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March 26, 2009 | Prosecutions of art dealers in U.S. and foreign courts for trading in antiquities are on the rise, but only one criminal case so far involves an American museum official. Last week, for the first time since her trial for conspiracy to traffic in stolen antiquities began four years ago, former J. Paul Getty Museum curator Marion True spoke out in open court. Responding to testimony by archaeologist Daniela Rizzo that a person with True's expertise should have recognized that objects were looted, True calmly stated that she had always acted properly in contacting Italian cultural authorities to inquire about objects under consideration for purchase by the Getty. True also noted that the museum had returned artworks if there was any proof they had come from illegal excavations, regardless of any statute of limitations. True's statement hints at the defense's future strategy in this already convoluted case: to review the museum's acquisition of each allegedly looted object and place at least some of the burden on the Italian government to explain how its cultural authorities dropped the ball.
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Miyazaki the master
We've been watching the Hayao Miyazaki film fesitval showing this month on the Turner Classic Movies television channel. Too bad the month is almost over! Thanks to this (probably our favorite) channel, we've recently seen Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Whisper of the Heart," both not yet available on DVD in this country, and both knockdown knockouts. These animated films are so beautiful, funny, charming, and go so far beyond any "cartoons" I've ever seen, both in artistic achievement, and in their storylines and pacing. What a treat to find these films becoming more available in the U.S. Previously we have seen "Spirited Away," "Castle in the Sky," "Kiki's Delivery Service," and "The Cat Returns." The whole family loves these movies.
They (who?) refer to Miyazaki as "the Japanese Walt Disney." The only connections I see are that both men were at the top of their class, both aimed at movies to be enjoyed by all ages, and both dealt with animation. No knocking Walt (who is one of my heroes), but I would rather see a Miyazaki movie than a modern Disney movie today. Even the good recent Disney movies (like "The Incredibles" and "Finding Nemo") are so loud and have so much over-the-top, non-stop, unrelenting ACTION and whiplash snarky dialog that I find them ultimately too tiring, despite their dazzling computerized effects. Too many U.S. children's movies today are just too frenzied and ha-ha-wanna-be-hip to be enjoyable. Meanwhile, Miyazaki can rivet and delight me with his very quiet ways.
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PHILADELPHIA — The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) announced the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP)'s Clinical Nutrition Support Services team as one of the inaugural recipients of its 2012 Clinical Nutrition Team of Distinction award. Members of the HUP team will be formally accepting the award at ASPEN's national meeting in February, during Clinical Nutrition Week, February 9 - 12, 2013 in Phoenix, Ariz.
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It introduces Pasifika as an imaginary island that is nowhere but everywhere. Pacific learners and explorers can find local buildings, plants, animals, people and geographical features they can relate to. The guides have been produced for Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Tuvalu in close partnership with these countries. The information is also relevant to all Pacific Island countries and territories.
The visual guide has 16 pictures showing the water cycle, Pacific and global climate, causes of climate change, the changing climate of six Pacific island countries and mitigation and adaptation in a town and in gardening, forestry and fishing. Picture 8 on changing climate is specific to each country. All other pictures can be used in any Pacific island country
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Today is a bold new day for Korea. After years of trying to deal with a changing identity, the nation is embracing its multicultural identity by implementing new immigration policies.
Under these new guidelines, both men and women seeking F-Class spousal visas (and later permanent resident visas) must complete two years of compulsory military service.
Men will be given a physical aptitude test and based on the results be placed into either the ROK Army or Navy. If they score in the top 0.1% on the test and possess a black belt in Taekwondo, they would be eligible to serve in the ROK Marines.
Foreign women must also serve, unlike Korean women. The foreign women will be placed in a new amphibious assault team called the Haenyeo Assault Team (HAT). This division will receive training from the famed Haenyeo women divers of Jeju and US Army Rangers. The team would be deployed on short notice to tackle hard objectives, much like the US Navy Seals.
Those who fail the physical aptitude test, or are over the age of 35, will be sent to a rural compound to make kimchi for two years. The kimchi would be used for public school lunches around the country.
That's all the important news from Korea today. In other stories, Random House has removed the word gullible from the dictionary.
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The Arizona Supreme Court says the Legislature can't cut cost-of-living increases promised to state retirees.
The ruling released Thursday comes in a case brought after the Legislature cut the increases in 2011 for retirees in the state plan for judges and elected officials.
A Superior Court judge ruled in favor of retired judges after they sued, but the state appealed.
The Legislature cut the cost-of-living increases after the judges' retirement system lost money in the Great Recession and became badly underfunded. The retired judges argued the increases were a promised benefit and lower courts agreed.
The high court agreed the increases are part of a promised retirement benefit and are protected by the pension clause of the state Constitution. That clause bars "diminishing or impairing" public retirement benefits.


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Taylor Swift Says Her Ex-Boyfriends Are Welcome To Write Songs About Her Too
Taylor Swift has famously used her failed romances as song inspiration and has no problem with her musician exes following her example, insisting it's "fair game."
The country pop star has dated several well-known stars, including actor Jake Gyllenhaal, rocker John Mayer and One Direction's Harry Styles. She has become known for break-up anthems like "I Knew You Were Trouble" and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and has openly admitted to drawing from her own relationship troubles for the songs.
The tune "Dear John" was reportedly based on her 2009 fling with Mayer, prompting the rocker to criticize at her for making him "feel terrible" with her "cheap songwriting", but she insists her former lovers are more than welcome to pen songs about their break-up too.
Swift told Britain's InStyle magazine, "If I'm gonna write songs about my exes they can write songs about me. That's how it works. I'm not gonna complain about it. I'm not gonna sit there and say, 'I'm the only one who can write songs about this relationship'. It's fair game."


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Skeptical Americans Continue To Say No To Democratic Health Care Plan
Rasmussen reports:
Just 27% of all voters agree with the senior House Democrats [Pelosi/Hoyer] that if the health care reform being considered by Congress is passed, it will mean more patient choice. Forty-nine percent (49%) disagree and do not believe more patient choice is likely, and 24% are not sure.
Among voters who have health insurance, the majority (52%) says the plan, if passed, will not mean more patient choice, while 25% say it will.
Democrats like to blame that disparity in support on "misinformation" circulating out there as well as "un-American" protesters keeping them from getting the "facts" out at townhalls.
But, in actuality, their "facts" and their message has been getting out. The president has held three "townhalls" not to mention an op/ed in the NY Times in which he has, without interruption, been able to lay out both the message and the Democrats version of the facts. And the polls continue to tank.
That's because the message is one that most don't believe. That's primarily because a majority of Americans believe the "facts" upon which it is based are dubious at best. For instance, as Peter Ferrara points out:
At his town hall meeting on health care on Saturday in Colorado, President Obama told the audience:
"I just want to be completely clear about this; I keep on saying this but somehow folks aren't listening — if you like your health care plan, you keep your health care plan."
That is, unless your health care plan is Medicare Advantage — the private insurance options that almost one-fourth of seniors have chosen for their coverage under Medicare. Republicans enacted this choice for seniors, and many, many seniors have chosen one of these private insurance options because they get better benefits from it than from standard Medicare.
President Obama's health plan targets these Medicare Advantage private plans for $177 billion in cuts in what he misleadingly calls "subsidies"and "sweetheart deals for insurance companies that don't make anybody any healthier."At a minimum, these cuts will force these plans to cut back on the benefits they provide to seniors. Or the Medicare Advantage plans may just go out of business altogether, dumping all the seniors who have made that choice because they think they are getting a better deal from those plans.
Seniors know what that means and are rejecting the glib assurances from Obama that he isn't really saying what he's saying.
And that rejection of the president's mantra doesn't even touch on the effect of the 'public option' which various experts say would see 10 to 80 million shifted into it from their present plans.
If one of the targets of this plan is private insurance companies and the goal is to "keep them honest", it doesn't take Stephen Hawking to figure out that the chances are very good your private plan may go away.
Back to seniors. They've also seen through Obama's assertions, given as "fact", that there won't be any reduction in Medicare benefits:
In these town halls, President Obama has repeatedly denied that his health overhaul scheme includes any cuts in Medicare. But besides slashing Medicare Advantage, the Congressional bills cut over $300 billion more from the program, which the Congressional Budget Office has scored. When arguing that his health overhaul is paid for, he wants credit for these cuts. But when challenged, he wants to deny before the whole country — in broad daylight — that he is doing it. I can't recall any precedent for such a presidential disconnect from reality.
The disconnect comes from his unfamiliarity with the bill and the fact that he's turned over the responsibility for it to Congress. Consequently he is out touting something that doesn't exist. He may actually desire that Medicare not reduce benefits, but that's not what the bill says. Those "savings" have got to come from somewhere, and since the administration loves to assert that Medicare is so much more efficient than private insurance, that leaves the benefits area from which to reap those savings.
Again, you don't have to be a MIT grad to figure that out. And seniors have figured it out. That's they're rejecting Obama's assurances.
Obama also continues to claim that overall this plan will save health care dollars, and, magically, eliminate the unfunded future liability in Medicare.
In Colorado on Saturday, President Obama suggested that his health overhaul scheme would "bend the cost curve,"reducing "health care inflation"so much that the enormous long term deficit of Medicare (unfunded liability: $89 trillion) would be eliminated! Otherwise, he said, "We'll either have to cut Medicare, in which case seniors then will bear the brunt of it, or we'll have to raise taxes, which nobody likes."
But the CBO has not confirmed anything like that. What it has said, again, is just the opposite, that Obama's health plans will not reduce costs, but, rather, will increase federal spending by close to a trillion dollars.
Since, as is pointed out, the CBO said nothing of the sort and, in fact, said precisely to opposite, what does that leave us? Well once you know that CBO said this plan would increase cost, we are left with the reality of Medicare cuts and tax increases.
That's right: "…cut Medicare [benefits], in which case seniors then will bear the brunt of it, or we'll have to raise taxes…", or both. The cuts in Medicare, as mentioned, are already in the plan. Taxes going up is inevitable if this gets passed. He's asserting a fantasy based on a lie and using the Medicare cuts and tax increases as a scare tactic to get the fantasy passed.
And of course, finally, after having this officially denied by AARP, he continues to say, at two townhalls after the denial, that AARP is "onboard" with their plan. That continued unfounded assertion is costing AARP thousands of members quitting in disgust.
In other words, it isn't that the message isn't getting out there, but that most Americans don't agree on who is doing the mischaracterizing. It appears they believe that it is the Democrats and the president who are attempting to sell a program which they are mischaracterizing as something it is not.
In return for their refusal to be duped, Americans are being called all sorts of names by the hired help. It is an amazing spectacle in which the servant calls the master names because the master doesn't like the servant's crack-pot ideas and doesn't believe their talking points.
The irony, of course, is much like the Republicans when they lost the Congress in 2006, the Democrats have yet to figure this out. They're lost in the belief that their problem lies in messaging and if they just do a better job of delivering it all will be fine. What they don't realize is the message is out there and it has been rejected.
Most voters (54%) now say no health care reform legislation this year would be better than passage of the bill currently working its way through Congress. This does not mean that most voters are opposed to health care reform, but it does highlight the level of concern about the specifics now being discussed in Washington.
The message from the majority? Slow down, there is no rush, drop this mess and rethink it. If Democrats don't listen and ram something through, they do so at their own peril and there will be consequences.
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Lincoln's addage has finally caught up with our President and the Democratic party – "you can fool all the people some of the time…".
What our shiney new President forgets is he's no longer playing to his Illini constituents, he's playing to the whole country – the seniors have seen a lot…Eisenhower, Kennedy, Vietnam, Johnson, our non crook Nixon, stumbling Jerry Ford and that grinning loser from Georgia.
Rahm and Barry think they're smarter than the collective country, and for a while appeared to be, more because we were world weary, with a media and left wing cheer squad that deluged us with stories of a devestated economy (as opposed to now when a flea farts and they sounds trumpets and drums heralding the great economic recovery!), a 'failed' war in Iraq and a nation hated by virtually the entire world because of our evil genius, chimpanzee idiot, leader George W. Bush.
"I keep on saying this but somehow folks aren't listenin"…on the contrary, yes they are.
Obama is in the process of losing the Seniors. Once they are gone, they won't come back. To paraphrase a line by one senior I knew … "They have forgotten more than Obama will ever know" … but once they dislike you, they never forget that.
Of course, having Nancy Pelosi, the "face" of the Democratic Party, telling the "Greatest Generation" (and beyond) that they are "un-American" doesn't really engender any sympathetic ears.
It's like listening to college kids lecture you – you'd understand if only you weren't so stupid – how persuasive – not buying that? – then you're a racist – sold!! Actually listening to Obama make an ass of himself whenever he's challenged by a question is priceless. Look at the USPS! That'll do it!
When did conservatives start liking Medicare? It is a "public plan," you know. Also, it is the largest public plan in the country. Also, it has crowded out private competition. Finally: Did you know that AARP gained 400,000 new members and got 1.5 million renewals during the same time period? Probably not. http://dissentingjustice.blogspot.com/2009/08/cbs-news-continues-misleading-reporting.html
Since when do you think Conservatives or conservatives ever did like Medicare?
Yours, TDP, ml, msl, & pfpp
"Also, it has crowded out private competition."
Sounds like the general concern for a National Health care plan…
So are you for, or against? – we'll sound boots and saddles here to call out those who will defend Medicare and see how many fall in shall we? Pretty sure it's gonna be a quick roll call.
looker – "… we'll sound boots and saddles here to call out those who will defend Medicare and see how many fall in shall we?"
Hey, *I* like Medicare. I mean, seriously: what's not to like? You get Uncle Sugar wasting tons of cash to stiff doctors into providing care for seniors who are terrorized every election cycle by threats that the other side is going to cut off their benefits and they'll have to eat cat food in order to have enough money to pay for their meds. Again: what's not to like?
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DON'T TURN OFF THE LIGHT, DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU, BECAUSE "THE MAN" IS BACK and he's scary as heck, http://stopthepresses2.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post_18.html
I'm waiting for the poll question …
By attempting to pass health care reform quickly, were the President and Congress trying to hoodwinked and/or bamboozled the nation ?
When did conservatives start liking Medicare?
I believe that conservatives are pointing out that Medicare is bad enough, there's no reason to repeat the mistake while keeping the original one. However, it bears noting that seniors who rely on Medicare are objecting to having the funding for it cut, especially since they spent their working lives paying into it, and as it is it doesn't cover all of their needs. What's to like?
And speaking of misleading reporting, wouldn't AARP have gained those new members and those renewals anyway? The more important question is– does AARP typically lose 60,000 members in a given month?
Here's a rule: Organizing isn't cheating. Doing everything in your power to get your people to show up is basic politics. If they believe what they're saying, no matter who helped organize them, they're citizens and activists. The language at the town halls may get ugly and rough. But it's not Astroturf.


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June Hudnall Turnage will address the history of the Balls Neck area of Northumberland County at 9:30 a.m. March 29 at Shiloh School at Shiloh School and Balls Neck roads.
Juice and donuts will be served while people gather, reported Jane Towner. The program will include a talk followed by a walk.
Plans include onsite visits to Hurstville, where foundations for the chimney were laid between 1651 and 1683, and the Ball Family Cemetery, where the earliest grave is that of Capt. Daniel Ball, 1735-1811. The Chesapeake Bay may be viewed from differing perspectives at both of these sites, said Towner.
Utilizing car pools, roadside stops will include Salt Pond, where the bay's salt industry thrived during revolutionary times; Gascony, rebuilt in 1848 on the foundations of the original house ca.1649; and The Anchorage, ca.1757, typical of homes built by successful farmers of the time. Examining the lone Diller-Harding family grave, in the field across the road from Shiloh School, concludes the program by noon.
The school is unheated so appropriate attire is suggested, she said. Boots are recommended for walking.


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'All Others' closes as 8-5 favorite of KDFW Pool 1
Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), the first of three such pools in 2013, saw fans bet the "All Others" (#24) option down to 8-5 favoritism when betting closed on Sunday.
The mutuel field, or "All Others," was the 9-5 morning-line favorite when KDFW Pool 1 opened on Friday at noon (EST) and remained an emphatic 7-5 fan favorite after Saturday's second day of betting in the pool. That betting interest includes all three-year-old Thoroughbreds other than the 23 individual horses on the KDFW Pool 1 betting roster.
No other betting interest closed at less than double digits. Trainer Todd Pletcher's unbeaten Verrazano, (#20), who has yet to run in a stakes race, was the pool's second betting choice, closing at 11-1 on Sunday.
Pletcher, who saddled Super Saver to win the 2010 Run for the Roses, trains seven of the 23 individual horses in Pool 1. His other pupils, with their final odds, are as follows: Grade 3 Withers winner Revolutionary (#16, 13-1), Grade 1 CashCall Futurity victor Violence (#21, 13-1), Breeders' Cup Juvenile hero and reigning juvenile champion Shanghai Bobby (#17, 14-1), dual Grade 2 scorer Overanalyze (#14, 33-1), Grade 2-placed Delhomme (#3, 55-1) and multiple Grade 1-placed Capo Bastone (#1, 58-1).
The Bob Baffert-trained Flashback was the second favorite among the individual betting interests, closing at 12-1. The gray colt is unbeaten from two starts thus far, including a 6 1/4-length romp in the Grade 2 Robert B. Lewis in his stakes debut on February 2.
The KDFW offers fans an opportunity to bet on potential contenders for the Kentucky Derby well in advance of the event at odds that could be significantly more attractive than those available on the day of the race. The $2 million classic will be run for the 139th consecutive year at Churchill Downs on May 4.
Each Kentucky Derby Future pool offers $2 minimum win betting and exacta wagering, with the latter available in the form of $2 minimum straight exacta bets or $1-minimum exacta boxes and part-wheels. No scratches or betting refunds are permitted in the Derby Future Wager, but betting on an individual horse will be suspended immediately if Churchill Downs determines that an injury, illness or other circumstance revealed during the pool would prevent that horse from competing in the Kentucky Derby.
Information on the Kentucky Derby is available online at the official event website at KentuckyDerby.com.
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Regional 911 not just cheaper, but better
Sharing emergency dispatchers with surrounding towns could make the 911 system safer, not just cheaper, Sterling Fire Lt. Thomas Kokernak said last week.
Kokernak said a study of regional dispatch, commissioned last year by Sterling and 14 other towns, shows that the current 911 system is "substandard" and "that regional dispatch is not only feasible, but it's advisable for us to move forward with it. It's going to give us an opportunity to improve service. It's also going to give us an opportunity to realize cost savings."
In addition to the cost savings from closing the one-town 911 centers serving individual police and fire stations, regionalization would provide greater flexibility. Under the current system, if there's only one dispatcher on duty but multiple calls come in at the same time, the dispatcher doesn't have time to stay on the line with every caller, or provide emergency medical advice while the ambulance is still en route — a state law mandate in 2011.
"That, in my mind, is one of the biggest services we should be providing in our 911 system that we just can't do right now," Kokernak said. "When someone dials 911, the person who answers the call should not only be taking the information … they should be able to provide information, whatever it be, to help that person through that emergency situation until help arrives."
Selectman Russell Philpot questioned what the town might lose by outsourcing its 911 services to a regional call center that could be 20 or 30 miles away.
"That local touch is an important thing," Philpot said. "I understand this whole idea. I'm neither for nor against it at this point. I see the positive side to saving money. And that's always a good thing. But, at what cost? That's what I'm trying to understand and appreciate."
Kokernak said dispatchers gain their local knowledge through work experience.
"The way I see this coming together, when we build a regional dispatch center, I see us hiring out of our existing workforce and hiring … the cream of the crop out of those communities and putting them to sit in those seats. I think you retain a degree of that local knowledge," Kokernak said.
Philpot also asked who would pick up the non-dispatch work that local dispatchers do during "slow periods," such as filing paperwork, checking records and monitoring prisoners.
"Those services are equally important to be done, but we're going to have to find a new way of doing them," he said.
"It changes efficiencies and develops professionalism," said Selectman Paul Sushchyk.
This latest study is the sixth in the past 15 years, specific to northern Worcester County, Kokernak said. All of them reached the same conclusion, he said. This study was funded by a $50,000 state grant. The 15-town study committee also toured four current regional dispatch centers in Massachusetts, including a 12-town system in Essex County, on the North Shore. That region implemented regional dispatch following a printing plant explosion in November 2006, when the call volume overwhelmed some onetown dispatch centers.
The Essex dispatch is projected to cost $16.76 per capita; Sterling residents currently pay $31.40, Kokernak said.
Sterling may end up in a regional system whether or not it chooses one, Kokernak added.
"Looking at the cost savings piece of it," he said, "my concern is that down the road this is going to end up being something mandated for us just based on cost savings, and we're not going to have the leverage that we have now to really build this the way we want, to address all the intricacies that we want to address, and doing it right."
A meeting about regionalizing dispatch services is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24 at the Rutland Free Public Library.


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Magical thinking is . . .well, usually a path to major disappointment at best.Daniel
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Simon Cowell: "You're going to hear a different kind of singer this year."
October 6, 2014 by Nick Arthur
Filed under Features
Simon Cowell is, amongst other things, a record company executive, a television and film producer…and a global TV star. Renowned for his sharp eye for talent and candid opinions, Simon Cowell has completely transformed popular culture in the 21st century, through his TV and music interests.
Cowell's company, Syco Entertainment, is a world-renowned music, film, and television production company responsible for some of the most successful global music and television franchises. Syco's television assets include the two international TV phenomenon formats: Got Talent and The X Factor. This year, Syco Music was named the No.1 A&R label in the UK, for both singles and albums. To date, Cowell has worked with artists who have sold more than 350 million records.
So Simon how does it feel to be back in the UK for this series?
It actually feels really good to be back in the UK. I think in a weird way it's good I've had a break from the show, I've watched the show from a distance and now I feel like I'm back in control again. I like it.
What are you most excited about?
There's always that feeling when you're on the panel that you're going to find a new star. I don't know who they're going be, where they're going to come from but it's that that excites me the most.
What did you miss most about the show while you were away?
You miss British contestants. I've always thought on these shows, for whatever reason, the best people have come from Britain. You can take people like Leona Lewis or One Direction or Olly Murs, JLS, Ella Henderson, Cher Lloyd, they've all come from the show and gone on to have big careers. So we're lucky the show does attract people who do want to be big recording artists, rather than wanting to win a singing competition – there is a difference.
What's going to be different about this year?
I think you're going to hear a different kind of singer this year. The show is going to look different in terms of the line up. I've done the small room auditions already, and then we're going back to arenas, which is the real test. I've already seen 5 or 6 people that have got massive potential. Some of these people, when you put them in front of the big crowds, they fall apart. And on the show this year there are a lot of hurdles to overcome. You've got to go from the small room to the arena to the six chair challenge, which I think is a great addition. Then you've got to do the judges' houses visit, then you make it on the live shows. So anyone who gets to the live shows, they've earned their spot.
How competitive are you and the other judges feeling this year?
You don't get competitive until you get your category. At that point, for whatever reason, you almost forget about the artists at that point – it's so much about you winning. Or so much about someone else not winning – it's about your competitive nature, which is why you put competitive people on the show because if you don't want to win, it's kind of a boring show.
How does it feel to be reunited with Cheryl?
It feels good to be reunited with Cheryl, I'll be honest with you. She's been on good form. It's almost like the last four years disappeared. We just picked it up straight away. She's been fun and annoying, but good to be with.
Cheryl said she came back after a lot of grovelling. What did you say to persuade her to come back?
We had a lot of conversations before Cheryl agreed to come back. But what was interesting, was that once we got past whatever we had to get past, we then started talking about the show and we reminded ourselves of the past series we made which was a great series. It's how we wanted to recapture that again, and make a show which is fun, big and most importantly find a star, or maybe more than one star.
Is there a particular type of contestant you're looking for this year; a specific genre or category?
I'm not interested in a sob-story, I mean seriously, I'm just so over them. I always say the same thing. I want someone who can become a star in this country, but just as importantly, can become a star in other countries. You want somebody who's different, you don't want a second rate version of someone who's already out there, but you want somebody who's different from anyone else in the charts at the moment.
You've brought Louis back to the show for his 11th consecutive series. What do you think he brings to the show that nobody else does?
Louis brings madness to the show. I've known Louis for about 15 years, he's a nutcase, and he has a very different view of the world than I do. But that's what I find interesting about Louis; he is an optimist, whereas I can be a bit cynical. But he loves music. He loves doing the show; I mean if he had a tail he'd be wagging it. And the one thing you forget about Louis is that he is a really good manager. I mean he's sold over 100 million records – you don't do that with luck, you do it because you're smart.
And what's it like working with Mel, what kind of judge is she?
I wasn't sure whether Mel was going to fit in or not, but within 5 minutes I got her. She brings an incredible energy to the show. She isn't a judge for hire, which a lot of people are nowadays. She loves the show and is really interested in the mentoring aspect of the show, because she did the show in Australia where she did a good job. Plus she's really fun to be around, although I get why she's called Scary!
What's your biggest audition turn off?
I think it's normally a boyband that's been put together by a manager, and told what to wear, what to say, they all come running in and everything they say is scripted, and they pretend to laugh at each other's jokes, I hate that. I'd rather find something much more raw – like we had with One Direction.
The age limit's been lowered to 14 this year. Do you think that someone this young can cope with the pressure of being on the show?
On Britain's Got Talent we've had no age limits, we've had really young people do well on the show. You have to make a judgement call before you put teenagers in front of us, about whether they can cope with it or not. When they come to see us, we can make a pretty good call as to whether we think they're too young or too inexperienced. On the other hand we've had really good 14 / 15 year olds, who are better and more assured than some of the 30 year olds.
Dermot O'Leary talks X Factor
Dermot O'Leary's television and radio work has made him a household name. He has been at the helm of The X Factor since 2007 and also hosts his own award-winning BBC Radio 2 show every Saturday, which has won three Sony Radio Awards. Dermot has also chaired the debate and interviewed party leaders for First Time Voters Question Time on BBC Three, presents Unicef's SoccerAid, and is host of the National Television Awards. In March 2014 Dermot hosted the ground-breaking 'Live from Space' season on Channel 4.
What do you think the new panel each bring to the table?
Mel for me is almost like a mini Sharon Osbourne, in that she is kind of un-produceable, which I love. It doesn't matter what anyone says to her, she knows her own mind. Cheryl is incredibly insightful, and emotionally engaging, and really intelligent. Simon brings brutal honesty and you need that, because this is an audition process. Louis for me brings an encyclopaedic music knowledge, and say what you want about him but he knows how to put a band together. Also, he's not afraid of making decisions that won't make him popular with the people.
How often do you find yourself disagreeing with the judges' decisions?
I'm a soft touch; I wouldn't say I'd put everyone through, but you get to know people and you get to know their families and the fact that they do jobs that they don't particularly want to do and they have a fair degree of talent. So when you see someone whose audition doesn't go that well I do feel quite bad for them.
I can't wait for the live shows, because I like it when the panel has disagreements, and when it kicks off, because that's what I'm there for. Don't get me wrong, I don't like it when they go below the belt, or they start saying nasty things to each other, or they have disagreements in the press, I'm not a big fan of any of that. But I like it in studio when all's fair in love and war, and then when it finishes, we have a drink together.
What's the overall dynamic between them?
It's really early doors in terms of dynamic; Mel B and Cheryl have a great understanding and get on very well at the moment. But they all work very well as a team – Mel B has a clear definition as to what she wants and Louis is
brilliant because you can put him with anyone.
Which judges are you expecting to clash the most, have you noticed any disagreements yet?
I think Simon and Cheryl will clash a fair bit in studio, and I think Mel B will clash with anyone. Louis digs his heels in about the strangest things – it could be an outfit, a song choice, someone's hair, it's never something
particularly controversial.
You're first on hand to console the acts who don't make it through – Would you say that's the hardest part of your role on the show?
At the moment the hardest part of my role on the show is definitely when the acts come off and they haven't done too well. But then it's quite hard because they're not really listening, all they're doing is mulling over their
audition. Sometimes you can have a good conversation with someone, and try to contextualise it, and other times you could be saying anything to them.
Do a lot of the contestants come to you for advice once the show is underway?
I always do a pep talk before we start. People that get to the last three in this show are the hardest working, the most talented, and the most honest. There's nothing that drives me nuts more than when someone gives me the
answer they think I want rather than how they're feeling; and people worry about how they're going to be perceived. There's nothing worse than being perceived in any other way than being honest and who you are. The people that do well in this show are the people that are true to themselves.
This is your eighth series on the show – what are your favourite memories from throughout the years?
I love those moments in studio where you're not quite entirely sure something has happened – it invariably involves more colourful contestants, so Wagner doing Love Shack, Jedward doing Ghostbusters. But then I love the moments where someone will just pick up an audition song and absolutely sing. For me, it's about seeing an Ella Henderson, seeing a James Arthur, seeing an Olly Murs, come on and blow an audience away.
Mel B Spices Up The X Factor!
Spice Girl Melanie B is becoming the fourth and final judge of X Factor.
As part of the biggest selling female group of all time and the cultural phenomenon, which was The Spice Girls, Mel B has notched up a stunning 80 million record sales worldwide, including nine UK No.1s. She also has five prestigious BRIT Awards to her name.
Mel's signing comes after she appeared as a guest judge on The X Factor in 2012, where she lived up to her scary nickname with her straight talking approach.
Talking about joining the panel Mel B says: "I'm so excited to be joining The X Factor – I loved being a guest judge back in 2012. I've always thought honesty is the best policy when being a judge and that's what I'm going to bring more of this year – whether it's spotting an incredible singer, giving someone a reality check or debating with Simon over who's got it wrong! Now I can't wait to get started and find some amazing talent."
The X Factor creator, Simon Cowell, says: "I am thrilled that Mel B has agreed to be a judge on The X Factor this year. I thought she was fantastic as a guest judge a couple of years ago. She is feisty, opinionated and, I believe, will be a great mentor."
Mel B will join renowned music manager Louis Walsh, who returns for another series. As previously announced, they are joining Simon and pop princess Cheryl Cole, who both make a celebrated return to the show for the first time since 2010.
The judges will be joined by award-winning broadcaster and presenter Dermot O'Leary, who is back to preside over the talent, tears and drama, while providing support to the aspiring stars.
Louis Walsh says, "It should be a fun year this year with both Simon and Cheryl returning and I think Mel will keep us all on our toes, she is Scary Spice after all."
Dermot O'Leary says, "Mel was great as a guest judge a couple of years ago and she certainly doesn't mince her words. With Mel on the panel, along with Simon, Cheryl and Louis, I'll have my hands full – we're going to be in for an exciting year."
Fan Favourite Returning To X Factor
Pop sensation Cheryl Cole is to return to The X Factor judging panel, reuniting her with her 'frenemy', X Factor creator Simon Cowell.
One of the UK's most successful female recording artists, Cheryl has notched up an impressive three number one singles, two number one albums, and a sold out arena tour. As a member of Girls Aloud, Cheryl achieved 20 top ten singles, four number ones and five platinum albums as well as winning a BRIT award.
Cheryl was a judge on The X Factor from series five to series seven, winning the nation over with her heartfelt and honest style, whilst securing victory in two consecutive years – in 2008 with Alexandra Burke and 2009 with Joe McElderry.
Speaking of her return Cheryl Cole said, "I'm very happy and excited to be returning to The X Factor. I'm inspired and ready to find new talent and potential pop stars. It's going to be a fun series."
Simon Cowell, who confirmed his return to the UK show last month, said, "I am so happy that Cheryl has agreed to join The X Factor again. The last time we worked together in the UK was incredible and produced some really successful artists. Obviously the plan is to do the same again… so it's back to work!"
A Decade In TV: Yesterday's Babies
March 3, 2014 by Conor Macgregor
Filed under Features
It feels only yesterday that we were in the year 2004; a time that saw television in a separate landscape than it's in today. BBC iPlayer was something of a fantasy, digital television was still a work in progress and broadcast networks in America ruled television with an iron fist.
This time ten years ago, American network ABC took the first steps in reversing their fledging fortunes with new ground-breaking shows, a cult British actor made the jump to a television superstar, and an emerging media mogul launched a television phenomenon that revolutionized British television for the rest of the decade.
These are just some of the shows launched ten years ago which went on to make an immediate impact in British & American television. I'll be taking a look at five unique shows that are still having an influence on television minds today.
(1) The X Factor – ITV – 2004-Present
Simon Cowell took a personal risk in late 2003 to bring in a new music show, in his bid to wipe the smile off Simon Fuller's face, following their unhappy time working together on Pop Idol. The result made Simon Cowell one of the biggest and most famous media moguls of the 21st century. The X Factor has been at the centre of Cowell's personal music revolution across the world, creating new stars such as Leona Lewis & One Direction.
(2) Strictly Come Dancing – BBC One – 2004-Present
ITV weren't the only channel taking risks in 2004. BBC One took on one too, reviving the age old ballroom dancing format with a selection of changes to guarantee a new audience for the show. Bruce Forsyth signified his career re-emergence by hosting the show, as well as providing a fresh challenge for a variety of celebrities in Britain and abroad.
(3) The Apprentice – NBC/BBC One – 2004-Present
Billed in the U.S as "The Ultimate Job Interview", Donald Trump's business reality show launched a new sub-genre in reality television, making the format a fortune around the world, and making Sir Alan Sugar a household name in the process. It also spun a spin off entitled Junior Apprentice, but sadly did not match The Apprentice's huge following.
(4) Lost/Desperate Housewives – ABC – 2004-2010/2012
Prior to 2004, American network ABC was trailing behind in 4th place behind competing networks FOX, CBS & NBC in both ratings and popular programming. Through clever scheduling and commissioning of major new pilots, fall 2004 saw ABC bounce back with major new offerings such as Ugly Betty & Grey's Anatomy. But it was JJ Abrams's Lost & Marc Cherry's Desperate Housewives that helped ABC bounce back in ratings and made worldwide stars out of Matthew Fox & Evangeline Lily, as well as reigniting Teri Hatcher's career.
(5) House – FOX – 2004-2012
Before this show, Hugh Laurie was only known for his comedy and family roles, with a small niche audience mainly in Britain. But his role as Dr.Gregory House gained him a new legion of fans, and started the idea that anyone from the acting world in Britain could gain success in the States, whether it was only small TV roles, or the lead in a Shakespearian play. Following its debut, House became an international success for FOX and took Hugh Laurie's career into an entirely new direction.
Cowell Back To Terrorise Wannabes
ITV and Simon Cowell are delighted to announce that he is to return to the UK X Factor in Autumn 2014. Cowell will lead the judging panel for its 11th series later this year.
Simon, the creator of The X Factor, returns to the UK X Factor after three years in the US working on the American version of the hit worldwide show.
The record label executive says: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be returning to The X Factor UK. It's been three years since I last judged the competition and I'm excited to find a global superstar again."
"The UK X Factor has set the benchmark in finding worldwide superstars over the years – including One Direction, Leona Lewis, Cher Lloyd, Olly Murs , JLS and Little Mix." Simon continued: "Despite all the rumours, ITV and the producers have not decided on the rest of the judging panel quite yet. You'll just have to wait and see…"
The rest of the UK X Factor judging panel will be announced in the coming months and the judges auditions are due to start in June.
X Factor Fact: Stars that have emerged from the X Factor have sold more than 150 million records to date, making the show incomparable in its success versus rival talent shows.
I Can't Sing – featuring Simon Cowell
I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
Featuring a host of characters who may seem oddly familiar, this brand new production looks like it could be something for both X Factor lovers and haters.
Olivier Award-winner Nigel Harman will play X Factor supremo Simon, with Cynthia Erivo and Alan Morrissey as lovestruck contestants Chenice and Max. Joining Nigel on the judging panel will be Ashley Knight as the ever-positive boyband manager Louis and Victoria Elliot as pop queen Jordy. Simon Bailey will play the overly affectionate X Factor host Liam O'Deary, with Billy Carter as Executive Producer and Simon's right hand man, Gerard Smalls. Simon Lipkin plays Chenice's faithful canine sidekick Barlow and Joe Speare is her iron-lung bound Grandad.
Written by BAFTA award-winning comedian Harry Hill and with music and lyrics by Steve Brown (Spend, Spend, Spend; Spitting Image; TV Burp), I Can't Sing! is co-produced by the patron saint of fame himself, Simon Cowell.
Harry Hill said "I worked with a lot of our cast in the workshops for I Can't Sing! and we have some brilliant new faces too. I'm thrilled with the acting company we have on board – and it's a coup to have Nigel Harman as Simon. He was so funny in Shrek the Musical – not so much in Downton. With the wig and teeth he looks more like Simon, than Simon."
Opening at the London Palladium on Wednesday 26 March 2014, with previews from Thursday 27 February 2014
See more at: www.icantsingthemusical.com/news/
X Factor Live Final Guests Announced
As this year's X Factor draws to a close with the series spectacular Live Final at Wembley Arena, a whole host of A list musical superstars and pop icons have been lined up to perform and celebrate the biggest night in music television.
In a worldwide exclusive X Factor's very own Gary Barlow will be joined by Britain's biggest music icon, platinum-selling and multi award winning Elton John, to perform their new single 'Face to Face'.
Joining them will be global superstar Katy Perry, who wowed audiences earlier in the series with her performance of her hit single 'Roar'. For the final she will be singing her latest track 'Unconditionally'. Global phenomenon One Direction also return to the show where it all started for them, celebrating a whirlwind year having achieved massive global success; including 35 million worldwide music sales, a No. 1 Box Office movie and a whole host of awards. The boys will perform their brand new single 'Midnight Memories'.
Completing the star studded line up are international smash hit stadium rock band The Killers, who will be performing some of their most loved hits 'Mr Brightside' and 'Human', and singer-songwriter Tom Odell, who will crown off a year which started with him winning this year's BRITs Critics Choice Award and then saw his debut album reach No 1.
The X Factor Live Final takes place across Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December. The Killers and Tom Odell will perform on Saturday, with Gary Barlow and Elton John, Katy Perry and One Direction performing on Sunday.
10 Years of X Factor
This week the X Factor is celebrating its 10th birthday. On Saturday the remaining finalists will be celebrating the best of The X Factor, from the most memorable performances on the show, to hit singles released by past contestants.
This mashup featuring Olly Murs, One Direction, Little Mix, Joe McElderry, Leona Lewis and a host of others.
There will also be a special performance from platinum selling artist and X Factors' very own heartthrob Olly Murs.
Where Will GaGa Go Nude Next?
Following more than 150 complaints about her performance on X Factor, where she donned only two sea shells and a pair of flesh coloured pants, Lady Gaga seems to singing from the same hymn sheet as Miley Cyrus that says less is definitely more; when it comes to clothes that is.
After incurring the pre-watershed wrath of parents everywhere Paddy Power are offering odds of 8/1 that Lady Gaga's antics will lead to a UK terrestrial channel TV ban in the future.
Not satisfied with just enraging X Factor viewers, Lady Gaga went one step further, shunning even the shells in favour of going completely naked at G.A.Y on the weekend. This led Paddy Power to question where she will turn up in the buff next.
A gay club in New York is the most likely at 4/1, or giving stressed out commuters an eyeful on the London Underground at 50/1. However, it looks like Tess Daly can breathe a sigh of relief, as it is an unlikely 100/1 Gaga will be giving the audience a Brucie Bonus on Strictly Come Dancing anytime soon.
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Lord Triesman has said that Chelsea defender John Terry has 'damaged' the club's image internationally.
John Terry was recently handed a four match ban and a fine of £220,000 fine, after he was found guilty of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, by the FA. The punishment handed over to Terry was deemed to be too lenient (and was criticized by PFA chairman Clarke Carlisle) as Luis Suarez received a 8 match suspension and a bigger fine for a similar offence. Chelsea have also been criticized for not handling this issue strictly enough and Triesman believes that this shows the club in poor light.
Triesman has criticized the club and the player for neglecting their moral responsibility towards society. The former FA Chairman believes that if a similar incident would have taken place in any business corporation, the employee would have been dealt with more strictly.
"Large numbers of people around the world, especially black people, will read about what has happened. And they will wonder how on earth did Chelsea allow that?
"The club's international reputation has suffered. Its brand has been damaged.
"They should be saying it isn't acceptable as a standard of behaviour.
"If I was a Chelsea fan I wouldn't be happy that my club was getting this kind of negative coverage.
"If it happened with any other business corporation, like Coca-Cola say, an employee would have been in serious trouble with that organisation." – Triesman was quoted in the Mirror.
"Footballers are role models.
"When I was a referee in the 1970s the kids would copy the actions of their heroes they'd seen on televison the night before.
"So it's not true to say that what stars do on the pitch won't influence youngsters. I think clubs like Chelsea – and Liverpool during the Luis Suarez saga – have responsibilities to the next generation. Clubs should tell their very highly-paid employees what standards are expected of them."
Triesman also cited the example of David Beckham, and stated how the former England captain was aware of his 'obligations' towards society.
"When I was at the FA I had dealings with David" said Triesman.
"I was so impressed with the way he put his celebrity to great cultural use. He knew it really does matter what the England captain does. He knew about the obligations and responsibilities that came with the job.
"Another very positive role model is Mo Farah.
"What a great example he, and so many other Olympians and Paralympians, set during the summer. It was a great six weeks – and it is hard not to contrast some of the football incidents with the Games.
"I think Terry should apologise and accept it's not a good standard. I just don't believe in this day and age that anybody can think that it's OK, and that you don't owe an apology for something like that."
John Terry is yet to decide on whether he will appeal against the FA's decision. Pressure has been growing on the former England captain to not appeal against the rulings.


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With the dingers having flown out of Citi Field last night (something that fellow fans of my beloved Mets have grown painfully used to this season) and the MLB All-Star Game ready to take center stage this evening, there's not much room for MMA.
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I'm trying to figure out this example on one-dimensional flows on a circle using the flash of fireflies.
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I'm moreover confused about the information given.
is said to be the firefly phase. I'm not sure what this means; I interpret it as the amount of flashes that have gone by since some time t. Next where is a constant. I think this means that the rate at which a firefly flashes is constant.
Next the equation for the stimulus is given in a similar manner. is the phase of the stimulus and .
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If DmC Devil May Cry has anything, it's style. This latest trailer for the Japanese action game from Capcom and Ninja Theory was originally shown in theaters, but finished its run and has finally been made available online. It's entirely CG, and while it doesn't introduce any new characters or gameplay it does one thing very well: it introduces Dante. Nothing summarizes the trailer better than the words he says at the end, "My name is Dante. Tell them I'm coming."
Dante isn't just some stylish protagonist caught in some world conflict, though. This trailer does a great job of giving Dante some depth on top of being a badass. Simple things with a lot of complexity, really. For example showing Dante slapping a can full of demon goo out of a child's hand says a lot. The child and parent can't see the goo, they just think Dante is some jerk, so we know Dante is both disconnected with humanity but still goes out of his way to help them.
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Feingold's assignment came just as a new group of rebels, trained and equipped by Rwanda, was gaining strength and even threatening to take the Congolese capital. Feingold has undertaken a dizzying round of talks in at least eight different African capitals, cajoling leaders face to face, negotiating with skittish rebels late into the night and strategizing with fellow diplomats, all in a very uphill effort to stop a long-running conflict in a region littered with failed peace deals. He said after the trek, "this is one of the favorite things I've ever done in my life."
Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. HOWARD BERMAN (D, CA-28): Integrating India into a global nonproliferation regime is a positive step. Before anyone gets too sanctimonious about India's nuclear weapons program, we should acknowledge that the five recognized nuclear weapons states have not done nearly enough to fulfill their commitments under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, including making serious reductions in their own arsenals, nor in the case of the US in ratifying the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Opponent's argument to vote No:Rep. BARBARA LEE (D, CA-9): In withholding my approval, I seek not to penalize the people of India but, rather, to affirm the principle of nuclear nonproliferation. Jettisoning adherence to the international nuclear nonproliferation framework that has served the world so well for more than 30 years, as approval of the agreement before us would do, is just simply unwise. It is also reckless.
Approval of this agreement undermines our efforts to dissuade countries like Iran and North Korea from developing nuclear weapons. By approving this agreement, all we are doing is creating incentives for other countries to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
The overall funding provided by H.R. 2606 is inadequate. By denying America a decent investment in diplomacy, this bill suggests we should meet threats to our security with our military might alone. That is a dangerous proposition. For if we underfund our diplomacy, we will end up overusing our military.
For example, A generation from now, no one is going to say we did too much to help the nations of the former Soviet Union safeguard their nuclear technology and expertise. If the funding cuts in this bill were to become law, future generations would certainly say we did too little and that we imperiled our future in the process.
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EASTON – A Greenwich woman has been charged with hosting a party at her former Easton home in which high school students were encouraged to drink alcohol and have sex.
Eliane Mullen, 39, of Cos Cob Avenue, was charged with 10 counts of risk of injury to a minor. She was released on a promise to appear in court.
Police said on April 18, Mullen hosted a party at her former home on Rocky Ridge Road here attended by her three children and their friends. Mullen bought a bottle of Smirnoff vodka, a bottle of Fireball liquor and a six pack of Heineken beer for the party, police said. Police said at one point during the party Mullen supplied a condom to two of the teens so they could have sex.
Police said the parents of one of the partygoers later called police after their teenaged son had come home from the party heavily intoxicated. The boy, who said he drank at least a half a bottle of vodka and two beers at the party, was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment, police said.
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I purchased the CVT and have not regretted the purchase at all. I get an average of 52 mpg in LA with stop/go/AC. The car had 80,000 existing miles but Honda's extended warranty (150K) for the battery as well as the Honda Care extended warranty (7yr/100K) has taken care of any concerns. I enjoy the car so much that I will be selling my other car because I no longer drive it. Looking forward to the release of the 2009 Insight.
Auto stop, comfortable seats, design.
Radio, suspension.
I love my Insight. 50 to over 60 mpg, great looks (it's red) and can park in tiny spaces. Plenty of cargo capacity, too.
Gas mileage, looks,
I am going to have to get a 4 seater because I'm going to be a grandmother and I hope the Civic hybrid is as good as the Insight.
From Mile zero to 42345 the average mpg is 62.2 overall. Highest was a trip of 320 miles and averaged 89.2 mpg. Yes, I had a tailwind - ;-)
Fuel economy - body style makes it stand out in a crowd.
Would give up a few MPG if it were an E85 vehicle.
I drive mainly on interstate highway. My commute to work is about 96 miles round trip, all but 10miles are super highway. The vehicle has nearly 115,000 miles with an overall average mpg of 64.3. I haven't had any problems with the car and have replaced 4 tires once, and the front brakes just once. Because of the conditions of our Mass highways, I have had to replace the windshield twice and will need to replace it a third time before the next inspection. My Insight is a 5 speed manual with air conditioning.
Gas mileage and the ease of driving. The instrument panel provides very useable instantaneous and long term information about the fuel mileage. I continue to use the instantaneous numerical and bar graph to tune my driving to get the best mpg. I think all auto manufacturer should provide these gauges.
There are serious blind spots on both the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle. Because of these blind spots it is very important that the outside rear view mirrors be clear. I believe it would be extremely helpful if these mirrors are heated.
This car accelerates better than I expected. I thought it'd be a dog, but it's much quicker than I thought it would be. The only problem I've had is with the odometer. It's stuck on the current trip mileage and won't return to overall mileage, so I'll need to get this repaired so I'll know when to change the oil. I've been cross country with this car half a dozen times or so, I wish it had cruise control, but that's not an option. The ride is a little more harsh than most cars, but I'm used to it, and going long distance is no problem. I can get the advertised 65 mpg highway IF I drive 55mph, but I just drive it the normal hwy speed and get about 50 mpg hwy. Overall I get 47 mpg.
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Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Picnicface is Andrew Bush, Kyle Dooley, Cheryl Hann, Mark Little, Brian Eldon Macquarrie, Evany Rosen, Scott Vrooman and Bill Wood. Having amassed a following in their hometown and after posting "Powerthirst", their short-video-turned-phenomenon on YouTube, Picnicface became an online sensation, capturing more than twenty million views.
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The Dodgers Exhibition game to played at the L.A. Coliseum sold out within an hour. Joe Beimel avoids arbrition with the Dodgers and signs a 1 year deal worth 1.9 million. That should make Troy from West Virginia happy. Hiroki Kuroda worked out for the Dodgers on Friday.
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I love your blog!!! It is so cool and I love you photo album of all the baseball people you have met!! I love the photo of you and Eric Gagne!! I wish you the best in 2008 and hope you get lots of good autographs.
I am going to try and snag lots of baseballs in 2008, but I am going to try to get autographs as well.
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