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A group of hackers have been exploiting the bug and targeting financial and defense companies in the U.S. It is anticipated that other hackers will rush to exploit this vulnerability before Microsoft issues a fix. Microsoft issued Security Advisory 2963983 which explains the vulnerability could allow a hacker to take complete control of an affected system, and then do things such as viewing, changing, or deleting data; installing malicious programs; or creating accounts that would give hackers full user rights.
Microsoft has not yet announced when a patch to deliver a fix will become available, but they did confirm the patch will not protect Windows XP users. Microsoft recently ended support for Windows XP and is trying to push XP users to Windows 7 or 8. This will be the first patch update from Microsoft that excludes Windows XP, which is still thought to run on about 1 in 4 PCs.
Window 7 or 8 users: Utilize another web browser, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, until Microsoft is able to resolve the issue .
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I'm not a very picky traveller, however, this hotel room was not worth the money. The fan was covered in dust, the walls and floor not particularly clean. The lock in the door didn't look and feel trustworthy. The bathrooms were ok compared to the room. What I found far worth is the "I don't care"- attitude of the staff and the lack of any atmosphere in the lobby. The 50 Euros for a double room could have been invested much nicer...
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I have to change room twice due to awful placement between shower and toilet and then storm and rain into the room. The doors was awful and not secure. The room was not clean. The toilet and shower was to small Almost impossible to close the water tap The lamp at the bed was broken, the TV did not function. The staff was absolutely uninterested with exeption from the guy who gave me the third room. Awful place.
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This place needs refurbishment. Now. Bathrooms are falling apart, floors look dirty even of just cleaned, blankets are disgusting. Even getting some new stuff from IKEA would help a lot. Location is excellent, staff is nice, it could be a very nice hostel if it met just the very basic standards.
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March Money?
First of all, there's not that many good college players. Less than one percent are going to play in the NBA. What about the other 99 percent that are getting a free education? Think about it ~ Charles Barkley
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In the annual report from the Office of Inspector General for the Chicago Board of Education it it clear that the corruption is so rampant that James Sullivan even says it will be hard for him to enforce ethics standards and polices since many of the violations in the district are at the highest levels of the system.
Rahm Emanuel has taken full control of the system now for two years and clearly not only does this report show that his leadership of the schools is a complete failure but that rahm's leadership style promotes corruption and cronyism.
"Cumulatively, the issues the [inspector general] has reported on suggest wide-spread, systematic fraud."
"Unless the residency waivers to the high-ranking official and social worker are rescinded, the OIG must evaluate whether it can justify investigating allegations of residency violations in the future," the report said. "Not only do those waivers send the wrong message, but (as it stands now) they have also muddied the question of legal enforceability of the residency requirement in at least some cases."
"The cases reported this year are especially important because the results show that fraud is being committed by high-level and highly paid CPS administrators and that the lucrative federal and state benefits tied to the forms drives the fraud," Sullivan stated in the report.
Two of Chicago Public Schools' largest vendors investigated by the inspector general for significant ethical lapses may be too large to ban from district business — and still CPS fails to even monitor them adequately, the schools' watchdog said in an annual report released Monday.for those who say I am too rough on the little dancer remember a year ago when he baited and maligned the unions in Chicago by his famous "skin in the Game" declaration.
Removing the giant vendors for wining and dining employees and providing other perks for preferential treatment "would critically affect the ability of CPS to provide necessary services at market prices," according to the report written by Inspector General James M. Sullivan.
The vendors — Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality and Preferred Meals Systems — handle about $77 million in CPS food service, and "not many other entities can handle that scale," Sullivan said by telephone Monday.
Despite his recommendations that CPS appoint a monitor over such large vendors, "that recommendation has fallen on deaf ears," the report reads.
Emanuel's publicity stunts on budget
Macho mayor's 'Skin in the game' Wall Street metaphor leaves teachers scratching heads... Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces 'cuts in bureaucracy' while cutting busing for children and cleaning of schools as corporate media survivors dutifully take notes
Chicago teachers, parents and students who thought that trying to decipher the rambling musings of former Mayor Richard M. Daley and his various "Chief Executive Officer" mumblings about what was good for the schools got a breath of hot air on June 2 when Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the new leadership of Chicago Public Schools tried to pull off what amounts to a virtual Alice in Wonderland version of reality with an announcement about "cutting bureaucracy" that won't cut any bureaucracy.
While an unnamed CPS student looks on (far left), Mayor Rahm Emanuel (third from left) announces cuts in the "bureaucracy" of the nation's third largest school system while the schools Chief Executive Officer Jean-Claude Brizard (top hat) share breakfast for children during a media event on June 2, 2001, or at some point in recent Chicago history.If your forgot about Rahm past with corruption in the Chicago schools here you go.
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Chicago Schools' Fraudulent use of $35 Million Federal Grant
Corrupt Crony Companies with Mob Connections get $100 million from Rahm
Terry Mazany of the Chicago Public Schools recently described the district as being in "free fall" after the departure of his predecessor Ron Huberman last November.Rahm time to fall on the sword.


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Parking Puzzle
100,000 - 500,000 downloads
- Entertaining
- You can exercise your mind
- Design is poor
- It can get boring after a while
"Labyrinth Parking"
Reviewed by Anna Grace / Jul 26, 2011
Move the cars to their right places
Parking Puzzle consists of a series of puzzles where you need to drive each car to its right park zone (matching the colors). For moving the cars, you just need to tap on a car to make it move to an empty space (that is, you can't move one that's not connected to an empty zone).
Every puzzle provides a new challenge and the difficulty keeps increasing progressively. This game helps you exercise your mind and provides great entertainment for all ages. The menu design is really poor, although the game design itself is better: simple but effective.
The game is entertaining in general, but can get boring after playing for a long time. It was developed by XXL and it's recommendable for exercising your mind while having a relaxed time.
It is a old and classic game.car parking
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how to play:
- drive each car into its own zone (match the color).
- click on a car to make it cross the bridge to the empty zone.
- you cannot move a car that's not connected to an empty zone
- next level is gonna be a harder challenge
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One week after the release of QUE. & Mike Fresh's "¿QUE FRESCO!" mixtape, QUE. returns with the REVOLT premiere of the music video for his single, "Uno Dos Tres," produced by DJ Plugg & Bobby Kritical. The video accompanies the announcement of the release date of his upcoming mixtape "Can You Digg It?", which will be August 19th.
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And then there were two.
Fort Pierce Central and Martin County won first-round playoff games in different manners last week, setting up a Region 3-7A showdown between the two old rivals Friday at Calvin R. Triplett Field at Lawnwood Stadium.
The Cobras manhandled a two-win Port Charlotte team 56-7 while the Tigers pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the program's 86-year history by scoring twice in the final 6:50 to beat Charlotte 14-10.
Fort Pierce Central crushed Martin County 27-0 during the regular season. Marcus Levy rushed for 281 yards and three touchdowns and Roody Cleriser added a fumble return for a score.
So can Martin County tackle Levy this time? Can they avoid the turnovers -- three in all -- that proved costly against the Cobras? Or will the nearly point-a-minute Fort Pierce Central offense -- the Cobras average a whopping 43 points per game -- be too much for the Tigers?
Can Martin County quarterback Nolan Mullen, who was terrific on the Tigers' game-winning drive against Charlotte, play well against Central? He was just 5-of-19 for 55 yards in the first meeting.
Then there's this little bit of history. Martin County last won two playoff games in a season in 1988, Fort Pierce Central in 1994. One drought will end Friday.
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Fort Pierce Central 28, Martin County 17: This will be closer than Central's 27-0 win in October, but the end result will be the same. Look for Martin County to commit their front seven to stopping Central running back Marcus Levy, which could mean a big night for quarterback Marcus Sigmon. Martin County needs to protect the football and capitalize on red zone opportunties. If the Tigers can get running back Reshawd Fyne going early, that will open up a lot for the offense.
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Fort Pierce Central 35, Martin County 24: Expected Central to be in this game all along, but surprised to see Martin County the opponent. Will say Tigers have had the talent all along, but didn't play up to their potential - until last Friday. It was a shutout (27-0) Central win the first time these two met, but think Martin County has finally found itself after terrific comeback playoff win. Still, Central has too many weapons on offense and defense has a slight edge, too - plus this time they play at Calvin R. Triplett Field at Lawnwood Stadium.
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Fort Pierce Central 27, Martin County 17: Cobras had a 418-206 edge in total yards in the first meeting, so priority No. 1 is eliminating the crushing turnovers that made any comeback impossible. If the Tigers can get the same defensive effort they produced against Charlotte, anything is possible this time. The difference in this one will be a Central offense that just keeps coming in waves.
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Fort Pierce Central 28, Martin County 14: The Cobras shut out the Tigers 27-0 during the regular season, but it won't be that kind of blowout this time. Martin County is coming off an emotional, come-from-behind upset over Charlotte, and should at least give Fort Pierce Central a game.
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The guys at Beyond the Blueshirts have the inside scoop on the rosters for the USA/Russia U-20 four-game series to be played in Lake Placid this year. The US roster has three Ranger prospects participating: Chris Kreider, Derek Stepan, and Ryan Bourque. Kreider, the Rangers 1st round pick in 2009, and Stepan, the Rangers 2nd round pick in 2008, will both be participating in their first U-20 tryout. This will be Ryan Bourque's (2009 3rd rounder) second go-round with the club.
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Notably left off the Russian team was OHL rookie of the year, and Rangers prospect-extraordinaire, Evgeny Grachev. This definitely wasn't a slight to Grachev, and the logical reasoning is that the Rangers requested he be left off the roster for fear of injury, which really shouldn't surprise anyone. I guess this means the club believes that Grachev may actually have a shot at making the big club next season. Personally, I think he goes to the OHL for another season, and then may actually spend a year in the AHL. No need to rush him.


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worked great, then broke
By 2screwsloose
from Mesa, AZ, United States
Comments about Hoover Enhanced Clean Disinfecting Steam Mop:
My wife loved the mop, but then it just quit. The light comes on, but no steam. I took the cover off the unit and found the mounts that the trigger valve is secured to (by two screws) had both broken off. The are very thin plastic tubes (part of the molding) and look to be poorly designed for the purpose. Hoover should look at this and consider beefing up the valve mount support.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By jsb49
from Illinois, United States
I bought this after we took out all of our carpet and put down wood. When i use it on my wood floor the floor dries streaked, I have tried plain water, vinager and water, and cleaning solution, same results. Does this work better on vinyl, than wood?
love my steam mop
By teacher44035
from Elyria, OH, United States
I bought my steam mop 4years ago. We were living in North Carolina and had red clay soil. My white vinyl floor was turning red. Bought this and was absolutely amazed it took up the red discoloration and I had my nice white floors. I just purchased a new steam mop because when we moved the movers dropped it off the back of the truck. I love my steam mop.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
stopped working
By Jolynn
from Minneapolis area
I bought this to use on my hardwood floors. They're only on the main level of the house, about 1000 square feet. They get cleaned every two weeks. I don't think I've had it any more than a couple years and it gets only light use. But, it was very disappointing to have it working one time, then not the next. I took the tanks apart to see that there was nothing that could have caused a clog. I re-installed them, plugged it back in and tried different settings. I don't think the motor is jammed. Instead, it appears to be a problem with the on-off switch.
Hoover Twin Tank Steam - So/So
By dbuch
from PA
I have mixed feelings about this product - perhaps my hopes were too high? First, this did do a better than average job cleaning the ceramic tile and linoleum flooring. When used on hardwood it seemed to "streak" my flooring, perhaps from where the holes are in the pad? Other than the streaks though, it did a good job cleaning the hardwood. I did not use solution on hardwood flooring. Things I liked: the long cord, the triangular shape which reaches in otherwise hard to reach spots, it did do a decent job on the floors, it does heat up quickly and produce nice steam throughout cleaning process, and I like the way it stands upright and has a little tray to set in while not in use. Things I did not like: It definitely left behind a good deal of water on the floors, and it took quite a while to dry. The solution made floors sticky. It is absolutely painful holding the steam button down (seriously not a good feature), but I have not yet tried the velcro suggestion.
Cleans but not Durable
By rosickness12
from Minneapolis, MN
Had this for a year and enjoyed it for the most part. Found the solution left the floor with a minor stickiness to it. The floor was never sticky before and this goes away. The product never stood straight up like the pictures and easily fell over with a minor touch. After 3 falls the frame which holds the solution tank broke so now it's useless. Cleans well. Temporary sticky floors. Tipsy device.
do not last
By monique27
from Callander, ON, Canada
I purchase my mop only 3 months ago and no longer working already. I wash my floor one or twice a week, so not much usage. Was washing great when functioning.
Failed after one use
By JJM_VA
from Northern Virginia
Purchased just over 30 days ago (off course - so now it cannot be returned). Worked perfectly one time, then failed to heat when attempting to use it a second time, even though the lights say it is "ready for use." Given the number of people seeing the same issues, it suggests a significant design and or parts supply issue that Hoover should resolve. .
Good while it lasted
By EasyAs123PA
from Undisclosed
I bought this steam mop on 12/13/12. The only complaint that I had was the tube for the solutions tank would constantly become loose. Other than that, the mop mostly worked fine. I only used the Hoover solution and often diluted it even more than the manual indicated. I did not like to have a sticky residue left from cleaning. The clips that hold the solution tank broke this week. I have jury-rigged the tank by slipping large rubber bands over it to keep it in place. So disappointed that this broke. Time to look for a replacement steam mop. I liked the triangular shaped head, long cord, how it can stand upright and how quickly it heats up. However, I think it should have lasted a bit longer.
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Needs different pads
By AnnieB
from Grand Junction, CO
I have both this and a Shark. I like the way the head swivels on this one, but the pads are useless. Shark makes much better, thicker pads. I cleaned with the Hoover and there was no dirt on the pad. I then went back over it with the Shark and the Shark pad was black with dirt by the time I was done. I also don't like the way you have to hold the trigger on the Hoover the whole time to make steam. I get a cramp in my arm
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WASHINGTON Despite an intensifying pace, little progress is being reported in talks on averting automatic spending cuts and tax increases that economists fear could send the U.S. economy off a "fiscal cliff."
House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama spoke on the phone Tuesday, a day after the president offered to reduce his initial demand for $1.6 trillion in higher tax revenue over a decade to $1.4 trillion. But Obama continued to insist that much of the revenue come from raising top tax rates on the wealthy.
Boehner countered later Tuesday with another offer that aides to the Ohio Republican said stuck close to a document delivered to the White House a week ago. A top White House aide, Rob Nabors, came to the Capitol to respond.
Leading lawmakers expressed pessimism that a deal was close, despite increasing angst about a Dec. 31 deadline to stop the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts and separate across-the-board spending cuts that are the result of Washington's failure to complete a deficit-reduction deal last year.
"I think it's getting worse, not better," House GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said.
The Boehner camp again said it's up to the White House to proffer additional spending cuts to programs like Medicare. The White House countered that Republicans still need to cave on raising tax rates for the rich.
"Where are the president's spending cuts?" Boehner said on the House floor. "The longer the White House slow-walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff."
In rebuttal, the White House swiftly detailed numerous proposals Obama has made to cut spending, including recommendations to cull $340 billion from Medicare over a decade and an additional $250 billion from other government benefit programs.
Obama remains determined that tax rates rise on family income exceeding $250,000, a move Republicans say would strike many small businesses that are engines of new jobs and file as individuals when paying their taxes.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that a bipartisan deal to avert a "fiscal cliff" is more likely if Democrats and Republicans don't try to over-reach on spending cuts.
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Pelosi says Democrats want to ensure that senior citizens aren't harmed, and she called Boehner a "well-intentioned" person. But she also said the GOP was pushing too hard on a Medicare overhaul, asking, "Is it just a trophy that the Republicans want to take home?"
"Get it done," she said, "and make corrections and expansions on it next year."
Two weeks before the year-end holidays, time to find agreement was short, but not prohibitively so.
"I think it's going to be extremely difficult to get it done before Christmas, but it could be done," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said.
Boehner's office took the step - unusual in secretive talks - of announcing that Republicans "sent the White House a counteroffer that would achieve tax and entitlement reform to solve our looming debt crisis and create more American jobs."


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N.A. Juniors Game Night: 2/13Submitted by chad on February 14, 2008 - 10:39
Merritt Centennials 2 @ Victoria Grizzlies 6
W Justin Courtnall, VIC: 0-1-1, 2 PIM (matching delay-of-game penalty)
Victoria sits in 5th in the Coastal Conference standings, 3 points behind Burnaby with a game in hand, and 4 points ahead of Cowichan.
Seattle Thunderbirds 2 @ Tri-City Americans 5
G Riku Helenius, SEA: Loss, stopped 32 of 37 shots
In a battle between the WHL's two top save percentage leaders, Americans goaltender Chet Pickard got the better of Helenius, stopping 25 of 27 for the win. Tri-City got out to a quick 4-0 lead, including a shorthanded penalty-shot goal, and never looked back. Helenius fell to 4th in the WHL in save percentage after the game, .02 points behind Pickard, who also leads the league in wins (37).
Chilliwack Bruins 4 @ Prince George Cougars 2
C/W Dana Tyrell, PG: 0-0-0, -2, 0 PIM
The Cougars have lost 6 straight.
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AHL Game Night 2/13: Penguins at AdmiralsSubmitted by pete on February 13, 2008 - 21:43
Fleury bests the Admirals.
Marc Denis allowed 3 goals on 27 shots for the loss going head-to-head with Marc-Andre Fleury who is down in the A for a conditioning stint.
First Period
WBS Brent, (11) (Filewich, Engelland), 11:34
Second Period
WBS Gove, (11) (Stone), 11:40 (SH)
NOR Szczechura, (10) (Lessard, Schneider), 18:11 (PP)
Third Period
WBS Kennedy, (5) (Engelland, McLean), 8:49
Box score from TheAHL.com.
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Fadden Nets 2 for LethbridgeSubmitted by chad on February 13, 2008 - 10:27
N.A. Juniors Game Night: 2/12
Kootenay Ice 1 @ Lethbridge Hurricanes 7
C Mitch Fadden, LET: 2-0-2, +3, 10 PIM (misconduct)
Mitch Fadden scored his 27th and 28th goals of the year as Lethbridge scored 5 first period goals and coasted to a 7-1 win over Kootenay. Zach Boychuk had a goal and 3 assists to earn First Star honors for the 'Canes.
Lethbridge, who clinched a playoff spot with the win, has been posting QMJHL-like numbers lately, averaging more than 5 goals per game in their last 7 contests.
From Greg Drinnan of the Kamloops Daily News:
The game, which was sold out (5,335), featured 136 penalty minutes, 71 of them to Lethbridge, and, yes, a line brawl . . . No fans are thought to have left the game early . . . Yes, there is some bad blood here. . . . Lethbridge head coach Michael Dyck called a timeout while leading 5-0 and enjoying a 5-on-3 advantage. "We've got a lot of speed and we've got some skill and when teams start taking liberties on us, and I felt at times they were pinpointing who they took runs at, the only way that we're going to hurt them is on our power play," Dyck told Trevor Kenney of the Lethbridge Herald. "So I gave our No. 1 unit a rest and the opportunity to go back out and try and make it 6-0."
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NHL Game Night 2/12: Canadiens at LightningSubmitted by pete on February 12, 2008 - 21:21
Quality start by the kid. Quality effort by the team in front of him.
Karri Ramo stopped 19 of 21 shots faced for the win.
First Period
Montreal 0:50, Christopher Higgins 17 (Andrei Markov)
Tampa Bay 5:15, Michel Ouellet 7 (Jan Hlavac, Chris Gratton)
Montreal 9:48, Tomas Plekanec 21 (power play) (Mark Streit)
Tampa Bay 19:19, Vaclav Prospal 24 (Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis)
Second Period
Third Period
Tampa Bay 11:51, Vaclav Prospal 25 (Vincent Lecavalier)
25 goals now for Vaclav Prospal. Could he pry a late 1st round pick at the deadline?
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
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N.A. Juniors Game Night: 2/11Submitted by chad on February 12, 2008 - 10:38
Seattle Thunderbirds 9 @ Spokane Chiefs 7
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DeSerres got the start for Seattle, who apparently signed Seahawks kicker Josh Brown and got 3 field goals for the win. If this was the case, though, a football team named the Chiefs would be capable of scoring a touchdown, so this obviously is fictional.
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Lochnagar mine
The Lochnagar mine was a mine dug by the 179th Tunnelling Company of the Royal Engineers, under a German field fortification known as Schwabenhöhe, in the front line south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département of France. The mine was sprung at 7:28 a.m. on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, as the infantry of the British 34th Division, which was composed of Pals battalions from the north of England, attacked the positions of Reserve Infantry Regiment 110 of the German 28th Reserve Division, mainly recruited from Baden, on either side of La Boisselle. The crater was captured and held by British troops but the attack on either flank was defeated by German small-arms and artillery fire, except on the extreme right flank and just south of La Boisselle, north of the new crater. The 34th Division incurred the largest number of casualties of the British divisions which attacked on 1 July. The crater has been preserved as a memorial, where a service is held on 1 July each year.
Fighting in no man's land between the French and German garrisons continued at the west end of La Boisselle, where the opposing lines were 200 yards (180 m) apart, even during lulls along the rest of the Somme front. On the night of 8/9 March, a German sapper inadvertently broke into French mine gallery, which was found to have been charged with explosives; a group of volunteers took 45 nerve racking minutes to dismantle the charge and cut the firing cables. From April 1915 – January 1916, sixty-one mines were sprung around the Granathof, some loaded with 20,000–25,000 kilograms (44,000–55,000 lb) of explosives.[1] The French mine workings were taken over when the British moved into the Somme front. Elaborate precautions were taken to preserve secrecy, since no continuous front line trench ran through the area opposite the west end of La Boisselle and the British front line. The area became known to the British as the Glory Hole and was defended on the British side by posts near the mine shafts.[2]
The mines were planted at the end of galleries dug by the 179th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers, on either side of the salient around La Boisselle and were intended to destroy German positions and create crater lips, to block German enfilade fire along no man's land. The Lochnagar mine was named after Lochnagar Street, the trench from which the gallery was driven. For silence the tunnellers used bayonets with spliced handles and worked barefoot on a floor covered with sandbags. Flints were carefully prised out of the chalk and laid on the floor, if the bayonet was manipulated two-handed, an assistant caught the dislodged material. Spoil was placed in sandbags and passed hand-by-hand, along a row of miners sitting on the floor and stored along the side of the tunnel, later to be used to tamp the charge.[3] The tunnellers also dug a gallery across no man's land to a point close to the Lochnagar mine.[4]
The completed Lochnagar tunnel was 4.5 by 2.5 feet (1.37 m × 0.76 m) and had been excavated at a rate of about 18 inches (46 cm) per day until about 1,030 feet (310 m) long, with the galleries beneath the Schwabenhöhe The mines were laid without interference by German miners but as the explosives were placed, German miners could be heard below Lochnagar and above Y Sap. Lochnagar was loaded with 60,000 pounds (27,000 kg) of Ammonal, in two charges of 36,000 pounds (16,000 kg) and 24,000 pounds (11,000 kg), 60 apart and 52 feet (16 m) deep. Just north of the village, Y Sap was charged with 40,600 pounds (18,400 kg) of Ammonal.[3] Two smaller mines of 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) each, were planted from galleries dug from Inch Street Trench.[4]
1 July[edit]
The mine was detonated at 7:28 a.m. on 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme. The Lochnagar mine, along with the Y Sap mine, were the largest mines ever detonated.[5] The sound of the blast was considered the loudest man-made noise in history up to that point, with reports suggesting it was heard in London.[6] The Lochnagar mine lay on the sector assaulted by the Grimsby Chums Pals battalion (10th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment).[5] When the main attack began at 7:30 a.m., the Grimsby Chums occupied the crater and began to fortify the eastern lip, which dominated the surrounding ground. During the day German artillery fired into Sausage Valley and in the afternoon began systematically to shell areas and then fire bursts from machine-guns to catch anyone who moved. German artillery also began to bombard the crater, where wounded and lost men sought shelter, particularly those in Sausage Valley to the south of the village. British artillery began to fire on the crater, which led to shell bursts on both sides, leaving the men inside with nowhere to hide. A British aircraft flew low overhead and a soldier waved a dead man's shirt, at which the aeroplane flew away and the British shelling stopped.[7]
The explosion of the Lochnagar and Y Sap mines was witnessed from the air by 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Lewis of 3 Squadron, flying a Morane Parasol,
At Boisselle the earth heaved and flashed, a tremendous and magnificent column rose up in the sky. There was an ear-splitting roar drowning all the guns, flinging the machine sideways in the repercussing air. The earth column rose higher and higher to almost 4,000 feet (1,200 m). There it hung, or seemed to hang, for a moment in the air, like the silhouette of some great cypress tree, then fell away in a widening cone of dust and debris. A moment later came the second mine. Again the roar, the upflung machine, the strange gaunt silhouette invading the sky. Then the dust cleared and we saw the two white eyes of the craters. The barrage had lifted to the second-line trenches, the infantry were over the top, the attack had begun.(Cecil Lewis, Sagittarius Rising, 1936)[8]
Aircraft from 3 Squadron flew over the III Corps area and observers reported that the 34th Division had reached Peake Wood on the right flank, increasing the size of the salient which had been driven into the German lines north of Fricourt but that the villages of La Boisselle and Ovillers had not fallen. On 3 July, air observers noted flares lit in the village during the evening, which were used to plot the positions reached by British infantry.[9] The tunnel was used to contact troops near the new crater and during the afternoon, troops from the 9th Cheshires of the 19th Division began to move forward and a doctor was sent from the Field Ambulance during the night.[10] By 2:50 a.m. on 2 July, most of the 9th Cheshires had reached the crater and the German trenches adjacent, from which they repulsed several German counter-attacks during the rest of the night and the morning.[11] On the evening of 2 July, the evacuation of wounded began and on 3 July, troops from the crater and the vicinity, pushed forward to the south-east and occupied a small area against little opposition.[12]
William Orpen an official war artist saw the mine crater in 1916, while touring the Somme battlefield collecting subjects for paintings and described a wilderness of chalk dotted with shrapnel. John Masefield also toured the Somme while preparing a book, published as The Old Front Line (1917), in which he also described the area around the crater as dazzlingly white and painful to look at.[13] After the war the café de la Grand Mine was built nearby and after the Second World War, many of the smaller craters were filled but the Lochnagar crater still exists.[14] Attempts to fill it in were resisted and the land was eventually purchased by an Englishman, Richard Dunning, to ensure it would be preserved. Dunning had decided to purchase a section of the former front lines after reading The Old Front Line. He made more than 200 enquiries into land over a four year period in the 1970s and was unexpectedly presented with the opportunity to buy the crater by the agricultural landowner who had intended to fill it.[15] The site had been used by cross-country motorbikes and fly tipping. Dunning erected a memorial cross on the rim of the crater in 1986, using reclaimed timber from a Tyneside church. This cross was struck by lightning shortly after its installation and was repaired with metal banding; the site attracts some 200,000 visitors per year.[5] There is an annual memorial service on 1 July, to commemorate the detonation of the mine and the British, French and German war dead.[5][16] The service has been attended by royalty and politicians and as part of the ceremony, poppy petals are scattered into the crater by the attendees.[16]
See also[edit]
- ^ Sheldon 2005, pp. 62–65.
- ^ Edmonds 1932, pp. 38, 371.
- ^ a b Edmonds 1932, p. 375.
- ^ a b Shakespear 1921, p. 37.
- ^ a b c d Legg 2013.
- ^ Waugh 2014.
- ^ Middlebrook 1971, pp. 135, 218.
- ^ Lewis 1936, p. 90.
- ^ Jones 1928, p. 212.
- ^ Shakespear 1921, pp. 41, 45.
- ^ Wyrall 1932, p. 41.
- ^ Shakespear 1921, p. 48.
- ^ Masefield 1917, pp. 70–73.
- ^ Gliddon 1987, pp. 255–256.
- ^ Skinner 2012, p. 192.
- ^ a b Skinner 2012, p. 195.
- Books
- Edmonds, J. E. (1993) [1932]. Military Operations France and Belgium, 1916: Sir Douglas Haig's Command to the 1st July: Battle of the Somme. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence I (Imperial War Museum and Battery Press ed.). London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-89839-185-7.
- Gliddon, G. (1987). When the Barrage Lifts: A Topographical History and Commentary on the Battle of the Somme 1916. Norwich: Gliddon Books. ISBN 0-947893-02-4.
- Jones, H. A. (2002) [1928]. The War in the Air, Being the Story of the Part Played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force (PDF) II (Imperial War Museum and N & M Press ed.). London: Clarendon Press. ISBN 1-84342-413-4. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- Lewis, C. A. (1977) [1936]. Sagittarius Rising: The Classic Account of Fying in the First World War (2nd Penguin ed.). London: Peter Davis. ISBN 0-14-00-4367-5. OCLC 473683742.
- Masefield, J. (1917). The Old Front Line (PDF). New York: Macmillan. OCLC 869145562. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- Middlebrook, M. (1971). The First Day on the Somme. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-139071-9.
- Shakespear, J. (2001) [1921]. The Thirty-Fourth Division, 1915–1919: The Story of its Career from Ripon to the Rhine (N & M Press ed.). London: H. F. & G. Witherby. ISBN 1-84342-050-3. OCLC 6148340. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- Sheldon, J. (2006) [2005]. The German Army on the Somme 1914–1916 (Pen & Sword Military ed.). London: Leo Cooper. ISBN 1-84415-269-3.
- Skinner, J. (2012). Writing the Dark Side of Travel. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-341-9. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- Wyrall, E. (2009) [1932]. The Nineteenth Division 1914–1918 (N & M Press ed.). London: Edward Arnold. ISBN 1-84342-208-5.
- Websites
- Legg, J. "Lochnagar Mine Crater Memorial, La Boisselle, Somme Battlefields". www.greatwar.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Waugh, I. (2014). "WW1 Trip to the Somme". Old British News. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lochnagar mine.
- Lochnagar Crater - The Official Site
- 360° Panoramic View
- La Boisselle Study Group
- Ovillers-La-Boisselle photo essay
- Grimsby Roll of Honour, 1914–1919
- Reid, P. Lochnagar Crater, La Boisselle
- Battle of the Somme
- Tunnel warfare in World War I
- World War I sites in France
- Explosions in 1916
- Conflicts in 1916
- 1916 in France
- Battles of the Western Front (World War I)
- Battles of World War I involving France
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COMMUNITY NEWS: NCT, Thursday, Nov. 18
Annual turkey trot slated
OCEANSIDE ---- Pacific Marine Credit Union will hold the fifth annual O'side Turkey Trot 5Mile/5K run/walk beginning at 7 a.m. Nov. 25 beginning at the Oceanside Civic Center, 330 N. Coast Highway. Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. A pre-race expo and registration event will be held from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Target Shopping Center, at Vista Way and El Camino Real. Proceeds benefit Oceanside schools, the Virginia Ann Scheuneman Fund and the Move Your Feet Before You Eat Foundation. For registration fees, forms and information, visit www.osideturkeytrot.com .
LGBT to hold candlelight vigil
OCEANSIDE ---- The North County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Coalition will hold the inaugural Transgender Day of Remembrance/Candlelight Vigil at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at Oceanside City Hall, 300 N. Coast Highway. The program will feature speakers, a candlelight vigil and a community reception. The community is invited to participate and show support against any form of discrimination and hate. Sponsorships are available. Call 760-672-1848.
Grad students to exhibit work
OCEANSIDE ---- The Oceanside Museum of Art will present six emerging artists in the exhibit, "Into the Light: SDSU Graduate Artists," from Nov. 20 to Jan. 23 at 704 Pier View Way. The exhibit will feature works by artists from the San Diego State University master of fine arts program: Jim Cavolt, Alexis Archibald, Kyleen Jeans, Christina Updegraff, Chelsea Herman and Rizzhel Mae Javier. A preview reception and panel discussion will be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 20. SDSU graduate adviser David Hewitt will moderate the discussion. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Call 760-435-3720 or visit www.oma-online.org .
Photo classes for seniors
ENCINITAS ---- The city of Encinitas will hold the Digital Photo Workshop I and II for ages 50 and older from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 22 and 29 at the Encinitas Senior Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. The course will demonstrate how to transfer digital pictures to a computer, create folders and albums, enhance/crop photos, create a slideshow, save photos to a CD or flash drive, make movies and videos with special effects and add titles and music to homemade movies. The fee for residents is $30, $33 for nonresidents. Register at 760-943-2250.
Entries need for recycled ornament contest
SAN MARCOS ---- The city of San Marcos is accepting entries for its annual recycled ornament contest for students in grades K-5 to be submitted by Dec. 1 at Community Services, 3 Civic Center Drive. There is no entry fee and each student is allowed to enter one ornament no larger than 6 inches in size. Creations must be made of recycled or reusable materials. Glue, paint, glitter and other things may be used, but the main emphasis of the contest is to see what can be created with recycled materials. All eligible entries will be displayed at Santa's Magical Village from 3 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 5 at the San Marcos Community Center. In addition to ribbons and certificates, the winners will receive prizes donated by local businesses. Contest rules and details about Santa's Village can be found at san-marcos.net. Local businesses wishing to donate prizes or gift certificates in exchange for recognition at the event should call 760-744-9000.


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Juliet VanEenwyk, PhD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Contact Information
Washington State Department of Health
1102 SE Quince Street
PO Box 47812
Olympia, WA 98504-7812
Tel: 360-236-4250
Fax: 360-236-4245
Research Interests
Dr. VanEenwyk is currently a co-investigator with lead responsibility for field work and data analysis on a 5-year biomonitoring project. The project is in its third year. We plan to to assess levels of urinary pyrethroid pesticide metabolites in professional, non-agricultural pest control workers. We will also plan a project for implementation in year 4 to measure levels of hair mercury in high fish consuming Washington residents of Asian heritage. Tentative plans for years 4 and 5 include measuring a variety of chemicals in residents of low income housing to assess exposures to pyrethroids, tobacco smoke, BPA and phthalates.
Dr. VanEenwyk also uses routinely collected surveillance data to assess chronic disease and related risk factors and to identify disparities based on income, education, or race and ethnicity. She is currently interested in using area-based social measures from the American Community Survey to assess disparities in Washington.
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Illinois 1990
MS, Psychology, Roosevelt University 1975


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Bites, Licks and Tastes Count!
It is so easy to forget about counting the Bites, Licks and Tastes...those little samples eaten unmindfully while cooking. To really be able to visualize what I'm doing, every so often I will take the food I would have sampled and placed it in a baggie that I refrigerate. I do this for a week, adding to the accumulation from the previous days. It is a real eye-opener and helps keep me aware of the "hidden calories" I've may have actually had. This is especially helpful during the holidays
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In stead of having a desert such as Skinny Cow I now go for a 30 minute walk
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NO secret just following my plan
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Eat a pound of vegetables every day
This is what did it for me. Get a kitchen scale and eat at least a pound of vegetables every day. They fill you up, and you have less room for junk. No food is off- limits, but who has room for a large dessert or second helping of meat when you've just eaten three grilled zucchinis or a shoebox sized serving of spinach?
- Submitted by STRONG_SARAH 8/23/2014 in Weight Loss | 2 Comments
I meant to buy water flavoring this week but forgot. I don't much get inspired by water, even bottled, and I can drink Diet Coke Cherry or Vanilla Zero by the VAT. This isn't good, even though moderate diet soda consumption is ok. So I got the idea to spike my bottled water with about an ounce of Diet Coke. The water spiked with diet cola has enough of the flavor to make it interesting, but it's still mostly water. It makes it much easier to get eight glasses a day.
- Submitted by WINDYCITYCYNDEE 8/22/2014 in Weight Loss | 2 Comments
you start drinking water, it will become addicting! To get your waters in, keep an 8 oz glass in the restrooms you use and every time you tinkle, drink a cup of water. Before you know it, you have them all in. 8 is not the magic number, if you need more, drink more. Most fruits have a lot of water, I count them as 1/2 glass per serving. Upon first rising, drink 2 (it helps your skin and digestive system).
- Submitted by BLUEEYECUTIE 8/13/2014 in Weight Loss | 1 Comment
I walk with my dog 2X a day. She will not let me not walk.
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Being honest with myself, religiously recording every bit of the food I eat and sticking to the daily goal of 1300 Calories per day.
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How to beat eating in the evening
I do well all day long with keeping my meals on track, but evenings are a challenge. I've learned if I make some hot tea (herbal or different flavors) and sip it while keeping my hands busy with some type of craft (I love to knit), it really helps me not snack all evening and "blow " my efforts for the day.
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Tracking everything I put in my mouth and reading labels. I don't know how many times I've picked up a candy bar, read the label and decided it just wasn't worth it. I do know if I truly want that candy bar, I have to make adjustments to what I eat for the rest of the day. It's nice to know nothing is off limits.
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Freelance Instructional Designer Handbook
From Wikibooks, open books for an open world
This handbook is being written by the hard working instructional designers who are the dedicated freelancers who create high quality e-learning materials for our global community. You are the best! Thanks for your contributions. R. Smith - E-Learning Architect
- Freelance Instructional Design Defined?
- Definition
- Skills Needed
- Tools
- Training
- Certifications
- The Legal Aspect
- Your Web Site
- Your Portfolio
- Freelance Software Tools
- The Top Tools
- Rapid Development Tools
- Graphic Editing Tools
- Social Media Tools
- Testing Sites & Tools
- LMS Tools
- Contracts
- W2 or W9 or EIN or Inc.?
- The Good, Bad and Ugly of Contracts
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- Monetary Exchange Rates & Your Wages
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- E-Learning Theories, Research & Data
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The Authors: I ask each author to add their name and a short statement. And 'THANK YOU' to all of the authors listed below who are contributing to this handbook:
R. Smith : This handbook was inspired by all of the professional ID's that have extended a helping hand to me while I started in this field and also a a 'pay it forward' project to those just entering this field.


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Goldfinger (soundtrack)
|Soundtrack album by John Barry
|August 1964
|Spy music
|Frank Collura (Reissue)
|John Barry chronology
|Professional ratings
|Review scores
Goldfinger is the soundtrack for the third James Bond film of the same name.
This is the first of three James Bond films with a theme song sung by Shirley Bassey, whose forceful, dramatic style became a series trademark (she would go on to sing Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker). "Goldfinger" was composed by John Barry, with lyrics by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, and is widely acknowledged as a classic of its genre. Famously, co-producer Harry Saltzman hated the song and only agreed to use it when persuaded by Albert Broccoli.[citation needed]
Originally, Newley recorded a version of the theme song, but it was later re-recorded with Bassey's voice for the film and soundtrack album. In 1992, Newley's version was released for the 30th Anniversary of James Bond on film, in the compilation collectors edition The Best of Bond...James Bond.
The score was composed by Barry, making this his second, credited Bond score. The score makes regular use of instrumental arrangements of the title theme, as well as the Bond theme from Dr. No used in the gun barrel sequence . The score makes heavy use of brass. The distinctive music for Goldfinger's henchman, Oddjob, makes use of repeated strokes on a metallic anvil. Metallic chimes are also heard in many scenes associated with Oddjob or gold, notably that in which the dead golden girl is discovered. The very effective use of music and various sound effects in the film won it an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and spent 70 total weeks on the chart, but for reasons that remain unclear, received no RIAA certification.[1][2]
Much of the music from the film's final reel was unreleased on the original soundtrack. In 2003, a remastered Goldfinger soundtrack album was released which contained four tracks that had previously been available on only the British soundtrack album. The US soundtrack album did not have these tracks but featured a Barry guitar cover version of the main theme that did not appear in the film. Barry also used the theme on his 1965 John Barry Plays Goldfinger album that featured Robert Brownjohn artwork.[3]
The harp melody at the beginning of the song "6 Underground" is sampled from the track "Golden Girl" from the Goldfinger soundtrack (specifically the scene where Bond discovers Jill Masterson covered in gold paint).
Track listing[edit]
- Side One
- "Main Title – Into Miami- Goldfinger (3:31)" – Shirley Bassey
- "Alpine Drive – Auric's Factory (4:22)"
- "Oddjob's Pressing Engagement (3:06)"
- "Bond Back in Action Again (2:31)"[A]
- "Teasing the Korean (2:11)"
- "Gassing the Gangsters (1:04)"
- Side Two
- "Goldfinger (Instrumental Version)(2:59)"
- "Dawn Raid on Fort Knox (4:57)"
- "The Arrival of the Bomb and Count Down (2:23)"
- "The Death of Goldfinger – End Titles (2:31)"
- Tracks on the 2003 remastered Goldfinger Soundtrack CD
- "Main Title" (sung by Shirley Bassey) (2:48)
- "Into Miami" (0:57)
- "Alpine Drive – Auric's Factory" (4:27)
- "Oddjob's Pressing Engagement" (3:08)
- "Bond Back in Action Again" (2:32)
- "Teasing the Korean" (2:16)
- "Gassing the Gangsters" (1:05)
- "Goldfinger (Instrumental Version)" (2:10)
- "Dawn Raid on Fort Knox" (5:48)
- "The Arrival of the Bomb and Count Down" (3:29)
- "The Death of Goldfinger – End Titles" (2:34)
- "Golden Girl" (2:10)
- "Death of Tilly" (2:04)
- "The Laser Beam" (2:54)
- "Pussy Galore's Flying Circus" (2:48)
- ^ contains the James Bond Theme, originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack
Chart positions[edit]
|Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200)
See also[edit]
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007), Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Albums (6th ed.), Record Research, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
- ^ Billboard – Google Books. Books.google.com.au. 27 March 1965. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
|Preceded by
Mary Poppins (soundtrack)
by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
|Billboard 200 number-one album
20 March 1965 – 9 April 1965
|Succeeded by
Beatles VI by The Beatles


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Journey from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and back, via Ayuthaya
This was the tour that started it all for Intrepid - and it remains one of our most popular. Northern Thailand is among the greatest adventure destinations on the planet and this journey shows why - hiking among hilltribes near Chiang Mai, sailing on rivers like Chao Phraya River in Bangkok and calling in to visit friendly and colourful villages. Come along and see why this has become the benchmark for all other Intrepid Travel journeys.
- Take a comprehensive journey around magical Thailand
- Glide along Bangkok's waterways
- Visit beautiful Wat Pho
- Have your fortune read in historic Ayutthaya
- Delve into history at the Bridge on the River Kwai
- Trek through remote hilltribe villages
- Learn the unsettled past of the Golden Triangle
Day 1 Bangkok
Day 2-4 Kanchanaburi
Day 5 Ayuthaya
Day 6-7 Chiang Mai
Day 8 Doi Mae Salong
Day 9 Homestay
Day 10-11 Hilltribe Trek
Day 12 Chiang Rai
Day 13 Chiang Mai
Day 14-15 Bangkok
Meals6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 4 dinners
TransportBus, Overnight sleeper train, Songthaew, Taxi, Van
AccommodationGuesthouse (4 nights), Hilltribe village (2 nights), Homestay (1 night), Hotel (4 nights), Overnight sleeper train (2 nights), Rafthouse (1 night)
Included activites
- Ayutthaya - Temple Ruins Guided Tour
- Bangkok - Khlong boat (canal) tour
- Bangkok - Wat Pho temple
- Chaing Rai - Opium Museum
- Day trip: Elephant Nature Park
- Hill-tribe - 3 day trek
- Kanchanaburi - Baan Tham temple
- Kanchanaburi - Erawan Falls
- Kanchanaburi - War Cemetery and Museum (POW Cemetery)
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When you're strolling down the toy aisles this holiday season, don't forget to pick up something for the grown-up in your life who refuses to grow up.
A small but successful portion of the toy industry is targeting "kids" aged 15-40 who don't see anything wrong with collecting toys.
"I know what kind of fun I had as a kid. Why wouldn't it be fun now?" said Jason Vilmenay, a 27-year-old biology student and avid toy collector.
Jason is one of thousands of adult toy collectors in the United States who passionately collect a new, more adult breed of action figures.
These aren't the same generic, plastic playthings many of us remember from our youth.
Instead, some manufacturers are creating pop culture statuettes based on popular movies, television shows, musicians -- and of course superheroes -- to take a bite out of an action figure market that generated sales of $1.2 billion last year, according to the NPD Group, an organization that tracks toy industry data.
The level of craftsmanship, along with pop culture characters like Austin Powers and Kermit the Frog, are meant to say as much about the action figure as they do the buyer.
With a wife, a 2-year-old daughter, a full-time job and a full roster of college classes, Vilmenay doesn't have a lot of time to relax.
Toys, he says, give him the freedom to goof off a little -- at least when his homework's done.
"As serious as I have to be in my career and school, that's the thing that keeps me from getting too serious," said Vilmenay. "There should be a little part of everyone that never grows up."
Vilmenay, boasts a collection of European car models, giant robots and an abundance of action figures that litter his Long Island, N.Y., home.
His 26-year-old wife, Jessica, is tolerant of her husband's hobby, but would prefer it if his interests took up a little less space.
"Of course they bother me," she said. "We had to buy shelves and he bought a display case -- and I'm always finding little guns and legs all over the house!"
But, Jessica says, aside from the occasional nuisance, she doesn't see anything wrong with it.
"Personally, I don't have the mindset to play with toys," she said, "but if he can -- if anyone can -- more power to them."
One of the better known players in the adult action figure business is famed comic-book artist Todd McFarlane.
McFarlane says that for most people the word "toy" conjures up images of children playing with dolls.
But for people who "get it," he says, it's just another way to express one's individuality.
"It basically says: This is who I am to the world," said McFarlane. "It's your hair color and your clothes and the TV programs you watch."
McFarlane uses the example of one worker passing by the desk of another worker who has decorated his cubicle with a Dana Scully action figure, the character played by Gillian Anderson on "The X-Files."
"They walk by your cubicle and they turn and they go, 'is that Scully from the 'X-Files'? There's a little bit of a sheepish moment and you go 'Yeah' and they say 'Oh, I love that show'," he said. "And you're off to a conversation. I don't think the conversation is 'Hey, why the heck you got a Scully? What are you -- a geek?"
McFarlane likes to refer to the figures he makes -- and just about anything else people buy that's related to pop culture -- as "stuff."