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Investmentwatchblog.com February 23rd, 2014 the general public are a bunch of sheep waiting to be slaughtered. -TV, video games, MSG what happens when the lights go out? -grid down, terrorist attack, energy prices rise too high wall st is the enemy -bailouts, regulations, bail ins the public is decadent sick – autism, cancer, diabetes,... »
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MARTIAL LAW to be Declared When America Implodes
The Constitution Failed
by Ryan McMaken ZeroHedge.com 02/23/2014 If you're still wondering if the US Constitution of 1787 failed to protect liberty, then just look around you. That scrap of parchment is an obvious failure. The US government is the hugest government in the world and meddles in the lives of its citizens (and people worldwide) in... »
Obama Regime Bans Wood-Burning Stoves. Wants You To Rely On Government For Heat
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Sandy Hook; GAME OVER: NO Deaths NO Victims in Official Record
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For anyone that was following my Sgt. Fang ESB paintup I did about a year ago, they'll remember it was my very first helmet. My very first time working with stencils, an airbrush, weathering, etc. While many thought I did a decent job, I graded my helmet at a C. Nowhere near perfect, there were a lot of mistakes that were made be it improper stenciling, bad paint mixtures, etc.
One year later, I've had a whole lot of practice on other parts of my armor, as well as working on commissions for other TDH members, and I really think it shows. I'm planning on having this done for Celebration V, and this will hopefully be the helmet I'll be using for quite some time (Unless fettpride comes out with a Super-Ultra Deluxe FPH ). The ultimate goal is to get this helmet as close to the AOSW helmet (minus blue marker) as I possibly can, leaving little room for error. So begins my journey:
Here we have the kit, ready for visor trimming and paint prep:
Using my trust Dremel rotary tool, I neatly cut out the visor area and installed the visor using Chicago screws:
A big thing that I noticed was that the visor on the original ESB hero widens out towards the bottom, and I wanted to replicate that flare to the tee. I used a thin steel ruler that we at the Old Guard use to measure medals and insignia on our uniforms. I scaled the AOSW pictures to what my helmet measured out to be, and proceeded to get accurate measurements of the distance between mandible trims:
And with some patience (and possibly luck) I nailed the measurements exactly when the visor was installed:
Up next came the physical damage that's seen on the AOSW helmet. And of course, being as anal as I am with details, I measured out exactly where the damage would be placed on the helmet:
I then drilled out the holes for the earcaps (sorry I don't have photos for that step) and coated my helmet using Tamiya Fine Surface Primer. I swear by this primer, as it's honestly the best out there for this type of hobby work. Not only does it coat evenly, but the fine particles fill in any minute scratches, giving it a smooth surface.
Next came the base color of Testors Light Gray. I think this color has a bit more of a bluish hue to it as seen in the AOSW pics compared to the Humbrol 147.
To be honest, I'm using a rather custom list of colors here. I borrowed a few of the Humbrol colors from terminal fettler's, Superjedi's railroad colors, some from Rich D.'s list, and a few custom mixes I came up with. I did this because I felt that there needed to be some adjustment based upon the AOSW pics, and I'm really trying to nail everything as close as I can color wise.
The Light Gray is then masked:
Humbrol no. 11 Silver is then sprayed over:
After masking the silver and light gray damage, I sprayed Humbrol 79 and honestly, it's WAY too dark in my opinion, and that's the color you see in the next photo:
It should be Reefer Gray, or at the time a combination of SP Lark Dark Gray lightened up with Light Gray that I mixed. Later on, I used a brush to paint the lightened gray mix over the Humbrol 79.
After the light gray, silver, and gray were masked I sprayed Humbrol 28 followed by a misting of Humbrol 103. I think in the future, I'll use Testors Concrete.
Once the light gray, silver, gray, and beige are masked, I sprayed Humbrol 76 and 96 mixed together at ABOUT a 1:3 ratio. I felt that the 1:1 ratio came out far too green, so I added the 96 blue a drops at a time until I got the desired color.
And here's the final result with some of the fine scratches added in:
Here are a few comparison pics to the AOSW ESB helmet:
I was VERY happy with how the back panels turned out. I still need to implement a few scratches here and there (including the check-mark found of the left panel) and some pigment weathering.
I got my tonsils cut out yesterday, which means I got 2 weeks of convalescent leave from the Army to stay at home and rest...more like, work on my helmet and finish up some commission work.
Stay tuned for updates everyone. It only gets better from here.

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When would you guys buy and sell physical silver? I bought my silver at $18 oz and kitco is showing silver spot at $29.30 right now. Should I sell and hope for a pull back in the beginning of 2011?
I dont have much gold because of its price so for know I will just sit on it.


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A man has been arrested over the murder of a London teenager whose naked body was found on a towpath 31 years ago.
Claire Woolterton, 17, was killed on August 27, 1981 after leaving work in west London.
Her body was found the next day at a popular tourist spot in Windsor 15 miles away. She had been stabbed, strangled and her throat slashed. Despite a massive police hunt, her killer has not been found.
But cold case detectives from Thames Valley Police's major crime review team yesterday arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with the killing.
Her uncle Douglas Woolterton, 73, from west London, said: "It has taken them [the police] long enough. I'm delighted."
Her brother Philip Woolterton, 52, from West Ealing, said: "We now have to wait to find out if the police have got the right man."
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The Brandon Police Service netted one drunk driving suspect during a Roadwatch checkstop on Saturday evening.
A 20-year-old Brandon man drove into the checkstop on the 2200-block of Brandon Avenue at around 11:30 p.m. and showed signs of intoxication.
After he failed to pass the screening test, the driver's breath samples showed a blood alcohol content over the legal limit.
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Kid Rock Disagrees with Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake On Ticket Prices
Kid Rock appeared on Piers Morgan Interview last night to touch upon everything from legalizing marijuana to sharing his business strategies on his upcoming summer tour.
At a time when most artists have high ticket prices, the Michigan-born rocker is putting together a bill that will offer seats for $20. It is meant to be an affordable option when he plans on promoting his 10th studio album, Rebel Soul.
"I'm a musician. I play concerts. I've been very fortunate. I've always tried to keep prices what I think are fair," he said. "I've always said I'm proud that I could walk around with my head held high and look someone in the eye, knowing that I haven't taken an un-honest dollar from a working man."
Rock also spoke about his contemporaries such as Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z. Recently, the pair announced their Legends of the Summer concert series, where Morgan pointed out tickets "are going for about $225 each."
"It's garbage. It's garbage. It's highway robbery. I don't care who you are, you know?," Rock said of artists charging for tickets. "I would consider both of them, you know – in a circle of friends in the business, but I don't agree with it."
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX little changed as resources offset gain in banks
TORONTO Jan 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was little changed on Friday as choppy commodity prices weighed on shares of natural resource companies, offsetting a gain in the financial sector.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 14.22 points, or 0.1 percent, at 14,778.20 shortly after the open. (Reporting by John Tilak; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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Chinese tradition, beginning prior to the Qing dynasty, involving break of a woman's foot and bandaging it for long lengths so it would not grow normal. Small feet were an indications of beauty and also kept women subordinate to men (cripple them for life, constant pain), by limiting them to household. Qing dynasty attempted to end this, but with no success, one thing not adopted by Manchu.
Macartney Mission
Effort by Europeans (British gov) to establish trade both ways with china (as limited to trading in Guangzhou) but emperor still agrees to meet with him. Macartney shows what have to offer, but emperor not interested. Writes letter expressing disinterest. Show one country can stand up and resist European soldiers
Great Revolt
Revolt by the Indian soldiers (sepoys, working for British) against British control. Occurred because ammunition packaged in cow and pig fat (sacred Muslim and Hindu animals). British able to suppress and as a result gained direct control of India. Lead to more resentment, Nationalism, and the Indian Independence Movement.
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Wars between Chinese and British over Britain's selling of opium to China to regain control of trade. Unfortunately, British able to dominate and force its control on china. Led to "unfair treaties" and decline of china's economy during the Qing dynasty. Example of another country standing up to Europe (punished).
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System established by Tokugawa rules of Japan system to prevent revolt or dishonesty by their daimyo feudal lords. Require them to attend shogunal court every other year and to leave their wives and children at the shogunal court when they are away.
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Belief and slogan of the Japanese government during Japan's attempt to become equal to European and American powers to end their control of Japan. Slogan stated that if Japan was able to build economy back up (industrialize), could build up military strength (technology rise), help Japanese gain strength to review the unequal treaties place upon them
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Ambiguous letter sent to Zionists in regards to their desire for nation on native land. And Palestine's wish to remove Zionists. Both thought support but said supported "national" home for Jewish, without getting in Palestinians way—impossible. This ambiguity did kept peace for 20 years until WWII
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The project aims to support the Government of Senegal to ensure that girls and boys have access to better education. It seeks to improve the quality and management of Senegal's education system by supporting the government in implementing its Program for Improving Quality, Equity and Transparency in Education and Training (PAQUET) 2013–2025. The project aims to support the Government of Senegal in developing an effective, efficient, equitable, transparent, responsible and accountable education system, while maintaining a close dialogue with the Government of Senegal and other partners about which reforms should be a priority.
The project has two components: the provision of textbooks and support to the Ministry of Education to improve management and train teachers. This component focuses on setting up a mechanism to provide, manage and distribute text books on a national level. The activities are designed to reach nearly 2 million primary and secondary school students.
As with all budget support, Canada is working in close cooperation with other donors and the Government of Senegal to do the following: (1) ensure aid effectiveness by focusing on the country's efficiency, transparency and accountability; (2) increase donor coordination and harmonization; and (3) strengthen mutual accountability. Budget support allows for greater policy dialogue among donors, government and partners, and helps to strengthen mutual efforts for effective, focused aid, as well as sustainable development results. This initiative is being continuously monitored and evaluated in coordination with other donors.
This contribution is a component of the Public School Investment Program - II, which has a total budget of $146,775,000.
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Finally, this weekend, Crooked Arrows, the movie the lacrosse world has been waiting for, is here. The movie opens this weekend in 17 cities and then goes to dozens more on June 1.
Fans at select premieres have seen the movie and have reported plenty of positive feedback. They love it and they think you'll love it too. Phenomenal lacrosse action, true to the game's Native American heritage, positive message and flat-out entertaining. There's something in it for the whole family -- from Lax Kids to Lax Bros to Lax Moms!
Check out IL's Sights and Sounds coverage of the Special Sneak Preview in Denver, the official premiere in Baltimore and also video from the Baltimore premiere below:
This is our sport's first Hollywood movie and a chance for the rest of the (sports) world to learn what we've known for years - lacrosse is the greatest sport on earth!
If we're going to spread lacrosse to the rest of the country, now's the time: this weekend, lacrosse players (past and present) and lax fans everywhere have to help Crooked Arrows become a box office splash. Here's the best possible way you can help do this: please go and see the movie this weekend with your teams, friends and family.
All across America, coaches, teams (camp, club, league, tournament), players (past and present), Lax Moms, Lax Dads and Lax Fans should all be going to see the movie this weekend at the theater nearest you. (Or June 1, if that's when it's playing in your theater.)
We're all on the same team, promoting a lacrosse tradition that's healthy, positive and proud. Together let's help the growth of lacrosse in popular culture so the whole world can see why lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the country.
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Car Hard to start??
I have a 1965 Plymouth Belvedear 273 V8 automatic transmission, manual choke on carb. The car was belching black smoke, ran terrible so I replaced the spark plugs, set the timing (electronic ignition). installed a rebuilt carb.
Now the car runs great, idles great, accelerates great, but is very difficult to start after it has been running for a while. Start up the first time in the morning is quick. After that, the rest of the day the engine has to turn over 10 or 12 times before it will start.
Checked for vacuum leaks, wires good, anyone have any advise for me on this one? Thanks
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Sounds like a normal Dodge problem, you don't say what type of carb you put on, and is it still manual choke or now automatic, if it is still manual choke , your carb could be running just a little lean, my 318 would be hard to start after it warmed up because the heat from the engine would evaporate some of the gas in the bowl and I would have to pump the heck out of it before turning it over then it would start right up, and I was told I was running to lean on carb, but it seemed to run great other wise. Don't know if this helps, I'm not the best carb person.
Show some pictures of your car when you can.
How close is the starter solenoid to the exhaust heat? If its turning over 10-12 times this prolly isn't anywhere near your problem but many starter solenoids dont like heat.
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Still hard to start
The carb is a Carter, with manual choke, I can pump the gas plenty and it is still hard to start. If I hold the throttle wide open it is still hard to start. The car turns over fine so there is nothing wrong with the starter. The problem is that it has to turn over 12 to 15 times before it will start .
I'm going to jump away from the carb if you are getting go fuel flow, if not you might check your fuel filter, did you change your plug wires, or your coil my be starting to get weak and may need replacement, coil positive and ground wires in good shap and making a good connection????
these are suggestions, maybe one of the guy's here can give other suggestions
Luck and keep us informed
I found the problem
I put a second person at the tail pipe while the car was turning over. When it finally did start a cloud of black smoke came out of the exhaust pipe. I looked down the throat of the carb with a flashlight right after the engine stopped but could not see and gas leakage. I took the carb off the manifold and the manifold was all wet with gas under the carb. I figured out that the carb had an internal leakage of gas when you turned the key off. I put another rebuilt carb on and now the car starts right up first time every time.
I sounds like you need a witch doctor not a mechanic
I had 2 cars with similar symtoms. The first was an olds which turned out to be vapor lock. The fuel line was too close the header.
The second was a camaro, that turned out to be a crappy starter, which was helped along with the poor engineering of the placement of the starter... too much heat. Starters hate heat.
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gangrig25 wrote:SO YOU WANT A PAT ON THE BACK OR WHAT
fowl_wishes wrote:first off, do ya know what and where the fuel rail is?
Not being condescending, just asking.
gangrig25 wrote:SO YOU WANT A PAT ON THE BACK OR WHAT
Booney3721 wrote:Try being a dishwasher/Grill cook/ellectrition/garbage disposer and your owner/boss is a fat greek woman who cals you names as Retard, stupid, idiot, molocah, f*** face and tard, and tells you that you was the inspiration for abortion and birth control.
fowl_wishes wrote:The fuel rail is the fuel supply for the fuel injectors?
Can you locate your fuel injectors? There should be one for each cylinder. Mounted on teh intake on the inside edge of the valve covers. 3 on each side.
Once you locate the fuel injectors (you may need to remove some covers to see them well) you can find the fuel rail. That is the assembly sitting on top of the fuel injectors with the fuel line plugged into it.
On the fuel rail there should be a "sensor" with a electrical plug on it. That should be your fuel rail pressure sensor.
That is the basic location. I cannot tell you right off the top of my head what to do to test it or exactly how to change it.
gangrig25 wrote:SO YOU WANT A PAT ON THE BACK OR WHAT
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Due to all the anniversary stuff we're busy with in recent times, i've been a little late with this one…sorry about that!
Chris Furniss from Wasabi Sunshine has been working on an interesting little project called "31 days of Zero suit Samus" which features…well…Zero Suit Samus, in a variety of situations including humourous quotations. Here's a quote from Chris himself from his website:
This all started as a way for me to exercise my creative muscles on a daily basis. I work as a designer and was feeling a little rusty. Ross came up with the idea to do 31 days of Zero Suit Samus, apparently just off the top of his head. I love drawing Nintendo characters, and Metroid is one of my favorite Nintendo franchises.
I loved the idea of being able to pull inspiration not only from the Metroid universe, but the Smash Brothers universe as well. I had a lot of fun thinking about what daily life would be like for these characters in their own universe, and loved building little subplots with the illustrations.
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Littell's Living Age/Volume 134/Issue 1728/Mary Carpenter
<poem> Born, April 3, 1807. Died, June 14, 1877.
Not on the heights of England's proud estate,
Where its spoilt children keep their giddy round,
The other learned to weigh man and man's fate,
Studied life's lessons and life's labor found.
But in a frugal, pure, and peaceful home,
A place of sober learning, learned to see,
Through faith and trust in God's good time to come,
That where ill is, good may, and will, yet be.
Her parents' help, her sisters', brothers' guide,
She grew as high of heart, as mild of mood;
With power o'er youth's rebelliousness and pride,
As one that from her own youth up was good.
And early fixed her mind, and chose her part,
To work in the high faith which few can feel,
That there's a spring of good in every heart,
So you have love its fountain to unseal.
This faith it was that marked a course for her,
And braced her for its trouble and its toil,
Cheered her 'gainst proofs how much the best may err,
And kept her pure as snow from taint or soil.
Out of the scaffold's shadow and the dark
Of lives from youth up weaned of light and air,
She gathered sinking souls into her ark
Of love that rode the deluge of despair.
'Twas she first drew our city waifs and strays
Within the tending of the Christian fold,
With eyes of love for the averted gaze
Of a world prompt to scourge and shrill to scold.
From seeds she sowed - in season mattered not,
Or out - for good all seasons are the same -
Sprang new appliances, of love begot,
Lost lives to save, and wanderers reclaim.
Nor at home only; when her hair was white
She crossed the sea, on India to bestow
The love that England prized at length aright,
Following leads she was the first to show.
Not from far Pisgah only did she view
The promised land, but lived its soil to tread;
And dies bequeathing work for us to do,
While praise and blessing crown her reverend head!


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Budgie the Little Helicopter
|Budgie the Little Helicopter
Budgie the Little Helicopter Titles
|Animated series
|Created by
|HRH The Duchess of York
(now Sarah, Duchess of York)
|Developed by
|Sleepy Kids[1]
|Written by
|Brian Trueman
|Theme music composer
|Dennis C. Brown
|Opening theme
|Paul K. Joyce
(Main Title Theme)
|Ending theme
|Instrumental Theme
|Country of origin
|United Kingdom
United States
|Original language(s)
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Executive producer(s)
|Dan Maddicot
Martin Powell
Viven Schrager Powell
Fred Wolf
|Michael Algar
|Running time
|10 minutes
|Production company(s)
|Fred Wolf Films
Sleepy Kids
HTV West
Sarah, Duchess of York
Scottish Television Enterprises[2]
|Original network
|Original release
|4 January 1994– 25 March 1996
Budgie the Little Helicopter is a series of children's books and animated television series relating to a fictional character 'Budgie' and his friends.[4] The characters were based on the books by Sarah, Duchess of York.[5] The show was coproduced by Fred Wolf Films Dublin, The Sleepy Kids Company and Sarah, Duchess of York for The west version of HTV for ITV and Scottish Television Enterprises, and originally aired on British television in 1994 on CITV, where it ran for 39 episodes. A range of videos, books, and toys were released under the Budgie label.
On release of the first book, the Duchess was accused by the media of copying the idea for the series from an out-of-print 1960 book Hector the Helicopter, by A.W. Baldwin, which she denied.[6]
- 1 Characters
- 2 Cast
- 3 UK VHS releases
- 4 Episodes
- 5 CGI Series
- 6 Home video releases
- 7 International broadcast
- 8 References
- 9 External links
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Aircraft characters[edit]
Main aircraft[edit]
- Budgie the Little Helicopter (Voiced by Richard Pearce) — Budgie is a small blue helicopter (that seems to resemble a Bell 206) with a big yellow cap covering his entire airframe. He lives and works at Harefield Airfield, and he and Pippa are best friends. He can be cheeky and troublesome, but he works hard too, and continuously tries to please Lionel. He will also bravely come to the assistance of people in danger. He hates going through the heli-wash, and avoids doing so whenever he can. A white teddy bear named Snowy can almost always be seen carried in a pocket on Budgie's starboard side (although in "Budgie Takes a Catch", Snowy was replaced by two lollipops). His catchphrase is "Rocketing Rotors!"
- Pippa the Green Plane (voiced by Abigail MacVean) — Pippa (inspired by a Piper Warrior aircraft) is a small green single-engined monoplane with a tuft of yellow hair and a big pink bow. She was the second aircraft to arrive at Harefield Airfield, and at first, teased Budgie and called him a yo-yo. After a race and several comparisons about who was the best, they both became firm friends. She enjoys helping out, and also loves using the heli-wash (as opposed to Budgie).
- Chuck the American Helicopter (voiced by Kerry Shale) (was stated in the second TV episode as being a Boeing CH-47 Chinook) - is a twin-rotored helicopter. He comes from America and does not understand British English well. He sometimes gets cocky and likes to show off, but this led him to trouble when he disrupted an air show and finished up in a pond. He also has a bad habit of calling Lionel "Captain".
- Lionel the Aircraft in Charge (voiced by Jeremy Nicholas) - Lionel is the senior helicopter in the series (influenced by a Westland Lynx). He does not take kindly to Budgie, Pippa, or especially Chuck causing trouble and making themselves nuisances, but he keeps things in order with his patient but firm ways. He insists on cleanliness from all aircraft at all times. His catchphrase is "Juddering joysticks!"
Other aircraft[edit]
- Patsy the American stunt plane (was stated by Lionel as being a Pitt's Special).
- Wally the old Supermarine Walrus
- Jean Claude the pompous French Concorde
- Jasper Jeer-jet. Jasper was a joker to start off and kept on radioing Harefield Airfield pretending there was an emergency, but when he really did need help in a storm, Budgie came to his rescue, and since then Jasper has realised it is not a good idea to play the fool all the time.
- Henley the three-winged propeller-driven 1930's airliner
- Olivia The Edgley Optica
- Dougie The Police Helicopter (only in Eye in The Sky)
- The Emerald Helicopter (only in Eye in The Sky)
- Unnamed Boeing 747 jet plane in The Plane that Cried Wolf
- The naughty Piper plane, Pippa's "double" (only in Double Trouble)
- Aircraft Carrier Helicopter
- Gloria The Glider
- Mini Planes (only appeared in Deep Sleep)
- Three other gliders
- Gus the Guppy (based on an Aero Spacelines Super Guppy), is a huge American transport aircraft.
- Harvey the grey Royal Navy BAE Sea Harrier jet fighter. Harvey appeared in All at Sea and Boats, Boots and Budgie. His name was revealed in Blown Up Let down. He speaks with a traditional Royal Navy pilot voice.
- Harvey's 2 BAE Sea Harrier brothers
- Buddy the Sikorsky Skycrane
- 3 French Super Jets (from Budgie Barges In)
- Genevieve – a French female Jodel D11 aircraft (The Air Show and Budgie Barges In)
- White jet plane with blue line (only appeared in magazines)
- Other planes and helicopters (only appeared in books)
- Monsieur the Mime Helicopter (only appeared in books)
- Bobby the Blue Helicopter (only appeared in books)
- Western the Mexican Plane (only appeared in books)
- Unnamed blue helicopter (only appeared in magazines)
- Hot air balloons (only appeared in The Balloon Goes Up)
- Spaceship (only appeared in magazines)
Non-aircraft characters[edit]
- Dell the yellow Baggage cart Towing Truck (voiced by Jeff Rawle, who also serves as the narrator)
- Smokey the airfield fire engine
- Don the blue stairs lorry
- Ernest the tractor
- Julie the posh purple vintage car
- Nosey the driller (spoofed on The Three Stooges)
- Backhoe the Backhoe Loader (spoofed on The Three Stooges)
- Sonia The Limousine
- Jake the Steam Train
- Fred the Canal Barge
- Harry The Inflatable Boat (only appeared in Blown Up Let Down)
- Gimbus The Cement Mixer (only appeared in Budgie Sticks To It)
- Cubey the Stuck Up ROV Submarine (only appeared in the last episode)
- Sharkey The Aircraft Carrier (only appeared in the book Budgie Goes To The Sea)
- Unnamed Blue Car (only appeared in Boom Boom Budgie)
- Pirate Ship (only appeared in magazines)
- Tugboat (only appeared in magazines)
- Aircraft Carriers (only appeared in books)
Human characters[edit]
- Mrs Nancy Kitchen
- Ben Kitchen
- Lucy Kitchen
- Mike Sprocket the mechanic
- Ken Wrench the mechanic
- The control tower operator
Animal characters[edit]
- Richard Pearce
- Abigail MacVean
- Jeremy Nicholas
- Kerry Shale
- Jeff Rawle
- Ray Lonnen
- Tony Jackson
- William Vanderpuye
- Melvyn Hayes
- Pippa Haywood
- Peter Lloyd
- Ania Sowinski
- Zoe Hodges
- Adrian Hansel
UK VHS releases[edit]
|VHS Title
|VHS number
|Release date
|Budgie the Little Helicopter Pippa Arrives
|7 March 1994
|Pippa Arrives, Chuck Comes Unstuck, Budgie's Blizzard, Ice Work, Budgie, Budgie Takes a Catch
|Budgie the Little Helicopter The Air Show
|7 November 1994
|The Air Show, All At Sea, Boats, Boots and Budgie, Copters and Robbers
|Budgie the Little Helicopter Daydreams and Candy Floss
|6 March 1995
|Daydreams and Candy Floss, Flying in Arctic Circles, What's Bruin?, Down on the Farm
|Budgie the Little Helicopter Budgie Sticks To It
|3 July 1995
|Budgie Sticks To It, Skids, Stunts and Soap, Aliens Have Landed, Who's A Clever Budgie?, Blown Up, Let Down
|Budgie the Little Helicopter Wally Waddles In
|6 November 1995
|Wally Waddles In, The Balloon Goes Up, Surprise, Surprise, Deep Sleep
|Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete First Series
|13 May 1996
|Pippa Arrives, Chuck Comes Unstuck, Budgie's Blizzard, Ice Work, Budgie, Budgie Takes a Catch, The Air Show, All At Sea, Boats, Boots and Budgie, Copters and Robbers, Daydreams and Candy Floss, Flying in Arctic Circles, What's Bruin?, Down on the Farm
|Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete Second Series
|7 October 1996
|Budgie Sticks To It, Skids, Stunts and Soap, Aliens Have Landed, Who's A Clever Budgie?, Blown Up, Let Down, Wally Waddles In, The Balloon Goes Up, Surprise, Surprise, Deep Sleep, Bad News, Good News, Budgie Barges In, Dutch Courage, Budgie's Opening Goal
|Budgie the Little Helicopter The Complete Third Series
|3 March 1997
|Boom Boom Budgie, Writers in the Sky, Double Trouble, Eye in the Sky, Chuck's Buddy, The Aqueduct, Plane Silly, The Plane Who Cried Wolf, The Runaway Train, A Tail of Woe, Put Up or Stuck Up, Silent Flight, Ups & Downs
Season 1 (1994)[edit]
|Pippa Arrives
|Pippa, the new arrival, comes to Harefield.
|Chuck Comes Unstuck
|Harefield fete soon comes to Harefield.
|Budgie's Blizzard
|Budgie gets trapped in a snowstorm after taking a pregnant woman to hospital when she is about to have her baby. Will Lionel and the other aircraft be able to rescue him?
|Ice Work, Budgie
|The next morning Budgie and friends set off for home but Budgie and Pippa spot skiers skiing on a slope. They go down to have look as Lionel and Chuck head back to the airfield. A little while later Budgie lands on a snowy hill and slips on it.
|Budgie Takes a Catch
|Budgie, Pippa and Lionel are delivering fish to an opening of a fish museum, and Budgie goes off to look around, but when he tries to find his way back he ends up getting lost. Can Lionel and Pippa find him in time?
|The Air Show
|Budgie gets helinapped by two crooks and his friends have to rescue him.
|All At Sea
|Budgie is delivering space parts to a navy ship and has to spend the night on an aircraft carrier and accidentally falls overboard.
|Boats, Boots and Budgie
|The river overflows flooding the airport and a cow has to move to another field. Budgie however gets pretty much trapped himself. His tow line unravels and gets caught in some seaweed. The seaweed comes off its stalk and smacks into a rock and Budgie thinks it is a sea monster and thinks that it is attacking him.
|Copters and Robbers
|Budgie accidentally gets helinapped again by the two crooks that his friends battled during the air show, and doesn't know what to do. When he cries out for help Pippa and Chuck go to rescue him.
|Daydreams and Candy Floss
|Budgie gets stuck on a broken roller coaster at the seaside and Pippa must try to do her best to help him.
|Flying in Arctic Circles
|Budgie takes a nap in a big hole in the Arctic Circle and Pippa wakes him up by warning him that the hole he is in is a volcano. Budgie looks down at the lava and tells Pippa that he is trapped. Pippa quickly radios Chuck and Lionel to come and rescue Budgie.
|What's Bruin?
|In the arctic circle, Budgie is still trapped in the volcano and Lionel and Chuck rescue him.
|Down on the Farm
|Farmer Hayes falls ill and cannot do his daily chores, so the aircraft decide to join in, but Lionel's engine overheats and it causes a fire putting Lionel in danger.
Season 2 (1995)[edit]
|Budgie Sticks To It
|While a new airport is getting built, Budgie decides to stick to it.
|Skids, Stunts and Soap
|Patsy makes a visit to Harefield.
|Aliens Have Landed
|While Lionel is on a job, Budgie hears that aliens are invading them.
|Who's A Clever Budgie?
|Chuck brings in loads of nuts from Brazil.
|Blown Up, Let Down
|Budgie gets trapped in the sea when he runs out of fuel.
|Wally Waddles In
|Wally comes to Harefield.
|The Balloon Goes Up
|A balloon festival is taking place near Harefield, but the balloon starts rising with the twins in it putting them in danger. Budgie tries to rescue them before the balloon gets away.
|Surprise, Surprise
|Heavy pipes fall on the heliwash, damaging it, while Mrs. Kitchen is baking a cake for Ken.
|Deep Sleep
|Wally recounts his time of saving a man from a shark.
|Bad News, Good News
|Harefield is about to be closed to be replaced by a factory. Budgie immediately gets into action to prevent it from happening.
|Budgie Barges In
|Budgie and the other aircraft travel across to France.
|Dutch Courage
|On the way back from France, the aircraft have to drop a delivery off in Holland, but Budgie experiences a problem when he accidentally mistakes a windmill for a helicopter.
|Budgie's Opening Goal
|The new Harefield is opened and Budgie aids as the Minister for Airports.
Season 3 (1996)[edit]
|Boom, Boom Budgie
|Budgie tries to break the sound barrier.
|Writers in the Sky
|Chuck is towing two kites through the air and he crashlands into a pond.
|Double Trouble
|Budgie and Chuck discover that Pippa got replaced by a double.
|Eye in the Sky
|Budgie tasks as becoming a traffic helicopter for the day, but more trouble ensues in the process.
|Chuck's Buddy
|Buddy has to put Budgie in charge for a day, which leads to a disaster.
|The Aqueduct
|Budgie discovers that the water has disappeared.
|Plane Silly
|Budgie has to search for Ben and Lucy's lost model airplane.
|The Plane Who Cried Wolf
|Jasper has been constantly lying, so no one believes that he is in trouble. Budgie then comes to his aid.
|The Runaway Train
|Jake is pulling the Royal Carriage and suddenly goes out of control on the track. Budgie goes out to stop him.
|A Tail of Woe
|Lionel damages his main rotors, when he tries to avoid Ben and Lucy's rabbits. Budgie sets out to find a new replacement before the twins find the rabbits.
|Put Up or Stuck Up
|The air museum has opened at Harefield and Budgie has to complete all his tasks on it.
|Silent Flight
|The aircraft set out to rescue some skiers stranded on a snowy mountain.
|Ups & Downs
|Chuck is punished by having to pick up all the rotten vegetables. Budgie is delivering pieces for a new bridge, but he soon spots two people trying to catch a dolphin and has to rescue a submarine.
CGI Series[edit]
A CGI remake of that series is in pre-production being produced by UmberellaFX, with Sophie Aldred voicing as Budgie.[7] [8] coming in 12 March 2018.
The New Adventures of Budgie the Little Helicopter, a new CGI version of the series has been started, co-produced by Nelvana and DreamWorks Animation Television.
Home video releases[edit]
In 1997, UAV Entertainment released some episodes of the series on individual VHS tapes and the complete series tapes were also released. A 1997 film special titled Budgie the Little Helicopter: The Movie also was released on VHS and Redesigned into a Theatrical-release by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment.[9] Two DVDs were released in the UK in 2004 and 2006 with selected episodes. In 2007 Jigsaw Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Australia and New Zealand.
International broadcast[edit]
- Australia
- ABC (18 November 1994 – 26 January 2001)
- Israel
- Chile
- Canal 13 (1999–2006)
- Megavision (2004–2009)
- Chilevisión (1999–2000)
- UCV TV (1998–present)
- Telecanal (2007–present)
- TVU (Chile) (2011–present)
- Portugal
- Canal Panda (2006–2007)
- Indonesia
- Poland
- Russia
- Telenyanya (2009–2010)
- Middle East
- Spacetoon (2016–present)
- The Fox Clubhouse (1994–1996)
- Fox Family (1999)
- Disney Channel (1995-1999)
- Playhouse Disney (2000-2012)
- France 3 (1997-presents)
- ^ "Budgie boost for Kids". Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ Eadie, Alison (1993-12-04). "Fergie's Budgie Coming to the US". Sun Sentinel. London. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ Shepherd, John (1994-03-17). "Shares in Sleepy Kids doze". Independent. London. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ Dullea, Georgia (1994-02-16). "AT TEA WITH: The Duchess of York; Mercy, Mischief and a Royal Fiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ "Fergie's soaring". Canoe. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
- ^ Starting over at 40
- ^ "Budgie The Little Helicopter SAMPLE, by UmbrellaFX".
- ^ "Budgie The Little Helicopter - the best animated show ever".
- ^ "Amazon.com Budgie the Little Helicopter: The Movie".
External links[edit]
- British animated television series
- 1990s British children's television series
- 1994 British television programme debuts
- 1996 British television programme endings
- ITV children's television programmes
- Television programs based on children's books
- British children's picture books
- Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
- English-language television programming
- Fictional helicopters
- Aviation television series
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation shows
- Television programmes produced by Harlech Television (HTV)
- British children's television programmes
- British fantasy television series


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CL Andrew Bailey
SU Huston Street
SU Luke Gregerson
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MI Joe Thatcher
LS Josh Spence
LR Dustin Mosely
C Nick Hundley
1B Anthony Rizzo
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OF Cam Maybin
OF Kyle Blanks
OF Carlos Quentin
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BN Andy Parrino
BN John Baker
BN Logan Forsythe
BN Jesus Guzman
TOTAL: 29.5 million
This plan would be easy cheap and provide a pretty nice year. Johnson, Desmond, and Quentin are big bats, the young rotation is fun to watch, and the pen is the best ever.


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There is now more cause to realistically hope for a better future than we've seen in a long time. When George W. Bush returns from his month-long ranch vacation, he might wonder what happened to his presidency while he was gone. Recent national polls show large majorities of Americans are increasingly wary of a protracted, expensive and deadly involvement in Iraq, not to mention the record deficits required to pay for Bush's global militarism. As a result, fewer than half say they would support a second term for Bush. Like rains damping down fires and cleaning the air we breathe, this is definitely good news.
Perhaps it was predictable that the Bush-Cheney regime, initiated in political controversy and conducted in absolute secrecy behind closed doors, should one day collapse of its own weight. What wasn't predictable, however, was how Bush's unscrupulous political machine would manipulate a terror attack to benefit its visions of global empire. Yet, as we are finding out every day, facts and fears both were manipulated, throwing Americans into a paroxysm of fear and suspicion.
In the land of the free, a rough burlap sack was pulled over the light of liberty while the dark work of Bush, Cheney, and Ashcroft got done in the shadows. Too many heads in Washington's Congressional chambers nodded far too quickly—and much too quietly. Perhaps their paranoia was understandable, for even the nation's top decision-makers had been forced from their offices by thin envelopes filled with white powder. In their fear, they traded liberty for security—or so they thought.
But now that some members of Congress have actually read the massive and grossly mis-named Patriot Act, they are finding out just what they gave away in their fear. Conservatives—at least those who still hold true to the conservative view of government they held before they "owned" it—are finding the loss of personal freedoms incompatible with their core beliefs.
It's so bad that Attorney General Ashcroft has launched a national road show to defend the Act, but the reality is that if true conservatives are joining already-concerned progressives, the Patriot Act is going to see some serious revision. It is very good news for the nation that those revisions will likely restore some of our lost rights to privacy from being spied on by our own government.
The foundations of this dark presidency are crumbling as the web of lies on which it was built comes to light. The Iraqi "drone" plane that the Bush administration told us was ready to fly over America spreading toxins and biological warfare agents has been debunked by international experts, who say the plane was incapable of performing any such feats and was just another false threat in Bush's rush to war.
Despite reams of slick, desperate political rhetoric, the mayhem Bush loosed upon the world is getting worse, not better, as time goes by. Every day it gets harder to justify the record national debt, the obvious neglect of urgent domestic needs, or the sending of troops to die on the other side of the globe.
That President Bush continues to use the military for "nation building" is undeniable, despite his campaign promise never to engage in such activities. Instead of taking care of our schools, hospitals, social programs and infrastructure needs, he wants to spend billions rebuilding Afghanistan from top to bottom. The Taliban, however, now appear to have taken back control of just about everything except the American outpost and our puppet government in Kabul. So for whom, exactly, are we rebuilding this nation?
It's much the same story in Iraq—only maybe worse, since we dumped much more money and many more troops into Iraq. At the enormous expense of more than a billion dollars a week, we nonetheless continue to suffer daily casualties on the streets of Baghdad as the people who were supposed to welcome us as liberators fight us as occupiers. When the tank pulled down the statue of Saddam months ago, it was a "big moment" in the war. But now television stations have returned to their mind-numbing, commercial programming; America, it would seem, has grown tired of deadly conflicts that go nowhere and cost so much in dollars, troops and material.
If the polls are accurate, Americans strapped with their own skyrocketing gas, utility, and college costs are wondering where the hell all the money Bush is spending is coming from. The answer, which becomes more obvious every day, is that everything else is suffering to pay for the Bush war machine. But as the impacts of Bush's crazy foreign policy and domestic neglect grow, so do the hordes of those critical of his destructive administration. Slowly but surely, we are returning to a semblance of sanity, confronting the reality of what Bush is doing to our country and questioning the acts of this out-of-control administration.
As Bush's outmoded colonial ambitions crumble abroad, the widespread rejection of his aimless and brutal policies are likely to grow. Perhaps Bush, like Gov. Judy Martz, will eventually realize that he no longer has a political future either. That, like Martz, he had his chance to lead and he blew it. Instead of developing stable long-term policies to benefit our people, he marched roughly across the globe while neglecting conditions at home.
When Bush called the recent East Coast blackout a "wake-up call," he may have been right. Only it might be a different kind of "wake-up" than Bush envisioned. America, it appears, is waking up to the paranoid hypnosis to which the Bush administration has subjected us. We are "waking up" to the mounting failures of Bush's social, health, education, environmental, economic and foreign policies—and their long-term costs to our country.
Make no mistake, Bush continues to push his plans to ravage our country, our environment, and the globe. But he is faltering, failing, losing credibility at home and abroad—and that brings glimmers of hope for a better future.
When not lobbying the Montana Legislature, George Ochenski is rattling the cage of the political establishment as a political analyst for the Missoula Independent.


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Over at Silhouette Blog, Jeana shares an adorable way to track your child's growth with a "DIY growth chart that doubles as wall art." Of course, her Silhouette made it super easy to create the stenciled numbers and adorable dog tags that display the child's name, age, and height. It's not easy to find a growth chart with a rustic look like this … [Read more...]
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Brook from BeingBrook had some scrap pallet wood kicking around in her garage after completing a couple of pallet projects. After finding some vintage glass door knobs at an estate sale, Brook put one of the wood pieces to good use as a coat rack. Brook literally just sanded it a bit and then added some new glass hooks and the door knobs. Brook … [Read more...]


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People from around the Cincinnati area know Gold Star (I much prefer Skyline myself); Cincinnati has a very unique style of chili known as Cincinnati Chili, Gold Star and Skyline being 2 of the most well known resaurants.
Anyway. Today I saw a new TV ad staring the Bengals Stormtrooper, who is pretty famous around here and elsewhere, I think he's been on TV a couple of times during games. He walks into a locker room and crushes a plastic cup someone is drinking out of and hands him a Bengals/Gold Star mug with a straw. Later he's "drinking" out of the straw of the mug through the front vent area. Pretty funny.


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In one of the video's, Charlie mentions that he has more than 100 members of his family that will all united together and they can collect up a few guns (presumably so they can go out and "take" whatever they want). All I heard was that they have 100 hungry, unprepped mouths to feed. In the words of the great Jeff Cooper, having a weapon doesn't make you armed. Because Stankmouth and his family have a few guns, and may have been out can plinking a few times doesn't make a highly trained militia.
There are millions of americans that are also armed and have various levels of military, tactical, combat, hunting and even competition experience. Judging from some of the Survival and Prepper boards, a majority of them have put stockpiling ammo as a high priority as well. I think these "armed" street thugs are in for a rude awakening when they initiate a firefight with a heavily armed populous, defending their own property. I wonder just how much resolve he and his cousins will have after the first few conflicts... especially seeing members of his family getting wounded and killed.
During SHTF I'm sure that rumors will abound, and I'd hate to be a survivor labeled with a false rumor that I had a "giant underground gasoline tank", or "cases and cases of booze", or " a harem of young women". I'd rather be known as "the people who can shoot really well".
I couldn't get past the first video. He does have a point about numbers though.
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Mine is not an individual decision, rather it is the consensus of the communities surrounding these wilderness areas. Because we understand there are limits on how many this land can sustain. Realistically I live well over 100 miles from the nearest high density population. The fact is very few will get to us. There are several small agricultural communities and towns in between us. How long do you think it will be before those communities start refusing the marauding desperate hordes from passing through their communities stripping all the resources they can find on their way through? How many of those communities are going to tolerate those bugging out, to the out lying wilderness areas of their community. In their ignorance stripping the land barren turning it into a waste land? Thereby depriving the locals, their friends and families of the resources they need to live. Most of the resources wasted destroyed because those bugging out cannot tell the difference between an edible or medicinal plant from a noxious one. Hell, city hunters can not tell the difference between a fat woman in a blue coat and a bear. Tell me how many wild edible and medicinal plants can you identify. Know when and how to harvest, prepare, store and use? My wife and daughters know enough to feed and heal us throughout each year. While leaving enough to propagate for next year and the year after, for us as well as the wildlife that also depends upon it. How many of those bugging out plant indigenous food plants on their fallow land to increase herd and flock size? How many raise their crops without harmful pesticides and fertilizer or paid thousands of extra for maximally efficient septic systems so that the water stays some of the most pristine in the nation? How many pay higher taxes and fees to assure that the local land fills dispose of toxic material in an environmentally sound manner, so that the water and land is protected? How many have gone out and fought the forest fires on that land? So, excatly what moral high ground entitles them to reap the benefit from our expense and efforts? At the cost of my families lives?
If SHTF there will be no state or federal land. Just as when this country was first settled those who used and defended the land were the owners. It was called homesteading. Most every large farm, ranch in existence today was established in that way.
Please explain to me why is it that those who plan on bugging out to land that they do not own, land they have done nothing for, have no connection to the land, are seen as rugged self sufficient survivors. But those who live there who take care of and nurture that very same land. Have done so for decades if not generations. Have used the resources to sustain themselves and their families are some kind of thugs for defending what they need to survive.


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Pippa Middleton Dishes on Kate: "We Have a very Normal, Sisterly Relationship"
We can't wait to see Pippa Middleton's interview with Matt Lauer next week, but in the meantime we snagged a few quotes from her one-on-one regarding her royal sister Kate.
During her first televised interview, Pippa talked about her relationship with the Duchess of Cambridge who wed Prince William in 2011 and gave birth to her adorable nephew last year.
Matt asked if her relationship with Kate changed since all the fame, and Pippa replied, "Not particularly, no. I mean, obviously she has pressures that she's taken on and things. But we spend a lot of time together. We still do a lot together as a family. And I think that's really the heart for all of us is having a really close family that we can sort of be normal with each other, treat each other normally. And that's sort of kept us all, you know, affixed to the ground."
"So you can call any night and say, 'Hey, Kate, it's Pippa. Let's just do girl talk like we used to'?" Matt inquired.
Pippa replied, "Yeah. Yeah, we do we have a very normal, sisterly relationship. We're very close. And, you know, we support each other and get each other's opinions and things."


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Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez is coming to the big screen!
The 22-year-old Miss Universe runner-up -- who was accidentally named the winner of the beauty competition by Steve Harvey last December -- will be playing Vin Diesel's love interest in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, her rep confirmed to ET on Wednesday.
WATCH: Miss Colombia Pens Heartfelt Letter After Miss Universe Experience
Her role in the third installment of the action film franchise -- set to be released Jan. 20, 2017-- will mark her feature film debut. In addition to Diesel, Gutiérrez also joins already-announced stars Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev, Toni Collette, Donnie Yen, Conor McGregor and Samuel L. Jackson.
Diesel, who starred in the original xXx in 2002, is already gearing up to reprise his role as Xander Cage, taking to Instagram on Tuesday to share a shirtless photo of himself in character on a skateboard.
"Xander state of mind…," he captioned it.
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The 48-year-old actor has been sharing behind-the-scenes photos from the film's Dominican Republican set to his Facebook page. Earlier this month, he penned a lengthy message about replaying the iconic character, while gushing about his costars.
"Fifteen years… it has been fifteen years since I have embodied the character of Xander Cage," Diesel, who was absent from 2005's xXx: State of the Union sequel starring Ice Cube, explained. "The smile you see on my face is real and reflective of the joy that comes from returning to a role that was so important and rewarding to me."
"As a producer, the idea we were able to put together such an amazing cast is surreal," he continued. "You hear me say often that this might be one of the best casts ever assembled and I don't expect you to understand that until you see the movie next year... haha, but it is true on such a global level."
WATCH: Vin Diesel Responds to Body-Shamers, Flashes Six-Pack Abs
"What is all the more impressive is how much each person is bringing to the table," he added. "Ruby Rose represents that perfectly. She's been training like crazy, not just to be physically primed but to truly embrace her respective character, and Adele's specific skill set. When actors come with that level of commitment you know you have a blockbuster on your hands."
@vindiesel - Late Last night I was caught taking a nap on set late during a lens change...And by on set I mean on Vin. Growing up I watched this man through XXX and fast... First I imagined what it would be like to be him, As I got older I wondered how it would be to work with him. He was the hero and anti hero in one. He protected people but unlike other secret agents on the screen - I related to Vin. His energy was always so palpable. He always made me laugh, he did the best stunts and he ALWAYS got the girl. Yet he didn't take himself seriously..I wanted to live like that. I never dreamed I'd step into a role from a movie I grew up watching, with a guy I idolized who I probably had a poster of on my wall. My life is always surprising me and I am always grateful but more than the work I get to do and dream I get to live, I'm grateful for the people I have met who love me as I am and are true friends. Like my man Vin.. Who is a reminder to always stay true to yourself and always trust your destiny. When I was young I escaped through movies.. Now I hope to be in movies that you can escape into and find laughter, confidence to be you, hope or even just a break from the situations you may be facing. Xox
The xXx sequel isn't the only action film Rose has had to heavily train for -- last December, ET reported that the Orange Is the New Black actress was hard at work in the gym for her role in John Wick 2, the sequel to the 2014 Keanu Reeves thriller.
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From Arnold P.- Sweetie Boy Forever's Catster Photos[ View profile page ]
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Sweetie! I thought this was a Kitten/Young Man pic of you. You're just radiating youth and manliness! (not that you never are!) I guess Meowing non-stop all the way to Oklahoma did you some good!!


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Is Chicken Little lurking on Wall Street? As pundits and speculators have been fretting about the impending recession, they have taken many retail stocks out to the barnyard for a true thrashing. This concern was the primary reason that some of the better know names such as Wal-Mart, Costco, Sears, and May Department Stores fell between 25% and 35% from their summer highs to their early October lows (most have rebounded somewhat over the past week or so).
If we want to find some really poor performing stocks, Fools need to look no further than small-cap retailers, which have been hit with the double whammy of being in the retail sector and falling into the currently abhorred small-cap universe. Here we find stocks such as Pier One, Gadzooks, Ross Stores, and The Buckle, which have been down between 53%-77% from their summer highs. Are there any interesting stories behind this carnage?
One that looks worthy of further investigation is The Buckle Inc. (NYSE: BKE). This retailer sells teen apparel through 209 "The Buckle" and "Brass Buckle" stores located in 28 states throughout the central, northwestern, and southern regions of the U.S. Almost 80% of sales come from tops (shirts, sweaters, blouses, etc), denims, and shoes. While the teen apparel market is extraordinarily fickle, The Buckle management has shown over the past few years an adept ability to meet the needs of its clientele. In addition, it has grown the company without using any debt and has maintained a cash and short-term investment balance that stood at about $64 million (a little less than $3 per share) at the end of its second quarter. This strong balance sheet should help the company to continue growing throughout any period of "economic turbulence".
Since January 1997, the company has reported double-digit same-store (10.2%-37.7%) sales gains every month except for two (in February 1997 and last month, when results were only up 7%-8%). These kinds of results are extremely impressive, particularly considering that most retailers are content with 5% growth. Why are same-store sales so important to a retailer? Many expenses that a retailer pays are relatively fixed (rent, utilities, and labor) and do not change significantly based on the actual sales experienced by the company.
For example, say "Politicos 'R' Us" (SCUM) opened in 1997, and sold $20,000 worth of merchandise, generating gross profit (sales minus cost of goods sold) of $8,000. The company paid rent and labor expense of $6,000, leading to a net profit for the year of $2,000. In 1998, the store reaped the benefit of hot selling Clinton-scandal paraphernalia (not to mention the new, glittery "Nuke Newt" bumper sticker) and saw sales and gross profit increase 50% to $30,000 and $12,000, respectively. Despite the dramatic sales increase, rent and labor costs only increased 10% to $6,600, leading to an annual profit of $5,400, up 170%.
That little example brings up another important point. While same-store sales are important, the company needs to be maintaining or increasing gross margins (gross profit divided by sales). In our above example, SCUM maintained its margins at 40% ($8,000/$20,000 and $16,000/$40,000). If margins had fallen, the results could have been quite different. For example, if margins had fallen to 30% in 1998, the company would have had gross profit of $9,000 (30% of $30,000 in sales), and an annual profit of $2,400 ($9,000 gross profit - $6,600 expenses). This 20% earnings growth is a far cry from the 170% we calculated in the original example. Looking at our real company, The Buckle, we are comforted to see that gross margins have increased from 31.6% in Q2 1997 to 34.4% in Q2 1998, continuing the positive trend of Q1.
There are, of course, risks to investing in companies like The Buckle. The foremost problem is fashion trends. At some point (hopefully sooner rather than later), the wide-legged jeans that have become so popular will likely go out of fashion. If management incorrectly projects that the trend will continue, they will be stuck with merchandise that no one will buy. The only way for them to get rid of the inventory will be to have dramatic clearance sales that reduce profitability. In addition, if a new trend emerges without the knowledge of a store's buyers, shoppers will go to another store that offers the "latest and greatest." This year, Gadzooks (Nasdaq: GADZ) and Wet Seal (Nasdaq: WTSLA), both youth-oriented retailers, have run into merchandising problems and seen their stock prices drop abruptly.
Paradoxically, another short-term obstacle for The Buckle is the company's tremendous success over the past year. Since the retailer did so well at the end of last year (same-store sales were up 22%-28% during the last three months of 1997), it will be harder for the company to show growth from those high sales levels. This issue is a likely reason that same-store sales were "only" 7% in September and will probably continue at more moderate levels going forward.
Compounding the worry over same-store sales trends is investor concern that consumers will slow their spending in a recession. Risk that consumers will pull back on spending if the economy starts to sputter is certainly present, but I would speculate that Mom and Dad are going to be much more willing to buy a new pair of pants or shoes for Junior than for themselves. In addition, to the extent that Junior earns spending money from his part-time job (where he just received a raise because of the tight labor markets for entry-level jobs), world-wide economic turmoil is of virtually no consequence. Analysts' estimates have The Buckle's earnings growing 17% from $1.43 per share in the year ending January 1999 to $1.67 per share in the following year, a solid showing (although it is below the 62%-109% gains over the past six quarters). Trading at a Price/Earnings ratio of slightly over 11x current year estimates and less than 10x next year's estimates, investors may want to consider hooking up with The Buckle.


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Jamie Lynn Spears, Brittany Spears' sister, announced today that she and her sister are in competition to see who will have most kids. Analysts predict it is going to be a very interesting competition, as Jamie Lynn has a head start of several years. Sources close to Spears family said that in the future they will also engage in the following competitions:
- Who marries a bigger sleezebag
- Shortest marriage.
- Number of kids falling from high-chair.
- Number of beaver-flashes in a week
- Number of no-shows to court appointments
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Hotel Catalonia Conde de Floridablanca
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Built in 1970 and renovated in the year 2000, this hotel comprises a total of 82 rooms spread over 6 floors. There is a bar and an air-conditioned restaurant available for use as well as laundry and room services, a car park and a garage for those arriving by car.
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This attractive hotel is located at the heart of Murcia, next to the Floridablanca gardens and the cathedral. The historical city hotel, the auditorium and the congress palace are to be found within a few minutes walk of the hotel. Public transport departs from stops located just 1.5 m from the hotel
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