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Climbing Olympus Mons
Based on what we currently know from satellite imagery, would summiting Olympus Mons be likely to require technical climbing skills, or would it just be a long, long walk up?
Google Fails Me: What's a "Fresh Dry Skippy"?
In Mark Ronson's/Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk," there's a reference to "smoother than a fresh dry Skippy" (or fresh-drawn Skippy). Does this actually mean something?
A Martian Bolt of Thunder
Does Mars have thunder? [more inside]
Can I get a bacterial infection.. on Mars?
Can I get a bacterial infection if I got myself an unfortunate wound on Mars? [more inside]
How to respond to Mars exploration vs feed the hungry?
Today, I was enthusing about a photograph from the surface of Mars, and a friend responded along the following lines: "I find it hard to get excited about it when there are so many starving people here on Earth. We should fix our own problems before exploring other planets." How could I have responded? [more inside]
Rocket fuel from dirt... Let's cook!
For a book I am ghostwriting, I'm researching how a Mars colony might support itself. Perchlorates in the martian soil can be refined out to produce solid rocket fuel. My question is -- how would the stuff be manufactured? [more inside]
Seeking info about terraforming/modded humans for a sci-fi story.
I have this idea for a science fiction story, but I don't know enough science to flesh it out. Maybe you do? [more inside]
Mars related art photography
Help me find a photograph from the seventies or eighties of a space-suit-clad person climbing a martian mountain. [more inside]
Just tell me what's under the box!
Question about the Mars Curiosity rover and its power source. [more inside]
hopefully there won't be any spiders
Curiosity is making me curious. What would it feel like to stand on the surface of Mars? Let's say, first of all, it's without a space suit -- what would kill me first? The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? The temperature? Then, if we found some way to breathe and function normally, what would it be like to be there? Would it be hot? Cold? Too windy to stand up? Paint a picture for me, if you can.
life on mars?
Watched the landing, live, in Times Square! I was thrilled, awed and inspired. Some great posts here, and lots of data on the NASA site. But 1. I'd like someone to explain the science better; what are we likely to find out? and how can that benefit the world? 2. The implications of actually finding signs of life, at whatever level.
Where can I find technical information about MSL/Curiosity's telemetry (bandwidth, protocols, contents)? [more inside]
What's my best bet for Mars lander coverage?
What major television network and/or webstream should I use to watch the Curiosity landing this weekend? [more inside]
Mission to Mars in need of name that isn't completely stupid
I'm writing about a (fictional) Chinese-led mission to Mars -- what's a believable name for the ship itself? [more inside]
I don't want to create the universe, just recreate it.
I'm looking for usable 3d meshes of Earth, Moon and Mars I know the data is out there for free, but the data I've found is ridiculous (4 terabyte high resolution files), hard to use (5 degree slices that would need to be assembled), in formats that only planetary geologists can use, or simply stuck in the labyrinth of poorly maintained and documented government web sites where I can't find it. [more inside]
From Mars to Earth??
I was listening to this Fresh Air interview today and wondered how they know a meteorite is from Mars. [more inside]
I need the bizarro Martian version of Galileo.
Martian Astronomer Filter--when Mars moves like this in the sky from our point of view on Earth, how does the Earth appear to move from Mars' perspective? [more inside]
How to be a doctor on Antarctica?
I want to be a doctor who works in Antarctica. How should I go about this? [more inside]
Semi-humourous sci-fi short story ID
I'm trying to remember a science-fiction (?) short story that I read about 10-15 years ago. Basically, a bunch of prominent citizens of Earth (including Miss Universe) are summoned to Mars to be harangued by a sarcastic alien who tells them they're all doomed. [more inside]
Mars, phones, and an old man
Please help me find this short story about an almost abandoned Mars, an old man, and taunting from the phone system. [more inside]
I need a map of Mars!
Where can I purchase large maps or art prints of Mars, tomorrow, in New York City? [more inside]
Eye contact
Why do (American) women tend to avoid casual eye contact with men as they walk by, enter an elevator, etc... I know there is the obvious issue of not wanting to appear "interested" or send a sexual signal...but does that explain everything? [more inside]
Help Me remember this movie I saw on TV years ago.
This is a shot in the dark. About 5 years ago I half watched an old movie on cable, and something recently reminded me of it and I can't at all remember the name. [more inside]
open source Mars Lander
Why isn't there an open source Mars Lander? The Phoenix Lander cost a Bunch'O'Money. How cheaply could it be done without NASA involved?
Photo series of paper miniatures of imagined trip to Moon or Mars from late '70s?
Can you help me locate a series of photos of an imagined trip to Mars (or maybe a return to the Moon?) done in papercraft, that was in one of my grade school textbooks around 1979? [more inside]
Who is currently envisioning Mars cars?
Where can I find accurate info on the types of vehicles currently being considered for future human exploration of the Martian landscape? Though I have found details of potential manned ground vehicles for lunar use, I can't seem to locate any (realistic) material on proposed land vehicles for Mars. Any help? Thanks!
Red sky at night AND morning? Must be Mars!
I want to reconstruct Phoenix Mars lander pics in color. There are five B&W images of the same scene with the wavelength in the jpg headers (445, 485, 533, 604, 753nm). How do I combine these? [more inside]
"Damnation, I've run out of air!"
Please help me find a poem/comic book story -- it takes place on Mars and ends with the line "Damnation, I've run out of air!" [more inside]
Delta 2 Rocket Mars rover mission
Where do I find the audio file of the radio communications from mission control of the Delta II rocket launch? Preferably in .wav format. Thanks in advance.
What phone does Veronica Mars use?
Silly question, but what is the cell phone / PDA that Veronica Mars uses throughout the first two seasons? [more inside]
Why not send a microscope to Mars?
Life on Mars: Why not send up a remote control optical microscope package? [more inside]
On the Destruction of Our Neighboring Planets
Given our current state of technology and the world's nuclear armaments, I ask the question that the world needs an answer to: Could we destroy Mars? [more inside]
Questions About Mars
I'm looking for really any information on Mars and Mars colonization, but in particular two questions: Would the sun rise in the east and set in the west? and What would the night sky look like? What would the prominant objects be?
Good Entry-Level Telescope? Will I See Mars?
Telescopes! All this mars stuff has got me wanting to look at the heavens, up-close like. Anyone have reccomendations for a good entry-level telescope? Is it realistic to expect a decent look at mars from a consumer-grade telescope? [more inside]
Why aren't Mars landers designed to last longer?
With all the Mars Lander attempts going on, I keep wondering why these progams spend years to design and reach mars, but design landers that last only for 2 weeks (in the case of path finder in '97) and 3 mos for the new crop of 'bots.
With all the trouble and odds against landing them on Mars, would it be that tough to design them to last a whole lot longer?
(Didn't Viking 1 + 2 work for a few years?)
With all the trouble and odds against landing them on Mars, would it be that tough to design them to last a whole lot longer?
(Didn't Viking 1 + 2 work for a few years?)
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The following post: tips for a successful birthday party was written by Lisa, a mom of two with experience in birthday party planning.
My husband and I have plenty of experience throwing birthday parties for our two kids and we've noticed something: they usually don't go over as well as we'd like. One kid invariably hurts another kid's feelings. Someone ends up with a scraped knee. And there's a high likelihood that even one of our own children ends up crying at some point. Birthday parties are fun for kids but they're not always fun for parents. Luckily, there are some things you can do to improve the chances of having a successful children's birthday party. Here are some of them.
Ask your child who should be invited
Inviting your child's entire homeroom class is unnecessary and could cause problems at the party. Sit down with your son or daughter and ask them who they specifically wish to invite. If your child doesn't like someone there's no need to invite them to the party and potentially stir up trouble.
Sprinkle in some structure
Kids would never tell you this but they love structure. Staying busy and on a schedule usually prevents them from getting in less than desirable situations. So, plan out all of the party activities and games ahead of time. And when the kids arrive to the party, let them know what's on the agenda.
Unwrap presents after the party
On the one hand, kids love watching the birthday boy or girl unwrap presents. On the other hand, kids also get jealous during this phase of the party. If one child wants something another got for his or her birthday, some drama might ensue. It's better to be safe than sorry and to open the presents up after everyone leaves.
Ask two or three other parents to help you out
The added support of two or three other parents at the party will make a huge difference. With more parents there, all the kids will be more effectively supervised and usually better behaved. They may be able to get away with some things in the presence of one or two adults, but they aren't usually able to do so in the presence of five adults.
Limit sweets
Kids are especially susceptible to the burst of energy and the subsequent energy crashes that sugar offers. Limiting sweets at the party and serving cake at the very end will help you avoid dealing with several highly energetic kids one minute and several tired, grumpy kids the next minute.
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The developer of a planned Toledo casino got final major site plan approval from the Toledo Plan Commission Thursday.
Eric Schippers, senior vice president of Penn National Gaming, Inc., of Wyomissing, Pa., told the commission that the company hopes to begin moving earth on the East Toledo site within a month.
The $250 million facility is scheduled to open in early 2012, and could become the first casino in the state to be completed.
"We're very grateful to the plan commission for the unanimous decision which is a giant step forward in terms of getting under way with construction. We will seek building permits with hope of breaking ground within 30 days," Mr. Schippers said.
The project is expected to create 2,000 construction jobs and about 1,200 permanent casino jobs.
The commission voted 5-0 to approve the site plan. Calvin Lawshe, secretary to the plan commission, said the commission is still expected to receive a detailed landscaping plan, but that yesterday's vote was the final step for the site plan and it does not go to city council.
A rendering shows a light-colored, two-story building with a lighted sign saying "Hollywood Casino." In response to a question from the commission, casino officials said it would be made of brick, stone, poured concrete, and stucco.
The main building will be two levels of between 218,000 and 227,000 square feet. There will also be a 5 -deck parking garage.
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RYE, N.Y.-Jarden began its fiscal year 2012 with an 85 percent increase in unadjusted net income to $35.1 million. Factoring in adjustments to normalize its bottom line to its effective tax rate, net income totaled $40 million, up 13 percent over last year's first quarter.
Net sales for the consumer-products giant edged up 0.8 percent to $1.5 billion in the quarter, which ended on March 31. This included a gain of 0.3 percent in sales by the Consumer Solutions unit, which encompasses Jarden's housewares products.
In a conference call yesterday to financial analysts, Martin Franklin, Jarden's executive chairman, said first-quarter sales showed "strong positive momentum." Franklin emphasized the company's ongoing commitment to new product development and to expanding internationally, with Brazil, China and Southeast Asia presenting high-growth opportunities.
Gross margin in the quarter picked up 97 basis points on an unadjusted basis, finishing at 28.1 percent. Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 1.6 percent in dollars and 16 basis points as a percentage of sales, to 21.3 percent.
During the conference call, Jim Lillie, president and CEO, said Jarden is focused on organic growth of from 3 to 5 percent in net sales for all of 2012. The outlook for Consumer Solutions is positive, Lillie said, owing to new products such as the Mr. Coffee single-cup brewing system and a slate of new kitchen appliances under the Oster brand.
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Hopefully everybody had a good and safe New Years. I woke up at 10:30 and feelin way better now. Since we are starting our year end lists here I wanted to get this knocked out. On w/ the countdown.
#4 Dream Theater - Dream Theater
Over 20+ years of being together and I still think Dream Theater is one of the more consistent bands as far as albums go. From their first 4 albums, w/ the exception of Images & Words, those albums just seemed to lack a certain something. Everything after Falling Into Infinity have all been fantastic albums. Their new S/T does nothing put continue the great streak of albums that DT has had since 1999.
Out of 9 total tracks, subtracting 2 of the songs because honestly I'm just not a huge fan of instrumentals, there are 5 songs of the remaining 7 songs that I think are really great on this album. Alot of people probably already heard The Enemy Inside when it got released as the 1st single. I fell in love w/ that song as soon as I heard it. It just has all the elements that are great about DT into a great 6 minute song. It may not be the best song on the album but its very deserving of a Grammy nomination. The Looking Glass is another highlight, even more shocking, its only 4:53. Its more stripped down straight up metal/hard rock song w/o too many of their more proggy elements. For this song less is definitely more, great infectious chorus. Sometimes its kind of nice to have a DT song that isn't 6-7+ mins even though I do like the longer songs as well. Also really like The Bigger Picture & Behind The Veil. The Bigger Picture being a little more mellow and Behind The Veil being a little more uptempo but both w/ a common theme of having just huge infectious chorus'.
The gem of this album is the 22 minute monster that is Illumination Theory. Their longest track since the title track off Octavarium. There's so much to go into it's tough to know where to start. It's 1 song that is broken into 5 different parts. Part 1: Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire - starts out as a slower piece that really sets the stage for the whole song, starts slow and keeps building to the next part. Part 2: Live, Die, Kill - is a straight up hard rocker with some fantastic key work by Jordan. Part 3: The Embracing Circle - slows everything down and gives us a little break, has a very orchestral feel to it. Part 4: The Pursuit of Truth - this is where it gets even better, its even more uptempo than part 2. Crazy keyboard work, fantastic drumming, Petrucci doing what makes him so great. My favorite part of the song. Part 5: Surrender, Trust & Passion - this to me is kind of the inverse of part 1, starts out as uptempo and progressively slows down and finally ending w/ a beautiful piano outro. I'm not normally a fan of songs this long, usually half of it is just boring and drags. This one really doesn't do that at all. Part 3 is the only part that might drag a little, instead of it being 4 min piece, maybe cut it in half. But really that's my only minor complaint. For anybody who enjoys this type of music and hasn't heard this song, you owe it to yourself to take 22 minutes out of your day and give this song a shot.
Surrender to Reason didn't do much for me, kind of a mid tempo song that doesn't really go anywhere to me. Loved the keys in the song but the rest of it is just kinda meh to me. I knew after hearing it once I hated Along For The Ride. I love DT ballads when they are done right and this is just not one of their better songs. To me it reeks of radio ballad. But still not liking 2 out of 7 songs is pretty good to me. This is a band who really hasn't done too much wrong in the last 15 years (sans the Portnoy drama / drummer audition stuff on YouTube) and they continue to make beautiful amazing music.
Illumination Theory
The Enemy Inside
#3 Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clock Work
This album to me seems like it's been one of those albums that has so many varying opinions, all the way from being considered one of the biggest letdowns of the year to this being one of the best things they've ever done. Obviously based on my ranking, I find this to be one of the better albums they've done in their career. After a couple listens I'll admit I was letdown as well. Having nothing short of an all star team of guests I was expecting something different. After giving it some time I fell in love and found it to be one of the best hard rock albums I've ever heard.
One thing was sure after 1 listen. "Keep Your Eyes Peeled" was one of my favorite songs I heard this whole year. That is the most Kyuss-ish thing I have heard from Josh Homme since he was in Kyuss. That song is just so slow and heavy with one of the most amazing bass sounds that I've ever heard. Even if you gave up on QOTSA but love Kyuss, I would strongly suggest atleast giving this song a listen. I Sat By The Ocean sounds exactly like a song I would want to listen to while lounging by the ocean. Just a great hard rock song with a great chorus. Its a pretty simple song with a lot of groove. First few times I heard My God Is The Sun I was a little underwhelmed but again after a few times it finally stuck w/ me. A really great choice for a first single. Kalopsia was initially a disappointment to me when I saw that was the song Reznor was in. I expected so much more, then after another listen I was in love w/ it. Starting off so slow and quiet with the best chorus in this whole album, and with Reznor putting in some guitar that have that Reznor sound and him also doing some backup vocals as well. Its kind of half really beautiful mellow song and then half harder edged song. Smooth Sailing, goddamn there haven't been too many songs I've heard that are catchier than this song. Probably one of the catchiest songs they've ever done in their career. With one of the best lyrics of the year "I blow my load over the status quo". If this isn't catchy to you then you might be dead.
Obviously I, much like other QOTSA fans, long for the Rated R/Songs For The Dead days. The thing of it is, I don't think we are going to get albums like that anymore. I think there will be elements of those albums into future albums but I don't see it happening and honestly if they make gems like this I am more than ok with that. This album went #1 when it came out and there's few times where I see someone w/ the #1 album where I think yea that album deserves to be #1. This does deserve all the praise that it's got. This might just be the album that moves them up to that next level. I was just amazed at seeing the picture posted on here where the Barclays Center (Arena? I don't remember) was so packed for them. I love that they are getting those sized crowds because I think they deserve it. If you are someone that has an open mind when listening to other genres of metal/hard rock give this one a chance.
Keep Your Eyes Peeled
#2 Black Sabbath - 13
Well when I first heard this was going to actually happen I was just as nervous about it as I was excited (which was alot). It is a ballsy move to try and release a new album at this point for Sabbath. Their legacy is obviously already set, there's really no way to dent that armor. But if they released some shitty half assed album then that's something that the 3 of them would have had to live down the rest of their lives as the last thing they put out under the Black Sabbath name. IMO this album has more than exceeded my expectations. Here's where alot my find this blasphemous, I even enjoyed this more than I did Vol. 4. Truth be told I just don't like a whole lot of songs from Vol. 4. There's a few I like on it, but overall I just don't like that album very much. And obviously its stronger than Technical Ecstasy & Never Say Die as a whole.
What got me excited from interviews is that Rubin wanted them to go back to their early bluesier sound. I love the Sabbath that are just balls out like "Symptom of the Universe" but where I love them the most are like alot of the very first album where you can really hear the blues influences. "End Of The Beginning" has a similar quality to the song "Black Sabbath" just not quite as eerie/doomy sounding as the original. But damn that Iommi riff in that after the song picks up, absolutely crushing. Obviously alot of us have already heard God Is Dead?, the 2nd half of that song is another Iommi crushing riff. Loner is ok, seems like they almost ripped themselves off as it has a very N.I.B. feel to it, not my favorite song, its just ok. Zeitgeist doesn't do much for me in the same way that Planet Caravan doesn't really do much for me. You like one, you'll like the other. If you don't like one, you won't like the other. Age of Reason & Damaged Soul are 2 of the best songs on the album, and frankly it's not even close that those are the best 2 songs. Age of Reason has one of my favorite Iommi riffs in the middle of that song that is just so incredibly heavy and Damaged Soul is Tony with a bluesy riff that just makes that whole song absolutely amazing. I liked seeing that they were starting to play Age of Reason on some of their more recent shows, now we just need to hope they do Damaged Soul next. The part I found the coolest about the whole album was the last minute or 2 of Dear Father. I think the song is alright, not great, not bad but alright. The part I love is after the song where you start hearing the bells from the song Black Sabbath, then they started in with the rain. I had goosebumps the first time I heard that. I kinda hope this is the last album. Hearing that at the end felt like Black Sabbath closure, like in the last (soon to be) 44 years that the first album came out they've come full circle and they are going to end right at the same place they began. Can't think of a better ending than that.
I really don't care about the other bs politics that seem to come up when Sabbath are brought up. I don't care about the Bill Ward crap. The petty back and forth legal crap has been going on with bands for probably as long as records have been made, it is what it is, its unfortunate. If they think that Bill would have sounded like shit and didn't think he had the chops to record or tour then they are looking out for the album which I'm fine w/. All I want is a new Black Sabbath album that sounds just as good as their '70s stuff and in my mind they have no doubt accomplished that.
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#1 Clutch - Earth Rocker
Sometimes when I think about end of year stuff I struggle trying to come up with what I enjoyed the most out of that year. Tell you the truth, this wasn't really even in doubt for me. After this came out in March I pretty much knew that nothing will better than this. Before a band's album comes out you always here the cliches "are best album" "our heaviest album" or whatever, we've all read the press releases. We all hear the same shit and how often do we hear something and become disappointed with it (ahem Mr. Mustaine I'm looking at you) where the final product is nothing like it was described in press releases/interviews? This is everything that it was hyped up to be and Clutch absolutely delivers on their promise.
2009's Strange Creatures From the West had it's moments (like all Clutch releases have) but it really felt to me as the weakest link in the Clutch catalog. Apparently having toured w/ Thin Lizzy & Motorhead gave them that much needed kick in the ass to make a kickass rock record. Beginning to end this is an album that hits hard and never lets up, with the exception of Gone Cold which I'll get to later. This is the 1st Clutch album that I didn't have to bother skipping a track or 2 since the s/t album.
Earth Rocker was a perfect song to release as the first single and to put as the first track on the album. This song pretty much sums up what this whole album is about which is just a straight ahead rocking song w/ tons of groove. Crucial Velocity is easily one of the highlights of the album, I haven't heard very many people who love Clutch that don't find this to be one of their favorites on the album, I can only imagine how well it goes over in a live setting. Personally, D.C. Sound Attack is my favorite song on this album, I love the cowbell jam in the middle of the song, its just one of the catchiest numbers they've ever done, for a band like Clutch that has made a career on making alot of catchy songs that is a huge compliment. The only thing I don't like about this is Gone Cold. Alot of people love this song, I don't get it. I get that on an 11 song album you put a slow song in the middle to break it up and allow the listener a break. Lyrically it is dull, I love the almost rubbery sounding bass in the song. Thats cool they want to do an acoustic song but this just doesn't work. Better lyrics and I'm sure I'd love it, I can still listen to it but its just not my favorite. The other highlight of this is Cyborg Bette which is another very uptempo song which talks of girls not treating him well, and robot women and it is lyrically one of my favorite songs Clutch has done. I could really go on about every song on the album but I figured I would try to keep from rambling and just hit the high points.
Thank you Clutch for being one of the few bands who has actually followed through on the pre hype of an album. I feel sorry for Clutch who has to actually follow up this monster of an album.
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Not too mention the album art for Earth Rocker fuckin' rocks! The songs also translate live very well.
Awesome top 2. I didn't love 13 that much, but pretty much everything you said in the review is spot on. And it's hard to really say anything about Earth Rocker that hasn't been said. It's just the best album of the year, no contest.
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Very nice review of '13'. I personally thought the album was great, and am suprised it's not on more AOTY lists here. The way you describe 'The end....." is perfect.
08/30: Bane and tour (?)
10/15: Soilwork, Decapitated (?)
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Splash maps - Various areas inc Purbeck, Weymouth, Exmoor, Quantocks
DescriptionCharlie says... I approached the nice guys at Splash Maps after seeing them on the local TV news. They agreed that my neck of the woods is indeed lovely and it deserves a map. So here they are.
Purbeck covers a massive area:
* Lulworth cove to Swanage,
* Up the coast to sandbanks and Studland
* North to Wimborne
* and northwest to Winterbourne Whitechurch... wherever the hell that is... oh look there it is on the map.
* ... and theres my shop.
Also available here...
- Exmoor Wast
- Exmoor West
- Weymouth
- Quantock Hills
They come with a pen so you can scribble a route on, and then wash the route off.
During bank holiday survival situations they can be knotted on each corner and worn on the head down the beach with an icecream.
What is a SplashMap?
Getting wet and muddy (or both!) can be part of the fun of escaping into the Great Outdoors, but wrestling a large, soggy paper map, or your GPS running out of energy before you do, could be a real dampener.
SplashMaps are light-weight, durable, washable, wearable fabric maps and are ideal for the "real" outdoors of mud, wind, snow and rain… all the conditions that paper is not "cut-out" for. This is a fresh new market offering, never done before; uniquely based upon the best Ordnance Survey data and other Open Data Sources. We are able to tailor these maps to be the most usable outdoor maps ever for walking, riding, cycling, eventing or anything you could do in the real outdoors.
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In his June post of MediaPost's Online Metrics Insider, Stephen Dimarco gives insight into online branding, exploring what he learned from major brands Kodak, Alaska Airlines, T-Mobile, Microsoft and Proctor & Gamble. Dimarco breaks down the fundamentals of developing online branding, furthering our knowledge of steps necessary to measure our successes. He highlights the five key points he believes drive successful online branding: taking risks, creating a personal experience for


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-Not a fave: Livi looking way too grown up. It's a cliche for a reason: time flies when you're having fun. She steals my heart every single day <3
-These GF cookies. I had to convince myself to save some for Livi because um, they go down way too easily.
-The most legendary StitchFix box I've ever received. I haven't been blogging about them much on the Fashion page -I feel like it's cheating because I didn't pick out anything myself- but I looooove everything in my recent box. I keep saying each one is the best ever and then I get a new one! Will post some pics on the Fashion page soon.
-Green olives. I recently fell in love with them, and North has the same kind of green olives we had with many meals in Italy. I wonder where I can pick some up?
-Dumbbells on the way. This means I'll have a pull-up bar, kettlebell, dumbbells, and no excuse to skip strength training. I only got in half a session this week and I'm convinced that regular strength training helps to prevent injuries when I'm teaching so many cardio classes. I have to keep my muscles, especially those in my quads since I have a history of knee probs, strong.
–BuzzFeed hot sauce article aka the story of my life. They know me.
-This article about the fact that new moms get nothing done, and that's ok. It's a feat to keep everyone alive those first few months and snuggling with a newborn > everything else.
-City and Colour. I know I'm way late to the party with this one, but their music is gorgeous. They're coming to Tucson soon, too!
–Soli Beat at lululemon!! Whaaaat?! We are so thankful to our Tucson lululemon friends for their amazing support of our DVD <3
-And just because every Faves post needs something rose-scented: rose incense from Whole Foods.
The Pilot doesn't love incense, so I burn it when he's flying nights and not at home 😉 It makes the house smell like a yoga studio.
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Barista / Food Prep
NOTE: This job listing has expired and may no longer be relevant!
Job Description
We are Madrona Hill Cafe – a local, neighborhood bakery and cafe in NoPo, serving exceptional coffee and fresh baked goods every day. We serve regulars and newcomers and are tasked to keep it familiar but also keep it interesting. We prepare coffee beverages, smoothies, made-to-order Panini sandwiches, baguette sandwiches, and have a rotating offering of desserts and pastries including cookies, brownies, pies, scones, croissants, etc. We love this city, this neighborhood, and most importantly, great coffee and atmosphere.
Who you are:
You first and foremost have a GREAT attitude with a can-do spirit.
You are a responsible self-starter, multi-tasker and an honest, genuine person.
You provide quick and accurate service of all espresso, coffee & tea beverages.
You enjoy talking to and meeting new people.
You can prepare consistently great products from our favorites menu, including sandwiches, breakfast bagels, etc.
You leave your drama at the door and are not interested in creating drama or having it in your life.
You are conscientious, dependable, punctual, honest, detail-oriented and hard-working.
You can work a minimum of 4 days a week, with open availability.
Tell us why:
Please respond with your resume and concise cover letter in .pdf form describing why you are a great, long-term fit for this position. In your cover letter, please describe why a part-time position fits your lifestyle and list the titles of the last 3 books you read. Please also describe what your typical day looks like before and after your work day at the cafe.
We'll tell you how:
Offering $9.25 per hour plus tips, to start. The Barista position will be approximately 15-25 hours to start. Hours could grow into more, especially during the holidays. Raises are quick to come for the right person, intelligent, self-starters that are driven to succeed.
This is a Part-Time position — hours are flexible but we prefer a regular schedule. We are open 7 days a week, 6am — 10pm, and most holidays thus, a flexible schedule and availability on Holidays and weekends is a must.
This position will require the following:
* Prompt and reliable transportation — other people are relying on you to come to work. 10 minutes early is on-time here.
* Must have a current Multnomah County Food Handler Card. Must have current OLCC Card, or ability to obtain one.
* EXCELLENT Sanitation, hygiene, safe food handling, and dishwashing and janitorial care of the entire cafe.
*You take pride in your workspace, and demonstrate that during every shift. You understand that working efficiently means moving quickly and cleaning up behind yourself.
*A team player willing to help out where needed
*Strong attention to detail, whether following a recipe or noticing your customer's new haircut or responding to this line in your cover letter. We don't make incorrect drinks or sandwiches. Accuracy and paying attention will get you far.
*Prepare & serve a selection of cocktails as well as beer & wine by the glass, according to OLCC laws
*Must have accurate cash handling ability and the ability to balance a till
*Able to multitask and work quickly & efficiently
*Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, this includes speaking and listening
*Great Attitude – drama and gossip will not be tolerated. Laughter and enjoyment of life is required on a daily basis.
*Able to work independently, make good decisions and follow instructions
*High energy, positive attitude, sense of humor and willingness to grow
*Self-motivated but willing to accept and learn from feedback
* Ability to lift 25 pounds over your head and to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Ability to stoop, bend, reach, twist and stand continually throughout an entire shift to perform normal job functions.
*Standing while on shift. Lazy people need not apply.
*High School Diploma or GED.
Though we'd love to respond to every applicant, we will be unable to contact everyone who submits a resume.
No phone calls or walk-ins please.
Thank you for your interest and have a great day!


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For two years the Merced County Spring Fair has survived thanks to the generosity of the community.
Los Banos' five-day run lost $150,000 to $180,000 in financial support from the state when in 2011 Gov. Jerry Brown cut funding to fairs.
Fair Manager Ron Brandt said the key to making up that shortfall has been everyone's support of the fair.
"Attendance has been extremely good and support from our sponsors and vendors," Brandt said. "I guess this is the new normal. We are not supported by the state or the county."
He said vendors have paid a little more than they were accustomed to for participation in the fair, and the Merced County Spring Fair Heritage Foundation has stepped up fundraising.
Brandt said he has had to make cuts in some areas, but it was important that the cuts did not impact the fair experience.
"We did not cut into the fair entertainment budget, we added to it," Brandt said.
He said slicing money for entertainment could have led to lower attendance, which would cause there to be less revenue. Brandt said attendance has been about 70,000 for the past few years.
The Western Fairs Association has 78 members. Stephen Chambers, Western Fairs executive director, said after the state cut funding, it became trendy for fairs to rent out their facilities to raise money.
"That's new," Chambers said. "Fairs were places where rotary clubs and other groups raised funds for themselves. Now fairs are renting out spaces to get money for the fair."
The Los Banos Fairgrounds has rented out its facilities for private functions for years. The Heritage Foundation, however, was started in the past few years in response to dwindling state funding. Chambers said the reverse is true for most fairs. He said the majority of his members have had fundraising groups for years.
Chambers said the California Department of Food and Agriculture did make up to $40,000 available to small and medium-sized fairs this year.
Chambers said he believes fair funding will be re-instated as the economy comes back, but probably not at the level it was previously.
"We're the only group who saw a 100 percent cut. Fairs are responsible for 30,000 jobs. Just the sales tax alone means that fairs are important enough to (fund)," Chambers said. "We believe there's always going to be public and government money for fairs."


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By Tony Parra
Law enforcement officials evacuated employees at the Roosevelt County Courthouse for an hour on Monday afternoon following a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax.
Officers with the Portales Police Department evacuated the county courthouse from 12:40 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berry said they received the distress call about 12:40 p.m.
"The building was already being evacuated before we got here," Roosevelt County Sheriff Tom Gossett said. "The Portales Police Department assisted us and they helped evacuate the building. Our crews took command of the situation."
Gossett said the call was made to the district clerk's office and the person who took the call called 911. Sheriff's deputies, Portales police and Portales Fire Department vehicles surrounded the four entrances to the building. They secured the area while Roosevelt County Courthouse employees waited outside around the town square.
"We got a maintenance person to open the different offices in the building," Gossett said. "We cleared the basement and boardroom and we couldn't have done it all without the help of the Portales Police Department."
Gossett said employees were notified it was safe to re-enter the building about 1:40 p.m. Courthouse employees said approximately 30 people were evacuated from the courthouse.
Gossett said he could not go into detail about tracing the call or other aspects of the ongoing investigation.
Gossett and Berry said this is the first bomb threat they have responded to at the Roosevelt County Courthouse.
Courthouse employees said they could not recall any previous bomb threats at the courthouse.


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Seven Forges by James A. Moore
The people of Fellein have lived with legends for many centuries. To their far north, the Blasted Lands, a legacy of an ancient time of cataclysm, are vast, desolate and impassable, but that doesn't stop the occasional expedition into their fringes in search of any trace of the ancients who once lived there… and oft-rumoured riches.
Captain Merros Dulver is the first in many lifetimes to find a path beyond the great mountains known as the Seven Forges and encounter, at last, the half‐forgotten race who live there. And it would appear that they were expecting him.
As he returns home, bringing an entourage of the strangers with him, he starts to wonder whether his discovery has been such a good thing. For the gods of this lost race are the gods of war, and their memories of that far-off cataclysm have not faded.
File Under: Fantasy [Savage Lands | Vengeful Gods | An Expected Journey | Battalions at War]
Cover Art: Alejandro Colucci
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Book Info:
UK Print
Date: 4th October 2013
Format: Medium (B-Format) Paperback
US/CAN Print
Date: 24th September 2013
Format: Large (Trade) Paperback
Date: 24th September 2013
Format: Epub & Mobi
More Books in This Series:
2. The Blasted Lands (July 2014)
3. City of Wonders (November 2015)
4. The Silent Army (April 2016)
More Angry Robot books by James A. Moore
The Tides of War
1. The Last Sacrifice (January 2017)
Buying Info:
UK Print & Ebook
Amazon.co.uk | Book Depository | Waterstones | WHSmith
North American Print & Ebook
Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | BarnesandNoble.com | IndieBound.org
DRM-Free Epub Ebook
Robot Trading Company
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Praise and Reviews:
"Seven Forges is an excellent, enjoyable, and thoroughly entertaining fantasy debut into a new world of swords and sorcery, complete with romance, intrigue, and danger."
– Attack of the Books
"Wow, that twist. In some ways I think I should have seen it coming, and I kind of did, but Seven Forges just lulled me into security and BAM! Craziness!"
– Anya, On Starships and Dragonwings
"Seven Forges is a well written fantasy adventure with a very interesting premise and a big world to explore. "
– Celticfrogreviews
"I thoroughly enjoyed Seven Forges although I was left speechless by the ending and left wondering for days whether there was to be another book in the series. There were so many threads of stories left open that I need to know what happens next."
– The Bookish Outsider
"Moore does a fantastic job of building worlds and characters in Seven Forges as we hop on board the train that is about to meet its doom."
– Troubled Scribe
"James A. Moore dedicates Seven Forges in part 'to the memory of Fritz Leiber and Robert E. Howard for the inspiration.' That dedication sets the bar high, and caused me a bit of readerly apprehension, because so many writers have imitated badly those two greats of the sword and sorcery tradition. Moore is far more than an imitator, though. He does some fresh, counterintuitive things with the genre conventions. More than once, he startled me into saying out loud, 'I didn't see that coming.'"
– Black Gate
"Hell, I couldn't get enough."
– Amanda J Spedding


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GAUTIER PAULIN'S BIG CRASH WHILE LEADING THE GERMAN GP Gautier Paulin suffered a concusssion and was airlifted to a German hospital, but was released with
MANUFACTURER OF THE WEEK: IT'S A KTM SWEEP! This past weekend the Austrian company had four reasons to celebrate. Their factory riders?Ryan Dungey, Marvin
Inside Reliant Stadium, Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto won his fifth consecutive Monster Energy AMA Supercross race in front of 49,438 fans. Rockstar Energy Racing's
PHOTO SEQUENCE OF THE WEEK I take thousands of photos at every race I cover for the magazine. They aren?t always amazing photos, but
By John Minert PHOTO OF THE WEEK The Red Bull X-Fighters event at Glen Helen this past weekend was impressive, to say the least. Red
A cool and very unique idea popped into our heads a month ago: what if we could get as many top National riders
By John Basher FIRST THINGS FIRST…CONGRATS RV1! TWEET OF THE WEEK Kevin Windham writes his pal (and fellow couch potato) Chad Reed. As for that
By John Minert MXA INTERVIEW BLAKE WHARTON Wharton focusing on the holeshot. Justin Barica's win streak has ended at the hands of former teammate Blake
By John Basher PHOTO OF THE WEEK Check out Cole Seely's trajectory over the Unadilla Skyshot jump during the second practice session. Photo: John
Loretta Lynn's is the # 1 race in the Amateur Racing circuits. Great SX and MX Champions have claimed championships on this mystic track. Champfactory
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The Bold and the Beautiful Weekly Summary for November 24 – 28.
It was a short week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, but here's what happened on The Bold and the Beautiful…
After watching Donna push Owen away on the live feed from Owen's office, Eric was confident he could trust Donna to remain faithful to him. Despite Thorne's protests to the contrary, Eric told his son he had made his decision and summoned Donna to his office. However, he didn't actually tell Donna he decided she was now worthy of his love, but he did give her hope.
Donna returned to the mansion to soak in a bubble bath and wait for Eric. However, Stephanie interrupted Donna's soak and they had words. Eric came home to the women bickering and they demanded he make his decision because they couldn't live like this anymore. Eric agreed and said he had made up his mind. But again, he didn't actually articulate who he had chosen, but Stephanie did catch him and Donna in a steamy lip lock. Stephanie assumed it was over for her and prepared to move out of the house, but Thorne told her not to give up hope just yet.
At the office, Thorne met with his father and showed him the feed on his laptop which made it look like Donna and Owen were getting it on in Owen's office. It was actually two models who looked like Donna and Owen that Thorne had hired. Believing Donna was cheating on him with Owen, Eric grew furious and told a very confused Donna that it was over!
Rick apologized to Steffy for kissing her and she accepted, but warned him it could never happen again. She realized Rick was just trying to use her to needle Ridge and she told him in no uncertain terms that she would not be his pawn. Rick continued to flirt with her while also explaining why he was so angry with Ridge. Later on the rooftop, Steffy worked out and Rick again tried to charm her, but to no avail. Steffy told him it was gross because he has been with both her sister and her mother and she would never allow anything to happen between them.
Brooke and Ridge acknowledged that they are on different sides when it came to their families, but they love each other anyway. They decided to get married at the beach again and Brooke said she wanted a lavish red carpet rehearsal dinner. Ridge happily agreed saying he can't wait to make her his wife – this time forever.
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- User interface development: a set of high-level visual widgets for common GUI tasks like creating lists and tables, wizards, data entry forms, etc.
- Client-side utilities: common utility for rendering HTML, convenience classes for file upload, client-side validators, developing context-independent code, etc.
- Server-side classes: servlets for common tasks, etc.
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