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When it comes time to deciding what kind of water treatment unit you need for your home or business it can get a little confusing. There are so many different methods out there that filter water. Each of the different units has different purposes. For example there is different methods of water treatment like water softening, water conditioning, water filtering, reverse osmosis, water ionizing or ultra violet water purifying.
In this article we are just going to compare two different types of units. The two types that we are going to compare today are the water filters and the water conditioning systems. First I will explain how each unit works to help give you a better idea of what unit may be best to suit your needs.
The first type we are going to explain is the water conditioning systems. The first thing that you should know is that water conditioning and water softening are the same units. They may be listed as two separate units but they are the same.
Water conditioners work by removing or neutralizing the minerals in the water. This unit is not a water filter. The reason you may need this type of unit is because you may have scale build up or hard water. It is recommended to get a unit that uses salt. Once again this unit doesn't filter the water it just removes the minerals that cause hard water and scale build up.
If you have hard water and do not get some type of treatment for it, it will begin to destroy the appliances that use water. Getting the proper unit may cost a little bit of money up front but it will save you money in the end. One big way that it will save you money is by extending the life of your clothes. Your clothes will not lose their shape as quickly and it will help to stop the fading of the colors.
Next we are going to go over water filtering units. What a water filtration unit does is it removes things from the water. Some of the things that it removes are chlorine, heavy metals, dirt, and/or other contaminants.
Keep in mind that a water filtration unit doesn't remove minerals. One example of why you may need a water filter is if your water smells like rotten eggs. The reason that your water has the foul smell and taste is because there is hydrogen sulfide and sulfur bacteria in your water. It is usually found in well water.
Some reasons that it is beneficial to have this type of unit in your home are because it is better for your health. With this unit you can control the toxins that are in your water. Not only have that but your water tasted better. It will help you save money as well. You will be using less soap because you won't need as much to form a lather.
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deserves its own 24-bit remastering job, Raven Records from Australia do what they do best: issue a single-disc retrospective that gets to the heart of the matter of
as a solo artist. There are 17 cuts on
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emerged as the band's second lead vocalist. There's the fine
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KEARNEYSVILLE - Military service has been a family tradition for U.S. Air Force Sgt. Robert "Dell" Anderson.
From both world wars to Vietnam, members of the 43-year-old's family have served their country, including his father, uncle, grandfather, cousin and father-in-law. Although Anderson said having relatives in the military made the decision for him to serve easier, it did not influence his decision to join the Air Force because his relatives had served in other branches.
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Robert Anderson served in the U.S. Air Force. He specialized in keeping F-15 Eagles, all-weather tactical fighters, flying. Anderson is third-generation military. His grandfather was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and his father was a tailgunner in a B-24 Liberator during World War II. (Journal photo by Ron Agnir)
"It did give me a larger appreciation for what really goes on," Anderson said during a recent interview. "Freedom really isn't free."
Anderson was born in Winchester, but he was raised in Kearneysville and still lives in the same house that he grew up in.
He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1983 and worked multiple jobs before enlisting in the Air Force in 1986, a week after he got married. Anderson went through basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, which is located near San Antonio.
After basic training, Anderson went to technical school at Chanute Air Force Base outside of Chicago, where he became an aircraft hydraulic specialist. His duties included making repairs to flight control and pilot gear as well as weapons control systems on F-15 fighter jets.
Anderson was then sent to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida that same year, but he soon made a detour back to Kearneysville to witness the birth of his oldest daughter.
"It took me 22 hours to drive home and 13 and a half hours to drive back," he said.
Anderson's work on F-15s included troubleshooting and replacing parts on old models of the jets, which he said were from 1975. He said he enjoyed working on the jets and picked up things really fast.
"Pretty soon, I knew as much as the instructor," Anderson said.
He also worked on radar systems in the F-15s, since they partly ran on a hydraulic system. Anderson continued his training with F-15s at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, N.M., near the site of the original atom bomb testing by the U.S. government in the 1940s and Area 51 in Roswell.
Anderson returned to Eglin Air Force Base in October 1986, where he became part of the 59th Armament Maintenance Unit of the 33rd Aircraft Generation Squadron. He said his unit was always ready to be deployed anywhere in the country at any moment.
"We were a constantly nomadic unit," he said, adding that his unit also spent at least a month at bases in Germany, Korea and Saudi Arabia. Anderson's unit spent time in both Korea and Saudi Arabia in 1988, and a lot of his time in Saudi Arabia was not spent on base.
"We spent most of the time in an underground bunker coordinating with flight chiefs," Anderson said, citing the risk of chemical warfare as the reason why he spent so much time underground there.
"It was like a superlong dog house and it was much safer to work inside during wartime," he said.
Anderson returned to Eglin Air Force Base in the summer of 1989 and received his honorable discharge from the Air Force on April Fool's Day 1990, before Operation Desert Storm began.
"Everyone wanted to work on the F-15s, but they were in no rush to keep people," he said.
Anderson earned several medals for his service, including medals for good conduct and marksmanship.
He returned to Kearneysville in 1990 and went to work as a maintenance person at the Priestfield Resort near Opequon Creek, where he worked before he joined the Air Force. He also spent two years as a farm worker for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the research facility in Bardane.
Anderson also worked for a custom design cabinet shop in Frederick, Md., before returning to construction six years ago, making repairs and remodeling structures like the Word of Faith Tabernacle church in Kearneysville, where he is a deacon.
Anderson, who has since divorced his first wife, married his second wife Gigi at the church 11 years ago and they live in Kearneysville with their six children, who range in age from 7 to 22. Gigi Anderson said her husband enjoyed being in the Air Force and has spoken frequently of his father's military experience.
His father tried to join the Army during World War II when he was 17 years old. However, he was told he was too young for the Army so he volunteered for cadet school for the Army Air Corps.
After the school was shut down, Anderson's father was put in the Army and sent to Italy where he was a tailgunner in an airplane that was shot down in enemy territory in Germany. He made it to safety just hours before he was to be labeled missing in action, and his family would have to have been notified.
Anderson said his father and his crew survived partly because they made their parachutes into scarves and blankets in order to keep warm.
Anderson said he wants people to know that military personnel who do not end up in a war zone are just as important as those who are on the front lines.
"If we didn't have people fixing vehicles or filling out paperwork so soldiers can have things like body armor, then the soldiers wouldn't have those things," he said.
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Overall, BioShock is still as powerful an interactive experience as it was a year ago. It's lost none of its freshness, its newness or its impact.
BioShock on PS3 has caused quite a stir in the office. On the one hand we're delighted that 2K Games has brought the game, albeit a year late, to Sony's console. Everyone and their dog should play this wonderful, intelligent and atmospheric shooter. But on the other hand, we're a tad disappointed, because the all-star four-pronged developer assault on the PS3 port hasn't taken the opportunity to right the admittedly few wrongs that shipped with the original 360 and PC game and make it a true, definitive 'Director's Cut'.
For example, the last quarter or so of the game hasn't been touched. Now don't worry, we won't spoil it for you (if you're a PS3 owner who's managed to keep your head in the BioShock story-free sand for the last 12 months then you deserve a Blue Peter badge), but what we will say is that it falls away quite considerably after the brilliant plot twist (if you saw it coming, you're lying just to look clever in front of your friends). Might 2K Marin, 2K Australia, 2K Boston and Digital Extremes (Dark Sector) offered an alternative, less disappointing finale?
And what of the game's graphics? As we've been repeatedly told by 2K Games senior producer Melissa Miller, the goal wasn't to improve upon BioShock's already astounding graphics, but to get them on a par with the 360 version. To our eyes both versions look nigh on identical. There's the odd poor quality texture here, the odd texture pop-in, as there was in the 360 version, but nothing that's going to make the PS3 massive send poo through 2K's letter box. Should the development teams have taken the opportunity to improve the game's performance, and even surpass the graphics?
Are we being unreasonable? Are we demanding too much? Perhaps. But then look at the incredible work Eden Games is doing reworking the PS3 version of the flawed Alone in the Dark. And there was a hell of a lot more wrong with that game than there was with BioShock. Still, it's a testament to the quality of designer Ken Levine's game that we can only come up with a couple of tweaks that might have improved one of the best games of 2007. There's absolutely nothing else we can think of that's wrong with the game. Nothing.
It's much easier to talk about what's great about the game. So we will. It's got the best opening 20 minutes of any video game ever. You play Jack, a passenger on a plane that crashes somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean in 1960. You miraculously survive, and swim for a mysterious lighthouse that protrudes from the sea and towers into the night sky. Inside the lights turn on, revealing a bathysphere that takes you on a journey to the ocean floor. A video from business tycoon Andrew Ryan introduces you to the breathtaking underwater city of Rapture, a city he built some 14 years previous as a rejection of all things Democratic, Communist and religious. It was to be a Garden of Eden where man was able to evolve into something better than he was above water.
You find Rapture in tatters, a city overrun by a populace gone mad through genetic engineering. Ryan's not too happy at your appearance either - he believes you're a government agent of some sort sent to bring the curtain down on his failed paradise. He sends the Splicers - normal people deranged by their pursuit of ADAM, the genetically modifying juice that everyone's hooked on - to kill you. But you've also got to contend with the Big Daddies, too: huge diving suit-wearing 'things' so pumped full of ADAM that they've become something else. All they care about is protecting the Little Sisters: creepy little girls with red eyes that stick large syringes in dead bodies in order to harvest ADAM. The powerful Big Daddies will leave you alone if you leave the Little Sisters alone, which poses one hell of a conundrum: go through the game without ADAM, and the DNA-altering power it grants to aid your survival, or kill them, and the Big Daddies, in order to fuel your growing power? It's a hell of a beard-stroker.


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Upstate offers ?Virtual Iraq' to help veterans overcome post traumatic stress disorder
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Veterans who suffer from combat-related post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) now have the newest, research-validated method of treatment available to them through Upstate Medical University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
The treatment—called Virtual Iraq—uses components of the popular video game, Full Spectrum Warrior, as a way for patients to deal with the fears and anxieties resulting from exposure to the horrors of war.
"Service members who suffer from combat-related PTSD experience recurrent trauma associated memories, flashbacks, accompanied by extreme anxiety," said Robbi Saletsky, Ph.D., Upstate clinical associate professor and director of the Cognitive Behavior Program for Depression and Anxiety Disorders. "As a result, they tend to want to avoid this discomfort and any triggers that could elicit these memories.
"Unfortunately, attempts to reduce distress and painful memories, may result in substance abuse, numbing of emotions, social isolation, and depression. The effective treatment involves approaching their feared memories in a systematic and controlled manner," she added.
Virtual Iraq immerses the patient in computer-simulated combat situations similar to those that initially caused their fear and anxiety. After repeated and prolonged exposure to the scenario, the patient can experience the feelings associated with the trauma, organize and process the memory, express their thoughts and feelings to the therapist and then begin to heal.
As an example, Saletsky notes that while walking down a city street, a simple backfire from a car may stir a patient's memory of a comrade's death by gunshot, causing the patient to become fearful, anxious, avoidant and unable to function normally in daily life.
"With prompts from the patient, the therapist can recreate the sights, sounds and smells associated with the trauma memory, the comrade's death by gunfire" said Saletsky. "This allows the patient to better understand the source of the fear, talk about and experience, the trauma scene and ultimately reduce the intensity of the distress associated with the memory. This also enables the patient to be less avoidant and begin to cope better in his or her every day life."
The Virtual Iraq system consists of two computers, each equipped with a 3D graphics card that allows the therapist to introduce several simulated scenarios of combat threats, such as roadside bombings and gun warfare, and display dozens of settings, such as soldiers in a Humvee as well as sights found in Iraq or Afghanistan, including people in a marketplace, a desert or a mosque.
The system also includes a device for olfactory stimulation, allowing the therapist to introduce odors associated with war, such as gunpowder, burning rubber, garbage and smoke; and a platform and seat that gives the patient the sensations of vibrations and jolts.
One computer is operated by the therapist who can select variables from a menu to accurately tailor the presented material to closely resemble the feared scenario. The second computer allows the patient to move through the simulated scenarios through special headgear and a joystick (to maneuver through the environment).
A Virtual Iraq treatment session can run anywhere from 40 to 50 minutes. The number of sessions depends on the patient's needs. The treatment is covered by most insurance.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that can develop following a terrifying event. Often, people with PTSD have persistent frightening thoughts and memories of their ordeal and feel emotionally numb and disconnected. Other symptoms can include depression, anxiety, substance abuse, insomnia, agitation, and hyper-vigilance.
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I already own several quality 22s and varmint rifles. For some reason I'm wanting a bolt action rifle in 17HMR. Any suggestions on a decent quality rifle, accurate enough for plinking and small varmints out to 125 yards? Any dogs out there to avoid? Thanks


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COLUMBIA - The S.C. House passed what could be South Carolina's first statewide texting-while-driving ban on Wednesday, even though some House members said they had deep reservations about the measure.
The House bill passed 97-16. Lawmakers say that it or a similar measure is the best chance in years to put into place the state's first statewide texting ban. Municipalities, including Charleston, Mount Pleasant and Greenville, have filled the void by passing their own measures in recent years. The statewide ban, H. 4386, would trump any similar local bans.
The bill calls for a $25 fine - the same as not wearing a seat belt - and bans police from seizing, searching or viewing a driver's cell phone.
House members put up a series of amendments to lessen penalties and restrict police.
"If you don't think we're cutting into our liberty, I want you to rethink that," said Rep. Kris Crawford, R-Florence, who voted for the bill with the reduced penalty.
South Carolina and Montana are the only states that don't have any distracted driving laws on the books, according to Distraction.gov, part of a federal campaign to build awareness around the issue.
Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, D-Charleston, said he hopes a final bill includes stronger penalties. "The bottom line is I'm fine not having this not be a jailable offense, but we can do better than this," Stavrinakis said.
The bill will now move to the S.C. Senate, where legislators have expressed a desire for stricter penalties. Senators have contemplated a measure that would mean stiff fines and points on a driver's license, although those specifics are likely to change as the debate continues.
Senators have said that given the hodgepodge of laws local cities have passed, the state needs a uniform measure.
The city of Charleston's ordinance targets more distracted driving issues than what state legislators have contemplated. Drivers cannot look down to scroll through music, use a phone's GPS while moving, or take or send photos.
Earlier Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill, 38-2, aimed at the youngest drivers. The bill, S. 459, bans anyone with a beginner's permit or conditional driver's license from using a phone at all. That bill moves to the House for consideration.
Both distracted driving measures will be part of both chambers' long list of items to pore through before the legislative session is scheduled to end in June.
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Review for Final Exam
1. Answer all the questions on the review sheets for the midterms, and answer all questions on the sample midterms.
2. We have discussed in detail three methods which all classes inherit from the Object class. Give the method header for each, and describe how each works.
See class notes
3. Write a Circle class in which you override the three methods discussed in #2. What does it mean to
a method?
Done in class
4. If class A is a subclass of class B, write the header for class A.
Done in class
5. Describe how the instanceof operator is used, and then give an example use of it.
See class notes
6. Look at your Circle class, and for each instance variable and local variable, write down the scope of each.
Done in class
7. When we declare an array of objects, e.g.
Circle[] circleArray;
how much memory have we set aside? Would your answer be different if we declared an array of ints, e.g.
int[] intArray;
We've set aside 4 bytes to store the address of an array.
8. If I now allocate memory for my circleArray, e.g.
circleArray = new Circle[50];
how much memory is set aside when this statement is executed? What value is stored now in Circle[0]?
50*4 = 200 bytes
9. Write a Card class that represents a card from a standard deck of cards. You should store each Card object's value (2-10, Ace, Jack, Queen, King) and suit (spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds). Declare class constants of type int to represent each suit, and declare integer class constants for the card values Ace, Jack, Queen and King. Include the following methods:
public Card(int suit, int value): initialize the instance variables to the specified values
getters and setters for the instance variables, with appropriate restrictions on how a Card object can be changed
over-ride toString(), equals(), and clone(). The string returned by toString() should look like these:
"Ace of Clubs"
"5 of Hearts"
public int compareValue(Card c): returns -1 if this Card's value is less than c's, 0 if the Cards have the same value, and 1 if this Card's value is greater than c's. For this method, consider Aces to have the lowest value in the deck.
See your last project
10. Write a single Java statement that creates an array of 3 Strings containing the strings "hello", "world", "hello".
String[] arr = {"hello", "world", "hello"};
11. Assume that I've created and initialized two arrays of doubles, array1 and array2. array1 has 50 entries, and array2 has 30 entries. Copy the last 10 entries of array1 to the first 10 entries of array2.
a. Use the arraycopy() method.
b. Use a loop.
12. I've declared the array myArray as follows:
char[] myArray = new char[25];
Assume I've initialized the entries in myArray. Write Java code that creates a new reference variable that points to this same array.
char[] arr2 = myArray;
13. Now write Java code that creates a distinct array that has the same entries as myArray (see #12).
char[] arr = new char[25];
for(int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
arr[i] = myArray[i];
14. Write a method that takes two arrays of doubles and returns the average of the values in both arrays.
public static double avg(double[] one, double[] two) {
double sum = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < one.length; i++)
sum += one[i];
for(int i = 0; i < two.length; i++)
sum += two[i];
int length = one.length + two.length;
if(length > 0)
return sum/length;
else return 0;
15. Write a program that includes a method that takes two arrays of integers and returns the array that contains the largest entry. The program should contain a main method that calls this method.
I leave it to you to write the main method.
public static int[] maxEntry(int[] one, int[] two) {
if(one == null || two == null) return null;
else if(one.length == 0) return two;
else if(two.length == 0) return one;
int max1 = one[0];
int max2 = two[0];
for(int i = 1; i < one.length; i++){
if(max1 < one[i]) max1 = one[i];
for(int i = 1; i < two.length; i++) {
if(max2 < two[i]) max2 = two[i];
if(max1 > max2) return one;
return two;
16. Write a method union that takes two arrays a and b of integers, and returns an array that contains the integers that are in one or both arrays (a and b). The returned array should not contain duplicates.
17. Write a program that prompts the user for positive integers, and stops prompting when 0 or a negative value is entered. Print the average, min and max for the positive integers.
18. Write a program that uses our DrawingPanel class to draw a smiley face.
19. Write a program that takes some number of integers as command-line arguments, and returns the sum of the integers.
20. Review your programming assignments - you may see questions about them on the final exam.
21. When can you use a for each loop in place of a for loop? Given this array:
int[] arr = new int[30];
// assume arr's entries have been initialized
a) Can you use a for each loop to print arr's entries?
b) Can you use a for each loop to set each of arr's entries to 1?
We did not cover for each loops.
22. Write a Square class that implements the following interface. You will need to include an instance variable to store the square's side length. Include constructors, getters and setters in your class, and over-ride the toString() method. Also write a Circle class that implements the Shapes interface.
You will not be asked about interfaces.
public interface Shapes {
double perimeter(); // returns the perimeter of the shape
double area(); // returns the area of the shape
23. Name two differences in abstract classes and interfaces.
24. Define polymorphism. Write a short program that creates a Shapes array of size 5, and initializes some of the entries to be Squares and some to be Circles. Call perimeter(), area() and toString() on the array entries. Then try calling getSide() on one of the array entries that refers to a Square object. What happens? Explain how polymorphism is at work in your program.
See in-class examples on polymorphism.
25. Write down the prototype of each method we have studied from the String class, and describe briefly how each is called and what it does. Give example calls for each.
26. Repeat #25 for the Character class.
27. Repeat #25 for the Random class.
28. Repeat #25 for the Scanner class.
29. Write a method that takes a 2D array of Strings, and returns the length of the shortest string in the array.
public static int shortest(String[][] arr) {
int min = arr[0][0];
for(int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
for(int j = 0; j < arr[i].length; j++) {
if(min > arr[i][j].length()) min = arr[i][j].length();
return min;
30. Consider the following method:
public static int mystery(int[] list) {
int x = 0;
for(int i = 1; i < list.length; i++) {
int y = list[i] - list[0];
if(y > x) {
x = y;
return x;
For each of the following arrays, indicate what this method would return if it was called on the given array.
{3, 12}
{4, 2, 10, 8}
{8, 2, 10, 4, 10, 9}
31. Write a static method isPalindrome() that takes a String as a parameter and returns true if the String is a palindrome and false otherwise. A String is a palindrome if its reverse is the same string as itself. Disregard differences in case, e.g., "Mom" and "RAdar" are palindromes.
public static boolean isPalindrome(String str) {
if(s == null || s.length() == 0) return true;
String s = str.toLowerCase();
for(int i = 0; i < s.length()/2; i++) {
if(s.charAt(i) != s.charAt(s.length()-1-i) return false;
return true;
32. Write a static method countLastDigits() that takes an array of integers as a parameter and determines how many of the integers end in 0, how many end in 1, how many end in 2, etc. Your method will return an array of counts - the number of integers that end in 0 should be the element at index 0 in the returned array, the number of integers that end in 1 should be the element at index 1 in the array, and so forth. If the method is called on the array {9, 29, 44, 103, 2, 52, 12, 12, 86, 35, 20}, the returned array should be {1, 0, 4, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2} since 1 integer ends in 0 (20), no integers end in 1, 4 integers end in 2 (2, 52, 12, 12), etc.


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Microsoft has moved to reassure fans concerned about how the company's new motion sensing technology, Natal, will be incorporated into Halo, saying it will feature "when it makes sense".
Natal, announced to much fanfare during Microsoft's E3 2009 press conference, is a new technology for Xbox 360 that detects full body motion and includes voice recognition technology.
Some fans, however, have expressed concern about how the technology will be applied to core-focused 360 games, like Halo, and core genres, like the first-person shooter.
Speaking to VideoGamer.com, Alex Cutting, producer on Halo 3: ODST from Microsoft Game Studios, said: "A lot of people are interested in what Natal's presence in Halo's going to be. We are committing to only doing it when it makes sense. We are not going to produce a gimmicky feature that just takes advantage of motion controls when it doesn't feel right.
"We're going to make the games we want to play. We're not going to make a feature that's not fun. If there's an opportunity to do it, we will definitely investigate it. If it's fun we will leave it in the game. But further than that, I can't tell you any specific plans."
Cutting did, however, reveal his take on whether Natal can work with first-person shooters.
"I think Natal can be integrated into most genres in some way," he said. "I think FPS, there's a lot to be said for dual stick control. But, you know, before dual sticks came around and before Halo: Combat Evolved established it on a console, people were pretty doubtful about that, that it could ever move from keyboard and mouse.
"So we've seen it already from one control scheme to another. I'm not going to bet against Natal. It's a powerful technology. There is a lot that can be done with it."
Could Halo: Reach, due out next year, incorporate Natal in some way?
How do you feel about Natal and Halo? Can the two work together? Let us know in the comments section below.


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Inclusive. Diverse. Accommodating. These are three words that paint Michigan's culture with broad strokes. But a closer look reveals grist for great filmmaking.
Much of Michigan is rich with pastoral charm and the salt-of-the-earth people you'd expect to find in such surroundings. Small-town simplicity. Rural camaraderie. Intense pride. We're even one of the rare states east of the Mississippi River with Native American reservations and a sizeable indigenous population.
But Michigan is also home to cosmopolitan urbanites. The Detroit Film, Art and Music scenes have nurtured a culture of creativity that is never content to rest on its laurels and fuels itself on a steady diet of re-invention.
With major companies that conduct business worldwide, nationalities from all over the world make Michigan home. And the tendency of the communities here is to strike the balance between assimilation and preservation of heritage. You can readily find it in our Latino, African-American, European and in the largest Middle-Eastern population in the United States.
Of course, no commentary on Michigan's people would be complete without a mention of the culture of our college towns. From Ann Arbor to Lansing. From Detroit to Big Rapids and all the way up to Marquette in our Upper Peninsula, our college campuses are situated in some of the most picturesque towns in the country. And the cultures that thrive in Michigan's academia both preserve tradition and evolve with a restless verve.
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I have to confess that I am probably one of the absolute worst bloggers ever. Is it because I don't have anything to say? No. I am a writer after all. My problem with blogging is finding the time to do it and remembering what it is I wanted to blog about three days ago when I thought of that perfect blog topic but failed to write it down.
I tend to have too many things going on all at once—as probably do most of us—and never seem to have time for the extra fun stuff, like blogging.
On that note, I thought to myself, what would be a fun topic to not only blog about but to research. Hmmm. I know. Sex. Since I spend a lot of my time writing about it, why not find some of the hottest scenes from movies and TV so that I can enjoy some visual pleasure and justify scanning through a gazillion sex scenes on YouTube since it is for research, of course.
To make a long story short—shorter : ) –I sacrificed several hours *clears throat* of my time to note some of the most memorable and powerful sex/love scenes in movies and TV.
I'm not claiming that these are "the" hottest of hot scenes, but these are some of my favorites that made my heart pitter patter and caught me up in the moment. Now to be quite honest, I tend to enjoy the more intense scenes where emotions are running hot, wild and crazy.
For an added bonus, my amazing and telented friend and fellow author, Tatiana Caldwell is doing a dual post of Top 10 Favorite Romantic Scenes. Follow this link, Tatiana Caldwell's Romantic Scenes to view some more awesome movie/TV love scenes.
Enjoy and CAUTION: These are for adult viewing only. If you are easily offended by hot sex, turn back now.
Note: All of the links to these scenes were up and working fine as of this post, but as we all know, YouTube is notorious for jerking things off their site within a second after viewing something. I hope they are all still up and running for you all.
10. Meet Jo Black
Brad Pitt & Claire Forlani
This scene is what I'd call more sweet than intense hence its spot at number ten, but it made it's way on my list because I was simply caught up in the extraordinary job Brad Pitt did of "convincing" me that this was actually his character's first time. It is spot on to how I imagine a man's reaction might be the first time.
9. Halifax: Afraid of the Dark Australian Series
Hugh Jackman & Rebecca Gibney
First of all, if you don't want to watch the whole scene and only want to see the good stuff, forward on to about 2:30 mark. I have to confess, I had never seen or heard of this series before seeing this clip, but my goodness did it fire my blood. Not only because I think every "older" woman—and I say older loosely because it is very obvious to me that Rebecca is at best only a few years older than Hugh, not even close to being old enough to be his mother—only ever fantasizes about getting a man that looks like Hugh Jackman into their bed (yes, I think the man is hot—if you don't, get glasses), but I loved the way Hugh allowed his character to be "handled" so well by the older, more experienced Rebecca's character and obviously enjoyed every minute of it.
8. The Man Who Cried
Johnny Depp & Christina Ricci
Again, this is not one of the most out there sex scenes on my list, but for some reason—hmm, could that reason be Johnny?—it really drew me in. I think it was a combination of a few things. One, the way Johnny's character parades himself in front of Christina's character showing her exactly what she's going to get; two, the way you can tell exactly what he's after from the very beginning, and that he's going to get it no matter what; three, even though he seems to realize she is fairly innocent to the game of sex, he knows she still wants it; and four, the way he calls her bluff and refuses to allow her to have time to chicken out. Oh, did I mention that it was hot too that he got what he was after and seemed to thoroughly enjoy getting it? Loved the expression on his face and the emotion involved with both characters. (There's a little bonus scene at the end if you're up for it).
7. Atonement
James McAvoy & Keira Knightley
All I can say is wow. This scene captured me, and made me feel as if I were there in the room and could actually feel the chemistry of these two. The "I know we shouldn't be doing this, but I can't help myself from doing it" factor sucked me right in. To me, love should always be powerful enough to bring you to your knees : ), no pun intended. Keira and James were astonishing together.
6. Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger & Jake Gyllenhaal
This scene was one of the best, no probably the best, male love scene I've seen. I'm sure there are plenty others, have seen plenty others, but none have ever invoked the intensity like these two for me. It's another one of those, "I shouldn't be doing this, but I can't deny it any longer," moments. I wasn't for sure if they were going to fight or f*ck, but when I realized they were actually going to do a bit of both—well more one than the other—I was lost to their obvious "forbidden" chemistry. It's raw, hot, real, so male and sooo sexy. Again if you don't want to watch the whole scene and just the action, forward on to the 1:15 mark.
5. Monster's Ball
Billy Bob Thornton & Halle Barry
This clip was actually a tip off from a friend. I've never seen this movie because quite frankly I'm just not that in to Billy Bob (shoot me if you must, but it's my prerogative). This is definitely an emotional ride as I'm sure most of us have either had drunk sex or have had a friend who's filled us in on that one night of abandoned drunken sex. Am I condoning alcoholic induced sex? Sure if it's with someone you know, would or have had sex with before, and you are a consenting adult. Do I support it where alcohol is used to take advantage of another person? Absolutely not—well unless Hugh Jackman or Johnny Depp would like to get me drunk and take advantage of me—then I'm all for it.
4. The Tudors
Henry Cavill & Gabrielle Anwar
Not only did I enjoy this series immensely, but my oh my did it have some hot sex in it without overtaking the story line as a lot of the historical series do. Don't get me wrong, it had plenty of sex, but it wasn't what the whole series was about. I had to include this scene because Henry Cavill has got to be one of the hottest male specimens I've seen in a long time. He's quite the playboy on The Tudors, but hell, with a face and body like that I guess I'll let him slide. He wasn't completely without morals, but he obviously knew what he was doing, practiced it a lot, and his partners liked it as well. Again, if you don't want to watch the whole scene and get straight to the action, forward to about 2:2O mark.
3. Disclosure
Michael Douglas & Demi Moore
I really don't think I need to say much about this seen, but that I was not convinced at all by Michael's character's try at playing like he didn't want it. While there isn't actually intercourse going on in this clip, it's no less hot. Trust me.
2. Fatal Attraction
Michael Douglas & Glenn Close
Yes, Michael made it to spot three and two on the list, but he deserves it. This scene from Fatal Attraction will forever be burned into my mind, has been burned into memory since the first time I saw it. While I really detest cheaters, this depicts that first time one feels that chemistry with another person that could peel wallpaper off the walls with the steam it gives off. Unfortunately, that kind of attraction usually doesn't amount to love, and more than likely ends up biting one in the ass. But you know its got to be fun while it lasts—well until the bitch tries to kill you and boils your kids bunny. Again, if you don't want to see the entire scene, and only see the good stuff, forward on to about the 6:00 minute mark.
And, the moment you've all been waiting for, the crown jewel, number one.
1. A History of Violence
Viggo Mortensen & Maria Bello
This is one of the best, hottest scenes I've witnessed that shows that intense "I hate you, but I love you," make up sex. What can I say about make up sex? We should all have it, every day—okay, okay, once a week then. Viggo and Maria do a fantastic job on portraying their characters' emotions. I was sitting on the edge of my seat during this one, and immediately hit rewind to watch it again when it was over (actually I may have hit rewind more than once). All I can say is this would be worth all the bruises I'm sure she ended up with on her ass.
I hope you all enjoyed my list, and please feel free to email me your favorite hot scenes or post them in the comment section.


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Now that we are officially past Thanksgiving, I can play Christmas carols guilt-free. Yes, I did listen to my Christmas playlist in July this year. It was hot. I was trying to cool off.
Anyway, I have a few favorites. Love Carol of the Bells and there are so many renditions out there, you can listen to it forever. O Holy Night and What Child Is This are right up there too.
When I was little, I remember my mom working in the kitchen, probably baking cookies or Christmas Eve dinner, and she would have this one album on the stereo. Remember those things? Ours was a large console cabinet. You had to lift the lid to get to the record player. I thought it was cool because you could put multiple records on there and when one finished, another would drop down.
Anyway, the album I remember most was by the Harry Simeone Chorale. It had Little Drummer Boy on it and several different carols that are hard to find, like Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella. This year, after years of searching, I found the album on iTunes. I bought it. The entire thing. It brings such a rush of memories, all good ones. I can hear it playing, see the tree in the corner, smell bread and cookies baking, remember the safe, happy, cared-for feeling. (If you notice at the bottom of the screen, there is a next button. It will take you to hear other Harry Simeone songs.)
What are some of your favorite Christmas carols? Which ones bring back the best memories?
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Christmas Carols
Posted by Liz Tolsma
Labels: carols, Christmas, Liz Tolsma, music
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I love the old standards but right up there with O Holy Night is the newer Christmas song, Mary, Did You Know.ReplyDelete
Cute! I remember as a little girl listening to Mary Had a Baby sung by...can't recall his name, now, on one of the LPs! Great memories. Well, sort of...now it will bug me all day.ReplyDelete
Karen, I do love Mary, Did You Know. The fresh perspective makes you think.ReplyDelete
I looooove The Little Drummer Boy! My favorite versions are from Glenn Campbell and Jars of Clay.ReplyDelete
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NEWARK— Michael Ryder's 10-week goal-scoring drought is finally over.
When the Devils' right winger scored late in the first period was his first goal in 24 games. His last came on Jan. 11 against the Florida Panthers.
"Pretty relieved," Ryder admitted. "It's always frustrating. You're fighting for a playoff spot and the team looks at you to score goals and you're not doing that. It gets to you after a while. When that one went in I thought, 'So that's what it feels like to score a goal.' "
Everyone was relieved.
"Yeah, Ryder, the coaches, the whole bench," coach Pete DeBoer said. "It's been a while. He's a streaky guy, so hopefully he's off and running now."
Patrik Elias had three assists in the game, giving him 587 for his career. That tied Elias with Paul Kariya for 84th on the all-time NHL list.
Jaromir Jagr's goal was his 23rd of the season and 704th if his career. That's four behind Mike Gartner for sixth all-time.
Ryane Clowe's assist on Jagr's goal was his 300th NHL point.
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The Devils lost forward Tim Sestito at 17:59 of the first period when he was hit in the head colliding with Wild defenseman Nate Prosser along the end boards. Sestito had to be helped off by Ryane Clowe and Bryce Salvador and did not return.
"He's coherent. He feels alright but wasn't able to come back," DeBoer said.
Prosser was given a 5:00 major for elbowing, although the Devils failed to score on the lengthy power play.
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Devils goalie Cory Schneider gave up a soft goal to Mikael Granlund in the third period, but he stopped Zach Parise on a shorthanded breakaway with 1:38 left in the opening period.
"I came in and I kind of lost the puck crossing the blue line," Parise said. "There was a lot of spin on it, so I tried to stickhandle and kind of lost it. By that time I was right on top of Schneider and I tried to chip it over his glove and he made a good save on it."
The crowd booed Parise the entire way as he skated in a Schneider.
"It was pretty loud, that's for sure," Schneider said of the boos. "No warm reception for him, that's for sure."
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While Jericho went through his whole epic return and made the fans wait to hear him speak only to say nothing of relevance, the world he was supposed to change has stayed the same.
I hated the whole Y2J return gimmick and last night's main event proved that all the things I was saying were exactly true. Jericho better get into a feud fast because his lack of a direction is starting to annoy me.
Johnny Ace is Fretting Triple H
With the evil General Manager persona working well, the infusion of Triple H back into the storyline will be a welcomed change to the norm that has formed on RAW.
At the Royal Rumble, Johnny Ace catered to everyone's needs to show that he is a good leader, but Triple H's lack of respect for the Funkman will have him fired and Mr. H is back in power.
Zig Zag and CM Punk Put on a Show
With the perfect amount of ring distractions and close calls, the way the match turned out is probably exactly how the WWE expected it to. Vinny Mac has to be happy.
As good as this match and whole feud has been, this looks like the end of the road for the most underrated feud in the WWE right now. Hopefully, we get more Ziggler vs. Punk in the future, but WWE hates allowing the fans to have fun and enjoy themselves.
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This feud is far from over and if the recent trend continues, Ryder will show up on RAW tonight in a full body cast. With Ryder out of commission, Kane will probably run him over or something ridiculous to drive home the point that he is still so evil.
I honestly have no idea where the company is taking this story, but it has all the makings of Ryder turning on Cena and Cena turning heel. Whether they can turn their biggest star heel is an argument for a different day.
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Dear Jill: I live in the Quad Cities -- the combination of Moline, Ill.; Rock Island, Ill; Davenport, Iowa; and Bettendorf, Iowa. I have been using coupons for 10 years, and am quite good at it. My problem is that in the Quad City area, where there are hundreds of thousands of people, we get the worst coupons ever. Our coupon inserts only have a few coupons, and have more advertisements than actual offers. I believe we get about a quarter of the coupons that bigger cities get in their papers.
I am just so confused as to how an area as big as ours in the Quad Cities gets such a small numbers of coupons delivered in our paper compared to what a city like Chicago gets. Any information you might be able to give me as to why an area with a combined population of nearly 400,000 people barely gets any coupons would be much appreciated. -- Amy
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A jumper by Spencer County's Abby Myers rimmed out just prior to the final buzzer as the Spencer County Lady Bears suffered a heartbreaking 55-53 overtime loss to Sayre Thursday night at home.
Former Kentucky basketball players Cameron Mills, Jeff Sheppard and Jared Prickett took a road trip to Louisville earlier this season to see their former UK coach, Rick Pitino, send his Louisville team against Utah Valley State and coach Mark Pope, another one of his former players at Kentucky.
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The Spencer County Bears won consecutive games for the first time since before Christmas this past weekend, getting the best of Henry County, 59-45 on Friday night, and then returning for a 74-45 victory over Thomas Nelson on Saturday.
The Bears broke open a close game against Henry County with a big third quarter, after clinging to a 24-22 halftime lead. In the third, the boys outscored the visiting Wildcats 20-8 to take a 44-30 lead, and then maintained that margin in the final quarter to pick up their eighth win of the season.
A barrage of three-pointers late in the first quarter helped the Lady Bears build a 17-6 lead over visiting Oldham County last Thursday on their way to a 59-49 win that broke a four-game losing streak.
Freshman Alyssa Howie led the girls with 17 points while sophomore Lauren Lambdin added 14. Sophomore Abby Myers added nine, and freshman Haylee Cox contributed eight points and seven rebounds. Junior Bailea Bryant scored five and sophomore Audrey Michels chipped in with four.
Spencer County senior running back and linebacker, Logan Holbrook, center, signed a scholarship to play football for Morehead State University last Thursday. Holbrook leaves Spencer County as the school's all-time leading rusher and leader in touchdowns.
Lindsey Roy, left, and Patrick Sweazy, were crowned Homecoming Queen and King during Saturday night's basketball game at SCHS.
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"Every position on offense has to be wide open," new offensive coordinator Eddie Gran said. "When I started, I told (the players) you're going to start building your resume. I'm looking for accountability and dependability. It doesn't matter to me (who plays).
Despite a ten point loss to East Jessamine, Lady Bears' Coach Brandy Scott said her Spencer County girls played perhaps their best game in the 79-67 decision.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two years ago, an upset made Hasim Rahman's career. Now a draw may revive it.
Spoiled by success after his stunning knockout of Lennox Lewis and winless since, Rahman took a step up in a most unlikely fashion Saturday.
Despite carrying a career-high 25912 pounds, he neutralized knockout specialist David Tua and showed flashes of the fighter that won the title with a draw in a 12-round International Boxing Federation elimination bout.
It wasn't pretty, but it stemmed the slide of a career that peaked with the Lewis upset and has been going downhill since. Rahman has been gaining weight, losing fights and contemplating retirement at 30.
"I feel like it was what we needed for redemption," cornerman Stan Hoffman said.
Rahman (35-4-1) needed a victory after consecutive losses to Lewis and former champion Evander Holyfield. The winner was to move up for a title shot against IBF champ Chris Byrd.
Rahman's preparation was suspect, though. He entered camp at 280 pounds and fired longtime trainer Bouie Fisher three weeks before the fight, replacing him with Buddy McGirt.
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