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lol peach Did you watch survivor and see China the next location? I almost named every place they showed from TAR. Looks awesome
Is the Survivor location already spoiled? I mean I know China was but where exactly?If not--can we screencap the promo? Just because:I'm having serious TARtremors from withdrawal and may need medical attention!
Reality TV Charla/Mirna InterviewReality TV World: How surprised were you when Ozzy and Danny Yielded Eric and Danielle during the eleventh leg for a quick buck from Dustin and Kandice? Charla: Yeah, we were a little bit surprised about the whole Yield situation. But they had no money at that time so... And we did offer them money. And we did actually give them I think some money.Mirna: Actually when Charla was doing the jump off the Macau Tower [the Roadblock challenge where the deal went down], I actually ended up giving Ozwald $20. It wasn't a lot, but it's not like we had a lot of money on us either. The problem was, we didn't have a chance to see them since [the race's previous leg had ended]. So unfortunately, I think another team got to them and worked out a deal before we had a chance to offer them money. I knew they were running low. When we offered it, it was too late. But we gave them money anyway because I didn't want to see my friends struggling on the street and lost. There were a lot of times when we had no money left either...
Q: What did you do with the prize money?A: I actually havent cashed the cheque as I just got it yesterday. Its sitting in my wallet right now. I really want to be smart with it. I want to make some good and sound investments like buy a house for my family. Most of the time throughout my life, Ive lived from paycheck to paycheck. Ive had to work very hard so its good to know that I can take care of my family and myself if anything important or any kind of emergency occurs. That is a really good feeling.
No, I really think that luck played more of a role as to who should stay or leave. I think people blamed "karma" when something happened to them. When Danny and Ozwald got lost, it was their fault not karma. All they needed to do was get into a taxi and find the direction. That was just poor racing and bad luck. I dont think the universe cares about The Amazing Race.
Earl was on Regis and Kelly this morning (and poor Regis.. didn't he have time after his surgery to watch Survivor.... stupid questions man....) (and Lakisha sang "and I'm telling you...." on this show and blew it big time.... not good at all)*Even though Earl placed Kansas City, Kansas as his home town... he lives in Santa Monica, Cali.....*He is an Advertising EXECUTIVE.....*His main accounts are Honda and the California Lottery.....*A casting person from CBS approached him in a restaurant to see if he was interested in running THE AMAZING RACE!!!*Because a candidate dropped out of Survivor he was asked to take the spot TWO DAYS BEFORE the flight to Fiji. *Up to that time he had not followed Survivor.*Earls mom told him he owed her...?? And he is giving her a CHUNK of the winnings (i wouldn't ever say this to my kid... even if i thought it)
World Visions goal is to raise $300,000 enough to assemble 10,000 kits.The kits include basics such as soap, washcloths and rubber gloves to assist thousands of World Vision trained volunteer AIDS caregivers in Africa.Caregivers visit the sick and dying, providing comfort and basic first aid. Sadly, they often lack basic supplies to do the job well.Dustin says seeing the plight of people in Africa living with AIDS, after watching World Vision videos, brought tears to her eyes.Just to be able to touch these people even indirectly through providing caregiver kits is wonderful, she says.
TVG: What are you guys up to now?Kandice: Were both at turning points in our lives right now where were open to opportunities. Im here in Canada at the moment, my finacé lives in Toronto. So Im transitioning between here and New York right now. Dustins making a move to California, and the doors are kind of wide open.
Like at one point they had $600 they had gathered which none of us could understand. We were begging for money because a lot of us didnt have enough money to eat food, and I think they just did special things. I dont know if thats why Eric chose the language he did when they referred to him.
One morning after sleeping like the innocent or the dead, we came down to breakfast at the Serena Hotel, a luxurious chain of hotels owned by the Aga Khan, to find Phil Keoghan, the host of the ABC reality show "The Amazing Race," seated next to us. We instantly recalled spotting two blond women sailing along the coastline with a camera crew in the back of their dhow. And so it was confirmed, again a couple of days later by the pool, when we overheard another guest talking.
Good article, host of the ABC reality show "The Amazing Race,". A true fan
Winning halau on CBSThe Merrie Monarch Festival will get a bit of network television exposure when this year's overall champions, the kane of Halau I Ka Wekiu, will appear on a segment of "The CBS Early Show" around 8:30 tomorrow morning. A CBS news team, hosted by Phil Keoghan ("The Amazing Race"), collaborated with the Big Island Visitors Bureau and festival organizers to shadow the halau during last month's competition in Hilo.Halau I Ka Wekiu swept the hula kahiko and hula 'auana competitions at the prestigious festival and was the overall winner in points, rare for an all-male halau. Based in Honolulu, the halau's kumu hula are Karl Veto Baker and Michael Nalanakila'ekolu Casupang. DENNIS ODA / email@example.com I Ka Wekiu (kane) under the direction of kumu hula Karl Veto Baker and Michael Nalanakila'ekolu Casupang dance during the 'auana portion of the Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition. They swept the kahiko and 'auana and overall awards.
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG: New Car Review
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG is important for several reasons, among them that this small sedan is the first vehicle in AMG history to sport a 4-cylinder engine, and the first to be based on a front-wheel-drive platform.
When you compete against bigger AMG-powered Benzes with imposing road presences and supercar-like spec sheets, you run the danger of coming across as insubstantial in the face of pricier, and potentially more premium-feeling, products. How does the CLA45 AMG compare to its higher-priced stablemates? Read on to find out.
What's New for 2014?
The Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG is all-new and based on the just-introduced CLA-Class platform.
What We Like
Punchy, responsive performance; sharp, fresh styling; a fresh alternative to the usual high-performance suspects
What We Don't
Front-biased power distribution takes away the traditional high-horsepower, tail-sliding hot rod appeal; though reasonably well-equipped, items such as a rearview camera should be standard; unproven reliability record may hamper confidence among some car buyers
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The CLA45 AMG is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine producing 355 horsepower, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and all-wheel drive. Despite its prodigious output, the CLA45 receives an impressive Environmental Protection Agency rating of 23 miles per gallon city/31 mpg hwy.
Standard Features & Options
The 2014 CLA45 AMG ($48,375) comes in one trim level only, and its MSRP represents a $18,475 premium over the standard CLA250 model. The CLA45 AMG comes with features such as HD radio, sport seats with a 14-way adjustable driver seat, Bluetooth audio, ambient interior lighting and split folding rear seats. Standard safety features include attention assist, LED daytime running headlights and collision-prevention assist.
Cosmetic exterior options include 19-inch AMG wheels in silver or black ($850), a panorama roof ($1,480) and a carbon fiber package ($3,700). Inside, aluminum trim is standard, while burl walnut, black ash or carbon fiber accents run an extra $325. AMG performance front seats ($2,250) add a layer of sportiness to the cabin, while top-stitched MB-Tex simulation leather on the upper dash and door areas add $1,500 to the MSRP, and a performance steering wheel can be had for $500.
The Premium Package ($2,300) offers dual-zone climate control, heated front seats, a Harman Kardon Logic7 surround sound system and SiriusXM radio, while a Multimedia Package ($2,370) includes a rearview camera, an 80-gig navigation system with a 7-in screen and heated seats that can be ordered a la carte for $850.
A Driver Assistance Package ($2,500) adds adaptive cruise control, blind spot assist, lane-keeping assist and collision-prevention assist plus. If you're unsatisfied with the off-the-shelf AMG suspension, an AMG Driver's Package ($1,950) delivers stiffer suspension with 19-in wheels, red brake calipers and a higher top speed. The self-parking Parktronic system runs $970, while the AMG performance exhaust will cost you $450. Blind spot assist can be ordered solo for $550.
The CLA45 AMG has 10 airbags, advanced crumple zones, a chassis that incorporates ultra-high tensile steel for additional crash protection and numerous optional safety items outlined above.
Neither the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety nor the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration has crash-tested the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class.
Behind the Wheel
Climb inside and the CLA45 AMG's cockpit comes across as snug but purposeful and sporty with satisfying surface treatments and appropriately purposeful trim bits in generous portions of brushed aluminum. A few extra hundred dollars' upgrade to wood or carbon fiber finishes makes the CLA45 feel like a reasonably grown-up compact sedan that fits well (if still slightly less lavishly) among its higher-priced stablemates.
The turbo 4-cylinder fires up with a throaty exhaust note (especially when ordered with the optional performance exhaust), and the dual-clutch transmission shifts with a generally smooth but sometimes surprisingly crisp feel. Lay into the throttle and up to 50 percent of the power transfers through the rear wheels, enabling sprints to 60 miles per hour in a quick 4.4 seconds.
Under everyday driving circumstances, the steering feels quick and responsive, enabling this 3,494-lb sedan to negotiate most on-ramps and curvy roads with confidence-inspiring connectedness to tarmac. Combined with the grunty powerplant and quick-shifting transmission, the CLA45 manages to feel every bit as sporty as some of the best performance-focused coupes -- and yet it boasts four seats and a 13.1-cu-ft trunk.
Piloting a CLA45 on a race track reveals some of this baby AMG's less-than-supercar-like traits, among them an unwillingness to slide the tail out under heavy throttle. But considering its price and positioning in the marketplace, those characteristics seem entirely comprehensible.
Other Cars to Consider
Audi S3-- Not quite an apples-to-apples competitor against the CLA45, this upcoming compact sport sedan packs less heat (290 hp) and is more than 8 inches shorter than the Benz. But it will also run for about $6,000 less than the AMG, making it a smaller and lower-performance (but rather attractive) alternative to the CLA45 AMG.
BMW 335i -- It lacks the all-out performance of the CLA45 AMG, but the $43,400 Bimmer is likely to draw some CLA45 shoppers with its proven record, balanced road manners and prestigious nameplate.
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG -- This soon-to-be-defunct AMG model may sit directly on top of the CLA45 in the Mercedes-Benz lineup (and eclipse the CLA with its $60,250 entry price), but with discounts likely reaching this outgoing model, we wouldn't be surprised if its higher performance lured some would-be CLA45 buyers.
AutoTrader's Advice
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG has few direct competitors from other manufacturers offering comparable performance for the price, boding well for this stylish small sedan. Though it lacks a spacious rear seating area and may feel less plush than its high-dollar stablemates, the CLA45 should satisfy most new car buyers looking for a powerful and capable 4-door that won't break the bank.
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Last year architecture alumsDavid Getty MArch 10, Stephanie Gunawan MArch 10 and Matthew Jacobs BArch 11 accomplished a rare feat for any newly minted art school graduate: In their very first project as the design teamTinder, Tinker, the trio earned international recognition by winning the Jury Prize inSukkah City 2010, a global design competition held in New York City. Beating out 624 entries from more than 40 countries, the group won with a structure made from the most humble of building materials: the wood shim.
But that was just the beginning of the accolades for Tinder, Tinker. In October their reimagined Jewish devotional hut,Shim Sukkah, earned a 2nd prize Next Generation Award in the North American division of the International Holcim Awards competition.
The contest, organized by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, aims to promote "sustainable responses to contemporary technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues from the building and construction industry."
Ancient forms of shelter built annually during the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, sukkahs are intentionally frail, elemental enclosures meant to symbolize the transience of life.Shim Sukkah, which began as Getty's graduate thesis project, explores the duality of permanence and impermanence through stacked and rotated columns of wooden shims – a material used in traditional construction to fill open gaps. The resulting structure incorporates some 8,200 strips of shim in all and creates a haunting sense of both sheltering and vanishing.
"The typical profile [of a wood shim] tapers from ¼ inch to nothing, over 16 inches," Gunawan notes of the winning entry. "ForShim Sukkah, this becomes the building block. Stacking of these tapered elements allows for structure and the disintegration of structure to exist closely, within the same thing. The floor, walls and roof all become the space between."
In awarding Tinder, Tinker with the Holcim prize, the jury commended the project for its "fundamental research on the complexity of processes. . . . [That] research has been transferred into an object of stunning aesthetic quality."New York magazine, which organized an online voting contest for Sukkah City 2010, said Tinder, Tinker's scrap-wood wedge design turned "the most plebian of constructional materials into a permeable, poetic scrim."
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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri Southern State University football player has pleaded guilty to charges in a crash that killed two of his teammates.
The Joplin Globe reports (http://bit.ly/177GUuM ) 21-year-old Jeremy Johnson, of Harrison, Ark., pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Jasper County Circuit Judge Gayle Crane scheduled sentencing for Aug. 19.
The December 2011 crash on Interstate 44 east of Joplin killed Diondre Johnson and Michael McCrimmons, both 19 and from Springfield. Johnson and a third passenger, Missouri Southern golfer Patrick Holt, of Benton, Ark., were injured.
The crash happened when the westbound SUV that Johnson was driving went into the median, overturned and was hit by an eastbound tractor-trailer. Authorities said Johnson had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11 at the time.
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Forget napping in uncomfortable airport furniture, feigning interest in duty-free goods and drinking one too many overpriced beers.
At last, airports are learning how to entertain their guests during layovers and delays, with everything from puppies to ping-pong, from pop-up gyms to pianos.
Check out the latest amenities being offered at airports nationwide.
Live music. Nashville and Austin, two of America's most music-obsessed cities, love live performances so much that even their airports put on shows. The airport in country music mecca Nashville puts on 80 to 100 shows a year on four stages scattered throughout its terminals, while that in Texas' music-obsessed capital provides two-hour sets five days a week at six different restaurants.
Piano. Nashville and Austin may put on proper shows for flyers, but San Jose International has set up a piano for musically inspired passengers to play at their own leisure, 24 hours a day. No word on how many renditions of "Heart and Soul" have been logged there — but at least one prodigy passing through has been known to bang out a certain Journey hit.


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FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) - David McLeod Boulevard is one of the busiest shopping districts in Florence. Whether you'll be spending your hard earned cash in Florence or elsewhere, there are a few safety tips that you should keep in mind.
"We would say to stay safe, try to shop in numbers and don't be carrying large amounts of cash and flashing it around," Said Florence Interim Police Chief Allen Heidler.
Police with the City of Florence say shopping in numbers will help deter any thieves from mugging you while you're carrying your purchases out of the store.
"This time of year shoplifting's are up allover the City of Florence," said Heidler.
And while carrying your purchases to the car, you may want to remember this.
"Try not to carry a large number of packages with you. Keep a hand open and prepare to enter your vehicle," said Heidler.
Interim Police Chief Allen Heidler added you can store valuables in the trunk of your vehicle, but to be safe you should run those items home and then come back and continue shopping.
In addition to those tips, remember to park in well-lit areas, and report and suspicious activity to law enforcement immediately.
While you are out and about you can expect to see more law enforcement working to keep you safe, as you shop throughout the holiday season.
"We look at historic information from previous years. And we assign our police officers into specific geographical areas during those periods that have seen an increase in criminal activity or traffic accidents," said Heidler.
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'Romanticism and the Tyrannies of Distance' Conference, University of Sydney, 10-12 February 2011
This is the first of the biennial conferences planned for the newly founded Romantic Studies Association of Australasia (RSAA), to take place at the University of Sydney from Thursday to Saturday, 10-12 February 2011.
Plenary speakers:
James Chandler (Chicago)
Deirdre Coleman (Melbourne)
Nicholas Roe (St Andrews)
Panel discussion with the assembled editors of 'The Oxford Companion To The Romantic Age' (1999):
Iain McCalman (Sydney)
Jon Mee (Warwickshire)
Gillian Russell (ANU)
Clara Tuite (Melbourne)
We invite submissions covering the full range of possible meanings of "distance" in Romantic studies – including (but not limited to)
* Transportation, travel, exploration, emigration, settlement, and repatriation
* Transport, spiritual and material
* Distances real and imagined: writing the remote in time and place and culture
* The distance between social ranks or classes
* Gender and race and generation distances
* Linguistic distances, and cultural and textual translation
* Generic distances: the hierarchies of art
* Literature and science, literature and religion, science and religion
* Overcoming distance: Romantic correspondence
* The country and the city
* The Romantic period itself as a strange country
The theme of the conference will be 'Romanticism and the Tyrannies of Distance', after the Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey's now classic account of the way the geographical remoteness of Australia has shaped its history and identity. From here, it is but a small step to seeing the way in which all kinds of distance – and the will to overcome distance – conditioned and challenged the writers and thinkers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Indeed, in the spirit of new beginnings, scholars are encouraged to use the historical distance of the early twenty first century and the geographical and cultural distance of the Great South Land to reconceptualise the geographical and cultural field of Romantic studies.
The east coast of New Holland was discovered and mapped by Captain James Cook, its flora and fauna recorded and categorised by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, in the autumn of 1770, the same year that saw the births on the other side of the world of Wordsworth and Beethoven, making the origin and establishment of the modern Australian nation coincident with the origin and establishment of what we conventionally, if controversially, refer to as the Romantic period. This coincidence, though only one of a number of reasons for forming a confederation of Australasian Romanticists, is nonetheless a compelling one, and we invite scholars of the period from all over the world, as well as from Australia and New Zealand, to join us in marking and celebrating the foundation of the RSAA with a major scholarly event.
Those interested in proposing 20-minute papers, or full panels of three speakers and a chair, should submit abstracts of between 250 and 400 words and a 150-word bio by 1 October 2010. This can be done at http://conference.rsaa.net.au/


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When it comes to my own computing experiences, I find myself always wanting more than I have. Whether it be more memory, a larger screen (or more screens as two isn't enough anymore), better connectivity, or my storage. Now, storage isn't a problem in terms of gigabytes and terabytes; I've got plenty. Fast storage is where I'd like to see some improvements, and I can't afford all solid state drive technologies.
Enter the hybrid hard drive. The hybrid hard drive is part solid state media and part rotational storage. The solid state component is usually a small piece of NAND flash memory and the rotational components are typical SATA storage. I've spot-checked a few devices, and have seen that today's offering of hybrid hard drives can offer 500 GB of storage, with 4 GB of that as SSD storage. I've found smaller offerings, at 320 or 250 GB in today's offerings, but in both cases the 4 GB of SSD storage is the same. The Seagate Momentus XT line of drives is the most popular series of hybrid hard drives today (be sure to check Paul Mah's 2008 post about these drives in their early stages).
The basic premise of these drives is that it self-manages access between the two media types for best performance. While I am considering a unit, I've not used them. Further, it is safe to say that the SSD tier within the drive is optimized for blocks on disk that are frequently read. Read operations are important, but sequential and random writes are part of the game also.
My big issue with the concept of hybrid hard drives is that they may remove any configuration from geeks like me. You know who you are, the ones who like the knobs and dials. My concern with hybrid hard drives is that they don't offer too many options, and frankl,y 4 GB of solid state storage would go by quickly.
What is your take on hybrid hard drives today? Are they a good mix between the normal "cheap and deep" storage and the highest performing tiers? Or are they a simply a stopgap? Share your comments below.
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Adam (Philipovsky), Acting Exarch, Archbishop of the Aleutian Islands and North America, was a Russian bishop of the Orthodox Church in the United States during the ecclesiastical chaos of the inter-war era of the 1920s to 1940s. He led a group of parishes whose members were of Galician Carpatho-Russian background. [1]
Little information is available about his life. Adam (Philipovsky) was consecrated bishop of Canada on October 26, 1922 by Bishop Stephen (Dzubay) who was Bishop of Pittsburgh and senior auxiliary to Archbishop Alexander, who had been the ruling bishop of the Russian North American Diocese. Bp. Stephen had acted as the self-proclaimed "acting head" of the diocese, having not recognized Patriarch Tikhon's oral appointment of Metr. Platon as Abp. Alexander's successor.
After the confirmation of Metr. Platon's appointment by Patr. Tikhon, Bishop Adam left the North American Diocese and headed an independent "diocese" of Carpatho-Russian communities consisting mainly of parishes in the northeastern United States. In 1925, he was involved in the "ownership" disputes over the Russian Cathedral of St. Nicholas on ninety-seventh Street in New York City. [2]
In 1935 Abp. Adam rejoined the North American Diocese as an auxiliary under Metr. Theophilus. During the latter part of the 1930s he was involved in the clergy dispute at the Holy Trinity Church in Yonkers, New York that was finally settled in 1940 with the New York Courts recognition of the legitimacy of the North American Diocese and of Metr. Theophilus' election as ruling bishop. [3] In 1943, Bp. Adam joined the Moscow patriarchal exarchate under Bp. Benjamin. The 1956 edition of the Yearbook of American Churches [4] lists Archbishop Adam Philipovsky as the "Officer" of the Russian Orthodox Catholic Church, Archdiocese of the Aleutian Islands and North America.
Bp. Adam is credited with writing a Russian language play, titled Maxim Sandovich, in 1931, about the martyred Priest St. Maxim Sandovich in Carpatho-Russia. [5]
- ↑ [[1]] Holy Trinity Orthodox Church History
- ↑ [[2]] New York Times article - Aug 3, 1925
- ↑ [[3]] Chap. 4 The Storm Clouds Burst 1930-1940
- ↑ [[4]] Edition for 1956, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A, 297 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
- ↑ [[5]] World Academy of Rusyn Culture, Elaine Rusinko - United States.
- [Orthodox America 1794-1976 Development of the Orthodox Church in America, C. J. Tarasar, Gen. Ed. 1975, The Orthodox Church in America, Syosett, New York, p183]
- [6]] Chap. 4 The Storm Clouds Burst 1930-1940]


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Pandorum (US - BD RA)
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Astronaut Corporal Bower (Ben Foster) awakens from a long cryogenic sleep aboard the Elysium spaceship, with no memory of his whereabouts or mission. Bower eventually finds and awakens his superior, Lieutenant Payton, and the two soldiers take to figuring out their predicament. Assuming they can't possibly be alone Bower climbs into an open maintenance hatch, and with guidance from Payton, makes his way to the supposedly populated sections of the ship. Bower finds dead crew members, and encounters violent human-like creatures who are grotesquely mutilated, and who appear to be feeding on the remaining crew.
Pandorum is practically a sequel to Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon, which itself was basically a rip-off of Galaxy of Terror, which was an intended rip-off of Alien, which was an homage to various older sci-fi monster movies like Planet of the Vampires, or at least it starts that way. Later it turns into a videogame. Telling the story as a mystery is definitely a clever way to go, and is a classic sci-fi trope, but it feels so much like a videogame it kind of hurts. Our lead crawls through corridors, finds weapons, meets characters that tell him the back story in pieces, and eventually join his party to assist in the various boss battles. The last act even adds a time limit to the mix. I might actually like playing this game, but it's not particularly fun watching a series of unplayable cut-scenes. The mystery grows more and more tedious as characters refuse to share important information, or speak the wrong language. Eventually it dawns on us that the explanation isn't going to be very satisfying. I can't share the final two borrowed element, it'd be an unfair spoiler, but I can give you a hint—one comes from an animated movie, and the other from a sequel to a television series.
The film certainly features an excess of style and neat production design, the cast is pretty much on the ball, and director Christian Alvart knows how to sell a scare and get the most out of his $40 million budget, but these facts just makes the lack of story satisfaction sting a little more. Alvart was the director behind the equally well acted, and generally good looking Antibodies, which also ultimately fails thanks to the lack of an original script (it was basically Silence of the Lambs with a man in the Starling role). Pandorum's script is certainly tight enough (assuming you don't think about it too much), and Alvart clearly knows how to keep the film moving, but the story never lives up to the imagery. I've definitely seen worse modestly budgeted horror/sci-fi hybrids, but at best I feel like Pandorum is the better than expected made for Sci-Fi Channel answer to Event Horizon (Paul W.S. Anderson was a co-producer on Pandorum, by the way), or even Danny Boyle's Sunshine. Had I seen the film on television I would've been impressed, but if I'd paid to see it in theatres I'd be disappointed.
Pandorum is certainly a pretty production, and there are plenty of itty bitty details to explore on this 1080p transfer. Sadly the transfer's best moment is the opening shot of the Elysium spaceship. The model is full of minute details, which are crystal clear as the camera slowly slides over the ship in an almost pornographic manner. The rest of the film's admittedly gorgeous production design is usually obscured in utter darkness. I'm positive that a standard definition release would lose almost all the detail in the film's first act especially. These blacks are quite pure and consistent, and the edges are sharp enough to make out these smaller, easily obscured details. There is a pervasive fine grain over the entire production, but this is clearly intended, and certainly adds texture. Occasionally the darker scenes suffer a little too much grain, especially when lit with warmer colours, but this is likely mostly intended as well. During the brighter moments entire scenes are often gelled in monochrome throughout the film, and these are wonderfully pure. Even more satisfying are the mixed gels and pin-point highlights, which cut sharply against each other. A standard definition release would bloom with noise and blocking during some of these standout colour moments.
The film's sound works best in its constant dynamic differences, which are usually used to shock the audience in a very cheap manner. Any moment of utter silence is guaranteed to be shaken by cantankerous noise any second. Both elements of the dynamic are utterly pure, without any noticeable distortion. When it is loud, this lossless Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track bursts with the best of them, and every channel gets into the act. The surround and stereo channels feature plenty of ambience (growling in the distance, dripping water, powering-up electronics), and during the more action based scenes a fair number of directional effects. The bass track is sometimes a little overwhelming in terms of impact (every punch and stab is a little over-pumped), but when it's needed it's there to support the action. The dialogue is well mixed into the chaos, but the lip-sync is a little off throughout the film. Michl Britsch's musical score is the usual mix of modern rock/techno and traditional symphonic elements, and it's a vital piece of the mix, from ambient soft effects to full-on bombast.
The special features begin with a commentary track featuring director Christian Alvart and producer Jeremy Bolt. This is a relatively consistent and informative track, and at times the participants are quite personable. Both commentators are pretty valuable, though Alvart is the biggest wellspring, while Bolt sometimes devolves into back patting. Apparently the film was pretty far into development when Alvart came onto the scene with a different project. The two projects were then merged, which partially explains the disproportionate good and bad story elements. From what I can gather Alvart's additions were the better part of the final script. Overall a good track with very little blank or wasted space.
Next up are a series of featurettes, starting with 'The World of Elysium' (14:00, HD), a reasonably well disguised EPK that features cast and crew interviews (rather fluffy ones), some raw behind the scenes footage, and choice scenes from the film. The looks at Stan Winston Studios' make-up design are definite highlights. 'What Happened to Nadia's Team' (04:30, HD) is a sort of deleted scene of found footage that fills us in on a few back story elements. 'Flight Team Training Video' (02:45, HD) is a fun little addition that also widens the film's scope and back story. This is followed by a series of sixteen deleted and extended scenes (28:00, HD), which add quite a bit to the first act, but would've bogged down the final film. Things are wrapped up with four image galleries (Models and Monsters, Designs and Drawings, On-Set and Turbine Pit Sequence), a trailer, and trailers for other Anchor Bay Blu-ray releases.
I'm finding it really hard to creatively review Pandorum. It all really comes down to the fact that it has a kind of lame and derivative storyline, but it does look very good and is rarely boring. Fans of films like Event Horizon and Alien desperate for similar entertainment could do a whole lot worse. This Blu-ray release features a sharp 1080p transfer, which likely has big advantages over the DVD version, especially concerning all the film's blackness, and the Dolby TrueHD soundtrack is no pushover. The extras aren't the best, but are enough to fill in the basic behind-the-scenes gaps.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 12th January 2010
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English, Dolby Digital Mono Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Director and Producer Commentary, The World of Elysium, What Happened to Nadia's Team, Flight Team Training Video, Deleted and Alternate Scenes, Still Galleries, Trailers, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Christian Alvart
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Norman Reedus, Niels Bruno Schmidt, Delphine Chuillot
Genre: Horror and Sci-Fi
Length: 108 minutes
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We paired Filip Cervenka with Jarmil Sladky in a very good duo. Jarmil is just out of the shower as Filip is waiting for him, in the kitchin. They have to decide on breakfast, but the discussion doesn't go far as they begin to kiss. As they do so Jarmil's towel drops and Filip takes hold of his cock. Filip also removes his jeans, so they are both naked as they kiss. Jarmil reaches down to rub Filip's cock. Then Filip goes down on his knees and sucks on Jarmil's stiff dick. His mouth works well on that cock, his head bobbing up and down on it. Then he comes off the cock, to lick Jarmil's balls before resuming. Filip's cock is rock hard as he suck. He stands up and kisses Jarmil again and then sits on a chair. Jarmil drops to his knees and takes a turn at sucking. Filip's cock is big and hard as Jarmil's mouth wraps around it. He licks up and down on the shaft and sucks the big head. Jarmil then moves, to lay on the table so that Filip can suck him again. After sucking a while Jarmil gets up again and Filip bends over, resting on the table. Jarmil's dick slides deep into Filip's waiting hole and fucks him nice and deep. That ass opens up good to take Jarmils throbbing cock. Jarmil then sits on the chair and Filip slides his ass over that cock riding up and down on it. As he rides Filip wanks his own rock hard cock. He keeps up the wanking, getting faster and faster as he bounces up and down on Jarmil's cock. As he wanks he moans and soon shoots his cum. Breathing heavily he milks all the cum out of his cock and then lays on the table again, so that Jarmil can fuck him some more. Jarmil fucks that hot ass, his cock going in nice and deep. His fucking gets faster and he pulls out and dumps his cum over one of Filip's legs. Filip then stands and they kiss again, all thoughts of breakfast forgotten.
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USDA announces initiative to reduce greenhouse gases
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has $450,000 in conservation funding available for the greenhouse gas initiative in Michigan. Farmers in eligible counties can apply for the financial assistance that will pay a portion of the cost for planting cover crops and adopting nutrient management practices.
A cover crop is a plant grown between two harvestable crops, such as corn and soybeans, that is not going to be harvested, said John Durling, agronomist at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's Rose Lake Plant Materials Center.
"In Ionia County, wheat is harvested in July. If a farmer in rotation grows wheat and then corn, it's nine or 10 months until the corn is planted. That is a perfect opportunity for a cover crop, which might be red clover or oilseed radish," Durling said. "The cover crop is not grown for harvest, but for the environmental benefits."
According to the Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC), cover crops used in crop rotation can help reduce soil erosion and increase nutrient recycling on farmlands, which decreases the amount of soil and nutrients entering lakes and waterways.
Cover crops have other benefits, including improving soil quality, pest management, fertility management, water availability, landscape diversification and wildlife habitat.
Now scientists also are finding evidence that diversifying crop rotations with cover crops can reduce residual soil nitrate and mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases significantly.
"A cover crop is mostly carbon, so rather than that being out in the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas, it becomes part of the crop," Durling said. "When it decays, it goes into the soil, so it is taken out of circulation."
A farmer could plow the cover crop under, timing it just right, so there will be "a smooth hand-off" of nutrients to the subsequent corn crop when it needs them, he said.
Cover cropping has been used in Michigan for more than a century – Durling's great-grandfather used cover crops, he said, calling the practice's benefits "incontrovertible" and "intuitive."
"In Ionia County, if we have something growing from mid-July to sometime in May, the soil there is less apt to erode. We also know cover crops increase organic matter, and there are lots of benefits from that. Cover crops either recycle or hold on to nutrients – there is no question about that," he said. "We also know that red clover and other legumes take nitrogen out of the air and (absorb it) into the plants, (which then becomes) available to the (soil)."
Farmers can purchase nitrogen fertilizer, or can apply manure or compost, or can let cover crops take care of those responsibilities," Durling added.
"Most farms are going to employ two or three of those strategies simultaneously, because they are proven practices," he said.
Red clover has been used as a cover crop for many years. Oilseed radish is a newer addition, Durling said. To find out the best cover crop for an individual circumstance, he recommended visiting the MCCC Web site, www.mccc.msu.edu, and click on its Cover Crop Selector Tool.
"You can put in Ionia County and what crop is being grown, something about the soil type and what you want the cover crop to do for you, and it will give you some possibilities based on what you would grow in that window," he said.
To be considered for funding for the greenhouse gas initiative, farmers must submit an application at their local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office by April 15. Successful applicants will receive a defined payment after the conservation practice is implemented.
Counties eligible for USDA Greenhouse Gas Initiative funding include Barry, Bay, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lenawee, Montcalm, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Tuscola and Van Buren.
More information about USDA Greenhouse Gas conservation assistance is available at local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service offices or online at www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov. A list of NRCS offices in Michigan is posted online at www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/Field%20Offices.html.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service helps America's farmers and ranchers conserve the nation's soil, water, air and other natural resources. All programs are voluntary and offer science-based solutions that benefit both the landowner and the environment.
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October 27, 2012
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Every day people with Down Syndrome are going to school, succeeding at jobs, contributing to the arts and testifying before Congress. It's important that schools and employers realize the potential of all individuals with Down Syndrome so stereotypes and misconceptions continue to be broken down. Show that you support the Down Syndrome Community by joining the Down Syndrome Association of Acadiana 8th Annual Buddy Walk on October 27th at Park International in Lafayette. For more information please contact DSAA at www.dsaa.info.com
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How To Clean Your Jeans Without Water (In the Freezer!)
Here's an oldy but a goody that's even more relevant now as MORE people are doing it... I recently bought my first pair of "serious" jeans. The reason I know this is because as I was standing at the register about to pay A LOT of money for them, a cool dude who was standing next to me at the register said, "Oh, you're going to like those." "Do you have a pair?" I asked him. "Nope," he said, "But you're going to like those." I felt like a first time drug buyer or as if I was buying a Ferrari, not a pair of jeans. And then he said, "And remember, don't wash them."
Maxwell shows us how to properly freeze our jeans:
"Don't wash them?" I asked, thinking he was joking.
"Nope." he said.
"Oh, you mean I should only dry clean them?" I tried again.
"Nope." he repeated. "Never wash them. You'll ruin them."
It was at that moment that the woman behind the register piped up and explained that they only "get really good" when they're not washed. In a pinch, she said, you can wash them in cold water inside out.
And then she said, "But I freeze mine when they start to feel dirty."
Now I felt as if I were really entering a new land. Washing is not something I'd ever considered optional with clothing, particularly something as prone to dirt as jeans. And while I could quickly grasp that it was coolest to do nothing, I was fascinated by the notion that freezing a piece of clothing might somehow "clean" it, or at least simulate the cleaning process.
Apparently, although I'm new to this, washing jeans is really verboten and freezing has popped up as one alternative. While it doesn't make for lots of instructions in a How To, I thought I had to get this down in our archive. This is what the woman at G-Star Raw told me she did at home. Apparently, all the cool kids already knew this.
How To Freeze Your Jeans
What You Need
- A pair of dirty (feeling) jeans
- A large Zip-Lock Bag
- A freezer with some empty space (ie. not too much ice cream)
Fold your jeans neatly and place inside bag. Seal bag and insert in freezer. Remove after one week and wear as new.
While this process won't remove stains and isn't really intended for "work jeans" (I think), it is touted to kill any living organisms and make your jeans FEEL crisp and clean again.
Personally, after taking my jeans out this morning, I have to say they did feel crisper, though it may simply have been the cold. Other that that, I can't say I was fooled into thinking that they had been washed in any way, BUT they did - after all that time away from me - feel fresh and I'm glad to have them back.
Have you tried the freezer method? Please let us know in the comments below.


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text: These folks really think their coffee is really something special. While in reality they produce below average air roasted beans at outrageous prices. They use an air roaster which they will tout as a superior method but for some reason most of the award winning micro roasters across the country shy away from this method which is basically a giant popcorn popper that quickly roasts the coffee as opposed to a slower more crafted process (I recommend doing your own research air vs drum roasting). Air roasting is in fact a less accurate (lazy man's method) to roasting. This largely due to the fact there is no way to sample the roast as it progresses and it basically takes most the human crafting element out of the process. The problem is at this altitude roasting conditions are quite variable depending on barometric pressure and humidity and to not being able to sample the beans as they roast (which air roasting does not allow, you just set the temp and forget it) creates an inconsistent product (although I'm sure they would say its more consistent b/c they roast it for the same time every time). In addition, these guys think $1 an ounce for coffee is a good price which is in all honesty highway robbery. The owner and his wife are very proud of their establishment but in fact know very little about coffee and have really not been in the industry that long. When asked simple questions about freshness and how to store coffee they provided incorrect answers. They promote storing coffee in a freezer which they sell in other shops. Freezing beans is one of the worst ways to store coffee which is now widely understood by most serious coffee drinkers ( freezing expands the few water molecules in the beans and generally affects the overall flavor). In addition, they claim to be Fair Trade certified but the website does not list them as members. Colorado Springs for whatever reason has a lot of local coffee roasters and these folks really do fall on the bottom of the totem pole. Just don't settle on these guys beans you can find a superior product for 30% less without looking very hard at all. Try looking at any of the roasters that have been here for 10 years + there's a reason they've lasted that long and it certainly has nothing to do with there not being a Colorado Coffee Merchants around before.


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In this dark, surreal comedy, Cindy Rossberg (Caroline Luft) has apparently killed her fiancé (Trevor Nelson) on her wedding day. Her psychiatrist encourages her to move forward with her life. However, as she attempts to do so, she finds reality too difficult to contend with as she is bound to the events of the past.
As she tries to sort things out for herself, Cindy spirals into a wacky world of bizarre situations that become increasingly influenced by a murder mystery she is writing. In the end, Cindy discovers that she must act as her own emancipator in order to free herself from the role she thinks she is expected to play.
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Hershey Show Hits All-time Attendance Record
September 22, 2011 by RVBusiness Comments Off on Hershey Show Hits All-time Attendance Record
The recently completed Pennsylvania RV and Camping Show in Hershey posted record attendance with a turnout of 36,410 people for the Retail Days alone, according to a press release.
Event organizers reported that the Sept. 12-18 event, billed as America's Largest RV Show, saw a 4% increase in attendance from 2010 and set an all-time record. The show encompassed over 1.3 million square feet and had over 1,050 new units on display – an increase of 6% compared to last year. There were 165 booth vendors in attendance, representing a 15% increase over 2010, while manufacturer square footage increased by 5%.
This year's show battled national media attention as flooding hit the area the week prior to opening. "We received hundreds of phone calls and e-mails asking if the show was still opening," said Rebecca Lenington, executive vice president of the host Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA). "Thanks to the PRVCA staff and the understanding and the cooperation of our exhibitors, set-up of the show went as scheduled and we opened on time without having to make any changes to the show's program."
Industry Days were held the first two days of the event allowing dealers one-on-one time with manufacturers and the opportunity to see the debut of the 2012 products. "There's a lot of value in Hershey's Industry Days," said Dan Saltzgiver, owner of Reicharts RV and Camping Center and show chairman. "We send staff to the show both days so that everyone has a chance to see the new product and get a chance to talk with manufacturer representatives and suppliers."
The educational events were a popular draw with eight featured industry experts. Keynote speakers Randy Sobel and Scott McKain focused on operating in today's economy, allowing attendees to walk away with some new approaches to their businesses.
PRVCA said that Retail Days attracted consumers who were ready to shop, representing a good sign for the industry as the show is generally regarded as a bellwether for the coming year. Comments included:
• "Consumer attitudes were positive and it looks like we'll bypass our 2010 sales," Nick Palm of Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. said. "We had an excellent show. (Owner) Bob Tiffin attended all retail days and was impressed with PRVCA's management and consumers' attitudes."
• "PRVCA did a phenomenal job," said Chris Colton, owner of Colton RV. "Sales have exceeded last year's sales and we've sold more gas products than in the past. It was a good show and Mother Nature was on our side this week."
• "We are very happy with how the show has been," offered Gene Ulrich, sales manager of Stoltzfus RV of West Chester. "As of Saturday night, we surpassed any sales we've ever done."
• "The show finished well for us and we're pleased," Don Laird, president of Lime Lake RV said. "A lot of people are really getting into the green phenomenon and that's been a real plus for us."
• "It was very encouraging to see such a positive consumer attitude," said Jeff Kline, owner of Gayle Kline RV. "Sales are good."
Supplier booth vendors also experienced good sales. "For a product debut, it was everything and more," noted Drew Schiller, president and inventor of Bag Rack. "I received a lot of validation for the product and signed six distributors during Industry Days."
The show also provided hourly seminars for both new and experienced RVers. "I get a lot of attendees in my seminars who have yet to purchase an RV," Gary Bunzer, the RV Doctor, said. "They find value in being able to apply what we discuss in the seminars to make a better informed decision when they buy. And they know the Hershey Show is THE place to get a good deal on a brand new RV.
"Those who already have a coach, love, not only to look at the new models, but they glean value from the great educational topics presented at the show. I'm guessing everyone walks away with something; a new recreation vehicle, or a new product, or valuable information about maintaining their recreational investment. Everyone wins."
The universal appeal of RVing, as well as the ability to shop and compare 56 manufacturers at one place, continues to attract thousands of people to Hershey. "We couldn't be more pleased with the success of the 2011 Show," Lenington stated. "We are in planning mode for next year's show to make it even better."
The 2012 PA RV & Camping Show will be held on September 10–16. For more information, visit www.largestRVshow.com.


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What Katrina Blair calls her annual walk could be considered survival training by a lot of people.
Blair travels light, living off the land for a week to 10 days. She carries only a bedroll, tarp, canteen, knife, map and first-aid kit.
She covers 10 to 20 miles a day, sometimes detouring to climb a peak thats unfamiliar to her.
In recent years, Blairs walk takes her to Telluride where she teaches at the annual mushroom festival.
This year is no different. She left Sunday and expects to arrive in Telluride on Friday. The workshop she leads is the next day.
Food is no problem if you eat wild, local and fresh, Blair said Friday. What I nibble on has great nutritional value.
Roots, mushrooms, berries, leaves, seeds and needles from evergreen trees, provide a range of vital nutrients, she said.
Dandelions, amaranth, lambs-quarter, high-alpine bistort and plantain abound and are highly nutritious.
One year, she found 19 kinds of wild berries, including four varieties of gooseberries. She knows to avoid toxic bane berries.
A little food goes a long way when its nutritious, Blair said.
She eats when shes hungry, but seldom puts something away for down the road.
Nature is my teacher, Blair said. Its like the deer, bears and other foraging animals. What they eat is vital.
I take a different route on each walk, Blair said. I walk north and northwest usually sometimes northeast.
Blair, 43, has lived in Durango since age 3. She has a degree in biology from Colorado College and a degree in holistic health education from John F. Kennedy University, which has several locations in Northern California.
In 1998, Blair started Turtle Lake Refuge, which she defines as a nonprofit that celebrates the connection between personal health and wild lands.
The Turtle Lake organic garden maintained with interns is an ocean of green where Blair cultivates some of the botanic species she finds on her walks.
In maintaining the organic theme at Turtle Lake, she strains used vegetable oil from Steamworks Brewing Co. through pantyhose to run her yellow 1981 VW Rabbit.
The garden is a supply depot for a Community Supported Agriculture program. Blair also teaches an eight-month nutrition and chef-certification course that focuses on local, wild botanical species.
Blair is writing a book with a working title of A World Wealth of Weeds about 13 plants that are nutritional and medicinal.
They grow in compacted soil wherever there are people, she said.
Blair is part of a group that collected enough signatures to force a vote on ending the citys use of herbicides and pesticides in city parks. The group, Organically Managed Parks Team Durango, submitted 500 signatures earlier this month. The issue is expected to be on the ballot for the Nov. 6 general election.
When the issue was discussed at a city council meeting, questions were raised about the logistics and cost of enforcing an anti-chemical ordinance. Mayor Doug Lyon expressed doubt about the chemicals harmfulness.
Blair said the proposal would leave enough flexibility to make enforcement feasible.
Blairs annual pilgrimage gives her a chance to commune with the natural world she so cherishes. It gives her time for contemplation and meditation.
I connect with nature, she said. I try to be an ambassador for nature.


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When a consensus for a national policy is lacking on some item of importance, don't be surprised if a not-for-profit entity steps up to fill the void.
Case in point Goodwill Industries International Inc., an association of nonprofits based in Rockville, Md., which is beginning to play a pervasive nationwide role in the collection arrangements for defunct computers and televisions. Sometimes it works with state governments, sometimes with manufacturers.
Goodwill's clout is tempered by a decentralized structure. The Maryland headquarters acts as coordinator for more than 100 regional job-training organizations in the United States that generate revenue by selling donated goods and from contracting with businesses and government. But Goodwill's electronics recycling statistics are impressive.
A policy group called the Northwest Product Stewardship Council recently published a preliminary analysis of e-cycle programs in Oregon and Washington, two states that have laws requiring manufacturer-funded recycling of computers and televisions. The report's final pages list each state's drop-off sites. The Oregon roster is 44-percent Goodwill—partly Goodwill's own stores, partly commercial retailers loosely linked to Goodwill as "donation stations"—while the drop-off roster in Washington is 38-percent Goodwill. Coordinating the latter state's mandatory program is the Washington Materials Management and Financing Authority, run by manufacturers. The executive director, John Friedrick, was recruited from Goodwill Industries of Columbia
Moving outside the Pacific Northwest, Goodwill has more than 1,700 drop-off locations that are part of ReConnect, an electronics recycling program run by Goodwill and computer manufacturer Dell Inc., which accept equipment without charge, regardless of brand. Depending on the geographic area, Goodwill sometimes markets the equipment that reaches ReConnect in decent enough shape for resale after repair.
Yet another electronics recycling project utilizing Goodwill is a manufacturer consortium called Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Co. (MRM), set up by Panasonic Corp., Sharp Corp. and Toshiba Corp. When MRM first issued a nationwide site list in January 2009, Goodwill was a major MRM collector. Goodwill still plays that role in a few places—17 out of 61 MRM locations are in Illinois—but its involvement with the consortium has been fading, probably due to the deepening link with Dell.
And Goodwill has yet another card to play in the recycling arena involving nationwide garbage handler Waste Management Inc. A Waste Management subsidiary in California recently began diverting bulk pickup items, capable of resale, to Goodwill. Some of the items are electronic, but furniture and kitchen items also qualify.
Back in the Pacific Northwest, the preliminary analysis of the e-cycle programs in Oregon and Washington shows that Goodwill and other not-for-profits reap an important benefit from state-mandated recycling funded by manufacturers. "Charitable thrift organizations are now getting paid to collect the equipment rather than often having to pay out of pocket to recycle donated broken equipment," the report said.
The report, derived mostly from stakeholder interviews, provides a generally upbeat perspective on the two states' programs. Some of the most interesting nuggets in the 50-page document show up as brief sidelights.
An interviewee from the manufacturing sector pointed out a paradox in the Oregon/Washington approach that thwarts the statutes' stated goals of getting products redesigned for end-of-life convenience. To motivate changes in design, he said, state laws should opt for "independent producer responsibility" (IPR), a principle that manufacturers should accept recycling responsibility only for their own brand. A company doing that would reap direct rewards from making its gear easier to recycle. But state officials would go crazy trying to enforce a mandatory program on that basis, so instead manufacturers are directed to take responsibility for a particular quantity of discarded electronics, scaled to the company's market importance but without segregating equipment by brand. But the iconoclastic interviewee insists that the "design outcomes suggested by both legislatures can only be achieved through IPR."
Another useful sidelight in the Oregon/Washington report A footnote discloses a 2009 paper from Dell staffers—Survey of Electronic Recyclers Results and Analysis—that offers a wish list from processors who get paid by the company to disassemble and recycle discarded gear. What design improvements would they appreciate most? Ranking first was using uniform plastic resins in all components of a particular model. Next Don't insert metal pieces into plastics.
Another survey question disclosed the unpopularity among recyclers of polyvinyl chloride as an insulation for wires, which they rated as among the least recyclable of plastics. The paper's authors commented that Dell is moving toward using thermoplastic elastomers and thermoplastic polyurethanes instead, but the hurdles to such a switch haven't all been solved yet. The plastics categories voted easiest to recycle in Dell's survey? High-impact polystyrene and certain types of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene.
The recyclers also expressed the hope of getting better data on the equipment they are processing, mentioning bills of materials and labeling of parts.
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Whether it be a feather-accented dress, a one-shoulder gown with cascading ruffles or a disco ball-inspired cocktail dress, turn heads this holiday party season with bold colors, rich textures and lots of sparkle. Opt for longer frocks in traditional blacks, reds and greens for more formal events, or shorten things up and add some glimmer for cocktail parties and to rock in the New Year. Mimic these looks for sartorial success, and remember, 'tis the season for glitz and glamour. -- John-John Williams IV
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