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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in men. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 218,890 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007. This accounts for nearly 30% of all cancer cases in men. It is not clear why, but the rates of prostate cancer are much higher in African American men than white men.
Screening for prostate cancer became much more common after the development of the serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test in the late 1980s. In fact, there was a rapid increase in the number of cases reported from 1988-1992, which was a result of more cases being detected by the new test. There was a sharp decline in cases from 1992-1995, which was likely because doctors had "caught up" with all the undiagnosed cases in the previous years. The number of cases per year stabilized in the 10 years following this decline.
Screening for prostate cancer currently consists of two tests: a digital rectal exam (DRE) and a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Most prostate cancers grow very slowly, and it is not clear that screening men for prostate cancer actually always saves lives. We know that this testing detects some cancers that are very slow growing and may not every cause harm to the man, while other cancers that are picked up could result in death. There are two large trials currently looking at the efficacy of PSA testing (one in the US and one in Europe).
Whether or not a man will die from his prostate cancer is dependent on how aggressive the cancer is, how early it is detected, how well it is treated, and the man's age and health status from other medical conditions. Most experts agree that men over age 75 or those with poor medical health have less to gain from a PSA test.
A digital rectal exam is done in your doctor's office. Because your prostate is so close to your rectum, your doctor can feel it by inserting a gloved, lubricated finger into your anus. Your doctor can feel if there are lumps, asymmetries, or if your prostate is enlarged. A digital rectal exam is uncomfortable, but should not be painful. It is a useful test, but it is not perfect because some small cancers may not be felt since only the bottom and sides of the prostate can be examined in this manner. Although it isn't a perfect test, the digital rectal exam becomes more useful when it is combined with another test called a PSA.
A PSA (prostate specific antigen) test is a blood test that measures a protein called PSA, which is only made by the prostate gland (hence the term specific). PSA is a part of ejaculate material and is important to help increase sperm motility. Normal prostate tissue makes a little bit of PSA, but prostate cancer usually makes much more. By checking to see if your PSA level is elevated, a doctor can screen you for prostate cancer. However, the PSA test isn't perfect either, because some tumors won't elevate the PSA, while some other processes (like benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis) can cause it to be falsely elevated. Remember, the "specific" in prostate specific antigen stands for specific to the prostate gland, not specific to prostate cancer. However, the higher your PSA level is, the more likely the elevation is to be caused by a prostate cancer.
The level considered "normal" is less than 4.0 ng/ml. Experts do not agree on what level is high enough to do further testing (i.e. biopsy or ultrasound). Some feel that a level of 4 should lead to a biopsy, while others feel a level above 2.5 should lead to a biopsy. More important than a single PSA value is the trend of the PSA over time. If the level increases over time, regardless if it is above 4, further testing may be done to rule out cancer. Studies have shown that men who have a steady increase in their PSA are more likely to have prostate cancer and if the rise is rapid, it is more likely to be an aggressive cancer.
There are a number of specialized PSA tests which are used to help differentiate between elevated PSA due to benign conditions and those due to prostate cancer, or to determine the likelihood of cancer and the need for a biopsy. The free PSA test evaluates the ratio between the PSA that is free in the blood and the PSA that is bound to proteins in the blood. In most men, the majority of PSA is bound to proteins in the blood. Studies have found that the percentage of free PSA is lower in men with prostate cancer, compared with those without the disease. This test is approved by the US Food & Drug Administration for use in men with PSA levels between 4 and 10 ng/ml. A large study found that using a free PSA of 25% or less as a cut off for performing biopsy, resulted in the ability to find 95% of cancers in the study group.
PSA is found in the blood in free and bound (or complex) forms. Whereas free PSA measures the free PSA in the blood, a test called complex PSA measures the bound form of PSA. In essence, the traditional PSA test is made up of free PSA and complex PSA. The complex PSA test gives similar information in determining the need for biopsy just like the free PSA test. The advantage is that while the free PSA test requires two tests in the laboratory, the complex test requires only one. We may see this test used more in the future.
The PSA velocity is used to describe the speed at which the PSA value increases over a series of blood tests (and time). The result is reported as an amount (ng/ml) per year. A series of three tests over a period of a minimum of 18 months is needed to calculate a PSA velocity. In general, a rate of 0.75 ng/ml/year is considered high and may be a sign of a more aggressive cancer. Very high levels are more likely a sign of prostatitis than prostate cancer and can be treated with antibiotics.
The PSA density is used to evaluate the level of PSA in relation to the overall size of the prostate gland. This is done by a transrectal ultrasound to determine the size of the prostate and then dividing this number into the PSA value. The theory is that a rise in PSA can be directly proportional to an increase in prostate size. This test is not used very often; as it has not been proven to be reliable, while other tests are more reliable and less costly. One of the major concerns is the poor reliability of transrectal ultrasound in measuring prostate volume correctly.
There are several conditions that can increase the PSA that are not cancer, including benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and prostatitis. Any irritation of the prostate can also cause an elevation. For this reason, men are asked to refrain from ejaculation for 48 hours before the test, and the PSA level should be drawn before the digital rectal exam is performed. A group of medications called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (finasteride, dutasteride) that are used to treat BPH can cause a false reduction of up to 60% in the PSA level. Saw Palmetto (an herbal supplement) may also affect PSA levels.
The decision to have prostate cancer screening is something each man should discuss with his healthcare provider. Family history, race and health status plays a role in determining when and if screening should be performed. The American Cancer Society currently recommends:


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Soil is a mixture of sand, gravel, silts, clay, water, and air. The amounts of these ingredients which determine its "cohesiveness", or how well a soil will hold together. Cohesive soil does not crumble. It can be molded easily when wet, and is hard to break up when dry. Clay is a very fine grained soil, and is very cohesive. Sand and gravel are course grained soils, having little cohesiveness and often called granular . Generally speaking, the more clay that is in the soil being excavated, the better the trench walls will hold up.
Another factor in soil cohesiveness is water. Soil that is filled with water is termed saturated. Saturated soil does not hold together well, and is particularly dangerous in excavation work. However, the opposite can also be true. Soil that has little or no water in it, or oven-dry, can crumble easily, and will not hold together when excavated.
Soil is heavy. A cubic foot can weigh as much as 114 pounds, and a cubic yard can weigh over 3,000 lb. — as much as a pick-up truck! Most workers don't realize the force that will hit them when a cave in occurs. A person buried under only a few feet of soil can experience enough pressure in the chest area to prevent the lungs from expanding. Suffocation can take place in as little as three minutes. Heavier soils can crush and distort the body in a matter of seconds. It's no wonder trench accidents involve so many deaths and permanently disabling injuries.
OSHA classifies soils into four categories: Solid Rock, Type A, Type B, and Type C. Solid Rock is the most stable, and Type C soil is the least stable. Soils are typed not only by how cohesive they are, but also by the conditions in which they are found. Stable rock is practically unachievable in the excavation of a trench. This is because the excavation of rock typically requires drilling and blasting, which fractures the rock, making it less stable.
Type A soil can be clay, silty clay, or sandy clay.
A soil cannot be considered Type A if it is fissured (cracks) or other conditions exist that can adversely affect it, such as:
Many OSHA compliance personnel believe that construction equipment at the site create enough vibrations to prevent any soil from being typed as "A". If vibrations can be felt while standing next to an excavation, the competent person should consider downgrading Type A soil to Type B or C.
Type B soils include both cohesive and non-cohesive soils. They include silts, sandy loams, medium clays, and unstable rock. Soils that might be classified as A, but have fissures, or are subject to vibration, may also be classified as "B" soils.
Type C soils are the most unstable (and therefore most dangerous) of the four soil types. They are easily recognized by the continual sloughing of the sides of the walls of excavation. If soil is submerged, or water is seeping from the sides of an excavation, it's probably "C" soil. Soil may be classified as Type C if an excavation is dug in "layered" soils, where different soil types lay on top of each other. When an unstable soil type is underneath a stable soil type in an excavation, the "weakest link" will soon give way.
In many construction projects, the soil that is being excavated has been previously disturbed. This means the soil has been dug up or moved in the past. This is another factor a competent person must consider when typing soils. Previously disturbed soils are rarely as strong as undisturbed soils, and are usually typed as "C" soil. Previously disturbed soil is commonly found above existing utilities, such as water, sewer, electrical and gas lines. This makes work around these utilities more dangerous due to the unstable nature of the soil. Much of the work performed in excavations are along right-of-ways, where the soil is almost always likely to be Type C. Because of where we dig, it's important to understand that once soil has been excavated, it will never be returned to the way it was naturally formed.
Per 1926 Subpart P, Appendix A (c)(2), a competent person must type soils by using at least one visual and one manual test. A visual test can include inspecting the soil as it is being removed, and examining the spoil pile and the color and make-up of the excavation walls. A manual test means working with the soil with either your hands or with an instrument designed to measure soil strength. For example, if you can roll the soil in your hands into a long "worm" or ribbon, the soil is cohesive and may be classified as A or B, depending on other conditions. One useful instrument for measuring soil strength is a penetrometer. When you press this instrument into a soil sample, it measures its unconfined compressive strength in tons per square foot (tsf).
Regardless of the methods used, the typing of soils must be done by the competent person prior anyone entering the excavation. The weaker the soil, the greater the need for protective systems.
Note: If you are uncertain of the soil type, ALWAYS assume Type C soil.

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My First memory of Alzheimer's disease is quite poignant and left an indelible mark in my mind as a child. We lived in California and our family traveled to Iowa for a family reunion. The main hallmark of this event was to visit my maternal great -grandmother for the first and last time. I had never met her, but I remember my mother looking forward to seeing her grandmother whom she had fond memories of. Mind you, this was not a visit, but a last farewell to a woman who meant a great deal to the family.
I was nine years old when my Mom started the agency. That was 1992, twenty years ago.
She really had no money, and everyone had to pitch in. I remember she used to drive me to parking lots outside of expensive grocery stores and let me put brochures under the windshield wipers of good looking cars. That's how we got our first clients.
"Plyometrics means jump training, we're talking lateral movement, forward movement, back and forward, up and down, all around, burning calories... this is x city." Where?
"Get your bucket ready..." What? What's the bucket for?
"Tip of the day, think like a cat. I want you to land softly." Mmm, okay yes, like a cat. Oh yea, I'm feeling this. I leap gently off my right foot and land softly on my left. And he said I'd need a bucket.
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God blesses Noah, and grants flesh for food. (1-3) Blood, and murder forbidden. (4-7) God's covenant by the rainbow. (8-17) Noah plants a vineyard, is drunken and mocked by Ham. (18-23) Noah curses Canaan, blesses Shem, prays for Japheth, His death. (24-29)
Verses 1-3 The blessing of God is the cause of our doing well. On him we depend, to him we should be thankful. Let us not forget the advantage and pleasure we have from the labour of beasts, and which their flesh affords. Nor ought we to be less thankful for the security we enjoy from the savage and hurtful beasts, through the fear of man which God has fixed deep in them. We see the fulfilment of this promise every day, and on every side. This grant of the animals for food fully warrants the use of them, but not the abuse of them by gluttony, still less by cruelty. We ought not to pain them needlessly whilst they live, nor when we take away their lives.
Verses 4-7 The main reason of forbidding the eating of blood, doubtless was because the shedding of blood in sacrifices was to keep the worshippers in mind of the great atonement; yet it seems intended also to check cruelty, lest men, being used to shed and feed upon the blood of animals, should grow unfeeling to them, and be less shocked at the idea of shedding human blood. Man must not take away his own life. Our lives are God's, and we must only give them up when he pleases. If we in any way hasten our own death, we are accountable to God for it. When God requires the life of a man from him that took it away unjustly, the murderer cannot render that, and therefore must render his own instead. One time or other, in this world or in the next, God will discover murders, and punish those murders which are beyond man's power to punish. But there are those who are ministers of God to protect the innocent, by being a terror to evil-doers, and they must not bear the sword in vain, ( Romans 13:4 ) . Wilful murder ought always to be punished with death. To this law there is a reason added. Such remains of God's image are still upon fallen man, that he who unjustly kills a man, defaces the image of God, and does dishonour to him.
Verses 8-17 As the old world was ruined, to be a monument of justice, so this world remains to this day a monument of mercy. But sin, that drowned the old world, will burn this. Articles of agreement among men are sealed, that what is promised may be the more solemn, and the doing of what is covenanted the more sure to mutual satisfaction. The seal of this covenant was the rainbow, which, it is likely, was seen in the clouds before, but was never a seal of the covenant till now it was made so. The rainbow appears when we have most reason to fear the rain prevailing; God then shows this seal of the promise, that it shall not prevail. The thicker the cloud, the brighter the bow in the cloud. Thus, as threatening afflictions abound, encouraging consolations much more abound. The rainbow is the reflection of the beams of the sun shining upon or through the drops of rain: all the glory of the seals of the covenant are derived from Christ, the Sun of righteousness. And he will shed a glory on the tears of his saints. A bow speaks terror, but this has neither string nor arrow; and a bow alone will do little hurt. It is a bow, but it is directed upward, not toward the earth; for the seals of the covenant were intended to comfort, not to terrify. As God looks upon the bow, that he may remember the covenant, so should we, that we may be mindful of the covenant with faith and thankfulness. Without revelation this gracious assurance could not be known; and without faith it can be of no use to us; and thus it is as to the still greater dangers to which all are exposed, and as to the new covenant with its blessings.
Verses 18-23 The drunkenness of Noah is recorded in the Bible, with that fairness which is found only in the Scripture, as a case and proof of human weakness and imperfection, even though he may have been surprised into the sin; and to show that the best of men cannot stand upright, unless they depend upon Divine grace, and are upheld thereby. Ham appears to have been a bad man, and probably rejoiced to find his father in an unbecoming situation. It was said of Noah, that he was perfect in his generations, ch. 6:9 ; but this is meant of sincerity, not of a sinless perfection. Noah, who had kept sober in drunken company, is now drunk in sober company. Let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall. We have need to be very careful when we use God's good creatures plentifully, lest we use them to excess, Lu. 21:34 . The consequence of Noah's sin was shame. Observe here the great evil of the sin of drunkenness. It discovers men; what infirmities they have, they betray when they are drunk; and secrets are then easily got out of them. Drunken porters keep open gates. It disgraces men, and exposes them to contempt. As it shows them, so it shames them. Men say and do that when drunken, which, when sober, they would blush to think of. Notice the care of Shem and Japheth to cover their father's shame. There is a mantle of love to be thrown over the faults of all, ( 1 Peter. 4:8 ) thrown over the faults of parents and other superiors. The blessing of God attends on those who honour their parents, and his curse lights especially on those who dishonour them.
Verses 24-29 Noah declares a curse on Canaan, the son of Ham; perhaps this grandson of his was more guilty than the rest. A servant of servants, that is, The meanest and most despicable servant, shall he be, even to his brethren. This certainly points at the victories in after-times obtained by Israel over the Canaanites, by which they were put to the sword, or brought to pay tribute. The whole continent of Africa was peopled mostly by the descendants of Ham; and for how many ages have the better parts of that country lain under the dominion of the Romans, then of the Saracens, and now of the Turks! In what wickedness, ignorance, barbarity, slavery, and misery most of the inhabitants live! And of the poor negroes, how many every year are sold and bought, like beasts in the market, and conveyed from one quarter of the world to do the work of beasts in another! But this in no way excuses the covetousness and barbarity of those who enrich themselves with the product of their sweat and blood. God has not commanded us to enslave negroes; and, without doubt, he will severely punish all such cruel wrongs. The fulfilment of this prophecy, which contains almost a history of the world, frees Noah from the suspicion of having uttered it from personal anger. It fully proves that the Holy Spirit took occasion from Ham's offence to reveal his secret purposes. "Blessed be the Lord God of Shem." The church should be built up and continued in the posterity of Shem; of him came the Jews, who were, for a great while, the only professing people God had in the world. Christ, who was the Lord God, in his human nature should descend from Shem; for of him, as concerning the flesh, Christ came. Noah also blesses Japheth, and, in him, the isles of the gentiles that were peopled by his seed. It speaks of the conversion of the gentiles, and the bringing of them into the church. We may read it, "God shall persuade Japheth, and being persuaded, he shall dwell in the tents of Shem." Jews and gentiles shall be united together in the gospel fold; both shall be one in Christ. Noah lived to see two worlds; but being an heir of the righteousness which is by faith, he now rests in hope, waiting to see a better than either.
Genesis 9:1-7 . COVENANT.
1. And God blessed Noah--Here is republished the law of nature that was announced to Adam, consisting as it originally did of several parts.
Be fruitful, &c.--The first part relates to the transmission of life, the original blessing being reannounced in the very same words in which it had been promised at first [ Genesis 1:28 ].
2. And the fear of you and the dread of you--The second part re-establishes man's dominion over the inferior animals; it was now founded not as at first in love and kindness, but in terror; this dread of man prevails among all the stronger as well as the weaker members of the animal tribes and keeps away from his haunts all but those employed in his service.
3. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you--The third part concerns the means of sustaining life; man was for the first time, it would seem, allowed the use of animal food, but the grant was accompanied with one restriction.
4. But flesh . . . the blood . . . shall ye not eat--The sole intention of this prohibition was to prevent these excesses of cannibal ferocity in eating flesh of living animals, to which men in the earlier ages of the world were liable.
5. surely your blood of your lives will I require--The fourth part establishes a new power for protecting life--the institution of the civil magistrate ( Romans 13:4 ), armed with public and official authority to repress the commission of violence and crime. Such a power had not previously existed in patriarchal society.
6. Whoso sheddeth man's blood . . . for in the image of God made he man--It is true that image has been injured by the fall, but it is not lost. In this view, a high value is attached to the life of every man, even the poorest and humblest, and an awful criminality is involved in the destruction of it.
Genesis 9:8-29 . RAINBOW.
13. I do set my bow in the cloud--set, that is, constitute or appoint. This common and familiar phenomenon being made the pledge of peace, its appearance when showers began to fall would be welcomed with the liveliest feelings of joy.
20. And Noah . . . planted a vineyard--Noah had been probably bred to the culture of the soil, and resumed that employment on leaving the ark.
21. And he drank of the wine, and was drunken--perhaps at the festivities of the vintage season. This solitary stain on the character of so eminently pious a man must, it is believed, have been the result of age or inadvertency.
24. This incident could scarcely have happened till twenty years after the flood; for Canaan, whose conduct was more offensive than that even of his father, was not born till after that event. It is probable that there is a long interval included between these verses and that this prophecy, like that of Jacob on his sons, was not uttered till near the close of Noah's life when the prophetic spirit came upon him; this presumption is strengthened by the mention of his death immediately after.
25. Cursed be Canaan--This doom has been fulfilled in the destruction of the Canaanites--in the degradation of Egypt and the slavery of the Africans, the descendants of Ham.
26. Blessed be the Lord God of Shem--rather, "Blessed of Jehovah, my God, be Shem,"--an intimation that the descendants of Shem should be peculiarly honored in the service of the true God, His Church being for ages established among them (the Jews), and of them, concerning the flesh, Christ came. They got possession of Canaan, the people of that land being made their "servants" either by conquest, or, like the Gibeonites, by submission [ Joshua 9:25 ].
27. God shall enlarge Japheth--pointing to a vast increase in posterity and possessions. Accordingly his descendants have been the most active and enterprising, spread over the best and largest portion of the world, all Europe and a considerable part of Asia.
he shall dwell in the tents of Shem--a prophecy being fulfilled at the present day, as in India British Government is established and the Anglo-Saxons being in the ascendancy from Europe to India, from India over the American continent. What a wonderful prophecy in a few verses ( Isaiah 46:10 , 1 Peter 1:25 )!


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Really aggravate me. I know piracy of any digital goods is a huge hot topic issue on the Internets today, and it really isnt going to be easily analyzed without massive blocks of text. Ill try to avoid that, as its not really the point of this post.
So Ive got this friend who I know to be a frequent pirate. Today he just mentioned to me that ARMA III is coming out Q4 2012, and we had a little chat about how were eagerly anticipating the game. He also stated that theres a lot of pressure to buy these games because of how great they are. I could already see where he was going with this Of course he goes on to complain about how the game will cost $50.
He honestly drives me crazy. Seriously. $50 is not that much for a piece of entertainment that I know hell play for hundreds of hours. I reasoned that even if you play for 50 hours, thats a single dollar per each hour of gameplay which strikes me as great value. There might not be a better interactive experience for that kind of money. Of course, to a pirate why pay for something when you can get it for free?
In response, he rebut that its just a game, lol. To this Im not sure what he meant. Is he trying to demean games as an entertainment form, saying that games arent worth that sum of money because theyre games? Maybe I just read it wrong. Thats definitely possible, but it just struck me as him reasoning that games are of lesser value, therefore not worth spending money on. But where does it stop? If you were to reason, its just a game, couldnt you also do the same with books, movies, etc.? Where does it stop for crying out loud.
I didnt really feel like talking to the guy after that, because I knew itd just devolve into a pointless debate which would accomplish nothing. In my mind, piracy = stealing. I sound like a pretentious, stuck-up, and arrogant person for branding people like that, but in essence thats what piracy is. A pirate takes something of which they have no right to.Whether its justfiable, thats arguable.
Its a big piss off for me when pirates can afford something, yet they pirate anyways. How about you support the people who made the thing you enjoy, rather than get it for free just because you can. Simply unjustifiable. That aforementioned friend really annoys me, because I KNOW he can afford it. With frequent Steam or other such digital sales where the prices are markedly reduced after a while, I find it hard to believe that at the most $50 is unreasonable to him.
Theres the whole point with those who cant afford games and software suites like Photoshop, and how piracy for them is justifiable. In certain senses, yeah I can agree. But thats a topic for another day. Im dead tired. Just a little something I felt like I had to get off of me.
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Power Conditioners in Action
Mar 29, 2013 11:37 AM, By Patrick Barron
A look at two IP-addressable options.
There are many different types of surge protectors, power conditioners, and power sequencers on the market today. Power conditioners are like insurance; no one appreciates them until there is some kind of emergency. When lightning strikes, electrical surges occur, or when being used in a harsh electrical environment with a large amount of noise, the value becomes readily apparent. There is an emerging product category of power units that can be controlled and monitored over the network using IP communications. I was able to obtain two of these IP controllable power units to evaluate and pass my observations and findings along to help you understand how adding IP into this type of product can help you manage your systems more efficiently.
One product I was able to evaluate is the SnapAV WattBox WB-600-IPVCE-12, which has an optional display faceplate: WB-600-FP. The LED display shows information such as voltage and current. These two parts together are sold as the KIT-WB-600-IPVCE-12. I was able to set up the two parts easily and connected the front panel with the supplied display link cable. The power conditioner had 12 outlets, eight of which were switchable and controllable and four that were always on. There were diagnostic lights showing Internet connection, system status, auto reboot, safe voltage, protected, and grounded status. Included were jacks for cable and phone that provided advanced filtration. The instructions provided were easy to understand and they directed me to install the WattBox Utility software provided on a disc. When this software launched, it immediately found the power conditioner.
The next step was to update the firmware, which was simple to accomplish by downloading the firmware from the SnapAV website and following the instructions in the utility. The manufacturer recommended using a static IP address. This is not required, but having a fixed IP address makes accessing the website easier since the IP address will not change based on the DHCP server assignment.
After the power conditioner was set up properly I used the software to launch the web browser interface. This could also be done by typing the IP address directly into a web browser. The web interface showed a great deal of valuable information about the current status of the unit. The main status screen (Figure 1) shows the power state of eight outlets, the input voltage, the current draw of all outlets combined, the power in watts of all outlets, plus the ping status of up to five URLs to show current network status. The names of each outlet are configurable to show what devices are connected (Figure 2). Sequencing and different delays can be set for each outlet, and they are able to have individual configurations to be part of the master power group or to remain independent of the master power switch. This configuration screen also is where various websites or IP addresses are entered for monitoring ping status to each address. Automatic reboots of particular outlets can be enabled based on a non-responsive ping from various combinations of addresses. There is a complex scheduling interface used to power on or off individual outlets. This schedule is able to operate the same every day, and it is adjustable to have a different schedule for each day of the week.
An additional feature of having an IP interface is the ability to send various emails based on a list of system conditions (Figure 3). When one of these conditions becomes true, an automated email can be sent to an email address that has been entered into the system. While this is a very useful feature, it does have a few drawbacks that might make it cumbersome to use. What happens when the technician or support manager changes for a company and the email address entered is no longer valid? The answer to this question will be discussed later in this article. Along with the ability to send emails there is an internal logging feature that will show every event that happened. The events logged include when individual outlets were turned on or off, and when someone logged into the power conditioner, when the IP connection was lost and the IP addresses did not respond to a ping. Multiple users can be configured to log into the system with different rights to control, view, or change system parameters.
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By Bill St. John, Special to Tribune Newspapers
June 26, 2013
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Writers on wine often assign personalities to wine grapes and to the wines made from them. Cabernet sauvignon, for example, I think of as Rex Harrison: high-toned and austere but you quite know when he's around. Zinfandel is Harrison Ford, all-American, rough-and-tumble.
The red wine grape grenache, or garnacha tinta as it is known in Spain, its birthplace, makes wine that the writer Jon Bonne calls "smooth, perhaps a touch glib, but also confident and dashing — and not without the occasional show of temper." He calls grenache "Captain Kirk" to pinot noir's "Spock."
That image works for me. As a wine, its straightaway deliciousness — and high alcohol — have propelled grenache plantings to half a million acres worldwide. (Only cabernet sauvignon and merlot out-plant it.)
Grenache is a rhubarb of a grapevine. "You can't kill it," says Chester Osborn, winemaker at d'Arenberg in South Australia. France's mistral doesn't budge it. Australians plant it where nothing else will grow. It loves poorly drained, meager, hot and dry soils (in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, it is blanketed meter-deep in galets roules, the southern Rhone's famous round, heat-retaining stones).
Because it oxidizes easily and because it has a singular voice, garnacha's juicy purity tends to blur in new oak barrels. If at all, it spends time softening up a bit before bottling in large, older wood.
Garnacha isn't an age-worthy wine, and so winemakers pair it up with other grapes such as tempranillo in Spain or blend it with mourvedre and syrah in both the southern Rhone and Australia. These ancillary grapes give grenache backbone, but in the same measure that it gives them pizazz.
When the letters "GSM" appear on a label of Australian red wine, they stand for that blend of grenache, syrah and mourvedre, a trio only slightly less enticing to an Aussie than sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.
"Grenache is the blood of a wine," says Osborn, "its sweetness, not so much its structure. The rich tannins of syrah are the flesh; the bones are mourvedre."
In Spain's Priorat, garnacha makes fabulously rich, inky, high alcohol, blackberry-tasting reds that have vaulted to worldwide cachet. North of Rioja in Spain, Navarra's pink (or rosado) wines, all based in garnacha, remain some of the best in the world: juicy, fruity, dry.
While grenache noir's traditional starring role in France is in Chateauneuf, where it forms the bulk of most blends, several villages surrounding Chateauneuf (such as Gigondas and Vacqueyras) unveil grenache's great power. From them you will find red wines of almost pure grenache that are heady, brash, terrifically flavorful and downright chewy.
Tavel's famed dry rosés are chiefly (or all) grenache and delicious for it. And what zest is in many a Cotes du Rhone and Cotes du Rhone Villages well may be due to its grenache.
Plantings of grenache in the United States are scattered, but more producers — especially in California's Central Coast — realize the potential of low-yield grenache. Sardinia calls garnacha by the ancient name cannonau and makes from it some deliciously earthy, darkly pigmented reds.
In perhaps the wine world's greatest fillip, red grenache has mutated into a white grape known as grenache blanc, for some of the globe's most seductively unctuous white wine. Don't miss it.
Try these
2010 Highflyer Grenache Blanc Napa Valley California: Come-hither perfume of citrus and minerals, with an NC-rated body, all pillowy plush. $20
2007 Vinas del Vero "Secastilla" Somontano Spain: Vines in their 80s render huge fruit, earthy scents, never-ending finish. $32
2010 Famille Perrin Chateauneuf-du-Pape "Les Sinards" Rhone France: A fine-grained Chateauneuf with much spice and dark cherry character, finishing quietly but with "cut." $40
2010 Paul Jaboulet Aine Chateauneuf-du-Pape "Domaine de Terre Ferme" Rhone France: The price is justified by the wine's heft, weight and staying power; for the cellar. $100
2011 Quivira Vineyards Grenache "Wild Creek Ranch" Dry Creek Valley Sonoma California: True to its nickname as "a grenache for pinot noir lovers"; finely etched acidity, great perfume, silky texture; super-delicious and juicy. $30
2010 Austin Hope Grenache "Hope Family Vineyards" Paso Robles California: Lees contact plumps it up, becomes bed for aromas of dark cherries, spice and leather; a major chew. $42
2011 Vin de Pays des Cotes Catalanes Rouge "Shatter" France: On the enormous side but still succulent and layered; from old vines, made by New Worlders near Maury in southwestern France. $34
2011 Yangarra Grenache "Old Vine" McLaren Vale South Australia: Polished and fine, even elegant and withdrawn, but pretty for all that. $32
2011 Two Hands Grenache "Brave Faces" Barossa Valley Australia: You're thinking it's holding back on you at first sip, then the flavors explode, shot in on fine-grained tannins; super-exciting. $45
2007 Kilikanoon Grenache "The Duke" Clare Valley South Australia: Dark red fruits in abundance, magnificently aromatic; juicy, lengthy, brash but not blaring. $49
2009 d'Arenberg Grenache "The Beautiful View" McLaren Vale South Australia: From vines dating to 19th century; "sweet," with blue and black-red fruit aromas and flavors, and buckets of spice, minerals and richly-turned-out tannin; the death-bed grenache, find it. $85
If your wine store does not carry these wines, ask for one similar in style and price.
Bill St. John has been writing and teaching about wine for more than 40 years.
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Three Dog Night will perform April 20 at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Ind.
Updated: May 20, 2013 6:10AM
As a founding member of classic rock band Three Dog Night, Danny Hutton could easily sit back and bask in the fame and successes of yesteryear.
He could surround himself with four decades of accolades and line the walls of his recording studio with gold records.
"Nope, there is nothing on the walls having to do with Three Dog Night in here," he laughed.
"This house used to be Alice Cooper's, and my sons were the ones who went in and really did the studio up right.
"It's their studio. They don't want anything to do with the old man's stuff. They are busy doing their own thing."
The musical gene that has always been apparent within Hutton's vocal range seems to have been successfully passed down to his children.
Dash Hutton is a well-known Los Angeles drummer who is touring overseas with the girl group Haim.
Tim Hutton is busy producing the first record of season two of NBC-TV (Channel 5)'s "The Voice" contestant Jordis Unga.
"Being in that studio keeps me young," Hutton said. "It may be cliche, but I always tell them that you are only new once.
"No matter how big you get, there is nothing like being in Amsterdam or London for the first time, in your 20s, playing your music. It will never be that beautiful or innocent again."
Indeed, the early 1970s were a beautiful time for Three Dog Night.
Propelled into musical stardom with hits such as "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "Joy to the World" and "One," Three Dog Night achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets than any other group between 1969 and 1974.
"We had 21 hits in a row, which is crazy when you think about it," he said.
Making a stop at Blue Chip Casino on April 20 alongside Hutton is founding member Cory Wells, original keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon, guitarist Michael Allsup, bass player Paul Kingery and drummer Pat Bautz.
As a cohesive unit, Three Dog Night remains vital and mildly eager to make new music for a new generation.
"We will get it done when we get it done," Hutton said with a laugh about the new album in progress, which currently includes the cuts "Prayer of the Children" and a remake of Jude Cole's "Heart of Blues."
The band's continued popularity is evident looking at the charts.
"20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night" marked its 114th week on the Billboard Catalog Albums chart and recently made a repeat showing on the Billboard 200 album chart.
"Put our music on the radio today, and I think a lot of our songs would be considered modern country thanks to the melodic nature of our songs," said Hutton, who points to Chicago as one of Three Dog Night's first major breakout areas in the 1970s.
"We did a lot of hard rock and blues songs, too, but they weren't the ones that the public picked as singles. People just hear your singles on the radio and they get the concept what the band is like or what they are capable of.
"Heck, for us to get on the rhythm-and-blues charts in the '70s was hard, but we did it."
It sounds like stories for a book just waiting to be written.
"No book for me," Hutton said, taking a deep breath. "I mean, it's so cliche. Young guy starts a band, then the band stops, and then the band starts again? And all of the name-dropping?
"Nope. Not for me. But I'll tell you what — I do have some great stories."
Tricia Despres is a local freelance writer.
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Recently, I chatted about on-the-job safety with David Snodgrass, president of Dennis' 7 Dees Landscaping and Garden Center. I visited with him at his Portland, Ore., headquarters, which are located in a small industrial park just off a winding two-lane road, about a 15-minute drive from city center.
Snodgrass has a passion for the landscape industry and also for work-related safety. Evidence of both passions permeates this $25-million, 260-employee, family-owned company. The first indication of his company's focus on safety is evident to any visitor driving through the company's front gate. Several bold large signs remind anybody entering the grounds to be safe and to work safely.
This attention to safety is one of many reasons why Dennis' 7 Dees Landscaping and Garden Center is a model green industry company. Its marshaling yard is spacious and orderly - at least in comparison to most other companies that receive and dispatch work crews in trucks or trucks with trailers loaded with landscape equipment. The company's headquarters building, which management designed to meet the company's specific requirements, is clean, well-lit and neatly divided into sections where managers of the company's various divisions can collaborate and work together quietly and efficiently.
Snodgrass greeted me warmly, just after light heartedly shooing off a small group of managers he had been conferring with in the company conference room. A tiny, short-coated dog of indeterminate breed eyed me, the unfamiliar newcomer, suspiciously before losing a short burst of comically threatening barks in our direction.
Then we got down to business: discussing why and how the landscape/lawn service industry must continue to increase awareness of safety. Soon the discussion turned to why it's vitally important for each and every company to instill a culture of safety within itself. Snodgrass, his managers and his employees walk the talk when it comes to safety. And their safety awareness is vastly more comprehensive than the morning stretches that every employee (hourly, salaried or owner) starts each workday. Even team members who start the day on clients' properties away from company headquarters stretch with fellow employees before beginning their duties.
Snodgrass chaired the Professional Landcare Network's (PLANET) Safety Committee for more than six years, and at decade's end served as president of PLANET. While leading the Safety Committee, he and fellow committee members initiated and oversaw the explosive growth of one of PLANET's and the industry's most important programs - STARS, which is the acronym for Safety Training Achieves Remarkable Success.
Measuring the true value of STARS to the industry is impossible. How can you explain what could have happened in terms of lost fingers, etc., but didn't happen because employees were trained (and reminded) to turn off power tools, such as mowers and trimmers, before servicing them? How do you put a number to injuries avoided because you had clear procedures and insisted that your employees inspect their service vehicles and equipment trailers, and that they practice defensive driving at all times and in all road conditions?
Obviously, you can't possibly know what misfortune your participation in STARS and subsequent safety training and reminders prevented. It's enough to conjecture that it almost certainly has - even if it was a single accident. Learn more about STARS and how to become a part of the greater industry effort to practice safety, including how to make your company a safer place to work by visiting www.landcarenetwork.org.
Snodgrass: When I started, the idea was to accomplish a slight shift to get the industry moving in the right direction and to get the momentum going. Actually, it might have been the perfect time to become involved with safety because few companies within the industry seemed to be taking it seriously then. At the time, we talked a lot about quality and efficiency, and those two things seemed to dictate how most people ran their companies. Safety seemed to be an afterthought. Ideally, the culture within a landscape company should give equal emphasis to quality, efficiency and safety.
Snodgrass: The committee put out the STARS program. It was fun to be at that place at the right time and for us to deliver real value to the industry. That's how I viewed our committee's work at the time. My vision, and it was the vision of the committee, that STARS and a new awareness of safety would sweep the industry because it is bigger than PLANET; it's bigger than one association.
Snodgrass: More landscape companies than ever, companies big and small, are paying more attention to safety now. But there's all kinds of room for improvement. As far as I know our industry is still one of the seven riskiest industries for accidents. We're thousands of companies on wheels, driving in traffic, pulling trailers and transporting payloads that are heavy and subject to shifting. We operate all kinds of machines where the potential for injury is great whether it's a skid steer, a chain saw or a mower. We still have lots of room to improve.
Snodgrass: No, we're much more aware of safety now than we were before. But it takes time to develop a culture of safety within companies. And it may be more difficult for smaller companies where the owner has to wear so many hats in running their businesses. They're doing production, selling and just about everything else. But if an owner gives it time, energy and effort, that culture of safety will develop, strengthen and take on a life of its own. Safety has to start from the top with owners. They have to understand how important it is to their companies. Once the people within a company believe that the owner is committed to their safety, they will respond and work safer. What they believe in terms of safety will play out in their behavior.
Snodgrass: One reason our industry started to pay attention to safety is because insurance companies starting paying closer attention to loss ratios. They began to raise premiums and deny coverage. That can have a big impact on running any business. Obviously, I want to manage the risk in my company for business reasons, too. I want to be in a desirable position with a low loss ratio. That gives me negotiating room. When you're talking to your underwriter and they can see that you're serious about safety and participating in STARS, it's only going to help you. Also, the impact on morale within a company is huge. If you, as an employee, feel that the company cares about your safety, really cares, you are going like coming to work.
Snodgrass: Large general contractors do not want to hire companies with a poor safety record. When we do work with a general contractor we have to give them all of our safety measurements, and they give us a safety rating. That qualifies us to work for them. If you show up on a project and have a serious injury or death on the job, it's devastating to a general contractor.
Snodgrass: I would never say that we've arrived at where we want to be. We still have a lot of work to do. We have a safety committee and have structured it so that we have representatives on it from every department in the company. We limit the chairman's term to two years, so now every department has at least one safety champion that was the chairman at one time. We realize that if we do nothing that we will have accidents and injuries, and it will be costly. We believe that every accident is preventable. We always put safety first on meeting agendas, even if it's just a five-minute discussion with the employees.


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Venues around the area have begun seeing couples reciting their vows, cutting cakes and dancing to "their" songs.
I am a twenty-something woman with friends getting engaged and married right and left. But, admittedly, "my" song is more like Three Dog Night's "One (Is The Loneliest Number)" than a heartfelt love ballad.
Being from Cleveland, I often have people who knew me growing up asking me about my relationship status. The other day, someone asked, "Have you gotten married or anything yet?" If "anything" excludes marriage, then yes. I do appreciate people being interested in my life, but my answer is not what many want to hear.
I don't mind weddings, though. I genuinely enjoy them because it means I get to see my friends promising to spend their lives with the ones they love.
But, whether or not many of us will admit to this, it can sometimes be difficult to be supportive when we are faced with situations to which we can't relate.
That could be a challenge for anyone involved with or attending weddings this season, a person of any marital status. Weddings can be joyous, but they are not immune to awkward moments.
Many couples incorporate traditions from their religious faiths into their weddings. Whether it be a Christian couple taking communion together or a Jewish groom breaking a glass underfoot, such traditions can help couples unite with each other in their shared faiths.
But there are certain wedding traditions that put the emphasis someplace other than where it needs to be — on the single people still searching for someone with whom they can fall in love.
I'm talking about the bouquet and garter tosses that often take place at wedding receptions. They round up the single women and men. The bride tosses her bouquet to the women, and the groom tosses the bride's garter to the men. It is supposedly a way for the married couple to pass down their wedded luck, and whoever catches the item is meant to be the next person of their gender to get married.
But, in my opinion, all it does is — if you'll excuse the pun — single them out.
Regardless of whatever traditions a couple chooses to include, wedding bliss also requires positivity.
When celebrating a couple's union, it's important to keep in mind why people show up to weddings in the first place. The bride and groom are there to express their love to each other and vow to spend the rest of their lives together. Family and friends are there to support them.
I think it is up to everyone involved to keep those things in mind and be considerate of each other before and during wedding festivities. Here's my advice for trying to do that:
- Single people, be good listeners when the bride is excitedly telling you what colors the flowers will be or the groom is debating where to take his bride on their honeymoon trip. Line up to catch the bouquet or garter if called upon to do so. Getting married can be stressful, and the bride and groom can use all the encouragement they can get. Remember, your wedding day could come someday, and you'd likely appreciate the same kind of support.
- Wedding couples, be aware that traditions that involve placing emphasis on someone's marital status may not elicit a lot of enthusiasm from single people. Don't take it personally. Your guests are there to support you in your marital bliss, but they likely don't want to be reminded that they do not have spouses or betrothed of their own. But at the end of the day, it's still fair to expect love and respect from all your guests as you and your spouse start your lives together.
- Married wedding guests, don't nudge single guests at the reception and point out that they should begin looking for spouses of their own. If someone wants to get married someday, they are likely already aware of that. Instead, focus on celebrating the union of the couple you both just saw tying the knot. But if someone has done positive things in his or her life, you can also feel free to affirm them for that. After all, you cannot judge a person's worth by how well they can woo another person.
Weddings are meant to be happy times for all involved. However, it never hurts to remember that not everyone involved with or attending a wedding is on the same stage in the arena of personal relationships.
Celebrate when you have the chance to see people making vows to spend the rest of their lives with each other. And, above all, focus on the positive.
Weddings can be full of unpredictable moments, both behind the scenes and within view of the attendees. I've heard story after story — from pouting ring bearers who don't want to bear the rings to ripped wedding dress trains to an oil spill making the prospect of having a beach wedding a rather sticky situation.
But remembering the reason a wedding is happening in the first place makes attending one a much more meaningful experience, no matter what happens. Hopefully, the couple is so in love that any little obstacles won't matter in the long run.
As for me, I'm thinking of changing "my" song to "Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Bublé. While I watch my marrying friends embark on their lives with their new spouses, I want to live out the kind of positivity I just suggested to you.
Don't forget that you can still sing happy songs whether you're in love or not. And whatever you do, don't forget to dance.


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When someone gives me a good rimming, I will do just about anything they want.
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John Earl Doddridge, 79, of Malvern passed away December 29, 2013.
Martha Cate Thomas, age 85 of Malvern, died Friday, December 27, 2013 at her home.
Martha Cate Thomas, the widow of Marvin Thomas, died Friday, December 27, 2013 at her home.
Susan Renee' Hutcheson, 54, of Malvern died December 12, 2013.
Bobby (Nobody) Lee Pagan, age 81, of Arkadelphia passed from this life on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home.
Thomas Richard Hohrine, age 78 of Malvern passed away December 25, 2013 at the Malvern Nursing Home.
Long-time Springfield resident, Roselyn "Joyce" Ball, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on December 25, 2013.
Hugh W. Brown age 66 of Arkadelphia died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 as the result of an auto accident.
David Raymond "Bodie" Teague, age 74 of Malvern passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at National Park Medical Center.


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Posted 26 September 2012 - 07:53 AM
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Posted 26 September 2012 - 08:09 AM
This might be a starting point. http://tvdramas.abou.../cancel0506.htm
Why don't you just Google it?
Thanks, but I did Google it. I found some sporadic ratings info about The Event, but not a direct week 1-2 comparison.
Posted 26 September 2012 - 08:18 AM
I'll keep watching for a bit, in hopes that some of these bits get answered.. I mean, how cool would it be to see an ironclad like the Monitor berthed on Lake Michigan? steam-powered, no electricity.
...and yet the string for the girl's crossbow is just as elastic (and, hence, deadly) as it was when it was manufactured... I don't think these things last 15 years.
Posted 26 September 2012 - 08:23 AM
Week 1-2 ratings change:
Revolution -- -14.3%
The Event -- -21.6%
Posted 26 September 2012 - 08:26 AM
Thanks, but I did Google it. I found some sporadic ratings info about The Event, but not a direct week 1-2 comparison.
Here you go
The pilot episode received 10.88 million viewers and a 3.6/9 adults 18–49 rating/share, placing third in its timeslot at 9:00 pm ET.[48] After averaging 9.1 million viewers for the first four episodes, NBC picked up the series for a full season.[1]
However, by the final episode of 2010 on November 29, the series had cut its audience by 46% and its demo rating by 48%, to 5.83 million and a 1.9/5 respectively,[49] although both of these were up noticeably from the previous week.[50] On November 15, NBC announced that The Event would be going into hiatus after the November 29 episode, and would return on February 28, 2011[51] (later pushed back to March 7).[52] Upon its return, the series received 5.23 million viewers and a then-series-low 1.4/4 18–49 rating/share;[53] the latter of these figures represented a 26% plunge from the fall finale.[54] The series has since gone as low as 3.85 million viewers and a 1.1/3 rating/share in 18–49, first on April 18[55] and again on May 9.[56]
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Posted 26 September 2012 - 08:29 AM
Thankfully, futoncritic had what I was looking for (see post #104 above).
Posted 26 September 2012 - 08:30 AM
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." - Douglas Adams
"Who would rule a nation when he could have easier work, such as carrying water uphill in a sieve?" - Robert Jordan
Posted 26 September 2012 - 09:23 AM
I'm rather surprised that it would beat out Castle, but not all that surprised that it beat Hawaii Five-O.
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Posted 26 September 2012 - 04:20 PM
I just realized that futoncritic.com has archived ratings information.
Week 1-2 ratings change:
Revolution -- -14.3%
The Event -- -21.6%
Revolution premiere: 11.65 million viewers, second episode: 9.29 million viewers, so it had only 79.7% of the premiere viewers, or was -20.3%.
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Posted 26 September 2012 - 04:47 PM
The pilot was ok but I found myself quickly getting bored with the 2nd episode. The only new show I'm looking forward now is the Last Resort!
Couldn't agree more and I really like these kind of shows, I fell asleep by the 30 minute mark. Can't take much more of the girl bitching about killing someone or following someone when she is entirely wrong and proven so the next minute. That kind of crap gets old in every show.
Posted 26 September 2012 - 05:15 PM
Posted 26 September 2012 - 08:08 PM
If the necklace supposedly would turn the power back on, why wait 15 years to do so? I'm hoping they divulge why dear ol dad never made his way to the lady in the attic in 15 years.
Posted 26 September 2012 - 10:32 PM
Revolution premiere: 11.65 million viewers, second episode: 9.29 million viewers, so it had only 79.7% of the premiere viewers, or was -20.3%.
I based it on the 18-49 rating percentage.
Posted 26 September 2012 - 11:25 PM
Thanks for saving me the aggravation guys! I figured it was gonna end this way just based on the lame-o trailers. What caused the blackout? Nobody knows, including the writers. Just like "Lost", millions going nowhere fast. These shows don't NEED a solution, they just need more bogus mysteries every week. More straw dogs. Same as X-Files, the bogeyman is always shifting around, with no set premise or center. It gets old fast. Since without a central, defined evil, nothing ever really matters in a show of this sort, the audience is guaranteed to get ripped off over time. SEE: Last ep of Lost.
Lost intrigued me the entire way ... except the last episode. While, yeah, that aspect of it kinda sucked, the journey was well worth it to me.
I'm finding this show intriguing as well, but ... I also realize that the general populace will turn their nose at this type of show. I'll happily watch it until the point it finishes it's run - likely one season. For this program, it will be about the journey because I don't expect there to be an end. I'll be pleasantly surprised if there is.
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Posted 26 September 2012 - 11:27 PM
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Posted 27 September 2012 - 05:27 AM
If the *audience* notices things, you can damn well be sure that, in 'real life' these questions would have come up. Why no steam trains? What keeps the electricity in our bodies safe?
Shows like this usually have "bibles" with the rules they have, the ones they created and ones they leave open. The SF series Babylon 5 had their "rules for magic" before the first frame was filmed. How telepathy worked. How hyperspace worked. and they didn't violate the laws of physics everywhere else (no spaceships banking in a vaccuum as if they were flying in an atmosphere).
If I'm going to get invested in a show, there's some stretches I'll make. I'll "give" on DNA results coming back in hours instead of weeks for cop shows - that's just 'improving' the tech we have. But I won't give on cars falling into a swamp and having their windows crack in 4 feet of water from the 'pressure'.
In the case of Revolution, I'll give on there being something or someone who could cause the blackout - but it has to hold together beyond that. I'm still giving this one a chance because they may yet have answers for the seeming inconsistencies.
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Posted 27 September 2012 - 07:22 AM
...and yet, every one of you nitpicking skeptics were fine and dandy with warp drives, sliders, DeLorean time machines and beam me up, Scottie. You're so busy patting yourself on the back for spotting insignificant inconsistencies that you are missing out on the enjoyment of the story.
I'm with you. I love a good adventure and I am more than willing to suspend reality if it gets in the way of enjoyment of the show.
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Posted 27 September 2012 - 07:54 AM
It's one thing to accept premises that can't be proven (warp drive, magic, etc) and another thing to try to accept not using proven concepts like steam power.


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Mary Cherry 1: A Callow, Greedy, Retarded Person
There is an art book were the photo came from, you can purchase with lots of b/w nudity. Very Herb Ritts. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/390...lance&n=283155
Mary Cherry 1: A Callow, Greedy, Retarded Person
cut and trimmed, too bad he's trimmed his pubes
Oh my GAWD yes!!!!!!!!!!!
Love Him. I can't wait to see him in She's the Man sometime this weekend.
who is he?
Originally Posted by bluedragon4
He's a model and a budding actor. I've heard he auditioned for a role in Xmen 3 but got turned down. I dunno which role. And rumors say he's bisexual!!! He apparently stated in an interview somewhere that he is openly bisexual. Accdng to a certain website he said ("I like both but prefer men more often than women.")
Who is he?!?
the hottest hottie on the planet currently! hello read your pop culture guide to what's in at the moment! have u watched a mountain dew commercial in the past 2 yrs? seen trailers for any current movies? search the web for hot guys?
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Be careful... I think the first pic could be a fake...Originally Posted by jessicarabit99
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
If it is a fake, then I am unaware, being I included sources & researched them. I discovered that the photographer of the book does indeed do solarized work (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/185...lance&n=283155) on his latest book. Also past official photos of Channing are pretty racy & uninhibited. Plus he is a model. He better whip his dick out when it's called on for a shoot!
Mary Cherry 1: A Callow, Greedy, Retarded Person
He showed his ass, body and bulge... but his dick ?... I just think that in this picture, this particular part of his anatomy looks like a fake... just a personnal impression... but maybe I watched too much fakes ?...Originally Posted by jessicarabit99
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
that's what watching to much fake celeb erotica does to ya.
Mary Cherry 1: A Callow, Greedy, Retarded Person
He's gorgeous!!! Thanks for posting!
OK...OK.... but I won't approve the petition despite of that...Originally Posted by jessicarabit99
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
Here's a negative of it, that helps make it out a little better, for me at least.
Great cock!
I hope that Bisexual Rumor is true, I would love to stick my tongue down his throat.
It's a cute little cock. I like it
You guys are welcome to him. To me, he's the twinkiest twink on the planet. When he grows into a man, maybe he'll be interesting. As for "GREAT COCK", you certainly have - uh - small requirements. No wonder you're "Cockstarved". You've mistaken a snack for a meal. To each his own, and he's all yours.
I'd rather have a guy with a small cock, then a small mind.
I see nothing wrong with the size of that cock, and it is beautiful to behold. And while he is a beautiful YOUNG man, he is very definitely a man.
But, you are right, to each his own.
I think he's hot, and would do his anything! GORGEOUS!
Thanks for the post!
To Jesicarabit:
Mind your fangs, please. No one likes a pop culture snob.
Originally Posted by dovajorth
Well being that I've been told I should work for the E! network, I'll take your comment as a compliment.
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So I went and saw an advanced screening of She's the Man (cute movie) and he is shirtless like the whole time...Let me just say he is sinful...Fucking beautiful, his lips, body, eyes, skin...OMG I'm so obsessed right now...Oh and that Rob Hoffman guy is in it too and he is sexy as fuck too but he aint got nothin on TATUM! mmmhhmhm
TRoo many gorgeous guys to keep up with! They are a dime a dozen. I should know!
I must agree. Channing is just too hot for words. He infests all of my fantasies lol.
OK, i just saw She's the Man. I loved it. I especially loved Channing and Rob, but more Channing. I love him with his hair grown out, just as much as with it shaved. He looks good either way. He's so hot, and his first scene was shirtless. And then he was playing a "sensitive jock" lol so cute. And is it me or does Rob Hoffman has a nice booty? The soccer scenes at the end with him in those tight black whatever kind of pants they were. So hot. And Channings kissing booth Kiss with Amanda. Very hot, I wish I could have been her. I thought the movie was good and it was very funny. Amanda is so crazy, and so hot. lol. I loved it all, except for that tarantula, ugh yuck.
I went to see this movie, it is by far the best movie and he is HOT made me wanna i think i might tonight hehehe Sweet his body was hot and how he acted so sensitive... Hehe
Anybody notice when Channing sits down with Amanda, after they choose lab partners, you can TOTALLY see his big balls in his pants? Like, if I had a screen cap, you'd all be able to tell, no doubt.
Love that bulge.
TheFamilyGuy, I DEFINITELY noticed that too!! haha
Omg, I'd go back in a second to see that movie just for Channing. He is the hottest guy EVER.
Yes i noticede that too lol. I so wanna go a second time tool lol.
Wow! So many people seem to like it. I was going to go see this tonight. I'm so excited now!!!
so much talk about this guy - anyone have pics ?
Thanks Kuja - I must say - he is impressive - would love love some big HQ shots
I noticed the bulge too...Yea he is SO HOTT! I would literally give my left nut for 1 night with him...it is just wrong how fuckin fine he is...Just watching the movie made me feel naughty and warm....*shiver*
^ haha I know exactly how you feel. Thanks for putting it in words for me. He's just blessed with beauty and the still shots from the movie just do not do him justice.
oooh, looks like he cut his hair again, oh so hot.
This one is older I think, but he's so sexy i just had to post it.
And this is like my all time favorite pic of him for some reason lol.
he looks more mature with his hair off, but oh so hot, and rob is hottt too
He reminds me of my friend in the army.
I agree with both of those statements, but of course if I had to choose I'd choose Channing.Originally Posted by guypak
He looks way hotter with hair though.
^i can't decide I like him with both hairstyles. With hair he looks younger. I guess that was the point for the movie.
Thinking back on the movie I thought the scene(even though i HATE spiders) witht he tarantula in the dorm room was funny. I loved it when they started screaming and Channing or Duke was like "omg it touched me, it touched me, eww" it was so cute.
I loved the movie too and I did notice the scene with his bulge, definitely hot.
I just saw the movie and it was really funny and cute. Channing's character as a "sensitive jock" was really hot and it made his attractiveness just sky rocket! Him and Amanda did a really great job and so did everyone else in the cast! He's such a gorgeous guy though. I love him with no hair but his short hair makes him cuter too!
i was going to :vomit:... I mean, what would a reply from me be without that, right?
but i have to admit, i might consider him worthy of sexual objectification.
Uh Wow! Hello here, YUM!!!
Originally Posted by tavares
....it was time..... I begined to think you could be anorexic, you poor little girl.......
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
see? I told you I don't flat out hate all whiteboys... i find a few, here and there, that i objectify. they just have to have something MORE going for them than being "famous" -- a.k.a. would i sexually objectify them if I saw them working at Target. Totem Pole, or whatever his name is, seems like he might have that quality.Originally Posted by coco2006
But at least I lost a few pounds, thanks to you boys and your horrendous taste!
You're welcome...Originally Posted by tavares
"Il n'y a pas d'hétéros, il n'y a que des mecs mal dragués ..." - Patrick Timsit in "Pédale Douce"
if you watch the trailer to the movie (i didn't get to see the movie yet ) when he's saying how he can't talk to girls or doesn't know how to talk to them he grabs on his jock


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(Attica, OH) The World of Outlaws head to Ohio and Michigan this weekend to compete at a pair of tracks for the only time this season.Attica Raceway Park will host the Kistler Engines Classic on Friday, which will be the Outlaws lone stop at the high-banked, third-mile oval known to slick off.Here are some thoughts about the stiff competition and the challenging track conditions from some of the full-time World of Outlaws drivers:Cody Darrah (Red Lion, PA) "Besides Pennsylvania, that's the toughest place we go to for locals. Ohio, it's always really tough to go in there and race against those guys at their tracks. To really adequate yourself to those slick conditions is really tough. It's always something I look forward to as a challenge to go there."Craig Dollansky (Elk River, MN) "No matter what it always seems pretty racy. Usually it does slicken off to a point there and it gets a decent top around it, and you can run through the middle, run the bottom … definitely some good racing that goes on there."Chad Kemenah (Findlay, OH) "We always look forward to racing Attica. I grew up racing there – stock cars and then sprint cars. We've got quite a few fans that follow us around the area, so hopefully we can go back there and get a good run."Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, IN) "It's definitely a tough track. You've got to get a good draw and get started good in the heat races because there are a lot of good cars there."Steve Kinser (Bloomington, IN) "We enjoy going there and racing. It's always a good track to race on feature time."Kerry Madsen (St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia) "The locals around the Attica area are extremely tough and run very good at Attica. It's quite a unique track and I'm sure the locals are looking forward to us coming."Bill Rose (Plainfield, IN) "They definitely have got some really tough guys running on a weekly basis. It's just like when you go to Knoxville or you go to Pennsylvania, they're just as tough like that on their local weekend shows."Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN) "Back when I started racing I used to run with the All Stars and Attica was a major stop for them. Attica always puts a good show on. Their locals are very tough. It's just like going to Knoxville or Williams Grove. They definitely know how to put a challenge on for the Outlaws."Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN) "It's tough there. They'll have a good group of cars there that has run that track quite a bit more than we have, so it'll be a challenge."Lucas Wolfe (Mechanicsburg, PA) "Certainly Attica is one of the toughest races of the year. It's definitely always very competitive – a lot of good local cars, especially good ones that run on those types of tracks. It's a lot of fun when they get the place right, so I'm definitely looking forward to our trip back there to Ohio."