A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (al fresco) as part of an excursion – ideally in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theatre performance, and usually in summer. Picnics are usually meant for the late mornings or midday breakfasts, but could also be held as a luncheonette or a dinner event. Descriptions of picnics show that the idea of a meal that was jointly contributed and was enjoyed out-of-doors was essential to a picnic from the early 19th century. Picnics are often family-oriented but can also be an intimate occasion between two people or a large get together such as company picnics and church picnics. It is also sometimes combined with a cookout, usually a form of barbecue; either grilling (griddling, gridironing, or charbroiling), braising (by combining a charbroil or gridiron grill with a broth-filled pot), baking, or a combination of all of the above. On romantic and family picnics, a picnic basket and a blanket (to sit or recline on) are usually brought along. Outdoor games or some other form of entertainment are common at large picnics. In established public parks, a picnic area generally includes picnic tables and possibly other items related to eating outdoors, such as built-in grills, water faucets, garbage containers, and restrooms. Some picnics are a potluck, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table for all to share. When the picnic is not also a cookout, the food eaten is rarely hot, instead taking the form of deli sandwiches, finger food, fresh fruit, salad, cold meats and accompanied by chilled wine or champagne or soft drinks.

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The Buzzard Roost Trail is a hiking trail in Southern Indiana, north of the community of Magnet, Indiana. It is part of the Hoosier National Forest and is maintained by the USDA Forest Service. The trail begins on a bluff overlooking the Ohio River. From there a steep trail ascends through a hardwood forest to a rocky stream that runs into the river with waterfalls and large sandstone outcrops. The trail is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) long. The overlook area has primitive camping and picnic facilities. it has multiple trails with many small caves.

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Fremont Peak is a summit in the Gabilan Range, one of the mountain ranges paralleling California’s central coast. The peak affords clear views of the Salinas Valley, Monterey Bay, the southern part of the Santa Clara Valley, and surrounding mountain ranges. It is located on Rocky Ridge, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Salinas, California. The peak is the site of Fremont Peak State Park which was established with 188 acres (76 ha) in 1936. Today the park has camping and picnic facilities, and is favored by astronomers for its clear views unsullied by artificial light. The Fremont Peak Observatory Association maintains a 30-inch (760 mm) diameter f/4.8 Newtonian “Challenger” telescope which was built by telescope maker Kevin Medlock in the early 1980s. The peak is also the site of the transmitters for television stations such as KSBW and KCBA and for radio stations such as KDON-FM.

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A campsite or camping pitch is a place used for overnight stay in an outdoor area. In UK English, a campsite is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents or camper vans or caravans; this UK English use of the word is synonymous with the US English expression campground. In American English, the term campsite generally means an area where an individual, family, group, or military unit can pitch a tent or park a camper; a campground may contain many campsites. There are two types of campsites: an impromptu area (as one might decide to stop while backpacking or hiking) a designated area with improvements and various facilities (see below).

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Oh dear: S. Korean president fires spokesman over ‘unsavory act’ during US visit

http://twitter.com/#!/W7VOA/status/332576838931058688

Evidently, President Obama’s floptastic “Gangham Style” joke wasn’t the most awkward part of South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s U.S. visit. Park’s spokesman, Yoon Chang-jung, has reportedly been given the ol’ heave-ho after committing an “unsavory act”:

#ROK pres. press secretary: Yoon “involved in an unsavory incident…inappropriate act for high-level official & hurt the national dignity.”

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 9, 2013

So, what exactly was this alleged unsavory act?

#ROK media reporting Yoon was accused of molesting an intern at the Embassy in Washington, DC.

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 9, 2013

Oh dear.

#ROK media report Yoon hurriedly returned to S. Korea, not accompanying Pres. Park from Washington to L.A.

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 9, 2013

It’s so hard to find good press secretaries these days.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/05/09/oh-dear-s-korean-president-fires-spokesman-over-unsavory-act-during-us-visit/

Horrifying NY Post cover photo depicts man about to die, readers disgusted

http://twitter.com/#!/gaysian7/status/276041826920693760

New York Post readers were greeted this morning with a shocking sight. Slapped across the cover was a photo of a man seconds away from being killed by an oncoming subway train:

Today’s @nypost cover of the man on the subway tracks is probably the craziest I’ve ever seen. twitter.com/samir/status/2…

— Samir Mezrahi (@samir) December 4, 2012

The Post is now facing a very nasty backlash — and they’ve earned it:

Just saw the @nypost‘s cover today of a man moments before his death from a subway pusher. SICK & immoral to print it imho.

— Braf Zachland (@adammc123) December 4, 2012

Now i can’t un-see that…. The New York Post cover today is too much for my heart.

— Miss Ange (@MissAngeOnAir) December 4, 2012

Cover of today’s @nypost photo of man about to be killed by subway is reprehensible. Way that paper floats in public space, unavoidable.

— Aaron Stewart-Ahn (@somebadideas) December 4, 2012

. @nypost lacking common sense with today’s cover. Terrible.

— Craig Hooghiem (@craighooghiem) December 4, 2012

#Outraged at cover of The New York Post (DISGUSTING) Man gets hit by a train and they print a pix of the train coming toward the man! Smfh

— MSKNICKS (@MSKNICKS) December 4, 2012

Poor taste, even for the Post. RT @nymag Chilling @nypost cover shows seconds before the subway death. nym.ag/THcmYV #morbid

— Social✽Fly (@ABHuret) December 4, 2012

I love gossip as much as the next but @nypost went TOO FAR w/ their cover today.Disgusting.(thanks @erinmacal 4 heads up)

— Marna Palmer (@MarnaP) December 4, 2012

I hope the editors behind today’s NYPost cover have their last moments of life horrible exploited.

— Aubry Parks-Fried (@mrsapf) December 4, 2012

The @nypost cover is a crime. Photographer claims he fired off his flash to warn the conductor. While running at the train. While managing

— Dan Krokos (@DanKrokos) December 4, 2012

DEAR @nypost, this is an exmaple of horrific journalism and you should be ashamed. The editor should be fired. bit.ly/Yw1QLc

— Zoë Gulliksen (@bookishbelle) December 4, 2012

Smh at today’s @nypost cover! uncompassionate schmucks

— Karεn Ciѵil (@KarenCivil) December 4, 2012

The #NYPost cover today is just ridiculous. They have no shame

— V.XIII.LXXXVIII (@nycbreed718) December 4, 2012

That New York Post cover is horribly disrespectful.

— bread xtravaganza (@MavisGary) December 4, 2012

I always knew @nypost was a disgusting rag but today’s front cover is so outrageously gross words can’t possibly describe it. Shame on them.

— Scott Roth (@scottroth76) December 4, 2012

Disgusted and horrified @nypost for splashing a man who’s about to die on their cover. Tasteless and unethical journalism

— Lindsey Cohen (@LindzelBean) December 4, 2012

@nypost officially put themselves in the zero class category with today’s cover ….might be the most tasteless thing I have ever scene

— Isaiah Orlen (@ISOglobal) December 4, 2012

And what about the man who lost his life?

@nypost Tosay’s cover crosses all lines of decency.His family is going to see the photo of him about to be killed.

— Sharon Kuper (@SharonKuper) December 4, 2012

Imagine if the man in that @nypost front page photo about to be killed by a train was your friend & you saw that on a newsstand.

— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) December 4, 2012

We can’t. Just horrible.

But perhaps the Post’s colossal lapse in taste highlights something even more disturbing than the cover itself:

Everyone on that platform watched that man die & did nothing but run or take pics. Shameful. And the #NYPost is disgusting for that cover!

— Tzena Nicole (@TzenaNicole) December 4, 2012

Why did no one save the man in NY? Why did people just watch him instead of helping him?

— Melissa Clouthier (@MelissaTweets) December 4, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/12/04/horrifying-ny-post-cover-photo-depicts-man-about-to-die-readers-disgusted/

camping picnic basket

The Manitoba Agricultural Museum is dedicated to collecting vintage farm machinery and buildings from 1900 and before. Located on 50 acres (200,000 m2) near Austin, Manitoba in the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk, to date they have amassed over 500 pieces of machinery and a pioneer village consisting of more than 20 buildings complete with artifacts. This is Canada’s largest collection of vintage equipment. The facilities include a camping and picnic grounds and a souvenir shop. Throughout the year the museum offers various tours, schools and hands on experiences climaxing with Annual Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede and various other expositions. The annual Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede is held near the end of July.

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High temps in NYC means it’s time for Bette Midler’s global warming rant

http://twitter.com/#!/BetteMidler/status/415203921913585664

In addition to the above, earlier this month, Bette Midler tweeted that a warmer than usual New York City winter day was a sign of “global warming,” having previously blamed a cooler than usual summer day on “climate change.”

In December of 2012, Midler also warned of the upcoming global warming apocalypse, but she got quick relief from the heat a day later.

The NYC forecast calls for temps to get down to around 30 degrees by Christmas, so Midler can again switch from “global warming” to “climate change.”

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/23/high-december-temps-in-nyc-means-its-time-for-bette-midlers-warning-about-global-warming/