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1. Penny Candy
Words/Music: Marc Blitzstein
Performers: William Sharp, Steven Blier
A perfectly-timed comedy duo here in one of Blitzstein's many wonderful songs. Released by the New York Festival of Song in 2009, this entire album is worth taking two hours some day to sit back and really listen to. It's magical.
2. Ní Liom Féin
Performers: Kíla
Kíla – a band fusing Irish and world styles together in mad, brilliant, fearless performances. If you ever get a chance to see them live, GO!
You can visit their website by clicking here.
3. Groaner, Canary & Nose
Performers: Judy Garland, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby
From an episode of Mail Call, a radio show produced by the Armed Service Radio Service in the 1940s, we hear three of the most famous personalities of the day – Judy Garland, Jimmy Durante and Bing Crosby – lament their woes of being seen as "simply voices" and long for a time when they will be given "a straight dramatic part."
4. Wenn ich jodle, bin ich glücklich
Performer: Franzl Lang
One of Germany's most beloved yodelers doing what he does best. In the words of my friend Macdara, "No Friday would be the same without Franzl."
5. Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Composer & Performer: Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer (my own particular idol since childbirth) in concert at the Sanders Theater at Harvard University in March 1959.
6. Frühgang
Composer: Hermann Zilcher
Poet: Detlev von Liliencron
Performers: Konrad Jarnot, Alexander Schmalcz
A captivating song by little-known composer Hermann Zilcher, from his Opus 12: Vier Lieder. For any singers and pianists interested in knowing more about his music, check out the Hermann Zilcher Gesellschaft website, or feel free to drop me a line!
7. Das Schlossgespenst
Composer: Martin Rosenstiel
Arranged: E. Gerhardt and F. Mayer
Performers: Ensemble Vokalzeit, Philip Mayer
In a similar style to that of The Comedian Harmonists, the Ensemble Vokalzeit take a look back at the Berlin cabaret scene in this song about a ghost who enjoys going bowling. With skulls.
8. Is It Peace Or Is It Prozac
Words & Music: Cheryl Wheeler, Jonathan Edwards & Bob Dawson
Performer: D.C. Anderson
I have listened to this track many, many, many times and it never fails to make me laugh.
You can visit D.C. Anderson's website by clicking here.
9. Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?
Composer: Noël Coward
Performers: Gertrude Lawrence, Noël Coward
Forever associated with sparring couple Amanda and Elyot in the play Private Lives, Lawrence and Coward team up again for something entirely different in this extract from Red Peppers, one of ten plays from the 'Tonight at 8:30' collection.
10. The Astronomers (An Epitaph)
Composer: Richard Hundley
Performers: Paul Sperry, Irma Vallecillo
The text is a simple epitaph based upon an inscription found in Allegheny, Pennsylvania:
Susan Campbell 1863 – 1910
Brian Campbell 1862 – 1909
We have loved the stars too deeply
To be afraid of the night.
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McLaren F1 GTR - FIA GT Nurburgring 1997
After being persuaded to do so by 'gentleman racer' Ray Bellm, Gordon Murray – legendary race car designer, set about designing a racing variant of the McLaren F1 sports car, the McLaren F1 GTR, which was produced specifically for grand touring style racing in 1995.
After its reign of dominance was ended by newer GT cars from the likes of Porsche and Mercedes, as well as updated longtail F1 GTRs, the early shape McLaren F1s found themselves with privateer teams such as BBA Competition. What the team lacked in outright pace against the might of the new factory cars, they more than made up for in eye catching liveries, as this outstanding car proves.
Number: 25
Race: FIA GT Nurburgring
Team: BBA Competition
Drivers: David Velay, Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Year: 1997
Tech Specs
- Scale: 1:32
- Age Suitability: 3+
Special Features
- Digital Plug Ready (Digital Plug not included)
- Easy Change Pick-Ups
- High Detail
- Magnatraction
- Working Rear Lights
- Xenon Effect Headlights
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Stellar Performance and looks
Like all the F1 Mclaren cars, they run and look great and this one is no different. Great paint and decals and performance. Great fit and finish. A+++
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2013 Mazda5
The sporty Mazda5 van brings its unique blend of hauling space, double sliding doors and low-dollar fuel bills into this year intact. The Mazda5 does without the latest touchscreen technology in its versatile cabin, but has a stellar driving position and balanced handling to make up for any missing trendy items.
There are real tradeoffs for the Mazda's eager handling and great mileage ratings. A slippery drag coefficient isn't enough to silence the roars inside this boomy machine at 80 mph, but for some the car's $20,000 entry price will mean accepting these shortcomings.
Where the Mazda is happiest is in the smart and practical small family car market, where not even larger crossovers can touch its skillful blend of attributes like easy city driving, amble rear-seat access for loading and unloading, and the hauling flexibility of the compact van's capacious rear cabin (especially with the second row of seats removed).
The unique small minivan market position occupied by the Mazda5 is more crowded than before, with competition from seven-passenger haulers like the Mitsubishi Outlander and Dodge Journey a real threat despite the crossover models' less-practical, SUV-style rear doors.
The crossover squad is also nowhere near as fuel efficient in daily driving as the Mazda5. While lacking the newest direct injection from the SkyActiv engines, the Mazda5's 2.5-liter engine is rarely underpowered in the car's family mission.
Click past the jump for the full review of the Mazda5, with highlights on all the latest updates and changes.
2013 Mazda5
Transmission:6-speed Manual, 5-speed Auto
Horsepower @ RPM:157 @ 6000
Torque @ RPM:163 @ 4000
Displacement:2.5 L
0-60 time:9.0 sec.
Top Speed:122 mph
Layout:Front-engine, Front-drive
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The Mazda5's long and low dimensions have always made a striking mark in traffic dominated by econoboxes and SUVs. Not quite a minivan, but often seen loaded to the brim with people and pets.
The Mazda5 has a grounded stance on the road that is enhanced by the 17-inch wheel upgrade for the top Touring and GT trim levels. The flowing five-star alloy wheels emphasize the Mazda as a sporty contender. The latest model loses the cool vertical LED brake lights for a wide and trimmed horizontal graphic similar to the CX-5 and Mazda6. The overall effect of the move is a step backward, as the LED light bar is replaced by simple bulb reflectors in the new brake lights.
Moving toward the front, the Mazda5 was the proudest production Mazda to wear the company's short-lived Nagare styling theme. Like a Batmobile draped in silk, these Nagare surfaces had much promise but were spoiled (for some) by awkward fenders and grinning grilles. A sporty front bumper panel helps ground the Mazda5 from up front and looks great with the GT spec's HID low-beam headlights.
The Mazda van carries Nagare-style intersecting creases and triple flow swirls on the door panels, and looks quite special as a result. The Mazda5 is actually a pretty rare vehicle in the Japanese automaker's lineup whose U.S. sales are dominated by the Mazda3 and CX-5.
The dimensions of the Mazda5 and CX-5 are actually quite close, with a mild wheelbase stretch for the van model's third-row seat, and a much lower roof in the Mazda5 versus the CX-5.
In terms of overall dimensions, the Mazda5 is far easier to park and fit in the garage than the bigger Dodge Journey and Mitsubishi Outlander.
2013 Mazda5 – Exterior Dimensions:
|Wheelbase (in.)
|Length (in.)
|Width (in.)
|Height (in.)
|Track - Front (in.)
|Track - Rear (in.)
|Weight (Pounds)
|Drag Coefficient
2013 Mazda5 – Standard Exterior Features:
|Mazda5 Sport
|Mazda5 Touring Additions
|Mazda5 Grand Touring Additions
|16-inch alloy wheels
|17-inch alloy wheels
|Power moonroof
|R16 all-season tires
|R17 all-season tires
|Xenon High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights (low beam, manual leveling)
|Halogen headlights
|Sporty side sill extensions
|Black front grille insert
|Rear liftgate spoiler
|Automatic on/off headlights
|Door mirrors with LED turn signal lamps
|Clear lens halogen fog lights
|Heated door mirrors
|Dual power remote door mirrors, body color
|Painted front grille insert
|Rain-sensing windshield wipers
|Variable-intermittent windshield wipers
|Anti-theft alarm system
|Rear window defogger
|Rear wiper with washer (fixed intermittent)
|Roof molding accommodation for roof rack cross-bars
|Roof-mounted radio antenna
|Wheel center cap color change from silver to black
The interior of the Mazda5 seats six people in three rows of bucket seats. The last row is pinched together, with dimensions that are a shadow of the large leg, shoulder and head room in the first two rows. The sliding second row is actually the place to be, as long as there are no complaints from the 'wayback.'
The Mazda5 comes equipped with black or tan cloth that is reasonably nice and easy to clean. The perforated leather of the top trims is an all-black affair now, but darkens the cabin and doesn't feel worth the upgrade over cloth (despite the red leather piping in the chairs).
The dash shape is firmly a van with a high-mounted shifter and open floor between the front seats. The driving position is actually pretty easy to configure and allows a much sportier recline than most vans.
Big driver's will sit with their whole head and shoulders behind the B-pillar, which is a nice bit of privacy in the glassy and open cabin layout.
Kids will love the view out the huge windows, mind you, so the low window line is worth it for the added backseat peace.
The Mazda5 offers optional radio upgrades but nothing in the same league as the best latest touchscreens up front, nor the Honda and Chrysler Blu-ray players in the back. This will not be a tough sacrifice for most frugal parents, as the options for portable multimedia solutions like iPads has dramatically simplified kid-friendly road travel.
The tradeoffs for the Mazda5's incredibly nimble handling and great mileage become clear inside as speeds pass 40 mph or so. At this point, low and unobtrusive tire rumble is replaced by tremendous engine and wind noise.
The Mazda5 needs a heavy foot to reach passing speeds but once achieved, is a happy cruiser with a calm ride quality – despite the squall of wind rushing past the wing mirrors and A-pillars.
2013 Mazda5 – Interior Dimensions:
|Front Seating Capacity
|Middle Seating Capacity
|Rear Seating Capacity
|Headroom - Front (in.)
|Headroom - Middle (in.)
|Headroom - Rear (in.)
|Legroom - Front (in.)
|Legroom - Middle (in.)
|Legroom - Rear (in.)
|Shoulder Room - Front (in.)
|Shoulder Room - Middle (in.)
|Shoulder Room - Rear (in.)
|Hip Room - Front (in.)
|Hip Room - Middle (in.)
|Hip Room - Rear (in.)
|EPA Cargo Volume - All Seats Up (cubic-feet)
|EPA Cargo Volume - 3rd-Row Seat Folded (cubic-feet)
|EPA Cargo Volume - 2nd Row Removed; 3rd Row Folded Down (cubic-feet)
|85, est
2013 Mazda5 – Standard Interior Features:
|Mazda5 Sport
|Mazda5 Touring - Additions
|Mazda5 Grand Touring - Additions
|Bluetooth hands-free phone
|Cloth door panel inserts
|Interior and audio system (matching leather color)
|Air conditioning with pollen filter
|Leather-wrapped steering wheel
|Driver's seat lumbar support
|AM/FM/CD MP3-compatible 6-speaker audio system
|Leather-wrapped shift knob adjustment
|Audio auxiliary input jack and USB audio input
|Trip computer
|Heated front seats
|Automatic climate control
|Leather-trimmed seat upholstery
|Cargo compartment storage (Black or Sand)
|Carpeted floor mats
|Sirius satellite radio w/ 4-month subscription
|Center console storage
|Center display (A/C, audio, clock)
|Cloth-trimmed seat upholstery (Black or Sand)
|Cruise control
|Driver's seat manual height adjustment
|Driver's side one-touch auto up/down window feature
|Dual front cup holders
|Front dual map lights
|Front row seats w/inboard armrests and seatback pockets
|Power door locks and windows
|Remote keyless illuminated entry system
|Second row cool air vents with fan-speed controls
|Second row fold-out tray table w/storage and dual cup holders
|Second row seats with inboard and outboard armrests
|50/50 split fold-down third row seats
|Sirius satellite radio-compatible audio system
|Steering wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls
|Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
2013 Mazda5 – Optional Interior Features:
- Cargo Net ($50)
- Floor Mats, All-Weather ($100)
- Compass / Auto Dim Mirror w/ Homelink ($295)
- Cargo Cover ($100)
Drivetrain, Suspension and Brakes
The Mazda5 is a front-drive chassis with power coming from a 2.5-liter four-cylinder making 157 horsepower and 163 pound-feet of torque. This engine does not have the SkyActiv benefits and comes in between the CX-5's base 2.0-liter and up-level 2.5-liter for power.
There is barely any weight difference between the 5 van and the CX-5 crossover, so the van's standard six-speed and optional five-cog automatic are in the smaller-engined CX-5's slow league. They deliver a 0-to-60 mph sprint of just under 9 seconds and a top speed so unattainable it's hilarious. Getting the Mazda5 above 110 mph would be a huge achievement, likely only possible on a long downhill road.
The Mazda5 runs out of puff at highway speeds with a loaded cabin, but the engine is smooth and revs valiantly trying to hustle the little van along.
A conventional five-speed automatic is good for driving manners, but less good at keeping the revs down at 80 mph. This auto transmission is (oddly) able to beat the manual's EPA stats around town and match it on the highway - but in practice the six-speed is calmer at speed.
2013 Mazda5 – Mechanical Details:
|Engine Size and Type
|2.5-liter 16-valve I-4 With DOHC And VVT
|Peak power (Horsepower)
|157 @ 6000
|Peak torque (Pound-feet)
|163 @ 4000
|6-speed Manual, 5-Speed Automatic Opt.
|0-to-60 mph
|9.0 seconds
|Top Speed (mph)
|122 mph
|EPA Fuel Economy MPG (City/Combined/Highway)
|21/NA/28 Manual, 22/NA/28 Auto
The Mazda5 is packed with safety equipment to protect the families it will carry for years, rain or shine. A six-pack of standard airbags brings a huge side curtain for all three rows, and standard electronics like ESC and EBD ensure safe travel in bad weather.
The Mazda5 does without the CX-5's active city braking radar or even a backup camera, but does offer proximity sensros out back as a cost option.
2013 Mazda5 – Standard Safety Features:
- "Triple H" body construction
- Side-impact door beams
- "Crushable" brake & accelerator pedal assembly
- Advanced dual front air bags
- Front seat side air bags
- Three-row side air curtains
- Engine immobilizer anti-theft system
- Second row LATCH child safety seat anchors
- Third row child safety seat anchors
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
- Rear backup sensors – Opt.
2013 Mazda5 – 2013 Prices:
|Mazda5 Sport - Manual
|Mazda5 Sport - Auto
|Mazda5 Touring - Auto
|Mazda5 Grand Touring - Auto
The Journey also seats six people with base prices just above $22,000 for the cheapest trims. An optional AWD and V-6 aid the Journey's all-weather credentials, and revised styling in the back helps it look relatively fresh. Cabin quality is still a concern for the Dodge, as is its potential reliability and mileage.
The brand-new Outlander is a serious rival for the Mazda5 with a more butch style and available Plug-in Hybrid power coming to the seven-seat Mitsubishi in 2014. The third row of the Outlander is less accessible than the Mazda5's, and also less accommodating once back there with SUV-style high windows making it tough for kids to see out.
At just below $20,000, the base Mazda5 Sport with a manual box might just be the ultimate bargain vehicle. Forget the BMW 3 series for do-it-all accolades: most people cannot even think about buying a car that expensive.
For the six seats, quality build construction, great dynamic poise and fuel mileage, the Mazda5 is a special car indeed. The unique dual sliding doors only sweeten the plot for this low-floor shuttle – the Mazda5 actually lets kids step inside versus climbing in over seats.
Potential areas for improvement are many, but might jeopardize the Mazda5's under-$20,000 entry pricing. As it stands in today's market, there is no more rational choice for cheap and cheerful child transport. The extra benefit included as standard on that six-speed base model? A love for corners and an always-enthusiastic powertrain.
|Good Steering And Ride/Handling Balance
|A Bit More Power Would Be Helpful And Appreciated
|Smooth Shape But Where Are The Cool LEDs?
|Low, Low Entry Prices And Long-Running Mechanical Reliability
|Quite Possibly The Most Practical, Economical and Affordable Family Car In The World
Press Release
Available in three trim levels, Mazda5 is offered as an entry-level Sport, feature-full Touring or top-of-line Grand Touring. All models offer the versatility, features and style consumers in the market for a multi-activity vehicle want and at a price they can afford. A new feature that is sure to offer buyers peace of mind: door mirrors with integrated LED turn signal lamps come standard in all trim levels for the 2013 model year. Additionally, all trim-levels will now have a USB audio port for easy connectivity with media devices.
The Mazda5: Well Thought Out, Well-Equipped Models
The Mazda5 Sport is well-equipped and comes standard with a six-speed manual or available five-speed automatic transmission. Standard features include 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels with P205/55R16 all-season tires, power door locks and windows with a driver's side one-touch up/down feature, power mirrors, a tilt and telescopic steering wheel, air conditioning with pollen filter, AM/FM/CD/MP3-compatible audio system with six speakers, an audio auxiliary jack, steering wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls, remote keyless entry system and 50/50 split fold-flat third row seats.
The Touring trim takes everything already offered on the Sport model and pumps it up a notch. The Mazda5 Touring is equipped with a five-speed automatic transmission, all-new 17-inch aluminum alloy wheel designs with P205/50R17 all-season tires, sport side sill extensions, a rear lift gate spoiler, fog lamps, Bluetooth® hands-free phone and audio connectivity, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob as well as a trip computer. To assist with reversing duties, the 2013 Mazda5 Touring and above trims will now include rear backup sensors.
Moving up to the fully-loaded Grand Touring model adds a power moonroof, leather-trimmed seats with heated front row seats, driver's seat lumbar support adjustment, xenon high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights with low beam and manual leveling, heated door mirrors, rain-sensing windshield wipers, Sirius Satellite Radio with a complimentary four-month subscription and an anti-theft alarm system.
360 Degrees of Standard Safety, Security
The 2013 Mazda5 offers a high level of performance and stability as well as a high amount of safety features – standard.
All Mazda5 vehicles are equipped with a long and impressive list of safety offerings, including six airbags (advanced dual front, front-seat mounted and full-length side curtain), anti-lock brakes (ABS), Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) with Brake Assist, Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) with a Traction Control System (TCS), a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), "Triple H" body construction, side-impact door beams, a "crushable" brake and accelerator pedal assembly, three-point safety belts for all seating positions, front seatbelt pretensioners with force limiters as well as Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH).


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June 22, 2016
Trust Fund Beauty: Nail Polish Swatch + Review
I'll admit it: I have a bit of a nail polish addiction. I have over 150 polishes, some I've purchased because of the colour, others because of the name. Regardless, nail polish just pulls a look together easily (not to be mistaken with quickly).
Recently, I was introduced to Trust Fund Beauty, and I was instantly hooked. The sassy names drew me in, the colours pleased the eyes and the ingredients sealed the deal.
Trust Fund Beauty was created with the founder (Samara)'s mother in mind. While undergoing chemo, her nails became brittle and she wanted to cover them up in some pretty and stylish colours. It was important that they contained very little toxins. After her passing, Samara combined her mother's wants with their sense of humour and release Trust Fund Beauty.
The polishes are 10-free, 100% vegan, cruelty free, paraben free and GMO free. All of their facilities are certified, do not test on animals, do not use animal bi-products and their third party affiliates don't either. Also, "none of our production facilities is a subsidiary of any parent company that carries out any form of animal testing."
Three polishes arrived at my doorstep: Do U Know Who My Father Is?, Champagne Problems and Flirty & Dirty. While there's no real pop of colour in this trio, they're perfect for everyday wear and look great together!
The bottle is square, which is perfect for storage efficiency and still being able to see what colour(s) you're grabbing. The brushes for Flirty & Dirty was a little wider and the brush stem was a little more oval compared to the other two. You can see the difference in the picture below.
I haven't heard back from the company yet as to why this is, but I'm hoping that the brush for Flirty & Dirty is going to be staying! The wider brush makes for easier and a more even application.
Each of the colours I received were opaque in 2 coats. For the nail art, only 1 coat was used for the dots. None of the colours gave me any problems. A top coat is definitely needed, however with or without, there has been a little shrinkage by day 2. They're still looking pretty good after 5 days. Shrinkage hasn't expanded, so it's just a little wear on the tips... and the one nail that I accidentally hit is chipping a little, but I'm the one to blame for that!
Do U Know Who My Father Is? is a girly, light pink cream (accent nail and dots)
Flirty & Dirty is a beautiful dusty rose with a little shimmer in it. I'm in love with this colour. (primary colour)
Champagne Problems is a metallic gold shimmer that reminds me of champagne fizz. There's a little wee bit of silver shimmer throughout that adds some dimension to it. (dots throughout nails)
I wanna get my hands on Boy Tears, Seriously? and Black Heart. They're calling my name. Seriously.
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July 15, 2014
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The Blackbook Sessions – Never Give Up
The Black Book Sessions – Keep it Simple
I drew this to the sounds of De Le Soul – Buhloone Mindstate. It was inspired by a piece Bom5 did for me on my birthday.
I had one pen with me which had an italic nib on one side and a normal round nib on the other. Bom just threw down, the white of the paper (negative space) becomes part of the design and although the design itself doesn't look simple, the idea was. Please click the image to read about this piece.
Saying any more on this post would negate the title and my point so I will leave you with some words from my boy Da Vinci.
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." – Leonado Da Vinci


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Taking in the very best of Peru, this 22-day overland adventure visits the wildlife-rich Ballestas Islands, the world-famous Nazca Lines and includes trekking to the phenomenal ruins of Machu Picchu. We then cross into Bolivia to the serene shores of Lake Titicaca and the city of La Paz.
Trip Highlights
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Welcome to Peru and the start of your adventure! Make your own way to our joining hotel in Lima, where we have a welcome meeting at 6pm for you to meet your tour leader and fellow travellers. The rest of today is free for you to explore Peru's buzzing capital, which is the second-largest city in the Americas behind Sao Paulo.
Overnight: Lima
Ballestas Islands & Huacachina
Lima - Paracas - Huacachina. This morning we have a very early start to beat rush hour and drive to Paracas National Park, one of the most important marine reserves in the world. Here we board a local boat for an included trip to the Ballestas Islands to see incredible resident wildlife such as Humboldt penguins, Blackish oystercatchers and vast colonies of sea lions.
After lunch, we continue our journey south to reach Huacachina, a stunning desert oasis town surrounded by towering sand dunes. Here we have the option to head out for a fun evening of sand boarding and dune buggying.
Overnight: Huacachina | Breakfast
The Nazca Lines
Huacachina - Nazca. Today we continue south to reach Nazca, home to the world-famous and mysterious Nazca Lines. Thought to have been created over 1,000 years ago by the ancient Nazca culture, the Nazca Lines are a series of geometric shapes, figures and lines that have been etched into the ground. Their purpose remains unknown to this day and we stop en route at a viewing platform to get a glimpse of some of these incredible designs.
This afternoon we have the option of a 30-minute flight over the Nazca Lines, which is by far the best way to appreciate their size. Some designs are so large they can only be fully seen from the sky.
Overnight: Nazca
Puerto Inca
Nazca - Puerto Inca. Today we journey from Nazca to visit the ancient sites of the Chauchilla Cemetery and Cahuachi Pyramid, thought to have once been the religious centre of Nazca civilization. In the afternoon we then continue to Puerto Inca, a resort set on the Peruvian Pacific coast and a great spot to relax on the beach.
Overnight: Puerto Inca | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Puerto Inca - Arequipa. Today we head inland to the 'White City' of Arequipa, set against the stunning backdrop of the snow-capped El Misti volcano. Along the way, enjoy soaking up the views and playing games with your fellow travellers.
Day 6 is free to explore this beautiful city independently or take one of our optional activities. Perhaps learn to make Peruvian cuisine in a cooking class, take a guided tour of the Santa Catalina convent or enjoy an exciting morning of white-water rafting on the Chili River.
Overnight: Arequipa (2) | Breakfast x 2, Lunch x 1
Colca Canyon
Arequipa - Chivay. This morning we have more free time to explore Arequipa, then after lunch we continue our drive to Chivay. This highland town is the gateway to the magnificent Colca Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in the world.
On day 8 we take a short drive to some of the best viewpoints along this spectacular canyon, which is also famous for its resident condors. We have plenty of time at the viewpoints to give ourselves the best chance of spotting these incredible birds. On the way back to Chivay we visit some local communities, then this afternoon is free to explore or take an optional trip to the nearby hot springs.
Overnight: Chivay (2) | Breakfast x 2
Chivay - Raqchi. This morning we drive through the beautiful landscape of the Peruvian highlands as we make our way to the small village of Raqchi. This evening the villagers invite us to take part in a traditional Quechua religious ceremony and we enjoy some lively music from the local musicians. Tonight we stay in traditional family homes as guests of the local villagers.
Overnight: Raqchi | Breakfast, Dinner
Raqchi - Cusco. This morning we explore the Inca ruins of the Temple of Qiracocha, before visiting a local artisan centre to see a pottery demonstration. In the afternoon we then drive to the charming city of Cusco, the former Inca capital and world-famous gateway to the spectacular ruins of Machu Picchu.
Day 11 is free to explore this historical city independently or perhaps enjoy an optional activity such as a Peruvian cooking class or a Spanish class so you can exchange a few words with the locals.
Overnight: Cusco (2) | Breakfast x 2, Lunch x 1
The Sacred Valley
The next four days will be spent either trekking in the Andes on our pioneering Wild Andes Trek or trekking the Classic Inca Trail. Alternatively, if you don't wish to hike, our Train Package offers further free time to explore Cusco and a guided tour of the Sacred Valley. For more information please refer to the Trip Notes.
Option 1 - Wild Andes Trek
We leave Cusco early to visit the ruined temples of Sacsayhuaman, before heading to the small Quechua-speaking village of Chinchero. We see a traditional weaving demonstration and visit the Quillarumiyoc temple, then begin our trek to Zurite where we enjoy a traditional dinner. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Option 2 - Classic Inca Trail
This morning we enjoy a guided tour of the Sacred Valley, followed by a visit to the market town of Pisac and free time to explore the impressive archaeological site of Ollantaytambo. We spend the night in a comfortable hotel before our trek starts the following morning. (Breakfast & Lunch)
Option 3 - Train Package
Leaving Cusco with those embarking on the Wild Andes Trek, we visit the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, followed by a scenic drive via the town of Pisac to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. After lunch we return to Cusco, where we stay in a centrally located hotel for a further three nights. (Breakfast & Lunch)
PLEASE NOTE: You must advise at time of booking if you wish to book the classic Inca Trail Trek (which is subject to availability) or the non trekking Train Package, otherwise you will automatically be put on the Wild Andes Trek.
Overnight: Zurite/Ollantaytambo/Cusco | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Wild Andes / Inca Trail
Option 1 - Wild Andes Trek
Zurite - Amaruwatana. After breakfast we start trekking towards Qenteqentiyoc (the Hummingbird Temple), then continue along an ancient path to the top of our first pass at 4,400 metres, where we enjoy amazing views of the Vilcabamba and Vilcanota mountain ranges. We then make our way to our camp in the Sambor Valley. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Option 2 - Classic Inca Trail
Ollantaytambo - Wayllabamba. This morning we catch a bus to Piscaycuscho, where the Classic Inca Trail trek begins, and we are joined by our crew of local porters and cooks. Crossing the River Urubamba, we enjoy stunning views of Mount Veronica and the Incan archaeological remains at Llactapata, before continuing through lush farmland and gradually climbing to our first campsite at Wayllabamba (3000 metres). (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Option 3 - Train Package
Spend today enjoying free time in Cusco, perhaps visiting its museums and churches, shopping for Peruvian textiles and handicrafts or enjoying delicious local cuisine in one of the many restaurants. (Breakfast)
Overnight: Amaruwatana/Wayllabamba/Cusco | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Wild Andes / Inca Trail
Option 1 - Wild Andes Trek
Amaruwatana - Ancascocha. We have an early start to trek for 2 hours to the top of our second pass at 4,700 metres, where we have fantastic views of the surrounding rock formations and the chance to spot Andean wildlife such as eagles, caracaras or ibises. We then descend for 2 hours into a stunning highland valley for an idyllic lunch beside the glacial Kengo Mayu River, before continuing downhill along the ancient trail to our campsite in the Ancascocha area. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Option 2 - Classic Inca Trail
Wayllabamba - Pacaymayo. It's the most challenging section of the Inca Trail today as we ascend for 4 hours through Andean cloud forest to reach the 'Dead Woman's Pass' at an elevation of 4,200 metres. From here we are rewarded with astonishing panoramic views of the Vilcanota and Vilcabamba mountain ranges, before we descend for 2 hours into the Pacaymayo Valley and to our camp for the night. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Option 3 - Train Package
Today is another free day to enjoy all that the city of Cusco has to offer. (Breakfast)
Overnight: Ancascocha/Pacamayo/Cusco | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Wild Andes / Inca Trail
Option 1 - Wild Andes Trek
Ancascocha - Ollantaytambo. Descending through the Silque Canyon, we reach the Camicancha area and stop at a magnificent viewpoint looking towards snow-capped Mount Veronica. From here it's only a short trek to Chilca, where our trail ends, and our vehicle takes us to rest and shower at our hotel in Ollantaytambo. Later we enjoy a guided tour of the incredible archaeological site of Ollantaytambo and its world-famous Temple of the Sun. (Breakfast)
Option 2 - Classic Inca Trail
Pacaymayo - Winay Wayna. Following ancient stone steps and paths, we ascend to the well-preserved Inca remains of Runkurakay, Sayacmarca, and Phuyupatamarca, also known as the 'Town above the Clouds'. Heading down the Andean slope, we reach our final campsite at the Winay Wayna ruins. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Option 3 - Train Package
This morning you are picked up from your hotel and driven to the fortress city of Ollantaytambo and your hotel for the night. Here you rejoin the Wild Andes trekkers and your tour leader when they arrive from their trek in the afternoon. (Breakfast)
Overnight: Ollantaytambo/Winay Wayna/Ollantaytambo | Breakfast
Machu Picchu
Option 1 - Wild Andes Trek & Option 3 - Train Package
Ollantyatambo - Machu Picchu - Cusco. Today we take an incredibly scenic train journey to the town of Aguas Calientes. From here we board a local bus that winds up the mountainside to Machu Picchu, the awe inspiring 'Lost City of the Incas'. Here we enjoy a guided tour and plenty of free time to explore this iconic sight, which was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. In the afternoon we return to Ollantaytambo by train and then drive back to our hotel in Cusco. (Breakfast)
Option 2 - Classic Inca Trail
Winay Wayna - Machu Picchu. Leaving Winay Wayna, we descend through highland jungle to Intupunku, the 'Sun Gate' leading to Machu Picchu, where we catch our first views of this Inca wonder at sunrise. Our local guide explains the site's history and mythology, before we have some free time to explore and take plenty of photographs. Later we head down to Aguas Calientes and take the train to Ollantaytambo, before returning to Cusco for a well-deserved rest. (Breakfast)
Overnight: Cusco | Breakfast
Free day in Cusco
Today is free to rest and relax after our incredible treks or further explore the historical city of Cusco.
Overnight: Cusco | Breakfast
Puno & Lake Titicaca
Cusco - Puno. Leaving Cusco, we journey through the highlands of Peru to Puno today. Set on the shores of Lake Titicaca, this town is a melting pot of Aymara and
Quechuan Indian cultures, where you can still witness traditional Andean customs. This afternoon there's a boat trip on Lake Titicaca to visit the remarkable floating islands of Uros, which are made entirely from totora reeds.
Overnight: Puno | Breakfast
Isla del Sol
Puno - Copacabana - Isla del Sol (Bolivia). This morning we cross the border into Bolivia and head to the picturesque town of Copacabana set on the shores of Lake Titicaca. From here we catch a boat to the beautiful island of Isla del Sol, which is one of the holiest sites in ancient Inca mythology and supposedly the birthplace of the Sun God Inti.
Overnight: Isla Del Sol | Breakfast
Isla del Sol - Copacabana. Today we have an included 14km walk across the length of Isla del Sol. On our walk we take in the beautiful scenery and soak up the calm atmosphere of the island. Those who don't wish to take part are free to relax at our hotel or explore more of the island.
We return to Copacabana for the evening. At sunset there is no better place to be than sat at one of the many local fish restaurants on the shoreline, watching the sun slip below the horizon.
Overnight: Copacabana | Breakfast
La Paz
Isla del Sol - La Paz. On day 21 we drive to La Paz, the highest administrative capital in the world with a skyline dominated by the snowy peaks of Mount Illimani. On arrival, there's an optional guided tour of the city's main sights and viewpoints.
Day 22 marks the end of our adventure through Peru and Bolivia. Please note there is no accommodation included on the trip tonight but, if you would like to extend your time in this wonderful city, our reservations team are able to arrange post-tour accommodation.
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Is This Trip Right For Me?
Overlanding is not a style of travel that will suit everyone so please carefully read the Trip Notes before selecting this tour and be realistic about your ability and desire to join such a trip. If you're the adventurous type who'd rather spend a night roughing it in a rainforest than luxuriating in a boutique hotel, then overlanding is for you. You just need the right attitude, an open mind, and a desire to participate fully in the trip.
Overland travelling can be demanding and challenging. On your trip you'll travel in a purpose-built expedition vehicle on an off-the-beaten-track adventure along rugged roads, sometimes across vast distances. You will find the drive times noted on the Trip Notes.
On an overland journey you are more than just a passenger, these are full participation trips and everyone gets involved and pitches in! You will also be expected to erect your own tent and help with camp chores including cooking meals for the group on a rota basis. Like all great adventures, the more you put in the more you'll get out!
The type, variety and standard of accommodation can vary greatly from very basic rooms without electricity or running water to comfortable hotels with good facilities. Generally in hotels most rooms will be twin-share, but some may be triple/quad-share. Hostels are nearly always multi-share and may be mixed sex.
The campsites we use range from basic to those with excellent facilities, including swimming pools, restaurants and a bar. On some occasions we wild camp with no facilities, which means there are no toilets - just the vast expanse of the great outdoors and a shovel!
Our overland journeys are designed to offer freedom, and many of our routes have a large degree of flexibility rather than a strict hour-by-hour or even day-by-day itinerary. We intend to follow the planned route but exact night stops and inclusions cannot be guaranteed and it sometimes happens that we decide to make a change to our planned itinerary.
How Challenging Is This Trip? Trails to Titicaca is great for lovers of culture and history or for those who want a trekking challenge (Inca Trails). There is plenty of insight into local life and stunning drives across remote Andean Scenery. Mainly small comfortable hotels, plenty of opportunities to try the local cuisine. This trip is strenuous in parts and includes a multi-day trek at high altitude, walking for 5-8 hours per day. Some areas that you travel through may be physically challenging; for example you may be at altitude some of the time and you may be camping for several nights. The pace of the trip can be tiring at times and some facilities will be basic. However there will also be plenty of time to relax and some comfortable accommodation.
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What is the celiac plexus block?
The celiac plexus block is an injection into or around your celiac plexus nerves, which surround the main artery inside of your abdomen. These nerves are responsible for controlling nerve function and in some cases, they carry pain information from your abdominal organ tissues to your brain or spinal cord.
What is the purpose of this block?
The celiac plexus block is performed at a pain clinic in order to block the nerves which move pain signals to various organs from the abdomen. This can be done by pain management doctors in an effort to reduce pain inside of your abdomen. This is typically a pain treatment for chronic abdomen pain or chronic pancreatitis.
How long does the celiac plexus block take to complete?
Once your procedure begins, the process takes between ten and thirty minutes to be injected.
What is injected into the body?
With the celiac plexus block there is a local anesthetic injected into your body. In some cases the doctors might add a steroid medication or epinephrine in order to prolong the effects of the block.
Will the procedure hurt?
This procedure requires that a needle be inserted through your skin and your deeper tissues. So in this sense, there is some pain involved but the skin and the deeper tissues can be numbed using a local anesthetic that requires a thin needle prior to the actual celiac plexus block needle being inserted. In many cases, patients will receive an IV sedation which makes the entire process a much more tolerable one.
Will a patient be "out" for this procedure?
No, for the celiac plexus block there is not general anesthesia used but a local anesthetic. Many patients receive a mild form of sedation to make the process more bearable and the amount of sedation used is really based on the tolerance of the patient. Some patients may have adequate amounts of sedation that they only remember parts of the procedure, or none of it.
How is this process done?
For this procedure, at the Las Vegas pain clinic the patient lies on their stomach. They are monitored using an EKG machine with an oxygen monitoring device and a blood pressure cuff in most cases. The celiac plexus block is performed with sterile medical conditions. The skin on the back will be cleaned with an antiseptic and the skin will be numbed with the anesthesia. The x-ray is taken to guide the needle into the right position outside of the body. Once the needle is in place, dye is used to confirm that the injected medication will reach the appropriate area. Once this is confirmed, the injection will take place. The x-ray will be used to determine how effective the injection was. Once a sufficient area is covered, the process is complete. The needle is removed and proper coverings administered to the area of injection.
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After this procedure the abdomen may feel warm. There may be temporary weakness in that area, but after a few hours the pain will become decidedly less or may be gone entirely.


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In fast-paced work environments, it is not uncommon for material handling trucks and people to use the same doors. The SafePass system can alert people when a truck is approaching the door from the opposite side. It can also warn machinery operators when a person is passing in front of the door.
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As well as having some of Europes finest surfing beaches Newquay is also known for its vibrant nightlife and large choice of family attractions. Whether your looking for excitement and adventure, relaxing countryside walks or a fun family day out there is something in Cornwall for you.
We have listed some of the most notable family attractions below or you can visit the Cornwall Tourist Board website for information on a wider range of attractions.
Experience the wildlife with over 130 different species set in lush sub-tropical lakeside gardens. From the amazing open rainforest exhibit to the beautiful oriental garden there is something for all ages and abilities.
Situated on Towan Beach in the centre of Newquay the Blue Reef Aquarium is a stunning visit. Be amazed by the local marine species from the Cornish coast to hundreds of tropical species in the gigantic ocean display complete with underwater tunnel.
The Eden Project is a large scale enviromental complex situated near St.Austell. The complex comprises of two giant transparent domes housing thousands of plant species from around the world. Now world famous with over one million visitors each year Eden is a must see attraction.
Established nearly 30 years ago as the Cornwall Aircraft Park the Flambards Experience is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Cornwall. Not only does the Theme Park host the best thrill rides in Cornwall, but also the Flambards Victorian Village and Britain in the Blitz indoor tourist attractions.
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Ben Plucknett, a king-sized Midwesterner who broke the world record in the discus throw twice within seven weeks in 1981 only to have both records thrown out because of a positive drug test, has died at his farmhouse in Essex, Mo. He was 48.
Visitors to his home Sunday found him unconscious, and he was pronounced dead. Officials of the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, Mo., said that doctors at the scene said Plucknett had suffered a brain aneurysm.
At 6 feet 7 inches and 305 pounds, often wearing a reddish brown beard, Plucknett looked fierce. Actually, he said, he was the opposite. In 1981, he told The New York Times:
''I'm a nice guy, Gentle Ben. Part of my trouble in throwing is that I'm gentle. I'm not aggressive enough in the ring.''
He became aggressive that year when he set world records of 233 feet 7 inches on May 16 in Modesto, Calif., and 237-4 on July 7 in Stockholm. That was especially impressive because he had never finished in the top three in the national or N.C.A.A. championships and never competed in the Olympics.
Less than a week after the second record, track and field's world governing body, then known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation, announced that he had tested positive at a meet the previous Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in New Zealand. It said the drug was nortestosterone, a bodybuilding anabolic steroid banned partly because of potentially dangerous side effects.
The federation nullified both world records, the first time it had thrown out a record because of a positive drug test. It banned Plucknett from competition for life, although he could petition for reinstatement after 18 months.
The Athletics Congress, then the American governing body, allowed him to compete in domestic meets. His 237-4 throw was recognized as the American record and still stands.
The I.A.A.F.'s suspension was later reduced, and he returned to international competition in August 1982.
Walter Harrison Plucknett was born April 13, 1954, in Beatrice, Neb., and was raised there. After graduation from the University of Missouri, he moved to San Jose, Calif., in 1977 to train with the nation's best discus throwers.
He supported himself there as a nightclub bouncer. When he turned away two under-aged youths, they returned and fired seven shots, two into his stomach. That cost him a year of training.
A marriage ended in divorce, and he had no children. He is survived by his mother, Mary Jane Plucknett of Boise, Idaho; a sister, Dr. Jan DeRoin of Boise, and a brother, John, of Ogallaga, Neb.
His drug suspension left him bitter. In 1982, after his return, he told the monthly Track and Field News:
''I had a definite way of thinking about track before the suspension. It was an innocent view, one of sportsmanship. I felt if I didn't harm anyone, they wouldn't harm me. But I feel I was made an example.
''I have to look out for only myself now. I trust very few people. I had a certain way of life, and a certain way of looking at things and doing things, before the ban. But that has all changed now. I learned that you sign a pact with the devil before you shoot for No. 1.''


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Peter Magolda and Liliana Delman mount a strong ethnographic critique of the hypocritical treatment of service workers in midwestern U.S. universities, in a recent paper entitled "Campus Custodians in the Corporate University: Castes, Crossing Borders, and Critical Consciousness." The first section of the paper presents three rich ethnographic cases; the second half is a meditation on why universities treat service workers so badly, and on what might be done to transcend the "caste system" in higher education.
Delman and Magolda start by examining an afternoon in the life of an outdoor custodian, Mone, highlighting the class discipline that's imposed on him by the hostile stares of the more affluent — "the look," as Mone terms this quotidian form of microaggression (247). At the same time, though, Mone's workplace is a space of lively sociability, marked by constant greetings and waves from passers-by. Custodial work is thus a classic space of subaltern affective labor. Enthusiasm towards higher status persons is certainly welcomed from this workforce, but if class-based putdowns occur, they are seemingly supposed to be tolerated silently, without pushback from the worker. It is as if the custodial staff are expected to become an affective repository for ongoing class violence.
Except that this does not occur in every case. In their excellent second and third case studies, Magolda and Delman examine two women custodians who step outside their usual roles to interact with their campus communities. The first woman, Vida, wrote a letter to the student newspaper defending housekeepers against allegations of stealing students' belongings from their rooms. The second, Liz, persuaded an artist to paint a on-campus mural of Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman, "the first woman slave to be freed in North America" (251). The artist ended up painting a portrait of Liz and Freeman together, saying that both their stories deserved to be told. And Harrison University responded positively to this initiative, holding a reception "attended by university dignitaries as well as Liz's family and friends" (252).
This positive moment of recognition for a custodian did not, however, lead to any fundamental change in the political economy that exploits and marginalizes campus service workers. Decorous role transgressions, like Liz's and Vida's, may be tolerated by university administrations, but they do not fundamentally shift the norms. Caste distinctions, as Magolda and Delman observe, remain a reality on college campuses. And upper management's priorities — budgets, work discipline, and subservience to "customers" and bosses — create an atmosphere of "fear and feelings of fatalism" among the custodians themselves (253). If custodians persist in stepping out of line, for instance by impertinently suggesting procedural improvements or by seeking to advance their own education through professional development programs, they may get reprimanded or threatened with dismissal.
Magolda and Delman rightly observe that all this contradicts universities' "espoused values such as teaching, learning, social justice, equity, inclusion, and valuing differences" (260). In a moment of optimism, the authors endorse a reparative program of transgressing boundaries and cultivating "a mestiza consciousness," in hopes of crossing caste lines. But at other times, they seem pessimistic, noting that "aspects of the corporate university highlighted in this manuscript are not likely to be dismantled and replaced anytime soon" (260). Their understandable ambivalence seems to stem directly from their ethnographic data, which shows important moments of subaltern resistance but also the implacable persistence of exploitative labor structures.
It would be interesting to know how much of this story is the same in the book version of this project, which Magolda also published this year. In the meantime, a few closing methodological notes and queries come to mind. First, one wonders if there is more to say about gender in this context, since it does not seem coincidental that the male custodian, Mone, likes working outside, and disdains "being stuck inside cleaning dorms." His female colleagues, meanwhile, seem to see more potential sociability in their spaces of indoors social interaction. Second, the analytic rubric of "castes" on campus seems to overlap deeply with the more familiar rubric of "social class," and it would be interesting to hear the authors discuss why they prefer caste analysis to class analysis. And finally, the inclusion of direct quotes from informants' public writing makes it surprisingly easy to de-anonymize both the informants and the institutions under study here. A quick Google search reveals that "Compton University" is actually Washington University in Saint Louis, whereas "Harrison University" is actually Miami University in Ohio. Fortunately it seems unlikely that any particular harm could come to these specific ethnographic interlocutors, since there is nothing remotely embarrassing about their public self-presentations here. But there may be a cautionary tale here for other researchers.


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It is very encouraging that CCI has told Lahore High Court it has no objection to Kalabagh dam. However, Bhasha dam is no substitute for Kalabagh dam not because of its altitude which is high enough, but because no irrigation canals can be taken out from it because of the hilly terrain. No canals can be taken out from any dam on the Indus except from Kalabagh dam. This is what makes Kalabagh dam so important if north Punjab is to receive any water from any dam on the Indus, be it Tarbela, Bhasha, Akhori, Bunji, Dassu, Skardu or Katzara. As to the opposition to Kalabagh dam, PPP and ANP are hostage to the anti-Dam sentiments that have been aroused in the public mind by unscrupulous leaders with self serving statements that Sindh will become a desert if Kalabagh dam is built and that Nowshera will drown if Kalabagh dam is built. Unless efforts are made to educate public opinion nothing will be achieved. Investigative reporting by the press is the need of the day.
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Writing in PLoS ONE, the authors tested whether rat eradication sufficiently boosted the numbers of young Cory's shearwater, a seabird breeding on islands in the Mediterranean, to make up for adult deaths from fishing line ensnarement. They found that a decrease in rat numbers helped more birds survive to adulthood but that the survival of grownups really mattered most for the health of the overall population. "When adult survival is low, rat eradication would allow us to "buy" years before extinction but does not reverse the process," says the paper. For long-lived species like the Cory's shearwater, such "polluter pays" plans can be seen as emergency measures but are not a long-term solution for absolving the biological toll wreaked by the fishermen. ❧
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Igual, J.M. et al. 2009. Buying years to extinction: Is compensatory mitigation for marine bycatch a sufficient conservation measure for long-lived seabirds? PLoS ONE DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004826.
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My clade had me run a market study on adult XP's in Jovian space. You wouldn't believe the markup we get there, but more surprising is the volume, per capita, Jovians watch more porn the most scum fleets, about 260% more than Titan and about 120% more than Mars. And get this, about 60% of it is what would be considered gay or lesbian erotica.
I guess when something is taboo it just gives you that much more incentive to do it. Its quasi legal there, (like bribing the mesh network admins for premium access on Mars) unless you're a major distributor you can expect to get away with some fines and a slap on the wrist. I read somewhere that on Titan many gay couples are getting bored with marriage, especially those who have been married for over 50 years. Meanwhile the Jovians are going at it in the broom closet like lemurs during mating season. I guess its cause the Junta is one of the few places where being outed still has major societal repercussions.
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I could handle seeing the original sign for the Rainbow Music Hall still standing even though a Walgreen's had taken over the space of the legendary music venue years ago. It was a little piece of music history that I could still hold on to, considering that most of my favorite shows while I was in high school were at the Rainbow. So when I recently drove by the former Rainbow location, near Evans and Monaco, and saw massive piles of dirt and no sign of the marquee that had been standing even two decades after the Rainbow closed, I felt a dull thud in my gut -- kind of like the time I touched an electric fence as a kid. And that numbness followed me as I drove the blocks west of Monaco.
And then that numbness turned into anger, almost like when you find out that one of your favorite musicians died and you didn't find out until months after he passed away. I was pissed that I hadn't heard that the building was supposed to be razed. I mean, there was talk that it was slated to be demolished last summer to make way for a bigger Walgreen's store. But nearly a year a later, both the Walgreen's and the Rainbow sign were still standing.
Nearly every time I'd drive by the spot, or at least until the place was torn down, I'd think of the shows I saw there. I'm pretty sure the first show I saw there was Frankie Goes to Hollywood. They played "Relax" twice, and both times, a few of the guys held ketchup bottles filled with milk near their crotches and squirted them on the crowd during the "when you want to come" section.
During a Psychedelic Furs show, some gal, who was completely wasted, told me how she worked at Pizza Hut and couldn't stand wearing the polyester uniforms. I listened to her go on and on about the polyester for five minutes, because, well, she was pretty hot. It was one of the most non-linear conversations I've ever had.
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Just before I got in line for the Alarm show, I stuffed a tape recorder down the front of my pants. Right after I got past security, it started sliding down my pants, but I caught it halfway down my thigh, ran to the bathroom and pulled the recorder out. But since I had an aisle seat, I was too paranoid to hold the thing, so I hit "record" and left it under the seat. Not a good idea. I would have gotten the same result recording the show with it in my pants.
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In 1985, I saw the Minutemen open for Black Flag, which still stands as one of the most intense shows I've seen. Henry Rollins had a shit ton of hair back then, and Kira Roessler (who would marry Minutemen bassist Mike Watt a few years later) played bass for Black Flag. Both bands stirred the crowd into a frenzy, and I got knocked down in the pit and couldn't get up, since people were falling over me and stepping on me. Yeah, I know that's bound to happen to anyone in a pit, but hell, it was a Black Flag and Minutemen show.
Over the next few years, I caught X on the Ain't Love Grand tour, when Exene wore a burlap potato sack, Icehouse, Lords of the New Church. The shows I saw, well, that was just a sliver compared to the hundreds of bands that visted the place during its twenty-year run, including U2, the Police, Miles Davis, the Clash, Bob Dylan, Cheap Trick, Motorhead and Judas Priest.
Front Row Photography has a decent selection of photos from bands playing at the Rainbow, as well as McNichols Arena and CU Events Center throughout the '80s. And last fall, we stumbled onto a veritable treasure trove of vintage bootleg recordings from the Rainbow featuring Judas Priest, Blackfoot and Graham Parker and the Shot, which are still posted.


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- 25 miles from Driggs and Rexburg, ID; 60 miles from Jackson, WY
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- 2.3+ miles of direct access to national forest lands
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- 400+ acres of barley planted in addition to dedicated food plots providing feed and cover for upland birds and big game
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- 8 lane pistol range and 2 rifle ranges
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Lazy Triple Creek Ranch lies north of Teton Valley in one of Idaho's most dramatic landscapes. Bordered on two sides by the Big Hole Mountain Range of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, the 2,200-acre property is a well-protected retreat and a sportsman's paradise. It was developed with the shooting sports in mind, however, the diverse range of available activities will not only excite sportsmen but their families as well.
The ranch was originally a homesteaded cattle ranch and maintains the feel of the old west, but with all of the finest ranch amenities, including world-class clay courses, rifle, pistol ranges and a 9,000 sqft lodge. Cutthroat and brook trout live in the property's creeks, including Canyon Creek "the most important spawning creek in the lower Teton River." The ranch and adjacent National Forest provide excellent habitat for big game animals including deer, elk and moose. On the plateaus there are over 400-acres of barley harvested each year in addition to dedicated food plots providing feed for upland birds. In the heart of the property lies three acres of pastureland with a creek, making the spot ideal for horses.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
2009 House Cleaning
God, blogging is hard. I could have added it in my new year's resolutions, but I am tired of always have the same new year's resolutions. "Blog more", one says on January 30. Anyway, have gotten in at least one January post. Have updated all my blog roll with things that I hope will inspire me at a time needy for inspiration! Nice to have a good blog from the White House!
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After reading the article, I had the feeling he was a paid spokes
person for a few products he seemed to be hocking (I'm not going to
mention them - I won't give away free
advertising). We have handled
thousands of Glocks (every one) and we have only come across a very
few broken trigger springs (most of them in very old guns). We have
seen broken magazine springs, broken slide lock springs, broken
slide stop lever springs, a bent firing pin spring or two and a worn
out depressor plunger springs. Does this mean that the springs are
no good? I think not. Springs are made of metal - metal is not
always perfect. Springs are made by people and we know people are
not perfect. I hear stories about someone who knew someone that had
a broken trigger spring, but the numbers are not supported by direct
experience. My question to Mr. Thomas is how can he prove that New
York Trigger Springs are more reliable? And how much experience has
he had with the products he is endorsing? I may seem to be nit
picking, but far too many of this type of article fall into major
gun magazines - they lack real substance. With all of that said -
let's get on with our trigger pull tests.
We began with a stock Glock 19. It was rebuilt with a new recoil
spring, a new firing pin, a new firing pin spring, new spring cups,
a new firing pin channel liner, a new spacer sleeve, a new firing
pin safety, a new firing pin safety spring, a new trigger bar with
trigger, a new trigger housing with ejector, a new connector, and a
new trigger spring. The gun was lubed according to the Glock
Armorers Manual with a quality gun oil. We will present our findings
as pounds of pull as measured with an NRA Certified Gunsmith weight
set (accurate to plus or minus .1 pounds). We built a jig to hold
the gun and guide the scale, so that every measurement is the same
(or as close as we can get it outside of a lab). We built up some
tape on the trigger where the finger pulls the trigger. The tape is
placed there, so we can hit the trigger at the same spot with every
measurement. The measurements are given at two points and are as
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Xbox users can apparently access an authentication file for the next Destiny expansion.
Posted By Ravi Sinha | On 11th, Feb. 2015 Under News
Bungie's Destiny has been having its fair share of issues lately, what with raid glitches, controversy surrounding an upcoming weapons patch and the announcement that the House of Wolves expansion would be out in Q2 2015 (between April and June). However, for Xbox users, that last point might be a little confusing if they head to the Xbox Store and find a House of Wolves file available for download.
Currently limited to the Xbox Store, the file is 9.5 MB and seems to be an authentication file similar to the one seen when The Dark Below dropped. You can download the file but it won't make any real difference – there aren't any new levels, missions and such waiting.
Perhaps, as the video above from Arekkz Gaming discusses, it's meant to prepare the game for some other update prior to House of Wolves? Of course, it could also just be the license for the expansion but why it's popping up again for download is odd.
Stay tuned for more information and hopefully an update from Bungie in the coming days.
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Cleantech Venture Forum -- San Francisco
The Forum has become one of the best and biggest events at which to network with other venture investors in the cleantech community. The first day (today) is always centered around a series of brief presentations by 20+ cleantech companies seeking venture funding. The second day, those companies are asked to leave, and the meetings and sessions are for VCs talking to VCs. More on that tomorrow.
Today's sessions started out with a positive speech by Alan Salzman, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vantage Point Venture Partners -- a large fund in the IT/ Telecom space that has started making some bets in the cleantech markets. He argued that cleantech is now mainstream. In his words, "The next eBay, Broadcom, or Google is going to come from Cleantech. All the ingredients are there, and that is why you're seeing many more mainstream VCs enter the space." [As always, my apologies if my paraphrasing differs from actual quotes... I am by no means a journalist]
The state of cleantech investing
Nick Parker of Cleantech Venture Network then presented some recent data on the current state of cleantech venture investing, based upon 2004 figures:
- 59% of cleantech VC funding went into either energy or materials/ nanotechnology-based applications. Most of that (40%+ of total funding) went into energy tech. Clearly energy tech remains the highest profile segment in cleantech. Solar in particular was cited as garnering a lot of attention.
- Nick expressed surprise that water hasn't gotten more attention, since it has been identified as a strong market as well, with perhaps more near-term potential.
- According to the Cleantech Venture Network data, about 2/3rds of all such funding is going into "follow on" rounds. Nick then mentioned that "This fact is somewhat worrying, because the ratio of early-stage to follow-on is reversed in the rest of VC investments [ie: tech, telecom, biotech]." He attributed this to a "supply bottleneck," that many large funds were running out of capital at this time, and haven't yet raised their new funds -- thus they are temporarily reserving their capital for re-investing in their own portfolio companies. To this observer, however, there are a lot of other more plausible explanations...
- Direct investments by pension funds (e.g., CALPERS), banks, etc. is on the rise.
Nick also described the results of a recently-released study that the Cleantech Venture Network sponsored (and that one of Expansion Capital's partners, Diana Propper, co-edited -- you can get an executive summary here). This study estimated exit returns for cleantech investing over the past 10-20 years, to try to finally answer the question "Can You Make Money From This?" That question remains ultimately unanswerable, but the study makes a good attempt and has some suggestive results. The full report is very detailed and data rich (covering over $90B in transactions over two decades); the methodology isn't perfect, but is the best available given the data at hand.
What the report shows is encouraging:
- Cleantech IPOs in the study yielded 5.3x returns on initial investment
- Cleantech M&A exits in the study yielded 4.1x returns on initial investment
- A hypothetical portfolio, assuming a 5-7 year holding period, and a 40% write-off level, would thus yield 30% or higher IRRs. This compares very well with the typical return across all VC categories of 26% over the past 10 years.
- This portfolio also outperformed the public markets, whether the starting point was 1990, 1995, or 2000.
- There are large and acquisitive players buying cleantech companies -- some of the largest in the study's database, btw, include Danaher, Tyco, and ABB.
- Fostering serial entrepreneurs
- Building big-small business partnerships
- Attracting institutional capital and getting recognized as an official investment category
- Avoiding a mini-bubble
- Building better linkages across capital categories, with project finance especially needed
Company presentations (pass the hat)
The lion's share of the day was taken up by company presentations. Some were interesting; some were far-fetched. Some themes:
- There were several solid oxide fuel cell companies presenting; most were targeting large-scale adoption at least five years away, or more. But they are looking for additional development capital today. I've also spoken with a certain stealth solid oxide fuel cell company in the southern silicon valley -- and they're also a ways away from real commercialization. Even if there is something real there, it is a long way away.
- Plastics recycling is finally starting to catch on. In large part, that is driven by the implementation of very tough electronics take-back and other regulations overseas (such as Europe's WEEE). One such company, MBA Polymers, won the "most promising presenter" award today. Notably, all this activity is overseas -- even California-based MBA Polymers is building plants in China and Austria and not here stateside. MBA Polymers also illustrates the project financing gap in cleantech (which we will discuss in depth another time) -- they are looking to VCs to provide capital to finish the Austrian plant, and this is something VCs as a rule don't do, but there are few other places for the company to turn.
- A few other technologies that have been much-promised and a long time coming appear to be getting closer: Thin film flexible batteries will apparently soon make their introduction into the "smart" credit card market (Solicore), high-temperature superconductors may soon start appearing in specific pieces of equipment in the electricity distribution system (SC Power Systems), and alternative materials for logistical pallets are also coming soon (EcoDuro).
- Acumentrics (Solid Oxide Fuel Cells)
- AgraQuest (Environmentally-friendly pest management products)
- Cyrium Technologies (Quantum-dot photovoltaics)
- EarthRenew (Organic fertilizer products)
- Energy Innovations (Rooftop solar PV concentrators)
- EnerNOC (utility-side demand response for electricity savings)
- EnviroScrub's as-yet-unnamed water filtration spin-off (removing arsenic from drinking water)
- Franklin Fuel Cells (Solid Oxide Fuel Cells)
- Kainos Energy Corp (Solid Oxide Fuel Cells)
- Nanox (Advanced catalytic converters)
- Stirling Energy Systems (solar thermal concentrators)
- Surefast technologies (end-user demand response for electricity savings)
- Verdiem Corp (software to reduce wasted electricity by corporate computer fleets)
- Watertrax (data management software for water treatment utilities)