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Since its creation, the Harry Potter franchise has spawned a number of parodies and homages in various works. Parodies are distinct from regular fandom production in that their main purpose is to lampoon the franchise and in some cases may feature elements from others as well. Parodies that have been created or works which have featured them include:
All That
Harry Bladder was a recurring sketch from the seventh season of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy All That. It featured Harry Bladder (portrayed by Kyle Sullivan), whose scar was shaped like a chicken wing (once erroneously called a pork chop), his cohorts Re-Ron(portrayed by Brian Hearne) and Herhiney (portrayed by Lisa Foiles) and the bully Sacko(portrayed by Shane Lyons), who all attend Bobschwartz Magical Academy. Among the staff are Proferssor Chafe, a constantly angry magic lotions teacher who walks legs stretched out, Professor McGargle, the vice principal and lunch monitor who constantly spits gargled fluid into a bowl carried by Mucus, a little green elf, on his head and Principal Pimpell(portrayed by Kenan Thompson, who reprises this role as a crossover from other sketches), whose pimple turns out to be the dark lord Moldyshorts in disguise. Rules at Bobschwartz, which are commonly broken by Harry, include bans on magic dancing, altering cafeteria food with magic and lotioning a professor with a magic lotion. They also play squidditch (which is somehow played with a squid), and ride around on leafblowers. Spell incantations are English binomial phrases with dog-Latin suffixes.
Arthur is a series airing weekdays in the United States of America on PBSKids and on multiple networks in Canada. It is an animated children's series that has also attracted a wide adult following due to a number of factors. It is noted for being the second-longest running programme of its type behind only The Simpsons. It is based on picture books by author Marc Brown, who also serves as an executive producer on the series. The Harry Potter franchise was parodied on the programme through the Henry Skreever books, which portray the main character as an anthropomorphic individual similar to the other characters on the programme, and containing elements that are rough analogues of Harry Potter features, such as a "Mangling Maple."
Barry Trotter
Barry Trotter is a series of novels by Michael Gerber, fashioned as shameless parodies of the Harry Potter novels. The titles feature the adventures of the characters at Hogwash School for Wizardry and Witchcrap. The titles in the series are Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody, Barry Trotter and the Unnecessary Sequel, and Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse.
Cascão Porker
Cascão Porker is a Brazilian parody that features the Harry Potter characters in the style of the characters of the wildly popular Brazilian comic Monica's Gang. The comic directly parodies the film of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Epic Movie
Epic Movie was a film by directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, who are known for making a number of other parody films of the same bent. Though largely panned by both critics and audiences, the film did reasonable box office business. The film is a sendup of various movies of an "epic" nature, and other titles parodied in the film included the original The Chronicles of Narnia film and the version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory featuring Johnny Depp.
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy was an animated series once aired on Cartoon Network. The Harry Potter franchise was parodied in four separate episodes on Grim Adventures. Each involves the character of Nigel Planter, a student at Toadblatt's School of Sorcery.
Harry Putter and the Chamber of Cheesecakes
Harry Putter and the Chamber of Cheesecakes is a British parody by Timothy R. O'Donnell. In the parody, the main characters become Harry Putter, Ron Cheesley and Hermione Stranger and fight Lord Moldyfart. There is a sequel titled Harry Putter and the Deathly Hairballs.
Harry Potter Re-enacted by Ponies
Harry Potter Re-enacted by Ponies is a Harry Potter parody featuring the characters of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which has became memetic on the Internet, as characters in scenarios from the Harry Potter franchise. The parody features "Dashie" (a fan nickname for the character Rainbow Dash) as Harry Potter. It was created by jjkmovies, which has created a number of other videos featuring characters in the Pony: FiM franchise transplanted into other extremely popular worlds, such as those of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
"Hufflepuff" Harry Potter Rap Parody of "Bubble Butt" by Major Lazer
3CUT Productions and Kalliste Zoe Productions created "Hufflepuff," a Harry Potter themed parody of "Bubble Butt" by Major Lazer. It tells the story of a Hufflepuff girl who is relentlessly teased by the other houses. She escapes reality into her imagination and fantasises about the Hufflepuff house having a crew of bad-ass gangsters with style, swagger and fiery flows.
MAD is a United States humour magazine with a long history and following. MAD parodied the original Harry Potter title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and later directly parodied each Harry Potter film. Potter was also parodied in a number of other regular features within the magazine. The series was also parodied in at least two segments on MadTV, a late-night sketch comedy series aired on FOX, loosely connected with the magazine.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is animated U.S. television series airing on The Hub, based on the characters of the popular My Little Pony franchise, which was launched in the 1980s. The series, targeted at preschool-early grade school girls, has become notable for attracting a large fanbase of adult, often male viewers, which have taken on the name "bronies," and for attracting key talent such as John de Lancie (Q of three different Star Trek productions.)
Friendship is Magic has parodied the Potter franchise with a t-shirt that is a riff on the "Have You Seen This Wizard?" wanted poster for Sirius Black used in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The t-shirt features "The Great and Powerful Trixie," an antagonist in the series, and the caption "Extreme caution! Magic is not to be attempted with this pony." It is targeted at the adult male, "brony" audience of the show and was released by WeLoveFine through Hot Topic stores. The series also features a background pony who has an hourglass as his cutie mark, a mark that appears on the flank of all adult ponies. Originally dubbed "Doctor Whooves" by fans (a reference to the Doctor Who franchise), the character was later given the official name of "Time Turner," possibly a reference to the Time-Turners of the Harry Potter franchise.
Additionally, in the episode "A Bird in the Hoof," the phoenix Philomena goes through a process of burning and regeneration that is notably similar to the events with Fawkes portrayed in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and with a similar appearance to that depicted in the film version of the story.
Potted Potter
Potted Potter: The Unauthorised Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and Jeff is a stage show that compresses the events of the entire Harry Potter book series into a seventy minute stage production. It has toured worldwide and earned accolades from many major publications.
Potter Puppet Pals
Potter Puppet Pals is both a fan production and a parody. It is a series of videos released through YouTube featuring the Potter characters as puppets. Numerous skits were produced, the most well-known of which is most likely "The Mysterious Ticking Noise," in which several of the characters performed an oddly catchy song.
Potterwookiee: The Creature from My Closet
Potterwookiee: The Creature from My Closet is a novel targeted at middle-grade readers by Obert Skye. It parodies both Harry Potter and the characters of Star Wars in an adventure involving a group of school-children.
RiffTrax is a series of commentaries provided as alternate audio tracks for films. RiffTrax has provided commentary tracks for every Harry Potter film except the final two.
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken is a parody stop-motion cartoon series seen on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It has parodied the Potter franchise in a number of segments.
Saturday Night Live
Harry Potter was parodied in a number of sketches on another late night comedy series aired NBC, Saturday Night Live. In one such sketch, Potter (portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, the Potter actor from the films) himself returned to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry well after the Battle of Hogwarts and greeted a group of first-year students, while catching up with old acquaintances.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an animated series that airs on a Sunday night comedy block in the United States of America on FOX, and is notable for being the longest running programme of its type. Potter was parodied in at least five different instalments of The Simpsons, including its film, The Simpsons Movie.
Tanya Grotter
Tanya Grotter is a series of novels by a Russian author, Dmitry Yemets. The titles recast the protagonist as a female. Though they parody a number of elements and conventions of the Potter franchise, they also feature a serious storyline and were considered similar enough that Potter author J. K. Rowling was successful in a lawsuit blocking their publication in a number of countries.


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Press Release: Save the Post Office Rally Held in Berkeley on Saturday--the Videos!
The USPS plans to sell Berkeley's historic main post office. On Saturday, August 10th, people met to rally and march in protest and to support those who have been camping out at the post office since July 27th. This is not a local issue but one arm of the struggle against privatization and the global fight for economic justice.
Resist the intrusion of corporations into every aspect of our lives. This is a fight we can win. See some lively short videos of excerpts from yesterday's rally to save the Berkeley post office:

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There were irregular mounted units raised outside Natal - and there were Natal volunteer units which had existed prior to the Zulu War e.g. the Natal Carbineers had been formed as far back as 1855, the Alexandra Mounted Rifles in 1865. The Imperial Irregulars included men from the Cape and Transvaal and a sprinkling of foreign nationals. Derogatory phrases used in describing Colonial forces, such as 'flotsam and jetsam', are inaccurate when applied to the Natal volunteer units. These men, many of them born in Britain or of British settler stock, were of good standing in their communities, well-respected farmers, business and professional men, civic leaders etc.
The volunteers operated on a personalised system of recruitment: a man was elected to membership by other members of the corps if they considered him suitable. This produced a highly-cohesive and committed group. It wasn't unusual to find several men of one family serving in the same unit and members would be from within a distinct geographical area.
Tracking down written records of an ancestor in a Colonial unit isn't easy. Although the Soldier's Discharge Papers at TNA include copies of documents for men who took their discharge outside the British Isles, this would apply to British Army regulars, not to men in the Colonial regiments. According to one source - and nobody seems to be able to confirm this for me, which may mean it is true - Colonial service records were pulped for paper during World War I.
As a first step towards finding out more about your Colonial soldier check the 1877-9 South Africa Medal Roll. If the man was a recipient the Roll will give you the name of his unit. A list of the Colonial units entitled to the campaign medal with bar '1879' as well as those units who received the medal with the bar, can be accessed at http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol044fm.html
At TNA, Medal Rolls for the Colonial units are in WO 100/48, WO 100/49 and WO 100/50.
The family historian should bear in mind that many of the lists, rolls and other sources used when tracing military ancestors may contain errors and omissions and that the spelling of surnames may vary.


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In this course, students learn to recognize and to apply the basic concepts that govern integrated body function (as an intact organism) in the body's nine organ systems.
In this course, students learn to recognize and to apply the basic concepts that govern integrated body function (as an intact organism) in the body's nine organ systems.
Metabolic Pathways, Biology, Organ Systems, Medicine
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I gained a deeper understanding and greater appreciation for how my body works. Thank you to the Teams at Duke and Coursera for making such a wide body of information available to the motivated.
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Lectures are very concise. This course can help you grasp the most important core concepts and key woking mechanisms of human physiology. But I don't know why it do not have the immune system.
Welcome back! In this module we consider how the circulatory system works to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the specific organs. We start with a discussion of the electrical and mechanical functions of the heart which enable it to generate a pressure gradient. This pressure gradient propels the blood through the blood vessels, in a unidirectional manner. The following session considers the factors that govern delivery of gases and nutrients at the tissue level. The last session considers the entire reflex loop, its control, and its response to daily demands (rest and exercise) and how pathology affects these responses. This is a busy week! The things to do this week are to watch the 5 videos, to answer the in-video questions, to read the notes, and to complete the CV problem set. It will be most effective if you follow the sequence of videos. The notes provide a more detailed summary of each topic. We encourage you to find which resource (videos and/or notes) works best for you and to try the problems sets. The problem sets are not graded. Both your understanding and retention will increase with application of the new learned information.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Strike Up The Band!
Let the drums roll out! Let the trumpets call! Let the people sing! Strike up the band!
It may be appear to be an insignificant trifle in the great corporate universe of the Disney Company, but the re-installation of a classic Disneyland detail gives all those who care about good taste, timeless design and the heritage of Walt's classic theme park reason to rejoice.
Rolly Crump's fanciful space-age planters that festooned the original Tommowland Terrace bandshell appear to be making a return. For three decades this classic Disneyland icon never lost its design appeal or its ability to transport guests to a groovy sleek and optimistic world of tomorrow. When Rolly's imaginative ornamentation disappeared with the installation of Club Buzz, a heavy-handed, grim and aggressively unappealing redressing of the stage in 1998, Disneyland not only lost a peice of great design from an accomplished artist but it lost a bit of its heritage as well.
But somewhere, somehow, someone at Disneyland's Entertainment Division is fighting the good fight. To those who reinstated this glorious Disneyland gem, bravo to one and all.
May this be the beginning of a great big beautiful tomorrow.
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Don't remember when Club Buzz took over, but it wasn't 1998. It was a few years later IIRC.
- September 26, 2006 at 6:55:00 PM PDT
- Mr Banks said...
Funny, my research actually says 1997. Any additional information would be appreciated.
- September 26, 2006 at 7:12:00 PM PDT
Sweet! I love that original design! It's a much more interesting looking and fanciful design. Hopefully this boeds well for further changes throughout all Tomorrowland.
- September 26, 2006 at 10:21:00 PM PDT
I agree that the old planters where MUCH better than Club Buzz.
Isn't it a little ironic to make tommorrowland a better place by re-creating the past though?
- September 26, 2006 at 11:56:00 PM PDT
- brandon daniel said...
I'm *sure* it wasn't 97... I was there in june '97, and there was definitely a band playing in the old fixture at that point, with much of the rest of tomorrowland under construction around it...
- September 27, 2006 at 12:02:00 AM PDT
I hate to be a buzz kill here...but as much as I like the original design and Rolly Crump's work in general, I think this illustrates everything that's wrong with WDI's Disneyland contingent today:
First, the stage/planter is a nice and beautiful work of 60's-style design - but it's not 1967 anymore. It's not going to fit in with the rest of today's Tomorrowland, and it'll stick out (sorry) like a sore thumb.
More importantly, while the "Club Buzz" stage was uglier than Zurg's butt, is going back to the original 40-year-old design the best concept WDI could come up with?!? How about something new and better? Where's this generation's versions of Rolly Crump? If WDI doesn't have any - don't you think they better go find some fast?
Despite the great childhood memories I have of the 1967 version of Tomorrowland, I don't want today's Disneyland to be an homage to its previous self. I want a newer, better, greater Disneyland.
- September 27, 2006 at 12:42:00 AM PDT
- Merlin Jones said...
In 1998 the Tomorrowland Terrace stage decor was changed to an icky purple and yellow globe and arrow garden sculpture design for TL '98, then became the still worse Buzz design in the early 2000's.
In any event, welcome back Rolly and classic, mod Tomorrowland! I haven't been this thrilled since the Tiki Room restoration and the repainting of Space Mountain!
Keep it coming, fellas...
- September 27, 2006 at 7:14:00 AM PDT
- pariartspaul said...
Wow, they are getting it! I think this is fabulous! Good job you all! Keep it up! Hey if more stuff like this continues, I may become a fan again...
Can't wait to see it finished!
- September 27, 2006 at 8:32:00 AM PDT
Don't you think that this retro look will clash with the current look. It's nice but it just screams 60's B-Movie SciFi.
- September 27, 2006 at 8:38:00 AM PDT
- Merlin Jones said...
>>Don't you think that this retro look will clash with the current look. It's nice but it just screams 60's B-Movie SciFi.<<
Since the recent look sucks - - I say go to the best possible design available. If that happens to be 40 years old, so be it!
...And how was turn-of-the-century retro somehow more relevant to the Now than mid-century retro? What a wierd intellectualized argument this last ten years have been. Living with cat's ass ugly just because it was "new."
New or old, ugly is ugly and cool is cool. Rolly's work is cool and beautiful and inspiring, no matter the decade.
- September 27, 2006 at 10:19:00 AM PDT
- steve2wdw said...
I think the Imagineers missed the boat on this one. They could have taken the original design and modified it with a neon overlay. Classic lines meet modern twist, a neon garden approach.
- September 27, 2006 at 2:38:00 PM PDT
"New or old, ugly is ugly and cool is cool. Rolly's work is cool and beautiful and inspiring, no matter the decade."
Three cheers for a voice of reason! I'd gladly welcome a new design that was as inspiring, interesting and well themed to Tomorrowland as teh 60's version. Trouble is that we haven't seen anything like that.
As for the this new-old design fitting in with the current look of Tomorrowland, there has been much talk about Tomorrowland getting a face lift. In fact, it's already started with the blue and silver repainting. I'm sure this recent development is only another step in a direction that is already planned out. Tomorrowland is changing and it looks like it's changing back into a vital, interesting and beautiful place. I'm all for it.
- September 27, 2006 at 2:53:00 PM PDT
Using the old design again will look interesting when it rises up with Darth Vader and Darth Maul on the stage underneath for the climax of that Jedi Training Academy show they're apparently putting into that area.
- September 27, 2006 at 2:58:00 PM PDT
The Club Buzz design was uglier than Rollo's design, but I tend to agree with Dan_steinberg's comments and most importantly his question "Where is this Generation's Rollos???" the fact that WDI didn't even seek outside help in this and just stuck an Old fixture into the park, shows just what a shakeup the parks need.
WE NEED SOME NEW IDEAS FOR TOMMORROWLAND!!! As much as I loved the old design, and hated the new one, I want to see something new and great looking. Maybe, just maybe the re-addition of this Rollo designed area will only be temporary until today's versions of Rollo come up with some fresh ideas for this area. If not I'm afraid tommorrowland will start becoming staler than week old garbage. Than again, maybe not, everyone needs to get proven wrong every now and again maybe this is one of them. Maybe the re-addition of the Rollo design is merely to start updating the "old" tommorrowland, even if those designs are from the 60s with a bit of a facelift they can look newer and fresher than anything that that ugly monstrosity "Club Buzz"
- September 27, 2006 at 4:05:00 PM PDT
from what I have heard from friends at the park, this work is actually being done by the entertaimment division as part of that new Jedi show, not WDI. it is not a lift, I guess, but a new look that has been created as a tribute to the earlier one, but made to fit to the newer bits of Tomorrowland and the Jedi show.
- September 27, 2006 at 4:44:00 PM PDT
>Maybe, just maybe the re-addition of this Rollo designed area will only be temporary until today's versions of Rollo come up with some fresh ideas for this area.<
Lack of Rollys making magic is less the problem than lack of Walts who believe in it.
- September 27, 2006 at 9:17:00 PM PDT
Seeing this new sculpture in person it looks like somehting that merely emulates the original but not an exact copy. I think an exact copy would look terribly outdated. However something in that style perhaps even sleeker and more modern would tie in very nicely to Space Mountain which still has those spires pointing man to space...
- September 27, 2006 at 9:31:00 PM PDT
Here is another photo, this time from Wednesday, with the work completed, and the refurb walls removed.
- September 28, 2006 at 10:44:00 AM PDT
New or old, ugly is ugly and cool is cool.
Which is why Epcot was originally done in a mauve and gray color scheme, the epitome of early-80's cool much the same way Rolly's planters and the orange and yellow stained glass were the height of cool in the 60's.
Oh, wait. It wasn't, was it. Sorry, Merlin (et al), but "cool" is momentary. What we should be aiming for is "timeless" and "aesthetically pleasing". I love Rolly's work in other parts of the park, thought Club Buzz was ass-ugly from the beginning, but the new-old Tomorrowland Terrace gives me the same embarrassed, "oh my gawd, people took that seriously?" giggles as pictures of my mom's old hair-do's do.
I will admit the new-old white planters are easier on the eye than Buzz's garish color scheme. Buzz's shapes were pretty cool, I thought, though. Very Art Deco, when divorced from the colors. Coolness may be the wrong criterion by which to judge these changes.
If the new vision for Tomorrowland is "the future as envisioned in the Atomic Age", that's every bit as legitimate (and goofy) as "the future as envisioned in the Victorian Age". Personally, I'd rather see "the future as envisioned today". As the difference between Tomorrowland '98 and Discoveryland in Paris shows, it's all in how you execute it.
- September 28, 2006 at 11:26:00 AM PDT
I work in Tomorrowland and we have all been eagerly awaiting the new stage design. I just saw it today -- looking mostly done and out from behind the walls. I was so pleased to see Tomorrowland Terrace starting to look like its old self again! Like welcoming home an old friend! In my eyes, it was never Club Buzz - I refused to call it that!
I look forward to other changes that come to Tomorrowland. It looks like they have made a step in the right direction! I am now hoping that with the TLT's stage design maybe we will see the white planters return to the Tomorrowland entrance walls as well! :)
- September 28, 2006 at 7:34:00 PM PDT
I think the successful remake of Space Mountain demonstrates that you don't have to completely forsake what's there to come up with something fresh. I can only imagine the wonderful environment that could have been created had this approach been taken with the 90's remake of Tomorrowland instead of making everything brown and lifeless looking.
- September 29, 2006 at 7:23:00 AM PDT
It looks like they will recreate it from photographs, which sounds like a cool thing, having the original structure there-maintain the history of the place. But I'd kinda rather see them redo the whole area anew with that style as inspiration. And the last thing I'd wanna see return to Tomorrowland is that Small World mural.
Tomorrowland is supposed to be an optimistic representation of the future. This needs to return. They should put in a new, modern People Mover, extend the Monorail through that Disney mall area and perhaps along Harbor, and they need to electrify the Autopia...part of the ride is that the little sportscars periodcally have to be driven into a recharge pit and your rider whose tall enough to ride gets to plug it in. (o)
- September 30, 2006 at 5:24:00 AM PDT
- Ames said...
I for one am so happy with the return of this most maginicant piece. Whether it is the old sculpture or an inspired piece, Tomorrowland will benifit.
- September 30, 2006 at 10:44:00 AM PDT
What's new is old and what's old is new. We all know the saying. Trends are circular. So why not go back to the original design? But what happens when the response on a futuristic design for a planter/bandstand just becomes trendy kitsch? I feel that Imagineers these days are on two extreme ends of the spectrum. You have the Imagineers that want to re-gut, redesign, re-imagineer and blow a budget on something completely new and "great" for the times with their stamp on it and you have the Imagineers that are wanting the timeless feel for what Walt created in the first place. The new/old Rolly planter is a step but I don't see a middle ground. I love rolly's designs and I enjoy the mod feel of it. I do think it's going to seem somewhat out of place. I don't understand why when Imagineers set forth to replace Club Buzz and when the idea of putting back rolly's design came forth someone didn't come up with something different. I think that if the idea was proposed why didn't they start with the basis of rolly's designs and simply just "plus" it. New materials, new color treatment, etc. I think that my opinion goes hand in hand with the latest post on this blog. If Imagineers really went to the parks and looked at how tomorrowland is designed they could of re-imagineered this planter with the spirit of the orginal but with the feel of today. This all seems like it was decided in the offices of WDI in Glendale at a drop of a dime. "Hey I have it, let's just put it back how it was and then later we can put Mary's murals back as well!" That blue sky session must of been a hoot!!!
- September 30, 2006 at 12:55:00 PM PDT
- Andrew McFerrin said...
One of the most interesting things I notice when we start talking about Tomorrowland is that the original designs are, ironically, very dated (bear with me a moment, I do have a point here and it's not an apologist one).
By dated, I mean that they incorporate a lovely futuristic design - at least, what was considered futuristic back in the mid-1960's. To any modern visitor who would view the original Tomorrowland design, their first response would be unlikely to involve thoughts of futurism, but rather thoughts of nostalgia for the kind of futurism we got back then.
The implemented solution to this problem is admittedly quite horrible - Club Buzz is as appealing to the eye as a poke from a sharp stick - but that isn't due to the fact that a change was made, it's because of the type of futurism our modern society's become enamored with.
I'll say it simpler: has there been a single successful film in the last ten years which presented a futuristic world that was not dystopian in nature? Club Buzz looks like something out of Brazil to my eye, reflecting a fundamental distrust of and pessimism about the future.
As a denizen of today's present, I don't see why Tomorrowland should reflect yesterday's tomorrow. Personally, I'd be far more pleased to get a peek at today's tomorrow, rendered with the same excitement that the original design showed.
- October 10, 2006 at 7:17:00 PM PDT
Here's my thought...The way that Theme Parks have developed over the years, I think it became obvious that keeping up with what the future will hold is not a very realistic goal. Look at Epcot at Walt Disney World, for example. They have scaled back on the amount of space used to present the "future", and have gone with a more conservative approach by basing new attractions off of current technologies with very little "post show" space. Innoventions is almost the only area in the park that is updated with as technology progresses.
Having said that, let's turn our attention to Walt Disney World's Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. Instead of "moving forward" in the timeline when they reimagined their land, they went with a "Future that never was" approach. In doing so, they created a land that evoked a feeling of "futurism" in anyone who entered it. Disneyland Paris even went as far as to do away with the "Tomorrowland" name completely. There, Discoveryland gives visitors a glance at a completely different "Future that never was" concept. Tokyo Disneyland has kept their Walt Disney World inspired design since opening, making only minor adjustments to paint colors and signage. They have decided, for the time being, to keep their originally futuristic design. This, too, has now become a "Future that never was". Hong Kong Disneyland has created a new type of Tomorrowland, that doesn't necessarily focus on technology or the future...it just looks pseudo-futuristic due to the trendy lines of the buildings...graceful, flowing lines that give a sense of kinetic energy.
Disneyland's Tomorrowland (cir. 1967) was full of kinetic energy...the Peoplemover, Rocket Jets, Subs all played a role. The spires and angles of the land only helped to accent that kinetic energy by giving visitors something other than horizontal and perpendicular lines to look at. I think Disneyland's slight step backward to their "Future" that never came to pass only helps to bring them in line with the other Tomorrowland concepts while maintaining their Tomorrowland's individuality. Since we can't focus on the "real" tomorrow financially, why don't we just inspire creativity by simply creating an environment that sparks new thoughts from old designs? Sure, the spires on the stage are based on an old design...but you can't tell me that when you look at them, you don't get a feeling of optimism from them. They reach towards the stars...and the future...and that to me is enough to want me to name the land "Tomorrowland".
I say HUGE kudos to Disneyland for taking a step back. Disneyland is all about nostalgia and optimism. The nostalgia of turn of the century America, the nostalgia of the old west, the nostalgia of being a kid dreaming of being a prince or princess, and the nostalgia of the most optimistic time in our country's history...the 1960's.
Disneyland = optimism...Retro Tomorrowland = Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
...and that's my two cents.
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LAKE PLACID - The monthly I Love Local Eats Cooking Series will be hosting its sixth food demonstration next week.
Chef Charlie Levitz of Chair 6 will do a 30- to 45-minute cooking demonstration that will be followed by food tasting and a Q&A session from the audience at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11 at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center on 8 Cummins Road, Lake Placid.
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Photo Phriday 68 – Shuwatch!Friday, March 26th, 2010
With a new character fully introduced we have a Photo Phriday dedicated to him. We've been planning and waiting to have this guy show up in the comic for a while.
Here we have Ultraman Ami (ah-mee), the smallest member of the Ultra family. He's found his way to Amitown and is a welcome member to the cast.


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App Review: Draw Something by OMGPOP
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March 8, 2012
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Since the iPhone launched, there have been countless drawing apps released in the App Store. Draw Something by OMGPOP is a drawing app that offers something completely new. Ever played Pictionary? Well, this app allows you to do just that. The best part is that you don't have to be in the same room as the person with whom you are playing. You don't even have to play the game at the same time. Much like sending emails or text messages, you can send pictures back and forth to anyone who has the app. Play when you have time and then put it away for later.
The first thing that you have to do to play Draw Something is to create an account. No, I typically don't like it when the app asks me to create an account, but in order for your friends to find you, you
have to do it. They can then create a game and look you up by email address or by the name that you choose for yourself. Another option is letting the app choose a random opponent. This option is great if you are bored and none of your friends are available, but it has its drawbacks. You don't know who is on the other end. I have heard complaints of people drawing inappropriate pictures, which OMGPOP is trying to stop or limit. I have played a couple of games with random people. I did not run into distasteful pictures, but I did find that sometimes the person I was playing against would just write the word on the screen instead of drawing it. Kind of a cheap way to cheat. If they tell me the word, then I get it right and we both get coins.
What is the point of collecting coins you might ask? Well, coins allow you to buy more colors. When you launch the game, your color pallet is very limited. For instance, I didn't have green, which made for some funky looking trees in my pictures. You can also use the coins to buy bombs. These bombs, in my opinion are more useful than the colors. When it is your turn to draw a picture, you are given an easy, medium, and hard word. You can choose whichever word you would like to draw. If you don't like any of them, you can use a bomb to blow them up and get a new set of choices. You can also use it when guessing the word another has drawn. You can tap the bomb to blow up letters on the screen that are not used in the answer. Getting rid of these extra letters can be extremely helpful.
I have had a lot of fun playing Draw Something with people with whom I would ordinarily not be able to play creatively. Draw Something is well worth its cost in my mind.
Tip : Once I was through playing a game with someone, i could not figure out how to delete the game from the list of ongoing games that I had. It had to go search the help section to find out what should have been obvious. Simply swipe your finger from left to right across the game you wish to delete to bring up the delete button and tap to delete just the way you would to delete an email or message.


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The School of Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Ethnic Studies and Social Justice provides courses and programs that fulfill general education, transfer, Associate Degree, and credit/noncredit certificate requirements. It consists of 11 departments that represent 17 academic disciplines.
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Woodford County has a rich history in the development of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Established as one of the nine counties of the Commonwealth in 1792; the original boundaries followed the Kentucky River from Mundy's Landing, (located on Woodford County's southern tip), north to the Ohio River and then east to the mouth of the Licking River at present day Covington. Today, encompassing more than 123,000 acres of the world's finest agricultural land, the County boasts the largest total farm income in Kentucky -- largely due to our significant equine industry.
While maintaining our rich equine and agribusiness tradition, we continue to welcome industrial and commercial development to the County. Approximately 11,000 jobs in Woodford County are staffed by 5,600 local residents and 5,400 commuters from outside the county. Investment with our business partners is obvious through our financial commitment to the Midway Station Industrial Park and continued reinvestment in infrastructure.
Earlier this year Woodford County became 1of only 4 counties in the State to earn the designation as a Work Ready Community!
The Work Ready program provides focus for communities to agree to meet certain educational, workforce development, and collaboration goals in order to earn the certification. This effort provided the opportunity to transform our communities economy and give Woodford County a competitive advantage in supporting our current employers as well as attracting new businesses and jobs.
There is something special about Woodford County … something different … something unique. We are rooted to pride in our past, yet we lean with purpose toward our future. We treasure the environment around us and are committed to living within it respectfully. We put the care of an artisan into crafting our horses, our bourbon, our products, and our services.
And we're not done yet. We're coming together as we move our community toward the future recognizing that our OVERALL goal should be to maintain our uniqueness while intelligently building an economic base that can effectively sustain it.
The proposed logo I'm about to show you tells the story I've just shared. Just as the story has several layers, so does the logo. By design, some elements are more prominent than others – emphasizing the things about Woodford County which distinguish us from any other place in the world – the things only we can "own", that make us unique. Other elements in the logo are more subtle, perhaps easy to miss. That is part of the romance of any good story … small yet vital elements of character you only notice up close, in a relationship marked by affection and warmth. If you would, allow me to walk you through the proposed logo, describing how it tells the story I've just shared.
Right away, you'll see that the most prominent elements of the logo are a horse and a barrel. If there's anything, which makes Woodford stand out in a world of choices, it is our beautiful horse farms, renowned distillery, and fast-emerging vineyards. You'll notice the artistic treatment of the horse's head and the barrel, along with the intricate script of the word "Uniquely". This gives recognition to the vibrant creativity of our community. The earth-tone green of "Uniquely" reminds us to treasure the land and develop it wisely.
Next, consider the more business-like font of the word, "Woodford" … a font shared with the number, "1789". As one of the oldest counties in the Commonwealth, we are proud of our history, branding it onto the barrel. Yet our county has expanded sensibly since then. Today's Woodford is separated from the past, but has not lost sight of it. While agriculture is prominent, industry is an equally valued part of who we are. The three strands of the horse's mane remind us of the vital roles played in our economy by agriculture, manufacturing, and services. Finally, notice how the three textual elements – "Uniquely", "Woodford", "1789" – ALL lean from left to right, indicating movement toward the future … a future the horse is turned to face as well.
The message is that here in Woodford County, we're not done yet. While honoring our past we are purposely leaning toward our future with a shared vision of tomorrow, a small town in Kentucky that provides access to the world.
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Woodford County residents have always valued education. Our public school system consistently ranks among the highest in the Commonwealth for student performance.
Woodford County is the home of nationally acclaimed Midway College and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, which has the state's largest post-secondary enrollment of over 100,000 pupils.
Politically, Woodford County residents have been active in many state government employment and leadership roles. A Woodford County resident has served as Governor on seven different occasions, more than any other county. Locally, the administration of the County government – consisting of the Fiscal Court and Judge/Executive, strives to be responsive to citizens' needs while providing the highest standards of living.
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It's hard to tell if it is a simple faux pas or a grim prophetic view of what's to come.
Philippine media outlet Sun Star reported recently a new fishing vessel acquired under a joint venture between a local fishing tycoon and "Taiwan-based Farewell Fishing Co. Ltd."Actually it's Fair Well Fishery Co. – but Farewell Fishing would perhaps be more appropriate. The company's website ominously boasts: "Our fleets are ever expanding…"The problem is that fishing and fleets cannot continue to expand when we have already overfished so many of the world's tuna stocks. Here in the Pacific, overfishing is afflicting bigeye and yellowfin tuna and urgent action is needed to avert a developing crisis in the region. A report released last week set out, in a worst case scenario, the possibility of Pacific fisheries collapse by 2035.In our expeditions across the Pacific, Greenpeace has witnessed first-hand the root of the problem: The influx of more and bigger fishing vessels from foreign fleets, destructive fishing technologies like fish aggregating devices, and of course pirate fishing.As for the Fair Well Fishery vessel in question, the Sun Star reports: "The brand-new F/V Discovery 101 has a helipad, fish finder equipment and high range satellite device. It was deployed to tuna-rich Pacific nations early this month and will use a helicopter to find tuna stocks."Hello super seiner. Hello helicopter. Hello satellite.Goodbye fish. Farewell fishing…But it doesn't have to be that way. In December, countries of the Pacific Tuna Commission will meet to decide on measures that could set Pacific fisheries on a sustainable path, including the closure of the high seas pockets to fishing.
You can help by urging the New Zealand government to support the initiatives of our Pacific Island neighbours to avert this crisis and secure a future for their fisheries.
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- When the building alarm sounds or when asked to evacuate by a member of the Building Emergency Team or Emergency Responder, walk quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit
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Capercaillie must now be sold NOW. Offer in excess of EUR 600,000 are invited. The owner wants her sold before the start of the season. We can recommend viewing and although she has been laid up ashore for three years she presents very well and is now offered at an incredibly competitive price.
General Specifications:
LOA 24.68m 81ft
LWL 18.89m 62ft
Beam 6.00m 19ft7in
Draft 3.40m 11ft2in
Displacement 51 tonnes
Ballast 18 tonnes
Engine Perkins 162kW/220HP
Fuel Capacity 1740 litres
Water Capacity 1750 litres
Designer German Frers
Located Italy
Price 1,200,000 Euros exclusive of VAT
The Swan 77 was a response from Nautor's for the discerning owner who required a larger sailing yacht. The performance enjoyed by the racing yacht owner became accessible to those who required a very high degree of interior comfort and accommodation.
Capercaillie has an enviable reputation as a charter yacht with repeat clients every year and a crew who really know how to make sure their guests get the maximum out of their time on board. A perfect charter layout with crew and galley forward, the layout also lends itself to longer distance cruising for an owner requiring maximum privacy.
German Frers and Nautor have achieved a very special yacht with remarkable speed and power. She has the accommodation of a larger cruising boat with the agility and handling of a thoroughbred, even with a smaller crew.
Refit details 2014/15 Scarlino Italy
1) 12 new batteries for service and radio battery system
2) All non-opening ports have had replacement Plexiglas
3) The helm and rudder systems have been replaced and serviced as required
4) The toe rail has been replaced
4) Replacement television and satellite system
5) Replacement shower/bath
6) New steering pedestal
7) Replacement turbo on main engine
8) New 60hp outboard from tender
Approximately euros 80,000 spent on this refit
Refit details 2012 in Scarlino, Italy.
New aft dodger
New awning, mainsail cover and lazy jacks
New covers for helm, binnacle and transom
Complete topside fairing and painting
Complete rig dismounting, sonogram tested and rod rigging replaced where needed
New paint on mast and boom (Awlgrip snow white, gloss)
Vang serviced by Navtec
New profile sections on Reckmann forestay
New mainsail track
New Spinnaker cars
New masthead sheaves
New aft seat cushions
Forward hatch and frame complete removal, service and painting
New plexi hatches throughout
Deck sanded
Interior varnish coats where needed
New lighting fixtures installed on boom for forward and aft cockpits
Four underwater lights installed in stern
Eight spreader lights installed on all four spreader levels
New Raymarine chart plotter in aft cockpit
New Raymarine AIS transceiver installed
Electronics completely re-wired and carefully integrated
New service batteries (GEL)
Dinghy re-fit
New refrigeration control units
New watermaker (Schenker Modular 100 digital)
New dorades and mushroom vents
New hydraulic motors and pumps for Lewmar Commander power pack
Refit details 2008/09
New Microwave oven and other galley utensils.
2 new vhf portable radios
Fold- up bicycle
All new mooring lines and also halyards and sheets.
New canvas sun-awning and windscoops.
New main bilge pump& some shower drain pumps also some head pumps.
New extractor fan x 2 in engine room
New Service battery charger
New air-conditioning unit in Saloon and aft guest Cabin.
2 new televisions (Samsung flat screen) in master Cabin and also Saloon.
New Raymarine Autopilot interfaced with the Chartplotter
New Raymarine Radar interfaced with the Chartplotter.
New babystay and inner forestay
Refit details 2006/07
Reconditioned engine fitted
New running rigging throughout New No1 Sail Sail cover for boom modified Refrigeration overhaul 2 x new life rafts Replacement dinghy – AB 5.6m inflatable with 60hp outboard Repairs to aft deck seat covers Installed chart plotter New curtains and some replacement soft furnishings, seat covers etc Re-varnish interior in Antigua
Refit details 2004.
Complete new teak deck by HYS – Swan Service Centre
Repainted topsides and other painted surfaces
Full Osmosis treatment including rudder
Main engine and generator mounts replaced
New antifouling
New hull port lights
New toilet plumbing
All batteries tested and replaced as required
Sea cocks replaced or serviced as required
Overhaul of fuel system
Bilges treated and repainted
All sea water hoses replaced throughout
Commander hydraulic system serviced
New compass
All lenses in hatches replaced
All interior Halogen lights replaced
New sound insulation on both generator sets
New main engine exhaust line
New forward sprayhood and wind scoop
Racor fuel filters stripped and serviced
All heads serviced
A Navtec hydraulics serviced
New fresh water pumps
Full service to main engine and both generators.
Complete rig and rigging checked (whilst mast was unstepped)
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Appliance Leaks in Gardiner, New York
Is water leaking from an appliance in your Gardiner, New York home? If so, certain steps should be taken immediately to avoid further damage to your house or place of business. First, turn off the appliance if it is running. If you still have active flooding, turn off the water at its source. Next call your plumber or HVAC company to fix the issue causing the leaking, then call First Response Restoration LLC to remove the water and dry your property. Drying out homes in Gardiner, whether from leaking ice makers, refrigerators, or water heaters, is what we do best.
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Water pooling on the floor around a water heater does not always mean it is leaking, it might simply be condensation. However, if you see active dripping, spraying, or notice that water is flooding from the heater, call your HVAC repair service technician right away. If your property has suffered water damage in Gardiner from an appliance leak, call First Response Restoration LLC right away. Our crew will arrive in minutes to assess the damage that can be seen, as well as test for moisture lurking behind your walls and under floorboards. Sometimes, washing machines in Gardiner leak and water damage ensues. Whether the damage is contained on one level or the leak originated from the second story of a building, seeped into the flooring and down to the first level, First Response Restoration LLC can help. We can even work with your insurance company so you will not have to. Call (203) 312-7005 if you are experiencing water damage due to an appliance leak in Gardiner now.
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They Went That-a-Way - Part 2
Once you've spoken with Johnson Nash at length (he is, by the way, a worker for the same courier service your character works for), you'll be free to explore the rest of the casino. You won't be able to play any games, but you can speak with Nash's wife about her tasty Radscorpion Casserole, and to the robotic curator that walks around the casino about who Vikki and Vance were. Everyone else here are residents of Primm and will have little to say. Do note that they have firearms, however. This should persuade you from stealing anything from within the casino for the time being, whether you're playing as good or bad. It's early in the game, and these guys will wipe the floor with you if you aren't careful.
When you leave the Vikki and Vance Casino, you'll want to head across the way to a far larger establishment. This gigantic building, called the Lucky Casino/Bison Steve, isn't only where the missing deputy is being held, but also where the guys that tried to kill you before the game started are holed-up as well. As you work your way to the entrance, be careful, as there may be enemies you didn't deal with earlier roaming the streets. Once you enter the front door, have your gun at the ready, since you'll almost immediately be attacked by a couple of thugs. Down them before continuing. Also, there's a computer on the counter in the lobby. You can use it to unlock the locked door nearby. In that locked room, grab some Bottle Caps, Stimpaks, Mentats and more, as well as the Bison Steve Maintenance Key.
As you work your way from the lobby and rightward through the hotel/casino's first floor, you'll begin to immediately run into even more enemies. The first floor isn't well-lit at all, so use VATS to spot any enemies that may be in your vicinity, and take them out accordingly. En route through the central area of the first floor, you're bound to run into a few objects of importance. There's a gift shop-like location with a locked safe (that you probably won't be able to open), as well as some Bottle Caps. There's also a broken elevator that you can choose to fix if your Repair skill is at least a 35, and an easy-to-open locked door as well. You can open the locked door, but we recommend not going down the corridor on the other end of it. You'll find out why shortly.
On the far end of the first floor, you'll find the final holdouts of the enemy force on the floor, including the convict leader, who is packing a powerful flamethrower weapon that you can claim for yourself once he's dead. His henchmen all around him will also attack with a combination of melee weapons and firearms. Be sure, as always, to scour dead bodies for goods once all is calm, since they'll have some stronger armor to equip, some random curative items, and even weapons that you can use to repair your own gear.


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Hello I am very new to java and am writing a method that shifts each letter in a String over in the alphabet n times. I am having trouble figuring out a way to accumulate the results
Code: public String shift(int n){ char character; for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) { character = text.charAt(i); if(character>='A'&& character<='Z'){ character = (char) (character + n); if (character>'Z') character-=26; // How to accumulate? text=Character.toString(character); } } return text; }
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New images from
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are helping researchers
view in unprecedented detail the spiral arms and
dust clouds of a nearby galaxy, which are the birth
sites of massive and luminous stars.
The Whirlpool galaxy,
M51, has been one of the most photogenic galaxies
in amateur and professional astronomy. Easily photographed
and viewed by smaller telescopes, this celestial
beauty is studied extensively in a range of wavelengths
by large ground- and space-based observatories.
This Hubble composite image shows visible starlight
as well as light from the emission of glowing hydrogen,
which is associated with the most luminous young
stars in the spiral arms.
M51, also known
as NGC 5194, is having a close encounter with a
nearby companion galaxy, NGC 5195, just off the
upper edge of this image. The companion's gravitational
pull is triggering star formation in the main galaxy,
as seen in brilliant detail by numerous, luminous
clusters of young and energetic stars. The bright
clusters are highlighted in red by their associated
emission from glowing hydrogen gas.
This Wide Field
Planetary Camera 2 image enables a research group,
led by Nick Scoville (Caltech), to clearly define
the structure of both the cold dust clouds and the
hot hydrogen and link individual clusters to their
parent dust clouds. Team members include M. Polletta
(U. Geneva); S. Ewald and S. Stolovy (Caltech);
R. Thompson and M. Rieke (U. of Arizona).
Intricate structure
is also seen for the first time in the dust clouds.
Along the spiral arms, dust "spurs" are seen branching
out almost perpendicular to the main spiral arms.
The regularity and large number of these features
suggests to astronomers that previous models of
"two-arm" spiral galaxies may need to be revisited.
The new images also reveal a dust disk in the nucleus,
which may provide fuel for a nuclear black hole.
The team is also
studying this galaxy at near-infrared wavelengths
with the NICMOS instrument onboard Hubble. At these
wavelengths, the dusty clouds are more transparent
and the true distribution of stars is more easily
seen. In addition, regions of star formation that
are obscured in the optical images are newly revealed
in the near-infrared images.
This image was
composed by the Hubble Heritage Team from Hubble
archival data of M51 and is superimposed onto ground-based
data taken by Travis Rector (NOAO) at the 0.9-meter
telescope at the National Science Foundation's Kitt
Peak National Observatory (NOAO/AURA) in Tucson,
Credit: NASA
and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Acknowledgment: N. Scoville (Caltech) and T. Rector


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A Retail Merchant Account is descriptive of a merchant who will be processing the majority of their transitions with the customer's card present at the time of sale. Most commonly this can via a "swipe" transaction or contactless payment system.
Because the credit card is present at the time of the sale, there is less of a concern for fraudulent transactions. And due to this reduction in risk, Retail Merchant Accounts rates are among the best available.
For reference, this type of account may often be referred to as a swipe, CP, or Card Present account and serves as the foundation for rate structures common with markets, gift shops, restaurants, and many service based ventures.
What you should know about Retail Merchant Accounts
Having the credit card present at time of the transaction may reduce the likelihood of fraudulent charges, but there are many other important variables to consider when developing an appropriate rate structure for a retail merchant account.
One such example is based on the transaction volume and Average Ticket Size (AVT). Consider a kiosk vendor at the mall that sells jelly beans. The related sales behavior is likely to be a moderate number of transactions with a low AVT. Well, should someone fraudulently purchase a couple of dollars of jelly beans, it poses no great risk to either the merchant or the processing entity. Likewise, product returns or charge-backs (customer disputed charges) are also not likely to be of great exposure.
The risk of product returns and charge-backs can increase as the Average Ticket Size increases. Understandably, as the price of a product increases, customers are more critical of the cost and value of that product or service. But even this gets more detailed depending on the types of products sold.
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PLEASANTON — Hope for saving the Shadow Cliffs water slides stayed alive this week after a single recreation operator submitted a proposal to renovate and reopen the aging attraction.
The East Bay Regional Park District now must decide whether the business plan is a sound one worth carrying out at the privately built slides inside Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area.
"We need to evaluate the proposal to see if it's viable," said Jim O'Connor, the park district's assistant general manager for operations.
If no potential operators had responded by the 4 p.m. Thursday deadline to submit slide business proposals, park officials had said they likely would permanently close and dismantle the slides, as called for by a long-term Shadow Cliffs park management plan.
The 1981 four-flume slides are popular with young children, families and youth groups in the Bay Area, but age is catching up with them. The park district closed the slides last year after concluding they need about $885,000 in safety, structural and other renovations.
Park district managers recommended closing the slides forever, but the park board balked. Responding to a public outcry, the park board opted in March to postpone a decision about the future of the slides until the district could solicit business proposals to find a new operator.
Shortly before the 4 p.m. deadline Thursday, one firm came forward.
"We were disappointed we didn't get more proposals," O'Connor said, "but we'll see what we've got."
He wouldn't divulge the name of the outfit because he and his co-workers haven't had time to assess the company's plan and background.
The regional park board's operations committee is expected to discuss the slides in January.
Several Pleasanton residents have said it would be unfair to wipe out a family-friendly attraction that provides cool relief on sizzling summer days in the Tri-Valley area. About 25,000 to 26,000 people a year pay to use the slides, and many young people get part-time jobs there.
Regional park officials have said their agency cannot afford to rebuild the slides, which are smaller than those in most modern water slide parks.
Contact Denis Cuff at 925-943-8267. Follow him at Twitter.com/deniscuff.


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So, I submitted and defended my undergraduate honors thesis a week ago and it passed with flying colors. The database of undergraduate honors theses can be found here. In light of that great news, here is the abstract and links to the document and the presentation I used during my oral defense.
Design of a Packed Distillation Column for a Unit Operations Laboratory
The design for a new packed distillation column for consideration as a new experiment for the University Of Florida Department Of Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory was created to demonstrate the separation of water and isopropanol (i-Pr) and to evaluate a parallel applied multi-correlation approach to creating a high accuracy process model based on correlations with known margins of error. The final design produced features a core distillation unit, capable of batch, semi-batch, and continuous operation, and a surrounding recycle and waste management system, which is not covered in this paper. The nominal core system configuration was continuous operation with 20 mol% i-Pr, 10 mol% i-Pr, and 60 mol% i-Pr compositions and 10.4 USGPH, 6.6 USGPH, and 3.9 USGPH flow rates for the feed, bottoms, and distillate material streams, respectively. This configuration had a 6.65 inch tall HTU, requires 3.42 NTU, and a minimum required height of 1.89 ft. The final column design used a 6 ft high packing of ¼ in. Raschig Rings and had a 23.1% nominal "average tray efficiency," which was an expectedly low value due to the presence of an azeotrope at 67 mol% i-Pr.
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In this next lesson I will be showing you how to draw another tattoo design. I will show you how to draw a Viking tattoo step by step. The reason for my design is because I have been seeing a lot of people recently with the faces of Vikings tattooed on their bodies (mainly on the shoulders and back). The facial expression of a Viking warrior is so taunting and mysterious; I thought that this would be a good opportunity to show you just how easy it is to draw the head of a Viking warrior. You can use this lesson as aids to help you draw the face of a warrior, then add your own body. You don't necessarily have to use this character face just as a tattoo you know. Many people in the past had requested tutorials on Vikings and I thought that this would be a neat way to fill those request. The Vikings were people that were explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who mainly raided and colonized wide areas of Europe. The typical attire for Vikings consisted of a helmet, shield, chainmail shirt, and usually an animal-skin coat as well as different weapons such as spears, axes, swords, and a bow and even knifes. I have been doing a lot of request lately and pretty soon I will stop submitting cool tattoo tutorials because I want to draw bigger and better things. Anyways this tattoo design will help you sketch out your very own Viking even if you chose to draw him as a character. Learning how to draw a Viking tattoo step by step will help you tackle other sketches on dwarf warrior faces as well because they look so similar. The instructions are easy to read and the steps are simple to follow. All you have to do is take your time and you will soon be drawing your very own Viking head too. I will be back with two more drawing lessons so stay tuned kiddies.
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- Release Date: Apr 6, 2012
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Summary: Ready to test your mettle against the final frontier?Pioneer an untamed planet, building roads and houses for your fellow denizens of the future. Cultivate your quaint colony into a stellar space citadel, and you'll pull alien tourists from everywhere this side of Alpha Centauri!Careful though, not all intelligent life seeks souvenirs. Prepare to engage in heated battle with all manner of cosmic creatures! Win--and you just might be rewarded...Strap into your spacecraft, all systems are go for an epic astro adventure that'll warp you to light speed and beyond!Turn your device to rotate the screen, touch to scroll, and pinch to zoom in and out. Supports iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Note: Screen rotation and zoom are only available on iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch 2nd generation and later, and iPad. The game now lets you switch between English and Japanese.
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Americans are spending more money online this holiday shopping season.
For the first 26 days of the November-December 2012 holiday season, Americans spent $16.4 billion, a 16 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a report from comScore.
On "Cyber Monday," comScore tallied $1.465 billion in online spending, up 17 percent versus year ago. That was the heaviest online spending day in history.
"Despite some news reports suggesting that Cyber Monday might be declining in importance, the day has once again set an online spending record at nearly $1.5 billion," said comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni in a release. "However, it is also clear that the holiday promotional period has begun even earlier this year, with strong online sales occurring on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday."


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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Maine has announced that they have received Fiscal Year 2013 Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program funds for irrigation assistance to private landowners in Maine. Approximately $294,000 will be made available to both large- and small-scale irrigators. The deadline for applications is January 18, 2013.
AMA, administered by NRCS, is available in 16 states where participation in the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically low. AMA assists agricultural producers to manage risk and voluntarily address issues such as water management, water quality, and erosion control by incorporating conservation practices into their farming operations.
"This program gives landowners an additional opportunity to construct or improve their water management structures and to mitigate risk through production diversification or resource conservation practices," said Juan Hernandez, State Conservationist for NRCS in Maine. "This will benefit not only the landowner, but their neighbors and community as well."
Under AMA, contracts will have a one to ten-year contract period, and the practices must be maintained for the life of the practice. There is a $50,000 per year payment limitation per participant.
Sign-up for AMA is available on a continuous basis. Landowners can sign up for this program at their local USDA Service Center/Natural Resources Conservation Service office, listed online at http://offices.usda.gov or in the telephone book under United States Government, Agriculture Department. Applications received by January 18, 2013 will be considered for funding in Fiscal Year 2013.
For more information about AMA and other NRCS conservation programs, visit your local USDA Service Center or go to www.me.nrcs.usda.gov.
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You may have thought election season was over, but I'd be remiss if I let 2012 slip into memory without mentioning one more electoral occurrence.
On New Year's Eve, Bangor's Downtown Countdown celebration held a contest and Facebook vote to find Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bunyan for the year.
Although I don't see an official announcement anywhere, it seems that the winner of the online vote and official selection was Democratic State Representative Adam Goode, a victory I can only assume was predicated on his love of flannel and facial hair.
Goode also won the 5k road race held earlier that day.


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Iniesta savours 'magical' moment
Sunday 1 July 2012
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Andrés Iniesta collected a third Carlsberg Man of the Match award against Italy, but of more interest to the Spain midfielder was that his side retained the trophy in Kyiv.
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Andrés Iniesta's mesmeric contribution to Spain's second successive UEFA European Championship win earned him the final Carlsberg Man of the Match award – although of more significance to the midfielder was renewing his acquaintance with the Henri Delaunay Cup.
The Spain No6 made a crucial early contribution at the Olympic Stadium, his characteristic through ball played in Cesc Fàbregas to set up David Silva's 14th-minute opener. Iniesta was typically modest in victory, saying: "Today the team played a great match. All the players were at their best and we're delighted; that was essential. We moved the ball around very fast. We were aggressive in possession. We scored the first two goals, and then after that they had to play with only ten men [when Thiago Motta went off injured] which made it easier for us.
"Everybody is entitled to their opinion," continued Iniesta, who has now played pivotal roles in tournament victories at UEFA EURO 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and here. "We're not here to say our football is better than anyone else's but today we were at a great level and true to our style. It's unique, magical; something that cannot be repeated."
Although Iniesta scored the extra-time winner against the Netherlands to secure the world crown two years ago, that proved an unusual contribution for a man whose regular role is to provide chances for others. "I'm delighted about everything at the moment," he added. "I don't need to score goals – it's not what football is about to me. It doesn't matter who scores so long as we do."
As he collected his award from Davor Šuker and Christian Karembeu – who described Iniesta as "one of the best players; with his passing he is always a danger, he plays so well in small spaces and succeeds with everything he touches" – Iniesta was keen to share the credit. "It's very nice to have this award but it's especially great to be champions again," he said. "I'll do my bit and as long as people enjoy that, it's great.
"Football is my life. My life would mean nothing without it. I've enjoyed it since I was a small boy. Yet I never I imagined I'd be here to win my second EURO. It's magic, something very special, and we have to enjoy the moment."
Spain had endured a 44-year trophy drought before their 2008 triumph, and a third successive tournament victory left Iniesta in reflective mood. "We had always fought for it, we had always fought to change history," he explained. "The team we have had during this time has been fantastic. It seemed impossible to achieve something like this. It has never been achieved by anybody before, so we are extremely happy.
"Winning the tournament is a great memory for everybody. We had great memories of Austria and we'll take away great memories from Poland and Ukraine. This a great era for Spanish football and we must be proud of it: players and fans should enjoy it."


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COVINGTON, Ky. - A federal judge declared a mistrial in a defamation lawsuit against a gossip website filed by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader who had sex with her underage student.
U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman declared the mistrial Friday after jurors couldn't reach a verdict.
Former cheerleader and high school teacher Sarah Jones had sued Scottsdale, Ariz.-based thedirty.com and its operator over two posts that said she had slept with every Bengals player and likely had two sexually transmitted diseases.
She was seeking $11 million.
The posts were unrelated to Jones' relationship with her former 17-year-old student. Jones pleaded guilty in that case in October in a deal that allowed her to avoid jail time. The two are still dating.