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"Today, I want to share a bit more detail about the growing Surface family of products and Surface with Windows 8 Pro, specifically around pricing. In January, Surface with Windows 8 Pro will be available in two versions and pricing will start at $899." Stefan Constantine noted on Twitter: "For the price of a Surface Pro ($899), you could buy a Nexus 4 ($349), Nexus 7 ($299), and a Chromebook ($249). Do the math." No matter how hard people are going to shout the Surface Pro is an ultrabook competitor, people will compare it to an iPad.
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I really want to like this device but, for all intents and purposes, it's a laptop with a touchscreen. Microsoft (with HP and others) tried this before and it was not a success so I struggle to understand why Microsoft thinks it will be a success this time around.
Major difference this time around is a tablet specific OS.
It's essentially priced to compete with a Macbook Air. It's perhaps going to be a bit more expensive then an air if you include the type cover.
But, realistically, it won't be as good as an air as a laptop, it won't be as portable as iPad or a Nexus 7, it's WAY more expensive then most tablets.
You're missing the point of usability. Same basic specs and price as an Air but with touchscreen. Way more usability as a "real" computer than an Android tablet or iPad.
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Read about it here.From Wednesday 27 July to the evening of Saturday 30 July, 2011 Kedron Brook will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists at Gympie Road. The temporary closure will allow the safe demolition of the existing Gympie Road Bridge to take place. This can only be undertaken after the traffic realignment of Gympie Road. The removal of the bridge allows for construction of the new Northern Busway Bridge and the Airport Link off-ramp.
As part of this temporary closure alternate pedestrian and cycling access will be available. Signage will be in place to direct pedestrians and cyclists.
I went through there the other day and it was a dog's breakfast. The "signage" was pathetic. Does anyone know if this has been cleared up now?

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42 U.S. Code § 1395w–112 - Requirements for and contracts with prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors
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(a) General requirements
Each PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Licensure
Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the sponsor is organized and licensed under State law as a risk-bearing entity eligible to offer health insurance or health benefits coverage in each State in which it offers a prescription drug plan.
(2) Assumption of financial risk for unsubsidized coverage
(A) In general
(b) Contract requirements
(1) In general
The Secretary shall not permit the enrollment under section 1395w–101 of this title in a prescription drug plan offered by a PDP sponsor under this part, and the sponsor shall not be eligible for payments under section 1395w–114 or 1395w–115 of this title, unless the Secretary has entered into a contract under this subsection with the sponsor with respect to the offering of such plan. Such a contract with a sponsor may cover more than one prescription drug plan. Such contract shall provide that the sponsor agrees to comply with the applicable requirements and standards of this part and the terms and conditions of payment as provided for in this part.
(2) Limitation on entities offering fallback prescription drug plans
The Secretary shall not enter into a contract with a PDP sponsor for the offering of a prescription drug plan (other than a fallback prescription drug plan) in a PDP region for a year if the sponsor—
(A) submitted a bid under section 1395w–111 (g) of this title for such year (as the first year of a contract period under such section) to offer a fallback prescription drug plan in any PDP region;
For purposes of this paragraph, an entity shall be treated as submitting a bid with respect to a prescription drug plan or offering a fallback prescription drug plan if the entity is acting as a subcontractor of a PDP sponsor that is offering such a plan. The previous sentence shall not apply to entities that are subcontractors of an MA organization except insofar as such organization is acting as a PDP sponsor with respect to a prescription drug plan.
(3) Incorporation of certain medicare advantage contract requirements
Except as otherwise provided, the following provisions of section 1395w–27 of this title shall apply to contracts under this section in the same manner as they apply to contracts under section 1395w–27 (a) of this title:
(A) Minimum enrollment
(i) the Secretary may increase the minimum number of enrollees required under such paragraph (1) as the Secretary determines appropriate; and
(B) Contract period and effectiveness
(D) Additional contract terms
Section 1395w–27 (e) of this title; except that section 1395w–27 (e)(2) of this title shall apply as specified to PDP sponsors and payments under this part to an MA–PD plan shall be treated as expenditures made under part D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information provided to the Secretary under the application of section 1395w–27 (e)(1) of this title to contracts under this section under the preceding sentence—
(i) may be used for the purposes of carrying out this part, improving public health through research on the utilization, safety, effectiveness, quality, and efficiency of health care services (as the Secretary determines appropriate); and
(ii) shall be made available to Congressional [1] support agencies (in accordance with their obligations to support Congress as set out in their authorizing statutes) for the purposes of conducting Congressional [1] oversight, monitoring, making recommendations, and analysis of the program under this subchapter.
(E) Intermediate sanctions
(4) Prompt payment of clean claims
(A) Prompt payment
(i) In general Each contract entered into with a PDP sponsor under this part with respect to a prescription drug plan offered by such sponsor shall provide that payment shall be issued, mailed, or otherwise transmitted with respect to all clean claims submitted by pharmacies (other than pharmacies that dispense drugs by mail order only or are located in, or contract with, a long-term care facility) under this part within the applicable number of calendar days after the date on which the claim is received.
(ii) Clean claim defined In this paragraph, the term "clean claim" means a claim that has no defect or impropriety (including any lack of any required substantiating documentation) or particular circumstance requiring special treatment that prevents timely payment from being made on the claim under this part.
(iii) Date of receipt of claim In this paragraph, a claim is considered to have been received—
(I) with respect to claims submitted electronically, on the date on which the claim is transferred; and
(B) Applicable number of calendar days defined
In this paragraph, the term "applicable number of calendar days" means—
(C) Interest payment
(i) In general Subject to clause (ii), if payment is not issued, mailed, or otherwise transmitted within the applicable number of calendar days (as defined in subparagraph (B)) after a clean claim is received, the PDP sponsor shall pay interest to the pharmacy that submitted the claim at a rate equal to the weighted average of interest on 3-month marketable Treasury securities determined for such period, increased by 0.1 percentage point for the period beginning on the day after the required payment date and ending on the date on which payment is made (as determined under subparagraph (D)(iv)). Interest amounts paid under this subparagraph shall not be counted against the administrative costs of a prescription drug plan or treated as allowable risk corridor costs under section 1395w–115 (e) of this title.
(D) Procedures involving claims
(i) Claim deemed to be clean A claim is deemed to be a clean claim if the PDP sponsor involved does not provide notice to the claimant of any deficiency in the claim—
(I) with respect to claims submitted electronically, within 10 days after the date on which the claim is received; and
(ii) Claim determined to not be a clean claim
(I) In general If a PDP sponsor determines that a submitted claim is not a clean claim, the PDP sponsor shall, not later than the end of the period described in clause (i), notify the claimant of such determination. Such notification shall specify all defects or improprieties in the claim and shall list all additional information or documents necessary for the proper processing and payment of the claim.
(II) Determination after submission of additional information A claim is deemed to be a clean claim under this paragraph if the PDP sponsor involved does not provide notice to the claimant of any defect or impropriety in the claim within 10 days of the date on which additional information is received under subclause (I).
(iii) Obligation to pay A claim submitted to a PDP sponsor that is not paid or contested by the sponsor within the applicable number of days (as defined in subparagraph (B)) after the date on which the claim is received shall be deemed to be a clean claim and shall be paid by the PDP sponsor in accordance with subparagraph (A).
(iv) Date of payment of claim Payment of a clean claim under such subparagraph is considered to have been made on the date on which—
(E) Electronic transfer of funds
A PDP sponsor shall pay all clean claims submitted electronically by electronic transfer of funds if the pharmacy so requests or has so requested previously. In the case where such payment is made electronically, remittance may be made by the PDP sponsor electronically as well.
(F) Protecting the rights of claimants
(i) In general Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit or limit a claim or action not covered by the subject matter of this section that any individual or organization has against a provider or a PDP sponsor.
(G) Rule of construction
A determination under this paragraph that a claim submitted by a pharmacy is a clean claim shall not be construed as a positive determination regarding eligibility for payment under this subchapter, nor is it an indication of government approval of, or acquiescence regarding, the claim submitted. The determination shall not relieve any party of civil or criminal liability with respect to the claim, nor does it offer a defense to any administrative, civil, or criminal action with respect to the claim.
(5) Submission of claims by pharmacies located in or contracting with long-term care facilities
Each contract entered into with a PDP sponsor under this part with respect to a prescription drug plan offered by such sponsor shall provide that a pharmacy located in, or having a contract with, a long-term care facility shall have not less than 30 days (but not more than 90 days) to submit claims to the sponsor for reimbursement under the plan.
(6) Regular update of prescription drug pricing standard
If the PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan uses a standard for reimbursement of pharmacies based on the cost of a drug, each contract entered into with such sponsor under this part with respect to the plan shall provide that the sponsor shall update such standard not less frequently than once every 7 days, beginning with an initial update on January 1 of each year, to accurately reflect the market price of acquiring the drug.
(c) Waiver of certain requirements to expand choice
(1) Authorizing waiver
(A) In general
In the case of an entity that seeks to offer a prescription drug plan in a State, the Secretary shall waive the requirement of subsection (a)(1) of this section that the entity be licensed in that State if the Secretary determines, based on the application and other evidence presented to the Secretary, that any of the grounds for approval of the application described in paragraph (2) have been met.
(B) Application of regional plan waiver rule
In addition to the waiver available under subparagraph (A), the provisions of section 1395w–27a (d) of this title shall apply to PDP sponsors under this part in a manner similar to the manner in which such provisions apply to MA organizations under part C of this subchapter, except that no application shall be required under paragraph (1)(B) of such section in the case of a State that does not provide a licensing process for such a sponsor.
(2) Grounds for approval
(A) In general
The grounds for approval under this paragraph are—
(i) subject to subparagraph (B), the grounds for approval described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 1395w–25 (a)(2) of this title; and
(B) Special rules
In applying subparagraph (A)(i)—
(i) the ground of approval described in section 1395w–25 (a)(2)(B) of this title is deemed to have been met if the State does not have a licensing process in effect with respect to the PDP sponsor; and
(3) Application of waiver procedures
With respect to an application for a waiver (or a waiver granted) under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, the provisions of subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) of section 1395w–25 (a)(2) of this title shall apply, except that clauses (i) and (ii) of such subparagraph (E) shall not apply in the case of a State that does not have a licensing process described in paragraph (2)(B)(i) in effect.
(4) References to certain provisions
In applying provisions of section 1395w–25 (a)(2) of this title under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection to prescription drug plans and PDP sponsors—
(A) any reference to a waiver application under section 1395w–25 of this title shall be treated as a reference to a waiver application under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection; and
(d) Solvency standards for non-licensed entities
(1) Establishment and publication
The Secretary, in consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, shall establish and publish, by not later than January 1, 2005, financial solvency and capital adequacy standards for entities described in paragraph (2).
(2) Compliance with standards
A PDP sponsor that is not licensed by a State under subsection (a)(1) of this section and for which a waiver application has been approved under subsection (c) of this section shall meet solvency and capital adequacy standards established under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall establish certification procedures for such sponsors with respect to such solvency standards in the manner described in section 1395w–25 (c)(2) of this title.
(e) Licensure does not substitute for or constitute certification
The fact that a PDP sponsor is licensed in accordance with subsection (a)(1) of this section or has a waiver application approved under subsection (c) of this section does not deem the sponsor to meet other requirements imposed under this part for a sponsor.
(f) Periodic review and revision of standards
(1) In general
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may periodically review the standards established under this section and, based on such review, may revise such standards if the Secretary determines such revision to be appropriate.
(g) Prohibition of State imposition of premium taxes; relation to State laws
[1] So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
Source(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, § 1860D–12, as added Pub. L. 108–173, title I, § 101(a)(2),Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2099; amended Pub. L. 110–275, title I, §§ 171(a), 172 (a)(1), 173 (a), 181,July 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 2578, 2580–2582.)
2008—Subsec. (b)(3)(D). Pub. L. 110–275, § 181, inserted at end "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information provided to the Secretary under the application of section 1395w–27 (e)(1) of this title to contracts under this section under the preceding sentence—" and added cls. (i) and (ii).
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 110–275, § 171(a), added par. (4).
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 110–275, § 172(a)(1), added par. (5).
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 110–275, § 173(a), added par. (6).
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment by section 171(a) ofPub. L. 110–275applicable to plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2010, see section 171(c) ofPub. L. 110–275, set out as a note under section 1395w–27 of this title.
Amendment by section 172(a)(1) ofPub. L. 110–275applicable to plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2010, see section 172(b) ofPub. L. 110–275, set out as a note under section 1395w–27 of this title.
Amendment by section 173(a) ofPub. L. 110–275applicable to plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2009, see section 173(c) ofPub. L. 110–275, set out as a note under section 1395w–27 of this title.
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My advice is start simple and build from there. If you know you want to make the commitment, don't make a huge investment on any one type of diaper right away because you never know what you will end up liking and disliking. Different diapers are good for different stages in baby's life, and you may find yourself changing it up every couple of months!
But, for me a perfect stash is one that can be washed easily, versatile, and packable. I have cut out all microfiber because it's just too high maintenance and doesn't hold up to heavy use as well as cotton or other natural fibers. For longevity wool covers def take the cake but PUL covers are easy and cheap. I have flats, prefolds, pre- fitteds and a few AI2s in my normal rotation, with some pockets and AIOs on hand for family or friends for easy changes. In the diaper bag I have receiving blanket flats and a couple of covers, a wet bag and flushable liners.
Once you create the habit of doing the laundry and finding which type of diaper works well for you, disposables will seem completely ridiculous. They don't work as well, they are uncomfortable for baby, and they are expensive!
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Re: Lots of ??s. don't hate the newbie. I'm a CD virgin
I will second some of the pps I like the idea of sticking with what you know. I got Flips as a gift and Blueberrys used...I like them (they each work well, but for different folds). I like flips for night time, and blueberry in the day. I also know I like my Kawaiis and BGs. If I can get some more BGs I will for sure. I just can't tolerate the cost, so I get them used. I like Sunbaby, but they are a lot smaller than BGs.
I also have gDiapers that I love for travel. Since family is 6 hours away, we need a good car diaper that can take up as little room as possible. That works well for us.
I also want some fitteds, but they can be costly too, but I have fallen in love with the Kissas hybrids and I am dying to try those. I think something with that absorbancy is great for home with no cover (we are in Phoenix and it will be hot here in the summer, so breathe-ability is paramount). That is kind of what all the other mamas mean by knowing your reasons.
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Re: Lots of ??s. don't hate the newbie. I'm a CD virgin
I went to modernclothdiapers.com and bought used diapers (before I knew about this website). They sell the diapers after they can no longer rent them out but they are still in really good shape.
I started with 6 prefolds (actually 8, 6 ozocozys and 2 thirsties hemp), 6 fitted, 2 covers, 6 aplix (velcro) Bumgenius NB AIO's and 6 snap Kissaluvs NB AIO's. I thought we would prefer snap AIO's (we did) but I wanted to try a variety.
I washed everyday.
My husband kept throwing the covers in the wash after one use (this doesn't work if you only have 2 and they are supposed to last all day), and I couldn't fold a prefold to save my life. Actually it was really that I didn't have the patience for it.
We started using the Bumgenius One Size after a couple of weeks (they are still really big on newborns but you start to get the idea of what you like). Then we added to our stash from there and phased in the OS diapers and phased out the newborn size.
BTW I only spend $100 on all the newborn stuff I mentioned above, but I own it as opposed to renting it through a trial and can resell what we don't plan on using again.
Our favorite diapers in this house are all snaps: bumgenius freetimes, bumgenius elementals (detach the soakers for quick drying), Swaddleebees simplex OS, and thirsties duo (when he grows into). We also have a couple pockets (4.0 and rumparooz) that we stuff at night time but my DS forgets to pull out the soaker when throwing them in the wash and I hate stuffing.
Hope this helps!
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Re: Lots of ??s. don't hate the newbie. I'm a CD virgin
Oh and all the diapers we have basically go on the baby the same way so its easy for a babysitter or someone outside our immediate family to change a diaper for us.
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Re: Lots of ??s. don't hate the newbie. I'm a CD virgin
Our reasoning for going with the cloth diaper route is pretty much all the reasons listed. If i had to choose I would say better for the baby and money savings would top the list.
We do have a budget. I am not sure exactly but I believe we are thinking that most people spend around $500-600 starting out. We think that is reasonably within our price range and depending on how crazy we get with the spending that budget could go up a few hundred dollars.
Looks like variety is key when it comes to starting out. I will have to make sure that we get a wide assortment of styles, sizes, fabrics, and brands of diapers.
All this feedback is very helpful and I appreciate it ladies
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enjoy your cloth diaper workshops! i love the actual stores, you get to see and compare different diapers, even put them on a doll or something, especially if you are new to using a snappi on a prefolds old fashion style (we do this half the time). you also get to practice some self-restraint and not buy everything! if you're first time parents, allow yourselves some grace to use a disposable every now and then or on a rough day. we used sposies at night and when going out for a couple months before doing cloth full time. when baby learns to sleep through the night, finding the right nighttime diaper combo will be another adventure but there are lots of advice here as you know. finding the right washing detergent is also impt (some use tide with no probs, some use actual detergent for cloth diapers). also cloth wipes will save extra cash, baby wash cloths, cut up t shirts, actual fancy bamboo velour wipes, whatever AND try a couple samples of cloth diaper friendly diaper creams to see what you like and what works for baby. and last, take lots of pictures of baby in cloth and share the love with fam/friends, spread cloth diaper cheer!
if you are still awaiting a baby shower, create an online cloth diaper registry/wish list or pin page, something like that... i know those things exist but i never had the time to check it out! best.
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Re: Lots of ??s. don't hate the newbie. I'm a CD virgin
We are planning on getting some of our diapers through the baby shower/registry.
I am very fortunate and glad that we have a store locally. We went there for the first time a couple weeks ago and talked to the lady. She had some open diapers for us to try on a stuffed animal. We spent almost an hour talking to her about diapers and accessories. There is so much there. We did end up buying 3 newborn covers that were on clearance for around $4 a piece. We will also attend some of the classes that they offer.
As for people saying they use recieving blankets and t-shirts, are they using it for wipes or inserts? I am confused on that. Do they just cut them up and sew up the edges so they dont fray? We are going to use the cloth wipes as well and wondered if people mainly bought them or used materials from home.
As for detergents, does it make a big difference using the cloth diaper specific detergents?? Is there things that we need to do different for the washing routine? It seems like a lot of people hang dry their diapers. Does the dryer ruin the diapers? Also are fabric softeners ok?
We will most definitely take lots of pictures when our little one arrives. Only 6 1/2 more months!
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Dirty diaper laundry on YouTube has cloth 101 videos, so does adventures in fluff. Greenmountaindiapers is a wonderful source too!
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I am a newbie too and I looked on Facebook and found a local cd support page. They held a cd "snack and chat" and several ladies brought different types and used CDs to sell. It was a lot of fun and I really got to look at all different kinds. I decided to go with mostly flips with inserts and also get a few Nb fitters and covers and some aios for grandparents or days I'm feeling lazy. All of the ones I've gotten so far are used.
I also looked in YouTube a lot. I watched this series http://youtu.be/ipMmpJkB8L4 and it broke it down simply. She has 6 videos about cding
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Japanese Senator Questions 9/11, Direct Confrontation with Prime Minister
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On January 11th 2008, Fujita Yukihisa made a 30 minute presentation at the House of Councillors (equivalent to the U.S. Senate). He directly questioned the official version of 9/11 in a session with Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo and members of his Cabinet.
Fujita is a member of the opposition party, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). He was elected to the House of Councillors in 2007. He is a former Member of the House of Representative and Former Vice Director General of the International Department of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Fujita emphasized that there was never an official police investigation into the deaths of the 24 Japanese citizens who were killed on 9/11.
He stated that many in the US doubt the official version of 9/11 and numerous individuals have collected evidence that contradicts the government's version, which can be seen on many websites.
During his speech, an aide showed several larges photos of:
- the Pentagon entry and exit hole and a scale overlay of a 757
- the flight path towards the Pentagon
- the WTC Twin Towers exploding
- the WTC 7 collapse
- the early announcment of the collapse of WTC 7 by the BBC and CBS
He demanded further investigation of 9/11.
This issue is being raised now as part of the discussion of whether Japan should increase its military and financial support of the "War on Terror"
Video of his presentation can be seen in three parts at Video of Speech Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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English transcript/translation of above videos now available here http://pilotsfor911truth.org/forum...showtopic=10563
edit #2 by rb: Added Videos with English Subtitles (Special thanks to the person who emailed them to us, not sure if he wants his name mentioned)
edit #3 by rb: youtube videos were removed by youtube. We have now deleted youtube part videos and embedded a single full video uploaded to google. (thanks JFK!),
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Thanks Alan,
This is great news...
Sanders also put up a thread in the lobby regarding this... he lives in Japan.
Please post any developments.
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Merrin answers call in Dragons' NRL win
St George-Illawarra coach Paul McGregor says NSW State of Origin prop Trent Merrin answered a halftime challenge to change the game against Gold Coast when he produced a crucial but potentially costly go-ahead try.
Gareth Widdop's field goal proved decisive in a nail-biting 19-18 NRL away win after Brad Takairangi's 78th-minute try and Greg Bird's conversion had pulled the Titans back to within one point before time ran out.
But McGregor had special praise for Merrin's earlier contribution when he ran over the tackle of Titans debutant halfback Daniel Mortimer and touched down to make the score 18-12 before limping off with a knee injury soon after.
McGregor revealed he had called for something special from Merrin - one of five Origin players involved alongside teammate Josh Dugan and Titans trio Dave Taylor, Bird and Nate Myles - when the scores were locked at 12-12 at halftime.
"I challenged him at halftime (to) change how the game will play out," McGregor said.
"When the game's in the situation where it is and he's had to play on Wednesday night like others, he needed to be challenged and he answered that."
McGregor played down Merrin's injury, saying he left the field as a precaution and was not expected to miss any action, including Origin III.
"He said he'd be okay," McGregor said. "(He) said he could jog on it.
"It was just a stage that if we left him out there and he got a whack on it, it could be detrimental in the future."
Gold Coast fell to a club record sixth straight loss while the Dragons pulled level on points with the 12th-placed Titans.
The Titans' hopes of a comeback were hindered by Myles being sin-binned for complaining to the referee about a block before the Merrin try.
The game came to life after four minutes when Benji Marshall took the Titans' line on before feeding Leeson Ah Mau outside him for the first try.
Shortly afterwards, though, Kevin Gordon intercepted an overly ambitious long Marshall pass to the right wing and raced 85 metres to touch down.
These moments typified an erratic display from Marshall.
As well as some sublime passes and kicks, his errant feed gave away a scrum to the Titans and one of his high kicks went 10 metres backwards.
McGregor insists Marshall and the team will have to live with such inconsistencies, as the former Wests Tigers star acclimatises to life back in the NRL.
"With Benji, it's a process," McGregor said.
"He's just got to play himself into form. He's got to train hard and he's doing that."
Mark Minichiello and Dugan exchanged tries before the break and the scores remained level until Merrin's intervention on the hour mark.
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Irish interest in the US Open is over for another year – as American golf fans await the best birthday present ever for Phil Mickelson.
Mickelson leads by a shot going into the Father's Day shoot-out at Merion Golf Club in Philadelphia with England's Luke Donald and South Africa's Charl Schwartzel hot on his tail.
But Irish hopes faded rapidly in Saturday's third round as Rory McIlroy and playing partner Tiger Woods dragged each other down, Padraig Harrington imploded again and amateur Kevin Phelan went backwards after making the cut.
McIlroy played for the third day in a row with Woods but their starting three under totals turned to eight and nine over respectively by the close of play.
Champion in 2011, McIlroy birdied the first but drove out of bounds on the second and mixed two birdies with seven bogeys overall.
The world number two from Ulster said: "If you're just not 100% on top of your game, it's going to expose some of your flaws or weaknesses.
"I've been working on the swing quite hard over the last few months, and it looks really good on camera. I just get on the course and I hit a couple of bad shots and I guess that it sort of makes you lose confidence a little bit during the round.
"It's just a bit of a struggle and it seems like I've had a few too many tournaments this year where I've struggled in one round or a couple of rounds and not been able to put it all together.
"I don't feel like it's too far away at all. It's just a matter of believing and staying patient."
Harrington joined Woods on nine over after a four over par 75 on Saturday while Waterford amateur Phelan finished the day 16 over.
McIlroy is now tied-25th with Harrington tied-31st and Phelan tied 65th.
Former Major winner Harrington isn't giving up however. He told the Irish Times: "Every round you try to play your very best and shoot a good score and hope for a miracle. That's what you've got to hope for.
"Who knows? Maybe there is a 62 in me in the final round. You never know what's going to happen."
After hitting a triple bogey seven on the 14th, Harrington added: "Players are hitting shots they wouldn't normally hit because the US Open makes them afraid of making mistakes."


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Wall and Sweetwater, who will meet Friday at Mustang Bowl for what will be Sweetwater's homecoming contest, have a few things in common. First of all, both have gotten their 2013 seasons off to solid starts. Wall, which is current-ly ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press high school poll in Class 2A, has posted a flawless 3-0 record so far and the Hawks are coming off their most impressive win, a 35-14 victory over highly-regarded Sonora this past week.Class 3A Sweetwater (2-1) is coming off back-to-back wins over decent teams from Andrews and Breckenridge after losing to a very good Eastland squad 46-30 in its season opener.Secondly, both teams are putting up a lot of points; Wall has scored 131 so far while Sweetwater has 120.But the way they've gone about it is very different.To say that Wall has lived by the run so far would almost qualify as an understatement. The Hawks threw no — that's zero — passes against Sonora and only six in the two games before that, completing two for 55 yards.On the other hand, Wall has rushed 109 times for just under 1,000 yards this year behind QB Luke Dacy and his backfield: Brent Matschek, Kris Gutierrez and Clint Masters. Each has at least one 100-yard rushing effort. Wall's defense has also allowed just 22 points while Sweetwater has surrendered 110, though it could be argued that the Mustangs have faced better competition so far than has Wall. And Sweetwater head coach Shane Mobley said he has seen improvement defensively since the loss to Eastland. "We did a lot better job of tackling last week (against Breckenridge)," he said. "We have a lot of kids that didn't have starting ex-perience before this year, but they've learned how to make adjustments."That defense will be sore-ly tested again. "I think we'll be able to line up against them," Mobley said, "but we have to line up in the right alignment. We've got to keep it simple, but the assignments have to change. Hopefully, that will give us a leg to stand on."We'll have to have a lot of open field tackles against them. It's going to come down to good tackling."Sweetwater lost at Wall 43-20 last year, but Mobley said his team knows what to expect this time around. "I think our kids will have a little different mindset this year," he said. "They know they are going to have to execute. Wall has a great football team and they are ranked high for a reason. They're going to stop us defensively and we have to do the same. Field position and turnovers will be big as well as special teams."Sweetwater was mostly without its leading rusher, Marquees Jenkins, against Breckenridge after he suf-fered an injury in the team's 39-31 win over Andrews. Mobley said Jenkins, who rushed for 279 yards in his first two games but carried just once for five yards last week, is expected to be back in a fulltime role Friday. His backup, Jay Lomas, ran for a touchdown last week.


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Dick Maitland is a sound effects/foley artist who has worked continuously on Sesame Street and its various spin-off specials since 1969. Maitland has won twenty-five Emmy Awards for his work. His sound effects were also heard on the vast majority of Sesame Street albums.
Then and now, Maitland created many of his sounds through manual foley, in the tradition of old-time radio sound men, including Cookie Monster's cookie eating noises, footsteps for Muppets, and crashes. As Maitland recalled, "The first job I had in 1969 was for a song called 'Windy.' They wanted a big crash at the end[...] So I went and got all the stagehands, and we made this big pile of junk in the middle of the stage. And at the right point, I threw myself at the pile and smashed it all over the floor."[1] Maitland is also the squeaky voice of Oscar's pet Slimey, operated by Martin P. Robinson.
When Maria first gave birth to Gabi on Sesame Street, Maitland's then-3 month old son Bryan was featured as the new baby for the introductory episode.[2]
Working with others, he also provided the sound design for the Muppet specials The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence and Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. To date, along with the rest of the show's sound crew, Maitland has received 25 Daytime Emmy Awards for either best sound mixing or sound editing (and in 2012 and 2015 for both categories) and multiple nominations.
In the late '70s, Dick Maitland worked with Tedd Rapp to develop the Tram TR-50 microphone for wireless Broadway use and on-set with its famous "vampire clip", which is still being used worldwide. Grisha Mynove from Sesame Street also developed a sweatproof pouch for the TR-50 Transmitter
Maitland has also supplied sound effects for such series as The Electric Company, 3-2-1 Contact, Maya and Miguel, the Nick Jr. show Wonder Pets, and 3rd & Bird. Maitland is also a live "sweetener" (enhancing crowd sounds and reactions) whose credits include Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Grammy Awards, A Capitol Fourth, Christmas in Washington and Fashion Rocks. He provided surround effects for the One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure Planetarium grand opening in Beijing, China. For records, Maitland worked on comedian/impressionist David Frye's Richard Nixon albums I Am the President and Radio Free Nixon. Maitland started his career at ABC on such shows as Dark Shadows, All My Children and Wide World of Sports.
- ↑ Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street, page 229
- ↑ Manning, Anita. "Mother's Day gift for kids; Sesame Street expands cast: 'It's a girl!'" USA Today. May 19, 1989.


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Born 1952 in a bridge – playing family. Every weekend his parents played rubber-bridge with neighbours, or friends, That`s why he started playing bridge as a teenager, and semi-professionally in 1970. Married, daughter is 26 and son 23, students.
Many times in my trainers career I have seen too great expectations of players. They were anxious to jump from advanced to the expert level in short time. It is not an easy work. The secret consist in collecting a lot of small achievements in all fields of bridge play. On the way to mastery one has to make hundreds of small steps. Very few succeeded in achieving their purpose by themselves. Whatever is required it is inspirer. The proper one will lay out the task and then help in reaching it. I have marked the part for myself.
On the base of the long experience as a player as well as a trainer I have written a series of text books helping an advanced player to become a master and a talented pair to rise its professional qualification. There is a blank I want to fill and switch the energy of players in the right direction. In the job one can easy make a great mistake. It`s more than enough to assume that all have the same needs as I, or to think, that I`ll be able to anticipate those needs without questioning and listening to them. The major part of my instructions makes the answer to real demands. I have written down all remarks and questions of my "students" very carefully.
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The waters of Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour will be filled with the stars of sailing over the next couple of weeks as the team's training camps at the 2012 Olympic venue turn serious with the final pre-event - Skandia Sail for Gold. The annual event will this year be held from the 3rd to the 9th of June at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy and will feature almost all of the medal contenders for the upcoming Games. The 523 entries from 59 nations will feature 723 athletes and 249 coaches, and while numbers might be down on last year - when many nations used the event to select their Olympic teams - there's no doubt that the cream of world sailing will be racing at Skandia Sail for Gold. All photos: Mick Anderson/SAILINGPIX.DK


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Hey Babes!! Lets all wear white after Labor Day together!! I think that it is definitely an archaic rule that was made up to tell fashionistas when to end fashion trends! I am here to tell ya, we no longer need to follow those rules!
Wearing white in the summer makes sense. Desert peoples have known for thousands of years that white clothing seems to keep you a little bit cooler than other colors. But wearing white only during the summer? While no one is completely sure exactly when or why this fashion rule came into effect, our best guess is that it had to do with snobbery in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
The wives of the super-rich ruled high society with an iron fist after the Civil War. As more and more people became millionaires, though, it was difficult to tell the difference between old money, respectable families, and those who only had vulgar new money. By the 1880s, in order to tell who was acceptable and who wasn't, the women who were already "in" felt it necessary to create dozens of fashion rules that everyone in the know had to follow. That way, if a woman showed up at the opera in a dress that cost more than most Americans made in a year, but it had the wrong sleeve length, other women would know not to give her the time of day.
Not wearing white outside the summer months was another one of these silly rules. White was for weddings and resort wear, not dinner parties in the fall. Of course it could get extremely hot in September, and wearing white might make the most sense, but if you wanted to be appropriately attired you just did not do it. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, and society eventually adopted it as the natural endpoint for summer fashion.
Not everyone followed this rule. Even some socialites continued to buck the trend, most famously Coco Chanel, who wore white year-round. But even though the rule was originally enforced by only a few hundred women, over the decades it trickled down to everyone else. By the 1950s, women's magazines made it clear to middle class America: white clothing came out on Memorial Day and went away on Labor Day.
These days the fashion world is much more relaxed about what colors to wear and when, but every year you will still hear people say that white after Labor Day is unacceptable, all thanks to some snobby millionaires over 100 years ago.
I will continue to wear my white after Labor Day, and on that note, I will be wearing my white booties all winter long!
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A former senior clerk in the Office of Admissions at WMU, she came to the University in 1960 and retired in 1980 after nearly 20 years of service.
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What is the Dual Career Program (DCP)?
The Dual Career Program is a resource and referral service for accompanying partners who are seeking employment or volunteer opportunities in the Lewisburg area.
Who can use the Dual Career Program (DCP)?
If you are the relocating spouse or partner of a newly hired full-time benefits-eligible faculty or staff member, you are eligible to receive the services provided by the Dual Career Program.
What does the Dual Career Program offer?
The program offers a wide range of services to assist relocating spouses or partners in their job search, and to their families in settling into the area. Services include: up-to-date information on the local job market, résumé and cover letter preparation, job search strategy, and information about the community and all that it offers.
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Enrollment into the DCP is easy. Complete the online enrollment form. We will work to arrange an initial welcome meeting either by phone or in-person to discuss your background and employment interests.
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Go to Jobs at Bucknell and complete an application. Scan the available job openings to see whether there are any for which you believe you are qualified, and apply. In addition to your application, you can submit a résumé and cover letter when applying for positions on Jobs at Bucknell.
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The DCP cannot guarantee employment because the DCP does not create job openings; we are here to assist you in your search. Whether or not you are able to secure employment will partly depend on how much time, effort and communication you are willing to put into your search. The DCP is one resource you can use.
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Will I be given preferential treatment for positions at Bucknell?
The DCP does not compromise the normal recruitment process. The fact that you are the spouse/partner of a faculty or staff member does not guarantee you a position at Bucknell. Departments across campus seek to hire the best, most qualified candidates for their open positions, by using a consistent and robust search process. If you do receive an offer for a Bucknell position, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you were selected because you had the necessary knowledge, skills and experience required, and were, indeed, the best person for the job.
What is the typical process for getting hired at the University?
All positions have a search committee, which meets to select a limited number of qualified applicants to interview. If you meet the position criteria, and are selected for an interview, someone will contact you to make scheduling arrangements. Search committees may do an initial round of phone interviews, or they may set up a time for you to meet face-to-face.
After all finalists are interviewed, the search committee selects their preferred candidate and sends their recommendation for hire to the Affirmative Action Officer and Human Resources. The AAO reviews the process used in selecting the final candidate to ensure that it was fair and consistent in selecting the applicant who was best qualified for the position. HR does a benchmark analysis, based upon the experience of the candidate, and approves the salary to be offered. Once the offer is approved by the AAO and HR, the job offer is extended to the successful candidate.
My job experience is quite unique. What if I can't find something in my line of work?
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George W Bush and Barack Obama somehow ended up at the same barber shop. As they sat there, each being worked on by a different barber, not a word was spoken. The barbers were even afraid to start a conversation, for fear it would turn to politics. As the barbers finished their shaves, the one who had Obama in his chair reached for the aftershave.
Obama was quick to stop him saying, No thanks, my wife Michelle will smell that and think Ive been in a whorehouse.
The second barber turned to Bush and said, How about you sir? Bush replied, Go ahead; my wife doesnt know what the inside of a whorehouse smells like.
Last night I was having a drink at a bar when a fat ugly woman came up to me and said, "You're cute, can I have your number?"
I replied, "Got a pen?" She said, "Of course I do."
I told her, "You'd better get back to it before the farmer notices you're gone."
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A woman goes into Bass Pro Shop in Calgary to buy a rod and reel for her grandsons birthday. She doesnt know which one to choose so she takes one over to the counter.
A Bass Pro Shop associate is standing there wearing dark shades.
She says, "Excuse me, sir, Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?"
He says, "Ma'am, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter, I can tell you everything from the sound it makes."
She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway.
He says, "That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-LB. test line. It's a good all around combination and it's on sale this week for only $20.00."
She says, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!"
As she opens her purse, her credit card drops on the floor.
"Oh, that sounds like a Master Card," he says.
She bends down to pick it up and accidentally farts. At first she is really embarrassed, but then realizes there is no way the blind clerk could tell it was she who tooted. Being blind, he wouldn't know that she was the only person around.
The man rings up the sale and says, "That'll be $34.50 please."
The woman is totally confused by this and asks, "Didn't you tell me the rod and reel were on sale for $20.00 ? How did you get $34.50 ?"
He replies, "Yes, Ma'am. The rod and reel is $20.00, but the Duck Call is $11.00 and the Bear Repellent is $3.50."
Two Irishmen, Patrick & Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a
dramatic escape from a burning freighter.
While rummaging through the boat's provisions, Patrick stumbled across an
old lamp. Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp
vigorously. To the amazement of Patrick, a genie came forth.
This particular genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish
not the standard three.
Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out, "Make the
entire ocean into Guinness Beer!"
The genie clapped his hands and immediately the entire sea turned into the
finest brew ever sampled by mortals. Simultaneously, the genie vanished.
Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the
two men considered their circumstances.
Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted.
After a long, tension-filled moment, he spoke:
"Nice going Patrick!
Now we're going to have to pee in the boat!
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An atheist was hiking and got charged by a huge grizzly. Just before he was about to be mauled to death he screamed "God save me!"
Suddenly time froze and a light shined down from heaven. God said,"Now when you are about to die you call to me? You have mocked those who believe in me and have spent your life turning people away from me."
The atheist said, "You are right. I don't deserve to be called a Christian at the end of life. Do me one favor, could you make the grizzly a Christian?"
Suddenly, time started back up and the bear dropped his paw that was about to strike, sat down next to the atheist, bowed his head and prayed..."Lord,for this meal I am about to receive, I am truly thankful."
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Men are just smarter
An observation on an age old question...
What deep thinkers men are...
I mowed the lawn today, and after doing so I sat down and had a cold
The day was really quite beautiful, and the drink facilitated some
deep thinking.
My wife walked by and asked me what I was doing and I said 'nothing'.
The reason I said that instead of saying 'just thinking' is because
she would have said 'about what'.
At that point I would have to explain that men are deep thinkers about
various topics which would lead to other questions.
Finally I thought about an age old question:
Is giving birth more painful than getting kicked in the nuts?
Women always maintain that giving birth is way more painful than a guy
getting kicked in the nuts.
Well, after another beer, and some heavy deductive thinking, I have
come up with the answer to that question.
Getting kicked in the nuts is more painful than having a baby; and
here is the reason for my conclusion.
A year or so after giving birth, a woman will often say, "It might be
nice to have another child."
On the other hand, you never hear a guy say, "You know, I think I
would like another kick in the nuts."
I rest my case.
Time for another beer.
what's a post turtle?
While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, whose hand was caught in the squeeze gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man.
Eventually the topic got around to Obama and his role as our president.
The old rancher said, 'Well, ya know, Obama is a 'Post Turtle''.
Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him, what a 'post turtle' was.
The old rancher said, 'When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle'.
The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain. "You know he didn't get up there by himself, he doesn't belong up there, he doesn't know what to do while he's up there, he's elevated beyond his ability to function, and you just Wonder what kind of dumb *** put him up there to begin with."
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When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things.
1 Corinthians Chapter 13 - 11
A real man is a woman's best friend. He will never let her down. He will comfort her after a bad day. He will inspire her to do things she never thought she could do. He will enable her to express her deepest emotions. He will enable her to be confident, sexy, seductive, and invincible...No, wait. Sorry. I'm thinking of wine. It's wine that does all that. Never mind.
When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things.
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Gabe has a Scream-A-Thon with Eve of Destruction, Horror Show, & Saturn 3...
Eve of Destruction
Shout Factory gets the most credit for releasing high definition versions of major cult favourites, but they're also putting considerable effort into releasing forgotten genre films that define the era in which they were made. Duncan Gibbins' Eve of Destruction is, along with Roland Emmerich's Universal Soldier and Craig R. Baxley's I Come in Peace (aka Dark Angel), a perfect representation of early '90s action/sci-fi hybrids. Like those films, it gathers gimmicks and concepts from more popular movies and mashes them into an entertaining, but unquestionably dumb motion picture stew. This particular genre goulash includes the greatest hits from The Terminator, Predator (more specifically Predator 2, I suppose), and just about every post- Lethal Weapon cop movie ever made. The story follows Eve VIII (Renee Soutendijk), a sophisticated and deadly android created in the image of her inventor, Dr. Eve Simmons (also Soutendijk). When an unexpected mishap during testing sends Eve VIII into a sudden, irreversible rampage. Now, it's up to terrorism expert Jim McQuade (Gregory Hines) to find and deactivate her before she realizes her ultimate capability: nuclear annihilation.
Its Derivative nature and outrageous seriousness aside, Eve of Destruction isn't entirely devoid of clever moments. In fact, the entire first act runs on impressively efficient storytelling that comes this close to covering the inherent ridiculousness of the concept (especially the part where Eve VIII has a nuclear reactor in her that can only be turned off if she's shot in the eyeball). The idea of Eve VIII enacting her human counterpart's most deep-set sexual urges and violent desires is a borderline brilliant exploitation concept, but this is where its mainstream aspirations become a major hindrance. If it had been made about five years earlier, Eve of Destruction might've been a grindhouse classic – a sci-fi-laced female empowerment/revenge fantasy. But Gibbins is working on a studio budget that demands action spectacle, not a shoestring that allows for the kind of sex and violence exploitation filmmakers would use in place of funding. Gibbins doesn't skimp on the gore when it comes to Eve VIII's anatomy, but the more exploitative violence (Eve VIII biting off a man's penis, for instance) is merely implied. The film's dependence on mainstream success also gives it a false air of legitimacy that keeps rearing its head as dopey melodrama. On the other hand, the straight-faced sincerity of the execution is definitely preferable to lacing the material in irony. I recall Renée Soutendijk's performance being the butt of many of the movie's negative reviews. She's not transcendent, but she's relatively convincing as two different versions of the same person and even has a couple of real standout dramatic moments. Hines is woefully miscast and tries to compensate with an angry face and perpetually gruff demeanor. He shouts almost every one of his lines and even his glib one-liners are delivered with all the pep of an old man telling kids to get off of his lawn.
This is a typical 'low-grade' transfer from Scream Factory, which isn't to say it's at all unattractive – it just hasn't been as heavily digitally remastered as the company's A-list releases. The majority of this 1.85:1, 1080p transfer's imperfections are film-based, including minor disparities in grain levels and occasional flecks of print damage. Cinematographer Alan Hume's photography is understated, but there are plenty of standout images where rich, deep shadows and aggressive neon highlights make the upgrade from UK and Aussie anamorphic releases worthwhile. The more vibrant the palette and the higher the contrast, the better this disc looks. The vivid hues have nice pop without macro-blocking effects. Scenes with murkier lighting, such as a smoky bar, suffer the most digital-specific issues, including slight edge enhancement, banding, and cross-colouration effects.
The film is presented in lossless DTS-HD Master Audio sound and its original 2.0 stereo surround. The track is relatively clean, but there are discrepancies in its volume and clarity throughout. Some of the incidental sound effects are a little tinny and the dynamic ranges are a smidge inconsistent, but the stereo spread isn't particularly flat and action beats have punch. Of all the era-appropriate elements, Philippe Sarde's electronic-infused symphonic score is the most perfect. The opening title track sounds like the bastard love child of Mike Post's Law & Order theme and Basil Poledouris' Robocop score. The music is almost exclusively represented in the right and left channels, which makes it sound a bit off-balance when it comes to the percussion effects. The only extra is a trailer.
The Horror Show
Now a seemingly innocuous entry in the late '80s slasher cycle, The Horror Show was once a very troubled movie. It represents producer Sean S. Cunningham at his huckster peak. Following his part in starting the Friday the 13th series, Cunningham spent the later part of the decade producing 'accidental' rip-offs of Hollywood genre productions. This happened not once, but twice in 1989; first when he released DeepStar Six alongside Leviathan and The Abyss, then again when he released The Horror Show after Wes Craven's Shocker. The two films have a lot in common. The Horror Show begins with a serial killer named 'Meat Cleaver' Max Jenke (Brion James) vowing revenge on the cop that caught him, Detective Lucas McCarthy (Lance Henriksen). Unfortunately, the electric chair (and a deal with the devil) makes Max more powerful in the afterlife and he turns McCarthy's life into a living hell. Shocker, on the other hand, features a serial killer who gains supernatural power from the electric chair (and a deal with the devil) who kills people and tortures his estranged son from beyond the grave *. To further convolute the issue, The Horror Show was sold in other territories as House III to cash-in on the success of Cunningham's other horror franchise. This became more confusing when they made a real second House sequel and had to title it House IV. Additionally, the House series was tied to the Evil Dead series in Italy, where The Horror Show would be known as La Casa 7.
Needless to say, The Horror Show is kind of a mess. It began life under the direction of David Blyth, who likely got the job following his underrated Kiwi action/horror hybrid Death Warmed Up. Blyth was fired and replaced with Cunningham's go-to surrogate, James Issac, which probably signifies that Cunningham himself was behind the camera for most of the production. Like Eve of Destruction, it has a stupefying serious streak that generates more accidental laughs than bouts of real drama (the funniest bit is when Henriksen's ill-fated partner whines that he 'did his best' as he lays dying). Unlike Eve of Destruction, The Horror Show isn't particularly entertaining in its tone-deafness. More often than not, it's downright tedious, trapped between character-based melodrama and gory, nightmarish violence – the most graphic of which was edited out of the film at the behest of the MPAA. It's likely that Cunningham and writers Allyn Warner (who had his name taken off the film) & Leslie Bohem weren't actually trying to get to the Shocker concept before Craven – they were trying to beat him to the punch on a new Freddy Krueger. This is most obvious when Henriksen is haunted by surreal visions of his enemy. Sadly, Meat Cleaver Max is no Freddy Krueger and Brion James is no Robert Englund. James surely had his strengths, acting as an omnipresent murderer just wasn't one of them. Poor Lance Henriksen is acting on a different level than everyone else in the film. He was likely operating under the impression that The Horror Show would become a franchise for his character (fortunately, he had the superior Pumpkinhead to fall back on).
This appears to be The Horror Show's first North American release on any digital format and is certainly its first Blu-ray release. Like many Scream Factory releases, it first appeared in HD on Netflix streaming, where the picture was an improvement over SD releases, but still suffered minor digital compression due to streaming limitations. This 1.85:1, 1080p transfer corrects most of those problems, so only some vague macro-blocking remains. This is a generally cleaner print than Eve of Destruction as well with very few print-based artefacts (a few black streaks and shutter effects). A handful of optical zooms and particularly dark images appear a bit gritty, but, for the most part, grain levels are thin. Details are only as sharp as Isaac and cinematographer Mac Ahlberg's shallow focus allows them to be, but there are no outstanding issues with fuzzy patterns or blooming edges to report. The colours are natural and clean without being particularly vivid at any moment. Blacks are deep, but don't crush the details in darker sequences.
The DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack is presented in the film's original 2.0 stereo surround. It's a pretty thin track, which is typical for modestly-budgeted genre films from the era. Dialogue is clear and consistent, while the incidental effects tend to settle pretty quietly beneath words and music. Standout moments include a bevy of punchy startle scare moments, the stereo-enhanced electrocution and resurrection sequences, and any scene where Henriksen has a flashback (these are signified with a popping sound that sounds like a pneumatic drill). Composer Harry Manfredini, who had been working with Cunningham since his Friday the 13th days, does a solid job turning his limited keyboard arrangements into genuinely theatrical pieces and this track does a good job filling the stereo channels with music. The extras include a commentary track with Cunningham, The Show Must Go On, an interview with stunt coordinator (and popular Jason Voorhees) Kane Hodder (11:10, HD), House Mother (10:50, HD), an interview with actress Rita Taggart, and a trailer.
* Of course, this discounts the fact that Robert Kirk's Destroyer and Renny Harlin's Prison both got to the 'supernatural serial killers done in by the electric chair' angle a year previous, in 1988.
Saturn 3
At first glance, Saturn 3 – the story of a scientist couple (Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett) stationed beneath the surface of Saturn's third moon that has their idyllic little space Eden sullied when a jerk with a killer robot (Harvey Keitel) arrives and starts bossing them around – is just another generic grab-bag cash-in on the popularity of Alien, Star Wars, and the rising slasher genre. You could easily assume it was just another AIP cheapo, like Galaxy of Terror, but you'd be wrong. Saturn 3 is a 'real' movie, made by a name director, co-written by a popular novelist, and starring major, established actors. It is one of the great mysteries of motion picture history. The name director in question here is Stanley Donen, the choreographer/director (sometimes co-director) of Singin' in the Rain, Funny Face, Charade, and dozens of other great movies that bear zero resemblance to Saturn 3. The popular novelist is Matin Amis ( London Fields, The Information), who would never personally work on another screenplay ever again (even if some of his books were made into movies/TV series). Donen was originally just going to act as producer (as if merely producing such a film would be any less weird). He reportedly replaced the original writer/director, superstar production designer John Barry, following disagreements with one of those established stars, Kirk Douglas. Barry was fresh off, you guessed it, Star Wars. More tragically, Barry died suddenly on the set of The Empire Strikes Back before either film was released.
So then, Saturn 3 was originally tailor made for an exploitation market hungry for a post- Alien, R-rated space thriller, but, to secure Farrah Fawcett and Kirk Douglas, the special effects budget had to be scaled back, as did the more exploitative elements (Fawcett is scantly-clad/slightly naked throughout and Douglas wrestles Keitel in the nude, but there's not a lot going on in terms of ultra-violence). This leaves the final product in the unfortunate place of trying to be everything for everyone, which almost never works. The script is tonally confusing, mistaking misogyny and social retardation for horror and drama. The tiny cast seems just as confused as I was in this regard, a problem only exasperated by the fact that Keitel's voice was dubbed. On most 'regular movie' levels, it is a failure. However, Saturn 3 is also an odd enough movie to be entertaining (especially the first act), charming, and, like Eve of Destruction, a largely forgotten relic of its time. The story is secondary to an almost music video-like series of brief vignettes made to show off the gorgeous (or at least interesting) production design and physical effects. This arthouse structure owes a debt to Ridley Scott, but the imagery itself is pure Kubrick. This is no mistake, since Barry made a name for himself on Clockwork Orange. Viewers that are willing to ignore its lack of sense, sit back, and accept Saturn 3 for what it is – a production design experiment wrapped in an Alien rip-off – are in for some really attractive imagery at the very least.
Saturn 3's only R1 DVD release was cropped to 1.33:1 and this Blu-ray represents the only HD disc available in any region. Scream Factory's press release boasts that this 1080p, 1.85:1 transfer is 'new,' so I suppose that indicates some remastering on the studio's part. Or at least that MGM had an unused HD scan sitting around somewhere. This is a very strong transfer and only the age of the material holds it back from total perfection. The grain levels are relatively even, save a handful of process shots/fades and film-based artefacts are limited to small scratches and minor shutter effects. Donen/Barry and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Billy Williams (yet another A-lister) blend the smoky, hyper-dark of Scott's Alien with the punchy clean colours of 2001: A Space Odyssey, establishing a particularly dynamic image quality. The blacks and steely greys cut sharply against vibrant and eclectic acrylic hues without any major bleeding, macro-blocking, or edge enhancement. It's too bad the movie isn't better/more popular, because this is one of the studio's best looking transfers.
The DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 soundtrack is also fantastic and much bolder than expected. Aside from the obvious lack of discrete center or surround channels, it easily stands up against major studio remixes. It's so loud at times that I was forced to turn down my receiver, yet I only noticed hints of distortion at the highest volume levels. The wacky, analogue sci-fi sound effects (robot noises, unspecified space sounds, unmotivated echoes) move briskly throughout the stereo channels, making for an immersive directional experience. The soundtrack's biggest draw, however, is Elmer Bernstein's musical score (seriously, there are four Oscar winners involved in this production), which sounds massive, wide, and rich. Even without an LFE channel, the brassy sound vibrates the room, tricking the viewer into thinking they're watching a film worthy of the Star Wars and Alien mantels.
As far as I know, there have never been extras on any DVD release of Saturn 3, so I guess that means everything here is new and exciting for fans. Special features include a commentary with Greg Moss (of the Saturn 3 fan site) and film critic David Bradley, an interview with actor Roy Dotrice (who dubbed Keitel, 6:30, HD), an interview with special effects director Colin Chilvers (16:00, HD), additional scenes from the network television version (10:00, SD video blended with HD footage), an insanely strange extended scene (3:30, HD), a trailer, TV spots, and a still gallery.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking the individual images, but due to .jpg compression, they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Workshed101 Member Join Date: January 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 165
Never thought i would see the day when Saturn 3 would get a SE!
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I would like to see Saturn 3 again. The production design looks like Tarkovsky's Solaris with an actual production budget
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Disc Details
Release Date: 19th November 2013
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: Various
Anamorphic: No
Colour: No
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Sean S. Cunningham Commentary (Horror Show), The Show Must Go On, House Mother, Fan and Critic Commentary (Saturn 3), Actor Interview, Special Effects Director Commentary, Deleted/Extended Scenes (Saturn 3), Image Galleries, Trailers, DVD Copies
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Duncan Gibbins, James Isaac, Stanley Donen, John Barry
Cast: Gregory Hines, Renée Soutendijk, Kurt Fuller, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller
Length: 282 minutes
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text: developing decision-support tools to improve at-risk trout population management header.jpg Project News Two new papers from this project were published in the fall of 2017: Wenger, S. J., D. R. Leasure, D. C. Dauwalter, M. M. Peacock, J. B. Dunham, N. D. Chelgren, and H. M. Neville. 2017. Viability analysis for multiple populations. Biological Conservation 216:69-77. Dauwalter, D. C., K. A. Fesenmyer, R. Bjork, D. R. Leasure, and S. J. Wenger. 2017. Satellite and airborne remote sensing applications to freshwater fisheries. Fisheries 42(10):526-537. Project Summary Decisions regarding the allocation of scarce resources are integral to the management of imperiled species. Managers need to determine what restoration activities will have the most benefit, where reintroductions are most feasible, and when to cease interventions in locations where persistence is highly unlikely. For many imperiled taxa, these kinds of decisions are made without the benefit of the most essential information: quantitative estimates of population viability. The goal of this project is to improve decision making for imperiled species by developing and applying novel methods of population viability analysis (PVA) that can be applied even for populations with limited available data. We have developed a new approach to population viability analysis, through a statistical spatio-temporal population model (ST-PVM) providing a fully integrated and flexible system capable of estimating persistence probabilities of multiple populations simultaneously, under current and alternative future conditions (e.g., with different management actions or climates). The Advantages: Traditional methods of PVA generally allow estimation for one population at a time, and require either sequential sampling across many years (typically 5-7) or rely on parameterization from literature estimates or expert opinion. Our models thus have several advantages over available approaches: The models utilize all forms of actual field data (i.e., field data collected by the agencies and other partners). Simultaneous estimation across all populations lets us "borrow" information across many observations in space and time to estimate viability for populations for which there are little or no data. The models can incorporate landscape variables, many of which can be acquired from remote sensing (e.g., satellite-derived imagery). The use of land-scape level covariates lets us explore which variables most affect viability, as well as to project viability based on future climate scenarios. The models allow for evaluation of proposed management actions, such as riparian restoration, barrier removal, flow augmentation, or reintroduction, and can include effects of disturbance such as fire or prolonged drought. The models can be applied to any species with isolated populations, and outputs can be incorporated into numerous decision support systems – they are not tied to any one system. We are using ST-PVM to provide guidance for strategic management and reintroduction actions of the federally threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi), in close cooperation with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, and US Fish and Wildlife Service. We are also beginning to apply ST-PVM to Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) and interior redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss subspecies) as well, in collaboration with the relevant conservation teams consisting of various state and federal agencies. Primary partners: University of Georgia, US Geological Survey, US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, University of Nevada, University of Montana, Bureau of Land Management. End-users: Nevada Department of Wildlife, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and US Fish and Wildlife Service. UGA River Basin Center: Seth Wenger, Doug Leasure Trout Unlimited: Helen Neville, Dan Dauwalter, Robin Bjork, Kurt Fesenmyer and Jean Barney University of Montana: Erin Landguth, Jason Dunham, Nate Chelgren, USGS USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station: Dan Isaak, Charlie Luce & Zach Holden, Mary Peacock, University of Nevada-Reno Lupine Logic, Inc: Joe Glassy US Fish & Wildlife Service: Doug Peterson Figure 1. The models use detailed field data and can incorporate different sampling situations, applying modeled relationships from well-sampled populations (P1) to estimate the dynamics and extinction risk of poorly sampled populations (P2-4) or even unoccupied habitats (white dashed oval). They can be applied to any species in relatively isolated habitats. figure 1.jpg Figure 2. An example of remote-sensing imagery available from NASA satellites that can be used by the models. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) reflects riparian greenness in a dry year (left) and wet year (right). fig2.png Figure 3. Preliminary estimates of extinction probability for Lahontan cutthroat trout across historic habitats, including currently unoccupied waters. (Click figure to enlarge.) Figure 4. The models allow exploration of the benefits of different management actions, such as removal of non-native species, reintroduction of the target species, or reconnection of habitats. Photos courtesy of Mike Starr and Carol Evans fig4a.jpg fig4b.jpg fig4c.jpg Additional Information Salmonid PVA webinar, Great Basin LCC, September 2017 (YouTube) Salmonid Population Viability at the River Basin Center, UGA


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Pets, Pets, Pets
The term "spring cleaning" brings on a new meaning when your broom is an Afghan Hound. Few breeds can boast as much long hair ready to collect seasonal rubbish and then whisk it into the house. Rather than noting the vernal equinox, my spring officially arrives around Cinco de Mayo when the wormy strings start falling from oak trees. My dogs have a fiesta with this confetti.
Those wormy things that clog gutters, pulverize on windshields, and aggravate allergies are called "catkins." The tan tassels are the oak flowers that eventually become acorns. For 30 years catkins have given me nightmares, clinging tenaciously to my generations of Afghans. Just when you think the silly strings have stopped falling, another aerial invasion begins. Each variety of oak must drop at a different time just to torture me.
Since an Afghan coat gradually balloons at the feet, the surface area of each leg "mess magnet" actually increases as it touches the ground. This anatomical design is not for neat freaks. Everything nasty sticks to Afghans. If you don't get hitchhikers off in a timely fashion, the debris decorates your house, while the remnants make mats in the dog's coat.
Because my dogs sweep up catkins, sticky leaves and everything else sprouting outdoors, a pin brush takes up permanent residence as "doorman" on the stoop from early May through June. Edgar Afghan Poe and his sister the Beauty Queen chase each other through bushes, running loops early in the morning when the lawn (or what is left of it) is wet. Then they flop, rolling around like self-breading cutlets, into one of the many backyard bunkers they have dug in the perimeter, adding mud to the mix.
Years ago when my black Afghans were alive, I thought pantyhose might be the answer to my catkin problem. Trevor, my riches to rags male had been raised in a magnificent show kennel with a spiral staircase, stained glass windows, and a complete grooming staff. I had to promise he would never lie in the sun which might "bleach his coat red" before I took him home. However, since we allowed him to be a real dog, he enjoyed the next 11 years baking in our yard. Yes, his black hair had henna highlights, and catkins clumped on him worst of all.
One spring morn' I sent Trevor outside wearing colored stockings to ward off the oak menace. He looked stylish…..for ten seconds…until he took off like Secretariat and stepped right through his protective leggings. Since then, the brush has been my only defensive weapon.
This week Mother Nature reached into her arsenal and fought back with some new spring zingers. I put the Beauty Queen up on the grooming table for her daily brushing, only to find that her legs and chest were glopped with a thick pine tar. Leaves and sticks were glued into her coat, swirling the hair into knots just like Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby.
Yikes! Brushing, fingers and water made it worse. Perhaps you heard me screaming. It took several days of various conditioners, working on small sections at a time before a brush would go through her coat again. I only hope she found the pine tar on a walk and not in our yard because then the - scene including my histrionics - will be repeated each time it happens again. On a global scale, I can only imagine how difficult the horrendous BP spill is to remove from oil-soaked wildlife.
This morning after an AM snooze outdoors, the Beauty Queen became Medusa. She had a "slimy snake" caught in her dark long tresses, right at the shoulder blades where Frontline is applied. The stowaway turned out to be a tangled slug which had to be removed without squishing it, making matters worse. A quick twist of a paper towel worked, but the whole ordeal was lethal to the slug, probably asphyxiated by long strands. In case you are wondering, slug trail crystallizes as sticky white powder when it dries on dog hair.
Now, I have nothing against slugs. When I was teaching my students even produced a Slug Fashion Show using puppets to elevate the "slime-sters" status in the animal kingdom. The kids designed squiggly outfits for all sorts of invertebrate occasions. Real slugs relaxing in aquariums were part of our audience. No, I have nothing against slugs. I just don't want my Afghan Hounds wearing them.
For Adoption at Last Hope Dog Center (631-957-0023) 642 Rt. 109 Lindenhurst, adjacent to Basic Pet Care: "Lainie" a 3-legged black Lab mix is originally from Huntington Shelter. She was born with a deformed front leg that required amputation to improve her mobility. Lack of a limb doesn't slow this effervescent Lab down one bit. "Stuart Little" a Westie mix came into Babylon Shelter as an injured stray, but his limp was actually caused by a benign growth on his foot. He also had a pair of similar harmless lumps removed from his side. Other dogs include: "Kale" a Beagle mix from a Kentucky shelter and "Cocoa" a brindle Pit mix.
* Two Upcoming Events: Last Hope Wine Tasting Fundraiser at the Walt Whitman birthplace in Huntington on Fri. June 18 from 6 to 9 pm- Blue Grass entertainment. Tickets $40 in advance.
Also Last Hope's Free Dog/Cat Rabies Shot Clinic to be held at Babylon Town Shelter on Sun. June 27 from 11 am to 3 pm. Rain or shine. No appt. necessary. See www. lasthopeanimalrescue.org for more information about both events or the full list of Dog Center dogs.