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Global temperatures would rise by up to 5C and dangerous climate change would be inevitable if other developed countries followed Britain's flawed blueprint for reducing its carbon footprint, the United Nations warned yesterday in its annual flagship report on global development.
Calling for urgent action on a post-Kyoto agreement to reduce greenhouse gases, the UN accused the government of a lack of ambition.
It cited the upward trend in emissions from the energy and transport sectors and the lack of progress in developing renewable sources of energy.
The UN's Human Development report said "radical new policies", such as carbon taxes, tougher regulations to phase out heavily polluting coal-fired power stations and higher vehicle excise duty for gas guzzling cars, would all be needed if Britain was to have any chance of hitting its target of cutting CO2 emissions by 26% to 32% by 2020.
While praising the government for a "bold and innovative" climate change bill that would legally bind ministers to mandatory cuts in emissions, the UN said there were "serious questions about the level of ambition - and about the UK's capacity to meet its own carbon reduction targets".
The report comes barely a week after the prime minister, Gordon Brown, said Britain was committed to the European Union target of a 20% cut in carbon emissions by 2020 and a 20% use of renewables for energy by the same date.
In the summer, the Guardian uncovered government documents saying the 20% target was unachievable and ways should be found to undermine it at a European level.
The UN said that "Britain also lags far behind best EU practice on renewable energy: it currently produces only 2% of its overall energy from renewables".
It accused the government of a lack of ambition, stressing that rich countries would need to cut carbon emissions by at least 80% by 2050 if dangerous climate change was to be avoided. Developing countries would have to start cutting emissions after 2020 and reduce them by 20% by 2050, the UN said.
Climate change has moved up the political agenda in Britain, with the government seeking to find ways of cutting greenhouse gas emissions without harming prospects for economic growth.
Ministers believe that a mix of energy sources - including nuclear and renewables - will be needed in the future and that greater fuel efficiency in aviation can offset the impact of the expansion of Heathrow airport.
The UN report criticised the government for excluding shipping and aviation from the UK's target. Taken together, the UN said, the two sources of greenhouse gases would increase the UK's carbon budget by 27% by 2050, cancelling out half the planned 60% reduction.
"Emissions targets in the climate bill are not consistent with the objective of avoiding dangerous climate change," it says.
"If the rest of the developed world followed the pathway envisaged in the UK's climate change bill, dangerous climate change would be inevitable"."
The outcome, the UN said, would be greenhouse gas concentrations rising from 660 parts per million to 750ppm by 2050, giving possible global temperature increases of 4-5C, well above the 450ppm and 2C rise that experts say must be the limit.
The report says that the UK is on track to meet its Kyoto protocol targets because emissions are 5% lower than in 1990, the base year. But it says all the reductions were achieved before 2000, when power generation switched to gas from coal. But coal consumption is rising again and carbon emissions have been increasing since 2000.
"The upshot is that the national target of reducing CO2 emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2010 is unattainable; the likely outcome is a reduction less than one-half this target," it says.
The UN report says Britain needs to signal a move to greater use of carbon taxation as well as participation in the European "cap and trade" scheme which also aims to reduce emissions but which has proved unsuccessful so far.
The UK should also phase out highly polluting power stations and rapidly increase the use of renewable energy, particularly wind and tidal power, it says.
The report criticises the government's renewable obligation scheme as having only achieved "mixed results" in boosting alternative energies and says the government should move to a "feed-in tariff" system which has been used so successfully in many other countries, particularly Germany.
Higher fuel taxes and vehicle excise duty should be implemented as a way of curbing use, particularly of more polluting cars. It also says that energy use in British homes remains "highly inefficient" with the average house using four times as much energy as new homes. This offers a big opportunity for carbon reductions, it adds.
"Rising emissions from transport also reflect weaknesses in the public transport infrastructure and a decline in the cost of private transport relative to public transport."


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A Faux Inside Out Christmas Bell Ornament
This woodturning is made of maple poplar about 4″ tall and 2″ in diameter. The poplar bell is finished with acrylic paint for an antique look. The maple finial is finished with shellac. The ornament has a handmade brass hanger.
Instead of being turned inside out, the center shape was drilled out with forstner bits. Small bits marked the top and bottom corners. Larger bits bored out the center of the bell.
After mounting the ornament on the lathe, the bottom was also bored out with a forstner bit. Then the outer shape was turned. With the void in the middle, each stoke had to be with extreme care. Then center void was refined with rasps and sandpaper.
The maple finial has a bell shape. A brass bell is the knocker for the larger bell. This is a bell within a bell suspended by a bell.
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Photos &Tissa David 13 Jan 2011 08:34 am
Tissa's Cake
- On Tuesday night, John Canemaker, Joe Kennedy, with Heidi and I escorted Tissa David to a fine Italian restaurant a block away from her apartment and celebrated her recent 90th Birthday.
The evening was a real treat for me, and we all seemed to settle back to some great conversation and an enjoyable evening. Joe Kennedy was prescient enough to bring his camera, and we shot some photos. I'm not usually inclined to post such pictures, but Tissa's 90th was important enough to me that I thought I'd share them. So here, to bore you out of your minds, are the photos of that mini event.
Here we all are, gathered from L to R: Heidi Stallings, me,
Tissa David, John Canemaker, Joe Kennedy.
Tissas and I in conversation when we're supposed to be posing.
Joe was snapping the picture.
The lady of the night. It turns out that Tissa isn't able to eat chocolate.
We ordered some vanilla ice cream, which she loved, and the rest of us
gobbled down the chocolate butter cream cake.
The latest blizzard had begun as we walked Tissa home.
This was my favorite photo of the evening.
Many thanks to Joe Kennedy for sharing the pictures.
9 Responses to "Tissa's Cake"
on 13 Jan 2011 at 9:32 am 1.Stephen Macquignon said …
Great pictures of all of you
on 13 Jan 2011 at 10:20 am 2.Jason said …
A great time. I love the pic of Tissa and her cake. Happy Birthday Tissa!
on 13 Jan 2011 at 10:39 am 3.hans bacher said …
happy birthday to tissa david! very nice pictures, michael.
on 13 Jan 2011 at 11:25 am 4.Dave Levy said …
Happy Birthday Tissa! And, thanks for posting this, Michael. Very sweet!
on 13 Jan 2011 at 1:44 pm 5.Ray Kosarin said …
Lovely photos. Happy birthday, Tissa!
on 13 Jan 2011 at 1:49 pm 6.Stephen Worth said …
Very nice. I had lunch yesterday with Bob Givens, also in his 90s and still very active. Bob shared great stories of Bob Clampett feigning a heart attack to get out of his contract with Warners so he could go to Screen Gems for more money, Walt Disney and Chuck Jones butting heads over Chuck's ego, and Bob's early school days in Lancaster when Marion Morrison (John Wayne) had a crush on his sister and Frances Gumm (Judy Graland) used to sneak him in the back door of her father's movie theater. I'm sure Tissa shared some wonderful memories with you too. There is good reason they call them the "great generation".
on 13 Jan 2011 at 8:06 pm 7.The Gee said …
It probably isn't too weird to record an interview with those who've spent many moons in animation and animating. If they are okay with participating, of course.
I know that it is something which is currently being done with a lot of animation talents but perhaps if only for posterity's sake, not exactly for putting online or as a DVD extra or a documentary, but just capturing the interview to do it. Beyond the stories, there's the person and their personality.
Now that I think about it, maybe this shouldn't just be with animation industry folks but also cartoonists in general. There's a decent overlap there anyhow. I don't suggest this because I want it. It just seems worthwhile and it probably is doable if enough people choose to do the interviews and the potential interviewees are ready, willing and able.
Anyway, here's to wishing all those in their ninth decade many more years.
on 13 Jan 2011 at 11:06 pm 8.Stephen Worth said …
The Gee, you can find a three part interview with Bob Givens at the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Podcast. Lots of interviews with animation folks there…
Bob will be attending our ASIFA-Hollywood Creative League meeting on February 26th. You can find info on that at the Creative League Facebook page…
on 14 Jan 2011 at 6:43 pm 9.Rich Cohen and Pat Stren said …
Seeing the pictures of Tissa's birthday dinner warmed our hearts. We felt we were celebrating her, too! Happy Birthday, Tissa.
Richard and Patti


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She may be thinking about leaving the American Idol judges' table, but there's one thing Jennifer Lopez seems to be certain about: her relationship with Casper Smart.
It was smooth sailing for the couple, who were first linked together last November, as they hit Long Beach on Thursday for a sunny outing.
"Me and the Bear wake-boarding in Long Beach," Smart Tweeted.
Add wakeboarding to her resume of talents: "Got up her 1st try," Smart added.
And Lopez, 42, may have more time to hone her skills should she leave Idol after two seasons.
"All I can let you in on is my own thought process with it because that's where I truly am," she said Thursday. "I am thinking that it's time for me to go and do other things I love to do."


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Chapter 4 : Piper loves her brother and skill drills
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Piper's brow furrowed in a mixture of thinly veiled humor and confusion. "I am me? Yes. I am Piper. Who the ruddy hell else would I be?"
He shook his head again and stuttered. "N-no. I mean you, Piper Prewett are really Piper James. You've been hiding who you are for the entirety of our schooling." He looked perplexed.
She smiled ruefully. "Yeah, pretty damn shocking."
"Why? If you don't mind me asking?"
Piper seemed to struggle with her thoughts for a moment. "Its easier this way," she answered simply.
She started towards the House, and not wanting to cut short what was sure to be an interesting conversation, Oliver followed. He was a little confused by two things.
First off, he was talking to Prewett. No, make that PJ James. Prewett. James. Bloody hell.
Secondly, why wouldn't you want to claim Thomas James, the best coach ever, as your dad? Admittedly, he wasn't the nicest person, and seemed a bit harsh on her, but come on. He was Thomas sodding James!
He decided to start the conversation. "How's that? You could have whatever you want!"
She pursed her lips and peered at him. Deeming him trustworthy, she spoke. "It's not all that it's cracked up to be. I have almost every possession I could ask for. Brooms, money, parties; doesn't matter. Family and friends matter." She paused. "Popularity is a crock. An empty experience. I don't' want to be known just because I'm a 'James'. I want people to like me for me. Piper. Not because I could get them tickets to any game in the League, or because of who my dad is." She sighed heavily, losing steam. "Sorry." She tucked a long section of hair behind her ear and looked at him nervously.
Oliver grabbed the cold door handle of the Main House and turned to look at her. "Why?"
Piper shrugged uncomfortably. "I get a little worked up over it."
He chuckled huskily, thinking about all the times he had to defend his Quidditch obsession. "No worries. I understand." He pushed open the door and held it open for her, allowing her to pass. "So how was it to grow up in the most famous Quidditch dynasty in Britain?"
Piper stopped in front of the fridge with a disgusted scowl dancing across her face. "Don't tell me you read that piece of rubbish. What an idiot." She tossed him a bottle of water.
He caught it deftly, being a keeper and all, and grinned cheekily. "You don't like him?"
Piper glared jokingly. "What tipped you off? No, I can't stand him. He was here over the summer and was an ass. He ignored me until he figured out who I was, and then he wouldn't leave me alone. Bloody pedophile." She shivered think of the fat, balding git who could have been her father.
The two talked pleasantly for a few minutes, before Oliver had his first training session. He bounded outside excitedly, while Piper decided to go see her brother Jensen. Since he was a Beater, he was excused from having to help the Keeper training.
Piper was close to each of her brothers in a different way. Jason was more joking, so their relationship was more like friends. He'd tease her, but it was all in good fun.
Jensen was far more subdued than his brother; not nearly as hot tempered as her father. In a way, they had more of what Piper considered a father-daughter relationship. Jensen sure had seemed like a second dad to her growing up. Piper got sick, or injured, and Jensen was there. The connection was more mature. Personally, Piper looked up to Jensen for who he was and how he acted, while she only looked up to her father for what he had achieved in his life.
Jensen was ensconced in lavender tulle when Piper found him. His five year old Maddie had decided that 9 in the morning was a wonderful time for a tea party. Piper smiled tenderly.
There is nothing like a man who is good with kids. She loved children, and to see someone taking such joy out of humoring his daughter warmed her heart. Standing in the doorway unnoticed, Piper watched the proceedings with a soft heart. Maddie poured the tea into a small porcelain tea cup from the set that Piper had bought her for Christmas. Jensen, muscles rippling beneath his shawl of tulle, thanked her and complimented her on her exquisite taste in tea. Maddie beamed, revealing a gap toothed smile. Jensen drank the tea, smartly hiding his grimace at its flavor. He leaned over to smooth her hair and dropped a loving kiss on her soft blonde curls. He then dropped his mouth to whisper something into her ear.
"Aunt Pipey! Aunt Pipey!" A five year old bundle of energy slammed into Piper, who swung her up into a crushing bear hug. "I missed you so much."
Piper laughed heartily. Setting her down, Piper patted her head. "Muffin, you just saw me on Christmas! Like three days ago."
Maddie dramatically smacked a small hand to her forehead. "Holy snitch. I forgetted."
Piper crooked an eyebrow. "Holy snitch?" She turned her look pointedly to Jensen.
He smiled apologetically. "It was the best we could come up with." He shrugged.
Maddie had gone through the phase, just like every other kid does, of repeating everything they heard. Growing up around professional Quidditch players, some of whom swore like muggle sailors, had rubbed off terribly on her. Piper vividly remembered the time when Maddie was two, and told Piper that "if Piper didn't get her fat ass off the couch and make her some damn cookies, she was going to bean her upside the head with the fucking Quaffle". That was courtesy of Jensen's fellow Beater, Samson Holmes. Now, the family had to come up with very creative ways to curse around her.
A tugging on her hand brought Piper back into the world. "What is it?" She smiled and bent over to look Maddie in the eye.
Maddie smiled brightly and told her. "Your boyfriend is sooo cute. We should keep him and bake him cupcakes all day long."
Piper hugged her brother who had walked over to the two. "My boyfriend? Who in the bloo-ming onion have you been listening to?"
"Uncle J."
Jason was so dead tomorrow. Piper took Maddie's hand, relishing in the way that Maddie's hand seemed to cling to hers. "Muffin, Aunt Piper doesn't have a boyfriend."
"Then who is that lad you were talking to after Grandpa yelled at you?"
Walking down the stairs to the main family room, Piper silently cursed her spying brothers and Maddie. "He's just…a friend? Not my boy friend. But just a boy, who happens to be a friend." Piper flushed profusely, briefly wondering why she was acting the way she was.
"Alrighty, Maddie-love. Leave Aunt Piper alone. How about you go find your Quidditch kit that Grandma got you?" Jensen ushered her out the door, locking it after she left. He turned to his kid sister. "So, how pissed are you at me? Or us?"
Piper cocked her head. "What are you talking about? What did you do?" Piper's mind raced over the last few days.
Jensen pulled nervously at his collar. "Do you want the list? Well, there is the argument with Dad in front of all of those guys this morning. Or causing Dad to 'out' you to Wood. And spying on you with Maddie." He ended somewhat awkwardly.
Piper shook her head. "I can't be mad at you guys. He never would have given me the chance otherwise. As for the Wood thing…he would have found out sooner or later. Honestly," she cut off his yet to be vocalized interruption. "He would have. One week at my house when I'm here, is way to long for someone, including myself, not to slip up. Don't blame yourself." She plopped onto the couch across from the fire, sending a fire starting charm across the room.
Jensen slid next to her and dropped a kiss onto the top of her head. "I won't, but I know that you wanted to stay 'Prewett'. Will he keep your secret?"
Piper thought on that. "I think so. He seemed to understand. I know I've never been too keen on him or anything, but Percy says he's a nice kid. Seems nice enough. Hard-working." Endearing. Cute. Where the hell did that come from?
Jensen laughed. "You sound just like Dad."
Piper glared and playfully punched him in the arm. "Do you think we could use some of my drills for tomorrow's skill session?
Jensen shrugged. "Sure, yours are as good as anyone else's."
Deciding on what drills to use, the siblings parted ways. Jensen went outside to help with Training and Piper to her House in search of a damn cupcake.
"You have to pull out sooner! Give it to her, and then get the hell outta Dodge!"
Piper burst out laughing at her dad. Who flattened her with a simmering glare. Obviously, his mind didn't automatically swerve into the gutter like most of the other people around her, who were cleverly hiding their smirks behind coughs and hands.
The participants of the Training Camp had spent the last half an hour doing laps, and had just moved on to skill drills. Piper's skill drills. She had an incredible set. Difficult dives, complicated catches, and speed were the key. Most of the men were doing alright; a few were excelling quickly. Piper looked down at her clipboard and smiled wickedly when she saw the next drill. The whistle rang out shrilly, halting all of the guys in the air.
"Everybody off your brooms and get your butts down here!" Piper yelled a little too enthusiastically.
Jason dismounted and sauntered over to Piper with their dad. "Oh shite boys. The demonic look on PJ's face can only mean one thing." He locked frightened gazes with Jensen. They spoke together.
"Piper Elizabeth James' hour of cruel and unusual punishment."
Piper rolled her eyes and Thomas snorted. "Cruel and unusual punishment? Is she rigging everyone up to wood planks and tightening the thumbscrews?" He laughed condescendingly.
Piper narrowed her eyes at her father. Raising an eyebrow, she smirked. "You man enough Dad?"
Thomas blustered about huffily. "Course." He turned towards Jason and gruffly added, "Jason- you call it out. PJ can't. These guys won't take it from her. She'll do the drills with us." He sent another withering glare to Piper.
Whose face was contorted into an identical withering glare. How dare he? She wasn't going to run her drills? That is completely mental! Didn't she just whip all of the Seekers yesterday? Hell yes. Apparently that didn't count for anything to her dad. Figures.
Oliver touched down and noticed the completely hostile glare-fest that was occurring between Prewett-James and Coach James. He pondered what it was about, and then decided it was none of his business. Stowing his broom with everyone else, he strolled over to stand next to Piper. Who shifted her dangerous scowl to him. He smiled weakly, absolutely sure that it came out more like a grimace.
She shook off her glare and smiled warily at him. Sort of. Stupid sodding Dad. Can't take it out on Wood though. He'd be pissed if I scared Wood away before Training Camp was over. Maybe I'll dazzle him with my brilliant smile. She snorted, receiving a confused look from said boy, and decided. Guess I'll be dazzling him with my athletic skills.
They locked competitive gazes and nodded.
Game on.
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This is What Distribution on the SP500 Looks Like
Large accounts need to reduce positions in risky assets if they feel prices are about to role over, these accounts require prices to stay up or hold a trading range so they can sell into it. In short they are willing to pump up prices in the short term to latter sell into it, this is the Wyckoff distribution phase.
You guessed it the public is not a great benefactor of distribution phase. They are the pansy required to buy stock at this time.
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Distribution area is where the Supply overcomes Demand and stops the upward move and eventually begins the downward move. Distribution refers to the elimination of a long investment or speculative position and often involves establishing a speculative short position by professional interests in anticipation of a decline of price. In the distribution area the professional investors or speculators who had previously had bought stock, sell there stock to the public. The public buys and it generally buys because of good news of various sorts. Good news on the company, its product, the economy or any news which will entice untrained people to rationalize there buying decision. The best news of all is the advancing of the price of a stock. Often the reason that untrained people buy is that they do not want to miss out on the anticipated profits they think there are going to get as the stock continues to move up. Or they may buy because the stock has reacted a few points from the top and they think they are getting a bargain. After having sold there long stock professionals have no reason to support the stock on reactions and so they cancel there bits under the market, they may not only cancel the bids but they may establish short positions in anticipation of a large decline in price. Distribution is usually accomplished in a relatively SHORT TIME, Whereas accumulation takes MUCH LONGER, sometimes over many years. MAJOR distribution occurs in only a few weeks or perhaps a few months very rarely over a several year period. Distribution is usually characterized by wide price movements and heavy volume and GREAT activity.
The chart below shows that volume has been larger on sell offs than rally's. If the Wyckoff composite man expected higher prices in the immediate future then why would he be selling stocks now. At the moment the professionals wish the market to hold a range to sell into, so far this is being provided and the professional fund managers are very happy that this remains so. (see video below)
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Special thanks to contributor Erin Predmore who shared her family's adoption journey with our readers.
"Dear J.,
I hope this letter finds you well. Everything with us is OK and very busy – M is growing and laughing – his favorite game is to jump off the last stair and yell "go, go!" He's also full of activity and seems to be everywhere at once. He's got your smile – I know I've mentioned that to you before, but it never fails to surprise me when he smiles or laughs – it is your smile coming back at me…."
I never ever imagined writing a letter like this when I thought about my future family. But that's what is funny about life – you have no idea where it will take you. My husband and I have 3 children – 2 biological children and 1 adopted child. Every adoptive family travels a different path. For us, we decided to adopt after we had "replaced ourselves on the earth" as my husband says. We didn't feel our family was complete yet, and so, after watching my sister adopt, we began to seriously consider the option for us as well.
M came to us after we completed our home study, attended our classes, and began the exhausting process of applying, waiting, and praying. We got the call one afternoon when I was out with my daughter at gymnastics. When the adoption worker said, "well, OK – I think this baby will be your match," I didn't believe her. Was it really that easy in the end?
Once we got home, we began the process of becoming a transracial family. There is a lot of information about transracial adoption on the internet, and we had read most of it. But we were unprepared for the sudden interest in our family from friends and strangers alike. We are still learning what it means for our family to be transracial, and I find myself educating family members and friends about M's culture and ethnicity as quickly as I can learn about it.
He is just like other children, and he is mine – even if he has his birth mother's smile. I think we'll do just fine sharing him. He will always be hers – and she gave him to me. And I am happy with that.
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This was a prompt from last weeks writers workshop and I had to write about it because it was such a fun topic and there are tons of things that could complete the sentence. I think I am going to just list things that I am and then explain why on some of them.
- Birth Mom-I placed my daughter for adoption when I was 20.
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- Suffer of an invisible illness-Multiple Sclerosis
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Those are just the few things that came first to me. I know I could go on and on with a list but no one has time to read that.
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2013 Wrestling Latest News
All Archives
All 2013 Archives
- December
- Messiah wins first Messiah Invitational title under coach Bryan Brunk
- Central Oklahoma has five place, two take titles at Fort Hays State Open
- Wilkes in first place after day one of Messiah Petrofes Invitational
- No. 5 St. Cloud State sets record with 48th consecutive dual-match win
- Third-ranked Iowa rallies in final six matches to top No. 15 Edinboro
- Bedlam battle causes top-five shuffle, Lehigh moves back into NWCA top 25
- Sixth-ranked Cornell beats Maryland, No. 7 Illinois at Grapple at the Garden
- November
- Eric Keller gets first win as new boss of Wartburg 48-4 against Simpson
- No. 3 Bronchos pin Missouri Baptist behind Colton Gallo's efforts
- Ohio State head coach Ryan records 200th career victory
- Fifth-ranked Messiah dominates four teams at Mount Union Duals
- Ninth-ranked Buckeyes win seven of 10 matches to defeat Duke
- Two win titles for Central Oklahoma at Nebraska-Kearney tournament
- Iowa totals 24 pins in 29 victories at Iowa City Duals en route to 3-0 day
- Coe grapplers cruise to win against Central to open conference play
- Penn State wins second road dual; Virginia Tech wins two at home
- No. 8 Va. Tech beats No. 9 Edinboro; top-ranked Penn State rolls to win
- Virginia Tech goes 3-0 at Hokie Duals; Carter picks up two pins, tech fall
- No. 5 Messiah sweeps at John Reese Duals; TCNJ, Springfield win
- Hamel wins title for Grand Canyon at Colorado Mesa Open


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The opportunity might have passed to get involved in the first iteration of Star Wars Uncut, but that doesn't meant you shouldn't be excited about the finished project. Dividing Star Wars: A New Hope into 15 second segments, they asked film fans to choose a sequence, reshoot it themselves, then send it over to them, before the Star Wars Uncut team compile all of the homemade clips for their own Star Wars movie.
Though all the segments have been taken they're working on a way for more people to participate in the project while they wait for the videos to roll in. And whatever the final outcome, it's sure to be better than the new trilogy.


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Escape With iMac-Equipped Hotel Rooms
Techies have a reputation for being homebodys. But we know that Unplggd readers are not the round-the-clock WOW-playing geeks that come to mind. You guys like to get out more. But even when you're on holiday (perhaps with some ideas from Apartment Therapy during Escapes Month), you still feel some separation anxiety from your iMac. That's why Hotel Chatter has round up a list of hotels around the world that now come standard with iMacs in the room. Even if you're not traveling, you could do some google image searches and get some home office ideas.
Check out the list here, featuring hotels in Las Vegas, Miami, Chicago, UK, NYC, Montreal, and San Francisco.


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Love turkeys and have no fear of fish
Published 6:00 pm, Sunday, December 30, 2012
In the parking lot of the Monterey Market in Berkeley one day last week, Anna Chepourkova saw a "flock of a dozen wild turkeys. They mingled silently with the hurrying shoppers and people parking their cars, before continuing their stately progress up Monterey Avenue. Someone wisecracked about bagging a meal, but to me they were ... so dignified in their innocence that I felt sad and thought of all the refugees wandering. ... May they be protected in their journeys." And the wild parrots, too, as well as hummingbirds flitting between backyard feeders.
P.S.: Marc Capobianco says that on Christmas Eve, the going rate at Stockton Street fish markets for Dungeness crab was $12.99 a pound; lobster from Maine was only $7.99 a pound. In the war for deluxeness, we seem to be winning.
And as to other holiday menu dilemmas, in Mill Valley on Christmas Eve, Kathryn Shumway reports, her 13-year-old grandson was searching the refrigerator for snacks to leave out for four-legged holiday visitors when he inquired, "Do you think reindeer like arugula?"
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Since the subject seems to be wildlife/food, with the new year upon us, what more relevant subject than ichthyophobia, or fear of fish? The "fishue" of the San Francisco periodical Meatpaper consulted psychoanalyst Samuel Chase for an analysis of possible causes: "The eye of a whole fish looking up could remind someone of the fish being killed and cause fear of one's aggressive impulses, and therefore fear of the fish that symbolizes them. Eating a fish could similarly symbolize a fear of one's aggressive biting and devouring impulses. The shape of a fish could remind a person of a penis, and therefore sexual wishes and fears could be symbolized by the fish."
Chase says the fear could be conquered by slow exposure to fish; first, perhaps, to fish pictures, then movies, then a real fish, beginning, maybe, with a minnow. Do not throw a fish-phobic person into a body of water.
-- Peter Rundberg of Fog City Leather says Robert David Hall, who plays the coroner on "CSI," made his yearly visit and his yearly buy of a black leather jacket. He's bought five at Fog City - three custom-made and two off the rack - but he can't wear one on the job because most coroners do not include black leather among their work wardrobes.
-- Big Lou the Accordion Princess e-mailed that musician and record store owner Jeff Davis has died of ALS, at 60. Among the bands for which he played: Elements of Style, Thee Hellhounds, Polkacide, Snake Oil Boys, Wankin' Dudes, Stinky and the Rat Bastards, Pocket Fisherman and Les and Spooky. In Polkacide, she said, his name was Impor Hisky, "a name taken from an Imported Whiskey sign with burned-out letters." Six years ago, Davis moved to Shanghai, where he ran Bee Dees Music Bar. "One of his proudest accomplishments," says Lou, was "mentoring a Mongolian bluegrass player named Tom Pang."
Did you get through the holidays unscathed? In my book, Jan. 1 is the tail end of the holiday season, so for a day or two, I'm still entitled to one last Ho Ho Huh? Besides, this one may point the way to a whole new way of living your life.
From a press release about Delta Faucet: "A recent survey of 1,000 homeowners revealed that the most likely sources of home entertaining mishaps were often overlooked. Respondents reported that a toilet malfunction would have the greatest impact on a party, more significant that running out of food or a major appliance breaking down." Almost half the respondents said they'd had plumbing problems during a party, but "only 10 percent said they consulted a professional to address potential problems in advance."
Template for addressing problems in advance: "Hello? Is this Joe the Plumber? Everything's working fine, and I'd like you to come out and take a look at it."
P.S.: While we're in the loo, the restrooms of what Richard Delman describes as "the beautifully remodeled" Uptown Theatre in Napa have a sign in the men's ("Please move closer: It's not as long as you think it is") and a sign in the ladies' ("Please remain seated for the entire performance").
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Highest strength stainless steel alloys,but poorer corrosion resistance than SUS 304, this alloy is used for wave springs and springs, In fatigue and high stress applications, SUS 631 should increase tensile with precipitation hardening treatment from C to Condition CH-900. As a result, the material may be subjected to a temperature of 340˚C without a loss of spring properties. SUS 631 C/CH-900 exhibits magnetism similar to high carbon steel. Approx service temperature : up to +343°C(650°F)
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A Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum alloy with excellent corrosion resistance in a wide range of corrosive media, being especially resistant to pitting and crevice corrosion. It is a favourable choice for sea water applications. Applications include:Marine Industries Aerospace Industries Chemical Processing Nuclear Reactors Pollution Control Approx service temperature : up to +200°C(395°F)
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Neville Hails Everton's 'Fighting Spirit'
Everton midfielder Phil Neville hailed his side's fighting spirit but admits they need to start improving after falling down to 14th place in the Premier League table.
The Toffees haven't won in the last three, and have yet to keep a clean sheet at home all season, but they have a run of games now against teams in the bottom half, and Moyes' side will be looking to pick up some key points to kick-start their campaign.
Everton will be looking to bounce back on Wednesday night when they host Swansea City at Goodison Park, and Neville said:
"It is just not falling for us at the moment and we just need to persevere and keep the spirit,"
We showed spirit against Arsenal (a 1-0 defeat) and Norwich (1-1) and I know that is not good enough to win games at the moment but we need to keep that fighting quality.
"We can`t let it get us down and feel sorry for ourselves.
"People are paying good money (to watch) and fans are demanding results and demanding more quality, and from the manager downwards everyone feels the same and we are all hurting at the moment.
"We know what we need to do, we know what we require and we have to come through this sticky period we are going through. The only way to do that is by sticking together and being brave and, as team captain, I look around the dressing room and I think we have got a lot of brave players and that gives me confidence."


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In government and politics, language can be a tricky thing.
Especially when it's a foreign language in Orange County.
Like Spanish.
This week, county Supervisor John Moorlach held up more than $1.5 million in funding for a mental health services contract because the nonprofit that administers the service uses a Spanish word, promotora, instead of "health care worker."
"Does it have to be called promotora?" asked Moorlach.
That piqued the interest of Supervisor Shawn Nelson, who wondered aloud why the program uses a Spanish name if it serves a countywide population. Nelson then also questioned why Latino is used in the name of the nonprofit.
Nelson called the name "ridiculous" and added that "unless this agency wants to rename itself, I have no interest in supporting this kind of approach."
Latino Health Access is a nonprofit offering health access programming throughout Orange County's central core, specializing in reaching populations that health care workers have had problems reaching.
The Promotora program is regarded as a model in health care circles. It recruits trusted and respected members within isolated communities to serve as community health workers or, in Spanish, promotoras.
While Chairman Bill Campbell said he wasn't focused on language, the word did trigger the interest of Supervisor Pat Bates. She wondered aloud whether her constituents in the canyon areas would be amenable to a program that had Spanish titles.
"I'm not sure people will be willing to come forward," Bates said.
Bates moved to delay in the contract, saying "I'd like to understand it better."
That multicultural twist appeared to put supervisors in an odd mood.
When the next Health Care Agency item came up -- a $1-million contract for outreach to the Vietnamese Community -- the entire board went silent. There wasn't even a second to Campbell's motion to move the item forward.


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Health Notes #26
Not Even A Peanut?
Reasons and Conditions
Why is it so bad to have food in your stomach for long hours at a time? Read below and see if what it says doesn't make sense.
Complete digestion consists of about 4-5 hours in the stomach and 4 hours in the small intestine. What is left should not take over 16 hours to complete the journey, so that no food would remain in the digestive tract over 24 hours. If foods move according to this schedule, there should be no sour stomach, no decay in the intestine, no gas and no constipation. Under normal conditions there should be an impulse to move the bowels after each meal, and if this were happening, the majority of our ills would disappear.
When the colon is filled with decayed matter and bacteria, the many sensitive nerve endings become irritated and inflamed and we end up with such things as headaches, nervousness, foul breath, loss of pep, inability to concentrate, depression etc. After a time we may have infections anywhere in our body.
If food ferments and decays anywhere in the digestive system, it is absorbed into the blood and is carried everywhere. This poison is fed every hour to every organ, gland, muscle, tissue, nerve and cell in the entire body. Under these conditions everything in the body must degenerate.
Part of the reason we eat between meals may be that our breakfasts are too skimpy and we get hungry before lunchtime. Try to add more food to your breakfast until you are getting enough to keep you five hours. Then eat a hearty lunch and go easy on the supper. Breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and supper like a pauper.
Having undigested food in the stomach at bedtime means that the stomach must work when it is supposed to be resting. Every organ of the body needs rest and the only time the stomach can rest is when no food is present. If the evening meal is early enough or light and easily digestible, when a person retires at night, the stomach can rest and sleep will not be disturbed by the digestive process that demands energy.
Here are some ideas for a hefty, last-a-while breakfast.
Spoon Bread
Blend first four ingredients on high until creamy. Stop the blender and add cornmeal. Stir contents before blending. Briefly blend again. Pour into a sprayed 8" X 8" baking dish and bake at 400o F for 45-60 minutes until golden brown. Spoon bread out and eat plain or with applesauce or other topping.
1. Corn Waffles: Bake 15-20 minutes on a sprayed waffle iron, or until brown. Set on high.
2. Add 1 cup or more drained, chopped kale or other green of your choice. Nutritious and delicious.
Scrambled Tofu
Mix all ingredients together. Put onto hot, sprayed Teflon fry pan. Fry for 5-10 minutes. For color you may sprinkle with diced tomatoes just before serving.
Serve the above with a big platter of fresh fruit, granola and nut milk and you'll have a breakfast to suit a king and last you until lunch.
Breakfast Sunday
Spread nut butter on warm toast, top with warm fruit sauce, sprinkle on granola, raisins, or other dried fruit and peanuts.
Fun--Easy--Very Nutritious
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In Reply to: Anyone in MN rebuild Wisconsin Engines? posted by Dalet on February 02, 2013 at 15:59:31:
Sadly, if it needs a "full rebuild", you will be far better off dollar-wise to send it to the "land of almost right" to be returned as trivets at Waldo-World and replace it with a new Kohler, Briggs or Honda V-twin OHV engine. They all have units in the 20 to 30 HP range, which should be MORE than adequate for a log splitter.
Once you price $$$ parts and figure in labor, you will realize that I am being serious.
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Foreshadowing and Easter Eggs
J.K. Rowling seemed to know exactly what she intended to write for the entire series immediately from the start. So here goes a long list of genius foreshadowing that stand out to me (mostly in chronological order) and easter eggs that you probably missed:
Within the first chapter of the very first book, Hagrid rides a motorcycle that belongs to Sirius Black – who everyone forgets about – until he comes back in book three.
Next up is Harry's first potions class, where Snape asks him about a bezoar. This doesn't return until book six, but it saves Ron's life.
Voldemort's Face
Fred and George are punished because they thought it would have been funny to make snowballs hit the back of Quirrel's head. Later we learn that to be Voldemort's face – ouch. For the first time (and last), they didn't deserve punishment.
Special Award
Ron notices that Riddle (Voldemort) got a special award for service to the school while cleaning trophies for detention. Later, he humorously guessed he killed Myrtle to get it. In fact, Ron was right, Voldemort did kill Myrtle, though not to get the award.
The Room of Requirement
Dumbledore mentions he needed a restroom to Harry – in book four – and a room appeared suited just for that purpose. However, Dumbledore couldn't ever find it again. Later, in book five, Harry realizes that the Room of Requirement was that restroom and the training place of the DA.
The Locket
While the Weasley's and Harry are searching through Sirius' house in attempt to clean it, they come upon a certain locket none of them could open. Later we learn it just happens to be the heirloom of Salazar Slytherin and one of Voldemort's horcruxes.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Until very recently, this easter egg wouldn't have had much significance. Now that it's a new movie and a story written by J.K. Rowling herself (which you can find the trailers for here) we can really appreciate its appearance in book seven.
Triwizard Tournament
While Ron and Harry are working on their Divination homework in book four, Ron and Harry correctly guess the three events of the tournament. While the last one doesn't particularly pertain to the event it does foreshadow the man who set it up – Mad-Eye Moody, or Barty Crouch Jr., who was impersonating him.
The Vanishing Cabinet
This magical artifact and its pair pop up three times throughout the series. First, Harry comes out of the fireplace of Borgin and Burkes during his first attempt at using the Floo network. While he is inside, Draco Malfoy enters and he is forced to hide within the cabinet – at the time, broken. Later in the fifth book, Fred and George mention trapping a student inside. During the sixth book, Draco fixes the cabinet, then uses it to sneak Death Eaters inside Hogwarts.
Scabbers is the Weasley's rat. During the third book he is in Ron's possession. Throughout the book, J.K. Rowling drops many hints that culminate in the revelation that Scabbers is, in fact, Peter Pettigrew as an animagus.
Sirius Black
This one is sneaky. I missed it during my first and second re-reads of book five. As it progresses, their are some clues foreshadowing Sirius' death, most notably his animagus being the Grim, signaling imminent doom.
Dumbledore's Office
To enter Dumbeldore's office, one must say a password to the sculpture of a Gryffindor. This permits one to access the door to the Headmaster's office. It's a pun: Griffin-door. The knocker is a griffin as well.
Fighting Your Friends
In the first book, Neville stands up to Harry, Ron, and Hermione when they go out after curfew. While he is frozen solid for it, Dumbledore awards Neville ten points for standing up to them, making Gryffindor win the House Cup. He gets those points because Dumbledore recognizes how challenging it is to stand up to your friends. Dumbledore would know, as he was forced to stand up to his dearest friend Grindelwald when he had become the most powerful wizard (at the time, with the Deathstick aka, Elder Wand). Besides the easter egg, this is a prominent moral for book one.
The easter egg pops up everywhere. That's because it is known literally as the magic number. J.K. Rowling takes it to heart as she writes. It is the amount of people on the quidditch team, the number of Voldemort's horcurxes, number of the heads of snakes in the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets,
Another important numerical easter egg in the books are threes. Three Deathly Hallows and trios of friends. Besides the obvious Harry, Ron and Hermione, there are Draco, Crabb, and Goyle. Each trifecta has deep symbolism and importance throughout the series.
The Last of the Easter eggs and Foreshadows: The Thirteenth Seat
Professor Trelawney once expresses her concerns of being the thirteenth person to sit down at a table; she fears that death will come to the first to stand.While in her case, this never happened, during a meeting thirteen Order Of the Phoenix members sat down at one table. Guess who was the first to rise? Sirius Black.


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PodCastle 86: Tio Gilberto and the Twenty-Seven Ghosts
Read by Brian Lieberman
Originally Published in Realms of Fantasy
Before I can even ring, Uncle Gilberto opens the door and gives me a
big hug and a kiss that smells of gin and menthol cigarettes. His
dog, Ganymede, barks and snuggles his head between my legs. The cat
eyes me suspiciously from the next room. From behind me, someone
helps me slip off my jacket. I look over my shoulder, but nobody's
there. "Who's that?" I ask my uncle.
"That's Daniel," he says.
"Hey, Daniel," I say. "Been a while."
Gilberto shakes a finger at the air behind me. "No, you cannot also
take his shirt! I told you to behave." Uncle Gil throws both hands
into the air. "Dios mío, what have I done? Bringing my innocent
nephew into a house with twenty-seven horny ghosts. Qué barbaridad.
You tell me right away if any of them try anything, me entiendes,
Rated R: Contains Love, Ghosts, and San Francisco


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Home > Catalog > RV Skylight Shades > Skylight Night Shades
Skylight Night Shades
To purchase please contact your local RV Dealer.
Skylight Night Shades are three-rail tension-style pleated shades that can eliminate nearly all light infiltration from RV skylights/vents. A variety of fabric types are available including Stitchbond and Gibralter. Night Only shades are excellent in a variety of applications, including residential, RV, commercial and marine.
- A variety of colors and fabrics.
- Blackout laminated fabric choices.
- Additional rail on the bottom provides a very finished look.
- Custom made to order.
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United Shade and Dicor Corporation focus on the people and companies that use our products. This includes products, support and services that help improve the production process:
Our shade technicians work with you every step of the way in measuring, ordering and installing shades in a way that best suits your production process.
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Coil Return Policy
|Pleat Size Option
|5/8" or 1"
|Blackout Option
|Length Range
|Width Range
- Determine if the shade or blind will mount outside the window frame onto the wall (Outside Mount) or if the shade or blind will be mounted inside the window frame (Inside Mount). Note: Most RV windows are Outside Mount.
- Outside Mount — Measure the width (across) of the area to be covered. Example: End of frame to end of frame plus 2" added for additional coverage. Inside Mount: Measure the exact opening size. The factory will make any necessary adjustments from your exact measurements to allow for inside clearance and ease of operation.
- Measure the length (drop) of area to be covered. Example: Top of frame to bottom of frame with an additional 2" for mounting above and below window.
United Shade will manufacture exactly the size you order. Take precautions with your measurements so entire window area is covered and allowances are made to assure a custom fit. If draperies or valances are already installed be sure your measurement for width allows the shade or blind to fit under the current window treatment.
Inside Mount Measuring Instructions
Inside mount shades and blinds are installed inside the window casing.
- Measure the exact inside width of the window casing from left to right inside edge.
- Measure the exact inside height of the window casing form top to bottom inside edge.
- Do NOT take any deductions. Allowances are made at the factory to ensure fit.
Outside Mount Measuring Instructions
Outside mount shades and blinds are installed outside the window casing. The shade or blind will cover an area larger than the window itself.
- Measure the exact width to be covered. Allow enough extra coverage to ensure proper light control and privacy
- Measure the exact height to be covered. Allow for proper coverage.
Pleated Skylight Shades
- Locate predrilled holes in headrail they are located on the underside of the headrail, behind the first fabric vpleat. The holes have plastic installation grommets.
- Position headrail in skylight opening. Install screws through the headrail in the predrilled holes.
- Push center rail up near top rail.
- Push bottomrail down to bottom of opening, then install scews through predrilled holes.
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|Ash Gray
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Shades can be easily cared for by simply dusting or using a vacuum cleaner attachment. Do not use spot remover, household cleaners or detergents to remove soiled spots,a s these may cause damage to fabric or loss of color from fading.
NOTE: If your recreational vehicle must be stored for an extended period of time, store shades in the up position and cover your windows with additional protection (I.E. Cut out cardboard).
What is the difference between Day fabric and Night fabric?
Day Fabrics = light woven fabric for sun filtering. (Deco only)
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Help Me!I cant take this anymore!? - pic of 12 year old girls wear thongs
Ok, since I was 8 years old, I was a bit heavier than add else.I everyone was always very important in my class the 2nd Year and up until now. Can 't take it anymore, I am the girl that everyone (always underestimated in the sport even if I Sqaud captain of my cheerleading) to sing the girl was wearing a bikini and the girl who always looks at other girls and wants to put bodies . I m 14 IM in 8th grade and I weigh 216 more lbs.Ive very active.Recentley went to the doctor for my thyroid back to normal. checked.it not lose weight, I was just by doing sit-ups and to everything.I DONT run everyday.i Soda (havent for 2 years). I fell badly in almost all foods. "I hate it, these parents are way.My Biger i hate this its the to.butThe worst thing in my Life.What What can I do? What kills me.
the only time I ever eat is at night when I have cheerleader practice and not home until 8
12 minutes ago
My parents also have a large garden, and eat the chopped tomatoes and corn, and almost all day.like dinner sqaush normal for me is chicken (or) other meat, a kind of rice, and 2 other pages, it would be, tomatoes or corn or beans.
Here is a picture of my body. (I think people can see with MySpace too)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Pic Of 12 Year Old Girls Wear Thongs Help Me!I Cant Take This Anymore!?
Help Me!I cant take this anymore!? - pic of 12 year old girls wear thongs
4 comments:
- FitnessG... said...
You are fat, but not very thick.
The biggest problem is genetics, unfortunately.
But I think I can help, give advice.
First, if you really eat rice every day, contributing to body fat. Rice is a carbohydrate and simple spike your blood sugar, which stimulates the body store fat. Something with "white" in the name that should be avoided. Wheat "Brown" and "Nice. Avoid juice, sweet tea and coffee, cereal and sugary sweets. Try to drink, lots of water and try eating small meals frequently meet as only two or three larger meals.
Who will be your diet in the right direction.
If you're a little exercise can add on, you should click OK ors way.
Let me know if you need some good exercises to melt fat.
Good luck!
- February 14, 2010 at 11:59 PM
- lil_leah... said...
Eating 1200 calories per day. Eat less than 5% fat per 100 grams. plently of fruit / vegetables. Drinking water. Exercise at least 30 minutes 4 days a week.
- February 15, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Princes... said...
dont u look too big for me ur very nice x
- February 15, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- sarangha... said...
This is what works for me in the past ....
What causes the loss of weight change over this, if you are in a rut for some time, the body is truly effective is also a very good routine.
Maybe you try to change when you eat or the type of food you eat at certain times. As if you usually handle eggs, cereal for breakfast, because that is what your body is used and can not be used as efficiently ...
what a moment does not always work, so people keep coming "plateau" in their diet to lose weight when to stop them. and it is too loose a little weight and diet can be maintained, then off again.
as I said, it's just what I wanted. It's like eating extremely brightTLE or what, but al haha.
Haha I also tea Enviga I would not be on a lot, but it helps me not to be hungry ....
Good luck:)
- February 16, 2010 at 6:06 AM


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What's Really Behind Mandatory Vaccines?
On October 21, 2015
By Stuart Gross
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I'd like to take a moment to invite you to watch this important video released last week. It features a former employee of MERCK, international developer and manufacturer/distributor of pharmaceuticals. MERCK is responsible the arthritis/pain drug Vioxx, which caused tens of thousands of strokes, heart attacks, and deaths before it was pulled from shelves in 2004.
Brandy Vaughn left MERCK after Vioxx was found to nearly double a patient's risk of heart attack. She became an advocate for informed consent, and now speaks out against pharmaceutical companies and founded the Council for Vaccine Safety.
In the above video she discusses what's really behind the push for mandatory vaccinations. The pharmaceutical industry is set to make billions off of mandatory childhood vaccinations, and now both boys and girls will be pressured to take the highly controversial gardasil shot. Read more →


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AIKEN - The South Carolina Highway Patrol has decided Aiken County drivers just aren't getting the message.
With five days left in a month in which seven people have died on county roads, the patrol says its four extra deputies will stay until the end of November.
The four extra deputies, two on motorcycles, were assigned to the county Oct. 1 after the patrol said it was worried about the high number of deaths on county roads. The additions joined the six who regularly patrol the county.
According to highway patrol data, Aiken County is tied for first with Florence County in the number of highway fatalities in October. Lexington County comes in second with four deaths so far this month.
Fatalities in Aiken and Florence counties make up 24 percent of the state's 59 deaths this month.
During September, four people died on Aiken County roads. So far this year, 41 people have died on Aiken County roads. Twenty-four died on them last year.
Since Oct. 1, the highway patrol has worked 176 accident scenes. That number does not include accidents worked by other law enforcement agencies in the county, said Lance Cpl. R.K. Hughes of the highway patrol.
"People just aren't slowing down," he said.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office has loaned members of its DUI Task Force to help the troopers this month, Lance Cpl. Hughes said.
The 10 highway patrol troopers and the sheriff's deputies have written just over 2,000 tickets so far this month for such driving don'ts as driving under the influence, wearing no seat belt and speeding, Lance Cpl. Hughes said.
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend said the patrol's decision to stay is a comfort.
"I would take anything from anybody to help turn these terrible statistics around," she said. "People need to understand it is dangerous to drive in Aiken."
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The Serra Family of Baltimore Maryland
The Serra Family of Baltimore MarylandUpdated August 26, 2001
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This page details the Serra Family starting with the Guildo Serra and Emelia Vivani Serra's immigration from Carrera Italy circa 1903. It also touches the families of Vivani, Ziggatelli, DiLeonardi, Paturzo, Brescia of that generation.
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Oh I am sorry you perceive them this way but they are like a reflection of the light in the darkness ...I mean of the world today.
No offense freind, but your posts are very sad,
Thank you FissionSurplus ,it is for the heart and for the beauty of life and everything this life has to give to us.
But eventually, get over them we must. Life's too short to live in the past.
A melancholy post, but rather poetic. S & F from me to you
For life and for...love.
emo 4 life
Originally posted by AthlonSavage
reply to post by piequal3because14
There cant be Joy without Saddness.
Originally posted by piequal3because14
And if I will have wings to fly I will give them to you to fly in the place where ...you were mine when....we were too young to understand...eternity.
I'd better say like flowers by gently touching the water mirror.
(like a dove circling a war zone)
I would say that it is a song for Hearts that know what love is and know how to love .... in Eternity.
Super sad songs dude
Thank you DeepImpactX.It's good to have you near ,your answers are always welcomed.
Pi is interesting and I like interesting posts. That's why I respond.
Oh why you say that !
You know you should totally be banned again. I mean really, but... whatever.


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September 19, 2008
Fairtrade Sales Rise Despite Economic Troubles
By ALISON CHIESA
FAIRTRADE goods are becoming increasingly popular with shoppers despite the economic slowdown, figures have revealed .Consumers have remained loyal to buying goods accredited by the Fairtrade charity, which helps tackle poverty in developing countries, as sales increased by 55per cent.
Meanwhile, defiant shoppers also confounded expectations last month, as official figures yesterday revealed a surprise leap in retail sales.
Harriet Lamb, executive director of the Fairtrade Foundation, said: "This continuing uplift in sales is great news and shows the public is still taking Fairtrade to heart.
"Every day in shops up and down the country consumers are becoming the champions of change. Times are tough for everyone, but producers need Fairtrade now more than ever.
"In Kenya recently, a farmer told me that a bag of maize had increased by 100per cent. On top of this, farmers are struggling to pay soaring fuel and fertiliser costs.
"Fairtrade offers people a ladder out of poverty Business needs to play its part in offering farmers a market in the UK, so opening the way for more farmers to sell their goods on fairer terms."
The Fairtrade Foundation's annual conference entitled Tipping the Balance, announced that trade grew for April to June 2008 to an estimated GBP176m from GBP113m in the same period last year.
Ms Lamb added: "The scale and level of poverty worldwide demands that businesses and consumers urgently need to play their part to scale up Fairtrade and in these tough economic times, people in developing countries who typically spend more than 50per cent of their income on food, are the most severely affected."
Originally published by Newsquest Media Group.
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As previously reported, Toy Story Mania! will be opening at the Tokyo DisneySea Park at the Tokyo Disney Resort on July 9. The attraction, already immensely popular at other Disney theme parks, will be the focal point of the all new Toyville Trolley Park, an old-fashioned amusement park in New York. Guests will enter the attraction via the mouth of a 26-foot tall sculpture of Woody's face.
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'Toy Story Mania!' to Open at Tokyo Disneyland Resort on July 9, 2012
Oriental Land Company, Ltd., owner and operator of the Tokyo Disney Resort, has announced that on July 9, 2012, it will welcome the 3D attraction 'Toy Story Mania!' based on the popular Toy Story franchise from Disney/Pixar to the Tokyo DisneySea theme park.
The 3D attraction, a first for the resort, will be located in a new area of the park, Toyville Trolley Park, themed to an old-fashioned amusement park. Guests will enter the attraction through the 'wide open mouth' of Woody whose face will measure more than 26 feet in height. Once inside the attraction, the queue will appear full of 'oversized' toys and board games, similar to that of the queue at Disney's Hollywood Studios. At this time there is no mention of the troubled Mr. Potato Head interactive audio animatronic found at both the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort (Disney California Adventure) locations.
WDW Refurb Update: Toy Story Mania Date Change, One Man's Dream to Take a Nap
A couple of brief refurbishment updates for Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World.
First, we realize we caused some shockwaves when we first announced way back in March that Toy Story Mania would be closing for a refurb in mid-August. Many confused this with the recent TS3 additions that have already taken place, but the refurb is something completely different (reportedly something to do with unloading gates). And while Disney Parks has yet to confirm it, a recent tweet from DHS cast member @PaulChadkin confirms our announcement with a minor date change. According to Paul, the new dates for the refurb are August 16 through August 28 (opening on the 29th). Given this new announcement from another source we consider to be extremely credible, we will be updating ReSearch with these new dates.
Walt Disney Imagineering Earns Top Award from Themed Entertainment Industry
GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2009 – Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative arm of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was honored today with the top award within the themed entertainment industry.
TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) announced that Toy Story Mania! received the Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Attraction. Toy Story Mania! is a high-energy, immersive, ride-through adventure that invites guests to test their skills at a variety of carnival midway games hosted by the characters from the Disney·Pixar Toy Story films. The attraction is located at both Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
TEA announced the 16th Annual Thea Award recipients during the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attraction's (IAAPA) annual conference. The Thea Awards recognize achievement, talent and personal excellence within the themed entertainment industry. Recognized internationally as a symbol of excellence, the Thea Awards consider project submissions from all over the world. TEA praised Toy Story Midway Mania! as follows in their press release:
iPhone App Review: Toy Story Mania!
Title: Toy Story Mania! (link)
Publisher: Walt Disney
Released: August 14, 2009
Cost: $4.99
iTouch?: Yes, but no bonus feature
Pros: Portable version of its theme park candidate, fun graphics, good re-play value
Cons: Some controls can be annoying
Review: If you've been to Disney's California Adventure (Anaheim) or Disney's Hollywood Studios (Orlando) within the past year, you no doubt are familiar with Toy Story Mania!, the Toy Story-themed 4D (that's park-speak for 3D with cold water splashed on you) video game/attraction. Set to make its in-home debut later this year on the Nintendo Wii (minus the cold water), the iPhone edition is a happy medium which allows you to take the charm of the game with you no matter where you go.


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Three day weekend. What, what!?
1) Leanne look away…..
Okay I watched this video on repeat the other day. I just can't get over it. I think it's the accent…
2) Yesterday was Valentine's Day or Single Awareness Day depending on your view. But, I got these yesterday at school:
Those and a delicious sandwich. What can I say Schmidtson did well 😉
3) Kids send Valentine's as well
Finally, some recognition!!
4) Want to celebrate Valentine's Wes Anderson style? Check these bad boys out!
5) Oh yeah, and Leonard? Leonard just don't really care…


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The world faces a long-term uranium shortage as China and India build new nuclear plants, and major buying opportunities may emerge for shares of some beaten-down uranium producers.
Uranium prices have seen the largest drop in two years following the Japanese nuclear disaster and Germany's decision to phase out its nuclear plants, both of which hit uranium prices hard. This has hammered the stocks of the leading uranium producers, but the longer-term fundamental and technical outlook suggests a major buying opportunity may lie ahead.
Germany depends on nuclear power for 23% of its needs, and with Japan considering cutting back on its nuclear expansion plans, the entire industry has been in retreat. Though Japan is the third-largest nuclear power producer after the US and France, it's important to take a much more global look at the prospects for nuclear power.
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Currently, production does not meet the demand of the industry, and the projections for production versus demand indicate that this gap will continue to widen going into 2020. The chart above is from the World Nuclear Association, a group that promotes nuclear energy, and therefore has a vested interest. The potential gap between supply and potential demand, however, is consistent with the views of other experts.
The recent announcement from China regarding plans to boost nuclear capacity to eight times the current level by 2020 was followed by India's plans to boost nuclear power production by thirteen times by 2030. The nuclear power industry is also flourishing in South Korea, which could add as many as ten plants by 2010.
Though there are no clear signs yet that uranium stocks have bottomed, they are approaching long-term support where a bottom is likely to be completed.
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- Member: AnimeDudde
- Title: Peachy Bleachy
- Premiered: 2006-10-16
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I originally intended this to be just a fandub, but some of the scenes, such as the opening, can be considered part AMV so I decided to upload it here.
I made this last year when the Bleach dub premiered, in response to all the complaints about it, I decided to make a little spoof of what the dub could have been like, using 4Kids as an example. Most of it is just a parody though, I got carried away and put in random stuff which some find funny, others don't.
It got deleted from youtube a few months after I uploaded it, and I've been wanting to re-upload a censored version ever since, and finally got around to it. The video I am uploading here is the censored version, but the indirect link is uncensored. The only differences are that the yaoi scenes are whited out (they were blurred to begin with because I didn't want the video to be pornographic) and there is a frame of 'fanservice' deleted at 2:26.
I had a second part planned and recorded some of it, but got too lazy and dropped it.
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- Link Format Bitrate Codec Duration Filesize Link Check Information Comments
- Indirect Windows Media (.wmv) 08:45:00 44mb Last Checked: 2007-08-04 02:44:34 200 OK This is the UNCENSORED version, although the yaoi pictures are still blurred, they aren't whited over. There is also the 'fanservice' bit at 2:26.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks were mostly lower Friday, as disappointing results from Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices and Google Inc. caused those shares to slide in early trades. Microsoft MSFT, +2.54% shed more than 9% at the opening bell, a day after missing Wall Street targets. The stock was downgraded by at least two brokerages. AMD AMD, +1.94% traded down more than 13%, after the chip maker swung to a loss. The stock also was hit by at least two downgrades on the company's results. Google GOOG, +1.82% gave up more than 3% after the search giant reported a higher profit, but also missed expectations. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +1.77% was off 29 points, or nearly 1%, at 3,582. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, +2.19% also was down 1%.
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All Vietnam veterans and their spouses are invited to attend a special reception for the families of soldiers who were killed in action.
The event is set for 3 p.m. on Sunday, at the American Legion post in Springfield, adjacent to the fairgrounds on Ga. 21. It will be hosted by the American Legion Post 209 and the board of the Veterans Park.
A gold-star certificate will be presented to each family member of those who were killed in action in Vietnam, recognizing the loss of their loved one and the family's sacrifice.
"This is a follow-up of the presentations on Veterans Day when a sudden downpour interrupted the presentation ceremony and some of the certificates were damaged by the rain," said Ruth Lee, a member of the Veterans Park board of directors.
"It is representative of the extent to which the Department of Defense office for the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Vietnam War will go to assure that all family members receive these special certificates in their proper and original condition," Lee said. "We appreciate the ongoing efforts by Gen. Kicklighter to assure this for our Effingham County citizens. We are also pleased that this can also be an event to honor all Vietnam vets."
The event is important "because these vets came home to a nation that did not honor them," said a spokesman for the American Legion. "This is an opportunity for Effingham County to pay the respect and express our appreciation for their service."