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Last night I was photographing for the Philharmonie of Luxembourg a rather unclassifiable show named Black Mirror, by Alexander Schubert.
As part of "Into the Wild" festival, it literally took us into a wild mix of darkness, powerful lighting and sounds which took place in the surreal landscape of an abandoned hotel and its depleted grounds outside Luxembourg city.
Rather than a concert this was more like a surreal adventure into the heart of darkness and pyschological moods created and enhanced by thunderstorm sounds and stroboscopic effects.
The fact that the show was not recommended for epileptics, people afraid of the dark or not very alert says a lot about its nature.
I truly enjoyed it despite its surreal character and as a photographer I had great fun also despite the very tough lighting my cameras and I faced.


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TOUR - TX (SXSW), TN & some extras...
I'm HONORED* to be included in the outstanding lineup that Ryan Spaulding (RSL Blog) & Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) have put together for The Outlaw Roadshow. Got a bunch of shows in the next month or so. Kicking it off with my 2nd trip to Austin, TX for the SXSW festivities...Last year I was in town for roughly 38 hours, and this time it'll be more than a week...I don't do "middle ground."A couple of other "unofficial" shows on the calendar at the moment, but something tells me there'll be some last minute sets...so if you're in the area, hit me up on Twitter or FB. I'll be updating regularly online! (*NOTE: when I was first learning to write songs, Adam Duritz was a MAJOR influence, and still is today. When I say I'm honored to be a part of The Outlaw Roadshow, I mean every word.)
After SXSW, I get to hit up TN again, and it's been a lil' while since I've been to Nashville. I also get to play a show with two songwriters whose music AND company I dig, so once again, no complaints...check out my friends Emily Earle & Casey Black when you have a minute.
Once the mad traveling is over, I'm back in NYC for a Communion Music showcase at Rockwood Music Hall on 3/25, and a happy little day trip to Boston half-way through April. I promise there will be more shows added between now & then, so allow me to reinforce the social media advice from earlier!
Hope to see you somewhere out there and if we've never met before, please change that! Come say hi!

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Planning a Child's Birthday Theme Party? Here are Some Money Saving Tips!
By Liz
Throwing a Yo Gabba Gabba themed party for your three year old child might make any parent think to themselves, "Oh Mamma Mia – what have I committed to?" As you sit yourself down and pull out your pen and paper, you ask yourself another question, "How much money is this going to take?".
Questions like these are common for the budget conscience parent trying to throw some creativity into a memorable and fun birthday bash for their little ones. It's one thing to have a party with a few streamers and some cake, but to make it really special and unique you've chosen to base the theme of the party around your child's favorite children's TV show.
Fortunately, there are many money saving tips that can be put into practice to turn this party into a fun experience with as little stress as possible. We'll break the planning of a theme party down into a few areas: costumes, food and decorations.
Costume Ideas
Costumes are not mandatory, but when putting on any theme party (even adult theme parties) they play an important role in setting the mood. Choose a theme that allows for a variety of characters to represent as this makes it easier for guests to choose a character that fits in their budget.
Costumes can get costly if made at home - plus they can also cost you time - something many of do not have. So let people know that they can be as creative as they want - or as mentioned above just wear clothes that represent the colors of their character. For example, with Yo Gabba Gabba, any girl can wear a pink dress or skirt and some pink accessories and call themselves Foofa - who is known for her pink dress/outfit. Boys can wear all red clothing to represent Muno the red Cyclops.
What is a Party without Good Food?
Food can be one of the most expensive items or if planned properly can cost very little. The food should somehow be representative of the characters in the TV show. Yes, this is when you would want to call in the Cake Boss from the Food Network, but don't worry you can get around this rather easily.
Most bakeries at grocery stores have cakes that they can customize for events - especially for young kids. Ask them ahead of time if they are able to customize a sheet cake using a Yo Gabba Gabba theme. They may surprise you with some options, especially when you tell them your budget.
For example, perhaps instead of special painted characters, they can simply use the colors of the TV show and do some fancy writing like a message that says, "Happy Birthday __________! From Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee, Plex and DJ Lance Rock!" Adding something as simple as that can turn a boring uninspiring sheet cake into something fun and personal.
Don't Forget the Party Decorations!
The easy thing to do is to go find a store that carries Yo Gabba Gabba table cloths, napkins, plates and cups. However, specialty items like this can get costly especially if it is a large crowd. In addition, not all party stores will have Yo Gabba party supplies - which means more of your time is searching and looking around.
So as an alternative to custom items, choose color coordinated items to bring the them together. Here are some ideas:
Color Coordinated Balloons
You do not need images on the balloons, but by selecting balloons which match the colors of each character (red, blue, yellow, green and pink) you will save a bundle. Tie the balloons in groups to chairs, tables, the mailbox and anywhere else you can think of. Draw on smiley faces that look like the characters - for example a big single eye for Muno the red Cyclops.
Use Color Coordinated Table Cloths
Instead of looking for table cloths which already contain Yo Gabba Gabba images, or even patterns with the right colors, purchase solid color table cloths and overlap them, or fold two in half and have one on half the table while the second color is on the other end of the table. Be creative!
Inexpensive Wall Art
If you want some easy wall art, keep your eyes open for Yo Gabba Gabba calendars and tear out the images and tack them to the walls in the areas where most of the entertainment will be held. Make sure to use a lot of images in the entrance way to really make a great first impression. Posters can be expensive so this is a great alternative.
If you have a nice color printer, you can always find images online and print them out and while you may not be able to print on large paper, you can always create fun collages and put them in a cheap frame or glue them onto backing board.
For additional low cost wall art, go to any craft store or even dollar stores and you should be able to find large pieces of multi-colored poster paper. Purchase a few sheets of each color that represents a figure and once home sketch out a large scale image of each character. Once cut out and details are drawn in such as eyes, mouths, etc., tape or tack them to the wall! Add a "call out" for each one and write what they might say such as, "Happy Birthday Lucy!"
Coming up with ideas for how to cut your budget is a tough thing to do – especially with something like a planned theme party. But with a little creativity you can trim costs with these simple tips and still make a fun and exciting party for all your Yo Gabba Gabba fans!
This article was contributed by Liz who writes for a website which features ideas for theme birthday parties to help make it easier to for parents to find the right supplies they need to make birthday parties a true success!
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I have a few comments:
1) Aren't electric power plants more efficient and less polluting than a car? And as more and more renewable energy comes online, won't that reduce the impact? Plus if I have solar panels at my house that even reduces my carbon footprint if I use an electric car.
2) A lot of technology doesn't come about unless forced. I don't remember a lot of race teams begging to use fuel injection or the new digital dash until forced by NASCAR. Why weren't incandescent bulbs that could put out as much light as a 100W bulb but only use 70+ watts of electricity available until the government required them to be more efficient?
3) You mentioned upfront costs for installing a speedy charger. But if I pay less per month on gas (depending on how much you drive) the payback could be pretty quick. Just like solar cells.
4) Saying there should be no change because we need to keep the old fans means that NASCAR has an end of life. Can't say that electric cars would attract new fans, but the current system is not creating that many new ones. Millennials are very environmentally conscious.
6) All of that being said, I agree and understand that going electric could be done overnight. And it may not ever be appropriate for the top series. But NASCAR made a big point about using ethanol in their series. And a number of tracks are adding solar panels to show how green they are.
Bill Nye is getting a lot of press lately by suggesting NASCAR ought to be racing electric cars. I was rather disappointed with the reaction from NASCAR fans, as many dismissed the suggestion offhand, or offered ad hominem attacks on Nye. Firing off Twitter insults only reinforces the stereotype of NASCAR fans as ignorant, anti-technology dinosaurs desperate to save a dying sport. I think Nye's suggestion deserves more serious, more respectful consideration
The Problem with Science Missionaries
I'm sure Nye's suggestion is well-intentioned, but it is terribly misguided and ill informed. It seems to be part of a general, very long standing trend of scientists approaching a community they're not part of so they can proclaim what they're doing wrong. I'm sure many think they are helping, but the science personalities who greet every new release with a barrage of complaints about how they get the science wrong only reinforce the idea that scientists are arrogant eggheads who think they're better than everyone else.
There is a scad of research on what makes for effective science communication. While there is disagreement about which methods work best, telling people what they ought to be doing and thinking never appears on the 'best practices' list. Contrast the "gotcha" form of science communication (OMG! There are scientific errors in (insert movie)! And I found them! Because Science!) with the work done by someone like Jim Kakalios, who wrote The Physics of Superheroes. Jim is a lifelong comic book fiend. His love of the art form comes through in his writing and speaking. He uses the medium to share his knowledge and love of science with people who share his obsession with this particular world.
If I sound frustrated, it's because I am. We've become a culture where we emphasize the critic over the creator. Instead of respecting the time and energy people put in to giving birth to new ideas, we praise the snarky quip and the acid-tongued take-apart. We prize delivery over content and dismiss complex issues with 140 characters of trying to prove how clever we are.
Assertion: Electric cars would lead to completely stopping burning fossil fuels
With each of these, I'll show you the quote from Nye's article and then address the content. His quotes are identified by the blue bars on the left.
To address climate change in the medium and long term, we have to stop, completely stop, burning fossil fuels. The obvious, straightforward, We're-already-just-about-there answer is to convert our entire ground-transportation fleet – trains, trucks, buses and cars – to electric motors with batteries to store energy the way that gasoline tanks store energy in our fuel-burning vehicles
There's just an awful lot swept under the rug here. The casual use of "We're already just about there" is disingenuous. There are some major, major challenges to address before this is even possible.
Let's start with the energy needed to produce the electricity that charges the batteries. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the 4,092 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generated in 2014 were generated using the following sources of fuel.
Coal and natural gas – two non-renewable resources – account for two-thirds of all electricity we generated in this country in 2014. So while electric cars may not be belching greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the power plants that make the electricity the cars need to run still are. Until more of the country's power comes from clean sources, electric vehicles are still part of the fossil fuel burning, carbon emissions problem.
This is a major problem in how people think about energy. When scientists who study this field look at the cost of a particular fuel, they look at everything. How much energy does it take to produce the fuel? How much energy does it take to transport the fuel? When you consider something like ethanol, you have to take into account that you're often using vehicles that run on gasoline to farm the corn needed for the ethanol. When we ignore all of these other factors, its easy to fool ourselves into thinking we're solving a problem when we're really not making much of an inroad.
Assertion: This could happen in the very near future
We could convert our transportation system to all-electric in less time than it took to go from horse-drawn to horseless carriage, 20 years maybe.
Okay, so later in the piece, he refines "we're already just about there" to "20 years, maybe", but offers no support for whether that's a realistic amount of time of not. There are 253 million cars and trucks on U.S. roads according to a 2014 study by IHS automotive, an auto industry research firm. The average age of vehicles is 11.4 years. Even if everyone made their next vehicle purchase an electric vehicle (which is a pretty big if), it would still be a challenge to turnover every one of the 253 million cars in 20 year.
Vehicle Supply. According to figures from the U.S. Energy Information Association, In 2012 alternative-fuel vehicles (including hybrids, which still use gasoline) accounted for 4.72 million out of a total car stock of 128.66 million. That's 3.6%. The vast majority of those are ethanol flex-fuel internal combustion engines (2.39 million), followed by non-plugin electric-gasoline hybrids (2.09 million). True electric vehicles come in at about 0.04 million (40,000).
But that'll change in the future, right? According to EIA's projections, in 2035, they project that alternative cars will rise from 4.72 million to 18.17 million. We've got to replace 253 million cars. Even if something happened that severely changed public demand, the car companies would need the capital to undergo a wholesale transition of their factories from production the cars they make now to producing electric cars. This is an industry that, in the U.S., had to be bailed out not that long ago. The cost of electric vehicles is still prohibitive for many people.
Natural Resources Supply. There are also concerns about the amount of lithium and how quickly we're using it given everything we use that relies on lithium-ion batteries. The U.S. Geological Society said last year that the world has enough lithium for about 365 years of current global production of 37,000 tons per year. But if electric vehicle production shoots up, lithium consumption shoots up. Lithium prices would increase with demand and electric cars (as well as anything else with a battery) could become more expensive.
Infrastructure to support electric vehicles in another issue. On your drive home or to the grocery store, count how many electric charging stations you see and how many gas stations. The infrastructure for an all-electric-fleet isn't even close to being there.
Charging an electric car off normal 120V house current takes 11-20 hours. A Level 2 charger works faster (3-8 hours) because it uses 240V (like your washing machine). It can cost anywhere from $800 on up for the charging station, electrical work to install it and permits. Even though many states offer rebates (Maryland lets you earn up to $900 for installing a station), it's a significant cost for an individual to switch to an all-electric car.
Assertion: It would be easy and quick for NASCAR to switch to electric cars
In the short term, NASCAR could help get us there. We could convert all of our racecars to electricity – right now – and show the public exactly what electrons can do.
Money. We are in an age of disappearing sponsors and rising costs that threaten the very existence of race teams. NASCAR has moved slowly with changes in part because they don't want to drive the series into the ground. Developing a new (regular) engine is a multi-year process. A conversion to an electric race engine would take significantly longer. Manufacturers are getting much more picky about where they race because it's a cost-benefit issue to them. Faced with a mandate to develop an electric race car from the ground up, how many manufacturers would just decide to find somewhere else to spend their marketing money.
Safety. Nye doesn't even consider that there is a huge investment (money and time) that would have to be made in safety research. You've seen hoverboard fires on your evening news, right? Multiply that by a hundred or a thousand. It will take lots of research before the brain trust at NASCAR can determine how to safely put a huge pack of lithium-ion batteries in a car that mostly likely will, at some point, run into something while going very fast. You're not just talking about normal highway use, you're talking about pushing a vehicle to its limits. You can't ask someone to get into a car without having done the work to prove it is as safe as you can make it. We have limited experience with electric vehicle fires. Safety personnel would need additional training and protective gear would need to be evaluated.
Assertion: Electric cars can race just as well as gasoline-powered cars
Nye points out that a stock Tesla Model S can accelerate faster than the Aston Martin DB10 James Bond drove in the last movie. (And I'm not clipping the whole paragraph because you really should read the whole article for yourself.) He notes that the Tesla produces 532 hp – but it's stock and surely tinkering with it could produce something just as good as the current 850hp or so. (He ignores the cost and time to develop such an improved engine.) He argues that the racing could be just as exciting and competitive with electric vehicles as it could with the current models.
It is true that electric cars can go just as fast and accelerate just as quickly as internal combustion engine cars. In fact, electric cars are potentially even better for racing in terms of coming out of the corners because they have a very different torque profile than internal combustion engines.
This is from the Tesla website, but the general principle is the same for electric vs. internal combustion engines. In a traditional internal combustion car, the torque depends on the engine speed. Low speed means low torque. With an electric engine, it's literally like turning on a switch. You get maximum torque even at the lowest RPM.
I interviewed driver Johnny Mowlem in 2008 (2009?) when he was driving a hybrid electric/internal combustion engine in the old American Le Mans Series. (Apologies. I can't tell from the helmet if that picture is Mowlem or his co-driver Stefan Johansson.) Mowlem noted that the different torque curve means the driver has to drive very differently. He sounded like he enjoyed the challenge, but I suspect not all NASCAR drivers might not be as enthused.
The Porsche 919 Hybrid, which combines a 500hp gasoline-powered V4 engine with a hybrid electric drive system that gives 250hp. That car even has an extra turbine generator that extracts energy from the exhaust.
And if you want to argue that I'm still talking hybrids and not pure electric vehicles, you can look at the Formula E car. Formula E races all around the world on street circuits, mostly in major cities. Their season starts in four days. Their cars are pretty doggone nice looking, too.
So Nye is right that there is no inherent reason electric cars can't be just as fast and sexy as gasoline powered cars.
But there's a difference between having a fast car and having good racing.
Instead of refuelling a gas tank, the electric racecar pit crew would change battery packs. The car would be designed to roll up a ramp. The battery pack would be disconnected and dropped out. Moments later, a fresh battery pack would be lifted into place, and off our electric racer would go with time in the pit comparable to what it takes to refuel and service a conventional gas-powered racecar.
Let's look at the only electric car racing series that exists right now. Formula E runs 50-minute races. There is one mandatory pit stop, but they don't re-charge the batteries.
That's right. The driver actually gets out of the car he or she started the race in and moves to another, fully-charged car.
They need two cars to run 50 minutes. The pit stop has a minimum time to ensure people don't cut corners and compromise safety. So there's really no pit strategy in terms of fuel. The teams aren't allowed to change tires during the car change, but they can change tires during the green flag runs.
One the positive side, I guess Formula E doesn't get complaints about fuel-mileage races.
Pit Stops with Batteries. I'm not sure Nye thought though the pit stop he envisions. The weight of the batteries in a Tesla Model S is 1200 lbs. If Nye has a way to change out that heavy a battery pack (and four tires) in thirteen seconds — safely — let's hear it. You don't move 1200 lbs in "moments". I don't see how such a change is possible without a mechanical hoist system — which would have to designed, tested and made foolproof enough to ensure the pit crew's safety.
Assertion: Electric racing is quiet — and that's good
Just think what an electric race would be like. It would be faster, and quiet. You could talk to the person next to you. The drivers could probably hear the roar of the crowd rather than having to imagine it as they do now.
I suspect this is one of the biggest things that stock car racing fans don't like about the proposals for electric vehicle racing. Personally, I don't go to races to chat. That's what tailgating is for. When I go to the race, I am focused on watching it unfold, aided by my scanner, my additional screens and the radio call.
And I love the sound of a NASCAR racecar. There is something totally primal about feeling the sound waves in your bones.
Wanna hear a surprise? Electric cars aren't necessarily quiet. One of the reasons electric vehicles have gotten more support in Europe is because a lot of racetracks are shutting down because the density of people is so great that there are prohibitive noise ordinances. They don't have a lot of empty space like we have over here.
People who run racecar series know noise is a big part of racing, so I shouldn't have been surprised to find that Formula E cars are not quiet. At high speed, the sound produced by one car is about 80 dB.
I'm not in love with the Formula E car sound (it sounds a little like wind noise to me), but it's far from quiet! I wonder if Mr. Nye's heard this. A NASCAR racecar can be much louder (I've measured 110 dB), but we all wear earplugs to avoid hearing damage anyway, right? I'm willing to go 80 dB without earplugs rather than 110dB with. But I'd still miss the feel of the noise.
Assertion: Public perception is the biggest barrier to switching to electric cars
And most significant from my point of view, everyone in the crowd, every race fan, would want an electric car! The market for electric cars would go crazy.
This is the heart of Nye's argument: People would want electric cars if NASCAR made them cool. He is right that public perception is one of the largest barriers to almost any new technology. People do not like change. People are afraid their electric car will run out of charge and they won't be able to find a plug and they'll be stranded. People think electric cars are stodgy and boring. I mean, who has a mid-life crisis and goes out and buys a Prius, right?
I've already noted that the market isn't prepared to go crazy yet, but I'm afraid this statement just shows that Mr. Nye doesn't know NASCAR fans very well. Look at the pushback going from a spoiler to a wing got. Look at the people who thought NASCAR went to heck when Toyota jumped on board.
People don't like change. I know I said that, but it bears repeating. NASCAR struggles with attracting new fans while keeping the older ones. Going to electric vehicles wouldn't energize the electric vehicle market: It would kill NASCAR. The die-hard fans would drop away in droves and new fans wouldn't be sufficiently interested to compensate. Someone would realize there's a market (My bet would be on Tony Stewart) and re-create stock car racing the way it was. NASCAR would be replaced by something else very similar to it.
I'm tellin' ya, after you drive an electric car, you don't want to drive anything else. They're faster, quieter and cheaper to operate.
Some people would agree with this. A lot of people wouldn't. You can't extrapolate the reasons why you like a particular car to all people.
Assertion: NASCAR is the right place to introduce electric vehicle racing
I wish NASCAR were more about the future instead of the past. I wish NASCAR set up Grand Challenges to inspire companies and individuals to create novel automotive technologies in the way NASA does to create novel space technologies.
There's no reason why NASCAR couldn't be like that: a race with rules designed to reward the coolest, most advanced vehicle technologies.
I hope the development executives at NASCAR have approached Mr. Nye to ask if he'd like to become the title sponsor for such a challenge. The fact is that NASCAR isn't a research and development racing series. NASCAR is not about the future. I don't really think it ever has been about the future. NASCAR is a marketing series for manufacturers to showcase cars the manufacturers hope we will buy. Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday, right? It's a place to make celebrities out of drivers and sometimes crew chiefs.
But you know what? There are racing series that are interested in going this direction. Even in this country. I mentioned Formula E (which is sponsored by FIA, the same people who bring you Formula 1). Yes, F1 racing is far less popular in the United States than NASCAR. So is sportscar racing, but sports cars are a far more promising market if you want to find the people who are likely to buy high performance, really cool electric vehicles.
In 2012, NASCAR's Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series merged, debuting a new series (now the WeatherTech Sports Car Series) in 2014. Their first event, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, happened last weekend and had one of the best endings I've seen in a long time, including two Corvettes nose-to-nose approaching the finish line. This series has domestic and international manufacturers and, while the series has a noticeably different tone, the same rabid racing fans you find at any track. These races have 'car corrals' where a couple hundred Corvettes or Porsches will get together and camp, party and bond with each other.
We are talking pretty high-end cars — the types of cars that cost upward of $50K. Fans who are often less interested in the driver than the marque. These fans are the ones who are most likely to adopt new technologies. These are the people most likely to be able to afford electric cars.
And guess what? They've got a Grand Challenge just like Mr. Nye is looking for. It's an award for the most environmentally clean, fast and efficient GT Le Mans car. You can check out the results for their last race at VIR. They score the cars using a well-to-wheels measure of the petroleum used and the greenhouse gas emissions, how fast the car goes, and how efficiently the car uses the energy. You can read more (and see video) about the idea. That material is from the ALMS series, but it gives you the general idea.
Just the Facts?
No. NASCAR is not the most cutting-edge racing series when it comes to technology. But at least give us credit for what there is!
They use ancient tech: carburetors, valve pushrods and cast-iron engines. But the biggest depressor for me is the fuel consumption. These cars get as little as 80 litres per 100 km, or 3 miles to the gallon (mpg). Sometimes they get away with up to 4.5 mpg. That is, to my way of thinking, astonishingly bad.
Yes, it took till 2012 to switch to fuel injection, but we did. Most of the engine blocks used in NASCAR are made of compacted graphitic iron (CGI), a very strong and lightweight alloy that allows blocks to be lighter. NASCAR was using CGI long before they were being considered for production cars. And any crew chief who regularly gets only 3 mpg would lose his or her job pretty quickly. I already addressed the fact that NASCAR engines are more efficient than production car engines.
A couple people have suggested that electric cars would attract younger people to NASCAR. The type of car doesn't seem to be the issue. Remember when you waited for your 16th birthday so you could get your drivers' license? Kids today are waiting longer and longer to get their licenses. I've heard this attributed to a lot of reasons – one of the surprising ones to this childless person was that Uber and its like are a great alternative for young people. No costly insurance, no bartering over who gets the car when, and no worrying about kids driving drunk.
It's misleading to suggest that solving a major environmental problem is as easy as NASCAR moving to electric vehicles. The barriers to that change are significant. It is nowhere neaer "just-around-the-corner". By neglecting the complex nature of the issue, you implicitly suggest that the only reason we aren't solving these environment problems is because we don't want to. It is much, much more complex than that. By all mean, changing people's attitudes is a first and very critical step, but all an essay like this does is piss off NASCAR fans and lessen their opinion of science and scientists.
I return to my comment at the beginning. It's much easier to criticize someone else than do something yourself. If My. Nye is really serious about his belief that auto racing could make a major change in how people view electric vehicles, he should approach IMSA (which, remember, is partially owned by NASCAR) and offer to help publicize their efforts in Green Racing. Sports cars struggle for viewers and ratings. Celebrity involvement could provide a huge boost, and I suspect that Mr. Nye's science-fan audience is much more likely to get into racing via sports cars rather than stock cars. A perfect quid pro quo that might actually start to make a difference in this very important problem.
16 thoughts on "NASCAR and Electric Cars: A Response to Bill Nye"
I have a few comments:
Just doing some back of the envelope math here – the Formula E cars have power plants that push about 280hp max, but nowhere near enough battery to run that level for the whole(half) race, so they get it in 'push to pass' increments, and the rest of the time they're running about 200hp. This gets them a max speed of a pretty wimpy 140mph, but they do have pretty snappy acceleration. I read that they use 200kg battery packs. That size is in the plausible range to swap out on a pit stop. Assuming things are linear, to push the 900hp that you need to run something comparable to a current gen stock car, you'd get somewhere between 6-7 minutes of green flag racing per pit stop, or about 12 laps of green flag racing. So the Texas races, at 333 laps, you'd need probably 40 sets of 200kg battery packs. I don't believe there's room to store an additional 8000kg of batteries for each racer.
Now, could NASCAR run a feeder series on electric vehicles? Sure they could Maybe sprint cars at first, because they're so much lighter, then work up to full sized stock cars after a few years. And they probably will, but I don't see it as being anything more than a curiosity, because for me at least, the rumble and the smell of the cars at the green flag is a good part of the reason I go to the races in person, instead of watching at home. And it's a fair part of the reason I haven't been bothering to go to the Formula 1 races in Austin since the inaugural year – the current gen Formula 1 cars sound terrible.
I still wonder why the (electric and everyone else) auto manufacturers aren't leaning more towards what I call "Locomotive Technology." Think about the locomotive(s) pulling a train … electric motor(s) with power supplied by onboard diesel-powered generators. I know the Chevrolet Volt is a step in this direction. I like the idea of electric cars — but, I would also want to be able to drive from Atlanta to Daytona with only "necessary stops" and not having to layover several hours down around Eustis, Florida waiting on my car to re-charge! With my "locomotive" I just need to fill up with diesel … or gasoline … or kerosene … or whatever powers my generators!
Dr Diandra, thanks for your response.
BTW, I did ask Dave last week to have you on, but he felt he knew enough about it.
I also ask to have you and Bill Nye on to discuss his comments and get his side of the story.
You have very good arguments to refute his comments.
Would be interested to hear him explain himself.
I believe he is a rational man and would understand your comments.
While he may have been a bit far fetched, I don't believe he should be summarily dismissed as some have.
Enjoy your segments every time they are on.
A rather outstanding, logical response.
As far as the electric car idea, why not take it a step further. Instead, let's just go to a computer simulation race. I can see it now… 43 drivers sitting in an air conditioned room strapped into motion sensing seats and staring at 70″ screens. Drop the green, and away we go. No more nasty fossil fuel, no more dangerous pit roads, no more safety risks. Look at the money saved on rebuilding wrecked race cars alone. No need for a race clock… just some factored in rest room breaks. All that wasted race track real estate can be turned into housing for the homeless… yeah, that's the ticket. I can feel the love already. Now… I concede there is the small problem of race spectators, but, what the heck, as long as we're all going green and feeling good, that's enough isn't it? Who needs to make money doing this anyway… not like it's a business or anything.
Just my take… an old fan from the days of taped up steering wheels, chrome trim, and a car body that's still a recognizable automobile brand. Yeah… I can see it now.
ps, sarcasm for those of you too anal to figure that out.
Maximum torque at 0 rpm. What else do you need to know?
Electric cars will be the performance cars of the future. I get a chance to drive a Tesla about twice a year. The acceleration is mind numbing.
The problem with Formula E is actually the FIA – not the cars. The FIA has no idea about dealing with the media in the United States. They are totally clueless.
Racing is on it's way to becoming horse racing or boxing. One or two big events a year and nothing of interest for the months in between.
You can't run an entertainment industry that caters to old people. Something has to happen.
We might as well start thinking about electric cars, Gasoline powered racing is on a steady downhill slide.
I am a scientist (Ph.D., UCLA), now involved in getting cancer research to the clinic. And I race cars (Spec Miata). 1. In general, the American public has very poor science education, if any; 2. What people don't understand, they fear; 3. Americans fear science and consider scientists to be elitests.
I personally don't like Bill Nye, but I think he has a point, that we are stuck in a dead-end paradigm of endless fossil fuels and sustainable nuclear energy, a romanticized holdover from the good-old '50s. I remember when the Prius came out, how it was derided by the auto publications, especially C&D. Look at the situation now, would you distain an opportunity to drive a 919? Didn't think so.
The big problem with electric cars, which Tesla is proving, is that the traditional manufactures are stuck with billions of dollars of sunk assets in ancient manufacturing technology that they can't just write off, so they market trucks (I include SUVs and minivans here) and crap like the Charger like candy to the ignorant masses.
I think the real advance will be not when NASCAR cars are electric, but when NASCAR fans go to the races in their hybrid or electric cars. That is what is called a paradigm shift, that is what Bill Nye and e-Formula fans understand, and (apologies) you and NASCAR fans don't. Battery, wind, and solar technologies are advancing dramatically (until last Jan. 20th), it will take a lot of effort and sacrifice, but the alternatives are 15′ ocean level increases and food- and water shortages like what is happening now in Afric and the Middle East.


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Winner Announced : $50 shopping spree to Dolcetto Designs
Thank you to Shari of Dolcetto Designs for offering a lucky reader of Brenda's Wedding Blog a $50 shopping spree to her custom invitation and cards shop. It's now time to announce the winning recipient of the $50 shopping spree to Dolcetto Designs.
I asked entrants to tell me their favorite design at Dolcetto Designs that they would like to use their winnings towards. And, the winner is Grace who wrote: "I love the "Wedding Thank you Photo Card- Amanda & Jason" design the best. Our wedding is on July 8th, 2011. Would love to thank our guests with these beautiful cards!"
Congratulations Grace - I'll be emailing you personally today for your mailing address. Please note: winner(s) have 48 business hours to reply or another winner will be selected.
Stay tuned for a today's giveaway coming up in just a bit.


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Air China Limited ("Air China") and its predecessor, the former Air China, were founded in 1988. According to the "Civil Aviation System Reform Program" which was approved and passed by the State Department in October 2002, the former Air China consolidated with China National Aviation Company and China Southwest Airlines and founded China Aviation Group Company. Based on the combined air transportation resources of the three entities, the new Air China Company was established. On September 30th, 2004, approved by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), Air China Limited was officially launched in Beijing, operating air transport services as its primary business and controlled by the China Aviation Group. On December 15th, 2004, Air China successfully listed in Hong Kong (SEHK: 0753) and London (LSE: AIRC).
Air China is committed to providing passengers with "Four Cs" service: Credibility, Convenience, Comfort and Choice. Air China's frequent flyer program, PhoenixMiles, has the longest history of any frequent flyer program in China. Air China was the first domestic civil airline to launch two classes of premium service, "Forbidden Pavilion" First Class and "Capital Pavilion" Business Class, on medium-to-long distance flights, featuring "lie-flat seats" and a "whole journey distinguished service" experience, which provides passengers with outstanding, comfortable and convenient travel space and considerate service. Air China enjoys a strong domestic and international route network and sales network, owns an extensive high-quality client group and has become the first choice for many passengers from Chinese government organizations and companies. On June 28, 2011, Air China was awarded the 4-star rating by SKYTRAX - the international authority for accrediting airline services. On June 12, 2012, Air China was granted the Fast Travel Gold Award at the 68th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit. Air China's frequent flyer members numbered more than 17.44 million at the end of 2011.
Cathay Pacific currently ranks as the world's 2nd most profitable airline (net profit)* and the 7th largest airline in the world by operating profit*.
Cathay Pacific are ranked 10th-largest in the world in terms of revenue passenger kilometres* and 4th-largest in freight tonne kilometres*.
According to IATA, Cathay Pacific was the world's number one in terms of international cargo traffic in 2010.
Brief introduction of China Eastern Airlines Limited Company
Approved by the State Council, China Eastern Air Holding Company was set up at the Great Hall of the People on 11th, October, 2002. Based on the original China Eastern Air Holding Company, and annexing the China Northwest Air Company and combined with the Yunnan Air Company, China Eastern Air Holding Company (hereinafter referred to China Eastern Group) was established. As a central enterprise supervised by the State Assets Administration Committee of the State Council, the China Eastern Group is one of the three backbone air transportation groups of our country.
With its headquarters in Shanghai, China Eastern Group is short for China Eastern Air Holding Company, which is abbreviated as CEAH. With 2.558441 billion RMB of registered capital, CEAH made a total capital of 73.3 billion RMB by the end 2007. With more than 50000 employees, CEAH has 221 airplanes and 467 national and international passenger and freight routes, covering 53 famous international cities over the five continents of Asia, Europe, America and Africa.
Marketing businesses of CEAH include: public air transportation, general aeronautical services, production and marketing of products (including free commodities) relating to air transportation, maintenance of air material and equipment, aviation passengers and goods transit, ground agencies, airplane leasing, aerial training and consultation and other national marketing businesses.
As the core of China Eastern Group and the first listed company in China's civil aviation industry, China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is listed in the stock exchanges of New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai and lays an important foundation for establishing a modern enterprise and implementing strategies as a large group and company.
There are 17 investment companies in total under China Eastern Group. Through years of optimization and resource integration, a fundamental aviation transportation service has been formed, with businesses of aviation food, import and export, financial futures, media advertising, tourism ticketing, hotel group, airport investment, etc. as auxiliary services to this system.
During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan Period, the principle target of China Eastern Group is to implement a development plan centered on hub strategy, establish a central network operation with Shanghai at the center, actively construct waves of flight travel and improve the route network structure. Keeping a foothold at home and strengthening foreign activities, the route network structure covers areas of North America, South America, Europe, Middle Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, North Africa, South Africa and Australia, etc. with Shanghai as the passenger and freight center and Kunming, Xian and Wuhan as regional centers. In addition to these major objectives, we hope to ensure logical matching of relevant industries and active cultivation of new profit growth to ensure maintenance of value and appreciation of state-owned assets.
China Southern Air Holding Company was established on October 11, 2002 as a state-owned air transportation group; merging China Southern Airlines, Xinjiang Airlines and China Northern Airlines. China Southern Air Holding Company specializes in the air transportation business with passenger and cargo agencies, import & export trading, financing, construction and development and media and advertising.
Currently, China Southern Air Holding Company owns eight subsidiaries including the listed company China Southern Airlines, and has established domestic offices in 39 major Chinese cities, and 47 international offices including Tokyo, Paris, Sydney and Lagos.
China Southern Air holding company has pilot training academies in Beijing and Australia; a Flight Simulator Training Centre and Aviation Engine Overhaul Centre in Zhuhai.
China Southern Air Holding Company operates 402 jet aircraft and helicopters with more than 60, 000 staff and total operating assets exceeding RMB100 billion yuan.
The development target of China Southern Air Holding Company is to build up an international network-oriented airline with core competitiveness and sustainable profitability. Insisting on the core value point of "Customer first, respecting Staff, Advantage, continuous Innovation and favorable Return" and the vision and mission of "becoming a carrier as the best choice for costumers and loved by the staff and employees", China Southern Air Holding Company is developing its service brand to be the very best in China and throughout Asia".
China Southern Air Holding Company is headquartered in Guangzhou - the largest city in Southern China. Address: No. 27, Nanhangyunjie, Airport Road, Guangzhou.
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia's largest domestic and international airline. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), Qantas is widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia.
Qantas have built a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, engineering and maintenance, and customer service.


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Getting Going in the Mornings by Sharon O'Donnell
Is it a cold or allergy?? That is the question I've asked myself when I woke up every morning this past week feeling terrible. My nose is stuffy, my eyes itch, my throat is scratchy, and my ears are always stopped up. When I wake up, it takes a lot to get me out of bed and going: eye drops, a heating pad, Excedrin, cough drops, and cold/allergy meds. I need about 45 minutes of transition time before I can drag myself to the bathroom and put on my make-up to get out the door and on the way to my job at a Teacher's Assistant at an elementary school. Once I'm up and going, I feel much better — until later that night when the symptoms start again, regardless of what kind of meds I take. Then it's to bed and another day. Another morning. When I felt the sore throat symptoms beginning last week, I took several Zinc lozenges to ward off what might be coming — and I felt much better for several days and thought I'd nipped it in the bud — until the symptoms started again in full force.
Colds didn't hit me this hard when I was younger. But I'm 51 now, and a cold proves to be a formidable obstacle, sucking the energy right out of me. Thank God for Saturdays because I don't think I could have made it to another day of school today trying to teach fractions to 4th graders via the Common Core way (drawing number lines and using repeated addition instead of just multiplying the fractions — incredibly frustrating). I only have so much energy to give, and the cold is zapping me of most of my day's allowance before the school day even begins. Not to mention coming home to deal with 7th grade math with my youngest son. Lately, I've been feeling like a cast member of The Walking Dead.
There is no better feeling than waking up during the night and thinking that is probably almost 6:15 and time to get up but then to see the clock says it is only 3:30, so I can roll back over and go back to sleep. Ahhh. Colds are only supposed to last 7 days or so, and thus, I should feel back to normal soon. And I don't know who came up with the concept of weekends — but I thank them sincerely from the bottom of my heart. Even though 3 days would be much better.
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|Nu Skin Enterprises Reports 28 Percent Second-Quarter Revenue Growth And Raises Annual Guidance
Executive Summary
Q2 2018 vs. Prior-Year Quarter
"We continue to successfully execute on our customer growth strategy centered on engaging platforms, enabling products and empowering programs, which led to accelerated growth," said
Q2 2018 Year-Over-Year Operating Results
Stockholder Value
Q3 and 2018 Outlook
"Based on our strong first-half results, with double-digit growth in both the first and second quarters, we now see revenue growth of approximately 15 to 17 percent for the year," said Wood. "We will continue to invest in social selling capabilities, product innovation and the ongoing rollout of our Velocity sales compensation program. We expect these initiatives, coupled with the capability improvements we are making through development and recent acquisitions, will drive additional upside. As a testament of our confidence in the strength of the business, our board of directors approved an increase to our stock repurchase authorization to
"We generated 28 percent year-over-year revenue growth and strong earnings performance in the quarter," said
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The idea behind my shoot was to have strong 1950s theme with a soft whimsical tea party with an ecclectic Rockabilly mix.
Showcasing the style of poise and precision from the era.
With a hint of the fun loving Rockabilly side too at the end of the decade mixing that retro with modern to make it accessible for the out-doorsy quirky off-beat Bride.
Bridesmaids in Ivory Tulle skirts conveying the fairytale-esque look that is Traditional in weddings and the Bride in a floral print tea dress; The Bride is no longer in white.
-Betty Timbo press interview.
I decided to Host a shoot themed around the 1950s Era focusing on the latter part of the period just before the 1960s,.
Where Great Britain for the first time had disposable income and Hollywood glamour took centre stage in weddings world meaning they were full of beauty accessories and prettiness.
Icons of the Time were Elizabeth Taylor, Maryln Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.
(the fact that we had 4 models was perfect as each can represent metaphorically one of these icons in their style.
The 1950s by itself has been done before it wasn't anything new to wedding-ville , However I wanted to change it slightly to balance the repetitive approach of this well photographed era.
We incorporated a soft woodsy magical tea party theme to it. This enabled a sense of fun, adding a Bridal softness, and also gives us an opportunity to create a "ideal" in the imagery for the shoot, then brilliantly opposed it with our tattooed Bride.
This is a metaphoric representation of the next generation that followed the 50s- the 1960s
We rebelled as they did in that era; After all why keep with the cliché' of tradition?
We decided on the Bridesmaids being in white/ ivory with the Bride in a floral print tea dress.
Throughout the experience we kept in mind two points:
1. 1950s chic poise and modelling
2.Rockabilly fun!!!
Needless to say the collaboration was a success and we go in to print in July!!
Credits to a fabulous collaborative creative team
Photography by- Becky Ryan Photography
- www.beckyryanphotography.co.uk
Wedding Dresses By- Frock Nottingham
Sarah Bloor- Hair stylist/ Pin Up Curl
Rochelle OBrien/Makeup Artist
Heidi Lawton - Designer / maker at Extra Special Touch Product styling and floristry
Celeste Batten
The Organic Wedding Cake Company cake, styling and floristry
Nikki Espinasse Wedding Stationery
Jazzmine Augustin, Gaea Nayo, Franchesca Holmes, Emma Marshal
Personal Location Nottingham
I Cant wait to see this shoot in print, coming soon to a magazine stand near you in July!
Have a Blessed and wonderfully inspired day!
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Morning beauties.
2 weeks of 4 am wake up calls and this mumma is pretty tired!
So, today…
Not a long winded blog today.
No ideas about how to improve today. Or you.
No stories.
No pep talks.
Just something to make you feel better. And if you are feel great, even more better-er!
Just a message of love to you from me in the way of a song.
From me to you. Yuna wrote this song for you! Rescue!
"Yeah, she's got light in her face"……
Ahhhh, how good does it feel to groove to this song?
Big love to you!


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A Hacker Lab Start-up Hustle Success Story
Jim Hsu of Elk Grove liked to tinker as a child. As the result of working in the eye care industry, he had been tinkering with idea for a mobile phone docking system that would enable optometrists to use cell phone cameras to capture the images they see when looking in patients' eyes through microscopes.
Hacker Lab's Start-up Hustle helped him make progress on Eye2Mobile, a docking system designed to hold cell phones and work with eye care optical devices, such as slit lamps, retinal cameras , and surgical lasers. As a result of participating, he expects to be producing the EyePhoneDock for sale in spring 2015.
Learn startup skills and discover ways to grow your business ideas into ventures by applying for Hacker Lab's Startup Hustle. Applications are due March 17, 2016.
Hsu had already started working on the EyePhonedock to hold the phone when he got an email announcing the Hacker Lab Start-up Hustle. "I had a prototype and demonstration video but I didn't know what to do next," said Hsu. "I applied to participate in Start-up Hustle to get help with the next steps to turn this product idea into a business."
According to Hsu, the training and mentoring he received from Hacker Lab and start-up supporters encouraged him to validate his concept with prospective customers. "I was able to answer the question – do they want it?" said Hsu.
The weekly meetings where participants talked with industry leaders from Hacker Lab's start-up and innovation community were very helpful according to Hsu. "We learned a lean and efficient process to get from an idea to a start-up business," said Hsu.
One of the challenges of Start-up Hustle is that participants are asked to really focus on the project for an intensive month and half. "I worked on it two to three evenings per week as well as on weekends," said Hsu. "The tight six week time frame really pushed us to get it done. The mentors were very persistent in encouraging us to do the homework and develop a presentable pitch for investors."
Hsu felt that Start-up Hustle gave resources to entrepreneurs that they probably couldn't access on their own. "The mentors' direction on where to go to get more information was tremendous," sad Hsu. "This program's support gives the little guy some of the resources available to large companies. It turns innovators into entrepreneurs."
He also benefitted from using the maker tools at Hacker Lab. "I used the 3D printer to print parts for the bracket," said Hsu. "It allowed me to make a quick mockup to test fit and function as well as produce a prototype to show prospective customers."
Hsu said that it was a rewarding experience. "I would definitely suggest Start-up Hustle to anyone who has an idea for a product," said Hsu. "Hacker Lab brings together an amazing start-up community and that is good for the city and the economy."
Sierra College is proud to be a sponsor of Hacker Lab's Start-Up Hustle. The Rocklin location of Hacker Lab is Powered by Sierra College. Together, with other supporters, they are building a community of makers and entrepreneurs in Nevada and Placer Counties and the Sacramento region. Learn more about Hacker Lab, check out classes and join other entrepreneurs to jump start your passion to turn your ideas into businesses with resources from Hacker Lab. To launch your new startup alongside a community of entrepreneurs, apply by March 17 for the spring 2016 Hacker Lab Start-up Hustle.


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教學經驗: I have been in the classroom as an aid or teacher since I was 16. I tutored English in Spain for 4 months. I also worked with young English language workers while I have been in college.
興趣: I love all sports, but soccer in particular. I also enjoy traveling, I have been to 10 countries so far! I enjoy spending my time volunteering with adults with special needs as well.
學歷: I went to Hamilton Heights High School and I graduated in the top 10% of my class with honors. I am currently a Junior at Ball State University working on my degrees in Special and Elementary Education and Spanish.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. They make sure that the care provided by health and care services meets government standards of quality and safety.
What are the government standards?
The government standards are a set of guidelines that cover all aspects of care, including treating people with dignity and respect, safety and suitability of premises, cleanliness and infection control, handling complaints etc.
How does the CQC ensure that standards are being met?
The CQC monitors information about services and carries out inspections. Information monitored might include: complaints from service users or their families; information provided to them from care staff; information the service has shared themselves, as well as information provided from other organisations.
What happens if standards aren't met?
If standards aren't being met, CQC usually ask for services to deliver an action plan showing how they will work towards meeting the standards they have fallen down on.
They also have the power to:
· Issue fines and warnings
· Restrict the services provided
· Suspend or cancel a services registration
· Prosecute
Latest Inspection Report
Please visit the following website to see a copy of our latest inspection report, dated 13th September 2016.
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text: Here is the first installment of the Grumpy Old Teachers podcast. This podcast has absolutely NO format whatsoever. Scott Bedley, from the Bedley Brothers, and I decide on one thing we would like to talk about to start. We go wherever the conversation takes us from there. I think the episodes are entertaining and we sometimes snark, but most of the time laugh. If you like Techlandia and haven't listened you should give it a try.


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New Haven Lawn Club: New Haven, CT: Debbie & Todd's Wedding
After spending a wonderful afternoon in New Haven with Debbie and Todd for their engagement session and hearing about all the amazing things they had planned, we knew that their wedding was going to be fabulous. And we were absolutely right. From the moment Debbie and Todd first saw each other, they didn't stop smiling at one another and we loved getting to spend time with them in Edgerton Park before the ceremony began back at the Lawn Club.
They had a gorgeous set-up for their ceremony, having the chairs arranged in the round so their friends and family were surrounding them on all sides and their beautiful chuppah directly in the center. It was a short and sweet ceremony with heartfelt readings and beaming parents in the front row. Cocktail hour set the tone for the lively evening to follow with impromptu sing alongs by the grand piano. More performances followed during the reception - a Bollywood-style dance from Debbie's friends from Harvard and an a cappella performance by The Duke's Men of Yale, which Debbie joined as a surprise. When they night came to an end, Debbie and Todd made a grand exit under sparklers, once again surrounded by the family and friends they loved, smiling all the while.
Venue: New Haven Lawn Club in New Haven, Connecticut | Flowers: Fleur de lys Floral in New Haven, Connecticut | DJ: Local Motion


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"The mission of ICCB has been to provide excellent service to day care home providers."
The Illinois Child Care Bureau (ICCB) sponsors reimbursement for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a program funded by the US Department of Agriculture that provides partial reimbursement for providing healthy meals and snacks to the children in your care. The site includes free training for FCC professionals to qualify for the CACFP program and offers menus, recipes, and directions for reimbursement.
(*Site available in Spanish)
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Ananda Kalyani Master Unit
Prama Academy has a partnership with the Ananda Kalyanii Master Unit, which is also its main venue.
Ananda Kalyani, the Portuguese Master Unit, aims to create an ecological settlement that works as model all-round service and rural multipurpose development center on a rural site in the north eastern center of Portugal. It will be an model of sustainability and volunteer action in practice, as well as being a tourist attraction, education and research resource. It will be at the cutting edge of ecological building, renewable energy generation, woodland management, biological waste water treatment, intensive food production and small scale economic systems. It will include settlements for collective projects as well as individual houses and big natural areas, for a balanced and sustainable center. With an eye set on spiritual development, it will also count with numerous courses, workshops and training that will give an opportunity to everyone to realize their true mission in life, learning how to achieve their goals. It will become an internationally recognized center of environmental excellence and would create numerous sources of employment, both within the community and beyond. It offers the Local Authority the opportunity to be seen supporting and backing major European environmental initiatives within its area.
In a nutshell, a Master Unit is a self-sufficient zone, based on all-round service, that inspires and offers a more balanced, healthy and proactive lifestyle. Using an economical sustainable model (PROUT), it acts as a nerve centre for the local community, and demonstrates new technologies for environmental sustainability while providing guidelines in order to facilitate its replication. People can move at unison utilizing fully their potentialities, in harmony with nature and surrounding communities, expanding all possible ways by which they can serve, through education, culture, economics and spiritual enhancement.
- To create a model for sustainable 21st century living, based on neo-humanistic values and all-round service, which would serve as a replicable educational, research and service resource for both Portugal and European Community;
- To act as a social hub, as "nerve center" for the iberian peninsula, for science, arts, education, culture, economics and consciousness studies;
- Through a neo-humanistic and spiritual education, help improving the fate of all living beings, irrespective of all artificial barriers as well as provide for residents and the surrounding community material and non material needs in a supportive environment;
- To maximize the potential for earning within the local community by increasing self-reliance in food, energy and housing and the scope of service projects inside the community itself;
- To maximize lifestyles that promotes living in harmony with the environment and minimizing pollution to air, water and land;
- To demonstrate a new approach to rural regeneration, showing the potential for agricultural and economic productivity of land through the application of ecological sustainability, Permaculture design and Neo-Humanistic approaches.


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Tornado intensity climbs in the United States
Since 1994, twisters have left bigger paths of destruction
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SAN FRANCISCO —Tornadoes are getting stronger.
Over the last two decades, the intensity of twisters pummeling the United States has crept up, geographer James Elsner of Florida State University in Tallahassee reported at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting on December 10.
The National Weather Service ranks tornado intensity using the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The EF Scale lumps the storms into one of six categories based on damage to trees, light poles, buildings and other structures. Scientists assign a rating by looking at photographs of a tornado's aftermath.
But fitting tornadoes into narrow categories gives scientists only a rough gauge of a tornado's strength. "We need a continuous estimate of tornado intensity," Elsner argued.
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Hi everyone
This Saturday Cooktown crusaders are having a sign on info day with a tasty spit roast for lunch and awesome live n local music into the night. Bring ya bike along and or the kids. Cooktown crusaders ride up to Cooktown every year and collect money along the way for autism queensland and my mate Pete who started all this is a bloody champion!!
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Interview With Artist, Ashley Christudason./
Ashley Christudason is a digital artist out of Singapore who is dedicated to creating pieces that promote the inherent (but unfortunately obscured) oneness within all of mankind.
Using Photoshop, Ashley is able to concoct magnificent imagery that attempts to recreate the granular, tachyon-like "nanosecond visions" that he uses to aid him along on his artistic journey. These visions, coupled with a reverence of the religious entities and concepts found within his work, makes for pieces that act as opportunities to peak into highly spiritual and metaphysical realms. Well traveled and extremely talented, Ashley has been able to develop a healthy following with his amazing depictions of the 4D spirit space.
Here, I was given a chance to pick the artist's brain and found out more about his style and the religious overtones found within his creations.
Prox: Tell us about yourself. Where did you grow up, how long have you been producing art, and how did you settle into your current medium of choice?
Ashley: I was born in Singapore. My family moved to the United Kingdom when I was 4 (for 4 years) as my mother pursued her higher studies there. When it came time for me to pursue my higher studies, I chose to do both my bachelor's and Master's degree in Perth, Western Australia. I was there for 5 years. It was there that I learnt how to use Photoshop while studying my photography module. It was then and there that my fascination with digitally collaging images began. It has been my main medium of choice ever since.
Prox: You've spent quite a bit of time traveling. What were some of the most inspirational locations you've been to? How have they impacted your outlook and message within your art?
Ashley: Spending time in the Australian outback was very inspirational to me. Experiences shared with friends involving psychedelics blew my consciousness into realms of vision that I'd never before visited. This fueled the creative spirit and has kept the 'fire' burning within me for all this time. 'Nanoseconds, seeing the unquantifiable' as I like to put it, have kept me pursuing this artform.
Prox: There are very grainy and particular energies in some of your pieces. Are you trying to symbolize something with this effect or was it purely an aesthetic choice?
Ashley: I've always been interested in finding new ways to visually express, those nanosecond visions. They are sometimes in HD, sometimes grainy / ethereal when I see them. Hence, when re-represented through the digital medium, I often look for layers that will showcase them closest to how I see them during the vision itself.
There is an aesthetic element to these choices that are made, but it is more so guided by what has been already 'seen'.
Prox: Much of your work seems to showcase your reverence for religious deities and figures. How has your relationship with these religions and cultures shaped your art?
Ashley: My parents and grandparents raised me as a Christian. While my grandparents on both sides were very pious, my parents were more liberal in their outlook on 'what is true'. I guess they had a more unified approach to it. A fond memory I have of my parents brings me back to when I was in my early teens. I remember both of them questioning a very adamant Catholic lady about how anybody who wasn't of their faith were going to experience hellfire for eternity. It left a big impression on me and allowed me to see the man-made elements that divided us through doctrine.
I'd met many through the course of my life that seemed to 'KNOW' that their way was the ONLY way to experience the divine, to know God. I disagreed and saw inclusion and unification as a means of reaching / seeing the Ultimate. It made more sense that a web of interconnectedness would reap the bigger picture, rather than notions of separateness. In my later adult-hood, I likened this search for oneness to looking for the 'foundational' layer upon which all is layered on to – like the first image or blank canvas one used to build their collage. The foundational layer - which sometimes cannot be seen or perceived because of the multitude of layers that are now blocking/obscuring it, is that which is holding the big picture together. It's invisibility does not mean that it ceases to exist.
Prox: Ultimately, what are you trying to give back to the world with your art? What are you hoping to instill in the viewer by depicting these mystical and metaphysical energies?
Ashley: What I'm trying to give back is a message of oneness. More than that, it's trying to show people that I can look upon all religious deities and befriend all of them. No one is more important than the other – all are trying to help us find our way with their own interpretation of the Unquantifiable. There has been so much discord in the world due to religious extremism. It would be joyous to see harmony between all such groups. It would bring the world to a more ecstatic collective consciousness if we all took a keen interest in each other's ways as opposed to shutting it off.
Prox: Who are some of your favorite contemporary artists?
Ashley: To name a few: Philip Rubinov Jacobson, Ernst Fuchs, Wolfgang Widmoser, John Martin, Fabian Perez, MATI KLARWEIN to name a few.
Prox: Favorite hobbies?
Ashley: My hobbies include basketball, running, reading, poetry, playing the guitar and piano.
Prox: Tips for aspiring artists?
Ashley: Constantly try to perceive the infinite, the immeasurable, the unquantifiable.
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NAME: Casey LewisAGE: 20HOMETOWN: Palmyra, MissouriCOLLEGE: University of Missouri Growing up in an itty-bitty town in the Midwest, fashion magazines were my saving grace from camouflage and Carhartt. I can still remember when the...
HOMETOWN: Palmyra, Missouri
COLLEGE: University of Missouri
Growing up in an itty-bitty town in the Midwest, fashion magazines were my saving grace from camouflage and Carhartt. I can still remember when the very first issue of Teen Vogue landed in my mailbox. That's when I vowed, at thirteen years-old, to flee to New York and work at Conde Nast the very first chance I could get.
When it came time to apply for internships, I wanted to find a place that would satisfy both my love for fashion and my obsession with technology. TeenVogue.com topped my list of dream internships, so I e-mailed in a resume and cover letter-slash-gushy plea way back in January. Much to my excitement, I heard back from E.J., Teen Vogue's web editor. My intense exam schedule and late spring break prevented a weekend getaway to NYC, so he offered to do an interview via phone. Despite a jittery voice and shaky hands, the chat went well and he offered me the internship! I was filled with butterflies walking into 4 Times Square, but I knew I had nothing to worry about the second I set foot in the office. After a whirlwind tour, E.J. showed me to my computer and put me to work. I only have two days under my belt and I can already tell my summer job will be interesting and ever-changing. I've done a little of everything: writing fashion blurbs, shipping clothes, combing the web for style news. The coolest thing I've seen over the past few days is not the expansive fashion closet or the editors' fabulous outfits, rather it's watching a staff of three --THREE! --produce the entire Teen Vogue website.
I'll be around the office all summer, so if you have any questions, I would love to hear them! And, in the spirit of give-and-take, if you native New Yorkers have any advice for me (things to see, museums to visit, places to shop), send that along. Look for lots of posts from me in the future, and until next time, I'll be chronicling my New York City adventures from my own blog Teenfashionista.com.


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Hollywood Studios offers plenty to do and it can get tough trying to plan your day here. Let's look at all the options available and see what you want to do.
Hollywood Studios
Formerly known as MGM, this park has more in the way of thrills than the others. As the name suggests, the theme for this park is movies. I love Hollywood Studios because it does such a good job making you feel like you are either on a movie set or in the movie itself. There are several fun rides, but this park also has many great shows to enjoy. Here are some favorites:
Most Popular Rides (longest wait):
Rockin' Roller Coaster
Hollywood Tower of Terror
Toy Story Midway Mania
Indiana Jones
Beauty and the Beast
Lights, Motors, Action, Extreme Stunt Show
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Other Good Rides to Do:
Back Lot Tour and Catastrophe Canyon
The Great Movie Ride
Head here for a full list of Hollywood Studios attractions.
Hollywood Studios is actually larger than Magic Kingdom, but somehow feels a lot smaller. Much of the fun in Hollywood Studios is just the atmosphere created by the buildings and scenery as you walk around. One thing that is nice about Hollywood Studios is that Rockin' Roller Coaster and Hollywood Tower of Terror, two of the most popular rides, are literally right next to each other in their own little cove of the park. I suggest grabbing a Fast Pass for the longer line and ride the other ride as you wait for your Fast Pass time to come up. Another ride that is a must is Toy Story Midway Mania. It's the newest ride (read: longest line) in the park and is so much fun for the whole family. You wear 3D glasses and are ushered around on a moving car as you play carnival games with the Toy Story characters.
The shows are also a great experience. All the shows have set times that they play during the day. Disney recommends (I do too!) arriving at least 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the show to ensure seats. For many of these shows, there are really not bad seats. The Lights, Motors, Action, Extreme Stunt Show has a few sections that are not so good because pillars block the view of the show. I highly recommend the Indian Jones Stunt Spectacular and Beauty and the Beast. I've found that we don't much care where we sit, but during the peak times of the park the arenas may fill up quickly. Shows can also provide a nice, relaxing break from the hustle of the park.
Dining in Hollywood Studios is a lot of fun. Two of our favorite restaurants are the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater and 50's Prime Time Cafe. Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater may be the most intricately themed restaurant we've ever been to. The lobby is nothing special, but the dining area is really fun. You walk in to a huge dining area that looks like an actual drive-in theater. The ceiling is painted like the night sky, the walls depict a view of old Hollywood as seen from the Hollywood Hill. While you eat they play trailers and clips from cheesy, old Sci-Fi movies. The tables are designed to look like cars with a table shelf in front of you to put your food on. It's very comfortable, the food is traditional American cuisine, and it is a great experience for the whole family. 50's Prime Time Cafe is a lot of fun too. Again, this is traditional American cuisine with a little more emphasis on home style cooking. The theme is entertaining as the waiters are your "brothers and sisters" while "mom" is cooking. They make you eat your vegetables and mind your manners too! Again, it's really a lot of fun and a neat deviation from the traditional restaurant experience. There are many other restaurants to choose from as well, here's a full list of Hollywood Studio dining options.
Parade, Concert & Fireworks
Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun is the parade in Hollywood Studios. This parade happens everyday at 3 pm and features a lot of the newer Disney/Pixar characters. Hollywood Studios also has a concert everyday called Disney Channel Rocks. This concert has a lot of energy and features many of the popular Disney Channel songs. "Fantasmic" is the night time firework show. This show is different from the others as it is held in a theater and you must arrive early for seats or else you really won't be able to experience it. This fireworks show is really fun as it is truly a show with fireworks. Jets of water are shot in the air and there are lighting effects while music plays and fireworks go off. This is a really nice way to end your day at Hollywood Studios.
What are your tips and tricks for navigating Hollywood Studios?
Tomorrow I'll jump into Animal Kingdom.


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Chef Howie's team includes Executive Chef Mark Hipkiss, formerly from the Metropolitan Grill, joined by Sous Chefs Tykey Aniol, Sergio Moreno and Honan Reyes.
The team is rounded out with General Manager Tim Lodahl, who has grown and developed though Seastar restaurant and John Howie Steak. Wine director/Sommelier Chris Lara who has created an award winning wine list with company wine director Erik Liedholm, and managers Kristina Magallanes and Rodrigo Cordona.
Together they work to present a dining experience unlike any other. From the moment you walk through the doors you are made to feel at home. Whether you're enjoying a night out with family or friends, or putting the finishing touches on an important business deal, the staff at John Howie Steak will cater to your every need.
Stay in touch with John Howie Steak through our social media network. Follow us on Twitter for breaking news and exciting offers, Facebook for current events, awards and recognition, and on our blog to hear from the man behind the restaurant – John Howie.
Friendly tableside service accounts for the room's bacon perfume; oysters are given the most delicate of Rockefeller treatment; sweet lobster adds luxury to a tony tub of mashed potatoes; and cherries celebrate their jubilee by getting drunk on cognac. Hoist a 2-pound rib-eye on the bone, compare a 4-ounce filet of true Kobe beef to its American Wagyu counterpart and employ the resident wine geeks to assist with partnering your porterhouse.
All from the happy hour menu, we ordered deviled eggs with truffled bacon; habenjero shrimp in the most fantastic spicy sweet broth; delicious little BLT sliders on perfect crustless rounds of white toast; and last but not least, tempura fried bacon with a maple ponzu sauce. – What would Alix Do?
The Prime Rib Dip they often offer is one of my favorites and you won't be disappointed. The meat is moist and tender and melts in your mouth and the au jus is homemade and super tasty! A few other must haves are the Steak House Salad (my husband's favorite), Grilled Cheese with Onions (includes a miniature bowl of tomato soup for dipping), and the Cheeseburger (beyond any burger you've ever tried).


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We have a wide range of valves offering port sizes from M5 G1/2″ which are available with mechanical, manual, pneumatic and solenoid actuators. Valves can be supplied free-standing or as part of a manifold with or without the D-Sub terminal system.
By using high quality materials and a proven sealing system, we offer distinct advantages to our customers. No compromises were made in the selection of materials. The bodies are made from anodised aluminium, the spools from stainless steel and the manual overrides from brass. The major advantage of this sealing concept is low friction.
This advantage is based on the following technical features:
There is no deformation of the seal during assembly. They are allowed to move independently within the brass cage. Without air pressure there is no contact pressure and, therefore, no friction. This construction also has consequences for the seals of the valves in use. When switching a 5/2 valve, only three of the five seals are exposed to pressure and applying friction to the spool.
This unique sealing design means that the contact pressure, and consequently the sealing effect, increases proportionally to the air pressure. If the air pressure is low, contact pressure of the seals and friction are minimised.
Even when pressure is high, due to the shape of the cage, there is only the minimal contact pressure applied to the sealing rings which is necessary to seal the valve.
These features offer you:
High durability and extended lifetime
High flow combined with compact design
High reliability of the valves
Valve Terminals – 2 to 14 stations, up to 1250 l/min flow, IP65.
Solenoid valves, inline or manifold mounted, from M5 up to G3/4″.
IP65 standard, IP67 on request.
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Oscar 2017 Luxury Suites: Doris Bergman's Oscar Style Lounge Brings Out the Stars
By Jenny Peters
Every year when Oscar rolls around, lots of luxury suites and lounges pop up at venues all around town, luring famous faces to come and check out innovative products, try some new and different libations and just generally have a lovely afternoon during the week preceding the Academy Awards.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern feels the love at the Handmade Hearts by Hillel booth during the annual Doris Bergman Oscar Style Lounge & Party held at Fig & Olive restaurant in West Hollywood in February 2017. Photo courtesy Doris Bergman.One popular "swag suite" (as everyone calls them) is impresario Doris Bergman's annual Oscar Style Lounge & Party, presented every year at the Fig & Olive restaurant in West Hollywood. Bergman takes over that popular eatery's outdoor patio and fills it with everything a star might need heading onto the red carpet – and beyond.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern led the celebrity charge to Bergman's suite that was held on February 23, 2017, and headed straight to Art Lewin's Bespoke Suits and Tuxedos for a chat about having a custom-made suit designed just for his 80-year-old frame. Lewin gifted gorgeous silk ties and pocket squares, too, making sure that 2017 nominees including Best Picture "Hacksaw Ridge" executive producer David Greathouse and Best Song leading contenders Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who received two song nominations from "LA LA Land," would look sharp at the Oscars (and they eventually won for "City of Stars").
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Art Lewin is the Owner & Creative Director of Executive Clothiers, one of the nation's premier Custom Clothiers.
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Featuring a comfortable cushioned seat and sturdy backrest, this lightweight aluminum transfer bench by Drive Medical is both comfortable and versatile. With unique "Dual Column" extension legs, you can adjust the height in 1/2" increments and the seat back adjusts without tools. The bench comes with a new "A" frame design composed of 1" aluminum frame that is light, sturdy and corrosion resistant. Extra suction cups provide additional stability and tool-free assembly will make you're life even easier.Features and Benefits
Proposition 65 Warning: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.


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IP::Country::Medium - cached lookup of country codes by IP address and domain name
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By default, the module caches results of country-code lookups. This feature can be switched off by setting cache to a false value (zero, empty string or undef), and can be switched on again by setting cache to a true value (anything which isn't false).
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A couple of years back I was in a fairly large and successful World of Warcraft guild. One night, while raiding one of the easier instances--Molten Core I think--one of my guildmates began playing clips from an Arnold Schwarzenegger soundboard.
If you don't know what a soundboard is, it's simply a Web-based collection of short sound clips that are usually taken from popular--or better yet, not so popular--movies.
During the raid, whenever someone complained about something dumb, they'd get a quick "Stop whining!" or just a random "Put that cookie down"--usually enough to send me into hysterics. It probably doesn't sound like much, but I laugh at pretty much anything.
As you can imagine, Star Wars soundboards are nothing new, but last week StarWars.com announced an official Star Wars soundboard that you can check out here.
What I love most about this is that the sounds are clean versions of the audio clips, separated from surrounding music or sound effects. As an added bonus, the clips are mixed well enough not to cause my ears to bleed when listening through earbuds, unlike other soundboards.
Also, you can string together a number of clips and post them on Facebook or e-mail them to friends as messages. I just sent a real mushy one to my fiancee. Lets hope the wedding is still on.
Right now there are a few clips for most of the main rebels (Han, Luke, Leia), but none yet for the Empire. StarWars.com promises new updates every Friday all summer long. So hopefully soon I'll be able to string together some awesome Darth Vader clips.
As Jeff Sparkman points out, unfortunately not all of the top 10 "That's what she said" quotes are available yet, but hopefully they will be soon.
If you're a Star Wars fan or just need to waste some time, I recommend checking it out.


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[sic] issue two features:
Prose and Poetry
- "The Last Jewish Tailor of the Grand Bazaar of Tehran" by Salar Abdoh
- "Now Things With Em Are Really, Really Bad" by Amy Berkowitz
- "Casino" and "Handbag" by Kim Chinquee
- "I Had the Catfish" by John Cotrona
- "Selected Translations" by Linh Dinh
- "Clean Shoes" by Michel Duchampbuffet
- "Smile" by Kathy Fish
- "The Sad Girlfriend" by Rachel B Glaser
- "Autumn in a Box" by Garth Risk Hallberg
- "Dead Dancers" by Pamela Laskin
- "Fall in the Heart That Heartbreak Built" by Craig E Levinsky
- "Ménage" by Sarah Porter
- "A Blanket in Autumn" by Daniel Roy
- "Pop Tatari (A Fiction)" by Christopher D Salyers
- "On Crossing" by Kate Simpkins
- "Beauty, What Can I Bring You?" by Diane Williams
- "The Missing Telephone Incident" by David Michael Wolach
- "The End of Love" by Ilaria Bernardini, translated by c huffman
- "Köln" by Hilde Domin translated by Daria Masullo
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