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London attractions: Visit The Guards Museum to learn about the iconic regiments
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For iconic things to do in London, visitors should consider a trip to The Guards Museum.
A range of intriguing artefacts and information regarding the five regiments of the foot guards are available at the centre.
Along with two regiments of Household Cavalry, the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards have the job of guarding the Sovereign and the Royal Palaces.
Currently showing at the museum is the Postcards of the Brigade of Guards exhibition, displaying the military postcards commonly used during the Boer War and World War One.
During the First World War, famous generals, flags, uniforms badges and photographs were frequently pictures on postcards sent home by troops on the front line.
As the conflict became more brutal, postcards conversely became more humorous, with artist Bruce Bairnsfather rising in popularity.
However, for collectors, the most sought after cards tend to be those painted by renowned military artist Harry Payne.
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Elissa resigned as U.N. goodwill ambassador just over a year after her appointment.
BEIRUT: Musical icon Melhem Barakat sparked a political controversy when he left for Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad Tuesday.
In a story originally broken by the El-Nashra website Barakat was reported to have accepted an invitation from Syrian Military Intelligence chief Assef Shawkat to meet with Assad and discuss Lebanese prisoners being held in Syria.
The El-Nashra story noted Barakat, famous for his traditional Lebanese singing and theater work, received the invitation after speaking well of the embattled president who is attempting to put down an uprising in the country.
Visits to Damascus by foreign officials have been a rare event recently as many countries have cut off ties with Assad after his brutal crackdown on the opposition movement that has challenged his rule for over a year.
Journalist Jamal Fayyad, who is close to the singer, told The Daily Star that Barakat left Lebanon for Damascus Tuesday morning for his afternoon meeting and said he would spend the day in the capital.
Several anti-Syrian regime websites criticized Barakat for the move, saying he overstepped boundaries by mixing politics with his musical career.
"It's an interesting thing to note that Barakat has previously said he stays out of politics," read one message the Lebanese Forces website linked to on their homepage. "Based on this we wish Abu Majd [Barakat] all the luck with a president who kills his own people," read the message.
Another celebrity who made the buzz Tuesday was Lebanese singer Elissa, who resigned from her post as a U.N. goodwill ambassador, Albawaba reported Tuesday. Attempts by The Daily Star to reach Elissa's manager Amin Yaghi were unsuccessful.
The resignation comes just over one year after Elissa's appointment as the Middle East goodwill ambassador for the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina against Malnutrition.
According to Albawaba, sources at the U.N.'s Dubai headquarters revealed that Elissa resigned after her request for IIMSAM to create a program to let her visit needy areas around the Arab world to perform her duties went unanswered.
It was reported that Elissa had said she felt her position was useless if she was unable to help those who were in need or to raise awareness.
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Elissa became a goodwill ambassador in April 2011, replacing Aycha Gadhafi, daughter of late Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi.
Gadhafi was stripped of her post over her father's campaign against Libyan revolutionaries.
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Released Hidalgo 'didn't measure up' for Astros
By Jose de Jesus Ortiz | March 25, 2007
Photo By Billy Smith II/CHRONICLERichard Hidalgo wasn't performing offensively at the levels that his competitors for the right field job were.
Richard Hidalgo was released by the Astros on Saturday. It boiled down to simple math for the 31-year-old Venezuelan. Hidalgo, who hasn't played in the majors since 2005 and hasn't hit consistently well since 2003, batted only .136 (6-for-44) with nine RBIs.
And his main competitors for the job in right field have played well.
"This is someone that we had high hopes for — that he would come back and rejuvenate his career here," Astros general manager Tim Purpura said. "As I told Richard, we had no qualms about the way he went about his business. He was a professional.
"His defense was solid, above average, for sure. It's just that offensively he never came around like we hoped he would. Rather than prolong it any further, we just thought we would give him the news (Saturday)."
Luke Scott is hitting .283 with seven RBIs. Jason Lane is hitting .255 with five home runs and 12 RBIs. Until he hit a three-run homer Friday in his last game for the Astros, Hidalgo had only six RBIs.
"He just didn't measure up to the other players that we had out here," Purpura said.
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THE adopted value-for-money approach in verification of the public expenditure continues to instil sense of financial discipline as attested by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), Mr Ludovick Utoh in Dar es Salaam.
The CAG made the observation at the State House when submitting to President Jakaya Kikwete, the Annual General Report of the Audited Accounts of the Public Authorities and Other Bodies for the financial year 2012/2013.
He said the submission was according to Article 143 (4) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977, that allows the CAG to express a professional opinion on the financial statements of the Public Accounts, with recommendations for appropriate action against any noticeable anomalies.
"The report, both in English and Kiswahili versions focuses on five major areas. These include the Central Government, Local Government Authorities, Parastatal Organisations, funded projects and Financial prudence," Mr Utoh explained.
Receiving the report, President Kikwete commended the CAG and the associates for timely submission of the report, which sheds light on the financial management by public offices and other bodies with corresponding recommendations.
"On behalf of the government I would like to commend you (Office of the CAG) as Value-for-Money Auditing of the Public Accounts has improved the situation. There were serious problems in financial management in the past. Keep up the good job," Mr Kikwete said.
He said his office would act promptly to make sure that copies of the report reach the appropriate office, mainly the minister of finance and the Prime Minister's Office as Accounts for Local Government Authorities fall under this office.
The CAG is mandated to conduct both financial and performance audits of public accounts (both Central and Local) including the audit of the financial statements of all Public Authorities and other Bodies as defined in Section 37 of the Public Finance Act No. 6 of 2001 (revised 2004) amended by the Public Audit Act No. 11 of 2008.
The office is also empowered to conduct special audits and audit investigations when required to do so which empowers the CAG to make recommendations.


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October 26, 2004
I'm Richard Burns, WCTR News . . .
Several months ago, I did an interview for a show called The Technofile, hosted by a guy named l a z l o w. Now, anyone who has played Grand Theft Auto 3 or Vice City knows that is a big part of both those games, so when I called him for our interview I was able to keep it together for about 75 seconds before I blurted out, "Oh man, I have to tell you how much I love Vice City, especially the soundtrack, and it's just super cool that I get to talk with you!"
He was very gracious and endured my fanboy explosion, and we did our interview. When we were done, we chatted a little bit more, and somehow the topic of GTA: San Andreas came up. One thing lead to another, and lazlow asked me if I would be interested in being a caller on one of the radio stations.
I just about crapped my pants, and told him that I LOVE the GTA games, and I'd do any part at all just so I could be part of San Andreas. He told me that he'd bounce some ideas around, and get back to me about it.
A few weeks later, he called and offered me a part as a news reporter in the game. Of course I accepted, and back in summer, I got to spend the better part of an afternoon in a sound booth, bringing the character of Richard Burns to life. It was some of the most fun I've ever had, because lazlow, just like the producers of GR2, worked with me, and encouraged me to take some risks, improvise a little bit, and really push the limits of what we could get away with.
It's super cool, man! Richard Burns is one of those characters that most people would probably say I couldn't play, and most studios would have probably dismissed me out of hand, but lazlow believed in me, and took a big chance on me . . . and apparently it's paid off, because about a month after I did my sessions, lazlow called me, and told me that he'd played my bits for some very important people at Rockstar Games, and one of the Really Big Important Dudes said something like, "I love Richard Burns!"
I haven't been able to talk about this since I recorded it, because I signed an NDA. I haven't discussed the details of my scenes with anyone, not even Anne or the kids, and none of my friends even knew that I was in it at all. Matter of fact, the only person who knew about it was my brother, and that's because he's also a talented voice actor who has a cameo on the game. But even when we talked about it, I couldn't discuss specifics with him, and we kept calling it "The Project."
It has been killing me to keep this to myself, because being in GTA: San Andreas is like being in Empire Strikes Back, but Rockstar was obviously very concerned about protecting the story, and I respect that. However, since it's come out today (and it already breaking sales records, apparently) I can do the excited geek dance right here on WWdN --> w00000t!
As an actor, I always want to be part of projects that I am proud of, that I can confidently tell my friends about, and that doesn't happen very often . . . I can't believe that I get to be part of what is already being called "the single best title on the PS2 [the reviewer has] ever played."
Again, I say: w00000t!
Posted by wil at October 26, 2004 09:01 AM
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Geek dance from the East Coast for Wil!
That rawks! I don't play video games, but my hubby does, and I know about the GTA series. Good going!
i just saw a commercial for GTA:san andreas last night and wondered if that was the game you were in! it's like i have espn.... ;)Posted by: zettgrl at October 26, 2004 09:11 AM
super woot! I love the GTA games and can't wait to hear you.
Schweeeeeeeeeeet! Go you "Mr. Burns!"
Exxxxxxxxcellent!Posted by: Clay at October 26, 2004 09:13 AM
Not surprisingly, there were a ton of ads for GTA:SA during the season premier of Viva La Bam on MTV Sunday night. I was an absolute GTA3 addict, the only thing I didn't finish was the ambulance mission. Vice City came out just after my daughter was born, so I never got very far into it. I think I had just burned myself out on the whole concept with GTA3.
I wasn't planning on getting GTA:SA, but I might have to check it out now. I have to admit that the ads made it look awful damn good.Posted by: ttrentham at October 26, 2004 09:16 AM
Wow Wil! rawk! I hadn't planned on buying the next GTA, mainly cause I don't like how they left out the PC market, but I'm willing to run down to the store after work and get a copy now (assuming it's not sold out.... ohhh, so THAT'S what the game store was gearing up for last night!) That's so super cool.Posted by: brandon at October 26, 2004 09:17 AM
I have no idea how you kept your cool for so long.. dang!
w00t!Posted by: Neph at October 26, 2004 09:22 AM
Wow, that is really cool! Now I just need a PS2...Posted by: Anna at October 26, 2004 09:23 AM
Congrats!! The GTA games are my favorite PS2 games by far. I can't wait to get my hands on my reserved copy!Posted by: Ladyhawke at October 26, 2004 09:24 AM
I saw a commercial for GTA: San Andreas the other night and it looked really cool on it's own. Really cool new GTA game and Wil Wheaton voicing a character in it? Double Bonus!
Very, very cool. Glad you didn't burst from the excitement. Yay! An excuse to go get the game! :)Posted by: angie k at October 26, 2004 09:25 AM
See, now I have to buy a PS2. I just wish Sony would make bigger controllers. Those tiny little things give me hand cramps.Posted by: Matt at October 26, 2004 09:30 AM
OMFG, that's awesome! Talk radio is pretty much the station I listen to on both GTA3 and GTA: VC. Rawk on, Dick Burns! (you might need to see a doctor about that)
Hey, if RockStar liked you that much, maybe you'll be in the next one.Posted by: Kevin M. at October 26, 2004 09:32 AM
Congrats Wil! This is great news. Can't wait to hear you bring Richard Burns to life!!Posted by: Sonja at October 26, 2004 09:34 AM
I remember you dropping a couple of "Holy shiats, I can't wait to tell you about something big!" during the past few months and now I finally get to hear what all the hullabaloo was about!
Kick ass, Wil! Cannot wait to hear Mr. Burns as I'm being a total and complete reckless travelling disaster through the city streets! Great joerb!Posted by: 905 at October 26, 2004 09:38 AM
(Rather than continue onward in all caps like I really want to, I'll just stop there).Posted by: Radiofreewill at October 26, 2004 09:41 AM
Wil -
for those of us that are planning on purchasing this game for someone for certain holidays that are encroaching....
A "Play" link to it on the right side *points* would be awesome, plus you can use your referral code with amazon.Posted by: Katrina at October 26, 2004 09:43 AM
awesome wil! i'm going to go to my local bestbuy at lunch time and HOPE there's a copy left!Posted by: peter at October 26, 2004 09:48 AM
The last copy just sold out of Circuit City on my lunch break. I'll keep an ear out for you when I get to play it in 2.5 hours (not that I'm counting mind you).Posted by: Rob at October 26, 2004 10:05 AM
Rock! ON! I'm most certainly getting GTA:SA soon, and will be listening intently for one Richard Burns!
\m/ \m/Posted by: Eric in PA at October 26, 2004 10:08 AM
Congrats Wil!!! This is awesome news!!! I will definitely have to check that out :)
I can only imagine how hard it was for you to keep this project under wraps for so long.
Doing the Geek Dance in Tucson, Arizona for you :)Posted by: April aka BullpenBrat22 at October 26, 2004 10:14 AM
Heh. Is "Dick" any relation to Monty Burns?Posted by: Tim at October 26, 2004 10:19 AM
Looks like I'll have to buy a PS2 and GTA:SA just to hear you on it.
Wil, buddy, you've got to stop being so wickedly successful. It's breaking my bank.Posted by: TNG at October 26, 2004 10:20 AM
Thanks for giving me a huge grin.
Go! Go! Richard Burns.Posted by: Tamara at October 26, 2004 10:21 AM
After reading this, and realizing that GTA:SA was actually out today, I rushed over to Best Buy. I grabbed the 6th to last copy (they started 2 hours earlier with about 200).
Can't wait till after work to try this out, and I'll be making sure to listen for Richard Burns! ^_^Posted by: Jinsaku at October 26, 2004 10:31 AM
That is awesome, kiddo. I am happy for you. It is wonderful to do work that you love and be loved for it, too. Happiness to you always. :)Posted by: gbreez at October 26, 2004 10:39 AM
I love that his name is Burns.Posted by: Burns! at October 26, 2004 10:41 AM
Oh my god! YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE GTA: SAN ANDREAS RADIO!!??? YOU LUCKY BASTARD! HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET TO BE IN GTA: SAN ANDREAS!? Man i love those games. Both of them and GTA2 too. I'M GONNA RIP YA TO SHREADS WIL! Obviously you'll get a copy of the game for free. So, let's talk now, shall we? you could always ask them for another free copy, Ahem.Posted by: WNxAuron at October 26, 2004 10:41 AM
So DANZA was right.
I'm so happy for you. I haven't played the game yet, but when I do, I'll be listening for you.Posted by: Devyn at October 26, 2004 10:59 AM
Way to go. Glad you were in there. I've been planning on getting a PS2 to play it. We'll see.Posted by: Lance at October 26, 2004 11:00 AM
geek dance from phoenix. goodonya wil! hey, pressure them to turn you into dick burns, reporter turned national shock jock for the next one. id love to hear you trying to be stern.Posted by: leakingpen at October 26, 2004 11:03 AM
Righteous Wil. That's a wicked cool gig there. Congrats from Sacramento ( hehe now I suppose there will be a GTA:Sacramento Valley, Battle of the Tweakers ).Posted by: CrazyCurt at October 26, 2004 11:03 AM
My 14 year old son has all the previous GTA games.....can't wait to hand him this one at Christmas and tell him Wil Wheaton is in it. I can picture it now..the rolling eyes....and the "Mom, you're a fangirl!".......yea, so?!
Keep up the great work Wil!
SharfaPosted by: Sharfa at October 26, 2004 11:08 AM
Woo-Hoo! Go Wil! So supercool! I can't wait to hear your work!Posted by: Nate at October 26, 2004 11:16 AM
Welcome to the Conspiracy of Burnses, Wil. Remember, our official Night is January 25, and you get to drink Scotch and look askance at people at will from now on.
On a related note, I called my Uncle Dick. He's now buying the game based wholly on the fact that you're cool and you have his name.Posted by: Eric Burns at October 26, 2004 11:34 AM
Yeah Wil,
I don't think you're gonna be right for this Richard Burns character.
We're looking for someone a little more .. um .. ~edgy~.
Ducking and Running,
Aw man, that's so great! I get your blog feed on LJ, and I was about to comment there, before realizing the futility of that. But I'm so freakin' pleased and excited for you! Thanks so much for sharing all your geeklord triumphs - they really brighten my days.Posted by: Jessa at October 26, 2004 11:42 AM
So.... I guess you can talk about it now. :)
Big-ass w00t for the HM!Posted by: LittleGuy at October 26, 2004 11:45 AM
Fan-Fuckin-Tastic Wil!!!Posted by: Kerrie at October 26, 2004 11:54 AM
Congratulations Wil. That kicks ten kinds of ass. Too bad I won't be able to hear your (I'm sure) awesomely done Richard Burns until San Andreas comes out on the PC. I will, however, be the first in line for it when it does, and this news is definitely another reason for that.Posted by: Daniel at October 26, 2004 11:58 AM
This IS awesome... been so looking forward to San Andreas, now i'll be listening out for Richard Burns too. Way to go Wil! =)
angie K, i had similiar complaints about the PS2 controllers... try the Logitech "Extreme Action" controller, they're much more comfortable for larger hands. I've only seen the wireless models in stores, but a plain wired version (for $20 cheaper) is on walmart.com.
note that the analog sticks may go flaky on you, i had my first one go wonky after only four months... but the grip is MUCH more comfortable.Posted by: Jade Hancock at October 26, 2004 12:07 PM
Awesome Wil, that's truely awesome! Can't wait to check that out! Congrats!Posted by: RavenBlue at October 26, 2004 12:14 PM
hoi hoi!
im real slow on those games and somehow keep messing them up for my sister. but i love to play them! we have the cheets book *smirk*.
i love that you are so down to earth and get so excited about the things you do, dont ever change!
i'll make sure my sister gets that game for crimbo!does anyone know the relaese date for the uk?and on x-box?
congrats wil!
and clay-v.v.v.funny.
i dont know how the geek dance goes, but im dancing!!
love to all. xoxoPosted by: Emma at October 26, 2004 12:26 PM
Oh wow! w00t, indeed, Wil! I was flipping through the "Radio Callers" listings in the back of my brand new GTA: San Andreas guide, and who's name do I come across? Uncle Willie!
Congrats man!
Congrats, Wil! :^)Posted by: clara at October 26, 2004 01:28 PM
You've been outted on /.
That is really great! Congratulations. I bet you wrote this post weeks ago and have been dying to post it. I've seen the GTA games but they didn't really grab me (I feel guilty running over pretend innocents -- whatever). I may have to check out this one just to hear your role.
Oh, crap. I forgot. I don't have a PS2.Posted by: Alan 3 at October 26, 2004 01:53 PM
Sweet, now I just have to wait 6-8 months for it to make its way over to the PC so I can aim with a mouse and see everything in 1025x768.
Crap.Posted by: phriedom at October 26, 2004 02:07 PM
Hey Wil! Congrats man. I'm already in love with this game and have always loved the series. The fact that a fellow farker is in it just makes it all that much better. I'm flipping around the radio stations as soon as I get the chance to see what you recorded :)
For all of the good quality work you've done I hate to say it but I think being in a GTA game is the most awesome all around :)Posted by: Cfporn at October 26, 2004 02:22 PM
Wow, looking at the lazlow.com site made me a little seasick...Posted by: Michael at October 26, 2004 02:37 PM
Wil FARKING Wheaton is in GTA: San Andreas?! Sweet jeebus. Wil, you are the epitome of cool right now. I only had mild interest in Vice City (mainly the soundtrack) when my fiance showed it to me, but once he picks up his copy of SA, I'm going to have to steal it from him. And your brother worked on it, too, huh? That's awesome! I'm beaming right now. Thank you for sharing your news with us fellow monkeys :DPosted by: robin s. at October 26, 2004 02:40 PM
Dick Burns?
Seriously - hella, hella cool. Congratulations.Posted by: carlb at October 26, 2004 03:00 PM
Never played any GTA games
kick ass, wil. seriously. i can't wait to play that game!
By the way, I have a weekly comic starting in the Washington City Paper this week so I'll be drinking Guinness and dancing down the east coast while you're doing the same on the west...
I also have some new books put together. I'll send em to you when I get a chance.
Get in touch with me sometime...Posted by: bendependent at October 26, 2004 03:36 PM
So, do I get to kill you in the game? Or is it one of those cut-scene things?
/evil bastardPosted by: jeff-kun at October 26, 2004 04:18 PM
Congrats Wil!!!!!!Posted by: Drew at October 26, 2004 04:29 PM
w00000T? I love you even more now! *bows before you* some of this is for lazlow! GTA I love that game...I love you...lots of love to all!!!Posted by: Beth at October 26, 2004 04:33 PM
In the words of Mr.Burns, "Eeexxxxxcellent!" ;)
oops wrong Mr. Burns! :P
But great job wil! I played it today and LOVED it! I didn't hear your part yet, but my brother already used out the cheat codes and is blowing people and stuff up!! I figure by the end of the month he'd win the game! he's good at it. I play GTA for a little stress reliever!!
I called Devyn and told her buy I didn't know she knew (and/or that you posted this) now I feel stupid :(
I read it out of the manuel and called her. oy!
Well glad to see ya got work! :)
I got the biggest grin on my face reading this. CONGRATS! I'm so happy for you!Posted by: Tai at October 26, 2004 05:37 PM
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a terrible game. It sucks.
Ok, not really. But considering how things are going, I figure I'll be the only person to ever say that, and any Google search for "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and "sucks" will return only one entry. My comment on WWDN. :DPosted by: Sam kimpton at October 26, 2004 05:50 PM
hey, man, congratulations! Sounds like a sweet deal, and I enjoy the fact that there is such a wide variety of voice talent in the game. Where else can someone like you, MC Eiht, and Axl Rose all be found together? I would love to be involved in that game in any way, really. Even sweeping up the Rockstar North offices! lol, eazy!Posted by: te5to at October 26, 2004 06:27 PM
GTA San Andreas sucks. And I will say that until Saturday, because I am small and petty and envious that I don't have the time to pick up a copy until then.
Wil, congrats on being able to do this. I can't wait to hear your part in this thing!Posted by: dantc at October 26, 2004 06:59 PM
I've been listening avidly for your voice Wil.. According to the back of the manual, you're only credited as a "Caller" into the radio stations.. it makes no mention of your name for news..
Is this intentional, or accidental?Posted by: Fraggle at October 26, 2004 07:16 PM
Hi Wil!
That's really cool that you're a voice on GTA! I've never really played the game myself since I suck at those kinds of games, but I have listened to the radio portion. My boyfriend downloaded an mp3 of a whole hour's worth of Lazlow's talk show segments, complete with commercials, and our most favorite one is when Lazlow interviews this totally gay kung fu wannabe vegan dork with a lisp, and Lazlo's making fun of him the whole time since the guy is obviously full of shit and doesn't know a thing about kung fu. My boyfriend and I are in tears every time we play that segment.
Posted by: Toni at October 26, 2004 07:24 PM
Yeesh. With all the new requirements all the games are needing now, San Andreas probabnly aint any different. Perhaps when I get up to par for DooM3 *sigh*:(Posted by: Sandie at October 26, 2004 07:32 PM
Wil's in San Andreas!? Now I *have* to tune into the talk station.
Posted by: Fabian at October 26, 2004 08:00 PM
So you're.... *grimace*
Now I remember why I quit playing video games. Okay, only after dusk.
Sigh. Now I have to rework my budget AGAIN ye bastid. Lessee... 1 license of GTA... skip on Office 2004 update... ;-) that'll work!
:-)Posted by: M. Douglas Wray at October 26, 2004 08:18 PM
My husband used to be a video game tester, and he couldn't keep stuff from me very easily... he would at least vaguely hint at things. I don't know how you kept it a secret from your family.
This makes me even more excited about GTA: San Andreas than I already was. Hopefully we can come up with the money to buy it soon.Posted by: Amy at October 26, 2004 08:28 PM
Jade Hancock said: angie K, i had similiar complaints about the PS2 controllers... try the Logitech "Extreme Action" controller, they're much more comfortable for larger hands. I've only seen the wireless models in stores, but a plain wired version (for $20 cheaper) is on walmart.com.
note that the analog sticks may go flaky on you, i had my first one go wonky after only four months... but the grip is MUCH more comfortable.
You'll be needing to aim that at Matt as he's the one who posted on that. (poster name under text) I have the tiniest hands ever. I actually need smaller controls. ;)
Yay for gaming!Posted by: angie k at October 26, 2004 08:38 PM
I was reading the Internet Movie Database site today and looked you up - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000696/bio.
It states that your birth name is Richard William Wheaton III which means that you share the first name with your video game personality. :-)
I'm not a gamer so I don't think I'll ever hear see your character. Your post filled with enthusiasm which makes me happy.
Congrats on your latest break and being able to share the news with everyone!
PS Are you really writing a book about web design? There's information about that at the bottom of your imdb profile.Posted by: Linda at October 26, 2004 09:31 PM
YUO WIN TEH PRIZE!Posted by: Zardon the Destroyer at October 26, 2004 09:36 PM
God damn, how can I buy a game featuring this nerd and still hold my head up?Posted by: Not Wil Wheaton at October 26, 2004 10:27 PM
I didn't need another reason to purchase GTA but you've just given me the BEST reason! Way to go Wil!!!
PoofPosted by: poof at October 26, 2004 11:21 PM
Fantastic! I love knowing these 'insider' things early on so I can say 'Dude! Did you hear that Burns guy? Guess who's voice that was! Wil Wheaton!
Good for you Wil..
-A fellow farker (sfgeek)Posted by: Alan at October 26, 2004 11:22 PM
Dude I have no idea who you are, but Fark seems to love you a lot. I'm getting the game tomorrow (here in Australia) and I'll listen out for Mr Burns.
Congratulations. I completely agree that being in GTA: San Andreas is like being in Empire Strikes Back.
Rock on.Posted by: Orientis at October 27, 2004 04:03 AM
Let me get this straight......you're excited about playing a character named "Dick" Burns?Posted by: Bill Naivar at October 27, 2004 04:40 AM
And what a great set of lines for you to read!
Also, I doubt you recorded at the same time as Ice-T, which is good in case he heard your comment about his drink being glorified water! yikes!Posted by: ChrisFish at October 27, 2004 05:34 AM
Sweet! Now I have 2 things I need to get you to autograph (well, assuming I ever get my hands on a Heart of the Anomaly.....)Posted by: Kendel at October 27, 2004 05:44 AM
that is really really cool. congratulationsPosted by: frombirthtodeath at October 27, 2004 07:19 AM
Congratulations Will!Posted by: hoser at October 27, 2004 07:33 AM
wil! oh my sweet lord! my boyfriend and i were playing it last night and he totally thought that richard burns was voiced by lewis black! i'm so happy for you - i'm so excited for you that i've got one of those goofy expressions that are so embarrassing to wear while at work. congrats!Posted by: kara at October 27, 2004 08:37 AM
I just picked up GTA:SA.
Ohhhh wowwwwww what a game. And i'm totally listening to WCTR half the time just to hear Richard Burns.
Quality work, my man. QUALITY.Posted by: Jason at October 27, 2004 08:49 AM
Dick Burns?
Damn that's awesome. I can't wait to hear it in a year or two when they relase GTA:SA for PC or Xbox! :(Posted by: blackdog at October 27, 2004 11:22 AM
Let me tell you what happened yesterday, after I purchased GTA:SA. I was looking through the manual, looking for famous names littered through the cast(once I heard Sam Jackson in the intro sequence) And I spotted a few, like James Woods in there. But, as I flipped through the rest, and came upon the WCTR advert, I saw Wil Wheaton as Rich Burns.
And that amazed me more than any of the other names. All I could think was "Must tune in to WCTR to hear Wil do the news!"
Gratz on being in gaming history!Posted by: Drew at October 27, 2004 11:33 AM
That is wicked cool that you are on GTA!! And you got farked from fark.com!
I just bought a PS2 today for this game. The first one that's been worth it :)
Wil -- you might want to see if you can get the IMDB record for GTA:SA to add your name to it. It's not showing up right now.
That's awesome. I'll have to go out buy it now. Like, I wouldn't have if you were not the voice of Richard Burns. Not!
Congrats anyway.Posted by: Paul at October 27, 2004 01:01 PM
Congrats on being part of the new GTA!
And thanks for writing about this - now I know what to get my brother for Christmas this year.
(*doing happy little geek-dance on top of keyboard*)Posted by: TresWife at October 27, 2004 01:55 PM
That's got to be pretty surreal - jacking someone's car (or other conveyance...there are so many) and hearing yourself on the radio...any thoughts on it?Posted by: Rob Holburn at October 27, 2004 02:22 PM
Great going Wil! I'll look for you on the sound track. I think the music and talk radio segments of the other GTA games were some of the best parts of the game, so congrats for getting a part on GTA4! It's a very, very cool gig.Posted by: Tach at October 27, 2004 03:08 PM
Kewl. Wil is in GTA:SA. That's pretty friggin' awesome, mang. Did you know that there is a real Mr. Burns? Yeah - he has a game too... Richard Burns Rally! Unfortunately it is only available in the UK and other PAL friendly locations... Just a "Burns" link in case you were interested...
He is to the World Rally circuit what Jeff Gordon is to NASCAR... (here comes the sad part) or was before he was discovered he had [Astrocytoma(?)] and stopped racing. I hear he's doing well - but the name of your character caught my attention. Perhaps the WWDN crew can wish him well?
I've played GTA3 but not VC, so I don't know if Richard Burns was there or not. Anyrate - great job Wil. I'll listen for you this weekend!Posted by: Johnny at October 27, 2004 03:10 PM
That's really cool. I was going to buy this game, then when I got to the store it didn't come out for two days still! That'll teach me to pay attention. Picked up something else, but now I may just have to reach way down deep into the old wallet for Uncle Willy.Posted by: Ataxrxes at October 27, 2004 03:58 PM
Hey Wil, congrats on your voicework! I'm going to have to wait until GTA: SA comes out on the PC to play the game, (if it isn't already out... I'm a little slow), but I look forward to hearing ya!Posted by: OBB at October 27, 2004 04:27 PM
Dear Wil,
I am an ubernerd (albeit a cheap one) and ran out to rent GTA: SA as soon as it came out. Flipping through the manual, I gave an embarassing squeal to find your name as Richard Burns! Ah, yes, THAT is what the GTA series was lacking!
Right on!Posted by: chasette at October 28, 2004 07:22 AM
We got the game at noon on Tuesday, being big GTA fans. The first thing I did was read through all the credits of voice actors and I was thrilled to see your name! I listened to the station until I heard you (and I started just after the news so I had to listen to it all). Great work Wil!Posted by: Lisa at October 28, 2004 09:40 AM
re: someone commented on them only crediting him w/ being a caller- I've actually caught lots of little mistakes like that in the game (watching my bf play mostly) dialogue that doesn't match up with the subtitles, etc. I think they were just really rushing at the end, and not everything got out perfectly. With such an anticipated game, you can't really push back the release date if anything goes wrong at the end, you just hae to cope and fix it and hope all the other little details go together as best you can. I have a friend who works for another gaming company at at the end things are often just right down to the wire and super crazy with everyone putting in overtime. Someone probably just used an old (or, which was most current then) sheet that had wil penciled in as a caller- just as someone probably put in earlier versions of what the characters were going to say in the little subtitle stuff at the bottom. Then at the end they didn't have enough time to double check.Posted by: amber at October 28, 2004 08:19 PM
Awesome Wil. I was already planning to get the game, just because I love the series. This is the icing on the cake. I've heard that GTA: SA revenues are expected to be on par with major movie revenues. Who knows, maybe you can be one of the stars of this new, exploding medium.Posted by: Merc at October 29, 2004 04:07 PM
Saw your name in the GTA book and had to check if it was really you. Guess this confirms it... Rock on!
-BPosted by: Bren at October 30, 2004 12:52 AM
That's really cool. Unfortunately, GTA San Andreas doesn't live up to all the hype. Everyone thought it would be soo amazing, and they messed with the original formula that worked so well and now its just a poorly made RPG. They shouldn't have tried to make it so real, they should've just kept the old style. Not worth the money.Posted by: adam at October 30, 2004 11:39 AM
You rock, Will! I hadn't checked the site in a week or so, and when I was playing the game I could have sworn it was you!
One question though, I don't see your name in the manual, though they listed your brother twice! Am I just missing it?Posted by: Jes at October 31, 2004 07:05 AM
That's kick-ass, Will. Even though the GTA aren't my cup of tea, personally - I'm more of a FPS guy (HALO 2 is right around the corner, baaaaaaybeeee) - I'm in awe that you're in one, bro - maybe I'll loan it from a friend to check it out.
Oh, yeah - go vote!Posted by: Brian Savage Peterson at November 2, 2004 11:32 AM
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GTA:SA is the best game i have ever played. If u dont have this game u need to be running out the door right now to get it. I havn't turned away from it since i got it. I'm really trying to slow down though. I dont want to beat it to fast. ;-)Posted by: anonymous at November 10, 2004 07:59 AM
how funny are your parts! Richard Burns is my second favourite character behind Maurice (from Gardening with Maurice, not Maurice Chaves)
Richard Burns, WCTR news. Back to you Lianne!Posted by: matt44au at December 10, 2004 03:21 PM
I have one question... when you did the "Riot" report in the game, did they actually have you get drunk before doing the scene, or did they have you do an impersonation of a drunk?Posted by: Ken at December 15, 2004 09:20 AM
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The sidebar "Inside the mind of a cow" in the article on animal welfare states that "most species only seem capable of thinking in the present" (23 September, p 7). But what about memory, which is certainly a characteristic of many animals?
For example, my dog once buried a bone and found it again when we next passed the site three months later. Even if he had forgotten about it, and I had said the word "bone" to him, this would probably have jogged his memory enough to go and look for it. This is surely "thinking in the past". And what about squirrels and jays which have to remember numerous burial sites?
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Those of you who read my blog via syndication see occasional ads which are inserted by Feedburner. I don't make very much money from these ads (a very good month brings in about $300) but each year I accumulate enough to pay for hosting and offset some other blog-related costs. Occasionally there's enough for a trip to Lucky Baldwin's for Guinness and veggie curry, but I am not getting rich from these ads by a long shot.
When I was experimenting with ads on my site last year, I adopted an agnostic policy toward what I would and wouldn't accept, figuring that to deny one thing was to implicitly endorse another. That didn't work out, and my inability to fully embrace that philosophy, (combined with Federated Media doing fuckall to put the advertising inventory on my site they'd told me was coming Real Soon Now) lead to me eventually scrapping on-site advertising entirely.
Still, the feedburner advertising program is much better, and even though it's not pulling in the kind of earnings people always claim I can get here, it does what it does quite nicely for me.
I mention this today because I don't think I've ever pointed out that I review every single ad that gets put into my feed's rotation, and I approve and deny things based on how I feel about the company, product, or service. It's not an explicit endorsement, but if there's something in the feed, you can safely assume that I don't hate it, and think it's somehow relevant to the majority of WWdN readers.
By way of example: Earlier today, I got an e-mail that there was an ad scheduled for insertion into my feed. I checked it out, and saw that it was for car insurance from the Automobile Club. The CPM was bullshit, but that's not why I denied it: I denied it because Anne and I had used AAA for our insurance for almost 12 years without an incident, until her car was vandalized in our driveway a couple of years ago. It was going to be very expensive to repair the damage, and when we filed our claim, the AAA agent told Anne that, because she didn't send in a photograph of her car when the policy was upgraded months earlier — a request that had never been made by AAA — they were denying our claim because they couldn't confirm that the car wasn't already damaged when we bought the policy. Never mind that it's completely illogical to assume that we'd drive around in a car with three broken windows for months, and never mind that we'd never missed a payment or filed a claim before; the insurance company found a way to fuck us, so they did. As a bonus, their agents were rude and outright nasty to us throughout the entire ordeal.
We tried to fight it, but it would have cost so much, we just cancelled our policy and switched insurers.
So when I saw that the AAA wanted to advertise on my blog, not only did I deny the ad, I said, "Hey! Why don't you go fuck yourself, you fucking assmasters!" when I did it.
I went back to work, proud of my useless act of rebellion. A few minutes later, I got another e-mail from that a new ad was scheduled for insertion into my feed. I looked at it, and — surprise — it was the same AAA banner.
"Hey, didn't you fuckshits hear me?" I said, as I clicked DENY, "Go to hell!"
Five minutes after that, I got another e-mail.
"These guys are persistent," I thought as I clicked over . . . and saw a third attempt.
This time I just laughed out loud. Even though it's just an automated computer doing its thing, I imagined a hapless AAA agent, alone and cold in a dark cubicle that hasn't seen natural sunlight in a decade, desperately hoping that I'd just give them another chance. (Yes, I know that nothing of the sort happened, but just let me have my stupid little moment, okay? Jeeze.)
I'm usually not petty like that, but I'm an honorable guy, so when a person or a company fucks me, I never forget. I don't hold a grudge as much as I create a blood feud. The AAA's insurance division is, as they say, On The List.
So this is all a longwinded and hopefully amusing way of telling all you syndicated readers that you can click those ads with some degree of confidence, if that sort of thing matters to you, because it matters to me.


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The Obama administration has come to be regarded as an administration that is being deceitful when it comes to policies of openness and transparency and, in many cases, worse on freedom of information than the Bush Administration. That is something government officials have had to confront during Sunshine Week, as they try to celebrate freedom of information and open government.
Now, here is a roundup of key stories on transparency, open government and Sunshine Week that are of significance.
—Associated Press (AP) highlights examples that contradict Obama administration's commitment to openness. A story from the AP notes how today's actions by the administration clash with the promotion of transparency going on this week.
The Obama administration called upon Congress to make a "whole new category of information" under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) secret. In testimony on Capitol Hill, the Justice Department's Director of Information Policy, Melanie Pustay, urged senators to "protect against public disclosures of material about cybersecurity, critical U.S. computer networks, industrial plants, pipelines and more. Businesses have sought such a new exemption under the law for at least 10 years."
Journalists were on a conference call organized by the White House. They were given a preview by "two senior officials" of an "announcement by President Barack Obama about an important China trade issue but told reporters that no one could be quoted by name." AP went ahead and published the names of these officials anyway. They were "US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and the deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs, Michael Froman."
This good piece of journalism goes on to conclude by noting the Obama administration is likely to keep secret "the wine list for this week's state dinner when British Prime Minister David Cameron visits." How many more secrets will the administration commit to keeping before the week is over?
—Josh Gerstein of POLITICO has some of the best coverage of Sunshine Week. Here he addresses doubts about FOIA statistics that were boasted about in Attorney General Eric Holder's speech for this week of celebration.
Holder highlighted a memo with guidelines that he issued in 2009 reversing "an aspect of the Bush administration's" FOIA policy and calling on "agencies to err in favor of disclosure in more instances." But, open government advocates approached this statement with caution.
Some openness advocates, including some of those in attendance, dispute the impact of Holder's memorandum. The FOIA Project issued a report earlier this month saying there was no evidence of a change in the handling of cases that go to court. Some lawyers deeply involved in FOIA cases told POLITICO recently that the administration's posture in such disputes was as resistant to disclosure as the Bush administration had been—or even worse.
However, there's some evidence that more government information is making it out without litigation. The White House says use of FOIA exemptions is down and years-long backlogs of old requests are being reduced. Most agencies are putting more databases online, where they can be retrieved without the need for a FOIA request.
Gerstein also covered the Freedom of Information Act hearing on Capitol Hill today.
—Justice Department jukes stats on FOIA requests. The National Security Archive, which gave the DoJ the Rosemary Award for "worst government performance by a federal agency in 2011″ called out Holder for delivering a speech that restated statistics that have been discredited.
A National Security Archive analysis of the DOJ's release rate shows that the DOJ excluded nine of the eleven reasons that the Department denied documents to requesters from its count. These include denials based upon: fees (pricing requesters out); referrals (passing the request off to another agency while the requester still waits); "no records" (very frequently the result of inadequate searches by DOJ employees); and requests "improper for other reasons" (which ostensibly include the "can neither confirm nor deny" glomar exemption).
What Holder did not mention was that when the full eleven reasons for denial are factored in, the Department of Justice's "release rate" is a much more believable 56.7 percent…
The DoJ has also been using "new and creative" ways to reduce backlogs, which basically means they have been manipulating the math so that the numbers look better for the department.
The National Security Archive lists the following as some of the department's failures that went unmentioned in Holder's speech:
…the DOJ Office of Information Policy's attempt to issue new regulations that (among other steps backward) would have allowed the agency to lie to FOIA requesters and exclude online media from news media reduced fee status; the "odd" argument made to the Supreme Court by the DOJ's Assistant Solicitor General that the Freedom of Information Act should become a withholding rather than a disclosure statute; and the DOJ's "war on leakers" which has surely had a chilling effect upon –to use Holder's own words– "the sacred bond of trust which must always exists between the government and those we are privileged to serve."
—Project on Government Oversight (POGO) marks Sunshine Week with FOIA releases. Today's release highlights how inspector general investigations are typically kept secret. Through FOIA, POGO obtained IG documents that showed a cade involving "drunkenness on the job, a mismanaged investigation and the US agency that oversees nuclear power."
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) IG documents obtained by POGO outline a 2006 case in which the president of Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS)—a company that is licensed by the NRC to manufacture nuclear fuel for Navy submarines—allegedly "attended a force-on-force exercise under the influence of alcohol." (A force-on-force exercise is a prescheduled security inspection conducted by the NRC to simulate threats to nuclear facilities.)
—Boston Globe covers National Archives chief David Ferriero, the first librarian to hold the position. He says he favors openness but "agencies cling to a maze of often-contradictory secrecy rules and a deep-seated culture to lock away even innocuous information."
The Globe highlights Ferriero's role as the overseer of the National Declassification Center, which was created by Obama by an executive order signed in 2009. This means he is the "point man for an aggressive effort to try to release, by the end of next year, a backlog of an estimated 400 million records that are more than 25 years old."
It is a Herculean task that open government advocates complain will probably take many years. Of the 400 million-document backlog, Ferriero reports, about 125 million documents have been inventoried but only 26 million have been fully reviewed and processed. Of those, meanwhile, nearly 10 percent will remain secret on national security grounds. [emphasis added]
That means millions of documents that are part of a backlog will never see sunshine on "national security grounds" that are probably bogus.
Here is the complete coverage of the Senate committee hearing on FOIA exemptions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was held this morning (and mentioned above).
Full witness statements are now posted at the Senate Judiciary website. Retired Marine Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger gave the most profound testimony of the day. I posted a significant portion at the top of my blog post on the hearing, which he delivered on water contamination at Camp Lejeune that was responsible for the death of his 9-year-old daughter.
Here is a critical portion I left out from Ensminger's submitted witness statement:
There will be more coverage of freedom of information and transparency tomorrow and then Thursday morning I will be heading to Fort Meade in Maryland to cover Pfc. Bradley Manning's pre-trial motion hearing. As many know, Manning is accused of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks. His case has ignited much debate about government secrecy.


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A popular, oft-repeated quote appears in a biography. The note for the quote begins, "as quoted in...." You, the researcher, track down the part that comes in the ellipsis. The note for that quote begins, "as quoted in...." You track down the part in the ellipsis again. After following a breadcrumb trail of "as quoted in..." you finally find the document.
The document is an undated letter from "Anonymous" to your subject. At least the biographer lists a repository in the note (you can't always count on that). The repository no longer exists. The collection, however, does, so you track down the online finding aid to the collection in the new repository.
That repository has an index of recipients and senders that includes "anonymous" as one of the index items. If the document that was "quoted in..." is actually in the collection (you have your doubts, given some of the features of the biography with the document citation), it has been assigned a date or a sender and has not been cross-indexed under the recipient's name. It isn't there.
You want to use the quote for all of the reasons the "as quoted in..." biographers have used the quote, but you now suspect it to be a myth, the sort of thing that someone should have said but did not. You finally settle on avoiding the quote because that trail of "as quoted ins..." have convinced you that, even if not a myth, it is certainly a cliche'. You want to be original.
At least, you want to be as original as you can when using someone else's words to make a point.
Monday, February 18, 2013
"As Quoted In" Frustration
Posted by Clio Bluestocking at 10:43 AM
Labels: Bitching and moaning, Books, Research, Working
2 comments:
- Dame Eleanor Hull said...
I have a somewhat analogous situation. Only it didn't take any particular amount of effort to find the original "quote" (not actually a quote in this case), because everyone cites the original, and I can make serious hay out of establishing how and why the original person was wrong. But the frustration with myth-making, oh yeah, I recognize that!
- 2:18 PM, February 19, 2013
- Susan said...
The real zinger is when you trace the collection, and you see, "destroyed by enemy action, 1940".
- 1:49 AM, February 22, 2013
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History could be made on December 8th, as Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel might become the first freshman to take home the Heisman Trophy. Whether it has been lack of production, lack of luck, or just bias against freshman exhibited by the voters, no freshman has finished higher than second place (and that didn't happen until 2004). In fact, until Tim Tebow won the award in 2008, a sophomore had never won it. Contrary to the results, college football has seen some worthy Heisman candidates in its 76 years of existence. Many players have appeared to be on the brink of breaking the stigma, only to be stopped short of college football immortality. In no particular order, here are the most deserving.1. Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (2004)I will continue to maintain that Adrian Peterson's 2004 season was one of the most dominant I have ever seen. It was more the way he ran over hopeless defenders than it was the statistics that he put up, though he did manage 1,925 yards and 15 touchdowns. Pe...
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THE deluge of images and data expected from the spacecraft Cassini as it homes in on Saturn has begun. On 11 June, Cassini flew within 2000 kilometres of the moon Phoebe, snapping images (see above) that reveal details only a few tens of metres across.
While most of the moon's surface is dark, impacts have blasted holes in it to reveal brighter material underneath, probably a mixture of ices. That means Phoebe is similar in make-up to Halley's comet and probably formed in the chilly outer solar system, perhaps in a reservoir of comets beyond Neptune called the Kuiper belt, to be captured by Saturn later. "This may be our first encounter with a Kuiper belt object," says Carl Murray, a member of the imaging team at Queen Mary, University of London.
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Lake Cataria was a lake on Betazed.
Deanna Troi once suggested to Worf that they run a holoprogram of Lake Cataria for one of their dates. (TNG: "All Good Things...")
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sweat in a sentence
Example sentences for sweat
Aside from normal daily water loss in the form of urine, the major source of body water loss is sweat.
All of that work makes your body lose water through sweat-as well as moisture that is exhaled when you're breathing quickly.
Behind every renowned player are years of blood, sweat and tears in training.
Climbing trees is no sweat for small primates, a new study reveals.
It's a lot of fun, if you can ignore the pools of sweat that gather at the small of your back.
Sweat electrolytes is a test that measures the level of chloride in sweat.
While some in academe enjoy the good life, others sweat it out.
Even our sweat is adapted to arid and semi-arid climes.
All you need to do is carry a clear umbrella with streamers dangling from it and perhaps a red shirt and white sweat pants.
Use sweat equity for tasks in your comfort zone, and delegate the rest.
Prolonged exposure to sweat can damage electrical connections, switches, and paint.
Because it does not need to sweat to cool itself down, it saves water.
Scientists have not fully understood how mosquitoes distinguish the smell of human breath and sweat from other odors in nature.
If the wallpaper comes off easily, you'll barely break a sweat.
The more you sweat and the more your muscles get sore, the better you will be.
Also, while sweat production increases, the sodium content of sweat is reduced.
Selling subsidiary rights is getting money after the sweat has dried and you've long since forgotten you ever did the work.
The sun is sinking but still the sweat pours off me.
To test the idea, the researchers measured the density of sweat pores.
There's no better way to prep for a soak than breaking a sweat.
It's especially helpful for keeping the prosthetics of amputee athletes in place when their skin becomes slick with sweat.
The heavy air seems to press moisture into my skin, and my pores fight back with gushes of sweat.
Sweat freezes to ice in the nape of my neck, only to boil off again a few seconds later.
We didn't need sunscreen and didn't work up much of a sweat.
Scientists have never fully understood how mosquitoes distinguish the smell of human breath and sweat from other odors in nature.
When you get hopped up on adrenaline or similar hormones, your skin releases micro-beads of sweat.
Unlike today's intricately mechanical corkscrews, this one wants you to sweat.
At twenty, the courtyard wall behind the whipping post was spattered with their sweat.
Drops of sweat soaked his face, contorted in an expression of horror.
When their sweat evaporated from the paper, it left behind words that were spelled out from the remaining salt and electrolytes.
The astronauts' recycled drinking water came from urine, sweat and exhalations.
Melt butter and sweat the flour briefly, then gradually pour in three cups of stock, whisking constantly.
Brady builds a hippo suit so he can get close enough to the real hippos to gather their sweat.
And don't sweat making questions--if the makeups are harder, that is part of the territory.
When people are afraid, they emit a pheromone in their sweat and breath.
They are comfortable, you feet do not sweat nor will you slip.
In other ways, it's been a startling lesson in how much sweat and skill it takes to code-switch successfully.
More sweat and less sedentariness would surely be welcome.
Dress in thin layers, including a moisture-wicking base layer to get the sweat off your skin.
When it comes to the art of war, it's army ants that will make you break into a cold sweat.
Too little salt is unhealthy, especially for people who sweat a lot.
Imagine my chagrin at breaking out into a cold sweat at my one and only recital.
After having six of my own, my advice is not to sweat it.
Each half of the stadium could move independently, riding the shifting crust without breaking a sweat.
His back bore the sheen of sweat as he chipped away for nearly an hour.
They smile, then stagger on at full speed, panting and pouring sweat.
He has served his country and given his blood, sweat, and tears to the history of aviation.
His neck was the lithe neck of a boa-constrictor, but glossy as with a sweat of oil.
The hordes fan out across the center of town, gamboling across granite streets slick with beer, champagne and sweat.
Tiny, stingless sweat bees swarm us, buzzing around our ears and mouths and dive bombing our eyeballs.
Citizens risk a sweat-soaked summer without air-conditioning.
For all the billions of pounds and litres of sweat expended, progress-good at first-has been patchy overall.
The ease with which you can slip in and out of traffic, without breaking into a sweat, is intoxicating.
Since people sweat in response to a threat, that level is a good indication of what someone is really feeling.
Sweat-soaked nights here were characterised by the breaking down of traditional musical genres.
While stopping short of blood, sweat and tears, it offers new austerity and differing expectations to his predecessor.
All the grains of rice that are in the soup have been matured by the sweat of the laborer.
And the clansmen pant, and they sweat, and they jostle and strain.
One misses, nevertheless, the thrust and clutch and strain and sweat of actuality.
Some can absorb knowledge, the more tardy must sweat for it.
They turned over the mat and the sweat came out of the other side.
Whatever he does, he hardly breaks a sweat, and sometimes he does nothing at all.
So does handing over a controller sheathed in a thin film of sweat and pizza grease to a friend.
He had a rusty beard and a grand frizz of hair, and he smelled of tobacco and sweat.
Movers sweat a lot, so beverages are also appreciated.
Instead he's focusing on the newer lab members who still have blood, sweat, and tears left to give.
And then, finally, the politicians wake up late one night in a cold sweat.
They stow their rifles, slip on sweat-greased helmets.
Hippos also bask on the shoreline and secrete an oily red substance, which gave rise to the myth that they sweat blood.
The limestone walls sweat, and water sloshes around our boots.
He started up, stretching for handholds and foot placements, drenched in sweat inside the suit.
Sweat-stained hikers are lounging in armchairs and drinking beers on the balcony.
Actually, hippos' sweat has an oily red pigment in it-not blood.
Homeowner training will be provided as part of a sweat-equity education.
He has been down there among the ooze and sweat and odors, and he lets you know it.
Sweat, which is mostly water, cools us down when it evaporates.
Yet how working up a sweat leads to better cognition is much less clear.
We dress for the activity and cycle quickly enough to break a sweat, not good once you arrive at work.
The sweat, which is water is evaporating into water vapor in the air.
Back in the holding room, the remaining contestants are starting to sweat.
Sweat the onion, add the leeks and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Don't sweat it if they're not perfectly the same size.
Now her hair is unkempt, glued to her face with sweat.
When he reached the base of the cliff, he was wringing wet with sweat.
Sweat was pouring off him, actually dripping on the carpet.
The crowds dispersed, leaving behind cigar stubs and handbills and the smells of sweat and whiskey.
The windows were steamed over, and the whole room reeked of sweat.
Sean, the youngest adult in the room, felt momentarily wistful for the sweat and clarity of football in fall air.
As long as there is grime and disposable income there will be customers-no sweat.
They wear bandannas around their necks and swagger through the hotel, smelling of sweat and dust, talking loud.
The day turned as hot as a furnace and his skin rolled with sweat.
The chalk marginally protects the hands and keeps them dry of sweat.
And he won't even break a sweat because his ideas compute.
But it is quirky proclivities combined with the sweat that creates the innovations around which successful businesses are formed.
For lazy hikers, flaneurs, or getting to work without breaking a sweat.
Draining their sweat yields an endless supply of freshwater for drinking and irrigation.
By the end of the night he will sweat through no fewer than four shirts.
Stressed out by the gridlock, you decide to take a detour to the gym and sweat away your frustration.
Some of us need to make it on our knees, and some of us do it with blood, sweat and tears.
Thanks to our sweat, anxiety-and maybe also other emotions-can be chemically transferred between people.
The answer was sweat, which dissipates heat through evaporation.
He flipped the light off and spent the rest of the night in a feverish sweat.
His pale face was partially covered with several days' worth of beard, and his shirt was drenched in sweat.
But by the end of the year, many physicists were starting to sweat.
Droplets of sweat seep from our pores, drawing off excess energy as they evaporate.
Snap on an exoskeleton and you'll get the job done without even breaking a sweat.
We get our energy from oil and machines, not from our sweat.
Normally, chicken-keepers don't sweat it when their hens go through short egg-laying dry-spells.
Sweat runs down his arms, adding to the pain, but this is no time to notice much.
It's no surprise that beneath their shining armor, knights shimmered with sweat.
The walls don't sweat, though, and the air is dry enough to encourage chapped lips.
One possible application would be self-cleaning clothes in which the bacteria feed on human sweat and dirt.
The air is full of sweat bees, lapping up precious moisture from exposed skin.
She moaned and tossed in her darkened room, a sheen of sweat on her upper lip.
These bacteria set the normal basal nitric oxide level by oxidizing the ammonia in sweat into nitric oxide and nitrite.
Weathered faces shone with sweat under the midday sun.
In a sauté pan over medium heat, sweat the garlic and ginger in a small amount of oil until fragrant.
Napoleon is said to have broken into a cold sweat at the sight of one.
Electric images of dancers leaping and twirling don't begin to expose the sweat and strain they undergo.
Turn up the volume, increase your stakes and break a sweat.
Don't sweat the small stuff, and focus on larger goals.
Throats go dry even as palms glisten from nervous sweat.
But they don't always succeed, especially in humid weather that prevents sweat from evaporating.
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From CNN.com:
The already-contentious North Carolina Senate race took a brutal turn Wednesday after incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole released a television ad suggesting challenger Kay Hagan is "Godless."
"A leader of the Godless Americans PAC recently held a secret fundraiser for Kay Hagan," the 30-second ad says before showing clips from members of the group declaring God and Jesus do not exist.
"Godless Americans and Kay Hagan. She hid from cameras. Took godless money," the ad's narrator also says. "What did Kay Hagan promise in return?"
The ad ends with an unidentified female voice declaring, "There is no God."
The Dole campaign says it's basing its charge on Hagan's attendance at a fundraiser that was in the home of an advisor to the Godless Americans' political action committee, a group that promotes rights for atheists.
The implied message, of course, is that atheists have no rights and if you are a politician who pretends they do, godly American will come after you. Well, I'm a God-fearing American and I find this attack despicable. Kind of reminds me of the presidential battle between Jefferson and Adams. No wonder some atheists feel the need to be a bit militant, or at least better organized.
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thank you i love that os its very good on it now lol tried ubuntu n mint i like Pinguy best but i am thinking of getting a Macbook Pro so i know all hardware works out of the box and virtual box linux
What security features do Linux Mint 10 provide for the user?
Hi, I'm a new user to Linux… I have downloaded Linux mint 10 from the Linux website but, when i tried to install it on my Desktop, i'm unable to complete the installation because when it comes to the window ""who are you?"" My forward button shows as Unavailable… I have filled all the fields correctly but still no result…. Please Help….
That review is really impressive. A friend of mine also did a review of Linux Mint 10 on my blog and I need to get it but I am a big fan of Mac computers.
Mint is just another respin of Ubuntu that uses the Ubuntu installer, the Ubuntu package management system, and the ubuntu security updates. There is a Mint version using pure debian, but it is very unstable and has a security hole in it.
I'll be giving this a try tonight as a development environment via virtualbox.
In this reviews first sentence you claim that Mint 10 is based on Ubuntu, but as I recall this version of mint is based on Debian rather than Ubuntu and that mint is trying to distance itself from Ubuntu. Is this incorrect?
never mind, after a little research I've found the Debian version just to be a separate distro LMDE. My bad
Impressive menu thingy. I can see the kde people wanting to nick it. And why shouldn't they? Open source is like that.
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Learn Your Native Grass Species
To sort out which grasses to use and where, we consulted native grass expert Bill Neiman, head of operations and farming for Native American Seed in Junction, Texas. For much of the United States, he recommends "Native Sun Turfgrass," a blend of 34 percent Blue Grama and 66 percent Buffalo grass created by his Native American Seed Co. It's ideal for urban and suburban lawns, with an average height of 5-8 inches, un-mown. Once established, Neiman says, it looks like any other lawn, but requires far less water and mowing. "If you didn't know it wasn't some imported grass, you'd think it was Bermuda or St. Augustine. It gets that thick and lush."
Neiman explains that the turf grass mix will sprout after the first one-inch rainfall if the soil is warm enough. And, depending on seeding rate, you could have a solid stand of grass within 90 days. With light seeding (which is cheaper), it can take up to one and a half growing seasons.
Other ideal native grasses for lawns and landscaping Neiman recommends include:
Buffalo grass — A short, 5 to 8 inch height, sod-forming grass. Lives on as little as 12 inches of water per year. It spreads by seed and surface runners and is a good choice for sunny sites. Buffalo grass prefers loamy or heavier clay soils, has no natural diseases or pests and does not need fertilizing. It can withstand extreme heat or cold and is found naturally growing from Minnesota and Montana to Mexico.
Exotic lawn grasses such as Bermuda and St. Augustine, require five or more times as much water — 60 to 120 inches of water per year, need frequent mowing, can freeze out in harsh winters and need regular applications of fertilizer and pesticides (unless you follow an aggressive organic plan using natural pre-emergent weed killers and fertilizers).
- Blue Grama — This grass grows just 3 to 6 inches tall and requires just 7 inches of water per year. If left unmown during the flowering period, the grass produces a beautiful 10-inch seed stem. Excellent stands can be readily established from seed. Because of its wide adaptation (all soil types, including alkaline soil) and ease of establishment, Blue Grama is used extensively as a water conserving grass. It makes an excellent lawn grass in sunny areas in combination with Buffalo grass. It's ideal for an accent when landscaping.
- Little Bluestem – At home on the range or in your yard, this beautiful blue-green bunch grass turns red-bronze after frost with fluffy, silver-white seeds. It grows 2 to 3 feet at maturity with the seed head adding another one to two feet in height. Roots reach 5 to 8 feet deep and it grows on soils of sand, loam, clay or caliche. It appears in a variety of places in Texas' divergent ecosystems: alongside Big Bluestem grasses in the deep soils of hardwood forests and prairies; with Indiangrass/Sideoats on the Edwards Plateau and rolling plains; and on the coastal prairie.
Little Bluestem is found throughout the southern and central United States, and provides excellent nesting cover for birds and larval food source for butterflies.
Sideoats Grama — This mid-sized grass is the official State Grass of Texas and is often used in ornamental plantings. The grass grows 1 to 2 feet tall, with oat-like seeds along one side of its stem from July to September. It spreads by seeds and roots and makes a good planting with Little Bluestem. Sideoats grows on well drained uplands, shallow soils on ridges and rocky areas. It may be found on sand, loam and clay soils, ranging from deep to very shallow, from Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico. Sideoats takes full sun to dappled shade. It is a larval food source for butterflies and turkeys use it for food and cover.
- Prairie Wildrye — A cool season grass that's tall and works well in landscaping, Prairie Wildrye grows abundantly on moist open prairie sites, but is also found in shaded areas. It is one of the few native grasses that does well in shade. This cool season grass begins growth in the fall and grows slowly through the winter, maturing in late spring to early summer. It mixes nicely with all other warm-season native grasses. Its seedlings are vigorous and produce ground cover rapidly. Height with seed head is 2 to 4 feet. It is a larval food source for butterflies, and the grain from seed is an important food for wildlife. For more info about planting native grass, see The Native Seed's tip sheet.
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5-for-1 Big Bottom Giant Beer Glass
This giant beer glass holds 5 beers!
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Perhaps you thought you were real 'gangsta' when you bought that Forty (street slang for a 40 ounce bottle) of Mickey's (street slang for gutter-swill malt liquor) for the homecoming tailgate. But you were mistaken. You were not 'gangsta' because you weren't drinking from one of these incredibly large beer glasses.
This beer glass' traditional shape is somewhat beguiling because it holds a gargantuan amount of beer. In fact, it holds 60 ounces (that's five cans) of barley pop. So, why doesn't the Giant Beer Glass hold a full six pack? The extra one is to be left in the fridge so that your spouse still has some useful function left in this world.
Features & specs
- Made from real glass
- Holds 60 ounces
- 'Nuff said.
Watch our 5-for-1 Giant Beer Glass video
I drink from this giant beer glass because I rule. Buy one and you can rule, too.
No, I am not a midget. That's just a big a$% beer glass I'm drinking from in this picture. And when I drink all of the brew inside of this giant beer glass, I may punch you in the ear for looking at me funny.
Dear Vat19, but how big is 60 ounces?
Let's take a quick look at just how much beer the 5-for-1 Giant Beer Glass can hold:
- 60 ounces = 5 bottles or cans of beer
- 60 ounces = 7 cans of Red Bull
- 60 ounces = Almost a half gallon
- 60 ounces = Nearly a 2L bottle of soda
Burning Questions: You Ask, We Answer
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video to the right. It explains the Burning Question feature and answers some common questions.
Now, if there is something that you need to know about this product that we've omitted, please send us an anonymous question and we promise to answer it within 1 business day.
Now, if there is something that you need to know about this product that we've omitted, please send us an anonymous question and we promise to answer it within 1 business day.