Who is the best sports commentator? Who else but Murray Walker!

Well, according to a survey, at least, and if they'd asked me, I'd have voted for him too.

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http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-12-07/

Curious as to how others are using KERS in F1 2009. I am still developing my KERS strategy, but in general I find:

1.) Use a full blast from a standing start
2.) Use most (or maybe all) of it on the longest straightaway of a circuit
3.) In a rolling start (such as in certain challenges), use whatever I can immediately, but stop at the Start/Finish Line, when KERS resets)
4.) Use KERS when going uphill on a straightaway (could negate #2 above)
5.) When qualifying or in Time Trials and trying to set a fast lap, I generally negate all of the above and go for a full blast of KERS immediately before Start/Finish, to maximize speed at the start of the hot lap

While playing last night, I was wishing that KERS had been in use when F1 was racing at Indianapolis a few years back - KERS on the banking and the front straight would have been rather interesting!

pics from the weekend...


moving mel into her new apartment, the snow and randomness


( brrrr )

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http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-12-06/

It's Zorro and Babbo Natale (aka the Italian Santa Claus):



No, it's not Halloween at Trigoria. One Roman just needed a face brace and the other is afflicted with the Tim Allen syndrome of turning into Santa Claus. Video down below:

( Also featuring: match photos for Atalanta 1 - 2 Roma )

( Europa League: We're still in the game. )
Here's the video of the TV spot:

Premise: Ilary notices Checco getting gradually fat (and old), then by the end of the commercial, the metamorphosis is completed when he finally turns into Santa lmao

( So hood )

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http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-12-05/

Talk Azzurri, talk anyone you want -- we all know ASA can offer better analysis than than Alexi Freaking Lalas.

The Guardian, Autocar and crash.net are all reporting that Renault have decided to pull out as an F1 constructor and will not enter the 2010 championship, though Renault still plan to remain as an engine supplier.
The story has been given added credence as the journalist that broke the story is Anne Giuntini, the wife of Denis Chevrier, head of Renault F1's engine division.
The interesting twist is Dave Richards's Prodrive outfit (which did have a technical partnership deal in place with McLaren Mercedes), is reported as close to taking a controlling stake in the Renault F1 team.
The Times has reported that a complex partnership deal has been negotiated between Renault, Dave Richards and Bernie Ecclestone, with Renault committed to supplying engines to both Prodrive and Red Bull Racing for at least the next two years.


Also, Sauber have been officially awarded a place by the FIA for the 2010 season.
As BMW had not signed the 2010 concorde agreement, the FIA had previously sought the approval of all FOTA teams before allowing Sauber to enter, but the deal was blocked by Williams who vetoed the plan.
The FIA have bypassed the FOTA vote by awarding Sauber the concorde agreement place previously signed by Toyota.

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http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-12-04/

I'm so bored lately, I haven't been working for one week and I hate it. Not only being bored but I need money. I'm just waiting for my work to call me when they have something for me.

Plus Sarah (my roommate) wants to go out tonight and I know I should be good and stay in and save but I really kinda want to go out aswell. I've just paid rent so I do have money to go out with and I know I will work but I don't know when? I really am going to go nowhere next month.

Edit - I didn't go out, my guilt got to me.

Almost forgot World Cup draws today. Although I have to wait till like 5am here or something like that. Guess I'll check first thing tomorrow.

Oh and does anyone else hate that Megavideo cuts you off after 72 mins! I'm trying to catch up on 2 seasons of One Tree Hill, I don't have time to wait 54 minutes! argh!

( 30 day meme - Day 11: A Photo Of You Taken Recently. )

LiveJournal: The First Decade

Just in time for holiday shopping, we're thrilled to announce the release of our ten-year anniversary anthology. Published by Blurb.com, the book showcases a decade of extraordinary talent drawn from LiveJournal users around the world. This must-read compilation features stories, memes, photos, comics, editorials, graphic content, and more, including:

1. Excerpts from Oh No They Didn't (a/k/a ohnotheydidnt), the largest community on LiveJournal, covering celebrity gossip, entertainment news, and pop culture
2. A look at post-Katrina New Orleans from the journal of Poppy Z. Brite
3. Gripping narratives, including a poignant reverie on a blind date
4. Photography that spans the globe, ranging from old-fashioned Polaroids to underwater photography
5. Mouthwatering dishes from food_porn

What began as a late-night inspiration back in Brad Fitzpatrick's college dorm in 1999 has grown to encompass nearly 25 million users worldwide, with journals and communities covering every conceivable hobby, passion, and topic. To get your copy, please visit the Blurb Bookstore. For updates and entries from book contributors, please join lj_turns10.

Tweaks and enhancements

• You can now ban a user from all of your communities and journals at once. To access this feature, hover over the person's userpic and choose Ban user everywhere from the drop-down menu.
• Follow LiveJournal on Twitter!

Give a little to help a lot!

In honor of National AIDS Awareness month, we've added a new charitable vgift. For each red ribbon you purchase for $2.99, we'll donate 100 percent of gross proceeds to IAVI.org (the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative) to support the development and global distribution of an affordable HIV vaccine (we'll cover credit card fees). You can read more about IAVI at lj_cares. While we're on the subject, we raised $740 from our November fundraiser for Love Without Boundaries, which supports emergency healthcare and adoption of Chinese orphans. We thank you for helping us help others.

Photos of the week

We're back with more incredible pictures from our super-talented LiveJournal photographers. Congratulations to ilya_gorokhov, who is the winner of our very first lj_photophile poll.

We hope you'll continue to post, vote, and comment! A gentle request: Please post only one photo at a time and limit size to 350x350 (so images display properly on friends pages). And now, without further ado, get ready to cast your ballot and view more awesome user content after the jump!

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Curtains

Thanks, again, for joining us. Stay safe and snug out there!

i understand that i might be one of the biggest dorks ever but i still think the matrix is one of the coolest movies ever.

mep

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http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-12-03/

As, I believe discussed at Collectormania (most likely in a queue, or during Barrowman induced squee)

Quite possibly the best Merlin Fanvid EVER!

**EDIT Thu Dec 3 23:24:15 UTC 2009 **

Hey Everyone, we are about to run the last alter job that we need to on our database servers. This will effect userpics / scrapbook / vgift images for the next few hours. Have no fear, your images aren't lost, there is just a really intensive process running on the servers which store the information for mogilefs. Thank you for your understanding and all the LJ love...

Hey LJers,

I just wanted to let you all know that we are going to be performing some mogilefs maintenance over the next few days. We will be upgrading our current version to latest stable as well as changing some db config information to better handle the amount of files we are currently hosting. This shouldn't cause a big impact on site stability, but you may see some minor delays with userpic / scrapbook images appearing or other requests associated with our mogilefs. We would love to not have that happen, but unfortunately with some of the steps we need to take we have to cause a delay with images. I figured this was a better solution than taking down all of LiveJournal because well lets face it, we all need our daily LJ fix ;)

Thanks,

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http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-12-02/

aside from the infamous coast to coast milan week with jennie last july.... next june 26th i will be flying to rome. eep!!

13 days starting rome and ending in .... *omg* milan

pretty much hitting all the points of interest... rome, sorrento, capri, amafli, pompei, florence, venice, lake como and switzerland...

*falls over*