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It was one of those really strange days. We had a dim sum lunch with family, then the kids were whisked off to the aquarium, so the LAM and I went home and I just felt totally lethargic.
I was probably suffering from food coma.
I lazed around for a couple of hours, and finally convinced myself that I should go make SOMETHING.
Well, what I did feel like making was some bread.
So I started making a tang zhong starter. But that meant I had to wait for the starter to cool to room temperature before I could use it.
In times like this, I am just so glad I can turn to the 40 minute bread recipe. No waiting. The bread can be made in 40 minutes from start to end.
I like.
So I made the dough. For step-by-step instructions, see here.
Once the dough was made, divide it into 12 portions, each weighing about 80-85g. Flatten and roll each portion of dough into a disc.
Place about 2-3 tablespoons of cheddar (or any cheese you prefer) on the middle of the dough.
Gather the edges.
Pinch to seal.
Place the bun into the hole of a greased 6-hole muffin pan.
Cover the buns with a damp cloth and rest for 10 minutes.
Brush with egg wash.
And sprinkle some grated Parmesan cheese on top.
Bake at 220°C for 10-12 minutes, or until the tops of the buns are golden brown. Cool the buns in the pans for 10-15 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (280ml) warm water
- 1/3 cup (83ml) oil
- 2 tablespoons (about 16g) active dry yeast (or instant yeast)
- 1/4 cups (56.25g) sugar
- 1 1/2 (9g) teaspoons salt
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2 cup (or about 476g) bread flour (seems to work better but all purpose flour will also work)
- 1 cup (115g) Cheddar
- Parmesan, grated for garnishing
- Heat oven to 220°C.
- In your mixer bowl combine the water, oil, yeast and sugar and allow it to rest for 15 minutes. Using your dough hook, mix in the salt, egg and flour.
- Knead with hook until will incorporated and dough is soft and smooth. (Just a few minutes) The dough will be a little sticky. I oiled my hands, knead it one to two times, and it became really easy to shape. If your dough is too wet, add a little more flour and knead a few times.
- IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A MIXER, just hand knead the dough for about 5 minutes.
- Form dough into 12 balls. Flatten and roll each ball into a disc.
- Place 2-3 tablespoons of cheddar in the middle of the dough. Gather the edges and pinch to seal.
- Place each dough in a hole of a well-greased 6-hole muffin pan.
- Cover with a damp cloth and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Glaze with egg wash. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- To keep rolls soft, wrap with cling film and keep in an air-tight container (I keep the rolls in cling film in my oven.)
- If you keep the rolls in the fridge, warm in the microwave oven for about 20 - 30 seconds to soften.
- 1. Dough is too wet or sticky? Add a little oil and hand knead a couple of times. The dough should become easy to work with. Still too wet? Add a little less water.
- 2. You can use any oil. Maybe not peanut oil. Unless you want a peanut-y bread. Olive oil, Canola oil, Sunflower oil, Grape seed oil... all can be used.
- 3. Personally, I have not had any problems with the bread being too yeasty. If you find it so, change the yeast and try different ones till you find one that you like.
- 4. Conversion of flour from cups to grams: This is a conversion I got online. You may still need to adjust.
- 5. Oven temperature: Every oven is different. You need to understand your oven, so if you have one that tends to be hot, lower the baking temperature, and vice versa.
- 6. I do not recommend that you reduce the yeast quantities because this is a quick bread. You need the yeast to make it work. Similarly, you need the sugar to feed the yeast so it works.
- 7. You can put any filling you like in this bread. It is very versatile.
- 8. You can also glaze with milk (full-fat, low-fat, skim, etc), sprinkle any toppings you like.
- 9. I don't recommend that you rest the dough for more than 10 minutes. From feedback I received, the bread may be less soft.
- 10. You can use 1/2 bread flour, and 1/2 wholemeal flour, or 100% plain flour. The results are the same. You can't use top flour. There isn't enough protein to form gluten.
- 11. Every environment differs. You may live somewhere humid, or dry, or hot, or cold. If in doubt, check what other bakers recommend that you do for the weather conditions you live in, and experiment! You may need to tweak timings/ baking temperature, etc. Don't give up!


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Galapagos National Park Dive Permit Impacts
Posted 02 August 2007 - 04:56 AM
"We received confirmation today that the live aboards won't be allowed to offer diving itinerary; you'll find attached a document form one of the co owners of Scuba Iguana explaining the context of the situation."
Here is the letter....
"This is Jack Nelson writing to you. I am one of the partners in Scuba Iguana. I have worked in tourism in Galápagos since 1967. I have been very active in much of the process of writing the legal framework for life and business in the islands, and can assure you that it is a bewildering array of vagaries, ambiguities, contradictions and legal voids. Historically, there has always been an ebb and flow of corruption in authorities and the establishment of legal precedent and custom. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Aside from that, typically the bureaucratic authorities have no experience or interest in understanding the realities of business, and expect to dictate according to their interpretations. Bureaucracies have wide discretionary powers. Any possible explanations of this shifting playing field are necessarily simplified.
It is always difficult to explain to someone from far away, why things happen like they do here. Often I think of the official decision process like it is a Mexican Piñata. Give it a whack and see what falls out.
Scuba diving has been part of the business for the "Daphne" yacht operations for as long as I can remember. IMAX used the "Daphne" as the dive base and mother ship for the famous Galápagos movie. "Daphne" is not an improvised start-up.
The "Ley Orgánica para la Conservación y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Provincia de Galápagos" (LOREG) translated roughly as "Special Law for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Province of Galápagos" has specific language protecting the acquired rights of tourism operations existing before the LOREG. These articles affirm the Constitutional protections of acquired rights, as no law can be retroactive. This affirmation written into the LOREG was fought for by us Galápagos residents, as the Constitution had already been reformed to allow restriction of certain rights if necessary to protect the natural environment.
Subsequent to the LOREG is the RETANP, basically the Tourism Regulation. The original draft of the RETANP was written by Galápagos residents, a consensus very carefully worked out to comply with higher laws, without ambiguities or contradictions or bad grammar or technical inconsistencies, and designed to implement the idea that the local population must be involved in the tourism business in order that we would see conservation to be in our interest. It included the start of the mechanism for moving fishermen into tourism. Unfortunately, that document by law had to be vetted and approved by the Ministry of Environment and signed by the President. Nine months later we received a much modified mess, already signed into law. Four years later it is still floundering, only partially applicable. It is a bad regulation, causing rather than resolving conflict among the Park, existing operators, the fishermen, and the burgeoning population. The latest Director of the National Park has gone on a warpath of arbitrary application of the RETANP, interpreting willy-nilly as she goes. Effectively, each inhabited island has a different mix of regulation, according to the local political weight of the Park and the animosity and activism of the population.
One element in the socio-political mix has been the poorly controlled expansion of unsustainable fisheries since around 1993. As a group, the fishermen have formed a political party which dominated the islands' institutions under the Presidency of Lucio Gutierrez, who was overthrown for egregious corruption. This party came into being after the fishermen had already gained many concessions by intimidation, after looting Park offices on Isabela and other similar actions. The theorists of the National Park and supporting environmentalist groups have hit on the idea of changing the fishermen into tourist operators, and since many of them are already empirically experienced hookah divers (with a shockingly high accident and mortality rate) it seemed a brilliant notion to set aside scuba operations for them. This cleaving of the business is supposedly justified by the lack of a separate diving regulation.
One of the first decrees of our new President Rafael Correa (inaugurated in January) was to recognize the chaos and emergency here, brought on by years of mismanagement and special interest groups. Correa is a passionate and forceful and even capricious character. He demands quick action. Even increasing the pressure is the subsequent UNESCO declaration of Galápagos as an Endangered Human Heritage. This is the context of the National Park abrogation of contracts, without consideration of the affected clients and businesses"
Posted 08 August 2007 - 05:12 AM
I cannot explain the frustration that we have with the Galapagos National Park (GNP) timings. Yesterday, we received a communication that we would not be receiving a response. Due to this explanation which for us is unacceptable, our General Manager traveled to the Galapagos today to try and personally meet with the Park authorities. We are pressuring the GNP from every side that we can because it is ridiculous that they give us certain deadlines which are never respected. I hope to have some information for you in the next few days and as I previously mentioned, we are doing everything possible to try and obtain an answer from the GNP.
We apologize that the GNP does not understand the pressure we tourism operators have concerning timings.
With best regards,
Sales Manager
Quasar Expeditions
Posted 08 August 2007 - 12:13 PM
I just had Dolores from Quasar and my guides Jonathan and Santiago on the phone for more than 30 minutes !!
It seems that there are more than 50 fishing boats, from the city of Manta, in Wolff and Darwin on the days that Aggressor and Sky dancer are not there.
The GNP and the President Correa are completely corrupt and did declare W and D shark fishing grounds.
Adios to the sharks of Galapagos ………..
A shame !
A sad Polo
Posted 08 August 2007 - 01:11 PM
I refer to my quote earlier on this thread - your comment gives credence to this theory
One theory, is that limiting dive boats, will actually mean fewer boats around in certain areas such as Darwin and Wolf to 'observe' fishing activities. According to this theory, it is actually the fishing interests that are trying to limit dive activity. If you think about it, dive boats probably probably stress the environment a lot less than other boats that predominantly do land trips - where most of the environmental stress due to tourism occurs. While we were doing a land trip at Santiago island, there was a moderately sized cruise ship, probably carrying a couple of hunded passengers, these boats and the foot traffic they bring to the islands are far more damaging to the environment. And who do you think the cruise ship belonged to? It belongs to the head of the GNP! Talk about the fox in the hen coup.
Posted 08 August 2007 - 04:36 PM
just got this mail.
It seems that there are more than 50 fishing boats, from the city of Manta, in Wolff and Darwin on the days that Aggressor and Sky dancer are not there.
I wouldn't count myself as a particularily sensitive soul, but that brings tears to my eyes.
Something beginning with W and sounding like anchors.
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Posted 08 August 2007 - 05:57 PM
Does not take a rocket scientists to realize that if you keep taking all the Mummy and Daddy sheep and their Lamb's out of a paddock you eventually have no more.
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Posted 09 August 2007 - 03:15 AM
Posted 09 August 2007 - 07:08 AM
If the agreement where Sea Shepherd works with the Ecuadorian authorities is voided, then I would get quite concerned.
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Posted 09 August 2007 - 11:17 AM
I buy my own photographic kit. Diving equipment manufacturers and diving services suppliers get even-handed treatment from me whether they choose to advertise in the publications I write for or not. All the equipment I get on loan is returned as soon as it is finished with. Did you know you can now get Diver Mag as an iPad/Android app?
Posted 09 August 2007 - 12:28 PM
Lo mismo in cada pais.
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Ikelite 125 Strobes
Posted 09 August 2007 - 07:23 PM
Posted 10 August 2007 - 05:48 AM
i would take everything with a pinch of salt at this moment in time. an article in the guardian claimed that shark fins were piling up on piers (jettys) in ecuador since correa lifted this ban, and manta saw a daily landing of 400 sharks. for a start there are no piers in ecuador, the pangas land right on the sand, and 400 sharks in manta was normal one, two, three, and four years ago.
i was filming there back in january and the amount of sharks beached daily really did bring tears to my eyes. what has happened in recent weeks is shocking, and probably has made things a lot worse, but lets not put grave stones on the shores just yet, and if i hear one more person say shark vacant waters in ecuador are inevitable i will shit myself.
we need to up the ante, not sit down and weep. get writing, protesting, campaigning, whatever you need to do, put pressure on your MP's or senators or whatever they are called in the US and make something happen. write to your restaurants, tv chefs, talk to everyone about it. make a change happen.
rant over. whingeing and moaning is not an option.
Posted 10 August 2007 - 10:27 AM
Right on! Way to stay the course. How do folks in this forum get accurate information on what is going on. Is there anyone (not on the mafia payrol) actually monitoring Wolf and Darwin right now? I know they sent planes to ensure that no 'illegal' dive operators were staying there. Are they doing the same for fishing boats?
Thanks for the hard work on this.
Posted 12 August 2007 - 08:37 PM
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~Carl Zwanzig
Posted 13 August 2007 - 05:27 AM
...we need to up the ante, not sit down and weep. get writing, protesting, campaigning, whatever you need to do, put pressure on your MP's or senators or whatever they are called in the US and make something happen. write to your restaurants, tv chefs, talk to everyone about it. make a change happen...
Since this seems to be all about fishing it seems that that industry would be the most useful to target.
I'm assuming that we can do little WRT the finning issue but des antone have any info on which markets and restraunt chains purchase significant amounts of fish form these fishermen?
Maybe a financial boycott? Also perhaps some PR campaign showing the Cruise ship passengers the stacke of fins or such could work as well?
It may be a futile attempt but....
Posted 13 August 2007 - 06:02 AM
Posted 14 August 2007 - 01:17 AM
Posted 15 August 2007 - 03:26 AM
On the same note, is it worth it do to land based diving, how much does it cost, and does that kind of diving still going on at Galapagos? I was supposed to haul my gear over, but I really don't want to do this unless I know that I will be diving, and if I only do a few dives, its most likely not worth the hassle. This is not photo gear I'm talking about, but BCD, reg, fins, mask etc.
Last one, just to check, it doesnt happend to be any opening on any of the 3 boats that are going out to Darwin/Wolfs around the 26:th of August? If so, I'm *very* interested.
Posted 15 August 2007 - 07:37 AM
It is definitely worth while to dive via land based operators. A lot of people think it is preferable since you can see some of the amazing land based flora and fauna the islands have to offer. We spent a week diving and a week on a small ship island hopping.
In July we dove with Scuba Iguana, and they were great. Their URL is: http://www.scubaiguana.com/. There is also a great new hotel in Puerto Ayoro called the Solymar. It is fantastic.
We dove in the Floreana, Gordon Rocks, Beagle Rocks, North Seymour arears, and swam after mola mola, whales, and dolphins off of Isabela and Espanola. The down side is we missed Wolf and Darwin, but the up-side was we were able to spend a lot of time exploring and photographing flora and fauna on the islands.
Because of weight restriction I took regulator, mask, computer, hood, and gloves, and rented the remaining gear. It was Scuba Pro and fine. It was about $50 US per day for a two tank dive. Night dives are in Academy Bay.
There seem to be a lot of people on Wetpixel who recommend not bringing strobes: I brought one and would highly recommend taking one. We saw everything from hammerheads to Galapagos sharks, to three different species of rays, to sea lions, tropicals, mola mola, Galapagos penguins, several different eels, tuna, turtles, and on and on. There are strong currents and surge, but it is quite managable.
As spectacular as the diving and underwater photography are, the above water geology and animal photography is even better. It is really a unique part of the world.
Go and have a great trip!
Edited by danclem, 15 August 2007 - 07:51 AM.
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Ikelite 125 Strobes
Posted 15 August 2007 - 11:44 AM
What you describes sounds great, no doubt better then nothing. I'm still curious if you can do this kind of diving now, or if it has been banned too. Also wonder if you can just stroll in and book your stuff, day to day, or if you need to do these things in advance. I don't have much time left, and esp since I'm sitting in a hotel in Germany with no real access to a descent phone I don't know if it will be worth the hassle to try to do some booking or just try to work something out when in Galapagos.
I'm bringing my 1d3 and 30d, but not any housing, so I will only do topside photography.
I have been switching back and forth between hope and despair, and on what to bring, but I think I will go with my mask + snorkel, fins, booties, reg + dive computer. Fins + socks because I really easy get sores from normal non-booties fins, and I'm hoping we are going to do some snorkeling on our non-scuba boat.


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Celebs React to George Zimmerman Not Guilty Verdict
George Zimmerman has been found not guilty for second degree murder and manslaughter for the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
The 29-year-old neighborhood watch coordinator for a gated community told the jury that he had shot the 17-year-old teenager in self defense and was acquitted of all charges.
The not guilty verdict, which was reached after a one month trial, has lead many celebrities voicing their opinions.
"This is the saddest news ever!!! #whatsjustice #pray4theMartinFamily," Rihanna tweeted after hearing the verdict.
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Miley Cyrus: "I feel sick. #RipTrayvonMartin."
Nicki Minaj: "May God console the Martins at this time; as well as every other family that's gone though this type of injustice."
Evan Rachel Wood: "It was amazing to see all those pro-life supporters at the Zimmerman trial standing up for Trayvon Martin, wasnt it?"
Miguel: "shame, reputation always gets the benefit of the doubt. harsh reality. #Trayvon."
Wyclef Jean: "May God be with the family of Trayvon Martin"
Lena Dunham: "No. My heart is with Sybrina Fulton, Rachel Jeantel, everyone who loved Trayvon and has been sent the message that his life didn't matter."
John Legend: "My heart hurts."
Mandy Moore: "My heart is heavy…for all who knew and loved #TrayvonMartin. His life mattered. This is shameful."
Sophia Bush: "The wind is more than knocked out of me… My heart aches for this boy's family. Justice System? I don't think so. #justicefortrayvon."
Diddy: "GEORGE ZIMMERMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY – http://bit.ly/10TQvni @RevoltTV #NOJUSTICENOPEACE."
Jesse Williams: "Verdict emblematic of a culture rooted in bloodthirsty cowardice. Prosecution's execution was alarmingly weak throughout. #ZimmermanTrial."
Russell Simmons: "Prayers for the Martin family. … Only God knows what was on Zimmerman mind but the gun laws and stand your ground laws must change."
will.i.am: "What's wrong with the world mama!!! #whereIStheLOVE #zimmermanVSamerica"
Kate Walsh: "Zimmerman verdict sickens me."
Lance Bass: "That he didn't get at least manslaughter blows my mind. Heart hurts for the Martin family."


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Entertainment Industry Get Their Own 'Piracy Police' In The Justice Department
from the thank-you,-joe-biden dept
And, indeed, less than two months later, we have Eric Holder announcing a special "IP task force" within the Justice Department designed to take on "the rise in intellectual property crime." Given how many former RIAA/MPAA lawyers ended up at the Justice Department, perhaps this is no surprise. But given that it now appears that the entertainment industry was able to create their own private enforcement division within the Justice Department without a single ounce of public discussion or transparency, and no input from those concerned about consumer rights or technology innovation, shouldn't someone be asking why the Justice Department is now functioning as a private police force to prop up the business models of a group of companies who refuse to adapt, even as plenty of upstarts have figured out how to make new business models work?


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Kumi Naidoo on How We'll Win at Copenhagen
It takes a hefty serving of moxie to believe that you can lead an environmental movement that will be powerful enough to cut through the bickering, chaos, and doublespeak among Copenhagen's lead actors. But Kumi Naidoo has earned his optimism. In the 1980s, Naidoo was a young organizer in the activist movements that toppled apartheid in South Africa. He is now the first African leader of Greenpeace and the face of a new wave of worldwide climate activism that has grown ever more savvy about how to harness the internet to organize a vast netroots coalition and stage massive, coordinated global demonstrations. Naidoo also chairs TckTckTck, the coalition behind a "Global Wake-up Call" in September, a series of worldwide demonstrations that pressured leaders to come to Copenhagen to pursue a successor treaty to Kyoto.
According to Naidoo, Copenhagen wouldn't even be happening were it not for the sweat of activist groups like Greenpeace. He describes a backroom scene at Copenhagen that is as influenced by colorful and spirited demonstrations, quiet consultations between activists and climate delegations, and throngs of young people, as it is by the heavy-hitting leaders who command the world's spotlight. I caught up with him by phone in Copenhagen. He confessed that he was exhausted from the frenzied pace of the negotiations, but his voice conveyed his enthusiasm.
Madeline Ostrander: Experts in the media and policy analysts have expressed skepticism about whether it's politically feasible to get any serious commitments to reduce greenhouse gases in the next two weeks. What kind of a deal can we hope for from Copenhagen?
Kumi Naidoo: The negotiations are just starting in earnest now. There are serious divisions among the negotiators, and they're raising tough issues. But that's what happens during negotiations. It doesn't warrant the kind of negativity we've seen from news media and analysts.
Remember that two years ago at the U.N. climate meeting in Bali, negotiators developed a roadmap that charted the two-year process leading to this meeting in Copenhagen. Bali happened during the Bush Administration. The pessimism was even higher. But in the last plenary on the last day, there was an intervention from the floor by the Pacific island states and Papua New Guinea. The whole momentum of the meeting shifted, and the United States signed on to the agreement.
In Copenhagen there is lots to fight for, and I have jokingly been saying, "It ain't over until the thin man from Washington, D.C., sings"—Barack Obama. What happens right now becomes a building block to create the one foundation that's missing, political will. What's really important is that on December 18, we need a fair, ambitious, and legally binding treaty. And we in civil society are not throwing in the towel. We are going to keep fighting up to the last moments of the negotiations.
Madeline: This week we heard reports that the negotiations were in an uproar after the U.K. Guardian newspaper published a leaked Danish proposal describing a secret agreement among industrial nations that would have placed tighter carbon emission restrictions on developing countries than on developed countries. Has that memo damaged prospects for a deal?
Kumi: It's an unfortunate distraction, a storm in a tea cup. But that memo is now dead in the water. I quite frankly think it was a good thing that the memo got leaked early in the negotiations.
The leak has put the countries that were involved on the defensive. Yesterday, Todd Stern, the United States' lead negotiator, said quite a ridiculous thing. He said that the reason the U.S. was not pushing for a legally binding treaty is because the Danish government didn't seem to want it. I mean, since when does the Danish government influence U.S. policy?
The leak strengthened unity among developing countries. There was concern over a part of the memo that would have involved giving the World Bank power over climate finance, rather than the U.N. Now I think there's a total recognition that we need to keep within the U.N. process and ensure that this is a U.N. treaty.
Madeline: How are activists putting pressure on leaders?
Kumi: We are working both inside the negotiations and outside, organizing actions.
Inside the meetings, Greenpeace and its partners in the TckTckTck campaign have set up a rapid response process.
For instance, on Wednesday, Tuvalu called for a suspension of the talks because they wanted leaders to discuss committing to a legally binding treaty with more ambitious emissions cuts and goals. They cited threats to Tuvalu's people because of rising sea levels. The negotiations were actually suspended briefly.
Within half an hour, our rapid response team mobilized 300 activists to stage a demonstration inside the convention center. They held banners with the slogan, "Tuvalu is the real deal," to support Tuvalu's call for an ambitious climate deal. The story of that demonstration was covered on media channels around the globe. It put pressure on the negotiators. It also got us into a little trouble with the security inside here.
And every day the NGO community gives an award to the "fossil of the day" and the "ray of the day." The fossil calls out the most obstructionist country. The ray applauds the country that has done the most. On Wednesday, Tuvalu got the ray. On Thursday, France got a ray because they made specific interventions to stop tropical deforestation.
Another wonderful thing about this summit is the high attendance of youth. As I'm standing here, clusters of young people are walking past me with T-shirts that say, "How old will you be in 2050?" on the front. On the back, they say, "Don't bracket our future." That refers to part of the negotiation process: When delegates can't agree on firm targets, they put language in brackets. The youth are saying they want firm commitments from the negotiators.
They've made orange scarves that say, "Survival is non-negotiable." So the Bella Center, where the negotiations are happening, is like a sea of orange.
To get into the meetings, the negotiators have to walk through a tunnel of protesters from all around the world. And outside the meeting, Greenpeace has sponsored a massive video screen that displays work of activists from around the world, along with images of the impacts of climate change. It's quite powerful, and I think the negotiators are feeling the pressure from civil society.
Madeline: How are you linking actions in Copenhagen with the climate movement that's been organizing around the world?
Kumi: This Saturday, December 12, there will be a global day of action.
Rise, People
As the urgency of the crisis grows, so do the world's climate justice movements. People power is injecting new strength into a process stymied by big business and cautious governments..
TckTckTck, 350.org, and Avaaz are coordinating 3,000 candlelight vigils and other events around the world in virtually every country. In Copenhagen, tens of thousands of people will march from the Danish Parliament to the Bella Center, demanding that world leaders deliver a binding climate agreement. And on Sunday, the World Council of Churches has called on congregations worldwide to ring their bells at 3 p.m., Copenhagen time, to support climate justice.
The vigils, the fasting, the protests, and the marches that citizens around the world have organized in the last months are sending a signal to the political leaders. They support those of us who are inside Copenhagen, fighting the good fight: Our position is strengthened by large public mobilization on the outside.
Madeline: What signs are you seeing that negotiators are responding to these actions?
Kumi: Well, the first sign is the announcement that Obama is coming to Copenhagen. For a long time, his administration was saying that he probably wouldn't be able to come. Then they announced that he'd arrive on December 9. We said, "Right city, wrong date." On December 9, few of the other world leaders would have been here. Now he is coming at a key time at the end of the negotiations, on December 18.
Just about six weeks ago, only about 40 world leaders had confirmed. But we campaigned really hard. We said that the whole world depends on this meeting. You better get your butts here and be accountable for the future of our children and grandchildren. We now have more than 100 world leaders planning to attend, and that number is growing.
Second, many of the delegations are coming to us for guidance. I can't go into details because this happens confidentially, behind the scenes. But delegations are reaching out to us as they try to figure out what's happening. Sometimes we civil society folks get to know what these countries are doing and thinking before some of the other negotiators do.
And let's face it. This summit itself would not be taking place had it not been for groups like Greenpeace and others who have fought for a very, very long time. The fact that we are here is in itself an expression of innovation, courage, and willingness to speak truth to power.
Madeline: If the negotiations fail or don't reach adequate goals and targets, how will activist groups respond?
Kumi: Right now, we are focused on delivering a fair, ambitious, and legally binding deal. We refuse to accept that such a deal is not possible. And if that's not the outcome, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.


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Friday, September 10, 2010
BAD 9/11 TRIBUTE SONGS vs. BAD 9/11 CONSPIRACY SONGS
Jay2d "Freedom Fell" - Just when you think it can't get any worse, a guitar solo wanders in, seemingly from another song.
Kevin Fortin "I Still See" [UPDATE 9/11/10 9:00am-dude asked me to remove his song; damn, how'd he find out about it so fast? But it's available elsewhere on the web] - Unintentionally funny song-poem-esque lyrics on this one.
At perhaps the other end of the political spectrum, there's the more recent phenomenon of songs by 9/11 conspiracy kooks claiming...oh, who the hell knows? Their grasp of engineering is about as flabby as Creationists' understanding of biology and they're just as illogical. Actually, I would think that only a Republican would buy these ideas - who else would think that the thoroughly inept Bush administration could pull off such a massive conspiracy? They could barely tie their own shoes. At least this guy's funny:
The Free Bees "9/11's A Lie" - To the tune of "Stayin' Alive." He's the Weird Al of kooks!
Zan Overall "I Want To Believe You Mr President" - This guys was 83 years old when he recorded this Sinatra-ish finger-snapper. And he doesn't believe Jews died in the Holocaust either. I admit, I'd love it if he did a whole album.
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This one is from a gas station attendant from Pawtucket, Rhode Island that calls himself "Extreme Guitar"
- 5:46 AM, September 11, 2010
Who could forget this one:
- 6:25 AM, September 11, 2010
- Mr Fab said...
Awesome, thanks guys (whoah, is that a cumbia?!). Yeah, I'm sure YouTube must have plenty of goodies.
- 9:49 AM, September 11, 2010
I suppose those who thought the Government was lying about the Gulf of Tonkin incident and Pearl Harbor were kooks as well... until a generation later, when they were proved right, but no one cared anymore.
- 9:51 AM, September 11, 2010
- Scott said...
That painting is something else. Who did it? I'm not sure I'd want it hanging on my wall though.
- 9:57 AM, September 11, 2010
- Mr Fab said...
The painting is by one Taco Werewolf:
- 12:37 PM, September 11, 2010
"Therefore, Christianity is not the opposite of Islam, atheism is. No-one sings about that, tho."
I want to believe not all believers are as ignorant like the author of this post. Atheism is not opposed to anything. It is just someone's personal choice to reject the belief in any type of god. Think twice before making nonsensical comments like this which unconsciously shift the focus of fundamentalist's hatred from Christianity and Islam to Atheism.
- 5:08 PM, September 11, 2010
- Greg said...
Holy Shit!! I know Zan! He used to go to all the UFO meetings and was even an officer in the Mutual UFO Network hierarchy here in L.A. I shoulda known he was a h-denier too.
How ya doin' these days?! When do you want to come by Radio Misterioso again?!
- 8:08 PM, October 11, 2010
The theme is really hot!
Mr.Fab thank you for your interesting and individual posts. I live in Russia and the theme of government and it's action is the main topic of the Internet disscusions. Please, write more opinions! Your selection of music is wonderful! There is an interesting music website here: http://musicmp3.ru/
It has more than 600000 mp-3 tracks!
I hope it can help you))))
- 2:24 AM, October 12, 2010
- Mr Fab said...
Hey Greg- Ha, should have known you'd have heard of this guy. Did he record anything else (I hope I hope?)
Sure, I can guest dj on your show again - howzabout in Nov.?
- 9:10 AM, October 12, 2010
- Greg said...
The month is open. Pick a Sunday and get back to me.
Great work recently, I must say.
- 10:01 PM, October 14, 2010
- Greg said...
I can find out if he recorded more, I think. Email me about your next RM date.
- 11:04 PM, October 17, 2010
This is Zan Overall. Thanks, Fab, for posting me singing my 9/11 song. I'm an ASCAP songwriter so the song is not exactly a "home made" song. Thanks, Greg, for remembering me. If you want to get in touch, call some of the LA Truther crowd. If anyone else wants to communicate go to youtube.com and comment on one of my videos. I check this one regularly.
"The Wise Old Man at the Stephen S. Wise Temple."......I am looking for someone who would like to video and record me raising hackles.
- 1:44 AM, November 27, 2011
This is Zan Overall of "I Want to Believe You, Mr. President" fame. I have performed it to vast acclaim.......
Well, maybe half-vast acclaim. It is now June 2012.
i just had my 87th birthday. Still ornery. More ornery
to be honest......To decide for yourself, look at some of
my you tube videos wherein I pontificate as the "Wise Old Man." Go to www.youtube.com and then add
/1wom. My favorite is a skit which I "table read."
(How hip is that!) It's called "God Is a Goy? Oy!"
The Palestinians get the World Court to hear their claim that God did not promise the Promised Land to the Jews. Abe Manfox brings God into the office for a deposition to settle the matter. One of Abe's lines is: "I think He's coming. I feel just like I did when I met Barbra Streisand....... Well, almost."
- 7:19 PM, June 16, 2012
I think I wiped out my first comment out accidentally so I will repeat it. The moderator can wipe out one.
This is Zan Overall, of "I Want to Believe You, Mr. President" ill fame. I have performed it to vast acclaim......Well, maybe half-vast acclaim.
I am more ornery than ever Judge for yourself by looking at my videos on Youtube. I pontificate in them in the persona of "The Wise Old Man." (The "wise' part is indisputable.)
You might like a sketch called "God is a Goy? Oy!" The Palestinians claim to the World Court that God did not promise the Promised Land to the Jews.
Abe Manfox of the Defamation League brings God into the office for a deposition. My favorite line is when Abe says:
"I think He's coming! I feel just like I did when I met
Barbra Streisand!....... Well, almost."
To find them, go to www.youtube.com. Then you add: /1wom
One of them is me singing an Anthem for the Truth Movement. (That's not your thing, is it, Greg? Truth, that is.) Please check it out anyway,
- 7:36 PM, June 16, 2012
- Jr. Williams said...
Tribute song for wedding...?
Lemmy Tribute Song
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Jantar Mantar - Snapshots
17 comments:
- UB said...
Hi Restless,
Thanks for stopping by my blogpost. Nice pictures. Brings back memories. Are you supporting the movement? I'd love to see some pics from India Gate at this time.
- April 7, 2011 at 7:15 PM
- Team G Square said...
Wonderfully captured .
- April 7, 2011 at 7:59 PM
- Rachit said...
I visited JM back in Jan and truly as an engineering student I praise the noteworthy attempt by our rulers in ancient times.
- April 7, 2011 at 9:36 PM
- subtlescribbler said...
the bad part is - i've never been to jantar mantar inspite of being a dilliwalla :(
great clicks btw, i m sure its an enjoyable place! i m gonna ask my pals to make a visit here now ASAP :D
- April 7, 2011 at 10:14 PM
- Vee said...
never visited that, but have quite some childhood memories associated to it. it made a mark in my mind while reading books because of its variety structure.. great pics!
- April 8, 2011 at 7:11 AM
- joshimukard said...
Anna Hazare has made Jantar Mantar an important place
- April 8, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- sm said...
beautiful shots of Jantar Mantar.
- April 8, 2011 at 3:08 PM
- Perception said...
So next time instead of Hard Rock Cafe i will go to Jantar Mantar because your snaps made me curious..
- April 8, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- A Restless Mind With A Sensitive Heart! said...
UB - thanks dear! I'll try!
Team G Square- thanks!
Rachit - yes true!
Subtlescribbler - right now it's the hub of activities (Anna Hazare movement), hope u know.
Vee - Even we dilliwala's avoid such places. I had to drag my kids to see it once, but they liked the open and green place. thanks :)
- April 8, 2011 at 5:30 PM
- A Restless Mind With A Sensitive Heart! said...
Joshi - It was always an important place! yeah, but right now its very popular. for us Delhites, a protest meant Jantar mantar or boat club of something.
sm - thanks!
Perception - am glad! Visit it before Delhi gets warm during summers.
- April 8, 2011 at 5:32 PM
- Jack said...
It was so unique when I saw it first time in 1950s and now it is lost in high rise structures. Thank God that it is still maintained.
Take care
- April 8, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Nice pics..
anyhow.. if someone here could explain here how these structures are used to make astronomical calculations..
I think these things are explained in the plaque beside every structure.. would have liked to see those too..
- April 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Vivek Chamoli said...
Nice photography :)
And yeah the initial breakthrough has come into the Lokpal Bill.
Long way to go yet in its proper implementation.
take care
have a great weekend.
- April 9, 2011 at 2:36 PM
- Sach! said...
Dilli !!! <3 :-)
- April 12, 2011 at 7:34 PM
- Vaish said...
I've been to this place and quite liked it!
- April 13, 2011 at 4:53 AM
- A Restless Mind With A Sensitive Heart! said...
Jack uncle - yes, still looks magnificent.
Book worm - i had clicked pics of those metal encrusted write up, but didn't put it here..let's c if its readable, i will put it.
Vivek - Hey Jantar Mantar had always been there, just that it can in limelight now. thanks
SAch - :)
Vaish - ok :)
- April 15, 2011 at 6:46 PM
I so want to visit Delhi!! Someday! someday!
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Now that this season is MERCIFULLY over,
He can go on to Jacksonville and suck ass there and take his Teblow-groupies with him.
Trust me....He and his groupies(especially the ones hanging out here at JI) won't be missed.
one question who is the gm that just said this?
Looks like I hurt some people's feelings.
Didn't know Tim had relatives here at JI.
No more Tebow and his cult.
Thank You Jesus
^ I see what you did there.
Say what you want about the Tebow circus and all that entails, but if he had qb'd this team even half way into the season, instead of Butt-Boy, the Jets would be preparing for a playoff game this week.
Don't let the door hit u where the good lord split ya!
The only people who like to talk about tebow more then the tebowites is the tebow haters.
no one still answered my question what if the jets new gm likes tebow?
right now we have no gm to make any sort of transaction.
I don't think the hc has the power to release or trade anyone i could be wrong.
Now, moving on.....
ucrenegade, I see your point considering that Tanny is DONE.
That said, you seriously believe that the Next GM(whomever it is) is going to want to keep Tebow(who is NOT an NFL QB) around with all the obvious NEEDS at QB that the Jets have?
The GM would want to start Fresh and get his own guys and draft his OWN players.
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The Lexus LX470 is a full-size luxury Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) manufactured by Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota Japan. It was a successor to the LX450 introduced in 1996. The Lexus LX470 made its debut in 1998, and the model was in production until 2006. Like its predecessor, the Lexus LX470 also based itself on Toyota's longest running SUV model, the Land Cruiser. The basic difference between the Land Cruiser and the LX470 is that the latter featured luxurious interiors and exteriors.
The Lexus LX470 had several design similarities with the Land Cruiser. Most body panels of the car were akin to those of the Land Cruiser, the primary difference being that the Lexus LX470 had interiors that were more luxurious and a different front appearance and wheels. The differences in the front appearance include a larger grille and quad-headlamp forward fascia. The LX470 featured a 4.7-liter V-8 engine with LEV certification. The first production model of the Lexus LX470 was fitted with a V-8 engine that worked up to 235 horsepower. The V-8 engine later saw an upgrade to generate 268 horsepower and 445 lb-ft of torque.
The Lexus LX470 also had some unique suspension features that included Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS) and Adjustable Height Control (AHC). The AHC was quite useful as it allowed users to raise the vehicle for off-road travel and restore it back to its normal driving height to reduce wind resistance and center of gravity. The AVS changed the firmness of the shock absorber in each wheel in less than 2.5 milliseconds by selecting one of the built-in 64 settings. It automatically selected the appropriate setting for suspension, which depended on various factors such as acceleration, braking and steering, and wheel activity. The driver received several preferences in the AVS system: the Normal, Sport, and Comfort modes.
Lexus introduced a few changes in the LX470 models produced in 2002-2003. A major addition was a Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS) system and an optional Night View feature. Previous versions of the Lexus LX470 had a fixed steering ratio of 19.8:1. The VGRS feature required the driver to enforce less steering input in tight places. Lexus made a few changes in the interiors and exteriors of the LX470, such as the four-speed automatic transmission that saw an upgrade to a five-speed automatic transmission, and bigger 18-inch wheels. The standard features also included front-row side-curtain airbags and side-torso airbags, rain-sensing windshield wipers, and electronic brake-force distribution.
The Lexus LX470 represented the second generation of elite SUVs that offered great comfort, performance, and style. The vehicle was ideal for both suburban and off-road traveling.
The Lexus LX470 was equipped with a 4.7-liter V-8 engine that delivered 263 horsepower and 323 lb-ft of peak torque. It also featured Toyota's Variable Valve Timing with intelligence technology that gave the V-8 engine a lot of torque across a broad speed range, which made the car feel responsive in routine driving tests. The advanced full-time four-wheel drive system, backed by the impressive handling technology, gave the Lexus LX470 versatile driving capabilities. The Lexus LX470 also met the Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicle II (ULEV-II) certification standard.
The Lexus LX470 was equipped with a five-speed automatic transmission that offered smooth shift quality. The shift logic had the ability to hold gears on descents for improved engine braking and on inclines for more power. This characteristic of the transmission was helpful while towing as well. The car also featured a torque sensing differential center called ""Torsen,"" which distributed the appropriate torque between the rear and front axles based on factors such as steering input and wheel slip. It also helped in vehicle handling and performance through curves. In the case of the rear wheels spinning on turns, the Torsen changed the torque ratio to help the driver control the slippage. The torque-sensing differential also made the Lexus LX470 less prone to slippage caused by a sudden change in the road's surface conditions.
The Lexus LX470 had the opulent fit and finish that had become the hallmark of Lexus car interiors. Its standard features included leather seating, automatic climate control, a premium audio system comprising a six-disc in-dashes CD changer, an overhead console, and a power moonroof. The typical character lines on the hood and front metallic grille, along with a chrome finish, gave the car a distinctive look that conveyed solidity and elegance.
Lexus made a few additions in the models produced in 2004 and 2006. In the 2004 version of the LX470, a backup camera was included in the navigation system, while the Bluetooth feature was optional. Similarly, in the 2006 version of the LX470, LED tail lamps replaced the backlighting units, and the horsepower of the V-8 engine was increased to 275 with the addition of the VVT-i.
2007 Lexus LX470
SUV, Utility/Offroad
The 2007 Lexus LX470 classifies as a luxury SUV available in a single trim package, the LX470.
2006 Lexus LX470
The 2006 Lexus LX470 luxury SUV has its faults, but also has many qualities that make it a desirable vehicle.
2005 Lexus LX470
The 2005 Lexus LX470 represents one fully loaded model.
2004 Lexus LX470
The 2004 Lexus LX470 is a full-size SUV that is the largest vehicle produced by Lexus.
2003 Lexus LX470
The 2003 Lexus LX470 classifies as a luxury sport utility vehicle that offers off-road excitement in a vehicle that would not feel out of place in the country club parking lot.
2002 Lexus LX470
The 2002 Lexus LX470 luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a class favorite for a number of good reasons.
2001 Lexus LX470
The 2001 Lexus LX470 is a well-equipped, full-size luxury SUV that's pretty top of the line when it comes to style, performance, amenities, and price.
2000 Lexus LX470
The 2000 Lexus LX470 classifies as a luxury SUV that does not back away from off-road driving tasks, yet it remains elegant enough to drive through the drop-off point of a posh resort.
1999 Lexus LX470
The 1999 Lexus LX470 is a superb SUV that rides in comfort and style.
1998 Lexus LX470
The 1998 Lexus LX470 is a four-wheel-drive luxury SUV that comes with a high price tag but delivers excellence in every way possible.


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One of the biggest fears of beginning any journey is the unknown. We do not know where the journey will take us and that can be quite scary. What will we uncover? What will we find along the way? The journey is as amazing as the final destination. We learn with each step. We learn we have the ability to go in any direction we choose. That direction is very much of our own accord.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
The gift of letting go.
I turned on the light, and sitting on the stone was a package. It was my birthday a few weeks ago, a time of end of summer celebration, and life has been quiet since then. But, now, in my solitude, was a gift within the brown box, bringing a sense of my own private celebration.
I recognized the envelope. My father's love before he passed away. A woman I admired deeply and have reconnected with after twenty two years. I knew the handwriting, I stared at it over and over. The same handwriting I had seen so many years ago. Notes I had seen her write, loving my father, me so intensely. Handwriting that was slightly flawed, like us. I ran my fingers, tracing the past. And, at that point I knew this gift was much much larger than a 6 x9 container.
My father believed, in some culmination of religious and/or philosophical beliefs, that he was going to be a hawk when he died. I have heard more versions of why, how and when he wanted to be a hawk post-life than I am able to count, including my own biased version. More important was this belief when he was alive. He was adamant about his passage. He wore a gold hawk around his neck. It symbolized his very passion for life and where his place was after. I have pictures. I have vivid memories of this very embodiment of him.
And when I opened the envelope, I knew what was in there. My hand instinctively reached in and fumbled for it. A card came, but I didn't need to open it at all. I knew that wrapped neatly inside white tissue was the sign I've been waiting for. The gift I had been hoping for the better portion of my life.
So, there I sat. Totally unprepared for what came next. I cried. Sitting on my farm with my unwrapped past in my hand. I bawled. Tears pouring down, as they do right now. Total and utter watershed. I missed my life as a child, my father, his loved one, my family. The time before I lost him. The time before we all lost him.
That's just it. We had all lost him. And here, I had suddenly found a piece of him in my hand. And that piece was given to me. She was letting go. And in that, she has given back a piece of me. A piece of my father. The very piece I had been waiting for. Her relationship with her past moves on. My life moves on. I have been giving the most amazing gift. She let go and knew that I needed this piece, this remembrance of passion and love and time where life was strong and good. And I knew it would come. I've waited. And around my neck was the missing piece to my past.
I cannot tell you the love that I feel in my heart right now. Overwhelming and beautiful. Sad and truly awe-inspiring at the same time. I swear, the wind kicked up as I sat there. I cried, but I smiled at the same time. I knew that this day would come. And I thank you so much for giving me the gift of letting go.
7 comments:
- Justin Randolph said...
So beautiful...words cannot express...these are those amazing moments in life....
- Princess Powerless said...
What a beautiful gift.
And I'm sure your father is soaring above, looking down on his lovely sobriety girl, right now.
Happy Belated Birthday.
- Janeiro said...
I have goosebumps...what a beautiful account of this special moment. Your father must have been amazing.
I lost my father at the age of 3, started drinking at 13 and here I am 36 and sober for 24 days. Your post is very moving. Isn't it wonderful what sobriety can bring? It sounds like you have a little more freedom from pain than you did the day before you wrote that. Thank you for sharing.
I lost my father when I was 3 and spent two decades of my adult life dealing with that loss mainly with drinking. It is a very moving experience to be sober and have some closure on the issues that we drank for in the 1st place. Very well written post I will keep on reading and thanks.
sober mojo...I wonder how many stories I will read as I embark on this scary journey...but yours is mine...I turn 36 tomorrow and I hope that will be the last day I allow myself to douse my problems with beer.
- Tim said...
I cried today, for the first time in ages, over losing my own father in 1995. Amazing what kind of feelings that stumbling across a 4 month old blog can stir up.
I'm in the beginning stages of my own sobriety. And whether you're in NYC or a small town in West Texas like me, we can all benefit from people like you. Thanks for sharing an incredible moment. Tim


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David A Boulanger
David A. Boulanger of Newburgh, a police lieutenant for the MTA and long time area resident,entered into rest on Sunday, September 7, 2003 at home. He was 53.
The son of the late Warren and Joanne Sheerin Boulanger, he was born on November 1, 1949 in Albany. David Boulanger grew up in Cold Spring where he lived until 1985 and served as a police officer in the village for 5 years.
He proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps, where he earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal with one star, Rifle Marksmanship Badge, Combat Action Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal. He was active with VFW, Boy Scouts of America, Hudson Valley High Power Rifle League, National Rifle Association, NYS Rifle Pistol Association and Black Rock Fish and Game Club.
His survivors include his loving wife, Janice LaValle Boulanger at home; three children, Theresa, Martha and Nicholas Boulanger, all at home; one brother, Michael Boulanger of San Diego, CA; two sisters, Ellen Russell of Pine Bush, Susan Travis of Boston, MA; nieces and nephews.
Family will receive their friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm on Wednesday, September 10 at Brooks-DiDonato Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Avenue, Newburgh.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 am on Thursday, September 11 at St. John's Church, 31 Willow Street, Beacon.
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