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Friday, May 29, 2009
T-Rex Spotted In The Bike Lane On Broadway
A few nights ago I saw something out of the corner of my eye I thought to be a fluke, just my eyes playing tricks on me. It was a gentlemen riding a bike on the opposite side of the street in the bike lane with a birdcage on his rear rack with what appeared to be a small dinosaur inside. Then today after work on my evening commute, around the same time and place, I saw the man roll by again. I looked closer this time, confirming that indeed inside the birdcage on the back of his bike, is a tyrannosaurus rex figure. Why this t-rex rides shotgun on the bike I do not know, but what I do know, is that dinosaurs are awesome. So keep your eyes open and head up when you ride, besides spotting swinging car doors and unsignaled lane changes, you might just see something unique roaming around out there.
at 8:42 PM Posted by Gary 1 comments
Labels: bike lanes
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Ride To Santa Monica's Bronze Awarding For "Bicycle Friendliness", This Friday
As I've already made pretty clear in my posts since the announcement that Santa Monica had earned a bronze award from the League of American Bicyclists, I do not believe the city deserves the distinction. However, since it is getting this shiny prize, I would like to be in attendance. If for no other reason, the off chance of getting to talk to city officials about cycling outside the confines of a 2 minute monologue. Or at the very least a chance to rant with other like minded bicycle activist types while politicians pontificate about how awesome they are.
The ride to this little ceremony at City Hall is being put on by the LACBC as part of their Car Free Fridays, and Santa Monica Spoke, a group that has been brewing over the past couple weeks with the intent of becoming a local chapter of the LACBC. Although my general busyness with my real job and being sick lately has gotten in the way of being more directly involved so far, I'm in this new group and will be following it's development. Some cross posting between here and the Santa Monica Spoke blog is likely in the near future.
The ride meets tomorrow, Friday morning, at 8:00am on Pearl St. by the Santa Monica Community College library, across from Sustainable Works, and leaves at 8:10am. Apparently it's leaving at 8:10 sharp, so don't presume this is rolling on bike time. Hope to see you there, and maybe with some nudging and pressure from us in the months and years ahead, Santa Monica may one day actually be worthy of recognition for it's commitment to cycling.
at 2:54 PM Posted by Gary 1 comments
Monday, May 25, 2009
Santa Monica, Home Of Beach Day Traffic Disasters And Near Death Experiences Riding To The Video Store.
Meghan and I decided to ride our tandem over to the local video store extraordinaire, Vidiots, to pick up a couple movies for a double feature. Vidiots by the way has a pending issue with the city over their famous window paintings that change seasonally and are full of movie references. They violate some obscure window painting signage law on the books about percentage of window space that is painted, though they have been a landmark here for over a decade. Typical bureaucratic morasses, but if you would like to voice your ire over this, they have a petition in the store.
We decided to take Broadway to Ocean to Pico to be in bike lanes and bus lanes for the majority of the ride. This should have been a relatively uneventful trip, but on a popular beach day sort of weekend, which will increasingly become almost every weekend, it can become a minefield of close encounters of the automobile kind. The better the weather for cycling, the worse the drivers, which makes cycling much more stressful precisely when it should be more pleasant. Ironically if more people rode bikes to the beach and downtown Santa Monica, than we wouldn't have so much traffic, but since so many do drive, and drive like such god damned maniacs, it discourages cycling. It doesn't help that the all the bike lanes dead end as soon as you hit downtown. There are the bus lanes which cyclists are allowed to ride in, but anyone who has seen a busy day in downtown Santa Monica knows that bus lanes are really right turn lanes for motorists and through way lanes for swerving taxis and clueless tourists.
It is not uncommon on busy days Downtown for intersection rules to become optional, and rights of way to become fuzzy guidelines. Motorists stranded in the intersection blocking oncoming traffic and trying to nudge their way through stuffed pedestrian crossings is a common sight. As we approached Ocean, a city worker in a City Of Santa Monica stamped pick up truck decided he was above the rules of the road and skipped out of the backed up Eastbound traffic on Broadway and crossed the double yellow lines to drive the wrong way, barreling right toward us as we moved into the left lane for our turn. We shouted at the driver as I steered us a safe distance away, and he scowled at us and seemed aghast that we dare question his "right" to drive on the wrong side of the road for a short cut. The City of Santa Monica, always setting the example for traffic carnage.
We finally get to Vidiots after some sketchy conditions on Ocean as drivers cut us off to make right turns without signaling and some temporarily parked vehicles in the bike lane. After we picked up our movies we used the nearby pedestrian crossing to get to the other side of Pico, walking the tandem, as this is the easiest way to get going back the other way. Meghan hit the flashing pedestrian button as an extra precaution. As an extra extra precaution when I walk a bike through a crossing I always put the bike on the side facing oncoming traffic as an extra shield. In the case of our monstrous steel tank of a tandem, I couldn't think of a better shield.
Well sure enough some ass hole on a cell phone comes barreling down Pico and slams the brakes just short of a foot from the bike I was about to throw into his car if he went an inch closer. Just as the first driver came to a stop an irate women behind him drove swerving around him, again using the wrong way traffic lane as a shortcut, only to realize she had to stop too because we were trying to use the damn crosswalk. This of course left her stopped on the wrong side of the road. Meghan had already started yelling at the first driver, who sheepishly tried to hide his cell phone when he realized he had been caught red handed. At the end of my fuse for the day I flipped off both of the drivers and was just short of pulling my u-lock. We often talk of cycling rights, but pedestrian rights are just as important and just as violated. Meghan was really jittery, worrying that I could have been hit.
We took Main St. cutting across using the new bike lane by City Hall to skip the carnage on Ocean on our way back to Broadway. The ride back was less eventful, but we were both quite on edge, and quite frankly pissed off at the total disregard for human life that was far too frequent for a simple ride to the video store. A stop at the Co-Op for some snacks calmed our nerves, and we decided to walk the bike home from there instead of ride. Santa Monica does not deserve the Bronze award from the League Of American Bicyclists, and the LAB has lost a lot of creditability in my eyes for how casually they pass these awards around. If they spent some time riding these streets instead of reading what looks nice on paper, they would realize what a farce it is to be awarding Santa Monica.
Santa Monica at this point may be doing a better job than most places in Los Angeles, but Los Angeles is absolutely terrible, so that's not a real basis for comparison. Right now in Santa Monica there is a half-assed commitment to support cycling, until the whole ass is committed, no more shiny awards. Until the city devotes half as many resources as it does to harassing critical mass as it does to ticketing maniac drivers who routinely endanger the lives of cyclists and pedestrians, not to mention other drivers, no more shiny awards. Until an experienced road bike racer with impeccable bike handling skills can feel safe riding in the city, let alone a normal person, no more shinny awards. Until city employees respect the rules of the road, instead of driving like they are the sole owners of the pavement, no more shinny awards.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Class III Bike Routes, A Perfect Example Of Government Patting It Self On The Back For Acomplishing Nothing
Routing is everything when it comes to having a good bike ride, whether that be for leisure, to test the limits of your body, or just trying to get to work in one piece. However, when you start looking for routing information for cycling in L.A., you run into this idea of bicycle route classification. Class I bike routes are things like the Beach Path, or Ballona Creek, completely segregated from automobile use. Class II routes are roads which feature bike lanes (although unfortunately almost always in the door zone). Class III routes are where things get really gray and mushy despite their inviting green color on the Metro and Santa Monica bike maps.
Class III bicycle routes are essentially a road which meets one or more of a few conditions, and has periodically a posted "Share The Road" sign. Usually these routes are through way roads that cut through low traffic residential areas. A road like that makes sense to ride on, a more chill low key pace (usually), and traffic should be light enough drivers can go around safely even if the road is fairly narrow. One such road I ride frequently is 17th north of Wilshire, where it goes from being a class II route with a bike lane to a class III bike route with no bike lane, but though mild paced residential. However, some major boulevards get the distinction of being a bicycle route if they feature lanes which are wide and or a wide shoulder, and of course the little "Share The Road" signs no one notices. The problem here is that several of these major boulevards which are Class III bike routes, are some of the worst roads to ride a bicycle on in all of Los Angeles.
A street with which I have an unfortunately long history of riding, due to it's proximity to where I went to College, is Lincoln Boulevard, a class III bike route. Talk to anyone about riding a bike on Lincoln, and you won't find a single one who enjoys the experience. The drivers are aggro, the wide lanes which in theory make sharing space easier, entice drivers to speed, making close calls a lot more scary, the shoulders are tore the F up, and there are frequent buses. When traffic is backed up, as it often is, the lanes are wide enough to split lanes easily, but you constantly have to watch for unsignaled lane changes and people scooting up along the shoulder to cut around when parked cars are not present. As of this writing, one particular pot hole on the northbound right lane in Marina Del Rey is so wide it takes up more then half the right lane, and is certainly deep enough to wreck some carnage on road bike tires. Sprinkle some broken glass and miscellaneous garbage that settles in the cracked surfaces for good measure.
That is Lincoln Blvd. in a nutshell, I could go on, but you get the idea, and if you've spent much time riding lengths of it you know what I am talking about. One of the problems with accepting this is that are some class III routes which are pleasant to ride, but they all get that same seemingly friendly green line on the bike map as a monstrosity like Lincoln. When the standards for what a class III bike route is varies from chill ride to death traps of every hazard imaginable, the standard is rendered meaningless. A map of bike routes in a city should be something anyone can pick up, from the experienced local, to the clueless tourist, and figure out a decent way to get around.
Another problem with accepting the status of Class III bike routes as they are now, is that it gives city government a number they can point to and ensure everyone, yup they are doing a good job. The city can say we have X number of bike routes and Y numbers bike route miles, and smile and make everything sound swell. The truth is these numbers are padded beyond belief with junk miles, of roads no cyclist would choose to ride unless there were no alternative, or they are hardened by years of road riding and used to abusive conditions. Lincoln Boulevard, Sepulveda, and Olympic, are all epic long roads which are class III bike routes for much of their length, and they all suck terribly for bike riding.
The City of Santa Monica was recently awarded a bronze rating for bicycle friendliness by the League of American Bicyclists. While I view Santa Monica as more cycling friendly then just about any other city in LA county, when you look at it from a national level, and especially international level, Santa Monica is hardly up to snuff despite it's "green" image. I give Santa Monica a copper rating for bicycle friendlessness, and the City of L.A. an unrefined piece of rock rating. So how does the League Of American Bicyclists come up with their ratings? Well one of the significant factors is mileage of bicycle routes, and guess what, Lincoln Blvd., which cuts through Santa Monica, pads this number. Lincoln Blvd. should not be allowed to count toward the friendliness of anything, let alone "bicycle friendliness" until such time that it goes through a complete overhaul of road engineering and urban planning.
So maybe before anyone gets too excited by this bronze award, and all the supposed routes for cycling in Santa Monica and LA County, we should take a step back and realize that some bike routes as they exist today are less than worthless when it comes to accommodating cycling. This loose idea of what a cycling route is, also detracts from the bike routes which actually are pleasant to ride, because one cannot always trust the lines on the map. Perhaps if city officials actually rode bikes along some of these streets they might have thought twice about drawing so many green lines.
at 9:10 AM Posted by Gary 6 comments
Labels: bike routes, class III bike routes, Local Politics
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Bike To Work Day. Meh.
I posted that photo of a closed bike lane earlier to announce bike to work week primarily as a joke. However in my pursuit of free crap this morning before work, I encountered 2 different places where the Broadway bike lane was in fact closed with signage. The first time was for genuine construction work adjacent the bike lane. However as I approached downtown Santa Monica, the bike lane was blocked all the way across with cones and a sign to announce construction a block and a half away in the right turn lane. It's one of my pet peeves when the bike lane becomes a convenient place to stick signs for things that don't actually block the bike lane.
Already the vibe was bad. But then the kicker was I got to REI too late, apparently they close up Bike to Work promotions right at 9:00, so no dice for any of the many entertainment industry people who start at 10:00ish. So I went even further out of my way to the Santa Monica City Hall pit stop. When I arrived I was informed all the goodie bags were gone, and all that was left was some candy, granola bars, and some baked goods that were surely not vegan (I'm vegan by the way for readers who don't know). So I grabbed a granola bar and went on my way, bitter that I didn't get a blinkie light and bike to work tote bag, and had wasted enough time I was now in a hurry to get to work.
Then I got to work and read the label on the granola bar and realized it contained milk, so I dropped it in the work snack bin for someone else. In a way it shouldn't matter that much that Bike to Work Day was nothing special for me, I don't need an incentive to bike to work, I would do that anyways. However it appeared bike racks at work were no more full than yesterday or last week either, so it seems a poor incentive for anyone else to give it a try either.
We do have a lot of bike commuters here though, and what really got people to try it was a cash incentive for giving up a car parking space at work. So if Metro and the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Monica want to get people on bikes, maybe they should skip the free granola bars and get serious about promoting the seldom practiced, unenforced, California Parking Cash-Out law. Getting a cash incentive program started at my workplace quickly expanded the ranks of bike commuters. The reduction in parking demand has also allowed our company to hire on more staff without having to lease as many extra spaces from neighboring lots as would have otherwise been necessary, an expensive commodity in these parts.
Maybe next year instead of going for a goodie bag, I'll set up my own booth on Broadway. I could hand out fliers with the sort of practical cycling advice that could save one's skin, but that you won't hear from city official types who haven't ridden a bike since they were in middle school in the 70's. I think if we leave bike to work day promotions in the hands of Metro and the cities, it will continue to amount to little, but perhaps if we claim the day as our own and make it something worth celebrating, people might take a little more notice. In any case, I hope your bike to work day went better than mine.
Already the vibe was bad. But then the kicker was I got to REI too late, apparently they close up Bike to Work promotions right at 9:00, so no dice for any of the many entertainment industry people who start at 10:00ish. So I went even further out of my way to the Santa Monica City Hall pit stop. When I arrived I was informed all the goodie bags were gone, and all that was left was some candy, granola bars, and some baked goods that were surely not vegan (I'm vegan by the way for readers who don't know). So I grabbed a granola bar and went on my way, bitter that I didn't get a blinkie light and bike to work tote bag, and had wasted enough time I was now in a hurry to get to work.
Then I got to work and read the label on the granola bar and realized it contained milk, so I dropped it in the work snack bin for someone else. In a way it shouldn't matter that much that Bike to Work Day was nothing special for me, I don't need an incentive to bike to work, I would do that anyways. However it appeared bike racks at work were no more full than yesterday or last week either, so it seems a poor incentive for anyone else to give it a try either.
We do have a lot of bike commuters here though, and what really got people to try it was a cash incentive for giving up a car parking space at work. So if Metro and the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Monica want to get people on bikes, maybe they should skip the free granola bars and get serious about promoting the seldom practiced, unenforced, California Parking Cash-Out law. Getting a cash incentive program started at my workplace quickly expanded the ranks of bike commuters. The reduction in parking demand has also allowed our company to hire on more staff without having to lease as many extra spaces from neighboring lots as would have otherwise been necessary, an expensive commodity in these parts.
Maybe next year instead of going for a goodie bag, I'll set up my own booth on Broadway. I could hand out fliers with the sort of practical cycling advice that could save one's skin, but that you won't hear from city official types who haven't ridden a bike since they were in middle school in the 70's. I think if we leave bike to work day promotions in the hands of Metro and the cities, it will continue to amount to little, but perhaps if we claim the day as our own and make it something worth celebrating, people might take a little more notice. In any case, I hope your bike to work day went better than mine.
at 12:35 PM Posted by Gary 6 comments
Labels: bike to work, bike to work day
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Love To Ride
As much as I gripe and get jaded at times about the politics surrounding cycling and transportation issues, I really do just love to ride my bike, and don't want to lose sight of that. I always bike to work, but less often mentioned is I often ride during my lunch break too, usually just for the fun. I rode down to the pier today on my track bike and just walked around a bit and did some people watching, before pedaling back to work and am now typing this as I eat some veggie stir fry I prepared this morning. It's a beautiful day to ride bike in Santa Monica.
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Labels: inspiration
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
It's Bike To Work Week
Yes it is that time of year again, Bike To Work Week. That special time when the political forces of Los Angeles, sponsored primarily by Metro, pretend to be supportive of cycling for 5 days, after which they go back to doing 360 days of nothing. I'm biking to work all this week, much like I do every week, apart from the occasional in-line skating to work. On bike to work day, Thursday, if you are a Santa Monician, be sure to grab a bag of free crap at the SM City Hall and or REI. Nothing says support for cycling like bags of free crap and maps that show you how poorly Los Angeles is connected by safe cycling routes (especially when you subtract the Class III routes which are death traps like Lincoln Blvd). I do like the free blinkie lights though, they help increase my visibility along all the crap roads we have. I'm feeling pretty jaded lately.
at 1:43 PM Posted by Gary 4 comments
Labels: bike to work, commuting
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Pics Or It Didn't Happen, Photo Show, AIDS LifeCycle Fundraiser, With Doomies Vegan Catering
I can't believe so much time has passed, but AIDS LifeCycle, the epic 545 mile, 7 day charity ride from San Fransico to Los Angeles is quickly approaching. I'm not doing the ride again this year, but the Team Midnight Ridazz which we started last year is still going strong with some familiar, and many new faces. It takes a lot of dedication to do this ride, and I hope you'll show them support by contributing what ever you can, every bit counts, and never underestimate the power of 5 bucks when enough people pitch in. The combination of higher fund raising requirement, $3,000 per rider, and a down economy, has made raising money a greater challenge for some than the physical conditioning required.
There is still time left though, and one of the most successful events we had last year, a photography show at the Bike Oven, is happening again this weekend, and it looks like they are trying to out do themselves. I'll have a few photos from last years ride in the show, but I'm anxious to see what the other artists are contributing. This really brought together a lot of folks from the bicycle community last year, and I'm sure it will attract even more people this year thanks to a special guest. In a brilliant move they got Doomies, the currently without a permanent location vegan comfort food establishment, one that many vegan food critiques raved about, to do the catering. Yes that is right, vegan comfort food, it's not that healthy, but it is damn tasty.
Pics Or It Didn't Happen, Images from the LA BIKE SCENE
Saturday, May 9, 2009
7:30pm - 11:30pm
The Bike Oven / Flying Pigeon L.A.
3706-3714 N. Figueroa
Los Angeles, CA
So come check out some photography, chat with the riders, buy some food, buy some art if you like, get a I Bike LA t-shirt, or just hug someone, spread the love.
at 10:33 AM Posted by Gary 0 comments
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Fighting Mandated Speed Limit Increases, A.B. 766, Safe Streets Legislation
(From Think U.K. Ad Campaign)
Some of you may or may not be aware that many streets through out California, ones with radar monitoring, have their speed limits periodically set by an 85th percentile standard, something bike activist and Bike Writers Collective ring leader Stephen Box has made a crusade of fighting. This means that if 85 percent of drivers during a periodic mandatory test window are speeding, than we bump the speed limit up, with no other concerns factored, and no input from the community. Pedestrian crossings, bike lanes, doesn't matter, if 85% of drivers want to drive faster than speed limit goes up.
Of course the speeding is presumed to be a fault of a speed limit set too low, rather then a fault of lack of law enforcement, light signaling or other design issues. I liken this logic to a convenience store that puts candy bars front and center and decides to let stealing candy bars slide even though he knows it is happening. Then when 85% of customers are now stealing candy bars with their other purchases, candy bars are then made free. Except no one dies from stealing candy bars, but speeding is a significant factor in many of the 40,000 annual American deaths by automobile in most years. Speed kills, and yet many roads that cut through heavily residential areas are being slated to be made faster, making illegally fast the new legal. Do you want to ride in a bike lane on a road where right next to you cars can legally go 50 mph? That is already happening in at least one case in the Valley.
However this whole system of logic can be put in check by greater community control over the roads that pass through them, if Paul Krekorian's AB766 "Safe Streets" bill passes. This law would specifically counter act the automatic raising of speed limits, and give the communities effected a voice and power to define speed limits, instead of letting those passing through to have all the voting power with their gas pedal.
The Boxes, Stephen and Enci Box, are traveling to Sacramento to voice their support for this legislation, and bringing with them letters of support from the community. If you write your concerns about speeding automobiles and support for this bill to email@example.com, you can add your voice to the chorus.
For more info check out Stephen's page about this whole ordeal, which includes background on this legislation and the speed increase issue with a newsletter sign up. Streetsblog LA also has a write up on the growing support for the bill, which includes the City Council and Mayor of Los Angeles.
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Labels: California Politics, legislation, speeding
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
(Art by Wil Freeborn)
"It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle."
-Ernest Hemingway
at 11:00 AM Posted by Gary 1 comments
Labels: inspiration
Hummer Incident Update; Council Meeting
I was unable to make it to the L.A. City Council meeting where cyclists brought up their concerns on the renegade hummer incident, but many did, and made their voices and our interests heard. My thanks to all those who could make it out there, if we keep being a thorn in the side of the city, they are going to learn they can't get away with ignoring us. For complete coverage, check out Streetsblog L.A., the go to source for alternative transportation reporting in Los Angeles.
at 10:50 AM Posted by Gary 1 comments
Labels: injustice, LA City Council, Local Politics
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How To: Stay Scratch Free
Back in the college years we never would have thought twice about opening cupboards and tossing in pans in whatever fashion they might lay. Buy once we started buying our pans on a pan-by-pan basis and investing our hard earned money in ones that would give us the most mileage, we started paying closer attention!
In our kitchen (which can be seen in part over here) we have open racking storage. To take advantage of the height that each shelf offers, we end up stacking things more often than not.
To keep our finishes clean and safe from harm we use a few dividers that can be found around the house. Some are made from cardboard from packaging (like you would find in a dishware box), some are sponge cloths cut in half and others are knitted shapes. All work equally well, although we love the sponge cloths and our knitted shapes most. The cardboard works great and we do put it to use, although our dishes must be 100% dry before re-shelving (which they should be anyway, but you never know!).
The sponge cloths and knitted pieces are able to be repurposed as hot pads, trivets and obviously to wash dishes! They keep things situated (which is important since we ridiculously close to a large train line) and scratch free! Do you use something along these lines? Let us know in the comments below!
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Jesus Checks In
Jesus: Wazaaaaaaaaap.
Me: !! GOD you scare me when you do that.
Jesus: Language.
Me: Sorry.
Jesus: So. I saw Santa's 'Naughty List'...
Me: What? Where?
Jesus: Office party.
Me: So? - he doesn't keep track of adults.
Jesus: Actually he does, and tells me.
Me: Awesome.
Jesus: (gets out file) Shall we?
Me: I'm kinda busy. I was just going to write Christmas cards.
Jesus: No you weren't. You were going to watch VH1's Sex Rehab.
Me: WHILE I was cleaning the kitchen.
Jesus: L.O.L.
Me: You can't say "L.O.L" You can only write it.
Jesus: (opens file)....OK. Same stuff as last time...."language"..... "laziness"...... "lust"...... "lust:(inappropriate)".....care to explain that one?
Me: I.......... nope.
Jesus: "Trainer": How old.
Me: Twennnnnyyyy....eight?
Jesus: "Deli guy"
Me: I'm gonna say 21.
Jesus: "Taylor Lautner".
Me: Turning 18 in February.
Jesus: Do you see what I'm saying?
Me: I'm on it. Won't happen again.
Jesus: L.O.L.
29 comments:
- April said...
There was a reason why I added you to my blogroll ... lol!!
- December 17, 2009 at 1:20 AM
- Tiffany said...
Taylor Lautner is the same age as my son.
My kids are totally harshing my cougar-groove. Damn kids!
- December 17, 2009 at 1:29 AM
- Kurt said...
There's a name for boy's who have sex with older women when they are 17.
- December 17, 2009 at 7:20 AM
- Cathy said...
I can't wait for it to be February.
- December 17, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Erin said...
- December 17, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- Former Fat Chick said...
OMG! Sue...I heard there is a cougar cruise...um, we NEED to look into that!
- December 17, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Shouldn't the Lord be saying "FOL"
Forgive out Loud
or was he saying Lust out Loud?
- December 17, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- kmoye said...
ok that was hilarious!
- December 17, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Natali said...
HA!!!! Thanks for making me spit coffee on my computer screen- it was worth it.
- December 17, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- Baby Mama said...
LOL. I believe that Jesus thinks that was funny too.
- December 17, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- Laura said...
Cracked me up. All I know is you're having way more fun than I am!
- December 17, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- Miss Yvonne said...
Pssshh. Whatevs, Jesus. Such a Debbie Downer.
- December 17, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- TentCamper said...
who knew?! At least you are keeping it real!!! Spose someone needs to teach them boys...might as well be you!
- December 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- Spot said...
I'm really happy Jesus doesn't just drop by like that at my house. That would be awkward. What's the penalty for sassing Jesus??
And by the way Jesus, it's okay to look as long as you don't touch. Duh.
- December 17, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- mrs.mfc said...
HA!!! Love it when Jesus checks in!!
- December 17, 2009 at 3:01 PM
- Laurnie said...
Ok this was hilarious. Im new to your blog and am so glad Im now following!
- December 17, 2009 at 4:16 PM
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- Melissa said...
I just SO dig your blog. =)
- December 17, 2009 at 10:56 PM
- BossySkeezahs said...
Jesus is the reason for the season! Love your blog, sistah. L.O.L.
- December 18, 2009 at 1:57 PM
I think have that jesus photo on a mass card!
- December 18, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- 3 Peanuts said...
Very funny.
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- December 19, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- Catcher in the Rye said...
Thoroughly enjoyed, thanks!
- December 19, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- Semi-Slacker Mom said...
When did being a cougar become a bad thing. All you want to do is witness to them, right?
- December 19, 2009 at 4:18 PM
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- December 19, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- crystalhb said...
I truly appreciate your candid converstations with jesus. They make me LOL! BTW, I actually saw an "LOL" belt buckle in the tween section of Wally World the other day! huh? What up?
- December 21, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- Mom Taxi Julie said...
Hahaha too funny :)
- December 22, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Lisa-licious said...
Dude, how great is Dr. Drew? I LOVE that show! Great post...makes me want some fresh meat!
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- lexylou said...
Okkaaaay, you are about my new favorite blogger. This has just solidified why you may be funnier than Dooce...
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World #1 Rory McIlroy has taken over at the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston. Rory was very pleased with his performance, another round of 65, for a tournament total of -12 under par, and is looking forward to the weekend;
"Pleased with where I am, and looking forward to the weekend."
Alone in second place is another Major winner, Louis Oosthuizen, who also had a second round 65, to go with his first round 66 for total of -11 under par. Louis spoke about his playing partner for Sunday;
"Obviously he's playing really well, and it's always nice playing with him, he's got such a good swing. He goes for a lot of shots, he makes a lot of birdies, so it's always fun to watch. "
Tiger Woods and Ryan Moore are tied for third at 10 under, Tiger missed all four of his putts between 7 and 10 feet and then to compound the problem three-putted the par-3 11th. Tiger lamented his missed chances;
"I didn't make anything today."
First round leader Seung-yul Noh could only managed a par round today and remains at -9 under par, along with a host of other players. One of them is South African Charl Schwartzel who is recovering from his torn abdomen muscle, an injury he picked up at the U.S. Open, Charl is playing well here, he spoke about his recovery and re-emergence as a challenger in the FedEx play-offs;
"I had the injury at the U.S. Open and it set me back quite a bit, came back, lost a bit of confidence, and just seeing if I can play myself back into it. There's been great signs of it, sort of from Wyndham, just finishing poorly on Sunday. Same thing at Bethpage, I was up there, finished poorly on Sunday. It's there once again, I can feel the game is great, so just a matter of finishing it off. I think I played great, I got off to a really good start, then went to sleep for a while there in the middle and made a great save on 14, and that's what woke me up a bit. I made birdie on 15 and 17. I would have loved one on 18, it was a good chance, but overall it was a great round this afternoon with the wind blowing. What pressure ?I can still win the FedEx."
There were six players who failed to make the cut of +2 and are now eliminated from the FedEx Cup Play-offs; Here is the sad list;
Ricky Barnes, who entered this week ranked at 77th and is projected to fall to 92nd after finishing at +3 over par.
Rory Sabbatini, entered the week at 94th and is projected to fall to 98th after finishing at +4 over par.
K.J. Choi, started the week at 95th and is projected to fall to 99th after finishing at +4 over par.
Greg Owen, who entered the week at 76 and is projected to fall to 89th after shooting +5 over par.
Michael Thompson , entered the week at 82nd and is projected to fall to 96th after shooting +7 over par.
Cameron Tringale, who entered the week at 79th and is projected to fall to 94th after shooting +10 over par.


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COLLEGEVILLE, MN - Hewitt Tomlin (Jackson, TN/Trinity Christian), already among the most decorated football players in Johns Hopkins history, added yet another honor to his already impressive resume today as he has been named one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Gagliardi Trophy. Tomlin is the first player from Johns Hopkins to be selected as a finalist for the award.
The Gagliardi Trophy is named after long-time Saint John's University (MN) head coach John Gagliardi, who is now in his 63rd season and ranks as the all-time winningest coach in college football history. The award is presented annually to the Division III Player of the Year and honors excellence in football, academics and community service.
Tomlin recently completed one of the great careers in Johns Hopkins, Centennial Conference and NCAA Division III history. He was named the 2011 Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year and was a First Team All-Centennial selection for the second consecutive year.
Directing an offense that ranked among the national leaders in scoring (39.8) and total offense (492.7), Tomlin was 225-of-334 for 2,683 yards with 24 touchdowns against 10 interceptions on the year. His completion percentage (.674) this season is a school record, while his 24 TDs ties the school single-season record.
In addition to the numerous single-game and single-season records he holds, Tomlin also holds Johns Hopkins' career marks for total offense (10,677), passing yards (10,481), pass attempts (1,375), completions (851), touchdown passes (74), 200-yard passing games (31) and 300-yard passing games (12).
Perhaps most impressively, Tomlin's individual numbers were a key part of the overall team success the Blue Jays enjoyed during his career. In becoming the all-time winningest quarterback in school history with a 33-9 career record, he helped lead Johns Hopkins to three Centennial Conference titles, two trips to the NCAA Playoffs, two ECAC Bowl games and one ECAC Championship. His 33 all-time wins as JHU's starting quarterback are 14 more than any other quarterback in school history.
Johns Hopkins ended the 2011 season with a 10-1 record and a loss to St. John Fisher in the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs. The Blue Jays completed a 10-0 regular season for the first time in school history and won a school record 15 straight games prior to the loss to the Cardinals.
Joining Tomlin as a finalist are seven other seniors, one junior and one graduate student. 2011 Gagliard Trophy Finalists:
Hewitt Tomlin (Johns Hopkins • Senior • QB)
Matt Blanchard (UW-Whitewater • Senior • QB)
Peter Bulandr (North Central (IL) • Senior • DT)
Alex Ferrara (Mount Union (OH) • Senior • S)
Chris Haupt (Widener (PA) • Junior • QB)
Dan Pitcher (Cortland (NY) • Graduate Student • QB)
Alex Tanney (Monmouth (IL) • Senior • QB)
Alex Thiry (St. Scholastica (MN) • Senior • QB)
Fritz Waldvogel (St. Thomas (MN) • Senior • WR/KR)
Michael Zweifel (Dubuque (IA) • Senior • WR)
Four individuals among the 10 finalists will be selected to travel to Salem, Virginia for the award ceremony on December 15. The ceremony is part of the festivities surrounding the NCAA Division III Championship game on December 17.
After screening the nominations, the J-Club Board of Directors narrowed the field to 10 finalists. The 35-member Gagliardi Trophy national selection committee reviews the credentials, ranks the candidates 1-10 and casts their votes. Fan balloting, which will be available on D3football.com, accounts for one collective ballot as well, for the fifth consecutive year. Fans may cast one ballot apiece and voting will take place after Thanksgiving and the announcement of the final four Gagliardi Trophy candidates will be made on December 6.
The trophy, which stands nearly two-feet tall and weighs 64 pounds, was designed and is sponsored by the J-Club (a group of alumni, letter-winners and fans of Saint Johns University) and Jostens. The award program is conducted by Jostens and the J-Club.
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2012: Begins his senior campaign with the Spartans looking to build off last season's quality experience ... possesses good size ... named a captain for the second year in a row ... will produce for York in the midfield and help in all aspects of the game ... brings a level a toughness to the Green and White ... will have a productive final season.
2011: Played in 13 games for the Green and White ... scored against Christopher Newport during York's 11-5 triumph on April 9 ...
2010: Played in all 16 contests for the Green and White ... started against #14 Haverford on March 10 ... tallied five goals and five assists for ten total points ... scored one man-advantage goal ... registered seven groundballs on the season.
2009: Appeared in six games for the Green and White ... recorded two shots including one on-goal ... collected one groundball for the Spartans.
Personal: Is a electrical engineering major ... is the son of Tom and Gail Powell ... was born on April 18, 1990 ... played for Green Turtle Lacrosse on the club level ... names his parents as the people he most admires ... hobbies include playing video games, pool, and ping pong ... lists LaDanian Tomlinson as his favorite athlete ... chose York because of the engineering program and lacrosse ... most significant athletic achievement is he played in two state championships ... most memorable athletic moment while with the Spartan program was the two goals he scored in the fourth quarter against Wesley in 2010 ... after graduation he plans on going to graduate school and working as an engineer.


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[http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/gpv/ GPS Sight] has a button to sync the hardware clock to the gps clock.
[http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/gpv/ GPS Sight] has a button to sync the hardware clock to the gps clock.
== Future Work ==
== Future Work ==
Revision as of 10:16, 17 August 2008
Linux systems (such as the Freerunner) prefer that the system clock be set to universal time (UTC). Then, you will need to configure the timezone to display the time adjusted to local time.
See Timezone for instructions on changing the time zone.
For more information on Linux timekeeping, see Linux, Clocks, and Time. (But ignore mentions of /etc/sysconfig/clock. That doesn't apply to the Openmoko environment.)
Setting the date/time using "date"
To change the date on your Freerunner, issue one of the following commands:
date -s MMDDhhmm date -s MMDDhhmmYYYY date -s MMDDhhmmYYYY.ss
where MM is the month, 01-12; DD is the day, 01-31; hhmm is the time, 0000-2359; YYYY is the optional year, and .ss is the optional seconds.
Setting date/time from your linux box
ssh root@openmoko "date -s `date --utc +%m%d%H%M%Y.%S`"
Setting the date/time automatically with NTP
If your Freerunner is connected to the internet, you can instead set the time automatically:
opkg install ntpclient ntpclient -s -h pool.ntp.org
If your Freerunner is connecting to the internet through a USB host, make sure you allow UDP traffic to pass through on port 123 (NTP) on your host machine or you may get a "no route to host" error from ntpclient.
Syncing the hardware clock
No matter which method you used above, sync the hardware clock with the system time to make your change persist over reboots:
hwclock --systohc
Note: if you run the ASU image, hwclock will not work. Instead you can use:
echo "W\n" > /var/spool/at/trigger
Here is a link from the community mailing list for using hwclock with the ASU image
Setting the date/time automatically with gps
GPS Sight has a button to sync the hardware clock to the gps clock.
First you have to make sure gps works on you neo. You can do that by following the next steps Getting_Started_with_your_Neo_FreeRunner#Use_the_GPS.
The second step is to install GPS Sight:
Future Work
Presumably it might also be possible to use gpspipe (or something else) to set the date once you have a gps fix? In addition, the phone stack should set the date, time, and timezone once connected to a network.


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#8403 Orochi Mitsuoka (Night Purple) HPI's exclusive limited-edition 1/43 scale die-cast model line-up now features the extremely rare and exquisitely designed Orochi Mitsuoka. First released in 2001 at the Tokyo Motor Show, the production version rolled off the assembly line in 2006. Taking its name from a mythical 8-headed dragon of ancient Japanese legend, this one of the most rare and desired exotic cars in the world, with only about 400 cars made each year. We are proud to present the Orochi Mitsuoka in a variety of actual production colours. These models are extremely limited in production numbers because of the special high-detail resin used for the moulds. Worldwide quantities will be in the low hundreds. HPI precision die-cast metal models are 1/43 scale, a convenient size for any desk or display case. Incredible attention has been paid to make the shape of cars as true to scale as possible. Fine exterior details like radiators, disc brakes, brake calipers, mirrors, wings, exhaust, headlight buckets, mirrors, tow hooks and radio antennae combine to make the models extremely realistic. Each car has a fully painted and detailed interior, steering wheel, and dashboard. These models come mounted to a display platform that includes a clear plastic protective case and the car can be easily removed from the platform for individual display. Every Orochi Mitsuoka model is made in a special resin material that allows our designers to precisely replicate not just every curve and shape of the original car, but every opening such as door/bonnet lines and vent or grille. Compare a resin model with a normal die-cast metal and you will quickly see the difference! Each model is also sprayed with the actual production paint used on the real car, to give you an authentic scale reproduction. Our resin models are extremely fragile and the wheels do not rotate, so the model should be kept mounted on its display stand. Remember: HPI resin die-cast models are made in extremely limited quantities, once gone they will never be available again. Collect all of the HPI resin die-cast cars: #8401 Orochi Mitsuoka (White Metallic) #8402 Orochi Mitsuoka (Gloss Black) #8403 Orochi Mitsuoka (Night Purple) #8404 NISSAN GT-R (R35) Ultimate Metal Silver #8405 NISSAN GT-R (R35) Super Black #8406 NISSAN GT-R (R35) Vibrant Red #8408 NISSAN GT-R(R35) Nürburgring Test 2007


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Why is the filter so low to the ground? It's only a couple of inches from the lateral line.
Are the pipes only 3 inches under the ground or are you going to bury the filter? Or both. Does the dripline require a pressure reducer? Where is it?
You already have anti-syphon valves. You don't need those black things at all. He might have those things in there because the valves are lower than the sprinklers and maybe the black things will keep the valves from draining too much. They look like they're in a good location for draining though. Oops I guess I did comment on the height difference. I'm still not going to say they're not up to code because of the height of the valves.
Thursday, November 1st 2012, 1:14pm
Elevations completely change the rules. You do not use antisyphon valves to feed lines that flow to points uphill. Also, in any event, you do not install check valves downstream of antisyphon valves.
The equipment shown in the photo screams Amateur Hour to me.
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Γιστι αυτες οι φστσουλες;
Add or send link about your favorite movie scenes
Γιστι αυτες οι φστσουλες;
Γιατί "σ" αντί για "α";
Τι έχουν οι φάτσες, δεν είναι καλές;
Ειναι σαν να απαξιοις αυτο που ποσταρες.
Κανείς δεν δίνει σημασία στις φάτσες παρά μόνο στα αριστουργήματα που ποστάρω!! *lol*
Reply στο 101, δε ξερεις να διαβαζεις;
Η λεξη "γαματο" δεν εχει αρνητικη σημασια, μην εισαι πουριτανος...
The Godfather (1972)"A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."
The Dark Knight (2008)"You have n o t h i n g... Nothing to threaten me with... Nothing to do with all your strength."
V for Vendetta (2005)"Beneath this mask, there is more than flesh.Beneath this mask, there is an idea, Mr.Crede, and ideas are bulletproof"
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)"I am no man!"
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)"No, I am your father."
"No Country For Old Men" θα πρέπει να είναι φοβερή ταινία και ο τύπος στην σκηνή έπαιζε και τον πρώην πράκτορα-κακό σε ένα από τα τελευταία Μποντ. Επίσης και το "Κουρδιστό Πορτοκάλι" έπος!
Θα πάρω τον θείο μου τηλ. να μου στείλει καλές κόπιες!
Ε οχι και το "Κουρδιστο Πορτοκαλι" επος...τι freaky psycho ταινια ηταν αυτη...η σκηνη του βιασμου με σοκαρε πραγματικα...
Το No Country For Old Men ειναι σπουδαιο περισσοτερο λογω της ερμηνειας του Χαβιε Μπαρδεμ. Ειναι ωραια ταινια αλλα δεν εχει καθολου σαουντρακ και το τελος ηταν λιγο φλου.
Έχω ακούσει από πολλούς ότι είναι καταπληκτική και τους άρεσε πολύ.
Θα την δω από περιέργεια όπως και να έχει.
Α, κατάλαβα!
Αφού δεν σου άρεσε γιατί το ποστάρεις σε thread όπου ανεβάζουμε σκηνές από αγαπημένες ταινίες;;
*dash1* *dash1* *dash1*
*diablo* *diablo* *diablo*
Hard core scene, watch at your own risk:
You do realise that you can post a video through the filter in the rich text editor and select autoplay, right? It is frustrating when you have to click the links to watch it every time.
It's not necessary...also maybe someone doesn't want to watch the video.
It's not necessary...also maybe someone doesn't want to watch the video.
Still, it is quite frustrating when you have to open it in a new tab just to see which scene you are talking about.
Nice taste in movies, by the way.
Favorite scenes from films:
Film: Macario 1960
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macario_(film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neKKPHVebPE (English subs included)
Macario meets three figures on the same day: God, the Devil and Death. When a third figure —a peasant like himself— appears to him, he gladly shares the turkey with the man. The third man is none other than Death itself. Death is unsure why Macario has shared his turkey with him and not with the Devil and God. Macario responds, "Whenever you appear, there is no time for anything else." Macario hoped to forestall what he assumed to be his imminent death by gaining the time it would take for him and Death to eat. Death is amused and as a compensation, names Macario his "friend" and gives him miraculous water that will heal any disease. If Death appears at the feet of the sick person, they can be healed with the water - but if Death appears by the person's head he or she is condemned to die. This "friendship" lasts for years, but they never speak to each other, but merely stare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkV27tlY5aA (English subs included)
Unfortunately for Macario, Death "has to take the child," so Macario, in despair, begs and tries to escape, only to enter Death's cavern (filmed in the Cacahuamilpa caverns) and is reprimanded for turning his "gift" into merchandise. Death shows him the candles that the cavern is filled with, thousands of candles all representing a person's life. The making of the wax and length of the candle all factor into the lifespan of a given person. Death then snuffs out the candle of the Viceroy's son before Macario's eyes. When Macario sees how short his candle is, he begs Death to save it but Death refuses. In desperation, Macario snatches up his candle and runs out of the cavern, not heeding the shouts of Death behind him.
The last scenes begin at twilight on the day that Macario shared the turkey with Death. He has not come home, and his wife and some villagers are looking for Macario out in the woods only to find him peacefully dead, next to a turkey divided in halves: one of which is eaten, the other being intact, as if he died not fulfilling his dream of eating a complete turkey for himself.
At the time I didn't quite understand the ending (I was a child then, too naive to understand that the ending was not a happy one). In a way, it awoke and dimmed away the fear of my own mortality and was probably the best thing I've seen in my life.
The other film is 1971's "Mi niño Tizoc" but I can't find any clips of scenes online
What's happening here?
Where's Arnie??
What's happening here?
Where's Arnie??
Some extra scenes from Kill Bill Vol.1 & Vol.2 that i love...
Favorite movie opening theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fGuWJDwquc (Haven't watched but will soon. Gotta keep my eyes peeled for any pointy hats...wink wink)
Here's the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck35r6E4VRM
I've also seen this movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuIBvmxIN4w
I posted the trailer for Nebraska bc Mark Orton's also behind Nebraska's OST, apparently
This seems nice, too. Musically and story-wise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KgMW3rowXY
Jonh Caprenter's "The Thing" first dog scene:
watched this movie on Thursday night last week it was funny and it had the same story line as Cinderella but instead of a prince it is a princess and instead of a maid there is a guy as Cinderella which his name is fella and the princesses name is charming


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YORK, PA – The York College women's soccer made their 2012 home debut an impressive one as the Spartans rolled past Maritime College 10-0 in a non-conference contest. The Spartans, who entered the game having scored just one goal in their first three games, improve to 2-0-2 overall while the Privateers fall to 0-5.
The Spartan offense went on the attack from the opening whistle. The Spartans put their first shot on frame a mere 51 seconds and continued their assault on the Maritime defense. The Spartans fired off 10 shots in the first 14 minutes of the game before junior Kristi Hepner (Bowie, Md./Bowie) finally found the back of the net at the 14:13 mark. The goal was her first of the year and ended a 268:58 scoreless drought for the Spartan offense.
That opened the floodgates for the Spartan offense. Sophomore Taylor Folk (Beavertown, Pa. / Midd-West) notched her second goal of the season just 1:39 later as she scored an unassisted tally, putting York up 2-0. Freshman Jamie Sokolis (Perry Hall, Md./Perry Hall) completed the flurry with her first collegiate goal at the 16:41 mark as the Spartan lead grew to 3-0.
The Green and White continued to put heavy pressure on Privateer goalie Meghin Paczkowski as the Spartan shots mounted. Paczkowski stood strong as she kept York off the board again until the 36:38 mark. That's when senior Tyler Frantz (Bernville, Pa./Hamburg) scored off a Traci Mohl (Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon Catholic) feed, pushing the Spartan lead to 4-0. Frantz's goal started another quick Spartan flurry of scoring. Freshman Samm Testerman (White Marsh, Md./Perry Hall) notched her first collegiate goal off another Mohl assist at the 40:32 mark. Freshman Caroll Charles (Moutville, Pa./Eastern York) then finished off the first half scoring with a goal at the 43:21 mark. Charles' goal was assisted by fellow freshman Jessica Christakis (Abginton, Md./Bel Air) as the Spartans took a 6-0 lead to the break.
The Spartans continued to play a solid possession game in the second half as Spartan head coach Vicki Sterner got quality playing time for her entire squad.
Senior Caitlin Aversa (Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding) opened the second half scoring after a pass from Folk just 9:23 in to the stanza.
York received three more second half goals as sophomore Kayla Kovalsky (Merrick, N.Y./Kellenburg, Memorial), freshman Emma Georgantis (York, Pa./Red Lion), and sophomore Lauren Fowler (Bethlehem, Pa./Saucon Valley) each found the back of the net in the second 45.
The Spartans held a 52-1 bulge in total shots and a 31-0 margin in shots on goal. In all, ten different Spartans scored goals while five different players had assists led by Mohl's two helpers.
Sophomore Melanie Glessner (Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone) played the first 45 minutes and was not forced to face a shot. Sophomore Jenn Hulse (Mars, Pa./Mars Area) played the second 45 and faced one shot but it was wide of the mark.
Paczkowski finished the game with 20 saves in her 90 minutes of duty in beween the pipes.
The Spartans attempted 17 corner kicks in the contest while Maritime had two.
York heads to Dickinson on Wednesday afternoon as they face the Red Devils in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 4:30 pm in Carlisle.


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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- The tech sector looks like it's turning around -- and five names look best positioned to benefit in November.>>5 Dividend Stocks Set to Give Shareholders a Raise The past few months have been tough on tech stocks. While the S&P 500 has managed to eke out a 3% rally over the course of the last six months, for instance, tech has fallen like a rock, down more than 12% on average over that same period. That's sent investors fleeing from tech to spare themselves from poor performance in 2012. But the industry looks like it's finally turning around. Let's take a technical look at five tech sector names that are just starting to reverse off their lows. For the unfamiliar, technical analysis is a way for investors to quantify qualitative factors, such as investor psychology, based on a stock's price action and trends. Once the domain of cloistered trading teams on Wall Street, technicals can help top traders make consistently profitable trades and can aid fundamental investors in better planning their stock execution. >>5 Rocket Stocks to Buy This Week So, without further ado, let's take a look at five technical setups worth trading now.
First Solar
First up is First Solar ( FSLR), one of the most well-known names in the solar business -- and as a result, one of the stocks that's gotten hit the hardest as solar technology lost its allure on Wall Street. FSLR should be a familiar name to regular readers of this column -- we took a look at this stock a couple of weeks ago. Now, though, with the technical setup in shares further along, it's worth a second look. First Solar is currently forming an ascending triangle setup, a pattern formed by horizontal resistance to the upside and uptrending support below shares. As shares bounce between those two technical price levels, they're getting squeezed closer and closer to a breakout above resistance. For FSLR, the buy signal comes when shares push through that $26 resistance level. The last time we looked at this stock, it had only made contact with $26 resistance a couple of times, but now, it's hit its head on that level a couple more; that indicates that there's still selling pressure up at $26. Even so, shares are consolidating right underneath that level right now, so a breakout may not be far off. When it happens, I'd recommend buying with a protective stop just underneath the 50-day moving average.
AU Optronics Corp.
Taiwanese flat panel display maker AU Optronics Corp. ( AUO) is forming a similar setup right now. Just like FSLR, AUO is sporting horizontal resistance just above $4 and uptrending support below shares. Unlike FSLR, though, AU Optronics is testing a breakout above its resistance level this week -- here's how to trade it. First, it's valuable to think about how this pattern works in real terms -- after all, patterns like the ascending triangle don't work because of magic or geometry. Instead, it all comes down to supply and demand in the market. The resistance level at $4 and change is a price where sellers have recently been more eager to sell and take gains than buyers were to buy. But a breakout above that level indicates that all of the excess selling pressure at $4 has been absorbed by increasingly committed buyers. That's why it makes sense to buy a breakout through a resistance level. Momentum, measured by 14-day RSI, adds some extra confidence over this trade -- momentum has been in an uptrend since back before shares made their bottom in August, and it remains in one. Since momentum is a leading indicator of price, that's a good sign for AUO bulls. I'd recommend waiting to see if shares follow through in today's session before jumping into this trade.
Crown Castle
"Reversing" may not be the best word to describe what's been going on in shares of Crown Castle International ( CCI) -- shares of this wireless tower firm have been in rally mode for all of 2012, climbing more than 48% since the first trading session of the year. Since June, though, the rally in CCI has become more orderly, giving traders a chance at more predictable price action. So, how do you trade this name? When I say that trading has become "orderly," I mean that Crown Castle has been trading within a well-defined trend channel. That channel has helped to identify the likely price action in this stock for most of six months, and in particular, it's helped to identify the last four swing lows in shares. With CCI coming down to test trendline support this week, buyers have a chance to jump in when risk is low. It's important to actually wait for the bounce off of trendline support before buying this stock. Clearly, the best time to buy a stock that's in an uptrending channel comes at support -- it's the place where shares have the furthest to move back up to resistance (the top of the channel) and where they have the least distance to move through support. Waiting for a bounce ensures that CCI can still catch a bid at that trendline. Since a breakdown below support means that the channel is broken, support is also a logical place to put a stop below to ensure minimal risk.
Catamaran Corp.
Healthcare IT firm Catamaran Corp. ( CTRX) has been slugging it out sideways for the last six months, but that could be about to change thanks to the setup that it's been forming along the way. As Catamaran consolidated sideways, it's been setting up an inverse head and shoulders pattern, a price pattern that indicates exhaustion among sellers. And after the 70% climb that this stock has been on year-to-date, it's easy to see why sellers are exhausted right now. The inverse head and shoulders is formed by two swing lows at approximately the same level (the shoulders) that are separated by a deeper low called the head. For CTRX, the buy signal comes when shares push through the neckline at approximately $52. When that happens, it's time to jump onboard this stock with the buyers. I'd recommend sitting on the sidelines in the meantime.
Wipro Limited
Last up is Indian IT services firm Wipro Limited ( WIT), a stock that's dropped more than 18% year-to-date. Even though WIT's price action so far in 2012 has been less than auspicious, this stock could be ending the year on a high note -- here's what to look for. Right now, Wipro is forming a double bottom, a reversal pattern that's formed by two swing lows that hit a price floor at approximately the same level. The buy signal comes when shares push through the resistance level that separates the two bottoms; for WIT, the price is $9.25. Until that price gets taken out, this stock is still definitively in a downtrend. In a reversal, it's tempting to try to catch a stock like WIT when it's at an extreme -- like the bottom that shares put in at the start of November. But that doesn't mean you should do it. When you try to catch a low, you're consciously buying a stock when it's at its weakest; that's an incredibly difficult time to get right consistently. Instead, by waiting for WIT to move above its $9.25 breakout level, we get to see if this stock can still catch a bid above a previous price ceiling before we jump into shares. As a trader, remember to buy strength, not weakness. To see this week's trades in action, check out the Technical Setups for the Week portfolio on Stockpickr.
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Actor says he likes movie roles that are a little dangerous and have "a bit of a tightrope element"
Actor Johnny Depp likes movie roles that are a bit dangerous and include the risk of failure, he tells Lee Cowan in an interview for this weekend's "CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood," to be broadcast June 30 (9 a.m.) on the CBS Television Network.
"Hopefully, whatever you're approaching has some kind of, you know, tightrope element," Depp tells Cowan. "I think that if you don't feel that, if you don't feel some kind of, not fear necessarily, but you know, the possibility of falling flat on your face, I think you must challenge that."
Depp, known for eclectic roles in such films as "The Pirates of The Caribbean" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," is now taking on the role of Tonto in a film version of the iconic TV series "The Lone Ranger," directed by Gore Verbinski. This time around, though, Tonto is much more than a sidekick to the Lone Ranger.
"I was always uncomfortable with the idea that Tonto was given sort of instructions, you know, and sent off," Depp says. "I mean, the Lone Ranger's a nice guy, but what, how come he's treating the other guy like ... lesser?"


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The Civil War Letters of Forrest Little: "Father I Done My Duty"
Carl Guarneri, Saint Mary's College History department
Joining Lincoln's Army
Camp Griffin
McClellan's Peninsula Campaign
Richmond and Retreat
Battle of Savage Station
The Campaign Ends
Joining Lincoln's Army
Early in September 1861 Forrest Little, a young man of nineteen from Crown Point, New York, ferried across the narrow southern end of Lake Champlain and continued eastward twenty miles to Middlebury, Vermont, where he volunteered for the Union army.
Crown Point, Forrest's hometown, had been established by Vermonters on the west shore of Lake Champlain around 1800. In 1836 a bed of iron ore was discovered nearby that transformed the town into a busy industrialized community, with well-stocked stores lining the main street and an array of houses of various sizes strung along the roads leading out to the mines. Forrest's parents, Henry and Amanda Little, stood toward the lower end of the community's social hierarchy. Married in 1841 in Crown Point's First Congregational Church, they moved often and never owned their own home. During the first half of the Civil War they resided in town, relying on a network of relatives on outlying farms for cooler air and fresh vegetables. A carpenter by occupation, Henry was slowed by "consumption" and rheumatism after 1859 so that he was incapable of sustained work. With a sickly husband and three younger children to care for, Amanda would depend partly on Forrest's military pay for her support—so she claimed when filing for a government pension in 1864. Thus the family's precarious financial situation may have spurred Forrest to respond to Vermont Governor Erastus Fairbanks' call for additional troops on the day of the Battle of Bull Run.
Yet Forrest's letters also attest to his fervent pro-Union sentiments. During the Civil War the townspeople's patriotism was stirred by the presence of two Revolutionary-era forts nearby, Fort Crown Point and the more famous Fort Ticonderoga. If further inspiration were needed, the body of John Brown, the abolitionist hero, had recently passed by Crown Point on its way to burial less than sixty miles away at Brown's farm in North Elba. Crown Point gained renown for the number of recruits it sent to the Union Army and for the fine Morgan horses it supplied the troops. (Three of the most celebrated of these horses survived the war and are buried with markers in the town cemetery.)
On September 6 Forrest Little enlisted at Middlebury for a three-year term in the Fifth Vermont Volunteer Infantry. Once their company reached its quota of a hundred men, Forrest and the other local volunteers took the train north to St. Albans, where they met up with companies that had been formed in Manchester, Rutland, Burlington, and other recruiting centers. On September 16 Forrest was inspected by an officer, took an oath of allegiance, and officially mustered in as a private in Company F, named for the town of Cornwall and composed mainly of young men from Addison County in west central Vermont. The next day Forrest and his fellow volunteers received their uniforms, shoes, and stockings, with the expense to be deducted from their pay. A few days later Forrest and most of the others were armed with guns brought home by the 90-day men of Vermont's First Regiment. One week after enrolling, their training hardly begun, Forrest and the men of Company F boarded the train for Washington. Their route took them to New Haven, Connecticut, then across Long Island Sound by ferry to Jersey City, where they resumed the train ride to Baltimore and then Washington, a journey of three days.
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Organic chemistry: Proton NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) problemsThis is a recording of a tutoring session, posted with the students' permission.These videos are offered on a "pay-what-you-like" basis. You can pay for the use of the videos at my website:http://www.freelance-teacher.com/videos.htmFor a printable document containing the NMR table and problems discussed in this video series, go to my website.I offer tutoring via Skype. For more information, go to my website.For a list of all the available video series, arranged in suggested viewing order, go to my website.For a playlist containing all the videos in this series, click here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HevDzIgrNFE&feature=PlayList&p=ECCD79A11CF94D81&index=0&playnext=1(1) Degrees of unsaturation (index of hydrogen deficiency). Survey of an NMR chemical shift table(2) Continued(3) A problem(4) Continued(5) Continued(6) A problem(7) Continued(8) Continued(9) Another problem(10) Continued(11) Another problem(12) Continued(13) Another problem(14) Continued(15) Another problem(16) Another problem(17) Continued(18) Another problem(19) Another problem(20) Continuedtags: education college student university exam test educational study campus school
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History offers fresh perspective on Notre Dame vs. 'Bama
In college football, no school wakes the echoes, shakes down the thunder and inflames the passions like the University of Notre Dame. When Notre Dame plays Monday night in the national championship game against Alabama, the cheering interests of suburban fans will revolve around Notre Dame and the hate and love that school in South Bend, Ind., inspires.
"I've got a beautiful Notre Dame scarf that keeps me warm," notes Al Larson, the mayor of Schaumburg and a lifelong Notre Dame fan.
Never a student at Notre Dame, Larson developed his love of the university the old-fashioned way, as a boy attending St. Priscilla Elementary School on Chicago's Far Northwest Side.
"The teachers were all Franciscan nuns," says Larson. "I got all my injections of Notre Dame loyalty during grade school."
For Larson, cheering for Notre Dame had a practical application. "When Notre Dame won on Saturday, the nuns all came in on Monday in good moods," Larson says.
For generations of Catholics and Irish immigrants, rooting for Notre Dame became almost a religious obligation. But the school also picked up legions of fans who liked the way the school built football teams, the tradition of winning and the school's rich history.
"They are like converts to a faith. They make the best fans of all," says Wauconda's Al Salvi, who was born into his Notre Dame obsession. Salvi's father, Albert, graduated from Notre Dame, Salvi graduated from Notre Dame and his daughter, Mary, is a sophomore at Notre Dame. While Salvi always roots for Notre Dame, he'll have the additional pull in Monday's game to cheer on his nephews, Chris and Will Salvi, who played football at Carmel High School in Mundelein and now both play for Notre Dame.
"I like the tradition. Notre Dame fans like the pageantry of college football," says Salvi, recapping his tradition of going to football games at Notre Dame. "I like to go to the Dome and watch as the band -- the first college band -- plays the No. 1 fight song in the country. It's a great experience. It's something very special and very different."
The Notre Dame band, founded in 1846, played for the first home football game against Michigan in 1887 and hasn't missed a game since. Student Knute Rockne (more on him in a few paragraphs) played flute in the band. The Notre Dame fight song was named the greatest college song in a book written by a retired Northern Illinois University professor, Bill Studwell, who listed the NIU song as 23rd best.
Even people who root against Notre Dame must acknowledge its place in history. The small school in rural Indiana brought the dream of college to many immigrant families. In the 1920s, the former-flutist Rockne, a Lutheran immigrant from Norway, became the winningest coach in college football history. Rockne's undefeated championship teams of 1929 and 1930 featured a running back with the non-Irish name of Marchy Schwartz.
In 1924, when the Ku Klux Klan was at the height of its popularity, Notre Dame stood up to the hate with public clashes against the KKK's rally in South Bend that May.
Today, some people root against Notre Dame as a response to the modern clergy sex scandal and cover-up by the Catholic Church. Some root against Notre Dame because they see it as a symbol in the political battle about women's reproductive rights. Some root against Notre Dame because the school invited President Barack Obama to speak there.
"It's not political," says Salvi, a conservative Republican who cheers for his Notre Dame nephews, whose father is a Democrat, as their Fighting Irish take on the Crimson Tide of Alabama. "Alabama is the reddest state of all. It's not about politics."
If Notre Dame's history plays a role in your rooting interest, you should know that Alabama is famous for having to be humiliated into allowing African-Americans on its football team. A 42-21 loss to the USC Trojans and star African-American running back Sam Cunningham in 1970 is considered to be the turning point that convinced Alabama Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant to begin recruiting black student athletes and end segregation.
So you've got history, tradition and good solid college football to pull you into Monday night's game. If you can't get worked up about Alabama, Notre Dame, the Bowl Championship Series or the end of college football for the year, you might just need to know that Monday means we are only a month away from the four greatest words in sports: "Pitchers and catchers report."
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In Saturday's battle of top-25 ranked Division III football teams, sophomore RB Jack Kaiser and freshman RB Nick Waldvogel each recorded 100-yard rushing games to lead a balanced Tommie offense in a 34-20 St. Thomas home win over Concordia-Moorhead.
The No. 18-ranked Tommies (7-2 overall, 5-2 MIAC) kept alive their uphill hopes for an NCAA at-large playoff berth, while the No. 21 Cobbers (7-2, 5-2) saw their postseason hopes diminished.
St. Thomas fell behind 13-0 on the game's first 5:50 as Cobber QB Griffin Neal executed a 20-yard touchdown pass scampered 30 yards for rushing TD.
The Tommie defense turned the ride thereafter, as it allowed just 177 yards and seven points over the game's final 53:10 and posted three sacks.
The Tommie offense scored touchdowns on four consecutive first-half possessions to regain the lead and the momentum. They finished with 233 rushing yards and 225 passing yards.
Kaiser rushed 24 times for 134 yards and three short TD runs. Waldvogel rushed 15 times for 100 yards and caught two passes for 37 yards. Soph QB Alex Fenske completed 14-of-26 passes with one interception and one TD pass. Dan Ferrazzo had seven catches for 85 yards, and Charlie Dowdle caught three passes for 79 yards including a 26-yard TD.
Glenn Caruso became the first St. Thomas football coach in the program's 109-year history to lead teams to seven or more victories in six consecutive seasons.


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Computerworld's article…
OLPC developing dual-boot Windows, Linux OS for laptops
…reports that there are plans to produce an OLPC that can dual-boot Linux or Microsoft Windows. When I first heard people suggest this, I was against it. I couldn't imagine how to shoehorn something as huge as Windows Vista or even Windows XP into the tiny flash drive space built into the OLPC. But, the idea is starting to grow on me… especially as I find the various little limitations in the mini-Fedora environment it has now (like the inability to print out of the box — and, yes, I used yum to install CUPS but that seemed to blow up during the installation).
Here's what I wish would happen though. Back in 2004 I wrote a slightly tongue-in-cheek blog item asking Microsoft to Open Source one of the best lightweight operating systems ever released: Windows 98 SE. It runs fine with 128MB RAM (or less) with a few gigabytes of hard disk and has excellent driver support for WiFi, printers, and a host of other peripherals. Imagine running it on a flash based storage device like the OLPC or the Asus EEE PC. This won't happen, of course. But, it sure would make for a great little light weight, low cost, well supported ultraportable.