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The 86th Academy Awards was filled with beauty, glamour and all manner of splendor. It's one of the most anticipated red carpets of the year because so many stars go for the gold, wearing floor-length couture gowns, crisp tuxes, and incredible, full dresses.
Sometimes, though, red carpet style misses the mark, like in the case of some of tonight's stars–we even guessed who they might be beforehand. So, while we love Anna Kendrick, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lawrence, their looks just weren't quite up to par with the rest of 'em.
And before somebody gets all sassy about the critiques, yes, I typed this from my bed while eating popcorn and I am probably ~*jus jealouz*~.
Normally I love Ireland Baldwin's style–both on the red carpet and off–but this dress missed the mark from cut to fabric-choice.
You know how sometimes, you're in Forever 21 and you spot a dress across the room that looks amazing, then you get up close and realize why it has a $22.50 price tag? That is how I feel about Louise Roe's gown.
Ryan Seacrest is one of my favorite humans in the entertainment industry for no reason, so this deeply pains me. But he's wearing Burberry here and he looks like he's illustrating the difference between French vanilla and vanilla ice.
Kristin Chenoweth, just because you look like an Oscars statue doesn't mean you get an Oscars statue.
Okay, I kind of hate Liza Minnelli's outfit because the fabric is awful, but I mostly hate it because I think the blue streak thing could've been awesome had she worn something coordinating rather than completely matching 100%.
Cristin Milioti's dress is ill-fitting at its bodice and all its wrinkles don't help.
Did whomever sewed Olga Kurylenko's dress start at the bottom, then took 11 shots prior to finishing the top?
Is it weird that I'm annoyed with Kellen Lutz's pants because they don't match his jacket fabric-wise?
I love Julia Roberts so much and I really wanted to like this dress, but it looks so roughly cut and awkward.
Now, for some fleshy batwings, Anna Kendrick's complicated lingerie dress and J Law's peplum fail…


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Spelling the word "manipulative," a fifth-grade Gilbert girl won the Region 6 spelling bee Friday at Perry High School, earning a spot in the state spelling bee March 23.
The winner, who topped 31 other contestants, was 11-year-old Rashi Magiyawala, daughter of Dr. Sujit Magiyawala, an internal medicine physician who works in Mesa, and his wife, Krinna. When the four-hour bee ended, Rashi was congratulated by her parents, her brother, Veer, 7, and Stacey Trepanier, her teacher at a private school, New Vistas Center for Education.
"I'm proud of my daughter," her dad said. "I'm surprised, but I know she's capable of doing everything."
Runner-up was Gilbert resident Jonathan Shimabukuro, 13, a seventh-grader at Mesquite Junior High School. He's the son of Alberto Shimabukuro, who works in retail, and his wife, Tina, an employee at Costco.
Jonathan's brother, Jeff, an 11-year-old sixth-grader at Gilbert Elementary, also participated in the bee, and he lasted until Round 23 of the 25-round contest. In the 25th round, Jonathan misspelled "polemic," giving Rashi the opportunity to spell the winning word.
Among the words Jonathan spelled were "colloquial," "omnivorous," "virgule," "obsequious," "contrapuntal," "bromeliad," "cynosure," "cappelletti," "muishond" and "apparatchik."
Rashi said she didn't spend much time studying for the bee because she also was preparing to participate in National History Day, plus she has a lot of homework and takes karate and dance lessons.
Although she's in fifth grade, she's studying subjects three grades higher.
Rashi was reading by the time she was 5 years old. Her mother said when she was busy with her infant son, she'd give her preschool daughter a magazine to entertain herself, and the girl would pore over it.
Rashi's mother was proud of her daughter's bee victory, but made a point to talk about the qualities of her character. "She's a good, kind-hearted person and likes to help people and make people happy," her mother said. "For her age, she's mature and serious about schoolwork."
Besides the winning word, among other words Rashi spelled were "alchemy," "Swahili," "bezoar," "philippic," "coloratura," "visceral," "archipelago," "kirtle," "dossier," "voortrekker" and "beetewk." The only word she said she guessed at was "cachet."
Jonathan will also represent the region at the state bee.
Before the bee began, the crowd heard a welcome and a pep talk from Frank Narducci, assistant superintendent for elementary instruction at Chandler Unified School District.
"Spelling is a fantastic skill to have," he said. "Whether you're the first off the stage or the last, what you're doing here is fantastic and should be honored and celebrated."
When a contestant misspelled a word, a judge rang a bell, indicating that student would leave the competition and join the audience. Earlier, Narducci told the competitors not to fear the bell.
"Life goes on," he said. "This is just one of the many accomplishments you're to have."
Among Chandler students competiting were Bryce Terry of Haley Elementary, Giovanna Wei from Hancock Elementary, Gavin Vogt of Jacobson Elementary, Caroline Phillips of Knox Gifted Academy, Kamal Shaik of Santan Elementary, Emelia Dolson of Andersen Junior High, Christopher Smith of Arizona College Pre-Oakland, Rachna Guntu of Bogle Junior High and Kasandra Isenhart of Willis Junior High.
Chandler's Kamal Shaik, an 11-year-old sixth-grader, spent a half-hour every day early in the morning studying words, said his mother, Dr. Shabeena Shaik, a physician doing a fellowship in endocrinology at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix.

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Director – Adam Ahlbrandt (Cross Bearer, The Burnt House)
Starring – J.D. Brown (Smoke Pot Till You Fucking Die), Natalie Jean (Cross Bearer), and Adam Huss (Resurrection County)
Release Date – 2013
Rating – 4.5/5
Adam Ahlbrandt's film Cross Bearer made such an impact on the horror community that you can not visit a single horror or exploitation website without seeing it in one form or another. However, the fame of one film can often shadow the success of the following films made thereafter.
Cross Bearer was such a huge hit that Ahlbrandt's next film, The Cemetery, kinda went under the radar. I had no idea this movie was released while I was sitting around waiting to see Cross Bearer. It was not until a few months ago when I was looking around on imdb.com that I found this movie and it's connection to Cross Bearer. I found the trailer and waited patiently until I could see both films. So once again I want to thank Adam for giving me the chance to see this film.
**Spoiler Alert**The film follows a film crew and an amateur actress as they visit a cemetery to search for something paranormal. The reason the group chose this specific cemetery is because one of the members broke in to a church and stole an old book.
Inside the book the team discover that this specific cemetery held a long, dark secret. In 1671 a settlement was built over an Indian holy ground unleashing demonic beasts that possess the men, women, and children and turned them into bloodthirsty fiends. The church tried to contain the outbreak but could not find a way to kill them. They tried to skin them alive, drain their blood, and torture but the only way to prevent them from attacking everyone was to remove their head.
Now, the faux paranormal team are camping in that very cemetery to film an episode of their paranormal investigations. One of the hotties (Jean) cuts her finger and bleeds onto the ground. The "sinners" blood unleashes those very Native American demons to wreak havoc on the film crew one by one. Turning the women into demons that feast on the men.**Spoiler Alert**
Too much success can actually be a bad thing. Cross Bearer bust the indie world up the middle like a virgin on prom night. However, because it was such an amazing movie it was plastered on almost every horror related website. Because of this I had no idea Ahlbrandt released The Cemetery which is a horrible thing.
This is easily one of the best movies I have seen in recent years. The acting is once again an amazing performance by the entire cast. In fact, the acting in this one is pretty damn good and on the same level as most big budget films. The story is really nothing special and reminded me a lot of the Fred Olen Ray's film Scalps and the classic Evil Dead II. The Native American demons possessing those that are camping is the same plot line as Scalps which was released in 1983 and the book detailing how to rid themselves (or not) of the cursed ones is reminiscent of Evil Dead II.
Though the plot borrows heavily from films released in the past it is still an amazing film and is done in a completely different manner than both those films. Both films used humor, either intentional or unintentional, while this film is completely void of humor and hits you in the face with straight gore and horror.
Finally, the special effects and on screen deaths are utterly amazing. The special effects and gore in this one is the best I have seen in an indie film, period. Some scenes I honestly had to back track and see them all over again because the kills and gore were so great. The avid gorehound would get his fill from this one and then some. Overall, this is an amazing horror film that takes a step back from CGI and shows the world how powerful practical effects can be. I highly recommend this film.


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Volunteering for Meals on Wheels West doesn't take a huge commitment, requiring just a single visit a month, but volunteers are welcome to spend extra time with clients if they choose.
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Sometimes the volunteers provide the only company residents get.
Initially Meals on Wheels West served only the Santa Monica area, but Dickhoff expanded the service to her area eight years ago when her neighbor was in need of assistance. She hopes more residents will take advantage of the program. Santa Monica has over 200 homebound residents who rely on the service.
One can become homebound for any reason. A sudden illness or even an injury can leave the most capable person helpless and in need of assistance from the community.
Spend some time improving your community by volunteering for Meals on Wheels West. Contact Lynn Dickhoff at 310-455-1806 if you can offer assistance. You can also contact Meals on Wheels West in Santa Monica at 310-394-5133, or visit www.mealsonwheelswest.org.
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Top Definition
Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire. Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot topic.
Sexually excited or exciting.
Damn, that chick is fucking Chandra.
She's more than smokin'. She's Chandra.
She's more than smokin'. She's Chandra.
بواسطة Mike AZ baby ديسمبر/كانون الأَوّل 12, 2006
A really pretty girl who is strong and independent. She's that one girl everyone wishes they could be. Chandra is the one girl who can light up a room, and don't you forget it.
Dayumm, That Chandra girl is so pretty
بواسطة Becksloulou يونيو/حَزيران 24, 2011
This really fly chick from Davenport, pretty sexy if you ask me. She's cooler than ice, and hotter than fi-ah! Whoop whoop. That's what'sup, son!
Ashton: Remember your ex?
Brandon: Yeah, Chandra. She's hot.
Brandon: Yeah, Chandra. She's hot.
بواسطة GrandmasterA. يناير/كانون الثّاني 29, 2010
To be very sexy or the king of sex
You are very chandra
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UCR Library News and Events
Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives
Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives
Tuesday, November 15, 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
4th Floor Rivera Library
Special Collections & Archives
Christopher Coenen of the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Germany, will speak on Human Enhancement, followed by a round-table discussion with Dr. Gregory Benford and Dr. George Slusser.
Christopher Coenen was the project leader of a European Parliament project on human enhancement. He has published widely and lectured on the ethical, political, social and cultural aspects of emerging technologies and human enhancement, including Deliberating Visions: The Case of Human Enhancement in the Discourse on Nanotechnology and Convergence.
Gregory Benford is a professor emeritus of Physics at the University of California, Irvine, a prolific Science Fiction writer, and long-time friend of the Eaton Collection, where his archives are held. He has recently reissued his 1993 science fiction novel about cryogenics, Chiller.
George Slusser is professor emeritus of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside and curator emeritus of the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy. He is the author of several books and articles in science fiction studies, including his recently published study on J.H. Rosny, which will be featured at our February 23, 2012 "Afternoons in Special Collections & Archives" event.
Copies of Greg Benford's book Chiller will be available for sale and signing during the reception.
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text: Michelle Castillo 2016-05-27T06:55:03-04:00 Michelle Castillo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/index.php?author=michelle-castillo Copyright 2008, HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. HuffingtonPost Blogger Feed for Michelle Castillo Good old fashioned elbow grease. Subway Sinatra Garry Russo Talks About Going Viral (VIDEO) tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2011:/theblog//3.924650 2011-08-15T10:52:13-04:00 2011-10-15T05:12:02-04:00 Michelle Castillo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-castillo/ Ironworkers Local 40, has been crooning Frank Sinatra songs for the past few weeks to help brighten the days of the residents around the noisy site. A video of Russo crooning for pedestrians has gone viral, with many people claiming the singer has channeled the spirit of Ol' Blue Eyes. What's Trending caught up with the Second Avenue Subway singer to ask him why he chose to sing Frank Sinatra, and why its never too late to chase your dreams. "Who would (think) a 50-year-old guy singing on his lunch break (would) go viral?" Russo questioned. "But, it's just the support of people. I don't know what to say. I have no words." It seemed that everyone in attendance enjoyed the performance, including the workers at the site. But, it's not like most of them could say anything contrary, since Russo is their boss. Russo was a secret singer, humming along in cars or busting it out in karaoke, but he figured now was as good as any time to take his talents public. "My dad told me those two pieces of advice: don't look at girls while you're driving, and follow your heart. It took me 50 years to learn both of them, but I'm following that," he said. ]]> Knight and Day May Be the One tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2010:/theblog//3.621437 2010-06-23T10:25:43-04:00 2011-05-25T16:50:20-04:00 Michelle Castillo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-castillo/ Instead, we get stern men whose bravado and poise make us fall in love with their strong reserve, but they don't make us laugh. Or, we get funny men who have tears streaming from our eyes, but they don't have us convinced that their quick reflexes and strength will save the day. In Knight and Day, director James Mangold takes actors Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz back to that heyday of basic popcorn blockbuster fun when remakes of obscure films and unnecessary sequels didn't litter the box office. Stripped down, the movie is your typical action spy movie with a bit of romantic comedy thrown in for good measure. Cruise plays Roy Miller, a rogue government agent who believes that the good guys are actually the bad guys in this case. Unfortunately, car mechanic, June Havens (Diaz), gets swept up in the mess on her way to her sister's wedding. She has to decide which party to trust in order to stay alive. Some might complain that the whole film is predictable, the story pedestrian and the ending cliché. But, Mangold isn't trying to reinvent the wheel on Knight and Day, and to its benefit, that's what turns the film from something you should skip to something you should see. The director takes what these skilled actors are known for -- Cruise and his suave, yet crazy ways and Diaz with her bubbly charm -- and highlights them in the genre where they'll excel. By Mangold not over directing the talent, Cruise's and Diaz's natural chemistry to flow together make the completely unrealistic story at the very least enjoyable for the duration of the time you have to sit in your seat. The brilliant casting of Knight and Day shows that even though both actors might not be the hot stars they used to be, there's no one else who can play these roles. This may not be Cruise's best movie, but he reminds audiences why they still find themselves drawn to him. His character is completely out of his mind, but has a good heart. He can wield a gun, throw down on a bare knuckle fist fight and still make it back in time to win the girl with his sweet intentions. Okay, so maybe Cruise's character is completely unrealistic and girls from the middle of nowhere can't expect to suddenly live danger-filled lives. And, maybe that's why people have moved away from creating the all-too-perfect action movie for something a bit more gritty. But, in essence, isn't there are a part of us that still wants that sometimes from our Hollywood movie? Admit it, there is a part of us that wants to escape to a new world where we can pretend that our own existence and the lives of those surrounding us are more exciting than they actually are. RATING: 3.5 out of 5 ]]> Animal Collective Rocks the Guggenheim With Collective Inaction tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2010:/theblog//3.491917 2010-03-09T13:58:20-05:00 2011-05-25T15:45:22-04:00 Michelle Castillo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-castillo/ "Transverse Temporal Gyrus," my eyes felt like they exploded from the sheer sensory overload. Three black robbed figures wearing macabre rabbit masks stood amidst myriad of rainbow colored lights and amorphous foam structures. It was as if my childhood Lite-Brite had been brought to the big stage, illuminating a host of creatures that existed only in my nightmares. Or, Disney had finally embraced their evil side and created a demonic version of the Main Street Electrical Parade. I rapidly texted my friends, who were still waiting in line to get in. "Oh my God, you guys this is insane!" I was a fool. Before you call me too shallow and not sophisticated enough to understandAnimal Collective, I like the band. In fact, I really enjoyed their performance last year in Los Angeles What I believe happened on March 4, 2010 is the story of what happens when most bands become mainstream: They outgrow their tiny, niche audience that embraces them for their quirky characteristics. In order to reach the status where Vanity Fair and the Wall Street Journal will write about your shows, you have to realize that you aren't marketing to the same art school crowd that you used to play for lest you disappoint your new fan base. Unfortunately, Animal Collective didn't get this memo. The majority of the audience paid $30 to see what the website claimed was a "site-specific performance piece that will transform the museum's rotunda into a kinetic, psychedelic environment" (Translation: You will trip balls). They were expecting to see Animal Collective play music or at the very least, hear new music from the band. For most, this was the first time they were going to see the band. Relying on the hype of their live performances, both the 4:30 P.M. and the 9 P.M. performances had sold out, with tickets for the later show disappearing within five minutes from its general public release. Instead, like me, they spent three hours watching three musicians in costumes slightly moving their heads to peer at odd images on the wall, while ambient noise - a nice way of saying disharmonious babel that no amount of distortion could turn into music - invaded their eardrums. Besides the bottom floor and the two projectors that were casting images on the spiral-shaped walls, there was nothing else on display except for the exasperated fans who kept hoping that Animal Collective would rip off their masks and play just one song. Oh, and that one guy with black frames and button down lying motionless on the floor who was either a) on a combination of so many drugs he probably emptied out my local pharmacy, b) asleep or c) bored. (I'm voting for the latter two, but acknowledging there is a strong possibility that the first choice is true.) While waiting in like for the only bathroom on the first floor of the Guggenheim, I questioned the one of the workers who had to watch both the 4:30P.M. and the 9:00P.M. performances. He admitted he was just as confused as the rest of the patrons and was bracing himself for the anger of the larger crowd. Even the stoners at the earlier show walked away disgusted, leaving before the end of the first three-hour show, he told me. "Except for the people on acid," he wisely noted. "They had a great time." A group of people wearing animal masks decided to dance in front of the makeshift stage. (They didn't have any rhythm so it didn't matter if the "music" had no beat.) The person next to me commented that they were probably part of the performance. I offered him a half-smile, unable to tell him that these people were no more than pretentious hipsters who in their attempt to be oh-so-holier-than-thou were pretending that they heard music where music did not exist. Who else would mock the artists and steal the spotlight by dancing to someone else's performance art? Near the end of the show, I found a couple in a passionate argument. The man wanted to leave. The woman, on the other hand, was adamant that Animal Collective was going to all of a sudden start playing music. "It's 11:30 P.M. It ends at midnight. They're not going to play," he implored. "No, I'm sure they are. What else are they doing here otherwise?" she retorted. I decided not to comment. I figured that this bit of disappointment would be a valuable lesson not only for their relationship, but also for them as music fans. Sometimes, if you drink the Kool Aid before realizing what it's really made of because everyone else is doing it, you're not going to like the taste. ]]> The Crazies Relies on Horror's Nuts and Bolts tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2010:/theblog//3.477789 2010-03-02T12:14:08-05:00 2011-05-25T15:40:24-04:00 Michelle Castillo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-castillo/ The Crazies relies on good old-fashioned horror tactics -- and a bit of B-movie plot magic -- to pull off one of the most probable, but wholly implausible storylines ever. Loosely adapted from George A. Romero's 1973 box office flop of the same name, the movie combines a strong anti-government sentiment, a bit of the supernatural undead, and a whole mess of gore to try and scare you into believing that maybe the people of the Midwest aren't as sweet and caring as you think they are. Sheriff David Dutton's (Timothy Olyphant, Live Free Die Hard) realizes something is amiss in his close-knit, rural Iowa community of Ogden Marsh when the neighborhood ex-drunk shows up brandishing a shotgun at the baseball game. As Dutton and his deputy, Russell Clank (Joe Anderson, Across the Universe) uncover the military conspiracy behind all the madness, the town rapidly spirals downward as farmers become pitchfork-wielding backstabbers and restaurant workers decide to store more than cow in their refrigerators. There's also the callously-portrayed infantry to avoid, who unfortunately slaughter both affected and unaffected alike while hiding behind their gas masks and machine guns. To make matters worse Dutton's wife and the doctor, Judy Dutton (Radha Mitchell, Surrogates), is pregnant and is dragging along her office assistant Becca Darling (Danielle Panabaker, Friday the 13th) for the journey out of small town hell as they battle tanks and townspeople and terrible to get out. The film gleefully exploits every stereotype of rural America to make you cringe in your seat, turning the infinite cornfields into spaces for reckless disregard. It's surprising that although these scenes have all appeared in past movies, director Breck Eisner (Sahara) still manages to make you jump without having to rely on stock torture scenes. At the very least, Eisner will make you want to put off getting your vehicle detailed for a couple of days lest you be reminded of Ogden Marsh's car wash/tomb of the undead. And, you can't help but fall for the mustachioed renegade Deputy Russell, who Anderson turns into a spitfire, middle of America cowboy. Herein also lies the fatal flaw of the movie. It does count too much on overtly sappy and trite clichés at some key moments that make you mad, causing more wincing than waterworks. The movie is predictable even if you haven't seen its predecessor. At this time when the caliber of recent zombie movies have shown that we can still expect something new out of one of the oldest genre's in the film textbooks, The Crazies brings nothing new or innovative; instead, it tries a bit of everything and throws it all into one film. That isn't to be said that The Crazies isn't terrifyingly entertaining. After all, once a movie's got local townsfolk hunting meat that is never in season, you know the film is going to be deliriously fun. 3 out of 5]]>


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Sexy Matt DamonMatt Damon has been named the Sexiest Man Alive 2007.
'The Bourne Supremacy' actor beat close friend Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and 'Grey's Anatomy' star Patrick Dempsey to top the prestigious list compiled by America's People magazine.
Matt, 37, joked: "You've given an ageing suburban dad the ego-boost of a lifetime!"
The Hollywood star has enjoyed a career revival with the 'Bourne' trilogy, and showed the softer side of his hard-guy actor when his wife, Luciana, gave birth to their first daughter, Isabella, earlier this year.
People magazine staffwriter Ericka Souter said: "Matt wrote us a letter turning down the position when we first decided he was the winner. But it actually backfired because the letter showed everything we liked about him - including his irresistible sense of humour, his dedication to his family, and his heart-melting humility.
"He eventually gave in, and also gave us permission to print the letter in our latest issue!"
Scottish actor James McAvoy is a new addition to the list. His steamy sex scene with Keira Knightley in 'Atonement' has cemented his status as a Hollywood sex symbol.
'SexyBack' singer Justin Timberlake rounded off the list in fourteenth place, after his relationships with Hollywood beauties Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel proved his sex appeal.
Last year's winner, George Clooney, didn't make the 2007 list - undoubtedly to the amusement of his 'Ocean's Thirteen' co-stars.
On being crowned Sexiest Man Alive 2006, and becoming a two-time winner like Brad Pitt, George joked: "I felt bad for Matt Damon, because he really wanted it. He campaigned hard for it, but he came up short.
"This one's going to be hard for Brad Pitt since he's been Sexiest Man Alive twice. He's enjoyed that mantle. I'd say 'Sexiest Man Alive' to him and he'd go, 'Two-time.' So that's been taken away. We used to call him Two Time. So Brad's going to be upset."
Last year, Matt revealed he was determined to steal the crown from George.
He said: "I'm going to get a war chest going and save my money. George said I was close this year but I ran out of money for my campaign, which is why he won."
The final list is decided by People editors, after readers send in their suggestions for who they think should be crowned the Sexiest Man Alive.
People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2007 list:
1. Matt Damon
2. Patrick Dempsey
3. Ryan Reynolds
4. Brad Pitt
5. James McAvoy
6. Johnny Depp
7. Dave Annable
8. Will Smith
9. Javier Bardem
10. Shemar Moore
11. Ben Affleck
12. Adrian Grenier
13. Will Yun Lee
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June 21, 2011
We'll know in a few days whether the US Congress will finally break from its long standing tradition of sending patent reform to the mothballs for another year as it adjourns for the summer. Although the bill (pompously called the America Invents Act) was approved by the senate in March, the house has yet to vote on it and fierce lobbying from -among others- the banking industry (when did Wall Street become interested in patent reform?) threatens another sequel to what looks like an endless summer rerun. Worst, after some serious efforts by the USPTO since 2009 to reverse its pendency crisis, the agency's budget was just stripped by $100 million last month. This doesn't bode well for trimming down the backlog of nearly 800 000 US patent application currently pending!
If the America Invents Act were to come to pass, the most important provision is the move towards the first-to-file patent system prevalent in Europe and elsewhere. The bill will actually institute a "first-inventor-to-file" system, making filing dates the effective dates for purposes of determining prior art, but leaving the one year grace period in place and giving inventors the option of a "derivation proceeding" if they feel that a patent filed derives from their work. The bill would also force judges to be more transparent in the awarding of damages by making them identify "methodologies and factors that are relevant to the determination of damages." Another important provision of the bill is to raise the threshold for treble damages awards by making it harder to prove wilful infringement. Many Fortune 500 companies have a policy of not allowing their employees to even look at third party patents, for fear that in an infringement trial an e-mail or memo will surface that would show that the company was in some form aware of a given patent. This would not be as necessary if this bill were to be passed and it could finally let companies be more comfortable looking at what others have been doing and then direct their R&D efforts in move useful directions, rather than reinvent the wheel once more.
The proposed bill also provides three avenues for third party intervention in issuing patents: pre-issuance submissions, requested post-grant review, and inter partes review proceedings. Pre-issuance would allow a third party to submit documents to the PTO during the examination process. Post-grant review allows a third party to submit virtually any legal claim for a nine-month period after the patent is issued. Inter partes review is similar to post-grant review, but is more limited with regards to what can be disputed and can be initiated after the nine-month period after the issuance of the patent. Other small provisions make it harder to sue patent holders, such as a false-marking provision that would allow only the government or direct competitors to file false marking lawsuits and a provision to remove a lack of 'best mode' as a way to invalidate a patent after it has been issued. Stay tuned!
Meanwhile, many players in the IP world have decided to take matters in their own hands, mostly through litigation; hoping that the courts will change the rules in their respective favors. But it now appears that the Supreme Court, after a flurry of defining patent cases in the past 5 years, is no longer willing to take the bait and seems content to maintain the status quo by shifting responsibility back for changing patent laws to Congress, as it should be.
In the highly publicized case of Microsoft v. i4i, issued a week ago, the Supremes hadto adjudicate on whether or not a "preponderance of evidence" should be the new standard in determining whether prior art is valid or not during a trial when such prior art was not considered by the patent examiner prior to granting the patent at stake. The current standard is "clear and convincing evidence", in all cases, which gives patent holders more defense against infringement. Microsoft argued that "clear and convincing" was too restrictive a standard, and led to bad patents being issued in case of newly found prior art. A decision in favor of Microsoft would have changed the patents game significantly, with patent holders significantly weakened in their ability to mount a legal defense of the validity of their patents. The Supreme Court, however, ruled in favor of i4i and maintained the "clear and convincing" standard and clearly indicated that if Congress wanted a different standard, they should legislate accordingly… (I'm not sure if they wrote this tongue in cheek). In the meantime though, for those who like to keep score, Microsoft will have to pay close to 300M dollars to the small Canadian company.
A few weeks earlier, the highest tribunal also ruled in: Stanford vs. Roche. That case dealt with a more complicated scenario than simple infringement. In this case, the Court was of the view that a researcher who promised (in writing) to assign rights to his inventions to Stanford University (on a federally funded fellowship) actually assigned rights to the medical technology company when he signed a visitor's confidentiality agreement (which included a general assignation of rights clause) to learn more about pioneering steps that that company (Cetus) was taking in the fields of HIV research. Stanford argued in court that the Bayh-Dole Act, which (simply put) established rules for federally funded research projects, displaces the rights of the inventor and automatically cedes it to the researching body, in this case, Stanford. Cetus, which was acquired by another company (Roche), argued the opposite: that the researcher, not the university, had first rights to his invention and had assigned them to Cetus. In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Roche, saying: "since 1790, the patent law has operated on the premise that rights in an invention belong to the inventor. The question here is whether the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980—commonly referred to as the Bayh-Dole Act—displaces that norm and automatically vests title to federally funded inventions in federal contractors. We hold that it does not."
Although the legal underpinnings appear right, it is quite striking that the court would make a simply routine visitors' NDA supersede a valid employment agreement with an assignment of IP clause. For those in the industry, such Visitors NDA are considered the bottom feeders of the contractual landscape and, in many companies, anyone accessing certain premises (even the UPS guy) is required to sign them. These –usually short- forms are primarily meant to deter people who accidentally come across some confidential information during their visit to leak it out. The Supreme Court here could have easily reaffirmed the same legal principles without suddenly elevating routine NDAs signed at a reception desk without any legal review to such an important instrument. The decision has had –rightly so- a chilling effect- in academia and a reminder to all that employees should not sign any form of documents without first checking with legal counsel.
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Lol agriculture 101.
I agree with Kirbx.
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Agriculture 101 (i'm not sure if that exists in American high schools)
Yes we do have it.
We call it FFA (Future Farmers of America).
My high school had classes ranging from equestrian care, to butchery, to small livestock care (sheep/goats), to growing crops, to food science, to farm business management, etc.


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People are easily fooled, and t hat's something that consumer advocacy magazine Consumer Reports has always looked to help remedy.
In a recent post referring to folks being duped by a fake taste test on Jimmy Kimmel's show, Chris Morran, deputy editor of the Consumerist, shared a great anecdote about what Consumer Reports does during tours of its offices.
It's the Jell-O test — from the Consumerist:
During tours of the Consumer Reports offices, the folks in the sensory lab like to pull this sort of test on unsuspecting people by having them sample Jell-O of different colors but all the same flavor. Inevitably, the color of the food tricks many subjects into believing there are differences in the taste.
What this does is showcase the power of "suggestion."
They're pretending that they can taste a difference in the Jell-O because they believe that there must be a difference.
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bachelorette blues…
true confession = the bachelorette is my guilty pleasure….
now, i never thought i would publicly admit that i am rather
hooked on the show….but this episode is a little different….
West (who was voted off the show last night) is a very close friend of
my brother's…he was in fact the best man at my brother's wedding…
he is an absolute southern gentleman…funny & easy going…i really
appreciated he willingness to hold a basket of flowers or the wedding
bands for me…a job not all grooms-men are so willing to perform…
West tragically lost his wife at a very young age…i remember when my
brother had called and told me what had happened, my brain could not
quite imagine the incredible sadness & loss he was going through….
upon leaving the show last night West said…
"You can't replace someone that you really loved and was taken from you.
That's not what I was trying to do. I'm trying to move on. Life is love. If you don't
have it, you could be happy on so many levels, but it's so much more satisfying
deeper if you have someone to share it with. Hopefully one day, I'll find it."
wishing West all the best in everything…xoxo
a little more sweetness...
Jun 14-2011 , 12:15PM
lovely images, as always.... the Bachelorette is my guilty pleasure too and West is a true gem!
Jun 14-2011 , 12:48PM
What a beautiful post! Actually, all your post are beautiful. This one made me teary eyed. Thanks for sharing.
Jun 14-2011 , 01:00PM
It is a guilty pleasure of mine too and I was surprised that he wasn't given a rose, but I think he is MUCH better off for it! Great pictures!
Jun 14-2011 , 01:01PM
yes! He's been one of my favorites from the beginning and I thought that Ashley was a little insane for letting him go so early. But she's also still hung up on that Bentley...
Jun 14-2011 , 01:43PM
ummmm hello? I did not know this!! How fun! Lauren at my office is a big West fan and I thought he seemed like a great guy. From one Bachelorette tv fan to another.. Love this post! xo
Jun 14-2011 , 01:56PM
Simply adorable. He was one of my favs on the show. I know he'll find someone amazing to share his life with!
Jun 14-2011 , 02:01PM
Elizabeth. Omigod. West is truly amazing. Ashley let go of one of the only, if not the only, sincere, quality men on the show. I adored him. She is a ridiculous.
I loved this. Thank you for this. I so feel for him. Obviously, he's better off without this girl, I mean, clearly. He deserves a girl who's got her priorities straight and has enough confidence to make proper decisions about what she wants and needs in a relationship and in life.
Also, as always, you're amazeballs.
Jun 14-2011 , 02:03PM
I was a big fan of West! He's the cutest on there, by far! Great post! Glad to know he's really a great guy!
Jun 14-2011 , 02:20PM
Aren't we all looking for love. Wishing West the very best in life and love. <3
Jun 14-2011 , 02:25PM
Ashley is silly.. but not the one for him for sure.. I vote West to be the next Bachelor...He deserves it.
Jun 14-2011 , 02:38PM
That's so incredibly sweet, what an amazing attitude towards life he has.
Jun 14-2011 , 03:12PM
West is clearly a man of rare character. He was so gracious when he was the only one voted off last night. I think he is better off, and I'm sure he will soon find a woman who sees that he is not trying to find someone to fill his wife's shoes, but that he still has a heart full of love to share! Best wishes to him!
Jun 14-2011 , 03:18PM
Loved his closing remarks last night and LOVE this post! -EB
Jun 14-2011 , 04:49PM
Such a great guy... I'm so happy to see you give him the props he deserves! Ashley is crazy for letting him go, but she was definitely not the one for him... he'll find someone special, because he is an amazing person (and a cutie, too!)... West Lee for Bachelor! :)
Jun 14-2011 , 05:08PM
Great Photos! The basket remind me of my recent DR vacation.
Love that decor!
Jun 14-2011 , 10:40PM
Beautiful post Elizabeth.
I don't watch TV, but you made me a huge fan of West's - I mean any man that will hold a basket and rings just so you can get your shot... :)
Best of luck to West in finding love.
and Elizabeth thanks for continuing to inspire!
x. Christa
Jun 14-2011 , 11:21PM
He seems wonderful inside and out and I hope he'll find someone equally amazing to share his life (and love) with. Much love, West!
Jun 15-2011 , 10:15AM
Oh My Goodness! The moment I opened this post I thought, "Oh no! West already got married!"
He seems like a really great guy. Does he have any idea you posted about him.
West, if you are reading this; good luck and much love!
Jun 15-2011 , 10:28AM
Agreed she was crazy to let him go but honestly I think he is better off for it. She is obsessing over Bentley, who treats her like crap. She is really insecure and isn't sure what she wants/needs. He deserves someone that really knows who she is. I wish I knew of someone to hook up up with but I think he will be just fine and find true love again. Hugs! RAH
Jun 15-2011 , 01:53PM
I've been in West's shoes. Lost my love of 6 years to cancer almost 5 years ago (I was 32, he was 40). Many folks tried to tell me what I was and was not ready for. Only West knows that & nobody else. He deserves someone who gets that & is strong enough to be with a widower. There has to be an understanding that she was an important part of his life.
Jun 15-2011 , 08:00PM
How cool! He was my favorite from the moment he stepped out of the limo. Southern boys are the best!
Jun 15-2011 , 10:20PM
This was a great post to share!What he said is so true and it is obvious that he is a genuine, amazing person just looking to have a partner to go through life with. Women shouldn't feel apprehension about "replacing" someone, as that is just not the case. I hope he finds everything he is looking for!
Jun 16-2011 , 12:51AM
Immediately upon scrolling down my brain made the connection. How cool!
Jun 17-2011 , 05:13PM
My guilty pleasure is that show as well, and I simply adore Wes from this season! I think anyone who watched "The Bachelorette" could clearly see he is not only a good looking man, but a genuine, kind and humble one as well! His story was heart breaking, but it is good to see him back out there trying again and I just know he will find love again at the right time and it will be truly special for him! Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures with us and how fun that he was your brother's best man!
Liesl :)
Jun 20-2011 , 02:31PM
Oh... :(
He seems like an amazing person. I wish him luck in whatever else he does!
Jul 06-2011 , 02:41PM
Wow so sad yet so sweet! Pretty please give him MY number!! :)


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From a great big study published by the CDC:
There's no strong evidence of an association between living within walking distance of places to buy food and being overweight or not, researchers said after interviewing nearly 100,000 Californians. …
"Evidence is more tentative than often presented in the news media and in policy arguments" linking obesity with the food environment, the researchers said.
Here is more, and here is the study itself. If you look at the statistical tables, they're pretty striking. Even where there is statistical significance — which is the exception to the rule — the size of the effect is so tiny, it's like practically nothing. For example, on the margin, adding one full-service supermarket within a one-mile radius of your house is associated with an average BMI decrease in your neighborhood of .115. That is a difference of just one pound. (see back-of-the-envelope calculations here)
So there is really no relationship, according to this one recent study of nearly 100,000 Californians, between the distance between your body and a full-service supermarket (or any other kind of food store), and whether or not you are obese. Distance, which is a proxy for access (the idea of a food desert is that the nearest supermarket, which has fresh produce, is distant), is for all practical purposes a non-factor.
Recall what I wrote about food deserts back in December, about the fact that people writing about food deserts make a mistake when they assume that food deserts are all about inadequate supply, instead of inadequate demand. I suggested that food deserts might exist because people who don't want to eat healthy will live in neighborhoods without healthy food, not because they choose not to move elsewhere, but because companies that sell healthy food — and this goes for all types of food stores, not just supermarkets — will not make money there.
In other words, lack of demand might cause both obesity and the absence of supply, instead of the usual story about lack of supply causing obesity, with consumer demand completely out of the picture.
But even that story is being too generous, because it appears there is no relationship whatsoever between living in a food desert and being obese — the implication being that even if you're unlucky enough to live in a neighborhood where nobody wants to buy healthy food, you can still manage to eat healthy.
The same study suggests this hypothesis, via the Department of Common Sense:
A likely reason for the null finding is that shopping patterns are weakly related, if at all, to neighborhoods in the United States because of access to motorized transportation.
Note that "motorized transportation" is not that same thing as "owning a car" — I live in an exurb of Boston, for example, so I take the subway or the bus every day, where I often see people carrying groceries. They're not carrying huge amounts of groceries, but they're enough to feed the family something healthy today, tomorrow, and probably the next day.
What I think is going on in America is that if someone really does want to eat healthy — and they know how to — then they will eat healthy, but huge numbers of Americans "choose" not to. The cost and the distance don't much matter. And I put "choose" in air quotes, because people are not "choosing" per se, rather they are hooked. They buy sugar instead of broccoli, because sugar tastes awesome and goes with everything, whereas broccoli is gross. The deck is physiologically stacked in favor of sugar. The cost and the distance are virtual non-factors for most Americans, outliers notwithstanding, and obesity really does need to be tackled aggressively on the demand side, if at all possible, precisely because distance and cost are virtual non-factors.
The economist's way of saying the same thing is that unhealthy foods (like sugar) tend to be sort of addictive, or habit-forming, or are at least advantaged by our physiology or biology, so our demand for that food tends to be pretty insensitive to price (or "inelastic"). And because our demand is insensitive to price, shifting the supply curve one way or the other isn't going to change the quantity consumed all that much. You can fiddle with the supply curve all you like, but the problem is ultimately that this inelastic demand curve is keeping quantity consumed stuck more or less in the same place. So from a public policy and public health standpoint, it's better to just tackle the demand curve, by shifting it leftward or making it less inelastic, through solid health education curricula or forming good eating habits during childhood, or whatever, if possible.
As for healthy foods, their demand curves work much the same way — they are also inelastic. Even when healthy alternatives are cheap, we still prefer sugary sweet soda. Even water is free, yet we still choose sugary, syrupy soda, which is not free. Hence futzing around with the supply of healthy food, by subsidizing grocery stores (or water, or whatever), really doesn't make that big of a difference, because again, the problem is that low, inadequate, inelastic demand curve.
For example, when you last ordered food at McDonald's, did you even notice those ten salads on the menu? Did you order them? No, and me neither. And did you ask for a cup of water, which is free, instead of a soda? No again. (That's my experience anyway, and that of millions of other Americans)
(Keep in mind this is the very simple Econ 101 version of my working hypothesis — I recognize there are all sorts of other complications, and I'm open to competing hypotheses, but you see my point.)
And what's interesting from a political standpoint, is that this analysis similarly applies to drugs — tackling the supply side does little for heroin addicts, for example, increases the price of heroin, which induces supply to come back into line with the addicts' inelastic demand curve — and yet most liberals would probably agree with me that drug addiction ought to be tackled on the demand side (spending money to convince young people not to shoot up heroin for example, instead of spending money on patrolling the border), but the same liberals who agree with this analysis of the drug war will often turn around and favor unproven supply-side solutions to obesity like subsidizing supermarkets in low-income neighborhoods, despite the absence of evidence to support those ideas. Note that libertarians are more consistent on those issues — they oppose supply-side interventions in most, if not all, illicit drug markets, and also oppose supply-side interventions into food markets.
PS — Anecdotally, re: the cost of eating healthy, this has been my experience at the super market (I find myself paying more for junk food like Cheese-Its and Ruffles, than for cheaper healthy foods, like salad and chicken), and re: distance to the supermarket, I have on countless occasions opted to eat fast food meals of >100 carbs and >1,000 calories instead of just eating the healthy food that's already in my kitchen. I actually leave the groceries at home and eat McDonald's instead. I am a little ashamed to admit it, but I even recently drove about 40 minutes away just to eat at a Checkers.
PPS — If there is any place where supply-side interventions in drug and food markets makes sense, it's in the case of children. Children, at least up to a certain age, do not even have demand curves (for the most part anyway). Their quantity supplied of everything is imposed on them by their parents or guardians. It's like their whole diet is an externality imposed on them by others. And since parents don't have any particular need to eat the same things as their kids (although some may treat their kids as extensions of themselves), those supply curves need not be determined by the parents' personal food preferences, nor even the child's. So for example I might have to drive 45 minutes (just one time, I swear) to Checkers because I'm craving Checkers, but I have no reason not to feed my child that broccoli I left at home — it's no skin off my back if he eats broccoli, even if he'd prefer fries.


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M.I.A. Son Has Mom's Fashion Sense - Dons Mini Version of Her Grammy DressSunny Chanel
You know who I love? M.I.A.. Not only am I a fan of her multi-genre influenced music but who wouldn't love her moxie. M.I.A not only performed at the Grammy's on her due date but she totally stole the spotlight from a handful of hip-hop legends in the process. One of the most notable things about her performance, besides her bulging belly, was the outrageous, outlandish and unforgettable dress she wore.
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A picturesque Southern setting. A rain-soaked kiss. A timeless love story. There are a few things one can always expect from a Nicholas Sparks adaptation, but the best-selling author's latest big-screen effort, "Safe Haven," also boasts a bit of surprise intrigue — something MTV News learned while visiting the North Carolina set last year.
The film follows Julianne Hough's Katie as she flees mysterious circumstances at home, finding refuge in the small coastal town of Southport, NC, with Josh Duhamel's widower Alex.
"Katie's extremely guarded because she's leaving an abusive relationship, and she's not really willing to open up about it either, until she finds a guy and a life here in Southport that she feels she can open up to and feel safe," Hough explained of her role.
But, as you probably guessed, the couple's serendipitous meeting is only the beginning of the story — one that culminates in a blazing inferno, which MTV News witnessed firsthand while on set.
"We're shooting the big, burning-down-the-house music video," Duhamel joked in between takes.
"This is such a different Nicholas Sparks movie," Hough continued. "It's a thriller more than it is a 'Notebook'-style movie."
Sparks agreed: "There's a growing element of danger and suspense in the film that I think viewers are really going to like," he said. But, of course, fans of the author's work know to expect more than a little romance, too.
"I just don't think it would be a Nicholas Sparks film without that wild chemistry moment between the two main characters," Sparks said.
"We definitely have some kisses," Hough agreed, "but I think it's more about uncomfortable, awkward moments that you actually do have in real life. I think we had a lot in common with our characters so it just made for a good chemistry."
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SpongeBob Squarepants Dangerous For Children, Causes Them To Have Poor Attention
This week's edition of Pediatrics reveals what sensible parents have known all along: the show SpongeBob Squarepants is a great danger to children.
With crude humor that rivals children's cartoon South Park and Family Guy, SpongBob Squarepants is the story about a homosexual sea sponge and his raunch escapades deep under the sea.
The show is known for having 'meth moments', that is, having the high-speed visual effects that are witnessed by a meth addict. Another show that uses this technique is robot chicken and by no surprise, Nielsen ratings reveal the show's highest demographic areas involve urban areas with minorities with repeat drug offenses.
The study found that in a cohort of four-year-olds, watching only a snippet of SpongBob cartoon negatively affected the attention span of those children as compared to another group of four-year-olds exposed to more moral, wholesome shows.
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University of Virginia researchers recruited 60 mostly white and middle- or upper-middle-class 4-year-olds and randomly divided them into three groups. One group watched a 9-minute clip of "SpongeBob SquarePants," a second watched a 9-minute clip of "Caillou," a realistic PBS cartoon about a preschool boy, and the third drew pictures for 9 minutes instead of watching television.
Immediately afterward, the researchers tested what psychologists call "executive function" in the children. "What executive function basically measures is your ability to stay on task, to not be distracted and to persist on task," Christakis explains.
Turns out the PBS and picture-drawing groups performed equally well on the tests; the SpongeBob group scored significantly worse. Watching a full half-hour fast-paced cartoon show could be even more detrimental, the study authors write.
Even more terrifying is that watching Spongebob causes children to binge-eat junk foods at a dangerously rapid rate, as compared to children who watch more traditional shows like Veggie Tales and Adventures in Odessey.
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This is the best book that I have read in a long time. I .love ,ride, and own horses so I liked it a lot!!
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Thirteen-year-old Jasmine is found guilty of assaulting Hugh Robicheaux, the owner of the horse farm where she works. But she's still determined to prove that Robicheaux killed Whirlwind, the mare she loved. Jas is sure that Shadow Horse, a scrawny brown gelding she rescues at a horse auction, is the key to the mystery—but just how is Shadow Horse connected to Whirlwind?
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Jessica's Levine hook-upJessica Simpson allegedly spent the night with Maroon 5 star Adam Levine - sparking rumours the pair are dating.
The sexy star, who is currently divorcing husband Nick Lachey, was out partying with actress Kirsten Dunst at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont hotel when she reportedly snuck off to the singer's room.
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1998 Saturn Wagon 2 For the last few months my car cooling system seems to be running hotter than normal per the dash gauge. For years and even the the summer the temp gauge would never get over 1/4. I need to add coolant to it now weekly but there is no leak. The engine just gets hot (the dash gauge only goes to 1/2) and losses fluid from Only the overflow tank. I have a new radiator, new hoses and a new thermostat (2). I put a temp gun on the lower hose and it is about 160-173 and the upper is about 180-193. At one time the lower hose was at 173 and the upper at 181 while the temp gauge on the dash was at 1/2 (high for my car). The temp gauge now always gets to 1/2 when for years it never passed 1/4. The coolant does not seem to overflow (do to high temp) unless I use the heater but I am still losing coolant weekly regardless. I water lever light comes on regardless about every other day. I only can add about 16oz of water (not really low). There is no leak in the system at all for sure! I used to be able to turn the AC on (only one fan for all) to get the fan to cool the motor when I did have a leak but now this does nothing to cool even when the fan is running... ? When the car was all good and would only get to 1/4 on the temp gauge it could set for 20 minutes and be back down to nothing (cold) even in the summer heat but now it takes 2 hours or more to sit and cool even in very cold weather. I know from this that the car is in fact hotter than normal. For years the gauge was at 1/4 and stayed put but now it never stays at 1/4 even in 30 degree weather. The thermostat is the second I have put in and there is only one model I can use and both open at the same temp because they are the same. I want to think that the water pump is working, just very poorly and needs to be replaced but the cost is 300$ and I want to make sure it is this before I replace it. Can anyone help me please, I never heard of a water pump broke or working poorly without a leak or noise. And my pump seems to be working but only at about 50% to 20% of what it should be, is this possible??? Thanks!!!
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ANSWER by dandd , January 27, 2011
Check your cooling fan ASAP. Does it come on if you let the car idle? You can test part of the cooling fan system buy turning on the A/C as well, but the cooling fan should turn on when the car idles for 1/2 an hour WITHOUT the A/C on as well. Saturns have a lot of trouble with their engine coolant sensor not turning on the cooling fan, so the car gets too hot. I would replace that with a factory sensor ASAP.
COMMENT by wg123 , January 27, 2011
Cooling fan does come on for both AC and at temp about 180. The strange thing is, is that the fan never needed to run while driving about 45 mpr in 30 degree weather and the car temp gauge never got past 1/4 sitting idle even in the summer and this has been for the past 8 years. Now the gauge always seats at 1/2 even while moving fast in very cold weather. The overflow tanks will start to steam over while the gauge is at 1/2 but only 5% of the time though now the gauge reads 1/2 all the time after warm. The dash gauge shows the motor getting warmer faster than before as well as hotter over all from 1/4 to now 1/2. On the bill for the last service on 01/07/2011 it states : "Remove and replace engine coolant temp sensor 50855 radiator fan switch" ( I am not sure if this was two parts or one part with labor?) I have have a new radiator, hoses, thermostat and fan switch. Could my pump only be working but only at about 50% to 30% of what it should be, is this possible??? What is the chance of a clog in the coolant chambers of the motor? How can I tell for sure that the water pump is pumping well? Sorry for so many questions and much thanks for your help!!!
COMMENT by Motorchick , January 03, 2013
Did you ever figure this problem out because mine is doing the same thing, and originally I thought I may have a hairline crack in the overflow tank but more recently I have also been leaning toward the water pump being the problem...Would love to know what ended up being the problem with yours and if I'm on the right track before I spend double the money on a replacement coolant reservoir.


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See Colton Swon (From This Season of "The Voice") Season 7 American Idol Audition (VIDEO)
While researching the Swon Brothers, I came across this video of Colton Swon actually auditioning and making it through to Hollywood on American Idol Season 7. It appears that he did not make the top 24 of Season 7 on American Idol, but interesting none the less, since he and his brother were on "The Voice" tonight 5 years later.
Tonight Christian singers,The Swon Brothers, were on the show. They are brothers, Colton and Zach Swon from Muskogee,Ok. They grew up around music, parents were in a southern gospel group and played in several churches growing up. They performed the song "American Girl". About half way through their performance it looked like no judges might turn around. However, at the end of their performance both Shakira and Blake Shelton turned around. They had the funny line after they sang, they told the judges and audience, "you have just experienced your first 'swoncert'. Of course, they ended up going with fellow Oklahoman, Blake Shelton, to join his team.
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday stayed an oil industry lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission pending the outcome of an appellate court's review of an SEC rule at the center of the suit.
Led by the American Petroleum Institute, industry plaintiffs in October filed suit to overturn a new SEC rule that will require U.S.-traded oil and gas companies to disclose individual and aggregate oil-project payments to governments of $100,000 or more.
The industry says the rule, an anti-corruption measure mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, is an overly burdensome requirement that could create competitive disadvantages. The SEC last month declined to delay enforcement of the rule, which took effect on Nov. 13, pending the outcome of the litigation.
To resolve questions over jurisdiction on SEC rules, the plaintiffs brought action in both the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. In briefing the court of appeals, both the SEC and the plaintiffs have argued that the appellate court has jurisdiction to review the rule, a position opposed by Oxfam America, which was granted permission to intervene last month.
The plaintiffs on Monday lodged a formal request for the court of appeals to review the rule and on Tuesday the SEC filed a motion in the district court seeking a stay pending the outcome of the court of appeals review, observing that both the plaintiffs and the SEC agreed on the proper venue for the matter.
In a ruling on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates of the District of Columbia ordered that the U.S. district suit be stayed "until the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issues its final order regarding plaintiffs' petition for review."
Briefing in the court of appeals is due to conclude on Jan. 28.
The plaintiffs are the American Petroleum Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the National Foreign Trade Council.
The plaintiffs are represented by Eugene Scalia, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. API is additionally represented by Harry M. Ng and Peter C. Tolsdorf while the U.S. Chamber is represented by Robin S. Conrad and Rachel Brand.
Senior Litigation Counsel William K. Shirley has acted for the SEC in the matter. In notices filed with the District Court on Tuesday, John P. Sholar, Richard M. Humes and Samuel Forstein signaled their intention to appear for the SEC.
Oxfam America, an intervenor, is represented by Howard M. Crystal of Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal and Marco Simmons of EarthRights International.
The District Court case is 12-1668. The Court of Appeals case is 12-1398.
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