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Ben Franklin – America's First Proponent of Energy Efficiency
January 16, 2012 By Christine Hertzog
Ben Franklin, the first American genius, achieved fame and notoriety for his electricity research, which included that famous kite-flying experiment. But did you know that he first described the concept of treating energy efficiency as an energy resource? He memorably stated "A penny saved is a penny earned," back in the 1700s, but today he would be talking about negawatts and energy efficiency.
The Smart Grid Dictionary defines energy efficiency as technologies, applications, and services that reduce the consumption of energy without impacting operations or behaviors. It is that lack of change to behaviors or operations that sets energy efficiency (EE) apart from energy conservation. EE produces negawatts – and treating it as that "penny earned" has been promoting welcome innovations in technologies and policies that financial and environmental benefits for consumers.
First, improved EE in products means lower total costs of ownership or TCOs for residential and business consumers. The California Energy Commission recently adopted EE standards for battery chargers, which are vampire loads in just about every home and business. Those chargers are often plugged in and drawing power even when they are not fulfilling their purpose of charging up a smart phone, mini-vac, or powered toothbrush. In California alone, a cringe-worthy 5.3 gigawatthours of electricity is spent on chargers, mostly in the form of waste heat. The standards, which take effect between 2013 – 2017, will require that manufacturers produce chargers that stop drawing power once the device battery is topped off. That will lower consumers' electricity bills and reduce the need to invest in additional generation capacity to support these vampire loads. And that in turn helps keep electricity rates from rising. California EE standards are reckoned to have saved its state residents over $36 billion since 1977. That's a lot of pennies earned.
Second, purposefully designing EE into products will reduce the amount of energy expended for any device's operations – whether they are always tethered to the grid or reliant on battery power. Researchers at the University of Michigan have a new technology called Energy-Minimizing Idle Listening that has reduced energy use in mobile devices by 44% in proof of concept testing. By putting mobile devices into a "subconscious mode', the device's normal idle listening state consumes less energy, extending battery charges and reducing electricity consumption. Another interesting technology trend first articulated by Jonathan Koomey of Stanford University and known as Koomey's Law states that the amount of computing power per joule doubles every 1.6 years. (A joule is a measure of energy, whereas a watt is a measure of the rate of energy consumption.) Essentially, a fixed amount of computing power gets twice as energy efficient just under every two years, which has tremendous implications for our proliferation of electricity-guzzling data centers that support our growing use of cloud-based applications and digital storage. IEEE's local Silicon Valley Chapter of the Solid State Circuits Society is sponsoring a course about the fundamentals of low-power design, which portends opportunities for designers of computing devices, who have long understood the need to build in as much EE design as possible, to share their expertise with developers of consumer electronics. These developments will ultimately reduce the costs of operation for many popular devices.
Third, thinking about energy efficiency as a penny earned enables policy-makers to support decoupling for electric utilities. The Smart Grid Dictionary defines decoupling as a regulatory and market strategy that allows utilities to invest in and profit from efficiency-based capacity by assuring them a return that is equivalent to sales of electricity. It means that utilities are not penalized for encouraging their customers to use less electricity. Today, 30 states do not have pending or established decoupling policies in place for electricity and/or gas, and they should. Consumers would like utilities to help them reduce their energy bills, but without decoupling, why would utilities negatively impact their revenues? Understanding the full value of decoupling translates into political will to modify utility business models. Why do regulators and legislators in these 30 states ignore the opportunities to save money for their citizens?
Whether we're looking at improving product designs or market mechanisms to encourage energy efficiency as that "penny earned", the financial and environmental benefits for consumers are compelling. Ben Franklin would approve.
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MEXICO CITY, Feb 18 (Tierramérica).- Brazil is the world leader in manufacturing small aircraft. In Argentina it was discovered that substances in the male impotence drug Viagra can also treat sleep disorders. A non-polluting reactor was developed in Mexico to separate gold and silver from ore. All of this thanks to the work of home-grown scientists.These are international-caliber achievements in science and technology, but they fail to compensate for the gap that separates Latin America from the industrialized world.Although some governments are making an effort to bridge the technology divide, "one doesn't see substantive changes," Gonzalo Rivas, head of the science and technology division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), told Tierramérica.Brazil is the region's leader when it comes to investing, with 1.05 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) set aside for science and technology. But it lags far behind Israel (4.5 percent), Switzerland (3.7 percent) and the United States (2.7 percent) -- and doesn't quite reach the 1.4 percent earmarked by China.According to Rivas, Argentina is second in Latin America in the effort to improve its performance in this field.The Argentine Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation was created in December. Investment in this area grew from 0.3 percent GDP in 2003 to 0.6 percent in 2006. The goal is to reach one percent GDP in 2010.Mexico set up a plan in 2007 with sights set on the year 2030 for joining the global group of 20 countries "with high competitiveness in science, technology and innovation," according to official documents.But for now its annual investment is just 0.49 percent GDP, 0.01 less than investment in 2000. The goal for 2030 is to reach 2.5 percent.According to the 2006 IDB report "Education, Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean", despite the increase in investments and yields in some countries, support for development of innovation in the region has not been proportional to the need or the challenges faced. In general, said Rivas, Latin American governments and business leaders talk about how important investment in innovation is, but "they never put up the resources."The lack of support translates into official statistics that are "not very reliable" and lag behind the times, the expert said in a telephone interview from Washington DC.The IDB has been working since January with Argentina, Chile, Panama and Uruguay on support projects for developing science and technology.Brazil's secretary of technological development and innovation, Guilherme Pereira, told Tierramérica that his country achieved regional leadership because of its broad plan of action, which was linked with industrial policy and the private sector."Innovation is priority," which is why the Innovation Act was passed in 2004, as well as another law that regulates tax incentives aimed at encouraging technological creation, he said. The number of articles by Brazilian authors published in international scientific journals has risen in recent years to two percent of the total, which "is equal to Brazil's portion of the global GDP," said Pereira.In Brazil, patent requests -- another way to measure innovation, along with the number of doctorates awarded -- surpassed 23,000 per year in 2005. But two-thirds were requests presented by foreigners, according to official figures.The 2007-2008 Human Development Report, of the United Nations Development Program, stated that between 2000 and 2005 Brazilian inventors obtained, on average, one patent per year per one million inhabitants.In Argentina, which designate fewer resources for science and technology than its neighbor, there were four patents per million people in that same period -- the highest in Latin America. Mexico had the same rate as Brazil of one patent per million inhabitants.For the 2000-2005 period, Norway registered 103 patents per year per one million people, Japan registered 857 and the United States 244.No government officials in Latin America deny that the region lags far behind in science and technology, but promises to catch up with the world's science leaders are multiplying.Luiz de Miranda, metallurgical engineer and professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, said he was thankful that Brazil had developed an environment for innovation and for obtaining patents."The problem is that once you have the patent" one has to face a market dominated by transnational corporations, he said in a Tierramérica interview.De Miranda created a coating that protects metal from corrosion, but his invention, the result of three decades of research, has yet to reach the market due to lack of commercial support.But that is not always the case. Also in that country, Embraer, the Brazilian aeronautics company founded in 1969 by the government and privatized in 1994, is now the world leader in the manufacture of small airplanes (up to 120 passengers), thanks to the innovations of Brazilian engineers and designers.In Argentina, scientists at the University of Quilmes discovered in 2006 that sildenafil, the main compound in the impotence pharmaceutical Viagra, is also useful in treating sleep disorders. Their research was published in the U.S. journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" in May 2007.In Mexico, researchers at the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) formed a partnership in 2007 with a mineral ore processing company to operate an electrochemical reactor that eliminates several steps in the traditional methods for separating out gold and silver from ore, as well as being less costly and generating no waste. Offers are now coming from abroad to purchase the invention.Rivas noted that there are indeed important efforts in science and technology, but that the region has a long way to go to bridge the gap with the industrialized world.It requires more public investment, "decisive involvement by the private sector, and that universities stop their navel-gazing tendencies and open up more to society and particularly to the productive sector," he said.More training of human resources and higher-quality education is needed. "The percentage of the population that reaches the university system remains very low, and with a strong trend towards humanities fields," noted the IDB expert.
* Diego Cevallos is an IPS correspondent. With reporting by Mario Osava in Brazil and Marcela Valente in Argentina.

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A young woman from New Jersey could face a lawsuit for texting her boyfriend whilst he was driving and who eventually crashed into a couple on a motorcycle, imore.com has reported quoting the New York Post.
The judge in charge of the case is still debating whether to hold the young woman responsible for the accident as the 18-year-old boy behind the wheel is believed to have been reading her girlfriend's text when the accident happened.
The couple who was hit by the car filled a lawsuit against the driver but are trying to have his girlfriend added to the suit as well.
Speaking to the New York Post the victims' attorney said: "If you know somebody is operating a motor vehicle, if you know it is illegal to text and drive because it violates the law, if you know it's dangerous, if you know all this and knowingly send a text, then a jury should decide."
The girlfriend's attorney told The Daily Record that his client cannot decide when and where her boyfriend is going to read her text message.
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MEMBER ALERT: AOPA is closed today, Dec. 10, due to inclement weather and will reopen Dec. 11 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
May 1, 2013
By Barry Schiff
When I used to fly TWA's polar routes in Boeing 707s between the U.S. West Coast and northern Europe, we often passed close to the magnetic north pole. We had to use gyroscopic polar-path compasses with predictable rates of precession to maintain desired headings. This is because conventional magnetic compasses are utterly useless when within about 600 miles of the magnetic pole. They dip, wander, and point confusingly in one direction when they should point in another.
In those days, the airport at Resolute Bay in Canada's far north archipelago was close to the magnetic pole. I used to think about how much fun it would be to fly there in a light airplane and make a more detailed study of compass behavior.
Today, though, the magnetic pole is nowhere near Resolute Bay. Incessantly in slow motion, it is now moving northwesterly over the Arctic Ocean at about 37 miles per year, faster than ever previously noted. Continuing at this speed and direction, the pole will reach Russia near the end of the century. Some experts predict it might shift southwest toward Mongolia.
This movement of the magnetic north pole creates problems for aviation by causing magnetic variation (sometimes called magnetic declination) to change everywhere on Earth. Lines of equal magnetic variation (isogonic lines) have to be periodically redrawn on aeronautical charts, magnetic-course directions have to be changed, and runways have to be renumbered and repainted. (This also causes problems for migrating birds that sense and utilize the Earth's lines of magnetic flux for navigation.)
As a result of this movement of the magnetic north pole, there is quietly developing an undercurrent of sentiment suggesting that the time might be approaching to shift away from the use of magnetic directions and toward navigation by reference to the true north pole, the position of which obviously does not change. It is argued that such "true" navigation would be simpler, more logical, more intuitive, and made possible by the proliferation of satellite navigation. Global positioning systems can easily display true directions. Runway numbers would become permanent and not subject to the Earth's shifting magnetic field. So, too, would true courses shown on aeronautical charts become permanent. Modern electronics can easily convert the magnetic heading of an aircraft to a display of true direction.
Gone would be the need for those mnemonic ditties, True Virgins Make Dull Company, Can Ducks Make Vertical Turns, and East is Least; West is Best.
Would an industry-wide transition from the use of magnetic to true direction force those of us flying older aircraft with steam gauges to equip our antique aircraft with GPS and electronic displays? No. We could continue to entertain ourselves with a dancing whiskey compass and navigate much the way we do now. Those wanting or needing to fly IFR with traditional instrumentation likely would have to bite the bullet and reequip their aircraft to comply with the needs of next-generation airspace, a future requirement (ADS-B).
Flying with only a wet compass would, however, require a mental adjustment when in the traffic pattern. When landing on a runway with a true direction of 220 degrees (Runway 22T?), pilots with only traditional instrumentation would have to anticipate a magnetic direction of 240 degrees, for example, when lined up on the runway or on final approach.
Think all of this is far-fetched? Think again. The days of the whiskey compass may already be numbered. In what may seem like a blasphemous omission, standard equipment on the Cessna 162 Skycatcher does not include a conventional magnetic compass. There apparently is nothing sacred or indispensable anymore.
If aviation does transition to the use of true directions, it might then become time to make a few other adjustments. How about substituting a 400-degree circle for the 360-degree circle? Just think how much easier this would make navigation. Reciprocal directions would be a snap. Just add or subtract 200 degrees. A quarter-turn circle would be 100 degrees, a three-quarter-turn circle would be 300 degrees, and so forth.
While we're at it, how about instituting the 28-day month? The 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd of every month would be a Sunday, and so forth. Gone forever would be the need to consult a calendar to determine what day of the week is a given date. This would result in a 13-month year, which might be awkward. Another minor problem would be the extra, 365th day of the year. But it wouldn't have to have a date. We could just call it New Year's Day, or Aviation Day, or some such thing. And then, of course, there is the metric system of measurement. Hmm. I don't think I'll go there.
Barry Schiff has written more than 1,600 magazine articles and currently is writing his fourteenth book. Visit the author's website.
Topics Navigation, Advocacy and Legislation, Future pilot, Pilot Lifestyle, NextGen, FAA Systems and Airspace, New, Aircraft Design, GPS, Aircraft and Avionics, IFR, Pilot Training and Certification, Airport, IFR, Pilot Safety and Skills
Contemplating IFR flight scenarios for airports like Delta, Utah, is excellent review for any instrument pilot. That's because briefing for a flight into and out of Delta covers bases unlikely to be encountered on your next two-hour tour of your home field approaches.
What's your heading?" Rare is the student pilot who hasn't let distraction, or turbulence, spoil a slick stint of steady flying. Then you vow to do a better job next time of keeping track of the messages your instruments are displaying.
Helicopter training is generally very safe. So why do run-on takeoffs and landings feel so wrong?
AOPA thanks our members for their continued support in protecting the freedom to fly.


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Every year about this time articles and pictures appear condemning the observance of "pagan" holidays such as Easter (and we could add Christmas at the appropriate season). It is often claimed that the names of these holidays (as well as the day chosen by the early church for their observance) are pagan and correspond to pagan festivals.
It is not my intention here to prove or disprove whether such allegations are true. They may well be. The connection between pagan festivals and Christian days may be exaggerated. My point is much simpler than that: the pagan origins of something do not disqualfy the Christian from using it. To state the contrary is to commit a logical fallacy.
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"But there is no such thing as a perfect church!"
Let's face it, churches in Europe, and in Ireland in particular are very weak. Many of them are false. Many of them teach false doctrine. Many of them teach confusing mixtures of doctrine. Many of them teach no doctrine at all. In many of them the sacraments are corrupted, and there has been no church discipline for generations.
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The 30 days of macaroni and cheese are back! I am all-in with anything that involves large amounts of pasta and Wisconsin Cheese, so creating these recipes is right up my alley! This year, WMMB put a new spin on the mac n' cheese recipes; we're taking favorite classic dishes and turning them into macaroni and cheese. The possibilities for this concept are absolutely endless, and I had a heck of a time narrowing down my ideas. In the end, I settled on a rendition of Cajun shrimp, which is a popular dish in the South. Spicy shrimp is cooked up and served alongside rice and grits or a loaf of bread for sopping up the spicy sauce (yum). I thought that spicy shrimp would be the perfect pairing for a creamy mac and cheese dish; turns out, I was right!
I loaded up my favorite basic baked macaroni and cheese recipe with spicy shrimp, Wisconsin Pepper Jack Cheese for an extra kick, and topped it with light-as-air panko bread crumbs. The dish isn't too spicy (my mom is really sensitive to spicy dishes, and she thought the mac and cheese was fabulous), so if you like your Cajun shrimp to be fiery hot, I'd add a little cayenne pepper to the blend of seasonings. All in all, the creamy, cheesy pasta is the perfect partner for the spicy shrimp. A match made in heaven, for sure.
Cajun Shrimp Macaroni and Cheese
Serves 8
9 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, divided
1 pound cavatappi pasta
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
3 cups (12 ounces) Wisconsin Pepper Jack Cheese, shredded and divided
2 cups (8 ounces) Wisconsin Aged Cheddar Cheese, shredded and divided
Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
1 cup panko bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 9×13-inch casserole dish.
In 10-inch skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat. Add shrimp and 1/2 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Remove pan from heat; set aside.
Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to al dente according to package directions. Drain; set aside.
Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoons butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook about 1 minute, whisking constantly, until flour starts to brown a bit and smells nutty. Slowly add milk; whisking constantly. Allow sauce to come to simmer.
Once sauce reaches simmer; mix in 2 1/4 cups Pepper Jack and 1 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese, adding a handful at a time, stirring with wooden spoon until completely melted before adding next handful. Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper; turn off heat.
Add cooked, drained pasta and shrimp to sauce. Stir with wooden spoon until ingredients are evenly distributed. Pour mixture into prepared casserole dish.
In small bowl, melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Add panko crumbs; mix well. Sprinkle macaroni and cheese with remaining shredded cheeses. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture on top of cheese.
Bake until browned and bubbly, about 15 to 20 minutes. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
(Recipe adapted from ABC News)
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why don't you just use normal usb>phone syncing then?
also i'm not sure about the aiff file format but i'm pretty sure in itunes you can use the 'create mp3 version' option in itunes for the m4a formats.
i guess the logistical problem will be finding which ones are not mp3s, so probably do a .aiff/.m4a search, make new playlist, drop those files and convert? then replace.
long winded but if you're efficient it shouldn't take more than a couple of hours at most.
USB syncing won't really help because the problem is not getting the music on at all but finding some tidy way of putting selected albums on without faffing about too much. I had also thought about converting formats but again, that is a lot of work and I cannot help thinking that this is the sort of thing my computer should be doing for me.
What I want is an iTunes equivalent where I can just drag and drop albums onto my phone. It's a real shame about the album art because otherwise, DoubleTwist is really simple to use and works well (although I'm not wild about the player but once the music is on the phone you can use whichever player you like).
I currently use the free version of SyncMate to sync to my calendar and contacts. The paid module, which is about £25, claims to do iTunes syncing. I'd rather not have to pay that much but it would be preferable to all the messing about may be the alternative. I'm going to investigate first though before I put my hand in my pocket - we Yorkshireman don't like to waste our money
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Well despite the yucky cold and windy weather it was a nice, quiet and pleasant Valentines for us!! We basically hung out! I did laundry (yes still, again, more etc!) and I did more spinning on my new wheel I just got back from our friend Ed! Who has managed to turn this into one really fab looking and working wheel! It's the same one I got about 2 weeks ago now and I dropped it off with Ed and he has managed to stain her, fix the treadle, the hooks, a new tension knob and metal piece for the flyer to rest in! She spins like a dream and has a huge bobbin I am in the process of filling!! Way too fun!
I Plan to update my etsy shop tomorrow with a few things and then again this next weekend! I have been a bit lazy this weekend because I actually got to sleep in this time so am taking advantage of that!! Hope all my friends are staying warm and not shoveling too much snow! More on the way here again and all of next week they, say starting tomorrow! So with that thought I leave you with pics of the wheel and also the yarn now on the bobbin soon to come off!! more pics of course on my flickr!! Have a wonderful week and see you all soon!
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Well, the (Obamacare) bill is crafted in such a way that those who are undocumented will not have access to the tax credits or shopping in the (health insurance) marketplace. That has been limited, which is, frankly, why -- another very keen reason why we need comprehensive immigration reform," Sebelius told a gathering of Latinos in Philadelphia. - See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/seb...ost-obamacare-enrollment#sthash.hO2TP157.dpuf no wonder we are broke
Oh hell yes, lets gather up as many illegals as possible and subsidize their insurance costs. That's a great idea. It would be cheaper to buy 11 M one way bus tickets and give each $5 K in resettlement funds.
Illegals don't have access now. All they can do now is go to free clinics or go to the ER when they have a real emergency. Even legal immigrants can't get medicaid; only citizens qualify. So yeah, giving them access to ACA would be a disaster, but what are we to do with those who perform a necessary service in our country? Deny them healthcare because we refuse to pay them enough to cover their costs?
Send Sebellius back to Kansas. Does she honestly represent the best and brightest in goverment? Please.
That is such a loaded question. If I answered it honestly I would get banned. So lets just say she is brilliant representative of Obama's team.
Does Government attract the best and brightest at any level? I think not. Perhaps it once did with a "citizen legislature". Now it attracts those who can't work in the private sector and want fat pensions paid for by their neighbors. With a few exceptions of those who have been very successful and want to give back. Very few exceptions btw. And when they get to DC unfortunately, they become disillusioned and sugar daddies to their huge staffs who depend on them to get reelected.


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IT'S A CERTAIN SIGN OF SUMMER, AND IT ISN'T PRETTY. The various male green frogs (Rana clamitans) out back are engaged in hand-to-hand (webbed-foot-to-webbed-foot?) combat, trying to prove who's top frog. Meantime, because it finally started raining after a very dry spring, their larger, truly aquatic cousins the bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) slipped out the back on a storm the other night, as if I hadn't made them feel at home. What's up with that? Remember the A Way to Garden frogfights of 2009, one of my favorite slideshows, and the Great Bullfrog Exodus? Here we go again: ribbit, er, I mean repeat.
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I have been a huge fan since the first gardening issue was put together MSLiving which I still have and read recently! Your gardening issues were collectors and your book is my favorite and I was so excited when I discovered this site a few years back. I have a question for you. There was a feature in MS LIving a while back about how you decorated with red and green in your country home. I loved that idea and now converted my garden shed into a guest house and am using that color scheme. Could you tell me the issue that article was in? Thanks so much. Christy Woolum -
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Hi, I have written here before about the disappearance of our frogs from our water garden, but this year we have tree frogs….those little guys and gals that hang out on the limbs of our trees and then float on the lilypads at night screeching up a storm looking for a girlfriend. I am surmising this since this is the first time we've had this type of frog and I don't really know anything about them. Anyway, luckily they aren't in full throttle screech mode everynight since it is so loud! I do love your photo, quite amazing. Kudos to you for managing a snapshot mid battle.1
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Nice one Scott!!! A book was written about it. Can't remember the author but will find out. Maybe not a battle but a bloody big fight!!! I think an Aussie soldier was shot dead. Someone may have more info on this. |
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I'm interested. EDIT: heres some info http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/bob.htm Lol.... This fight started over an American MP asking an American GI for his leave pass and the aussies stood up for the American GI. You cant really be too surprised though, when Americans, Brits, or aussie soldiers are within the same area something is bound to happen. Arrogance at its finest. |
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The heritage of Peterborough is one of place, landscape and people spanning millenia from the internationally important Jurassic fossil collection, to a bronze age settlement of international significance still yielding its secrets, to the 12th century Peterborough Cathedral, one of the UKs top 10 landmarks. Peterborough has a brilliant range of national, regional and local events and walks and tours across heritage and culture, music and dance, sport and fun for the family: in the city and in the beautiful countryside and villages around Peterborough. Experience the modern quality, green environment with over 20 Nature Reserves & Country Parks and prime leisure such as Nene Valley Park with Ferry Meadows and the Green Wheel cycle network. Peterborough is rooted and celebrates its past as a foundation for building a sustainable future and the 21st century aspiration to be Environment Capital. Peterborough hosts the major running event in the national calender, the Peterborough Perkins Great Eastern Run and entrants are invited over the next few months
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Posted by Jai Narayan on December 12, 2004, at 8:06:44
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how about: Pat Boone, Ricky Nelson, or Enya? Madonna would snatch it up.
I wonder how muzak would have a go at it....
playing as we are shopping in the grocery store, "should I get the pork loin or the rump roast?"this song reminds me of a poem I wrote about the same area of the backside of the body where it bends, folds, tucks, dimples, puckers and rests for great periods of time.
Loved the song.
everyonce in a while I can hear people humming the tune....
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From the beginning of this girls dress up game you can have fun by naming the two characters. You can use your name and your boyfriends name if you wish. Then you will need to choose the color of their skin. By clicking "next", you can begin to get them dressed separately by choosing from their wardrobes full of nice clothes and accessories.
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...this is tough.
Most likely, the poor cyclist didn't have a chance, and maybe didn't know what hit him.
The bus driver will carry this forever.
Very, very sad...
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Greg, Great work on the House of Representatives pages! --Swad 10:07, 23 June 2009 (CDT)
Hey Greg! Thanks for setting up the disambiguation pages for the reps with the same name. This week I set it up so that if you add {{disambig}} to the page with the list of names, it'll show up in Special:Disambiguations and have the proper categories automatically added. Thanks! --Swad 14:33, 15 April 2009 (CDT)
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Kristinpedia 15:33, 30 January 2009 (CST)
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"BP All-Star Award" for Massive Contributions
The more content that BP has, the higher it winds up on the Google searches. Your massive contributions are doing a lot more for BP than you realize. --Johnwynnejr 03:48, 19 December 2009 (CST)
BP's competition (so to speak) on the left is Sourcwatch. Check out their statistics. Keep in mind they have been up since 2003:
Now check out BP's stats:
Summary: BP is expanding at an incredible rate.
- --Johnwynnejr 04:41, 25 December 2009 (CST)
Greg, the picture that excerpt of the article paints is bad for both candidates, so maybe we link to the article with a summary? That way it isn't left out, and BP retains it's encyclopedia status... --M Tuttle 13:20, 16 June 2012 (CDT)


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Some good may be coming out of the "Ocean Stratagy"/Paul Christoforo
The guy who supposedly started this rides a crotch-rocket motorcycle, and his Facebook gallery is full of shirtless, sunglassed, dudebro posturing, koozied beer in hand. He's in marketing and he can't spell for shit, even when he's insulting you. He may even be a steroid user
In a statement just released, N-Control, maker of the "Avenger" accessory linked to the infamous marketer Paul Christoforo, has promised a $10 discount coupon for all who pre-ordered the device, as an apology for Christoforo's conduct toward a customer, which drew the wrath of the global video gaming community earlier…
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After weeks of investigation, a Tullahoma man has been arrested on charges of breaking into Cedar Lane church of Christ on April 30.
Michael Cyree, 37, of Breckenbridge Drive, was arrested Friday afternoon by Investigator Ty Brazier amd charged with burglary, felony theft and vandalism. He is being held in the Coffee County Jail under $115,000 bond.
Cyree is accused of entering the church building, knocking a hole in the wall to the secretary's office and stealing more than $20,000.
According to Lt. Jason Ferrell, the investigation into six other church burglaries is continuing and police are following up on several leads they have developed.
"Other charges are pending in the other burglaries, " Ferrell said.
A total of seven churches have been broken into in Tullahoma. Others are Covenant Presbyterian Church on Highway 55, Trinity Lutheran Church on Wilson Avenue, Faith Lutheran Church on Bragg Circle, Westside Church of the Nazarene on Westside Drive, Kings Cross Church on Turkey Creek Road and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the Old Shelbyville Highway.
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The big frou-fraw the last few days has been over the "WikiLeaks" of State Department cables. This incident proves once again what so few seem to recognize: First, there are no secrets, government or otherwise, (if two people know it, sooner or later one is going to let it out) and second, everyone is placing too much reliance on computers and the Internet to do their business.
It was disturbing to learn Wednesday that Kingston Fossil Plant's new gypsum pond is leaking — just two years after the December 2008 ash disaster. That disaster changed the face of Roane County for many — both inside and outside the area. We have heard promises from state environmental officials that this gypsum containment system would be different and safer. With seepage showing this early on, we're not feeling very confident about their claims.
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*No hotties dripping in sweat, minus their clothes and a blatant look in their eye as they look upon you. Sorry. We'll be back to that next Sunday.*
*blinking* Oooh. I dunno HOW that got here.
hehehehehe Hello hotties, I think all five of you will do for my new harem.
Santa: "Celebrity Dad: Hugh Jackman. I think there's a pic of him at the beach with his daughter. Adorable. Abs on him aren't too bad either!"
"My Dad: My father was a bear of a man who was gruff on the outside but with a teddy bear soul. He's gone almost fifteen years now but I still can feel the palm of his hand as he would cup my check and call me his 'Sandarella'. He considered himself a guide for the young guys just starting out who delivered product to us. He never turned down a kid starting out in the business who he thought should be given a shot. They don't make him like that anymore."
"My Darling Husband is a marvelous father to our kids. He had a marvelous model in his own father who was a kind, giving giant of a man. My kids' father greets his daughters with a 'Hello, beautiful.' every morning and a resounding 'What's up, buddy?' to our son. My eldest is at an age where hugs are not given as freely as they once were but I tell him to hold steady. It'll be cool to be hugged and kissed by your dad....just in time for our youngest to scoot away."
J Perry Stone: "Celeb: Will Smith. He shows his children the fabulous example of putting his marriage first. This makes great up and coming husbands as well as up and coming wives who learn not to settle for anything less from their men."
"My dad: At nearly 70, my dad is still 16. There isn't anything he won't try. Today he tried to master one of those sand-skimmer boards that glides along shallow surf. At 6'2" the board doesn't really skim when he jumps on it. He came limping back to the chairs with sand in his beard and blood on his knee. And laughing. What's more, my dad is a renaissance man. He can conduct a full orchestra and choir (which he did for 30 years), build houses and cars, and laugh at fart jokes while wearing a full tux with tails."
"My husband: He listens, he never repeats mistakes, he puts the kids to bed every night (checking teeth and reading stories), he always keeps his promises, he makes elaborate breakfasts for the kids on the weekends, he keeps kids away from their mama when she's about to go nutball with their bickering, and he puts Will Smith to shame."
Hellion: "I love my Daddy because he's smart, handsome, capable, and witty as hell. When I was little, he would take me for rides on his motorcycle and we'd go tearing up and down the pasture, having a grand old time; he also took me fishing and he taught me to swim. He could make anything he needed--and was able to make things I'd need for projects as well; and he could also cook and clean up after himself. I get my sarcastic wit from him--and one of my favorite witticisms was him explaining to my aunt what the bead necklaces hanging off my rearview mirror meant. He claimed they were my speedometer for my car. If they were trailing toward the backseat, I was driving too fast. If they were hitting the windshield, I was braking too fast. And if they were spinning in a circle, she better be seat belted because I clearly didn't know where I was going. (This was a response off the fly, when he was 85 or 86...He's only gotten more smart-alecky as time passes.)"
"Dear daddy,
I get my ninja skills from you. We both know I could best you in a match of ultimate awesomeness. Even the flight attendant on the plane agreed. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He saw potential in my ninjaness. Well, among other things.
While you have lost the ninja debate, you're a great man who I look up to and defer to your magic skills of remodel and fix-it abilities. While you spent most of my childhood working to make sure we had a roof over our head and food to eat, you took time out of relaxing in front of the TV to teach me how to pitch a softball. How to shoot the hook shot and the three and dribble like a guard in the pros. You encouraged my love of sports even though I was (and still am) clumsy, awkward and so far from graceful there should be a youtube channel of my antics. You drove me to challenge myself and continue working on my game, all the while you were teaching me the real lesson in life. You don't have to be born with the talent to shine, hard work, determination and stubbornness can get you there too. You just have to fight for what you want and don't get discouraged when you fall short. Pick yourself up and try again.
And I've fallen off ponies. And fallen off the roof in my attempt to fly. And fallen down as I tried to jump on the merry-go-round. Fallen out of trees. Been down, discouraged and ready to give up. Broken bones and skinned knees and burned the skin from my flesh (not to mention the misfortunate of sharp objects operating near me) and all the scars I have are to show that you taught me never give up. I'll never give up.
So, in honor of all you've give me, I picked up something real nice for you daddy. A special, "That's about enough of that." for Father's day. *grin* I knew you'd like it.
Happy Father's day, daddy. I love you (I know you just grimaced- get over it.)
Your Monkey, Toots.
Chance: "Dad was a handsome man and sent several of my girlfriends into a bit of a swoon. He also was the master of the colloquialism. "Stand on my head and spit nickels" was a favorite of his and he actually did it while teasing my niece one day. She never forgot it! Another was "Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick" ... "We're off like a herd of turtles!" And of course, "I danced with a girl like that once."
"He's gone now, three years on the Fourth of July. One of the last things he said to my mom involved their meeting and how it changed his life. "Made all the difference." Not a bad memory to leave my Mom. I sure miss him."
Marnee: My dad - My dad passed away five years ago, a month after my wedding. Lung cancer, an unapologetic smoker all his life. My mom said when she cleaned out his truck, she found massive amounts of pain meds--Tylenol, ibuprofen, prescription stuff that she isn't sure how he got his hands on it. We're pretty sure he knew what was coming and was trying his damnedest to stay out of the hospital as long as he could.
I remember the month before my wedding, asking him if he had a preference for a father/daughter dance song. I fully expected him to let me choose as that was kind of his way. But he said he'd get back to me and a week later, called me across the state to say he'd chosen "In My Daughter's Eyes" by Martina McBride. I thought it was sweet, but only later did I realize he might have been saying something to me. I miss him.
"In my daughter's eyes I can see the future
A reflection of who I am and what will be
Though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone I hope you see how happy
she made me
For I'll be there
In my daughter's eyes."
My hubby - I haven't got enough words to say how impressed I am with the kind of father my husband has become. Just tonight he fetched water for a preschooler trying to drag out bedtime, helped burb an infant whose mom's feet were tiring out, and watered plants with a boy who's desperately trying to feel important in a house overrun with a new baby, even though it would have been much faster to water them alone. He loves us all every day and he humbles me.
So tell us pirates of the RWR all about a special man in your life or you can just talk about what hottie you'd like to see next week. I'm all about some naked hottieness.
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Ah, don't dad look great giving me future husband the eye and warning to treat me right? ;-)
Lots a' dads at the pirate festival wit' lots a' little pirates... What life must be like fer the little pirates wit' dads who take 'em ta pirate festivals and put on eye patches and pretend parots on their shoulders?
And today? NASCAR dads!
And me with sunburned boobs... - June 19, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Lovely stories. Really lovely.
And Chance, you're such a beauty. Thanks for sharing that pic! - June 20, 2010 at 4:05 AM
I loved all your tributes to your dads. I got all teary reading them and thinking about my own dad. He belonged to a generation of men that left child rearing and domestic duties mostly to their wives, but he was an exception--an involved father who cooked and helped with housework. I never learned to share his passion for fishing, but I spent countless hours on river banks and in boats reading while he fished. Three of my nephews take their own kids fishing these days, and the trips always evoke memories of similar trips with their grandfather. I've been thinking about him especially today and remembering a line from Gloria Naylor: "Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes."
- June 20, 2010 at 8:00 AM
"Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes."
Janga, this is fabulous. Thanks. :) - June 20, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Marn's tribute made me cry. I love daddies. :)
- June 20, 2010 at 7:58 PM