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This is SUCH a awesome wallpaper! This is truly amazing! Thank you so much for making these wonderful wallpapers! They make me smile every time I see my computer! 8) Have a wonderful autumn!
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As a side note, I have this as my logscreen picture and it looks fantastic. One of my favorites. :)
|Erin H
I love this and the spring version. It creates such a feeling of peace and tranquility as if I myself am on my way to sit on the soft grass and clear my mind.
|Alex H
Am I the only one who thought of Majoras Mask upon seeing this? :P Absolutely wonderful
I thought this was a summer wallpaper not an autumn one, if so would we be seeing a summer one come in eventually like we did the spring version?
|Chris B
How the change in seasons drastically changes the picture. This one is dreamy, peaceful & relaxing, while the winter version is harsh, dead, and has that sense of foreboding. That's why I love your work.
You know that "happy place" you are supposed to go to in your mind when you are stressed out? ...This is very close to mine. It is very soothing. Thank you
I absolutly love this pic, it has such a warm feeling!
|Vivian Ton
My subject line says it all. This looks fantastic! I love the texture! It's soft and calming. This is fabulous. It must have taken you so long to work on this.
This is why I will subscribe forever. ;-)
Like the subject says, I love this one. The 'texture' of it looks very much like a quality painting. The colors and drama of the drop off are also excellent.
Thank you soooo much for another beautiful scene and for more resolution options! We have alot to be thankful for here.
Thanks for providing the 1680 x 1050 resolution for your images. I've been using the 1920 version and the stretch option but the native resolution version is noticeably sharper on my screen.
At World's Edge now looks even more awesome! :)
Interesting note, the abbreviation is quite applicable. This piece is magnificent. Thumbs up!
Ryan - when I saw this for the first time, it truly took my breath away. Subscribing to your site is my Christmas gift to myself. :-)
Thank you so much for your work and, more importantly, for deciding all those years ago to share it with the world.
Happy Holidays to all!!!
First I'd like to say this is a very beautiful picture. The only problem I have is that the day I found it we had snow :-( Most people wouldn't consider that a big deal but I try to match my desktop to the season. Well at least I know I have a good Fall desktop for next year. Keep up the great work.
My first thought was that it reminded me of an oil painting. Very beautiful!
This is one of the best so far. It has a feeling of nostalgia to it.
Just to throw in my two cents, I have a Storm and would love to see Storm size images available from DB!
I don't know if it's the software, or your ever-progessing skill, or both, but the clouds are starting to look like real clouds, and not so smoke/mist-like. Clouds, like fire, are hard stuff make look good, and this looks excellent. Great work.
I love how the tree and grass looks real while the sky looks like a water painting.
.. but from a distance it seems a bit blurry. I liked the sharpness of Red and Gold which made my screen look like a painting.
Ryan, yet another masterpiece! I have said it before, but it needs to be said again. I thank you for the work you do (what talent). It is not easy finding wallpaper for triple monitors. I would never go back to just one monitor, so I have to work with what is out there. You have solved that problem for me. Thank You.
Simply beautiful.
One note, though - I use your images as backgrounds on my PS3 - in the 1080p image, the sun is directly behind the selected icon on the XMB. Makes it hard to read the text.
Doesn't stop me from using it, however - this is one of my favorites.
I've noticed a few comments about how this is Ryan's "best work ever" or something along those lines. My question is, Ryan, where do you rank this? Do you feel it ranks in the top 3? Top 5? Or is there such variety that you can't really rank like that at all? Just curious what you think about your own work.
|John A
Best render you've ever done. Absolutely beautiful.
Beautiful Ryan.
After seeing this I had to renew my subscription, I got a lifetime membership now, this is wallpaper is amazing. Perfect color, light and shadown, thanks !
Sry for the bad english :P Im Brazilian.
1 word...
this has taken my #1 spot ;)
|Sly V.
This piece is pretty awesome. I must agree with Ben your foliage lately has been pretty superb. I also love the dreamy focus on this image. It still doesn't beat my all time favorite, Cosmos but it definitely makes a stunning artwork. I am actually quite interested in what you can do with this new program in your future works of your planetscapes.
To those who made there first comments: Be sure to stick around. Ryan loves the comments :)
Happy holidays to all and their families.
Hey Ryan,
I've got to hand it to you, this may have been an experimental project...but it's certainly not lacking any amazingness!
I loaded the tri-screen version up just now and...wow...there's not much more I can say!
Anyway, I hope you have a great Thanksgiving with your family!
Good work!
I hope you're pleased with the outcome :)
Note sure how that happened. Sorry! I've posted a file with the proper pixels.
Hey Ryan,
Love the background, and I've already got it as my desktop - however the 2560 by 1024 isn't quite 2560 pixels wide - it's about 30 pixels short, I think...! It's making it repeat on my windows desktop... thought you'd like to know :)
I have always had a concern that paying for a site like this would be a waste of money. This pic is yet another reason why that ideal was smashed to pieces. There is always something about them that makes me smile. Happy Thanksgiving Ryan, this truly was a gift!
I like this one, but I think there's a little too much bloom to the point where everything seems almost murky. Not a game breaker by any means, though.
This is a very beautiful image, Ryan. I love the landscapes - they are my favorites. This one is going straight to the desktop. Thank you for the wonderful artwork - it lets my mind wander after a long busy day at work. I can't wait for a new holiday/winter piece.
I'm kind of having a mixed opinion on this one. There's something off about the tree, and it's not one of those images that immediately evokes something inspirational from me - unusual for your work.
Maybe it's too much realism. Maybe that is making the picture uncanny.
It's not something I can put my finger on...
Ryan, this picture is just flat great. I spent a bit of time looking at this picture trying to find flaws. Usually with most of your creations I can find something I think is out of place or not quite right. I can't find any with this one. If you look at the tree in some spots you look and see some floating leaves. Then, you take a closer look and you can actually make out the little twig holding those leaves on. This is excellent work, can't wait to see whats next!
I like the sort of soft, almost surreal feel to it. Sort of dreamy.
Also, in regards to someone's comments about the way the pic just stops... well, I'd have to agree the most recent commentator--it IS called "At World's Edge".
Coincidentally, this reminds me of a PBS travel special I recently saw about Germany. It ended with the host of the show on top of one of the German Alps. She was so high that she was *above* the clouds and obviously being on the top of the mountain, she was also "at world's edge". It was breath-taking.
Thanks, Ryan!
I think you've really taken your work to the next level. Keep it up!
This is an amazing piece of work Ryan, if this was just an excersize on the new/upgraded software, then I am looking forward to ALL of your future projects. The realism is amazing!
I did want to give my input on a few previous comments (and this is just the opinion of another observer, so feel free to take it with a grain of salt).
First, from Josh_D about how the land stops. From my point of view, that seems like the point of the piece. It is called "At World's Edge", it wouldn't be the edge if it didn't stop. I get the feeling of being on the very edge of a cliff, it makes me wonder what's beneath the clouds, is it the ocean, or is it just nothing.
And regarding Mike's opinion, except that Ryan has never just done the things you listed. Looking back at his past work, realistic landscapes are in there along with the rest of them, and this new software is taking them to a whole new level. I will agree with your last point however, Ryan should definitely continue to do pieces that make him happy, whatever those pieces happen to be.
This is one of the best and beautiful digital landscapes that I've seen yet.
this is your best work ever, according to me.
This is the best digital painting I've ever seen in my life, all my compliments.
You usually paint very good pictures but thisis the best.
All my compliments,
|P'tit Lu
This is exactly the kind of work that makes me happy about my lifetime membership. Great work.
I'm a long time fan of your work and this is my first post for this beautiful one.
I like it very much.
I think you could do a great 3840x1200 with this one.
Can't wait for the really high rez renderings for those of us with 3840x1200 desktops!! :)
I love the use of so many colors!
Excellent work with this render. Wonderful look and feel for the entire scene. Looks great!
I've been waiting for you to add 1440x900 since I got my membership. Thanks so much! Also: Great wallpaper.
I remember having some dreams that looked like this, puts my imagination to work. This seems like a departure from your recent works and I'm glad to see some different styles once in a while. Excellent job Ryan.
Thanks for the new image! I also appreciate the fact that you have added 1680 X 1050. I am not sure it makes any difference as I normally used the higher (HDTV) resolutions and my OS (vista) seemed to make it look nice. In any case, I appreciate the new image and choices! Thanks again.
Fantastic, love the soft focus, kind of surreal. Beautifully done and hope to see more like it!! :)
I think it's gorgeous but I don't like the soft focus. Still loving it but it makes me want to squint.
I don't know...this one just doesn't do anything for me. It reminds me of a painting I'd find in my grandmas house or out in Amish Country.
This is strictly my opinion, but I think you should stick to the pieces you have been doing...glowing mushrooms, distant planets, worm holes in space, sorcerers congering up mystical glowing orbs from the deep, dragons, etc.
All great designers hit a clunker once in a while, I feel this is your clunker.
Don't stop doing what makes you happy!
Keep up the good work!
Whatever new features or settings you used to render this image are fantastic! I LOVE IT!
It reminds me of the bloom effect and high dynamic range (HDR) lighting thats used in new video games.
If you could incorporate that into more of your works or if it was a rendering setting that could be used on some of your previous works that be incredible.
|Bill S
Just wanted to say thanks for the 1440x900 :->
Of the two monitors/resolutions I have, your update covers them both ( other being 1680x1050 ).
PS - I would also add that the 1900x1200 often resized ends up with a "Pixelated" effect, and smooth or round shapes often end up distorted on the edges... often degrading the quality. (A problem in LCD monitors which are probably the majority by now.)
So again - thanks for the new resolutions! :-)
- Gabe
Diggin it dude, really diggin it! Your skill as an artist for renders never ceases to continually amaze me! Whatever you're doing for inspiration - keep it up!
(Oh and thank you for adding 1680x1050 resolutions... downloading your 1900x1200 collection was proving to be a bit large.) :-)
- Gabe
|Phillip D
awesome...I do have 1680 X 1050 screen and had it for a couple years now......so thanks for the resolution of that size up.
I have not yet touched Vue 7, but it looks really cool.
Ok this is a nice piece, and it's almost perfect, except where the land stops doesn't look real. it looks like the land was just cut there. instead, it should start to slope down and drop off more gradually unstead of just breaking off along a line.
This is truly impressive. I love this. Thank You.
Word's can't describe how relaxing this is to look at especially in this troubled world today.
A nice work of art. Thank's again!!
And I hope you are doing well with your recovery from the hospital visit a while back. Take good care.
This is gorgeous!
|Nate F
the colours are very nicely blended
i gotta say this is pretty amazing. i always look forward to new wallpapers with great anticipation and if this is a project to familiarize yourself with vue 7 then i'm looking forward to new ones that much more.
I would like to request images at this resolution please. The iPhone image looks great it just needs to be 40 pixels wider. I know its yet another resolution to render but the Storm will have a large user base that will be looking for cool images. DB can satisfy its current users and perhaps attract a few more by offering this resolution.
I think this may be my favorite wallpaper ever!
|Dave L
I was looking through some of your older stuff yesterday and it occured to me that each time you started using a new tool, it allowed you to take that next step in your work. Looking at this image, I can see that this is still a true statement. Great work my friend, keep it up !
Hi Ryan -
This is really nice, sort of on the lines of Maxfield Parish. Thank you!
I appreciate the fact that you offer so many resolutions, but I really hate for you to have to spend a lot of time filling every possible request, at the expense of your creativity. Might it not be easier to just limit your additional renderings to the various aspect ratios?
I currently use five versions, three of which require simple modifications. For beautiful artwork, it's worth a few moments of my time to resize as needed.
I use the 320 x 240 (4:3) and 240 x 320 (3:4) as-is for my Motorola Q9c and Zune respectively.
Both my desktop monitor and laptop are at what are by today's standards "low" resolutions, but Windows has no problem reducing them as follows:
1024 x 768 (4:3) - I use 1600 x 1200 (PNG)
1366 x 768 (16:9) - I use 1920 x 1080 (HDTV)
(..and if I ever upgrade my monitors, I already have the higher resolution, heh-heh.)
My oddball is a neat little 9-year-old Sony Picturebook with sort of half a monitor:
1024 x 480 (32:15) - I use whatever double screen or wide screen is available, crop as needed, and paste the db legend. With ThumbsPlus Pro from Cerious Software, I have a custom aspect ratio of 512:240 saved, so I just slide the mask left-right or up-down to trim the edges.
The Picturebook has a small hard drive so I usually reduce the final image down to 1024 x 480 to save storage space.
Anyway, for the relative steal of membership, I don't mind "making it my own."
Thanks for all your great work and enjoy the holidays!
Hey Ryan, first I wanted to say thanks for adding the 1440/900 resolution. And I want to say I like this image a lot, I really do get a sense of it being the edge of the world, and im afraid of heights >.> But this picture is great. Im glad you opted out of adding a human to this picture, I think it would of cheapened the moment.
This is it! I love it. Thanks for making my Thanksgiving week that much better :)
Thank you for the new 1680x1050 resolution it is a perfect fit for my screens!
As always, fantastic work. I'm always amazed at the rate at which you can generate so many quality works.
Thanks for the 1680 res. I've always done just what you said (used the larger WS res and scaled down) and it's always worked great, but it will be nice to have an exact match, too. :)
I love it!! Thanks a bunch, and have a great Thanksgiving with your family, Ryan.
Recently quite some mobiles have been released on the pda wvga resolution (800x480).
For example:
- HTC Touch HD
- Sony Ericson Xperia
- Nokia N800
Anyways, my guess is that there will be more phones in the future supporting it.
Cheers Daanoz
|adoY (proud member of DB!)
Your scenery images keeps getting better and better! Everytime i see a new one, i am stunned! 'At World's Edge' for example has really beautiful colors!
You are *really* good at this, maybe you should publish them on a website! :)
Best wishes from Holland!
Beautiful work, Ryan. If a dual-screen version follows, this will become the new background on my work PC. I love these types of images for use there. That way, I get a sort of calming aspect in my hectic days! Right now, it's set to "Untouched" for that same reason. Wonderful picture, as always.
Have a good holiday!
This image has a soft quality that makes it look particularly inviting - I just want to sit under that tree. Good one Ryan!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
For me, this is one of your best images yet. Just beautiful!
|Frank S
Hello and Good Morning, I love all your work, and this latest wallpaper is magnificent. Just another piece of work to add in the "Greatest" category.
I was hoping/asking to please, please do a Holiday/Winter wallpaper. If you weren't thinking about doing one.
Thanks so much,
Happy Holidays..
Thanks for all the great comments folks. I'm glad many of you seem to enjoy the image!
Just wanted to mention that, once again, I was tempted to add a human to this image but decided against it this time. Instead I left the seat open for the viewer.
As for the extra widescreen resolutions, it seemed to me that there might be a significant number of folks out there who were deciding not to sign up because their preferred resolution was not available. I just wanted to remove this barrier.
I also really love this one. And thanks so much for including 1440x900! It's so often overlooked.
It reminded me of a painting which, at first, I couldn't place. A quick image search found it:
And some other Friedrich images, such as "The Wanderer Above the Mists"
Beautiful, Ryan! I really love the landscapes with trees and this is the best one ever! Thanks again for a beautiful job.
This is the first post i've made on here in years, I just had to say HOW GOOD IS THIS???
It's so smooth and the colours are awesome. I'd love to see a light blue sky at night version. Awesome~!
Excellent work Ryan
You're really outdone yourself this time. This is absolutely beautiful, and in my opinion the most realistic outdoor scene I've ever seen. A definite top score. Great work!
Incredibly well done, Ryan. I agree with other folks, the foliage is amazing and this entire image just has a dream-like quality to it. I could just fall into that bed of clouds...
The aspect ratio for your 1920 x 1200 images worked fine on my vintage 2007 MacBook Pro 15", but additional options are always welcome. I'm not really sure what the benefit would be using one over the other, as file sizes between the two resolutions show no consistent advantage.
The bottom line is that folks asked for it, and you delivered.
|Jamie N.
And probably the most realistic-looking image you've ever made.
this is amazing! At a first glance it looks like a painting with that hazy sky in the background. I Love it! :)
I love your recent work with foliage. The grass in this image is superb, and the tree is amazing!
Another thing that caught my eye about this image was the clouds. Usually I find your clouds a bit too sharp and crisp, rather than soft and misty. This, however, really looks good. Props Ryan!
Hi Ryan,
Fantastic work as usual.
The other day I was playing with KDE4 which doesn't support an image spanned over multiple screens.
I needed to split the dual widescreen files to fit my (1680x1050) monitors. For anyone else that may want to split files themselves I used this command;
for i in *; do convert -crop 50%x100% $i ../split/$i; done
P.S. I'd agree, don't stress too much about the lower resolutions people can definitely use the scale function.
I Love it, my favorite scene in a long time! (and that's saying something)
|Eryn Faith
A great wall paper with the weather turning so bleak and rainy. Thanks Ryan I look forward to the winter ones for next year :)
This is my first comment...but I had to say something--this is simply breathtaking. Love it.
Ryan, Simply, Perfectly. Beautiful!! I want to go there. My amen to the night view also.
So I use a 1280x1024 laptop, and the 1920x1280 resolution works great for it. Please don't feel like you need to spend time re-sizing for people with lower-resolution monitors like myself. As long as there is a high-res one in the correct aspect ratio, people should be able to figure out which one to use. Thanks so much!
This new image is really different. I feel like I've actually been there. I'm sure there are hundreds of places that look just like this, but I guess that's the beauty of it. Everyone's been there, but its completely unique.
I agree with the other person above, a night version with a moon would certainly do very well. I almost always have dark backgrounds and that would be perfect.
|Steven J.
There does not seem to be a 1280 x 1024 version for this picture. You usually include this resolution, and I would appreciate it if you would continue to do so (and add one for this picture).
I was just wondering if you missed this res as you usually have it on all your pics. I know I know..I really do need to step up to a new monitor...LoL Great Pic btw. :)
This is a great looking image. I also appreciate all the work you put into offering as many different sizes of the images as possible. Thanks so much!
Awesome! Hot image!
How about a winter night one with a nice big full moon where that sun is? ;) Would be a wonderful addition to the collection...
Great pic, btw, can't wait to see what else you can do with this new software.
|Kyle C
Thank you so much for adding the 1680x1050 resolution, I know it must be a pain in the ass to keep on resizing images to a million resolutions so I'm making sure that you know it's time well spent in my opinion.
Thanks again, keep up this truly astounding work of yours! :)
What a beautiful place! I wish I could go there on those stressful days.
|Kyle C
This is fantastic, a great little release, simplistic in design but extremely effective, so peaceful :)
I will be adding 2560 x 1600 PNGs shortly. I'm going to be migrating to a new server soon and would rather not have to upload them twice.
That being said, I do take great pains to compress the JPGs as little as possible (usually they are around 98% quality). Image quality is very important to me.
Oh, and the image is great! It looks like you pulled it straight out of a kids book!
We can crop or resize your images ourselves. What we can't do ourselves is eliminate compression artefacts - are you able to offer your images for download in full-size widescreen PNG as well? Pretty please? :)
I know they take up a lot of space... but you could just reduce the number of resolutions on offer... the thing is we can easily resize the images ourselves, but we can't get rid of compression artefacts.
I see the new version of Vue is working well! Those clouds look much better and the whole image has that soft dreamy quality to it. Fantastic colours too - beautiful.
Thanks also for adding new resolutions. My work PC is 1680x1050 and scaling other sizes never worked as well I thought. Now it's no problem!
Definitely an idyllic image. Straight out of a storybook. This background is going on my daughter's profile right now. Ryan, it's absolutely perfect for a younger admirer of your art. (Never too early to get 'em started loving your work.)
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He may be just as excited as you are with your new purchase, but before you let him loose with a box of jets and a flat-blade screwdriver, note how good his car drives and how long it took him to get it that way. He may indeed be an expert, but odds are slightly against it. A quick telltale sign of whether he knows his stuff is whether or not he has a full box of assorted jets, air bleeds, squirters, pump cams, vacuum gauge, and diaphragms and if he knows what the heck they are. If he's only messed with Holley-style jets, he might not know what to do with Edelbrock-style metering rods.
Number Five: Jump In & Make Big Changes
You may have decided that your buddy doesn't know squat and you have a better chance of getting it right. Good for you! Now don't blow it by thinking that jetting the carb the same as the guy in your car club who "runs real fast" will make your ride fly. Slow down and RTFI (that's Read The Friendly Instructions.) It goes against car-guy mantra but instructions are not meant to be thrown away. They have (and we've read them all) very good details on how to get your carburetor running well. Once you've read them, go online and search the manufacturer's websites for tech info and tuning instructions. Edelbrock.com and HolleyTV.com both have an amazing series of carburetor short movies showing everything from basic installation, to jetting, to advanced tuning techniques.
Number Six: Neglect Vacuum Hookups
Often, factory engines are designed with what appears to be a spaghetti factory for vacuum lines. Some of those are critical, and some aren't. Either way, mark every single one of them prior to removing your old carb, and look at their function. Keep an eye out for which vacuum lines use ported (to distributor) vacuum and full manifold vacuum. On the other end of the spectrum, if the car is destined for racing only, QFT's Zach Baker says: "I see people run PCV valves on motors that have huge-by-large camshafts in them. They just don't work that well. It's an emissions piece and not a performance piece." Look for an alternate means of removing crankcase pressure.
Number Seven: Wrong Engine Combination
While not technically a carburetor problem, choosing the wrong camshaft, intake, compression, or exhaust will often result in the car owner pointing the finger at the new shiny thing on top that's easy to get to and adjust. No amount of carb tuning can fix a poor engine combination. The best you can hope for is masking the problem slightly. The best fix is a preemptive one. Call the tech lines for the carb and cam companies to be sure the combination is copacetic.
Number Eight: Incorrect Ignition Advance
Again on the edge of being called a "carb" problem, but what we've learned is that most carb problems aren't really carb problems at all. If there is insufficient ignition advance, a carb will act lazy and rich, often leading to the tuner leaning out the idle mixture as a bandage when correcting the timing will result in a much better fuel and power curve.
Number Nine: Don't Use A Dyno To Power Tune
Seat-of-the-pants tuning—and even dragstrip tuning—can only get you so close to the optimal power on a street car. If you want to get the most out of your street car and you don't mind spending a few hundred dollars on dyno time, a chassis dyno (go eddy current, not inertial—we like SuperFlow or Mustang) will get you maxed out. Make sure they have a wideband air/fuel ratio data logger and someone with a good track record of dyno tuning carbs. In this Westech dyno session of the '75 Laguna project car with the original solid-roller 408ci small-block, we gained 12 rear-wheel horsepower by checking and adjusting the throttle linkage for max opening, then leaning it out four secondary jet sizes to put us at a solid 12.8:1 air/fuel ratio.
Number 10: Setting The Idle Wrong
Both major carburetor types are designed with idle mixture screws to set the fuel flow at idle. For the most part, these are right on the money. Once again, when running a big camshaft or some combination that is anything but normal, sometimes the idle speed and idle mixture need to be adjusted. For example, on a 4150-style carb, if the engine needs the idle speed screw adjusted more than about a turn, the rectangular transition slot will be exposed to the point where the main jets are providing the fuel and the idle mixture screws (exiting the round hole) won't react to changes. You can verify the idle speed adjustment by this simple test: If you can screw the idle mixture screws all the way in and the engine keeps running, the transition slot is overexposed. The easy cure for this is to remove the carb and flip it upside down (after draining the fuel) and opening the secondaries slightly via the small Allen head set screw on the underside of the baseplate. Reinstall the carb and go through the normal idle setting procedure again.


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TRENTON–Winter is coming soon, and that means snow, frozen ponds and wind chills hovering around zero. Before spending anytime outdoors in these conditions, the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services urges everyone to properly prepare themselves for the cold weather and be alert to hypothermia and frostbite – two common winter health hazards.
"Both frost bite and hypothermia affect people before they are aware they have the conditions and by the time the problem is recognized serious injury may have already occurred," said Dr. Poonam Alaigh, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. "I advise everyone spending time outside this winter to dress in many loose-fitting layers, cover exposed skin and stay alert to any unusual physical sensations such as numbness or shivering."
Hypothermia occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can be produced. Left untreated, hypothermia can lead to heart and respiratory duress and even death. Hypothermia is very dangerous because it causes confusion, and most times people with hypothermia are unaware of their condition.
If you are outside this winter and see anyone with the following symptoms, hypothermia may be the cause: shivering, lack of coordination, stumbling, confusion, drowsiness, apathy, or shallow breathing. If you suspect someone is suffering from hypothermia, and medical care is not immediately available, be sure to move the person to a warm dry environment, remove wet clothing, warm the center of the body with an electric blanket (if available), and provide warm non-alcoholic beverages.
The best way to prevent hypothermia is to remember the acronym "C.O.L.D" before going outside in subfreezing conditions. Cover yourself with protective clothing, don't Overexert yourself causing sweat and wet clothing, Dress in loose fitting Layers and stay as Dry as possible.
For more information on hypothermia, visit the CDC's winter safety website.
Frostbite occurs when extreme cold damages the skin and underlying tissue. The first signs of frost bite include skin that becomes white or grayish-yellow and skin that feels waxy or numb. The most common areas affected by frostbite include the nose, ear, cheek and fingers.
Frostbite is characterized by skin that is hard, pale and cold. As the skin thaws it becomes red and painful. Severe frostbite causes blisters, gangrene and damage to muscles, tendons, nerves and bones. Frostbite damage can be permanent and lead to amputation and death.
Victims of frostbite are often unaware of the condition until someone around them points it out. If you are outside this winter and suspect that someone may have frostbite take the following steps if immediate medical care is not available: Get into a warm room as soon as possible, immerse affected areas in warm, but not hot, water and be sure not to warm affected body parts using a heating pad, heat lamp, stove, or fireplace.
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Polk County sheriff's deputies said they solved a burglary case just minutes after is was reported Monday.
Deputies were called to the Majestic Lion Antique Center at 5048 Northwest Second Ave. at 4:10 a.m.
A witness at the scene pointed the deputies to the west side of the building, where they stopped a man walking along a street a block from the business.
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Ecorse: Regaining Control
Ecorse, in the shadow of Detroit, has struggled since 1986 with corrupt public officials and overspending.
In 2009, former Gov. Jennifer Granholm appointed Joyce Parker as emergency manager. By privatizing most services, restructuring the city's debt and renegotiating union contracts where she could, Parker moved Ecorse from the threat of bankruptcy. "She has been a savior for our city," says city resident William Holmes.


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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Vermont reported no hunting-related shooting incidents last year for the first time in at least four decades, helped by educational programs that have made the sport safer, authorities said on Tuesday.
Shooting injuries and fatalities among hunters have fallen sharply since the 1960s, when the state sometimes saw as many as 20 to 30 incidents per year, said Chris Saunders, hunter education coordinator for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
"It's safer than badminton," he said. "The biggest danger you have is getting there and coming home, because you're driving."
Several factors have contributed to the overall decline, including hunter education programs that became mandatory in 1975, the growing acceptance of highly visible orange attire, and the dwindling number of hunters in the woods, Saunders said.
Changing hunting methods also have lowered the rate of shooting incidents, Saunders said. Hunters tend to stay in fixed positions such as tree stands rather than move through the woods in groups, he said.
Shooting incidents include those that are self-inflicted - when a hunter fails to follow firearm safety rules and injures themself or another person - but those incidents have become less common, Saunders said.
Other types of shootings occur when a hunter mistakes a person for game or accidentally shoots someone in the path of their target, he said.
In the past decade, the number of incidents has dropped significantly, and in 2010 - previously the lowest year - officials recorded just two minor ones, Saunders said.
The department has records dating to the 1950s, Saunders said, but those from before 1972 are less reliable because investigations were not necessarily conducted by state game wardens.
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MEDFORD, Mass. – Junior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) made the go-ahead layup with 21 seconds remaining and No. 7 MIT held on for a 60-56 win on the road at Tufts University on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Engineers match their best start in program history at 11-0. Tufts, which was receiving votes in the latest D3Hoops Top 25 poll, fell for the second straight game to move to 6-3 overall.
Kates finished with 14 points and filled the stat sheet with four rebounds, four steals and three assists. Senior Noel Hollingsworth (Salt Lake City, Utah) led all scorers with 26 points while also collecting 11 boards.
With the game tied at 56, junior Will Tashman (Atherton, Calif.) found Kates for what would prove to be the deciding bucket. Kates would come up with a huge steal on the ensuing Tufts possession and knocked down a pair of free throws to seal the victory for the Cardinal and Gray.
Tech led for most of the second half before C.J. Moss (Westport, Mass.) put the Jumbos ahead 43-42 with 8:14 remaining, capping a 14-7 run that erased the Cardinal and Gray's six-point halftime advantage. The lead would change seven more times down the stretch and MIT used an 8-1 run in the final five minutes to overcome a 54-48 lead for Tufts.
The Engineers went into the locker room ahead 29-23, behind 12 first-half points by Hollingsworth.
Alex Orchowski (Cornwall, N.Y.) led the Jumbos with 18 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Moss had 11 points in the losing effort.
MIT will look to improve to 12-0 on Wednesday, December 14 as it returns home to face Wheelock College at 7:00 p.m. Tufts will be off until after the new year, playing Gordon College on January 3 at 7:00 p.m.


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Doctor Who: Legacy Collection (II) (UK - DVD R2)
The Wilson Bros continue their look at this anniversary compendium...
All fans of the original Doctor Who remember excitedly sitting down to watch the shorter version of this documentary when it went out, and we have no doubt that many "record" buttons were pushed when the BBC logo faded down - OK, "play" and "record" for older videos. It was the first time the BBC had really pushed the boat out for one of their hardiest programmes, a show which was only outstripped by either soaps or factual shows in the longevity stakes, so such praise was long overdue. However, the funny thing was just why the bothered to do so when the BBC had brought it to an end with almost gleeful relish only four years earlier.
The brainchild of uber-fan Kevin Davies, More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS was made before the deluge of modern sound-bite orientated "documentaries" where "celebs" stick themselves in front of a camera to talk about something they have little knowledge of, only watching a few provided tapes beforehand, utilising it merely as a way of getting themselves into the media once again. As such, the memories of those talking about Doctor Who are valid ones, such as Mike Gatting's account of how his passage from childhood to man was torpedoed when his trips into London coincided with the sight of Yetis in the Underground, courtesy of The Web of Fear, and who hasn't felt a certain stirring when Toyah Wilcox describes how the PVC smell of a Dalek dressing-up costume "influenced" her in later life, and as for her fetishistic attraction to Cybermen! Sure, younger folk today might be a little baffled as to who the above are, but they offer a more enduring appeal and a whole lot more charm than the more transient celebs of today. Well, apart from fashion-journalist Lowrie Turner, anyway…
On recent commentaries and documentaries found on Doctor Who releases, we have noted that there is something mournful about hearing from those who have since passed into the great beyond, and watching this show again, such melancholy looms larger than ever. Just as he kept popping up at the start of every Tomorrow's Times, the rolling tones of Nicholas Courtney narrates everything with affectionate aplomb, armed with dialogue a combination of both wistful and informative is pitched just perfectly, with knowing humour for the fans and informative tid-bits for those casually tuning in whilst dispelling any notion of mourning his loss. It's for those watching might have forgotten the show or are tuning in out of idle curiosity, "Essential Information" breaks are on hand for the uninitiated, where you can learn both elemental facts or more obscure stuff, for example that Dalek means "a far and distant thing" in Servo-Croat, giving ammunition to those out to win points on some Doctor Who themed quiz night down at the local pub. The one thing which really sticks out like a sore thumb in this particular department is when Nick Courtney announces with great authority that gold is to Cyberman as garlic is to a vampire, where a dose of a woman's favourite metal will off one of Mondas' finest, rather than just repel them. You might argue that it's churlish to bring it up, but attention to detail is the very oxygen of Doctor Who fandom.
While there is a really cool selection of guests on to talk about the show and their experiences on it or the effect it had upon exposure to it, we have to say that there is a pretty poor showing of from the actors who played the title character. Sure, both Bill Hartnell and Pat Troughton were in a state of permanent death at the time, and Jon Pertwee certainly relishes the opportunity to talk about his most beloved role, but the lack of participation of Tom Baker leaves a void so big you expect Omega to be lurking within the vacuum. Naturally, Pertwee is only too happy to talk about the show, turning up in costume to demonstrate the Whomobile and show off his all-action prowess once again. However, the dapper Doctor makes a bit of a dick of himself when a combination of ignorance and pedantry turn on him during a guest-spot on Good Morning with Anne and Nick. Pertwee is on to draw the winner of a post-in competition where the question was: "Who invented the Daleks"? The lucky entrant is pulled out, only for Pertwee to vehemently dispute the answer of "Terry Nation," saying that they "…were invented by a gentleman on the staff at the BBC, who got an ex-gratia payment of £250". Nick Owen lolls over to one side at the dispute, and we're unsure if it's because the researchers might have gotten their information wrong, or that Pertwee is adamantly going off on a misunderstanding.
We all hate the clip of that nerdy little prep-school git putting the boot into the very concept of the show, and it's one which has done the rounds among fans wishing to thank God that the class system divides most from than sort of person, and it gets quoted as faithfully as ardent Python fans quote the Dead Parrot sketch, and the inclusion of it here for posterity is certainly a welcome one. This extended form of MTTYITT just keeps on providing even more bliss, and one particular piece exclusively from this longer version which leaps out at us comes when we find out how Sylv's accrued skills as an all-round performer saved the life of Sophie Aldred when the water tank stunt from Battlefield went horribly wrong. Assuming that he learned about safety in such an environment right after How to Stuff a Ferret Down the Trousers 101, our man with the walking-stick yells "SHIT! GET HER OUT!!!" over the footage as the tank cracks, threatening to turn Ace into little pieces faster than a batch of Nitro-9. It's dramatic stuff, and helps to give a better look at just how much smarts McCoy is possessed off, rather than the general perception of being a multi-purpose buffoon in the Christopher Biggins mould.
An area where MTTYITT really comes into its own is when it ambitiously re-stages a number of iconic set-pieces from the show, giving a more modern - and or colour - look at how they would appear decades later. There are area where the tone is both knowing and playful exemplified by the sequence where Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant recreated the classic shot from The Invasion where the Cybermen come down the steps at St Paul's Cathedral. The two of them list the requirements of the "companion", and how they are there as a cipher for the questions young viewers might have, as well as making The Doctor look as smart as possible, all as Bryant points out to Baker that a squadron of Cybermen is following them. "I know that…" Baker all but sighs. Most enticingly, some gave tantalising glimpses of where the show could have been at had it not been cancelled, a prime example being when the kid timidly enters through the TARDIS doors, the tracking shot following him through into the Console Room rather than magically hard--cutting onto the studio set. This is were the broadcast version of the scene ended, but the extended release expands the magical air still further by having him meet an adult version of Susan, before being menaced by an approaching Dalek. Speaking of which, we get to see newly-constructed footage of the metal meanies using their Trans-Solar Discs from the comics, allowing them the power of flight. Flying Daleks? Let's hope such fan-wank doesn't make it into anything considered canon, eh readers? Oops, the mention of comics put us into Beano-mode there…
Younger viewers watching probably couldn't appreciate at the time it was made, just how rare some of the clips of the episodes played were, given that a number of them hadn't seen the light of day for some time. We are now in an age where just about everything Doctor Who has been released on shiny DVD, with the first ever location shot filmed of The Doctor (with Hartnell-double Brian Proudfoot) from The Reign of Terror being a perfect example, as fans had to wait about ten years for a video edition to come out, and about twenty for the DVD copy. There are still a few Doctor Who-related clips from the BBC archive here which still haven't found their way onto DVD releases yet, so MTTYITT still has a number of cards stashed up its sleeve.
Sure, there are great interviews, and priceless footage to be found here, but one of the standouts is probably for the wrong reasons, that being when the BBC's Pebble Mill programme interviewed Visual Effects Designer Bernard Wilkie, with a loads of classic baddies roaming the lush grounds outside the studio. We really feel sorry for the poor bastards they got to dress up in all of the various monster costumes, as there is nothing more ridiculous or grating than seeing a bunch of these guys grouped up and paraded for the cameras. Some of them take the thespian approach of "acting through the mask" with their hands, gesticulating wildly as seen by a few of the patrons of The Monster Club, but you end up really empathising with the poor sod playing the Draconian, as he tries to look elegantly noble in the face of magazine-television mentality. Best of all is a Cyberman trying to smash through a pane of candy-glass in a window stuck in the middle of the BBC grounds(!) only to have it fall over rather than smash. Could the Beeb not afford two stuntmen to carry the window and give the full Hollywood car-chase effect?
More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS concentrates more on the practical/technical side of things, these elements being liberally removed from the BBC screening so as to keep it bright and breezy for casual audiences. Lots of studio recording footage is used, that which has since been released in unedited form on DVD editions, but the use here is for providing visual reference to the working conditions under which the show was made. The Death to the Daleks B-Roll intersperses an interview with Barry Letts and Terence Dicks, both sitting a gallery as they discuss the rigours of studio filming. Letts amusingly recounts Aunties' stubborn refusal to get with the times, in this case with the blue-screen process. "Chroma-key, the rest of the world calls it," notes Letts, "… but the BBC insists on calling it Colour Separation Overlay, CSO". It's all in the tone of his voice! Amusingly, even with the two guys just sitting together, you can pick up on the familiar tension between them!
Exclusive to the longer edit is a new opening to the programme, which shows footage of Troughton as he waits being interviewed on Pebble-Mill, trying to brush off his discomfort and impatience at being on camera with a humorous: "...get the recording going." before giving a thumbs-up. It's all in jest, but you have to wonder if his ill-ease stems from either a dislike of revealing his inner-processes, fear of revealing his double-life or just that any delays meant that he had less time to divide between his two families. This extended version of the documentary doesn't allow for the possibility of viewers getting bored, it is switches its style from BBC to ITV, putting in commercial-breaks in as a way of screening a few vintage, Doctor Who-related adverts. Preceded by end-of-episode situations, we get the Walls Sky Ray promotion and two of the Prime Computers campaign, including the one where Tom Baker and Lalla Ward are more than a little familiar with each other, which must have been rather jarring for fans at the time. It's ironic that both adverts put together lasted only slightly longer than their marriage…
We've said it earlier, but there is something unnerving about watching archive interviews where those involved have died since recording, rather like flipping through an family photo album and finding picture of those no longer around: the bitter-sweet sensation is the same, but to have access to them again is warmly comforting. Also there is the jarring juxtaposition of how the last twenty years has aged those still alive, with the recent appearance of Colin Baker on reality television the most pertinent, and we all wanted to see just how cute an adult Roberta Tovey looked, but with so many subjects covered, including monsters, assistants/sexism, fashion, Mary Whitehouse (puttup!) and cancellation, it is an important document of the show at around the time it was made, keeping the full weight of nostalgia from crashing down upon it.
What else is there to say, only that it looks about as good as you could hope for, given the era it was made. It certainly bests our old recording from the TV (and we used a Scotch tape, buddy!) and the video release, but it is a little grainier than most might imagine. OK, hairs are being split, but you will be getting the definitive copy of an important UK historical artefact.
No complaints here. Again, it comes straight from the tapes, so there is nothing which could really go wrong.
Remembering Nicholas Courtney: Of all the recurring character on Doctor Who over the years, it is doubtful that there is any one held in higher regard or in greater affection than that of the implacable Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, and it's thanks to the tremendous charisma and charm of the actor playing him that his appeal endures as it does. Looking to capture the story of Nicholas Courtney for posterity, his friend and biographer, Michael McManus, set about interviewing the suave thespian in 2010, finishing it whenever time permitted. Courtney's slide into ill-health and inevitable death meant that McManus was never able to complete the project how it was intended, but he presents it in as a memoriam to a man for whom a stick-on moustache was the gateway to an enduring legacy.
Accessible to both the curious and the hard-core fans, this fascinating look at an appropriately fascinating man takes flinching look at his whole life, from the abandonment by his mother, followed by a miserable time at school, where he was mercilessly bullied by all and sundry, through to tailing top-of-the-class Bernard Horsfall at the Webber Douglas Academy, and how Courtney learned the nuts-and-bolts of the theatre biz under the wing of the tyrannical Donald Wolfit. On breaking into the desirable sphere of television, Courtney had the horrifying realisation that acting on TV required a very different set of skills, as well as a tremendous reduction in "work" when appearing in living rooms up and down the country. We all know that some actors on Doctor Who never really worked out that last bit, but ol' Nick was just the man to command a small army and still be someone you'd want to have a pint with.
Proceedings are interrupted when a menacingly large figure appears at the window, begging entrance into both the house and the interview. Tougher to get rid of than an Avon lady, Tom Baker muscles his way onto the three-piece suite and reminisces with his old friend about how they met and times together on the show, and it says something when Nick Courtney can effortlessly deliver a zinger about the Fourth Doctor staying the night at his place which not only has McManus in stitches, but the mighty Baker busting a gut laughing at it. This is also when he recounts appearing with all of the subsequent actors to play the Timelord apart from one in particular, noting that: "…I've never been with Colin (Baker) except in the 3D thing…"
Aside from all mentioned, there are so many things to enjoy here, including how Equity was nearly spilt in two when the thorny issue of letting its members perform in Apartheid-torn South Africa came up, not to mention clips from many other Courtney projects, including footage from Then Churchill Said to Me, which went untransmitted for eighteen years because the Falklands War broke out just as it was about to go out. New linking material with McManus papers over any unfilmed material, along with archive interviews from the infamous Doctor Who Night (1999) to keep the great man alive and well during the proceedings, and the death of Courtney closes the book on a eminently entertaining look at the rich life of a much-loved character actor.
While there are many who would question the inclusion of a few of the items on this disc, viewing it a merely a "dumping ground" for things which didn't make the cut elsewhere, this particular documentary rightfully belongs in the Legacy Collection, if inadvertently. Shada was intended as an ambitious story for the show, breaking with the tradition of studio-bound adventures, unspecific London locations and rural villages, but the bold vision was left incomplete due to circumstances beyond reasonable control. Michael McManus' look at the great Nick Courtney met the same fate, but such things were too good to let slip away, with the efforts put into getting it into workable order commendable, and the final few minutes ultimately gave it a poignancy wouldn't have had otherwise. What is presented here is an entertaining - albeit in hindsight slightly sombre - reminiscence of Nick's life and career. Though he looks distinctly tired, it's always a pleasure to see him, and we recommended to anyone and everyone with even a passing interest in Doctor Who.
Doctor Who Stories - Peter Purves: The actor who portrayed Steven Taylor appears in a featurette that somebody made earlier. After years of being very bitter about the show, every piece of participation with a more mellow Mr Purves is a very welcome one, as he brings a considerable amount of knowledge and 20/20 recall about times where information usually exists though mangled folklore and Chinese whispers. He remembers episodes by name, where they were filmed, including distinctly odd instances, such as the filming at Ealing where "…Jean Marsh and I jumped up and down on trampolines for quite some time trying to get us weightless in space". To hear him wax causal about stories like The Myth Makers and The Savages, both lost in time, gives a real shot in the arm, and hope that they might still be out there somewhere.
It isn't all glowing praise and rose-tinted glasses, as he's very forthright about the "cheapjack" production design of the early days, and this seems to be fuelled buy a sense of frustration that they couldn't have more expansive vistas or more sophisticated camerawork due to the four-camera studio system which was the norm at the time. He also gets stuck into his dislike of "monsters" on the show, including the Daleks, expressing an interest more in the historical side of Doctor Who writing, or the more high-concept shows produced during his tenure. Most of all comes the wilderness years, where he really couldn't get arrested after leaving, as the acting work totally dried up, but Purves balances out these caveats with his admiration for the calibre of actors employed on the programme, as along with the all-important writing, which he can't praise enough.
Naturally, his work on Blue Peter is covered, mainly focusing on the numerous Doctor Who-related articles it carried through the years, including how they managed to help find a stolen Dalek, the do-it-yourself theatre (along with sound-effects) Jon Pertwee demonstrating the Whomobile and even a look at the episode broadcast from the UNIT HQ lab during the infamous BBC strike. Generous looks at clips from his time as Steven are to be found, as well as vintage Noakes footage as well, making for a whole lot of fun.
This is another excellent instalment of Doctor Who Stories, one you would think might have been prepared for a release of a story they were hoping would be miraculously found in the intervening time, so the quality is of the same lofty standards as any other example. The presentation is of the same insanely stylish design, and Purves is a joy to listen to. Our favourite is how the Trilogic game from The Celestial Toymaker won him Blue Peter through its mystical pyramid power. You would be foolish to pass this one up.
The Verity Lambert Tapes - Part 1: Subtitled "Success Story," this is was intended to be the first instalment of a multi-part look at one of the BBC's youngest and most successful female producers. Although the unedited tape surfaced on a fairly recent DVD as an extra, we here get the finished product as it was intended to be seen, with edits, cutaways, relevant clips and the like. It's a short, but eminently digestible piece about How Lambert got her big break at the Beeb, and how she ended up becoming responsible for not only one of the most beloved shows on the BBC, among the most enduring in the history of world television.
She interestingly points out that the biggest hurdle she had to overcome when she took on her new job was not that she was only twenty-seven and (gasp) of the wo-man species, where everyone else was a middle-aged man, but that the Drama Department of the BBC were making a kid's show saw the Children's Department do their level best to try and stop them. When the idea of the Daleks irritated head-honcho Donald Wilson, their massive success through Lambert's insistence that they would work prompts the woman herself to recall Wilson telling her: "I clearly know nothing about this, and you do, so I shall leave you alone from now on." If that wasn't encouragement enough for a young producer, than when else it?
While most Who documentaries utilise the words of the subjects exclusively, there is an instance where interviewer Claire Finnett's voice is brought into the proceedings, as she makes a case for the hard-edged drama approach taken by An Unearthly Child, a notion which Lambert steadfastly agrees with, refusing to take the camp route. Yes, she even mentions The Web Planet, but stresses that the actors in the "butterfly" suits played their roles as straight as possible.
As things draw to a close, it's a real treat to see that great picture of Lambert on the set of The Dalek's Master Plan, surrounded by a gaggle of monsters never to be seen in their entirety again, shortly followed by Lambert putting her time on Doctor Who into words so incredibly modest, that from the lips of anyone else, they would seem egotistical: "…I just wanted it to be good, and I wanted people to enjoy it." This look at Verity Lambert is an entertaining little nugget, and it's buffed-up just lovely from its original, unpolished form.
Those Deadly Divas: We all know that many of the monsters in Doctor Who are pretty much asexual, with nothing to really tell them apart from Arthur or Martha, except maybe that the plunger of a male Dalek might be slightly longer when proudly erect, but the female of the monster species is generally regarded as a rare thing in the show, but prepare to have your perceptions of villainous gender upgraded as we take a look at all the intergalactic tyrants who have deserted the kitchen sink in favour of felonious Enlightenment...
A gaggle of Doctor Who-related folk are interviewed to pool their collective opinions of those barbaric bints bent on bumping-off the renegade Timelord, be it from those playing them (Kate O'Mara & Tracy Ann Oberman,) interested observers (Camille Coduri) and those responsible for writing every villainous move they make (Gareth Roberts & Clayton Hickman) to give a richer look at those malicious muthas splattering blood onscreen and other fluids off it.
Faces new and old are examined (and that's just O'Mara) along with a few inclusions which will doubtless surprise many of those watching, with Kassia, Lucy Saxon and Krau Timmin being some of the more obscure choices. Professional MILF Camille Coduri is unrestrained when it comes to Oberman's turn as Yvonne Hartman in Nu-Who, almost gasping in disbelief as she exclaims: "Oh, what a bitch!" to describe the obnoxious head of Torchwood. It's not all amusing eye-scratching from her, though as Coduri expresses a real empathy with Liz Sladen when Tom Baker roughly twist the arm of Sarah-Jane/Edlrad in The Hand of Fear, genuinely concerned that she might have sustained serious shoulder damage from such rough treatment, praising Sladen's professionalism for not breaking character.
Nu-Who writer Gareth Roberts does more than stays on the surface when looking at these treacherous tarts, going so far as to theorise that Revelation of the Dalek's Madame Kara was created when Eric Saward "…sat down and watched everything Robert Holmes has ever written and done an homage to it, and good on him". Fellow scribe Clayton Hickman makes a more unconventional choice for the supreme satanic slag, picking one of the more trouser-arousing variety. "Evil Tegan, for me, was never that different to real Tegan," he admits, "'cause she used to frighten me… she can do evil better than almost anyone else in Doctor Who, Janet Fielding…she's really, genuinely frightening". He also makes a very interesting point about the early days of Doctor Who benefiting from no set "bible" for kids' TV being used, allowing things like domestic violence and infidelity to find their way into the show, singling out Kala in Keys of Marinus, where her bed-hopping antics are interspersed with her husband smacking her upside the head.
City of Death's Countess Scarlioni draws praise from more than one voice represented here, even the lofty O'Mara goes out of her way to give credit where it's more than due. With O'Mara on board, it was inevitable that there would be a pretty decent look at The Rani, and it's nice to see that ol' Kate seems to view it with higher regard than a lot of other successful thespians who have appeared on the show do these days **cough**Jean Marsh **cough**. O'Mara reveals the little quirks and ticks which made up the character, including how The Rani "…doesn't have a sense of humour…although she thinks she does".
Presented in the very cool Doctor Who Stories style we've all grown fond of, this is a pretty damned slick package, encompassing both original and Nu-Who, with insight and humour to spare. This was a featurette that had been ready for quite a while and kicked around the release schedule until it found its way into this collection. An impressive list of female villains that have bothered, bewitched and bewildered The Doctor over the years are examined here, but we really hope that this wasn't made utilising the route ITV took with their Comedy Classics show, where they stuck interviewees down in front of a loads of episodes (or even clips) from programmes and merely got them to comment on them, feigning that they either watched them at the time or were genuine fans.
OK, it's spoiling the ending, but we had to let you know how this turns out, and that there is one former cast-member who would turn up in the if she go the chance. Kate O'Mara floats the notion that it would be cool for a bunch of the femme fatales to all join up, but not to create a single, Doctor-killing entity. She lets us in with the real reason for her plans, so as to eliminate the competition. "I think it would be nice to have all these sort of divas come together… I'd wipe the floor with the lot of them". We probably don't need to tell you that vicious, cat-fighting among Doctor Who villainesses would certainly require a lot of floors at home being wiped afterwards…
Photo Gallery: With more photos for your delectation than a long-running porno website, this a fine selection of pictures from the filming of More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS, mainly concentrating on the location shoots, which were extensive. If you have ever wanted a really good look at the Whomobile, including the dashboard, then this is definitely for you. We also get candid snaps of the guys suiting up to play the aliens, including a glimpse into the makeup room when a Draconian is getting his chin painted green to match the mask. One of the most curious is a piccy of the lovely Roberta Tovey and Jennie Linden being interviewed on a mocked-up set of the Dalek spaceship, but next to them is standing… Roy Castle!!! Why the Hell didn't he appear in the interviews with them? We're pretty sure that another actress is seen in the gallery but didn't find themselves in the documentary, but we'll leave you to work out who it might be when you watch this excellent collection of pictures from the time when Doctor Who was trapped in a dark dimension, with only glimmer of ever getting out again.
PDF Materials: We are treated to the Radio Times listing for More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS, giving a more detailed rundown that we are all used to on one for the actual episodes. It's nostalgic fun, and interesting to see a footnote reading that "The continuing story of Planet of the Daleks can be seen on Friday at 7.30pm". This was back when they actually cared about screening the original Doctor Who for newer audiences.
More Than Thirty Years in the TARDIS is a joy from start to (unwanted) finish, with a decent look at all aspects of the show, not to mention the spin-off films. It gives the dead the opportunity to impart their experiences to others, fans to express their love for the show and a damn good time guaranteed for all. Through this invaluable documentary - to quote another popular Sci-Fi franchise - things you will see, other places… the future, the past, old friends long gone. We can't recommend this highly enough, as it really is the definitive look at the original Doctor Who series in its entirety. Be sure to catch the Yentob comment after the cock-up laden closing credits, where the "We shall return" Dalek shot is much more elaborate. All this terrific stuff in the Legacy Box and MTTYITT thrown in as an extra??
P.S.: Where would a look at Doctor Who be without hearing from Mr Ian Levine, and how he managed to save The Daleks from the BBC's own short-sightedness? A sterling fellow, not to mention a man who should be sent in to Afghanistan once all the troops pull out, as he does such a damn good job when it comes to reconstructions…
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I believe the boy was Elisabeth Sladen's son? I could be wrong.
Also guys, its Serbo-Croat, not Servo
Also guys, its Serbo-Croat, not Servo
I watched the whole of the Legacy Boxset over the weekend, nothing else better to do when having a weekend off from seeing my partner. I'd never seen More Than Thirty Years before, it must have been orginally broadcast while I was at work or college. It's a very odd documentary, part entertaining, part badly acted / written / directed and part a bit meh. Don't get me wrong I liked it but there's so much missing from it, there's no proper rundown of each Doctor and their most remembered stories for example. I suppose it's just very 'general' which was probably the intention so as to not alienate a larger audience. Is it just me or is the boy featured especially creepy as in Damian creepy?
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 4th January 2013
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Remembering Nicholas Courtney, Doctor Who Stories: Peter Purves, The Verity Lambert Tapes: Part 1, Those Deadly Divas, Photo Gallery, PDF Materials
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Kevin Davies
Cast: Nicholas Courtney, Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Nicola Bryant, Toyah Wilcox
Genre: Sci-Fi
Length: 87 minutes
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GM Foundation funding will be used to support GM GREEN, a partnership between community-based organizations in GM communities and the nonprofit organization Earth Force. Locally, the Center for Environmental Education and Sustainability at WKU has been coordinating GM GREEN in Bowling Green since 2005. Through the program, young people are challenged to be active community citizens, tackling water quality issues with hands-on science.
This fall, the Center is planning to facilitate stream investigations at Trammel Creek with local schools. A typical stream investigation allows the students to study the physical, chemical and biological aspects of Trammel Creek. We plan to take students from Bowling Green Independent, Russellville Independent, and Warren County Public schools in the month of September.
The season of Fall welcomes Potter-Gray Elementary School to Trammel Creek in Alvaton, KY to learn about water quality testing.
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This is more or less an add on to my Build Your Own Box From Scratch tutorial. A lot of time has passed and new technologies have emerged so I figured it was time for an update. However, so much has changed that this is fated to be a multi part tutorial and I've decided to start with the CPU. Please feel free to add any information you deem pertinant as I could well have overlooked some details although I tried not to.
And now, on to our featured presentation....
Ok, there has been a lot of advancement in the processor world lately with even more change coming down the pipes. For starters, AMD has for all accounts and purposes taken the lead in the speed race with its FX series processors. Intel got their dual core processors to market first, but AMD followed in fairly quick fashion with its own line of dual core CPUs. AMD enjoys the advantage of more thorough support from Microsoft in this arena as the Windows XP 64 bit Edition was developed around the AMD 64 architecture. Speaking of Microsoft, heres a surprising little tidbit for you. Microsoft has in the past licensed their OS products on a per CPU basis. In other words if your machine had two or more CPUs then you need to have two or more licenses. A dual core processor is basically two CPUs on a single chip but MS has chosen to price its OSs that are on dual core systems the same way they price single CPU systems. I guess Bill figures that 90 billion is enough for now which is good news for everyone. That being said, lets break the processors into two parts, one for Intel and one for AMD with the caveat that we are discussing desktop processors. If I get into Itaniums, Xeons and Opterons my fingers will probably fall off.
Straight up, Im pretty well leaving single core CPUs out as they are effectively now in the rear view mirror with the possible exception of the EE series for Intel and the FX series for AMD. Intels first dual-core processor for the desktop was code-named Smithfield (now known as Pentium D) and based on 90nm process technology. In 2006 they plan to shift to the 65 nm process which should prove beneficial in terms of raw processor speed as it allows for more transistors on each chip and more chips per wafer. A wafer is the unit of silicon on which processors are etched. A nanometer (nm) is one billionth of one meter or 1/10000th the width of a human hair. The ramifications this will have on power consumption and heat production are unclear at this time and should produce an interesting outcome. Recently it seems that Intel and AMD have switched positions as Intel chips now run hotter but cost less in the dual core arena. The D series comes in 820, 830 and 840 flavors and run in the 2.8 to 3.2 GHz range with an 800 MHz FSB. In other words Intel has conceded that GHz (GigaHertz) is no longer the standard by which performance is measured. The top of the line 840 EE (Extreme Edition) is priced at the same basic point as the entry level AMD 64x2 products.
Intel has, of course, integrated HT (Hyper-threading Technology) into its D line as well as EDB (Execute Disable Bit), a command set that prevents buffer overrun exploits and serves to make the system as a whole inherently more secure (in theory). EM64T incorporation is what allows the support of 64 bit OSs and the addressing of memory beyond the four GB barrier. The D series also enjoys an L2 cache that is 2x1MB. Now heres something else interesting dual core plus HT can equal FOUR logical cores! This is due to the fact that HT can in effect emulate a dual core system on a single core.
With all that said, please bear in mind that all these improvements will require the purchase of a new motherboard that uses either the 955X, 945P, 945G, or E7230 chipset and has the LGA775 socket. In other words you cant just drop one of these chips into an existing Intel system.
For the record let it be said that I keep a closer eye on AMD than I do Intel. Ive always pulled for the underdog unless it involves the KY Wildcats basketball team and AMD has always been the underdog in the CPU world. However, its possible that this will change in the future.
As previously mentioned, AMD and Microsoft collaborated on WinXP 64 which constitutes an advantage right out of the gate for AMD since WinXP 64 is based on the AMD64 command set. AMD also enjoys an advantage in that most socket 939 motherboards can accept a 64x2 CPU (dual core) with a simple BIOS upgrade. This helps cover some of the conversion expense if you already own an AMD64 system in that even though the AMD 64X2 processors cost more you dont have to buy a new motherboard IF you already own a socket 939. AMD also offers socket 754 for both 32 bit Sempron processors and 64 bit Athlon 64 processors, but this socket is also moving (albeit slowly) into the rearview mirror. At the end of Q3 2005 socket 754 Semprons will move to 64 bit and AMD will cease to produce 32 bit chips.
Now lets move to some more specifics in the dual core arena. AMD incorporates what is called NX (Non-eXecutable bit) to render areas of memory as non-executable in order to prevent buffer overflows, just like Intels EDB. AMD also employs Cool and Quiet technology that powers the CPU down or up in several stages according to the demands placed on it by the system. The entire AMD family will soon be based on only two cores. The Venice core will offer 512K L2 cache while the San Diego has 1 MB of L2. The clock speed will range from 1.8 GHz to 2.8 GHz. Now I realize that you all are looking at the glaring advantage that Intel has in terms of Cache size but bear with me. AMD CPUs have an onboard memory controller for dual DDR400 which makes a major contribution to AMDs advantage over Intel in performance. All other cores from Clawhammer to Winchester are being discontinued.
Looking down the road, AMD plans to begin supporting DDR2 memory as most forecasts predict DDR2 prices will drop as supply increases. Socket M2 will be introduced with 940 pins instead of 939. The M2 will consume the same amount of power as the 939 but will increase current. Heat dissipation requirements are estimated to remain the same. For comparative purposes, an AMD 64 system (939) consumes a max of 235 watts (including the graphics card and with Cool and Quiet disabled) while an Intel (Pentium D) system (including graphics card) consumes 350 watts. Intel systems should be very popular above the Arctic Circle.
I cant close without at least mentioning chipsets for the AMD systems. The choice is easy NFORCE4 from Nvidia is hands down the best choice for 939 based systems equipped with AGP or PCIe. As of this writing the Nforce chipset is the pinnacle and recently Nvidia has produced an Intel version for you Pentium fans.
Speaking of PCIe, that will probably come up in my next tut which will cover peripherals, SATA drives, motherboards and go a bit more in-depth concerning the pros and cons of various chipsets


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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released results of a study in July 2010 discussing the HIV epidemic in impoverished urban areas of the United States. The results of the study show that those who live in poverty, African American or not, had an HIV prevalence of 2.4 percent compared to those who live above the poverty line, with a prevalence of 1.2 percent. African Americans experience a 2.1 percent HIV prevalence if living in poverty, compared to a 1.7 percent overall rate for African Americans. 46 percent of African Americans live in poverty compared to 10 percent of whites. This highlights the disparities of just being African American in the United States.
People who live in poverty are more concerned with food and housing than condom negotiation and safe sex behaviors. Mothers are concerned about how to feed their kids tonight and maintain a roof over their heads instead of adherence to medications. Many persons who live in poverty have unstable housing, which for women can be defined as living with a man who provides for them and their kids. Therefore, the woman is less likely to negotiate safe sex in order to satisfy the person providing for her than if she had her own stable housing.
Poverty fuels the epidemic due to its impact on all aspects of life including income, housing, education, nutrition, access to health care and the list goes on. In the African-American communities where poverty rates are even higher there exists a greater gap in all of these areas that fuel the inability to negotiate, feel empowered, get educated on HIV and get tested.
Let's be real, if I can't afford my next meal or next month's rent, do you think I'm going to make a big deal about using condoms? Because the man that's taking care of me is taking care of her too. No, I have too much else to deal with.
But there is hope. Many community organizations are now targeting these communities to conduct HIV testing and connect those who test positive, or are lost to care, to medical treatment. Even though we cannot always directly impact the poverty levels in these communities, we can impact the availability of testing and education resources.
Ingrid Floyd is the executive director of Iris House in New York City.
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The men of old were strong and bold and full of energy,
They started out with song and shout the country for to see.
O'er hill and plain, with might and main, they wandered far and wide
And never feared, but pioneered, whatever might betide.
Here comes the Pioneers of old Grinnell!
Everybody stands and cheers
When he sees the Pioneers.
Big men, strong men, sons of old Grinnell!
If you want to fight, come along and fight
For we can fight like O, Boy! See the Pioneers!
One day a bunch conceived a hunch that they would travel too,
J. B. Grinnell, the poets tell, their leader brave and true.
"We'll start today for Ioway to build a college there,
A college that for knowledge shall remain without compare."
The Mississip' without a slip they swam from shore to shore,
And then into the boundless view they ventured to explore
Until J. B. climbed up a tree the country for to scan,
And hustled down to build a town according to his plan.
They hauled some logs from out the bogs and built a shack or two,
And hired some profs and other toffs to teach them what to do.
They dug a hole and on a pole Old Glory planted there,
And then the bell of old Grinnell began to tsplit the air.
We celebrate, perpetuate, and joyfully acclaim
The Pioneers of other years who always played the game,
The noble band who fought and planned in spite of everything,
And that is why we jollify and that is why we sing.


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