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Trade and Industry reviews.....
Just hit me, that with the release only a few weeks away, and with the promotional tour beginning it's not going to be long until the official reviews start to come through.
Will you try and avoid them, or see what the advance word might be?
Too late to ignore anything. Just roll with it and see the movie.
I think I'm just gonna see the movie, judge for meself, then read the reviews...although the obvious review snippets that usually accompany trailers for movies that are only a couple days away from release, or already released will be positive. (Selling point.)
I'll probably take a look @ the Tomatometer and various snippets, but I'll be watching the movie no matter what.
What do you think though about the 'new' audience - so to speak. Who might go with such things whereas we all plan to it regardless anyway?
I don't even look at the Tomatometer anymore. lol
I learned all I needed to know when Nimoy enthusiastically signed on to this script. I don't care about reviews or reports in the trades. I'm going to be there at midnight, sitting in my seat with my Coke and my Sno-Caps and having the time of my life. :)
I'll read the reviews, but I expect they will be dismissive due to the genre and the history of the franchise. I don't really care. I am a first-generation fan; loved TOS, hated TNG, loved DS9, hated Voyager, wanted to like Enterprise, but failed. I am wildly anticipatory about this film; I am eager to see it and much more optimisitic about it than I was six months ago.
I bet we will see some early reviews by Wednesday. The confidence from the studio is very encouraging and dont think for a minute good reviews wont help box office. Especially the after the opening weekend box office....
I tend to stay away from reviews of movies I'm interested in, mainly because I'm afraid they may give too much away, often indirectly, of main plot points or when they happen. I probably won't read anything in depth until after I see the movie.
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Charlie Chaplin's fifth feature-length film (after scores of shorts), CITY LIGHTS (available on DVD) was released early in 1931, the third full year of all-talking pictures and though it had numerous sound effects, a synchronized score, several sound jokes including some sardonically squeaky babble at the beginning, it is a silent movie, the last one made. Everybody had warned Chaplin that this was a terrible risk, since while he was shooting it over a period of nearly three years, the craze for sound films had exploded and entirely transformed the picture medium.
But Charlie's gamble worked. Released as the novelty of talking films was wearing off, City Lights became a huge box office success, prompting Variety in 1932 to note that the picture's grosses showed "that Chaplin was right about silence on the screen," and, indeed, comparing the overall figures for sound films versus silents, concluded, "Silence in pictures, after all, was golden. It represented in money from some individual pictures much more for their makers than any talker to date..." The reason why, the trade paper argued, was "the gigantic possibilities of silents, with the world market to pick from, as against talkers with outlet narrowed."
The article's headline, "SOUND FILMS SHY BIG SILENT SUMS," was prophetic, for although there was no turning back for the industry, movie attendance, after rising precipitously in the first year of full sound, soon dropped just as sharply, and never again reached the extraordinary peaks achieved during the silent era. (Chaplin's last great success, and the last Tramp movie, Modern Times, released five years later, was also in most ways a silent picture, but there was some dialog heard and Chaplin did sing a sort of French-accented gibberish song toward the end.)
Below the surface of City Lights, there is an ache of nostalgia for the lost Eden of the silents that is still palpable today. Since talkies had so definitively taken over, Chaplin felt the need to subtitle his movie: "A Comedy Romance in Pantomime." Like most of his stories, City Lights has the Dickensian-Victorian sentimentality Chaplin so often recalled. The blind flower girl central to the plot was a pretty dated concept even then, but within the fable-like atmosphere evoked, and the dreamlike quality natural to silent movies, it still works today. And this is tempered by the sharply satirical element of the millionaire who only when drunk recognizes and loves the Tramp; when sober, he wants nothing to do with the little fellow. Both Virginia Cherrill as the blind girl (the lovely actress would later become Cary Grant's first wife) and Harry Myers as the millionaire are exceptionally believable.
I first saw City Lights in Manhattan when I was 24 and the picture was already 32 years old. On my movie-file card, I gave it the highest rating and raved: "One of the sublime achievements in the history of the movies. Perhaps Chaplin's greatest work, certainly the one in which he alternates comedy and tragedy with the most incredible facility and success. Several times it is achingly funny, and at least twice truly heartbreaking. Of course, the ending—-the final close-up—-far surpasses its reputation, and sequences like the boxing match are unparalleled hilarity. A great and beautiful film, certainly among the dozen best ever made."
This was long before I saw Buster Keaton's Battling Butler (1926), in which Buster does a boxing match that is ten times as funny as Chaplin's, and from which Charlie certainly borrowed. And today I would perhaps rate Chaplin's first feature, The Kid (1921), at a higher level of perfection than City Lights. (In its day, The Kid became the highest grossing film since Griffith's epoch-making The Birth of A Nation of 1915.) Nevertheless, the concluding scene of City Lights, in which the blind girl—-her sight now restored thanks to the Tramp's sacrifices—-first sees her unknown benefactor, is still extraordinarily touching. Author-critic James Agee called the concluding shot of Charlie looking hopefully at her, with a flower to his mouth, "the highest moment in movies," and this certainly (at least from an acting perspective) remains a valid judgment.
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MAK | July 17, 2011 10:11 AM
Just for 'neatness' -
Peter, I think you've forgotten about THE GREAT DICTATOR/'40 when you mention MODERN TIMES as Chaplin's last great success. At least, if you meant financial success. Of course, dollar figures are difficult to get that far back, but an article in the NYTimes from 1942 lists DICTATOR as the third highest grossing film ever!, with GONE WITH THE WIND on top, of course. And numerous bios mention it as Chaplin's highest grossing film.
Then again, if you meant to say that MODERN TIMES was his last artistic success . . . well, that's a whole 'nother article.
tom | July 15, 2011 7:56 AM
The last shot in City I read perhaps as having to do with Chaplin's mother and her madness caused by economic hardship. I don't exactly see hope on Chaplin's face, but madness, expressing unresolvable contradictions in the social order, that he so deftly exposes; starting in the first scene.
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Roger | July 11, 2011 6:29 AM
The thing that continually amazes me about "City Lights" is that dramatic intention is supported by a sound - a "sound" in a silent movie. The blind girl only realizes that the millionaire has arrived and left by the sound of the car door slamming.
I realize that this is but a small notion to one of my favorite films, but I still remain amazed that the non-use of sound still provided sound.
As for the ending: watch the last shot of Woody Allen's "Manhattan".
Christopher Stilley | July 10, 2011 2:04 AM
For the longest time I never noticed the look of acceptance on the blind girl and the length of time she holds and caresses the hand of the little fellow...making that tinge of guilt in the tramps face at being found out for what he really is ,seem more of a mystery as to what his fortune or fate may be.
Modern Times may induce me to laugh more,but I'll more than often put on City Lights for the overall wonderful spell it casts.
David Ehrenstein | July 7, 2011 9:21 AM
He only seems simple. Chaplin is quite complex. Straub and Huillet cite him as films greatest editor as he understood like no one else where a physical action began and where it ended. Think about this the next time you watch a Chaplin film. As for "City Lights" it's my very favorite.
Jon Danzig | July 7, 2011 8:16 AM
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Blake Lucas | July 7, 2011 6:27 AM
As a self-directed actor (maybe any kind of actor), was there really ever anyone better than Chaplin? That final moment of CITY LIGHTS especially shows it. It's hard to think of any other moment in movies like it and it could only be in movies and not in any othe art form. As for his filmmaking, Chaplin is so often said to be relatively simple in the way he directs. Maybe, but if so, he's elegantly simple--and I personally can't find a reproach of his gracefully expressive mise en scene. I was feeling this especially after recently reviewing his much later LIMELIGHT, a very moving film and seems so even more to me now than it once did.


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Mrs Caile, a grandmother and social worker at Durham County Council, was found dead at her home. A man was also found injured in the house and airlifted to hospital, before being arrested.
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It doesn't happen very often, a rookie offensive lineman who goes undrafted but impresses the Eagles at their training camp enough to make the team.
Austin Howard did in 2010. Nick Cole did in 2006. Looks like Matt Tobin could very easily follow in those footsteps.
Tobin, a rookie free agent from Iowa who mainly played guard in college, moved to tackle after the Eagles signed him and gradually worked his way up the depth chart to the second team. He started at left tackle Thursday night against the Jets, while starters rested.
A rookie free agent manning the most important position on the second-team offensive line is indicative of the progress he's made throughout camp and increased the odds of him being on the 53-man roster after Saturday's 6 p.m. cutdown deadline (see roster predictions).
"You're looking for versatility," head coach Chip Kelly said after the preseason finale against the Jets. "We know he can play guard. With that position, especially when you're talking backup linemen, you've got to be able to play a couple of spots, and we felt like he could come in and compete. I thought he's a kid that's had a really good camp and done a really good job."
Tobin started his last 22 games at Iowa, finishing his last four games at left tackle after an injury to the starter moved him over from left guard. Iowa has a reputation for churning out NFL-ready offensive linemen who can play multiple positions, so the request from offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland to move outside didn't faze Tobin.
"I think most O-linemen who come out of Iowa are prepared physically and technique-wise," Tobin said, crediting head coach Kirk Ferentz. "He kind of coaches us as if we were NFL guys."
It took a few weeks of spring camp practices to feel fully adjusted, but Tobin quickly made an impression.
"For a little bit there I was oversetting all the time ... but I got a lot little more comfortable with it," he said. "Couple weeks into it, I would say. First couple of weeks of OTAs I was all over the place. It had been a while since I put pads on. We didn't make a bowl game last year at Iowa, so it had been a little while and I had been rusty."
Tobin can't be considered an absolute lock to make the team, but he's made it awfully tough on the coaches to keep him off and then attempt to re-sign him to the practice squad. Backup tackle Dennis Kelly's recovery from back surgery is expected to extend into the regular season, so the Eagles are facing some depth issues on the line.
Allen Barbre, another surprise newcomer who can play both guard and tackle, would be first off the bench. Todd Herremans could also move outside from guard and be replaced by an interior lineman. The Eagles also signed rookie free agent Michael Bamiro, a physically superior athlete who's extremely raw.
Right now, Tobin is way ahead of Bamiro in terms of being NFL-ready.
"He's done a very good job," said Julian Vandervelde, a former Iowa teammate of Tobin who likely wrapped up the Eagles' backup center job behind Jason Kelce. "His progression at tackle has really been outstanding.
"I know he played some tackle at Iowa but he was primarily a guard and I think coming in here and putting the body of work he has on tape ... to see his growth and improvement since Day 1, it's been swift growth and swift improvement."
Tobin, who's as low key as it gets, had to walk on at Iowa, so he's accustomed to fighting for every opportunity. He won't be one of those guys biting their fingernails and pacing around his hotel room until the last cut is made.
"Just hang in the hotel. I'm not big into [worrying]," he said. "I'll just sit there and wait and see what happens. It's kind of the same type to be a walk-on at Iowa and being a free agent here.
"I'll be thinking about it, but it's their decision now. I've done what I can do."
Has he done enough?
"I could have played better [against the Jets], but overall I showed what I can do," he said. "We'll see if they like it or not."
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Slaughterhouse members Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz recently discussed their multiple Welcome to: Our House Shady Records debut setbacks and promised the LP is dropping next month.
Having fought through multiple delays, Budden said he is thankful the fans have stood by their side.
"It's finally here. We dealt with a couple of pushbacks, we dealt with being creative the whole way through, putting new music out there. Now, we're here," Joe Budden told MTV News on Sunday evening on the BET Awards red carpet in Los Angeles. "August 28, we're going to make it do what it do. Hopefully, the fans are just as excited about the release as we are, and we can't wait." (MTV)
Mr. Yaowa made sure to give Shady Records head Eminem a shout-out, especially for contributing to the album's production.
Now, a few months later on the BET red carpet, and Ortiz is even more excited. "We really got busy this time around, man. The first album, we had six days to do it, this time around we're with a major label, Shady Records," he said. "Shout to Eminem: He mixed the entire record. This album is going to be incredible." (MTV)
Over the weekend, Slim Shady playfully talked about putting their LP together.
"I'm actually finishing up one of the last songs for it, right now," Em said in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid. "Today, as we speak. Yo, turn the snare up a little bit. Bring that kick down. [I'm mixing now during this interview?] Yeah. That's why I'm not paying attention. It's just me, man. Yeah. I rap their verses for them and then I present it to them like, 'Yo, here's how you guys should say this and here's what you should say.' It's pretty much how we do it. [Who's the most annoying?] Royce [Da 5'9] by far. [Physical confrontations?] Nah, we don't have to go that far. We just know we have a mutual dislike for each other. And then we just leave it at that. The bad feeling's mutual. We don't like each other so we don't get upset with what each other says or anything like that because we just don't care." (Shade 45)
Last week, the project's August 28th release date and cover art surfaced online.
"Welcome to: Our House," the sophomore set from Shady Records signees Slaughterhouse, is due out Aug. 28, the group's reps announced Wednesday. Slaughterhouse, the foursome comprised of Detroiter Royce da 5'9" along with Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz, signed to Shady Records in 2011. "Welcome to: Our House" is the group's first album for Eminem's label. (Detroit News)
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -- Two million Americans could be without unemployment benefits by the new year after Congress failed to act on the Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits Program.
Jackson resident, Tamaria Evans is one of the so called "99-weekers." After working for the state for many years, she opted to change careers and go into the private sector.
In 2009, Evans was laid off. "I worked from February the 19th until April the 24th, and on April 24th I was laid off."
Starting in 2010, Evans decided to apply for state unemployment finding herself at the Win Job Center in Jackson.
Once her state unemployment ran out, she was eligible for the federal emergency benefits and another 73 weeks of unemployment insurance.
Evans now finds herself just 5 weeks away from the benefits running out and she still hasn't landed employment.
"In 2007, I bought a brand new house, my dream, and I'm worried."
Evans is one of 87,000 Mississippians expected to lose benefits.
A report from the White House Council of Economic Advisors estimates this could mean 7,700 jobs lost in the state by the end of next year.
To help Mississippians on track again, MDES, at a press conference on Thursday, announced they are partnering with Digital Opportunity Trust USA.
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Okay, this isn't really going to be about Manny Delcarmen per se. So why did I title it that way? Because I just read the Delcarmen post by rays_rev (and all the comments! My eyes! OMG, my eyes!!!). So it seemed like a nice tie in. Really, this is about why we shouldn't sign a bazillion guys who have little chance of making the club.
Well, that and I've always wanted to be banned from someplace.
The argument for bringing in everybody who has ever thrown a pitch in the last four years is that, hey, it doesn't cost us anything. But is that truly the case?
I thought of a story I read a few months ago about racial profiling in airport screening. You can find the whole story Here. There's even math for you stat heads, something called square root sampling! But the money quote for me is here (emphasis mine):
Racial profiling, in other words, doesn't work because it devotes heightened resources to innocent people — and then devotes those resources to them repeatedly even after they've been cleared as innocent the first time. The actual terrorists, meanwhile, may sneak through while Transportation Security Administration agents are focusing their limited attention on the wrong passengers.
So we "profile" everyone who has thrown a pitch the last four years. What happens? "Innocent people" (guys who are just no longer MLB material, or who don't fit our organization) occupy too much of our time. And "terrorists" who might actually make the club slip through our fingers (and end up with the Red Sox).
So is there a better method? According to the study, there is.
Randomly sample everyone.
Not just guys who have shown they pitch at MLB level. Anybody. Maybe Manny. Maybe some guy who has never been above AA. Maybe a truck driver who impressed you when you saw him pitch in high school. Just randomly select however many folks you can evaluate properly with the resources at hand.
I know, it sounds ridiculous. But, hey, don't blame me; blame square root sampling.


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Televised boxing matches for May 14, May 15 and May 17, 2010.
Bad Left Hook ranks boxing's best at junior welterweight. Featured: Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander, Ricky Hatton, and some rambling about Zab Judah.
Televised boxing matches for the weekend of February 4, February 5, February 6 and February 7, 2010.
Jean Pascal floored Adrian Diaconu and beat him via decision in June. The two will rematch on December 11 in Montreal.
Former welterweight titlist Carlos Quintana could face Joshua Clottey on December 5. Another potential opponent, Kendall Holt, isn't likely to take the fight.
Amir Khan joins the top ten party at 140 pounds after winning the WBA title from Andriy Kotelnik.
Ranking boxing's best at 140 pounds.
Bad Left Hook looks over some of boxing's best fights for the month of January. Included: Margarito-Mosley, Berto-Collazo, Ngoudjo-Urango.
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- Citizen Ric Caric put up a comment yesterday with an intelligent argument for hanging on to Vinny Del Negro as Clipper head coach. I think it's an excellent, measured place to start a balanced argument about whether VDN should continue in his current role. I asked him to put it up as a fanpost and now I'm promoting it to the front page. - J. Raffo 5/23/12 10:00am.
I don't watch television except while traveling and therefore see almost no Clippers games. So I'm not saying that the arguments here should override the evaluation of Steve Perrin and others on Vinnie Del Negro. But there is an argument that can be made for keeping him and I thought I would put it out there.
RECORD. The Clips' 60.6 winning % represented a 17-18 game improvement over last season and they moved up from 13th to 5th in the Western Conference, passing long-time rivals Portland, Utah, Denver, and Phoenix in the process. Given the newness of the roster, lack of training camp, and lack of practice time, it can be said at the very least that VDN's over-all approach to the team had success.
(More after the jump)...
SUPERSTAR RELATIONS. Unlike a lot of coaches, VDN listened to his superstar Chris Paul and established a good rapport with the ultra-competitive point guard. Paul appears to be impressed with VDN and to have bought into VDN's way of doing things. VDN's apparent success with Chris Paul was not only an important factor in this year's progress but will benefit the Clips organization for years to come if Paul re-signs.
STYLE POINTS. Under VDN, the Clips have established a chippy, feisty team persona that reflects VDN's personal style and probably helped to unify the team. Given the big player turnover, the newness of the team, and the long mid-season slump, the Clips seem to have stayed feisty with minimal (if any) back-biting or dissension. The Game 7 win over Memphis with three starters playing with injuries was especially impressive and VDN has to get at least a fair amount of credit for this.
FAST AND SUSTAINED START. The Clips got off to a great start despite having three new starters and kept it going despite Chris Paul missing games early. The Nuggets, Blazers, and Jazz (I think) all got off to strong starts as well but all started struggling while the Clippers were climbing up to second in the conference. Unlike other coaches, VDN was able to keep the Clips on a positive track until Chauncey Billups' injury.
FAST FINISH. The Clips were also one of the hottest teams in the league at the end of the year. VDN's Chicago teams also finished strong but the strong finish of the Clippers also occurred while Vinnie was under a lot of pressure. Extra credit to VDN there.
COMPARISON TO BETTER-KNOWN COACHES. VDN doesn't get much credit compared to other coaches, but Vinnie got his team to respond much better to adversity than Nate McMillan in Portland, Flip Saunders in Washington, Rick Carlisle in Dallas, and Mike D'antoni in NY. Likewise, Rick Adelman didn't exactly cover himself with glory after Ricky Rubio's injury and Stan Van Gundy's lack of self-discipline may end up setting the Orlando franchise back 10 years. VDN outcoached Lionel Hollins during the Memphis series as well. All of these coaches have much better reps, but VDN did a better job than any of them under the unique pressures of the 2011-2012 season.
FINAL ARGUMENT. Vinnie Del Negro did a lot of positive things with the Clippers this year, and, perhaps more important, avoided the rigidity, politicking, and back-biting that did in so many other NBA coaches. Altogether, VDN is a plus for the organization and should stay in the job as long as he's remains a positive.
Like I said at the beginning, I'm not really sold on this myself but thought it would be good to get the counter-argument to firing VDN out there..


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East Carolina, Buffalo & Rutgers all showed up for the first time in the human polls since I started doing this, so they got added to my spreadsheet.
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The police officer arrested for refusing to remove his "Anonymous" mask at an anti-Obamacare rally gave an interview to Red Pill Philosophy and WeAreChange in which he said that "there's a war coming" and "it's time to fight."
Ericson Harrell wore the Guy Fawkes mask, he said, because it's a "symbol of protest."
"I always keep my mask in my truck, my cape in the truck, the flag in truck and everything," he said. "So I put on the mask and the cape, grabbed the flag, and I stood on the corner."
Eventually a female police officer confronted him, at which point he asserted "my right to free speech," and tried to convince the officer that the anti-masking statute didn't apply to him, because that statute "was not put into place for peaceful protests, not for figures just standing on the side of the road trying to express their first amendment rights."
After her supervisor showed up, he was arrested for refusing to remove his mask or identify himself.
He stated that the officer and her supervisor thought he was part of a larger anti-Obamacare protest, but "in actual reality, I was alone at the time. I was a soldier of one."
Harrell also claimed that he only announced himself as a police officer "after the fact, because I didn't want to get any preferential treatment."
The anti-masking statute, he correctly claimed, was put into place "sometime in the 1950s because of the Ku Klux Klan trying to intimidate a certain group of people — a certain race of people." He declined to specify which "group" or "race" that was.
Harrell is currently on administrative leave, and his department will make a decision as to his permanent employment situation after the charges against him are dealt with.
Watch the complete interview with Ericson Harrell below.
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Question: I work in the area of photographic images which are published in newspapers and booklets; To what extent is this profession permissible?
Response: There is no harm [in doing so] if there is religious benefit in it. If, however, there is no [religious] benefit in it, then it would be righteous and better of you to leave this job and seek another profession, or stipulate [to your employer] that you will not take pictures of living beings.
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TEAMS: Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers
WFNY's own Scott was on hand as LeBron James talked to the media following practice. Of course his old team was a large part of the discussion.
From Scott's twitter feed…
LeBron: "Im happy where I am now [...] If I decide to come back (to Cleveland) hopefully the fans accept me."
LBJ says he believes there's a day where he & Dan Gilbert can get along again. "He said what he said out of anger. I've made mistakes too."
Finally on the Cavs and Kyrie Irving…
James says the Cavs landing Kyrie was huge. "It's a point guard league."
Not too much there, but it was certainly a mature and healthy response to the past with Dan Gilbert and his reactionary letter to "The Decision." Maybe that means that all those fears about no free agents ever being willing to play for Dan Gilbert (and cash his checks) were overstated.
Also read from the last time the Cavs played the Heat, Windhorst: Before it's All Over, LeBron Will Play for Cleveland
James, Heat blast Cavs for fifth straight win
Wanna see a 18-foot foam statue of Lebron James? Sure you do! (Video)
LeBron James' comments met with a 'meh' in Miami
James not ruling out return to Cavs
Leading Off: Love for LeBron James is thing of the past
James has 28 as Heat roll in Cleveland (AP)
'Scared' Cleveland Cavaliers turn in frightening effort in blowout loss to LeBron James, Miami Heat
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Outhouse Owner Robert Morris Knocks Off Defending National Champion Kentucky in NIT
- Written by ThanosCopter on Wednesday, March 20 2013 and posted in News with Benefits
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The Outhouse has been known for many things: pissing off comic book creators, getting yelled at by Thomas Jane and generally being an unlikeable website in a sea of unlikeable websites. But a day after the Outhouse put up record traffic numbers due to a fluff piece involving Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart, the Outhouse added another title: giant killer.
Outhouse owner Robert Morris singlehandedly beat the defending NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Kentucky Wildcats 59-57 in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. While the battle was a close one, Morris hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds left to knock off the defending champions.
"I really have no clue what's going on," said Morris from his Florida home. "I took a nap and next thing I know, I was trending on Twitter."
While Morris has never been known for his basketball skills, he allegedly managed to put up a 23-10 regular season record in the Northeast Conference, all the while juggling family, job and managing the Outhouse. "I still have no idea what the hell you're talking about," said Morris when asked about how he managed to pass himself off as an NCAA team.
The rest of the Outhouse seem stunned by the upset. "Shut up," said one unnamed Outhouser/UK fan, who declined to be named. "It was a rebuilding year and your jokes aren't funny."
"Johnny Football, Matt Ryan, SEC SEC SEC!", said Outhouse college men's expert The Nacireman, who runs the popular Shirts with Random Triangles football blog.
In response to the stunning upset, Outhouse stock rose to a record high of $0.03 per share, buoyed mainly on the possibility of future endorsement deals when Morris inevitably goes pro. Morris will play either Charlotte or Providence next.
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Sometimes what we want and what we need are two different things.
What do we want? We want the first pick in the coming draft .
What do we need? We need a HIGHLY skilled, athletic, physically and mentally tough player who works hard, competes, plays smart, and plays TEAM basketball.
The first pick is easy: We get Blake Griffin who is a hard worker, grounded, physically superior, and plays team ball. Like I said...this choice is EASY.
Problem is, beyond the first pick, I don't really see anyone that we can say we need... And it's not as if anyone beyond Griffin can break into the Clipper lineup next season anyway. No matter what want to happen, it will be Baron at 1, EJ at 2, Thornton at 3, Randolph at 4, and Kaman at 5. The bench players are Mike Taylor, Marcus Camby, DeAndre Jordan. That's 8 players. Collective Bargaining Agreement says we have to have a minimum 14 players. That was 9. Who gets the contracts? I say our draft pick should be one--but can we find someone more accomplished than our current bench players. No matter who this guy is, he will be a bench player if your last name is not Griffin and he will be WILDLY OVERPAID because of this draft position. Why keep a pick so high when we cannot afford to pay someone to sit on the bench for that kind of cash.) So let's bet low: really LOW and try to get more than one rookie next year. I say get the last remaining piece for our "Youth Movement": A power forward who is athletic enough to play either the 3, the 4, or the 5. My take: we need good character guys a la Duncan and EJ who just put their heads down and go to work. If we get anything beyond the #3 draft pick, I sincerely hope the Clips trade down and try to get 2 picks. Outside of Griffin and maybe Harden (Rubio seems like fool's gold--no athleticism, not a solid shooter, and small: 6'4" and 180) there's no one that's really all that. I'd want to use the lower picks to get a Greg Monroe, Stephen Curry, a Sam Young, or a Tyler Hansbrough via trading down our pick. Think about it: We get more players & we pay less money. How will a top pick break into the line-up, realistically, anyway? I just can't see it....


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in defining and accenting the space, but they definitely add to
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A radiused countertop over a rectangular box can achieve much
of the same visual impact without the cost of curved doors
Bendable plywood, covered with wood veneer, plastic laminate,
sheet metal, or tile, is a great material for creating a curved
wall on site at the back of an island or peninsula. Angled
cabinets or fillers are useful transition pieces to bring the
cabinet face line to a shallower depth (below). An angled
cabinet also provides a neat way to widen a narrow room entry
or soften the corners of an island.
Framed inserts. Yet another
way to add visual spark is to order doors "framed for glass"
and substitute an unusual panel material like perforated or
polished metal, wire mesh, chalkboard, plastic laminate, or art
glass (below). Soft materials like rice paper or fabric are
also good but may require backing material to make them lie
Beadboard panel or matching
flat panels on the back of an island or peninsula can add
substance and an upscale look to a cabinet installation
(below). Door blanks also make great cabinet back and end
panels. Door costs vary but are certainly competitive with most
site-built solutions.
Even though planning each cabinet's function can enhance the
overall function of the kitchen, it is possible to over plan
and lose flexibility. It's best to have a few cabinets with
specific purposes such as the following and leave the majority
to general service.
Roll-out shelves are very
convenient, if not a must, particularly in a 24-inch-deep
pantry cabinet. Small appliances and attachments, mixing bowls,
stock pots, and lids all store nicely on roll-out
Deep drawers for pots and
pans are frequently requested by clients. There are lots
of inserts available for storing other things in deep drawers:
peg boards for stacking plates and bowls; pot lid racks; bins
for storing bread, flour, sugar, rice, pasta, or pet food
(below). Food storage bins can be custom built of acrylic sheet
by a local shop.
Shallow drawer inserts
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utensil trays (below).
Some inserts are available from the cabinet manufacturer;
others come in universal sizes and are cut to fit.
Pull-out trash bins are
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of the cabinet (below), but weight can become a problem with
some roll-out units. My favorite solution is to set the bins in
a drawer box on heavy-duty single extension guides, concealed
behind an attached door front.
A pull-out towel rack is a
simple, inexpensive convenience under a sink. A more elaborate
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Edge of Heaven got off to quite a bad start, setting a poor ratings record for ITV.
Set in an eighties-themed B&B in Margate and starring Blake Harrison of The Inbetweeners, it sounded like a recipe for comedy success.
However, the 2.7 million viewers who tuned in for the launch episode were ITV's smallest ever audience for a first episode of a new scripted series airing at 9pm, according to TV Scoops.
The show received a mauling from TV critics, who highlighted the two-dimensional character and its almost non-existent humour.
The Telegraph said: 'The comedy in Edge of Heaven was unapologetically no-brow, so you might reasonably have expected it to be accompanied by an old school tumult of artificial guffaws. Instead, the gags hung in an eerie silence.'
The Guardian was harsher still, saying: 'It's basically Benidorm, only set on the Costa del Kent. Margate's about the only thing that comes out of this well. It looks lovely' and in the words of Unreality TV, it was 'a poorly-written show that is neither comedic nor dramatic.'
Edge of Heaven didn't go down well with viewers either, with some of the kinder reactions panning the show as 'dire' and a poor version of Benidorm.
Here's some of the Twitter reaction:
#edgeofheaven absolutely diabolically bad—
rob downey (@grantmarks) February 21, 2014
@hartswoodfilms @ITV It's not gone brilliantly, has it? Never mind – best of luck with the next project. #edgeofheaven—
Gordon Manners (@Gordon_Manners) February 21, 2014
#edgeofheaven was truly awful! Bad times itv!!—
L (@Cherrycakes87) February 21, 2014
@itv instead of that rubbish #edgeofheaven why don't u put the 2nd season of #theamericans on or bring back #vicious—
Sarah-Jane Weeks (@SarahJaneWP36) February 21, 2014
Eighties themed guesthouse? Seventies themed "humour." Dire #edgeofheaven—
Vaughan Thomas (@VaughanThomas1) February 21, 2014
Wanted to enjoy #edgeofheaven set in #Margate but it was dire.—
Keith Simpson (@2coldfingers) February 21, 2014
#edgeofheaven well that was a load of rubbish!!!!—
Ann Armstrong (@ArmstrongAnny) February 21, 2014
#edgeofheaven gave it a go, didn't laugh once.Only redeeming quality is how hot @louisalytton is. Gorgeous. Should not be called a comedy.—
Erniewalby (@Erniewolf2) February 21, 2014
Well that's an hour of my life i'll never get back………… #EdgeOfHeaven—
Raye (@raye_t) February 21, 2014


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Merck's Consumer Brands Portfolio Could Fetch Up to $10B
Merck & Co. Inc.'s (NYSE:MRK) plan to sell its portfolio of consumer brands is drawing a lot of attention. The portfolio, which includes household names like Coppertone sunscreen and Claritin allergy medicine, is expected to draw bids from health care industry players of more than $10 billion, according to sources who spoke with the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
The company's consumer-brands portfolio also includes Afrin, a nasal decongestant; MiraLAX, a constipation medicine; Lotrimin and Tinactin antifungal treatments; and the Dr. Scholl's lineup of foot care products and insoles.
It's rumored that Merck has already received several preliminary offers for its portfolio, the Journal reports, and will begin meeting with potential buyers next week. Final bids, sources said to the publication, will most likely be due at the end of the month.
In 2013, Merck reported global consumer-brand sales of $1.9 billion, which is approximately 4 percent of the company's total revenue of around $44 billion. Claritin is the company's biggest seller of the bunch, accounting for $471 million in sales last year, per the Wall Street Journal.


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Close your eyes and imagine that you have just created the best PowerPoint presentation of your life. You think to yourself, this presentation is really awesome, but it would be amazing if I could make this interactive by adding a survey, or quiz. Then, because you like to dream big you realize you want to add this presentation to your school's website and share it with the rest of the world.
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The teams arrived to the Comedy Club Stardome in Hoover separately. Kentucky first and then Pittsburgh. And once inside, it didn't take long to figure out that the guys who like to eat a lot also like to have a lot of fun.
"I just want some laughs," says Kentucky Defensive Tackle Shane McCord. "I haven't laughed hard in a while so it'll be good to get in."
After Pittsburgh beat Kentucky in a trivia game, Comedian John Morgan, the Rajun Cajun, kept them laughing. The teams have had a full week of activities.
"It's kind of neat to go bowling with them and kind of compete with them in bowling," says Pittsburgh Safety Don Decicco.
The most memorable so far seems to be the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
"It was very touching to see some of those things where Dr. Martin Luther King was at. Rosa Parks and the history of Birmingham, and we learned a lot from it," Pitt Left Tackle Jason Pinkston explains.
Hanging out together has been fun, but gameday of course is Saturday. The guys will be wearing their serious game faces then, but for now, it's belly laughs all around.
"This right here it help us out a lot, and it won't just have us down their ripping each others' heads off at the end of the game," laughs Kentucky Wide Receiver Chris Matthews.
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251 Physics I
Warren Wilson College
Fall, 2011 Section F00 8:00 MW, Collins
F01 9:30 MW, Zumstein
Note: There are two
laboratory sections with Physics I. Each student must be
enrolled in either
Lab Section A (Phy 253 FLA - Tu Th 8:00 am – Collins)
Lab Section B (Phy 253 FLB - Tu Th 1:00 pm - Collins)
Learn Newtonian physics concepts and extend to physics learned in the 20th century. The main thrust will take place through activity-based learning with a minimum of lecturing.
Learn a substantial amount of electric principles and electronic techniques early in the course
Learn skills valuable in other scientific disciplines. These "transferable skills" include computational skills with analysis packages, problem solving skills, and laboratory analytical skills
Practice substantial writing with the idea of good communication.
Develop a lifelong ability to find solutions and applications of physics in many daily examples.
Pre-requisite/co-requisite. Because physics uses extensive mathematical
tools, students must have completed or be currently studying
Precalculus (Mat 150), or a higher level mathematics course.
Text for Physics I and Physics II: Fundamentals of Physics - 9th Ed, Extended, by Halladay, Resnick, and Walker. (This is a change in textbooks from 2009).
The first major goal for Physics I is for students to become competent with the fundamental concepts of motion and force and to progress to the point of describing motion in terms of mathematics. The description of motion will be extended to describe a number of phenomena characteristic of the 20th century: weird effects of objects when they approach the speed of light; the physics of sub-nuclear particles; the wave-like behavior of particles; the particle behavior of waves; superconductivity; microscopes which can "see" individual atoms; massive instruments of destruction; space travel;...
The second major goal is to learn fundamental electrical principles as they relate to transducers for detecting motion, forces, sound, and light, and especially to learn how to use the Nobel winning device of the middle 20th century - the transistor. These electronic devices will be used in the laboratories - to enhance the learning of modern physics as well as traditional physics.
The third major goal concerns skills useful to students in other scientific disciplines. Computers will be used for data acquisition, data analysis, and simulation. The physics laboratory is well-equipped with computers for data acquisition and analysis. Instruction will be given on how to use spreadsheets and analytical packages for scientific work. These "tools" are available in the Warren Wilson College Computer Network as well as in the computerized physics laboratory in Spidel. The other parts of the transferable skills involve problem solving ability and laboratory skills.
The fourth major goal concerns communication skills, primarily through writing. Much writing will be done in class describing physical phenomena. Writing about physics enhances and promotes one's understanding about physics by formulating the concepts into words. Writing assignments will consist of several types: peer-writing in class (ungraded), commenting on peer writing, lab reports, and writing extensively on exams. The extensive writing for physics class will enhance the learning of physics - the primary goal.
Finally, students will learn how to find solutions and examples of physics applications in daily situations.
Required Textbook: See above.
Lab Notebook: Each student must also possess and use a hard-bound (no spiral bindings) laboratory notebook for entering laboratory descriptions, data, graphs, brief lab discussion, and peer writing. These laboratory notebooks will be needed for every class and laboratory session. Students arriving to class without the lab notebook will be required to retrieve them before beginning laboratory work.
Internet Account: Each student will be required to use his/her internet account on a regular basis. This includes e-mail with the instructor and a place to store data acquired in the laboratory. In laboratory sessions that require data acquisition, the data may be stored in a temporary directory on the laboratory computer, but each student in the lab group will be required to log onto the laboratory computer to copy the data files into his/her own server account. This is much more secure than flash drives. If the student cannot access his/her account, the Computer Services Center will gladly help, but the student must take the initiative the first week of class and persist until any problems are fixed. It is also very important that the students save all their original laboratory data files for the duration of the semester for possible later use. Satisfactory graphics can only be created from the original data files, not from wordprocessor graphics.
E-mail address: Announcements will
often be sent to the class using e-mail and the students' email
listed in Campus Web. The student should make sure his/her
e-mail address in the Campus Web is correct. If not, the
student should initiate the corrctive action with the
Registrar. It is imperative that students access their
campus e-mail on a regular basis. If you use a non-WWC
e-mail service (g-mail or hotmail for example) it is the
student's responsibility to see that the wwc mail is forwarded
to the non-wwc account or to check the wwc e-mail regularly.
MOODLE registry.
assignments will be on-line assignments and simulations done on
the College Course Management system: MOODLE. In order for
students to be properly enrolled in the Physics I MOODLE
account, they must enter their name and WWC e-mail address into
MOODLE. This is done only once: 1) go to the MOODLE page:
; 2)login with your e-mail ID and password. You may then
enroll in the MOODLE Physics I class with the enrollment key
given in class: _____________. Some activities will be done totally on-line
using MOODLE.
Physics Activities and Evaluation
Each week the class activities will be centered around a particular laboratory concept. The whole class meets as a single group on Monday and Wednesday. Smaller groups meet for "lab" on Tuesday and Thursday. Class time (M, W) will be spent on Interactive Lecture Demonstrations (ILDs), making predictions, peer writing and tutorials, illustrating concepts, and assignments. (Peer writing will taper off in the final third of the course). Lectures will be minimal, and the lab notebook will be needed at every class meeting. Because of the major amount of time spent with activities relating to the physics concepts, many parts of the textbook will not be discussed in class at all. The student should read all the assigned chapters.
Evaluation for Physics I follows the following formula:
32% - Labs
12% -
Notebooks. All 12 experiments will have an "instant"
notebook evaluation
20% - Lab reports. 5 of the experiments will be written up as word-processed lab reports.
20% - Homework problems - due Mondays and Wednesdays
48% - Exams
Labs - 32% Lab time (T, Th) will involve written instructions for each week's experiment. All the data, calculations, computer output, graphs, etc. will be entered in the lab notebooks. Many experiments will use the computer to record and graph the data. The computer data must be fastened (tape or staples) into the laboratory notebook (No loose papers).
12 experiments will be conducted during the course. For the lab grade in the course, each student must have sufficient entries in the lab notebook for each lab (12%). Each student will write a lab report for 5 of the experiments. (20%)
Lab notebooks - 12%. Each student must present the laboratory notebook to the professor for instant evaluation. The notebook will be rated "acceptable" or "unacceptable", and the student may re-submit the book after making the adjustments. The notebook should be acceptable by the end of the Thursday lab session. If not, the student must complete the notebook by 4:00 pm on Friday at the professor's office. The criteria for acceptibility include:
Diagram of the set-up
Graphs of the results - all computer output must be fastened into the notebook
Statement of the results - can be text or table
Percent differences from accepted values using the correct number of significant digits
Discussion - The student should write a paragraph describing the significance of the results to the understanding of physics. This should answer "So, what?" and/or "Why do this experiment?" and/or "Why the results differ from expectations" and/or "How to the experimental errors affect the outcome?" The discussion is often the most difficult part.
No loose papers. All auxiliary papers must be fastened in the lab notebook with tape or staples. (This includes computer output, photographs, possible word-processed discussion, hand-drawn graphs).
for the notebook grading are that science students must learn
the importance of retrievable laboratory records; lab notebooks
are sometimes regarded as legal documents in a professional
setting; the students need to learn the value of preventing
losses of loose papers. About 90 percent of quality
research work is documentation and record keeping.
Lab reports - 20%. 5 of the lab experiments need to be reported as written, word-processed reports (as chosen by the student). (All laboratories require a notebook instant evaluation, however). Each student chooses which experiments for which he/she will write reports. If the student submits 6 reports, the best 5 will be counted. More than 6 reports from any student will not be evaluated. It is important that each student be diligent in keeping up with the necessary lab reports.
Everyone will be required to write a written report for the first experiment ("Pitching and Bowling") for practice in the report standards due at lab time on Tuesday of Week 2. This report will receive no credit, but comments and a score will be marked on it in order to learn the standards required.
After the first experiment, each student must write a report on either Lab #2 (1-D motion, velocity, acceleration ) or Lab #3(motion II - kinematics ). For the second written report the student will be allowed to write a draft and revise the draft of the report. The draft will be due Tuesday of the following week with the final report completed by Tuesday of the succeeding week. Please see the LabGradeRubric.html
If the "dummy" report for the first experiment is not turned in by its due date or neither Lab #2 nor Lab #3 are drafted on time, only 4 reports will be allowed (i. e. the student will automatically lose 4 points or about half a letter grade. A similar action will occur if more than 4 weeks lapse without any lab reports before all five are completed.
Late reports. If a written report is late (between 1 day and 1 week) it will suffer a 10% lateness penalty (10 points). Reports more than one week overdue will not be evaluated unless there is a valid medical excuse or family emergency. Any excuse must be documented by medical provider or Student Services.
Homework Problem Assignments - 20%. Several homework problems will be assigned for each class period. The assignments will be published on MOODLE. These solutions are due each Monday and Wednesday at class time. Same lateness policy as with the lab assignments. All homework assignments are expected to be completed for the full 20% contribution to the grade.
Computer graphics in reports
At least one laboratory report will be totally electronic - all materials including schematic diagrams of the apparatus, graphical results, will be electronically included in the report - not paper-pasted onto the paper. At least one diagram must be drawn with computer vector drawing tools (not "Paint"). Excellent drawing tools are available in Open Office - a free multi-platform program and maintained on the WWC computer labs. The Open Office drawing tools are considered superior to the Microsoft drawing tools, although either may be used. A workshop on computer schematic drawings may be held late in the course.
Exams - 48% The four hour exams are scheduled:
Wed. Sep. 14, 2011
Wed. Oct. 12, 2011
Wed. Nov.16, 2011
Wed. Dec. 14, 2011
The exams will consist of written description of the physics concepts, problem solving, questions similar to the MOODLE tutorials, and material learned in the laboratory.
If a student misses an exam due to alarm clock failure (including electrical failure), he/she may take a make-up for the test within 24 hours for 50% maximum possible credit. The student should have a back-up alarm clock (battery or wind-up). Documented legitimate absences (sickness, family emergency, pre-arranged athletic events) will be allowed full make-up, but the absences will be counted.
Simulations and tutorials. About once a week the class will engage in a
peer writing or on-line tuturial/simulation (these are "quizzes"
in MOODLE). Students will work in pairs on the tutorials
and simulations during classtime. These "quizzes" will be
left on-line for the students' practice outside of
classes. The scores will not be calculated into the
students' grades, but similar questions will appear on the
exams. Students have indicated that the MOODLE "quizzes"
help greatly in their learning physics.
Class attendance. Because a substantial amount of physics learning takes place in the classroom, regular attendance is required. Three absences are allowed with no penalty (excused or otherwise). After three absences, additional absences (excused or otherwise) will result in half a grade penalty (2 points out of 100 points) in the final course score. Extended illness (more than two consecutive classes) will be granted special consideration if adequately documented by attending medical personnel. Lateness to class (between 1 and 30 minutes according to the classroom clock) will be counted as half an absence. Students arriving beyond 30 minutes late will be counted as absent. If the professor is late, each student arriving before the instructor will have one lateness (or half an absence) canceled. The late professor rule holds only for Monday, Wednesday sessions.
Extra credit. There will be several opportunities to attend special lectures or special astronomy observation sessions. These events will be announced to qualify for credit. If the student attends these events, he/she must write a brief summary and submit it to the instructor. Each pre-approved event that is adequately summarized will receive one 50 pt HW assignment (about 1% of the course grade) up to a maximum of 5 points.
Classroom Protocol. Students are expected to arrive on time and stay in class until the class period ends. If a student knows in advance that she/he will need to leave early, she/he should notify the professor before the class period begins. Students are expected to treat the professor and fellow students with respect. For example, students must not disrupt class by leaving and reentering during class, blatantly falling asleep in class, or by eating during class. Shoes must be worn at all times.
Special Needs. A student with a diagnosed learning handicap may request special arrangements such as additional time for exams, taping class sessions, taping exam answers, using classmates' notes, etc. To request academic accommodations due to a disability, the student must arrange with Ms Deborah Braden - the Educational Access Coordinator, (Dodge) during the first 2 weeks of class. For the legal protection of all parties, faculty may not grant the accommodations without the written approval of the Educational Access Coordinator. Ms Deborah Braden may be reached at ext. 3791 or firstname.lastname@example.com in addition to Dodge House. Students are encouraged to develop ways of coping with special learning needs, but special requests for accommodations for special needs must be made at the beginning of the semester (first 2 weeks) with the Educational Access Coordinator. Do not make requests to the professor until the special needs have been documented. A learning-handicapped student is still responsible for learning the material in the course. The methods of testing and evaluation may be varied to accommodate the handicapped student.
Academic Honesty. Any cheating on tests (copying, writing info on body or other means), or cheating on labs or homework (copying from external sources or other students without acknowledgment) will result in failure on the assignment for the first offense and may result in failure or suspension from the course for the second offense.
Schedule of main topics
(Fall 2010): See on-line schedule.
Donald F. Collins, Spidel 205, WWC: 771-3702,
Home: 298-4131, firstname.lastname@example.com
Collins Office hours
Jason Zumstein , Spidel 205, Mobile: (828) 553-9419; firstname.lastname@example.com


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Lots of people ride bikes for lots of different reasons. Here are the top five reasons why you should be out there too.
1. For Your Body
Riding a bike offers many health benefits. Here are just a few:
- increased cardiovascular fitness
- increased strength
- increased balance and flexibility
- increased endurance and stamina
- increased calories burned
It can be done by people of all ages, from childhood up even through the adult years when achy joints don't allow for more stressful exercise like jogging.
2. For Your State of Mind
Riding a bike is a proven stress releaser. Regardless of if you are riding purely for pleasure or for a specific purpose, you will arrive at your destination feeling relaxed, energized and happier about the world and yourself.
Plus, being out on your bike is just flat-out fun. The more time you spend on two wheels, the harder it is to take yourself too seriously.
3. For Your Community
Being out on your bike is good for the people around you as well. You are able to go the places you want to go and yet put one less car on the road.
You don't bring with you the noise that a car generates and are actually able to interaction with people as you move. From my bike I can wave to a neighbor, say hi to a kid, smell someone's dinner cooking and be a warm and friendly human presence on the streets.
Also, not insignificant: operating a bicycling does not harm the environment. There is no polluting exhaust released, no oil or gas consumed. And the energy and materials used to manufacture one automobile could be used to created a hundred bikes.


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You may be familiar with the Wint-O-Green Lifesaver™ 'spark in the dark', but if you don't have Lifesavers handy, there are other ways you can see triboluminescence. Triboluminescence results from the fracture of (usually) asymmetrical materials. The break separates electrical charges, which recombine and ionize the air. The ionization of nitrogen in the air produces ultraviolet light, but you can't see that. You can observe triboluminescence when another material is present that absorbs that ultraviolet light and re-releases it in the visible range (fluoresces). Here are some examples:
- Cracking Wint-O-Green Lifesavers
... with your teeth or a hammer. You get triboluminescence whenever you smash sugar, but there usually isn't enough light for you to see it. The methyl salicylate in the wintergreen oil is fluorescent and converts the ultraviolet light into blue light. If you can't find this flavor of Lifesavers, you can use sugar with wintergreen oil or clove oil.
- Unwapping a Band-Aid™
Some Band-Aid wrappers will emit a blue-green glow when they are unwrapped quickly.
- Cutting a Diamond
This is not something most of us are likely to do, but some diamonds will fluoresce blue or red when being rubbed or, more usually, cut.
- Unrolling Friction Tape
Friction tape is that cloth tape that has a rubber adhesive such that it is sticky on both sides. It can be used as an electrical insulator, but you'll usually see it in the context of sports, to wrap hockey sticks, tennis rackets, baseball bats, etc. If you unroll friction tape in the dark you'll observe a glowing line as the tape is pulled away from the roll.
- Opening Sealed Envelopes
The adhesive used to seal some envelopes will fluoresce blue as the contact is broken.
- Remove Ice from the Freezer
This is an example of fractoluminescence, which is sometimes considers synonymous with triboluminescence. Fractoluminescence is light produced by fracturing a crystal. The fracture separates charge. If enough charge is separated, an electrical discharge may occur across the gap. If you remove ice from a freezer in a dark room, you may see flashes of white light accompanying the crackling sounds of ice undergoing rapid thermal expansion.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Sunday.
Labels: bible, happy sunday, jesus
4 comments:
This is one of my favorite verses. We had it on our fridge.ReplyDelete
Such a wonderful verse - really needed to reminded of that right now. I always look forward to see which verse you post on Sunday. Have a great week! :)ReplyDelete
to glorify God & enjoy Him forever!
i will eat my (children's) halloween candy and give the glory to god. :)ReplyDelete
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