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In an apparent plan for global domination that would leave Pinky and The Brain fuming with jealousy, The UFC is set to unleash yet another iteration of its reality tv show, "The Ultimate Fighter", on the general public.
As reported by MMASun, we will see welterweights and middleweights featured on the show, with Canada taking on Australia. Kyle Noke will be coaching Team Australia, and the hard-hitting Patrick Cote will lead Team Canada. "Nations" is set to debut January 15th on Fox Sports 1 (TUF China will also be debuting soon, as well as the highly-anticipated TUF: Brazil, featuring Wanderlei Silva vs. Chael Sonnen).
So far, the teams are shaping up as such:
•Olivier Aubin-Mercier (4-0)
•Luke Harris (10-2 1 NC)
•Kajan Johnson (19-10)
•Chad Laprise (7-0)
•Nordine Taleb (8-2)
•Elias Theodorou (8-0)
•Sheldon Westcott (8-1-1)
•Priscus Fogagnolo (7-1)
•Vik Grujic (6-2)
•Daniel Kelly (5-0)
•Tyler Manawaroa (10-0)
•Jake Matthews (3-0)
•Brendan O'Reilly (5-0)
•Zein Saliba (4-0)
•Richard Walsh (7-1)
There are a few standouts on the cast; Georges St-Pierre's Tristar gym will be represented, and we're also going to see some regulars from Bellator make their UFC debut. All-in-all it should be an entertaining season, however you have to wonder if other weight divisions might have benefitted more from the influx of talent that the show can bring.
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Happy New Year to all of you Honda experts!
I just received a 1999 Honda Accord LX as a gift from my mom who can no longer drive. She lost all but one key, however, and she doesn't remember if the car had the remote keyless entry option. How can I tell if this option is installed?
I'll be visiting my local dealer on Monday to get a second key, since I understand that they're specially coded and I can't just get one made at the local hardware store, right?
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The Broad Way and the Narrow Way
Text: Matthew 7:13-14
Introduction: this portion on the sermon on the mount concentrates on man at the crossroads. There are two possibilities which we have to choose. Most of the time this passage is not preached in it's context. Though an application can be made in reference to salvation, it is not the primary application of it.
I. We all have a choice and the choice here is either a broad choice or a narrow choice.
Note: Every decision represents a choice for the narrow way or the broad way
B. Every family must choose the broad way or the narrow way
C. Every church must choose the broad way or the narrow way
D. Every denomination or fellowship must choose the broad way or the narrow way
Note: You don't start out to choose the broad way but each choice takes you off course a little further. The natural man has a tendency to head towards the broad way. There are groups and churches that once knew life but now are dead. They were destroyed. They did not die choosing the NARROW WAY!
B. It is not the PAST or choices in the past but rather the NARROW choices you are making NOW
C. It is not others that determine our way - it is the BOOK
D. It is not the culture that determines our way


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Wildflower season is just around the corner, and Solano Land Trust's Jepson Prairie docents are ready to share the first wave of vernal pool flowers with weekend tours beginning on March 16. Weather permitting, there will be two-hour guided walks starting at 10 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday through Mother's Day, Sunday, May 12.
A vernal pool is a world of exceptional diversity and an ecological system of unimaginable complexity, and Jepson Prairie Preserve is one of the best remaining examples of vernal pools in all of California.
Enjoy an easy, meandering walk under wide-open skies with knowledgeable docents while exploring the bunchgrass prairie and walking alongside the claypan vernal pools. The prairie is transformed by winter rains into fields of stunning wildflowers including white meadowfoam, yellow carpet and miniature lupine. Docents also are on hand to show the rare aquatic life that live in the ephemeral pools, including vernal pool fairy shrimp, Conservancy fairy shrimp and the larvae of the California tiger salamander.
Visitors should bring protection from sun and wind - it is often windy at Jepson Prairie. They should also be prepared for the chance of fog, rain and wet trails. There is one porta-potty and bringing drinking water is a must since there is no potable water onsite.
Jepson Prairie Preserve is located at the intersection of Highway 113 and Cook Lane, about ten miles south of Dixon and eight miles north of Highway 12. Parking is along the road near the eucalyptus trees.
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I tested 3 different 9mm pd bullets on a 1187 page book with a ruger lc9. Hornady cd 115 ftx, federal 115 jhp pd, and speer 124 +p gold dot. Both the Hornady and Speer went almost thru the book, making dents in a second book backing it up. Feds went to page 940. Hornady expanded well and did the most damage at 115gr. The speer at 124gr held its shape and weight, but this was a +p bullet. Federal was in pieces shredded with the less weight. Hornady looks like it won this round. Major difference from the 380 bullets I tested in a earlier thread. The Hornady was a bust with Speer being the winner.
I have my lc9 loaded with Speers with a mag of Hornady for back up.
Nice test.
You couldn't be more wrong!
That's a Cabela's Ltd. Ed. Catalogue you just killed!
Reminds me of when I was a kid and would shoot pellets out of my 1000fps gun at phone books in my closet. Good thing back then we lived close enough to a metropolitan location that the phone books were thick enough to stop em.
Actually, Javelin that's great info. Thanks for posting it.
I guess if the point is to find a bullet with the most penetration, so it can go completely through the intended target and then possibly injure or kill an innocent. However, as any trauma surgeon will tell you, it's the bullet that goes in then fragments to create numerous wound channels that is most likely to take down the target the fastest. Short of a direct brain, heart or aorta hit, it's the bleeding our and drop of blood pressure that brings an animal down. So I would say the Federal was your winner for a self defense load.
thanks for the info as I have a 9mm and 380 auto. are you going to test a 38 special by any chance?:D
Same crap, just more expensive than last year.
I have to wonder what shooting books actually proves. People have been shooting books as long as I can remember. There are more books today than ever in history. What has shooting books accomplished?:confused:
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A Cleaner SatelliteMarch 31st, 2010
From the Economist
ARISTOTLE believed that the heavens were perfect. If they ever were, they are no longer. The skies above Earth are now littered with the debris of dead satellites, bits of old rockets and the odd tool dropped by a spacewalking astronaut. Such is the extent of the detritus that the first accidental collision between two satellites has already taken place. It happened in February 2009, when a defunct Russian Cosmos smashed into a functioning American Iridium, destroying both and creating even more space junk. To stop this sort of thing happening again Vaios Lappas of the University of Surrey, in England, has designed a system that will remove satellites from orbit at the end of their useful lives-and as a bonus will scour part of the sky clean as it does so.
Dr Lappas's satellite-removal system employs a solar sail. As light from the sun hits the sail, it imparts a minuscule but continuous acceleration. When a satellite is first launched, the sail is angled in a way that causes this acceleration to keep the satellite in orbit. (Orbits gradually decay as a result of collisions with the small number of air molecules found even at altitudes normally classified as "outer space".)
Solar sails have yet to be used widely to propel spacecraft in this way-several earlier versions came unstuck when the sails failed to unfurl properly-but doing so is not a novel idea in principle. The novelty Dr Lappas envisages is to change the angle of the sail when the satellite has become defunct. Instead of keeping the derelict craft in orbit, it will, over the course of a couple of years, drag it into the atmosphere and thus to a fiery end. Not only that, but the sail will also act like a handkerchief, mopping up microscopic orbital detritus such as flecks of paint from previous launches. A fleck of paint may not sound dangerous, but if travelling at 27,000kph (17,000mph), as it would be in orbit, it could easily penetrate an astronaut's spacesuit.


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We already know that the successor to the hugely popular HTC One will unveiled in February or March thanks to information divulged in a recent court case between Nokia and HTC.
The new smartphone, codenamed the HTC M8 (or the HTC One Two), has been rumoured for sometime and we've now got details on its specification thanks to usually-reliable Twitter user EVLeaks.
According to the new information the HTC M8 will have a 5 inch 1080p display making it 0.3 inches larger than the current model. It'll adopt a very similar design to the original, retaining the acclaimed uni-body aluminum design which was one of the HTC One's (pictured above) major selling points.
As well as having a larger display, the new smartphone will be more powerful thanks to the inclusion of a Snapdragon MSM8974 processor, which is a quad-core chipset that can run at clock-speeds of up to 2.4GHz. The HTC One M8 will retain the same 2GB of RAM, Ultrapixel camera and 2.1 mega-pixel camera.
As you'd expect it'll come pre-loaded with Android KitKat and will also include a new version of the acclaimed HTC Sense interface (6.0). That's all we've got for now but as soon as 3G.co.uk hear more about the HTC One you'll be the first to know.
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Nobody will ever accuse LPGA Legends Tour members of being spread too thin. When the tour started in 2000, it had two tournaments. It hasn't exactly mushroomed since.
This year the tour had six tournaments, the most since 2007. The fifth one was Sept. 22, the BJ's Wholesale Club Charity Pro-Am in Plymouth, Mass. This week's Legends Open Championship at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor is the last tournament of the season.
Tour players don't want an abbreviated schedule, but it's hard for the tour to find a niche in a crowded golf market.
"I've talked to so many corporate guys recently, and they tell me that once (the economy gets) turned around, they want to get involved,'' said Tampa's Dale Eggeling, one of the tour's founding members.
"They like when we do corporate outings. It's great for their clients. It's great for people who come out and watch. It's a win-win situation. But the problem right now is that people are just hurting. That's the only drawback.''
How many tournaments would Eggeling like to see on the schedule one day?
"Twenty would be wonderful,'' Eggeling said. "Geez, that would be excellent.''
Withdrawals: Defending champion Sherri Steinhauer withdrew Thursday due to a family emergency. She was replaced by Jenny Lidback. Amy Alcott also withdrew and was replaced by Cindy Schreyer.
New faces: Many of the players in last year's inaugural tournament will tee it up Saturday for the first round, but some first-timers will be in the field.
Michele Redman, Meg Mallon, Laurie Kane and Beth Daniel will play Innisbrook for the first time. Also, Jane Blalock, who is on the tour board of directors and ran the tournament last year, will play. Blalock, who holds an LPGA record with 299 straight tournaments without missing a cut, has not played a tour event this year.


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WESLACO, TX (November 9-11, 2010)—Session two for the AgriLife Advanced Leadership Program Cohort I met at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Weslaco on November 9-11, 2010. Dr. Michael Gould of Texas AgriLife Research provided an overview and tour of the Center to start the session. Participants turned their focus to establishing vision, ethics, and integrity, as well as strategies for professional communication, while participants representing Texas AgriLife Research gave the advocacy presentation. Additionally, participants toured Rio Queen Citrus, Inc. in Mission, TX. Session presenters were:
- Jan Hargrave; Jan Hargrave and Associates: "Actions Speak Louder than Words: Understanding Nonverbal Communication"
- Dr. Beverly Chiodo; Department of Management, Texas State University: "Character-Driven Success"
- Dr. Jorge Vanegas; College of Architecture and Center of Housing and Urban Development, Texas A&M University: "Creating a Vision"
- Dr. Ruben Sldana; Texas AgriLife Extension Service District 12
Session Competencies were:
- Establishing Vision, Ethics, and Integrity
- Strategies for Professional Communication


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The Faculty Research and Publications Board seeks nominations for UNC's 2014 A.M. and Jo Winchester Distinguished Scholar Award, with a Oct. 11 deadline. This prestigious award is given annually to a scholar who has demonstrated continued excellence in scholarly activity at UNC for at least five years
Faculty and professional staff members are invited to nominate an appropriate scholar they believe has demonstrated outstanding scholarly performance on a consistent basis throughout the person's academic career. Persons nominated in previous years but not selected can be nominated again.
A guide sheet containing the specifics for the form and substance of nomination materials can be found on the Office of Sponsored Programs website.
Nominations and supporting materials should be presented in no more than a 2-inch binder and must be presented to Sherry May in the OSP (Kepner 25) by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct.11.
The Dean of Students Office is looking for student speakers to give the welcome message at each of the two undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 14. If you know any students who'll be graduating with a GPA of 2.8 or higher, who have been involved in campus life and who would be interested in sharing their thoughts with their fellow graduates at their college's commencement ceremony, please encourage them to apply. More information and application forms are on the Dean of Students' website.
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Introduction to SASTuesday, Sept. 24; noon-1 p.m.Presenters: David Bruce, Achut Adhikari, Amani M Albaqshi, Kevin Gittner
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All workshops will be held in the Research Consulting Lab (McKee 537). SPSS and SAS are installed on all the computers in the lab and will be available to the participants.
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This node involves a variety of explicit instruction approaches regarding thinking, language, mathematics and information communication technology (ICT) to enhance science and technology literacy: the cognitive abilities, habits of mind and language to do science inquiry and technology design and to improve the understanding of science and technology. An analysis of international school reforms (standards documents) in language arts, science, mathematics and technology suggest that contemporary literacy in the content disciplines involve two interacting components-The traditional understanding of the big ideas in the discipline and the fundamental abilities, emotional dispositions, language and communications found in the discipline to understand these big disciplinary ideas and to persuade others to take informed actions related to these big ideas. In Canada, this means to participate more fully in the public debates are science, technology, society and environmental (STSE) issues.
The fundamental sense of science and technology has a symbiotic relationship with the traditional sense of understanding the big ideas of science and technology. This means that language (including mathematics, visual representations, and information communication technologies) is an essential tool (technology) of science and technology not only in terms of reporting the problems, procedures and results/innovations of inquiries and designs, but also in the construction of knowledge claims and persuasive arguments related to these science ideas and technology innovations. Science as inquiry and technology as design are emphasized in the current education reforms. Both disciplines could also be described as a form of discourse, an argument in which scientists and engineers attempt to construct knowledge claims about nature or innovations that is based on evidence, warrants, data and backings, and rebut counter-claims about these data and evidence. Such a view emphasizes the crucial role of literacy in science and technology. Achievement of science literacy and technology literacy is not possible unless the person becomes enculturated in the discourse community and proficient with the language of science and technology -the fundamental sense of science literacy.


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A great beer bar, but the menu needs work
Allston has a new beer bar. It's called Deep Ellum , and according to MapQuest it's 0.35 miles down the road from Allston's old beer bar, Sunset Grill & Tap . Both establishments offer Belgians and stouts, lambics and rauchbiers, IPAs and organic brews, porters and ambers and pilsners and more. Let's hope the denizens of Allston are thirsty.
But Sunset's sort of like the frat boy of beer bars: an establishment that serves food in categories such as "appeteasers," "dippers & poppers," and "nacho mamas," and offers beer poured by the yard. It's fun, just maybe not if you're looking for a dark, low-key corner to wind down in with your pals.
That's where Deep Ellum comes in. In the old Reel Bar space, it's more like the indie rocker of beer bars, with a cool soundtrack (one recent night, a long string of Kinks songs), low-watt light bulbs, and a menu that offers steamed pretzels with mustard, a vegan burger, and something called the Best Wurst Plate. (It also has a black-and-white tiled floor you're sure to recognize from the bathroom of at least one apartment you've lived in.) If it reminds you of a mellower, scaled-back Bukowski , that's no accident -- several of the Deep Ellum folks have ties to the tavern.
When we stroll in shortly after 7 on a Friday, we're greeted by the smell of bleach. "Well, at least we know it's clean," someone says cheerfully. And thus the night begins with a positive spin.
For more on Deep Ellum, see Cheap Eats in next week's Calendar.
The bar's name, according to its website, "refers to an area of Dallas known for its fabulous music, incomparable food, and enticing nightlife since the early 1900's ." We are so ready to be enticed.
And at first we are, by "hot damn wings" and something called grubbins : Fish is sandwiched between potato rounds, and the whole thing is battered and deep-fried. The grubbins are served with fries, which are so tasty they don't even seem redundant. The wings aren't "hot damn," more "warm tarnation," but they're a perfectly fine accompaniment to beer. (Though maybe not the Péché Mortel , which could pass for iced coffee in a blind taste test.)
The problem with having enjoyable appetizers is that they trick us into ordering some of the ambitious-sounding entrees. And that's where things go wrong. "I want to get the artichoke," a friend says to the waiter, "but I'm scared." Stuffed with "caponatta," it seems the sort of thing that could either be very good or a total disaster.
"It's delicious!" he promises. More positive spin.
After she gets third-degree burns from the dish the artichoke's served in, crunches her way through some of the dried-out orzo and veggie stuffing, attempts to munch on a few inedibly hard leaves, and learns that the artichoke is served without its heart, the very best part, our friend comes to the conclusion: total disaster. Let's hope that heart serves its new owner well, because the donor is done for.
A seafood lasagnette is as hefty as its name is delicate, but at least it tastes good. But the vegetarian lentil stew looks as if a cat ate a copy of the Moosewood cookbook and then regurgitated it. Had the lentils been thinned with a bit of broth, the dish might have been saved. As it is, we find ourselves pouring in splashes of beer and stirring. Once the flavors meld, it's actually an improvement.
As for the Best Wurst Plate, it may be the wurst of all. The sausages are OK, but they're served with something unplaceable and gross -- is it a pickled leek? -- and a side of the most horrendously scorched, yet mysteriously limp, potatoes we have ever seen. These burn victims should've been tossed right in the trash.
It's too bad -- as a hangout, we like Deep Ellum. There's little attitude, the prices are reasonable, and the music is good. The room is full of people who seem to be having a relaxed good time. Maybe alongside the Urthel Hop-It and Rogue Dead Guy , the owners should simply serve the likes of fries, wings, grubbins, and even some nacho mamas. It wouldn't be incomparable, but it would be enticing.
Deep Ellum, 477 Cambridge St., Allston, 617-787-2337; deepellum-boston.com . Entrees $10-$16, beer $2.50-$18.


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New store openings, renovations and a calendar of events bring excitement to Cedar Springs
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
This weekend, the Cedar Springs Merchants Association sponsors Art Fest on Saturday, April 23 as well as Easter in the Park on Sunday, April 24. But they have a lot more to celebrate than spring festivals — and that is the opening of a number of businesses along the street, as well as improvements to others.
Tan Bar at 3818 Cedar Springs Road opened on March 8 and co-owner Terry Ehrle said he is delighted with the response his business has gotten, adding that Tan bar specializes in "custom brush tanning."
Tan Bar uses organic or natural products that Ehrle said the body does not absorb. Instead, the products stay on the surface of the skin.
Ehrle said the tan last seven to 10 days and does not contain SPF ingredients that protect the skin from the sun. But, he said, they work with customers to make sure they continue to protect their skin.
Ehrle said that UVA rays tanning beds and sunbathing outdoors are dangerous and that studies show that as many as one in four people who overdo exposure to the sun under the age of 35 will develop skin cancer.
At the other end of the strip, Onyx Nail Bar is open and operating in ilume and will hold a grand opening celebration over the next few weeks, according to spokesman Scott Baretto.
Although several nail salons have opened in the area over the past year, this one calls itself the king of all nail salons.
With 4,000 square feet of space, the shop is multi-level, with 18 experienced nail technicians, Barretto said, adding that there is no piped-in elevator music. Instead, the salon has a DJ booth and a sound system that he said rivals any of the clubs down the street.
Macho Nacho opened on Thursday, April 21, in the space that was home to Hunky's for 25 years. The location has been stripped and polished and completely redesigned. The remodeled patio features new furniture and railings that reflect the upscale look of the new restaurant.
Owner Scott Jones said that after months of work, "It finally came together."
The restaurant will be open for Sunday brunch as well as having late night hours.
"We've got a fun crew, a big-ass fan and a great patio," Jones said.
The ceiling fan Jones mentioned is a 10-blade metal piece with fins similar to airplane wings.
Jones recommends the mojitos and margaritas and Macho Nacho tortas as well as items from the taqueria.
Next door, construction continues on Coffee Lab. Co-owner Darin Danford said he's shooting for a June 1 opening.
Providing enough parking has stopped a number of restaurants from opening on Cedar Springs Road. Danford said that they've chosen seating options that don't require more parking. Seating will be bar style and on comfortable couches as well as at tables.
Danford's partner, Neal Delaney said that the number 1 complaint at coffee shops is a shortage of electrical outlets. They've made sure that's not a problem by wiring the space to provide plenty of plugs, he said.
The menu will feature coffee, pastry and paninis.
Construction continues at several other locations as well, including Thairiffic, a Thai restaurant that is moving to Cedar Springs from North Dallas, and JR.'s Bar and Grill.
At JR.'s, crews broke through the front wall on the first floor this week. That club is opening the front with patio space across its Cedar Springs frontage that they hope will be as popular as the second floor patio space.
On Saturday, Cedar Springs Road will be closed from Reagan to Knight streets for Art Fest. CSMA president Scott Whittall said that they already have more artists exhibiting than last year.
"We always have an influx at the end," he said, adding that he expects more than the 70 artists already signed to exhibit.
A number of Cedar Springs retailers will have booths, including OutLines and Skivvies. Food and beer vendors and info booths will also be out on the street for the festival.
Whittall said that after Easter in the Park, the CSMA has plans for two more large events that will close the street. The May sidewalk sale will take place on May 21 and include a large antique car exhibit on the street with cars from Classic Chassis and other individuals who may register on the merchants association website.
In June, CSMA presents the return of Razzle Dazzle Dallas.
"We're working diligently to create an atmosphere where there are things for everyone to do," Whittall said.
Stoli vodka announced on Wednesday that they would sponsor the VIP pavilion.
Whittall said VIP tickets include reserved parking at ilume throughout the five-day event.
"We knew the first year was going to be a challenge," Whittall said. "But we've been blown away by how it's come together.


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MORE: 9 Reasons Why Fit Women Have Much Better Sex
A majority—52 percent—of the women reported experiencing breast pain. Interestingly, women with higher activity and fitness levels were actually less likely to experience it. Researchers found strong correlations between breast pain and women with larger cup sizes, older age, and lower activity levels. Since you can't really control your age or cup size, it's great to know that staying active and hitting the gym might improve pesky pains in your boobs.
That said, it's important to know that it's unclear whether women who are fit and active experience less pain because they work out or if it's the reverse: if those women work out because they experience less pain, says study co-author Nikki Brown, Ph.D., a professor of health and exercise at St. Mary's University in the U.K. and a breast health researcher at Portsmouth University, also in the U.K. Although previous research that Brown conducted on what portion of marathon runners experience breast pain showed the same correlation, that study was also unclear as to whether fitness levels were the result or the cause of less pain, she says.
MORE: Q&A: Can Running Cause Boobs to Sag Over Time?
So while researchers still need to do more work to find out if the cure for sore boobs is just a workout away, you can minimize how much the girls annoy you mid-sweat session by buying a sports bra that suits your activity du jour and your bra size.


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'Thriller' turns 25
When you're growing up in the 80s, there are some things you feel you can imagine happening in the future. Flying cars. Colonies on Mars. The Cubs in the World Series. Concert tickets costing hundreds of dollars. (Sadly, only the last one is true.)
But yet it feels entirely surreal to think that TODAY marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album. Wasn't it just yesterday I was trying to moonwalk in my Converse high-tops? (Yeah, I know NOW that you need a smooth sole.)
The album's stats are eye-popping. More than 100-million in worldwide sales. Seven top-10 singles. Eight Grammy awards. And it all happened while M.J. was still on his first nose-job. Staggering!
To celebrate, download our Thriller podcast -- one of the Stuck in the 80s episodes that we still consider to be our best work. In it, you'll hear the Vincent Price's previously unreleased second stanza of the "Thriller" poem, Quincy Jones' amazing story about getting Eddie Van Halen to play on "Beat It" ... and Sean Daly's first reference to my "hairy knuckle pursuits" of young ladies.
Click here to listen. Or click here to get all our podcasts for free via iTunes.


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I ask this because while I see an increasing number of blogs with ads in their feeds I'm yet to meet too many bloggers who make much from them. Interested to hear your experiences.


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Sun Feb 24, 2013, 01:57 AM
Purveyor (29,647 posts)
Neither Side Blinks In Federal Budget Standoff
Source: LA TIMES
By Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
February 23, 2013, 6:46 p.m.
WASHINGTON The nation's budget solution was never supposed to look like this: Congress and the White House staring at across-the-board spending cuts that will begin slashing indiscriminately through the federal government in a matter of days.
Each side had expected cooler heads to prevail, assuming the other would set aside its political preferences and compromise to prevent the economic problems that are widely expected from a sudden reduction in the flow of federal funds.
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) believed that President Obama was so fearful of deep reductions to domestic programs that the White House would yield to Republican demands. Instead, Obama has stuck to his insistence that wealthier Americans and corporations must contribute more in taxes as part of any solution to the country's long-term debt problems.
The White House figured Republicans would be the ones to blink. The party's opposition to defense cuts would force Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to yield and accept at least some additional taxes rather than go ahead with the automatic cuts, known as a sequester, Democrats believed.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-adv-sequester-20130224,0,4494532.story
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Sun Feb 24, 2013, 09:38 AM
panzerfaust (2,818 posts)
1. More accurately: "Neither Side Thinks ..."
Response to panzerfaust (Reply #1)
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:14 AM
cstanleytech (14,883 posts)
2. No, they both are actually thinking though the republicans are thinking only of themselves. nt
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Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:26 AM
goclark (30,404 posts)
7. University of Spoiled Children
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Sun Feb 24, 2013, 02:49 PM
Xipe Totec (38,817 posts)
3. The budged is congress' duty and responsibility what is this "White House" standoff shit?
Pass the budget, don't pass it, that's congress.
Blaming the White House for it is BS.
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Sun Feb 24, 2013, 08:04 PM
cheapdate (3,811 posts)
4. Here's a prediction for the military budget...
The sequester goes into effect. Congress urgently rallies to restore the military budget, leaving the rest of the cuts in place.
Response to cheapdate (Reply #4)
Mon Feb 25, 2013, 07:42 AM
rucky (35,211 posts)
6. I would not bet against that.
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Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:32 AM
Zorro (7,580 posts)
8. Yes that has been and will be the Republican plan
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Mon Feb 25, 2013, 12:13 AM
Historic NY (29,245 posts)
5. The Congress holds the purse strings neither Boehner nor Cantor have the balls to act....
lets see what they want to cut.......The President proposes and congress disposes.


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During the July circuit, we covered nearly two dozen events across the country and saw a lot of players. Here is a look at who impressed us during our travels:
Who was the best player you saw this summer?
Paul Biancardi: Zak Irvin, SG
(Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern)
I saw the Michigan commit numerous times at the adidas Invitational in Indianapolis. He has a combination of athletic ability, skill and feel for the game that helped him dominate the action, but he utilizes his different skill sets to operate within the flow of the game. His long-range jumper is accurate, and if a defender gets too close, he will drive to the basket with a long first step. Plus, he has the size to score over defenders in the painted area. When he gets out in transition, he can spot up for a jumper or cut to the basket for a high-flying finish. He also moves without the ball by cutting and using screens to free himself. Overall, he is a clutch performer, arguably the best player in Indiana and the player who best helped his team win all summer.


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JERUSALEM (Apr. 13)
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol expressed the hope here today that the general easing of East-West tensions, which he sees as "a welcome possibility," might result in an appeal by the United States and the Soviet Union "to all parties in the Middle East" to start cooperating toward the mutual advantage of the Arab states and Israel.
Mr. Eshkol's statement was made in an exclusive interview here with Joshua H. Just-man, chief Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspondent in Israel. The talk took place on the eve of two events which Israel considers of highest significance. One is Mr. Eshkol's forthcoming State visit to Washington, where he will meet with President Johnson several times, beginning June 1. The other is Israel's celebration of the 16th anniversary of the rebirth of the State, to be marked officially on Thursday.
In the context of the possible East-West rapprochement, Mr. Eshkol said, he hoped that both the East and the West might "appeal to all parties in the Middle East to embark on a course of peace and regional cooperation." Pending such Arab-Israeli cooperation, however, he emphasized the fact that the maintenance of Israel's security "is our main task now, and will continue to be our prime need for years to come." Not everybody abroad, he held, understands exactly what Israel faces in regard to its security. "People not facing Israel's day-to-day problems," he said, "may not realize, or may not be in a position to assess fully, the fact that Israel's destruction is the basic doctrine of openly declared Arab policy." He pointed out that these threats are announced publicly and privately by the Arab leaders, at home and abroad, "even at the United Nations."
"These are not empty threats," he warned. "They are supported by preparations to carry them out. President (Gamal Abdel) Nasser (of Egypt) has stated that, for him, it is not a question of 'if' Israel is to be destroyed–but 'when' will his preparations for this task be completed. For us, therefore, there is no choice except to spare no effort to maintain and to enhance our deterrent capacity."
Asked what the great powers should do to check the danger that the situation would deteriorate, and whether aid given to Nasser by the United States and other Western Powers enhances the prospects for peace and stability in the Middle East region, he replied: "They could do a great deal to remove the causes of tension. Take the matter of arms supply and other aid. We have witnessed the constant escalation of armaments in the Middle East. We view with gravity and with deep concern the flow of arms from the East to our self-declared enemies, particularly to Egypt.
"Let it be clear to all," he continued, "that Israel never introduced new types of arms into this area. It is the Arabs who, with foreign aid, caused this escalation. That throws a heavy burden on us, especially when one considers the needs we bear in connection with immigration, absorption of immigrants, and development. We must maintain the minimum deterrent strength. After all, Nasser has not hesitated to use arms he received from abroad even against sister Arab states.
"We certainly do not begrudge to our neighbors any economic aid which raises standards of living and contributes toward economic and social progress. Unfortunately, President Nasser diverts large portions of Egypt's national resources to build a dangerous war machine. We would hope he would abandon this barren course of squandering resources on military preparations, instead of using them for the welfare of the Egyptian people." The Prime Minister stressed that, "for Israel, its security and economic strength and development are indivisible."
On the problem of Israel's "complex task" of absorbing the immigrants, while simultaneously creating the framework for a homogeneous society, Mr. Eshkol said: "We are now completing the process of rescuing Jews from lands of oppression, and these reservoirs are being depleted. Our eyes, then, turn naturally to Jewish communities in lands of freedom. We shall need to present to the Jewish youth of these countries the challenge of helping Israel
The Premier was asked whether, in view of the recently sharpened debate over the issue of state and religion in Israel, the time is not ripe for seeking clear-cut decisions on that question. "We need to think the subject through carefully," he replied. "The matter has not been given enough study. Maybe our generation is not in a position to crystalize these matters.
"We are in the midst of the ingathering of the exiles. There are great sociological differences among the various sections of our population. Both time and thought are required to find the pattern for our future. Thus, it seems preferable to me to preserve the status quo, without any so-called 'conquest.' If new problems develop, we shall need to rely on all our spiritual resources and ability in order to seek solutions based on the need of the survival of our people as a whole."
Mr. Eshkol was asked about the message sent to Israel recently by many American Jewish leaders, concerning religious pressures in this country. The interviewer inquired whether such "intervention from the outside" might not turn Israel into a divisive force, adversely affecting the relationship between Israel and the American Jewish community. The Premier immediately objected to the propriety of the term "intervention."
"That was not an intervention by an alien body," he stated, "but an indication that the Jewish world 'lives' Israel's problems–what affects Israel, affects them. I see nothing wrong in an expression of opinion on these matters. Such an expression demonstrates the keen interest with which Jews follow Israel's problems.
"I don't understand how this process could possibly cause division, or why it should disturb relations between Israel and American Jewry. On the contrary, this strengthens the ties. We want fellow Jews to be seized of our problems, to be affected by them. Taking an interest from afar may lead to their taking a greater part from nearby."
Another subject during the interview was the recently issued joint statement by the Government of Israel and the World Zionist Organization about the Zionist goals ahead. The Premier was asked whether that statement reduces, as far as Israel is concerned, the role of non-Zionist organizations in the achievement of the envisaged goals.
"No, it doesn't," he replied. "Let me put it this way: We would like to see the Zionist Organization at the highest level of achievement and activity–just as we hope that every organization which will maintain Jewish life abroad and strengthen ties with us and lead to personal identification with Israel will be strong." He agreed that the Zionist movement, at present, is insufficiently equipped for carrying out the tasks that have been envisaged. "I have already indicated in my speech to the recent meeting of the World Zionist Actions Committee that organizational tools will have to be adapted to our new needs," he said. The Prime Minister replied with an emphatic "yes" when asked whether he felt that parallel efforts in the direction of Zionist education needed to be made inside Israel.


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"India has much to offer Israel in the way of raw materials, food, etc. Israel in her turn has much to offer India by way of scientific knowledge and technical personnel, so necessary for the industrial development of India," according to the "Indo-Israel Review" a new publication which made its appearance today.
"An exchange of cultural missions, technical missions, trade delegations etc, will be of mutual benefit to the two countries. The lessons in the experiment in socialism which has been so successful in Israel, will also be of great help to India at the present juncture," the paper stresses in its leading article.
Israel's Foreign Minister, Mrs. Golda Meir, in a message, wrote: "I understand that your publication will be dedicated to the fostering of an understanding and friendship between India and Israel by spreading knowledge of the history, culture and ideals of both countries."


text: I am planning my family's first WDW trip for Sept 06 (free dining, what a deal!) Anyways, I am looking for tips, suggestions, must do's, and whatever else. Traveling with me will be my husband, 12 yr old son, and 4 yr old son. All first time! My girlfriend is a Disney nut, and referred me to these boards (which she is on practically every night, and now she is giving me the fever), and she was telling me how great everyone is on here, so here I am!


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Unibody? So last year. HTC's Incredible S is bringing vacuum packing to the smartphone. The new phone is all too willing to show off its bumps in a snug fitting shell that hugs its 8MP dual-LED cam and 4in WVGA Super LCD screen like a mini smartphone wetsuit.
It's not waterproof (at least, we haven't tried it, and don't suggest you do) but it looks solid enough to drop and with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor powering an as-yet-unspecified Android version (we vote for 2.4, confusingly also known as Gingerbread), it's got brains too.
It's appearing on March 3, but the number of notes you'll be parting with is still under wraps. Keep an eye out for hands-on with HTC's new devices later today.


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A tiny fire department helped save the day — as well as the bay — after 4,000 gallons of gasoline spewed from a big rig fuel tanker that careened out of control and rolled over on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard on Monday.
The San Quentin Fire Department, which includes 10 minimum-security inmates, four civilian captains and a chief, rolled into action when the double trailer big rig toppled over on the boulevard 100 yards from the prison's West Gate just before 7 a.m.
Gasoline from one ruptured tank was pouring onto the highway, and while authorities from agencies headed by the San Rafael Fire Department tried to dam the fuel, a plume cascaded down the side of the road toward the prison's employee housing complex and the bay.
"Oh Lord, it's running pretty good," San Quentin fire Chief Brian Cox thought as he surveyed the scene minutes after a resident called prison authorities to report the accident.
"Where could this be flowing?" Cox wondered about a rush of gasoline 3 inches deep, telling a colleague to determine the configuration of drainage lines and culverts, then asking another to use a back hoe to fill a loader with dirt from the prison grounds and dump it in culverts and manholes.
The procedure worked, blocking gasoline from reaching the prison residential area or the bay. Residents of about 20 homes were evacuated after the incident.
"It couldn't have worked any better," the prison fire chief said of the team effort coordinated by San Rafael Battalion Chief Jeff Buscher, the incident commander who oversaw the emergency response by nearly a dozen agencies. "I was impressed," Cox said.
The San Quentin effort, which included firefighters standing by with water hoses and foam in the event of fire, was lauded by Buscher and San Rafael fire Chief Chris Gray.
"I've got to tell you they were perfect," Chief Gray said of the prison team. "They jumped right in and did a yeoman's job," the chief said, calling the emergency response "a perfect example of how well we all work together."
The boulevard was closed for 19 hours, reopening at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday after the big rig was towed away and a paving crew replaced a 30-foot wide, 6-inch deep strip of asphalt that was saturated with gas. Crews hired by the big rig company remained on duty Tuesday, pumping gas out of storm drains and removing dirt from culverts and drainage systems.
"Everything is back to normal," said Andrew Barclay of the California Highway Patrol. "It's all good," he said of traffic on the boulevard.
The accident occurred when the right wheel of the big rig sank into a soft dirt shoulder of the county road. The rig overturned, with one trailer flipping, puncturing the tank. The driver climbed out without injury. No other vehicle was involved.
The incident triggered a traffic nightmare as authorities shut down the roadway between Larkspur and the prison and set up detours.


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Archaeology Education at a Crossroads
by Sarah E. Miller This post began as a lesson in acronyms to explain SHA's…
students discover a new lens through which to view the world and the past. However, I also recognize that with that great joy comes a serious responsibility: I must strive to spark imagination and interest, but also convey a need to cherish and protect archaeological resources. My end goal in working with students, or anyone newly interested in our field, is not simply to fascinate them with amazing trinkets that can be pulled from the past into the present at the blade of a shovel. I strive to help them become invested in archaeological resources on the whole as a means of understanding people and cultures of the past.
I have limited time in any given classroom, typically an hour or less to imbue students with knowledge and concern for cultural resources. In that time I endeavor to introduce principles of archaeology, promote some understanding of methods and resources, and foster a value for past and the way archaeologists study it. This is no small task, and I certainly have adapted my strategies and script in response to feedback from students. Over time, I have found one activity to be ideally suited to this purpose, particularly when I only get to see a class once. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
This may not be anything brand new to you. I know the lesson has been around for a while, and I certainly don't claim it as my own invention. PB&J works for my purposes because it lets me focus on those priorities listed above. Artifact show-and-tells may be the rock star of public archaeology from an outsider's perspective. But to me leading with artifacts, from a preservation and protection standpoint, is leading with the chin. Peanut butter and jelly lets me lead with the dirt.
For those who have no idea what PB&J can do aside from providing quick nutrition in the field, it's also a lesson in which participants make, then systematically excavate, a sandwich. The lesson can be complex, but may be simplified if necessary; the original version suggests three layers of bread, raisins arranged in the middle as fire pits, and small candies for artifacts. When the sandwich is complete, students become archaeologists and apply field methods, if methods writ small. They conduct a visual "walking" survey, shovel testing (with straws), and finally open up a "unit," selecting a quadrant of the sandwich based on shovel tests and removing the top layer of bread—our top soil. The lesson ends with a brilliant analogy, likening unmitigated construction and looting with putting the sandwich in a blender.
I don't mean simply to sing the praises of PB&J, but to encourage deliberation on how we strive to expose the public,school-age or older, to archaeology and preservation. Certainly, activities that engage hands as well as minds have proven effective for creating thorough engagement with the material and memorable understanding. We have even used this lesson in teacher workshops to provide a baseline of understanding, and find that adults are as enthralled with the process as children, regardless of how sticky it may get.
Fun and sugar highs aside, it is critical to consider what we give the public to hold onto about the discipline of archaeology. If we lead with our chin, sites and resources will continue to take a beating. However, if we find ways to share the wonder of the soil itself, we provide a more accurate understanding of cultural resources and have a better chance of fostering concern for sites as a whole. We may tell ourselves that it's tough to understand, that the lay public will be disinterested, but I don't find that entirely fair. If we can enjoy the secrets in the soil, why couldn't others?
Get the original PB&J lesson here, or find FPAN's Florida-friendly version here.
What types of lessons do you use for teaching students about archaeological methods? How do you encourage the public to become good stewards of the past? Have you used the PB&J lesson?


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The new boss of Hornby set out his plans for getting the toy firm back on track today after a disastrous year in which it slumped deeper into the red.
The Margate-based company, whose brands include Airfix, Scalextric and Corgi, paid the price for supply chain issues in China as losses widened to £4.6 million in the year to March 31, from £3.4 million a year earlier.
It has cut ties with a major model railway manufacturer in China and expects a gradual improvement in its reliability and quality this year as it broadens its supplier base and brings some production back to Britain.
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Former Ladbrokes and Dixons director Richard Ames, who joined the company as chief executive at the end of April, said on top of the poor financial performance the issues jeopardised its relationship with end users.
Mr Ames said: "This is an extremely important issue, as these are the true fans of the brands. It is key that we do not take these fans for granted.
"With my experience of working in consumer focused businesses, I am making this one of my first key objectives."
The problems first struck in 2012 after its biggest manufacturer shut a factory producing the group's model railways in a year that also saw it suffer slower-than-expected demand for Olympic-themed products.
Like-for-like sales in the last financial year were down by 2%, with model rail sales falling to £11.4 million from £14 million a year earlier in the UK. Excluding one-off items, Hornby made a loss of £1.1 million.
One of the first steps taken by Mr Ames has been to move its UK warehousing and logistics operations to a new site 11 miles outside of Margate.
Mr Ames added: "It is early days, but I am convinced that Hornby can recover and return to profit in the future."


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Online writing workshop. I'll be presenting on how to craft compelling content for publication in mainstream media, blogs, etc.
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Judging a social venture startup competition, also speaking on marketing/PR to student teams.
Topic: Social media + mobile commerce. Cancelled due to floods in Chennai, India.
Topic: International digital marketing, special emphasis on Asia.
Presentation: State of startup scene in Hong Kong and my experiences opening my agency's first international office there.
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On CBSNews.com's "Washington Unplugged" on Tuesday, five-term Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn defended GOP efforts to repeal health care reform, calling it something "we have to do."
"Our constituents tell us this is a job killer," Blackburn told CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes. "They also want us to focus on reducing what the government spends - reducing the size of the federal government and putting the American people back to work."
House Republicans announced on Monday a vote to repeal health care reform legislation next Wednesday. While actual repeal is unlikely, the vote will show the GOP base that Republicans are at least trying to follow through on their campaign promises to repeal what they derisively call "Obamacare." (While the necessary votes may be there to pass a repeal in the House, the effort has almost no chance of getting through the Senate, which the Democrats still control.)
Blackburn dismissed the notion that voters might object to the elimination of some of health care reform's more popular provisions, among them the rule that young adults can stay on their parents' health care plans through age 26 and the expansion of drug coverage to millions of senior citizens.
"What they're doing is picking out a couple provisions where there was agreement on moving forward," Blackburn said. "What we're going to do is replace that bill with something that is going to be more focused on the doctor-patient relationship, more business-friendly for employers and employees."
"There is a different way to do this - a right way and a wrong way. We're going to go back and do it the right way," she added.
The Tennessee Republican also shrugged off questions as to the transparency of recent rule proposed by Republicans that will essentially give Republican Paul Ryan, the incoming House Budget Committee Chair, the ability to adopt a budget resolution and limits for appropriations bills that the House has neither seen nor debated.
"All we're saying is, let's move in and let's begin to put some caps in place so that we begin to cut back on that spending," Blackburn said, arguing that in fact "you're going to see greater transparency."
"You're going to see participation in the budget from the ground up from the first day up. You're going to see us hold hearings, oversight into what is going to take place and what is going to go into that budget," Blackburn continued. "And then you are going to see the budget committee work very diligently to put some caps in place and the appropriators to come in under those caps. It will be a very transparent open and teamwork process."
Blackburn went on to discuss the impending arrival of GOP newcomers to Congress and the tone she expected the House to take under the leadership of incoming House Speaker John Boehner.
"This is a very sobering time," Blackburn emphasized. "We have lots of constituents who are out of work - who are actively looking for jobs. They want us to get to work."
Blackburn said she expected the Republicans to focus on major budget cuts - and that even in areas like education and law enforcement, certain "redundancies" could be eliminated.
"There's a lot of, probably, waste as you look at the bureaucracy and the number of employees in the federal government - the number of duplications that you have in programs - redundancies - those are areas where you go first," Blackburn said. "You start where things are most obvious and you work through that."
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Golden Soil Productions
The story of the project
The more I researched, the more it became clear that these opinions stemmed from one of a few things.
1. They'd seen an Australian musical that they didn't like and it had turned them off Australian work.
2. The only articles written about Australian musicals at the time were negative, and no one was talking about the good stuff.
3. They'd heard it from someone else and believed it.
Fortunately, since then, with the introduction of events such as 'Home Grown', 'New Musicals Australia', and the support of many of our performing arts universities, people have begun to realise that there is some amazing work being written by Aussie writers, and the word is starting to spread.
But we are still left with the problem: no producers are taking the chance on Australian work.
That is where we come in.
Golden Soil Productions is a company dedicated to the encouragement, nurturing, and developing of Australian musical theatre. We are looking to find new works to support, and to give the chance to thrive, as well as looking through our history to find shows that deserve another chance to show how good they are and can be.
We are going to change the way people think about Australian musicals and to forge a new future, where Australian musicals are celebrated and supported just as they should be.
We hope you will join us.
How the funds will be used
They will help to cover some of the upfront costs that we can't defer until after the show.
These costs include: venue costs, production rights, rehearsal spaces, advertising, and a budget for the set, props and costume departments.
We are attempting a full scale revival, complete with orchestra and all the trimmings, and unfortunately, these do not come for free.
Fortunately, we have a dedicated team of passionate individuals who are willing to give of themselves to make this happen, but finding the money and the support from the greater community is our greatest challenge.
Who we are
•Dana Schulz, our resident MD. Dana will be working her magic behind the keys in all GSP events in the near future, and will be our musical director for many of our upcoming projects.
•Adrian Barilà, our Media and Public Relations Manager, who will be covering all manner of publicity and graphic design.
•Jake MacNamara, who is one of our directors for upcoming projects. Mac will be directing our debut production, and will appear in several other projects in the coming years.
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|Kentucky Kingdom
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Ed Hart
Kentucky Kingdom is an amusement park in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] It originally opened in 1987 and was later operated by Six Flags from 1997 to 2010.
In 2012, The Koch Family, owners of Holiday World, announced that they would reopen the park as "Bluegrass Boardwalk" in May 2013[2], but that June, those plans were canceled.
Kentucky is not one place that came to thrill seekers' minds back in the 1980's until ten acres of land near the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville were developed into a theme park and in 1987, Kentucky Kingdom opened for its first season. A relatively small park though at the time and with competition from nearby Kings Island in Cincinnati, Ohio (now Paramount's Kings Island). One question remained, would the park survive with what little it had?
Opening in 1987 with four themed sections and plenty to do, the first section is Carousel Plaza. This section has the Crystal Carousel as its only ride and numerous gift shops as well in the entrance area. The next section is Old Louisville, plenty of amusement rides galore in this section, which included the parks only coaster, Starchaser. Starchaser was a Schwarzkopf Jet Star II coaster that was relocated from nearby Beech Bend park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Other rides in this section included Smash-Crash-Bash'em bumper cars, Kentucky Whirl wave swinger, Whirlaway Chance Trabant ride, Pontiac's Tin Lizzy Junction (now known as Tin Lizzy's) Arrow Dynamics antique cars, and lastly Round-Up, a Hubertz made round-up ride.
The next section that opened in the park was the Kentucky Frontier. It had one of the parks' big thrills, but only two rides. The first of these was the park's log flume, Ohio River Adventure and the other ride in the section being a flat ride called Tornado (not to be confused with the water slide). And what is a theme park without a kids section? Kentucky Kingdom's answer to that was with The Enchanted Forest. Four pint sized rides were in this section, which included Kentucky Barron, Rascal's Retreat, Butterfly, and Fantasy Float.
With a great lineup for a new park, it sadly didn't hold up well. One reason to blame was for wacky weather. That summer was known to have heavy rains and when it was not raining, it was extremely hot and muggy, making the weather unsuitable for a comfortable, fun day at the park. With that bringing in a lack of money and guests, the park closed and filed for bankruptcy after only one season. Possibly one of the biggest failures in the industry, in 1988, the park sat dormant never to be opened again and the rides were auctioned off to other parks. 1989, the park still sat dormant, only with no rides and only buildings as the remnants. One man would make a difference to the park, the man, Ed Hart, purchases Kentucky Kingdom and would end up reviving the park.
With no rides and only buildings, Ed bought back Starchaser for the park after the ride was auctioned off. New rides and conversions were made for the park before finally reopening in 1990 again as Kentucky Kingdom. The themed areas were abandoned and thirteen new rides were built. The first included Enterprise a Huss Enterprise ride, Ranger (Huss Ranger), Bumper Cars, and Whirling Dervish (Huss Breakdance).
The Log Flume was removed and four new rides were put in the spot it once stood, which included a roller coaster. The biggest thrill at the park became The Vampire, a Vekoma Boomerang relocated from a park in China, was moved to Kentucky Kingdom when the Chinese thought the ride was haunted. Also, four wet and dry slides dominated the area as well with a slide complex called The Squid and a Huss Pirate Boat ride called Pirate's Bounty. Kids were not left out from new rides, as new kids rides such as Dukes of the Road, Queen's Quadrille, The Castle Walk, Merlin's Magic Wheel, Jester's June Bugs, and Royal Air Force rides were built. A successful season was finally pulled off in 1990, though the park was closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
More big thrills came in 1991 as a giant wooden coaster came to the park in an area of newly purchased land located across a road from the park. In 1991, Thunder Run struck down at the park. Thunder Run is a Summers/Dinn wooden coaster that was originally intended for LeSourdsville Lake in Middletown, Ohio. But for those that weren't up to the challenge of Thunder Run, a Vekoma Giant Ferris Wheel called Giant Wheel was built. But, one question remained, how would guests cross the road? A footbridge was being built during the season, but to get guests across, crossing guards happily guided guests across until the bridge was completed.
In 1992, a hurricane hit Louisville, literally, when a brand new water park for Kentucky Kingdom was built. Hurricane Bay opened in 1992 and as a part of the new water park, a brand new entrance and parking lot is also built for guests of the water park. More wet thrills came the year after as Hurricane Bay was expanded again in 1993. In 1994, two thrill rides came to the park, one of them being a brand new coaster. The first addition was a brand new Hopkin's Shoot-the-chute's ride called Mile High Falls. Also, younger thrill seekers now have a coaster of their own when Roller Skater is built. Manufactured by Vekoma as their Roller Skater model, families and younger thrill seekers twist through a steel tracked circuit in cars that resemble roller skates.
1994 would also bring two pieces of bad news. The first piece of bad news being Ranger, a Huss Ranger ride, being removed and to rot away in a field in Indiana known as Old Indiana. Second, the park's Starchaser ride ends up in an accident where two cars collide on the ride. The incident injured a seven year old girl who suffers a collapsed lung and lacerated kidney. Five lawsuits would follow the incident and the ride would remain temporarily closed. In 1995, Starchaser was sold to Darien Lake (now Six Flags Darien Lake) and became Nightmare at Phantom Cave.
In 1995, terror was taken to the second power as T2 was built. Bringing the areas first inverted coaster and being one of the first Vekoma SLC's (Suspended Looping Coasters) in America. Over five inversions pack the twisted course of one of the most cloned coasters in the world. Two more thrills would come that year, as Rainbow, a Huss Rainbow ride, was built and a new freefall ride at the entrance to the park where the Crystal Carousel once stood. The freefall ride became known as Hellevator, and as an appropriate opening, it opened in October for the park's Halloscream weekends. Hellevator would take riders up sixteen stories in the air before freefalling down at speeds over sixty miles per hour.
In 1996, two more thrills came to the park. Replacing what used to house Starchaser came Thrill Park Theater, which housed motion simulator rides. Also added in 1996 came a new upcharge attraction called Top Elimination Dragsters.
1997 Brought the park's biggest thrill ride, so big, it became a world record holder. Opening in the water park's old parking lot and converting the area around the new ride came the world's tallest, fastest, longest, tallest loop, and most inversions found on a coaster of its type, a B&M stand-up coaster called Chang. The ride became an instant hit with enthusiasts and the general public, though unfortunately, Chang breaks it's chain on the second day of operation. The year 1997 couldn't be bigger for the park, as on September 27th of that year, Premier Parks (now Six Flags Parks) bought Kentucky Kingdom for sixty four million dollars. Thus, that was the last season the park was known as Kentucky Kingdom.
In 1998, under new management of Six Flags, in June, the park opens up a brand new dueling CCI wooden roller coaster. Twisted Sisters (now known as Twisted Twins) opened up in June 1998 as the world's first dueling wooden coaster. Originally called Double Trouble, Twisted Sisters had a unique and twisted layout in which trains dashed past each other a few times during the ride's course. One day after Twisted Sisters opened up to the public, the park becomes Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. June 21st, 1998 was the day the Six Flags banner was added to the park's name and brings a new era into the park's history. During the 1998 season, The Squid, a wet/dry slide complex added to the park when it reopened, stands abandoned during the season and is removed in 1999.
What is a Six Flags park without Batman? In 1999, a new Hopkins River Rapids ride called Penguin's Blizzard River was built. Though the ride was nothing but salvaged part's of Opryland's rapids ride, it gave the park what would almost become a newly themed Gotham City area. The plans for the new area included Chang and T2 to be renamed Riddler's Revenge and Batman: The Ride. The plans fell through, but T2 got a fresh black paint job and Chang got a new green and purple scheme.
In 1999, the park certainly had troubles with one of its star coasters. For three days in a row, Vampire, a Vekoma Boomerang coaster, had numerous incidents that involved guests getting stranded on the ride. After numerous incidents, the ride was removed and it moved northward to Six Flags New England as Flashback. Alongside Vampire, The Squid was also removed at the end of the season after two years of SBNO status.
The new millennium came and in the spot of Vampire and Squid came a brand new family coaster. A new Wild Mouse style coaster came from Maurer Sohne known as Road Runner Express. Expansion slows down in the park as Ed Hart's ten year plan is over and in 2001, a new S&S Skycoaster came to the park as another upcharge attraction. More upcharge attractions are added in 2002 with Slingshot, also from S&S. Another big change in 2002 would end up in one of the park's coasters being renamed when the rock band Twisted Sister threatened to sue the park regarding the name Twisted Sisters. Twisted Sisters gets renamed into its current name of Twisted Twins.
In 2003, a Schwarzkopf classic comes to the park. A Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop ride known as Greezed Lightnin' was built. The ride was formerly at Six Flags Great America as Tidal Wave and at Six Flags over Georgia as Viper. The ride only has one inversion and short, but launching riders sixty miles per hour through a loop twice and two spikes, Greezed Lightnin' became a hit with enthusiasts especially. In 2004, nothing was built, but various park improvements were made and Quake, Turbobungy, and Slingshot gets removed from the park. The slingshot was originally going to be moved to Six Flags New England for 2005, but local government in New England due to the ride not being approved.
In 2005, a brand new water slide for Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is added. Whirling into Hurricane Bay is Tornado. From ProSlide Inc., Tornado is a new water slide that has riders going into cloverleaf tubes sliding into a giant funnel before splashing into a pool. Along with that, more park improvements came with various renames of food stands and shops.
A park with a roller coaster of history and a lack of space. Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom houses unique thrills such as Chang and Twisted Twins and classics such as Greezed Lightnin'. Looking for a thrill seekers kingdom? Head over to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom!
The park is set to reopen in 2014.[3]
Present Roller Coasters (5)Edit
|Lightning Run
|Chance Rides
|Roller Skater
|Thunder Run
|Dinn Corporation
|Twisted Twins
|Custom Coasters International
Past Roller Coasters (5)Edit
|Bolliger & Mabillard
|Six Flags Great Adventure
|Greezed Lightnin'
|Anton Schwarzkopf
|Road Runner Express
|Maurer Sohne
|Wild Mouse
|Six Flags New England
|Great Escape
|Six Flags New England


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Patch Is In Trouble
Three years ago, the future was wide open for AOL's Patch project – which endeavored to compete in the new media marketplace against mainstream outlets and websites like the one you are reading now using a network of community-based blogs.
After launching with just three local sites in 2009, the network had grown to more than 100 news sites within a year – and announced plans to hire more than "500 professional journalists in more than 20 states" by the end of 2010. Today, the network claims to be active in "over 1,000 communities and counting."
One of the states targeted by Patch? South Carolina … which featured thirteen of these local news outlets.
The only problem? People aren't reading … which means advertisers aren't spending money.
As a result, AOL announced on Friday it is laying off 500 employees at its Patch division – roughly half of all Patch employees.
Wow …
This is becoming a trend isn't it? Incredibly well-funded internet-based news ventures come to South Carolina looking to take us out – only to get flat out PWNED. It's exactly what happened with The Nerve, another new media outlet we eviscerated.
Reached for comment regarding the dire straits faced by yet another one of his new media rivals, FITS founding editor Will Folks (a.k.a. Sic Willie) offered up a quote from former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler.
"Competition? Send 'em South," he said. "They gonna drown put a hose in they're mouth."
Never heard the song? Enjoy …
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Not that we haven't seen much of Joanna Krupa these past few days, but too much can never be enough with this Polish-American hottie model and Housewife. So, let's play our favorite game of all time with Joanna. The one where we got to see her earlier in hardly any clothes, and now we get to see her taking it off, all off (though no frontals) on the pages of Playboy magazine.
See a Ton of Nekkid Celebrities and Hot Models for Just One Damn Dollar!
Thank to our friends at Playboy Plus for this complete look at the completely ridiculously hot Joanna Krupa. There's no doubt this woman was born to model. And to do whatever else she needed to do with that steamy body of hers to make it where she is. We appreciate an ambitious woman, especially when that ambition lead to bare-booty shots in Playboy. So nice we ogled her twice. Enjoy.


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- Delta30
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I had a breast lift and augmentation in July 2013. The implants used were 200cc more than discussed due to an office error. The surgeon did a beautiful job, but the implants are too big for my lifestyle (I was a runner and now cannot work out without extreme pain and have gained about 15 pounds). I also have sharp pain around the implants and around my aereolas, chronic fatigue, etc. Furthermore, I have severe hypertrophic scarring around both anchor incisions that is painful and itchy.


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For all of our Fifty Shades of Grey fans.. You're not going to believe what you can get your hands on now.
You might just get a little tipsy over the thought of it.
E.L. James released two blends of "Fifty Shades of Grey" – branded wine, on Monday.
"Wine plays an important role in 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' adding to the sensuality that pervades a number of scenes," the author says on her website.
The cost, a cool $17.99 per bottle.
The wines currently come in Red Satin, and White Silk. You can purchase them through her site HERE.


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In honor of Father's Day, I wanted to share the story of why sports became, and still is, such an important part of my life. (My apologies for being serious. I promise to return to shenanigans and drunken blogging tomorrow).
My dad adopted my little brothers and I when I was 6. My brothers were younger and had that natural gender bond with him that allowed them to start the father/son relationship easily. I, however, was a rough and tumble 6 year old girl. I wanted desperately to bond with my new dad and had not yet established a common ground. He was a man's man and not one to show emotions, and so I struggled trying to find something to connect to him with. One of the things I noticed was how much time my dad spent watching sports and so I started to pay attention. I would ask him questions about the games, the players, the teams and I would sit there and listen as he talked. And the more he talked, the closer we became. And I fell in love with sports, both for the competitive nature of it, and for the relationship with my dad that sports provided for me.
As I've gotten older, my love of sports has grown into a near obsession that has surpassed both my brothers and my dad. My dad cheers against all of my favorite teams, just to get me all riled up, and whenever the Yankees blow a 4 run lead in the 8th the first phone call is always from him. While our conversations have, of course, evolved over the years to cover more worldly topics, it was our initial connection over sports that provided the platform for the amazing relationship we have today.
Whether he is with me physically or not, every game I watch, I watch with my dad .
Happy Father's Day, Daddy.
Friday, June 15, 2007
In Honor of Father's Day
In honor of Father's Day, I wanted to share the story of why sports became, and still is, such an important part of my life. (My apologies for being serious. I promise to return to shenanigans and drunken blogging tomorrow).
Posted by Sarah at 12:16 PM
3 comments:
- extrapolater said...
Very nice! I hope my son remembers going to games and such when he gets older.
- June 15, 2007 at 3:57 PM
- Rat In A Cage said...
That's an awesome post.
(I'll save my Yankees rant for another day)
- June 15, 2007 at 10:13 PM
- Rat In A Cage said...
Looks like you got to enjoy a little bit of a laugher tonight.
Everybody Wang-Chung tonight!
- June 18, 2007 at 1:27 AM