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AVENGERS - INFINITY WAR (2018)
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin, Chadwick Boseman, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dave Bautista, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Karen Gillan, Peter Dinklage, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vin Diesel, Benicio del Toro, Tom Hiddleston, Carrie Coon, Pom Klementieff, Winston Duke, Benedict Wong, William Hurt, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders and Stan Lee.
Screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.
Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo.
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 149 minutes. Rated PG-13.
Just looking at the poster for Avengers: Infinity War, it�s hard not to notice that this spring�s big Marvel blockbuster has enough characters to populate a small city.
Of course, this is no big surprise. This is the third Avengers movie, and Captain America: Civil War (which was directed by the same brothers as this film) also used this all-star lineup. Hell, even the Warner Brothers Cinematic Universe has now succumbed to this style with Justice League. So, we know what we�re in for going in to the movie. Infinity War is the biggest ensemble yet. Unfortunately, of all these comic book gang bangs, only the first Avengers movie was totally satisfying as a film.
Infinity War does not quite break that streak.
Infinity War has the same problem with Age of Ultron and Civil War. Its biggest strength is also its biggest weakness. It is busting out with interesting characters. Problem is that it is so crowded with intriguing characters that none of them really get enough to do. Major characters disappear from the story for huge chunks of time. Others get forgotten, occasionally popping up, waving their hands, going �Hey, remember me?�
It also doesn�t help that Avengers: Infinity War is dark. Very dark. To the point that the periodic attempts at comic relief sometimes feel awkward. It is definitely the gloomiest Marvel film since Captain America: Civil War, which is kind of a shame after the double shot of fun in the last two MCU films, Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther.
In fact, I won�t give up any spoilers, but I will say that if they don�t walk back some of the things that happened in Infinity War, I�m not sure where the MCU films can go from here. I know they have all this stuff mapped out, but it really does feel like with Infinity War, they have sort of painted themselves into a corner.
I don�t want it to seem like I did not like Avengers: Infinity War. In fact, through much of the film it is pretty darned good. It is spread too thin, yes, but there are interesting storylines, a surprisingly effective villain (Thanos, played by Josh Brolin under a whole lot of makeup and CGI) and some terrific action sequences.
Besides, you have to like a movie in which Peter Dinklage plays the tallest character in the film.
Things start to fall apart a bit in the last half hour. All the interesting storylines seem to peter out into a few ridiculously large and busy action sequences, all-out war scenarios with casts of hundreds or even thousands trying to kill each other. The problem is, the wars are so huge and the mayhem so massive that it is hard to keep track of the action, or even get a rooting interest. It sort of feels like the final scenes of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, battles so massive and overwhelming that it eventually gets a little boring.
Like most good Marvel films, some of the best parts are the smaller character moments. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) debating ethics with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch). Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) insecurely trying to out-macho Thor (Chris Hemsworth). Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) trying to figure out why he suddenly can�t Hulk out. Vision (Paul Bettany) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) sneaking off for a little romantic tryst in Scotland.
Many of the earlier action sequences are also pretty stunning. Too bad things get so extremely bleak in the last half hour. Avengers: Infinity War almost feels like Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a near total eclipse of the sun which will hopefully� hopefully� eventually lead us back into the light.
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life and that, that is a good thing.
those are just a reminder for me of "stuff" that I don't want to forget.
Plus my co-workers think they are pretty cool.
and figure that was a good place to stop.
when I put my mind to something anything is possible.
the score is: 8 piercings (4 visible, 4 non-visible) and 6 tattoos.
especially 2004 and 2007, you would have loved it *S*).
were I really doubted myself and who I was. Glad those days are over.
found my tribe" sorta thing.
If I had to sum up myself "A bit interesting, a bit weird, always entertaining".


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Lake and Premier Christy Clark noted that B.C. is on track to double the number of hospice beds for terminally ill patients, to help keep up with the aging baby boom population and those who are moving west to retire.
After the Conservative majority government was elected in 2011, then-finance minister Jim Flaherty tied health care increases to economic growth, with a minimum increase of three per cent per year, to begin in 2017.
In a campaign stop in B.C. last fall, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to add another $3 billion to the health care budget to start, and "sit down with the provinces immediately" to renegotiate the formula.
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After spending four months in a foreign country with limited language skills, and particularly after spending four months in Costa Rica, patience is something you will undoubtedly learn. From trying to communicate with the locals, trying to stand your ground when the taxi drivers try to rip you off, asking for directions (directions are enough of a struggle in and of themselves here let alone in a foreign language), or just asking anything more than a basic question in another language, you learn to be patient with yourself. From bus rides that were meant to be four hours but end up being double, to going somewhere and being entirely uncertain where I was going or how I was getting back, to the times where nothing went the way I was expecting, I learned to just enjoy the ride. Things might move a little slower here, but I didn't find that to be such a bad thing. Even in the most frustrating moments, I learned to make the best of things. Yet, most of the time, I just stopped noticing or caring when things took a little longer or strayed from the path. These moments of waiting are just moments of learning, moments of living, existing, enjoying the people we're with, fully experiencing where we are. They remind us that we don't need to speed through everything. It's not always the destination, sometimes the moments spent in the "in between" are the best part.
Living here, I saw for myself that money doesn't buy happiness. People here don't have everything, they don't have a million extra pairs of shoes and all the latest technologies. They don't buy a ton of extra food or material things, they have only what they need and that's enough. The lifestyle here overall is so much more simplified. People are just happy to be alive and cherish their existence, rather than the things they own. Instead of constantly trying to get more things, they are content where they are. People truly appreciate what they have, the people they are with, and their lives as they are.
Having to pack all of my things I needed for four months in one suitcase was not nearly as hard as I expected it to be. I realized that when it came down to it the true essentials aren't that much, and I own way more stuff than I actually need or use. Learning to live in Costa Rica with less things, I had less options when I decided what to wear or what to do when I had free time, so the choice was that much more simple. With less stuff cluttering my mind and less options, I learned to live more simply and I had less to worry about. So after coming home and packing back up for college in the states, I made a point to pack with the same mindset as if I were going to take a plane, and only had a limited amount of stuff I could take with me back to college. Although it did end up being more than what I took to Costa Rica, I eliminated as much extra stuff as I could to continue living with this mindset. It's nice to have options, but it truly simplifies things when you have less extra things, which allows for less complications.
I've always been a nature lover, and I always dreamt of seeing the rainforests and biodiversity of the world. So ultimately, Costa Rica could not have been a better choice for me. I truly gained an appreciation for nature and its incredibly striking beauty. Living in a country with so many different climates and diversity of landscapes, trees, plants, and animals, I found myself constantly amazed. I white water rafted through one of the top five scenic rivers in the world, alongside untouched primary forests. I hiked up volcanoes, swam in natural hot springs, walked along nearly secluded beaches surrounded by jungle, and walked through numerous cloud forests, rain forests, and dry forests. I swam along the coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, in beaches each entirely unique from the ones next to it. I saw an incredible biodiversity of plants and animals. I saw red-eyed tree frogs, red poison dart frogs, four types of monkeys, sloths, toucans, macaws, parrots, iguanas, lizards, a viper snake and an ocelot (not even close to the amount of biodiversity that exists) all in their natural habitats. I fell in love with this country for its nature. When taking buses to different places on weekends, I felt like we were just one small part driving through this undisturbed natural world, rather than driving through as a part of the larger industrial world.
With this enhanced appreciation for nature and coming out of a more environmentally friendly country, I feel so much more of an awareness at just how many ways I am able to adjust my habits in order to live more environmentally consciously. Not that I would say I was overly wasteful, but truthfully I didn't always think too much into it or too deeply about how my actions and use of materials could impact the environment. It's easy to not think about the process, and just continue doing the same things, because we are not directly involved, and we do not directly see how every little action each of us makes builds up and has a negative impact on our environment. Living in Costa Rica, it was clear to me why people were, overall, so much more environmentally conscious and less wasteful. Being part of such a breathtaking country with the abundance of natural land, people are frequently reminded firsthand of their precious environment and want to protect it. In general, I found people are so much less wasteful of food, clothes, everything. They are more mindful of what they buy, make use of all extra things in whatever way they can, and are aware of the ways they can reduce their impact on the environment.
Returning to the states, this is one of the major ways in which I have changed my mindset. Although I haven't necessarily made any major changes in this area, I am constantly aware and mindful of ways in which I can reduce my waste and overall just buy less stuff. I am making an effort to gradually cut back extra waste in small ways, save energy whenever I can, and be more resourceful in order to make a smaller impact on the environment.
The ticos may have not have as much money or things, but that does not mean they have any less to give. Most importantly, they will always give you their time. No matter what they may be doing, most of the ticos I met were incredibly generous and always open and willing to give their time to help me out. I learned this through not only my tico family, but also from several kind strangers who helped me along the way on weekend trips and such. From the time a group of local students we had just met helped my friends and I find a place to stay when our bus arrived too late – to the time a park ranger lent me a rain jacket, gave me a resident price (5x cheaper – long story but I greatly underestimated the cost of the taxi), and ended up taking me on a tour through the national park when my solo day trip didn't go quite as smoothly as I had planned – to the simple reminders of acknowledgement and genuine care when ticos took the time to say "pura vida" when I passed by or really listened (and sometimes even nicely tried to help me improve) in my attempts at communicating in their language, I truly found this genuine sense of generosity everywhere I went.
I always got the feeling that people actually cared to listen and help me in whatever way they could, so much so that they seemed to want to help even when they didn't have an answer. It's a good feeling to know that people are willing to take the time and effort to help you, especially as a foreigner adjusting to living in a new country. Overall, this sense of welcomeness and generosity I experienced was part of the reason I was able to feel so at home here.
And of course, Costa Rica taught me the true meaning of this expression, and why it is more than just an expression but a way of life. Pura vida, is directly translated to pure life, which to me summarizes all five of the points above. It's not even something that can be fully explained. No matter what words I use, there are no words to describe it completely. It is something that must be felt and experienced. To me, pura vida is about living simply, experiencing each moment equally full of life, and simply embracing the fact that we are alive. Pura Vida is everything.
Studying abroad in Costa Rica was no doubt the best decision I ever made. I may not have had the most intense college courses of my life, but I learned more about myself, the world, and the most important values in life than I could ever have imagined. These are the types of things you only learn from experience. The type of things that stay with you forever.
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Doncaster Greyhound Stadium is referred to by some as Meadow Court Stadium and once existed under the moniker of Stainforth Stadium. The latter name is actually the most accurate of all three, given that it is located in the small town of Stainforth, which is about a twenty-minute drive from Doncaster centre.
This purpose-built stadium promises a great night's entertainment or, to use the company's own tagline, 'the fastest fun on four feet'. Given that there's a restaurant onsite, numerous bars and fast food venues and some executive suites, it's fair to say that whatever level of hospitality you're used to, you'll be able to find here.
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Doncaster have races on Friday and Saturday nights. They typically tend to start at 7.30pm with the doors opening at 6pm, but they sometimes run a little late and it's not exactly unheard of for them to start the first race at 7.45pm.
In the festive period, they have races on Boxing Day that tend to attract a decent crowd. They often run greyhounds in the afternoon and in the evening, but they give you plenty of notice about this nearer the time so you have a chance to buy your tickets and choose a dinner menu if you wish.
Ticket Prices: There are often deals that include your entry into the stadium and a meal, such as a three-course carvery and entrance for £15. On Saturday, that gets bumped up to £18 but does include a disco, so it's swings and roundabouts. The normal fee for entry is £5.50.
Getting There: Doncaster Greyhound Stadium isn't in central Doncaster but it's only about 7-miles away, so if you can get to that part of Yorkshire you'll be able to figure the rest of the journey out. It's a matter of moments from Hatfield & Stainforth Train Station on foot, with the 84, 84a, 87, 87a, 457 and 555 buses all stopping nearby.
Parking There is a large car park that can house about 500 cars right outside the stadium, so if you're driving you'll be fine to park.
There are essentially two tales to tell when it comes to the greyhound track of Doncaster. The first involves an entirely different place called Stainforth Stadium that opened as a Speedway track in 1929. The Speedway company that opened it went into liquidation the following year and it was bought by Stainforth Amateur Athletic Club in 1933. They were hoping to make athletics a popular sport there but the Second World War put paid to that.
In 1941, a greyhound and whippet track was added to the complex and became popular with the locals. They tried to join the Tote in 1945 but failed and continued to exist as a track that was not licensed by the National Greyhound Racing Club for a further thirty-five years. It was sold in 1976 to a company that planned to upgrade it but those plans never went into fruition. Instead, it was derelict for thirteen years after closing in 1978.
In 1992, a businessman named Chick Hicken and his partner June, who were both greyhound enthusiasts submitted plans to Doncaster council to build a new stadium. They gained the permission necessary and work started on the £1.5 million track began. It opened in March of 1993 and the Hickens brought in Barbara Tompkins, a former English Greyhound Derby winning trainer, as General Manager in order to try and convince the National Greyhound Racing Club to let them become a part of it.
Tompkins retired from her position in 2004 and by 2006 Stephen Gray, the former racing manager of Belle Due Stadium had been brought in. During the following ten years the stadium's reputation continued to grow, hosting the TV Trophy competition in 2008 and the Trainers Championship in 2010. In 2004, they inaugurated the Yorkshire St Leger competition and it has been hosted at Doncaster Greyhound Stadium ever since.
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Far East Kingdoms
Bundela Rajas of Bundelkhand (Panna)
AD 1707 - Present Day
Bundelkhand was a province under the Moghul empire in India during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, ruled directly by their vassals, the Gond kings of Garha Mandla and the Upper Narmada Valley. The Bundelas were (and still are) Chhatri Suryanvanshi Rajputs by origin. In the early fourteenth century, their earliest known ancestor, Sahanpal Bundela, first came down into southern India, along with the armies of the Rajput Parmara and Chauhan kings and captured the regions forming what we now know as Bundelkhand (in the present states of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh). The Bundela clan settled down in this region as vassals of the other two Rajput clans.
Amongst the most famous Bundela kings was Raja Chhatrasal, a descendent of Rudra Pratap of Orcha. By the start of the eighteenth century, revolts were springing up against the strict rule of Emperor Aurangzeb and his empire started to fracture under the strain. When he died in 1707, Raja Chhatrasal removed himself from vassalage and proclaimed an independent kingdom. He also divided his kingdom between his sons and his adopted son (and also his son-in-law), the Maratha Peshwa, Bajirao I who had married his daughter Mastani.
Subsequently, there were many small principalities and fiefdoms that arose from these main Bundelkhand kingdoms (such as Ajaigarh, Banda, Banka, Banpur, Bijna, Chanderi, Chirgaon, Chatrapur, Datia, Durwai, Jhansi, Khaniadhana, Mahewa, Mahoba, Shahagarh, Tori Fatehpur, etc), mainly as inheritances of the various Bundela princes.
Raja Chatrasal
Son of Champatrai of Orcha. Kingdom founder. Born 1649.
Upon the death of Aurangzeb, Chatrasal seeks help from the Marathas to remove himself from Moghul vassalage. Shivaji advises him to strive to do it himself, which he promptly does, and proclaims an independent kingdom.
The Bundela fight against the Moghuls was unexpectedly successful, conquering swathes of territory from them and paving the way for an independent state
When Chatrasal dies, his eldest son succeeds him in Panna, while other descendents rule from separate minor kingdoms such as Ajaigarh, Charkhari, Chatarpur, Jaitpur, and Jaso.
Harde Sah / Hirde Sah
Son. Captured Rewah.
Sabha Singh
Son.
Sabha Singh battles against his brother, Prithvi Singh, (who is supported by the Marathas) and has to cede Shahgarh.
Aman Singh
Son. Murdered by his own brother, Hindupat Singh.
Hindupat Singh
Alibahadur
Grandson of Peshwa Bajirao. Raja of Banda.
Alibahadur is the son of Shamsher Bahaddur by his wife Mastani, and the grandson of Peshwa Bajirao. Shamsher Bahadur dies aged twenty-seven, fighting for the Marathas at Panipat. His son later has to fight the other Bundelas for his lawful inheritance and he eventually rules from the state of Banda.
Alibahaddur's son, Zulfikar Ali, sides with the rebels during the 1857 uprising against the British. His descendents are pensioned off by the British.
Anirudh Singh
Anirudh Singh succeeds as a minor and dies early. The state is ruled by his ministers, Beni Hazuri, Khemraj Chaube and Sonesah Ponwar, between whom a power struggle soon breaks out. The state is soon divided between the ministers who rule from Maihar, Paldeo and Chhatarpur respectively.
Dhokal Singh
Son. Died 1840.
Kishor Singh aligns himself with the British and is awarded the Sohawal and Nagod regions. He also builds Jaggannath Temple at Panna.
Harbans Rai
Mahendra Nirpat Singh Judev Bahadur
Mahendra Nirpat Singh Judev Bahadur helps the British Governor-Generalship during the 1857 uprising by holding on to Kalinjer Fort and fighting rebels at Damoh. The king later donates land required for the East India Railway, and constructs Loksagar tank near Panna, a market area known as Bada Bazaar, the Ram Janki Temple, and more.
Sir Rudrapratap Singh
Son. Constructed temples such as Baldevji, and Govindji.
Lokpal Singh
Madho Singh
After constructing the Mahendra Bhavan palace, Madho Singh is deposed on charges of complicity in the murder of his uncle, Rao Khaman Singh.
Sir Yadavendra Singh Judev Bahadur
Son of Rao Khaman Singh.
India gains independence from Britain on 14 August 1947 and by 1949 all the princely states (barring one or two) have been merged, one by one, into the Indian state, signing the instrument of accession with the new Indian national government. India is declared a republic on 26 January 1950, leaving the princes holding their titles and little more.
Sir Yadavendra Singh Judev Bahadur is appointed Uparajya Pramukh of Vindhya Pradesh (which eventually becomes part of present day Madhya Pradesh state).
Narendra Singh
Born 1915. Politician and social worker.
Manvendra Singh
Born 1939.
Raghvendra Singh


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'Untold distress to patients.'
Independent pharmacist prescribers based in UK general practices have been linked to a number of serious incidents and cases where patient deaths have been reported
Inappropriate prescribing or poor advice given by general practice-based pharmacists has been associated with serious incidents including cases where patient deaths have been reported, the Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) in the UK has reported this week.
PDA has raised concerns in a member alert after noticing a number of incidents of unsafe practice emerging as the number of independent prescribers working in GP practices has risen.
"We have seen a number of serious incidents recently and are currently in the early stages of dealing with cases where patient deaths have been reported," says the PDA in its alert.
"We raise as a root cause, the issue of competency once more – serious harm to patients causes untold distress to patients, their families and to the pharmacists involved.
"Some of these recent cases are linked in some way to pharmacists prescribing inappropriately or offering poor advice, often underpinned by an assumption of competence which was ill-founded.
"We cannot impress upon members strongly enough the importance of seriously considering their levels of experience and skill at all times BEFORE making a clinical decision and issuing a prescription."
The PDA warns pharmacists that should use significant levels of caution if they are about to prescribe a medicine for the first time, "even if you have routinely supplied that medicine previously in a community pharmacy setting – the two settings or activities should not be conflated, or experience in one assumed to automatically confer expertise in the other".
It describes the following high-risk scenarios:
Undertaking prescribing or providing clinical advice for patients who are not physically present.
Undertaking prescribing for patients without reference to their clinical records.
Undertaking prescribing for walk-in patients where a diagnosis may be required.
Prescribing alternative medicines due to shortages (particularly where the medicine to be replaced is a member of a high-risk group such as opiates and/or you are unfamiliar with the use of your chosen replacement). PDA suggests checking with a GP or a colleague with relevant specialist experience and ensuring any online or print reference sources that are relied upon are both appropriate for the scenario in which you are prescribing and that pharmacists keep a note of those they relied upon.
"In the event of a critical incident, any subsequent investigation (for example a coroner's inquest, police or regulatory investigation) will not only examine the conduct of the pharmacist to establish if it caused harm, but also whether the pharmacist was acting within or outside of their competence," says PDA.
It adds that pharmacists will be judged on whether they have properly assessed their competence prior to engaging in a particular prescribing episode or clinical service, "therefore not working as a maverick in a professional vacuum but as a considered professional".
Three models of pharmacist prescribing were recently considered by the Pharmacy Board of Australia: prescribing via a structured prescribing arrangement; prescribing under supervision; and autonomous (or independent) prescribing.
In its position statement, the Pharmacy Board concluded that under the National Law, there are no regulatory barriers in place for pharmacists to prescribe via a structured prescribing arrangement or under supervision within a collaborative healthcare environment.
It said successful implementation of these pathways would require an appropriate clinical governance framework to ensure patient safety.
However the Board's view is that autonomous prescribing by pharmacists would require additional regulation via an endorsement for scheduled medicines.
"An application could only occur after completion of preparatory work to develop a case proposing the need for an endorsement … The Board is not making an application for approval of endorsement for scheduled medicines at this time," it said.
Online pharmacies under scrutiny
There has also been a "significant proliferation" of online pharmacies offering a choice of prescription-only medicines (POMs) for sale, says PDA.
It warns about risks associated with prescribing under these circumstances since the prescriber cannot see the patient or examine them directly, and usually do not have access to the patient's clinical notes.
"In some cases we are aware that employers in online pharmacies may place expectations upon their pharmacist employees to prescribe high-risk POMs, such as controlled drugs or medicines for conditions that require regular monitoring, without any communication with the patient's GP, either to check that a medicine has been prescribed before or to advise the GP of the supply made," says PDA.
"We would regard this as unsafe and unacceptable practice."
PDA says targeted inspections of online pharmacies are underway with enforcement action being taken against those businesses which do not meet the standards.
It warns that online pharmacy practice is "manifestly much more risk-laden for the pharmacist because of the extraordinarily high risks of patient harm due to the lack of proximity situation and also because of the business models that are sometimes operated".
"Consequently, the regulators are taking extraordinary measures by way of a proactive additional inspection regime even though nothing wrong may even have yet occurred.
"During this process, the clinical competence of pharmacists associated with those pharmacies is also placed under scrutiny," says PDA.
"A number of prescribing pharmacists are now on their way to Fitness to Practise hearings as a result of these inspections."
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VOLCANO IN ICELAND WAS A HAARP CREATED TEST PREPARING FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD PROPHECIES
CLIP FROM ARTICLE --> a vast plume of volcanic ash around 7 miles (11 km) into the atmosphere, high enough to be carried for thousands of miles. And then, as if on cue, the winds shifted, blowing to the east and south, sending the tower of ash toward northern Europe and some of the most crowded airspace on the planet. Amos 8:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: Noon is when they will bring all the Prophecies to Pass in Jerusalem not across the planet = which is physically impossible . The earth is ,in scripture, the dry land as in the beginning of Genesis(= Bible) the Lord divided the earth from the sea. The Earth is commonly referred to as the World but this is not what is written the Earth is only the dry Land not the entire World.
Haarp can change the direction of the Jet stream (see videos on the Haarp page and you will see this happening in a lab by the experts and they will tell you it is very easily accomplished.) Haarp can also create the Telsa fire ball inside a Volcano and can cause it to erupt on demand in the same manner they can also bring on Earthquakes on but instead they expand the frequencies for earthquakes. By doing this they can bring on an earthquake on demand or by the push of a button. This Volcanic eruption is in preparation on the European side of the World to be darkened in the clear day and here = Haarp Page we see the preparations ( Earthquake swarms ) for the Yellowstone volcano to erupt on this side to cover the Earth on this side of the world = darkening the World in the clear day ! See the same page for recent large Earthquake Swarms in Yellowstone providing proof they are preparing this side for a similar event on a far greater magnitude than Iceland's Volcano. See also in the Haarp page for solid proof (in the video's) to back all of what I have written here up !
As volcanic eruptions go, Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull won't break the records. Icelanders dismiss the normally sleepy Eyjafjallajokull as a "weary old man," and in fact few people outside the volcanology community or the 800 or so Icelandic farmers who needed to be evacuated noticed when the volcano began spewing lava on March 20. Most likely it would have remained that way a brief tourist attraction and a footnote in a few grad students' dissertations before the earth quieted again.
But that's not quite what happened. Instead, on April 14, a new and stronger eruption on Eyjafjallajokull exploded through a glacial ice cap, throwing a vast plume of volcanic ash around 7 miles (11 km) into the atmosphere, high enough to be carried for thousands of miles. And then, as if on cue, the winds shifted, blowing to the east and south, sending the tower of ash toward northern Europe and some of the most crowded airspace on the planet. "It was an eruption at the right place at the right time," says Marcus Bursik, a volcanologist at the University at Buffalo. "Or, I guess, really, the other way around." (See pictures of the eerie beauty of Iceland's volcano.)
Indeed, for anyone attempting to travel to, from or within Europe or anyone who owns stock in an airline it was definitely the wrong place at the wrong time. Because volcanic ash can ruin the jet engines of aircraft, European air-traffic controllers began shutting down the continent's airspace as the high-altitude cloud loomed. By April 15, planes were grounded and the skies above Europe's cities were eerily quiet. As the cloud metastasized across the continent, nervous bureaucrats kept much of its airspace closed for almost five days, resulting in the cancellation of more than 100,000 flights and the stranding of hundreds of thousands of travelers in airports around the world. With a third of the industry down, it was the worst global travel disruption since World War II, as the lifeline we'd all come to take for granted was suddenly snapped. "These are extraordinary circumstances beyond all airlines' control," says Willie Walsh, CEO of British Airways, which was losing up to $30 million a day during the shutdown. (See TIME's special report on the Icelandic volcano and resulting travel snafu.)
But the impact of the volcanic crisis went far beyond the inconvenience of stranded vacationers and the sprained tongues of newscasters trying to pronounce Eyjafjallajokull. (For the record, it's Ey-ya-fyat-lah-yoh-kuht.) The airline industry, already pummeled by the recession, has lost nearly $2 billion. TUI Travel, Europe's biggest tour operator, had 100,000 customers marooned overseas and was losing $9 million a day as it scrambled to get them home. Kenyan farmers, who supply one-third of Europe's fresh flowers, were losing $2 million a day as their blooms withered on Nairobi runways. Transplants of bone marrow which needs to be implanted within 72 hours of harvesting, or else the cells will die were delayed, putting cancer patients' lives at risk. Hundreds of runners from overseas were unable to make it to the starting line of the Boston Marathon on April 19, including Moroccan Olympian Abdellah Falil, who was stuck in Paris. Oxford University bigwigs, in New York for a biannual outreach weekend, wondered how to get back home for the summer term, and world leaders couldn't fly to Poland for the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski on April 18. "It's nature," says Joy Martinez, 29, a New Yorker who shifted her wedding at the last minute from France to Bali because of the volcano. "And you can't fight nature."
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See the costs of Europe's volcanic ash travel crisis.
Understanding why Eyjafjallajokull has wreaked such havoc on Europe requires a little basic volcanology which volcanologists, thoroughly enjoying their week in the spotlight, are only too happy to provide. Eyjafjallajokull means "island mountain glacier" in Icelandic, and the top of the ice cap covers the volcano's peak. The ice is the thing: the weight of the glacier atop the volcano helps the magma inside build to a higher pressure, so on April 14, when the mountain had its second eruption, it blew with enough force to send volcanic gases and ash miles into the sky. And the cold water from the melted ice quickly chilled the lava, fragmenting it into tiny glass particles that could be carried away in the plume. (That's what ash really is not rock dust but little shreds of silica.) The ash plume reached the troposphere, some 35,000 ft. (almost 11 km) up, high enough to hang at the altitude where passenger planes cruise and high enough to be blown to northern Europe and beyond. "It's a minor eruption in the grand scheme of things," says Jon Davidson, an earth scientist at Durham University in Britain. "But there was a conspiracy of factors that made it worse." (See the pictures of the travel chaos caused by the volcanic ash.)
Ice and wind were just two of those factors; our dependence on air travel was the other. If you wanted to turn a $300 million jumbo jet into scrap metal, you couldn't find a faster way to do it than flying it through the heart of a volcanic cloud. Heavy ash can sandblast the windows, leaving them impossible to see through. But the real threat is to the jet engines: ash is sucked into the hot combustion chamber, where it melts into molten glass, clogging the machinery, degrading the fan blades and potentially causing the engine to flame out. That's exactly what happened to a 1982 British Airways flight that ran into an undetected volcanic-ash cloud off Indonesia, losing all four engines before it was able to make an emergency landing.
But even very thin, dispersed ash clouds can badly damage a plane. In 2000 a NASA research jet flew through a high-altitude ash cloud without the pilot's realizing it. The flight continued without incident, but when scientists took apart the engines later, they discovered $3.2 million worth of damage that could have soon crippled the plane. "Ash can definitely do some real damage to your engines," says Thomas Grindle, chief of aircraft maintenance at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., who wrote a report on the incident. "And we didn't even know it was happening at the time." (Read: "Volcano Fallout: Where's the Tuna and Pineapples?")
Pilots can fly around or under an ash cloud, but it's difficult to measure the exact boundaries of the plume, and as writer and amateur pilot James Fallows puts it, flying at low altitude is "like driving cross-country in first gear." Airlines have an official zero-tolerance approach to volcanic ash, so when scientific models showed the plume spreading across Britain and much of northern Europe in the hours after the eruption, one airport after another benched its planes where they sat. And as the plume lingered over Europe and airports remained closed for two days, then three and then longer, utter travel chaos hit, with hundreds of thousands of people around the world realizing they were stranded far from home and quite suddenly in the pre-jet era. "These kinds of eruptions happened all the time in the past," says Dougal Jerram, an earth scientist at Durham University. "But the disruption is a product of how we live today."
And what a disruption, as stranded travelers used every means at their disposal to make it home. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, returning from San Francisco, was forced to fly to Grand Forks, N.D., then to Lisbon, then to Rome, and then travel by car and bus to Germany an odyssey that took nearly three days. The British government sent warships from the Royal Navy to pick up stranded vacationers in Spain, while English TV host Dan Snow used Twitter to organize a second Dunkirk evacuation across the Channel for Brits stuck in Calais, France. (It didn't go as well as the first. French immigration officials put a quick stop to the rescue.) Travelers crowded train and bus stations, hoping to get scarce tickets home or to one of the few European airports that were still operating. To make it back to New York City from London, Kate Winn, a TV executive with the A&E channel, and her colleagues chartered a car operated by a former driver for the heavy-metal band Iron Maiden who'd never driven outside Britain for a 22-hour trip from London to Madrid, where they were able to get a flight home, through the Dominican Republic, on April 20. What was the adventure like? "Ugh," says Winn. (See why volcanic ash can be a hazard for air travel.)
By April 21, almost all of the European airspace had been reopened, although airlines cautioned that it would take days or weeks to get back to anything like normal. And there's no guarantee that another eruption and unlucky winds couldn't ground planes again. When Eyjafjallajokull last erupted, beginning in 1821, it continued to do so occasionally for two years. "This sort of eruption is one that's probably going to be on and off for a while," says Davidson. "You could see shutdowns again."
If or when that happens, Europe needs to be far better prepared to deal with it. While there's legitimate debate over just how much volcanic ash must be in the air before planes should be grounded, no one should doubt that European authorities were much too slow and uncoordinated in responding to the eruption. The European Union may have one currency, but it has more than 20 airspaces. It took European Travel Ministers five days to arrange a conference call and work out a system for gradually lifting flight restrictions. Long after airlines had done their own test flights and were calling on authorities to reconsider blanket airspace closings, national authorities dragged their feet even as the crisis showed how quickly Europe would flounder without air links. "In the U.S., it'd be like every state in the country having their own traffic controllers and trying to coordinate," says Steve Lott, North American spokesman for the International Air Transport Association. "No one took leadership here." (See the top 10 news stories of 2009.)
Americans shouldn't feel too cocky. A major volcanic-ash cloud in the U.S. would wreak economic and logistical havoc on the country, which doesn't even have Europe's train links. And the truth is, our understanding of how volcanic ash works and how it spreads is still limited; scientists can't easily measure how dense a plume really is, nor is there any set limit for how much ash a plane can safely fly through. More research is needed something Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who once famously mocked the federal spending of millions of dollars on volcano monitoring, might want to remember. "If we spend $100 million now, we might actually be able to prevent events that would cost billions," says Benjamin Edwards, head of the earth-sciences department at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. But there's a deeper lesson to Eyjafjallajokull: the earth can still surprise us. As complicated as our transcontinental supply chains and holidays have become, a single shrug from the planet can disrupt everything and leave us marooned far from home.


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NWA World Heavyweight Title History
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Won From
City/Event
George Hackenschmidt Tom Jenkins 5/5/1904 New York, NY[1]
Frank Gotch George Hackenschmidt 4/3/1908 Chicago, IL[2]
Joe Stecher Charlie Cutler 7/4/1915 Omaha, NE[3]
Earl Caddock Joe Stecher 4/9/1917 Omaha, NE[4]
Joe Stecher (2) Earl Caddock 1/30/1920 New York, NY
Lewis Joe Stecher 12/13/1920 New York, NY
Stanislaus Zbyszko Ed
Lewis 5/6/1921 New York, NY
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (2) Stanislaus Zbyszko 3/3/1922 Wichita, KS
Wayne Munn Ed
Lewis 1/8/1925 Kansas City, MO
Stanislaus Zbyszko (2) Wayne Munn 4/15/1925 Philadelphia, PA
Joe Stecher (3) Stanislaus Zbyszko 5/30/1925 St. Louis, MO
Lewis Joe Stecher 2/20/1928 St. Louis, MO
Gus Sonnenberg Ed
Lewis 1/4/1929 Boston, MA
Dick Shikat Jim Londos 8/23/1929 Philadelphia, PA[5]
Jim Londos Dick Shikat 6/6/1930 Philadelphia, PA
Ed Don George Gus Sonnenberg 12/10/1930 Los Angeles, CA
Lewis Ed Don George 4/13/1931 Los Angeles, CA
Henry DeGlane Ed
Lewis 5/4/1931 Montreal, Quebec[6]
Lewis Dick Shikat 6/9/1932 New York, NY[7]
Ed Don George (2) Henry DeGlane 2/9/1933 Boston, MA
Jim Browning Ed
Lewis 2/20/1933 New York, NY
Jim Londos (2) Jim Browning 6/25/1934 New York, NY
Danno O'Mahony Jim Londos 6/27/1935 Boston, MA
O'Mahony (2) Ed Don George 6/30/1935 Boston, MA
O'Mahony (3) Ed
Lewis 7/30/1935 Boston, MA[8]
Dick Shikat (2) Danno O'Mahony 3/2/1936 New York, NY
Ali Baba Dick Shikat 4/24/1936 Detroit, MI[9]
Everett Marshall Ali Baba 6/26/1936 Columbus, OH
Lou Thesz Everett Marshall 12/29/1937 St. Louis, MO
Casey Lou Thesz 2/11/1938 Boston, MA
Marshall (2) – 9/38 –[10]
Lou Thesz (2) Everett Marshall 2/23/1939 St. Louis, MO
Bronko Nagurski Lou Thesz 6/23/1939 Houston, TX
Ray Steele Bronko Nagurski 3/7/1940 St. Louis, MO
Bronko
Nagurski (2) Ray Steele 3/11/1941 Minneapolis, MN
Sandor Szabo Bronko Nagurski 6/5/1941 St. Louis, MO
Bill Longson Sandor Szabo 2/19/1942 St. Louis, MO
Yvon Robert Bill Longson 10/7/1942 Montreal, Quebec
Bobby Managoff Yvon Robert 11/17/1942 Houston, TX
Bill Longson (2) Bobby Managoff 2/19/1943 St. Louis, MO
Billy Watson Bill Longson 2/21/1947 St. Louis, MO
Lou Thesz (3) Whipper
Billy Watson 4/25/1947 St. Louis, MO
Bill Longson (3) Lou Thesz 11/21/1947 St. Louis, MO
Lou Thesz (4) Bill Longson 7/20/1948 Indianapolis, IN[11]
Billy Watson (2) Lou Thesz 3/15/1956 Toronto, Ontario
Billy Watson 11/9/1956 St. Louis, MO
Dick Hutton Lou Thesz 11/14/1957 Toronto, Ontario
Pat O'Connor Dick Hutton 1/9/1959 St. Louis, MO
Buddy Rogers Pat O'Connor 6/30/1961 Chicago, IL
Lou Thesz (6) Buddy Rogers 1/24/1963 Toronto, Ontario
Gene Kiniski Lou Thesz 1/7/1966 St. Louis, MO
Dory Funk Jr. Gene Kiniski 2/11/1969 Tampa, FL
Harley Race Dory Funk Jr. 5/24/1973 Kansas City, MO
Jack Brisco Harley Race 7/20/1973 Houston, TX
Giant Baba Jack Brisco 12/2/1974 Japan
Jack Brisco (2) Giant Baba 12/9/1974 Japan
Terry Funk Jack Brisco 12/10/1975 Miami, FL
Harley Race (2) Terry Funk 2/6/1977 Toronto, Ontario
Dusty Rhodes Harley Race 8/21/1979 Tampa, FL
Harley Race (3) Dusty Rhodes 8/26/1979 Orlando, FL
Giant Baba (2) Harley Race 10/31/1979 Japan
Harley Race (4) Giant Baba 11/7/1979 Japan
Giant Baba (3) Harley Race 9/4/1980 Japan
Harley Race (5) Giant Baba 9/10/1980 Japan
Tommy Rich Harley Race 4/27/1981 Augusta, GA
Harley Race (6) Tommy Rich 5/1/1981 Gainesville, GA
Dusty Rhodes (2) Harley Race 6/21/1981 Atlanta, GA
Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes 9/17/1981 Kansas City, MO
Harley Race (7) Ric Flair 6/10/1983 St. Louis, MO
Ric Flair (2) Harley Race 11/24/1983 Starrcade
Harley Race (8) Ric Flair 3/21/1984 New Zealand
Ric Flair (3) Harley Race 3/23/1984 Singapore
Kerry Von Erich Ric Flair 5/6/1984 Irving, TX
Ric Flair (4) Kerry Von Erich 5/24/1984 Japan
Dusty Rhodes (3) Ric Flair 7/26/1986 Greensboro, NC
Ric Flair (5) Dusty Rhodes 8/9/1986 St. Louis, MO
Ronnie Garvin Ric Flair 9/25/1987 Detroit, MI
Ric Flair (6) Ronnie Garvin 11/26/1987 Starrcade
Ricky Steamboat Ric Flair 2/20/1989 Chi-Town Rumble
Ric Flair (7) Ricky Steamboat 5/7/1989 Wrestle War
Sting Ric Flair 7/7/1990 Great
American Bash
Ric Flair (8) Sting 1/11/1991 East
Rutherford, NJ[12]
Masa Chono Rick Rude 8/12/1992 Japan[13]
Great Muta Masa Chono 1/4/1993 Japan
Barry Windham Great Muta 2/21/1993 Superbrawl III
Ric Flair (9) Barry Windham 7/18/1993 Beach Blast[14]
WCW withdraws from the NWA in September 1993.
Shane Douglas Too Cold Scorpio 8/27/1994 Philadelphia, PA[15]
Chris Candido Tracy Smothers 11/19/1994 Cherry Hill, NJ[16]
Dan Severn Chris Candido 2/24/1995 Erlanger, KY
Naoya Ogawa Dan Severn 3/14/1999 Japan
Gary Steele Naoya Ogawa 9/25/1999 Charlotte, NC[17]
Naoya Ogawa (2) Gary Steele 10/2/1999 Thomaston, CT
Mike Rapada Jerry Flynn 9/19/2000 Tampa, FL[18]
Sabu Mike Rapada 11/14/2000 Tampa, FL
Mike Rapada (2) Sabu 12/22/2000 Nashville, TN
Steve Corino Mike Rapada 4/24/2001 Tampa, FL[19]
Shinya Hashimoto – 12/15/2001 McKeesport, PA[20]
Dan Severn (2) Shinya Hashimoto 3/9/2002 Japan
The NWA World Heavyweight title becomes exclusive to TNA.
Ken Shamrock – 6/19/2002 TNA PPV #1[21]
Ron Killings Ken Shamrock 8/7/2002 TNA PPV #8
Jeff Jarrett Ron Killings 11/20/2002 TNA PPV #21
AJ Styles Jeff Jarrett 6/11/2003 TNA PPV #48[22]
Jeff Jarrett (2) AJ Styles 10/22/2003 TNA PPV #66
AJ Styles (2) Jeff Jarrett 4/21/2004 TNA PPV #90
Ron Killings (2) AJ Styles 5/19/2004 TNA PPV #94[23]
Jeff Jarrett (3) Ron Killings 6/2/2004 TNA PPV #96[24]
AJ Styles (3) Jeff Jarrett 5/15/2005 Hard Justice
Raven AJ Styles 6/19/2005 Slammiversary[25]
Jeff Jarrett (4) Raven 9/15/2005 Oldcastle, Ontario
Rhino Jeff Jarrett 10/23/2005 Bound for Glory
Jeff Jarrett (5) Rhino 10/25/2005 iMPACT![26]
Christian Cage Jeff Jarrett 2/12/2006 Against All Odds
Jeff Jarrett (6) Christian Cage 6/18/2006 Slammiversary[27]
Sting (2) Jeff Jarrett 10/22/2006 Bound for Glory
Abyss Sting 11/19/2006 Genesis
Christian Cage (2) Abyss 1/14/2007 Final Resolution[28]
The NWA cuts all ties with TNA on May 13, 2007.
Adam Pearce Brent Albright 9/1/2007 Puerto Rico[29]
Brent Albright Adam Pearce 8/2/2008 ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
Adam Pearce (2) Brent Albright 9/20/2008 ROH: Glory by Honor VII
Blue Demon Jr. Adam Pearce 10/25/2008 Mexico City, MX
[1]: During the first few years of the century, George Hackenschmidt had won world championship tournaments in Italy, Germany, and England. As a result of this match, by defeating American champion Tom Jenkins in two straight falls, he became recognized as the top champion in North America.
[2]: George Hackenschmidt left the ring, refusing to return, and the referee awarded the title to Gotch, who retired in 1913; his last match was a victory over George Lurich on April 9.
[3]: Charlie Cutler had defeated Henry Ordeman and Jesse Westegard in a tournament, and had laid claim to the world title.
[4]: Earl Caddock was awarded the title by the referee when Joe Stecher refused to return to the ring after the second fall.
[5]: As a result of this match, Dick Shikat became recognized as the first champion of the National Wrestling Association (NWA), a division of the National Boxing Association.
[6]: Henry DeGlane won the title by disqualification.
[7]: This match on Long Island, New York, was billed as a world championship match, and was designed to halt the controversy that was splitting the sport at the time. Jim Londos was subsequently stripped of the title for refusing to meet the winner of this bout. Ed "Strangler" Lewis later affirmed his claim on the title with an October 10, 1932 victory over Jack Sherry.
[8]: Ed Don George had been claiming rights to the world title ever since he defeated Henry DeGlane in Boston in 1933. Danno O'Mahony, because of his victories over Jim Londos, Ed Don George and Ed "Strangler" Lewis, became the closest thing to undisputed world champion at the time, representing a unification of sorts of the splintering of the world title that had taken place for several years.
[9]: During his title reign, Ali Baba was disqualified in a match against Dave Lewin held in Newark, New Jersey. The State Athletic Commission reversed the match decision and allowed Ali Baba to keep the title. Soon thereafter, however, a rule change was made which stated that the title cannot change hands on a disqualification.
[10]: The NWA decided to recognize Everett Marshall as champion because Steve Crusher Casey was out of the country and failed to defend the title on a regular basis.
[11]: The National Wrestling Alliance was organized in July 1948. At that particular time, Orville Brown was recognized as champion. Forced to retire due to injuries received in a November 11, 1949 auto accident, Brown relinguished his claim on the title. Lou Thesz was scheduled to meet Brown in a title match in St. Louis on November 25, 1949.
[12]: Time of the match: 20:38. Ric Flair is (according to WCW officials in April 1992) the first WCW World champion; Sting, therefore, as of April 1992, is a one-time NWA and one-time WCW World champion. In September 1991, Ric Flair signed with the WWF and the NWA title was declared vacant.
[13]: This was a tournament final.
[14]: The title was declared vacant in September 1993 when WCW withdrew from the NWA. It was renamed the WCW International title, held in the year that followed by Rick Rude, Hiroshi Hase, Rude again, Sting, then Flair again, but was finally abandoned when it was unified with the WCW World title at Clash of the Champions 27 on June 23, 1994.
[15]: This was a tournament final. Douglas refused the NWA world title in favor of the ECW title, which is the belt he was already the possessor of at the time. Therefore, the NWA world title was made vacant once again.
[17]: This was a three-way match involving Brian Anthony.
[18]: This was a tournament final. Previous champ Naoya Ogawa voluntarily gave up the title.
[19]: The title was held up following the bout between Steve Corino and Shinya Hashimoto on October 13 in St. Petersburg, Florida, which was stopped when it was ruled Corino could no longer properly defend himself.
[20]: Hashimoto defeated Steve Corino and Gary Steele in a three-way bout to fill the vacant title.
[21]: Shamrock won a 20-man battle royal to claim the title, which became vacant when the NWA stripped previous champion Dan Severn. Severn had previously announced he would be unable to appear and defend the title at the first-ever NWA-TNA PPV on June 19.
[22]:This was a three-way match which also included Raven.
[23]: This was a four-way match which also included Chris Harris and Raven.
[24]: This was a King of the Mountain match which also included Chris Harris, AJ Styles and Raven.
[25]: This was a King of the Mountain match which also included Abyss, Monty Brown and Sean Waltman.
[26]: Match aired on TV on November 3, 2005.
[27]: This was a King of the Mountain match which also included Abyss, Ron Killings and Sting.
[28]: This was a three-way elimination match which also included Sting.
[29]: This was a tournament final. Even though Adam Pearce had lost to Bryan Danielson earlier in the semifinals, Danielson had to withdraw from competing in the tournament finals because of a detached retina. Pearce went to the finals as a substitution and won the title.
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Tags: Abyss, Adam Pearce, AJ Styles, Ali Baba, Barry Windham, Bill Longson, Blue Demon Jr., Bobby Managoff, Brent Albright, Bronko Nagurski, Buddy Rogers, Charlie Cutler, Chris Candido, Christian, Dan Severn, Danno O'Mahony, Dick Hutton, Dick Shikat, Dory Funk Jr., Dusty Rhodes, Earl Caddock, Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Ed Don George, Everett Marshall, Frank Gotch, Gary Steele, Gene Kiniski, George Hackenschmidt, Giant Baba, Great Muta, Gus Sonnenberg, Harley Race, Henry DeGlane, Jack Brisco, Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Flynn, Jim Browning, Jim Londos, Joe Stecher, Ken Shamrock, Kerry Von Erich, Lou Thesz, Masa Chono, Mike Rapada, Naoya Ogawa, Pat O'Connor, Raven, Ray Steele, Rhino, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Ricky Steamboat, Ron Garvin, Ron Killings, Sabu, Sandor Szabo, Shane Douglas, Shinya Hashimoto, Stanislaus Zbyszko, Steve Corino, Steve Crusher Casey, Sting, Terry Funk, Tom Jenkins, Tommy Rich, Too Cold Scorpio, Tracy Smothers, Wayne Munn, Whipper Billy Watson, Yvon Robert
NWA Starrcade 1990: Collision Course
Kiel Auditorium
The current NWA Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Sting (7/7/1990)
U.S. Champion: Stan Hansen (10/27/1990)
World Tag Team Champions: Doom (5/19/1990)
U.S. Tag Team Champions: Rick & Scott Steiner (8/24/1990)
World Television Champion: Arn Anderson (1/2/1990)
The WWF pushes Sgt. Slaughter as this evil Iraqi sympathizer who hangs out with Saddam Hussein ALL of course to make money, while the NWA didn't see dollar signs when they thought about something as terrible as war. Instead, they simply send a feed of their show to the boys who are putting their lives on the line in Operation Desert Storm. Although they probably just taped it and watched it later because of the HUGE time difference, it was still a nice gesture by Turner. Also on the show, we have the Paul O'Connor Memorial tag tournament. Pat O'Connor was a former NWA World Champion from New Zealand who had recently died. This was the NWA's way to pay homage to the former champ; by bringing in tag teams from all over the world. Man, the NWA is being all kinds of nice on this show!
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Posted in WCW
Tags: Alexandra York, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Big Cat, Black Scorpion, Bobby Eaton, Butch Reed, Chris Adams, Col. Deklerk, Curtis Hughes, Danny Johnson, Danny Spivey, Dick the Bruiser, Doom, Fabulous Freebirds, Four Horsemen, Great Muta, Jack Victory, Jimmy Garvin, Konnan, Lex Luger, Little Richard Marley, Masa Saito, Michael Hayes, Michael Wallstreet, Mike Rotunda, Motor City Madman, Norman Smiley, Pat O'Connor, Rey Misterio Sr., Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Rip Morgan, Robert Gibson, Rocco Rock, Rocky King, Ron Simmons, Salmon Hasimikov, Sgt. Krueger, Sid Vicious, Skyscrapers, Stan Hansen, Starrcade, Steiner Brothers, Sting, Ted Petty, Teddy Long, Terri Runnels, Terry Taylor, Tom Zenk, Tommy Rich, Troy Montour, Victor Zangiev
Wrestle War 1989
NWA Wrestle War '89: Music City Showdown
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Bob Caudle! Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: Bob Orton Jr., Butch Reed, Dan Spivey, Dick Murdoch, Doug Gilbert, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dynamic Dudes, Eddie Gilbert, Fabulous Freebirds, Fatu, Gary Hart, Great Muta, Hiro Matsuda, Iron Sheik, Johnny Ace, Kevin Sullivan, Lex Luger, Lou Thesz, Michael Hayes, Mike Rotunda, Missy Hyatt, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Pat O'Connor, Paul E. Dangerously, Paul Ellering, Ranger Ross, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Rikishi, Rip Morgan, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Samoan Swat Team, Samu, Shane Douglas, Sting, Terry Funk, Varsity Club, WCW, Wrestle War


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Live Report: VAMPS NYC 2010
VAMPS – Roseland Ballroom
Report by: Jennifer B.
Guest submission – thank you! Jen also attended New York's Comic Con and the VAMPS panel there
Roseland Ballroom, located on 52 street in Matthanan, holds about 3000 on the floor. The ballroom was befitting VAMPS: It's dark — glowing red lights and just a little dirty. On the night of their show, a banner with large red lips and white fangs hung behind the stage, the only other decoration was the microphone wrapped in roses. Due to the size of the venue, it afforded fans an opportunity to get near the stage and the band and throughout the night, many took advantage of it.
At 7:30 p.m., the line outside was just making their way in past the security and souvenir stand. The true fans were pushed up against the metal gate that separated them from the stage. Many of them wore red horns and chanted "VAMPS!" They screamed excitedly when they glimpsed anyone walking on stage or up above on the second level.
More people casually wandered around, some drank at the bar and some finished dinner at a row of bistro tables. It had the quintessential New York atmosphere. The crowd was a notable mix of Asian, Caucasian and African American. Young and old with just as many men as there were ladies … though the ladies were appreciably louder. I recognized fans from the Comicon convention, still in full cosplay costume. VAMPS certainly reached a wide and varied fan based.
At 8:05 the lights went out. Everyone rushed to the stage and one could feel the vibration from the floor. Those are some huge speakers for a little room! Guitars ripped, clear and even. The crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheer. K.A.Z wore a black and white striped tank with lettering, though he moved too fast to really read it. Ju-ken was in a top hat, Kiss tie and floor length black leather skirt. Both ran from one end of the stage to the other. Hyde jumped up on a box at the foot of the stage, looking just a little different then he had at the Comic Con panel the day before. His thick white hair and black lined eyes glowed in the spotlight. He wore a black frock, which is sort of shredded, and open in the front. Black beads draped his pale chest. The day before he seemed subdued, even shy.
That night, he wanted to eat us.
They open with "Devil Side." K.A.Z and Ju-ken still ran around and interacted with the crowd. Hyde didn't have too. Everyone was fixed on his presence. Lit in bright red, he was positively sinister as licked the air and stared at the crowd as though he could see everyone at once. It was intense and intimate.
After the first set of hard, fast songs, Hyde stopped to speak. "Hello, New York," he said and the crowd went crazy. "We are back! Are you fucking ready!" He shot the crowd a teasing glance and said, "Let's make love."
The lights faded to a cool blue that highlighted his sweat and sliver jewelry. "Sweet Dreams" elicited more screaming from the crowd, who began waving their arms from side to side. At the end K.A.Z brought it home in true epic Rock God style. The crowd beamed smiles of approval. Hyde followed up with; "let's fly, go to heaven together," and the stage went black. Bird song and chimes floated on the red lights pink with smoke building a hypnotic atmosphere. The ballad set includes songs like "SAMSARA," "Evanescent" and "My First My Last." Hyde's impressive vocal range must be experienced live; for this show, that was especially evident during "The Past".
After working up and down a few times and lulling us in to submission, Hyde had apparently worked up an appetite. "I'm so hungry" he repeated with a longing in his voice. "I want to eat the craziest Americans!" What happened next is what I like to refer to as Five Minutes of Crazy.
"Where are the Americans!" Hyde screamed. "Let's go hunting!" Ju-ken bit the roses off the microphone stand and spit them at us while Hyde spit his water over the front crowd. This happened many more times during the show but I bet those girls wearing red horns in the front row knew all along they were in the splash zone. After "hunting" Hyde had a short screaming fit and then went into "Trouble." The crowd pumped fists in the air to its jumpy dance beat. I still can't get it out of my head.
The highlight of the show was an aggressive VAMP'ed out version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". I didn't think I would enjoy everyone's favorite song getting the shit kicked out of it, but I guess that bitch had it coming. Poor Lucy.
The eerie melodies and heavy discord came to an end. K.A.Z thanked us for coming and hoped we had as good a time as they did. Hyde told the crowd they are so happy and asked us if we will come back to see them again if they come back. When he got a huge reaction, he shouted, "We will be back!" The lights went out and the ringing in my ears was deafening. The crowd shouted for more loudly — it was as though the band were miles away. We wait and wait.
Eventually, the boys run back out, flinging anything they can find: roses, light up VAMPS disks, guitar picks, and Hyde's unfinished water. Splash! VAMPS gave a long encore. Long enough for Hyde to almost lose his shirt when he started a riot with "Revolution." The crowd knew all the words and was happy to sing them back when Hyde handed over the mic.
The entire event can be best described as a show with no regrets.
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As part of a multidisciplinary team, Architecture Workroom Brussels was responsible for drawing up the specifications that lay down the quality criteria for the architecture and functionality of the new prison in Haren and its integration into the surrounding area.
Because of its scale and complexity, the new penitentiary complex in Haren, which is intended to accommodate 1190 detainees, can be considered as a 'prison village'. The detainees are divided into groups or entities depending on their form of detention, and on the basis of this individual situation they are given certain freedoms and a daily routine that approach the 'normality' of the outside world. This prison village, the coexistence of the various groups of detainees and contact with the staff must be organised in such a way that they contribute to reintegration into society.
Compared to previous experiences in Belgium, a number of the features of this complex in Haren make this assignment a new challenge for the designers:
It will be the largest prison in Belgium and is to be built in the outskirts of a town. In addition, the environment the detainees live in will be organised on the basis of several new principles, whereby life in the prison should approach the 'normality' of life outside. Their coexistence will be organised in small units intended to foster renewed responsibility, and in close contact with staff.
This new setting and principles mean there is a need for a new and innovative 'prison concept' that is a translation of the new system into spatial terms. In this sense, the complex at Haren is a model for future prisons.
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Organising the 'prison village' so as to contribute to the reintegration of the detainees into society.


Rajon Rondo will have more responsibility representing the Boston Celtics this All-Star weekend as he has been chosen to fill in for Stephen Curry in the Taco Bell NBA Skills Challenge. Curry, the defending champion, is out with a strained tendon in his right foot.
Rondo will be competing against Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, San Antonio's Tony Parker, Washington's John Wall, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, and New Jersey's Deron Williams. For those who don't know, the challenge consists of dribbling, passing, and shooting obstacles which add up to a test of overall fundamentals.
I really think Rondo will win this competition. The competition has been around since 2003 and for those who have watched it know that the participants usually don't take it too seriously and go half speed. Then there is always the couple guys who go hard. I really think Rondo will be one of those guys who go 100% and win this thing. People have been questioning Rondo's ability all season, and I think he's going to use this to help quiet some of that talk by winning the competition. It'll also be a great boost to his confidence, which Celtics Nation knows he desperately needs.
The only thing that will prevent Rondo from winning the crown will be the jump shot. If he knocks that down I think he will take it with ease, but I'm already cringing at the possibility of him coming out and bricking five in a row. Good Luck Rondo!


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This report summarises discussions from a workshop to explore sub-state political settlements in conflict-affected borderlands and the possibilities for more effective and inclusive peacebuilding interventions. It looks at four key themes: concepts of borderlands, inclusion and political settlement; the particular types of violence, (in)security, governance and authority that emerge in borderlands; the challenges of working in borderlands, and innovative methods and tools to better engage with their dynamics; and peacebuilding responses and practice in borderland spaces.
This report presents a synthesis of a Joint Analysis Workshop that brought together 35 practitioners, academics and policymakers for a two-day reflection on a new Accord Insight project on peace, transition and political settlement in borderlands. The report distils the main discussion points and will inform the development of the project, the main output of which is an Accord Insight publication due in mid-2018.
This publication is part of the Political Settlements Research Programme (PSRP) which explores how international and national interventions can more effectively support inclusive political settlements in fragile and conflict-affected states.


Two weeks ago, Silver Spirit made an early morning procession down the River Thames from London, beginning our crossing.
Today we sailed into the Hudson River, alongside the Statue of Liberty and along Wall Street to come to our dock in mid-Manhattan in New York.
I've made that entrance many, many times. It never disappoints.
The weather was reminiscent of many visits to London: foggy and rainy. But thrilling nevertheless.
Here are some photos from a sunnier day.
This cruise has come to an end: London to Falmouth, then Cobh in Ireland, and down the northeast coast from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia and then into the United States at Boston and Newport.
To guests leaving us here, safe travels. And welcome aboard to new friends.
Today, we'll enjoy a day in the Big Apple, and then work our way back down the river and out to sea headed up to the Saint Lawrence River and Quebec City and Montreal.
All photos and text Copyright 2018 by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.