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2014 Mazda CX-5: New Car Review - Video
The 2014 Mazda CX-5 compact crossover is a huge improvement over both the Mazda Tribute it replaces and the discontinued CX-7. Right off, we like the exterior styling that stays faithful to the Mazda corporate "face" with a sleek front end and deep air vents on the lower sides. There are three trim levels -- Sport, Touring and Grand Touring -- and, from first glance, the CX-5 gives you a let's-go-have-some-fun feeling.
Uninspired Within
Inside, the CX-5 has a few shortfalls. First, the front seats are really hard, and they have exposed seams that can be irritating to the touch. Also, the dashboard, control layout and overall personality of the CX-5 interior are mostly lackluster. This cabin simply doesn't generate the enthusiasm that the exterior of the vehicle does.
The interior is functional, but the audio system in the base Sport appears outdated. Available options bring some tech-savvy spirit to all the blandness, but this cabin still needs a significant makeover. There are such gadgets as a Bose Audio system, Bluetooth connectivity and a TomTom Navigation system, but they really aren't very well integrated.
The news is a little better in back, where there's a choice of folding rear seats. Upper trims get a convenient pass-through feature that allows skis or fishing rods while maintaining seating for two. Another nice touch is that the privacy screen over the cargo area moves up with the hatch when you open it.
Agile and Efficient
Two engines are available in the CX-5. There's a 155-horsepower 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder and a new 184-hp 2.5-liter inline 4-cylinder, which is the powertrain we recommend. The 2.0-liter engine is anemic compared to the 2.5 and struggles to reach highway speeds when carrying several people and their cargo. Front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive are available and, depending on the trim level, there's a choice of manual or automatic transmission, too.
Designed with Mazda SKYACTIVE technology, the CX-5 delivers a spirited, carlike driving experience and plenty of agility, all without a fuel economy penalty. It may be the best handling, most fuel-efficient crossover out there.
Fuel economy for the CX-5 is quite good, ranging from the 2.5-liter's 24 miles per gallon city/30 mpg hwy to the 2.0-liter's impressive 26 mpg city/35 mpg hwy.
Affordably Priced
The price of admission is just over $21,000 for the entry-level Sport, making it a budget-friendly crossover. The redesigned Ford Escape is the closest CX-5 competitor, and the Honda CR-V, Subaru Forester and Chevy Equinox match up closely, too.
The Final Say
The 2014 Mazda CX-5 is a real player in the compact utility category, with its good looks and fuel-sipping ways. There isn't much excitement inside the CX-5 cabin, but if you can get over that, there's some serious bang for your buck once you turn the key and drop it into gear.


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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson is dealing with an abdominal injury, but should be ready to help the Minnesota Vikings in their bid to earn a playoff spot with a victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Peterson leads the NFL with 1,898 yards and is 207 yards away from Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record. The star running back sat out the final minutes of Sunday's 23-6 win at Houston, with coach Leslie Frazier calling it a precautionary measure.
Peterson ran for 86 yards against the Texans, ending his streak of eight 100-yard games.
The Vikings (9-6) would clinch a postseason berth with a win over the NFC North champion Packers (11-4).
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|Prostate cancer screening programme leads to bigger fall in death rates than surrounding areas
The expected number of deaths from prostate cancer more than halved in the Tyrol after a programme was introduced to improve early detection and treatment of the disease, according to research published in the urology journal BJU International1.
Nearly 87 per cent of eligible men have been tested at least once since the programme was introduced in 1988. By 2005 cancer deaths had fallen by 54 per cent, compared with 29 per cent for the rest of Austria, which hadn't benefited from the programme.
There is no evidence that trends in the Tyrol and the rest of Austria were significantly different before free testing was introduced.
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing was introduced to Tyrol in 1988 and since 1993 it has been freely available to all men aged from 45 to 75 and to men under 40 with a family history of the disease explains lead author Professor Georg Bartsch from the University of Innsbruck, one of the international team of medical experts that makes up the Tyrol Prostate Cancer Screening Group.
Our findings suggest that the combination of free PSA testing and free treatment for any resulting prostate cancer can lead to significant reductions in death rates. This free treatment normally involved surgical removal of the prostate.
What was interesting about this study was that so many men came forward for testing after the programme was widely advertised in the print and broadcast media. People living in the Tyrol - one of the nine Federal states that make up Austria - tend to enjoy close proximity to health facilities and be very receptive to preventative medical programmes.
By 2005, just under 87 per cent of men aged between 45 and 75 living in the region had undergone a PSA test.
Our study clearly shows that deaths from prostate cancer have declined much more quickly in the Tyrol since 1988, when this programme was introduced, compared with the rest of Austria.
Before the programme was introduced, prostate cancer death rates in Tyrol were similar to the rest of the country, but after the programme was launched the death rate in the Tyrol started falling by an average of 7.3 per cent a year, more than twice the 3.2 per cent observed in the rest of Austria.
The findings also have important implications for age-related prostate cancer deaths, say the researchers, especially as the number of older men is steadily increasing.
Deaths from prostate cancer in the 80 plus age group have been increasing across Austria, but there has been no evidence of this happening in the Tyrol says co-author Professor Boyle from the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
This indicates that the screening programme in the Tyrol is picking up cases of prostate cancer at an earlier stage of the disease, when it can be treated more effectively. This early treatment reduces the risk of the disease coming back later in life and killing the patient when they are older.
The authors conclude that the introduction of free screening has made an important contribution to reducing prostate cancer death rates in the Tyrol, a region where treatment is freely available to all patients with the disease.
But they acknowledge that there is still controversy surrounding some aspects of screening for prostate cancer that need to be resolved.
These include the effectiveness of PSA testing in all cases, whether aggressive treatment alters the outcome in men with advanced stages of the disease and whether testing and treatment seriously impinge quality of life.
Our study shows that when widespread PSA testing was introduced to the Tyrol, and people with the disease received free treatment to cure their prostate cancer, the fall in death rates was significantly higher than in the rest of Austria says Professor Boyle.
This reduction in death rates is most probably due to the fact that cases of prostate cancer were detected at an earlier stage, when treatment for this disease tends to be more effective.
However it is important to remember that screening is only the first step in the optimal management of patients with prostate cancer.
1 Georg Bartsch, Wolfgang Horninger, Helmut Klocker, Alexandre Pelzer, Jasmin Bektic, Wilhelm Oberaigner, Harald Schennach, Georg Schäfer, Ferdinand Frauscher, Mathieu Boniol, Gianluca Severi, Chris Robertson, Peter Boyle, Tyrol Prostate Cancer Screening Group (2008) Tyrol Prostate Cancer Demonstration Project: early detection, treatment, outcome, incidence and mortality. BJU International 101 (7) , 809-816 doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.07502.x
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
A question!
How long is would you stay in a relationship if the guy didn't propose?
And my answer is?
I have no flipping idea.
Because, y'all? I have no flipping idea.
Jason and I dated dated for three years before he proposed. And frankly, I thought it was time for him to...you know, poop or get off the pot. (That was classy, yes?) Other people I know have dated much longer. This gal and her guy? Have been together for fifteen years. I haven't even KNOWN Jason fifteen years.
Thus, I have no idea what to tell her. I was thinking some crap about how every relationship is different and blah, blah, blah, whatever, but somehow? I don't think she wants to hear that.
So, kind readers, what do you think?
30 comments:
- Gerbil said...
Has she ever sat down and discussed with him what he sees for the future? what she wants? And why and when they both want it?
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:14:00 PM
- Allie said...
I agree, sit down and talk about it, you'll know by that discussion.
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:02:00 PM
- Chelle said...
hmmm. we knew each other for 6 years, but had only really been dating for 3 years when J proposed. Then it was another 2 years til we got married *rolls eyes*
But ya, like Gerbil said, have they talked about what they each want? What timelines they each see? I hope things work out for your (awesome) reader...
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:04:00 PM
- Halala Mama said...
If she wants to be married and have kids, then it's time for her to go. If she just wants to hang out and be with him, kids or no, then she can stay. It's really up to her - what does she want? (and realizing that wanting marriage and this particular guy may not be wants that can peacefully coexist.)
Me? I would be gone. But what do I know? I got married less than a year after meeting my husband.
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:35:00 PM
If you don't KNOW after 15 years, it's time to move on.
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:54:00 PM
- rosannepm said...
My husband and I disagree on something. Is "douchebag" a word to describe a woman or a man? I say it's a derogatory term for a woman and he says it describes men.
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:13:00 PM
- Thalassa said...
IMO, douchebag is not gender specific. it applies to anyone who is being a worthless jerk, and who would serve society best by dropping their own self into the nearest trash bin.
as for the reader? if the guy has been promising to propose for 15 years and has always had some reason or excuse, no matter how much she loves him, it's time to rip off that band-aid and find someone to love who has some gumption. i assume that being proposed to is something that's really important to her, or she wouldn't be asking the question. but if she's never told him directly it's really important to her (say because she's been trying not to "scare him off" by acting coolly disinterested in marriage) then he may honestly not think she's into it. he might be perfectly happy being unwed domestic partners, or he might be trying not to scare HER off because she's done such a good job of acting like she's not interested.
so, i need more information, but i think she should talk to him about it. then she'll know.
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:11:00 PM
- Kimberly said...
I second the talking thing, but I have to say, fifteen years is a heck of a long time. But that's coming from a gal whose guy proposed after five months, so perhaps I'm not the best one to listen to. =P
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:36:00 PM
- the Yearning Heart said...
I'm not sure there's any really good time. If he's not really motivated to, there's really no incentive for him to ask. Why don't you be the one to ask him?
Also, according to George Carlin, a scumbag is a guy, a douchebag is a girl.
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:40:00 PM
- Chloé said...
Well, I've been with my guy since 8 years now (we even missed our "anniversary" on July 8th... shame! LOL) and since we both don't care much about marriage, we are happy that way. The important words here being "we both don't care much about marriage": we talked about it and decided that it wasn't something that was important to our relationship, so, yeah, I agree on the talking advice above.
Concerning the douchebag question, well, I speak french, so I don't have any freaking idea!!
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:54:00 PM
- Sunny View said...
I would give it a couple of years if your goal is to get married.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:04:00 AM
- Liz said...
Have a chat about future plan. If her goal is marriage, but the guy is non-responsive, then see ya! No point wasting her time. Besides why forced it on him if he doesn't want to get marriage? It won't be good anyway.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:39:00 AM
- Lil Mouse said...
everyone has already said it, but do they have kids, is she 30 or 45? these things do make a difference,i mean if they were kids when they got together, like 15, she may still have a chance at a relationship with someone else and starting a family if wanted, if she's already past that, she may not care enough to make the move. Someone we know (too complicated to reason out who), had their grandkid ask when their anniversary was. They couldn't tell him, because they hadn't gotten married. They meekly rectified that and acted as if they had been married all along. Shrug. You just have to figure what's important to you and what's not. Also a quickie proposal, first date in August, engaged by December, married 1 1/2 years later. We had known each other before, though. so..
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:59:00 AM
- Patience said...
Dump him!
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:05:00 AM
- PaintingChef said...
I think that every circumstance is different. With me and my husband, it came down to him deciding to accept a job in another state.
We had been dating for about a year and a half and I got all "OH HELL NO" when his way of telling me he was making this kind of plan without me was for him to call me at work and ask me to help him look for a house.
I had no intention of doing anything to encourage this next phase of his life if it wasn't going to include me and I'm not one for the long distance relationships.
Turned out, he was just kind of dumb and it hadn't at all occurred to him that I might not be down with this whole "move out of state" plan because things WERE going so great.
In a nutshell? Men are dumb. Most of them fear change and upheaval in a relationship and getting engaged? Means all kinds of change!
But I think that, in general, three years (in an ADULT relationship... those 3 years on and off in high school DO NOT COUNT) is long enough. If he isn't sure after three years then move on. And if he is the one and you move on, he'll come to his senses really quick.
Manipulation? Yeah... maybe a little... use what you have sister.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:52:00 AM
- Fine For Now said...
Personally I think it depends on the age of this woman. In my case, my husband and I were dating for 9 years before a proposal....but we started dating at 15 and we were only 24 when he actually proposed, any sooner would have been too soon really. So, if she's around 30...yeah I say it's time! And if she's older, tell her to stop wasting her time :)
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:38:00 AM
- ohthatgirl said...
If you guys have been together for 15 years and you want marriage and he knows that, then he should step up.
If he doesn't know how you feel about it, he should! You need to talk to him and be very explicit about your intentions for the relationship.
If you are perfectly happy the way things are, then just go with the flow. If it works this way for both of you, then maybe it's fine the way it is.
But it seems like you might want something more (judging from the fact that you asked for advice and used douchebag at some point to express your emotions) and thats perfectly alright.
There is a time and a place for everything...and I think 15 years into it, you both should have at least some idea of where you want to be for the next 15 yrs....or 50!
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:39:00 AM
- queenrandom said...
Well that's a very individual thing. LB and I had discussed marriage and all that, and I told him I would say yes at any point, so the ball was in his court. Then I waited. And waited. And waited. Then I resolved to leave him if he hadn't popped the question by the end of the year (I think it was 2 years after that discussion?). The same week I made that resolution, he popped it. I think, having discussed it of course, she needs to ask herself if she's willing to cut her losses and move on. No shoe fits everyone, so this is just something she has to figure out for herself.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:57:00 AM
- velocibadgergirl said...
I think Thalassa is right on, down to her definition of douchebag. Talking about it honestly is definitely the first step! If they've done that and he knows how she feels and is *still* stalling, then she'll have to do some soul-searching.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:15:00 AM
- Karin's Korner said...
I agree about the whole sitting down and talking thing and then it is time to poop or get off the pot cause 15 years is a very long time.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:33:00 AM
- Judi said...
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- Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:06:00 AM
- la aventurista said...
Hi! I just found your blog through Judi at Lines Composed and I really like it so far! I love the honesty :) As I'm young and yet to be engaged, I may not be the most expert opinion there is, but I think your reader should move along, especially if she's talked to him about wanting to get married someday and it's still not happening. Fifteen years is a heck of a long time to wait for a proposal...
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:38:00 PM
Umm. . . 15 years? Methinks he's enjoying the supply of milk and she needs to GET A LIFE. Sans Mr. Milk Thief. Seriously. And if you have to call your significant other a d-bag, is that someone you really want to marry? Like a ring and a ceremony will change him? GET OUT WOMAN!!!!
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:05:00 PM
- Erratic said...
Yikes. Personally? I wouldn't care. But, marriage isn't all that important to me. I have close friends that have been together over a decade, have children, and have never been married.
What matters to me is having a loving, committed relationship that makes me happy. If she has that and is truly happy - is marriage really that important? If that is something that is important to her, and not to him, then they have a conversation ahead of them. If they cannot compromise, it is time to part ways.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:12:00 PM
- I am Trish Marie said...
I don't think there is a time limit, per se. I think it comes down to if one person is wanting one thing and another wants something different, then a decision needs to be made. Sure fifteen years may sound like a long time, but have they actually talked about where their relationship is going? I have a relative who has been with her (we call him husband) boyfriend for almost the same amount of time. They have no intention of getting married. They are cool with that. It is what they want. But that doesn't sound like the case here. They need to talk. And, if after 15 years, he still is not ready to commit to her, then I would advise her to move on. Easier said than done, though.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:17:00 PM
- CageQueen said...
At this point, what is a long drawn out conversation about expectations going to produce? I'm pretty much thinking that if he hasn't by now, he won't unless he's given an ultimatum. Who the hell wants an ultimatum-proposal? Not I!! She is doing herself a disservice by staying with someone who is not cognizant of her needs, or disregards them. I am not sure how old she is, but life is too short to waste it with someone who doesn't want the same things as you. Lots of people try to play it off as "just a piece of paper" but that is horse shit. There is honor and respect that can't come from shacking up. I'm with you Stephanie-he needs to shit or get off the pot. He sounds like a royal douchebag to me!!
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:34:00 PM
- Beyond Alice said...
The hubs and I dated for 3 years before he proposed, and I was seriously considering calling it off shortly before he popped the question. I know things are different for everyone...but 15 years!!??!?!? That is a long frickin' time. It sounds to me like he has no intention of proposing if he is this comfortable leaving their relationship as it is.
My advice would be to have a serious discussion. If he doesn't seem certain that he wants to get married someday soon, I would GET OUT, if marriage is truly what she wants!
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:56:00 PM
- Snarky Lady said...
I'd discuss it. Sounds like he likes the way things are and really has no intention to propose and maybe doesn't see a reason to make it legal?
As for me -- I got a proposal after 2 weeks. We had known each other since high school, but we'd been dating for two weeks. It was about 1 month after we'd just finally gotten to see each other almost 10 years after graduation.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:50:00 PM
- Wondering Woman said...
Who can say what will work for someone else? My friend and her husband dated 20 YEARS before getting married and they still live in separate houses. It wouldn't work for me, I don't really understand it, but so what.... they're happy and it works for them.
- Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:15:00 PM
- Katie said...
Surely it's different for everyone.. I have some friends that have been together something like 12 years and seem to have no intentions of getting married, and they seem happy.
That's not what I'd want though. My boyfriend and I are coming up on a year, and I've already told him that I will not be like the above friends (they're mutual friends so he knows all about it), and that I do plan on getting married in my life, and to plan accordingly. Not that I want him to propose tomorrow or anything.. ask me again how I feel six-eight months from now ;)
Anyway, if the writer wants to get married, and her SO knows that and has not proposed after 15 years... I'd say it's time to go. Though I don't really know that I think "making it legal" is worth leaving after 15 years.. *shrug* I'd have done it long before. If he's deliberately not doing it and totally disregarding her wants, then yes, please, GO! but if he's happy and thinks that she is, and is just kind of slow like that, it may be worth rethinking the goal.
- Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:38:00 AM


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Failed super cop car goes to auction
Carbon Motors built high-tech prototype to woo investors.
INDIANAPOLIS — No matter what it sells for, it will always be the $7 million car.
Crowds ooh'ed and ah'ed when the vehicle was unveiled, but today the high-tech police car prototype that Carbon Motors used to woo investors — including government officials who awarded the company $7 million in public grants — is all the bankrupt start-up has left.
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And now, it's going on the auction block.
The vehicle isn't likely to fetch anywhere near the amount state and local governments invested — nor is it likely to put much of a dent in the $21.7 million the company owes private vendors and investors.
But that doesn't mean it wouldn't be a nice catch for a wealthy high-end car collector.
Carbon Motors, which once promised to bring 1,300 jobs to the economically challenged city of Connersville, Ind., received permission last week from a federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis to put its high-tech car up for auction.
Proceeds from the sale will be used to repay the company's private creditors.
Those creditors don't include the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, which gave the company $2 million in grant money, or the city of Connersville, which awarded Carbon Motors $5 million through a regional grant program funded with riverboat casino revenue from Lawrenceburg, Ind. That's because government officials put few requirements on the grant money, and later waived some of those requirements.
Needless to say, the auction isn't stirring much excitement in Connersville.
"It's a shame," said David Devor, a former Fayette County, Ind., commissioner. "That won't make a dent in what they took us for."
He compared the vehicle to a bottle of snake oil.
"That's exactly what they were," he said. "Snake oil salesmen."
According to court records, the so-called E-7 vehicle is being housed somewhere in California. The company's other remaining assets are described as "nominal" and include maintenance tools and a trade show booth, court records show.
Indianapolis-based Key Auctioneers will conduct the auction, which is scheduled for Jan. 23. The auction company said in court filings it will market the vehicle to "very well moneyed collector car enthusiasts."
And at least one well-known collector — late-night talk show host Jay Leno — has already expressed interested, said Henry Efroymson, Carbon Motors' bankruptcy attorney.
"There are a number of different guys out there who like to collect these type of cars," said Efroymson.
The E-7 was supposed to be the first car of its kind — a vehicle built especially for law enforcement. According to the company, the E-7 can run on bio-diesel fuel and features an automatic license-plate-recognition system, touch-screen computers, shotgun mounts, and cutaway seats that make room for a police officer's heavy belt. It has a top speed greater than 150 mph and can go from zero to 60 in 6.5 seconds, according to the company.
But the vehicle isn't likely to appeal to the average driver — it's not street legal.
"It's a very unusual motor vehicle," Efroymson said. "It's a prototype created solely for sales purposes and not to be driven on public streets. The likely interested parties would be collectors of cars that would only be driven on private streets."
No starting bid price has been set, but the auctioneer is authorized to spend up to $20,000 to market the car. Carbon Motors plans to pay those expenses with the sale proceeds.
Carbon Motors filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in June, listing $21.7 million in liabilities and $18,976 in assets. Creditors include German car company BMW, which provided the vehicle's platform, and Troy, Mich.-based Inteva Products. Those suppliers say Carbon Motors owes them more than $3 million combined.
Carbon Motors was founded by former Ford Motor Co. executive William Santana Li and former police officer Stacy Dean Stephens. In 2009, they announced their decision to locate their start-up in Connersville, a city once nicknamed "Little Detroit" that had been ravaged by factory closings. Thousands of the town's 13,000 residents gathered to welcome the company and take in the shiny high-tech police car.
But the company never built another car and the 1,300 jobs it promised never materialized.
In the meantime, Carbon Motors blew through the $7 million in public money. An Indianapolis Star investigation found some of that money was spent on upgrades to the building Carbon Motors leased from the city, but most of it was spent on vehicle engineering, salaries for company executives, and travel expenses that included stays at high-end hotels across the country. Carbon Motors also used $11,500 to pay a Connersville councilman as a "contract employee," even as he voted on issues related to the company.
Now, the only thing left of any real value is the company's sole concept vehicle.
Then-Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who supported the project, and Li, the company's CEO, have blamed the failure on the U.S. Department of Energy's rejection of the company's request for a $310 million loan.
The regional grant program that provided most of the money has since become part of an FBI criminal investigation, though the bureau has not identified any targets.
Connsersville Mayor Leonard Urban said he thinks his city should get the car in exchange for its investments.
"It ought to be given to the city of Connersville to auction off so we can recoup some of what we gave them," he said. "Or it ought to be in a museum here."
Asked what the display description would say, he answered: "Lesson learned."
About the car
Name: E-7
Engine: Forced induction diesel
Top speed: Greater than 150 mph
Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 6.5 seconds
Special features: Integrated sirens, automatic license-plate-recognition system, touch-screen computers, shotgun mounts, rear-hinged back doors, and cutaway seats that make room for a police officer's heavy belt.
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Location Index
Menu Index
Restaurant Info
- Character Dining
-- Character Meals
-- Character Meal
- All-You-Can-Eat
- Animal Kingdom
- BoardWalk Area
- Character Meals
- Disney Springs
- Disney's Hollywood Studios
- Epcot
- Magic Kingdom
- Resort: Counter
- Resort: Table Service
WDW Recipes
Dinner Shows
Special Dietary Needs
- Celiac Sprue
- Food Allergies
- Kosher
- Low Carb
- Other Special Diets
- Vegetarian/Vegan
- --Parks Counter
- --Parks Table Service
- --Resorts Table Service
- --Strategies
- --Meet the Authors
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- --A Vegetarian at
Mickey's Table - I
- --A Vegetarian at
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Special Dining Events
- Afternoon Tea at Grand Floridian
- Dine with a Disney
- My Disney Girl's
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- Packages with Reserved Viewing
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Dining, etc.)
Dining Discounts
Character Meals
Magic Kingdom
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Resort Hotels
Where the Characters Dine
Insider Tips
Where else but Walt Disney World can you dine with your favorite characters! The popularity of character meals has grown so much that you can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner with the characters.
The meals are served several ways.
Traditional buffet-style -- available at most of the participating restaurants.
Family-style -- the server brings large bowls/plates/skillets of food that you serve yourself and pass around the table.
Pre-plated meals -- These meals are served to each guest and each plate includes the same meal.
As a rule, you need to make Advance Reservations for character meals. However, during slow seasons it is sometimes possible to attend a Character Meal without an Advance Reservation. Advance Reservations are available for all character meals and can be arranged by calling 407-WDW-DINE (939-3463).
For all of the Character Meals -- the characters make their way around the room, stopping at each table. You don't have to run after the character or wait in a special line. In fact, the characters generally will not stop for you if you chase them. If you stay seated and let them visit you, it lends a great deal of order to the fun.
After each listing you will see prices for each meal with an A (for adult) or a C (for child). Walt Disney World offers the children's price to those aged 3-9. Children under 3 will be allowed to dine free while those over 9 will be required to pay the adult price. Prices do NOT include tax or gratuity.
Magic Kingdom
Crystal Palace - Head down Main Street, USA and make a left at Casey's Corner! This restaurant serves three meals per day with Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet. Meals are served buffet-style with a separate buffet for kids called "Pooh Corner." Breakfast items include eggs, pancakes, breakfast meats, breads, fruit and more. Lunch offers a variety of hot and cold entrees and sides along with a dessert bar. At dinner carved meats and peel-and-eat shrimp are added. Advance Reservations strongly recommended!
Cinderella's Royal Table - Located on the second floor of Cinderella Castle this restaurant features characters at all three meals. Characters vary, but almost always include Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother and may include Belle, Jasmine and Snow White The official name for all three meals at the Castle is Fairytale Dining at Cinderella's Royal Table, and all require TWO entitlements when using the Disney Dining Plans. When you arrive for your reservation, a photographer will be on hand to take pictures of your group in the lobby, before you are seated in the dining room. (Characters subject to change without notice.)
Children (ages 3-9) also get a Surprise gift! A princess wand for girls and a prince's sword for boys!
NOTE: Payment in full with a credit card will be required at the time of booking for all meals at Cinderella's Royal Table. If you do not have a credit card, the reservation cannot be made.
Advance Reservation is a must. This is the hardest Character Meal to get a reservation for!
If you want to see Cinderella and can't get in here or want a less expensive meal, try Cinderella's Happily Ever After Dinner at 1900 Park Fare in the Grand Floridian.
The Garden Grill - Chip and Dale's Harvest Feast - Located in the Land Pavilion in the Future World section of Epcot this restaurant features breakfast, lunch and dinner with Mickey, Chip and Dale, and Pluto, all attired "farmer-style". Reservations are recommended.
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall - Princess Storybook Dining - Character meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Norway Pavilion at Epcot and features Disney Princesses and Friends. American breakfast buffet hours are: 8:30 to 10:10 a.m. Most likely characters: Belle, Jasmine, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Mary Poppins. Lunch and Dinner are Norwegian-style dining with Disney Princesses, too (including the occasional visit from Ariel in her gown).
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Hollywood & Vine - "Playhouse Disney's Play 'N Dine at Hollywood & Vine" with Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First, Roadster Racer Goofy and Jake of the Neverland Pirates. Breakfast features the characters singing and dancing to favorite Playhouse Disney songs. The buffet breakfast, 8-11:20 a.m., features Mickey waffles, frittatas and fresh fruits and pastries. Lunch and Dinner are "Seasonal Dining with Minnie," a character experience with Minnie Mouse and friends.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Tusker House - Animal Kingdom features a character breakfast, lunch and dinner called Donald's Dining Safari. Characters include Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Mickey. All you can eat buffet. Breakfast 8 - 10:30 a.m.; Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.; Dinner starts at 4 p.m. (Same day reservations may be available.)
Cape May Cafe - Beach Club Buffet breakfast is served here every morning. Goofy, Minnie, and Donald are on hand and the meal is served buffet-style. Offerings include eggs, pancakes, meats, breads, fresh fruit and more.
Chef Mickey's - Contemporary Resort - serves breakfast with Chef Mickey, Chip, Dale and Chef Goofy. The breakfast buffet offers the usual items - eggs, breads, meats, fresh fruit, etc. At dinner there is a salad bar, peel and eat shrimp, soups, hot entrees, breads, carved meats, vegetables, desserts and an ice cream bar with a great variety of toppings. Advance Reservations strongly recommended.
1900 Park Fare - Grand Floridian
Breakfast - Supercalifragilistic Breakfast with a variety of characters. Currently there are Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland, and the Mad Hatter. Breakfast items include omelet bar, pancakes, fruit, breads, meats, etc.
Dinner - Cinderella's Happily Ever After Dinner - Regulars include Cinderella and Prince Charming, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, Drizella, and the Fairy Godmother (some characters may only be in the lobby for photos). Price includes dessert and a non-alcoholic beverage.
Polynesian -- 'Ohana Character Breakfast - every morning. Characters include Lilo and Stitch, Pluto and Mickey. The meal is served family-style and features eggs, waffles, meats, breads, fruit and more. Advance Reservations are strongly recommended.
Garden Grove Cafe Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday! - in the WDW Swan; features Goofy and Pluto. Usually not crowded and a good choice for a last minute decision to dine with the characters. Both a la carte and buffet are available.
Garden Grove Dinner in the Swan Hotel opens at 5:30 p.m. nightly and has the following character entertainment: Goofy and Pluto every night; Chip and Dale added on Fridays only.
Please read the Character Meet and Greet FAQ for further ideas to enhance your experience.
For other helpful Character hints search our Tips Database.
Try to go to a character breakfast in one of the parks for the first 8 a.m. seating before the park opens. You get to enter the park around 7:45 a.m., get your stroller/wheelchairs, eat a great breakfast and be in the back of the park riding the rides at opening time while everybody else is waiting in lines and just starting to come into the park. For a great photo opportunity, eat at the Crystal Palace and on your way there take a picture of your family in front of the castle -- since the park isn't open yet, your family will be the only ones in the picture. It's the only time you can ever do that! (Elizabeth Donoho)
Make sure you pick up autograph books for the kids before your meal. They are not available at the restaurants themselves. (Michele)
A small disposable camera for the kids can be a lot of fun. The characters tend to ham it up when they see the kids taking their pictures. (Michele)
We just got back from our vacation. I was disappointed to get an 11:15 seating. I thought it was too late...boy was I wrong...we had the BEST time. My daughter (2) had all the characters to herself! She got to dance with Mickey all by herself!!! So, anyone who is thinking of going...make the seating as late as possible, it is well worth it!! (Jennifer Rosner)
We did several character meals. At first we would only use our cameras to take pictures of our children with the characters after they had signed the autograph books and were posing with them. But after the second meal we started snapping away as soon as the characters approached our table. We are so glad we did this because we captured a very funny sequence of events while at 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian. These candid shots tell a funny story, showing the playful interaction between my sons and the characters. After that, we started snapping away at all of the character meals, and now that we're back, we see that the candid shots usually gave us better pictures than the posed ones! So my tip is, start taking pictures as soon as the characters approach your table and start interacting with your children. Of course you want the posed pictures, but the candid ones just might end up being your favorite memories of the meals! Theresa Brown
If you make your arrangements for off-peak times you will get more attention from the characters as the restaurants will be less crowded. (Michele)
Don't shy away from character meals if you don't have kids. They can be a lot of fun for everyone and the characters will interact as much with you as parties with children. (Michele)
If you are depending on the transportation to take you to a Character breakfast at one of the resorts at an early time, make sure you book the breakfast during an early entry day of the nearest theme park. Otherwise you won't get there on time. Buses run 1 hour earlier on early entry days. For our breakfast at the Polynesian Resort, the bus took us to the Magic Kingdom during early entry day and we took the monorail to the resort. (Steve Klodnicki)
'Ohana Restaurant at the Polynesian Resort is well worth the money. We had a character breakfast there. We got there for the 7:30AM seating. The characters even paraded around the restaurant with the kids. (Steve Klodnicki)
First trip with a toddler and the first character meal was at Garden Grill, it was empty. My daughter (then 2) is VERY shy around strangers, would never even smile or say "Hi". Her first Disney character experience is when we give the hostess our name at the Garden Grill. Out comes Mickey and asks her to come over to him as he bends down. She smiles, lets go of my hand and ran over to say, "Mickey, see my new Pooh shoes? Is Pooh your friend?" My husband and I are STILL getting over the shock! As soon as we sat down at our table, Mickey came back over and colored with her for at least FIVE MINUTES and even wrote her name in her (brand new) autograph book. We got MANY pictures of more than 1 character at a time. It got to the point that we were wondering if we'd ever really eat -- and I mean the grownups, not just the toddler -- we were having too much fun with the still & video cameras. Number one important thing for character meals -- do NOT dine at a busy time. (Michael & Alison McGee)
My big tip would be to go to the character lunches and dinners at odd hours. The meals are a little pricey, but very tasty, and it was worth every penny to see her skipping out of the restaurant hand-in-hand with Dale. (Doug Gleditsch)
When my wife and I took our nieces (ages 7 and 9) to Disney World they especially wanted to meet Cinderella. I had already made reservations for the Cinderella breakfast in the castle, but I didn't tell the girls right away. Instead, I said only that if we were very lucky maybe Cinderella would invite us to meet her in her castle. In the meantime, my wife, Kathy, purchased some invitation cards at one of the shops, with Cinderella and the castle on the cover. She filled out the invitation from "Princess Cinderella," and, the day before the breakfast, secretly left them on the girls' pillows as we left the room for the day. When we returned, the girls found the invitations and were thrilled that Cinderella had personally invited them to breakfast! Also, don't give up if you can't get reservations for breakfast in the castle or for other popular character meals. If the meal is all booked up, try calling again for reservations just a day or two before the meal (or even the day of). Often there are cancellations. It worked for me! (Dennis Driggers)
Please do not bring crayons, golf pencils or small tiny pens for the characters to sign with. Remember most characters have very large hands (or paws) and cannot hold these small items very well. Characters LOVE thick Sharpie pens and now they have retractable ones. These are great.
from Chef Mickey's signed postcards for our little friends back home.
The characters were more than happy to sign autographs for my nephew
and other small friends on postcards. We purchased the postcards with
a specific character on them. The postcards were a hit back home because
they got mail from Mickey and Minnie! - Diane Parker
We've been to Disney World almost every year since my son was 4 years old and have gone to a character meal that has Tigger each time. Of course, pictures with the characters have been taken. Not only do they help record the great times we've had, but I've put together a collage showing my son going from barely waist-high on his orange-striped friend to being a bit past Tigger's shoulder. We're going this year in December and even though he'll be 15, my son's still game for that "Hey, Mom!" picture! - Liz Myrato


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An Indiana man died late Sunday afternoon after he was tasered in south suburban Thornton, officials said.
Mark A. Koves, 28, of the 9500 block of Roosevelt Street in Crown Point, was pronounced dead at 5:44 p.m. at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
According to preliminary information from the medical examiner's office, Koves had been tasered in Thornton, but exactly where that happened was not immediately available.
Koves' cause of death was pending autopsy results.
It was also not immediately clear who tasered Koves, but when asked to comment about the report of a man being tasered in their community, Thornton police released a statement this morning about an incident late Sunday afternoon involving a naked man.
About 4:30 p.m., police were alerted to a naked man in the street near Hubbard Park by Wolcott School, the release said. When police approached, the man became "erratic and combative," the release said. Police subdued the man and took him to the hospital for treatment.
There was no one immediately available from the Thornton Police Department to confirm the identity of the naked man, whether he had been tasered, or what had happened to the man after he had been taken to the hospital.
As of 10 a.m., police had not made clear if the two incidents were connected or not.
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Reading and Leeds Line-ups Announced Today!
Kings Of Leon, Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys have been confirmed for Reading And Leeds Festivals.
[from NME.com] Radiohead, Kings Of Leon and Arctic Monkeys will headline the 2009 Reading And Leeds Festivals, NME.COM can exclusively reveal.
The festival, which takes place between August 28-30, will also see Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, Vampire Weekend, Kaiser Chiefs and Glasvegas joining the line-up in this first announcement. Full the full line-up so far see below.
Tickets for this year's festival have gone on sale as the bill was announced.
Meanwhile get this week's issue of NME, on newsstands nationwide from Wednesday (April 1), for exclusive interviews with the headliners, plus the latest from festival chief Melvin Benn on the radical new plans for the 2009 festival.
The Reading And Leeds Festivals will feature the following bands:
Reading Friday (Aug 28)/ Leeds Sunday (30)
Main Stage:
Kings Of Leon (artist page / gear guide)
Kaiser Chiefs
Fall Out Boy
Funeral For A Friend
Reading Saturday(29)/ Leeds Friday (28)
Main Stage:
Arctic Monkeys (artist page / gear guide)
The Prodigy
Maximo Park
Ian Brown
Reading Sunday (30)/ Leeds Saturday (29)
Main Stage:
Radiohead (artist page / gear guide)
Bloc Party (artist page / gear guide)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (artist page / gear guide)
Vampire Weekend
Brand New
Acts have also been announced for the NME/ Radio 1 Stage, with and Glasvegas set to co-headline. The line-up for the second stage so far is:
Reading Saturday(29)/ Leeds Friday (28)
The Gossip
Glasvegas (artist page / gear guide)
Plus following acts will be playing the stage throughout the weekend:
Friendly Fires
Florence and the Machine
Jamie T
The Gaslight Anthem
White Lies
More names will be announced next week, including a very special headline performance on the NME/ Radio One Stage.


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First think about what you need your coffee table to do for you or what your room is missing then pick a table that provides the solution. Before buying a table mark the footprint with painter's tape so you can see the scale of the piece in the room and how that affects the surrounding furniture. If you have a very large room and a large coffee table you can break up the scale of the table by flanking it with pairs of ottomans or benches as in this example. When there's a party they can be moved out of the way for better circulation but for everyday use these extra seats help connect the sofa at one end and the pair of chairs at the other end. Be sure to use a pair of ottomans — not just a single one. When you have two sofas or any larger seating arrangement a big coffee table might seem like the obvious solution. But also consider a pair of matching coffee tables. They will keep the focus off one large piece of furniture and let your eye move around the room more easily. One classic coffee table size is 48 by 24 inches so you can plan on that when thinking about your furniture arrangement. A large coffee table is often double that: 48 inches square.
Coffee tables come in thousands of different shapes and sizes as do living areas. When making your purchase you need to find the size and shape that will best match your room whilst still looking and functioning how you require. Some people consider the look of a coffee table their number one priority and may prefer a very large coffee table for maximum visual impact. Others prefer to maximize the amount of floor space available for other uses. As a general guideline it is preferable to have a minimum of two feet around each side of the coffee table and it should be reachable without standing from each of the seating areas. Some people also suggest that your coffee table should be no larger than sixty percent of your sofas length. The height that you choose very much depends on what you intend to use it for. Modern coffee tables are often very low; however this may make using it for eating difficult. It is often a good idea to place an item of a similar size and shape to any table that you intend to buy in the room. This will give you a feel for how it will work with the space that you have.
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…is a disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of code, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior.
Its heart is a series of small behavior preserving transformations. Each transformation (called a "refactoring") does little, but a sequence of transformations can produce a significant restructuring. Since each refactoring is small, it's less likely to go wrong. The system is kept fully working after each small refactoring, reducing the chances that a system can get seriously broken during the restructuring.
Learning More
To learn more about Refactoring, the natural starting point is the Refactoring Book. Although I wrote this book back in 2000, it focuses on a basic programming technique that doesn't change over time. The examples are in Java, but are easily applicable to other programming languages.
Although the original Refactoring book is worthwhile for other languages, if you program in Ruby you'll probably prefer the Ruby edition, which was adapted by Jay Fields and Shane Harvie. As well as using Ruby examples, this book includes several refactorings that are more applicable to Ruby.
These refactoring books provide the basic explanation and catalog of example refactorings, but many readers enjoy examples to work from. Bill Wake answered this need with his Refactoring Workbook. Coincidentally the original workbook uses java, but there is also a Ruby version.
Beyond Simple Code
The base books and workbooks look at the fundamentals of refactoring software. They are where to start, but refactoring applies in more places and contexts, and several books explore these further aspects.
There is a close relationship between refactoring and patterns. Often the best way to use patterns is to gradually refactor your code to use the pattern once you realize it's needed. Joshua Kerievsky's Refactoring to Patterns explores this topic, making this a great topic to learn about once you've got the basic refactorings under your belt.
Many software development projects involve relational databases and they need refactoring just as much as code does. Refactoring Databases is somewhat more involved, since you have to not just change the code and schema, you also have to migrate the data. However doing this well is essential to using an evolutionary design approach in a database-intensive environment.
Although it's an excessive stretch to refer to HTML as a programming language, the concept of refactoring applies very well to HTML. Poorly structured HTML can be a significant barrier to keeping a web site fresh with regular updates. Refactoring HTML allows you to keep sites nimble and makes it easier to take advantage of changes in web technology.
This online catalog of refactorings includes the refactorings described in the base Refactoring book and its Ruby edition. For each refactoring I include the problem/solution pair, the sketch, and any notes, corrections, or clarifications I've made since the books were published. If you have a safari books online copy of these books, you should find the deep link into the book handy - allowing you to go directly from the catalog to the relevant page in the book.
I may extend this catalog to include refactorings from other books, or purely online refactorings, later on.
In the Refactoring Book, I made the following definition of "Refactoring"
noun: a change made to the internal structure of software to make it easier to understand and cheaper to modify without changing its observable behavior
verb: to restructure software by applying a series of refactorings without changing its observable behavior
Refactoring isn't another word for cleaning up code - it specifically defines one technique for improving the health of a code-base. I use "restructuring" as a more general term for reorganizing code that may incorporate other techniques.
Further Reading
Beyond these pages, I've written other material on martinfowler.com about refactoring - take a look at the refactoring tag to see what's there.


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Illinois Unemployment Rate Falls Again In June
The state Department of Employment Security says Illinois unemployment dropped in June to 7.1 percent. It was the fourth straight monthly decrease in the state's jobless rate.
The June figure was down from 7.5 percent in May. And while Illinois' unemployment rate remains higher than most other states it has now fallen almost a full percentage point in the past two months.
The monthly employment report that the department released Thursday pointed out that construction employment increased across the state by 3,500 jobs.
But manufacturing jobs in the state continued to decline. Illinois lost a net 1,500 manufacturing jobs in June.
In all the state added 6,000 jobs for the month.
The federal government said earlier this month that the national unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent in June.


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|START Conference Manager
ASIST 2012 Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD, October 26-30, 2012
Task Difficulty and Domain Knowledge Effects on Information Search Behaviors
Chang Liu, Jingjing Liu, Michael Cole, Nicholas J. Belkin and Xiangmin Zhang
Monday, 1:30pm
This study explores the effect of task difficulty on search behavior changes for users with high and low domain knowledge. A user experiment (n=40) was conducted using 5 search tasks. Participants rated their knowledge of MeSH terms (n=409) and were divided into two domain knowledge levels. Three of the tasks were designed to be difficult tasks with very few relevant documents returned by our search system and two tasks were easy, with many relevant documents returned. Our results showed that in Difficult tasks, users spent significantly longer dwell time on search result pages and visited significantly more content pages than in Easy tasks. In addition, there was an interaction effect of task difficulty and domain knowledge on dwell time of content pages and the percentage of dwell time on content pages to the task completion time. Our results demonstrate that the dwell time on search result pages is a better indicator of task difficulty than the dwell time on content pages if users' domain knowledge level is unknown. Our results have implications for personalization of information retrieval.


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I know a lot of Android fans would love to see the Samsung Galaxy S III specs in a smaller form factor, so prepare to be disappointed with the latest Galaxy S III Mini. The device is nothing to be ashamed of, but it doesn't offer the latest and greatest specs that some had hoped for.
"The Galaxy S III introduced a new concept of smartphone that has proven hugely popular around the world. We're now delighted to bring its revolutionary design, intuitive usability and intelligence to the GALAXY S III mini in a more compact form," said JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. "We continue to make every effort to provide extraordinary mobile experiences to meet a wide variety of user needs."
Highlights of the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini include:
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz
- 4.0 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display
- 1 GHz dual-core STEricsson processor
- 5MP AF + LED Flash / VGA Front
- 8/16 GB internal storage, 1 GB RAM
- WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, GPS/Glonass
- 1,500 mAh battery
As you can see, the Galaxy S III Mini could still be a great buy for the right price. Unfortunately, the launch details were not announced, so we will have to wait and see what the suggested retail price might be. If Samsung can offer this device below $299, it would be very competitive with the best unlocked phones.


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On Saturday, October 26, the SCA kicked off the ConSERVE NYC storm readiness service series with a coastal restoration project commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy at Gateway National Recreation Area. American Eagle helped kick off SCA's Sandy recovery efforts at the very same park last spring with the "We Donate, You Decide" campaign. It was so great the get back to Gateway and celebrate all the work we've accomplished together in just one year!
Want to join in the effort to strengthen NYC's weather defenses? Volunteer at SCA's next ConSERVE NYC event in Manhattan on November 9th.
Here's an excerpt from SCA Outreach Coordinator and blogger Ann P.'s blog post about Saturday's project. Head to SCA's blog, Conservation Nation, to read the entire recap.
"Bundled up in the brisk autumn weather, over 80 volunteers gathered for the project at Great Kills Park on Staten Island, a unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. Some groups tackled storm debris, collecting trash and uprooting tires, barrels, and driftwood. Others focused on erecting erosion fencing to protect the dunes and the native vegetation on Crooke's Point."
"By the end of the morning, when volunteers gathered back at the Beach Center for lunch, over 800 feet of dune fencing had been completed, and over 1700 pounds of debris had been removed from two miles of beachfront."


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A juvenile Childish Pearleye trawled at a depth between 600 m and 850 m, off Holmes Reef, 50 nautical miles east of the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Australia, 4 December 2010. The specimen is registered in the Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection (AMS I.45478-008).
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The new study, published "Online First" by JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at rates of violent deaths over four years -- from 2007 to 2010 -- and looked at how their distribution related to the patchwork of state laws governing gun ownership. It found that in those states with the most restrictive gun laws, rates of violent deaths were significantly lower than in those that had the least stringent laws on their books.
When it looked at gun deaths by suicide, the study found a particularly deep divide between stringent-gun-law states and states with few restrictions in gun laws: Compared with states that had a "legislative strength score" in the top quartile of restrictiveness (they have between nine and 24 gun control laws on their books), those states with a legislative strength score in the bottom quartile (having zero to two gun-control laws on their books) had on average 6.25 more gun suicides per 100,000 people.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Shares of Avago Technologies and Splunk Inc. rose in the extended session Thursday as both companies reported quarterly results after the closing bell.
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MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Set For May 7
Cherie Currie, former lead vocalist for the all-female rock band the Runaways, has been added to the lineup for the sixth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert celebrating women in recovery at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on May 7.
The event will also salute former first lady Betty Ford and the Betty Ford Center. Ford inspired many through her courage and strength by publicly revealing her personal struggles with addiction, and her work in establishing the Betty Ford Center. Susan Ford Bales, chair of the Betty Ford Center, will accept the MusiCares MAP Fund award on behalf of her mother.
Currie joins previously announced special performances by musician Jebin Bruni; former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley; Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine (the Go-Go's) with vocalist Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow), bassist Leah Randi (Pink) and drummer Patty Schemel (Hole); Exene (X); Beth Hart with GRAMMY-winning guitarist Slash (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver); musician Josh Klinghoffer; Corey Parks (Nashville Pussy) with GRAMMY-winning artist Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) and GRAMMY-winning drummer Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver); Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes) with Paul Ill (Alicia Keys, Courtney Love, Tina Turner), John Perry (Courtney Love, Linda Perry), Kellii Scott (Failure, Year Long Disaster), and Peter Thorn (Chris Cornell, Don Henley); the Donnas' Allison Robertson; and MC5 co-founder Wayne Kramer. Samantha Ronson will DJ live during dinner in memory of the late DJ AM, who DJed at the event last year. The evening will be hosted by comedian/singer Sarge.
The evening's focus on women in recovery is prompted in part by recent data — from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Transportation, respectively — indicating that only 8 percent of women who have a problem with addiction seek help, and the number of women abusing alcohol, as indicated by related traffic arrests, has risen 28 percent over the past decade. Women facing addiction often encounter challenges that may be barriers to treatment — a woman may want to avoid the stigma associated with drug addiction and rehab and try to "treat herself" without help, or she may fear losing her children, losing her job, going to jail, or other repercussions. In addition, women may need assistance with childcare or medical attention if they are pregnant that many drug rehabilitation centers may not offer. As a result, MusiCares is focusing attention on the issue through this event and other future activities.
"When we looked at the troubling statistics about women and addiction and found that women, in general, are less likely to get the treatment they need, we recognized that our annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit would be an ideal opportunity to draw attention to this important issue," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy and MusiCares. "Not only will this evening help generate critical resources for members of the music community who are struggling with addiction, but by honoring Betty Ford and her enduring commitment to recovery, we hope to shed light on the obstacles to treatment that women continue to encounter and the vital paths to recovery."
"In accepting this award you honor not only me, but all women and families who have taken a step toward recovery," said Ford. "I am proud of the women who have struggled with the disease of addiction, and have the courage and determination to help not only themselves but their families." Ford Bales said, "I know my mother is honored and even humbled by this award. I hope that it serves as motivation and a beacon of hope for other women and families to follow her example."
All proceeds will benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment and sober living resources. Over the past four years, the MusiCares MAP Fund has provided more than $3.1 million for addiction recovery treatment and sober living care for close to 1,000 clients. In addition, the MusiCares MAP Fund offers free aftercare group weekly meetings across the country.
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In springtime Washington, little can distract the teeming outdoor crowds from the grandeur of cherry trees nearing peak bloom. One exception: a yellow school bus pocked by 6,000 rounds of ammunition.
The bullet-riddled bus, at first glance the remains of some unspeakable tragedy, is an art piece, one that received its first U.S. showing on the back of a flatbed tow truck driving through the streets of downtown Washington this weekend. There it was greeted with unholstered camera phones, quizzical looks and plenty of questions: "Are these actual bullet holes?" "When are you going to be in front of the NRA?" "Was this thing driven through Iraq?"
Artist Viktor Mitic created the work, titled "Incident," last fall after a spate of gang violence in his home town of Toronto. It involved Mitic buying a small used school bus, taking it to a rural Canadian location and inviting several well-armed compatriots to blow thousands of holes in it, raging from .22-caliber plinks to shotgun blasts.
"They're not into art, these guys," said Mitic, 43. "Didn't really have to explain much about what I was intending to do and why. I just said, 'I have this bus; would you like to shoot it up?' And they said, 'Yup!'"
"Incident" resonated after the mass shooting in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and Mitic was invited to display the piece as part of a D.C. show, "Newtown Project: Art Targets Guns." It is also being shown through Wednesday at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Despite its inclusion in an anti-gun art show and the unsettling reactions it has generated, Mitic insists he is not an activist. Viewers can figure out for themselves what to do about guns, he said: "If they do more or less, whatever, it doesn't matter. ... It's not the role of the artist to actually make those decisions."
Mitic has used ammunition as a medium before, including in a series of paintings outlined in bullet holes made by the artist with a rifle.
In 2010, he took a used Volkswagen Golf, painted it, shot it with 3,000 rounds and presented it as "Kandahar or Shooting the Animal."
Mitic said he spent $12,000 to bring "Incident" to Washington, and he did not seem particularly optimistic that it might find a buyer. "That is what art is all about," he said.
But the piece got plenty of attention as it plied the streets of Washington on Sunday.
"My first reaction was pretty disturbed, because I have a 2-year-old son," said George Weathers, 38, a Philadelphia resident who walked past the bus while it was parked on a Washington street.
Finding out that it was artwork, he said, "still doesn't change the emotion, because you think of all the things that have happened here recently, in schools around the country. It's reality."
Ethan Harris, 23, and Eric Kilgore, 32, looked at the bus from the entrance of Old Glory barbecue, where they are both servers, more curious than appalled.
"I want to know what they shot it with," Kilgore said.
"It's pretty neat," Harris said. "The fact it's an art piece is a little relieving."
�Mike DeBonis, Washington Post
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In springtime Washington, little can distract the teeming outdoor crowds from the grandeur of cherry trees nearing peak bloom. One exception: a yellow school bus pocked by 6,000 rounds of ammunition.


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Fridays Under 5s - Storytime
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin was the first story I illustrated while I was in art school. The old version of the piper was a rather naive watercolour and will never appear on this blog, this is the new one I recently finished.
It's a contribution to a wonderful group project called Colonel Windpipe's Musical Brigade, run by the very nice and talented Lesley Barnes and Uberkraaft. (click on the names to visit their websites!) You can see some of the submissions to this project on the blog here and more recruits waiting for friday's inspection in the Flickr Group Pool here
It was a very fun illustration to work on and an extra push to step outside my comfort zone and create a "bad guy" for once. There are many textures and little details in this illustration, including a brand new set of brushes I made using some of my grandma's doilies (the veins around his eyes). Click on the full image to see a larger version.