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With the 2013 MotoGP season just a few hours away, it's time for a quick recap on the rule changes which come into effect this year. Though the technical rule changes are minor – slightly more significant changes are to be made for 2014, but that is a story for another day – the change to qualifying is significant, and will have a real impact on all of the practice session, albeit indirectly.
Looking to add more manufacturers to the traveling circus, AMA Pro Road Racing has homologated the Aprilia RSV4 Factory ABS for racing duty, though with one interesting caveat. Instead of giving the 999cc Italian V4 a birth in the AMA Pro Superbike class, the RSV4 Factory has been homologated instead to race in the AMA Pro Supersport.
With Aprilia USA lacking a 600cc machine and the budget necessary to race at the factory level in the Superbike class, AMA Pro Road Racing officials have come to a compromise with the Italian company on how it can enter the American road racing scene with its current equipment, and hopefully thus spur its sport bike sales.
Live outside the Golden State, and you realize that California is a special place, in virtually every sense of the word. As a sixth-generation inhabitant of the world's ninth largest economy, regular readers of A&R will already have made note that I am somewhat militant about California, and one of the many reasons for this is the state's pro-motorcycle culture.
Land of perpetual sunshine, abundant coastal and mountain roads, and the epicenter of the American motorcycle industry, California has another thing going for motorcyclists as well: you can lane-split here. You motorcyclists in the other 49 states of the Union don't understand what you are missing with this simple act, and if there was one single law that the AMA/MIC should be pushing to pass in every state in order to help swell the ranks of motorcyclists on the road, it would be laws allowing lane-splitting (also known as lane-sharing, or lane-filtering).
What is driving in a safe and prudent manner though? A highly subjective and poorly defined bit of phrasing, the CHP and state legislature have done themselves a disservice in waiting so long to define exactly how they interpret this provision. After all, there is no provision in the CVC that outlaws steering a car with one's feet, though one would think the California Highway Patrol (CHP) would certainly, and rightfully, ticket you back to the stone age for such an action.
Lane-splitting in California is no different, with no working definition on what was "safe and prudent" on a motorcycle, common practice and adoption have taken hold of the two-wheeled art of getting through traffic congestion. Thought originally to be a concession to the air-cooled machines of the time, lane-splitting catered well to motorcycle riders whose machines would quickly overheat while sitting in traffic.
Also a relic of a time when highway congestion of was considerably less of an issue than its current metropolitan pandemic, for lack of a better reason, California's pro lane-splitting stance persists because the state has waited too long to act otherwise, and we are that much better for it.
However, what constitutes "safe and prudent" lane-splitting has always been a mystery box definition for motorcyclists, and when left to the subjective opinion of a CHP officer, the application of "the rules" can be varied, at best.
With the first full test for the World Superbike class behind us, and the first test of the MotoGP grid about to get underway at Sepang at the end of this week, it is time to take a look at motorcycle racing's pre-season, and evaluate where we stand so far. Just what is the state of play for both MotoGP and World Superbike in 2013?
The question is even more pertinent now that both series have been taken under the wing of Dorna, much to the consternation of World Superbike fans and, to some extent, the WSBK paddock as well. It was feared that Dorna would either kill off World Superbike entirely to strengthen the position of MotoGP, or impose such stringent technical regulations on the series as to dumb it down to Superstock spec.
Fortunately, neither of those options looks likely. World Superbikes will continue as a separate series, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta was keen to explain when quizzed about the takeover at Ducati's Wrooom launch event early in January. The aim is to build a strong WSBK series to stand alongside MotoGP, preserving the unique identity of the two series – WSBK as a place to race production bikes, MotoGP as the series for racing prototypes.
But exactly how should the phrase "production bikes" be interpreted? As a hotted up version of the road-going model, as is the intention of Superstock, or as a genuine racing machine built using the production bike as a basis, which is much closer to what some regard as the ethos of WSBK? The answer, it appears, will lie somewhere in the middle, and the factories will have a major say in how this all turns out.
The Philip Morris-sponsored Wrooom event is not just the event at which Ducati launches its MotoGP season, it has also become the de facto kick off to the MotoGP season as a whole.
With an important section of the international media present, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta inevitably seizes the opportunity to talk to the press about his view of the season ahead, and where necessary, of the future beyond that.
This year was little different. Ezpeleta spoke to the media ahead of the presentation by Ducati Corse boss Bernhard Gobmeier, and answered questions from a number of media outlets separately, answering questions on the future of both MotoGP and World Superbikes.
From his statements, a picture of Dorna's vision for the two series starts to emerge: the future of world championship motorcycle racing is to be price-limited, with more support for the current teams, and factories holding a stake in both series, in exchange for keeping a lid on costs.
Now that it has the World Superbike series under its control, Dorna is turning its attention to the question of costs. It was an issue that, WSBK insiders claim, the Flammini brothers and Infront spent too little time on, preferring to focus on trying to compete with MotoGP instead. The series's critics charge that this obsession allowed bikes into the series that were more like MotoGP prototypes than production road bikes.
The Aprilia RSV4 is one of the bikes most often named in this regard, though perhaps the most extreme example was the Foggy Petronas FP3 machine, of which the entire homologation run is rumored to be stored in a warehouse owned by the Malaysian oil company in Kuala Lumpur. As a result, grids have shrunk from around thirty starters in 2009 to just twenty in 2013.
Dorna's solution is a mixture of methods gleaned from their recent experience in MotoGP: price caps and pressure on the manufacturers to reduce costs of their own accord. In an interview with the German-language website Speedweek, Carmelo Ezpeleta said that his aim is to have all manufacturers supply teams with bikes at a cost of €250,000 per rider.
Included in that amount would be two bikes per rider, and full support to complete an entire season. Only crash damage would be excluded from the quarter of a million per season, that being a cost that is outside the control of the factories. In addition, Ezpeleta said each manufacturer had to be prepared to supply up to six riders with equipment, should there be sufficient interest, a measure currently being enforced in Moto3.
When Dorna took over control of the World Superbike Championship, speculation began to fly what the changing of the guard would mean for motorcycling's premier production-based racing series. Always seen as the annoying little sibling to the prestigious MotoGP World Championship, many have expected to see Dorna cut out a clearer distinction between the two series, with WSBK returning to machines that are closer to stock-spec, while MotoGP continued to play with its CRT formula.
Now, reports out of Europe say Dorna is set to kill the 600cc and 1,000cc superstock classes in 2014, leaving only the superbike and supersport classes for 1,000cc and 600c based racing, respectively. Looking to switch to a three-race format, like in MotoGP, the World Superbike Championship would reportedly add a 250cc production-based class, which would serve as the development class for the series, and would help bolster the new fleet of small-displacement sport bikes OEMs have producing recently.
MotoGP: New Rules for 2013 & 2014 – Penalty Points, Quickshifters, Cost Caps for Parts, Flags on Dashes & More
Following its meeting last week, today the GP Commission has released a bevy of rules for the 2013 & 2014 MotoGP Championship. An interesting mix of rules that stem from issues had this past season, the GP Commission has also drafted some regulations that aim at further reducing the cost of the sport.
For starters, Race Direction now has a penalty point system at its disposal, which can be used to address riders who are continually being warned of unsafe behavior. The points accumulate over the course of the season, and have thresholds with escalating consequences. If that doesn't make your eyes roll and your mouth mutter "Marc Marquez" then Moto2′s new quickshifter approval rule probably will.
While all three classes will see a number of provisions to help control costs, the most interesting is the capping of brake and suspension prices, which will see the cost of service contracts also limited. The latter point is especially important, as parts suppliers have gotten around previous caps by merely rolling the lost costs into extremely expensive servicing fees and agreements.
On a more geeky and technical note, an optional in 2013, mandatory in 2014, in-dash flagging system will be put in place. Presumably useful for all situations, the system sounds like a direct response to Jorge Lorenzo's complaints after crashing in Valenica while going through lapped traffic. The full list of new rules is after the jump.
Saturday Summary at Valencia: Of Lap Records, Hunger For Success, & Giving Factories Enough Rope
The last of the 990cc pole records finally went at Valencia, along with the last record held by Valentino Rossi at any of the tracks currently on the calendar. Dani Pedrosa's astonishing last lap was inch perfect, and put him 0.158 seconds faster than Rossi's time, set in 2006 at the infamous season finale in which Rossi got a dismal start, then fell off trying to catch Nicky Hayden, handing the American the world championship in the process.
Pedrosa's lap really was something special, though the Spaniard was not as impressed as the onlookers. He had had a few good laps in his career, he told the press conference, and this was definitely one of them. Pedrosa has looked ominous all weekend – actually, since Indianapolis – and if it were going to stay dry, then you would be hard put to think of anyone who could beat the Repsol Honda man.
Jorge Lorenzo is keen to try, and is fast all the way round the circuit to the final sector, but is losing a couple of tenths just in the acceleration out of the final corner and towards the line. The Hondas dominate there, good round the long left before the final corner – both Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa were hanging the rear out all round that turn, showing a hint of the old tire-smokin' 990 days – but absolute missiles on acceleration.
That has been Lorenzo's complaint all year, not sufficient acceleration and not the wheelie control which the Hondas appear to have. If Lorenzo arrives at the final corner with a Honda behind him, he will fear for his position.
New MotoGP Rules for 2014: Spec-ECU, Spec-Software, Fewer Motors, Less Fuel, & Combined Weight for Moto2
After an almost interminable period of discussions and debate, agreement has at last been reached over the technical regulations to be applied in MotoGP for the 2014 onwards. The agreement has been a compromise, with both sides of the table being given something to satisfy them.
The new rules see the introduction of a compulsory spec ECU and datalogger, and the ECU now acts as a divide between the two classes of teams in the paddock. MSMA members will be allowed to use their own software for the spec ECU, but the punishment for doing so will be a reduction in the fuel limit from 21 to 20 liters for a race.
Teams electing to use the spec software supplied by Dorna will be allowed 24 liters. The MSMA members will also be limited to 5 engines a season, while the rest will be allowed 12 engines. The reduction in fuel and engines was made at the request of the factories, to give themselves an engineering challenge to conquer.


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Forbes: Phoenix Suns are NBA's 13th-most valuable team
Originally published: Jan 23, 2013 - 10:51 am
According to Forbes, the Suns are the 13th-most valuable franchise in the league. The New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls make up the top three, while the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats and Milwaukee Bucks are at the bottom.
The Suns are valued at $474 million, and the rest of the organization's breakdown is below.
Owner: Robert Sarver
Championships: 0
Price Paid: $404 M
Year Purchased: 2004
Revenue: $121 M
Operating Income: $13.0 M
Debt/Value: 39%
Player Expenses: $60 M
Gate Receipts: $28 M
Wins-to-player cost ratio: 86
Revenue per Fan: $18
Metro Area Population: 4.4 M
Forbes notes how the Suns have cut ticket prices in recent years, but that it really has not helped at the box office. Attendance at US Airways Center has dropped in each of the last three seasons.
Fans are tuning out at home as well with local TV ratings off a league-worst 37% on FS Arizona.
This season the Suns are 25th in the NBA in attendance, averaging 14,769 fans in 21 home games. With a 13-28 record and a season seemingly spinning out of control, it's worth wondering if things are about to get worse for the Valley's original professional sports team.
Adam Green, Web Content Editor - ArizonaSports.com
- Report: Phoenix Suns reach out to Minnesota Timberwolves about an Eric Bledsoe-Kevin Love trade
- Phoenix Suns don't have a point guard in top ten of WARP projections
- Phoenix Suns 2014 preseason schedule released
- The Pulse: Most say Eric Bledsoe and agent Rich Paul are at fault for contract standoff with Phoenix Suns
- Phoenix Suns single-game tickets now on sale
- Chris Sheridan- sheridanhoops.com - Tuesday August 19Chris Sheridan believes there is one team that could easily make a max contract offer to Eric Bledso
- Who impressed/who depressed - Monday August 18Dan and Vince look back at who impressed and depressed them over the weekend.
- Adrian Wojnarowski- YahooSports NBA writer - Tuesday August 12Adrian Wojnarowski says Eric Bledsoe has backed himself into a corner.
- Bickley Blast - Tuesday August 12Now that Donald Sterling is gone, who is the worst owner in sports?
- Jerry Colangelo, Managing Director of USA Basketball - Friday August 8Jerry Colangelo talks about the Paul George injury and Kevin Durant's departure from Team USA.

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I hope your first day of The Year Of The Dragon was awesome!
Picture is from my birthday weekend back in the fall. Through a series of unfortunate events (Slater's kidney stones) I ended up taking his flying lesson. It was pretty awesome.
Decent enough day yesterday, other than the ouch factor. I'll be taking it easy for a day or so. I was just hopping off the bike (via the back - and forgot that I'd moved the seat way forward). I won't be doing that again any time soon.
My Saturday classes are great fun and they are enlightening - oh, did I say that I ran into my impr0v instructor at the Buddhist temple? He's pretty zen. He considers c0medy to be his philosophy. There was one thing last week that was SO difficult for me - and so unexpected - we had to SING! Just step out on stage and start belting out a song without accompaniment until someone from the troupe "rescues" you by stepping out, touching your shoulder and begins singing themselves. I so cannot sing - and thinking of what to sing was almost as hard as the singing - but the real skill to be learned was to rescue our fellows. I'm also learning that I need to slow down and not try to get so many words out so quickly - that I need to just slow it down - certainly a metaphor for my life right now. I'm getting the mindfulness message all over the place!
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Megan Fox has revealed her main job is spending time with baby son Noah.
Despite starring in a series of Hollywood blockbusters, the Transformers actress said spending time with the tot gives her "the ultimate satisfaction".
The Daily Mail reported that Megan told Marie Claire magazine: "It's very hard for me to do this stuff, because I feel like this isn't my job any more. My job is to be with him."
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By Gerald Steinacher
April 11, 1961 marked the beginning of the trial against Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. In the course of the trial, the world came face to face with the reality of the Holocaust or what the Nazis called the "final solution of the Jewish problem" – the killing of 6 million people. Newspapers around the world published thousands of articles about Eichmann and his role in the Holocaust. But what none of the international journalists touched upon was probably the most intriguing aspect of Eichmann's story: the way in which he, the bureaucrat of the Holocaust, managed to escape justice soon after the war and flee to Argentina.
The prominent philosopher Hannah Arendt, who closely followed the trial in Israel, was one of those who wondered why Eichmann's escape never attracted more international attention. In her famous book Eichmann in Jerusalem she wrote "the trial authorities, for various reasons, had decided not to admit any testimony covering the time after the close of the war." It seems that there was a conscious effort to restrict the dissemination of information on how Eichmann managed to escape to Argentina. This part of his story was to remain largely a secret, which took historians more than fifty years to uncover.
We now know what the Israeli authorities kept hidden during the Eichmann trial: the involvement of Vatican circles, Western intelligence services, various governments and the International Committee of the Red Cross in the escape of Eichmann and thousands of other Nazis, war criminals, and Holocaust perpetrators. A picture has emerged that raises many uncomfortable questions. It is clear that the agencies involved knew exactly what they were doing, but were able to justify the decisions they made and the actions they took with the Cold War. After all, as the Third Reich lay in ruins, the only enemy left for the Western Powers was the communist Soviet Union. In the eyes of the Catholic Church, communism was a 'godless, deadly enemy', even worse than Nazism.
After laying low in Germany for several years, in 1950 Adolf Eichmann decided to immigrate to Argentina. He used a tried route through Italy, where he acquired a new identity as Riccardo Klement, a South Tyrolean from Bolzano, and a travel document from the Red Cross. In Italy he was helped by the Vatican Aid Commission for Refugees, in cooperation with a small group of catholic priests, former SS comrades and some Argentinean officials. The ease with which he reached Argentina was also the result of Western intelligence services, such as the CIA and the German BND, turning a blind eye to where Eichmann was hiding. Research suggests that they knew of his new identity as Riccardo Klement, but ignored the information. But why would the Israeli government be so careful not to reveal any of this during Eichmann's trial? The true reasons are unclear, but it is possible that Israelis simply did not want to embarrass governments and institutions who were now their allies.
Riccardo Klement's life on the run came to an abrupt end in May 1960, when he was kidnapped by Israeli government agents just outside of his home in Buenos Aires and taken to Jerusalem: "I, the undersigned, Adolf Eichmann, hereby declare out of my own free will that since now my true identity has been revealed, I see clearly that it is useless to try and escape judgment any longer." Eichmann had to stand trial and in the process the world came to know the horrible details about the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany, from their forced emigration to centrally- planned industrialized genocide. But the world had to wait 50 years longer to finally learn the truth about how some of the worst Holocaust perpetrators fled justice and who were the institutions helping them do it.
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When Paul Auster wrote City of Glass or Evelyn Waugh started work on Men at Arms, did they know it was the beginning of that long haul that makes a trilogy?
Patrick Neate certainly didn't when he wrote his first novel Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko: I remember so well reading it when it first came to Penguin in 1999, and thinking what a fantastic young talent, and how we must, must buy his book. All of Patrick's themes that would recur throughout the trilogy which also includes Twelve Bar Blues, and now Jerusalem, are there in that book – the funny well-timed satire, the controlled fury and political astuteness of a British novelist writing about colonialism and its aftermath; the themes of culture, myth and music; oh, and the great jokes about farting…but the endearing thing, re-reading that book now, is that they are clearly written by a younger writer than the one writing Jerusalem.
Since that first book, we have published Patrick in paperback and hardback and trade paperback. He has always been fun to work with – and it was odd to discover quite far into our editorial relationship that there's also another bond: we both read Social Anthropology at the same university in the same faculty, albeit years apart. Sometimes he and I have had long bouts of editorial fighting, sometimes not. He's written two other novels outside the trilogy in between books 1 & 2; he's won the Whitbread Novel Award for Twelve Bar Blues; he's built a house in Zimbabwe; he got married; he reviews film; he started and still runs the best evening writers' event anywhere (the totally brilliant Bookslam); and now he's even having a baby…
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I loved the idea of Lars Porsena so much that I can still quote the opening verses without stumbling. It wasn't who or what he was that appealed, it was the sheer joy of invoking Macaulay's words… shame on the false Etruscan who lingers in his home when Porsena of Clusium is on the march fro Rome. What was an Etruscan? And who or what was Tarquin? And where was Clusium? I absolutely didn't care. Magical too were Ocnus of Falerii, Lausulus of Urgo, Aruns of Volsinium and Lord of Luna… never mind that they all died. They were my invocation of power. I shouted the words at the ceiling from my bed, in front of the mirror, brandished them at the trees with my stick-sword whipping through the air and whispered them into the grass until my sisters were sick of me.
Last week I went to see the play, Jerusalem, with the mesmeric award-winning performance by Mark Rylance playing Johnny (Rooster) Byron, a drug-dealing hell-raiser who lives in a forest in Wiltshire. There are a few more weeks left of its run at the Apollo, London, so I won't spoil it by saying too much. But he tells a story of meeting a giant on the motorway when staggering home one night and relates it with such conviction, even his doubting listeners are reluctant to bang the drum that he says will awaken the giants and bring them from the four corners of the earth. I think it was The Guardian newspaper that said: he tells stories with the touch of an enchanter… someone who sees everyone but seems to be looking only at you. Life is conjured so vividly that wafts of wild garlic seem real.
At the end with only him and his young son who has crept back on stage, he invokes his brothers, every Byron who has ever lived, and all the giants of this earth, Magog, Og, Anak, Havelock, Beowulf, Goram… (I wish I could remember the litany) He shouts their names and drums incessantly louder and louder… a giant of a man infusing his son with bravery. (Brave too the young boy actor who has to witness such an invocation!) I couldn't move. I was totally gripped… spellbound.
What a wonderful, rousing post! I saw Rylance in Richard the Second at the Globe. He is, indeed, spellbinding, and, I think, one of our greatest actors. I hear the sound of giants' boots tramping through your blog, and was reminded of reading Robert Graves' "The White Goddess" - Graves, the naughty enchanter, creates a mythological history of Wales, and summons giants, like Bendigeidfran, the crow god Bran, who stands over Wales like one of our mountains, bellowing into the wind. Lovely stuff.
Fantastic post, Diane, and an enticing description of a perfomance. (Now when am I next in London???) There's something in what I believe is called "heightened language" that does rouse the spirit, something in the way the sounds of words and rhythms work on the ear and mind, even if such stomping stuff is now laden with semi-imperialist shadows. I think this is why - despite bursts of overblown verse - some of the poems of Yeats still move me to tears. Maybe it's the Celtic voice? Or is it words that are written to be spoken aloud, not skimmed on the page?
I saw it at the Rpyal Court where you get the full text as your programme. I recommend buying the playscript for the sake of that litany.
I think everyone in theatre thought the sounds at the end were the giants approaching even though it could have been the bulldozers.
Such is the power of Mark Rylance's performance.
Wow! Sounds fantastic - wish I could get down to see it, but doubt if I can. You are right. Incantations are important. And I love Lars Porsena. Oh, and 'The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold...'
Sorry replying late... Mothers Day! I wonder if we remember 'the heightened'lines of poetry from childhood so vividly because when we first heard them, we were fresh and unjaded. As writers I know we're meant to keep up the childlike freshness but jaded creeps up very fast!!! Odd you should mention Robert Graves, Andrew... (I haven't read the White Goddess and now I must) but a moment ago I came across a podcast from LSE (London School of Economics) where AS Byatt, Fiona Simpson, Colin Thubron and Ben Okri were talking about 'love'... yes odd subject for the LSE but it was their Literary Festival... and Byatt was quoting Graves. Okri was particularly wonderful.
And yes Mary I'm sorry I missed Jerusalem at the Royal Court. I woke up to it too late and you're right, I need the script because all I could remember was Magog and I think I rather imagined some of the names rather than truly heard them. But phew! the play left me breathless!
Ah, you can't get Jerusalem tickets for love or money. We've tried both! Rylance should be bottled. He'd be good for everything that ails us. Speaking of which, what an absolutely beautiful photograph! And a wonderful post, too.
Thanks Michelle... thats my granddaughter Amelia, taken on Christmas day the year before last (in a warm climate!)I thought your advice to Anne to take up a pen and draw is a perfect option. It's a chance to focus on something else... even if its just the pattern inside a cut pomegranate!
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Guy Delisle, traveller, animator, comic book artist, and author of the graphic novel, Burma Chronicles - is now blogging from Jerusalem where his wife is stationed with Doctors Without Borders.
Beautiful sketches and fun comics. I suspect a book will come out of this…
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Chris Smith and Aurélia Fronty, author and illustrator respectively, tell the story of the city that is the spiritual home to the world's three largest religions. The Jews call the city Yerushalaym, the Arabs call it Al-Quds, and the English - Jerusalem. It is a story of love and generosity handed down through the centuries as a folk tale as a reminder to all that a city and its inhabitants can live in peace with one another.
I have this book on my desk to be reviewed. I enjoyed reading your post here very much. It's a lovely book, isn't it?
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Adapted for a New Generation
Viking (Penguin Group)
The text is accessible. The photographs are vivid. The charts and graphs are compelling. Al Gore clearly spells out the crisis, but he begins and ends the book by saying that it is not hopeless. In the beginning he says, "I like the fact that in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is made up of two characters...The first one means 'danger.' But the second one means 'opportunity.' " In the end he points out, "Another big problem with global warming is that an astonishing number of people go straight from denial to despair, without pausing at the step in between. Yes, there's a crisis...but we can do something about it."
So what are YOU going to do? Switch to fluorescent bulbs? Turn down the thermostat? Turn off your computer rather than just putting it to sleep? Buy a Prius? Take shorter, cooler showers? Check here if you need ideas. There's a pdf poster of 10 things we can all do.
Just today, I got an invitation from Gather.com via American Public Media to join the "Go Green On Gather Contest" for Earth Day 2007.
This Earth Day, April 22, make a commitment to live today without compromising tomorrow. Living a sustainable life is easier than you might think—take one step at a time, incorporating eco-friendly lifestyle changes that will make our planet healthier for future generations. It's never too soon to start!
This looks fabulous. We need to get this book for our library. Thanks for the links too - I am always looking for another thing to go green on...
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Dell Recycling recycles your old PC and monitor at no cost when you buy a new Dell computer. HP rewards you with up to $50 towards your next purchase when you recycle your old computer hardware.
Verizon Wireless' Hope Line program collects wireless phones from any provider to refurbish and donate them to victims of domestic abuse. Last year it donated 10,000 phones with airtime to shelter victims, and raised $750,000 to support awareness and prevention of domestic violence.Visit Eiae.org for a list of other tech companies that recycle.
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livejournal.com/little_world (with thanks to neatorama.com)
And that link--now with a forum-- to a home for a large Frodo: bendshire.com/ (with thanks to Fuse #8)
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Earth Day is Sunday, April 22nd, so I thought I would post a small list of environmental picture books.
This list is by no means complete.
Do you have a favorite environmental picture book? Tell us about it in the comments area!
BIG MAMA MAKES THE WORLD by Phyllis Root
When Big Momma makes the world, she doesn't mess around. With a baby on her hip and laundry piling up, she demands light and dark, earth and sky, creepers and crawlers, and lots of folks to trade stories with on the front porch.
THE LORAX by Dr. Seuss.
My favorite Dr. Seuss book.
I love how the colors of the illustrations become dim and brooding as the situation gets more serious.
THE EARTH AND I by Frank Asch.
A boy thinks about the many ways he and the planet benefit and enjoy each other.
MISS RUMPHIUS by Barbara Cooney.
To make the world a more beutiful place, Miss Rumphius begins by sowing flowers all over the countryside.
THE SALAMANDER ROOM by Ann Mazer.
A young boy finds an orange salamander and gradually imagines his room into a perfect home for it.
THE GIFT OF THE TREE by Alvin Tresselt.
An oak tree lives and dies in the forest, providing food, shelter, and safety for the animals and life all around.
WELCOME TO THE GREEN HOUSE by Jane Yolen.
A tropical rain forest brims with bright colors and sounds as hummingbirds and ocelots, fig trees and orchids grow and thrive.
PLANTZILLA by Jerdine Nolen.
Third-grader Mortimer Henryson has successfully petitioned his parents and his science teacher, Mr. Lester, to allow him to bring the class plant, Plantcilia (nicknamed "Plantzilla" by the students), home over summer vacation.
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Author: Janet S. Wong
Illustrator: David Roberts
Published: 2007 Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763623806 Amazon.ca Amazon.com
Crawling with cockroaches, crankiness and whole lot of creativity, this imaginative story of community recycling makes saving the earth a cheeky adventure.
For information about MagazineLiteracy.org's KinderHarvest magazine recycling initiative, click here.
Podcasts mentioned:childrens book review, David Roberts, earth day, Janet S. Wong, Podcast, recycling, The Dumpster Diverchildrens book review, David Roberts, earth day, Janet S. Wong, Podcast, recycling, The Dumpster Diver
As a 5th and 6th grade teacher in Washington, D.C., I have been struggling with how to teach my students about recycling. My challenge is that it is common for my students to see older kids throwing trash wherever they roam. This book sounds like it could raise interesting discussions about what happens to trash and how what we think is trash could be reused. Giving them the idea that they can be creative may give them ownership over the trash they would otherwise throw away.
I am a second grade teacher in Washington, DC and I have had several conversations with my students about recycling. We looked out of the class room window and talked about several items that could be recycled. There is a pool just outside the window and we counted how much trash was inside and if it looked like a good place to swim. We also talked about what the trash could be used for. This book would be great for next year because we have a project where students could collect trash with their parents and make thing out of them.
Without reading the book, I found the references made to events that take place in the book clever. In my 5th grade class we discuss several "curent event" issues and I think this book would offer great discussion to the understanding of how to make better use of the items we consider trash. I appreciate how this story offers and encourages students to think outside of the box when it comes to trash- providing them with creative options. This book would also be a great segway to discuss other earth conscience topics such as global warming.
The Dumpster Diver sounds interesting and worth reading considering its approach to recycling. I am currently doing my practicum at an elementary school in Washington, DC. I am with 1st grade students and we recycle in our classroom. Everyone participates but I believe a book like this would bring insight to the issue of recycling. It sounds like with the creative language and illustrations used within this book, interesting discussions about recycling would surface. I definitely plan to look into this book. Thank You
Andy Spann :)
What a lovely conversation about my book! You really DO "get it"–thanks so much for your insightful and entertaining comments! (I didn't fully realize the child-appeal of "Rule Number TWO!")
I was just in Seattle where a bookstore called All for Kids sponsored a contest where kids submitted items crafted out of junk. Photos of the winning creations will be posted soon at www.allforkidsbooks.com. One of my favorites was a very simple project: a wind chime made out of miscellaneous metal items (I think I remember an old faucet, a spoon, etc.).
I really do hope that parents and teachers can use this book to inspire the children in their lives to be creative with "junk"–goodness knows, we all have so much of it!
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[…] Mark speaks with Janet Wong about the concept behind her book The Dumpster Diver, how she incorporates her own life in her books, and her participating in the meet the author series of books. As a treat, Janet reads one of her poems. […]
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Today is officially Earth Day and many people also celebrate Arbor Day sometime during the month of April. And although there is an abundance of nature poetry for children available, I think it would be appropriate to focus on TREES, in particular. Living on the prairie in Texas, I'm a big fan of trees, since we don't have many. I was a tree climber as a kid and a tree planter as an adult. And there are many poems about trees to share with young people beginning with Joyce Kilmer's classic, "Trees" which begins "I think that I shall never see/ A poem lovely as a tree."
In fact, once I started looking, I found that many of my favorite poems were about trees, from David McCord's "Every Time I Climb a Tree" to "Arbol de Limon/ Lemon Tree" by Jennifer Clement and translated by Consuelo de Aerenlund, presented in both English and Spanish (in Naomi Nye's anthology). Here's a poem by Karla Kuskin that is also a fine example of "concrete" or "shape" poetry in which the words of the poem also suggest the shape of the poem's subject.
If you stood with your feet in the earth
Up to your ankles in grass
And your arms had leaves running over them
And every once in awhile one of your leafy fingers
Was nudged by a bird flying past,
If the skin that covers you from top to tip
Wasn't skin at all, but bark
And you never moved your feet from their place
In the earth
But stood rooted in one spot come
Then you would be me:
A tree.
Kuskin, Karla. 1972. Any Me I Want to Be. Harper & Row.
For more "tree" poems, look for these anthologies:
Brenner, Barbara. 1994. The Earth is Painted Green: A Garden of Poems about Our Planet. Scholastic.
Bruchac. Joseph. 1995. The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet: Native American Poems of the Land. Philomel Books.
Fisher, Aileen. 2003. Sing of the Earth and Sky: Poems about Our Planet and the Wonders Beyond. Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
George, Kristine O'Connell. 1998. Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems. Clarion Books.
Greenfield, Eloise. 1988. Under the Sunday Tree. Harper & Row.
Gunning, Monica. 1998. Under the Breadfruit Tree: Island Poems. Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
Jones, Hettie, comp. 1971. The Tree Stands Shining: Poetry of the North American Indian. Dial Books.
Kuskin, Karla. 1980. Dogs and Dragons, Trees and Dreams: A Collection of Poems. HarperCollins.
Kuskin, Karla. 1975. Near the Window Tree. Harper.
Levy, Constance. 1994. A Tree Place and Other Poems. McElderry.
Lindbergh, Reeve. 1990. Johnny Appleseed. Joy Street Books.
McCord, David. 1999. Every Time I Climb a Tree. Little Brown.
Nye, Naomi Shihab, comp. 1995. The Tree is Older than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems and Stories from Mexico with Paintings by Mexican Artists. Simon & Schuster.
Singer, Marilyn. 2002. Footprints on the Roof: Poems About the Earth. Knopf.
Yolen, Jane. 2000. Color Me a Rhyme: Nature Poems for Young People. Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
And of course this begs for a poet-tree display! Create a paper tree trunk and branches and encourage children to choose their favorite poems to display on large green paper leaves hanging from the branches.
Picture credit: www.phong.com
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The frogs are singing loudly now from the ditches, dugouts, and sloughs, the ducks -- especially the goldeneyes -- are pairing up, the grass is greening, gophers are running about, hawks swoop around overhead, and the prairie crocuses are up. I missed Poetry Friday again -- too many visitors here and places to be there. We had our mandated semi-annual home school facilitator visit (who last time


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3.53/5 rDev -4.9%
A unique beer with a deep copper color and a thick malty body. Medium to high in acidic hops with a nice fresh hop finish and tinge of astringent tart bitterness. A pleasing nose of malt and fresh hops. Creamy smooth and sharp edged at once! Pretty white head and lots of lace.
03-22-2003 19:09:15 | More by BeerResearcher
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4.4/5 rDev +18.6%
Presentation: 12 oz brown long neck with no freshness date to be found.
Appearance: Bright and clear golden with a caked on head that leaves a stickly lace all over.
Smell: Fruity and floral ... soft aromatics, sweet hop oil.
Taste: Light to medium in body, smooth up front with a crisp middle. Soft hop bitterness that gives a even crisp bite leaving a very flavourful hop character ... floral and citric, lots of hop oil. The malt profile is merely enough to hold its own against the hops. Hops fade in the finish and gives the malt a chance to show a little flavour.
Notes: Well balanced and a great use of hops to make for an extremely drinkable and hoppy ale.
04-15-2002 10:56:41 | More by Jason
3.03/5 rDev -18.3%
Presentation: 12oz amber bottle.
Appearance: Pours a bubbly and clear golden color. Actively fizzy head quickly reduces to a thin layer. Scant lacing of the glass.
Smell: Floral, with a twist of citrus thrown in for good measure. Nothing that stands out, though.
Taste: Downhill from the aroma. A lackluster combination of mild bitterness and a pinch of sweetness.
Mouthfeel: Thin and slightly watery mouthfeel. Disappointing.
Drinkability: Average...nothing that really stood out and kept me coming back for more. Not much of an aftertaste, nor any mouth-puckering crispy dryness.
I'd much rather have the Alpha King Pale Ale.
03-10-2003 15:22:35 | More by OldFrothingSlosh
4.22/5 rDev +13.7%
Golden ale with decent, sticky head. Floral aroma with a tiny hint of bitter chocolate. Mild malts, reminiscent of a Czech pilsner, lighter than your average pale ale. Floyd's trademark hops distinguish this beer - quite lemony with lots of floral zest. Bitter but bolsters the sweetness of the malts, much like Alpha King but a bit thinner, not so robust. A summery brew, with sharp tang from the hops but maintains a creamy mouthfeel like the best Eastern European pilsners. A step down from Alpha King in my book, but still very pleasing.
11-23-2002 15:09:28 | More by Thrasher
3.64/5 rDev -1.9%
Obviously from notes, very yellow, average head, not much in the aroma department, light floral hop contingency.
Taste, again, pretty light, but what was light maltwise was paired with a good degree of bitter citrus hop feel, especially for what I understood Midwest xpa's at the time. I wasn't too big on 3F at this point. Didn't see them as anything like an extreme brewery.
This was my first FFF beer, gf at the time was trying to get me to go to Iowa, showin' off some Midwest brews. Ended up in Milwaukee (gooo Marquette), so this didn't exactly scare me off. In fact, if you think about it, I moved closer to FFF than I would have been in Iowa.
Everything of theirs since I've liked even more.
10-08-2010 19:52:25 | More by Beerandraiderfan
3.3/5 rDev -11.1%
Fairly clear sub-amber gold color. 1/4 inch medium-bubbled head. Fruity smell, mostly of citrus. Lemony and hoppy flavor, malts are not dense. Light-bodied and crisp beginning to end. Too much lemon to my tongue, a little more sweetness would be good to balance. Alpha King is more impressively balanced while maintaining lots of grapefruity hops. Not a big fan of this one, tastes more like a lemony wheat brew.
06-10-2002 07:57:16 | More by ADR
West Virginia
4.03/5 rDev +8.6%
Appearance: Deep golden amber seems clouded nice and unfiltered with a nice sized white head with some resiliency to it, does leave some specks of lacing sporadically. Aroma: Tight knit citrus hop profile mild bready character around the edges but you might as well be sniffing on some freshly squeezed orange juice. Taste: A hoppy golden ale the malt profile is very timid with letting in sweetness but the hops don't rush bitterness upon the palatte. Once again 3F's have proved their beer is not normal, citrus hops explode on the palate making me think there must be some citrus fruit in here, but no those are hops my friend. Strange, interesting, and innovative for a golden ale. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied easy going carbonation, nice beer. Drinkability: A twelve oz. portion is enough to get a fee for this brew, I enjoyed it but not overwhelmed with awe like I usually am with a Three Floyd's brew. Defintely worth another try next time I cross pathes with this one.
07-31-2004 16:56:17 | More by WVbeergeek
Ontario (Canada)
4.15/5 rDev +11.9%
Three Floyds does it again! This one pours a slightly hazy gold with a good head that sticks to the glass. Light malt and fresh flowery hops are in the nose. Nice light mouthfeel, with hops making the grade into the finish. This is a great pale ale, with emphasis on the hops. It's just too damm easy to drink a sixer of it on this hot night in NJ. Very quaffable...and recommended!
05-31-2002 17:13:52 | More by beerluvr
Rhode Island
3.25/5 rDev -12.4%
Xtra pale ale...Pours a slightly cloudy, lightish pale ale color. Aroma of a light American pale ale variety. Mouthfeel was okay, with a lighter-ale balance between hops and malt (noticeable sweetness and some hop bitterness). Definitely not for hop-lovers, but a standard offering and good as a solid light ale atypical of more robust APA's.
02-09-2003 16:37:52 | More by Hobbz
3.43/5 rDev -7.5%
Pours gold with a decent tight, bubbly head, doesn't stick around too long.
Flowery hop aroma with some malt sweetness. Very balanced though, nothing is overpowering.
Medium body, with medium carbonation. Citrus hops up front with a light grain flavor as well. Some sweetness and bread flavors follow up. Finishes with a very light bitterness and some dryness.
Not a truly impressive pale ale. I'd buy this again, but I wouldn't rush out for it.
04-27-2004 22:24:10 | More by Southernbrew
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
Clear, light golden color with a white head.
Nice aroma of floral and citrusy hops.
Taste is good, but not nearly as bold as the aroma had lead me to think. Citrus and floral hops with a decent malt backbone. The hops dominate, but both hops and malt could use to be stepped up a notch. The Alpha King is better IMO. This one is much tamer and more of a session beer.
Mouthfeel is a little thin.
Easy to quaff, but doesn't leave me wanting another.
Overall, a solid pale ale a little to tame for my liking.
03-25-2003 19:38:26 | More by PhantomVodoo
4/5 rDev +7.8%
11-16-2011 02:13:23 | More by Magery
3.63/5 rDev -2.2%
Poured a nice dark golden color with a nice sticky head. The smell was all hops. I found the taste to be a little off. Lots of hops, no perceptable malt. I have to agree with Viking in that there is something in the taste that is somewhat throwing this beer off, and I can't figure out what it is. The mouthfeel is fairly smooth and creamy and it is a nice drinkable beer. A good session brew but I would definitely prefer the Alpha King.
04-18-2002 07:30:12 | More by Murph
3.3/5 rDev -11.1%
Poured from a 12oz. brown bottle, this brew had a clear golden hue and a thin white skim of a head. Modest levels of carbonation were noted but not enough to sustain a head or generate any lace. The smell was dominated by citrus aromas and some mild caramel and malt notes. A hint of butteriness was noted also. The taste was permeated by the grapefruit and other citrus flavors while an earthy malt undertone and that buttery flavor occasionally made their presence noted. The feel was medium-bodied, slick, and a bit thin.
Overall, this offering from Three Floyds was, IMO, barely above average. The unusual taste and appearance did little to inspire me to get this beer again.
11-06-2003 19:45:06 | More by Boilermaker88
3.08/5 rDev -17%
12 oz bottle. 3 headed toga wearing guru on the label. Medium shiny pale gold color. Surprisingly light colored, I expected a darker color I guess for some reason. But that doesn't affect it's rating, it is called "Extra Pale". Thin white rocky head. Laced the glass nicely. All flower hop aromas, very sharp citrus smells. The taste was dominated by the same sharp, acidic citrus snap. Almost no malt to balance. Bubbly and highly charged, light bodied. Tasted like a lemon/lime soda beer combination. Fairly thirst quenching but overall the bubbly, light and citrus sparkling water quality just proves to be too much. No body. Keep this one for the summer thirst quencher, and away from anything but the lightest foods. It was different than the other Three Floyds beers, but lacked that sticky hop bitterness and balance.
04-16-2003 04:21:39 | More by StevieW
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
02-16-2012 17:06:51 | More by Tyrawlings
3.4/5 rDev -8.4%
Lackluster head tops pale gold, slightly reddish, body. Aroma is nice, first a waft of nice crisp, clean citric hops followed by a low dose of malt. The flavor is not as good as the aroma. The malt is light and and the hops add less character to the flavor than the aroma would suggest. Does have a nice refreshing quality, though, with mild fruitiness (pear?).
09-10-2002 00:02:10 | More by aracauna
3/5 rDev -19.1%
All I can say is that this is an average beer. It's says X-TRA on the bottle, but it wasn't extra pale, or xtra hoppy. I am still trying to figure it out. This however was a nice pale ale and not better than most and not worse than most, just average. Anyway it poured a nice copper color and a small white head that left some lacing. Most of the aroma was malt, with an undertone of hops that faded fast. the taste was mostly malt with an initial hop bitterness that faeded. I like my pale ales to stay hoppy. I had high hopes for this guy and it fell short, kind on like the titans in the super bowl against the rams in that super bowl where they guy stretched and was still short of the goal line. Any way like I have said before, it is hard to judge a beer on an one time tasting. Hopefully I can try this again someday and be able to change my review.
08-02-2004 16:56:32 | More by rugger
3.15/5 rDev -15.1%
Head is very small, falling quickly to leave a swirl of bubbles on top of the beer. Hazy copper/gold color. Sweet floral hop aromas, slight sweetness. Taste has hop presence, but not very strong. Somewhat dry finish. An ok, but rather bland pale ale. Drinkable, but not that enjoyable.
09-07-2004 16:37:34 | More by TastyTaste
4/5 rDev +7.8%
12-17-2011 01:39:25 | More by TasteTester
4/5 rDev +7.8%
04-10-2012 06:01:28 | More by macrosmatic
New York
4.85/5 rDev +30.7%
Excellent pale from Three Floyds. Lighter and more of a session brew than Alpha King, but has enough flavor to stand up well against most pales.
10-23-2001 10:32:23 | More by John
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
The hazy amber body and retentive ivory head produce a most robust and sticky lace. The nose is light but impresses of floral hops and some malt in the background. The flavors are buttery and smooth giving a most delicate treatment for a pale ale. The hops are certainly there but quite subtle. Likewise there's malt richness but the balance is effectively struck so that the result is quite quaffable. There is a nice dry finish to this brew, but the feel is also a bit thin.
12-28-2003 01:45:34 | More by AtLagerHeads
2.9/5 rDev -21.8%
Seems quite old, but we tried it anyway. Pours a yellow color with very little head and doesn't leave any lacing on the glass. The aroma is ... umm ... not so good. Spices and grains. Don't like the aroma. The flavor is slightly better, but not much. Has a bready feel and has a raisin character that is common with some Belgian beers. I don't think something is right with this beer. Maybe it's just too old.
04-04-2005 17:23:00 | More by clvand0
4.5/5 rDev +21.3%
05-23-2013 16:45:35 | More by Slatetank
Extra Pale Ale from Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub
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Its unique makeup gives the Culver's community plenty to celebrate, but at times offers a few challenges, with quality and abundent child care among them. That's particularly true given not only the seasonal nature of the community, but certainly as regards the children of the faculty and staff of Culver Academies, the largest employer in Marshall County.
The 2014 Taste of Culver will be held Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Downtown Jefferson Street will be closed to traffic as the food booths line the street, spilling over into Heritage Park, where tree shaded taÂbles and chairs will allow participants to enjoy a variety of foods and the melodious sounds of Ken Arnsbarger's steel drums.
A host of changes in faculty and administration at Culver Community Schools include a new face behind the principal's desk at Culver Elementary, and a sharing of the assistant principal and athletic director positions at Culver Comm. Middle and High Schools, among other changes.
In the elementary principal position this fall will be Erin Proskey, current elementary assistant principal.
Culver Community High and Middle Schools will both have a new principal this fall, though for the first time in some years, it will be the same person...and he's a familiar face.
Brett Berndt was voted by the Culver Community School board at its May 19 meeting to transition from his position as dean of students for the high school only, to fulfill both the midddle and high school positions.
Culver Community Schools superintendent Dr. Vicki McGuire noted an assistant principal's position, which is combineed with the athletic director title, is currently being advertised.
Both new entities, sharing adjacent space, will hold grand openings during Taste of Culver June 14. Hit the links below for details...
The much-discussed Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee Visitor Center is about to become a reality, and will open its doors to the community officially at a grand opening Saturday, June 14, starting at 1 p.m. during the annual Taste of Culver festival at Jefferson and Main Streets in downtown Culver.
The center -- which formally incorporated with a five-member board earlier this month -- has evolved over months of planning and effort. Board members include president Kathy Clark; vice president Mary Kunkle; Chad Van Herk, secretary-treasurer; Rich West; Sue Beggs; Dana Keller; and Jeff Kenney.
It's been a long road -- and a long, hard winter of preparation -- but the Culver area museum and research center is readying for its grand re-opening with a new name, new location, and some vibrant new partnerships.
Any expectations of heated debate over proposed changes to the town of Culver's wind ordinance at last week's Culver plan commission meeting were unfounded, though that's not to say there was no hint of frustration on the part of some on the commission.
The top five students at Culver Community High School, class of 2014 are (in alphabetical order): Dylan Bennett, Caleb Dehning, Megan Lyczak, Kennedi Thomas and Tim Wireman.
Graduation exercises were Friday, May 30, at 7 p.m. in the school's gymnasium. Albert Hanselman, Principal, presented the class and Dr. Vickie McGuire, superintendent, awarded the diplomas.
Culver's parks and recreation board welcomed newest member Christi Scarborogh at its May 12 meeting, the culmination of several months of discussion and effort to amend local legislation to allow Culver's school board to appoint a non-member of that board to fill the vacancy left last year by former park board member Ed Behnke.


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As of April 02, 2012 George Zimmerman has not been charged with any crimes at all. That is the reason why I wrote this article. Most importantly, did Trayvon commit any criminal acts the day he was ...
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The Killing Case has generated a huge amount of protest for the victim 17 year old Trayvon Martin and his killer 28 year old George Zimmerman. Martin was on his way back to his father's girlfriend's home from a convenience store when he was confronted by Zimmerman. Zimmerman (a community watch captain) called the Sanford PD to report suspicious activity from a "Black guy" and followed Martin before shooting him.
Now it's been said by Florida prosecutors that Zimmerman has 85 to 95% chance of not being charged at all. Now that's suspicious activity!
Back story:
Martin was 17 years old, 6'3" and weighed 140 pounds at the time of his death. Martin lived with his mother and older brother in Miami Gardens Florida. He had hoped to become an aviation mechanic or engineer after transferring to Krop Senior High his sophomore year.


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Bellator has officially announced a fight between Zach
Makovsky and Ed West to crown
its first bantamweight champion at
Bellator 32 on Oct. 14 in Kansas City, Mo.
Makovsky is riding a five-fight winning streak heading into the
contest, including victories over Nick
Mamalis and Bryan
Goldsby in the first two rounds of Bellator's bantamweight
tournament. The Philadelphia Fight Factory product has also
competed in Japanese promotion Deep and the extinct EliteXC. "Fun
Size" started his career hot, winning six of his first seven
"I'm not as concerned with Ed as I am with the [five-round] length
of this fight," said Makovsky. "With that said, Ed is going to be a
huge challenge, and probably the most well rounded fighter I have
faced. I'm excited to see what I can do."
Ed "Wild" West has won seven straight fights. He defeated Bryan
Goldsby and Jose Vega to
advance to the bantamweight final. Fighting out of Tuscon, Ariz.,
West is an IFL veteran and holds a loss to former IFL lightweight
champion Chris
"I've definitely had to train differently for not only Zach, [but
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round fight. "As the fight moves on it will become harder and
harder to lock up a submission, and our endurance needs to be taken
to the next level. It's going to be a war."
Wood is already looking toward the winner's circle.
"Winning the Championship would be more important than anything I
have done in the MMA world," said West. "To win this tournament,
you have to win three incredibly tough fights in six weeks. If you
can pull that off, it speaks volumes, and it would take my game to
the next level."
Founded in 2008, Bellator is in its third season of events, in
which fighters compete in eight-man tournaments over a the period
of several weeks to decide champions. The promotion airs fights on
Fox Sports Net and puts on bouts ranging from bantamweight to
Jussier Formiga's upcoming fight with Zach Makovsky is going to have a real impact in the rankings. Formiga, though, just doesn't think they mean all that much.Filed under: News, UFC read news >>
UFC Fight Night 47 plays host to one of the most pivotal matchups in the flyweight division—No. 6-ranked Jussier Formiga vs. No. 9-ranked Zach Makovsky. And it is on the Fox Sports 2 prelims. Formiga read news >>
And a win in "The Pine Tree State" could lead to a shot at the 125-pound title. Top UFC flyweight Zach Makovsky pushed back his interview time a few hours due to some fight week obligations ahead of read news >>
Jussier da Silva made Zach Makovsky play his game. read news >>
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Jussier Formiga won an important fight against Zach Makovsky, scoring back-to-back for the first time under the UFC banner, but he wouldn't call it the best win of his MMA career. The Nova Uniao flyw read news >>
Bellator MMA light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton will defend his title against Joey Beltran when Bellator 124 takes place Sept. 12 at Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Mich. read news >>
Raphael Assuncao, the last man to beat current UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, will return to action in October. Ranked No. 3 in the 135-pound division, Assuncao is set to collide with Brya read news >>
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Friday is the deadline for the American Red Cross' annual Hero awards.
There are eight different categories.
"We're talking about folks that are disaster responders, first responders, medical folks, just a Good Samaritan, blood donors. But it's a great time to recognize those folks who give from their hearts, not because they have to, but because they want to, " said Amy Canterbury, Regional CEO, American Red Cross.
You can submit a written nomination to the Red Cross office on Stockwell Road, or to submit online click here.
The deadline is Friday at 11:59 p.m.
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How London's bridges transformed life in the capital
From Hungerford to Blackfriars, Westminster and Millennium, an exhibition called 'Bridge' at the Museum of London looks at how London's bridges allow people to move around and experience the capital.
Thomas Heatherwick's ambitious 'Garden Bridge' proposal, playing with the ideas of destination and crossing will feature, along with other debates and issues confronting London and its bridges today.
– Francis Marshall, Museum of London
To cross a London bridge is to really see the city. London's bridges give a view of the capital impossible to appreciate from its jumbled medieval street plan.
Most of the time we are in a maze of streets and the city reveals itself in fragments. On a bridge, however, the full iconic panorama is laid out.
Which is your favourite bridge. Is there a view you love? Tweet us @itvlondon or go to our Facebook page.
Looking beneath London Bridge into the Upper Pool
Rush Hour from the South Side of London Bridge (1978)
London Bridge
Tower Bridge (1910)
Hungerford Bridge
View of the building in progress at Blackfriars Bridge
Detail of London from the Roof of Albion Mills (1791)
Tower Bridge with the bascules raised
Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament by night
A windy evening on London Bridge (1937)
View of Westminster Bridge from the South East, 1789
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Inside London Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge and Railway Bridge
The City from Tower Bridge
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Welcome to the UCL European Institute, UCL's hub for research, collaboration and information on Europe and the European Union.
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A Question of Trust
The age-old question of what holds our societies together re-emerges periodically, particularly in times of crisis. In a world ever more globalised and virtual, the answer is often cast in terms of "trust", with its pivotal role as regularly called upon as its health called into question. How has trust risen to this centrality, and is it all as straightforward as it seems?
Dr Uta Staiger
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"A bad day for Europe"?
Juncker's nomination was not a sudden, not an unexpected and not even a distinct event. Neither does it spell
an end to the European Council's dominance in constitutional politics or
make EU reform less likely.
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2 July 2014
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When anger masks apathy
As a closer look at the European
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non-voting, rather than populist protest voting, which could prove the
long-term threat to sustainability of the EU's troubled democratic
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Eurocode 7 and New Design Challenges
Publication date: Jan 25, 2013 12:00:00 AM
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- Professor Brian Simpson, Arup Fellow, a principal of Arup Geotechnics & an Honorary Professor, University of Nottingham, UK
- Professor Helmut F. Schweiger, Head of the Computational Geotechnics Group at the Institute for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria
- Professor Giuseppe Scarpelli, Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Ancona, Italy and national representative at the European committee for Eurocode 7 on geotechnical design
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The workshop is supported by Ove Arup & Partners and UCL European Institute. Georgios Katsigiannis, as a member of the Geomechanics and Materials Group, being awarded the Junior Researcher 2012-13 Grant, ensured funding for the organisation of the event.
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Any tips on what I should do? I just came off birth control because we have decided to try and have a baby, but I'm worried it's going to be difficult considering I've been on birth control continuously for 5 years. Any advice on steps I should take to perhaps make it easier?
Trying to get pregnant after being on BC for 5 years
I was on BCP for almost 10 years when DH and I decided ttc #1. Biggest thing that drove us crazy, thinking my cycle was 28 days because I was on it for so long. Turned out my cycle reverted back to 35-37 days. Once we got that down, I got pregnant in 2 months. If you haven't already, make sure to start on a prenatal; and go to see your doc to start asking questions. I didn't have any problems health-wise, I was only on BCP bc of cramps and weird cycles when I was younger.
Please do not think because it happened so fast or me that time around that it'll be that easy. We were lucky. We're TTC #2 in a month and I'm a nervous wreck that it'll be more difficult, even though I haven't been on BC for 3 years now.
GL and major baby dust to you :)
Married- 3/2010
Thanks so much! It's so nerve wracking because this will be our first time trying and our first baby, so we're both completely at a loss for what to do lol any little bit of advice helps!
Lol I hope we are just as lucky! We have been talking about having a baby for a while now, but due to different circumstances, we kept putting it off. Now seems like the perfect time for us, so we're just hoping that God and my body agree lol
I know exactly how you feel. DH and I were speaking about it the other night. We were amazed at how difficult it CAN be to conceive. Not at all as easy as Sex Ed teaches you- AT ALL. At least you have the support here with these ladies. I was on a different sight and people just were HARSH- not at all as nurturing as this group of ladies are (and I've only been here for a good part of a week). I'm glad this time around I found this site. Even with double posts of the same question, people will take the time out and answer you with detail.
I agree with PP Heather, try and stay as stress free as possible. I will also be trying to stay as stress free as I can... I'm on a bit of a tight schedule to conceive (new teaching job and do not want to be away and then have to come back in the middle of the year and such) so I'm hoping with the info I have from previous pregnancy and with the help of BBC ladies, I'll be able to get KU in a month or two :)
Married- 3/2010
I was lucky because I ovulated my first cycle off of BC.
Having said that, we've been TTC for 5 cycles. Currently in the 2ww of said 5th cycle.
Together for 12 yrs total, married on 10/25/13.
Me 33, DH 36, Married 9/20/07 ... TTC #1- BFP 3/13/14 - DD 11/19/14
That's why I edited my post. :) I didn't want to give false hope that everyone is like me to O right off BCP. DH and I just jumped in and had NO idea what we were doing. I'm more nervous this time around (and I haven't been on BC for 3 years now) than I was #1.
Married- 3/2010
I know, I was thinking the same thing. My sister had a difficult time with conceiving her first (it took her almost two years). They even went through IVF and fertility treatments with no luck until they finally stopped trying and got pregnant naturally! I think watching her go through that and knowing how heartbreaking and painful it can be is the reason why I'm so nervous, but I'm really going to try and keep a positive attitude and keep telling myself that every case is different.


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|I spy with my little eye
|Tuesday, March 18, 2014 9:23 PM
By Kylee Baumle
Spring is almost here. The calendar says so, even if the weather doesn't. But Mother Nature always shows up for the party, even if she's late.
By this time, I'm getting anxious for all the telltale signs of her arrival and thankfully, there are many. If I don't see the snowdrops because they're still buried under snow, I can look somewhere else and see the spikes of crocus poking out of the icy ground. (How do they do that?)
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A new trailer for Titanfall: Expedition shows off the tactical possibilities of three maps included in the online shooter's first map pack.
The trailer starts off with Swampland, the forested map teased in a "Making of" video released last week. Swampland is said to be themed around "archaic alien technology" set in humid-looking jungle environment.
Runoff has been described by Titanfall designer Geoff Smith as a compact map with lower canals ideal for Titan combat, and upper levels better suited to Pilot confrontations.
War Games is a virtual combat zone that blends areas that resemble the game's tutorial missions with zones inspired by the original Angel City, Rise and Airbase Sierra maps.
Screenshots of all three maps were released last week. Here's the fictional premise behind the new battlefields:
In the wake of the Battle of Demeter, IMC Expeditionary Forces travel deep into Frontier space to recover from their recent defeat. On an uncharted world, the IMC begin construction of a new fleet operations base, using newly acquired water collection and filtration plants to support the new base. When drainage operations reveal ancient ruins and artifacts of an unknown origin in a nearby swamp, Spyglass activates an archaeological team to investigate the site. To maintain battle readiness at the new base, IMC Pilots use simulation pods to train for anticipated Militia raids, based on lessons learned in Angel City and IMC Airbase Sierra.
Expedition will release in May on Xbox One and PC and in June on Xbox 360 for $9.99, or as part of the three-pack Season Pass for $24.99.
Respawn confirmed last week that all of Titanfall's updates and DLC will hit the Xbox 360 version after a delay, as developer Bluepoint needs additional time to convert them.


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