Archive for July, 2009
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[?]Submitted by RACING NEWS DIGEST
This is part 2 of a 2 part interview Caitlin Shaw had with me here at Racing News Digest. She was gracious enough to put up with me asking all kinds of questions so that I could get to know her a little and pass that information […]
Americans Do Show Their Respect
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[?]Submitted by DaleJarrett4Ever
My dad sent this video to me and I wanted to share it with all of my friends here. Most of us take for granted the freedom which we are given here in the United States and often forget those that are overseas protecting our freedom from those who […]
Woodstock 3: Goat Day
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
This morning, Billy the goat from Southlands Farm climbed into Trusty Rusty and rode with us to the Woodstock School of Art where he served as the star model. Clockwise from lower left: Sketch session, Billy checked out Shawn Field’s computer, Eric Millen built up his Sculpey […]
Finding the Way Through
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[?]Submitted by foothills & highlands
8″x10″ oil on RayMar panel, painted en plein air, alla prima, on July 28th (completed at 1:20pm as lightning started flashing)….$95 including shipping…I recall a science teacher once saying that water finds the path of least resistance, not unlike some of us. We had started painting […]
Wisecracker
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[?]Submitted by BRENDA YORK’S PAINTING A DAY
8×6 oil on canvas, $125
Last week I was invited to speak about my art at a Jewish retirement community. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with these lovely folks and would’ve gladly adopted several of them as additions to my own family. But one guy in […]
Body Shop
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[?]Submitted by Art Blog By Bob
Rachel Spencer’s Financial Times review of Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfection of Form at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy caught my eye last week. The Galleria dell’Accademia, home to Michelangelo’s David and other great sculptures by the master, draws a very clear, very distinct line between […]
“Graceful Discoveries!” ~ 16″ x 12″ ~ A Painting A Day Hudson River School Landscape Paintings by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
“Graceful Discoveries” was a delight to do. This is the first in a brand new series entitled by the same name. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed painting it! ~Connie
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of […]
We have barn lift-off
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[?]Submitted by Animal Place Sanctuary
The potbellied pig barn is up! Sorta! It’s still missing a roof, which will offend the potbellied pigs to no end, but hey, it’s looking pretty darn stylish. The roof will be up soon and so will the other barns. After that, we have the hefty task […]
Greyhound Racing to End in Rhode Island
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
As you may have heard (here and here are two of Stephanie’s posts on the matter), Rhode Island legislators were going to hold a special session to prevent Twin River from shutting down live racing. But thanks to the many people who care about the dogs and don’t […]
On Alienating the Neighbors
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
First of all, I think it’s time I start vlogging, like Elaine does. Here’s the practical issue, though: It involves looking good and it’s usually 5am when I blog and I wouldn’t want to scare anyone. I’ll think about it as I research cameras.
As for neighbors, a couple […]
Jesus Used Cannabis In His Holy Healing Oil?
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Can it really be this simple?
The price of illegal cannabis, of course, puts this oil out of the reach of most in the West.
Ozzy Osbourne: Rock & Roll Dictionary
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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Ozzy Osbourne: the Ward Cleaver of the new millenium.
Pink Floyd: Rock & Roll Wisdom
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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
“Hey you, don’t tell me there’s no hope at all.”-Pink Floyd
Do not even try to tell me there is no hope.
If you want to see hope in the world, do any of the following:
Look into the eyes of a three-year-old with a box of crayons […]
Rock and Roll Twitteroo for 2009-07-29
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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Psychiatrists: the Wal-Mart greeters of the medical community. #
Happy 60th birthday to drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company. #
From the funny irony dept: When Steve Miller finished playing Sat nite, Glen Miller’s “In the Mood” came over the sound system. #
Happy 55th B-day to guitar […]
Songfacts Quiz
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[?]Submitted by Layla’s Classic Rock Blog
How many of you look at Songfacts? I do from time to time and just took this quiz over there. If you take it let me know how you do.
I was a bit disappointed with my score:
Final Score: 15
There are holes in your knowledge, but […]
Sugarcane Ethanol Makers Applaud Data
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[?]Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The California Air Resources Board has updated its calculations of sugarcane ethanol’s emission reductions in the state’s low-carbon fuel standard, giving the biofuel a better carbon score than originally proposed.
Oregon Implementing 2% Biodiesel Fuel Standard Aug. 1
API Denies Claim Its Study Approves Higher Ethanol Blend
DOE, USDA Award […]
A Top…with a “Tattoo”
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[?]Submitted by Off the Cuff Style
This top for my niece Willow was such fun to make!
Inspired by a post on Stacy’s Blog quite a long time ago, I purchased the book “Tattoo Tees”. It is a Leisure Arts book, IBSN- 978-1-60140-766-5
The book has several transfers, meant to resemble “tattoos”. What I […]
Synergy between ethanol, CHP, and electric cars
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[?]Submitted by Energy Answers Blog
I agree with the linked article that we chould make more use of combined heat and power (chp) production and natural gas, but I do not agree with pitting these technologies against ethanol. CHP can be combined with ethanol production for greater production efficiency. On the use […]
Innovative New Yeasts Could Help Cellulosic Ethanol Production
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[?]Submitted by Energy Answers Blog
ARS researchers have been thinking outside the box. Rather than focusing only on the difficult task of converting xylose into ethanol, they developed yeasts that can use xylose for energy and thereby convert more of the glucose in the feedstock into ethanol. Xylose is a type of […]
Why Don’t We Just Burn the Plastic?
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[?]Submitted by PlasticLess.com Blog
Is burning plastic waste a viable solution?
I am putting this question out there, even though the idea doesn’t sit that well with me. This post sat as an unfinished draft from February until today.
Some scientists at Penn State have taken the idea and come up with some prototypes. […]
Useful Economics
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
The Economist’s cover article (”What went wrong with economics”) discusses the failure of macro and financial economics in the recent financial crisis, but they caution against throwing the baby out with the bathwater:
In its crudest form—the idea that economics as a whole is discredited—the current backlash has gone […]
Poll Results: Caffeine
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
Hey! There’s a NEW POLL (taxes!) to the right —–>
I Get My Caffeine from
Coffee (drip)
52%
34
Coffee (espresso)
20%
13
Tea
14%
9
powerdrinks (Brawndo!)
2%
1
chocolate!
12%
8
I’m glad to see coffee as number one — because I drink espresso
And the brawndo ad is here. It’s funny
Bottom Line: Everyone has […]
Better than Water Budgets
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
SJ asks:
The Irvine Ranch Water District’s water budgeting scheme [which is gaining popularity in other water districts; see this post] sounds pretty cool and complicated (like the tax code)… is this approach too complicated or is it fair?
IRWD gives each household a “water budget” based on the number […]
Bleg: Water Audit Calculator
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
Ben Pink works in conservation for a bay area utility, and he wants your help:
I created a self water audit calculator [XLS] that I’m considering putting on our website once I have it tested and developed a bit further.
I’m wondering if you would be willing to test this […]
Water at Airports
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
I’ve been passing though a lot of airports recently, and — by no coincidence — I’ve been thirsty a lot recently. The simple reason for my thirst is the requirement that — for our “security” — I empty my water bottle at each security checkpoint.
Now most of you […]
