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Residents of Brevard County, a place fondly referred to as the Space Coast, can now breathe a sigh of relief. In the most recent data released from the federal Toxics Release Inventory, toxic air pollution in Brevard County has dropped almost 90 percent, according to Florida Today.
"You can really see a big drop from 2007 to 2010," Caroline Shine, administrator of the air resources management program for Florida Department of Environmental Protection central district in Orlando, told the news source.
The drop in air pollution levels is attributed to a variety of factors. However, officials caution residents that the new figures are not indicative of a decrease in health risk. Investing in a home air purifier could assist in decreasing prolonged exposure to toxins in the air.
Efforts to decrease pollution began with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection creating regulations for local businesses, inspecting them and then allowing the potential fines accrued to be spent on upgrading the business or pollution prevention projects. The closing of the Florida Power & Light Co. power plant for a cleaner new gas plant and a decrease in luxury boat manufacturing has contributed heavily to the new increase in air quality.


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South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics (LGLD) has struggled in
the smartphone market. While it picked the
winning operating system (Android), it failed to deliver compelling products, even as competitors
like Motorola, HTC, and Samsung came through with smash hits.
The company has shaken
up its executive ranks and hopes to get back on track with new
Android handsets.
News has
leaked that the company is working on a beefy 4.3-inch phone,
which would theoretically compete with competitors' large-screen touch phones,
such as Motorola
Droid X,HTC
EVO, and HTC
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Big. It packs a single-core 1GHz processor and a T-DMB TV tuner.
But its biggest asset is a crystal clear NOVA display. LG is a top
maker of LCD TVs, earning some of the best customer reviews on Amazon.com and
other retailers. The company hopes to parlay that experience into its
handset designs, and NOVA is the embodiment of that effort. Early reports
are that it looks impressive.
Previously, at the Mobile World Congress in
Barcelona, LG previewed a 4.3-inch LG phone by the name "Optimus 3D"
that came packed with Google's latest Android version, Android 2.3
"Gingerbread". True to its name, the Optimus 3D also packed in
dual 5 megapixel cameras, capable of 720p and 3D recording.
The LG Optimus Big appears to be almost identical
to the LG Optimus 3D, except without the 3D camera. Thus it appears to be
a slightly plainer, but likely cheaper large-screen variant.
LG also is preparing to release the LG Optimus 2X,
which includes a Tegra 2 processor from NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA). And to
round out the lineup it's releasing a 4-inch smartphone dubbed the LG Optimus
Black, which features the NOVA screen.
Confirmation of the Optimus Big's product status
or when it might land in the U.S. has not been shared by LG.
The Optimus 2X, Black, and 3D are expected to
launch on T-Mobile this spring in the U.S. While early rumors pointed to a
March release, that obviously came and went. A release in April remains possible,
as the devices have received FCC approval. T-Mobile and LG Electronics
have not announced exact U.S. release dates, though, yet.
The company recently launched a new Windows
Phone 7 device, the
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Abstract: In July 1993, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was petitioned for an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to reduce the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for occupational exposures to hexavalent chromium. The Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW) and Public Citizen's Health Research Group (HRG) petitioned OSHA to promulgate an ETS to lower the PEL for chromium (CrVI) compounds to 0.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3) as an eight-hour, time-weighted average (TWA). This would represent a significant reduction in the current PEL. The current PEL in general industry is found in 29 CFR 1910.1000 Table Z and is a ceiling value of 100 ug/m3, measured as chromium (VI) and reported as chromic anhydride (CrO3). The amount of chromium (VI) in the compound equates to a PEL of 52 ug/m3. This ceiling limit applies to all forms of hexavalent chromium (VI), including chromic acid and chromates, lead chromate, and zinc chromate. The current PEL for chromium (VI) in the construction industry is 100 ug/m3 as a TWA PEL, which also equates to a PEL of 52 ug/m3. After reviewing the petition, OSHA denied the request for an ETS and initiated a section 6(b) rulemaking.
The major illnesses associated with occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium are lung cancer and dermatoses. OSHA estimates that approximately one million workers are exposed to hexavalent chromium on a regular basis in all industries. The major uses of hexavalent chromium are: as a structural and anti-corrosive element in the production of stainless steel, ferrochromium, iron and steel, and in electroplating, welding and painting. Work on a proposed rule continues.
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League legend inspires Aboriginal children
Millions of dollars have been given to a program that supports indigenous children through school in the name of the late rugby league legend Artie Beetson. The scheme has been credited with keeping the children in school.
On Monday the federal government announced another $4.43 million for the program, Achieving Results Through Indigenous Education. The money will go towards funding the program for the next four years in 21 schools.
ARTIE is supported by members of Former Origin Greats – which runs the program – Mal Meninga and Wally Lewis who were on hand for the announcement at the Broncos League Club on Monday.
The School Education Minister, Peter Garrett, said a child's future happiness could be related directly to their time at school.
"The one direct connection between your health, your happiness and your standard of living is how long you stay at school," Mr Garrett said.
"It doesn't matter whether you go on to play footy, go on to a trade, go on to become a teacher, the amount of time you spend at school . . . absolutely makes a difference in your life . . . aside from what happens in the family, of course."
The program gives children incentives to stay at school and provides tutors in subjects such as maths and English.
"What this means is kids in schools are getting a chance to focus on what they need to have as the underlying fundamentals through their school life," Mr Garrett said.
"We're seeing increased school retention, good attendance and good engagement. Now it's a big challenge for us right around Australia but it's especially pleasing to see former Origin greats and the ARTIE program here in Queensland.
"Just think of its humble beginnings – very, very few schools involved in the early period and it continues to grow and continues to develop."
Gene Miles, the executive chairman of FOG, said past and present league players would have an important role in setting achievable goals for students.
"It's not all about kicking a footy around and doing drills and so forth. It's about school attendance, improving numeracy and literacy and our program is delivered by former school teachers," he said.
Mr Miles said Beetson was "passionate about his mob" and though the program had a rugby league focus, it was very popular with girls as well as boys.
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If you're serious about becoming a better golfer, you need to find the right instructor. But how do you do that? PGA Master Professional John Hughes shares some thoughts on how to find the right one for you.
Sometimes the bravest play is the most conservative one, says PGA Professional Jon C. Wright. John Merrick proved that on Sunday, keeping his ego in check and laying up on the drivable 10th hole to win his first PGA Tour event.
Too many people play a hybrid like a driver or fairway wood. It is neither. And as PGA professional Rob Labritz illustrates, how you position the ball in your stance with a hybrid could make all the difference.
Golf can always be distracting. But when you're playing somewhere like Pebble Beach or playing with a larger-than-life celebrity like Bill Murray, it's easy to forget what you're doing. PGA Professional Pat Jones explains how to play your game.
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Since 2010 I have a Philips TV 37pfl 8605h. For digital TV I installed Ziggo Smart card Ir.deto.
For Net TV via Local net I installed USB PTA 01 adapter.
Incidentally there are short interuptions in sound and blocks in the picture. I got the advise to remove
the USB. No interruptions any more. Repaced USB a day later; no interruptions. Now again incidentally
interruptions. Mainly just after activating the TV. Is this a warming up problem? Please advise me.
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The Crew Juniors U19 squad had an impressive showing over the weekend to win its group at the US Youth Soccer Regionals in Saginaw, Michigan. On Friday, the Juniors beat South Dakota United Madrid 11-0 in the team's opening match. It continued its dominance on Saturday with a 9-1 win against United 96 from Kentucky. The team finished group play today by beating KCFC 3-2. Cole DeNormandie leads the team with four goals in the tournament. The U19s move on to the semifinals to play New United from Wisconsin.
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BBC boss quizzed Savile on rumours
A senior member of staff at the BBC has revealed he questioned Jimmy Savile over rumours about his private life more than 20 years ago.
As police revealed the DJ and television presenter's alleged catalogue of child sex abuse could have spanned six decades and included around 60 victims, Derek Chinnery, BBC Radio 1 controller from 1978 to 1985, admitted that he quizzed the presenter directly about the rumours.
The scandal has mushroomed since ITV screened a documentary in which five women alleged they were abused by the late DJ and broadcaster, with Scotland Yard saying yesterday that there are allegations spanning 1959 to 2006.
Mr Chinnery, who was Savile's boss at Radio 1, told BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House: "I asked, 'what's all this, these rumours we hear about you Jimmy?'
"And he said, 'that's all nonsense'. There was no reason to disbelieve (Savile)."
Savile worked at Radio 1 from 1969 to 1989 presenting a show of chart songs from previous decades.
Speaking about his acceptance of Savile's denial, Mr Chinnery told the BBC: "It's easy now to say how could you just believe him just like that."
He added: "He was the sort of man that attracted rumours, after all, because he was single, he was always on the move, he was always going around the country."
Scotland Yard is pursuing 340 lines of inquiry in the Savile abuse case and so far 12 allegations of sexual offences have been officially recorded but this number is increasing, police said.
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The TIGER III funding will support a Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) platform retrofit project that will lengthen some station platforms to allow handling three-car LRT trains, and also to add power substations for those longer trains in preparation and for future extensions, including a nine-mile addition to the University area. .
"Charlotte has been a leader in developing innovative transit options, and I'm pleased that this funding will allow the city to continue that leadership," Sen. Hagan said in a statement. "This funding will also create jobs and boost economic development in Charlotte."
Said Foxx, "Expanding the capacity of our south corridor line helps lay the foundation for the Blue Line Extension project and for other parts of our transit system, including the Red Line and streetcar."
A planned 9.4-mile extension of the existing 9.6-mile Blue Line would connect Charlotte's central business district with the University of North Caorlina at Charlotte campus. The Federal Transit Administration last July gave final design approval; construction is expected to begin next year.


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A woman accused of killing her two children and leaving their bodies in a Southern California hotel room asked for the death penalty Tuesday during her first court appearance in connection with the slayings.
Arraignment for Marilyn Kay Edge, of Arizona, was continued to next month. She remained jailed without bail after appearing via video feed from jail for a Tuesday court proceeding.
"Only if you promise me the death penalty," Edge responded twice to the judge after he asked a question about her scheduled arraignment.
Edge did not enter a plea. Her attorney requested the case be continued and for permission to speak with doctors treating Edge.
The 42-year-old Scottsdale, Ariz. woman was arrested Friday after she crashed her car -- police said propane tanks were found in the front seat -- into an electrical box near a Costa Mesa supermarket. Police said she tried to strangle herself with an electrical cord after officers arrived.
The bodies of her son, Jaelen, 13, and daughter, Faith, 10, were found after the crash in a third-floor hotel room at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Santa Ana.
Edge was in a custody dispute with her husband in a Georgia court after the couple divorced in 2007, according to records.
Prosecutors filed two felony counts of special circumstances murder charges against Edge. The special circumstances sentencing enhancements include committing multiple murders and murder by poison.
She faces a sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.
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ATLANTA -- DS Waters of America Inc., a water and OCS company, announced that its chief executive, Dillon Schickli, has retired. Tom Harrington has stepped up to fill the top post, effective immediately.
Harrington previously served as the company's president and chief operating officer; his new role combines the previously separate roles of president and chief executive.
Schickli joined DS Waters in 2005 as co-chief executive and board member. In 2012, under the guidance of both Schickli and Harrington, DS Waters reportedly achieved its strongest net customer growth in over a decade along with record revenue.
Harrington joined the company in 2004 as senior vice-president of the central division. He later served as western division president and was promoted to chief operating officer in 2008 and president in 2011.
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Green Mountains (Vermont) > Stratton Mountain > Climber's Log
Stratton Mountain Climber's Log
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|Cold summer day
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2017
|Got brain freeze from breathing in the cold air on the way in. Lovely day for hiking. There were two pups running around the summit looking for pets while their parents were up on the tower.
|Posted Sep 2, 2017 7:58 am
|Finally up Stratton
Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2014
|Spent many years skiing stratton as a kid. My recent return to VT for grad school allowed time to finally hike up on a beautiful October day.
|Posted Aug 17, 2015 12:26 pm
|Snowshoe hike
Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2015
|Doing it in snowshoes drained some of the fun out of the hike, especially with two people in boots post holing their way to within a mile of the summit ahead of me. The mileage is listed as 3.4 miles at the base but is correctly listed as 3.8 miles at the summit tower.
|Posted Apr 13, 2015 10:13 pm
|Quite a hike
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2012
|Hiked up with the wife and our dog.
|Posted Jan 27, 2015 7:06 pm
Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2011
|i skied this mountain several times. it was nice to hike it.
|Posted Nov 23, 2012 11:21 am
|Route Climbed: Stratton Pond Loop
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2011
|Did an 11.5 mile loop of the hike. Trail was ok, views were great from the tower. The pond was also stunning, given the solitude that graced us when we arrived.
|Posted Jun 25, 2012 11:14 am
|LT Sobo
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2010
|The peak was nice but it was all about Stratton Pond for me. All the ponds along the LT were worthwhile.
|Posted Dec 30, 2010 2:56 pm
|Where the AT Was Born
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2009
|Beautiful Green Mtn trail. Climbed from Kelly Strand Rd. Enjoyed the views from the tower.
|Posted Oct 10, 2009 10:10 pm
|Nice hike
Date Climbed: Apr 11, 1987
|Part of my End to End quest.
|Posted Oct 20, 2008 1:39 am
|Stratton Mountain
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008
|Climbed via the Appalachian Trail from Arlington Road. A fun hike and a good one to complete in around half a day. Nice views of the Green Mountains and the Taconics from the fire tower on the summit. Found some more good views on North Peak by the ski runs.
|Posted Aug 12, 2008 9:50 pm
|AT/LT hikes
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2000
|Heavy rain soaked me thoroughly while camping the previous night.
|Posted Nov 18, 2007 9:56 pm
|Appalachian Trail
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 1995
|Got this one on my Appalachian Trail thru-hike.
|Posted Oct 15, 2007 11:32 am
|Along the LT
Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2007
|Climbed this mountain while treking the entire Long Trail. It was a fun mountain and it beat a case of the blues I had during a wet, foggy morning. Yet, the top was magnificent.
|Posted Sep 15, 2007 9:54 am
|Inspirational Peak
|What a cool spot to sit and think about all the other hikers who have passed by. Imaging James P. Taylor and Benton MacKaye standing in the same spot and invisioning the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail is an awesome feeling. Had a great night camping at Stratton Pond with two guys who had taken a vow of silence. It was like a non-stop game of charades. Had a great paddle on the pond with the caretaker assigned there that summer.
|Posted Aug 30, 2007 12:02 am
|Did it
Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2006
|The mountain itself was a little bit of a let down for me, but the area was beautiful. Since this was the mountain that the LT/AT were concieved on, i was glad to be there, but I, myself find many other mountains more inspiring. Hiked Lye Brook trail 9 miles to Stratton pond camp, set up camp and summited same day. returned following day to Lye Brook trailhead.I will have a Trail description soon.
|Posted Oct 16, 2006 12:37 am
|Hugh Jodrie was there then!
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 1978
|Via then-S trail from then-shelter near Grout Pond
|Posted Apr 15, 2006 2:16 pm
|Route Climbed: Stratton Pond Trail Date Climbed: july 30, 2005
|Perfect day for a hike. Climbed to the top of the fire tower, got dizzy, took some pictures. Can't wait to go back and do the full loop. I would love to see the summit in the winter too...
|Posted Oct 28, 2005 1:31 pm
|Route Climbed: AT Date Climbed: 10/98
|On this miserable trip, where it was cold and wet the entire 3 days, only I elected to backpack over the mountain of the entire group. Everyone else hiked around it. But, I was rewarded with views from the top as when I got to within 100 vertical feet of the summit I popped out of the drizzle and white-out to clear sunny dry summit conditions. Ha! Don't cha just love cloud inversions.
|Posted Aug 9, 2005 3:26 pm
|Route Climbed: Southbound AT Date Climbed: May 30, 2004
|A crisp clear day at the top. No blackflies this year (yet) and very light dayhiker traffic. Excellent day to be on Stratton.
|Posted Jun 1, 2004 12:12 pm
|Route Climbed: Stratton Pond Trail Date Climbed: Feb 2002
|Did an overnight at the 3-wall shelter at Stratton Pond after our snowshoe to the summit of Stratton Mountain. I believe that it dipped to around 12 F that night and the 3-wall shelter was pretty chilly. Next time I may use the tent to trap a bit of our body heat!
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Report: Harvick Re-signs With RCR
SceneDaily is reporting that Richard Childress Racing and Kevin Harvick may have reached an agreement on a contract extension that will keep Harvick in the No. 29 Chevy beyond the 2010 season. An official announcement is expected Saturday before the All Star race.
Earlier this month, team owner Richard Childress said that he hoped to have Harvick re-signed by the end of May. Harvick, however, sidestepped a question about contract talks during a media session at Dover International Speedway.
Last July, it was reported that Harvick asked to be let out of his RCR contract. At that time, rumors were circulating that Harvick wanted to take Shell/Pennzoil with him to Stewart Haas Racing in a third car.
But, last month Kasey Kahne signed with Hendrick Motorsports, despite HMS having a full stable of drivers signed through 2011. Rumors began circulating that Kahne would spend 2011 in a HMS-backed car due to the lack of an open seat at HMS. That limits Kahne's options to Stewart Haas Racing, Phoenix Racing, and Furniture Row Racing.
With PR being put up for sale by team owner James Finch, and FRW not even being mentioned as an option, many believe Kahne will end up at SHR for one year, despite representatives for SHR saying that they have not had any discussions with HMS reps about Kahne.
That coupled with SHR's recent struggles may have removed SHR from the Harvick running, as Tony Stewart, owner of SHR, is not likely to be thinking about expansion to four teams when his current two-car operation is struggling.
Further fueling speculation that Harvick would leave RCR was the news that Shell/Pennzoil decided to leave the team and head to Penske Racing and driver Kurt Busch.
Still, the news that Harvick is likely to have signed an extension with RCR is not very surprising. Early this year, I wrote an article indicating the four teams that realistically had a shot of landing Kahne — I did not include HMS because they had a full stable through the end of next year.
From that article, Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 00, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing's No. 1, Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 11, Richard Childress Racing's No. 29, Front Row Motorsports' No. 34, Tommy Baldwin Racing's No. 36, TRG Motorsports' No. 71, Red Bull Racing's No. 82, and Robert Yates Racing/Richard Petty Motorsports' No. 98 could have open seats at the end of this season.
The Nos. 00, 1, and 11 are more than likely going to re-sign their current drivers. MWR is currently working on an extension for David Reutimann. It would be hard to imagine Earnhardt Ganassi Racing or Joe Gibbs Racing would release Jamie McMurray or Denny Hamlin, respectively, given the way both of them are running.
That leaves the Nos. 34, 36, 71, 82, and 98 as potential open seats. The No. 98 isn't likely to lose Paul Menard as a driver because if they cut ties with him, it's extremely likely that his sponsor Menards, which is owned by his father, will leave with him. That would effectively end that team, if another sponsor could be found.
Assuming Scott Speed is out of the No. 82 — and there's nothing to indicate that this is the case — that would have been the most competitive team with an available seat. But, considering the No. 82 is a Toyota, it's unlikely Harvick would have gone there because of his interests in Chevy with his Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series teams.
That leaves the relatively uncompetitive teams of the Nos. 34, 36, and 71. If for no other reason, it is highly unlikely Harvick would have even considered these rides as they would be a step down for him. Those teams are working on shoestring budgets and are in building mode. They are not yet close enough to competitive to be able to attract a driver of Harvick's caliber.
Had he been interesting in going the same route as Tony Stewart, buying an interest in an underfunded team and turning it into a contender, perhaps he would have considered these teams. But that doesn't seem to be the case.
At the end of the day, Harvick looked at the available seats out there and determined that no situation — including a brand new team — would give him as much of a chance to win as RCR. So, if the reports are true and Harvick did in fact sign an extension with RCR, it comes as no surprise.


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Hey guys, i wanna ask if there would be anyone in this forum who could help me improve my skills of C++ programming. For two years now i've been practicing C++, Windows and OpenGL ( all of them together sometimes ) as a hobbiest, but i seem to have run out of ideas about what to build next, as i've tried building text games, simple applications, simple 2D games like tictactoe and even a full featured game engine ( Well, that last didn't work out good enough though ).
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January 16, 2009
MTV's Laura Culpepper's '09 wishes for Robert Pattinson
Laura Culpepper was that lucky duck who got to interview Robert Pattinson after winning a contest to be an MTV Movie Awards guest blogger. Now she's an MTV News intern and has posted a longer version of an old video interview with Robert!
"In reality, Rob is nothing like Edward Cullen. Anyone who has met him or seen him in an interview knows that he is really just a big ball of goofiness and sarcasm. He's nice to everyone and still doesn't understand why people like him so much."
Read Laura's new blog post over at MTV!
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- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 9:46 PM
I really appreciate your posting this. Though, the word that popped into my head was not sarcasm, but caustic. Of course, I'll take your word for it that he's nice, as you were actually there for the whole exchange and I'm just seeing a video clip. It might just be a Brittish style of humor thing. And he was certainly self-deprecating enough. I don't know. I would have liked to see you give him his comeupance in this clip, though, I'll tell you that. You did a great job, especially in light of his snarky nog-headedness. Your interviewing style is so fresh and honest and your questions were so much more interesting than the canned crap most interviewers offer. All the best to you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 12, 2010 at 5:02 AM
You did well Laura,great interview. He's preparing you for thick skin in the journalism world.LOL I'm sure you can handle his humor,some people would have crumbled.LOLReplyDelete
People always think he's such a sensitive wimpy pushover. I think he's actually a bit of a spit fire.
I hope your doing well on the internship,your career and all Laura keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more of your interviews.


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Taking great shots with a DSLR relies on understanding what that means.
ACCORDING to a Sony survey of amateur photographers, ''Two-thirds of DSLR [digital single lens reflex] camera owners stick to auto-mode'', and a third of them have no idea how to use it in any mode other than auto. So why did they pay extra for a camera they don't understand?
Presumably they assume that the more expensive, complex and heavier camera - all other things being equal - will give better picture quality. And there is some truth in that.
Use a compact with a tiny sensor and a DSLR with a much larger light-capture device, both set to auto, and they will give different picture quality. The DSLR will win, because the auto setting on both cameras will set the ISO speed.
When the light is low the camera will compensate by boosting the ISO. On the compact there will be a drastic increase in image noise, causing mottling of the image. On the DSLR very high ISO speeds still produce decent pictures.
But as 20 per cent of young DSLR users are only going to post their pictures on Facebook, who cares what the quality is like?
Keeping in mind Sir Humphrey's axiom that you never commission a survey without knowing the results in advance, we ask: why is Sony discouraging customers for its range of DSLRs? The answer is that the company sells another type of camera, the NEX compact interchangeable lens cameras, which are designed for customers who want DSLR picture quality in a fully automatic camera that costs a little less and weighs a lot less.
The NEX 5R reviewed at right is an example of the alternative camera type that would suit over-reaching DSLR owners. Sony and Samsung both use DSLR-size sensors. Olympus and Panasonic use smaller sensors in smaller bodies and Nikon and Canon have compact system cameras, all of which can take technically excellent photos.
Sony has a video of professional photographer Gary Heery asking bemused DSLR users to justify their gear overkill. Some of them don't even know what DSLR means.
According to the Sony survey, 72 per cent of DSLR buyers use their cameras to ''capture family memories and for fun''. The greatest spur to buying a camera at a specific time is an imminent trip. These people are not going to do a crash course in serious photography before they take off, so the requirement of competent, fully automatic mode is reasonable. And wanting to get the best possible images is understandable. Then there is weight. Who wants to lug a conspicuous brick around Paris when a dainty compact system camera will do the job?
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The Player of the Week designation is the sixth of Howard's distinguished career, which has also brought him a Rookie of the Year Award, a Most Valuable Player Award and two home run crowns. Howard hit .400 (6-for-15) in four games last week, and he led all Major League players with four home runs. Howard also drove in eight runs and notched 18 total bases.
Howard, who started for the NL at designated hitter in the All-Star Game, didn't waste much time in starting off his second half. The slugger launched two home runs in his first game after the break, and then went deep again the following day. Howard also homered on Sunday -- his fourth in as many games -- to tie Chuck Klein (243) for fourth place in the franchise record book.
Molina, meanwhile, is lending his production to a brand new team. Molina, who started the season with San Francisco, was traded to Texas on July 1 and has made an immediate impact. The veteran catcher, who will turn 36 on Tuesday, batted .417 with two home runs and six RBIs in his first three games after the intermission, slugging at a 1.167 clip.
Molina's week exploded on Friday, when he became the first catcher since April of the 2004 season to hit for the cycle. Molina went 4-for-4, and his fifth-inning grand slam provided the key blow in a Texas win. Molina became just the fifth Ranger to ever hit for the cycle and just the eighth player since 1900 to have a grand slam as part of their cycle.
Howard, whose 73 RBIs lead all NL hitters, outpolled a large group of candidates that included four players from the Cubs -- Starlin Castro, Marlon Byrd, Geovany Soto and Randy Wells -- as well as two Braves (Matt Diaz and Brian McCann) and two Padres (Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell). San Francisco starters Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito also received consideration.
Molina, meanwhile, garnered more support than teammate Nelson Cruz and another varied group of contenders. Toronto shortstop Yunel Escobar -- another recent trade acquisition -- also received some support, as did veteran infielders Carlos Pena of the Rays and Kevin Kouzmanoff of the A's. Youngsters Gordon Beckham of the White Sox, Reid Brignac of the Rays and Justin Smoak, recently acquired by the Mariners, were also considered.
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I really am trying to be as fair as possible here, but kishi blatantly does not know how to properly entertain fans.
You do not make a cliffhanger, to leave fans waiting for 3 weeks to make some wanky response like this chapter.
It's not that I wanted Itachi alive, I would have been happy with ANY story plot other than genjutsu, because quite frankly, putting Itachi into a genjutsu has NO POINT WHATSOEVER, other than to make Itachi fans excited to then piss them off after 3 weeks of horrid waiting.
Most people agreed that it would be awesome to have Itachi do SOMETHING, even if he wasnt alive-id have been happy with a simple MESSAGE or something, he can remain dead for sure, anything BUT genjutsu.
But no, the writer decided to make it some lame ass genjutsu...the series is going downhill.
Ever since pains invasion its just been blerrrrggghhhh
Reading for readings sakes? y'know?
Kisame was a good perk up, until he died in an epic fail rushed way.
Its not that I mind Kisame dying, but he had 2 chapters of coverage to then have not even 1 panel of his corpse, whereas suckers like deidara and Hidan (the weakest of the akatsuki) get loads of screen time and speeches before death, Kisame rolls out quite frankly the strongest offense we have ever seen, and not even a goodbye or anything, instead he'd rather write about some emo gayboy and his wannabe girlfriend repeat how his chakra is dark (racist *****)


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Discussion in 'The Perfect Line and Other Riding Myths' started by SCQTT, Apr 16, 2009.
Where's the license plate?
Maybe he digs this concept-
The answer is (not) hidden in box #17290 :huh
His back and neck might be all screwed up like mine. I have a KTM rolling chassis that I'm probably going to do something similar with. It would just be for my long commute days of of 250+ miles.
This is just so right. Pirates can't buy this type of cred.
Every time I see that photo I just have to look at it for awhile, I'd rock that HD.
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I agree. Everything is right about that photo. The gear, the bike, the setting, the look. Everything.
Benny Hill rides the dragon? I guess it's "right" for someone.
You can buy chrome but you gotta earn patina.
an inmate here?
Dude that guy chopped of JohnyFives head and made him into a headlight..
I dig the pre-Go Pro camera set-up.
That is my new sig.
A bit more of story about what I do believe is this rider and her BF from Matt on another site.
....... I simply can not ride the street with the intensity that I ride the track. All the aforementioned combined concluded with the street having lost a bit of luster.
All that said, I've been all over the great USA and there is no place that I find more intoxicating to ride then the NC/TN/N.GA region. The roads here are a sport bikers dream, a land where it's easier to find twisted up asphalt then it is to find straight. If "the feeling" were not alive here, my enjoyment on the street was hopeless. Returning to this area for the first time since 2008 broke the spell. ......
... we would spend Wednesday night at the motel at the Crossroads of Time (aka the gas station at the end of "the dragon"). Bill had mentioned that he'd stayed there before and you meet some "interesting folks". Looking back, boy what an understatement that turned out to be....... I arrived back at the motel just before nine to unite with Bill. We spent a few minutes talking with the folks next door (a couple from Columbus, GA) both having come in on R6's just ahead of us. They were there for their virgin run of the dragon. I quickly stepped to the pulpit and asked them to please be very careful and run the road at about 50-60% of the speed that they would normally charge forward for the first few runs. I didn't get an "Amen" and so ended my career as a preacher. Later Bill told me that the woman sounded almost proud of how stupid, crazy, daring, ... that her man rode.
The next morning we were greeted with absolutely perfect weather. My favorite time of the year, on my favorite roads, gathering with friends, work soundly out of mind for a few days, WHAT COULD BE BETTER?.....
.... I'd mentioned to Bill that I was going to run about 70% pace on the run out and he said "sounds good" as we motored off. I'm quickly amused at how much fun I've having on the road even without pushing it. The "Dragon" is just so engagingly fun that even when not pushing hard it is fun. About half way through we pass a couple of bikes sitting at a pull-off (very common on this stretch for those not familiar). Reaching the overlook I'm ecstatic as the experience was invigorating and the road was void of cops... again, what could be better? A few minutes after we'd arrived at the overlook, a bike comes slowly trolling by us down the road. Bill mentions that it's the female part of the duo we'd met last night and that they were the riders whom had been pulled to the side. The conversation that followed was a bit chaotic and confused:
Bill: he crashed
Matt: who crashed?
Bill: the guy from the motel, that was his girl that just rode by
Matt: why didn't she stop?
Bill: he crashed, he pulled out behind us and I could hear his pipe wailing as if it was coming from my bike, but then it went silent.
Matt: why didn't she stop?
Bill: he crashed. I thought maybe he'd gone back for pictures, but he crashed.
Matt: (putting it together finally) oh, he crashed and she didn't see him?
Bill: yeah, I think. Looked like she was looking for him so I don't think he turned around.
We decided that we should go back and look for him. I've often wondered if I were to go off a mountain how long it might go until I was found by a hunter walking through the woods. As we slowly wandered up the dragon looking over the edge of the road as best as possible we came across him roadside. The good news was that he seemed to be okay, possibly a BIT shaken (as compared to the night before -- we did note that it seemed the couple were former meth users). The bike was about 15' over the edge. Bill offered to track down the girlfriend/wife and rode off.
In the time that followed, I talked with the guy for a bit mentioning that I'd said to "take it easy" the night before while also considering in my head that if he was following us that he WASN'T going too crazy and WAS on an R6 which is certainly more capable/controllable on this road then my VFR. He nonchalantly told me, "I WASN'T going too fast". Really had me questioning what this guy would have considered too fast given his bike was laying on the side of the mountain. Just earlier I'd asked why they had been pulled off and he said that he was asking his girl why she was going so slowly.
Selfishly I had began wondering how to get his bike out and ensure we didn't have police involvement. The Dragon had been relatively clear and as my plans had been screwed for heading on the longer North GA route that I'd planned out, of some 325 or so miles, I wanted to stay on the Dragon that day non-policed. I told him that I'd go see what the deal was on tow operators and headed further up the road to the one Killboy photographer just a mile or so up the road. Mentioning the need for a tow truck and a guy off the mountain, he asked me, "young guy?" I said, "yes". "Followed by a girl?" he asks. "Yup". He says, "can't say that surprises me, he wasn't overly fast, but looked shaky as he came by here. The girl looked like a much better rider, much smoother."
I returned back to him with the news that tow operators numbers were at the Crossroads of time building at the beginning. Upon returning I see a Goldwing rider stopped and offered a rope that he carries on his bike before departing. I noted that the rope was rated at 278lb and the bike around 430lbs. We figured that the rope would be capable of more weight and (as with many things) was rated lower for liability/lawsuit reasoning. We get a guy stopped with a pickup truck, but he doesn't want to drag the bike out for fear of somebody hitting his truck even with two of us stopping traffic. Instead we end up playing tug-o-war with a 5 man army to pull the bike up the mountainside. Bill Morgan returned nearly an hour after leaving, just in time to help with the final heave to bring the bike back up on the pavement. Bill told the guy that he'd ridden all the way out to the 129/72 split (about 20 miles) and still didn't see her. Later I joked with dimwit (no, NOT Bill) that it would have been easier had he not been on the brakes while we pulled the bike, that was when he said, "I wasn't on the brakes, but I never did take the bike out of gear". Gotta love it.
Good Samaritan efforts behind us, it was now nearing on noon. Bill and I talked, and concluded that we'd scratch the north GA route until the next day and just continue to ride the lightly trafficed/non-patrolled Dragon. ......
By this time Bill and I had ridden about 100 Dragon miles (which are like dog years and calculated at a 2:1 ratio) as well as 50 or so other miles. Bill said he was throwing in the towel and heading back to Fontana Village with Jerry. Me, well I wasn't quite finished yet. I told him that I wanted to do 4 more runs (2 each direction) and then I would be back. Trip 1 was fun, and trip 2 was almost my final. I didn't feel tired, but found myself missing my marks on 3 or 4 occasions. I wasn't jeopardizing anybody (nor myself) by crossing double yellow or near crashing, but I was not happy with my lines and it wasn't one of my smoother runs. After a break at the store I was convinced that I wasn't really tired and off I went again. Nearing the far side (dam overlook) I wave as I see that our "friends" had reunited at some point in the day and they were on their way back themselves. The trip out to the overlook felt much better then trip 2 where I was disappointed. A short break for me at the overlook and I was getting it. This would be my last trip of the day, and likely for the trip as I do not enjoy the road when it's busy. Things WERE going great, the bike and I were dancing to the same song this trip, smoothly transitioning from gas to brake, right to left. And then it happened...
Looking through the upcoming turns, I see folks motioning to slow down. Getting closer, I see her, the girlfriend/wife slumped along the side of the road shaking. She has blood on her face and it seems to me that death is in her eyes as I park and walk closer. I don't have to ask what happened, some amateur detective work quickly revealed an arching scrape in the road running wide. Following the gouge in the road to the edge of the mountain, locating her bike about 60 feet from the edge of the road I was surprised she was alive frankly. In some respects, she was lucky I suppose. Lucky in that after losing control she split a space of only 4 feet which was bounded on one end by a guardrail, and bound on the other by a very large tree. That said, "lucky" is certainly only partially fitting. You see, in the area that she went off the road, there was what amounted to a small motocross jump. It seems that when the department of transportation built the road, they put in some type of concrete retaining wall which I'm guessing was to keep the mountain from eroding under the roadway. This wall actually extends about 12-18" HIGHER then the roadway itself. Through time whether through some run off or intentionally placed, the area on the road side of the wall had been dirt packed creating what looked to be a "jump". After "jumping" the bike off the mountainside, she literally flew through some branches before coming to rest below. The headlight on the bike was now facing up the mountain suggesting that it likely rolled after touching down. At what point she separated from the bike, I don't think that she could recall and I wasn't about to ask her although I did overhear her saying that she did recall flying through the tree limbs. Just a few feet from the resting place of her motorcycle was a memorial garden, a revelation that she was not the first to be bitten by this corner.
As I'd approached the situation, there was a local man trying to convince her of a need for medical attention. Seems that she really didn't want to go to a hospital, whether it was due to a lack or insurance, worry over co-payments or otherwise I will never know. The guy mentioned that just last week somebody had gone down and died the following day after not seeking medical attention and thinking that everything was okay. I seemed to think that hubby had told him to call for the ambulance when he reached the store (landline as cell phones do not have signal). I've heard in the past that it takes the ambulance 45 minutes to an hour to reach this area, and the events following were confusing. Folks had moved on, leaving it to where it was just them and I. Call me a glutton for punishment, or a curious busybody, but I stayed around to try ensuring that they would be okay.
A few minutes passed and for the first time since I'd arrived she stood. She couldn't seem to straighten her back, walking around a few feet hunched over, and slurred her words a bit talking. Externally you couldn't see much, but I was thinking that the internal trauma had to be quite massive. She sat back down and began sobbing, what happened next just caused me to take pause and realize just how different each of our situations are. After she began crying (not sure if it was due to physical pain, emotional pain, the damage to her bike as she looked down the mountain, or just a combination of the whole situation/day) her husband said, "Honey, quit crying... I didn't cry when I crashed my bike". It doesn't happen often, but I was speechless in disbelief. Part of me wanted to say something, yet another part of me realized that these folks were a bit different. He mentioned that he was just so thankful that she was "okay" because he don't know what he would have told the kids. KIDS? I asked and it seems these two whom were seemingly trying to remove themselves from the gene pool had already spawned 3 children (10, 12, 14) together. Could you the imagine the devastating news of losing Mom and Dad in the same day?
Then a seemingly laughable comment from him as he mentioned that he was going to go down and turn off the bike so that the battery didn't go dead. You must realize that given the situation, that would have been the last thing on most folks mind. The outrageous dialog just continued with him asking if she was ready to ride yet. WTF? Ready to ride? Seems he was going to take her two up back to the motel. Oh the confidence of crawling on the back of a bike that is missing half it's plastic after going off a mountain hours earlier... all this minutes after you went on a high-flying off road adventure yourself. Instead of telling him to f-off, she asked "where's my helmet"? They spot the pink mohawk at the bottom of the mountain in the ravine and dimwit goes off to retrieve it. Ten minutes later he's back, huffing for air. He pops his seat revealing a stash of cigs and lights up passing one over to her to help her feel better. Over the cigarette, she expressed concern over leaving her bike! Are you freaking serious? I know it was totaled, as well as down the side of a mountain where it would be difficult to find even looking for it, let along spotting it by accident in the dark as we were about 30 minutes from sunset at this point. It was then that I realized that I needed to separate myself from this situation asking if there was anything further that I could do before riding into the sunset. The next day I discovered from another guy that we'd met at the hotel that she was still alive (had not gone to the hospital) and that they'd rented a U-Haul and were in process of hauling the carnage back to Columbus, GA.
Just another week-end at the Gap.


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By Blerona
To kick off this summer, M&J is showing you how to look super chic on budget, this time we're doing it with your shoes. Sandal flats are a must have for the summer, but buying several pair of embellished sandals can get costly. So we purchased a pair inexpensive shoes and embellished them four different ways. Here are some simple DIY's that will set your feet apart from all the rest.
Look One – Jeweled Embellishment
- Two 3.25"x2.75″ Multi Stones Motif – Item# 44521 Color Green Multi (1.800.9.MJTRIM)
- Suede Fabric Scrap
- Hot glue Gun
- Step1: Hot glue the motif on to a piece of suede fabric.
- Step 2: Cut along off the extra fabric and mesh around the appliqué
- Step 3: Hot glue or hand stitch the appliqué to the top of each sandal.
- 10 inches of 40mm Butterfly Pleat Taffeta Item# 40898 Color Black (1.800.9.MJTRIM)
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Step 1: Cut the pleated trim in half for each shoe.
- Step 2: Hot glue the pleated taffeta onto the leather trim of the shoe
Chained Flats
- 10 inches of 15mm Metal Mesh Chain Item# 44522 (1.800.9.MJTRIM)
- Hot glue gun /Thread&Needle
- Scissors
- Step1: Cut the trim in half both pieces should be 5 inches long
- Step2: Hot glue only the discs onto the leather trim of the shoe. *Not the chain.
- Four 2.25″ Hot-Fix Multi Stud Motif Item# 44517 Color Bronze
- Suede Fabric Scrap
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Step 1: Iron one appliqué to a piece of suede fabric, then iron a second as seen in the photo above. One appliqué for your shoe is made
- Step2 : Hot glue the finished appliqué to the leather trim of the sandal


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Morning MarketBeat: Easy Money, the Abe Trade and the Universal Put
Pre-Market Brief:
MARKET SNAP: At 5:43 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures flat. Treasury yields edge higher. Nymex crude down 1c at $86.72; gold down 0.3% at $1,689.80. In Europe, FTSE 100 down 0.6%, DAX down 0.2% and CAC 40 down 0.7%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 0.9% and Hang Seng down 0.4%.
Overnight action: New calls for U.S. gun limits; A shadow over banks as UBS nears deal; Millionaire tax-rate rise posed by GOP.
Watch for: New York Fed December Empire State Survey (8:30 a.m. ET): seen: -1.0; last: -5.2; Richmond Fed President Jeff Lacker speaks in Charlotte (12:30 p.m.)
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.
The Breakfast Briefing
Forget the Bernanke Put. We may be seeing the advent of the Universal Put.
Japanese voters returned the Liberal Democratic Party to power over the weekend, sparked by party leader and incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pledge to force the Bank of Japan to go all out in order to simulate Japan's moribund economy.
The yen has dropped about 5% relative to the U.S. dollar since mid-November, with the Nikkei up 12%, and that's before the "Abe Trade" even gets started in earnest. Abe wants unlimited easing until Japanese inflation reaches about 2% (it's currently running around 1%).
Ben Bernanke, who runs the Federal Reserve, needs no such prodding from the political class. The Fed last week announced it would replace Operation Twist with a ramped-up quantitative easing, $45 billion a month of new money to buy Treasurys. Along with QE3, that's $85 billion in new money, every month. The Fed also set targets for easing off the gas: unemployment at 6.5%, inflation above 2.5%.
The Bank of England has agreed to funnel billions of pounds to businesses and households through banks. The ECB of course remains on standby with its bailout program, the Outright Monetary Transactions, should one of Europe's ailing nations, like Spain, request a bailout. The People's Bank of China has also been ramping up its stimulus programs amid the once-a-decade change in the leadership of the Communist Party.
So many central banks, so much liquidity.
The algo-driven stock market will lap all this up. Sure, Europe's a mess, and the U.S. stands poised on the verge of the fiscal cliff. But traders and speculators know the central banks have laid down historically large puts, and so long as the economies of the U.S., Europe, and China remain somewhere between recession and weak expansion, there's almost no chance Bernanke and his dinner buddies are going to change course.
Fed policy is already as loose at it was before the Panic of 2008, Capital Economics' senior markets economist John Higgins noted. If the clouds hanging over the developed world's economies don't turn into another storm, then the Fed may be sowing the seed of the next financial bubble.
"Don't count on the US central bank sacrificing its commitment to maximum sustainable employment on the altar of financial market stability," John Higgins, Capital Economics' senior markets strategist, wrote last week.
But, really, the reality of a healthy global economy is so far away, why worry now?
Morning MarketBeat Daily Factoid: On this day in 1843, Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" was first published.
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Stocks to Watch
Among the companies expected to report results on Monday are Weatherford International, Rentech, and Stewart Enterprises.
Overnight Headlines (Links)
'Abe Trade' Is Expected to Flourish in Japan
The resounding return to power of the Liberal Democratic Party and Shinzo Abe in Japan is expected to extend the "Abe trade" of a weaker yen and stronger Tokyo shares, but the dramatic month-long market run may hit some turbulence when the new team faces the messy task of governing.
Economy Poised to Nudge Ahead in 2013
As 2012 comes to a close, the U.S. economy is also turning a page: The recovery is over. It looks like 2013 will be the start of a more normal, though hardly robust, period of growth.
Carney Moves to Head of Class in Central Bank Grading
Central banks are graded, ultimately, by the economic outcomes they help achieve: How much inflation, how much growth, how stable their financial systems. But as an interim evaluation, The Wall Street Journal asked the (mostly American) economists in its regular survey to grade the performance of the men who lead the world's major banks.
China's Share of Treasurys Quietly Falls
China's desire for long-lived assets like mineral rights probably isn't just a mark of its energy appetite, but also fear that America's uncertain fiscal trajectory and trillions in bond purchases by the Federal Reserve may dilute the value of China's $1.15 trillion in Treasurys.
Federal authorities are investigating a large and timely bet that hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors LP placed on Weight Watchers International Inc. stock ahead of the diet company's February 2011 earnings surprise, according to people familiar with the matter.
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A Disturbing Realization
The other day, I was thinking about the fact that I don't seem to have the same anticipation, the same glee, the same "phever", regarding the upcoming playoffs as in the past couple years. Don't get me wrong, I was very happy when the Phillies clinched the NL East last week. And now that Game 1 of the NLDS will be upon us in just a few hours, I'm feeling the stirrings of excitement.
Or maybe it's just gas. 🙂
Just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable, nay, unbelievable that the Phils would capture the division four seasons in a row.
But now they have.
And therein lies the crux of my problem – the sustained success of these Phillies has led me to a point where I now expect excellence from them.
Expecting excellence on a yearly basis? Good grief! I can only come to one conclusion.
I feel as if I'm becoming like…..like……a (gasp!) Yankees fan.


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Small Leather and House Check Crossbody Bag
- A compact crossbody bag in grainy leather and House check. Small and structured, it is designed to keep its shape, while expandable internal compartments and an exterior zip pocket allow for easy organisation.
- 24 x 7 x 18cm/9.4 x 2.8 x 7.1in
- Min. shoulder strap length: 115cm/45.3in
- Max. shoulder strap length: 130cm/51.2in
- 100% calf leather
- Panel: 100% cotton
- Lining: 100% cotton
- One external zip pocket
- Two internal expandable compartments, one slip pocket
- Adjustable crossbody strap
- Foldover top with clasp closure
- Hand-painted edges
- Polished metal hardware
- Made in Italy


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How does Christina Aguilera feel? Well, she should feel fantastic! The 32-year-old singer showed off her amazing weight loss and svelte body on The Voice Monday, Nov. 4. Aguilera teamed up with rapper Flo Rida to perform their new single, "How I Feel," and the songstress slipped into a sheer bodysuit before taking the mic.
PHOTOS: Christina Aguilera's body evolution
At the beginning of their number, Aguilera styled a low-cut black blazer, rhinestone nude tights and black top hat. Midway through the song, however, the singer removed her blazer to reveal she was actually wearing an ultra-sexy, see-through bodysuit that exposed her black bedazzled bra and tiny shorts underneath. Looking confident and better than ever, Aguilera strutted across the stage while belting out her hit song.
PHOTOS: Celebrity weight fluctuations
While taking last season off from the show, Aguilera drastically slimmed down. "It's more of a mind-body thing for her," a source previously told Us Weekly of Aguilera's workout and diet plan. "She believes in exercise that she enjoys, doing strength work as opposed to intense cardio."
During an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday, Oct. 28, Aguilera's fellow Voice mentor Adam Levine commented on her weight loss. "Christina seems happier this year," host Jay Leno noted. "Is that my imagination or do you sense that?"
PHOTOS: Christina's style evolution
"No, that's not your imagination. She looks great, she feels great," the Maroon 5 singer, 34, explained. "Also, we all know each other better so our chemistry on the show sort of improved."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Christina Aguilera Wears Sheer Bodysuit, Shows Off Slim Figure on The Voice


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Posted: Febrero 16, 2010 at 9:35 am
Extract from the article by Zoltan Istvan, published in September, 2003, by National Geographic Channel online.
At 20,800 feet (6,340 meters), the peak of the snow-covered, dormant volcano Parinacota, in northern Chile, commands a view of Peru, Bolivia, and Chile's high Andean altiplano.
Lauca National Park, named for the Lauca River that snakes through the southern part of the park, is one of South America's crown-jewel conservation areas. In 1981 UNESCO named the park a Biosphere Reserve.
"(Lauca) harbors a great diversity of natural habitats, including wetlands and lakes, home to birds, fishes and an abundance of flora," said Pablo Marquet, a biologist at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago who has surveyed the park's boundaries".
Lauca's wetlands are home to more than 100 bird species, including the flamingo, giant coot, white owl, Andean geese, and nandus (a flightless South American bird resembling the emu). Three species of flamingo throng the shores of Lake Chungara, at 4,500 meters, one of the world's highest lakes. Birders from around the world flock to Lauca.
The park contains more than 30 species of mammals, including wild llamas, vicuna, foxes, alpacas, chinchillas, and Andean and pampas cats.
Not all the park's treasures are wild. In cave sites like Refugio Rocoso Las Cuevas and Chacus Incaico Las Cuevas, artifacts and cave paintings date back thousands of years to the ancestors of the Aymara people who still live in the park.


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Sierra Nevada > Yosemite Valley - Logistical Center > Commitment > Climber's Log
Commitment Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Vitaliy M.
|led p 1 and 3, linked with sellagenela (led 2 and 4)and bishop's terrace (led both pitches)
|Posted Oct 16, 2012 11:43 am
Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2011
|Fun stuff :) ...though I slipped the first move.. :O :P
|Posted Sep 18, 2012 9:29 pm
|Led pitch 1 and 3
Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2011
|Really fun route on a beautiful fall day. Good jamming technique makes the crux move a cinch.
|Posted Oct 16, 2011 10:38 pm
|Cool Roof!
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2011
|Led the second pitch of some awesome lie-back moves. Ski lead pitches one and three.
|Posted Aug 28, 2011 1:46 am
|Great Valley Classic
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2011
|Led Pitches 1, 3. Awesome moves in a cool environment. Best to do in the evening when the bay area crowds are busy showering together.
|Posted Jun 13, 2011 9:18 am
|Fun climb
|Probably one of the softer 5.9s in the Valley. Third pitch is definitely the crux. The first is really fun, just textbook 5.8 crack.
|Posted Jan 18, 2011 8:23 pm
Date Climbed: May 8, 2010
|Great "warm up" climb on the way to Selaginella. First pitch was my favorite: solid hands in beautiful granite. With Pavel and Carol
|Posted May 10, 2010 11:09 am
|Always thought the first pitch was kind of harder than 3rd.
|Posted Apr 7, 2009 9:53 pm
Date Climbed: May 3, 2008
|Led the last pitch with double sling on a #2 cam. Harder than I thought it was going to be. Next time I'll using single sling.
|Posted May 13, 2008 2:59 pm
|Lead the first pitch
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
|Lead the first pitch then bailed. But that was my first Yos 5.8 lead.
|Posted Dec 22, 2007 9:03 am
|Fun route
|always liked that 3rd pitch 5.9a
|Posted Dec 13, 2007 11:46 pm
|Bill Kish
|impressive route
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2001
|Climbed three times with Paul, the first time leading pitches #1 and #3. A demanding lead but it protects nicely.
|Posted May 21, 2007 10:13 am


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February 9, 2010
Jackson's The Last Airbender *snort* Yummy Pic, Funny Title?
9 comments:
Lorabell watch out for things magically coming through the air at you. Avatar: The Last Airbender has a cult like following.ReplyDelete
I can't wait for this movie and I'm stoked that Rathbone is in it. I can mix two of my favorite things in one amazing time.
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2010 at 10:36 PM
did they have to take the "Avatar" outta the name cuz of the other "little" movie called Avatar??ReplyDelete
@TJB: Ru ro *ducks and covers*ReplyDelete
- Lorabell :)
I like it. I can't wait to see it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2010 at 12:17 AM
Holy crap! I am actually excited to see this! i wasn't a very big fan of the cartoon (dodges a flying shoe and hides behind couch) but im interested in seeing how he is going to pull off this character. from what I remember, his character was always a goofball. :D TEAM JACKSON ALL THE WAY!!!ReplyDelete
Jackson is such a hottie ;)ReplyDelete
My husband and I own all three seasons to Avatar the Last Airbender. :) It is a fantastic cartoon. My husband follows all of the news about the movie..and yes they did have to change the name to just "The Last Airbender" because of James Cameron's movie. I too love Jackson Rathbone and can't wait to see him as Sokka! We hope that the movie is a big success so he will make 2 more movies for the second and third seasons! :DReplyDelete
LOVE me some Jackson!ReplyDelete
Avatar The Last Airbender is an EPIC story, I've been watching it since it first came out on Nick and have all the seasons that I watch regularly lol. PROUD AVATARD.ReplyDelete
If you haven't seen it already you should ^_^.