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I was struck to discover this, though I am not sure - what do you think?
The actor playing Harrison Hightower, the "owner" of Tokyo DisneySea's tower of terror which disappears in the elevator, is, as it looks to me, actually Imagineer Joe Rohde!
See for yourselves, here is Rohde in an article on miceage:
and here is the official Tokyo Tower of Terror site (Beware, it can startling ):
I wish I could upload a screenshot here, but I couldn't find how to. Anyway, try and navigate to the man's diary, then advance several pages, and you're there.


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School Days....School Days.....Catchy Tune To Some
It's a new school year in the City of La Crosse and the school district is gearing up for new faces roaming their halls today. Superintendent, Randy Nelson, says they are down 9 staff this year from last, and they have struggled to staff one area of the district.
Over 50 new teachers throughout the district are ready this morning to welcome in students for the 2012-13 school year.
Missing Drunk Student Found Monday
More details now about a close call in La Crosse this weekend.
A Few More Tips, But No Breakthrough In Cold Case Murder
A very hot summer has gone by in Vernon County, without much movement on a notorious cold case.
Last May, the sheriff's department in Viroqua asked the public to help solve the murder of an unknown woman that occurred in 1984. Sheriff John Spears has been trying to make the media beyond western Wisconsin aware of the killing. The woman's body had no hands, and she didn't match any missing person description at the time. Investigators believe she was killed outside Vernon County, and the body was brought over county lines.
Holmen Clashes With Town Of Ona On Fire Costs
Not all fire service is created equal...
That's one stumbling block holding up a new agreement on fire protection for Holmen and the towns of Holland and Onalaska. Last week, the Onalaska town board voted to withdraw from the fire district unless Holmen pays more of the cost, since it gets the vast majority of calls. Holmen administrator Scott Heinig says charging by the call is not fair to his community. Heinig claims if the town of Onalaska withdraws at the end of 2013, as it threatens to do, then Holmen and Holland will continue their partnership.
New Riverboat Scheduled For First Lax Visit This Week
Riverboat lovers in La Crosse will get their first look this week at the newest paddlewheeler to cruise the upper Mississippi.
The 'Queen of the Mississippi' is on its first trip from St. Louis to St. Paul, and will arrive at La Crosse's Riverside Park early Thursday morning. The 150-passenger boat will be docked in La Crosse for about 10 hours before continuing upriver, and it will make three more visits to La Crosse this fall. Also, the American Queen will return to the city on September 19th, for the first time in four years. The old 'Mississippi Queen' was dismantled last year, and the Delta Queen is permanently docked in Tennessee.

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TV Info
Episode PremiereSeptember 26, 2013
Show Period2003 - 2015
Production CompanyChuck Lorre Prod., Tannenbaum Co., Wolf Films, WB
Cast and Crew
DirectorJames Widdoes
ScreenwriterDon Reo, Jim Patterson, Steve Tompkins
Main Cast
- Ashton Kutcher as Raymond
- Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
- Conchata Ferrell as Berta
- olland Taylor
- Marin Hinkle
- Angus T. Jones as Jake Harper
- Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper
Additional Cast
- Kelly Sry
- Lilah Richcreek
When Walden tries hiring Alan as his assistant, Alan conducts interviews for his own assistant to do the tasks Walden has asked him to do. In the process of interviewing candidates, a beautiful woman shows up at the door and we learn she is Charlie Harper's illegitimate daughter, Jenny. It comes to light that Charlie and Jenny's mother had a one-time fling in the bathroom at Pavlov's, and when Jenny was born, Charlie would offer financial support but his drunken escapades prevented him from committing to fatherhood. Upon hearing of her long lost granddaughter, an excited Evelyn comes over and starts bickering with Alan over their plans for Jenny, both clearly desperate to have a piece of Charlie back. While everyone is arguing, Jenny takes off and they find her at a nearby bus stop where she explains that she simply wanted to see where her dad lived. Alan, Walden and Evelyn take Jenny to Pavlov's so she can see where her dad really lived. Walden picks up a waitress and brings her back to the house, only to discover that she just wanted to sleep with Jenny. Walden and Alan learn that Jenny is a womanizer much like her father.


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What is the process a condominium association board must follow to increase or decrease the size of the board of directors?
This is a very common question that comes up in the community association world.
The first question the board must answer is how many board members is the association required to have? That answer should be in the association's bylaws or articles. If the bylaws or articles of incorporation are silent, 718.112 and 617.0803 shall control.
Section 617.0803 of the Florida Statutes states that the board must consist of three or more individuals, with the number specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of the bylaws. The number of directors may be increased or decreased by amendments to, or in the manner provided in, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, but the corporation must never have fewer than 3 directors.
718.112(a) of the Florida Statutes states that in the absence of bylaws setting forth how many individuals must sit on the board, the board shall be composed of 5 members, except in the case of a condominium which has five or fewer units, in which case in a not-for-profit corporation the board shall consist of not fewer than 3 members.
As you can see, the association's bylaws will dictate how many board members shall sit on the board and if the bylaws don't, 718.112(a) has a default provision which states that the board must be composed of 5 members or 3 members if the association has 5 or fewer units.
Sometimes the owners and/or the board members may want to increase or decrease the number of directors who sit on the board. The association or the association's legal counsel will need to look at the bylaws and the articles of incorporation to see the board number requirements, if it allows for an increase or decrease in the board size and whether the governing documents provide for the manner in which the association may increase the board.
If the documents are silent, then the board may need to amend same in order to change the board size. If the governing documents allow for an increase or decrease, then the association must follow the manner set forth in the documents, or amend the documents if there is no manner in which to increase or decrease the board.
If the bylaws or articles need to be amended, then a membership vote will be necessary. If the documents provide for the manner, then the documents should explain whether the board has the power to change the number of directors on the board or whether the membership must vote.
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ABSTRACT: Cosmic-ray proton and helium spectra have been measured with the balloon-borne Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass experiment flown for 42 days in Antarctica in the 2004-2005 austral summer season. High-energy cosmic-ray data were collected at an average altitude of ~38.5 km with an average atmospheric overburden of ~3.9 g cm$^{-2}$. Individual elements are clearly separated with a charge resolution of ~0.15 e (in charge units) and ~0.2 e for protons and helium nuclei, respectively. The measured spectra at the top of the atmosphere are represented by power laws with a spectral index of -2.66 $\pm$ 0.02 for protons from 2.5 TeV to 250 TeV and -2.58 $\pm$ 0.02 for helium nuclei from 630 GeV/nucleon to 63 TeV/nucleon. They are harder than previous measurements at a few tens of GeV/nucleon. The helium flux is higher than that expected from the extrapolation of the power law fitted to the lower-energy data. The relative abundance of protons to helium nuclei is 9.1 $\pm$ 0.5 for the range from 2.5 TeV/nucleon to 63 TeV/nucleon. This ratio is considerably smaller than the previous measurements at a few tens of GeV/nucleon.The Astrophysical Journal 02/2011; 728(2). DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/728/2/122 · 6.28 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The balloon-borne Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) experiment launched five times from Antarctica has achieved a cumulative flight duration of about 156 days above 99.5% of the atmosphere. The instrument is configured with complementary and redundant particle detectors designed to extend direct measurements of cosmic-ray composition to the highest energies practical with balloon flights. All elements from protons to iron nuclei are separated with excellent charge resolution. Here we report results from the first two flights of ~70 days, which indicate hardening of the elemental spectra above ~200 GeV/nucleon and a spectral difference between the two most abundant species, protons and helium nuclei. These results challenge the view that cosmic-ray spectra are simple power laws below the so-called knee at ~1015 eV. This discrepant hardening may result from a relatively nearby source, or it could represent spectral concavity caused by interactions of cosmic rays with the accelerating shock. Other possible explanations should also be investigated. Comment: 21 pages, 5 figures, published in ApJL (corresponding author: email@example.com)The Astrophysical Journal Letters 04/2010; 714(1). DOI:10.1088/2041-8205/714/1/L89 · 5.60 Impact Factor
Article: Energy cross-calibration from the first CREAM flight: transition radiation detector versus calorimeter[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) balloon experiment had two successful flights in 2004/05 and 2005/06. It was designed to perform energy measurements from a few GeV up to 1000 TeV, taking advantage of different detection techniques. The first instrument, CREAM-1, combined a transition radiation detector with a calorimeter to provide independent energy measurements of cosmicraynuclei. Each detector was calibrated with particle beams in a limited range of energies. In order to assess the absolute energy scale of the instrument and to investigate the systematic effects of each technique, a cross-calibration was performed by comparing the two independent energy estimates on selected samples of oxygen and carbon nuclei. Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, presented at ICRC 2008
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ABSTRACT: We present new measurements of the energy spectra of cosmic-ray (CR) nuclei from the second flight of the balloon-borne experiment CREAM (Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass). The instrument (CREAM-II) was comprised of detectors based on different techniques (Cherenkov light, specific ionization in scintillators and silicon sensors) to provide a redundant charge identification and a thin ionization calorimeter capable of measuring the energy of cosmic rays up to several hundreds of TeV. The data analysis is described and the individual energy spectra of C, O, Ne, Mg, Si and Fe are reported up to ~ 10^14 eV. The spectral shape looks nearly the same for all the primary elements and can be expressed as a power law in energy E^{-2.66+/-0.04}. The nitrogen absolute intensity in the energy range 100-800 GeV/n is also measured. Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, presented at ICRC 2009, Lodz, Poland
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ABSTRACT: During its second Antarctic flight, the CREAM (Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass) balloon experiment collected data for 28 days, measuring the charge and the energy of cosmic rays (CR) with a redundant system of particle identification and an imaging thin ionization calorimeter. Preliminary direct measurements of the absolute intensities of individual CR nuclei are reported in the elemental range from carbon to iron at very high energy. Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, presented at XV International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions (ISVHECRI 2008)
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ABSTRACT: The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) is a balloon-borne experiment designed to measure the composition and energy spectra of cosmic rays of charge Z = 1 to 26 up to an energy of ~ 10^15 eV. CREAM had two successful flights on long-duration balloons (LDB) launched from Mc- Murdo Station, Antarctica, in December 2004 and December 2005. CREAM-I achieves a substantial measurement redundancy by employing multiple detector systems, namely a Timing Charge Detector and a Silicon Charge Detector (SCD) for particle identification, and a Transition Radiation Detector and a sampling tungsten/scintillating-fiber ionization calorimeter (CAL) for energy measurement. In this paper, preliminary energy spectra of various elements measured with CAL/SCD during the first 42-day flight are presented. Comment: Proc. 30th Int. Cosmic Ray Conf., Merida, 2, 63-66, 2007
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ABSTRACT: CREAM (Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass) is a multi-flight balloon mission designed to collect direct data on the elemental composition and individual energy spectra of cosmic rays. Two instrument suites have been built to be flown alternately on a yearly base. The tungsten/Sci-Fi imaging calorimeter for the second flight, scheduled for December 2005, was calibrated with electron and proton beams at CERN. A calibration procedure based on the study of the longitudinal shower profile is described and preliminary results of the beam test are presented. Comment: 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference Pune (2005) 3, 309-312
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ABSTRACT: The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) calorimeter is designed to measure the spectra of cosmic-ray particles over the energy range from ~10^11 eV to ~10^15 eV. Its first flight as part of the CREAM-I balloon-borne payload in Antarctica during the 2004/05 season resulted in a recordbreaking 42 days of exposure. Calorimeter calibration using various beam test data will be discussed in an attempt to assess the uncertainties of the energy measurements. Comment: Proc. 30th Int. Cosmic Ray Conf., Merida, 2, 421-424, 2007
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ABSTRACT: The CREAM calorimeter, designed to measure the spectra of cosmic-ray nuclei from under 1 TeV to 1000 TeV, is a 20 radiation length (X0) deep sampling calorimeter. The calorimeter is comprised of 20 layers of tungsten interleaved with 20 layers of scintillating fiber ribbons, and is preceded by a pair of graphite interaction targets providing about 0.42 proton interaction lengths (\lambda int). The calorimeter was placed in one of CERN's SPS accelerator beams for calibration and testing. Beams of 150 GeV electrons were used for calibration, and a variety of electron, proton, and nuclear fragment beams were used to test the simulation model of the detector. In this paper we discuss the performance of the calorimeter in the electron beam and compare electron beam data with simulation results. Comment: 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference Pune (2005) 8, 371-374
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ABSTRACT: Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) is a balloon-borne experiment to directly measure the elemental spectra of protons to iron nuclei with energies up to ~ 1015 eV. Energies of these cosmic-ray particles are measured by an ionization calorimeter comprised of 20 layers of 1 radiation length thick tungsten plates and 20 layers of 0.5 mm diameter scintillating fibers. Each tungsten plate is 500 times 500 times 3.5 mm3 and the fibers are grouped into fifty 1 cm wide ribbons. After construction, the CREAM-III calorimeter was tested at CERN, the European high energy physics lab, in the H2 beam line of the SPS. Following the CERN test, the calorimeter was integrated into the CREAM-III instrument, and flown successfully in the 3rd flight of the project, during the 2007/8 Antarctic campaign. We present the performance of the CREAM-III calorimeter in lab and beam tests.IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 07/2009; DOI:10.1109/TNS.2008.2011484 · 1.46 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The use of detectors based on plastic scintillator with photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) is common in cosmic-ray experiments to differentiate particle charges. However, in the presence of a calorimeter, the standard method of pulse charge integration over a time longer than a PMT pulse is hampered by abundant albedo particles. The Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM) instrument surmounts this problem by measuring the peak voltage of the PMT pulse within of a threshold crossing in the readout of a timing charge detector (TCD). The design and performance of the TCD is presented. A charge resolution of 0.2e for oxygen and 0.4e for iron is obtained for through-going cosmic-ray particles.Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 01/2009; DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.170 · 1.32 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A Cherenkov imager, CHERCAM (CHERenkov CAMera), has been designed and built for the CREAM (Cosmic-Ray Energetic and Mass) balloon-borne experiment. The instrument will perform charge measurements of nuclear cosmic-ray over a range extending from proton to iron. It will achieve individual charge separation of the elements over this range [M. Buénerd, et al., in: 28th ICRC, Tsukuba, Japan, OG 1.5, 2003, p. 2157. [2]] (0.25 charge unit rms), allowing measurements of the energy spectra of individual elements by the CREAM instrument in the energy range from 1010 to . CHERCAM is a proximity focused imager, based on a dedicated mechanical structure, equipped with an n=1.05 silica aerogel radiator plane, separated by a 12 cm ring expansion gap from a photon detector plane consisting of a 1600 photomultiplier array, backed with dedicated front-end readout electronics. A prototype of the detector has been recently tested with 100 and 300 GeV/cZ=1 particle beams at CERN. The contribution reports on both the beam test results of the prototype, and of the counter performance in ground operation.Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 09/2008; DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2008.07.093 · 1.32 Impact Factor
Article: Measurements of cosmic-ray secondary nuclei at high energies with the first flight of the CREAM balloon-borne experiment[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We present new measurements of heavy cosmic-ray nuclei at high energies performed during the first flight of the balloon-borne cosmic-ray experiment Cosmic-Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM). This instrument uses multiple charge detectors and a transition radiation detector to provide the first high accuracy measurements of the relative abundances of elements from boron to oxygen up to energies around 1 TeV/n. The data agree with previous measurements at lower energies and show a relatively steep decline (∼E−0.6 to E−0.5) at high energies. They further show the source abundance of nitrogen relative to oxygen is ∼10% in the TeV/n region.
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ABSTRACT: The balloon-borne cosmic-ray experiment CREAM-I (Cosmic-Ray Energetics And Mass) recently completed a successful 42-day flight during the 2004–2005 NASA/NSF/NSBF Antarctic expedition. CREAM-I combines an imaging calorimeter with charge detectors and a precision transition radiation detector (TRD). The TRD component of CREAM-I is targeted at measuring the energy of cosmic-ray particles with charges greater than Z ∼ 3. A central science goal of this effort is the determination of the ratio of secondary to primary nuclei at high energy. This measurement is crucial for the reconstruction of the propagation history of cosmic rays, and consequently for the determination of their source spectra. First scientific results from this instrument are presented.Advances in Space Research 08/2008; DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.080 · 1.24 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The Cosmic-Ray Energetics And Mass balloon-borne experiment has been launched twice in Antarctica, first in December 2004 and again in December 2005. It circumnavigated the South Pole three times during the first flight, which set a flight duration record of 42 days. A cumulative duration of 70 days within 13 months was achieved when the second flight completed 28 days during two circumnavigations of the Pole on 13 January 2006. Both the science instrument and support systems functioned extremely well, and a total 117 GB of data including 67 million science events were collected during these two flights. Preliminary analysis indicates that the data extend well above 100 TeV and follow reasonable power laws. The payload recovered from the first flight has been refurbished for the third flight in 2007, whereas the payload from the second flight is being refurbished to be ready for the fourth flight in 2008. Each flight will extend the reach of precise cosmic-ray composition measurements to energies not previously possible.Advances in Space Research 01/2008; DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.056 · 1.24 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass balloon-borne experiment has accumulated 70 days of exposure during two successful flights in Antarctica. The instrument is configured with complementary and redundant particle detectors. Energy measurements are made with a transition radiation detector and an ionization calorimeter. Charge measurements are made with timing, pixelated Si, and Cherenkov detectors to provide powerful rejection of backscatter particles. High energy cosmic-ray data from the first two flights were collected over a wide energy range from ~ 10 GeV to ~ 1 PeV at an average altitude of ~38.5 km (~3.9 g/cm2 atmospheric overburden). Preliminary analysis indicates the data extend well above 100 TeV and follow reasonable power laws. All elements from protons to Fe nuclei are separated with excellent charge resolution. The payload recovered from the first flight has been refurbished and is being integrated in preparation for the third launch, scheduled for December 2007. Simultaneously, the payload recovered from the second flight is being refurbished for a subsequent fourth flight. Results from the ongoing analysis and future plans will be presented.
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ABSTRACT: Launched from McMurdo (Antarctica) in December 2005, the balloon experiment CREAM (cosmic ray energetics and mass) collected about 15 million triggers during its second flight of 28 days. Redundant charge identification, by two pixelated silicon arrays and a time resolved pulse shaping technique from a scintillator system, allowed a clear signature of the primary nuclei. The energy was measured with a tungsten/SciFi calorimeter preceded by a graphite target. Preliminary results from the analysis of the data of the second flight are presented.Advances in Space Research 01/2008; 41(12-41):2002-2009. DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2007.02.052 · 1.24 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) experiment was designed and constructed to push spectral measurements of individual cosmic-ray nuclei from H to Fe to energies approaching the "knee" in a series of balloon flights. A cumulative exposure of 70 days was achieved during two circumpolar flights in Antarctica in 2005 and 2006. Direct measurements at the top of the atmosphere allow event-by-event determination of the incident cosmic-ray particle charge and energy. The objective is to investigate whether and how the knee structure is related to the mechanisms of particle acceleration, propagation, and confinement. The recovered payload is being refurbished for its third flight, which is scheduled for launch in December 2007. The combination of sophisticated particle detectors and long duration balloon flight capabilities now promise high quality measurements over an energy range that was not previously accessible.Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 01/2008; DOI:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.10.025 · 0.88 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The balloon-borne cosmic-ray experiment CREAM (Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass) has completed two flights in Antarctica, with a combined duration of 70 days. One of the detectors in the payload is the SCD (silicon charge detector) that measures the charge of high energy cosmic rays. The SCD was assembled with silicon sensors. A sensor is a 4 times 4 array of DC-coupled PIN diode pixels with the total active area of 21 times 16 mm2. The SCD used during the first flight (December 2004-January 2005) was a single layer device, then upgraded to a dual layer device for the second flight (December 2005-January 2006), covering the total sensitive area of 779 times 795 mm2. Flight data demonstrated that adding a second layer improved SCD performance, showing excellent particle charge resolution. With a total dissipation of 136 W for the dual layer system, special care was needed in designing thermal paths to keep the detector temperature within its operational range. As a consequence, flight temperatures of the SCD, even at diurnal maximum were kept below 38degC. The SCD mechanical structure was designed to minimize the possibility of damage to the sensors and electronics from the impacts of parachute deployment and landing. The detector was recovered successfully following the flight and is being refurbished for the next flight in 2007. Details of construction, operation, and performance are presented for the dual-layered SCD flown for the second CREAM flight. [All rights reserved Elsevier].IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 11/2007; DOI:10.1109/TNS.2007.906407 · 1.46 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (CREAM) balloon-borne experiment is designed for direct measurement of high-energy cosmic rays. The experimental goal is to measure single-element fluxes of all cosmic-ray nuclei from hydrogen to iron with energies up to the ''knee'', or spectral index change near 10 15 eV, observed in the all-particle spectrum. The dual layer Silicon Charge Detector (SCD) was designed to provide precise charge measurements. Each SCD layer has an active area of 77:9 cm  79:5 cm and consists of 156 silicon sensors mounted on 24 ladders. Each sensor contains a 4  4 array of single-sided DC type silicon pixels with an active area of 2:1 cm 2 . The detector was flown on the second CREAM flight (December 2005–January 2006) and recovered successfully. The SCD was refurbished for the third CREAM flight and tested with high-energy electron and hadron beams at CERN. This paper reports on the performance of the SCD during the beam test.Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 10/2007; 581:133-135. DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2007.07.046 · 1.32 Impact Factor
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Verified Hotel Guest from Manson, WA
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2015
Room was clean some things were worn and should be replaced but over all it was ok
It was very hot and the AC took forever to cool down
Verified Hotel Guest from Spokane, WA
June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015
Predicted upon the current star rating I was prepared for a mediocre room... To my surprise new carpet and the beds were wonderful ( foam pad type ) with the new paint job and LG wide screen TV.... I had a wonderful stay... I have already recommended this
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April 30, 2015
April 30, 2015
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April 30, 2015
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April 30, 2015
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The staff were very friendly. The hotel was within walking distance to the main strip of Leavenworth. It offered a decent breakfast. We were able to accommodate 5 people in one room. Room had fridge & microwave.
The beds were horribly hard for my taste and the pillows were flat. If we were staying more than one night, we would not have chosen this hotel. The cleanliness was slightly questionable as there were hairs on the bed. Coffee pot was dirty.
Verified Hotel Guest from Richland, WA
April 20, 2015
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April 20, 2015
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Clerk have me two tsmponsxfrpm her own purse when I needed them & the novelettes were really good.
Verified Hotel Guest from Spanaway, WA
February 15, 2015
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February 15, 2015
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I liked the hotel staff, very nice and professional. Also liked the size of the hotel room. Nice short walk from downtown leavenworth.
Room could have been a little cleaner, found some strange dust on and next to one bed.
Natalya from Tacoma, WA
January 5, 2015
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January 5, 2015
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For the price we pay excelent hotel. 10 min walking to shopping center in Leavenworth. Nice breakfast. Plus refregirator and macrovave in room.
Evan from Seattle, WA
January 1, 2015
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January 1, 2015
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The front desk clerks are not as friendy as most other hotels, otherwise i have no complains.
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December 23, 2014
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Jessica from Portland, OR
December 18, 2014
December 18, 2014
Free hot chocolate all day! Also, it was within walking distance to Leavenworth's downtown area. Not the closest hotel by any means, but it was a reasonable walk.
I wish they had stairs and not just one elevator... but otherwise, it was fine.
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Do sumo wrestlers retract their testicles?
I believe through practical experience, occurring by accident I confess! that these men push their balls up behind the pelvic bone! I am now for other reasons, practising doing that, I will hopefully let you know the results!
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What is the typical diet of a sumo wrestler?
It's made up out of SOUP! Yes its a fatty pork stew called Chankonabe which translates into 'Chinese Pot Stew'! A sumo wrestler's diet: 1. Skip breakfast, go directly to wo…rk out /exercise on an empty stomach 2. Around 11-12 noon, chow down 10,000 calories of Chanko-nabe** with rice and 6 pints of beer 3. Nap for 4 hours 4. Around 6-7 pm, chow down 10,000 calories of Chanko-nabe** with rice and 6 pints of beer 5. Go to bed This regimen of no breakfast, eating two large meals of 10,000 calories each drinking beer and sleeping after meals helps wrestlers put on excessive weight. **Chanko-nabe is a one-pot stew with tofu, shiitake mushroom, leeks, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, fish, chicken, and beef all cooked in a boiling soup base. (MORE)
What is the heaviest weight for sumo wrestlers?
Konishiki Yasokichi, he weighs 630 pounds and 6 ft 1 and a half. He was also born in Oahu, Hawaii.
How fat do sumo wrestlers have to be?
It depends on the wrestler, his build, and his style of fighting. For example, former wrestler Mainoumi was only 5'8 and chunked up to approx. 230 at his heaviest. Because of …his size, he had to rely more on speed and agility. He was "pudgy" by sumo standards but it suited him. There are a few wrestlers who do not look fat at all and are competing in the makounuchi (top division...made up of 5 ranks). Chiyonofuji was the Michael Jordan of sumo and was a 5'11, 270 muscle bound powerhouse, with no fat at all. On the opposite end was the Samoan born, Konishiki. At 6'0, 670lbs he's the heaviest wrestler in history. His build allowed him to gain muscle and fat all over rather than concentrated in the mid section. Because of this he had a very low center of gravity and preferred using size, strength and weight rather than speed and agility. He style was more pushing out of the ring (doyo) rather than tripping or other more technical maneuvers. Because of his build and style he intentionally continued to add size and weight to himself. However once he passed 600lbs his knees tired quickly due to previous injuries playing high school football. This caused him to slow down in the ring and he lost as many matches as he won. He was 670lbs when he retired. His best fighting size (balancing weight and speed) was when he was around 550lbs but sheer volumes of food and a love of getting bigger and bigger got the best of him. He had hoped to become an 800lb Yokozuna (highest rank in sumo). But instead he achieved a 670lb Ozeki (2nd highest rank). When he retired he was a Maegeshira (lowest rank in the top division) He retired and struggled with his weight for 10 years. Knowing he should lose the weight but internally wanting to become much bigger. He managed to drop to 500lbs but being that size didn't feel right and he balooned back up to 580 - 600lbs. In the past couple of years he's had stomach staple surgery and has managed to drop to 350lbs. So there is no correct answer to your question...it depends on the style of fighting as well as the shape and desired size of the wrestler. (MORE)
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9 Reasons Why You Should Be Watching Sumo Wrestling
Sumo is a fight that everyone should want to see. There is nothing brawnier than watching two people duke it out in a ring. Sumo is a battle without the weapons, and without c…lothing. All a fighter wears is a humble garment. These wrestlers are completely exposed, body and soul when they step into the ring.Today in the world of professional sumo, there are no weight divisions. It isn't uncommon to see two wrestlers going at it where one has twice the girth of his opponent. Japan has tried to keep this sport as traditional as possible, which means not ever allowing a woman in the ring.To make this an Olympic sport, sumo needs to create classes for weight and gender. The stigma and what people think about traditional sumo is completely different from reality. Women are up and coming in the sumo world. Although the International Sumo Federation has not recognized them, women athletes are slowly making a name for themselves.Sumo is an athletic sport where your plus-sized physique can give you an advantage. You get to be the beast you always knew yourself to be. If people always made fun of you growing up for being bigger, this is the sport to make you shine. Work those natural attributes!In recent years, there has been considerable effort to make sumo an Olympic sport. To be able to do this, the International Sumo Federation needs to recognize different classes of weight and gender. This is not an easy feat as sumo is a proud tradition of Japan.Breaking away from the stigma, there are all different shapes and sizes of sumo wrestlers. From 160 pound men, to 300 pound women. From teenage sumo wrestlers, to more seasoned professionals. The stereotype of two big men competing in diapers (really called a mawashi, mind you) is no longer relevant in today's sumo world.This is not a mainstream sport (yet). The average age of a sumo fan is well-over 50 years of age today. A competition that literally only takes seconds to finish can leave an audience feeling quite unsatisfied. But imagine the street cred you could obtain if you were able to say, "Yeah, I watched sumo before it was big." For the hipsters who rejoice in being unique and original, why not be a sumo-fan?Before a battle can begin, it is tradition to perform a rhythmic and stylized dance in the ring. Sumo wrestlers throw their hands in the air to show their gods that they are unarmed and bare, and perform a leg-stomping ritual to drive away evil spirits that want them to fail. Who knew sumo wrestlers could be so entertaining?At live events, sumo fans get to sit on thin Japanese pillows, and cheer on their favorite athlete. Since there is no cursing-out the umpire in this sport, if you are unsatisfied with a ruling, you throw your pillow at the wrestlers in the ring. Ruthless. (MORE)
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Breast Changes as a Warning Sign for Cancer
Changes in the breasts can be normal or they can be a sign that something is going on in your body. Being able to identify problems can mean the difference between catching br…east cancer early or being too late. Don't be afraid to check your breasts for changes and discuss these changes with your doctor. He is there to help and look after your overall well-being. Read through some of the most common breast changes and learn how they can be used as warning signs for breast cancer.When it comes to breast cancer, the first indication of a problem is usually a lump in the breast. These can be detected with monthly breast exams that you can perform by yourself. If the lump is hard and does not go away on its own, it may be a cause for concern. If the lump is squishy and goes down after a few days, it may just be a cyst. The only way to know for certain is to talk to your doctor.Breastfeeding women are probably used to fluid leaking from their nipples at inopportune times. The rest of the female population do not experience this. If fluid is leaking from just one nipple or has blood in it, then it could indicate a serious problem. Additionally, if the discharge starts suddenly or you have never experienced it before, it could be a sign that something is wrong. Women over the age of 40 may experience some fluid leakage from the breasts that is completely normal, however.Most women have uneven breast sizes with one being slightly larger than the other. A subtle difference in size is no cause for alarm. Additionally, there will be some changes in size base on your menstrual cycle, but they should always return to normal. If one breast is starting to grow or is suddenly significantly larger than the other, then this should alert you that something is going on. One breast growing larger than the other is an indication that there is swelling in the tissues or ducts of the breast.Nipple retraction occurs when the nipple is pulled inward and does not easily return to its proper shape. It is common for women to have inverted nipples, but these nipples will return to their original size and shape upon manipulation. Retracted nipples do not behave this way. This is especially problematic if it only occurs in one breast.If you are experiencing any of the symptoms or breast changes listed above, then you should see a doctor. Early detection is the key to fighting breast cancer. Only a doctor can diagnose the ailment that accompanies all of these changes in the breasts. The doctor is also able to tell you what is normal and what is not. Getting an opinion from the doctor can help put your mind at ease when you are unsure what is wrong.Women experience many changes in their breasts from puberty to menopause. It is not uncommon to experience changes in size, sensitivity, and even feel a few lumps. This makes differentiating between the normal and the abnormal difficult. If you become familiar with some of the more serious breast changes to look out for, you might be able to catch breast cancer early. Don't be afraid to talk to your doctor about any concerns you have. When it comes to breast cancer detection, it is better to be safe than sorry.One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. It is the second most commonly diagnosed skin cancer among women in the US. About 40,000 women lose the battle with breast cancer each year. (MORE)
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The Worst Wrestlers of the Modern Era
Years down the road when we look back at the current era of wrestling, there's a good chance that fans will look back at these stars and groan. Take a look at some of the wors…t wrestlers in the modern era of professional wrestling.Some guys in WWE get pushed to the top spot solely because they have an extremely marketable look. Roman Reigns is an example of this. His promos are terrible, and his work in the ring is extremely limited. He tends to have good matches only when he's carried by someone else. Is there anyone more synonomous with the current "PG era" product of WWE than John Cena? Sure, the Hulk Hogan style of wrestler worked well in the 1980s, but Cena doesn't even have half of the Hulkster's charisma, and the crowds consistently let him know. His "5 moves of doom" are enough to make everyone chant something anti-Cena at him.Wrestlers need to do something to update their characters or they run the risk of becoming too stale. This is clearly the case for John Cena, but the Miz also falls into this category. Once a main eventer for Wrestlemania, the Miz has plummeted to the mid-card level and is consistently outshined by his much more entertaining stunt double...Damien Mizdow.In wrestling, the term "X-Pac heat" refers to someone who is booed by an audience because the crowd just doesn't want to see a particular wrestler. TNA's Mr. Anderson (formerly Mr. Kennedy in WWE) has this kind of heat and hate from the crowd. His mic skills are obnoxious, and he doesn't show a lot of progression in the ring.There was a time when being a wrestler in the women's division in the WWE meant something special, but wrestlers such as Eva Marie certainly do not belong in the same league as them. She is sloppy in the ring and even worse as an actress and is easily one of the worst WWE divas of all time.Curtis Axel is the son of the late, great Mr. Perfect and, unfortunately, the apple has fallen far from the tree in terms of both in-ring work and confidence as an entertainer. Mr. Perfect oozed charisma, and Curtis comes across as timid and nervous when in front of the camera.Sometimes a wrestler is nothing more than an entrance. For as beloved as the Ultimate Warrior was, he never really had a consistent amount of great matches. He was regarded as having an amazing entrance but considered dangerous and unsafe in the ring. The same can be said for the tag team known as the Ascension. They have a unique entrance that sets them apart, but when the bell rings...it's nothing special.When WWE signed the Great Khali, they thought they were getting the next Andre the Giant. However, Andre moved around the ring like a cruiserweight compared to Khali's lack of mobility. A menacing and gigantic appearance did nothing for him, and he was later written as a joke toward the end of his WWE run.When a wrestler is both bland and boring in the ring as well as on the microphone, it can often be the kiss of death to someone's career. In the case of Crimson in TNA, he was easily one of the company's most lukewarm performers.The original Sin Cara was easily one of WWE's biggest letdowns when they signed him in 2012. Sin Cara (who was originally performed by Mistico) was believed to have underachieved and carried himself backstage in WWE as a bigger star than he actually was. He often messed up (botched) many of his moves on live TV. The character Sin Cara is now played by Hunico, but Mistico feels he still owns the rights to the character.Bobby Lashley seems to have been everywhere in the world of wrestling and MMA. Both a mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler, you'd think Lashley would have a similar star power to Brock Lesnar, but Lashley never really improves in the ring, and he's gone faster than you can say "15 seconds."The Bellas certainly are not loved for their in-ring ability, and sisters Nikki and Brie aren't very good as actresses either. Nikki is certainly the most untalented of the two.Garrett certainly had a lot to overcome in TNA with his last name. Being the son of former WCW president Eric Bischoff certainly brought out a lot of detractors, but unfortunately, Garrett wasn't able to silence his critics. He was limited in ring ability and has since been written off TNA TV all together. (MORE)
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Wrestlers Who Should've Been WWE Champions
Fans of the WWE and wrestling in general often wonder why some of their favorite wrestlers never go on to become champions. They have the skill and the size, so why don't thes…e athletes make it to the top?Jake The Snake Roberts is the one of the most well known wrestlers to have never won a major title, let alone the WWE world heavyweight title. Highly remembered for his cold persona and his pet snake, Damien, Jake is a living legend with or without a title reign.Razor Ramon (Scott Hall) was an incredible wrestler who was one of the finest intercontinental champions of all time. Although he never got a chance to win the big one, Ramon's talents were never questioned.Alongside Hulk Hogan, Piper was a major factor in the WWF/WWE's rise to popularity in the 1980s, and he is also a successful movie star. Although he has held the intercontinental title, the WWE world title always escaped his grasp.Big Van Vader had plenty of world title reigns in the WCW, but sadly not even one in the WWE. His 350-lb. frame was surprisingly agile and he was a treat to watch in the ring.Ricky the Dragon was an excellent wrestler who enjoyed success as a tag partner with Jay Youngblood before striking out on his own. He had the size and elegance in the ring that made him a winner.Owen Hart brought an excited energy to the ring and combined it with agility and talent few wrestlers displayed. Many fans faced disappointment when he didn't win the WWE title during one of his many matches with Bret.Just because Bam Bam Bigelow was huge didn't mean he couldn't pull off some spectacular moves in the ring. These moves earned him the ECW Championship, but he never went on to win the WWE.Is there a theme song and character more memorable than the Million Dollar Man? Sure, he may have "bought" his way to a world title win that never counted in the record books, but DiBiase was an incredible worker that deserved a title win!Rick Rude has always been an underestimated wrestler in the WWE despite being one of the toughest in the business. He won the IC Championship, but never made it to the WWE Championship. Rude's world title career flourished in WCW, however.Fans know Mr. perfect because of his charm and incredible strength. Many are still upset that he never got the chance to prove himself in a WWE championship match, especially before he left the company in the mid 90s.Although Rikishi helped the WWE achieve one of its greatest years in history, fans speculate whether he should have won the WWE Championship during his heel run in 2000. He's been a veteran of the WWE for more than 15 years.Benjamin was a rising star in the WWE in the early 2000's. He was a gifted wrestler and a tag team specialist. There are many fans who felt that his skills could've been utilized even better as the WWE world champion!Technically Andre won the title. I was due to controversy that it was a stripped from him after he "cheated" to win against Hulk Hogan in the late 80s during his heel run. For as memorable of a wrestler as he was, it's a shame he was never given a world title reign.The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith was a true powerhouse in the ring whose 1992 SummerSlam match for the IC title is fondly remembered. Unfortunately, he never had the chance to prove his world title worth in the ring.Jimmy Snuka was a superstar in his time during the 70s and 80s. (MORE)
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9 Passable Acting Performances by Professional Wrestlers
It is a common belief that being a professional wrestler and being a performer are two similar professions. While it is true that a few aspects of wrestling are merged into ac…ting, a wrestler's in-ring success does not always render to the big screen.Dwayne Johnson is famous for his wrestling alter ego "The Rock," and is a California native who has won the World Wrestling Entertainment championships an impressive 16 times. He has his fair share of big screen brawls, but playing the Scorpion King in "The Mummy Returns" kicked off his acting career.Although Piper didn't make it to world champion status during his professional wrestling career, he won 34 other championship titles. He has a plethora of movie roles to his credit, but his role as John Nada in John Carpenter's "They Live" impressed the masses the most.Andre Roussimoff is best remembered as "Andre the Giant," and towered over all of his opponents. During his wrestling career, he had the title of "The Eighth Wonder of the World" due to his gigantism. He proved his acting skills in the classic "The Princess Bride," playing the Fezzik character in the film.John Cena. also called "The Prototype" and "Mr. P," has a lot of credentials such as professional wrestler, rapper, and actor. He entered into the movie industry through his film "The Marine," which WWE Studios financed.Wrestling fans know him as Batista, but fans of the Marvel Comics film "Guardians of the Galaxy" know him as Drax. Batista's performance in 2014's biggest film was widely praised by both fans of the series and critics. It must've been a nice change for Batista in 2014, as WWE fans were booing him relentlessly in the early part of 2014, even though Batista was a good guy!Sure, it might have been a smaller role and he didn't show any range outside of a normal wrestling persona, but Hulk Hogan's role in "Rocky III" is still remembered as a stand out portion of that classic movie. Hogan played such an evil, powerhouse bad guy that it worked perfectly.Paul Levesque is called Triple H in the ring. He started his wrestling career in 1994 and has an impressive 23 championships to his name. His performance in "Blade: Trinity" is pretty impressive for a wrestler-turned-actor.Texas resident Steve Austin has 19 championship wins to his illustrious wrestling career. He debuted with "The Longest Yard" as an actor, where Adam Sandler played the character of a shamed ex-professional football player. Critics praised Austin's performance in that movie.Randy Savage was famous for his wrestling nickname "Macho Man," and is considered one of the great intercontinental champions of all time. Movie audiences enjoyed watching Savage play the character Bone-Saw in the 2002 movie "Spiderman." (MORE)
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15 Wrestlers Whose Death Was Ruled a Suicide
There are many wrestlers who have had to end their wrestling careers due to health reasons or injuries. Many times, these career-ending injuries are just too much for the wres…tlers to mentally handle.Eddie Graham started wrestling in his home state of Texas at the age of 17. Graham moved to Florida and started wrestling in the Florida circuit in 1961, where he managed to make a name for himself. He continued wrestling until 1971, when he took over booking and promoting for Championship Wrestling from Florida. Graham held that position until January 21, 1985, when he committed suicide by shooting himself.Mike Von Erich was the son of longtime Texas wrestler and promoter Fritz Von Erich. Friends and family members have both stated that Mike did not want to wrestle. Mike suffered a brain injury following an infection he received during a surgical procedure. He also suffered more injury to his brain after a car accident. On April 12, 1987, Mike wrote a suicide note for his family, traveled to Lake Dallas, and overdosed on the sleeping pill Placidyl and alcohol.Chris Von Erich was the youngest and the smallest of the Von Erich family of wrestlers. He started out by working cameras and doing other odd jobs backstage for WCCW. He was officially named a wrestler in 1990, but he suffered from brittle bones and asthma, which held him back. On September 12, 1991, depressed about his family life and inability to be famous in the wrestling ring, he shot himself in the head.Kerry Von Erich had more than one name under which he wrestled. Kerry was also known as the Modern Day Warrior and the Texas Tornado. He spent 11 years during his career wrestling for his father under the World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). He held 40 championships throughout his career, and he even wrestled for many years with a prosthetic foot. On February 18, 1993, Kerry committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart at his father's ranch in Texas.Rick "The Renegade" Williams was a professional wrestler with the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) organization. He began wrestling for them in 1995 following a stint in the Japanese circuit. He wrestled for many years under famed manager Jimmy Hart. On December 7, 1998, he lost his contract with WCW. On February 23, 1999, The Renegade took his own life via a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 33 years old.Michael John "Mike" Lockwood wrestled under the name Crash Holly or Crash. He wrestled with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment from 1999 through 2003. Holly debuted in professional wrestling in 1989 after spending some time in the independent circuit. After signing with the WWF/WWE, Holly went on to hold the Hardcore Championship on 22 occasions. He died on November 6, 2003, at a friend's home, face-down in his own vomit. He had committed suicide by overdose.Michael Lee "Mike" Alfonso was better known by his wrestling name, Mike Awesome. Awesome wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and in the World Wrestling Federation. During his career, he won three world championship belts. Awesome died on February 17, 2007, after hanging himself in his home in Florida. He was 42 years old.Christopher Michael Benoit worked for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment, along with other organizations, during his career in wrestling. He was a record-tying five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion and is one of only four men to have held the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE. Benoit committed suicide in June 2007 after killing his wife and son.Tony Christian Halme was a Finnish politician, athlete, author, and actor who wrestled under the name Ludvig Borga. He was also an MMA fighter and a noted boxer. Borga wrestled with the WWF for a year from 1993 to 1994. In 1994, Borga got injured during a wrestling match with fellow wrestler Rick Steiner. The injury forced Borga to leave the WWF. On January 8, 2010, Borga committed suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot wound from an unlicensed handgun he had in his possession.Christopher Klucsarits, best known by his wrestling name Kanyon or Chris Kanyon, wrestled for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation. He has also appeared as the wrestler Mortis. He first appeared in wrestling circuits on April 5, 1992. He wrestled for WCW for 7 years before appearing with the WWF for 3 years. He retired on August 28, 2004. Kanyon had suffered from bi-polar issues for quite some time and died on April 2, 2010. He had overdosed on his medication.Michael Gossett wrestled under the name of Mike Graham. He was the son of famed wrestler and promoter Eddie Graham. He started wrestling in 1972 in the local circuits in Florida. He spent the 1980s with the American Wrestling Association, before returning to the Florida circuit in 1989. He then became a road agent and spent the rest of his career as such. On October 19, 2012, Graham died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. His father and his son had died in the same manner.Sean Christopher Haire was an MMA fighter, kickboxer, and wrestler. He wrestled under the name Sean O'Haire and was Rookie of the Year in 2000. He retired from wrestling in 2006 and eventually became a hairdresser. O'Haire suffered from depression and alcohol addiction and hung himself on September 9, 2014.Wrestler Shawn Osborne was born Shawn McGrath on May 9, 1976. He was a developmental talent for the World Wrestling Entertainment organization. He first started wrestling in 2003 and was released from his contract in February 2008. After leaving a lengthy suicide note for friends and family, Osborne took his own life on January 26, 2011. In his note he claims not being able to make it in the WWE was one of the contributing factors in his decision.Ed "The Bull" Gantner discovered steroids in high school and soon became a football player. He received a football scholarship to play at the University of Tennessee, but he left after one year. He returned home to Florida and began wrestling for Championship Wrestling from Florida. Though he had some local success, he abruptly retired from pro wrestling due to health issues in 1987. Years of steroid use had deteriorated his body, and his kidneys eventually failed him. On December 31, 1990, he shot himself in his parents' home in Florida. He was only 31 years old.Harold Watanabe was born in 1927. He would become better known as the wrestler Tojo Yamamoto. He was promoted as a Japanese wrestler, though he was born in Hawaii. He was one of the most fan-hated wrestlers of his time. He even wrestled Hulk Hogan. Once his body began to give out due to his time in the ring, he decided to become a manager before retiring in 1991. He died of a self-inflicted shot gun wound in Hermitage, Tennessee, in 1992. (MORE)
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How heavy are sumo wrestlers?
A regular sumo wrestler would weigh between 200 and 350 pounds, but an obese sumo wrestler would weigh as much as 650 pounds. There are no weight categories in sumo wrestlin…g, however the mass of wrestler is not fat, a lot of it is muscle and a strong heavy wrestler has advantages over a strong lighter wrestler. Like many sports sumo wrestlers are getting bigger. in 1953, the average weight of a sumo wrestler was 317 pounds, with an average height of 5' 11''. Today's sumo practitioner is 3.2 inches taller, but 95 pounds heavier. They can be any weight, there are no specific weight classes in traditional sumo. The heaviest rikishi on record is Konishiki at 280kg. (MORE)
What do sumo wrestlers eat?
Chanko-nabe is the food they eat twice a day. It is a stew made of fish.
What is the costume of a sumo wrestler called?
The belt is called a Mawashi and the apron like garb worn when entering the ring is a Kesho-mawashi


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Quality of an MMORPG. Arguably nonexistent. See...
Features we want to see in quality: Gamer's version (in no particular order)
- Class balance
- Fluid gameplay
- Justifiable classes that will all work on their own, not just "relying" on others. This can be exaggerated to the eleventh dimension.
- An unhackable economy
- Seamless graphics
- Game Masters that do their job
- Developer team's trust and constant relays between the community and the developers. Not the community to the Game Masters and the Game Masters to the Publishers, and the Publishers to the developers. I can so see so much info lost right there.
- If there's going to be special quirks that makes the MMO stand out, make it work. Make it so that we need it instead of as an option.
Features that the Developers think we want: Developer's version (in no particular order)
- Quality graphics: over the moon style, yep.
- Lots and lots of quests to keep the players entertained. The worst example of this is "korean style quests" which are essentially "kill X number of Y monsters" and "walk to the other NPC to listen to more shit"
- Cash Shop has items that players want to purchase. Note that this has been historically proven to be abused to the point of nether and back.
- Generic classes and gameplay (hey, nobody wants a steep learning curve! Unless that's a worthwhile lesson that gives tremendous rewards back to us in levels of satisfaction and entertainment)
- Good gameplay lore
- Westernization? What's that? Note that there have been attempts at improving, but what? Matching a buff guy to an anime-like elf? Get real.
Features that are needed for the genre to survive:
- Creativity. This does not mean grabbing developers from studios that produce titles like Bioshock and Fallout and stuffing them to make MMORPG. The aforementioned method is a surefire road to disaster.
- Trust. No third-parties gabbering shit.
- Originality. This does not mean making such an out-there title that nobody dares to play it in fear of failing. Look at what happened to Granada Espada. DO NOT REPEAT.
- Less focus on gameplay and "ohh look I hired Stephen King to write the lore for this game" and more on socializing aspects and stuff that's unrelated from combat. Stuff like making equipment, housing systems, roll it out.
Again, I believe in Guild Wars 2 because they're hitting the right points where it matters: trust and creativity while keeping up to date with modern technology. Other developers would rather survive on the money they make before the game comes to a brick wall and then they pull it off for the sake of saying "it's discontinued so we can focus on other games", while in reality it's just not pulling enough money in.


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A bold and eye-opening new cookbook with magnificent photos and unforgettable stories.
In the West, when we think about food in China, what usually comes to mind are the signature dishes of Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai. But beyond the urbanized eastern third of China lie the high open spaces and sacred places of Tibet, the Silk Road oases of Xinjiang, the steppelands of Inner Mongolia, and the steeply terraced hills of Yunnan and Guizhou. The peoples who live in these regions are culturally distinct, with their own history and their own unique culinary traditions. In Beyond the Great Wall, the inimitable duo of Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguidwho first met as young travelers in Tibetbring home the enticing flavors of this other China.
For more than twenty-five years, both separately and together, Duguid and Alford have journeyed all over the outlying regions of China, sampling local home cooking and street food, making friends and taking lustrous photographs. Beyond the Great Wall shares the experience in a rich mosaic of recipesfrom Central Asian cumin-scented kebabs and flatbreads to Tibetan stews and Mongolian hot potsphotos, and stories. A must-have for every food lover, and an inspiration for cooks and armchair travelers alike.
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"Two people caught in the grip of wanderlust," as Alford and Duguid describe themselves, this American- Canadian pair has traveled for nearly two decades, singly and together, throughout Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and North America. As they have pursued their passions for travel photography and culinary research, they have found around the world a shared and nourishing element of culture and cuisine: flatbreads, the simplest, oldest, and most marvelously varied form of bread known to humankind. Immersing themselves in local cultures-from the Malaysian island of Penang and the high Himalayan passes of Tibet to the market stalls of Provence and the pueblos of New Mexico -- Adford and Duguid have studied bread baking and cooking with local bakers, in family kitchens, with street vendors, and at neighborhood restaurants and cafes.
In Flatbreads and Flavors they share more than sixty recipes for flatbreads of every origin and description: tortillas from Mexico, pita from the Middle East, naan from Afghanistan, chapatti from India, pizza from Italy, and French fougasse. As well within the eight regional chapters of the book, they provide 150 exuberant recipes for traditional accompaniments to the breads. These include chutneys and curries, salsas and stews, rich samplings of the Mediterranean mezze table and the Scandinavian smorgasbord, and such delectable pairings as Chinese Spicy Cumin Kebabs wrapped in Uighur nan or Lentils with Garlic, Onion, and Tomato spooned onto chapatti.
Oven-baked, grilled, fried, skillet-baked, steamed, or even baked beneath the desert sand, flatbreads are a fascinating, satisfying, and simple form that brings wholesome grains into our diet. They can be made from every grain imaginable: wheat, rye, corn, oats, millet, sorghum, teff, rice, buckwheat. They can be unleavened or leavened. They can be made so thin that they become transparent, or they can be two inches thick and sliceable.
But Flatbreads and Flavors is not only a book about the original life-sustaining food served around the world since time began, it is also a book about people and places, with vivid images and shared experiences captured in brief prose essays and in Alford and Duguid's own acclaimed photographs. Redolent with the tastes and aromas of the world's hearths, it maps a course through cultures old and intriguing. With clear and patient recipes and special sections defining techniques, ingredients, and equipment, Flatbreads and Flavors makes accessible to the novice and experienced baker alike the simple and satisfying bread baker's art.
Flatbreads and Flavors has 8 maps and 16 pages of full-color photographs of breads and their accompaniments. It is a Main Selection of HomeStyle Books a division of Book-of-the-Month Club.
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As they have pursued their passions for travel and exploring culture through food, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid have found an internationally shared and nourishing element of culture and cuisine: flatbreads, humankind's simplest, oldest, and most remarkably varied form of bread.
In their James Beard Award-winning cookbook Flatbreads and Flavors Alford and Duguid share more than sixty recipes for flatbreads of every origin and description: tortillas from Mexico, pita from the Middle East, naan from Afghanistan, chapatti from India, pizza from Italy, and French fougasse. In addition, they provide 150 recipes for traditional accompaniments to the flatbreads, from chutneys and curries, salsas and stews, to such delectable pairings as Chinese Spicy Cumin Kebabs wrapped in Uighur nan or Lentils with Garlic, Onion, and Tomato spooned onto chapatti. Redolent with the tastes and aromas of the world's hearths, Flatbreads and Flavors maps a course through cultures old and intriguing, and, with clear and patient recipes, makes accessible to the novice and experienced baker alike the simple and satisfying bread baker's art.
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Home baking may be a humble art, but its roots are deeply planted. On an island in Sweden a grandmother teaches her granddaughter how to make slagbrot, a velvety rye bread, just as she was taught to make it by her grandmother many years before. In Portugal, village women meet once each week to bake at a community oven; while the large stone oven heats up, children come running for sweet, sugary flatbreads made specially for them. In Toronto, Naomi makes her grandmother's recipe for treacle tart and Jeffrey makes the truck-stop cinnamon buns he and his father loved.
From savory pies to sweet buns, from crusty loaves to birthday cake, from old-world apple pie to peanut cookies to custard tarts, these recipes capture the age-old rhythm of turning simple ingredients into something wonderful to eat. HomeBaking rekindles the simple pleasure of working with your hands to feed your family. And it ratchets down the competitive demands we place on ourselves as home cooks. Because in striving for professional results we lose touch with the pleasures of the process, with the homey and imperfect, with the satisfaction of knowing that you can, as a matter of course, prepare something lovely and delicious, and always have a full cookie jar or some homemade cake on hand to offer.
Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid collected the recipes in HomeBaking at their source, from farmhouse kitchens in northern France to bazaars in Fez. They traveled tens of thousands of miles, to six continents, in search of everyday gems such as Taipei Coconut Buns, Welsh Cakes, Moroccan Biscotti, and Tibetan Overnight Skillet Breads. They tasted, interpreted, photographed and captured not just the recipes, but the people who made them as well. Then they took these spot-on flavors of far away and put them side by side with cherished recipes from friends and family closer to home. The result is a collection of treasures: cherry strudel from Hungary, stollen from Germany, bread pudding from Vietnam, anise crackers from Barcelona. More than two hundred recipes that resonate with the joys and flavors of everyday baking at home and around the world.
Inexperienced home bakers can confidently pass through the kitchen doors armed with Naomi and Jeffrey's calming and easy-to-follow recipes. A relaxed, easy-handed approach to baking is, they insist, as much a part of home baking traditions as are the recipes themselves. In fact it's often the last-minute recipessemonlina crackers, a free-form fruit galette, or a banana-coconut loafthat offer the most unexpected delights. Although many of the sweets and savories included here are the products of age-old oral traditions, the recipes themselves have been carefully developed and tested, designed for the home baker in a home kitchen.
Like the authors' previous books, HomeBaking offers a glorious combination of travel and great tastes, with recipes rich in anecdote, insightful photographs, and an inviting text that explores the diverse baking traditions of the people who share our world. This is a book to have in the kitchen and then again by your bed at night, to revisit over and over.
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In HomeBaking, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid take the reader on a world tour of the remarkable daily custom of transforming flour and water into food. The authors previously won accolades for Hot Sour Salty Sweet and its culinary tour of southeast Asia. In this collection, the journey stretches across six continents, with stunning landscapes and fascinating characters. The reader can almost see the steam on the windows of a Montréal bakery as customers line up for bagels fresh from wood-fired ovens. That ritual is repeated around the world--in the bazaars of Tashkent, for example, where local shoppers form a line to buy flatbread from wooden wheelbarrows.
More than 200 recipes--many accompanied by superb photography of their region of origin--are grouped into four big sections: Pastry, Bread, Smaller Breads, and Cakes and Cookies. Suggestions for serving fall under 15 themes such as "Our Household Staples," "For Those Who Can't Eat Gluten," and "Exotic Flavours." The glossary and index provide easy reference. Alford and Duguid favour the artisan-style loaves and homey tarts and cakes that people have been making for centuries over elaborate modern confections. There's a honey cake from the Ukraine, onion tart from Alsace, steamed dumplings from the Himalayas, and calzone from New York. One particularly good recipe to try is Irish Soda Bread. And banana-coconut bread is ethereal--saturated with dark rum and lightly sweetened with demerara sugar. Each recipe is self-explanatory and emphasizes the simple pleasures of working the dough over achieving the perfection of the professional baker. "Pastry's happiest being handled little and lightly, without the heavy hand that anxiety often produces," the authors advise.
In our culture of bread-making machines and fast food, we often forget how restorative the simple pleasures can be: Head into the kitchen and bake some bread. Enjoy. --Carolyn Leitch
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Luminous at dawn and dusk, the Mekong is a river road, a vibrant artery that defines a vast and fascinating region. Here, along the world's tenth largest river, which rises in Tibet and joins the sea in Vietnam, traditions mingle and exquisite food prevails.
Award-winning authors Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid followed the river south, as it flows through the mountain gorges of southern China, to Burma and into Laos and Thailand. For a while the right bank of the river is in Thailand, but then it becomes solely Lao on its way to Cambodia. Only after three thousand miles does it finally enter Vietnam and then the South China Sea.
It was during their travels that Alford and Duguidwho ate traditional foods in villages and small towns and learned techniques and ingredients from cooks and market vendorscame to realize that the local cuisines, like those of the Mediterranean, share a distinctive culinary approach: Each cuisine balances, with grace and style, the regional flavor quartet of hot, sour, salty, and sweet. This book, aptly titled, is the result of their journeys.
Like Alford and Duguid's two previous works, Flatbreads and Flavors ("a certifiable publishing event" Vogue) and Seductions of Rice ("simply stunning"The New York Times), this book is a glorious combination of travel and taste, presenting enticing recipes in "an odyssey rich in travel anecdote" (National Geographic Traveler).
The book's more than 175 recipes for spicy salsas, welcoming soups, grilled meat salads, and exotic desserts are accompanied by evocative stories about places and people. The recipes and stories are gorgeously illustrated throughout with more than 150 full-color food and travel photographs.
In each chapter, from Salsas to Street Foods, Noodles to Desserts, dishes from different cuisines within the region appear side by side: A hearty Lao chicken soup is next to a Vietnamese ginger-chicken soup; a Thai vegetable stir-fry comes after spicy stir-fried potatoes from southwest China.
The book invites a flexible approach to cooking and eating, for dishes from different places can be happily served and eaten together: Thai Grilled Chicken with Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce pairs beautifully with Vietnamese Green Papaya Salad and Lao sticky rice.
North Americans have come to love Southeast Asian food for its bright, fresh flavors. But beyond the dishes themselves, one of the most attractive aspects of Southeast Asian food is the life that surrounds it. In Southeast Asia, people eat for joy. The palate is wildly eclectic, proudly unrestrained. In Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet, at last this great culinary region is celebrated with all the passion, color, and life that it deserves.
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For this companion volume to the award-winning Hot Sour Salty Sweet, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid travel west from Southeast Asia to that vast landmass the colonial British called the Indian Subcontinent. It includes not just India, but extends north to Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal and as far south as Sri Lanka, the island nation so devastated by the recent tsunami. For people who love food and cooking, this vast region is a source of infinite variety and eye-opening flavors.
Home cooks discover the Tibetan-influenced food of Nepal, the Southeast Asian tastes of Sri Lanka, the central Asian grilled meats and clay-oven breads of the northwest frontier, the vegetarian cooking of the Hindus of southern India and of the Jain people of Gujarat. It was just twenty years ago that cooks began to understand the relationships between the multifaceted cuisines of the Mediterranean; now we can begin to do the same with the foods of the Subcontinent.
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A roadmap, for cooks and armchair travellers alike, to one of the worlds richest and most diverse culinary regions, by the authors of Seductions of Rice and Hot Sour Salty Sweet.
From Sri Lanka to Pakistan, from the Himalayan foothills of Nepal and northern India to the lushness of Bangladesh and southern India, the Subcontinent has always been a source of wonder, and for people who love food and cooking, it has forever been a part of the world unlike any other.
Naomi Duguid and Jeffrey Alford have been making trips to the Subcontinent, separately and together, for over thirty years. As the couple says, A trip to the Subcontinent has become a great gift; we come home feeling more alive, more connected. On their frequent visits, they are continually reminded how good everyday food is, both street food and home cooking. Whether its a simple dish of rice and lentils, a masala dosa, or a tender grilled fish served with hot tandoor bread and fresh coriander chutney, food doesnt have to be elaborate to be good, or to be special.
Jeffrey and Naomi explore the Subcontinent and its cuisines, seeking out authenticity as they go. Their stories, along with their breathtakingly diverse photographs of places, people and food, allow us to experience with them one of the most visually stunning places on earth. Their recipes are tailored for the North American home cook, and for every occasion. Mountain Dal with Bhutanese Red Rice makes a perfect last-minute weeknight supper, while Cashew-Coconut Meatballs, Goan Fish with Green Chutney, Banana Pachadi, and Bean Sprout Salad make a dazzling yet easy-to-prepare feast for a dinner party.
Mangoes and Curry Leaves is a very accessible and practical resource, and an intriguing introduction to one of the most extraordinary culinary regions of the world, served up with a little slice of life on the side.
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Chinese stir-frys, Spanish paellas, Japanese sushi, Indian thorans, Thai salads, Turkish pilafs, Italian risottos, Senegalese yassas, American gumbos: if rice isn't the heart and soul of all these diverse dishes, rice can be found piled right there at the side of the plate, or in a bowl. To say that Alford and Duguid, authors of the award-winning Flatbreads and Flavors, deliver the world of rice is much too simple an understatement. Your days of buying one rice to serve all purposes will end with even a cursory reading of this lovely book.
The authors are photographers as well as writers, but their greatest skill may be to travel the world at the level of the culture they visit. They seem able to drop away from Western culture and hunker right down with rice vendor or cook, no matter where.
Seductions of Rice opens with all the basics of rice, everything a reader would want to know and then some. Then on to the cultures of rice: Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian, Central Asian, Mediterranean, Senegalese, and North American. Recipes either made from rice or to accompany rice range from Chinese Congee to Thai Green Papaya Salad to Japanese Quick Morning Miso Soup to South Indian Lentil Stew to Cuban Black Beans to Mexican Green Rice.
And in between? The authors fill in all the space between these diverse grains of rice with traveler's tales from the road. It is a luxurious book, a delicious book, a ripe combination of travel and taste. You leave off thinking that the world must be the shape of a rice ball. --Schuyler Ingle
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