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The George Washington Bridge, New York City, in heavy smog. View toward the New Jersey side of the Hudson River: photo by Chester Higgins, May 1973
Approaching Logan Airport, East Boston, Massachusetts: photo by Michael Philip Manheim, May 1973
Burning discarded automobile batteries, Houston, Texas: photo by Marc St. Gil, August 1972
Interior of graffiti-marked subway car, New York City: photo by Erik Calonius, May 1973
Subway car, New York City: photo by Erik Calonius, May 1973
Movie theatre, Berlin, New Hampshire: photo by Charles Steinhacker, June 1973
Abandoned car in Jamaica Bay, Inwood, New York: photo by Arthur Tress, June 1973
Loaded coal cars sit in the rail yards at Danville, West Virginia, near Charleston, awaiting shipment to customers. It is one of the largest transshipment points for coal in the world. A constant stream of rail cars is moved in and out of the small town: photo by Jack Corn, April 1974
Coal City Club in Coal City, West Virginia, a part of Beckley. All of the men are coal miners. Note that some of them are "hunkering down" rather than sitting. This Is a familiar stance to all miners who use this posture in the mine shafts which have low ceilings: photo by Jack Corn, June 1974
David Shanklin, 19, lives in a coal company town near Sunbright, West Virginia, and graduated from Logan County High School. His girlfriend, Janet Edwards, 17, still attends high school in Logan. David's father was killed in the mines in 1954 by a roof fall and he wants to be a miner, but his mother doesn't want him to. The youth has a brother working in the mines. Notice the out houses in front of the homes: photo by Jack Corn, April 1974
Mary Workman of Steubenvile, Ohio holds a jar of undrinkable water that comes from her well. She has filed a damage suit against the Hanna Coal Company. She has to transport water from a well many miles away. Although the coal company owns all the land around her, and many roads are closed, she refuses to sell: photo by Erik Calonius, October 1973
The Atlas Chemical Company belches smoke across pasture land in foreground, Marshall, Texas. The plant Is referred to as "Old Darky" in the community because black soot from the plant covers everything near-by. One farmer claims he lost several cows due to soot and chemicals from Atlas: photo by Marc St. Gil, June 1972
Smokestacks of chemical plant, Corpus Christi, Texas: photo by Marc St. Gil, November 1972
Sunset over Olin-Mathieson Plant, Lake Charles, Louisiana: photo by Marc St. Gil, June 1972
Caribou trot across the tundra near Prudhoe Bay, where the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline will start: photo by Dennis Cowals, August 1973
A young female fox near Galbraith Lake Camp, along the planned route of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline: photo by Dennis Cowals, August 1973
Day's work done, the Parka Squirrel stands on the bank and surveys its domain, with Franklin Bluffs in background, along the planned route of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline: photo by Dennis Cowals, August 1973
View east along Glen Highway toward Mount Drum (elevation 12,002 Feet) and intersection of road and Trans-Alaska pipeline. The 48-inch diameter pipeline will cross the roadway between the two vehicles. The exact point Is marked by a pair of wooden stakes along the right shoulder. Mile 673, Trans-Alaska pipeline route: photo by Dennis Cowals, August 1974
Recreational development of Lake Travis, Travis County, Texas: photo by Bill Reaves, c. 1972
Lake Lyndon Johnson, Travis County, Texas: photo by Bill Reaves, c. 1972
Public playground on the Charles River, near Soldiers Field Road, Boston, Massachusetts: photo by Ernst Halberstadt, June 1973
Wool mill in City Mills, one of thirty-five manufacturing towns along the eighty-mile Charles River, Massachusetts: photo by Ernst Halberstadt, June 1973
Old bridge on Northern Avenue, Boston: photo by Ernst Halberstadt, May 1973
Children play in yard of Ruston, Washington home, while Tacoma Smelter stack showers area with arsenic and lead residue: photo by Gene Daniels, August 1972
Trash and old tires litter the shore at the Middle Branch of Baltimore Harbor: photo by Jim Pickerell, January 1973
Aeration tanks at the Blue Plains sewage treatment plant on the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C. More tanks are being added to meet needs of ever-expanding suburbs: photo by Dick Swanson, April 1973
The Georgetown Gap, through which raw sewage flows into the Potomac River, Washington, D.C. Watergate complex in the rear: photo by John Neubauer, April 1973
Illegal dumping area off the New Jersey Turnpike, facing Manhattan across the Hudson River. Nearby, to the South, Is the landfill area of the proposed Liberty State Park: photo by Gary Miller, March 1973
Morning rush hour traffic on H-1 freeway approaching Honolulu from the west. Commuters come from such fast growing areas as Pearl City and Mililani town: photo by Charles O'Rear, October 1973
Residents take part in organized daily exercises in one of the public pools at Century Village retirement community, West Palm Beach, Florida: photo by Flip Schulke, c. 1975
Visual pollution along Interstate 24, South Pittsburg, Tennessee: photo by William Strode, September 1972
Crossing the painted road which extends east from the Philadelphia Museum of Art: photo by Dick Swanson, August 1973

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Since doctors won't help her, she does it in her own apartment, sterilizing her equipment (needles, scalpels, vegetable peelers) with vodka. Good anesthetic is largely impossible to buy, so she screams a little, and sometimes passes out. But it's worth it, for what's on the other side.
"Bodily health takes a big fuck-off second seat to curiosity," she says. "Though it hasn't really changed my life, it's just made me more curious."
This is DIY transhumanism, the fringe of a movement that itself lies well outside the mainstream of philosophy, ethics, technology and science.
For decades, transhumanists have argued that science and technology are approaching (or have approached) the point at which humans can take evolution into their own hands. They can transcend limitations of sensation or movement or even lifespan that are purely the accident of evolution. Some thinkers focus strictly on the "post-human" physical body, while others write of evolved social systems, as well.
Anonym's vision of the transhuman is rather different. Less visionary, possibly, but more realistic. What she does is "grinding," with homemade cybernetics and an intimate familiarity with medical mistakes, driven by a consuming curiosity rather than a philosophical creed.
She does her own surgery, with a scalpel and a spotter to catch her if she passes out, and an anatomy book to give her some confidence she isn't going to slice through a vein or the very nerves she's trying to enhance.
"The existing transhumanist movement is lame. It's nano everything. It's just ideas," she says. "Anyone can do this. This is kitchen stuff."
Visiting Berlin to speak at this week's Chaos Computer Club Congress, Anonym proves to be witty and articulate, a slender woman with spiky black hair and dark makeup around her eyes. She has a way of moving as she talks that suggests thought is a kind of physical thing for her too, like the electromagnetic fields she can sense with her modified fingertips.
She has tattoos and piercings on her face, but there's nothing obvious to indicate her practice — even her fingers look smooth and unscarred, though the metal discs can be felt faintly under one pad.
The Aberdeen, Scotland, native got her start about two years ago, experimenting first with RFID sensors under her skin that let her do things like lock a computer specifically to her signature. That was a decent start, but didn't scratch the itch entirely. (Anyway, she says now, RFID is crap as a personal security system, it's really only a way to experiment with the implant techniques.)
She moved on to trying a transdermal (emerging through the skin) temperature sensor, which would show a variable level of brightness to indicate the temperature. It was a disaster, she says. Mostly she learned rather uncomfortably that waterproofing is not the same as "bioproofing" something. She gave up quickly on the transdermal idea, but not the broader project.
An American body-modification artist of a similar mindset has created small metal discs of neodymium metal, coated in gold and silicon, which give off mild electric current when in a electromagnetic field. When inserted under the fingertips, this current stimulates the fingers' nerve endings, allowing the bearer to literally feel the shape and strength of electromagnetic fields around power cords or electronic devices.
Anonym had several of these implanted professionally, choking at the cost, and then learned it was possible to buy the metal herself in bulk, far more cheaply.
So she began experimenting with homebrewed sensors. The metal itself is extremely toxic, so she needed a coating to bioproof it, finding a solution ultimately in a silicon putty-like substance called Sugru. But hot-gun glue works fine too, she says. ("I have lots of things in me coated in hot-gun glue," she says.)
The upshot was an affordable way to continue — all 10 fingertips for about 20 British pounds. She has one left to go.
She's calling her next project the "Southpaw." It's based on the Northpaw, a wearable device created by the Sensebridge group of wearable-electronics hackers. The Northpaw is worn around the ankle and gives a constant gentle motor-derived vibration on whichever side is facing north.
It's not finished yet, but Anonym is trying to give something internal the same function — a small compass chip, a power coil that can be charged externally, and output in the form of neural-grade electrodes, all to be implanted near her left knee. It's a much bigger project than her others, and probably riskier. She doesn't care.
She wants other people to share her DIY vision. It's not the full transhumanist idea, it's not immortality or superpowers — but even living without the gentle sensation of feeling the invisible is a difficult thing to imagine, she says. One of the implants stopped functioning once, and she describes it as like going blind.
But it isn't for everybody, this cutting yourself up in your own kitchen. She's the first to warn people that it hurts. A lot. Every time, you don't get used to it. Afterward, people may not be inclined to understand, to put it mildly. ("Avoid normal people," she warns. "They're stupid.")
The medical consequences can be both severe and likely to elicit hostility from doctors. She's put herself in the hospital several times. She nearly lost a fingertip the first time she tried to implant a neodymium disc herself. Various experiments with bioproofing have failed, with implants rusting under her skin, or her own self-surgeries turning septic.
But if that list of horrors isn't enough to scare someone off, she's also eager to help others avoid some of the mistakes she's made in learning.
"You just have to get deep enough to open a hole and put something in," she says. "It's that simple."
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So you may be wondering how I plan to get out of the funk I can't seem to shake surrounding my art and Etsy shop. Well I'm always big on plans and I've started an epic one that I hope I can maintain and find useful. I've taken on the task of doing "The Artist's Way" 12-week course. This is something I've thought about doing for years and haven't done. I was always used the excuse that it was always being borrowed at the library. The truth is that I've always been afraid to do it.
I was talking to a friend of mine and I mentioned that I might close my shop and maybe do this course. Of course the said friend, who is also an artist, had the book and said she would lend it to me. I had forgotten that years previously she said she was doing the book and was finding it very helpful to overcome her fears and anxieties about being an artist. "It will break you but it will be so worth it". I've been lucky to see first-hand how confronting your own thoughts and insecurities can help you grow as a person . The friend I'm talking about is Danielle Krysa who writes the fantastic and inspirational blog The Jealous Curator. This blog began as a way for Danielle to get past her jealousy of other artist's and their abilities and really talk about them in a way of admiration and inspiration. If you haven't seen the blog yet you should. Danielle talks with such an authentic voice and finds such amazing artists that the blog has taken off like wild-fire. She's gone from feeling "not good enough" to loving her day and the ability she has to make some other art lover's day.
Danielle has seen me a couple times with tears in my eyes about my frustration around not yet "succeeding" as an artist and she is always compassionate. I'm lucky to have her there as someone who understands that my soul goes into my art and it doesn't feel like it's being acknowledged. I KNOW that she knows what that's like. Thanks so much Danielle. : )
Can I count this as one of my Artist Way thank-you letters to one of my Champions? Please do.
So far I've been able to keep up with the course. I'll write here about every once in a while to let you know what it's been like for me. Have you done the course? Did you find it helpful?


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By Gerry J. GilmoreSeptember 18, 2008
Editor's note: Sept. 19 is MIA/POW Recognition Day
WASHINGTON (Sept. 18, 2008) - The U.S. military never stops searching for servicemembers reported as captured or missing during the global war on terrorism or those missing from past wars.
"The combatant commanders that are out in the field today are working to find any servicemembers who are missing in the current conflicts" in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Air Force Capt. Mary R. Olsen, a public affairs officer for the Pentagon's POW/MIA Office in Arlington, Va.
No U.S. servicemembers, she said, are now listed as missing or captured during operations in Afghanistan. One U.S. soldier is currently listed as missing-captured in Iraq. The search continues for Army Spc. Ahmed Altaei, who was reported as being captured in Iraq on Oct. 23, 2006.
The remains of three other U.S. soldiers who had been reported as missing-captured in Iraq were recovered and identified earlier this year, Olsen said.
Army Spc. Alex Jimenez, of Lawrence, Mass., and Army Pvt. Byron Fouty, of Waterford, Mich., were captured in Iraq on May 12, 2007. On July 10, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner positively identified their remains. Army Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin, captured April 9, 2004, was identified March 20.
Jimenez and Fouty were part of a patrol that was ambushed by enemy forces south of Baghdad on May 12, 2007. They were assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Iraqi police found the remains of a third soldier who was first reported as missing in the ambush -- Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, Calif. -- on May 23, 2007.
U.S. commanders in Iraq had conducted intense searches for the missing soldiers who were identified this year, Olsen said. The discovery of the remains of the missing soldiers, she said, helped "to bring some closure to their families."
Jimenez and Fouty were part of a patrol of seven Americans and an Iraqi army interpreter when they were attacked by insurgents. At the time, the area in and around Mahmudiyah was a stronghold of al-Qaida in Iraq. A quick-reaction force dispatched to the scene found five soldiers killed in action and three missing.
Maupin, an Army reservist, was among two soldiers and seven contract employees reported missing after insurgents attacked their fuel convoy west of Baghdad on April 9, 2004. Maupin was later reported as the only missing soldier. The Army announced March 20, 2008, that it had found and identified Maupin's remains through DNA.
Modern satellite-enabled communications devices and advanced forensics greatly assist today's recovery and identification operations, Olsen said, so that "servicemembers don't go [on] missing."
Additionally, Olsen's agency and the Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command are involved in ongoing efforts to find servicemembers reported missing from conflicts conducted decades ago.
"We are showing today's servicemembers and the families of today's servicemembers that these people that we send in harm's way will not be forgotten, if, God forbid, something should happen," Olsen said. "We will do everything in our power to bring them home and that we will remember their sacrifices."
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recognized the four then-missing soldiers at last year's POW/MIA Day ceremony held at the Pentagon Sept. 21, 2007.
"They may not be well known to the public, but within the brotherhood of arms, they will never be forgotten or left behind," Gates said of the then-missing soldiers Maupin, Jimenez and Fouty, and the still-missing Altaei.
"These men are the latest additions to the ranks of tens of thousands who remain missing from previous conflicts," the defense secretary said of the missing soldiers. "And they are the latest additions to the ranks of those we remember today."
A Pentagon ceremony tomorrow for this year's National POW/MIA Recognition Day will feature troops from each of the military services. The president will issue a proclamation commemorating the observances and reminding the nation of those Americans who have sacrificed so much for their country.
(Gerry J. Gilmore writes for the American Forces Press Service.)


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While Eastern Catholic bishops gathered for the synod for the Middle East in Rome, an interfaith meeting titled "Building Bridges of Hope: Success Stories and Strategies for Interfaith Action" brought together Christians, Jews and Muslims at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University on Oct. 12. "We believe that interfaith strategies can help solve many of the world's biggest problems," Miguel H. Diaz, U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, told participants. The event was hosted by the U.S. Embassy to the Vatican.
Keynote speaker, Joshua Dubois, head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, told the religious leaders that every day, brick by brick, men and women of faith "lay the moral and intellectual foundation of our public life and dialogue, and you are the 'first responders' when...that foundation is shaken."
Trusted religious leaders have the power to persuade people to choose the more difficult and sometimes unpopular path in combating major crises when politicians cannot do that, said Fazlun Khalid, founder and director of the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Science. And businesses that are infused with a philosophy of social responsibility founded upon religious principles likewise can have an enormous impact, according to Adnan Durrani, chief executive officer of American Halal Co., a food company based in Stanford, Conn. Durrani worked for many years on Wall Street, where he saw "materialism on steroids." Yet he learned a lot about the importance of social responsibility from his Jewish partners, he said, and he strove to build the first socially responsible company in America based on Islamic values of justice and responsibility toward society, employees and clients. Values-based businesses like his can be like "weapons of mass enlightenment, the real smart bomb," he said.
Hillel Levine, founding president of the International Center for Conciliation in Boston, works with Arabs and Jews in Israel. He emphasized the need for both sides to talk about their "pained memory." Bygones should not be bygones, he said, and the past should be dealt with in order to "siphon off the hatred."
The Melkite Archbishop Elias Chacour of Haifa, Israel, shared his memory of pain with conference participants. As Palestinians, he and his family were forced from their homes after the creation of Israel and wandered along the Jordan River for months, because even bordering Arab countries did not want to take in refugees, he said.
"But thank God I was not born a Christian; I was born a baby. And I don't know about you, if you were born a Jew or a Muslim, but I look at your hand, I see it is like mine, and I see you were born a baby, too," he said, looking at Levine.
Archbishop regularly counsels conciliation. When tourists express their disappointment with the Israeli security wall, he said he tells them, "Do not try to destroy the wall, it's too strong for you." He added, "I try to hide the wall with bridges" by creating connections of friendship and understanding between one Jew and one Arab at a time.
The archbishop turned to Levine and said, "Convince your Jewish brothers that we are not your enemy. We will never be your enemy." But Christians, Arabs and other non-Jews are tired of being second-class citizens in Israel and "are looking for integration," he said.


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Thursday, May 27, 2010
My vacation - Part 4 - Onward towards Paris
To most people the name conjures up an image of a skinny pouty oversexed disinherited heiress but few know that it is also a city in France.
France, if you are a widely read person, you might know as a country in Europe but confusingly, it is also the name of a popular seafood hors d'oevre in Mysore (Chilly France, corrupted to Chilly Prawns in westernised Bangalore)
We landed in Paris (the city, not the heiress) from Uganda via the United Arab Emirates, which is a little story in itself, though not worth narrating. So here it is.
After Jinja, we tooled off to a charming safari lodge in western Uganda called the Paraa Safari Lodge.
Amidst all the three course meals, buffet breakfasts and high teas it was really hard to find time to go out into the wild and look at animals but we managed it. We saw deer, antelopes, giraffes, elephants, crocodiles, hippos and buffaloes. Splendid experience actually. The only beasts missing were the lions. Probably had an offsite or something. But we're nothing if not resilient. We went back to the lodge and tucked into some Poulet Roti Provencal or something. The chef turned out to be a Kenyan. We went and met him and only the strongest exertion of will prevented me from kneeling before him and kissing his hand.
It was here that I noticed the curious phenomenon of belt shrinkage. My belt seemed to have shrunk gradually and I was having to wear it a whole notch looser. It must have been a combination of the atmospheric conditions with the ambient temperature causing a slippage in molecular adjacency resulting in an anisotropic x-axis dimensional variation. I can think of no other explanation. The missus only rolled her eyes when I told her my theory but then she's not the kind who appreciates deep scientific analysis. "You've become fat, silly!" she said and went off into a gift shop right there in the middle of the savannah grassland.
Well, perhaps she's right. Or the molecular slippage thing has affected all my garments as well. But I've been hardly eating anything.
By now the jolly old volcanic ash cloud responsible for the cancellation of our Europe plans had drifted over the Atlantic and the airline companies were back in business making losses. We re-booked our tickets and decided to take a pitstop in the United Arab Emirates, staying with some old friends in a place called Ras Al Khaimah. "No silly, ras al khaimah does not mean 'juice of khaimah'" said the missus, in response to my observation.
The UAE is an impressive place. From the sky as one lands, it looks like one big stretch of enormous malls and buildings in the middle of the desert but when you land you find that it is actually comprised of smaller stretches of enormous malls and buildings. In my childhood, I had heard the joke that the national bird of Khalistan was tandoori chicken. Well then, the national bird of the UAE is the construction crane. They are all over the place. On the ground. Atop towering skyscrapers. In the middle of the desert. Everywhere. But they do have the most staggeringly huge shopping malls, which the missus seemed to consider the one redeeming feature of the UAE. They also have excellent restaurants featuring every conceivable kind of cuisine.
Our flight to Paris was uneventful and we landed in Charles De Gaulle airport. This is Paris' main airport, probably named after their famous president, Charles de Gaulle, as I surmised from my encyclopaedic knowledge of world affairs and my keen deduction skills.
Our luggage was late in arriving and we spent a funfilled hour with disinterested airport officials who spoke only in French.
My complete knowledge of French upto that time was Merci Beaucoup which means thank you very much but after about fifteen minutes of thanking everybody I realized I was no closer to getting my luggage.
Very soon the staff had me figured out for an obsessive compulsive thanker and would look the other way when I approached them. Just as I was beginning to despair, the conveyor started working and our luggage appeared quite miraculously. Flinging around a few more 'Merci Beaucoup's, we made our way to immigration, or passport control as they call it.
It was the quickest and the least intrusive passport control I've ever experienced. The chap across the counter was reluctant to make eye contact even. He quickly stamped my passport and flung it across the counter.
We were in Europe at last.
22 comments:
- Aquatic Static said...
Love your travel series. Have learnt much about the world through it. Can't wait till I get to be in Paris (the city, not dumbass).
- May 27, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Spaz Kumari said...
i didn't know she was disinherited. you are highly up to date on your gossip! :D
- May 27, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Wow, I love Paris (and all things French!). I know most people find the French from France (as opposed to the ones from Quebec) snobbish but I can't help but like them. They know the good life and know how to live it up! May be the fact that a desi speaks French to them appeals to them and they treat me nicely:) Looking forward to reading more of the escapades.
- May 27, 2010 at 10:04 PM
guess chennai heat is more tolerable...lol
- May 27, 2010 at 11:42 PM
:-)) Your Paris visit reminded me of these guys:
- May 28, 2010 at 4:09 AM
A riot as usual.waiting for more.
PS : Paris was that woman who was very impressed(putting it mildly) when you were quoted in mint, right? :D
- May 28, 2010 at 9:32 AM
Loving this series so far! Your little travails in travel are making a nice travelogue.. :-)
- May 28, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Been reading your travelogue, relating and laughing along the way. I have a "missus" who understands me oh too well.
- May 29, 2010 at 4:47 AM
- Deepak Misra said...
Any plans of returning to India ? Let me add one more phrase to your french vocabulary -> "Ooh la la la" (pardon the accent)
French Chicken is a popular dish in Sherlock Holmes Pub in Bangalore. it is made by adding 50% chilli + garlic + ginger and 50% chicken. We can try it when you are here next.
- May 29, 2010 at 8:26 AM
- The Cloudcutter said...
Hey Naren!
LMAO @Chilly France. Took me right back to Chennai where they do the same. Although, it's pronounced "Frons" mind you!
Btw, have you ever had stupid paratha? with sexy chicken? I have...where else? In Chennai! I think I should do a post on all the funny names I've read (and eaten) in a "meenu" card.
Looking forward to more travel tales from you :-)
- May 29, 2010 at 1:21 PM
here's another phrase that'll get you places in other places - domo arigato gozaimashta. meaning merci beaucoup in japanese. domo and merci very much to you too. your post made my weekend :)
- May 30, 2010 at 1:10 AM
- Drenched said...
LOL @ the oversexed heiress bit! How did you soothe your nerves (with the missus invading all the malls) in the Sheikh country? Is it dry?
Also, I noticed that unlike our Indian airports, CDG offers no people-watching fun. It only has 4 kinds of people besides the disgruntled officials - the omg-it's-Paris! tourists, gay-looking French men carrying stupid ladies' purse style of bags, women in 6-inch heels and 4-inch thick make-up, the clicking Japs of course taking a pic of the runway et al.
More to come up about the Louvre and Lido, I hope?
- May 30, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- Faiz said...
sir, been following ur blog for some time now .. u're the best :)
- May 31, 2010 at 1:00 AM
- Saumya said...
Don't worry Mr. Shenoy. What weight you gained in Uganda, you will lose in Paris. After all we all know about French cooking, and make sure you look after your health there (wine wine wine)
Have a blast!
- June 1, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- R.A.Krishna said...
Mr. Shenoy you have a wicked sense of humour and you write well too. Keep going. I will follow you on your travels. I can relate with your travels and travails, being in the UAE at present. Yes the malls are awesome and great timepass. However, most Indians like me send a good part of their income home rather than keep it here or spend it here.
Am also going to France this month. Luckily for me the Mrs precedes me and she is an expert in French, as she has been teaching it in Bangalore for three years at Alliance Francaise no less! So Bonjour and Merci Beaucoup Monsieur and will meet you in Paris if you are there in the middle of June!
Am sure your wife must be chuckling silently at your blog!
- June 2, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- LEB said...
What can we say Naren...they do not make good quality belts anymore. I am with you on the juice. Who would have thought otherwise !! Love the travelogue !!
- June 4, 2010 at 5:41 AM
- Cynic in Wonderland said...
you slould try fot nat geo i say..the first para itself should do the trick...
- June 4, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- :P said...
Ooh you took that pic in front of Eiffel tower?
- June 13, 2010 at 10:07 AM
- Vaish said...
First time on your blog and it's total hilarious to read. LOL @ Belt Shrinkage!!!
Have lots more fun in Paris.
- June 24, 2010 at 11:05 PM
- Spaz Kumari said...
ok please blog now. seriously. :(
- June 29, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Hey there, Mr. Shenoy...where are you ?
During our Paris visit couple of years back, we were sucked into a blackhole on Pigalle street..deprived of 100 Euros when we were finally out.
Hoping you were not sucked in too.. Otherwise, why would you not blog for so long now, eh? :)
- June 30, 2010 at 5:17 AM
- kim said...
WOW!!! i wish i can travel the way u do... :)
Really loved your travel experience.
- July 1, 2010 at 10:11 AM


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Alive@Five kicks off amid sunshine, tighter security
STAMFORD -- Alive@Five kicked off Thursday amid tighter security and higher fees that drew a mix of ire and approval from thousands of concert-goers who swarmed Columbus Park for the start of the popular summer concert series.
Buoyed by unbroken sunshine and mild breezes, people from across the region gathered with beers in hand as The Wallflowers -- the Los Angeles rock band fronted by Jakob Dylan -- performed an evening set that featured their hits "One Headlight" and "The Difference." Noisy patrons packed the bars and restaurants along Main Street and West Park Place.
Though the crowd was upbeat, some felt that the tough security dampened the mood.
Kimberly Pratt, 21, of Norwalk, said she felt "violated" after passing through the entrance on Main Street -- a process that involved presenting her ID multiple times, signing a Consumer Protection Liquor Control Division Age Statement Form and having her picture taken.
"I've had my ID checked seven times since I got here," said Pratt, who also had to show her ID when she purchased a Strawberita and again when a Liquor Control agent asked to see it. "Plus, it's $15 to get in now. Honestly, I don't know if I'm ever coming back."
The entry fee is a $5 hike over last year. Also new this year is the stipulation that all patrons between 21 and 25 must sign a Liquor Control Division Age Statement Form, which certifies they are of legal drinking age. If a patron is found to have been lying, he or she will pay a fine -- not the Stamford Downtown Special Services District, which hosts the event.
Other concert-goers brushed off the heightened security and fee increases.
"I agree with all of the security," said Heather Anderson, 42, of Fairfield. "Too many people get drunk and rowdy, so it's good to have security around."
As for the $15 entry fee, Anderson didn't mind, saying that it would "help to keep some of the riff-raff out."
Her "concert buddy," 51-year-old Bernice Wilson, of Fairfield, said Alive@Five was well worth the entry fee.
"It's a beautiful day, it's a great atmosphere, The Wallflowers are going to play," she said. "It's hard to find anything like this in the area."
Anderson and Wilson plan to return to Alive@Five for Ryan Cabrera on July 11 -- Wilson's birthday.
Continuing with The Mavericks on June 27, the eight-week series is rounded out by Cabrera, Wynona & The Big Noise, Bret Michaels, Matt Nathanson, Howie Day and Michael MacDonald.
"The lineup this year is dynamite," said DSSD Executive Director Sandy Goldstein said as more people began filtering into the park. "The crowds are here and we couldn't be more excited."
Goldstein acknowledged the security measures "may be a little much," but that she would "rather have a little bit much than a little bit less."
"We live in a different society now, a time where you have to be doubly careful," she said. "We do it for everyone's safety."
Carter Demarco, 23, of Wilton, understood the need for some security, but he couldn't help but feel like a "kid locked in a playpen."
"I'm having a good time here with my friends, the weather is great, but it's a bit of a disappointment," he said. "There should be a way to keep everyone safe, but without making me feel like a criminal."
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A Shadow Across GenerationsPosted: February 9, 2013 Filed under: Genealogy | Tags: Haigneys, medical, Relatives Leave a comment
For me the search for family history began as a search for medical history — as it probably does for a lot of people. So I was fascinated by this ABC News story about a medical condition that has stalked a family for four generations.
Reading about Lisa Salberg's struggles for answers about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy reawakens my respect for what family history can reveal about our health — as well as the limitations of those revelations. Her family's terrible dance with the condition goes back at least a century to a great-great uncle, an Irish immigrant who died suddenly in a New Jersey mine at the age of 19. As the story points out, there is a strong genetic component in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which affects the muscles of the heart and, left undetected, can result in sudden cardiac arrest in otherwise healthy young people.
But there's no simple, smoking-gun clue to who is most vulnerable — there are over 1,000 genes associated with cardiomyopathy. For this reason, many experts do not consider genetic testing an effective screening tactic. Apparently it yields false positives as well as negatives.
Although this condition isn't in my own family, as far as I know, it was my father's fatal heart attack at age 59 that eventually got me going seriously about my genealogy. Looking back, I began with a pretty simplistic assumption. I knew my father, and both his parents, had died before age 60 of heart attacks. (My grandfather was 49 when he died.) When I began going back further than that, I thought I would find a string of similar deaths. But instead, I found a cluster of ancestors, including my great-great-grandfather, who lived into their eighties and beyond. Unsurprisingly, I also found a lot of people who died from things we can treat today — tuberculosis, pneumonia and the like. The picture, in short, was a lot muddier than I'd imagined.
So reading today's story reawakened my respect for the mysteries we can encounter at the intersection of genealogy and genetics. The connections are a lot more intricate than I naively assumed when I began studying my family years ago.


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I practiced as a civil and commercial litigator in Singapore at Harry Elias Partnership prior to Law School at UPenn.
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Penn Law's emphasis on cross-disciplinary focus attracted me. I have a wide range of interests that I would like to pursue in the course of the LLM program and Penn Law facilitates such an experience.
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My best experience would have to be meeting my fellow LLM classmates. They are the most diverse, interesting, intelligent, warm, friendly and considerate bunch of classmates I could ever hope for.
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What's Next: Individuals emerge at April's end
The calendar will turn to May this week, so the obvious choice for What's Next in Major League Baseball is, well, the second month of the 2014 season.
And that's fitting, because as we say goodbye to April and embark upon the weekly task of trying to assess where we are in the big picture when it comes to the 162-game marathon that takes us to October, the standings look about as clear as a good ol' tin of Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud.
The calendar will turn to May this week, so the obvious choice for What's Next in Major League Baseball is, well, the second month of the 2014 season.
And that's fitting, because as we say goodbye to April and embark upon the weekly task of trying to assess where we are in the big picture when it comes to the 162-game marathon that takes us to October, the standings look about as clear as a good ol' tin of Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud.
So, for one day, at least, let's zero in on a few individual players to watch, because the standouts seem to be pulling ahead of the pack while the 30 clubs continue to jockey for position in a campaign that is still in its early stages.
On the South Side of Chicago, a major story is brewing, and it involves a rookie player who has simply destroyed Major League pitching in his first month in the big leagues. Granted, Jose Abreu of the White Sox is not your typical rookie. The slugging first baseman had years of production against excellent competition in his native land of Cuba, enough to get a six-year, $68 million deal from the White Sox despite having never set foot on a big league field.
Check him out now.
Abreu blasted his Major League-leading 10th home run on Sunday, capping off a week-long stretch in which he added four other long balls, including a walk-off grand slam in a two-homer game on Friday. On Sunday, he drove in four runs to give him the lead -- and a rookie record for April -- in that category at 31. That's a pretty good two months for most cleanup hitters.
"He's good," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "I think he likes to hit with guys on base. I think the last few home games haven't been ideal conditions. Even today is a little windy and cold, but he's just a good hitter. He's making adjustments and doing it between at-bats, between pitches.
"Everything has kind of been an adjustment for him. He just continues to impress."
The same could be said for a healthy Troy Tulowitzki.
The Rockies shortstop is playing every day, and the offense isn't stopping. Tulowitzki homered in three consecutive games last week and enters Monday's series opener against the D-backs in Phoenix with a .342 batting average, five homers, 17 RBIs, and an eye-popping on-base percentage, with more walks (17) than strikeouts (13).
"It's come with maturity," said Tulowitzki, 29. "I don't feel the game is too big for me. When I was young, I was out of control at times, trying to do so many things. I feel like I am very under control right now. I know myself as a hitter."
As does Kyle Seager. The Mariners third baseman was lost at the plate for the first three weeks of the season but has figured something out in rather quick order. Last Wednesday, he entered his team's home game against the Astros with a .179 average, no homers and two RBIs. Then, in a 5-3 victory, he hit two homers, including a walk-off, three-run blast, to drive in all of Seattle's runs. The team was off Thursday, but Seager went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Friday. On Saturday, he homered again in a loss to Texas. And on Sunday, he homered in the seventh inning against the Rangers, and, with his team trailing by two in the bottom of the eighth, he hit a three-run homer that proved the difference in a 6-5 victory.
That's five homers in four games for those keeping score at home, and Seager has raised his average to .228 with 13 RBIs.
"I've been able to do some good work in the cages with [hitting coach Howard Johnson] and [manager Lloyd McClendon] and everybody, so it's been positive," Seager said Saturday. "It's felt good for the last week or so. Sometimes you're feeling good and you don't get the results you want, but it's starting to feel better for sure."
Albert Pujols is feeling better, too, with nine home runs, so the Angels are naturally feeling better, and the Brewers are feeling good in part because of their new closer, Francisco Rodriguez, who took over the ninth inning from Jim Henderson in the first week of the season and heads into the new week with a Major League-leading 11 saves and a 0.00 ERA after 14 innings.
K-Rod's renaissance is one reason why the Brewers take the best record in baseball (18-7) into Monday, although the hot Braves aren't far behind at 17-7. This week, Milwaukee faces a stern test with three games on the road against the Cardinals, the defending National League Central champions. The Braves, meanwhile, head to Miami for three games against the improved Marlins starting Tuesday, and they return to Atlanta for a competitive weekend set against the Giants, who are starting to make a move in the NL West.
The Mets are a team worth keeping an eye on as well.
A home shutout over the Marlins on Sunday gave them momentum that they will take with them as they travel to Philadelphia and Colorado in an important week as the calendar flips.
"The only way to become confident is to get some wins under your belt," Mets captain and third baseman David Wright said. "It's impossible to beat your chest and walk with a little pep in your step when you're not winning. But when you get a few series wins under your belt, you beat some good teams, you start taking care of business at home, you kind of gain that confidence. And I think that shows on the field.
"Instead of hoping we're going to win, we expect to."
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB.


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Omar's a star cause he hit it so far
Omar Quintanilla, your a Rock Star. I expected him to hit the game winning home run tonight about as much as I expected Ubaldo to knock one into the Pavilion.
Heres a quote from Clint Hurdle:
"It's so appropriate, for him to come in and barrel that thing like he did and pick everybody else up makes you feel good and gives you a sense of value being on the team."
Isn't it cool how baseball can take you from almost bored out of your gourd, to up and out of your seat, screaming and yelling, jumping up and down. Whether it's a bad call or a game winning home run. Gotta love it.
Hats off to you Omar. Helluva shot and perfect timing brotha. You sir, make me a believer.
Hunter is missing from this picture because he was the one taking it.
We were first and only in line and it stayed that way for a while.
We had a backpack full of baseballs to get signed. At this point were hoping there would be a batting practice.
Perfect day for snagging. The only thing was we only had a half hour before we had to get in line for player autographs.
Hunter got his first ball tossed to him by a player we couldn't recognize.
We took off to get in line and split up into teams.
Hunter and I, and Krista and Mylee.
Hunter and I got in line for Manny Corpas. He even asked me if I wanted it signed in pen or sharpie.
Krista and Mylee wound up in Jorge De La Rosa's line. They said he was quiet but nice.
When they finished with Jorge they headed over and got in Aaron Cooks line.
Hunter and I headed back to the Pavilion and he took off to his "special snagging spot" as he calls it over in the far corner against the railing in center field.
Moments later he came running up to me all excited with this ball. It has the word fastball written on it. A Reds player had tossed it to him.
That was his first ball with writing like that.
I was having my usual luck until finally one was hit my way. At first it looked like I didn't even have to move. Then at the last second I saw I was situated too far up the stairs and I ran down about eight feet and was right on the money.
I had my arm in the air, and felt the ball land perfectly in my glove.
Then my glove got smacked from behind and the ball flew into the first row. See, that's my luck.
But wait…..as a few of the guys around me were discussing how all of this went down (you know, smack talk), I said "I caught it and it got knocked out of my glove". I heard a guy say "was it you that caught it?" and I said back to him "well it bounced out of my glove" he looked up, saw it was me and threw it up to me.
That guy was Dave, seen here in the picture with the green Rockies Jersey on.(thanks Dan for solving the mystery).
Thank you Dave for doing that. Normally I wouldn't accept charity, but straight up it's been a while since I've gotten a ball and I was glad to have it.
If you notice in the picture above the ball I'm holding has a "C" on it.
Heres a shot of the ball Hunter got and my Charity ball.
Sometimes you just have to stop and check out the pigeons.
We got through the gate with our Rock Pile tickets, but as you can see we didn't sit there.
We we fortunate to be able to get seats along the first base line about halfway between first base and the right field wall.
Great snagging spot, but we came up empty gloved.
This guy's shirt said it was his birthday.
So whoever you are dude,
Coors Field was filled with characters today. I figure this guy is probably college buddies with Birthday boy.
After the game these guys are gonna have a few too many and probably hit up a strip club.
Remember the Dragonslayer?
He was in town to collect his overdue ring.
Ok, here go the pictures, on the Mound today was Ubaldo Jimenez Posednik and Stewart
Posednik takes a swing Some touchy feely going on here?
The staff handed out Rockies waterbottles at the Rockpile gate.
Here is what we managed to leave with today.
Four water bottles, two Manny Corpas autographs, two Jorge De La Rosa autographs and two Aaron Cook autographs.
Not too shabby.
Rockies were trailing most of the game, but Holliday managed to score on an error in the ninth to send the game into extra innings.
Then unexpectedly in the bottom of the twelth inning, Omar Quintanilla, who before walking up to the plate was 0-16 and had only one MLB career home run ever, won the game with a serious home run blast. When he crossed home plate all the Rockies came out of the dugout and mobbed him. Nobody was more surprised than Omar.
Here's what Omar had to say about it all:
"It's an unbelievable feeling, there's nothing else that can beat that."
Well said and well deserved Omar. Good things happen to good people.
Rockies beat the Reds 4-3 and win their third straight series. Now they head off for a six game road trip that starts in San Francisco and ends in Houston. Rockies are still eight games behind the D-Backs.
Today was a very long day. Who knew a guy could get so tired on his day off.
Next home game is Sept 1st, Memorial Day against the SF Giants.
Go Rockies…D


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The Robert Koch Institute has three locations in Berlin – two of them in the district of Wedding, in the direct vicinity of the Charité university hospital and other research facilities – as well as a branch in Wernigerode in the Harz region. Around 1,080 people including 450 scientists are working at the RKI in five departments and more than 50 units, project and junior groups. Find out more about each units' aims, tasks, projects and contacts.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three outdoor school records fell on the first day of the UNF Spring Break Invitational, two coming from athletes in the talented Lipscomb track and field freshman class. In addition, the distance runners put together complete days on the track.
Junior Ashton Fisher put together the most complete performance, coming in the 3000m steeplechase. His 9:28.37s mark was nine seconds better than his previous school-record, and 17 seconds better than his next closest competitor at UNF.
"I think Ashton Fisher ran his best race of any distance tonight," said Lipscomb head coach Bill Taylor. "He looked very strong late, which is something he has been working on."
In women's steeplechase action, senior Catherine Beals was the third runner across the line with an 11:29.05s run.
Six Lady Bison found their way into the top-10 in the 5000m run, led by freshman Kendra Lobley's fourth-place, 17:17.48s mark. Freshman Kellie Foley (17:20.43s), sophomore Tessa Hoefle (17:21.84s), senior Ashley Lehman (17:24.34s), sophomore Dani Walker (17:40.86s) and freshman Minna Fields (17:42.79) formed a tight pack that claimed the five through nine spots in the field. Fields, Foley, Lehman, Lobley and Walker all achieved personal-bests.
"The women's 5000m was the highlight for me tonight," Taylor said. "We had eight women break 18 minutes in the first outdoor meet of the year. That's big. Kendra's time was a personal-best by more than two minutes. Katie Bunker, who came to Lipscomb as an 800m specialist, dropped a huge 18:23 personal-best to win the first heat of the 5K."
Junior Isaiah Greer put together a fourth-place run in the men's 5000m with a 15:17.67s mark.
Matthew Deery shaved seven-hundredths of a second off the previous school-best in the 110m hurdles. The freshman finished 17th with a 15.41s mark. He also posted a sixth-place finish in the long jump with a 6.77m (22' 2.50") leap.
Freshman April Terry continues her assault on the record books. In her first collegiate hammer throw, Terry's 36.85m (120' 11") toss placed her 19th, and was more than 11 feet better than the previous school-best mark.
Freshman Colin Dempster placed seventh in the 400m dash with a 48.84s mark.
"Today was a big statement about how far we've come, where we're going and how much improvement happens in our program," Taylor said. "I'm so proud of the women for the hard work they're putting in, the belief they have in each other, the program and the coaching. This is a terrific start to the outdoor season."
Action continues in Jacksonville Saturday morning.
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1962—50 years ago • As part of raising city employees' pay an average of five to eight percent, Police Chief Rupert Barnes' salary was raised from $365 to $400 a month. Overtime pay for patrolmen officers was set at $1.50 per hour. • John Storts, "about 80", owner of an ice business in Redwood Falls from approximately 1917-1942, died of a stroke in Madison, Wisconsin. • Randy Olson, four, of Morton, suffered a two-fer accident. First he got his hand caught in a washing machine wringer. Then when the wringer was released to free his hand, it hit him above the eye, requiring one stitch. • A new self-improvement program for teaching math, developed by Redwood Falls High School teachers, was recommended for a national honor by the National Educational Association's annual meeting at Sioux Falls. • The outer shell of the new Sunwood Nursing Home was nearly complete, with interior construction continuing for a planned June 1 opening date. 1987—25 years ago • When a new, 600-foot tall TV tower that re-broadcast KSTP Channel 5 from the Twin Cities started operation near Vesta, area residents immediately began complaining about how it messed up the reception on all their other TV channels. • Sunday, April 19, 1987 set a new temperature record at 90 degrees. The previous high of 86 degrees was set in 1936. • The April 21, 1987 Gazette featured an ad for the RCA SmallWonder camcorder, which recorded up to an hour of video on a VHS cassette for a cost of only $1,249. • The Redwood Falls hospital sponsored a recognition day / open house tea for its nurses. • The Redwood?County Historical Society expressed its concern with corn being planted on the 17 acre lot in front of the county museum, fearing if the corn got too high no one on the highway would be able to see the museum. 2002—10 years ago • Florence Bernardy was working at a cafe in Redwood in 1938 when she met her future husband, Joe Szczesniak, in town to manage the bowling alley. In 2002, Florance was notified that a long-lost, never-opened letter Joe — now departed — wrote her in France in 1944, when he was in the army in World War II, had been found in a dresser drawer in a Twin Cities Goodwill store. • Gladys Johnson, 89, put-putted around the Johnson Park Place grounds in an 1890s-style horseless carriage her son built out of plywood, bicycle wheels, and an eight-horsepower lawnmower engine. • Joshua Jans, a professional storm chaser (there are such things?) from Mankato, passed through Redwood Falls looking for the first really promising thunderstorm of the season. • Friends of Redwood, a subset of the?Redwood?Falls Women of Today, started a new program to give new families arriving in town gift bags filled with presents from over 40 local businesses. • To give emergency crews from across Minnesota a better idea of what other specialists do at an emergency site, North Ambulance sponsored a seminar at the Redwood Falls airport, taking everyone through all the steps of a typical car crash rescue.


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Solid Hitting Performance Key to Win Over Brown
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Seven different Bulldogs had at least one kill and Yale hit .327 for the match in a dominating 3-0 win over Brown in the Ivy League opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. The scores of the match were 25-12, 25-13 and 25-20.
Mollie Rogers, the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Week, continued her stellar freshman year with a team-high 12 kills and a .417 hitting percentage. Erica Reetz added 10 kills, six digs, two assists, a service ace and a block assist for the Bulldogs, who began the defense of their Ivy League crown today.
Maddie Rudnick had a team-high 12 digs for Yale.
Yale, now 7-4 on the season, started the conference season off with precision. The Bulldogs struck for 15 kills and hit .419 as a team in the first set.
With a 9-7 lead in the opener, Rogers started a run that would put the Bulldogs in control. Her kill ignited an 8-3 run to give the Bulldogs a 17-10 cushion.
Kendall Polan (32 assists) and Rogers combined to give Yale its 18th point with block assists. On the next point, Polan's two-handed, cross-court pass to Rogers set up a kill to began another spurt.
The next four points were scored by Yale thanks to two errors and kills from Polan and Reetz to give the Bulldogs a 23-11 advantage.
Laurielle Hofer finished off a pass from Alexandra Rieckhoff to give Brown a 5-4 lead in the second set. The Bulldogs quickly seized the momentum.
Reetz tied the match with a kill and the Bulldogs followed up by scoring the next six points to take an 11-5 lead. McHaney Carter and Polan capped the run with block assists.
Later in the set, Allie Frappier delivered back-to-back kills to give the Bulldogs a 16-7 edge. Polan and Rogers would eventually finish off the set with consecutive kills.
Katie Cordell used pinpoint control to serve up an ace along the left side of the court to give Yale its biggest lead of the third set – 20-14. However, Brown would not go away quietly.
Hofer responded with one of her team-high seven kills. After a Yale attack error, Annika Gliottone followed with an ace to cut the deficit to three.
The teams would trade points before Rogers slammed her 11th and 12th kills of the day into the floor. Frappier would end the match with a kill along the right side.
Next weekend, the Bulldogs host Cornell and Columbia to continue their five-match homestand to began the Ivy League season. The Big Red play in New Haven on Friday night at 7, while Columbia comes to town on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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According to IMS Research, PV module production capacity increased by almost 70% during 2010, reaching nearly 30 GW by the end of the year. It is forecast to continue increasing despite the growth of PV installations being predicted to slow from more than 100% in 2010 to less than 20% in 2011.
Demand for PV modules reached record levels in all regions in 2010, driven by the attractive returns presented by incentive schemes, particularly in European countries such as Germany, Italy, and the Czech Republic — the three largest markets last year. However, like many others, these countries have reduced the rates they offer for electricity generated from PV systems from the start of 2011; as a result, although global PV installations are still expected to increase in 2011, they will do so at a far slower rate.
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The iLuv Skin Case is definitely an extremely thin case. It is made of a soft rubber silicon material that feels extremely smooth to the touch. Some people may be willing to sacrifice a little bit of protection to have a thinner more portable case but in my opinion, this case was more than a little too thin.
If you want something extremely thin and don't plan on transporting your iPad very far in this case, you should be okay. Other than that, this case is more for looks than anything else.
I wouldn't say it's durable by any means. And after taking the case off and putting it back on a few times, the material starts to lose its shape. This is the sacrifice you'll make by using a case as thin as the iLuv skin case. In my honest opinion, I'd probably step up to a case that is a little thicker. Sure it may cost you a few more dollars but you'll be buying another one of these pretty quickly since it'll lose its shape. I'd even go as far as to say if you snag it on something, it will tear very easily.
iLuv makes several other great cases that don't sacrifice protection when it comes to making a sleek case. I'm not quite sure why they compromised so much on this one.
The iLuv Skin Case is available in the TiPb iPad Accessory Store as well as several other cases. If you already have this case, let us know what you thought of it in the comments.
- Extremely thin and adds virtually no bulk
- While it may be thin, it adds next to no protection
- Material feels cheaply made and very flimsy
- No grip means your iPad may be more likely to slip out of your hands
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The Internet music service Rdio is now letting people in the U.S. access its 20-million-song library on the Web without paying -- though those users will hear ads.
The change is part of a deal announced last year in which terrestrial radio company Cumulus Media acquired a minority stake in San Francisco-based Rdio, which was launched in 2010 by Skype co-creator Janus Friis.
Rdio's on-demand Web version was previously available only to paying subscribers. The company had already made its algorithm-based, Pandora-esque stations feature available free of charge through its mobile app. To get unlimited, ad-free Web and mobile, users must upgrade to the $10 monthly fee.
Rdio has never revealed how many users it has, but it's thought to lag behind Swedish company Spotify, which has also expanded its offerings.
This week, Spotify eliminated its free listening limit for users outside the United States (American customers could already listen to as much ad-supported streaming as they wanted). Spotify has also introduced a free version for smartphones that lets people listen to playlists and artists, but only in "shuffle mode."
The idea is to attract new music-seekers who will eventually decide to become $10-a-month subscribers to avoid the commercials and get full mobile access.
Meanwhile, Dr. Dre's and Jimmy Iovine's Beats Electronics is getting ready to launch its long-awaited subscription music service next week. So more established players are introducing more ways to access tunes for free.
Beats Music is set to launch Tuesday, Jan. 21, and will feature a vast catalog and playists from celebrities and veteran programmers for $10 a month. Beats and telecommunications giant AT&T are offering a "family plan" to allow streaming by up to five people on 10 devices for $15 a month.
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Boy Raindrop is afraid to let go of his cloud and drop to the ground. He doesn't want to take a risk, he doesn't like change, and he is happy and content with his comfortable life.
This book is for anyone who is at a transitional point in their life. For the beginning kindergartener, to an adult who is facing retirement, and everyone in between, this creative analogy provides all who read it with a positive perspective on change, taking risks, and giving back. A great graduation gift!
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Search for missing family dog ends in a phone call and strange evidence.
Ashland resident Justin Underwood noticed his dog, a 9-year-old border collie was missing.
Underwood discovered Mac had chewed through his wooden gate some time before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Immediately the Underwoods went on a hunt for their beloved dog, not giving up until almost midnight.
"This dog meant a lot to us. We owed it to him to get him back," Justin said.
Although Mac was microchipped and even had an identifiable ear tattoo, the Underwoods went an extra step and posted "lost dog" posters around their community.
Friday morning Justin received a phone call from an individual stating that she had shot Mac because he had trespassed into her goat pen.
When Justin asked what was done with the body, the individual was very hesitant in responding.
"I had to ask her over and over where the body was and she didn't want to say at first," Justin said. "Finally she told us she had dumped him off a bridge on the east side of town."
Although saddened by the news of their dog, Justin said he understood Mac had trespassed and had accepted the consequences.
That sentiment changed with a surprising discovery.
Mac's body was sent to a research lab at K-State by the Clark County Sheriff's Office. The results showed no evidence of a gunshot wound; Mac's death was caused by strangulation.
"When we found out he was strangled to death, that changed everything for us," Justin said. "We're now trying to file this case under Magnum's law."
Under Magnum's law, it is a felony to hurt or kill an animal intentionally.
The Underwoods feel dissatisfaction by the chain of events leading to death of their dog. Justin said that in her statement to Clark County Sheriff's, the woman confessed that Mac cowered to her when she approached him, presenting a chance to contact the Underwoods.
The collar that showed Mac's information was taken off before the woman disposed of the body.
"We're in the livestock business, so we understand having to protect your livestock, but she crossed the line," Justin said. "Mac wasn't a repeat offender, he wasn't a mean dog. Losing him not only meant losing a family dog but he was also very instrumental to our breeding program."
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The urge to take the blue pill
13 comments:
- Sharon Pernes said...
Well you sound like you get thru the day ok,
- November 30, 2011 at 7:23 PM
- Sharon Pernes said...
Please think of everyday as a victory and you will get there!
- November 30, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- susan said...
Thanks Sharon. You are absolutely right. It's just some days it's easier to sleep through the day than to live it= I know that's not right and I have to fight it.
- November 30, 2011 at 7:31 PM
- Wendy said...
I had a dream last night about taking a baseball bat to my last therapist. After beating the stuffing out of him I thought - chech, that' done!!! Yes that dream state is keeping me out of jail!
And people wonder why I have been in therapy for the last 10 years...
- November 30, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Duane Sherry, M.S. said...
I hope you might take a look at some of the links on my site, particularly on the 'Body' page (scroll through until you find information on depression from the Vitamin D Council)...
There may be some things that will help you (sometimes, it's a combination of things) -
You're in my prayers,
- November 30, 2011 at 11:22 PM
- Ruth said...
I so understand being sick and tired of being sick and tired. Keep putting foot in front of another. Take care, Ruth
- December 1, 2011 at 1:13 AM
- Duane Sherry, M.S. said...
This is a good link also -
My best,
- December 1, 2011 at 1:51 AM
- MakeThisLookAwesome said...
I can understand needing to take a break for a while. I took a year off from any efforts to get better. It was just too much trying to get through the day. But eventually I got to the other side.
One thing my counselor told me was that it took *her* a year to recover from taking care of her mother, and she wasn't even the sick one! This stuff is really hard. Yeah, the depression sounds like a big factor. But as far as I'm concerned, there's nothing wrong with just relaxing for a while. To me, it's better than burnout, ya know?
Good on you for doing the small things... those are really difficult for me some days!
- December 1, 2011 at 6:58 PM
I'm always blessed by your entries - - they make me feel less isolated. With some of them, I think you are writing about me.
I love the comment from Sharon Pernes that recommends looking at each day as a victory. Very empowering. I need to think like that.
Much love to you and all those who visit this site.
- December 2, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- susan said...
@Wendy- I understand. How about one of those hitting sticks that is all padded though? They actually look like fun. (grin).
@Duane, thank you for the links. YOu have a lot of information on your blog.
@Ruth, thank you for understanding. Some days just putting one foot in front of another is a huge accomplishment.
@MakeThisLookAwesome- wow. I needed this. I agree, I would rather nap than burn out.
@Anon- thank you. Every time I feel like I can't write anymore and want to quit the blogosphere, I think of people like you and can't do it. Your comment really means a lot to me to keep on truckin-well, writing.
- December 2, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- Spanner said...
The beautiful thing is all well and good but you're born with it. Where as cute and quirky suggests a life and style shaped by the owner.
Cute and quirky does it for me :-)
- December 3, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- Fred said...
I like your idea of flying "anywhere to get out of this hell." I have to travel in my mind because I can't get away from work, life, etc. One thing that I do for "travel" is Google Earth. You can look right down into the streets of Venice, or where ever. I'm kinda crazy about Iceland these days. Don't even know why. Maybe its the barrenness of it. Anyway, to make it more real I found some friends in Iceland. We exchange gifts by mail and stuff.
- December 6, 2011 at 9:18 PM
- susan said...
@Spanner- glad you like the cute and quirky. ;)
Fred- I do the same thing. Dream of other places to live, to visit. I saw something on Iceland the other day on TV- I wouldn't mind living there- I can't tolerate heat, and love the cold. Maybe I was a polar bear in a past life. I've not used Google Earth though- I will have to try that. Thank you!
- December 7, 2011 at 1:16 PM


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How to Be a Vegetarian in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur
Southeast Asian food is not known for being vegetarian-friendly. Many dishes contain shrimp paste, fish sauce, or they're just fried in lard. So, I knew that eating vegetarian in Southeast Asia would require some advance work.
While researching, I wrote down three whole pages worth of restaurant recommendations. I am particularly indebted to this blog for many of my meals. And you can follow Max's journey through Singapore here.
Singapore's population is made up of three main ethnic groups: the Malays, the Chinese, and the Indians [read more about the world of influences here]. Indian food is well-known for vegetarian cuisine, and Chinese Buddhists have been making vegetarian food for centuries, and after doing a little research, you can even find some great vegetarian Malay food.
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I was first turned on to Hunan Restaurant in San Gabriel by the inimitable Tony C. aka SinoSoul, recently deemed "LA's Most Controversial Food Blogger." While much of Tony's content may be provocative, he knows his Chinese food, and Hunan Restaurant is some fabulous stuff.
Hunan cuisine, is of course, spicy, but also fragrant with herbs and preserved (i.e. smoked) meats. I'm told that Hunan Restaurant smokes their meats in-house. The interplay of smoke and spice is one of the things that is unique and crave-worthy about Hunan cuisine and one of the strengths of Hunan Restaurant.
The menu at Hunan Restaurant (sometimes called Hunan's Style Restaurant or Hunan's Restaurant) is not particularly helpful to the English speaker, though it is filled with some fairly amusing translations, including a category of dishes called "Hot Pot Soil Food." I'll do my best to describe the dishes in way that makes them easy for the non-Chinese speaker to identify. If anyone happens to know the Chinese names to these dishes, please leave them in the comments, and I'll add updates.
My favorite dish at Hunan Restaurant is a smoked pork with bean curd. Unfortunately, the menu description is something vague like "Assorted Preserved Meats" but what you get is smoked pork belly slices with slivers of fried bean curd, all buried in piles of leeks and peppers. The smoked pork is deeply smoky with fat that melts in your mouth. If you served it without the peppers and bean curd, you would think it came out of a Carolina BBQ pit. It's some of the best smoked pork I've had. Add to that the cushiony, chewy bean curd slices and searing peppers, and you have a dish that is near perfect. I would eat as much as I could, rest to allow the burn to subside, and then go at it again.
Also excellent was the stir fried (non-smoked) lamb with peppers, stir fried with gobs of cilantro. Again, there was a great flavor interplay, this time between pungent lamb, cilantro and other herbs and again, all those peppers.
As a palate soother, the restaurant gives you a free bowl of its sweet pumpkin soup. The bright yellow soup has a smooth, creamy broth with small chunks of pumpkin. It's mild, sweet flavor is the perfect salve in between spicy bites.
The food is generally quite spicy but not inedibly so (at least not what was served to a table full of white folks). If you go with folks aren't huge on spice or bring kids like we do, there are noodles, scallion pies, fried rice and dumplings, all nicely done but none particularly exciting.
If what you want is exciting food though, go for the pork, and savor every luscious bite.
Hunan Restaurant
529 E Valley Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 288-0758
Monday, May 23, 2011
Smoke & Spice: Hunan Restaurant
1 comment:
Hunan cured pork is like a poor man's pancetta.
Glad you returned again! I've been taking all of my out of town friends for the smoked 3 meats.
- May 24, 2011 at 3:19 PM
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