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A TROUBLESOME INHERITANCE: Genes, Race, and Human History. Nicholas Wade. 288 pp. Penguin, 2014. $27.95.
In his new book, A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race, and Human History, science writer Nicholas Wade claims that race is real—that Darwinian natural selection has resulted in a number of biologically separate human populations characterized by distinct, genetically determined social behaviors. He asserts that many of these differences have emerged over the last 10,000 years and that they explain much of human history. He writes that recent science has "established that human evolution has been recent, copious, and regional" and uses this framework to account for regional variations in economic power and cultural pursuits.
As soon as it appeared, Wade's book touched off a firestorm of controversy—as he surely knew it would. It's the latest in a series of dispatches concerning human variation, whose authors in recent decades have starkly divided into two camps, one centered in anthropology and the other in psychology, political science, and economics. Wade is in the latter camp. The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life, a widely read text by psychologist Richard Herrnstein and political scientist Charles Murray in 1994, proclaimed intractable human differences in ability between races; the authors based their views on disputed work published by Canadian psychologist J. Philippe Rushton in the 1980s and early 1990s. Meanwhile, anthropologists had developed a divergent concept of human variation, reaching the collective conclusion that the human species is not compartmentalized in races or subspecies (interchangeable terms in zoology). In 1998 the American Anthropological Association adopted its Statement on Race asserting that the best available research shows race to be a social construct that is biologically invalid.
Early reviews of Wade's book show a familiar division: Anthropologists mostly take a critical view, whereas psychologists and economists generally like the book. Agustín Fuentes, a zoologist and anthropologist, and Jonathan Marks, a geneticist trained in anthropology, are among the more negative; Bell Curve coauthor Murray and famed geneticist James Watson, a supporter of the biological race concept, land on the positive side. The favorable reviews almost invariably echo one of Wade's key themes: Disbelief in the existence of race results from biased science driven by a left-leaning political agenda. Wade suggests that "any researcher who even discusses issues politically offensive to the left runs the risk of antagonizing the professional colleagues who must approve his requests for government funds and review his articles. . . The result is that researchers at present routinely ignore the biology of race."
So is Wade right? Are there human races? Is the variation seen between different cultures and locations best explained by genetic differences between human populations? And have anthropologists been turning a blind eye to the evidence in front of them?
There is no shortage of scientific information, and it gives a clear answer: no.
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China is pretty pragmatic when it comes to abortion. It is one of their methods of population control,, with little concern for political influences. So, this Chinese study with a very large database is worth looking at.
So, it's pretty shocking to discover the link between abortion and breast cancer.
For those who are concerned with pragmatism of the cost of those unwanted children in low-income homes, it is also worth noting that abortions are also linked with later premature births that can cost a whole lot.I am not trying to make a case for or against abortion ... but feel it is certainly pertinent to introduce facts like this if pro-choice supporters consider that elective abortion as a women's health issue.The new Chinese meta-analysis not only concerns the ABC link on an individual level, but also confirms the observation of statistician Patrick Carroll, who predicted the rise in breast cancer in several European countries following legalization of abortion. Again, because of the lag time between abortion and the appearance of breast cancer, the link is not immediately apparent. Carroll's work is important because he finds that not only is induced abortion an independent risk factor for breast cancer (separate from such factors as late child-bearing) but that it is the best predictive factor for forecasting a nation's future breast cancer rates. Nations such as China, with traditionally low breast cancer rates, are now seeing an increase, many years following their legalization of abortion.There may be times when abortion is the best, or only, solution, but I would also say that we should be spending equal funds in finding better methods of contraception that will deter the number of elective abortions. It could also turn out to be a net cost savings in the long run. Just as we have come to believe that prevention of smoking or other deleterious health habits is better than treating the disease, why would we not take the same approach to health issues related to abortion?Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal death in the USA, taking the lives of hundreds of thousands of infants annually, with a cost of 26 billion dollars. It has risen 20% in the last two decades. It causes cerebral palsy, long-term intellectual and visual handicaps, and much suffering. There are 135 studies from diverse locations world-wide that link abortion and preterm birth. The relationship is most pronounced with multiple abortions, and very premature infants born before 28 weeks gestation, the "million dollar babies" that spend months in neonatal intensive care units. Preterm birth disproportionately affects African Americans. Yet the medical community, WHO, and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) have long ignored this association in their official publications and task forces to combat the problem.

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Hey Joe, I read a post about a singer 4622 you have.If you still own it,would you sell it ? L.W.
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Hey Joe, I read a post about a singer 4622 you have.If you still own it,would you sell it ? L.W.
OK, I hereby confess that I have a new Bernina 8 series machine. The one that has an 11 1/2 inch harp and is referred to as a 'sewing computer'. It is nice to sew quilts on because it secures the thread at beginning and end, and then cuts the thread for me. The tension on it is wonderful. And the store had a cutaway machine, and guess what- it is all metal under the plastic.
With that said, I swap freely depending on what I am doing. Right now all sewing is being done on a Pfaff 130(as I am doing leather). Heavy quilts get done on either the 201 or Morse IV depending on if I need more than straight stitch. I have a stack of others that are awaiting repair or repaint.
I am 54 but love a lot of things that are older than I am- Sinatra for instance. I see the vintage machines as having a wealth of experience they can whisper to me.
I'm a Queen.... at least my pantyhose say I am!
(proud caretaker of a magenta 221, purple 222, assorted 66's, a 301, a pink Atlas and Monarch, and Granny's 201-2.
I am so laughing at this thread! I understand where you are coming from! I have a Janome 10001 and only use it for embroidery. For sewing and quilting, I use my 15-91, my 66 or my 27 treadle. I have a new Volkswagen CC Sport. I drive it to church and to the grocery store. For my fun driving, I have a 78 VW bug convertible (Champagne Edition). My DGD went on a youth trip and when they got home, I picked her up in Matilda II (the bug). She was humiliated. She said I was becoming eccentric. She said driving a 34 year old convertible, wearing a big ole green sun hat, and having 2 dogs in the back seat in their car seats was eccentric. I told her that I didn't think so--only one of the dogs had on sun glasses. The other one just had on a hat. What's becoming of our kids today?????
My first car was an old '65 VW squareback, nicknamed the Tomato Soup Can. The floor was rotted out, headlight rims falling off, sunroof frequently stuck partly open, no heat, etc. I Loved that thing! I learned a lot about servicing it myself- timing, gapping the plugs, running jump start. To me it was beautiful. About 3 years ago I started collecting some treadles and FWs and have done some basic maintenance on them. I greatly appreciate the knowledge shared so freely on this Board. I have a lightweight Brother plastic machine for carrying to sew ins, but at home I use my '76 Kenmore or other machine. No balking at heavy seams, hissy fit about mild lint buildup, or bouncing across the table. I appreciate a simple machine that was made to last. I don't have time to sew a lot, so I don't have patience with a fussy machine. Antique or vintage machines are beautiful to me. I Love the gold decals, and colored machines that look like vintage 2 tone Chevys. White plastic says "cheap" and "fragile".


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Herewith, a little introductory Q and A. I would call them "frequently asked questions," but, truthfully, no one has asked them that I know of. So, I will call them "frequently anticipated questions," since I suppose they might be asked by someone in the future.
Q. What's with the name of the blog?
A. "Flank two position" is a reference to an early season 5 episode of 24, wherein the intrepid Jack Bauer kept telling his buddies at CTU (the "Counter-Terrorist Unit"), over and over again, that he was in a "flank two position," meaning that he was transmitting to them under duress (at gunpoint in this case; isn't that always the way?).
Unfortunately, no one at CTU picked up on the reference, and it took ahobbit to finally figure it out at the very last minute before all hell broke loose. So of course it made perfect sense to use "flank two position" for my blog.
Q. OK, but what does it have to do with your blog?
A. Nothing really. I just thought it sounded good.
Q. I wanted to use "flanktwoposition.com" for a site of my own, and it would have been a lot cooler than yours, possibly including generous helpings of free pornography.
Now you have it, and you're wasting it on things like observations about weather, your three-year old and other random junk no one but you cares about. That's just not fair.
A. Sorry dude.
Q. Why did you leave Pith in the Wind? Also, do you write for the Nashville Sceneanymore?
A. Basically, I just got tired of writing about politics all of the time and I had sort of pigeonholed myself as a "political blogger" on PITW. I wanted to write about other things but doing so seemed out of place. As for the Scene generally, I haven't written in a while and may not again.
It all depends on if I have something to say. They are great people though and I very much appreciate the opportunity they (especially the great Liz G.) gave me.
Q. Do you have any idea what you're doing with this site?
A. Sort of. I've been spoiled by the Scene folks. There, I just logged in and posted. Here I have to run everything on my own and I'm just sort of making it up as I go along.
For instance, you'll note that I don't have a "blogroll," for the simple reason that I don't know how to make one. I do want to publicly thank Bill Hobbs, who took pity on me and took time out of his busy schedule to show me how to start this thing up. I also want to thank Blake Wylie for giving me a swift kick in the pants to get the domain name before someone else did.
Q. What are some of your favorite blogs?
A. Too numerous to mention (and, see the "blogroll" discussion above). Follow my posts and you'll pick it up.
Q. What do you do for a living?
A. Lawyer by trade, presently practicing in the always exciting and dynamic field of employee benefits. OK, I'm reaching here with the "exciting" and "dynamic." But it is a "field," that much is certain.
Q. What are your politics?
A. For a very long time I considered myself to be a political conservative and still do. Others lately have begged to differ, however, considering me to be one of those naughty "moderates" we're always hearing about.
I suspect that this is because I put a lesser value on some of the conservative hot button issues of the present, such as homosexual equality, Terri Schiavo and other usually religiously tinged issues while placing a higher value on other issues like limiting the size of government and a competent foreign policy, issues that lately don't seem to be very interesting to the conservatives in power and the grassroots conservatives who support them. I predict that will change soon enough, but until then here I am, "moderating" away.
Q. What's your religious affiliation?
A. United Methodist. I attend church here. Dr. Howard Olds is the Senior Pastor and his sermons are the first sermons ever in my life that I have actually looked forward to sitting down and listening to. The man is good.
Q. Who is the hottest Desperate Housewife?
A. OK, this is random, I realize. But I ran across a dippy little internet poll asking this question, and just for grins I played along with my personal choice: Bree Van De Camp. So I click through to read the results and discover that Bree is barely making a showing. Everyone's all about Susan, Edie and Gabrielle. Even Felicity Whassername, the one who's married to that guy from Fargo, was doing pretty well, better than Bree anyway.
And here I am voting for Bree, one of, apparently, only four or five men in America, two of whom, namely her husband and that pharmacist fellow, happen to be dead.
Now, maybe that was just a strange poll, but it occurred to me that my apparently off-the-wall choice may reveal a lot about me, though just what I don't know. So I thought I'd share it.
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Analyzing a perfect physical sphere in space I see it having two kinds of movements, one will be defining the center position of the sphere in 3D space with a velocity that will not change unless there is a force, and the other is the rotation of the sphere, this is the part that i still dont fully understand.
What i think is that this rotation will have 3 axis and like the translation has a velocity that doent change without a force, the sphere will have too a velocity of rotation defined in those three axis that doesnt change unless there is a force.
After seeing how the earth moves around the sun I can say that a perfect sphere in space is not limited to rotate around a fixed axis.
Can I describe all possible ways a sphere can rotate (forever unless there is a force) defining a velocity in those 3 axis?
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Can't stand Ray Lewis and I can't stand Jim Harbough, so I'm rooting for a major power failure in New Orleans in Feb 3rd.
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
Not for the SF Whiners.
If San Fran wins, Mario Manningham gets #2 ring in a row!! GO RAVENS!!
I don't care who wins, I just want to see a smash mouth football game because I didn't see enough of it from our team this year.


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I found a really nasty virus that starts off as a sore throat and ear ache and ends up with copious amounts of watery mucous constantly dripping from my nose.
Also, a buddy got the Aayla Secura JSF from target the other day. He says it looks great (I haven't seen it yet.) I still think I'd pass on it even if it came with a autographed picture of Amy Allen wearing her Jedi outfit.


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Now, with no strings attached, the president has allocated $20.3 million in "post-conflict humanitarian aid" to "Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza. The additional funds bring to $60 million U.S. aid commitments in Gaza.
Of course, Gaza is totally controlled by the terrorist group Hamas which grabs any aid that arrives and uses it for its own purposes. In fact, on February 7th, the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) - the body charged with distributing the new U.S. aid - announced that it was suspending assistance in Gaza because ten lorries, laden with humanitarian supplies, were seized by Hamas members. It was the second time that week that Hamas has stolen aid destined for the UNRWA.
Never been a Mental Heavy Weight but WTF? Guess there wasn't anyone over there that needed to be bailed out of their SubPrime Mortgage. Jeff, I know that Bush pushed for free elections but we do not need to support the victor when they are the "EVIL". Let'em sleep in tents and start driving camels again until they can put thier house in order.
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Poll: 57% of Americans don't buy media spin on Tucson massacre
posted at 9:30 am on January 11, 2011 by Ed Morrissey
CBS polled almost 700 adults in the wake of the mass murder in Tucson committed by Jared Lee Loughner to determine whether the media spin that the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the murders of six others was a political act had resonated with the public. Perhaps surprisingly, the spin machine seems to have failed. A majority of 57% say that politics had nothing to do with the shooting, and even a plurality of 49% of Democrats agree (via Dan Spencer):
Nearly six in 10 Americans say the country's heated political rhetoric is not to blame for the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a CBS News poll.
In the wake of the shooting, much focus has been put on the harsh tone of politics in Washington and around the country, particularly after a contentious midterm election. Rhetoric and imagery from both Republicans and Democrats have included gun-related metaphors, but the majority of the country isn't connecting the shooting to politics.
It seems that the public has been able to separate the spin from the actual facts, which show that Loughner was a loon acting out of insanity and a personal grudge against Giffords, one completely of his own making. The publicity-hound sheriff who's supposed to be leading the investigation may want to get around to, you know, looking at the evidence, as the feds apparently have done:
There's mounting evidence that the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wasn't a political act but a plan by a disturbed high school dropout who had few friends and no clear agenda. …
Instead, Loughner may have had some self-generated dislike of Giffords that stemmed from when he first spoke to her at an event in 2007.
Court filings indicate the FBI seized papers from his home Saturday that talked of planning an assassination of Giffords and also included a letter she sent him four years ago thanking him for attending the event.
One Loughner friend, Bryce Tierney, told Mother Jones magazine that Loughner had harbored a grudge against Giffords for more than a year, and that he considered her a "fake."
Getting back to the poll, it seems as though the media spin of the first 48 hours failed to even convince the predisposed. Only 42% of Democrats in the survey believed that the shootings were a political act, and independents broke out at about the same ratio as the overall sample, 56/33. That is very good news for America, and bad news for those in the media and in Congress who hoped to leverage the shooting to pass gun-control and speech-control legislation and bully grassroots conservatives into silence.
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I just finished this six inch box for a young man down in Bellmore, FL. It has mahogany side plates and a walnut lid with maple string inlay, the base is white oak. The wood combo gives it a nice high, raspy yelp and the clucks are sharp and spitty. The purrs have a nice high pitch.
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Dying very slowly. So slowly that here they are increasing in number!
Dying very slowly. So slowly that here they are increasing in number!
well, the wal-mart we went to todya only had 2. stick that in your pipe and smoke it! J/K!!!
Sampsonite! i was way off!
Um...I don't smoke.
Be sure to let me know if you find an acklay! I think when hasbro shipped them they put cloaking devices in their boxes!
"But sir--no toy that rare has a cloaking device!"
"But I've looked in every wal-mart--there's no trace of them!"
i think they did that here too! oh, well...i will wait this time and not give in to the dark side (A.K.A. ebay!!)
Sampsonite! i was way off!
Didn't you say your rule was to wait one month before ordering it off ebay? IIRC the Acklay was supposedly released in June!
You will find them, eventually...... just like 'ol Hango found the figures.
Heck, I even found the figs I was missing... almost a month and half after their release, but I found them.
Padme wants some Jedi Juice!
Last week I went to Wal-Mart and saw tons of the Orn Free Taa wave as well as the Palpatine wave. They must of had 10-15 of each figure. Since I already had the entire Orn wave and a Palpy, the only figure that I picked up was a Djas Puhr. I counted about 11 of them and I bought one. This was late in the afternoon, at 5:30 btw.
I later went to check my E-mail that night and my collector friend said he would like one, so I drove to Wal-Mart, literally minutes before they closed. I went to get a Djas for him and there were only 3 left. Needless to say I was lucky to find him when I did. When I get my Mace tomorrow that means I'll have all 40. No sign though of Ki-Adi or Acklay though.
"The dark side clouds everything. Impossible to see, the future is. But this I am sure of - do their duty the Jedi will." --Yoda from Attack of the Clones.
no yoda, no puhr, no new stuff here, were just getting in the bespin wave these last couple weeks....
I found a whole bunch of Acklay's at Walmart, but since I don't collect any of the creatures, I didn't get it!
Padme wants some Jedi Juice!
yeah all we have here is the bespin wave, and still no bloody hand luke's, also no acklay's are here, but nexu is a pegwarmer over here,also the toys r us by my house got a HUGE shipment of Hd anakin's, Yoda's, and Dooku's, also all the jedi's except PLO KOON!errrr....
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Fire remains one of the major problems of this country and causes more loss of life and property than all natural disasters combined. Small towns and rural areas reported a greater frequency of fires with higher death rates and dollar losses per capita than larger cities and metropolitan areas. As more people move into small towns and rural areas, provision of adequate fire protection services becomes even more important. The following information can assist local decision makers in planning new or additional fire services.
Steps to be followed in the initial stages of designing a rural fire service include: determining the service area; estimating expected number and types of annual fires; and estimating costs. A brief discussion of each step is presented below along with a discussion of potential sources of funding.
Local considerations are important in the determination of a fire service area. These include location of fire services in nearby communities, physical barriers (rivers, poor roads and poor bridges), local telephone service area, and response time from station(s) to fire sites. In addition, the fire protection service may also want to provide rescue or ambulance service.
Once an area's boundaries are defined, it is important to know certain things about the area itself, including:
Locations of any fire hydrants should be known, also. Potential sources of water in rural areas — lakes and rivers — should be investigated and noted on a service area map. Portable pumps may be needed to use natural water sources. Also, a county road numbering system would facilitate locating fire sites.
Knowledge of the number and types of fires to be expected in a year is valuable for planning equipment purchases and training programs. Fire frequency coefficients (FFCs) for the Ozarks regions of Oklahoma and Missouri have been developed for use in predicting this information. The FFCs in Table 1 present two methods for estimating number of fires.
Table 1Annual fire frequency coefficients for selected Oklahoma and Missouri Ozarks counties, 1979.*
In the first method, the FFC for population is 54. This means one fire is predicted annually for every 54 people in the service area. To estimate the total number of fires, use the following formula:
Service area population = estimated annual fires 54
A second estimate may be obtained using the other FFCs in Table 1. This estimate requires knowledge of acreage, registered vehicles, business establishments and residential units, as well as area population. Divide each of the above by their respective FFCs and add together to obtain the total number of fires expected. A third estimate might be obtained by surveying residences and businesses in the service area.
Initial capital expenses will include fire trucks, communication system, fire station and protective gear for the firefighters. Since rural areas differ in topography, roads, traffic, distance of response, types of structures and availability of water, much consideration must be given to the decision of which fire apparatus will best protect your service area. Table 2 lists price ranges for three types of pumpers and average prices for two types of tankers. Detailed descriptions of each vehicle are included in the OSU bulletin listed in the references. The grass and brush rig does not have the extinguishing capacity and fire hose normally needed for structural fires. Some communities have remodeled surplus military vehicles for fire protection. Availability of used equipment for sale should also be investigated.
Table 2Capital costs of new and renovated surplus fire apparatus, May 1981
A dependable communication system will greatly improve the efficiency of a rural fire department. A phone-activated system or sheriff's dispatching may be used for the initial reporting of fires by the public. Radio communication among dispatchers, stations and apparatus is uniquely suited to the mobility requirements of rural services. Channels on the VHF and UHF bands have desirable features and may provide the most efficient coverage of an area. If a VHF or UHF system is economically beyond the reach of your community, the use of a citizen band (CB) system may be a temporary solution. Costs of radio components are shown in Table 3.
Table 3Capital costs of new communication equipment, by type of system, May 1981
A fire station should be provided to store fire apparatus at temperatures above freezing. It may also be used for storing auxiliary equipment and as a meeting place for firefighters and other groups. The station may be constructed under contract or by local citizens or an existing structure may be remodeled. Estimated cost for a new all-metal structure with concrete floors and with heating and air conditioning for the meeting room and restroom is $27 per square foot for complete contracting.
Protective clothing for structural fire fighting normally consists of turnout coats, boots, helmets, gloves and pants. Suits are available for other types of fire fighting. The firefighter should understand the design and purpose of the various types of protective clothing and be especially aware of each garment's inherent limitations. Costs of basic suits for structural fires range from about $200 to $275.
Statistics on firefighters injured each year by inhaling toxic gases clearly indicate that the provision of protective breathing apparatus should receive a high priority. A 30-minute self-contained unit will cost about $800 to $950.
Operating expenses for a fire station include insurance, water, sewer, trash, electricity for heating and air conditioning, and maintenance. Vehicles must be kept operational for every fire call, necessitating preventive maintenance and repair work. Insurance, gas, oil, tires and miscellaneous items must also be included in the budget. Communication system service may be handled through an annual service contract. These expenses are summarized in Table 4. Volunteer labor could reduce maintenance costs.
Three types of labor arrangements are used in fire service departments: volunteer, part-paid and full-paid. Volunteer systems are common in small, rural communities. However, some communities of under 10,000 population in Oklahoma and Missouri do have part-paid departments. Full-paid systems are most common in larger communities.
Volunteers often receive some small compensation for their services. In many communities, a volunteer receives $5 per fire attended and $6 per monthly meeting attended. An "all-volunteer" system may also have a chief and/or training officer to handle scheduling of monthly meetings and training sessions and to supervise equipment and maintenance of apparatus.
Table 4Annual fire department operating and maintenance costs, 1980.*
Volunteer labor has long played an important role in the provision of fire protection services across America. Citizens may donate other things, besides their labor, to the successful operation of their community's fire service. Small equipment and consumable supplies are always needed and may be furnished by local citizens. Benefits — picnics, dances, pie suppers, etc. — may be held to raise money as well.
Fees may be charged on a per-run basis, by subscription (or membership), or some combination of the two to handle the costs of fire protection services. Fire protection districts may be established in Missouri. Once a district is established, bonds may be voted in by the people to finance capital items. In addition, property taxes may be fixed by the directors or approved by voters. Commercial bank loans can also be used to finance capital purchases. Cities and/or fire protection districts may sign inter-local cooperation agreements and/or mutual aid agreements. Cities may purchase equipment for use by volunteer fire protection associations and contract with them for fire protection.
Several federal agencies can provide assistance to rural communities interested in providing fire protection services to their citizens and the residents of the surrounding countryside. For example, some community facilities loans are available through the Farmers Home Administration of USDA. For additional information, contact your local FmHA office.
Grants for fire protection of non-federal lands are available from the Forest Service of USDA to state forestry agencies. These funds may cover such costs as equipment purchasing, training and education. Acquisitions and use of federal excess property by state foresters for fire control use is also authorized. For further information on these programs, contact the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Members of rural and small-town fire departments should receive training in fire fighting. In Missouri, such training is available from the Fire and Rescue Training Institute, http://mufrti.org/ of the MU Extension. Courses include both firefighting skills and management skills. The Missouri Department of Conservation also provides training in controlling brush and grass fires.
Information in this guide concerning frequency of fires, equipment costs and operating costs is based upon a joint study in the Ozarks region by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Oklahoma State University and MU. More detailed information and/or forms for planning a fire service are presented in the OSU report:
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To all my believers, I have an appointment Nov. 19th, Monday, to see my daughter's
Psychic/Medium. Robin has been going to her for 20 years. She actually predicted my Cancer and told Robin I would be OK. She has done work for the Police Department, so this should be good and I will give a full report! I am so excited.
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transmediale festival/Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin.
World of the News – The world's greatest peer-reviewed newspaper of in/compatible research presents cutting edge in/compatible research in an accessible FREE tabloid format. The newspaper partly addresses academia's increasing demand for publication of academic peer-reviewed journal articles. Perhaps researchers need new visions of how to produce and consume research?
The content of the newspaper derives from a Ph.D. workshop and conference held in November 2011, at University of the Arts, Berlin (organised by Aarhus University in collaboration with transmediale/reSource for transmedial culture and the Vilém Flusser Archive). This provided an insight into current research from academics, practitioners, and Ph.D. researchers from an open call. Leading up to that event, and subsequent to it, a blog (this blog) has been gathering draft articles and discussions, reflecting on the key issues. This collaborative 'peer-review' process is further developed during the festival itself, on 01 February, 2012. So, although this may seem like old news in many ways, in terms of research practices, it breaks with some of the current academic conventions of peer-review, academic reputation, and what constitutes proper scholarly activity.
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Ive been elected three times and my teachers and parents love me bc the kids come first every time
Sorry you.judge based on what you think you know based off of a message board.
Also is this thread the appropriate place for insulting another poster?
I really think what happened is they both wanted sex until his dumb arse didnt take time to make sure she was plenty wet and he just shoved it in there and pissed her off lol
Lick it before you stick it and you wont have that problem trill
I really think what happened is they both wanted sex until his dumb arse didnt take time to make sure she was plenty wet and he just shoved it in there and pissed her off lol
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And obviously i dont discuss such things in my capacity as a school board member or with children at all.
Since I've been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings, fourth time we've hugged survivors, the fourth time we've consoled the families of victims.
And in between, there have been an endless series of deadly shootings across the country, almost daily reports of victims, many of them children, in small towns and in big cities all across America, victims whose -- much of the time their only fault was being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
We can't tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change.
We will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. No single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society, but that can't be an excuse for inaction.
If there's even one step we can take to save another child or another parent or another town from the grief that's visited Tucson and Aurora and Oak Creek and Newtown and communities from Columbine to Blacksburg before that, then surely we have an obligation to try.
In the coming weeks, I'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens, from law enforcement, to mental health professionals, to parents and educators, in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this, because what choice do we have? We can't accept events like this as routine.
Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the face of such carnage, that the politics are too hard?
Are we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom?
That was clearly a subtle political steering towards an agenda that his Party and administration has begun pushing already for a couple of days.
if one uses a firearm in the commission of a crime there should be mandatory non-discretionary sentencing guidlines. If one kills with a firearm (other than in self-defense) mandatory death sentence.
People with Aspergers are definitely known for violent outbursts and lack of emotion.
Asperger's is a form of high functioning autism. They do not have a lack of emotion, but difficulty expressing emotion. Not the same thing. In fact, they are incredibly empathetic and overly emotional frequently. And they are not prone to violence. At all. In fact, they are 4x more likely to be the victim of a violent crime than the average person because they are naive and easily manipulated. Please don't perpetuate totally false stereotypes.
ETA: The "violent" outbursts people reference are generally in the form of self-harm due to frustration at not being able to express themselves or communicate clearly. A child with severe autism may lash out to those around him for this reason as well, but Asperger's kids typically don't.Violence is NOT a characteristic of Asperger's.
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I'm calling you out on this one. Millions of jobs the keystone pipeline will create and the president is standing in the way of job growth.
First if you have ever been around pipeline construction a hundred is reaching on how many it employess. Few guys running a trac-hoes digging a ditch and a few guys welding the pipe together and a few others rolling it in the hole. Now lets use Milton's theory...a few chinamen making the pipe...a foriegn freigher shipping it here and stevedore operating a few cranes unloading it here and a few truck drivers taking it to a coating plant and a few guys running the conveyer and forklifts and then loading and trucking to site. Oh yea a few surveyers and engineers were involved. Anyway few thousand jobs made. Now I'm glad that some congressman didn't get his way making sure the pipeline came through his district even though the risk was too high, so that he could get a few dollars to get elected again....Obama has our back not some rich guy wanting to get richer. Nothing wrong with making money just not at our expense.


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9/1/2011 [Brass/Woodwinds]Three Yamaha-sponsored drum & bugle corps emerged victorious at the DCI World Championship, including The Cadets, The Cavaliers, and Carolina Crown
Cadets celebrate their win at DCI 2011.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — For the first time since 2005, three Yamaha-sponsored drum & bugle corps emerged victorious at the DCI World Championship, including The Cadets, winning the DCI Championship, The Cavaliers, winning the Fred Sanford High Percussion Award and Carolina Crown, winning the Jim Ott High Brass Award.
Scoring a 98.35, The Cadets prevailed in the 2011 DCI World Championship. The win marks the 15th DCI Championship won by a Yamaha sponsored drum corps since 1985, translating into 15 Yamaha Championships in 30 years or an impressive 50% average. According to Corps Director George Hopkins, "We can't thank the team at Yamaha enough for their support every year, but specifically in 2011, our 10th World Championship season. The 'Between Angels and Demons' production had a great deal of challenges, but every one of them was met by Yamaha, our design and instructional team and the remarkable members of this year's corps. In experiencing nearly 30 years of Championship-night performances, I cannot remember a more exciting Finals performance than the one this year and we thank Yamaha for their role in that success!"
When The Cavaliers took the 2011 DCI Fred Sanford High Percussion Award, it became the 13th High Percussion award won by a Yamaha sponsored drum corps since 1985, earning an impressive 3rd place overall. Yamaha drum & bugle corps have amassed 13 percussion award wins in 27 years. "We work with Yamaha on testing their equipment and are continually amazed at how they keep advancing their standards." said Cavaliers Director Adolph De Grauwe. "They even provide gear in wonderful colors to match our show designs. The equipment from Yamaha is superior, and we're thrilled to death to partner with them."
"Yamaha affords The Cavaliers the opportunity, through quality percussion instruments and audio gear, to explore new levels of sound production," said Mike McIntosh, Cavaliers Percussion Composer/Arranger. We can produce incredibly soft acoustic textures, and pan super low-frequency electronic sound samples 15-yardline to 15-yardline. Why? Because the gear produces day in and day out, in the hottest temperatures and most extreme conditions. It's built to exacting standards and built to last."
Placing 4th overall, Carolina Crown won the 2011 DCI Jim Ott High Brass Award. It represents the 6th High Brass award won in 12 years by a Yamaha sponsored corps, since Yamaha b Flat instruments were introduced in 2000. "We teach our students that there is no substitute for quality," said Matt Harloff, Brass Caption Head of the Carolina Crown. "Well, that also applies to the outstanding Yamaha instruments that we put into their hands."
According to Crown Director Jim Coates, "What a talented group of brass performers we have at Crown… commitment, determination and dedication to excellence along with the quality of Yamaha instruments… it just can't get any better!"
Other Yamaha sponsored corps also placed as follows:
- The Bluecoats: 7th overall.
- The Madison Scouts: 10th overall.
- The Colts: placed 16th overall.
- The Crossmen: placed 17th overall.
"Yamaha values its long-standing partnership with The Cavaliers and are thrilled to support their great accomplishment," said Troy Wollwage, Band & Orchestral Percussion Manager, Yamaha Corporation of America.
Yamaha and Drum Corps International have enjoyed a partnership in support of Music Education that spans more than a quarter of a century. Yamaha additionally values its long-standing partnerships with the following distinguished corps:
The Madison Scouts hold the longest running tenure with Yamaha, since 1985. Founded in 1938, the Scouts were 1988 DCI Champions with Yamaha instruments.
The Cavaliers hold the 2nd longest running tenure with Yamaha, since 1986. Founded in 1948, The Cavaliers are 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006 DCI Champions, all with Yamaha Instruments.
The Cadets celebrated 12 years with Yamaha in 2011 and were 2000, 2005, and 2011 DCI Champions with Yamaha instruments. They also won three consecutive High Percussion Awards, 2001 to 2003.
The Crossmen celebrated 11 years with Yamaha in 2011. Operating for 37 consecutive years, they are a 22-time DCI finalist.
The Colts celebrated seven years with Yamaha in 2011. Seven-time DCI finalists, The Colts were founded in 1963.
The Bluecoats celebrated seven years with Yamaha in 2011. Founded in 1972, their highest placement ever (3rd place) was in 2010.
Carolina Crown celebrates five years with Yamaha in 2011. Founded in 1988, their highest placement ever (2nd place) was in 2009.
About Drum Corps International
From modest beginnings more than three decades ago, Drum Corps International (DCI) has developed into a powerful, nonprofit, global youth activity with far-reaching artistic, educational and organizational influence. Through the annual DCI Tour and more than 35 World Championships in 17 North American cities, Drum Corps International provides entertainment to millions through live performances and nationally-televised events. Drum Corps International is Marching Music's Major League™. Boasting more than 250,000 active DCI alumni, DCI marked its first year on PBS in 1975 and ESPN II broadcast its finals from 2005 to 2007. Finals have been held in 20 different cities since 1972. Since 1985, Yamaha has supported 24 different drum & bugle corps. Learn more at 4wrd.it/DCIHOME.
DCI By the Numbers
- 400,00 fans attend DCI shows each summer
- 135+ events held each year
- 60-day summer tour visits 40+ cities
- 8,000 musician athletes audition for some 3,500 positions
- 10,000: average number of miles each corps will travel over the summer
- 1,200,000: number of meals corps feed their 5,000 performers and staff each summer
- 35,000 visit Indianapolis each year for DCI Championships
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Posted January 30, 2008; 06:30 p.m.
The Program in Visual Arts will present "Student Art: Work From the Fall 2007 Semester," a group show featuring ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing and photography," from Feb. 5-15 in the Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St.
At the conclusion of every semester, the Lewis Center for the Arts sponsors an exhibition of student work selected from each of the visual arts courses. According to lecturer Brian Jermusyk, who teaches drawing and painting, "The student art exhibition marks the end of the semester's courses, 'the finish line' so to speak. And the metaphor is apt, for it is the culmination of months of tremendous efforts, focused energies and creative risks taken with matter, materials and ideas ... all now resting on breathless view in the Lucas Gallery. As the exhibitions often mark the start of another semester, they equally offer the gifts and make invitations to the new experiences and challenges that reside in the Lewis Center for the Arts."
Among the many works of art in the exhibition are a collection of time-lapse digital photographs in panoramic view, some spanning up to six feet, by senior Michael Baity.
An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the gallery. Also on Tuesday, a film and video screening will take place in the Stewart Film Theater from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The screening will highlight the work of the fall semester courses in video and film production taught by lecturer Keith Sanborn.
The exhibition is free and open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.


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This year's Cloth Diapering 101 series is hosted by four sweet diaper makers, and today I'm psyched to show you their diapers in action — along with a chance to win some.
In case you've missed them, here are the previous posts on cloth diapering from earlier in the week:
- The 411 Behind Cloth Diapering 101
- Cloth Diapering: It Doesn't Have to be All or Nothing (on Simple Organic)
- Exploring 5 Stereotypes About the Cloth Diapering Family
All the brands I'm showing you today pass the bill for superior durability, absorbency, low on the bulky factor, and totally pass the cute-o-meter.
1. Bummis
I've been a fan of Bummis diapers from the start of my cloth diapering experience. Their organic cotton prefolds are absorbent and soft, and their covers are lightweight, affordable, and hold everything in.
A few months ago, they sent me their new line of pocket diapers called EasyFit and TiniFit. I love these diapers. They're usually some of the first I grab.
The best thing about these diapers is that the liner is attached to the main diaper, so you don't have to fish around for the insert in the clean laundry pile. Simply stuff, and you're ready to go.
Then the really cool part about this is that you don't need to remove the liner before washing. Simply remove the dirty diaper and toss it in your wet bag — the liner will pull out in the wash! So there's almost zero ick factor.
Also, the velcro is some of the best I've tried — they stay completely closed in the wash.
Here's Bummis' video about the EasyFit:
The TiniFit are exactly the same, except they're — well, tiny. They were pretty much the only CD that fit Finn as a newborn without an insane amount of bulkiness. They were so adorable on him, and I was sad when he outgrew them at about three months. But they were very handy in those early days, because I knew everything would stay in. TiniFits were really the only CDs I used on Finn from the get-go — he wore them the day of his birth.
Bummis is giving three EasyFits and three Tinifits to one Simple Mom reader!
2. Go Green
Go Green Pocket Diapers are a sweet-and-simple pocket diapering system, and their brand's slogan is "cloth diapers for the rest of us," because they're practical, durable pocket diapers at half the price.
Yes, Reed's all Evil-Knievely in his star-studded diaper and superhero cape.
These are your basic pocket diapers, with either a silky polyester knit or fuzzy fleece-like outer layer, lined with a thin, flexible water-proof polyurethane laminate on the inside. The inside is lined with fleece, so it's super soft on your baby's skin. Each diaper comes with one super-absorbant insert that is made from 3 layers of microfiber terry-cloth.
There are three layers of snaps on the outside, so that you can make the diapers three different sizes. This means you can use these diapers from birth to potty training.
By far, the best thing about these diapers is the price. $9-10 per diaper, with a flat $5 shipping on all US orders. You seriously can't beat that with a stick.
Protecting our home from danger as the rest of us head off to bed…
Go Green Pocket Diapers is giving six pocket diapers to one Simple Mom reader!
3. Sustainable Babyish
Sloomb/Sustainable Babyish makes the softest, most absorbent fitted diapers I've ever used. Their wool covers are beautiful, too. I mean, seriously — how cute are these?
I was surprised how well wool works as a diaper cover (and honestly still don't completely get how it works). Because wool has natural lanolin, making sheep waterproof, it also makes a great cover because they hold — and wick — moisture away from the skin.
You only need to wash the wool covers every now and then — you simply air them out between uses.
Sustainable Babyish's covers are also the softest, most absorbent wool cover I've ever used. We use them for naptime with our older; bedtime for the youngest. In fact, after naptime today, Reed was pulling to keep this diaper on when it was time for a diaper change.
These snapless fitteds are thick and absorbent (you can easily use them with Snappis). And you can feel the quality by how soft the bamboo is. If there is such a thing, Sustainable Babyish diapers are heirloom quality.
Sustainable Babyish is giving one of their Snapless-Multi Starter Kits to a Simple Mom reader! This includes two Snapless-Multi Fitted diapers, one wool cover in the color of your choice, and two doublers.
4. Thirsties
Thirsties is a Colorado-based diaper company that makes every diaper locally, and they have a newer pocket diaper called a Duo Diaper. This diaper is incredibly soft on the skin and really absorbent for how thin it is. This is one of the least bulky diapers I've tried.
There are two inserts that snap together; one made of microfiber terry and one made of hemp. This makes the diaper both absorbent and quick-drying.
One of the coolest thing about this diaper is that it's really more of a "sleeve" than a pocket — both ends have openings, so that you don't need to remove the wet insert before tossing it in the wetbag. The insert comes out in the wash, so zero ick factor for these diapers, too.
The one thing I'd note is that size one is a bit small for my little guy, who's four months old. Out of their two sizes, I'd opt for just getting size two from the get-go and snapping it to the smallest size at the beginning. Then again, Finn's a chunky guy, so it depends on each baby.
Thirsties is giving two Simple Mom readers a bundle of their diapers. Each bundle includes a Duo Diaper, Duo Wrap, Prefold and a package of wipes.
Giveaway Details
There will be five winners for this giveaway! Each winner will receive one of these diaper sets offered by the brands above. The prizes will be assigned randomly to each winner.
How to Win:
1. Comment on this post, answering the following question: "Besides diapers or wipes, what's the one thing you make sure to carry in your diaper bag?"
2. If you'd like a second entry, tweet about this giveaway on Twitter, using the #clothdiapers hashtag, the companies' Twitter handles, @simplemom, and the URL for this post. Your tweet could be something like:
I'm entering to win #clothdiapers from @simplemom, @bummis, @sloomb, @thirstiesinc, & @GoGreenDiapers: http://bit.ly/cakPPW
Then — this is important — you need to come back and leave an additional comment here, telling me you tweeted. It won't count otherwise.
3. If you'd like a third entry, mention this giveaway on Facebook, mentioning @Simple Mom and the URL of this post.
Again, you need to come back and comment again on this post, otherwise it won't count.
This giveaway is open to all readers worldwide, and ends on Saturday, October 23 at 11:59 p.m. CST. I hope you win!
And thanks to Reed and Finn for their willingness to participate as models.


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Dir. Bernard Rose
Whilst researching her thesis on urban legends, student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) becomes intrigued by the legend of the 'Candyman' (Tony Todd) – the son of a slave who was brutally tortured and killed because he fell in love with the daughter of a white plantation owner. He is said to appear when his name is spoken five times into a mirror and he has a hook for a hand. Whilst carrying out her investigation, the sceptical Helen repeats his name and is subsequently plunged into a nightmare world where reality and fevered dreams become meshed together as she is stalked by the spectre of the Candyman and held responsible for a series of grisly murders. Could the legend be true or is Helen simply losing her mind? Can she clear her name before it's too late and she becomes the latest victim of the formidable legend that is the Candyman?
Beginning with our protagonists discussing the power of legends and the subtext of folklore, Candyman opens with a familiar scenario. Babysitter waits until kids are asleep. She and her boyfriend make out. They play a variation of Bloody Mary in which they say the name Candyman into a mirror five times. They get fucked up. While we don't see what happens to them, the dialogue spoken by the teller of this 'urban legend' paints a pretty vivid picture of death and insanity. And so begins a slow burning and gripping story, made all the more compelling because of believable characters, credible performances and a well written script, which focuses as much on real, natural threat and danger as much as it does on supernatural.
Adapting Clive Barker's short story The Forbidden, writer/director Bernard Rose relocates the story from England to Chicago – specifically its rough ghetto Cabrini-Green. The location of the film is effectively utilised and exudes a menace all its own. As Helen and Bernadette (Kasi Lemmons) wander through the empty apartments in the upper floors of the housing projects, we are made all too aware of the very real threats that potentially lurk in the dank corners of this concrete hell – Cabrini-Green's reputation precedes it and many of the derelict buildings are lairs occupied by gangs. We are able to perceive a very real and tangible threat to the women, which contrasts nicely to the fact that at the same time they are in search of what they believe is an imaginary threat.
Early on in the film we hear the distressing tale of a woman who calls the police claiming the Candyman is coming for her through her bathroom wall. Her story is not believed by the operator and not long after, she is found dead, her body savagely mutilated. It turns out that someone did come through a gap in the wall behind her medicine cabinet connecting her apartment to the empty one next door, but it wasn't the Candyman. This story creates a vivid and disturbing scenario which then becomes even more disturbing because its source turns out to be a true story that became entangled with the myth of the Candyman. It also adds an extra layer of ambiguity to the story. Director Rose opts for an almost dream logic as the story unfolds and Helen's fate mirrors that of the woman in the story – as her situation goes from bad to worse no one believes her – she protests her innocence and sanity to deaf ears. Could her stories of the Candyman have a basis in reality - if only to highlight her fractured mind? Virginia Madsen delivers an impeccable performance. Her Helen is strong, determined, resourceful and intelligent. Yet despite all of these characteristics, she is still believably flawed and fully fleshed. She is sceptical, dismissive and snobby, and she is dominated by her philandering partner, the sleazy Trevor (Xander Berkeley). Unlike most female horror characters however, Rose does not run from the danger, she runs towards it – even embraces it in an attempt to save herself. Alas, by the end of the film, the lingering ambiguity leaves an element of doubt as to the Candyman's actual existence. Was he real? Or just a figure of Rose's warped psyche? Thankfully the afterthought of Helen returning from the grave as some kind of spectral avenger doesn't mar everything that came before it.
The imposing figure of the Candyman himself is one of the most unique and striking in horror cinema. Tony Todd's baritone voice strikes nothing but dread and morbid intrigue into the hearts of the audience. He is desirable yet repellent, enigmatic and charming yet utterly dangerous – an interesting combination that is lent credence by Todd's subtle performance and hollow-voiced sincerity. At times the character comes across as something akin to saint or a martyr. Some of his dialogue is utterly evocative too – 'I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the classroom. Without these things, I am nothing. So now, I must shed innocent blood. Come with me. Be my victim.'
His backstory sets him up as a tragic and vengeful anti-hero – something that sets him apart from most horror villains. He was a slave who fell in love with the 'wrong' woman – the daughter of a white plantation owner. Something about Helen draws him to her and Rose frequently films Madsen's eyes in ethereally lit close up shots to mirror a depiction of the Candyman's lost love as represented in a striking mural that is revealed at the end of the film.
Interestingly, the Candyman is one of those figures from urban legends with a hook for a hand. This, as Julie James in I Know What You Did Last Summer so elegantly points out is a 'phallic' symbol ('like, oh my god - total castration, you guys!') embroiled in an old wives' tale to deter young women from engaging in premarital sexual relations. The fact that the Candyman is also black isn't lost on Rose either, and he deftly weaves wry social commentary into an already potent mix ensuring Candyman remains one of the most thoughtful and provocative horror flicks since its release way back in 1992. It unfolds as a meditation on race, racism, class, economic poverty and the power of storytelling. The hold the gangs have over Cabrini-Green is equalled only by the hold that the area's legends and local stories have over it. At its heart, Candyman also features one of the 'last great taboos' of Hollywood cinema – an interracial relationship. The perceived stigma of interracial relationships in cinema is traceable to the Hays Code of the 30s. It out-rightly forbade any on-screen portrayal of 'miscegenation' (interracial sexual relationships). In fact, in some States in the US 'miscegenation' was actually illegal until the late Sixties. Obviously since then it has become quite common to see actors of all colour play characters involved in relationships of all kinds portrayed in film. However, for a low budget horror film in the early Nineties to attempt the same was actually quite daring. Big ideas aren't supposed to be bandied about in horror cinema after all…
The film is full of arresting images including the shot of Helen climbing through a hole in the wall of a derelict apartment as the camera floats serenely back to reveal a huge mural of the Candyman; the hole in the wall, his screaming mouth.
A strange atmosphere presides over proceedings and entwines the gritty and destitute urban ghetto setting with a gorgeously dark and opulently gothic foreboding. This is elegantly enhanced by Philip Glass's swirlingly hypnotic and hauntingly melancholy score that becomes slightly more frenzied during scenes of suspense - it is never anything short of dramatic, and always teeters on the right side of overwrought melodrama. Glass has 'constructed' one of his most underrated scores for Candyman, and one that captures and sustains the sumptuously morbid romance unfolding within the story.
Candyman remains as provocative, visceral, intellectual and darkly romantic a horror film as it did upon its initial release. It seems to improve with time. Its power can be accredited not only to Barker's vivid source material, but to Bernard Rose's thoughtful script and ability to conjure and sustain an air of menace and gloom throughout and his penchant for creating a slew of memorable imagery - something he also did to nightmarish effect in his prior film Paperhouse.
What's more - I'll bet you still wouldn't stand in front of a mirror and say Candyman five times… I know I sure as hell wouldn't!


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Vinotemp 50 Bottle Built-In Wine Cooler - Stainless Steel
Keep your wines chilled and ready to drink with the Vinotemp 50 Bottle Built-In Wine Cooler (VT-50SBW). This stainless steel unit is comparable to high-end wine coolers, but offers a much more affordable price. Thanks to the front exhaust vent, the wine cooler can be used as either a freestanding or built-in unit, and it offers a cooling system with digital controls to help cool any wine you have, whether it is a red, white, or champagne wine.
Five (5) full-size and two (2) half-size sliding wood trim shelves allow you to have easy access to your wines, and the double-paned glass door gives you easy visibility to your labels so you'll know where that perfect bottle is without even having opened the door. Designed to hold up to 50 bottles, this cooler is perfect for the professional wine collector or the amateur connoisseur who wants their wines readily available.
Temperature Zone:The temperature zone can range from 45-65 degrees F for reds, whites, or champagnes
Placement:Can function as either a freestanding or built-in unit inside the home
Display:With an easy-to-read digital display, you know what temperature your wines are being chilled at
- Model: VT-50SBWVinotemp 50 Bottle Built-In Wine Cooler
- Brand: VinotempTemperature range: 45-65 degrees F
- Single-zone wine coolerDigital display
- Front exhaust cellarBuilt-in interior light
- Holds up to 50 bottlesDouble-paned thermal glass door
- Stainless steel doorUL listed
- Under counter or freestanding unitInput voltage: 115 V/60 Hz
- Five (5) full-size sliding shelvesPower: 5.0 A
- Two (2) half-size sliding shelvesWeight: 160 lbs
- Made in: ChinaDimensions: 34.5" H x 24" W x 23" D
- Warranty: 90 days limited parts; 1 year limited labor
- Height: 34.5"
- Width: 24"
- Depth: 23"