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A half minute of doubt

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[?]Submitted by Ted Burke Blog

There are the times when, after bemoaning yet again a noted poet’s latest poem-about-poetry and the attending self-admiration (or self-justification) , I am tempted to do my inventory and investigate the possibility that I’ve turned into a bored drudge for whom all the exciting things in the […]

Sentencing Judge

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[?]Submitted by Knocking from Inside Blog
The throneroom was full of cats
but only one cat nervously captured the royal arm
by sitting on the King’s sleeve.
The palace chandler had been suborned
to help in an assassination attempt
but a demon politely spat on the deadly candle—
it had been summoned by a helpful wizard.
The King’s son […]

Sunset over the Parthenon

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[?]Submitted by Knocking from Inside Blog
circle poised against
triangular pediment
dark falls over ruins
Collection available! Knocking from Inside

Are Stamp Collectors an Endangered Species?

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[?]Submitted by Stamp Collecting Round-Up Blog
Columnist Harry L. Rinker writes on his website a disturbing article about the future of certain hobbies.
While not specifically mentioning stamp collecting, some of his Ten Signposts to Identify Endangered Collecting Categories do sound frighteningly familiar.
Harry lists these 10 indications that a hobby is becoming extinct…
SIGNPOST […]

Dyson - A Mover and a Sucker!

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[?]Submitted by Vive Le Vegan Blog

As a home cook with three kids and a cat, I spend a lot of my time vacuuming. And since I have been forever disappointed with the vacuum I was using (too bulky to store and too heavy or cumbersome to move), I took Dyson […]

Understanding the Ethanol Tariff Issue

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[?]Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
You may have seen the announcement earlier in the week that Brazil has eliminated tariffs on imported ethanol:
Brazil Announces Temporary Elimination of Ethanol Tariff
WASHINGTON – On Monday, the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade said it would remove the country’s 20 percent ethanol tariff until Dec. 31, […]

Milwaukee Brewers’ outfielder Carlos Gomez is on shaky ground after falling into sudden slump

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[?]Submitted by Imaginary Diamond Blog
The secret is out on Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported after Go-Go’s 4-for-5 effort on Opening Day. This would be the season of change for the ever-dynamic, constantly-struggling young outfielder. Then, reality set in, a scenario that fantasy owners have grown quite […]

Placido Polanco off to a promising start in his return to the Philadelphia Phillies

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[?]Submitted by Imaginary Diamond Blog
The marriage between Placido Polanco and the Philadelphia Phillies couldn’t have gotten off to a better start.
Polanco, 34, ranks second in the National League with 8 RBIs, including a 6-RBI outburst in Philadelphia’s Opening Day over the Washington Nationals. An ideal fit for the powerful, yet unpredictable […]

Oops! St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Colby Rasmus is far better than expected

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[?]Submitted by Imaginary Diamond Blog
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Colby Rasmus is manager Tony LaRussa’s kind of guy. A gritty gamer who plays well beyond his years (23), Rasmus is also precisely the type of player who thrives in LaRussa’s regime. In fantasy, he’s the type of player fantasy owners are kicking […]

Garmin Edge 500, WKO+ 3.0 and cycling iPhone applications

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[?]Submitted by Competitive Cycling Blog
Research by a German University confirmed that cycling improves cognitive ability and brain functions. I read this in the health fund magazine that my parent’s left laying around here. Now, my light-bulb moment during last Sunday’s ride may or may not be a strike of genius but […]

The Dreadnought Hoax Part 1

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[?]Submitted by Bookride Blog

Adrian Stephen. THE “DREADNOUGHT” HOAX. Hogarth Press, London 1936.
Current Selling Prices
$150-$450 /£100-£300
MODERN FIRST EDITION / HUMOUR / SEDITION
Adrian Stephen’s account of supreme prankster Horace de Vere Cole’s elaborate hoax, in which he, Virginia Stephen (later Woolf), Guy Ridley, Anthony Buxton and Duncan Grant masqueraded as Abyssinian royals, […]

HADI

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[?]Submitted by Ship of the Day
The Hadi (IMO: 9362073, Port of Registry: Limassol, Cyprus) is a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) of 333.2 meters long, 60 meters wide and a maximum draught of 22.5 meters. The Hadi was built at Hyundai Heavy Industries and delivered in 2007 to her owners National […]

Vacation Sailing – Part 4 – Final Countdown

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[?]Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog
By the time you get to 60 days out from your sailing vacation, all plans should be hard and fast. If you have followed along on this planning schedule, the last weeks before departure can be used wisely instead of frantically. Most charter companies […]

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival

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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 on June 26th at Toyota Park in Chicago is gonna be an AMAZING event! If you haven’t already, put this one on your schedule now as it is guaranteed to be the grooviest concert experience of the year!
Guitar Center […]

Macho: Rock & Roll Dictionary

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[?]Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Macho: a guy who jogs home from a vasectomy.

E15 Still Faces Challenges

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[?]
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog

Ethanol Stocks Increased in Jan. as Plants Hiked Output
Cobalt Technologies Signs With CSU to Test Biobutanol
Tax Credit Loss Hits Biodiesel Producer
UK Report: Speculators, Not Biofuels, Raised Food Prices

Lighting a Fire with Less Plastic

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[?]Submitted by PlasticLess.com Blog

First off I have to stand up and testify…

I am a teaholic.
There now that that’s over with you will understand why I was looking for a more sustainable option for lighting the burner of the gas range. By the way, nobody calls it a gas range here in […]

Flashback: 4 — 10 Apr 2009

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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
These posts are still relevant (to me :), so please read/comment:
Man-made Drought — and I don’t mean made by regulators.
BEST: My Talk on the Peripheral Canal — and why SoCal doesn’t need it. Good news when The Delta’s Levees Will Fail.
BEST: Economy vs. Environment 2 — some people […]

Some thoughts on sustainability

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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
(via RW) An interesting interview on sustainability with MIT’s John Sterman, who notes that English lacks the antonym for “shortage,” i.e., the existence of excess demand. Economists would agree, and note that this is not a problem in a system that regulates demand (i.e., via prices). The trouble […]

Water is scarce because ideas are scarce

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[?]Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
This Sustainability Survey Poll on Water is flawed. Although “Experts have a strong preference for policy measures that reduce water demand over those that increase water supply,” their poll failed to include higher prices, a demand-reducing option that may be more effective than the current number one choice, […]

Speed Blogging

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