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It's the start of a new year and if you're looking to get fit or improve your health, zombies on your smartphone might be a good start.
Zombies, Run! is a fun app that makes the user the survivor of a zombie apocalypse. As the name implies, the undead are chasing you as you run through a park or your favorite urban setting. The faster you run away from the brain-eating zombies, the better you perform.
There are several missions and users can mix their own tunes to keep them running. The app is $3.99 and it's available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
The Nike+Running app is one of the most comprehensive free running apps for iOS and Android. It maps your runs; track progress, calories burned, pace, time; and offers motivational reminders to keep you running. The app automatically uploads data to Nikeplus.com where users can view their runs, routes and elevation. Users can also share their runs on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
While Runtastic is better known for its running app, the developers have rolled out several companion apps for walking, cycling, sit-ups, push-ups, squats, pull-ups and more. Most of apps under the Runtastic brand are free, but others start at 99 cents. They're available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
MapMyRide is a cycling app that features an easy to use interface that logs routes, distances traveled, calories burned, elevations, and other information. Users can post their rides on Facebook and Twitter, as well as discover new routes on the apps database. The app is free and available for iOS and Android.
If you like to snap pictures of your food to share them with friends, Burpple might be a useful app to keep track of the stuff you stuff in your face. It basically operates like a food journal that organizes and tags food photos with locations that help other users connect. It also integrates with Facebook and Twitter. The free app is only available for iOS.
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It's with quite a bit of regret that I must tell you that I won't be the About Visual Basic site guide starting next month. This will be my last blog. It's been real and it's been fun!
I originally decided to become the About Visual Basic guide after I retired from a career writing code and managing other programmers. I started using Visual Basic with version 1.0. I knew immediately that this new way of writing code would be a world class revolution.
Unfortunately, the company I worked for at the time had other ideas. Top management was married to IBM. They spent millions on IBM technologies like IMS, token-ring networks, PL/1, and OS/2 that became tombstones along the way in IBM's horrible and prolonged death march. (Corporations, unlike people, can die and then come back to life. That's what happened to IBM.) The company I worked for even made major investments in Lotus, Novell, WordPerfect and an IMS based code generation technology called Pacbase that was recommended by their consulting partner, Arthur Anderson.
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The bottom line was that when I retired, I had a driving need to get back to the technology foundation that made sense to me: Personal Computers, Visual Basic, and the Internet. I became the About Visual Basic guide and I've been writing about it for a decade now. Along the way, I also co-authored a book about it:
I wish I could tell you what the future of Visual Basic will be, both here at About.com and in the world. But my crystal ball is foggy on those. Change is in the air in both. The only thing that is completely clear is that they won't be the same. Windows 8 is such a dramatic departure from anything Microsoft has done before that it's almost unrecognizable. It will be fascinating to see whether it will be a breakthrough or a train wreak.
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Have yall ever noticed Little House Nitpicker guide ?? Its hilarious. It hasnt been updated since 1998 because the guy just disapeared. but still check it out.
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Then she turns around, and has clearly forgotten what she's supposed to do (kick him in the balls) and he walks towards her completely bowlegged. Never have you seen a man so happy to be kicked in the nads. He falls down and looks like "damn, I didn't actually disappear."
The Hardy Boyz have other bloopers but that was the funniest.
Posted Nov 26, 2004 @ 8:21 PM
I remember the "Whose Line?" episode where Ryan hit his head on the glass by Drew's desk. There have been several episodes of "WL?" where Drew falls down or trips over the stairs. Also, does anyone remember the episode where Wayne picked up a woman and threw her over his shoulder, which hiked up her skirt and revealed her panties to the world?
I think she did at least have dark hose on, so it wasn't too bad. And I think Wayne was more embarassed than she was! She was laughing and he looked like he wanted to crawl under Drew's table!
I'm not sure if this qualifies, but I remember an episode of Star Trek Next Gen where Ro and Geordi were "phased" and could pass through solid objects. Except, of course, through the floor, which they seemed to have no trouble standing firmly on. They should've just fallen right through and out of the ship.
And this was in a movie, but an MST3K movie, so it counts: Space Mutiny, where a woman gets killed, then re-appears in the background two scenes later.
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And this was in a movie, but an MST3K movie, so it counts: Space Mutiny, where a woman gets killed, then re-appears in the background two scenes later.
And perfectly snarked by Mike and the 'bots. Good times.
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The best WWE wrestling screw-up of all time was Torrie Wilson forgetting she was supposed to get involved in the fight, and Matt Hardy (her opponent) having to call her to turn her dumb ass around, and hide it in his trademark scream.
Then she turns around, and has clearly forgotten what she's supposed to do (kick him in the balls) and he walks towards her completely bowlegged. Never have you seen a man so happy to be kicked in the nads. He falls down and looks like "damn, I didn't actually disappear."
Lita wrote about that in her autobiography (the match was Torrie & Hurricane vs. Matt & Lita). I'm completely paraphrasing, but Lita was really pissed about it and had a talking-to with Ms. Wilson after the match. I will always love Lita for writing something along these lines:
"In WCW, Torrie probably screwed up all the time and the guys just slapped her on the ass and told her she did a good job, but that's not how it went down in WWE."
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But due to the Wilson story above, one time in WCW Goldberg gets a shot to the groin, completely no sells it (doesn't recoil in pain due to the shot) for about half a minute before realizing that his manhood would be questioned if he didn't sell a shot to the groin in an agonizing manner
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ETA: It was "Concerto".
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Personally, I tend to enjoy them no matter where they come from, but I especially enjoy bloopers from dramas--in sitcoms, they're already lighthearted, but when people are trying so hard to be serious and THEN they flub up and completely lose the moment...hilarious!
It's especially hysterical if those are bloopers from sitcoms.
ETA correct spelling, dufus...
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Posted Feb 20, 2007 @ 12:19 PM
Another one has Carlton saying something about trick-or-treating (?) that breaks Uncle Phil and Will out.
Posted Feb 20, 2007 @ 6:52 PM
One of my favourite outtakes from Fresh Prince was from the episode where Carlton got a group of women to play a trick on Will by tying him up in a cabin. Afterwards, Will got payback on Carlton by telling him that he'd had to kill the woman holding him in order to get out, and Carlton ran through the entire set screaming. Alphonso Ribiero just chewed the hell out of the scenery, and it was heeeeeee-larious!
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On an ending bumper of Roseanne, there was an outtake of Dan shoving David up against a wall. In the episode it's a serious scene, where Dan practically wants to kill him. In the blooper, he shoves him, but pushes him too hard and Johnny Galecki loses his footing and slips, and everyone starts laughing. Sara Gilbert even makes some quip about it.
Watching Roseanne bloopers, I liked seeing something filmed between takes. Sara Gilbert and Michael Fishman were kids, and they're waiting to do a scene over, and Michael is babbling about something, and repeating it for Sara, who goes "Yeah, we all heard," and Roseanne's voice is heard off-camera, going "C'mon kids, focus, let's do it again," and clapping her hands. She spoke to them much like how her character speaks to the kids, and I just liked how familial and real it felt. Here's the clip.
Another Roseanne flub was Roseanne referring to one of her children as Jackie (her sister).
Posted Jun 29, 2008 @ 4:11 PM
Pro wresting flubs and goofs should be its seperate category. Even worse than reality shows IMO since no one really prepares them for "acting"
Wrestlemania, one year (I want to say it was either WM17 or WM18), Vince and Stephanie had Linda sedated, while Vince was allegedly carrying on with Trish Stratus. The blooper situation in question was that Linda and Trish were getting their revenge on Vince and Stephanie, and Linda's revenge, namely was getting to kick Vince in the groin. Problem was, Vince was "bracing" for it, standing with a trash can over his head, and Linda missed her cue. Vince then opened his stance further (hint! hint!), and Linda gave him a half-hearted kick. Oops.
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At the end of Love's Labor Lost, as Mark tries to revive the dead patient, Carol can clearly be seen in the background taking off her protective glasses. But after the time of death is called and they show the individual reactions of everyone in the trauma room, Carol takes off the glasses again.
Posted Jul 1, 2008 @ 6:08 AM
Soap opera goofs make you realize how good the actors really are (at remembering and delivering their lines, anyway); there just generally isn't time or money in that medium to stop and re-shoot for every little goof, so many flubs are left in. The fact that we don't see very many means that there aren't a whole lot being made, and that can't be said of many other productions.
Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda, from As The World Turns) can make those little flubs transfer into some of the most natural portrayals in the world. People misspeak or stutter all the time in real life, so seeing her just go for it on the show makes it more involving.
Posted Jul 1, 2008 @ 8:35 AM
Ah, and just so no one says that the above example is a demonstration of third season sloppiness (which it actually is), the first season's The Enemy Within episode had Kirk beam up with a shirt on that had no insignia on the chest. But in a later shot, the insignia was back on the shirt! And in the second season's Mirror Mirror episode, Chekov is wearing a sash when Kirk enters the elevator, the sash disappears when Chekov and Kirk have a brief exchange in the elevator, and then the sash is back on Chekov when he exits the elevator!
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"A warning tonight..." That's the phrase that we hear all the time, yet another warning about a bad side effect of a common medication.
But what we don't hear much about are all those "good" side effects that doctors say we can get from meds that are designed for one ailment.
"That's absolutely correct… and I do it all the time," says Dr. Mike.
Doctor Mike Cirigliano ran down a host of commonly prescribed "multi-purpose pills".
One example is Topiramate also known as Topamax.
"For seizures, but it's also useful in migraine headaches and also for weight loss," explains Dr. Mike.
Another example is Propanolol, also known as Inderal:
"This is a drug that has significant effects on both blood pressure, but also can be very effective for stage fright," he says. "It can slow your heart rate down if you're having skipped beats or if you're having palpitations[. W]hat you do is you take it an hour before you get on stage and it works like a charm for most people."
Doctor Mike has written medical papers on these kinds of pill perks or multi-uses and says he gets more excited learning something new that one pill can do.
"It's all the art of medicine," he says. "Wonderful medication!"
Aspirin gets Dr. Mike really fired up, way beyond "an aspirin a day may keep a heart attack away."
"Did you know though that it can also help reduce the risk of colon cancer?" he tells us.
It's still scary for many people who break out in a sweat every time their doctor writes a script of any kind, and they read the long list of possible negative side effects.
"There are always some potential risks with anything, but if the benefits outweigh the risks then you DO IT, recommends Dr. Mike.
By law, patients must be made aware of the potential risks. But according to the FDA, potential benefits and other possible uses cannot be advertised.
Companies cannot market medicine beyond the purposes or labeling approved by the FDA, no matter how well it works for something different.
"It's an off-label indication," says Dr. Mike.
However, doctors are allowed to prescribe medicines and treatments "off-label," using caution and taking responsibility.
"Many times, we don't know how a particular medication works. We know that it works from clinical trials, but exact mechanism, the biological mechanism, is sometimes not known," admits Dr. Mike. "Anything that you put into your mouth gets into your stomach and absorbed and has effects throughout the body."
And these surprisingly good side effects, says Dr. Mike, often allow physicians to have a way to cure what ails patients when there's no standard medication that works.
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California loses nearly 300 years of Congressional seniority with retirements, defeats
Retiring Republican Congressman Jerry Lewis (right) has served in the House since 1979.
You might call it musical chairs, that time in the political calendar when members of Congress make their move up the leadership ladder. But the turnover of more than a dozen California seats in the House means going to the back of the seniority line.
In some ways, nothing's changed for California. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer still chair key Senate committees. But the real power shift is in the House, where citizen-drawn district lines led to competitive races. California lost 14 incumbents and with them, astoundingly, nearly 300 years of service on the Hill.
Norm Ornstein, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, says losing seniority means losing members in strong leadership positions, "often chairmanships or ranking positions in committees that matter." He says, normally, you'd see some reduction in the clout of a state. "But in a state like California, which has more members than anybody else, which is going to get members on every single panel so that they can effectively argue the case, it's not as dramatic as it might sound."
California can still claim both the House Majority Whip, Kevin McCarthy, and the Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi. Buck McKeon of Santa Clarita still chairs the House Armed Services Committee; Darrell Issa of Temecula heads Oversight and Government Reform.
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Congressman Xavier Becerra in front of Capitol. His fellow Democrats have chosen him to serve as their Caucus Chairman, moving him to the #4 power position in the House of Representatives.
LA Congressman Xavier Becerra took a step up in Capitol Hill leadership this morning.
His fellow House Democrats elected him as their new Caucus Chairman.
Becerra says the job is similar to that of a member of Congress. "Just as I have to represent 700 thousand people in my Congressional district," he says, "I now have to represent 200 Democrats in the House and do everything possible to make sure that they do well."
The move means Becerra becomes the number four Democrat in the House.
California also claims the top Democrat in the House, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and the number three Republican, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, the GOP House Whip.
Congressional fight focused on citizenship for undocumented immigrants
Democratic U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano of El Monte spoke Wednesday at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus event to call for comprehensive immigration reform.
Suddenly, immigration is the buzz word on Capitol Hill. A pair of Republican Senators floated their idea Tuesday for giving legal status to illegal young people, and the House of Representatives is expected to vote Friday on a visa bill. But the chances of a comprehensive immigration bill passing both the House and Senate anytime soon remain slim.
Shortly after the election, House Speaker John Boehner seemed to open the door to immigration reform. He called for a "common sense, step-by-step approach, it would secure our borders, allow us to enforce our laws and fix a broken immigration system."
L.A. Congressman Xavier Becerra, a top Democrat in the House, says Boehner isn't the only Republican talking immigration, citing both talk show host Sean Hannity and Super PAC leader Karl Rove.
"The question is no longer if," said Becerra, "it's when. Will we get a solid, sensible bill done? That's the question."
Californians in House leadership: one keeps his post, another hopes to move up
Now that Nancy Pelosi has said she wants to stay on as House Democratic leader, other party members are assessing their standing. On Wednesday, another Californian formally launched his campaign to move up the leadership ladder.
L.A. Congressman Xavier Becerra is currently the fifth-ranking Democrat in the House. Now he's sent a formal letter to colleagues, throwing his hat in the ring for the number four spot — Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. Becerra says relationships are the key to advancement: "It's developing the friendships that let you get to the point where you can actually ask for a vote."
Becerra has several things going for him: Pelosi is one of his biggest fans. And a quarter of the freshman Democratic class comes from his home state. "The more Californians there are," says Becerra, "the greater opportunity I have to try to have them be with me, supportive of me."
California's Latino members of Congress campaigning for fellow politicos
A Democratic party official says Congresswomen Linda, left, and Loretta Sanchez are "our best messengers to Latino voters in these districts where the Latino vote is critical to our success."
Congressional candidates are busy getting out their messages to voters in these last few weeks before the November election. With the Latino vote being targeted around the country, a number of rising Latino Congressional stars are also working hard outside of their districts.
Redistricting has made this a particularly busy election year for Congressional Californians. Democrat Loretta Sanchez of Anaheim says when she learned in January what her new district would look like, she began knocking on the doors of "as many of the homes that are new to the district." She's also been registering new voters in her redrawn district.
But Sanchez has found the time to help out a fellow Democrat, State Senator Alan Lowenthal, who's running for an open Congressional seat in Long Beach where 34% of district residents are Latino.


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Some groups can't get enough of the desert. The Business Products Industry Association is one. The Alexandria, VA-based association held meetings in Scottsdale and Palm Springs last year, and this April the group will hold a meeting of 150 people in Phoenix at the Pointe Hilton Resort at Tapatio Cliffs, where it will stage an opening reception in the resort's new $7.5 million, three-and-a-half acre Falls water park.
What's the draw of these locales? "The weather and the golfing opportunities," replies Kristen Cordial Prindle, meeting planner for the association. She adds that the fall and spring shoulder seasons provide not only delightful weather but great rates. Moreover, many desert destinations are engaged in a building boom that will yield even more attractions for association groups.
In a class by itself is Las Vegas, the country's fastest-growing metropolitan area. The phenomenal growth in the city's hotel construction is set to continue through 1999. By the middle of this year, it will have more than 100,000 hotel rooms. Last year saw the opening of the 3,000-room Monte Carlo Casino Hotel, the 1,500-room Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, and the 2,100-room New York New York. And more mega-theme resorts are on the way (see hotel news, page 50), although not all of them will contain significant meeting space. Las Vegas developers announced plans in January to build a multiuse, retractable-dome stadium downtown, which will also serve as a major convention and special-events venue. The proposal calls for a 111,000-seat arena, and a 250,000-square-foot convention center with a non-gaming hotel attached. Completion is planned for 1999, pending approval.
Proceeding at a less frenetic pace is the redevelopment of downtown Phoenix, which began in 1990 with the opening of the Arizona Center, an eight-block, mixed-use Rouse Company development with more than 60 restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues. A block away, the Phoenix Civic Plaza completed a $33 million renovation in 1995. And just one block east of the Civic Plaza, the Bank One Ballpark, a retractable-dome stadium, is scheduled to open in 1998. It will be the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks major league baseball franchise. Also new downtown is the Orpheum Theatre, a renovated 1,400-seat theater that dates back to 1929.
With these and other downtown developments, Phoenix now offers a compact area of cultural, entertainment, and meeting attractions. And at press time, the city council was studying proposals to build a Renaissance Hotel attached to the Arizona Center, and/or a Westin property across the street from the Civic Plaza. If approved, the hotels will have 600 to 700 rooms each, and will be slotted for a 1999 opening.
Meanwhile, Scottsdale, which has seen a 96 percent increase in population since 1980, continues as a mecca for association meetings. Two new public golf courses open this year at the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, while last year the Phoenician Resort expanded its championship course to 27 holes.
In nearby Tempe, the city is set to begin construction of a $40 million recreation lake a half mile from downtown. The two-mile long lake will be the focal point of the Rio Salado development, which is to include a 1,000-room Peabody Hotel and, eventually, an entertainment district. Construction of the hotel, which is aimed at the high-end group market, is slotted to begin simultaneously with the lake. Both are expected to be operational by 1999.
High in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, Tucson is another big draw for association meetings, with an assortment of top-notch resorts, a convention center, and plenty of golf-four new 18-hole courses opened last year in the area. More than 900 hotel rooms opened last year, and a 154-room Marriott Courtyard is under construction in midtown. A new attraction just outside of Tucson is the Kartchner Caverns.
California's Palm Springs Desert Resorts (encompassing Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, and Rancho Mirage) now boast 90 golf courses with plans to break the 100-mark by 2000.
Convention & Exhibition Centers Arizona * The newly renovated Phoenix Civic Plaza, a single-level, non-union downtown facility, has more than 300,000 square feet of convention space, including 223,000 square feet of exhibit space in five halls and 43 meeting rooms.
* Tucson Convention Center contains a 90,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a 33,700-square-foot arena, a 24,000-square-foot lower exhibit hall, a 20,000-square-foot ballroom, a 2,221-seat music hall, and a 511-seat theater.
California * Palm Springs Convention Center includes 66,000 square feet of exhibit space and ten meeting rooms.
* The Desert ExpoCentre in Indio has 22,000 square feet of exhibit space, plus four meeting rooms.
Nevada * The Las Vegas Convention Center encompasses 1.3 million square feet of exhibit space and 89 meeting rooms, the largest seating 7,500 persons theater-style.
* Cashman Field Center has 98,000 square feet of exhibit space in two halls, a 10,000-seat sports stadium, 16 meeting rooms, and a 2,000-seat theater.
* Located on the Strip, Sands Expo & Convention Center includes 935,000 square feet of exhibit space and 31,000 square feet in 23 meeting rooms.
Hotel News Arizona Phoenix * The 600-room Arizona Biltmore Resort & Villas completed construction of 78 two-room villas.
* The 120-room Royal Palms opened in November with 10,000 square feet of meeting space.
* In January, the 584-suite Pointe Hilton Resort at Tapatio Cliffs opened The Falls, a three-and-a-half-acre oasis of waterfalls, swimming pools, lawn and tiled terraces, and an open-air restaurant.
Scottsdale * All 325 guest rooms at the Scottsdale Conference Resort have been refurbished.
* The Boulders, a Carefree Resort, last summer completed a $2 million enhancement program, including refurbished meeting rooms and improvements to the resort's 18-hole course.
* The Phoenician Resort has added nine holes of golf for a total of 27. Golfers can now play three different 18-hole rounds at the resort. Sixty new guest rooms were completed in October.
* Marriott's Camelback Inn Resort has completed the second phase of a five-year, $17 million guest room and spa renovation.
* The 404-room Scottsdale Plaza Resort has installed voice mail and data ports in guest rooms, and added a business center.
Tucson * Canyon Ranch is offering groups of up to 30 persons four- to seven-night meeting packages that include accommodations, meals, use of the spa and resort facilities, airport transfers, gratuities, meeting rooms, AV equipment, and beverage service during meeting breaks.
* Last June the Westward Look Resort opened its Wellness Center, with six treatment rooms.
* The new 225-room Marriott University Park is near the main entrance to the University of Arizona. The full-service hotel has 9,000 square feet of meeting space.
Chandler * The Windmill Inn of Chandler opened in September. The resort's 126 suites are 500 square feet each, with 20 of the suites equipped for business travelers. There is a 16-person boardroom and a main conference room that seats up to 300 persons.
California Palm Springs * The Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells has added an espresso bar and a gift shop, as well as a cigar humidor to the Pianissimo Lounge. A $1.1 million pool renovation this year includes a water park.
* Marriott's Desert Springs Resort and Spa has completed a $9.1 million renovation project on its 884 guest rooms.
* Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage is replacing soft goods in 512 guest rooms and is installing a misting system by the pool. The $1.5 million project is scheduled for completion this fall.
Nevada Las Vegas * Circus Circus is building a 4,000-room mega-resort and casino on the Strip, tentatively called Project Paradise, with completion scheduled for this fall. The resort will surround a ten-acre tropical environment that will feature a surfing beach.
* A 400-room Four Seasons Hotel, to be built adjacent to the Paradise Project, will be the first luxury, non-casino hotel on the Strip when it opens in 1998. (Circus Circus retains the real estate, while Four Seasons will manage the property.)
* Ritz-Carlton has announced plans to build the Ritz-Carlton Resort at Mountain Spa, scheduled to open in 1999. The resort will encompass 640 acres and will include a 526-room hotel, a 40,000-square-foot casino, a 27,000-square-foot spa, and 36,100 square feet of meeting space.
* Construction is slotted to begin early this year on a 33-story gambling resort, Paris on the Strip, adjacent to Bally's Hotel/ Casino. Paris will feature replicas of the Arc de Triomphe and other Parisian monuments, a working French winery, and gondola rides. It is slotted to open in 1998.
* The Sands Hotel &Casino has been demolished to make way for a new 6,000-room hotel and 200,000-square-foot casino. The property is to have a 400,000-square-foot meeting and exposition facility and is scheduled for completion in 1998.
* Construction has begun on Bellagio, a 3,000-room resort hotel and casino on 12 acres. The $1.25 billion project, designed as an Italian village, will open in 1998.
* Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered into an agreement with Transcontinental Properties to construct a 500-room resort hotel at Lake Las Vegas Resort, a luxury planned community along 25 acres of the state's largest privately owned lake. Completion is scheduled for 1998.
* Construction is under way on the $830 million, 3,000-room Planet Hollywood hotel/casino on the Strip, with completion slotted for 1999. The resort will feature a 120,000-square-foot convention center and a 1,600-seat showroom.
* MGM Grand Hotel &Casino has begun a 30-month-long renovation/redesign program costing $250 million. A retail and nightclub complex, as well as a 300,000-square-foot convention center, are the highlights of the project.
* A $600 million renovation and expansion has been approved for the Aladdin Hotel, which will have 2,600 guest rooms and an additional 100,000 square feet of convention space following the addition of two new guest towers. The casino will be enlarged to 100,000 square feet.
* New York-New York Hotel & Casino opened in January with 2,035 guest rooms and replicas of the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge at the entrance.
Getting There Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is served by 23 airlines. International services expanded last year with nonstop service on British Airways between Phoenix and London, and nonstop service to Dusseldorf on LTU International Airways. The airport is three miles from downtown Phoenix and 12 miles from Scottsdale.
Tucson International Airport, served by most major carriers, offers nonstop flights to 18 destinations.
Palm Springs Regional Airport is two miles from Palm Springs and ten miles from Palm Desert.
Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport, served by 20 carriers, is a five-minute ride from the convention center and The Strip. Construction is under way to open 16 new gates in 1998. n
Meeting Planner Comments Every other year, the Western Mobilehome Parkowners Association, Sacramento, CA, takes its annual meeting to Las Vegas. "Our attendees love it. They love to gamble, and about 40 percent of them don't travel that much, so Vegas offers them a wild ride, a complete package of activities and attractions," says Carol Leveroni, CMP, director of meetings. The group of 800 met in Las Vegas most recently in November 1996, and the meeting and all functions were held at the Mirage Hotel, although the group had a board meeting at Caesars Magical Empire. However, the group will not be able to meet in Las Vegas in 1998. "It's a seller's market at the moment, and we couldn't get interest in our group-we're not peanuts, but we're not COMDEX either," she says.
In 1993, the National Cable TV Cooperative, Lenexa, KS, was looking for somewhere different to go, and they chose Tucson, AZ. "We stayed at the Sheraton El Conquistador, and we liked the area and the service at the property-they were like mind-readers. So we came back for our annual meeting in November 1996," says Caprice Caster, meeting planner for the association. "People have been to the West Coast and to the East Coast, but the desert destination offered something different." One highlight of the group's meeting was the final night banquet, held in a tiered outdoor terrace with a spectacular mountain view. "People said it was one of the best cable industry events they had ever attended," notes Caster. Like many of the Arizona desert resorts, the Sheraton offered a self-contained package of options-from golfing to horseback riding. "Attendees didn't feel they had to go anywhere." However, the group did offer a tour of the Tucson area and environs, which included stops at the beautiful White Dove mission and a tour of Tucson's artist district.
Arizona Phoenix & Valley of the Sun CVB Kim Zieser, director, convention sales (602) 254-6500 Fax: (602) 253-4415 www.arizonaguide.com/phxcvb
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Rachel Sacco, director of convention and tourism (602) 945-8481, (800) 877-1117 Fax: (602) 947-4523 www.arizonaguide.com/scottsdale
Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau Francie Christopher, manager of convention sales (602) 827-4700 Fax: (602) 827-0727 www.arizonaguide.com/mesa
Metropolitan Tucson CVB Susan Skinner, director of sales (800) 638-8350, ext. 148 Fax: (520) 884-7804 www.arizonaguide.com/visittucson
Tempe CVB Debra Woodrow-Leon, director of convention sales (800) 283-6734 Fax: (602) 968-8004 www.arizonaguide.com/tempe
California Palm Springs Desert Resorts CVB Douglas Small, director of sales (760) 770-9000 Fax: (760) 770-9001 www.desert-resorts.com
Nevada Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority Rossi Ralenkotter, vice president marketing (702) 892-0711 Fax: (702) 892-2824


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The French Cafť had the kind of old-school romance that can't be faked.
Hundreds — maybe thousands — of couples got engaged there, over a candlelit table and a dish of crŤme brŻlťe.
Girls in floaty dresses filled the place during prom season. Champagne could have been the official house beverage.
It was the spot for first dates, engagements, anniversaries and birthdays.
For many Omahans, the restaurant was the ultimate destination. There was none better.
"I think you could talk to countless people around town and not find too many who don't have some connection to that place," said Ron Samuelson, co-owner of M's Pub.
But in spite of all those memories, owner Tony Abbott — who has been involved with the French Cafť since it opened — said he decided to close the 42-year-old Old Market restaurant Sunday night.
"Something tells you it's time to go," he said. "Maybe I've outlived my audience."
Abbott said the restaurant wasn't doing enough business to remain open. He also cited parking in the Old Market as an ongoing challenge.
The French Cafť in 1969 became the first restaurant in the Old Market, and one of the first businesses, setting the tone for later development.
M's Pub and the Souq import store opened in 1972. Nouvelle Eve opened in 1973. V. Mertz opened in 1977.
Samuelson said the French Cafť inspired him to get into the business.
"It was places like that that made it seem so intoxicating," he said. "I don't think the Old Market would ever have been as successful without the French Cafť."
Paul Kulik, the chef and owner at the Boiler Room who worked at the French Cafť in the late 1990s, agreed.
"The thing that's really seismic about it is that it was the first," he said.
Anne Boyle, a longtime Old Market resident, said she and her husband, Mike, ate many special occasion dinners at the French Cafť.
"It's a negative for the French Cafť not to be there," Anne Boyle said. "But it's a prime space on the hottest street in the Old Market. I know there will be something there soon."
The French Cafť faced challenges in recent years and made many changes, including new chefs, a new wait staff, a less expensive dinner menu and an in-restaurant bistro menu with most items less than $20.
Keeping a restaurant fresh when it has been around for so long is a challenge, Samuelson said. M's Pub celebrated 40 years in business this year.
Restaurant owners walk a fine line, he said, between losing their regulars with too many changes and turning off new diners by being too traditional.
"There is no formula. It's just a crap shoot at best," Samuelson said.
Kulik remembers nights when 400 diners or more would come through the French Cafť's door. He also remembers a vibrant scene in the restaurant's east bar, divided by a glass wall from the main dining area.
"When you were in the fireplace room with a drink or a glass of wine, that was nice," Kulik said. "It was romantic. You felt good. You felt attractive."
The historic building, in the heart of downtown Omaha, was home to the Galinsky Fruit Co. from 1906 to 1941. Old Market developer Sam Mercer saved the building from demolition in 1968 and opened the French Cafť there about a year later. Abbott and partner Michael Harrison started as managers in 1970 and bought the restaurant in 1971.
Abbott and his wife, Valerie, co-owned and managed the restaurant in recent years.
The restaurant is bejeweled with stained-glass accents and wallpapered with larger-than-life black-and-white photos of European markets and cafťs.
Tony Abbott said he wasn't sure what would happen in the space and that he still had to work out the details with the Mercers. Calls to Mercer Management on Monday were not returned.
Abbott said the restaurant is contacting any customers who had reservations to let them know the restaurant has closed. If a reservation was made through OpenTable.com, customers will be contacted through the site.
"People are understanding," he said. "And others are distressed. There's a lot of memories here. A lot."
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B.A. in Sociology with Concentration in Social Work
Minor in Sociology (TU)
Sociology is the study of human society, culture,
and conduct from a variety of perspectives that include
interpersonal, institutional, and aggregate levels of analyses. At
the interpersonal level, sociologists may study personality
formation in social contexts or how the individual responds to
social opportunities and constraints. At the institutional level,
sociologists attempt to analyze social institutions (such as the
family, religion, and the state) and social structures (such as
social classes and racial and ethnic stratification) that shape
human conduct. And at the aggregate level, sociology focuses on the
study of large-scale influences ranging from demographics to social
movements to cultural systems.
The mission of the sociology faculty at Oglethorpe
is to introduce students to such studies within a liberal arts
setting by developing each students analytical, writing, speaking,
and methodological skills, as well as his or her ability to
comprehend and explicate difficult texts. Sociology majors should be
able, through written and oral analyses, to make arguments whose
conclusions follow from evidence carefully and logically presented.
They should be able to distinguish between informed and uninformed
opinion. In addition, each sociology student at Oglethorpe will be
expected to master essential knowledge within the areas of
sociological theory, research methodology, and statistics, and
within at least three content areas. In order to encourage a
practical understanding of social problems and institutions,
students, where appropriate, are urged to seek internships. Students
bound for graduate school are encouraged to master a foreign
B. A. in Sociology
1. Completion of all of the following courses:
MAT 111 Statistics
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 310 Survey of Research Methods
SOC 403 Sociological Theory
2. Completion of five additional Sociology electives.
3. Additional requirements and things to note:
a. At least six of the nine required courses must be taken at Oglethorpe.
b. COR 201 Human Nature and the Social Order I and COR 202 Human Nature and the Social Order II must be completed by all Sociology majors who enter Oglethorpe with less than junior status.
c. No course taken in completion of the major can be used towards any other major or minor.
B.A. in Sociology with Concentration in Social Work
1. Completion of all of the following courses:
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 303 Field of Social Work
SOC 304 Methods of Social Work
2. Completion of four additional Sociology electives.
3. Completion of SOC 402 Field Experience in Social Work (12-16 hours).
4. Additional requirements and things to note:
a. No course taken in completion of the major can be used towards any other major or minor.
Minor in Sociology (TU)
1. Completion of SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology.
2. Completion of three Sociology electives (totaling at least 12 semester hours).
3. Additional requirements and things to note:
a. At least three of the four required courses must be taken at Oglethorpe..
The following courses are offered in Sociology:


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Upon completing the approved program in English Language Arts and taking all ISBE tests, you will earn a secondary certificate (Type 09) with an endorsement in English Language Arts. You will be highly qualified to teach honors and AP courses in English, as well as lower level courses. While the secondary certificate is for grades 6-12, teaching grades 6-8 requires a middle school endorsement.
The English curriculum provides students with a sound background in interpreting literature and expository writing, and prepares you to teach these subjects to secondary students. The diversity of the secondary education English curriculum requires competence in language arts and grammar, teaching ability in several periods of literature, knowledge of various genres and major figures, and a strong background in both English and American literature.
The requirements listed reflect the most recent information from the English department. You are advised to consult the IWU catalog and your English advisor regarding current requirements for your graduating class. See the Teacher Education Program Handbook for information about program admittance, student teaching, and Illinois and Illinois Wesleyan certification requirements.
The courses below must be taken in the sequence listed. Refer to the IWU catalog for course prerequisites and restrictions on concurrent enrollment.
|First year, spring semester or sophomore year, fall semester
|Educ 225
|Education and Social Justice (CSI)
|Sophomore year, fall or spring
|Educ 255
|Child Study and Assessment (WI)
|Educ 257
|The Exceptional Child (U)
|Sophomore year, spring or junior year, fall
|Educ 260
|Middle School Philosophy (elective; required for middle school endorsement)
|Junior year, spring
|Educ 360
|Curriculum and Pedagogy in English and Foreign Language
|Educ 365
|Reading, Writing, and Communication in the Content Areas
|Senior year, fall *
|Educ 490
|Student Teaching Seminar
|Educ 491
|Student Teaching: Secondary English Language Arts
|Senior year spring **
|Educ 498
|Educational Inquiry
*Chicago Center participants may student teach spring semester senior year, with approval.
**Ninth semester graduates and spring semester Chicago Center candidates may take Educ 498 during the spring semester of the junior year, with department approval.
|Engl 280
|Practical Criticism
|Engl 480
|Senior Seminar
|Select 1 from Engl 220-259
|Foundations courses (Gateway is a pre-requisite)
|Select 2 from Engl 201, 202, 206, 211, 212, 272*
|Lower Division Writing courses
|Select 1 from Engl 200/300 level.
|Writing Course
|Select 2 from Engl 301**, 315, 325, 401
|Upper Division Writing courses
|Select 4 from Engl 300/400 level
|Literature courses (one must be pre-1830 literature)
*272 must be designated a writing course
**may be repeated for credit with different subject matter
|Select 1 from Engl 220-259
|Foundations courses
|Select 1 or 2 from Engl 170, 220, 231-272
|Foundations and Literature courses (only one unit of 170 may be counted toward the major) (must be completed prior to student teaching)
|Select 5 or 6 Engl 300/400 level
|Literature (one must be pre-1830 literature) (4 must be completed prior to student teaching)


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Pinning down a deadly recipe
It was just another sunny afternoon in the cruiser until you found yourself investigating a woman who is literally clawing at her own skin. On the ground you note a container with a white substance has fallen from her bag. Based on what you know, is...
"First and foremost, what we like about it, is it is safe." Detective Brian Coen of the Quincy (Mass.) Police Department Drug Control Unit has been privy to TruNarc for 18 months of beta testing before its official launch in February this year. "With this device we don't have to be exposed to most substances."
Ever had a bag of white powder thrown at you while a fellow officer asks, "What's this?" With TruNarc there's no need to wonder what sorts of particles are hitchhiking their way home to the family.
Report results are time and date stamped and saved on the system. At the end of a shift officers can download the data onto a software program and print off reports. Documentation like this is a boon to both law enforcement and experts in court.
Say goodbye to the middle men
No more the days of handling a sample, schlepping it to the lab and awaiting results. Imagine a buy-bust operation where you can very quickly identify what a substance is. Cocaine? Bath salt? Benzacane? With this information, law enforcers and detectives can potentially save weeks, if not months, tangled up in an investigation.
"It's a pretty exciting time to be using a device like this," says Coen. The community of Quincy has particular struggles with opium addiction—namely oxycodone—which often leads to heroin addiction. Since his department has been using TruNarc (the PD has three), Coen says they've had zero false positives.
The product and its possibilities hits close to home for Coen. In 2009's Melendez-Diaz vs. Massachusetts case the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it a violation of the Sixth Amendment for a prosecutor to submit a chemical drug test report without the testimony of a person who physically performed the test. Coen hopes TruNarc's Raman Spectroscopy technology can help nudge them over that hurdle.
"I know I'm putting the cart before the horse, but we're hoping for a confirmatory down the road;" says Coen. "I really believe that this has the potential to get us there."
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Green Festival Exhibitors
Organic Food Court
Exhibitors are companies that have have passed the Green America screening process for leadership in social and environmental responsibility and have earned the Green America Seal of Approval for their commitment. Focused on business as a tool for positive change, these values-driven, green business leaders are committed to sustainable practices. To learn more about the screening process, click here.
Raw vegan food free of soy, gluten & peanuts. Local/organic
Meat free since '83 - vegetarian comfort food, now 2 locations.
7000 N. Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, 60626 - View Map
Visit the Heartland in the Organic Food Court!
The Heartland is a Cafe, music venue, and community located in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Founded in 1968, the Heartland's mission has been to provide healthy food with vegetarian options made with socially conscious ingredients- as well as an inspiring enviroment for activists, poets, progressives, musicians, and artists. In addition to the Cafe, the Heartland offers the Red Line Tap Tavern, Heartland by the Lake Beach Stand, and the No Exit Theatre.
Phone: 7734658005
Food that is good for the soul AND good for the body!


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Doodle 4 Google: What I Wish for the World presents 39 designs selected among tens of thousands of entries submitted by K–12 students from all 50 states in Google's annual "Doodle 4 Google" design competition. Inspired by the theme "What I Wish for the World," children from across the United States were challenged to think like designers and utilize Google's iconic logo as a springboard to convey their message. The submissions represent a vast array of wishes, from environmental conservation to improvements in housing, health, and education. A panel of independent judges and representatives from Google and Cooper-Hewitt selected the top doodles across grade groups, and the public voted for the four National Finalist designs. The winning student's design appeared as the "doodle" of the day on the Google homepage on May 21, 2009.
Rental Information
The Doodle 4 Google exhibition is available for rent for public display and consists of the following elements and requirements.
Exhibition Package (in inches):
- 35 16.5w x 11h Mounted Regional Finalist Doodles
- 4 46w x 30.5h Mounted Winner and National Finalist Doodles
- 1 58w x 38h United States Map of 39 Doodlers location
- 1 36w x 46h Introductory panel to exhibition
- 39 7w x 5h Labels with Doodler information, name, grade, school, city and state
- 1 16w x 15h Text Panel which explains the selection process
- 1 DVD Showing all 400 National Finalists (venue to provide DVD player and screen/monitor)
Venue Requirements:
- Minimum gallery size: 800 square feet with approximately 50 lineal (wall space) feet
- Minimum number of weeks on view: 12 weeks
- End date of tour: March 2010
- Fee for rental: $20,000.00
- Non-refundable deposit due with signed contract
For more information about how to rent this exhibition, please fill out this form and email it to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Save the iBot
A few months ago, I started a Save the iBot supporters' group on Facebook. The iBot is the greatest advance ever in wheelchair technology. It is a 'personal mobility device', with Segway gyroscopic technology, which can climb stairs (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrVDQiL1wk), tackle nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, Technology, iBot Tagged changing attitudes, disability, facebook, gyroscopic technology, ibot, J&J, Johnson & Johnson, save the ibot, segway, transformer-like, wheelchair, wheelchairs, youtube Leave a comment


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Western Digital 3 TB WD SATA III Intellipower 64 MB Desktop Hardrive
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Your NAS systems is always on, a highly reliable drive is essential. With a 35% MTBF improvement over standard desktop drives, the WD Red drive is designed and manufactured to be a more reliable and robust solution.
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WD Red hard drive.WDs exclusive NASware technology, built into every
WDs exclusive NASware technology, built into every WD Red hard drive, improves NAS storage performance by reducing common hard drive concerns in NAS systems including concerns for things like compatibility, integration, upgradeability, reliability and cost of ownership that are experienced with a hard drive designed for desktop computers.
Desktop hard drives are designed for desktop computers.
Desktop hard drive are designed for optimum performance and reliability in a desktop personal computer. Although they are an affordable alternative to enterprise-class drives, desktop drives have a higher level of risk for potential data loss and failure in an always-on RAID configured NAS system. Specific issues that you may experience using desktop drives in a NAS or RAID environment include:
Compatibility: Desktop hard drives are not always tested for compatibility in NAS and can present problems during integration.
Reliability: Most desktop drives are not designed for the high operating temperatures or for 24x7 operating environments making them less reliable when used in a NAS system.
Error recovery controls: Desktop drives are not traditionally designed for RAID environments and have controls that prevent the RAID controller from assisting in the event of an error which can cause the hard drive to drop off the RAID after a period of time. Rebuilding a RAID often requires several hours and can have a significant impact on downtime and productivity.
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Beyond desktop with NASware
WD Red drives include WD's exclusive NASware technology that addresses many of the challenges a traditional desktop hard drive has in a NAS system. WD works directly with our partners to test compatibility and reduce our customer's guess work as to which drive is right for their NAS system. Designed to deliver a better customer experience in small NAS systems, this innovative firmware finely balances the most important attributes of performance, power, and reliability in multiple drive environments. The unique algorithms in NASware optimize power and performance without compromising on the attributes that NAS-system owners value.
Important Features for System Integrators
In addition to features that make WD Red drives perfect for populating or upgrading NAS systems, NASware brings features that system integrators need when building specialized NAS systems.
Streaming support - NASware provides built-in compatibility with the ATA Streaming Feature Set which is important for AV storage applications such as Windows Media Center.
SMART Command Transport (SCT) support - NASware allows monitoring and measuring of drive performance via the SMART command set. SMART can return data like thermal profiles, drive access statistics and more. NASware also delivers temperature accuracy within 1°C.
Power management support - Enables optimized power usage within the NAS system.
BIC Performance - Optimized seek to provide BIC performance while reducing the power and acoustics.
WD Red is the only hard drive designed for NAS systems that have 1-5 drive bays. Available in capacities ranging from 1 TB to 3 TB, WD Red is designed specifically for home and small office NAS systems.
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