 | VINTAGE STAR WARS WEEKLY episode 23 "Vintage Star Wars Weekly" is a video show that focuses on vintage Star Wars toys. A new episode is released on youtube every Monday. The main hosts of the show are Darth Beer and Admiral Wetbar. The show also features weekly segments from Princess Midori and Sebastian DiNapoli. There is a different vintage figure featured on the show every week, with video of variant figures and commentary being provided by Sebastian. Princess Midori reads viewer emails in her weekly segment, and she also hosts a monthly vintage figure give-away contest that is open to anybody who would like to enter. *************************************** Episode #23 - October 13, 2008: This week we travel to the Roper Mountain Science Center, as they have their Star Wars Weekend. Also this week, we announce the next give-away contest! *************************************** INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING THE VINTAGE FIGURE GIVE-AWAY CONTESTS: The give-away contests will start on the first Monday of every month, and the winner will be announced by Princess Midori on the last Monday of every month. On the first Monday of every month, Princess Midori will show you the give-away figure in her segment of the show and she will tell you the name of that figure. If you want to enter the drawing to win the figure, all you have to do is send her an email. Her email address is: vswwmidori@yahoo.com The SUBJECT LINE of your contest entry email MUST contain the name of the figure she is giving away. For instance, if she is giving away a Darth Vader figure that month, then the SUBJECT LINE of your email should read: "Darth Vader contest". The BODY of your contest entry email should contain your NAME and and the SHIPPING ADDRESS that you would like the figure sent to if you win. If you don't give her your shipping address, then you WILL NOT be entered into the contest. After you have entered the contest, be SURE to watch the last show of the month, because that will be the episode where Princess Midori announces the winner. You will NOT get an email telling you that you are the winner. You have to watch the show to see who the winner is. If Princess Midori announces you as the winner of that months contest, you will have 7 days to email her again, from the SAME email address you used to enter the contest. The SUBJECT of this email should be "I won!". The BODY of this email should again, contain the mailing address that you would like the figure shipped to. If you do not email her within 7 days of winning the contest, then you will be disqualified and the figure will be offered again in a future contest. You don't have to subscribe to this youtube channel to enter the monthly contests, but it is a VERY good idea to subscribe, so you don't miss any episodes of the show. YOU CAN ONLY ENTER THE CONTEST ONCE EACH MONTH! If you try to enter more than once in the same month, you will NOT be entered into the drawing. |
 | DOCTOR WHO ~ Russell T Davies OBE http://www.russelltdavies.com Thanks to Russell T Davies for recreating Doctor Who in the 21st century & for bringing queer characters into British SciFi TV. RTD gets OBE - BBC profile here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7453623.stm Thanks for Queer as Folk & Torchwood. All international successes, including the USA:) Another interesting article: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3978617.ece Queer is here to stay, part of the furniture;) So fuck you, Shirley Phelps-Roper, Westboro Baptists, Bush, McCain and Sally Kern. And a special "UP YOURS!" goes to ajm9797 |
 | Reflections Of The Northen Territory PA-DVD-REFLEC - Reflections Of The Northen Territory A Musical Odyssey Here are the striking panoramas of Australia's Red Centre...world famous Ayers Rock...the mysterious domes of the Olgas...towering columns at Chambers Pillar...and the plunging escarpments of Kings Canyon and MacDonnell Ranges. Discover a rich diversity of exotic reptiles...from the bizarre armourings of thorny devils to the wavering dances of bearded dragons...then soar above sunburnt plains traversed by wild brumbies, camels and kangaroos and delight in the tranquility of Katherine Gorge a sanctuary for soaring wedge tailed eagles. Travel to tropical wetlands at the top End...mecca for thousands of water birds...egrets, brolgas, jabirus, magpie geese and many more. Experience the splendour of Kakadu and Arnhem Land...the sheer majesty of cascading waters at Twin Falls, Jim Jim Falls and Gunlom in the wet season. From stunning Rainbow Valley...to the lush vegetation of Roper River and the unforgettable plant life of Red Lily Lagoon...a powerful and moving tribute to Australia's Red Centre and Top End. From the makers of the award winning Panorama Australia series, a video without narration, a poetic reflection that will linger in your heart forever- Australia's magnificent Northern Territory. Panorama Australia, world-renowned film makers present a series of magnificent programs that are a wonderful addition to every library worldwide. The programs are produced for the home viewer, whether it is in an armchair traveling situation or as the perfect tool to plan a trip, or as an insight educationally into the Australian landscape and flora and fauna. They are utilized frequently for schools and colleges also. Our series of programs have no up front talking head, they are all narrated with the music composed specifically for the pictures and performed for each production, lending themselves too many purposes and enhancing each title exclusively. The pictures are beautiful and of a very high exacting standard, the scripts are informative, interesting and presented with great sensitivity to subject matter. With a series of 38 titles all produced in PAL and NTSC formats, both in DVD and VHS;they would be a valuable asset to all purchasers. Australia is a land so diverse and the Panorama Camera's have captured it all and transport you on a wonderful journey. The natural scenic beauty is apparent in each title and on watching each of the programs the content provides times of pleasure to a world audience. We pride ourselves on our quality illustration of Australia and know that people purchase our product for a range of purposes. |
 | Biker Won't Quit What ever happen, he just run away until....... A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. Styles of motorcycles vary depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions. In many parts of the world, motorcycles are among the least expensive and most widespread forms of motorised transport.However, if one counts two wheels with steam propulsion as being a motorcycle, then the first one may have been American. One such machine was demonstrated at fairs and circuses in the eastern U.S. in 1867, built by Sylvester Howard Roper of Roxbury, Massachusetts |
 | Fingernails on a Chalkboard God will have a second child just to see this movie. Ebert and Roeper quit their jobs after seeing this film ...they realized perfection has been achieved. |
 | The Northern Territory's Top End PA-DVD-TOP - The Northern Territory's Top End Land of Nature 's Dreaming In this beautifully produced Panorama Australia Video, the best of the Northern Territory's stunning Top End comes alive. Our cameras reveal Australia 's most awesome national park...a place of power and mystery called Kakadu, the Dreaming Place. See Kakadu's roaring Twin Falls, the mighty Jim Jim Falls, and Gunlom in the wet season...the stunning paintings of Ubirr Rock and Nourlangie Rock...and the teeming wetlands of the park's Yellow Waters Billabong. Soar above the gigantic spine of the Arnhem Land Escarpment, float peacefully through the endless water lilies and vast bird breeding grounds of Fogg Dam. Come face-to-face with the powerful creatures of the Territory Wildlife Park, delight in the refreshing waters of Berry Springs and glimpse the wild beauty of Litchfield Park. We capture the magnificence of Katherine Gorge, the Edith River and Falls, and the unique, bubbling hot waters of Mataranka Springs. The Roper River is here, too, and the unforgettable plant life of Red Lily Lagoon. The Northern Territory's top end is where the spirit of Australia's ancient people still lingers. You'll feel it as 'Land of Nature's Dreaming unfolds. Panorama Australia, world-renowned film makers present a series of magnificent programs that are a wonderful addition to every library worldwide. The programs are produced for the home viewer, whether it is in an armchair traveling situation or as the perfect tool to plan a trip, or as an insight educationally into the Australian landscape and flora and fauna. They are utilized frequently for schools and colleges also. Our series of programs have no up front talking head, they are all narrated with the music composed specifically for the pictures and performed for each production, lending themselves too many purposes and enhancing each title exclusively. The pictures are beautiful and of a very high exacting standard, the scripts are informative, interesting and presented with great sensitivity to subject matter. With a series of 38 titles all produced in PAL and NTSC formats, both in DVD and VHS;they would be a valuable asset to all purchasers. Australia is a land so diverse and the Panorama Camera's have captured it all and transport you on a wonderful journey. The natural scenic beauty is apparent in each title and on watching each of the programs the content provides times of pleasure to a world audience. We pride ourselves on our quality illustration of Australia and know that people purchase our product for a range of purposes. |
 | UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks and Oklahoma St Cowboys at Missouri Tigers NCAA College Football Teaser From http://GamblersTelevision.com Tony T here with our Rockstar quick hitter from College Football with a 7 point 2-team teaser. Teasers are very popular bets as you can move the line in your favor by 7 points. For example lets say Team A is a 7-point favorite against Team B. If you tease Team A 7 points the game becomes a pick em. If you tease the underdog Team B you are now sitting at plus 14 points in the game. Both selections must win for you to cash your bet. The UCLA Bruins travel to face the Oregon Ducks with Oregon an 18 ½ point favorite. UCLAs lone road test ended in a 59-0 blowout by BYU. Oregon should be in a nasty mood at home off their loss at USC last week. Duck coach Mike Bellotti called out his defense during practice this week and should bully the offensively challenged Bruin offense. The Ducks running game will be successful and will set up Justin Roper in the passing game with big plays. Tease Oregon 7 points to 11 ½. The Oklahoma St Cowboys travel to take on Missouri with the Tigers a 14 point favorite. Both offenses are averaging over 50 points per game and Okie St averages over 300 yards per game on the ground. If Oklahoma St needs to pass quarterback Zac Robinson completes over 72% of his passes and has only been sacked twice. Oklahoma St running ability limits Missouris possessions here and will keep it under 3 TDs in the end against Chase Daniel. Tease Oklahoma St 7 points to +21. Your College Football 2 team 7-point teaser is teasing Oregon to 11 ½ with Oklahoma St at +21. For sports coverage with a Vegas style keep your browser aimed at www.GamblersTelevision.com |
 | Oregon Ducks at Purdue Boilermakers and Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks NCAA College Football Teaser From http://GamblersTelevision.com Tony T here with our Rockstar quick hitter from College Football with a 7 point 2-team teaser. Teasers are very popular bets as you can move the line in your favor by 7 points. For example lets say Team A is a 7-point favorite against Team B. If you tease Team A 7 points the game becomes a pick em. If you tease the underdog Team B you are now sitting at plus 14 points in the game. Both selections must win for you to cash your bet. The Oregon Ducks travel to play the Purdue Boilermakers with Oregon an 8 ½ point road favorite. Purdue sports a senior quarterback in Curtis Painter and his two top targets on offense are both seniors in Desmond Tardy and Greg Orton. Justin Roper is Oregons quarterback and he is a sophomore making his first start in a true road game here. Duck running back Jermiah Johnson separated his shoulder last week and will give it a go 1-week later. Purdues offense will get points here and I cant lay points with Roper in his first every game in hostile territory. The Bowl game doesnt count because it was on a neutral site. Tease Purdue 7 points to +15 ½. South Carolina will have problems against this talented Georgia Bulldog team who shut them out last year. The Gamecock offense struggled against Vanderbilt last week. Georgia has a power running game with Knowshown Moreno and that will lead to big passing plays from junior quarterback Matthew Stafford in the passing game. Too many weapons here for Georgia. Tease Georgia to a pick. Your college football 2 team teaser is teasing Purdue to +15 ½ and Georgia to a pick. For sports coverage with a Vegas style keep your browser aimed at www.GamblersTelevision.com |
 | Man cuts off finger - Michael Moore didn't help this guy! Is this a rough cut video of Michael Moore's film 'Sick-O"? Graphic video! A man cuts off his finger or finger but can you guess how? Take the "man cuts off his finger" Craftsman Challenge. Sicko is a film by Michael Moore, released in Canada and The United States on June 29th, 2007.[1] It investigates the United States health care system with a focus on the behavior of large health insurance companies and contrasts the U.S. system with those of other countries with universal health care coverage. On April 19, 2007, Moore announced on his website that Sicko had been selected for the 2007 Cannes Film Festival where it had its world premiere on May 19, 2007. Moore also announced a June 29, 2007 release date for the U.S. and Canada. Moore's film had an early premiere the week before in Washington D.C.. However, this was canceled in fear that his film would be confiscated before the scheduled premiere date. Sicko deals with the problems of the American for-profit health insurance and pharmaceutical industries. Its main message is that government-run health care is a better model than the present US health-care system because the present system is designed to maximize profit by minimizing the care delivered to patients. At one point in the film Moore says: "And the United States slipped to 37 in health care around the world, just slightly ahead of Slovenia."[2] [edit] U.S. health-care system [edit] Anecdotes of people denied care The movie starts retelling the stories of people who were denied health care, either because they did not have health insurance or because the insurance companies found a way not to pay them. (On February 3, 2006, Moore requested, via his blog, that people send "Health Care Horror Stories" in an effort to share his view on the health care industry.[3]) * In one case, Doug Noe's insurance provider, Cigna Healthcare, approved a cochlear ear implant for only the left ear of Noe's daughter, Annette, born with an acute hearing disability. Cigna argued that a two-ear operation was "experimental." (When Noe alerted Moore to the case, the insurer reversed its decision.)[4] * A woman gets stuck with the ambulance bill after a car accident because she didn't clear the charge with her insurer before losing consciousness.[5] * Also shown is the widow of Tracy Pierce, who died from kidney cancer after his insurer denied a possibly life-saving bone-marrow transplant.[5] * One woman's insurance provider denied coverage after an operation, because she didn't mention a previous yeast infection on her application.[5] * Homeless patients were abandoned by Los Angeles hospitals after they had received some medical treatment. (In May 2007, Kaiser Permanente, a large nonprofit health insurer, settled criminal and civil lawsuits by agreeing to establish new rules for discharging homeless patients; paying $55,000 in fines; covering the city attorney's investigative costs; and spending $500,000 on the homeless for follow-up care and other services.)[6] * Rick accidentally sawed off the tops of his middle and ring fingers on one hand while working at home. He had no insurance and limited funds at his disposal, so he has to choose whether to have the hospital reattach the end of his middle finger for $60,000 or the end of his ring finger for $12,000. (He chose the ring finger.)[5] [edit] Accounts from inside insurance companies Some former "repented" employees of insurance companies are also interviewed, and describe dubious practices of their former employers, such as considering the best doctor the one who could best dismiss a patient. One scene shows a clip of Congressional testimony given in 1996. Dr. Linda Peeno, a former medical reviewer for the health insurer Humana, said her job was to save money for the company. "I denied a man a necessary operation", she testified, referring to a decision she made in 1987. (Her testimony "has been widely recounted over the years," according to a news article in The New York Times. A spokesman for Humana said the case Peeno referred to had involved whether a man had coverage that would pay for a heart transplant, and Peeno correctly found the insurance didn't cover the procedure.)[7] The film also interviews Lee Einer, whose job at a major insurance carrier (not identified in the film) was to examine insurance applications retroactively. Einer was to peruse large claims in order to find evidence that the applicants had hidden previous conditions. Einer says it was irrelevant whether or not the applicant intended to mislead, the companies just wanted excuses to avoid paying the claims.[5] [edit] Washington lobbyists and politicians The movie also describes the connection between lobby groups such as PhRMA, the largest and most powerful lobbyist block in Washington D.C., and political groups. Moore says that Hillary Clinton, who once championed the Clinton health care plan, is the Senate's second-highest recipient of campaign donations from the health care industry. Moore said that Clinton friend Harvey Weinstein, whose company provided financing for the film, asked him to remove the scene but Moore refused.[8] Moore said that he had donated to Clinton's first Senate campaign but has since become disillusioned with her.[9] [edit] Health-care systems elsewhere The American system is then compared to those of Canada, the United Kingdom and France, which have universal health care for their citizens, including interviews with Tony Benn, members of the local middle class and Americans residing in those countries. Moore tries to locate a place where British have to pay something in a hospital (finding a counter labeled "Cashier", only to find that patients actually get money there to reimburse their trip to the hospital). Moore also rides along in a 24-hour French house-call service in which a doctor with a company called "SOS Médecins" visits patients at their homes. The doctor rides around Paris at night, taking dispatch calls like a taxi driver.[5] Moore finds out that French government helpers literally "do the laundry" for new mothers to support them. Some volunteer rescue workers who lent their help during the World Trade Center attacks of 2001, and who subsequently developed a series of medical conditions (some physical and some psychological including PTSD), are then interviewed. The government will not pay for care for their ailments. Since the US government must provide under the terms of the Hague Convention and Geneva Conventions full medical coverage for the alleged enemy combatants detained at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, Moore takes three ships and sails from Miami for Cuba. The group arrives at the entrance channel to Gitmo, on a different boat (clearly waving the flag of Cuba), Moore asks for access with a megaphone, but no response is given and they finally give up when a siren is blown from the base. The group then moves on to Havana, where they can receive free medical treatment they would otherwise not be able to afford.[10] The volunteers are hospitalised there and receive treatment, having only to provide their names and birth date. Moore declares he asked the doctors to provide them only the same level of care they would give to Cuban citizens. He also interviews the daughter of Che Guevara, who has become a pediatrician (Ernesto Guevara was a physician himself). Although trip participants signed confidentiality agreements prohibiting them from talking about the trip, some thought the trip a success, with The New York Post quoting John Feal, head of the Fealgood Foundation which raises money for 9/11 first responders, that "From what I hear through the grapevine those people who went [to Cuba with Moore] are utterly happy."[11] The film's finale is what Moore provides as an example of "taking care of each other, no matter the differences". [edit] Reception Sicko at the Cannes Film Festival receiving a standing ovation Sicko at the Cannes Film Festival receiving a standing ovation The movie has received positive reviews: following early viewings at the Cannes Film Festival, Variety described Sicko "an affecting and entertaining dissection of the American health care industry",[12] concluding it should play well internationally. Moore has nonetheless been quoted as saying, "I know the storm awaits me back in the United States."[13] In his New York Times review, critic A.O. Scott said the movie is "the funniest and the most tightly edited" of any Moore film to date.[14] In an early review a week before the premiere, Richard Roeper and Michael Phillips (the latter filling in for Roger Ebert) gave Moore's film two thumbs up. Roger Friedman, who reviewed the film for Fox News, wrote, "Filmmaker Michael Moore's brilliant and uplifting new documentary, "Sicko," deals with the failings of the U.S. healthcare system, both real and perceived. But this time around, the controversial documentarian seems to be letting the subject matter do the talking, and in the process shows a new maturity."[15] British film magazine Empire commented that "Sicko is the film that truly reveals Moore as an auteur."[16] On May 19, 2007 more than 2,000 people applauded loudly after the film's first Cannes screening at the packed Grand Theatre Lumiere, the main festival auditorium.[17] The North American premiere of Sicko was held in London, Ontario at the Silver City movie theatre at Masonville Place on June 8, 2007, with Moore himself in attendance. Sicko features patients from the London, Ontario area. As of June 30, 2007 Sicko has received a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes earning the film a "fresh" designation. The consensus statement on Sicko is that it is "A devastating, convincing, and very entertaining documentary."[18] [edit] Controversy Main article: Controversies over the film Sicko The movie has come under attack from a variety of sources. CNN described the movie as having few numeric inaccuracies but often lacking context.[9]. The film has been heavily criticized for taking the Cuban description of their health-care system for granted. "[19][20][21] [edit] Treasury Department probe In a May 2, 2007 letter, the Office of Foreign Assets Control informed Moore that he was the subject of a civil investigation stemming from the filmmaker's March trip to Cuba. In the letter to Moore, a Treasury official noted that the department had no record of Moore obtaining a license that authorized him to "engage in travel-related transactions involving Cuba," alleging that Moore violated the United States embargo against Cuba.[22][23] A duplicate master copy of the film is being held in Canada in case American authorities attempt to seize the film as part of the criminal investigation against Moore that arose from taking American 9/11 rescue workers to Cuba for medical treatment.[24] [edit] Piracy Wikinews has news related to: Michael Moore's new film 'Sicko' leaked via P2P Although the film was released on June 29, 2007, a copy was leaked onto the internet in early to mid June 2007.[25] Moore, who previously stated his support for internet downloading, denies leaking the video himself and an investigation has been held as to the source of the internet leak.[26] michael, moore, michael moore, bowling for columbine, dude where's my country, roger and me, the awful truth, tv nation |
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