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Thursday, August 05, 2010
3D Fading?
The above charts come from this article which suggests that the novelty of 3D is rapidly diminishing. Clearly, people are choosing to see movies flat, either because they find the glasses uncomfortable or aren't willing to pay a premium for stereoscopic images.
Supply and demand factors into this as well. One of the commenters to the above article suggested that more recent films are not able to find as many 3D screens as there are so many 3D films in the marketplace. It may also be that the increasing supply of 3D is simply overwhelming whatever demand there is.
It will be interesting to watch this trend. Last year's box office gross set a record, but attendance was only average. Price increases made up the difference. If people start avoiding 3D in large numbers, Hollywood will definitely suffer at the box office.
7 comments:
- Brubaker said...
Judging by the pattern dating back to the 1950s 3D craze, it'll return sometime around the 2040s.
- August 05, 2010 9:22 PM
Maybe it's more because of how poor the economy has become. It's becoming more expensive just to go to the movies now. From personal experience, the tickets for a 3D film can be up to 12 dollars. Honestly, I think that the average viewer would rather just wait for the movie to come out a few months on DVD and rent it then, when it is at a cheaper price than what it would cost at the theaters.
As Brubaker said, 3D was a popular 1950s trend in cinema. It's not even a new concept, and it has been around for decades. I think that it tends to become popular at certain points in time and that even though the craze is starting to wane again, it will be a comeback in subsequent years to come.
- August 05, 2010 11:43 PM
- stevef said...
Whoops! Somebody better tell the television networks. They're making big and expensive plans to go 3D even as we continue to pay for the switch to HD.
- August 06, 2010 1:05 AM
- JPilot said...
"No one will ever want to watch movies in a tiny screen you hold in your hand."
"Why would you use a computer to read a book? just buy a book already!"
"These multiplex theatres will never make money."
The list goes on forever of examples showing that the more you decry a trend as a fad, the more it's here to stay.
- August 06, 2010 9:18 AM
- Aaron Long said...
I've never enjoyed seeing a movie in 3D. At first it hurts my eyes, then once I get used to it I just forget that it's there. It never enhances the movie for me in any way, so I consider it a waste of money. I find it reassuring to hear that it's largely just a fad.
I'm sure that the big blockbusters will continue to have 3D versions available, but it probably won't ever become the norm for every single movie, as Katzenberg and others were predicting it would.
- August 06, 2010 10:25 AM
- Steve Schnier said...
I question the analysis. To compare the box office returns of "Cats and Dogs Part 2" to "Avatar" is insane.
Very few people would pay to see the former (3D or not) while EVERYONE saw Avatar. The difference? "Avatar" was an A-list movie in every aspect, while "Cat's and Dogs" was justifiably savaged in the reviews.
When the next big 3D "tentpole" movie comes out, the numbers will be back up.
- August 07, 2010 10:54 PM
- J Lee said...
Walked into a Best Buy on Saturday -- Samsung has a 3-D TV set display set up, so you can go into this little cubicle, put the glasses on and watch whatever 3-D movie is playing on the set. No takers, at least at 3:30 p.m.
(I was also in Dallas last year when -- as a tie-in to the 3-D release of "Avatar" -- the third quarter of the Cowboys-Chargers game was shown in 3-D on the 60-yard long video screen at the team's new stadium. During a time-out halfway through the quarter, the PA announcer gets on and excitedly yells "HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR COWBOY-VISION IN 3-D?" In unison 90,000 people -- Cowboys fans, Chargers fans, the cheerleaders, Phil Simms and Jim Nantz in the CBS booth -- everyone starts booing as loudly as possible, then cheer as they shut off the 3-D broadcast six minutes early. Until Hollywood and the TV networks can do 3-D without any blurry screen or required glasses, the current craze is likely to die in the same way the one 55 years ago did.)
- August 08, 2010 10:01 AM


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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - korean University Freshman: a teachers nightmare! Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in korean University Freshman: a teachers nightmare! Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message KwangjuchickenJoined: 01 Sep 2003Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet. Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 8:07 pm Post subject: coolsage wrote: , ...you are making some progress with the earnest girls at the front.... . 90+ % of my "front row students" for the past 5 years, both college and University, have been male. Just an interesting note. However, I would be interested in knowing if "front row" students for most teachers are male, female or an even mix. Back to top weathermanJoined: 14 Jan 2003Location: Korea Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 8:14 pm Post subject: coolsage wrote: remember that if you're not getting through to the soju-soaked, cell-phone primates at the back of the class. The best way around this problem is to change the seating arrangement of the classroom. Nobody is in the back for my classes. If the classroom allows, make the students sit a horse shoe. This way your students have a clearly defined partner(s) for activity work, you have a direct line to them, and the area in the middle is open for larger group work activities, or whole class activities. The whole thing about this is if the classroom, and the number of students will allow for it. I have about 35 students in the freshmean classes and I can just make it work, taking into account that about 5,6,7 students will not show on any given class day. Back to top Len8Joined: 12 Feb 2003Location: Kyungju Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 3:54 pm Post subject: I have had classes where the front row students were a mix of boys and girls. The girls (young ladies) though weren't your basic Korean female airheads. They were the more extroverted types, and were pretty tough. They were still pretty feminine mind you, but they were also very confident. Got talking to one of the girls in my English major class who had a problem with some of the guys in the back of the class. Apparently when she spoke up ( which used to be quite often) these guys would mumble stuff in Korean that was a bit negative. I didn't catch it because I'm always up in front of the class. Am now trying to figure out what to do about it. Problem is quite daunting in fact. I thought of organising them into a circle, but there are too many in the class. This same English major student want's to take off next year, and just study. When I asked her why she said it was because she was upset at the behaviour of the senior students in her university circle. She described how a senior male member slapped her boyfriend in front of her, because the rules stipulated that you weren't supposed to bring a boyfriend or for that matter even have one.Last edited by Len8 on Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:31 am; edited 2 times in total Back to top MedicJoined: 11 Mar 2003 Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 2:44 pm Post subject: Korea will be hyerarchical forever it seems. You can't get rid of it, because it's too well entrenched. Senior students can rough up the newbies any way they want, unless of course the newbie is bigger than the seniors. Was watching the new P.E. students run errands for the older students. Some kind of initiation. Cute young freshwomen running around delivering drinking water to the guys in the gym, and getting yelled at like dogs. Back to top Mr. PinkJoined: 21 Oct 2003Location: China Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 4:21 am Post subject: So the finals are over right? How were your freshmen students in the 2nd semester compared with the first semester? Did any of you learn anything worthwhile this academic year that you can share with the rest of us? Back to top kiwiboy_nz_99Joined: 05 Jul 2003Location: ...Enlightenment... Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 4:51 am Post subject: I don't even get into the game of try to 'encourage', 'prod', 'motivate', beg', or 'plead' them to do work or turn up on time, got over that in the first year. I simply tie all desired behaviours to marks, make up a clear handout at the start about what will happen, and then follow through. You're late, no reason? Minus one point. Didn't do homework? Minus one point. I keep one blank attendance sheet just for this, and when I take off a point I go right up to them and show them that it's happening, that I'm keeping a record and not just making an idle threat. They get the message very quickly. Also, I let them know that if they are upset that they lost a point and want to earn it back they can do that too, by doing and extra worksheet! I also have a 10 point quizz at the start of every lesson about the previous lesson, and results on this get factored in to the final grade. There is no extra time on the quizz if you're late, so that helps get people there on time, and it also forces them to review. That's my philosophy, don't ask them to put in an effort, make it impossible not to. Back to top kiwiboy_nz_99Joined: 05 Jul 2003Location: ...Enlightenment... Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:09 am Post subject: Austen, you just love punishment don't you? Quote: Why do so many of you take yourselves so seriously? I don't. I take my teaching seriously. You clearly don't. Quote: You are teaching Freshman courses, which do not mean squat to any person but yourself! Clearly it also means enough to my boss to pay me a pretty good hourly rate. Have you heard of a thing called professionalism? Probably not. Anyway, it's the idea that if something is worth doing at all, it's worth doing well. Please take it to heart. Quote: The first year of university for these kids is a time for them to learn how to socialize, survive, unwind, etc My dictionary tells me university is a place of learning. Quote: Instead of being completely full of your own self-importance I'm not, but you clearly are. Quote: why not see how you can help your students in a postive way? I do, you clearly don't. Quote: Helping others during a test is their way of reinforcing the bond with their new friends and improving their social circle. No it's not, it's called cheating, and is not a good habit to learn for the future. Quote: They will tell you to ease up and to put your students' entire university experience into perspective I have things in perspective, you don't. Quote: instead of being overly emphatic about your introductory course. I'm not emphatic, I just do a good job, you clearly don't. By the way, do you even know what emphatic means? Quote: Do you really want to cause your students unnecessary hardships from your inability to understand the nature of your position? I don't cause my students any unnecessary hardships, I just teach them well. I don't misunderstand the nature of my position, but you clearly misunderstand the nature of yours. Austin, perhaps it's time for reflection? Back to top simulated stereoJoined: 18 Jan 2003Location: municipal flat block 18-A Linear North Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:22 am Post subject: Just finished crunching the numbers on my final grade. All I can say is it's a good thing the students here fill out their teacher evaluations before they can get their grades. Back to top Mr. PinkJoined: 21 Oct 2003Location: China Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:30 pm Post subject: But how were the students? Did they improve or just the same old, same old? Back to top simulated stereoJoined: 18 Jan 2003Location: municipal flat block 18-A Linear North Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 3:50 pm Post subject: I can't say because I began working at the school in September. Ask again next year. Back to top Len8Joined: 12 Feb 2003Location: Kyungju Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:28 am Post subject: Some of mine did, because I gave them F's for their mid terms, and I told them their grades in front of the whole class. They were pretty thick skinned mind you, because they said "Oh please I want a better grade. I will work harder". And they did. Their performance improved dramatically to my great surprise, and I am now very happy to be able to give them a passing grade for the course. Back to top KwangjuchickenJoined: 01 Sep 2003Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet. Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 3:41 am Post subject: Len8 wrote: Some of mine did, because I gave them F's for their mid terms, and I told them their grades in front of the whole class. They were pretty thick skinned mind you, because they said "Oh please I want a better grade. I will work harder". And they did. Their performance improved dramatically to my great surprise, and I am now very happy to be able to give them a passing grade for the course. I had just the opposite. Several students with perfect attendance who got an A+ on the mid-term, and then just disapeared forever . What's up with that? In 5 years of teaching in Korea never had that happen even once before. Back to top coolsageJoined: 28 Jan 2003Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:25 am Post subject: Two levels of freshmen here, depending on how well they did on their entrance exams. That seems to be an inadequate method of sorting them out, because there are frequently better speakers of English in the so-called level-one than in level-two. But if I were to complain about this discrepancy, no doubt I'd get 'volunteered' for level-testing some five hundred students, and I think I have enough to do already. There's a stack of marking, most of it yet untouched , along with the papers from the writing class , the 'cream' of English students, who expect the best that their teacher can serve up. But as it stands, I'll continue to deliver the goods to recalcitrant freshmen whether they're receptive or not. And hey, for now I just want to polish it off and have a sweet vacation in Thailand. Back to top katydidJoined: 02 Feb 2003Location: Here kitty kitty kitty... Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:32 am Post subject: Kwangjuchicken wrote: I had just the opposite. Several students with perfect attendance who got an A+ on the mid-term, and then just disapeared forever . What's up with that? In 5 years of teaching in Korea never had that happen even once before. I had one girl who turned in her one homework assignment to me (where she conveniently said she studied in Canada for one year) , never showed up to class save for the midterm, and then totally disappeared. I can't wait to see how this will shape up. "But I want an A!!" Back to top bourquethemanJoined: 18 Aug 2003Location: Suwon Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:50 pm Post subject: Refreshing change.... Well I myself have been at a top-tier university for the past 4 years and I can honestly say that while I've enjoyed my time here it's time for a change. Yes I understand how the students are under pressure to do well and especially in high it is intense so I do have sympathy for them. I can't say that I've ever had a class that I absolutely "hated" like some of my co-workers but there are some classes that have been hard to motivate. So having said all this I really want a change of scenery and so I've decided to go teach at a high school. Now before you all say "ARE YOU NUTS?" I must point out that while the vacation time is less (4 weeks) the pay is actually better and is even offering me an apartment for my wife and me. Other university positions including mine either offer "single" housing or no housing at all, or if it is offered like mine, they charge a very large fee. So basically I do not see this as a "step down" but another challenge and I will also see if high schoolers are more motivated than university students. 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California has very friendly knife laws. Unlike other states who's knife law is out of date, California's is modern and up-to-date. This article will talk about what is legal, illegal, and in the gray area concerning knives in California.
Legal Knives in California
- Bowie knives are legal.
- Large knives are legal (no restrictions in size).
- Carrying knives in the open is legal in California.
- Carrying knives concealed is legal in California for most knives.
Illegal Knives under California Knife Law
- Misleading knives are illegal. These include cane knives (and shobi-zues), lipstick knives, belt knives, air gauge knives, and pen knives.
- All undetectable knives are illegal. These include knives that won't set off metal detectors.
- Dirks, daggers, and stilettos are illegal.
- Ballistic knives are illegal.
- Switchblades with a blade over 2 inches long are illegal to carry.
What the law is trying to get at are knives usually used by criminals to commit crimes. These are knives that don't look like knives or don't have a use as a tool. For example, you can't do much with a dagger besides stab things.
Legality of Balisong Knives and Switchblades
21510. Every person who does any of the following with a switchblade knife having a blade two or more inches in length is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Possesses the knife in the passenger's or driver's area of any motor vehicle in any public place or place open to the public. (b) Carries the knife upon the person. (c) Sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, loans, transfers, or gives the knife to any other person.
It is legal to own, sell, buy, and transport a switchblade as long as it is less than 2 inches. The state of California has ruled that a Balisong knife is a switchblade because of how easily it can be opened. However, you can still buy Balisong knives that are over 2 inches if you do not carry it in the driver or passenger seat or on you. Simply put, if you buy Balisongs to collect and leave it at home, it is 100% OK.
Conclusion on California Knife Law
If you are in California you can buy, own, transport, and carry any knife you want as long as it is not a forbidden knife. You can also collect Balisongs without worry.
Note that this is not legal advice and there is no client-attorney relationship. You should talk to a California lawyer if you want a real legal opinion. If you have a question, leave it in the comment below. Some cities and municipals might have their own knife laws so check with your city. We are also looking for an attorney to do a quick interview about California knife laws.


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CANTERBURY — After the St. Thomas Aquinas High School golf team finished just two strokes out of a second-place finish at the Division II championship on Thursday, no one was harder on himself than junior Tom Hixon.
He didn't have to be. Hixon shot 73 and was co-medalist with two others, and was one of seven locals to make the cut for Saturday's individual championship.
"I parred every single hole on the front nine," said Hixon. "I just could not make a birdie."
The Saints carded a 405 at a soggy Canterbury Woods Country Club, locked out of second place by Windham, which shot a 403. Hanover played brilliantly, cruising to its second-straight championship with a 388. The Marauders' Nate Choukas and Benny Hayes shared co-medalist honors with Hixon.
"That's the story of our life this year," said St. Thomas senior golfer Tim Downs, who shot an 81 and will play again on Saturday. "We had a loss to Hanover in one of our regular-season matches where it came down to the eighth scorer. But it's fine. Third place is fine. Every guy tried his hardest."
St. Thomas was looking for its first state championship in the sport since 1971.
"It's amazing how it always seems to come down to a couple of strokes," St. Thomas coach Marc Schoff said. "I guarantee if you ask the kids who got scores, they could have found two strokes. But that's how it goes."
Schoff was nevertheless impressed with Hixon's performance, which came amid an on-and-off rain that was heavy at times.
"Tom kept it together on a tough day to play golf," Schoff said. "We talked about hitting fairways and greens and I saw him escape out of a couple of situations. But that's what Tom does. He can throw the ball close to the green when he's around it and he did that today to save par a couple of times."
Hixon temporarily broke out of his self-described funk on the 456-yard, Par 5 10th hole. From 200 yards on a fairway bunker, Hixon got up and down for an eagle.
"I was feeling like, all right, I have to get going here," Hixon said. "That kick-started my round. I was feeling really good, maybe even a little nervous, like I could go really low here."
Hixon's good fortune ended there, as he bogeyed the 180-yard par-3 11th and hit a rock on his drive on 16. On 18, he missed a 5-foot putt for par.
It was a strong day for St. Thomas golfers. Junior Alex Bickford shot 79 for the second-lowest score on the team, moving him on to Saturday.
"I made a lot of good putts on the front nine," Bickford said. "But on the back nine I just really didn't make much. It was good conditions up to about the seventh hole and I was even through seven. Then I bogeyed eight and nine and that's when it really started raining. On the back nine with the rain, I couldn't really focus on the putts very well."
Portsmouth's Mike Brabazon shot an 82 to lead his team and advance to Saturday.
"I was playing well before it started to rain, but then it really started to come down out there," Brabazon said. "I kept my clubs pretty dry but there's only so much you can do to keep them dry."
Also advancing to Saturday was Portsmouth's Aaron Rancourt, who shot 83 to survive by the skin of his teeth.
"I knew I was right n the chopping block," Rancourt said. "A couple of putts here and there, I could have made. I started off really well today with two birdies, but it went all downhill from there. But I had an eight-footer on the last hole. I miss that, I'm not in it."
The final local qualifiers for Saturday's round were from Kingswood. C.J. Sirrell shot an 80 and Andrew McCall shot 81.
"I hit a lot of good shots, I just couldn't putt," said Sirrell, a senior. "I didn't make many putts. I only made a few good ones, but I did have a nice 10-footer on 18. It felt great because the greens got pretty slow as the day went on."
Kingswood shot 426 as a team, Portsmouth shot 432 and Oyster River shot 456, led by John Parsons' 86. Coe-Brown's Ryan Oliver shot 94.
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CANTERBURY — After the St. Thomas Aquinas High School golf team finished just two strokes out of a second-place finish at the Division II championship on Thursday, no one was harder on himself than junior Tom Hixon.


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PENSACOLA, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers rained three-pointers on the West Florida Argonauts' parade, rallying from an 11-point halftime deficit for a 58-55 win in the final game of the McDonald Fleming Moorhead Tip-Off Classic on Saturday at the UWF Field House.
The Bucs (2-0) were tied 8-8 after a jumper by Emily Schahczinski with 10:43 left in the first period, but went cold from the field as the Argonauts (0-2) went on an 14-3 run to close the half and took an 11-point lead into the locker room.
But in the second half, the Bucs came out firing, hitting 6-of-7 from three-point range in the first 3:30 minutes to take a 29-25 lead. After another three-pointer by Jackie Perez at the 13:57 mark, the Bucs led 32-27, their biggest of the game.
The game turned into a nip-and-tuck affair down the stretch, with eight ties and seven lead changes. With the game knotted at 53-53 with 1:51 remaining after Emily Erland hit one of two from the line, the Bucs regained the lead on their next possession as Danika Pisconeri hit a pair of free throws.
Down by three, 56-53, after a free throw from Barry's Amanda Frontino, the Argos had the ball and a chance to tie, but Jackie Perez came up with a big steal and Colette Eule dribbled out0:13 seconds on the clock before being fouled with 5.1 seconds left. She calmly stepped to the line and sank a pair of free throws to ice the game. The Argos got a layup at the buzzer to make the final margin.
Eule led all scorers with 25 points, 22 in the second half. Perez chipped in 14, while Frontino added 12 points and 13 rebounds. Baylie Bridges led the Argos with 12 points off the bench. Jaymie Druding was the only starter for UWF in double figures with 10 points.
The Bucs return home to host the Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Jerezanas on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 pm.
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Barry vs West Florida
11/10/12 2:00 p.m. at Pensacola, Fla.
At Pensacola, Fla.
EULE, Colette 25; PEREZ, Jackie 14; FRONTINO, Amanda 12; DIXON, Dominique 2; PISCONERI, Danika 2; SCHAHCZINSKI, Emily 2; JENKINS, Alesha 1; HARDY, Tyler 0. Totals 17-66 14-20 58.
Bridges, Baylie 12; Druding, Jaymie 10; Erland, Emily 9; Vette, Hanna 8; Miller, Raquel 6; Wigfall, Jasmine 6; Johnson, Toynetta 4; Gradel, Sarah 0; Hughes, Kelseigh 0. Totals 21-65 9-12 55.
Barry............................. 11 47 - 58
West Florida.................. 22 33 - 55
3-point goals--Barry 10-28 (PEREZ, Jackie 4-11; FRONTINO, Amanda 3-8; EULE,
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0-5). Fouled out--Barry-None, West Florida-Erland, Emily. Rebounds--Barry 48
(FRONTINO, Amanda 13), West Florida 51 (Johnson, Toynetta 13).
Assists--Barry 13 (DIXON, Dominique 5), West Florida 12 (Johnson, Toynetta
6). Total fouls--Barry 9, West Florida 17. Technical fouls--Barry-None, West
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Burn wrote:So, game play is basic, as you would expect for a mobile/tablet game.
When you join up you choose your faction. This seems pointless though as you can build both Autobot and Decepticon teams and participate in Autobot and Decepticon missions.
You have two ways to earn XP. Missions (which uses Energon) and Battles (which uses Energon Battle Cubes). Once you've used all your energon and battle cubes up you have to wait for it to replenish.
In missions you have a job to do, but it's basically press the scan button. This can result in either finding character cards, or you have to deflect attacks by Swoop or Ramjet (depending on your faction). You may also come across a Cache which gives you the chance to win rare cards. As the mission progresses you may also battle a boss whose weapon you can win. You earn XP points and Credits.
In Battles you fight other players. Well not so much fight, you line your cards up, winner is determined by stats. You earn XP and Battle Points
Cards you collect can be used for either trans-scanning your characters (you need to find both a matching robot mode and alt mode to trans-scan them together so they can transform), alternatively you can use them to upgrade existing characters (at the cost of credits) or sell for credits. Same goes for weapons.
There's the Space Bridge which you can use to request more troops (cards). There's a variety of ways to use the space bridge. Game credits (dish out the money), Battle Points, Ally Points, Bronze Warrior Medal (you get these when you level up) and Bronze Weapons Medal (not sure where you get these)
Friends playing? Add them as Allies. So far the only advantage I see is to "cheer" them and earn Ally Points for the Space Bridge.
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When you hear the term "heart disease," what's your first reaction? Like many women, you may think, "That's a man's disease." But here's The Heart Truth: Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the United States. One in four women dies of heart disease.
For African American women, the risk of heart disease is especially great. Heart disease is more prevalent among black women than white women—as are some of the factors that increase the risk of developing it, including high blood pressure, overweight and obesity, and diabetes.
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Coronary heart disease is the most common form of heart disease. Often referred to simply as "heart disease," it is a disorder of the blood vessels of the heart that can lead to a heart attack. It is a lifelong condition and will steadily worsen unless you make changes in your daily habits.
Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Lifestyle affects many of the "risk factors" for heart disease. Risk factors are conditions or habits that increase the chances of developing a disease or having it worsen. For heart disease, there are two types—those you can't change and those you can control. The ones you can't change are a family history of early heart disease and age, which for women becomes a risk factor at 55. That's because, after menopause, women are more likely to get heart disease. Partly, this is because their body no longer produces estrogen. Also, middle age is a time when women tend to develop other heart disease risk factors.
But most of the risk factors can be controlled. Often, all it takes are lifestyle changes; sometimes, medication also is needed. Here's a quick review of these risk factors:
Smoking. About one in five black women smokes. Quit, and just one year later, your heart disease risk will drop by more than half. There's no easy way to quit but making a plan helps. You also can try an organized program or a medication—ask your doctor if either is right for you.
High Blood Pressure. Also called hypertension, high blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure. Even levels slightly above normal—called "prehypertension"—increase your heart disease risk.
Black women develop high blood pressure earlier in life and have higher average blood pressures compared with white women. About 37 percent of black women have high blood pressure. Hypertension also increases the risk of stroke and congestive heart failure—and black women have high rates of both.
Lower elevated blood pressure by following a heart healthy eating plan, including limiting your intake of salt and other forms of sodium, getting regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, and, if you drink alcoholic beverages, doing so in moderation (not more than one drink a day). If you have high blood pressure, you also may need to take medication.
One good eating plan, shown to lower elevated blood pressure, is called the DASH eating plan—for a copy of the plan, contact the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Health Information Center, which is listed in "To Learn More."
High Blood Cholesterol. Nearly half of black women have a total cholesterol that's too high. Excess cholesterol and fat in your blood builds up in the walls of vessels that supply blood to the heart and can lead to blockages. A "lipoprotein profile" tests your levels of the key types of cholesterol—total, LDL ("bad"), and HDL ("good") cholesterol—and triglycerides, a fatty substance in the blood.
Lower cholesterol by following a heart healthy eating plan, being physically active, maintaining a healthy weight, and, if needed, taking medication.
Overweight/Obesity. Nearly 80 percent of black women are overweight or obese, increasing the risk not only of heart disease but also a host of other conditions, including stroke, gallbladder disease, arthritis, and some cancers. If you're overweight, even a small weight loss will help lower your risk. At the very least, try not to gain more weight.
Lasting weight loss needs a change of lifestyle—adopt a healthy, lower-calorie eating plan and get regular physical activity. Aim to lose no more than 1/2 to 2 pounds per week.
Physical Inactivity. Fifty-five percent of black women are physically inactive. They do no spare-time physical activity. Physical activity is crucial for good health, including heart health. Try to do at least 30 minutes of a moderate-intensity activity such as brisk walking on most, and preferably, all days of the week. If you need to, divide the period into shorter ones of at least 10 minutes each.
Diabetes. About 11 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes—and another 5.7 million don't know they have it. About two-thirds of those with diabetes die of a heart or blood vessel disease.
The type of diabetes that adults most commonly develop is "type 2." Diabetes can be detected with a blood sugar test. Modest changes in diet and level of physical activity can often prevent or delay the development of diabetes.
"By age 43, I had suffered from congestive heart failure and a damaged heart muscle. My experience with heart disease started with typical symptoms. It took me some time to get my strength back, but now I exercise regularly and eat healthy foods. To me, The Heart Truth is a way of informing women about what they can do to prevent heart disease."
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- What is my risk for heart disease?
- What is my blood pressure? What does it mean for me, and what do I need to do about it?
- What are my cholesterol numbers? (These include total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides, a type of fat found in the blood and food.) What do they mean for me, and what do I need to do about them?
- What are my "body mass index" BMI) and waist measurement? Do they mean that I need to lose weight for my health?
- What is my blood sugar level, and does it mean I'm at risk for diabetes? If so, what do I need to do about it?
- What other screening tests for heart disease do I need?
- What can you do to help me quit smoking?
- How much physical activity do I need to help protect my heart?
- What's a heart healthy eating plan for me?
- How can I tell if I may be having a heart attack? If I think I'm having one, what should I do?
Taking Action
Now that you know The Heart Truth, what should you do? Begin by finding out your "risk profile." See the questions to ask your doctor above. Then begin taking the steps to heart health - don't smoke, follow a heart healthy eating plan, be physically active, and maintain a healthy weight. Start today to keep your heart strong.
To Learn More
NHLBI Health Information Center
Phone: 301-592-8573
American Heart Association
Phone: 1-888-MY HEART
WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
Phone: 202-728-7199
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Women's Health Information Center
Phone: 1-800-994-WOMAN
NIH Publication No. 08-5066
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Revised December 2007
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Hello! I'm looking to do a few trades to fill some of the little gaps in my collection, along with clearing a bit of space in my journal for 5.2.
What I Have (all are lvl 1 unless noted, more than happy to lvl them up if needed for a trade)
Dun Morough Cub
Untamed Hatchling x 1
Ravasaur Hatchling X 1
Harbinger of Flame X 1
Nether Ray Fry x 3 (p/s and s/s)
Cobra Hatchling x 1
Gilnean Ravens (Think I have both b/b and p/b, No p/s s/s - so basically good for a collector but maybe not a battler)
Snowman Kit x 2
Blue Clockwork Rocketbot x 1
Clockwork Rocketbot x 1
Fishy x 1
Smolderweb Hatchling x 2
Tickbird Hatchling x 1
Winter Reindeer x 1
Wolpertinger x 1
Worg Pup X 2
Darting Hatchling x 1
None atm =(
I realize a lot of these are cheapies, but I am more than willing to bundle and haggle! I promise to give your pets a great home with lots of love and attention!
What I Want
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I haven't been on here as much as I would like to. Been playing in USTA Norfolk leagues last winter, spring, and plan on playing in summer leagues which start very soon. It's a great way to meet people, play regularly, and play in a team setting.
The Norfolk USTA league matches are played at ODU's tennis facility once a week They have outdoor and indoor courts. You don't have to be a member of the facility or a student.
If interested in getting involved with the Norfolk league play, call ODU's tennis center (683-5312) for details. I think they are trying to put together the summer league teams soon. If you don't know anyone it's ok, they'll put you on a team that needs players. Same goes for Virginia Beach and Chesapeake leagues. They have their own leagues.
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Welcome to the area. I live in Kempsville area of VA Beach. Give me a call @616 340 3328 or give me your number. Let me know when you want to come out and hit some balls.
Quan - thanks! My mobile number is 404-394-6926 and I am ready and willing to hit anytime. My work schedule is typically 7-5 during the week and anytime on weekends that I am in town. I would play every day if my body could take it and the weather allowed.
Hey Dave,
I'd love to get together and hit when you're in the area. Feel free to contact me when you know you'll be up here. I'm a 4.0 NTRP looking to 'up my game' of course, so I'm always up for playing. Paul P
i am here now and I am living in chesapeake. I will be in town during the week working and most likely will go back home every other weekend.
What's going on everyone? I'm Joe I am new to the area as well and am willing to hit the ball around and or play a set or two. Msg me back if any one is interested.
Hey Joe,
Welcome to the area. Maybe we can work out hitting sometime when the weather gets better again.
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Definitely Paul, Im located on base Naval Station Norfolk. Can and willing to drive and meet up when I am not on duty. (With anyone in this thread.) My cell is 505-315-5256
Have a good day everyone.
Steve, not sure when we'll be able to play, but if the weather breaks and you know a good place to hit in Chesapeake, I'd be ready to go.. Paul P
Hello, I'm Anna from Williamsburg. An avid tennis fan for years, rated in the 3.5 range. I hit with people that are rated 3.5-4.0 to help me improve my game. I'm a baseliner that comes to net occasionally and defends well. I get along with anyone and enjoy talking about the sport. In Williamsburg, I prefer to play at Kiwanis Park and can travel to Newport News too.
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DURHAM — Making its second official stop in front of Thompson Hall, the "125 Rochester Express" Wildcat Transit line for the University of New Hampshire arrived on time Monday morning despite bitterly cold temperatures.
Officials said about 16 people commuted on the first run of the day, arriving at UNH at about 6:45 a.m. The second bus made its way on campus at about 7:45 a.m.
The decision to add the Rochester route, which takes approximately 35 minutes between Rochester and UNH, was based on information gathered from faculty, staff and students who live in the Rochester area and would use the new route, according to Mark Hyson, operations supervisor for Wildcat Transit.
"We're excited about it," he said.
Hyson and David May, associate vice president for business affairs at UNH, said they expect the ridership to be strong for this new route that will take passengers from the Market Basket Plaza at the Lee Traffic Circle, to the Barrington park and ride on Route 125, and finally to the Home Depot parking lot in Rochester, which will serve as that community's park and ride lot. From there, the bus will make its way to campus where scheduled on-campus stops include the Leavitt Center, Field House, and McConnell Hall.
May said he expects the bus line will be used just as much as the other routes offered from campus.
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"We're hoping this grows to have more ridership in the future," Hyson said.
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Jazz Jennings Takes High Road Following Duggar In-Law Hate Tweets
Once again, teenage Jazz Jennings handled haters with a level of class and grace rarely seen on or off the small screen and proved herself to be the only adult in the room.
Following a month of hate tweets aimed at Jennings by Duggar in-law Derrick Dillard that prompted TLC to permanently 86 him from the family's spin-off series "Counting On," the transgender teen reality star took the high road.
Taking to her own Twitter account, Jennings declined to address Dillard formally, but instead wrote:
Jennings tweet was in response to a recent barrage of anti-transgender tweets from 28-year-old Derrick Dillard, who is married to Jill Duggar of the famed reality show clan.
Dillard's hate tweets had started in August when he responded to a tweet by his network promoting Jennings' series "I Am Jazz." In that tweet, he wrote to his 122 thousand followers:
Dillard then doubled down with a follow-up tweet that misgendered Jennings.
But it was a recent barrage of Dillard's hate tweets that had TLC finally pull the plug on his appearing in episodes of the "19 Kids and Counting" spin-off "Counting On."
This tweet appears to be the one that finally broke TLC. Following its publication, the network issued the following statement:
We want to let our viewers know that Derick Dillard has not participated in Counting On for months and the network has no plans to feature him in the future. We want to reiterate that Derick's personal statements do not reflect the views of the network. TLC is proud to share the story of Jazz Jennings and her family and will continue to do so.


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Brachytherapy is a procedure to implant radioactive seeds (pellets)into the prostate gland to kill
Alternative Names
Implant therapy - prostate cancer; Radioactive seed placement; Internal radiation therapy - prostate
Brachytherapy takes 30 minutes or more, depending on the type of therapy you have. Before the procedure, you will be given medicine so that you do not feel pain. You may receive:
- A sedative to make you drowsy and numbing medicine on your perineum. This is the area betweenthe anus and rectum.
- Anesthesia. With
spinal anesthesia,you will be drowsy but awake, and numb belowthe waist. With general anesthesia, you will be asleep and pain-free.
After you receive anesthesia:
- Thedoctor places an
ultrasoundprobe into your rectum toview the area. The probe is like a camera connected to a video monitor in the room.A catheter(tube) may be placed in your bladder to drain urine.
- Thedoctor uses ultrasound or a
CT scanto plan and then place the seeds that deliver radiation into your prostate. The seeds are placed with needles or special applicators through your perineum.
- Placing the seeds may hurt a little (if you are awake).
Types of brachytherapy
- Low-dose radiation brachytherapy is the most common type of treatment. The seeds stay inside your prostate andput outa small amount of radiation for several months. You go about your normal routine with the seeds in place.
- High-dose radiation brachytherapy lasts about 30 minutes. Your doctor inserts the radioactive material into the prostate. The doctor may use a computerized robot to do this. The radioactive material is removed right away after treatment.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Brachytherapy is often used for men with asmall prostate cancer that is found early and is slow-growing. Brachytherapy has fewer complications and side effects than standard radiation therapy. You will also need fewer visits with the doctor.
Risks of any anesthesia are:
- Allergic reactions to medicines
Breathing problems
Risksof any surgery are:
- Infection
Risksof this procedure are:
- It may become harder to empty your bladder, and you may need to use a catheter
- Rectal urgency, or the feeling that you need to have a bowel movement right away
- Skin irritation in your rectum or bleeding from your rectum
- Other urinary problems
- Ulcers (sores) or fistula (abnormal passage) in the rectum, scarring and narrowing of the urethra (all of these are rare)
Before the Procedure
Tell your doctor or nurse what medicines you are taking. These includemedicines, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
Before this procedure:
- You may need to have ultrasounds,
x-rays, or CT scans to prepare for the procedure.
- Several days before the procedure, you may betold to stop takingmedicines that make it hard for your blood to clot.These medicines includeaspirin, ibuprofen (Advil), clopidogrel (Plavix), and warfarin (Coumadin).
- Ask your doctor which medicines you should still take on the day of the surgery.
- If you smoke, try to stop. Your doctor or nurse can help.
On the day of the procedure:
- You willlikely be asked not to drink or eat anything for several hours before the procedure.
- Take the medicines your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
- Your doctor or nurse will tell you when to arrive at the hospital. Be sure to arrive on time.
After the Procedure
You may be sleepy and have mild pain and tenderness after the procedure.
After an outpatient procedure, you cango home as soon as the anesthesia wears off. In rare cases, you will need to spend 1- 2 days in the hospital. If you stay in the hospital, your visitors will need to follow special radiation safety precautions.
If you have a permanent implant, your doctor may tell you to limit the amount of time you spend around children and women who are pregnant. After a few weeks to months, the radiation is gone and will not cause any harm. Because of this, there is no need to take out the seeds.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Most people remain cancer-free or their cancer is in good controlfor many years after this treatment. Urinary and rectal symptoms may last for months.
DAmico AV, Crook JM, Beard CJ, DeWeese TL, Hurwitz M, Kaplan ID. Radiation therapy for prostate cancer. In: Wein AJ, Kavoussi LR, Novick AC, et al., eds. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 104.
Nelson WG, Carter HB. DeWeese TL, Eisenberger MA. Prostate cancer. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKena WG, eds. Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill-Livingstone; 2008:chap 88.
Thompson I, Thrasher JB, Aus G. Guideline for the Management of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: 2007 Update. Reaffirmed 2009. Available athttp://www.auanet.org/content/clinical-practice-guidelines/clinical-guidelines/main-reports/proscan07/content.pdf. Accessed December 13, 2012
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Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Chief of Urology, Cambridge Health Alliance, Visiting Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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R.I.P 14-Year-Old Paul Sampleton: His Own Friend Killed Him Just For Basketball Shoes!
"A Gwinnett County teenager killed over his fancy basketball shoes went to the same school as the people accused of robbing and shooting him. Two teenagers and an adult have been arrested and charged in connection with the December death of Paul Sampleton Jr., police said Friday. All three suspects went to Grayson High School, where Paul was a freshman, according to police. Paul wasn't friends with the suspects, but knew them, Cpl. Jake Smith with Gwinnett County police said Friday afternoon. The teen's mother told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution she was thrilled to learn of the arrests, but is still heartbroken over the loss of her only child. "I'm still somber because my son is gone," Stephanie Stone, Paul's mother, said Friday night. "They took a lot from me over material things that can be bought, that can be replaced. My son can't be replaced."" - AJC
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Fast & Furious (US - BD)
Gabe completes his Fast and Furious experience. No really, he's done...
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is back, and out for revenge after discovering his former girlfriend, Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), has been murdered. Meanwhile, FBI agent Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) is back in the agency's good graces, and looking to capture a big time drug dealer. The good news and bad news is that Dominic and Brain are actually looking for the same guy, and are forced to once again join forces, only this time knowing more about each other than they did in the first film. Hijinx and car chases ensue.
Fast & Furious (not to, I repeat, not to be confused with The Fast and the Furious) starts things right with an appropriately idiotic, physics defying, car-based action scene. Then things move straight to a bunch of half naked, skinny, big-boobed girls dancing to bassy hip-hop. Good start, and definitely in-keeping with the series' Citizen Kane-aping style. But does second time franchise director Justin Lin have anything new to add to the obviously perfect formula? Following these less inspired, but unexpectedly entertaining moments, Lin does his best Paul Greengrass impression with a decent rooftop chase, and works his best with a minimalist revenge thirsty plot that takes its every nuance far too seriously. Lin has grown as an action director, and despite more of his too slick for their own good visuals, I don't think this particular film is his fault. Tokyo Drift (Lin's previous entry in the series) is a dumbass movie, but found strength in the director's strengths, such as humour. At the very least Lin manages to do something interesting with an extremely uninteresting story.
Fast & Furious' tone is the real issue at hand. The filmmakers want this to be a return to the supposed grit of the series' first film, which garbage man extraordinaire Rob Cohen made in an attempt to capture the feel of classic '60s and '70s car flicks like Bullitt and The French Connection. The problem is that the first film was probably the least entertaining of the whole series, and it wasn't particularly gritty either. In my opinion these films only work as action porn, and the more the filmmakers understand that they aren't going to impress anyone otherwise, the better for us. This script is a mush of generic TV crime episodes (you can almost hear the Law and Order 'Dong Dong' between scenes), with Vin Diesel stuck into the mix as a generic revenge movie caricature. The screenwriters find some time for generic car racing action here and there, but the supposed realistic look at street racing life is totally lost in a sea of blah emotional beats and melodramatic cowboy motifs. I lost interest so many times I had to continually remind myself of what had occurred previously in the sloppy narrative, rather than simply allowing the story to unfold. I don't recall any major plot holes because I can barely recall the plot.
Contrary to what I assume most of my friends assume, I'm actually a pretty big fan of Paul Walker, and I think he did a great job with the super-dark aspects of Wayne Kramer's underrated Running Scared (even if it was all a bit hammy). Here he's lifeless, seemingly confused by the plot's straight-faced tone. Diesel can get away with wooden, in fact he excels in such situations thanks to his very presence on film, but the rest of the cast takes things more like Walker, and ends up sounding unfortunately ridiculous, which might've worked had the intended tone not been so dead damn serious. The degree of onscreen violence is pretty impressive for a PG-13 rating, but if you're going to take it seriously you might as well go for the full R. If they were allowed to cuss the cast might have felt a bit more genuine (probably not though).
Is it stupid that I think the Fast and Furious franchise would be better served by 1.85:1 framing? This entry isn't as overall colour coded as previous entries, but certain scenes and sets carry a specific hue overview. At times Lin apes the warm outdoor look of the original film, but with a darker overall hue, and more intense contrast. Other times the entire print is overcome with blue, from highlights to shadows. Walker's cop life is cool and particularly crisp. The look works the best when Lin mixes the styles, and creates a kind of comic book like world. This variety of styles leads to an uneven transfer, but one I'd overall refer to as worthy of the Best Buy display model. Every style has its share of advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes the image is so dark that detail is compromised, yet these scenes feature some of the cleanest black edges, while the brighter scenes are ripe with detail, but feature a lot more grain and less impressive black levels.
I'm not particularly fond of any of the hip-hop/techno de jour soundtracks found in this films, but the latest entry runs itself ragged flipping between tracks like a indecisive kid on his iPod shuffle. It's really obnoxious. The DTS-HD track is exactly what we've come to respect from the series, or any other similar hyperactive car chase flick. The car engines all have their own voices, and zip through the channels with particular zeal, all while pumping the LFE enough to rock you off your couch. The obnoxious music and unimportant dialogue is surprisingly evenly mixed with all the overzealous noise, and often easy to make out amongst the ruckus. There is one moment where the mix favours some random chirping birds way too much, but overall this is exactly what the mindless action movie doctor ordered.
Despite my Profile 1.0 handicap, the folks behind this Blu-ray disc have kept me in mind while prepping the U-Control extras. Instead of a traditional PiP, director Justin Lin and actor Paul Walker are placed in front of the film and behind the scenes footage full screen. It's a branching option rather than a PiP option, hence my player's ability to handle it. The information is solid, and augments Lin's solo commentary track effectively. Lin is an intuitive and natural speaker, and fills us in on the technical aspects without drying the information out. Meanwhile, the behind the scenes footage, which almost exclusively pertain to the scenes that required some kind of special effects, reveal a surprising amount of practical effects work. There's also another PiP option to see the car tech specs in text form.
Vin Diesel's short film, Los Bandoleros (20:20, HD), is likely the disc's most substantial and interesting extra. This story leads up to Fast and Furious' opening scene, which does come across as kind of sudden and unimportant to the rest of the story. I was just chalking it up to a mislead James Bond homage, but apparently there was some story missing. Diesel's skills don't come as a surprise, assuming you've seen his other shorts, or know the stories about him taking lessons from Spielberg on the set of Saving Private Ryan, but Los Bandoleros is still a bit surprising in how much style it squeezes from such a brief runtime. The plot is weak (it's basically the first act of a heist flick), but the characterizations are efficient, and the technical bits are impressive, if not a little too similar to Alejandro González Iñárritu's Mexican shot work (a change of framing could see it edited into Amores Perros without an obvious style shift).
Next up are two car-based featurettes. 'Under the Hood: Muscle Cars' (07:00, HD)covers the old school power wrecks, while 'Under the Hood: Imports' (05:00, HD) covers the new school neon hot rods. Aspects of the technical specs of both kinds of cars, the cars' place in the Fast and Furious canon, and the actual filming processes are all covered in the form of behind the scenes footage and interviews. Man are imports boring.
'Getting the Gang Back Together' (09:50, HD) is a fluffy EPK like look at the gathering of the original cast members. Everyone involved lies through their teeth while discussing the cast's reasons for coming back (we know it was the money Vin), and talks the film up as the second coming of something classic. The rest of the cast, and the basic making-of process is covered too, but it's very made-for-TV trailer in style.
'Driving School with Vin Diesel' (03:50, HD) is another one in the series' series of stunt car training with the actor. 'Shooting the Big Rig Heist' (09:50, HD) covers the difficulty of creating the film's opening action scene, and features a lot of footage that can be found on the U-Control option. 'Races and Chases' (11:00, HD) is a general look at the film's other action sequences, and the processes of mapping them out in the story, and actually filming them. 'High Octane Action' (11:20, HD) is a bit of a repetitive follow up, but does focus more specifically on the stunts over the technical aspects of filming the action. Somehow the scenes were largely much more dangerous to film than appears on screen. I thought more of this stuff was digital than actually was. These are pretty inclusive featurettes, probably the most content fulfilling of all the otherwise fluffy featurettes on the disc.
Also featured on the disc is a gag reel (05:00, HD), 'South of the Border' (03:00, HD), a look at the trials and tribulations of filming in Mexico, a 'Virtual Car Garage' (this was also an option on the Tokyo Drift Disc), a 'Video Mash-Up' option, a 'Blanco' music video (04:00, SD), and trailers.
Viewers that keep the series' low-level aspirations in mind will probably not find themselves too disappointed in Fast and Furious, though there's a hint of the filmmakers expecting more drama and character study this time around the track. Director Justin Lin obviously has some skill, now he just needs to find a property on which he can build an original style. This Blu-ray release is as perfect as the stock will allow in the video fields, and generally equally impressive on the audio front. The extras aren't extremely gratifying, but we could do worse, and for once I'm able to experience the 'in-movie' experience on my Profile 1.0 player.
* 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: 28th July 2009
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 French, DTS 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Extras: Director's Commentary, U-Control Options, 'Los Bandoleros', Under the Hood, Getting the Gang Back Together, Driving School with Vin Diesel, Shooting the Big Rig Heist, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Justin Lin
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz
Genre: Action
Length: 107 minutes
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The Baking Steel
Item: The Baking Steel
Price: $72
Overall Impression: Fantastic and durable pizza accessory, one that will help your pizza cook much faster and give it a deliciously chewy, blistered crust.
Do you use a pizza stone? Putting a heavy stone in your oven helps stabilize its temperature, retain its heat, and transfer it more efficiently and directly to your pizza. I had a pizza stone a long time ago, but broke it rather promptly, and ever since then I've baked my pizzas directly on an oven rack. Well, that's all changed now, as I bought one huge hulking chunk of thermal mass, The Baking Steel, and it's making my pizzas that much better.
The Review
Characteristics and Specs: The Baking Steel is a 15-pound, 1/4-inch-thick piece of steel that goes into your oven when preheating it for pizza. The dimensions: 16 x 14 x .25 inches.
Favorite details: This is a beast — one heavy piece of steel! Its thermal mass helps my oven maintain a more even temperature, and the crusts on my pizzas have been so much crisper and faster-cooking since I started using it.
Potential problems: It's heavy! It takes some concentration to pull it in and out of the oven, and forget about moving it if it's still hot. Also, this isn't exactly a problem, but it is worth noting that my crust bottoms cooked so fast that the tops didn't get as browned as I would prefer. So I found that this is best used on the very top rack of the oven.
Splurge-worthy? If you are really into pizza, this is a great splurge. It works so well, and it will optimize even a weak oven, turning it into a hotter, better vehicle for great pizza. I haven't tested it on breads yet, but I'm looking forward to baking rustic breads on it this fall. (Also, Kenji at Serious Eats points out that it also makes a great stovetop griddle, fitting easily across two burners.)
Good for small kitchens? This is more easily stored than a pizza stone, since it's very slim and can fit between cabinets or even under the couch! You also don't need to worry at all about breakage.
The Baking Steel was designed by Andris and Eric Lagsdin, two brothers and owners of a family steel manufacturing business. Inspired by Nathan Myhyrvold's Modernist Cuisine, they realized that their core product, steel, could make a far superior sort of baking stone. Not a baking stone, in fact, but a baking steel.
They designed a simple flat sheet of recycled steel, weighing 15 pounds and small enough to slip into almost any home oven. The result: Pizzas that cooking blazingly fast, almost like in a wood oven. Kenji at Serious Eats called it, "...the most impressive home pizza product I've ever tested." The Kickstarter campaign they started to help fund the startup product exceeded its goal tenfold.
I bought a Baking Steel during the Kickstarter campaign, eager to put it through its paces. And I was not disappointed. After heating up the oven with the Steel inside for over half an hour, I found that my pizzas cooked easily in under 5 minutes — sometimes less. They also had much crisper crusts all the way through, not just on the edges.
This thing makes fabulous pizzas, and in its recycled plastic case, it fits just about anywhere in my kitchen. I keep it slid out of the way behind a cabinet right now; it takes up almost no space.
Have you tried one of these Baking Steels? What are your thoughts on it?
Read the reviews at Serious Eats
→ Early Word On Baking Steel: It Works
→ The Pizza Lab: The Baking Steel
Find It! The Baking Steel, $72 (without case) or $102 (with case) at Stoughton Steel
Related: How Do I Take Care Of My Pizza Stone?
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Perhaps the most bizarre influence that Teed's ideas had was in Nazi Germany. Some of Teed's publications fell into the hands of Peter Bender a German aviator who had boen'badly wounded. Bender was inverted, and though he was to die in a Nazi concentration camp, the hollow earth ideas that he proclaimed sparked interest in the anti-intellectual climate of Nazi Germany.
In April 1942, the Nazis sent an expedition under Dr. Heinz Fischer, an expert on infrared rays, to the island of Ruegen in the Baltic. One of the purposes of the expedition was to get a picture of the British fleet by turning their cameras upward and shooting across the center of the hollow earth! Astronomer Gerald S. Kuiper observed. "High officials in the German Admiralty and Air Force thought this would be useful for locating the whereabouts of the British fleet because the concave curvature of the earth would facilitate long-distance observation by means of infrared rays which are less curved than visible rays."
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Hole in North Pole! hahahahahaha
Hollow Earth?
Started by MoonChild , Apr 27 2006 04:55 PM
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Posted 27 April 2006 - 04:55 PM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 02 June 2006 - 12:00 AM
Although of course the "Hollow Earth" theory is ridiculous, there's something strangely charming about the concept ... in the way Greek Myths are charming.
- John Spurling -
Posted 11 July 2006 - 12:38 AM
no way the eartg is hollow but it makes good book and movies tho
Posted 11 July 2006 - 12:53 AM
It's not hollow but it is flat!
Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT... NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY... NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? You think I'm qualified? --BeetlejuiceI'm the ghost with the most, babe.--BeetlejuiceWe've come for your daughter Chuck--Beetlejuice
Posted 11 July 2006 - 08:42 AM
You haven't seen this thread Axman, have you? -->Flat Earth Society
It's not hollow but it is flat!
But Hollow Earth theory holds lot of potential, especially since the north/south polar holes are said to be existing.
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
Posted 11 July 2006 - 11:07 PM
flat????? i guess that why i fell off lol
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This page provides the required docuware for the Xpand 1.3.0 Release Review.
Xpand is a subproject of Modeling/M2T.
The Xpand generator framework provides textual languages, that are useful in different contexts in the MDSD process (e.g. validation, metamodel extensions, code generation, model transformation). Each language (Xpand,Xtend,Check) is built upon a common expression language and type system. Therefore, they can operate on the same models, metamodels and meta-metamodels and you do not need to learn the syntax again and again, because it is always the same.
The expressions framework provides a uniform abstraction layer over different meta-meta-models (e.g. EMF Ecore, Eclipse UML2, JavaBeans, XML Schema etc.). Additionally, it offers a powerful, statically typed expressions language, which is used in the various textual languages.
New in this release
- This release is a maintenance release
- See New and Noteworthy Wiki page
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- Tests for XSD typesystem have been integrated into the build
- Missing source plugins for SDK features were added
APIs have not changed in this release.
- The project lead certifies that the requirements for Eclipse Quality APIs have been met for this release.
No change.
Tool Usability
The Xpand project wizard creates additionally MWE2 workflow files, if MWE2 is installed.
No further changes on sample projects.
Some classes/methods have been marked deprecated, which are subject for removal for a potential major release Xpand 2.0. The code is still valid for this release.
Bugzilla snapshot for Xpand as of Feb 21, 2013.
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UI Usability
- Xpand 1.3 conforms to Eclipse User Interface Guidelines
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- ICU4J is used
Xpand is a "+2" project in the simultaneous release.
- Interaction in Bugzilla
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- the about files and use licenses are in place as per the Guidelines to Legal Documentation.
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The approved Xpand project IP log is located at https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=396966
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This crazy dresser has me wondering. Its so unique with what looks like a pull out map drawer, also has a pull out writting table and the top drawer has a secret compartment in the back. Crazy how it has desk features and a mirror on top that swivels. Has some damage, handle missing, mirror has small chunk out of it. But I love it ! My father found it in an old barn about 45 years ago. I wonder if it could be off a ship...any ideas?