbent party can do about that," she says. "I'm not saying the tipping point is there yet but I think it's getting close."
Edmonton-Strathcona MP Linda Duncan, the NDP's sole representative in the province, is equally bullish on her party's chances.
With Albertans seemingly prepared to jettison the Progressive Conservative dynasty that has ruled the province for more than four decades, Duncan predicts the NDP will emerge as the alternative to the ascendant Wild Rose provincially and that will have a spillover effect on federal New Democrats in the province.
"In the last federal election, we came second in almost every riding … including rural," she says.
The opportunities are "very good," Duncan says, particularly in Edmonton where a recent poll put the provincial NDP at the head of the pack. Still, she acknowledges it's "never easy" in Alberta.
Carter, who helped out on Martha Hall Findlay's rival bid for the Liberal leadership against Trudeau, scoffs at Duncan's optimism. He believes the NDP can likely hang on to Duncan's seat but won't make any gains due to the hard line Mulcair has adopted against the pipelines desperately needed to get Alberta's oil sands bitumen to off-shore markets.
And pipelines could yet kill the Liberals' chances as well, Carter warns.
Trudeau has taken a softer line than Mulcair on pipelines, enthusiastically endorsing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf coast. Like Mulcair, he is adamantly opposed to the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline to Kitimat, British Columbia, but he's willing to consider the Kinder Morgan trans-mountain pipeline to Burnaby, B.C., provided it passes environmental muster and gets buy-in from First Nations and other effected communities.
Trudeau's mushy, mixed message on pipelines amounts, in Carter's view, to little more than "lip service" to the importance of getting Alberta's oil and gas to market.
If Liberals want to win the half-dozen seats Carter believes are ripe for the picking, he says they'll "have to try and find a way to run a national campaign without disadvantaging Alberta." Given their past history, he's skeptical.
However, Duncan, an environmental lawyer before jumping into politics who has championed the need for a strong federal role in environmental reviews of energy projects, disputes the notion that a party's fate in Alberta depends on its position on pipelines. That is not all Albertans care about, she insists. They also care about developing the oilsands in an environmentally sustainable way and about the impact of pipelines on their communities.
"If that were not the case, I would not have been elected (in 2008) and re-elected with a substantially larger margin (in 2011)."
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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 13 Jan 2012
We added some great images and movies this week. The Eastern Red Scorpionfish page has been updated to reflect the correct species name and an image of a juvenile Southern Red Scorpionfish was added. Thanks all!
Chinamanfish, Symphorus nematophorus
Goldspotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
Juvenile Southern Red Scorpionfish
Larval Gramatorcynus from Lizard Island
Mangrove Jack, Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Maori Rockcod from Port Stephens
Shorthead Seahorse, Hippocampus breviceps
Common Silverbiddy from Berringer Lake
Common Silverbiddy, Gerres subfasciatus
Splendid Perch, Callanthias australis
Whitebarred Boxfish at Kangaroo Island
Saddled Snake Eel, Leiuranus semicinctus
Tunas, Mackerels and relatives
The Eastern Red Scorpionfish page has been updated to show the change of name from Scorpaena cardinalis to S. jacksoniensis.


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In an earnings call with investors today, THQ execs said they hope to release the next installment in the Smackdown vs. Raw series later this year.
Predictably titled Smackdown vs. Raw 2010, the upcoming wrestling title follows a solid (but not stellar) showing in the series. Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 received a 7.9 from IGN PlayStation editor Greg Miller. Will the next entry fare better? So far we know nothing about SVR10 except its title and anticipated release window. When we know more, so will you.
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Replacements used: Ivan Roux (RC Toulonnais) for Blanc (22-26 mins, blood sub), Jean-Blaise Lespinasse (Union Bordeaux Bègles) for Thomas (50), Simon Courcoul (AS Montferrand) for Raynaud (52), Felix Lambey (Lyon OL U) for Singer (57), Florian Ardiaca (AS Beziers H) for Ruffenach (60), Youssef Amrouni (AS Montferrand) for Ishchenko (72), Roux for Mignot (78). Not used: Thibault Daubagna (Section Paloise), Francois Fontaine (AS Montferrand).
Replacements used: Frankie Taggart (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) for Moloney (36 mins-half-time, blood sub; 56), Stephen Gardiner (Lansdowne/Leinster) for O'Brien (38-half-time, blood sub), Nick McCarthy (UCD/Leinster) for Cullen, Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster) for McKeon (both 44), Sean McNulty (UCD/Munster) for Abbott, Denis Coulson (Lansdowne/Leinster) for Dooley, Oisin Heffernan (Lansdowne/Leinster) for Burke, David Busby (Queen's University/Ulster) for Wootton (all 78).
France grasped back control of the scoreboard two minutes later when the impressive Baptise Serin, who finished with 13 points, kicked them back in front.
They added some late gloss in the form of a converted try from replacement flanker Jean-Blaise Lespinasse, the debatable score being awarded by television match official Jim Yuille.
The late collapse should have take away from what was an excellent collective display by Mike Ruddock's youngsters, particularly in the second half when replacement flanker Frankie Taggart touched down.
These sides will meet again in June's IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand and Ireland will be confident of exacting revenge after running the hosts close here.
Ireland lost ground despite having the early possession at Stade Maurice Trélut, with Conor McKeon missing an opportunist drop goal attempt. Nonetheless, they managed to hit the front with five minutes gone.
Yacouba Camara was pinged for taking a player out in the air and out-half McKeon - starting his first Six Nations game - hammered home an excellent penalty effort from outside the 10-metre line.
French scrum half Serin landed the levelling kick in the 11th minute, punishing a Cian Kelleher infringement, and they began to look dangerous on breaks despite Ireland's continuing control of possession and territory.
Flanker Rory Moloney was just held up over the French line after an incisive run in the 22, but a powerful scrum from the hosts helped to relieve the pressure.
Full-back Kelleher was hauled down on the right having linked with Peter Robb, before France enjoyed a spell of pressure entering the second quarter with flanker Camara coming to the fore.
They forced their way over the whitewash in the 28th minute, a muscular lineout maul seeing hooker Romain Ruffenach crash over in the left corner. Serin added the conversion for a 10-3 lead.
Ireland almost registered an immediate response as they wrestled back possession and pressed just a couple of metres out. They swung the ball wide to the left where Adam Byrne was tackled into touch by Camara near the corner flag.
Strong carries from Ruffenach and fellow front rower Tommy Raynaud sounded alarm bells in the Irish defence, with an important turnover and kick downfield relieving the pressure on the visitors.
Good competing and harrying from Alex Wootton lifted the siege even further before France, with captain Francois Cros making the hard yards, missed a kickable penalty as Serin struck the left hand post.
Flanker Moloney had to have a facial wound treated and Belfast Harlequins clubman Taggart came on in his place temporarily.
France soon gobbled up turnover ball to almost conjure up their second try. Ruffenach's classy offload led to Kylan Hamdaoui kicking towards the Irish posts for Serin to chase, but Kelleher did very well to recover and prevent a certain try.
From the resulting drop-out, Adam Byrne reached high to retain possession for Ireland who ended the first half in encouraging fashion with a leg-pumping carry from number 8 James O'Donoghue.
Ruddock opted to change his half-backs early in the second period, bringing on the UCD pairing of Ross Byrne and Nick McCarthy for McKeon and the industrious Jack Cullen.
Serin widened the gap to 13-3 with a well-struck penalty and an excellent offload form Arthur Iturria unleashed Pierre Justes down the left touchline. The full-back kicked over the top, but replacement McCarthy got back to deny him with a last-ditch challenge.
Ireland upped their efforts and showed good continuity as Peadar Timmins, who put in a well-placed kick downfield, captain Sean O'Brien, Peter Dooley and O'Donoghue all carried to good effect.
Adam Byrne and Kelleher also countered from deep, the latter breaking up towards halfway and a subsequent scrum penalty gave Ireland a decent platform outside the French 22.
They won a further penalty with Brandon Fajardo ruled offside and Ross Byrne mopped up with the three points for a 13-6 scoreline.
Serin missed an opportunity to respond and an excellent aerial take by Kelleher and touchfinding kick from Ross Byrne got Ireland back into the hosts' 22, as they continued to grow in stature.
Dooley, who skittled two defenders on a bulldozing run, then popped a brilliant offload to the returning Taggart who succeeded in touching down under pressure from Hamdaoui.
It was a richly deserved score given Ireland's improvements around the pitch, with Max Abbott marshalling a solid lineout and the scrum holding its own against the beefy French pack.
Ross Byrne converted to the left of the posts to bring Ireland level and they were catapulted forward once more after winning a scrum against the head. Adam Byrne stretched his legs along the left touchline before France closed the space down.
McCarthy was interferred with at a ruck, leading to that 71st minute penalty. It was a kick Ross Byrne would have nailed nine times out of ten, however on this occasion he sent the ball wide and France had a let-off.
Given what was at stake - their country's first U-20 Six Nations title since 2009 - the home side showed a good deal of composure to set up Serin for the lead score with seven minutes remaining.
The strong carrying Camara and Cros stepped up again as France held the territorial advantage late on.
Felix Lambey was hauled down a metre out as the French went in search of a final try. Fellow replacement Lespinasse duly picked and dived for the line - some replays suggested that he had been held up by Irish hands, but the TMO ruled otherwise and Serin converted for a 10-point winning margin.
TIME LINE: 5 minutes - Ireland penalty: Conor McKeon - 0-3; 11 mins - France penalty: Baptiste Serin - 3-3; 28 mins - France try: Romain Ruffenach - 8-3; conversion: Baptise Serin - 10-3; 38 mins - France penalty: missed by Baptiste Serin - 10-3; Half-time - France 10 Ireland 3; 49 mins - France penalty: Baptiste Serin - 13-3; 60 mins - Ireland penalty: Ross Byrne - 13-6; 62 mins - France penalty: missed by Baptiste Serin - 13-6; 66 mins - Ireland try: Frankie Taggart - 13-11; conversion: Ross Byrne - 13-13; 71 mins - Ireland penalty: missed by Ross Byrne - 13-13; 73 mins - France penalty: Baptiste Serin - 16-13; 80 mins - France try: Jean-Blaise Lespinasse - 21-13; conversion: Baptiste Serin - 23-13; Full-time - France 16 Ireland 13
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University of Maryland Students Connect4Climate
The University of Maryland Students Connect4Climate is an ongoing connection project between UMD students and The World Bank about climate change. The event has taken place at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, and Dr. Sibilski, the professor of the university's contemporary social problems class took several students to the event to encourage young people to connect for climate change.
After the event, the whole sociology class which consists of 50 students assisted me and my crew to make a video, showing their passion and enthusiasm towards the connection of other young students concerning climate change, right here, right now, together.
▷Follow-up: University of Maryland Students' Earth Day Resolutions
▷This Earth Day Video is a follow-up of our UMD Students Connect4Climate project. Having the Connect4Climate Crew coming to our class and sharing insights about climate change inspires us to talk, promote, and act. We filmed several students talking about their Earth Day Resolutions and edited it as a short movie. We also urge every one who cares about the world to connect with us and share your own resolution!
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☞News from the University of Maryland: http://cone.umd.edu/index.php/news-events/infocus/315-students-take-action-in-the-climate-battle
☞Blog post from the Connect4Climate official page: http://connect4climate.org/blog/guest-post-by-benjamin-cutler


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Vanessa Hudgens dons a cute floral sundress while shopping 'til she drops at Planet Blue on Tuesday (March 18) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Colts put running backs Vick Ballard and Deji Karim and offensive lineman Ulrick John on injured reserve Tuesday, reaching the NFL's 75-player roster limit.
Indy also placed starting fullback Stanley Havili on the physically unable to perform list.
The moves come one day after Indy released 11 players. After Thursday's preseason finale at Cincinnati, all NFL teams must trim rosters to 53 by Saturday.
Ballard has a torn left Achilles' tendon and was expected to miss the entire season. John injured his lower right leg in the preseason opener and also was expected to miss a significant amount of time. Karim rejoined the Colts on Aug. 18 but the team has not disclosed his injury.
Havili has not practiced since starting camp on the PUP list.