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Born in the USA
For those of us in the good old USA, it is almost Independence Day. If you have a party to go to that's a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n roll, then this outfit from Prim and Pixel Paradise could fit the bill. The Savannah American Country set in on special until the 4th of July!
That great looking new skin of mine? Well it is from Tuli and exclusive at The Deck. Jade comes in 5 tones with this being the darkest. There are three versions of bust cleavage in each set. Eyebrow colors change a bit depending on the skin tone.
The Savannah set comes with many variations including jacket choices. A tattoo is also in the mix. It is fun and casual and perfect for a picnic or a soft ball game.
I especially like the detailed belt. Mix and match to make your own style. Add some cowboy boots, comfy sandals or go barefoot. It's all good.
Hair: Amacci Hair Carla ~ Dark Brown
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Jade (tone 5/br) :: The Deck (b)
Clothing: Prim and Pixel Paradise Savannah
Accessories: [SC] Surf Couture - Chewing Wheat
Poses by: Behavior Body
Nearly Neutral
I revel in neutrals. They are by far my favorite colors. I have had this great chest from Second Spaces for awhile. I love it. So tonight when I had some other items in grays and tans to go with, I made my own personal real life collage. Max's Painted Dresser is just my style. Pretty, but not terribly girlie with a bold pattern that says "look at me". I can't wait to move into prim rich mode again and have it out on a daily basis.
The little baskets are a new gift out from Y's House. The selection comes with two wicker colors and two handle colors, giving you four choices in all. There are larger sets of baskets in a variety of styles nearby for your purchasing pleasure.
Mariposa has a new collection of free bangles just out. I picked up a lot of great jewelry there last week and never got around to showing it to you. And here we have even more. So you really need to get over there and take a look at all the beautiful items available. These new bangles come in a variety of stone colors with three metal colors in each pack. Right bangles only. Find them with other great freebies in a large gift display.
My cute, high waist capris are just part of the Monday Mania set available from Butterfly EffectZ. The Xenia set comes with a skin showing summer top and shoes. I paired the charcoal pants with a not so new tank and some A-Bomb color change deck shoes to keep with my neutrals theme.
Hair: Amacci Hair Carletta ~ Onyx
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Tanya (tone 1/br) :: preview
Clothing: **BE** Xenia Capri ; .:AandM:. Reaction Outfit - DTCH version
Shoes: A-BOMB Kelly shoes
Accessories: Mariposa: Jewels: Augmentation Black - Obsidian
Poses by: LAP, Vain, Mela
Hot Finds
Bargains. We all love them. Sometimes they are free; sometimes they take a little work. Now and then they cost a few Lindens. Whatever their "price", there is an excitement that comes with getting a deal. The outfit I am wearing is from [hate this] on a Monday Mania special. There is a blue version for guys and each set comes with both colors of pillows. I love the pillows; they have a great hold that works perfectly with my AO. Yeah!
Also new is this cute hair, a group gift from Alli and Ali. I changed to the new Helen skin from Amacci here as that dewy freshness seemed appropriate.
Perhaps my most exciting bit of news is that this complete gazebo with furniture and accessories is free from ADA Fine Textures in the Starry Nights hunt. Hint: it doesn't take too long to figure out the blue star you are looking for is not INSIDE the main store. While you are looking around outside, check the SOM and the other free items available -- and of course shopping is allowed if you are a content creator.
Hair: A&A Annie Hair Brunette/Copper
Skin: Amacci Skin ~ Helen (Nutmeg BR) - 08 Cherry
Clothing: [hate this] mm8 - PJs
Poses by: Amacci AO and the furniture.
Colors of the Sea
Posted by Chic Aeon in shopping on Friday, June 25, 2010
Hopscotch and SySy's have teamed up for a spectacular Operation Squeegee set. There is a version for the guys too, so grab your fellow and explore some underwater delights. The snorkel gear comes with 4 poses and the swimsuit comes in all layers. There are choices of colors for both the underwater swimming aids and the swimwear.
Swim with the fishies and support a great cause. Operation Squeegee opens July 1.
Hair: Amacci Hair Carlisa ~ Brown Sugar
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Tanya (tone 1/bl) :: preview
Clothing: SYSY's Squee bikini-pinks
Shoes: Hopscotch Scuba Flipper
Accessories: Hopscotch Scuba Snorkle Mask FEMALE - black
Poses by: Behavior Body and Hopscotch
Charcoal Sketches
New hair; almost always an occasion for celebration. Most of us probably have a RL hair horror story. Mine involves my long time hair dresser picking up the wrong color card. Instead of a lovely light auburn lass, I was a raven haired. I never saw those dark black tresses. I was not allowed. After three additional hours in the chair (and no charge of course) I was back to a semblance of normalcy -- just in time for an art opening. Whew!
Virtual styles are so much easier to deal with, we simply pick them out, try them on and click that pay button. Amacci has three new flowing straight styles to vie for your attention. Three lengths and tons of colors, they are a dream. I like all three styles, but I think the longest is my favorite. The flow is fantastic and you can do some lovely photography with movement -- should that be your inclination.
The poses I am using are some of the new releases from Behavior Body. I was up late in the night and tried on the first half of the release, categorizing and renaming. (These are now mod so you can add your own notes which I often do).
Not all of them worked for me of course; poses depend in part on our body relationships and my long arms are often a problem. But I've found some very special ones as you can see! There are a variety of moods, so who knows what I will find when I get through the rest of the collection?
My outfit consists of both new and old items with the cute tote bag being especially notable. It comes stuffed with all sorts of summer goodies including reading. A great photo prop in neutral colors, it is free all summer at Berries Inc.
Your eyes aren't fooling you by the way. Each of these photos is made up of two parts. The background was put through a charcoal drawing filter and the center ovals pasted on top and integrated into the "sketched" field. All photos were taken in world at Umina Beach.
Hair: Amacci Carla, Carletta, Carlisa
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Tanya (tone 1/bl) :: preview; Amacci ~ Eyelashes "Allure" - Black; Amacci Real Eyes ~ Jupiter
Clothing: Moulliez White Capris; RONSEM* BARE TUNIC
Shoes: A-BOMB Phoxxe Shoes-Patent
Accessories: [Baubles] Rope and Leather Bangle Bracelet (Operation Squeegee release); Berries Inc. summer bag
Poses by: Behavior Body
Operation Squeegee
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment, shopping, sneak peak
Operation Squeegee starts in less than a week. It isn't open to the public yet, but you can see the carts being set up across the canal. A charity event, EVERY ITEM is a donation item, so shopping with intent is an ease. Vendors are clearly marked with either 50% or 100% of the price going to Gulf relief efforts.
The bangles I am wearing are one of Baubles' five items newly made for this event. The cute bucket was sent out to Squeegees by Arora Zanzibar. It comes with a pose but I adapted for this photo shoot. That's me -- endlessly adaptable. Blue swimwear seemed a good choice of garb for this save the beach life post, so I chose one of the new summer release bikinis from Indie Rose.
Watch for posts from other vendors and bloggers as Operation Squeegee gets underway.
Hair: *SHOP SEU* GIFT --kurukuru hair Long [brown:pattun]--
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Tanya (tone 1/bl) :: preview
Clothing: *IR* Knitted Bikini~*Blue*~
Accessories: [Baubles] Seven Seas Bangle Bracelet (Operation Squeegee)
Poses by: Amacci AO
Exploring Y's House
Y's House has a new home, complete with rolling hills, seaside views and a fun cafe. There is a gift involved in the opening. I ventured over last eve to see the new surroundings and to discover what it might be.
A very cute 36 prim mini shop with texture change awning awaits group members. Find the gift outside the main shop on the way to the cafe.
Be sure a stop in at the very cute cafe, not far from the group gift house. The details are fantastic with items to buy from iTuTu mixed in among the furniture.
This outfit isn't new, just something I put on with a gypsy flavor. The jewelry shown is a sampling of upcoming hunt gifts - Gypsy Spirit and Addiction - from Baubles.
My poses are just a few of the huge new release from Behavior Body @ Baiastice. These are unusual poses and most likely not already in your inventory -- a plus for sure. I seemed to favor the dancing versions last eve. It may have been that flowing So Many Styles skirt that had me in a moving mood. So if you are a pose junkie like me, get over to the shop and try on some poses from the STATIC POSES-PLACING-SITTING-LAYING-DANCING PACK.
Hair: TRUTH Melinda - copper
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Tanya (tone 1/bl) :: preview
Clothing: A-BOMB Ventura Highway - brown (US); {So Many Styles} Sorrow Long Skirt Brown
Accessories:[Baubles] unreleased hunt gifts for July and August
Poses by: Behaviour Body
Street Walking
Up in the wee hours of the morn, I had an idea for an arty photo shoot. After seeing several gorgeous pictures of what had to be a new spot (I didn't know about it after all!), I finally tracked down the just opened Nemos II in France 3D. It is a fantastic build, with so many sumptuous textures and details, I could spend a day at least walking the streets.
My new shuz are one style of the Rose River Saloon *RRS* Tough Enough release. These are the Twilight Silk version. They come with color change hud and both new and old viewer options. My photo, in its artiness, is a bit of a teaser, so you'll need to venture over to the *RRS* shop and see ALL the newness to be found. There is lots.
As I strolled the town and visited the quaint shops and lovingly made steampunk mechanisms, I "SO" wanted to live there. Nemos II is an immerse experience.
I took many, many photos; hence the collage. Enlarge a couple of times for a full 1800 pixel view. And of course, be sure and visit yourself.
While I arrived at Nemos II in very simple clothing -- shoes being the star of the planned show -- I found some free steampunk attire in the Black Opal shop. The outfit for men is not new as I have featured it in the past, but the ladies outfit (see a bit in the collage) wasn't familiar to me. I mixed the two sets for a somewhat original look for this last photo.
Enjoy the adventure!
Hair: Amacci Hair Paula ~ Dark Wine Tipped Black
Skin: []::Tuli::[] The Dressing Room LE :: Gina 01
Clothing: Black Opal Destiny Gown and Formal Suit (red)
Shoes: Rose River Saloon *RRS* Tough Enough
Poses by: Wet Cat, Amacci, Diesel Works
Art, Freedom and Rules
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment on Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Nipple warning! *wink*
Here is my personal take. I LOOOOOOVE Rose Borchovski's ART! But, on the Linden side there IS nudity (apparently prohibited in the SL7B display criteria). Is it a shame it was removed? To my thinking yes, But I am also a big rule follower, so my personal reaction is disappointment rather than outrage. On the plus side, I may have missed this altogether -- not even a video -- if it wasn't for all the press coverage. So thumbs up for media in all shapes and forms!
I think this is one of two video links I have included in over 1500 posts, so you know I wanted you to see this if you WANT to :D.
An in depth coverage and the only one I have read is at NWN here.
Here is the UTube link in case you can't see the embedded movie on some of the feeds.
Post 1500
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment on Monday, June 21, 2010
There is something about milestones. They creep up on you. This is fashion post 1500. I may or may not make it to 2,000, but even if I do -- it will be awhile. So I wanted to purposefully choose a photo that reflected how I feel today. I made several versions of this shot. Different Windlight settings came into play. Alternate filters were chosen and discarded. In the end, this one became the winner of my personal contest.
There is a glorious world outside, one to explore.
Hair: MIEL WED HAIR - brown 4 (my latest purchase)
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Tanya (tone 1/br) :: preview
Clothing: [ Attitudes ] summer 09 freebies - black lace thong (last year)
Accessories: "Melange" by Tekeli-li - Bracelets (my very first SL purchase)
Pose by: LAP
So Here's The Thing
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment on Sunday, June 20, 2010
Things shift and change -- in RL as well as in our virtual worlds. But what happens when we enter into a contract and THEN the rules change? When we "sign on" to an idea we are agreeing to the idea presented, not to another version of the scheme, not to morphing of the original plan. We put our efforts into something we believe in and sometimes the rules change too much for our comfort level. This isn't only Second Life; it is in the real world too. Still this blog is about Second Life.
I know I am being obtuse here. Eventually you may know the story as I am not one to hide from my truths. Most of us do what we feel is right, but sometimes we can't see where events are going. Sometimes other disappoint us.
Being true to ourselves is certainly the key -- even in our not quite as real lives. If I am lucky this will all work out. If not, you will hear the end of the story within the next couple of weeks. I won't be afraid to say what I think. Well, you sorta knew that -- didn'tcha?
Smiles and warm thoughts after a long day and a little disappointment.
I process very quickly. It is very obvious to me that the Summer of Love event that will occur next month is no longer an informational venue for mental health. It has become just another shopping destination. There is nothing wrong with that, only that it was not presented in that vein. All of the vast wall space surrounding the TP point that was to be filled with information on mental health issues, bullying, etc. has been sold to vendors as premium placement space. The last space is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. According to the owner of the venue the information will be "here and there" as it was in the Black and Blue fair. OK. that may happen, but there are tons of people who have no space at the moment. I don't see a lot of room for the information that was supposed to be the focal point.
[Long involved diatribe deleted :D. Be glad.]
I wish the designers that stay all the best of success. This isn't a judgement, just my personal need to feel that I am doing what I believe in.
Comments are closed on this topic. We don't need more dra-ma this week. If the Summer of Love Fair owner would like to give her side of the story by notecard, I will post here. It won't change my truth, but I like to be as fair as possible.
SL7B - Part 2
Along with some spectacular builds, SL7B has plenty of great gifts. One of my personal favorites is this cute parrot from the Fashion Research Institute. There is also a fashion designer's giant pencil filled with lots of goodies for the creators among us.
Amacci. This is the nutmeg shade in the Cherry style.
Helen isn't going to be my new everyday skin *wink*. I feel way too young in her, but if your avatar wants to look cute, it would certainly be worth a trip to the store for a demo trying session. There is a dewy-eyed naivety that is very appealing and her lips are ever pouty :D.
See that train in the background? You can have your own copy which supposedly will run on the SL rails at the Heterocera Atoll. Pick it up at the Virtual Railway Consortium booth.
Elin Design, Shopity Houses and Such.
There are sheep wagon cars, Grendel Children avatars, and even your own personal thunderstorm. So many lovely gifts. Even art!
Spanning 21 sims with over 700 contributors, SL7B is a showcase for the accomplishments and content of all SL residents, celebrating the "life" of Second Life.
Some sims are sensory overload areas and some are quite serene. Here, at Antique Artistry, I stopped by to pick up a lovely and free two prim Victorian lamppost with click on-off. It was a nice respite while I collected my energies. There is so much to see, I am looking forward to posts by other members of the press.
June 21—10:00 a.m. SLT: Gates open to the public for the opening ceremonies. Scripts and build disabled throughout estates for the duration of opening ceremonies to discourage instances of lag and disruption. They will be turned back on after the opening speech.
11:00 am. Philip Linden speaks, opening the celebrations.
June 23—The Birthday!
9:00 am slt. M Linden speaks.
June 26—Official Closing Ceremony.
June 27—Last day of entertainment.
July 3--Gates close. Sims will be locked.
Hair: ;TRUTH; Melinda - jupiter
Skin: Amacci Skin ~ Helen (Nutmeg BR) - 08 Cherry
Clothing: CONCRETE FLOWERS-TWEED PANTS -FOREST- , Black Star short vest, Gabriel ::GB::DenimShirt White
Shoes: A-Bomb Chic Wedges
Accessories: [Baubles] Oversized Hoops - silver; Adventurer Backpack by Le Zoo (old)
Poses by: Amacci and LAP
SL7B - Happy Birthday SL!
SL is 7 years old!
I have been traveling around the SL7B user created sims for a couple of hours now on a press pass. With so much to see, I am sure I have only scratched the surface. But of what I have seen, this is my personal favorite -- the TeleOctoscope: Maya Paris & L1Aura Loire @ SL7B Phenomenal. The sims are open to the public until tomorrow, but be SURE and stop by.
Aside from a tremendously impressive display -- one that you can see from far, far away, there is a media show and this great FREE outfit with AO and even a wild dance.
You can perch high above the crowds and see forever or you can swim in a water wonderland down below and watch a story unfold. Now, "I" couldn't get the media to work, but I don't do streaming media in SL and I don't think I have Quicktime installed at the moment, so I can't tell you much about the show. Alas!
This is just the VERY top of the fantastic sculpture made for the display.
From the notecard:
The TeleOctoscope has been built by cephalopods, maintained by a squad of Mer -Mechanics, and is powered by steam, tea, and chocolate.
Inspired by the 19th-century invention of the "telectroscope," it enables communication and collaboration on interactive art projects and machinima between Boston (US) and Whitstable (UK). Excavated from below the sea for display at SL7B as an example of virtual collaborative technology, the TeleOctoscope will surprise and delight.
Many thanks to:
Uzzu Artful for the excellent mermaid tail sculptie
Jai Nomad for Gnu aluminium texture
Naima Waves by Naiman Broome
Mermaid AO from Malaika Mermaids
Dance animation by Easy Babcock
and especially to Sage Duncan of University of Kansas for all her support.
I have plenty more to show you from my adventures. A second post will follow very soon.
Glance Style
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies, shopping, sneak peak on Saturday, June 19, 2010
One of my personal favorite perks of blogging are the sneak peaks into new places. This afternoon I visited the new Glance Style Sim -- opening tomorrow. You will recognize many of the shop names, old favorites as well as newer designers. The sim is ensconced in subtle textures reminiscent of a dreamy European city on the edge of some mysterious time.
Plazas mix with narrow street friendliness and the shopping is easy. Be sure and stop by during the opening party on Sunday, June 20th, 2010 at 1:00pm SLT. The party will be happening at GIA's new Plaza. Just look for the green dots and listen for the music.
Not all the shops were set up when I visited, but there were plenty of lovely gifts, dollarbies and specially priced items to be found. The Angel Dessous dress above was one of my personal favorites. I ran into Cajsa there and this looks so like her, I am wondering if we will both be wearing the same blue gown in our reports *wink*. Know that there are many styles represented from gypsy to clubbing to beach and beyond. This is not just a town of gown shops :D.
The hair is a gift from a new to me shop called .:MINA:.. There are of course many boutiques with lots to look at, so come prepared to both party and shop.
Hair: .:MINA:. GIA - Cranberry - opening gift
Skin: []::Tuli::[] The Dressing Room LE :: Gina 01 (NLA)
Clothing: Angel Dessous Madeleine-royal
Poses by: Amacci and Behaviour Body
Surfing Safari
Posted by Chic Aeon in MALE FASHION, poses, props
It doesn't take much to get me in the mood for some warm sandy beaches. The new surfboard pose set from
Slash Me Poses was a great excuse to enjoy the sea foam and sunset. Chav hadn't been out for awhile, poor thing, so he was chosen for today's photo shoot.
The five different boards come as both attachment and rez versions. Since Las Arenas has a no rez policy, Chav wore the boards. The wearable versions can be adjusted for placement, so that was very helpful. It was a little tricky getting these ocean shots, but it was also fun.
So if you are in the mood for some surfing photos or simply want to show off your new swimsuit in style, head on over to Slash Me Poses and take a look at the new release.
These work for gals too of course :D.
Hair: Amacci Hair Jack ~ Onyx
Skin: Belleza- Thomas V2 Deep Tan Release Group gift
Clothing: Flavor! Sunset Board Shorts
There is no question about it. I am definitely in philosophical mode these days. More mundane matters such as clothes are getting left behind as I ponder The Purpose Of Life. I am sure it will pass, but in the meantime I know that many of you expect to see at least a post a day from me. I mean REALLY! How can I not post?
So, when I saw the last Big Bad Blogger Challenge question, it sparked some interest. I didn't do the exercise this year. Been there, done that, post all the time, rarely need a prod. I did enjoy scanning some of the comments from others however and I hope that it lead the participants on a fun journey. The question of the day for returning participants was "Did you find this year to be harder or easier than previous years?". Since I didn't join in the fun this season, I can't answer that, but the query lead me on a journey of thought that I will share with you.
Was THIS YEAR an easier blogging experience than the previous one? That is my personal "last question". The answer is yes, it most certainly was.
There are plenty of reasons for the increased ease, and none include Plurk, Facebook or Ning *wink*. They do include some Second Life resources -- the inworld blogger groups I belong to. It's nice to know you can ask a question when you are stumped. It is even better when you can answer someone else's query. Second in my making it easier list is a long roster of locations I have found -- often on hunts or by accident -- where I can take photos in the virtual landscape. I still explore from time to time, but it no longer takes me hours to find a spot -- at least not every day.
And thirdly, there are the designers who -- after I have paid my dues -- generously send me their new releases. I no longer have to work so hard to find great things to feature. I still love those freebie items and I know you do too, but some days it is simply enough to take pretty photos and get Blogger to publish your prose without too much ado.
So, that's my answer. I've been looking both forward and back this last week. Both directions are worthy. And if I find the Meaning Of Life, I'll be sure and let you know.
In the style area, I am wearing the newest Tuli release and group gift, Tanya. A gorgeous dark skinned lovely she is Exotic with a capital E. Find the two skins (one brown and one black brows) in a small box on the entry table in the skin shop. Put on your group tag to get this lovely present. There are some gem eyes available for everyone -- also free.
Hair: MIEL WED HAIR - brown 5
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Tanya (tone 1/br) :: preview
Accessories: Romeo watch by Donna Flora
Poses by: the watch and Amacci


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When employees at the architecture firm LPA Inc., in Roseville, Calif., want to throw away coffee grounds or leftovers from lunch, they head for a set of stacked circular bins, 2-1/2 feet in diameter, tucked under a desk in a corner. There an in-office composter, complete with worms, turns food scraps into compost for staff members to use in their gardens.
A compost bin hardly ranks as part of typical office décor. But it symbolizes the serious – and richly varied – commitment firms like this are making to promote environmental initiatives. "It's just a nice part of the whole [green] push we have," says architect Paul Breckenridge.
Across the country, employers are scrambling to send an important message to workers, customers, vendors, and even the public: Green matters.
Part of that is a response to a bottom-up push. In a new survey by Randstad and Harris Interactive, 87 percent of employees say it is at least "somewhat important" that their employers offer "green-friendly" programs at work. Still, a contradiction exists: Only half of these employees conserve energy by turning off lights, TVs, and computers when they leave.
For some companies, going green involves little more than recycling soda cans. Others install compact fluorescent bulbs, use green cleaning products, and buy recycled paper. Still others upgrade heating and ventilating systems, install solar panels, and establish "green teams" of workers tasked with finding new workplace solutions.
Whatever approach companies take, three factors motivate them, says Madeline Turnock, vice president of Hill & Knowlton, a public-relations consultancy in Portland, Ore. The first involves altruism; employers know their efforts are good for the environment. Second, they realize that going green makes good business sense. Energy-efficient practices lower costs. Third, they find that green policies help them recruit and retain talent.
"People want to work for companies that have strong values and care about sustainability," Ms. Turnock says.
People also want to work for companies that solicit their green ideas. "Anytime employees make a suggestion and vote on it, and the company acts on it, that's really powerful in terms of building pride in the workplace," says Patricia Bjerrisgaard, a senior director at Business Objects, a software firm in Vancouver, British Columbia.
At Business Objects, green teams focus on one initiative each quarter. The first one established a "no bottled water" policy. "They took out bottled water in the vending machines and added filtered-water stations," Ms. Bjerrisgaard says.
At LPA, green initiatives go far beyond worms and compost. The firm saves about $5,000 a year just by using recycled toner in the copiers. And it recently installed a system that monitors the power usage of computers. Breckenridge hopes this will cut the "plug load" by 6 percent.
Other innovative measures include giving individual workers control of lighting and underfloor air systems. "Creating a healthy environment can increase productivity," says Breckenridge.
Because staff members travel frequently for clients and projects, the firm rents hybrid cars for them.
Workers in shades of green
Not surprisingly, employees and employers come in different shades of green, says Michal Ann Strahilevitz, a professor of marketing at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
The most dedicated employees go out of their way to advance green practices, she says. "Dark-green firms and employees are more often found on the coasts, and they tend to be highly educated. However, there are pockets of green all over the country, and not all dark-green consumers have a college degree."
The number of such employees is growing, she says. "If you start working at a greener company, environmentally friendly behaviors such as recycling, carpooling, and using recycled products become habitual."
Denise Moorehead, communications director of Third Sector New England in Boston, finds that working in a green building, the NonProfit Center, has made her more diligent about recycling at home. She took note when the company switched from paper plates and plastic ware to porcelain plates and silverware. "When we have a large event we use environmentally friendly paper plates. The 'plastic' ware is made of cornstarch."
Bicycle racks and showers encourage workers to leave their cars at home. "The executive director rarely gets in a taxi," Ms. Moorehead says. "He uses public transportation. That makes me feel slightly guilty. If he can do it, I can do it."
A green cafe in the building serves locally produced and organic food as well as fair-trade coffee. "It does make a difference for all of us," Moorehead says.
Linda Mason Hunter, a longtime advocate of green practices, finds generational differences in the workplace.
"It is easier to 'sell' participation to younger employees, who are more aware and enthusiastic about conservation and greening, without a lot of effort," she says.
Ms. Hunter also finds that people are more likely to conserve energy at home than at work. "It comes down to … money and self-interest. By nature, people take better care of their homes because they have a stake in them."
Educating workers is the goal of Gregg Steiner, president of Energy Star Certified, an environmental-service company in Los Angeles that helps small and mid-size businesses go green. When a major real estate firm hired him recently to analyze its environmental practices, he found room for improvement.
"They weren't recycling," he says. He tested the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system, as well as the air quality and the water filter in the lunch room.
"It's so easy to make these changes," Mr. Steiner says. "People like to see the change and be part of the solution."
Some changes require almost no outlay of money. When Steiner goes to the gym, he notices that nearly everyone working out has a bottle of water. "But there's no recycling bin," he says, a note of incredulity in his voice.
Carbon competition
Sometimes change comes through competition. Carbonrally.com, a new website, challenges workers to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by drinking tap water, walking or bicycling, and avoiding paper coffee cups. Recently Google's office in Pittsburgh squared off for a month-long challenge against the firm's Cambridge, Mass., office. Pittsburgh, the smaller office, won.
"We enable employees to commit to small changes in behavior," says Carbonrally founder Jason Karas.
Those small changes can produce big results. In Portland, Ore., businesses once threw out 40 tons of recyclable paper every working hour, or 83,000 tons a year. Now nearly 200 businesses are taking part in a program called Recycle at Work.
Whatever incentives businesses devise, Moorehead says, "[u]ltimately it really does make a difference, one person at a time, one group of people at a time."


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It's no surprise that none of the three presidential debates -- which began this week with the Romney-Obama faceoff in Denver -- will take place in California.
These debates are mostly in the swing states that determine presidential elections. The exact sites are determined by a commission that is pitched by institutions -- usually universities -- that want to raise their profiles by serving as hosts.
But at least one of these debates should have been in California.
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The Golden State has been a hot topic around the world and in American politics, both over the past four years and in this race. Indeed, California would be the perfect backdrop for a real discussion and debate about the American future.
That's because California represents, in some ways, the sort of future Democrats say they want for the country: innovative, globally oriented, environmentally responsible, open to immigration. It's unfair to say that Democrats run California -- no one runs in California, which is a virtue in some ways and a terrible problem in others -- but Democrats do hold virtually all the significant elected offices. They should have to defend California, at least some of it.
On the other side, Republicans have painted California as an example of the dystopian future they see for the country if Democratic ideas prevail. Much of this GOP criticism of California has been hokum or based on nonsensical comparisons to countries like Greece. But it's been such a constant Republican mantra that they should be forced to defend it.
Also, a California debate would provide an opportunity to point out that many of the policies Republicans want for the country -- limits on spending and debt and taxes, super-majorities for more things -- have been put in place in California. They should have to defend the Republican record in California, and explain their criticism of the state.
There's also this big picture reason for a debate in California: we're still the biggest, most prosperous, most diverse place in a big, prosperous diverse country. We should be at the heart of the campaign -- not a place that's just used as a fundraising ATM.
If the Electoral College is going to make us irrelevant in November, institutions in California should push to make us relevant in the campaign. One way to do that would be to bring a presidential debate here.


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Yes, You Can Have An Open And Transparent Treaty Negotiation For Intellectual Property
from the proof-is-in-the-pudding deptWe had mentioned along with the news that the WIPO treaty for the blind had been signed in Marrakech that it proved that -- contrary to the claims of the USTR -- that you don't need to keep negotiations of an intellectual property treaty secret. Sean Flynn has now expanded on this to debunk the USTR's clearly untrue assertion.
The elements of WIPO's transparency processes are varied. they start with ongoing releases of draft negotiating documents dating back to the beginning of the process. ACTA was marked by releases of negotiating texts only through leaks, until the EU parliament demanded increased transparency – after which point negotiators released four public texts in the final 12 months. The TPP negotiators claim they will complete their treaty this October (which no one believes). There has not been a single public release of text, thus failing to live up to even the meager standard for public releases that defined ACTA. The leaked texts of TPP that we have show a secret agreement to keep the texts of the proposals being considered until four years AFTER the conclusion of the agreement. Thus, even subsequent interpreters of the TPP may be prevented from seeing its legislative history.The list goes on and on and the contrast is incredibly clear. The USTR is being misleading to downright dishonest in suggesting that it couldn't possibly have the same level of transparency in the negotiations around agreements like the TPP or ACTA (or the upcoming TAFTA).
WIPO webcasted negotiations, and even established listening rooms where stakeholders could hear (but not be physically present in) break rooms where negotiators were working on specific issues. ACTA was not subject to any observation of negotiating rooms by non-parties. TPP negotiators even rejected a request by a U.S. Congressman to observe a negotiation.
WIPO set up a system of open and transparent structured stakeholder input, including published reports and summaries of stakeholder working groups composed of commercial and non-commercial interests alike. ACTA was, and TPP is, informed by structured input from multinational corporations who receive secret drafts of texts and submit reports to the United States Trade Representative. There are no consumer representatives among these advisers and none of their reports are public.
Transparency in WIPO continued through the final days of intense, often all night, negotiations in the final diplomatic conference. When negotiators reached a new breakthrough on the language concerning the controversial "3-step test" limiting uses of limitations and exceptions in national laws, that news was released to the public (enabling public news stories on it), along with the draft text of the agreement. There are now reports that a majority of the chapters of the TPP are concluded, and perhaps a majority of the articles in the IP section – but the public has no public text to see what those agreements might be.
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I've been keeping track of my sessions in a little notebook by my desk, just as a way to be able to add up how many hours I rode this month, how many times, etc.
Does anyone else do this, and do you use any tools on the web for it?
I am a web programmer and have started building a web application for myself so I can get rid of the notebook, and thought others might find something like this to be useful as well. I tried a few sites, like runkeeper, and theyre just too complex, too many buttons to click through just for simple logging.
Would anyone find something like this to be useful? Are there any particular session details you'd want to keep track of? So far I've been keeping it simple, date, duration, kite size, wind speed, and brief description, ie "downwinder from planet of the apes to sda"
Again, I'm primarily building this for myself but anyone would be able to make an account and use it as well, so any feedback would be welcome


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Probably some of my favorite coins and I own a lot. They are a really nice size and weight. Everyone is just a little different and they all look amazing. The four crossed trees is a really neat look and you won't be disappointed.
These coins are absolutely beautiful! The markings are very crisp and I love the "aged/handled" look. If only our modern currency was this elegant.
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BERLIN — The ongoing legal battle between a Berlin family farm, Perdue and an environmental watchdog group over alleged pollution runoff violations is headed for an October trial unless a settlement can be reached.
In March 2010, the New York-based Waterkeeper Alliance, along with the Assateague Coastkeeper and the Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT), filed suit in U.S. District Court against Perdue and Berlin's Hudson Farm, a contract Perdue factory farm operation of about 80,000 birds. The suit was filed when sampling in ditches adjacent to the property allegedly revealed high levels of harmful bacteria including fecal coliform and E. Coli in concentrations above state limits.
The Waterkeeper Alliance filed suit in federal court accusing the Hudson Farm of violating the state's Clean Water Act. The Assateague Coastkeeper and the Assateague Coastal Trust were later dismissed as plaintiffs in the case. After months and months of legal wrangling, both sides met for a settlement conference in March, but no middle ground was met. With no resolution apparently forthcoming, a trial date has been set for Oct. 9.
Both sides were blaming each other for the failed negotiations thus far this week.
"We were very surprised to learn from Perdue's own statement that the company has broken off settlement talks a full six months before the beginning of trial, despite the judge's urging that the parties engage in the mediation process," said ACT President Dr. Tom Jones in a prepared statement. "We remain interested in reaching a solution that ends the pollution. Nonetheless, we are prepared to put this case before the court where it will be judged not by angry rhetoric, but by facts, evidence and law."
However, Perdue spokesperson Julie DeYoung said the company never made the "official" statement referred to by ACT. Instead, DeYoung said Perdue had similar misgivings about the lack of a potential settlement.
"While both Perdue and the Hudsons were prepared to go to trial as early as next month, an early trial date was not available," she said. "Despite the court's strong encouragement to settle this lawsuit and good faith efforts by Perdue and the Hudsons, it does not appear that the case will settle and we are, therefore, preparing for trial. We are very disappointed that we and the Hudsons will now have to wait another six months to have our day in court."


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I'm quite interested in writing a script that automates the process of installing linux - ideally arch.
Is it possible to write a script that can interact with the arch install and essentially go through the steps and answer the questions automatically? Also - the script would need to be able to interact with pacman as, after the first reboot, many packages would need installing and pacman asks you whether you want to go ahead or not...
Ideally I would also like to be able to use a config file so that I can change things like modules to load and where config files for /etc and kernel compiling might be.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the viability of such a project?
Does anyone have any thoughts on the viability of such a project?
What I understand beside installing packages, is to recognize hardwares and do auto configure, modify the knoppix's hardware detect script. To have an idea how knoppix's script was modified for Arch and other features added, hack the hwd:
To install Arch, check /arch/setup in AL install CD.
I was thinking more along the lines of installing on a system where I already knew the hardware (perhaps would configure this in that data file I mentioned) and the install would just go without needing any hardware detection at all.
If you want to make similar installations on computers who are having the same parts, then you should do it with images; for example http://www.partimage.org/
Just make one installation on one of those computers and copy them easily. Is faster than reprogramming the arch installation routine
...then you should do it with images; for example http://www.partimage.org/
This is an interesting tool.... instant install . If hardwares are not configured, done later after the image install, different types of pre-made packages (images) could be made for the users to chose a base e.g complete Gnome pkg, multimedia pkg, etc.
This utility can be used to install many identical PCs. For example, if you buy 50 PCs, with the same hardware, and you want to install the same linux systems on all 50 PCs, you will save a lot of time. Indeed, you just have to install on the first PC and create an image from it. For the 49 others, you can use the image file and Partition Image's restore function.
There's also the quickinst script on the cd. It installs a base package set on a mounted partition without any interaction at all.
About the pacman interaction, --noconfirm will never ask you whether you want to do anything or not.
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how does it determine which partition to install on - or does it just partition the drive in a set way?
It installs to a mounted partition. Mean you had to partition yourself and mount the partition yourself. It's a very simple script. Run it sometime and it'll tell you its usage (or look it up on the mailing list).
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Is there any online documentation for the quickinst script?
If I mount the base iso as a loopback filesystem from inside a generic userland like Knoppix, then can I install to my hard drive that way? As long-time gentoo user, this installation method would be most comfortable for me. In other words:
fdisk /dev/hda
mke2fs /dev/hda1
mkswap /dev/hda2
mke2fs -j /dev/hda3
swapon /dev/hda2
mkdir -p /mnt/arch/boot
mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/arch
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/arch/boot
mkdir /iso
mount -o loop /home/knoppix/arch-0.7-base.iso /iso
/iso/arch/quickinst cd /mnt/arch /iso/arch/pkg
Then check the config files listed in the install guide. To me this seems so much better than navigating through some ncurses menus. Is this more or less correct, or am I missing something conceptually important?
So after I run quickinst, can I they do
cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/arch/etc/resolv.conf
chroot /mnt/arch /bin/bash
source /etc/profile
What's the arch analogue for gentoo's env-update?
And then act as if I were in my arch install? Compile my kernel, edit my config files, install udev, configure grub, etc...
udev is still not the default in arch, is it? If I compile a kernel without devfs I would have to install udev before first boot, right?
Anyone know the status of JimmyW's initng on arch? That would really be great to get going, since then I would have ng-update and all those gentoo-y niceties.
This looks great, guys, can't wait to try this out!
Anyone know the status of JimmyW's initng on arch?
It looks like some have it working: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=14535
I wonder if this will be the new init for Arch .8
That would definitely be nice! I thought about trying it out, but I don't want to hose the normal Arch init stuff. ;-) Maybe it'll be added as default one day.
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Anyone know the status of JimmyW's initng on arch?
It looks like some have it working: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=14535
I wonder if this will be the new init for Arch .8
That would definitely be nice! I thought about trying it out, but I don't want to hose the normal Arch init stuff. ;-) Maybe it'll be added as default one day.
The nice thing about initng is that the initscripts are very simple, for example this is the script for the samba service:
service daemon/samba/smbd {
need = system/initial system/mountroot virtual/networking
daemon = /usr/sbin/smbd
daemon_args = -F
service daemon/samba/nmbd {
need = system/initial system/mountroot virtual/networking
daemon = /usr/sbin/nmbd
daemon_args = -F
service daemon/samba {
also_stop = daemon/samba/smbd daemon/samba/nmbd
need = daemon/samba/smbd daemon/samba/nmbd
The problem is that init is the first process the kernel spawns and the last that the kernel kills, so you want something solid, reliable, and heavily tested. This init has been hacked, since May, in the spare time of someone who drives an ice cream truck for a living... no I'm not kidding.
Not for arch 0.8, definitely, and I wouldn't suggest that any distribution (expect maybe a initng demo distribution) use it by default for some time. It should be an option, though.
To go back on topic, anyone know where I can find the quickinst documentation? Does it exist?


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River Source will work with students to participate in a fishing day at Tingley Ponds for approximately 43 students (Rio Rancho High). Staffing is provided by Department contractor, Richard Schrader and Carlos Herrera. The event will also include fisheries monitoring on the Rio Grande and the Ponds. This event is just for students and not open to the public.
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Anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state Saturday, Sept. 26, but everyone must observe bag limits and all other rules and regulations. For more information, please visit www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
For information about where to fish and what to use, consult the department's weekly fishing and stocking report. Maps of public fishing waters, lists of where to find family-friendly fishing and tips on how to fish also can be found on the department website.


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In a extension I once imagined Pacific Defense as an Arms / Armor Dealer as well, But in the latest image I had some months ago.....I imagined them as a Manufacturing Plant producing *dwa~s.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 5, 2012) – USA Volleyball is pleased to announce its nominations for the U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team that will compete at the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Pending approval from the U.S. Olympic Committee, the nominated athletes and staff will represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games on July 29-Aug. 12 in London.
The U.S. Men are the defending Olympic champions and ranked No. 6 in the world. The 2012 U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team trains at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif.
Six players on the roster have previous Olympic experience, including five who competed on the 2008 gold-medal team.
Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu) and outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) will each compete in their third Olympic Games. Stanley was named the most valuable player of the Beijing Olympic Games and is the current U.S. team captain. Both players were Olympic Games starters in Beijing and Athens (2004) and Beijing.
Also returning from the squad that competed in Beijing are libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.), middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) and outside hitter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.).
Setter Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) played on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team that finished fourth in Athens, but he did not compete in Beijing.
Six players on the 2012 Olympic squad will be competing in their first Olympic Games: outside hitters Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) and Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.); middle blockersRussell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) and David Smith (Saugus, Calif.); setter Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.) and opposite David McKienzie (Littleton, Colo.).
"It's a good group of veterans with Olympic experience and first-time Olympians who have been an integral part of our team." U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.) said.
Knipe is in his fourth season with the team and had a 52-27 record going in the 2012 season. In 2012, the U.S. Men have a record of 14-3, including winning the NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament and also winning their World League pool to advance to the Final Round. During the quad the U.S. Men have qualified for the World League Final Round three times.
"It was incredibly difficult to narrow our roster to 12 players. For a variety of reasons, we've played a lot of different guys in key tournaments during the quad and ended up with a very deep pool of talent."
Replacement athletes for the team are outside hitters Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) and Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.), middle blockers Ryan Millar (Alpine, Utah) and Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio), setters Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.), and opposites Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) and Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"When you're trying to create a team with clearly defined roles, you could end up with a couple different rosters and still be successful. The staff put a lot of time into this decision and it was a long and challenging process."
Assisting Knipe on the staff for the Olympic Games will be assistant coaches Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.), Ron Larsen (Lafayette, Calif.) and John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.), along with team technical coordinator Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.) and USA Volleyball Director of Sport Medicine and Performance Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa).
Rob Browning (Newport Beach, Calif.) will serve as team leader.
The U.S. Men qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games by winning the NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament on May 7-12 in Long Beach, Calif.
The U.S. Men have qualified for nine previous Olympic Games: 1964, '68, '84, '88, '92, '96, 2000, '04 and '08. They have won the gold medal in 1984, '88 and 2008 and won bronze in 1992.
The U.S. Men will begin play in the London Olympic Games on July 29 against Serbia.
2012 U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team
1. Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
2. Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4. David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5. Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6. Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7. Donald Suxho (S, 6-5, Korce, Albania, USC)
8. Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
11. Brian Thornton (S, 6-3, San Clemente, Calif., UC Irvine)
12. Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
13. Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawaii)
20. David Smith (MB, 6-7, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
21. David McKienzie (Opp, 6-4, Littleton, Colo., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Team Manager: Rob Browning (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Ron Larsen (Lafayette, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Medical Support: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Scout Coach: Andy Read (Garden Grove, Calif.)
Scout Coach: Mike Sealy (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Replacement Players for the U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team
3. Evan Patak (Opp, 6-8, Pleasanton, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)
9. Ryan Millar (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Utah, BYU)
10. Riley Salmon (L, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
14. Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15. Gabe Gardner (Opp, 6-8, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford)
16. Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
17. Max Holt (MB, 6-9, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State)
25. Jonathan Winder (S, 6-8, Irvine, Calif., Pepperdine)
2012 Olympic Games Men's Volleyball Schedule
Pool A (World Ranking): Italy (3), Poland (4), Argentina (8), Bulgaria (9), Australia (22), Great Britain (92)
Pool B (World Ranking): Brazil (1), Russia (2), USA (6), Serbia (7), Germany (13), Tunisia (18)
July 29: Great Britain vs. Bulgaria, 9:30 a.m.
July 29: Russia vs. Germany, 11:30 a.m.
July 29: Australia vs. Argentina, 2:45 p.m.
July 29: USA vs. Serbia, 4:45 p.m. (8:45 a.m. PT)
July 29: Italy vs. Poland, 8 p.m.
July 29: Brazil vs. Tunisia, 10 p.m.
July 31: Serbia vs. Tunisia, 9:30 a.m.
July 31: Poland vs. Bulgaria, 11:30 a.m.
July 31: Italy vs. Argentina, 2:45 p.m.
July 31: USA vs. Germany, 4:45 p.m. (8:45 a.m. PT)
July 31: Great Britain vs. Australia, 8 p.m.
July 31: Brazil vs. Russia, 10 p.m.
Aug. 2: Serbia vs. Germany, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 2: Australia vs. Bulgaria, 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 2: Russia vs. Tunisia, 2:45 p.m.
Aug. 2: Poland vs. Argentina, 4:45 p.m.
Aug. 2: Brazil vs. USA, 8 p.m. (noon PT)
Aug. 2: Great Britain vs. Italy, 10 p.m.
Aug. 4: Germany vs. Tunisia, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 4: Great Britain vs. Poland, 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 4: Australia vs. Italy, 2:45 p.m.
Aug. 4: Russia vs. USA, 4:45 p.m. (8:45 a.m.)
Aug. 4: Argentina vs. Bulgaria, 8 p.m.
Aug. 4: Brazil vs. Serbia, 10 p.m.
Aug. 6: Australia vs. Poland, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 6: Russia vs. Serbia, 11:30 a.m.
Aug. 6: Italy vs. Bulgaria, 2:45 p.m.
Aug. 6: Great Britain vs. Argentina, 4:45 p.m.
Aug. 6: USA vs. Tunisia, 8 p.m. (noon PT)
Aug. 6: Brazil vs. Germany, 10 p.m.
Aug. 8: Quarterfinal Matches at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Semifinal Matches at 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 12: Men's Bronze Medal Match, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 12: Men's Gold Medal Match, 1 p.m.
Aug. 12: Men's Gold Medal Ceremony, 2:50 p.m.


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This Torterra is a grass/ground-type Pokémon owned by Paul.
Paul's Torterra first appears in Top-Down Training where it battled against Cynthia's Garchomp. It was able to bring Garchomp to her knees with Giga Drain but when it attempted to use Frenzy Plant, Garchomp defended herself with her fins and smashed a Brick Break onto Torterra's head, knocking it out with one blow.
Torterra later appeared when Paul was having his Pokémon attack Chimchar in the hopes of forcing Chimchar to use the awesome power Paul had previously seen. Torterra also battled Brock's Croagunk and Holly's Farfetch'd in the Tag Battle Tournament alongside Ash's Staravia. It blasted Farfetch'd with Hyper Beam, hitting Staravia in the process, and knocked out Croagunk with Leaf Storm, winning against both Pokémon single handed.
Torterra was seen in Aiding the Enemy, where it revealed a softer side of its personality by helping Ash's Grotle deal with its loss of speed by showing it how to focus on its defensive strength instead.
Torterra's final battling appearance was when it was used against Ash during his and Paul's six on six battle on the shores of Lake Acuity. Torterra proved capable of holding its own against Staraptor, Chimchar and Gliscor, despite having type disadvantage against all three of them, and eventually knocked out Gliscor with Frenzy Plant while it was launching X-Scissor.
Known moves
Voice actors
- Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese)
- Jimmy Zoppi (English)
|Paul's Pokémon
With Reggie
Given away


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I thought one of Mitt Romney's many effective points in the debate this past Wednesday was his opposition to increasing income tax rates on anyone while we are trying to pull out of the anemic economic recovery in which we have been mired for the past three years. To support his point, and making it more effective, Romney cited Obama himself.
The Obama campaign, however, is not deterred. It is returning to the pitch for class warfare that underlies its advocacy of raising taxes on "the rich," a/k/a "the super-wealthy," as in the video below. Yesterday Joe Biden made the pitch in his inimitable style: "We're gonna ask, yes, we're gonna ask the wealthy to pay more." Biden makes the pitch for a trillion-dollar tax increase. Does anyone in his right mind really think this is a good idea?


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Welcome to the Website for United Association Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 367 and the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee located in Anchorage, Alaska.
We strive to provide exceptional services to our contractors, members, and community. Our union is a brotherhood of plumbers, pipefitters, welders, HVAC technicians, water and wastewater and natural gas utility workers and contractors working together.
Local 367 offers a variety of member and contractor services.
The Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) offers apprenticeship training and continuing education opportunities.
Regular meetings take place at 610 West 54th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00PM.


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The Phils three-game winning streak come to an end as they are two-hit by the Tigers, losing 1-0
The Phils' winning streak ends at three games as they get two-hit by the Tigers, losing 1-0.
The Tigers take the lead in the top of the first as, with a runner on third, and with one man out, Miguel Cabrera hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, knocking in Ian Kinsler, who had just tripled, as the Tigers take a 1-0 lead. That would hold up as the final score as Cliff Lee and the Phils' bullpen would only give up nine more hits and a walk in the game, while the Tigers' pitching staff would keep the Phils' offense grounded, giving up only two hits, both singles, and three walks in the game.
Cliff Lee (1-2, 2.55) took the lost as he pitched five innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Phillippe Aumont, Antonio Bastardo, B.J. Rosenberg and Jake Diekman would combine for four scoreless innings, giving up four hits (Aumont (1), Bastardo (1), Rosenberg (2)) between them, while striking out 4 (Aumont (1), Bastardo (1), Diekman (2)). Justin Verlander (2-0, 0.00) got the win as he threw six and a third shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out seven. Phil Coke collected his fourth hold of the spring as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a walk, while striking out a batter. Al Alburquerque received his second hold of the spring as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Blaine Hardy collected his first save of the spring as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
The Phils had only two hits in the game, both singles, a two-out single in the first by Chase Utley and a two-out single in the eighth by Wil Nieves. The Phils also had three walks in the game (Ryan Howard, Reid Brignac (2)), while the defense committed two errors (Howard, Cesar Hernandez), had an outfield assist (Clete Thomas), and performed three double plays, while Cliff Lee picked off a runner.
The Phils (9-16-3) will play their last Grapefruit League game tomorrow afternoon against the Blue Jays (13-13). The game will be played at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, and is to start at 1:05 PM EDT. The Phils will send to the mound A.J. Burnett (1-2, 7.53) while the Blue Jays will counter with Drew Hutchison (0-1, 2.79). The Phils will be trying to end their Grapefruit League season on a good note, before heading north for their final two spring training games at Citizens Bank Park with the Pirates.


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First Look: Sift Cupcake & Dessert Bar, San Francisco
Pastry chef Andrea Ballus was going camping. She needed a treat that would last through the weekend—something portable, fun, and delicious. Did she throw some s'mores materials into her bag and call it a day? Not even close. She made two giant Rice Krispie treats, sandwiched them over some homemade frosting, and cut them into bars. They were promptly devoured, not lasting even the first night.
Those Rice Krispie treat and frosting sandwiches eventually became the "Crispy Cakes" ($3) which are available in chocolate and salted caramel flavors at Ballus' new bakery, Sift Cupcake & Dessert Bar, in Pacific Heights.
The Crispie Cakes' super sweet, whimsical nature falls right in line with the rest of the dessert lineup at Sift. The menu seems designed to please your inner child—the one who'd eat spoonfuls of raw cookie dough straight from the bowl, run around the kitchen ten times wielding a spoon as a sword, then do it all over again. There are cruffles (cake and frosting blended together and hand dipped in chocolate) and frosting shots (exactly what they sound like: shot glasses full of frosting). The macarons come in Dr. Seussian colors and a freezer case full of plate-sized Ice Cream Sammys warns, "Careful. Contents are addictive." Even if you're not a fellow frosting fanatic, it's hard not to smile at the more-is-better attitude towards sugar in this cheery, retro-styled bakery.
But the main event at Sift is definitely the cupcakes ($3.25 each). Ballus competed on the Food Network show Cupcake Wars in 2011 and 2012, and fans can try some of the winning recipes at the bakery. The cupcakes are all extremely moist and the flavors tend to riff on childhood favorites. Think Snickerdoodle—a vanilla cake topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, and Knock Your Sox Off—a take on Boston Cream Pie in which vanilla cake is filled with Bavarian cream and dipped in chocolate ganache. Even the plain vanilla cupcake tastes, in the best way, like the yellow birthday cake of your youth.
Click through the slideshow to see the cupcakes, cookies, and more.
Sift Cupcake & Dessert Bar
2411 California St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (map) 415.580.3030 siftcupcakes.com
All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our affiliate policy.


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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Report #3 from Lone Star
After a fajitas dinner, Karin Mika led the group in "Legal Writing Fun and Games." Here is her description of her presentation:
This presentation will demonstrate the game "Legal Apples," an offshoot of the popular game "Apples to Apples." In the game, participants are asked to link legal terms and explain the relationship between the terms that they are linking. The game is not only fun, but forces students to try to draw analogies between seemingly unrelated concepts and also contemplate the thought processes of others who may see analogies quite different from their own. The game is not only fun and educational, but demonstrates to the students the flexibility of a "right" answer.
In this photo, Karin Mika explains the fine points of the game to Justice Ann McClure of the 8th Court of Appeals in El Paso, left, Rob Sherwin, center, and Shery Kime Goodwin of Tech's Legal Practice Program, far right. In the background, you can see Ralph Brill patiently monitoring another table of novices to the game.
Thanks to Karin for providing the evening's closing entertainment. Many people complained when it was time to stop!
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report #2 from Lone Star
After Rob's presentation, everyone moved to the Lanier Center Atrium for a drinks and TexMex reception, followed by a pre-dinner greeting from Tech's own Dean Walter Huffman. In welcoming everyone, he recalled an incident from his first semester of law school (at Texas Tech!) that had lasting impact: the day that a 3-L took him and a friend to task for complaining about their own legal research class. The 3-L told them quite sternly that it was "the most important class" they would take. As the dean said, that message has stuck with him for over 30 years.
Those listening to Dean Huffman's comments include Kim Holst, Karin Mika, Ralph Brill, Amy Jarmon, and Mary Nagel.
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report from Lone Star
The Lone Star Legal Research & Writing Conference started on Friday afternoon with a presentation from Texas Tech's Director of Advocacy Programs, Rob Sherwin. Rob described his program as follows:
Moot court is among the oldest of institutions in American legal education. But how effective is it as a teaching tool? Is it a relevant precursor to appellate (or even litigation) practice? This discussion will focus on the differences—which may not be as pronounced as some think—between moot court (both brief writing and oral argument) and the practice of law and how those differences may be minimized to enhance the educational experience.
Rob's presentation set out five areas in which some esteemed commentators allege that moot court differs so from law practice that its value should be questioned--everything from the weighted importance of brief v. oral argument to the full v. edited record to the purpose of oral argument in each setting.
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AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
Did you miss the Spring 2009 Newsletter for the Association of American Law Schools Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research? Click here for a copy!
Mark E. Wojcik, Secretary of the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Do we undermine ourselves by using the term "Legal Writing Profs" rather than "law teachers?"
Author of Best Practices in Legal Education and practicum expert (I don't want to call him a "clinician") Professor Roy Stuckie seems to suggest so according to his recent post on the Best Practices for Legal Education blog. As he says:
I am beginning to wonder whether it is useful to continue to refer to ourselves as "clinicians." In the early days of efforts to increase the influence and security of clinical teachers, the question came up: how do we tell if someone is really a clinician? The answer at that time was that if anyone was willing to self-identify themselves publicly as a clinician, they must be one. Today, I would be hard-pressed to draft a definition of a clinician. Wouldn't you? I think I'm correct to say that the Best Practices book neither speaks of law school faculty as clinicians or professors, but rather as "law teachers." I think all law teachers should be using similar approaches to educating students, but with different emphases depending on the specific goals of our courses.
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Librarian sues Facebook for failing to protect users from computer viruses
It might make a good writing hypothetical if you change the language of the user's agreement to omit the limitation on liability that Facebook includes for purposes of preventing suits like this. Or, you could have students research and write about whether the librarian in question is liable for damages under Rule 11 for filing such a suit given the terms of Facebook's user agreement.
Read the whole story here.
Hat tip to the BNA Internet Law News.
I am the scholarship dude.
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The skinny on law school cheating
The National Law Journal reports that according to a 2006 study, 45% of law students admit to cheating at least once in the past year. And while, according to this source, the percentage of law students who cheat has remained fairly constant over the years (there are surveys going back as far as the 1950's), what has changed is how students define what it means to cheat.
[Santa Clara's] associate dean for academic affairs, said that law students today may be more tempted to cheat because of the availability of online information for papers and because of the increased use of take-home tests. The school's new policy enumerates different areas of cheating, including behavior during tests; plagiarism; unauthorized collaboration on written work; and submission of the same work for more than one course. It establishes a protocol for students and faculty to report the behavior.
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The most effective academic integrity policies include students in the disciplinary process; that helps make the code a part of a school's culture, said Gary Pavela, an attorney and former honors program teacher at the University of Maryland. In June, he will become the director of academic integrity at Syracuse University. Pavela said that schools increasingly are tailoring their policies to more specifically identify what defines dishonest conduct and to set out the consequences of cheating. Having faculty members refer often to academic honesty helps, he said. The combination of student and faculty involvement, Pavela said, creates a 'double impact.'
You can read the full story here as well as Above the Law's coverage here.
I am the scholarship dude.
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How well do attorneys use technology to "teach" their case to the jury?
Trial lawyers, like teachers, are trying to help jurors both understand the case before them as well as persuade jurors that one party's position is better than the other. If you're with me so far, then you might find this article interesting because it discusses the ways in which lawyers use technology - with differing results - to help teach juries about their cases.
Here's an excerpt:
it is important to remember that technology, like musical instruments, can be acoustic or electric. Like its musical counterpart, acoustic technology doesn't plug into the wall. It includes blackboards, butcher paper and exhibit boards -- tried-and-true technology that generations of lawyers have used, and continue to use, effectively. Upon hearing this reassurance, technophobes often react the same as the Moliére character who, upon learning the definition of 'prose,' exclaims with pride: 'For more than 40 years I've been speaking in prose without even knowing it!' Technophobes are relieved to know that the skills they developed using acoustic technology are equally effective with electric technology, i.e., those tools that plug into the wall.
Technophiles view trial technology with a different core assumption. They place undue reliance on electronic technology -- projected documents, animations, etc. -- believing that high-tech is always better than low-tech. In the extreme, technophiles believe that the more they spend on electronic technology, the less time they need to learn, think about, refine and simplify their case.
Read the whole thing here.
I am the scholarship dude.
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Challenging the stereotype of male students - "I need love and affection, not the house of correction!"
Granted, a white male who raises gender issues is like playing hopscotch in a minefield while blindfolded - it won't take long to set off the explosions. Casting caution to the wind, here's a very interesting story from Inside Higher Ed about two studies that examine the male perspective on being an undergraduate student (remember - many, if not most law students are fresh out of college themselves). In short, being, um, a dude ain't as easy as it looks.
The researchers found that males feel a great deal of pressure to conform to the male stereotypeof what it means to be a man meaning affecting an unemotional, cool-under-pressure persona. Being "competitive, aggressive, self-assured; to not be gay, feminine or vulnerable."
Furthermore, 'It was not manly to put a lot of time and effort into academics,' [one of the researchers] said. It's not cool to study, to read the book: 'Sometimes it's not cool to even buy the book. But you've got to ace the test. You've got to make the grade,' continued [the researcher], who described male students studying on the sly, telling their buddies they were spending the evening with their girlfriends and then hitting the books instead. 'The script to be a manly man means you're good at everything and you don't have to work at it.'
The downside, as you might guess, are all the psychic problems that ensue from living an inauthentic life. As one of the researchers said: "I lose my authenticity when I pretend I'm someone I'm not. And there's a loss of humanity when you deny who you really are."
In terms of strategies and recommendations, [the researchers] suggested first giving college men permission to stop performing and to be themselves. 'It's really about creating some kind of balance to the external pressure,' said Harris. 'We talk about challenge and support, challenging the negative behavior" (such as acts of violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment that are overwhelmingly committed by the males on campus).
One hopeful outcome from these studies is to challenge the notion that educators don't have to focus on the needs of men simply because they out-earn women once they leave campus. "We should continue to be concerned about the status of women," [one of the researchers] stressed. 'In higher education, unfortunately, we are notorious for falling into the either-or trap.'"
Read the full article here.
I am the scholarship dude.
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I'm not quite sure what to make of this. It's a wiki about judges. Click here to visit Judgepedia.
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Graduation: It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye
Here's a legal writing hypothetical for you. The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting on the dangers of the traditional mortarboard toss at graduation. Apparently, someone did indeed almost lose an eye as the result of a flying mortarboard. Thankfully, the injury (nor the predictable lawsuit against Yale), didn't last very long. Not so lucky was the student who will bear a scar for the rest of her life reminding her of that fateful day when a flying mortarboard opened a gash in her head that required a visit to the emergency room as well as some stitches.
The injuries reported by the CHE suggest several potential tort issues for an interesting writing problem including negligence, product liability, and assumption of the risk, among others. Remember kids - enjoy graduation but please look before you throw that mortarboard. Let's not turn a good time into a tragedy, OK?
I am the scholarship dude.
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Scholarship alert: "Training field supervisors to be efficient and effective critics of student writing"
This article, by Professor Bernadette Feeley of U. Suffolk Law School, is from a conference called "Externships 4: A Bridge to Practice." It's available at 15 Clinical Law Review 211 (2009). From the abstract:
This article discusses how law student externs can benefit if their field supervisors use legal writing pedagogical techniques to provide feedback on student writing. The goal of the article is to provide ten concrete techniques for legal writing critique that externship clinicians can pass along to their field supervisors to help them provide effective yet efficient critique of student writing projects. The article first discusses common roadblocks to quality supervision of student writing projects. It then explains ten techniques for critique developed from examination of pedagogy and literature of legal writing educators. The author concludes that externship clinicians can facilitate the critiquing process by educating field supervisors on ways to provide meaningful guidance and feedback that will make a significant contribution to a student extern's development as a capable legal writer.
I am the scholarship dude.
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Carnegie conference to address legal education reform
Yes, We CArNegie: That's the theme and title of a one-day summer conference in Chicago on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at The John Marshall Law School. Designed to bring together scholars, deans, and law professors in doctrinal and skills-based disciplines to discuss the implications and challenges brought by the Carnegie Foundation's 2007 report on legal education, the conference features several notable speakers, including Erwin Chemerinsky, Bryant Garth, Lisa McElroy, Michael Hunter Schwartz, and Lisa Tautges, Director of Pro Bono for the Chicago Bar Foundation.
Click here to access and download the registration form. Registration is $75 before July 1, $90 after. Note that the conference coincides with the annual ABA meeting in Chicago. For more information (including hotel suggestions), contact Professor Maureen Straub Kordesh.
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Lex Opus - Free Online Submission of Your Law Review Articles
LexOpus is a new service at Washington and Lee Law School offering free online submissions to law journals. Authors can submit articles to all interested law journals, inviting journals to make offers. Journals are able to limit by subject matter the articles that they see as open to offers. Alternatively, authors can submit work to a specific list of journals on LexOpus making a short-term exclusive offer to each law journal in sequence. For non-peer-reviewed journals 'short term' is one week. Author offers continue past each journal's exclusive period, on a non-exclusive basis, until rejected by the journal or withdrawn by the author, but any journal with an exclusive period always has acceptance priority. An author can make a work 'open to offers' as well as submit to specific journals, or can do one or the other. As the system does permit uploading of revisions authors might make working papers open to offers and then, if no acceptable offers have been received, when the finished work is available submit that version to specific law journals. Works can be suppressed from public view if the author so desires.
Hat tip to John Doyle at Washington and Lee Law School
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Appraising student work - honesty versus encouragement
Ideally, we should do both according to this thoughtful essay that tries to reconcile those who argue a teacher's job - indeed, her professional responsibility - is to offer frank assessment versus those who argue that a teacher's job is to focus more on the person, rather than the work they produce.
Hat tip Chronicle of Higher Ed.
I am the scholarship dude.
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If you had to do it all over again, would you go to law school?
That's the online ABA Journal's question of the week and they are soliciting reader comments here. When I checked earlier this afternoon, the answers seemed to be evenly split. The comments are worth reading.
I am the scholarship dude.
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The skills new lawyers need to have according to employers
I'll give you a hint - writing is one of them. Business development and exposure to international law are others. We had previously reported on this survey conducted by legal recruiters exactly one month ago today, the fact it's appearing in the online ABA Journal today is reason enough to repeat the wonderful excerpt below. Remember - for the latest-breaking legal writing news, keep your dial tuned to The Legal Writing Prof Blog.
Another common refrain from our respondents is the need for law students to be taught how to write.
"Very few associates can write well," says one; "Young lawyers need better writing skills," notes another. A bankruptcy chair of an AmLaw 100 firm adds:
"Over the years, I've heard a pretty consistent refrain of 'writing needs to improve' or 'I had to rewrite the entire document.' Constructing grammatically correct sentences is not the problem. Rather, the ability to organize facts and principles in a crisp, logical way is what's lacking in many newcomers to the firm."
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New website devoted to discussing Google's book deal - largest library in history
So much controversy surrounds Google's proposal to create an electronic database that includes every book ever written (and I do mean every single book ever written in all of human history) that a new website - debuting today - is devoted to discussing its implications. As The Washington Post reports:
SharedBook Inc., a 5-year-old company run by [Caroline] Vanderlip, has set up a web site so the supporters and opponents of Google's digital book project can more easily post their opinions about a legal settlement that will help fulfill or possibly derail the Internet search leader's ambitions.
Using SharedBook's annotation tools, anyone will be able to comment on the complex settlement and other key court documents in a class-action lawsuit filed four years ago by authors and publishers. New York-based SharedBook plans to turn the dissertation into a book that will be sold "at cost," Vanderlip said.
Read the full story here.
Hat tip to the BNA Internet Law News.
I am the scholarship dude.
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what CAPITAL LETTERS TELL the reader
From David Mills at Courtoons:
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How to Submit a Proposal to the 2010 LWI Conference
A reminder! Even though the conference itself is more than a year away, the deadline for proposals is coming up quite soon -- June 15, 2009! Click here to Download the LWI Call for Proposals.
May 28, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)