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Don't think about price, dining options, location, transportation options, room size, etc. Just think theme. What's your favorite resort theme?
The Poly......love the tropical atmosphere :cloud9:.
my kids think we actually have taken them to hawaii! I'll let them keep thinking that since we will never be able to take them to the "real" hawaii!
AKL, then Poly, then WL
Polynesian gets my vote every time! It is GORGEOUS! Just wish I could afford to stay there!! lol
I've never sayed at a Deluxe, but I know the Grand Floridian is the cream of the crop. I went there for lunch one time and the place is just gorgeous.
As for ones I've stayed at, I'd say Port Orleans. The reason why I love this place is because I loved New Orleans Square at Disneyland and staying there is almost like staying in New Orleans Square.
The transportation does stink quite a bit.
Art of Animation. Everything is so immersive. The rooms, the pools even the lobby.
Little Mermaid Room Video Tour - Disney's Art of Animation Resort: http://youtu.be/H1Gnima3Abg
The Big Blue Pool Video Tour - Disney's Art of Animation Resort: http://youtu.be/Sov9jQCmZoA
Cars Wing and Pool Tour - Disney's Art of Animation Resort: http://youtu.be/bEHo_97ABwc
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For theme I would say my 2 picks would be AKL & poly.
Poly then Wilderness Lodge
Polynesian By Far! Can't Wait To Go Back To Paradise :cloud9:
Poly for the wonderful tropical feel and akl for the safari feel.
OKW, GF and AKL, in that order.
You guys make me want to try out Poly! I only hesitate because I have been to Hawaii before so not sure if it would feel fake to me, but I remember it being super large but beautiful when we went there a while back for dinner.
AKL, CBR and Poly in that order.
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PAUL EDWARD ANDERSON of San Diego, Calif., died Dec. 22, 2012, at age 89. Born March 4, 1923, in Viroqua, Wisconsin, Paul was the oldest child of three. While in high school, he played varsity football and the trombone. He also played in the municipal band. Music and sports were always a big part of his life. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and later a faithful Oakland As and Padres fan. During his high school years, he worked as a lifeguard, a soda jerk, and a J.C. Penney sales clerk. His working life began when he delivered papers during his elementary school years. From January 14, 1943, until December 30, 1945, he served in the Army as an MP in the Persian Gulf Service Command in Bandar Shapur, Iran, a hot, humid, isolated, but very important outpost where supplies were transferred from ships to trains to be transported on the one-rail line across the desert and the mountains to Russia. His time in the military had a profound influence on his life; and for many years, he attended annual Company D reunions in Wisconsin. He maintained lifelong bonds with his Army buddies of whom he was one of the very few remaining. Once he was discharged, he was planning to attend the University of Wisconsin at Madison; but when he accompanied his cousin, Peter, to Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, he registered on the spot. He frequently said that was one of the best decisions he ever made. At Luther, he earned his Bachelor's Degree, met and fell in love with JOYCE (HEMMA) ANDERSON '49. They married in 1950 and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1953. Here, the other love of his life, Kathi, was born. He embarked on an insurance career which lasted 35 years and earned the designation of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter which led to his managing the premium audit department at Fireman's Fund home office in San Francisco. He enjoyed boating, water skiing, camping, hiking, music, square dancing, golf, bridge and traveling. He was active in church life, serving on the council in various capacities and singing in the choir. After 46 years in their San Leandro home, Paul and Joyce moved to Rancho Bernardo to be closer to Kathi and her family. Above all, from his childhood on, Paul loved his family. Every Friday, he picked up Zachary, his only grandchild, from school and together they prepared for Zachary's violin lessons. "Pay attention to the beat, Zachary!" To the end, Paul was loving, considerate, empathetic and as helpful and independent as possible. He died peacefully at home. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends. Paul was preceded in death by an infant son, Stephen. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, daughter, Kathi, son-in-law, Jesse, grandson, Zachary and several nieces and nephews.
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I am on the atkins diet but I am struggling to loss wieght I heard that pop was really bad on this diet is that true and if any one has some tips for me let me know I have been eating I thought what I should but have seen no results jeannine
Hey Jeannine are you on Atkins or HCG? This forum is for HCG but there is an Atkins forum as well.
As far as pop, i do drink it occasionally however knowing that it steals it makes your blood steal calcium from your bones to make your body alkaline again keeps me away from it pretty well. Also the aspartame, bad stuff.
Even knowing that i still may have 3 or 4 glasses a year.
Maybe you should post what you are eating...are you following Atkins...try pop sweetened with only sucralose/splenda and see if you notice a difference...only way to know is if you try a different pop or eliminate it. If you lose then you know it was the problem...that is what this way of eating is all about...learning what our bodies can tolerate.
I don't think sugar free soda really impacts losing weight on atkins, but it't not very good for you. Colas and other dark colored ones are the worst, and aspartame is really not good either. if you are going to drink it, better to have a lighter one like lemon lime or orange and splenda or stevia sweetened.
i am a soda addict, and i have never had a problem losing with it. No it isn't great for you but, neither is being fat so if it keeps me on plan i am gonna go with it!
I've lost more than 100 pounds with a combo of Atkins and HCG and I drink about 3 diet sodas a day. More when on P2.
I'd eliminate soda and diet soda completely if you are on a weight loss plan until you are really in a losing groove. Some can lose while still drinking it, others will gain. After you're losing on a regular basis, maybe add back in one or two here and there if you cant live without it, but regular or diet, are terrible for you and splenda is the worst.
Diet soda is linked to increasing your chances of stroke, diabetes, tooth decay and loss of bone density, plus the caramel coloring has been linked to cancer.
We only have soda on rare occasions like dining out and try to stick to Crystal Light with stevia only or filtered water the rest of the time..
Sodas, diet or regular cause my weight loss to slow way down.
Good luck and keep us posted!
If you really like pop, I suggest using club soda to make a LC float. I don't know how sensitive to carbs you are, but you could experiment with coconut milk, almond milk, or heavy cream. With maybe a tbsn of almond butter or pure vanilla extract as well. Artificial foods contain chemicals which can aggravate your metabolism. Its mainly because the body recognizes them as toxic substances. The body tends to want to do one of two things with them, excrete them in your urine or store them in your bodyfat. If it chooses the latter, is isn't going to help encourage weight loss.
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Agathe Von Trapp: Memories Before and After the Sound of Music: An Autobiography
Omg, nerdout! Eminently readable. It is even painless to find out everything in the Rodgers & Hammerstein production is a lie. Oh, except the nun song abt Maria, that must be true. Read it or never talk to me about The Sound of Music again.
Edwin G. Burrows: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of New York City)
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This might be my favorite post of yours ever? All three of you are so alive to me in it. And I'm the mom AND the girl again.
I love this and thank you for reminding me that this could be a special thing. I hope I remember!
Marsha, it's only a couple of years from now, you'll be fine!
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Victorians gather to honor soldiers on both sides of Civil War
By BY DIANNA WRAY
April 16, 2011 at 6:02 p.m.
Updated April 16, 2011 at 11:17 p.m.
Ceremony honors Civil War soldiers
Confederate re-enactors, Victoria residents come to ceremony to honor soldiers killed in Civil War.
Civil War facts
More than 3 million men fought in the Civil War, and 2 percent of the population - more than 620,000 - died in it.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is comprised of just 269 words.
The last engagement of the Civil War was fought on May 13, 1865, at the Battle of Palmito Ranch in south Texas, more than a month after Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
"We have shared the incommunicable experience of war. We felt, we still feel, the passion of life to its tops. In our youths, our hearts were touched by fire." - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The crowd flinched as the sound of cannon fire smashed through the air in Evergreen Cemetery.
Men dressed in the gray flannel of Confederate uniforms moved with brisk authority to reload the cannon.
Alex Blomberg, 11, covered his ears with his fingers, waited for the next blast and clapped enthusiastically when it was over.
On April 12, the nation marked the 150th anniversary of firing on Fort Sumter, the start of the Civil War. It was the bloodiest war in the history of the United States.
Michael Hurley, commander of the George Overton Stoner Camp, a branch of the Sons of Confederate Veterans based in Victoria, said he felt it was important to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and to honor the soldiers who fought and died in the conflict.
To do this, Hurley decided to bring the tradition of Confederate Decoration Day to Victoria.
Confederate Decoration Day is a precursor to Memorial Day that some date to the bleak days after the battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest of the war, when townspeople went out to put flowers on the fresh graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers, Hurley said.
There are 132 known Confederate veterans buried in Victoria. Most are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, so Hurley chose to have the ceremony for Confederate Decoration Day there on Saturday afternoon.
Re-enactors from the area turned out to help with the ceremony. About 30 people gathered to sit in lawn chairs and listen to speakers talk about the "war between the states" and how men from Victoria went to fight and be a part of it.
A small Confederate flag was placed on the grave of each Confederate veteran.
Ron Sandidge, of Victoria, took part in the ceremony. Sandidge had five ancestors who fought in the Civil War. He said he thought it was important to honor those who fought in the war who changed the course of American history.
"It's a part of Southern history, and we need to take pride in that and respect our roots," Ron Sandidge said.
While Hurley touched on the issue of slavery during his speech, he noted they were focused on honoring the service of the soldiers.
"We're not here to celebrate the hostilities or the bitterness caused by the war between the states ... but it has to be acknowledged that this struggle occurred," Michael Hurley told the audience.
Many of the men who served did so to protect their families and their homes, Hurley said, and it was that sacrifice they wanted to acknowledge.
In the midst of the ceremony to honor Confederate veterans, the group took a moment to honor George Otto Von Roeder, a Union soldier buried alongside Confederate veterans in the cemetery.
Von Roeder saw action at Shiloh and Vicksburg, and the audience clapped as a volley was fired over his grave.
Scott Blomberg, of Victoria, brought his 11-year-old son Alex to the event to help him understand history.
"It's just important. We have to recognize our history," Blomberg said. "I told him to listen to this, that this was important to understand."
Alex said he liked the cannons best.
Kathy Sandidge of Victoria said she thought it was important to remember what the Civil War was about and to honor those who served on both sides of the conflict.
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That fee could top out at $300 a year by the fall of 2017.
Baton Rouge Rep. Franklin Foil, sponsor of the fee bill, said the money raised would be used for campus maintenance projects. For the Baton Rouge campus, Foil says that fee could generate up to $4 million in the first year.
The proposal also includes other fees, including a $300-per-year dental supply fee and a $275 per academic year prosthetic device fee for students in the LSU dental surgery program.
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KILLINGTON - A New Jersey man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly crashing his vehicle while intoxicated Saturday morning.
Travis Hudson, 22, of Tom River, N.J., is scheduled to appear March 31 in Rutland criminal court to answer charges of drunken driving, providing false information to police and leaving the scene of an accident.
At approximately 8:24 a.m., state police responded to a report of a crash on Roaring Brook Road, where they found an abandoned Honda CR-V, off the road and surrounded by beer cans, police said. The vehicle had traveled off the road and struck several signs and trees, but the driver was nowhere to be found, police said.
In the afternoon, Hudson came to the State Police Barracks in Rutland, where he denied drinking prior to the crash, despite appearing intoxicated, police said.
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Critics Consensus: Snappy dialogue and goofy characters make this Wild Wild West soap opera in space fun and adventurous.
Critics Consensus: Snappy dialogue and goofy characters make this Wild Wild West soap opera in space fun and adventurous.
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A band of renegades on the run in outer space get in more hot water than they anticipated in this sci-fi action-adventure adapted from the television series Firefly. In the 26th century, the galaxy has been colonized by a military force known as the Alliance, but its leadership has not gone unquestioned. The Alliance was once challenged by a league of rebels known as the Independents, but the Alliance emerged victorious after a brutal civil war, with the surviving Independents scattering around the galaxy. Also wandering the edges of the galaxy are the Reavers, who have won few allies due to their violent behavior and habit of ripping apart their enemies and eating them before they're dead. Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), who fought as an Independent in the galactic war, is the head of Serenity, a rogue frieghter ship whose crew includes Mal's first mate, Zoe (Gina Torres), who fought alongside him in the war, her husband, hotshot pilot Wash (Alan Tudyk), sunny but dependable mechanic Kaylee (Jewel Staite), and hard-nosed gunman Jayne (Adam Baldwin). The crew of Serenity wander the galaxy, taking on whatever work they can get, from criminal activities like smuggling and stealing to legitimately offering transport to travelers. Passengers aboard Serenity include professional "companion" Inara (Morena Baccarin) and holy man Shepherd Book (Ron Glass), but the real trouble aboard the ship comes with the arrival of Simon (Sean Maher) and his teenage sister, River Tam (Summer Glau). In time, the crew discovers that River has remarkable psychic powers and was being held captive by Alliance forces until Simon came to her rescue. Now the Alliance is hot on the heels of Serenity and its passengers, with The Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a sinister Alliance tracker, leading the chase. Serenity was written and directed by Joss Whedon (in his directorial debut), creator of Firefly, which only lasted 11 weeks on the air but gained a powerful cult following who rallied to get the show released on DVD after its cancellation, leading to impressive home-video sales and and an eventual motion picture deal. A couple of months prior to Serenity's theatrical release, reruns of Firefly were picked up by the Sci-Fi channel, adding even more fans to its cult following. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi … More
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Joss Whedon makes a rousing feature-directing debut, exploiting the cult status of his short-lived series Firefly to continue it on the big screen.
The settings and tone are hyper-real, yet the human behaviour is grounded and credible, the moral conflicts complex and involving. Shiny, intelligent fun.
Go out and see Joss Whedon's witty whizbang of an action movie, or we will kill a kitten.
It has a great sense of humor about it, an attractive cast and it's just a lot of fun.
Taut, immersive, and alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, a well-balanced blend of whooping Wild West action and space opera.
Serenity isn't about effects. It's about narrative and characters, and it does a solid job in both areas.
After suffering through a summer crammed with TV shows being remade into movies, it's refreshing to see a movie based on a TV show that is so entertaining that it actually makes you want to go and see the show of which the movie was created.
New viewers will be a little bit lost, and old fans won't get quite everything they wanted, but there's enough going on in Serenity and it's all so much fun that it doesn't matter.
In the end you are left with the feeling that Whedon works better on television than in the cinema.
Hardcore fans will undoubtedly be satisfied but its unlikely this will spread much beyond that audience, and even they will find it lacks that human spark and freshness that made the series distinctive and appealing.
For what it is -- viewed as filmmaking in and of itself -- Serenity is tense and smoothly put together.
A magnificent closer to the series, and Whedon shows how much love he has for his fans by giving us a quality finisher...
Firefly finally has the triumphant finale fans longed for: the excitingly tense, often surprising and even more frequently comical Serenity. Fans will rejoice.
In the context of an action cinema driven by false hope, misogyny and sadism, Serenity is an inspiring respite.
The movie is a sci-fi buccaneer swashbuckler; Whedon hits all the obligatory space-opera notes, and he does it with a degree of verbal wit and agile pacing that could teach George Lucas a thing or two.
If you're a novice, this is a plucky introduction to Whedon's world and the most fun sci-fi of the year. If you're a devotee, this is the magnificent return you've been praying for.
I personally didn't care when anyone died, I was bored for most of the way, wasn't impressed by its few action scenes.
It has everything the TV series possessed, but also manages to elevate the tension to the next level.
Any fan of Sci-Fi should enjoy this one. It's a bit too gory for the little people,but older kids and the parents, should have a blast.
Serenity pulls off more honestly thrilling action with a fraction of Lucas' average budget.
Those familiar with the series will be quite pleased that there were some interesting ideas behind the fun adventures. It was a pleasure to see what was really happening and also to return to the characters of the series. But objectively I cannot recommen
Audience Reviews for Serenity
Simply one of the finest sci fi stories out there. A superb cast brings the series Firefly to the big screen and casts a wonderful spell. Summr Glau is one of the best bad assess of the sci fi world.More
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The crew of a spaceship operating on the ragged edge of civilisation are targeted by the ruling Alliance for harbouring a pair of fugitives that have knowledge of a secret that is potentially devastating to their regime. The fans of cult sci-fi western Firefly were aware that Joss Whedon was capable of creating a hugely enjoyable fantasy blockbuster a good while before The Avengers hit our screens. Serenity is the conclusion to the swiftly - and unjustly - cancelled TV show and contains the same formula of likable characters, funny one-liners and space bound action that made it so beloved by the few who actually saw it. The idea of a roguish smuggler going head to head with a charismatic villain to expose the folly of an evil empire is not unlike that of a certain other infamous franchise; in fact Serenity could be considered Han Solo: The Movie and captures the charm of the original Star Wars trilogy far more successfully than its own prequels. Existing in the space between Pirates Of The Caribbean and Minority Report, Serenity makes a perfect conclusion to Whedon's space-bound saga and I encourage anyone who enjoyed The Avengers to seek out copies of both this and the original Firefly series.More
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Serenity is the work of an auteur. It's hard to call Joss Whedon that since he primarily works in fantasy, horror, and sci-fi (apparently only Godard, Scorsese, and Welles can be considered auteurs), but there hasn't been a space opera film thoughtful, funny, well acted, entertaining, and lively since the original Star Wars. A masterwork for fans of Firefly and great fantasy alike.More
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Just as good as the television show that preceded it, "Serenity" grasps all the characters you know and love from "Firefly" and gives them all one last time to shine, and boy is it fun! This film offers some awesome action sequences, that obviously would not have been possible on the small-budgeted television show, and the dialogue is just as snappy as ever, while always taking itself serially when it needs to, which is why Joss Whedon is such a good writer. It may not be the best sci-fi flick out there, but it sure as hell is one of the most fun, and the visuals are fun to look at too, because they do the best with what they have. "Serenity" is great entertainment at it's finest, but just look at who is at the helm. Great way to end the series!More
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Serenity Quotes
- Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds:
- I mean to confound these bungers.
- Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds:
- I aim to misbehave...
- Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds:
- I'll take the shuttle in closer. Zoe, ship is yours. Remember, if anything happens to me, or you don't hear from me within the hour, you take this ship and you come and you rescue me.
- Zoe:
- What? And risk my ship?
- Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds:
- I mean it. It's cold out there. I don't wanna get left.
- Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds:
- What in the hell happened back there?
- Wash:
- Start with the part where Jayne gets knocked out by a 90-pound girl because I don't think that's ever getting old.
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Weingarten Realty Reports Strong Transactional Activity For The Second Quarter Of 2013
Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI), a leading owner, manager and developer of shopping centers, announced today that during the second quarter of 2013, the Company sold 11 non-core properties, five of which were owned in various joint ventures and three land parcels. For the quarter and year-to-date, the Company's share of proceeds from dispositions totaled $108 million and $124 million, respectively. This capital was redeployed into outstanding new acquisitions totaling $71 million during the quarter; bringing the year-to-date acquisitions to $89 million. This year's acquisitions continue to strengthen the portfolio as they have an average household income of over $81,000 within a three-mile trade area and approximately 50% college graduates, which are 23% and 39%, respectively higher than the same measures for the properties sold in 2013.
Second quarter acquisitions
As previously reported, the Company acquired Queen Anne Marketplace in Seattle, Washington. The shopping center is 66,000 square feet and anchored by Metropolitan Market, an upscale neighborhood grocer operating in a densely populated, high barrier-to-entry urban infill location. The three-mile trade area enjoys a population of over 200,000 people with over 68% holding college degrees. The property was purchased in a joint venture between Weingarten Realty Investors and Bouwinvest in which WRI will hold a 51% interest. This is the first acquisition in the joint venture that seeks to invest approximately $275 million in high quality community and neighborhood shopping centers anchored by market-dominant retailers utilizing up to 50% leverage.
WRI also acquired Independence Plaza, a 324,000 square foot center in Laredo, Texas. This shopping center features a top performing H-E-B, T.J. Maxx, Ross, Hobby Lobby, Petco and Ulta Beauty. Independence Plaza is 96% leased and generates approximately 80% of its income from these national retailers. The Laredo MSA has the largest job growth forecast in the nation over the next 10 years. The region benefits from jobs created by natural gas exploration in the Eagle Ford Shale Formation and the Port of Laredo which is the nation's largest inland port and handles 60% of all U.S. trade with Mexico. With this addition, WRI owns and manages a portfolio of 13 shopping centers comprised of 1.7 million square feet in South Texas.
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How much a TBSP of creamer or salad dressing REALLY is when you measure it as opposed to "eyeballing" it? LOL! :laugh:
The longer I do this WOE the more I'm seeing how I over used a lot of ingredients; salad dressing, oil, cream, etc and covered up the good flavors of my food. Everything would be swimming in these ingredients and because I would put so much dressing I didn't get to taste the :yummy: veggies in the salad, or I had so much cream that the taste of the tea or coffee was drowned out.
Less is more now and I'm really enjoying the nakedness of my foods again. It's very :cool:!!
Omg yes. It was the ranch getting me. Now I water my ranch down to mke it go a little further and you are so right beeb about really tasting all the wonderful veggies and herbs on the salad. I'm so glad I'm not drowning my salad in ranch dressing anymore.
Yep, I faithfully measure salad dressing and my half and half. If I didn't measure, I would use much more, I am sure.
It's true! I used so much cream in my chai tea! When I had to measure the cream, I was amazed how much better the tea actually tasted!
Also, cooking oil. I can not honestly tell any difference in my meals whether I have used 1tsp of oil or 1T! all those extra cals, for no difference in taste!
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Wayne Smith has reiterated his commitment to New Zealand rugby amid further interest in his services - this time from the Waratahs.
The in-demand Chiefs assistant coach rejected the opportunity to join the England coaching set-up over the summer, opting to remain stay with the Chiefs who went on to win the Super Rugby competition this season. England are reportedly set to appoint Mike Catt as a skills coach instead of the New Zealander and any hopes that Smith would make a u-turn are over.
The 55-year-old, who was part of New Zealand's World Cup winning coaching team, has a two-year contract with the Chiefs and has confirmed his commitment to the Super Rugby franchise by rebuffing an approach from the Waratahs who have lost coach Michael Foley to the Western Force.
"I've now given a verbal agreement to the New Zealand Rugby Union that I'll be staying," Smith told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I'm not on the market. I had an approach from my agent, who said (the Waratahs) had contacted him. But he knew I'd made a verbal agreement to New Zealand, so there was no further discussion."
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Ultralife Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results
Ultralife Corporation (NASDAQ: ULBI) reported operating income from continuing operations of $2.9 million on revenue of $43.6 million for the quarter ended July 3, 2011. For the second quarter of 2010, the company reported operating income from continuing operations of $1.0 million on revenue of $33.6 million.
"Revenue for our second quarter increased by 29% over last year. The growth was driven by solid demand from our defense customers, including resumed order activity from our core U.S. government customer, and further penetration of our batteries into the metering business in China," said Michael D. Popielec, Ultralife's president and chief executive officer. "We are continuing to make progress towards improving the company's profitability through lean manufacturing, reductions in non-value-added overhead and the implementation of plans to further consolidate our facilities footprint. These operational efficiencies are unlocking resources that we are allocating to new product development and expanded sales coverage. Having exited the Energy Services business one quarter ahead of schedule, we are now channeling all of our attention on positioning the company for sustainable, profitable growth."
"As a result of our financial performance, working capital management and cash generated from lean initiatives, we reduced our revolver balance by $6.5 million during the second quarter to $3.7 million at quarter end. Working capital efficiencies included the reduction in inventory levels and improved accounts receivable collections," added Philip A. Fain, Ultralife's chief financial officer.
Second Quarter 2011 Financial ResultsDuring the quarter, Ultralife completed the exit of the Energy Services business. As a result, the Energy Services segment has been reclassified as a discontinued operation. In connection with exiting the Energy Services business, the company incurred closing costs of $2.9 million for the first six months of 2011, the cash component of which amounted to $2.0 million. All figures presented below represent results from continuing operations.
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We need a U-turn in drug policy, from prison to treatment
Opinion: 'You can't see 3,500 crimes not being committed so it is difficult to persuade politicians that treatment is value for money'
'Every drug user I have worked with has come to a point in their life when they wanted to give up drugs. There is then a small window of opportunity to help them. However, if treatment is not available, or if they have to go on long waiting lists, then the window of opportunity may close.' Photograph: Getty Images
In 1998, a Japanese soldier was found hiding in the jungle. He had not realised that the second World War was over. For 43 years he had been trying to avoid capture so he could continue the fight. His predicament was so weird that every news media in the world covered the story.
However, no less weird is the war against drugs. The war has been over for 20 years and we have lost. But we continue to fight in the belief that the war still goes on and can yet be won.
Over the past 20 years, we have spent billions of euro in trying to eradicate illegal drugs, we have enacted tougher and tougher legislation, imprisoned tens of thousands of drug users. And the result? We have an increasing supply of an ever-expanding range of drugs to an increasing number of users in more and more cities and towns – and even villages – in Ireland. There is now, in many parts of this country, a free market in drugs. We sometimes call them "controlled drugs", when the reality is quite patently the very opposite.
Illegal drugs are, unfortunately, here to stay, despite the best efforts of the Garda Síochána and Customs. Ireland is an open country, with porous borders. As long as you can buy a kilo of cocaine in South America for €700, and sell it in Ireland for €70,000, there will always be people willing to risk being caught. There are five people waiting to take the place of every drug dealer who gets locked up. New synthetic drugs are also readily available over the internet.
Today, drugs, like alcohol, are a part of the world in which most young people grow up. They will be offered drugs, most will experiment with them, and a few will become addicted. Just as parents discuss alcohol with their children as they grow up, now they also have to discuss drugs. Unfortunately, most parents know less about drugs than their children.
The current policy in relation to drug use is to deter people by criminalising the drug user. I recently attended court with a young man who had been charged with possession of cannabis to the value of €2. The case was remanded on four occasions. On each occasion, the prosecuting Garda spent the whole morning in court, a solicitor was appointed under Free Legal Aid, a probation report on the young man was requested. A total waste of time and public money. It was not his first prosecution for possession of cannabis, nor will it be his last.


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A long, wet winter, followed by an unusually cool summer, challenged the growing season. If not for warm October weather,
ripeness would have been difficult to reach. Hand-picked and carefully sorted fruit was received at the press on October 15.
The chilled juice was sent to barrel the next day where it took the natural yeast twenty-eight days to ferment to dryness.
Topped up barrels were stirred every other week while the uninoculated malolactic finished in late January. It continued to
age on its lees for a total of ten months, then racked to tank for two additional months where it settled further. This is
our third vintage of a Jimsomare designation, produced from an old parcel grown at the highest point of the ranch. Its appealing
fruit, soft texture, and elegance make a sensuous wine to enjoy over the next 3-4 years.
Harvest Dates: 15 October
Grapes: Average Brix 24.5°
Fermentation: Whole-cluster pressed and barrel fermented. Natural primary and natural secondary (malolactic).
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We love Kee-Ka. One of the cutest baby brands with the perfect graphic for this Fall. Give a gift to yourself or your favorite little pumpkin.
Mariska Hargitay was a fun, stylish customer.
Among other pieces, check out the hip Petunia Pickle Bottom bag that she bought.
We couldn't write about our favorite things without writing about the Bella Band. We have to admit that a year ago we were doubtful about this product. After all, how great could a band of fabric be? Well, after hundreds of customer requests, we listened.
The Bella Band is awesome.  A pregnancy must. Wear this seamless knit band at your waistline, over your unbuttoned pre-pregnancy pants, over slightly big maternity pants, or around the waistband of any maternity style that falls down around your hips. Let it show under your top for a layered look or wear it hidden.
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It can be used on the belly, hips, breasts, and buttocks.  It is a blend of pure plant extracts that prepares skin for stretching. Tocopherol (Vitamin E) and Go-To-Kola extract have been shown in medical research to help prevent stretchmarks. Lavender and sweet almond oil soothe and calm the senses while nourishing and moisturizing to help skin stretch without the damage.
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Christmas Breaks Scotland
Scotland's Personal Hotels offers you a great choice of Christmas breaks all over Scotland.
Our 2014 Christmas Breaks could be our best selection yet, whether you are looking for a traditional Christmas break or looking to get away from all the hustle and bustle, we are sure you will find what you are looking for with Scotland's Personal Hotels.
Should you not find what you are looking for please e-mail Mark, he will do his best to help you.
We offer a large selection of different styles of hotels from deluxe country house hotels to country pubs with rooms, a little something for everyone.
Need help or advice please just ask, if we cannot help you at one of our hotels we will do our best to point you in the direction of a hotel that meets your needs.
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Think of log fires, great company, fantastic food, relaxing afternoons spent in convivial surroundings, time to yourself, to read, relax, you're thinking of Blackaddie! mention us & get 10% OFF
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Your own country hotel for Christmas
Rent your own Scottish Country house hotel for Christmas 2014, Ledgowan are offering the chance to rent the entire hotel for just £4500 for the week. The hotel can sleep 22 comfortably 25 with kids.
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Christmas break in Edinburgh
Superb christmas break in Edinburgh, 2 nights B&B at Dunstane. Welcome reception with mulled wine & nibbles - Christmas eve Scottish buffet with Christmas games. Christmas Day Champagne Lunch. £320pp
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Christmas break with full entertainment
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Luxury Christmas Break in The Highlands
Superb luxury Christmas Break, a festive party at Kilcamb will be a memory never forgotten. Three night break from £477 per person.
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Christmas Scottish Adventure
3,000 acres of Scottish adventure - Spend a magical few days in a traditional Scottish castle this Christmas. Superb 3 day break including 3 nights DB&B sumptuous four course Christmas lunch £599pp
Ackergill Tower
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Your own Castle for Christmas?
Treat yourself to an unforgettable stay at Ackergill Tower. Surrounded by 3000 acres including a private beach, Ackergill offers you the perfect location for a magical exclusive Christmas.
The Tontine Hotel Peebles
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Christmas all wrapped up at The Tontine
Christmas at the Tontine - Christmas Day Lunch, genuine hospitality, quality surroundings and great service to ensure you relax and make yourself at home. 2 night stay £230 per adult £100 per child.
Carberry Tower
By Musselburgh
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Christmas Two Night Break
Superb 2 night Christmas Break on 24th December and departing on 26th December priced at £299 per person for 2 nights.
Royal Hotel by Stirling
Bridge of Allan
T: +44(0)1786 832284 E: firstname.lastname@example.com
Christmas at The Royal
Come away and enjoy Christmas at The Royal Hotel come and relax, unwind and enjoy!
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NEW YORK (AP) -- When her memoir "Going Rogue" comes out next week, Sarah Palin will embark on a book tour that will take her to many of the same spots she visited as the Republican vice presidential candidate last year.
It will also give her time to publicly relive some of the unpleasant moments of her campaign.
The 413-page book confirms that there were serious tensions between her advisers and John McCain's. She contends she was kept "bottled up" from reporters, forced to wear fancy clothes that she couldn't afford, and not allowed to be herself.
She also details how she was prevented from delivering a concession speech on election night and was prepped to give non-answers during her debate with Joe Biden.
While the book describes Palin's anguish about her teenage daughter's pregnancy, it doesn't contain a single reference to the father, Levi Johnston. The soon-to-be Playgirl model has sparred repeatedly with Palin since calling off his engagement to her daughter, Bristol. He's also warned that Palin should leave him alone, or he might reveal some serious dirt that "will hurt her."
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|Period: ___________________
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who publishes Henry Adams' articles on U.S. finance in "Darwinism"?
(a) Wall Street Journal.
(b) Harvard Weekly.
(c) North American Review.
(d) Darwin Times.
2. What does Henry Adams say every American woman did when presented with English manners?
(a) They fit in perfectly.
(b) They rose in rebellion against them.
(c) They blended them with American manners.
(d) They shied away from the complex rules.
3. In "Washington", how does Henry Adams describe the South?
(a) Ragged and poor.
(b) Dusty and slow.
(c) Rich and glitzy.
(d) Sunny and calm.
4. After Henry Adams moves to Dresden, which two countries start a war?
(a) Italy and France.
(b) The United States and Japan.
(c) Germany and France.
(d) Russia and Germany.
5. In "Eccentricity", what does Henry Adams say is the beginning and end of political education?
(a) The habits of the English.
(b) Knowledge of human nature.
(c) Time spent in Paris.
(d) Knowing how to properly bribe.
6. Where does Henry Adams live in "President Grant"?
(a) At the White House.
(b) A boarding house.
(c) A hotel room.
(d) With his father.
7. In "Eccentricity", how does Henry Adams describe Bright?
(a) Un-English.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Conventional.
8. In "The Battle of the Rams", why does Lord Russell often say he can not intervene?
(a) To stall until the rams can be completed.
(b) To get C.F. Adams on his side.
(c) To down play his power in the war.
(d) To prove that he is neutral.
9. What does Henry Adams begin to think about all politicians in "Political Morality"?
(a) That they are too educated.
(b) That they are uneducated.
(c) That they are dishonest.
(d) That they are elite.
10. In "The Perfection of Human Society", how does Henry Adams describe society that has no unity?
(a) It's like children running the government.
(b) It's like frogs that wandered into a pub.
(c) It's like loose dogs in the street.
(d) It's like a maggot in cheese.
11. What does Edinburgh Review do with Henry Adams' article on the Jay Gould scandal?
(a) They reject it.
(b) They publish it reluctantly.
(c) They put it on the cover.
(d) They say they'll print it in four months.
12. After spending time in Europe, what does Henry Adams decide to do with this part of his education?
(a) Continue it for six more months.
(b) Value it above all the other parts.
(c) End it and travel to Asia.
(d) End it and return home.
13. After Henry Adams meets President Grant, what does he compare the president to?
(a) A caveman.
(b) A star.
(c) A goat.
(d) A homeless man.
14. What happens to a letter Henry Adams wrote to his brother in "Diplomacy"?
(a) It is printed by a paper and satarized.
(b) It is lost in the mail.
(c) It is read by his father instead.
(d) It is turned into anti-war propaganda.
15. Who did the Lairds choose to represent them?
(a) Mason.
(b) Lamar.
(c) C.F. Adams.
(d) Roebuck.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Henry Adams call "the last refuge of the educated poor"?
2. Who does Henry Adams re-meet in Washington in "The Press"?
3. What political party does Henry Adams' father found?
4. Where do Henry Adams and his sister travel as soon as the armistice is declared?
5. What seems to represent the future of the United States in "The Press"?
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"You have the right to remain silent…." These seven words typically begin the notification that police recite to inform a suspect of his or her rights while in custody. The law requiring this recitation stemmed from a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Miranda v. Arizona) in which the court overturned the conviction of Ernesto A. Miranda on charges of rape and kidnapping. The court had determined that Miranda confessed to the crime without being informed that he could remain silent during questioning. The list of rights that must be recited to a suspect in custody subsequently became known as "the Miranda warnings." And in the 1980s, the verb "Mirandize" began appearing in print.
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House Republican leaders, pledging a transportation plan of unspecified scale and unstated length, said Thursday tapping into expanded domestic energy production could maintain infrastructure funding for "five to six years."
Even with the specifics unresolved, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee John Mica, R-Fla., said they will introduce a measure in coming weeks that will compete with a two-year, $109 billion plan passed by the Democratic-led Senate.
The House bill "will support long-term job growth and use [energy production] revenue to improve roads and bridges," Boehner said at a press conference.
"We don't need more short-term stimulus gimmicks," Boehner said. "We don't need more red tape. And we surely don't need higher taxes. What we need to do is get Washington out of the way and free job growth from the shackles of the government."
Published reports said the Republican plan would come in at five years, making it longer than the Senate version but a year shorter than the usual six-year transportation funding measures. They also would seek to resolve a major impasse over funding for projects by tying the transportation plan to expanded domestic drilling of natural gas and oil.
The bill is estimated to have a roughly $75 billion funding shortfall. Some reports on scoring of previous energy exploration bills say only about $1 billion could be available. Boehner said all the details weren't available yet.
Mica previously said the transportation plan would be for six years and total roughly $286 billion. Republicans have reportedly reduced the plan's length to five years, according to Transportation Nation and Transportation Weekly.
Under the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, the authorization of projects would be sped up by cutting the permitting process in half, and nearly 70 surface transportation programs either would be eliminated or consolidated.
The bill, which maintains a House ban on earmarks, would reform infrastructure financing programs to increase private sector investment, but they offered no details on incentives to private investors.
Mica kept up his attack on the competing two-year Senate transportation plan, saying the U.S. "just went through a two-year bill and it was disaster." Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and James Inhofe, R-Okla., sponsors of the $109 billion bill, are looking to fill their plan's $12 billion shortfall.


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JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The University of Nangarhar has become the first-ever Afghan educational institute launching a Shariah PhD programme, an official said on Thursday.
KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 4.5 million Afghans attended literacy training courses during the past 12 years but seven million people remain deprived of education, official said on Monday.
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Bullet-riddled bodies of a district council chief and a school headmaster were found two days after they had been kidnapped by armed insurgents in western Farah province, officials said on Thursday.
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): An inter-school competition among girls' students in southeastern Khost province was held on Wednesday, with officials expressed optimism that such competitions would help multiply educational activities in the province.
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Primary schoolchildren have been without text books in southern Kandahar province over the past six years, a problem now stands resolved, an official said on Monday.
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Closed due to insecurity, about 120 schools are being reopened in various parts of southern Helmand province next academic year beginning two weeks later, the education director said on Sunday.
KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of Kabul University students on Saturday staged a protest demonstration against one year repeat study and transferring some students to other universities as punishment to those involved in a fighting on the campus.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), Embassy of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have agreed to send 129 civil servants to Japan this year for earning Master's degrees.
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Students in southern Kandahar province complained on Sunday that they had to bribe education department officials for getting their 12th grade certificates.
SHARAN (Pajhwok): Playground for 16 schools in southeastern Paktika province would be constructed at a cost of $350,000 in the current year, an official said on Saturday.
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Good article. has some good insight to some of the players.
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Heres another interview with Jeff
'Survivor: China' Host Promises a Scantily Clad Season
Jeff Probst Dishes Mud, Itching, All-Stars and his 'Survivor' Dream Locale
Sept. 19 -- An interview with 'Survivor' host Jeff Probst confirms what we've suspected all summer: this season promises to be better than ever. With the breathtaking beauty of China as the exotic backdrop and a wild group of contestants ready to get down and dirty, this could be the most exciting season yet.
AOL TV's Angel Cohn probed Probst about the new crew, another rumored all-star season, the hazards of his hosting gig and if he's getting at all tired of trekking all over the world.
So China, that's pretty cool.
Yeah, China was great. We're the first American show to shoot over there. It took a little negotiating but once we were in ... they asked if they could come in at any given time and view tapes. Just kind of drop in on us whenever and view tapes to make sure we weren't positioning China in a negative way. Other than that, they opened the doors.
What's different about this location that is more challenging or cool that we should look for?
It's just a completely different look. You have bamboo jungles, you have temples and very, very hot water and a completely different kind of fishing. One of the rewards was to have a local family come and show you how to fish these lakes because that was a big deal. And then from a production point of view just the language barrier for us. You had to have a lot of interpreters because there's no faking Mandarin.
In the behind-the-scenes footage [see video below], we see your amazing crew.
The crew is pretty massive and we figured it was about time we started letting a little of the "behind the scenes" out. The amazing thing is that most of that crew has been there for a long time. We don't have a high turnover. It's such a gypsy lifestyle you're really living in a foreign land, sometimes in tents, sometimes out of a hotel and you know you're interacting.
Is it fun to have your brother around?
Yeah, Scott is my youngest brother and he's worked on a few seasons now. It just changes the dynamic when you see your blood out there. I have friends and that's great but I see Scott and it's like, "Oh yeah that's my brother! How great is this?" We hang out and play poker in the evenings and we had a night off, it was fun.
Are the challenges harder this season?
Yeah, the first especially. For the first several episodes, [there are] very physical challenges combined with the fact that they're only given the clothes off their backs. When the show starts, you have women in dresses, men in suits and guys in long jeans and what it ends up is that everybody is in their underwear because the clothes just aren't functional. So cut to the second episode when we've got this big full on challenge out in the mud ... clothes are coming off, people are ripping off each other's tops. Then we have another challenge later where they're on boats and it's hand-to-hand combat and it's very physical and once again you're seeing people in their underwear who should not be in their underwear, it's not their most flattering look. So it gives the show an added bit of aesthetic appeal.
There are some you'd want to see in their underwear.
There are some you would like to see, I can think of a few. Amanda wouldn't be bad to see in her underwear; Jamie would be okay in her underwear. I'm sure the women would like to see many of the guys in their underwear.
You've got a very diverse group this year.
Yep! From a chicken farmer, to a grave digger, to a professional poker player, to a professional wrestler, to a gay Mormon flight attendant, and a former Miss Montana, there's a little bit of everything in there.
Where do you even find them?
That's the great thing ... we do find them and they're crazy enough to say yes.
Do you stop trying to predict the winner?
After 15 seasons I've realized I don't know a thing. I really don't have a clue but it doesn't mean you don't pull for people. Denise has a mullet that is as good a mullet as you've ever seen and your first instinct is to look and go "Wow somebody needs to help her with the hair." But then you talk to her [and ask] "Why do you have a mullet?" She says, "Because, I work with food so, I have to keep my hair short. But I'm also a woman, and I have a husband, and I want to be sexy for him so I need a little length in the back" and suddenly you're saying "Wow, the mullet maybe the perfect haircut." She's just somebody that I've pulled for from the beginning, she was just so endearing. So, yeah, you do pull for people, there's not much you can do.
Are you ever worried at tribal council that you're accidentally going to spoil someone's alliance?
No. I get the big beats from the producers. They'll tell me like that their camp burnt down or whatever, but I don't always know a lot of stuff. I think that's what gives me the freedom to ask questions with reckless abandonment ... if you're dumb enough to tell me something certainly I'm going to take it. But I would never, if I knew something about somebody, I would never out them ever.
Are there any twists?
The big twists this year are that they start with the clothes on their backs and that we have a kidnapping every episode where one tribe kidnaps someone from the other tribe and that, on a game like 'Survivor,' becomes pretty [important] because they get to spy on the other team. They get to maybe make new alliances. Then we also have our hidden immunity idol, which this season is hidden in plain sight. You just have to figure out what it is.
There are rumors about another all-star season. Any truth to that?
Well I can neither confirm nor deny.
In the past, you've been vocally against it.
I've come around to at least understanding this: From a production point of view, it can be a pain in the butt, because the minute you call somebody an "all-star" or invite them back for a second time, they're suddenly so entitled that you know they have riders in their contracts and an entourage and all that. But from an audience point of view, I completely get that if you really liked Johnny "Fairplay" and you love to hate him and he's the most despicable guy you can ever think of, then you want to see him again. So I get it and if we do another one, I'll definitely be on board. I'm not against it anymore. I'm just prepared for the pain
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Jeff on the Early Show
'Survivor' Goes To China
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(CBS) "Survivor" has taken its audience to almost every corner of the world -- from Thailand to Africa and Guatemala to Panama -- but this season is sure be different.
Not just for the viewers, but for the record books.
The 15th season of the hit reality show will be the first American TV series to be filmed entirely in China, its host, Jeff Probst, told The Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith. After years of rejecting the CBS program's efforts to film inside the country, China officials at long last said yes, though Probst does not know why the country changed its mind.
"We've been trying to get in there," Probst said. "I don't know why they finally said yes. I don't know if it's because the Olympics are coming up and they want to open their arms or if they've watched 'Survivor' and thought we've always treated other countries well."
More surprisingly, China officials did not hang over the show's shoulder during production, Probst said, aside from one minor incident involving a cultural difference.
"They had a rule that any representative at any time could look at any tape they wanted to make sure we were portraying China in a positive light," Probst said. "We did a gross food-eating challenge and they heard it and thought gross food-eating? This is not gross, this is our normal everyday lunch (China said). We had to explain that it's a cultural thing we (Americans) don't eat."
The difficulties that the cast confronts in the upcoming season, including fishing for food, moldy rice and extreme heat, has generated positive reviews from critics, Probst said.
He also had a few things to say about some members of the cast, which has also been praised by critics:
On Jean-Robert Bellande, a profession poker player: "He thinks just because he was a poker player, he can read anybody. That guy is gold. He's the guy you go to tribal council every time because he'll give you something."
On Todd Herzog, a flight attendant: "(He) is a 'Survivor' fanatic. He was like 13 when the show started. He knows everything about 'Survivor' and it comes into play. He can tell you, merges always happen on this day and this always happens here."
On Frosti Zernow, a Parkour student-athlete: "He's hardcore He jumps over things and he's very aerobatic."
On provocatively-clad Ashley Massaro, a professional WWE wrestler: "She was the girl in with the knee-high boots, fishnet stockings. This is 'Survivor' and you won't forget her."
On waitress Courtney Yates: "From New York City, a girl after my own heart."
The season premiere of "Survivor: China" is tonight 8 p.m. EST.
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The Devil and Mr. Yankovic: the Seven Darkest Songs Ever Written by Weird Al
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Everyone loves Weird Al Yankovic, unless they don't have souls. Regardless of opinion, most people think of him as a gentle and goofy writer of silly parodies, most famous for taking a couple Michael Jackson songs and changing the words to become homage's to foodstuffs. For the most part, he's known for singing about food and TV, with the occasional venture into making fun of Amish culture. Good, harmless fun.
But not always. Sometimes Weird Al delves into darker territory and gives us a glimpse of a more twisted mind: one that would much rather tackle topics like death, destruction and mental illness, while not even bothering with a three-minute ode to a stinkin' bologna sandwich. Here are the seven songs that prove Al and his doom-accordion have some demons they need to get out from time to time.
Happy Birthday
The first glimpse into the evil that is Al, from his first album. It sounds incredibly happy and positively wacky, but that's only if you ignore every single word coming out of his mouth. While kinda-sorta rapping over his accordion, Al wishes us a very happy birthday (duh), while taking great pleasure in reminding us of the horrors all around us. While we're eating our delicious cake and wearing stupid pointy hats and whacking piñatas and tackling our little brothers to get all of the candy, the world is going completely to Hell. Mass starvation, lung-choking pollution, poisoned oceans, and the ever-present threat of pending nuclear warfare are your next-door neighbors. Enjoy your shiny new bike kid.
Christmas At Ground Zero
What could be more wonderful and special than Christmas? How about your last Christmas ever? That would be the topic of Al's second venture into his own darkened heart. Bells are ringing, snow is falling, and…yep…that's a mushroom cloud. Time to duck and cover, because putting your hands on your head will keep the radiation away.
To make this song even better, after 9/11 occurred and radio stations were given a big list of songs that shouldn't be played because the slightest reminder of anything except ponies and rainbows would cause us all to break out in grief-induced hives. Why? Because it mentioned Ground Zero in the title. Silly little curly-haired Weird Al made it onto a list of songs too dark to play after a terrorist attack? That's like the guy from Blue's Clues suddenly making it onto the FBI Most Wanted List.
Weasel Stomping Day
Proving that the evil of Al isn't just an 80's thing, we get this song from his most recent album. A quick little 90-second holiday carol extolling the wonders and virtues of that magical day when everybody puts on giant work boots and stomps live weasels to death. Get the kids involved; kids love dead weasels, especially when they squirm for awhile!
The best (?) part of the song, and the holiday we presume, is the sound of the weasels getting squashed to mush. Al and his band claim they created the dying weasel sounds by squashing melons and other such fruit in front of a microphone, but we all know better. There's a very good reason weasels won't come within 500 feet of Al's studio anymore.
By the way, for this song's video, we decided not to go for the Robot Chicken video that everybody's seen. Why? Because everybody's seen it, that's why. Far better to include a video game interpretation that substitutes what appear to be grilled chickens in place of weasels. Eat up.
Here, Al professes his love to a pretty girl who lives in the apartment below him. That sounds perfectly sane and normal, until you get to the part where he stares at her showering, rummages through her trash, tattoos her name on his head, calls her hour in and hour out, and finally jumps to his death right in front of her. Y'know, the usual stuff we go through when trying to impress the loves of our lives.
Really though, Melanie is to blame. She did next-to-nothing to stop Al from harassing her and then killing himself right in front of her. There was no mention of police being called, restraining orders being filed, bros being tased until they finally got the idea to stay away… nothing. All she did was not answer the phone and tune out his increasingly desperate pleas for love and attention. She hoped that by ignoring the problem, it would go away. Instead, ignoring the problem caused it to go splat on the concrete right in front of her widened eyes. She has no one to blame for her therapy bills but herself.
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