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10 Real Sea Creatures Lifted Directly from Your Nightmares
#5. The Real Kraken
OK, we know there's something called the giant squid out there, but it's hardly the kind of beast that could drag your ship down to Davy Jones' Locker as described by old-timey sea legends. We used to assume that such a thing never existed -- until 2007, when fishermen dragged aboard something that we're now calling the colossal squid.
"Hyper squid" just sounded too much like a rejected Metal Gear character.
Scientists don't use the term "colossal" lightly. At over 900 pounds, with tentacles stretching 13 feet, it's by far the largest squid ever caught. Its eyes are described as being "as wide as dinner plates," and if you tried to make calamari out of it, the rings would be as big as tractor tires and flavored with the screams of hundreds of old-timey fishermen.
The folks who caught it had no choice but to freeze it on board their vessel, we assume after a spectacular battle like the Kraken fight scene from one of those Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Since then, it's been on display in a museum in New Zealand, because apparently the best way to exact revenge upon a mighty beast from the days of yore is to simply humiliate it.
"As you can see, we've glued a hat onto it."
#4. The World's Biggest Fish
The reaction to this kind of photo is always the same: "So what? The diver is probably like 100 feet away, and the fish is about to lick the camera lens. So how big is that fish really?"
Well, the mola mola, or ocean sunfish, is the heaviest fish in the world. For some sense of scale, here's a picture of it dwarfing a dwarf.
That little girl has a lot of faith in some sailor's ability to drunkenly tie knots.
The freakishly huge sunfish gets its name from the fact that it spends its time "sunbathing" at the surface of the water, in part to invite birds to fly down and gorge themselves on the skin parasites that infest it.
"Come, my friends, and let my atrocious personal hygiene be your feast!"
They are apparently harmless to humans, which is a good thing, because as you can see, your whole torso would fit into its mouth.
#3. The Fish That Walks
Ever wondered what it would be like to give a fish a high-five? Now you can find out! This is one of nine new specimens of handfish that were recently discovered near Tasmania, Australia. Not only do they have four "limbs" where their fins should be, but they use them to walk around down there. And look how friendly the little guy is! There's no way that little face is about to tell us to fuck off!
Seriously, though, the best way to understand how creepy that is is to see it in action:
Looking at them, we're pretty sure evolution is only about three generations away from granting these guys the ability to flip us the bird.
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Also, they almost look wrong without a cigarette hanging from their mouths.
#2. The Fish That Looks Like a Xenomorph
Nobody made the mistake they made with the northern stargazer of giving this undersea horror a harmless, goofy name. That there is the black dragonfish. Of course it is.
The black dragonfish lives deep in the ocean where light can't reach it, but it has a strategy for seeking out its unlucky prey -- its body emits a kind of infrared light that only it can see, meaning that it's basically wearing a little pair of night vision goggles while everything else is swimming around blind.
It's like if H.R. Giger designed a Maglite.
By the way, every image you see of one of these things is female. The male of the species doesn't have such impressive teeth, and in fact, he doesn't even have a working stomach. It's theorized that the males are used for breeding purposes only, which means they are born with no other destiny but to have sex with a 15-inch death eel.
Which, now that we think about it, is almost certainly some dude's fetish.
#1. The Clam That Looks Like a Dick
First of all, kudos to the guy in that picture for handling that thing without gloves.
This thing is called a geoduck, pronounced "gooey-duck" because that makes no sense. It's a kind of clam whose body is too big for its shell, and on top of being the most phallic thing in the ocean, it lives for an incredibly long time (up to 140 or so years) and can grow to be disturbingly big.
We can't vouch for the authenticity of this old-timey photograph, but we will note that it's from an era long before Photoshop.
Oh, and did we mention that this thing is considered a delicacy? At least that's what we have to assume people are doing with them.
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Every man has had at least one discouraging moment like this.
Because it's a pricey delicacy, farming them makes for quite a lucrative business. And if you haven't eaten in the last 48 hours, you can safely watch Mike Rowe wade around in a sea of floating dicks on Dirty Jobs. If you're a male, have fun trying to cut into one of these things on your plate without involuntarily cringing.
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Limit[IntegerPart[Sin[x]/x], x -> 0] not being evaluated?
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A closely related problem was treated in this question I asked some time ago that received a beautiful answer from @acl.
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Nevertheless, the symbolic part of the assertion has been proved false in the aforementioned question. Just take a look at what Mma thinks of its derivative:
So, What does
Ha! it does nothing!
That doesn't mean that Mma can't calculate limits for analytic non-symbolically treatable functions. It can:
Of course this is useless in your case since
So, there is a deadlock: Mma does not know how to treat
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Voicing the words,as you write or read...How to stop it?
It wastes a lot of energy, and limits the speed....
any other tricks than singing... cause I also need to comprehend the matter
I also tried to learn speed reading by myself with books/articles/websites etc. But my progress was very slow. In my opinion professional software is the way to go.
Here are two suggestions:
I like EyeQ best, because it has better structured exercises.
To answer your question: The apps have exercises like chunk reading, widening your field of vision and pacing. You can do each exercise on your own, but it is more effective if the program forces you to follow the rules. During the courses you will read faster and thus give up voicing automatically.
Besides humming or singing while you read, you can also learn to recognize chunks of words at a time. I took a speed reading class that did exactly that - once you can recognize and comprehend three to five words at a time, you can skip the vocalization.
Let's look at this paragraph again in chunks:
Etc. Basically, take a speed reading course and learn chunking. They should throw different, but commonly found "chunks" at you, the only difference being specific nouns. The idea is that you can recognize the chunk's meaning and focus on the nouns or specific differences.
EDIT - About halfway through this page is a description of how you can learn chunking on your own:
Not same but similar question asked before in here. Take a look How to stop talking LOUDLY to myself?
First of all, this situation is bad thing for you. But It's not always bad. It's %100 up to you. I think, for you,
But It's a problem for you, so here is some topics;
As a software, ayckosters' examples are really good (Specially EyeQ). But I also recomended you Rocketreader. Analyze how it works.
As for your vocalizations, I wouldn't necessarily think of them as an issue that needs to be fixed. The most important book I've read recently was "Your Brain at Work" and it mentioned many techniques such as vocalizing and sketching recently assimilated information to involve more regions of the brain during the process of synthsizing the "new" input data. Verbalizing it isn't such a bad thing.
Also, in terms of speed reading... the single most important tool to the speed reader is the finger. Move it fast and focus. A number of courses are available such as those mentioned above.
One of the things that really helped me speed read and have realistic expectations was reading 10 days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks Beale (find her on amazon) ...
I became a fan .. one of things that she recently came out with is "10 Minutes to Faster Reading" - a free pdf download .. really good for those who are starting out and goes over some of these issues .. such as sub-vocalization.
If you are interested you can also take her Rev It Up Reading online speed reading course.
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Regarding Gregory Berhuy's book "An Introduction to Galois Cohomology and its Applications":
The book defined a cohomology sets for non-abelian $G$-groups. Let $A$ be a $G$-group, we define a 1-cocycle as follows: it is a map $$ \alpha : G \to A \quad , \quad \sigma \mapsto \alpha_\sigma$$ such that for all $\alpha \in A $: $\alpha_1 = 1$ (1 is the unit element of each group) and it satisfies the following relation for all $\sigma , \tau \in G$: $$ \alpha_{\sigma \tau} = \alpha_\sigma \sigma \cdot \alpha_\tau \ . $$
In page 52, Berhuy's uses that fact to deduce that for an exact sequence of groups $$ 1 \to A \stackrel{f}{\to} B \stackrel{g}{\to} C \to 1 $$ where $f(A)$ is a central subgroup of $b$, that $$ g( \beta_\sigma (\sigma \cdot \beta_\tau) \beta_{\sigma \tau}^{-1}) = \gamma_\sigma \sigma \cdot \gamma_\tau \gamma_{\sigma \tau}^{-1} = 1 $$ however, in page 53, he writes $$ f(\alpha_{\sigma, \tau}) = \beta_\sigma (\sigma \cdot \beta_\tau) \beta_{\sigma \tau}^{-1} $$ (notice the brackets on $\sigma \cdot \beta_\tau$) but he doesn't say it is equal to 1, why? If we use the 1-cocycle definition (the equation with the $\alpha$'s) then $$\beta_\sigma (\sigma \cdot \beta_\tau) = \beta_{\sigma \tau} $$
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ignored the hot-button issue of gun control during a speech in Lexington, instead discussing the nation's debt problem.
The Lexington Herald-Leader says McConnell told a group of business leaders Friday that the nation's debt is the biggest problem facing the nation. McConnell told attendees at Commerce Lexington's Public Policy Luncheon that the way to get a handle on it is to make changes to entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
He told the group those changes should include gradually raising eligibility ages.
McConnell did not mention gun control and did not take questions from reporters. During a question-and-answer session with attendees, there were also no questions about gun control.
He also discussed his role in the fiscal cliff negotiations and his recent trip to Afghanistan.


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How should I remove an asbestos cement sheet?
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I'm not sure there are really any diy ways to handle asbestos. In most places you need a license, and lots of expensive equipment to remove asbestos. You might be able to find somebody in your area willing to come out and take a look for free, if you are really lucky and they are really nice (or really hard up for work) they might even test it for free. The removal will most likely be a bit costly though.


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When Volvo started the sales of trucks in 1928 it immediately became profitable, but not only for the customers but also for Volvo.
It was obvious to the management, Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson, that profitability was better for production of heavy-duty commercial vehicles than for passenger cars and small trucks. These light-duty vehicles sometimes had to be sold at loss due to fierce competition from manufacturers of (mostly American) cheap cars.
Larger trucks with special truck-components
In the 1930's, the major Swedish truck and bus manufacturers were Tidaholm and Scania-vabis. The number of trucks manufactured per year from each of these stall manufacturers seldom exceeded one hundred. It was, of course, tempting for Volvo to start the production and sales of large trucks.
In 1929 (when the LV Series 3 was presented, and design capacity was available for larger vehicles) Volvo started the design of larger trucks; the LV66- and LV68-series.
Previous trucks had been based to a large extent on components which were used also on the Volvo cars. For the new trucks (the first heavy-duty vehicles made by Volvo) stronger components were needed. The design of special truck-components, including engine, gearbox, rear axle and chassis components, was started.
Choosing the right engine
In the early stages of the planning for the new trucks, two different engine configurations were evaluated', either a six-in-line or a straight-eight. In the end, the more traditional six-cylinder engine configuration was chosen, in combination with an unsynchronized four-speed gearbox. Since the new trucks series spanned a rather large GVW range, in two- and three-axle versions, alternative rear axles were offered, with either single (for LV68/69/70) or double (for LV66/LV67) reduction.
The demanding task of snow ploughing
The new LV66- and LV68-series of trucks were introduced in 1931. They became quite popular, especially in the lighter version LV68/69/70 (the three different designations indicated different chassis wheelbases).
The heavy-duty LV66/67 types did not obtain the same popularity, for two reasons. The number of heavy-duty trucks sold annually was limited in those days, and the 75 bhp overhead-valve petrol-engine was not powerful enough for snow ploughing during severe Swedish winkers, a rather important source of income for the truck owners in those days.
Initially, two-axle trucks were introduced, but in 1933 super- heavy three-axle vehicles were presented. These were used e.g. as tanker trucks or heavy-duty construction vehicles.
The Hesselman engine
Due to the fairly high fuel consumption, customers wanted to decrease the fuel cost. This was the reason why Volvo introduced the 'Hesselman' engine. This intelligent engine alternative to the petrol engine, and to the diesel engine, was designed by the Swedish inventor Jonas Hesselman.
The Hesselman engine was based on the petrol engine and had the same (1ow) compression ratio as the petrol engine, but thanks to an injection pump in combination with spark plugs of a powerful type it could be run on diesel fuel (or any other fuel). This engine became quite popular, but was not at all as efficient as the high-compression diesel engine. If run very hard and by an experienced driver, however, it was a good and reliable power source.
From truck to bus
The LV66- and LV68-series of trucks were used for many different transport applications. The LV70 also played a major role for Volvo as a bus manufacturer. Many LV70 trucks (sometimes in lengthened version) received a bus body. In 1932 a special 'LV7OB' version was developed. This became something of a standard bus in Sweden.


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6 Recklessly Extreme Versions of Already Extreme Sports
When people get bored of a regular sport, they invent a crazier version -- that's why, as we've previously told you about, there are now versions of volleyball that are played by jumping on trampolines or through flying spin kicks. But what happens when we get bored of sports that are already crazy to begin with? To what deranged depths will man sink due to his need to be the best at something, even if it's completely pointless and insane, before he says, "OK, that's enough"?
All we know is that we haven't found that line yet, judging by the existence of ...
#6. Underwater Upside-Down Hockey
Nope, that's not a picture of two scuba divers playing normal hockey that we turned upside-down -- it's from a real sport called underwater ice hockey. The players are each trying to swat that floating puck into the other's goal under a frozen sheet of ice, and if you're wondering why you can't see their oxygen tanks, don't worry: That's simply because they don't have any. Seriously, here's a video of it:
The game is played one-on-one in 10-minute intervals, with breaks every 30 seconds allowing the players to swim up to the tiny hole cut into the ice through which they breathe. That's provided they can get there -- it turns out that holding their breath and trying to play hockey upside-down has a tendency to disorient the players, who can lose track of where the air hole is and sometimes pass out.
Still slightly safer than normal hockey.
Even if they know where the hole is, sometimes the players build up so much CO2 in their bodies from just moving around that they pass out anyway, and then it's up to the underwater referees (who do carry oxygen tanks) to save them. The sport isn't so thrilling for the spectators, though, who sit on the surface watching the action via a regular-sized TV monitor and occasionally seeing the players come up for air.
They go anyway because it's the only TV in town.
Despite its unusual combination of balletic and potentially deadly action, eight countries currently compete in this sport annually -- pretty much all of the frozen ones. Because cold weather does weird things to your brain.
#5. Robot Camel Racing
Yes, the riders are robots, not the camels. Sorry if you got your hopes up.
Regular camel racing is a thousand-year-old tradition that combines the high-stakes betting, excitement and potential danger of horse racing with the gleeful silliness of watching a camel do anything. The only problem was that, traditionally, the jockeys riding those camels had been child slaves, as young as 4 years old, trafficked from places like Bangladesh and Sudan exclusively to take part in the sport. So there's that.
For thriving Arab nations like Qatar, this was becoming a PR nightmare when dealing with Western countries where strapping a baby to a large humped animal for your amusement is frowned upon. On the other hand, they couldn't just stop racing camels, because it's way too much fun. The solution? Robots.
National Geographic
For authenticity's sake, the robots are programmed with the memories of an enslaved child.
Qatar hired a Swiss robotics company to build them their robot camel jockeys. These chubby, adorable little guys are operated by joystick, using the right hand to crack their tiny whips and the left to pull on the reins; they also monitor the camel's heart rate and have a built-in GPS. In case you've never met a 4-year-old, they can only do like half of those things.
These guys are being introduced in the United Arab Emirates as well, and are now by law the only jockeys allowed in Qatar -- yes, that means they've passed legislation involving the words "robot camel jockey."
We prefer the phrase "semi-autonomous ungulate pilot."
However, the introduction of the robot jockeys presented a whole new series of problems: The camels would not accept their android masters unless they had some semblance of skin and facial features (which is presumably why those aren't all tiny R2-D2s), and Islam regards images of humans to be idolatry, so they had to try to hit the sweet spot between faceless, camel-scaring androids and taboo graven images.
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"Onward! To the Uncanny Valley!"
Of course, we get the feeling that the sport won't really catch on worldwide until some animal rights organization gets them to start using the aforementioned robot camels as well. Until then, we'll be here, waiting.
#4. Competitive Stinging Nettle Eating
Competitive eating may have started out as a wacky county-fair attraction, but it's an established sport by now. As we've pointed out before, they have an international federation, and people can even make a living out of it. Besides, with the First World getting fatter every year, eating 20 hot dogs in one sitting isn't an impressive feat anymore; it's a Thursday night. But like in every sport, there are hardcore practitioners out there who find ways to make it more dangerous -- in this case, by eating something expressly designed not to go into your mouth. Like poisonous, stinging nettles.
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They originally tried to use bees, but, you know, PETA.
Every summer, people gather in the English county of Dorset to choke down these spiky, acid-filled plants in order to earn the coveted prize of ... 100 pounds and a small trophy? Seriously? Not even a lifetime supply of nettles?
The sport was created in 1986, when two farmers drinking in a pub started arguing about who had the worst infestation of nettles (the same way that every other sport worth a damn was created). At some point, they made a bet that they would eat any of each other's nettles that were longer than their own. Naturally, when word of this got out, the entire town wanted to get in on the action, and do so every single year.
Just to be clear, stinging nettles are covered in microscopic hypodermic needles filled with boric acid. If those needles break, like when the stalk has been grabbed (or when it's been shoved into some dumbass's mouth), the acid burns your skin. Also, they taste like rancid spinach, bitter lettuce or garbage juice, depending on who you ask, but it's mainly the "there's acid burning your mouth from the inside" part that concerns us.
"Aww, is the acid hurting your stupid baby mouth?"
Contestants are given a pile of 2-foot-long nettle stalks and have to eat as many as they can in one hour without puking, spitting or excessive drooling. That last rule isn't for etiquette's sake, either -- your jaw tends to go numb in the process, and slobbering out too much nettle juice is considered cheating.
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5 Forgotten Revolutions That Created The Modern World
#2. Ancient Egypt Invents the Peace Treaty So Ramses II Can Get Laid
The Nineteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt was hard for a pimp, and by "pimp" we mean "Ramses II," and by "hard" we refer to his "penis." Following the epic Battle of Kadesh around 1274 B.C., Ramses II and Hattusili III of the Hittites decided they had better things to do than throw some 6,000 chariots at each other.
Oh sure, it looks fun. But you can't imagine how tedious desperate battles really are.
Fortunately for both sides, Hattusili had a hot daughter and an open mind.
The World-Changer
Get your minds out of the gutter -- it was a peace treaty.
The treaty between Egypt and the Hittites was important for many reasons, not the least of which was an amendment about Hattusili's daughter which Ramses had to sign with his dick. It set diplomatic standards that survive to this day, such as having the document copied in both parties' respective languages. The treaty even took creative steps to resolve future disputes between the nations, such as maintaining that both signers' respective gods had to demand peace as well, because the last thing a guy named "Hattusili" needed was more cosmic strikes against him.
Pictured: Hat Too Silly.
Besides the sinister implications of daughter ho'ing, the agreement also forced both nations to back each other up if outsiders messed with their business. In other words, this peace treaty not only established the first surrogate for war, it also created the first precedent that made every other multinational war possible -- the stipulation that non-fighting countries would get sucked into their allies' conflicts.
Thanks a lot, Ramses II.
#1. The Italian Renaissance
We know what you're thinking: only an IDIOT would forget about the Italian Renaissance, when art and poetry flourished as the nation of Italy remembered all the cool stuff Greece came up with back in the day. Even if your history class dropped the ball, TMNT was there to pick that ball right back up and throw it in your face.
Actually, there's a lot that we get wrong about the Italian Renaissance -- for instance, the name "The Italian Renaissance." As we've mentioned before, nations are a pretty recent invention. Prior to the late-18th century, people were loyal to their ethnic group or their local city-state, but declaring allegiance to something that you couldn't see while standing on your roof was about as common as feudalism is today.
"You know what I hate? Peasant uprisings."
At the time of the Renaissance, the region that would eventually become Italy was actually made up of Florence, Venice, Milan, Pisa, Verona, Mantua and countless other city-states that spent most of their time beating the shit out of each other. The only allegiance that crossed over those borders was to the Pope, who was considered exempt from the loyalty zoning rules because he was on a first-name basis with God and his hat was so tall that you could probably see it from your roof on a clear enough day.
They called it the Pope Signal.
A group of Italian intellectuals got one of those crazy "seriously you guys are going to laugh, but just hear us out" ideas: What if we all joined up together and created some sort of giant land-based thing. Like an empire, but unified around the same language and ideas, so we wouldn't have to murder each other to get it started?
"And once we have a bunch of these 'nations,' we can murder each other faster than ever before!"
The Pope decided he kind of liked being the biggest swinging dick on the peninsula, and what followed was a territorial culture war full of murder, mayhem and more double crosses and back stabbing than you can shake a cloak and dagger at.
The World-Changer
Some of the greatest intellectuals of the Renaissance -- Petrarch, Dante, Machiavelli and others -- were all on one side of the massive tug of war. On the other side were the Papal States, anchored by the Pope, and all the brilliant artists he paid to make art. The rope was the place that eventually became Italy, and when the dust settled, the struggle had produced some of the most important art and influential political and religious writing in the history of the Western world.
The Italian poet Petrarch, for example, spent his whole life looking for an emperor/messiah who could both resolve the region's internal conflicts and restore Rome back to her former glory, all while receiving patronage from a tyrant in Milan. Dante was one of the first writers to actually write in the Italian language, which was considered a pretty radical political statement at the time. On the secular side, you had guys like Machiavelli proposing that Italians liberate themselves from the "barbarians" and "kill the Pope and all the cardinals." Which explains why his most famous works were all about the ideal alternatives to papal control.
"What if we replace our corrupt, violent religious leaders with corrupt, violent secular leaders?"
Speaking of popes, we can pretty much thank them for everything else we got out of the Renaissance. Because at the end of the day the struggle over the fate of Italy resulted in a propaganda war to win the hearts and minds of Renaissance Italian cities. Only instead of cheesy posters and uncomfortably racist Bugs Bunny cartoons, the Pope paid artists to create art. You might have heard of some of it: Michelangelo's "David," those epic frescoes Leonardo and Michelangelo worked on in Florence's Salone dei Cinquecento, even the whole damn Vatican. All just one big political ad.
Vote for Pope Julius II!
So, while it might be easier to teach us about the "Italian" Renaissance, it would have been more accurate to think of it as a centuries-spanning battle for the soul of a country that involved way more sex, murder and wife-boning than the East Coast-West Coast rap battle. But your teachers knew you'd be bored by all those details, so today we remember it as a bunch of guys sitting around a table, eating spaghetti and doing art.
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6 Unintentionally Hilarious Moments in Famous Scary Movies
Comedy and death have always gone hand in hand, even more so since Bill and Ted made peace with the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. So it's no surprise that horror movies are often a great source of laughs. Some are so aggressively inept that they're funny the whole way through (for example, Birdemic: Shock and Terror, which incidentally we'll be riffing live in movie theaters nationwide October 25th). But even classic horror movies, the serious ones that actually have the power to frighten, tend to feature at least one or two unintentionally hilarious moments. Here are some of our favorites.
#6. The Thing -- Wilford Brimley Freaks Out
Sometimes a movie moment becomes funnier with time, as things happen that change the way we look at the actors involved to the point that it's all you can think about. Think of O.J.'s lovable Detective Nordberg role in The Naked Gun movies, and how that was eventually tainted by, of course, his performance as John "Bullfrog" Burke in the 1994 TV movie Frogmen -- wait, what were YOU thinking of? Or how about the moment you discover that America's Fat Cranky Grandpa -- the guy most of us know for his love of oatmeal and funny pronunciation of "diabetes" -- once battled Kurt Russell with an axe and a pistol in one of cinema's most hilarious, violent meltdowns?
This is the youngest Wilford Brimley has ever looked.
That's right, Wilford Brimley, Lord Commander of the Walrus People, played a major role in John Carpenter's mostly terrifying 1982 film, The Thing. It's about a group of men on an isolated research station in Antarctica, presumably conducting research on Kurt Russell's amazingly rugged beard. Brimley plays Dr. Blair, a biologist/computer whiz/fat-dude-with glasses-so-just-assume-he-can-do-any-smart-stuff-that-needs-doin'. Then something awful arrives from space. It's not so much a Person, not so much a Place ... hmm, what to call it? Whatever it is, it immediately starts possessing dogs, then people, and making them all murderous and stretchy and gross. Before long, everyone gets paranoid, and it's time for Wilford to shine (more than he usually does from the sausage-grease coating his jowls).
"Eat. Your damn. OATMEAL."
Brimley is the first to figure out what's going on because he asks his computer, and it's a computer in an '80s movie, so it knows everything. The computer also tells him that if this alien crap gets to civilization, all human life will be gone in about three years, which would put an unacceptable dent in sales of Quaker Oats. So Wilford does what any pudgy fella in suspenders and an old-timey nightshirt would do in this situation -- he picks up an axe and gets to swingin'. And yellin'. And mumblin'. And swingin'. He wrecks their helicopter, kills a bunch of dogs, then goes after the radio equipment. The thing is, even though he seems like Santa on a drunken tear, he's actually trying to save the human race by making sure that none of the potentially infected people on base ever gets out alive. He knew what was up. You can see why he became so smug and condescending about stuff like oats and Liberty Medical supplies after this..
Final stages of "Diabeetus." He tried to warn us.
The other men can't contain Wilford's raw power. They send Keith David to talk to him, probably because of David's silky smooth baritone, but that just makes him angrier. He drops the axe and pulls a pistol, throwing out an "I'll kill you!" that'd make Yosemite Sam blush. Eventually it comes down to Kurt Russell and three other guys taking him down WWE-style: with tables, chair-hits to the face, the whole nine. They finally knock him out and lock him up. But, despite having the oldest-sounding-name in recorded history, Wilford Brimley's still not through. Turns out he was infected (theories about when this could've happened abound on the Internet, and are absolutely NOT worth your time) and he transforms into a hideous giant monster and ultimately gets blown up with dynamite. Weirdly, Wilford's character in The Natural met the exact same fate.
#5. Saw - Dude on the floor
[WARNING: This contains a gigantic spoiler for this movie. It's pretty much THE spoiler for this particular movie.]
When the giant-brained human descendants of Homo sapiens in the 50th century sift through the rubble of our civilization, they will inevitably come across some cultural artifacts from our time called "movies." The torture-porn Saw series will certainly be part of their study, since the franchise is now roughly 13 movies long. And these bulbous-headed humanoids will be suitably aghast, saying to each other (via cerebral telepathy, of course): "Holy crap, those small-brainers f***ing hated each other's guts."
"I'm glad Space AIDS killed most of them."
What they won't understand is that the horror genre can be fun and cathartic even to people who don't actually want to murder strangers in increasingly cruel, implausible ways. That said, the Saw series' central premise is that a diabolical mastermind likes to murder strangers in increasingly cruel, implausible ways. The 27 Saw movies have had a great run at the box office, and so hey, let's hear it for the classic American Dream of getting rich from stories where people torture each other. Our Founding Fathers probably had something like that in mind. Franklin, anyway. That freak.
But the more edgy and disturbing torture porn aims to be, the more a dumb story can rain on its blood-parade. (... Or rain blood on its parade. Whatever gets you off, sicko.) When the plot of the legitimately disturbing first Saw movie gets incoherent to the point of silliness, it's like witnessing a bully pee his pants on the playground.
A bully with mad papier-mache skills.
There are a few moments in the first hour or so where the sound of "Arggghh!" gives way to the stray derisive chuckle. But the ending frees cowering moviegoers to unleash a full-blown "Ahhahahahahaha! Dumb pants-peeing movie!"
The premise of the movie is that a super-genius, homicidal maniac guy named "Jigsaw" has set up an amazingly intricate series of people-killing traps in order to ... make them appreciate life more! Two hapless sons-of-bitches are chained in a dank bathroom with a bloody corpse who apparently blew half his head off before they woke up in this sicko trap. A few dozen red herrings later, the uber-mastermind Jigsaw turns out to be -- the corpse-guy who has been lying on the bloody floor THE WHOLE TIME!
"Thank God for soundproof diapers."
... And with this reveal we do not pause to be briefly scared, but proceed right to the pointing and laughing like Nelson Muntz, while our brain shouts questions like: "REALLY?" and, "This dope has been lying stock-still for hours and hours, not visibly breathing or involuntarily twitching or accidentally letting a little fart rip here and there?" As well as, "Of all the carefully considered, nefarious plots he could have constructed, why design it so that he's required to lie on a cold, stinky bathroom floor in nothing but rumpled boxer shorts and a T-shirt covered in stage blood for an entire day?
#4. Jaws - Young boy's grieving mother confronts Police Chief Brody
The classic funnyman's rule of thumb is "tragedy plus time equals comedy." But a lesser-known corollary, known by some as the "We're a bunch of dicks" corollary, is "It's funnier when it happens to ugly people."
If Quint were a 4-month-old infant, this scene would be at least 60 percent less hilarious.
We'll get this out of the way: None of us are going to be on the cover of GQ any time soon. And the actress that plays Alex Kintner's mother is undoubtedly a nice woman. I mean, it's definitely just a coincidence that her only other screen credit is a flashback in Jaws: The Revenge, and not because an on-set caterer accidentally looked at her without a mirror and turned to stone.
The scene: Mrs. Kintner, clad in all black, approaches Police Chief Brody on a dock. She looks distressed, as any mother might while still mourning the death of her child. Her distress also might just be due to the fact that she began menopause yesterday, as this mother of a 10-year-old boy appears to be anywhere between 65 to 70 years old. Walking next to her is a man who was clearly born during the Taft administration.
Voted "Cutest Couple" at their high school, in 1907.
Their relationship is not explained. For the sake of comedy, we'll assume this is her husband. As she approaches the police chief, he hangs back, perhaps knowing this isn't his fight. Her first action is to raise her black veil so that Brody can look her in the eye, and this is the first time he gets to see her face. Brody looks slightly surprised, and his eyes flit away ever so slightly as he represses his natural instinct to do the mathematical inverse of a Tex Avery wolf routine (this involves barfing instead of howling, a giant beating heart shooting out of his butt, and him hitting Mrs. Kintner with a mallet instead of himself, then doing the Lynndie England pose next to her unconscious body).
Hommina hommina (but not in a good way) hommina.
Then she slaps him, and her face contorts with grief. To say that she now grows less attractive is like saying that the Atlantic Ocean somehow gets wetter during a rainstorm. It sounds impossible but it's technically true. A strong breeze blows, and a glimmer of hope enters Brody's eye as he suspects that maybe, just maybe, the veil will be blown back over her face.
Instead, she lectures Brody for not closing the beach, and he looks like he's about to come around to her side when suddenly it hits him: This is not a woman -- it's the guy who played Willie Tanner on ALF in a wig!
There's another famous saying that "The greatest tragedy imaginable is for a parent to outlive a child." A popular variant, coined by an Amity Island beauty-parlor owner, is, "The greatest tragedy imaginable is Mrs. Kintner coming in to redeem the second half of her 'Two Brazilian Waxes for the Price of One' Groupon."
She's not a conventionally attractive woman and therefore it's funny to laugh at her sorrow.


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Famous Peoples
Kay so I'm doing a project here basically i need you to fill out this survey of people here on ibles just give a name for one category and try to pick the most influential people here and also try to pick someone who you could recognize by their avatar any day Please pick a new member every time Sorry, but Kiteman cannot be an answer he is already forced into another spot 1 who is an ibles member who stands tall and knows to pick their battles wisely 2 who is an ibles member who is always right and has a rock solid defense 3 who is an ibles member who is always here and you can't get enough of I know, there weird questions, but that's the best i can do without giving it away
As long as you already think I'm profile stalking you... is this some kind of secret project? And for my votes... I third bump and linux 1. Bumpus 2. Bumpus 3. Bumpus
Am I detecting hurt feelings?
You are correct, sir.
yes, very hush hush votes duly noted
okay, not making much progress here so im also going to add a bit more these peoples avatars are going to be modeled kiteman has already been done Im trying to see who else has a simple avatar like that and is also famous at the same time I mean, i will include others who's aren't like that
You know that Kiteman has been sock-puppeted, right?
As if it matters....I have two avatar images, one easy and one hard :-) And I'm not just a real physicist, I also play one on TV.
As if it matters....I have two avatar images, one easy and one hard :-) And I'm not just a real physicist, I also play one on TV.
holy... you're on nova?!!!
Yeah, during the last 10 minutes of the Einstein 2-hour special. No speaking; I'm mostly an animate prop :-) I do have a great scene of me working really hard (you'll know it when you see it).
oh... i always miss that nova stuff... links? videos?
Follow the link above, which takes you to the episode Web site. I don't think pbs makes video available online, but they might.
:-) Yup. That essay probably takes as long to read as the total time I'm on screen in the show :-/
oh... BUH UR LIEK FAMUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ooohhh, i'm trying the flight simulator on google earth, but it's kinda tricky... as in: i can't get off the ground, lol
you just get google earth, then press ctrl + alt + A
ooohhh, i'm trying the flight simulator on google earth, but it's kinda tricky... as in: i can't get off the ground, lol
you just get google earth, then press ctrl + alt + A
I've been egged as well.
I guess that's a consequence of rarely changing one's avatar, especially one that looks people-ish - other members start to think of the avatar as me, even though my fizzog has graced several of my ibles, plus a couple of threads.
I guess that's a consequence of rarely changing one's avatar, especially one that looks people-ish - other members start to think of the avatar as me, even though my fizzog has graced several of my ibles, plus a couple of threads.
Ah, yes, thus the uproar when you changed your image. That was precisely why I was against it. Illogical though it was, seeing you all skeletal and creepy and hollowed-out looking (that one picture you tried briefly) literally made me shudder. I do like the one you have now though.
Skeletal and creepy?
Oh, you mean monochrome...
Oh, you mean monochrome...
*Shrugs* That was my first impression upon seeing. IIRC, you used a stick-figure like, black and white figure. It was quite depressing...
well quit complaining it got you into my project!
Who's complaining? I'll bet the only other regular who's been ibled as often as I have is Robot himself!
:D He's not just a pretty face, y'know.
1 Kiteman, Las Vegas, Nacho Mahma are the masters at battles of words, but in a fire fight I'd go for Gmjhowe, Nacho Mahma, and the Skunk Clan 2 No one is every right, but those who get damn close: Kiteman, Goodhart, Nacho Mahma 3 Adrian Monk, Bumpus (good 'ol pickle), Gmjhowe, Killerjackalope (goodtimes), Lemonie (oh how I miss him!!!) ((very few know who Lemonie was...))
I remember Lemonie, but no, I don't know who he was.
You with a dark side...
Hmm, we all have a dark side, it is just that some let it out more often then others ;-)
It's been a year since Lemonie been round last :'(
do you any experience with blender? i just need some beginner stuff
I can't seem to get enough of myself... that help?
Yes! I nominate you after me! You're too awesome for your own good!
Now that's got to be a good thing... Thanks keith, I nominate you for the keithiest keith this keith.
OMG! What an honor! I accept your nomination!!
I dont know why i havent deleated this forum yet
Cuz with me and KJ here, there is too much awesomeness to contain. OK, just KJ, but since I'm here, might as well get some credit....
- who ... knows to pick their battles wisely
Why, according to Chicken, Kietman, NM and had an epic Geometric Battle just the other day!
Oops, just noted the date.... Nov. 14.....2008 *sigh*
IIRC, you said that it wasn't a battle but....
Battle? Where? I think that was more of an efflorescence of ideas :-)
Okay, maybe an excrescence...
Battle? Where? I think that was more of an efflorescence of ideas :-)
Okay, maybe an excrescence...
Aside from Creation Vs. Evolution issue, I'd say the rest are just skirmishes!
1) Skunkbait 2) Goodhart (since I can't use Kiteman) 3) Jessyratfink (well, okay, just her temporarily current avatar)
I'll second your chices, only so I don't need to think for myself.
Heh! We'll make a YEC out of you yet (bwa hah hah hah!). Now we just have to get you to believe everything written in some book is True (but which book? Hmmmm...how about Hoyle).
You know what I like about you, I never get any of your references, it's refreshing.:-)
Hey ! I can be obscure too LOL
Wait, it finally sank in, with the help of google ;-). I'm more Huxley than Hoyle TYVM.
And TYVM! Unlike some members, you actually went and looked stuff up on your own. How refreshing :-) Wait a minute....doesn't that mean you went ahead and thought for yourself? Curses, foiled again!
Well, I am certainly not always right, but I am always willing to learn :-) and I am always the first to admit my mistake when someone points them out to me, but I appreciate the thought :-)
1. NachoMahma 2 LasVegas (He doesn't seem to be around much anymore) 3 GorillazMiko
1. Hmmm. ewilhelm. 2. No one. Nobody is correct 100% of the time. 3. kelseyhm. Or canida. Or zachninme! I'm sorry, I can't decide.
Me : D
Hint for number 3: GM
Is this a test with correct answers or an opinion survey?
I am just guessing, I bet it is opinion though (The one of Chicken)
3: Meee!!!
1.) Bumpus 2.) Bumpus 3.) Bumpus I win. :D
i replace you for #3
I 2nd that
. As the throng swells, they begin chanting. . Bumpus ... Bumpus ... Bumpus ...
Yeah, that Bompas kid... What's it to ya?
:D >The Bump has spoken<
That's what ... ... :P
sorry, i thought about it and i can't put you in
are you trying go get info out of people through a survey again? my t-shirt size is medium..... lol
T.T I won't be on here at all!
I'm not good at picking my fights,
I'm not always right (unless you ask me), and...
wait, I could be number 3! Everybody loves Skate!... right?... Right?!
I'm not good at picking my fights,
I'm not always right (unless you ask me), and...
wait, I could be number 3! Everybody loves Skate!... right?... Right?!
I have a fella named DJ Radio who begs to differ.
I don't care about DJ Radio, so there we are.
Not DJR
wait, so does that mean i have a place too?
ZOMG! IT'S ME! *switches back to classic avatar*
Hmm, I try to stay out of all battles, unless it is a battle-bots battle LOL
Well, #3, I am here a lot but not "always", and there are a few that I am sure I have upset during my year + here :-)
BTW: #1....I am only 5' 10" LOL
5' 7", feel good about yourself...
I was once a wee bit over 5' 11" *sigh* compressed discs I assume....
I'm only supposed to get to 5' 10" at the most...
Ah well, smaller target in a fight...
Ah well, smaller target in a fight...
You might be surprised....and if not, feel secure that you will bump your head less often then taller persons ;-)
not necessarily tall people step over the low bar while short people run into in
really? Im like 5' 7" at least and im not that tall
I once dated a girl I could really lean on, literally....the top of her head came up to just below my armpit :-)
I totally keep forgetting about this project Im going to need some collaborators
Famous people? oh, I'll join. :)
1. anyone who has not gotten into a "battle" here 2. none of them(myself included) 3. kiteman (sorry, but he is the only person that comes to mind)
1. Kiteman 2. Kiteman 3. you know who it its...........*points to self*
way to follow directions "Sorry, but Kiteman cannot be an answer"
Forced into another spot?
(Nobody told me I've been forced into a spot, what did I miss?)
(Nobody told me I've been forced into a spot, what did I miss?)
you'll see
I'm puzzled - PM me if it's secret.
Or is it secret from me?
Or is it secret from me?
no you can be in on it


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Blue Button
Last Monday I had the pleasure of being in Mexico City for the OECD's (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) High Level Meeting on e-Government. CIO's from a number of countries were present - including Australia, Canada, the UK and Mexico (among others). But what really got me... Read more
Todd Park, CTO of the US Department of Health and Human Services, joined an enthusiastic audience at SXSW to talk about the power of open data and innovation to improve health. His role is not to run technology for HHS, but he serves an an entrepreneur in resident to start "virtual startups" within... Read more


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The December issue of School Reform News reports on the November 6 referendum on Utah's universal voucher program, which was defeated by a well-funded national teachers union campaign of misinformation. Also on page 1:
- Three members of the board of directors of the Show-Me Institute, a free-market think tank, helped make Missouri the latest state to strike down a lawsuit claiming inadequate funding for education.
- Newark's public schools took their first steps back to local control in mid-October.
- The 2007 edition of "The Nation's Report Card" yielded mixed results.
Also in this issue: NCLB reauthorization, state aid to school districts, textbooks, teacher sexual misconduct, the Wisconsin Covenant, charter schools, choice in Tuscaloosa, vertical equity funding, site-based school management, and distance learning. Steven Milloy reviews two children's books on global warming; Jim Waters reviews Feds in the Classroom by Neal McCluskey of the Cato Institute; and Matthew Ladner reviews Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice by a team of Pacific Research Institute scholars.
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|This striking Korean folk painting represents one of the Confucian virtues, with a character, dragon, sea life, lotus and ducks. It is painted in ink and bright colors on paper and is now framed. It dates to the early 20th century, and was once part of a screen that was dismantled when its owner moved from Korea. Measurements are 34 1/2 inches X 11 1/4 inches (88cm X 28.5cm), or 42" X 16" (107cm X 40.8cm) with frame. It and others in this set have various stains and a few areas of foxing.


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WELLSBURG - The Wellsburg Christmas Parade once again helped many residents to ring in the Christmas season with floats and other vehicles decorated for the occasion.
Begun by the Wellsburg Chamber of Commerce, the procession is a Wellsburg tradition that draws many from outside the city as well as local residents.
The parade opened with members of the Tri-State Marine Club, who served as color guard and were followed by several vehicles from area police and fire departments.
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SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS — The Brooke High School Band, led by director Erin Steffy, performed Christmas music as they marched along Charles Street during the Wellsburg Christmas Parade Friday. -- Warren Scott
Members of the Osiris Shrine jumped into their jaunty jalopies to form the group's Tin Lizzy Patrol, and the Brooke High School Marching Band, led by director Erin Steffy, delivered Christmas music.
Several area businesses and groups sponsored floats or decorated trailers with Christmas decorations or holiday-inspired scenes.
Members of several Brooke County 4-H clubs gathered on a float and trailer decked out with Christmas trees and candy canes, while the Brooke County Special Olympians were flanked by candy canes and Christmas lights on a float sponsored by Main Street Bank and Reasner Funeral Home.
Chambers and James Funeral Homes supplied the float carrying guest of honor, Santa Claus. St. Nick sat amidst an array of elves and giant Christmas bulbs, with a replica of his famous workshop behind him.
Decorated vehicles and trailers also were supplied by Domino's Pizza and A Child's Place Court-Appointed Special Advocate.
A few groups also took advantage of the occasion to help people less fortunate. Volunteers with the Brooke-Hancock American Cancer Society accepted monetary donations as they marched along a trailer carrying a Christmas tree of purple and white, the official colors for the organization and its Relay for Life fundraiser.
Kirk Kazienko carried on a tradition begun by his late father, Bernie Kazienko, with the aid of the Brooke High School Leo Club as he collected toys for underprivileged children. The toys were placed on a flatbed truck provided by Robert Scott Lumber.
And the Brooke County Salvation Army accepted donations of non-perishable food.
Tom and Sandy Isinghood and their 9-year-old son, Dakota, were among many local residents who donned hooded coats or jackets, hats and gloves to stay warm during the brisk early evening air.
The Isinghoods said they enjoy attending the parade together each year.
While the parade is a tradition for many attending, its spectators often include someone new.
Penny and Steve Durbin of Follansbee said it was the first time to the parade for their 1-year-old daughter, Madison.
"She came to see her cousins. They're dancers with The Studio," said Penny.
Girls from both The Studio and the Brooke High School Dance Team shared some fancy footwork with parade-goers.
Hollie Polen of Moon Township, Pa., said it was her first year for the parade also. She explained she came with her boyfriend, Joe Johnson of Follansbee, to see his children, Kaylee, a member of the Brooke band, and Dante, a Brooke 4-H member.
She added they planned to attend the Weirton Christmas parade today also.
Beth Carradine of Avella, Pa., came to support her niece and Brooke majorette Angie Smith and brought along some friends who were new to the parade.
Asked what was most popular with her two grandchildren - Cole, 3, and Tyler, 2 - Penny Falbo of Wellsburg said, "Santa Claus, of course, and the fire trucks. They were fascinated with them."
Following the parade, Santa met with many children on the Wellsburg Town Square, which has been decorated for the season.
Mayor Sue Simonetti presided over the lighting of a Christmas tree donated by Pikevue Nursery.


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POMPANO BEACH 50th ANNUAL BOAT PARADE
- Date: November 30, 2012
- PIO Number: 12-11-31
The City of Pompano Beach is ready to kick-start the holiday celebrations with their 50th Annual Boat Parade. Motorists should be aware of road and bridge closures that will affect their travels.
WHEN: Sunday, December 9
TIMES: 6-10 p.m.
The Atlantic Boulevard Bridge and the Northeast 14th Street Bridge will be locked in the "up" position during the above mentioned times.
As an alternate route, travelers eastbound on Atlantic Boulevard will be detoured onto Northeast 26 Avenue. Westbound traffic from the beach will be rerouted onto Riverside Drive north and south.
Eastbound traffic for the Northeast 14th Street Bridge will be detoured at Northeast 23 Avenue. Drivers attempting to leave the beach area from Northeast 14 Street will have to use A1A north or south to other bridges.
The Hillsboro Boulevard Bridge in Deerfield will be utilized throughout the boat parade as needed.
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies will be on hand to direct drivers and pedestrians during the event.
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Keyla Concepción / PIO
Posted At: 11/30/2012 05:24 PM
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I am going to be an au pair and will not qualify for a work visa, and do not want to pay for 15 hours of classes to qualify as a student. Does Spain have any rules for "onward travel" where I would need to show proof of when I am leaving the country? I plan on staying for at least 9 months, but do not want to fly out of Spain because I will be visiting friends in northern Europe afterwards. I want to travel by train into France so I won't have a flight booked for then either. It will be a long time before I know what day I fly back to the USA so I prefer to book a one-way flight. I have been looking into this for a while but can't seem to get a concrete answer on what will happen when I show up with a one-way flight.
Buy the cheapest one-way ticket out of the country. Show this as proof of your onward travel. Then forget about it; you don't need to use it.
For example, you can get Madrid to London for 15 euros on RyanAir.com. For 15 euros, you can have peace of mind. Better safe than sorry.
In my experience, you're not going to have any problems. They can technically ask for proof of onward travel, proof of adequate funds, and proof of housing. In reality, they'll (in all likelihood) see that you're American and (maybe) ask how long you're staying. There aren't really concrete answers because there seems to be a discrepancy between the law and the reality. I flew in the Schengen area fairly extensively, and I never had any trouble at customs.
I've done this several times now for several countries - entering it without a return ticket.
(To be fair, every time I've been to Spain I've had a return ticket, but they'd be similar to any other EU country.)
Countries that I've done it ve not always asked, but have always been satisfied with:
I've also heard of evidence of accommodation being booked in another city being enough - for example, you may be planning on going from Buffalo to Toronto (Canada) via local transport, or by car, so showing a car rental if you have it, or your hotel booked in Toronto and an explanation of how you 'plan' to be there is plenty.
However, nothing says you HAVE to stick to those plans, and as long as you don't overstay your visa, don't break the law and always have an exit ticket of some form (even if it changes), there should be no problem.
Spain is part of the Schengen area so going to France or Northern Europe is not a problem. To the extent that documenting onward travel is relevant, you would need a ticket to a destination outside of the Schengen area (possibly departing from another country) and not merely outside Spain. Therefore, a ticket from Spain to Sweden would not help at all but a ticket from Sweden to the UK would be perfectly fine so your wish to leave from Northern Europe isn't an issue.
That said, you need a reasonable plan and justifiable purpose for the trip and can be asked about it at the border. Since you can't stay for nine months as a visitor in the Schengen area, your actual plan (being an au-pair for 9 months) would not satisfy this requirement. At the very least, you would need to lie about that, with all the risk and consequences. If the border guards suspect what you are up to, you would presumably be denied entry and would have to return to the US immediately.
Now, formally, actually having a ticket is not required at all. You merely need to show you have the financial means to acquire one. Having a one-way ticket could however invite further scrutiny and increase the risk of being exposed.
Netherlands, UK, Turkey, Mexico, Spain, Iceland, Peru since October 2014. Sometimes I had an exit ticket, sometimes I didn't. No one ever asked. Sometimes they asked how long I planned to stay, sometimes they didn't.


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Plensa's acclaim doesn't mean sculpture is right for Shorewood park
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Wow, I disagree with you on every point except for the really ugly base. The piece is basically transparent, so it is not exactly blocking the view. Second, without a true city center Shorewood doesn't exactly have a lot of places to plunk down an expensive piece of public art. Atwater park is heavily travelled allowing for people outside of Shorewood to enjoy it. Actually the stoplight allows people to take a longer look. Hey, I guess it is no bamboo park.
Yeah, I'm not a big fan. The sculpture itself just does nothing for me. and it sounds like a really un-exciting piece compared to his other works. I agree with the comment about plucking a sculpture form a gallery and putting it outside. More thought and creativity could have been put into the larger experience and how it relates to the park and etc.
The there is the Norquist approach, which was to build beautiful buildings.
BUT I do think its FAR better than those butterflies they had a few years ago....
There's quite a lot to be disappointed with in this steaming pile of do-gooderism. The process was flawed and very non-public for a Public Art Program. In a word; entitlement. A private donor was sold a chunk of a small public park so that the chairs "Public" Art Committee could get a brand name feather in its cap. There were worse choices in front of the board and the committee did work with Russel Bowman- the only person the donor would allow the purchase from- so they did have a very knowledgeable resource. Unfortunately "Spillover II" is to the Crown Fountain what Ferrari cologne is to a Ferrari in Cologne.
Besides the hideous process and the fame-clouded vision of the Shorewood Village Board that failed to professionally check that committee's process, I agree that the work makes the same run of the mill mistakes that infect most public art. Where a more integrated park plan (in the works, but ignored) would have allowed more engagement and chance for viewers to take in the work, the current placement is way too close to the intersection. Yes, cars can see it. No, a drive by isn't akin to looking at art. The goal of the location isn't about encouraging an experience with the piece or integrating the piece into the park- it is to advertise; we're Shorewood, and we're cultured. Puke. The base is just ridiculous. But, the decorative shrubbery, of course, will grow and mature. And then the base will be... ridiculous. They should have gone with the lannon stone as suggested by the artist. Where once I could stand and look out at the lake, Alphabet Poop is doing it for me. The "mediated experience" is hardly new as contemporary subject matter, but this literal demonstration is annoying. No- looking through it is not that same as an unblocked view.
As the saying goes, good is the enemy of great, and in many ways the decisions and process here made great impossible. It's a fitting metaphor to orient the figure with it's back toward the community.
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You have to see this to actually believe it. 1st..Don't you just love the utility pole/transformer and all the wires in the photo above lurking in the background..Maybe they could have spent the money to bury the lines and remove the poles..
.The best and most visually appealing part of Atwater Park/Beach is the lake. Never the same in terms of colors/sunsets/waves..It's constantly changing and amazing to look at every time. This sculpture is a distraction/blocks the real view that is important, the lake.
The base looks like a crypt or mini mausoleum. I'm not kidding.. It's hideous and it seems to overtake everything else.
My first thought was (and I know I'll get slammed for this one) hopefully the next person who decides to drive over the bluff at the park/beach takes this out w/ them on their way down and then the park can go back to it's natural beauty...
What are they going to try and jam in this place next?..
The only building that Norquist built was the convention center, which might be the ugliest building in the city.
I am also amused that since you don't like the sculpture, you attempted to take the least flattering picture possible. You really needed to take the picture from the east to get the temporary power lines and the construction barrels in the shot?
Lastly, I don't think you are consistent when judging lakefront art. The professional art critics seem to have no problem with the sunburst blocking the lake views downtown, while most lay people think it is an eyesore.
The Calatrava is pretty much directly behind the di Suvero sunburst for the downtown lake view. So I guess the art museum blocks the lake, and the sunburst blocks that.
But I've always liked how they line up, its pretty impressive. I agree with MDavidson ... blazing past a sculpture at 25-30mph (minus the potential for a thought-provoking red light @ the intersection) is not ideal. It doesn't seem to work for the Plensa sculpture here.
But I'd call the di Suvero/Calatrava an exception for drive-by art-viewing. Heading east on Wisconsin, the combination has really grown on me. Enough that I've forgotten what the lakeview used to look like there before the Calatrava building.
Of course, that's more a case of driving directly at it than driving past it. I don't want to make another tasteless joke, but its sitting right there.
Its still quite new and I've hardly looked at it besides a couple drive-bys, but so far I'm not impressed w/ this Plensa sculpture. I get the feeling that being a public artist is almost as stressful as being a combat brain surgeon. Not to mention being on these committees.
I like the sculpture ok. I don't think it blocks the lake.. step a few feet to the left or right and voilà, a clear lake view. But without a doubt they certainly should have accepted the artist's advice and gone with a lannon stone base for the addition of texture and to avoid the look of a concrete slab.. by going with a concrete slab. Yeah, that always looks good in a green park against a blue lake under colorful trees.
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I don't know what more to say, as I think this argument reached an impasse or rather several, several pages ago and if my posts have become silly or specious at times it's due to frustration if nothing else.
BUT it won't kill you, it's not harmful that diluted, especially with all the other junk in city air, it's a transient moment and it will be over very very quickly.
I'm not getting into another argument over perceived civil liberties, I've made my feelings quite clear on that we'll have to agree to disagree.
I do think that Nanarina's original post should have been treated far more censoriously, with a quick swift "none of your business".
I tend to agree with the need for sensible compromise on this issue, but I do want to correct one impression that may have been created by the discussion--that for non-smokers who catch a whiff of smoke outside, the discomfort passes"very, very quickly." If I catch a whiff outside, I likely get a migraine -- extreme pain and nausea that passes in 3-4 hours if I'm lucky, 24 hours if I'm not so lucky -- and in either case involves a lot of heavy duty medication that it's better not to take. I happen to be migraine prone and in much the minority and I do NOT think public policy should be dictated by my peculiar constitution. I also think smokers should be allowed to smoke outside, but it does bother me a bit when people assume that the "irritation" to non-smokers is just a few minutes unpleasantness. If we non-smokers are not always sufficiently conscious of becoming "moralistic" and "judgmental" etc., then I think it can fairly be added that smokers (and their advocates) sometimes are not always sufficiently conscious of the levels of discomfort involved for passers by.
As for Nanarina's original post--she was not commenting on something she saw the dancers do in private but something she saw on film, a film they knew was being made. I think it likely that as you (Simon) commented earlier, they did not give a second thought to lighting up, but anything one does in front of a film-documentary crew is something that may reasonably be commented on and reflected on by the public who sees the film (and from all different perspectives as this thread attests). Censoriousness about smoking is not the only kind of censoriousness that can get out of hand.


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woo! free(ish) money!
bah, needs to install the coupon printer again. Maybe I'll install it on my work computer or something...
Is this a real $10 gift card? Or one of those Godawful 'promotional' gift cards that is basically a coupon ploy to get you back in the store to spend more money later? Those things should NOT be allowed to use the word 'gift card' in their description.
I can never get the printer activator whatever it is to work. I wish they'd make these mobile phone accessible like Michaels and Joann's have.
@pleepleus: Assuming it is the same as the deal they did last week, it is a real gift card - no special exclusions, purchase requirements, or expiration dates.
I haven't had the chance to print it out either, and this may be answered by the actual print out; but... How many times can you use this coupon to buy $50 gift cards? That could easily be free money if you pick up a 10, $50 dollar GCs
like wnxy said, I did it last week and it was a real gift card. The register people have a stack of them sitting on each register.
My purchase was like 49.50 last week, I had to grab a pack of gum to get the $10 gift card.
The only bummer is that it's 1 card for a purchase over 50. If you'd like to buy $150 worth of items you'd need to print 3 coupons and split the order. (Last week the coupon printer let me print 2, I didn't try to print more)
I'd love to use it but the printer nonsense doesn't work.
Coupon worked for me after installing the coupon printer. Anyone know if these have unique ID, or can they be copied and used multiple times?
You can use extra copies. I think the coupon printer thing limits it to two prints. But last week I printed two, and used them on separate days and both worked fine (and had the same coupon code on each).
@giorgitd: I believe you are only able to print out two. They cannot be copied. What you might try is to print them out from a different computer in your house (if you have two.) That might work
What is the coupon printer? How do I install it?
Let me just say that this is a great deal. I picked up a $25 Google Play gift card and $30 iTunes gift card AND THE COUPON WORKED!!
$65 worth of giftcards for $55
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I just used printed and used this within the last 30 minutes so it does work. Bitch about it and don't try or give it a go yourself. Free money in my pocket.
Thanks to the poster.
also it is a real gift card & the source is a PDF with a non-unique number so you can print out multiple copies.
Does the $50 have to be after 5% redcard (Target Visa) discount?
@graywh: Nope, I bought a $50 card and got my 5% off plus they gave me the $10 card
After umpteen failed attempts, I finally got this to print. And I have printed Target coupons from this computer before.
Had to switch from Chrome to IE, re-download the .exe (Why?), agree to the agreement, and then click allow in the little IE pop-up I did not see the first four times asking me permission to run the add-on. That last step was apparently my hang-up.
Sharing in case that helps anyone else save ten bucks.
Effing target coupon printer never effing works.
Got it (twice!) Worked with firefox.
I did this last week, but I could only print one. Spent about $160 on Christmas gifts and got one $10 gift card. Better than nothing, but I wish I'd been able to print two like some people, or had been willing to risk copying my one... the number on it looked unique to me, but who knows.
Works fine for me using Chrome and an epson wireless printer. Also, was able to print 2, and only 2 using my laptop - afterwards it gave a message too many attempts from the same computer (including trying a different browser - firefox). In order to print 2 I printed the first, closed the tab and went back to the target site from the link above - perhaps if you had trouble trying to print 2 you just hit your back button? That seemed to mess mine up briefly as well.
Can also confirm after printing on my laptop that I had no problem (again using chrome and epson printer) printing 2 extra coupons. They also use the same code, so no reason a decent copy (if your printer can scan/copy) wouldn't also be acceptable.
Only after installing software on my computer???
FYI, you can use the card immediately, on the same order if the cashier is nice.
A certain deal website known for making your wallet fatter has scans of the coupon as PDF (check out the hot deals section) that you can print without installing coupon printer. You can print as many as you'd like, and yes, even though it says it, Target does take copies of the coupons as the barcodes are not unique. Used 4 myself of last week's coupon without ever going to Target's website.
Also, you can purchase restaurant/movie gift cards and use this coupon. For example, I purchased a $25 Chipotle gift card and a $25 Starbucks gift card to total $50 and was able to get my free $10 Target gift card with the coupon. I did have one piece of regular merchandise that put the total a few bucks over the $50 mark, not sure if that made a difference or not.
@blakemorillas: Also in store only at target get the pack of four $15 itunes cards for $54!
Thanks! I haven't had a problem printing or using any of these! Have two gift cards from the last time.
got mine, no issue!
I just spent $56 last night and then saw this. I think I need to return my stuff and buy them again with this coupon.
I am in the military and on a government computer. Unable to download the coupon printer. Would someone be willing to scan the coupon and create a pdf image and email it to me?
@ctrlaltdefeat: Guess my cashier wasn't nice enough. I asked him if I could use it immediately and he said "No". :(
@pleepleus: it's one of those flimsy gift cards that they give you for store credit. $10 is $10 though! I'm happy either way!
Sucks to have to install the coupon printer but hey, I have gotten 3 of these already and they definitely work :)
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Our workshop services are dedicated to making your life just a little bit easier, while contributing to your bottom line. We think of your entire business, and offer flexible solutions to help you maximise your uptime and meet your business goals.
Our highly professional teams are there to offer you valuable advice on preventive maintenance, maintenance intervals, on associated parts, and on doing the right thing at the right time. It's this professional advice – together with the right maintenance and parts – that can make all the difference and prevent unexpected, costly and time-consuming mechanical failures. Exactly what you need for peace of mind.
We have over 20,000 professionals, including 14,000 technicians, working in our 1,500 workshops around the globe. That's a lot of dedicated minds – and hands – at work. We are your one stop service partner. And wherever you meet us, you can always expect the same high level of professionalism – and dedication to your uptime.