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....are downhillers and jumpers.
....are downhillers and jumpers.
on mtb, XC only. but I don't post much. I do road, n cx too.
I like fat bikes
and I cannot lie.
I don't think so...there are very few DH riders on here.
Technical trails only, no big jumps and no serious downhill. I'm into C&V, but not the bikes I take on mountain trails.
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seems very few cross country racers here
Not many racers of any discipline here on BF...most people on here are trail/XC riders.
i have never been to a mountain bike race. i think i am going to try my first one next weekend. are the downhill catagories more popular than XC ? i plan on doing XC and probably give DH or the other ones a try
Most are trail/xc riders.
I'm a downhiller? How dare you!
Oh wait, I guess I am technically a downhiller.
Downhill riding/racing has it's place, its place just isn't with me. lol
A mountain bike race used to be an amazingly fun thing to see (or do). I assume it still is. I haven't been to one since 1999 or so.
The last race I did I blew two pedals on the first lap... busted a spring in one and broke a wing off one of my eggs right after I came around and replaced the first... I was racing ss and the ss behind me passed me while I was changing out my pedals so I took off after fixing it and for the rest of the race I chased this guy down... caught up and passed him about a mile from the finish and came rolling across with a huge smile on my face...
It's still fun.
Oh noes....
I ride xc trails ... to chicken to jump off anything over 2 feet. I do like to go fast though.
I only pedal uphill.
I guess I'm a downhiller and a dirt jumper. I ride my bike down the hill by my house sometimes, and I huck off of things made of dirt some times (Like the tops of hills).
Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... thats what gets you.- Jeremy Clarkson
I have a thermos of espresso for before and apres ride.
I do XC (and road). I don't do the gnar drops over 2-3 ft.. No more racing here, did a crapload of it in the 90's.
"I tell you, We are here on earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you any different." - Kurt Vonnegut jr.
You're way off. Most of us are just general riders who do a bit of everything. Somme XC racers and pure DH guys hang out here, but the majority are either new to the sport one way or the other, or have been doing it for a while and ride a bit of everything.
I believe the clouds in my coffee more than the weatherman on t.v.
What scrub said is the fact jack. We pretty much shred the gnar around here.
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Research interests
My students and I are conducting research on agency (i.e., being assertive and dominant) and communion (i.e., being warm and caring) in social perception, status, social identity, autobiographical memory, and rumination. First, agency and communion are closely related to gender stereotypes and status, and we are examining how people construe agency and communion in terms of time, physical movement, and intentionality and planning. Second, we are examining the determinants and consequences of subjective social status. Third, we are examining social identity in young adults, including in terms of social class background. Fourth, we are doing research on autobiographical memory, both in terms of the factors that influence such memories, as well as how these memories influence people's views of themselves. Fifth, rumination on sadness in the context of depression is a focus in on-going research.
Selected publications
Wood, W., & Conway, M. (2006). Subjective impact, meaning making, and current and recalled emotions for self-defining memories. Journal of Personality, 74, 811-845.
Conway, M., Alfonsi, G., Pushkar, D., & Giannopoulos, C. (2008). Rumination on sadness and dimensions of communality and agency: Comparing white and visible minority individuals in a Canadian context. Sex Roles, 58, 738-749.
Alfonsi, G., Conway, M., & Pushkar, D. (2011). The lower subjective social status of neurotic individuals: Multiple pathways through occupational prestige, income, and illness. Journal of Personality, 79, 619-642.
Tabri, N., & Conway, M. (in press). Negative expectations for the group's outcomes undermine normative collective action: Conflict between Christian and Muslim groups in Lebanon. British Journal of Social Psychology.


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Did we finally ship him to Australia like they used to do with criminals?
He should have gotten that Jesus tat on his fist so he could say, "Don't blame me bitch, JESUS is the one hitting you."
"You do feel a bit of a pinch when a seagull tries to blow you."
See, these are my balls. They're what I have when my bodyguards are nearby or I'm fighting a tiny woman.
I thought this was Justin Bieber from the thumbnail. Dumb hats + skinny jeans = contagion.
"Help! He beats me!"
Not pictured: The black microphone.
Tattooed up like the piece of shit criminal that he is.
So now that he's shown the world what an awesome human being he is, he's about to tackle penis ventriloquism.
Stay classy…douche.
He looks like the textbook definition of someone who takes it up the ass.
WTF happened to Popeye's dad? Did Bluto do that to him?
He might be the biggest badass West Hollywood has ever seen
If you zoom in on his shoulder tat, instead of "What would Jesus do?", you'll read "Who would Jesus punch?".
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Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
July 28, 2008 5:00 pm ET
Arthur Whipple – CFO
Mike Salameh – CEO
Christian Schwab – Craig-Hallum
Richard Shannon – Northland Securities
Sandy Harrison – Signal Hill
Michael McCormick – Gilder Gagnon Howe
Simon Michael – Balch Hill Capital
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At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Mr. Arthur Whipple, CFO of PLX Technology. Please go ahead, sir.
Arthur Whipple
I will start this session with a review of our financial performance, then Mike Salameh our CEO will provide more information on our business, and I will provide third quarter 2008 financial estimates. There will be an opportunity for your questions after our prepared remarks.
As we begin, I would like to point out that certain statements made in the course of this conference call regarding our expectations and our associated projections will be forward-looking statements. These statements will include comments relating to the introduction and adoption of new products, the projection of financial results, our future growth, the development of next generation technologies, and other areas, and will be made in both our prepared remarks and the subsequent Q&A session.
Our forward-looking statements deal with future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties and our actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Some of the factors that could cause such differences are described in our press release dated July 28, 2008, and in our SEC filings including our reports on Form 10Q for the quarter-ended March 31, 2008 and on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2007.
Now let's take a look at this quarter's financial results. Net revenues for the second quarter ended June 30th 2008 were $23.4 million. Revenues were up 18% from $19.8 million for the same quarter a year ago, and up 3% from $22.8 million last quarter. Net revenues for the six months ended June 30th 2008 were $46.1 million, up 20% year-on-year.
PCI Express product revenues grew sequentially in the second quarter by 12% to $11.9 million. PCI Express revenues increased 85% from $6.4 million in the same quarter a year ago. PCI Express revenues represented 51% of total revenues for the current quarter, up from 46% last quarter and 33% in the same quarter a year ago. For the year-ended June 30th 2008, net revenues for PCI Express and legacy businesses were 22.4 and $23.7 million respectively.
Gross margin was 59.3% down from 60.8% in the prior quarter and up slightly from 58.9% in the same quarter a year ago. Our PCI Express gross margins continue to improve as cost improvements have outpaced declines in selling prices. Gross margin decline in the second quarter was a result of customer and product mix changes and our legacy product sales. Our gross margin for the six months ended June 30th 2008 was 60.1% unchanged from last year.
Operating expenses for the second quarter were $14.1 million, a sequential increase of $864,000, or 7% from $13.2 million in the prior quarter. As expected, R&D costs increased $1.3 million as we accelerated the introduction of new Gen 2 PCI Express products.
SG&A spending was down by $390,000 this quarter primarily associated with lower accounting and legal fees associated with year-end, seasonally lower wage expense and lower head count. Head count remains steady with approximately 160 employees worldwide.
Compared to the same quarter a year ago, operating expenses were up $1.5 million. Research and development expenses were up $1.6 million as a result of increased NRE and IP purchases, software design tools and compensation costs. SG&A expenses were unchanged from the prior year. Share base compensation and amortization of acquired intangibles were lower by $155,000.
Interest income, expense and other, net for the second quarter was $376,000, down from $488,000 in the previous quarter as a result of lower cash and investment balances as a result of share purchases and lower interest rates.
Our projected annual tax rate for the first quarter was 17%. This rate was based on our annual internal operating estimates and our assessments of the order of utilization of certain tax credits. During the first quarter, we also had $117,000 benefit that was incremental to the effective annual rate.
Our income tax for the second quarter was $253,000 on pre-tax income of $178,000. We calculated a new 34% annual rate which was calculated based on lower operating estimates which changed the impact of the utilization of tax credits. About $200,000 of the current quarter's tax accrual relates to catching up the tax rate for the first quarter. Our annual effective GAAP tax rate is now expected to be 34% as of the end of the second quarter. Now, our GAAP net loss for the quarter ended June 30th 2007 was $75,000 or zero cents per diluted share. This compared to a net loss of $82,000 or zero cents per diluted share in the same quarter a year ago and with net income of $1.1 million or $0.04 per diluted share last quarter.
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The best KB article ever is Q131109: Earth Rotates in Wrong Direction
I like how they say they are "researching this problem"... I guess they're trying to get in touch with Superman to have him reverse the Earth's spin again, to match the software. ;)
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bit drunk just watch the fight un-ber-feckin-lieve-able
Oh my, there is a god. Ive had a hecktic week at work and could stay awake for this one - It hit me what I done when I woke up, I even went on frankwaren.tv to see if i could pay for a download.
I stayed up to watch it. Was feeling really tired but when they started I soon woke up!!
One of the best fights I've seen for ages.
AMAZING! One word to describe Calzaghe's performance and work rate. He was too quick for Lacy. Well-earned victory for a 'slapper'
Got to be the best performance for years, I was nervous as hell for joe, but after 4 rounds I started to believe.
One judge give it 119 - 105.
Joe's probably got 3 more fights left, lets hope he retires unbeaten and best "pound for pound"
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what a performance from the welsh king...loved every minute of the fight.
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Calzaghe was a real class apart last night - outstanding! With Joe Calzaghe & Ricky Hatton, Britain has two of the best fighters on the planet!! Loved it!!!!
well worth staying up for! I've never seen such a one sided unification bout! best "slapper" ever hehehe
i was on a night shift working but heard it over radio, could'nt wake up in the morn to watch it but will grab it of the net!!
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Totally amazing
Great fight I got a bit worried in round 7, thought Joe was going to run out of steam but he still spun him. If Calzaghe punches like a rabbit then Lacy is a blade of grass.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release Date: Dec 13, 2013
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Middle-earth's got its mojo back. A huge improvement on the previous installment, this takes our adventurers into uncharted territory and delivers spectacle by the ton.
Bilbo, as played by Freeman, suggests a sly-dog Dana Carvey without irony, and he is certainly overmatched, but that doesn't mean he's outplayed. Desolation is now his business.
Smaug is different: a really good movie, superior to the first in that it brings its characters to rambunctious life.
The thematic elements are in place, the emotional tension is highly strung, and the action unfolds in a wave like the fire erupting from the dragon's mouth, overtaking all in its path.
This is a rip-snorting, barrel-riding adventure movie — perfect for all ages, as they say (though it isn't for very young kids) — loaded with fast-paced fight scenes, great-looking effects and enjoyable and/or scurrilous supporting characters.
By the time the beast spreads his wings to full span, soaring skyward toward a vaguely Spielbergian moon, you're in the kind of breathless awe that so few current cinematic superproductions are able to provide.
Sure, all the studios offer anymore are big, dumb adventure spectacles, but that's not a knock against the achievement of this one, which at least parades wonders before us, not the least being the greatest dragon in the history of movies.
Despite suffering from middle-act wobbles, The Desolation Of Smaug nevertheless delivers rousing action, incredible visuals and one stupendous dragon.
The Desolation of Smaug is a cheerfully entertaining and exhilarating adventure tale, a supercharged Saturday morning picture: it's mysterious and strange and yet Jackson also effortlessly conjures up that genial quality that distinguishes The Hobbit from the more solemn Rings stories.
The Desolation of Smaug is, on the whole, a vast improvement over The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It's a popcorn movie (in the best sense) disguised as deep-core nerdism.
The best of The Desolation of Smaug is saved for the last, when Bilbo goes to steal from the massive fire-breathing dragon, Smaug. The orange-eyed beast is voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, who, through a sludge of voice-altering electronics, seethes and preens between fiery exhalations; this scene is one of the few occasions in the film where anyone actually takes time to talk.
That dragon represents the best and worst things about the film. He's terrifying yet slightly droll.
At its best, Hobbit 2, which carries the subtitle The Desolation of Smaug, invites comparisons to Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" threesome.
Never mind the dwarves and elves and wizards — maybe even the hobbit. The star of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is the dragon.
The second part of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" trilogy goes a long way — and at 2 1/2 hours, I do mean long — toward righting the wrongs of the first movie, which was even longer.
Even though "Smaug" moves at a faster pace than the first part of the journey, it feels overlong. I still feel this whole Hobbit tale could have been told in one great, three-hour movie.
Look for Jackson's cameo in the opening, which sets the tone. Call it another visual triumph for New Zealand's vision of Middle Earth.
My advice to "Hobbit" fans is not only to see this one, but to see it as I did, in 3-D projected at the normal rate of 24 frames per second. The film will also be shown in what's called High Frame Rate 3-D, at 48 frames a second, but that made the last installment look more like video than a regular movie. Smaug is scary enough without a turbo boost.
For fantasy fans who have dreamed all their lives of spending time inside Tolkien's dazzling alternative reality, it's a ride well worth taking.
Jackson's latest go at Tolkien's treasured "Hobbit" story gets closer to that rich alchemy of fantasy, adventure, imagination and emotion that made his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy such a triumph.
After exhibiting an almost craven fidelity to his source material the first time out, Jackson gets the drama in gear here from the outset with a sense of storytelling that possesses palpable energy and purpose.
This robust, action-packed adventure benefits from a headier sense of forward momentum and a steady stream of 3D-enhanced thrills.
Some of the dwarves have nice individual moments, namely Balin (Ken Stott), Bofur (James Nesbitt), and Kili (Aidan Turner), and Gandalf gets to throw some potent magic around at Dol Guldur. But other than that (and the dragon itself), The Desolation of Smaug turns to be more of too much of a good thing.
This Hobbit is, in other words, a much more eventful affair than its year-old predecessor. And yet for all the fine spectacle Jackson crams into his lengthy sequel-within-a-prequel, it's still hard not to mourn the single, self-contained movie that could have been.
Not only eight minutes shorter than its forebear, it's at least eight minutes better - less twee, less chatty, more action, more Elvish.
But, oh, that dragon. I'd endure another slog through Middle-Earth just to spend more time with Smaug.
There are things to like about the second Hobbit film - the director's vision of Middle Earth is as beguiling as ever - but the bloating that was a problem with An Unexpected Journey is an even bigger issue here.
There are, once again, too many busy, uninterestingly staged battles that lean heavily on obvious, sometimes distracting digital sorcery. But there are also pacific, brooding interludes in which the actors — notably Mr. Freeman, an intensely appealing screen presence — remind you that there's more to Middle-earth than clamor and struggle.
Much of the bloat is still there, but The Desolation of Smaug, the second film in the Hobbit trilogy, is a real improvement – filled with inventive action set pieces and dramatic face-offs that we (finally, at long last, hallelujah!) care about.
It's hard to fight the feeling that The Hobbit simply isn't an epic story, and the efforts to expand it into one leave it feeling like an anvil crammed into a sock: The sock is taking on some weird shapes, and it's being stretched awfully thin.
The cast, including Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly as warrior elves, is also excellent (though we don't get even a glimpse of Andy Serkis' Gollum). And individually, each escapade does hold its own thrills.
It's merely somewhat better than last year's meandering dud — a slight improvement on a movie that should have been pretty easy to improve upon.
This all essentially serves to distract from the fact that all that really happens in the film is that the company manages to eventually reach the mountain.
Jackson has become too distracted by his digital toys to give his characters the same weight and importance he used in the Rings trilogy.
A once-precious franchise's weakest installment, which forgets these adventures' magic was never conjured by bells and whistles.
The Peter Jackson-directed Hobbit sequel might be the more vigorous, action-packed, darker and more (superficially) engaging version of the series thus far, but that doesn't actually mean it's a keeper of any sort.
The second leg of Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien, is mostly stalling for time: two or three truly great sequences tangled up in long beards and longer pit-stops.
There are probably enough moments to satisfy hard-core fans, but for the rest of us, this amounts to the Middle Earth equivalent of "Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones,'' a space-holding, empty-headed epic filled with characters and places (digital and otherwise) that are hard to keep straight, much less care about.
Results are all that matter, and the result here is that The Desolation of Smaug fails in almost every way, as a story, as an adventure, as a piece of art direction and as a visual spectacle.
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Positive: 230 out of 335
Mixed: 57 out of 335
Negative: 48 out of 335
Dec 13, 2013Enjoyed it thoroughly. Much better than the first one, it's not as action based as the LOTR series but that's not a bad thing. It sets its ownEnjoyed it thoroughly. Much better than the first one, it's not as action based as the LOTR series but that's not a bad thing. It sets its own pace and is more "adventurey". Makes me laugh where needed and was just a ton of fun to go for at launch night.… Full Review »
Dec 13, 2013"Decent fantasy-action slightly inspired by The Hobbit"
Most reviews will tell you what's so great about this movie and why it's worth"Decent fantasy-action slightly inspired by The Hobbit"
Most reviews will tell you what's so great about this movie and why it's worth watching, but I figured you should hear the other side of the story.
First of all a small note for Tolkien fans. If you thought An Unexpected Journey strayed a bit too far from the book: The Desolation of Smaug looks like the script writers didn't even know there was a book. The movie tries hard to change the story wherever it can, reducing fan-favorite chapters to 5 minute scenes and writing new content that feels out of place.
But it's not only bad if you've read the book. I really wonder what the target audience is, because it feels like it's written for 15 year old boys. There are random action scenes every 10 minutes and 'funny' decapitations every 30. The worst thing here is that the action comes at the cost of character development. You have a band of 13 Dwarfs and a Hobbit, yet you rarely see them interact.
Now I like Elves more than Dwarfs, so I didn't mind seeing so much of them in this movie. But having them show up in every place to save the day feels wrong. Perhaps Peter Jackson thought his cast of Dwarfs wasn't good enough to create an enjoyable movie? Gandalf's scenes in Dol Guldur were an interesting addition in concept, but they are just too slow. I feel his scenes mostly serve as an attempt to raise The Hobbit to The Lord of the Rings' level of epicness. And that just doesn't work.
The story is full of illogicalities. How does entering the mountain to steal the Arkenstone to unite the Dwarfs to kill the Dragon to enter the mountain work exactly?? And remember that heartwarming last scene of An Unexpected Journey, where Thorin finally accepts Bilbo? Well, that's all gone again. Even though he keeps outsmarting all the Dwarfs, Bilbo is back to being an unappreciated 5th wheel of the party. And did the writers really think viewers would be so desperate for a love story that they'd enjoy an Elf and a Dwarf flirting it up? Their scenes feel forced and are painful to watch.
Martin Freeman's acting is top notch again, but sadly he hardly gets any screen time. He only shines in his scene with Smaug. Now Smaug as a character is awesome, no complaints there. Yet most of his scenes are way too dragged out. There's a 20 minute scene with the Dwarfs running around thinking they can defeat him. Only at that point the movie already hinted at the only possible way of defeating him. Perhaps the worst aspect is that these scenes make Smaug look like an unintelligent creature. Dwarfs luring a Dragon around by going "Nana-nanana you can't catch me!" is not only silly and cliché, it's an insult to Smaug's character.
Final complaint: the whole movie builds up to a scene.... that's apparently going to be the opening scene of movie 3. Nobody in the cinema was sure if the movie had ended, or there was just an awkwardly long pause when the screen went black.
A movie like this you'll want to see, no matter how good or bad it is. You can't miss out on such a huge release, especially when it looks gorgeous in HFR 3D. But where I watched each Lord of the Rings movie 3 times in cinema, watching The Desolation of Smaug just once was enough for me.
In the end, most problems of the movie seem to stem from the decision to turn the cute Hobbit tale into three epic movies that have to live up to the Lord of the Rings hype. It doesn't work.… Full Review »
Dec 13, 2013I went into The Desolation of Smaug with low expectations and managed to be disappointed. Like many, I love The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, butI went into The Desolation of Smaug with low expectations and managed to be disappointed. Like many, I love The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, but the prequel trilogy has yet to impress.
That's not entirely true. Peter Jackson's cameo made me laugh out loud. I also loved the visuals. My only complaint with An Unexpected Journey's visuals was that the orcs looked totally different than they did in the LotR movies. Thankfully, the orcs (with the exception of that pale fellow and his chum) are back to their old menacing look and feel.
But TDoS does not impress in writing, acting, music, action sequences, or anything else.
Writing: If I had taken a drink every time there was a dramatic pause followed by some God-awful, stupid line, I might have given this review a higher score on account of being too inebriated to catch all the uninspired writing and nonsensical plot filler that littered the last half of the movie.
Acting: With how long this movie is, and with how much filler they squeezed in, it's amazing to me that it never seemed like anyone had time to properly deliver a line of dialogue. Everything felt rushed. Questions bled into answers as if the characters knew what would be said before it was said. The emotions of the characters seemed either non-existent or so over the top that the viewer could not possibly relate.
Music: I didn't notice it until the very end when I thought, "There's music playing, isn't there?" Any LotR fan knows this is a bad thing.
Action Sequences: These were my least favorite parts of the movie, and they took up about half of the time. I love a good action sequence when it's done right. However, these are not. Half of the action was silly and cheesy, and the other half was boring (not quite half, actually, because I properly liked one bit of action: when that dwarf did a barrel roll, if you know what I mean). It was always predictable. "Predictable? That's the nature of a prequel!" I hear you scream. Well then tell the writers to get the action over with fast so we can focus on, say, caring about the characters.
Anything Else: Smaug was stupid; he looked cliche-dragon, sounded cliche-deep-voice, and acted like an enemy in a bad action movie (coincidence???). The movie strayed far from the book. I mean, I'm not the sort to bad-mouth a movie because it's different from the book, but I am one to bad-mouth a movie that ruins everything it touches in the book. Which in this case is everything.… Full Review »


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Suns Strokes: Offense powers Phoenix to fourth straight win
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won't tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns' 121-104 win over the Bobcats on December 19.
The Good:
The Suns extend their season-best winning streak to four games — matching their longest winning streak from all of last season — posting season-highs in points (121) and 3-pointers made (17). Former Charlotte Bobcat Shannon Brown hit five three-point shots, including four in the third quarter when he scored 18 of his season-high 26 points. Combining his efforts from Monday, Brown has scored 32 points in his last two third quarters.
The Bad:
Alvin Gentry called three fourth quarter timeouts, including two in the first 1:53, as the Bobcats went on a 19-5 run to trim what was a 29-point Suns lead down to 15.
He Said It
"They're a tough team. They never quit," Goran Dragic, who finished with 21 points and 11 assists,said of the Bobcats. "We fell asleep for just a moment and they make a run. Then Alvin put back the starters and we tried to finish the job."
• Suns improved to 4-1 on their season-long five-game homestand
• Suns have won three straight games by double figures for the first time since February 7-11, 2011
• Suns have scored 100 or more points in consecutive regulation games for the first time since November 7-9
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- Dear TD SIG,
Your board seems rather quiet so here is an idea from KOTESOL. We
are reading a book together on Teacher development and posting our
comments on it. We have decided to post on Chapter one until January
17th and move to Chapter two then. You can get the first Chapter on
line if your group feels like doing the same exercise.
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Click on methodology, and then teacher development. First chapter,
Faith, guilt and doing the right thing
At 12:10 ¿ÀÈÄ 03-01-03 -0500, Jake wrote:
If I'm not mistaken the book Rob mentioned was
*Inside Teaching* (Bowen & Marks, Macmillan)?
First chapter is at http://www.onestopenglish.com/FreeResources/
> Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 20:26:17 +0900
> From: "Robert J. Dickey /home" <rjdickey@...>
> Subject: book reading group
> Happy New Year!
> I think my suggestion to read and discuss a book, and the
> title suggested,
> was taken up by a few. Note that the book is available in
> many local ELT
> bookstores, and can be ordered with two day delivery, and
> chapter one is
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> Let's read chapter one by Jan 10. No comments until noon that
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He may not be from the Pliocene Era, but his views sure are.
During the miocene and Pliocene ages, sessile cirripedes abounded.
Eocene, miocene, Pliocene Tuff, Lias and Trias and that is enough.
M. Dubois discovered these remains in the island of Java in andesite tufa of Pliocene or at least early Pleistocene age.
Was the oldest 'Homo sapiens' Pliocene or miocene, or yet more ancient?
The first thing which impresses us is the extremely fragmentary distribution of the Miocene and Pliocene beds.
With the termination of the Pliocene Age we find ourselves on firmer ground.
We can see how well this agrees with the changes of climate at the close of the Pliocene Age.
The age of these gravels is, therefore, pronounced to be Pliocene.
Crocodiles and alligators swarmed in the rivers of Europe until the chilly Pliocene bade them depart to Africa.
The fifth and last epoch of the Tertiary Period, from about 5 to 2 million years ago. During this time the global climate became cooler and the number and expanse of grasslands and savannas increased greatly. This change in vegetation was accompanied by an increase in long-legged grazers. The land bridge between North America and South America also formed at this time, and massive ice sheets accumulated at the poles. In the later part of the epoch many of the species living in polar regions became extinct. See Chart at geologic time.


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News and UpdatesThank you to all who attended the 2015 PA GIS Conference and contributed to its success! We will be sharing photos and copies of presentations over the coming weeks as they are made available.
If you did not receive a copy of the Conference program on-site, we have one here for your review.
About the ConferenceWhether you work in government, academia or the private sector, there is something for you at the PA GIS Conference. Each year, more than 200 GIS professionals from all parts of the Commonwealth gather in one place to network, to share experiences, to learn from one another and ask questions of industry experts. The Conference is about more than sessions and keynote speakers; it is about community. Come join us. About Us The PA GIS Conference is supported by staff of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP). The Planning Committee consists of representatives from the Pennsylvania geospatial community.


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Dr. Strangelove [videorecording] [Blu-ray version]. : or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
- Language
- English, Arabic, Dutch, French. English (TrueHD 5.1, Dolby stereo.) or dubbed French (TrueHD 5.1) dialogue, Arabic, Dutch, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ; (Special features: English dialogue, Dutch or French subtitles).
- Edition
- 45th anniversary special ed.
- Imprint
- Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]
- Physical description
- 1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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- Unknown ZDVD 20870 BLU-RAY
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- Contributor
- Kubrick, Stanley Director
- George, Peter, 1924-1966 Author of screenplay
- Southern, Terry Author of screenplay
- Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980 Actor
- Scott, George C., 1927-1999. Actor
- Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986 Actor
- Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986 Actor
- Pickens, Slim Actor
- Reed, Tracy. Actor
- Columbia Pictures Corporation.
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Summary
- A group of paranoia-inspired, war-happy generals manage to initiate an "accidential" nuclear apocalypse. Joint Chief of Staff "Buck" Turgidson and Air Force Strategic Commander Jack Ripper, order a bomber squadron to attack the USSR. This triggers a Soviet secret weapon called the 'Doomsday Machine.' The weapon is a diabolical retaliatory missile system. In an attempt to advert this catastrophe, British Captain Lionel Mandrake becomes the only person with access to Gen. Ripper. U.S. President Muffley, whose best attempt at diverting this disaster depends on convincing a boozed-up Soviet Premier it's all a silly mistake. Advising the president is Dr. Strangelove, a demented ex-Nazi scientist.
- Subject
- Cold War > Drama.
- United States > Relations > Soviet Union > Drama.
- Nuclear weapons > Drama.
- Scientists > United States > Drama.
- Generals > United States > Drama.
- Military maneuvers > United States > Drama.
- Military maneuvers > Soviet Union > Drama.
- Paranoia > United States > Drama.
- Paranoia > Soviet Union > Drama.
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- Release date
- 2009
- Production date
- 1964
- Responsibility
- Columbia Pictures presents Stanley Kubrick's [film] ; screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Peter George & Terry Southern ; produced & directed by Stanley Kubrick.
- Note
- Title from container.
- Based on the book "Red alert" by Peter George.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
- Special features: "The Cold War:" Picture-in-Picture and Pop-up trivia track; "No fighting in the War Room, or: Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear threat" featurette; "Inside: Dr. Strangelove, or: how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb" featurette; "Best Sellers, or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove" featurette; "The art of Stanley Kubrick: from short films to Strangelove" featurette; an interview with Robert McNamara; split-screen interviews with Peter Sellers and George C. Scott; BD-Live enabled.
- Participant
- Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Tracy Reed.
- Audience
- MPAA rating: PG; thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language.
- Format
- Blu-ray disc, regions A, B, and C, widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., 1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital stereo., High Definition and standard definition).
- This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
- Terms
- This Blu-ray disc is copy protected.
- Related Work
- George, Peter, 1924-1966. Red alert.
- 1435920724
- 9781435920729
- Publisher Number
- 26365 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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