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I've owned a dozen or so different Dell computers over the past 15 or so years.
Without question, the XPS 710 (at least the one I bought almost 3 years ago at a premium PC price) is the only one I've had that lived up to the reputation that so many IT-types ascribe to Dell. Basically, it was junk.... nothing more. Over the past three years, I've had to reload my operating system and all installed software on 3 different occasions (e.g. lost hard drives), have had two motherboards and power supplies fail, replaced fans, the raid system never worked, and am now waiting on an 'exchange PC.' Of course, every time a part can stopped functioning, I couldn't simply replace the junk parts with real and proven parts (e.g. a power supply and a motherboard with proven reliability) because the Dell parts are proprietary. I've lost days to this PC. I think it actually cost me more in a business sense, in time lost, than it costs me as an investment in a 'reliable' state-of-the-art computer system.
Interestingly enough, the 'exchange PC' solution which is ongoing is the 'last resort' for Dell since they no longer make the junk motherboard upon which this machine was built. Moreover, the expensive one-day service that is a must-have warranty for a product as unreliable as the XPS 710, turns out to be a '21 day turnaround (that work days) for the 'exchange PC.' I refer to solution as the 'exchange PC' since Dell is unwilling to share any details on the specs of the PC. My machine failed again last week and Dell didn't have the manpower to build one over the past 7 days. So, I'm simply supposed to go without a PC for 21 days in anticipation of the wonderful replacement for the lemon I've used for three years. And, no matter what system they send, I'm less satisfied than I would have been had they simply told me what type of system they would build after they hired enough help or allocated the task to a Dell employee who would make fixing my seemingly irrelevant problem a priority. In the end, before becoming the chagrined owner of an XPS 710, I never really understood why my higher tech-oriented friends always put Dell down. Now, I fully understand. At this point, even if Dell sends a great PC, how can I can I put the time and frustration of the previous one behind me? Will I ever buy a Dell again? The Alienware was a good solution, until Dell bought that. Now, I worry that Dell will turn it into the same set of problems it has build into its desktop line. Why not make a PC with parts that Dell customers can replace when they need to get the machine up and running quickly? It's just way too much down time to expect customer to accept without a solution. I would have been fine with a PC from the outlet store shipped sooner, so I could get access to my hard drive back quicker.
Note to Dell…. the length of computer down time matters to people who purchase the one-day service warranty. In our minds, we're not paying for a 21-day solution. If that's what you are selling, that's what you should call it. That way you don't establish expectations that lead to unsatisfied customers. Moreover, the last thing we want to hear is that the 21 day solution is in the 'fine print' of the warranty contract that we purchased. That's good for covering your legal problems, but it won't help you retain customers and the later is more important to your business success than is the former. Ask someone in Customer Care, but not today. Why?
Today, after talking with a Dell XPS customer rep, I was transferred to the Dell Customer Care group (it's not open on Saturdays, so I got a recorded message), I fully understand that I expect way too much from Dell.
Seriously, how would a customer service tech possibly know the Customer Care office hours? Thanks for the transfer, but they don't work on Saturdays. Please make a note of it—and, of course, I have your name, but have been polite enough to not post it. I'll pass it on to Customer Care when they come back to work.
Does anyone know how long it takes to get an exchange computer?
Dell will tell me nothing other than wait for 21 work days and then we'll tell you. How do I even know if this system is on order or if they are doing anything?
Hello cyberspace,
Still no working PC and no details on the exchange. It's nice that Dell tells me I'll be getting a PC that is 'equivalent' to my old unit.
I tried to explain what equivalent to my old unit means to the customer service rep. My old unit cost about $2500 and fried a motherboard every year. Additionally, it needed new harddrives (meaning replace/reload all software again... on my time). They also replaced the RAM twice and the fan a couple of times.
This is all within the 3 year warranty. In addition to in-house service, the warranty includes the opportunity to spend hours with customer service reps who argue with any effot you made to try to get your PC fixed (I failed to pay extra for North American based service, so I am getting what one pays for... a lot of hassles and no solutions). I don't even recall having the option to speak with North Americans who might actually care about whether or not they did anything other than cite company policy.
As an example of the warranty policy, on my call to Dell today, I had the opportunity of spending about 5 minutes reverifying the same information I've provided them every couple of days (e.g. phone number, email, etc.), only to be told the same stuff above (nothing meaningful or encouraging with respect to actually having a PC that works).
When I asked if I could talk to the customer service rep's team leader, she put me on hold for about 10 minutes. When she returned, she explained how her team leader was busy (a man who's time means something as opposed to me, who in Dell's priorities, has time that meaningless). She promised that he would call me within 2 hours and offered reassurances that she would make such promises if she wasn't going to keep them. We checked our clocks and agreed what time 2 hours later meant. Two hours later, no call. Four hours later, no call. Five hours later, well that's when I logged on here and started typing this message. Dell used to have great customer service. I know because I've been a customer for a long time. But that is gone on the normal warranty--and I don't trust Dell enough to pay them a premium for the North American warranty (for all I know we're talking about work for the indigent populations in NYC and Dell reports hiring them as part of their goodwill for society efforts). I don't think there's much skill required to cite policy.
As for this forum, I had never posted in it until I started this thread where I can write notes to myself and track my thoughts. It could be that I posted this query in the wrong forum, but I'm not surprised that no one from Dell has responded. I've become a 'trained customer' who expects such responses.
If, by some chance there are any other trained customers out there who read notes posted in the wrong forum and you have any suggestions on how or when I might actually get some action from Dell, please do let me know. All of my efforts have failed. It's hard for me to believe I have four other functioning Dell computers in my posession right now. What will I replace them with when their day is done?
This is an odd place for a blog. I've certainly paid enough for it over the years, but still thanks for allocating it to me Dell for giving me something to do in my spare time.
Hi Dell,
Just another cyberspace diary entry/update. Spoke with someone (name withheld) in customer service after using Google to find a number for help with how to get Dell to respond.
Of course, she wasn't in the right department to be able to help, so she transferred me to another department. The man at that department suggested I log on to the Dell Community website and post my concerns there and someone would respond immediately. Funny... huh? I told him I had my own blog going there and started it about on February 20 (about 9 calendar days ago, but only 5 Dell work days). Since I had already tried this solution and knew it was as much of a failure as is the rest of Dell customer service these days, the gentleman was kind enough to transfer me to another department who would surely resolve my issue. The person at that department was friendly. She explained how Dell allows themselves 7-10 to make a decision on an exchange PC. Of course, that means Dell work days. So, we counted the Dell work days. When doing this, one starts the counting on the day the exchange was requested and not on the day the PC broke down. There's a few work days difference, but since the person who figured out the problem was a motherboard completes a form to request the parts is a different person from the one who checks to see if they have the parts needed, those 3 work days don't count in the Dell system.
We counted together, what day the 10th day would be for the person who needs to make a decision on the exchage. Guess what? That is today!! Yippee! She filled out an expedite form that would make this happen very quickly and promised to send an email update to me later. I told her I'd add her name to the other two names of Dell reps who plan to send an email to me some day. If the decision is made today, as planned, it will only take Dell a few days to build the PC, if they have the parts. If they don't have the parts, it could take a few more days. Once they have the parts, it take a week or so to build a computer. It must be a lot harder for someone who builds PC's to build one, since those of us who don't can do it in less than one day. Of course, it wouldn't be 'professionally' built.
After the PC is built, of course, the problem will be in UPS's hands. I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon, so I know they can do next day service on the mark and I can't even remember them failing to meet a delivery date. But, Dell says they could be the delay in shipping, so I may need to wait another 7-10 days for them to do their job.
Bottom line... I should have my exchange PC by March 16! That means Dell's "one-day" service will have only taken "one-month." Awsome! Thanks Dell. You're doing a great job with enouraging other companies to compete. And, they are really talking a lot about how their service is US-based. Wonder why they make such a big issue about that?
I don't know why you're really surprised. Dell uses lowest bidder component items in their computers. You have these sort of problems when you are trying to cut corners in hardware quality. Dell purchasing insufficient quantities of a build component at a time also contributes to their delays. Apparently, Dell prefers to have too little on hand than too much. You think they would reverse that mentality since buying more at a time can get you a lower price (the main thing they are interested in). If you are concerned in having a computer that will last, you should research it and build it yourself. Computer companies are out to make money and really don't care about the quality of product they provide you with. They charge quite a premium for something that is not even that hard to do anymore.
Dear JKHunter:
I'm in the same boat. (4) Four bad motherboards in (4) four years on an XPS 710 using 4 monitors. I'm on the list for an exchange PC because Dell said the board is not available for warranty repair nor is the XPS 720 motherboard upgrade.
Talking to India support personal is going nowhere.
I bought the best and got the worst.
Your ahead of me, so lets see how this pans out.
Any thoughts or advise?
Hi Joe,
Sorry to hear that, but I suspect there are a lot of XPS710 owners who have already been on our path or who are headed this way. It was just a lousy machine that should have been recalled. From what I've read the 720 isn't worth the hazzle either. My son has a 730X and it is the machine in the line that actually worked. It's built with real hardware that can be replaced and updated as it gets obsolete. I believe it was built just before Dell bought Alienware who was eating their lunch by building machine like the 730x with upgradeable parts. Dell made a good move to slow or shut down its XPS production and build its high end machines through Alienware.
As for the replacement, I'm still waiting. I finally got a call this week (Wednesday) about 11 Dell work days after they made a decision to exchange the PC. Actually time was close to 18 calendar days as my latest motherboard fried on Feb 13th. While I had been told that I might get an Alienware as a sub, no one mentioned that they'd have to custom build it below any model they currently sell. I suppose the idea is to replace the lemons we had we a PC that won't take us out of the market for too long. The Dell reasoning must be that just because we were stuck with a lemon for a few years, that doesn't mean we deserve to have a PC that will last the next three without buying another one from them. It's a little comical. There costs to find and build a new Alienware with more obsolet parts than there base model must be higher than just building one from the models they have on the current production line. I'm not really sure. It's very, very hard for me to think like Dell.
My understanding is that the Alienware will have an i5 processor with the slowest speed they can find. That probably means it will be built on an outdate motherboard as well and with a lower end power supply. I assume the case will be useful, but the machine will not be a current gaming rig.
If you can somehow get credit for the lemon you bought years ago, so you could spend it on building a current rig, that would probably be your best option out, especially if you actually need your PC (as I did). They can build from the current product line a lot faster than it takes them to build the obsolete machines as replacements.
I am glad they are not putting yet another motherboard in this piece of junk that's been sitting on my floor waiting to be shipped to Dell.
I salvaged my hard drive data by hooking it up to another PC. The exchange PC will be Windows 7 operating system, so if you wanted to keep your old drives and plug them into the new machine that probalby won't work. However, as a fellow XPS 710 owner, I'm sure you know the routines associated with reloading all your software. It's an annual requirement.
I'll let you know the specs on whatever ships, whenever it ships. Of course, I'm assuming that Dell isn't just running out the warranty on my machine with a fabricated story about an exchange PC. My warranty ends in 4 days. They encourage me to buy a new warranty, but, for now, I don't feel good about spending any more money at Dell and I'm hoping they haven't owned Alienware too long to have started dumbing it down to XPS thinking.
Good luck with your exchange, if there really is one. If you need a new gaming rig, I hope it's a nice case that you can put retail parts in.
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Looks like they deleted your entire post now. It was great one!
I don't blame you for buying the parts you need to build a PC. You can do it without any training in a half day and Dell, one of the largest PC manufacturers on the planet, needs a month to do it. I don't think Dell realizes that people actually use their PC's for work. I tried to explain that people buying next day service contracts expected service the next day, but that wasn't what they meant. They meant someone would answer the phone and explain what all they'd need to do and how long that would take, by the next day.
As for the tiuswal they really only got their handslapped with the last one, so I guess they're going to take even more advantage of us know. They're losing a lot more business than they realize on such tactics. It's not like we're not posting what Dell is actually doing right here on their site. They just don't care. Look around the forum. Folks ask simply questions. Nobody responds. It's not the Dell service that the company built its reputation upon. That's long gone.
You might try newegg or tiger direct. They have kits with great hardware in them. You can build far more for half the price. Btw, I even told them I'd be happy to take a 730 off the outlet list, which would have been quicker for me to get back to work and less expensive than them having to build a Alienware with old parts, but they would have no part of that idea. Beats me as to why.
I also need to buy a laptop and haven't figured that out. I have two Dell laptops representing sunk costs in both the D and E docks. They'll probably have an F dock within a year of my buying an E, so the dock is clearly a sunk cost to ignore.
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Day 24
That's how long ago my PC broke down.
Take a month off... why not?
The bad news: Dell emailed me today, I've been assigned one point of contact from India for the next 3 weeks while they find me a new PC to replace my XPS 710.
The good news: I overnighted, YES, OVERNIGHTED, parts to build a new pc from ANOTHER supplier in MIAMI, FLORIDA, who understands great customer service.
Wow! ---- More good news: I OVERNIGHTED all new PC parts and built a new PC IN 2 DAYS !!!!!!!!! and the bonus plan, I didn't even have to re-install all software because I used a similar chipset on the new motherboard.
Not_happy_Joe -------- FIXED IN 1 DAY
Dell ------------------ Still waiting, quoted 2 -3 weeks from a man in India to replace my XPS710.
If Dell needs help running the company, please let this post serve as my resume.
Then go somewhere else if your not happy with Dell. You wonder how they stay in business, it's because people like you complain but keep going back. Why should they change how they operate, it works. They are still getting your business. Yes the customer support is hard to understand IF you get a hold of one but other than that I have had a pretty good experience with them. It just takes a longer time to get the product.
You make assumptions about my shopping habits, your incorrect; this is my first and last Dell purchase.
And yes, I did go somewhere else and they are no longer getting my business, and no, customer service is NOT hard to understand.
And if you had a good experience with them, it's probably becuase their good at one thing, SELLING YOU SOMETHING.
In the meantime, I share this post.
Good luck to you.
Oh, now I now why your so PRO-Dell, viewing your past posts, it appears you bought your first gaming computer and waiting for it to come. ...ahh


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But increasingly, I'm looking for something quick I can do right at home, in a limited pocket of time. Last week, I found this workout posted on Pinterest, and since all I needed was a jump rope and 30 minutes, I went for it.
Holy sweatbands, Batman.
This is a fabulous workout, doesn't require much, and can be done right in front of the TV. It was an excellent way to justify watching trashy Bachelor episodes.
Don't waste time between exercises…just GO! This needs to be completed in 30 minutes or less. If you don't have a jumprope at home, just fake using it.
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Wow aprbb, I highly doubt you have ever been on bedrest during pregnancy before. If you had been you would understand that while "normal" pregnancies are not "disabilities" there ARE times when pregnancies can deviate from the normal and cause one to not be able to work or function in a normal capacity, etc, while pregnant. Some women get very sick during pregnancy, and can even die (ever heard of HELLP syndrome?). The definition of disability is "A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities." So in that sense, when one is put on bedrest during pregnancy it WOULD be considered a disability. And yes, you can get short term disability based on bedrest and having a baby (you have to enroll before going out of work). I got put on bedrest and my short term disability paid me for that time period as well as for 6 weeks after I had baby. And OP, I would check with your state and your employer, they should be able to answer any questions you have about receiving any sort of disability you may qualify for.
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Actually, my short term disability that I get through work covers maternity leave, so I'm assuming if you're on bed rest you'd qualify for a short term disability. Though having a baby isn't really a disability, obviously, it's still covered under it. At least through my company it is.
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38th Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
March 1-4, 2007
Baltimore, Maryland
Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled plantation daughter surviving by her wits and sexuality during the Civil War, is the best-known fictional Southern woman in America. However, real and fictional women of the American South today have little resemblance to Scarlett. Male and female authors of twentieth (and twenty-first) century Southern writing have constructed mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, lovers, leaders, and activists and endowed them with everything from saintly goodness to outright insanity. This panel seeks papers that address these fictional and non-fictional portrayals of Southern women in terms of race, place, and economics as well as age and societal position. Papers may focus on one author or work or may consider issues and problems that include a range of works and/or genres.
Abstracts of 500 words should be emailed to Monica F. Jacobe at 09jacobe_at_cua.edu no later than September 15, 2006. Questions or queries are welcomed before the deadline.
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For the complete Call for Papers for the 2007 Convention, please visit: www.nemla.org.
Interested participants may submit abstracts to more than one NeMLA panel; however panelists can only present one paper. Convention participants may present at a paper session panel and also present at a creative session or participate in a roundtable.
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What is Movie News After Dark? This is a question that I am almost never asked, but I will answer it for you anyway. Movie News After Dark is FSR's newest late-night secretion, a column dedicated to all of the news stories that slip past our daytime editorial staff and make it into my curiously chubby RSS 'flagged' box. It will (but is not guaranteed to) include relevant movie news, links to insightful commentary and other film-related shenanigans. I may also throw in a link to something TV-related here or there. It will also serve as my place of record for being both charming and sharp-witted, but most likely I will be neither of the two. I write this stuff late at night, what do you expect?
A man was killed during a screening of Black Swan for eating his popcorn too loudly. I will forgo the morbid notion that this is okay (because people who chew loudly are assholes) and move on to the very serious fact that (a) killing is wrong and (b) some people take their movie-watching too seriously. I hate talkers as well, but why get that upset?
Kevin Costner has long been rumored to be joining Superman, at least as long as today. And the guys at Latino Review have dug up his role: Jonathan "Pa" Kent. The only question is whether or not Henry Cavill will go with an American accent, or whether Costner will bring back his Oscar-worthy accent from Robin Hood: Prince of Theives. (Note: I know that Supes and Pa Kent aren't technically related, therefore they don't have to have the same accents. But I wanted to make the joke, so just go with it damnit.)
Speaking of Superman, check him out as part of this poster gallery called modHero by artist Josh Rogan. It's just one piece of a much larger, more incredible set:
Charlie Sheen may not have kicked those drugs yet. He's apparently still very passionate about another Major League movie. As a Clevelander, an Indians fan and despite all that, a fan of the first two Major League films, I'm against it. Wild Thing, I think your washed up.
George Lucas and Christopher Nolan appeared together for a Q&A at the DGA this weekend. The talk was followed by a screening of Star Wars and the heads of nerds in the vicinity exploding violently. Also, there's this new rumor about Christopher Nolan rebooting Star Wars, but grittier.
Christopher McQuarrie and that Megan Ellison dame might make a Star Blazers movie. I guess worse ideas are currently floating around out there.
Big Fanboy is running a pretty juicy rumor about a fight scene that may or may not happen in The Amazing Spider-Man. To be honest, I didn't read about it — I'm tired of this "details from the script as told through a proxy" nonsense. I'll wait for the actual scene to show up in the first trailer.
Stop what you are doing! Tom Hardy said something about playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. And there's video!
Empire chronicles 9 upcoming movie-based video games that you should be excited about.
Glenn Close told the USA Today that she's not playing Susan Boyle. Apparently that was the rumor. Luckily thanks to my swiftness, I get to report just the retraction and not the original rumor. Today, laziness has made me a slightly better journalist.
Ever wonder what the 10 best movies about virginity were? No, I didn't either. But someone at The Sixth Wall decided to write about them, anyway.
We close tonight with something awesome. What if Black Widow, the action figure, decided to go absolutely nuts and take out every other superhero with her super agent skills and feminine wiles? According to filmmaker Patrick Boivin and his story motion short Black Widow Gone Wild, it would look something like this:


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Raging wildfires driven by powerful winds forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in Southern California in late October causing the destruction of 500 homes and 100 businesses. From San Diego to Malibu, fires ravaged more than 150 miles up the coast and precipitated the evacuation of some 300,000 people. President Bush declared a federal emergency for seven counties to speed up disaster-relief efforts. The wildfires claimed one life, in San Diego County, and injured 42.
Although wildfires have multiple causes, evidence is mounting that California and much of the American West will find such devastating wildfires more of a threat as the climate warms even a small amount. Seemingly small rises in average temperature may translate to sizable reductions in soil moisture. Just as these fires were raging CBS's 60 Minutes broadcast a segment on fires in the US West in which Tom Boatner, chief of operations for the US Government's fire fighting effort, made clear that he attributed the great upsurge in Western fires to climate change.
A few months earlier as about 300 scientists, governmental officials and concerned citizens gathered in Tampa for a three day climate conference May 9-11, 2007, the State of Florida found itself fighting over 230 wildfires, linked to a persistent drought that had created an ideal environment for the spread of wildfires, whether sparked by lightning, arson, careless campers, or smokers who discarded butts from their cars. By the third day of the Conference the skies over Tampa and many other areas of Florida were filled with smoke from fires in nearby areas. That week flights out of Tampa and Miami airports were delayed in taking off because of often thick smoke obscuring visibility. By Sunday May13 wildfires started the week before by lightning in the Okefenokee Swamp in Southeast Georgia had charred more than 233,700 acres in Georgia and Florida and generated enough smoke to cause authorities to close two highways until winds had dissipated the smoke.
Some conference participants undoubtedly wondered whether there was a link between these fires and the global warming trend that had gotten them aroused enough to spend three days in a Tampa hotel discussing ways Florida could respond to a threat of rising sea levels and changing climatic conditions. Similar questions likely have been raised by the general citizenry of Florida, California, Alaska, other Western states, Canada, Australia and Southern Europe, all of which have in some years experienced large-scale wildfire damage.
As scientists will point out, it is quite difficult to attribute any single fire, heat wave, flood, drought, or severe storm to climate change. This may be even more difficult in the case of wildfires that may be attributable initially to human negligence, lightning strikes or arson but with the spread of the fires abetted by drought conditions, winds and availability of fuel- sometimes a function of public policy.
Still, there is a growing consensus among scientific researchers that many parts of the world may experience a more severe wildfire risk as the global climate warms and that these risks may already be playing out in a huge increase in major wildfires in the Western United States since 1986. In the Siberian taiga, Canadian Rockies and Australia, researchers are starting to link an upsurge in wildfires to climate change. Perhaps the most spectacular of these fires have occurred in Australia, particularly during the 2006-2007 fire season. The Australian Government's widely respected scientific research organization, CSIRO, has projected increased wildfire risk for Australia as a consequence of climate change.
Since the 2003-2004 fire season, climate.org has prominently posted data on a potentially growing wildfire risk in the Western US and Alaska. On September 19, 2006, at the Washington Summit on Climate Stabilization, Dr. Eric Kasischke of the University of Maryland indicated that coincident with a recent warming trend in Alaska and Canada there has been a doubling of the annual burned areas in wildfires between the 1960s/1970s and the 1980s/1990s. He projects that the changed fire regime and likely climate change, including permafrost thaw, is very likely to result in a loss of coniferous forest and an increase in deciduous forests and grasslands.
A major study of climate change implications for California highlighted increased wildfire risk as a great challenge. Wildfires have been a major concern in Southern Europe; 2000 was a particularly devastating year. An interesting European study examines the fire trends in some detail. The study does not, however, address likely future risks under a climate change scenario. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in the IPCC Fourth Assessment projects increased wildfire risk in Southern Europe and North America as the climate warms. As research expands on wildfire risk, climate.org will seek to make the results accessible.
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By Lance Cpl. Damien Gutierrez
| August 26, 2009
Coach Armando Delsi, Marine Corps Base softball team, stands with the Camp Pendleton athletic directors to pose for a photo with the championship trophy during the Pendleton Cup Softball Leagues' Championship Game, Aug. 26. (Photo by Lance Cpll. Damien Gutierrez)
Robert Chute, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, makes contact with a softball as members of 1st Marine Logistics Group look on during the Pendleton Cup Softball Leagues' Championship Game, which took place at the 11 Area softball field, Aug. 26.::r::::n::::r::::n:: (Photo by Lance Cpl. Damien Gutierrez)
Seven teams came out this year to compete in the most intense series Camp Pendleton has ever hosted, said Earl Bolanos, director, Camp Pendleton varsity softball team.
The seven teams that participated in this year's Camp Pendleton Softball Cup Series were 1st Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
While Marine Logistics Group fought hard to defend their championship title, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton proved to be too much by crushing them in a 16-0 victory.
"Our team has been practicing hard since March," said Armando Delsi, head coach, MCB Camp Pendleton. "That's what I believe was the key factor to our success this tournament."
Delsi has been able to produce nine championship wins as the MCB head coach.
MCB came out swinging and were able to bring in an astounding 12 runs in the first inning, with the help of two home runs by Joseph Reney and Robert Chute.
Throughout the tournament MCB produced more than 170 runs and finished with a record of 8-0.
MCB relentless defense kept a noticeable goose egg on MLG's side of the score board for the rest of the game. And even though MCB's defense was great this year, Delsi says next year it will be even more solid.
"The caliber of ball that these young men are playing at is astonishing," said Bolanos. "Every year the level of talent seems to get better."
For more information about the upcoming 2010 softball season, contact Camp Pendleton's athletic director Tom Fisher at (760) 763-5519.


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Is Morality Important in a Partner?
The other day my girlfriend of three years told me that she found a wallet with over $200 inside. When I asked her what she was going to do with it, she said she was going to keep the cash. When I asked her why, she responded that she "needed the money." While I can understand finding that much money just laying on the ground doesn't happen often, I am somewhat disappointed and shocked by the lack of ethics in her final decision (even though we are both pretty broke at the moment). I even had to plead with her to anonymously mail back the person's driver's license and other contents of the wallet because it was a generous thing to do. Part of me just wants to forget the whole thing ever happened, while another part of me tries to make her feel guilty for being so misanthropic. Are opposing moral views something I should just accept within our relationship, or is this a sign of a deeper issue?
Prudie's response?
...... But your next move should not be to try to make her feel guilty, but to get her to understand why you were so disturbed by this incident. Tell her you don't want to keep flogging this, and after this discussion you will not bring it up again, but what nags at you about the whole thing is how out of character it was for her, because she is a thoughtful, considerate person. You can add that you know that if she accidentally left her wallet somewhere, she'd hope the person who found it would return it intact. Obviously, you're looking for her to say that you're right, and that she realizes she made a mistake. She may feel so defensive that she can't do that now, but maybe after mulling it, she will. Keep your promise that you will then let this drop. You've known her for three years, so unless other evidence presents itself, consider it a one-time lapse.
Hello? The girlfriend should feel guilty, she took someone else's money and then had no qualms about never returning the wallet. This is not a one-time lapse, it is a window into how the girlfriend ticks. Understanding how someone operates when under stress or when no one else is watching is important. It tells you how they will treat you under the same circumstances. The girlfriend said she took the money because she needed it, what if this couple gets married and this woman needs money or something else in the future, will she just take it out of your joint account when you're not watching even if you don't want her too? If she gets desperate enough, what else will she do? Perhaps this guy doesn't know this woman as well as he should.
I would tell him to take this behavior as a warning sign and to keep it forefront in his mind. Does he plan on marrying her at some point? If so, I would tell him to have a looooonnnng engagement because watching how she responds to that stress might tell him even more about what kind of person she is, or isn't. It's better that he find out about her lack of morals now before he is sitting in divorce court, or worse, in a loveless marriage wondering how he missed the warning signs when they were right in front of him all along.
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Expelled Chinese workers find a home at Whitney Ranch
By: Gary Day, Special to the Placer Herald
Editor's Note: This is the third in a three-part series detailing the expulsion of the Chinese residents from Rocklin in 1876. In September 1876, Rocklin and other south Placer County residents expelled their Chinese neighbors. The uproar followed the Placer County Sheriff's claim that a Chinese cook had murdered three Euro-Americans over a mining claim dispute. Residents used the arrest as an excuse to force the Chinese out. Their anger was based, at least partially, on the Chinese residents' willingness to compete with Euro-Americans for scarce jobs during economic hard times. One business owner took advantage of the eviction of the Chinese. Joel Parker Whitney schemed to hide Chinese workers from angry Euro-Americans and census takers while continuing to exploit their willingness to work hard at menial jobs for low wages. Joel Parker Whitney's biographer Richard Miller claimed that even though census evidence showed no Chinese residents in the Rocklin area through 1910, 1,000 Chinese were employed on the Whitney Ranch — building water courses, and stone fences — at least through 1880. Whitney Ranch correspondence from October 1887 shows that five Chinese domestics arrived at the animal loading gate on the western side of the ranch — far from Rocklin's passenger terminal and the angry Rocklin citizens who had evicted them. Joel Parker Whitney's diary of 1899 describes his assignment of seven Chinese men to work in the vineyards of his neighbor, Otis Brown. Elizabeth Whitney, wife of Joel Parker Whitney's grandson Vincent Parrot Whitney, remembered seeing dilapidated remnant of a Chinese temple on the ranch when she visited in the mid 1930s. The Whitney family history indicates that 19th Century Chinese domestics were interred near the Whitney family's pyramid mausoleum. In 1879 the California legislature attempted to allow municipalities to remove their Chinese residents to outlying areas, thus giving legal sanction to Rocklin's expulsions of 1876. But, the California Supreme Court voided the law in 1880. Two years later, the Federal Chinese Exclusion Act severely limited Chinese immigration and access to citizenship. Congress repealed the act in 1943 in an effort to cement the U.S. alliance with China against the Japanese at the beginning of World War II.


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- What is a birth centre?
- What do birth centres offer?
- What facilities won't I get at a birth centre?
- Why do transfers to hospital usually happen?
- At what point do transfers usually happen?
- What are the benefits of having my baby at a birth centre?
- Who can use a birth centre?
- Are birth centres safe?
- Can I pay for private care?
- How can I find out more about birth centres?
What is a birth centre?Birth centres are small maternity units that are usually staffed by midwives. They aim to offer a homely, rather than clinical, environment.
Birth centres are especially good at supporting women who want a birth without medical interventions (Hodnett et al 2012, Hollowell et al 2011). Many offer furnishings and sensory stimuli that foster feelings of being calm and in control.
The aim for birth centres is to treat labour and birth as a straightforward, normal thing to happen, rather than a risky event (NCT 2011).
You may also hear birth centres referred to as:
- community maternity units (CMUs) in Scotland
- midwife-led units (MLUs)
- birthing centres
- birthing units
Some birth centres are separate from a hospital (free-standing), but many hospitals have midwife-led birth centres alongside their conventional, consultant-led, maternity units.
Birth centres follow the same rules about care and monitoring during labour and birth as hospital maternity units.
What do birth centres offer?Birth centres offer a halfway house between home and hospital. They offer a relaxed atmosphere, and are well-equipped and staffed with highly skilled midwives. Birth centres often offer facilities that aren't available in hospital, such as:
- Comfortable, low-tech birthing rooms.
- A calming interior, with mood lighting and sensory stimuli.
- Labour aids, such as birth balls, padded flooring and birth seats.
- Complementary therapies, such as aromatherapy and massage.
- Accommodation for your family.
- A birth pool.
You may be more able to relax into the sensations of birth, cared for by supportive midwives, and using nothing stronger than gas and air (Entonox). Your midwife will encourage you to use your natural coping strategies, such as immersion in warm water. She will also encourage you to have an active birth (NCT 2011).
Compared with some hospital labour wards, a birth centre is likely to give you and your partner:
- more privacy
- one-to-one midwife care
- a more homely, calm environment
- cleaner facilities
- a fresher, less stuffy, atmosphere
- better facilities for your partner (Symon et al 2011)
Midwives working in birth centres have often made a deliberate decision to work in this kind of environment. They particularly enjoy looking after women who are going through labour with little or no intervention. So you may be looked after a midwife who gets high job satisfaction from what she does.
Some birth centres offer antenatal care and classes, as well as regular clinics with a visiting obstetrician.
Free-standing birth centres sometimes also offer a high standard of care after your baby is born. You may have a private, en-suite room, so that you can relax with your baby in peace, and stay until you feel ready to go home. Some of your family may be able to stay overnight, too. You'll also get plenty of help with breastfeeding.
However, some centres only offer care during and immediately after labour and birth. So you may be transferred to a postnatal ward on the main maternity unit after you've given birth, and receive antenatal care in the community.
What facilities won't I get at a birth centre?You won't have immediate access to highly skilled obstetricians, anaesthetists, or neonatal nurses. Some free-standing birth centres may have cover from these specialists, but most don't (MIDIRS 2008: 3).
Why do transfers to hospital usually happen?You'll need to be moved to a consultant-led unit if:
- You need strong pain relief, such as an epidural.
- You need help giving birth by forceps or ventouse, though some birth centre midwives are trained to use ventouse (GWH NHS 2012).
- You need to have your baby by caesarean section.
- Your baby needs special care. However, all midwives are trained in life-support and resuscitation techniques and in managing emergencies.
If you get into difficulties during labour, or want an epidural, your midwife will go with you when you're transferred (RCM 2010, Rowe et al 2012a).
You may be transferred by trolley, wheelchair, or bed (RCM 2010), or by car or ambulance from a free-standing centre (RCM 2010). Your midwife will arrange the transfer for you.
Transfers are fairly common, particularly for first-time mums. About one mum in three first-time mums whose pregnancy is low-risk are transferred, compared with about one mum in 10 mums who've had a baby before (Hollowell et al 2011, NCCWCH 2007: 60). Transfer rates from free-standing birth centres tend to be slightly lower than those for alongside birth centres (Hollowell et al 2011).
Try not to worry about being transferred, but do prepare yourself for it. Some women feel relieved, while others feel disappointed, depending on the reason for the transfer (Rowe et al 2012a).
You may at first miss the more personal atmosphere of the birth centre. However, you should still receive one-to-one midwifery care in hospital (Rowe et al 2012a). Having some choice in the practicalities, such as if you want to walk to the ambulance, or would prefer to sit or lie down, will help you to adjust.
Consider if you would want your partner to follow in a car, or be with you in the ambulance.
At what point do transfers usually happen?First-time mums-to-be are much more likely to be transferred during labour than after the birth (Rowe et al 2012b). The most common reasons for transfer during labour include if:
- You labour's going too slowly.
- There are worries about your baby picked up by monitoring, or when your waters break.
- You need strong pain relief (Hodnett et al 2012, Hollowell et al 2011).
Midwives can pick up these problems early and transfer you in good time. The most common reasons for transfer after the birth of your baby include:
- stitches for a perineal tear or episiotomy
- heavy bleeding
- retained placenta (Hollowell et al 2011)
If you're an older first-time mum-to-be, it can increase you chance of transfer. But if you've had a baby before, your age won't make a difference (Rowe et al 2012b).
What are the benefits of having my baby at a birth centre?Birth centres usually only accept you if you are likely to have an uncomplicated labour and birth. So you probably already have a higher chance of having a straightforward, rewarding experience, if you're booked into one.
At a birth centre, you're more likely to:
- Manage your labour and birth without strong pain relief (Hodnett et al 2012, Hollowell et al 2011).
- Have a straightforward vaginal birth (Hodnett et al 2012, Hollowell et al 2011).
- Avoid having an episiotomy (Hodnett et al 2012, Hollowell et al 2011).
- Be satisfied with your birth experience (Hodnett et al 2012).
When compared with an alongside birth centre or a labour ward, having your baby at a free-standing birth centre means you're less likely to have a third-degree or fourth-degree perineal tear, or to need a blood transfusion. You're also less likely to need to transfer to a higher level of care (Hodnett et al 2012, Hollowell et al 2011).
As birth centres don't offer epidurals, you're less likely to have an assisted birth, using instruments that often involve a tear, or bruising to your perineum.
It could be that women will put up with more pain in birth centres because they don't want to go through the upheaval of a transfer to get an epidural. Or the pain may be easier to bear when you feel safe and relaxed and have one-to-one support from a midwife, although most high-risk units will be striving to provide one-to-one care (Hodnett et al 2011).
Birth centres attract midwives who are skilled at helping you to have your baby at your own pace. You are also more likely to get breastfeeding off to a good start (Hodnett et al 2012, Hollowell et al 2011), and breastfeed your baby for longer (Hodnett et al 2012).
At free-standing birth centres, the close support continues after you've had your baby.
Who can use a birth centre?You will probably only be able to book into a birth centre if your pregnancy is low-risk, and you have a good chance of having a normal birth, at full-term (NCT 2011, RCM 2010). If you have existing complications, your likelihood of being transferred is increased (Rowe et al 2012b). Some birth centres won't accept you if you're over a certain age.
You will be advised to stay under the care of your hospital consultant, if, for example:
- You have gestational diabetes.
- You have high blood pressure.
- Your baby has problems that have been picked up during pregnancy.
- Your baby is at risk of being born early.
Some birth centres accept women from any area of the country. Others will only accept you if you are registered with a local GP, or are under the care of local community midwives. Most birth centres are happy to accept first-time mums whose pregnancies are going well. If you would really like to use a birth centre, but have some complications, ask to meet the consultant midwife or supervisor of midwives at the hospital. You should be able to discuss with them your suitability for using the birth centre.
Are birth centres safe?Having your baby in a birth centre is no more or less risky than giving birth at home or in hospital (Hollowell et al 2011). Rates for serious problems during labour and birth in the UK are very low.
So wherever you have your baby, it's highly likely to be a safe experience (Hollowell et al 2011, NCCWCH 2007: 62).
Can I pay for private care?If you want to pay for your care, there are some private birth centres in London and other regions of the UK. As a rough guide, one private birth centre in London charges between about £7,000 and £9,000. Much depends on how early in your pregnancy you start your care with them.
Maternity care in NHS birth centres is free of charge, and the number of NHS birth centres is increasing (NCT 2010).
How can I find out more about birth centres?
- See our birth centre directories for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Read how to choose a birth centre, which includes the right questions to ask.
- Not sure a birth centre is for you? The Which? Birth tool will tailor your needs to help you find the perfect place to give birth.
Last reviewed: March 2014
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Hodnett ED, Downe S, Walsh D. 2012. Alternative versus conventional institutional settings for birth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (8): CD000012. onlinelibrary.wiley.com [pdf file, accessed January 2014]
Hollowell J, Puddicombe D, Rowe R, et al. 2011. The Birthplace national prospective cohort study: perinatal and maternal outcomes by planned place of birth Birthplace in England research programme. Final report part 4. NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme. www.netscc.ac.uk [pdf file, accessed January 2014]
MIDIRS. 2008. Place of birth. MIDIRS Informed Choice - for professionals 10.
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NCT. 2011. NCT policy briefing: midwife-led units, community maternity units and birth centres www.nct.org.uk [pdf file, accessed January 2014]
RCM. 2010. Birth centre resource: a practical guide. London: The Royal College of Midwives. www.rcmnormalbirth.org.uk [pdf file, accessed January 2014]
Rowe RE, Kurinczuk JJ, Locock L, et al. 2012a. Women's experience of transfer from midwifery unit to hospital obstetric unit during labour: a qualitative interview study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 12:129 www.biomedcentral.com [Accessed January 2014]
Rowe RE, Fitzpatrick R, Hollowell J, et al. 2012b. Transfers of women planning birth in midwifery units: data from the Birthplace prospective cohort study. BJOG 119:1081–90 onlinelibrary.wiley.com [pdf file, accessed January 2014]
Symon AG, Dugard P, Butchart M, et al. 2011. Care and environment in midwife-led and obstetric-led units: A comparison of mothers' and birth partners' perceptions. Midwifery 27(6):880-6
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When aides to Democrat Barack Obama said last week that Hillary Clinton would be speaking on Tuesday night of the party's nominating convention, a lot of people leaped to the conclusion that she'd be the keynote speaker. Not so, as it turns out.
That honor will go to Mark Warner, the former Virginia governor now in the hunt to represent that state in the U.S. Senate.
There are lots of good reasons for Obama to put Warner in that top speaking slot, the same one that launched the presidential nominee-to-be himself to prominence at the convention just four years ago.
He hails from Virginia, an important state in the Obama strategy, and is a popular former Southern governor in a party that likes that profile. And Warner, a millionaire businessman and co-founder of the company that became Nextel, has long promoted the idea of himself as a bi-partisan guy with a business-like approach to government.
And just for good measure, his campaign website reflects a hearty embrace of the Obama world view, starting with its opening page avowal that "too much of the debate in Washington is stuck in the old language of left vs. right, red states vs. blue states and Democrats vs. Republicans." (If that language doesn't sound familiar, check the Obama 2004 speech transcript.)
All of that has its obvious appeal, but it seems that Sen. Clinton has now bumped down a notch on the convention sizzle scale - unless, of course, she's going to get her big show of a roll call vote. Or maybe be rescheduled to VP night.
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Bangkok's Ghost Tower: The Sathorn Unique
On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.
The Sathorn Unique skyscraper is among the major construction projects started when Thailand's economy was booming in the 1990s. Developers envisaged a city of gleaming offices and residential skyscrapers that were to be a testament to the nation's rapid development.
Then Thailand sank into a swamp of reckless investments and unpaid debts that became known as the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. The country's economy contracted 10% in 1998 and many of the building projects came to a crashing halt, including this 49-story tower. Many towers have finally come to completion and construction is continuing, however many broke developers are still unable or unwilling to take action.
The Sathorn Unique has an eerie feel, with exposed infrastructure giving it a post-apocalyptic look. According to one blogger, abandoned rooms were filled with curious objects, from mannequins to a picture of the King. Locals say that the building is haunted.
Have a look at the building's commercial brochure:
"Sathorn Unique Tower is our first residential project in downtown Bangkok. The tower is 49 stories with the total of 659 residential units and 54 retails, located only less than 200 meters from BTS: Taksin station. Sathorn Unique Tower is also located at the edge of old commercial town of Charernkrung meets the new international business zone of Silom-Sathorn roads. It sits on the horse-shoe blend which is considered the best place for overlook at the Bangkok's grand cityscape and the charm of the Chaopraya River."
Getting to the top terrace of the building is possible, but it is absolutely not a good idea, and the structure is fragile and bares many holes in the floors. Instead, check out the tower's 10-storey high car park, just opposite to the building (North side of the tower).
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John Hickenlooper will say just about anything, a habit he honed while working as a brewmeister and bartender.
After being elected Denver mayor in 2003 and Colorado governor in 2010, he often admitted he measured disaster as the distance between his foot and his mouth.
"I called it 'Hickenlooper Unplugged,' " said the governor's spokesman, Eric Brown.
Others are calling his goofs "Hickenbloopers," and it appears disaster has struck back to back, with Hickenlooper on Tuesday and last week raising eyebrows with remarks laced with sexual overtones.
Has the popular governor gone off his rocker? Or are people just paying closer attention, now that the Denver Democrat has been mentioned as a possible presidential or vice presidential contender?
The person who knows Hickenlooper best — his wife, Helen Thorpe — said she's surprised he doesn't stick his foot in his mouth more often.
"John is a dork sometimes, which is of course why I love him. He means well, but he doesn't always say the right thing, and sometimes he is awkward," she said. "But we know this about him already: He isn't a typical politician, always ready with a glib comment."
At a Colorado Business Committee for the Arts luncheon Tuesday, Hickenlooper inadvertently put an R-rated spin on his introduction of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.
It started innocently, as Hickenlooper reminded the 630 guests that the mayor's wife, Mary Louise Lee, was an award-winning vocalist.
"We read about how President Obama sings to Michelle in the shower," Hickenlooper began. "So you can just imagine what the mayor gives his wife in the shower. Uh, I mean what SHE gives him in the shower. ..."
The crowd roared. The governor turned beet red. Hancock, who had just walked in, missed the introduction altogether.
For the record, a search of stories about the Obamas mentions the president singing to the first lady, but nothing about doing so in the shower.
Last week, when introducing Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia to a group of 40 elementary-school students during a Literacy Week event, the governor referred to his colleague as "that rising sex star."
After some awkward laughter, Hickenlooper corrected himself: "Symbol. I mean, symbol — not star."
Hickenlooper frequently refers to Garcia as a "rock star," so that kind of slip-up might have been understandable. But he had joked moments earlier that Garcia was a "sex symbol," an unusual moniker at an event with young students.
Perhaps the tone for those saucy statements was set at the start of the legislative session, when senators and representatives gathered in the House chambers Jan. 12 to hear Hickenlooper's second State of the State speech.
Speaker Frank McNulty handed Senate President Brandon Shaffer the gavel.
"Be careful with this one," McNulty warned Shaffer. "It's a little bigger than the one you're used to handling."
No matter how it all started, the Colorado first lady isn't interested in another Hickenlooper blooper.
"I just talked to him about it and told him he better not go for a trifecta," Thorpe said.
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This year's Dwell on Design Conference [2] offered an incredible showcase of sustainable design, and the crown jewel of the event was the MODERN Living showhouse [3] – a home made from more than 80% recycled materials that was designed and assembled in just 45 days! To tell this remarkable story eHow [4] and Ecofabulous [5] just launched a great five-part web documentary [3] that shows how Ecofabulous founder Zem Joaquin worked with Reclaimed Spaces [6] under a tight deadline to transform a set of building plans into a beautiful modern home that perfectly blends style and sustainability. Check out their video below!
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Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Central Bank of Azerbaijan reports of further moderate sustained growth of official reserve assets in 2012.
The Bank informs that official reserve assets from January to July rose from $10.145 bn up to $10.907 bn. Foreign exchange reserves grew for Jan-June 2012 from $9.91 bn up to $10.669 bn and finances invested in securities from $1.86 bn up to $3.644 bn.
By 1 July 2012 Azerbaijans official reserve assets were estimated lower than 25% of its strategic foreign exchange reserves (about $44 bn).
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September 2, 2013 CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Bengals have signed defensive tackle Geno Atkins to a five-year contract extension, locking up one of their best defensive players through 2018.
The All-Pro tackle, a fourth-round pick in 2010, was entering the final year on his original deal. He made the Pro Bowl each of the last two seasons. Atkins had 12 1/2 sacks last season, the most by any interior lineman in the NFL.
Cincinnati has spent more than $180 million since the end of last season keeping their team intact. The Bengals have reached the playoffs each of the last two seasons as a wild card, only to lose to Houston in the first round.
Atkins is the 12th Bengals player to get either a new contract or an extension since the end of last season.
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"Hollywood is just too marvelous. One feels the footprints of all the immortals are here, but has a terrible feeling that they are in sand and won't last when civilization comes this way."
Cool Link: CINEFILES Director's List. Museum Informatics Project, University of California, Berkeley
4/2/02: moved site from Geocities to Eskimo. Hope you like not seeing the nasty GeoCities popups anymore.
12/16/01: moved a bunch of stuff around. Added color scans of some of Whale's paintings under the previously blank section titled The Artist.
I'm still surprised that the Whale renaissance I expected in the wake of Gods and Monsters has not yet materialized. I'd put Kiss Before the Mirror and Remember Last Night? at the top of the 1930s list of great stylistic pictures. Why are they only accessible via video bootlegs from 16mm collector prints?
Rumor has it that Journey's End is going to be screened from a 35mm print at one of the vintage film festivals in 2002.This would well and truly rock as I have only seen it on a bootleg video copy.
This site is also now accessible at the URL www.jameswhale.com. Isn't that cool?
Archived news.
Subscribe to or Unsubscribe from the James Whale Nexus mailing list.
Another invaluable resource is Sir Ian McKellen's Official Home Page. If you are unfamiliar with Sir Ian's life and work, these delightful records should be your constant study. He's a fascinating man, and a real Friend of Jimmy besides.
Whale on TV! -- Check to see if a James Whale film is playing on TV this week (courtesy TV Now).
A photo of the James Whale mausoleum at Forest Lawn (Glendale).
James Whale page in the Cabinet of Dr. Casey contains a basic filmography.
James Whale entry in the Internet Movie Database is the definitive basic filmography with all entries hyperlinked to complete cast and crew lists, which in turn are hyperlinked to the participants' other credits, and so on.
Amazon.Com's Father of Frankenstein page includes a rather lukewarm capsule review from the American Library Association.
Bram, Christopher. Father of Frankenstein. Plume Books, 1996.
Brosnan, John. The Horror People. Plume Books, 1977.
Short (6 page), pioneering discussion of Whale's life and the horror pictures.
Curtis, James. James Whale. Scarecrow Pr, 1982. [ISBN: 0810815613]
Curtis, James. James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters .Faber and Faber Limited, 1998. [ISBN: 0-571-19285-8]
A reworked and updated version of the earlier Curtis book, which it supercedes.
Gatiss, Mark. James Whale: A Biography of the Would-Be Gentleman. Cassell Academic Publication, 1995. [ISBN: 0304328618]
Jensen, Paul M. The Men Who Made the Monsters. Twayne Publishers, 1996.
Highly insightful analysis of the horror pictures, and a discusion of Whale's life. Excellent observations on how Whale shaped the final form of his films which becomes, then, an analysis of to what extent Whale can genuinely be considered the auteur of the films he directed.
Reed, Ellis. A Journey into Darkness : The Art of James Whale's Horror Films. Ayer Co Pub, 1980. [ISBN: 0405129084]
Curtis, James. LaserDisc audio commentary. The Old Dark House. Analog Left Channel (L1). Image Entertainment, 1995.
Kreuger, Miles. LaserDisc audio commentary. Show Boat. Analog Left Channel (L1). The Voyager Company, 1990.
Stuart, Gloria. LaserDisc audio commentary. The Old Dark House. Analog Right Channel (R2). Image Entertainment, 1995.


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Posted By Ariel Schwartz On July 19, 2010 @ 12:26 pm In Green Appliances,Green Materials,Innovation | 2 Comments
You know the drill: the temperature shoots up, the central air-conditioning [2] goes on full-blast, and your electric bill climbs into the stratosphere. A new "smart" metal developed by researchers at the University of Maryland could change all that by increasing the efficiency [3] and reducing the emissions of air-conditioning and refrigeration systems by up to 175%.
The "thermally elastic" alloy [4], which is supported by a $500,000 grant from the US Department of Energy, works like a traditional compressor-based [5] system, but uses far less energy. The University of Maryland team explains, "The approach is expected to increase cooling efficiency 175 percent, reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions by 250 million metric tons per year, and replace liquid refrigerants that can cause environmental degradation in their own right."
There is still plenty of work to be done before smart metals [6] can be deployed. Prototype testing begins soon, and after that, there is a long road to commercial production. But considering that air-conditioning [7]systems represent the largest portion of home electric bills during the summer, the sooner this technology is released, the better.
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Hospitals, including Frisbie Memorial, have adopted "Evidence-Based" practices, which are strategies proven to yield the best patient care outcomes and also reduce medical complications. These practices include:
We are constantly striving to improve care and services. Some of the goals and strategies that are currently in place include, but are not be limited to: