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Elaborate, brightly coloured costumes. Beautiful women – and men to be fair – at every turn of the head. The driving bass beat of Soca. The crisp, ringing notes of steel pan. The lilting lyricism of Calypso. Bright, hot sunlight – in February. The smoky, sweet aroma of barbecue. Dancing in the streets night and day. This is the sensory overload, the hedonistic celebration, that is Carnival in Trinidad
Months of planning and weeks of fêtes culminate in a two-day bacchanal celebrating life before the beginning of Lent.
J'ouvert (pronounced joovay) marks the beginning of the two-day, almost non-stop apex of Carnival. Revelers take to the streets in the wee hours of the morning, caking themselves in mud or smearing themselves with paint and dance to music with a beat so strong it cuts to your very core. The dance is the 'chip'. J'ouvert evokes a time in Trinidadian history when slaves rose up against their owners, using mud to disguise their appearances. Want to just step outside to get a glimpse of the goings on? Nope. J'ouvert is a participation sport. J'ouvert celebrants consider it their duty to ensure anyone they encounter who isn't muddied becomes so immediately. Resistance is futile. Surrender yourself. Wear old clothes or better yet a swimsuit. Get dirty. Celebrate. It washes off.
Festivities begin to quiet down around 9:00 in the morning but don't stop completely. It's just a short lull before getting ramped up again an hour or so later. Locals head back home and visitors back to their hotels to get cleaned up and ready for Carnival Monday.
Carnival Monday is practice day, if you will, for the big performance on Tuesday. The last, and biggest, event of Carnival is a day long parade through the streets of Port of Spain on Tuesday. Monday is the dress rehearsal, without all the dress. Bands travel the parade route working on their routines at each official judging station; although no judging takes place on Monday. They make sure everything is ready for the final performance the following day. There's no less of a jubilant atmosphere though. The only things missing are the colourful, extravagant costumes that band members will don the next day. Young and old, large and small, thick and thin. It doesn't matter; everyone takes part in the festivities somehow.
If it's possible, the music may even be louder and the excitement even greater on Tuesday. The numbers of people lining the parade route seem to have grown exponentially from the previous day. The feeling of celebration, the scale of the grandeur, the sense of vitality of life are all amped up to an even higher level.
As the bands work their way along the parade route, the music is so driving and the party atmosphere so infectious that even if you've never danced a step in your life you begin to feel yourself moving to the beat. You actually welcome a break between bands to sit on the side of the road and rest for a short while. But are ready to jump back up and go again when the next group comes along. You can't help yourself.
And the costumes are incredibly ornate. Colourfully beaded wardrobes. Large, intensely hued feathers. Intricate and rich body painting. Large, wheeled floats decorated with over-sized animal and insect caricatures pulled by a single person. Carnival Tuesday is a cornucopia of chromaticity.
Bands performing in Carnival pick a theme and that theme weaves its way into the costumes the performers wear and routines they perform. In some cases, the bands let the costumes represent the theme and just dance to the music. In others, routines are carefully choreographed and music specifically chosen to evoke a feeling or send a message. After all the bands have performed for the judges, a winning group is chosen. The winner for 2009 – for the third year in a row – was sponsored, themed and choreographed by a local named Brian MacFarlane. His theme was Africa: Her People, Her Glory, Her Tears. Over 1,200 performers strong and separated into 19 different sections, the members were dressed to represent different countries of the African continent. Each of their dances was choreographed to display the traditions of the country or convey the feeling of the message. Intricate, stirring dances of African tribal warriors set to pounding, jungle drumbeats or slow, flowing movements to more somber music to represent the sadness of loss. One section was dressed in long, flowing robes with children's faces painted on the gowns. The faces were those of AIDS orphans. The emotion conveyed by the music, the movements and the wardrobes was strong.
Carnival ends with the Last Lap. Bands make a final circuit around the parade route for one final round of celebration before festivities conclude at midnight – the beginning of Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent.
Carnival is a celebration that captures the entirety of the mind, body and spirit. It's an affirmation of life. It's an event that should be experienced at least once in a lifetime.
Fast Facts: Trinidad is the southernmost island of the chain making up the Caribbean Islands, sitting just off the northeast coast of Venezuela. Population – approx. 1.3 million (Trinidad & Tobago). Capital city – Port of Spain. Major cultural groups – African and East Indian. Main religions – Catholicism, Islam and Hindu. Land mass – 4,768 sq. km (about 15% smaller than Prince Edward Island). Political parties – Aligned primarily along racial lines. People's National Movement (African) and United National Congress (Indian) are the two major parties. Trinidad is the industrial centre for the Caribbean. Oil and gas production is the major industry. Steel and manufacturing are also significant. Tourism is not a large part of Trinidad's GDP, accounting for between 2% and 3%.
Getting There: Caribbean Airlines flies out of Toronto, as do major U.S. airlines such as American, Delta and Continental. From other larger Canadian cities, the U.S. airlines are the only option. Neither Air Canada nor WestJet fly to Port of Spain.
Getting Around: Rental cars are available. Trinidad is a former British colony so cars are right-hand drive and they drive on the left side of the road. This takes some getting used to. Drivers in Trinidad are also quite erratic and unpredictable. Best bet is to use taxis or walk. Taxis are privately operated and you can tell a taxi by the license plate, having an H at the beginning of the plate number. The major hotels don't offer airport shuttle service but a reserve taxi service is available. Pretty much every hour in Trinidad is rush hour so leave yourself plenty of time to get to where you're going and be prepared for traffic tie-ups.
Where to Stay: Many of the major hotel chains have locations in Port of Spain. Hilton, Hyatt, Holiday Inn Express, Courtyard by Marriott, Crowne Plaza are examples. Smaller hotels and guesthouses are available but the quality is widely variable. Staying in a major hotel is the better option. Book early, as Carnival is a popular event and be prepared for price increases during this period.
What to Eat: Most of the major fast food chains are established in Trinidad. Local restaurants are available, of course, but the quality discrepancy is wide. Ask at your hotel for recommendations. Local dishes include bake & shark which is sort of like a shark burger on a fried bread bun, doubles which is curried chick peas eaten in two small naan-like breads, corn soup and, of course, roti. Little salt is used in cooking so add some garlic sauce and tamarind sauce to zip up the flavour of the bake & shark. Chicken is very popular. The reason for this is that the three major religious groups have restrictions on beef and pork so chicken and fish are the major proteins. Shark, marlin, dolphin and other tropical fish are plentiful. If you really want to experience the cultural diversity in the food, try foods from some of the roadside stands in Port of Spain and the outlying towns. If you like your coffee, the chain called Rituals is comparable to coffee chains we have in Canada. When you're asked if you want pepper, it's not the stuff we shake on our food, it's pepper sauce and it's HOT. "Slight pepper" is the operative phrase.
Other Things to Do: Port of Spain has a very nice botanical garden. Given the climate, things are in bloom year round. There's also a good zoo adjacent to the botanical garden. The Trinidad Outdoors website at www.trinoutdoors.com is a good place to research other activities in Trinidad and Tobago (the neighbouring island). The beaches on the north and south coasts are quite good but are a 1 to 2 hour drive depending on where you're staying. The beaches on Tobago are spectacular. It's a roughly 3-hour ferry ride to get there. For birders, the Asa Wright Nature Centre near Arima is a terrific spot to watch and photograph a wide variety of tropical bird species.
Weather: Trinidad's climate is hot and humid. Daytime temperatures during February are in the range of 30 to 35 degrees Celsius with humidity in the 60% area. Nighttime temperatures are more reasonable for sleeping, dropping down to the low 20s. There is often a pleasant breeze, which helps immensely, and short rain showers help to cool things off.
Health: STD rates, including HIV/AIDS, in Trinidad are fairly high. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta recommends immunization for Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Hepatitis A &B and Dukorol, which is a prophylaxis for traveler's diarrhea. Check with your health care provider to find out what may be needed for your particular situation. Your arm will hurt a little for about a day after the Yellow Fever vaccine. Your arm will be very sore, perhaps with limited use and mobility, for a good two days after the Typhoid vaccine. The water is potable.
Safety: Crime is becoming a problem in Trinidad. Foreign Affairs Canada puts Trinidad on a level 2 warning at the time of writing that says, "Exercise a High Degree of Caution". See their website at www.voyage.gc.ca for more information. I did not feel unsafe generally while there. There was only one time during Carnival Tuesday that I felt there might be a problem and that was with a local having designs on my camera.
Electrical: 120v same as Canada. Electrical outlets are the same 3-prong design as in Canada so no outlet adapter is necessary.
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Limited Edition 2011 Mustang GT for FORD Driver that wins Daytona 500
February 12, 2010
· If a Ford Racing driver wins Sunday's Daytona 500 NASCAR event, Ford Motor Co. will present them with a 2011 Mustang GT featuring the all-new 412-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8.
· This will be one of only 50 special pace car editions of the 2011 Mustang GT that will be built and sold to the public.
· The actual Mustang GT that is serving as the pace car for Sunday's Daytona 500 was recently auctioned off at the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector Car Auction for $300,000 with all proceeds going to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 12, 2010 – As if winning the Daytona 500 and hoisting the Harley J. Earl trophy in Victory Lane isn't enough incentive already, Ford has upped the ante for its 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers even more by offering them a new 2011 Mustang GT, powered by Ford's new 5.0-liter engine, if they win Sunday's "Great American Race."
"When we unveiled the Mustang pace car in Charlotte a couple of weeks ago, the response from the media, enthusiasts, and our drivers was unbelievable," said Jamie Allison, director, Ford Racing North America Motorsports. "We know how much prestige goes with winning the Daytona 500, but we wanted to do something that would be an added bonus for our drivers and this is it."
The 2011 Mustang GT being offered is one of only 50 special editions that will be built and sold to the public, and is a replica of the pace car being used Sunday. This will mark the first time in 40 years a Ford Motor Company car will be pacing the field for the Daytona 500
This latest version of Ford's legendary muscle car is a Race Red glass roof coupe with an all-new 5.0-liter V-8 engine capable of producing 412 horsepower, while delivering a class-leading 25 mpg on the highway.
The one-of-a-kind model will feature a special Daytona 500 graphics package, Ford Racing suspension, strut tower brace, mufflers, and special interior treatment, including specially branded lit sill plates.
"I wanted to drive that Mustang home as soon as I saw it in Charlotte," said Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 19 Ford Fusion. "It's good to know now that if I win on Sunday, I'll actually be able to do that. Everybody knows how close I came to winning this race a year ago, so I'm even hungrier this time around."
The actual Mustang that is serving as the pace car on Sunday was recently auctioned off at the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector Car Auction for $300,000 with all proceeds over MSRP going to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Ford has won the Daytona 500 a total of 11 times, including last year's triumph by Matt Kenseth. Other winners include: Tiny Lund, Fred Lorenzen, Mario Andretti, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Bobby Allison, Davey Allison, Bill Elliott (twice) and Dale Jarrett (twice).
About the 2011 Mustang GT
The new Mustang GT continues Ford's powertrain offensive with an all-new 5.0-liter V-8, which uses advanced technology to deliver 412 horsepower and projected unsurpassed highway mileage of 25 mpg.
The 2011, Mustang GT adds specially tuned Electric Power Assist Steering (EPAS), 11.5-inch front and 11.8-inch rear vented disc brakes, and an enhanced suspension featuring an improved rear lower control arm and stiffened rear stabilizer bushings.
For enthusiasts, a Brembo brake package, with larger rotors and calipers from the Ford Shelby GT500® Mustang, unique 19-inch wheels and summer performance tires, is offered; new fender badges herald return of the 5.0-liter engine.
About Ford North America Motorsports
Ford North America Motorsports, based in Dearborn, Mich., is responsible for major racing operations in North America, including NASCAR (Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Camping World Trucks), Grand American sports car racing, NHRA drag racing, Rally America and the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup. The department also oversees the development and marketing of Ford Racing Engines and Performance Parts, the outreach programs with all Ford Clubs and Ford enthusiasts, and the marketing of the Ford Racing brand through initiatives such as Team Ford Racing. For more information regarding Ford Racing's activities, please visit www.fordracing.com.

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BASINGSTOKE'S young skating star Danielle Harrison enjoyed a trip of a lifetime, skating with two of the sport's legends – Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean – in Sarajevo.
This was part of a special show to celebrate 30 years since Torvill and Dean won Winter Olympics gold with their Bolero routine in the city.
The evening comprised a show in front of a sell-out 5,000 audience, in which local skaters performed in the first half and then, after the break, eight British eight skaters took to the ice including Harrison, from Winklebury, before Torvill and Dean performed their iconic Bolero routine.
All of the skaters then returned to take part in the show's finale and 14-year-old Harrison said: "It was a brilliant trip. In fact, it was the highlight of my ice skating career so far.
"The first time we met Torvill and Dean was when they just walked into our changing room and it was amazing. We also got to talk to them after the show as they were staying at the same hotel as us."
The Everest Community Academy pupil, who is backed by Planet Ice and trains at the Basingstoke Arena, added: "It was a great atmosphere to skate in and I really enjoyed being out on the ice. It was also nice to watch Bolero live."


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Virgin America reported on Tuesday that it earned $33.5 million in the third quarter. That is more than double the combined net income of the only other two profitable quarters in company history: the previous quarter and one in 2010. The boutique, low-cost carrier, which has 53 planes and hubs in San...


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Toronto ― The National Film Board of Canada selection at the 14th Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival in Toronto (November 21–24) will include Jason Young's documentary Bad Coyote, on the controversy surrounding a new hybrid species of wolf and coyote. The film is an incisive look at the politics—and the price—of living and playing close to nature.
Bad Coyote
Written and directed by Jason Young and produced by Paul McNeill for NFB Atlantic Centre in Halifax, Bad Coyote looks at a hybrid type of coyote, thought to be part wolf, which has migrated to Eastern Canada. After a deadly mauling in Cape Breton, said to be the first such fatal attack against an adult human, alarm spreads across Nova Scotia. Trappers, scientists, sheep farmers and the mother of the 19-year-old victim, Taylor Mitchell, weigh in. Increasing media coverage and reports of coyote attacks and sightings prompt the provincial government to issue a controversial bounty for dead coyotes. To some, the only good coyote is a dead one. But others call for a more measured approach, seeking mutual respect between humans and animals.
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At first, the scene at the Fine Arts Theatre resembles any other Hollywood movie première. Autograph hunters throng the red carpet, cameras flash like strobe lights, and passing cars slow down in the hope of a celebrity sighting. But a closer look reveals something amiss. No one from the evening entertainment TV shows is here. Someone in the crowd is wearing what look like blue pajamas, Nike-swoosh eyebrows, and pointy ears. And when a driver rolls down his window to ask which film is being screened, he's confused by the answer: "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men."
This isn't the première for 2009's "Star Trek" reboot by movie director J.J. Abrams. The budget of "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men" probably wouldn't cover the cost of Spock's ears in that film. But the independent feature, funded by a single fan and made outside the aegis of franchise owners Paramount Pictures and CBS, does boast a cast and crew of "Star Trek" alumni. Indeed, fans of the show have come to the theater to witness the onscreen reunification of Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig – Uhura and Chekov from the original series – both of whom are working the red carpet
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Combating Loneliness
Media Release: Age Concern New Zealand
Combating Loneliness – Age Concern volunteers making a difference
Today is International Volunteer Day and Age Concern is celebrating our wonderful volunteers
"Loneliness is as big a health risk as smoking", says Ann Martin, CEO of Age Concern New Zealand, "and our Accredited Visiting Service relies on over 2,000 dedicated volunteer visitors aged from 18 to 90, who are doing a wonderful job of supporting lonely and socially isolated older people around New Zealand."
"Research shows that having good social networks can protect against a range of health problems like heart disease, memory loss, strokes, depression, and even the common cold," adds Ms Martin.
The Age Concern Accredited Visiting Service provided around 75,000 visits and 10,000 phone calls last year to older people seeking more company and ways to link back into their communities. The service matches older people to trained volunteers, who visit them in their homes or take them out to enjoy activities and make other social connections.
The benefits of visiting go both ways. In the latest visitor satisfaction survey 100% of volunteer visitors who responded said that they enjoy their role, and 98% said that they benefit from visiting an older person. One visitor tells us, "I have met a lovely lady, and made a new friend! I love the fact that the lady I visit looks forward to seeing me, as I do her".
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"This Volunteer Awareness Week we want to take the opportunity to thank our wonderful volunteers" says Ms Martin. "They are making a huge difference to the health and well-being of older people throughout New Zealand."
To find out about becoming an Age Concern Accredited Visitor or a Dignity Champion click on this link: http://www.ageconcern.org.nz/ .


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Figure skating is recognized for its elegance and grace...except when it comes to terminology. Camel spin...what? Triple sal...who? Lutz...why? Luckily, when spelled out and explained, it is possible to comprehend the sport while admiring its beauty visually. As one of the most popular sports in the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver, figure skating will be watched by thousands of families on television. Understanding the logistics of the sport will enhance the experience of watching the competition with your family and help you explain it to your kids. So here you go...
Founded in Vienna, Austria in the 1860s, ice-skating competition was introduced to the Olympics in the 1908 Summer Games. Currently, a panel of nine International Skating Union championship judges use computers to evaluate each skater's technical and presentation abilities. Seven of the nine scores are then chosen at random to formulate the individual's average, according to www.vancouver2010.com. The skater with the highest technical and program scores combined is the winner. "Because most moves require split second coordination, in a figure skating competition, a skater can take nothing for granted," says Lisa Fedick, the head coach of Figure Skating at Sacred Heart University and general manager of Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, CT.
Within the sport there are several different programs that the judges score. In singles skating, there is a short program comprised of a maximum two minutes and 50 seconds, and a longer free skating program of four minutes for women and four minutes and 30 seconds for men, according to www.vancouver2010.com. The short program contains required jumps and combinations while the free skate is used to demonstrate the skater's personal creativity and talent. Pairs skating follows the same format but includes both one male and one female and incorporates lifts, spins and spirals linked harmoniously through movements in the routines.
The Short Program
There are several required elements in the women's short program with similar provisions for men:
Double axel: This element takes off from the outside of one skate, completes two and a half rotations and lands on the edge of the opposite foot. "The hardest jump in figure skating is the axel. When people talk about jumps like the 'triple salchow,' it means three rotations in the air but with the triple axel it is three and a half rotations in air," says Elise Gallagher, director of figure skating at City Pavilion Ice in Queens.
Triple jump: This includes three revolutions.
Jump combination: This consists of a double leading to a triple, or two triples in a row.
Flying spin: This requirement involves a leap into the air, and a layback spin where the skater arches the back and faces the ceiling.
In addition, each program must have a spin combination with one change of foot, a spiral sequence where the skater glides across the ice with one leg extended into the air, and a step sequence that can be done in a line, circle or serpentine style. The men have the same requirements with the addition of a camel spin where the free leg is extended parallel to the ice and the upper body inclined forward with extended arms, and a second step sequence, according to www.vancouver2010.com.
For pairs, there are several lift requirements including a double or triple twist lift where the male raises the female partner above his head and tosses her in the air for several rotations. Skaters are obliged to include a throw jump where the female is thrown into the air and lands on the ice, as well as a side-by-side double or triple jump and spin combination. There must be a death spiral that involves the partners holding hands while the male is spinning in pivot position and the female is spinning in horizontal position with her body parallel to the ice. A pairs spin combination and spin or step sequence is also required.
"Since the programs can be two to four minutes in length, depending on the level, at the end of the program, your legs are tired and your breathing is labored," says Autumn Scibelli who has earned several gold level tests in several skating categories. "Also, at intermediate to higher levels, skaters are required to do a 'footwork' sequence, which is a combination of intricate moves that can be difficult to do without tripping up."
The Free Skate Program
In the free skate, the skaters are given more leeway in order to challenge themselves and earn higher scores.
Lutz jump: Named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian figure skater who first performed the jump in 1913, this jump involves the skater gliding backwards on a wide curve and using a toe pick to launch off the ground and land on the opposite foot.
Salchow: Named after Ulrich Salchow who won the first Olympic gold medal for men's figure skating in 1908 and also claimed 10 world championship titles. In this jump, the skater departs the ice on the back inside edge and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. When performing edge jumps like the axel and salchow, the skater launches into the air without placing the free foot on the ice for assistance.
Perfecting these jumps from takeoff to landing is what enables the skaters to earn technical points, although it's a difficult task. Falling is a fundamental part of the sport and by picking themselves up without fear, skaters learn and progress to future success. "In most cases the fall occurs on the exit portion of the jump rather than the takeoff and several issues can cause a fall at that point. Timing, weakness in basic jumping skills, improper takeoff and improper jump placement on the circle are just a few of the causes," says Kenny Moire, director of figure skating at Chelsea Piers. "Skaters have learned to fall correctly and falling on jumps is part of the sport. The rewards outweigh the bumps and bruises."
Jaques Gilson, who was an active member of The Skating Club of New York, and now skates and coaches at his own school in Baltimore, adds, "What you have to do and what I tell all of my students, is that good or bad, land or fall...you cannot go back and repeat the element that was just completed. No matter what happens you have to put it out of your head and concentrate on what you're doing at the time."
The Details:
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony takes place on February 12th and the figure skating competition kicks off with the Pairs Short Program on February 14th at 4:30pm and ends on February 27th at 4:30pm with the Exhibition Gala. There will be 20 pairs teams, and 30 men and 30 women competing. For more information, visit www.vancouver2010.com.
Enjoy viewing the magnificence of this Olympic sport while sounding like a professional with your family and friends!
Don't Miss!
Intense rivalry, broken records, and history in the making...here are the must-sees!
2/12, 9pm - The Opening Ceremony: Held at Vancouver's BC Place.
2/13, 2:45pm - 2/27, 4:45pm - Alpine Skiing: American Lindsay Vonn, overall and downhill champion at the World Cup for the second consecutive year, contends for a medal in five Olympic events. She must fend off best friend, Maria Riesch of Germany, who won the slalom world title and finished second in the overall World Cup standings to Vonn.
For the men, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway is the clear favorite, having claimed five world medals.
2/13, 8pm - 2/26, 10:52pm - Short Track: American Apolo Ohno, five-time Olympic medalist, returns having also claimed the 2007 Dancing With the Stars champion title!
For the women, China's Wang Meng could sweep golds after winning individual golds in both the 500m and 1000m events at the 2009 World Championships in Vienna.
2/14, 12pm - 2/25, 4pm - Nordic Combined: Americans Bill Demong and Todd Lodwick, both reigning world champions, look to win the U.S.'s first Olympic Nordic combined medal. Austrian competitor Felix Gottwald is the most accomplished contender in Olympic history, medaling in six straight Olympic starts.
2/15, 3pm - 2/27, 5:17pm - Speed Skating: American Shani Davis, the defending Olympic champion in the 1000m, is the favorite in the 1000m and the 1500m. He has won four out of four 1000m races and four out of five 1500m races in the World Cup circuit this season.
2/14, 3pm (first meeting) - Women's Hockey: The U.S. and Canada have played in the final in all but one international tournament since women's world championships began in 1990. The Americans are two-time defending world champions and the Canadians are two-time defending Olympic champions.
2/14, 7:30pm -2/27, 7:30pm - Figure Skating: Yevgeny Plushenko of Russia looks to make history as the first man to win two straight golds in more than half a century, the second man to win more than two Olympic medals, and the sixth straight Olympic gold medalist from Russia/the former Soviet Union.
For the women, don't miss teenage rivals Kim Yu-Na of South Korea and Mao Asada of Japan. Although the U.S. only qualified two skaters, look for Rachael Flatt who finished fifth at 2009.
2/28, 9pm - The Closing Ceremony: Held at BC Place.
The 2010 Winter Olympics will be broadcast on NBC. For more information, visit www.nbcolympics.com.
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In this section you can get informed about what an IP phone is and when, where and how it can be used. If you are one who is looking for modern and high quality solutions for building up or modernising a telecommunication system, these lines will probably provide a great help.
IP (Internet Protocol) phones are those that work through the Internet instead of the traditional PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) system. In Figure 1 you can see a sample that explains that all phoning devices can be IP phones: analog phones, computers, mobile devices and, of course, VoIP (Voice over IP) phones as well.
Figure 1 - Different phoning devices used as IP phones through the Internet
IP phones can be used when it is more useful to manage the phone calls through the Internet instead of the conventional PSTN network. Those companies that often initiate several or even more international calls can applicate this solution.
The Internet Telephony has numerous advantages over the convetnional PSTN systems: the most significant is that when an international call is initiated, in the case of the PSTN networks, the call must go through several service provider's network. These service providers use different protocols to handle the data transmissions. When the call gets through the boundaries of one service provider's network into the other one's, the data must be converted. During the conversion, data loss happens that leads to low quality interantional calls.
With IP telephony, this loss of the data does not happen: all the IP phones use the Internet, so the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to work with.How Can IP Phones Be Used?
IP phones must be connected to a proper telecommunication system in order to be connected to the Internet. You can connect all your devices to the Internet with the help of your Ozeki Phone System XE.
You have nothing else to do but dowload the Ozeki Phone System XE software on your computer or mobile device. Then create a SIP account with a simple registration (you must give the user data: nickname, user name and password). After this, connect your devices with giving the user data to the device and with giving an IP address where the device can connect to. Your IP phones are ready to be used.
In the case of VoIP phones, you just need to set the user data in the menu on the VoIP phone with pushing some buttons (it depends on the type of the device which one is to be pushed). In the case of analog phones, the phones must be connected to the Ozeki Phone System XE server.IP Phones in Your Ozeki Phone System XE
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A blog to bring to light Illuminati Conspiracies that we have seen and noticed after reading news reports, putting together clues and looking at other sources. On this blog you will find our theories and ideas towards what might happen on 2012 and events which have already happened! Subjects involve money, 9/11 and Walt Disney pictures! You will find out the horrible and shocking truth behind all of these all on this one website!
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Disney Subliminal Messaging
These Disney examples include films such as The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers, Who
Framed Roger Rabbit and, most controversially, The Lion King. The Little Mermaid has two main secrets, on the front cover of all original releases, you should take a closer look and the tower immediately to the left of the tallest tower, clearly visible is a very familiar, phallic-looking "thing". Basically it's a penis.
The artist that created the artwork for this movie cover was not necessarily a Disney employee, and lays the claims that he was on a pressuresome, tight schedule and was being laid off after the creation of this movie. Disney, however, were very quick to recognise this artistic "whoopsy", but obviously, it was merely coincidence. The artist himself, also was quoted saying he'd "be an idiot to admit it was intentional, if it was".
The second secret in The Little Mermaid is during the wedding, the priest gets a little too excited about the event. Clearly you can see a bulge coming from the priests trousers (pants if you're American), many have tried simply palming this off and claiming that it's his knee, but as you look closer to the artwork, simple depth perception will tell you his leg is the other side of this "bulge". Moralists filed a lawsuit against Disney for this mishap, but you will no longer find this on the later DVD releases of the film as they have been edited out.
As mentioned earlier, The Rescuers subliminal message is extremely controversial. This scene depicts two characters flying through the city. Only when this scene is slowed down can you see the blatent naked women in a window in the background. This only lasts for 2 frames, so it's visually extremely difficult to see without freeze-framing.
Another example is Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jessica Rabbit jumps out of a taxi, and, once again, for only a couple of frames, her dress blows up a little too far and we see the nude woman's open legs. Also later on in the film, reportedly, the home telephone number of Michael Eisner is seen, however this has been edited out of modern releases.
In Aladdin, Aladdin reaches for Jasmin outside her balcony, and the whispering words "Good teenagers take off your clothes", is heard, you may have to listen carefully, but if you have the film on VHS you can try this out for yourself.
In The Lion King, the subliminal messages are littered throughout the whole film, however the most controversial one is when a dandelion is blown and the pappi spread in the air, the form the space around the word "sex". Disney claim that it in fact says "SFX", but a close look can confirm our beliefs. However, the word "sex" can be seen on numerous occasions throughout. Pocahontas is another example of a Disney film in which the word "sex" can be spelt within the animation. These subliminal messages are in almost every Disney movie, not just the examples that I have highlighted, these other examples are just not as noticable or controversial as the listed ones. Why not see if you can find more of your own? Many will appear on VHS releases of the film, if you find anymore blatent disregards for the public, please feel free to throw in a mention.
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Mysterious noises in Nunavut prompt investigation by Canadian military
Nunavut, Canada's most northern territory, is in uproar after mysterious sounds from the sea floor started to be heard in recent days. The sounds, described variously as pings or beeps, have been heard throughout the summer.
A member of the local government said the main concern is that the sounds are scaring animals away, a key source of nourishment for hunters. "That's one of the major hunting areas in the summer and winter," he said.
According to witnesses who heard the noises, they are "emanating from the sea floor," but nobody knows what the source of the mystery sounds is. There have been a number of local theories, stemming from military exercises, to commercial shipping and fishing activity, to the frankly absurd: extraterrestrial involvement.
"I personally believe the noises are being generated by alien life forms," said one local Nunavut resident. "It seems to me that they are trying to communicate with us. Possibly their ship has crashed and they need assistance to repair it."
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Kentucky girl 3rd victim of shooting in school parking lot
HAZARD, Ky. — A 12-year-old girl who was shot in a parking lot at Hazard Community and Technical College died on Wednesday, a day after her father and cousin were killed in the same shooting.
Taylor Cornett, a sixth-grader at R.W. Combs Elementary School in Perry County, died at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, according to hospital spokeswoman Kristi Lopez.
Also killed were Caitlin Cornett, 20, who was living in Letcher County, and her uncle, Jackie "Doug" Cornett, 53, of the Perry County community of Happy, Hazard Assistant Police Chief Joe Engle said.
Hazard police charged Dalton Stidham, 21, Caitlin Cornett's former boyfriend, with two counts of murder, one related to domestic violence, and one count of attempted murder. Stidham turned himself in to Kentucky State Police after the shooting.
A police citation said Stidham admitted that he had shot three people.
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A handgun was found at the scene and matched the description of a gun Stidham said he bought earlier Tuesday, according to the citation.
Kenny Woods, a Baptist minister who owns H & K Gun & Pawn Shop in Perry County, said in a telephone interview Wednesday that Stidham bought the gun legally at his shop about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Caitlin Cornett had broken up with Stidham a few months before the shooting, said Brittany Cornett, Caitlin's sister. She said Caitlin "was a loving mother, a loving sister and daughter, and everything you could possibly want in somebody."
Jackie Cornett was a former coal miner who was disabled from a mining injury, Brittany Cornett said. He "was kind and caring and loved his family," she said.
Stidham and Caitlin Cornett had chosen the parking lot of the college's First Federal Center building to exchange their 2-year-old son, Jaydein, for visitation, Brittany Cornett said.
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Brittany Cornett said Jackie Cornett and his daughter Taylor had taken Caitlin to the parking lot to meet Stidham.
They were to meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday, but Stidham called and asked that the exchange be made earlier, Brittany Cornett said.
The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m., police said.
Hazard Police Chief Minor Allen said Tuesday that shots were fired into the victims' vehicle; one person was found dead inside and the other was lying in the parking lot. He said the shooting could be "a domestic type situation" unrelated to the school.


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Market timing: A global endeavor
This paper employs daily fund and index data, the classical Treynor and Mazuy timing model, and two multi-factor extensions to measure the market timing ability of global asset allocation funds. These funds differ from traditional global or international funds in that they face fewer investment constraints and are known to actively shift funds across a wide variety of asset classes. When using the classical Treynor and Mazuy timing models, I find evidence of poor market timing ability. However, this evidence disappears when timing ability is examined using two multi-factor models. The results from Treynor and Mazuy are spurious since both multi-factor extensions do a much better job in explaining the variation in average fund returns.
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Hectic schedule for Special Olympian
Michelle Tschetter looking forward to Vancouver games
Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 06:00 am
Special Olympics Canada
At 25 years old Michelle Tschetter has so many swimming medals they can barely fit around her neck.
�Do you mind if I take these off?� said Tschetter after the photo, �they�re kind of uncomfortable.�
Tschetter is representing Team Alberta this week in swimming at the Special Olympics� Summer Games in Vancouver.
�I�ve been swimming my whole life. I took swimming lessons when I was little like everyone does, but I really loved it.�
Four years ago Tschetter joined the Special Olympics program and began swimming for the team in St. Albert.
�It was my sister Christine who found out about the program. She was Googling around and stumbled across it,� said Tschetter.
At her sister�s insistence Tschetter joined the team and quickly fell in love with it.
�There�s just so much to do. It�s not just swimming,� said Tschetter. �There is bowling and baseball and soccer. All of the volunteers are so nice to me. I�ve made a lot of friends through the program, including Connor.�
Tschetter is referring to Connor Bissett, another swimmer representing St. Albert in Vancouver.
�My mom has been so supportive, she drives me to all of my practices. My family never misses a meet,� said Tschetter.
Tschetter will have a lot of support in Vancouver both in and out of her family. More than 10 relatives and friends will be making the trip to cheer her on.
�Bernise Lema, my 88-year-old grandma, will be there. Can you believe that? She�s coming all the way down to see me,� said Tschetter.
Tschetter told us that she wasn�t worried about the pressure and that all of the support was just encouraging to her to do her best.
�We�re proud of Michelle,� said Doug Tschetter, Michelle�s father. �It�s been a really great program for her.�
Tschetter regrets that the hectic schedule of the Games means she won�t have much time to see her family until the closing ceremonies.
�She has to stay at the athlete�s village with her team for the whole time,� said Doug Tschetter. �There are a lot of rules.�
Special Olympics Canada has warned parents that busy athletes such as Tschetter will only have 30-45 minutes a day to interact with their families.
Athletes will sleep six to an apartment and keep to a tight training and competition schedule. No junk food is allowed until after the games are over. It�s not so bad, said Tschetter.
�My friends will be there,� said Tschetter, �and I�ll see my family whenever I can. They�ll be cheering for me in the stands.�
Tschetter extended thanks to all of the people who have helped her get to Vancouver.
�There�s been so many people helping me,� said Tschetter. �I�m very lucky.�
Tschetter will be competing from July 9 to 12 in Vancouver.


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Hi, > extra pass On how to avoid this extra pass. Not strictly backward compatible, but I wonder how much it would break: what if observation would deliver two events for moved nodes: the "node moved" event (added at the target), plus the "node deleted" event (deleted at the source)? The one use case I know about, data store garbage collection in Jackrabbit core, would be OK with this behavior. Regards, Thomas On 10/21/13 2:20 PM, "Michael Dürig" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > >Hi, > >I implemented a very rough POC of the algorithm outlined below. See [1] >for the implementation itself. On move a node is annotated with its >source path in NodeBuilder.moveTo(). Later moves can be extracted >through the standalone MoveDetector class. See MoveDetectorTest for >details. MoveDetector also provides a static utility method >findMovedPaths for building the set of moved nodes the algorithm >requires. As mentioned below this extra pass is not required if this set >can be obtained by other means. > >See [2] how this could be integrated with the current observation >implementation. > >If we deicide to go with such an approach at all, we still need to >figure out how to better integrate it with the current node state diff. > >Michael > > >[1] >https://github.com/mduerig/jackrabbit-oak/commit/a74ea2095d5a3aea2e27dbc0b >18038eec11f315a >[2] >https://github.com/mduerig/jackrabbit-oak/commit/ad81af03f9c8c8ab11acd614e >44c27ad34292b88 > > >On 17.10.13 2:16 , Michael Dürig wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Currently we can't detect a move operation through diffing node states. >> Those operation are currently seen as separate remove and add operations >> that can't be easily associated with each other. This impacts permission >> evaluation (OAK-710, OAK-783) and observation (OAK-144, OAK-1090), which >> both don't have the same support for moves as had Jackrabbit 2. >> >> As discussed several times before it is not possible to regain move >> operation from simply diffing node states. We need additional >> information. One option is to annotate nodes (*) as they are moved with >> their source path. With that we could detect whether an added node was >> the target of a move operation and if so where the source of that >> operation was. However, this comes with a performance penalty since such >> a diff operation could not be done in a single pass any more. In order >> to decide whether a deleted node has been moved, the corresponding add >> needs to be found first. In essence this requires the diff operation to >> do two passes: the first one for detecting move operations and the >> second one for the other operations. >> >> To avoid the second pass, we could also remember the paths of the moved >> nodes in a global place (*). This would allow us to look up whether a >> deleted node was moved (opposed to deleted) as we go and detect moved >> nodes as soon as we come across an added node that has a source path >> annotation. As an added benefit this approach allows us to detect >> whether there was a move at all simply by checking whether there are >> entries in this global place. If this is not the case, we could fall >> back to a simpler diff mechanism. >> >> (*) All such annotations would happen as hidden items in transient space >> and would have to be removed again by some hook before persisting. >> >> WDYT, is this worth the trouble? >> >> Michael
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I had severe Crohn's in 1996. I had surgery to remove all of the large intestine/rectum. I have been in remission up until just recently. I developed a peristomal wound about two and a half years ago that has yet to heal. After a scope and small bowel follow through it was determined that the Crohn's has returned in a small area around the stoma, internally. The doctors are contemplating putting me on 6-MP (6-mercaptopurine). I am a little concerned because other than the annoyance of this wound, I really do not have much, if any, other symptoms. I am not sure the cost of taking the medicine (potential short-term and long-term side effects) will be worth whatever benefit may come from the medication. I definitely do not want to feel worse on the meds than I do off of them. I have had a hard time finding other people with an ileostomy who are also on 6-MP and how they have responded. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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The event is jointly organised by the Department of Politics under Vietnam Naval Service and localities receiving weapons along Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea, including Hai Phong, Quang Ngai, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City, Tra Vinh, Can Tho and Ca Mau.
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Besides, feats of arm of troops of camouflaged ships will be highlighted as well.
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AccorHotels' upscale Pullman flag has debuted its new design and branding concept in Bangkok. Locally based Interior Architects 49 has redesigned spaces within the Pullman Bangkok King Power hotel to reflect the brand's new standard, including all of the hotel's 354 guest rooms, as well as its five restaurants and bars.
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The new concept—dubbed "Our World Is Your Playground"—was developed to target mobile, hyper-connected global nomads and emphasizes efficiency and wellness, project participants say.
Revamped rooms, including 18 new deluxe accommodations with balconies, feature USB charging ports and bathrooms with rain showers and tubs. In addition, the hotel has introduced Cuisine Unplugged, a restaurant focused on green and organic ingredients, as well as the GLEN BAR, a Thai mezzanine-level venue. The property's 20 function rooms have also been updated.
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"The renovation of the hotel presented an unprecedented challenge but the result is simply stunning," says the hotel's general manager, Marc Begassat. "It is our belief that the new 'Our World Is Your Playground' concept will transform the hospitality industry in Bangkok, the world's top tourist destination. We are proud to be the world's first Pullman and the first AccorHotels property bringing this concept to Asia."
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Hi Dan. I am also glad that she has been saved, and I am also following her progress. As you are undoubtedly well aware, she had undergone few alterations during her ocean-going life, unlike our SS Norway. I look forward to visiting her someday... it's an easy hop across the Atlantic for us.
Rotterdam was actually my first ship. Sadly, I wasn't a passenger, but this was back in the days when you could board a ship for a bon voyage party. My grandparents were sailing from New York to Nassau and Freeport. I believe it was 1974 or 1975, so I was about 10 years old. I remember being in awe of the ship's size. I also recall my grandparents' cabin, where the BV party was held. It was an interior cabin, the beds in an L-configuration, and I seem to recall that the walls were a light blue. Yet, I wish I could recall more, or anything, about the public areas. I wonder if I was on her famous stairtower.
My grandparents sailed with another couple, and they all loved the ship and the voyage. My grandmother talked about it for months afterwards. I remember her saying that there was everything on the ship that one could possibly want. She marveled at the movie theatre. "They showed everything but 'The Poseidon Adventure' and 'Jaws,'" she said.
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GROVE CITY, FL. - A Grove City man told a deputy the pants he was wearing were not his after Oxycodone is found in the pocket.
Arrested for Possession of Oxycodone and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia was 30-year-old James Edwin White.
According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was patrolling Monday at 3:44 p.m. and observed a man on a bicycle at 9th Street and Kentucky Avenue in Grove City.
The deputy, who is familiar with the area, did not recognize the man and due to recent burglaries in that area, stopped the man identified as White. The deputy said White's hands were shaking; he was also trembling and stuttered as well. White was asked if he had anything illegal on his person and he replied "no." He was then asked if he could search him for any illegal weapons or drugs and he said, "Go ahead."
Inside his right side pocket, the deputy found a cellophane wrapper with nine Oxycodone pills. Just as the deputy found the pills, White stated, "Oh, wait, these aren't my pants!" White told the deputy the pants belonged to his uncle and he didn't know his uncle kept pills in his pants.
A further search of White found a cut blue straw commonly used to snort narcotics; the straw had a powdery residue inside. White was arrested and en route to the jail he kept telling the deputy that the pants were his uncles and he had just thrown them on. The bicycle was taken to the District One office for safekeeping. White posted a $3,500 bond and was released.
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