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"I'm not a conservative person, am I?" I ask K.
We're sitting in a wood panelled taberna in Madrid, towards the end of the evening. Full of tapas and perhaps a little tipsy, we haven't ordered anything here, content to sit side by side with a glass of wine each and fill up on all the antique eye candy around us – the (inevitable) bulls' heads, the little sign that announces the availability of snails, the dusty old bottles of sherry, the elegant, marble-topped tables.
What I thought then: not conservative. As a matter of fact I hold views which positively annoy conservatives. Actually, I consider annoying conservative types one of life's great pleasures. More than that perhaps – a duty. It would be no surprise to run into conservatism here, given the decor, but actually the other customers look rather bohemian. We've been in Madrid for less than a week and we've seen the inside of a lot of bars.
Many, many bars.
Apart from the fact that I probably would have done that anyway, I've been researching for a story I want to do on the city and its tapas. K hasn't voiced any objection to joining me, so here we are in Bar Umpteen. More

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Monday, December 19, 2011
Snow angels
Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post! The first post here in a loooooong time. Special thanks to Holly, Susan's cat who gave me a mention here - This Week in Mentalists
I would put a nicer link but Blogger seems to have gone all minimalist on me and removed just about every formatting option short of posting a pic. Why, Blogger? Why?! (Edit: Think I have it sorted. Just Google and their endless mission to make stuff worse).
So it's Christmas time and, you know what? I'm feeling Christmassy. Wasn't the easiest year, not by a long shot. We're in a world of uncertainty and, for what is really the first time since the 2008 recession hit, my own work has been on the chopping block. But my latest project has just been given a last minute reprieve. My father passed away this year. That sucked on a few levels. We weren't close so part of me thinks I was protected from a certain level of grief and yet it just meant the whole thing was messy. What was unresolved will now stay unresolved forever.
So, yeah. Not the easiest year.
But a good year.
A year in which I realised just how much support I have. And not just that it's me and people supporting me or me supporting them. I really felt that a whole bunch of us are in this together. And I count many of you out there in the blogoshpere in that too. A unity. Not a perfect unity. But a strong one.
Life won't always be easy. Yes, a dog may take a piss on us while we make snow angels but who cares? We'll have made snow angels!
I hope you all make snow angels.
Have a very happy Christmas/holiday season/Winter Wonderland/Snowy Surprise or whatever it is you all celebrate. Stay well!
12 comments:
- susan said...
Hello Bitter!
Glad you liked the kitty piece. Any chance there is a doggeh or kitteh in your future?
I am so sorry about your father's death. Don't say what was unresolved will stay unresolved. I believe you will find closure for it someday.
About the dogs and snow angels, please remember the words of the wise Frank Zappa- Do Not eat yellow snow
- December 20, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- Bitter Animator said...
I'd love a dog but not sure it'll happen any time soon.
- December 21, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Red Pill Junkie said...
I'm sorry for your father's passing. There seems to be some techniques that allow closure on those areas, like Dr. Moody's psychomanteum.
But maybe instead of hocus pocus, you should just try to honor his passing by revisiting your experiences of him, and trying to view things from his perspective.
We tend to be too harsh on our parents when we're younger, but eventually learn that they just did the best they could, because God knows there aren't any parenting courses one can take.
I've never made a snow angel. One more thing to add to the bucket list :3
Happy Xmas, everyone!
- December 21, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- susan said...
There is a lovely quote by Mark Twain that I think sums up parenthood perfectly.
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he'd learned in seven years."
RPJ- I think we are going to get a white Christmas. I wish I knew a way to send you some. Snow angels are very fun to make.
- December 21, 2011 at 3:31 PM
- Bitter Animator said...
Thanks, RPJ. Really not sure about Dr.Moody though. I mean, it sounds nice and all but I can't help feeling he's just one step away from starting up a zombie apocalypse. Not sure I want that.
- December 22, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- Red Pill Junkie said...
Moody is the guy behind the modern NDE (Near Death Experience) popularity after he wrote the seminal book Life After Life. A friend of mine who met and interviewed him for his book Magic Mysticism & the Molecule, told me he's a charming gent.
Incidentally, the psychomanteum was briefly shown in Clint Eastwood's film Hereafter. I really liked that movie, because it shows how obsessing with the next life won't let you learn the lessons of this one.
- December 22, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- paz said...
Hehe. It's very difficult to make snow angels here in Houston since it only snows --very light snow-- every four to five years.
Remember, it doesn't get easier, you just get stronger.
I too believe you'll find closure.
And merry Christmas!
- December 24, 2011 at 11:27 PM
- Sibat said...
a very happy new year to Bitter Animator and everyone else................... :-) ..........
- January 1, 2012 at 11:02 AM
- Red Pill Junkie said...
Even though I couldn't pass the chance to yell "happy end of the world!" to my family last night --I've been teasing them about 2012 for the last 5 or so years-- I do hope everyone have a great time before lord Kukulcan returns to kick some serious ass ;)
- January 1, 2012 at 5:49 PM
- Bitter Animator said...
Happy New Year all! 2012 has got to be better than 2011, right? RIGHT?!!!
Oh but then there is that whole end of the world thing... yeah, still better.
Hope y'all have a perfectly adequate year with no major disasters.
- January 1, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- susan said...
I don't think the world will end in December. It will end in November after the US elections.
No, I hope the world does not end. I hope it's one of those bad cycles, things can get a little better, and I hope our children and grand children will have a better world than the world is right now.
Either that or dogs and cats can take it over. and be our overlords. That's fine with me too.
- January 1, 2012 at 6:29 PM
- Red Pill Junkie said...
I'd certainly vote for a dog anytime over all the sorry sods that pretend to be presidents in my country!
To the Chinese, this will be the year of the Dragon. The god Quetzalcoatl is the feathered serpent, which is quite dragonesque if you ask me.
If 2012 is the year the world of mindless consumption, dull commercialism and political hypocrisy comes to an end, that would be all good to me.
I guess for that to happen we'll all have to get out of our comfort zone and do a lot of hard work. Like many editorialists have written, if in 2011 the Protester was the most important person, this year it has to be the Citizen.
- January 1, 2012 at 7:42 PM


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Scarlette Fever
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Scarlette Fever is the latest new sensation to emerge from the UK, her songs and sound containing in them vivid evocations of a life lived and loves lost, rather than callow youthful platitudes. You Don't Know My Name is the lead single from her debut album Medication Time and will be released digitally as part of her Sticky Fingers EP on 26th October.
You Don't Know My Name indulges your aural sensitivities on a hauntingly, beautiful journey of Scarlette's love from a far. The song is cleverly built around a sample of John Barry's Midnight Cowboy that mixes a touch of pedal steel with a gorgeous melody that drifts like dry ice. With a compulsive love of film and music, John Barry is "as good as it gets" and for Scarlette Fever it was an honour and an incredible validation to be given the blessing of the eminent composer who rarely clears the adaptation of his music.
So impressed was Barry that he asked Scarlette to record a song from his farewell to film scoring tribute 'The Beyondness of Things'. Don Black specially created the lyrics for 'Give Me A Smile'. It is a reflective soundtrack that perfectly demonstrates Scarlette's affinity with all things epic. "It was the hardest song on my album to record," she admits. "I'm lucky to have been afforded such an opportunity at this stage in my career."
Scarlette's debut album, 'Medication Time' will be released early next year and follows a distinct theme, one of "chocolate, coffee, wine, self-help books whatever it takes. These are the 'medications' I use and often, in excess to deal with the highs and lows of life. Of course, my ultimate medication is my music, there's a song for every mood swing."
Sticky Fingers EP will feature remixes of You Don't Know My Name from Loverush UK! and a chilled out version from Kiss 100's very own Justin Wilkes. Finishing the EP are remixes of Scarlette's track Lovestruck
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For Millennia the river Ganges in India has been the most revered river in the world. Hindus who worship the river as the goddess Ganga consider it to be sacred, and believe that bathing in Ganges will purify the body and the spirit. As death approaches it is believed that drinking water from the Ganges with the last breath will ensure that the soul attains freedom, and upon death, cremations by the tens of thousands are performed every year at its banks on funeral pyres made of wood set fire and sent into the river taking the soul of the deceased straight to god. But today, as India becomes on of the most industrialized nations in the world, the holy river Ganges is suffering. Pollution levels in the river are at an all time high, and rising exponentially is the number of worshipers. Now, in response to what is quickly becoming a dire situation, Gurus and spiritual leaders are rallying together in an attempt to improve the conditions of this ancient and venerated river.
Led by Baba Ram Dev, Ganga Raksha Manch is a coalition of Hindu holy men who are demanding that the government address the problem of pollution in the Ganges before elections in May. Ravi Shankar, a disciple of Maharishi Mahesh yogi, has also joined the movement. The two gurus are demanding sewage treatment plants be constructed to handle the human waste of the over 400 million people who live on its banks, and that authorities find alternatives to measures that they believe would lower the amazingly high levels of oxygen in the water.
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It has been a belief for centuries that the Ganges has healing and purifying powers. Bathing in the Ganges is a common practice among Hindu devotees, and during some festivals millions of people come to its banks to bathe and purify themselves. Ganges water is often used in ceremonies and rituals of worship. Even the British East India Co. used only the water of the Ganges on its voyages because it remained "sweet and fresh" for extended lengths of time. I can even attest to this fact. I was surprised when during a puja here in the states, I tasted Ganges water brought from India. Fully expecting the taste of putrid river water much like what we find in the area where I live, the taste of the Ganges water, which was poured from a plastic soap bottle, was sweet and fresh.
The fact that even in the midst of a great deal of human pollution, the Ganges has been able to avoid an epidemic is pretty incredible. It has been shown that oxygen levels in the Ganges are 15-25 times greater than that of other comparable bodies of water, and that the river has an amazing ability to clean itself of water borne pathogens. These factors have contributed to preventing a widespread outbreak of diseases such as cholera and dysentery for thousands of years. But today, an alarmingly high percentage of all health problems and deaths are attributed to water borne diseases. Proof that in its current state of decline, the miracle power of the Ganges is fading.
In addition to the population explosion that has brought the amount of human waste to an all time high (fecal coli form counts in the river is as much as 10,000% higher than government standards for safe bathing), the amount of industrial chemical waste is the most worrisome. The rise of India in the world market has brought with it factories, tanneries, fertilizer manufacturers, oil refineries and pharmaceutical producers that discharge effluent into the sacred river from its origin to its meeting at the sea. Though regulations are in place, they are rarely enforced, and the government clean up initiated in 1985 has been largely unsuccessful, a fact which many contribute to corruption and politics.
The citizen led group Sankat Mochan Foundation has made the greatest strides up to this point, seeking alignment of science and spirit which incorporates the Hindu culture into the clean-up effort, but the situation is dire, and getting worse by the day. So those holy men who worship and contact the river daily are taking action. And the influence of these revered gurus is vast. With millions of followers that include politicians and businessmen alike, the effect of this movement could be monumental. Ram Dev is calling on the government to give the waterway heritage status, to fine polluters, and is threatening to initiate protests if his demands are not met. Ram Dev says, "The River is choking in filth," and through the success of this movement, he intends to breathe life back into it.
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Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (14-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) is reportedly heading to 145 pounds.
According to a report issued tonight on Tuesday's new edition of FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight," Edgar has made the decision to move down to 145 pounds.
A debut date and opponent have yet to be established, but Edgar is reportedly hoping to fight again before the end of the year.
Edgar has long dealt with questions about a potential move to 145 pounds, but after a pair of wins over B.J. Penn and two dramatic fights with the massive Gray Maynard, "The Answer" made it clear he was happy fighting as a lightweight. But after Edgar dropped a pair of decisions to current champion Benson Henderson, UFC President Dana White made it clear he'd prefer to see Edgar at what would appear to be a more natural weight class.
"He's always proved that he can stay at 155," White said following Edgar's UFC 150 loss to Henderson. "There's never been a case where Frankie's not good enough to stay at 155, he's not tough enough to be at 155, he's not talented enough to be at 155 or that he's not even big enough to stay at 155. I just think at 145, he's a monster."
Now that he's apparently making the move, Edgar will have a chance to flourish in a new division. However, despite previous promises that Edgar could drop to 145 pounds for an immediate shot at the belt, White believes the division has since evolved and the former lightweight champ would need a win or two before getting a title fight.
"I think Frankie would have to fight somebody at 145 (before getting a
shot at the title)," White said. "We've got all these backed up titles
right now. I don't want that backed up, and if I know Frankie, he's
going to want to get in there right away."
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2011 – Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona will step down as leader of an outside panel to review procedures and policies at the Dover Port Mortuary, Del., Pentagon officials announced today.
Carmona, who served as surgeon general under President George W. Bush, is running for senator from Arizona.
"Dr. Carmona notified the department this morning that he is stepping down from the panel," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today in a written statement.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta agreed with Carmona's decision and promises to name a replacement very soon, Little said. "The secretary believes that the panel's independent review will strengthen our nation's commitment to the treatment of America's fallen heroes and to their families," the press secretary said. "That's a sacred obligation."
The other members of the panel are: Retired Army Gen. Fred Franks, a member of DOD's health board; Ruth Stonecifer, representative of families supported by the Dover Port Mortuary; Congressman Vic Snyder, a doctor and former Democratic U.S. representative from Arkansas; Garold Huey, a funeral director and embalmer who served in the Navy as enlisted member-embalming technician; Jacquelyn Taylor, executive director of the New England Institute and an internationally recognized leader in funeral service education; and Dr. Bruce Parks, a forensic pathologist.


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"[I want to] make records and party and screw around and wear fake Chanel," she told the mag. "[I'm not looking to] settle down and live in a house yet or anything. I just want to keep riding this rainbow."
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Top Ten Dumbest Indiana Jones Moments
Mike Matei / July 6th, 2009
April 8, 2010 at 1:56 am
The fourth one contradicts the concept from the previous three that religion does have a power full presence over us. The fourth film says it's E.T. bullshit. ????????????????????????????? What does S.S. want us to think? I wish he would be consistent in his franchise, fucking asshole. Same thing with Lucas, is Jedi a faith, or a gene pool?????????? Cock
November 26, 2011 at 8:58 pm
"Depends on who your God is"
April 8, 2010 at 10:07 pm
I like how you point out from this list that the Indiana Jones movies are typical Hollywood B-films with an A-sense of excitement!
I know why alot of people hated the fourth film, but I think all these films are both fun and exciting which they were meant to be. If you can turn your brain off for the next two hours, then you're in for a fun ride!
I did say I love all four films, but Raiders is my second favorite film of all time (after Jaws). From beginning to end, every scene is memorable to say the least!
April 9, 2010 at 3:35 am
Yeah Indiana Jones… a classic hero movie, that was one of my favorite favorite since i were younger, but im kinda mad at the enemies in the trilogy.
But what i think is a bit dumb with the number 1 why is it number one? , i think that number 7, the one with the seagols is the best, its soo dumb, but a genius…!" but im not you, but anyway.. you did a good choice 😛killteck
April 14, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Crystal skull is one big dumb moment.Guy Montag
May 11, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Crystal Skull was entertaining up until about 2/3rds of the way through, and then it just literally stopped making any sense whatsoever.
As if S.S. realized this, he instead tried to fill in the lack of an intelligent and coherent plot with massive digital effects, something it is obvious from any of more recent movies that he apparently thinks are now more important then the story/dialogue themselves.
Seriously. I left that movie feeling like I had just seen Transformers 2 (this wasn't helped by the fact that Shia Buff was in both of them).barudirush
May 16, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Crystal Skull was fun ^^
People make too much drama over it ^^
PS:they say the place of the falls in the movie is "Iguazu (actualy is iguaçu) falls"…soib
May 22, 2010 at 10:40 pm
the entire video im sittin there thinkin 1 is going to be the saucer at the end of the crystal skull and then im like wtfSuperzone
May 24, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I disagree with #9. I thought the entire first 20 minutes of Crystal Skull was freaking awesome (minus the CGI gophers). In fact, as a whole I defend Crystal Skull. It's every bit as fun as the other films. I really like what James said at the end of the video, that moviegoers today are far too critical. People nitpicked Crystal Skull to death instead of just sitting down and enjoying it, so now it's practically universally hated, which it doesn't deserve to be.
May 28, 2010 at 11:55 am
When I watch last Crusade, and when he brought it up in this video, the tank scene ALWAYS makes me think of Kathy Bates screaming, "He didn't get out of the COCK-A-DOODY CAR!!"TyroneAlfonso
June 5, 2010 at 1:34 am
The perfect blend of entertainment and historical film education. Awesome.shadowfinger
June 17, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Falling from an airplane on a rubber raft although not the best idea is possible. The mythbusters shown it could be done. The rest of it kinda dumb and this is coming from the guy who loves Indiana Jones and dressed as Sallah for the Crystal Skull midnight premiere.quillaja
July 10, 2010 at 9:40 am
I had to register just to comment about your #7 pick. You're crazy if you think the bird scene from the last crusade is a stupid moment. On the contrary, it was brilliant. It showed how Sr. could use intelligence instead of force to solve problems. More than that, it's totally believable. Birds are a huge danger to planes, and a plane like that would very likely crash if it flew through a flock of birds like that. There was even an early Myth Busters where they built a big pneumatic gun to shoot chickens at airplane fuselages.acceptedignorance
August 2, 2010 at 2:48 am
#10- i agree it really is a bit ridiculous and cartoonish not fit for this type of movie however it was simply for comic effect and not meant to be taken seriously
#9- Once again i agree it is over the top and unnecessary first off it is a very cliche action opening which although Indiana Jones is all about cliches that was out of the place and very disappointing and the Elvis song just showed that the creators put very little thought or originality into the opening…..very overly used song and very cliche opening
#8- Im not sure whats with the monkeys not only is there like 100 monkeys all in one place but its just ridiculous
#7- Actually i completely concur with quillaja….it is scientifically proven that a flock of birds will bring down a plane by impact damage and clogging the propellers although it is unlikely anyone would think of doing that it is possible which is more than u can say for MOST action sequences
#6-the voodoo doll just brings up the question why the kid didnt just stick the pin through the dolls head and kill him….
#5- yes its impossible yes its ridiculous but once again most action sequences are impossible it has been critiqued to death which i dont understand havent people heard of SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF?
#4- similar to the last one its impossible and he should have died but what else did u expect? he either jumps off the tank and lives or falls down the cliff and lives (because hes the main character hes not going to die) so which would have been worse granted that they could have smoothed the errors out and shown how he lived
#3- as quillaja said it is possible and if u think about it the raft would create a lot of wind resistance and slow the fall and they are landing on snow
#2- very very cliche….how many movies have we seen double agents?
way too many….enough said
#1- what did she find a jungle version of a house of horrors? 1. she screams too much and her fear is over the top 2. There are random animals that she runs into every two feet as if the animals got together and planned it out. However, it is for comic value and not meant to be taken seriously just like the rest of the series, as the directors intendedLairosTall
August 12, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Long live the Saturday Matinee and adventure movies…indeed.retar-ted
August 25, 2010 at 11:22 am
am i the only one who liked crystal skull?WatchmenFTW
August 27, 2010 at 12:07 pm
The Mola Ram from Temple of Doom reminds me of Tom Araya from Slayer.nammm3
September 13, 2010 at 8:35 pm
I didn't mind any of those, but i really thought the scriptwriters got extra lazy when Shia Lebeouf was swinging trees w/ monkeys…
Great idea and video James! Keep it up!Dgamer21
September 20, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Kingdom of the crystal skull was not THAT bad of a movie. People only seemed to rant on this movie because of the dumb moments like the fridge and the CGI alien. But there are so many other dumb moments in other Indy films. that people don't refer back to them.talotiti
October 6, 2010 at 10:52 pm
At number 4, if you look carefully, you can see Indianan Jones drops just next to the cliff. And when the tank is dropping, Jones isn't in the screen. That means, that he grabs right from the cliff. That's how he saved.
Sry my bad englishSchloss Ritter
October 9, 2010 at 12:16 am
Could you imagine Tom Sellick as Indy? He was originally approached for the role but was committed to Magnum P.I.
Blondie was screaming like an annoying idiot during the plane-raft sequence as well.
Nice shot for shot comparisons at the end.Tall Cool One
October 15, 2010 at 8:40 am
Great video. I knew that the Indy movies were based on classic adventure cinema. But I always thought "The Return of the Great Adventure" meant that it the film was coming back to theaters, since it is only on the re-release poster.
November 9, 2010 at 11:11 pm
These may be the dumbest moments in the IJ series, but to me the n.1 moment should have been the Tarzan thing, because it is not only stupid, but it is totally uncalled for. Ok, also your n.1 is a useless scene, but many of the moments in the list, while being dumb, perfectly fit! Things like the seagull attack and the super fridge are ok because, as you said, it's all about escaping an impossible situation! Two unarmed men vs. a plane! Indy in the middle of a nuclear test! How will they survive? The problem about the fridge scene critics I think it's all in today's audiences that are unable to enjoy it as they should.
Btw while I think Crystal Skull was far worse than the previous three, I think it was quite done in perfect Indy style and people should stop criticising the alien theme and the lach of magic stuff. IJ is not about paranolmal, it's all about solving mysteries! The first and the third were about mysteries bonded to religion, the second one about vodoo shit and the fourth one about things from other worlds. It also HAD the paranormal element, with the skull somehow ipnotizing people. Also the ending is in IJ style, totally revealing the mistery and making the villain pay with life for wanting the treasure for itself.Murphy2112
November 30, 2010 at 3:07 am
I 100% agree with your no. 1 choice. Kate Capshaw ruined that movie for me. You can't have Lucas's "second entry MUST be dark" thing going on and have a bunch of ridiculous slapstick-y nonsense at the same time. All of Short Round's wisecracks and the lady's incessant whining really takes me out of the movie. The mix of humour, danger and action just wasn't right.
And yeah, fuck those monkeys.musicintrees
December 13, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Just to note, the rubber raft thing is possible. Mythbusters proved it.Thor0373
January 5, 2011 at 11:36 am
I Love all of the Indiana Jones movies… and i generally only watch movies for amusement, and i think that your comentary in the end is the pure truth!
if they are fun to watch they are well madeunholyasshole
January 5, 2011 at 8:08 pm
great list, although i missed one scene: right at the beginning of raiders, in the cave when indy's hanging in the pit, grabbing the vine and trying to drag himself out, the door keeps shutting down and takes like forever! You see like endless takes of that door shutting down always starting from the same height, yet it should have closed ten times already, leaving indy to be buried in that cave. it's freaking hilarious and my personal no. 1 dumbest scene from the movies!
i realized this only when i was about 18, and that's when i understood what you are explaining about the intended "b-movie dumbness". but while other scenes may be even dumber, i think this scene should deserve no.1 because it's the real f'ing first of all those near fatal, no-way-out situations, and he manages to get out of it, simply because the door apparently has some kind of rewind function every time it's on the screen. it's like Spielberg/Lucas were wiping it on our faces: "don't take it seriously – stupid? yes. entertaining? hell yeah!" Simply ingenious.
January 17, 2011 at 8:27 am
Nice top 10, except I wouldn't call taking out a plane with birds dumb. That is indeed a real hazard. Aviators and aerospace engineers refer to this as "bird strike".
Astronaut Theodore Freedman lost his life to bird strike when a goose crashed into and punctured the cock-pit window of his T-38, subsequently causing broken glass to be sucked into the jet engine's air intake and causing the engine to catch fire. Freedman had to eject, but he was too close to the ground for his chutes to deploy. His body was found nearly 100meters from the crash site.
February 26, 2011 at 3:44 pm
This movies are great !! But I have to admit that I haven't seen the last one .. and The first ona I saw was Tha last crusaide .. so That's the no. 1 one for me..OPP3R BIEEST X
March 21, 2011 at 4:52 pm
if james bond is the first adventurer???
why don't we have a top 10 about james bond things.
like the best villians
or the hottest womans.
or dumbest moments.
or coolest chaces.
or for best movie.
i would like to see a top 10 or 20 about that.
btw indian jones awesome review.
i know i am going to piss people off right now but the fridge scene in mannequin nuke town i kinda liked it.cheezdoodle96
April 25, 2011 at 7:56 pm
I liked the Nuketown scene. I know you can't survive a nuclear blast by hiding in a fridge, but you can survive a explosion by hiding in a fridge.
Of course not without getting.. um.. damaged and stuff, but it is possible.JACK217
April 26, 2011 at 1:50 pm
the reason why they made indy shoot the swords man in raiders he was meant to whip the sword oout of his hands but harrison ford was sick at the time of filming so they went with a gun instead of a whip
and in temple of doom they added i think those scenes so it wouldnt ll be dark
May 19, 2011 at 9:43 am
Nuketown fridge!!!!germanium28
May 26, 2011 at 4:39 pm
All of those scenes were great, they're just movies and they show some balls. Did Han shoot first isn't even a question, yes he did, in the original movie he shot Greedo dead, Greedo didn't even fire a shot, it was only in a special edition released afterwards that Greedo shot first, so the first Star Wars movie Han shot first.
May 31, 2011 at 4:37 pm
plain and simple for the top 10 dumbest indiana jones moments, and it takes the whole top 10 list…it's Shia Labouf….killed it for me >.<Twsm
June 5, 2011 at 7:21 pm
If you remember the scene from raiders of the lost ark where Indy climbs on the german submarine that is about to dive, en the next scene we see Indy behind some crates in the harbor. How didn't he drown and how did he got himself behind the crates unnoticed?
I always imagined that indy would crawl in a turpedo tube to stay alive or something weird like that. It would be an better explanation than none I guess.rhapsodicink
June 9, 2011 at 3:29 am
My friend's dad is a storyboard artist and he did a few scenes for Temple of Doom. He said that when he did the storyboard for the airplane-inflatable boat scene, the airplane swooped down really close to the ground so the raft was able to lightly glide to the ground from about 20 feet high or whatever and make a (more realistic) soft landing. Spielberg looked at it and decided to go with what in in the movie now. Needless to say, he was still flabbergasted about it a couple months ago when he told us about it.GamerNinjaX
July 20, 2011 at 1:27 am
I usually judge a movie by how good the story is and the characters. But when I see a movie like indiana jones or something like that. I just erase all the stuff I judge and have a fun ride.probablytheonlyswede
August 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm
the first thing i thought about before before pressing play was the fridge scene 🙂JoeBum89
August 8, 2011 at 1:07 am
The death of Cinema will be whenever they start making reality tv shows into reality tv movies.
November 26, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Don't they already do that with documentaries?BramBrouwers
September 15, 2011 at 5:08 am
I agree with 9 of the 10, but the birds in Last Crusade weren't that far-fetched:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strikeOfficialJab
September 23, 2011 at 3:04 am
The fridge moment couldn't happen of course, but is really no crazier than any of these other things, ESPECIALLY the tank and the raft from the plane.
The strangest statement people make is "oh and OF COURSE it lands right side up, real big coincidence". Huh? There was a 75% chance that it would, more really with the top and bottom, and it's not like he couldn't roll it over if it was upside-down. The only real unlikely part is that it didn't open while he was flying, other than that what's the big deal? Lots of debris gets thrown everywhere with powerful bombs, its not like only his fridge survived.Shuintaro
November 20, 2011 at 12:29 am
Just wanted to state that there have been airplain crashes due to birds crashing into them…it's not that uncommen…they even test the front windows in an airplain by smashing chicken against it…soJennaMarieFarr
December 8, 2011 at 1:38 am
Actually for #3, they tested that on Mythbusters and it turned out pretty well 😛tardjei939
January 2, 2012 at 7:06 am
I don't understand why so many hate the kingdom of the crustall skull. Though I heard they are making a new one they could probably do without it. but Im going to see it none the less
February 8, 2012 at 12:34 am
@tardjei939 well, pal…hate is a strong word…but l guess southpark said it best:
OMG they raped Indy! XDDiegoAMora
February 20, 2012 at 5:50 pm
in the first one it was actually that harrison ford had serious diarrhea…ShockzGlodekova
March 24, 2012 at 6:50 am
That scene with Sean Connery scaring those seagulls makes me giggle every single time.lotusclown
September 13, 2012 at 4:45 am
wake up james.. movies nowadays are about sickening and depressing the shit out of you, look at *the wickerman* fuck hollywood today…Idmndcookies
October 12, 2012 at 5:33 pm
All the Indiana Jones movies are good! This country is going to hell in a handbasket really quick. We've become so spoiled by Hollywood and movies that we demand way too much nowadays. The old Indy movies are fantastic and yeah this is the worst one., but it's still and Indy movie. Enough with the people saying it "raped" your childhood. It's the dame basic concept. And aliens being in the movie are too unrealistic for Indy? How about giant robots coming down and transforming into vehicles that don't even have close to enough parts to become a robot. Or we could talk about how a serial killer can repeatedly keep coming back after dying a million times. It's a fucking movie! Get over it! So all I can say to the people of this country is wah wah wah GO FUCK YOURSELF!!!!
February 26, 2013 at 9:07 pm
I've always been distracted with the number one because some of those animals don't belong there.Jcr3ws
March 8, 2013 at 9:50 pm
I truly accepted Indy 4 for what it is, I can watch it numerous time much like the trilogy.. but the bad cgi is my prob with it and why did those damn monkeys only attack the bad guys, guess monkeys hate russians.
April 13, 2013 at 2:09 pm
He uhh… jumped off the tank and grabbed a vine. Not that difficult.
July 3, 2013 at 2:17 pm
#7 ..The author has obviously NEVER heard the widely used term in the aeronautic industry "Bird Strike".
July 16, 2013 at 12:37 pm
To go along with #9 from the Crystal skull, the hot rod these kids are driving has a small block Chevy in it. This engine did not even come out until 1955 so I find it had to believe this kids are going to have a brand new in their car!
George Lucas as a "car guy" should have known a Flathead Ford V8 belonged in there.
And I have to agree that all of Kate Capshaws screaming in the second movie ruined it for me, it is my least favorite one.
Now Steven Spielberg must have like the screaming since Kate Capshaw has been Mrs Spielberg for over 20 years now.
July 18, 2013 at 12:22 am
Pity there isn't a text to go with the clip. Just don't have the patience to sit through the yap just to satisfy my curiosity.Bludman2
October 18, 2013 at 7:04 am
You left out the ending (aliens) of Kingdom of the crystal skull.
October 22, 2014 at 12:08 am
wow you are being way too critical. most of these are completely fine and reasonable and just fun. i will give you the truely stupid ones like the flying raft and fridge.
August 10, 2015 at 1:43 am
The only real tragedy is Shia La'poof. I never saw the last one and I don't care to. Indiana Jones was awesome as a kid and I don't care to see a newer one, especially one with an assclown like La'poof. Also did not care for Star Wars new or old, there I said it.Daniel Oarcea
September 24, 2016 at 10:57 pm
The history behind the inspiration of the Indy character was terrific and eye opening. I have some cinema homework to do.
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Game #71: Dodgers at Jays pregame
Los Angeles (40-31) at Toronto (34-36)
at 7:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Today's lineup:
Rafael Furcal, SS
Juan Pierre, CF
Nomar Garciaparra, 1B
Jeff Kent, 2B
Luis Gonzalez, LF
Russell Martin, C
Marlon Anderson, DH
Andre Ethier, RF
Tony Abreu, 3B
PITCHING: RHP Chad Billingsley
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Matt Stairs, 1B
Troy Glaus, 3B
Frank Thomas, DH
Gregg Zaun, C
Aaron Hill, 2B
Adam Lind, LF
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Shaun Marcum
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I also agree with every that says that it is Gibbon's decistion to keep the pitcher in or not. Most pitchers will push themselves to the limit and throw 200 pitches if the manager tells him to.
I think we've covered Gibby and the way he handles the pitchers fairly extensively. How about Royce Clayton. Why did the Jays even sign him when they have Johnny Mac? Why not trade him now and keep Mac as the starting shortstop?
Wells 0-5 tonight, 0-4 yesterday, 14 hits, 1 HR and 10 RBI in June… poor
Frank Thomas [I'm getting close] [I can feel it coming] [Real soon now]When /08 or God forbid /09.Don't blame Jansson it happens left in for five runs seems harsh. Has anybody seen VERN HEY VERN are you out there forgot your bat. I think he is showing us how you play for 5 mil watch the super star next year for 18 mil coming soon to a ball park near you. His defense is gold glove. I don't favor the manager or GM but i don't think anybody in baseball could have done any better with all that has happend.As for free agent pitchers their were none worth the money last winter.How about all the gems we found in our own system.I love the BLUE JAYS but sometimes they get my goat.I belive /08 will be our year. Oh and Frank will be with us nobody else wants him.
You know, this thing with Burnett's pitch count is a red herring. Chacin hurt his shoulder, and he didn't throw 335 pitches or whatever in 3 starts. John Thompson hurt his shoulder, and he didn't even get out of Spring Training. What, are we supposed to let these guys go 3 innings, then sit them down? A starter's job is to go as long as he can, and eat up innings. Let's face it. Burnett gets hurt. He always gets hurt. Burnett could hurt himself going to the bathroom. It's not pitch count with Burnett, it's mechanics. One day, Burnett is going to find his right arm half way to home plate. It's the price we have to pay to watch him when he is unhittable.
"Why did the Jays even sign him when they have Johnny Mac?"
Johnny Mac is playing right now, not because Clayton is that bad, but because JM is playing that well. He's also hitting better than Clayton at the moment. John M can also play second, third, outfield, and in a pinch, he can strap on the pads and catch (maybe he can pitch, too). If someone like Hill goes down or needs a rest, we will see JM filling in, and Royce playing shortstop, so we still need them both.
Maybe JMac is doing better becasue of the competitive edge he must maintain to show up Clayton. Seems like whenever you have something to prove you try harder. Anyways thats the least of the Jays problems. With Vernon hitting like a granny and the pitchers due up vs the Rox and July being one of the toughest line ups to face with Boston and Newyork playing 4 each …Im about to count my losses and get out while I can if the Jays dont pick it up in the next few days. I might turn it on for Halliday when hes up but that might only intice me to watch the next game which will be awfull. Anyone else feel the same. I can wait till 08 season even though ive watched every game till now.
jordanjon. Why punish yourself by not watching Aron Hill's great plays….Rios with the bat…..Wells on def….Our young super star pitchen staff….And lets not forget Matt Stairs made in CANADA.
Jordanjon – If your gonna give up watching you also give up your right to ***** when things are bad and smile when things go well.
You know what I totally agree. These guys are just so easy to grow attached to and when guys like Wells are slumping this bad its hard not to turn off the tv. Nice to see him get out of it though tonight. I think I was just ticked off last night . To many bad ones in a row.


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Ram Gets a V-6, an 8-Speed & Airbags for 2013
Selling a fullsize truck isn't an easy assignment these days, but Ram (formerly Dodge) trucks have a few tricks up their sleeve for the '13 model year. The poor economy, the high price of fuel, and the loss of truck buyers who were buying trucks as status symbols instead of tools have all combined to put a hurting on truck sales. New buyers are more demanding than ever, and one of their biggest demands is fuel economy. Ram considered this as the biggest priority when it started developing a midcycle refresh of the 1500 half-ton truck. In order to stake the claim of best fuel economy in class, Ram brought forth a full hand of technology designed at efficiency.
The Ram 1500 was just reborn back in 2009, but we know for a fact that some of these new upgrades had been in the works prior to that date. Unfortunately, an economic nosedive, bankruptcy, bailout, and new leadership all slowed the development of this latest Ram offering. But Ram and Chrysler are in a different boat these days—a smoother sailing, lighter, faster boat that is more focused on success, a speedy gunship instead of a lumbering cruise ship of years past.
The new Ram truck team is offering some really wild upgrades compared to the half-ton's of years gone by. An airbag suspension to lower the truck for loading and highway mileage, level it for towing, or raise it for off-road clearance would have been unheard of 10 years ago, and that is just one of the cool new tech in this truck. We had a chance to check out the new Ram 1500 from behind the driver seat and are betting this truck will reel in some more Blue Oval and Bow Tie buyers looking for a capable truck that gets good mileage as their next 4x4.
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This truck is unique in the variety of steps it takes to improve fuel economy, a desire of many half-ton truck buyers who use a truck as both commuter and work vehicle. Points we didn't get to touch on include Pulse Width Modulation, where the fuel pump and electric cooling fan run at variable speeds depending on output needed; weight reduction through the use of high-strength steel and dimpled holes in the frame; and thermal management of the transmission, where engine coolant is fed to the transmission to get to its most efficient operating temperature.
The interior and exterior design upgrades improve the owner experience, but what really got us going is the Pentastar V-6 and 8HP45 automatic (even with the strange-at-first dash dial shifter). These two components would seem grossly underequipped for a fullsize truck, when in fact they worked flawlessly, much in the same way many four-wheelers add dual transfer cases to their small pickups to make up for a small engine. The Pentastar is no slouch, and the eight-speed gets that power to the ground quickly, smoothly, and efficiently. Even when towing a small motorboat the truck was peppy and sure-footed with the V-6, eight-speed, and air suspension. We're not going to tell you the V-6 half-ton will replace a Ram I-6 (Cummins) 1-ton, but for many truck buyers it will be a true jack-of-all-trades, with a well-equipped cupboard of technology that works hard when needed, yet still rides silky as a commuter. As for how the truck compares off-road, you'll have to check back in our February issue, when we get to run it through its paces.


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WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- A House panel continued its consideration of the recent move to decriminalize marijuana possession in Washington, D.C., prompting criticism from the city's mayor and delegate that Congress was overstepping its bounds.
The House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on Government Operations, which has held two previous hearings on federal marijuana policy, is considering action on D.C.'s new law, signed by Mayor Vincent Gray in March, that would decriminalize the possession of up to 1 oz. of marijuana. Gray has objected to the hearings, and committee member Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., echoed his objections in witness testimony Friday.
The Home Rule Act of 1973 "requires that the District be treated like states and other jurisdictions except for a small number of enumerated exceptions," she said. "Plainly, the District's marijuana policy is not such an exception, and is no more inconsistent with federal law than similar laws in the 17 states that decriminalized marijuana before the District did."
But Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., who has led the Congressional review of the law, expressed concern that the law would have implications for federal policy, thanks to the District's 26 law enforcement agencies with overlapping jurisdictions that could make the decriminalization statute difficult to police.
"More than 20 percent of D.C. is federal land and it is in fact unclear how the D.C. criminalization will affect marijuana possession and consumption on federal land," Mica said.
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O'Neil and Newsham both reiterated that the District's law would only apply in non-federal spaces. Additionally, while it decriminalizes possession of the drug, smoking marijuana in any public place is still an arrestable offense.
The District's decriminalization law would follow in the footsteps of 18 states that have passed similar measures. While public attitudes on marijuana use have changed in favor of legalization in recent years, D.C.'s law is also a response to growing concern over racial disparities in drug law enforcement.
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While Mica said his views on marijuana decriminalization were "evolving," he said he was not yet ready to decide how to act.
Defending Congress' right to review D.C. laws for 60 days before they go into effect, Mica said he would wait to hear additional testimony from the Office of National Drug Control Policy on the safety and potency of marijuana use.
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Since this property has received funding in part through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, a certain number of units are set aside for lower income households. Households must earn either less than 50% or 60% of the area median income (depending on the set-aside option chosen by the property owner) to qualify for these units. Rents in these units are capped at a maximum of 30% of the set-aside area median income (adjusted for unit size). Some rental units in this property may not be subject to LIHTC and therefore have higher rents and no maximum household income requirement.
This project has received some funding from a participating jurisdiction (local or state government agency) through the HUD HOME Investments Partnerships Program (HOME). In projects with five or more HOME-assisted units, at least 20% of these units must be occupied by families earning 50% or less of area median income (AMI). All other HOME-assisted units must be occupied by families earning 80% or less of AMI, but in practice most are reserved for families earning 60% or less AMI. Maximum monthly rent is capped with a Low HOME Rent for <50% AMI units and a High HOME Rent for the remaining HOME-assisted units. Contact the property directly for the specific dollar amount of these rent caps.
Generally, households earning up to the income limit in the table below for their household size are eligible for units participating in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program in Eufaula but actual income limits may differ for units at Lakehurst Senior Living.
|AMI Band
|1 Person
|2 Person
|3 Person
|4 Person
|5 Person
|6 Person
|7 Person
|8 Person
|Very Low Income (50%)
|Low Income (60%)
Lakehurst Senior Living was built in part with financing obtained through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. In addition to providing apartments for low-income households, this property could include some market rate units. Households earning 60% or less of the Area Median Income (AMI) qualify for targeted rental units in LIHTC financed housing. This property may also designate units for renters with even lower incomes, from 60% of AMI down to 30% AMI. It is even possible that all units have been set aside for those with extremely low incomes (as low as 15% of AMI). This means that the same size unit can rent for different amounts based on the income of the renter.
Figuring out income and rent limits for affordable housing can be complex especially when more than one federal program is involved. To know for sure if you qualify, you must contact the property directly. The amounts provided here should only be used as a basic guide.
Lakehurst Senior Living is managed by CIMCO Management Company.


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How do you know you can trust your butler? Have you ever played the murder mystery themed deduction board game Clue? It is evident, that all the way back to the 1940s, when Anthony Pratt invented the game, he already knew that the butler was capable of evil things.
I am not suggesting that the butlers of the Hamptons, which are many in number, are capable of murder, but I am suggesting that they may be willing to break the "Butlers Creed" if the conditions are right. In fact, with the economic downturn, many area butlers are being asked to take on expanded duties including looking after the kids, running errands and even walking the dog. This can make for some very unhappy butlers.
The earliest known butlers were primarily hired to care for and serve alcoholic beverages for the estate owners. On the East End, where the butler is traditionally the most senior worker, titles such as majordomo, administrator, house manager, manservant, staff manager, chief of staff, staff captain, estate manager and head of household staff are sometimes given. The precise duties of the employee will vary with the requirements of the individual employer.
Consider that Paolo Gabriele, the once-trusted butler of the 85-year-old German Pontiff, also known as Pope, was recently charged and convicted under Vatican law with the "aggravated theft" of confidential papers.
The documents at the heart of the case have lifted the lid on corruption at the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church. The recent actions by Gabriele make one wonder if our very own Hamptons butlers are trustworthy.
I believe that in every Hamptons household there are things that go on that the residents of the home would not want made public. And so it is natural that the butler would see these things on a routine basis. If that information were to find its way into a tabloid magazine, it could not only be worth a lot of money to the source but also could be very damaging to
the employer.
My research suggests that a butler makes somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. By comparison, a single picture or story in a tabloid may garner the source up to $1 million or more.
I know what you are asking yourself: "Don't the butlers have to sign a nondisclosure and confidentiality agreement?" Of course they do. But that doesn't mean much these days. A third party, maybe even an attorney, can easily play the middleman and negotiate with the tabloid. The butler's identity is thus protected and the real source of the leak is not revealed.
I believe most area butlers can be trusted. That is derived from my deep friendship with a former East End butler. His employer, at one time, was among the most celebrated people in the world. Sadly, this past July, my butler friend passed away. He was 82 years young and loved by all who knew him. I will never disclose his name or that of his employer, but I feel that I can share my knowledge of the lengths that he went to in order to protect his extended family.
Shortly before his death, he shared with me that in 1984, he helped remove a body from his employer's Southampton residence. He indicated that the deceased's cause of death was natural and that both he and his employer dragged the body from the house and then buried it in the back yard. The children of the house, ages 4 and 6 at the time, witnessed the death, removal and subsequent burial. The authorities were not notified. He indicated I was the only person he had ever shared this with.
This is the type of dedication we should expect from our Hamptons butlers, even if, as in the case of my servant friend, the body he was asked to remove and bury was just that of the aged family golden retriever.
My friend was recently buried in the borough of Rotherham, in the County of South Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. I could not attend the services, but fittingly, all living members of his former Southampton employer's family were present at the graveside.
I salute the service and discretion of all East End butlers.


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Welcome to Realtor Lorne Gait's Naniamo Real Estate Listings. The listings here are placed from lowest to highest price. If you want more information, you can email Lorne at lorne [at] lornegait [dot] com or call me toll free at 1-866-315-0545.
Lorne Gait Real Estate has a focus on Real Estate in the Ladysmith, Chemainus, Saltair, Cedar, Nanaimo and Duncan regions. Give Lorne a call if you want to Buy or to Sell.


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STIRLING CITY — John Dewar of Chico, who had been missing since Tuesday, was found alive this morning, according to Butte County Sheriff"s Office.
Search teams from Butte and Plumas counties were hunting for Dewar today in the high lakes area after finding Dewar"s van in the Stirling City area.
He was found in the Plumas National Forest and taken to Feather River Hospital in Paradise. The Sheriff"s Office said he was in good condition.
Dewar"s family said he has memory issues which put him at risk.


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ROCHESTER — Josh Perry's overtime goal lifted DeNiro Development past Towle Pallet on Monday, 5-4, to claim a 2-0 sweep for the Rochester Men's Hockey league title Monday.
Jordan Blair and Tom Breslin assisted onthe game-winner for DeNiro (12-5-5), which won the first game of the best-of-three series on March 13, 4-2.
Breslin, Blair, Hans Carbonneau and Matt Genest (assist) also scored for DeNiro, which led 4-2 after two periods. Towle (9-12-2) scored twice in the third period to tie the score at 4-all and force OT. Kyle Dunbar scored from Jeff Nolin ands Casey Goodell added his second goal from Scott Brown (2 assists).
Matt McGilvray added a goal and an assist for Towle.
Derek Colwell had 43 saves for DeNiro, while Eric Shields stopped 33 shots for Towle.
In the first game, Carbonneau, Blair, Dan Houston (assist) and John Gillum scored for DeNiro, while Colwell stopped 34 shots. Matt McGilvray and Sean Conroy (assist) scored for Towle. Shields made 22 saves.
No. 5 Towle Pallet pulled off its second upset of the playoffs and will play in the best-of-three championship series in the Rochester Men's Hockey League.
On March 11, Towle upended No. 1 Seacoast Kettlebell, 5-1, behind two goals and two assists from Matt McGilvray, while Josh McGilvray and Sean Conroy added a goal and an assist each. Chad Hippensteel also scored. Eric Shields made 26 saves.
For Seacoast (11-7-2), Zach Cobb scored and Keith MacKenzie stopped 39 shots.
In the second semifinal game, No. 2 DeNiro Development edged No. 3 RSA Realty, 1-0, on Josh Perry's second-period goal from Tom Gillum.
Derek Colwell stopped 30 shots for DeNiro, while Casey Cox made 32 saves for RSA (10-7-4).
RSA Realty and Towle Pallet advanced to the Rochester Men's Hockey League semifinals with first-round wins on March 4.
RSA edged Merrimack Mortgage in overtime, 3-2, while Towle tipped Finishing Touches, 5-4.
Ryan Montecalvo scored the RSA OT game-winner at 2:40 of the extra session from Craig Gwynn. Ryan Thorpe and Jeff St. Laurent also scored for RSA, both assisted Montecalvo. Casey Cox made 23 saves.
For MM (3-13-4), Mark Lawrence and John Zoeller (from Steve Fowler) scored. Derek Colwell stopped 34 shots.
Towle's Josh McGilvray scored the game-winning goal in the third period to break a 4-4 tie against FT (8-9-3).
Also scoring for Towle were Casey Goodell, Scott Brown (assist), Cody Chisholm and Matt McGilvray (assist). Dan Trepanier stopped 20 shots.
Alex Pouliot had a hat trick for FT, while Tad Smith also lit the lamp. Ethan Baker made 29 saves.
TOP SCORERS (FINAL) — Nick French, FT, 32-15-47; Zach Cobb, Seacoast, 19-23-42; Scott Brown, Towle, 19-13-32; Steve MacIsaac, Seacoast, 19-13-32; Casey Goodell, Towle, 14-18-32; Doug Colwell, MM, 17-11-28; Tom Breslin, DeNiro, 14-13-27; Zach Joy, Seacoast, 20-7-27; Tom Tabb, FT, 13-13-26; Tim Puls, FT, 8-16-24.


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Aug 1, 2011
Researchers show vaccine effective against H1N1 hospitalization
Australian researchers found that last year's influenza vaccine protected against hospitalization for pandemic 2009 H1N1 flu, according to a study in Vaccine. Using data collected from 15 sentinel hospitals in all of Australia's states and territories from March through November of 2010, the research team identified 238 hospitalized patients with confirmed 2009 H1N1 flu, 64 with seasonal flu, and 867 controls who tested negative for flu. Of those, the scientists could confirm vaccination status in 165, 40, and 558, respectively. The rate of receiving a vaccine containing the 2009 H1N1 strain in those three groups was 24%, 43%, and 54%, respectively, and the authors determined that the adjusted vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization for 2009 H1N1 flu was 49% (95% confidence interval, 13% - 70%). They concluded, "Longer term studies are required to assess the effectiveness of influenza vaccination against hospitalization against future circulating strains of influenza."
Jul 31 Vaccine study
Seasonal flu shots drive pandemic vaccine uptake in health workers
Having received the previous season's trivalent vaccine was the most powerful predictor for healthcare workers' receiving the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, according to a study in Vaccine. The study was based on a 20-question survey conducted from Jan 20, 2010, to Apr 12, 2010, at hospitals in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Leicester, United Kingdom, when the world was at the World Health Organization's highest pandemic alert level. Researchers received responses from 2,100 frontline healthcare workers. Overall, uptake was low, ranging from 13.5% to 41.3%. The researchers found that many of the workers overestimated the vaccine's side effects and underestimated their risk of contracting the disease. In Hong Kong, workers with more patient contact were more reluctant to be vaccinated, and researchers suggested that they could have relied too heavily on triage systems or been influenced by a report of a healthcare worker who apparently developed limb weakness after immunization. The group concluded that although more studies are needed to tease out uptake variables in different countries, the findings demonstrate a key role for seasonal vaccination in helping promote future acceptance of a pandemic vaccine.
Jul 30 Vaccine abstract
Illnesses linked to pasteurized and raw milk
Five people in Pennsylvania contracted Yersinia entercolitica infections from drinking pasteurized milk from Brunton Dairy in Aliquippa, Pa., the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PDH) announced in a Jul 29 press release. The five people, three young children and two older adults, experienced diarrhea and other symptoms. Dr. Elia Avila, the state secretary of health, recommended that any glass-bottled milk from the dairy be returned until completion of the outbreak investigation. The dairy is cooperating with the investigation and stopped producing milk at its on-site pasteurization facility, officials said. Yersiniosis is relatively uncommon, with about 1 case per 100,000 people per year in the United States, and it most often affects young children, according to the Centers for Disease control and Prevention (CDC). Raw or undercooked pork is the most common source of infection; other sources include unpasteurized milk and untreated water.
Jul 29 PDH press release
CDC information on yersiniosis
Meanwhile, the number of Campylobacter jejuni infections linked to raw milk from a cow-share farm in Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Valley has increased to 7 confirmed and 11 suspected cases, Alaskan health officials said in an Epidemiology Bulletin dated Jul 28. Four cases were cited when the outbreak was first reported in late June. The bulletin said the same rare Campylobacter strain has been found in all the confirmed cases and in manure samples from the farm, though not in bulk-tank milk from the farm. Officials noted that C jejuni is "notoriously difficult to culture from environmental specimens other than raw stool" and said the outbreak poses an ongoing threat to consumers of milk from the farm.
Jul 28 Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin
Unusual fungal infections surface in Missouri tornado victims
In the first report of its kind related to a tornado, 13 patients who were injured in the category 5 twister that hit Joplin, Mo., on May 22 were diagnosed as having necrotizing soft-tissue infections caused by Mucormycetes fungus. The suspected cases were identified by the county and state health officials, who enlisted the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) help in identifying the isolates and investigating the outbreak. As detailed in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), all of the patients had had received surgical debridement for their wounds, with six requiring removal of foreign bodies such as splinters. Ten had been admitted to the intensive care unit, and five died. Laboratory analysis for all 13 patients yielded the Mucormycete Apophysomyces trapeziformis. The CDC said the fungus, found in soil, decaying wood, and other organic matter, can produce an opportunistic infection in people with immune system compromise but can also cause illness in healthy people who have been exposed to the spores after traumatic implantation. Illness clusters have been reported after tsunamis and volcano eruptions. The authors noted that early diagnosis, aggressive debridement, and systemic antifungals can improve outcomes.
Jul 29 MMWR report
In a CDC blog post today, Molly Gayden, who worked in the CDC's mycotic disease branch as part of her masters of public health internship, wrote the first illnesses caused a lot of anxiety in the community, especially among relief workers who thought they might be at risk to the then-unknown pathogen. She wrote that the trauma survivors played an important role by providing crucial information about how they were injured. "Knowing whether a survivor was hit by a tree branch or a two-by-four can help determine if there was a common source of exposure to the fungus."
Aug 1 CDC blog post


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And it's never to early to start thinking of Valentine's Day cards-am I right? This one is made of acetate, decorated with a Prima felt mattie, hand cut heart from Prima paper and then an awesome little bling key from....you guessed it--Prima. Oh yeah-the ribbon too! All of it!
Thanks for stopping by! xoxo Cari


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Back in November our Alt. Rock department compiled an Alternative Rock mix tape of our favorite songs that were currently in rotation. Because of the difficulty in compiling a good representation of our department in a small amount of songs, and the even more difficult challenge of making hard copies of the mix tape, we've used that experience as something to learn from. The changes this year for the mix tape are going to be that it's only available on our blog(that makes this exclusive!) and that we release it four times a year.
And so we arrive at our first mix tape of 2013, this one's representative of everything that has caught our attention so far that's been released this year. Tune in to WCDB to stay up to date with all of the best new releases!


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Microwaved Berry Filling
Raspberry Filling.
January 18, 2009
August 9, 2008
Salted Eggs
The successful raw salted duck egg after 30 days using the brine method, the egg yolk has solidified beautifully. Special thanks to tt and Lily for their invaluable advice. However the dry method was not as successful since I used salt with anti-caking agent in it which prevented the salt from adhering to the eggs, the eggs after 30 days were still very slightly salted, so I now put them into the brine to continue salting.
The cooked salted duck egg.


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College Football 2013: 5 Big Questions for Week 9
We're getting into crunch time of the college football season with division races tightening up and the national title hunt taking shape. Here are some of the big storylines that could shake up college football this week.
Can Missouri Lock Up the SEC West?
With the collapse of the traditional SEC West powers, No. 5 Missouri can all but lock up the division with a win this week over No. 21 South Carolina. After being picked sixth in the division in the preseason, the Tigers are now the division's last remaining unbeaten team. They currently hold a two-game lead in the division and already hold tiebreakers over Georgia and Florida. A win over the Gamecocks this weekend could all but wrap up the division title in Missouri's second year as an SEC member. Tigers starting quarterback James Franklin is expected to miss another 2-4 weeks with a separated shoulder, but Mizzou hasn't missed a beat, ranking eighth nationally in scoring. With a favorable upcoming schedule, the Tigers should be able to book their spot in the SEC title game with a win this week.
Can Oklahoma Rebound?
You know times have changed when Texas Tech and Baylor are the last remaining unbeatens in the Big 12. This week, Oklahoma will look to regroup against the No. 10 Red Raiders, who come into this matchup with the nation's second-best passing attack and an offense that is averaging over 41 points per game. Tech starting quarterback Bakery Mayfield was lost to a season-ending injury, but backup Davis Webb has made the most of his opportunity, becoming the first Red Raider freshman to throw for 400+ yards in his first two starts. He'll face a Sooners defense that ranks ninth nationally in scoring defense, but that has been hit by injuries in recent weeks and has given up 55 points the last two weeks (compared with just 65 through its first five games). Oklahoma fell flat in the Red River Rivalry matchup against archrival Texas and then looked sluggish in last week's 34-19 win at Kansas. The Sooners will need to regroup quickly, as they face tough offensive matchups in their next two games against Texas Tech and No. 8 Baylor.
What Does Having DeAnthony Thomas Back Mean for Oregon?
The Oregon offense hasn't suffered without star running back DeAnthony Thomas, who has missed the last four games with an ankle injury. However, the speedster is expected to return this week when the No. 3 Ducks host No. 12 UCLA. Prior to his injury, Thomas was averaging over eight yards per carry and scored six touchdowns in just three games. In his absence, however, all his replacements -- Byron Marshall and Thomas Tyner -- have done is run for over 1,100 yards and 16 touchdowns. And that says nothing of the performances by quarterback Marcus Mariota, who has moved himself to the top of the Heisman race by already accounting for over 2,500 yards and 28 touchdowns this season. If you thought the Oregon offense was scary before (second nationally in scoring at 57.6 points per game), the return of Thomas only makes the Ducks that much more potent.
Can Miami Keep Rolling?
With the specter of NCAA punishments finally behind them, Miami knows they will be allowed to play in a bowl game this season. But, after starting 6-0, the No. 7 Hurricanes have their sights set much higher. A showdown on Nov. 2 against old rival No. 2 Florida State could propel the winner into the national title mix. But first Miami will need to get past Wake Forest this weekend. The Demon Deacons don't have much offense (114th nationally), but bring in a solid defense that has held four of its last five opponents to 21 or fewer points. However, Miami boasts one of the nation's most balanced attacks (13th in scoring offense, 11th in scoring defense) and, unless they start turning the ball over or get caught looking ahead, the Hurricanes should survive this weekend and set up one of the biggest ACC conference games in years.
Can Northern Illinois or Fresno State Crash the Party?
It's never too early to start talking about BCS busters, right? Louisville's loss last week has opened the door wide open for No. 18 Northern Illinois to make its way into the BCS for the second consecutive year while also giving hope to No. 17 Fresno State. Under BCS rules, if a team from a non-AQ conference is ranked in the top 12 or is in the top 16 and finishes ahead of one of the automatic qualifiers, they can earn a spot in a BCS bowl game. With No. 23 Central Florida in the driver's seat for the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid, it's likely that, should Fresno and Northern Illinois remain undefeated, one or both of them could fit that bill. The Fiesta Bowl has the last pick in the BCS rotation this year, meaning the team that gets that slot likely would be placed there opposite the Big 12 champion.


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Lab Report: Modeling the Impact of Brain Damage
By Janelle Weaver '99
Hundreds of thousands of people experience traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) each year due to sports or recreational activities in the United States alone. Even one blow to the head may cause temporary confusion or extended memory loss and depression.
Thayer assistant professor Songbai Ji is collaborating with Thayer adjunct associate professor Richard Greenwald and Dartmouth Medical School psychiatry professor Thomas McAllister to learn more about such injuries. The researchers equipped college and high school football and hockey players with helmets embedded with sensors—made by Greenwald's company, Simbex—that measure head acceleration. McAllister administered neuropsychiatric tests and brain imaging scans to players before the season, after they experience concussions, and at the end of the season. Ji generated a model linking biomechanical data about head impacts in athletes to assessments of their brain damage.
By estimating tissue strain and stress responses in different brain regions, the model can predict the likelihood and severity of injury following a concussion. Ji's subject-specific model produced more accurate results than a model that simply uses average head dimensions for males. Ultimately, Ji hopes to characterize the patterns of brain damage caused by distinct types of impacts, such as hitting a hard or soft surface. "This information will be useful because it will help us better design helmets and understand under what type of impact conditions there could be a higher risk of head injury in what regions," he says.
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Butler Group Communications Communications Test and Measurement VIAVI TrueSpeed VNF
VIAVI TrueSpeed VNF
Throughput testing as a virtual network function based on RFC 6349.
TrueSpeed™ VNF provides network operators and enterprise users with a repeatable, standards-based test methodology to resolve complaints about poor network performance faster than ever before.
The transition of enterprise applications to the cloud, the proliferation of high-speed LTE mobile data from limitless apps, and the relentless growth of over-the-top (OTT) streaming video in consumer broadband combine to increase the strain on network data capacity. All the while, customer expectations of high-quality data services continue to ratchet up, resulting in unacceptable customer churn when those expectations are not met.
With TrueSpeed VNF, operators can leverage their installed base of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) server resources to quickly evaluate the customer experience of their network and provide actionable information to resolve any problems. Based on the IETF RFC 6349 TCP throughput testing methodology, TrueSpeed VNF performance tests serve as a neutral 3rd-party evaluation of network quality. Operating as a virtual network function (VNF) in conjunction with VMware hypervisors, Red Hat Linux, and x86 compute resources, TrueSpeed VNF deploys quickly and tests reliably in all parts of an operator or enterprise network.
- VIAVI publish 10th Annual State of the Network Study
- Gartner Positions VIAVI as a Leader in the NPMD