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Having problems with your Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Digital Camera ?
All my photos have a blue tint what has caused this and can i fix it.
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You may have the white balance set on something other than "auto".
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Now, the painting has a bid of over $100,000.
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Zimmerman's brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., has confirmed the auction is real, and said the painting is, indeed, the work of his brother, who was acquitted of murder in July for the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford.
The painting's seller is listed under the user "therealgeorgez." The auction page included the following description:
First hand painted artwork by me, George Zimmerman. Everyone has been asking what I have been doing with myself. I found a creative, way to express myself, my emotions and the symbols that represent my experiences. My art work allows me to reflect, providing a therapeutic outlet and allows me to remain indoors :-) I hope you enjoy owning this piece as much as I enjoyed creating it. Your friend, George Zimmerman
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City officials hope the unique incentive leads to more input on whether they should put a roundabout at the busy intersection or build a better four-way stop there.
As part of Danville's plans to rebuild Jackson Street in the coming years, the city has come up with two separate designs for the Voorhees intersection, where vehicles stack up in all directions at certain times of the day.
One is a traditional four-way stop that would solve the alignment problems at the current intersection, where Jackson Street on the north side takes a jog to the east. The existing intersection also has narrow lines, no turn lanes and no safe way to handle the number of pedestrians who cross an intersection that's within one block of the YMCA and two blocks of Danville High School.
That option would cost about $1.3 million, according to a video that accompanies the online survey.
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I asked April and May what did she intend to give us as present. April suggested an earrings and May suggested an eyeshadow for me. lol! April, May and mummy together we thought of buying sport socks for the father.
When we got all the presents bought and ready, I was taking a step back. I told the children to drop out the idea of giving us these presents. After further consideration, I totally disliked the idea of spending our own money on the present and let the children give it to us on the Parents Day. It is meaningless. I would rather let the children make us a card instead.
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Day 7 of our Road Trip to all 15 National Parks of the UK began in Aviemore in Cairngorms National Park. On the road by 9am, we rode south through the park. Both of us were getting progressively colder, so took refuge with a hot chocolate in the fine little town of Ballater, with its old railway station used by Royalty to travel to nearby Balmoral Castle. Unfortunately the castle closed to visitors (or perhaps the Queen just didn't want to see two bikers scruffy after a week on the road)
West and south of Balmoral the weather began to improve and so did the scenery. As we passed Braemar Castle, off to the north, in the heart of the National Park, snow covered the mountain tops and explained our chilled hands and feet. However, the real prize scenery came as we left the Glenshee ski fields – the spectacular glacial valley that is the Spittal of Glenshee.
Then it was time to high-tail it southwards past Perth, Edinburgh and the beautiful countryside around Jedburgh in perfect sunshine. Just after crossing the border back into England we entered the Northumberland National Park (our 12th of 15), with its rich heritage of Hadrian's Wall. As evening fell we sat on a wall in Housesteads Roman Fort, watched the last walkers on the Hadrian's Wall Path and had the whole 1,700-year-old site to ourselves. Priceless.
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We were all excited to do something special for the men and women who sacrifice so much for our country, especially as our nation honored Memorial Day.
Arlington, VA (PRWEB) May 28, 2014
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On May 23, musicians Mac Powell, Mark Lee, Tai Anderson and David Carr of the award-winning Christian rock band THIRD DAY kicked off their summer tour roster with a show of support for deployed troops and military families at RAF Mildenhall, England. The private USO concert was free to all military ID holders and was a great way for military families to share a memorable moment with the community.
- During THIRD DAY's USO performance in the United Kingdom, the Grammy award-winning group entertained more than 500 troops and military families. The concert included hit songs from the band's latest album Miracle.
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- To date, this group has entertained more than 4,000 troops and their families on USO tours.
- THIRD DAY has been providing inspirational music to their fans for more than two decades. Over the course of their musical career, the band has been awarded four Grammys, 24 GMA Dove Awards, one RIAA Platinum album and eight RIAA Gold albums. Among their fan-favorite hits are "Show Me Your Glory," "Call My Name," and "Mountain of God."
Attributed to THIRD DAY's lead singer Mac Powell:
"It was awesome to join the USO again and have the chance to entertain our country's troops and families who are serving in the UK. We even got to visit with troops and spend some one-on-one time after the show. We were all excited to do something special for the men and women who sacrifice so much for our country, especially as our nation honored Memorial Day."
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The Wey & Arun Canal Trust's annual sponsored walk, called 'The Poddle', started from Shalford Mill in Surrey and included the new riverside walk built by volunteers last year.
153 walkers took part in brilliant sunshine and the Trust's Vice-Chairman, Jim Phillips, said: "It looks as if The Poddle has raised at least £9,000. This is an excellent result and we are grateful to walkers and supporters for an important contribution towards the restoration of the Wey & Arun Canal.
"We have recently launched an appeal to replace the existing causeway at Compasses Bridge, near Dunsfold Park, which currently prevents navigation along that section. This will be our first big project in Surrey."
Margaret Darvill, organiser of the walk, remarked: "This was my first year as organiser and I would like to thank all those who walked the route and my helpers who made it such an enjoyable day out for everyone.
The figure-of-8 route was designed to start and finish in Shalford with a lunch stop at St Mary's Church which was an ideal venue.
The Trust is most grateful for the assistance of the National Trust for making Shalford Mill available for the start of the walk, and Mr Godfrey Austin for allowing us to use his premises in East Shalford Lane for car parking.
By good design much of the route used shaded paths, much appreciated by walkers in the midday heat.
The hilly paths had been well marked and there were marshals at tricky points. Highlights along the way were the attractive views from St Martha's hill and the Pilgrims Way as well as the walk through Blackheath.
Wey & Arun Canal Trust Chairman, Sally Schupke, commented "Events like the Poddle don't just "happen". They are the result of dedicated effort by a large group of volunteers – planning the route, finding sponsors, refreshment stops and acting as marshals.
"Margaret, the organiser, deserves huge congratulations for putting the whole event together. She must have been greatly relieved when the traditional 'Last Man' arrived at the finishing point."
Report and pictures contributed by The Wey & Arun Canal Trust.


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Friday, 5 August 2011
*A Night With Beyoncé*
About a two weeks ago I won tickets to see Beyoncé for a special TV for about 800 studio audience viewers.. apparently nearly 1 million people had applied for tickets so I was over the moon..
we waited in the cue for a good few hours and it was announced that Beyoncé ordered 200 Pizzas as a Thank you for her waiting fans.. I don't know how far I believe that as I didn't see that many empty boxes.. (maybe they meant 200 slices).. either way she bought us pizza!
The Show was amaazing especially as it was the first time I'd seen her perform a lot of her new songs live.. It was a complete different setting to a concert though.. a couple of times she had to repeat songs to get perfect whole performances but of course I didn't mind its BEYONCÉ were talking about!..
The show is set to air late December on ITV and hopefully I will not be seen in the audience doing any sort of awkward Beyoncé inspired movements lol xx
12 comments:
- Dominique Bennett said...
I think it's very important that I point out just how much I hate you right now.
- 5 August 2011 at 17:02
- Mina said...
hehe!! lol xx
- 5 August 2011 at 18:01
- Out of Gas Clothing said...
Lucky you :)
- 11 August 2011 at 15:54
- lolita said...
OMG lucky you 0_0 x
- 12 August 2011 at 19:54
- DEA said...
HOW CAN YOU BE THAT LUCKY! :D I bet it was an amazing experience!
- 21 August 2011 at 14:48
- JEAN-PIERRE said...
oh wow! hope you have or had a blast
- 23 August 2011 at 00:22
- Winnie said...
Oh Wow, that sounds like one amazing show! 800, that is so intimate, no wonder you had an awesome time and how lovely of her to order all that pizza!
- 23 August 2011 at 23:17
- Jazzy E (hivenn) said...
Sounds like so much fun! x hivenn
- 24 August 2011 at 12:41
- rach. said...
oh my gosh. she is so hot. lol.
love, rach.
- 25 August 2011 at 18:55
- molly x said...
wow! so lucky!
- 11 September 2011 at 11:18
- jane said...
NO WAY!!! You're so lucky, congrats ^^
- 19 September 2011 at 10:21
- lovely muffin said...
WHAT?? *liljonvoice* lol congrats, have fun!
xo, http://lovelymuffin.blogspot.com
- 19 September 2011 at 17:34
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A while ago, I wrote about The Hip Girl's Guide to Modern Life and how I appreciated it as a source of ideas for maybe streamlining parts of my domestic life. Since then, I've read a couple more books in that sub-genre (is this self-help? DIY? I can't tell!) and well, I think I peaked with Hip Girl's.
The first book I read was Three Black Skirts by Anna Johnson. The title comes from Johnson's philosophy that every girl should have at least three black skirts, one short and casual, one professionally appropriate, and one "long black skirt for seductive purposes." (I'm paraphrasing, as it's been a little while since I read the book.) That pretty much sums up my feelings on this book. It has great ideas for getting your life together in a casual way and how to be professional and then how to sink your hooks in a man. Never mind doing this stuff for yourself. At the end of the day, you're still supposed to have a man to seduce. (The Goodreads blurb includes the line "It's about man handling.")
The Modern Girl's Guide to Life by Jane Buckingham follows in a similar fashion. Get your self sorted, be professional, keep your man in line. Buckingham includes advice for being able to choose your own furniture (give him the choice between shopping with you all day or staying at home watching football) and keeping him entertained (stock up on guy friendly music like Radiohead and movies like James Bond and Braveheart).
First, let me say that both of these books include extremely useful, clever tips for just getting your life together. Buckingham includes a thorough descriptions of how to change your own tires, checking your own oil, preparing for job interviews, and many other things that every person should know. I would like to give specific examples from Three Black Skirts but again, it's been a while and I can't remember; I do know that Johnson also provides a lot of great ideas and inspiration.
But I'm overwhelmed and kind of turned off by the approach both writers have taken to summing up their ideal readership, and especially some of the things Buckingham writes about male partners (neither writer assumes the possibility of a same-sex partner). Perhaps it's where I am in life—a heterosexual woman who has been single for a long while and lives on her own—but it's driving me batty to be reading like this: "oh, that's a good idea. Oh, clever. WTF why do I have to have scotch on hand just so my man can drink it?" (For the record, this panda likes her Johnny Walker Black label with just a little bit of water.)
I grew up a tomboy. I grew up teaching myself how to do things because I hate relying on people to do things for me (this is both a good thing and a bad thing and I recognize that). I grew up playing basketball and volleyball and even a little bit of golf and watching football—I don't need a chapter in an entire book to tell me the basic principles of those games so I can "hang out" with my man on a Saturday. And even if I didn't know those things—for example, I know nothing about soccer—if a guy didn't want to be with me because I knew nothing about soccer, then why would I want to be with him? I can't stand watching baseball (I just broke Allyson's heart a little bit); any guy I end up with is going to have to understand that I'm going to do my own thing while the baseball games are on (Allyson, if there's baseball watching in a pub, I'm down for that, at least I can drink my way through the game).
I do recognize that there are women who would be better served by these books than I am, women whose lives fall into those patterns more than mine does, and that's fine. I'm just frustrated that 67% of the books I've read in this genre (yes, 2 out of 3, I'm a layman researcher without a lot of time for a proper sample size) all come back to something that feels like "here's how to be the best girl for your man" instead of "here's how to be the best you overall." Because while we women shouldn't live in a vacuum and we should surround ourselves with men and women who love us unconditionally, either platonically or romantically, how can anyone truly love us if we're so focussed on being "right" for them?
Maybe this is why I'm still single, but I learned long ago that trying to be good for other people does absolutely nothing for anyone.
I've also got The Bust DIY Guide to Life by Debbie Stoller and Laurie Henzel in my to-read pile from the library. I do love BUST magazine and Debbie Stoller's general approach to sharing life experiences (fellow knitters should recognize her name from the Stitch N' Bitch series), so I'm optimistic that this will be more along the lines of Hip Girl's Guide to Life in it's tone and content. I will not take up any more of this post by bitching about the PINKNESS of these covers. Really, publishers? Women will only read DIY books if they're pink? Blech.
(I don't mind pink as a color, I just hate the whole "women only love PINK" mentality that WILL. NOT. GO. AWAY.)
UPDATE Some clever if abridged Twitter conversations (140 characters, ugh!) lead me to update this a bit. Context is crucial to reading anything, but especially books that kind of accidentally veer towards defining gender roles. I don't believe that definition was at all what the authors above were going for, not by a long shot, but in their writing, they somewhat inform readers as to their ideal gender roles, which is difficult to not do when writing about modern women.
Three Black Skirts was published in 2000, Modern Girl's Guide in 2004. I'm not going to suggest that women are necessarily leading better lives across the board in the last seven years, but there have been some changes, notably, more acceptance of same-sex partnerships and more of a movement toward do-it-yourself and do-for-yourself that neither writer could have predicted when writing these books (likely in the late 90s, given most book publishing schedules run two years ahead of release dates, though not all). Perhaps if I had read these books right when they were published, I would have had a different reaction to them, though I still question the pinkness.


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Oh, YUMMMMM! Of course, I might add some chocolate ;DReplyDelete
Hee hee! I forgot to mention that these ones DO have chocolate in them. Yum!!ReplyDelete
Peanut butter cookies are divine, aren't they? I'm swearing off white flour for a while. I think it irritates my sinuses. Oh well.ReplyDelete
I haven't made peanut butter cookies in a long time. Maybe I'll do it this weekend. I'll leave out the nuts, but perhaps I'll add chocolate to half of them, just for variety.ReplyDelete
I was wondering what makes them your favorite peanut butter cookie? I found out over Christmas that I do truly love peanut butter cookies...ReplyDelete
Good question Cathy! I find they're simple to make, taste good, and even when I miss an ingredient like I did in this batch, they still turn out. I completely forgot to add the white sugar in this one. I've had peanut butter cookies before that weren't very peanutty, or ones that are very dry. These ones are nice and moist and definitely have a good peanut flavour. I also now know that I can reduce the sugar amount by half and still have really good cookies. :o)ReplyDelete
It has been so long since I have had pb cookies and they are one of my favorites. YUM.ReplyDelete
One of my favorite cookies and I will definitely try your recipe!! Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete


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Yisrael Beytenu MK says most gays sexually abused as children, commit suicide at 40; party distances itself from comments.
Yisrael Beytenu MK Anastasia Michaeli charged Channel 10 with broadcasting programming that encourages children to be homosexuals in a recording first revealed by Army Radio on Thursday.
Speaking in a closed session of the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women on Wednesday, Michaeli said, "Unfortunately, when I turn on Channel 10, I see so-called entertainment shows showing how nice it is to be gay."
"We need to find out why Channel 10 has a right to broadcast this content that my children see, and hear that it's fun and nice to put on makeup and dress up in skirts," she added.
Michaeli also claimed that there was a direct correlation between sexual abuse and homosexuality.
"I think that most homosexuals are people that experience very difficult sexual abuse from a very young age. In the end, they commit suicide when they are 40."
Yisrael Beytenu distanced itself from Michaeli's comments, stating that they were "her own personal opinions and they don't represent the opinions of the party."
Channel 10 responded that it "supports equal rights for all and showing fair depictions of all groups in society."
MK Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz), the only gay member of Knesset, released a statement complaining that comments like Michaeli's are too common in the parliament and "stain the entire Knesset." He said the proper way to respond was to pass legislation that would forbid discrimination against homosexuals.
The Labor Party's gay forum accused Michaeli of using her status as an MK to voice "hateful remarks." Meretz's gay forum said Michaeli's comments were "strange and disconnected from reality," and called on her to work toward equality for Israel's gay community.
Michaeli made the news in January when she poured a cup of water on MK Ghaleb Majadle (Labor) during a heated argument in the Knesset Education Committee. She was suspended from the Knesset for a month as a result of the incident.
During the two weeks when it appeared the next election would be moved up, sources close to Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman were quoted as saying Michaeli would not be given a realistic slot on the party's next Knesset list.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post8828195137494296784..comments2010-01-20T22:24:08.879-08:00Comments on Backpacking Dad: Mommy Politics...Holy crap, help help help, I'm trapped in a less mature version of "Mean Girls"!Backpacking Dadhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-1383010979608845722008-07-26T04:10:00.000-07:002008-07-26T04:10:00.000-07:00I'm sorry, I'm stuck at "beads". Yeah, no, I don't...I'm sorry, I'm stuck at "beads". Yeah, no, I don't get it either. maybe they keep some in their bags and throw them at each other when the pissing contest develops into a mom fight? hmmm...Elisahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-79848914466569215542008-04-12T08:13:00.000-07:002008-04-12T08:13:00.000-07:00Oh, that's hilarious. The things that women do ......Oh, that's hilarious. The things that women do ... and it's great that you were so oblivious.

Now, if it had been two men sitting at that table and a woman, and a third man walked up >> I'll bet you would have been whipping off your shirt and flexing your Ryan Reynolds abs. Because men are so much less ... obvious!Jen4 @ Amazing Tripshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-33077056422176518422008-04-10T09:52:00.000-07:002008-04-10T09:52:00.000-07:00The New Girl: I'll be here all week. Try the veal,...The New Girl: I'll be here all week. Try the veal, and tip your waiters. Those leather pants don't come cheap.

Redneck Mommy: In the words of Deadly Girl from The Specials: "Bitchin'. My first stalker." But easy there, Tigress. My loving, awesome, gorgeous, sexy, funny, tolerant, forgiving wife reads this thing....You know they kid with these declarations of love, right dear? Yes. Yes, I'll have dinner waiting, dear. Yes, I'll be wearing my apron and chaps....Backpacking Dadhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-12465692482224614272008-04-09T18:31:00.000-07:002008-04-09T18:31:00.000-07:00I think I love you.Especially since I now know you...I think I love you.

Especially since I now know you have Ryan Reynolds abs.Redneck Mommyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-55073553671688506812008-04-09T16:47:00.000-07:002008-04-09T16:47:00.000-07:00"..and sat outside to enjoy our all-natural suburb..."..and sat outside to enjoy our all-natural suburban chick-dessert. I like the yoghurt. It's also across from the botox place where I'm going to have my crow's feet taken care of after my next pap smear."

OMG, I laughed right out loud at that one.

Hilarious stuff, BD.the new girlhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-83451300469833077502008-04-09T14:10:00.000-07:002008-04-09T14:10:00.000-07:00Stacie: I'm now afraid that I've hurt her feelings...Stacie: I'm now afraid that I've hurt her feelings badly. She didn't show up at swimming yesterday. Crap.

thehusband: I thought I felt a lurker :} Thanks for coming out of the wainscotting.

-k: I went back to the gym today and bought a membership! Another guilt-free hour. And when we got home? Nap time! Woohoo!

Chicky Chicky Baby: Where do you do that? A uterine pawn shop? Or does the police department sponsor mandatory "uterus turn-in" days like they do with hand guns?

Patty: If you want to play a Dazed and Confused drinking game take a swig every time Mitch grabs the bridge of his nose or touches his hair.

Brian: Teach me.

Kittenpie: I do know what you mean. I'm also not ashamed to admit that I'm a little titillated by the drama I can observe kind of harmlessly. And then blog about.

Heather: You must have forgotten to publish. I would never delete a comment from you. And yes, I'm ripped like Ryan Reynolds.

In "Just Friends". At the beginning. When he was the fat guy.Backpacking Dadhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-30278609010224097912008-04-09T13:51:00.000-07:002008-04-09T13:51:00.000-07:00Hey, I left a comment here...days ago...didn't I? ...Hey, I left a comment here...days ago...didn't I? Did you delete it or did I forget to push publish?
Either way, dude, I feel for ya....My husband and son live with 3 menstrating females and one pre-school girlie who is ALWAYS on PMS mode. They duck for cover, every time we open our mouths.

Ryan Reynolds, reeeaalllllyyy?Heather J.https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-88353272999442894282008-04-09T13:29:00.000-07:002008-04-09T13:29:00.000-07:00This is why I went my whole mat leave year without...This is why I went my whole mat leave year without talking to another mommy on the playground. It's all abour who's doing renos and who's going to the cottage... Blech. I just wanna play with my kid, y'know>?kittenpiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-36976106890166600312008-04-09T12:36:00.000-07:002008-04-09T12:36:00.000-07:00"Watch the leather, maaaan."Classic post. Cool blo..."Watch the leather, maaaan."

Classic post. Cool blog. I have been surrounded by female family members my entire life, so I've learned to pick up on the subtext. Some days I could use a lobotomy.Brianhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-35165189868504513652008-04-09T06:49:00.000-07:002008-04-09T06:49:00.000-07:00I googled Ryan Reynolds just so I know who you wer...I googled Ryan Reynolds just so I know who you were talking about and he is FINE....i know who he is by face, not name.

Dazed & Confused is on my Block Buster list after Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (which is on it's way and my husband's all time favorite movie)...

and as for the playgroup pimp....I will generally have him drop his daughter off at my house and leave. Last year he used to hang out after dropping her off, but I've done groups when I know he's got bowling or something so he can't hang. I feel bad that I have to limit his daughter and mine from playing because they are best friends, but he's such an ass.PattiMayo278http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-27359495893522951572008-04-09T06:47:00.000-07:002008-04-09T06:47:00.000-07:00Aw, you've been claimed. That's so cute./sarcasmYe...Aw, you've been claimed. That's so cute.

/sarcasm

Yeah, women are freaks. I'm thinking about turning in my uterus.Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-27444241999138861252008-04-09T05:44:00.000-07:002008-04-09T05:44:00.000-07:00Another great post! Women can be so damn catty. C...Another great post! Women can be so damn catty. Congrats on the hour of work-out peace! Take it where you can.-khttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-36987676611021270792008-04-09T01:30:00.000-07:002008-04-09T01:30:00.000-07:00first post, lurking for two weeks.i promised mysel...first post, lurking for two weeks.
i promised myself i wouldn't comment (seeing as i'm soo far away) but this is too good to pass up.
a bead shop?! really?!
seriously though, women are the same here and there!the email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-34722225208961134272008-04-08T17:38:00.000-07:002008-04-08T17:38:00.000-07:00Oh I would sooooo be the guy in this scenario...co...Oh I would sooooo be the guy in this scenario...completely oblivious to the whole thing and I have actually been the one who knew someone for months without knowing their name and was too embarrassed to ask after a time.

Funny post!

Surfed in from DKOG's place. I love that girl..

StacieStaciehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-7017266234829859032008-04-08T16:19:00.000-07:002008-04-08T16:19:00.000-07:00FADKOG: You're welcome.DeeDee: I'm never going to ...FADKOG: You're welcome.

DeeDee: I'm never going to take that spot. I'm afraid of what would happen to me.

Headless Mom: I'd give up on moms altogether if they weren't, every single one of them, otherwise awesome. Give them a chance.

Shannon: Yer weird.

Mandy: If I do them, then they're not girly. By the time I left that was a damned manly bead store, a testosterone-laden yoghurt shop, and a No-Pink-Anywhere gym.

Kelly: That's what I like about them high school girls, man. I keep gettin' older, they get more and more illegal.

Patty: The Ryan Reynolds thing was strictly for FADKOG's viewing pleasure. Although he does show off some kick-ass abs in Blade:Trinity. And yes, you need to rectify your ignorance of Dazed and Confused immediately. And also do something about the dude who is hitting on you at playgroup. That is so lame that I don't even have the words.

Mumma Boo: I found that out when I asked a friend if her housekeeper needed to pick up any extra hours. I was rewarded with her housekeeper's daughter's phone number.

For cleaning. I didn't mean for that to sound as lecherous as it did.

Mamatulip: Did you ever look at a dollar bill man? There's some spooky shit going on on the dollar bill. And. And it's green too!

Bsouth: What the hell was the "speculum" for? Kicks. I'm never going back to that gynecologist.Backpacking Dadhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-9444213452087453492008-04-08T12:22:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:22:00.000-07:00Goodness, he does have lovely abs doesn't he?Goodness, he does have lovely abs doesn't he?bsouthhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-48517984303635396402008-04-08T12:20:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:20:00.000-07:00Blimey - hope you enjoy your smear. I kind of do ...Blimey - hope you enjoy your smear. I kind of do the pissing thing, but only because I'm scared I'll have no friends if I let anyone in on the few I have!

Funny post but I'm off to google Ryan Reynolds now.bsouthhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-42248462514774840622008-04-08T12:16:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:16:00.000-07:00I love Dazed and Confused. I am constantly quoting...I love Dazed and Confused. I am constantly quoting Slater. He was my fave.

Check ya later...

Seriously though - that kind of girl business is business I don't understand. Like, I bought my purse at the five n' dime, you know? Who gives a fuck?mamatuliphttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-16617439577307968272008-04-08T11:31:00.000-07:002008-04-08T11:31:00.000-07:00Ohhh, so THAT's Ryan Reynolds. (I have got to get...Ohhh, so THAT's Ryan Reynolds. (I have got to get out more.)

Women are definitely territorial - starts in pre-school and I don't think ever ends. Just try to ask a mom-friend who she uses for a babysitter on those rare nights out, and see if you get a true answer. I guard my babysitter's phone number like she's in my own personal witness protection program. She's mine, darn it, all mine! I found her, she's great, and you can't have her! (Ok, maybe for a cut of the babysitting fee. We'll talk.)Mumma Boohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-86405056697502571432008-04-08T10:25:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:25:00.000-07:00Want to hear something sad....I have a dad friend ...Want to hear something sad....I have a dad friend who does the pissing contest thing. He has to top us women on who makes the best home made mac n cheese, who does this, that and the other thing the best. He is always trying to one up us women...and he hits on us at the same time...

drives me nuts. I keep play dates few and far between.

(p.s. is it bad that I have no idea who Ryan Reynolds is and that i've never seen daze and confused??)PattiMayo278http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-31706394941047848482008-04-08T10:16:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:16:00.000-07:00I love how you've brought Dazed and Confused into ...I love how you've brought Dazed and Confused into your post. My husband is always quoting Wooderson.Kellyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-43261187317042524342008-04-08T07:41:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:41:00.000-07:00I laughed SO hard reading this entry. My husband n...I laughed SO hard reading this entry. My husband never gets the subtext between women (not me, I don't do pissing contests). Anyway, I am so glad you're channeling your inner mom and are able to do so many girly things... A bead store??! Man, even I don't go in them. :)

Anyway, great post.Mandyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-33491653804956735582008-04-08T00:15:00.000-07:002008-04-08T00:15:00.000-07:00Yeah girls are weird.Yeah girls are email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-891268602465803412008-04-07T21:30:00.000-07:002008-04-07T21:30:00.000-07:00I hate that girl-drama cr**. (Do you suppose that ...I hate that girl-drama cr**. (Do you suppose that is why I don't have many friends?)

I just want to slobber all over Erin-too cute!!Headless Momhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-67582303653705537212008-04-07T21:08:00.000-07:002008-04-07T21:08:00.000-07:00"....Ryan Reynolds" come on!! Although I wouldn't ..."....Ryan Reynolds" come on!! Although I wouldn't kick him out of bed for eating crackers he seems a little dorky! Funny post though! Women are definitely territorial when it comes to certain things if you want to see a true example just go to an aerobics class and take that bitch's spot in the far right corner and see if she doesn't stare your ass down in the mirror during the entire work out!
By the way, Erin is too cute for words!!DeeDeehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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by Scott Creighton
In a recent article, 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, Georgia, Iran, and Pakistan; The Vulcan's Path to The Caspian Sea Basin, I laid out a possible thru-line for the current administration.
Since meeting with his energy commission staff, and even earlier in some ways, it has been clear that Cheney and the other oil interests of this administration have had only one thing in mind since then; oil and Liquid Natural Gas profits and laying claim to more and more energy producing territory for the companies that support them.
Well, as they wind down their administration, it seems they aren't even pretending to hide this fact anymore.
While "progressive" bloggers fret over what religious incantations Sarah Palin recited today, Cheney is off in the Caspian Sea basin meeting with oil companies like Chevron and BP and solidifying the spoils he worked 8 years to collect and Condi Rice is giving press conferences promising to give one billion in aide to Georgia next year.
That's one billion dollars… to a country that attacked people in South Ossetia, that it claims are it's own citizens. Sound eerily familiar?
All of this while they let our public school systems decay into rotting husks so that the owners of the privatised charter schools can reap the financial rewards. More socialists paydays for the ultra-rich at the direct cost of the tax-payer, the working poor, and the underclasses.
There has never been a more corrupt administration and congress than we have right now. And there has never been such a cowardly and complicit media.
The following is from Bill Moyers Journal.
"Fifty million American children went back to school this week. But as reporter Sam Dillon writes in the "New York Times", more of them than ever are homeless and poor enough to need free meals. Mortgage foreclosures are throwing hundreds of families out of their homes each month. With fuel and food costs rising, with tax revenues falling, school budgets are in retreat. Detroit, for example, has laid off 700 teachers. We're not talking about just a few isolated places. This is nationwide.
Across the country schools are shortening the school week, cutting bus stops or eliminating bus service altogether, canceling field trips, and hiking the price of cafeteria lunches. You can read Sam Dillon's story on our website at PBS.org. Then look around where you live, and see if there's something you and your neighbors can do to help struggling schools in your district.
Also on our site is a map showing the whereabouts of Vice President Cheney. To the relief of many Republicans, he was a no-show at their convention, but now he's popped up in Central Asia, the vital crossroads for oil and gas from the Caspian Sea. No sooner had he landed in one of the former Soviet republics than he met with two giant oil companies – BP and Chevron.
Meanwhile, back in Washington…
The Bush Administration was announcing an increase in American aid to Georgia by more than 1500 percent.
From 64 million dollars this year to one billion dollars next year. A billion dollars. You can only wonder how many American kids a billion dollars could put back on the buses, back in class, and back in the cafeteria line. If you noticed that these important issues were not discussed very much at either convention, you're not alone." Bill Moyers.
How many teachers would that put back to work? How many small business loans? How many gym teachers and coaches? How many dance programs would that fund? How many field trips to Washington or Jamestown? What does it buy us in Georgia? It buys Rockefeller's company safe access to more profits, that's what. It doesn't buy us cheaper oil, and it doesn't keep America running. That's just a plain lie, and we know what lies sound like from these thieves, don't we?
And where is our beloved savior, Obama on these issues? Well, he wants to hand over more off-shore drilling rights to the big oil companies; he want's to expand our military involvement with Afghanistan and Pakistan (right where the Trans Afghan Pipeline must go); and he wants to send more money and military support to Georgia. Change? Some might call it that.
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Tribe Happenings: Indians offense is in need of an overhaul
Some news, notes and thoughts from my Indians notebook…
Batting order shuffle
The Indians are desperate for a spark.
The defense has been a hatchet job worse than the goriest of horror movies, and the offense is wildly inconsistent and lacks any punch whatsoever. Without a pretty solid effort from their starting rotation and bullpen up to his point, the Indians might be rivaling the Cubs and Astros as the worst team in baseball – though are dangerously close to that level anyway.
This past weekend manager Terry Francona finally ran out of patience with Nick Swisher and Carlos Santana and moved them down the order on Sunday. Swisher was moved from his customary second spot in the order to the sixth spot while Santana was moved out of the cleanup spot to the seventh spot in the order. Francona says the changes are only temporary, but this decision was not made for a one or two week trial, it might take a month of good play from both to move back up the order.
Swisher is having the worst season of his 11-year big league career hitting .196 with 3 HR, 16 RBI and .608 OPS in 43 games. His current OPS is a 135 point drop from his career worst .743 OPS he had with the White Sox in 2008, he already has six errors at first base this season compared to eight all of last season there, and for you advanced metrics fans he owns a 76 RC+ and -0.7 WAR.
Santana has been even worse hitting .152 with 5 HR, 13 RBI and .597 OPS in 43 games. The 35-38 walk to strikeout ratio is nice, but everything else he is doing has been bad. While he has adapted well to playing third base, the hope was his offense would jump forward after moving out from behind the plate and that simply has not happened to date. His 188 point drop in OPS from his career worst .785 OPS in 2012 is a big reason for the Indians offensive struggles. What really hits it home is how he has gone from being a 120-140 wRC+ and about a 3-4 win (WAR) player to a guy who currently has a 79 wRC+ and has a -0.3 WAR.
On the surface, these are no brainer moves for Francona as both have struggled mightily in two of the most important spots in the batting order. It is tough to live with not just one but two players hitting under .200 and also with an OPS in the low .600s in the top half of the lineup over a quarter into the season. The hope was that they would eventually hit their way out of their season long slump - and they might very well eventually do so - but it is to the point where Francona simply had to make the change and move them and hope they get hot elsewhere in the lineup and then change things again later if needed.
The problem is the Indians lack suitable options to replace Swisher and Santana's roles as the two-hole and cleanup hitter. On Sunday, Mike Aviles hit second and Ryan Raburn was in the cleanup spot – though they are not considered to be long term solutions to the two spots in the order. Even though Aviles is swinging a good bat of late, he is by no means the right guy to put in the second spot in the order because of his lack of patience, and Raburn might be even worse than Santana at the plate right now. Aviles went 0-for-4 with a walk and strikeout and Raburn went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and two walks on Sunday.
Once Jason Kipnis returns soon we might see him slide up to second in the order and keep the hot hitting Michael Brantley in the third spot in the order. Or, perhaps the surging Asdrubal Cabrera moves back into the second spot in the order he held for such a long time before midseason last year and the Indians keep Kipnis hitting third and Brantley hits fourth. Or, if they want to split up the lefties, they have Kipnis hit second, Cabrera third and Brantley fourth.
Either way, the warts of the Indians lineup are showing. I feel like a broken record, but I have been saying this for some time and that is this lineup lacks a linchpin. It lacks the one or two bats to fill the middle of the lineup so that the rest of the lineup can be settled around them. Right now this is a lineup that is constructed of a bunch of hitters that should hit first or second at the top of the order or should be hitting in the bottom half from six through nine. They have no true three through five hitters. Brantley and Kipnis may be the closest thing, but in a good lineup they should be hitting first, second or sixth.
That's the problem with the lineup and why it lacks consistency as there are too many guys miscast for their role and hitting in the wrong spot because the Indians have no other alternatives. I questioned it at the time when the Indians sold Swisher to the team and the fans as their cleanup hitter when throughout his career he has profiled best as a solid to good second or sixth hitter or maybe a borderline solid fifth hitter. Kipnis should probably be leading off or hitting second, but he is miscast as a three-hitter simply because the Indians lack any other options to hit there. And Brantley is doing a nice job of producing this season, but he's not a prolific bat nor a guy you want to rely on to be your top run producer.
Santana has been a great disappointment. This is a guy who SHOULD be hitting in the middle of a good lineup, but somewhere between his knee injury in 2010 and now he has lost his aggressiveness at the plate. He always drew his walks in the minors but he also attacked the baseball. Now, he takes way too many pitches and is extremely passive at the plate and when he does swing he tries to pull everything. This is not the same hitter who dominated the minor league circuit from 2008-2010 and in his first call to the bigs. The nosedive his offense has taken this season is really hurting the Indians.
For now the Indians are going to have to deconstruct this lineup and piecemeal it back together and find something that works. Moving Swisher and Santana to the sixth and seventh spots in the order is a start, and I would expect Cabrera to be hitting second when he is back in the lineup on Monday against the Tigers. From there I would consider moving Lonnie Chisenhall up several spots to the five hole and even David Murphy up a few spots.
Even if the lefty-righty makeup of the lineup does not work out well, they just need to find a spark and worry about all of that other stuff later.
A poor approach
Often times when a player draws a good amount of walks or sees a lot of pitches in a plate appearance they are lauded for their ability to work deep into counts and give quality at bats. While this is true most of the time, sometimes players do this to a fault and in a sense lose their aggressiveness and a true ability to impact in an at bat.
The Indians are one of the top teams in the American League ranking in the top four in walks and pitches seen per plate appearance, yet all of that work has helped them along to a subpar .244 team batting average and pedestrian numbers at best through almost every other stat imaginable.
Could some of their problem offensively be too much of a focus on patience and working deep into counts rather than being a little more aggressive early in counts when they are maybe getting better pitches to drive as a pitcher tries to get ahead? For example, how many times have we seen Carlos Santana take a hittable fastball for strike one only to have work from behind and have to swing at a pitcher's pitch later in the count?
I'm all for guys being patient. I love that kind of approach. But there is a difference from a patient approach and a passive approach. You can't be passive and just let hittable first strikes continuously go by, which appears to be the case more often than not. The truly good patient hitters are the ones who are aggressive early in the count on pitches they can drive but also have the patience to let the borderline ones go.
That is something that has been missing from the Indians approach this season, particularly Santana, and is something that will be a big key for them to turn around in order to change their current misfortune as an offensive unit.
Save Aguilar!
The Indians called up first base prospect Jesus Aguilar on Thursday and he joined the team in Toronto. He has really been limited in the early going as he has played in three games but has just six plate appearances where he is 0-for-4 with two walks and two strikeouts.
Considering the Indians struggles offensively and their search for a spark, it is maddening how Francona has refused to play Aguilar and just see what happens. Sure, he has started two of the four games he has been up, but they were starts against a lefty and in Saturday night's game he was lifted for a pinch-hitter against a right-hander. For little used Jose Ramirez no less. On Sunday he had Ryan Raburn as the DH and cleanup hitter when he should have given Aguilar an opportunity.
The Indians need to play Aguilar and see what he can do. All of this platooning up and down the lineup is group overthink and sometimes you need to just let guys play. I understand that Aguilar is new and he is young so they don't want to overexpose him and they want to put him in a position to have success in the early going, but considering where they are as a team right now between injuries and poor performance they do not have that luxury to bring a guy along slowly. Sometimes you just need to have to take a leap of faith and see what a guy can do.
Now it appears that Aguilar may be in line to be sent back to Triple-A Columbus at some point this week if the Indians activate Jason Giambi from the disabled list, which if that happens is crazy. For as great a teammate as Giambi is and as impressive a career he has had, he is of little impact now and does not help this team out where it needs it most right now: power from the right side that can play every day.
It is important to tone down expectations with Aguilar. Yes, he had an impressive showing with the RBIs at Double-A Akron last season and he had a stellar showing this past offseason with 22 homers in winter ball, but he is also a guy who has never been considering a big time prospect nor considered to be a key piece to a Major League lineup in the future. Some players surprise and play beyond their scouting report and projections – which hopefully is the case with Aguilar – but for now it is important to set realistic expectations at to what kind of player he can be for the Indians which is as a complementary bat that could be a good yet unspectacular fifth or sixth hitter in their lineup for a long time. Anything beyond that would be a bonus.
But for now the Indians need to take the reins off Aguilar and let him loose and see what he does. If he struggles, then it is no worse than about ten of the other players on the roster. If he has success, then the Indians may have solved an important need in the lineup not just for this season but over the long term as well.
A lot of volatility
The Indians had a lot of unknowns going into the 2014 season.
Even though they were coming off of a 92-win season and a playoff appearance, they had a relatively quiet offseason and lost some key members from the 2013 team. They also had numerous question marks with so many unknowns up and down the roster that it was hard to predict how they would fare this season. Were they an emerging giant or a one year wonder?
Well, at least a little over a quarter into the season, they are doing their best to prove that last season may have been a one hit wonder for them.
The question marks going into the season were plentiful:
Could Danny Salazar and Carlos Carrasco fill the last two spots in the rotation given their limited experience or success as starters?
Would Justin Masterson and Zach McAllister show more consistency?
Would Michael Bourn, Asdrubal Cabrera and Nick Swisher rebound from a tough 2013 campaign?
Could John Axford effectively fill the closer role after two subpar seasons?
Could Carlos Santana really play third base and be effective?
Could Ryan Raburn and Yan Gomes continue to be key right-handed bats in the lineup?
There were many more question marks than that, but other than maybe Cabrera bouncing back some and Corey Kluber establishing himself as a good front of the rotation pitcher, all of those question marks to date have been answered in an unfavorable way.
That is not a good sign as this team looked to be one that was heading in a positive direction after last season. Things can still turn around for the club, but with all of the concerns with this roster at the moment the Indians may have to consider some significant tinkering to it if the problem persists into July. They may need to move on from some inconsistent players, get what they can get for them in a trade and try to find the right mix of players to get this team back on the right track and playing more consistently.
There is still a lot to be hopeful about as the Indians have a very strong core of starting pitching under control for several more years. If you have starting pitching you always have a chance, And the bullpen is pretty deep. Hopefully as they continue to mix in some youth into the lineup and make a trade or two over the next few months they can find the right mix to get on a roll and compete for a second straight playoff berth.
Parting shots
Second baseman Jason Kipnis is still recovering from his abdominal/oblique strain. He is progressing well and is expected to go on a minor league rehab assignment by the end of the week though the Indians have made it clear that his rehab this week will dictate how things go. He has been out of the lineup this entire month. … OutfielderNyjer Morgan hit the disabled list on Thursday with a right knee sprain. An MRI revealed a sprain to his PCL but no surgery is required. He will probably be out for some time in order to let it fully heal. … With the Indians short on outfielders Nick Swisher has volunteered to play some outfield, but manager Terry Francona is reluctant to play Swisher anywhere but first base. A big reason for this is because of the shoulder issue he suffered from last season which affected his throwing and performance at the plate.
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User Comments
IMO Santana's issues are definitely linked to his being new at 3B, a position they moved him to when they didn't have to; thinking that Raburn could be a middle of the order bat when it was pretty clear to everyone that last year was a total outlier; or that they could contend without improving the middle of the order; or thinking that Salazar was ready for the big leagues, or that McAlister had figured out his mental/mechanics issues, or that Axford was an improvement over Perez, or that Pestano could return to form...there were just a bunch of bizarre fantasy dream-like decisions that made no sense to me whatsoever.
What were Antonetti and Francona thinking with this house of cards? Very disappointed in them for thinking that they actually had the pieces in place to win. They didn't and they don't now, and I'm starting to think that Masterson, Bourn, and Cabrera (and Swisher for that matter) have lost so much value that they really couldn't get anything of much value for them if they tried, a perfect storm of bad stuff...best thing we can hope for is that Masterson puts together a string of good outings and that Cabrera stays hot and we can get some young talent for them at the deadline. If we could unload Swish and Bourn that's a total bonus!
Bourn and Swisher have both disappointed, it was nice to see Morgan performing. As for Santana, if it's 3b that is messing him up than maybe playing him at DH is the answer. That would put Aviles and Chisenhall at 3b. Lets see what JRam has a second until Kipnis comes back.
I was hopeful Bourn would rebound, but it seems pretty clear he has declined. I am still hopeful Swisher can get his avg around .250 and still belt 20hrs. I'd consider that a successful campaign from him at this point.
As tony wrote the other day, Bourn is a horrible leadoff hitter. And still think Lonnie is hitting 250 by year end.
After an up year history says down for masterson.
Lack of drafting rearing it's ugly had again. Last year an aberration?? Hope not. But no difference makers on this team. Scherzer verlander and Cabrera are better than our entire roster!! Tough odds to overcome. Need to turn it around now with a 3 game sweep!!!!
.771 OPS, .116 wRC+, 6 HRs (on pace for 20+), .208 ISO
Maybe those aren't All-Star numbers but I'll take that from the right side.


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KOLKATA: In a bid to merge science with heritage, IIT Kharagpur has started a new project in which various themes of fine arts, meditation and social work had been merged with science to find out that the analytical mind and intuitive mind are complimentary to each other. The focus is to develop interface between science and heritage and how the economic regeneration can take place through 16 themes.
MHRD is sponsoring the project as it is an inter-institutional and people centric approach, said Prof Joy Sen of IIT Kharagpur's architecture department, a key official of this project who aims to explore the possibility of how to improve the right brain for a person whose left brain is more developed. "As left brain development means better aptitude for science, so with right brain development he can lead a more balanced life." Moreover, the areas of researches in this project include meditation and how the brain is affected with it and how it helps in the healing.
Prof Sen said that the left brain development means one is more analytical and logical while those with right brain developed are more creative and has holistic thinking and can visualise better. So, the study aims to bring the brain development more towards the middle path, so that one can go for meditation. He added that all psycho-somatic diseases along with life style diseases are interlinked with brain development and all these are parts of the research.
"IIT Kharagpur's director Partha P Chakraborti is heading this project as it is a scientific approach to network and designing of heritage interfaces aiming to recognize our heritage through science," Prof Sen said. This project was started a year ago and it will take over year to be completed. "In the meanwhile to create awareness about the on going developments a pictorial exhibition is going to be held at ICCR from September 11, to make the students aware," said Prof Sen.
Particularly the project is going to focus on music and science through algorithms – as modern and ancient music of India has much links with algorithms. "Indian classical music is traditionally taught by Guru-Shishya parampara and student imbibes the finer nuances of a raga by hearing the renditions of the teacher, but is not feasible in the modern context. This project brings together researchers from diverse fields — signal engineers extracting melodies and notations from recorded music, computer scientists studying formal language theoretic interpretations of ragas and how they are rendered, machine learning experts who are looking for hidden features that characterize the stylistic aspects of rendering a raga, communication researchers and psychologists who are exploring the relation between language, music and cognition."


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Only four men were left to man the ship home, and they were reduced to a diet of sea moss and offal before reaching Ireland.
They brushed off the sea moss and sea weeds and rubbed her until she awoke.


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Scientists hope to see more Southern Right whales migrating
Scientists are hoping to see more Southern Right Whales migrating down Tasmania's east coast this year.
There are usually between 50 and 100 Southern Right Whale sightings a year, but last year only nine were spotted off Tasmania.
More than 100 humpback whales were spotted in 2011 and already this week there have been 14 humpback sightings on the east coast.
Wildlife biologist Kris Carlyon said the peak migration period for Southern Right Whales was towards the end of June and the start of July.
"The east coast migratory population for humpback whales is increasing at around 10 percent per year which is a very rapid increase," Mr Carlyon said.
"They're currently sitting at about 17,000 animals.
"Southern right whales on the other hand are increasing but very, very slowly and there's currently around 600 in the southern Australian population.
"We're not quite sure why they're increasing so slowly."
Anyone sighting a whale is asked to phone the whale hotline 0427 - WHALES
Topics: mammals---whales, hobart-7000
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