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POLICY OPTION. The committee supports consistent R&D to advance technology development and to reduce the costs of alternative fuels and vehicles. The best approach is to promote a portfolio of vehicle and fuel R&D, supported by both government and industry, designed to solve the critical technical challenges in each major candidate pathway. Such primary research efforts need continuing evaluation of progress against performance goals to determine which technologies, fuels, designs, and production methods are emerging as the most promising and cost-effective.
FINDING. Current methods for the accounting of net GHG emissions associated with the production and use of transportation fuels involve numerous uncertainties. Reducing the uncertainties and developing robust accounting approaches are important for defining R&D strategies, guiding private sector investments, and developing effective public policies for reducing the net GHG emissions associated with fuels used by light duty vehicles.
POLICY OPTION. Because of the uncertainties associated with existing methods of accounting for the net GHG emissions impacts of the production and use of transportation fuels, especially for electricity, biofuels, and hydrogen, the committee suggests further efforts to develop accounting methods to account for GHG emissions that are applicable to the design of public policies for addressing these impacts.
The alternative vehicles discussed in Chapter 2 have demonstrated their performance readiness. Remaining challenges are cost reduction and further advancement through continued R&D, and potentially, successful deployment. Private industry may choose to demonstrate new technologies or new vehicle models or prototypes, but the need for further government involvement appears to be limited to areas of special government interest, such as validating the safety or performance of alternative vehicles.
For fuels, vehicles, and GHG management technologies that show promise of commercial readiness, appropriately scaled demonstration projects that are supported by both industry and government are likely to be important for validating feasibility, proving physical and environmental safety, and establishing cost-effectiveness. The results of such demonstrations could provide essential information for identification of which alternative fuel and GHG management technologies have long-term potential to both compete with gasoline in the marketplace and achieve GHG emissions reduction goals, and to establish readiness for deployment. Another appropriate role for the government is the coordination of integrated demonstrations of promising vehicles and fuel systems or stations.
FINDING. Demonstrations are needed for technologies to reduce GHG emissions at appropriate scale (e.g., hydrogen produced with low net GHG emissions and CCS) to validate performance, readiness, and safety.
FINDING. Integrated demonstrations of vehicles and fueling infrastructure are necessary to promote understanding of performance, safety, consumer use, and other important characteristics under real-world driving conditions.
POLICY OPTION. The committee supports the government's involvement in limited demonstration projects at appropriate scale to promote understanding of the performance and safety of alternative vehicles and fueling systems. For such projects, substantial private sector investment should complement the government investment, and the government should ensure that the demonstration incorporates well-designed data collection and learning to inform future policy making and investment. The information collected with government funds should be made available to the public consistent with applicable rules that protect confidential data.
Many of the findings and policy options mentioned earlier in this chapter will encourage deployment of highly efficient or alternative vehicles and alternative fuels, and policy will be a critical driver of deployment. Policy options include CAFE and feebate policies for vehicles, performance standards, consumption mandates or pricing policies for fuels, and carbon control policies. Modeling results described in Chapter 5 show that such policies will greatly increase the shares of highly efficient and alternative vehicles over time. However, Chapter 5 also found that additional deployment policies will likely be needed for some alternative-vehicle fuel systems if they are to be part of the strategy to attain the significant reductions in petroleum use and GHG emissions discussed in this report. Additional policies such as subsidies or mandates for vehicles or fuel infrastructure investment will depend on the path of future technology, market conditions, and the urgency of the energy security and climate-change issues that these fuels are needed to address. The timing of additional deployment policies is critical and will depend on how close any one technology or combinations of technologies are to market readiness. At present, it is unclear which vehicle and fuel technology or technologies will have consumer acceptance and the best potential for lowest costs at scale to achieve the goals addressed in this study. Data on the costs of particular technologies will accumulate over time and will inform future policy decisions.


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DUNEDIN, Fla. J.P. Arencibia received some good news before the game and made more during Toronto's one-sided victory over Philadelphia.
Arencibia homered twice, Josh Johnson struck out eight in 5 1-3 shutout innings and the Blue Jays beat the Phillies 13-4 on Monday.
Toronto manager John Gibbons said prior to the first pitch that both Arencibia and backup Henry Blanco will catch knuckleballer R.A. Dickey this season.
That means Arencibia will start on opening day.
"It's not about me, it's about the team," Arencibia said. "It hasn't been the craziest transition. I think that I've proved I've been able to catch him pretty well."
The Blue Jays had been thinking about having a personal catcher, possibly Blanco, work with Dickey fulltime.
"After watching J.P. catch him in the WBC and did a nice job, they'll both catch him," Gibbons said. "To be honest with you, I thought J.P. might have a hard time with him and catching a knuckleball."
Arencibia hit a three-run shot and Jose Reyes had a two-run triple during an eight-run second off Phillies starter John Lannan. Mark DeRosa, Rajai Davis and Melky Cabrera each had RBI singles.
"A great lineup, and they're swinging," said Lannan, who allowed 12 runs and 14 hits over four innings.
"Most of the day I was up in the zone, and they took advantage," Lannan added. "For the most part, it was solid contact. You've got to move on. You've got to kind of look at it like, you're getting it out of the way I hope."
Arencibia, who had three hits, added a two-run drive in a three-run fourth.
Johnson gave up four hits and one walk. The right-hander also started March 15 in Dunedin, a 17-5 Blue Jays victory over the New York Yankees.
"Awesome," Johnson said. "The last start I had over here, it was the same thing - long innings - but I'll take (it)."
Toronto closer Casey Janssen struck out all three of his hitters in his second spring training appearance. He had surgery in November to address lingering shoulder soreness.
Zach Miner replaced Lannan in the fifth and gave up Cabrera's leadoff homer.
It wasn't all good news for the home team. Toronto third baseman Brett Lawrie will start the regular season on the disabled list due to a strained rib. He felt discomfort in his left side during an exhibition game with Canada's WBC team against the Cincinnati Reds on March 6.
"He's not going to be ready," Gibbons said. "It's not like he had a big setback or anything, it's a precautionary thing."
Lawrie doesn't have a timetable on when he might return.
"When I do things out on the field, it just doesn't feel it's right on that side," Lawrie said. "Now I'm just trying to make sure that it's 100 percent and everything is out of there, and I can just go out there and play."
The Blue Jays will likely platoon DeRosa and Maicer Izturis at third.
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If the Federation is a democracy, as we all assume, then Starfleet and it's exploration programs are bound to wind up the subject of popular vote sooner or later. Not hard to imagine the average voter blaming Starfleet for exposing them to the Borg, Dominion and whatever else. The Federation could very well swing toward a more isolationist mindset. Hence, the absence from the delta quadrant in the 31st+ centuries.
The problem with this scenario is that it relies on the assumption that the Federation electorate is stupid and irrational.
Or 51% of them, anyway.
Stupid and irrational are traits that seem to be abundant in the Federation. Just about everyone whose name isn't on the opening credits possesses at least one of them. Gotta make the main characters look good, after all.
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Law enforcement has been known to rescue a cat in a tree, but a raccoon?
That was the job for deputies in Flagler County this morning when a feisty raccoon got his back leg wedged in the branches of a crepe myrtle in Palm Coast.
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Billionaire Warren Buffett has been begging President Obama for months to raise his taxes, claiming he pays less in taxes than his secretary. Now, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who just proposed a budget with a flat 10 percent tax rate in his state, is asking for the mogul to just shut his mouth.
Outspoken New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had some rather harsh words for billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Tuesday.
During a discussion with CNN's Piers Morgan about tax rates, Christie made it known that he's just about had it with Buffett, the world-famous investor who lent his name to a proposed tax hike on the rich.
"He should just write a check and shut up," Christie said. "I'm tired of hearing about it. If he wants to give the government more money, he's got the ability to write a check -- go ahead and write it."
Earlier in the interview, responding to a question on class warfare in the political system, Christie, who has developed a reputation for not mincing words, said he didn't want to discuss Buffett.
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Our question if there were any geese in the area was answered not long after sunrise when a lone Canada goose flew into the decoys.
Several minutes later, I spotted a pair flying toward the decoys. The birds were flying low and slow, just the way you like them.
When they got to the spread, they turned and revealed themselves to be sandhill cranes. I had my sandhill crane permit and soon the birds were being retrieved by my yellow Labrador, Bo.
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sgallan posted this over on the other board, its a fantastic article detailing the history about K2.
K2 is summed up pretty well early on in the article, this year 262 people made it to the top of Everest. For the second year in a row no one made it to the top of K2. This is a BAD place.


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Triggers are enabled by default when they are created. Disabling a trigger does not drop it. The trigger still exists as an object in the current database. However, the trigger does not fire when any Transact-SQL statements on which it was programmed are executed. Triggers can be re-enabled by using ENABLE TRIGGER. DML triggers defined on tables can be also be disabled or enabled by using ALTER TABLE.
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As always, Apple's launch of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c were must watch events, not just to see the latest smartphones from Cupertino, but to take a look at Apple, their strategy, and their thinking behind the technology they create and sell. What can we take away from Apple's event on September 10th?
1. Take Charge Of Your Destiny
Apple defines the market, it's as simple as that.
By sweating the small details, by thinking about the experiences and how to achieve them (as well see over the next eight points), by being so cheery and forceful, a single voice can change an entire ecosystem. And that makes the ecosystem fit to Apple's world view.
Speak with conviction and belief, backed up by accuracy, and the world changes to your view. Otherwise you end up trying to define yourself against someone else's standards, which weakens you while strengthening their position.
Be proud to be yourself.
2. Choose Your Strategy And Go All In
Microsoft is focused on market share. Samsung is focused on market share. BlackBerry is focussed on market share (and trying to survive). Read any coverage of the smartphone 'wars' and the key metric is market share. Apple is measuring itself in another way… margins.
Yes, they could release a bargain basement handset, and thanks to the efficient code in the OS and a solid grip on the supply chain, they'd likely sell millions of handsets, and make about $5 per unit. And it would sate the demands in the press. But it wouldn't match with the idea of Apple being a luxury brand, and it would mean shifting even more boxes every year to make the same gross income. There's more to value for money than a low price.
Know your income strategy, and stick with it.
3. If It Looks New, It Is New.
The clinical analyst will note that apart from some very slight improvements to the camera and the battery capacity, the iPhone 5c is just an iPhone 5 with a plastic case.
I'm sure that people who sell the iPhone took one look at the 5c and decided that it was going to sell like hot cakes. it's the first new iPhone in the US to be labelled as a $99 handset – previously that price point signified last year's model. That's no longer the case, and throw in the multiple colours for the fashion market, and the iPhone 5c is the cheapest new iPhone on the market.
The appearance of new means something is new, no matter what came before..
4. Don't Be A Makeweight, Make A Difference
If you can't change the market, don't bother being there. Simply making up the numbers is not a good enough reason for Apple to be in the market. The MacPro 2010 could have been updated countless times to bump the spec numbers up, but only when it was able to make a difference was the new cylindrical hardware announced with a huge amount of flair.
Always aim high and aim to change the world with any endeavour you undertake, especially in the hardware market.
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Known for its sugar-sand beaches and mouth-watering margaritas, Mexico is now adding luxury golf destinations to its repertoire.
Two new Greg Norman-designed courses are joining an upgraded 27-hole Jack Nicklaus course to offer a first-class golf experience south of the border.
The PGA is even taking notice, adding one of Mexico's new courses to its regular tour schedule.
For Greg Norman's first course in Mexico, he created El Camaleon 35 miles south of Cancun.
Its 18 challenging holes are all designed to fit in with and highlight the local environment. One minute you're playing in the jungle and on the next shot, you're surrounded by a swamp, hitting toward the ocean. The course weaves in and out of mangroves, and some holes even play right up next to huge ancient cenotes, or caves.
In 2007, the PGA Tour came to El Camaleon for its first official event in Mexico. It was such a success the tour came back to Mexico again in February of this year.
"Mayakoba is truly a special place," says designer and golf great Greg Norman. The director of golf at El Camaleon, Douglas Goubault, agrees, adding that, "Mexico is the fastest-growing golf destination in the world."
So how does this course stack up? Here are the stats.
El Camaleon
Par 72
Yardage 7,024
Slope 137
Rating 73.8
Pro Tips
By: Douglas Goubault-El Camaleon Director of Golf
1. Stretch before you play to loosen up your muscles and ensure your mind and body are ready to play golf.
2. To better control your chip shots around the green, try using your putting grip on a low-lofted club like an 8-iron.
3. Many golfers stand with their feet too close together. Make sure you have a solid stance and that your feet are slightly farther apart than the width of your shoulders.
Where to Stay
Next door at the new Fairmont Mayakoba (www.fairmont.com/mayakoba). The Fairmont manages the course and has special stay-and-play packages.
Another Greg Norman creation, Playa Mujeres sports 18 eco-friendly holes just five miles outside of Cancun.
Featuring tight fairways, tricky trade winds and seven picturesque lagoon and oceanfront holes, this first-class golf club is already recognized as one of the top courses in Mexico. Playa Mujeres also is a standout because it has a full service driving range along with two putting greens and a short game area.
You'll also find a modern clubhouse with showers, a pro shop stocked with the latest golf clothes and equipment, as well as indoor and outdoor dining areas — popular with golfers for post-course meals and margaritas.
Popular with female golfers, Playa Mujeres (which translates to "Women Beach") is also the first course in Latin America certified as "Women Friendly" by the Executive Women's Golf Association.
Playa Mujeres Golf Club
Par 72
Yardage 7,218
Slope 139
Rating 74.5 Men & 69.5 Women
Pro Tips
By: Julio Viscontti, General Manager, PGA at Playa Mujeres
1. To help handle the tricky trade winds, go up one club. Less loft will keep the ball lower against the wind.
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INDIANAPOLIS A study conducted in four American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest presents an effective strategy to convince mothers to switch young children from drinking sweetened soda to water and shows that eliminating these sugary drinks from the diets of the youngest members of the tribe significantly decreased tooth decay.
The results of the dental arm of "The Toddler Overweight and Tooth Decay Prevention Study" (TOTS), which targeted American Indians from birth to 30 months of age, appear in the current issue (Volume 20, Number 4) of the peer reviewed journal Ethnicity & Disease.
The arrival of Europeans brought diseases such as measles, influenza and smallpox to the Americas. Less well known is that Europeans also brought premature tooth decay to American Indians by introducing sugar and sugared foods. Before the adoption of European food patterns, tooth decay was mostly a disease of old age in the New World. With the addition of sugar to the American Indian diet, tooth decay became a disease that begins early in life. Today American Indians of all ages, many without adequate or timely access to dental care, are severely affected by tooth decay.
To implement TOTS the researchers worked closely with tribal councils. In three of the four communities, good tasting water was made readily available in water fountains and inexpensive, refillable gallon jugs. Sugared soda was removed from tribal stores, and substitution of water for soda was actively encouraged through community outreach programs. Families received food counseling and breastfeeding support through tribal community health workers.
"After the successful switch to water, we compared the rate of tooth decay in children born in these three communities over the next 30 months with those born in a fourth community, where the young children had not benefited from the community interventions. We found a decrease of between 30 and 63 percen
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For the first time ever, the Scottish Construction Monitor found that more than half of firms were more confident about their future for the coming year.
A total of 51.6% of the companies questioned in the first three months of this year said they were more confident about their prospects for this next 12 months compared with the previous year - an increase of more than 10 points from the previous quarter when it was 41.1%.
At the same time, the number of firms who were less confident about their future prospects fell from 25% in the last three months of 2013 to 17.7% in the first quarter of this year.
Some 600 construction firms from Orkney to the Borders were questioned for the survey.
The latest research put the overall level of confidence in the industry at +20 points, which equates to the third quarter in a row of positive confidence levels.
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I was recently challenged by Staples to create a #handmadeholiday craft with supplies from their store-to think outside the box of standard holiday lights and garland and get creative with my decorating-you know I had to take them up on it! I went out on Black Friday to pick up some supplies not knowing what on Earth I was going to create-after a … [Read more...]
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FRANKFORT ee" Governor Steve Beshear's ongoing effort to make Kentucky roads safer takes a big step on Thursday, July 15, when a new law takes effect to ban texting for all drivers and cell phone use for drivers under 18.
Kentucky recorded more than 57,000 crashes last year - and more than 200 fatalities - attributed to driver distraction and inattention.
LEBANON JUNCTION - After years of neglect the wheelchair ramp attached to Pat Steiner's home on Railroad Avenue was in desperate need of repair, but neither Steiner, nor her son Michael were able to fix it, so they reached out for a hand.
As the old saying goes, ask and you shall receive.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - The academic year has yet to begin and parents and students at three Bullitt County middle schools will soon have to make a decision about their educational future.
Students at Bullitt Lick, Zoneton and Hebron Middle schools are eligible for transfers due to those schools failing to meet the federal No Child Left Behind act.
The NCLB figures for the past school year have not yet been released.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Bullitt Central cheerleaders are accustomed to rooting for their home team.
But, the squad recently put out the word about a special project.
The squad organized a pajama collection drive for the Pajama Program of Kentucky, a non-profit group that hosts similar drives with churches, businesses and other charitable organizations.
Bullitt County resident Lori Pile represents the Pajama Program in Bullitt and Jefferson County. She said the state chapter was one of 72 throughout the country.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - If anyone can help support children with cancer, James Thomas can.
The Shepherdsville resident collects aluminum can tops for recycling, donating the proceeds toward summer camps.
This week Thomas was scheduled to visit Wave 3's Dawne Gee in Louisville to contribute 54 gallons of can tops toward funding special summer camps for children battling cancer.
"I really like her, she'll go all out of her way to help people," Thomas said of Gee.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - On Sunday morning 11 July at 1150 Shepherdsville Police and a Bullitt County Sheriff's Deputy arrested 42 year old Timothy L. Burkhart, a w/m from Shepherdsville.
Deputy Troy Johns observed an individual at an electrical panel mounted on a pole in 1st Street Park and called for Shepherdsville Police.
Burkhart was attempting to remove the copper wiring from the pole and panel and had broken the electrical meter box.
MOUNT WASHINGTON - If it weren't for the Miss Bullitt County Fair pageant, Kindra Clark said she would not have been crowned Miss Kentucky USA, and if it weren't for the Miss Kentucky pageant, she would not have had the opportunity to compete for the title of Miss USA in Las Vegas.
"Competing in the Miss USA pageant was the greatest experience of my life," Clark said. "I feel like I owe that to the Miss Bullitt County Fair pageant."
SHEPHERDSVILLE - There has been no decision made but there is no doubt a strong feeling that the Bullitt County Parks Board could propose a change in the operation of its program.
On Thursday, several individuals from the public posed questions and concerns to the parks board. The comments would play a part in the board's recommendation to Bullitt Fiscal Court.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - The CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program for Bullitt County has recently completed a new volunteer training session with eight new volunteers.
Bullitt County CASA follows the guidelines and standards of the National CASA Association in training volunteers with the assistance of many community professionals.
Family Court Judge Elise Spainhour appoints CASA to cases involving children on the dependency, abuse and neglect docket.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Residents of Fifth Avenue off Old Preston Highway are tired of it. And they are looking for some help from city officials.
Residents told Shepherdsville city councilmembers of the vandalism, thefts and large number of young people walking the streets at all hours of the night.
But at the end of the night, no real solutions were found for their troubles.
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A Special African Court sitting in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, is getting set to begin the trial of the former Chadian President, Hissène Habré, over alleged human rights abuses committed during his rule from 1982 to 1990. But the cost of the trial is expected to be enormous, worth at least FCFA 5.5 billion, according to a recent release from the court.
The pilot committee for financing the activities of the court met last week in Dakar under the chair of the African Union Legal Adviser, Vincent O. Nmehielle. The meeting was also attended by other stakeholders such as representatives of the court, Senegalese Ministry of Justice, Chad, UN and financing countries.
Created for the special purpose of trying Hissène Habré, the court began work last February. The ex-Head of State faces charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture. Senegal in August 2012 gave its word to the proposal by the African Union to create the court to be manned by African judges appointed by the continental body. Habré, who has been living in Senegal since his overthrow in 1982 by current Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno, was arrested about a year ago.
According to a commission of inquiry set up by the Chadian government, over 40,000 people died under Habré's eight-year reign. Meanwhile, the special court is due to rule on August 13, 2014, on the Chadian government's request to be included as civil claimant in the trial. The court is also awaiting the transfer to Dakar from the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, of two alleged accomplices of the former leader arrested recently by the government.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – One year later, Felix Hernandez can well remember the day he was perfect.
The Tampa Bay Rays won't plan any special tribute to Hernandez on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the perfect game he threw against them at Safeco Field. Hernandez isn't pitching in this series. His next start is Saturday against at Texas.
But his memories of that sunny day in Seattle are ever-present.
"It's always on my mind,'' he said. "I'm not going to forget that day.''
Hernandez said he's always thinking about throwing a perfect game or no-hitter whenever he takes the mound.
He doesn't think anything was particularly different last Aug. 15, other than feeling "pretty good" and things falling into place.
"Everybody was in the right position, it was the right day and I made the right pitches,'' he said. "It was a perfect day.''
Hernandez admitted he began thinking about a no-hitter around the fourth or fifth inning.
In hindsight, he figures his stuff that day was the best it could possibly be.
"I had my fastball working, the breaking ball was there and the changeup was good,'' he said. "It was one of those days.''
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Windows at the entry frame the dark-stained wood door. A thick glass surround supported by a metal frame brings light into the hallway but blocks the ability to look inside from outdoors.
Columns and a coffered ceiling separate the dining area from the living room. Sheer drapery covering the dining-area side window filters the natural light, and a circular etched-glass Kovacs light fixture hangs from the ceiling.
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Cozying up to the famed Mont-Tremblant (located about 80 miles northwest of Montreal), the Fairmont Tremblant impresses visitors with its alpine scenery, attentive service and outdoor activities. If you're looking to do some skiing, you'll find the towering Laurentian peaks (and 600 skiable acres) at your service. In the warmer months, you can hike and mountain bike or go golfing at one of three nearby courses. For a more relaxing time, indulge in a specialty treatment (like the Elixir Ice Cider Exfoliation) at the on-site Amerispa. Cap off your day with French fare or sushi at Windigo Restaurant or WigWam Café — both of which receive a thumbs-up from past patrons for their stellar service and tasty cuisine. When night falls, snuggle up in your luxurious accommodations, furnished with refreshment areas, Keurig coffee makers, flat-panel TVs and Wi-Fi access (for a fee). If you particpate in the Fairmont President's Club loyalty program, you'll be rewarded with extra perks, such as complimentary Internet access during your stay.
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Wrong Way To Kathmandu - A Sidecar Misadventure - Part 2 - Indonesian Island Hopping
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The vacation continues!
Lord I'm grateful for hot water and decent booze.
Wd-40 too. I find a big can and pretty much give the Ural a bath in an attempt at de-squeaking and un-rusting.
There's lots of two wheel conveyance around here and the Ural brand tire that I put on the pusher in Bali is going bald after only 2000km so I resolve to find a tire.
Oddly enough 19" proves to be the rarest of sizes. 17", 18", 20", 21", no problem! 19"? Forget about it!
I order a tire from Australia (it's pretty damn close you know) and have it sent to meet me back in Kupang (West Timor)
I'm told there is a skeleton of a T-Rex at the presidents palace. The hotel receptionist is skeptical. She thinks it's human bones from a massacre being passed off as a dinosaur. There's oil around here so dinosaurs seems plausible. It's been awhile since I've been in school but last I checked those two things were still being taught as connected. Or it could be a gift from the Chinese, as was the palace itself.
There is a skeleton but it's a plaster reproduction. False advertising I say! Big difference between dinosaur bones and copy of dinosaur bones. Damn you Lonely Planet!
East Timor is the end of the road for a few bikers. Or the beginning if you're coming from Australia.
We meet a Norwegian guy that rode his Royal Enfield all the way from Kathmandu Nepal to East Timor (our reverse route!) with little planning, almost no motorcycle experience, and 0 mechanical skills. I admire that!
The reliability (14,000km, no failures) of his 13 year old bike makes me hate my new and needy Ural even more.
There's also a quartet of big shots from Jakarta on chromed out Harleys.
There's a HUGE luxury tax on imported goods in Indonesia. A nice Harley is USD $40k to $60k. Damn!
The guys are nice and have good stories though. Jakarta is a pretty terrible place to ride so they ship the bikes all over and have their adventures that way.
I'm surprised that they would risk them on Timorese roads.
Pfffft, like East Timor didn't have enough problems already.
From Nepal to Timor on a Royal Enfield. Good job dude!
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One doesn''t usually think of rock stars as insightful, but, against all odds, glam-trash superstar Marilyn Manson has written a book that is actually an intelligent look at growing up. This autobiographical bildungsroman brings out the creepiest aspects of childhood, conveying the terror and fascination that young Marilyn (then called Brian) felt when looking through his grandfather''s pornography, getting his first French kiss, and being taunted by the girls he wanted to "date." Manson has the benefit of having grown up as an outcast and loser and then having become a star without forgetting what he went through. This gives him an incredibly broad perspective, which he brings to bear on his ordinary life in order to convey the more potent and frightening moments that shaped him into the pale-skinned weirdo that the Christian Right loves to hate. Best of all, Manson is shockingly honest, and portrays himself as occasionally stupid, self-centered, over-sensitive, ignoble, and, mostly, highly fallible and human. It''s a long way from the auto-hagiographies that other stars have written, and it''s easily one of the best reads in celebrity bio. --James DiGiovanna
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DEFINITION of 'Money Market Hedge '
A money market hedge helps a domestic company reduce its currency risk when doing business with a foreign company. It allows the domestic company to lock in the value of its partner's currency (in the domestic company's currency) in advance of an anticipated transaction. This creates certainty about how much a future transaction will cost and ensures the domestic company can lock in a price that it is willing and able to pay.
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After Spider man disappears Xandu gloats that the Crystal of Kadavus will make him master of the cosmos. As Dr. Strange, seated in the lotus position, peruses and meditates over the writings of his late master, the Ancient One, Spider man suddenly appears in a room down the hall. Xandu, communicating mentally with Spider man, orders him to move swiftly and silently to avoid interrupting the mystical master's contemplations. But Spider man accidentally knocks an urn off a table, and Dr. Strange comes to investigate. Strange welcomes Spider man to his abode, but Xandu's hypnotic spell distorts what Spider man sees and hears, as it appears to him as if Strange is about to attack. Strange does not understand why Spider man is all of a sudden acting so defensively, but when Spider man tries to web him up, the mystic master counters with a spell. This reinforces Xandu's illusion that Strange is Spider man's enemy, even though Strange explains that he wants to subdue Spider man only to determine the cause of his apparently madness. Strange traps Spider man within the Ribbons of Raggador, but Spider man snags an ornamental gargoyle with his webbing and brings it down on Strange's head, knocking him unconscious. Spider man then quickly finds the crystal's hiding place, and Xandu, who has been observing the entire battle, telepathically, teleports Spider man into his home.In Xandu's West Side dwelling, as Spider man stands motionless behind him, the magical uses the Crystal of Kadavus to focus certain cosmic forces onto the Wand of Watoomb. The incantation regenerates the wand, whose power has been drained by Dr. Strange after he had Spider man had last fought Xandu. The most powerful weapon in all of necromantic lore is once more his to wield, exults Xandu, savouring his victory. Strange thought he has erased Xandu's memory in their last battle, recalls Xandu, but unknown to him Xandu in desperation had sent his mind into the Ethos (it is not explained just what the Ethos is, it may be Limbo or some other alien dimension) until the threat has passed. For some time Xandu wandered aimlessly, a derelict, but eventually his memory and knowledge of mystic arts returned.His initial reminiscence concluded, Xandu turns to Spider man and explains that he obtained the Wand of Watoomb to restore a life, not just to dominate the world. One day, he recalls, when he was still a young and inexperienced magician, one of his spells went awry. A bolt of arcane energy stuck Melinda, his fiancée and rendered her comatose – a sleep that resembles death. Xandu searched for a cure for years until he found the Wand. But when he started to use the Wand for other things than restoring his beloved to consciousness, Dr. Strange and Spider man took it from him. Just as Xandu is railing against his foes, Dr. Strange materializes in the room. Xandu is astonished that Strange traced him so easily and he realizes that Dr. Strange could spell Melinda's death. So he uses the Wand of Watoomb to create a miniature cosmos in which he, not Doctor Strange, is the Sorcerer Supreme (on earth Dr. Strange is the Sorcerer Supreme, far too powerful for Xandu to defeat). Xandu swiftly teleports himself, Strange, and Spider man into his newly created dimension.Xandu's universe is filled with shimmering colours and evanescent spheres. Holding the Wand, Xandu stands on a chunk of matter while Dr. Strange and Spider man float freely nearby. Xandu is much younger here, a sorcerer at the height of his powers, all trace of whiteness and age gone from his features. Strange challenges Xandu with twin mystic bolts for his hands, but Xandu transforms the bolts into harmless flowers and then stuns Strange with a powerful beam of mystic energy from the Wand. When Spider man attempts to web Xandu up, Xandu turns the webbing around and webs up Spider man instead. In this world, proclaims Xandu, it is he who makes the rules. Spider man manages to break free of the webbing and he and Strange attack Xandu simultaneously. But Xandu causes Spider man's webbing and Strange mystic bolts to collide before they reach him. Using the Wand, Xandu swiftly reshapes the bolts and webbing and returns them with explosive force, entangling Spider man and Dr. Strange.As Xandu gloats that their power are useless against him, Dr. Strange decides to cast a spell that may enable himself and Spider man to circumvent Xandu's dominance. It is a spell that has never before been attempted, and it is possible that he may be unable to reverse its effect, but at this point he has no other choice. Presently, as Spider man and Strange seem to dangle like tiny puppets from Xandu's enormous fist, Spider man tires to hit Xandu in the face with webbing. 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I have a question for people who have been to the resort recently. Is Pal Mickey still $100 or he more? My brother and I, went to surprise my sister with one since she liked it when we borrowed my cousin's Pal Mickey.
anybody see the Star Wars Disney figures that just came out? I saw on lauging place store that Doobie has all of the five figures. Mickey as Luke, Minnie as Leia, Goofy as Vader, Donald as Han Solo, and Stitch as the emperor.