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Last year, the Temecula Valley Unified School District converted previously required computer essentials sections into elective courses. Now, the district is considering doing the same with its high school health and geography courses, prompting concern from some health teachers that students will miss out key lessons they'll need throughout their lives.
With an eye on freeing up students' schedules to take other classes, from band to AVID to advanced courses, the governing board will consider the proposed changes during its meetingi at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the district office, 31350 Rancho Vista Road.
"The health teachers' standing on this point is they need this information," said Kurtis Tegman, who teaches five sections of health at Great Oak High School. "By state mandate, our kids have to be taught about (sexually transmitted diseases) and AIDs and certain things to maintain basic health. If they aren't taught these things, they might just shrug their shoulders and say it must not be too hard to stay healthy."
Tegman is quick to reference recent Riverside County statistics in defense of keeping health courses required at the high school level.
According to the county's Community Health Profile, Riverside County residents eat more fast food, smoke more often, are more likely to be overweight and generally live less healthier lives than other Californians. So Tegman said now is no time to cut back on health requirements simply to open up students' schedules to take other classes.
"I understand the district is graduating more and more students that do these upper-level things," Tegman said. "But some of our students still will get jobs as mechanics and plumbers. ... They may very well do their job well, but they might die at an early age because they don't know how to take care of themselves."
District officials, however, maintain that the necessary skills would be folded into other classes if the board approves the staff recommendations to eliminate both one-semester courses, which are typically taken by freshmen.
For example, geography requirements would be folded into the six other required social sciences/history classes, while the health requirement would be folded into other physical education and science classes, such as biology.
Current state standards require students be taught about HIV/AIDS prevention once in middle school and once in high school.
By cutting an entire course off the requirements, the district would free up students' schedules to take other electives. As it stands now, schedules are so packed that about 10 percent of the district's students opt to fulfill their health requirements during summer school or through outside vendors such as online schools or community colleges, said Andree Grey, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment.
Oftentimes, she said, it's at the students' expense.
"It's impeding some of their choices," Grey said. "Our drive is to provide as many opportunities as possible so students can find their niche and move in the right direction as they see fit."
As far as any educational shortcomings, Grey said key health lessons will be taught in other required classes or through other various on-campus programs, if they haven't been relayed already at the elementary and secondary school levels.
She noted that the board unanimously approved ditching computer essentials requirements in June because technology is weaved throughout many of the district's courses and because students already possessed proficiency in the subject.
"A lot of the information is available in a multitude of classes," Grey said of the district's health and geography classes. "We still have nutrition classes and PE classes … and developmental psychology classes. Along the way, high schools do have a variety of student-led activities that deal with health issues that are relevant today."
Grey added that teachers' jobs would not be on the line if the board approves the recommendation. In addition to teaching the subjects as electives, geography teachers would continue to teach other social studies courses, while health teachers could oversee related specialized courses, as well as physical education classes.
Health teachers, however, argue the district needs to keep the subject as a requirement for kids' own good or at least explore other options, such as an online course for the small percentage of students' schedules that are impacted.
"Why (does the district) feel there isn't a value in health?" said Linda Teahen, who teaches five sections of health at Chaparral High School. "I understand that it's not a state requirement -- other than the HIV and AIDS component -- but if you have kids who are at such a high level academically, do they need these skills … like how to cope with stress? Just because students are at that level doesn't mean they don't need education that might help them be at that level."
Added Tegman: "(Not requiring health) is going to rob kids. It really is. They are going to run into problems about so many ordinary things."


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Following two weeks of voting as part of our baby sloth naming contest, today we're happy to say we have a winning name – Camden. More than 4,000 votes were cast with over 1,000 cast for the winning name, submitted as homage to the city and to Baltimore's winning baseball season.
Last month, as part of the naming contest, we invited the public to submit names for the sloth. After reviewing and considering all 1,726 submitted entries Iris, Camden, Waylay, Izzy and Luna were selected by a panel of National Aquarium staff from various departments.
During the next two weeks of public voting, we saw an overwhelming support for all of the names. Luna was the runner up with 915 votes and Izzy came in third place with almost 850 votes.
Camden is the third sloth born at National Aquarium and the first born to Ivy, one of the four sloths in the Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit.
In honor of Camden's arrival, we are asking the public to continue to support the sloths and rain forest collection through donations that can be made at aqua.org/donate.
Our naming contest was launched in honor of International Sloth Day, which aims to bring awareness to illegal trafficking and the mistreatment of sloths in Central and South America. The AIUNA foundation, the starters of International Sloth Day, rehabilitate sloths that have been injured by power lines, hit by cars or sold illegally and release them back into the wild.
Sloths have been an ongoing part of the animal collection here at National Aquarium. The two oldest sloths currently living in the rain forest, Syd and Ivy, were acquired in May 2007 from a private captive breeder in South Florida. The other two sloths, Howie and Xeno, were born at National Aquarium in 2008 and 2010, respectively.
Linne's two-toed sloths are commonly found in South America's rain forests, where they spend almost their entire lives in the trees. They are nocturnal by nature, fairly active at night while spending most of the day sleeping. Adult sloths are typically the size of a small dog, approximately 24-30 inches in length and about 12–20 pounds in weight.
The Linne's two-toed sloth is currently not threatened however other species of sloth, such as the maned three-toed sloth and pygmy three-toed sloth are endangered. The sloths at National Aquarium, Baltimore help to inform people of the plight of all sloths from threats such as habitat loss and fragmentation of forests as well as to inspire conservation, protection and welfare of these and other animals.
Thanks to Jessica Nelson, our senior herpetologist in the Rain Forest, for these amazing new photos of Ivy and Camden!
Thanks to everyone who helped us name our baby!

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The Youth CareerConnect grant program is designed to encourage America's school districts, institutions of higher education, the workforce investment system, and their partners to scale up evidence-based high school models that will transform the high school experience for America's youth. Youth CareerConnect schools will strengthen America's talent pipeline through:
• Integrated Academic and Career-Focused Learning: Grants will provide students with education and training that combines rigorous academic and career-focused curriculum to increase students' employability in in-demand industries and prepare them for employment, post-secondary education, long-term occupational skills training, or registered apprenticeships.
• Work-Based Learning and Exposure to the World of Work: Strong partnerships will provide work-based learning opportunities. In addition to actual work experience, youth participants will also participate in field trips, job-shadowing, or other types of opportunities that provide students with exposure to different career paths and prepare them for the world of work.
• Robust Employer Engagement: Employer partners will provide work-based learning and mentoring, creating a path for students to in-demand industries and occupations including those in information technologies, advanced manufacturing and other science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields . Employers will also work closely with schools on professional development and training for staff to drive the sustainability of the program over the long term.
• Individualized Career and Academic Counseling: As an integral part of the program design, students will be provided with individualized career and academic counseling experiences to strengthen their career and post-secondary awareness and explore opportunities beyond high school.
• Integration of Post-secondary Education and Training: Students will participate in education and training, while they are still in high school, that leads to credit toward a post-secondary degree or certificate and an industry recognized credential, where appropriate.
The Department of Labor will use up to $100 million in revenues from the H-1B visa program to fund approximately 25 to 40 grants for individual or multi-site projects. Grants will be awarded to local education agencies, public or non-profit local workforce entities, or non-profits with education reform experience. All grantees will have to demonstrate a strong public/private partnership, and must include, at a minimum, a local education agency, a local workforce investment system entity, an employer, and an institution of higher education.
Applicants are encouraged to reach out to employers, foundations, and others in building their applications and leveraging the federal investment. At a minimum, applicants will also be required to provide a match of 25 percent of the grant award. Awards are anticipated to be made in early 2014 for program implementation to align with the 2014-15 school year.
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(Re)Inventing science publishing: the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Philosophical TransactionsÊis the worldÕs first and oldest scientific journal. Still published by the Royal Society, it is about to mark its 350th anniversary, and was instrumental in establishing many forms and facets of modern scholarly publishin....More details | Watch now
A natural history of scientists
For most of his life, Richard Fortey, has worked with collections in London's Natural History Museum, so curation has become a kind of unbreakable habit for him. In his Michael Faraday Prize lecture he will present another collection: his own persona....More details | Watch now
A Random Walk in Science
I will discuss my random walk in science, from my graduate student on postdoctoral years testing the Weinberg-Salam-Glashow theory of electro-weak forces, and then to energy transfer in condensed matter systems, the spectroscopy of positronium, laser....More details | Watch now
About Time
'If you knew Time as well as I do,' the Mad Hatter says to Alice, 'you wouldn't talk about wasting it. It's him.' In this event, three writers well-acquainted with time discuss how it (or he) both controls and captivates us. Dame Gillian ....More details | Watch now
An audience with Professor Sir Harry Kroto
Staff and students at the University of Sheffield ask the Nobel Prizewinner about his life, work and scienceMore details | Watch now
Ask Steve – Questions from Woodville Elementary, FL
Steve answers questions about the brightness of stars.More details | Watch now
Benjamin Franklin in Europe: electrician, academician etc.
Benjamin Franklin, American patriot and natural philosopher, was born 300 years ago. Apart from a brief stay in England as a young man, he spent the first fifty years of his life transforming himself from a nobody into the leading citizen of Philadel....More details | Watch now
Bernal and the Social Function of Science
Chris Freeman, the founder and first director of the UK's Science Policy Research Unit introduces Bernal, the father of the protein crystallography techniques which enabled the double helix structure of DNA to be unravelled. Bernal's major impact on ....More details | Watch now
Bringing Science to the Olympics
Dr David Hassall, Director of Inhaled Sciences at Glaxo Smith Klein, gives a talk on how the provision of services presents a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for GSK to use its science expertise and make a material contribution to London 2012.More details | Watch now
Buckyball workshop
Professor Sir Harry Kroto shows local schoolchildren in Sheffield how to build a buckyballMore details | Watch now
BuckyBall Workshop to Iceland
An Internet Buckyball workshop to 80 young children in Iceland which worked extremely well. It was the first test of the FSU Internet GEO project.More details | Watch now
Buckyball Workshop with Harry Kroto with balanced Buckyballs
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I want to know if it is possible to do the following:
1. When "Unknown" calls, after a few seconds audio recording starts and asks caller to recall but with identified number this time. Otherwise there is no other way to reach recipient.
2. When not answering for a long time, audio recording starts and tells that recipient is busy.
I want to hire 2 professional voiceovers to voiceover all the above on 2 different languages.
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Agenda of activities
To feel confident about your studies and future career you'll need a range of different skills. The Career Service offers both general and specialised training courses and workshops to help you develop these skills.
The Career Service offers a revolving selection of course and workshops, including:
- Career orientation / How to find a job
- CV, cover letter and LinkedIn profile
- Job application letters and procedures
- Psychological tests & assessment centres
- Personal Pitch and networking
- Insight into your own skills
Faculty specific information can be found under the faculty tab.
You can find an overview of the career workshops in the calendar.


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These bright chenille items are perfect for making figures, Christmas ornaments, party favors and holiday decorations.
- Material: Iron wire and plastic
- Color: Blue
- Size (Length x Diameter): Approx. 12 x 1/4 inch (30 x 0.6cm)
- Soft and fuzzy stems
- Can be bended or twisted into different shapes, like animals, flowers, etc.
- Shimmering and sparkling, used for a multitude of craft projects
- Can stimulate people's imagination; great gift for children
Package Includes:
- 95 - 100pcs chenille stems
Note: Please be reminded that due to lighting effects and monitor's brightness/contrast settings etc, the color tone of the website's photo and the actual item could be slightly different.
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Bonaventure beats Duquesne 78-71
Demitrius Conger and Chris Johnson scored 19 points apiece as St. Bonaventure beat Duquesne 78-71 Saturday to sweep the season series.
Eric Mosley chipped in 16 points and Conger added a game-high nine boards to help St. Bonaventure (13-13, 6-7 Atlantic 10 Conference) outrebound Duquesne 35-26.
After two free throws by Conger put the Bonnies ahead 75-68 with 32 seconds remaining, Jeremiah Jones connected on a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left to cut the lead to 75-71. But that was the last basket for the Dukes as they missed their final two attempts with less than 30 seconds to play.
Conger and Johnson combined to score 13 of the Bonnies' final 14 points.
St. Bonaventure shot 54 percent (27 of 50), compared to Duquesne's 39.3 percent (22 of 56).
Quevyn Winters had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Dukes (8-19, 1-12), who have lost three in a row.


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The highly-anticipated return of the fan-favorite soap opera classic, One Life To Live --which will be available digitally on Hulu, Hulu Plus and iTunes on April 29th!
Now entering the digital stratosphere, One Life To Live is out with the old and in the new with an edgier and bolder look to spice things up in the legendary city of Llanview. This season, you can expect reoccurring roles by MTV's Jersey Shore JWoWW, High School Musical star Corbin Bleu and special guest appearances by popular music artists and more to bring that contemporary twist to the story.
Many people remember Corbin Bleu from his High School Musical days, however this go-getter has been in all aspects of the entertainment realm, Broadway, music, television, and film. Laura Harrier, who is also on the show, is best known for her outstanding style and fashion.
Corbin will play Jeffrey King, described as a "brilliant young reporter," by TOLN, one who relocates to Llanview to work for Victoria Lord's (Erica Slezak) newspaper, "The Banner." Laura Harrier (Destiny) – Destiny is a hot young single mother, who got pregnant in high school by Matthew Buchanan, and is raising their son, Drew, on her own. Destiny is a beauty who turns heads everywhere she goes, but she can't quite get the attention of her baby's daddy.
This NYC native, model has been in top-tier publications such as: Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour. Splash Magazines got the chance to talk with two of the cast members about the show, behind the scenes, and the oh so new edge that will have viewers craving more!
Sargent: One Life To Live (OLTL) has been around for ages, how would you compare the cast and plot now to the cast and plot of the past?
LH: Now it's like a new revival series. It's a lot more that we can do and say on camera, so we have more creative freedom which makes it more realistic. It just feels like we can do more because it's more authentic, very modern, fresh, and just real life drama.
CB: We do have a lot of old players coming back. It's great working with the vets [they are] incredible on and off set. I learn a lot, and I think everyone that is new brings great flavor to the feel. The show has a very young cast along with a lot of originals- people will definitely enjoy it as it has the same great story lines. The cool thing is now we are on hulu and itunes we can be more edgy, that will appeal to everyone tuning in!
Sargent: What's it like being on the show?
LH: It's been so fun, everyone has been so great and really helpful. It's pretty exciting for my first major acting job and I couldn't be happier.
CB: When it comes to soap operas it's really great exercise! The amount of pages per day on films and television maybe 6-10 pages a day this is 80-100 pages a day. You are learning so much. Needless to say, my mind is going through a major workout! [laughs]
Sargent: Laura, knowing your fashion background can you give us a little behind the scenes of the wardrobe?
LH: I'm a New Yorker so I wear a lot of black, vintage, and leather. But with the show I get to wear a lot of fun colors, patterns, short skirts, and big jewelry. Susan Cavalari is our stylist, and she is great! We wear a lot of top shop, H&M, BCBG, and Alice + Olivia, and of course Aldo flats!.
Sargent: Would you say your character that you play on the show has similar similarities to yourself?
LH: We are definitely similar. My character is really passionate about the things she believes in. and if we want something she goes after it. I can really relate to her and its really easy!
CB: There are similarities, we are not exactly the same but not exactly different. I love that he is able to spit out information without thinking - which is really cool and a tough thing to do for me. He just knows his stuff for journalism, which is awesome! I'd say he is overall a driven person, really cool, and there's a laid back side to him which makes us similar.
Sargent: What can we expect from the show? If you had to give people one sentence to why they should tune in. what would it be?
LH: The show is something that you're not expecting; it's not the stereotypical soap which has another connation. Everyone is great; it is something new and fresh that you can [and will] love. Having to watch it online is awesome it makes sense for peoples live now.
CB: Its all about story lines and characters. You get wrapped up in a world there is never an episode that is the same. Soaps are drama and there is always something dire happening! I like it because it's on the web, you don't have to wait for it to watch it on television. You can watch it on your phone tablet, put it on your computer makes it convenient.
About ONE LIFE TO LIVE
ONE LIFE TO LIVE is situated in the fictional town of Llanview, which is located in Pennsylvania outside Philadelphia. "One Life" is a family, character driven drama that is filled with action, romance, comedy, and pushes the boundaries of entertainment by exploring cutting edge social issues.
It is without a doubt that this will be one interesting and memorable season that you won't want to miss!
Be sure to stay tuned for the 30-minute season premiere on Monday, April 29th


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by Bill Flax –
The recent release of a tape by Andrew Breitbart's outfit sparked renewed interest in President Obama's murky past. In anticipation, conservatives were elated that the president might finally be exposed. The tape showed Obama, then at Harvard Law, orchestrating a protest on behalf of Derrick Bell.
Without providing any background on just how radical is Professor Bell, the compliant liberal media derisively dismissed it all as conservative paranoia, even proclaiming presidential vindication. It still appears preposterous to purport that America elected a communist ideologue. The world's greatest beneficiary of capitalist bounty would never willingly empower a radical socialist to "fundamentally transform America."
Unfortunately, we did, even if Americans loathe admitting it. And this ought to have been obvious even before Mr. Breitbart's valiant efforts.
Obama exploits the citizenry's concerted blindness, cloaking his views under veneers of "social justice," "fairness," and "progress." Unadulterated Marxism attracts few votes. In rare candor, sans teleprompter, Obama lectured Joe the Plumber that his prescription for widespread prosperity is "spreading the wealth around."
Before catapulting to prominence, the president complained that thanks to constraints instituted by our Founders, "The Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and sort of more basic issues of political and economic justice." Obama's justice ensures not that transactions are freely entered and fairly measured, but that bureaucrats enforce results fancied per the fluttering fashions of political correctness.
Still, most Americans would deny Obama's Marxist outlook, mistaking the term's meaning as synonymous with Stalin or Mao. Marxist theory informed many of history's most murderous tyrants, but Obama's brand is the emasculated theorizing of the faculty lounge. He neither intends similar mayhem nor has such means in our constitutional republic.
Further confusion revolves around textbook definitions as production remains primarily private. We still exhibit generally free markets, although our economic liberty rapidly erodes. If socialism connotes complete public ownership of society's productive infrastructure, and capitalism represents purely private property with minimal state interference, then few examples of either exist.
Since the Iron Curtain rent itself, modern socialism generally entails central planning and control more than communalization. Socialist states dictate acceptable practices and uses of private resources, making outright ownership redundant — although Obama did exploit the downturn to redistribute chunks of Chrysler and GM for the proletariat.
However, the Bill of Rights prevents Washington from arbitrarily confiscating private property without pretext. Obama's policies begin where we are in response to what is. He can do only so much ridding of capitalism, yet he acknowledges that, regarding healthcare, "[i]f I were designing a system from scratch, I would probably go ahead with a single-payer system."
ObamaCare rolls downhill in that direction. In Obamanomics, government exists not to protect liberty, as the Founders believed, but as workers' vanguard protecting those otherwise vulnerable to "chaotic and unforgiving capitalism" — which, Obama claims, "has never worked."
Every fiscal policy from sundry stimulus programs to tax credits is steeply progressive. Obama champions wealth-redistribution and punitively taxing the affluent, even as political reality prevents implementing his complete agenda. Still, spending relentlessly rises long after the recession's end, propelling government dependency to record heights. Meanwhile, regulatory impositions grow ever more invasive, further extending Leviathan's lurching grasp.
The administration's rhetorical assaults on business and repeated allusions to Republicans or the rich as "enemies" betray Marxist moorings. To Obama, profits represent not satisfied customers, but swindles; businesses are "greedy" until proven innocent. Acquittals come via campaign contributions or penance to progressive causes. Those who cooperate obtain ObamaCare waivers and lucrative public contracts; those who won't get vilification from the presidential bully pulpit.
But the Breitbart footage showing Obama supporting Derrick Bell's racialism highlights the precise hue of the president's Marxist perspectives. Professor Bell has been nicknamed the "Jeremiah Wright of the academic world." Bell's Critical Race Theory, the pinnacle of political correctness, applies Marxism to culture, as orthodox Marxism antagonized class differences.
Whereas Marx proffered that the pivotal hinge was economic, as explained here, cultural Marxism, aka political correctness, features other factors. It's still victims and villains, but the culprits extend beyond capitalists and bourgeois to whites, men, Christians, and other "privileged" parties. Western culture's prey are racial or religious minorities, women, and those behaving in ways previously considered anti-social.
Obama perceives society through lenses skewed by this modern version of Marxism. Obama's proposals inevitably leverage left-wing radicals or government organs to redistribute wealth, power, or caches of moral superiority under pretense of combating prejudice. Power shifts from private to public — or from parties previously seen as oppressors to those whom progressives deem oppressed.
The racially charged efforts of Obama's Justice Department securing rights for minorities only are no anomaly. Dodd-Frank decrees further affirmative action in the financial industry. Our president sided with Mexico over Arizona regarding immigration. Obama's actions run so contrary to Western culture and Christian ideals that many surmise that he's secretly Muslim despite catering to homosexuals and feminists — very un-Islamic constituencies.
The apologies, the appointments, the executive orders, the spending priorities — all embody untrammeled political correctness. The consistent thread knitting this Marxist quilt is anti-traditional America, which, as the president haughtily scoffs, was founded by "men of property and wealth." Obama borrows from Marx, who thought government an instrument protecting the rich. Marx found faith, tradition, and patriotism impediments preventing the proletariat from recognizing their class interests.
Instead, as David Noebel explains in his indispensable Understanding the Times, Marxists developed an all-encompassing worldview of their own. Government is god, religion man's response to material deprivation. Karl called faith a palliative, "The opium of the people." When the political establishment provides sustenance, religion becomes irrelevant. Obama, blaming the economic failings of prior administrations, echoed that displaced workers "cling" to religion out of bitterness.
The presidential prescription: more government. Given Obama's past, why is this surprising?
Obama's maturation was influenced by Marxists throughout. Barack Sr. fashioned such screeds as Problems Facing Our Socialism advocating "communal ownership of major means of production." Obama spent high school in Hawaii under the tutelage of communist agitator Frank Marshall Davis, whom he declared a "decisive influence." In college, Obama dallied with Marxist professors and was described by classmate John Drew as an "ardent" "Marxist-Leninist."
His chosen place of worship was Jeremiah Wright's church, which extols blackness first and Christianity second. Wright, Obama's "spiritual mentor," preached Black Liberation Theology, espousing doctrines more Marxist than Christian. Wright gleefully ousted "bourgeois Negroes" from his pews in disdain for their "middleclassness," yet he embraced the Nation of Islam.
Perhaps Obama doesn't also scorn white Christians as "counterfeit" or believe that Jesus was a black socialist. He joined Trinity — and resigned — when doing so was politically expedient. His convictions are uncertain. But he was married and his children were baptized there; he even asserted Wright as "like family to me." The Audacity of Hope was named for Wright's sermon, from which Obama quoted favorably this gem in Dreams: "White folks' greed runs a world in need."
Obama's initial forays into politics were similarly infused with Marxism. As a community organizer, he partnered with proud communist terrorists like Bill Ayers, working alongside ACORN and other radicals. ACORN was founded by Wade Rathke, like Ayers an alumnus of the communist-sympathizing Students for Democratic Society.
As Jack Cashill explored convincingly in Deconstructing Obama and as and fawning biographer Christopher Anderson confirmed in Barack and Michelle, Ayers likely ghostwrote Dreams from My Father. Literary fraud is troubling; that our president's philosophy closely resembles a militant Marxist is tragic.
As commentator Selwyn Duke challenges, is there any indication that Obama ever renounced these long-held beliefs? During his abridged stint as senator, Obama rated farther left than even self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders. His administration's every endeavor foments cultural, economic, or political formulas of Marxist bent.
Why is observing this verboten?
HT: American Thinker


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Three years ago, we highlighted this bizarre magazine supplement featuring Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi shilling for some Center City real estate. One showed fashion plate Hamels listening to ocean sounds from his very pregnant wife. The other showed the Hamelses and their children, lounging about on a late Sunday morning at Two Liberty Place, looking down on the poors from their 50th floor window:
The Hamels had no children at the time.
That's changed. Heidi popped, delivering little Caleb during the 2009 playoffs, and then another son was born in 2011. And now, according to a tease for tonight's local news, the Hamelses have adopted an Ethiopian daughter. That's Reeve above, with the rest of the family.
It's hard not to notice that advertisement has become reality, whether by chance or design. The Hamels have their black child, they have their aryan child, and there's an extra bonus baby to boot.
(Please recall that it's always been Heidi Hamels's dream to adopt African children. She grew up drawing "tiny black stick figures." Congratulations on her new tiny black stick figure.)


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Integrate Bing Search in your .NET Framework Application
Desktop-as-a-Service Designed for Any Cloud ? Nutanix Frame
In this article you will learn how to integrate the Bing search in your ASP.NET application. The Bing Developer Center exposes a few APIs for Bing search which can be used to integrate it in your .NET framework application. Our applications can make requests with the required parameters to the Bing search APIs and get the search results back.
The Bing API's are exposed through HTTP and can support the message formats below.
What is the use?
Token to access the Bing Search API - AppId
In order to use the Bing APIs you need to have a valid AppId. You can get the AppId by going to the Microsoft Developer Center and follow the steps below.
- Sign in using your Windows Live Id. If you don't have one then please go ahead and create it.
- Click on the link "Create new AppId", which will take you to a form. Fill in the form and click on Agree. Fig 1.0 shows the screen shot of the AppId form.
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- The AppId will be displayed on the page. Copy it and have it for the usage in our application.
Implementing Bing Search in an ASP.NET application
Let us create an ASP.NET application and then implement the Bing search in it. I will be using the Bing search API for SOAP in our demo application.
Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 create an ASP.NET Web Application and name it as
BingSearchAPIDemo. Now open the
web.config file and add an
appSettings value for the AppId as shown below.
<appSettings> <add key="BingAppId" value="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"/> </appSettings>
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The U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced that it will allow small knives and other previously restricted items like golf clubs and hockey sticks on the plane for the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks.
"This is part of an overall Risk-Based Security approach, which allows Transportation Security Officers to better focus their efforts on finding higher threat items such as explosives," the TSA said in a statement.
For full U.S. news coverage, visit NBCNews.com.
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Knives must be less than 2.36 inches and less than half an inch at the widest point. Box cutters and knives with locking blades and molding handles are still banned, NBC News reported. The change will take effect April 25.
Overseas passengers will no longer have to check their knives as they pass through the U.S., according to Bloomberg News.
Novelty sports equipment like souvenir bats given out at baseball games and Wiffle ball bats will also be allowed as long as they're less than 24 inches long. Lightweight plastic bats are permitted even if they're more than 2 feet long.
Billiard cues, ski poles and lacrosse sticks will also be permitted.
"All TSA is doing is catching up with the rest of the world," Douglas R. Laird, president of aviation consulting firm Laird & Associates and former head of security for Northwest Airlines told NBC News.
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The character Swamp Thing has gone through many strange metamorphoses over the years. And in author Scott Snyder's current (and enjoyably creepy) story line, Dr. Alec Holland has only reluctantly taken on the mantle of the mossy champion to do battle with a malevolent primordial force known as The Rot.
Here's an exclusive first look at the next issue of Swamp Thing, which features art by the rad Francesco Francavilla and the return of Swamp Thing's undying arch-nemesis. This issue hits comic shops next Wednesday, June 6 — here's the rundown:
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Regional Data
Pima Association of Governments, with direction from its Population Technical Advisory Committee, prepares population estimates and projections for Pima County and its incorporated jurisdictions. As the region continues to experience rapid growth, accurate and reliable demographic information is an important planning tool for decision makers in many fields.
PAG uses census data to determine population estimates and projections that may be considered for transportation modeling or other efforts conducted by PAG.
Population Overview of the Region and Jurisdictions
Pima County is located in southern Arizona and covers an area of approximately 9,200 square miles. The April 1, 2010, Census population count was 980,263, of which 353,264 (36 percent) resided in the unincorporated area. The majority of the population lives in the eastern half of the county, which contains all of the five incorporated jurisdictions, two Native American tribal reservation areas and a large, urbanized unincorporated area. Approximately 85 percent of the county's land is federal, state or Native American owned.
In 2005, Pima County and the jurisdictions issued 12,781 new residential building permits, the highest number ever issued in a single year. In 2010, the figure was 2,761. As of July 1, 2010, the official population estimate is 981,168, of which 353,319 live in unincorporated areas.
City of Tucson: The Census 2010 population of Tucson was 520,116, making it the 33rd largest city in the nation. It continues to be the second largest city in Arizona. They July 1, 2010, population estimate is 520,795. From incorporation in 1877, the city has grown from 2 square miles to over 227 square miles in area, the center of a metropolitan area of over 400 square miles.
Oro Valley is located approximately six miles north of Tucson and is part of the metropolitan region. Incorporated in 1974, it has expanded from 2.6 square miles to over 35 square miles. The Census 2010 population was 41,011 and the official July 2010 estimate is 40,984.
Marana is located to the northwest of Tucson along I-10. Since incorporation in 1977 the town has grown from 10 to 118 square miles. Historically, a center of farming and ranching, its economy still has a large agricultural component. With a growth rate of 520 percent between 1990 and 2000, Marana experienced the highest growth rate of any Arizona city. The town grew another 158 percent between 2000 and 2010. The Census 2010 population was 34,961 and the July 2010 estimate is 35,051.
Sahuarita incorporated in 1994, and is the newest jurisdiction in Pima County. It is located in the Santa Cruz Valley approximately 20 miles south of Tucson, and covers an area of about 30 square miles. The Census 2000 population of Sahuarita was just 3,242; at the 2010 Census, it had increased 679 percent to 25,259. The official July 2010 estimate of population is 25,347.
City of South Tucson incorporated in 1938, and is one square mile in area and is surrounded entirely by the City of Tucson. The highest population attained was approximately 7,000 in 1960. The Census 2010 count was 5,652 and the July 2010 official estimate is 5,672.
Pascua Yaqui have a small reservation of 1.87 square miles to the southwest of the City of Tucson, but the people live throughout the county as well as locations in Pinal and Maricopa counties. The Census 2000 count for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona was 3,315; total tribal membership is estimated at 6,136. The 2010 Census counted 3,484 persons in the Pima County portions of the Pascua Yaqui tribal lands.
Tohono O'odham Nation The U.S. area (4,453 square miles) of the Tohono O'odham Nation covers much of western Pima County, portions of southwestern Pinal and southern Maricopa counties. The portion lying within Pima County totals 4,341 square miles. The capital city, Sells, had a Census 2010 population of 2,495. The Pima County portions of the Nation were enumerated in 2010 as having 8,959 persons. Total tribal enrollment is estimated as being over 23,890 persons.
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Population Growth Patterns
The 1900 decennial census recorded 14,689 residents in Pima County. As new migrants arrived in Tucson, they settled along the northern and southern corridors of State Highway 89/90; later arrivals moved steadily eastward. By 1970, development was constrained by federal lands to the east and development began to spread to the northwest. In 1970, the population center was located at Broadway Boulevard and Alvernon Way, it moved north to Sixth Street and Tucson Boulevard by 1980 and by 1990 was located near Sam Hughes Elementary School at Third Street and Norton Avenue. The northwestern growth continued through the 1990s and by 2000 the population was centered on the University of Arizona around First Street and Cherry Avenue. In 2010, the center of population moved southwest near the intersection of South Park Avenue and East Aviation Parkway. The earlier north-south pattern of expansion appears to be recurring and future development is expected to be strongly oriented around I-10 and I-19 corridors.
Population Facts
Population Estimates
Pima County Pima Association of Governments' July 2010 estimate for Pima County population is 981,168. Only 10 counties larger in population grew more rapidly from 2000 to 2010. Of the 100 largest counties, Pima was 26th most rapidly growing from 2000 to 2010 at 16.2%. In 1990, Pima County had a population of 666,880. The population reached 843,746 in April, 2000. In 2010 the Census Bureau counted 980,263 persons in Pima County. Pima County was the nation's 68th largest county in 1990, 53rd largest in 2000, and 41st largest in 2010. From 1990 to 2000, Pima County ranked 27th greatest in absolute change. From 2000 to 2010 it ranked 34th.
Tucson Metropolitan Area The Tucson Metropolitan Area (Pima County) was ranked 53rd largest in 2010 compared to 58th largest in 2000. The Phoenix Metropolitan Area was 14th largest and New York was 1st. The Tucson Metropolitan Area was 58th largest in 2000, and only 10 larger metro areas grew faster. Much of the growth over the next 20 years will be driven by working age people moving here for employment opportunities. In 2002, the Tucson urbanized area was 69th most dense of the 141 urban areas with populations over 250,000, in the United States and Canada.
Tucson PAG's population estimate for Tucson for July 2010 is 520,795. Tucson, which currently covers 230.276 square miles, was the 45th largest U.S. city in 1980, 34th largest in 1990, 30th largest in 2000, and 33rd largest in 2010. Based on Census 2010, the April 1, 2010, population was 520,116. Tucson grew 20 percent in population and 24 percent in area from 1990 to 2000. Of the 273 U.S. cities with populations over 100,000, Tucson's growth was 71st greatest in percent change, and 23rd greatest in absolute change from 1990 to 2000. Only seven cities larger than Tucson grew at a more rapid rate from 2000 to 2008; five cities larger than Tucson lost population during the same time period. The City of Tucson is nearly as large in population as the State of Wyoming and in area is more than three times the size of Washington, D.C. In 2010, Tucson was the nation's 33rd largest city.
Tucson/Pima County Population/Estimates, 1970-2010:
AZ Official Population Projections 2013-2050
The Arizona Department of Economic Security has published its official 2013-2050 population projections for the state, counties, incorporated places and select census designated places.
Age Structure
The median age in Pima County was 32.8 in 1990 (slightly below the national average), 35.7 in 2000 and was estimated as 36.7 in 2007. The slow rise of the median age is due to the aging of the Baby Boomers, not to any massive influx of seniors. Much of metropolitan Tucson's growth over the next 20 years will be driven by working age people moving here for employment opportunities.
2008 Pima County Age Cohorts
Source: Arizona Department of Health Services
Race and Ethnicity
For over 200 centuries, Tucson was home solely to Native Americans. The community then became the Frontera del Norte of New Spain for about 40 years and then part of the Republic of Mexico for about 30 years. In 1854, Tucson became part of the United States with the Gadsden Purchase (Treaty of Mesilla). Tucson is a very diverse community and home to several hundred ancestry groups. Leading ancestry groups according to Census 2000 include: Mexican (24.4%); German (16.2%); Irish (10.6%); English (10.3%); other Latino groups (4.5); Italian (4.4%); American (4.1%); and French (3.1%). In 2000, Tucson was the 8th largest city in number of Native Americans. In 1990, the metro area was 23rd largest in number of Hispanics.
In 2000, the racial and ethnic breakdown of Pima County was:
61.48% White, Non-Hispanic, alone
29.34% Hispanic (can be any race)
2.85% Black/African American, alone
2.59% Native American, alone
1.97% Asian, alone
0.11% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, alone
0.12% Other, alone (self-identified)
1.55% Two or more races
Tucson is a place of migration, the meeting of Frontera and Frontier. The long-term ratio of in- to out-migration varies from 4:3 to 3:2. When the economy wains, in- and out-migration are nearly the same. This may be seen below with data from 2007-2008.
Leading states of origin are Arizona, California, Foreign/APO/FPO (military addressing), New Mexico, Illinois, Texas, Nevada, and Washington. Half of our newcomers arrive during the summer. Newly retired migrants have more education and higher incomes than do current residents. Numerically, Phoenix leads as a source of in-migrants, Cochise County is second, San Diego is third and Los Angeles is fourth.
From Tucson, people migrate most frequently to Phoenix and the surrounding counties of Pinal, Cochise and Santa Cruz. We export people to surrounding states, Texas, Washington, and the Midwest. Net migration is marked by college and military-age persons and those inexorably approaching their prime.
Over 80 percent of renters have been in their present unit less than 18 months. The average Tucsonan moves every 3.5 years; nationally, we move every 5.2 years. At the time of Census 2000, over a quarter of Tucson area households had been in their present home for less than 15 months. Another third had been in their present home from 15 months to five years. Only 26 percent of metro households had been in their present home more than 10 years.
Data on out-of-state surrendered driver's licenses allow us to draw a picture of the sources of state-level migration to Arizona. Numerically, leading states are California, Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Washington, New York, New Mexico and Nevada. However, if one adjusts these registrations for the population of the donor state, then a different picture arises. Using this method (a capture rate) we note that less populous western states lead the pack. Although California is the standout donor state, we receive relatively fewer cars from there when we adjust for its large population.
In 2002, the top-ranked states of birth for Arizona residents were:
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Indicators of Stress
The Indicators of Neighborhood Stress documents are based on data from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing. They use a composite of 27 indicators of social dependency and housing need, and measure neighborhoods against the City of Tucson average and the Pima County average. The reports can be used as supporting information in target areas for housing rehabilitation and programs that address social needs.
American Community Survey
The data presented in these Community Profiles are from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with reliable and timely demographic, social, economic and housing data on an annual basis. Single-year data is available for places with a population of 65,000 or more. Three-year estimates are available for places with a population of 20,000 or more. In 2010, five-year estimates will be made available for smaller geographic areas.
2006-2008 Three-Year Profiles
Casas Adobes
Catalina Foothills
Green Valley
Oro Valley
Pima County
2008 One-Year Profiles
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Population Growth by Decade
Over the past 50 years, the population in both Arizona and Pima County has grown at a rapid pace. In fact, according to the Census Bureau's latest population estimates, Arizona is the fastest growing state in the United States, just ahead of Nevada. Between 1950 and 2000, Arizona grew by 584 percent. Its July 1, 2009, population was estimated at just over 6.3 million. During this same period, the population in Pima County increased by 497 percent to a July 1, 2005, population estimate of approximately 958,000. In comparison, the entire United States grew approximately 86 percent during this same period. Despite this phenomenal rate of growth, Pima County's share of the state population has actually been steadily decreasing from 16.45 percent in 2000 to approximately 15.3 percent in 2008.
Suburban areas continue to lead the PAG region in percentage growth. From 1990 to 2000, Marana and Oro Valley experienced the highest (519%) and second highest (345%) growth rate of any Arizona city or town, respectively. Sahuarita has grown over 30 percent each year since 2003. Of all the incorporated jurisdictions in Pima County, only South Tucson has experienced an overall decline in population over the past 25 years. Between 1980 and 2000, the population decreased by 16 percent. Metro Tucson reached the 1 million mark in late 2006 and is expected to have a population of approximately 1,034,700 by 2010.
Arizona's 2010 Population Totals
The U. S. Census Bureau has released detailed 2010 Census population totals and demographic characteristics to state leaders in Arizona These data provide the first look at population counts for small areas and race, Hispanic origin, voting age and housing unit data released from the 2010 Census. The data is now available on American FactFinder, the Census Bureau's online data search tool.
Data for Arizona show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Phoenix, 1,445,632; Tucson, 520,116; Mesa, 439,041; Chandler, 236,123; and Glendale, 226,721. Phoenix grew by 9.4 percent since the 2000 Census. Tucson grew by 6.9 percent, Mesa grew by 10.8 percent, Chandler grew by 33.7 percent, and Glendale grew by 3.6 percent.
The largest county is Maricopa, with a population of 3,817,117. Its population grew by 24.2 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Pima, with a population of 980,263 (increase of 16.2 percent); Pinal, 375,770 (increase of 109.1 percent); Yavapai, 211,033 (increase of 26.0 percent).
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Weekly food and drink rail, this week with a feature on the return of absinthe.
In December, the long-banned and much-fabled absinthe made its return to the U.S. market. The potent alcoholic drink – also known as "The Green Fairy" – was rumored to cause hallucinations and psychotic behavior, mostly because of one of its ingredients – wormwood. However, studies have shown that the facts don't live up to the legends (one has Vincent van Gogh cutting off his ear because of absinthe), and absinthe isn't quite the drug supposed, although it does have a high alcoholic content: up to 70 percent. The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau changed its laws in 2007, and St. George Spirits became the first American-made absinthe legally sold in the U.S. in almost a century. Several foreign brands also are sold in the U.S. If you're looking to try some of the "forbidden" drink, it will cost you time and money -- distributors are selling out almost immediately, and a bottle of absinthe will cost you about $75. How to Prepare Absinthe 1. Fill the reservoir of the glass with absinthe (or about 1/3 to 1/5 absinthe of the volume). 2. Place an absinthe spoon and a sugar cube on top of the glass. 3. Slowly drip ice water through the sugar until it dissolves completely. This also dilutes the absinthe to about the strength of wine. 4. The drink louches (turns white) and new flavors come out. -- Sources: Wikipedia, wire reports Easy Recipe: Chicken Pesto Pizza 10 oz. of skinless, boneless chicken breasts Italian Dressing 12-inch baked pizza crust 6 oz. prepared pesto 4 oz. sliced black olives 1 1/2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese Marinate chicken breasts in Italian dressing for 1 hour. Drain; discard marinade. Grill chicken breasts for 8 to 10 minutes per side (until juices run clear.) Slice chicken thinly. Preheat oven to 425. Spread pizza crust with pesto to cover. Sprinkle sliced black olives over pesto. Sprinkle chicken slices on pizza. Cover pizza with shredded cheddar cheese (more or less may be added as preferred). Bake pizza in oven on pizza stone for 10-12 minutes, just until cheese has melted over toppings. Number of servings: 4. -- http://www.betterrecipes.com Wine Tips The world of wine can seem a confusing place. Labels mention regions but not grapes, or grapes but not countries, or in some cases, nothing at all. How does someone just getting started in wine make a good purchase at the local wine shop? The first step, as in all purchases, is to know what you like. It won't matter if the wine shop owner finds you the best Pinot Noir on the market if you really like Beringer's White Zinfandel. Try a few wines in local restaurants, or attend a wine class at the local community college. Taste a wine or two from different types, and figure out what you like. Wine tasting has little to do with what "the perfect wine" is. It has everything to do with what pleases you. -- www.wineintro.com Critics Cupboard: Twinings Herbal Tea Blends The London tea company has introduced a line of all-natural, decaffeinated herbal teas in four flavors: Egyptian Camomile & Apple; South African Honeybush, Mandarin & Orange; Cherry & Madagascan Cinnamon; and Blackcurrent, Ginseng & Tahitian Vanilla. The testers tried the Cherry & Madagascan Cinnamon flavor and were impressed with the pretty red color and cherry aroma. "It's tangier than I thought. Most people would want to sweeten it." "I can taste the cherry and cinnamon." "Just smelling it is soothing." Would they buy it? Yes, they all said. -- State Journal-Register Number to Know: 380 Calories in KFC's Original Recipe Chicken Breast. The Original Recipe Chicken Breast without skin or breading has only 140 calories. Wise to the Word: Queso Fresco Queso Fresco (KAY-soh FRAY-skoh) is a white, slightly salty, fresh Mexican cheese with a texture similar to that of farmer cheese. Queso fresco is available in cottage cheese-style tubs in Latin markets and many supermarkets. Also called queso blanco. -- www.epicurious.com GateHouse News Service


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When Clemson University senior Nathan Weaver first placed a rubber box turtle in the middle of a road, he was simply researching ways to help real turtles safely cross the street. But he witnessed something chilling he hadn't expected: Several drivers went out of their way to run over the turtle.
The first time he conducted his experiment, Weaver put the realistic-looking turtle in the middle lane of a road near a college apartment complex in Clemson, S.C. Then he watched for an hour as 267 vehicles passed by and seven drivers intentionally ran over the turtle. Several more tried to hit the rubber animal but missed.
"It was a bit surprising. I've heard of people and from friends who knew people that ran over turtles. But to see it out here like this was a bit shocking," Weaver told the Associated Press.
Although Weaver was shocked to see such behavior, research shows that drivers intentionally running over the reptiles is not uncommon.
Box turtle populations are in slow decline, and one of the main reasons is the riskiness of crossing streets, which can take turtles several dangerous minutes. A 2002 study of the impact of road density and traffic volume on turtle populations found that roadkill alone contributed enough mortality to reduce the size of a local turtle population.
What makes the problem even worse is that turtles reproduce slowly. It takes seven or eight years for a turtle to reach sexual maturity, and during that time, a turtle likely makes several trips across streets in search of food or nesting areas.
A 50-year-old turtle might lay more than 100 eggs over its lifetime, but statistically only two or three of those hatchlings will survive long enough to reproduce, according to Rob Baldwin, a professor at Clemson's School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences.
Curious if other drivers were just as likely to run over his rubber turtles as those near campus, Weaver chose a residential street next to duplicate his experiment. He placed a turtle in the middle lane of the road and waited.
The second car that appeared swerved over the center line of the road and ran over the turtle, destroying its plastic shell. For the rest of the hour, no other cars hit the fake animal, but just as Weaver went to retrieve it, another car pulled to the right to hit the turtle.
"One hit in 50 cars is pretty significant when you consider it might take a turtle 10 minutes to cross the road," Weaver said.
Why would someone go out of the way to run over a defenseless animal?
Hal Herzog, author of a book about our relationships with animals called "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat," says it can be about asserting dominance over another species. But sometimes it's just about having fun.
"They aren't thinking, really. It is not something people think about. It just seems fun at the time. It is the dark side of human nature," Herzog told the Associated Press.
To illustrate his point, Herzog, a Western Carolina University psychology professor, asked one of his classes if they'd ever intentionally run over a turtle or been in the car with someone who did. Of the 110 students, 34 raised their hands and two-thirds of them were male.
What do if you find an injured turtle in the road
If you can safely retrieve the animal, do so. Place the turtle in a box and keep it in a dark, quiet area indoors.
If there's debris on the turtle, you can wipe it off with damp gauze, but do not rinse the animal with running water or immerse it in water. If there's a limb injury, pack a piece of gauze over the limb and wrap gauze around it to hold it in place.
It's best to let a veterinarian or wildlife rehabilitation expert evaluate the turtle before it eats, so don't offer the animal any food. You can locate a wildlife rehabilitator or vet that treats wildlife here.
More turtle stories on MNN:
- The plight of the Georgia sea turtle
- Turtle found that pooped plastic for a month
- CDC issues warning about salmonella from pet turtles


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Kind of related to this question here - has anyone here succesfully deployed exchange (2007) clients on the Mac? And I don't just mean access to the mailbox, but the whole kit - calendars, invitations, tasks, etc.
Not being familiar with administering Macs we have a new employee who is BYO'ing his Macbook and due to politics there's nothing I can do except suck it up and deal with it, and I just know that if he's not on the exchange for real it's going to cause problems when he misses meeting invitations and doesn't complete tasks because he doesn't have access to that functionality (and we all know who will get blamed).


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if we don t educate them to love the second amendment....we are doomed
the leftist spanish media is anti gun,pro homo pro obama
Are they for us or against us!There is a lot of talk today about illegal aliens in this country. Liberals generally want to give them amnesty and allow them to have the same rights as those of us who were born here or came here legally. When some jurisdiction or other plans to force voters to prove that they have that Right, they are fought by Liberals. Liberals know that illegals cannot prove that they are entitled to vote. They want anybody to be able to register without proof. Why do Liberals feel this way? One thing that I never hear being discussed is that millions of these illegals are VOTING! And, Liberals want those votes!
SO, MY QUESTION IS: "Are the bulk of illegals voting for pro- or anti-gun candidates? As gun owners we want to vote for those candidates who will protect our gun Rights. But, how many of our votes may be canceled out by Illegals voting??
You often hear references to the Hispanic vote. There are at 15 million illegals in America today. Every politician courts them. They dont care whether they are citizens or not, they want their vote.
I know a guy who used to work at the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) He says that Hispanics would come in to his office. Although they could not speak a word of English, they would have voter registration forms filled out in impeccable English. When the officials from the Multnomah County Board of Voter Registrars (Im not sure if that is what it is called, but, it is something like that) came in to pick up the forms, he asked one what they were going to do about illegal aliens registering to vote. He was told: Nothing! We dont CARE!
Voting is supposed to be a PRIVILEDGE of citizenship. Thus, those Illegals who are allowed (and encouraged) to vote are breaking the law on this point, also. And, people who aid and abet these illegals to vote are also breaking the law. This is criminal activity! Is it even worthwhile to vote anymore?
if we don t educate them to love the second amendment....we are doomed
the leftist spanish media is anti gun,pro homo pro obama
I speak fluent Spanish. I often talk with Mexicans. Most of them seem to want to own firearms. However, they feel that they have a better chance to stay in America with Democrats. So, that is how they vote. Es lastima, pero asi es la vida!
"Es lastima, pero asi es la vida!"
It hurts, but such is life.. Sure it hurts, they are the death of a once great nation.. They destroyed theirs now their coming here to take us down.
First what part of illegal do the wetbacks not understand.. Try crossing the border in southern Mexico, they shoot illegals.. Try applying for citizenship in the sewer Mexico.. You have to pay off the local Heffe and do 10 stations of the cross.
Yes they are pro Nappy. He is Santa Claus.
El hombre que sigue dando.
Without the filthy illegal Wets and ACORN, he would not be in office.
Pro gun? Some come for a better life.. Most come for welfare, food stamps and a free ride.
Once they join the Bloods, Crypts, MS-13.. Of-course their pro gun..
I was in the Military with some of the best Mexican Americans one could meet.
Damn good Men.. Been here before the White Man.. But they do not even want the filthy illegal Wets here.. They crap in front of their own homes in Mexico and let the rain wash it away.. Dogs and pigs do not even do that..
¿Qué parte de ilegal es lo que no entienden?
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
Yo tengo various amigos entre los mejicanos locales. No tengo problema con los que vienen aqui legalmente. But, I do not believe that lawbreakers should be rewarded! And, that's what Wetbacks are-CRIMINALS!
A close friend has been an illegal from Mexico for 70+ years or so, since before he was 5 years old. He is a Korean war vet, American Legion member, and nobody would ever peg him as illegal. He like his guns and used to take me shooting when I was a kid. Unfortunately he always votes 100% democrat for the reason stated by dario541.
Mexico.. A really beautiful country, with thousands of miles of beaches, natural resources, ancient historical tourist attractions, on and on..
Corruption and greed is destroying the people who want to make the country better..
50,000 + dead in drug wars.. Been to Mexico, had fun, but I do not want to go back unarmed.
The good people down there are snapping.. Check out this picture. They killed the local Police Chief, people had enough. They armed themselves and snapped..
Our Politicians and the New World Order, want one Norde Americano..
Looks like their getting their wish come true.
Mexico: Towns Arm Themselves For Self-Protection Against Organized Crime
Mexico: Towns Arm Themselves For Self-Protection Against Organized Crime
Tourists do not come. Hard working people do not make a living..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
well since the administration has got shot down on TWO of its big social change agendas , first the UN firearms act and then the gun-control legislation were going to see a "full court press" to SHOVE ----
IMMIGRATION REFORM down our throats!
i believe the immigration reform is Obamas REAL goal anyway.
he believes if he FLOODS the USA with foreign peons from the middle east and latin america he can overpower ANY resistance to SOCIAL CHANGE.
and set the USA on a socialist path to the point it can never return from.
a bunch of
say somewhere between 100,000,000 and 50,000,000 brand new foreign immigrants would say the political balance very strongly to the left--
and i don't even want to THINK about the economic impact.
third world here we come!
And, I know that the majority of Illegal Aliens don't like being called that. They want to be called ONE thing only-Mexicans! Because, when they are ready to quit working, most of them plan to return home to Mexico! I don't think that the majority want to be Americans.
Give the illegal pricks credit, their kids are at the school bus stop every morning, spit shined and ready to learn..
Friday is "Send Your Money too Mehico" day.. P.O. money orders mostly. Western Union got to expensive..
They control the local pot market.. Every so often L.O.s kick their doors in, next day business as usual..
The kids may stay. But I agree, their plans are to send money home and go home and retire.. Way things are going, I may go with them..
j4. It may not be so easy after the terrible Boston bombing.. Nappy may just have an uphill battle on his hands..
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781


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Pleather Face sat at his table in his apartment, eating his cereal, when he was suddenly struck by a train. He suffered greatly for the millisecond before he was turned into a fine, red mist by the giant, angry, metal beast. The vapor that used to be Pleather Face condensed over 45 minutes into a puddle in the corner of his sad, train-impaled apartment.
A raccoon crawled through the trainhole and shat on the puddle.
This is the conclusion of Tougher Than Pleather: A Noire Cereal Fiction. We sincerely hope you have enjoyed it.


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Culture clash
The cherry blossom is the symbol of Japanese culture. Today, it is celebrated the world over.
Bento, beer & sake
The Japanese start celebrating the cherry blossom in late March with hanami, a traditional picnic in the park. Spots beneath the loveliest trees are highly coveted and often reserved with plastic tarps first thing in the morning.
North german privilege
Hamburg, Melbourne and Washington are the only cities outside of Japan that are permitted to crown an official cherry blossom princess. Hamburg, which has 5000 Japanese flowering cherry trees, puts on a grand firework display in May.
Southern belle
Macon, a small town in the U.S. state of Georgia, is the unofficial cherry blossom capital of the world. Starting in mid-March, it is engulfed in a sea of blossoms. The Cherry Blossom Festival includes concerts, parades and an air show.


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Maybe it's my patriotism — or my hardwired Depression-era frugality — but I can't stand leaving the lights on for no reason. Which is why I applaud the New York football Giants. Yesterday, in the midst of getting shellacked at home by a bunch of Texan criminals, they simply turned out the lights.
Sure, 80,000 fans were terrified and trapped in the dark — but how about taking one for the team? No need to throw good electricity after bad.


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Well now, chaps, this is a tempting offer. A woman is auctioning herself and a roadtrip from the UK to LeMans in her 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. Don't all run to the phones at once. At least read it first.
"Damsel in Distress Seeks Driver for Le Mans Adventure"
That's how she begins. Here's more.
You have the rare opportunity to bid on a once in a life time adventure, one that hopefully will remain an unforgettable experience for all of the right reasons!
You may be crazy, mad, adventurous, or simply normal (but reckon you are not the latter if you've made it this far and are still reading on.....)
Oh, we're all that in spades, sister. Still reading.
This auction prize is not simply about a car, but about A Woman and A Car. A woman who is selling the opportunity to accompany her on a 4 night 5 day adventure (9 - 13 June 2011) on a Le Mans Tour in her 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S.
You're a woman who's into motorsports? You own a Porsche and you can give us details about it other than the color? Hang on while I make a mad grab for the smelling salts. Too late. Mr. Forehead, meet Mr. Linoleum.
A woman who many would say easily earns the adjectives attributable to any suitable bidder of this auction (see above).
Wait, what? What does that mean, "adjectives attributable"? Is that a disclaimer? Do I need to have a lawyer look this over?
The journey begins on Thursday morning with an early departure from Folkestone, UK to Calais, France via Eurotunnel. At Calais you, the Damsel and 25 other cars will form a convoy driving all day (with leisurely lunch break) to arrive at your magnificent hotel in the Loire Valley. Spending a chill out day on Friday you will explore the Loire valley in convoy visiting nearby Chateaux, French markets with (of course) lunch followed by trip to local Wine Caves. Formal evening dinner at Hotel with your party.
Hold the phone! A tour group? That sounds very Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice to me, madame. Next thing, you'll be tossing the Porsche's key fob into a punchbowl and I'll end up on a pillow-covered floor with Ms. Drunken McPerimenopause of Hampstead.
More excitement afoot on Saturday departing by coach for Le Mans circuit where you will take in the pre race atmosphere on your picnic blanket enjoying a fabulous al fresco lunch.
Ok, we're back. Pre-race lunch. Lunch is good. Racing is good. Blankets and racing and lunch. Sold.
You soon realise that lunch was simply the appetiser...
Right here? In front of all these people?
...as the main course is served up later that afternoon. You and the Damsel will climb aboard a waiting Helicopter for a unique flight around the circuit during the race! Once your heart has stopped racing you will be taken to view night-time racing at Arnage and Indianapolis.
Oh, ok. Yes, you had me at helicopter. And then you had me again at Arnage and Indianapolis.
A lovely, satisfyingly full day with coach trip back to the Hotel when its all over.
Wait, no! Coach back to the hotel? This is LeMans, babe. I plan to sleep in the dirt in a pool of vodka-infused-champagne shooters with puke in my beard. And I don't even HAVE a beard.
Sunday is as Sunday should be........Whatever you two choose.......Decisions, Decisions!!!.... Drive convoy style through the Loire Valley with a visit to Chateau Chambord? Return by coach to Le Sarthe Circuit to view the final stages of the race perhaps? Or maybe at this stage of the trip you will simply prefer to create your own adventures as you and The Damsel choose to have a Day at Your Leisure.
Whatever you decide, you can look forward to a wonderful, private dinner back at the Hotel on your last night in the Loire. On Monday morning you will enjoy a leisurely breakfast followed by convoy drive through the valley to return to Calais for an evening Eurotunnel return to Folkestone. Big smiles all around complete the picture.
Other eBay wonders:
• Meet the Triation, a three-wheeled Chevy Citation
• Dale Earnhardt's hearse hits eBay for $1.5 million
• Steven Tyler's Panoz can be the toy in your attic for $100,000
Gah! I'm way too hungover for any of that. I choose a nice nap and a cold hat made out of a towel and six icy cans of Karlsquell. No? Then I think we've just had our first fight. Maybe we should see other cars. I mean people.
Read more on eBay, where you can bid on the affections of your motoring dream date, or a very savvy travel agent. Decide for yourself. [UPDATE: Oops, it's been removed. Here's a screenshot.]


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|"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
The subject of this article is a real-life person, company, product, or creative work that has been mentioned "in-universe" in a canon source. The Harry Potter Compendium is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g., Hogwarts really exists), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.
|Location information
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Ireland is a name of an island to the north-west of continental Europe and a name of a country, also called Republic of Ireland that takes up the chief part of island's area. The other territory comprised by Ireland is Northern Ireland that is a part of United Kingdom. The capital city of the Republic of Ireland is Dublin.[1]
One of the ancient broom games played before the climax of the evolution of Quidditch, Aingingein flourished in Ireland. The game became the subject of many Irish ballads in which Fingal the Fearless took a significiant role (being alleged champion of the game).[2]
Modern game of Quidditch was well established in 14th century in Ireland which is proven by Zacharias Mumps's account - he describes the game between the Irish from Cork and Englishmen from Lancashire, in which Irish team demonstrates tricks with Quaffle at that time unknown in England and beats the English soundly.[3]
In 1994 the Irish National Quidditch team won the 422nd Quidditch World Cup , defeating the Bulgarian National Quidditch team in the final match.[4]
Irish Quidditch teamsEdit
- The Ballycastle Bats are the second most successful team in the British and Irish Quidditch League, having won the title twenty-seven times.[5]
- The Kenmare Kestrels are another famous Irish Quidditch team. The Kestrels are based in Kenmare, Co. Kerry, in the South of the country.[5]
Known residentsEdit
- Cliodna - a famous druidess who lived in medieval times and who was an Animagus.[6]
- Connolly - a Beater for the Irish National Quidditch team.[4]
- Fergus - a cousin of Seamus Finnigan.[7]
- Fingal the Fearless - a legendary Irish wizard.[2]
- Mr. Finnigan - a Muggle and father of Seamus Finnigan (Implied)
- Mrs. Finnigan - a witch and mother of Seamus Finnigan (Implied)
- Seamus Finnigan - a Gryffindor in Harry Potter's year at Hogwarts and member of Dumbledore's Army (Implied)
- Aidan Lynch - Seeker for the Irish National Quidditch team.[4]
- Queen Maeve - a medieval witch who trained wizards and witches before the founding of Hogwarts.[8]
- Moran - a Chaser for the Irish National Quidditch team.[4]
- Morholt - a Giant.[9]
- Morholt's brother — a king of Ireland.[10]
- Mullet - a Chaser for the Irish National Quidditch team.[4]
- Darren O'Hare — Captain and Keeper of the Kenmare Kestrels from 1947 to 1960.[5]
- Quigley - a Beater for the Irish National Quidditch team.[4]
- Barry Ryan - Keeper for the Irish National Quidditch team.[4]
- Tristan - a hero who tried to kill Morholt.[11]
- Troy - a Chaser for the Irish National Quidditch team.[4]
Magical creaturesEdit
The following magical creatures are native to Ireland:
- Aethonans: A chestnut breed of winged horses.[12]
- Augureys: Shy birds that issue a heart-rending cry at the approach of rain.[12]
- Banshees: creatures with the appearance of a woman that scream in an unearthly, wailing voice.[citation needed]
- Grindylows: Water demons that dwell in lakes.[12]
- Imps: Small, humanoid, dark brown creatures with a mischievous nature.[12]
- Jarveys: Beasts that resemble large ferrets and can talk.[12]
- Kelpies: Water demons that can alter their appearance.[12]
- Leprechauns: Small, humanoid creatures that can talk and like to play tricks on humans.[12][4]
- Merrows: A Merpeople breed.[12]
- Mokes: Lizards that can shrink at will.[12]
- Porlocks: Horse guardians from southern Ireland and Dorset.[12]
Behind the scenesEdit
- Fiona Shaw, the actress who portrays Harry Potter's Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter films, is from County Cork in Ireland.[13]
- Evanna Lynch, the actress who portrays Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, is from County Louth in Ireland.[14]
- Brendan Gleeson, the actor who portrays Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films is Irish, as well as his son, Domhnall Gleeson, who portrayed Bill Weasley in both film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Both are from the capital city, Dublin.[15][16]
- Richard Harris and Michael Gambon, who play Albus Dumbledore, are both Irish. Harris is from County Limerick while Gambon was born in Dublin.[17][18]
- Geraldine Somerville, who portrays Lily Evans in the Harry Potter films was born in County Meath, Ireland.[19]
- Hagrid stated in the first film that instead of a "Greek chappie" (which he stated in the book), he obtained Fluffy from an "Irish fellah".[20]
- Devon Murray, the actor who potrays Seamus Finnigan is from County Kildare.[21]
- Ciaran Hinds, the actor who portrays Aberforth Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, is from Belfast, County Antrim.[22]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only)
External linksEdit
- Ireland on Wikipedia
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Ireland at Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter 2 (Ancient Broomstick Games)
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter 8 (The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Quidditch Through the Ages (real) - Chapter 7 (Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland)
- ↑ Chocolate Frog Cards
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 17 (Sluggish Memory)
- ↑ Chocolate Frog Cards
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real) - An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
- ↑ Fiona Shaw at Wikipedia
- ↑ Evanna Lynch at Wikipedia
- ↑ Brendan Gleeson at Wikipedia
- ↑ Domhnall Gleeson at Wikipedia
- ↑ Richard Harris at Wikipedia
- ↑ Michael Gambon at Wikipedia
- ↑ Geraldine Somerville at Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- ↑ Devon Murray at Wikipedia
- ↑ Ciaran Hinds at Wikipedia


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April 23, 2013
Shirley J. Schmidt, 76, of Riga, MI, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at The Toledo Hospital.
Shirley is survived by her loving husband of more than 56 years, John A. Schmidt; children Sue (Ralph) DeShetler, Lue Schmidt, Jean (Jeff) Sieler, Holly (Jeff) Bunge, John Jr., and Peggy (Steve) Papenhagen; grandchildren Jay, Mindy, Shelby, Amy, Jennifer, Cody, Jesse, Alex, Jed, Joel, Jack, Jim, Janie, Connor, Halie, Chloe, Brock; 6 great-grandchildren; sister Betty Ann Laroy; and brother Gustave Laroy.
She was preceded in death by grandchildren Kevin and Allan DeShetler; and brother Robert Laroy.
Shirley was a hardworking, fun-loving matriarch, who farmed alongside her husband John and organized six children, not to mention the pumpkin and tomato crews who were like family. After unexpected kidney failure, she received the gift of life from her sister Betty, who donated a kidney. She ?had been better and had been worse?, but that did not stop her attendance at grandkids? games, casino trips, and cards. She took in stride all that life brought her, enjoyed family and friends to the fullest, and will be sadly missed by many.
Friends may call at the Reeb Funeral Home, 5712 N. Main St. Sylvania, OH, Saturday and Sunday April 27th and 28th from 4 ? 9 each day. The Rosary will be recited at 7 PM. Sunday evening at the funeral home. The Funeral Mass will be conducted at the St. Anthony Catholic Church, Monday at 11 AM., where Shirley?s body will lie in state one hour prior.
Those wishing to give memorials, in lieu of flowers, are asked to consider the Ronald McDonald House, the St. Anthony Catholic Church, or the charity of the donor?s choice.
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LOS ANGELES — Carl Reiner wakes up each morning with the same thought — it's time to start writing.
LOS ANGELES — Carl Reiner wakes up each morning with the same thought — it's time to start writing.
It's still the top priority for the Emmy Award-winning funny man who created the landmark CBS sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show," wrote and directed such comedy film favorites as 1970's "Where's Poppa?," 1977's "Oh, God!" and 1979's "The Jerk" and who, along with his lifetime friend Mel Brooks, performed the "2000 Year Old Man" routines.
"I get to my computer and I either play solitaire or do some tweets," said Reiner (who, for the record, has more than 62,000 Twitter followers). Then after his fun and games are over, Reiner begins to really write.
Two years ago, he published a memoir, "I Remember Me," and he just finished another autobiographical book,"I Just Remembered!," which Reiner believes "is even better. I remembered all the things I didn't put in the other book!"
Reiner described himself as an "actor without a portfolio" when he did the influential 1950-54 NBC comedy variety series "Your Show of Shows" — he was a regular with Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca and Howard Morris. Among the show's writers were such comic figures as Brooks, Mel Tolkin, Larry Gelbart and Neil Simon.
He was eventually allowed admittance to the hallowed writers' room.
"At the very beginning of the show for the first couple of weeks I had to sit in the hall while the writers wrote," said the 92-year-old Reiner, who despite being under the weather is warm and witty during a recent phone conversation from his home in Beverly Hills.
Then Reiner pitched an idea of spoofing foreign films. The writers not only embraced the idea, they invited Reiner to join the writers room. He didn't hold back. "If I had an idea I would say it," he noted.
He had more than a say in "The Dick Van Dyke Show," which starred Van Dyke as TV variety writer Rob Petrie and Mary Tyler Moore as his capri-clad wife, Laura. Reiner created, produced and wrote numerous episodes of the comedy, based on his life.
Reiner recalled talking to himself while driving on the FDR Drive one day in New York. "I said, 'You live in New Rochelle, you have a wife and two kids and you go to work in New York. At the office you talk about what happened at home and when you get home you talk about what happened in the office.' I said, 'That's it. I'm going to write what I knew about — the home life of a writer who works in variety.'"
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" is widely considered one of the greatest sitcoms in TV history. On Tuesday, Image Entertainment is bringing out a two-disc DVD featuring 20 episodes that shine the spotlight on Moore. Among the episodes are "My Blonde-Hair Brunette," in which Laura goes blond with disastrous results, and "Coast to Coast Big Mouth," which finds Laura announcing on live TV that pompous star Alan Brady (Reiner) wears a toupee.
Though Reiner is in good humor during the conversation, he's reeling from the loss of Caesar, who died last month at age 91. He, Brooks and others are working on a memorial "to give him his just due because without Sid therewould not be the kind of comedy that exists today," Reiner said.
"He brought the sketch comedy to a level that never existed before," Reiner said. "He was a comedian's comedian. You haveheard that many times about many actors, but as far as sketches are concerned, nobody could ever do a sketch like he could. He had a face that was rubber."
One of the funniest sketches from "Your Show of Your Shows" with Reiner and Caesar was "This Is Your Story," a spoof of the popular radio and TV series "This Is Your Life." In that series, host Ralph Edwards would surprise an audience member with friends and family from their past. Usually tears of joy ensued.
But in the skit, Caesar is a reluctant participant and tries to run when Reiner in the Edwards role approaches him in the audience. Wrestled to the stage by four ushers, various relatives and people from his life excitedly greet him on stage.
"It is one of the funniest sketches ever written," said Reiner, who once learned that "Monty Python's" John Cleese thought it was so funny that he was afraid he would damage himself laughing.
And Reiner had somewhat the same reaction in 1973 when "Ten From Your Show of Shows," a compilation film of classic sketches, was released theatrically. He had never seen a clip of the sketch after it aired "because we had so much work to do."
While watching the film in a darkened theater, he heard a woman "screaming with laughter" during the "This Is Your Life" segment.
But it wasn't a woman.
"I said that woman is me! I didn't recognize the laughter coming out of me. To this day, I dare anyone not to laugh. It was Sid being so brilliant."