Dancing with the Divine: Yoga With John Friend In Detroit

Once in a while, life presents you an experience that is so meaningful, you?re not the same person afterwards. A couple of weeks ago I experienced such a transformation, as I spent the weekend studying yoga with the founder of … Continue reading →

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R2P: Libya Intervention a Historic Milestone

Francesco Femia, Wash NoteWhen explaining his decision to authorize a military intervention in Libya (which he actually did well before Monday's speech), President Obama stated: "We cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy." There was history in that statement. It was the latest affirmation of a human rights movement that grew out of an unexpectedly violent decade.Following the brutal massacres committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda in the 1990s, the world asked itself -- at what point is it our responsibility to stop the slaughter of innocent people?

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Striding Into 2011

If you followed our blog last year, we thank you. We also apologize. What we expected would be only a short break beginning last fall has ended up being a four-month hiatus. We won?t burden you with a mundane, tediously long explanation for our absence from the blogosphere. Broadcasting the minutiae of our personal life [...]

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At Japan Plant, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Nearly three weeks after the earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on an aging nuclear power plant on Japan's Pacific coast, officials handling the crisis face multiplying hurdles, making the end goal of a stable facility with a functioning cooling system seem further from reach.

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How I Became a Burn Victim, with a Sprained Ankle to Boot

It was a foggy night on the Tuolumne River, with average evening temperatures settling in the low 50s. We had decided to set up camp at Indian, just under a mile downriver from Powerhouse. My fellow rafting mates were finally asleep after a long night of sharing jokes by the campfire and enjoying a brewski [...]

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"Freedom Fighters"? Now That's a Howler

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The Other Half Of The Egg

If you find yourself tearing through egg yolks in the kitchen, with a surplus of whites left behind, don't just toss them out. It's the white that gives life to sweet and spicy nuts, sichuan pork and classic cookies like macaroons and financiers.

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Thoughts of 2010 and the Role of Tourism in Protecting Biodiversity and Promoting Quality of Life, Part 5

Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Tourism Development What guides the following thoughts on sustainable tourism originate from some of the broader questions we contemplate at TIES, and the work supported by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). I suppose it’s also based on what I think about, rather optimistically, as an academic, tour operator, and [...]

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Everyday Radiation Exposure Is A Tiny Health Risk

We've heard about radiation from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan reaching U.S. shores. Professor Peter Caracappa, of the Rensselaer Polytenchic Institute, talks to Renee Montagne about different types of radiation people encounter and how to weigh the risks.

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'Top Chef': How Did Such A Great Season Lead To Such An Uninspiring Finale?

Tonight's Top Chef finale may not be a very satisfying one, which is a sad ending to a season that started out pretty well ? especially for an All-Star outing.

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Snow Kayaking Video

Just for fun/wasting time/inspiration when you head up to Tahoe (instructions not included, I assume your mother raised you with a sense of your own limits): Bookmark This!

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Texas Republicans Take Harder Line On Immigration

The relatively welcoming, tolerant attitude embraced by former Gov. George W. Bush is being overtaken by a flood of Arizona-style get-tough measures. And while legal challenges will surely follow if many of those measures pass, the debate in Texas is clearly shifting.

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New Coalition to Focus on Human Rights, Democracy in Iran (The Atlantic)

As protests spread across the Middle East, a new coalition in Washington seeks
to change how the administration and the world talk about Ahmadinejad's regime



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More Obstacles Impede Crews In Japan Nuclear Crisis

Mounting problems, including incorrect radiation figures and a shortage of storage tanks, stymied emergency workers Sunday as they tried to nudge Japan's stricken nuclear complex back from the edge of disaster.

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Striding Into 2011

If you followed our blog last year, we thank you. We also apologize. What we expected would be only a short break beginning last fall has ended up being a four-month hiatus. We won?t burden you with a mundane, tediously long explanation for our absence from the blogosphere. Broadcasting the minutiae of our personal life [...]

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Growing Up Mixed, Blended In The New American Family

New census figures show that the number of mixed-race Americans has grown by nearly 50 percent in the last ten years. And that rise in number is most pronounced in the South. Census data also reveals that 17 percent of kids in the U.S live in blended families. In Tell Me More's weekly parenting conversation, host Michel Martin explores the experiences of mixed-race and blended families. Weighing in on the discussion is Suzy Richardson, founder of the website, MixedandHappy.com, Karyn Langhorne Folan, author of Don't Bring Home A White Boy: And Other Notions That Keep Black Women from Dating Out and NPR editor Davar Ardalan.

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U.S. Mulls Arming Libyan Rebels

The Obama administration is taking the position that the United Nations arms embargo on Libya does not prohibit countries from providing arms to the rebels who are fighting to overthrow the Gadhafi regime. The U.S. argument is that by authorizing "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya, the U.N. Security Council allowed an exception to the arms embargo. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that no "decision" has been made to provide arms to the rebels, but other U.S. officials say it is under active consideration. NPR's Tom Gjelten speaks to Michele Norris about the latest.

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Unyielding President Leaves Some Unswayed

President Obama on Monday offered a resolute answer to a question that has been on the minds of many war-weary Americans over the past 10 days: Why did we mobilize the U.S. military in Libya? And why now? But for critics, the president's defense of intervention fell short.

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New Book about California Rivers

Rivers fans, you might be interested in a new book out by conservationist and photographer Tim Palmer–it’s called Rivers of California: Nature’s Lifelines in the Golden State.� Looks totally fascinating and beautiful–especially if you’re an AO frequent floater and have explored some of these river systems from the top of a raft!� You can learn [...]

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New Republic: Post-Speech, Some Questions Linger

President Obama addressed the American people on Monday in order to clarify reasons and expectations for military engagement in Libya. The editors of The New Republic argue that the speech was admirable and assertive, but Obama left a few things unsaid: namely, what to do about Gadhafi.

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Ankeny Rides Spines

frequency TSJ contributor, photographer, and spine slayer Chris Ankeny goes to his happy place near his home in BC’s Coast Mountains.

happyplace from Chris Ankeny on Vimeo.

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Egypt's College Campuses Rocked With Unrest

Although Cairo's Tahrir Square has returned to normal, protests continue on Egypt's college campuses. Students are calling for the removal of university leaders appointed by the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak.

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Obama and American Power

John Judis, The New RepublicPresidents and secretaries of state have not always come entirely clean in explaining why they were doing things, especially military actions. They tend to leave out key motives: Think of Ronald Reagan invading Grenada in 1982 to save medical students who unaccountably found themselves in danger; George H.W. Bush conjuring up Iraqi atrocities in Kuwait, but not mentioning Iraqi control of global oil; or George W. Bush invoking Saddam’s nuclear arsenal to justify an invasion of Iraq.

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Hunting For Traces Of America's First Inhabitants

Reporting in Science, researchers write of finding blades and spear points that pre-date Clovis tools ? long thought to be the earliest evidence of people in the Americas. Archaeologist Michael B. Collins talks about how the discovery could change theories about the first inhabitants.

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As Canadian Oil Moves South, Americans Push Back

Canada is the biggest foreign source of oil for the U.S., and that share is bound to grow. But with oil that results in a larger carbon footprint and plans to bring infrastructure to American roads and farmland, some are speaking out.

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Supreme Court to Hear Campaign-Finance Case

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First Snowpack Report of 2011

As you know, we’ve had some crazy weather this fall and early winter.�We’re off to�a good start, but keep in mind that despite all this early precipitation, it is�still too early to tell with certainty what the 2011 rafting season will be like. If we had a dry weather pattern develop between now and April, [...]

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GE Rakes in Profits But Pays No Taxes

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GE Rakes in Profits But Pays No Taxes

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Crypt Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park

You’ll find Crypt Lake on page 113 of Don’t Waste Your Time in the Canadian Rockies, the Opinionated Hiking Guide. It’s Trip 22. You’ll also find it on the agenda of every visitor to Waterton Lakes National Park who has any interest in hiking. It’s by far the most popular trip in the park, and [...]

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14 Day Long Lasting Lovely Little Lantern

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The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used

For 30 years, it was kept secret. Hidden in West Virginia's Greenbrier Resort was a massive bomb shelter stocked with supplies for members of Congress in case of an emergency.

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Yemen's Leader Drops Offer To Leave By Year's End

Yemen's president, clinging to power despite weeks of protests, scrapped an offer to step down by year's end on Sunday, as Islamic militants taking advantage of the deteriorating security took control of another southern town.

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Is It 1848 in the Arab World?

Leon Neyfakh, Boston GlobeThe feeling of witnessing history as it unfolds before your eyes is one of those singular and uncanny things that really deserves its own word in German. It’s a feeling many of us have gotten used to over the past several months, thanks in large part to events in the Middle East that have appeared every bit as dramatic as anything we ever read in our high school textbooks. Processing the unrest in real time from half a world away has been humbling: The speed of events, and the fact that no one saw them coming, has made even short-term predictions seem like a fool’s errand.

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It's Been 32 Years Since TMI's Partial Core Meltdown

Monday is the anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history. The partial core meltdown at Three Mile Island on March 28, 1979, was a major setback for nuclear power in the U.S. But the industry did learn some crucial lessons about safety and crisis management from the accident.

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Kayaking the Lehigh River in December ? Fun!

OK, time to catch up on the myriad of blog postings I have not been putting on here.� I just got back from nearly a month in Pennsylvania and yes, I did take�a kayak out with me since I drove out – I have a strong feeling that it’s just wrong for a whitewater kayaker [...]

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Politics of the Health Care Law on Its First Birthday

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FoodCyclist: Bicycle Trip Around The World

Every now and then, an unusual request comes along that is so inspiring that we are happy to support it. Riding around the world for two years with your spouse to bring exposure to organic farming stories while mixing in … Continue reading →

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Tech Question (Balloon-juice.com)

Is there any way to send folders from an Apple laptop to a PC via Bluetooth? I
can send individual files, but I would like to send an entire folder with
subfolders.

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Protesters Crowd London Over Spending Cuts

Tens of thousands of protesters crowded central London on Saturday to protest government cuts to public services, streaming in from around the country with banners, balloons and whistles.

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Hunt On For Source Of New Radioactive Leak

Japanese nuclear safety officials said Friday that they are looking closely at a leak of radioactive water at the troubled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The contamination is likely from the third reactor's vessel, but the reactor's core may not necessarily have been breached.

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The Middle East Crisis Has Just Begun

Robert Kaplan, Wall Street JournalIranians attend a Friday prayer service in February. If Iran's theocracy prevails, it will signal a fundamental eclipse of American influence in the Middle East.Despite the military drama unfolding in Libya, the Middle East is only beginning to unravel. American policy-makers have been spoiled by events in Tunisia and Egypt, both of which boast relatively sturdy institutions, civil society associations and middle classes, as well as being age-old clusters of civilization where states of one form or another have existed since antiquity. Darker terrain awaits us elsewhere in the region,...

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Geraldine Ferraro Broke A Barrier For Women, But Roadblocks Remain

Geraldine Ferraro, a former New York congresswoman who became the first woman on a presidential ticket when Walter Mondale named her his running mate in 1984, has died at age 75.

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Unrest In North Africa, Middle East

NATO air cover has allowed rebels fighting against Moammar Gadhafi's forces to gain ground in the eastern part of the country. Meanwhile in parts of Syria, protesters set fire to offices of the ruling Baath party.

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Wine on the River? Sign Me Up.

After living approximately 1.8 miles from O.A.R.S. headquarters just outside of Angels Camp, California for more than 2 years, I decided it was time to go on a rafting trip.  And since I had previously been on some run-of-the-mill, average Class II-III rapids in the past, I also decided it was time to up the [...]

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First Female Vice Presidential Candidate Ferraro Dies

A family spokeswoman said Ferraro, who was diagnosed with blood cancer in 1998, died Saturday at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 75. Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale tapped the former congresswoman to be his running mate in 1984.

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Yogaslackers: The Expedition Experience Ultra Endurance AcroYoga Flow (video)

Breath, life, vitality of the spirit. Join Us On�Facebook,�Twitter,�Vimeo &�YouTube

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First Descent on Black Mountain, CO

Billy Anthony and Jewels Olsen break out the splitboards to conquer a new line with a sketchy closeout exit at Colorado's Black Mountain.

First Decent On Black Mountain in Colorado from Unity Snowboards on Vimeo.

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The Middle East Crisis Has Just Begun

Robert Kaplan, Wall Street JournalIranians attend a Friday prayer service in February. If Iran's theocracy prevails, it will signal a fundamental eclipse of American influence in the Middle East.Despite the military drama unfolding in Libya, the Middle East is only beginning to unravel. American policy-makers have been spoiled by events in Tunisia and Egypt, both of which boast relatively sturdy institutions, civil society associations and middle classes, as well as being age-old clusters of civilization where states of one form or another have existed since antiquity. Darker terrain awaits us elsewhere in the region,...

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Kurt Jenson and Tim Carlson: The Homeschool Edit

Northwest legend and Wild Card Movies man Kurt Jenson and TNF Masters at Crystal Mountain champ Tim Carlson take a few laps with Homeschool around Stevens Pass—sneaky lines, and no goggle pow turns.
 

On the set with Wildcard from Tim Stanford on Vimeo.

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In South Dakota, Abortion Fight Goes On

The state already has among the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. And this week, a new law requiring a 72-hour waiting period took it even further. The law is likely to be challenged in court, and both sides say they'll continue their fight.

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The Backcountry Hikers? Frontcountry Dilemma: Tent Camping vs. RVing

Does this describe you? (1) You hike frequently, so you spend a lot of time driving to trailheads, many of which are remote, some of which are accessible only via unpaved roads. You ask more of your vehicle than do most people. You either own a vehicle with high clearance and perhaps 4WD, or you [...]

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Video: Carbon River Whitewater

Matt Kurle posted this video on Professor Paddle not long ago of himself, Adrian Wigston, Dave Moroles and Joe Howard (aka Super Joe) running the Carbon River – it’s really nice.� And, for those so inclined, yes, there is some carnage. Matt has a lot of good videos on his YouTube channel, which my friend [...]

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The Nation: Remembering The Triangle Factory Fire

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 people, most of them young women. Joshua Freeman of The Nation argues that the reason we still commemorate it is because the painful event was a catalyst for change and reform.

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Computer Body (Video)

Computer Body (Video) COUPON CODE: Save 5% with code GETFIVEOFF According to some sources, Bruce Irons is the second most watched surfer in the world. And why the hell not? The kid goes all futurama in small waves, has no shortage of sack when it comes to pulling in to meaty pits and thinks pro [...]

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Elizabeth Taylor's Legacy: AIDS Activist, Movie Star

Fresh Air's critic-at-large John Powers was raised to dislike Elizabeth Taylor. But he soon fell for her charms. He remembers the legendary actress who was a siren on-screen ? and a committed supporter of HIV/AIDS research.

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George Wendt Interview

Click here to view the video version of this interview. After a career as a middle school match teacher, George Wendt, left Los Angeles, California with his wife Pam and found a home in Angels Camp. He wanted to focus more intimately on the whitewater rafting business he started in 1969, which was intended to [...]

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How many air traffic controllers is too few? (cbsnews)

Officials, airline industry and lawmakers debate cost and safety of staffing
air traffic towers at night

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Analysts Expect Portugal To Need EU Bailout

Portugal looks like it's heading toward an international bailout, becoming the third European country to seek help after Greece and Ireland. After the Portuguese parliament rejected a series of austerity measures proposed by the prime minister, his government resigned. Since then, market pressures on Portugal increased, and the need for financial aid from the EU and IMF became all but inevitable.

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Hiking-Boot Field Test

Backpacking Boots: Salomon ?Cosmic 4D GTX? vs. Asolo ?Synchro GTX? Dayhiking Boots: La Sportiva ?Thunder II GTX? vs. Asolo ?Spyre GV? A couple years ago, having worn numerous brands and models of hiking boots, I settled on Asolo. I?d worn several models of Asolos and all met my essential criteria: light yet rigid. Light boots [...]

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George Wendt Interview

Click here to view the video version of this interview. After a career as a middle school match teacher, George Wendt, left Los Angeles, California with his wife Pam and found a home in Angels Camp. He wanted to focus more intimately on the whitewater rafting business he started in 1969, which was intended to [...]

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Rare Agreement On Abortion: South Dakota Law Makes Poor Test Case

A new law that imposes the longest waits for abortions in the country is vulnerable to constitutional challenge. Supporters of abortion rights have vowed to file suit. And abortion opponents are uncharacteristically mum.

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Sen. Ensign's ex-aide indicted over lobbying (cbsnews)

Douglas Hampton charged with conflict of interest violation; Ensign had affair
with Hampton's wife

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The Nuance on Libya is Not Working

Mark Thompson, TimeThis is a word that crops up whenever a military coalition gets underway. It's like making laws, sausage or journalism -- messy up close. Generally, there's a week or two of bumps, and then smooth sailing. Sometimes -- like in Iraq, for example -- it can take years, but that's due more to inept U.S. planning and resourcing than any alliance issues.The challenge for the Obama Administration is that it went from downplaying the notion of a no-fly zone to flying one almost overnight. Congress felt -- heck, it was -- caught unawares. The White House consulted the UN more...

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Cabela's Pays $10.1 Million Restitution and Gets a Wrist Slap

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How 'Italian Food' Became A Global Sensation

Twenty years ago, Italian food was regarded as cheap, peasant food. Now it's served on menus worldwide and considered to be one of the healthiest cuisines. Esquire Magazine's food critic John Mariani chronicles the story of pizza, macaroni and red sauce in How Italian Food Conquered the World.

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The Real Battle Of Libya (Talkingpointsmemo.com)

Jon Stewart jumps into the CNN-Fox feud over their Libya coverage: "Only [Fox]
can turn, 'our guy missed the shuttle bus' into, 'Fox News alone refuses to
play patsy to America's enemies.'" Watch....


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Energy Fantasyland

Victor Davis Hanson, National ReviewGas is well over $4 a gallon in most places in California -- and soaring elsewhere as well. But are such high energy prices good or bad?That should be a stupid question. Yet it is not when the Obama administration has stopped new domestic offshore oil exploration in many American waters, curbed oil leases in the West, and keeps oil-rich areas of Alaska exempt from drilling. Last week, President Obama went to Brazil and declared of that country's new offshore finds: "With the new oil finds off Brazil, President (Dilma) Rousseff has said that Brazil wants to be a major supplier of new...

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FoodCyclist: Bicycle Trip Around The World

Every now and then, an unusual request comes along that is so inspiring that we are happy to support it. Riding around the world for two years with your spouse to bring exposure to organic farming stories while mixing in … Continue reading →

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Japan's Leaked Radiation May Soon Become Harmless

Early indications suggest most of the radiation released comes from iodine-131 ? and that decays quickly, with a half-life of just eight days. That means that over the course of two or three months, virtually all of the radiation should be gone.

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Urbanears Plattan Headphone ? Red

Urbanears Plattan Headphone – Red Buy Online at Boardwise.com Use Boardwise Coupon Code ‘GETFIVEOFF’ to SAVE 5% Urbanears Plattan Headphone – Red Urbanears are born out of Scandanavia, home of good design and good ideas. These Plattan headphones not only look and sound good, they fold away to a fist sized unit and have a [...]

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Treasury Rejects Cantor's Push for Tax Holiday

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In Minnesota, Melting Snow Means Major Floods

Melting snow might be a welcome sign of spring for many of us. But in Minnesota, a heavy snow melt feeds into its rivers and can mean record flooding. Robert Siegel talks with Mark Voxland, mayor of Moorhead, Minnesota, about what they're doing to prepare.

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Dean Baker: The Imaginary World in Which Washington Lives (Huffingtonpost.com)

When a politician says that they want to end environmental restrictions on
drilling in order to end U.S. dependence on foreign oil or bring the price of
gas down, they are speaking utter nonsense.

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Uncommon Knowledge (Special Edition) (Powerlineblog.com)

(Scott)

Peter Robinson convened a panel consisting of Victor Davis Hanson and Peter
Berkowitz -- Hoover Institution fellows both -- to discuss recent events in
the Middle East. Berkowitz is a frequent visitor to Israel and Hanson had a
ruptured appendix removed in a nightmarish emergency procedure a while back on
his bizarre Libyan holiday. They are both learned analysts of events in the
Middle East.

Unfortunately, the discussion was held before the action by the allied forces
including the United States commenced against the Qadaffi regime Libya. The
conversation is nevertheless full of timely and interesting observations.
Through our arrangement with the Hoover Institution, we are pleased to present
it it in its entirety. Please check it out.


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Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies

Elizabeth Taylor, the English-American actress whose arched eyebrows and deep blue-violet eyes captivated moviegoers, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, a publicist told the AP. She was 79.

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Danny Larsen - "Hooked" Full Part

K2 rider Danny Larsen brings the metal mentality to a variety of terrain in his part from Pirate Movie Production’s latest full-length, Hooked.

Danny Larsen Full Part HOOKED! from Travis Limoge on Vimeo.

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Whitewater Kayaking Eskimo Roll Tip ? Flat Water is Your Friend

I’ve been meaning to do a series of posts on the Eskimo roll for a while – I know, this is very optimistic, considering my posting schedule.� But I really am passionate about it.� Getting a good roll is key to enjoying whitewater kayaking�to its full potential – you get to have more fun with [...]

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Life Gets A Little Easier For Residents Of Sendai

Sendai is the largest city in the area in northern Japan that was hit by the earthquake and tsunami. There are food shortages, gasoline is scarce and many buildings, including the main train station, are closed due to damage. Residents are trying to restart and rebuild their lives.

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Mt Baldy Banked Slalom March 27

Banked slalom season isn't over yet. Even if you've escaped to Southern California for some springtime sun you can still feed your competitive hunger at the Baldy Banked Slalom and Spring Snowboarding Expo, which is open to all ages and skill levels. Check out the poster for more info or visit the official website. 

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Japanese Document Radioactivity In Food

Over the weekend, radioactive iodine and cesium emitted by the crippled facility turned up in milk, spinach and other greens, canola seeds, fava beans and drinking water.That poses a new problem: How to inform the public about the multiplying and scary-sounding test results without unduly scaring them.

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Obama's Libya Moves Show His Freer Foreign Policy Hand, Rankling Congress

President Obama's decision to use the U.S. military against forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moammar Ghadafi has linked liberals and conservatives in concern about the commitment of U.S. forces. Some are asking if he exceeded his authority.

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New Republic: The Biggest Budget Woe Is Ignorance

Though the U.S. budget battle may currently be overshadowed by events in the outside world, William Galston of The New Republic argues that the lack of public understanding when it comes to trimming the budget is disconcerting ? and Obama must work to alleviate these misunderstandings so that the discussion can move forward.

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prAna Boulder Spring Fashion Show 2011

The annual Spring Fashion Show at our prAna store is more of a community event than a couture coup (try saying that 10 times fast). It was a fun filled evening of friends, food and fashion as the evenings raffle … Continue reading →

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Keeping up with the PA (Powerlineblog.com)

(Scott)

Last week the State Department issued an explicit condemnation of the naming
of a square in a West Bank town for a female Palestinian terrorist the week
before the sickening murder spree in Itamar. The JTA noted: "The statement was
more definitive than one issued earlier in the week by a State Department
official who said the Obama administration was seeking clarification on the
matter." Having received clarification, State Department spokesman Mark Toner
added this pathetic formulation to the condemnation: "We underscore that all
parties have an obligation to end any form of incitement." Well, thanks.

It is not easy to keep up with the PA. On the same day that Toner made his
statement, Palestinian Media Watch issued a bulletin pointing out a second
tribute to a terrorist that broadcast on PA television at the same time that
the square was named in honor of the lady murderer. "One week before the
terror attack in Itamar, PA TV honored another accomplice to a suicide attack.
Fahami Mashahara drove a suicide bomber to Gilo in Jerusalem in 2001 who
killed 19 and injured more than a hundred. His daughter was invited to perform
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Learn To Surf With Andy Irons DVD 08

Learn To Surf With Andy Irons DVD 08 Buy Online at Boardwise.com Use Boardwise Coupon Code ‘GETFIVEOFF’ to SAVE 5% Who better to learn all the basics of surfing from than three time world champion of surfing, Andy Irons & TransWorld Surf Magazine Editor Chris Cote? This film will show teach you everything you’ll need [...]

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Flipper Jumps Into Boat, Injures Woman, Is Freed

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Three Books To Rescue Nordic Lit From The Dark Side

Scandinavian lit is getting a bad reputation. The days of fairy tales are over and a new wave of crime fiction has painted a grim picture of the Nordic countries. Author Heidi Durrow offers three books to take you inside the real Nordic world, where ordinary characters live and love in extraordinary ways.

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Miracle March in the Land of Greybird

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Miracle March has been at it again in western Washington. The storms started to roll in the second week of February and haven't stopped since. This time of year is the holy grail to most snowboarders; strong legs, long days and healthy snowpack have the knuckle draggers on high stoke. I wasn't living in Washington when Mt Baker broke the world record for snowfall in 98-99, but now I know what the old boys are talking about. Baker has enough snow for June kicker sessions; the snow has been falling, the temps have been low and the skies have been grey.
“Greybird” is a term we use when discussing the lighting while trying to capture images via megapixel. Dylan Hart has a trained trigger finger and has been firing off shots for the masses. Shooting  in minimal light is a hearty task. Greybird loves to flirt. She flies in and out bringing her light for a minute only to snatch it back once "drop" is yelled. The show must go on. It takes a trained lenseman to search out and find snow features that will photograph in these conditions.
Shawn Freyer and Byron Bagwell headed out with Dylan for a day to play with greybird. We got him to share the outcome with you. Have fun and stay safe out there.

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Japan's Struggles Continue On Multiple Fronts

Workers were forced to evacuate from Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant Monday, putting efforts to restore the plant's cooling systems on hold. Residents and officials also face concerns about radiation-tainted food and water, while essential supplies remain scarce across northeastern Japan.

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Openly-Gay Congresswoman Proposes New Marriage Act

Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is known for her liberal position on issues like the health care and federal spending. The Democrat is the only openly gay woman serving in Congress and is co-sponsoring legislation that would repeal the controversial Defense of Marriage Act, which bans same-sex marriage. In our weekly Political Chat, host Michel Martin speaks with Representative Baldwin about the recently introduced Respect for Marriage Act and gets her take on the developments in Libya and the future of nuclear energy in the U.S.

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NCAA Women's Hoops Heat Up, Too

This year's NCAA tournament marks the 30th for women's college basketball, and it's shaping up to be a historic one. Host Liane Hansen talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan about the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

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Weekly Standard: Keep Defense Spending For Libya

As the U.S. and allied forces launch attacks on Libya, Gary Schmitt and Thomas Donnelly of The Weekly Standard argue that U.S. military action was the right thing to do ? and now, more than ever, the House must be careful not to cut defense spending.

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At Crippled Reactors, Is Time On Our Side?

Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant hasn't been rocked by major incident in a couple of days. But the situation hasn't really improved, either. Are we in a "race against time," as the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog put it, or can we start to breathe easier as time goes on? The answer seems to be: It depends.

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Quick California Flow Update

This just in from HQ!� As of early March, we are at 126% of normal for water content/snowpack in California.� This is pretty cool news–especially because it seems we are still looking at a fairly wet and cool spring, conditions which will either add to the solid base, or will preserve all the good stuff [...]

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Jen Vennon: Story Of A prAna Box (video)

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Openly-Gay Congresswoman Proposes New Marriage Act

Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin is known for her liberal position on issues like the health care and federal spending. The Democrat is the only openly gay woman serving in Congress and is co-sponsoring legislation that would repeal the controversial Defense of Marriage Act, which bans same-sex marriage. In our weekly Political Chat, host Michel Martin speaks with Representative Baldwin about the recently introduced Respect for Marriage Act and gets her take on the developments in Libya and the future of nuclear energy in the U.S.

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Deception, Sex, Aeration: The Secret Life Of Orchids

Orchids are hearty and easy to grow, according to Robert Fuchs, master orchid grower and president of R.F. Orchids in Homestead, Fla. Fuchs, reporting from the Barbados Orchid Society Show, shares orchid growing tips. Plus, botanist Timo van der Niet describes a species of orchid that has managed to replicate the odor of rotting roadkill to attract preferred pollinators.

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Flipper Jumps Into Boat, Injures Woman, Is Freed

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Deception, Sex, Aeration: The Secret Life Of Orchids

Orchids are hearty and easy to grow, according to Robert Fuchs, master orchid grower and president of R.F. Orchids in Homestead, Fla. Fuchs, reporting from the Barbados Orchid Society Show, shares orchid growing tips. Plus, botanist Timo van der Niet describes a species of orchid that has managed to replicate the odor of rotting roadkill to attract preferred pollinators.

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Would YOU Kayak With These Guys? :)

Last Wednesday when the weather forecasters were calling for a torrential dumping of lowland snow around Seattle I was happy to hear that Dave Moroles�was still game for trekking out to the Skykomish for a run – and Rob McKibbin said if we showed up he would have to go, of course.� It turned out [...]

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101 Seconds of Slalom with Stephan Maurer

Take a headfirst look at what it's like to weave flags like a pro in this video from Burton's TheLiftline.TV.

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Foreign Policy: Where Fukushima Meets Cyber Wars

Gen. Keith Alexander, head of U.S. Cyber Command, argued before Congress this week that future conflicts will prompt cyber warfare. David Rothkopf of Foreign Policy argues that in light of Japan's nuclear crisis and the Stuxnet virus, the U.S. needs to strengthen cyber security in order to decrease what could be a substantial nuclear threat.

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Flipper Jumps Into Boat, Injures Woman, Is Freed

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What's Our Plan in Libya?

James Jay Carafano, New York PostJudging from his press conference yesterday, it seems President Obama is unaware of the oldest maxim in war -- "The enemy gets a vote."Hours earlier, for example, Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa declared to journalists in Tripoli that the regime had declared a ceasefire -- so there was (supposedly) no threat to civilians and thus no justification for bombing his troops.

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Obama To Visit Rising Economic Power Brazil

President Obama heads off on a trip to Latin America this weekend. He's due to visit Chile, El Salvador and Brazil ? a growing economic and political powerhouse that is looking for a new relationship with the United States.

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Obama, Clinton stress U.S. supporting role in Libya (Reuters)

BRASILIA/PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton said U.S. forces were poised for action in Libya, but made
clear Washington was determined to play a supporting role in military action
there.

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Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher Dies

Warren Christopher, who worked for peace in Bosnia and the Mideast in the Clinton administration, died late Friday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a spokeswoman at his law firm. He was 85.

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The Tatshenshini-Alsek: Ice Age Jackpot

The Tatshenshini-Alsek ranks among the world’s top five wilderness river trips. It’s a scenic rival of Grand Canyon and it bisects North America’s most pristine wildlife region—A Jack London land of wolves and wolverines, moose and mountain goats and Dall sheep, and one of the world’s biggest population of grizzly bears. Giant peaks 15,000 feet [...]

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'Shop Talk': Documentary Stirs Tension Between NBA Stars

Basketball takes center stage in Tell Me More's weekly "Barbershop" conversation. Among other topics, host Michel Martin discusses President Obama's picks for March Madness as well as the discord between former Duke basketball star Grant Hill and fellow NBA veteran Jalen Rose. Weighing in on the discussion are author Jimi Izrael, columnist Ruben Navarrette, sports reporter Pablo Torre and cultural commentator and professor Marc Lamont Hill.

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Wine on the River? Sign Me Up.

After living approximately 1.8 miles from O.A.R.S. headquarters just outside of Angels Camp, California for more than 2 years, I decided it was time to go on a rafting trip.  And since I had previously been on some run-of-the-mill, average Class II-III rapids in the past, I also decided it was time to up the [...]

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The Great Midwestern Backlash

Andrew Leonard, SalonIn 2008, Barack Obama carried Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, three crucial Midwestern states in which he had campaigned unceasingly. Two years later, the midterm tidal wave handed monolithic control of the state legislature and governor's mansion in each state over to Republicans. The new governors, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Ohio's John Kasich and Michigan's Rick Snyder, immediately and forcefully moved to exploit their power in pursuit of bold Republican agendas.We're not just talking good old-fashioned budget-balancing mandated cuts in public services. The grandiose...

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Best Internship on Earth

There is quite a bit of hype surrounding the Sierra Club’s self-titled “Best Internship on Earth,” and rightfully so. Last year, one lucky winner got to travel around the U.S. and video blog his awesome adventures through the Sierra Club’s youth programs, including whitewater rafting in California. He also got a bunch of free gear [...]

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Hans Ahlund - "Hooked" Full Part

Hans Ahlund and the Pirate Movie Production crew show off their creative spot scouting with  wallrides and rooftop drops aplenty in this segment from Pirate's latest release Hooked.

Hans Ahlund Full Part HOOKED from Travis Limoge on Vimeo.

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Best Internship on Earth

There is quite a bit of hype surrounding the Sierra Club’s self-titled “Best Internship on Earth,” and rightfully so. Last year, one lucky winner got to travel around the U.S. and video blog his awesome adventures through the Sierra Club’s youth programs, including whitewater rafting in California. He also got a bunch of free gear [...]

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Living In The Atomic Age: Remember These Images?

Since the 1940s, we have been living in the Atomic Age. Each decade has produced images and imaginings that, when stitched together, add up to our ambivalent relationship with nuclear power.

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The Hazards Of Twitter: How Much Is Too Much In 140 Characters Or Less?

Neda Ulaby reports that recent world events have refocused attention on the shifting standards for jokes in the Twitter age. One comedian has already lost a high-profile job for tweeting about Japan.

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The Root: Men Can Be Feminists, Too

March is Women's History Month, celebrating women in communities everywhere. Byron Hurt of The Root discusses how he came to embrace feminism ? despite the fact that he is a man ? and argues that if men could get over their fear of feminism, they could see that it has positive sides for both genders.

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Whitewater Kayaking Slalom Technique How-To Videos

As usual, after watching videos of my friends creeking Class V, I went searching for some instructional videos on kayaking slalom technique because I know I’m weak in the eddy-catching / boat control department.� After plugging around for a while I finally found this awesome site called Canoe Slalom Technique that has a big section [...]

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Cyrill Muller Discusses Shooting Film

In this video from Burton's TheLiftline.TV photographer Cyril Muller makes a compelling argument for shooting film in an industry pervaded by 10 frame-per-second sequences and instant gratification, explaining his motivation and experience shooting with a variety of rare cameras and film stocks. To see more of Muller's film prints and read more about his unique approach to capturing snowboarding, check out our current Issue #8.4 PhotoBook.

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Obama To Visit Rising Economic Power Brazil

President Obama heads off on a trip to Latin America this weekend. He's due to visit Chile, El Salvador and Brazil ? a growing economic and political powerhouse that is looking for a new relationship with the United States.

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Beautiful Field Kitchens From Kanz

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Best Sustainable Seafood iPhone App!

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2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race (video)

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The Backcountry Hikers? Frontcountry Dilemma: Tent Camping vs. RVing

Does this describe you? (1) You hike frequently, so you spend a lot of time driving to trailheads, many of which are remote, some of which are accessible only via unpaved roads. You ask more of your vehicle than do most people. You either own a vehicle with high clearance and perhaps 4WD, or you [...]

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New In Paperback: March 14-20

Critical darling David Mitchell serves up a screwball tale in a Dutch outpost off Japan in 1799, Sam Lipsyte brings his effortless humor to campus, and China Mieville recounts an epic "squidnapping." Desmond Tutu reflects on forgiveness, and translator Edith Grossman tells of channeling Cervantes.

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Nuke-O-Noia Could Be The Worst Threat To Japan

The world has been riveted in recent days by the news coming out of Japan. Explosions at nuclear power plants, earthquakes and tsunamis are enough to scare anyone, but commentator David Ropeik says the greatest danger could come from fear itself.

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Medicine's Rising Costs Put Hippocratic Oath At Risk

Are doctors rationing health care? Health policy analyst Gregg Bloche says doctors routinely compromise the principles of the Hippocratic Oath when they decide which expensive tests and treatments they can and can't provide, in order to please lawmakers, lawyers and insurance companies.

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Wine on the River? Sign Me Up.

After living approximately 1.8 miles from O.A.R.S. headquarters just outside of Angels Camp, California for more than 2 years, I decided it was time to go on a rafting trip.  And since I had previously been on some run-of-the-mill, average Class II-III rapids in the past, I also decided it was time to up the [...]

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Japan Tries To Cool Damaged Nuclear Reactors

In Japan, workers are struggling to gain control over reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant damaged by last Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Reactor No. 3 is perhaps in the direst condition ? with damaged fuel rods, a possible breach in the containment system and smoke rising from the reactor. Japan aborted a helicopter mission to dump water on the reactor Wednesday evening. Michele Norris talks to NPR's Richard Harris.

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Haley Barbour's Challenge: Dropping Deep South's Baggage

Haley Barbour's early stumbles on race have been surprising given his political knowledge. As a savvy politician with national aspirations from the Deep South, one might have expected him to be off to a better start.

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Sunny Skies and South Fork Raftin?

Shore don’t feel like winter ’round these parts.� Skies have been blue, daffodils are starting to poke their heads up, and the hills are turning green.� Perfect time to remind you that we offer year ’round rafting on the South Fork of the American River.� Sure you need a wetsuit, but the�river flows are good [...]

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Japan's Earthquake Sends Tremors Through Chip Industry

Plants that manufacture semiconductors for devices like smart phones are vulnerable to rolling blackouts, and transportation throughout Japan is snarled. Forty percent of the world's supply of NAND flash storage comes out of Japan.

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Public sector job cuts top 132,000 (Guardian)

Latest ONS figures show central and local government redundancies accelerating
? with 32,000 education jobs lost in the last three months alone

More than 132,000 jobs were lost from the public sector last year according to
the latest figures which show redundancies across central and local government
gathering pace with an alarming number of jobs cuts in education.

Some 45,000 public sector jobs were lost in the last three months of 2010
including 32,000 in schools and colleges.

The figures are partly attributed to the government's recruitment freeze but
the increasing pace suggests that the coalition's cuts are beginning to
translate into job losses. It is now known that overall 170,000 local
government workers have been issued with 'at risk' notices, which will still
take some months to translate into redundancies.

There was also a surprise rise of 9,000 extra employees in public
administration, raising questions about whether the government is managing to
reduce the cost of administration. Every government department currently has a
target to cut at least 30% of its central costs by 2015.

The total number of unemployed people increased by 27,000 in the three months
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Don't Take Nukes Off the Table

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Whitewater Kayaking Eskimo Roll Tip ? Flat Water is Your Friend

I’ve been meaning to do a series of posts on the Eskimo roll for a while – I know, this is very optimistic, considering my posting schedule.� But I really am passionate about it.� Getting a good roll is key to enjoying whitewater kayaking�to its full potential – you get to have more fun with [...]

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Looking Back At The Three Mile Island Accident

Michele Norris speaks with Tom Kauffman, who was a reactor operator during the Three Mile Island accident. He is now spokesman for Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry group based in Washington. He says Three Mile Island is very different than what is happening in Japan at the moment. But he was aware, just as the Japanese reactor workers are aware, that residents were being evacuated as reactor employers worked to control the situation.

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Burton Poacher Snowboard Jacket Brimstone

Burton Poacher Snowboard Jacket Brimstone COUPON CODE: Save 5% with code GETFIVEOFF Burton Poacher Snowboard Jacket – Brimstone Look dope and stay dry without draining your wallet. The best deal on snow: with its 2L weatherproofing, articulated mobility, and lightweight, low-bulk Thermacore insulation, the men’s Burton Poacher Snowboard Jacket keeps shreds like Jack Mitrani stoked [...]

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Japanese Flee Area Near Nuclear Power Plant

After another explosion was reported at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan's prime minister announced that those living within about a 20-mile radius should stay inside their homes. But many did the exact opposite: They packed their cars or got into buses ? and headed west.

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Sunny Skies and South Fork Raftin?

Shore don’t feel like winter ’round these parts.� Skies have been blue, daffodils are starting to poke their heads up, and the hills are turning green.� Perfect time to remind you that we offer year ’round rafting on the South Fork of the American River.� Sure you need a wetsuit, but the�river flows are good [...]

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Vans Studded Leather Belt ? Citron/Black/

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U.S. Power Plants Should Withstand Natural Disasters

The Obama administration is not backing away from nuclear power. That's despite the danger facing Japan, as that country tries to cool several reactors following last week's earthquake. The White House is offering reassurance that U.S. plants are built to withstand natural disasters.

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Yes Great Dudes Of History Snowboards

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Auto Supply Chain Feels Japan Quake Reverberations

Japan's domestic auto industry has ground to a halt following last week's massive earthquake and tsunami. All the major auto makers have scaled back production, and rolling blackouts could keep factories shutdowns. Shortages of parts produced in Japan could have an impact throughout the global auto industry.

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National Geo Reminds Us Why Women Rock!

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Paul Robinson: The Story Of Two Worlds (V15)

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Jim Webb, A One-Term Senator By Choice

The 65-year-old former Navy secretary says that after much thought, he had decided to return to the private sector. He offered no additional details about his plans, but said he has "every intention of remaining involved" in national issues.

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Scrambling Mt. Temple

This past week in the Canadian Rockies, enough snow has fallen at high elevations and the daytime temperatures have remained cool enough that scrambling season has clearly ended. Sure, any summit is accessible any time of year, if you’re a black-belt mountaineer. But a patina of snow and/or ice makes a long, steep, rough scramble [...]

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Is the Imperial Presidency Inevitable?

Harvey Mansfield, New York TimesIn “The Executive Unbound,” Eric A. Posner and Adrian Vermeule, law professors at Chicago and Harvard, respectively, offer with somewhat alarming confidence the “Weimar and Nazi jurist” Carl Schmitt as their candidate to succeed James Madison for the honor of theorist of the Constitution.James Madison — until now the father of the Constitution — a theorist of rights, the social contract and consent of the governed, is to cede his place to a man who when confronted with the choice between liberal democracy, Communism and...

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Deep Days at Mt Baker with Luke Thorington

I met Luke Thorington while on the way to hitchhike up to Mt. Baker. He was filling up at a gas station and gave me ride. This guy has one of the best attitudes ever....must be some good water up in Juneau, AK. This edit is from a few days last week at Mt Baker--it just keeps on snowing...

Contour #2 by Sky Rosveld - SnowBalance.com from Snow Balance on Vimeo.

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Official: Riders Say NYC Bus Crash Driver Swerved

Investigators were trying to determine if criminal wrongdoing led to the high-speed crash of a tour bus that overturned on Interstate 95 as it was returning from an overnight casino trip, slamming into a pole that nearly sheared off its roof and killing 14 passengers.

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U.S. Struggles To Keep Up With Arab World Changes

For decades, the U.S. relied on Arab autocrats to provide stability in the Middle East. Now the U.S. is desperately trying to stay in the game, and officials say they will start shifting assistance to support the democratic aspirations and the economic empowerment of protesters.

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Jim Webb, A One-Term Senator By Choice

The 65-year-old former Navy secretary says that after much thought, he had decided to return to the private sector. He offered no additional details about his plans, but said he has "every intention of remaining involved" in national issues.

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Nikkei 225 Down 5.5% (TIME)

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan's largest, opened trading Mon. with a drop of
564.55 points to a total of 9689.88.

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Would YOU Kayak With These Guys? :)

Last Wednesday when the weather forecasters were calling for a torrential dumping of lowland snow around Seattle I was happy to hear that Dave Moroles�was still game for trekking out to the Skykomish for a run – and Rob McKibbin said if we showed up he would have to go, of course.� It turned out [...]

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Growing Number of HC Waivers a Rallying Cry for Repeal

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Crowley Out Over Manning Outburst (Powerlineblog.com)

(John)

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley has been erratic for a while, but he
went too far when, at M.I.T. on Thursday, he called the Defense Department's
handling of Private Bradley Manning "ridiculous and counterproductive and
stupid." Today Crowley resigned from his State Department position.

Reflexive leftism is pretty common at State, and I suppose this was a classic
gaffe, _i.e._, Crowley said what he actually believed. Still, it is hard to
understand how Crowley could have thought it would be OK to slam the Defense
Department. Isn't the State Department supposed to be all about diplomacy?
Isn't it a bit weird that they can't come up with a spokesman who is
diplomatic enough not to insult the guys on his own side?


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National Public Racket

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Local Lange Girl Winner 2011

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Jobs Growing Slowly, Wages Falling Fast

Robert Reich, SF ChronicleAre we making progress on the jobs front? Just barely. And that's not even the big story, which I'll get to in a moment.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 192,000 new jobs in February (220,000 new jobs in the private sector and a decline in government employment), and a drop in the overall unemployment rate from 9 to 8.9 percent. It looks as if we're heading in the right direction. But the progress is far too slow to make a real dent in unemployment. To get the unemployment rate down to 6 percent by 2014, we'd need more than 300,000 new jobs a month, every month,...

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Along Libyan Highway, Fears Of 'Chaos, Civil War'

The conflict between Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and anti-government rebels runs from East to West, along the coastal highway. But in the villages scattered nearby, you'll find a glimpse of the hardships ordinary Libyans suffered under Gadhafi ? and a range of views on how this rebellion could end.

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GOP Without A Clear Front-Runner For 2012 Race

For the first time in more than 50 years, the GOP is without a clear front-runner at this stage of the campaign. That's according to a recent Gallup poll. Guest host Linda Wertheimer takes a look at the early contenders with Don Gonyea, NPR's national political correspondent.

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High-Tech Opera Features Robots as Stars

Composer and inventor Tod Machover is looking to design the opera of the future. His new work, Death and the Powers, tells the story of a wealthy businessman who downloads himself into his environment in a bid for immortality. Machover, a professor of music and media at MIT, talks about his work melding music and technology.

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Former Inmate Of Secretive Prison May Visit Saudi Arabia, Judge Says

A federal judge will allow a former inmate in a restrictive prison unit designed for terrorists and other prisoners to travel to Saudi Arabia for up to a month to visit his "ailing and infirm mother," according to a court order released Friday.

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Japan Quake Shakes Loose Memories Of U.S. Disasters

Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami bring back images closer to home, from the floods caused by Hurricane Katrina to the devastation of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in Northern California.

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Weight Of War: Soldiers' Heavy Gear Packs On Pain

Chronic lower-back pain and degenerative arthritis of the spine are affecting more and more soldiers fighting in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. So the military has had to devise new ways to treat and manage these injuries. Managing the pain is an emerging field of trial and error.

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