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Day two of this incredible show brings the opening of the expo floor and the launch of the supplier classes.
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CommentPresident Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over the impending "fiscal cliff," the first meeting between just the two leaders since Election Day.
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Fiscal Cliff: GOP proposes $2.2 trillion plan
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Timeline of HealthSector-Related Events in IFC(1997-2007)
Primary health care, 1980–86The 1980 Health Sector Policy Paper (World Bank 1980a) formally committed the Bank to direct lending in the health sector with the objective of improving the health of the poor by improving access to low-cost primary health care. The rationale for this policy change was contained in the World Development Report 1980: Poverty and Human Development (World Bank 1980b), which emphasized that investment in human development complements other poverty reduction programs and is economically justifiable. However, over this period systemic constraints were encountered in providing access to efficient and equitable health services.
Health reform, 1987–96Following the release of Financing Health Services in Developing Countries: An Agenda for Reform in 1987 (Akin, Birdsall, and De Ferranti 1987), the Bank addressed two new objectives: to make health finance more equitable and efficient and to reform health systems to overcome systemic constraints. The message was further refined by the World Development Report 1993: Investing in Health (World Bank 1993c), which highlighted the importance of household decisions in improving health, advocated directing government health spending to a cost-effective package of preventive and basic curative services, and encouraged greater diversity in health finance and service delivery.
Health outcomes and health systems, 1997–2000The 1997 Health, Nutrition, and Population Sector Strategy Paper (World Bank 1997b) focused on health outcomes of the poor and on protecting people from the impoverishing effects of illness, malnutrition, and high fertility. However, it continued to emphasize support for improved health system performance (in terms of equity, affordability, efficiency, quality, and responsiveness to clients) and securing sustainable health financing.
Global targets and partnerships, 2001–06The Bank's objectives, rationale, and strategy remained unchanged, but major external events, the surging AIDS epidemic, and the Bank's commitments to specific targets and to working in partnerships led to an increase in finance for single-disease or single-intervention programs, often within weak health systems.
System strengthening for results, 2007–presentIn the context of changes in the global health architecture, Healthy Development: The World Bank Strategy for Health, Nutrition, and Population Results (World Bank 2007a) emphasizes the need for the Bank to reposition itself, with a greater focus on its comparative advantages, to more effectively support countries to improve health outcomes. It adheres closely to the 1997 strategy's objectives and means for achieving them, with increased emphasis on governance and demonstrating results.
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Hi All,
Below you can find: www.wwehq.com.
This is a brand new project of mine where we provide up to date news with regards to the wrestling world.
We also have a community forum: www.wwehq.com/forum.
Thanks and I am up for constructive criticisms!
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Just quickly glancing at your site...I didnt look at all your pages, but it looks very nice. One criticisim I have is some of the text is a little small. Also, in reading your slideshow news articles, I took me awhile to find the pause button, so I had to keep backing it up. The small pause button is made harder to see because its color is close to its background.
Otheriwse pretty cool design.
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Well, it fits on a 1200px wide resolution so that's good for user accessibility. The PPV countdown numbers look nice.
The bad news...
First, the page doesn't validate:
That's more mechanical than aesthetic, but still very important.
The big red/pink background image strip took a while to download on a very fast connection. That's more of a hosting issue though, I suppose. Subjective criticism about the design with this, though, is that I don't much care for the red/pink tone and the edges of the image appear to be choppy when smooth would look better. I understand why you put the image there, I just don't think it works too well.
I don't like that the images for your posts are flush against the edge of the main content. I feel like there should be some of the background color showing along the left side. Remove the negative margins and just reduce the width to 630px and that makes an improvement.
I agree with teedoff about the pause button on the scrolling banner. I'm not accustomed to looking in the top right corner for scroll controls and the color does blend in quite a bit with the background. You might center it along the bottom just above the preview bar for better visibility. I would put it in its own bar with a 50% black transparent background.
The breadcrumb looks a bit plain and it isn't immediately clear without hovering the mouse that it's actually a link. It just looks like plain text. Also, like the posts in the main section, this is flush against the left edge of the main content block. There really should be some padding or margin added to this.
Overall, why so much pink? Background gradients, text, links, the big background image... They're all rather pink, which seems a strange choice for a wrestling site (for as macho as pro wrestling is, at least ). Plus, I think pink looks bad aesthetically. It's the one big reason I have to dislike Victoria's secret, really. Anyway, tone that down a bit with the pink. It feels like I'm looking at a gossip column the way it is now, which is not a good thing.
The shadowed text in your information blocks at the top of each section is blurring the text and doesn't look good anyway. I'd lose that. Also, on one of those you have a blue image on a blue background, which washes it out. You need at least a little bit of contrast there.
The forum has a totally different layout than the main site and there is no link back to the main site from the forum. That seems odd. Page load on the forum is fairly slow, also. Not sure what's up with that.
The login form for the forum overlapping itself in some places (login button and "remember me" text).
As I always end up saying when I review a site, I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just pointing out what I think needs to be improved. I'm not a pro designer by any means myself so this is just my layman's opinion.
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I like the look of this site. I do agree with a previous poster who stated that the pause button is in a strange place, as I am used to seeing the controls in the middle at the bottom. Oh the plus side, the scrolling banner moves at a nice speed, giving the viewer a chance to see what you have to offer while still having enough chance to pause the banner if they find something they want to read.
I also agree that there should be a link back to the main site from the forum, and the login box / Remember Me option overlapping is a little annoying.
For the most part though, I do like the look of your site.


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"BRILLIANT! I have made many chicken tortilla soups before, but this is by far the best one yet! The fresh corn is definitely the way to go, the sweetness of it against the spicy is amazing! I didnt have ancho so i substituted the canned chipotle and added black beans. I also used all chicken stock instead of water. I CANT STOP EATING IT!"""


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Washington Senators (1901-1960)
Washington Senators (1901-1960)
The team was founded in Kansas City in 1894 as a Western League team and would move to Washington, D.C., in 1901 as one of the eight original teams of the American League, named the Washington Senators or Washington Nationals. Although the Washington team endured long bouts of mediocrity (immortalized in the Broadway musical Damn Yankees), they had a period of prolonged success in the 1920s and 1930s, led by Hall-of-Famers Bucky Harris, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Joe Cronin, and above all Walter Johnson. Manager Clark Griffith joined the team in 1912 and became the team's owner in 1920. The franchise remained under Griffith family ownership until 1984.
In 1960, Major League Baseball granted the city of Minneapolis an expansion team. Washington owner Calvin Griffith, Clark's nephew and adopted son, requested that he be allowed to move his team to Minneapolis and instead give Washington the expansion team. Upon league approval, the team moved to Minnesota after the 1960 season, setting up shop in Metropolitan Stadium, while Washington fielded a brand new "Washington Senators" (which later became the Texas Rangers prior to the 1972 season).
Washington Nationals/Senators: 1901–1960
For a time, from 1911 to 1933, the Washington Senators were one of the more successful franchises in major-league baseball. The team's rosters included Hall of Famers Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Joe Cronin, Bucky Harris, Heinie Manush and one of the greatest pitchers of all time, Walter Johnson.
In the 1924 World Series, the Senators defeated the New York Giants in seven games. The following season, they repeated as American League champions but ultimately lost the 1925 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates. After Walter Johnson's retirement in 1927, he was hired as manager of the Senators. After enduring a few losing seasons, the team returned to contention in 1930. In 1933, Senators owner Clark Griffith returned to the formula that worked for him nine years before, and 26-year-old shortstop Joe Cronin became player-manager. The Senators posted a 99–53 record and cruised to the pennant seven games ahead of the New York Yankees, but in the 1933 World Series the Giants exacted their revenge, winning in five games. Following the loss, the Senators sank all the way to seventh place in 1934, and attendance began to fall.
Despite the return of Harris as manager from 1935–42 and again from 1950–54, Washington was mostly a losing ball club for the next 25 years, contending for the pennant only during World War II. Washington came to be known as "first in war, first in peace, and last in the American League", with their hard luck being crucial to the plot of the musical and film Damn Yankees. In 1954, the Senators signed future Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew. By 1959, he was the Senators' regular third baseman, leading the league with 42 home runs and earning a starting spot on the American League All-Star team.
After Griffith's death in 1955, his nephew and adopted son Calvin took over the team presidency. He sold Griffith Stadium to the city of Washington and leased it back, leading to speculation that the team was planning to move, as the Boston Braves, St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics had all done in the early 1950s. By 1957, after an early flirtation with San Francisco (where the New York Giants would eventually move after that season ended), Griffith began courting Minneapolis-St. Paul, a prolonged process that resulted in his rejecting the Twin Cities' first offer before agreeing to relocate. The American League opposed the move at first, but in 1960 a deal was reached: The Senators would move and would be replaced with an expansion Senators team for 1961. Thus, the old Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins.
Team Nickname
The Washington franchise was known as both "Senators" and "Nationals" at various times, and sometimes at the same time. In 1905, the team changed its official name to the "Washington Nationals." The name "Nationals" appeared on uniforms for only two seasons, and was then replaced with the "W" logo for the next 52 years. The media often shortened the nickname to "Nats." Many fans and newspapers (especially out-of-town papers) persisted in using the "Senators" nickname. Over time, "Nationals" faded as a nickname, and "Senators" became dominant. Baseball guides listed the club's nickname as "Nationals or Senators," acknowledging the dual-nickname situation.
The team name was officially changed to Washington Senators around the time of Clark Griffith's death. It was not until 1959 that the word "Senators" first appeared on team shirts. "Nats" continued to be used by space-saving headline writers, even for the 1961 expansion team, which was never officially known as "Nationals."
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Great Views! Worth Seeing Once!
It's a tower. It offers a great view of San Antonio. It's not going to blow you away, but it's definitely worth seeing once. For me, the great and surprising draw was the Hemisfair Park that surrounds the tower. There's beautiful gardens, flowers, fountains, and historic shops and restaurants. I was very impressed and I would return even if just to see the park! Beautiful!
Tower of the Americas
The 750-foot Tower of the Americas was a central "theme structure" of the 1968 HemisFair. Today you can ascend to the top where there is a restaurant and an observation deck offering a spectacular view of the city. There is also a Texas themed theater. The trip up to the top in the glass walled elevator is neat too. Hours are 10 AM to 10 PM Sunday through Thursday and 10 AM to 11 PM on Friday and Saturday. Admission is $10.95 for adults; $9.95 for seniors and military; and $8.95 for kids 4 to 12. You also have to pay for parking.
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Tower of the Americas
For more than 35 years, the 750-foot-tall Tower of the Americas has offered residents and tourists of San Antonio, Texas, the most breathtaking view of the Alamo City. Visitors dine at the Tower's revolving restaurant or enjoy the scenery from the observation deck. Now, Landry's Restaurants, Inc. has taken the experience to a whole new level. Among the improvements are an upscale eatery, banquet facility and a Texas-themed 4-D, multi-sensory theater.
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The San Antonio Space Needle
It's the Space Needle, in San Antonio. I've seen two or three of these in various parts of the world, and they're never all that exciting. Somehow, it's larger than the Space Needle, but gets much less pub.
It was made for the 1968 World's Fair, and it was probably much more impressive then.
It's a must see, but don't spend too much time there. Just go up, get a quick shot of the scenery, and move on to more interesting adventures.- Architecture
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As for now I have not gone up to the top of the Tower of the Americas, nor eaten here but I just love the pictures that you can take from MILES away. It's really a neat structure and has a lot of fun history, too. The views of San Antonio are breathtaking from the top, I'm sure. But until the future I cannot vauge for the experience.
Buying a ticket to go up to the observation deck for the beautiful view also gets you a 4D ride called Skies Over Texas, that takes you on a neat HD movie that makes you think you're on the aircraft filming the scenes.
They have a (cheaper) cafe on the first floor of the Tower and then they have the nicer Chart House by Landry's Corp. which usually requires a jacket, or nice dress.
One of my favorite parts of the Tower is the gift shop! :) Gotta love a place to get your San Antonio souvenirs.
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"Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower/restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68. The tower was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until 1996, when the Las Vegas Stratosphere Tower was completed (wikipedia.org).
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Ticket includes unlimited access to Observation Deck, Flags over Texas & 4D Theater Ride
Adults $10.95, Seniors & Military $9.95, Children $8.95
Hours: Sun-Thurs 10am-10pm; Fri-Sat 10-11pm
**Be careful with parking, since it's downtown!
Self Parking $11.00 and Special Event $8.00- Food and Dining
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nothing great
I've been to a lot of cities all over the world who have their own version of the tower of the americas (i.e. CN tower of toronto, etc.) and what changes with each city is basically the view which is what you go up there for anyway. Other than that there's really nothing great about this structure really. They have a restaurant at the top as well as a special ride wherein they show you like an educational video about Texas but that's about it. The views are okay as you'll get to see the city of San Antonio spread out before you but that's about it. For a fee of USD10.95 I don't think its worth visiting honestly.
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tower of the americas
the tower of the americas is located in hemisfair park next to the convention center. the 750 foot tower offers an impressive view of san antonio. the tower also has the chart house restaurant and a bar.
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Towering Over San Antonio
Tower of the Americas takes you 750 feet above San Antonio for a birds eye view of the city. As you streak to the top, a glass sided elevator provides a panoramic view. The tower was constructed for the World HemisFair in 1968.
Atop the tower an outdoor area can be accessed. It was extremely windy the day we visited making this area a quick stop, but inside is a different story--you're sheltered from the wind and audio segments present the city's history as you glimpse the streets below.
picture #2 Scenic plaza with waterfalls
picture #3 Tower view of the city
picture #4 Gift Shop for souvenirs of your visit
At street level, take in the 4-D theatre ride featuring the many different faces of Texas. A combination ticket provides a limitless day pass, which was great for the grandkids. We saw this ingenious film twice due to its "kid appeal".
Hours are Sun.-Thurs. 10am-10pm; Fri.-Sat. 10am-11pm for the 4D theatre ride SKIES OVER TEXAS. Hours are Sun.-Thur. 10am-10pm; Fri.-Sat. 10am-11pm for FLAGS OVER TEXAS observation deck.
Admission is $10.95 for adults; $9.95 for seniors and military; $8.95 for kids. For The Chart House dining room and gift shop hours, check the website.- Historical Travel
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OPERATION AND THE PRICES ARE ; ADULT US 10.95, CHILD US8.95 AND SENIORS AND MILITARY US9.95 FOR ALL THE PRICES YOU HAVE TO INCLUDED TAX THAT IS 8.25 MORE- Family Travel
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Tower of Americas
Of course through the years this attraction has revolved into adding improvements, but a special memory for me while on my one day pass as a treat during basic training was me and a fellow trooper dressed in our Blues and after getting on the wrong buses and finally getting on the right bus had arrived at the park, but it wasn't open due to the end of the season. We were both bummed and just kind of wondered around not knowing what to do with ourselves. A park attendant noticed our dismay and asked if we wanted to go up into the tower. After we closed our mouths and got to the top we took in all the wonderful sights from the top. The View is awesome! I think we made that attendants day, as he made our day. Thank you still to this day!
4d Theatre Ride
Adults $6.00 Seniors $5.50 Children $5.50
Observation Deck
Adults $5.00 Seniors $4.00 Children $3.00
Tower Combo Pass
(Combo includes access to Observation
Deck, History of Texas & 4-D Theater Ride)
Adults $9.95 Seniors $9.25 Children $7.95
Observation Deck
Sun - Thur 10am-10pm
Fri - Sat 10am-11pm
Self Parking$6.00
Valet $7.00
Special Event $11.00- Business Travel
The Tower of the Americas
This huge tower, built for the 1968 World's Fair, is a symbol of San Antonio that ranks second only to the Alamo. It stands 750 feet tall. From the top, it offers an awesome view of the entire city. I never visited the restaurant up there, so cannot comment on it.
It's currently closed for renovation. It will reopen in 2007. Please check the website or call the number below for updates.- Architecture
Hemisphere Park -Tower of the Americas
Another San Antonio tradition. This tower has one of the best views in town. There are elevators that can take you up the tower and for those romantics souls i'd recommend a dinner at the restaurant on top. It's a bit overpriced, but hey, you're paying for the mood no? Enjoy the food and view!
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Tower of the Americas
Located in Hemisfair Park, the 750 ft Tower stands as a reminder of the 1968 World's Fair and it is a great place to go during the evening to enjoy a beautiful view of San Antonio. You have to pay to get to the observation deck so one little trick is to go to the High in the Sky lounge for a drink, and then go up to the deck. That way, you'll still have to spend a few bucks but at least you're getting a drink out of it!!
Tower of the Americas
This modern tower is a well known landmark in the city. From the observation level, you can see a great deal of the city. We went there the night after we got married and ate at the restaurant. Needless to say, the food is very expensive, so pick a special occasion to eat there. The restaurant slowly rotates so that you get a 360 degree view of the city.
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7 Ways to Revel in an Eco-Friendly Mardi Gras
Posted By Charley Cameron On February 21, 2012 @ 5:20 pm In Features,Green Holidays,Recycled Materials | No Comments
Mardi Gras 'throws,' the trinkets thrown by Krewe members from floats to parade goers, have a pretty rich history. Modern throws however, are largely made up of cheap plastic strings of beads, which end up littering the streets or thrown into trash cans. Some groups have started recycling these beads, such as Arc of Greater New Orleans, who follow parades with their "Catch and Release" float [5]. The group encourages parade-goers to throw their beads back. Arc then sorts and resells the beads to Mardi Gras Krewes, reducing cost for the Krewes and wastage for everyone. The money Arc [6] earns from sales goes directly back to their non-profit work. If you find yourself catching beads in a city where it's not so easy to recycle, you can always try your hand at recycling them into colorful art work [7].
In amongst the masses of plastic beads, you might be lucky enough to snag some more collectable throws. Traditional glass beads, commemorative doubloons, customized beads, decorated coconuts and all manner of flashing LED [9] toys are just some of the items you might catch — and no, you really don't need to remove your clothing to get them. If the trinkets aren't your thing, there's almost certainly a kid around too short to catch the throws, pass them along to those who'll enjoy them and they'll be far less likely to wind up in landfill [10].
If you're celebrating Mardi Gras in a City with more liberal open container laws, such as New Orleans, bring your reusable cup [12]. Chances are you'll patronize more than one bar on your Mardi Gras travels, and while commemorative plastic cups are a treasured throw from various Mardi Gras Krewes, you certainly don't need to collect (and throw out) a different cup from each bar you visit.
It's pretty important to stay hydrated through Mardi Gras Festivities, but waiting in line to buy bottles of water [14] is neither environmentally friendly or a fun use of your parade time. Bring a reusable water bottle with you and you'll be free to focus on the party, plus you'll be surprised how many establishments provide Cambros of water for you to fill up your container with. It's free, and often the line is much shorter than the one for more adult beverages.
This is a bit of a Mardi Gras no-brainer. While it's perfectly possible to pick up feathered masquerade headgear around a lot of parades, Mardi Gras is the perfect opportunity to channel your creative side and make a bright, fabulous festive outfit of your own. Dig through your own closet for any big-mistake purchases, embarrassing 80s relics or unwanted hand-me-downs and go to town. Check out thrift stores for gaudy colors and feather boas. If you're feeling ambitious, you can turn your old newspapers into Mardi Gras masks [16]. There are no rules to Mardi Gras costuming, so run wild and reuse.
With any Mardi Gras celebration comes large crowds, and very often a certain amount of festive drinking. Bring your bike instead of your car, and not only will you find it easier and safer to get around, you'll also avoid guzzling gas in traffic jams. If costume making got your creative juices flowing, you can even think about decorating your bike! If you're joining Mardi Gras on vacation, look around for bicycle rental [18], and perhaps consider taking a bike tour while you're there.
This one's a little more ambitious and takes a little more planning than other items on this list. Eco-aware Mardi Gras Krewes are beginning to pop up, and they have a lot of ground to cover. Aside from from the proliferation of plastic throws, Mardi Gras floats are often largely made of paper mache and crepe paper, and pulled by tractors or trucks. In New Orleans Krewe of Kolossus [20] made their floats from recycled trash [21] and other salvaged materials, while new-comer Verdi Gras [22] make their beads from newspaper and salvaged wood in an effort to create a greener Mardi Gras less dependent on imported plastic goods [23]. Chattanooga's smaller Mardi Gras celebrations come complete with pedal-powered [24] floats. In most cases, anyone can join a Mardi Gras Krewe, though membership dues vary wildly. There's huge room for growth in the push for a green Mardi Gras, so if you can, jump in and support those who are working towards a greener Carnival!
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Flexibility is a hallmark elsewhere in the Z4 as well. A console-mounted switch toggles among three settings: normal, sport, and sport-plus, effecting changes in the steering effort, in throttle mapping, in the shift logic of the automatic transmission, and in damper firmness. (The latter is only for cars equipped with M Adaptive damping, part of the sport package, which also includes sport seats, eighteen-inch wheels, and a more generous electronically limited top speed of 150 rather than 130 mph.) This is a further evolution of the optional Sport button in the previous Z4, which affected throttle, steering effort, and automatic transmission shift control.
Carmakers' attempts to create electronics-induced multiple personalities have become increasingly widespread, but we find that they're often of little value. In the case of the Z4, the range from normal to sport-plus is pretty narrow. The difference in throttle mapping, for instance, is barely discernable, although that's rather a blessing since a hypersensitive gas pedal does not make a responsive car.
The change in steering effort is more notable, switching from too light to just right - but we'd happily do without the former. The steering is again electrically assisted (although the M Roadster used hydraulic assist), and it's certainly precise but lacks that last measure of tactility.
With regard to the transmission, we ended up preferring the less aggressive modes. All are responsive to a quick stomp on the throttle, but in sport-plus, the gearbox is so reluctant to upshift that you end up cruising around in fourth gear when a mellower mode would select seventh.
The selectable damping is a new feature with this redesign. Again, the difference between the different modes is subtle. But when driving hard, you appreciate the extra control of body motions (primarily pitch and dive) offered by sport-plus, which combines with the firmer steering to create the most confidence-inspiring overall setup. This was our preferred setting for attacking the endless series of switchbacks on our test route. Sport-plus also loosens the reins of the otherwise overactive stability control (and illuminates its warning light on the dash), allowing a welcome bit of rear slip angle. But it would take real determination, and the stability control switched off completely, to unstick the rear end. Even in sport-plus, the chassis has so much grip - on its wide Bridgestone Potenzas - that the Z4 proves endlessly forgiving, never twitchy.


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"Beatin'" here is slang for masturbation, which comes up multiple times in the song. Heems is masturbating instead of 'freakin'".
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The ultimate Christmas gift
In an age of instant gratification, Advent's penitential design trains our hearts and minds for the bigger hope to come.
Brookville, N.Y.
Santa Claus is coming. We know, because we track him on NORAD's satellites.
That's what we did last year – shuffled the kids off to bed as he left Western Samoa, confident that he'd be here by morning.
Last year, too, we skipped the whole "sitting-upon-Santa's-lap" thing. Instead, we texted him directly: "we cnt w8 4 xmas!," from which we relished the automated reply, "b g%d!"
While reaching into the attic recently for our digitally remastered Dickens DVDs, I contemplated the season of Advent, and how remarkably adept we've become at collapsing the essence of things – even Christmas. It's just one of the insidious ways, I suppose, in which we have come to take on the characteristics of our technologies.
Advent is – literally – the season of looking forward. It is predicated upon the idea of arrival, and in this way, it clashes with digital culture and the instantaneous, 24/7, asynchronous architecture of the Internet.
Last December, our children cut-and-pasted their wish lists from an ethereal host of dotcoms, uploaded them for distant relatives, chatted live with avatar elves, and even logged on to Rudolph's webcam in an 11th-hour attempt to substantiate faith (a faith that, in all of their 11 years, had never failed them).
People who study the spatiotemporal aspects of technology understand that, much like the mechanical clocks of the last millenniums, our computers are affecting and changing temporality – our perceptions of time; its measurement; and the ways in which it is organized, consumed and chronicled. At no other point in the year is this more apparent to me than at Christmas, when calendrical and liturgical times converge under a woolly blanket of subjective, global space.


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Ventriloquism Through the Holidays
by Annie Roberts
What a great year for ventriloquism! Between two weeks of ventriloquists on David Letterman, Jay Johnson's Broadway show The Two and Only, plus his Tony Award, a feature article in Life Magazine, Kevin Johnson and Terry Fator on America's Got Talent, and Jeff Dunham's DVD Arguing with Myself going quintuple platinum, ventriloquists are reaching a national spotlight once again. That was sure obvious at the 2007 Vent Haven ConVENTion with over 430 attendees from around the world, 75 of whom were new to the conVENTion. All this attention brought the camera crews out to see what's going on in the world of belly-talking with two independent feature length film documentary groups, a national TV show from England, and NBC's Weekend TODAY Show. What the media discovered was a warm, friendly atmosphere filled with fun, entertaining folks. It was a great year to be at Vent Haven.
Executive Director Mark Wade knew it was going to be a big convention because the Drawbridge reported the highest number of rooms reserved for the convention ever! By 3:00pm in London Hall Lobby on Wednesday, the place was already filling up with vents eager to get started. Registration opened and people were getting their name tags on, greeting old friends, meeting new ones. Hospitality Committee members Marty Hamill, Al Moessinger, and Chris Donahoe were having a great time meeting all the first timers, christening them with their red dots, changing them into red dotters. Stevo Schuling, NOT a first time attendee by any means, tried very hard to get a red dot as well, hoping to get some extra special attention that comes with that distinction. Camera crews were also dueling it out to get their projects off and running by filming the crowd. It was festive, crazy, and fun.
The Red Dotters met for a brief Meet and Greet in Canterbury Hall before the Official Opening so they could get filled in on important information, learn what to expect, and meet the people who could answer questions and give guidance if they needed it. Plus they got their picture taken. It was a chance for them to catch their breaths before they were off to the race of the conVENTion.
The Official Opening kicked off with new Vent Haven Museum President John S. "Brook" Brooking welcoming everyone and encouraging them to visit the newly renovated Vent Haven Museum (for pictures of that project click here). He took a moment to remember with a round of applause the past president and his father, John R.S. Brooking who served for 34 years overseeing the museum and who passed away last Christmas. John R.S. Brooking carried on the legacy started by Vent Haven Museum founder, W.S. Berger. Brook Brooking then introduced our fearless leader and Executive Director, the man who puts it all together, Mark Wade. Mark opened the convention with enthusiasm and got it all off on the right foot, making important announcements and introducing the behind-the-scenes people.
In keeping with the Ventriloquism Through the Holidays theme, the Big Wednesday Holiday Show started right away. Emcee Bob Rumba got into the spirit starting off with some Christmas present juggling and a reindeer friend. The first act was Dale Brown who opened with Bertha the Bag Lady and then moved on to usual sidekick and business partner, Chip Martin. Ian Varella continued the fun dressed in patriotic colors by building a puppet with a sock and then pulling out his fluffy haired friend . Despite partially losing his voice, Tim Cowles entertained with a little magic, vent, and puppetry. Emcee Bob Rumba kept surprising by returning with a new outfit between each act and a new holiday; from Easter to St. Patrick's Day to a Halloween mummy; it was exciting to see what he would come out as next. Mark James closed the show with a little Madame Edna Mardi Gras, a little Halloween, and alotta Carol Greene Elvis. What a full show! Next on the schedule was a Vent Roundtable "What About Holiday Shows?" moderated by Mark Wade, with Tom Ladshaw, Bob Rumba, Dale Brown, Ken Groves, and Ian Varella.
The evening closed with the first look at the packed Dealers' Rooms. This year's crowd was out to buy. Mary Ann Taylor reported her table sold out Wednesday night. Many dealers said this year was an all-time high in sales for them. Again, an exciting time to be a vent or a figure maker!
Thursday morning started bright and early with Mark Wade presenting the Distinguished Service Awards to Lisa Sweasy, Bryan Sweasy, and Annie Roberts. Lisa and I were very honored to receive this recognition, and all we could say was thank you. Gary Owen then took over with his lecture "Stage Craft for Ventriloquists," a lecture jam-packed with information on enhancing staging elements like sound and lighting to make your show a success. (To read an article based on Gary Owen's lecture, click here.) Vent Haven Museum curator Lisa Sweasy stepped on stage for her presentation "Vent Haven Museum - The Past Thirty Years." It was an amazingly informative and entertaining look at what has happened at our little museum since its founder W.S. Berger died in 1972. The museum has grown, changed, and expanded with the help of many people whom Lisa highlighted by using humorous pictures from the past. In addition, Vent Haven started sponsoring conventions which have been an important component in its growth. (Click here to see early Convention pictures.) It was an outstanding lecture and received a well-deserved standing ovation. If you missed it, you really missed out.
The Dealers' Rooms opened again during the lunch break. The sandwich line in the hallway outside Canterbury Hall made it easy for both dealers and conventioneers to grab a quick bite before the afternoon's entertainments started.
Thursday afternoon the Juniors got a chance to demonstrate their developing abilities in the Junior Open Mic. For the first time in many years, the Junior Open Mic filled up before the convention started and several youngsters were on the waiting list to perform. This was very encouraging that more young people are taking an interest in vent. Emcee Bob Isaacson introduced many returning Junior veterans like Hannah L., Bryan G., Aileen C., Peter M., Meghan C., Dylan B., and Audrey F.; plus a couple of rookies with Jacob S., Nick W., and Jamie G. First time or not, they all did a fabulous job, many well on their way to being outstanding vents. The Senior Open Mic had a tough act to follow with those Juniors, but the Seniors led by emcee Pete Michaels got on stage and did their stuff. Mike Griswold even had the extra challenge of performing during a lightning strike that zapped one of the speakers and caused the audience to jump. He maintained his poise and kept right on going. All received an evaluation by three pros and a DVD of their performance. The afternoon finished with the lecture "Balloon Puppets" with Bob Rumba and Rick Mohr.
The day was so filled with good stuff already it was hard to imagine it getting any better, but better it did. After overcoming some technical glitches, Jeff Dunham was on hand for his lecture "Experimenting with New Material." He gave the audience a sneak peek at his new DVD Spark of Insanity coming out September 18th. (To pre-order Spark of Insanity on Amazon.com, click here.) Jeff talked about the current state of comedy and gave tips for working new material into your act. Then he pulled out Achmed the Dead Terrorist and Walter to close out his session with lots of laughs. Next up was a Vent Roundtable "Venues for Ventriloquists" with moderator Pete Michaels and panelists Mark Wade, Tom Ladshaw, Dale Brown, Jeff Dunham, and Ken Groves. Thursday night wrapped up with the General Open Mic emceed by Tom Ladshaw giving 15 attendees another opportunity to perform. Included in the line-up was 'close, personal friend' to Tom Ladshaw, Justin Lee Collins, the featured performer of the British TV show filming at the convention. Justin had only been practicing vent for about three weeks prior to the convention, so needless to say, he was nervous about his first performance.
Convention Friday really is information overload day. With two workshops in the morning and two in the afternoon, by the time Vent Videos starts around 4:15, it's nice to just let your brain be entertained. Vents got to choose from "How to MC" by Steve Kissell, "Music with Ventriloquism" by Al Stevens, or "Add Variety to Your Act" with Al Moessinger. All three sessions were lively and entertaining. As you were laughing to MC bits that Steve Kissell was sharing, you could hear Al Stevens' music coming from the middle room. Or while sitting in on Al Stevens' Power Point presentation, you could hear raucous laughter and rhythmic clapping coming from Al Moessinger's session. The workshop you were in was great and the noises from the other rooms made you look forward to the next session.
New to the conVENTion this year was the Junior Vent University. This special workshop was just for vents age 16 and under and was held in a special room off on its own. For an hour and a half in the morning and afternoon, the Juniors spent one on one time with professional vents. The morning session professors were Mark Wade, Gary Owen, Bob Isaacson, and Tim Cowles. They covered stage poise, lip control, voices, some novelty sound effects with the baby cry as one of those, and figure manipulation. They were treated with a visit from Jimmy and Betty Nelson, who gave each of the juniors a CD of his famous Instant Ventriloquism recordings. In the hallways after the morning session dismissed, the Juniors were excitedly talking about how cool it was getting to meet Jimmy Nelson. I was glad the specialness of the event wasn't lost on them.
The afternoon of the Junior Vent University started off a bit crazy as all the media wanted to film this unique experience. That was a lot of cameras in close quarters, but according to Liz Von Seggen, one of the professors, the adults were more rattled by the cameras than the kids. Eventually at a break, the media was asked to leave, so pros and the kids could get down to business. Liz also reported, "Pete Michaels and Ken Groves added their talents to the session. They spent more time on character voices, breathing to support the projection of sound and control, plus figure manipulation. Pete demonstrated with his 'Papa' figure and Liz demonstrated voice with a little duck. The group divided into three groups with each of the pro's watching and critiquing the kids one by one, working with them to improve their skills, whatever each one needed." Nineteen juniors attended and everyone thought it was a success.
While the Juniors were surrounded by cameras, the adults were choosing between "Manipulation for Dummies" with Bill DeMar, "Accessorizing Your Act" by Steve Taylor, and "Sound Advice for Vents" by Joe Lefler. Steve Taylor started promptly because he had lots of material to cover talking about the appearance of your act and how to improve it with different stands, drapes for cases, costumes for figures, backdrops, plus some staging elements like sound, audience warm-ups, and entrances. Every time Steve said, "And that's Hollywood," the audience would cheer and applaud loudly, I'm sure making people in the room next door wonder what was going on. Joe Lefler in the big room focused on sound equipment and got in-depth with what works best. Finally, Bill DeMar's session was so full, you could hardly get in the door. Lots of interest in improving manipulation and learning from a master.
Jimmy Nelson was back this year for Vent Videos, and he showed a real highlight of the year in the world of ventriloquism -- the two Ventriloquist Weeks on Late Night with David Letterman. Even though I had seen each of the acts when it aired on national TV, I enjoyed watching them all again because I could relax and not be nervous for the performers hoping they'd do well with this great opportunity. All the performers really were top-notch. Friday night is the International Show and emcee Stevo Schuling put together a great line-up with Allan Blumenstyk from Israel, Manami Iimuro from Japan, and Mary & Peter Kingsley from Canada. In keeping with the holidays theme, Stevo even donned a Santa hat.
Friday night ended with the huge excitement of the Vent Haven Raffle with all proceeds going to Vent Haven Museum. Mary Ann Taylor graciously donates a figure each year, plus dealers will donate items as well. Lots of people walk away with prizes from the raffle and a good time for all. This year the frenzy was as crazy as ever and ALL the tickets were sold. Outstanding! But the real excitement was yet to come. As a special event to raise money for a new computer, scanner, and copier for Vent Haven Museum, Jeff Dunham and Lisa Sweasy auctioned off a midnight tour of the newly renovated museum. Jeff told people to get together and pool their money because the winner and five friends would be given a special tour by Jeff and Lisa, and a private hour to talk vent with the comedy master, himself. A young auctioneer from Tennessee named Kyle Scribner stepped out of the audience to help and before you knew it the bidding which had started at $100 had jumped to $1000. Lisa was jumping up and down on stage overwhelmed by excitement, and the bidding continued to climb higher. It was thrilling! Finally it came down to two people bidding against each other, when Jeff stepped in, declared both bidders winners and all ten would go on the midnight tour. Very exhilarating!
Saturday morning started off bright and early with the International Panel; the performers from Friday night's show answered questions from the audience. Then Dan Horn took the stage for his lecture on 'Creativity.' He warmed the audience up with Gladys and her cruise ship exploits, and Dan brought out Miles again. It's amazing what you can do with a child's backpack, talk about creative! Dan did some lecturing on how to think outside the norm, but the unusual part of the session was he brought people up on stage to play various improvisational games. Each game was designed to get the brain going and get people to look at things in new ways. It was challenging and really proved that vents who are creative work hard at it. After the improv mayhem, it was time for the Group Photo back once again by the outdoor pool. Thankfully there was a nice breeze. It's fun to see everyone with their puppets. People get pictures with friends, with people they've met during the convention, with pros, or with people who have puppets by the same maker. After the big photo, small clusters of people form and you have to watch out that you're not walking into someone else's picture.
A tradition for 31 years, Saturday afternoon is the Bus Tour to Vent Haven Museum. This year was especially exciting since the W.S. Berger Building (the one with Charlie McCarthy and Jacko, also called Building #1) had been completely renovated over the winter. Everything was completely moved around and lots of never before displayed pictures adorned the walls. The building was now arranged chronologically starting with pre-Vaudeville and continuing to present day vents like Mark Wade's Grits, Willie Tyler's early Lester, and Jeff Dunham's Peanut, Walter, and Jose.
All the museum's Edgar Bergen memorabilia is now displayed together in what is affectionately know as The Bergen Alcove. The Building #1 renovation forced some changes in Building #3, the school room, as well. A new color photo wall across the back catches your eye when you first walk in, and a new Frank Marshall display on the right wall better highlights his tools and people who used his figures, and there are many. The weather in Ft. Mitchell on this day was just gorgeous and of course, Lisa and Bryan Sweasy had the grounds looking immaculate, as well as the buildings being spotless, spiffed, and fresh. It was delightful to walk through and see the changes and then sit in the yard and enjoy being at the Mecca of Ventriloquism.
Before this convention story ends, it's important to recognize several people who work hard behind the scenes, often unbeknownst to the attendees helping to make the event run smoothly. Executive Director Mark Wade has put together a great team. Working tirelessly backstage and always with a smile are Dan and Mary Fry, the Sound & Lighting Coordinators, assisted by Ken Groves. Dave Carruth is always on hand back-stage stage managing. Jody Wade, the Registration Coordinator, was the friendly face greeting the Walk-in Registrants. All the outstanding pictures accompanying this article were taken by the Official Photographers Phillip Jones and David Crone. Finally, Bob and Marty Hamill heading up the Hospitality Committee including the awesome Hospitality Suite did a fantastic job this year. The hard work of all these people is much appreciated.
The Conventioneers returned from Vent Haven Museum to the Drawbridge to the final roundtable of the convention "Ask the Pros" with Ken Groves moderating, plus Dan Horn, Jimmy Nelson, Jeff Dunham, and Pete Michaels. What an unparalleled opportunity to ask the top pros in the field questions about anything ventriloquial. The Dealers' Rooms opened during dinner but this time, many tables had sold out. By 7:30pm, everyone was ready for the All Star New Year's Eve Show. Steve Kissell emceed in a bright yellow sport coat and entertained with tips to improve travel; these were not your usual suggestions unless you normally don googly eyes or fake teeth. Bill DeMar opened the show with Feldon the Unspeakable Frog , aVerna Finly puppet, then switched to a recently repaired Chuck Norwood. Bill did his classic tape on the mouth bit and amazed the audience with his crystal clear pronunciations. The audience was on their feet giving a standing ovation at the end of his act. Nancy Roth came on next and opened with a little mind-reading with the audience. She then pulled out a little girl character and closed with her hillbilly character and a drinking bit. The final act of the night was Keith Hadrill. He started off with a humorous magic bit where he made four flies disappear into various orifices of his head. It seemed Keith had intended to end his show with his old man character, but the audience chanted "Roadkill! Roadkill!" So Keith obliged, pulled out Roadkill and did a few minutes to the audiences' delight. Since this was a faux New Year's Eve show, everyone in the audience got party hats, at 'midnight' rocket balloons were launched, and everyone celebrated the end of the Ventriloquism Through the Holidays ConVENTion. What a great conVENTion!
We hope to see EVERYONE back in Ft. Mitchell next July 2008!!
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4 Early girls and one I believe Big Boy-twice the size of EG. All red. So,first week of May-July 28th..pretty good considering the cool start. It sure beats last years train wreck of a growing season. |
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I have harvested 4 Sungold tomatoes so far, which puts me ahead of where I was last year too. I'm hopeful that I will have a pretty good harvest this year, there are hundreds of little green tomatoes on the Sungold, and plenty of green tomatoes on the Chocolate Cherry, Persimmon, and Ace. Aunt Ruby's German Green is the farthest behind, I found the first tiny little tomato on it today. |
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I know it will be a good year when I have picked tomatoes coloring up on my dining room table. I have about 20 sauce tomatoes there now. More on the vine too! |
- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 28, 11 at 15:33
I have been getting Stupice and Mortgage Lifters for about two weeks. Both taste better than they did last year. MLs are suffering from wilt, though, so I will have to plant either grafted plants or modern hybrids next year, I guess. |
whoa,A little short on the posts huh? Is it still that bad overall this year? |
I've picked 2 sungold, 1 beauty queen, 1 lemon, around 8 small black oval tomatoes (can't find the tag & can't remember the variety); these were already ripe when I picked them. I've also picked several early girls, which are coloring up in my kitchen. Yes, this looks better than last year to me, too! Good flavor so far & I think all varieties have set fruit. Other veggies are doing well, too - bean & zuke production will soon outpace my demand for them & peppers & eggs are setting fruits, tho they're small due to my sluggishness in getting them planted. |
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3 For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us [required of us] mirth, [saying], Sing us one of the songs of Zion. | 3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!" |
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Cardiac surgeons often shy away from repairing or replacing leaking mitral valves in elderly patients because of a historically high death rate and mediocre long-term survival. However, Mayo Clinic researchers found that the operation's death rate for patients over age 75 fell dramatically from 27 percent to 5 percent between 1980 and 1995.
"We want to dispel the message of gloom and doom that is given to older people," said Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, M.D., senior author of the study. "We may not make people live forever, but we can restore life expectancy in a similar manner in younger and older patients."
The mitral valve regulates blood flow from the heart's left atrium to left ventricle. A leaking valve causes blood to flow back from the lower to the upper chamber, which is called mitral regurgitation or MR. This abnormal flow can cause breathing problems, fatigue, irregular heartbeats and potentially fatal congestive heart failure.
Previous research indicates that the prevalence of MR increases with age. The number of Americans age 75 and older is expected to quadruple over the next 50 years, Sarano said.
The condition's degenerative form -- the more common one -- results from the valve becoming progressively thicker or a valve cord rupturing. Non-degenerative mitral regurgitation may result from several disorders, including a birth defect and rheumatic fever.
Surgeons can correct mitral regurgitation by repairing the valve or replacing it with an artificial valve. Sarano and colleagues investigated risks and benefits of the valve surgery for repair or replacement in older patients. "Mitral valve disease is a disease of the elderly, and you don't have to be a doctor to know the elderly are more likely to die than younger patients," said Sarano, professor of medicine and director of Mayo's Valvular Heart Disease Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "But we asked, 'Does surgery restore life expectancy in a similar way? Do the young and the old live the same percentage of what is expected for their age?'"
Researchers reviewed the records of 1,344 patients (mostly white) who had mitral regurgitation surgery at the Mayo Clinic between Jan. 1, 1980, and Dec. 31, 1995. They used 1995 as the cut-off for surgery to determine the long-term survival of patients.
They divided patients into three groups, based on their age at surgery: 75 and older (284 patients), 65�74 (504), and younger than 65 (556). The patients' average age was 65, 61 percent were male, and 64 percent had degenerative mitral regurgitation.
These patients were also compared to data on the age- and gender-matched U.S. white population in 1990 to determine their normal life expectancy.
At latest follow-up, the year 2000, 606 patients (45 percent) had died.
Not surprisingly, patients 75 and older were sicker -- and thus at a higher surgical risk -- than the other two age groups. They also suffered from more serious ailments, such as advanced symptoms of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular disease and other medical problems, Sarano said.
Some key findings from the study include:
Researchers said, however, that elderly patients in their study may not be representative of all MR elderly patients and "the benefits of surgery cannot be defined without a randomized clinical trial, which is not yet available."
Co-authors are Delphine Detaint, M.D.; Thoralf M. Sundt, M.D.; Vuyisile T. Nkomo, M.D.; Christopher G. Scott, M.S.; A. Jamil Tajik, M.D.; and Hartzell V. Schaff, M.D.
The Mayo Clinic funded the study. Detaint's participation was supported by a grant from the French Federation of Cardiology.
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I was gonna comment on Annies slideshow pictures,but when i scrolled down to reply,my message box is already filled with a bunch of gobbledegook,that I did not put there,nor do i know what it is all about.Never seen this before,can someone tell me what this is and how it happened to get there.I copied and pasted a small portion of it,but it's long.
Here it is,what is it and why??? TIA Well that didn't work,when i hit submit it says it's an "Illegal String alert,may be an HTML code or profanity,and is a security concern"
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Well, just keep all that cussin' out of your post and it will go right through. Just kidding! I couldn't post to a thread earlier this afternoon, and now it works. Sometimes GW just farts along, but sometimes the gas builds up and things don't work like they should. |
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I just sat here for 3 minutes with my finger on the delete key and it didn't move even a 1/4 of the way down the page.The words gardenweb are through out it,and it list different forums,like desert,bar b q,weddings,exercise,health etc,as well a cell padding and cell spacing,whatever that means. Weird,i tell ya,Weird. |
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It takes forever to post and I noticed that my post on the milkweed thread is there, but I don't see a form to post a follow-up. The links that they add to our words are taking up a lot of time during the "submit" process and locking up there servers, IMH Technical O. |
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At a time when the rest of the world (for a host of reasons) is shying away from the hydraulic fracturing "boom," the United States appears to be hell-bent on allowing fracking in every available space. The latest target for the industry has been the already imperiled Gulf of Mexico, the same waters that are still...
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Academy Awards Oscar to 'An Inconvenient Truth'
Last night's Academy Awards weren't as boring as I thought they would be. Admittedly I usually skip them but I was holding out for the 'Best Documentary' category to see if Davis Guggenheim et al would get the recognition they so richly deserved. And I was not disappointed.
Neither, I suspect, were millions of other human beings who got their first dose of the dangers of global warming through watching this highly acclaimed documentary. It may just be a gold statue, but it certainly represents an encouraging turn in public understanding around climate change.
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The climatologists at RealClimate found that Gore had the science right, with a few small errors. Link here.
They also noted here at this link :
""An Inconvenient Truth," the Davis Guggenheim documentary on global warming starring Al Gore's presentation on the subject, provides an accurate, engaging, accessible, thought-provoking and (at times) even humorous introduction to one of the most important scientific issues of our time ( see our review of the movie). In some countries, viewing "An Inconvenient Truth" has actually become a required part of the science curriculum, and with good justification, we think…"
Hey, wait a second! What does CEI know about good movies? Perhaps the Academy is a better judge than even them!
Actually, I don't think very highly of the Oscars – it's another beauty contest of the kind "Little Miss Sunshine" seemed to be against. On the other hand, I expect less bias from the Academy than I do from CEI. Johan, how was their review of "You can't be cool without fuel"?
Did you know no one has ever died of AIDS? It's a fact. It's just not the whole truth.
This conclusively proves that there is a total consensus among Hollywood showbusiness people that human-caused global warming is as real and genuine as they are.
And that's good enough for me!
Here's an article by a teacher recommending a second fillm that should be shown with An Inconvenient Truth: Oil on Ice
"…The union of the two films strengthens the message of "An Inconvenient Truth" and gives students the "whole truth."
Oil on Ice frames four main objectives in brilliant clarity and with an uplifting message of hope and possibility:
* First, it gives stinging statistics about our fossil fuel dependency. When energy guru Amory Lovins explains that the world uses a cubic mile of oil a year and the United States uses 10,000 gallons a second, the look on your student's faces will be priceless;
* Secondly, it smashes the myth of economic havoc created by reducing and eliminating our oil addiction. From 1977 to 1985 with the implementation of CAFE standards (higher mileage for cars) and energy conservation our nation made outstanding economic growth…"
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Well, that didn't take that long at all. Less than a month after we first heard about Shaquille O'Neal starring in a post-apocalyptic game that features mutant zombies (yes, you read that right), it's already released! The not-quite-sequel to Shaq Fu, a game so bad that people devote actual time and money to liberating it from existence, brandishes an entirely different gameplay style. Whereas the original was a fighting game along the lines of Mortal Kombat, this game is closer to the second week of Dikembe Mutombo's 4 1/2 Weeks To Save The World.
I'd like to start this piece Peter Jackson style: with a longer-than-necessary flashback to provide background on this story. Back in the 90s, kids were all about two things: basketball and fighting games. We loved Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Space Jam and Shaquille O'Neal. Or so the legends go. As a result, in 1994, some genius marketer aimed to put the two together to create Shaq Fu. It did not fare well.
Bringing a new entry to the successful NBA 2KX franchise, 2K Games recently released NBA 2K13 to Google's Play Store. Like its predecessors, NBA 2K13 is built on the NBA 2K engine, with improved graphics and a new one-finger control option to give players "the ultimate NBA experience while on the go."
Besides the option to use 2K13's new one-finger control system, players can revel in some nostalgia while reliving some of the best performances "in NBA history, including Kobe Bryant's 81-point performance in 2006."
Players can also play through multiple NBA seasons with the same team in order to establish them as "a new dynasty," while enjoying a television-style presentation including full commentary.
Here in the States, we call it soccer, which actually makes little sense. Our neighbors across the pond have a more accurate term for the game, however: football. To be honest, I'm not really sure where the crossing of terms came into play, but football in the U.S. is definitely not the same game as football in other countries. Regardless of what you call it, EA just released a new game for all who love the thought of kicking a ball into a net: FIFA 2012.
Gaming on Android has been accelerating at the same mind-numbing speed as Android hardware, and we have quickly gone from having a limited number of decent titles to having more good games than we can track. In some cases, these games stand out for their amazing new gameplay; in others, they stand out for their high level of polish. Stardunk is one of the latter.
There have been several Android games that let you play a quick game of basketball, essentially just choosing an angle and power, and letting the ball fly.
Earlier today, a tip about a new augmented reality game called HoopsAR hit our inbox. Since augmented reality is a relatively new and kind of cool subject, I decided to take a deeper look and go hands-on. Before I could play the game, I needed to print out a basketball "ticket" which serves as the game board. The phone's camera then scans it and overlays the court on top of it in 3D.
The same team that brought us GO SMS, GO Launcher, GO Weather, and a figurative myriad of other goodies are back again - this time with an offering for all the sports fans out there. The aptly titled GO Score brings almost real-time soccer and basketball scores to your mobile, with a multitude of others sports in the works.
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I have searched through several threads on here about knife suggestions and reccomendations. Well, I am looking for some suggestions and reccomendations for a new pocket knife also. Here is the catch. I have a $20 gift card to Bass Pro, and have to return an item that cost around $35, so I will have around $55 to spend on it. The knife has to come from Bass Pro. I have a few other requirements too. It has to have a pocket clip, and has to be either assisted open or very easy to open with one hand. I am looking for something other than the assisted open Kershaws.
I have been looking at a few different ones, and would like your opinion on them and even suggestions on others that are available from Bass Pro. I am willing to spend a little over the $55 so that isn't a firm amount.
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Results are promising but preliminary, experts caution,,,,
TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- While most people associate viruses with human illness, a new study suggests that at least one virus might have cancer-fighting abilities that could be used to treat some metastatic cancers.
Reporting in the Nov. 7 issue of Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers explained that the virus, Seneca Valley Virus-001 (SVV-001), was effective in treating lines of cells from small-cell lung cancer and some pediatric cancers, as well as lung cancer and eye cancer in immune-deficient mice.
"In animal studies, we found complete eradication of small-cell lung cancer," said the study's lead author, Paul Hallenbeck, founder, president and chief scientific officer of Neotropix, in Malvern, Pa. "This is a promising new, yet old, approach to a very serious disease," added Hallenbeck, noting that people first noticed that viruses had some effect on cancer as long as 100 years ago.
However, at least one expert advised caution when interpreting these findings about the virus and metastatic cancer, which is cancer that has spread from one site in the body to another.
"These initial results look promising and warrant further investigation, but this is a very early study done in cell lines and an animal model," said Dr. Jay Brooks, chairman of hematology and oncology at Ochsner Health System in Baton Rouge, La. Brooks said there are still many questions that need to be answered about this virus, such as what are the long-term effects in humans, how expensive is it, will it continue to work in the long run, and would you have to be on it for the rest of your life?
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In-game, when I was playing just earlier, I realized that holding tab no longer pulls up the score board for me to see everyone's kills and deaths and such and such. Now, it was fine when I went into the game. At first I thought it was a problem with my keyboard, but hold on... Everything else is working! Since I used a wireless keyboard, it was probably the batteries so I changed it, still didn't work. I thought it was a problem with the tab button itself, but when I press O to bring it up, it doesn't work either. I tried changing the key bindings and still didn't work. So after the game I checked to see if it was still working, and huzzah, it's working... I'm not sure what the conditions were, and I'm sure this is rare, but when it happens it's troubling if you can't see what the enemy team is building, what your team is building, and how many kills and deaths and assists everyone has, respawn times. You know, the essentials. It'd be great if someone were to look into it.
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Norwich midfielder Darel Russell has had his red card appeal turned down by the Football Association.
The 29-year-old received a straight red card for a high lunge on Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin during their 2-0 defeat to the Saints on Saturday.
The Canaries appealed the decision and had hoped to have the former Stoke City player available for Tuesday night's clash with Southend.
However, the FA dismissed the appeal and Russell will now serve a three-match ban which also rules him out of upcoming fixtures against Oldham and Yeovil.


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Im just a small town girl from Texas, living the good life with my husband Jerry and our two sons, Taylor and Tresten. When were not running the kids to their various activities, we enjoy fishing, water sports (its hot down here) and explori...my favorite food? well being a Texan i would have to say Tex-Mex is my favorite type of ng new places and foods.
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