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Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) Helping Obama in Florida, Maybe
June 9, 2012 at 12:44 PM 7 comments
When you hang out solely with people who share your beliefs and you get your "news" from Fox and winger hate radio, you think you live in a vacuum:
Florida Governor Rick Scott's Approval Rating Free Falls, President Obama Now More Popular In The State
Here's a lesson for Republicans: When you try to strip voters of their rights, it pisses them off. Governor Rick Scott's attempts to purge eligible voters from the rolls has angered the citizens of Florida. Even Republicans have a problem with this clearly unconstitutional and devious plot to weaken democracy. In fact, Scott has managed to find himself with an incredibly low approval rating in the wake of the voter purge scheme. The newest PPP Poll hands Scott a 31% approval rating, while 56% disapprove. His numbers are so bad that Republicans would rather see a little known Democrat named Nan Rich defeat Scott in the next election.
In other good news for Democrats, President Obama now enjoys a six point lead in Florida over his Republican opponent Mitt Romney, according to an NBC Marist Poll. … So overall, Democrats are seeing very positive numbers in Florida. Keep up the good work, Rick Scott! You're the best player on the Democrat's team.
Then again, what voters think might not matter. After all, despite being warned by the Attorney General's office to stop purging the voter rolls, Scott is still doing it. Maybe they figure they'll rig the election, flood the airwaves with deceitful ads due to their unlimited money and their guy will "win" anyway.
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Before Scott was elected we knew who and what he was. AND YET we elected him. That's a scary, head shaking thought going into November. So hopefully that help's motivate us into doing something to see that it doesn't get repeated!
The election of Rick Scott as the Governor of Florida took us all by horrible surprise. Republican's were openly discrediting of him and even the PBA actively supported the Democrat Alex Sink. (Not even they could hold their nose for Lex Luther… I mean Rick Scott) A lot of the earned media he received during the campaign was deservingly negative. But that kept him in the news while his challengers in the primary and general didn't get as much. Many of us union types were focused on the US Senate race. We all thought Alex Sink was going to be the winner right up to the very, very end. It was a learning experience that can not be repeated in Nov.
It's not funny at all how Romney and Scott have very similar deficiencies in their view of humanity,
Maybe the election was rigged. How was Walker "saved" in Wisconsin? Just stupid, uninformed voters combined with a light turnout?
In a comment I made at another site, I suggested that we give Florida to Raul Castro. Complete with all the spring break action! I'm wondering how a union member like Jim Pillow would feel about that?
That's called "Thinking outside the box."
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Eye swapping is a modification where a customizer removes the original sleep eyes of a doll and places new eyes into the sockets.
Reasons for Eye Swapping
For the most part, eye-swapping is done for custom design. Collectors may want unique eye color and face mold combinations that have not been done by or are no longer available by American Girl.
Several eye colors are not widely available and have only been on one or two dolls. For example, only modern dolls #26 and #62 have a unique brown-amber shade, only Caroline had aquamarine eyes, only Saige had dark turquoise, and Ruthie was the last doll available with grey eyes.
If a doll has silver eye and is sent into the AG Hospital, it is possible that the entire head will be swapped out for another head; this can disturb a collector who has a Pre-Mattel doll. Even if the head is not swapped, the eyes will no longer have the soft matching lashes and come back with plastic black lashes.
If eyes are rusted or damaged, an eyeswap can replace the affected eye without having to swap the entire head through the hospital.
It is also possible to fully dismantle an eye and paint the inner chips any unique color.
Eye Size
The size of the American Girl eyes are uniquely sized; other available sizes can appear too large or small in the head and may not function properly. Originally, the only way to obtain properly sized new eyes was to take them from another American Girl doll. Currently, the only company that sells American Girl sized eyes is Beautifully Custom.
How to Eye Swap
The original eyes must be removed from both the donor head (and the recipient if needed). This is generally done by softening the vinyl around the eyes with a heat source such as a blow dryer or pouring hot water into the head cavity and pushing gently on the eye socket from inside. Once the eyes are out, the new ones can be placed in. It is important to put the eyes in properly weighted so that the eyes will still close properly.
If eyes are being swapped from a doll with a darker or lighter skin tone, the skin tone on the "eyelid" may need to be painted to create a match.
Doll repair locations or customizers may perform an eye swap for a fee. For example, the TLC Doll Hospital will swap eyes but two heads must be sent in as they will not place eyes into an empty head; Beautifully Custom will swap eyes, but eyes must be included or purchased from them.
Eye Swaps and the American Girl Hospital
A doll without the original eyes will not be repaired by American Girl.

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It's almost time to put a lid on Comic-Con 2011 (and go to sleep!). Before I do, here's a wrap-up of the miscellaneous lessons I'll take away from this year's fantastic pop-culture fest:
1. 2011? Not a movie year. Sure, Spidey, the newest Twilight film and other titles got attention, but overall, films weren't front-and-center at this year's Con. Instead, fans were more likely to gush about TV shows, from Game of Thrones to Community to Alcatraz.
2. Cap rules the costumes. Each year one costume stands out above the rest, and this year Captain America was king. (Makes sense, since he ruled the box office as well.)
3. The Walking Dead is more lively than ever. If I had any doubts about Dead's staying power, I don't anymore. The show attracted a multitude of zombie fanatics to its panel and booth, where there was a permanent traffic jam. Creator Robert Kirkman has become a bona fide superstar.
4. The media might outnumber the fans. I couldn't spit without hitting another journalist; each year there seem to be even more reporters at this shindig, producing a stupefying amount of liveblogs, tweets, videos and interpretive dances to wade through.
5. Jorge Garcia causes a scene. I saw Garcia a few times throughout the weekend, and every time he was surrounded by people and cellphone cameras. The guy couldn't have been nicer, though, always posing for pictures with passionate Lost-ies.
6. Conan O'Brien also causes a scene. So you can imagine what it was like when the two of them walked into a party together ...
7. Good Con dancing is hard to find. Maybe the boogie shoes came out after midnight (when my carriage turns into a pumpkin), but none of the parties I attended featured a happenin' dance floor. What's up with that, San Diego?
8. Trickster is the talk of the town. The independent event, "a celebration of DIY creator-owned work," quickly became The Place To Be for anyone who loved comics. Everyone from Mike Mignola to Jill Thompson to Dave Gibbons participated -- and by night, Trickster turned into a happenin' party that could be heard from blocks away.
9. Danzig skipped the Con this year. Another dream deferred. (The rocker has had a booth at Comic-Con in the past where he sells artwork.)
10. TV Guide staffers? So lucky. OK, so all media were pretty lucky at Comic-Con. But those at TV Guide gained particular notoriety because they were stationed on a yacht.
11. It's good to be a girl. Don't even ask if it was funny being female on the convention floor; it's not official, but just eyeballing it, I'd say SDCC attracts more women every year.
12. Regrets? I have one. And that would be missing the Lost panel, where Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse made a surprise appearance. Dang.
13. Husbands could be the next big web series. Former Buffy/Battlestar scribe Jane Espenson -- now hard at work on ABC's Once Upon a Time -- drummed up lots of support for her upcoming online comedy, co-starring Caprica's Alessandra Torresani.
14. Grandma from Napoleon Dynamite also played Selma on Big Love. Until Comic-Con's panel for Fox's new Napoleon cartoon, I NEVER MADE THAT CONNECTION. Wow.
15. Napoleon's Pedro has a weird inspiration. One of the most memorable quotes I heard at the Con came from Dynamite's Efren Ramirez: "I put Buster Keaton and my ex-girlfriend's dog together and created Pedro." Um, who knew?
16. Rob Lowe really likes Butterfinger. Seriously, he ate a Butterfinger while talking to me.
17. I will never forget the words "Adventure Time." This Cartoon Network show has a huge, passionate following, and you probably already know this if you have children. I'm gonna start watching.
18. Ditto for The Aquabats. The band's new show (on The Hub) is going to be massive.
19. The more Leias, the better. But I guess we all knew that, didn't we?
20. Jeffrey Brown has a what coming out? A new film called Save the Date is based on characters the cartoonist created, and it stars Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr and a bunch of other cool folks. Look for it next year.
21. True Blood has its own makeup line. The new Tarte for True Blood collection will make you look vampy (but not campy). I was very happy with my own True Blood makeover -- although a tiny bit disappointed it didn't come with bite marks on the neck.
22. Rob Lowe travels with loved ones. His wife, Sheryl, hung out while Lowe stayed busy doing press and making a movie. (He mentions her a lot in his recent memoir.)
23. Johnny Ryan aims to scare us all. One of the most frightening moments on the convention floor came when a bloody, shirtless man walked up to the Fantagraphics booth and started screaming. Turns out he was portraying a character in Ryan's Prison Pit.
24. Melissa Rauch is hilarious. The actress, who plays Bernadette on The Big Bang Theory, nearly stole the panel with her impression of Howard's mother and jokes from the stage. Turns out she used to be a stand-up comedian.
25. Brian K. Vaughan is back. Fans couldn't be happier about the Y: The Last Man author's return to comics.
26. Comic-Con is baby-friendly. Hoo-boy, I've never seen so many strollers at Comic-Con! I just hope they didn't run into that bloody, screaming guy ...
27. Con cuisine is improving. I had a delicious gourmet grilled cheese sandwich courtesy of Comedy Central, which set up camp with a fun South Park-themed area across from the convention center. Cheesy Poofs not included.
28. The Eisner Awards need an editor. The show lasted about three hours this year, which is still on the long side for "the Oscars of comics."
29. That said, Return of the Dapper Men deserves high praise. The beautiful book from Jim McCann and Janet Lee took home an Eisner for best graphic album, no doubt helping sales at the Archaia booth over the weekend.
30. Dan Deacon may have a new audience. The indie musician popped up on the panel for Francis Ford Coppola's new film, Twixt.
31. Even LL Cool J has a spot on the Con floor. The convention is full of random celebrities, including the rapper/actor, who signed autographs to promote NCIS: Los Angeles.
32. No space is too good (or bad) for ads. One night I walked into a hotel elevator and there was a movie advertisement stuck on the ceiling. Genius?
33. The Fringe cast? Too cool. Numerous convention-goers told me of friendly encounters with Anna Torv, John Noble and other members of the cast. I need to get into this show.
34. TV series need bigger rooms. OK, can this be the last year for six-hour lines to see the cast of Dexter? It's about time organizers realize what attracts huge crowds, and that's television. Why not give these panels the space they deserve?
35. Slave Leias weren't the only near-naked ladies. As I mentioned on Twitter, the Warner Bros. party featured a few celebrities ... and several nearly nude women sporting angel wings and body paint. It's a new look for the WB, and I'm not sure it fits.
36. I should be reading American Vampire. Message received, all. I'll get cracking on the critically acclaimed Vertigo series ASAP.
37. Doctor Who can hide in the open. Pop reader Chris C. showed me photos of himself with 11th Doctor Matt Smith and companion Karen Gillan taken at a local Irish pub. "No one recognized them," Chris said. When he finally approached the actors, they were more than happy to snap a photo and chat.
38. There's a fine line between the 11th Doctor and Pee-wee. The bowtie, the suit ... on a couple occasions I had quick "Doctor or Pee-wee?" moments.
39. Word travels fast among geeks. Despite all of the convention happenings, Saturday was abuzz with the sudden news of singer Amy Winehouse's death. (I found out about it from writer Jane Espenson, who then added, "It's OK if you break from our conversation to do something newsy!")
40. Val Kilmer wears his sunglasses for photos. Before we took one together, he made sure to a) put his hair down; and b) put his shades on. Love that guy.
41. Adam West wears his sunglasses all the time. Because he's Batman.
42. This Con is a scream. Felicia Day from The Guild, Dragon Age and Eureka had almost lost her voice by the time I saw her Saturday night. Please don't give the girl anything else to promote.
43. No, really, it's a scream. One spot on the convention floor featured a "screaming booth" where Con-goers could go in and see what decibel their screams could reach. I didn't try it.
44. Kevin Smith wears his own sneakers. And, for a price, you can, too ...
45. Kevin Smith is taking me to a hockey game. Or so he promised during our interview. He swears I'm going to love it. I swear a puck is going to hit me in the face.
46. Video games are growing. Gaming space on the floor is getting bigger, while the aisles of comics seem to be shrinking.
47. But some artists aren't complaining. Cartoonist Paul Friedrich told me he was selling plenty of comics and original art at this year's convention, and he wasn't the only one. (One of his T-shirts, "Cookie vs. Wookiee," was also a hit. It showed Cookie Monster and Chewbacca fighting each other.)
48. Cab drivers are super-friendly. "It's such a nice day here," I told a San Diego cabbie. "It's always a nice day here!" he replied.
49. Pop Candy readers are the best. But you'll see more of that in tomorrow's meetup wrap-up ...
50. It's time to look ahead. OK, enough of 2011! Now who's ready to get tickets to Comic-Con 2012?
Interviews from Comic-Con:
- Paul Reubens
- Rob Lowe
- Val Kilmer
- Kevin Smith
- Julie Newmar and Adam West
Whitney has been writing about pop culture for USA TODAY since 1999, when Pop Candy began as a weekly column. Her interests include music festivals, mustaches, Lost, comic books and Andy Warhol. She lives in New York City. More about Whitney | E-mail Whitney


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Tribeca Festival blends films, live performances in varied slate
NEW YORK (Reuters) - From a crime drama starring actress Glenn Close to an Arnold Schwarzenegger film about a deadly zombie epidemic to an expose of the financial crisis, the Tribeca Film Festival unveiled a varied slate of movies on Thursday.
After announcing the documentary and narrative films in competition on Tuesday, the festival revealed its full schedule of nearly 100 feature-length films.
As in previous years, the downtown New York event will pair films with live music, dance and comedy performances linked to them.
"Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions," about the recording of one of the rhythm and blues singer's albums, will be followed by a concert at the Beacon Theater. A special dance performance will accompany "A Ballerina's Tale," which offers a peek into the daily life of Misty Copeland of New York's American Ballet Theatre.
"Seeing a film together alongside a live performance heightens the experience, engages the imagination and brings audiences together is an unforgettable way," Genna Terranova, the festival's director, said in a statement.
The festival line-up will include the world premiere of "Anesthesia," about a New York college professor mugged near his home and starring Sam Waterston, Glenn Close and Kristen Stewart.
Schwarzenegger, California's former governor, will be back on the big screen in "Maggie" as a small-town farmer whose daughter is infected in an epidemic threatening humanity.
And in "The Wannabe," based on the events surrounding the trial of American mobster John Gotti in 1992, best supporting Oscar winner Patricia Arquette ("Boyhood") embarks on a crime spree.
Documentaries, always a major component at Tribeca, include "The Emperor's New Clothes," an expose of the impact of the financial crisis by English writer/director Michael Winterbottom and comedian Russell Brand. Continued...


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afdah Infernal Affairs (2002)
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
Cast: Andy Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Au Hin Wai, Chapman To, Chi Keung Wan, Courtney Wu, Dion Lam, Edison Chen, Eric Tsang, Ka Tung Lam, Kelly Chen, Sammi Cheng, Shawn Yue, Ting Yip Ng, Tony Ho, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Sky on Fire (2016)
Release: December 02, 2016
afdah Sky on Fire (2016)
A security guard becomes embroiled in a battle to protect stem cell research, which can potentially cure cancer, from falling into the wrong hands.
Director: Ringo Lam
Cast: Hsiao-chuan Chang, Andrew Dasz, Amber Kuo, Leon Lai, Ka Tung Lam, Daniel Wu, Simon Yam, Jingchu Zhang, Ruoyun Zhang
Blood Debts (1985)
Release: July 29, 1985
afdah Blood Debts (1985)
Enjoying a picnic Sarah Collins and her boyfriend are surprised by a gang of juvenile hunters. They rape her and kill him. She escapes and runs to her parents'house but is then shot in front of her father Mark, a wealthy Vietnam Vet. The boys finally wound him seriously and leave. A few months later, being healthy again, Mark manages to find the murderers and kills each of them. He also keeps on walking the streets at night, looking for criminals in action to execute until his wife Yvette convinces him to stop. However, he did not knew that he has been observed by the henchmen of Bill, an enigmatic businessman desiring to crush the local drug syndicate. He orders to kidnap Yvette and forces Mark to continue his work...
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Eric Liddell - China\'s first gold medalist and one of Scotland\'s greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.
Director: Stephen Shin, Michael Parker
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How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr Foster (2010)
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afdah How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr Foster (2010)
The film traces the rise of one of the world's premier architects, Norman Foster, and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design.
Director: Carlos Carcas
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My Kingdom (2011)
Release: September 09, 2011
afdah My Kingdom (2011)
In the 19th century, the Prince Regent of the Qing Dynasty orders the mass execution of the entire Meng clan. Before his beheading, the leader vows that his family will avenge this travesty of justice. Awaiting his death, a five-year-old Meng boy named Erkui bravely sings an aria. The power and purity of his voice touches the opera star Master Yu and his seven-year-old pupil Guan Yilong. Master Yu rescues the boy and the two orphans become brothers. Years later, Master Yu wins the coveted golden "The Mightiest Warrior" plaque from the Prince Regent, but subsequently loses it in a duel with his archrival Master Yue. Banished from the stage upon his loss, Master Yu spends his time training the two brothers in the village. When the boys grow into men, they set off for Shanghai to pursue revenge. Once they reach Shanghai, they quickly defeat Master Yue, not only reclaiming the plaque but also taking over Yue's opera troupe. Almost overnight, they become sensations of the Shanghai opera ...
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Motorway (2012)
Release: June 21, 2012
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A rookie cop takes on a veteran escape driver in a death defying final showdown on the motorway.
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Cook Up a Storm (2017)
Release: February 17, 2017
afdah Cook Up a Storm (2017)
A Cantonese street cook and his chief rival, a French-trained Michelin-starred chef, discover they have a lot in common as they prepare for a world-famous culinary competition.
Director: Wai Man Yip
Cast: Alberto Calvet Gonzalez, You Ge, Yong-hwa Jung, Barbora Mottlová, Yan Tang, Nicholas Tse, Michelle Wai, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
Agent (2017)
Release: March 27, 2017
afdah Agent (2017)
A group of friends go to the desert for a gun instruction course and accidentally unleash a power so great it overwhelms them where they must choose between family and friends versus the fate of the world.
Director: Derek Ting
Cast: Derek Ting, Marikah Cunningham, Eric Keitel, Olivia Hultgren, Terrance Christopher Jones, Carole Weyers, Danny Parker-Lopes, Joe Fidler, Tim Garris, Urs Inauen, Anthony Oh, Stephen Dunford, Talia K. Dillingham, Thomas Vu, Joyce Yung
Project A Part II (1987)
Release: August 19, 1987
afdah Project A Part II (1987)
( aka - 'A' gai wak juk jap )...Dragon Ma is back, having rid the seas of the dreaded Pirate Lo. Back on land, he is assigned to the police force, where he is to clean up corruption and crime in a local suburb. Along the way, he is caught up in the fate of several Chinese patriots attempting to secure sympathy and support for their revolutionary cause. The Chinese Manchu government is after these revolutionaries, and anyone that stands in their way is in trouble, even if they are in the police force.
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Cast: Anthony Chan, Ben Lam, Benny Lai, Bill Tung, Billy Ching Sau Yat, Bozidar Smiljanic, Carina Lau, Chan Sai Teng, Clarence Fok Yiu-leung, Fat Wan, Fong Liu, Fung Woo, Hoi Sang Lee, Hoi-Shan Kwan, Isabella Wong, Jackie Chan, John Cheung, Johnny Cheung, Ken Lo, Kenny Bee, Kenny Ho, Kwan-Min Cheng, Kwok Kuen Chan, Lung Wei Wang, Maggie Cheung, Mars, Mei Sheng Fan, Mickey, Po Tai, Ray Lui, Regina Kent, Ricky Hui, Rocky Lai, Rosamund Kwan, Siu-Ming Lau, Siu-Tin Lei, Sun Wong, Ti-ko Chen, Tiet Wo Chu, Wai Lam, Wai-Man Chan, Wen-wei Lin, Yao Lin Chen, Yee San Hon
Apprentice (2016)
Release: June 01, 2016
afdah Apprentice (2016)
Aiman is a 28-year-old Malay correctional officer who is recently transferred to the territory\'s top prison. He lives with his older sister Suhaila in a modest housing estate. At his new workplace, Aiman begins to take an interest in a 65-year-old sergeant named Rahim. Soon, it is revealed that the charismatic Rahim is actually the long-serving chief executioner of the prison. Rahim also takes notice of the principled and diligent Aiman. When Rahim\'s assistant suddenly quits, he asks Aiman to become his apprentice. Aiman tells Suhaila of his new job position, but Suhaila becomes upset, as their father was actually executed by Rahim. Aiman knew this all along. Can Aiman overcome his conscience and a haunted past to possibly take over as the next chief executioner?
Director: Junfeng Boo
Cast: Firdaus Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su, Mastura Ahmad, Boon Pin Koh, Nickson Cheng, Crispian Chan, Gerald Chew, Ong Chao Hong, Gemia Foo, Sean Tobin
Youling renjian (2001)
Release: June 01, 2001
afdah Youling renjian (2001)
Urban tale of fantasies, genre greatly favoured by Hong-Kong cinematography, the latest movie of filmmaker...
Director: Ann Hui
Cast: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eason Chan, James Wong, Jo Kuk, Kara Hui, Qi Shu, Sam Lee, Tat-Ming Cheung, Tony Liu, Yiu-Cheung Lai
Siu taai gik (1984)
Release: May 31, 1984
afdah Siu taai gik (1984)
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Director: Woo-ping Yuen
Cast: Alan Lee, Cheung-Yan Yuen, Don Wong, Donnie Yen, Ge Liu, Kun Li, Lydia Shum, Shun-Yee Yuen, Yao Wang, Yat Chor Yuen, Yun-pao Lu
Blood, Sand and Gold (2017)
Release: March 10, 2017
afdah Blood, Sand and Gold (2017)
When an archaeologist discovers Sir Francis Drake\'s lost treasure in the Sahara Desert, it is promptly stolen and she sets off on a global quest to steal it back.
Director: Gaelan Connell
Cast: Aaron Costa Ganis, Monica West, Christopher Redman, Jenny Sterlin, Michael Benyaer, Paulino Partida, Bruce McKenzie, Ezra Knight, Shuna Iijima, Letizia Lezza
afdah Assassin's Creed (2016)
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Kenneth Williams, Denis M�nochet, Ariane Labed, Khalid Abdalla, Essie Davis, Matias Varela, Callum Turner, Carlos Bardem, Javier Guti�rrez, Hovik Keuchkerian
Ying hung boon sik II (1987)
Release: December 17, 1987
afdah Ying hung boon sik II (1987)
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Director: John Woo
Cast: Charles Dumas, Dean Harrington, Dean Shek, Emily Chu, Fui-On Shing, Ken Boyle, Kenneth Tsang, Leslie Cheung, Lung Ti, Man Tat Ng, Mark King, Mike Abbott, Ming Yan Lung, Paul Francis, Peter Wang, Regina Kent, Shan Kwan, Siu-Ming Lau, Waise Lee, Yun-Fat Chow
'A' gai wak (1983)
Release: December 22, 1983
afdah 'A' gai wak (1983)
'A' gai wak: In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Reluctantly, the Coast Guard is given money to fight these pirates, but the pirates themselves have many contacts (that is, bribed officials) in the government, and seek to thwart the Coast Guard's efforts to eliminate them. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made fools of.
Director: Jackie Chan
Cast: Benny Lai, Biao Yuen, Brad Sergi, Chi Fai Chan, Chris Lee, Danny Trejo, David Thomas, Dick Wei, EE Bell, Fat Wan, Fred Tatasciore, Hark-Sun Lau, Ho Kai Law, Hoi Sang Lee, Hoi-Shan Kwan, Isabella Wong, Jackie Chan, Jennifer Paz, Joey Camen, John DeMita, Ma Wu, Mars, Po Tai, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Siu-Ming To, Tom Konkle, Wai Wong, Yan Tsan Tang, Yun Kin Chow
Du xia II: Shang Hai tan du sheng (1991)
Release: August 21, 1991
afdah Du xia II: Shang Hai tan du sheng (1991)
Following up on the previous "God Of Gamblers" spin-off, "Dou-Hap" (Known as "God Of Gamblers" II in English)...
Director: Jing Wong
Cast: Barry Wong, Billy Chow, Charles Heung, Ching-Ching Yeung, Dion Lam, Feng Tien, Fong Lung, Jing Wong, John Ching, Li Gong, Lung Chan, Man Tat Ng, Ray Lui, Sandra Ng Kwan Yue, Sharla Cheung, Shun Lau, Stephen Chow, Wan-Si Wong
Du shen (1989)
Release: December 14, 1989
afdah Du shen (1989)
Do San (the God of gamblers) is a legendary gambler helped by his supernatural abilities. He undertakes to help a friend pay a debt by beating his friend's advisory at the card table. Despite being assigned a bodyguard Do San has a freak accident which leaves him with partial memory loss and at a mental stage of a child. The small time hustler Knife, his side-kick and his girl friend, being responsible for the accident takes care of the retarded Do San. After some time they discover that he has not lost all of his powers and takes him on a round at the local gambling halls. After being chased by both Knife's loan-shark and enemies closer to the home of Do San, a final showdown at the card tables may take place.
Director: Jing Wong
Cast: Andy Lau, Charles Heung, Ching-Ho Law, Dennis Chan, Fong Lung, Fui-On Shing, Hon Lam Bau, Jing Wong, Joey Wang, Lap Ban Chan, Maggie Blue O'Hara, Man Tat Ng, Michael Chow Man-Kin, Michiko Nishiwaki, Ronald Wong, Shangguang Yu, Sharla Cheung, Tse Lin Yang, Yasuyoshi Shikamura, Yun-Fat Chow
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Celebrate Christmas
At Trent Bridge
Featured News | 1st October 2012
Former England batsman David Steele will headline the Christmas calendar at Trent Bridge when he serves as guest speaker at a festive lunch on Friday 7 December.
Tickets for the two-course lunch with coffee, mince pies and welcome drink are priced at £19.75 (£18.75 for members) and are available for online purchase.
Steele's eight-Test career was punctuated by a fine century against the West Indies at Trent Bridge in 1976.
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He could not unclasp the trusting little hand that was slipped in his.
"You must let me go," said Stafford, and tried to unclasp the hand.
After a terrified pause, she tendered him her assistance to unclasp his cloak; but with a deadly execration he rejected the offer.
She was about to unclasp the bracelet from my wrist, but I drew back my arm.
They tried to climb higher, but could not unclasp their hands.
Permitting him to unclasp your bracelet, or, still worse, to inspect your brooch.
While singing the second verse, the children stop, unclasp their hands and suit their actions to the words contained in the verse.
His old withered hands clasp and unclasp each other nervously.
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Rest in peace, power and purity to Thomas "Tom" Hurndall, a genuine friend of the Palestinian cause and beloved champion of the Moustazafeen, who joined the ancestors on this day 13 years ago. On April 11th, 2003, in the midst of the Second Intifada in the Gaza Strip's Rafah area, Tom was taking Palestinian children in his arms to protect them from 'Israeli' occupation forces' artillery and bombardments. He escorted many to safety. But in doing so, he also put himself in the line of fire and a murderous, usurping Jewish sniper shot him in the head. Tom remained in a vegetative state for over 9 months before passing away on January 13, 2004. We could speak on the cowardice of the 'Israeli' enemy and its inability to stand face-to-face and eye-to-eye with the indigenous and their international allies who reject its Jewish supremacist claims and regional hegemony; we could speak of its anti-Gentile hatred and its insatiable bloodlust as well. But it would better serve the memory of Mr. Hurndall and the Palestinians he gave his life defending to instead speak of his selfless commitment to Palestine's liberation; his bravery in the face of his monstrous disease known as 'Israel'; and the sacrifice he made for a land that wasn't his but a people who he considered his brothers in humanity. The humble hero Thomas Hurndall was the essence of what the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) was supposed to be and for a while, truly was. Continue reading RIP Tom Hurndall, A Champion Of Palestine Who Died Because Of 'Israel' 13 Years Ago Today


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The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 was based upon the assumption that Saddam Hussein would be overthrown and Iraq would resume its existence under the rule of a democratically elected government. Those in charge of this invasion had absolutely no concept as to the constitution of what was termed, "Iraq." The nation of "Iraq" actually incorporated within its boundaries three distinct groups. Most were Shiites, but about 25% were Sunnis who had immense dislike of Shiites. In northern regions of the country, most people were Kurds who regarded themselves as a separate people. Adding to the confusion was that Saddam Hussein was a Sunni who ran his dictatorship with scant desire to offer the majority Shiites any form of equal rights. In other words, once Saddam Hussein was gone, the possibility of a Sunni reaction to Shiite rule was very probable. During the famous "Surge" under direction of General Petraeus, he had enough common sense to work with Sunnis in an attempt to create the basis of a unified nation.
The Surge concluded and Nuri al-Maliki, a Shiite assumed power as prime minister. Instead of continuing the newly formed alliance with Sunni leaders, he proceeded to imprison Sunnis, throw them out of the armed forces, and institute a reign of terror. The result was obvious. Sunnis joined with Islamic Militants in order to overthrow their oppressive Maliki government. The outcome was clear–Sunni support of ISIL allowed this group of radical Islamists to sweep over northern Iraq. This is the current situation.


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But beeswing was a bred stock-horse, she knew the game and loved it.
beeswing, a gauze-like film which forms on the sides of a bottle of good port.
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This recipe comes from Fergus at the E5 Bakehouse; see Fergus's recipes and food writing at Hand to Mouth.
100g finely ground almonds
4 large eggs
200g semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
150g unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
150g caster sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp lemon juice
(icing sugar to dust cake)
Preheat oven to 180ºC (375ºF) and line a 20cm (8 inch) spring-form pan with parchment paper, greasing the paper lightly.
Separate the cold eggs, placing the egg yolks in one bowl and the egg whites in another. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand until they reach room temperature (about 30min).
Melt the chopped chocolate and butter in a bowl placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Once melted, remove from the heat.
Meanwhile place the egg yolks and 100g of the sugar in the bowl of your electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat the yolks and sugar until pale and thick (about 2min). Beat in the melted chocolate and vanilla extract. Fold in the ground almonds.
In a clean bowl, place the egg whites and lemon juice and whisk until soft peaks form. Gradually sprinkle in the remaining 50g of sugar and whisk. Fold about 1/4 of the whites into the chocolate batter to lighten it. Quickly fold in the rest of the whites and mix only until incorporated.
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Below are the candidates for 2017 IEEE-USA President-Elect.
The sequence of candidates was determined by lottery and indicates no preference.
CHARLES P. RUBENSTEIN, PhD, CEng
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Professor of Engineering and Information Science
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Charles Rubenstein is a tenured professor of engineering and information sciences at Pratt Institute in New York and has been a visiting professor at Farmingdale State College (SUNY), Farmingdale, New York. He has an earned doctorate in bioengineering (Polytechnic Institute of New York) and a master's in library and information science (Pratt Institute).
An internationally known distinguished lecturer for IEEE's S-PAC program and Engineering Management and Computer Societies, he has delivered workshops and tutorials on Android Application Design, IEEE Leadership Skills, HTML and eCommerce, wireless technology, as well as "Scalability of IEEE Membership" presentations world-wide.
He continues to have leadership roles in Region and technical Society executive committees. Currently Chair of the IEEE-USA Conferences Committee, he was responsible for increasing IEEE-USA's conference portfolio from a few technical co-sponsorships to a three-year average surplus of over US$50,000 across a dozen financially co-sponsored conferences - several of which he created and chaired.
IEEE Accomplishments and Activities
My creative strategic thinking coupled with hands-on tactical leadership and a depth of knowledge of the IEEE and IEEE-USA activities comes from serving four years on the IEEE-USA Board of Directors, on the IEEE Board of Directors (Region 1 Director 2010-2011), and as a member of the Educational Activities (EAB), Member & Geographical Activities (MGA), Publication Services and Products (PSPB), and Technical Activities (TAB) Boards.
My more than 30 years of exemplary IEEE volunteer leadership planning and accomplishing IEEE activities have earned me IEEE's Robert S. Walleigh Distinguished Professionalism Award, the IEEE-USA Citation of Honor, Centennial Outstanding Young Engineer Medal, Third Millennium Medal, and the Regional Activities Board Innovation Award.
Currently, as charter Chair of the IEEE-USA Conferences Committee, in four years I increased IEEE-USA's conference portfolio from a few technically co-sponsored events with essentially no income to a dozen financially co-sponsored conferences, several of which I created, with an average of US$30,000 in annual surpluses and a total income of about US$165,000.
Not just planning and coordinating, but doing has been my trademark. I am the creator/coordinator of the IEEE Booth (a joint Region 1, IEEE-USA and EAB effort) at what will be five annual World Maker Faire New York events (2012-2016). I serve as IEEE conference 2016 treasurer for IEEE ETHICS, Wireless in Space and Extreme Environments (WISEE), International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo (ICCVE), the IEEE-USA Young Professional's Future Leaders Forum and, as a Women in Engineering (WIE) member, the WIE USA Forum East - a joint WIE, IEEE-USA, IEEE Region 1 and Region 2 effort in its second year.
My leadership roles this year include being member of the IEEE Conferences Committee, IEEE Region 1 Student Activities Chair, Region 1 Conferences Coordinator and Sections Congress 2017 Coordinator and Member-emeritus of the Technology and Engineering Management Society AdCom.
Our IEEE-USA President is the face of IEEE-USA's activities, mission and goals to the public and our spokesperson in matters of the American engineer and technologist to the US Congress and external organizations as well as internally to IEEE's technical and geographic units.
My priorities as your IEEE-USA President include working with YOU, staff and Congressional leaders to revamp the H-1B 'guest' visa program - addressing its abuses and pushing for green cards and immigration paths to increase and protect US JOBS! Equal jobs for Equal pay!
With so many alternatives to IEEE membership in the US, growing membership by re-establishing a strong grassroots infrastructure (USA for PACE) is a natural priority.
Critical also is stabilizing and maintaining IEEE-USA Conference offerings as well as working with and empowering our Students, Young Professionals, WIE and Life Members. In the not too distant past IEEE-USA was IEEE's professional activities training and political networking arm. Nearly all leadership in the US stemmed from IEEE-USA programs resulting in MANY of IEEE's current leadership. Positioning IEEE-USA as a catalyst in technology-related global policy issues is all the more critical to our role within a more global IEEE.
Working together, we will accomplish these goals and others!
I am honored to be nominated and am committed to ensuring that IEEE-USA is responsive to the needs of our members, practitioners, students and the public. I will provide hands-on tactical leadership for IEEE-USA to address our challenges. I have the track record of results and experience to make this happen. I would appreciate your vote.
As IEEE-USA President, I will serve the USA members, the profession, and the public.
IEEE-USA must continue to support the professional careers of its members by understanding economic issues that impact members, and making policy recommendations that support members from employment through retirement. Providing greater public awareness of engineering will strengthen our profession and have a positive impact on society.
IEEE-USA must better understand member needs at the local level and enable Sections to serve those needs. Members must be aware of the work the IEEE-USA does for the profession and the benefits available. IEEE-USA must continue to communicate sound technology policy recommendations to Congress that promote U.S. prosperity, including immigration reform, intellectual property protection, and innovation incentives.
We nurture the future of our profession through Washington student Internships, precollege outreach activities, and strong IEEE student branch connections.
A strong partnership that involves industry, academia, the public, and IEEE-USA staff creates a powerful and dynamic team that truly serves USA members, the profession, and the public. The key to our effectiveness is more member involvement and engagement.
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For today's post I will be covering objective assessments.
An objective assessment is (so far as I've seen) a multiple choice online test in which you must score above a "cut score" to pass. Information about cut scores and number of questions for each assessment can be found on your Academic Action Plan (AAP).
For courses with objective assessments there are pre-assessments tests that you can take to measure your readiness for the objective assessments. You are allowed to take the pre-assessments up to three times. You request the pre-assessments through your mentor from your AAP.
My experience has been that the pre-assessments really do prepare you for the objective assessment, so make sure you can score at least 10% above the cut score on a pre-assessments before scheduling your objective assessment.
The thing that I have found challenging is not actually taking the objective assessments but scheduling them. You are required to schedule an objective assessment at least 14 days prior to the date you wish to take it. Scheduling an objective assessment is done through your AAP. During the scheduling process you are asked to pick up to three assessment sites from WGU's list of assessment sites, and then three possible dates and times. The challenge is to find a site close to you and to pick three dates and times when you will be able to take the test.
Did I mention the part about scheduling them at least 14 days in advance? :) This is not always easy when you work full-time and have family.
WGU did announce that they are changing their assessment process on December 2nd. Here is the email I received a few days ago:
Dear students,
This is an announcement to all WGU Students. Most of you will recall that last March WGU launched a new pre-assessment delivery system. This system was designed to provide a new, more up-to-date interface, as well as provide you with instantaneous results on your pre-assessments in a new coaching report format. Based on your feedback, we believe that this was a positive move, and one that has greatly improved your ability to prepare for the objective exams.
The pre-assessment release represented only the first piece to the university's overall plan of improvement for the delivery of objective exams.
We are pleased to announce that on December 2, 2009, we will begin delivery of WGU Network exams in WebAssessor.
In our efforts to increase the ease and convenience of taking objective exams, the Assessment Department has developed a three-prong delivery model. It is our hope that regardless of where you reside or work or what your specific time constraints are, one of these delivery options will be convenient to you.
When scheduling an objective exam, you will have three primary choices:
- Prometric In-channel: In this system, students take their objective exams in a Prometric test center
- WGU Network: In this system, students take their objective exam in one of approximately 4,000 test centers WGU has established a relationship with.
- Online Proctoring: In this system, students take their objective exam through an online monitoring system via a webcam. This system is still being piloted and is not available yet for general use.
PLEASE NOTE: This transition will not affect your exam location. If you have used a specific testing center in the past, it will still be listed as an option when you refer for your objective exam
When you are ready to refer for an objective exam, your Assessment Scheduler will assist you and your mentor in determining which of the three options best suits your situation.
The December 2, 2009 shift to WebAssessor will only affect those objective exams taken in the WGU Network.
In order to ensure that all mentors and students are aware of the change, and are prepared for the change, we have posted information to the student hand-book knowledge base. Please take a few moments to review this information. It is imperative that you familiarize yourself with the new expectations for the delivery of objective exams.
There are a number of very important changes that will affect how you take your objective exam in the WGU Network:
- A new email format will be used to confirm your scheduled test event. These new emails will include specific information on the test, the date and time, and the location.
- A unique test event code will be included in the email. You must bring this code with you to the testing center. If you do not bring the code, you will not be able to take the exam.
- Objective exams must be taken at the date and time for which they are scheduled. If you are exceedingly late, your proctor will not be able to launch your exam. If this occurs, you and your proctor should contact Assessment Scheduling immediately to have the exam rescheduled.
WGU is committed to providing students with flexible and convenient opportunities to take their objective exams. The switch to WebAssessor will improve this process greatly, providing immediate results posting to the AAP, improving the overall look and feel of the delivery system, and reducing the number of technical issues that arise during an objective exam.
We are pleased to be able to offer these improvements to students, and we look forward to your success and feedback.
Thank you,
The Assessment Department
Western Governors University
So, plan ahead and take a close look at your AAP when you are planning to schedule your objective assessments!


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CHICAGO—The cardiac benefits of having a daily drink or two might extend to a surprising group—men with heart disease so bad it has required coronary bypass surgery.
The value of light-to-moderate drinking for cardiovascular health has shown up previously in healthy people, with studies showing that—other things being equal—people who regularly drank in moderation had less heart disease and fewer strokes than nondrinkers.
But moderate drinking's protective benefits may also extend to those who already have some cardiovascular disease, suggests work presented by cardiac surgeon Umberto Benedetto of the University of Rome La Sapienza. Benedetto reported the new findings November 14 at the meeting of the American Heart Association.
He and his colleagues recruited 1,221 people who had disease severe enough to require coronary artery bypass surgery, in which a vessel is taken from another part of the body and grafted onto the heart. The grafted vessel serves as a clean conduit to restore normal blood flow to the heart muscle. In the United States, doctors perform the surgery, which bypasses a hopelessly clogged artery, on more than 300,000 people each year.
The Italian team focused on men, who represented four-fifths of the people in the study. During a post-surgery followup period that averaged 3.5 years, about one in six had a heart attack, required more surgery, had a stroke or died. Those who continued to drink alcohol, though not to excess, after surgery were 11 to 39 percent less likely to encounter one of these problems as were teetotalers, the researchers found. The optimal alcohol intake in the men was about two drinks per day, Benedetto says.


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Actor David Gulpilil had a good excuse for not collecting his second acting prize in less than a week last night. He was crocodile hunting in the Northern Territory.
The star of The Tracker made a no-fuss acceptance speech via video after being named best
actor at the IF Awards in Sydney. According to the organisers, Gulpilil is working as a croc hunter between acting jobs.
The star of such films as Walkabout, Storm Boy, The Last Wave, Crocodile Dundee and Rabbit-Proof Fence - but not The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course - also won a living legend award for his contribution to the film industry.
Gulpilil was named best actor by the country's film critics last week and has the chance of a hat-trick at the Australian Film Institute awards next month.
Last night's awards, run by Inside Film magazine, were another triumph for The Tracker. The low-budget drama about a party searching for an Aboriginal fugitive was named best film ahead of Australian Rules and Walking on Water.
The country's biggest box office success, Rabbit-Proof Fence, was not even nominated. But Everlyn Sampi, who played the oldest of three girls trekking through the desert, was named best actress.
The shy teenager was growing up quietly in a community outside Broome when director Phil Noyce cast her in the drama. She won from two other screen newcomers - Danielle Hall from Beneath Clouds and Maria Theodorakis from Walking on Water.
Rabbit-Proof Fence also won awards for best editing (Veronika Jenet and John Scott) and best production design (Roger Ford).
Confirming the dominance of films telling stories about Aboriginal and white relations, the best director award went to Ivan Sen for Beneath Clouds and the best documentary was Leah Purcell's Black Chicks Talking.
Bucking the trend, Roger Monk won best script for the contemporary drama Walking on Water.
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Hello everyone,
I'm trying to fit a nonlinear spectroscopic response with a rather elaborate nonlinear model (so eleborate that posting the whole model here is not very insightful).
After performing numerous successful fits, I suddenly get an error if I try to evaluate the "Properties and diagnostics for parameter estimates". They are listed if I evaluate nlm["Properties"] (nlm being the name of fitted model), but when I evaluate them directly (e.g. nlm["ParameterTable"] ) I get "Missing[]" as a response. I can still access all the other properties.
The only thing that I changed was removing a fit parameter from the model and from the rest of notebook, which shouldn't be of any influence to this (I'd think). The fit also looks perfect, and I get no error message whatsoever while doing the fit.
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Posted by Harley Manning on September 12, 2011
My colleague Andrew McInnes recently wrote a post about the tunnel vision that results when companies rely solely on analytics for understanding customers. By neglecting qualitative research methods like ethnography and related tools like personas and customer journey maps, firms run the risk of thinking they know what customers want and need but in reality not having a clue. And that's the root cause of some of the worst customer experience problems — issues that can drag down a business.
Take the case of Kevin Peters, Office Depot's president, North America. Kevin recently spoke at our Customer Experience Forum where he described the biggest puzzle that confronted him when he got his job. Even as sales declined, store mystery-shopping scores compiled by a third-party research firm were going through the roof. How could this be? How could customers be having a great in-store experience but not actually buying?
As it turned out, the mystery shoppers had been asking the wrong questions. They were accurately reporting that the floors and bathrooms of Office Depot stores were clean and that the shelves were stocked with merchandise. But as Peters put it: "Who cares?" When he personally visited 70 stores incognito, walked the aisles, and talked to customers, he discovered his real problems. For example, the combination of very large stores, weak signage, and employees who weren't all that helpful made it hard to find products. That resulted in customers who walked in determined to buy and walked out without a purchase.


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"We love research — the more data, the better," said Kathleen Carlson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Aqua Quip, a Seattle-based Pool & Spa News Top Builder. "We could use it in our sales presentations, [but] I think there's a larger advantage to the industry to use it to market the category."
She thinks this research is a direct result of the slowdown the spa industry has seen across the board in the past year. "If you have any decline in an industry, then the smart people try to figure out why and what can be done to counteract it," she said.
Among the pending projects is a two-year study conducted by Dr. Bruce Becker, a professor at Washington State University in Pullman. Becker will observe the physiological changes that underpin feelings of pleasure and relaxation experienced by most spa users.
"When someone slips into a hot tub, you see a look of relief," Becker said. "There is something about the water that is biologically healing and satisfying."
In his study, patients will be submerged in three increasingly warm hot tubs. Factors such as blood pressure and heart rate will be recorded to determine the subjects' stress levels.
His investigation is one of several studies that have recently emerged, each of which focus on a different health benefit of hot water therapy. At the forefront is the National Swimming Pool Foundation, which is partly funding Becker's work.
"There's a gap in the information on how effective a hot tub would be in terms of heart health, respiratory health and basic relaxation," said Thomas M. Lachocki, Ph.D., CEO of Colorado Springs, Colo.-based NSPF. "Our mission is to encourage healthier living through aquatic research. On my desk, I have a million dollars' worth of grant applications."
Among the research proposals:
- Researchers at Indiana University in Bloomington want to conduct a scientific review of the existing literature on the psychological benefits of immersion in water.
- At the University of Nevada, Dr. Mary Sanders is curious about how training in water can help a person be more effective in land-based activities.
- Dr. Steven Blair, a professor at the University of South Carolina, aims to examine data on patients who are also swimmers.
- The NSPF studies are not alone. Most recently, the American Physical Therapy Association completed its research on knee-replacement patients, which was facilitated with the help of the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals.
"Their research showed that those patients who received hot tub therapy in addition to traditional, land-based therapy showed more improvement in terms of pain and swelling, and improved flexibility," said Lauren Stack, director of marketing and promotions for the Alexandria, Va.-based trade association.
"They also reported that they have overall increased mobility, which may allow more people who receive total knee replacement the opportunity to return to normal activity faster," she added.
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i want to find me an imola yellow one, but i don't think i can afford two of these gti's :/
i want to find me an imola yellow one, but i don't think i can afford two of these gti's :/
MRGTI, I understand that it is probably a hassle, but do you think you could add this image to my car on your registry? My car is #1103 (Owner: Scott S....Jazzblue). When I registered my car, I didn't have any pics yet. Thanks!
Huge props on creating the registry! [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]
Quote, originally posted by MrGTI » Just be happy you got a number! Us Canadians got the shaft on that!
Yeah that really does suck. do you know why they did that.
I have no idea GTI2620, but someone at Volkswagen head office doesn't like us. We didn't get any numbers on our 20AE, and we don't get the R32.
I added the image for you KCJazz.
Quote, originally posted by KC Jazz » Mr. GTI, I registered #313 as belonging to me, Scott S. I was having that car delivered to me in Kansas City, but than I was able to purchase one that was closer to me, so I won't be getting #313 anymore. So it would be great if you could just change #313 on the registry back as being "found in Wisconsin". Thanks, Scott.
Thanks a lot for adding the image MrGTI. After the above glitch and this, I promise to stop messing up with the registry. lol
I bought my 20AE on July 27.
#3041 is black magic pearl.
South on Indianapolis, IN.
The more I drive it, the more I like it. Great car. 6 speed is where it's at.
And we now have over 500 cars registered! [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]
Quote, originally posted by MrGTI » And we now have over 500 cars registered! [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]
how many spotted?
Just registered mine [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]
I now live in Québec, but the car was originally bought and registered in Halifax, N-S.
back to the top from page 5 ...bad texers...very bad texers
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The registry is still going strong, now with 10% more cars!
Actually, the registry has proven to be so popular, it's now the most viewed page on my entire website. It's even beat out some pages that have been around for years. [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]
The registry is a great idea and thanks for putting the time in for us 20AE owners...I registered mine #3033 jazz blue
I also put that I spotted 3074 whichw as supposed to be my car but the entire drivers side was damaged badly in shipment so the car is being sent back to VW according to the dealer. Just a heads up if someone comes across that car it will have been repainted
Wow ware are all the Volks Wagon's in Canada we got like #200 of the 20th A.D I though?.
The number of 20AE cars in Canada appears to be quite low. This could be because of the high cost of the 20AE ($34,000 Cdn), or maybe because without a numbered dash plaque, it's just not as cool as the US cars!
I'm hoping people keep "spotting" any of the extra 20AE cars they find at dealerships (or around town). There still are a lot of 20AE cars out there!
Modified by MrGTI at 11:03 AM 8-14-2003
just registered mine. I was looking for this and glad someone bumped it.
# 1833 should now be on file.
Registered my baby, #3255 the day I bought it. 08.09 ESP rocks [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]
Modified by the pik at 6:51 PM 8-14-2003
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Just not their own facts.
I added another small graph to the distribution page to indicate what percentage of 20AE cars have been registered in each country. Right now we're sitting at 14.5% of the 4,200 cars.
We need to keep registering all the 20AE cars out there!
Wow, CA is now up to 89 ... now why is it they hold Waterfest in the East Coast when we are clearly showing there are more VW owners in the West
California has more 20AE cars than the next two states combined (NJ & PA)!
They probably should have a Waterfest East and a Waterfest West.
magic black
1072 with esp
bay area, ca
love the car but need more hp
Spotted #1830 Imola Yellow, at Marten's VW, Washington D.C
Keep this list up at the top yo.
It's all about the roots brothas!! Waterfest originated in the east and it will stay in the east! You west coasters have Fast and the Furious to contend with.
Quote, originally posted by VDUB113 » It's all about the roots brothas!! Waterfest originated in the east and it will stay in the east! You west coasters have Fast and the Furious to contend with.
Don't hate the inovators and originators without Cali you wouldn't have this website you can thank us for the internet and what it is today
Also why should we have a tired old car show - We will inovate a new show DUBWARS its growing by the year.
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The tragic shipwreck of the Costa Concordia bewilders many observers. Like most modern vessels, the cruise ship was outfitted with an electronic chart display information system (ECDIS), which is mandatory equipment on ships today. ECDIS technology replaces old paper charts and provides a wealth of navigational information to a captain and his crew. For example, it also includes data from radar about other ships in the area so as to help avoid collisions.
Perhaps the most vital information ECDIS delivers is about water hazards. Its database includes everything that has been learned about anything in the seas that can affect a ship's course, including the rocks that appeared to have ripped open the Costa Concordia's hull. What's so baffling about this wreck is that the area in which it happened is well-charted and the seas were calm.
Without attempting to excuse a captain attempting an unauthorized maneuver with his ship, he reportedly has claimed the navigation system did not warn him about the dangers his ship faced. While that's yet to be determined in this case, there are some who worry about the quality of data within ECDIS.
According to a trade union, Nautilus International, the ECDIS database contains outdated information. And Maxim van Norden, who spent 36 years in the Naval Oceanographic Office and is now in the department of marine science at the University of Southern Mississippi, says approximately 50% [audio link] of the chart data provided by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used by ECDIS was collected before 1940, with some of it going back as far as the days of Captain Cook. This does not necessarily mean that the information is wrong, but more modern and accurate charting technology has been devised since those days, which could verify or enhance the existing data.
Another point van Norden makes is that ECDIS users might become beguiled by the way the system displays its information. In an interview he says, "A chart might look very fancy and colorful, but the underlying data would have been collected by very old technology." Edward Tenner, a historian of technology, adds that such elaborate technology contributes to a sense of overconfidence in some people, leading them to take unnecessary risks, often with disastrous results.
Data quality is crucial when business and IT professionals take calculated risks. By assuring that you're working with quality data you minimize the risk and raise the chances for success. You can't take risk out of every decision. That's simply the nature of a business. But if you make data-driven choices with high quality data you will succeed more often. The colorful dashboard display on your PC may look impressive, but if the data quality feeding your visual tool is poor, so will be the decision you make.
The Costa Concordia disaster teaches this lesson: make absolutely certain that your organization has thoughtful managers who make data-driven choices, not ego-driven ones; and that they are supported by effective business processes to assure that the data is of the highest quality. Otherwise, you run the risk of sending your enterprise to the bottom.
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2012 was a good year for L&S Electric as a company, and an excellent year for this blog. The number of visitors to this site increased by two-thirds and I've been fortunate enough to have made several wonderful contacts.
To sum the year up, I'd like to present the 10 most viewed articles on WATTS Up. A couple of them may seem redundant, however those articles approach the same topic from a different angle:
1. The Top 10 Biggest Wastewater Treatment Plants
Interesting article from Engineering News Record:
Opportunities in the wastewater sector continue to grow, particularly in developing countries. Although large wastewater systems are being built around the globe, the market is changing, with new approaches to looking at wastewater and different mechanisms emerging for financing projects.
The global wastewater market should reach $27.5 billion in 2012, with work divided roughly evenly between developed and developing countries, according to Lux Research, a Boston-based research firm. Full Article
2. Differences Between Electric Motors and Generators
Electric Motor vs Generator
Electricity has become an inseparable part of our life; more or less our whole lifestyle is based on the electrical equipment. Energy is converted from many forms to the form of electrical energy, to power up all these devices. The electric motor is a device which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. On the other hand, devices are used to transform electrical energy into mechanical as required. The motor is the device that performs this function. Full Article
3. Generator 101: What is the difference between AC and DC Generators?
Our services centers provide rotating apparatus repair throughout the upper Midwest and upper Great Plains. Motors, gearbox, and generators fall under that purview.
Generator 101: What is the difference between AC and DC Generators?
An AC generator consists essentially of a long loop of wire called an armature that rotates between the poles of a magnet. The armature is rotated between the poles by the shaft of a fuel powered engine. As the armature rotates it cuts through the magnetic field that exists between the poles of the magnet, thus inducing a current of electricity in the armature. The armature supplies current to an external circuit through slip rings and brushes.
DC generators operate according to the same electromagnetic principles as the AC generator. The major difference between the two is the way in which the induced electromotive force is collected and transferred to an external circuit. Full Article
4. VFD vs. Softstarters
Another device that is available that can do similar is known as the soft starter. There are some fundamental differences between these two and understanding the differences can show you the benefits that the VFD has over the soft starter. For example, when you're using a soft starter, the motor is started at a reduced voltage and when it has reached full speed, the soft starter is going to kick into play. With a VFD, you have the ability to be able to vary the speed of the motor as it is operating by regulating the output frequency from the VFD. To break it down more simply, a soft starter may be fine if you're only going to start the motor and ramp it up to full speed, but if any variation is going to be needed, variable frequency drives should be considered. The additional cost of the variable frequency drives will be well worth it when you need it for this purpose and will eventually pay for themselves in energy savings. Full Article
5. Rotating Apparatus Lubrication 101
In the world of rotating machinery, smooth is an important idea. No vibration, no misalignment, smooth running machinery. Lubrication is vital to the health and well-being of machinery of all sizes, not to mention preventing stress headaches for the maintenance people in charge of those pieces of equipment.
With that in mind, here are three areas for you to consider in the realm of lubrication: Full Article
6. Stator-Related Issues
Stator-related failures account for a large portion of all electrical problems on AC motors. The cause of most stator faults is insulation breakdown that leads to winding failure. Full Article
7. Soft Starters vs. Variable Frequency Drives
Pumps, motors, compressors and mixers all require a different means of starting up and finally getting them up and running. Essential to our daily living, the above mentioned devices need to run in top shape in order to be of good use and be able to start right when we need them and where we need them. However, it is often a good point of discussion just how we need the said devices to be used. With an ongoing economic crisis, how can we be practical in using our machinery and at the same time get the best out of them as well? Full Article
8. A Failure to Communicate > VFD Adoption
Communication problems are the basis for almost all conflicts, both a cause and effect. Poor communication leads to misunderstandings, misunderstandings lead to much worse. Once that conflict begins, communication between the parties becomes strained at best, nonexistent at worst.
Communication, argues Dick Caro, could be the culprit in the lack of companies adopting variable frequency drive (VFD) technologies in industrial settings: Full Article
9. Bearings: The Dangers of Over-greasing
Bearing malfunctions are responsible for 51% of all electric motor failures. There's a variety of reasons why bearings fail, but regarding this post, we're going to focus on over-greasing.
In an article written at the Machinery Lubrication website, Josh Pickle writes about the dangers of over-greasing: Full Article
10. Gushing with Energy: ND Bakken Oil Production
A couple of years ago, when the recession first made its presence known, if somebody would've predicted that North Dakota would be the vanguard of a resurgence in domestic energy production, I'm willing to bet people would've scoffed.
However, times have indeed changed. Bakken Business Journal takes a peek at the evolution of North Dakota becoming a major player in the energy game: Full Article
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Building that used to house The Pink Palace now set to help ex-convicts
After 20 years of 'adult business,' a porn-shop - known by locals as 'The Pink Palace' - is becoming a center dedicated to making better parents out of former jail inmates.
It's the second Center for Family Success location in the Portland-metro area, said Glenna Hayes, director of the non-profit organization. The other site is located in St. Johns in a building purchased by the same developer who bought the Rockwood shop and leased it to the center.
When the Rockwood location opens in late May, it will offer parenting classes, support groups and family-violence prevention designed to help prevent ex-cons from re-offending and ending up back behind bars.
'There are so many barriers to success,' Hayes said. People recently released from jail often have no housing, no jobs. 'No hope,' she said. And their friends are still part of the lifestyle they are trying to break away from.
The Rockwood center, located at 229 S.E. 181st Ave. between Stark Street and Burnside Road, will provide access to services such as child care, life and workplace skills, addiction support groups, health care, counseling, even general equivalency diploma classes.
Programs for children of inmates and ex-cons also will be available to help break the intergenerational cycle of crime and imprisonment, Hayes added.
'We want to improve outcomes for children whose families are in the criminal justice system,' she said.
On Monday, April 16, an inmate work crew from Multnomah County's Inverness Jail took rollers and paintbrushes in hand to transform the building's hot pink exterior.
Crews from SkillPoint Human Services, a firm that employees former inmates, took down the yellow 'Adult Video Only' sign boasting 1,500 titles, booths and viewing rooms.
Law enforcement officials are thrilled with the building's new use.
'Bringing community resources to East County is always a benefit,' said Capt. Tim Gerkman of the Gresham Police Department. Especially as urban renewal efforts to fight crime and poverty begin changing the look and perception of Rockwood, he added.
Neighbors have mixed reaction.
'Right on,' said Charles Harris, driving down Southeast Pine Street to visit his grandmother. 'That's real good for the community.'
Scott Blackman rolled down the window of his Dodge Durango and shouted, 'Thank God!' while driving by on his way home. 'It's about time,' he said, adding that he hopes closing the porn shop cuts down on the area's rampant drug crimes. 'This community needs it.'
Bryan Skibba, who has lived just a few doors down on Pine Street for 11 years, thinks urban renewal efforts should focus on creating family-wage jobs, owner-occupied housing and establishing new businesses in the area.
'I wouldn't say that's the most comfortable thing for the neighborhood,' he said, watching the flurry of activity from his front porch.
Harold Christian lives just a few houses away from the porn shop and called the business a quiet place.
'It just made it look bad for the neighborhood,' he said. And although Christian is glad to see the porn shop closed, he isn't so sure about his new neighbor, which caters to those with criminal records.
'It really won't change the type of people who come into the area,' Christian said. ' … Let's hope it works.'
Porsche Jordan, 22, of Gresham thinks it will.
She's been in jail since December 28 for violating her probation on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. On Monday, two days before she's set to be released, Jordan slapped benign beige paint over the Pepto-Bismol pink walls as part of the jail work crew.
'I'm hoping to get a job through here,' she said. Plus, porn stores are cesspools of drug-use and a magnet for sexual predators. 'Having places like this will give former felons a better future,' she said, gesturing toward the center. 'I think there needs to be more of them.'
Hayes agrees.
While cleaning up the building last weekend, two former clients of 'The Pink Palace' rolled up. One sported a cowboy hat and boots. The other drove a shiny Lincoln Continental.
Both asked Hayes and Carol Royal, SkillPoint's founder, if the porn shop was still open. But when the women explained the building's new ownership and mission, the men were, 'clearly not interested, nor understanding,' Royal said.
During the clean up, they removed viewing booths and found crack cocaine pipes, needles and used condoms.
On the bright side - emphasis on bright - 'we have five gallons of hot pink paint if anybody wants it,' Hayes said.