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EPA Analysis Shows Decrease in 2009 Toxic Chemical Releases in New Hampshire
Release Date: 12/16/2010
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
Analysis shows continued reduction of chemical disposal and releases in New England
(Boston, Mass. – Dec. 16, 2010) – EPA's most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now available for the reporting year of 2009. TRI reporting provides Americans with vital information about their communities by publishing information on toxic chemical disposals and releases into the air, land and water, as well as information on waste management and pollution prevention activities in neighborhoods across the country.
In New Hampshire, the reporting data show that overall releases of pollutants to the environment have decreased since the previous reporting year (2008). TRI information is a key part of EPA's efforts to provide greater access to environmental information and get information to the public as quickly as possible. TRI was recently recognized by the Aspen Institute as one of the 10 major ways that EPA has strengthened America.
During 2009, the latest year for which data are available, approximately 21.9 million pounds of chemicals were released in the six New England states, a reduction of about 2,359,064 pounds. In New Hampshire, 137 facilities reported in 2009 approximately 2.9 million pounds (a decrease of 240,916 pounds). Approximately 92 percent of releases in New Hampshire were emitted to the air during 2009. Across the U.S. in 2009, 3.37 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released into the environment, a 12 percent decrease from 2008.
Each year, EPA makes publicly available TRI data reported by industries throughout the United States regarding chemical releases to air, water and land by power plants, manufacturers and other facilities which employ ten or more workers and exceed thresholds for chemicals. This year, EPA is offering additional information to make the TRI data more meaningful and accessible to all communities. The TRI analysis now highlights toxic disposals and releases to large aquatic ecosystems, selected urban communities, and tribal lands. In addition, portions of the analysis are available in Spanish for the first time.
Reporting includes information on chemicals released at a company's facility, as well as those transported to disposal facilities off site. TRI data do not reflect the relative toxicity of the chemicals emitted or potential exposure to people living in a community with reported releases.
Facilities must report their chemical disposals and releases by July 1 of each year. This year, EPA made the 2009 preliminary TRI dataset available in July, the same month as the data were collected. This is the earliest release of TRI data to the public ever.
Reporting under TRI does not indicate illegal discharges of pollutants to the environment. EPA works closely with states to provide regulatory oversight of facilities that generate pollution to the nation's air, land and water. Effective review and permitting programs work to ensure that the public and the environment are not subjected to unhealthful levels of pollution, even as agencies work to further reduce emissions of chemicals to the environment.
Further, robust enforcement efforts by EPA and states ensure that facilities that violate their environmental permits are subject to penalties and corrective action. Yearly releases by individual facilities can vary due to factors such as power outages, production variability, lulls in the business cycle, etc., that do not reflect a facility's pollution prevention program(s).
The top ten chemicals released to the environment on- and off-site during 2009 in New Hampshire were:
- Hydrochloric Acid (after 1995 "acid aerosols" only), 1,693,635 lbs.
- Sulfuric Acid, (after 1994 "acid aerosols" only), 634,307 lbs.
- Hydrogen Fluoride, 166,423 lbs.
- Ammonia, 54,977 lbs.
- Barium Compounds, 48,490 lbs.
- Zinc Compounds, 32,875 lbs.
- Manganese Compounds, 29,833 lbs.
- Styrene, 28,616 lbs.
- Antimony Compounds, 28,512 lbs.
- Toluene, 25,531 lbs.
The ten facilities that reported the largest quantity of on- and off-site environmental releases in New Hampshire under TRI for 2009 were:
MerrimackStation, Bow, 2,365,636 Lbs.
Schiller Station, Portsmouth, 233,645 Lbs.
Public Service Co. of New Hampshire Newington Station, Newington, 29,733 Lbs.
General Cable Industries Inc., Manchester, 28,512 Lbs.
Nashua- A Cenveo Co., Merrimack, 24,692 Lbs.
Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. Inc., Milford, 18,393 Lbs.
Webster Valve Inc., Franklin, 16,175 Lbs.
Honeywell Safety Products, Nashua, 15,369 Lbs.
Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc., Newport, 14,796 Lbs.
Velcro USA Inc., Manchester, 14,141 Lbs.
TRI was established in 1986 by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and later modified by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. Together, these laws require facilities in certain industries to report annually on releases, disposal and other waste management activities related to these chemicals. TRI data are submitted annually to EPA and states by multiple industry sectors including manufacturing, metal mining, electric utilities, and commercial hazardous waste facilities.
EPA continues to work closely with the regulated community to ensure that facilities understand and comply with their reporting requirements under TRI and other community right-to-know statutes. EPA will once again hold training workshops throughout the New England region during the Spring of 2011. Training sessions will be set up in each state. Further information will be available on our Web site.
More information:
- TRI in New Hampshire Fact Sheet (epa.gov/triexplorer/statefactsheet.htm)
- Additional National information on TRI (epa.gov/tri/)
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Kids Help Phone Website:
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Harford Christian School won its second consecutive Maryland Envirothon recently, its third overall state championship in the past five years, and will represent the state in the North American Envirothon in August.
The Darlington school's five-member team took part in the two-day state competition, held June 19 and 20 at the Western Maryland 4-H Camp in Garrett County.
Harford Christian won the first of its three state Envirothon titles in 2008, according to a news release. The school placed seventh in last year's North American competition.
The students, including recent graduates Danielle Fiedler and Hunter Howell, rising seniors Maddie Feustel and Gracie Shannahan, and rising junior Danielle Reifer, will travel to Bozeman, Mont., in early August to compete against state and provincial winners from across the U.S. and Canada in the 26th annual North American Envirothon program.
"We're going to try to do our very best to represent the state well," Ada Stambaugh, Harford Christian's Envirothon advisor and an environmental science teacher, said Monday.
The team will travel to Montana Aug. 3; the competition takes place from Aug. 4 to 9 at Montana State University.
"It's a pretty intense week," Stambaugh said.
As they did in the Harford County competition in May, and the state competition, the students must demonstrate their knowledge in the categories of aquatics, forestry, soils and wildlife, as well as an environmental issue known as the Fifth Topic.
The Fifth Topic is set by the state or province which is hosting the North American competition, and since this year's competition is in Montana, the Fifth Topic will be "Sustainable Rangeland Management," according to the North American Envirothon website.
The students have made presentations on how they would resolve rangeland issues at the county and state levels.
The Harford Christian team members spent weeks preparing for the state Envirothon, which including identifying plants and animals native to Western Maryland, very different from the native Harford County species, and they will spend the next six weeks studying for the North American competition.
"In six weeks they have to learn volumes of new material," Stambaugh said.
She noted Howell was the only veteran member of this year's team, the first student to be part of a state championship team two years in a row. Stambaugh was also impressed with the efforts of the other four team members in their first time at state, where they were competing among 17 counties.
"It just made the win very exciting for us," she said.
Harford Christian's overall score was 461 points, 31 points ahead of the second-place winners from Carroll County.
"This is a pretty strong team going to represent the state of Maryland this year," Stambaugh said.
The North American Envirothon is sponsored by Canon USA Inc. Other sponsors include the National Association of Conservation Districts in the U.S., the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, along with several provincial Forestry Associations in Canada. The Envirothon is the largest national high school environmental education project of its kind. Maryland schools began participation in 1990 and have consistently placed teams in the top 10 at the national finals, according to the news release.
Harford Christian team members each won a $500 cash prize for the win plus a proclamation from the governor, in addition to the right to carry home the state trophy for the second year running, the news release stated.


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This morning I used some of the elements to create patterns. Not sure what for, but it was fun and relaxing. I'd like to upload the birdies to Spoonflower and maybe use the fabric to cover journals, what do you say? Hope you're all having a great week!
Nov 3, 2009
Fall colors
This morning I used some of the elements to create patterns. Not sure what for, but it was fun and relaxing. I'd like to upload the birdies to Spoonflower and maybe use the fabric to cover journals, what do you say? Hope you're all having a great week!
15 comments:
- Stel.la said...
- Nov 3, 2009, 2:05:00 PM
- Heather said...
I absolutely love your work. It's so beautiful and adorable all at the same time!
- Nov 3, 2009, 4:05:00 PM
- Faruffa said...
Gaia che belli questi colori caldi e morbidi, fanno venire vogli di stare davanti al camino a mangiucchiare castagne!!!
I pattern sono eccellenti, li vedo perfetti per della carta da regalo :o)
- Nov 3, 2009, 5:17:00 PM
- dwilson said...
Oh Gaia! It's beautiful, I love how you've opened up your illustration into the patterns. Each one is elegant, warm and inviting.
I'd love to get a print or trade!
- Nov 3, 2009, 5:22:00 PM
- theartofpuro said...
Meravigliosa ilustrazione e i pattern sono cosi' adatti alla stagione!Sono perfettamente d'accordo con Faruffa!
- Nov 3, 2009, 5:26:00 PM
- roberta baird said...
Your work is stellar Gaia.... and I love the patterns. You should definitely send it to Spoonflower!
- Nov 3, 2009, 8:56:00 PM
- Lisa Graves said...
I'm in awe of your style and technique. Amazing.
- Nov 3, 2009, 11:45:00 PM
- Manola said...
Ma che meraviglia! L'illustrazione autunnale è terribilmente bella! Adoro la tua attenzione ai dettagli e adoro la tua palette! ^_____^ i pattern sono meravigliosi: quello con gli uccellini è il mio preferito.. i tuoi animaletti sono troppo tenerosi! Brava come sempre. Un grande abbraccio. :)
- Nov 3, 2009, 11:45:00 PM
- Fotf said...
Ooohh i love the repeat patterns, especially the leaves they look like a string of leaf lights :)
- Nov 4, 2009, 9:28:00 AM
- Angela Matteson said...
My heart skipped a beat when I saw this autumn scene. Great characters in stylish outerwear! I just love your fall colors. So warm. Like hot apple cider. Perfect! :)
- Nov 5, 2009, 6:10:00 AM
- Susina's Dream said...
me encanta!! ^. ^
- Nov 5, 2009, 6:22:00 PM
- Skulleigh said...
Those patterns would make beautiful fabrics! I would love to see something made from them!
- Nov 7, 2009, 2:27:00 AM
- Levina Leo said...
wonderful :)
- Nov 16, 2009, 6:10:00 AM
- the enigma said...
absolutely love the colors and the cute characters!
- Jan 9, 2010, 5:02:00 PM
- linda said...
Wow, just wanted to say your illustrations are wonderful and love these patterns too... tutti stupendi!
- May 28, 2010, 9:12:00 PM


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The Foamposite series has been taken to an entirely new level this year as the sneaker community's been blessed with a number of ridiculous releases. 2012 has also proven to be a breakout year for custom kicks with more and more designers showing off their artistic thoughts on the most popular sneakers. The Foamposite Pro has been one of the heavily-featured subjects for a custom design and here we get a look at the latest from Smooth Tip. He dubbed this pair "Walking on Mars" as he caught inspiration from the mysterious planet and you can see how it plays off in his design. Check out additional photos of these above and let us know your thoughts on Smooth Tip's latest work.
Nike Air Foamposite Pro Custom "Walking on Mars"
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... there was a kiteboarder lofted in a squall. He was flying a 23 m kite in light winds when he ignored an incoming squall, was lofted and teabagged across the beach and between two buildings. By one eyewitness account, he was lofted into a palm tree and dropped down to the pavement head first. The accident summary appears below. He entered into a coma for about five weeks and no additional information was learned, until recently.
About a year ago, someone ran into the girlfriend of the victim. She had visited her former boyfriend out of state where he is being cared for by his parents. He can no longer walk, suffering partial paralysis. Sadly, he had no memory of ever having known the woman or even having lived in Florida. That time in his life, all the memories have been lost. He was in hospital for about six months and suffered nervous system damage and loss of memory and mobility. Thankfully he survived and came out of the coma but with serious losses all the same.
It was stated that the man was a loner, tried to figure things out on his own, didn't readily consider well intended advice or suggestions to take kiteboarding lessons. Some other victims of serious kiteboarding accidents have had some of these traits as well.
Some people still largely ignore squalls or don't bother to learn about them.
A summary prepared three years ago appears below:
60. Incident # 9 02 7 "Squall Injures Rider, Again" Location: Pompano, FL, USA
Date:9/29/02 Participant account included: No Number of independent accounts: 3
A new kiteboarder was out with an approximate Naish 23 m four line inflatable kite. He was flying over one half mile south of a group of other kiteboarders to the north. Squalls were in the area but many of the riders were ignoring them. One rider had to be grabbed while onshore as he was being lofted as one more squall moved into shore. The single rider to the south had been out trying to get some of the increased wind from the squall as it moved closer to shore. He succeeded in getting more and to the point of being overpowered. He worked into shore and then was lofted several times in succession, being "teabagged" across the beach until he went out of sight behind a building. The riders to the north later learned that there had been a serious accident.
From various reports it was concluded that the rider was lofted up into a tree where he hit and then fell from a substantial height, hitting his head on impact with the pavement. The rider was taken to the hospital. He was not wearing a helmet, impact vest or QR. It is presumed that the rider attempted to unhook but could not. The rider entered into a coma and is rumored to have come out of it after several weeks. This is still being attempted to be confirmed.
Lessons learned
1. Kiteboarders must avoid squalls at all costs.
2. Kiteboarders should always practice anti-lofting technique.
3. Always use minimum safety gear including a good helmet, impact vest, reliable quick release (QR) chicken loop attachment, a tested kite leash, hook knife(s), gloves and a whistle.
4. Rehearse dealing with emergency situations both mentally and physically to reduce reaction and response time. An early high priority should be to activate your tested quick release and kite leash.
5. Depower your kite sooner than later even if it is less convenient. Later, you may not have time.
6. Take adequate quality professional lessons to improve the odds of avoiding serious injury
7. Kiteboard with others. Talk about weather issues and how to deal with them. Some popular launches have even come up with a Squall Warning. The warning is something like several repetitions of three fast blasts on an airhorn and in some cases the hosting of a pair of square red flags as well. Riders should never be out with squalls nearby as they can strike too quickly for proper reaction. Until time and hard experience cement this conclusion in the kiteboarding community, a warning system is better than none at all. More about weather planning and kiteboarding appears at: phpbb/viewforum.php?f=131
Riders seem to routinely ignore squalls and the danger and violent power that can come with them. Accidents including particularly spectacular ones have occurred over the last couple of years but apparently the word is still not getting out. Kiteboarders love wind and particularly when wind is light much of the time as was the case in this accident, kiteboarders intentionally put themselves at risk of injury. Many riders are not aware of this hazard while still others don't take it seriously enough. People trying to learn on their own are only more vulnerable. The term "cannon fodder" comes to mind in describing riders that expose themselves to such conditions out of ignorance. Please talk about weather issues with your friends and at local launches. Weather planning and awareness are key aspects of safe kiteboarding and too many riders are not aware of this yet or do not take the risk seriously yet. With time, there should be enough serious injury stories out among riders to overcome this ignorance and indifference. Until then there will be more such avoidable accidents until a critical mass of accounts and stories are in circulation.
More regarding this appears at:
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How-To Guides
Here, please find how-to documents.
Wiki Stuff
Windows (Bleh) Notes
- Windows XP WPA2 Support WinXP WPA2
Mail Server Stuff
First off, the learning curve on postfix blows donkey balls. Secondly, I've been using sendmail for way too long and don't really WANT to use postfix. However, I admit that there are quite a few great advantages to the postfix MTA, such as Virtual Domains and the user interface.
Link sudo to /usr/bin/sudo
# ln -s /usr/local/bin/sudo /usr/bin/sudo
How to clear the queue
From time to time your mail queue may get filled up. This may be due to network problems or misconfiguration. For instance, if you botch (typo) the relayhost parameter, the mail will be undeliverable.
The first thing to do is fix the problem, meaning get the network back online, or fix the configuration. Issuing this command will tell postfix to try and deliver the mail from the queue.
postfix flush
However if you discover (using the mailq command) that the deferred mail is useless anyway, it may be desirable to just purge it from the queue without delivering, like so...
postsuper -d ALL deferred
Finally, specific messages can be removed based on their message ID, which is the first thing shown for each message shown in the mailq output.
postsuper -d 0C0FF240F2
- No Scroll Tabs: goto about:config, set browser.tabs.tabMinWidth=1
- Close on Tab: goto about:config, set browser.tabs.closeButtons=1
MySQL Stuff
Perform DUMP over SSH tunnel
- Boot FreeBSD cd, set up partitions correctly
- boot FreeSBIE
- login as root, no password
killall dhclient ifconfig <interface> inet <ipaddress>/<netmask> route add default <default router> umount /mnt newfs -U /dev/ad0s1a mount /dev/ad0s1a /mnt/ vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config, PermitRootLogin yes passwd, set root password /etc/rc.d/sshd start
- login to source machine for dump
# edit /etc/rc.conf and set up hostname and IP info for new machine dump -0aLf - / | ssh <ipaddress> "cd /mnt/ && cat | restore -rf -" # revert /etc/rc.conf
Command Line Foo
- perform grep to highlight only certain text, but display all:
grep -e ".*<regex>.*" -e '$'
- perform grep on output from other commands like tail the use line buffering so there's no delay in post:
grep -e "regex" --line-buffered


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Object #1022475 from MS-Papers-0032-0464
5 pages written 1 Jun 1867 by John Morrison in London to Sir Donald McLean in Napier City
From: Inward letters - John Morrison, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0464 (31 digitised items). 32 letters written from Office of the New Zealand Government Agency, 3 Adelaide Place, King William Street, London
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Inward letters - John Morrison, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0464 (31 digitised items)
Series 1 Inward letters (English), Reference Number Series 1 Inward letters (English) (14501 digitised items)
McLean Papers, Reference Number MS-Group-1551 (30238 digitised items)
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Feb. 15, 2007
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The defending National Champion UC Santa Barbara men's soccer program has announced plans for its annual Alumni event scheduled for the last weekend in April in Santa Barbara. UCSB former players, family, and friends are invited to come celebrate the program's first-ever national championship with a reception and game Saturday April 28.
The event will kickoff with the always popular alumni game Saturday from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. The game will be held at Rob Field, located behind the ICA building and Rob Gym. In the first game, Alumni Blue will square off with Alumni Gold followed by the Alumni White pitted against the 2006 National Champion Gauchos.
Following the game will be an alumni reception on Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building located next to Robertson Gymnasium. In addition to two-time NSCAA National Coach of the Year Tim Vom Steeg acting as emcee, former coach Andy Kuenzli will be the keynote speaker at the event. Kuenzli was the head coach at UCSB from 1981-1989 and posted a record of 95-64-21 (.586) during his nine years at the helm of the program.
In addition, alumni can take advantage of the university-sponsored events during the "All Gaucho Reunion" that weekend. Festivities include a commencement green reception, music and food throughout the campus, an alumni film festival, and Santa Barbara favorite Jack Johnson performing live at Harder Stadium Saturday afternoon.
For more information regarding the Alumni, Family and Friends weekend call (805) 893-6044 or login to the men's soccer page at www.ucsbgauchos.com.


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Wear Flowers in Your Hair
The mission Wear Flowers in Your Hair is the first mission in San Fierro. Carl Johnson starts up his business in the place.
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Carl, Cesar, Kendl and The Truth enter the garage in San Fierro. CJ is furious that Claude gave him this run down, old Xoomer station (the Doherty Garage) instead of a pink slip when he won the race. It clearly isn't a garage, but Kendl is determined to make it into a garage. It would take a lot of hard work, but she manages to persuade CJ, and they decide to give it a go. She also says if CJ is going to make that place into a garage, he'll need a few workmen. Truth knows of a few acquaintances who can help turn the garage into a successful chop-shop and has Carl drive to specific locations in the city to meet them; eventually, the duo succeed in convincing Dwaine, Jethro, and Zero to join the venture. After recruiting Jethro at Easter Basin, Truth asks Carl to make a few seemingly random stops to monitor the activities of some mysterious vans. One of the stops he asks CJ to make is directly in front of San Fierro Medical Center, where The Truth admonishes the other passengers to "think about a yellow rubber duck" as a van emerges from the medical center's parking lot. Without explanation, The Truth urges Carl on to the next stop. Next, he asks CJ to visit Jethro at his hot dog van. Then, he asks CJ to go to the San Fierro Police Station to see the van again. Lastly, he asks CJ to pick up Zero at his shop and then the four of them return to the Doherty Garage together. Carl then introduce the new workers to Cesar and Kendl suggests about the property business.
[edit] Award
There is no reward for this mission, but the mission 555 We Tip is unlocked. Also, Zero calls you and says that his landlord is selling his shop. Presuming that you bought it (for $30,000), the mission Air Raid is unlocked.
[edit] Trivia
- The name of the mission (and the preceding mission) is a reference to the Scott McKenzie song San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Floweres in Your Hair)
- There is a glitch in the PC version of the mission. As soon as the cutscene ends, Truth's face may be very streched and his eyes appear to be sticking out of his face, resulting in a rather humerous look. It will continue until the mission ends.
- Interestingly in this mission, the game uses unused police and hospital radar blips that were removed from the the game's map, but are still in the game files. They are only used for this mission, but after that, they are no longer visible on the radar/map.
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XBox Live Thinks One Name is Offensive, Rock Band Says Another Isn't Classy
Meet Steph Tytus and Varun Nangia, two more readers whose names were too inappropriate for XBOX live. Varun was forced to change his gamertag, which was his first and last name, and Steph tried to create a band using her name so the world can know that she rocks. Sadly, Rock Band thinks her name isn't "classy," and spat our an error message.
Here's Varun's letter:
Today, I discovered I couldn't connect to Xbox Live. After calling "Shanya" at Xbox Live (could not understand her, despite trying very hard), I was told that the Xbox Live service was down. How odd – everybody else, including my flatmate, on the same console is able to connect.
So I called back and "Ryan" answered. Ryan spent 35 minutes diagnosing my issue, making me connect, disconnect, reconnect and otherwise delete, undelete and trash my account. All the while, I explained to him that it clearly was NOT an issue with the connection, and not an issue on my end. After struggling to read his script, he finally took pity on me and followed my instructions to see whether there was anything wrong with my account. Sure enough, there was.
The system had tagged my Gamertag as offensive. What was my Gamertag? First name + last name.
That's right – my first name + last name is an offensive combination to the people who run Xbox Live. I asked Ryan what to do and he suggested changing the name order around.
So I've been forced to change my Gamertag – which means all the time that I've been using Xbox Live (about 30 months), my name has been offensive and apparently in violation of their terms, but they didn't bother to check or notify me or… well, do anything, really, except disconnect me today. I note that they updated the terms in 2005, twice in 2006, once in 2007 and somehow, I was in compliance with those terms all this time. Yet despite no change in the terms since June 2007, I am now in violation of those same terms. Explaining all this to the supervisor, "Lawrence", on the phone resulted in long, unintelligible mumbles (it was as if he arbitrarily picked words and letters out of the dictionary, strung them together, and then ran the whole gibberish through a randomizer), I was told that it was for my own security and protection they had decided that my name was offensive. Oh and the name that I had spent a while building an identity around? Yeah, there's no compensation for that. Nor did my preferences transfer over. In fact, I'm completely SOL…
Oh, for pete's sake, Microsoft.
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DreamWorks Animation has a bunch of cavemen to thank for getting some fresh Wall Street love.
Analysts responded positively to news that the Glendale studio had scored with its prehistoric feature "The Croods," which helped drive first-quarter profit to $5.6 million. The results sailed past Wall Street expectations.
The unexpectedly good numbers coming from DreamWorks triggered investors to snap up the company's stock. After closing at $19.28 on Tuesday, shares climbed 7% in after-hours trading after the studio reported financial results.
"We were pleasantly surprised by the numbers," said David Miller, a senior analyst at B. Riley & Co. in Los Angeles. Miller recently upgraded his rating on the company's stock from "sell" to a "buy" following the strong box-office performance of "The Croods," which was released in March and is expected to reach $550 million in worldwide ticket sales.
Also generating a buzz on Wall Street was news that DreamWorks signed an agreement to license its movie characters to a resort in Macao, China. And even Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Hollywood mogul who serves as DreamWorks chief executive, hinted at some other big deals in the coming months.
Katzenberg told analysts that the company was close to a television deal but declined to elaborate. People with knowledge of the situation confirmed that DreamWorks was in talks with AwesomenessTV, a popular YouTube network targeting teens and tweens with original shows. The talks were first reported by the online blog All Things D.
During the first quarter, Dreamworks Animation reported net income of $5.6 million, or 7 cents a share, on revenue of $135 million. That compared with net income of $9.1 million, or 11 cents a share, and revenue of $136.1 million, during the same period a year earlier, the company said.
Despite a nearly 40% decline in profit, the company's results exceeded what industry analysts had projected. Analysts had forecast a loss of 3 cents a share.
Katzenberg cited the success of "The Croods," which is the best-performing original film at DreamWorks since the release of "Kung Fu Panda" five years ago, saying, "It's great to be back in the home run business."
In an interview with The Times, he praised his new distribution partner, Twentieth Century Fox, for its role in distributing the movie: "What a great start to a new partnership," he said.
Because "The Croods" was released late in the quarter, it contributed only $4 million of revenue but will be a key driver of results in the second quarter. The studio's next movie, "Turbo," will be released July 7.
The first-quarter results were an improvement from the previous quarter, when DreamWorks lost $83 million in part because of poor results from last year's "Rise of the Guardians," for which the studio took an $87-million write-down. DreamWorks also took a charge of $54 million in the fourth quarter related to the company's decision to return the animated movie project "Me & My Shadow" to development.
Fueling results in the first quarter were stronger-than-expected DVD sales from "Rise of the Guardians" and "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," as well as $28 million in revenue from Classic Media library titles, which DreamWorks acquired last year.
DreamWorks also said it took a $2.5-million charge related to restructuring costs. The studio earlier this year said it was laying off up to 20% of its workforce.
Dreamworks also announced a deal with Sands China, a subsidiary of the company that owns the Venetian and the Palazzo hotel-casinos in Las Vegas, to license its characters for a DreamWorks Experience at the Cotai Strip Resorts in the Chinese city of Macao.
The agreement will give resort patrons various opportunities to mingle with Po, Shrek, Alex the lion, Hiccup and other characters from DreamWorks Animation movies. Edward Tracy, president and CEO of Sands China Ltd., said, "This innovative offering changes the landscape of family-friendly entertainment in Macao and is sure to be a big draw for guests of all ages."
The company already has similar deals with Royal Caribbean Cruises and Gaylord Hotels in the U.S., and with theme parks in New Jersey and Russia.
DreamWorks Animation last year became a partner in a joint venture with Chinese media companies to build an animation studio in Shanghai. DreamWorks also is helping design a Broadway-style entertainment district in Shanghai, where its new Oriental DreamWorks studio will be based.
Times staff writer Dawn C. Chmielewski contributed to this report.


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Diner Dining
Bonnie C. Lackey 4/25/2012 4:12:39 PMTerrific HDR work, Terry. Love the comp and the nostalgic feeling this brings forth. Sigh...I'm getting old ~smile~. #1458830
Tammy M. Anderson 4/25/2012 4:42:40 PMLove the colors and comp. Terry. Great HDR. #10109293
Robert R. Goodman 4/25/2012 4:43:00 PMHi Terry,Absolutely fantatic.Beautiful image,I wish we still had our old dinner here.They just reopened the Casa Grande cafe.It was built in 1901 out of adobe bricks!!!! #10109294
Wm Nosal 4/25/2012 4:46:31 PMWonderful Image, Terry!
Leslie McLain 4/25/2012 5:02:33 PMLove it , Terry. Terrific capture and HDR. #10109327
Rony Sagy 4/25/2012 5:07:21 PMWonderful HDR work, Terry. #10109339
Ann Coates 4/25/2012 5:17:33 PMThis image has such a wonderful feel to it. I love your work on this. #10109357
Claudia Kuhn 4/25/2012 5:48:09 PMWow Terry, love this, great old time diner! Love the colors...how did you get it so empty? #10109381
Stephen Zacker 4/25/2012 6:17:19 PMWhat a cool place. I juet kept looking at it to take in all the details #10109400
Jean-Pierre Ducondi 4/25/2012 7:49:53 PMGreat scene and HDR work Terry. Well done.
Deborah C. Lewinson 4/25/2012 8:17:08 PMThis is the perfect time capsule diner image, Terry ! Outstanding capture and processing!
Debby #10109498
Craig D. Minton 4/25/2012 10:13:45 PMGreat find and treatment, Terry. #10109523
Tiia Vissak 4/25/2012 11:53:30 PMa cool indoor image! #10109531
Carolyn M. Fletcher 4/26/2012 2:42:46 AMYou caught a nice empty time, or did you run everybody off for the shoot? LOL #10109594
Barbara Waldoch 4/26/2012 2:50:19 AMLooks great, Terry! #10109606
frank w. degenhardt 4/26/2012 3:45:15 AMThey still have a spot in the heart of america. Such a beautiful and artistic look at this diner. Just love the colors and that treatment. Brilliant work girl. A winner. #10109686
Linda M. Walker 4/26/2012 3:49:26 AMExcellent work, Terry....love it! #10109691
R. J. Laudenbacher 4/26/2012 4:43:30 AMWOW Carol...this is really a neat shot. I love it. I beat you could spend a day in there shooting. Fabulous work! #10109736
Joy Rector 4/26/2012 5:01:40 AMlove this shot #10109776
Jack Gaskin 4/26/2012 6:33:02 AMAMAZING FIND and an even better capture. Remember them looking like this as a kid in Brooklyn early 60's
Jack #10109913
Mary Beth Aiello 4/26/2012 6:40:20 AMDid you shoo everyone away, or what? I bet the food there is spectacular. We have several diners left in Pittsburgh, and one of them makes the best fried balony sandwiches. Oh my, it's a heart stopper, but sooooooo good.
I just love your treatment on this. #10109935
Dayna Cain 4/26/2012 9:26:08 AMLove it! Fantastic image! #10110173
Liz blahh 4/26/2012 11:55:57 AMGreat image & work! #10110282
Julie Burnett 4/26/2012 12:32:14 PMLove the treatment, color and composition in this, Terry, awesome!! #10110310
John Connolly 4/26/2012 1:23:34 PMA beautifully presented image Terry! This one takes me back in time! #10110375
Nancy L. Green 4/26/2012 2:07:55 PMLOVE the comp and treatment here Terry, it certainly brings me back to days gone by, VERY well done!! <>#10110425
Zita A. Strother 4/26/2012 2:09:38 PMI agree with all the above. Adding the human element really increased the overall impact as well:) LOVE IT! #10110427
Tammy Espino 4/26/2012 6:24:08 PMFantastic capture, but it kinda reminds me of having to go to work since I am a server..LoL #10110686
Mary Dimitriw 4/26/2012 6:39:44 PMOutstanding job on this one Terry!! Heading down tomorrow to do some shopping. #10110708
Lindley Johnson 4/26/2012 8:44:03 PMI love the wonderfully nostalgic look to this image, Terry! Terrific composition and post processing. #10110857
Neal D. Hatcher 4/27/2012 2:32:28 AMBeautiful-Brings back memories #10110955
David M. Montero 4/27/2012 12:38:32 PMLooks like a Mel's Diner. Great place, great photograph. Amazing job Terry! #10111650
Avril Young 4/28/2012 6:20:22 AMwow, wonderful , outstanding photography......and she is the lone dinner...excellent DD work!! #10112411
Heather Loewenhardt 4/28/2012 6:12:53 PMSimply amazing Terry! The perspective, the detail and the wonderful colour is sensational. #10112977
Ellen Hodges 4/28/2012 8:32:55 PMFabulous work with an awesome location, Terry!!! Love the diner, too!!! #10113198
Debbie Bray 4/30/2012 4:38:48 AMTerry, the colours and the comp and DD work is outstanding!! #10114604
Marilyn K. Lincecum 4/30/2012 7:12:38 PMWonderful old diner...brings back memories. Fantastic DD work and colors. #10115400
Amanda J. Tanner 5/1/2012 2:49:09 AM
Danny B. Head 5/6/2012 5:01:52 AMAwesome HDR work! Mine never comes out good.... wish I was closer, so you could give me some tips. I love everything about this image.... so sharp and colorful. The comp is perfect... the lone lady....the subject.. just perfect! #10125802
Rona L. Schwarz 5/6/2012 8:45:10 PMLOVE this one, Terry! Great HDR work and terrific story-telling composition. Was this serendipitous (which I doubt) or how on earth did you get just one person dining? Anyway, marvelous work! #10126958
Terry Cervi 5/8/2012 5:24:31 AMThanks, everyone!! The diner was empty except for this one lone diner when my friend and I went in for a very late lunch. It was sort of in-between the busy hours and that's how I was lucky enough to have the place mostly to myself to take a few pictures. By the time we left, there were several more diners in the place. #10128905
Patricia A. Casey 6/25/2012 8:29:14 AMWow, does this one take me back to the diner I went to in my youth....no longer there....in New York. Wonderful capture Terry.... #10199265
Patricia A. Casey 3/6/2013 6:07:47 AMHi Terry...you have your own little show on today's Snapshot "Photos of New York" gallery....so many of your awesome shots appear there....contratulations....it only goes to show the good ones never really go away do they? Have a glorious day!!!! #10598476
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Goolsbee: Two Parties May Agree on Economic Policy
Economic adviser to President Obama Austan Goolsbee discusses the economic policy challenges President Obama will have to face if he wins the election. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Nixon: Extended Director's Cut (US - BD RA)
Gabe's a little sad that we don't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore...
I stated in my recent review of The Doors on Blu-ray that I felt as though I'd grown out of director Oliver Stone. His films simply don't hold the same power over me they did when I was younger and more impressionable, and his more recent work isn't exactly awe-inspiring. I said that my two favourite films among the man's oeuvre were his twin breakthroughs, Platoon and Salvador. These films are fierce and honest real life portrayals crafted by a fierce and honest young man. Re-watching Stone's second wave features, which I see beginning with The Doors and culminating with Natural Born Killers, has proven a frustrating exercise (though I haven't re-visited JFK in a long time, perhaps that one stands up).
I say all this to people, but I don't admit that I'd never seen Nixon in its entirety, until now that is. Nixon came one year after the overdone mess that was Natural Born Killers, and despite not learning anything from the unfathomable and self-indulgent length of JFK, Stone finally found a nice balance between his wacky and arty insert stuff, and good old fashion, lens to stock filmmaking. There are still plenty of over the top visuals, but this time they serve the story.
Stone seems to have fashioned Nixon's structure around two solid biographical skeletons, that of the AFI's favourite movie ever, Citizen Kane, and Spike Lee's masterpiece Malcolm X (a film which really should've earned its classic status by now). The basic structure is very similar to Kane, including the end to middle to beginning storytelling, as well as the newsreel style montages, and the pace and general momentum is thunderous even at its epic length, just like Lee's super effective saga. Nixon does eventually overstay its welcome (though I imagine this wasn't a problem for the theatrical cut as much as this director's cut), but it's a fine effort on Stone's part. Spike Lee wins the pacing battle, but Stone's film's woven time structure is immaculate, even if it is a little hard to follow at points.
Not really knowing what to expect from the film, one which hasn't enjoyed the initial or lasting popularity of other Oliver Stone films, I'm most surprised by the degree to which notorious political lefty Stone goes out of his way to make Nixon out as a misunderstood man. It would be very easy to make Nixon into a villain, because his most notorious actions were very villainous, but during the course of this Grand Canyon of an epic even the most liberal viewers will likely find their hearts bleeding for Tricky Dick. But to the same token, Nixon's vices and cruelties aren't smoothed over. Stone doesn't ask for forgiveness on Nixon's behalf, he simply asks us to see the monster as a man. Based on the early trailers I don't see Ollie giving George W the same benefit of the doubt, though it does appear he's going with another actor that looks nothing like his subject.
Anthony Hopkins' version of Nixon is an effective mix of impersonation and honesty without caricaturing. Everyone and their mother can do a Nixon impersonation (two peace signs in the air, and repeat "I am not a crook"), and anyone and their mother could've played this role like a cartoon character. Stone wanted to make a movie about a person, not a hook nosed cretin with wriggling jowls, and Hopkins plays the character as a person, ensuring that the audience absorbs this story rather than the public opinion. The rest of the cast is populated by 1995's over-40 A-list, and they all ring the bell in their own way. Most of the performances are just this side of hammy (Bob Hoskins), but in Stone's stylized context it works. James Woods is probably the standout, but only barely.
I was expecting another average catalogue title Blu-ray, but my expectations were an underestimate. Stone uses about eighty billion different film stocks, and each one of them has their own thing to offer. Though they've been artificially aged, and are brimming with grain, I'd say the early life, black and white flashbacks are the transfer's most impressive moment. The slim sections of the film I caught on cable television entirely lost Stone's intended subtlety in stock change. Often in television definition it's impossible to tell the stock has changed at all. In high-definition the changes in clarity, colour quality, and grain are clear as day. The cleaner scenes do suffer a bit of noise in warm colours and solid whites, but the details remain incredibly sharp, and the blacks are very impressive. You won't be missing all that sweat on Dick's upper lip this time around.
Stone doesn't spend quite as much time messing with abstract sound effects this time around, but there are still plenty of big surround moments for a largely dialogue based feature. Often the track effectively becomes a mono track, which works very well for the low-fi stock, and which leads to some shocking surround spills. Unfortunately for those of us that want to show off our surround systems the centric nature of the track encompasses a whole lot of the film. John Williams' gigantically embellished score is sometimes sadly corralled into this mono position (especially during the reinstated Richard Helms scene). Overall a good track, but an inconsistent one.
In direct opposition to his lack-luster Doors commentary, Oliver Stone mostly scores in tone with these dual commentary tracks. There are a lot of blank spaces (the film is three and a half hours long), but when Stone finds it in himself to actually speak it is with conviction, and he smartly balances his focus between the making of the film and the real life politics. Stone fully covers many of the historical intricacies he only alludes to in the film. The second track, the new one, is the better and fuller track, but the problem of empty space plagues both tracks. This is one case where I think I'd prefer an editing together of both tracks, even if it would make them non scene specific.
'Beyond Nixon' is a finely tuned featurette that puts the whole film into historically factual context for the dimwits out there like me. The thirty-five minute doc mostly covers Nixon's presidency, with only minor focus on his extra presidential life, and a short critical glance at the film itself. Experts, politicians, historians, intellectuals, and even some of the people that were there walk us through the sorted tale, set to archive footage and scenes from the film. It's a bit too short to really cover the entirety of the presidency, but it covers the big points like the election, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Watergate. Still, I could've watched at least thirty minutes more.
Then we've got twelve deleted scenes with Stone's introduction. Twelve more scenes, adding up to almost an hour with the introductions? That's a lot of Nixon. Actually, not so much, because almost all of this stuff is included in the extended director's cut. Someone at Disney probably should've looked into that before they included this extra from the original DVD release. Stone rambles to such a degree that he's actually fade-cut edited, but he still manages some tasty nuggets of info about his filmic inspirations, which includes D.W. Griffith, Eisenstein, and of course, Orson Wells (I knew it!). I would've greatly preferred that Stone's little face-to-face chats were offered as alternate commentary tracks to the scenes. The scenes themselves are not presented in HD, or even anamorphic widescreen.
And just in case Stone's two commentary tracks and deleted scene introductions weren't enough information for you, you can watch almost an hour of the director speaking to everyone's favourite low-key, black backdrop interviewer Charlie Rose. Rose is always a good interviewer (his interview of Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu is a must see), and Stone always has something to say, so the interview isn't a bore, but man, was I tired of hearing about Richard Nixon by then. The sound of the interview is terrible, but mostly understandable.
Things end with a trailer, and trailers for many other Disney Blu-ray releases.
We can't watch the tragic tale of Richard Nixon today without comparing it to the stories of every President since. In some ways Dick's little 'missteps' seem kind of, well, quaint in comparison to recent, um, 'dealings'. Oliver Stone's film stands up mostly as an act of good storytelling, even if it is about an hour too long. This Blu-ray release is a good time to see the film again, or, if you're like me, see it for the first time, though the overwhelming length might make a purchase an iffy advisement.
Big thanks to CHUD.com reviewer James Kimble for the screen caps. You can read his review of the DVD release right here.
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jmcclane 88 Member Join Date: September 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 466
Nice review Gabe....as always
I wonder why you didn't mention Born on the 4th of July in your review. I watched it recently and thought it was fantastic. Cruise was excellent. I thought it was a very moving film.
Haven't seen Nixon yet but I would like to at some point. I think Stone makes films worth seeing, even if they can sometimes divide people. Be interesting to see how Frank Langella will compare in Frost/Nixon.
Will it be called the Election year edition if it gets released here.
I wonder why you didn't mention Born on the 4th of July in your review. I watched it recently and thought it was fantastic. Cruise was excellent. I thought it was a very moving film.
Haven't seen Nixon yet but I would like to at some point. I think Stone makes films worth seeing, even if they can sometimes divide people. Be interesting to see how Frank Langella will compare in Frost/Nixon.
Will it be called the Election year edition if it gets released here.
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Another great review...
Sam Spade Member Join Date: January 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,032
Gabe rocks! I still need to see Nixon.JFK and Platoon are my favorite Oliver Stone flicks. Don't really want to see W though, 8 years of that goober was torture enough.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
It's been too long since I saw Born on the 4th of July, I admit I remember very little about it.
sec127 Member Join Date: January 2008 Location: United States Posts: 192
yeah, this director's cut is some 214 minutes long! crazy, but still worth it if you are a fan of the film.
nice review!
nice review!
Jonny "Me You" Senior Member Join Date: March 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,863
Gabe Powers wrote: It's been too long since I saw Born on the 4th of July, I admit I remember very little about it.
Lemme refresh your mind - PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS!!!!
Still Tom Cruise's only truly great performance.
Lemme refresh your mind - PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS!!!!
Still Tom Cruise's only truly great performance.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
I think Cruise is awesome in Minority Report.
Billy Black Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 151
I think Tom Cruise is good in just about everything. Except in reality. Once he stops acting, I'm done watching.
jmcclane 88 Member Join Date: September 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 466
Gabe Powers wrote: I think Cruise is awesome in Minority Report.
I agree Gabe. Especially the bit where Anderton confronts Spoiler Leo crow in the hotel room. Some great acting from Tom there.
I kind of sidetracked your review Gabe, sorry
I agree Gabe. Especially the bit where Anderton confronts Spoiler Leo crow in the hotel room. Some great acting from Tom there.
I kind of sidetracked your review Gabe, sorry
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Disc Details
Release Date: 19th August 2008
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: PCM 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: Two Director Commentaries, 'Beyond Nixon', Deleted Scenes, Charlie Rose Interview, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, James Woods, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins
Genre: Drama
Length: 213 minutes
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LifeLock 400 Set To Make HistoryShare
Just 40 days remain until the green flag drops on the LifeLock 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, kicking off the historic track's 40th season in racing.
Michigan International Speedway boasts a proud history of hosting some of America's best racing action. The 18-degree banking and 73-foot wide sweeping turns have long been a driver favorite and have produced some of the most memorable races in motorsports history.
The racetrack hosted its first NASCAR event on June 15, 1969. Cale Yarborough (sic) and LeeRoy Yarbrough (sic) battled door-to-door for most of the final 150 laps of the Motor State 500. The lead changed hands officially 37 times that day, according to press reports, with some laps seeing as many as four lead changes on a single lap.
Thirty-eight drivers raced the two-mile track for 250 circuits that day — but the final lap is one race fans will never forget.
On the final lap, Cale hugged the groove while LeeRoy tried to pass his rival on the outside in Turn 1. They touched twice as they entered the turn, with LeeRoy's car brushing the outside wall and Cale fighting to take his out of a half-spin.
"I had lost it for a moment and thought I was going to spin out in the infield," Cale said after the race. "I saw LeeRoy's car do a little wiggle and was afraid he was going to knock us both out of the race. I got control in time to keep going straight and managed to keep going."
The pair recovered, drafted down the backstraight and hit the final turns. Cale said he was prepared for LeeRoy to try to take him in the final turn so he clung to the groove, a racetrack's best line. LeeRoy slipped out of the draft so Cale hung on for what he thought would be a side-by-side dash to the finish.
"Suddenly, his car got in some loose stuff and wiggled," Cale said of LeeRoy. "It hit the right side of my car and we both went out of control."
LeeRoy spun and crashed just 300 yards from the finish, handing Cale Yarbrough the win. David Pearson and Richard Petty finished second and third, respectively.
LeeRoy had to settle for fourth.
After the race, Cale said it was the hardest, roughest race he'd ever driven.
"That was 500 miles of the toughest competition I've ever seen," he said.
LeeRoy didn't stick around. Newspaper reports said he disappeared in a helicopter shortly after the race. He appeared visibly shaken and his face streaked with tears.
Later, in a telephone interview with the Detroit News, LeeRoy Yarbrough said: "I would do the same thing if the race was run over again. I had passed Cale earlier to set him up. I knew I was faster than he was and when I had a chance to get by him on the outside I took it. … Sure, I could have sat tight and finished second, but every driver comes (to Michigan International Speedway) to win. This is what racing is all about. I know I was faster; I know I should have won the race. I'll just have to do it better next time."
LeeRoy Yarbrough never won at Michigan International Speedway; Cale Yarborough finished first eight times.
That first NASCAR race was just one of the great stories in MIS' history. To celebrate 40 years of racing and look ahead to the next 40 years, MIS will highlight a different decade each week, celebrating past champions, great race moments and track history that put the Irish Hills track on the NASCAR racing map.
The speedway is also looking for race fans' recollections of the speedway."With 40 days remaining, the excitement is really starting to build for our LifeLock 400 weekend and the start of our 40th anniversary season," track President Roger Curtis said. "We have a lot of fun initiatives planned for the anniversary and hope race fans will
take the opportunity to buy a seat for the race and start building their own memories at Michigan International Speedway."
Other moments that will be highlighted over the next few weeks will range from David Pearson's track record ninth Cup victory in 1978 to Bill Elliott's fourth MIS victory in a row in 1986. From Cale Yarborough's win in the first NASCAR race at MIS in 1969 to Kurt Busch's victory in last year's 3M Performance 400 and everything in between, it's been a special 40 years with many great racing moments.
If race fans have a moment they'd like to share – on-track or off – send them to firstname.lastname@example.com today. Yours could be featured on the speedway's Web site. Please be sure to include photos and contact information where you can be reached.
The LifeLock 400 weekend, which will also feature the ARCA RE/MAX Series on June 13 and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Cool City Customs 200 on June 14, will kick off the speedway's 40th season of racing in the Irish Hills in 2008. With only 40 days to go, tickets remain for the LifeLock 400. Many more memories are sure to be experienced.
To order tickets, pit passes, camping or hospitality packages, call the MIS Ticket Hotline at 800-354-1010 or visit MISpeedway.com.
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Ryokan (inn)
A ryokan (旅館) is a type of traditional Japanese inn that has existed since the eighth century A.D. during the Keiun period, in which the oldest hotel in the world, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, was created in 705 A.D. Another old ryokan called Hōshi Ryokan was founded in 718 A.D and was also known as the world's second oldest hotel. Such inns also served travelers along Japan's highways. They typically feature tatami-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear yukata and talk with the owner.[1]
Ryokan are difficult to find in Tokyo and other large cities because many are expensive compared to hotels, and Japanese people increasingly use hotels for urban tourism. Nonetheless, some major cities do have reasonably priced ryokan, with some costing as little as $40 a night. However, ryokan are more typically located in scenic areas, such as in the mountains or by the sea,[2] and in recent years many ryokan have been redeveloped to their original style particularly by resort chain Hoshino Resorts, whose first ryokan opened in Karuizawa in 1914.[3]
A typical ryokan has a relatively large entrance hall, with couches and chairs where guests can sit and talk; a modernized ryokan often has a television in the hall as well. Guest rooms are constructed using traditional Japanese methods: flooring is tatami, and doors are sliding doors. Even if the inn uses hinged doors for security, it usually opens into a small entranceway where guests can take off their shoes before stepping onto the tatami floor, which would be separated by a sliding door. Many ryokan rooms also feature a porch or balcony, also set off with a sliding door.
Almost all ryokan feature common bathing areas or ofuro, usually segregated by gender, using the water from a hot spring (onsen) if any are nearby. (Areas with natural hot springs tend to attract high concentrations of ryokan). High-end ryokan may provide private bathing facilities as well. Typically ryokan provide guests with a yukata to wear; they might also have games such as table tennis, and possibly geta that visitors can borrow for strolls outside.
Bedding is a futon spread out on the tatami floor. When guests first enter their room, they usually find a table and some supplies for making tea. The table is also used for meals when guests take them in their room. While guests are out, staff (usually called nakai) will move the table aside and set out the futon.
Most ryokan offer dinner and breakfast, which are often included in the price of the room. Most visitors take their meals at the ryokan, which usually promote themselves on the quality of their food. Meals typically consist of traditional Japanese cuisine known as kaiseki, which features seasonal and regional specialties. (Kaiseki originally referred to light meals served during a tea ceremony, and today refers to a meal consisting of a number of small, varied dishes.) Some ryokan instead serve local specialties such as basashi or food cooked in an irori hearth. In order for each dish to be enjoyed at the proper temperature, ryokan stress that guests should be punctual for their meals. For this reason, most ryokan ask guests to confirm the time they want to take their meals.
Some ryokan have a communal dining area, but most serve meals in the guests' rooms. Ryokan which are likely to serve non-Japanese guests may also have a selection of Western food.
Minshuku (民宿) are a budget version of ryokan, roughly equivalent to a British boarding house or a bed and breakfast. The facilities are similar to a hotel or may simply consist of spare rooms in a family home. Minshuku often serve as the only type of accommodation in towns or villages too small to warrant a dedicated hotel or ryokan. The overall experience is much the same, but the food is simpler, dining may be optional and is often communal, rooms do not usually have a private toilet, and guests may have to lay out their own bedding.
See also[edit]
- ^ Japan Guide
- ^ Japan National Tourism Organization
- ^ "History". Hoshino Resorts. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
External links[edit]
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§ 2301.
DefinitionsFor the purposes of this chapter:
The term "consumer product" means any tangible personal property which is distributed in commerce and which is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes (including any such property intended to be attached to or installed in any real property without regard to whether it is so attached or installed).
The term "Commission" means the Federal Trade Commission.
The term "consumer" means a buyer (other than for purposes of resale) of any consumer product, any person to whom such product is transferred during the duration of an implied or written warranty (or service contract) applicable to the product, and any other person who is entitled by the terms of such warranty (or service contract) or under applicable State law to enforce against the warrantor (or service contractor) the obligations of the warranty (or service contract).
The term "supplier" means any person engaged in the business of making a consumer product directly or indirectly available to consumers.
The term "warrantor" means any supplier or other person who gives or offers to give a written warranty or who is or may be obligated under an implied warranty.
(6) The term "written warranty" means—
any written affirmation of fact or written promise made in connection with the sale of a consumer product by a supplier to a buyer which relates to the nature of the material or workmanship and affirms or promises that such material or workmanship is defect free or will meet a specified level of performance over a specified period of time, or
any undertaking in writing in connection with the sale by a supplier of a consumer product to refund, repair, replace, or take other remedial action with respect to such product in the event that such product fails to meet the specifications set forth in the undertaking,
which written affirmation, promise, or undertaking becomes part of the basis of the bargain between a supplier and a buyer for purposes other than resale of such product.
The term "implied warranty" means an implied warranty arising under State law (as modified by sections 2308 and 2304(a) of this title) in connection with the sale by a supplier of a consumer product.
The term "service contract" means a contract in writing to perform, over a fixed period of time or for a specified duration, services relating to the maintenance or repair (or both) of a consumer product.
The term "reasonable and necessary maintenance" consists of those operations (A) which the consumer reasonably can be expected to perform or have performed and (B) which are necessary to keep any consumer product performing its intended function and operating at a reasonable level of performance.
(10) The term "remedy" means whichever of the following actions the warrantor elects:
replacement, or
except that the warrantor may not elect refund unless (i) the warrantor is unable to provide replacement and repair is not commercially practicable or cannot be timely made, or (ii) the consumer is willing to accept such refund.
The term "replacement" means furnishing a new consumer product which is identical or reasonably equivalent to the warranted consumer product.
The term "refund" means refunding the actual purchase price (less reasonable depreciation based on actual use where permitted by rules of the Commission).
The term "distributed in commerce" means sold in commerce, introduced or delivered for introduction into commerce, or held for sale or distribution after introduction into commerce.
(14) The term "commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce, or transportation—
between a place in a State and any place outside thereof, or
which affects trade, traffic, commerce, or transportation described in subparagraph (A).
The term "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Canal Zone, or American Samoa. The term "State law" includes a law of the United States applicable only to the District of Columbia or only to a territory or possession of the United States; and the term "Federal law" excludes any State law.
(Pub. L. 93–637, title I, § 101, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2183.)
References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in par. (15), see section 3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Short Title of 2015 Amendment
Pub. L. 114–51, § 1, Sept. 24, 2015, 129 Stat. 494, provided that:
"This Act [amending section 2302 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 2302 of this title] may be cited as the 'E-Warranty Act of 2015'."
Short Title
Pub. L. 93–637, § 1, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2183, provided:
"That this act [enacting this chapter and sections 57a to 57c of this title, amending sections 45, 46, 49, 50, 52, 56, and 58 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 45, 56, 57a, and 57b of this title] may be cited as the 'Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act'."
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VATICAN CITY — Space, the final frontier. Even for the pope.
Pope Benedict will have a satellite linkup with the International Space Station on Wednesday May 4 at 5:30 p.m. Rome time to mark the final voyage of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
One of the astronauts aboard the Endeavour, Italian Colonel Roberto Vittori, will also be bringing a special gift from the pope to the space station crew: a silver medallion, reported the Prefecture of the Papal Household today.
If you haven't seen the space station orbiting above the Earth yet, you can track it here on this site.


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