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We’re racking our brains, trying hard to come up with something that might be nicer than taking a Lotus Exige (or its sister, Elise) through the Lake District of rural North West England at this particular moment.

Nope, nothing.

Photo credit: Photography NorthWest

- Gyro

Er is een nieuwe certificatietitel voor Domino bijgekomen: IBM Certified Advanced Application Developer – Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.

Je wordt “Advanced” als je IBM Certified Application Developer – Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5 bent en met succes het examen van één van de volgende testen hebt afgelegd:

• Test LOT-737 – Using LotusScript in IBM Lotus Domino 7 Applications
• Test LOT-753 – Using JavaScript in IBM Lotus Domino 7 Applications
• Test LOT-756 – Using Web Services in IBM Lotus Domino 7 Applications
• Test LOT-803 – Using LotusScript in IBM Lotus Domino 8 Applications
• Test LOT-804 – Using JavaScript in IBM Lotus Domino 8 Applications
• Test LOT-805 – Using Web Services in IBM Lotus Domino 8 Applications
• Test LOT-838 – IBM Lotus Notes Domino 8 Developing Composite Applications

Zie de volgende link voor meer informatie: http://ow.ly/F43V.

Kijk op de AppliGate site voor de update paden: http://www.appligate.nl/home2.nsf/Home/Certificering-Domino-8

As últimas notícias sobre o mercado já permitem aos adeptos da F1 traçarem um cenário razoável para o campeonato de 2010.

5 equipas já têm duplas formadas
Das 13 equipas que podem estar no pelotão na abertura do próximo mundial, no Bahrain, apenas cinco já têm as suas duplas confirmadas: McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari, Williams e Toro Rosso.

Em contrapartida, três escuderias ainda não anunciaram nenhum piloto para a próxima temporada. Já outras equipas nem sequer têm participação confirmada no próximo ano, casos da Renault, que ainda não decidiu o seu futuro, e da Sauber-Qadbak, que até ao momento não recebeu uma posição da FIA a respeito da sua presença no pelotão.

Veja abaixo um prognóstico de cada uma das equipas que devem estar na categoria em 2010, com os pilotos já confirmados e os nomes mais cotados em cada escuderia.

McLaren
Jenson Button/Lewis Hamilton

Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber

Ferrari
Felipe Massa/Fernando Alonso

Williams
Rubens Barrichello/Nico Hulkenberg

Renault
Robert Kubica
Cotados: Kamui Kobayashi, Vitaly Petrov, Romain Grosjean

Force India
Adrian Sutil
Cotados: Pedro de La Rosa, Nelsinho Piquet

Toro Rosso
Sébastien Buemi/Jaime Alguersuari

Mercedes
Nico Rosberg
Cotados: Kimi Raikkonen, Nick Heidfeld, Michael Schumacher

Campos Meta
Bruno Senna
Cotados: Vitaly Petrov, Pastor Maldonado, Roldán Rodriguez, Andy Soucek

Virgin-Manor
Timo Glock
Cotados: Lucas Di Grassi, Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen, Christian Klien, Anthony Davidson, James Rossitter

Lotus
Cotados: Jarno Trulli, Kamui Kobayashi

USF1
Cotados: José Maria Lopez, Johnatan Summerton, Jacques Villeneuve, Pedro de La Rosa

Sauber-Qadbak*
Cotados: Nick Heidfeld, Christian Klien

* Inscrição ainda não aprovada pela FIA

[Fonte: portalf1.com]

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

- Dr. Joachim Schmidt: “We will continue this positive trend, and we expect sales in the fourth quarter to be above last year’s level.”
- Record sales in China – Schmidt: “We expect Mercedes-Benz Cars to increase its sales in China by more than 50 percent in full-year 2009.”
- Mercedes-Benz USA posts best monthly result since the beginning of the year, with sales up by 21 percent in October
- E- and S-Class sedans maintain market leadership

Stuttgart, Germany, Nov 06, 2009 – In October, global sales were up at Mercedes-Benz for the first time this year. Mercedes-Benz was able to increase sales significantly in October by seven percent to 88,400 units (October 2008: 82,500. The smart brand sold 9,300 (October 2008: 11,300) units (minus 18 percent). With the delivery of 97,700 passenger cars (October 2008: 93,800), total sales at Mercedes-Benz Cars increased by four percent. The October sales increase was due to the E-Class and the new generation of the S-Class as well as to high growth rates in many regions such as North America and Asia/Pacific. Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles were also above last year’s level in Western Europe.

“We will continue this positive trend in the coming months, and we expect sales in the fourth quarter to be above the level of the same period of last year,” said Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Head of Sales and Marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars. Contributing to this development will be the new E-Class and the new generation S-Class, as well as the ongoing strong growth rates in the Asia/Pacific region, particularly in China. By the end of September, Mercedes-Benz had already sold more vehicles in China than in all of last year. Says Schmidt: “Mercedes-Benz Cars will continue to grow at a dynamic rate in China, and we expect the increase for 2009 as a whole to amount to more than 50 percent.”

In October Mercedes-Benz once again set a sales record in China, with sales rising by 78 percent to 6,600 units (October 2008: 3,700). As a result, since the start of the year, Mercedes-Benz has been the fastest-growing premium brand in China. In October, Mercedes-Benz Cars also delivered more vehicles than ever before to the Asia/Pacific region as a whole, handing over 14,100 passenger vehicles to customers (October 2008: 10,500) for an increase of 34 percent. High growth rates were also posted in October in Australia (up 22 percent) and South Korea (up 63 percent).

In the United States, October was the best month of the year so far for Mercedes-Benz. Sales bucked the general market trend, rising by 21 percentto 18,200 units (October 2008: 15,000). This was the first time this year that sales were substantially higher than in 2008, and ensured that Mercedes-Benz remains the strongest German premium brand in the U.S. Contributing factors here included the E-Class, deliveries of which tripled to 6,100 units, and the GLK, which was once again the best-selling vehicle in its class in October, with deliveries of 1,800 units. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz posted another sales record in Canada in October, increasing customer deliveries by 28 percent to 2,200 passenger vehicles (October 2008: 1,700).

In the Western Europe region (not including Germany), Mercedes-Benz increased its sales by seven percent in October, thanks in particular to the high increases for the new E-Class. The brand enjoyed strong growth amounting to 55 percent in the UK, with a total of 5,800 units sold.

Sales of new E-Class continued to develop positively in the past month, with worldwide deliveries doubling in October to 17,100 units. Double-digit sales increases were registered in almost all markets. That made it once again the clear market leader in its segment. The company expects the launch of the new station wagon, which can be seen at dealerships starting on November 21, to give an additional positive boost to the E-Class family.

The new generation of the S-Class also got off to a successful start. Worldwide sales of the S-Class sedan were slightly above the previous year's level. Since the beginning of this year, the sedan has been the best-selling sedan in its segment. In China, which is now the biggest market for the S-Class, 1,100 luxury sedans were delivered to customers in October alone, which represents an increase of 12 percent. The sedan also sold very well in Germany, with an increase of 42 percent, and in Japan, where October sales increased by 13 percent. Mercedes-Benz sold 15,100 units of its SUVs worldwide (2008: 14,800), with an increase of two percent. The GLK, which was especially popular, enjoyed mainly double-digit growth rates in the Western European markets.

Overview of Sales by Mercedes-Benz Cars

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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

Stuttgart, Germany, Nov 06, 2009 – In October, global sales were up at Mercedes-Benz for the first time this year. Mercedes-Benz was able to increase sales significantly in October by seven percent to 88,400 units (October 2008: 82,500. The smart brand sold 9,300 (October 2008: 11,300) units (minus 18 percent). With the delivery of 97,700 passenger cars (October 2008: 93,800), total sales at Mercedes-Benz Cars increased by four percent. The October sales increase was due to the E-Class and the new generation of the S-Class as well as to high growth rates in many regions such as North America and Asia/Pacific. Sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles were also above last year’s level in Western Europe.

“We will continue this positive trend in the coming months, and we expect sales in the fourth quarter to be above the level of the same period of last year,” said Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Head of Sales and Marketing, Mercedes-Benz Cars. Contributing to this development will be the new E-Class and the new generation S-Class, as well as the ongoing strong growth rates in the Asia/Pacific region, particularly in China. By the end of September, Mercedes-Benz had already sold more vehicles in China than in all of last year. Says Schmidt: “Mercedes-Benz Cars will continue to grow at a dynamic rate in China, and we expect the increase for 2009 as a whole to amount to more than 50 percent.”

In October Mercedes-Benz once again set a sales record in China, with sales rising by 78 percent to 6,600 units (October 2008: 3,700). As a result, since the start of the year, Mercedes-Benz has been the fastest-growing premium brand in China. In October, Mercedes-Benz Cars also delivered more vehicles than ever before to the Asia/Pacific region as a whole, handing over 14,100 passenger vehicles to customers (October 2008: 10,500) for an increase of 34 percent. High growth rates were also posted in October in Australia (up 22 percent) and South Korea (up 63 percent).

In the United States, October was the best month of the year so far for Mercedes-Benz. Sales bucked the general market trend, rising by 21 percentto 18,200 units (October 2008: 15,000). This was the first time this year that sales were substantially higher than in 2008, and ensured that Mercedes-Benz remains the strongest German premium brand in the U.S. Contributing factors here included the E-Class, deliveries of which tripled to 6,100 units, and the GLK, which was once again the best-selling vehicle in its class in October, with deliveries of 1,800 units. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz posted another sales record in Canada in October, increasing customer deliveries by 28 percent to 2,200 passenger vehicles (October 2008: 1,700).

In the Western Europe region (not including Germany), Mercedes-Benz increased its sales by seven percent in October, thanks in particular to the high increases for the new E-Class. The brand enjoyed strong growth amounting to 55 percent in the UK, with a total of 5,800 units sold.

Sales of new E-Class continued to develop positively in the past month, with worldwide deliveries doubling in October to 17,100 units. Double-digit sales increases were registered in almost all markets. That made it once again the clear market leader in its segment. The company expects the launch of the new station wagon, which can be seen at dealerships starting on November 21, to give an additional positive boost to the E-Class family.

The new generation of the S-Class also got off to a successful start. Worldwide sales of the S-Class sedan were slightly above the previous year's level. Since the beginning of this year, the sedan has been the best-selling sedan in its segment. In China, which is now the biggest market for the S-Class, 1,100 luxury sedans were delivered to customers in October alone, which represents an increase of 12 percent. The sedan also sold very well in Germany, with an increase of 42 percent, and in Japan, where October sales increased by 13 percent. Mercedes-Benz sold 15,100 units of its SUVs worldwide (2008: 14,800), with an increase of two percent. The GLK, which was especially popular, enjoyed mainly double-digit growth rates in the Western European markets.

Overview of Sales by Mercedes-Benz Cars

Source >> Mercedes-Benz-Blog — Unmistakable. Unique. Classy. Mercedes-Benz. – Mercedes-Benz Boosts Sales by Seven Percent
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For 2010 the Legacy looks more aggressive and sporty. The headlights are angled more, the character lines create a more muscular look, along with bigger wheel arches. The Legacy has a more modern, mainstream, Japanese appearance. It will be more competitive in the midsize sedan segment, but it's aggressive styling wouldn't look at home in a forest carrying mountain bikes like the old Legacy did.

While the exterior doesn't give thoughts of the usual Subaru activities of hiking and kayaking, the interior gives impressions of a more mainstream midsize sedan at home in mall parking lots. Comfortably designed for the driver and passenger with easy to use controls, soft cream leather seats, and class leading passenger space. Steering wheel controls are standard on the 2.5i Limited are well laid out and easy for the driver to use. Subaru's shortcomings in quality with their use of hard plastic, flimsy door panels, and cheap wood trim left me disappointed, while the previous generation Legacy excelled in quality.

Subaru has used it's new Lineartronic CVT transmission in the new Legacy. It provides a very smooth drive with gearshifts that are as smooth as a hot knife through butter. The paddle shifters are possibly the easiest I've ever used for manual shifting and coupled with the CVT provide a smooth ride. The base 2.5 liter engine feels very underpowered. Subaru's have been known to have a tighter suspension and this Legacy is completely different. The drive feels more like an everyday sedan focused more on driver comfort than a Subaru has ever been. Everyday driving is more polished and tranquilizing than the previous generation Legacy. I took the Legacy through some winding country roads where Subarus usually shine, and was very surprised. Clumsiness and body roll plagued the Legacy like an old woman without her walker. The 2.5 liter 170 hp engine made the Legacy feel underpowered and heavy. The other two optional 256 or 265 hp engines would make the Legacy feel more capable for everyday driving. Even with Subaru's all wheel drive system it felt as though it lacked Subaru's willingness to go off road, instead focusing on a smooth and comfortable drive for those city folk.

The redesigned Legacy is a Subaru aimed more towards a mainstream market. It's comfortable ride and cabin make for a pleasing highway and city drive. Aggressive styling coupled with it's soft ride may scare away some loyal Subaru owners and attract a different buyer. The Legacy lacks what makes Subaru a Subaru. It has evolved into a mainstream car, one that won't be found driving through dirt trails or going on camping trips, instead will be at home on highways and city streets.

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Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson’s attraction lies in his “naughty boy” ability to beat the rap.  He says outrageous things and gets away with them. He offends almost as many as he entertains, and roars right on unfazed.

On the surface, Clarkson has everything women desire: He’s a powerful celebrity, he’s outrageously wealthy, and he has a cool ride.

In fact, the only thing Jezza doesn’t have going for him is that he’s no longer single. Happily married to his manager since 1993, he now lives in the Cotswolds with his wife, Frances Catherine Cain, and their three children, Emily, Finlo and Katya.

Men We Secretly Adore

While his fashion sense and chauvinistic comments are often cited as making him unpopular with women, in a 2008 poll of 5,000 female members of an online dating website, Clarkson came third in a poll of MISAs – Men I Secretly Adore, behind Jonathan Ross and Phillip Schofield.

Characteristically, Clarkson was upset not to have come top. Clarkson has often recognised and celebrated the fact that car fanatics can be found in both sexes.

In response to the reactions he gets, Clarkson has generally and consistently dismissed his importance, stating “I enjoy this back and forth, it makes the world go round but it is just opinion” and “I don’t have any influence over what people do, I really don’t. It makes no difference what I say. Top Gear is just fluff. It’s just entertainment – people don’t listen to me.”

Comments Don’t Hurt Car Sales

On the opinion that his views are influential enough to topple car companies, he has argued that he has proof that he has had no influence. “When I said that the Ford Orion was the worst car ever it went on to become a best-selling car.”  His concerted attacks have similarly done no harm to the likes of the Toyota Corolla.

On his chat show, Clarkson, he caused upset to the Welsh by placing a 3D plastic map of Wales into a microwave oven and switching it on. He later defended this by saying, “I put Wales in there because Scotland wouldn’t fit.”

On punching Piers Morgan, the editor of Daily Mirror: “Every woman asked me WHYI hit him, and every man WHERE I hit him.”

Some of Clarkson’s more robust opinions:

The Renault Espace:”probably the best of the people carriers. Not that that’s much to shout about. That’s like saying ‘Ooh good I’ve got syphilis, the BEST of the sexually transmitted diseases.’”

The Suzuki Wagon: should be avoided like unprotected sex with an Ethiopian transvestite”

Clarkson’s highway code on cyclists: “Trespassers in the motorcars domain, they do not pay road tax and therefore have no right to be on the road, some of them even believe they are going fast enough to not be an obstruction. Run them down to prove them wrong.”

Bus lanes: “I don’t understand bus lanes. Why do poor people have to get to places quicker than I do?”

Small cars: “We all know that small cars are good for us. But so is cod liver oil. And jogging. I want to drive in a Terminator, not am EM Forster novel.”

The Lotus Elise: “This car is more fun than the entire French air force crashing into a firework factory.”

The Porsche Cayenne: “Honestly, I have seen more attractive gangrenous wounds than this. It has the sex appeal of a camel with gingivitis.”

On Cars: A car can be a tool but it can also be so much more. It can be a heart-starter, it can be a drug, it can be a piece of art and it can stir your soul

Well, over a year ago while we were living in Thailand for a while I studied Silver Jewellery making at Nova Jewellery Collection on Tapae Road in Chiang Mai Thailand.  Partly because I absolutely love silver jewellery, there is something very ancient and seems sacred and somehow tribal….. perhaps all the different cultures who have used silver over the recorded history of art and humans.  The other reason was that I was scared and fearful of failure, intimidated by the use of the torch and red hot heat and the precision of the art of it all.  So, all very good reasons to jump in and just do it!  With my husband Ralph giving me gentle nudges and encouragement off I went to the silver studio at Nova, with much trepidation and excitement a good recipe for creating.

As I enjoy design in so many forms, with my background in Interior Design, and exploration of multimedia art projects… I pulled into play my passion for beauty and my Buddhist meditation techniques on staying in the present moment.  Our approximate three months studying Vipassana Insight Meditation at Wat Ram Poeng and Wat Chom Tong turned out to be some of the most challenging times of my life and the most rewarding life satisfying gifts ever!  Being in Thailand with it’s heart centered people, tropical beauty and Buddhist beliefs was a very special place to challenge my self doubts….. and dive in I did!

I spent thirteen day classes with a silver master, Nugoon and his beautiful assistant Junko, and my knowledge, experience and joy increased by leaps and bounds as I finished each new project I ventured on.  The Nova Silver Studio has the ultimate in silver equipment and is set down one of the enchanting lanes off Tapae Road.  I had a lovely walk exploring lunch options and enjoyed delicious adventures daily, where I regaled Ralph with the current inspiration or ‘uh-oh’ topic.  I decided before I began that I would document this as best as I could so that when I get home to Canada I would be able to set up my own wee studio and begin exploring my newborn passion in silver.  So I took notes and photographed every step along each project, and I’m so happy I did as now I have good refresher information and visual reminders of what I did.

When in doubt as to what to design I resort to my favorite image ‘Grizzly Bear Claw’ which resides in my Ojibway blood.  Bear is also our family animal so bear is always a strong and sacred friend for me.  The Grizzly Bear Pendant I created as my first project turned out quite lovely and I wear it constantly with my pride and joy!  My next project design comes from my love of the Buddhist philosophy and the Lotus Flower, which rise up from the mud everywhere….. so the Lotus Flower feeds my passion for beauty and I played with the texturing techniques and learned so much!  You know you are living your passion when time drops away and only the experience in front of you is beating in your heart.  I was in heaven in paradise!

Let me show you some of the photos of the projects in various stages…. so often I said to myself, ‘well, this is ruined’… only to proceed to the next step and it would magically evolve ….. it really is alchemy!

Grizzly Bear Claw (2 in wide x 2-1/2 in ht) & Lotus Flower (2-1/2 in wide x 2 in ht) Pendants

Lotus Flower Pendant ~ Texturing Explorations

For Suzanne and Mary who brought the Blue Lotus energy back from Egypt with them…

Becoming the Lotus

From the Papyrus of Ani

As if I’d slept a thousand years underwater I wake into a new season. I am the blue lotus rising. I am the cup of dreams and memory opening–I, the thousand-petaled flower. At dawn the sun rises naked and new as a babe; I open myself and am entered by light. This is the joy, the slow awakening into fire as one by one the petals open, as the fingers that held tight the secret unfurl. I let go of the past and release the fragrance of flowers.

I open and light descends, fills me and passes through, each thin blue petal reflected perfectly in clear water. I am that lotus filled with light reflected in the world. I float content within myself, one flower with a thousand petals, one life lived a thousand years without haste, one universe sparking a thousand stars, one god alive in a thousand people.

If you stood on a summer’s morning on the bank under a brillant sky, you would see the thousand petals and say that together they make the lotus. But if you lived in its heart, invisible from without, you might see how the ecstasy at its fragrant core gives rise to its thousand petals. What is beautiful is always that which is itself in essence, a certaintly of being. I marvel at myself and the things of earth.

I float among the days in peace, content. Not part of the world, the world is all the parts of me. I open toward the light and lift myself to the gods on the perfume of prayer. I ask for nothing beyond myself. I own everything I need. I am content in the company of god, a prayer that contains its own answer. I am the lotus. As if from a dream, I wake up laughing.

The Papyrus of Ani translation by Normandi Ellis

Photos by Me – American Orchid Society, Delray Beach, Florida

No Question: The XPage-Feature introduced by Notes/Domino 8.5 is quite cool. Web applications look like modern webpages. But how can Lotus Workflow participate from this?

First of all, there is no integration/support out of the box. Quite a shame as more and more applications move towards this new technology.

Is there a workaround? Maybe! You can build your own custom controls. But which API to call? Call the agent used by official” API to do your work? – No good solution, this even does not work reliable. Of course you may alter items directly, but what about compatibility in the future? And what about exposing Tasks and Decisions? – There is no API for this features.

Seems to me, the only real solution is an official upgrade by IBM. Any other implementation may fail when upgrading to a new version or lack of functionality.

So, all we can do is sit and wait for Big Blue moving

There is already an idea on IdeaJam dealing with XPages – feel free to vote ;o)

At last month’s 9th Annual ISSA Antimicrobial Workshop in Arlington, Virginia the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced products registered to kill Influenza-A will be considered to be effective against this year’s H1N1 strain.

More specifically the EPA states that “…currently registered Influenza-A virus products will be effective against the 2009-H1N1 flu strain and other Influenza-A virus strains on hard, non-porous surfaces. For safe and effective use of these products, always follow label instructions for these products, paying special attention to the product’s dilution rate (if applicable) and contact time.”

According to the EPA, when ozone concentration in water is 0.3 parts per million or higher, it is considered to be equivalent to 50 parts per million of chlorine bleach in solution, and strong enough to work as a sanitizer. “The fact that our customers use the same Sen Safe Oxycheck verification system as many U.S health departments, means we can test to prove that lotus PRO ozone levels high enough to kill H1N1.” Says conference attendee and Tersano Microbiologist Mike Rup.

Several peer reviewed publications, including the American Journal of Infectious Control, have shown ozone to be an effective flu virus eliminator, as well as a powerful bacteria, mold and mildew killer.

Tersano’s lotus technology infuses tap water with ozone at concentrations between 1.5 and 2.0 ppm. Ozone concentrations can be easily tested using simple test strips manufactured by Industrial Test Systems Incorporated.

Austríaco pode retornar em 2010 à categoria pela qual competiu por quatro anos

O austríaco Christian Klien revelou que tem intenções de retornar à F-1, categoria pela qual competiu por quatro anos e testou nesta temporada, pela BMW.

Ele, inclusive, disse que protelou a assinatura de seu contrato com a Peugeot para competir na 24 Horas de Le Mans por conta de seus negociações com a principal categoria do automobilismo.

“No momento, estou focado em todas as minhas opções na F-1. Então, não posso me comprometer com a Peugeot para a Le Mans em 2010 porque o dia 13 de junho coincide com o GP do Canadá”, disse Klien.

O austríaco disputou 48 provas na F-1, pelas equipes Jaguar, Red Bull e Honda. Atualmente, Klien tem mais chances de competir pela c em 2010, caso a equipe, adquirida por um grupo suíço, consiga uma vaga no grid. As novatas Lotus, Manor e USF1 também são opções, ainda que mais distantes.

[Fonte: tazio.uol.com.br]

It’s almost Thanksgiving!!!  It’ll be good to head back to Philly and take a break…although something tells me I won’t.  In the meantime, check out these bands for the soundtrack to your holiday season.

Eluvium – I was totally in the headspace last week for monotonous slow building epic orchestral ambient music and Eluvium aka Matthew Cooper is the KING at this shit.  Check it out.

Philip Seymour Hoffman – Don’t let the name fool you.  It’s actually a band that has nothing to do with the actor of the same name.  Lo-fi experimental pop similar, but inferior to Dan Deacon.

Brit & The Calvary – St. Vincent meets Andrew Bird  (that’s funny since they just toured together) with Grace Potter female rocker twist.  Her studio tracks don’t do justice to her live show, which I got to see a few days ago.

Junior Boys – Electro rock with hint of hip-hop and corny, but cool 80’s vibe to it (aka heavy on the synths).  Look forward to seeing them do a DJ set on Saturday with RJD2 and Lotus at Terminal 5.

Tristan Clopet – I wasn’t really sold on Tristan until I saw this video a few months ago, but for this and that, never added him until now.  Jason Mraz meets Jeff Buckley with a dash of funk (although this video is solo acoustic with a waltzy vibe to it).  Also, check out his cover of Bon Iver.  Note:  I would be lying to myself if I omitted that he’s a client, but I’m adding him for artistic reasons.

I’ve finally got 5 minutes to myself, so I thought I’d do a quick post on the movements of all the drivers for 2010.  Obviously, not everyone has been announced, but thus far, here are the teams and line-ups for the 2010 championship.

McLaren – Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button (from Brawn GP now Mercedes)

Ferrari – Felipe Massa & Fernando Alonso (from Renault)

Brawn (now Mercedes) – Nico Rosberg (from Williams) & TBA

Red Bull Racing- Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber (no change)

Renault – Robert Kubica (From BMW Sauber) & TBA

Williams – Rubens Barrichello (from Mercedes formally Brawn) & Nico Hulkenburg

Force India - TBA & TBA

Toro Rosso – TBA & TBA

Manor GP – Timo Glock (from Toyota) & TBA

USF1 - Jose Maria Lopez (subject to securing sponsorship) & TBA

Lotus – One driver signed but not yet announced who & TBA

Campos Meta – Bruno Senna & TBA

BMW Sauber – Withdrawn

Toyota – Withdrawn

This still leaves quite a few F1 drivers without a confirmed seat so far.  These include ;

Heidfeld, Grosjean, Fisichella (quite likely to return to Force India), Sutil, Liuzzi, Kobiyashi, Alguersuari, Nakajima, Kovalainen, Raikkonen (sabbatical unless a championship winning seat is available).  Other possibilities include De La Rosa, Piquet, Bourdais, Davidson, Sato and Wurz.  I could continue, but it would make my list quite long.

There are several teams with one experienced driver announced, which could pave the way for them to sign a younger driver, or former F1 driver a second ‘rookie’ seat.

Campos have put their money in Senna and will want an experienced driver to direct the team into the 2010 season, which would leave the door open for drivers such as Heidfeld or even De La Rosa.  Either way, I’ll keep the list updated with any further announcements.

As for the 2010 calendar, that’s had some changes also, and there is still some debate if some of the tracks will still be participating.  Most notably in the United Kingdom, is the British Grand Prix.  It has been said my Bernie Ecclestone that Silverstone (who have been handed an offer due to Donington now in the hands of  administrators), has until the 9th of November to make their minds up or there is no British Grand Prix.

The Canadian GP is subject to completion of changes, Korean subject to completion and

What’s your favorite food color? Do you know the benefits of different colors in food?

I have this book that talks about 5 color groups, their benefits and recipes. Don’t worry if you don’t read chinese, I’ll make a short summary for you!

Black: Antioxidant Powerhouse

Benefits

• Anti-cancer
• Improve memory
• Darken hair
• Protect kidney

Examples: Eggplant / Blueberries / Black fungus / Black chicken / Black rice / Seaweed

Red: Cardiovascular protector

Benefits

• Maintain blood vessel’s elasticity
• Improve circulation
• Prevent high blood pressure

Examples: Tomato / Strawberry / Cherry / Chinese red date / Goji berry / Aduki bean / Pomegranate / Red meat

Green: Elements of life (Green blood)

Benefits

• Source of vitamins and minerals
• Source of fiber
• Improve liver’s function

Examples: Spinach /  Broccoli / Kale / Kiwi / Mung bean /  Green tea / Olives

Orange: Immunity forte

Benefits

• Clean free radicals
• Enhanced detoxification capacity of the liver
• Prevent infection

Examples: Kabocha / Corn / Papaya / Orange / Egg yolk/ Ginger / Peanut

White: The cornerstone of Human Nutrition

Benefits

• Source of carbohydrates
• Source of good fat (fish/lean poultry/seafood /nuts)
• Source of protein

Examples: Milk / Garlic / Tofu / White fungus / Lotus root / Radish / Oat / Almond / Cauliflower / Chicken / Shrimp

I try to incorporate 5 colors everyday in my meals, although my favorites food are more concentrated in Green and Orange What about you? What is/are your main food color groups?

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Breakfast: oats + flax meal + preserves

I made a big batch of rice. Mixed between black and brown rice.

Lunch: stir fry of lotus roots, chinese cabbage, tofu, orange pepper and kimchi, with sesame oil and soy sauce.

Dinner: I opened a jar of these baby corns that I got from Foodbuzz Festival

baked salmon with sesame-miso sauce with veggies, steamed broccoli and cherry tomatoes

Dessert: KABOCHA to complete the 5 color groups!

Sunday’s plan: 1/2 day work, cleaning, baking, groceries, yoga?, RELAX!

Giveaway & Contests:

Popchips giveaway (last day)

POM products contest (last day)

CampbellsV8 Soup

A few inches in town, blowing in hard as I drive home, clearing the streets like plows that never come. Probably there will be a foot or more on the mountains. The wind breaks like surf across the butte and drags the snow into fractal fern patterns. The clouds hover just above, hushing the landscape below though there is little bustle to absorb.

The temperature drops and the snow tapers off, having defrosted and frozen again upon my study window. i get lost in my work as much as my mind will allow, for a brief time.  i notice the ice has again melted and run down the pane in thin rivulets leaving crystal trails that glitter with the lamp post’s light. The top of the butte is obscured in clouds but the glow of homes on the streets below mine are visible, barely hazy with the snowfall, and i imagine the belly of the storm is spread across my rooftop.

i don boots and a thick coat to venture outside and smoke. The air is warmer now than it has been all night, the flakes a thick slush that press down upon the lighter layer that fell earlier, melting quickly upon the porch.  The wind seems to blow in the opposite direction as it does so often around here but it could be just another illusion created by the high desert to confuse our senses, to remain as wild and unsettled as it wishes to be.  That i can understand.