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Formula One News » Italian GP: Team and driver quotes – Qualifying Posted on 08/09/2012
Reaction from Monza after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, the 13th round in the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel
"I'm pretty happy with the result; my last lap should have been a bit quicker, but whether it would have made a difference or not is hard to say. If you look from us to the front, the gaps are too big. All weekend we were not quick enough, so P6 is a very good place to be. Let's see what we can do in the race, I think the pace tomorrow should be better."
Mark Webber
"It's pretty much what we expected today. Seb and I were on the bubble there; it was very close between us – there's only a tenth here and there and I'm out. No massive surprises. I'm eleventh, so we can have a bit of a choice on what we can do tonight, but I'd rather be further up the grid. We've got a bit of a slog tomorrow; but it's Monza so never say never."
Christian Horner, Team Principal
"It was a difficult qualifying for us today; we knew going in to this session that it was going to be tough. We made it through Q1 without any pressure after Hulkenberg stopped early on. Unfortunately Mark missed the cut at the end of Q2 by the smallest of margins. Sebastian delivered a very good lap in Q3, to line up in sixth, which will become fifth for the starting grid tomorrow (due to Di Resta's penalty). Hopefully our race pace will be stronger than we've shown today and we can take the fight to the cars ahead of us. It's a fairly unique track".
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Jenson Button
"It's been a really good day for us. Congratulations to Lewis and the whole team – they've done a fabulous job to get us in this position and we've got to build on that tomorrow. Happily, we're in the best position possible: the past few races have really shown the strength of our car. We didn't consider trying to tow each other around as some of the others did – it's a difficult thing to get right and if you get it wrong you end up being compromised elsewhere around the lap. I don't think tomorrow's race will be all about the start – you want to get a good run into Turn One, admittedly, but if you try to plan something too ambitious, it often doesn't work. There haven't been any first-corner incidents at the front of the grid for the last couple of years here, so Lewis and I will just be focusing on getting our two cars out of the first corner in front of all the others."
Lewis Hamilton
"This is a fabulous day for the whole team – they've done a fantastic job to get our car into this position, so I want to say a huge thanks to them. The whole Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team deserves this result. It's going to be a fast, tough race tomorrow. Jenson and the Ferraris are very quick, but we've got a good car and a good set-up, and we're in the best possible position to score maximum points tomorrow. This is a beautiful track; it's so fast that you really need to respect it. Monza has such great history too, and, at some stage, I'd love to become part of that history. For the moment, though, I'm just looking for a strong, consistent race tomorrow, because I need to score some good points. Finally, I just want to pass on my best wishes and congratulations to my friend Alex Zanardi. Alex is not only one of the most courageous men I know, but he's also one of the nicest, and his gold medal successes at the Paralympics over the past few days have been incredibly inspiring."
Martin Whitmarsh, Team principal
"I'm extremely proud of the entire Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team, all of whose members have worked incredibly hard to develop our car so well over the year. Today's front-row lock-out is an appropriate reward for all their efforts. In fact, I'm told that we now hold the record for the highest number of front-row lock-outs in Formula 1 history, which is quite an achievement. So I want to say a big 'well done' not only to the men and women who have worked so hard to make our car quick here today, but also to the men and women who have worked equally hard, going back through 46 long years, ever since McLaren first entered a world championship grand prix in 1966. But tomorrow is what counts, and I'm glad to say that we got quite a lot of race prep work done yesterday, so we're hoping to be in pretty good shape for the race. Returning to today, though, both Lewis and Jenson drove immaculately, capitalising on our car's impressive pace in sectors one and two, and optimising its capabilities also in sector three, where it was slightly less competitive relative to our opposition. Doing that may have looked easy for them, but it wasn'. In fact they both had to keep their nerve towards the end of their fastest laps. Well done, boys. Tomorrow's race will be fast and hard, too. Bring it on!"
Scuderia Ferrari
Fernando Alonso
"I think I could have got pole today, but instead I find myself tenth. A real shame, because the car was very strong, but these things happen. It's maybe fifteen years that something like this has happened, but it has and there's no point in crying over it. The problem will be fixed for tomorrow, but of course this result changes everything as far as the race is concerned: we had the chance to increase our lead over our closest rivals, but now, it's likely that at least some of them will make up ground on me. I don't think the failures we've had over the past couple of days can be linked to a speeding up of the development on the car, because they have not involved components on which we are pushing to extremes. Tomorrow, we will try and pick up as many points as possible, maybe getting ahead of some of my direct competitors. We have to accept that problems like these can occur even if, when it does happen, the first reaction is disappointment. Having said that, it's a case of better Saturday than Sunday, because then, you have no chance of remedying the situation! Risks starting in the middle of the pack? Given how the points table looks, it's more a case of the others having to worry about coming away with another no score…"
Felipe Massa
"I am very happy with this qualifying, the best in a long time for me. This is a very important race for Ferrari and I will do my best to get a good result. I feel sorry for Fernando, as he had been very strong all weekend: we both have a good car and I'm sure that tomorrow we will be able to bring home a good points haul for the championship. We have a chance of beating McLaren, even if they are very strong. For me, getting back on the podium, here in front of our fans, would be wonderful! It's my second home race and racing here is always a fantastic feeling. We tried to make as much use as possible of the slipstream, which requires a lot of concentration, but it's true that in the end, I got my best time when I had no one in front of me."
Stefano Domenicali, Team Principal
"What happened to Fernando this afternoon is a real shame, because today we could have gifted pole position to the fantastic Monza crowd. Felipe drove a great qualifying and we are very happy that he is finally back fighting for the top places on Saturday too. All the signs were there for a nice afternoon, but if you don't have 100% reliability, then you pay a high price and today that was confirmed yet again. First of all, we need to understand what happened to the back end of Fernando's car, but above all, we must immediately put behind us the disappointment we are feeling right now and prepare as well as possible for a race that looks like being very tough, from every perspective. 53 laps of Monza is a lot and everything can still happen. I remain convinced that we can still bring home a strong result in terms of the two championships, but clearly, if everything had gone smoothly today, we would have a much stronger chance."
Pat Fry, Technical Director
"We are very disappointed with what happened to Fernando's car this afternoon. A problem with the rear anti-roll bar was spotted at the start of Q3 and cost the Spaniard dear, as he never really managed to put together a proper timed lap. A shame, because Felipe's third place, a few tenths off pole, showed that we had all the potential to aspire to a great result in front of our home crowd: the Brazilian drove an excellent qualifying and deserves this result. We need to look into exactly what happened, but clearly, problems like these cannot occur if one wants to fight for the targets we have set ourselves. Fernando will face an uphill battle tomorrow, while Felipe will be able to exploit his grid position to go on the attack. Tyre performance will, as usual, be very important, especially as at this track the best strategy seems pretty clear. Obviously the priority is reliability and this weekend, we have already paid a high price on that front and we cannot afford to have further problems."
Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team
Nico Rosberg
"Starting from sixth place here in Monza is a decent result from a tricky qualifying session today. I wasn't happy with the balance of my car by Q3 and, although it started well, I then lost the right balance so I couldn't improve my time. I'm looking forward to the race tomorrow and I hope we can gain some positions."
Michael Schumacher
"I think we can be satisfied with our qualifying performance as we have performed consistently all weekend. Our car clearly suits this circuit more than at the last races, but we've had a couple of hiccups along the way in practice. Our guys back at the factory and here at the track did a good job to sort out the problems and compliments to them. Solid points should be a realistic target for tomorrow. The fact that I will start from fourth is another small positive point, because here the even numbers on the grid are probably the better start positions."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal
"It was a pretty solid qualifying session for the team this afternoon. The key to the session was using the tyres in the correct way and getting them at their best for the timed laps. We could perhaps have squeezed a little more out of our package today in terms of pure performance, but our positions are close to our maximum at this circuit. Yesterday's race preparation was, for the first time in a number of races, untroubled by poor weather so we were able to achieve a lot of good work on various fuel loads. Now, we will see how that translates into tomorrow's race."
Norbert Haug
"Fifth for Michael and seventh for Nico are better qualifying results than we had in the last two races and this should be a decent basis for the race tomorrow. Five Mercedes-powered cars in the top seven places of the qualifying ranking is a good result for our engine today."
Lotus F1 Team
Kimi Raikkonen
"We didn't have the speed today but at least we are in the top ten. We've been in more or less the same position all weekend so today's pace was not a big surprise. It's a long race and usually we are a bit stronger in race conditions. It is possible to overtake here so let's see what happens tomorrow. "
Jerome d'Ambrosio
"I have mixed feelings really to be honest. I progressed through to Q2 but it's frustrating not to have done a bit better as I'm really close in the second and third sectors but I've struggling a bit in the first since yesterday. About 60-70% of the difference to Kimi is lost there, so there's a lot of time to be found in just two corners ; we need to work on that for tomorrow. There's a lot to take in for me this weekend so it's not too bad, but I would have liked a bit more."
Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director
"We're a little disappointed with where we are on the grid for tomorrow's race, as P6 was our target with Kimi's car and we missed that by just half a tenth. Kimi had Fernando [Alonso] ahead of his for his last run, which should have given him a nice tow. Unfortunately though, Fernando was not fast on that lap and we were too close to him in the Ascari chicane which cost about a tenth and a half. That's qualifying sometimes."
"It's been a steep learning curve for Jerome, but he's done a good job. It's going to be a difficult race for him tomorrow with the low downforce specification on the car, especially pushing through the chicanes in this configuration. We hope that his progressive improvement over the weekend so far will continue through the race, as anything can happen tomorrow."
Sahara Force India
Paul di Resta
"The car has been working well all weekend so I knew we were in good shape going into qualifying. We were in the top five of free practice and the car has got better and better with each run as the track evolved. I'm very happy with my Q3 lap, which was my quickest lap so far – so we maximised it when it mattered. I think the entire team has done an excellent job to get us in this position – we've trusted our instincts and just worked away at dialling the car into the track. I knew I was going to have a grid penalty for the gearbox change, which is frustrating, but at least I will start inside the top ten. The challenge now is to make sure we have the race pace and use the strategy to come away with points."
Nico Hulkenberg
"A very short and disappointing session for me. I was about to start my first timed lap in Q1 when I suddenly lost drive. I pulled over at the first chicane and the team told me to switch off the car. It's a shame this happened on a day when the car looks so competitive, but that's racing. Starting so far back tomorrow will be tough, but I will try and push through so that we can hopefully come away with something from the race."
Dr Vijay Mallya, Team Principal & Managing Director
"We had a very competitive car today and Paul delivered an excellent performance to set the fourth fastest time in Q3 – it was his quickest lap of the weekend and his best ever qualifying performance. It's just unfortunate that he will take a five-place penalty for the gearbox change. Even so, he will be in the mix tomorrow and will be strong in the race. The big disappointment of the session was the technical fault on Nico's car, which we believe to be related to fuel pressure. Without this issue I'm confident we would have had both cars well inside the top ten. The task now is to come away from here with points to strengthen our position in the championship."
Sauber F1 Team
Kamui Kobayashi
"Well we don't have the same pace here as we did last week in Spa, which made it a tough qualifying. Having said this, I am happy to have reached the first target which was to get through to Q3. Friday was pretty difficult because a mechanical problem prevented me from doing the mileage I would have wanted, and this is also why I cannot really make any predictions on how the race will go. I lack the experience of proper long runs. After the third free practice session this morning we changed the car's settings quite a lot and this paid off in qualifying, I got confidence in the car back. My lap time in Q2 was really good – half a second quicker than in Q3 – and to me this was the maximum possible. However, it was a shame I didn't manage to improve on my second lap during the final attempt. I want to get a strong race result tomorrow."
Sergio Perez
"We knew it would be tight to make it into the top ten today, but I was fighting hard. We have improved the car quite a lot since Friday, but we are clearly not as quick here as we were in Belgium. On my last attempt in Q2 unfortunately I was driving too close behind Bruno Senna and could not improve my lap time. I lost two tenths of a second in the first sector. I didn't want to back off to make a bigger gap because I didn't want to compromise the warm up of my tyres. The tyre compounds here are quite similar and we don't expect high degradation, but in the end, given the high temperatures, you never really know. I am very optimistic about scoring good points here in tomorrow's race."
Monisha Kaltenborn, CEO
"We are quite happy with the qualifying result, because we knew the Monza track characteristics would be challenging for our car. However, we are in a good starting position and are looking forward to a strong race."
Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Head of Track Engineering
"In the morning we had to make up some ground which we lost yesterday. We found some good directions for the car. In qualifying we made it quite easiliy through Q1,and then it was really down to the drivers. Our performance was very close to some other competitors, so it was really a matter of fractions to be in or out of the top ten and so be further up or back down the grid. I'm confident we can have a good race from these positions."
Scuderia Toro Rosso
Daniel Ricciardo
"This was a so-so qualifying. When you are fifteenth, you always think you could do a bit better. However, realistically, I don't think we could have got to Q3 today, so we have to settle for this as Senna is around three tenths in front and even putting my best sector times together, I don't believe it would have been good enough to match that. It's some consolation not being right at the back of the Q2 section and now there's the race to look forward to. It's not been a bad day and with the set-up we have chosen I think we could be in a strong position to overtake other cars tomorrow. With a good race pace and two DRS zones, it should make for an interesting afternoon. The first corner here is always a bit of a lottery and from this part of the grid I might be able to profit from any delays to those at the front."
Jean-Eric Vergne
"Honestly, I have not felt comfortable in the car most of the weekend as we never really found the best set-up. Actually, qualifying was the best of all the sessions so far. On top of that, I am to blame for a small mistake on my quick lap which cost me about two tenths, after I went over a bump just as I was changing gear. On the plus side, we have made a good step forward with the car since yesterday, which maybe does not show in the times as they are all so close."
Laurent Mekies, Chief Engineer
"After analysing all the data last night and making changes to the car, in absolute terms, we made a step forward today. On Friday we were not happy with car balance and made progress in that area, so that both Daniel and Jev were a bit happier with the car today. Although the performance did improve, it was not enough to get further up the order than fifteenth place, in what was a very evenly matched session. We did our homework regarding race preparation on Friday, so hopefully we can pick up a bit more pace tomorrow and combined with the fact the STR7 seems to show good top speed, that should allow us to enjoy some good battle out on track."
Williams F1
Pastor Maldonado
"It wasn't the best day for our car today as we were struggling a bit for pace and then in the last Q2 lap I didn't quite put everything together. Everything is so close here though and it will be a tough race, but we've done a fair amount of testing on higher fuel so I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do."
Bruno Senna
"I think we are more competitive on the harder compound tyre because for some reason we didn't seem to pick up a lot of grip on the medium tyres, so we need to look into that further. We have the race pace and the track does allow for some overtaking so I think we could both have a chance of scoring points. It's very tight here at Monza but it's a long race. I'm looking forward to racing around this brilliant track."
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer
"After a decent third practice this morning we were hopeful of a reasonable qualifying session, but unfortunately we didn't quite have the pace to make it through into Q3, with Pastor and Bruno finishing in 12th and 14th respectively. Conditions tomorrow should be similar to today's and we need to attack hard in the race with our aim still to get the cars home in the points."
Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen
"A pretty straightforward qualifying for me today. The car's felt well balanced all day and even though we were ahead of one of the Lotus cars after the first run we knew it would be difficult to push into Q2. On the second set of tyres I wasn't quite able to get the most out of them so I think the time today is probably as much as I could have got out of it. Despite that the performance here is again much better than Spa and we're back to the sort of levels we expect. Now we need to push on from here, learn as much as we can about what went wrong in Belgium and make sure we have a good race on Sunday and then carry this pace through into Singapore."
Vitaly Petrov
"I've been happy with the car today and it's good that we've made clear improvements from FP1 to FP3. In qualifying I couldn't quite push as hard as I'd like – the brakes felt good in FP3 but in quali I couldn't attack into the braking zones as hard as I was able to in third practice so maybe that's where we lost a bit of laptime. Still, tomorrow's another day and we'll do the best we can to have a good race after having got back some way towards where we should be."
HRT Formula 1 Team
Pedro de la Rosa
"In all honesty today's qualifying session was average but the best thing was that the car performed better than in the morning. We improved our times but didn't manage to complete the perfect lap which is required at this circuit. We lacked a bit of maximum speed with the second set of tyres and I looked for some slipstream but it didn't work out and I wasn't able to put all three sectors together. That's how racing goes, sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't. Now we need to find the best strategy to gain some positions in tomorrow's race, but I'm confident because the car has a good pace and is consistent so, even though it's not easy to overtake, we will try until the end."
Narain Karthikeyan
"We've had very good sensations since yesterday and the car performed even better today with the set-up changes we made. The performance was better with the first set of tyres, as we faced some problems with the second set, but I'm happy with the result we achieved. We need to continue with this good standard tomorrow and try to beat our main rivals in the race."
Toni Cuquerella, Technical Director
"Monza is a low downforce circuit where we expected to have a good pace that would enable us to close the gap to the front. And that was the case. In the morning we worked on adjusting the set-up and in qualifying we opted for a level of downforce and gear ratios looking ahead to tomorrow's race. Both Narain and Pedro performed well although neither improved their time with their second set of tyres. Monza is a circuit where the smallest of errors is very costly because the straights are very long. The data we have on the tyres makes us think that the most common strategy will be one-stop as it's not a very demanding circuit for the tyres."
Marussia F1 Team
Timo Glock
"In the morning we struggled a bit more than yesterday. The car balance was a little bit out and not the same as yesterday, but we tried some new stuff for qualifying and I was happy with the changes. In the first run I got a good tow because our downforce package is pretty efficient, but if you get a tow you gain quite a lot of top speed as well. On the second run, straight away I felt that the tyres were completely different in terms of traction and I wasn't able to get a tow. We were quite close to Petrov, so there is good reason to be positive, but the second set of tyres is normally quicker and the track is faster, so on that side it's a little frustrating. We need to analyse the data now and see what the problem is, so we can get the best out of the car tomorrow."
Charles Pic
"I think it was a good qualifying for me. I had some traffic on the first set of tyres, but things went better for me on the second set. We had to make a small change this morning which has perhaps cost us a little bit, but generally I'm happy with today and I think there is more to come tomorrow. We are closer to the cars ahead again, so another step – this time in qualifying, not just the race."
John Booth, Team Principal
"Today has provided another positive step towards tomorrow's race and this has seen us closing in on our objective of taking the fight to our immediate competitors in qualifying as well as in the race; we're closer again. Both drivers did a good job but they didn't have a straightforward time of it. Timo experienced problems with his second set of tyres and with Charles we have had to make a set-up change specifically to help the overall race performance. Nonetheless we're encouraged that things have gone better for us so far and that our usual trend of faring better in the race comes to fruition again tomorrow."
Paul Hembery, Motorsport Director
"Again we've seen very good performance and durability from our tyres today, as the closeness of the competition in both free practice and qualifying showed. Degradation is comparatively low, while we have the usual levels of wear on the front-right tyre due to the characteristics of the Parabolica. We've reduced the tread gauge for the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix this year, which diminishes heat build-up and reduces blistering but accounts for the tyres taking slightly longer to warm up, particularly at Monza where downforce levels are extremely low. The benefit of that is improved durability and with only about 0.3 seconds per lap time difference between the two compounds, we could be in line to see quite a variety of different strategies tomorrow with both two stops and perhaps even one stop possible. We saw some of the teams using slipstreaming on the straights in order to boost the performance of the car and tyres, which can be worth a tenth of a second or so around here: a clear illustration of the importance of tactics and strategy in every aspect of Formula One. As always the atmosphere in Monza has been amazing, with so much enthusiasm from all the fans: it's a real privilege to call this our home race."


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[sny-editorial userid="tobyhyde"]This list is awful. His system clearly values high-on base catchers, but to an extreme degree. It's almost like he transposed a digit in his spreadsheet on catcher value.
For example, the system loves Plawecki. Plawecki is a nice prospect, and a consensus Top 12 guy in the Mets system, but not all of baseball. (On Mets' lists, Keith Law at ESPN had him No. 6, Baseball Prospectus No. 8, Baseball America No. 5, MLB.com No. 7 and 11 in my Top 41). After beating up on the SAL in the first half of 2013 (.314/.390/.494 with 24 doubles, and six home runs in 65 games), Plawecki's power fell off in advanced Single-A in the second half (.294/.391/.392, 14 2B, 2 HR in 60 G).
Further down the list, Baseball Prospectus has d'Arnaud, who is currently starting for the Mets, four places behind Maron, who is repeating advanced Single-A St. Lucie. D'Arnaud was my No. 2 prospect, the consensus No 2 prospect in the Mets system and a regular on Top 100 lists this year. I did not have Maron in my Top 41 this year coming off a .235/.327/.295 performance in 2013 in St. Lucie at age 22.
In his age 22 season, d'Arnaud hit .311/.371/.542 in 114 games with 33 doubles and 21 home runs with New Hampshire in the Eastern League in the Blue Jays' system. Maron has 10 home runs in six professional seasons. Since then, d'Arnaud has struggled with injuries, but hit when he's played, mostly at Triple-A. Maron did not make my Top 41, Baseball America's Top 30 or any other major ranking of Mets prospects.
D'Arnaud has the receiving ability and arm to be a strong defensive backstop. Yes, he's off to a slow start in the big leagues, but he has the ability – bat speed, strength and power – to be a productive MLB hitter. How does the system looks at these two players and decide that Maron has more upside than d'Arnaud?
We focused on the Mets guys here, but there's weird stuff all over the rankings.[/sny-editorial]


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I figured it was obvious but since we've had a few concerns from customers I wanted to mention that orders being shipped to Europe may be delayed due to the cloud of ash belching out of an Icelandic volcano. Orders will still be processed and handed off to the USPS within 48 hours. Okay, I admit I was only looking for a reason to post this cool mini moc.
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Shawn Marion shot 10-of-14 from the field for 23 points with one board, three steals, two blocks and one 3-pointer in 26 minutes against the Thunder on Monday.
Ricky Rubio (strained quad) will not play in Wednesday's preseason opener vs. OKC.
Knicks head coach Derek Fisher said that he would have no qualms with starting two rookies this season.
Steven Adams (back) is unlikely to play in Wednesday's preseason opener vs. the Timberwolves.
Arron Afflalo (hamstring) has been ruled out for the Knicks preseason opener on Wednesday.
LaMarcus Aldridge (thigh) missed practice with an IT band injury on Tuesday.
Hassan Whiteside (calf) will miss Wednesday's preseason game against Orlando.
Kyrie Irving (knee) is unlikely to play in the regular season opener, according to Cavaliers head coach David Blatt.
Kevin Love (shoulder) is hoping to return to live practice this weekend.
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The Rock to live in the jungle on British reality show?
Nov 5, 2012 - by Adam Stephen Kelly
Various media outlets in the UK are reporting a "leaked" line-up for the new series of reality show I'm a Celebrity… Get Met Out of Here!, which starts this weekend, and claim that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is currently in talks with producers to appear.
The show, which sees celebrities living together and competing in various trials in the Australian jungle, typically features stars who are, let's say, past their heydey, which makes the mere idea that A-list talent such as The Rock will appear very hard to believe, especially as an actor who was reportedly the fifth highest-paid man in Hollywood from May 2011-May 2012 with a whopping $36 million, which is actually incorrect as it does not include his WrestleMania 28 payday, and that would put him into second place behind only Tom Cruise.
I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! harbours a reputation, like all celebrity-based reality shows, for having questionable "stars" in its line-up, and never has the programme come anywhere near to offering a salary that one would expect to be considered by The Rock. I also doubt that, even for a bit of fun, he wouldn't go without a gym and a proper diet for up to three weeks, so place this rumour in the "highly unlikely" category. He has also denied it via Twitter.


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The overall market, with its wide variety, shows a surprisingly consistent trend of fragrance themes based on natural ingredients. There are almost no esoteric variant names. These scents smell like specific fruits or flowers, preferably exotic, or sweets. Products with esoteric names like Unilever's All Small & Mighty Fresh Rain and Wild & Fresh detergents are conforming to this trend by using fragrances that have identifiably fruity notes such as apple and melon. Apple remains a very popular theme, but the crisp green Granny Smith apple has been transformed into a sweeter, fruitier Gala apple.
Another long-standing theme favored by consumers is cucumber melon. Even though it has been almost 10 years since Bath & Body Works put a variant with this name on the market, the fragrance idea remains fresh and continuously appreciated by consumers. The execution has transformed slightly, with the melon theme now more defined. Current executions are for the most part either honeydew- or cantaloupelike.
A newer theme used in many recent launches leans toward the passion fruit and cassis (black currant) direction. This theme is often combined with orange or tangerine to create an exotic mangolike impression, for example in Zest's Tangerine-Mango Twist bar soap. When combined with floralcy, this theme's impact is contemporary and caring, as in Caress Exotic Oil Infusions' Moroccan-scented beauty bar.
This quick review of market products should also mention sweet-powdery-vanillic and ambery fragrances. Good examples are Ultra Downy fabric softener—such as Cashmere & Silk Fresh fabric softener, a fragrance that is fresh, powdery-sweet-vanillic and ambery—and St. Ives' Oatmeal & Shea Butter Ultra Moisturizing Body Wash with a fragrance that is slightly fruity, soft and ambery.
The gourmand or edible trend is very much alive and will continue to delight consumers with ever-new favorites such as pomegranate and fig (ex: Bath & Body Works' Brown Sugar & Fig body wash), coffee and chocolate, and mango and papaya, all softened with a touch of vanilla.


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Thanksgiving is a day to pause and reflect upon the blessings in your life. It's a day to consider just how fortunate you are. Make no mistake — if you're reading this, you're among the world's wealthy.
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It's a good time of year for all of us to think a little bit about how rich we all already are, and to put things into a little perspective.
The Global Rich List is simple, yet effective. Just enter your annual income, and the site reveals how your wealth measures up on a world-wide scale. The site also gives you an opportunity to share your wealth by donating to charity.
Today, I am thankful for all that I have. I am thankful for my wonderful wife, our beautiful home, and our three cats. I am thankful that I can afford to indulge myself. I am thankful that I have a job that supports me and allows me to support others.
I am also thankful for the success of this site. It has surpassed my expectations, and it's largely because of you, the readers. You make Get Rich Slowly what it is: a place to exchange ideas on frugality and money, a place where people can come for tips and advice and validation.
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1/4 cup molasses
2 teaspoons salt, more to taste
1 tablespoon cumin, more to taste
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for sautéing the burgers
1/2 cup finely diced onion
9 ounces portobello mushrooms, cut into ¼-inch pieces (about 4 cups)
1 cup pico de gallo
3 cups panko bread crumbs
Semolina flour for dusting
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Sliced toasted ciabatta rolls
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, lightly pulse the black beans, honey, molasses, salt and cumin. Remove the bean mixture to a large bowl.
2. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add the one-fourth cup plus 1 tablespoon oil, then stir in the onion and diced portobello mushrooms. Cook until the onion is softened and caramelized and the mushrooms have rendered their juice and are darkened, about 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Stir in the pico de gallo, scraping any flavoring from the base of the pan. Remove from heat and cool, then add to the large bowl with the black bean mixture, stirring to fully incorporate.
4. Stir in the bread crumbs, kneading to form a cohesive mixture. Taste, and adjust the seasonings as desired. Divide the mixture into eighths, forming each into a patty. Lightly dust each patty with semolina flour.
5. Place the patties on a greased baking sheet. Bake the patties for 15 minutes to warm and set the filling, then remove from heat. (The patties can be made up to this point and frozen: Cool the patties, then individually wrap and freeze. Thaw before continuing.)
6. Before serving, heat a skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add a thin film of oil, then add 1 to 2 patties (do not crowd the pan). Sear on each side until the patties are crisp on both sides and warmed throughout, 4 to 6 minutes total. If desired, melt cheese on top of each patty.
7. Garnish as desired and serve on the toasted ciabatta rolls.
Each burger (without cheese or garnishes): 604 calories; 21 grams protein; 103 grams carbohydrates; 11 grams fiber; 13 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 cholesterol; 16 grams sugar; 1,227 mg sodium.


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Recommended Tour Courses on Jejudo Island
Jejudo Island has a population of over 600,000. As the most popular tourist destination in Korea, the island is easy to navigate on foot or by bike or car. The island's well-developed roads make traveling a breeze, but since public transportation is under-developed because of the island's sparse population, visitors are advised to rent a car during their stay if hoping to cover large distances in a short period of time.
The island can be divided into four main areas: Jeju City, Seogwipo City, the East, and the West.
* The Four Main Areas of Jejudo Island
① Jeju City Area
The Jeju City Area is perhaps the best place to go if you only have a limited amount of time to tour the island. There are many famous museums, historic sites, and beaches in the area that can be reached via public transportation.
Tourist attractions:
☞ Samseonghyeol
☞ Jeju Mokgwana (Former Jeju Government Office)
☞ Jeju Jeolmul Natural Recreation Forest
☞ Yongduam Rock (Dragon Head Rock)
② Seogwipo Area
The Seogwipo City Area includes not only the city itself, but also one of the island's better known destinations: Jungmun Resort Complex. The Seogwipo area has a number of attractions along its coast and the Jungmun Resort Complex offers premier accommodations as well as a number of interesting tourist destinations.
Tourist attractions:
☞ Oedolgae Rock
☞ Soesokkak Estuary
☞ Jungmun Beach
③ East Area
The East Area includes Udo, the biggest (and perhaps, most popular) island surrounding Jeju. The area also has beautiful coastal roads, which wind along a number of natural wonders.
Tourist attractions:
☞ Udo Maritime Park
☞ Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak
☞ Sangumburi Crater
④ West Area
The West Area offers various themed parks, botanical gardens, and museums, along with outstanding scenery.
Tourist attractions:
☞ Hyeopjae Beach
☞ Jeju Sculpture Park
☞ O'sulloc Museum
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2nd day: ① Jeju-si → ② Jeju Mini Mini Land (제주미니랜드) → ③ Sarabong, Byeoldobong (사라봉·별도봉) → ④ Sanjicheon Stream, Dongmun Traditional Market (산지천·동문재래시장) → ⑤ Jeju Cruise (제주유람선)
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2nd day: ① Jeju-si → ② Sangumburi Crater (산굼부리) → ③ Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak (성산일출봉) → ④ Jeongbang Falls (정방폭포) → ⑤ Seogwipo Submarine (서귀포잠수함)
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About 300 Foxconn employees threatened to kill themselves on Jan. 2 after being denied severance compensation promised by the company. (Internet Photo)
According to the anti-Chinese government website China Jasmine Revolution, about 300 employees at Foxconn Technology Park in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, threatened to kill themselves by jumping from the top of a building in the park.
On Jan. 2, about 300 employees at the plant belonging to Taiwan-based Foxconn — the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer — reportedly asked their employer for a raise. They were told in response to either quit their positions and receive a compensation package or keep their jobs and receive no additional payment. Most of the employees took the first option but the company terminated the agreement and none of them were given the money they were promised.
As the situation developed, the mayor of Wuhan came to dissuade the former employees from committing suicide. At 9:00pm on Jan. 3, the group chose life.
14 workers at Foxconn plants in other parts of China committed suicide in 2010, with employees frequently complaining of discrimination and long working hours.
Foxconn, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry is the main contractor for Apple's iPhone and iPad in China and also makes electronic products for many other clients.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Participants in Today's Duo Xtreme Bike Race Are True Road Warriors
Today marked the third annual Bonaire Duo Xtreme Mountain Bike Event with two routes covering Bonaire's north and northeastern trails. Those who do the Xtreme are hardy souls on any given day, but today's conditions tried the abilities of the best of them.
Mother Nature "prepped" the trails with three days of heavy rain that began last Wednesday, and she laid the final preparations beginning at 5:30 AM with another hour-long shower of rain, just before the starting gun at 6:30, that ensured the routes were slick, filled with puddles, so everyone would have mud facials by the end of the race!
But she wasn't through yet. To keep the riders on their toes, Mother Nature provided "special effects" with thunder and lightning following the riders. Even with adverse conditions, the riders barely saw any loss of speed over last year's times, with the first participants from the Pro route (51 kilometers) arriving back at the finish line in about 3-1/2 hours, and the first riders from the Xtreme route (83 kilometers) arriving about one hour later.
The finish line was at Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino, where results were tallied while the participants enjoyed a well deserved lunch. Then, the winners were declared in each category (view the results by clicking here). A champagne shower in the gardens of the resort followed, with a weary but happy crew of riders. Congratulations to all! (Source: Bonaire Insider Reporter)
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A "racket" according to my American Heritage Dictionary is "a dishonest business or practice, especially one that obtains money through fraud or extortion." Extortion is defined as "an illegal use of one's official position or powers to obtain property, funds, or patronage." The verb "to extort" means "to obtain from another by coercion or intimidation." The word "extort" is derived from the Latin torquere, meaning "to twist," as in twisting someone's arm to gain compliance. The word "fraud" is another beauty. It is defined as "a deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain." In other words, a fraud requires deception, and deception is a key strategy of the progressive movement.
Prior to the advent of the progressives in the early days of the last century, American educators were honest, conscientious public servants dedicated to the betterment of their young charges. Teaching was considered a sacred calling in which the future happiness of American children were in the hands of their educators. Public schools were controlled and funded by local citizens and the school house was considered a symbol of government integrity, patriotism, and concern for the children of the community. The public school was "of the people, by the people, and for the people," and parents were respected by the educators and vice versa.
But all of that changed in a slow process initiated by the progressives. It was started in 1898 by John Dewey who advocated a radical change in American primary education from its emphasis on literacy — reading and writing — to a new emphasis on socialization. He wrote in his essay, The Primary Education Fetich:
It is one of the great mistakes of education to make reading and writing constitute the bulk of the school work the first two years. The true way is to teach them incidentally as the outgrowth of the social activities at this time. Thus language is not primarily the expression of thought, but the means of social communication.... If language is abstracted from social activity and made an end in itself, it will not give its whole value as a means of development.... It is not claimed that by the method suggested, the child will learn to read as much, nor perhaps as readily in a given period by the usual method. That he will make more rapid progress later when the true language interest develops ... can be claimed with confidence.
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The Norwalk Wendy's on Milan Avenue is exploring expansion.
The project is reported to be, though no documents have been presented yet to city hall, that Wendy's will purchase the neighboring Royal Motel, raze it, and expand the restaurant and grounds.
"I've heard the same thing and Wendy's has asked questions as far as zoning, but we have not received the final plans," Norwalk Mayor Rob Duncan told the Reflector this week. "I can't say too much until we do."
Wendy's has been renovating and expanding its stores nationwide.
The mayor said Wendy's likely would build a new building, expand its parking and improve its ingress and egress.
A story about business expanding or coming to Norwalk was published in Tuesday's Norwalk Reflector. So you don't miss stories such as this one, you can subscribe to the Norwalk Reflector to receive home delivery and/or the e-paper, which is a complete digital replica of each issue. For more information, call (419) 668-3771 or click HERE.


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Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship - Day One
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Pope Francis hugged by young boy who won't leave his side during recent speech at Vatican
On Saturday, while delivering a speech, the Pope had an unexpected visitor who refused to leave his side.
Thousands of Catholics gathered at the Vatican to celebrate the Year of Faith with Pope Francis.
A group of children were brought down to the front of the stage where the pope was speaking and invited to sit on the steps while he spoke.
A small boy left his assigned seat and stood next to the pope for a while, at one point reaching over and hugging the pontiff.
Pope Francis gently embraced him with one hand and let him be by his side during the speech.
Several cardinals encouraged the boy to return to his seat, but he refused.
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Chevy Woods drops an official video for "Be Real" featuring Courtney Noelle, off his latest mixtape "Gangland". Enjoy.
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The Columbus Veterans Administration estimates that between January 2013 and December 2015, about 1,689 Central Ohio veterans could experience homelessness.
The Licking County Coalition for Housing and the Licking County Veterans Service Commission are working together to make sure local veterans have the support they need to avoid becoming part of that statistic.
With support from the Columbus VA, the organizations are hosting Coming Home: Connecting Homeless Veterans with Housing, an event focused on helping homeless veterans as well as those struggling to keep their homes. ...


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Creme Puff (August 3, 1967 August 6, 2005), who died at age 38 years and 3 days, was the oldest cat ever recorded, according to the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records. Creme Puff lived with her owner, Jake Perry, in Austin, Texas, United States. There is, however, much dispute over which is the oldest cat. There have been reports of cats living well into their 40s, however this is rarely proven, and is considered extremely unlikely.
other cat records:
Oldest living cat
The average life expectancy of an indoor cat is between 9 to 15 years. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the oldest living cat is a Burmese called Kataleena Lady who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Kataleena Lady was born on March 11th, 1977.
Oldest cat
The oldest living cat is Creme Puff of Austin Texas. Born on August 3rd 1967, Creme Puff celebrated her 38th birthday in August 2005.
Also deserving a mention are Puss, who was born in 1903. Puss was owned by Mrs T. Holway of Devon. Puss passed away on 29th November, 1939, one day after his 36th birthday.
The second is Granpa who lived to the ripe old age of 34. Granpa Rexs Allen (Granpa for short) was a Sphyx adopted from the Humane Society in Texas .
Heaviest cat
Himmy who lived in Cairns, Queensland, is the heaviest recorded cat, weighing in at a staggering 21.3kg (46.8lbs). Himmy, a desexed tabby died at the age of 10 of respiratory failure.
Many sources mention a cat by the name of Snowbie, who reputedly weighs 44kg. Personally, I find this hard to believe, especially as Himmy's weight was 46.8lbs. That would make Snowbie twice Himmy's weight. My own conclusion is that somebody mistook Snowbie's weight in lbs for kilos, and this error has been copied over & over again. So, presuming Snowbie does in fact weigh 44lbs, this makes him the world's second heaviest cat on record, and the heaviest living cat. Snowbie resides in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with his owner Lorna.
As of February 2003, there is a new contender for the world's heaviest cat. Five year old Katy, who lives in Russia reportedly weighs 20kg. Katy's owners had hoped to have her recognised as the world's heaviest cat with the Guinness Book of Records however they are no longer accepting nominations in this category as they don't want to encourage pet owners to overfeed their animals.
Lightest cat
The world's smallest cat is a Blue Point Himalayan by the name of Tinker Toy from the USA. Tinker Toy was just 2 ¾ tall (at the shoulder) & 7 ½ long (about the size of a cheque book). Tinker toy weighed 1lb & 8oz. Tinker Toy was featured in an article in the August 31, 1993 issue of National Enquirer. If anybody has a copy of this magazine I would love to hear from you.
Sadly, Tinker Toy passed away in November 1997. Many thanks to Scott & Katrina for their help.
Smallest Cat
Mr Peebles, a 2 year old domestic cat of Central Illinois holds the Guinness Book of World Records award for the smallest living cat.
Weighing in around 3lbs he is 6.1 inches high.
Apparently his small stature is due to a genetic defect.
Cat with most toes
Eighteen toes is the normal number for cats. A five year old moggy from Ontario, Canada is in the Guinness Book of Records for having the most toes. Jake has a total of 27 toes.
Unofficially Mooch who lives with his owners Bob & Becky Duval in Maine, USA is the winner having 28 toes. Mooch's owners have submitted evidence to the Guinness Book of Records, watch out Jake!!!
Cats with more than the "normal" number of toes are called Polydactyl. Poly comes from the Greek word "polys" which means many or more than one. Dactyl also comes from the Greek word "daktylos" or finger. Polydactyl's are also known as Hemingway cats.
Most Kittens Produced by a Domestic Cat
By 1952, Dusty, a Tabby moggy from Texas had given birth to a total number of 420 kittens in her lifetime.
The Largest Pet Litter
On 7th August, 1970, a four year old Burmese called Tarawood Antigone, who was owned by Valerie Gane of Oxfordshire, UK, gave birth to nineteen kittens. The surviving fifteen kittens consisted of 1 female & 14 males.
The Oldest Feline Mother
Kitty, owned by George Johnstone of Staffordshire, UK, gave birth to two kittens at the ripe old age of 30. During her life, Kitty produced a total of 218 kittens.
World's Most Well Travelled Cat
A cat by the name of Hamlet escaped from his carrier while on a flight from Toronto, Canada. Hamlet was discovered 7 weeks later behind a panel. In this time, he had travelled approximately 600,000kms.
World's Most Expensive Cat
An Asian Leopard Cat (ALC)/Domestic Shorthair (DSH) hybrid, bred by Esmond Gay, is the world's most expensive cat. Zeus, who is 90% ALC & 10% DSH has an asking price of £100,000.00.
Longest Non Fatal Fall
Andy, who was owned by a Florida Senator by the name of Ken Myer holds the world record for the longest non fatal fall. Andy fell from the 16th floor (200 feet) of an apartment building.
Longest Post Earthquake Survival by a Cat
A cat was discovered alive in a collapsed building 80 days after an earthquake in Taiwan in December 1999.
Richest Cat
Ben Rea left his cat Blackie £15 million in his will.
Most Cats
Jack & Donna Wright of Kingston, Ontario made their way to the Guinness Book of Records for having the highest number of cats. According to the Guinness Book of Records they have 689 cats.
World's Fastest Feline
The Cheetah is the world's fastest cat, able to reach speeds of 70mph.
Best Mouser
The world's best mouser was tortoiseshell moggy Towser, April 21st, 1963 to 20th March 1987. In her lifetime she caught 28,899 mice, plus numerous other unfortunate creatures such as rats & rabbits. Towser worked for the Glenturret Distillery. A statue has been erected in the distillery grounds to honour Towser.
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Pet trapped in dresser proves to be a lucky cat
By Nelson Daranciang
Maryanne Fife and her family never thought they would see their 3-year-old cat Cane again.
When the movers were at the Fifes' Iroquois Point home Dec. 15, Cane was nowhere to be found. The Fifes thought Cane might have run out of the house. He is an indoor cat, but the movers had left all the doors of the Albatross Avenue home open.
Cane likes to hide in Maryanne's dresser and had figured out how to open its drawers. But the movers had already taped all the drawers shut. When Maryanne asked one of the movers if the cat was in there, he said no.
"We took his word for it," she said.
Maryanne's 8-year-old daughter, Kerianne, walked around it a few times, banging on the sides, with no sound from Cane.
The Fifes stayed in the Iroquois Point home five more days and waited on the lanai every night for Cane to return. The day before they moved into a hotel, Maryanne and her 18-year-old daughter drove around the neighborhood looking for Cane.
"She was crying, calling out his name," Maryanne said.
Maryanne gave the neighbors and maintenance workers her number and asked them to call if they saw Cane. The family left Hawaii on Dec. 26 without him.
The Fifes settled in Crofton, Ky., and their household items arrived Jan. 27. Just in case Cane had been packed with the furniture, Larry Fife sent his wife and daughter away from the house before the movers arrived.
When the movers unloaded the dresser, there was a foul odor. Larry thought his worst fear was about to be realized. But when he opened the dresser, Cane was in one of the drawers staring back at him, meowing.
He called Maryanne with the news.
"He said, 'You're not going to believe this. The cat is alive.'"
Maryanne was driving around with Kerianne.
"I told Kerianne. She was jumping up and down. She was crying, I was crying. I was hyperventilating," she said.
Cane weighed 13.5 pounds in Hawaii. When he arrived in Crofton after 44 days inside the dresser, he weighed less than 3 pounds.
When Maryanne and her daughter returned home, Cane was inside drinking water. He was dehydrated and thirsty but could not eat anything.
The Fifes took Cane to an animal clinic, where a vet gave him fluids intravenously. Cane stayed hooked up to the IV overnight and went home the following afternoon.
Despite going a month and a half with no food or water, Cane suffered no permanent damage to his internal organs.
"He has no kidney or liver damage. That's the miracle," Maryanne said.
He is slowly regaining his weight, which is now up to 11.5 pounds. And he does not appear to have suffered any emotional injury.
"He's back to his old ways. He's even more sweeter," Maryanne said.
One thing Cane will not be doing anymore is hiding in Maryanne's dresser. The dresser is in storage, and Maryanne does not plan to use it.


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Town Center fire ruled accidental, caused $80,000 in damage
Rubio's water gulp lights up Twitter
Man killed in crash with deputy
PHOTOS: Fire at Town Center condos
No confirmation on Dorner's body
Explainer: State of the Union speech key details
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Body found behind Blue Store Discount
Florida Department of Health: Rabies alert issued in Duval County
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The local real estate market is heating up, and home buyers now have some new competition.
Investor groups are taking advantage of our real estate market and buying large portfolios of homes, then renting them out.
Jennifer Serrano and her family have been looking for the perfect home for the past six months.
"I have seen it go from being a buyer's market, to now, it's pretty tough looking into buying a home," she said.
To add to the competition, buyers now have to beat out investment firms that are snapping up literally thousands of homes. These companies are some of the largest buyers of homes in Jacksonville.
"Yes they are. They can be anywhere from a number of one to hundreds," said Terri Rigdon, an agent at Exit Real Estate Gallery.
She said there are positives: "They help revitalize some of the communities by purchasing these properties, getting them rented."
And some possible negatives to the extra investors: "That can make the competition between the two for the purchase competitive and raise those prices."
It could be good for renters. Many of these investment firms, like American Home out of Malibu, Calif., focus on renovating and leasing homes long-term. County records show they have been busy in Duval County. We found 28 pages of transactions in public records since last June.
"They're really looking, targeting move-in properties right now," Rigdon added.
Some of these companies offer investors a chance to get in the landlord game without actually being a landlord. Think of it as a mutual fund that includes a portfolio of rental properties.
It's called a real estate investment trust, a REIT. Keeping families like the Serranos in the competitive spirit as they look to buy their new home.
"I don't like it, but that's because I'm looking to buy the home," Serrano said.
The reason some of these companies are beating out traditional buyers is because they buy with cash and can close in a matter of days.
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See that great looking table? I made that! Designed, cut, sanded, bolted and finished! My dad was a huge help with recommendations, a bit of know-how and with all his tools. He was essential in the project, even though he kept calling it "Fred Flintstone's table." He didn't agree with the style, but I certainly like the way it came out. A bit industrial, I'm not afraid of getting a few stains or scuffs on it, but it still has class. It's made with redwood & heavy metal straps that hold it together. Look past the break to see its progress!
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"...And you probably need a slap, too." -My Mother
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
I made a blackberry pie today. I picked the blackberries and made the dough. It's not going to win any beauty contests, but I don't mind, its going to be so delicious. As if pie wasn't good enough, food always tastes ten times better when you make it yourself. I think blackberry pie might be my favorite pie.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Nice is Nice & Other French Adventures
This my last France blog post, but that doesn't mean I won't keep posting here! I'll keep blogging and am even learning a bit of coding (for tweaking the site). But onto the good stuff: The last group trip we had was to Nice; it was beautiful, sunny and a ton of fun! After that I went with some friends to a chartreuse distillery, and also a chateau close to Grenoble! All that and more, you guessed it, after the break.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Easter Bunny Lives in Switzerland
For Easter, my good friend Scott and I decided to go to Switzerland. With about a week to go on the trip, we started planning like crazy. In fact, the first night we were there, we didn't know where we were staying the next night. But that's ok. The plan was to meet in Geneva, go to a small town called Lausanne, then Luzern, and Zurich to finish. More after the jump!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Sailing? Yes.
Wow I went sailing last weekend!! My host family took me to a little town called Gruissan, where they have a sailboat (you know, on the Mediterranean, as you do). The town reminded me of Santa Cruz, it was very beach town-esk, except with way less surfers and way more french people. We got down late Friday night, made dinner on the boat, drank some wine and went to bed. Saturday we prepared the boat (put all the sails on, bought some new ropes, they taught me some commands and knots as well), cleaned the hull and took it out for a practice run! The ship is called Effet Mer, which means 'Effect of the Sea,' but also is a phrase that means something that doesn't last. I found that to be nice and philosophical-like. If I had a ship I'd name her Caufield, or something. But I digress; after practicing for a few hours, we came back and hung out for the rest of the day (went around town, made another dinner). Then Sunday was RACE DAY. Yeah, didn't see that coming, did you? I raced a sailboat. This was also the first time I had been on a sailboat. And everything was in French. Not that I knew the terms in English anyways. You'll have to read further down to see how we did..click past the break for more!!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Lyonnaise Style
Lyon! We only had a day in this city, but it was still a great time. Walking around, we saw some beautiful churches (of course), had an authentic Lyonnaise meal, and even wandered around some old Roman ruins! As usual, there are plenty more photos after the break!


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Explosives from World War II have appeared on beaches during the storms.
The devices have washed up in Devon, Somerset and Dorset because of powerful seas.
They include what is thought to be an illumination mortar, spotted by a passer-by on Crow Point beach in north Devon.
The Royal Navy worked on the device and declared it safe. 'Ferocious seas and weather are thought to be responsible for uncovering or washing up these shells,' Devon and Cornwall Police said.
The public must not touch any such devices, it warned.


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Robert Levin Plays Mozart
September Program
September 24-29
San Francisco (Herbst), Berkeley, Atherton, Walnut Creek
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Robert Levin, fortepiano
MOZART: Incidental music from Thamos, King of Egypt
MOZART: Concerto No. 20 for Fortepiano in D minor
MOZART/LEVIN: Concerto Movement in G major from Nannerl's Music Book, NMA No. 51 (recently attributed to Mozart, US Premiere)
LEVIN: Variations on themes submitted by the audience
MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C major, KV 551 "Jupiter"
Join Music Director Nicholas McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra as we open our 30th Anniversary Season with a program dedicated to that incomparable prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Our guest artist is Robert Levin, an audience favorite from past appearances.
The program begins with the rarely heard Thamos, King of Egypt, Mozart's only incidental music for theater and a work remarkable for its violence and modernity. The program closes with one of Mozart's best-loved compositions, Symphony No. 41, the "Jupiter" symphony. With its emotional intensity and extraordinary thematic range, "Jupiter" is without parallel among Mozart's symphonies. We travel from the nobility of the first movement, to the introspection of the second, to the vast fugal finale.
The program also includes the U.S. premiere of recently discovered Mozart fragments, which Levin has arranged for fortepiano and orchestra, and a historically informed performance of the Concerto No. 20. Levin provides another highlight with his improvisation on musical themes suggested by the audience!
This all-Mozart program – with Mozart scholar Robert Levin as guest performer – is an event you won't want to miss!


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It's seldom I read but one book from start to finish without delving into the pages of another. Situation/circumstance is key. On average I spend an hour and a half a workday on the bus. Perhaps not an ideal setting for reading. But with earbuds in, cut off from the inanities of public transport, I find the bus an excellent venue for nonfiction.
Fiction, on the other hand, tends to be read in bed. Before sleep replaces the might of consciousness with something akin to the bliss of unawares. Or in the hours between, say, work and a night hacking away at the keyboard; between a few hours amid the cool shadows of tree-dominated landscapes and the darker adventures waiting in utterly urban enclaves.…
Here's a glance at a few of the latest.
The nonfiction:
- Simon Fairlie, Meat: A Benign Extravagance. A bit of a rollicking investigation into the highly contentious forum of human carnivory and related issues of land-use and feeding the world. While much of the prose is devoted to researching available evidence (and disentangling bias from data), the book is laden with delightful passages (Welcoming pigs back into the community may sound dotty because it seems so at odds with the sanitized suburbia promulgated by the nanny state.) and ultimately advocates a common sense approach to meat: eat less of it (and if your stance on all things protein is environmentally or politically motivated, dig a little deeper). Here's a review by George Monbiot and a GoogleBooks preview.
The fiction:
- Gordon Lish, Collected Fictions. Perhaps best known, if infamously so, as Raymond Carver's editor, Lish deserves his own attention and, from what I've read thusfar, thrives in the short form. Inventive and playful, these collected fictions are just that—less stories than experiments, little stylish jaunts (and to some degree, jests). With each entry I almost hear an imposing laughter emanating from the white space between title and first line, a laughter that hints, "Let's see what you make of this one." While there's certainly the influence of a number of writers within the spaces of these fictions, I'd say the best comparison I can draw is to Ezra Pound—not for style or commentary, but for the apparent delight in sheer versatility. Look what I can do! GoogleBooks preview.
- Jonathan Evison, West of Here. A book I've managed to remain moreorless faithful to since cracking its spine, which from a standpoint of recommending is as close to an A-list suggestion as it gets. Evison crafts an intriguing tale around the rise and fall of a fictional town in the Pacific Northwest. Welcome to Port Bonita, USA. Once a place of promise worth exploring (circa 1890), now little more than a has-been dump easily looked past (2006). Timely fiction, to be sure. But to my mind what really makes the novel worth reading is the oddball cast. Got about 20 pages left to read. Which I think I'll kip up and do right now. Check West of Here's accompanying website for more info.
Somewhat related, the film adaptation of Barney's Version is stunningly good. A poignant distillation of Richler's swansong novel. Not too proud to admit I almost cried.
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The first comprehensive synthesis on the effects of climate change on the world's oceans has found they are now changing at a rate not seen for several million years.
In an article published today in Science magazine, scientists reveal the growing atmospheric concentrations of man-made greenhouse gases are driving irreversible and dramatic changes to the way the ocean functions, with potentially dire impacts for hundreds of millions of people across the planet.
The findings of the report, "The impact of climate change on the world's marine ecosystems" emerged from a synthesis of recent research on the world's oceans, carried out by two of the world's leading marine scientists, one from The University of Queensland in Australia, and one from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the USA.
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, lead author of the report and Director of The University of Queensland's Global Change Institute, says the findings have enormous implications for mankind, particularly if the trend continues.
He said that the Earth's ocean, which produces half of the oxygen we breathe and absorbs 30% of human-generated CO2, is equivalent to its heart and lungs. "Quite plainly, the Earth cannot do without its ocean. This study, however, shows worrying signs of ill health.
"It's as if the Earth has been smoking two packs of cigarettes a day!"
He went on to say, "We are entering a period in which the very ocean services upon which humanity depends are undergoing massive change and in some cases beginning to fail", says Prof. Hoegh-Guldberg. "Further degradation will continue to create enormous challenges and costs for societies worldwide."
He warned that we may soon see "sudden, unexpected changes that have serious ramifications for the overall well-being of humans," including the capacity of the planet to support people. "This is further evidence that we are well on the way to th
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– "In order to arrive at satisfactory results in an undertaking so vast, I shall need the assistance of all persons who are interested in the advance of geology, and I trust to your procuring for me in England many correspondents willing to exchange the fossil shells of various formations for such portions of my works on Palæontology as they may most require. I wish, for instance, to obtain, 1st, fossils of the Crag and London Clay, and 2nd, those of the Cretaceous formations of the Isle of Wight and Blackdown; but, above all, the fossils of your Carboniferous, Devonian and Silurian beds."
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New police squad to target bike theft and vandalism in London
30-strong bike patrol hits capital's streets as Mayor's draft Cycle Security Plan announced
Transport for London (TfL) has this morning announced the launch of a 30-strong police unit dedicated to addressing the issue of stolen and vandalised bikes in the capital, and Together with Mayor of London Boris Johnson, it has also published a draft Cycle Security Plan in an effort to tackle the theft of bicycles in the city.
Called the Police Cycle Task Force, the new police squad is funded by TfL and forms part of the Metropolitan Police's Safer Transport Command team.
Officers will undertake patrols by bike, dealing with reports of theft and criminal damage and, working in partnership Safer Transport Teams, will also hold bike-marking sessions and provide advice on registration and ways to lock up bikes to deter would-be thieves.
The team will also help implement the Mayor's draft Cycle Security Plan, which outlines how officers will deal with bike theft and vandalism, as well as combating organised cycle theft, looking to disrupt sales of stolen bicycles by working alongside websites such as eBay and running undercover operations targeting street traders, and working with cyclists' organisations and local councils to help promote cycle security.
The latter is very much top-of-mind for the London Cycling Campaign at the moment, which is running a Beat The Thief campaign this year including trying to prevent the sale of stolen bikes through websites such as Gumtree and eBay.
TfL also plans to provide an additional 66,000 cycle parking spaces in London by 2012, supported by CCTV and improved lighting in an effort to deter thieves and vandals.
The transport body added that it is working alongside manufacturers, retailers and other organsiations to help establish a code of practice to be followed by vendors of second-hand bicycles.
It is also setting up a central database of marked bicycles in London to enable police and retailers alike to verify the owner of bikes believed to have been stolen or which are offered for sale second-hand.
Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor of London's Transport Advisor, said: "The Mayor's vision is for a cycling revolution in the Capital and key to that is the need for greater cycle security. With ever greater numbers of Londoners taking to two wheels we need to make sure when they park up their beloved bicycle they can do so in confidence it will be there when they return."
He continued: "We want this new cycle squad and the actions set out in our plan to reassure everyone who cycles in the Capital of our focus on making London as safe and secure as possible, and the best big cycling city in the world."
Commander Mark Gore, Safer Transport Command, added: "The Safer Transport Command and TfL are working together to create an environment where all cyclists and potential cyclists feel safe and secure. With the introduction of our dedicated Cycle Task Force, we will robustly tackle cycle theft, and improve cycle security across the Capital."
Steve Burton, TfL's Director of Community Safety, Enforcement and Policing, said: "London's a great place to get around on a bike, but the experience of having your bicycle stolen or damaged, or the fear that it will happen, stops many people from cycling - which makes us even more determined to crack down on cycle theft in the Capital."
He added: "The new Cycle Task Force policing team will be dedicated to cracking down on bike thieves but will also work with Londoners to show them the steps they can take, such as ensuring they lock their bicycles securely, to help prevent themselves from becoming victims of theft or vandalism."
If only it had read:
"London's a great place to get around on a bike, but the experience of being constantly cut up or overtaken too closely by motor vehicles, not to mention the abuse and bullying by a brazen minority of motorists towards those on two wheels, or the fear of this happening, stops many people from cycling - which makes us even more determined to crack down on piss poor driving in the Capital."
One can only dream on............
posted by TiNuts [98 posts]
7th June 2010 - 20:21
now if only it read 300 officers they might stand a chance!
I second your post TiNuts... But driving is a religion, you'll always get fanatic morons
posted by David French [49 posts]
8th June 2010 - 6:57