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When we first started doing the Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guides, our "After Hours" section used to cover all of the "entertainment" devices, toys, gadgets and video games. With the explosion of home entertainment, personal entertainment and other consumer electronics, the entire guide is practically an "After Hours" section. Still, here are some of our picks of favorite video games and other "after work" distractions for you or your family:
Watch a slideshow version of some of these products.
Products reviewed in this category:
Batman: Arkham City
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gamecom X95 wireless headset for Xbox 360, by Plantronics
Once Upon a Monster for Xbox 360 Kinect
Ready, Set, Grover for the Nintendo Wii
Charge Base 3 for Playstation 3, by Nyko
Kinect Zoom for Xbox 360 Kinect, by Nyko
Atari Arcade joystick controller for iPad, by Discovery Bay Games
The reviews
Batman: Arkham City
The sequel to the best Batman video game ever created (Batman: Arkham Asylum) ups the ante in this year's release by giving you more - more areas to explore, more villains to fight, and more puzzles to solve. If you loved playing the original game, you won't be disappointed in this sequel. If you didn't play the original, you can still enjoy a great action/fighting game as you take on the role of Batman. And come on, who wouldn't like being Batman?
The original game had you roaming around the hallways and rooms of Arkham Asylum to take down the Joker and other baddies from the Batman universe, so the sequel needed something bigger, so they give you part of Gotham City. Without revealing any spoilers, the newly elected mayor (the former warden of Arkham who claims credit for Batman's victory) seals off a part of the city and turns it into a prison. All of the prisoners from Blackgate Prison (the 'normal' criminals) and the inmates from Arkham Asylum (the 'super-villains') now reside inside Arkham City. As Batman, you play the game to find out what's going on inside, and to then complete several missions (because, as is the case with video games, something always goes wrong).
Gameplay is relatively open-ended - as Batman you can do pretty much anything you want, even if that means just hanging out on the rooftop to view the city streets. All of the gadgets from the first game are back, and some new ones are included, such as a remote electrical gun that can fire electricity to start generators or garage doors or just to fire at random criminals (the closest thing that Batman will get to shooting a gun). You can run around on street level to get around, or you can utilize your grappling hook and swing around on the tops of buildings, a la Spider-man (in fact, the swinging from building to building reminded me of the really good Spider-man 2 game a few years back). Unlike Spider-man, Batman can glide with his cape, and that's fun as well (especially when you see a criminal on the street, you can then do a glide kick to take him out).
Like the earlier game, fighting is accomplished by repeatedly hitting one button (in the Xbox case, the 'X' button), causing Batman to punch or kick or do other things that only Batman can do. You can chain together moves if your timing is right, causing Batman to fly around from bad guy to bad guy like a pinball. There are a bunch of combo moves you can do if you want, and some are required to fight off some enemies (like the guys who wear armor or carry shields), but for the most part Batman can handle it. You'll definitely need to utilize all of the different moves in the normal or harder modes, but if you play on Easy (the game kind of mocks you for it), you can button-mash your way through most of the game.
Even though the game is open-ended, it does a pretty good job at keeping you aware of the main plot missions, and you'll want to do at least some of the main missions before wandering off on side missions, mainly because of the new gadgets you achieve or other things. Like the first game, there are a ton of "Riddler trophies" to collect, which include different puzzles and locations to figure out. In this game, you also have Riddler missions, in which you need to solve more elaborate puzzles to rescue some emergency workers, so getting through those should satisfy the "detective" part of your Batman personality.
One set of missions I didn't enjoyed revolved around Mr. Zasz, a serial killer who has you running around the city trying to answer a ringing telephone before a timer runs out. I absolutely despise timed missions, so I was in no hurry to get through those. Even if I was Batman.
The voice acting is stellar, providing many of the same voices from the first game, although I still think Harley Quinn sounds like Edith Bunker. The plot, dialogue and writing is all top-notch, giving you a great story in the Batman universe that would make for an excellent comic book graphic novel or even, "gasp", a movie. In the end, you will feel satisfied that you've played a great video game, and there's enough to keep you occupied once you complete the main game (such as the Riddler trophies, challenge levels, etc.).
One thing I forgot to mention - the Catwoman episodes - if you buy the game you can get a code to unlock these missions - and her missions are weaved into the storyline of the Batman parts. Catwoman has her own missions within Arkham City, and those were relatively interesting. It was a nice touch.
I can't wait to see what Rocksteady Studios has for the next episode of the game - Arkham Country, perhaps? Who knows? If you have anyone on your list who is a fan of action video games or Batman (as long as they're old enough, some of the action is a bit violent), this is a must-buy.
Cool Yule rating: 5 stars
Price: $55 (Amazon)
Reviewed by Keith Shaw
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series by Bethesda is the latest RPG mega-time-killer-action-adventure game that will suck away your time as you adventure in the fantasy world chasing down dragons and doing all sorts of other things, like cooking food, tanning leather, chopping wood and reading books. That may sound pretty boring to you, but somehow it works to make an engaging game.
If you played the last version of the game, Oblivion, then a lot of the gameplay will feel familiar to you. Same goes if you played any of the Fallout games, since it's by the same studio and uses a similar game engine. If you've played any RPG games before, you know the drill - choose a character race, make adjustments to their looks (face, nose, hair color, etc.), and away you go. You don't need to worry about what class you're going to be (magic user, warrior, etc.), since your actions in the game end up determining your skills - so if you want to be a magic user, just keep using magic during your battles; ditto for warrior - just keep swinging the sword.
Fighting in the game is a bit more difficult than in Oblivion - for some reason, I remember I could take down enemies with one or two slashes of my sword. In Skyrim, I had to actually engage in fighting more often by blocking and dodging, and I lost battles a lot more here than in Oblivion.
One of the selling points of the game is the open-end nature of the world - you can follow the main path of the game, or you can just wander around and do nothing for a long time. OK, let me rephrase. Doing nothing means just wandering around collecting things on the ground (there are flowers, plants, etc., that can be used to create potions, and you can mine ore for metal for making swords; also, you can hunt down wildlife and collect their pelts for armor, get the idea?). Also, borderline hoarders beware; like previous games, there are a lot of useless items that you can collect and then try to re-sell at merchants, but that also means there's a lot of inventory management (sometimes I wish they'd just take off the weight requirements for characters).
Part of the reason that "doing nothing" is appealing is because the game's visuals are amazing. Around every corner of the game is usually something new to look at, whether it's a mountaintop, river, or forest area. I'm still in the beginnings of the game (I've only had it for about 10 days now), so maybe I'll be bored of the landscape at some point. But right now it's fun to walk around, experiencing the world and seeing things like rain storms, an elk running around, etc.
The main plot? Oh yeah, something about dragons returning to the land, and there's danger, blah blah blah. I'm sure I'll get to the plot at some point, but at the moment I'm trying to track down some more salt piles so I can finish making the cabbage soup, and then I need to find a location where I can smelt the ore that I mined so I can make an iron helmet to increase my smithing level so eventually I can make really cool armor.
But yeah, this game is really good.
Cool Yule rating: 5 stars
Price: $58 (Amazon)
Reviewed by Keith Shaw
Gamecom X95 wireless headset for Xbox 360, by Plantronics
If you're a hardcore gamer playing a bunch of games with friends (especially shooters), chances are you'll need a headset with a good microphone so you can hear them and they can hear you. If you're a dad who wants to play Xbox games or watch movies without disturbing others, this headset is also just as valuable. The Gamecom X95 connects wirelessly to your Xbox 360, via a USB receiver / base station, which also includes audio cables that you connect to either the Xbox audio cables (via passthrough), or through the TV out connection if you have a newer system that connects to a TV via HDMI (you can also purchase an A/V conversion kit from Microsoft).
Once connected, the headphones provide great sound for your gameplay, watching movies or listening to music through the Xbox 360 - even watching regular TV through the system (my headset was connected to the TV out ports on the TV, so the Xbox doesn't need to be powered to use them this way) is improved. I used these to watch a football game and was amazed at how better the sound was - instead of hearing the background noise, I could hear the analysis much better. Watching British television (Doctor Who), I could actually understand their accents a lot more than through the TV's regular speakers. For speaker gurus, the 40mm speakers in the headset provides the powerful sound quality.
For gamers, another consideration on the headset is comfort - if you play for long periods, eventually you develop "ear fatigue" and your ears begin to ache. Plantronics says the X95 compensates for this by redistributing the pressure on the specially designed earpods, providing better comfort. The microphone boom also swivels up, allowing the user to get a drink or munch on snacks without the sound bothering everyone else on the game.
This is a worthy pair of headphones for any gamer on your list, or for any dad who wants to enjoy better sound from their TV or games without bothering others around them.Price: $99.99
Cool Yule rating: 5 starsReviewed by Keith Shaw
Once Upon a Monster for Xbox 360 Kinect
One of the main reasons I bought the Kinect sensor adapter for my Xbox 360 was so I could play more games with my kids, who love playing with the motion-controlled games on the Nintendo Wii. But a lot of the Kinect-based games are still not geared towards younger children for the most part (my daughter, for example, likes dancing games but thinks Dance Central is too hard for her). So I was pretty excited to try out Once Upon a Monster, which uses Sesame Street characters in a game that two kids can play at the same time, or a parent can jump in and help if they get stuck.
In the game, you join Elmo and Cookie Monster in a bunch of different story book "missions" with other monsters (friendly, of course), helping them through different scenarios. Other characters from Sesame Street show up, including Grover and Oscar the Grouch, so if your kids are into Sesame Street they'll love those moments. Gameplay is centered around player's moving their body with the Kinect sensor, whether this means jumping, moving left or right, waving their arms, etc. It's pretty basic stuff, and the game doesn't penalize you if you fail, it just keeps encouraging you to try more (at least until the child gets frustrated and asks Dad for help).
We did have some issues with one part of the game - in the first mission, Elmo needs to ride on the back of one of the monsters and run through a forest while Elmo grabs balloons (or streamers, I forgot which). Because my children are shorter than me, the Kinect sensor kept thinking that they were ducking instead of standing tall, which caused the Elmo character to drop down off the other monster's back. Very annoying - even when I switched characters we could never really complete that part of the mission. Another part of the game has you flapping your arms like you're flying, and after a while the repetitive motion can tire out even an active 5-year-old. Fortunately the game knows this and builds in "rest periods" during the game, but it can still be pretty tiring.


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Clal in a report on Tuesday maintained a "market perform" recommendation for shares of ICL, a maker of fertilisers and specialty chemicals, which were 1.7 percent higher at 45.40 shekels at midday in Tel Aviv.
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LFS Livestock Watch Thread
When visiting a Local Fish Shop (LFS), consider posting exotic stock finds or deals which may interest our community members.
Try your best to include the Shop (location), species, price and quantity.
WTB: feel free to post items you are currently shopping for so others can look for you.
WIN - Amanos $2.50 ea, half a dozen available
- German Balloon Rams $6.99 ea just arrived on mon. 2 dozen available
- now carrying Moss. No price posted.
Petco14st - Blueberry shrimp $4.00 ea , about 5 left
We already have a similar thread going, the New York City LFS update. Another one would just be redundant.
Marbled Hatchets
FYI the last place I saw one was Petco up on 86th. I wanted to buy it but wasn't going home anytime soon.
We should somehow convince these LFS to cut us a comission....I feel like we advertise for them bigtime!
woot and that was my 400 post , for a quiet guy like me that's an achievement, lol.
When did you see this? I went there last week but didn't see anything special. Thanks!
Pacific had them I guess 3 weeks ago when I went to get a few more ember tetra, but the tank was marked reserved. You might want to call them and see if they will get anymore in.
Yes I saw one left and asked when they would be getting more. Supposedly last week, but that didn't happen so maybe I will check next week..I just hope I might be able to find them at a different location as well.
This WTB aspect alone is worthy of some format as a community is about looking out for one another.
Regarding that original LFS thread, I think we can put that thread to bed. the thread owner hasnt been logged in for ages and has likely moved on from the hobby and this site.
The forum is merely a vehicle for communication. If there is no value in contributing to a thread, it eventually dies then i can find more productive ways to use my time :)
I have seen hatchets often in petsmart on broadway when I was working in soho. Call them as well if you can't wait. :)
Well said Albert. And I agree. Sometimes a little re-wording or a slight change to the contents can result in a total rehash of a thread. I like the idea of of the WTB. And also throwing in just the idea of including prices and quantity will result in everyone being a little more observing when at the LFS. Quantity alone helps because this kind of gives someone a timeframe as to whether or not they should head out to the store.
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Gibson and Campbell misrepresented NY Times article, with Gibson asserting, "The New York Times just said today Saddam had nukes"
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Fox News' John Gibson repeatedly asserted -- falsely -- that because The New York Times reported that the United States had posted Iraqi documents related to constructing an atomic bomb, the Times "said today Saddam had nukes." Similarly, conservative radio host Pat Campbell falsely suggested that the Times reported Iraq was "a year away from making the atomic bomb" at the time of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. In fact, Iraq did not have nuclear weapons in 2003 or at any time -- including prior to the 1991 Persian Gulf War -- and Iraq did not have a nuclear weapons program in 2003.
On the November 3 edition of Fox News' The Big Story, host John Gibson repeatedly asserted -- falsely -- that The New York Times "said today Saddam had nukes," in its report that the United States had posted Iraqi documents related to constructing an atomic bomb Gibson asserted that "Saddam had nukes" in response to criticism by Young Democrats of America executive director Jane Fleming that "the war in Iraq is a complete mess," suggesting that the Times acknowledged that Iraq had nuclear weapons prior to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Gibson was referring to a November 3 article by New York Times senior writer William J. Broad, in which Broad wrote that "the government shut down" a website that contained Iraqi documents that "constitute a basic guide to building an atom bomb" "after The New York Times asked about complaints from weapons experts and arms-control officials." In fact, Iraq did not have nuclear weapons in 2003 or at any time -- including prior to the 1991 Persian Gulf War -- and Iraq did not have a nuclear weapons program in 2003.
Similarly, on the November 3 edition of MSNBC's Tucker, conservative radio host Pat Campbell falsely suggested that the Times reported Iraq was "a year away from making the atomic bomb" at the time of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, claiming the Times' report that Iraq was close to obtaining a nuclear weapon was inconsistent with the Times' repeated assertion that, in Campbell's words, "Bush lied, people died; there were no WMDs."
The claims by Gibson and Campbell appear to be based on several right-wing blogs, which suggested that the Times article may have been talking about 2003 -- not 1991 -- when it reported:
Among the dozens of documents in English were Iraqi reports written in the 1990s and in 2002 for United Nations inspectors in charge of making sure Iraq had abandoned its unconventional arms programs after the Persian Gulf war. Experts say that at the time, Mr. Hussein's scientists were on the verge of building an atom bomb, as little as a year away.
As progressive blogger Scott Lemieux noted, the phrase "at the time" refers to the prepositional phrase "after the Persian Gulf War" in the prior sentence. Indeed, Broad did not describe the documents as indications of a nuclear program at the time of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, but rather as "detailed accounts of Iraq's secret nuclear research before the 1991 Persian Gulf war."
As Media Matters noted, at least three different U.S. or U.K. government-sanctioned reports have found that before the 2003 invasion, Saddam was not in possession of illegal WMDs and did not have an active chemical, biological, or nuclear WMD program. Regarding Gibson's earlier claim that "Saddam Hussein was pursuing or had or was close to having nukes," even this was not true as of 2003. The Iraq Survey Group's final report -- more commonly known as the Duelfer report -- specifically addressed the state of Saddam's WMD programs at the time of the invasion, noting that "Saddam wanted to recreate Iraq's WMD capability -- which was essentially destroyed in 1991 -- after sanctions were removed and Iraq's economy stabilized," and that Iraq "had no formal written strategy or plan for the revival of WMD after sanctions."
Even if Gibson was discussing Iraq's weapons capabilities prior to 1991, his claim that Iraq "had nukes" is flatly false. In addition to the Times' report that Iraq was "as little as a year away" from developing an atomic bomb at the time of the Persian Gulf War, the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction's March 31, 2005, report (also known as the Robb-Silberman report) found that Iraq did not possess a nuclear weapon in 1991, although they were "much closer to a weapon than virtually anyone expected." At an October 7, 2002, speech, even President Bush acknowledged that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons "[b]efore the Persian Gulf War":
Before the Gulf War, the best intelligence indicated that Iraq was eight to ten years away from developing a nuclear weapon. After the war, international inspectors learned that the regime had been much closer -- the regime in Iraq would likely have possessed a nuclear weapon no later than 1993.
Moreover, Gibson repeatedly suggested that it would be unusual for the New York Times "of all organizations" to suggest that Saddam Hussein had developed weapons of mass destruction. But Gibson ignored the Times' pre-war reporting on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction. Then-New York Times public editor Daniel Okrent wrote in May 30, 2004, "[t]o anyone who read the paper between September 2002 and June 2003, the impression that Saddam Hussein possessed, or was acquiring, a frightening arsenal of W.M.D. seemed unmistakable." On May 26, 2004, the Times' editors wrote that about the Times' coverage of pre-war intelligence: "[W]e have found a number of instances of coverage that was not as rigorous as it should have been. In some cases, information that was controversial then, and seems questionable now, was insufficiently qualified or allowed to stand unchallenged."
From the November 3 edition of Fox News' The Big Story with John Gibson:
CATHERINE HERRIDGE (Fox News national correspondent): The bottom line here is that the government website that posted the documents has been taken down, after independent experts who specialize in weapons of mass destruction suggested that it provided too much information about assembling an atomic bomb.
Saddam Hussein, who is on trial in Iraq for crimes against his own people, was obsessed with developing a nuclear weapons program. He felt it was his insurance policy, guaranteeing he would be in power for life -- a U.S. official telling Fox today that Saddam's program, at the very least, had done broad research on building a bomb, adding that it was far enough along to pursue weapons components.
After the war, U.S. teams who specialize in document exploitation went to Saddam's palaces and other government facilities to search for evidence of WMD. In March of this year, the director of national intelligence did authorize the release of some of the documents onto the website. Those are the documents that have now been pulled down.
A U.S. official who is familiar with [director of national intelligence John] Negroponte's position said that he was under extreme pressure from Congress to release those documents, even though advice from his inner circle had warned him against it. John.
GIBSON: Catherine, wait a minute. It sounds to me like the lead is buried. Has the U.S. government confirmed that Saddam Hussein had nukes? And The New York Times, of all -- of all organizations, is now confirming that Saddam Hussein was pursuing or had or was close to having nukes?
HERRIDGE: Right. I -- I don't want to think that I buried the lead, but that's always possible. I think what's happened here is that [Rep. Peter] Hoekstra (R-MI) and others are saying -- and Secretary [of State Condoleezza] Rice said also today, look, these documents show that Saddam Hussein may have been further along in the nuclear weapons process than we had believed. It was alleged in the Times that the documents included information on firing plugs. This is a very specific type of technology, which is not freely available on the Internet. So, that's -- that's one aspect of the story.
GIBSON: Catherine, I wasn't accusing you of burying the lead -
HERRIDGE: No.
GIBSON: -- but The New York Times, of all organizations.
GIBSON: Jane, what about the Kerry factor? That's what I'm asking about. Is there a Kerry factor that's going to, you know, wash over until Tuesday?
FLEMING: Not at all. People looked at the Kerry --
GIBSON: Why -- well, let me put it this way, then, Jane. Why not? Considering the huge stink over the last few days, why do you think this won't have -- be a factor on Tuesday?
FLEMING: Because I think the war in Iraq is a complete mess. We haven't found Osama bin Laden yet.
GIBSON: The New York Times just said that --
FLEMING: The economy --
GIBSON: -- that Saddam had nukes.
KEVIN MADDEN (Republican strategist): But what -- what happened -- here's what happened. What happened is --
FLEMING: The economy for -- the economy for middle-class America is not going in the right direction.
GIBSON: Jane, The New York Times just said today Saddam had nukes.
FLEMING: Let me also just say one thing to Kevin, my -- my co-guy here.
GIBSON: Wait a second. Jane --
MADDEN: Well, John, I'll tell you what. What John Kerry did --
GIBSON: The New York Times today, Jane, said, Saddam had nukes.
FLEMING: Well, I haven't heard that. And I don't think we have seen any, you know, concrete proof that Saddam has had weapons of mass destruction, since none have been found yet.
MADDEN: Well, I mean, Democrats --
FLEMING: And is that going to be --
MADDEN: Democrats have the --
FLEMING: -- some surprise that the Republicans now come up with, because they don't have anything else to go on?
GIBSON: I guess you're missing the front page of the paper today. Kevin --
MADDEN: No, I will -- I tell what you --
GIBSON: -- what can you do with this story the Times reported today?
MADDEN: I'll tell you what, John. I said, "Democrats always -- they are always for The New York Times, before they are against it." It happens to be a -- be a theme here.
From the November 3 edition of MSNBC's Tucker:
TUCKER CARLSON (host): Pat, are you surprised by this?
CAMPBELL: No. What, what I was surprised by is The New York Times this morning. I -- I was expecting their November surprise, a hit piece on Bush. I think they outsmarted themselves. They actually wind up making the case for Bush.
For -- for the last three years, The New York Times has repeatedly told me that Bush lied, people died; there were no WMDs. Now, this morning, I pick up the newspaper and I find out, wait, they had a very advanced nuclear program; in fact, far more advanced than we`ve been led to believe, and they were just a year away from making the atomic bomb. And that these plans were so detailed, so advanced, that -- that other countries could use them.
You're right. The irony is that The New York Times in their article this morning, they're adamantly opposed, I guess, to publishing classified information, unless of course, it's them doing it. This past week they published classified information from the U.S. generals talking about Iraq, the situation there moving toward chaos. I guess it's OK if they do it.
CARLSON: Yeah, it's a good point. Since when are they opposed to printing classified information?
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Just bought my first BMW 320d SE (2003) and will be picking it as soon as my current car is sold.
Car is in Topaz Blue, 4dr Saloon.
Is there anything i should know? Will be changing the stereo as i have to say for a car of this qulaity the audio is shocking, but you can't have it all.
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OK…Are you ready for it?
End of the world – all comin' fast.
You have 17 more shopping days until the whole thing is gone…
Did you hear? Of COURSE you heard!
The Mayan Calendar says the whole planet is gonna be destroyed December 21, 2012….
(or not……)
In the typical American Capitalist media mode – no wing nutty, psychotic-deluded conspiracy theory is too inane for this form of over-the-top "journalistic" prostitution. The people who brought Sarah Palin to TV and old-fashioned polygamy to prime-time made wealthy stars out of over-achieving octamoms and made up, blatant, dumbed down bullshit to spin as history to the masses, now brings us the perpetual whine of destruction.
Or, at least, that is the "spin" promoted on the Discovery Family of channels from History to H2 to Discovery to Science … Besides the wingnuttery of "Doomsday Bunkers" ..(bringing fame to paranoid narcissists and ideologues in a Discovery vs Murdock competition against like-minded "Doomsday Preppers") and the schlock history of "Ancient Aliens", we have "Nostradamus Decoded", "Nostradamus 2012", "The Lost Book of Nostradamus", "Nostradamus", "Nostradamus Chronicles", "Doomsday Prophets", "The Nostradamus Files", "The Nostradamus Effect", "Exploring Nostradamus", "Nostradamus , "The History Channel : Apocalypse the Book of Revelation", "Armageddon Exploring the Doomsday Myth", "Doomsday 2012 : The End of the World", "The History Channel End of Days Prophecy","Countdown to Apocalypse (a multi-part series on the Mayan Calendar, the Doomsday prophecies, Armageddon and the bible…..)
Never one to be outdone, Rupert adds "Countdown to Apocalypse" (run Sunday night on NatGeo opposite The History Channel's "Countdown to Armageddon"), then "Evacuate Earth" as he led into the Monday night extravaganza round-down of back to back Doom and Gloomsday of "Doomsday: Book of Revelations", "The Mayan Apocalypse 2012", rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat with more and more doom and destruction from outside, inside, and all around………
ALL cashing in big (hey…A Holiday special! You can buy any and all the DVDs and Videos for 1/2 price through Christmas!! Better hurry…I am sure the sale will be void after Doomsday, December 21, 2012, when the "Mayan's predict :the destruction of the planet" Or not).
Production upon production; Rehashed; Reorganized: Cut and pasted: and re-edited ruminations repeated, re-run and rotated through the Discovery and NewsCorp "family" of networks.
Documentaries, "docu-dramas", movies, "specials", promoted and hyped; repeated and re-regurgitated, in film and in print; pulling experts (or hucksters promoted as experts) mixed with bona fide educators and just a smattering of science in a way only those media moguls dare to do –
One hour, two hours, three hours or sequentially run hour after hour…………
The Mayans and their Calendar and Codices (with the obligatory nods to Nostradamus and the Hopi "Blue Star"); Nostradamus (with obligatory nods to the Hopi "Blue Star" and the Mayan calendar), then the Hopi "Blue Star" Prophecy (with obligatory nods to the Mayan Calendar and Codices and Nostradamus) are trotted out interspersed with more on the Apocalypse, end of times discussion in the bible and predictions made on mass extinctions by comets, asteroids, Planet X OR Super Volcanoes, Mega-Quakes, Super Tsunami and ALL with obligatory nods to Nostradamus and the Hopi "Blue Star", the Mayan Calendar….
Well, you get the picture…
Fear sells as does Magical Thinking – religions, fantasy based ideologies and just plain social psychosis…..
The Black and White – Fear vs Faith – Us vs Them split seems to be growing and those media capitalists will shamelessly…gleefully take advantage of the zeitgeist and wring it for every penny.
Looking for the Party?
There is, most definitely, a search for the party happening…Where, when, what – how do I get there ( hire a limo, a cab, a Hansom? Appoint a designated driver?)?
What to wear and who else has been invited?
One wonders just how many people are taking this seriously and looking for the party…..
Outside Denver, we have the Surefire Community –
From their website:
Our Communities
Surefire Living provides your family a safe and effective place one community at a time. We are currently reserving space for our East Coast location, Rocky Mountain Location and private Co Op locations Nationwide. Contact us today for a consult
We offer
- Natural and Man-Made Structures that are secure and fortified
- Highly trained security defense teams in place 24-7
- Healthy food, greenhouses, livestock, and protected water
- Personal food storage and medical supplies customized for your needs
- Medical facility with medical professionals, to include Doctors with surgical experience, Midwives, Dentist, and related medical staff
- Schools, church, employment, and good times
- Free training for firearm, survival and self-reliance training, before threats or alerts have taken place
- Protection from Nuclear war, economic disaster/collapse, solar flares, geomagnetic storms, EMP/HEMP related threats/attacks, volcanic ash, natural events, and super cell storms
- Surefire is equipped with multiple alternative locations, fully stocked and equipped in case of a threat/attack
- Members are allowed to use cabins for vacations
There is no other secure community that can ensure your family's protection, good health, while supporting personal and spiritual growth…
Listen to one of our Podcast on National Prep Station
And a second page from their website:
Surefire Living Lottery of Fate…
Surefire living is holding a lottery for 100 special families and kids who live on the streets. This is a very special lottery and incredible opportunity.
We will be hand selecting families (up to 100 families per community) that have a burning desire and are seeking a special place like Surefire community. All applicants will summit a written or video essay telling us about them and their family. We want everyone to feel that they have a chance, because they do. Each essay will be reviewed, pondered and prayed about. Those that are meant to be selected will be. This is a Lottery of FATE…
Lottery opened May 1st, 2012, will end Dec 20th, 2012
Enter the lottery of Fate NOW!
They actually are merging the Mayan Calendar delusion with a smattering of Black Hole freak out and Imaginary Planet (Nibiru) -anxiety (as a side – we were to have collided November 21, 2012…OOPS. Guess they got that wrong, too).
Then there is Utah (always good isolationist desert madness in Deseret):
The Preparedness Pro all sounds innocuous enough until one reads in…
Need a Bunker? As reported in Boing-Boing and the Huffington Post, this little starter unit, outside Orem, is perfect for the coming Apocalypse… set to protect and if it doesn't work, go Guerrilla Al-Qaeda style within the nearby caves…
Your own country and no Gub'mint interference to bother you! And its all BLM – Bureau of Land Management – land (guess the owner didn't quite think that through)
But for the epitome of Doomsday Prepper Capitalism meets Doomsday paranoia….
Vivos – "It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark"
Production and development now in three areas of the US (Indiana, Nebraska, and "The Rockies") and home based in Del Mar, CA – Where the Surfers, wealthy developers, Bing Crosby's horse racing and the "beautiful people" join in what was once a quaint beach community (Only a l little over 4100 people live in that eroded beach community). A town who has its own history of hucksters from major psychic hotline scams to large coke dealers to investment scams (J David and the Golden Girl, the former mayor of Del Mar, with her buddy Roger Hedgecock, then mayor of San Diego and now RWNJ media darlin', scammed and Ponzied their way into conviction back in the 80's) – Yes, where the "turf meets the surf at old Del Mar"
But those Bunkers aren't in quaint downtown Del Mar….
Originally, one had to go to Barstow – hot, desert, and deserted Barstow, where Robert Vicino (the "founding father" of Terra Vivos) started digging
The World's First Everything-Proof Underground Luxury Community (only $5000 down)
Then moved it to the three new locations.
Looks like a great opportunity – And he promises to protect the lucky members from all the apocalyptic disasters – Bio-War, anarchy and terrorism to super Tsunamis, super volcanoes, earthquakes, Nibiru or Planet X, comet collisions, the shifting of the poles and electro-magnetic pulse and destruction, solar flares….
But…you have to be in the select group chosen from member/applicants…
Sure, sign up for "free", then they go through each applicant to cull the lucky mark:
"The Vivos Selection Committee evaluates each member applicant's profile for determination and candidacy of their membership. Vivos then looks for those individuals who may best contribute to each Vivos shelter community, for the greatest chance of long-term survival of the entire group. Each candidate is reviewed based upon a number of criteria and psychographic information, including: their profession, education, expertise, skills, benefit to the Vivos community, proximity to a Vivos location, current health, and desired family or group ownership. Vivos then selects certain candidates and extends them an invitation to purchase an interest in a specific Vivos shelter closest to their home area. Those candidates are then provided the Vivos reservation agreement to make a reservation for one or more co-ownership interests in a Vivos shelter. Due to the cohabitation of owners, a rigorous screening process is necessary, however, discrimination of any sort is not be allowed or tolerated, nor a means of qualification, including that based on age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, national origin or sexual orientation."
Only $35,000 per person in Nebraska; $50,000 in Indiana and $35,000 per child; and the Rockies….
General member co-ownership is priced at $35,000 per person. Private Suites for 4 people at $85,000 per person, complete with all food, fuel, clothing, water, medical facilities, supplies, furnishings, and of course security systems. There is no comparison of a hardened and virtually indestructible Vivos shelter to the flimsy fiberglass, retrofitted "drain pipe" and "container" storm shelters now being sold to unwary buyers. Those structures are NOT built to withstand the predicted catastrophic forces that Vivos is prepared for.
CHEAP! And, your money won't be worth anything anyway. Robert Vicino says so!
What a nice guy to take it all off your hands!
Of course, one wonders what Robert will do with all those worthless pieces of paper after the planetary destruction….
Guys, guys, the Mayan Calendar does not predict the "end of the world" or the "end of time", it is the end of a cycle and it starts another…JUST like we consider the end of an era, an end of any historic period…a change from one to another.
A 26,000 year cycle – using astronomy and mathematics (I know, how could these ignorant savages know this without alien help, right). They tracked patterns in the sky and used it to predict eclipses, weather and seasons. They calculated the orbit of the planet and the relationships to celestial bodies. Their mathematics rivaled ours…….
They were writing on paper before Europeans knew how to make it.
By the time the Europeans found them, their great civilization was in decline.
If one read actual scientific research, anthropological studies of the people or even spoke to Mayan descendants – yep, there are REAL Mayans among us – one would understand that the meaning is not for destruction but, to many of the people, it means a realization for many …TO realize…
In fact, take a trip to Antigua, where many Mayan descendants live and one might be shocked to find out that many probably don't know what the fuck, the December 2012 Mayan Prophecy is all about…More crazy Americans and Europeans.
If one learns anything from the Mayans, it could be that all great civilizations peak then decline – like the Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ottomans, the French, the Dutch, the Spanish, the British, The Mayans and the Americans.
War and over consumption; hubris and greed…Their fate was assured.
The "End of the World" – It is all part of the zeitgeist now.
After years of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (that came shortly after the war in VietNam that came shortly after the war in Korea and WWII which was just an extension of WWI), brought about with the zeal of a mad hatter and his joker nightmare called Cheney – they used propaganda (that good old Neo-Con "Noble Lie and Pious Fool" philosophy) that created fear of anyone brown, middle eastern and Muslim.
Islamophobia has become so prevalent, its time to add it to the DSM V.
There appears to be a constant imagined threat of the destruction of the US from the outside that it is tearing her apart from the inside.
This is not a recent thing but it appears to be rising, full throttle, to a crescendo and that awareness is being played upon by those Media Whores…
Party at Ground Zero – Surprise, you were already here! (or "Oh that magic feeling…nowhere to go")
It is written in a Christian book of stories, that a man called Yehoshua or Yosua (or Jesus or Emmanuel to many) said, "…………The kingdom of heaven is at hand….."
It is said that, the Buddha stated that he had "gained" nothing from his "enlightenment"…..since his "enlightenment" was realized, not attained. (There we are again.. "to realize")
Fritz Perls, unwitting and unwilling "Guru" of the "60's Counterculture" stated there is no past, there is no future…all there is is the "Here and Now"
Teachers and prophets; philosophers and wise ones throughout the history of humanity that have all said the same or very similar things.
The kingdom of heaven is at hand; can be realized; and can only be in the Here and Now.
That state of grace; that universal comprehension and all knowing One enveloped in peace and tranquility is only here and not there, only now and not then…
No Black and White, No Fear vs Faith; No us vs them…
That all melts away – there is no "Black" for that is the absorption of all color. There is no "White" for that is the reflection of all color; there is no "Us" and there is no "Them" for "WE" are all the One (All together now) – to understand this is to eliminate all fear and to create only faith in "We" the One.
So, from the Cosmic Surfer and her friends – LIVE like it's 2012, Realize, BE…for tomorrow may never come and if it does, you can do it all again, for tomorrow may never come……Click here for reuse options!
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Richard Sherman Finds San Diego Comments 'Hilarious'Richard Sherman heard the comments coming from the San Diego locker room after Seattle's 30-21 loss to the Chargers. His response: It was just someone seeking attention.
Seattle Signs NFLPA President Eric Winston Seattle waived/injured wide receiver Taylor Price and cut offensive lineman Bronson Irwin and cornerback Chandler Fenner to clear the roster spots
Seahawks Sign Cornerback Terrell ThomasThomas, 29, played under Carroll from 2004 to 2007 while at USC
Seattle Signs Trufant, CB Expected To RetireThe Seattle Seahawks have signed former cornerback Marcus Trufant, who is expected to announce his retirement from football
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Featured News | 8th July 2009
Noon To Run Rule Over Greg Wood
Second Eleven Manager Wayne Noon plans to give wicket keeper Greg Wood an extended trial with Nottinghamshire.
Wood, who is included in the squad for the Second Eleven Championship game against Warwickshire beginning today at Welbeck, has performed well so far and will be given further chances to impress in games against Worcestershire later this month.
"He'll play for us throughout July and we'll assess how he's got on at the end of it," said Noon.
"I've wanted to work with a young wicket keeper for a while now and it's definitely an area we're looking at."
First team openers Bilal Shafayat, Matt Wood and Will Jefferson are also included in the squad to face Warwickshire with Andy Carter and Mark Footitt spearheading the bowling attack.
Notts Second Eleven: Bilal Shafayat, Matt Wood ©, Will Jefferson. Akhil Patel, Sam Kelsall, Greg Wood (wkt), Jake Ball, Karanjit Bansal, Andy Carter, Mark Footitt, Adam Shepherd, Scott Elstone


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This is a nice pump needs painting, has a dent in top that will pop out.If you would like it shipped I can deliver on a pallet to your shipper. You can check with Old Dominion Freight I can deliver to their terminal in Orlando. Pump Dimensions are 45" x 16" x 25 " plus pallet, I can get a 48 x 36 pallet so for shipping prices you would be 48 x 36 x 22. I will shrink wrap to pallet an lay it in its side. Pump weighs 65 lbs plus pallet is @ 15 lbs Questions weekends Thanks


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post8244164563286768862..comments2017-06-23T13:22:59.544-07:00Comments on Gluten-Free Goddess® Recipes: Gluten-Free Crock-Pot RecipesKarinahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-30316497319355228292006-10-24T19:12:00.000-07:002006-10-24T19:12:00.000-07:00Hi Vanessa! Well, in the nineties, spaghetti squas...Hi Vanessa! Well, in the nineties, spaghetti squash was touted as a fat free "alternative" to pasta. But there are much better choices, in my book! Like brown rice Tinkyada pasta.

Let's allow the squash to BE a squash. ;-)Karinahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-31763047685085786392006-10-24T11:33:00.000-07:002006-10-24T11:33:00.000-07:00Hey Karina - saw that post about studio-in-a-box. ...Hey Karina - saw that post about studio-in-a-box. I want to try it too now that's it's so dark out. Thanks for the spagetti squash idea. I don't know *what* people are thinking trying to turn it into spagetti!Vanessa (of vanesscipes)http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-54814373009980857582006-10-20T15:03:00.000-07:002006-10-20T15:03:00.000-07:00Hi Shasheen! I ate this for two days - I loved it....Hi Shasheen! I ate this for two days - I loved it. And you can make it as spicy as you like.

As far as a studio - I haven't done it. Go to Kalyn's Kitchen blog; she posted about a studio box her brother Rand makes. Susan V at Fatree Vegan has her own set-up she's tinkering with...

Veuveclicquot~ This is a keeper.

Hey Susan! Your photography is beautiful. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hola Gaile! I'm glad I could help. ;-)

Kelly! Oh, excellent. They have beautiful things. I have a yoga mat; yoga clothes; a cool back/neck rest thingie [and what else?] from Gaiam... Glad you like them, too.

Hi Foodie's Hope! Welcome! Thank you...

BytheBay... It's a pretty hard-to-beat combo!

Ivonne~ Hola, Darling. Well there ya go. And now you've [finally] got an oven to roast it in! ;-)karinahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-56651339828633610382006-10-19T19:07:00.000-07:002006-10-19T19:07:00.000-07:00Do you know that I've had a spaghetti squash sitti...Do you know that I've had a spaghetti squash sitting on my counter for 2 weeks?! I believe I have no found a use for it. I love how colourful this recipe firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-36791364247654087192006-10-19T15:20:00.000-07:002006-10-19T15:20:00.000-07:00this looks fantastic - i love squash and beans tog...this looks fantastic - i love squash and beans together.ByTheBayhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-34309305340540100012006-10-19T14:12:00.000-07:002006-10-19T14:12:00.000-07:00Beautiful colorful combination dish!!YUM!!Beautiful colorful combination dish!!YUM!!Foodie's Hopehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-43555206719024344262006-10-19T12:55:00.000-07:002006-10-19T12:55:00.000-07:00I love the photo! btw-noticed your Gaiam ads. I j...I love the photo!

btw-noticed your Gaiam ads. I just experienced one of their catalogs for the first time in August. I absolutely loved it.Kellyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-12484558642646081422006-10-19T09:47:00.000-07:002006-10-19T09:47:00.000-07:00awesome! I've been looking at a spaghetti squash ...awesome! I've been looking at a spaghetti squash on my counter for a week trying to figure out something interesting to do with it, and now I can stop thinking and start cooking!Gailehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-94464940736410272006-10-19T08:47:00.000-07:002006-10-19T08:47:00.000-07:00Hey, thanks for the shout-out! And I think the co...Hey, thanks for the shout-out! And I think the colors look brilliant.

I'm not sure I'm the right person to ask about studio lighting. Almost nothing I take in artificial light comes out as good as I'd like it to (though I could also say the same about natural light; I'm never satisfied). I'm in the process now of a shopping for a good continuous lighting/diffusion system, or at least the beginnings of one that I can add on to.SusanVhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-1326856426686088012006-10-19T05:27:00.000-07:002006-10-19T05:27:00.000-07:00yum. I've only made spaghetti squash once - as "fa...yum. I've only made spaghetti squash once - as "fake" spaghetti- and was not impressed with its ability to imitate pasta.

This sounds and looks like a recipe that (finally) does it justice! Thanks for sharing. :)veuveclicquothttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-67677264003879465542006-10-18T18:25:00.000-07:002006-10-18T18:25:00.000-07:00I recently made spagetti squash and was wondering ...I recently made spagetti squash and was wondering what more can be done with it. SO it was good to see a diff. recipe. thanks. BTW, how do u set up an indoor studio?I am bemoaning the loss of sunlight already.Shaheenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-71608668728173011472006-10-18T16:56:00.000-07:002006-10-18T16:56:00.000-07:00Hey Crystal! Thanks - mucho. I feel so frustrate...Hey Crystal! Thanks - mucho.

I feel so frustrated today [I'm having a Bad Graphics Day instead of a Bad Hair Day]. ;-)

Hola, Alanna! Does it now? ;-) Nice.

Thanks for the tip on the studio box. I'm going to seriously look into it. I'm happy you're happy with it.karinahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-47930411749815933352006-10-18T13:07:00.000-07:002006-10-18T13:07:00.000-07:00Yep. Me again. Sure looks, ahem, healthful to me. ...Yep. Me again. Sure looks, ahem, healthful to me. ;-)

BTW I love-love-love the studio box that Kalyn had on her site a few weeks ago. I'm just now getting the hang of it (the first few shots are showing up this week) but it creates great freedom about timing ...AKhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-19281824.post-55658377891222921072006-10-18T10:23:00.000-07:002006-10-18T10:23:00.000-07:00mmmmmm....everytime I visit your blog another feas...mmmmmm....everytime I visit your blog another feast for the eyes awaits! These pics may not do the dish justice, but they sure make me want to try it!
I'm just starting this gluten free venture, and I never liked to cook until I found your blog.
Thank-you!
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Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz: Mexico City Mates
Making another stop on their massive promotional tour, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were spotted at the premiere of "Knight & Day" in Mexico City last night (July 7).
The "Valkyrie" stud and the "Sweetest Thing" babe were all smiles as they arrived at Cinemex Santa Fe for the exclusive screening.
In a recent interview, Tom explained that working alongside Cameron was quite enjoyable and something he'd wanted to do for awhile.
"I always wanted to make this kind of movie with Cameron. I was really excited about it because I enjoy her work in action movies. She's talented, funny, athletic and a great actress, and this was such a winning character, I knew she'd give a winning performance."
Enjoy the pictures of Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz at the "Knight & Day" Mexico City Premiere (July 7).
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Petrology and geochemistry of the Quaternary Caldera-forming, Phonolitic Granadilla Eruption, Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Bryan, Scott E. (2006) Petrology and geochemistry of the Quaternary Caldera-forming, Phonolitic Granadilla Eruption, Tenerife (Canary Islands). Journal of Petrology, 47(8), pp. 1557-1589.
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The Granadilla eruption at 600 ka was one of the largest phonolitic explosive eruptions from the Las Cañadas volcano on Tenerife, producing a classical plinian eruptive sequence of a widespread pumice fall deposit overlain by an ignimbrite. The eruption resulted in a major phase of caldera collapse that probably destroyed the shallow-level magma chamber system. Granadilla pumices contain a diverse phenocryst assemblage of alkali feldspar + biotite + sodian diopside to aegirine–augite + titanomagnetite + ilmenite + nosean/haüyne + titanite + apatite; alkali feldspar is the dominant phenocryst and biotite is the main ferromagnesian phase. Kaersutite and partially resorbed plagioclase (oligoclase to sodic andesine) are present in some eruptive units, particularly in pumice erupted during the early plinian phase, and in the Granadilla ignimbrite at the top of the sequence. Associated with the kaersutite and plagioclase are small clots of microlitic plagioclase and kaersutite interpreted as quenched blebs of tephriphonolitic magma within the phonolite pumice. The Granadilla Member has previously been recognized as an example of reverse-then-normal compositional zonation, where the zonation is primarily expressed in terms of substantial variations in trace element abundances with limited major element variation (cryptic zonation). Evidence for cryptic zonation is also provided by the chemistry of the phenocryst phases, and corresponding changes in intensive parameters (e.g. T, f O2, f H2O). Geothermometry estimates indicate that the main body of phonolite magma had a temperature gradient from 860 °C to ∼790 °C, with hotter magma (≥900 °C) tapped at the onset and terminal phases of the eruption. The reverse-then-normal chemical and thermal zonation reflects the initial tapping of a partially hybridized magma (mixing of phonolite and tephriphonolite), followed by the more sequential tapping of a zoned and relatively large body of highly evolved phonolite at a new vent and during the main plinian phase. This suggests that the different magma types within the main holding chamber could have been laterally juxtaposed, as well as in a density-stratified arrangement. Correlations between the presence of mixed phenocryst populations (i.e. presence of plagioclase and kaersutite) and coarser pumice fall layers suggest that increased eruption vigour led to the tapping of hybridized and/or less evolved magma probably from greater depths in the chamber. New oxygen isotope data for glass and mineral separates preclude syn-eruptive interaction between the vesiculating magma and hydrothermal fluids as the cause of the Sr isotope disequilibrium identified previously for the deposit. Enrichment in radiogenic Sr in the pumice glass has more likely been due to low-temperature exchange with meteoric water that was enriched in 87Sr by sea spray, which may be a common process affecting porous and glassy pyroclastic deposits on oceanic islands.
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Technical Abstract: Strains of the fungus Verticillium lecanii have been shown to reduce hatching rates of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) eggs and to decrease SCN population densities in greenhouse pots. To determine affinity of the fungus for soybean roots, plugs of mycelium or aqueous spore suspensions of V. lecanii were placed on excised soybean roots in Petri dish cultures. The fungus grew in close association with roots in many cultures, with mycelium extending up to 67% of the root length. Scanning electron microscopy indicated that V. lecanii also penetrated root cells. In greenhouse and growth chamber studies, soybean seeds were planted in soil contained in plastic cylinders (20 cm high); the cylinders were constructed of rings (each 2 cm in height). The fungus was applied in alginate prills near the seeds. At harvest, soil and root sections from the rings were sampled for V. lecanii. Movement of V. lecanii in the rhizosphere varied with the growth conditions of the plants, ranging from little movement to 16 cm depth


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SAVANNAH -- For the next three months, the folks in scrubs at Memorial Health University Medical Center might not all be doctors or nurses. Check for video cameras.
The Learning Channel program ''Code Blue'' has sent a nine-person crew, plus three local interns, to tape 24 hours per day in the Savannah hospital's emergency room.
After a week of taping, the program has gathered 100 hours of material and expects to assemble about 1,900 more hours. The footage will be edited to 10 hour-long shows that will air in the fall of 2002.
Last year, ''Code Blue'' featured 10 episodes about New Orleans' Charity Hospital.
The Savannah series will follow several doctors and nurses, including footage of their lives when they're not working. Only one emergency room worker declined to be filmed for the show, producer Nigel Noble said.
The hospital is not being paid to allow the filming and patients who are taped must sign a release allowing the program to use the material. Some do so, some don't, Noble said.
''We can go four or five hours and not one signs a release,'' he said. ''That's why we're here so long.''
The film crew dresses in scrubs and wears Memorial identification badges. Patients mistake them for doctors at times, said Matthew Gordon, a member of the video crew.
''One of the crucial times is when we approach families of people in the ER,'' he said. Gordon said he puts his camera down so patients' relatives can more easily relate to him.
''They say 'How is he?' That's one of the great challenges of the job,'' Gordon said. ''The first thing we say is, 'I'm not a doctor and I don't know anything about the status of your loved one.'''
Memorial has experience with The Learning Channel, which is owned by Discovery Communications Inc., a Bethesda, Md., company that also operates the Discovery, Travel, Animal Planet and Discovery Health channels.
Part of the same crew taped the show ''Trauma: Life in the E.R.'' in 1999 at the hospital.
This time around, the crew has already focused on Kath Edwards as a unique story to portray. Edwards, a nurse, was camera-shy two years ago when the crew started taping the other show. But her circumstances are different now.
The petite New Zealand native, a five-year veteran of Memorial's ER, is pregnant. Her son, to be named Jonathan, is due at the end of March. The crew will tape Edwards until her delivery and then at home.
She figures the show tapes will be a unique gift for Jonathan.
''It'll be a really cool thing for him to have a record of it.''
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