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native and 2011 USA Surf Team member Lakey Peterson says; "Rincon is unbelievable to have in my back yard, and all the right hand points are so fun. I've grown up at the Rincon my whole life, and you get to know everyone. I love home in the winter - that's when we get our ground swells, and when it's good here it's unbelievable." And she should know: she's been in the water since forever and you can check her out in Nike's latest surf film, "Leave a Message." (http://www.lakeypeterson.com/) Wintertime is when the Rincon is at its best as north and west swells sweep in, wrap around the shallow cobble point and peel off with an almost predictable evenness around the bend. To access the Rincon, exit at Bates Road from the north or south off Highway 101 and head south to the parking lots. There's a small gate that leads down a path behind several residences, which drops you at the rocky beach. If you head to your right you'll get towards the point and you can jump in the water. Santa Barbara
Ventura C Street is the nickname for California Street, which is near what is commonly called Surfers Point at . For surfers, it's simply referred to as "C Street." Early mornings are favored for surfers in this spot close to the pier. There are three distinct zones along this mile long stretch of beach. At the point is the Pipe, with some pretty fast short breaks. Moving down the beach is the Stables which continues with the right breaks, with a low shoulder, and then you have C Street breaking both right and left. Seaside
Santa Barbara
Pismo Beach
|The Rincon
You may not surf, but that doesn't mean that a visit to the
should be devoid of surfing. The surf culture is iconic at the Rincon, that long right break straddling Central Coast Santa Barbara and Ventura counties but it doesn't matter where you go, from Ventura to the , you'll see surfers everywhere. Hearst Castle
Best Surf Spots
The Rincon is the
's most famous surfing landmark; a small thin strip of land with a large point, hence the long right break. In the early 1920s a road was built to connect Central Coast Ventura to Santa Barbara as there was barely much room there since the cliffs plunged directly into the Pacific Ocean. At first the Rincon was built of rustic logs, then wood planks, but they kept getting washed away by the pounding surf. Finally Highway 101 was built, though as you drive it, you understand how little room there is between the cliffs and ocean. Much of the Rincon portion of the highway still abuts the water and during storms, it's common to have the ocean splashing over onto the highway, soaking cyclists and drivers alike. But this is surf central.
|Lakey Peterson
Surfers are a protective lot; they don't want you horning in on their special breaks. Nonetheless,
has many prime surf spots. The best time to surf is in the winter and after that, the fall. The primary swells are from storms in the North Pacific which generate waves as they approach the West Coast. Spring swells tend to be wind generated and often less powerful. Santa Barbara
|C Street in the morning
|Leadbetter Beach and Point
Leadbetter Point near
is small, fun, easy waves and good for beginners. There are a lot of peaks along this small right point break. Take City College
Cabrillo Blvd. past
and turn left into the pay parking lot. Campus Point at UCSB is a small right point break with a small beach break and the cliffs lead west to Devereux Point, another right with many peaks. It gets crowded sometimes as students simply cross the street from their dorms and hit the waves. Stearns Wharf
Cabrillo Blvd. past
|Catching the waves in Pismo
The Pier is one of the more popular spots and the waves peak on the beach and also on the south side of the pier. Generally there are beautifully shaped waves though they are likely to section on you, but you can still catch a long ride from time to time.
Surf Classes
If surfing is new to you or you want to brush up on your skills, in Santa Barbara, Surf Happens Surf School (http://www.surfhappens.com/) will teach you the basics individually, as a couple, or even for a team building exercise. Surf Class (www.surfclass.com) in
teaches everyone from novice landlubbers to rusty shredders. Their two hour classes limit class sizes for individual attention. They will also teach you surf etiquette and lingo. The Ventura (www.venturasurfschool.com) will also teach you to surf and they offer a week log surf camp as well. They provide classes for just kids too. If you just need gear, swing by Seaward Surf and Sport (http://www.seawardsurf.com/) which is the place to go to buy or rent most anything for the water. Bikinis, body boards, sunglasses, wetsuits. They are a half a block from the beach so you can rent, then jump directly in the water. Ventura Surf School
|Everyone surfs, even these winemakers from the Central Coast!


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I love plates and platters in all shapes and sizes.
I like to switch out plates in seasonal vignettes.
Solid colours and some pretty patterns too.
I guess collecting them is a bit of an obsession.
I also use mismatched plates or platters as saucers under plants. So, are you a plate junky like me? Thanks for visiting and if you are looking for some other plate inspiration, check out Donna at Funky Junk Interiors decorating with plates themed link up.

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Susan will have been married to her husband Phil for 30 years this upcoming February. She says they have been blessed with three amazing children, as well one "fur baby." Jessica, their oldest child, received her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science from the University of West Alabama, as well as her Masters from Auburn University in Aquaculture and Fisheries. She has spent the past two years working from May until October as a biologist with the Grand Teton National Park Service in Moose, Wyo. Callie received her undergrad degree in Biomedical Science from Troy University and graduated from Auburn University's Harrison School of Pharmacy in May 2016. She and her husband Bryan live in Auburn where she works as a pharmacist. Joshua, the youngest of the three, attends Troy University where he is pursuing a teaching degree. Last but certainly not least, Lacey is the family's spunky 10-year-old "dapple dachshund."
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Ad/Campaign: Guinness Surfer 'Good things come to those who wait.'
Agency: Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO London
Creatives: Tom Carty, Walter Campbell, Jonathan Glazer (Director)
"He waits… That what he does… And I tell you what; Tick followed tock followed tick followed tock followed tick…"
Sometimes the best copy for an advert doesn't come as the result of countless hours spent staring at a wall trying to come up with the perfect balance of creativity, intelligence and commercial impact. Copy that will hit the consumer head on and make them say 'Wow'. Sometimes classic copy is derived from just that. The classics…
Every once in a while an ad comes along that just blows everyone away. Every element fits together. The concept, the copy, the visuals, the pace, the direction and most importantly the message.
When Copywriter Tom Carty and Art director Walter Campbell came up with the concept for the 1999 Guinness 'Surfers' commercial they ticked every one of those boxes.
"Ahab says I DON"T CARE WHO YOU ARE, HERE'S TO YOUR DREAM!"
Carty and Campbell were struggling to come up with a tag line for this thick, draught stout. How could they compete in a market swamped with cold and refreshing lagers? A viscous beverage that took a notoriously long time to serve? They went back to basics and withdrew to their local pub (If in doubt!) After hours of trying to think of a hook they latched on to the serving time. They sat and timed how long it took to pour the 'perfect pint of Guinness.' 119.5 seconds. They had their jump off point. Turning this seemingly negative aspect into a positive "Good things come to those who wait" was born.
Taking inspiration from the famous 1893 Walter Crane painting 'Neptune's Horses', Carty and Campbell concocted the gorgeous premise of a group of surfers waiting for the perfect wave. With acclaimed ad director Jonathan Glazer in tow they headed to Hawaii in search of the perfect wave. They found the star of the piece, a gentleman by the name of 'Rusty K', asleep under a palm tree. Not a particularly great surfer himself, Rusty did have the perfect look Glazer was looking for. A Polynesian surfer with a war torn and weathered face that looked as though he had waited his entire life for the perfect wave, this once in a lifetime experience. The shoot took 9 days, including perfect wave and wipeout footage as well as the blue screen and layering of the white leaping horses over the wave breaks.
"The old sailors return to the bar, HERES TO YOU AHAB!"
The time and effort spent was worth it. The Guinness surfers ad won more awards than any other commercial in 1999 including Clio's, D&AD's and Cannes Lions. It was voted the best ad of all time in 2002 in a poll conducted by channel 4 and the Sunday Times.
"And the drummer hit the beat with all his heart."
The commercial was incredible and did wonders for Guinness, previously a stout that was deemed an old man's drink. Bottom line, the whole thing was just… cool. This was owed in no small part to the building menace that the ad conveyed by both Glazer's pacey direction and the use of music (always a major component in a commercial) the muffled beat of a tune called 'Leftfield' by Phat Planet that added to the raw animalistic appeal of the piece. The commercial was even shot in black and white giving a more authentic feel as well as keeping with the colouring of a pint of guinness.
The copy? A simple but stirring passage from Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. A war cry like piece of text that fit the creative imagery perfectly and also struck a chord with a new young market who were seeking their own 'White Whale' of success in a competitive and unforgiving world. This new audience were now queuing at the bar for this stout that was world weary with experience (Guinness since 1759) but at the same time incredibly cool and current. They already knew that they would be in for a slightly longer wait than if they were to choose a lager. In fact they knew that it would take exactly 119.5 seconds for their pint to be poured. Fortunately they also knew…
"Good things come to those who wait…"


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Kylie Jenner and Tyga just got back together, but according to a new report, they're already secretly engaged. And as soon as it's out in the open, the 'KUWTK' star wants Tyga to get her a ring. And she doesn't want just any ring — she wants one bigger than Kim's!
We think Kim Kardashian's 15-carat diamond engagement ring is enormous, but Kylie Jenner, 17, won't be satisfied with a ring that "small." The youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan actually wants Tyga, 25, her alleged fiance, to get her an enormous ring — and soon! He already got her a "symbolic ring," according to a new report, but Kylie eventually wants a bigger one.
Tyga & Kylie Jenner Getting Married: She Wants Ring Bigger Than Kim Kardashian's
"Kylie absolutely loves the idea of being engaged. She has always wanted the ring, the commitment and the attention that comes with it. She wants a serious commitment from Tyga, especially after the Blac Chyna texting fiasco," a source tells EXCLUSIVELY.
Tyga and Kylie took a brief break from their relationship after she discovered he was sending inappropriate text messages to his ex, Blac Chyna. They have since reconciled, and Kylie is now looking towards their future together — a future which includes a huge diamond ring.
"Kylie told Tyga he better get her an enormous ring, too! She is obsessed with Kim's ring and wants something even bigger. She has dreamed about having a huge diamond ring since she was a little girl," our source adds.
Of course, Tyga would have to wait until at least August before marrying Kylie. Kylie is just 17 years old and doesn't turn 18 until August 10. But either way, even that that may be a bit too soon.


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I'm in 5 honors classes, and this will be my first mid-term. I need to know sooo much - how can teachers expect this of me? Please, if you have any ideas on how to study, and how to relax, I'd be so grateful.
Sorry Yachtie was away for midterms. First of all, it is completely reasonable for you to feel stressed, especially in an environment like Falmouth, where everybody feels the need to exceed expectations and uphold family [dynastical] honor. You should feel very proud of yourself for the classes you are taking. You are challenging yourself and that is very wonderful! You make Yachtie proud, for one. Remember no matter what the results of a test are, you are challenging yourself in even taking it, and think of how much you are learning in that process! Nobody can get a good grade on everything. It is not the end of the world to not do as well as you would've liked to. Listen to angry or relaxed music or whatever type makes you feel better. That can be a good way to relieve stress. Also, sleep is good. Another note, it's easy to feel like tests carry a huge weight freshman year...but the best advice Yachtie can give you is to try your best and enjoy the moments the next four years will bring (testing related or otherwise).


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Now that the Super Bowl is right around the corner, I thought I'd remind my readers of the book Blackout by Jason Elam (former kicker for the Atlanta Falcons) and Steve Yohn. You can read my review by going to this previous post.
This was a fun read, and those who have read the other books in this series would definitely enjoy it. I'd like to share my copy with one of my readers, hopefully getting it to them well in advance of the Big Game. This edition is an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) from Tyndale House Publishers. It's a little worn from my carrying it around town with me, but certainly fine for reading. Would you like to give it a new home?
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Lucknow: The State Election Commission (SEC) has ordered a probe against Tourism Minister Om Prakash Singh over a alleged threat to a member of the block development council (BDC) asking him to vote for a particular candidate or face arrest.
Principal Secretary (Home) has been asked to investigate the matter and send a report to state election commissioner SK Agarwal by February 4.
The order comes after the audio tape of the minister threatening the member went viral on social media.
Opposition parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been accusing the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) of arm-twisting and intimidating members during the local bodies elections.


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I have had a few high priced busts recently, so when I opened this one and the cork was rotten, it was oh, no, not again. But it was definitely not again. This wine is wonderful. Lots of pepper, complex and smooth. It is everything I hope for in a decent wine. Ah, finally.
There were no surprises here - this was a wine full of wood and spice notes, with a good depth of flavour and a dusty, drier finish. Expect aromas of cedar, sandalwood, cassis, pepper and dried herbs. This was good value for an aged wine bought from the LCBO that can be opened right away.
Not sure if I'm missing something. The wine is smooth and pleasant at first, but quickly turns sour and bitter with rather harsh alcohol burn. We both finished the bottle, but agreed it wasn't worth a second purchase (especially at the price). Disappointing, as it was purchased to celebrate a good day.


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Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Prim and proper
I find it hard to believe that young people, with their generally open-minded and hedonistic approach to life, are truly that intolerant of oldies who still enjoy a bit of cuddling and canoodling as much as anyone else.
I think it's more likely that oldies have fallen for this daft idea of a "dignified" old age, and decided that certain behaviour is now embarrassing and inappropriate. So they restrain their natural impulses and stick to what they think is "proper". All that's going to do is stop them having any fun.
After all, the young don't see any virtue in a "dignified" youth. They couldn't care less if what they're doing is seen as embarrassing or inappropriate. They dress in crazy clothes, get paralytically drunk, crash cars, eat unhealthy food. They kiss and fondle each other passionately in public, oblivious to other people's reactions.
So why shouldn't oldies be equally uninhibited? Why not grow old disgracefully? Or at least naturally and not trailing a long list of artificial taboos.
Canoodling isn't the only thing oldies are supposed to abandon. There's also dancing, singing, shrieking at the top of roller coasters, laughing hysterically, eating too messily, and bellowing across crowded rooms. Anything in fact that smacks of wanton enjoyment rather than the sedate and decorous self-control that's mysteriously connected with advancing years. Bollocks to that.
The popular stereotype is something like Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous*, staring aghast at the outrageous clothes her mother is about to go out in, and commenting incredulously "You're not going out like that?" Which prompts a slurred and irreverent reply from Eddie, wondering if she has anything even more outrageous to put on instead.
But I can't believe many of the young are that censorious. And even if they are, they're only jealous. We sexagenarians may be crumbling a bit but we can still rock 'n' roll with the best of them.
* TV series featuring a stern, moralistic teenager and her wild, uncontrollable mother.
40 comments:
- Jenny Woolf said...
When I was young I used to think old people ought to act like old people, whatever that was. When they failed to do so, it was embarrassing.
- 27 March 2012 at 18:40
- Grannymar said...
This sexagenarian has no intention of fading into a corner. Hugging Toyboys is much more fun and I intend to keep going.
- 27 March 2012 at 19:24
Jenny - Yes, I wonder how they were supposed to behave? I don't remember having any stereotypes of oldies when I was young, except that they should be more tolerant and amusing than my parents!
Grannymar - I'm all in favour of hugging toyboys! And toygirls of course. There's no way I shall fade into a corner either.
- 27 March 2012 at 19:52
- John Gray said...
I dont think that they are ... generally... but I think that most young people are "specifically" when faced with the prospect of their own parents "doing it" so to speak....
its that normal child thing of being embarrassed when your mum bets pissed at christmas!
- 27 March 2012 at 19:55
John - And why shouldn't mum get pissed at Christmas? After all, children do plenty of silly things at Christmas!
- 27 March 2012 at 20:04
- Bijoux said...
I think a big part of that attitude amongst youth is that older people aren't 'pretty' anymore, so they can't imagine (or don't want to imagine) older folks as sexual beings.
All I'll say, as a middle age woman, is that older men are becoming better and better looking to me! (My spouse just turned 50 a few days ago.....) So, to all the young whippersnappers out there: Experienced lovers make the best lovers!
- 27 March 2012 at 20:48
Bijoux - I think that's true. They can't understand how old wrinklies could possibly enjoy physical contact! It's also true that oldies have the benefit of so much past experience. Especially we sexagenarians....
- 27 March 2012 at 21:06
"There's also dancing, singing, shrieking at the top of roller coasters, laughing hysterically, eating too messily, and bellowing across crowded rooms."
My patients do all this on an hourly basis. Except for the shrieking on roller coasters.
- 27 March 2012 at 21:42
Myra - I suppose hospital patients don't feel obliged to follow the same rules as the rest of us. Perhaps they've got the right idea....
- 27 March 2012 at 22:37
- JohnD said...
As we are getting older we are looking more towards enjoying the things we never had time for when we were a 'young family' - especially more quality time for Rhonda and myself. We don't miss the 'social round-about - in fact we are too busy doing things to miss it!
- 27 March 2012 at 23:01
- kylie said...
you wrote this post JUST so you could say you are a sexagenarian!
- 27 March 2012 at 23:20
- Bijoux said...
Haha! I came back to basically say what Kylie just said....I think you just like to say sexagenarian!
- 28 March 2012 at 00:00
- Secret Agent Woman said...
Clearly you a) don't have teenagers and b) don't remember being a teenager. My kids are thoroughly embarrassed by me, and that's as it should be. I, in turn, was thoroughly embarrassed by my parent's behavior when I was a teen. It's the natural order of things. But that's a separate issue from whether older people (and I'm not sure what age cut-off you mean for that) should take heed of teens mortification - of course not! My kids have learned that I am immune to their disapproval.
@John Gray - why would your mother get angry at Christmas?
- 28 March 2012 at 03:16
John D - But are you going to do all the things that the young might find embarrassing?
Kylie - Oh, did I mention that I'm a SEXagenarian?
Bijoux - Ah, apparently I did mention that I was a sexagenarian.
- 28 March 2012 at 07:48
Agent - I don't have teenagers but I certainly remember being one, especially as I was bullied by my fellow pupils for several years. I don't remember being particularly embarrassed by my parents, more frustrated that their outlook on the world was so limited. Glad to know you take no notice of your kids' disapproval.
I think John G meant pissed in the other sense!
- 28 March 2012 at 07:53
- Rummuser said...
I pass.
- 28 March 2012 at 15:43
Ramana - Pass on what? Or pass as what?
- 28 March 2012 at 18:16
- Ursula said...
Nick, I have no idea what you are talking about. You are peddling an old myth.
And, and it's a big AND, let's not forget that, in the olden days, some (luckily not all) parents frowned on their kids' sexuality. Oh, yes.
- 29 March 2012 at 13:34
Ursula - Not quite an old myth yet, as Secret Agent Woman has recent experience of it. And you're right, some (quite a few) parents used to frown on their kids' sexuality. Nowadays it's mainly the church that has problems with sex.
- 29 March 2012 at 13:54
- Rummuser said...
Pass as the unconcerned elder.
- 29 March 2012 at 16:22
Ramana - Glad to hear it. I tend also to be unconcerned by the idea of "appropriate behaviour" for oldies. Having fun is more important than following rules.
- 29 March 2012 at 17:04
- Wisewebwoman said...
I'm not in the slightest bit concerned about what the younger folks think of my sometimes outrageous behaviour, I think my life far more interesting than theirs anyway!
- 29 March 2012 at 20:23
- Baino said...
Well you know me, I have no intention of growing old gracefully. You're as young as the man you feel I say...and I like 'em young!
- 29 March 2012 at 20:26
www - Excellent news! And you're absolutely right, our lives are much more interesting than theirs. Our brains have had so much longer to consider everything.
Baino - That's the right attitude. Hope you've been feeling some exciting men recently....
- 29 March 2012 at 20:37
- Suburbia said...
Nick you have no idea! I am a constant embarrassment to my children (apparently!) Even breathing is too much for them, as for singing in the street or kissing, goodness me, then excommunication is on the cards!
- 29 March 2012 at 20:40
- Jay at The Depp Effect said...
Certainly our children are censorious and embarrassed by our physical affection. They are rather proud of us remaining childlike and enjoying life on other levels, though, even if sometimes they pretend not to be!
Shrieking on top of roller coasters will not be undertaken by me, though, if only because I never have liked the darned things!
- 29 March 2012 at 23:11
Suburbia - Perhaps you should follow Secret Agent Woman's example and studiously ignore your children's embarrassment? Why should they cramp your style?
Jay - Oh, is that because you had an unpleasant experience once on a roller coaster? I've only been on one once, and I rather enjoyed it.
- 29 March 2012 at 23:18
- Scarlet Blue said...
The image of Frank Butcher [Eastenders for those who avoid soaps] springs to mind when reading this post... which may be the route of the desire to tone it down as we age!
- 30 March 2012 at 12:09
Scarlet - I don't follow any soaps but I do know of Frank Butcher and his rather wild character. Personally I'm more eccentric than wild, but I've no intention of toning down the eccentricities.
- 30 March 2012 at 16:24
- Liz said...
We certainly can! My children just look at me and sigh.
- 30 March 2012 at 19:17
Liz - I'm glad they don't anything more than sigh. As long as they don't lock the front door and prevent you going out in that low-cut top.
- 30 March 2012 at 20:59
- Secret Agent Woman said...
What other sense?
- 31 March 2012 at 21:46
Agent - Pissed meaning drunk as opposed to pissed meaning angry. We Brits don't generally use pissed to mean angry. Pissed-off maybe.
- 31 March 2012 at 22:36
- Secret Agent Woman said...
Oh. I'll file that one under "Briticisms."
- 1 April 2012 at 12:50
Agent - Is it a classic Briticism? Are youngsters in the States less concerned about how oldies dress and behave?
- 1 April 2012 at 15:32
- blackwatertown said...
I don't know that it's particularly an older person thing - all ages from, say, nine years old up, can be crippled with self-consciousness.
The happiest liveliest people I know are those who ignore the audience and carry on regardless.
- 2 April 2012 at 23:54
Blackwater - Is that self-consciousness or other-consciousness? The problem seems to be that oldies are too concerned about what others think of them.
- 3 April 2012 at 07:51
- Secret Agent Woman said...
No, I mean the use of "pissed' to mean drunk rather than angry.
- 10 April 2012 at 01:14
Maybe it's otherselfconsciousness - excessive conscious of what others think about yourself.
- 27 April 2012 at 22:28
Blackwater - I think that's often the case. Which just leads to an inner paralysis.
- 17 May 2012 at 17:45


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Twitter Stream Infographic With Visual.ly = Cute But Meh
Thanks to @LaurenONizzle's post to her blog from a couple of days ago I found out this cool little tool that analyzes your Twitter stream and is supposed to spit out a infographic representations of you based on your tweets.
The tool is at a site called Visual.ly and I guess the best way to describe it is that you're "Twitterizing" yourself.
Of course, once I found out this existed the first thing I did was click the link and try it out for myself and here are the results:
According to the website the way they come up with the graphical representation of you is by "using data from your Twitter account's tweets (posts) combined with some twitter data from our friends over at infochimps. Our Twitterize yourself tool will generate an infographic in an instant based upon your information.
The 'outfits' and 'accessories' are chosen based upon keywords most associated for you…There are a total of 11 possible outfits that depict your overall Twitter personality and 29 different accessories that could be assigned to show your interests.
We don't stop there, though! You'll also see cool diagrams of data depicting the amount of tweets, followers, people you're following and the amount of tweets you see per day. If you've chosen to compare yourself to another Twitter user (including a celebrity account), you'll also see who's the bigger retweeter, who's more social, who's more interesting and what your comparative followers to following ratios are, as well as topics you potentially have in common.
While this seems like quite a bit of fun I have a few questions about the whole thing. First off, what the heck are "Chattiness," "Enthusiasm," and "Interestingness" in your Twitter stream and how are they measured? Visual.ly doesn't tell us. Further, what do the percentages of those categories mean? Is low good? Is high good? Does the answer to the question change based on the category? Are they relative scores? This information does not seem to be available.
As well, I wonder how far they are going back in my tweet stream. I wonder this because of the results they came up with for "cartoon me" and some of the other categories. For example, I am decidedly NOT a gamer and, indeed, almost never talk about video games. I can't even think of the last time I did before a recent Nuit Blanche tweet.
The 'Likely Obsession' I am not going to attempt to dispute because I am a pretty big fan of beer but the 'gamer' tag does call the rest of it into question in my mind.
Then there is the issue I have with their list of my "Strongest Connections," only 2 of those people listed do I even agree with are amongst my strongest connections. Heck, one of the people I don't even think I follow (and they don't follow me) anymore. They also list my connection with myself as one of my strongest connections…what the?
My last thing I am left to wonder is what the heck a "donapost" is…and I should really know the answer to this one because apparently it is one of my "Topics" according to Visual.ly. Beyond that, I don't think I have mentioned Linksys in a loooong time so I have no idea how that got on there.
While I can understand why certain services like Klout, PeerIndex, Edelman's TweetLevel, and the like don't want to draw the curtains back and show everyone how they calculate your online influence I don't understand why Visual.ly is so sparse with their info on this infographic. The only reason I can come up with is because it just a "fun" thing and therefore they spent only spare time on actually making it.
Did you give it a try? Was it accurate for you? Let me know!
October 4, 2011 at 8:32 pm
I think it's pretty cute, though it said my likely obsession are teddy bears!
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Progress in the war against cancer has triggered a 22 percent drop in U.S. deaths over the past two decades, translating to about 1.5 million lives saved, a new American Cancer Society report finds.
Even so, the annual report also predict that within a few years, cancer will overtake heart disease as the leading killer of Americans.
That's because "the decrease in mortality rates from heart disease has been much larger than the decrease in mortality from cancer," said Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, the cancer society's vice president of surveillance and health services research.
"Cancer is a collection of maybe 200 diseases," he explained. "It's not like heart disease, where you have maybe some variation but it is a single entity compared to cancer."
In 2011, the most recent year for which statistics are available, heart disease claimed the lives of more than 308,000 men and 288,000 women in the United States, while cancer killed more than 302,000 men and 274,000 women.
The cancer report estimates there will be more than 1,658,000 new cancer cases and over 589,000 cancer deaths in the United States in 2015 -- about 1,600 cancer-related deaths a day.
However, those numbers are still a significant improvement on the past: The report found that cancer death rates declined from about 215 per every 100,000 people in 1991 to about 169 per 100,000 in 2011.
Convincing Americans to quit smoking has been the major driver in reducing cancer deaths, Jemal said. The number of smokers has been cut in half, and now represents fewer than one of every five people in the United States.
As a result, the lung cancer death rates dropped 36 percent between 1990 and 2011 among males, and 11 percent between 2002 and 2011 among females.
Increased use of early detection tools -- such as mammography, colonoscopy and cervical exams -- has also had a tremendous impact on the war against cancer, Jemal said.
Gains for men slightly exceeded those for women. Between 2007 and 2011, the average annual decline in cancer death rates was larger for men (1.8 percent) than women (1.4 percent), the report found.
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Thu, 19 July 2012
Nokia's Q2 2012 financial results are out! James and Stefan talk about the numbers. Spoiler: They're bad, but surprisingly not as bad as many of us were expecting. We also discuss mobile gaming and the memories we had growing up. Where is Mario these days? And finally we answer a reader question about corporate email, because ... well, someone has to talk about that sort of stuff.
As always, if you can rate us on iTunes or give us some feedback, that would be appreciated.
Direct download: Voicemail007.mp3
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Thu, 12 July 2012
What's the definition of a smartphone? Is JollaMobile going to bring MeeGo back? And which phone did James recommend to one of his friends? All that and more in this week's episode!
As always, any and all feedback is appreciated. If you could rate us in iTunes, that would be amazing.
Direct download: Episode006.mp3
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Wed, 11 July 2012
Stefan sat down with Jussi Hurmola, the CEO of JollaMobile, for a brief 20 minute question and answer session. Topics include how Jolla plans to enter the market, how the company is structred, and what their ambitions are.
Direct download: July_11_2012_Jussi_Hurmola.mp3
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Thu, 5 July 2012
Is Apple going to come out with a smaller iPad? Is Amazon going to enter the smartphone space? Is Google Now going to change what it means to search? Those are just a handful of the topics that James and Stefan cover in this week's episode. We also asked you guys to send us questions on Twitter, and boy you all delivered!
As always, any and all feedback is appreciated. If you could rate us on iTunes, that would be swell!
Direct download: TheVoicemailE005.mp3
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Thu, 28 June 2012
How much could have possibly happened in the 9 days that have passed since our last episode went live? Well, there was Microsoft's Windows Phone Summit, where we heard about Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8. And then last night Google I/O kicked off, where we saw Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Nexus 7, the Nexus Q, and a bunch of people jump out of a plane. We're not making the last one up. Promise!
As always, if you could provide us with any feedback to help us improve the show then it would be greatly appreciated.
Direct download: Episode004.mp3
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Tue, 19 June 2012
This week we're talking about Microsoft's two Surface tablets and whether or not it's dangeous for the software company to compete with their hardware partners. We also discuss feature phones, should they exist in a market with 100 EUR Android smartphones? Stefan says no, James says yes, and you'll just have to tune in to listen to the reasons why.
As always, we appreciate any and all feedback. If you could rate us in iTunes, that would be great!
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Thu, 14 June 2012
We made it, our second episode! But in all seriousness folks, we tried hard to incorporate all they feedback we got from our audience. The audio has been normalized, the content has been organized, and we're here today to blow your mind. Topics include XBOX SmartGlass, Nokia's 10,000 job cuts, and what Apple talked about at their annual WWDC conference. Enjoy!
As always, feedback is appreciated.
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Wed, 6 June 2012
Several things happened over the past 24 hours. Episode 001 was download over 200 times, our podcast is now in iTunes, James has agreed to record weekly, and we now have a website where you can leave us comments.
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by Chris MaGee
Sometimes films kind of come out of left field and surprise the hell out of you. No buzz, no advance PR, but then you suddenly catch a trailer and you're suddenly counting the days until the film is released. That happened today when I caught this trailer for Kazuyoshi Katayama's dystopian sci-fi animted film "King of Thorn" posted at Affenheimtheater. Based on Yuji Iwahara's manga of the same name that ran in Monthly Comic Beam "King of Thorn" takes the nightmarish scenario of a killer virus that has human civilization putting themselves in suspended animation until the pandemic passes. After a century passes only 160 human survivors awaken to discover the pandemic has passed, but that Earth has become a very, very inhospitable place.
Thus far only the trailer for "King of Thorn" has screened, but at the 62nd Annual Locarno Film Festival, which isn't too shabby; but now comes that counting the days until release that I mentioned. So far the film's official Myspace page gives no indication as to when the full film will see a release, but we'll keep checking back to see if and when that changes.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Kazuyoshi Katayama's "King of Thorn" looks like a very cool, very dark ride
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i cannot believe its been more than a month since i last posted...
we are still on hold with larry, the drs have been running tests to see what the fluid in his bad lung is. because of the fluid they cannot read the scans to see the statis of his cancer. he has an
appointment with dr, maybe we will find something out then
1 have been busy canning and making jams...fitting my quilting in as i can. i have a lap quilt
ready for borders for the kids at church, borders are usually a hang up for me...i am working
on step 2 of both the carolina crossroads quilt and the orange crush quilt. i am working on ufo's
in basement when larry is asleep in the living room. i also do most of my cutting and pressing
there. i really want to do the old tobacco road quilt ...but, first i have to finish either the CC or
the OC top.
time to sew
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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i really enjoy it out here, but it sure is not a coastal town (which comes in handy with Hurricane Irene approaching in earnest). it's okay though, because there's a river, as well as a gorgeous mountain view from anywhere we're standing. i'll take it.
i do miss my partner in crime--my sister from a different mister--kathy jo. one of the two blue-eyed girls. she's been working her backside off these days as an incredibly talented and design-savvy wedding planner and coordinator. holy cow, she's fabulous.
so today, with a lot more time on my hands along with a bucketful of ideas from KJ, we're making a move with this blog once again. maybe she'll post some wedding visions and views for us and i'll be putting on some fun things to see. i've been getting loads of ideas and getting a little nerve to try them. we'll post as material comes about. as we work, we'll connect the Right Coast to the Wild West. can't wait to see what happens!
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Here are some pictures from the day!
|Our special guest standing up
|Saying "Hi" and introducing our project!
|Special ending...
|Some Gangnam Style!
|We watched a video clip of this TV show
|Kid Entrepreneurs invented a steering wheel to
alert drivers when they are distracted
|Our PBL Driving Question!
|Students formed groups to generate questions they had at this point like the ones above!


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It's a topic that's been on my mind a lot recently, with the new cookbooks out that advise you to disguise vegetables and the like into kid friendly food (http://www.thesneakychef.com/ and http://www.deceptivelydelicious.com/site/)Do you cook what you know your kids will eat, or do you cook what you want, and expect them to try new things?
I tend to cook what I want, and expect the kids to try new things. I have been cooking a variety of ethnic dishes since the day they started eating solid foods and I have never had a problem with them eating what ever we ate and they are alway willing to try new things. For example, my 7 year old, given the choice would rather eat Miso soup and Sushi over a hot dog and Mac and cheese anyday.
That being said this recipe was a major hit this weekend:
Thai Style Coconut Chicken Soup
Diced tomatoes and shredded chicken in a creamy coconut soup
|can (14.5 oz each) Hunt's Diced Tomatoes, undrained
|can (13.5 oz each) coconut milk
|cup shredded cooked chicken (1 cup = 4 oz)
|cup water
|tablespoons fish sauce
|tablespoon chili garlic sauce
|thin slices peeled fresh ginger
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Screamfest '10 Reviews: 'The Clinic' and 'Death & Cremation'
We've reviewed most of this year's Screamfest selections, but BC was able to catch a few here and there that have yet to be seen. Two films he enjoyed quite a bit were Justin Steele's Death & Cremation, which he calls "a (darkly) comic tale of a master teaching the student, like Karate Kid, but also of a murderer who you side with," along with the Aussie thriller The Clinic, which he claims "gives the sub-genre a breath of fresh air, thanks to a unique scenario, a decent twist, and way above average technical and acting qualities." You can read both reviews by clicking the titles above. Watch for US distribution news as it comes in. Show some love, go bookmark BC's Horrormovieaday.


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|Joss Stone laying it down.
Photo by Cynthia Serenissima
Mid-way through recording her seventh album, soul pop icon JOSS STONE takes some time out to bring ANDY HAZEL up to speed on resurrecting lost songs, the Spice Girls and her ambitious touring plans.
When Joss Stone plans a world tour, she really doesn't mess around. "The idea is to play at least one show in every country in the world," she explains keenly and without a flicker of doubt. "After Australia and New Zealand, we're in Dubai, then Europe. We're in the process of booking everywhere else. I want to play a show, look about the place, see what good we can do while we're there, and see what music we can listen to while we're there. In Australia, I'm hoping to find some music that originates in Australia. Rather than sitting in my hotel, I'll get out and about and see what's going on."
Playing with Archie Roach and the Black Arm Band last time she was in Melbourne (an experience she describes as "really wicked"), this monumentally ambitious tour may not be as farfetched as it seems for someone with the career trajectory of Stone; TV talent contest winner at 13 and multi-million seller at 17. "I'd like to go further into Australia. Dive right into the middle of the country and see what happens. The whole tour will be documented on my website every two or three days. We'll post a short video from each place, maybe put a documentary together later, but for now it's just something fun people can follow."
Having taken nine months off from a hectic touring schedule, our interview finds Stone taking a break from recording her forthcoming album in her newly finished home studio. "I'm in the process of recording it right now," she says happily. "In fact at the moment I'm cutting violin - they're in the other room. After I chat to you we're back to it."
Still unnamed and unfinished, Stone says the album will be "a lot more groove-oriented. There are lots of ideas going round, and I don't want to say what they are yet. It's got a reggae backbone. It's a bit hip hop and RnB. It's not really the usual wailing vocal thing I've done in the past."
While Stone may be focusing more on rhythm than before, she won't be abandoning her first love anytime soon. "Soul music is an expression of emotion. It's feelings, and whether or not you like the notes being played is irrelevant in soul music. Actually, as I get older it bothers me more, but soul music is just music that's meant. That's what I like about it. If it meant something to me as a little girl, it will never not mean something to me. It's the same with pop songs. Some of the Spice Girls' songs I danced around to aged 10 still make me smile, and they mean something, that's never going to change. A lot of pop songs now, they don't really sit close to your heart in the same way." Would collaborating with Mel C be out of the question? She laughs loudly at the suggestion. "Wow! That would be a laugh! I'd love to hear that! Mel C has an amazing voice and she's really lovely. Ha!"
In a career marked by lending her youthful energy and rich voice to revitalising obscure soul songs or duetting with other artists, Stone still has many unfulfilled ambitions. "There are a lot of people I want to work with, but there's not one person I think 'fuck I want to nail that person down and just do it'," she explains. "If the person wants to collaborate with me, it's going to be a really good piece of music. If that person isn't passionate, forthcoming, or hard to find then it was never meant to be. But, if you don't ask you don't get," she qualifies, before considering Music, her duet with reclusive neo-soul icon Lauryn Hill. "That took a long time not because she was holding out, but because it's hard to get hold of her. I knew she was right, and I knew it was in the stars, so I kept trying and she did it. It was a beautiful thing. I felt very honoured."
The songs Stone is most famous for singing, she reminds listeners, aren't hers. This role of interpreter is something with which she is wholly comfortable. "In interviews, I always made a point of saying 'this song is not my song, it's by the Isley Brothers, or Womack and Womack or whoever' because it's important people type that in and see where this song came from, why it's lived for so long and who inspired it," she says avidly. "Super Duper Love was a song we hardly changed at all. Sugar Billy wrote it and he'd lived his whole life pretty much unknown and almost no one had heard it. Because I did it and people heard it, he died a happy man and I hold that close to my heart. I didn't know half of these songs for very long before I recorded them either. I was shown something by [producer] Steve [Greenberg], and I showed it to someone else, so it's a circle really."


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*Finish my Chaos armies. I need to finish my chaos armies. It's only a matter of my Daemon Prince of Nurgle, 4 more spawn, and 7 more plague marines and then all 3 are finished to 1.5k.
*Try and play more games. I want to try and get out and play more games - at least 2 a month. Linked with this, I need to try and get my head further around the rules (esp. close combat)
*500pts of Imperial Guard. My project for spring is to get 500pts of Guard up and on the table for some skirmish games.
*More Work/Fun. I also need to get my 40K fanfilm article sorted out and published and finish off my fanfiction article and get that out there as well.
*Develop my Painting. I especially want to get more into highlighting, detailing faces, and to start doing more interesting things with basing.
*Blog More. Finally, I will try and do one blog post a week.
Happy New Year!!!!


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About Cakke
What is Cakke?
Just a bunch of assholes, really.
Pound, a designer by trade and leader by process of elimination. in addition to writing the lyrics for The Internet Stars Are Viral, he makes lists and alphabetizes like nobody's business. Here is what the Cakke Team says about this self-proclaimed "wordsmith:"
Pound on Pound:
"How many times do I have to tell you, I am the king of rhetoric?"
Black Forrest on Pound
"He was the kindest and most forgiving of the Dungeon Masters."
Tres Leches on Pound
"He pushes Cakke harder than Marie Antoinette."
Bundt on Pound
"He's like Mighty Mouse. Always there to save the day; and he likes wearing costumes."
Black Forrest is a natural born story teller wtih a unique ability to reproduce anything in 1/20 scale and edit video for hours on end without a bathroom break. Here is what the Cakke Team says about this self proclaimed "master of everything:"
Black Forrest on Black Forrest
"I hate being smarter than everyone else. No really."
Tres Leches on Black Forrest
"His layers run deep with methodical planning."
Bundt on Black Forrest
"On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being low and 10 being high… Black Forest is Awesome"
Pound on Black Forrest
"Sprechen Sie Deutsch? He does and he is not afraid to use it."
Tres Leches on Tres Leches
"0 grams of trans fat. No wonder ladies love him."
Bundt on Tres Leches
"Just like Dos Leches, only better. Unless you don't like leches, in which case, he's uno worse."
Pound on Tres Leches
"Without Face they would have just been the B-Team
Black Forrest on Tres Leches
"Is this guy legal?"
Bundt is a creative phenom that is so much more than just a salty voice. He also seems to know most of the residents in a little town called cyberspace. Here is what the Cakke Team says about this self-proclaimed "chosen one:"
Bundt on Bundt
"I like to think of myself as."
Pound on Bundt
"I could have sang that song but Bundt had to do something…
oh yeah, and I'm tone deaf."
Black Forrest on Bundt
"He definitely has a face for radio!"
Tres Leches on Bundt
"Makes me feel like dancing or something."
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You guys have a good thing. Keep up the good work!
Where's the RSS feed guys? I want to stay abreast of your current topics!
really enjoyed your viral video it made me appricate all the funny trends and web bloggers as a gamer and college debater i would like to see some good ol 1337 speak lawlacost, lawlerskate, rofl, gg, qq, and the thousands of other funny gamer rhetoric. i dont no if youv seen the fuck video its a history lesson and english lesson all rolled up into one its a noun adjative pronoun ect ect keep the good times rollin
Do you guys by any chance work for Crispin Porter? … hmmmmm……
No, Crispin Porter works for me, dummy – Cakke 2/20/09
The Internet Stars are Viral has to be one of the most enjoyable clips I've seen in a long time. And when I got to your site to see what you're all about, there are the links to each and every one of the videos in your compilation. How cool is that? My friends (all two of them) will be hearing about you and your site.
I'm sure you're tired of having yet one more "missed" internet meme brought up, but: where's Mahir? I never found him all that funny, but he was one of the first "famous on the internet" people, if not the first.


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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
An Excellent Start to a Promising Week...
We were at James and Leigh's house all weekend. Emma and JW had spent last week there attending VBS, and the rest of the kids and I drove in Friday night to spend the weekend. The plan was to pick up the latter two and drop off Abbee and a niece who were planning on attending camp. Jordan had opted out of camp for reasons that really don't matter at this point, but changed her mind ON SUNDAY.
That is why we left their house Sunday evening, and returned halfway Monday morning with JP all packed up!
Around 6:30 PM, I received a text message that left me scrambling to find someone to watch the littles as it was looking as though more driving was in my future. A call around 7:30 from James confirmed my suspicions.
At 8:00 PM, I was headed to the campgrounds to PICK JORDAN BACK UP, after receiving word from the camp nurse that JP had been with her all afternoon running fever, feeling nauseated, and having severe abdominal pain. The nurse was willing to let her wait it out until morning, but was slightly concerned that Jordan was having an appendicitis attack. So, with my super amazing friend Jenny (who volunteered to go with me), I was headed south trying to decide if when I got her, I should bring her home or to the hospital.
At 11:15 PM, we walked into the ER as had been decided after about 50 phone calls from Wes who was simultaneously consulting the Google while calling at 2 minute intervals to get a clear description of Jordan's symptoms and pain.
Around midnight, the nurse informed us that the Dr. would most likely want a stomach x-ray to rule out constipation (the apparent most common cause of abdominal pain in children!) and also a pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy (which is now standard procedure in females over the age of TEN who are complaining of stomach pain. Yes, you read that correctly!) She added that it shouldn't take long since they weren't very busy and felt as though the Dr. would be in very shortly.
At that point, my gut told me that I should put her clothes back on her and take her home because, I could rule out constipation by the fact that she had spent the entire day having diarrhea and I could rule out pregnancy by many other facts that I won't articulate here!
Unfortunately, I was still slightly convinced by the Google research and the well-intentioned camp nurse that appendicitis was still a possibility, and you don't want to ere on the side of error on that one.
Around 2:00 AM or so, the doctor made an appearance and ordered some blood work and an IV to be administered over the course of the next hour with a possible second bag to follow depending on how JP's vitals responded to the first bag.
And, that, my friends, is why I crawled into bed at 4:00 AM with the peace of mind that can only come from a $200 co-pay and 4 1/2 hours in the ER.
Jordan's diagnosis: stomach flu along with dehydration.
The very best part of the entire story is something I imagine went down like this:
Jordan: "Hey, Abbee! I've had the squirts all morning and I think I'm about to puke... here... want my hotdog?"
Abbee: "ABSOLUTELY!!"
Jordan: "This slush is making me feel a little nauseated too... you want it?"
Abbee: "Heck Yeah!!"
I'm going to get Wes to consult the Google on the incubation time for the stomach flu. Unless the fact that Abbee will eat absolutely anything that's been dropped on the ground has given her a stomach of steel, I have a feeling I'll be on the road again soon!
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A vast amount of research has shown people are more likely to comply with a request, when the requester appears to be in a position of authority. This is also described by Pratkanis (2007) as high status-admirer altercast, which suggests that those considered in a prestigious position in the status hierarchy are more influential than those who are not in achieving compliance.
For example, Bickman (1974) found that the clothing of the person making a request significantly influenced whether a person complied with the request. Bushman (1984) evaluated the effect of other factors in compliance, such as sex, age, and altruism, using a replication of Bickman's dime and parking meter study.
Subjects were 150 adult pedestrians, who were approached by a confederate in the street. The confederate stops the subject and points to the experimenter standing beside a car, parked at an expired parking meter, searching his pockets for change. The subject is told that the experimenter is overparked at the meter and doesn't have any change and requested to "Give him a dime!"
Confederates represented three levels of the independent variable 'perceived authority'. In the no authority condition, the confederate was dressed as an unshaven bum in downtrodden clothes. In the authority condition, they were dressed smartly as a business executive. In the role authority condition, they were dressed in a fire fighters uniform including logo and badge.
If the subject did not immediately comply, the confederate states that he doesn't have any change either. If the subject did not comply after the explanation, the confederate left. If they did comply, the experimenter asked the subject "Why would you just come over here and give me a dime?" If the subject did not respond clearly, the experimenter attempted to clarify the response in order to understand their reasons for complying or not.
The clothing of the perceived authority not only affected the number of subjects who complied but also the type of compliance, the type of noncompliance, and the latency between request and compliance. Also, older subjects complied significantly more often than younger subjects in the role authority condition.
The results indicate that compliance significantly increased as perceived authority increased. As shown through the percentage rates in the figure below. From the subject's verbal responses, it was also found that altruistic reasons given for complying were significantly less as perceived authority increased. Moreover, 64% of the reasons given for compliance were classified as "unquestioned obedience" in the role authority condition, 48% in the status authority condition, and 23% in the no authority condition.
What does this all show? The power of appearance and perceived authority in compliance and the effectiveness of this technique in persuasion.
Bickman, L. (1974). The social power of uniform. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 4, 47-61
Bushman, B. J. (1984). Perceived symbols of authority and their influence on compliance. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 14, 501-508
Pratkanis, A. R. (2007). The Science of Social Influence. New York & East Sussex: Psychology Press.
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Mortgage Company to Repay Customers
A California mortgage company accused of deceiving poor and elderly homeowners into taking out loans with large hidden fees has agreed to a $60 million deal to settle federal and state charges.
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that First Alliance Mortgage Corp. agreed to repay nearly 18,000 of its customers in 18 states and the District of Columbia.
Under the proposed settlement the fund would include all the assets of the Irvine-based company, which filed for bankruptcy in 2000, plus a $20 million payment from First Alliance chief executive Brian Chisick and his wife, Sarah, who served on the board of directors.
Jerry Hager, a First Alliance vice president, and Ronald Rus, a lawyer for Brian Chisick, both said they were pleased to have resolved the case.
Hager added that "there was never any finding of wrongdoing on the part of First Alliance or any of its employees."
Under the settlement, First Alliance and its officers do not admit breaking any law.
If approved by a federal court, the deal would end cases brought by the FTC, customers, the AARP, and the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.
The estimated settlement is one of the biggest in the FTC's history, second only to a $61 million agreement with General Motors Corp. in the 1980s, FTC Chairman Timothy Muris said at a news conference with attorneys general from some of the states.
Borrowers who obtained First Alliance loans from 1992 through March 23, 2000, and who have not previously settled with the company, would be eligible for refunds under the agreement. The average consumer would get about $3,000, Muris said.
In October 2000, the FTC accused First Alliance of deceiving consumers into believing they were borrowing money with no fees. The company allegedly didn't tell customers about fees that amounted to up to one quarter of the total loan and misled borrowers about interest rate increases and monthly payments, the agency said.
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I'm sharing this layout that I created using the January 2016 Hip Kits on the Hip Kit Club blog today!
I used the January Sketch as inspiration for my page and stuck really close to the design.
I mixed my alphas up for my title using different ones from the kits and altered the wood veneer letters using a black marker.
I used lots of the rub-ons from My Mind's Eye around my page. They went on like butter and I love the dimension that they add to my page.
I also added lot of chipboard elements from the Crate Paper Hello Love Collection to my page. I love how well they coordinated with all of the other embellishments that I used.
I haven't used a sketch in a really long time so it was fun to shake things up a bit. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!


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"Unborn Child"--Arizona Style
Our favorite B.Ph.D. links to an article about an Arizona bill (SB 1052), and comments:
A bill, ostensibly to punish the killing of pregnant women, that makes a fetus legally equal to its mother. The law explicitly makes an exception for abortion.
After reading the bill, titled protection of unborn children, I'll have to disagree with her a bit. This is not a bill about pregnant women, but rather about "unborn children".
In case you're not exactly sure what "unborn child" means [I wasn't], the Arizona legislature provides the definition. Actually, they provide several definitions. Feel free to select the one that strikes your fancy [I'm going with B. I find not having to couple giving birth to uterine location (in utero, ex utero, makes no difference) irresistible.]:
A) ..."UNBORN CHILD" MEANS AN UNBORN CHILD AT ANY STAGE OF ITS DEVELOPMENT. (scroll to bottom of page)
B) ...an unborn child shall be considered to be a child who is under twelve years of age (scroll to the middle of the page).
From the surface of the woman's and man's kidney (that's the area where the earliest sign of a gonad appears) when they are embryos themselves [the woman and man having gonads is an essential stage in the development of any child they might have], to a child under 12 years of age, it's all the same in Arizona.
See, this is what happens when you make up terms ("unborn child", "partial-birth" abortion)--reality tends to get in the way. In real life, a genital ridge, a fertilized egg (zygote), blastomers, a morula, a blastocyst, an embryo, a fetus, a neonate, and a child, under 12 years of age, are not interchangeable.
My take on SB 1052: There are enough reality-based problems we need to tackle, both in society in general, and in the reproductive health arena, in particular. It would be most helpful if assorted politicians would refrain from making up medical terms.


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"Groundhog Day"
The economic environment seems to be stuck in a rather unpleasant perpetual loop. Greece is always about to default; the latest bailout is always about to save the day and yet never seems to; China is always about to collapse but instead teases us by inching down; and I swear the Financial Times is beginning to recycle its reports! In the U.S., the fiscal cliff looms along with debt limits and the usual election uncertainties. The dysfunctional U.S. Congress continues for the time being in its intractable ways. The stock market rises and falls and rises and falls again. It is getting difficult to find anything new to say at client meetings. I, for one, wish that the world would get on with whatever is coming next.
One slight change, though, is that fantastic (almost unbelievable) profit margin and earnings gains have finally weakened a little. They, together with Bernanke's super low rates, have been the twin pillars of the market and not bad ones at all: here we are up 8% for the year in a thoroughly unsettling financial and economic world. With margins weakening, one of the twin pillars is looking shaky and price declines look more likely than before.
Source: BuisnessInsider


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Similar to the "Dawn" shawl, but made with light worsted weight yarn (Double Knit/8ply), and made longer to use as a wrap.
Bordered with mesh and chain sts, and tassles on each corner, this shawl is very versatile and comfortable to wear.
The pattern is simple, and works up very quickly.
**Pattern is written in US terms, a conversion chart is included at the end**
Materials: 3-4 skeins light worsted weight yarn (DK/8ply) 5.5mm hook; yarn needle
Finished measurements: 60" x 42"
Abbreviations: yo = yarn over; ch = chain; rep = repeat; beg = beginning; hdc = half double crochet; dc = double crochet; trc = treble crochet; tmc = treble mesh cluster; sc = single crochet
Special Stitches: Aunt Aggie's Treble Mesh Stitch: (tmc)
(Yo twice, insert in same space as previous st, pull yarn through, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo twice, insert into next space, draw yarn through, yo pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 4 loops, yo pull through last 2 loops)
With 5.5mm hook and light worsted weight yarn, make a magic circle (alternatively, ch 4, sl st into 1st chain to form a circle); ch 3, work 3 dc into ring. TURN.
Tighten the ring, but not too much. You are now working on the top of the dc you just made.
Row 1: Ch 5, 1 trc in same st; Ch 1; *tmc (see special stitches) beginning in same st as previous trc and ending in next st; ch1,* rep from * to * once; 2 trc in last st; Turn.
Row 2: Ch 5, 1 trc in same st; ch 1; *tmc beginning in same space as previous st and the next space; ch 1* rep from * to * to end; 2 trc in top of beg chain from prev row. Turn.
Repeat Row 2 until work measures approx. 40" in length (or whatever length you wish to make it) from the bottom of the triangle to the top flat side. Do not turn.
At the end of the last row, work the border as follows:
Row 1: Ch 1, dc in same st, *Ch 3, dc in end of next trc*; rep from * to * to bottom point. Ch3. Find the centre st of the point, in it work (dc, ch3, dc, ch3, dc, ch3, dc), then ch3, and carry on as before with dc into the end of every trc, and ch3 separating them.
When you reach the top corner, work (dc, ch3, dc, ch3, dc) into that st, then ch 2. Dc in next space, ch 2, dc in next space, and so on, all along the top edge. When you reach the corner where you began with a dc, into that same space work: (dc, ch3, dc, ch3); sl st to beg dc.
Row 2: Ch5, sc in top of next dc, rep all the way to the bottom point, around the bottom point, and up the other side. Once you get to the top edge, work *ch 3, sc in top of dc* to last 2 loops from prev row. Ch5, sc in next dc, ch 5, sl st to sc from prev row, at the base of the beg ch5 you did when starting this row.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Cut 6 lengths of yarn each 12" long, for each corner of the scarf (total 18 lengths 12" long); fold 6 of them in half, holding the loop over your finger - thread that loop through the very corner loop on the scarf, pull the ends of the yarn through that loop to fix them on to the scarf, thereby making a tassle for the corners. Repeat for the other corner and the back point; trim evenly.
There you have it… a lighter and larger version of the "Dawn" Treble Mesh Shawl.
© AG Handmades 2014


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Not only are they back on the road with THE SWORD (tour dates below), but they have also completed the recording sessions for the follow up of the critically acclaimed 'Trampled Sun' with producer Jim Rota (Fireball Ministry, Sound City), and Andrew Alekel on the helm. The sessions took place in Los Angeles, CA at an undisclosed location. Additionally, the band has announced that they will be part of these years Bonnaroo Music Festival!
Here are some images of the recording sessions, courtesy of KYNG:
KYNG on tour with THE SWORD (remaining tour dates):- 4/26: Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
- 4/27: Savannah, GA @ The Jinx Nightclub
- 4/28: Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
- 4/29: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
Other KYNG tour dates:
- 5/2: Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
- 5/4: Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
Related links:
Kyng's Official Site
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via A Don's Life by Mary Beard
One of my favourite "assemblages" (as archaeologists say) of ancient material from the Greco-Roman world is the stuff from the "Antikythera Wreck", a cargo boat that went down between Crete and the southern tip of the Peloponnese probably in the 60s BC (dated by coins), on its way with a load of prestige (and some not so prestige) goods for the Roman market, trade not loot almost certainly.
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Computational Anthropology Reveals How the Most Important People in History Vary by Culture
via MIT Technology Review by Julia Greer
Data mining Wikipedia people reveals some surprising differences in the way eastern and western cultures identify important figures in history, say computational anthropologists.
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"They" say that you learn something new every day but this item taught me two things, the cultural differences that are the subject of the item and that there exists such a profession as a computational anthropologist (another one to add to the occupations thesaurus).
The Healthiest Typeface
via Stephen's Lighthouse: Cari Romm in The Atlantic
In a New York Times column in July 2012, the filmmaker Errol Morris took a few paragraphs to ponder the likelihood of death by asteroid.
"NASA issued reassuring public statements [after an asteroid flew close to Earth in 2011], but I'm not so sure," he wrote. "It's about the size of an aircraft carrier. Okay. That seems pretty big to me. Do you mean I shouldn't worry about being hit by a meteor the size of an aircraft carrier?"
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Astronomers Investigate "Stillborn" Galaxies 300 Million Light-years Awayvia Big Think by Robert Montenegro
It never ceases to amaze me the wonders astronomers are able to observe and calculate. For instance, this story at Space.com reports on a team of astronomers in New Mexico that has determined that a group of 48 galaxies located within the Coma Cluster are so saturated with dark matter that they may be what one expert describes as "stillborn" galaxies.
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How Our Brains Respond When We Read Harry Potter
via Big Think by Natalie Shoemaker
How do our brains resolve the supernatural descriptions we read in fantasy literature compared to more mundane descriptions? It's a loaded question, but Tom Jacobs from Pacific Standard has the scoop. He recently wrote on a new study that has found portions of our minds associated with emotion processing are quite tickled by the fantastic and supernatural – more specifically, when we read Harry Potter.
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Infinite variety: Archiving the Arts
via National Archives by Melinda Haunton
What links a springboard , a sonnet, a commode, a peacock, many hairpins and a sad lack of teleportation facilities? Read on to find out:
Way back in December 2012, when the world was young, I was pleased to introduce on this blog a new arts archives initiative, supported by The National Archives and Arts Council England. We called it Archiving the Arts. Since then, we've checked in with the project a couple of times – hearing about its development last spring and about one workshop held here at Kew to engage artists with the archive.
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Calligrapher of the Rings
via Boing Boing by David Pescovitz
New Zealand-based artist Daniel Reeves created the calligraphy and cartography seen in The Lord of the Rings trilogy along with several other big fantasy films, and merchandise associated with the movies.
You can purchase his work, including fonts, prints, and commissions via his site: DanielReeve.co.nz (via Laughing Squid)
England's immigrants 1330-1550
via National Archives by Dr Jessica Lutkin and Dr Laura Tompkins
This month [February 2015]sees the launch of England's Immigrants 1330-1550, a major new research database by the University of York, in partnership with the Humanities Research Institute (University of Sheffield) and The National Archives.
The vibrant nature of the population of the British Isles owes a great deal to the steady flow of immigrants over the past two millennia. Invasions by the Romans and Normans, sanctuary sought by the Protestant Huguenots, or the need for a workforce encouraging West Indians to immigrate all have had a part to play in making Britain the nation it is today.
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The one fact that stuck with me from reading this is that non-English people were referred to as aliens in the official documentation. And at this time that included the Scots and Irish.
A master of miniatures' incredible small town
via Boing Boing by David Pescovitz
Michael Paul Smith's Elgin Park is a town that does not exist except in the mind and miniatures of this master of tabletop photography. It is "a 1/24th-scale recreation of everyday scenes from mid-20th century America, ranging from the 1920s to the mid-1960s".
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Add nature, art and religion to life's best anti-inflammatoriesvia 3 Quarks Daily from Science Daily
Taking in such spine-tingling wonders as the Grand Canyon, Sistine Chapel ceiling or Schubert's "Ave Maria" may give a boost to the body's defence system, according to new research from UC Berkeley. Researchers have linked positive emotions – especially the awe we feel when touched by the beauty of nature, art and spirituality – with lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which are proteins that signal the immune system to work harder. "Our findings demonstrate that positive emotions are associated with the markers of good health," said Jennifer Stellar, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto and lead author of the study, which she conducted while at UC Berkeley.
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God is good!
My wife and I are excited to announce the birth of our second son, Samuel. He was born on Sunday and is now doing well. He had a bit of 'respiratory distress', which is not totally uncommon for a baby a couple of weeks early. But, he is doing great and we are expecting to take him home in the next couple of days (he is still being watched in the NICU for a bit longer).
My wife is doing wonderfully. We had a much easier time with this one than with our first. Big brother just loves the new one, repeatedly telling everyone, "He is so cute!"
Events in life like this bring one word to my mind, 'PERSPECTIVE'. I often get so caught up in work; technology, projects, tasks and to-dos... And then LABOR STARTS! Suddenly priorities and perspectives shift. This kid is every thought and every moment to us right now.
Having family and friends around is such a huge blessing. God knows exactly what we need, and He is overflowing in His love to us. He has put so many wonderful people in our lives, we just feel His arms around us each time we get a visit, a call, a hug.
Yes, truly, GOD is GOOD!
Father, may we be faithful with this life you have entrusted to us. Help us to be parents that love, instruct, and point this soul to You. Thank you for this blessing. Thank you for Your love and salvation! AMEN.


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September and October are feasting months for locally fledged birds as well as the hoards of migrating birds that find Ambrosia trifida a special native treat in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The importance of allowing native plants to go to seed and remain standing as "feeders with legs" cannot be overemphasized.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Immature male cardinal eating ambrosia seeds on September 16, 2010
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In Wisconsin, a guy walks into a strip club and offers a stripper a dollar....
A stripper chick-fight breaks out.
JUNEAU — Two dancers on stage at an exotic dance club in Juneau got into a physical fight over $1, according to a Dodge County Sheriff's Department report.I'm personally not into strip joints, especially ones where the suggested tip is only a dollar, but I admit that I'd give a dollar for a front-row seat at an exhibition fight like that.
Officers were called to Silk Exotic around 9:30 p.m. Thursday to break up the fight.
A customer was trying to give a dollar to one of the dancers, but the other dancer took it, according to the report.
Both women fell to the floor, pulled each other's hair and punched and slapped each other. Other dancers and customers separated the women.
Of course, this being Wisconsin, they probably both looked like Roseanne Barr in which case, I'd have wanted my dollar back.


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The Sinking Fund Renewal passed in the May 6, 2014 election.
Thank you to our Mt. Morris community for your continued support.
Sinking Fund Use:
Mt. Morris Schools in the news:
State Reps laud Mt. Morris Schools'
use of technology, conflict resolution
"This is a prime example of how the community, students and teachers can all come together and turn around a school through the implementation of technology and conflict resolution.There are examples here other districts around the state can learn from."
EAJ quiz team wins division finals
... Unfazed by questions ranging from world leaders and geography to science, pop culture and literature, the team soundly defeated opponent Standish-Sterling, 240-120.
Despite their stellar performance, students were both "surprised and ecstatic," said Palinsky.
"We had never made it to that point before," she said. "After the first win, the team members started to feel that there really was a chance to win the championship."
The team faced Manistee in a suspense-filled final match, with Mt. Morris taking the win 200-160 ...
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More twists and turns in Google saga
Google is protecting its position - in the face of legal threats from travel companies against it and between one another.
A short but very interesting statement we obtained this morning speaks volumes.
Information from Thomas Cook [contained in the same article] revealed that it is also attempting to crack down on activity against its brand name and those of its myriad of subsidaries.
The issue is such a hot one that a bit of keyword analysis at our end has shown that upstream search traffic to the main Travolution website is being boosted by a number of phrases such as "google trademark travel", "google brand name travel" and - astonishingly - "google PPC travel".
There are many senior figures who are preparing to dig in for a major battle with either Google or rival travel companies. This will run and run...
Kevin May, editor, Travolution


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Thursday, 5 August 2010
1851 Cup: Strong Start for TEAMORIGIN
TEAMORIGIN ahead of BMW ORACLE Racing downwind. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
by Leslie Greenhalgh
Under dramatic skies and with the wind at the upper end of the range permissible for sailing, so the 1851 Cup got off to a fine start. With two races held today, quadruple Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie and his crew on TEAMORIGIN ended 2-0 up over the Americas Cup champions BMW ORACLE Racing, led by Australian James Spithill.
After a delay waiting for Cowes Week fleets to finish, so racing got underway at 16:10 BST with the start box located to the west of the Bramble bank and the weather mark off to the southwest between Gurnard and Egypt Point on the Isle of Wight.
For the first race TEAMORIGIN had the favoured starboard entry. After a relatively conventional dial-up start, the boats crossed the line evenly on starboard, with the British team by the committee boat and BMW ORACLE Racing down towards the pin.
James Spithill and the crew on the American yacht made the best of the first beat to lead around the top mark by two boat lengths. On the run Ainslie and his crew kept it close and the defining moment of this race came at the leeward gate when BMW ORACLE Racing chose to round the starboard mark (looking downwind) while TEAMORIGIN rounded the opposite mark.
As BMW ORACLE RACING tactician, John Kostecki explained: Going into the bottom gate we liked the right gate looking downwind, but in fact it was a lot more even than it looked. We got that wrong. The left gate ended up being favoured and there was a 10 degree wind shift as well - and they instantly had the jump on us. It was our fault for choosing that.
TEAMORIGIN on the wind. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
By the second weather mark rounding it was TEAMORIGIN who led around with a four boat length advantage which they maintained to the finish where they arrived 7 seconds ahead.
In the second race it was game over for the American team far sooner. After holding a small advantage going for the start line, BMW ORACLE Racing was deemed over early and after taking a while to return and start correctly they set out up the first beat with a deficit of more than 300m on TEAMORIGIN. In fact with the wind building into the early 20s, gusting up to 25 knots and with tide going on to the ebb (against the wind) the race officials chose to shorten course at the leeward gate and send the boats home to Cowes. This confirmed the win for TEAMORIGIN and a 2-0 lead at the end of Day One of the 1851 Cup regatta.
Ben Ainslie talked through the start of this race: We had about 22 knots and both boats ended up dialled up. James [Spithill] did a nice job with the fake dial [up] and came back round at us and we ended up back head to wind. We ended up going backwards at about 3-4 knots and both teams did a good job handling that. There was a reasonable starboard end bias, and both teams were fighting for it quite hard.
We pushed at the end and had room to get in between James and the start boat and they were trying to squeeze up and make life hard for us, but it got them to the line a bit too early. It is really hard judging the current out there. We are not exactly used to it with these boats.
His tactician Iain Percy reckoned that BMW ORACLE Racing was as much as 5-10 seconds early and with the tide pushing them towards the line, this was accentuated further.
In the lively conditions, exaggerated by the sea state being further whipped up by the large and enthusiastic spectator fleet, so both boats suffered gear failure. BMW ORACLE Racing broken battens in their mainsail and then had issues with their headboard in race two, while on the TEAMORIGIN boat their pit winch broke down, forcing them to make a conventional (rather than a faster string line) spinnaker drop at the leeward mark in race one. The guys did a really good job to recover from that. It was definitely a team work day today, said skipper Ben Ainslie.
Racing on the busy Solent in the middle of Cowes Week and a shipping channel passing through the middle of the race course brought some fresh challenges compared to what these crews are typically used to. As BMW ORACLE Racings Murray Jones noted: I quite enjoyed it out there today. It adds a dimension to the racing we are used to and all the different classes of yachts in the Solent during Cowes Week and ships, makes it interesting. You have to stay awake. It is a great change.
TEAMORIGIN win race one. Image copyright Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN.
Iain Percy, TEAMORIGIN tactician agreed: One of the challenges is that you keep on thinking about the racing and not about ships and all the rest of it, especially on a day like today. Those boats have a lot of distractions anyway in 25 knots, everyone is full-on boat handling. We have to steal five seconds every now and then to think about what is going on.
Tomorrow three further windward-leewards are scheduled starting no earlier than 15:30 BST. Conditions are forecast to be equally as boisterous as they were today with the passage of a cold front expected to pass over Cowes early afternoon.
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- the Internet everywhere (3G wireless or NBN), means "smart controllers" will be cheap, simple and everywhere. They will be able to trivially hook into 3-7 day local forecasts, especially useful for air-conditioning units.
- "Smart Power" metering will start to charge power at different prices during the day, rather than the disconnected traditional pricing of "a single price whenever you use it".
You can see real-time wholesale electricity prices on-line and a Pretty graph in 30-min periods.
Yesterday (12/12/11), the 30-min price varied from $52/MWhr @ 4PM to $16/MWhr @ 2AM. In 5-min periods, the price ranged from $95 to $16.
From "An EnergySmart Plan. Positioning Queensland for a Diversified Energy Future 2010 - 2050" [original dead link] (Nov 2010 report for Queensland Government):
Ergon and ENERGEX will each spend $6 billion (that is $12B combined) in capital expenditure over the next five years to cope with extraordinary consumption during a fraction of the year, rather than the average consumption over the course of the year.That's not good business, but how can a solution be converted into useful products that make a profit?
To put this into perspective, ENERGEX has over $900M in assets that are only used for approximately 3.5 days per year. (Mark Paterson, ENERGEX, The SPRA Standard).


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Since the 1970s, the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council has operated the longest-running recycling center in San Francisco at the eastern edge of Golden Gate Park, near Kezar Stadium.
Those four decades of history soon come to a close as San Francisco's Recreation and Parks Department realizes its multi-year campaign to evict the recycling center and replace it with a community garden.
Over the years, the center has become an area landmark as the sole place in the immediate vicinity to redeem bottles and cans for cash as part of California's recycling buyback program. However, the center has also drawn criticism that, because this buyback program is a major source of income for the city's homeless, it has become a magnet for drugs and crime as well as a source of noise pollution for area neighbors.
The city first made moves to close the center in 2010 under the administration of then-mayor Gavin Newsom. "It kind of became obsolete over the decades," San Francisco deputy attorney Vince Chabria told KTVU. "Everybody started having curbside recycling."
Organizer Ryan Rising, who helped put together a "human be-in" in Golden Gate Park earlier this month to protest the closing of the center, explained to KQED that because the people who use the center pick up recyclable materials that would otherwise litter the streets, it's an important part of the city's ambitious goal of reaching zero waste by 2020.
Even though the center only handles a fraction of one percent of San Francisco's total recycling, it's one of the city's largest recycling facilities and has long been considered a neighborhood landmark. With the adoption of mandatory citywide curbside recycling, the city has been gradually closing down its recycling centers. There were 30 within the city limits in 1990 and now that number has dropped to only 19. San Francisco recycles about 77% of its total waste, but only 5% of that comes from recycling centers. However, as HANC center advocates charge, for a city looking to get that number up to 100%, every little bit helps.
The council sued the city to keep the eviction from going through, but a decision by the California Supreme Court not to hear the case allowed a ruling by the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals defending the legitimacy of the eviction to stand.
HANC attorney Robert De Vries claimed that the eviction served as discrimination against an entire class of San Francisco residents because, he argued, it came as part of a coordinated campaign against the city's homeless population. Said campaign included the passage of the controversial sit-lie ordinance, which criminalized sitting or lying down on the sidewalk during daylight hours--a measure directly targeted at the city's transient population.
"This is part of nonauthentic, nongentrified San Francisco," De Vries told the San Francisco Examiner. "Certainly it's true some new people don't like the old Haight-Ashbury. This is a social issue and I don't think policy should be based on it."
Replacing the recycling center with a community garden initially came from meetings held between city officials and the Haight Ashbury Improvement Association, a rival, pro-business neighborhood group that was also the driving force behind the sit-lie ordinance.
HAIA president Ted Loewenberg told neighborhood blog Uppercasing that the idea came about, "in our brainstorming with Rec and Parks. We talked about what other uses could be made of that space, and we all agreed that having a community garden or something that was desirable [would be better than the recycling center]. In fact, there's blatant demand for such a facility and we thought that would certainly be something worth trying there."
Ironically, there is already a community garden on the site, added by the council last year near a native plant nursery.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian notes that supporters of recycling center have charged that the eviction of the center came as "political payback" from Newsom for opposing sit-lie, something his administration strongly backed.
Proceeds generated from the recycling center fund the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council's other community development activities.
The recycling center is hosting a farewell picnic on Sunday, September 30 where, as Uppercasing reports, some eleventh-hour plans are being made for its rescue. "Join us in rallying to save this resource and meet the people who plan to defend us when the Sheriff arrives," wrote council in a recent letter to its mailing list.
In a statement early last year, HANC Director Ed Dunn warned that the center's defenders won't go quietly. "1000 people have already pledged to chain themselves together on our last day, so we'll need a lot [of chains]," said Dunn. "But in any case, if things work out scrap prices for steel are through the roof, so this is a good time to recycle."
Recycling center staff have been told that they can expect eviction to come by early next month.