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Bad Boys II (Superbit) Friday 29th October 2004 15:28 After already releasing a two-disc edition of Bad Boys II, Columbia Tri-Star was gracious enough to release a Superbit Edition of this action-acked film for fans of the movie and home theater enthusiasts alike... DVD Add a Comment
Barracuda/ Island Fury Double Feature Tuesday 7th October 2008 23:57 Gabe is the only person he knows that goes to the Drive-In all by himself... DVD Add a Comment
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Batman : The Animated Series : The Legend Begins Monday 3rd June 2002 13:18 Warner Brothers brings Batman The Animated Series to DVD with this 5 episode collection. DVD Add a Comment
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Batman The Movie: Special Edition Friday 24th August 2001 20:27 When a dangerous weapon is stolen Batman and Robin must discover who does the crime in order to save the world. Join Mark McLeod as he looks at the 35th Anniversary edition of Batman on DVD. DVD Add a Comment
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Battlefield Baseball Wednesday 13th July 2005 14:06 Batter up! Producer Ryuhei Kitamura brings us Marxist choas, with baseball. Gabe checks out the new Subversive Cinema DVD... DVD Comments (4)
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series Wednesday 12th November 2003 23:07 Trying to capitalize on the Sci-Fi frenzy that Star Wars created, on September 18, 1978 ABC Television premiered a new Sci-Fi series....Battlestar Galactica. 25 Years later, Universal studios has released the entire series in a slick comprehensive, with e DVD Comments (1)
Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries Thursday 6th January 2005 20:30 Battlestar Galactica gets a twenty-first century facelift courtesy of Star Trek's Ronald D. Moore in this 2003 prelude to the television series. Find out if this DVD offers more bang for your Starbuck in my review... DVD Comments (1)
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Babylon A.D. Wednesday 14th January 2009 0:00 Leigh reviews the extended version of the recent Vin Diesel Sci-Fi actioner... UK - DVD R2 Comments (6)
Back To The Future (Trilogy Box Set), The Wednesday 4th September 2002 16:45 Well, until the Star Wars or Indiana Jones Trilogies poke their little noses into the DVD trough, we'll just have put up with having the third most popular movie-franchise of all time on our little golden platters instead. At less than $20 for each movie, AU - DVD R4 Comments (1)
Back To The Future Trilogy Monday 2nd December 2002 18:50 Ever wanted to travel in time? First stop is 1985, where Robert Zemeckis, hardly the hottest director in Hollywood, made a relatively small summer movie that became a phenomenon... UK - DVD R2 Comments (1)
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Bad Boys 2 Monday 9th February 2004 23:03 If a film makes money then a sequel is inevitable and while a long time coming, Bad Boys 2 hit our cinema screens last summer. Now the DVD has arrived so let us take a look at how one of the summer's biggest films finds its way onto DVD. UK - DVD R2 Comments (3)
Bad Boys: Superbit Saturday 20th September 2003 19:34 Bad Boys is the latest movie to get the superbit treatment from Columbia, but does it offer anything better than the special edition release? Read on to find out. UK - DVD R2 Add a Comment
Bad Eggs Friday 28th November 2003 10:05 Tony Martin's directorial debut is extremely impressive. While it's a pretty straight forward cop-comedy that's been done many times before, Martin's comedic touch coupled with Molloy, Franklin and Lucy's comedic timing make this a very funny piece. The d AU - DVD R4 Add a Comment
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Baby Driver Tuesday 10th October 2017 20:58 Gabe hitches a ride with on Edgar Wright's rock 'n roll heist movie... BD Comments (3)
Bachelor Party Friday 20th July 2018 10:45 The Wilson Bros are having a Bachelor Party with chicks, guns & fire-trucks. BD Add a Comment
Bad Boy Bubby Wednesday 2nd September 2009 22:26 Gabe also carries zero social skills, only without Bubby's disturbing excuses... BD Comments (3)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Monday 12th April 2010 22:32 Gabe will continue with this review as soon as the iguanas are off the table... BD Comments (4)
Bad Teacher Monday 17th October 2011 6:50 Gabe goes back to school with a drug addled, curse happy Cameron Diaz... BD Comments (1)
Bangkok Dangerous Wednesday 14th January 2009 0:11 Gabe Powers issues an official letter of resignation on behalf of assassin films BD Comments (11)
Bank Job, The Saturday 19th July 2008 14:09 Gabe gathers the crew for one of Jason Statham's most adult aimed features... BD Comments (13)
Baraka Tuesday 28th October 2008 17:06 Gabe goes swimming in hi-def video photography from around the world... BD Comments (9)
Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy Tuesday 3rd July 2012 21:35 Gabe revisits the wonders and horrors of the planet of Tau Ceti in glorious HD... BD Comments (13)
Basket Case 2/Basket Case 3: The Progeny Thursday 1st September 2016 23:11 Gabe checks revisits the continued adventures of Belial and Duane... BD Comments (1)
Basket Case: Limited Edition Tuesday 20th March 2018 23:22 Gabe quickly revisits the grindhouse classic and watches many extras... BD Add a Comment
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Ultimate Edition Tuesday 19th July 2016 6:58 Gabe does his best to say nice things about the latest superhero smackdown BD Comments (10)
Batman vs. Robin Sunday 12th April 2015 0:56 Gabe thinks Batman argues with Robin might have been a better title... BD Add a Comment
Batman: The Complete Animated Series Tuesday 6th November 2018 17:31 Gabe compares the new HD restorations to their old DVD counterparts... BD Comments (2)
Batman: The Killing Joke Thursday 4th August 2016 6:02 Gabe has quick thoughts on this already controversial animated adaptation... BD Comments (9)
Batman: Under the Red Hood Monday 26th July 2010 0:00 Our Marcus dons a red hood and watches the latest DC Universe Blu-ray BD Comments (9)
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The Missile Defense Agency and Navy sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie conducted a successful flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system yesterday, Pentagon officials reported.
In the test, the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense 4.0 weapon system and a Standard Missile 3 Block IB missile intercepted a separating ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean.
A separating short-range ballistic missile target was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, and flew northwest toward a broad ocean area. The USS Lake Erie detected and tracked the missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. The ship, equipped with the second-generation Aegis BMD weapon system, developed a fire control solution and launched the SM-3 Block IB missile.
The SM-3 maneuvered to a point in space based on guidance from Aegis BMD weapon system and released its kinetic warhead. The warhead acquired the target re-entry vehicle, diverted into its path, and, using only the force of a direct impact, engaged and destroyed the target.
Initial indications are that all components performed as designed, officials said, and program officials will assess and evaluate system performance based upon telemetry and other data obtained during the test.
Last night's event, designated Flight Test Maritime 19, was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the Aegis BMD 4.0 weapon system and the SM-3 Block IB guided missile, and the 25th successful intercept in 31 flight test attempts for the Aegis BMD program since flight testing began in 2002.
Across all Ballistic Missile Defense System programs, this is the 59th successful hit-to-kill intercept in 74 flight tests since 2001, officials said.
Aegis BMD is the naval component of the Missile Defense Agency's Ballistic Missile Defense System. The MDA and the Navy cooperatively manage the Aegis BMD program.
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It's amazing how many motorhome owners are towing dinghy vehicles. Makes sense; you can't beat the versatility and convenience of having another vehicle for tooling around town. Call it sort of an on the road game, but I find it very interesting to check out what others are towing while I'm on trips.
The field is pretty extensive with the list of capable dinghy vehicles expanding each year. That becomes obvious after checking out our annual Guide to Dinghy Towing. You'll see 128 listings of vehicles of all configurations ready to be towed without making drivetrain modifications. Surely, there are others that can be towed on a dolly or trailer or by modifying the transaxle or driveshaft, but the Dinghy Guide is dedicated to those vehicles that are ready to roll right off the assembly line. All you have to do is add a base plate, wire it up for the turn signals and running lights and attach the tow bar. Of course, we also recommend some type of auxiliary braking device.
Dinghy vehicles are extensions of an owner's personality and lifestyle. For example, I tow a yellow Jeep Wrangler with a soft top. The yellow color and fun-to-drive factor make me feel younger than my age suggests. I can drop the top after settling in camp and tour the surrounding areas with the wind blowing through my (remaining) hair. I'm an off-road enthusiast, although the hard-core stuff has long been crossed off my bucket list. Now I just enjoy exploring back roads and negotiating dirt trails that are somewhat less technical.
On a trip last fall when our group of 13 rigs gathered on California's central coast for a jazz festival, I couldn't help but notice the variety of dinghy vehicles. Probably the most unique was a Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible. The owner searched aggressively to find a ragtop with a manual transmission and turbocharged engine. Rare find, but he managed to acquire one with very few miles and in mint condition. It was the most fun dinghy vehicle in the group.
The more eccentric motorhome owners gravitate to dinghy vehicles with unique character. I often thought that a Volkswagen Thing would be a neat dinghy vehicle, albeit one that offers less-than-sterling comfort and luxury. Every time I see one behind a motorhome (a rare occurrence), I get the hots to have one, even though its Spartan attributes make it a vehicle that's far less than practical – and my wife, Lynne, gives me the "growing up" speech when I broach the subject.
There are many cool vehicles on the suitable dinghy list and the introduction of the Fiat 500 to the field this year will certainly turn some heads. The diminutive Fiat is a sporty car with just enough Italian flair to make it really fun to drive. It gets terrific gas mileage out of the feisty four-banger and only weighs 2,360 pounds, which makes it easy on just about any motorhome. For me, the convertible is the only way to go, and the car will work nicely until you try to shoehorn two additional passengers into the back seat. By now it's pretty apparent that I don't have much use for roofs that don't come off.
No longer are small cars, well, just small and boring to drive. Offerings from Ford and Chevy, for example, make excellent dinghy vehicles that exude a lot of pizzazz and decent performance. And, of course, on the more practical side, Honda's CR-V – especially in all – wheel drive – is one of the most versatile dinghy vehicles on the market.
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Growing up, Kate Hudson had the perfect playmate to test makeup on: her brother. "My poor brother," she recalls to PEOPLE. "He was kind enough to be my mannequin, and let me experiment on his face. I'd put blue eye shadow on him and we'd laugh."
But much of Hudson's makeup experience came from a more professional setting — namely, mom Goldie Hawn's movie sets. "I remember my mom's makeup artist, this wonderful, old-time sort of legend in the movie industry, Tom Case, who had one little box he'd carry with him," she recalls. "He'd pull out just four items, and make the most incredible face with those four things."
Hudson would play with Case's products — "He said, 'You can go in there as much as you want, but you have to put everything back exactly where you found it,'" she recalls — and a love of makeup was born.
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Describing herself "as a girly girl at times, with a bit of tomboy in me," Hudson says she looks to magazines like Japanese and French Vogue for inspiration. "I love that side of makeup: crazy, almost Gaga-ish looks," she says. "But on a daily basis I'm as quick and natural as possible."
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How high can interest rates go? As Jackie Gleason might say, "Straight to the moon, Alice!"
For sure, the housing market is already feeling the pain of higher interest rates and the affordability of homes, especially new homes (NYSEARCA:ITB) is being pushed to its outer limits. Mortgage applications (NYSEARCA:MBB) for new homes have fallen 15% while mortgage refinancing have plunged 63% since May. Also, the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is up almost 1.2%.
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A slowdown in the housing market is especially problematic because the broader U.S. economy has leaned so heavily on housing for support.
During the first quarter of 2013, residential investment contributed almost one-third of a percentage point (0.31%) to GDP. If a rebounding housing market has boosted economic activity and GDP that much, what will a souring housing market portend?AUDIO: How do Stock Valuations Compare today vs. the Dot Com Era?A Trillion Dollar Headache Higher interest rates and excessive debt is always recipe for disaster. And the student loan marketplace is ripe for mayhem.
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Surging interest rates will increase student loan defaults and already $8 billion of private student loans have defaulted, according to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
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Nicholas R. Scerbo Sr., 88, of Saylorsburg, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013, at VNA Hospice House of Monroe County in East Stroudsburg.
Nicholas was the loving husband of Alvina Joyce (Sigman) Scerbo, who preceded him in death on Oct. 9, 2007.
He was born in Easton on March 12, 1925, and was the son of the late Roy and Angelina (Scaramdi) Scerbo.
Nicholas and his late wife owned and operated the Scerbo Cottages and the Sunoco gas station in Saylorsburg for more than 30 years. Nicholas also had worked as a foreman at the iron foundry for Ingersoll Rand in Phillipsburg, N.J., for 57 years.
He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert.
He was a life member of Knights of Columbus Counsel 345 in Easton.
Nicholas and his late wife, Alvina, spent winters in the warmer climate of New Port Richey, Fla., where they enjoyed golfing.
He served our country with dedication and courage in the U.S. Navy during World War II, decorated with two bronze stars. He was a member of American Legion Post 927 in Gilbert.
We have been blessed with the presence of Nicholas in our lives. He will be deeply missed by his loving children: Bonnie Yost and her husband, Edward, of Brodheadsville; Nicholas R. Scerbo Jr. and his wife, Sharon, of Stroudsburg; and David Scerbo and his wife, Gail, of Brodheadsville.
He was the loving and gentle grandfather to his eight grandchildren: Camela Werkheiser of Palmyra; Jason Yost and his wife, Tara, of East Stroudsburg; Brian Yost and his wife, Tanya, of Nazareth; Eric Scerbo of Silver Springs, Md.; Nicole Fantozzi of East Stroudsburg; Tony Scerbo of Thornhurst; Sean Scerbo of Brodheadsville; and Heather Hampton and her husband, Heath, of Redding, Calif.; and nine great-grandchildren.
Nicholas is also survived by his sister, Connie Scrafano of Easton and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Shane Lucas Yost and a brother, Silve Scerbo.
Family and friends are welcome to offer their condolences from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 11 and from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 12, at Donald N. Gower Funeral Home, Route 209, Gilbert. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert. Nicholas will be interred with his loving wife at the Laurelwood Cemetery in Stroudsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to VNA Hospice House of Monroe County, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
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Nicholas R. Scerbo Sr., 88, of Saylorsburg, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013, at VNA Hospice House of Monroe County in East Stroudsburg.


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@Tenken. The one that really struck me was North Korea! 150 out of 150 for press freedom, and they can't even get a ranking for basic democracy and corruption. Then again, what do you expect from a country where citizens are born and die in "Total Control Camps."
I don't think it's so urgent that we need to get out of the country right this moment. It definitely could head in that direction though. Let's hope the people finally stand up for themselves before that happens.
Woah. That's so terrible for the people in the bottom countries! It's eye-opening to see how bad it gets and in how many countries.
Interesting site on how individual nations rank in terms of freedoms. The site is affiliated with a not-for-profit British charitable organization called World concern. While it lists the US as one of the freer nations in the world, it's certainly not the "freest."
You're studying psychology? Have you studied "delusion" or "denial" yet?
Honestly, I'd like to study psychology so I could figure out what's going on in your head.
@Sassan K.
I know that you're thrilled about the US, but honestly, the "most free country in the world"? Where is that based on, and is this objective or subjective?
uh no, you are paranoid. We live in the most free country in the world and actually have more rights in regards to free speech and free expression than Europe.
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Full vocal edition of the classic Christmas Carol featuring Marie-Clare Scott backed by traditional christmas instrumentals provided by Purple Planet Music. Full of inspiration and emotion implying a classic Christmas season atmosphere. Designed to be slightly unique and modern with a contemporary adult edge.
Silent night, holy night
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Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
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Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. bobsled star Steven Holcomb finally has something to smile about — a brand-new, four-man sled with lots of carbon fiber, state-of-the-art suspension, and updated steering, all compliments of former NASCAR star Geoff Bodine, ace designer Bob Cuneo, and North Carolina-based race car builder Jim Garde.
Just like its predecessor, Night Train-2 is black — and it's fast.
"So far, so good out of the box. A lot of potential. I think we're onto something good," Holcomb, the reigning Olympic champion in four-man, said after four days of testing last week on his home track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. "I'm looking forward to tweaking it and making it faster. The down time was the same as World Cup training. It's exciting to see."
It's been nearly two years since the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (USBSF) parted ways with Bodine's passion — the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, Inc. The long-time relationship was terminated in April 2011 when a new deal couldn't be worked out, intellectual property the sticking point.
Pending litigation remains between the two sides. A proposed out-of-court agreement has been drafted several times and the USBSF indicated last week that they would sign it, according to Phil Kurze, vice president of Connecticut-based Whelen Engineering who also serves as president of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project.
"We are hopeful that we can come to an agreement with the USBSF very soon," Kurze said.
Bodine, whose involvement in the sport since 1992 has helped transform the United States into a consistent podium contender after decades of mediocrity, has vowed to continue to provide sleds to the U.S. team. He's hopeful he also can raise funds to fabricate a pair of two-man sleds for Sochi, though he admits it's a lot to ask for in such a short span of time. The estimated cost to build Night Train-2 was $250,000.
Any help at this point would be welcome.
Every time Holcomb enters the sled shed at Mount Van Hoevenberg, the one Bodine and Whelen Engineering were instrumental in building, he's dismayed.
"We have 10 sleds that are essentially falling apart, showing serious wear and tear," Holcomb said. "Nobody is maintaining them. There's mold growing on one. They haven't been maintained in two years."
Bodine concurs.
"It's a pile of rubble," he said. "I never thought I'd see it in such disarray. Before we came up here, (Holcomb) told us they had little or no hope of going to Sochi and winning anything. Now, after the test, they believe they can win another gold medal. That's how good the sled felt to him. We're very pleased."
A year ago, Darrin Steele, chief executive officer of the USBSF, called the third year between Olympiads crucial "because that leads into the confidence of the Olympic year." The confidence that came with Holcomb's breakthrough triumphs in both two-man and four-man at the 2012 world championships on his home track in Lake Placid has instead taken a hit.
Despite winning the first three two-man events of the 2012-13 World Cup season — at Lake Placid, Park City and Whistler — Holcomb finished fourth in the standings, faltering at the end as he finished no better than eighth in the final three races. (The U.S. did not compete at Altenberg, opting instead to train for worlds at St. Moritz, where Holcomb won bronze in four-man and finished fourth in two-man).
In the Olympic two-man test race in February at Sochi, Cory Butner and brakeman Johnny Quinn were the highest-finishing Americans in ninth, more than a second off the gold-medal pace of Beat Hefti and brakeman Thomas Lamparter of Switzerland. Holcomb and Steve Langton were 12th, while teammates Nick Cunningham and Dallas Robinson finished 14th. The top eight sleds in the 33-sled field included two each from Switzerland, Germany, and Canada, and one each from Russia and Latvia.
In four-man, Holcomb's forte, his USA-1 team in the original Night Train — the sled that won Olympic gold — was a distant 10th at Sochi, behind three German teams, two Russian squads, and one each from Britain, Canada, Switzerland, and the gold medal-winning sled of Latvia.
Not a surprise in a year the USBSF's budget will end in the red.
"People wonder why my performance has suffered. The big nations — the Canadians, Germans and Russians — have mechanics that travel," Holcomb said, citing Eurotech's deal with Canada. "We have none and go day-to-day."
The Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project refurbished the American team's sleds for two decades, but since the split, few wrenches have been taken to the fleet. The goal is to get at least six in top shape for the Winter Games.
"Right now, the fleet is in need of maintenance, somebody to completely disassemble them," said 68-year-old Frank Briglia, a longtime devotee of the sport and the man the USBSF has leaned on for the past two years to help keep the fleet intact. "They need it bad. It's just a shame. Somebody has to do it."
Bodine is willing to be that somebody and Steele isn't opposed to it.
"Money's tight," he said. "Knowing that an Olympic year is coming up with new sponsors, I felt we could get away with one season in the red. But I've got my work cut out."
Next season, Bodine plans to send a tech on the road to service Night Train-2. And Briglia, who helped the U.S. team at worlds, says he'll lend a hand if asked.
"I'm a sap," Briglia said. "They're like my kids."
Holcomb is back on the ice in Lake Placid this week testing a new two-man sled produced by German automaker BMW, and so far that sled is fast, too.
"It's pretty solid. I'm very excited," Holcomb said Tuesday. "I think we've got a sled we can take into production."
The U.S. also won Olympic gold in women's bobsled at Salt Lake City in 2002, but the two-man gold has eluded the American men since 1936.


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"Scary Movie 5" must be some kind of psychological experiment. Perhaps the filmmakers sat in a lab, rubbing their temples while wondering aloud how awful they could make a movie and still score at the box office.
It's the only reasonable explanation for this lazy, boring, vile and tragically unfunny attempt at a horror-film spoof that is sure to kill brain cells and may signal the impending apocalypse. It's the kind of movie that leaves audience members partially lobotomized, exiting the theater and muttering absently to themselves, "How on earth did this movie get made?"
The answer: cheaply. Each of the increasingly terrible "Scary Movie" installments has enjoyed an impressive return on investment, so it's only logical that producers want to keep making them, quite literally, ad nauseam. The cost-cutting is evident, between the not-so-special effects and the amateur editing errors, including a casual relationship between dialogue and moving mouths.
Thirteen years after the first "Scary Movie," this new chapter follows the same general template, with one exception: This incarnation kicks off with Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan, playing themselves, preparing to make a sex tape.
From there, the story skips to couple Dan (Simon Rex) and Jody (Ashley Tisdale), who inherit a trio of youngsters after the demise of the kids' dad (Sheen). What follows shouldn't be confused with a plot; it's more a series of snippets in which the characters borrow familiar story lines from other movies, including "Mama," "Inception," "Black Swan" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."
But "Scary Movie" doesn't really put any kind of twist on these familiar plots, so much as present them in some brainless context. But stupid doesn't necessarily equate to funny, and that goes for Heather Locklear, dressed as a pregnant ballerina whose water breaks all over a male dancer's face as he lifts her above his head.
The movie is so appalling that even a film fan who guffawed her way through "The Aristocrats" would feel nothing but a deep emptiness as the end credits begin to roll, wondering if one solid joke was too much to ask from a movie that bills itself as comedy.
But no, there's nothing worthy of even a small smirk. Instead, the movie serves up violence against man, woman, child, doll and ape, not to mention sexual situations involving a German shepherd, a hairy, overweight nanny, Santa Claus, an automatic swimming pool cleaner, a pony and a microwave. A knock-knock joke told by a 6-year-old would be funnier than this endless stream of flatulence jokes, feces-infused food items and gratuitous vomiting.
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|2011-10-30, 06:29
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Ai Yori Aoshi:
There's a definitive couple all the way. As for the other elements, you may want to watch the first episode to describe it yourself.
PS: Btw, I heard that there's a big blizzard in the US and the Eastcoast was hit hard by it. So, how're you doin', US members? R u okay there, Undertaker?
|2011-10-30, 11:40
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I really loved Nogizaka haruka no himitsu, it was totally fine: serious enough, main couple all the way, school background, not retarded boy, cute female, satisfying ending. Really enjoyed both seasons. On the other side, i gotta say that after the first times they got interrupted in the best moments (Like when they were kissing), i started expecting it everytime they were near to kiss each other, and it actually happened till the end; that was kinda frustating. Beside this, i really loved this anime. I'd rate it 9.5 easily. Hope there is a 3rd season at this point, since i want to see em land the definitive fucking kiss.
Anyways, just to be clear: i don't like much amagami SS kind of story; with this i mean that i don't exactly like many parallel possible endings. The main issue is because each arc lasts only 4 or so episodes, while i'm looking for something 12/25 episodes long (an enough long and worked story). I loved some of amagami SS arcs, and if they just lasted 10 episodes or so (especially the first and last arc), i'd have rated them 10/10 for sure.
I'll now watch the first episodes of Akikan, kiss x sis and Oh my goddess, and decide what to watch first.
I wanted to point out once again that you have all been very helpful; i wouldn't have ever arrived to some titles by myself. Thank you.
OH LOL @ KISS X SIS: really, this looks like the so sought anime. This isn't even borderline hentai, i'd definitely put it in the hentai tags. AND I LOVE IT. It's not explicit fucking/blowjobbing, but it's just as near. There are no nosebleeds but rather boner (like it is in reality afterall), wet vaginas LOL the fuck. This is a total win. It got also some fucking funny scenes (like when that blonde girl is sucking a chocolate banana hahaha, or that sick chocolate rofl). Also, the guy isn't a shy/gay boy, but rather enjoys those moments. He's a genius, +1 for him.
Even if only at the 2nd episode, i can rate it by now 10/10 in the first category for fucking sure. Whoever suggested it on the road, was a fucking jesus. THANK YOU.
PS: if you got something else as explicit as this, gimme the title haha
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|2011-10-30, 14:04
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Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai and Ore no Imouto. Still, I'm not sure if you'll like them enough. Try the first episodes of them.
|2011-10-30, 16:33
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I don't care if Kiss x sis got an ending; tbh i wouldn't like for it to have an end. Best would be keeping doing weird things with not blood related sisters without talking about marriage, serious engagement and stuff like that. Btw i like it mostly because it's almost hentai (uncensored kisses, wet panties, feet fingering, totally goes beyond the definition of ecchi/BLhentai. So that's it. I'm liking it more because of the hentai factor.
Anyways, i was sure that someone else suggested me kiss x sis, but cba to go search back in my older topics. And ye, you had already suggested me to watch it. Thank you for that.
I'll check those titles just after i finish kiss x sis, because if they are very similar to it, they got priority over the rest.
Thank you once again
Finished Kiss x Sis, and i really loved it. I confirm the 10/10, this was an exception i guess. The thing is that it left me satisfied, because during the anime they kissed and did hentai-like things. To sum up, i didn't need a definitive end with the only kiss of the series at the last episode, because i could enjoy those moments already during the anime, and they happened quite often. As stated before, this is an exception, probably the only anime that i would like not to have a definitive end, with a decision between the two. I'm totally happy he didn'd choose anyone. It's okay as it is, it was so all the way from the beginning.
If you know some other title that is a hentai (I truly mean an hentai, with everything uncensored, but not something that is 99% fucking/kissing/blowjobbing for no good reason and 1% poor plot; i'd like it to have a good enough plot, with that kind of hentai scenes. Do you get what i mean? Hentai with a plot: am i asking too much, right? Anyways, if you happen to find something like Kiss x Sis, that is similar to it mostly because of the over-ecchi (almost hentai) factor, i'd really be pleased.
Now i'll start watching Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, but after kiss x sis, i don't think any of the titles given to me so far will ever satisfy me more. This, of course, as far as the first type of anime is concerned. For the 2nd there is still a chance.
Kiss x Sis wins the day.
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|2011-10-30, 22:04
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Started watching Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, and i don't know if i'm wasting my time: watched the first 3 episodes, but the only conclusion i can get it's the story of a brother who helps his sister with her otaku hobbies and fetish for incest games. Really, i can't imagine any love relation growing between the two, beside that they are blood related and really bro/sis.
At least in Onegai! Twins, the red haired girl wasn't the protagonist's sister, so it was okay for them to stay together, and in Kiss x Sis they aren't blood related. But as far as Oreimo is concerned, i just see a normal family, with normal values and morality, and a normal brother who is helping his sister. I really can't see any development, so for the moment i dropped it. Correct me if i'm blind. (PS, there isn't ecchi at all, and the girl is flat titted; the only reason i could overcome that is if the story is a bit more serious and sentimental)
Now trying out Akikan!
Watched the first episode of Akikan, and even tho i like the male character, the story is just too improbable and the setting is simply.... oh well. Beside that, i don't like the animation much; for example, the girl's hairs are all straight, what the fuck, looks like sailor moon lol? Dropped for the moment (probably forever)
Oh well, "oh my goddess" incoming then
JK too much old looking D:
Ok, now starting baka and test
Watched the first episode, and i gotta say i find it a bit demential. I don't think it will fit at all. Also, i don't actually like the plot and those familiar fights to gain access to other classes' accessories. The male character is also...... i can't sub in him at all, beside that he's some sort of masochist together with his familiar. It didn't give me a good impression.
I'll give a chance to Ai Yori Aoshi:, but i think that Kiss x Sis, in general, ruined my judgement. I now seek something just similar or even better: requirements? Things like that sexy tongue kissing (during the first episodes), or frequent panty shots (with visible vagina shape). Looks like an hentai, from the description, and if they go close to fucking(or even do it) i don't mind; it is totally fine unless it becomes 99% fucking, 0% plot. Oh, and if there has to be some sex part, it must be with only one girl (occasionally two). No harem fucking like bible black or discipline or any other heavy hentai.
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|2011-10-31, 00:09
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LOL, hahaha, loks like KissxSis really made your day. Still, that kinda aniime is quite rare. It's a hentai without being too hentai-ish. Anyway, you've tried Oreimo, does that mean you've already tried Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai?
PS: Maybe you should take a break first after watching Kiss x Sis by watching anime with different tones. As for Oniichan no Koto, it's more on the humour side but there's still some ecchiness in it and the story is pretty similar to Kiss x Sis where the little sister (non-blood-related) wants his brother so much by teasing him everyday ^_^.
|2011-10-31, 01:25
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Oniichan no Koto Nanka Zenzen Suki ja Nai: the story would be okay but i find the animation just horrible: round huge ears, THIN people in general, squitty voice.... fuckno. What a pity.
It looks like i have to search for some squallid hentai. :/
If you happen to find one that isn't so much hentai (i described in my posts above what i mean by saying it), i'd be grateful.
Anyways, i noticed there was a kiss x sis from 2008, so i'll stick to it for the moment, since it was a pure win all the way.
|2011-10-31, 10:24
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HOLY SHIT, i didn't know there were two parallel kiss x sis stories. I happened to watch the TV series first (that was produced during 2010), and i loved it, even rating it 10/10. Then i came to know of the existence of a Kiss x Sis OVA, and i watched it and..... holy shit, god like. Before, i said that my judgement had been corrupted and that nothing else would have satisfied me as much as Kiss x Sis: i was wrong, or actually, partially wrong. The OVA was just more hentai, and totally loved it. This is a 11/10, we are going for the 110% liking. On the other side, i was correct: the only thing that would have appealed me more has been a more hentai version of that anime.
Kiss x Sis has been pure win. Getting back to the topic:
I did a fast search, and i think you kinda got what i was looking for:
Yosuga no sora, B gata H kei and Kre wa zombie desu ka are discarded because i had checked em before.
But as far as other titles are concerned, you kinda caught it: Next to watch are:
Aki sora (short but will do it)
Fortune arterial (no ecchi tag, i hope in something tho)
nyan koi (no ecchi tag, i still want to give it a shot)
Thank you for the suggesting, I think you are the winner. On the other side, it was my fault in expressing exactly what i wanted. You have all been helpful with your tips. Currently there is nothing in my list, if not the 3 above animes, so keep suggesting and bringing me that kind of titles, that are hentai and show much, but that also have a plot and aren't just "guy fucks 100 girls"
Thank you again
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|2011-10-31, 10:39
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And, yeah, Redoaxe's suggestions are good titles concerning your interest.
|2011-10-31, 13:10
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Finished watching Aki Sora:
It was only 3 episodes long, and it had like no plot. However, i would lie if i said i didn't like it. I'd say it was 99% hentai; the only missing scenes were closeups during the penetration lol. Even tho it was more ecchi/hentai than Kiss x Sis, i liked more the latter. Why? Here few reasons:
1) Kiss x sis gave the feeling of showing everything and nothing at the same time: this was a characteristic i didn't find anywhere. If you think about it, there was actually no nudity, but it was like they showed everything, from panties with wet vagina shape, to other perv games from the sisters.
2) Kiss x sis was humorous, had funny scenes, and was light. It didn't have too much serious themes.
3) Kiss x sis was full of kisses (the chocolate lipstick episode was one of the most exciting things i've ever seen) and other preliminary stuff. They almost went near to fucking, but it was always limited to kisses/touching/fingering.
4) Aki sora was focused on quite heavy themes, real incest relation (in kissxsis or onegai twins they weren't blood related, so wasn't incest, but here they are), lesbian twin aswell. It wasn't that light, beside being totally serious with 0% humor. It's not like i don't want serious animes, actually i was looking for them, but it's intended that some laugh would make it more relaxing. Things like onegai teacher/twins had such funny moments, even being quite serious (especially teacher).
5) Aki sora had really few kisses; mostly it was fucking, but holy shit, he had an awesome sister haha. Beside that, the male character looked like a kid, and sometimes even like a girl, with kid voice aswell.
6) Aki sora only took place in a bedroom, and in that building at school. It was only focused on the bro/sis relation. It was exciting anyways, that's why i liked it, but still i could observe such particulars. Oh for instance: i'm not totally fine with incest, unless it turns out that the protagonists are not blood related (thus not being a real incest).
However, it didn't leave me unsatisfied, so even tho this anime came after Kissxsis, i don't have the feeling like "nothing else will entertain me again like that", so thank you for suggesting it.
ANyways, i actually never watched B gata H key, i just avoided it by prejudice; i'll give it a second chance now.
PS: if i had to rate it, taking into account my requirements, i'd say 9.6, so even tho i criticized it much, as you can see, it got up my classific. Just to point it out, the main downsides were that it was too short, and therefore very little plot and no laughs. The rest was okay.
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|2011-11-01, 12:58
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A lot of anime which I would have suggested are already mentioned but you could look at Green Green, Green Green AOV and Freezing
|2011-11-01, 19:31
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@Dr Smith: i thought Green Green would fit me from the beginning, but i didn't know if it was too childish, that's why i didn't pick it up. I added it to the list now, tho. Same goes for freezing, since it seems to contain much ecchi. Thank you for suggestin them.
ANyways, i checked out Fortune Arterial and Nyan Koi (currently watching them), and they are okay (finished watching over half of both). Sadly i had to interrupt my watching because the alimentator of my laptop burnt up, so i gotta change it next week. I'm currently writing from a shitcase with horrid video loading, so anime watching failed tonight, and tomorrow i got uni. I'll be back friday as always.
It wasn't a bad thing tho, because while searchin something to do, i happened to find out that KissxSis is an ongoing manga and that the anime only covered 19/53 chapters, so tonight i started reading it, and loved it. Finished capter 6, i don't want to skip anything. I'm happy i can still get something off Kissxsis, and that the oav is still ongoing. I have to stop anyway for tonight cos tomorrow i gotta wake up early.
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|2011-11-01, 23:54
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Like the tradition of all manga out there, Kiss x Sis is in black and white all the way. In almost any manga, you may get some bonus colored pages occasionally, but not more than 1-2 pages against dozens of monochromatic pages and that's it. In fact, there's only few manga out there that has colored pages all the way. It's like 1:1000. If you really want to read mangas, it'd be better if you get use to the monochromatic color. Even the most popular mangas out there are in black & white.
|2011-11-03, 00:28
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New England area is pretty much shot, I'm in western Mass, as far as I know 70% of houses in western MA lost their power and the trees and branches are everywhere and eastern MA aren't too much better either, overall over 650,000 homes and businesses lost power and surrounding states are all in similar states.
The storm itself was actually not that bad, it was the timing that was totally f#$ked. It this storm happened in Dec. or even late November, it'd be a non-issue, and a cake walk. The problem was that the leaves are still on the tree and those leaves provided additional area for snow to get stuck to and thus causes trees to snap everywhere and disrupt the powerline.
Yeah, most comic/manga from Eastern Asia countries are B&W with exception of Hong Kong comics, but like U.S. comic they release at snails pace. But at same time the comic is dirt cheap which allow it as an industry to become part of daily life legitimate for of entertainment in pop culture. For example, a bounded volume (the ones you see in Barns&Noble for example) in Japan is usually around 480-600 yens in Japan or 85-120 in Taiwan dollar which roughly translates to $3-5 in U.S.
The few color pages that shows up are usually there because that specific chapter was the featured series in the magazine serialization of that issue or the mangaka was popular enough that the magazine ask mangaka to do color spread. For example, Eichiro Oda, the top mangaka in Japan right, is ask to do color spread on JUMP for his series One Piece about every 5-6 weeks and those artworks later releases as artbooks.
In KissxSis' case, OVA is more closely resemble the manga but Manga is still more proactive. If you think the anime is pushing the boundary without having actual sex, think again...
If ecchi is the main theme and you can overlook other aspect. Freezing was a pretty good series as is Seikon no Qwaser. Although do go into those series with hit-miss mentality as both series are heavy on plot and combat. Kind of like Sekirei with a bit less comedy.
Also give B gata H key a try as well because as you said, you might overlook the issue that the series has which I mentioned and in that case give Ikkitousen a shot as well.
Also check out Seitokai Yakuindomo the romance element is only hinted at but the series is basically a collection of sexual jokes which you might find enjoyable.
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Since you previously don't know about Kiss x Sis OVA, do you know that Onegai Teacher has 1-episode OVA? The OVA functioned as the 13th episode.
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I've watched up to 6 episodes of B gata H kei, and even tho i somehow was enjoying it, i dropped it when i realized it was mainly from the girl's pov. Also the guy was shy, so ye, confirm i dropped it.
I'll give a shot to the other titles you mentioned, even tho i had already read up the sheet in AP about seikon no qwaser: even tho it seems to be overloaded with huge amounts of ecchi-ness, from the story & character's sheet looks like it's only the girl's pov. I'll save this title anyways as last resort.
I knew of the 13th episode after i finished the series, but i read up somewhere that the 13th episode is a bonus, and it's about the teacher's mother falling for the male character, so nothing serious as far as the plot is concerned. To be honest, i skipped it on purpose, because i have a very good opinion of Onegai Teacher, and of the fact that is built on a romantic scenario with much drama/tears on the way. An useless bonus fanservice episode would just distract me from the pleasant ending, and ruin the opinion i have of this anime. HOWEVER, if you think that i should watch it anyway, let me know, because i tend to avoid some things by prejudice.
Anyways, at the moment anime-watching has stopped, because my laptop is getting repaired and i'm still writing from this shit case that loads and downloads videos like a snail. I'll read Kissxsis manga in the mean time.
I would like to make a list of my favourite Kissxsis episodes to give you more hints, but i like in the same way 16/18 episodes, so it's kinda hard (The 2 episodes i like less are the ones with a bit of story rofl). Anyways, i think i enjoyed the most the chocolate lipstick episode; that thing induces perv tendencies lol.
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The problem you have now is that you are running out of the title that 100% fits your taste, so you are now officially in hit-or-miss mode.
The 13th episode of Onegai Teacher is more of the mom trying to purposely messing with her daughter (in a nice way) than she actually falling in love with Kei, so you should be safe.
As for Seikon no Qwaser, the main character is a 3rd person PoV with the main character being the guy with lead female as his partner so you can give is a try. The downside of this series is that its not really don't have much comedy in it. This applies to Freezing, though freesing is a little more lighter-hearted than Seikon.
On the other hand, Seitokai Yakuindomo is an ecchi comedy that somehow manages to not showing any skin. So there's a chance you might enjoy that.
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Air Gear: Most people might not think of this as a romance but it does have a strong romantic element to it. If i say to much more about that it might give to much of the show away.. But ANN has a great description and you can stream the show on their website.
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Ok, i'll give you my current list just as an update:
-Currently watching:
Fortune Arterial: I'm enjoying it at the moment, i like the characters, i like the school setting. So far it was totally okay (Stopped at ep9 due to technical issues)
Nyan Koi: I hate cats, but since the story is, episode by episode, less and less about cats and more about love triangles, it is okay for the moment (Stopped at ep6 due to technical issues)
Seitokai Yakuindomo: I noticed it got a school setting, dirty jokes and stuff so should be okay. Next after i finish the previous 2 titles.
Freezing: i'm really putting huge hopes in this title, but i want to give Seitokai priority due to the school setting.
Omamori Himari: The girl is just hell cute, and this time i might even get over my hatred towards catgirls. However, this would also be the main downside, but if the girl isn't always in her catgirl mode (I noticed that in some SS she doesn't have cat ears), then i should definitely get over it.
Kannagi: If it got the boy's pov, should be awesome. I don't like that much that girl's azure haircut, but i might get over it easily if the anime fits my requirements.
Ikkitousen: School setting, ecchi, should be good. Hope it got mostly the boy's pov.
Green Green: This title fights for priority with the above one, should be totally good if it evolves as i think.
Astarotte no Omocha: Looking bad at my older topic i noticed i had skipped this title. It is now back on the list. From some SS around the net should be okay
B gata H kei: everything was totally fine, the girl was totally fine, the guy a bit less but still acceptable BUT, since it was so much on the girl's pov, i dropped it. If it was from the boy's pov would have been totally fine.
Seikon no Qwaser: Lmao what is this? I watched the first episode and was just fucking lol; what the fuck, drain energy from sucking huge breasts? LOL, I said i didn't mind fantasy background, but this is too much unreal to justify perv things like milking and other things. Not my genre, definitely. Avoid that kind of weird things.
I don't like sport oriented animes, so i'll pass on Air Gear, since i don't even like skating. Btw, i have to inform you that i've become quite easy-dropping, since i now kinda know what i'm looking for and therefore some titles might fall apart after i watch the first 2-3 episodes. So, even though the list may appear of quite moderate proportions, it could easily become small, so keep on suggesting titles.
I gotta remind you that i'll get back my pc next week, so no anime watching till then.
Searching around i caught this title: Sora no Otoshimono. Would it be a nice catch, or is it like too much oriented towards other stuff, or it's from the girl's pov or whatever?
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In the second presidential debate the question was asked about the Department of Energy's role in lowering gas prices.
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In the second presidential debate the question was asked about the Department of Energy's role in lowering gas prices. The answers from each candidate centered on their energy policies while failing to mention that DOE does not have control over gasoline prices, with the possible exception of tapping the nation's strategic petroleum reserve in the event of an emergency.
There's a perfect storm of sorts that could bring relief in the coming months and years.
China's growth has been decelerating faster than most people had forecast. Petroleum demand in China has slowed from more than 10 percent growth in imports over the first half of the year to about 1 percent currently – and that should have an impact on world prices as a whole.
We are also seeing an increase in OPEC production, in part to offset the drop-off of production from Iran. There is still a great deal of uncertainty regarding Iranian exports due to sanctions from the U.S. and Europe.
Iraq has become a bigger supplier to the market and has ramped up production considerably.
But the conversation nowadays must also include mention of the surging production in Canada and the United States.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency, North American production is growing faster than any supply system in the world. In early October, U.S. crude production hit a 25-year high, growing 750,000 barrels a day over this time last year. Add to that the growth in Canadian crude production – and there's an extra 1.5 million barrels a day on the market.
So, with China's demand slowing and the Middle East producers ramping up production, why aren't we seeing lower gasoline prices today?
It's because energy is a global commodity, a global market. North America's frenetic production is tempered by transportation bottlenecks.
Meanwhile, North Sea oilfields have lost 800,000 barrels of capacity a day, about half of which usually moves to Africa and the U.S. As a result, Europe is importing 600,000 barrels a day more now, with most of that product coming from the U.S. refineries along the Gulf Coast.
The good news is that the winter market is expected to be better supplied – not just because North Sea production will be brought back into the marketplace on the order of 250,000 to 300,000 barrels a day, but the U.S. production is still increasing.
But this boom doesn't mean Americans will be consuming the oil flowing from all the new drilling operations in North America. We could actually see an oil glut on the U.S. Gulf Coast in the year ahead, and as a result oil produced by U.S. and Canadian drillers will end up being exported.
Because crude oil is a commodity, supply and demand will dictate whence it flows, and where. No American president controls the global oil market.
What a president can do, however; is direct the Department of Energy to start looking beyond oil. The U.S. needs an alternative energy future that eventually will replace gasoline as the fuel that powers our economic engine. If we don't start planning for the future, we will most likely continue to pay higher costs for gasoline, but we will also abdicate our position in determining what that alternative energy future will look like.


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Joint resurfacing is a procedure that removes damaged joint tissue and uses a metal cap to create a new, smooth joint surface.
Resurfacing may be done on the hip, shoulder, or knee joints which are more prone to degenerative arthritis or wear and damage.
Reasons for Procedure
Joint resurfacing may be done as part of treatment after an injury or for joints with arthritis or that have worn down over time. In either situation, damaged tissue in the joint is causing pain and making it difficult for normal function.
Joint resurfacing may be considered:
- When other treatments, such as medications or physical therapy, have failed to improve function or pain
- When pain limits your activities and affects your quality of life
- As an alternative to joint replacement in people with limited knee damage
Possible Complications
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
- Joint pain, stiffness, or instability
- Loose joint
- Dislocation
- Excess bleeding
- Infection
- Blood clots
- Nerve and/or blood vessel injury
- Reaction to anesthesia
- Lack of improvement in physical ability or less than expected
Before your procedure, talk to your doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your risk of complications such as:
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Chronic disease, such as diabetes or obesity
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Before surgery, you will meet with your doctor for a physical exam, medical history, and tests. You may have blood tests.
Imaging studies that may be done to evaluate the joint and surrounding tissue include:
Talk to your doctor about your medications. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to two weeks before the procedure.
You may be given either:
- General anesthesia —you will be asleep through the surgery
- Regional anesthesia —to block pain in a specific area of the body, but you will be awake
Description of the Procedure
An incision will be made along the joint. Muscles, tendons, and ligaments will be carefully moved aside. The joint may be moved from its normal position so that the surgeon will have access to the damaged area.
Damaged sections of tissue that lies over the bones, called cartilage, may be removed and smoothed down. Any excess build-up of bone will also be removed. A metal cap will be placed over the newly cleaned surface. If needed, a metal cup or plastic surface will be placed on the opposite joint surface as well. This is usually done with the hip or knee, but not the shoulder. When the repairs are done the joint will be returned to its normal place. Muscles and tendons will be moved back into place and the incision will be closed. A bandage may be placed over the incision.
How Long Will It Take?
1-3 hours
How Much Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will prevent pain during surgery. Pain and discomfort after the procedure can be managed with medications.
Average Hospital Stay
The hospital stay is usually about 1-4 days. If you have any problems, you may need to stay longer.
Post-procedure Care
Right after the procedure, you will be in a recovery room where your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing will be monitored. Recovery may also include:
- Pain medications
- Antibiotics to prevent infection
- Medication to prevent blood clots
- X-rays to evaluate the new joint
Physical therapy will be started soon after surgery to get the joint moving. This therapy will help to regain the range of motion and strength of the joint. The therapist will also help you understand how to use assistive devices you may need as you heal.
During your stay, the hospital staff will take steps to reduce your chance of infection such as:
- Washing their hands
- Wearing gloves or masks
- Keeping your incisions covered
There are also steps you can take to reduce your chances of infection such as:
- Washing your hands often and reminding visitors and healthcare providers to do the same
- Reminding your healthcare providers to wear gloves or masks
- Not allowing others to touch your incisions
You may need assistive devices once you are home. The devices will help support your joint until healing can be completed. The length of time you will have the assistive devices will depend on what joint is affected, how much work is done, and your overall health.
You may need assistance with some daily tasks. It may take about 6 weeks before returning to normal activity. The doctor and therapist will give guidance on returning to work.
Call Your Doctor
It is important for you to monitor your recovery after you leave the hospital. Alert your doctor to any problems right away. If any of the following occur, call your doctor:
- Pain that cannot be controlled with the medications you were given
- Signs of infections, such as fever and chills
- Signs of infection at the incision site, such as warmth, redness, or excess drainage
- Worsening joint stiffness, pain, or instability
- Numbness or tingling in your arms, fingers, legs, or toes
Call for emergency medical services right away for:
Pulmonary embolism , a blood clot that is lodged in the lungs, which may cause:
- Shortness of breath
- Rapid breathing
- Chest pain that occurs when you breathe or cough
- Spitting blood
Deep vein thrombosis , an obstructive blood clot (mainly in the leg), which may cause:
- Leg swelling and tenderness
- Pain in the groin or buttocks
- Swelling in the thigh
- Redness, warmth, or skin discoloration
If you think you have an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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How To Clean An Old Frame
Since we haven't gotten around to hanging any of our artwork in our new apartment, we're literally tripping over everything. For example, this frame used to hold an antique print--but it fell and broke. After we took it apart and removed the broken glass, we took the opportunity to clean up the very old frame.
What You Need
Ingredients [OR] Materials
Mild dishwashing soap
White Vinegar
Wood Oil
Soft cloth
1. Wipe any dust and dirt off of your frame with a clean, soft cloth.
2. Next, softly scrub the entire frame with a dry toothbrush, removing more dirt from crevices and again, wipe with cloth.
3. Mix up water and a few drops of mild dish soap in a bowl.
4. Be sure to test a small area on the side of the frame before using water/and/or soap. If your frame reacts well, dunk the toothbrush in the solution and tap on the side of the bowl to release the excess water.
5. Working in small sections, gently scrub the frames surface, making sure to get in those crevices. Bring out the Q-tips if a toothbrush isn't producing the results you'd like.
6. Continue around the frame until you've covered the entire area.
7. Finish with a quick polish of wood oil (we only had Murphy's Oil on hand, so we used that to give our frame extra shine).
Additional Notes: Our frame wasn't coming as clean as we would have liked so we also tried white vinegar and Murphy's Oil. It seemed that the most dirt and grime came off when we started to polish with the Murphy's oil (but you may have completely different results depending on your frames finish).
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Long Distance National & International Externship Seminar (LAW-769-010)
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This is a three-credit, graded seminar. It is taken in conjunction with a field placement in a non-profit, court, government organization, or a private law firm doing pro bono work. The overarching goal of the course is to provide a framework for you to reflect on and learn from your externship experience beyond the substantive legal work you will be engaged in—including what it means to be a "student lawyer" from the U.S. working with lawyers and clients in the legal system of another country and/or international organization, and the cultural, ethical, socio-legal, and, for some -- depending on the country of placement – the political dimensions of transnational lawyering. Developing the capacity to attain intercultural competency and reflect on and analyze your goals at this stage in your career will prove invaluable as you enter the profession after graduation. NOTE: THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO ALL LONG DISTANCE STUDENTS, WORKING OUTSIDE DC (NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY). IMPORTANT Students must attend the externship seminar in-person on May 16th, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; May 17th, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm; August 15th, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; and August 16th, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
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The End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) will soon be reintroduced by Rep. John Conyers, Democrat of Michigan, and Sen. Russ Feingold, Democrat of Wisconsin. Numerous incidents throughout American history have taught us that racial profiling not only fails as a law enforcement tool but ultimately makes us all less safe. Passage of ERPA would be an important step toward ending racial profiling.
Over a century ago, Leon Czolgosz walked up to President William McKinley with a concealed weapon and shot him. The Secret Service agent assigned to search the president's visitors was focused on a "dark complexioned man" in line behind Czolgosz. Ironically, the same man whose appearance made the agent suspicious - Jim Parker, an African-American former constable - saved President McKinley from a third bullet.
In 1995, after the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City, Timothy McVeigh, the white male assailant, fled while law enforcement officers looked for "Arab terrorists" whom they thought responsible.


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Lipscomb moved into the semifinals with a dramatic 73-72 victory over Belmont Thursday evening. Catie Woods hit the game-winner as her jumper from the corner rattled off every piece of the rim before finally falling down with 11 seconds remaining.
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The HLG Contracting is one of the leading diversified international contractors in the Middle East.
HLG aims to be the leading diversified international contractor in the Middle East.
HLG was formed in 2007 following the merger of the UAE's premier building contractor, Al Habtoor Engineering with Gulf Leighton, the Leighton Group's original operating company in the Gulf region.
HLG is committed to providing a range of delivery methods that best suit clients needs and individual project requirements.
HLG Contracting is one of the leading diversified international contractors in the Middle East. We focus on two core market sectors.
HLG offers engineering and infrastructure services that include design, development, construction, and operation and maintenance; with a strong emphasis on transport-related projects.
HLG's building expertise encompasses hotel developments, commercial and retail developments, residential developments, hospitals and healthcare facilities, education and cultural developments, industrial facilities, sports facilities and government/ defence buildings.
HLG operates a number of Associated Businesses across the region that complement our core construction activities. The Associated Businesses are formed through strategic joint ventures with leaders in their respective industries and provide specialist services including MEP services, foundation engineering, steel fabrication and erection, waste management, remediation and environmental services.
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Occupational health and safety is a priority for the Group, and our strong safety record is a key competitive advantage.
The Group is regarded throughout the construction industry as a leader in environmental management.
HLG recognises that, wherever we operate, we are a guest of the local community, and we endeavour to minimise the impact of our work on residents and their environment
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The NFL did the Bears few favors when it scheduled the new regime to open the season with three straight opponents that made the playoffs last season. Perhaps the Bears would have started 0-3 regardless of their extensive injury woes, but that's behind them now.
This week, a beatable but ascending Raiders team visits Soldier Field riding momentum of their first road victory in 12 tries. The Bears, meanwhile, need a victory to avoid their first four-game losing streak to start a season since 2000.
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BRENTWOOD — Since his election as executive director/treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 2010, Randy C. Davis has crisscrossed the state hundreds of times.
BRENTWOOD — Since his election as executive director/treasurer of the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 2010, Randy C. Davis has crisscrossed the state hundreds of times.
2014 will be no different, except he will be traveling to every county — all 95 Tennessee counties during the next 12 months — to lead prayer rallies in or on the steps of courthouses in every county seat town. Among the first of these rallies will be at the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia at 9 a.m. Feb 24. Representatives from county Baptist churches and county and city public officials are invited.
"When I left First Baptist Church (Sevierville where he served as pastor prior to accepting the call to serve Tennessee Baptists statewide), a few weeks into the transition I sensed God wanted me to ring the bell of salvation as loudly and clearly as I possibly could," he recalled.
As Davis travels to each county he will ring a bell which has been designated the "Salvation Bell." The bell is on loan for the year from First Baptist Church, Sevierville. Davis said, "throughout history, church bells have been used to communicate urgent messages. As we ring the 'Salvation Bell' — which we will be ringing in every county — we hope and pray it will communicate to churches the urgent message to share Christ more now than ever before."
The "Salvation Bell" is mounted in the bed of a specially painted pickup with the words "Praying Across Tennessee."
In addition to praying for spiritual awakening, the rallies will be used as a platform to pray for and express appreciation for "public servants and our Baptist pastors" in each county, Davis said.
"The bell will be used," explained Davis, "to help raise awareness that Tennessee is no longer a church field but is now a mission field."
"The alarming decline in the number of Tennesseans being won to the Lord has been a tremendous burden shared by many people across our state. I sense Tennessee Baptists want to see a monumental change in the direction we've been going," he said.
The Tennessee Baptist executive said the intention is "not to have 95 large crowds to gather. Our intention is church representatives will join us there and return to their churches committed to lead their members to pray for spiritual awakening." He noted each of the rallies would last no more than 15-20 minutes.
The plan is to have the prayer rallies at the courthouse of each county seat town. When that is logistically not possible, the rallies will be moved to the nearest Baptist church, Davis said.
"My greatest hope is that growing out of the rallies will be ongoing prayer meetings in every county in which people earnestly seek the Lord," Davis said. "Every great spiritual awakening started out with a few people being really desperate for the Lord," he added.


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Showcase July 2013: Teachers' spatial anxiety relates to 1st- and 2nd-graders' spatial learning
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Teachers' spatial anxiety relates to 1st- and 2nd-graders' spatial learning
Elizabeth A. Gunderson1, Gerardo Ramirez2,
Sian L. Beilock2, and Susan C. Levine (Co-PI)2
1 Temple University and 2 University of Chicago
For the archival version of this research, and the preferred citation, see:
- Gunderson, E. A., Ramirez, G., Beilock, S. L., & Levine, S. C. (2013). Teachers' spatial anxiety relates to 1st- and 2nd-graders' spatial learning. Mind, Brain, and Education, 7(3), 196–199. [DOI]
Teachers' anxiety about a given subject can shape their own students' math learning by increasing girls' endorsement of traditional gender stereotypes (Beilock, Gunderson, Ramirez, & Levine, 2010). In this study, we ask whether female teachers' anxiety might also relate to their students' improvement in spatial skill, an important cognitive ability that supports math learning. Specifically, we examine whether teachers' spatial anxiety – their emotional reaction to the prospect of engaging in spatial activities – affects 1st- and 2nd-graders' spatial learning.
Our main hypothesis was that teachers' anxieties about spatial activities would influence their students' spatial learning. Unlike previous work examining math anxiety and math learning, we predicted that this relation would not vary as a function of student gender, for two reasons. First, young children may not be as aware of gender stereotypes favoring males in the domain of spatial skill as they are of gender stereotypes relating to math and reading, making it less likely for children to pick up on cues from their teacher that confirm or deny the stereotype.
Second, because spatial skill is not a stand-alone part of the curriculum like math and reading, teachers have more discretion in integrating spatial learning into the classroom (Krakowski, Ratliff, Gomez, & Levine, 2010). This may result in fewer opportunities for spatial learning for both male and female students in classrooms where teachers have higher compared to lower spatial anxiety. Therefore, we predicted that students' growth in spatial skill across the school year would vary directly as a function of teachers' spatial anxiety, regardless of student gender.
To test these predictions, we recruited 19 teachers (17 female) and 132 1st- and 2nd-grade students (88 first-graders; 71 females). The students completed an 8-item mental rotation task, adapted from the Spatial Relations subtest of the Primary Mental Abilities Readiness Level (Thurstone, 1974), at the beginning and end of the school year (about 6 months apart). In this task, children were shown an incomplete square and were asked to choose which of 4 shapes would complete the square. We also measured children's phonological working memory as a control measure (Weschler, 1991).
Teachers completed the Spatial Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ) at the end of the year (Lawton, 1994). The 8-item SAQ asked teachers to rate how anxious they would feel in different situations involving spatial navigation, such as "Finding your way around in an unfamiliar mall." Teachers also completed the 25-item short Math Anxiety Rating Scale (sMARS) as a control measure (Alexander & Martray, 1989).
Our results showed that children whose teacher was low in spatial anxiety improved significantly more on the mental rotation task than children whose teacher was high in spatial anxiety (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Students' mental rotation scores as a function of teacher spatial anxiety (low vs. high) and time of test (beginning vs. end of the year).
We confirmed these results using hierarchical linear model (HLMs), which account for the nesting of students within classrooms. Using this more fine-grained analysis, we again showed that the higher a teachers' spatial anxiety, the lower students' end-of-year mental rotation score, controlling for students' beginning-of-year mental rotation score, phonological working memory, grade level, and teachers' math anxiety. The results did not differ as a function of teacher gender or student gender.
In summary, we found that teachers' spatial anxiety robustly predicted how much 1st- and 2nd-graders improved in spatial skill over the school year. This may occur if teachers with high levels of spatial anxiety simply avoid introducing spatial activities in the classroom, limiting students' opportunities to engage in spatial reasoning and therefore decreasing spatial learning. Alternately, teachers with high spatial anxiety may choose less effective spatial activities or present them in a less effective manner than teachers with low spatial anxiety. Teachers with higher levels of spatial anxiety may also be less supportive of students who engage in spatial thinking (e.g., diagramming a math word problem), thus depressing students' ability to practice spatial thinking in the classroom.
Given the importance of spatial skill for STEM achievement, our findings highlight the need to address teachers' negative feelings about spatial activities. Recent research by SILC researchers suggests that teachers' spatial anxiety can be reduced through a week-long professional development intervention where teachers learn about how to teach spatial reasoning and collaborate with researchers to develop spatial activities for the classroom (Ping et al., 2011).
The present study suggests that reducing teachers' spatial anxiety has the potential to improve children's spatial skill, which may have the important benefit of improving children's interest and achievement in mathematics as well as STEM-related fields more broadly.
Citation for this Article
- ♦ Gunderson, E. A., Ramirez, G., Beilock, S. L., & Levine, S. C. (in press). Teachers' spatial anxiety relates to 1st- and 2nd-graders' spatial learning. Mind, Brain, and Education.
- ♦ Alexander, L., & Martray, C. (1989). The development of an abbreviated version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 22(3), 143-150.
- ♦Beilock, S. L., Gunderson, E. A., Ramirez, G., & Levine, S. C. (2010). Female teachers' math anxiety affects girls' math achievement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(5), 1860-1863. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0910967107
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