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According to World Health Organization, worldwide, high blood pressure is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths, about 12.8% of the total of all deaths. This accounts for 57 million disability adjusted life years (DALYS) or 3.7% of total DALYS. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and ischemic as well as hemorrhagic stroke. Blood pressure levels have been shown to be positively and continuously related to the risk for stroke and coronary heart disease. In some age groups, the risk of cardiovascular disease doubles for each increment of 20/10 milimeters of mercury (mmHg) of blood pressure, starting as low as 115/75 mmHg. In addition to coronary heart diseases and stroke, complications of high blood pressure include heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, renal impairment, retinal hemorrhage and visual impairment. Treating systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure until they are less than 140/90 mmHg is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular complications.
Globally, the overall prevalence of high blood pressure in adults aged 25 and over was around 40% in 2008. The proportion of the world's population with high blood pressure, or uncontrolled hypertension, fell modestly between 1980 and 2008. However, because of population growth and ageing, the number of people with uncontrolled hypertension rose from 600 million in 1980 to nearly 1 billion in 2008.
Across the WHO regions, the prevalence of high blood pressure was highest in Africa, where it was 46% for both sexes combined. Both men and women have high rates of high blood pressure in the Africa region, with prevalence rates over 40%. The lowest prevalence of high blood pressure was in the WHO Region of the Americas at 35% for both sexes. Men in this region had higher prevalence than women (39% for men and 32% for women). In all WHO regions, men have slightly higher prevalence of high blood pressure than women. This difference was only statistically significant in the Americas and Europe.


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hsXenCtrl and pureMD5
August 7, 2008
On vacation I found some time to upload the new hsXenCtrl library (0.0.7) and pureMD5 (0.2.4)
The new hsXenCtrl includes the System.Xen module, which is a WriterT ErrorT transformer stack and a brief attempt at 'Haskellifying' the xen control library. I find it much more useful for simple tasks like pausing, unpasing, creating and destroying domains. The API is still subject to change without notice as plenty of function are still very 'C' like (ex: scheduler / sedf functions).
pureMD5 received a much smaller change – some users noticed the -fvia-c caused compilation headaches on OS X. After removing the offending flag, some benchmarks revealed no measureable difference in speed, so this is an over-due change. OS X users rejoice!


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What The Science Says:
There are many lines of evidence which clearly show that the atmospheric CO2 increase is caused by humans. The clearest of these is simple accounting - humans are emitting CO2 at a rate twice as fast as the atmospheric increase (natural sinks are absorbing the other half). There is no question whatsoever that the CO2 increase is human-caused. This is settled science.
Climate Myth: CO2 increase is natural, not human-caused
that atmospheric CO2 increase that we observe is a product of temperature increase, and not the other way around, meaning it is a product of natural variation...it may be the Emily Litella moment for climate science and CO2 – "Never mind…" (Anthony Watts)
The easiest way to prove that the atmospheric CO2 increase is man-made is through a simple accounting approach (i.e. see Cawley 2011). The equation for the change in atmospheric CO2 (ΔCatm) is
This says that if we 'emit' a ton of carbon by, say, triggering a volcano then the atmosphere will gain a ton. If we 'absorb' a ton of carbon by growing a tree, then the atmosphere loses a ton. We can expand the equation by counting human emissions (HE) and absorption (HA) and natural emissions (NE) and absorption (NA) separately.
This works because carbon is additive. If a volcano emits a ton of carbon and a factory emits a ton then the atmosphere has gained two tons. This is a very simple balance sheet for the carbon cycle and fortunately there are 'accountants' who have measured some of these values for us.
Recently the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has been rising at 2.4 parts per million per year, or around 19 billion tons/year. Meanwhile human emissions excluding land use change (like clearing or planting forests) are 37 billion tons per year. In billions of tons per year we have:
We can rearrange this:
Humans are also clearing rainforests and changing land use, but here we'll assume that human effects on absorption (HA) are not much different from zero, i.e.
So Natural Absorption (NA) must be bigger than Natural Emissions (NE). Nature is absorbing more CO2 than it is emitting. It is not causing atmospheric CO2 to rise at all - in fact it is acting to try and reduce atmospheric CO2, and thus the long term rise is entirely because of humans.
The oceans are the Earth's largest carbon storage medium, so if the atmospheric CO2 increase were "natural", it would likely be coming from the oceans. But we know the CO2 increase is not coming from the oceans, because the pH of the oceans is dropping (a.k.a. ocean acidification).
When CO2 is absorbed into a solution, it binds with a water molecule to form a molecule of carbonic acid:
H2CO3 has a rather strong acidifying effect in that 95% of it turns into HCO3-. This loss of an H+ ion causes the ocean pH to decrease (for more details on ocean acidification, see the OA no OK series).
In short, the fact that the pH of the oceans is decreasing tell us that they are absorbing more carbon than they are releasing, not vice-versa.
If CO2 were being driven into the ocean from the air, the oceanic concentration would rise fastest at the surface. If CO2 were being expelled from the oceans, we would expect to see the opposite - decreasing concentrations at the surface.
The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) and the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) has observed that as we expect for CO2 being driven into the oceans, concentrations of CO2 in the oceans are rising fastest at the surface.
Burning carbon requires oxygen (O2), and when we burn an atom of carbon, the required oxygen becomes part of the CO2 molecule. So if the CO2 increase is caused by burning carbon (fossil fuels), we would expect atmospheric O2 levels to decrease at the same rate. And that's indeed what we observe (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Atmospheric Oxygen Concentration observed from Cape Grim, Tasmania
There's no reason to expect that a natural release of CO2 would have any effect on atmospheric O2 levels. On the other hand, the O2 concentration is changing exactly as we would expect from a fossil-fuel driven CO2 increase.
Some, most recently Murry Salby, have argued that the CO2 rise is in reponse to the temperature rise. However, the temperature rise has been quite erratic (because there are many factors which impact the average global temperature, especially in the short-term). If atmospheric CO2 changes were in response to temperature changes, then we would expect to see an erratic rise in CO2 as well. Instead, the atmospheric CO2 increase is very smooth, similar to the increase in human CO2 emissions.
Figure 2: Human CO2 emissions (blue, left y-axis, Source: IEA) vs. atmospheric CO2 concentration (red, right y-axis, Source: Mauna Loa record)
Carbon is composed of three different isotopes: carbon-12, 13, and 14. Carbon-12 is by far the most common, while carbon-13 is about 1% of the total, and carbon-14 accounts for only about 1 in 1 trillion carbon atoms in the atmosphere.
CO2 produced from burning fossil fuels or burning forests has a different isotopic composition from CO2 in the atmosphere, because plants have a preference for the lighter isotopes (carbon-12 and 13); thus they have lower carbon-13 to 12 ratios. Since fossil fuels are ultimately derived from ancient plants, plants and fossil fuels all have roughly the same carbon-13 to 12 ratio – about 2% lower than that of the atmosphere. As CO2 from these materials is released into, and mixes with, the atmosphere, the average carbon-13 to 12 ratio of the atmosphere decreases.
Reconstructions of atmospheric carbon isotope ratios from various proxy sources have determined that at no time in the last 10,000 years are the carbon-13 to 12 ratios in the atmosphere as low as they are today. Furthermore, the carbon-13 to 12 ratios begin to decline dramatically just as the CO2 starts to increase — around 1850 AD. This is exactly what we expect if the increased CO2 is in fact due to fossil fuel burning beginning in the Industrial Revolution.
Figure 3: Atmospheric carbon-13 ratio observations from Cape Grim, Tasmania
These isotopic observations confirm that the increase in atmospheric CO2 comes from biogenic carbon, not from the oceans or volcanoes. Some "skeptics" like Murry Salby argue that the carbon-13 ratio isn't unique to fossil fuels. However, because the carbon-14 ratio has also decreased significantly (Figure 4), we know it's from old (fossil fuel) sources, not modern sources. This is not new science either, it's something we've known for over half a century (Revelle and Suess 1957), and there have been many studies confirming these results. For example, Levin & Hesshaimer (2000):
"It has been erroneously argued that the observed atmospheric CO2 increase since the middle of the 19th century may be due to an ongoing natural perturbation of gross fluxes between the atmosphere, biosphere, and oceans. That the increase is in fact a predominantly anthropogenic disturbance, caused by accelerated release of CO2 from burning of fossil fuels, has been elegantly demonstrated through 14C analyses of tree rings from the last two centuries (Stuiver and Quay 1981; Suess 1955; Tans et al. 1979)."
Figure 4: Temporal change of carbon-14 ratio in tree rings grown at the Pacific coast (Levin & Hesshaimer 2000)
As you can see, there are many lines of evidence showing that the increase in atmospheric CO2 is due to human fossil fuel combustion. Each one of these lines of evidence is very conclusive on its own, and when all put together, it's abundantly clear that the science is settled on this issue.
Intermediate rebuttal written by dana1981
Update July 2015:
Here is a related lecture-video from Denial101x - Making Sense of Climate Science Denial
Additional videos from the MOOC
Andy Skuce: The CO2 rise is man man-made
Interviews with various experts
Expert interview with Corinne Le Quéré
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For the first time EVER, Tammy gives full disclosure on her NINE MONTH relationship with a top WWE superstar. Tammy talks about how the relationship started, how the two traveled on the road - even rooming together - while keeping it a secret from EVERYONE but Vince McMahon. Tammy reveals every secret including a Jamaican vacation and how the two almost lived together. You will be amazed at this entire story and we can't even announce one of the more shocking elements of the entire story that is completely mind blowing. Trust us, this is one incredible shoot!
Of all the divas in wrestling, one star always shined brighter than all the rest. Tammy "Sunny" Sytch made national headlines when she was reported to be the most downloaded person of the year in 1996. The first true WWE Diva of the modern times, in 1996 thru 1999 there was not a more beautiful woman in the world of professional wrestling. From her Sunny Undercover segments on Shotgun Saturday Night, to managing LOD, the Bodydonnas, the Godwins, the Smoking Guns, and Farqooq, Sunny was the woman of the WWE. Later, she landed in both ECW and WCW, with her longterm companion (and husband) the late, great Chris Candido. Then, the dark times. The stories, the rumors, the dirt sheets, the risqu videos, the passing out.
Tammy finally sat down to talk about her past, present, and future in an enlightening and emotionally charged shoot interview. We cover every subject you want to know about and Tammy held nothing back in quite possibly the most emotional shoot ever. This exclusive new shoot covers all the recent events in Tammy's wrestling career and personal life. WrestlingVixxxens, the incident with Low Ki at USA Pro, the weight gain, Hardcore Homecoming and everything in between. Tammy discussed Chris Candido's passing and the plans the two had for the future in heartbreaking detail. Tammy lets it all out over the course of the interview and the result is one of the most engrossing shoots that is sure to be one of the most talked about DVDs of the year.
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IndiGo Selects Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1100G Engines for Airbus A320neo Order: One of the Largest Orders in Recent Aviation History
Mar 31, 2011, 09:15 ET
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IndiGo has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G engines to power its fleet of 150 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The decision represents 300 firm PW1100G engines with options for additional engines. In addition, IndiGo has also chosen Pratt & Whitney to provide maintenance for these PurePower engines. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
"Our selection underscores the confidence in the Pratt & Whitney PurePower engine and is another important milestone in IndiGo's history," said Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia, founders of IndiGo. "At IndiGo, we are committed to maintain low fares while reducing our impact on the environment through the use of green technology such as these PurePower engines."
"The PurePower engine's benefits will allow us to make dramatic improvements in environmental performance with reduced emissions and significant savings in fuel consumption," said IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh. "We are very pleased to extend these benefits to our customers, as they select IndiGo as India's greenest carrier."
"We are honored IndiGo chose the PurePower engine -- one of the largest engine orders in recent aviation history -- for their new A320neo family fleet," said Pratt & Whitney President David Hess. "For more than 85 years Pratt & Whitney has delivered dependable engines for its global customers. We look forward to delivering these dependable PurePower engines with its fuel burn, maintenance and environmental benefits to IndiGo as they grow to meet India's new demands."
Each IndiGo Airbus A320neo family aircraft will be powered by two PurePower PW1100G engines with benefits including double-digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs when compared to today's engines.
"PurePower PW1100G engines are the ideal choice for IndiGo," said Todd Kallman, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines & Global Services president. "This revolutionary engine will allow IndiGo significant operating cost savings combined with emissions and noise reductions."
With this selection, Pratt & Whitney now has more than 1,200 PW1000G engines on order, including options. The PurePower engine uses an advanced gear system allowing the engine's fan to operate at a different speed than the low-pressure compressor and turbine. The combination of the gear system and an all-new advanced core delivers double-digit improvements in fuel efficiency and environmental emissions as well as a 50 percent reduction in noise.
IndiGo is India's largest low-cost carrier, as well as the fastest growing carrier. It operates domestic services linking 25 destinations. Its main base is Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
This release includes "forward looking statements" concerning future business opportunities and other matters involving this engine that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in forward looking statements include changes in the health of the global economy and the strength of end market demand in the aerospace industry; as well as company specific items including the ability to achieve cost reductions at planned levels; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies including this engine, and new products including the engine discussed in this press release; and delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers. For information identifying other important economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see UTC's SEC filings as submitted from time to time, including but not limited to, the information included in UTC's 10-K and 10-Q Reports under the headings "Business," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Cautionary Note Concerning Factors that May Affect Future Results," as well as the information included in UTC's Current Reports on Form 8-K.
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Hello all, I promised a review of the 2-day school when I got back....here it is. I had the pleasure of meeting I-Won-Today while I was there. Jonathan, it was a pleasure to meet you this week. Hopefully I'll be back soon! Here goes..........
Missy and I flew down to Charlotte on October 1st to attend the 2-day Performance Driving School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Before reading any further: If you've never attended a driving school before and think you might be interested..... GO FOR IT! Be warned however, it's as much fun as you can have with your clothes on, and it may lead to financial ruin! But who cares right! You only live once. Neither Missy or I had ever attended any formal driving schools. I had a good idea of what to expect from reading reviews on the web. Missy on the other hand was apprehensive, and not so quietly wondered why I had invested money on such a frivolous endeavour. The 2-day course involves a number of exercises designed to teach basic car dynamics and improve driver skill and comfort level. These exercises include running laps on a road course, panic braking, emergency lane change, skidpad and slalom. In addition participants have the opportunity to drive other BMW vehicles for a number of laps on a road course, and drive an X5 on an off road course. Vehicles.......lot's of them. There must be hundereds of BMW's at the school from M cars to Z4's, if BMW makes them they're here (X6's included) Our instructors were all veteran racers with a number of years of driving instructor experience. Our head instructor was Larry Parmale, he was assisted by Jim Clark, Andy and Steve. All of them were excellent, they pushed all of us to expand our limits while at the same time reminding us we didn't have to push more than we felt comfortable with. There were ten people in our class (8 men, 2 women). Most had never attended any formal driving school (2 in the class were autoX'ers). Ages ranged from late 20's to late 50's. If you attend the school alone, you will most likely be paired with another driver (2 to a car). The facility is located 1.5 miles off I-85 and about a mile down the road from BMW's manufacturing facility. In addition to the driving surfaces, the Performance Center has a number of classrooms, a cafeteria, a gift shop, and areas designed for those doing a Performance Center Delivery (PCD). During the course BMW treats you to a free lunch, or as our instructors teased us, a really expensive lunch with a driving school thrown in. Free lunch isn't a big deal but it's a nice touch, as were the free hats they give out at the end of the course (you can't buy them in the store). Classes start at 0830 and end at 1600 with approximately 1 hour each day for lunch. I was worried that the seat time might be less than ideal, but those fears were unfounded. Except for a 40 minute briefing on day one, and occasional 5 minute breaks, you spend the entire time in the car.
Day 1:
Our day started with a briefing on car dynamics, the theories of oversteer, understeer, and brief introduction to cornering. After a short break we went outside to our assigned cars. Our ride for the course was the #3 car, a Crimson Red 335i Sedan (11/06 production Steptronic with retrofitted oil cooler). For the purposes of this course the step was perfect, as it allowed you to concentrate without having to worry about shifting. For those of you that are curious, the highest oil temp I ever saw was 260 degrees on an 85 degree day.
Our ride!
The first exercise was a warm-up on a road course with a small slalom section at the beginning. All cars are equipped with a radio, and as you progress through the exercises instructors are constantly offering you feedback on your performance. During this exercise the concepts introduced in the briefing (turn-in point, apex, track-out point) are reinforced and worked on. After a number of laps, you switch places with your partner and they take their turn. If you're concerned about getting carsick as a passenger, you can observe your partner from alongside the track if you prefer.
Road Course
The second exercise was a panic braking exercise. You take a number of runs at a specified speed, and learn to control the car during emergency braking. Speeds started at 35mph and increased to 45mph at the end of the exercise. These speeds don't sound impressive, but the power of the 335i's brakes are. The stops are quick and violent, and as the speeds increase steering is required. It sounds simple, but one unlucky participant did end up in the dirt earning the nickname "Dusty" for the remainder of the course. As in every exercise, the 2nd driver repeats each manouver when it is their turn. There's quite a bit you can learn by riding in the passenger seat. You're much more aware the finer points when you can sit back and see the big picture as an observer.
After a short break we returned to the cars for an emergency lane change exercise (our least favorite). As in the braking exercise, the pace starts slow (30 mph) and increases steadily (45mph). The concept is, as you are driving along someone pulls out in front of you requiring you to change lanes immediately. The space you have to make this lane change is roughly the length of a car and is marked by cones. Suffice to say early attempts by the group resulted in a number of cone "kills." It's unatural to turn the wheel so abruptly (about 150 degrees) left and then back right in short succession. By the end of the exercise you feel much more confident in your ability should the need ever arrise for such a procedure. By this point we were hungry and we were treated to lunch.
Emergency Lane Change
The second half of the day was spent on the skidpad, and on two friendly competitions. The skidpad exercise is designed to teach recognition and recovery from oversteer and understeer. It also is used as an opportunity to demonstrate the Traction Control and stability Control common to all new BMW's. To facilitate this learning the skidpad is moistened by sprinklers...........nice! This was the exercise I was most looking forward to, and I wasn't disappointed. Round and round you go, progressing from understeer to throttle induced oversteer.....correct and recover. Two cars are on the skidpad at the same time, when one of you invariably ends up pointing in the opposite direction your instructor calls out "we're around" on the radio and the other car pauses briefly. You will spin.......guaranteed! A little known tidbit, when the car is in a forward gear and senses backward motion, it will shutdown. Hmmmmm.........got to like the push button starter. Most of the time you get the car pointed in the right direction and away you go again. One person managed to get their car into the infield, and had to be rescued (pulled out) by an X5. After a number of laps with the DTC off, the instructor turns it back on. It's amazing what a difference it makes........night and day! Not as much fun of course, but impressive how much easier it is to control the car in the slippery conditions. Did I mention how hard this school is on tires! They burn through a set a week, I can't say I'm surprised given how much abuse they take.
The last two exercises of Day 1 were friendly competitions amongst classmates. The first was called the "Rat Race" and the other is a timed lap followed by a stop in a marked box. The "Rat Race" is performed on a wet oval, and the timed lap is down on a dry road course. Both made use of the lessons learned earlier in the day and were a ton of fun!!! Before we left for the day we spent a few minutes debriefing the days events. We were promised our performance would be better in the morning (it was), and that we would revisit some of the days events, only at a much higher speed! Yikes!!!! We left the Performance Center emotionally and physically drained. We stayed at a Hampton Inn close to the Performance Center, great hotel with lot's of restaurants nearby. The intructors suggested we visit downtown Greenville for dinner, we decided a beer at the Blue Ridge Brewery was called for. Great beer and good food to boot! We left for the hotel, and were asleep within minutes. Who'd a thunk driving could be so tiring.
"Rat Race"
Day 2:
After a short briefing we went straight to the cars. First up were a few warm-up laps on the same course we had driven the previous night. True to their word, our performance was significantly better in the morning. The instructors took this opportunity to build on the skills we had learned the day before. Things they didn't comment on before were now scrutenized much more closely.
Slalom Course
Our second exercise of the day was another panic braking session. Where we had left off at 45mph on Day 1, we started at 55mph and worked our way up to 75mph. As I mentioned before, the 335i's brakes are really powerful and as the speed increased this was even more evident. Repeated high velocity stops, and zero fade. It also provided the opportunity to view the extra brake light that come on in panic stops (don't usually get to see those).
After our necks recovered from the fast acceleration followed by faster deceleration, we headed for the next exercise. Similar to the first emergency lane change session, this one involved two lane changes. It made the first lane change seem simple. Needless to say, the cones in this exercise got abused far more than in the single lane change. That said, our performance would have been abyssmal had we not built our skills the day prior. After being humbled here, we took our lunch break.
Breathe....oh yeah!
After stuffing our bellies, we split into two groups. One would head to the skidpad for some more intensive one-on-one training, while the other would participate in the "Performance Drive" where you get to sample other BMW's on the road course. I convinced Missy we should choose the test drive first since a shiny new M5 was on the list of cars we's have the opportunity to sample. She agreed and off we went. The group sensed how excited I was to drive the M5, and graciously allowed me to drive it first. The other car were a 550i, an X5, a 335i Coupe, and a 750Li Sedan. My thoughts on these after driving a number of laps in each is as follows:
M5 - Amazing machine, monster brakes, great chassis, and oh that V10 sound! The SMG would take a while to get used to however.
550i - Big surprise, quite agile aroungd the course. In fact it was almost as fast around as the M5 on the short track.
X5 - Biggest surprise, despite it's big size it's really well balanced and quick o the track. As much BMW as SUV.
335i - Consensus favorite car in the group. Most fun to toss around, even more so than the larger M5.
750Li - Consensus least favorite, described by one as a "Tuna Boat"..... my first thought was Buick. Very comfy though!
Discussion after test drive
After our test drive we headed out to the skidpad for some more drifting practice.....errr......car control skills. As before, much time was spent sideways and backwards. Since we live in CO, we get a buch of experience in slippery surfaces. It was truly beneficial to have a professional improve our skills in this area. After 20+ laps in each direction, we headed back to the staging area to begin our final exercise: the "Other Roads" experience.
Most people think of the X5 as a "soft roader," this course is designed to dispell this notion. Now, whilst I can't personally envision taking my $70K SUV someplace where I might destroy it, it is amazingly capable. The "Other Roads" course consists of a number of obstacles inteded to demonstrate the X5's off road capability. At various spots in the course the vehicle is placed at some pretty extreme angles, driven through 18" of water to simulate river fording, driven on two or three wheels, and generally exercised far more than the average driver will ever experience. As I said I can't imagine doing it myself, but as demonstrated the X5 is certainly capable of some amazing things.
"Other Roads" Course
With that our course was over. Was it worth it, without a doubt as far as I'm concerned. In fact I plan on sending the kids to the teen school when they're old enough. What did the skeptic think.........based on the smiles, and hootin' and hollerin' I heard from the driver seat OH YEAH!!!!!
Skeptic no more!
If you're looking for a racing school, this ain't it......you want the M school. The 2-day school is a place to improve your skills in a safe environment, with excellent instructors, and a fleet of vehicles at your disposal. About that M school.............yeah I'm hooked, where do I sign up!
Erik and Missy
'07 335i Coupe TiAg/Black Dakota/Lt. Poplar - ED 5/4/07
2-Day Performance Center Course Review
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Freude am Fliegen
Last edited by guppyflyer; 10-06-2007 at 06:09 PM.
Excellent report.
M school next? It´s a blast too.
Freude am Fahren
F10 2014 535d M Sport Mondstein Metallic
F10 2012 ActiveHybrid 5 Azuritschwarz Metallic
MB 2011 E350 BlueTec
E70 2011 X5 xDrive35d*
E90 2010 335d*
E60 2008 550i*
E90 2006 330xi*
E90 2006 325i
E90 2006 330xi*
E39 2003 530i*
E46 2000 328Ci*
E36 1996 328iS*
E36 1992 325i*
E30 1991 318is*
E21 1982 320iS*
E21 1979 320 (6-Zyl)*
'07 335i Coupe TiAg/Black Dakota/Lt. Poplar - ED 5/4/07
2-Day Performance Center Course Review
Our ED Report
Freude am Fliegen
Where did you stay? We were at the Hilton.
Freude am Fahren
F10 2014 535d M Sport Mondstein Metallic
F10 2012 ActiveHybrid 5 Azuritschwarz Metallic
MB 2011 E350 BlueTec
E70 2011 X5 xDrive35d*
E90 2010 335d*
E60 2008 550i*
E90 2006 330xi*
E90 2006 325i
E90 2006 330xi*
E39 2003 530i*
E46 2000 328Ci*
E36 1996 328iS*
E36 1992 325i*
E30 1991 318is*
E21 1982 320iS*
E21 1979 320 (6-Zyl)*
'07 335i Coupe TiAg/Black Dakota/Lt. Poplar - ED 5/4/07
2-Day Performance Center Course Review
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Thanks for the nice write up, I have been thinking of going and trying to convince my wife that this would be a great idea for me to go (you know, nice gift or something?!) I am going to have her read your write up and maybe she will want to go if she knows there may be other women in the class.
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Great report! I've been dying to get back since our PC redelivery this past summer. Maybe next year.
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Thanks for the great write-up. It was a pleasure to meet you and put another face with a name. Glad you had a great time and hope to see you again!
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Excellent review. Get's your BMW blood pumping.
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Excellent review! Thanks for taking the time and doing such a great writeup.
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Thoroughly enjoyed your post and great pictures. What a blast! Thank you for posting your adventure...
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That's great. We are definitely going to have to do the driving school sometime!!!!!!! Thanks fur such a fantastic write up! Loved all of the pictures too!
Thanks for the right up! I will be heading there myself 10/30-11/1. Since my car is through BMWFS they pick up the tab for the hotel and a few meals; nice I thought. I am really looking forward to this after your write up.
Recently I have done a few drive events for some other manufacturers and have been impressed but this is my first "school". I am also trying to get into the R8 driving school at Pocono next week, but I will have to try and move some meetings which may be more difficult than I anticipated.
Thanks again! Best of luck!
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What a great write-up! You should have that article published! It makes me want to do right here and now. My wife did get me a Richard Petty NASCAR driving school experience which was a lot of fun. I am not a huge NASCAR fan, but driving one around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was quite fun to say the least
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While the market for purpose-built backup appliances had strong growth, as shown in the most recent quarter of 2012, sales of storage software stagnated, according to analyst firm IDC.
The worldwide storage software market in the second quarter of 2012, which totaled $3.4 billion, rose an anemic 0.9 percent over last year, IDC reported in September. That's a meager $40 million or so.
On the other hand, total worldwide sales of purpose-built backup appliances reached $657 million in the second quarter of 2012, up an impressive 29.8 percent over the $506 million reported in the second quarter of 2011, IDC said.
This does not bode well for the software-only storage vendors who are seeing hardware vendors acquire software developers and eat away at that business. Now we all know why Symantec entered the backup appliance business.


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11.00 am – Had papayas for breakfast.
11.30 am – Went on over to Jalan Patani's police headquarters
to pay up my summons.
Park at yellow line = Risk donating RM30 to the police.
11.30 pm – Decided to try out a new eating place recommended by a reader, Daisy.
Jalan Trang had only 1 coffeeshop open and the only stall
was this one. So I guess this must be what you meant, Daisy, right?
The price list.
The tomyam campur.
The kangkung belacan.
The food was ok lah. Pretty normal and average. Daisy, you should try Gurney Plaza's food court stall no.7.
03.00 pm – Formatted Vinny's laptop.
03.30 pm – Had a banana,
chocolate ice cream and
a yoghurt drink for afternoon break.
05.30 pm – Hiked the hillside of Pantai Indah at Permatang Damar Laut.
Or is it Pantai Esen? Confusing.
Spotted rubber trees along the way.
Hiking by the seaside. What a view.
Lots of coconut trees.
The tarzan tree.
After about 15 minutes of hiking, I saw the side of it.
The tua pek kong temple built deep into the hill.
The stone plaque says '1980'. I'm guessing that it's the year built.
On the way back, I spotted a tall rock and
decided to climb from one rock to the other to reach the peak.
06.30 pm – Went to Tempoyak Cove Pier.
A long and sturdy bridge built by/for the fishermen of Teluk Tempoyak.
Teluk Tempoyak's awesome ikan bakar food court.
07.30 pm – Had stir fried green capsicum with beef,
stir fried chicken wings with mushroom,
belacan chicken and
a big bowl of curry fish head
for dinner.
09.00 pm – Dropped by Queensbay Mall's Factory Outlet Store to buy
3 pair of socks
for RM23.
11.30 pm – Had a packet of Ibumie's
Mi Goreng for supper.
And a bowl of bird's nest as well. Thanks, Mum!
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I actually had to look "quintessential" up since I didn't know it's exact meaning. My use of it is misleading since I'm not writing a list specific resolutions, thus making this post not a quintessential New Years post. But it's such a fun word that I refuse to change it. This is my blog and I can name my posts whatever I want. So there.
I hope everyone welcomed in the New Year is a good way. (And yes, I consider sleeping to be a good way!)
I found that while Christmas Eve made me miss my family (my parents are building their new house and don't have a phone or stable internet yet so I couldn't talk to them), New Year's Eve made me miss my hometown.
Generally I appreciate my quiet, hardworking new compatriots (being a quiet, sortof hardworking person, I fit right in), but for one night, I missed the rowdy, overly affectionate way we highlight the changing of years. Americans talk about kissing someone for New Years. I think this is the first time in my adult life (with the exception of the New Years I spent in California with Clockwork Bard, where we cooked all day and ended up spending New Years half passed out on the couch, watching Serenity) where I don't lock lips with what feels like half of Québec city. But it was nice to meet some other young people in town, I had a blast chasing the kids around the house, and OMG I'm hooked on Dance Central. I'm heading to WalMart like RIGHT NOW to buy an XBox Kinect.
I wasn't going to do a New Years post, but after reading everyone elses, I feel like I have things to say.
Of Resolutions and stuff
I don't do resolutions because when I decide to make a change, I just do. I don't wait until a special occasion. Last year was an exception – as I was thinking about 2010, I reflected on how much blogging (aka learning to really write) has had a positive impact on my life. Speaking is extremely difficult for me so I need to rely on writing to get by. Blogging helped me develop writing skills and throughout that year, those skills opened a lot of doors for me. I was suddenly angry that not everyone receives that opportunity: there are tons of Canadians who are illiterate. So I resolved to become involved in literacy.
Which I didn't do.
The closest I came was writing a 3 part FAQ on blogging (part 1, part 2, part 3).
But maybe this year I will. My town does have a literacy program. It focuses on English Second Language, not on primary literacy, but it's still a step in the right direction.
2011 in Blogging
My most read post in 2011 was actually written in 2010 so it doesn't count. It was that post on Holy Paladin reforging. It's so terribly outdated too. I cringe whenever I see the hits come in from search engines.
Otherwise, 2011 was pretty quiet on the blog. My real life was hectic with clerkships, graduation, Pharmacy Board Licensing exams, moving across the country, my parents selling the house I grew up in and building my new career (made especially difficult by the fact that the store I was sent to was in terrible, terrible condition when I got there). Blogging obviously took the hit, with real life holding my interest far more than my virtual one.
I don't believe I did any real comedy posts. I miss writing funny posts (I'm very proud of WoW on the First Date), but I'm:
1)just too tired to look at the world in an amusing way
2)too comfortable in the blogging world to feel the need to rely on jokes.
Let me take a nap, then pull the rug out from under me. Should make me spill comedy posts all over the place.
Anyway, my favorite posts of 2011:
This post completely summarizes my attitude toward guilds and playing with guildies vs playing with strangers. Accept the Social Contract in your guild life, accept that PuGs are very close to a state of nature (there is a social contract in PuGs, but it's very temporary and very shallow), and your WoW life will be way less stressful.
How to Keep Shyness from Ruining Your Game
I usually write about social phobia in a comical way because I believe that my eccentricities should be used positively. And thus I clumsily attempt to turn them into an art form for the enjoyment of all.
I get annoyed at the social premise that shyness is bad and should be eradicated at all costs. Obviously, a crippling mental illness that prevents you from enjoying the things you'd like to enjoy in life is bad. And social phobia/anxiety is that horrible mental illness.
But there are ways to work around shyness to get what you want out of life without changing who you are as a person. It's totally possible to live a satisfying life (and play multiplayer games…we're still talking about WoW, right?) and love yourself while being a shy person.
When I started ignoring those who want to turn me into a social butterfly, I came to like being shy. Being shy forces me to think more, it forces me to appreciate the people in my life more, it makes me appear to be a gentler, calmer, more sensitive person, it teaches me empathy, it prevents me from acting impulsively, and it inspires me creatively.
So yeah, social phobia = bad, but shyness = neutral personality trait with a shitton of upsides.
Don't let shyness ruin your game.
The 5 Traits I Want in a Leader
This post was so much fun (and so therapeutic) to write. The grievances I hold against my past guilds (all woopin' two of them) are all leadership-related. So I thought about the WoW leaders I enjoyed working with, and what about them made me tick.
It's a personal post. Different people appreciate different leadership styles. That post was me, reflecting on which style makes me happiest.
Onto 2012
I make no promises. I have lots of blogging ideas for both this blog as well as the Giant Spoon without the Pally one, but so little energy. I'd like to write lots of funny posts. I'd like to share more travel stories. I'd like to talk about paladins more. But "like to" is not a promise. I do what I can do, and accept what I cannot do.
I hope to play more different games. I hope to play different games with the guildies that I'm about to leave.
I've always been the type of person who plays the shit out of a game, them moves onto another game with shit that needs to be played out of it. It's impossible to play the shit out of WoW, so I haven't played many other games. And I'll say that it's kind of embarrassing, when asked about my gaming, to say that I haven't played much other than WoW in years.
I'm not done with WoW and you'll probably see me around in each expansion to come. But maybe hell will freeze over and I'll have a year where my real life is stable (stability bores me, but maybe gaming will help), maybe I'll expand my gaming horizons a teensy bit.
And with that,
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.


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Hunt's book scores big
Photographer Billy Hunt's book A CLAW to Remember has received an honorable mention in the Photography Book Now international competition of self-published books. Of the more than 2,400 submissions from 50 countries, Hunt's book was one of 25 to receive honorable mentions in the editorial category and will be part of a worldwide touring exhibit. The contest comes with a $25,000 grand prize.
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this guy rocks --- congrats Billy great book !
yeah, whats up, why aren't you'll givin' Sheridan any props?
Jon's book is awesome. Here is a link to his book.
And, in fairness to The Hook, Jon is a lot more modest then me. I tend to trumpet my accomplishments a more then him.
Agreed - Billy's work in general is great, and the CLAW book/pics are as cool as it gets.
Jon-Phillip Sheridan also received an Honorable Mention. C'ville photographers are badass!


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Summer 2015 Student Research Projects
Brandon Moretti - Biology
"My project, a continuation of research started by past Albion College students, involves testing the efficacy and the possible mechanisms by which vanadium complexes inhibit cell growth and induce cell death in colon cancer and breast cancer cells."
Danielle Nelson - Ford Institute
"I'm creating a user-friendly guide for local municipalities to complete their sections of the Great Lake-to-Lake and the Iron Belle trails." Read the full story
Melanie Fodera - English
"My project was going over my years of personal journals about my life with my autistic brother and turning them into a novel-length work. During this project, I was able to work on my editing, interviewing, and writing skills."
Kevin Claucherty - Physics
"To reduce the size and cost of PET machines (cancer and tumor scanner machines), we are attempting to replace the metal shields that protect the detectors of these machines with a thin layer of metal coated directly onto the detectors. Since the detectors are made of glass, the best way to do this is through vapor deposition, which is accomplished by evaporating metal inside of a vacuum chamber while under vacuum. Since I want to become an engineer, the problem solving, laboratory work, and experimental research work I am doing here will give me valuable experience for my future in this career field."
Audrey DeGroot - Photography
"My FURSCA project involved an overview of Albion's history, learning the use of a large format film camera, and familiarizing myself with a professional lighting studio, all of which led up to creating glass plate collodion negatives, a process invented in the mid 1840s. Mastering this process allows to me focus my photography major, creating a niche for myself in the photographic world, as well as providing the basis for a senior thesis."
Lauren Rasmussen - Biology
"Growing up in Ann Arbor, an ecologically-minded community, has conditioned me to focus on the preservation of a healthy environment and I would like to help continue finding useful information to protect it."
Jessica McKindles - Psychology
"My project examines why family cohesiveness is related to prejudice toward others seeking counseling. Specifically, I found that locus of control and self-stigma are two reasons why family cohesiveness predicts prejudice toward others seeking counseling.
"The research I have done this summer has given me a strong basis to start building my thesis. FURSCA has been extremely beneficial in giving me extensive research experience that will help me immensely in graduate school. I now feel more confident about achieving my academic goals."
Alex Kuligowski - Economics and Management
"Through FURSCA, I was able to continue a cross-course research project on the Albion Makerspace in a one-on-one setting, with a mentor that had my professional development and best interest in mind. Together, in Albion, we were able to assess community need, identify community partners and potential programming to fill that need, and construct methods to gather data that will be useful for funding strategies in the near future."
Emily Ebaugh - Geology and Paleontology
"For my FURSCA project, I am preparing and describing fossil turtles of the Family Dermatemydidae from the Eocene of Wyoming, a group that has been around since the late Cretaceous. My main objective is to determine how many dermatemydid species were present in North America during the Eocene. As a geology major and paleontology minor, this research will provide me with experience that will be beneficial for my future career path."
Alena Farooq - Ford Institute
Albion is a small town, but visiting each city park twice a day is no small task. "There are 17 city parks, which per capita might be the most in the United States," says Alena Farooq, '18, who found herself charmed by a lot of Albion while completing a summer public policy research project on the city's recreation plan. Read the full story
Taylor Shell - Art
"I explored sculptural forms based on my own personal vulnerability. Through this exploration I was able to hone in on my artistic signature for future works and opportunities."
Laura Yurgalite
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Ive just picked up one on eBay. Think it is grade 3 but 8 grains taps up unbelievably. There were two grips on it and comes in at 2lb 11.5oz. Edge at biggest point 46mm. I keep walking around house swinging it with my gloves on. I got it for £110 including postage practically unused. Im in love with my thigh pad too. Ive never been a FKW but so tempted to get another bat bag gloves and pads. Im such a quality player I might get sponsorship like lol!
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Check out two of the three clips from Fright Night that premiered in yesterday's Comic-Con Panel. We can see Anton Yelchin and Christopher MIntz-Plasse trying to figure out the truth about Farrell's vampiric neighbor:
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In the old days, in boxing terms, they called it a 1-2 punch.
South Point hit host Crest with a pair of haymakers in the first six minutes of the game and it was pretty much lights out after that for the Chargers in a 35-16 opening decision at Sid Bryson Stadium Friday night.
Against a veteran option football team like the Red Raiders, it was paramount that Crest not let South Point find its rhythm. But on the opening series, after the Charger defense had held, Crest was penalized for having too many players on the field on a punt.
That gave the Red Raiders the football back and they stuck it in for an early lead with Tyler Bray doing the honors from the three. Then on the second play after the kickoff, a snap went off the fingers of Crest quarterback P.J.Brooks and South Point�s Deion Jones picked it up and dashed 13 yards to make it 14-0 with 6:02 left in the first quarter.
�We made mistakes early,� said Crest�s Mark Barnes. �We got them stopped and with the penalty, they wound up scoring. Against a (running) team that shortens the game, you can�t do those things.�
South Point�s offense then got in high gear with the inside-outside combination of Bray and quarterback Jaquan Brooks producing two more touchdowns in building a 28-3 edge. Alex Trejo�s 40-yard field goal accounted for Crest�s only first-half points.
�On the first series, we blew an assignment which caused us to give it up (kick),� said South Point coach Mickey Lineberger. �But then we were able to score, and our defense stepped up big for us (with the touchdown).
�I thought in the first half we looked like we were playing Red Raider football. But in the second half we didn�t have the same fire and intensity. And you have to give Crest credit for that, their coaching staff does a good job and we respect their program.�
In the second half, the Raiders hit a 42-yard pass from Brooks to Jeffrey Pearsall to set up its only score of the final two quarters. Crest then got its running game engaged with Tre Harbison and Jalin Moore doing the damage, with each providing a touchdown.
�We have a veteran offense so we�re pretty far along with it like we should be,� said Lineberger. �Our quarterback is a junior who played all season as a sophomore. We�ve got some newer people up front.
�But I think our passing game is further along than it has been. We�ve worked hard on it. If we can do that, it makes people have to play you honest. On that (long pass), we just took what the defense gave us.�
For Crest, the frustrating start was too much to overcome.
�At halftime, I told our guys to make something positive out of this,� said Barnes. �We weren�t very good tonight, but I think we�ll be a great team down the road. We�ll figure it out.�
Brooks (149 yards) and Bray (113) produced big on the ground for the Red Raiders and scored two touchdowns each.
Harbison, a sophomore, paced the Crest offense with 132 yards rushing.
South Point travels to Lincolnton next week while Crest journeys to take on Ashbrook.
Bizarre play of night
There was no question what was the oddest play of the night in South Point�s 35-16 opening win over Crest at Sid Bryson Stadium Friday night.
The Chargers, down 21-3 in the early moments of the second quarter, made a defensive stand to force a punt. Crest broke through to block Tyler Bray�s kick, only to have madness ensue.
South Point�s Diontrea King picked up the bouncing football and somehow weaved his way to the outside on the left. He found clear sailing for 30-plus yards all the way to the Charger 34 to keep the football and move the chains.
The Red Raiders then moved in for another score to make it 28-3 before halftime.
�It was one of those things that just happened,� said Crest coach Mark Barnes afterwards. �We had a return on so we weren�t even supposed to be blocking it. That�s why we didn�t have anyone back when he (King) got it.�


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Summarization is an essential comprehension skill to determine the importance of information when reading. In this lesson, students practice writing effective summaries using biographies. Students read selections from Enemies of Slavery by David Adler. They read about a specific person and then join a group of students who read about other people to learn about other biographies. Afterwards, students use the Bio-Cube tool to record information about their assigned person and then display them in an Enemies of Slavery mobile.
- Bio-Cube tool: This feature allows students to create a visual representation of biographical information about the person of their choice.
- Bio-Cube Planning Sheet: With this handout, students can gather all of the information they need to complete the Bio-Cube tool.
McLaughlin, M., & Allen, M.B. (2009). Guided comprehension in grades 3-8 . Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
- McLaughlin states, "Good readers are strategic and take active roles in the reading process." It is essential that students are explicitly taught the strategies they need to become active, effective readers. These strategies should be modeled and practiced on a regular basis.
- Summarizing in one of the essential comprehension skills for students to develop. Students should discuss and analyze what makes an effective summary, why summarizing is important for strategic readers, and how summarizing helps readers make meaning.
- The use of graphic organizers and other tools provides students with a structure and overall understanding of what an effective summary looks like and how to file only the "essential" information.


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There are actually several ways to become a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. Most commonly, Alpha Omicron Pi seeks potential new members through a formal recruitment process on campuses where we have collegiate chapters. Working within Panhellenic guidelines, chapters may also be allowed to recruit informally. The addition of a collegiate chapter on a campus where one does not exist is called "extension" and evolves through a well-planned process involving the National Panhellenic Conference, the college or university, and AOII to help guarantee the success of the new chapter. AOII also has an Alumna Initiate membership program to recruit new members who are no longer collegians. More specific information on how to become a member and how to recommend someone else for membership is available in this section.
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The new member class will meet weekly to learn about AOII as they build their sisterhood. During these meetings, they will utilize the AOII membership education manual, The Promise, which provides more about AOII, our history, our policies and our principles.
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Sitka Harbor is alive with fishing boats in many shapes and sizes, but there are also pleasure craft
An early morning trip into the bay reveals many islands covered with trees in the dramatic sunrise
Other mornings the low hanging clouds provide a dramatic backdrop
There are many varieties of ducks. These are lesser scaup taking flight
Fish are plentiful especially during the herring spawn and the sea gulls are quick to take advantage
Steller sea lions are also plentiful and currious
California sea lions are a new arrival to the area
After eating their fill they sometimes over heat and use cool air to dissipate some of the heat (looks more like sunbathing to me).
Harbor seals are also easily found around Sitka
Humpback whales are one of the main things to look for as they too feed on the herring when the spawn is on. Each has a unique pattern of coloration on it's tail
Bald eagles are magnificent as they swoop down to grab fish
They gather in rather large groups to feed on the spawning herring
There are so many herring that some eagles simply sit on the shoreline and grab fish without flying up
It is difficult to imagine the numbers of eagles. Many line the rocks, but look closely at the trees in the background
I count twenty-six eagles sitting on this rock
But each of those white dots in the trees is another one and this is just a small view of the shoreline
They don't look so small when you get up close and notice the talons
Nonetheless they soar magnificently over the mountains
They seem to have little trouble plucking the fish from the water
But the gulls too get in on the action
The Northern Song provides delightful way to cruise the waters of Southeastern Alaska


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On January 15th, forest fires were spotted on the slopes of Mount Kenya, the highest mountain in Africa. Inscribed onto the World Heritage list in 1997, Mount Kenya is a critical refuge for a host of iconic species, ranging from the African elephant, the leopard, and a variety of antelopes and rare birds. The mountain is also referred to as Kenya's water tower, as it captures high altitude moisture and transmits it through river systems to communities below.
According to the Kenya Wildlife Service, the January fires started on the western side of the mountain and were initially suppressed, but following a prolonged hot dry spell, they re-appeared more recently in greater intensity. Though some progress has recently been made in dealing with these, there is concern that if an all-out effort to extinguish all remaining fires is not soon implemented, there is a risk that they will once again flare up. The Kenya meteorological office anticipates at least another 2 weeks of dry weather.
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Diane von Furstenberg's new collection for GapKids is now in stores
Diane von Furstenberg's second collection for GapKids hit stores Thursday, and the mini wrap dresses, safari-themed tees and colorfully printed denim and leggings make for an even more exciting collection this time around.
"I wanted to really tap into that sense of adventure and discovery that is such a part of youth and really create something fun and exciting," Furstenberg said Wednesday as she celebrated the launch at Gap's Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan, surrounded by little "DVF Explorers" and their moms, who were lusting after the styles.
"Do you think I could make it work?" one mom asked, holding up one of the larger kid-sized dresses. (We couldn't blame her for trying.)
Furstenberg went into the DVF archives to find playful prints inspired by nature and her travels with her grandchildren.
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In THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Gaunt played Justine, the comely housekeeper for Peter Cushing's Baron Frankenstein, who freely gives to this servant what he withholds from the lady of the chateau, Elizabeth (Hazel Court), his cousin and fiancée. Justine is barely in the picture yet her few brief scenes - a clandestine kissing scene with the Baron, a fit of jealous rage that escalates to threats when she discovers his plans for marriage do not include her, and her final entrapment in the lair of the Creature - not only convey all the sides of a well-rounded character but provide the deliberately restrained film with almost all of the emotional dimension it contains.
But it was Gaunt's final performance in DRACULA that was truly revolutionary. Here she was cast as another servant of sorts, a vampire bride of Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) who is introduced as an innocent appealing to Jonathan Harker (John Van Eyssen), a visiting librarian, to rescue her from a life of imprisonment. Appearing before him as someone isolated, vulnerable, needful, full-bosomed and available, she deftly navigates a path through Harker's defenses to his bare throat.
When Dracula - previously seen as the most urbane of noblemen - bursts into the library with all his undead, animal hatred and bloodlust exposed, he knocks the female predator aside. There are brief shots following such as the one at the top of this tribute, showing the Bride as she really is - and in these short seconds, an entirely new screen archetype was minted: The Technicolor vampiress, unabashedly sexual, fangs protruding over lips of blood - a virus that would subsequently infect the vampire cinema of every other country in the world. It should also be mentioned that, only fifteen days prior to Gaunt's death, we also lost actress Lupita Tovar - the sexy vampire ingenue of Universal's Spanish DRACULA (1931) - whose performance in that film embodies the first step in the direction of what Gaunt achieved.
I've never seen anyone discuss this, but there is a moment in this classic scene when - shortly after Harker is hurled aside by the Count - the camera cuts to Harker as we hear an anguished scream from the Bride, off-camera. The moment reeks of a cut made to appease the film censors of the day, but no photographic evidence of that moment has yet surfaced. The scene ends with Harker seeing Dracula carrying the Bride out of the library seconds before losing consciousness.
The Bride seems to fail in her attack on Harker but is actually twice victorious. She succeeds in biting him, as Harker discovers in his shaving mirror the morning after, and the following morning - when he trails his host and his attacker to the crypt they share - she succeeds once again, on the cusp of nightfall, when he makes the mistake of dispatching her before dealing directly with the Count.
Valerie Gaunt's entire screen career might amount to less than ten minutes onscreen, but her iconic value cannot be overestimated. Appearing only in the right roles at the right time, she left us with a handful of scenes that advanced the working vocabulary of an entire sub-genre of horror cinema.
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'Downton Abbey' Season 4 Scoop: How Mary Will 'Move On' From Matthew
Spoiler alert: Stop reading if you don't want the latest 'Downton Abbey' twist spoiled. It's a life-ruiner, folks.
Downton Abbey fans' dreams for the future were shattered when Dan Stevens confirmed he wouldn't be returning to the show for its fourth season, thus leaving Michelle Dockery's Mary without her other half. Dan's final appearance on the show aired Dec. 25 in the UK, and broadcaster ITV released a super spoiler-y press release about his departure the following day.
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"After three successful series and two Christmas editions of Downton Abbey, Dan Stevens decided not to renew his contract beyond the initial three years he had been contracted," the statement read. "We wish him every success for the future. Michelle Dockery will be returning to her role as Lady Mary in series four which begins production in February."
"Over the last three years, audiences across the world have been captivated by the ups and downs of Mary and Matthew's relationship, culminating in their wedding," the network continued. "Fans have enjoyed what has become a solid and loving marriage. It is for this reason that the Producers decided Matthew and Mary could not simply be estranged or parted, resulting in his untimely and tragic death at the end of the Christmas episode."
The statement also gave fans a glimpse of what's to come when the show returns with new episodes in 2013:
"In the next series, alongside all the usual drama, comedy and romance involving the much loved cast of characters, viewers will see Mary adjusting to her life and attempting to move on without the man she loved."
Matthew Crawley's Tragic Fate:
Fans' minds were blown when news first broke that Dan was considering leaving the show, mostly because no one could fathom how his character could logically be written out without causing Downton to jump the shark.
Well, we finally got our answer Dec. 25 during the final moments of Downton's Christmas special, A Journey To The Highlands, when — spoiler alert! — Matthew's car collided with another vehicle, leaving him dead and bleeding in a ditch. It was pretty brutal.
Adding to the tragedy of it all, Mary had just given birth to their son.
Dan Stevens' Official Statement About Leaving 'Downton Abbey':
"We were always optioned for three years, and when that came up, it was a very difficult decision," Dan admitted to the UK's Telegraph. "But it felt like a good time to take stock, to take a moment. From a personal point of view, I wanted a chance to do other things."
"It is a very monopolising job," he continued. "So there is a strange sense of liberation at the same time as great sadness because I am very, very fond of the show and always will be."
He also lamented the end of Mary and Matthew's fan-favorite storyline: "After everything we have been through it will be sad not to see the relationship continue."
Sad indeed.
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Side (pronounced see-day) is a resort town and a classical historic site in Pamphylia of Mediterranean Turkey.
Upon opening to tourism in 1950s, the village of Selimiye was renamed Side, as the Roman city on the site of the village was known in ancient times. Today Side is one of the few sites where you can see Ephesus-like well-protected Roman ruins and modern constructions literally side by side.
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Manavgat is your first point of entry if you plan to get to Side by bus. From Manavgat, some bus companies offer minibuses to Side from otogar (bus station) free of charge. There are also very frequent minibuses (dolmuş) from downtown Manavgat which should not cost much more than a couple of Turkish liras.If you want to go ftom Antalya you should get on Antalya-Manavgat bus at Antalya Otogar(Bus Terminal). Ticket is 10TL and get off at Side junction(Side Kavsagi). There is a free minibus service that takes people to a parking just beside the historical part of Side.
Side lies 2 km south of main highway (D400) of Mediterranean Turkey, so it's also easy to get there by car.
Bus from Anamur to Side for 30 TL. (March 2016)
Get around
You will find taxis everywhere. You are unlikely to have many problems with them, but always agree on a price beforehand. They can do it on the meter, but then they will only take you the long way round. Ask local shopkeepers/bar staff/hotel employees on how much a good price is so you've got a clue.
You can also get a dolmuş (literally means "squashed taxi", just so you know what to expect!), a minibus service that runs along most main roads and past major hotels. If you are traveling far then you will probably have to change, but there should be a direct one to downtown Side. Charging around 3TL, this is the cheapest way to travel. They have stops, but you can ask the driver to stop anywhere on route usually. A cheap fun way of traveling, used by locals and tourists alike, just be prepared to travel in very crowded conditions.
- Roman ruins. Roman ruins of Side that are in fairly good condition include among others a quite large amphitheatre, a temple (to Apollo), and a gate.
One of the main things you will see everywhere is clothes, clothes & more clothes!
You will find that most shops/stalls have mostly the same range. At first, most, if not all of shopkeepers try to charge a really high price to anyone that asks, and will sell it for that price to anyone who is silly enough to pay it.
Try to bargain as much as possible, if you're not comfortable about it, don't worry, they are! They expect you to haggle. At most, your first offer should be half the asking price, for example if they ask for 75TL, offer 35TL and you will probably get it for 45TL. If you don't like the price just walk out, they will follow you and give you a better price.
The shopkeepers also drag you into their shop, and as the competition is high, they will do what it takes to win you over. Usually sitting you down, giving you tea, etc... But you are not obliged to buy, there is plenty more where they came from!
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If it's between keeping things tight or aging gracefully, Kate Winslet will choose the latter, thank you very much.
The Academy Award-winning actress joined forces with other British actresses like Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz, forming the "British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League."
Winslet says the Hollywood obsession with beauty is not something to which she'll succumb. "I'll never give in," the actress told UK's Telegraph.
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Winslet, 35, has been criticized before for her fluctuating weight since she skyrocketed to fame in 1997's mega hit "Titanic."
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