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Eric Young talks about his extensive throat surgery with Keith asking whether this is a result of all the Canadian National Anthem singing. He also talks about his near death experience after surgery. Keith also asks about how Young got involved in the business eight years ago and about his WWE dark match appearances. 'I've had a bunch.' Young goes into depth about wrestling in Titan (in a match against the FBI) saying that 'Being Canadian doesn't help.' Even though fellow blonde Canadian Christian helped 'elevate his status' but in general the Canadian wrestling scene is tough for exposure.
Dr. Keith talks about the original Team Canada including Teddy Hart and 'fake Canadian' Jack Evans which Young feels 'fortunate' he wasn't a part of. Eric Young then talks about the Sting angle with him having a 'blast,' and confirming the Sting outfit he wore was authentic from an old Clash of the Champions (the boots, the pants, everything). 'I've watched him my entire life, one of my top 10 wrestlers of all time' Eric comments on Sting. Keith also asks about 'Katie' at the Team 3-D funeral, and getting a personality.
Lipinski asks if Waldo Von Erich is Eric Young's favorite Von Erich? He is. On Bubba Ray Dudley and rumors of him being too harsh and stiff in the ring 'they wrestle a very physical style but its part of wrestling, its not ballet. I enjoy it. Its intense, its fun. I was known for matches for this in Ontario.' Young confirms also that he played Seymour in a stage production of Little Shop Of Horrors, but no other members of Team Canada took part which makes Keith wonder if Scott D'Amore would play a great singing evil twisted Dentist. Eric also talks about working as the weird uncle in 'Tommy', the improv Olympic and doing his own stunts. As for his TNA run and his character 'you haven't seen anything yet.'
Keith then asks which Team Canada member has the greatest singing voice? Keith also asks who Young feels is the most underrated TNA wrestler, and whether he feels he's achieved the American Dream (not Dusty Rhodes). Young talks about wrestling the Insane Clown Posse on the first TNA house show and Scott D'Amore's glasses.
Ronnie Arniell, a Young trainee just signed on with the WWE Developmental, his training philosophy 'how long do you have?'
As for being like other Canadians Chris Jericho, and Christian and becoming a wrestler slash actor, Eric said he would love to give it a shot someday but so far no offers. There is no Canadian district in Nashville that Eric knows of. Also, as for the hockey stick being used, Keith wonders why its not a curling broom instead.
What was the difference between 'Showtime' Eric Young and 'Director' Eric Young? 'Probably just the name.' 'I got ya,' replied the Doc. Keith asks what Eric's favorite ride is down in Florida? The Spiderman ride of course. And is Eric Young the most famous person from Florence, Ontario? Young then talks about being Mayor, and an actor.
After more TNA talk, including the rules of the anthem match at the upcoming TNA PPV, Ninja rolls, Lucha Libre, wackiness and comedy in wrestling. Eric always keeps a notebook with him full of whacky ideas he has as well as ideas for matches and such. Young talks about his favorite wrestlers growing up; Ricky Steamboat, Owen Hart, Curt Hennig, and of course Sting. Also Eric notes he is a good kisser and plugs the Thursday Night iMPACT show and the Lockdown PPV.
Tank Tolland Recap
Dr. Keith is straight off the mark asking Tank of his WWE status. 'At the current moment, I'm not with the WWE, I'm getting ready to check out my options, see what else is out there on the indy scene, hopefully, in time, I'll work my way back into the WWE.'
Keith asks Tank's first reaction at being a dick? Tank said he had teamed with Chad for awhile but had no name 'they weren't sure of what to do with us.' 'Hey I got this great idea, we can dress you guys up like Chippendales but were not sure what to call you yet.' Tank noted one week they were not names, the next week they were the Tollands, and then the dicks. 'The Dicks wasn't my idea, but it was the one that stuck.' When he was given the name, he was just happy with the opportunity to be wrestling in front of the world. 'You get the opportunity, you can't turn it down. You take what you get and make the best of it.' Keith asks if there were any other body parts he felt he could've been named. Tank, who came up with some names, was a fan of the name 'the BOD SQUAD~!'
Tolland then talks about how the Dicks were better then the Johnson's in TNA, and why he felt the gimmick failed. 'A lot of people in the crowd referred to us as wannabee Johnsons.' About the current Gymini 'good guys.' When they were called up, Tank thought the word he did with Chad was 'standard fare' but feels the team could have been 'more polished' when they were called up. His team with Chad was also questioned by Tank 'To be honest with you, I had a lot of questions if we gelled well as a team.' The differences between Chad and Tank were talked about. Keith asks the true story of the 'fight' between Chad and Tank and the internet ruckus it started. 'It was a strange situation; Chad brings a lot of things on himself. When he started getting ribbed by people, he didn't take it well. He let things get to him to the point where he let people talk him into doing some childish things, and the next thing you know, we were sitting in an area with a bunch of other people, and he took some cheapshots at me. The next thing you know, he jumped on top of me and put a front facelock on.' Tank was like 'oh, Chad man!'
Tank confirms the incident happened during a tour of Mexico and that he talked to Chad the night before telling him not to let the ribbing affect him. The next night, Chad needed some 'masculine action' to prove he wasn't a 'sissy' and other words we can't list in the recap.
Tank says that Chad hit him straight in the throat when he wasn't looking, so he said, 'Dammit Chad, now I gotta hit ya,' as you do, and kicked him straight in the balls, before sitting down and no-selling the punch by Tank. The no-selling really upset Chad. A couple of minutes later; 'BAAMMM!' Tank hit him in the face again. 'Now I'm gonna kick your f*ckin' ass,' Tankshouted. Chad played the heel, backing off 'It's over, it's over.' 'Like F*CKIN' HELL it's over,' came the reply.
Whilst Tank didn't originally wanna fight, he felt he had to now earn the respect of the boys and the respect of himself, which is of course fame more important than full-time employment with the largest wrestling organization in the world. 'You don't wanna be anyone's bitch for the most part?' Keith asked. 'I don't claim to be a tough guy, I basically hit three quick shots, BAM, BAM, BAM, knocked him out cold, busted his nose, and put his teeth through his bottom lip,' but more importantly, Chad lost the little respect he still had with the boys. 'It was an incident I wish handn't happened, but it did and sometimes that


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The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 20, 1907
Dr. John Sweet of Newport visited the island Saturday afternoon in his automobile.
Champlin's lighter discharged a cargo of gasoline on Knowle's wharf today for the lighting of the Bay View House.
From the Newport Daily News, May 22, 1907
There was a runaway on ferry wharf yesterday afternoon. Two small boys with a horse and tipcart came to the landing for a small quantity of lumber. In loading it onto the wagon, it projected over the horse's head, and as they were about to start up the wharf some of the lumber sprung enough to hit the horse's head starting him on the run. The lumber was distributed along Walcott Avenue, but as the horse turned west on Narragansett Avenue Mr. Benjamin McLyman caught him by the bit, stopping the runaway without damage to horse, cart or boys.
From the Newport Daily News, May 24, 1907
The new stable and automobile house combined, for Mr. J. M. Whitall of Philadelphia, on his property on Bay View Drive, is nearly covered in.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 21. 1932
The Beavertail Country Club will open officially Memorial Day. The tea room, as last season, will be under the supervision of Mrs. Alfred Weeden, and William O'Hanley, professional golfer, will also be at the club.
From the Newport Daily News, May 26, 1932
Following is the Memorial Day program, when all organizations will be in line at 9 a.m. Monday. … The reviewing stand will be located at the town hall.
Tollefson & Dewick have opened their fish market for the summer. From the Newport Daily News, May 27, 1932
(At the town council meeting) G. C. Allen and other summer residents protested to the council in regard to the high rate charged for the summer lights. (They) voted (that) the town clerk communicate with the Newport Electric Company in connection with these protests.
The town clerk was instructed to order 27 tons of calcium chloride to be used on the town's roads from the Salvary State Corporation.
(At the school committee meeting) A. M. Clarke and A. A. Boone, who were appointed a committee to secure the local theatre for graduation exercises, reported that the theatre could be obtained for one evening for the exercises for $35.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 21, 1957
The Jamestown Water Company has opened its ponds to residents of Jamestown for fishing. Under the direction of Howard O'Connell of the state Department of Agriculture, the ponds have been stocked with 1,500 blue gills and 500 bass and residents will be allowed to fish in these waters providing they observe the fishing regulations, have licenses and passes from the water company.
From the Newport Daily News, May 22, 1957
Mainly because of Navy objections, the Advisory Commission of the R.I. State Development Council today opposed construction of the Commerce Oil Corporation's proposed refinery in Jamestown.
From the Newport Daily News, May 23, 1957
Despite an adverse report of the State Development Council's advisory commission, the Commerce Oil Refining Corp. today announced its intentions "to begin the con- struction of our refinery on Conanicut Island as soon as possible."
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 21, 1982
Jamestown School will receive $1,733 less than expected from the state's $2.1 million block grant for the 1982-82 school year.
The School Committee adopted a resolution Tuesday night calling for a freeze on the nuclear arms race to be followed by negotiations for a reduction of weapons.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, May 21, 1992
Every ten years, a census is taken of the nation to gather data on people and their living conditions. … Here in Jamestown, we use statistics gathered from census data primarily in preparing plans for the town's future and in applications to various agencies for grant funding. … Jamestown's population climbed to 4,999 in 1990, up 24 percent since 1980. The number of housing units in Jamestown has increased 24 percent from 2,052 units to 2,517.
New trash containers have been installed in the downtown area as a joint project of the Jamestown Village Association and the Quononoquott Garden Club.
Jamestown's annual Memorial Day parade on Monday officially kicks off the island summer season.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, May 22, 1997
The nine winners of the May 7 town election were sworn into office Monday night before a standing-roomonly crowd. Lt. Gov. Bernard A. Jackvony administered the oath of office to Town Councilmen Tot Wright, Craig Amerigan, David Dolce, William Murphy, and Fred Pease.
Sitting as the Board of Water and sewer Commissioners Monday night, newly sworn Town Council members received a proposed budget for this year that could increase water rates by 7.5 percent and sewer rates by 5 percent.

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CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Prosecutors told a judge on Monday that they had more forensic evidence in the case of an Ohio student charged with killing three other teenagers in a shooting rampage at a rural high school in February, delaying his trial indefinitely.
T.J. Lane, 18, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder charges, had been scheduled to go on trial on January 14. Judge David Fuhry in Geauga County granted a joint request by prosecutors and defense attorneys for more time to prepare for trial.
Prosecutors told the court they had recently received a substantial amount of newly discovered forensic material that requires expert analysis before it is handed over to the defense. They did not describe the exact nature of the evidence and no new trial date was scheduled.
Lane, who was 17 at the time of the shootings in Chardon, Ohio, faces trial as an adult. If convicted, he cannot receive the death penalty.
Prosecutors have said Lane confessed to bringing a .22-caliber pistol to the school and shooting people.
The Ohio school shooting was among several shootings in 2012, including a heavily armed gunman killing 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14. Also, a gunman killed seven people and wounded three last April in a shooting at a Christian college in Oakland, California.
Lane is charged with killing Demetrius Hewlin, 16; Russell King Jr., 17; and Daniel Parmertor, 16. He is charged with the attempted murder of Nick Walczak, 18, who was paralyzed from the waist down, and felony assault for wounds to two other students.
Lane underwent months of psychiatric evaluation before his plea was set as not guilty by reason of insanity. His attorneys have told the court he suffers from migraines and auditory and visual hallucinations. Lane's attorneys have asked for the trial to be moved.
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26 March 2012
It's Now 1 Week Until the 1940 Census is Released! What Can You Do To Prepare?
by Jan Alpert
The 1940 Census images will become available at 9:00 am 2 April 2012 at http://1940census.archives.gov. The census will not be indexed when it is released. Ancestry will be working with indexers around the world to complete the index as quickly as possible for their subscribers. FamilySearch has organized a volunteer 1940 Census Indexing Project with genealogy societies across the
. FamilySearch will post the index on its website www.familysearch.org as each state is completed. If you want to volunteer to index the 1940 census on behalf of NGS go to https://the1940census.com and sign up. United States
What can you do to prepare for the census? Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/ and become familiar with the "Questions Asked on the 1940 Census."
Make a list of everyone you want to research in the 1940 census and their address. If you don't know their address, how do you find it?
1. Check for a 1940 City Directory
2. Check for a World War II draft registration
3. Check for an address written on the back of a photo
4. Do you have an old address book which belonged to your parents or grandparents?
5. Do you have any old envelopes from letters your relatives may have written about 1940?
If your family lived in the same house for at least 10 years you can look for the property address in the 1930 Census. Find your ancestor in the 1930 census. View the image of the census page. The street name is written in the left margin of the census page. The house number is written in the first column.
Here are two examples from the 1930 Census:
My father was Charles Nutter. In 1930 he was living with his parents in
Pontiac, Oakland Co., at Michigan 944 Cameron Ave.
Next look at the Enumeration District in the top right corner. In 1930 the ED was 63-54. We will now show you how to convert the ED in 1930 to the ED in 1940.
Stephen P. Morse has provided a tool to convert census Enumeration Districts from 1930 to 1940.
Go to his website at: http://stevemorse.org/census/unified.html
This means that in the 1940 Census, I will find
944 Cameron Ave., Pontiac, MI on ED 63-73. So when the 1940 Census becomes available, I will go to and look for ED 63-73. Michigan
This next example are my maternal ancestors from the 1930 census in
. I know they were living at Peoria, Illinois 200 Hanssler Place, Peoria, Illinois, even though the street name is further down on the census page.
Take the ED 72-55 from the 1930 Census and return to http://stephenmorse.com/census/unified.html
So as soon as the 1940 Census is available, I can go to
and look for ED 104 and find my grandparents in the 1940 Census. In this case I will have to browse three ED's 104-41, 104-42 and 104-45 which may mean more than 100 pages, but this is still better than having to browse all the pages for Illinois . Peoria, Illinois
We want to thank Stephen P. Morse, PhD and Joel D. Weintraub, PhD for their advance work on the 1940 Census and the many other research tools provided on their website http://stevemorse.org/index.html.
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As we work through it I remind them that the cost of development goes up with each join. Yes, SQL Server is good at joins and most of write them without problem, and yes, a normalized database is a good thing. But. As a total guess, I'd say that each join adds at least 10 hours work to a project. Remember that in most cases joins require another form/page/control/screen to support it administratively (you do build admin tools don't you?) and those take time - time to design, code, build, test, revise, deploy, etc.
So let's say you're in the common case of needing to get something to market very quickly that is as good as possible, but time to market is a key factor. As you think about joins affecting design and build time, you can take two approaches - omit building the form/page that allows you to use it/maintain it, or deliberately denormalize the design in key places to help you gain time.
The key...is the key places.
Here's an example. As we arrive at a close to final design I typically see that most classes add a locationid and a corresponding location table - this is to indicate where each class will be held. In my particular case 90% of classes are held in Orlando and location isn't huge, but that could change, and I wouldn't argue it's bad design. The other thing I see that is most often missed is they treat the student as a login and capture demographic data for the student, but fail to capture what is for me key data - the employer at the time they attended the class.
Which of those is easier to fix later? Converting a location varchar(200) to a lookup table, or amending the design to capture employer per class attendee? In the latter case we may have lost data we can't recover, in the former we may have junked up data ('Orlando', 'Orlando, FL', etc). I'd argue that if you had to take a shortcut, do it on location. At worst we have to massage the data to convert it later, and even for reporting now it's not likely to cause huge problems.
To recap, there are two points here. One is that you have to understand a design with 100 tables is going to cost a lot more to build than one with 10 tables, up to you to move the slider. The other is that a really good architect/DBA can help decide which tables to remove when someone sets the slider to something besides 100 so that you can evolve the design with the least amount of pain. There's probably something to be said for creating the full 100 table design, then from that reducing it to the x table design for speed. Think of it as designing your dream house, then building it with 3 bedrooms instead of 6, you'll add more when time and funds permit.


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When Congress considers creating a new program, consensus on broad goals often conceals dissonant agendas. Working out the details can strain coalitions.
Such has been the case with two end-of-life vehicle programs, which vary widely, depending on how much importance is assigned to aiding U.S.-based automakers.
Take the idea of paying owners of aged, polluting cars and trucks to scrap them and buy environmentally friendlier replacements. Good for car sales, good for fuel efficiency and good for shredder activity.
Or take the law mandating a nationwide log of defunct vehicles that have been taken off the road to become used parts and scrap. A centralized roster of decommissioned vehicle identification numbers (VINs) is viewed as making it harder for bad guys to disguise stolen cars with fake IDs or to resurrect flooded cars after a hurricane, but the divisive element has been which players should pay the costs and put out the effort.
The "Cash for Clunkers" idea comes in several congressional versions. One bill, which has an explicit "Buy American" element but with gradations to allow for North American Free-Trade Agreement solidarity, has a three-tier formula for subsidizing purchases of new passenger cars. To be eligible, the vehicle must meet the criteria specified in one of the following three tiers
•?Assembled in the United States and gets 30 miles per gallon or better? $5,000 to the motorist ditching an older vehicle.
•?Assembled in Canada or Mexico and gets 30 miles per gallon or better? $4,000.
•?Assembled in the United States and gets from 27 up to (not quite) 30 miles per gallon? $4,000.
Other Clunker bills don't discriminate against vehicles from overseas.
A different dividing line is whether vouchers for replacement vehicles might go toward buying used cars which score high on fuel efficiency.
A company that sells used cars on the Internet lobbied for its merchandise to be eligible for subsidies under Cash for Clunkers legislation. "There are tens of thousands of used cars now sitting on dealer lots that meet the fuel-efficiency targets in the legislative proposals," according to Car Max Inc., based in Richmond, Va.
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The NMVTIS is "a repository of information on salvage vehicles, including those vehicles determined to be a total loss," according to the Justice Department. The agency oversees the system but doesn't pay for its routine expenses.
What's to dislike about being able to check whether a suspicious vehicle identification number belongs to a truck shredded two years ago or to a car that was under water during Hurricane Katrina and labeled a total loss by its insurer?
Capitol Hill finished mandated the nationwide database in its Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992. Four years later, Congress decided the Transportation Department was too slow developing the program and shifted responsibility to the Justice Department.
Who should pay for the outsourced system, and the size of the fees to cover its costs, was left unspecified. The result is a mix of payments from states, data filers and data users.
On a voluntary basis, the NMVTIS has been pooling and updating information from 27 state governments, some insurers and a car dismantling chain, LKQ Corp. As the 50-state version gets started, the plan is for several competing contractors to funnel data from dismantlers, shredders and others to the NMVTIS, collecting fees from both respondents and data users.
The Justice Department, faced with a court order, finally issued the program's regulations in January 2009, as required under the 1992 law.
Operating the central database, at least for now, is the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, an association of state (and Canadian provincial) officials. The group has said it might give notice in August that it will exit that responsibility.
Designing the data intake fields and procedures was assigned to the National Salvage Vehicle Reporting Program, a non-profit consultancy. Howard Nusbaum is the group's unsalaried administrator, remaining on the payroll of his employer, Chicago-based LKQ.
Gregg Marcucci, the vehicle acquisitions manager of SA Recycling LLC, said recently that all the data he has begun reporting electronically to NMVTIS he also has provided for many years in hard copy format to the state of California, which converts it to digital. For the NMVTIS, "they're telling us we have to report it again and now we have to pay for it, to boot," he said.
Scrap industry leaders say they would have lobbied intensively against filer fees during the rulemaking had they not been assured by the Justice Department that such fees weren't planned.
"At this time, (the Justice Department) is not in favor (of filer fees) because of the increased financial burden it would place on junk and salvage yards and insurance carriers and the disincentive it would impose on their reporting of data," the Justice Department said in January in the actual rulemaking document.
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PetersDiamondJacobs are bigger needs. DGB Bigger splash.We have 4 spots from what I gather.
No they don't but Texas is taking Santos, OU is taking Gardner and Bama is taking Altee Tenpenny. Who did we get that was offered by those schools?
Would I rather stick my balls in a meat grinder or a salad shooter.
player development>recruitingunfortunately Nick Saban is about the only coach who is really good at both.
This is going to be a great 4 years and possibly 8. The amount of butthurt from the left is already at glorious levels.
What a bunch of Negative Nancies.Anybody know TV coverage of signees? Channel, time, etc.?
That's what I don't get. Why? I am not trying to be "that guy". I am just suggesting that as awesome as BMFP is, he might could do well to get some recruiters on this staff. We obviously want DGB, Neal, Diamond, Peters, Orijke, Santos, and Garnder. Hell, we even get them to campus. We had an incredible recruiting extravaganza lat week filled with pep rallies, 19,050 fans at BWA and TulsaPerv stalking recruits at The Catfish Hole and nary a one commitment has come from it. Surely I am not the only one who sees this.
Anyone a 247 VIP?:http://247sports.com/Article/New-SEC-school-in-the-mix-59295
It's this guy and Hogville Lite is already complaining non-stop:http://www.razorbacktalk.com/board/index.php?topic=58772.0
I like recruiting a lot but I could do without the constant back and forth mood swings and hysteria. It is almost like you have to fear people in Missouri, Texas or Arkansas throwing themselves out of office windows on Wednesday morning at 9:30.
A new SEC school has jumped into the race for this sleeper wide receiver from Fayetteville (Ark.) and it's a potential game changer."I'm going to sign Wednesday at 3p.m," Brad Culp explained. "But I'm not sure who I'm going to sign with because Arkansas might still be offering me."I got a call from coach (Bobby) Allen (Monday). He said they would let me know by Wednesday morning if they were going to offer."Culp had previously been offered and visited Ole Miss and North Carolina and thought his decision was just going to come down to those two schools."(Arkansas) hasn't offered but they said they lost two receivers today," Culp explained. "(Allen) said they evaluated me today and watched all my film. I'm supposed to know either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning if I'll have an offer."I've visited Arkansas a number of times."So is it a foregone conclusion that Culp will sign with the hometown Razorbacks if he gets the offer?"I couldn't say that. I'm honestly not sure…I'm confused on where I'm going to go. I'll have a choice by Wednesday." Jon Leggette is a senior writer for CarolinaBlue
Our DGB backup plan?
No...just more local journalism at it's finest. We are fine...see the day is nearly 9 1/2/24ths done.
My sources tell me there will be big news tomorrow.
I am not claiming I am right, I am saying I don't get it.
Somebody go dumpster diving for Truth. He usually* nails these sorts of predictions.*there was the one "Mitch and Damien are both locked up" prediction, but really other than that he never....really...did much.
You little Jimmy's need to settle down.


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- Attraction Seating
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- Basic Services
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Greet FAQ
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- Na'vi River Journey Photo Gallery
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DinoLand, USA
Animal Kingdom
In keeping with the theme of the land, The Dino Institute was created to uncover the mysteries of the past and is staffed by students and scientists. The queue area contain exhibits and displays and a voice over introduction by Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Travel back 65 million years to the Cretaceous period in search of an Iguanodon dinosaur! Your time traveler will race through a meteor shower and come face to face with some rather large dinosaurs!
Dinosaur is one of two thrill rides at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
You wind your way through the entrance of the Dino Institute past fossils, lab notes and photos. You are invited into the rotunda with large murals, fossils and dioramas of the early days when dinosaurs inhabited the earth.
The waiting area goes through several different multimedia shows, lighting up different panels on the diorama, explaining how scientists believe a fiery asteroid slammed into the earth and devastated all known life forms.
Lights are brought up and you walk through the turnstiles into the Institute's Briefing Room. A live video conference is in progress hosted by Dr. Helen Marsh (Phylicia Rashad). Dr. Marsh introduces you to the Time Rover -- your transportation vehicle to the past.
Suddenly, you are listening to Dr. Grant Seeker (Wallace Langham) tell you how he needs you to travel to the end of the Cretaceous period to find the Iguanodon. Without spoiling the remainder of the pre-show... the doors open and you find yourself descending into the loading area (guests in wheelchairs will be directed to elevators by Cast Members).
You board the 12 passenger, all terrain vehicle, fasten your seat belt and are OFF!!! This is a very herky-jerky ride through time and space (there are no significant drops). When the light emerges, you find yourself in the prehistoric forests and dinosaurs are everywhere.
The sky darkens once again and meteors come flying out at you. You speed through the alioramous as he enjoys a giant lizard. Your Time Rover is caught in the Meteor shower and has lost its headlights. You are face to face with a carnotaurus!
The radio signals that there are 60 seconds to impact! You dip and swerve still looking for the Iguanodon. The homing signal attaches to the Iguanodon just as a meteor hits earth! The force of the impact creates a tremendous vacuum, sucking everything forward.
ITS OVER! You survived! And not only are you alive and OK, but Dr. Seeker's Iguanodon came back with you!
This is a rough, turbulent ride! Think of a bucking bronco! Dinosaur is mostly dark with lots of light flashes, loud noises and dinosaurs jumping out at you! It can be scary for youngsters and perhaps some adults.
It is Standard Operating Procedure on Dinosaur to have the Cast Member do a seat belt check at a safety stop after the ride has left the boarding area but before it enters the main ride path.
Dinosaur is virtually a walk on at park opening and closing.
The Height Requirement is 40 inches.
To avoid waiting in line, utilize FASTPASS+ a free service for all park guests.
The ride is less than 3 minutes in duration.
This ride is very dark with lots of loud noises, flashing lights and BIG dinosaurs that jump out at you -- may be scary for children.
Child Swap - Important note is that unlike the other Disney Attractions where you walk through the beginning to do your Child Swap, the CMs will send you to the exit of the Attraction here for the swap.
Please parents!!! Make sure your child wants to go on the ride. Disney is about magic, not being scared. On a recent trip, a young boy sat screaming and crying between his parents as we loaded the car. He kept telling them he did NOT want to ride. They kept telling him he would like it. Poor boy cried the whole time. Nuff said, I hope!
Be sure to notice the television monitors as you're exiting the ride area for a glimpse of you're hitch-hiking Iguanodon!
Donald Duck, appears as a park ranger, near the Cretaceous Trail in DinoLand USA. Goofy and Pluto can be found at the Dinoland gas station.
Animal Kingdom Characters At A Glance
Character Meet and Greet FAQ!
There are no places to eat in the immediate vicinity of Dinosaur. The place to consider in DinoLand U.S.A.is Restaurantosaurus home of McDonald's lunches!
There are also a few quick snack places to eat: Dino Bite Snacks, Dino Diner and Trilo-Bites .
Animal Kingdom Restaurants At A Glance
Menus From Around the World
Vegetarian and Other Special Diets
There is a photo op inside the attraction and you can purchase your photo upon exiting. If you are a resort guest inquire about sending your photo to your hotel room so you don't end up bending it during the day.
These are the largest audio-animatronic figures created to date!
Some of the dinosaurs you will see in the ride include: Saltasaurus, Parasaurolophus, Alioramus, and Styracosaurus.
When Animal Kingdom first opened, this ride was called Countdown to Extinction. It was changed to Dinosaur in May 2000 as a tie-in for the then current Disney movie.
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Calcot's grower-members will soon be receiving a payment totaling $6.2 million on their 2002-03 cotton crop.
A progress payment based on standard grades of two cents per pound on Seasonal Pool San Joaquin Valley Acala varieties and one cent on California Upland and California/Arizona styles was approved at Calcot's April executive committee meeting.
The committee also approved a one-cent per pound payment on Pima cotton in the seasonal and call pool.
Calcot's board of directors at its March meeting authorized the executive committee to approve a payment up to $7 million based on achieving a healthy March month finanical end. Such action was necessary to make the payment in a timely manner, since the full board of directors will not meet again until May 15.
Payment will be in the mail to Calcot's California and Arizona members by April 30.
After the payment, base grade SJV Acala will stand at 65.20 cents per pound for grade 31-3-36 in gin UD free terms. C/A cottons will stand at 60.30 for 31-3-35, and California Upland cotton (SJV non-Acala) will be 61.90 cents per pound, gin UD free.
San Joaquin Valley Pima will be advanced at 83.85 cents per pound following the one-cent progress payment. Desert Pima varieties will be at 82.25 cents per pound.
Only Pima cotton in Calcot's Call Pool was eligible for a progress payment at this time, and will be paid one cent per pound, bringing the advance level to 200 points off the fixation.
The payment is the second progress payment of the season, following the initial advance paid during the cotton harvest in the fall of 2002, and a progress payment made in January.
Calcot will typically make from two to four progress payments per season, with a final settlement made in late September following the end of the marketing year, which runs from Aug. 1 to July 31.


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Mariota returns to action Thursday night in Oregon's biggest challenge this season: a visit to No. 5 Stanford. Mariota's adjusted QBR is second only to Baylor's Bryce Petty and he's the only quarterback in the country not to have thrown an interception this season. His 9.1 yards per carry is also best in the nation.
Winston is throwing the highest percentage of touchdowns per pass this season (11.3 percent) and trails only Bryce Petty and Marcus Mariota in Total QBR. He also leads FBS with a 99.6 Total QBR on third down. The Seminoles overtook Oregon at No. 2 in the BCS standings but the competition lessens the rest of the way; none of FSU's remaining regular-season opponents has a winning record.
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Manziel and the Aggies shook off a slow start -- their first three-and-out on a first drive in 19 games, along with a couple of early missteps -- to throttle UTEP. Manziel left the game in the third quarter, but not before throwing four touchdown passes to three different receivers. He also darted through the Miners defense for a 49-yard TD run that looked like vintage Manziel.
QB | Baylor
The competition ratchets up for Baylor with a visit from No. 10 Oklahoma on Thursday night presenting the first real test for the Bears. Petty leads the nation in Total QBR and his yards per attempt (13.9) and yards per completion (20.1) are on track to break national records. The going doesn't get any easier for Baylor after playing the Sooners; the Bears finish the regular season with Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas.
QB | Alabama
Alabama's national championship last season would not have been possible had it not been for the Tide's game-winning drive against LSU. McCarron engineered that drive and will look to keep Bama on track for a three-peat when the Tigers visit Tuscaloosa on Saturday. He's completing a career-high 69.4 percent of his passes this season.
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Don Knauss, 76 - May 17, 2013Don Knauss, 76, of rural Cozad passed away at his home on Friday, May 17, 2013.
A memorial service was conducted on Tuesday, May 21, at the Buffalo Grove Presbyterian Church of rural Lexington with Ethel Fox, C.L.P., officiating. A private family graveside service took place prior to services.
Knauss was born Feb. 8, 1937, at Lexington to Harold and Meredith (Gosnell) Knauss. He graduated from Cozad High School with the Class of 1955.
On Oct. 4, 1959, he married Marian (Aden) Knauss.
He served with the Nebraska National Guard while working on a family farm east of Cozad where he spent his entire life raising cattle and farming.
Knauss was very active with the Cattleman's Association and served as director and president while a member. He was also a lifetime member of Buffalo Grove Presbyterian Church and served as Elder and Trustee as well as serving at various other duties in the church.
His great joys in life were his family, especially is grandchildren, according to family members. He loved being with his sons on the farm and was always happy to spend time in the North Carolina mountains with his daughter and her family.
?Knauss was preceded in death by: his parents, Harold and Meredith; a brothers-in-law—Al Jessen and Lyle Aden; a nephew, Scott Berke; niece, Kyle Jessen.
?Survivors include: his wife of 53 years, Marian; sons—Stuart (Tammy) Knauss of Cozad and Spencer (Dona) Knauss of Gothenburg; daughter, Summer (Dan) Hays of Banner Elk, NC; four grandchildren—Jake Knauss, McKenzi Knauss, Madeline Hays and Tucker Knauss; sisters—Nadine (Dennis) Berke of Cozad and Marilyn (Carl) Jessen of Fruitport, MI, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Karl Kostbahn of Grand Island; sister-in-law, Peg Aden of Gothenburg; cousins, nieces and nephews.
Memorials are suggested to the Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
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A 2012 study suggests that a habit of binge drink risks serious brain damage including increasing memory loss later in adulthood.<ref>http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/binge/a/aa000818a.htm</ref><ref>http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20121022/koob.html</ref>
A 2012 study suggests that a habit of binge drink risks serious brain damage including increasing memory loss later in adulthood.<ref>http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/binge/a/aa000818a.htm</ref><ref>http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20121022/koob.html</ref>
== Atheism, binge drinking and suicide ==
== Atheism, binge drinking and suicide ==
Binge drinking is a potent risk factor for suicide.<ref>O'Connell, H; Lawlor, BA (October–December 2005). "Recent alcohol intake and suicidality--a neuropsychological perspective". Irish journal of medical science 174 (4): 51–4</ref> Atheists have a [[Atheism and suicide|higher suicide rate]] than the general population.
Binge drinking is a potent risk factor for suicide.<ref>O'Connell, H; Lawlor, BA (October–December 2005). "Recent alcohol intake and suicidality--a neuropsychological perspective". Irish journal of medical science 174 (4): 51–4</ref> Atheists have a [[Atheism and suicide|higher suicide rate]] than the general population.
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Concerning atheism and health, there is considerable amount of scientific evidence that suggest that theism is more conducive to mental and physical health than atheism [2] (see also: Atheism and depression and Atheism and suicide and Atheism and obesity).
The prestigious Mayo Clinic reported the following on December 11, 2001:
| In an article also published in this issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Mayo Clinic researchers reviewed published studies, meta-analyses, systematic reviews and subject reviews that examined the association between religious involvement and spirituality and physical health, mental health, health-related quality of life and other health outcomes.
The authors report a majority of the nearly 350 studies of physical health and 850 studies of mental health that have used religious and spiritual variables have found that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better health outcomes.[3]
The Iona Institute reported:
|A meta-analysis of all studies, both published and unpublished, relating to religious involvement and longevity was carried out in 2000. Forty-two studies were included, involving some 126,000 subjects. Active religious involvement increased the chance of living longer by some 29%, and participation in public religious practices, such as church attendance, increased the chance of living longer by 43%.[4][5]
In December of 2003, the University of Warwick reported:
|Dr. Stephen Joseph, from the University of Warwick, said: "Religious people seem to have a greater purpose in life, which is why they are happier. Looking at the research evidence, it seems that those who celebrate the Christian meaning of Christmas are on the whole likely to be happier.[6]
Duke University has established the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health.[7] The Duke University Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health is based in the Center for Aging at Duke and gives opportunities for scholarly trans-disciplinary conversation and the development of collaborative research projects.[8] In respect to the atheism and mental and physical health, the center offers many studies which suggest that theism is more beneficial than atheism.[9]
The Christian group Teen Challenge reported the following:
|Teen Challenge claims of a 70% cure rate for the drug addicts graduating from their program attracted the attention of the U.S. Federal Government in 1973. Most secular drug rehabilitation programs only experienced a cure rate of 1-15% of their graduates. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, funded the first year of this study to evaluate the long term results of the Teen Challenge program.[10]
Teen Challenge has a number of studies that indicate the high effectiveness of their drug treatment program compared to other programs.[11]
Currently, there is an ongoing debate regarding whether atheism was a causal factor for Friedrich Nietzsche's insanity or whether it was caused strictly by disease.[12] [13]
An article published on the Hong Kong Baptist University website offers the following regarding the cause of Friedrich Nietzsche's insanity:
|Trying to explain what caused his insanity can only be a matter of speculation. Some people believe it was the result of a physical illness. Others interpret his suffering as that of a true prophet, almost as if he were accepting the punishment on behalf of those who could not see mankind's tendency towards self-destruction so clearly. Still others regard his final fate as a natural outcome of his philosophical outlook.[13]
The Russian-born psychoanalyst and writer Lou Andreas-Salomé, who had a brief and tempestuous affair with Nietzsche, believed that Nietzsche's philosophy can be viewed as a reflection of his psychology and that his madness was the result of his philosophizing.[14] In addition, the French historian René Girard asserted that Nietzsche's philosophy led to his insanity.[15]
- 1 Atheism and alcohol abuse
- 2 Atheism and Suicide
- 3 Atheism, uncharitableness and depression
- 4 Sigmund Freud's View of Religion
- 5 Atheism and obesity
- 6 See also
- 7 External links
- 8 Notes
Atheism and alcohol abuse
See also: Atheism and alcohol abuse
The Barna Group found that atheists and agnostics in America were more likely, than theists in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: illegal drug use; excessive drinking; sexual relationships outside of marriage; abortion; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; gambling; pornography and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in homosexuality/bisexuality.[16]
Binge drinking and brain damage
A 2012 study suggests that a habit of binge drink risks serious brain damage including increasing memory loss later in adulthood.[17][18]
Atheism, binge drinking and suicide
Binge drinking is a potent risk factor for suicide.[19] Atheists have a higher suicide rate than the general population.
Atheism and Suicide
- See main article: Atheism and suicide and Atheism and depression
Although there are recent studies relating to atheism being a causal factor for suicide for some individuals, an early proponent of atheism being a causal factor for suicide was the Reverend Dr. Robert S. MacArthur.[20][21][22] In 1894, the NY Times stated the following in relation to atheism and suicide:
|Dr. Martin urged that a great cause of suicide was atheism. It was, he said, a remarkable fact that where atheism prevailed most, there suicides were most numerous. In Paris, a recent census showed one suicide to every 2,700 of the population. After the publication of Paine's "Age of Reason" suicides increased.[22]
The same NY Times article quotes the Reverend Dr. MacArthur describing suicide in the following manner:
|It is mean and not manly; it is dastardly and not daring. A man who involves his innocent wife and children in financial disaster and disgrace and takes his life and leaves them to bear the burden he was unwilling to bear, is a coward.[22]
In 2004, the American Journal of Psychiatry reported the following:
|Religiously unaffiliated subjects had significantly more lifetime suicide attempts and more first-degree relatives who committed suicide than subjects who endorsed a religious affiliation. Unaffiliated subjects were younger, less often married, less often had children, and had less contact with family members. Furthermore, subjects with no religious affiliation perceived fewer reasons for living, particularly fewer moral objections to suicide. In terms of clinical characteristics, religiously unaffiliated subjects had more lifetime impulsivity, aggression, and past substance use disorder. No differences in the level of subjective and objective depression, hopelessness, or stressful life events were found.[23]
The website Adherents.com reported the following in respect to atheism and suicide:
| Pitzer College sociologist Phil Zuckerman compiled country-by-country survey, polling and census numbers relating to atheism, agnosticism, disbelief in God and people who state they are non-religious or have no religious preference. These data were published in the chapter titled "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns" in The Cambridge Companion to Atheism, ed. by Michael Martin, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK (2005). In examining various indicators of societal health, Zuckerman concludes about suicide:
"Concerning suicide rates, this is the one indicator of societal health in which religious nations fare much better than secular nations. According to the 2003 World Health Organization's report on international male suicides rates (which compared 100 countries), of the top ten nations with the highest male suicide rates, all but one (Sri Lanka) are strongly irreligious nations with high levels of atheism. It is interesting to note, however, that of the top remaining nine nations leading the world in male suicide rates, all are former Soviet/Communist nations, such as Belarus, Ukraine, and Latvia. Of the bottom ten nations with the lowest male suicide rates, all are highly religious nations with statistically insignificant levels of organic atheism."[26]
Australian online opinion writer and lecturer in ethics and philosophy at several Melbourne theological colleges, Bill Muehlenberg, in his essay The Unbearable Heaviness of Being (In a World Without God) states the following:
|Announcing, and believing, that God is dead has consequences. And it is we who suffer the most for it. We cannot bear the whole universe on our shoulders. We were not meant to. We must let God be God. Only then can men be men. Only then can we find the way forward to be possible, and the burdens not insurmountable.[27]
Ex-Christians, self-esteem and suicide
See also: Ex-Christians, self-esteem and suicide and Atheism and self-esteem and Ex-atheists
There are preliminary studies indicating that individuals who reject Christianity in Western cultures have lower self-esteem than the Christian population.[28][29] There are studies indicating that lower self-esteem is associated with suicidality.[30][31]
Richard Dawkins' book "The God Delusion" along with a community college biology class, have been linked to the tragic suicide of Jesse Kilgore.[32] Kilgore had several discussions with friends and relatives in which he made it clear Dawkins' book had destroyed his belief in God. This loss of faith is considered the cause of his suicide which is not surprising given that there is evidence which suggest that atheism can be a causal factor for suicide for some individuals.[33][34][35][36]
Jesse's father is quoted as saying "If my son was a professing homosexual, and a professor challenged him to read [a book called] 'Preventing Homosexuality'… If my son was gay and [the book] made him feel bad, hopeless, and he killed himself, and that came out in the press, there would be an outcry. He would have been a victim of a hate crime and the professor would have been forced to undergo sensitivity training, and there may have even been a wrongful death lawsuit. But because he's a Christian, I don't even get a return telephone call."
Jesse's blog remains online after his death.[37]
Atheism, gender and suicide
See also: Atheism, gender and suicide and Atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women and Atheism and suicide
Survey data and website tracking data of prominent atheists' websites indicate that in the Western World, atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women (see: Atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women).[38][39][40]
Science Daily reports:
|Many studies have identified a strong link between suicide and diagnosable mental illness, especially depression. So because women suffer from depression at a much higher rate than men, they would seem to be at higher risk for suicide. But women actually commit suicide about one-fourth as often as men.[41]
Atheism, marriage and suicide
See also: Atheism and marriageability and Atheism and suicide and Atheism, marriage and suicide
Christian apologist Michael Caputo wrote:
|Recently the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has published its mammoth study on Religion in America based on 35,000 interviews... According to the Pew Forum a whopping 37% of atheists never marry as opposed to 19% of the American population, 17% of Protestants and 17% of Catholics.[42]
Vox Day declared that according to the 2001 American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) "more than half of all atheists and agnostics don't get married."[43]
According the website Marriage and Family Encyclopedia:
|Marital status has a strong association with rates of completed suicide. Suicide rates are higher in the divorced and widowed than in single people, who in turn have higher suicide rates than married people. This protective effect of marriage on suicide is stronger for men than for women, although it is found for both men and women (Gove 1972).[44]
Atheism and European suicide in the 17th century
Chandak Sengoopta, in a book review of Georges Minois's work History of Suicide: Voluntary Death in Western Culture wrote:
|Suicide became a prominent issue in England from the turn of the seventeenth century. The number of suicides, it was reported, had risen alarmingly and in the preface to his 1733 work, The English Malady, physician George Cheyne declared that he had been spurred to write it "by the late Frequency and daily Encrease of wanton and uncommon self-murders" (p. 181). According to Cheyne, the spread of atheism as well as the gloomy, melancholy-inducing climate of England were responsible for the rise in suicides; while his explanations were not always accepted, virtually nobody seems to have doubted that England had become the world capital of suicides. As Minois explains, there undoubtedly was a rise in the rates of reported suicides but, as far as one can tell from the available data, it was a European rather than an exclusively English phenomenon.[45]
Atheism, uncharitableness and depression
See also: Atheism and depression and Atheism, uncharitableness and depression
A number of studies have confirmed that there is an inverse relationship to doing volunteer work and depression.[46] The atheist population does less charitable works and volunteering per capita than the theist population (see: Atheism and uncharitableness).
Sigmund Freud's View of Religion
Psychologist Sigmund Freud was a proponent of atheism who argued that theism was detrimental to mental health.[47] Oxford Professor Alister McGrath, author of the book The Twilight of Atheism, stated the following regarding Freud:
| One of the most important criticisms that Sigmund Freud directed against religion was that it encourages unhealthy and dysfunctional outlooks on life. Having dismissed religion as an illusion, Freud went on to argue that it is a negative factor in personal development. At times, Freud's influence has been such that the elimination of a person's religious beliefs has been seen as a precondition for mental health.
Freud is now a fallen idol, the fall having been all the heavier for its postponement. There is now growing awareness of the importance of spirituality in health care, both as a positive factor in relation to well-being and as an issue to which patients have a right. The "Spirituality and Healing in Medicine" conference sponsored by Harvard Medical School in 1998 brought reports that 86 percent of Americans as a whole, 99 percent of family physicians, and 94 percent of HMO professionals believe that prayer, meditation, and other spiritual and religious practices exercise a major positive role within the healing process.[47]
Freud remains popular among postmodern literary academics, who use his anti-Christian pseudoscience as a basis for their own anti-Christianity and moral relativism, even though his theories were disproved decades ago.
Atheism and obesity
See: Atheism and obesity
See also
- Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian
- Evidence for Christianity
- Atheism and depression
- Atheism and suicide
- Atheism and obesity
- Atheism and bestiality
External links
Atheism and despair:
- Atheism: Unyielding Despair - video
- ↑ http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/76/12/1225.full.pdf
- ↑
- Religious Involvement, Spirituality, and Medicine: Implications for Clinical Practice - Mayo Clinic
- Research on Spirituality, Theology and Health - Duke University
- McCullogh ME, Larson DB, Hoyt WT. et al. (2000). Religious involvement and mortality: a meta-analytic review. Health Psychology. 19, 3. 211-222
- The psycho-social benefits of religious practice by Ona Institute
- Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
- Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health, Longevity - Science Daily, 1999
- Religious Affiliation and Suicide Attempt - The American Journal of Psychiatry
- Psychology researcher says spiritual meaning of Christmas brings more happiness than materialism - Scienceblog and University of Warwick
- ↑ Religious Involvement, Spirituality, and Medicine: Implications for Clinical Practice
- ↑ The psycho-social benefits of religious practice by Iona Institute
- ↑ McCullogh ME, Larson DB, Hoyt WT. et al. (2000). Religious involvement and mortality: a meta-analytic review. Health Psychology. 19, 3. 211-222
- ↑ Psychology researcher says spiritual meaning of Christmas brings more happiness than materialism - Scienceblog and University of Warwick
- ↑ http://www.dukespiritualityandhealth.org/
- ↑ http://www.dukespiritualityandhealth.org/about/
- ↑ Research on Spirituality, Theology and Health - Duke University
- ↑ http://www.acadc.org/page/page/2495014.htm
- ↑ http://www.acadc.org/page/page/2495014.htm
- ↑
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/top/top19
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Nietzsche-Lou-Salome/dp/0252070356
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=x4qDrNKVC5gC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=Ren%C3%A9+Girard+nietzsche+and+madness&source=bl&ots=DQFLJpqjJd&sig=mXNq_6J6_qTciP2vW-FHojwBn20&hl=en&ei=hv99Sp0Y2YG2B8Ogsf4B&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- ↑ http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard
- ↑ http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/binge/a/aa000818a.htm
- ↑ http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20121022/koob.html
- ↑ O'Connell, H; Lawlor, BA (October–December 2005). "Recent alcohol intake and suicidality--a neuropsychological perspective". Irish journal of medical science 174 (4): 51–4
- ↑ http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
- ↑ http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/12/2303
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 NY Times, September 17, 1894, ATHEISM A CAUSE OF SUICIDE.; Dr. MacArthur Preaches on the Sin and Cowardice of Self-Destruction
- ↑ Religious Affiliation and Suicide Attempt
- ↑ Atheists and Agnostics Take Aim at Christians The Barna Update, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/science-of-happiness/caring/caring-and-happiness-reviews/
- ↑ http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
- ↑ http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/05/26/the-unbearable-heaviness-of-being-in-a-world-without-god/
- ↑ http://atheistwatch.blogspot.com/2010/10/rejection-of-christianity-and-self.html
- ↑ http://atheistwatch.blogspot.com/2010/10/atheists-and-self-esteem-part-2.html
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21190929
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20602903
- ↑ http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=81459
- ↑ http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
- ↑ http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/12/2303
- ↑ http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html
- ↑ NY Times, September 17, 1894, ATHEISM A CAUSE OF SUICIDE.; Dr. MacArthur Preaches on the Sin and Cowardice of Self-Destruction
- ↑ http://users.newblog.com/Jkrapture/?post_id=17727
- ↑ http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/reports/NONES_08.pdf
- ↑ http://www.livescience.com/culture/090227-religion-men-women.html
- ↑ http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_appears_to_be_significantly_less_appealing_to_women
- ↑ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/11/981112075159.htm
- ↑ http://creation.com/atheism
- ↑ http://creation.com/atheism
- ↑ http://family.jrank.org/pages/1659/Suicide-Marital-Status-Family.html#ixzz1RJRmwSPF
- ↑ http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=3213
- ↑ http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/science-of-happiness/caring/caring-and-happiness-reviews/
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/march/21.36.html


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By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers, reacting to a spate of sexual violence seen as a "cancer" in the armed forces, backed a measure on Wednesday that would strip military commanders of their ability to overturn convictions for rape and other sexual assaults.
The House of Representatives Armed Services Committee voted to include the plan in the National Defense Authorization Act, a $638 billion bill that sets defense policy and authorizes spending levels for the Pentagon.
The panel also voted for amendments, including a measure aimed at increasing protections for victims who file assault complaints and setting a review of programs for male victims of sexual assault in the military.
"When we look at the military unfortunately we have an issue of a culture where perpetrators feel safer than victims do, and our effort is to try to address this," said Republican Representative Michael Turner, co-chairman of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus.
The full House is due to vote on the defense bill next week.
The act includes $86 billion for the war in Afghanistan and a measure that critics say is intended to force President Barack Obama to keep the Guantanamo Bay military prison open and fund renovations despite his renewed promises to shut it down.
The Senate Armed Services Committee will begin debating its version of the defense authorization bill next week.
Lawmakers have been trying to impose change on the armed forces after a wave of scandals and new Pentagon data showing a steep rise in unwanted sexual contact, from groping to rape, that has deeply embarrassed the military.
A study released by the Defense Department in May estimated that cases of unwanted sexual contact in the military rose 37 percent in 2012, to about 26,000 cases, but only about 3,300 were actually reported.
The House panel's vote came a day after the Senate Armed Services Committee called the country's senior military officers to an unusual hearing on seven pieces of legislation on sexual assault in the armed forces.
In that hearing, the military leaders acknowledged that sexual assault is a serious problem, but insisted that a Senate plan to take cases out of the hands of commanders would go too far by weakening their authority.
The House committee did not go that far, but voted for an amendment to set up a committee to explore taking authority over sexual assault cases out of the hands of commanders.
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A Cambridge Township family's youngest daughter who was severely burned in January when their home caught fire is scheduled to be released from the hospital Wednesday, months ahead of schedule.
Family spokesman Brandon Jackson said Chloe Redman, 8, is to be released from C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor after a seven-week stay. Doctors estimated her in-hospital recovery time could have lasted until July, Jackson said.
"It's pretty much a miracle," Jackson said. "But Chloe still has a long road ahead for complete recovery."
In the meantime, friends of the Redmans have scheduled a benefit dinner and auction from 2 to 9 p.m. March 29 at Manitou Beach.
Chad and Charissa Redman and their three children were displaced Jan. 27 by a house fire along Springville Highway. Callie, 11, was hospitalized for a week with smoke inhalation, while Christian, 15, escaped without injury.
Chloe had awakened in the night to use the bathroom, where the fire — believed to be electrical in nature — started. The fire spread quickly, trapping her in the bathroom. She was rescued by her father, who was burned on his back and feet.
Chloe still has plastic surgeries in her future as she physically and psychologically recovers, Jackson said.
"The other two kids are doing well," he said.
Jackson said the family is grateful for the clothing and household items donated so far as they work to rebuild their lives. All of their basic necessities are covered at present, he added.
Jackson said the Redmans have found a house to rent and, while the family has insurance, it does not cover everything.
Their medical expenses alone are nearly $3 million, he said.
The benefit dinner to help the Redmans with expenses is scheduled for 2 to 6 p.m. March 29 at Highland Inn, 3171 Round Lake Highway at Manitou Beach. The restaurant will offer tacos for $2, with $1 from each sale to go to the family. Some of the items up for auction at the benefit, to take place from 6 to 9 p.m., include four Detroit Red Wings hockey tickets, an unlimited family time pass to Arrington Ice Arena in Adrian, reservations to the Carlton Lodge jacuzzi room and Holiday Inn, a one-year family membership to Hidden Lake Gardens, an all-sports pass to Onsted Community Schools, chainsaw-carved wooden bear statues and other lawn decorations, and tickets to Toledo Mud Hens and Toledo Walleyes games, Imagination Station in Toledo, and Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek. The items will be auctioned by Bill Foster and Mahlon Reynolds of Morenci.
Sassy, a band from Adrian, will entertain those in attendance after the auction.
To read more about the Redman family or to donate, visit www.redmanrelief.com.
To donate an item for the silent auction on March 29, call Betty Dull at 403-4959 or Terry Lerch at 605-2206.
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A Cambridge Township family's youngest daughter who was severely burned in January when their home caught fire is scheduled to be released from the hospital Wednesday, months ahead of schedule.


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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Goodbye September, Month of Mosquitoes
Innisfree Garden, too.
Back home, a flock of robins lit on the lawn, joined by some flickers pecking in the grass. A pileated woodpecker let out its wild cry and sailed into the woods. Best of all: our first year here, a grand tribe of wild turkeys strutted back and forth across our yard. Since then, we've not see one.
Until this September, that is.
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11 comments:
- Suze said...
Susan, that shot of the lotus flowers speaks. There's something positively supernatural about the light of that perfect bloom.
- October 9, 2011 at 12:49 PM
- John said...
Hi Susan,
A lovely show of photographs portraying the beauty of where you live! That deer portrait is lovely, even though he took a fancy to your vegetables! And as for the Wild Turkeys, well, I am speechless!
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- October 9, 2011 at 3:31 PM
- Rubye Jack said...
That's why I don't have a garden--bucks like the one here, but isn't he beautiful! The Lotus Blossom photo is perfect. And, as for those mosquitoes, they never were bad for us here in Oklahoma but the gnats are still driving me crazy.
- October 9, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- Britta said...
Dear Susan,
I like that I get such an inpressing view of your home country - I never knew that you have lotus there. Such a beautiful photograph!
And the mosquitoes: awful! This morning I woke up and had one bite: they try to get into the warmth via the balcony. But this 'summer' and beautiful autumn they were not to be seen - or heard - (I am slightly allergic to them). The deer looks great - though I can imagine that it is not funny to have them in the garden, nibbling away bark and beans. In Berlin we have lots and lots of boars - in the city.
Can you write sometimes about Innisfree Garden?
PS: I will try out your suggestion with the RSS.
- October 10, 2011 at 2:34 AM
A neighbor of ours, here in Kula HI, found a buck swimming in their decorative pond (in other words not a huge pool of water) last week. They have wide open spaces behind their home so they see all kinds of wild life. The wild pigs are the most destructive. As far as mosquitoes, we had a plethora a couple of months ago and happy to say short lived.
Love the pictures and the post!
- October 10, 2011 at 9:00 PM
- David said...
Rainy it may have been, but your photos are as ravishing as ever. Ah, mosquitos, how I don't miss 'em here (though they're bound to come, I guess).
- October 11, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Hilary Melton-Butcher said...
Hi Susan .. love the gentle walk through September - glad you were spared Hurricane Irene's trappings .. but mozzies - the bane of my life .. thankfully we don't get many here - though I do see them.
The Buck is magnificent isn't he - sensible chap .. checking out your veggie patch for his brood!!
Enjoy October .. Hilary
- October 11, 2011 at 4:34 PM
- Megan said...
I love that delicate, perfectly framed lotus flower at the top of the post.
- October 12, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- klahanie said...
Hi Susan,
Some beautiful photos here. Luckily, in England, we do not have to worry about mosquitoes of any size.
Did you know that most American bald eagles actually reside in Canada?
And speaking of turkeys, it was of course, Canadian Thanksgiving on October 10 :)
With respect and kind wishes, Gary
- October 12, 2011 at 7:11 PM
- Friko said...
A lovely post altogether, I particularly like the composition of trees taken in Innisfree Gardens.
- October 13, 2011 at 7:21 AM
- Susan Scheid said...
Suze: Lotus flowers are such dazzlers, aren't they? And they pose so nicely, too—not like those pesky birds, always flitting off just when you're trying to focus.
John: I'm glad I got a couple passable shots of those turkeys to share, even if only through the window pane. We haven't seen them now for a while—a fine young red fox came through, so we suspect (hope) they knew better than to show themselves again.
Rubye Jack: The deer definitely own the place, and that's fine with us. The only way anyone around here can have a garden is by enclosing it with deer-fencing, which we have, too, but there was a gap where there should have been a gate, and this year, they found us out!
Britta: How interesting that you have boars right in the city of Berlin! I will do something more on Innisfree, though it may take a bit to sort through the photographs. It is a lovely place.
jms: Quite the decoration for a decorative pond! Yes I bet you get the mosquitoes out there, when it's the season, too. And interesting that you get wild pigs, too. I can well imagine they'd make a mess of things.
David: We do live in a beautiful place—I'm glad the photos captured it a bit. As for mosquitoes, I remember going to England the first time and wondering how on earth people could live with their windows open and no screens. May it remain so for a long time to come!
Hilary: That buck was a particularly handsome specimen. I don't recall seeing one in our yard with quite such a rack. And yes, we are relieved to have escaped the wrath of Irene. Neighboring communities didn't fare so well, to say the least.
Megan: Huge praise, coming from you, the ace photographer and artist. Every time I look at your photographs, I learn something new about how to compose a shot—though I will never come close to what you achieve.
Gary: I am always so pleased when you offer up a Canada fact—and this one is particularly delicious. Of course, as we south of the border are wont to forget, Canada is in America—North America, that is!
Friko: I'm so pleased you liked that particular photograph. I love the simplicity of that view. I was back today at Innisfree, and those three trees have shed their leaves, so that particular view is gone until next year.
- October 14, 2011 at 5:27 PM


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by Wendy Smith
(Reproduced by permission from the January-February 1996 issue of Civilization magazine)
Orson Welles c. 1937. Van Vechten Portraits Collection. Prints and Photographs Division.
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"Excitment...fairly rocked the Lafayette Theatre," The New York Times commented the next morning. The spectators were enthusiastic and noisy; they vocally encouraged Macbeth's soliloquies and clapped vigorously when the second act opened with more than half of the 100-plus cast massed onstage for his coronation ball, a sea of colorful costumes swaying to the strains of Joseph Lanner waltzes. After the curtain fell on the final grim tableau of the witches holding Macbeth's severed head aloft as Hecate intoned ominously, "The charm's wound up!" cheers and applause filled the auditorium for 15 minutes. Not bad for a show directed by an actor barely out of his teens with a cast that was 95 percent amateur, and a scenery and costume budget of $2,000.
Feverish anticipation: Opening night. Federal Theatre Project Collection.