Archive for March, 2010
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[?]Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
This is the Monday image. One more bicycle.
Things go quite well with the new blog. I have two big posts up now, I guess I’ll announce it any time now
“Comic Strip” is a song by Serge Gainsbourg. You know, that’s the guy […]
Purple Crocus
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[?]Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
Purple Crocus, Canton, NC - 2010
(Click on photo to enlarge.)
Fewer people bother to argue which is better, film or digital, anymore. Digital continues to gain converts daily, and the question of potential print quality isn’t even debatable anymore. Have you ever tried to photograph a flower in […]
Workshop: NOW BOOKING
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[?]Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
In your gut you want to be a PHOTOGRAPHER. You have a great eye for composition but you just need some guidance, to help YOU fulfill your dreams.
Make the jump from thinking and daydreaming and create great photographs…
You can click HERE to go straight to the […]
PetGear Pet Travel System – Stroller, Carrier, Car Seat
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[?]Submitted by Natural Pet Health Blog
The links you see within our articles are links to products which we have found safe & effective for the conditions and ailments being discussed. They are natural & holistic products that we honestly believe in and feel confident recommending, and which are backed by iron-clad, […]
Preventing Internal Parasites in Cats
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[?]Submitted by Natural Pet Health Blog
The links you see within our articles are links to products which we have found safe & effective for the conditions and ailments being discussed. They are natural & holistic products that we honestly believe in and feel confident recommending, and which are backed by iron-clad, […]
Jobs, Motorcycles And Nostalgia
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Steve Jobs Riding a 1966 BMW (Taken in 1982)
The word “nostalgia” is a compound from ancient Greek consisting of nóstos (”returning home”) and álgos (”ache”). Etymologies don’t get much more interesting than that if you’re into that sort of thing.
In the late 1600’s a Swiss doctor identified […]
Nate Quarry vs Tim Credeur Post Fight Picture
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[?]Submitted by MMA Fight Girls Blog
Yeah, yeah, I know, Nate Quarry fought Tim Credeur back in September of 2009, but damn, this is the first time seeing this pic and I just thought it was something that had to be posted. With the exception of the sliced open prestitch shots, […]
Maoists terrorizing India
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[?]Submitted by Stars Over Washington Blog
Are you aware that Maoists are terrorizing parts of India? Well, I wasn’t and am saddened to hear of it.
In fact, I have missed the ball on the Naxalites all together, lucky you’re there to guard my back on the throw. Turns out, the Maoist political […]
President signs Health Insurance Reform Bill w/ Neptune to US Moon: 3.23.10
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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog
22 Signing Pens, 2 per letter.
While I was typing the following post, President Obama signed into law his Health Insurance Reform legislation at 11:55 am edt, White House, with South Node 17Can59 in 1st house which indicates the historical nature of the signing event. However, SN […]
Daily Links
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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog
Some random hotty is in a bikini.
[ The Blemish ]
Kate Gosselin dances, fails.
[ Fatback Media ]
Robert Downey Jr. look suncomfortable.
[ Geno’s World ]
Mila Kunis does GQ.
[ Hollywood Tuna ]
Xtina isn’t herself tonight.
[ popbytes ]
Why does American Idol hate us so much?
[ Seriously? OMG! WTF? ]
Anna Nicole Smith Is Still In Debt
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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog
Just because Anna Nicole Smith is dead doesn’t mean the government can’t get their
$ right? Even though Anna Nicole Smith died in 2007, a tax lien is being implemented
for taxes due in 2008. Yea it could be a huge mistake but for the time being it is […]
Sarah Palin Might Be Getting Her Own Show
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[?]Submitted by Notorious News Blog
Sarah Palin is in talks with Discovery to shoot an outdoorsman show hosted by the
former vice presidential nominee. Her asking price? $1.2 million per episode. That
is a ridiculous amount of money to pay for a show but she has producer Mark Burnett
at her side so she just […]
Energy Security Populism: Oil Prices, American Leaders, and Media
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[?]Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
The following guest essay is by Kevin Kane. Kevin is an energy market strategist, Asia political affairs analyst, and Korean language linguist living in Seoul, South Korea. Kevin previously published American Freedom from Oil: A Bipartisan Pipedream.
Energy Security Populism:
Oil Prices, American Leaders, and Media
By Kevin P. Kane
American […]
Odd vols / Odd bedfellows
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[?]Submitted by Bookride Blog
I have finally got round to sorting out a five year accumulation of odd vols. The most common are odd volumes of Churchill’s ‘magisterial’ The Second World War (Cassell 1948 to 1954 6 vols) followed closely by odd volumes of Proust’s ‘incomparable roman fleuve’ the 12 volume Remembrance […]
SETAGAWA
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[?]Submitted by Ship of the Day
Today Ship of the Day is the recently delivered very large crude carrier (VLCC) Setagawa (IMO: 9391763, Port of Registry: Tokyo). The Setagawa has an overall length of 333 meters, is 60 meters wide and has a maximum draught of 20.5 meters. These dimensions give the […]
My last proper day in the shed
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[?]Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
Today was my last proper day in the shed as the Shackleton arrives tomorrow and I have to do a two day handover to the wintering boating officer. So here I am removing the engines from Erebus who is coming north with us for some […]
Mel and I last dive photo
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[?]Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
Last Dive?
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[?]Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
This is a picture of the remaining summer Bonner Team. Mel and myself in the dive suits, JJ the lone male, then Sian and Amber from Edinburgh Uni doing PHD’s, Terri the marine assistant (going into her second winter down here) and Colette the new […]
Sailing Photo Of The Day - Sailing by Alcatraz
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[?]Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Sailing by Alcatraz, originally uploaded by TannerSmith.
Between Home Trailer
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[?]Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Over the last few years you may, like me, have been following the adventures of Nick Jaffe. Nick was a young Australian living in Europe, with little sailing experience and less money. Nick decided to sail back home to Oz.
Nick blogged about it, how […]
Michael Vass comments on the Health Care Reform signing
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[?]Written by Michael Vass
Depending on when this is read, President Obama will either be about to, or will have, sign the Health Care Reform into Law. It will be a moment of the most grave importance to every American, and those yet to be born.
On April 6th I will be 42 […]
Water and human rights — part 1
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
This post is one of ten in the serialization of my paper on human rights, which is introduced here.
Introduction
Ask anyone if there is (or should be) a human right to water, and most will say yes. Tell them that millions die each year for lack of access to […]
Water and human rights — overview
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
I have written a paper on this topic* that’s entitled “Water rights and human rights: The poor will not need our charity if we need their water”
Many people have strong feelings on this topic, and I hope that they will read, contemplate and comment on it.
I have decided […]
Flashback: 14 — 20 Mar 2009
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
These posts are still relevant (to me :), so please read/comment:
Some thinking on Ecosystem Services Sellout? and more thinking on Local Water and Local Agencies
Not Getting It at the AWWA (still not upset that I canceled my membership)
Landscaping and Thirst — water isn’t so “precious” when we have […]
Politicians extending their monopoly
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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
Speaking of human rights and water…
We get this
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is currently working on a proposal to introduce a human right to water, which may be worded so as to restrict private sector participation in the industry. An independent investigator, Catarina de Albuquerque, […]
