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Go Go Power!

Enjoying a day at the beach...which would not be complete without staying connected to the grid. Thanks to CYC for the photos!
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Wallabies gettin high

Get this...http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/06/27/2003447185 ***** First there was Fat Boy, the pony that fell in a pool after getting drunk on fermented apples. Then there was the squirrel that was so wasted on aged pumpkins that it couldn’t climb a tree. But in the annals of substance-abusing wildlife, nothing quite matches the latest reports on the behavior of the humble wallabies of Tasmania. A routine budget hearing on the island has conjured up images of a marsupial version of Trainspotting with the revelation that packs of the wallabies have been abusing the island’s thousands of acres of legal opium poppy fields. “We have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles,” the island’s attorney general, Lara Giddings, told her colleagues yesterday on Thursday. Nor does the problem end there. Even smacked-up animals, it seems, cannot break free of the physical law that demands that what goes up must come down
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Sailing

I went to Lake Crabtree Friday afternoon with Debby's lab. It was a lovely day with lakeside bbq and volleyball fun. The most exciting part for me, was renting a small beginner's dinghy sailboat (sort of like this one called the Optimist ) and learning to sail! Yeah! Two basic maneuvers for sailing: the jibe and tack . Basically, when you want to change directions, you can choose to maintain wind speed by rotating the stern (jibe), or point the bow into the wind for a safer turn but lose momentum (tack). The jibe is more dangerous as there's a greater chance for capsizing. In both cases, there's some head-ducking when the sail flips from one side to the other. But sailing's awesome...I'm hooked!
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Democracy-BHO's speech in Cairo

Excerpt from The President's speech. The full transcript is here . ***** That does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people. Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election. But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. These are not just American ideas; they are human rights. And that is why we will support them everywhere. (Applause.) Now, there is no straight line to realize this promise. But this much is clear: Governments that protect these rights are ultimately more
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