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The next morning I'm sore, I've polished off the 2 liters of water that I bought early throughout the night.
I have breakfast with the Baja crew that came in last night and discuss route options and share a few more stories.
The man the runs Mike's comes up to me as I'm packing up and asks which direction I'm heading in. I tell him down the backside of the mountain.
He informs me that the trail is in bad shape and suggest a different way that would be better.
I figure he knows what he's talking about and since yesterday's mishap I take his advice and head back out the way I came, just changing the route enough to avoid blacktop.
I find the road out of town that will take me to El Costeno by going through farm roads.
The road starts off with desert scenery and then turns into lush farm land.
Before long I'm pulling into Colonia Camalu to see one of my way points.
Makes me wonder if it's the bird crap or the salt water eating this thing up.
I ride the coast for several miles before I make the turn off to head towards San Quintin. I spot four BMW riders on the side of the road after they'd filled up there bikes.
They tell me that they've just done the back road out of Mike's and I'm disappointed that I didn't.
They asked why not and I told them it wasn't advised for me to go that way.
One takes the first jab at the rivalry of which bike is better KTM or BMW with "you could have made it, after all your on the 2nd best bike ever made". And so it went on.
It was just good fun and we're all laughing at the comments we're making to each other. They give me a name of a hotel in El Rosario and we part our ways as they're north bound.
I guess I get the last jab here. We can see what bike they're standing around. KTM magnetismo.
I make it to the recommended hotel "Baja Cactus" and am greeted by a retired couple from New York who own land in La Paz, with a beer.
Before long we're in their van heading to a local taco shop for dinner.
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Thrissur: A master plan for development of Thrissur Railway Station will be submitted to the Railway Ministry soon, P.C. Chacko, MP, has said. He was speaking after a review meeting with Railway authorities, including Additional Divisional Railway Manager Asok Kumar, Divisional Engineer Vijay Singh and Senior Signal and Telecommunication Engineer Viswanathan Nair here on Saturday.
The plan would include widening of roads on eastern and western sides of the railway station, a full-fledged second terminal on the western side and renovation of reservation counter and touch-screen facilities at counters and platforms. "Immediate steps will be taken to ease heavy rush at ticket counters. All the five existing counters will be made functional soon. At least five more employees are needed for smooth functioning of the station," Mr. Chacko pointed out.
The long-pending demand for a second terminal will get priority in the plan. "It will have ticket counters. The foot overbridges will be extended up to the new terminal and the existing gate will be widened. A second terminal will reduce rush at the main entrance
Land acquisition would be initiated soon to extend the platform at the western side, he added.
A new rail line up to Poonkunnam station was also on the anvil. Old railway quarters buildings and other structures have to be demolished to widen roads on the eastern side of the station.
The other demands included a halt for Kochuveli Express at Thrissur, extension of some passenger trains and additional foot-overbridge. The Maharaja Guest House on the railway station premises would be preserved as a heritage structure, Mr. Chacko said. The guest house, built in 1902, has stained glass, Belgium tiles and the royal emblem of the then Kochi Raja.
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We are delighted to announce that planning permission has now been granted for the new school build. Our building contractor, Farrans, will officially begin work on Monday 20th April.
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Bonita 'Inspires' our GCSE students
Bonita Norris, the youngest British female to climb Mount Everest, came into school this week and gave an inspirational talk to the GCSE students about her journey to the top of Everest. Her incredible story showed the students that if you put your mind to it, you can succeed in anything.
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Northwood in the top 5% of schools nationally!
Students and teachers at Northwood School are celebrating confirmation from the Department of Education which has placed Northwood in the top 5% of schools nationally for its 2014 GCSE results. More details in our School Performance section.
Our new school building is now a step closer
In late 2016 we will be moving into a brand new £28 million school building on our site. Over the autumn term, regular meetings between the school, the London Borough of Hillingdon and our architects have taken place. The architect's drawings look pretty impressive!
RIBI 'Youth Speaks' Success
Northwood's Intermediate team won the Hillingdon round of the 2015 RIBI 'Youth Speaks' competition, taking them through to the District Zone finals at Trevelyan School, Windsor. For full details, check out the links in our news section.
Young Chef Cooking Competition
Congratulations to Emilie Wareham in Year 10 who recently took part in the Hillingdon Young Chef competition, competing against 9 other schools in the senior category. She was one of the runners up so very well done Emilie. Next stop Masterchef...
Chairman of KPMG agrees with our RECIPE for success
Simon Collins, UK Chairman of KPMG, visited us earlier this month. He spoke about how his life and career path led to him being Chairman of one of the largest accountancy firms in the world. He mentioned that the RECIPE attributes that Northwood School aims to develop in our learners are essential for the work place. His message of always working hard, having integrity and having fun really resonated with the students.
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Johnson delivered a telling display in the FA Cup win over Carlisle on Sunday and followed that up with a brilliant cameo performance off the bench against Manchester United on Tuesday.
He told the Daily Express: "I'm probably too far away now. His (Hodgson's] mind is made up. He has used 30-odd players and I haven't been one of them, but I won't give up. Theo Walcott is quite a good friend of mine so it wasn't nice to see that happen to him but you have to take your chance.
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Thank you, great service!
Unfortunately, we got on the wrong shuttle coming back and ended up at another lot. That driver drove us to the correct lot. It was somewhat unclear to us which shuttle to take back.
arriving and parking was very quick and convenient. However.. my return was not convenient at all. There is only one shuttle and we had to wait for the 3rd arrival(and more were waiting for the 4th shuttle). On arrival at the lot I was happy to see my car being warmed...BUT then realized that the driver who picked us up at the terminal was the ONLY person on the lot meaning a half dozen cars were left idling unattended in the lot. How is that security? UGH!
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The shuttle was fast and warm on a cold December day. Service was great as was our attendant. He was helpful and courteous. I will use your service again and the price was excellent for four days away.
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execellent service .will use it again. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THANK YOU
Entrance to the lot was not well displayed but didn't have a real problem once that was solved.
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On a bitter cold night despite repeated promises that the "shuttle is just around the corner" and "would be right there" , the shuttle took more than 30 minutes to arrive. Two different shuttle drivers from competing firms offered me a free ride to best value because of the delay and the cold. I watched 3 or 4 cycles of competing firm shuttles come and go between 11 and 11:30 pm on a Sunday night. This level of service is simply unacceptable!
Our flight back to Providence was canceeled. We flew into Boston and drove back to Providence to pick up our car. When I called to tell them the problema and that we would be picking up the car at 7 PM instead of 9:30 there was no problem and the car was up front and waiting for us. Very freiendy and courteous attendants.
The shuttle was exceptionally warm when we got in. very uncomfortable, but otherwise, great service.
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It was a cold night so it was great to come back to a warm car.
Couldn't be closer to the airport.
Very good service for a great price. Both ends of the trip went very well. A short ride to the airport and after I called Best value parking upon my return, the guy was there within 5 minutes. I have been going to this place for years and will keep coming back.The name has changed a few times over the years but still in the same place and still great service.
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FINALLY got out of my iPhone and into an Android, in the form of LG Optimus G.
You have no idea how gratifying it is to be able to use the Bluetooth technology, you know, the same technology that's already on the iPhone to transfer files instantly. I mean, to think that I can finally use a simple feature like bluetooth like it was intended, enough said.
Apple's continued practice to use iTunes as the ONLY method of file transfer is thoroughly annoying.
The quad-core Snap Dragon processor is stupid fast, along with its 2gigs of RAM. And thank you Android/LG for allowing me to put music/multimedia/etc. files on a separate SD card (comes with the phone). This allows me to load up my phone with music and such without worrying about bogging down overall performance.
iPhone continues to be a great gadget for newbies and the non-tech-savy users. But for those of us who wants more customization options, the iOS is severely limited.
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So, I need a beater/project and a reasonably sized bike to teach my lady how to ride.
In a past life I was an outboard mechanic, and I've never owned a two stroke bike...so I'd like to make this my first.
I've narrowed it down to the DT175 and 250. It'll likely serve as a learner bike for my better half, but will eventually turn into either something that resembles a dirt tracker or maybe even something more street oriented (depending on where I live in the next couple of years).
Anyway, since I've never even seen one of these bikes...are there any significant differences between these two models? Seat height, frame size, weight, engine/drivetrain issues?
Everything on the 175 is smaller, frame, forks, engine cc. I would get the 2 fiddy.
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The 175 was the top of the 90/125/175 cc engine line, with the 250 the start of the 250/360/400 engine line. The 175's tended to see less abuse, but the 250's mechanicals were understressed even when abused.
You truly cannot go wrong with either choice (so buy what fits).
My wife learned on a 1980 DT175, In the recent past I rode a 78 DT175 and the wife now owns a 78 DT250, so I have a little experience on these.
The 175 is much more capable bike off-road. It is extremly light for what it is, good power, shorter, easier to start. The 250 holds freeway speed better (but I did commute 12 miles freeway on the 175 for over 3 months, it will do it, just not much left after 70 mph).
My 175 usually achieved over 60 mpg with "road" low of 58 and high of 66 (I do my calcs). The 250 is a much bigger gas hog. My wife achieves roughly 50 with the 250 in around town, little highway type riding. For the same type riding I never topped 40.
They did change the bikes dramatically in 77 and the 77-80's are my favorites (monoshock). the 77-78 175's are better than the 79-80's off road (they got squishy suspension in 79) and were just a bit better all around.
Good luck, lots of fun on those bikes! The DT125 was the same frame as the 175 so if you pick one up cheap that would also work.
Depends on year. The late 70's (monoshock) DT175MX was a much better bike than the overweight 250, and not just my opinion, it was more-or-less universally accepted as fact. It handled better, was just as fast & great fun all round. I had a 175 from new and have had 2 more over the years. I also had loan of a mates immaculate DT250 for weekend (back in the day) and it was only 75% of the 175 off road :huh
Lok at the power to weight ratio on both, youll be surprised! The 175 has like 5hp less than the 250 but weighs 80 lbs less or so and the 175 was SOOOO much more fun. I had both and the 250 was a pig off road and on compared to the svelt quick little 175...which was a far superior bike.
Looking at what specs I could find, I see there would be really no point in a 250 unless I got a smokin' deal on one. The 360 and 400 look to be the cat's ass, but the smaller bike has more appeal for what we'll use the bike for. I wonder how much weight I can shed off of a 175? :wink:
I found yamahaenduro.com via searching this site, and I haven't been able to open the site since I found it about a week ago. I'll have to check it out when I'm back stateside with some better internets.
Thanks again, now I'll just have to find one close to home.
My girl friend/wife had a 175 and it was perfect for her and a blast for me. If someone is larger in stature, the bigger bikes are the way to go. How about a IT 200? Depending on state, most can be titled.
I just picked a '80 DT175 for my wife to come on exploration rides with me, hell I might even use it for vintage cross country races.
Have yet to start it as the tank needs a good flushing from old gas. The condition is like brand new, not a spec of rust anywhere with only 3700km on the clock. All original equipment:)
After reading this thread it swayed me to the 175, 5Hp less and 80lbs lighter compared to the 250... yikes. Lifting the rear it feels very light can wait to feel the arm jerking power;)
I would choose the 175cc version, as already said much lighter, much better to handle.
The autolube system is not so good, just for clogging the exhaust and the inerta of the cylinder, ...
l have started to rebuild my TY (which is beside the different frame geometrics pretty much the same model.
For the 175cc model are 200cc set's available. The cylinder gets a rebore and a bigger piston.
With a 200cc engine you will get more torque and slightly more power too. Anyway ... The increase of 25% capacity gives you a broader range of usable rev- band. Very helpful while riding.
The parts are easy to get but -for Europeans- not very cheap compared to other brands.
I personal would also rate the 175cc higher.
The only drawback I know are the tiny fork diameter, the fork feels flexible. I solved the problem by using the fork and fork clamps of the 250cc model.
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|Every week Daily Kos diarists write dozens of environmentally related posts. Many don't get the readership they deserve. Helping improve the odds is the motivation behind the Green Diary Rescue. In the past seven years, there have been 240 of these spotlighting more than 13,608 eco-diaries. Below are categorized links and excerpts to 57 more that appeared in the past seven days. That makes for lots of good reading during the spare moments of your weekend. [Disclaimer: Inclusion of a diary in the rescue does not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of it.]
The United Progressive Movement Against ALEC—by Phil Radford II Greenpeace: "Corporate money is currently flooding our political system and drowning out the voices of everyday Americans. We are gathering together in Washington to send the signal that this is still our fight-and we have the momentum to win it now. People from across the country are fighting to tip the balance of power back to the people, and away from big money and bigotry. We want to realize Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of America, but we can't do it if we're divided into separate groups."
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700 Tortoises to be Slaughtered. Because. Austerity—by jpmassar: "The race is not always to the swift... Federal funds are running out at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, and officials plan to close the site and euthanize hundreds of the tortoises they've been caring for since the animals were added to the endangered species list in 1990.
Nor the battle to the strong...The Bureau of Land Management has paid for the holding and research facility with fees imposed on developers who disturb tortoise habitat on public land. As the housing boom swept through southern Nevada in the 2000s, the tortoise budget swelled. But when the recession hit, the housing market contracted, and the bureau and its local government partners began struggling to meet the center's $1 million annual budget. I can be outraged over people being thrown out of their homes because of bankers follies. I can seethe than none of the banksters are in jail for their frauds. Here, though, I feel no fury within. This is just something unspeakably sad."
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Florida citrus grower gets slap on the wrist after killing millions of honeybees—by Jen Hayden: "A large, well-known Florida citrus grower has been hit with a $1,500 for intentionally killing millions of bees: One of Florida's largest citrus growers has been fined after a state investigation found it illegally sprayed pesticide that caused the death of millions of honeybees. For the last seven years, the nation's beekeepers have been plagued by a malady known as colony collapse disorder, in which bees disappear from their hives. Pesticides have been blamed as one of the causes. The $1,500 state fine last week is believed to be the first time a Florida citrus grower was cited in connection with a bee kill. It might be the first time a fine has been levied, but the $1,500 is angering local beekeepers and environmentalists."
Climate Chaos
Journal Science reports rising Ocean Acidification reducing cloud cover speeding climate change—by Lefty Coaster: "This is dire news. The journal science reports that rising Ocean Acidification as more CO2 is absorbed by the oceans is creating a feedback loop by reducing Phytoplankton, causing less dimethylsulphide (DMS) to be released. DMS in the atmosphere in important in cloud formation, fewer fewer clouds reflecting less sunlight back to space, resulting in accelerating warming. [...] Back in the 1980s researcher James Lovelock hypothesized that that rising CO2 would increase DMS emissions putting a brake on accelerated warming. But now researchers have discovered the opposite it true with increased CO2 is lowering DMS emissions instead as the oceans grow increasingly acidic as they absorb more CO2."
Could see 10F warming by 2100 due to rapid ocean warming and acidification—by VL Baker: "Fasten your seatbeats, it seems that the new United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate report which I wrote about here is even scarier when you look at the climate chaos that they did not include in report. The nature of these large studies done by the IPCC is that they are obsolete the moment they are published. Climate change is moving so fast that impacts are tipping over each over and are edging closer to runaway status. What was not considered into that report was the speeding up of Ocean warming and acidification. Much of the planet warming has been settling into the depths of the oceans; risking a marine biological meltdown 'by end of century.'"
Fox News ignores elephant in the room: Wonders what's happening to Florida's beaches—by VL Baker: "Max Greenberg at Media Matters catches Fox News in another 'duh' moment. Thank you to Media Matters for watching so that I don't have to spend time pulling out my hair in response to the idiocy. Fox News doesn't believe in climate change so it's hard for them to say 'the word.' So they just look around at the eroding Florida beaches like the fools they are and scratch their heads, asking, 'What could be happening to Florida beaches?' Fox News reported on the 'very unusual problem' of diminishing sand at Florida beaches, terming it an 'environmental ... crisis of the future.' However, the network did not mention that phenomenon's connection to sea level rise, a major consequence of climate change."
Cattle—not climate change—killing the Great Barrier Reef—VL Baker: "The Great Barrier Reef is considered one of the great wonders of the world and was granted World Heritage status in 1981. It's the largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. [...] But all is not well at one of The Seven Natural Wonders of the World."
Pacific Islanders call for climate change action—by Horace Boothroyd III: "On the front page right now are four images of shrinking ice sheets. Ice is made of water and that water has to go somewhere. Since water like all liquids takes the shape of it's container it is entering the ocean. Well, with islands like the Marshall's averaging only two meters above sea level all that melted ice water, not only from our Poles but the water once consolidated in glaciers at mountain peaks above a certain elevation depending on latitudes, is encroaching on the fragile island ecosystems and displacing both human and other life forms to the ocean. This is becoming a great concern to those on the islands in the wide open Pacific as they are looking at losing their homes and becoming climate refugees."
Yahoo! doesn't want you to even THINK about climate change—by Mike732: "Yahoo! that bastion of freedom, the Fox News of the Internet, that glorifier of consumption and the Democracy of the Dollar, hopes that you never learn the truth. Probably not about anything, I imagine, but most assuredly not about climate change. As they say, you can learn a lot of things surfing the Net, much of it wrong and most of it useless, but that's your fault. Usually. But say you want to find out the latest on 350.org, the major United States champion of at least going through the motions of trying to save the planet. Well, you had better 'google it.' Only actual yahoos (guilty) 'Yahoo! it,' apparently."
Open thread for night owls: East Antarctica Ice Sheet is melting, too—by Meteor Blades: "A study published in Nature has some more bad news about global warming. This time it's Antarctica. Andrea Germanos reports at Common Dreams: [T]he world's largest ice sheet, previously thought to be at little risk from climate change, has undergone rapid changes in the past five decades, signaling a potential threat to global sea levels. The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) holds enough water to raise sea levels over 50 meters."
Food, Agriculture & Gardening
Federal Cuts to Food Assistance to Increase Hunger in PA as Farmers Markets Access Expands—by ProgressivePatriotPA: "I discuss a new report that shows a cut in federal assistance scheduled to take effect this November will reduce the already scarce amount of food available to nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians who benefit from the program, and offer a little of my own commentary about what this means especially since a program that just launched this year is starting to make fresh fruits and vegetables from farmers markets available to Pennsylvanians who participate in the program."
Saturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol. 9.28—by Frankenoid: "We've had a weird August here in Denver — hot at the beginning, hot at the end, and a week in the middle where it didn't even get to 90°. We've had high humidity, sprinkles of rain, but few of the thundershowers have fallen in my neighborhood. The failures have been many this year — the front beds are a mess, with bare spots from lost perennials which quickly fill with purslane, spurge and foxtail grass (and I hate foxtail grass — it makes such a mess in Zasu Pitts Pootie's long, soft fur). The French cantaloupe were killed by powdery mildew, few of the cauliflower escaped the predation of feet and/or pooties, and for whatever reason the standard tomatoes are taking forever to ripen."
Breaking: Japanese Government takes over Fukushima cleanup—by Horace Boothroyd III: "After over two years of being continually lied to by the corporation claiming to stabilize the critically damaged plant, Japan takes over. Now that we know that radioactive water has been leaking since day one into a water table adjacent the Pacific Ocean and unknown exposure to the population of the Pacific Rim could be worse than that of Chernobyl. We do know that they were planning to attempt pick up sticks with fuel rods in an environment that destroys robots and the first responding engineers alike."
Entergy's Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant closing down by the end of 2014—by Lefty Coaster: "This is very good news. Plan to close Vermont Yankee marks latest blow to nuclear power: The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt., will be shut down by the end of next year due to financial factors, the company that owns the plant announced Tuesday, in the latest sign of a difficult economic climate for nuclear power companies. Entergy Corp., the New Orleans-based company that owns Vermont Yankee, plans on closing and decommissioning the plant by the fourth quarter of 2014, in cooperation with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. It is the fifth nuclear plant this year to close or to have plans made for its closure."
Nuclear energy: Lessons from Japan (and Murphy)—by Ivy Main: "A friend asked me recently whether I thought the ongoing disaster at the Fukishima nuclear plant in Japan would have repercussions here in Virginia, where Dominion Power operates four nuclear reactors at two plants and wants to build another. I feel pretty sure the answer is no. Economics will kill Dominion's nuclear dream, but not risk. We just don't think that way. We think like this: Fukishima was taken out by a tsunami. There are no tsunamis in central Virginia. Ergo, there is no risk to Virginia's nuclear plants from a tsunami, so Japan's sudden revulsion against nuclear power shouldn't put us off our feed half a world away. So why did countries like Germany, which also has no tsunamis, freak out and swear off nuclear for good? They drew an entirely different lesson: Japan is a smart, technologically-advanced nation. Japan did not anticipate the disaster that destroyed Fukishima. Ergo, unanticipated disasters happen even in smart, technologically-advanced nations."
Wind, Water, Solar how New York State could get the fossil fuel monkey off its back—by Horace Boothroyd III: "Much has been said to try and insist that there would be no way to replace everything we do with electric. That it is impossible to use solar in northern climes and that wind is too intermittent. But no studies have been done to assay the reality of such broad denials of alternatives. New York State was known, before warming became the norm, to have harsh snow packed winters. It is also densely populated and full of industrial infrastructure. So it is an excellent place to show how wind, water, and solar (WWS) can be utilized in such a manner as to ensure total renewable energy utilization. To completely cut away the, expensive in all aspects, fossil fuel umbilical cord."
We Deserve Facts on Marcellus Shale Air Quality Impacts—by jessewhite: "There has been a sudden burst of activity in the media in recent days regarding air and water pollution from the heavy industrial sites involved in the Marcellus Shale drilling process. Beyond the drilling sites themselves, the focus has been on compressor stations and processing plants, as well as the wastewater impoundments where millions of gallons of hazardous waste from far beyond the local community are being hauled in at an alarming rate. The enormous natural gas processing plant in Chartiers Township operated by MarkWest, the midstream company for Range Resources, has been the center of much of the attention. Following last month's problems which included large clouds of black smoke visible for miles away, a new problem related to a power failure caused more heavy black smoke emissions last week. MarkWest said the problem requires specific manufacturing of parts and could take several months to fix, asking residents to be patient. In a move that surprised nobody who has ever dealt with them, the PA Department of Environmental Protection said they have no intention of taking any specific action to ensure the problem is fixed."
New Fracking Deregulation Used by Corporation That Lobbied For It to Sue PA Families—by ProgressivePatriotPA: "This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics. In this video, I report about a new deregulation of the controversial natural gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing or fracking in Pennsylvania that was used immediately after it passed by a corporation that lobbied for it to sue scores of Pennsylvania families and a Pennsylvania business to get to the natural gas under their land, and give due credit to PA House Republican who voted against it for now seeking cosponsors to repeal it."
Keystone and Other Fossil Fuel Transportation
Why Keystone Flunks the Climate Test—by Michael Brune: "In June President Obama set a climate test for his decision on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. He said he will not approve the pipeline if it would significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution. Today the Sierra Club, Oil Change International, and 13 partner groups have released a report that settles the issue unequivocally: Keystone XL would be a climate disaster. Our report, "FAIL: How the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Flunks the Climate Test," spells out the full consequences of building the pipeline."
Good news! Decision on Keystone XL pipeline delayed until 2014—by VL Baker: "Bloomberg breaks the good news that the Obama administration is probably delaying the decision on Keystone XL pipeline until 2014. Seems that they are bogged down in the investigations into conflicts of interest, improper financial ties and downright lies. Doesn't appear that even delaying until 2014 is giving enough time.The State Department's Office on the Inspector General announced Friday that it was reviewing whether recommendations it made in a separate February 2012 report into conflict questions about another Keystone contractor are being followed as the department conducts an environmental review of the US$5.3-billion project. That review won't be completed until January, Douglas Welty, a spokesman for the watchdog agency, said in an e-mail. The inspector general's office earlier this month said it opened an inquiry into allegations made by Friends of the Earth and other Keystone critics that ERM Group Inc., which is writing the supplemental impact statement, has financial ties to TransCanada Corp., Keystone's sponsor."
Eco-Related DC & State Politics
Over 100 groups call for California moratorium on fracking—by Dan Bacher: "As oil companies expand fracking operations in California, environmental, health and progressive groups released a letter on Wednesday, August 28 calling SB 4's regulations "insufficient" and demanding that Governor Jerry Brown immediately impose a moratorium on fracking in California. More than 100 groups, including CREDO, Food and Water Watch, Center for Biological Diversity, MoveOn.org, California Water Impact Network (C-WIN), Environmental Protection Information Center, Butte Environmental Council and Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles, signed the letter. SB 4, a weak bill sponsored by Senator Fran Pavley, was the only fracking bill that wasn't defeated in Committee under intense pressure by the Western States Petroleum Association and oil companies. The association, headed by President Catherine Reheis-Boyd, is the wealthiest and most powerful corporate lobby in California."
A kid from Colorado and a river in Alaska—by Mark Mehringer: "CleanSlateNow.org just released their third story on how special interest PAC money influences Congress. The first two focused on Republican Mike Coffman and Democrat Diana DeGette. This one is about Cory Gardner. Here is an excerpt: The Colville River flows through much of the Brooks Range. Alaska's largest Arctic River is home to 20 fish species. Known as an internationally-recognized area for nesting birds of prey, the Colville River's bluffs provide significant nesting habitat for raptors such as Peregrine Falcon, Gyrfalcon and Golden Eagle. - from On Arctic Ground. The river delta has been designated an 'Aquatic Resource of National Importance.'One would have thought that this is one of the few places on Earth where other species might be safe from encroaching human development….and that would have been true except for the hundreds of millions of barrels of oil under the cold, sparsely-populated tundra."
Eric Cantor skips March on Washington to follow the oil money—by VL Baker: "In their responses the invited Republican lawmakers cited schedule conflicts or ill health. The excuse offered by House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor could not have been more telling. Cantor had a meeting with oil lobbyists in North Dakota, which prevented his attendance."
GOP senator says he's a climate change denier because he cares about workers. Yeah, right—by Mark E Andersen: "[An] ad calls out Sen. Johnson (R-WI) for being a global warming denier. On Tuesday, Sen. Johnson responded to the ad: They're calling me a global warming denier, I believe that's what they're saying. And they say he isn't smart. He catches on pretty quick. But Johnson says he's still not convinced, and he's against any policy that could hurt the American worker. 'Listen, I view myself as a strong environmentalist, I want to protect the environment. I want a pristine environment. I love to fish, I love the outdoors, I get my water out of a well. Listen, I'm all about protecting the environment.. but you need a strong healthy economy in order to afford that.' So in order to have clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and an unpolluted environment to play in—we must first destroy it in order to be able to protect it so that the economy is healthy? Wouldn't it be easier to just do the right thing now and take care of what we have?"
The Great Outdoors
Glacier National Park: Photos from the Bus—by Ojibwa.
Hetch Hetchy - Yosemite National Park (photo diary)—by jbob: "The Rim Fire now burning near this area of yosemite is the biggest fire in the nation. The last update I saw had it about 1 mile from the reservoir. Here are some photos I took while visiting there a few years ago. I am, worried that they won't be able to contain this fire. That got me thinking that it would be good to post some photos."
The Daily Bucket: Drying Out—by matching mole: "Volunteer Chive is flowering in one of my Aloe pots. This is a testament as to how easy it is to transport seeds. The chives grew in my garden in Illinois and frequently grew in pots left outdoors in the summer. The Aloe has been moved to a new pot (it was shipped here bare root) so the seed must have been attached to the root. [...] Turkey Vulture flying over the lake. Numerous great egrets visible as well as a single Anhinga and a Belted Kingfisher."
Birding by Radar—by Mark Mywurtz: "You might not have a thermal imaging camera at your disposal, but there are ways you can observe nocturnal migration. For example, if there is a half to full moon outside during the migration period in your area, you can train a spotting scope on the moon and zoom until the moon is the full field of view. Watch for a few minutes, and you may see birds flying in front of the moon--you might even attempt to identify the closer ones by body shape, tail length, etc! You'll probably notice them all flying southward, though sometimes "reverse migration" occurs. There have been nights where I have seen several birds per minute pass in front of the moon."
The Daily Bucket - a cooper's hawk comes calling—by Polly Syllabic: "Flap-flap-glide.......flap-flap-glide.......she flew in slowly after launching from the willow on the riverbank. I watched her pull up and flutter gracefully onto the deck rail, much like mourning doves do. A polite, delicate hawk? Usually, a Cooper's incoming strike on a birdfeeder comes in low, hits hard with lightning force and explodes the birds in all directions. The best hope is to crash a victim into the window to fall unconscious or to tangle others in the bushes for an easy pickup meal. Confusion! Bird hunting hawks think like that. There's a newbie in my backyard checking out the neighborhood."
Documents Show Natural Gas Lobbying Groups Threatens Endangered Species in PA—by S Kitchen: "In my latest article on the Raging Chicken Press, I obtained, and published, an email and letter from the Marcellus Shale Coalition. The email and letter is another attempt by the fossil fuels industry in Pennsylvania to get every last drop of gas out of the ground, even if it means destroying the habitats of the Commonwealth's 62 state-specific threatened and endangered species."
The Daily Bucket: Meta-morphosis—by FOYI: "Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar Morphing—This video was made by compiling 321 photos into a 1 minute 30 second fast speed slideshow. The actual change taking place lasted roughly three minutes and took place on August 12, 2013 beginning at 9:55 AM."
Outbreak of measles-like virus in Mid-Atlantic bottlenose dolphins—by Kysen: "I live in Virginia Beach and have been watching with interest the recent numbers of dolphins washing up dead along the Mid-Atlantic shoreline. There have been over 300 found in recent months from NY to NC. From the Virginia Beach coast to the Eastern Shore, 26 were found in one weekend alone. Doctors from out of state are already aiding with the dolphin autopsies, known as necropsies. Dead dolphins were left at the door of the marine care center, because the freezers are already full. Most of the dolphins affected are males of all ages. 'We're seeing lesions in their respiratory systems. We're seeing joint problems. We're not seeing animals feeding normally,' said Barco. 'A lot of them are thin.'"
Weekend Hummingbirds—by not4morewars: "We are getting into the time of year here in central IA when the hummingbirds are starting to fatten up for the fall migration to Cancun."
The Daily Bucket: gulls passing through—by OceanDiver: "MacKaye Harbor. Salish Sea. Pacific Northwest. A large flock of gulls congregated in this bay the other day. I'd seen a similar flock a few days earlier, but was on my way somewhere and couldn't stop to get a good look - an hour later on my way back that flock had departed. The flock this day was tightly bunched up, approximately a hundred, fairly close to shore. I approached them in my kayak as quietly as I could, and snapped photos at maximum zoom as I drifted toward them broadside. It became clear they were bathing, not feeding. Lots of water getting splashed, wings spread as they lifted partly out of the water, some horseplay."
'Clean' version of the Delta Plan isn't fooling anybody—by Dan Bacher: "The Delta Stewardship Council on Wednesday August 28 released what it described as a "clean" version of the Final Delta Plan, a controversial document now being contested in seven lawsuits by diverse parties ranging from the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to the Westlands Water District. So does that mean that the previous version of the plan was "dirty," as in obscene, corrupt, poorly written, ill-conceived and driven by dirty corporate money?"
Eco-Activism & Eco-Justice
Sunflowers and Cops: Climate/EJ Frontline Richmond 8/3/2013—by RandW: "350.org's Summer Heat series of 11 climate actions across the country concluded August 3rd with Summer Heat Richmond. It turned out to be the largest Environmental Justice (EJ) rally (2800 attended according to Richmond PD) in that traditionally Chevron-refinery-dominated town to date. Over 200 protesters underlined the importance of the message, risking their freedom by being arrested in civil disobedience. While Richmond groups such as APEN and Communities for a Better Environment have been battling Chevron's influence and electorial money for three decades, this action marked the first time a coalition of Bay Area climate, labor, faith and national organizations participated. The event was diaried on DK by dturbull, showed up in media from San Jose Mercury News to Rachel Maddow - all the press and photo & video are referenced here on 350 Bay Area's website."
El Yasuní es la gallina de los huevos de oro—by angelajean: "For those of you who haven't been keeping up with the conversation about oil development in Ecuador, I hope you decide to read this and learn more. Last week, President Rafael Correa cancelled an agreement with Germany that would have created a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Yasuní National Park. The agreement, referred to as Yasuní ITT, was a groundbreaking experiment in economic development; the government of Ecuador asked the international community for the equivalent of 50% of the potential oil revenue in exchange for not developing the Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini oil reserves. Since Correa's decision to cancel the agreement, a local newspaper in Quito, HOY, has had a constant stream of articles about the Yasuní, the National Park, and oil exploitation. Yes, they call it exactly that. This Sunday alone, the first three pages of the paper were about this single topic."
When Beer and Natural Gas collide—by wade norris: "What happens when Oil and Gas companies contaminate the Water that Brewers rely on for their Beer in the State of Colorado? What happens after the citizens of the towns with those Beers (Da' Beers!) passed ballot initiatives to protect their towns? What happens these towns are sued to force Fracking against their will and their best interests? Find out when the Beer lovers of this great state (more Microbrews per capita in the Union) come together for the Frack Free Brew Festival on Sunday August 25th 2013 at the Boulder Bandshell Amphitheater—at the heart of the University of Colorado's campus."
If We Break the Laws of Nature, Are We Justified in Breaking the Laws of Humanity?—by Kelly Rigg: "When an email from Tony Leiserowitz popped up on screen the other day, I was blown away to read the findings of his team's latest national survey of U.S. opinion on climate change: 'One in eight people (13%) say they would be willing to personally engage in non-violent civil disobedience against corporate or government activities that make global warming worse.' That's more than 40 million Americans potentially willing to take to the streets and risk arrest. To put this in perspective, when 50,000 people turned up at the National Mall to protest the Keystone XL pipeline last February, it was hailed as the 'largest climate rally in US history.'"
Copple policy #1: military and civilian use of nuclear power—by augustin: "Roger Copple, as one of his 27 policy initiatives, proposes: Dismantle all nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants, simultaneously and voluntarily, the world over as soon as possible. First of all, Roger Copple covers simultaneously civilian and military nuclear programs. For the purpose of our Community Manifesto initiative, I though it best to break this into two separate polls, dealing with, respectively military use and civilian use: What is your position on nuclear armament?. What is your position on nuclear energy?"
"They fear us because we are fearless": Reclaiming indigenous lands and strength in Honduras—by Bev Bell: ""Honduras has been known for two things only: being a military base for the [contra] attacks on the Nicaraguan revolution, and Hurricane Mitch." So said Berta Caceres, co-founder and general coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH by its Spanish acronym). COPINH is an organization of hundreds of communities of Lenca indigenous peoples and small farmers. The rest of the story, of the resistance of land reform and indigenous movements, what is at stake, and the source of much of the violence, are largely unknown in the US."
Open thread for night owls: Look out! Here comes Hurricane Paul Ryan—by Meteor Blades: "Hurricane Kristi Noem. Hurricane Ted Cruz. Hurricane Paul Broun. Hurricane Kelly Ayotte. Hurricane Darrell Issa. Hurricane Vicki Hartzler. Those are a few names of congressional blowhards that the eco-advocacy group 350 Action at ClimateNameChange.org would like to see the World Meteorological Organization start attaching to the big storms that scientists believe are going to get worse and possibly more frequent as climate chaos continues on its course. They've set up a petition in this regard. Why? Because those representatives and senators deny that the climate is changing. Or they concede that it is, but say humans aren't the cause. Or they concede that it is, that humans are causing it, but say it's no big deal. Or they concede that it is, that humans are causing it, that it is a big deal, but there is nothing that can be done about it. Or...well...whatever the latest denier trope is."
Forests & Public Lands
Federal Coal--10 tons for a penny—by 6412093: "Step right up, buy your coal! Think there's nothing you can get for a penny these days? Wrong, wrong, wrong. The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is selling 167 million tons of Wyoming coal, and the minimum bid is one penny for 10 tons. [...] Here's the gory details. The BLM is offering to lease 1253 acres, containing 167 million tons of coal, 12 miles north of Gillette, Wyoming, for a minimum bid of a lousy $100 an acre. It's called the Hay Creek II Coal Tract. Multinational construction giant Kiewit, through its mining subsidiaries, already runs the nearby Buckskin Mine, and wants that coal. BLM is obligated to offer those lands for competitive bid, before just surrendering it to Kiewit for a pittance. There are some other costs in the fine print: a $3/acre annual payment, and royalty payments of 12.5%. Those royalty payments could eventually reach millions per year paid to BLM."
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Sunday Train: Florida Rapid Rail project moves toward a 2015 ribbon cutting—by BruceMcF: "A year and a half ago, I had two speculations as to what was behind this privately-funded passenger rail project ~ the first privately-funded passenger rail project in quite a long time. The first speculation was that this involved looking to make money through property development. The idea here is that Rapid Passenger Rail between appropriate end points three hours or less apart can be operated on a break-even basis. Therefore, if providing the service creates additional value for property at or near to stations along the route, the extra profit on those developments may well justify establishing and providing the service. The second speculation involved the expansion of the Panama Canal and works to increase the capacity of the Miami cargo port for the new, larger, "Panamax" container ships made possible by the expansion. The idea was that the passenger service might be bait to help the Florida East Coast regional freight railway to gain access to Class I freight lines near Orlando. The two bids made public this week support the first speculation."
Why Tesla Is Not Enough—by wcalvin: "The Tesla itself may have zero emissions but the electrical energy has to come from somewhere. Here in Seattle, 98 percent of our electricity comes from sun-powered renewables: hydroelectric, photoelectric, and wind. Switzerland also has 98 percent clean electricity, half from hydro and half from nuclear, also clean except for the mining of uranium. But most places get their electricity from some less guilt-free mix of clean and traditional. If I recharge while driving through Wyoming, nearly all of the electricity will come from burning the most damaging fossil fuel of all, coal. And until the environmental cost of producing its batteries comes down (Panasonic uses Japan's electricity mix, now very heavy on fossil fuels), the emissions from manufacturing a Tesla are higher than for a hybrid. That will change as new battery factories are built in the clean energy regions that supply Tesla's aluminum."
WOW! 2014 Chevy Volt starts at just $34,995!!—by Brainwrap: "This is awesome. I know Tesla is the fave-rave around these parts when it comes to electric cars, and I think it's pretty amazing as well. However, as a guy born & raised in the Metro Detroit area, I'm also strongly rooting for the Chevy Volt. There's nothing wrong with hoping that both cars are huge successes and go mainstream. There's plenty of arguments in favor of pure-electric, but there's also plenty of arguments in favor of the Extended Range Volt as well. Everyone knew that they'd drop the price on the 2014 model substantially, but no one was expecting it to hit the $35K mark already. Another few years and they may be able to make it down to $30K without the tax credits!"
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TPP & Environment - What It Means to Us—by LeftieIndie: "There's many parts to the TPP, but to date, and general knowledge, there are only 5 sections that deal with actual trade. The rest of the sections vary from Pharmaceuticals, to Copyright and extensions, to ISP's as intermediary internet police forces for copyright. There are purportedly 20-25 sections of the TPP in all, and we are finally being given a glimpse of the Environmental side by our US Trade Representative and asked to publicly comment on it. [...] What can we do? Respond on that link for the review about your concerns. Start putting pressure on your Congressional representatives and Senators for asking for transparency on this. This can not be forced to go into an up/down vote sight unseen and without public consumption or debate. There are enough out there already questioning this, but it needs to be brought into the public eye and not "sold" to the public as the next best wheel invention, because it's not."
Introduction to Agroecology: "A Serengeti on Our Doorsteps"—George Monbiot & Rewilding the Earth—by FinchJ: "At first glance, rewilding and anything with the prefix "agro" would seem to be diametrically opposed to this goal. However, the concepts of rewilding and agroecology share the same fate: for either to become the "new normal," the other must be embraced. They are mutually reinforcing, revolutionary concepts which are absolutely essential if humanity is going to accept responsibility for its collective actions and begin to clean up this planet and fix the natural cycles we have broken before it is too late. In this diary, I want to share how George Monbiot's Feral: Searching for enchantment on the frontiers of rewilding regarding his quest to alleviate his 'ecological boredom' is not just an isolated case, how rewilding relates to agroecology, and how—taken together—the two concepts will be the foundation upon which a regenerative future must be built."
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Yet Another Reason to Kick Shampoo—by karmsy: "There seems to be yet another reason to kick shampoo, if you're using it every day. [...] According to the Center for Environmental Health in Oakland, it seems most brands available in the store contain the ingredient Cocamide DEA, which has been identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a suspected human carcinogen. The scalp is an area of the body richly supplied with blood, possibly compounding the exposure of somebody who shampoos regularly. My tip? Stop buying shampoo altogether. Stop using it. As I advised in a green-living-themed diary earlier this summer, your hair really can look just fine without it. If you kick the shampoo habit, you'll cut your personal chemical exposure and help the environment, too. Probably, you'll also save money."
A Liter of Light—by thenekkidtruth: "While Ireland recently banned plastic bags, here's how the little town of Sitio Maligaya, municipality of Mariveles, Bataan Province, the Philippines dealt with their unwanted plastic. A little inexpensive bleach "softens" the light, making it more uniform and diffuse, and lessens the glare. It's as bright as an incandescent bulb! FYI, the residents of the town are speaking native Tagalog."


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Here's wishing the happiest of birthdays to seven remarkable visual journalists…
Leah Betancourt is a content strategist for UPS. A graduate of Florida International University, Leah earned a master's degree from Northwestern University in 2004. She spent two years as a web producer for the Palm Beach newspapers, four years as managing editor and project leader for internet broadcasting at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, and one year as digital community manager for the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. She moved to Raycom Media of Savannah, Ga., in 2010 and worked briefly for ScribbleLive before moving to UPS earlier this year. Find her web site here and her Twitter feed here.
Cynthia Greco is audience development manager for MediaOnePA in Hanover, Pa. A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Cynthia worked for the Evening Sun, MediaOne and the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce before joining Media News in 1987. Cynthia left Media News in 2007. She returned to MediaOne in 2012. Find her Twitter feed here.
Craig Gustafson is a senior communications specialist for the Barr Engineering Company of Duluth, Minn. A 1991 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Craig spent three years as sports editor of the Republican Eagle of Red Wing, Minn., before moving to the Duluth News Tribune in 1997. He worked there as a reporter, team leader for sports and sports editor before being promoted to news editor in 2005. He was named assistant managing editor in 2010. He left in 2012 to work for Barr. Find his Twitter feed here.
Bryce Miller is the former sports columnist for the Des Moines Register. A 1986 graduate of the University of Iowa, Bryce spent eight years at the Press-Citizen of Iowa City before moving to the Register in 2000 as assistant sports editor. He spent several years as executive sports editor before taking on the sports column in 2012. Bryce left the Register this winter. Find his column archive here and his Twitter feed here. Bryce turns 47 today.
Michelle Minkoff is an interactive producer for the Associated Press in Washington, D.C. A 2008 graduate of Brandeis University, Michelle served as a reporter for the student paper there, the Justice, and interned for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the Boston Phoenix, WTTW's Chicago Tonight and the Los Angeles Times. She earned a master's degree in 2010 from Northwestern University, worked for the Medill News Service and PBS. She went to work for the AP in 2011. She also teaches as an adjunct at Northwestern's D.C. campus. Find her web site here, her blog here and her Twitter feed here. Michelle turns 29 today.
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They can press the chips into import.
Lenovo builds servers, lenovo buys in bulk Chinese government takes what it needs from lenovos stock. Problem solved.
They can press the chips into import.
Lenovo builds servers, lenovo buys in bulk Chinese government takes what it needs from lenovos stock. Problem solved.
Well I am hiring for 1 slot and also an intern... tough to find good help at even high prices so far.
Encourage her to absolutely follow what she loves to do.. And question EVERYTHING.... That is how great thinkers all started their lives.
And what things she will need to hear... Quite Simply I love you and I believe in you...
Ironically... Im the guy that fixes this type of stuff.
When I go into most shops I call out the trends immediately... Im a fan of Dell servers, cheap, run well and are reliable.. But admittedly, I have seen some cases where the lenovo and hp options were a better choice and were chosen...
I have gone in and ripped out Oracle.. when mysql was more then enough and they had no issues... they also had in house talent for mysql and were spending uselessly.
Im happy to be where I am but.. admittedly I want to just co back to being a consultant... There seems to be a lack of good ones out there right now.
Sorry there but both my nissans and my audi show me exactly which tires is low.
Audi Q5 - even tells me when the wheel is slipping on the display
Nissan Pathfinder - shows all 4 tire pressures.
GT-R Shows which tires are slipping and even shows me when it has to go into vectoring mode because the outside tires are slipping.
And then there is a simple penalty.... You don't have a headquarters here in the US you don't sell a product here.... there are all sorts of cat and mouse games that can be played.
The us is one of the biggest with the most expendable income. It's financial suicide to not sell a product here. And as has been seen in the past.. when one company leaves here... another will spring up to do it's job here.
Incorrect.. you can file abatements and they allow you to put it off until later. I do this a lot as a dual citizen. I file american taxes every other year, due to my income from colombia being a small portion of what I would earn in the US... I get a huge part of my taxes returned and I am considered low income.
My kids will have to do the same. When my oldest turned 16 and started working in colombia they were actually sending her more money then she paid in taxes.
Except the fact that they issue tax credits on taxes paid outside the US.
As a colombian / US citizen, I have to pay my taxes in both countries and take my credits in the US.
And then what happens after the sun goes down and we don't have enough storage capacity to run the peak times ? We just fire up more solar... oh wait no sunlight. A well balanced approach is much better, replace some with solar and wind, and also try and scrub out what we can when we can.
they have also done a lot of buying of other companies as of late... Big data and cloud services are what they are buying now.
Not true... I worked at IBM as a contractor and was compensated very well.
I chose to leave for a better job/ higher paying role with benefits. The real problem is they are using contractors for a huge part of the us work force but paying pretty good comp for them, so that they don't have to cover all the little things. Like benefits....
I chose to leave after being the primary responsable admin in the group, who was denied a job in that group 4 times, due to "not hiring in the US at this time" their process for this stuff is completely short sighted. They can pay people 1/8th less and cover the benefits, but refuse to because if thier numbers don't look good it's not easy to dump a perm employee, where as a contractor they can just put on furlow or ask them not to come back.
And that is different from Apple how ?
Ohhh thats right they are perfect for each other.
they did it for the costs. parts changers are cheap, and power and bandwidth are cheap there as well.
When you have a parts changer, but good sysadmins across the globe you can do that. with remote kvm's and now most servers with good baseband management tools, it's cheaper to have good sysadmins do the cleanup and setup work from half a world away.
Pay the sysadmins to automate most of the process and have cheap parts changers on hand and it's easy as sin to keep a datacenter running well. It's pricey but the sysadmins are constantly busy across multiple datacenters and it lowers cost.
Tesla uses can-bus like every other auto in the world with advanced controls.
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SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas A teenagerattacked by a sharknear Surfside Beach Monday afternoon faces several surgeries, according to his mother.
Fifteen-year-oldGarrett Sebestaunderwent his first surgery Monday night at a Houston hospital.
Sebesta was wading in waist-deep water with a church groupwhen he felt something bite his leg. Hereached into the water to pull the shark off, Surfside policesaid, and the sharkbit his left hand.
His mom told KHOU 11 News that her so has severe nerve damage in his hand and a big chunk of his calf his missing.
Z.W. Monnat was one of the first paramedics on the scene.
He s gonna be good. Strong kid, saidMonnat. Kudos to the victim cause he felt the shark bite, and then he literally tore the shark off of him.
A witness saidSebestaappeared to be conscious and talking when he was loaded onto a stretcher.
He didn't look like he was in any pain when they were taking him on the stretcher to Life Flight, said Billy Cornelius. He was looking around...
A Life Flight helicopter rushedSebesta to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center where he is in stable condition.
Paramedics called Life Flightbecause they wanted toensure that surgeons could try togive the Needville teen completeuse of his injuredhand.
Several people have reported spotting -- even catching-- sharks recentlyin Surfside and swimmers are advised to use caution.
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This is the legendary travel diary that the twenty-four-year-old Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) kept during his formative journey through Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe in 1911. In a flood of highly personal impressions and visual notations, it records his first contact with the vernacular architecture that would preoccupy him for the rest of his life and his first sight of the monuments he most admired: the mosque complexes, the Acropolis, and the Parthenon. Le Corbusier himself suppressed publication of this book during his lifetime; after his death, the text was released as "an unprefaced last confession." Journey to the East can be read as a bildungsroman by a young author who would go on to become one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century. It is very much a story of awakening and a voyage of discoveries, recording a seven-month journey that took Le Corbusier from Berlin through Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest, Istanbul, Athos, Athens, Naples, and Rome, among other places. Le Corbusier considered this journey the most significant of his life; the compulsion he felt to record images and impressions established a practice he would continue for the rest of his career. For the next five decades, he would fill notebooks with ideas and sketches; he never stopped deriving inspiration from the memories of his first contact with the East, making this volume as much a historical document as a personal confession and diary. Ivan Zaknic's [hacek over Z and acute accent over c] highly regarded translation was first published by The MIT Press in 1987 but has been unavailable for many years.
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Ivan Zaknic, editor and translator, is Professor of Architecture at Lehigh University and Visiting Fellow at Princeton University.
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"In this centenary year [1987] of his birth, many books are being published about Le Corbusier but none offers more insight into his character than this book from his own hand." Interior Design "Le Corbusier was one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, if not the greatest in terms of influence and fecundity. This is the first book he ever wrote, never before published in English and only partially published in French in 1966, long after it was written in 1911. The translation, by an authority on the architect, is marvelously direct and straightforward, conveying the strength and poeticism of the original. The book records the young architect's vivid impressions on his first 'Grand Tour' not of London, Paris, and Vienna, as one might expect, but of Dresden, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, Brindisi, Pompeii, and, finally, Athens, where before the aura of the Parthenon he became enthralled as an architect. A thrilling visual and verbal document of early modern architecture." Library Journal "Twenty-four-year-old Le Corbusier (born Charles-douard Jeanneret) kept a travel diary as he roamed central and Eastern Europe, visiting ancient monuments and soaking up native architecture. His journal is a blend of overripe, lyrical prose, incisive impressions and thoughts on architecture and landscape. His trips to the Parthenon and Mount Athos, which triggered his decision to become an architect, make intense reading. He writes movingly of Anatolian vistas that express the 'lofty, poetic Turkish soul' and dubs the traditional Turkish wooden house 'an architectural masterpiece.' Even more revealingly, this neoclassical innovator admires Romanian peasant houses for their dazzling white stucco and adaptation of classical elements. The first book Le Corbusier wrote, Journey was published posthumously in France in 1966. This first English translation is most welcome." Publisher's Weekly "'Very often, I left the Acropolis burdened by a heavy premonition, not daring to imagine that one day I would have to create.' Such words are moving from any aspiring architect; from Le Corbusier they are an inspiration." Progressive Architecture