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Telluride is often described as one of the most beautiful places in the world, situated within a box canyon and surrounded by majestic Rocky Mountain peaks. Our environment is also our livelihood, and we intend to apply strong moral and ecological ethics to the stewardship of our natural resources, while taking a leadership role in the heightened environmental education and awareness of our guests, community, and employees.
The Telluride Ski & Golf Resort's environmental work has evolved through the years to cover a broad range of conservation initiatives and educational endeavors. The well-balanced program has won acclaim within the ski industry, including the National Ski Area Association's Golden Eagle Award for Environmental Excellence, the Regional Forester's Caring for the Land Stewardship Award, and certification in Audubon International's acclaimed Cooperative Sanctuary System program for golf courses. Telluride Ski Resort collaborates with the United States Forest Service, the surrounding Telluride and Mountain Village communities, as well as San Miguel County, to together find solutions that will sustain the region's economic, cultural and environmental health.
Telski has set a standard in the region for best management practices applied to watershed protection since wetland restoration efforts began to take place on the golf course in 1997. Since then, the resort has made watershed protection a priority and will continue to implement monitoring programs that ensure resort operations do not adversely impact water quality.
Our resort prides itself on its application of watershed protection practices to resort operations, and is working on a complete assessment of the ski area to identify areas of hydrologic impact caused by ski trail and road construction. The hydrologic assessment will provide a complete understanding of the hydrologic regime of the lands within the Telluride Ski Area. Mapping of all surface waterways and their complete drainage network serves as a basemap for the assessment, with specific channel reaches being rated using a system that incorporates geomorphic and ecological characteristics to identify potential watershed restoration, mitigation, and enhancement sites, or sites that should be protected. This process is used to prioritize sites in an effort to reduce sediment discharge and other impacts to downstream environments within Telluride's San Miguel Watershed.
Telluride Ski Resort's award-winning Prospect Bowl expansion in 2001 utilized several innovative trail construction techniques to minimize erosion of new trails and avoid impacts to riparian areas, preserve the natural feeling of the mountain, and protect the habitat of the locally reintroduced lynx. Borne as a result of the expansion, scientific studies of high alpine fens were begun to better understand these important ecosystems that exist in Prospect Basin and throughout the San Juan Mountains.
Fens are wetlands that are rich in organic peat matter and that support remarkable and rare plant and animal life. The Prospect Basin fens, like many in the San Juans, represent unique ecological niches. In Prospect Basin, the age of the fens stretch back in time approximately 10,000 years. Since many of the wetland plants associated with fens are clonal, these fens provide a valuable baseline source of information on climate, plants, insects, carbon sequestration, and other useful characteristics of mountain environments over time.
Telluride Ski Resort supports the continued education, scientific monitoring and analyses of the Prospect Basin fens and those existing in the San Juan Mountains so that they can be safeguarded throughout our national forests. The San Juans Fen Partnership supports a high level of fen protection in the current Grand Mesa Uncompahgre (GMUG) National Forest and San Juan National Forest management plan revisions that are now taking place in southwestern Colorado. Additionally, the Partnership intends to incorporate outreach training for these and other land managers into the fen studies to ensure their continued protection.
Made up of the Town of Mountain Village, the Town of Telluride, San Miguel County, Telluride Ski & Golf Resort, Sheep Mountain Alliance, Colorado State University, Mountain Studies Institute and the local community at-large, the Partnership is working closely with the United States Forest Service, which manages much of the high country in the San Juan Mountains, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which has been providing grants to identify and study the fens.
The Prospect Basin fen studies at the Telluride Ski Resort are the only studies of their type being performed in the United States. The San Juans Fen Partnership oversees further scientific research, monitoring and analyses of the fens in the San Juans region, as well as continued popular education about fens and their importance to local forest and alpine ecology. Dr. David Cooper, PhD., of Colorado State University directs the scientific studies and monitoring programs of fens throughout the San Juan Mountains.
For more information about Dr. Cooper's scientific fen research, visit www.mountainstudies.org/research.
Telluride Ski Resort and Mountain Village have been praised for solving access challenges with the gondola and chondola, and Dial-A-Ride shuttle programs. Biodeisel fuel is being tested in larger quantities for use on the mountain and is currently used in small quantities in snowcats, in golf course utility vehicles and for summertime mountain maintenance, while the Telski supports the planning and construction of a biodeisel plant to serve the surrounding four-corners region is being studied. The resort is investigating incentives for carpooling and visitor mass transit, and implementing fuel-reduction programs for snowmobiles, snow cats and all resort vehicles.
Perhaps the most challenging category of resource management, Telluride Ski Resort maintains an average amount of diversion of waste from local landfills (approx 15-20 percent). The resort continues to focus on improving the implementation and enforcement of the recycling program throughout resort, and has begun to implement a centralized, green purchasing program. Restaurants use recycled or sugar and corn-based paper plates and bowls, and natural corn plastic utensils and cups. Telluride Ski Resort recycled approximately 100 tons per year.
Telluride Ski Resort uses approximately 80 million gallons of water a year for ski resort operations, with about 75 million of those gallons used for snowmaking. We are in the process a phased redesign of our snowmaking system to improve efficiency and broken lines are identified, repaired or replaced seasonally. The golf course used about 30 million gallons per season.
While our improved snowmaking and irrigation equipment saves a significant amount of energy, Telluride Ski Resort continues to research and develop alternative fuel and energy sources and to implement company-wide conservation measures to further reduce the resort's greenhouse gas emissions. Telluride Ski Resort consistently encourages energy conservation throughout the resort and replaces appliances and lights with newer, more efficient models.
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Even as the Catholic publishing world has been struggling, there's growing interest in fiction among Catholic publishers — and readers.
Even as the Catholic publishing world has been struggling, there's growing interest in fiction among Catholic publishers — and readers.
Author Michelle Buckman's Rachel's Contrition has struck a chord with modern readers, becoming an Amazon bestseller.
The novel launched Sophia Institute Press' women's fiction line.
Editor Regina Doman says it's an impactful read: "It's about a woman who loses everything when tragedy strikes her infant daughter: Her life begins to turn around when she finds a holy card of St. Thérèse in the parking lot. … It's a tough, gritty read for adults."
Buckman, who is also the author of Death Panels (TAN Books/St. Benedict's Press), a 2010 political thriller about Obamacare, enjoys writing about timely topics.
"I write contemporary issue-oriented novels, so my ideas usually spring from current events," she said. "Death Panels rose from my concern over our nation losing sight of Christian values, specifically the value of each precious, individual life, as well as from the government trying to usurp the power of parents and infringe on our freedoms."
The faith element of her stories comes throughout the writing process. "I don't sit down and plot ways to include faith; I write the story as it comes to me, and my faith flows into my writing as a natural thread of character development," she said. "Faith impacts my characters' decisions in the same way it shapes what any of us do and say in our lives."
New Fiction
Catholic fiction seems to have found its place. But how did that happen?
"This is the moment," Doman said. "For years we in publishing have been hearing from Catholic readers that they really yearn for Catholic fiction."
As for the upcoming lineup for Sophia Institute Press, which recently merged with Thomas More and Holy Spirit colleges, "We have the riveting sequel to Bleeder by John Desjarlais: Viper, about a former DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration] agent who discovers that a string of drug-dealer deaths have been predicted by a girl who claims the Blessed Mother is appearing to her," Doman said. "Also, we have The Spanish Match by Brennan Pursell, which will launch our historical-fiction line, chronicling a little-known episode that could have changed the course of Catholicism in England: when young Prince Charles, a Protestant, made a daring secret journey to Spain to seek the hand of the Spanish Princess Maria. This fiction for adults will transport readers to the magnificence and intrigue of the royal courts of the 1700s."
That's not all. "We also are looking at our first literary fiction by author David Athey (known for his groundbreaking novel with Bethany House, Danny Gospel) and more in the fiction and romance and young-adult lines, as well as the new John Paul 2 High book, Book 3, which looks to be our strongest book in the series yet," said Doman. "In that book, still untitled, a grieving Allie Weaver decides to leave the Catholic Church for her friend's Protestant church, and the other JP2HS students launch a rescue mission."
As for Doman's own work, readers are in for a departure of sorts. Her fifth novel in the Fairy Tale Novel series is Alex O'Donnell and the 40 CyberThieves. Doman says it's "a change to a lighter tone compared to my last two books. It's my first cyber-thriller."
Buckman appreciates having Catholic publishers, because it allows her to openly put Catholicism on the page: "Personally, I am thrilled that I can now let my characters clasp a rosary, mention confession or invoke the intercession of a saint without it being edited out of my story."
Putting the Catholic in fiction involves "faith: stories that wrestle actively with the truths of the Catholic faith, whether behind the scenes or openly," said Doman. "At Sophia Institute Press we've been putting the accent on 'openly,' but in my own new novel, Alex O'Donnell, the faith is more the background the main characters take for granted. Catholic fiction of the type we're publishing is stories that we know faithful Catholics will enjoy — stories they can escape with, laugh at, cry with; stories that will enrich their lives. And, as always, we try to make stories that anyone can pick up, Catholic or not, and enjoy for their high level of storytelling quality."
Writers can best engage the culture with their work "by dedicating themselves to the storytelling craft," Doman added. "Our culture places a very high value on storytelling, and the more that Catholic writers are able to master that craft, the more they can speak to the culture, the more powerful their stories will be."
Paul McCusker, Catholic convert and writer for Focus on the Family, noted: "What makes Catholic fiction Catholic? Ultimately, in my limited view, I suppose it would be stories that are both faith-challenging — as in putting Catholic faith up against real life — and faith-affirming, as in demonstrating that a true life of faith can go head-to-head with the rigors of life and still thrive."
Buckman's advice for aspiring authors? "Read as much as you can, study authors you admire, network with other writers and persevere with great patience."
And prayer is essential, according to author Michael O'Brien, whose latest novel is Theophilos (Ignatius Press). "The person who aspires to be a Catholic writer must first and foremost be praying to the Holy Spirit as a way of life," he said. "He should ask God for inspiration for the creation of the work itself, and then for the avenue where it may be published and bring about the greatest possible fruitfulness for others. Writing will be as Catholic as the author is truly Catholic — that is, creating from the heart of his soul, laboring to give birth to works of truth and love — integrated caritas in veritate.
"At the foundation of truly Catholic writing is the dimension of the author's prayer and sacramental life, including his sacrifices offered for the good of the work itself and for the good of his readers," O'Brien said. "Even when an author examines the fallen human condition, he must always keep in mind the dignity of human beings. There should never be any glamorization of evil or even a subtler kind of voyeurism regarding the different ways evil is manifested in this world. In a sense, he has a prophetic calling to open the eyes of readers to the immense beauty of existence and the eternal value of all human lives."
Forthcoming fiction from O'Brien includes retold parables and science fiction: He said his next novel, The Father's Tale, is a modern retelling of the parables of the Prodigal Son and the Good Shepherd combined. "After 10 years of writing and rewriting this book, I'm happy to say it will be published in October," he said. "I have also completed the first draft of a science-fiction novel titled The Voyage, set in the 23rd century, the story of a journey to a planet of our nearest neighbor in the heavens, Alpha Centauri."
O'Brien believes old-fashioned love of literature is here to stay.
As he puts it, "The love of story is universal, common to all peoples of all cultures and times of history. The fiction writer who hopes to write the true story in our times must be prepared to sacrifice much, to live a kind of heroic vocation. If he pours his whole being into the creation of works that grip the imagination and at the same time ennoble mankind and help him find a deeper understanding of his eternal value and destiny, then he will have been a 'success,' regardless of how many or how few books he sells."
Amy Smith is the Register's associate editor.
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I love to experiment with recipes to see what I can come up with, and my husband is a willing guinea pig. He and I both called this one a success.—Trish Houff, Winchester, Virginia
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Makes6-8 servings
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes, cut up
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- Dash ground cinnamon
- Dash ground cloves
- 2 to 4 tablespoons brown sugar, optional
- 1/2 cup mashed potato flakes
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- 3 cups shredded lettuce, divided
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- In a skillet, cook beef and green pepper over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the beans, tomatoes, water, onion, chili powder, cinnamon and cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar. Simmer, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed; stir in potato flakes.
- Meanwhile, on a floured surface, roll one portion of pastry to fit the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. Transfer pastry to dish; trim edges. Sprinkle lettuce and 1/2 cup cheese over crust. Top with half of the beef mixture and 3/4 cup cheese, then remaining beef mixture and cheese. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of dish. Place over filling. Trim edges; seal with a fork. Cut slits in pastry. Brush with butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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This appears to be the question of the day. Read here from Bob McGinn at jsonline.com for more. KGB is a class act. He has been a solid Packer on and off the field. At times, he has even been a great Packer in terms of production. Going into 2007, however, he was coming off of a couple rough years that saw his production down and importantly, saw him become a liability against the run. I suggested to Brother Steve during training camp of 2007 that the Pack should cut him or trade him (especially after I read a report that quoted an NFC scout who said that teams were game planning their run games to go right at KGB). However, last year, when he was moved to be more of a situational pass rusher, he was good again. He showed he still has the knack to pressure the QB. He was not stellar against the run when there were run plays, but he was at least good overall.
Now, enter the knee injury. He's apparently recovering from this more slowly than he/the team anticipated. He could only practice for 30 minutes the other day before pulling himself. This is tricky. KGB is a good player, but as McGinn and others have pointed out, when he's not at full strength, he is not effective. I like KGB and I know he is a high quality locker room guy/teammate. But I am pretty sure that some of the options on the table for TT and co as the team prepares to make final roster moves, would be to place him on the PUP list or to perhaps even release him. Though I would have been fine releasing him at the beginning of last year, after he showed he could still play in 2007 and our apparent dearth of quality DEs, I'd be hesitant to do so now. If I were GM, and it ends up that KGB can't move around adequately before 9/8, I would place him on the PUP list. Then if he doesn't recover adequately over that time, cut him. For right now, I wish KGB a speedy recovery – but in the meantime, I hope that Jason Hunter can step up his game and perhaps take advantage of an opportunity.


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LOS ANGELES — Those seeking a quick primer on Film Independent's Spirit Awards need only YouTube Mickey Rourke's acceptance speech at last year's ceremony.
The "Wrestler" star began his address — which clocked in at an Oscar-unfriendly six minutes — by imploring the room to hire Eric Roberts, then nearly broke into tears over the death of his dog and, in what may or may not have been a joke, threatened to beat up host Rainn Wilson over an impersonation.
Is Rourke available for an encore?
As the Spirit Awards prepares to stage its 25th-anniversary show Friday night in downtown Los Angeles, it will try to capture the anarchic tone that over the years has made it a fun and sometimes headline-worthy alternative to the Oscars. But reaching that high bar won't be easy. The show has instituted changes in venue, time and format, and also must cope with the contraction of the specialty-film business, an absence of the year's most buzzed-about independent film and the eternal question of its balance between the indie and mainstream.
When Film Independent, the nonprofit that runs the Spirits and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced last summer that it was making a number of changes to the event, the announcement was greeted with a few raised eyebrows. The group was moving the awards out of its slot on the Saturday afternoon of Oscar weekend, which it had occupied for the past 10 years, to an 8 p.m. Friday slot. The show was also moving from its customary location under a large tent on the beach in Santa Monica to a venue at the L.A. Live complex.
Those may seem like trivial changes, but in the small, incestuous world of independent film — which can be just as tradition-bound in its way as its studio counterpart — many veterans privately wondered if the Spirits was simply trying to save a few pennies. In the process, they said, it was fair to ask if the show would lose its let-down-your-hair feel.
But organizers have said that they simply wanted to mix up the familiar, which is why they've made other changes, like eliminating a group of popular song parodies in favor of performances from nominee Jeff Bridges and the band members featured in "Anvil!: The Story of Anvil." "If it's the same every year, we risk it becoming rote," said Film Independent executive director Dawn Hudson.
The group's partners have by and large embraced, and even encouraged, the change. The Independent Film Channel, which has aired the show live in recent years, says it was always on board for a live nighttime airing, even if the telecast pushes well after 11 p.m. on the East Coast. "There are more eyeballs in late night than on a Saturday afternoon, especially for an audience predisposed to loving what's off the beaten path," said Jennifer Caserta, general manager of IFC.
The Spirit Awards, which this year will be hosted by British comedian Eddie Izzard, must also contend with the absence of arguably the most widely acclaimed independently-made film, "The Hurt Locker." Because Kathryn Bigelow's war drama was submitted, and also earned nominations (two, both in the acting category), last year, it was not eligible for consideration. That could create a head-scratching paradox: An indie film not mentioned at the Spirits goes on to win a bucket of Oscars later in the weekend. (Film Independent says it could revisit its rules for next year.)
What the show will feature is a mix of movies that are fiercely independent, as well as some that may stretch the definition. Its best-picture category includes — in addition to boutique pictures with limited theatrical releases such as "Amreeka" — movies with sizable marketing budgets that have grossed $30 million or more, including "(500) Days of Summer" and "Precious." And it will feature several nominees, including "A Serious Man" and "Adventureland," that were made entirely with studio money, certainly at a higher end of the independent-budgetary spectrum.
But organizers say that money should not be the only yardstick for a Spirits nominee. "You can't pigeonhole a film as being more independent if it's made on six figures than if it's made on seven figures," said Rebecca Yeldham, director of the Los Angeles Film Festival who is also involved in the awards show (and was a producer on "Anvil"). "It's all about the spirit of the film."


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Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony: Russia welcomes the world
On the evening of 7 February 2014, the spectators inside the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi were joined by television viewers worldwide, to witness the breath-taking Opening Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games.
The three-hour spectacular combined a tribute to Olympism with a marvellous celebration of Russian history and culture that involved a cast of thousands, including sporting icons, ballet stars, acrobats and even cosmonauts - all set against a musical backdrop of Russian classical music.
In the opening sequences of the Ceremony, the audience was treated to an alphabetic evocation of great figures and moments in Russian history, as a giant firework display lit up the Black Sea coastline. Inside the stadium floating islands represented Russia's vast and varied landscape, from the volcanos of Kamchatka to the forests of the Urals and Siberia's icebound Lake Baikal. The stage was set for the entrance of the Games' main protagonists.
Breaking with tradition, the Parade of Athletes, one of the central elements of all Opening Ceremonies, took place at the start and not the finish of the evening, setting the stage for a three-hour spectacle of music, fireworks and breath-taking choreography.
One by one, the 87 delegations entered the Fisht Olympic Stadium to rapturous applause, starting as ever with the Greek athletes and culminating with the host nation, spearheaded by bobsleigh pilot, Alexander Zubkov.
Later, the crowds were wowed by the entrance into the stadium of a 65-metre long troika and a giant inflatable structure in the form Moscow's iconic St Basil's Cathedral. Then, to the explosive sound of cannons, the vast army of visionary 17th century tsar, Peter the Great took the stadium by storm, followed by a depiction of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Throughout the Ceremony, the music of Russia's greatest classical composers such as Tchaikovsky and Prokoviev resonated through the stadium and beyond, providing a stirring backdrop.
The Chairman of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee, Dmitry Chernyshenko was the first speaker to take the platform, as he welcomed athletes, delegates and fans to the Russian city : ""Welcome to the 2014 Olympics Winter Games in Sochi," he said. "Our city is unique, as all of Russia is unique. It is the largest country in the world where Europe meets Russia. We are proud to have the privilege to host the entire world."
A new page in Olympic history
It was then the turn of the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to take centre stage, and he first praised the efforts of the organisers. "Welcome to the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Tonight, we are writing a new page in Olympic history."
"What took decades in other parts of the world, has been achieved here in just seven years. This is a remarkable achievement."
He went on to pay tribute to all of the ordinary Russians who, in the spirit of "volunteerism," had helped lay the foundations for Sochi 2014. "Thousands of volunteers have welcomed us with the well-known warm Russian hospitality. Many thanks to all of the volunteers."
The IOC President went on to address the athletes, with a stirring reminder of their role as ambassadors for the Olympic ideals and of Olympism: "Russia and the Russians have set the stage for you, the best winter athletes on the planet. From this moment on, you are not only the best athletes, you are Olympic athletes. You will inspire us with your outstanding sports performances."
"You have come here with your Olympic dream. The International Olympic Committee wants your Olympic Dream to come true. This is why we are investing almost all of our revenues in the worldwide development of sports. The universal Olympic rules apply to each and every athlete - no matter where you come from or what your background is."
"Yes, it's possible - even as competitors - to live together under one roof in harmony ,with tolerance and without any form of discrimination for whatever reason. Yes, it is possible - even as competitors - to listen, to understand and to give an example for a peaceful society."
"Olympic Games are always about building bridges to bring people together. Olympic Games are never about erecting walls to keep people apart. Olympic Games are a sports festival embracing human diversity in great unity."
"Therefore I say to the political leaders of the world: Thank you for supporting your athletes - they are the best ambassadors of your country. Please respect their Olympic Message of good will, of tolerance, of excellence and of peace. Have the courage to address your disagreements in a peaceful, direct political dialogue and not on the backs of these athletes."
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At 22h26 local time, the IOC President then handed over to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who, in time-honoured fashion, declared the Games open. Soprano Anna Netrebko performed a moving rendition of the Olympic Anthem before Russian short-track speed skater Ruslan Zakharov stepped forward to take the Olympic oath on behalf of all the athletes, while Vyacheslav Vedenin performed the same task for the judges, while Anastasia Popkova took the oath on behalf of the coaches.
Russian legends light the cauldron
At 22:32 local time, the Olympic flag was borne into the stadium by eight famous Russians, each prominent in a different field: cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel into space, six-time Olympic speed skating champion Lidiya Skoblikova, film director Nikita Mikhailkov, actress Chulpan Khamatova, journalist Anastasia Popova, ice hockey legend Vyacheslav Fetisov, conductor Valeriy Gergiev, and virtual racing driving champion Alan Enileev.
The Olympic torch was then transported, relay style, by six legends of Russian sport. First, tennis star Maria Sharapova, who herself hails from Sochi, carried the flame into the stadium before handing it on to pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva.
It was then passed, in turn, to wrestling champion Aleksandr Karelin and rhythmic gymnastics star Alina Kabayeva. Finally, it fell to former ice skater Irina Rodnina and ice hockey keeper Vladislav Tretiak - both triple Olympic gold medallists - to complete the final leg of the relay and light the Olympic cauldron.
After a dramatic firework finale, the stage was set for 16 days of equally dramatic competition. Let the Games begin!


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From Jerusalem
In the late 70s, the film medium's intellectual monolith Hollis Frampton announced that the video frame was "a degenerate ameoboid shape passing for a rectangle to accomodate cheap programming of late night movies." Never has this fact been more gloriously indulged than at the Museum of Art and Design's ongoing three-month celebration of everyone's magnetic tape: VHS. The series traces VHS' impact on every facet of the movie process from production to distribution, including workout tapes.
VHS assumed the throne of consumer videotape formats after defeating competeing Betamax and VX technologies. Rebecca Cleman, distribution director of Electronic Arts Intermix and one of the series' co-organizers, stressed that VHS was "an inferior format, that won over Betamax primarily because it could boast longer recording times. The poor quality of VHS, of course, makes it represent decaying technology, which always gets fetishized."
Video continues to maintain an aesthetic presence within the art world. From pioneers to contemporary practicioners, qualities associated with the aesthetic of VHS--a warm, gummy image, static lines and the low quality that comes from infinite playback--have become standbys of the gallery scene. Tonight, Cleman will present a lecture entitled Aesthetics of Analog, which will investigate the qualities of consumer video recording processes. Said Cleman: "It's important to think beyond the VHS tape, to understand that this is part of a system of components – television, VCRs, camcorders – that created a really new culture (as of the 80s) of home video, that was very different than home movies (from film) . . . video engenders a participation that folds spectator, producer, and distributor into one."
In June, MAD showcased works like Herschell Gordon Lewis' 1967 psychic adventure Something Weird, the inspiration for Something Weird Video in 1990, which revivified Lewis' film along with works classics by Doris Wishman ...


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What Is Hepatitis?
"Hepatitis" means inflammation of the liver. Toxins, certain drugs, some diseases, heavy alcohol use, and bacterial and viral infections can all cause hepatitis. Hepatitis is also the name of a family of viral infections that affect the liver; the most common types are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C.
What Is the Difference Between Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C are diseases caused by three different viruses. Although each can cause similar symptoms, they have different modes of transmission and can affect the liver differently. Hepatitis A appears only as an acute or newly occurring infection and does not become chronic. People with Hepatitis A usually improve without treatment. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can also begin as acute infections, but in some people, the virus remains in the body, resulting in chronic disease and long term liver problems. There are vaccines to prevent Hepatitis A and B; however, there is not one for Hepatitis C. If a person has had one type of viral hepatitis in the past, it is still possible to get the other types.
What Is Hepatitis A?
Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the Hepatitis A virus. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months. Hepatitis A is usually spread when a person ingests fecal matter -- even in microscopic amounts -- from contact with objects, food, or drinks contaminated by the feces, or stool, of an infected person.
How Common Is Hepatitis A in the United States?
In 2013, there were an estimated 3,473 acute hepatitis A infection in the United States.
Is Hepatitis A Decreasing in the United States?
Yes. Rates of Hepatitis A in the United States are the lowest they have been in 40 years. The Hepatitis A vaccine was introduced in 1995 and health professionals now routinely vaccinate all children, travelers to certain countries, and persons at risk for the disease. Many experts believe Hepatitis A vaccination has dramatically affected rates of the disease in the United States.
How Is Hepatitis A Spread?
Hepatitis A is usually spread when the Hepatitis A virus is taken in by mouth from contact with objects, food, or drinks contaminated by the feces (or stool) of an infected person. A person can get Hepatitis A through:
- Person to person contact
- when an infected person does not wash his or her hands properly after going to the bathroom and touches other objects or food
- when a parent or caregiver does not properly wash his or her hands after changing diapers or cleaning up the stool of an infected person
- when someone has sex or sexual contact with an infected person. (not limited to anal-oral contact)
- Contaminated food or water
- Hepatitis A can be spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the virus. (This can include frozen or undercooked food.) This is more likely to occur in countries where Hepatitis A is common and in areas where there are poor sanitary conditions or poor personal hygiene. The food and drinks most likely to be contaminated are fruits, vegetables, shellfish, ice, and water. In the United States, chlorination of water kills Hepatitis A virus that enters the water supply.
Who Is at Risk for Hepatitis A?
Although anyone can get Hepatitis A, in the United States, certain groups of people are at higher risk, such as those who:
- Travel to or live in countries where Hepatitis A is common
- Are men who have sexual contact with other men
- Use illegal drugs, whether injected or not
- Have clotting-factor disorders, such as hemophilia
- Live with someone who has Hepatitis A
- Have oral-anal sexual contact with someone who has Hepatitis A
I Think I Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A. What Should I Do?
If you have any questions about potential exposure to Hepatitis A, call your health professional or your local or state health department.
If you were recently exposed to Hepatitis A virus and have not been vaccinated against Hepatitis A, you might benefit from an injection of either immune globulin or Hepatitis A vaccine. However, the vaccine or immune globulin must be given within the first 2 weeks after exposure to be effective. A health professional can decide what is best on the basis of your age and overall health.
What Should I Do if I Ate at a Restaurant That Had an Outbreak of Hepatitis A?
Talk to your health professional or a local health department official for guidance. Outbreaks usually result from one of two sources of contamination: an infected food handler or an infected food source. Your health department will investigate the cause of the outbreak.
Keep in mind that most people do not get sick when someone at a restaurant has Hepatitis A. However, if an infected food handler is infectious and has poor hygiene, the risk goes up for patrons of that restaurant. In such cases, health officials might try to identify patrons and provide Hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin if they can find them within 2 weeks of exposure.
On rare occasions, the source of the infection can be traced to contaminated food. Foods can become contaminated at any point along the process: growing, harvesting, processing, handling, and even after cooking. In these cases, health officials will try to determine the source of the contamination and the best ways to minimize health threats to the public.
What Is Postexposure Prophylaxis or PEP?
PEP or postexposure prophylaxis refers to trying to prevent or treat a disease after someone is exposed to it.
Who Should get PEP After Being Exposed to Hepatitis A?
A health professional can decide whether or not a person needs PEP after exposure to Hepatitis A. People who might benefit from PEP include those who:
- Live with someone who has Hepatitis A
- Have recently had sexual contact with someone who has Hepatitis A
- Have recently shared injection or non-injection illegal drugs with someone who has Hepatitis A
- Have had ongoing, close personal contact with a person with Hepatitis A, such as a regular babysitter or caregiver
- Have been exposed to food or water known to be contaminated with Hepatitis A virus
If I Have Had Hepatitis A in the Past, Can I Get It Again?
No. Once you recover from Hepatitis A, you develop antibodies that protect you from the virus for life. An antibody is a substance found in the blood that the body produces in response to a virus. Antibodies protect the body from disease by attaching to the virus and destroying it.
Can I Donate Blood if I Have Had Hepatitis A?
If you had Hepatitis A when you were 11 years of age or older, you cannot donate blood. If you had Hepatitis A before age 11, you may be able donate blood. Check with your blood donation center.
How Long Does Hepatitis A Virus Survive Outside the Body?
The Hepatitis A virus is extremely hearty. It is able to survive the body's highly acidic digestive tract and can live outside the body for months. High temperatures, such as boiling or cooking food or liquids for at least 1 minute at 185°F (85°C), kill the virus, although freezing temperatures do not.
Does Hepatitis A Cause Symptoms?
Not always. Some people get Hepatitis A and have no symptoms of the disease. Adults are more likely to have symptoms than children.
What Are the Symptoms of Hepatitis A?
Some people with Hepatitis A do not have any symptoms. If you do have symptoms, they may include the following:
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Dark urine
- Clay-colored bowel movements
- Joint pain
- Jaundice (a yellowing of the skin or eyes)
How Soon After Exposure to Hepatitis A Will Symptoms Appear?
If symptoms occur, they usually appear anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks after exposure. Symptoms usually develop over a period of several days.
How Long Do Hepatitis A Symptoms Last?
Symptoms usually last less than 2 months, although some people can be ill for as long as 6 months.
Can a Person Spread Hepatitis A Without Having Symptoms?
Yes. Many people, especially children, have no symptoms. In addition, a person can transmit the virus to others up to 2 weeks before symptoms appear.
How Serious Is Hepatitis A?
Almost all people who get Hepatitis A recover completely and do not have any lasting liver damage, although they may feel sick for months. Hepatitis A can sometimes cause liver failure and death, although this is rare and occurs more commonly in persons 50 years of age or older and persons with other liver diseases, such as Hepatitis B or C.
How Will I know if I Have Hepatitis A?
A doctor can determine if you have Hepatitis A by discussing your symptoms and taking a blood sample.
How Is Hepatitis A Treated?
There are no special treatments for Hepatitis A. Most people with Hepatitis A will feel sick for a few months before they begin to feel better. A few people will need to be hospitalized. During this time, doctors usually recommend rest, adequate nutrition, and fluids. People with Hepatitis A should check with a health professional before taking any prescription pills, supplements, or over-the-counter medications, which can potentially damage the liver. Alcohol should be avoided.
Can Hepatitis A Be Prevented?
Yes. The best way to prevent Hepatitis A is through vaccination with the Hepatitis A vaccine. Vaccination is recommended for all children, for travelers to certain countries, and for people at high risk for infection with the virus. Frequent handwashing with soap and warm water after using the bathroom, changing a diaper, or before preparing food can help prevent the spread of Hepatitis A.
What Is the Hepatitis A Vaccine?
The Hepatitis A vaccine is a shot of inactive Hepatitis A virus that stimulates the body's natural immune system. After the vaccine is given, the body makes antibodies that protect a person against the virus. An antibody is a substance found in the blood that is produced in response to a virus invading the body. These antibodies are then stored in the body and will fight off the infection if a person is exposed to the virus in the future.
Who Should Get Vaccinated Against Hepatitis A?
Hepatitis A vaccination is recommended for:
- All children at age 1 year
- Travelers to countries that have high rates of Hepatitis A
- Men who have sexual contact with other men
- Users of injection and non-injection illegal drugs
- People with chronic (lifelong) liver diseases, such as Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C
- People who are treated with clotting-factor concentrates
- People who work with Hepatitis A infected animals or in a Hepatitis A research laboratory
How Is the Hepatitis A Vaccine Given?
The Hepatitis A vaccine is given as 2 shots, 6 months apart. The Hepatitis A vaccine also comes in a combination form, containing both Hepatitis A and B vaccine, that can be given to persons 18 years of age and older. This form is given as 3 shots, over a period of 6 months.
Is the Hepatitis A Vaccine Effective?
Yes, the Hepatitis A vaccine is highly effective in preventing Hepatitis A virus infection. Protection begins approximately 2 to 4 weeks after the first injection. A second injection results in long-term protection.
Is the Hepatitis A Vaccine Safe?
Yes, the Hepatitis A vaccine is safe. No serious side effects have resulted from the Hepatitis A vaccine. Soreness at the injection site is the most common side effect reported. As with any medicine, there are very small risks that a serious problem could occur after someone gets the vaccine. However, the potential risks associated with Hepatitis A are much greater than the potential risks associated with the Hepatitis A vaccine. Before the Hepatitis A vaccine became available in the Unites States, more than 250,000 people were infected with Hepatitis A virus each year. Since the licensure of the first Hepatitis A vaccine in 1995, millions of doses of Hepatitis A vaccine have been given in the United States and worldwide.
Who Should Not Receive the Hepatitis A Vaccine?
People who have ever had a serious allergic reaction to the Hepatitis A vaccine or who are known to be allergic to any part of the Hepatitis A vaccine should not receive the vaccine. Tell your doctor if you have any severe allergies. Also, the vaccine is not licensed for use in infants under age 1 year.
Who Should Get the Hepatitis A Vaccine Before Traveling?
Anyone traveling to or working in countries with high rates of Hepatitis A should talk to a health professional about getting vaccinated. He or she is likely to recommend vaccination or a shot of immune globulin before traveling to countries in Central or South America, Mexico, and certain parts of Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. CDC's Travelers' Health site provides detailed information about Hepatitis A and other recommended vaccines.
What Is Immune Globulin?
Immune globulin is a substance made from human blood plasma that contains antibodies that protect against infection. It is given as a shot and provides short-term protection (approximately 3 months) against Hepatitis A. Immune globulin can be given either before exposure to the Hepatitis A virus (such as before travel to a country where Hepatitis A is common) or to prevent infection after exposure to the Hepatitis A virus. Immune globulin must be given within 2 weeks after exposure for the best protection.
Why Is the Hepatitis A Vaccine Recommended Before Traveling?
Traveling to places where Hepatitis A virus is common puts a person at high risk for Hepatitis A. The risk exists even for travelers to urban areas, those who stay in luxury hotels, and those who report that they have good hygiene and are careful about what they eat and drink. Travelers can minimize their risk by avoiding potentially contaminated water or food, such as drinking beverages (with or without ice) of unknown purity, eating uncooked shellfish, and eating uncooked fruits or vegetables that are not peeled or prepared by the traveler personally. Risk for infection increases with duration of travel and is highest for those who live in or visit rural areas, trek in back-country areas, or frequently eat or drink in settings with poor sanitation. Since a simple, safe vaccine exists, experts recommend that travelers to certain countries be vaccinated.
How Soon Before Travel Should the Hepatitis A Vaccine Be Given?
The first dose of Hepatitis A vaccine should be given as soon as travel is planned. Two weeks or more before departure is ideal, but anytime before travel will provide some protection.
I'm Leaving for My Trip in a Few Days. Can I Still Get the Hepatitis A Vaccine?
Experts now say that the first dose of Hepatitis A vaccine can be given at any time before departure. This will provide some protection for most healthy persons.
Will the Hepatitis A Vaccine Protect Someone From Other Forms of Hepatitis?
Hepatitis A vaccine will only protect someone from Hepatitis A. A separate vaccine is available for Hepatitis B. There is also a combination vaccine that protects a person from Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B. No vaccine is available for Hepatitis C at this time.
Can Hepatitis A Vaccine Be Given to Immunocompromised Persons, Such as Hemodialysis Patients or Persons With AIDS?
Yes. Because Hepatitis A vaccine is inactivated (not "live"), it can be given to people with compromised immune systems.
Is It Harmful to Have an Extra Dose of Hepatitis A Vaccine or to Repeat the Entire Hepatitis A Vaccine Series?
No, getting extra doses of Hepatitis A vaccine is not harmful.
What Should Be Done if the Last Dose of Hepatitis A Vaccine Is Delayed?
The second or last dose should be given by a health professional as soon as possible. The first dose does not need to be given again.
Where Can I Get the Hepatitis A Vaccine?
Speak with your health professional or call your local public health department, may offer free or low-cost vaccines for adults. For children, check out www.cdc.gov/vaccines/.


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MOBERLY- Moberly Regional Medical Center confirmed Tuesday a nation-wide data breach affected some of its clinics.
Community Health Services (CHS), the company which owns Moberly Regional Hospital and its clinics, also confirmed the breach.
It involves limited personal identification data from some patients seen at the clinics over the past five years. The affected clinics are Moberly Medical Clinics, Inc., Moberly Physicians Corporation and Moberly Rural Health Clinics.
Jamie Morgans, the director of marketing and public relations for the medical center, said the hospital was not hit.
"We take very seriously the security and confidentiality of private patient information and we sincerely regret any concern or inconvenience this event may cause for our patients," Morgans said.
A statement from the center said no medical or credit card information was taken from patients, but names, addresses, social security numbers, telephone numbers and birth dates were.
CHS said Kroll Cyber Security will contact affected patients by Aug. 31 to offer identity theft protection plans. It expects notifications to happen by Sept. 5.
CHS said it thinks the intruder is a company based in China looking for patented medical software.
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My Dear Mother,
Having not much to do I will drop a few lines hoping to find you in good health as it leaves me at present. I am now back with the company. I have wrote you a few letters from the hospital as I was there for minor reasons not resulting from anything to talk about. I have got your letter with 2 dollars and was glad to hear from you. I have received no mail from Nell or Morris as yet I have heard from Grace and Hazel Tripp quiet often and as to Arthurs letters I have got none.
Don't be alarmed of Arthur or Babe as they are alright as you said. This war will be a thing of the past before long so why worry every thing will come out alright so don't worry but keep up and let nothing bother or worry and I am positive that things will come out with flying colors.
As to things over here is nothing interesting to write for the paper publish of happenings so we have nothing to write about only that the country is very pretty excepting place where artillery have bombarded and that is interesting to new comer but after one has seen things all though one passes it by with out noticing it.
I guess the old Boche has his hands full when they turned this bunch lose on him take my word for that. I will close now hoping hear from you soon and tell all that I know to write.
I see Annie Shunny married a Recruiting Sergt well Mrs Shunny is taking to soldiers all at once. I remember she use to ball me out when I enlisted 4 years ago it kind of makes me laugh now.
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Named after the country's first telegraph station, Hotel Telegrafo is Cuba's oldest hotel. Set on the corner of two of Old Havana's main streets, it is also perfectly located for exploring.
Hotel Telegrafo's history can be seen in the classic architecture with high ceilings & ancient brick arches, which contrast wonderfully with the colourful modern lobby & rooms. Many guests are mesmerised by these original features as they enjoy cocktails & snacks at the bar, & when enjoying more sumptuous meals in the à la carte restaurant. Guests can also enjoy the outside snack bar, set conveniently in the inner courtyard, which also features a tranquil fountain.
Breakfast is always an enjoyable experience at Telegrafo hotel, with a large buffet to choose from & relaxing live music every morning. You may even be lucky enough to hear a happy tune from the Omelette Man!
But the location is ultimately what makes Telegrafo such a great hotel to stay. Not only is it just across from the city's central park but Hotel Telegrafo also stands on a wide, tree-lined street right beside the National Theatre & the old government building (the Capitolio). The hotel is also within easy walking distance of Habana Vieja's colonial centre, picturesque sea wall & bustling Malecon ocean walkway.
© 2016 Nigel Hunt
24 hour reception
Air conditioning
Breakfast - à la carte
Breakfast - buffet
Busy street
Car rental desk
Daily newspapers
Disabled facilities
Elevators / lifts
Hotel was recently renovated
International cuisine
Internet by Ethernet cable to your laptop
Internet on hotel's PCs
Laundry & Ironing Service
Lobby bar
Luggage storage
Malecon max 5min walk
Mastercard & Visa (not USA bank issued) accepted
Nightclub nearby
Nursery services
Old building restored
Post office
Reception staff speak Spanish, English, French, German, Italian
Safety - hotel built of fire-proof materials
Safety - smoke detectors, fire alarms, strobes, extinguishers, sprinklers
Safety - uniformed security personnel 24hrs
Shoe cleaning
Shop(s) with basic supplies, souvenirs & gifts
Shops max 2min walk
Taxis desk
Telephone - national & international calls
Tours & tourist information desk
TV room/bar (international channels & videos)
Voltage 110/120
The contrast of old & modern Cuba is reflected in the Telegrafo's 54 well-appointed rooms, with lively colour schemes & large windows that fill each room with light. All rooms have large beds with air conditioning, phone, satellite TV, safe deposit box, hair dryer, mini bar & ensuite bathroom. Groups can also be accommodated as there are interconnecting rooms on each floor.
© 2016 Nigel Hunt
110 volt outlets
Air conditioning
Baby's cot (on request)
Balcony (subject to availability)
Bathroom (ensuite)
Disabled facilities
Double bed
Hot & cold water
In-room safe
Internet by ethernet cable to your PC
King size bed
Minibar / Fridge
Room service
Satellite TV
Twin beds
For extra luxury, upgrade to one of the 9 beautifully decorated suites, with benefits including separate living area, kingsize bed, jacuzzi bath & balconies. With the government building nearby & Telegrafo being the oldest hotel in Cuba, imagine who stayed there before you.
© 2016 Nigel Hunt
110 volt outlets
Air conditioning
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Balcony (subject to availability)
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Hot & cold water
In-room safe
Internet by ethernet cable to your PC
King size bed
Minibar / Fridge
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Qantas boss Alan Joyce is spot on when he says the $252 million loss reported by the battered icon is ''unacceptable'' and ''unsustainable''. Shareholders think so too, with the share price plunging after the company released its results.
As for the 22,000 members of its full-time workforce who are now staring down the barrel of 5000 job losses and wage freezes, there is a lot of raw emotion that could easily burst into industrial disruptions.
The problem is that Joyce is yet to outline all the details of a strategic review, as was expected on Thursday. Will its frequent flyer business be floated? What other assets might be sold besides the terminals? And how will unions and the Abbott government react?
The pilots' association issued a media release with strong words: ''Qantas management has today outlined a demolition job, but failed to follow through with a strategy for how it will grow the business and serve the national interest.''
The Abbott government is yet to announce its plans, despite the Qantas share price jumping late last year amid speculation that it was looking at changing the Qantas Sale Act and providing a government-backed guarantee to the airline to borrow debt more cheaply using the government's AAA credit rating.
The government was waiting to see Joyce's plans to ''modernise'' workplace practices and how it planned to get out of its hole. But it seems Prime Minister Tony Abbott might now be going cold on the debt guarantee which, if given, would have a negative effect on Virgin and regional airline Regional Express. In Parliament on Thursday, Abbott said ''what we do for one business, in fairness, we have to make available to all businesses''.
No doubt Qantas faces many challenges, but what's new? Former chief executive Geoff Dixon famously coined the phrase ''constant shock syndrome'' to describe the airline and its battles, including severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, the Asian crisis, fuel price explosions, the World Trade Centre terrorist attack and the rise of low cost carriers.
But the problem is that Joyce - and the board - seem to blame everything but the company for the mess it is in. And many of the problems are self inflicted. The blame game includes intense competitor capacity from international airlines, record fuel prices, a ''distortion'' in the domestic market due to the emergence of Virgin Australia and high labour costs.
The $252 million loss has long been anticipated, as has the size of the cost cutting. What we now know is how the company plans to reduce its fleet and aircraft types, cut capital expenditure, reconfigure the business for efficiency and stop growing its Jetstar Asian business. It raises the question why some of these things hadn't been thought of before it got to this.
To put it into perspective, the Jetstar Group reported a loss of $16 million for the six months to December 31, compared with a profit in the previous corresponding period of $128 million. Jetstar's domestic business makes a profit, which suggests the rest has been a big drain on the group. A sensible strategy might have been to curb spending in its Jetstar Asian operations much earlier.
But the root of the problem is overcapacity and Qantas is a big part of that problem. It has been flinging more and more capacity at the domestic market to maintain its 65 per cent line-in-the-sand market share against rival Virgin Australia. In its announcement on Thursday, it said it will continue to lift capacity in the domestic market from 1.4 per cent in the first half to between 3 and 4 per cent in the second half of the financial year despite yields and revenue falling.
This kind of consultant-type thinking on market share while the business goes to the dogs goes a long way to explaining why the domestic Qantas business shrank in profits from $218 million in the first half of 2013 to $57 million in the first half of 2014. If he stopped putting capacity onto the market, profits would rise - and rise fast.
It begs the question why some of these things hadn't been thought of before it got to this.
Joyce talks long and hard about an unfair playing field and cites Virgin's three big foreign-backed shareholders who recently injected hundreds of millions of dollars in equity. He says he doesn't want people to think Qantas has done nothing while the world has changed. That may be so, but he needed to do much more and stop the capacity war.
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SpongeBob's Boating Bash is a Wii and Nintendo DS game that was released on March 2, 2010. It is a SpongeBob SquarePants driving game.
SpongeBob is assisted by a D.R.I.V.E. mentor named Seymour Scales to earn his license and pass the last test of the year. Seymour's D.R.I.V.E course stands for Destruction, Recklessness, Impairment, Velocity and Escape. It all started when SpongeBob failed his driving test after the tutorial on how to play the game. Mrs. Puff told him how to drive the right way, then she told him to drive without assistance. SpongeBob got worried and ended up failing. SpongeBob is upset and is sitting outside of boating school. A bus stops near him, as Seymour steps off and introduces himself. Knowing that SpongeBob has failed his driving test, Seymour informs SpongeBob about D.R.I.V.E. Soon, SpongeBob's friends help him pass, but in the end, when SpongeBob got his license, Mrs. Puff informs him the license is not real. Seymour enters his vehicle, as does SpongeBob. SpongeBob bashes Seymour's vehicle, as random items fall out of Seymour's trunk, stopping/slowing SpongeBob down. SpongeBob ends up winning, while Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy restrain Seymour. SpongeBob is upset and decides to go take Mrs. Puff's driving school again.
The main genre of the game is a destruction derby, with racing as a sub-genre. Players can play as their favorite SpongeBob characters and drive boats to smash opponents. The main gameplay is divided into five sub-genres each forming the acronym D.R.I.V.E. In Destruction, players must smash into their opponents and collect their fallen boat parts. In Recklessness, players must smash and perform different actions to obtain D.R.I.V.E points. In Impairment, players must stun their opponents and strategically push them into pits. In Velocity, players must race their opponents to the finish. In Escape, players must quickly take out their opponents and try to survive a number of rounds. The game even features a multiplayer mode and a replay saving system so the player can watch their favorite replays.
Game Modes
- Destruction
- Recklessness
- Recklessness Velocity (Wii Version Only)
- Impairment
- Velocity
- Escape
Default Characters:
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Sandy Cheeks
- Squidward Tentacles (Wii Version)
Unlockable Characters:
- Squidward Tentacles (DS Version)
- Eugene H. Krabs
- Sheldon J. Plankton
- Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (only usable with two seats at front of boat for the Wii; completely usable on the Nintendo DS)
- Mrs. Puff (Wii Version Only)
- Seymour Scales (First and only appearance.)
- Anchovies
- Mrs. Puff (DS Version Only)
- Gary the Snail (Title Screen Cameo)
- Jellyfish (Hazards in Escape, "Jellyfish Time")
Unlocking criteria
Wii version:
- Eugene H. Krabs (Unlock Class V)
- Sheldon J. Plankton (Beat 3 Lessons in Class V)
- Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (Beat Lesson 1 in Class E)
- Mrs. Puff (Beat 3 Lessons in Final Exams)
- Seymour Scales (Beat Final Boss)
DS version:
- Squidward Tentacles (Pay $25)
- Eugene H. Krabs (Pay $100)
- Sheldon J. Plankton (Pay $250)
- Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (Pay $1,000)
- Seymour Scales (Complete Story Mode)
- Bikini Bottom
- Glove World! (Wii version only)
- Goo Lagoon
- 124 Conch Street (Wii version only)
- Rock Bottom
- The Flying Dutchman's Graveyard (Nintendo DS version only)
- Jellyfish Fields (Nintendo DS version only)
- Mrs. Puff's Boating School (Playable only in Driver's Test on Wii version, completely playable in Nintendo DS version)
- Plankton when idle:
- 1: How am I supposed to take over if I'm not doing anything?
- 2: Let's get going already before I lose an antenna from sheer boredom!
- 3: Ah, where's my mind control device?
- 4: Come on and do something!
- 5: I can't win it if I'm not in it!
- 6: If I see this stretch of road one more time I'm going to set this controller to self-destruct!
- 7: You can see me in here, can't you!
- 8: Left a bit, right a bit, fire!
- 9: Nooooooooo! Go the other way!
- 10: I went to college!
- 11: I will rule the world!
- 12: Watch out below, I never get to say that.
- SpongeBob:
- 1: This sponge is still mobile!
- 2: I'm gonna knock you into next week! Or maybe just the next lane...
- 3: Get off the road grandpa!
- 4: Should I put my head between my knees now?
- 5: I've got you in my sight.
- 6: I am so fast!
- 7: Get back here!
- 8: Excuse me, can someone please kiss my boo-boo.
- 9: Aww shucks! I think I ripped my pants.
- 10: Have you read the Highway Code?!
- 11: Let the boat bits fly!
- 12: That's the way you take them down!
- 13: That tickles!
- Squidward:
- 1: Wait, I'm flying?
- 2: I think I can see my house from up here.
- 3: Hold on tight!
- 4: This is just like being in a hammock. I need some iced tea.
- 5: Why I outta!
- 6: Next time I'm taking a bus.
- 7: This calamari is fresh!
- 8: Hold on tight!
- 9: Good enough for an A?!
- 10: Are you happy now?
- 11: You can't catch me, I'm the Squidinator!
- Patrick:
- 1: I'm a natural.
- 2: It's a bird it's a plane it's a... sea star!
- 3: I know a lot about head injuries.
- 4: Look at me, I'm flying!
- 5: Oh yeah I rule!
- 6: I'm the king of the castle, you're the dirty rascal.
- 7: Aah! Don't knock my toes off! Oh, wait... I don't have toes.
- 8: I'm good at this.
- 9: Excuse me I'm looking for the 101.
- 10: You're a cheater cheater, pumpkin eater.
- 11: I wanna go in your boat mobile next time.
- 12: Is this thing on?
- Sandy:
- 1: Prepare for a long merciless whoopend!
- 2: Your butt is uglier than homemade soup!
- 3: My friends back in Texas would be jealous of that jump.
- 4: Yee-haw!
- 5: Don't you dare take the name of Texas in vain.
- 6: Just try and keep up with this land critter.
- 7: Y'all better look out!
- 8: Tag, you're it now!
- 9: Hey! I think you need to slow down.
- Mr. Krabs:
- 1: Being this high won't make me any money!
- 2: That's coming out of your paycheck!
- Mrs. Puff:
- 1 I'm so good at this.
- 2: Have you read the Highway Code?!
- 3: No, you don't know me, you don't know who I am!
- Seymore:
- 1: 1, 2, 3, smash 1, 2, 3, SMASH AGAIN!
- 2: Now driving like that will make a teacher cry.
- 3: Fantastic job son!
- SpongeBob's Boating Bash is the first SpongeBob Wii game to use the Wii Wheel.
- Some of the game's soundtracks are recycled from Creature from the Krusty Krab.
- There is an exclusive feature on the DS version that is only for the Nintendo DSi, which the player can take a picture and then add SpongeBob-themed stickers to it. However, the player cannot save the pictures. If the player has a DS, it is completely deleted.
- This will also work with the Nintendo 3DS systems, since they have cameras as well.
- This game was released on Laraine Newman's 58th birthday.
- This game features a new character.


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We've reached the end of the line! The Top Chef-All: Stars finale airs tonight. Let's re-meet the two finalists and take a look back at their best and worst moments.
Mike Isabella, Season 6, Las Vegas
Education: New York Restaurant School
Hometown: North Jersey, but currently lives in DC
Was eliminated on his season after: Serving an awful vegetarian dish to Natalie Portman
Mike's the loudmouthed, opinionated guy of the group, but as Fabio would say: "This isn't Top NICE GUY... it's Top Chef!" Isabella definitely deserves his spot in the finals. He started off slowly on All-Stars, but has been picking up momentum and really hitting his stride during the last few weeks of the competition. Mike racked up several victories against All-Stars favorite Richard Blais, and has won the last two elimination challenges going into the final episode.
Highlight: Beating Season 6 winner Michael Voltaggio in a Secret Ingredient challenge in the Bahamas.
Lowlight: Winning a Quickfire challenge with chicken oysters, a dish he knew to be originally conceptualized by Richard Blais. The other competitors said he violated "Chef's Law" by taking a dish from another chef.
Richard Blais, Season 4, Chicago
Education: Culinary Institute of America
Hometown: Uniondale NY, but currently lives in Atlanta
Was eliminated on his season after: choking under pressure and serving an underwhelming pork belly dish during the final episode in Puerto Rico
What could I possibly say about Blais that hasn't been written a thousand times already? He's a culinary whiz-kid, a master of his craft, and the only finalist with his own Wikipedia page. The judges lavished constant praise on him during every phase of the competition, and it was almost a given he would compete in the finale. For me, though, his constant usage of liquid nitrogen, along with his incessant self-doubt and "I'm not good enough" whining, grew old and tiresome months ago. SNL's Stuart Smalley needs to pay this dude a visit, STAT.
Highlight: Being named winner of the All Stars: Restaurant Wars challenge. He made raw tuna belly and served it in a tin can. The judges loved it.
Lowlight: The sunglasses he wore during the entire "Gone Fishing" challenge. Crikey!
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