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'I fell in love with the place on my first visit back in 2009'- Josh Brookes
All the best.
I really hope Josh has thought all of this through!! The TT is no ordinary road race, it is a lethal track and some of the best at it have sadly lost their lives even after years of experience. Josh is a rider that tends to go hell for leather, so I hope he knows exactly what he has let himself in for!! Good luck, but take it real easy!!!
This is another great step forward for the TT, attracting riders of this calibre can only continue to put the TT where it deserves to be - as the best sporting event on the planet. With MotoGp a in a photo finish with the European paint drying championships,WSBK about to be embroiled in Spanish self interest, we could (and I hope) about to see the TT enter a golden age - best of luck to him(and the rest of the grid) in 2013.
Has he ever done a road race before? Thats like going from tea boy to ceo of a multinational in one leap. Good luck, take it easy a top 20, 30, on your first go is no shame.
I agree with Herewego. Josh is generally a faster rider than the current crop of TT experts. In other words he will try and ride the TT course faster than they do. That scares me in regard to his safety. Its not possible to learn a 38 mile track in the same way as a short circuit and Josh is easily the quickest short circuit rider (in recent times)whos giving the TT a go. Steve Plater being the nearest comparison I suppose.
BSB title 2013, IOM TT win 2014. Go Josh you ballsy SOB!
With BSB going from strength to strength and looking further into Europe for additional venues, why not make the TT part of the BSB championship? award double points at the event, but each rider can drop a round thus not forcing anybody to ride there.
"I really hope Josh has thought all of this through!!" What are you on about? I'm sure it was a rash decision that was made on a whim after downing a bottle of vodka. Stupid comment.Good on you Josh.
A very big decsion to even to say in public that this is going to happen. First TAS will command a large starting fee and second it will take JOSH a few years to learn the track but the very best of luck.I would have liked to have heard that Michael Dunlop was on board then we could maybe have a TAS winner.
of course hes thought it through, hes been going for the last 3 years! good luck josh!!
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Autograph New York by Marks and Spencer is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Top notes are bergamot, gardenia and apricot; middle notes are rose, jasmine and woody notes; base notes are heliotrope, vanilla, musk and sandalwood.
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For me it's a dupe of Chanel Allure.
I cannot find a similiarity of Brit by Burberry.
Heard this was a copy of Chanel's Allure. I can confirm that it is not, although shortly after spraying, when the fragrance mingles with the skin, there is a loose resemblance.
M&S Autograph New York is a lovely perfume in it's own right: warm, fruity, woody, feminine and subtle - a bit too subtle if I'm honest. Perfect for most occasions. I bought the large bottle which is just as well as it needs re-application. I also bought the purse spray.
It reminds me of Amor Amor, but more annoying version
This smells more expensive than what it cost.. it smells mature and deep. Just disappears after 2 hours and re-application is required. Other than that I would buy again...have already finished my 100ml bottle. So I would recommend it.
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well, I've changed my mind. I bought a very small spray (10ml) and intend to take it on holiday to use in the evenings. I think it's very nice, warm & feminine.
I tested it on holiday in a Marks & Spencer Shop. I only tested it on paper, so no guarantee for the drydown. It came over like a classic. Like a cheaper version of Chanel No.5 or something similar. It's a scent for going out and it is more on the strong side.
I tried this on in the shop today. It's quite nice and warm but reminds me a bit of Elnett, unfortunately. I did not buy. However, I did but the 'noir' version, which I thought was lovely.
My mother wears this and it reminds me of a lot of designer fragrances, especially some of the newer Chanels and also Donna Karen's Cashmere Mist, as another reviewer noted. Definitely very nice and smells expensive even though it's dirt cheap. But, as with many wallet-friendly scents, especially edts, it sadly doesn't last very long, so re-application is necessary after an hour or two. Perhaps worth investing in 'the real thing' in the long run after all...
I find this perfume just tap water.I asked my son who went to London to bring it with him after reading how wonderful it was!! I'm very happy the price is very low because I don't think I'm gonna use it. Rita from Belgium.
Sweet, smooth, buttery and warm. Rose, musk and vanilla is the perfect combination for a romantic evening. There is something bitterish about the scent, almost masculine - i'd say musk is of the darker, heavier side. Makes me want to smell it every now and then, sort of checking out the development of the scent. Should go great with silk / light cashmere, no-make-up make up and pastels.
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The Decorative Arts Trust Spring Symposium
April 11 – 14, 2013
Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg, Virginia, a tobacco capital founded in 1786, was one of the wealthiest cities in the South before the Civil War. Today it is rich in early Federal homes and great 19th century mansions with charming rooms and gardens. From Lynchburg we will travel south to rarely seen plantation houses with important interiors and collections. We will go north to the historic campus of Washington and Lee University to visit The Reeves Center of Chinese export porcelain and to view Natural Bridge. We will head west to Thomas Jefferson's villa retreat, Poplar Forest. And, with an abundance of private houses to see, we will enjoy the essence of Southern hospitality. Join us!
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Hotel Ballroom
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|6:30 p.m.
Cultural Hegemony and the Arts in Antebellum Virginia:
|7:30 p.m.
Adjourn. Dinner on own.
Berry Hill
Friday, April 12, 2013
Hotel Ballroom
|9:00 a.m.
The John A. H. Sweeney Lecture
|9:50 a.m.
|Coffee break
|10:10 a.m.
The Jonathan L. Fairbanks Lecture
|11:00 a.m.
|Landscapes and Ceramics: Thomas Jefferson's Aesthetic Philosophy for Poplar Forest
Jack Gary, Director of Archaeology and Landscapes,
Poplar Forest
|12:00 p.m.
|1:30 p.m.
Depart by motor coach for Poplar Forest
|4 p.m.
|Return to Lynchburg by way of Locust Grove, an early private home
|5:15 p.m.
|Drinks at Melanie and Lynch Christian's Oak Park
|6:30 p.m.
|Arrive Holiday Inn, Lynchburg.
Dinner on own.
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
|8:00 a.m.
Depart Holiday Inn Lynchburg on motor coach
|10:00 a.m.
Arrive at Berry Hill, circa 1842-1844, South Boston vicinity
This monumental Greek Revival mansion was erected for tobacco planter James Coles Bruce, son of James Bruce, a Halifax County planter and entrepreneur. The house was designed by John E. Johnson, a West Point graduate who also designed the Gothic Revival mansion Staunton Hill for James Coles Bruce's half-brother Charles. The construction was undertaken by Josiah Dabbs. Bruce family tradition holds that James Coles Bruce was inspired to build a temple-form house after a stay in Philadelphia where he saw Nicholas Biddle's home, Andalusia. Fronted by a heroic octa-style Doric portico reminiscent of the Parthenon, the house is flanked by small porticoed dependencies, creating an exceptionally dramatic as well as romantic composition.
No less impressive is the spacious interior with its grand divided stair that curves to meet in a single flight. Richly decorated plaster ceilings and carved marble mantels adorn the reception rooms. A colonnaded service wing projects from the rear of the house.
|11:15 a.m.
Depart Berry Hill with lunch on board and travel to Prestwould
|12:00 noon
Arrive at Prestwould, circa 1795, Mecklenburg County. Lecture and tour by Dr. Julian Hudson, Executive Director.
Seat of one of the principal Cavalier families of Virginia, Prestwould was built by Sir Peyton Skipwith for himself and his second wife, Lady Jean. Sir Peyton was an American-born Baronet, third in descent from Sir Grey Skipwith who emigrated from England to Middlesex County, Virginia, during the rule of Oliver Cromwell. The house, built of stone quarried on the plantation, was laid out in 1793 and completed in 1795. When built, it was one of the largest and most complex gentry houses in Virginia. Today the house retains an exceptional degree of its original interior and exterior detail, including three Federal-era porches and distinctly regional Georgian woodwork. A National Historic Landmark, Prestwould is also noted for the survival of its exquisite 18th-century English botanical wallpapers and a series of French scenic wallpapers from early in the 19th century. The survival of many original outbuildings makes Prestwould an unusually complete example of life on a great plantation. The library of Lady Jean Skipwith was among the largest assembled by a woman in 18th-century America.
Lady Jean's garden records are among the earliest recorded listings of native American plantings. The formal plan of the garden is accented by the original octagonal summer house.
|3:00 p.m.
|Depart Prestwould and travel to Spring Bank in Lunenburg Courthouse
|3:30 p.m.
Arrive at Spring Bank, circa 1793, Lunenburg County.
Bishop John Stark Ravenscroft commissioned carpenter John Inge and Stonemason Jacob Shelor to build Spring Bank in 1793 on 300 acres gifted to Ravencroft's wife, Ann Spotswood Burwell, on the occasion of their marriage. Spring Bank is a five-bay, two-story, frame dwelling with a raised limestone foundation and two stone chimneys flanking the central block of the house. Its five-part Palldian design distinguishes it from other rural dwellings of this period.
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Depart Spring Bank and travel to Flatrock, Kenbridge, VA
|5:00 p.m.
Arrive at Flatrock, circa 1797, Lunenburg County Tours, drinks and a country supper
The initial Flatrock Plantation house, with its commanding presence on the land, was first constructed in 1797 for the daughters of nearby plantation owner Reverend James Craig as a fairly simple story and a half parlor-side hall structure to include a large bedroom and loft. It was subsequently enlarged significantly in both1820 and again in1856, while retaining the original essence of a federal style farmhouse. That said, however, there were several distinctive changes such as the addition of two rather massive Jacobean octagonal chimney stacks in the 1850s to accommodate the seven fireplaces then in place and probably to impress the neighbors. A very early smokehouse is still functioning as well as a granite-lined ice house that has been adapted to use in the very basic family wine making effort.
|6:00 p.m.
|Depart Flatrock
|8:00 p.m.
|Arrive Holiday Inn, Lynchburg
Fragments of plates found archaeologically with a whole one for reference, attributed to Jefferson's ownership. Part of the Oxford and Cambridge College Series made by J&W Ridgway.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Hotel Ballroom
|9:30 a.m.
The Fortunes of Southern Virginia: Tobacco Rediscovered
|10:20 a.m.
|Gone with the Wind or Not: Life in Lynchburg During the Civil War
Greg Starbuck,
Executive Director,
Historic Sandusky
|11:10 a.m.
|Closing remarks
|Symposium ends
The Reeves Center for Chinese Export Porcelain
April 11, 2013
The Reeves Center displays Washington and Lee University's ceramics collection, which includes ceramics from Asia, Europe, and America, and is especially rich in Chinese export porcelain made for the American and European markets between 1600 and 1900. The Reeves Center is located in an 1842 house and in the Watson Pavilion on the historic campus of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. In addition to the ceramics collection, the Reeves Center houses the paintings of Louise Herreshoff Reeves (1876-1967) from Providence, RI.
|Thursday, April 11, 2013
|8:00 a.m.
|Depart on motor coach for Lexington, VA
|9:30 a.m.
Welcome to Washington and Lee University
|10:00 a.m.
|The Reeves Collection's Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Market
Ron Fuchs, Curator of The Reeves Collection
|11:00 a.m.
The 600 Coffee Cups in the David Sanctuary Howard Collection:
|12:00 noon
Lunch and walk through historic W. & L. campus
|Tours of Reeves Center, Lee Chapel and the W&L art collection
|2:30 p.m.
|Depart on motor coach. Return to Lynchburg by way of Natural Bridge .
|5:30 p.m.
Arrive at Holiday Inn, Lynchburg, VA
The new Museum of the Confederacy at Appomattox and Private Lynchburg Collections
April 14, 2013
12:30 - 8:00 p.m. with box lunch and private dinner
|Sunday, April 14, 2013
|12:30 p.m.
Depart by motor coach for Appomattox with box lunch on board, to visit the Museum of the Confederacy at Appomattox, opened in March 2012. "Appomattox" is one of a few place names that is not only shorthand for an historic event—the surrender of General R. E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and the effective end of the Confederate States of America—but also a metaphor for the end of the war and for a new beginning as a reunified nation. Collections include the frock coat Robert E. Lee wore when he dressed with "more than usual care" to meet with Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865. His dress sword is also displayed. Made by Devisme in Paris, France, it is inscribed: Aide toi et dieu t'aidera ("Help yourself and god will help you") and is often referred to as the "Appomattox sword." We will visit the Surrender House where Lee met with Grant in the nearby village of Appomattox Court House, as county seats were often referred to in Virginia. The surrender meeting actually took place in a private home, that of Wilmer McLean.
|3:00 p.m.
Depart for a cross-country drive to a private collection. "Blenheim," an early 19th century home, is known for its wealth of elaborate woodwork credited to skilled regional craftsmen. This collection includes an abundance of regional furniture. Continue back to Lynchburg to visit the Bowling Eldridge House, c. 1820, carefully restored with wonderful wallpaper.
|5:30 p.m.
Trust members, in small groups, will arrive at private homes in Lynchburg for a Sunday supper with gracious members of the community who share our interests. We will return to our hotel by eight.
Please make your hotel reservations as soon as possible to assure availability.
Holiday Inn Lynchburg
601 Main Street
Lynchburg, Virginia 24504
Fax 434-528-4782
Cost: Double or Single Room $95.00
The Trust has reserved rooms from Wednesday, April 10, to Monday, April 15, 2013. These rooms and the special rate will be held by the hotel until March 28, 2013.
Please make your reservations before this date. Thank you.
By Car:
From Rt 29 South, take Exit 1 (Main Street). Left onto Main Street. Hotel 8 blocks on left. From Rt 29 North, take Exit 1A (Main Street). Right onto Main Street. Hotel 8 blocks on left.
Note: Available from New York via Charlottesville, VA, to Lynchburg without changing trains.
Station Name: Kemper Street Station
1.0 MI SOUTH to Hotel
Complimentary Shuttle Available from Holiday Inn
Taxi Charge (one way): $10.00
Left on Main Street. Left on 5th Street. Left on Park Avenue. Hotel is 1 Mile on right.
Taxi Service:
City Cab Company (434) 846-0231
Gray Top Cab Incorporated (434) 845-4554
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- Over the weekend, voters in East Timor went to the polls to choose a president, and though final results won't be released until tomorrow, the incumbent Dr Jose Ramos Horta has already conceded his loss. With 70 per cent of the vote counted, Dr Ramos-Horta was far behind his two leading challengers, who'll now face off in a run-off poll next month. Dr Ramos-Horta is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a former freedom fighter - he's served as prime minister and president - his figure looms large East Timor's fight for independence and development as a fledgling democracy - how will his departure from national politics affect the stability of one of the world's youngest countries?
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Seem to be a fine product. It would be better if there was an unflavored form available.
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I used to use this whey a lot as it was the best of the bunch when I discovered it. Hormone free and a concentrate, it doesn't appear to be overly processed like most whey powders and is very good value. However, I now prefer Natural Factors Whey Factors, which is practically the same price and has a very good nutritional profile.
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This particular formula was recommended by my doctor and it's given me more energy, though please note it's really an add-on to healthy food and not a replacement. Since I accidently bought the vanilla flavour I started mixing it with a complete fresh fruit smoothy. Just through in some fresh pinnaple, bannana, mango and blue berries and you got yourself a pretty good start of the day!
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The oceans.
This breakthrough is crucial for a simple reason: Without the oceans, there would be no human race. You see, oceans are the source of life on our planet and account for more than 70% of the earth's surface. And the fish that live there rank as the main source of protein for nearly one billion people.
Yet the world's population and economies are growing much faster than the oceans can sustain.
Vast regions of the world are subject to overfishing; studies have shown that the variety of marine species in many parts of the world has dropped by as much as 50% in the past 50 years.
Not only that, but run-off from farms carries high amounts of chemicals that first hit streams and rivers.
Once all that deadly water flows into the seas, it can kill plankton - the tiny floating creatures that serve as the bedrock for much of the world's food chain.
What's more, oceans are under constant threat from pollution far beyond that - of the rare major oil spill.
Surely you remember BP's massive explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. Nearly five million barrels of crude spewed out into the water, causing extensive - still unknown - damage to the wildlife and marine habitats there.
Two years later, fishermen are finding eyeless shrimp and other mutant marine creatures around the site of the spill.
Fact is, polluted coastal waters cost the world some $16 billion a year in death and disease. The yearly impact of hepatitis from tainted seafood alone costs a staggering $7.2 billion.
If only there was a better way to monitor the rivers, ports, and coastal areas. Something in place to give us a heads up when pollution threatens plants and wild life.
Thanks to the Era of Radical Change, there is.
A School of Robotic Fish A research group in Europe is in the midst of testing a school of robofish (robots designed to look and act just like real fish) at a port in Spain. About 3.5 feet long, the robots work together to spot threats and report back to researchers. This new generation of advanced robotic fish could have a huge impact in fighting water pollution - and related disease - around the world's oceans.
As of now, most of the world's water bots look like unmanned machines or boats. But researchers from this project known as SHOAL say they chose to mimic fish instead because the animals offer both a better shape and function.
For one thing, the robot fish have a very small turning radius. This allows them to react quickly in ports, not only to find pollution, but to also avoid ships, small boats, anchors, chains, and propellers. Plus, they don't make much noise, so they don't disturb people or other fish.
They use sonar (underwater sound waves) to "see." They also have an array of sensors to measure their positions, headings, and speed. They augment these with other onboard data such as maps and infrared devices that give them a complete picture of the world around them - a picture they can relay back to the base station.
And let's not forget chemical sensors. These devices allow the robofish to detect and measure pollution nearly in real time. They report back to the SHOAL research team, which can then alert authorities about any new source of pollution.
Talk about radical change...
SHOAL team members said robots of this nature only became possible in the last three years. They cited combined breakthroughs in five key areas:
- robotic design,
- artificial intelligence,
- chemical analysis,
- underwater communications, and
- hydrodynamics, the branch of science that deals with the flow of fluids.
Even the Real Fish Don't Know the Difference These same advances also explain how a research team recently created robotic "pregnant" zebrafish.
Last month, a research team from the U.S. and Italy said they tested the bot in a large water tank. They're so realistic they can attract real fish to them.
The team controlled the movements of the zebrafish's tail remotely. Not only did they paint the robot to command attention, they made the belly round like a fertile female. The reason: That trait attracts both genders of zebrafish.
Here's the part I really like.
Team members said robot fish could help protect against pests in the near future, too. This could be big.
Many rivers are under threat from non-native fish, most often put there by careless people. With no predators to control them, these unwanted "guests" multiple quickly and threaten to disrupt the natural, local ecosystem. If left unchecked, they can take over streams, rivers and lakes.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says "invasive" species pose a threat to both fish and plants. They cost more than $130 billion a year in damage to the environment.
So getting robots to attract real fish in the wild would become a highly valued tool. They could be programmed to fool real fish into "mating" with them or to find eggs that wildlife officials could then destroy. The possibilities are endless.
I've often said that high tech can help save America. At the very least, these robofish advances could help the U.S. protect its vital waterways.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Initial Evaluation of the Patient with Suspected Dementia - Article
ABSTRACT: Dementia is a common disorder among older persons, and projections indicate that the number of patients with dementia in the United States will continue to grow. Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia account for the majority of cases of dementia. After a thorough history and physical examination, including a discussion with other family members, a baseline measurement of cognitive function should be obtained. The Mini-Mental State Examination is the most commonly used instrument to document cognitive impairment. Initial laboratory evaluation includes tests for thyroid-stimulating hormone and vitamin B12 levels. Structural neuroimaging with noncontrast computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging also is recommended. Other testing should be guided by the history and physical examination. Neuropsychologic testing can help determine the extent of cognitive impairment, but it is not recommended on a routine basis. Neuropsychologic testing may be most helpful in situations where screening tests are normal or equivocal, but there remains a high level of concern that the person may be cognitively impaired.
Evaluation of Palpable Breast Masses - Article
ABSTRACT: Palpable breast masses are common and usually benign, but efficient evaluation and prompt diagnosis are necessary to rule out malignancy. A thorough clinical breast examination, imaging, and tissue sampling are needed for a definitive diagnosis. Fine-needle aspiration is fast, inexpensive, and accurate, and it can differentiate solid and cystic masses. However, physicians must have adequate training to perform this procedure. Mammography screens for occult malignancy in the same and contralateral breast and can detect malignant lesions in older women; it is less sensitive in women younger than 40 years. Ultrasonography can detect cystic masses, which are common, and may be used to guide biopsy techniques. Tissue specimens obtained with core-needle biopsy allow histologic diagnosis, hormone-receptor testing, and differentiation between in situ and invasive disease. Core-needle biopsy is more invasive than fine-needle aspiration, requires more training and experience, and frequently requires imaging guidance. After the clinical breast examination is performed, the evaluation depends largely on the patient's age and examination characteristics, and the physician's experience in performing fine-needle aspiration.
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part I. Diagnosis and Evaluation - Article
ABSTRACT: Cirrhosis and chronic liver failure are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, with the majority of preventable cases attributed to excessive alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis, or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Cirrhosis often is an indolent disease; most patients remain asymptomatic until the occurrence of decompensation, characterized by ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatic encephalopathy, or variceal bleeding from portal hypertension. Physical examination of patients with cirrhosis may reveal a variety of findings that necessitate a hepatic- or gastrointestinal-based work-up to determine the etiology. Some patients already may have had laboratory or radiographic tests that incidentally uncovered signs of cirrhosis and its comorbidities. No serologic or radiographic test can accurately diagnose cirrhosis. A significant correlation has been demonstrated between persistently elevated liver function tests and biopsy-proven underlying hepatic disease; thus, a more targeted serologic work-up is indicated in patients whose liver function test results are persistently abnormal. Unnecessary medications and surgical procedures should be avoided in patients with cirrhosis. Referral for liver biopsy should be considered only after a thorough, non-invasive serologic and radiographic evaluation has failed to confirm a diagnosis of cirrhosis; the benefit of biopsy outweighs the risk; and it is postulated that biopsy will have a favorable impact on the treatment of chronic liver disease.
Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging - Article
ABSTRACT: Noninvasive cardiac imaging can be used for the diagnostic and prognostic assessment of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease. It is central to the treatment of patients with myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, or acute coronary syndromes with or without angina. Radionuclide cardiac imaging; echocardiography; and, increasingly, cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging techniques play an important role in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, which is the leading cause of mortality in adults in the United States. Contemporary imaging techniques, with either stress nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging or stress echocardiography, provide a high sensitivity and specificity in the detection and risk assessment of coronary artery disease, and have incremental value over exercise electrocardiography and clinical variables. They also are recommended for patients at intermediate to high pretest likelihood of coronary artery disease based on symptoms and risk factors. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac computed tomography are newly emerging modalities in the evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is useful in the assessment of myocardial perfusion and viability, as well as function. It also is considered a first-line tool for the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Cardiac computed tomography detects and quantifies coronary calcium and evaluates the lumen and wall of the coronary artery. It is a clinical tool for the detection of subclinical coronary artery disease in select asymptomatic patients with an intermediate Framingham 10-year risk estimate of 10 to 20 percent. In addition, cardiac computed tomography is evolving as a noninvasive tool for the detection and quantification of coronary artery stenosis. Although guidelines can help with treating patients, treatment ultimately should be tailored to each person based on clinical judgment of the a priori risk of a cardiac event, symptoms, and the cardiac risk profile.
Radiologic Evaluation of Chronic Foot Pain - Article
ABSTRACT: Chronic foot pain is a common and often disabling clinical complaint that can interfere with a patient's routine activities. Despite careful and detailed clinical history and physical examination, providing an accurate diagnosis is often difficult because chronic foot pain has a broad spectrum of potential causes. Therefore, imaging studies play a key role in diagnosis and management. Initial assessment is typically done by plain radiography; however, magnetic resonance imaging has superior soft-tissue contrast resolution and multiplanar capability, which makes it important in the early diagnosis of ambiguous or clinically equivocal cases when initial radiographic findings are inconclusive. Computed tomography displays bony detail in stress fractures, as well as in arthritides and tarsal coalition. Bone scanning and ultrasonography also are useful tools for diagnosing specific conditions that produce chronic foot pain.
Radiologic Evaluation of Hematuria: Guidelines from the American College of Radiology's Appropriateness Criteria - Article
ABSTRACT: Hematuria, symptomatic and incidental, that involves more than three red blood cells per high-power field on two of three properly collected urinalysis specimens warrants some type of imaging to evaluate the upper tracts. Traditionally, excretory urography or the intravenous pyelogram has been the mainstay of the hematuria work-up, but computed tomography urography has more recently been recognized to have significant advantages. Multidetector computed tomography urography, a cross-sectional technique, is less susceptible to overlying bowel gas and more sensitive for detection of small tumors and calculi. Moreover, intravenous-pyelogram-like images can be obtained by using reconstruction techniques. In specific cases, ultrasound examination and magnetic resonance imaging can also be useful, and are particularly helpful in children and pregnant women. Neither modality has the sensitivity of computed tomography for calculi, but small tumors may be visible on magnetic resonance imaging. This article reviews the appropriateness criteria for the various radiologic imaging tests used in the evaluation of hematuria, as proposed by the American College of Radiology.
Diagnosing Acute Monoarthritis in Adults: A Practical Approach for the Family Physician - Article
ABSTRACT: Acute monoarthritis can be the initial manifestation of many joint disorders. The first step in diagnosis is to verify that the source of pain is the joint, not the surrounding soft tissues. The most common causes of monoarthritis are crystals (i.e., gout and pseudogout), trauma, and infection. A careful history and physical examination are important because diagnostic studies frequently are only supportive. Examination of joint fluid often is essential in making a definitive diagnosis. Leukocyte counts vary widely in septic and sterile synovial fluids and should be interpreted cautiously. If the history and diagnostic studies suggest an infection, aggressive treatment can prevent rapid joint destruction. When an infection is suspected, culture and Gram staining should be performed and antibiotics should be started. Light microscopy may be useful to identify gout crystals, but polarized microscopy is preferred. Blood tests alone never confirm a diagnosis, and radiographic studies are diagnostic only in selected conditions. Referral is indicated when patients have septic arthritis or when the initial evaluation does not determine the etiology.
A Clinical Approach to Diagnosing Wrist Pain - Article
ABSTRACT: A detailed history alone may lead to a specific diagnosis in approximately 70 percent of patients who have wrist pain. Patients who present with spontaneous onset of wrist pain, who have a vague or distant history of trauma, or whose activities consist of repetitive loading could be suffering from a carpal bone nonunion or from avascular necrosis. The hand and wrist can be palpated to localize tenderness to a specific anatomic structure. Special tests can help support specific diagnoses (e.g., Finkelstein's test, the grind test, the lunotriquetral shear test, McMurray's test, the supination lift test, Watson's test). When radiography is indicated, the posterior-anterior and lateral views are essential to evaluate the bony architecture and alignment, the width and symmetry of the joint spaces, and the soft tissues. When the diagnosis remains unclear, or when the clinical course does not improve with conservative measures, further imaging modalities are indicated, including ultrasonography, technetium bone scan, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. If all studies are negative and clinically significant wrist pain continues, the patient may need to be referred to a specialist for further evaluation, which may include cineroentgenography, diagnostic arthrography, or arthroscopy.
Radiologic Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain—Suspected Myocardial Ischemia - Article
ABSTRACT: The American College of Radiology has developed appropriateness criteria for a number of clinical conditions and procedures. Criteria are available on imaging tests used in the evaluation of acute chest pain--suspected myocardial ischemia. Imaging tests for a suspected cardiac etiology include transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, radionuclide perfusion imaging, radionuclide ventriculography, radionuclide infarct avid imaging, and positron emission tomography. If the cardiac ischemic work-up is negative or indeterminate, applicable tests include chest radiography; conventional, multidetector, and electron beam computed tomography; and magnetic resonance imaging. A summary of the criteria, with the advantages and limitations of each test, is presented in this article.
Chronic Shouler Pain Part I: Evaluation and Diagnosis - Article
ABSTRACT: Shoulder pain is defined as chronic when it has been present for longer than six months. Common conditions that can result in chronic shoulder pain include rotator cuff disorders, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder instability, and shoulder arthritis. Rotator cuff disorders include tendinopathy, partial tears, and complete tears. A clinical decision rule that is helpful in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears includes pain with overhead activity, weakness on empty can and external rotation tests, and a positive impingement sign. Adhesive capsulitis can be associated with diabetes and thyroid disorders. Clinical presentation includes diffuse shoulder pain with restricted passive range of motion on examination. Acromioclavicular osteoarthritis presents with superior shoulder pain, acromioclavicular joint tenderness, and a painful cross-body adduction test. In patients who are older than 50 years, glenohumeral osteoarthritis usually presents as gradual pain and loss of motion. In patients younger than 40 years, glenohumeral instability generally presents with a history of dislocation or subluxation events. Positive apprehension and relocation are consistent with the diagnosis. Imaging studies, indicated when diagnosis remains unclear or management would be altered, include plain radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography, and computed tomography scans. Plain radiographs may help diagnose massive rotator cuff tears, shoulder instability, and shoulder arthritis. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography are preferred for rotator cuff disorders. For shoulder instability, magnetic resonance imaging arthrogram is preferred over magnetic resonance imaging.
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Cos and Effect
Bill Cosby may be right about African-Americans spending a lot on expensive sneakers—but he's wrong about why.
A few years ago, Bill Cosby set off a firestorm with a speech excoriating his fellow African-Americans for, among other things, buying $500 sneakers instead of educational toys for their children. In a recent book, Come On People, he repeats his argument that black Americans spend too much money on designer clothes and fancy cars, and don't invest sufficiently in their futures.
Many in the black community have been critical of Cosby for blaming poor people rather than poor public policies. Others have defended Cosby's comments as an honest expression of uncomfortable truths. But notably absent from the Cosby affair have been the underlying economic facts. Do blacks actually spend more on consumerist indulgences than whites? And if so, what, exactly, makes black Americans more vulnerable to the allure of these luxury goods?
Economists Kerwin Charles, Erik Hurst, and Nikolai Roussanov have taken up this rather sensitive question in a recent unpublished study, "Conspicuous Consumption and Race." Using data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey for 1986-2002, they find that blacks and Hispanics indeed spend more than whites with comparable incomes on what the authors classify as "visible goods" (clothes, cars, and jewelry). A lot more, in fact—up to an additional 30 percent. The authors provide evidence, however, that this is not because of some inherent weakness on the part of blacks and Hispanics. The disparity, they suggest, is related to the way that all people—black, Hispanic, and white—strive for social status within their respective communities.
Every society has had its equivalent of the $150 Zoom LeBron IV basketball sneaker, and thanks to Thorstein Veblen, we have a pretty good idea why. As the Gilded Age economist famously put it, "conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure," and "failure to consume a mark of demerit." To consume is to flaunt our financial success; it's how we keep score in life.
Economists refer to items that we purchase in order to reveal our prosperity to others as wealth signals. But why use sneakers, as opposed to phonics toys, as a wealth signal? First off, for a signal to be effective, it needs to be easily observed by the people we're trying to impress. This includes not just those near and dear to us, but also the person we pass on the street, who sees our sneakers but would have a harder time inferring how much we're spending teaching our kids to read. For a wealth signal to be credible, it also needs to be hard to imitate—if everyone in your community can afford $150 sneakers, those Zoom Lebron IVs would lose their signal value.
In general, the poorest people in any group are forced to opt out of the conspicuous consumption arms race—if you can't afford the signal, even by stretching your finances, you can't play the game. I, a humble economics professor, don't try to compete in a wealth-signaling game with the Wall Street traders whom I see on the streets of Manhattan. But this still leaves us with the question of why a black person would spend so much more in trying to signal wealth than a white person. The Cosby explanation—that there is simply a culture of consumption among black Americans—doesn't quite cut it for economists. We prefer to account for differences in behavior by looking to see if there are differing incentives.
Why would otherwise-similar black and white households have different incentives to signal their wealth? Charles, Hurst, and Roussanov argue that it's because blacks and whites are seeking status in different communities. In the racially divided society we live in, whites are trying to impress other whites, and blacks are trying to impress other blacks. But because poor blacks are more likely to live among other poor blacks than poor whites are to live among other poor whites, poor black families are more susceptible to being pulled into a signaling game with their neighbors.
Consider, for example, a black family and a white family each earning $42,500 a year, the median income for a black household during the 1990s. This black family sees that other black families are buying cars, clothes, and other wealth signals that, while stretching this black family's financial resources thin, are technically affordable for a family making $42,500. So, this family decides to buy them, too, in order to keep up with the conspicuous consumers that they compare themselves with.


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Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
|Also known as:
|Andean bear
|Ours À Lunettes, Ours Andin
|Oso De Anteojos, Oso Frontino, Oso Real
|Tremarctos (1)
|Head-body length: 120 - 200 cm (2) (3)
Shoulder height: 70 - 90 cm (2)
Tail length: ca. 7 cm (3)
Male weight: 100 - 175 kg (2)
Female weight: 60 - 80 kg (2)
Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (4).
The second largest terrestrial mammal in South America (2) and the only bear species to occur there (1), the spectacled bear is named for the white facial markings that encircle the eyes (2) (3). The dense coat is brown or black in colour, sometimes with a reddish tinge, and the white or cream facial markings extend onto the neck and chest. The pattern of these markings is highly variable (2) (3), and may be absent altogether in some individuals (2) (3) (5). The head is rounded, and the snout is relatively short compared to other bear species. The male spectacled bear is larger than the female (5) (6).
Found throughout the Andes mountain range in South America, from western Venezuela to the northwest of Argentina (2) (3) (6) (7) (8).
The spectacled bear has a reputation for being adaptable, as it is found in a wide variety of habitats and altitudes throughout its range, including cloud forests, high altitude grasslands, dry forest and scrub desert, at altitudes of 250 to 4,750 metres, to the snowline (2) (3) (6) (9).
Very little is known about the spectacled bear even though it is one of the largest mammals in South America. It is believed to be diurnal (6) (7) (9), and has been observed to make nests in the trees whilst foraging or resting (3). Like other bears, it is an omnivore, although vegetation appears to make up the majority of the diet, particularly fruit of plants from the Bromeliad family. Other items taken include cacti, bamboo hearts, palm petioles, corn, rodents, birds, insects, and sometimes livestock and carrion. The spectacled bear will also strip bark from trees to feed on the nutritious layer beneath (2) (3) (6) (9).
The spectacled bear is generally solitary, although it has occasionally been seen feeding in small groups. Mating may occur at various times of year, and the female usually gives birth to 1 to 3 cubs between December and February, after a gestation period of 5.5 to 8.5 months (2) (3) (6). The cubs may stay with the female for up to a year (6). Predators of spectacled bear cubs include pumas (Puma concolor), jaguars (Panthera onca), and adult male bears (6) (9) (10). The spectacled bear may live for up to 39 years in captivity (2).
Habitat destruction and fragmentation have been rife in the area that this bears inhabits and are likely to have been major causes of its decline in numbers (1) (11). In addition, spectacled bears can be persecuted by local farmers who blame them for killing cattle and for destroying maize crops (1) (2) (3). Sadly, habitat fragmentation is bringing bears and humans into greater proximity, leading to increased human-bear conflict (6) (7) (12) (13).
The spectacled bear is also hunted for its meat, skin, fat and claws, which are all in demand locally (1) (3) (9) (11). The gall bladders are occasionally marketed, being of value in traditional oriental medicine, and can fetch a high price on the international market (9). Recent estimates put the price at US$150 for one, which is five times the average monthly wage in Ecuador (11). Mining, road development and oil exploration are also increasing threats to the spectacled bear's habitat (1).
Protection of the spectacled bear is nominal in much of its range; it is legally protected but the enforcement is under-funded (1) (11). International trade is banned by the listing of this bear on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (4). There are a number of national parks that contain spectacled bears, but these often vast areas are massively understaffed and therefore ineffective for their conservation (1) (11). Kölner Zoo in Germany (14) coordinates the International Studbook for this species, and a captive breeding programme is also underway in Venezuela (11).
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has led the development of a regional conservation strategy for the species in the Northern Andes (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru), with the support of other international organisations and local NGOs from the region (5). The Andean Bear Conservation Project of Ecuador also directs a program of reintroduction into the wild for spectacled bears that have been rescued from hunters or kept in captivity (15), while in Venezuela the AndígenA Foundation is carrying out a series of environmental education and research projects for spectacled bear conservation in the Venezuelan Andes, and advising conservation initiatives in other countries within the range of this charismatic bear (16).
To find out more about the conservation of this and other bear species, see:
International Association for Bear Research and Management:
Servheen, C., Herrero, S. and Peyton, B. (1999) Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Bear and Polar Bear Specialist Groups, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Available at:
For more information on the spectacled bear, visit:
BBC Wildlife Finder:
Authenticated (23/09/09) by J. Fernando Del Moral, AndígenA Foundation Associate Researcher:
http://www.andigena.org / Member of the International Association for Bear Research and Management.
- Carrion: the flesh of a dead animal.
- Diurnal: active during the day.
- Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
- Omnivore: an organism that feeds on both plants and animals.
IUCN Red List (September, 2009)
- Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
- Nowak, R.M. (1991) Walker's Mammals of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
CITES (March, 2003)
WWF: Spectacled Bear (September, 2009)
Servheen, C., Herrero, S. and Peyton, B. (1999) Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Bear and Polar Bear Specialist Groups, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Available at:
- Velez-Liendo, X. (2006) Pers. comm.
- Del Moral, J.F. and Bracho, A.E. (2009) Indicios indirectos de la presencia del oso andino (Tremarctos ornatus Cuvier, 1825) en el noroeste de Argentina. Rev. Mus. Argentino Cienc. Nat., 11: 69-76.
- Figueroa, J. and Stucchi, M. (2009) El Oso Andino: Alcances Sobre su Historia Natural. Asociación para la Investigación y Conservación de la Biodiversidad-AICB, Lima, Peru.
- Paisley, S. (2001) Andean Bears and People in Apolobamba, Bolivia: Culture, Conflicts and Conservation. Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology. University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
WWF: Spectacled Bear - Threats (April, 2003)
- Goldstein, I., Paisley, S., Wallace, R., Jorgenson, J.P., Cuesta, F. and Castellanos, A. (2006) Andean bear-livestock conflicts: a review. Ursus, 17: 8-15.
- Torres, D. (2008) Caracterización de Conflictos Socio-Espaciales entre la Ganadería y los Grandes Mamíferos Carnívoros en el Sector Cuenca del Río Nuestra Señora, Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada, Venezuela. Trabajo Especial de Grado, Escuela de Geografía, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Universided de los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
Kölner Zoo (September, 2009)
Andean Bear Conservation Project (September, 2009)
AndígenA Foundation (September, 2009)


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Hi, sorry, missed your question. I was flying alongside it in another plane. Needed the slow shutter to blur the prop.
And still no sign of equivalent Android apps ... are Apple paying Adobe to keep the s/w on their platform?
How can it be more in £ than Euros? Irrelevant but odd ...
Picturenaut: I have the feeling that Adobe turns out to be the Microsoft of imaging business, they may be on the way to lose contact to the majority of their customers. Adobe should take the Windows 8 disaster as a writing on the wall.
Cloud computing has its pros and cons, I expect most software providers to move to CC. For us in Germany, as an example, this could be a disaster, since our grid is vintage and our telecommunication companies don't invest. At the latest if many people here start to edit their videos using cloud, the whole net will break down... I am not sure which countries in the world are in the same situation but this may cut sales potential for Adobe seriously. And will China allow free CC traffic with Adobe's servers? Including "critical" image material? Wouldn't bet on it.
I use Photoshop CS6, LR 4, and other Adobe stuff, and I will definitely will make up my mind about leaving Adobe's ship on the long run. Clever rats always find other good ships ;-)
Arrrrgggg .. the s/w does NOT run in the Cloud ... you don't store (by default) anything in the cloud. It just validate your license occasionally. A system that, according to Adobe, can even be done on a 3G wireless connection as it uses so little data.
Danny: Just out of curiosity.. is there any PS-user out here (or there) that does like the CC policy?
To be fair, any tablet can be used without an app - just create an image with the pattern / gradient / colour you want and show that in a pic viewer.
I do get a feeling the Apple contingent is pre-eminent amongst contributors though .. :)
To be fair, any tablet can be used without an app - just create an image with the pattern / gradient / colour you want and show that in a pic viewer.
I do get a feeling the Apple contingent is pre-eminent amongst contributors though .. :)
That design looks almost identical to the 3 Legged Thing's Brian travel tripod ....
<sigh> If you want to rant about sly photography go have as pop at the 1000's of security cameras that capture your every move in every city.
One of the best HDR processing apps around.
Sadly, no real updates to V1 in 18 months and now v2 - s/w slow and gives worse results than Oloneo, SNS or even Photomatix. Support request went unanswered for 12 months. Shame.
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Bikie Wars skids to under 1m for Ten
Ten's new show Bike Wars: Brothers in Arms has hit the brakes in its second episode, ratings falling from more than 1.2m on its debut last week to 905,000 last night.
In a reversal of last week's ratings story, the show was beaten in the 8.30pm time slot by an episode of The Big Bang Theory on Nine, which was the most-watched non-news show of the night – with 1.274m – and won in every key advertising demographic.
Bikie Wars was also beaten by Packed to the Rafters on Seven, which rated with 1.241m.
Ratings for the second episode of Seven's One Upon a Time also wilted, falling from 1.35m on its debut last week to 1.16m last night, according to preliminary results from OzTam.
Ten's top rating show was Modern Family, which pulled in 1.035m. Just after it was MasterChef, which held just above 1m viewers.
The night's most watched was Nine News, with 1.372m. However, Seven won the night overall, with 23.3% share over Nine's 21.8%.
In the battle at breakfast, Seven's Sunrise eclipsed Nine's Today by 18,000 viewers, Sunrise rating with 376,000.
Tuesday's top 15 shows:
1. Nine News Nine 1.372m
2. The Big Bang Theory Nine 1.274m
3. Seven News Seven 1.265m
4. The Block Nine 1.264m
5. Packed to the Rafters Seven 1.241m
6. A Current Affair Nine 1.182m
7. Once Upon A Time Seven 1.160m
8. Today Tonight Seven 1.126m
9. Modern Family Ten 1.035m
10. Masterchef Ten 1.031m
11. The Big Bang Theory Nine 0.955m
12. ABC News ABC 0.953m
13. Home and Away Seven 0.924m
14. Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Ten 0.905m
15. Ten News Ten 0.822m
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- Nine: 21.8%
- Ten: 17.1%
- 7mate: 3.1%
- Eleven: 2.7%
- One: 2.5%
- Gem: 2.4%
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Sunrise is a more feelgood show than Today. They are essentially the same show anyway. Having a day off today and watching both shows-they have ads at the same time, newsbreak at the same time, the same stories, today insists on showing whats trending on youtube-wonder why they have to keep track.why do they have news after every ad break- seems the whole show is just ad, news sport and weather with a few segments thrown in between. Channel 10s breakfast is a welcome change but unfortunately not many are watching it.
Bikie Wars is lacking substance. It seems a little rushed and I still do not know where these Bikies get all their money from? The scene hasn't been set properly.
I say get an NZ team into re do it – those guys and their networks care about well written drama.
7, 9 and 10 simply care about selling as many ad's as they can. What is happening? people are switching off.
I agree with Lewis…Bikie Wars blows. It just doesn't make sense, it's hard to follow and feels like we're missing half the storyline. 10 have pumped this up and so far it's a real let down. From the makers of underbelly? Really, which makers? The guy that made coffee on set?
Greatly disappointed with Bikie wars, watched Ep1 expecting to get some real information and feeling of the time, instead i left feeling i was watching a "gritty" soapy.
Didnt watch Ep2
I'm with you Lewis – how do they get their money for all those tinnies?
Bikie Wars is thoroughly engaging, well acted and fast paced. I know 3 ardent followers of Big Bang Theory, who switched over to watch Bikie Wars. More Australian drama's please.
Polling 500 odd households can't determine what 22 million people are watching, no matter what algorithm is used
Irrespective of the quality of Bikie Wars or the veracity of Neilsens ratings, its a shame to see Australian content pipped at the ratings by a fairly middling US show. I guess it will be more of a shame if it encourages broadcasters to take the safe option and program cheap reality content that's less of a risk than commissioning better produced drama.
Wasn't The Big Bang Theory episode a season finale? I could be wrong because I didn't watch it, but if it was, it might explain why the rating switch happenned? In saying that, I'm not a fan of Bike Wars so won't watch it anyway.
Really disappointed with the long awaited bikie wars brothers in arms.After the refreshing brillance of underbelly's razor I can't believe this sad soap opera is trying to link itself with with the sophisticated underbelly series.These men had jobs,homes and families.To typecast them all but one as beer swilling goons chasing after similar looking women with sharp faces and shorts type casts characters in what could have been an engaging story.And are there so few actors in Australia that we have to troll out the same sad retinue of faces that have graced the commercial screens in other soapy cops and robbers shows?What about some new talent like we saw on RAZOR????????
@KISS: Big Bang Theory was heavily promoted by Nine because it contained a wedding involving one of the characters. Like it or not, whenever a wedding happens on a comedy, drama or soap the ratings spike upwards.
Whilst I crave a good, well written drama and I am pretty maxed out and over reality tv clap trap; how about a reality series called: 'Bikie Wars' !!! ?
Get a load of bikies together. Give them a budget to fight (kill) each other in various different methods and film it!!!!!
The news hypes up the bikies, seeming to mention them on every broadcast, then the same networks try to make a drama, which is failing: hey presto, just create the carnage for real and film away! Perhaps "Real Bikie Wars" !!!!!!!
I'd watch it! H'mmm I wonder if we could ask the makers of 'Go back to where you came from' at SBS to develop this program?
Those who watched bikie wars hoping for some gritty, up market drama would surely have been expecting too much. The trailer turned me off completely so I did not waste time watching it. I have grown to like Big Bang and can watch repeat after repeat. Sheldon is a hoot!! The Voice is ridiculous. Singers singing off key, Seal talking rubbish about that guy not turning up for rehearsals. he wasnt in his team!! Who made him the boss?
Just another example of rushed, cliche riddled drama devoid of adequate pre-production or the basic elements that make quality drama on TV.
Bikie wars-what a bag of tripe they've turned this story into.
Jok wasn't even interviewed, main people left out, relationships wrong. It's an embarrassment for the people who were actually involved in these events, it's so far off in so many ways. Wrong patch colours, although the comos aren't going to let non comos wear their patch so I guess that's understandable.
I watched the sad effort they are wrongly calling the "true story" to turn it off before it even finished.
Anyone that thinks this is how it really was are just as retarded as the producers. I'd rather watch The Big Bang Theory than this tripe.
Bikie Wars = SHIT.
bikie wars what a pile of crap seriously take it off the air its not worth watching
not enough content in it, gaps in the story you could drive a bus through but that wasn't the worst part that would fall to the so called action seriously give up


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How can I get my husband to stop watching violent TV in front of our baby?
The minute my husband gets home from work, he's lying on the sofa flipping channels. He likes to watch violent action movies, and refuses to believe this will affect our 11-month-old. We argue about him watching TV while she's awake -- his idea of looking after and playing with her is letting her roam around the room while he lies there. Help!
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TV does nothing for the child except for shutting off their mind. We will never let our child watch TV because it causes them to be stupid. The evidence is all around us, eighty percent of all people I see in public are functionally retarded. They lack manners, common sense, and cannot talk about anything but TV when they are not watching it.posted 05/31/2008 by go to sleep
wow sorry about the typing mistakes there,did't look at my post before i sent it....lol...hope you get what I saidposted 08/14/2007 by mysticlife
in reply to "TV Junkie" You sond the same as me, I have the t.v on as backgroung most of the time andif not tv then music, my daugter is 8 months, and only really los at the tv when mus comes on, I work at home as well and I realldont think it has anyaffect on her.....she is a very happy baby, and very bright as well(im not just saying that cause shes mine)....Even at night she sleeps in her crip and I keep music on softlall night, I chose to do this when she is sleeping so little noises don't wake her, and its worked unless 's really loud she leeps very well, and i thin that in my opion if the tv is just somthing tat is there, and not somthing thats a treat or not aloud then if she has somthing eles to do she will, because its not somthing she will always want bc she cant have....just how i see it....luvbeingamomposted 08/14/2007 by mysticlife
My husband plays a video game around my nine month old daughter. Fall Out 3. I play the game too, when she's napping! The reason I have a problem with this game is because it is gory, when you shoot the villians their bodies blow into pieces and blood goes everywhere. However, with action films, I don't believe they've done any damage. My Jazzi loves the explosions. But to them, they are seeing bright color, they do not know what actually happened. Also something I noticed was its more how I react to a program that either makes her smile or frightened. For example my husband and I watch Ninja Warrior. (For those of you who've never seen it, it's a show where contestants althetically compete against an outragously hard obsticle course.) I once had Jazzi on my lap while we watched it. I gasped and was like, "No!" when I saw one of the competitors fall into the muddy waters below. This frightened Jazzi so bad she started crying. I would limit exposure, but don't be crazy about it.posted 10/21/2010 by kathryn_evergrace
Wow... I'd hate to be married to you women! If your so worried about what your child is watching while "daddy" relaxes after paying your electric bill, why do you try amusing your own child! -- God forbid you play with the baby while your husband unwinds... ... Or perhaps you need the truth, He wouldn't be watching tv if you were a little more interesting! Just by reading your comments I can tell exactly what that poor man is thinking...posted 01/09/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
Heh, heh... i guess the fact that i watch 24 while nursing would pretty much throw all of you into a tizzy. Oh well.posted 04/24/2007 by Leah Tjemsland
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Did Col Young stop for even a second to consider how jacked up and wrong it is to fornicate with a married man's body? With anyone else's body! At least not without their permission. I doubt the other Col's wife will be understanding when he says the only reason I cheated on you was because we have these egg body switching things and I was in another galaxy while my body was doing that chick...
Complete lack of ethics...
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I think there is going to be more cheating going on now, with or without his wife knowing it. The other guy got a glimpse of something he liked is what I'm thinking and I'm sure he wants more.
Okay, that make me feel even more dirty. I assumed he went there to say, could you please not use my body for your naughty no-no time?
no no I figured it was implying that there already was a relationship going on weather hes the one that told the wife about Young first cheating or there was an afair there as well
This was a desperately bad episode. End of story.
It's about as bad as episode 5...4...3...2...1
OK 1 and 2 were ok all the rest were HORRIFIC!
This isn't Sci Fi it's a soap opera on a tin can.
I love a good soap opera. This isn't even that, soap operas stir emotion, the only emotion I've had in relation to this show is blinding rage at how stupid the characters are. We all knew they weren't going to run out of air or die in that sun or blow up with the test. None of these things cause suspense because we know they aren't going to kill off the entire cast in the first season, no matter how hard we pray for that to happen.


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As Duffy said his goodbyes to base staff, en route to a new assignment at Joint Base Andrews as a special assistant to the commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Bruckbauer is eager to begin his journey in Alaska.
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Fulham manager Martin Jol has received positive feedback from Brede Hangeland on top target Vegard Forren, but expressed his dismay that the defender spoke about his transfer target.
The Molde defender is wanted by Everton and Fulham, having just helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side win the Norwegian title for a second year in a row and Hangeland revealed the Dutchman's interest in Forren.
"With this boy (the reports) were positive but that is the only thing I did," said Jol.
"I don't want to talk about targets, you know? This is more private.
"It was nice that Brede said something nice about his team-mate but that is not normally what you want.
"You want to keep this information for yourself."