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Jermain Defoe believes that transfer rumours involving his Tottenham teammate Luka Modric will start up again ahead of the January window.
The Croatian playmaker wanted a big-money move to London rivals Chelsea in the summer but Spurs made it clear he was not for sale and knocked back any offers that came their way.
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"We just wanted the window to close, and he's here now and that's that. He's just got to be professional. You can't go into games sulking because you'll get found out and let the team down.
"But Luka's a good professional and, if you didn't know there was speculation about him going and you saw him about the place, you'd never know.
"He's been good. In pre-season, maybe other players would have said, 'I've got an injury and I don't want to play', but he didn't do that and I don't think there's many players who would have done that.
"Chelsea's a massive club and there was an opportunity for him but it didn't happen and now he's got to get on with playing football because he's a big player for us."
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Today there are 16 power exchanges operating in the world. Of these, CalPX and Nordpool were created similarly as commercial functions separate from transmission operations. They were formed to provide a solid underlying spot market to facilitate retail competition. Nordpool and CalPX model their businesses after other commodity exchanges and primarily are concerned with creating a commercially efficient market. While transmission operators are charged with ensuring a reliable electricity delivery system and process, the role of an exchange is to operate and develop a reliable market.
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India 272 (Vijay 57, Pujara 52, Jadeja 43, Lyon 7-94) and 158 for 4 (Pujara 82*, Kohli 41) beat Australia 262 (Siddle 51, Smith 46, Ashwin 5-57) and 164 (Siddle 50, Cowan 24, Jadeja 5-58) by 6 wickets
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The final day of the series, in Delhi, resembled one of those when a crazy colourful storm from Rajasthan visits the capital. While the storm is there, it is all encompassing, and promises apocalypse. Soon, though, it blows over, and you can't tell it had been there. For about the first 200 minutes of the day, it was mayhem: spiteful spin, altercations, posturing, surprises, send-offs and some statesmanship. Twelve wickets fell for 170 runs, Nathan Lyon and Ravindra Jadeja registered their personal bests, Peter Siddle became the first No. 9 to score two fifties in a Test, but India got through the 155-run chase with shockingly consummate ease to win four matches in a series for the first time in their Test history.
Cheteshwar Pujara, opening the innings in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan and fighting a finger injury of his own, led the chase with his second fifty - 82 off 92 - which on this pitch must rank alongside one of his double-centuries. It might have been made to look simple, but it wasn't always thus.
Lyon, who had removed Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha with the last two deliveries of India's first innings, nearly had his hat-trick. M Vijay charged at him first ball of the innings, but the ball turned way down the leg side, and Matthew Wade missed the half chance.
In the next over, Pujara survived a close lbw shout, with a soft outside edge helping him. In the next over, Vijay was bowled while reverse-sweeping. That was the closest Australia came to having a chance.
Pujara and Kohli batted as if the events of the past two-and-a-half days didn't matter at all, as if the bunsen had lost all its fire. Which it hadn't; it was just clear-minded decisive batting on a spitter, making full use of every loose ball on offer. There were drives, there were ramps, there were sweeps. From Australia there were loose balls, overthrows and misfields.
A minor blip interrupted India's progress as three wickets fell for five runs to reduce India to 128 for 4, a period during which Sachin Tendulkar failed in possibly his last Test innings at home. Pujara, though, refused to acknowledge all this, bringing India level with three successive fours, and let MS Dhoni, whose grey beard bears the traces of two previous whitewashes of India, finish the rest.
Enough of this drive on a clear sunny day. Back to the storm. Back to when there were skirmishes even before teams had crossed the rope. Over who should set foot on the field of play first. That resolved, Australia took the last two wickets in no time, restricting India's lead to 10.
Australia tried to surprise India by opening with Glenn Maxwell alongside David Warner. In the absence of batsmen technically equipped to fight it out on this pitch, such aggression against new ball was perhaps the best way to go. Surreal scenes followed: Jadeja bowling to Maxwell in the fifth over of a Test innings. It didn't last. In his first over, Jadeja got one to turn, stay low, hit the outside edge of Maxwell's bat and cannon into the off stump.
With an assured and aggressive innings, Ed Cowan showed it was probably not the best move after all to demote him. He capitalised on every loose delivery, and hit five fours in his 24, one of them a superb drive through midwicket after stepping down to Jadeja. All hell broke loose at the other end, though.
Jadeja trapped Warner with a dart, and the Indian fielders let rip with a choreographed and a long send-off. Warner has been the sledger-in-chief from Australia, and has been in the ear of the Indian batsmen since the start of the second innings of the match. There is also a previous to this from the time India toured Australia, so that wicket would have brought Virat Kohli, in particular, and Jadeja natural and massive relief, and they just let it show.
The umpires, though, spoke to Tendulkar, who in turn, tapped Jadeja's shoulder a bit. With seemingly an appeal every ball, an explosion off the pitch every second, and a sledge every third, the umpires were under intense pressure. Amid some incredible calls, Aleem Dar erred with the Phillip Hughes lbw, with R Ashwin's offbreak turning past off.
It was all Dhoni after that. First through Jadeja, a player he has backed when few did. Jadeja removed Cowan before lunch, and Steven Smith and Mitchell Johnson just after. The latter strikes were crucial as Smith and Wade had added 41 for the sixth wicket. His first ball after the break was a slider that Smith left alone to hit his off stump. The next turned through the gate and knocked Johnson's middle stump over. Australia 94 for 7.
Siddle not only survived the hat-trick ball, he - much like Pujara - seemed to have brought his own pitch to bat on. He went on a sensational counterattack, charging down to the spinners and clearing mid-off, and cover when mid-off was sent back, regularly. He looked as comfortable as any specialist batsman did on this track.
Around him, though, Dhoni put on an exhibition too. Wade advanced to Ojha, was beaten by the dip, edged it onto the top part of his pad, and as the ball died to his right, Dhoni changed direction and not only completed a one-handed take, he proceeded to break the stumps just in case the umpire had missed the edge.
Siddle was not too bedazzled. His assault continued. Back to Dhoni then. He gambled. He brought Ishant on. The first nine balls Ishant bowled went for 12 runs. With James Pattinson, Siddle had now added 35 for the ninth wicket to take the score to 157. Then Ishant went round the stumps, and got one to reverse through Pattinson's gate. Dhoni had worked again. Fittingly, as with the bat, he ended the innings with a stumping off a ball that could have been called a wide had it been bowled with restrictive intent.
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I have been making this stuffing for a few years now. Obviously my husband avoids it because of the sausage in it (but hey that's more for me). I remember the first time I came across this recipe I was hesitant to try it just because it sounded kind of weird to me. Walnuts,apples,sausage in a stuffing? But I was intrigued by all these different flavors and just went for it. What a surprise! It was REALLY good. It was soft with a little crunch, it was sweet but savory it is a very well balanced out dish. It really tastes like the holidays on a spoon. I usually make it for Christmas but I'll be making it for Thanksgiving this year. This sure beats that old boring stale flavorless stuffing any day. And I think as it sits it almost tastes even better.
- 1 pound mild bulk breakfast sausage (jimmy dean etc…) I wanted to test this out to see how the meatless version would taste & used a vegetarian substitute which was morningstar farms brand sausage.
- 4 tablespoons butter
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- 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and chopped ( I used Gala apples and they are sweeter)
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
- 1 cup dried cranberries, rehydrated in boiling water for 15 minutes and drained
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 6 cups bread cubes (or any type of bagged stuffing mix)
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 2 to 3 cups chicken stock (vegetable stock for vegetarians)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 cup of finely chopped walnuts
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Sauté the sausage in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, crumbling coarsely with the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage and drippings to a large bowl. Melt the butter in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the leeks, apples, celery and poultry seasoning to the skillet and sauté until the leeks are soft, about 8 minutes. Mix in the drained cranberries, sage and rosemary. Add the mixture to the sausage, then mix in the croutons (bread crumbs) and parsley. Next add the chicken stock (or veggie stock) a little at a time until the stuffing is very moist. Be sure not to overdo it; it shouldn't be mushy.Mix the walnuts into the stuffing or if you want you may add them to the top while baking whichever you prefer. Season with salt and pepper. Place in a casserole dish..(The stuffing can be made to this point 2 days before Thanksgiving, refrigerated.) But of course don't add the nuts or they will be come soggy.
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What's good type of fiber replacement for Atkins Induction?
I am on my second week of Atkins. I would like some advice on fiber supplements what would be good. Thanks
Honestly? I just took a page from Dr Dukan's book and have 2 tbl of oatbran every day. I am in induction, week 2 and I lost 5.5 lbs last week, so it does not appear to slow anything down.
Another thing is to have those veggies that are allowed during induction. I have salad every day, even when I don't want to ;)
Lots of people take psyllium husk (all fiber, no net carbs) usually in capsule form. Others use flaxmeal/flax seeds. I tend to use a combo of both. If I make meatballs, I replace the breadcrumbs with a combo of Parmesan cheese and flaxmeal.
And your foundation veggies as well! :)
i wish i posed this question last week! i ended up buying a jar of fiber smart clear(?), not really knowing what i was looking for. no idea what it is, but nutrition facts say zero net carbs. my biggest fear was that it would have a bad taste, and i'm not one to take pills. i also don't like drinking water, so a squirt of lemon juice and a spoonful of this stuff worked wonders for my week three on induction.
Thank you all I bought a fiber supplement today.
I don't take any fiber, or eat any veggies, but making sure I get plenty of fat in, and taking some magnesium every day definitely keeps everything regular.
I don't take any supplements but use flaxseed meal to make muffins and Linda's wraps. Hubby takes sf fiber.
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Magnesium supplementation also helps. A good probiotic is also an idea.
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Wow for real!? FJ user are gay as fuck most of the time but wow the comments I am seeing are just flat out stupid. You people really can't take a joke nor detect sarcasm in a post.
On a more serious note pot really shouldn't be illegal but whatever not going to debate with 12 year olds. Stoners are the new gays though and it it really blows my mind that its more acceptable to be a pronounced homo male that talks about swallowing seamen everyday then to be some guy thats like "yeah I smoke pot on the weekends".
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I smoked pot and im an engineering student with A's and B's. just because some stupid people smoke pot doesn't mean every person that smokes pot is stupid. just sayin
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I smoke pot and I'm a System Engineer. I do so because I have anger issues that can't be fixed, and they have to be controlled with pills, but pot keeps me calm as well and it doesn't have any chemicals so I decided to stick with it, for now at least.
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Pot is a cancer risk, is highly addictive, and impairs memory construction. Anyone who disagrees is miss informed there are lots and lots of studies that show it. I have a friend who is going to Harvard Medical School and got a 35 on his Mcat and he smokes a lot. Does it make him stupid? No. Does it impair him? Yes.
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Highly addictive, lol.
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do you realize that emotional addiction means that its all in the addicts head?
if they stop nothing happens to their body
i smoked pot for 2 years, didn't smoke since new year and i don't feel a thing
#664 - beardman (02/13/2014) [-]
Yea but neither Meth nor Cocaine are not physically addictive like nicotine and heroin. They're just psychologically addictive, same as THC. Doesn't mean that the withdrawal can't be just as bad. I know this not from some "health teacher" telling me but because I'm an EX-heroin and speed addict and learned this through many outpatients and rehabs. Both are very hard to kick (SAME as THC), and while something may be psychologically addicting it doesn't mean it's any less hard to get off of. But yea maybe nothing happened to you when you stopped smoking but I know people who couldn't eat and were always anxious and pissed off when they tried to quit smoking weed; the same way that I know people who quit heroin after a year and had very minor withdrawal while other people i knew quit after 6 months and went through absolute hell. It's dependent on the person, just because it wasn't seemingly addictive to you doesn't mean that's the same for everyone...
#659 - fukkendragonite (02/13/2014) [-]
Mate, I'm sorta with you, but saying emotional addiction is 'all in the head' is like saying that schizophrenia is all in the head and that it isn't an illness because if you're having a bad schizo episode it doesn't physically affect your body.
#632 - bobbysnobby (02/13/2014) [-]
What your talking about has nothing to do with science and I dont know what to make of it. Saying that Emotional and Pharmacological dependence is "All in the addicts head" is absolute nonsense. Pharmacological dependence means that your body stops producing chemicals in the brain or body thats not "In the addicts head" its measurable. Physical dependence doesnt mean that its visible or is "physical" it means that withdraw has extreme physical effects such as Heroin which can kill you if you go cold turkey. If your going to bring up contradictions without citation and with nothing but anecdotal evidence I will say you are the Ken Ham of this debate.
A Within-Subject Comparison of Withdrawal Symptoms During Abstinence From Cannabis, Tobacco, and Both Substances
ncbi.nlm.nih (.) gov/pmc/articles/PMC2214670/
#685 - penguinthegreat (02/13/2014) [-]
ok i have to admit that i dont understand what you are saying
i just have personal expirience with marijuana and i didnt get addicted
#697 - byobgraffpro (02/13/2014) [-]
same here man, I smoked all the time but I quit so easily. I literally just stopped buying weed. I haven't smoked in like 4 months. idk what hes talking about
#133 - Womens Study Major (02/13/2014) [-]
Where are these studies?
#160 - bobbysnobby (02/13/2014) [-]
Eur Respir J. 2008 February; 31(2): 280--286.
Cannabis use and the risk of developing a psychotic disorder.
World Psychiatry. 2008;7(2):68-71.
Associations between duration of illicit drug use and health conditions: results from the 2005-2007 national surveys on drug use and health.
Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Apr;20(4):289-97.
Possible role of marijuana smoking as a carcinogen in the development of lung cancer at a young age.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 1994 Jul-Sep;26(3):285-8.
Adverse health effects of non-medical cannabis use.
Lancet. 2009 Oct 17;374(9698):1383-91.
General and oral health implications of cannabis use.
Aust Dent J. 2005 Jun;50(2):70-4.
Adverse effects of cannabis on health: an update of the literature since 1996.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;28(5):849-63.
Adverse effects of cannabis on health: an update of the literature since 1996.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;28(5):849-63.
The same site that seems to love Bill Nye's debate and the science that he uses, should also trust that science even if it disagrees with what they believe. There are literally hundreds more papers and at least 30 of them are peer reviewed and passed with flying colors.
#490 - Womens Study Major (02/13/2014) [-]
How many of these are government run?
How many of these are true wide and accurate population samples?
Lol most of them are old studies and the one made in 2010 is a "association" hahaha there is a "association" of everything.
So much for science where is the logic and deductive truth?
Haha how weak information dumb really what are you 12?
Doesn't matter what you say it in regards to health effects of it positive or negative. Smoke is not health for the lungs from what ever the source. The fact is you are supposed to be a free human and be able to chose what you want to do. It could be poison but you should have the right to do it.
I mean what are you a nazi?
#515 - pubeasaurusrex (02/13/2014) [-]
So let me get this straight, because people actually cited good information showing that pot is actually bad for you, you're not going to turn edgy and say it's the government who's lying to us? 3edgy5me
#532 - Womens Study Major (02/13/2014) [-]
Hasty generalization is all the fjers seems to be going on...
No where, no where in any of those "studies" did it say that "pot is bad for you". None of those studies that where put there deductively conclude that "pot is bad for you".
Please look them over.
No study as ever proven that its "bad for you".
But whatever I am the faggot for using logic...
#622 - bobbysnobby (02/13/2014) [-]
Actually there was a recent study in Australasia which concluded that smoking a Blunt 1 once a week was as large a cancer risk modifier as smoking a pack of cigarettes a week.
Eur Respir J. 2008 February; 31(2): 280--286
"The highest tertile of cannabis use was associated with an increased risk of lung cancer (relative risk 5.7 (95% CI 1.5-21.6)), after adjustment for confounding variables including cigarette smoking. In conclusion, the results of the present study indicate that long-term cannabis use increases the risk of lung cancer in young adults."
#725 - landerp (02/13/2014) [-]
That's because blunt wraps are made of tobacco. I use a vaporizer and still manage to run 6 miles a day despite all the lung damage that I supposedly have. Try quoting some reliable information that is backed by facts rather than listing off books written about the subject.
#731 - bobbysnobby (02/14/2014) [-]
It was controlled for. Vaporizers dont burn the plant material so yes the damage to your lungs is drastically reduced. That is a fact that is also true of tobacco however and is not at all unique to Cannabis. All of the reports i have linked are peer reviewed and are much more reliable than anecdotal evidence about individuals athleticism. I have asthma and have been very active in my life. Those two things can coexist despite asthma dramatically hurting my ability to be athletic it doesn't prove that asthma has no affect on my body. If you use a vaporizer that dramatically reduces the damage your lungs will take. True. It doesnt address the various chemicals your are inhaling one of which being THC and the effects it has on the brain, and on our biological chemical production.
You can go through and down thumb all of my posts because they contradict what you want but it doesnt make me wrong. Can you smoke or use Cannibas? Sure. Do I mind? No. Is it safe? No.
The facts are the fallowing. Burning any plant material and inhaling it is dangerous, that goes for dried grass, all the way to opium no exceptions come to mind. It has to do with the process of burning being an incomplete process of combustion where by you break Carbon Carbon bonds in the plant to produce heat. This process is imperfect and thus you are left with residue that you breath in, particles which are not good to breath in as our lungs are extremely sensitive to disturbance. THC is addictive, it changes the chemistry in the brain because it produces dopamine which suffers from diminishing returns. Over time this results on the body not responding to natural dopamine production.
Finally I can post facts but when you post facts back them up. I have given citations for reports done and peer reviewed about the potential risks of Cannibas. My citations are peer reviewed by the scientific community, your post is an accretion faceless on the internet. One argument is compelling, one is rhetoric
#734 - Womens Study Major (02/14/2014) [-]
Lol you just don't get that its only coloration.
Answer anons post, please.
"Words like "safe" need to be better defined. Just because something has "ill health effects" doesn't mean that its not "safe" ever read the side effects of prosecution drugs? I don't see anyone getting on peoples case about taking pills and not knowing all the side effects...
Well what is "healthy" and natural?
Is tea natural? Is coffee natural? Is caffeine natural? Is eating large amounts of sugar natural? Is artificial sugar natural? Is high fructose corn syrup natural? Are they healthy?
What are you going on?
I mean why not inform people on those things."
Also I don't think any stoner thinks that smoke is healthy for you so we can agree on that.
On addictive is something bad because its addictive i.e coffee?
Would you agree that moderation is key?
#714 - Womens Study Major (02/13/2014) [-]
Lake of deductive truth still...
A free man needs not to be told what he can and can't put into his body.
If your whole point is to affirm that "smoke" is bad for the lungs then I agree.
#720 - bobbysnobby (02/13/2014) [-]
Smoke all you want I dont have a say, and i dont want to have a say in what you do. However the number of people who try to affirm that Cannabis is "safe" and has no ill health effects are just lying and its easy to show. I dont think that the state should have the right to outlaw it and I even think that it should be taxed, but that doesnt mean its healthy or even neutral its actively bad for you.
My goal is to inform you all do what you want with the information but the claim that Cannabis is safe is just a lie.
#728 - Womens Study Major (02/14/2014) [-]
Never said I smoke. Words like "safe" need to be better defined. Just because something has "ill health effects" doesn't mean that its not "safe" ever read the side effects of prosecution drugs? I don't see anyone getting on peoples case about taking pills and not knowing all the side effects...
Well what is "healthy" and natural?
Is tea natural? Is coffee natural? Is caffeine natural? Is eating large amounts of sugar natural? Is artificial sugar natural? Is high fructose corn syrup natural? Are they healthy?
What are you going on?
I mean why not inform people on those things.
#716 - Womens Study Major (02/13/2014) [-]
Also still no where does it say "pot is bad for you".
I think we can agree arsenic is "bad for you".
Being in the sun unprotected gives a higher risk of cancer.
Tanning booths can give a higher risk of cancer.
Using some types artificial sugars can lead to higher risk of cancer.
Depending on the source coffee is great for your body or the worst thing ever.
#718 - Womens Study Major (02/13/2014) [-]
Alcohol can damage EVERY organ in the body and can cause liver failure, mouth throat cancer, and other major problems! Yet you almost never hear anyone complain about it online or in the news unless its drunk driving.
Tobacco should be a schedule one narcotic in the US and in the world!
-No medical use
-High potential for abuse
I mean really what are you getting at?
#719 - Womens Study Major (02/13/2014) [-]
Whats your point?
You should impose your will over everyone in the world just because YOU don't like something?
I mean really what are you a nazi?
So there are some correlations between pot use and advert health effects non of which are deductive.
Well thank you for informing the people.
Yet my point still stands.
#75 - byobgraffpro (02/13/2014) [-]
I cant tell if youre kidding or not
#726 - landerp (02/13/2014) [-]
Jesus Christ this site is cancerous. All you said was "I cant tell if you're serious or not" and 6 people thumbed you down. This debate has gotten to the point where anyone will thumb down a comment that has red thumbs just to be a part of it. I am so fucking done with these people.
Bring on the red thumbs, I couldnt care less.
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Chronology of Coverage
Nov. 26, 2014
White House Memo; timing of Pres Obama's dismissal of Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, after midterm elections of his second term, is similar to Pres George W Bush's firing of Donald H Rumsfeld; Hagel's exit, however, does not represent shift in policy similar to one that accompanied Rumsfeld's ouster. MORE
Nov. 25, 2014
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel resigns under pressure from Pres Obama after weeks of rising tension over variety of issues, including delays in Guantanamo Bay detainee transfers; move is striking reversal for Obama, who chose Hagel in 2012, but who has now decided to shake up his national security team in face of escalating conflicts. MORE
Nov. 25, 2014
News analysis; departure of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is not likely to signal a broader internal shake-up for Pres Obama's foreign policy team, core of which has remained intact; if anything, Hagel's resignation indicates that White House will keep a tight leash on foreign policy for remainder of Obama's presidency. MORE
Nov. 25, 2014
Pres Obama is considering former Defense Dept officials Michele A Flournoy and Ashton B Carter as successors to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel; both are seasoned national security professionals. MORE
Nov. 25, 2014
Editorial points out Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, who was pressured to resign, was asked to operate amid a shifting national security policy that remained tightly controlled by Pres Obama and his closet aides; warns this confusion will continue to present challenges for Hagel's successor; criticizes Obama's muddled approach to conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. MORE
Nov. 14, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announces he will present Pentagon plan to spend billions of dollars over next five years on emergency fixes to its nuclear weapons infrastructure; two separate studies have presented searing indictment of how Air Force's and Navy's aging nuclear weapons facilities, silos and submarine fleet have been allowed to decay since end of Cold War. MORE
Nov. 9, 2014
Editorial criticizes Defense Sec Chuck Hagel and other military officials for continuing to deny adequate medical care to Chelsea Manning; decries military's backward policy against providing hormone therapy or sexual reassignment surgery, which has left Manning without essential treatment for well over a year. MORE
Oct. 2, 2014
Sec of Defense Chuck Hagel gives military four to six weeks to improve access to treatment, quality of care and patient safety at its hospitals and clinics; Hagel's orders hew to findings of panel of military and civilian experts who conducted comprehensive review of system that serves 1.35 million active-duty service members as well as millions of family members and others. MORE
Sep. 9, 2014
Obama administration begins work of trying to determine what roles members of its fledgling coalition of countries to fight Islamic State in Iraq and Syria will play; Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with leaders in Turkey, country that administration has called indispensable to the fight. MORE
Aug. 22, 2014
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen Martin E Dempsey says Islamic State in Iraq and Syria cannot be defeated unless United States or its allies go after Sunni militants in Syria; Dempsey remains circumspect in describing what sort of effort would be required to roll back ISIS in Syria and Iraq; neither Dempsey nor Defense Sec Chuck Hagel indicate that Pres Obama is ready to approve airstrikes in Syria. MORE
Jun. 12, 2014
Defiant Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel defends prisoner exchange that freed Sgt Bowe Bergdahl after years of captivity with the Taliban, telling skeptical lawmakers that decision had been kept secret from Congress because leaks could have scuttled deal or increased risks to soldier before the swap; is first high-level official to publicly face Congress about prisoner swap that has angered many in both parties. MORE
Jun. 2, 2014
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel visits Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in celebration of release of Sgt Bowe Bergdahl after nearly five years in captivity; freeing of Bergdahl represents high point in Hagel's career. MORE
May. 30, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who is under pressure from Obama administration to step up pace in approving transfer of low-level Guantanamo Bay detainees, tells reporters he will decide soon whether to accept a months-old offer to resettle six prisoners in Uruguay. MORE
May. 15, 2014
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, speaking at rare meeting of Gulf Corporation Council, urges Gulf Arab states to unite against security threats; remarks come as the United States seeks to strengthen its influence in region that has been splintering over how to deal with democracy protests in Egypt, uprising in Syria and Iran's nuclear program. MORE
May. 15, 2014
Editorial calls for Defense Sec Chuck Hagel to lift policy prohibiting transgender people from serving in military; cites evidence showing that, as with gay service members, there is no compelling rationale, medical or otherwise, for banning their service; says issue is not whether transgender people can be of service in military, but rather those that are serving must cover up their identities. MORE
May. 12, 2014
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel says military should continually review its prohibition on transgender people in armed forces, calling into question whether Pentagon's current military ban may eventually be lifted, as it was on gay men and lesbians. MORE
Apr. 30, 2014
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel orders American military to review its policies concerning hairstyles popular with black women, telling critics of new Army regulations banning large cornrows, twists and dreadlocks that he takes 'very seriously' concerns that military rules on hair have unfairly targeted black women. MORE
Apr. 11, 2014
Diplomatic Memo; United States Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, in his first official visit to China, tours the country's lone aircraft carrier; American officials interpret tour as a resolve to protect naval power, particularly in light of tension between Beijing and its neighbors over disputed islands in the East and South China Seas; displays of China's military power reveal some dividends from years of heavy investments. MORE
Apr. 11, 2014
United States Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, during his first official trip to Mongolia, receives the gift of a horse, in what has become something of a Mongolian tradition for high-ranking Americans upon their arrival; horse will not make it back to the United States. MORE
Apr. 9, 2014
United States Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, in news conference with Chinese defense minister Gen Chang Wanquan, warns that America will honor treaty obligations to defend Japan and other allies locked in disputes with China over group of islands in East China Sea. MORE
Apr. 8, 2014
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel takes a two-hour tour of China's only aircraft carrier at a naval base in Qingdao, first such visit by a foreign defense official. MORE
Apr. 7, 2014
Obama administration reveals that it held extraordinary briefing for Chinese military leadership on its cyberwarfare strategy in attempt to allay concerns and prompt China to give Washington similar briefing; China has so far not reciprocated; Defense Sec Chuck Hagel plans to push for increased transparency during upcoming China trip to head off possibility of fast-escalating cyberattacks between the two countries. MORE
Apr. 7, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is visiting China amid tit-for-tat maneuvering and territorial disputes between China and Japan; urges China to use its 'great power' in a responsible way and to respect its neighbors. MORE
Apr. 6, 2014
Failure of the United States to take forceful action to protect Crimea from Russian annexation under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum has raised concerns among Japanese leaders; America's longstanding promise to protect Japan against hostile neighbors, meaning China and North Korea, will be closely examined during visit by Defense Sec Chuck Hagel. MORE
Apr. 1, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announces overhaul of Pentagon agencies responsible for recovering and identifying the remains of war dead by collapsing it into a single office. MORE
Mar. 29, 2014
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, in his first lengthy comments on Pentagon's growing mission in computer-network warfare, says that United States does not seek to 'militarize' cyberspace and pledges to show restraint in global operations, if other nations do the same. MORE
Feb. 25, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveils Defense Dept's $496 billion budget for 2015 fiscal year and acknowledges risk of proposed troop reduction; officials say in shrinking the Army to its smallest size since 1940, they are willing to assume more risk the next time troops are called to war. MORE
Feb. 24, 2014
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, in new spending proposal, plans to shrink United States Army to its smallest force since 1940 and eliminate entire class of Air Force attack jets; officials describe proposal as first Pentagon budget to aggressively push military off war footing adopted after terror attacks of 2001; critics in Congress vow to use legislative action to block proposed cuts in programs and personnel. MORE
Feb. 2, 2014
Sec of State John Kerry and Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, speaking at Munich Security Conference, defend Obama administration's engagement in international crises; say United States is not retreating from leadership role in Europe or Middle East. MORE
Jan. 24, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel orders independent review of the military's nuclear force and summons officials to Pentagon to discuss personnel issues after reports of cheating and low morale among Air Force nuclear launch officers. MORE
Dec. 20, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Chinese Navy acted irresponsibly in allowing a warship to pass dangerously close to an American guided missile cruiser in South China Sea. MORE
Dec. 12, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit to the advanced air operations center in Qatar is not just a stop at an important outpost of the United States military, it is also a major step forward for Pentagon transparency; Pentagon officials say the of the defense secretary's visit to highly classified facility and week of travels is to prove to Persian Gulf partners that the United States would remain engaged in the region. MORE
Dec. 11, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad and Defense Min Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah on the last day of his visit to the region; Hagel's visit is intended to reassure gulf Arab allies of continuing United States support despite disagreements over policy toward Syria and Iran. MORE
Dec. 10, 2013
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel cautions Pakistani Prime Min Nawaz Sharif that hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance to his country's military will be jeopardized if regional officials follow through on threats to block NATO supply lines for the war in Afghanistan. MORE
Dec. 8, 2013
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel meets with top Afghan security officials in Kabul, Afghanistan, but chooses not to see Pres Hamid Karzai, who still refuses to sign security agreement. MORE
Dec. 7, 2013
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, opening weeklong tour to reassure Persian Gulf allies worried about interim nuclear deal with Iran, vows that Pentagon will not reduce military deployments to region or its focus on countering shared security threats. MORE
Dec. 5, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveils details of a plan to save at least $1 billion in personnel costs over five years through a 20 percent reduction in the number of Pentagon staff members who report to him. MORE
Nov. 23, 2013
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, speaking at international security forum, releases Pentagon's first Arctic Strategy, intended to safeguard American security interests and the arctic environment; report outlines United States' priorities and concerns, like economic competition and melting ice caps, in the region. MORE
Nov. 7, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the days of automatic, equitable allotment to the different services in the armed forces may be over due to pressure from the threat of nearly $1 trillion in forced spending reductions; Pentagon has traditionally managed rivalries among services by giving each more or less equal shares of the base military budget. MORE
Oct. 6, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel makes surprise announcement, saying he plans to reinstate almost all of the 350,000 civilian employees of Defense Department who were furloughed by government shutdown. MORE
Oct. 5, 2013
Reporter's Notebook; Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel wraps up week-long trip to South Korea and Japan, during which he reaffirmed America's commitment to its Asian allies and addressed other issues. MORE
Oct. 3, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says a 'pivot' in American foreign policy in Asia remains a priority, despite conflicts in the Middle East and budget crises at home; after only seven months in the job, Hagel is on his third trip as defense secretary to the region. MORE
Sep. 14, 2013
Secretary of State John Kerry remains leading figure in debate over whether to undertake military intervention in Syria, more so than Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen Martin E Dempsey, highlighting how Pentagon influence has taken a back seat under Pres Obama. MORE
Aug. 15, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in an effort to stop military lawyers from using Obama's comments to prevent sexual assault prosecutions, sends out directive ordering military to exercise independent judgement in cases and effectively ignore the president's remarks. MORE
Aug. 10, 2013
Sec of State John Kerry and Sec of Defense Chuck Hagel meet with their Russian counterparts to demonstrate that Pres Obama's decision to cancel summit meeting with Pres Vladimir V Putin has not disrupted bilateral discussions on nuclear weapons, missile defense and regional issues. MORE
Aug. 8, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is completing new rules to fight sexual assault in the military, taking steps meant to guarantee high-level attention to accusations of wrongdoing and to offer greater protections to victims. MORE
Aug. 7, 2013
Sec of State John Kerry and Defense Sec Chuck Hagel plan to meet in Washington with Russian officials Sergey V Lavrov and Sergei K Shoigu for day of talks that could determine fate of September summit meeting between Pres Obama and Pres Vladimir V Putin; meeting has been thrown into question by issues including Russia's refusal to return Edward J Snowden to United States. MORE
Aug. 2, 2013
Washington Memo; four-month strategic review of Defense Department, ordered by Defense Sec Chuck Hagel, offers several proposals for how military can be smarter as it is forced by budget cuts to be smaller; there is no consensus on what treatment is best--or what is affordable. MORE
Aug. 1, 2013
Defense Sec Chuck Hagel warns if across-the-board budget cuts remain in place, United States will have to reduce its global security objectives by reducing size of its armed forces or its edge in technology as Pentagon seeks to remain solvent; says also that size of Army and Air Force are likely to shrink regardless. MORE
Jul. 19, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spends three days visiting military bases of all four armed services across southeastern United States; discusses furlough concerns with personnel, but acknowledges grim financial forecast, saying budget compromise in Washington is unlikely. MORE
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Google crossbreeds search with spreadsheet
Google is breeding a newfangled search tool that automatically organizes web data into the familiar rows and columns of an ordinary spreadsheet. That may sound trivial. But in Googleland, it's close to walking on water. Dubbed Google Squared, this experimental tool will make its public debut as a Google Labs offering "later …
So... porn in a spreadsheet
paris, well because.
Google catches up
with http://xkcd.com/467/
And this would have nothing to do with...
all the publicity in geekland about WolframAlpha would it?
Paris, because it's Springtime
Deep search?
Anyone else think all they're doing is trawling Wikipedia, extracting complied data from there, and perhaps following a few links from Wiki references just to randomise the data origins a bit?
Yellow Trucks
I'm sure they'll figure out how to do it, someone very wise once suggested they do it with image searches, making better use of their 2 dimensional grid that simple left to right top to bottom reading order.
Yellow ->
Google develops nice advanced search techniques then clutters up the matches with commercial sites, the biggest problem is filtering them all out.
Google, please do this for me:
X row: Top 100 female porn stars by hits
Y row: Breast size
Field contents: Image
Prior art
Battelle, for whom I once worked, developed an application (http://in-spire.pnl.gov/index.stm) for representing search results as a dynamic 3-D landscape, with higher "elevations" indicating the most relevant hits. The user can zoom in on landscape features of interest for more details. I thought it was pretty cool when they announced it in 1996.
Mixed metaphors FTL!
> "I think we can open the kimono a little bit," Mayer volunteered. "I will say the technology behind it is totally amazing."
So, who's up for robot sex?
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Yeah, at first I read "Oscar Pistorius". I come from another century!
After landing a role in 'Star Wars VII' it looks as though the up and coming star will be heading to the 'X-Men' universe… as he takes the title role in 'X-Men: Apocalypse'.
Not content with nabbing a role in the galaxy far, far away it looks as though Oscar Isaac is determined to conquer modern geek culture. And now the actor has reportedly signed up for the upcoming 'X-Men: Apocalypse' as the movie's big, bad villain.
According to Variety, the 35-year-old Guatemalan-born American actor has nabbed the role of Apocalypse in the upcoming 'X-Men' sequel.
"Oscar Isaac will be playing the titular comic book villain in 20th Century Fox's 'X-Men: Apocalypse'," they revealed. "[Bryan] Singer has described the upcoming 'X-Men' film, which is expected to feature all cast members including Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and James McAvoy, as the most destructive movie in the franchise."
Of course, Apocalypse has already taken to the big screen in a post credit teaser after the recent 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'. But while the scrawny-looking mutant was busy with his newfound pyramids, it looks likely that he'll bulk up a bit for the upcoming sequel.
"'Apocalypse' will have more of the mass destruction that 'X-Men' films, to date, have not relied upon," said Singer in a recent interview. "There's definitely now a character and a story that allow room for that kind of spectacle."
Reportedly taking place during the 80s, 'X-Men: Apocalypse' will feature younger versions of the classic 'X-Men' characters. And while it seems that 'X-Men: Apocalypse' has found its villain, the hunt is apparently on for a young Cyclops and Jean Grey.
But will they be able to conquer the mighty Apocalypse? For now, we'll have to wait and see. Although, if Isaac has to go up against Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, I don't fancy his chances.
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Bamberg's great cathedral is a unique building that tells not only the town's story but that of Germany as well. The first building here was begun by Heinrich II in 1003, and it was in this partially completed cathedral that he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1012. In 1237 it was destroyed by fire, and replaced by present late-Romanesque–early-Gothic building. The dominant features are the massive towers at each corner. Heading into the dark interior, you'll find a
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Here are the answers and winners.
In "The Firm", what actress plays Mitch McDeere's wife?
Julia Roberts
***Jeanne Tripplehorn
Julianne Moore
Holly Hunter
In "Risky Business," Joel drives his dad's _________________ .
In "Rain Man", what does Raymond do in the telephone booth with his brother, Charlie?
Locks himself in
Calls the police
***Passes gas
In "Jerry Maguire", what does the child, Ray, say can smell fear?
Cats and birds
***Bees and dogs
Horses and babies
Where does Tom Cruise move to be a bartender in "Cocktail"?
In "Vanilla Sky", with whom does Tom Cruise get into a car accident?
***Cameron Diaz
Penelope Cruz
Jason Lee
Tilda Swinton
The call sign of Tom Cruise's character in "Top Gun" is:
"You complete me."
The Color of Money
A Few Good Men
Eyes Wide Shut
***Jerry Maguire
"In The Color of Money", Paul Newman and Tom Cruise play which of the following?
Card sharks
Con men
***Pool hustlers
Investment brokers
What item is broken in "Risky Business" that Joel hopes his mother will not notice?
An Antique Lamp
A Rare Plate
A Designer Table
***A Crystal Egg
"Thank you for playing 'Should we or should we not follow the advice of the galactically stupid!'"
"Minority Report"
***"A Few Good Men"
Mission Impossible
Born on the Fourth of July
Tom Cruise was not nominated for an Oscar for his role in:
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"Born on the Fourth of July"
"Jerry Maguire"
The military academy in "Taps" is called
West Point
Valley Forge
***Bunker Hill
The Sentinel
To which "gang" did Tom Cruise's character belong in "The Outsiders?"
***The Greasers
The Socs
"I'm not…leaving…my wingman."
"War of the Worlds"
***"Top Gun"
The director of "Eyes Wide Shut" was:
Sydney Pollack
Tom Cruise
***Stanley Kubrick
Oliver Stone
"I like having you for my big brother."
"The Color of Money"
"Jerry Maguire"
"Knight and Day"
***"Rain Man"
In "Days of Thunder," Nicole Kidman plays Tom Cruise's character's:
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The second place winner is…Linda P!
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Jul 14 2014
TOM CRUISE Movie Quiz: Wednesday Night!
I recently posted a movie review of the new Tom Cruise movie Edge of Tomorrow, and it awakened my appreciation for Mr. Cruise, the actor. So I thought he'd make the perfect focus of the next movie quiz! Here are the details.
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Jun 23 2014
Out of Time
My thoughts of late have turned to the subject of time – the passage of time, how we measure time, time travel, longing for the past – and how and why we tell stories about it.
It may have begun with the brilliant ramblings of Matthew McConaughey's Rust Cohle, the emaciated, pony-tailed, beer can-sculpting visionary of the masterfully ahead-of-its-time and woefully brief first season of HBO's True Detective:
"Time is a flat circle. Everything we've ever done or will do, we're gonna do OVER and OVER and OVER again…"
It could be the arrival of the solstice, and how quickly the deliciousness of summer seems to flash past us all.
Or maybe it's that I misplaced my Fitbit battery charger. With no way to record how far I walk or run, it's as if my steps are lost in time, like tears in rain.
Tick, Tick, Tick
Perhaps it was the fact that I recently needed a new wristwatch. For you youngters, a wristwatch measures time. It does not text, Instagram or Tweet. If you stare at it, you don't look busy or popular or even rude. It just looks like you can't tell time.
A good friend insists one should never wear a wristwatch. We have phones for telling time, he says, and a watch screams "Clueless Old Person from the 20th Century."
I promise we'll move on shortly (you've got time, come on) but I disagree; I keep track of time with an old-school, real-deal wind-up watch with a mainspring and gears and whatnot. Did you know that in 1970, as Apollo 13 drifted dead in space with only the slenderest hope for survival, it was command module pilot Jack Swigert's hand-wound Speedmaster wristwatch that timed the critical fuel burn that brought the crew home?
And hey, if it's so stupid to have this thing strapped to your arm, why is Apple working on an iPhone that you wear like a wristwatch?
'Separation of Past, Present and Future is an Illusion, but a Convincing One'
Einstein said that. Like McConaughey, he believed linear time was just our pitiful human perception of something too complex to grasp. I wish he'd been around long enough to tell us what he thought of Hot Tub Time Machine, because this is a post about time travel in the movies.
Einstein is long gone and McConaughey continues to ignore my calls, so the following is my humble attempt to list and summarize a dozen of the Best Time Travel Movies.
The Time Machine
It's the one that started it all (Well, technically there's an old silent movie version of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court) but you've got to love the 1960 classic starring square-jawed Aussie Rod Taylor and the young ingénue Yvette Mimieux. This film merits bonus points for the fact that our time traveler's best friend is portrayed by Alan Young, aka Mister Ed's dad.
Somewhere in Time
Beyond Time Itself, He Will Find Her. If you're not swept up in the whole tale from the moment Elise McKenna places the pocket watch in Richard Collier's hand and pleads "Come back to me," then you just don't like movies. So many have been smitten with this story that there's a lavish Somewhere in Time Weekend each year at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island where it was filmed. We now know the handsome 28-year-old Christopher Reeve was destined for tragedy, but also greatness, as a champion of stem-cell research and a powerful inspiration for those with spinal injuries (and, in truth, for all of us).
Groundhog Day
Who doesn't enjoy Groundhog Day?
Written and directed by the late, great Harold Ramis and starring national treasure Bill Murray, Groundhog Day is not just the tale of a day that endlessly repeats, but a parable about romance, how we unexpectedly discover much about ourselves as we seek to know the one we love. Want to know where I went to download this picture of Bill Murray? BING!
The Terminator Movies but Mostly the Second One
It is the mythology of an indestructible cyborg sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a woman whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines. Four Terminator movies were made in all, but the second one – Terminator 2: Judgment Day – is the high water mark. The best of this film are those moments in which Schwarzenegger's terminator-turned-guardian ponders the puzzling nature of humanity. As the heroic, self-sacrificing machine in his final moments tells young John Connor, "I know now why you cry."
Beyond the Time Barrier
I cannot defend this B-movie as a great film, but it's emblematic of a rich and colorful era of science fiction moviemaking at the dawn of the space race. It is largely a sentimental entry on today's list. As a pajama-clad slip of a lad, I watched it on Chiller Theater, the every-Friday-night sci-fi/horror movie on central Ohio's local TV juggernaut WBNS Channel 10. Robert Clarke, the star of Beyond the Time Barrier, produced it as well, in ten days, shooting somewhere in east Texas. You may know him from The Man from Planet X, The Hideous Sun Demon or The Astounding She Monster. But, again, time demands we press on.
Millennium, from the director of Logan's Run, rates an abysmal 13% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, but if you come across it, give it a chance. The plot is WAY overengineered, as is Cheryl Ladd's hair. However, Bruce Willis, as he so often does, single-handedly rescues this movie and makes it engaging and fun. Yippee-ki-yay.
Planet of the Apes
One of the items on my personal bucket list is to throw myself to the sand near an outcropping of rock called Point Dume on the Pacific coast and scream at the top of my lungs "We finally really did it. You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you!" That's where the signature scene and twist-of-fate climax of Planet of the Apes was filmed. From the smart script by Twilight Zone's Rod Serling to Charlton Heston's all-in portrayal of lost-in-time astronaut Tayor, this one always delivers.
The Back to the Future Movies, but Mostly the First One
Despite the fact that no Spearman has ever amounted to anything in the HISTORY of Hill Valley, I do know enough to appreciate the outstanding trilogy that is Back to the Future. The sequels had their moments, but the original stands alone in its unstoppable chain reaction of comedy and adventure.
Twelve Monkeys
This time it's 2035. Convict Bruce Willis reluctantly volunteers to be dispatched to 1996 to uncover the origin of a global epidemic spread by a mysterious group known as Army of the Twelve Monkeys. It's directed by Terry Gilliam, who wrote Time Bandits, which would top my list of Greatest Time Travel Movie Honorable Mentions. Twelve Monkeys is a wonderful movie, if for no other reason than the brilliant monologue by the central figure in the conspiracy, an addled, manic Brad Pitt. "Drugs! What'd they give you? Thorazine? Haldol? How much, how much?? Learn your drugs, know your dosages, it's elementary. … Telephone call? That's communication with the outside world. Doctors discretion!"
The Stephen King time-travel novel 11.22.63 postulates there are no accidents, coincidences or inadvertencies in life; time harmonizes with itself. Perhaps that's why Bruce Willis is in THREE of the movies on our list, including the 2012 sci-fi thriller Looper. Best moment: Willis, sitting in a diner, insisting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt not lead a discussion on the paradoxes of time travel, "Because if we start, we're going to be here all day, making diagrams with straws."
Time after Time
No Flux Capacitor or 1.21-gigawatt pulse in this time machine, but a "non-return key" and "vaporizing equalizer" come standard. Time after Time is a just a cracking good story featuring a twist on the work of H.G. Wells and standout performances by Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen and David Warner. Fun fact: a decade after this movie's release, Steenburgen once again gets romantically involved with a time traveler, one Emmet "Doc" Brown, in 1990′s Back to the Future III.
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue is a woman at mid-life facing divorce. She attends her 25-year high school reunion and passes out, awakening in 1960 as her 17-year-old self. It's a story about the decisions of youth viewed with the knowing eyes of middle age. You might have to go all the way back to It's a Wonderful Life to find a more seamless mix of comedy, truth and tears. I looked up Roger Ebert's list of the top ten films of 1986, and other than this movie, the only ones I recall much about are Hannah and Her Sisters and Platoon. If you have never seen this underappreciated classic from Francis Ford Copolla, watch it this week with your Significant Other. Serve strudel.
'Get it Right This Time'
A guy who runs a museum once told me that every piece of art ever created is about the ancient human desire to stop time.
I think our stories about controlling time, moving through it, have a lot to do with second chances, and a longing for a world permanently closed to us.
There's a movie I didn't list here because it really has very little to do with time, but it includes an insightful moment worth noting. K-PAX gives us Kevin Spacey as a supposed visitor from a planet in the constellation Lyra. He lands in a Manhattan psychiatric hospital, confounding doctors and amazing fellow patients with inexplicable knowledge and wisdom.
His true identity is never resolved. He may very well be a human named Robert Porter who retreats into an elaborate psychotic delusion when his wife and child are killed.
In any case, he offers a bit of parting advice to his world-weary psychiatrist, played by Jeff Bridges. The man has lost his way and is estranged from his son. I think of the words often.
"I want to tell you something you do not yet know, but that we K-PAXians have been around long enough to have discovered. The universe will expand, and it will collapse back on itself, then expand again. It will repeat this process forever…
You will live through it again, and again, forever. So get it right this time.
Because this time is all we have."
Mark Spearman, a writer who lives in Oakland, California, loves unforgettable movies and great TV. A Midwest boy, Mark is a direct descendant of bold patriots of the American Revolution, yet understated enough to pass for a native Canadian. You can follow Mark Spearman on Twitter.
Jun 16 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
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David and Barbara Miller, both 61, were found dead in their home in March after they were exposed to a high level of carbon monoxide - about 500 parts per million - which probably came from their oven.
Fire Chief Rick Walker said most CO detectors sound an alarm with 35 parts per million of CO.
After an autopsy determined the Millers had high levels of CO, First Alert Inc., which is based in Aurora, Ill., offered to donate 100 digital CO detectors, which plug into an outlet and have a battery backup, as part of an educational outreach program.
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"We're very grateful," he said, He said the detectors will be distributed to residents in need through the general assistance offices at the town hall or via the food pantry.
CO detectors can also be purchased at hardware stores for about $20 to $30.
"We're going to target the most at risk, most in need residents," Walker said, adding many people, including many older residents, who live with fixed incomes, often must choose between food, heat or other essentials.
Walker said firefighters respond to about 20 incidents involving CO - a colorless, odorless and dangerous gas - around town each year, usually between the months of November and February.
"It's caused by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels," Walker said, adding CO can come from heaters, generators, furnaces or any other mechanical device.
Walker said some of the symptoms of CO poisoning are headaches, nausea and drowsiness.
He said all new homes and apartments in the state must have CO detectors, preferably one hard-wired into a system. He added one should be installed on every floor and especially near living spaces.
Despite the trend to require CO alarms, more than half of the homes in the U.S. do not have carbon monoxide alarms, according to a press release from First Alert.
"The key to it - much like smoke detectors - is it gives you an early warning," Walker said, adding this gives residents time to leave their home while firefighters respond.
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I'm a straight guy who's been in gay-for-pay stuff. Hunter Conan has been my stage name over the past year or so. I've got 7.5"x7" cock. I'm Always horny. Always looking for a girl or woman who wants to fuck.
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