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NASCAR's drivers aren't huge fans of the Car of Tomorrow. They say it doesn't handle and it's hot as hell, too. We drive a Sprint Cup car to see what all the fuss is about.
In an effort to make me comfortable, the team initially fitted tires other than the much-maligned Goodyears that are mandated for NASCAR competition. (At unofficial tests, the teams are limited to a certain quota of Goodyears and bring other tire brands to get track time.) Various drivers, particularly Tony Stewart, have been complaining about the performance of the Goodyears all year, and the fiasco at Indianapolis in July, where the tires lasted all of 12 laps, validated that.
Helmet on, radio hooked up, the team gives the okay to fire the Toyota engine. It cracks to life, an incredibly noisy, harsh, intrusive sound that drowns the crew's voices through the earphones. The view through the rearview mirror is partially blocked by the rear wing, so the driver-side mirror is vital for seeing what's going on behind, along with information from the spotters and crew.
I'm not normally jittery when driving a race car, but the pressure is on here. There's the predictable worry—will the crew think I'm a clown if I stall the car or spin it?—plus, this is a full-bore NASCAR test. All the name drivers and their teams are on hand, a shakedown before the Sonoma road race. If I muck up here, I could be on the end of a Tony Stewart knuckle sandwich. Adding more anxiety, bloody hell, it's hot inside the car, even though its only 80 degrees or so outside. McDowell says he loses 10 pounds during a race. Sweat will be pouring profusely off this driver after just eight laps even though Juan Pablo Montoya, lounging insouciantly in the next pit garage, declares: "Naw, it's not hot today."
Even at relatively low speed, this is a hostile environment. Start getting near the limits, and it's a fast, tricky beast. As you can see from our testing data, done with short-track ratios on a different, 90-degree day, it's a rocket in a straight line, reaching 100 mph from rest in just 5.5 seconds. I was pulling close to 165 mph into the braking area for the first turn at the Virginia track, about 12 mph up on a Corvette Z06's speed at that point. (McDowell was hitting 170 mph.) From 5000 rpm, the Toyota motor pulls loud and strong, but it really punches above 7000 revs.
Judging when and how far to press down on the throttle pedal is the real art form in these cars. It's all too easy to light up the rear tires on corner exit, although the car actually is very controllable once the tail starts sliding. Tailing the likes of Montoya and Martin Truex Jr., it's apparent that they bound over the curbs, so I follow suit, finding out that this behavior makes the car change direction more easily.
The handling is fairly predictable, at least on a road course, where the cars are set up to ride softer than on an oval. In the slow corners, the car pushes mightily, and I have to use the throttle judiciously to dial out the understeer, being careful not to overexcite the rear tires. Grip is solid, with peak readings of about 1.2 g, which compares favorably with high-performance street cars such as the Corvette Z06, which musters about 1.0 g. In the faster corners, it works much better, although the car's attitude is still heavily dependent on throttle input. When the tail flicks out under power through Hog Pen, the long corner that leads onto the front straightaway, the pucker meter goes off the chart.
The weirdest aspect of the car is the steering, which is light and accurate but utterly devoid of feedback. The brake pedal, too, doesn't give much feel, but the brakes are very effective. (The 70-to-0-mph stopping distance was long even by passenger-car standards and likely due to the slicks not getting up to racing temperature during testing.) The car doesn't like being turned while braking, which causes it to push even more markedly. Keep too much pressure on the brake pedal as the speed bleeds away, and it's possible to get the rear axle hopping up and down.
Although shifting without using the clutch seems odd at first, the process is easy enough. On upshifts, I just bang the lever through as fast as I can while breezing off the gas. On downshifts, a heavy blip on the throttle as the lever moves through neutral does the trick.
The car is big, heavy, powerful, and physical and, surprisingly, it's enjoyable, akin to driving a racing car from the 1950s—only this one has more grip, more power, more weight, and less steering feel. Sure, it doesn't exert the g-loading that a formula car does under braking and through the turns, but the noise and heat inside the cabin are brutal. To get the best out of a CoT on a road course requires finesse and violence in equal measure. Michael Waltrip says: "It's a lot like wrestling in that you have to hop the curbs to get the car to turn. Yet stamping on the gas is not an option. You can't mat it at Charlotte at 180 mph, so you can't mat it here. You need a lot more finesse than you might think." This Car of Tomorrow seems harder to drive than my only other previous stock-car test, in the old-style Ford Taurus.
There's a tendency for people who aren't fully paid-up members of the NASCAR fan club—me included—to dismiss the cars as outmoded and the drivers as, well, not as good as the people in Formula 1 or the IndyCar Series. Yet the Car of Tomorrow is in some ways more difficult to drive on a road course than a modern formula car, which has much higher limits but is also much more responsive. Dario Franchitti, who lost his Sprint Cup ride shortly after this test, says: "The hard part [with one of these cars] is not overdriving it. With an Indy car, the harder you go, the more grip you generate. This thing just doesn't work like that."
Then you think about driving a CoT at Charlotte, where the top drivers are dirt-tracking them into corners at 170 mph and more. It must be plenty challenging in a car that drives predictably. In something as compromised as the CoT, these drivers sure earn their money.


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A nice addition to everyones Sunday evening was the news that Burial & Four Tet - two of the best artists on the planet right now - are once again collaborating.
Four Tet has just released a track, entitled "Nova" on his Soundcloud. Just as 2009's "Moth" marked a meeting of their respectives styles then, "Nova" does for their sounds now. Burial is again using 4/4 kick drum patterns after Kindred and Four Tet is continuing with his delicate, almost windchimesque sound that we've heard in recent releases of his. And like in 2009, they sound perfect together.
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Despite winning nine straight postseason games against the Angels, the Red Sox were thoroughly dominated this year by the team with the American League's best record. After winning the very first game, the Sox lost eight straight to the Angels, including two consecutive sweeps in LA and Boston during a two-week span in July. Here's a look at some of the numbers from this season:
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New rules on super funds and insurance means trustees should consult with experts to determine if they have adequate protection.
David Silver, a financial adviser with Access My Adviser, says insurance policies have particular conditions when the policy is held inside a super fund. This means attention has to be paid to how the insurance is structured.
"Under new rules it may be difficult to draw down a benefit paid from an 'own occupation' total and permanent disability policy when the insurance is held inside a super fund. Plus, critical illness cover should no longer be held inside your superannuation," he says.
"There are also other important factors to keep in mind when you're structuring your insurance such as the tax benefits of holding income protection outside super. Often the cost of income protection insurance can be a tax deduction."
Stefan Lipkiewicz, CEO of financial advice business Bernie Lewis says the first port of call should be the fund's trust deed. "Ensure your SMSF trust deed allows for insurance as some deeds may not. You also need to be aware how super laws dictate the way benefits from the insurance can be released," he says.
Olivia Maragna is the co-founder of financial services business Aspire Retire. She says a key benefit of having life insurance within your super fund is that the premiums are deducted from your super account, rather than your personal account.
"The disadvantage is that it can reduce the amount of money you have available in retirement," says Maragna.
"In some circumstances the super fund can claim a tax deduction for the cost of the premiums. So it's tax efficient because the premiums are effectively paid with pretax money.
"But it's important to realise not every superannuation fund offers every type of life insurance cover and it may not be possible to get the amount of cover you need. The terms can also sometimes be less comprehensive than a policy owned directly."
Another disadvantage is it's not always possible to immediately withdraw the money from your super fund if the insurance policy pays into your super account. "Anyone can own or be a beneficiary of a life insurance policy owned directly, but the options are narrower for policies held in super and the beneficiary may end up paying tax on the payout. An option is to take out cover both through super and directly. In fact, this combination may sometimes offer the best solution," she says.
Frank Pegan, CEO of super fund Catholic Super, says as more Australians opt to manage their own superannuation, one of the unforeseen consequences is that some ignore their insurance or end up uninsured.
"For those who are managing their superannuation themselves, they need to carefully weigh up if their insurance should be in or outside their SMSF," he says.
"People with an SMSF should get professional advice. I've come across many people who thought they would reduce their tax and increase their benefits by having their insurance inside their SMSF only to find their benefit reduced because the SMSF was the policyholder, rather than the individual."
As to how much insurance you need, Pegan says the latest research suggests young Australian families need life insurance cover that's at least 10 times their annual wage.
"As debts, mortgage and other costs reduce with time you probably need less cover. It depends on your lifestyle, income, the amount of debt you have and the value of your assets – especially your home," he says.
"Most Australians are grossly underinsured and many others are paying inflated premiums for an inadequate level of cover. For most people, the easiest and most cost-effective life insurance, death and disablement insurance, and income protection you can get is through your super fund."
Lipkiewicz says "most people need to cover debts, replace income and allow the family to achieve their goals".
"Clearly the consequences of not having enough insurance are the reduction of lifestyle post an event and the fact that the family cannot achieve its goals and aspirations," he says.
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The Social Work Department also represents Mercy Regional Medical Center in the community through membership in numerous local human services related committees, including: La Plata County Child Protection Team, La Plata County Adult Protection Team, Southwest Colorado Violence Prevention Coalition, Sexual Assault Services Organization, and the La Plata County Long-Term Care Committee. As members of these committees MRMC Social Workers stay abreast of the changing needs and agency policies in the community that will affect our patients.
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It"s not like we needed to see the actual numbers to know that the music industry is in the dumps, but they are shocking nonetheless.
In 1999, total revenue from U.S. music sales and licensing was $14.6 billion, according to Forrester Research. In 2009: $6.3 billion. (Yes, that's a staggering drop of over 50%).
A CNN Money piece also breaks down that album sales have dipped an average of 8% each year from the previous year.
We all know the reasons, but it"s daunting when they are listed all together. Of course, one of the biggest reasons for the decline, according to the article is piracy, followed by the recession, and the digital music business, which many predicted would save the music industry. In case anyone is counting, it was four years between the birth of Napster and the bow of iTunes.
"The digital music business has been a war of attrition that nobody seems to be winning," David Goldberg, former head of Yahoo Music, told CNN Money. "The CD is still disappearing and nothing is replacing it in entirety as a revenue generator. Indeed, last year"s figures show that digital growth slowed to 2.1% after showing double digit gains for years.
While licensing continues to be a bright spot for the music industry (even if licensing fees have come down for all but the biggest tracks), it"s not enough to stop the decline. The Forrester data predicts that revenues will keep declining through 2014, down to about $5.5 billion.


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Wednesday was a day of truly surprising games. Not only did the Houston Rockets [6-12] beat the L.A. Lakers [13-6], but the L.A. Clippers took a win against the San Antonio Spurs as well. Winning against tough teams appears to be the Clippers M.O. this year. Though they have a 4-15 total record with 0-8 on the road, this team has beaten two of the NBA's best teams –the Spurs and the New Orleans Hornets. Since L.A. obviously has the talent to do so, perhaps their problem is simply consistency. If they could play like they did yesterday in all of their games, they would be at the top of the Southwest Division instead of the bottom. The Clippers took this match-up with a final score of 90-85 after regulation time. Basketball lines.
The Clippers made a hard case throughout the entire game, staying ahead of the Spurs in three of the four quarters. They improved to 4-15 with this win, which is still the worst record in the league. However, they gave their loyal fans a promising game on many fronts. This team was strong on the offense, even against a sturdy San Antonio defense. Player of the game Blake Griffin was good for an amazing 31 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, while Eric Gordon had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 turnovers. Previously injured Baron Davis brought 7 points, 10 assists and 4 turnovers in his 24 minute return. This was the first game he had played in since hurting his knee 10 weeks ago. Basketball betting lines. All in all, this team delivered a truly amazing game.
With this loss, the Spurs brought an end to their previously 8-0 road record. San Antonio just looked worn out in this match-up. Perhaps it was the fact that they had already played to hard games this week. Perhaps it was that they let their guard down, as the Clippers had not beaten them since March of 2006. Perhaps it was that L.A. had the home team advantage. Whatever the reason, they finished their club series this year with a loss. Betting lines. The Spurs had a chance to get one foot in, they just could not. Maybe they will have better luck at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Follow and see if they turn it back around at www.scoresandodds.com, home of the best online betting information.


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- "Glucose and Grape-Sugar", in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19, June 1881
- "The Chemistry of Sugar", in Popular Science Monthly Volume 21, August 1882
- "Wiley, Harvey Washington," Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.), 1922.
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Half Up Half Down Hairstyles For Easy Updos
The style of wearing your hair half up and half down is an ideal middle ground look. If you are not sure if you want to wear an updo, or leave your locks flowing, the half up, half down look is a perfect compromise.
Half up, half down hairstyles are beautiful for any formal event or occasion. If there is a wedding day or prom in your future, this can easily be the right hairstyle for you. Your tresses can be adorned with ribbons, flowers, hair jewelry or other accessories to make your hairstyle even more elegant.
If a more casual look suits your needs, that can be achieved with the half up, half down hairstyle as well. This look is perfect for lunch with the girls or carpooling.
There are an endless amount of styling options available when you choose to wear your tresses in a half up, half down hairstyle and it will have you looking great whether going for groceries or a walk in the park. You can opt to wear the hair that remains down in flowing curls for a soft, romantic look.
Or, perhaps you may decide to use a straightening iron for a style that is sleek and sexy. The hair that is worn up for the half up, half down hairstyle can be styled in a variety of ways as well. The upper half of your hair can be pulled back tight into a small bun.
Or, you could make the bun soft and loose. The upper part could be made into a braid, or perhaps a ponytail would suit your hairstyle more.
Tendrils of hair can be gently pulled free from your half up half down hairstyle to caress the sides of your face. The your locks do not necessarily have to be long to achieve the half up, half down hairstyle.
As long as you can pull a portion of your hair back, you can wear a variation of this look. Highlights and lowlights can be incorporated throughout your half up, half down hairstyle allowing you to have fun with your look.
This style can be suitable for those who prefer funky hairstyles as well. The upper half of your hair can be slicked up into tiny spikes, held in place by pins. You can wear little braids running sideways across your crown.
You are limited only by your imagination. Even the simplest of the half up, half down hairstyles can be dressed up or down as desired. You can easily achieve the look of a basic half up half down hairstyle at home.
Styling Steps
Pull half of your hair up into a high ponytail and secure. Lightly mist your locks with spray gel.
Dampen the ponytail and wrap small sections around medium sized rollers. Allow your locks to dry naturally if you have the time.
When hair is completely dry, remove the curlers and wrap the curl around your finger to help hold the style. When all curlers have been removed, gently pull on each curl to lengthen.
If desired, use a medium barreled curling iron to style your fringe, or create additional curls around your head. Mist with spray shine if desired. Spray lightly with hairspray for hold.
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Much of the Pacific Highway to the Queensland border may be a dual carriageway by 2012 with a combination of tolls and government funding, the Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, has said.
But Mr Anderson said the improvements to the notoriously dangerous road might take as long as 25 years if they depended on government funding alone.
He said a combination of direct tolls, shadow tolls and public money from state and federal governments was the only way to speed up the huge project, which is years behind schedule.
Shadow tolls allow for private firms to be paid a fee based on traffic volumes counted by roadside monitoring devices.
They have not been tried in Australia but have been used extensively in Britain.
Mr Anderson said he had had productive talks with the NSW Roads Minister, Michael Costa, and both governments were working on detailed proposals for tolls on the freeway.
"There are a lot of taxpayers that will never use the road that are going to be putting a lot more money in the road in the next five years [anyway]," Mr Anderson said.
"Practically, this piece of engineering is so big and so complicated and will swallow up so much taxpayers' money that, frankly, it doesn't seem unreasonable that those who will benefit most from its usage might be given the option of contributing with a toll."
The president of the NRMA, Alan Evans, said the debate about how to pay for the Pacific Highway had to end.
"Let's have it out in the open now so we aren't still talking about how to fast-track the Pacific Highway in 10 years' time. Our members are being killed on that road," Mr Evans said.
The managing director of the tourism and transport lobby group TTF Australia, Chris Brown, said tolls and private finance would speed up the improvements to the highway as governments found it increasingly difficult to fund infrastructure.
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One reason to watch movies at home instead of in the theater is so that you can rudely talk over the dialogue without disrupting total strangers. If it's a movie you've seen repeatedly, you probably act just like the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Thusly, you need this giant 70″ decal to put behind your couch.
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Date Released: 2004
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The easiest way to describe Via Satellite is The Album Leaf minus Jimmy LaValle. Now I know you are thinking, "what the hell is this kid talking about, The Album Leaf is Jimmy LaValle." Well you are right, but do you really think that LaValle can be all of that beautiful noise by himself at the same time? Basically, Via Satellite is LaValle's live backing band writing and recording their own songs. With an eclectic cast made up of an ex-minister, a lit major and an artist-psychologist, the San Diego band is far from The Album Leaf leftovers, though there is some resemblance. The album is made up of spacious compositions consisting of gentle prog-rock, ambient noise and artsy pop-rock. The spacey and cinematic melodic sounds of The Album Leaf remain, but in a more contemporary song-writing structure. They would not be out of place sharing the stages with a band like The Doves or Menomena. This is a very well made and innovative album; hopefully for the next release, the band can stand alone without all of The Album Leaf comparisons. Mpardaiolo


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I'm pleased to share the first release this year from Midlands based rapper SonnyJim, who has called upon producer June25th for his single "Eatin Like a King". SonnyJim released a number of projects last year, including "The Tall Poppy Syndrome E.P" towards the back end of 2011, and "Eatin Like a King" sets out SonnyJim's intentions for the forthcoming year. SonnyJim will be supporting the GZA on February 16th in Birmingham (check out the link above for tickets) so please support and check out SonnyJim in the Hip-Hop Kings archives. In the meantime you can listen to the brand new SonnyJim – Eatin Like a King track on the youtube player below.
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Kellogg New York Proposals
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
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Vicky L. Free (KSM'04)
EVP and Chief Marketing Officer
Please join us for an in depth discussion on the latest trends in the marketing and brand strategy. Our distinguished guest, Vicky Free, is the Chief Marketing Officer at BET Networks, a division of Viacom that offers scripted, live and syndicated programming via its BET and CentricTV cable and online media platforms.
Throughout the evening, we will discuss Vicky's career path and learn how shifts in technology and demographics have re-shaped the consumer landscape for Black culture and entertainment. The discussion will be moderated by TBD and there will be plenty of opportunities for you to ask questions.
Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served. This event is open to you and any guests. If you should have any questions about the event, please feel free to contact Christine Huelster KSM'09.
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Vicky Free is the Executive Vice President of Marketing for BET Networks, where she directs the brand, marketing and creative strategy for all businesses of BET Networks, including BET and CentricTV, across all platforms. Based in New York, she oversees on-air promotions, off-channel and digital advertising, and affiliate and trade marketing.
A veteran with nearly two decades of brand marketing and media management experience, was most recently at Turner Broadcasting System where she led the consumer marketing department and built effective consumer engagement campaigns for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim entertainment properties. In this role she was responsible for building consumer-centric, integrated, strategic and metric-driven marketing campaigns for priority series and events. During her tenure at Turner, she also led the emerging markets and promotions team for TNT, TBS & TCM. Among her many accomplishments are the breakout campaigns for Tyler Perry's "House of Payne" and Kyra Sedgwick's "The Closer". Prior to that, Vicky spent more than eight years at McDonald's, where she worked as Director of Women's Initiatives in the United States and headed multicultural brand management. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina and her MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
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Star City, Russia (AFP) April 21, 2008
The first South Korean in space together with the American and a Russian who accompanied her said on Monday they were recovering well after a gruelling "ballistic" descent to Earth.
Yi So-Yeon, who returned from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday in an irregular landing that subjected the crew to huge gravitational forces, said there had been nothing to worry about either during take-off or landing.
"It's really, really safe and really comfortable because all the cosmonauts helped me so much," said Yi at a press conference at the Star City astronaut training centre after returning from nine days aboard the ISS.
"During the descent I saw some kind of fire outside because we were going through the atmosphere," she said, referring to the burning which the Soyuz rocket capsule is built to withstand as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
"After a while I could feel it was not even warm even though outside it was really fire," she said, turning to her fellow crew members, NASA's Peggy Whitson and Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko.
Russian space officials began an enquiry on Monday into why the Soyuz, long considered a reliable workhorse for human space travel, had deviated from its landing pattern, after two similar incidents in recent years.
Whitson, the first ever female commander of the space station, had to be supported under one arm as she arrived and left the news conference, but attributed this to the more demanding period she had spent in space -- a full six months, her second such tour of duty.
"I don't know that I have any specific consequences of the descent. I'm feeling much better every day.... I feel a little bit weaker in the sense of muscle weakness. Last time I felt very strong after landing.
"I'm confident I'll be able to recover," said Whitson, who has clocked up 377 days in space overall, the most of any US astronaut.
Malenchenko said the astronauts had been able to climb unaided from the capsule when they made their landing on the snowy Kazakh steppe more than 400 kilometres (248 miles) off target -- to the bemusement of a local mayor and residents who drove out to meet them.
"They were very surprised. One of them asked if it was a boat," said Malenchenko.
"When we said we'd come from space... they didn't understand," he said.
The three are going through a recuperation period and de-briefings at Star City before returning home.
The training centre's deputy head, Valery Korzun, told journalists that preliminary findings suggested the crew were not to blame for Saturday's unusual landing.
"While descending into the Earth's atmosphere the spacecraft automatically switched from a controlled descent to a ballistic landing. The reason is being analysed and conclusions will be drawn, which could include changes to training and improvements to equipment.
"Judging from preliminary analysis the crew acted in accordance with the demands of the situation," he said.
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There are many tall tales and myths circulating about Matt Adams. I thought it necessary to set the record straight. I'll begin by debunking some of the more ridiculous notions.
- Adams never played quarterback for the Colts under the alias "Peyton Manning". He may or may not have done so as "Curtis Painter" or "Jim Sorgi".
- He never played any games against or for the Harlem Globetrotters.
- He has never participated in a moon landing, although NASA will neither confirm nor deny his alleged involvement in an International Space Station incident involving a cosmonaut and a monkey.
- Adams has never pulled a truck out of a ditch using his teeth. Technically, it was mostly his arms doing the work.
- Contrary to popular belief, Adams was not the inspiration for the song "99 Problems".
The truth may actually be stranger than fiction.
- Adams once ate at French Laundry, and Thomas Keller asked him to cook the fish.
- He once hit a wiffle ball 350 feet on a check swing.
- Adams was nearly voted off the Survivor island, but it was determined that it was actually HIS island.
- Adams once won a German spelling bee while giving all his answers in Latin.
- George Foreman renamed all his kids "Matt" after him.
- He knows Bo better than Bo knows Bo.
- Nike revived the slogan "Just Do It" and renamed it "Been There, Done That" in his honor.
- He found Bobby Fischer and Waldo in the same day.
- He once did the walk of shame accompanied by 2 cheerleaders and a symphonic band.
- His calendar has days that don't end in "Y".
- He can throw a perfect spiral for 35 yards in a windy day with a chainsaw.
- Adams once tipped a valet the whole car.
- He once wore a purple bowtie to a black tie event, and the other 400 guests changed as quickly as they could.
- Adams owns a small herd of unicorns that he raised since they were baby ducklings.
- He runs a 5.6 40 yard dash just as long as the man he's carrying doesn't drag his feet on the ground.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan PICTURES 2013, Recent News: Baby Aaradhya's Mom Glamorous PHOTOS at 'The Park' Photoshoot After Weight Loss
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been chosen as The Park's ambassador by the real estate group Lodha, for its 17.5 acre premium project in central Mumbai Worli. The Bollywood star was featured in a new photoshoot for The Lodha Group's new project.
The Huffington Post reported that the 39-year-old is decked out in a series of new couture-worthy dresses while strolling around the grounds of a luxurious paradise. Mrs. Bachchan is pictured wearing peep-toe high heels and a sheer, bejeweled gown while soaking up the sun on a relaxing day by the pool.
After giving birth to her daughter, Aaradhya, Rai lost all her baby weight and looks great in the photos as she struts by the pool.
The former Miss World was spotted wearing a black off-shoulder, ruffled gown by Gauri-Nainika at the launch of "The Park." Bachchan was present at the press conference, where the group announced the launch of their upcoming project.
The dress definitely complimented Rai's curvy frame and she looked confident, baring her arms. The former Miss World has slowly regained her fit self after losing many pounder post-pregnancy, and is flaunting the big change. Rai has always looked great, with her sense of style remaining on the classy side.
Aside from her great beauty, intelligence and incredible films, this style icon is the woman with the most enviable sari collection in the world. We have seen Rai wearing stunning regal gown at the Cannes 2013 to her fun Royal Ascot looks and her casual mommy daywear.
While Mrs. Bachchan continues to make appearances on the red carpet and press conferences as well as award shows, we have yet to hear about an appearance on the big-screen. After rumors of Rai making an appearance in a special song and dance number for "Ram Leela," she claimed they were false and said, "the respected people will soon make announcements about it (movies) if there are any."
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It has been a poor sort of summer in Sweden: one newspaper report I saw said that this June was the coolest here since 1928. So far, July has been no better. The weather continues to lurch indecisively from the pleasantly vernal to the greyly autumnal, and the last few days' rain has tricked mushrooms into raising their heads from the damp soil in Admiralty Park as if it were already October. I can still hope that we'll see some of the blazing sunshine that was so prevalent during our last two summers here: ideally, it should arrive by the start of August, when we'll be on vacation.
Regardless of the weather, I am presenting here three versions of Summer by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. The first (above) belongs to his original set of four seasons, dating from 1563, and is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The second picture (below) is from a complete set of seasons dating from 1573, that today hang in the Louvre. If you look at the figures' collars of plaited straw, you will see Arcimboldo's 'signature' thereupon: in the various sets of four seasons, the Summer pictures alone bear his name.
It is the inexact spelling of the artist's surname on the third of these pictures (below) that has 'raised doubts about the attribution of this series [a set of four seasons in a private collection in Bergamo] to the highly meticulous hand of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.' There is apparently yet another Summer bearing the same date as this one (1572) in a collection in Lausanne.
As with my previous entries on Arcimboldo, the present images are scans from the 1980 book Arcimboldo published by Franco Maria Ricci. Click on the images to see them much enlarged…Posted by misteraitch at July 22, 2004 07:26 PM | TrackBack
Cool :O)Posted by: Claire on July 23, 2004 10:04 AM
I've just had another look at the Four Seasons set at the Louvre, which hang beneath a particularly grim crucifixion scene by Antonio Campi , a Cremonese contemporary of Archimboldo. The humorless sadism of Campi's painting is somehow magnified its proximity to Spring's fleshy flower petals, Summer's grape eyes, Winter's mushroom lips, and Autumn's pear nose.Posted by: Jack Rusher on July 23, 2004 07:49 PM
Welcome to the club.
It's been one, miserable summer in Finland, too.
Especially in the south.
The Lapland has been a hot place, obviously.
These latitudes, these latitudes...Posted by: Lea on July 25, 2004 10:47 AM
i think his pivtures are stupid and patheticPosted by: siobhan on November 5, 2004 01:49 PM
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|24th August 2006, 06:39 AM
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An old argument: TM vs. MTM
Going from a similar MTM to a more simpler TM, I enjoy listening to the TM a bit more. I know I'll lose some output (my main concern), but is there anything else that you can convince me to stay with another MTM ?
The more I think about it, the more I see that the Orion design is where I'm headed. I'd like to experiment with a full 4 way active system. But, don't have the amps and the processing power just yet.
What do you think?
|24th August 2006, 11:03 AM
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I am a few steps ahead on a similar journey. I started with MTMs, first with 6" drivers then 7". Went looking for quality sound in a space saving design, so built some 6" MTs. Still looking for something...
I am a bit of a dynamics nut, so the loss of maximum output level was a big deal to me. Note that I said dynamics, not loud average listening
Another factor that seems to affect the sound character is cancellation of some floor bounce modes in the MTM that are present in the MT. I was able to alleviate some of this with a big flokati rug with 2" of open cell foam under it between me and the speakers.
Even though the drivers and resulting system are more accurate than my older ones, there is something missing on peaks. I'm heading back to MTM land or possibly an open baffle Orion inspired design.
If you are ready to start on the "processing power" side and don't want to go digital, I bought extra filter boards for the group buy. If you plan to build the Orion, not a clone, buy SL's kit and boards. The group buy boards have all the features that SL says are necessary for a proper active system. See the group buys section, WIKI or my www button for info.
|24th August 2006, 06:17 PM
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Thanks Bob,
What drivers are you using if you don't mind me asking? Dynamics is something that I'm sought after too and I'm sure with a simple 6" or 7" mid, it just won't cut it for me.
I have yet to analyze why I like the MT more or why it sounds better, but, like you, I've already found its weakness. (output + dynamics)
Currently, I'm comparing the dayton rs160/seas 27 MT vs. dayton rs180/seas 27 MTM. The MT is a boxed design and the MTM is a dipole. The processors are the Behringer deq and the dcx.
I've considered the active boards since the groupbuy started, but now that the DCX are back in stock again, it's really hard for me not to consider another dcx and chain both.
Would high efficiency drivers help me out? Or is there anything that I can do to improve on my MTM dipole?
|24th August 2006, 06:51 PM
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My current setup uses Focal 6W4254 midbass units and either a Focal TC120TDX or Fountek JP3 tweeter. I built otherwise identical boxes. The old MTMs used Focal coated paper drivers and the kevlar T120 tweeter. I also use a pair of RS150/27TDFC MTs in my bedroom. The bedroom speakers sound a little different than the mains, but are quite good. Hard to choose a favorite. Amazing since the bedroom total driver cost was 1/4 of what I spent on the Focals...
I'm either going to a Dayton RS225/RS150/27TBFC/G MTMWW or if I like the open baffle and waveguide experiments I'll probably end up with an RS225/27TDFC(waveguide) MTM on top of a pair of RSS315s per side. Daytons are excellent performers, and freight to Pennsylvania is cheap and fast.
I have all the drivers save the 315s on hand. Until I get the 315s my subs can handle up to 150 Hz fairly easily.
My guess is that you might be trying to get too much bottom end out of your MTMs. The RS180s are really large flange 6" drivers. Asking them to go as low as 200 Hz open baffle is probably asking too much (unless the baffle is huge).
I go back and forth on the high efficiency issue. On one hand the dynamics of my college roommate's A7-500s was wonderful, but they had a distinct ringing horn honk. Currently I lean towards drivers optimized for low distortion and using multiples to get the surface area needed for dynamics/extension. I have plenty of amplifier power available.
|24th August 2006, 11:16 PM
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It has been stated by gurus that ultimate room mating is dipole bass and cardioid midhigh. Did you ever try that Bob?
|25th August 2006, 12:06 AM
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Not yet Salas.
My room is on the small side - proper dipole spacing from the back wall will mean I have to put a speaker in such a way that the cables interfere with coming in the door. I guess it will have to be on casters so I can easily pull them out to a proper position and stow them when not in use.
|25th August 2006, 03:19 PM
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I happened upon a very nice AES article by Juha Backman which seems to pretty much agree with my assessment of different woofer systems. I have favored cardioid woofers over dipoles for some time. Backman finds that in the modal region cardioid woofers are least sensitive to room placement where as dipoles are the most sensitive. Below the first mode, dipole SPL drops off because of the inability to pressurize the room, however, below the first mode he finds no advantage to cardioids over monopoles since both are capable of room pressurization. But monopoles are, of course, more efficient in that range. I have some excerpts from Backmans's paper over at my site in the discussion of the Mini design. http://www.musicanddesign.com/NaOMinidiscus.html
It has been my feeling for a long time now that the major apparent benefit of dipole woofers is really their weakness, the inability to excite the room below the fundamental. As a result, dipole woofers dont over load a room when the woofer's cut off frequency is below the room fundamental the way cardioid and monopole woofer do. The result is that the real devil here is that monopole and cardiod woofers aren't often tuned correctly to the room. There is a lot of, "the lower the F3 the better" attitude with regard to woofers, particularly for HT use, and that is a recipe for problems. But with a dipole with 20 Hz cut off in a room that can only support 35 Hz, the dipole just fades under 35 Hz. As a result the dipole wont sound blotted or boomy when mismatched to the room. For a monopole or cardiod the first thing that has to be done is to optimize the F3 and Q (assuming a sealed box woofer) to match the room.
I know it's not the popular view as there is a great deal of favorable subjective evaluation of dipole woofers. But my own experimental, analytical and subjective evaluations seem a bit contrary to this and it was nice to see another effort which seems to agree. As I said, I believe the major reason for the positive subjective evaluation is the room pressurization factor.
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|25th August 2006, 03:57 PM
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Martin Logan uses 'Force Forward' a.k.a cardioid and offcourse dipole mid-high by definition.
In Line Array professional systems circles though, after having made some systems with cardioid bass so to steer as much of the whole array output better, there was some consensus that in the end monopole was better. But there we talk humongus halls and open air.
|26th August 2006, 08:00 PM
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Can you explain to me what exactly is a cardioid set up?
I also went over to John K's webpage and see that you chose the U frame for your Nao speakers. And here I'm getting the impression that you prefer monopole and cardioid over dipole?
While we're on the topic of dipole woofers, I have the bottom portion of the Phoenix dipole (by LR) with the original woofers that Linkwitz used. What can I do to get more output out from them? I have equalization power, but I'd prefer to make another box to get the best out of them.
|26th August 2006, 10:27 PM
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I for one am in agreement with you about a preference for cardoid or at a minimum cardoidish for the bass region on down. To me what makes is worth the extra effort over monopole is that we still have the highly directional sound (greatly reduced room effects similar to dipole) without the loss of extension.
I've read your description before about the lack of room pressurization being the limitation for dipole bass. In my mind though, for a dipole operating below the room fundamental, the baffle size ceases to be of importance and the room dimension itself causes the higher degree of cancellation between the 2 waves. ie On axis the front and rear waves must net to much less below the room fundamental with dipole.
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In the Appeal of
MORAMANG THEJANE 1st Appellant
LEKHOANA MOROPANE 2nd Appellant
Filed by the Hon the Chief Justice, Mr Justice T.S Cotran on the 9th day of May, 1984
The two appellants (together with another person who did not appeal) were charged with dealing in dagga contrary to s.3(a) "read with section (d) of the Dangerous Medicines Act 1973 (Act 21 of 1973). Both appellants pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 18 months imprisonment The dagga (in bags) weighed about 150 kg
Mr Tsotsi argued the appeal on behalf of the appellants on the 16th April 1984 Without calling upon Crown Counsel I dismissed the appeal in toto
The notice of appeal listed two grounds of appeal, one against conviction, and one against sentence, the text of which reads –
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The sentence is excessive "
The "heads of argument" (and the oral argument) of Mr. Tsotsi were centred on one or two points It was contended that the
charge was defective in that the prosecutor in his outline of the facts, told the magistrate that the appellants were transporting dagga (on donkeys) and that that word is not used in the definition of "dealing" in Section 2 of the Act The definition however has the words "performing any act in connection with" (various matters) and that must include transportation. This argument fails.
The second point was concerned with sub-section (d) of s.3 of the Act It is obvious that Paragraphs (a) (b)(c) (d) of s 3 are separate offences but the draftsman, or the printer, instead of inserting "shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction" on a separate line after paragraph (d), put it immediately after the words "in paragraph (c)" as if the punishment provided in (i) (II) (III) and (iv) only dealt with the offence created by paragraph (d). This is clearly a misprint The words "read with s (d)" were not intended to be a duplication of the charge but a reference to the punishment that a magistrate is empowered to impose on an accused person after conviction. The Act punishes the dealer in a prohibited or habit forming medicine or plant with greater severity than that imposed on the mere possessor. The crucial section in this legislation is provided in s.30 of the Act
I do not think that "read with s.3(d)" was fatal The appellants were not prejudiced and they unequivocally pleaded guilty to the offence of dealing I cannot see how the Court can interfere with the conviction.
The sentence did not strike me as inordinately severe The appeal, as intimated earlier, was dismissed in toto
9th May 1984
For Appellant Mr. Tsotsi
For Crown Mrs. Bosiu
In the Appeal of
SEKHOBE MOLETSANE Appellant
Delivered by the Hon. the Chief Justice, Mr Justice T S Cotran on the 9th day of May, 1984
The appellant was convicted of stock theft (4 heads of cattle) and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment half of which suspended for 3 years on conditions
The appeal is against conviction The case for the Crown was to the effect that some time during November 1981 four heads of cattle that were kraaled at the police pound in Mount Moorosi Police Post were stolen According to the police, the cattle, at the time of the theft, were regarded as stray animals The charqe against the appellant was that he stole the cattle "the property or in the lawful possession of Lesotho Mounted Police at Mount Moorosi" i.e before the police knew who the owner was
It would seem that the four heads of Cattle were found in possession, not of the appellant, but of four other persons, one
beast with each, a few days after the theft. The appellant was arrested a few days later and kept in the cells, and the four persons in whose possession the beasts were found, were brought to the cells where they identified the appellant as the person from whom they individually bought the head of cattle in his or her possession. The appellant had given a bewys, to each. These were found to be false however
The appellant's defence at the trial was a denial that he sold the beasts to any of the four witnesses who had testified that he was the seller, and this was the only point taken on appeal by Mr. Ramodibedi on behalf of the appellant the argument being that the investigating officer should not have taken the witnesses to the cell where the appellant was kept but should have conducted an "identification parade"
Well it is impossible to circumscribe the instances when an "identification parade" must be held, and when it need not be held. It all depends on the circumstances.
The witness Matsepang {P W.3) testified that she had known the appellant before she bought from him the stolen ox in November 1981. He was driving four heads of cattle at the time. The witness Makhopiso Sehlabo (P W.5) did not know the appellant from before but she was in the company of Matsepang (P W.3) who knew him. Another witness Qekiso (P.W 7) testifies that he knew the appellant when he bought a head of cattle from him and was requested to find buyers for other cattle he had. He knew of a deal that the appellant had struck with some women who were interested in buying cattle These women gave evidence
It should be mentioned that the trial of the appellant was
delayed for nearly 20 months, by which time one of the stolen cattle had died However, three were still alive and these were identified by the witnesses and seen by the magistrate
There was in my opinion sufficient evidence to convict the appellant The appeal against conviction (and sentence) is dismissed
9th May 1984
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The Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI) is preparing the launch of the new 2.700 ton – ORV, Multi purpose Oceanographic Research Vessel, "RESEARCH V". The vessel that is being constructed in the shipyard Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Group in Kaohsiung will be launch in June, and will be completed by 2012. Jong Shyn is responsible for the delivery of the complete research vessel to TORI and the Taiwanese science community. TORI is one of the National Applied Reseach Laboratories (NARL) in Taiwan. Deck equipment and oceanographic winches has being supplied by Spanish companies. IBERCISA is leading the project for the supply of the scientific winches, working together with Industrias FERRI that has supply two A-frames and Arm-Telescopic-Frame. Due the experience that's this two companies have on other oceanographic Vessels as Sarmiento de Gamboa, Miguel Oliver…. The coordination of the teams, companies and equipment designs departments was very important for the supply package. The Oceanographic winches designed and manufactured by IBERCISA include one Deep Sea Winch for 8.500 m fiber Technora cable that works in constant tension with a traction unit. The traction unit was designed to work with individual driven sheaves that are controlled by 8 motors. They are controlled automatically changing the sheaves speed according to the enlargement produced during the cable loading. This fiber cable will work with the aft A-frame supply by FERRI
Great Ships of 2001 -- Esperanza del Mar
As of September, 2001, the Spanish fishing and merchant fleet can count on a truly exceptional seagoing salvage and medical care facility: the ship Esperanza del Mar, built by the Gijón yard of the Izar Group, for the Marine Welfare Institute, a division of the Spanish Labor Ministry. There is no other ship in the world of this tonnage and characteristics built specifically for salvage and medical care at sea. This project is due principally to the initiative of the Marine Welfare


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Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC), supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, has received orders for a total of forty TMC SA30 compressors for the twenty massive Triple–E containerships currently being built for Maersk Line.
Maersk has ordered two TMC SA30 compressors for each of the twenty 18,000TEU vessels under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea. According to TMC, with this order Maersk will ensure the most environmentally sustainable compressed air production on board the ships, with a reduction in energy consumption by 40-50 percent compared with conventional compressors.
The Triple–E containership is the world's largest ship type. The new ships will surpass industry records for fuel efficiency and emissions per container moved, currently held by the Emma Maersk-class vessels.
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On https://myrouter/firewall_rules.php the router is setup to pass
everything, but when trying to connect a OpenVPN client over m0n0wall
to a remote OpenVPN server (UDP 1194) only one computer on the network
is able to connect.
If I swap the m0n0wall router out for a cheap home router that does
full cone NAT then all devices can connect to the OpenVPN server.
What do I have to do to the NAT configuration to be able to
connect several OpenVPN (UDP 1194) clients over the m0n0wall
router to a remote OpenVPN server?
The router (and NAT) configuration:
M0n0wall 1.32 embedded
Services: Proxy ARP - No entries
Firewall: NAT: Inbound - No entries
Firewall: NAT: Server NAT - No entries
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Why We Love It:Grriggles® Garden Patch Dog Toy has an endearing face embroidered on the corduroy plush body, which contains a squeaker. Made of Polyester plush, polyfil, squeaker. Look for other Garden Patch Doy Toy friends including eggplant, red pepper, and the two peas in a pod.
I bought this for my dog and she absolutely loves this! It has a nice squeaker and the carrot shape is absolutely adorable! Reccomend!
We got our dog the whole set of 'veggies' for Christmas. They're the perfect size for him and seem durable, plus, they're super cute.
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Music to share with your kids (that's not kids' music)
Growing up we didn't have 'kids' music' like The Wiggles, we had 'mum and dad's music'. And while Slim Dusty didn't set my four-year-old heart on fire, ABBA sure did. And Neil Diamond. It was all played on my sister's pink cassette player in our shared bedroom. It was the kind of music where one album could last the whole summer, and even 20 years on you still remember all the words and key changes. Some music is so well crafted you will never grow out of it, and nor will your children.
Here are 10 classic pop albums to share with your kids:
pop music for kids
I know you're probably still freaked out by seeing Bowie in his flesh-toned leotard in Labyrinth, but the man was an original. Get out your dress ups and your tin foil and go nuts.
Adele has the chops. This album is best served at full volume, BYO hairbrush microphone.
It's hard not to love MJ, he was the ultimate performer from day dot. Thriller came right at his creative peak and with lyrics that are ripe for misinterpretation by young ears (and old), this album is contagious. Chika-OW.
Your home is probably full of Swedish flat-pack furniture; well, here's the soundtrack to match. These guys are sparkly and upbeat, and within a few listens your kids will know all the words to Knowing Me, Knowing You … A-ha …
Are you ready for this jelly? Beyonce is fierce, and bigs and smalls alike will want to cut up the rug to Single Ladies, test their diva lungs with Halo and generally groove the moves with this pop/R&B classic from the Queen of the '00s.
Weezer made geek cool before anyone had even heard of the internet. These sweet, catchy pop-rock tunes from this lovable set of Californian surf-nerds will have your kiddies couch surfing and air guitaring with wild abandon.
Get your side ponies out ladies, Cyndi Lauper was pop's answer to punk. No little girl should grow up listening to Bieber without having a big dose of Cyndi Lauper. Like an antidote. You can thank me later.
Perfect tunes to chill with your chil'ens. Picture this: a backyard, sun, a BBQ and kids running amok. Or, pack this picture in the car and take a picnic cruising to these classic reggae tunes.
Debbie Harry did have a bit of a weird moment there in the '90s, but she was a dreamboat in the '70s and early '80s. Part-punk, part-reggae, part-Hollywood-beauty, Blondie was all kinds of sassy, and your kids will love the energy of these new wave sounds.
You could pretty much play any Beatles album to your kids, and you'd be giving them a great start to their musical education. That said, the albums of the late '60s are more exciting and playful, a mix between the quirky and experimental (Lennon), and the playful and sweet (McCartney).


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Endicott's international programs for adults seeking to complete an Associate's or Bachelor's degree offer flexible scheduling and the opportunity to complete a degree through a combination of evening and online courses, following an intensive format. Students may pursue majors in Business Administration, Integrated Studies, Liberal Arts, or Psychology. Endicott College's programs acknowledge that adult students have a wealth of prior achievements and experiences. Students who have taken previous postsecondary courses, as well as students who can document work and life experiences, may be eligible to accelerate completion of their degree.
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Eugene Hütz
Everything Is Illuminated
A young American Jewish man begins an exhausting quest -- aided by a naïve Ukranian translator -- to find the righteous gentile woman who saved his grandfather when his small Ukranian village (along with most of the populace) was obliterated during the Nazi invasion of Russia in 1941. Stars Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz and Boris Leskin. Liev Schreiber directs. Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer.


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Here is finn and jake enjoying some food while finn develops a large tummy <3
I looooooooove adventure time cuz its really funny and has cute charactors such as the tribe of cuteness, starchy and many more. I also love this show becuase Finn and Jake are 'not bad....super good' so here is the whole awesome richeous quest..err....thing of Finn and Jake and also a few other fun things along the way, if i have to prove im the bestest fan of Adventure time then i will like this: no. 1: im getting a finn hat! and seeing the screeing of adventure time at hoyts
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Adventure time, c'mon grab your friends
We're going to very, distant lands
With jake the dog and finn the human
The fun shal never end,
Adeventure Time! <3
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The Laughing Cure (cont.)
Next, investigators will examine the nervous and immune system effects of laughter: heart rate, blood pressure, and the presence of the stress hormone cortisol in saliva, before and after the funny videos.
Eventually, the researchers expect to explore whether comedy changes how kids perceive and respond to pain. Ultimately, they want to see if humor can change the kids' actual health, not just their stress hormones. For example, they may measure how fast wounds heal after surgery and how fast white blood cells rebound to their normal levels after being lowered by chemotherapy.
"You have to pass the 'so what?' test," says the study's co-director, Margaret Stuber, MD, a UCLA professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences. "It may be very interesting to us that we can change salivary cortisol, but does that actually change anything that matters?"
The concept that comedy could improve health makes some medical sense. Studies show that anger, depression, and pessimism impair the immune response, increase surgical recovery and wound-healing times, and can even contribute to higher death rates. And what better way to counter a negative outlook than through a dose of comedy? "Humor and distressing emotion cannot occupy the same psychological space," says Steven Sultanoff, PhD, a clinical psychologist and president of the American Association for Therapeutic Humor.
Cousins' Comedy "Cure"
It was Anatomy of an Illness, the 1979 memoir by late magazine editor Norman Cousins, that put a potential humor/health connection on the mainstream map. Cousins described how he recovered from a usually irreversible and crippling connective tissue disease with a regimen that -- among other therapies -- included laughing at Marx Brothers movies.
Of course, Cousins' success by itself is no proof. And researchers seeking to put medical laughter on more solid scientific footing have faced serious obstacles -- from a shortage of funding to the fact that guinea pigs don't laugh.
Lee Berk, DrPH, a pathology professor at Loma Linda University in California, is among those who have tried. In a series of studies, including one published in the December 1989 issue of the American Journal of Medical Science, he examined before-and-after blood samples from subjects who had viewed humorous videos and from a control group who had not. He found significant reductions in stress hormones and enhanced immune function -- including increased natural killer cells -- in the video-watching subjects.
But the cost and logistics of such sophisticated blood analyses limited those studies to small groups of five to ten people. Meanwhile, a Japanese study published in the June 1997 issue of the journal Perceptual and Motor Skills -- with all of eight people -- actually found a decrease in natural killer cell activity after a group viewed a comedy video.


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Recommended Course Sequence
Heritage History has a unique approach to learning history. Like all World history programs we expect students to be familiar with noteworthy characters and events. More than most other programs, however, we recommend that students take time to learn about key civilizations in depth rather than trying to cover all of world history at a superficial level. Bearing in mind that there are wide ranges in ability and interest among school age students, we have organized our courses and curriculum CDs in the manner outlined below.
Each of Heritage History's Civilization-specific libraries includes books for students of all ages, so they can be studied in any order. The recommendations below are organized by approximate grade level, but they are intended only as a guideline. We make a distinction between topics that are an essential foundation for all students and those electives we consider to be of great interest, but better suited to older students.
*Biblical and Eastern libraries exist online, but Curriculum CDs and Academy courses are not available.
One of the most important differences between our program and most other world history programs is our approach to the grammar school years. There are great variations in reading ability, comprehension, and interest in the younger grades, so we do not promote comprehensive histories until a student is reading fluently and able to remember important facts. The Young Readers program was designed to keep history enjoyable and engaging for the transitional years. It offers dozens of short history stories and introduces students to hundreds of important historical events and characters, but its books can be read in any order, used to supplement unit studies, or read aloud, without making history a chore for novice readers!
In addition to short histories, the Young Readers collection includes legends, adapted literature, historical fiction, and short biographies. Such books provide an excellent transition from children's fiction to serious historical works. Reading even a fraction of the books in this collection will expose students to hundreds of famous historical characters and provide an excellent foundation for future learning.
Once a student is reading fluently with good comprehension, they are ready to study comprehensive history. This means they will be learning the whole story of selected civilizations rather than covering just a few highlights. Instead of trying to squeeze all of world history into a few years, the Heritage History program for intermediate students focuses on Ancient, British, and American history from Roman times to the nineteenth century and we encourage students to cover these topics in moderate detail. We call the Heritage History program 'Essential Foundations' because it focuses first on the civilizations that most influenced Anglo-American culture and we encourage students to study these critical topics in depth.
We begin with the histories of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in late elementary school because the Ancients are key to understanding the roots of Western Civilization. We recommend younger students focus on Ancient history for two years partly because it is so rich in interest, but also because its legendary origins and romantic heroes are appealing and worthy of in depth study. It is our foremost goal to make history an enjoyable subject for students and study of the Ancients offers both a solid foundation for future learning and an pleasurable transition from childhood legends to authentic history.
Once a child is acquainted with the Ancients, we focus specifically on British Middle Ages. Virtually all the major themes of the Middle Ages, including barbarian invasions, the rise of Christendom, feudalism, the Crusades, the Renaissance and Reformation, play themselves out in British history, but in a personal manner that is easier for students to understand than a thematic approach. Most young teens are still concrete thinkers so making history personal and specific rather than abstract and general is crucial to holding their interest. There are two other reasons that British history is worthy of special focus. First, it is critical to understanding American history, and secondly, the selection of English folklore and literature of the period, from Beowulf, to King Arthur, to Chaucer, to Pilgrim's Progress, is extremely rich and simplified versions are of great interest to intermediate students.
By the mid 1700's British civilization split into two distinct cultures. The Early America course covers American historyfrom Colonial times to the dawn of the twentieth century and is of undeniable interest to young Americans. Since the Great Wars of the 20th century, America has become the dominant world power, but during the 18th and 19th century, the British Empire was far more influential, expanding its dominion throughout the world as a juggernaut of modernization both technologically and culturally. It was Britain, rather than America that promoted Anglo-Saxon ideals such as religious freedom, parliamentary democracy, global commerce, and industrial progress throughout the developing world so the history of the British Empire, as well as that the the United States, is critical for understanding modern history.
By the time a student is in high school it is necessary to consider individual learning goals as well as general instruction. Heritage History intends to provide four units that offer specialization in areas of world history not covered in our "Essential Foundations" program. However, we do not suggest limiting these subjects to high school. We see history as an area of life-long interest and hope that history lovers will be inspired to investigate all of these topics during their high school years and beyond.
Complete libraries for all of civilizations listed above already exist, but the elective courses for high school are still under development. High school students may also want to consider an in depth, college-prep history of the Ancient World, British, or American history. Certified college prep-courses generally require essay writing and discussion which cannot be duplicated by an online, self-study program, but many of the advanced books in our selection would be appropriate reading assignments for a variety of college prep or university level courses.
Most independent world history programs emphasize a systematic study of world history over a three or four year period rather than an in depth focus on critical periods. A typical four year program is organized such that Year One is Ancient History, Year Two is Middle Ages, and Years Three and Four are "modern". It is expected that students will repeat this cycle at least twice during their school years. Because this is such a common and popular arrangement, the Heritage Classical Civilization Libraries are organized so that they can be used with these programs.
More ideas for using Heritage libraries with other "Living Books" style curriculum programs, such as Ambleside, Truthquest, Veritas, or Tapestry of Grace, is provided on our Curriculum Alternatives page.


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Medical Conditions: Chronic Conditions
Achilles Tendonitis, Bursitis
Bursitis, or Achilles tendonitis is an inflammation of the Achilles tendon. This inflammation is typically short-lived. Over time the condition can progress to a degeneration of the tendon (Achilles tendinosis), in which the tendon loses its organized structure and is likely to develop microscopic tears causing further foot and ankle pain.
Ankle Arthritis (DJD)
This condition is characterized by the breakdown and eventual loss of cartilage in one or more joints. When cartilage deteriorates or is lost, even simple daily movement of the ankle becomes painful.
Ankle Scar Tissue (Impingement)
This painful condition can affect the front or the back of the ankle, leading to ongoing ankle pain, limited range of motion and possibly even bone spurs and other complications.
Ankle Sprain
If you frequently experience the sensation that your ankle will "give out," then you may have ankle instability due to a sprained ankle.
Big Toe Arthritis (Hallux Rigidus)
Big toe arthritis is a major cause of big toe pain and stiffness, and with time it gets increasingly harder to bend the toe until eventually the toe becomes rigid.
Bunion (Hallux Valgus)
A toe bunion is typically found on the big toe. That visible bump actually reflects changes in the bony framework of the front part of the foot.
A callus (also known as a corn) is an area of tough, hardened skin on the foot formed as a response to pressure or friction and can wind up being a cause of foot pain.
Charcot is a condition of the foot typically experienced by people suffering from neuropathy, oftentimes as a result of diabetes.
Diabetes is the cause of ankle and foot pain for approximately 16 million Americans. This disease disrupts the vascular system and can have negative affects on the legs and feet.


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It's been 5 years since the lights turned off. You were pretty young when it happened, but you still remember the days when the power was still on, don't you. We all do, yet it seems so long ago. Everything stopped working. The worst of it was probably the pokeballs. Sure most pokemon stayed loyal to their trainers they'd grown to love. Others though, ran away, into the wild. Some even despised their trainers so much, they killed them. The only region that was able to recapture there pokemon was those in Johto and Kanto due to the process of apricorn pokeballs, only needing apricorns and silver, abundant in Mt.Silver to operate.
What happened to the world? Well for starters, all those electric type pokemon? All their electricity stopped working too. Some adapted, yet some were reduced to normal types. Then there was the Unova region. People there did not know how to handle the situation. The cities burned to the ground. The mighty water types, Kyogre, Suicune, and even the guardian of the sea, Lugia, try'd to save it. But to no avail. Soon after, the neglected Kyurem lay waste to the region, putting it in what seemed a continental ice age. No one survived there. As for the other regions? The Hoenn and Sinnoh regions struggled. Many died, others live on as best they can. I mean, me and you survived didn't we? Johto and Kanto prospered the most though. A militia formed by none other than the Gym Leader, Pyrce, of Mahogany Town, swept through the nation and took control. Even the elite four was no match for the power happy generals army.
Now there is rumors that somehow, somebody has access to power. Rumored to be coming from Olivine City, people now hope that the power will come back on. Who will gain the power though? Will Pyrce's Militia control the power where there will be no one to stop him? Or will some brave souls take back the power and fight Pyrce's Militia. That's up to you as you embark from your homeland to Vermillion City in Kanto, in order to make your way to Olivine to turn the power back on. Will you fight with the militia or will you make your case to fight Pyrce?
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- Depending on what side you choose, you will receive a random pokemon. People of the Militia receive stronger pokemon but have stricter guildlines to follow as a member of the Militia. Those who chose to oppose the Militia, start out with a weaker pokemon. These characters are free to do as they please, and the Militia won't bother with them until they hurt the Militia in any way.
- Militia members must be aggressive toward non-Militia members.
- No god modding. Keep it as real as possible.
- Week without a post is a warning.
- 2 weeks without a post is immediate removal from the RP.
- 3 warnings also means a kick.
- If you plan not to post for any reason, contact me by PM or post in this thread and you will be excused. This can be anything from vacation to even writers block. Just stay active.
- Violence will be used. Often, yes. Descriptive, no.
- Relations, romance, whatever you may call it, is allowed, just keep it to a level where all should be able to read. Don't take it too far.
- I determine whether wild pokemon are caught.
- I'll determine when a pokemon can learn new moves and when it evolves. You can decide whether or not it will keep it. If you want these faster, either pm or post in this thread so we make talk it over if you plan to make a post around it, or you may just "train" your pokemon and it will come naturally in an update post.
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Windows® 7 Keeps Crashing
Reasons of the crashing of Windows 7
The Windows 7 Operating System might crash while doing an important task in your system. The important file of your system might be lost due to crashing of Windows 7 Operating System. The hard drive problem is the main reason for the crashing in Windows 7. You might see many symptoms before the crashing of your system. You might hear sounds like clicking from your computer or laptop. Your system might face with startup problems due to crashing. Fail or dead hard drive in a system might result in the startup problems. System refuses to start or sometimes becomes very slow to start due to dead hard drive. System with such hard drives might display some error messages that indicate that the file in the hard drive is corrupted. Sometimes, your system might behave strangely and many programs might crash at once. The noises from the system become loud or fast and they might stop abruptly.
Following are some of the reasons of the crashing of Windows 7 Operating System and tips to fix the issue:
- Registry errors
- Overheated hardware components
- Errors in hard disk
Registry errors
One of the major reasons for crashing of your computer is the error in the registry. Entries in registry are changed whenever you install or uninstall a new program. Thus, the number of errors in your registry increases and it results in the slowdown of the processing speed. Your system crashes frequently due to these errors and you need to restart the system frequently. The better solution to this problem is to use a registry cleaner in your system. They detect and repair errors and delete the unwanted entries from your system.
Overheated hardware components
The hardware parts of your system might start to overheat and fail if you work in a poorly ventilated and warm room. The CPU of your system is equipped with a fan to keep them cool. Improper working of the fan might cause overheating of CPU. The use of older CPU might also cause overheating and might lead to crashing of the system. One solution to this issue is to use a bigger fan and install it on the top of the CPU. By disabling the internal cache of the CPU, you could fix the CPU problems.
Hard disk of your system has partitions which store the information. Corruption in those partitions might result in crashing of the Windows 7 Operating System. This might also result in the loss of data from the hard disk. The fragmentation of data in the hard disk might also cause system crashes. Thus, you need to do defragmentation of hard disk every week.


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KS Resource Guide
About the Kansas Resource Guide
This collaboration is done in partnership among the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas State Department of Education, the Department for Children and Families, and the Department of Oral Health.
What You Can Find Here
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