Monday, August 31, 2009

us open tennis 2009








US Open Tennis 2009, Schedule, Fixtures, Live Scores, Live Streaming.

The 2009 US Open Tennis Championship will be held from 31st August to 13th September, 2009 at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City.

US Open Finish Base Prize Money Olympus US Open Series 1st Place Finisher 2nd Place Finisher 3rd Place Finisher
Winner $1,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,100,000 $1,850,000
Finalist $800,000 $1,300,000 $1,050,000 $925,000
Semifinalist $350,000 $600,000 $475,000 $412,500
Quarterfinalist $175,000 $300,000 $237,500 $206,250

US Open Tennis Singles Prize Money (Men & Women – 128 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $1,500,000
Runners-Up $750,000
Semifinalists $320,000
Quarterfinalists $160,000
Round of 16 $80,000
Third Round $46,000
Second Round $30,000
First Round $18,500
Total $7,050,000


US Open Tennis Doubles Prize Money (Per Team, Men & Women – 64 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $420,000
Runners-Up $210,000
Semifinalists $105,000
Quarterfinalists $50,000
Round of 16 $25,000
Second Round $15,000
First Round $10,000
Total $1,800,000 ($3,600,000)

US Open Tennis Mixed Doubles Prize Money (Per Team – 32 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $180,000
Runners-Up $90,000
Semifinalists $30,000
Quarterfinalists $15,000
Second Round $10,000
First Round $5,000
Total $500,000
Session
No.
Date Day/Evening Time Featured Matches
1 Monday, Aug. 31 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
2
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
3 Tuesday, Sept. 1 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
4
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
5 Wednesday, Sept. 2 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 1st/Women’s 2nd Round
6
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
7 Thursday, Sept. 3 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
8
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
9 Friday, Sept. 4 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 2nd/Women’s 3rd Round
10
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s 2nd/Women’s 3rd Round
11 Saturday, Sept. 5 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round
12
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round
13 Sunday, Sept. 6 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 3rd/Women’s Round of 16
14
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s 3rd/Women’s Round of 16
15 Monday, Sept. 7 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s Women’s Round of 16
16
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s Women’s Round of 16
17 Tuesday, Sept. 8 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Women’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinal
18
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s Women’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinal
19 Wednesday, Sept. 9 Day 11 a.m. Men’s and/or Women’s Quarterfinal
20
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s and/or Women’s Quarterfinal
21 Thursday, Sept. 10 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Mixed Doubles Final
22
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Women’s Doubles Semifinal
23 Friday, Sept. 11 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Women’s Semifinals
24 Saturday, Sept. 12 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Semifinals
25
Evening 7 p.m. Women’s Final/Pre-Match Ceremony
26 Sunday, Sept. 13 Day 12 p.m. Women’s Doubles Final/Men’s Final

us open tennis 2009








US Open Tennis 2009, Schedule, Fixtures, Live Scores, Live Streaming.

The 2009 US Open Tennis Championship will be held from 31st August to 13th September, 2009 at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City.

US Open Finish Base Prize Money Olympus US Open Series 1st Place Finisher 2nd Place Finisher 3rd Place Finisher
Winner $1,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,100,000 $1,850,000
Finalist $800,000 $1,300,000 $1,050,000 $925,000
Semifinalist $350,000 $600,000 $475,000 $412,500
Quarterfinalist $175,000 $300,000 $237,500 $206,250

US Open Tennis Singles Prize Money (Men & Women – 128 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $1,500,000
Runners-Up $750,000
Semifinalists $320,000
Quarterfinalists $160,000
Round of 16 $80,000
Third Round $46,000
Second Round $30,000
First Round $18,500
Total $7,050,000


US Open Tennis Doubles Prize Money (Per Team, Men & Women – 64 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $420,000
Runners-Up $210,000
Semifinalists $105,000
Quarterfinalists $50,000
Round of 16 $25,000
Second Round $15,000
First Round $10,000
Total $1,800,000 ($3,600,000)

US Open Tennis Mixed Doubles Prize Money (Per Team – 32 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $180,000
Runners-Up $90,000
Semifinalists $30,000
Quarterfinalists $15,000
Second Round $10,000
First Round $5,000
Total $500,000
Session
No.
Date Day/Evening Time Featured Matches
1 Monday, Aug. 31 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
2
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
3 Tuesday, Sept. 1 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
4
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
5 Wednesday, Sept. 2 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 1st/Women’s 2nd Round
6
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
7 Thursday, Sept. 3 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
8
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
9 Friday, Sept. 4 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 2nd/Women’s 3rd Round
10
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s 2nd/Women’s 3rd Round
11 Saturday, Sept. 5 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round
12
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round
13 Sunday, Sept. 6 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 3rd/Women’s Round of 16
14
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s 3rd/Women’s Round of 16
15 Monday, Sept. 7 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s Women’s Round of 16
16
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s Women’s Round of 16
17 Tuesday, Sept. 8 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Women’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinal
18
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s Women’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinal
19 Wednesday, Sept. 9 Day 11 a.m. Men’s and/or Women’s Quarterfinal
20
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s and/or Women’s Quarterfinal
21 Thursday, Sept. 10 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Mixed Doubles Final
22
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Women’s Doubles Semifinal
23 Friday, Sept. 11 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Women’s Semifinals
24 Saturday, Sept. 12 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Semifinals
25
Evening 7 p.m. Women’s Final/Pre-Match Ceremony
26 Sunday, Sept. 13 Day 12 p.m. Women’s Doubles Final/Men’s Final

us open tennis 2009








US Open Tennis 2009, Schedule, Fixtures, Live Scores, Live Streaming.

The 2009 US Open Tennis Championship will be held from 31st August to 13th September, 2009 at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City.

US Open Finish Base Prize Money Olympus US Open Series 1st Place Finisher 2nd Place Finisher 3rd Place Finisher
Winner $1,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,100,000 $1,850,000
Finalist $800,000 $1,300,000 $1,050,000 $925,000
Semifinalist $350,000 $600,000 $475,000 $412,500
Quarterfinalist $175,000 $300,000 $237,500 $206,250

US Open Tennis Singles Prize Money (Men & Women – 128 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $1,500,000
Runners-Up $750,000
Semifinalists $320,000
Quarterfinalists $160,000
Round of 16 $80,000
Third Round $46,000
Second Round $30,000
First Round $18,500
Total $7,050,000


US Open Tennis Doubles Prize Money (Per Team, Men & Women – 64 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $420,000
Runners-Up $210,000
Semifinalists $105,000
Quarterfinalists $50,000
Round of 16 $25,000
Second Round $15,000
First Round $10,000
Total $1,800,000 ($3,600,000)

US Open Tennis Mixed Doubles Prize Money (Per Team – 32 Draws)
US Open Tennis 2009 Round US Open Tennis 2009 Prize Money
Winners $180,000
Runners-Up $90,000
Semifinalists $30,000
Quarterfinalists $15,000
Second Round $10,000
First Round $5,000
Total $500,000
Session
No.
Date Day/Evening Time Featured Matches
1 Monday, Aug. 31 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
2
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
3 Tuesday, Sept. 1 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
4
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 1st Round
5 Wednesday, Sept. 2 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 1st/Women’s 2nd Round
6
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
7 Thursday, Sept. 3 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
8
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 2nd Round
9 Friday, Sept. 4 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 2nd/Women’s 3rd Round
10
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s 2nd/Women’s 3rd Round
11 Saturday, Sept. 5 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round
12
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s 3rd Round
13 Sunday, Sept. 6 Day 11 a.m. Men’s 3rd/Women’s Round of 16
14
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s 3rd/Women’s Round of 16
15 Monday, Sept. 7 Day 11 a.m. Men’s/Women’s Women’s Round of 16
16
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s/Women’s Women’s Round of 16
17 Tuesday, Sept. 8 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Women’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinal
18
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s Women’s Round of 16/Women’s Quarterfinal
19 Wednesday, Sept. 9 Day 11 a.m. Men’s and/or Women’s Quarterfinal
20
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s and/or Women’s Quarterfinal
21 Thursday, Sept. 10 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Mixed Doubles Final
22
Evening 7 p.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Women’s Doubles Semifinal
23 Friday, Sept. 11 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal/Women’s Semifinals
24 Saturday, Sept. 12 Day 11 a.m. Men’s Semifinals
25
Evening 7 p.m. Women’s Final/Pre-Match Ceremony
26 Sunday, Sept. 13 Day 12 p.m. Women’s Doubles Final/Men’s Final

Sunday, August 30, 2009

decided


The subject of circumcision is back in the news since the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently published a theory that circumcision reduces the spread of HIV in Africa:

“We have a significant H.I.V. epidemic in this country [in Africa], and we really need to look carefully at any potential intervention that could be another tool in the toolbox we use to address the epidemic,” Dr. Peter Kilmarx, chief of epidemiology for the CDC's division of HIV/AIDS prevention, told the Times. “What we’ve heard from our consultants is that there would be a benefit for infants from infant circumcision, and that the benefits outweigh the risks.”

According to various reports, “over 70 percent of adult American men are already circumcised, though circumcision of newborns has dropped to about 65 percent in recent decades” and is expected to drop more as fewer pediatricians recommend the procedure as routine. In fact, after my only son was born in 2000, my pediatrician, a veteran of 30 years in her practice, shrugged off the idea when I asked her, “Should I have him circumcised? Is it necessary?” She said I could if I wanted to, but that no, it wasn’t necessary. Although all the males in my family were circumcised, I decided not to have my son undergo the procedure and instead allow him to make that decision for himself when he was an adult. After all, it’s his body, not mine. I could not justify the pain and potential risk of having him subjected to something as sensitive as circumcision when he had no say in the matter.

For whatever bizarre reason, Rush Limbaugh decided to weigh in on the circumcision issue on his radio program by stating:

decided


The subject of circumcision is back in the news since the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently published a theory that circumcision reduces the spread of HIV in Africa:

“We have a significant H.I.V. epidemic in this country [in Africa], and we really need to look carefully at any potential intervention that could be another tool in the toolbox we use to address the epidemic,” Dr. Peter Kilmarx, chief of epidemiology for the CDC's division of HIV/AIDS prevention, told the Times. “What we’ve heard from our consultants is that there would be a benefit for infants from infant circumcision, and that the benefits outweigh the risks.”

According to various reports, “over 70 percent of adult American men are already circumcised, though circumcision of newborns has dropped to about 65 percent in recent decades” and is expected to drop more as fewer pediatricians recommend the procedure as routine. In fact, after my only son was born in 2000, my pediatrician, a veteran of 30 years in her practice, shrugged off the idea when I asked her, “Should I have him circumcised? Is it necessary?” She said I could if I wanted to, but that no, it wasn’t necessary. Although all the males in my family were circumcised, I decided not to have my son undergo the procedure and instead allow him to make that decision for himself when he was an adult. After all, it’s his body, not mine. I could not justify the pain and potential risk of having him subjected to something as sensitive as circumcision when he had no say in the matter.

For whatever bizarre reason, Rush Limbaugh decided to weigh in on the circumcision issue on his radio program by stating:

decided


The subject of circumcision is back in the news since the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently published a theory that circumcision reduces the spread of HIV in Africa:

“We have a significant H.I.V. epidemic in this country [in Africa], and we really need to look carefully at any potential intervention that could be another tool in the toolbox we use to address the epidemic,” Dr. Peter Kilmarx, chief of epidemiology for the CDC's division of HIV/AIDS prevention, told the Times. “What we’ve heard from our consultants is that there would be a benefit for infants from infant circumcision, and that the benefits outweigh the risks.”

According to various reports, “over 70 percent of adult American men are already circumcised, though circumcision of newborns has dropped to about 65 percent in recent decades” and is expected to drop more as fewer pediatricians recommend the procedure as routine. In fact, after my only son was born in 2000, my pediatrician, a veteran of 30 years in her practice, shrugged off the idea when I asked her, “Should I have him circumcised? Is it necessary?” She said I could if I wanted to, but that no, it wasn’t necessary. Although all the males in my family were circumcised, I decided not to have my son undergo the procedure and instead allow him to make that decision for himself when he was an adult. After all, it’s his body, not mine. I could not justify the pain and potential risk of having him subjected to something as sensitive as circumcision when he had no say in the matter.

For whatever bizarre reason, Rush Limbaugh decided to weigh in on the circumcision issue on his radio program by stating:

Saturday, August 29, 2009

michael jackson


Michael Jackson's death last June unleashed a flood of memorial media coverage across media. In print, everyone from Time to Us Weekly to Jet converted regular issues into Michael Jackson specials, rushed special issues to newsstands and published book-a-zine tributes. Time magazine, for example, published a 64-page special extra issue on June 29, which retailed for $5.99, with a special Pepsi ad on the back that read, "You will always be the king of pop."

MagNet's analysis of Michael Jackson's impact includes July, which won't help the approaching circulation report covering January through June that's due Monday from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Early looks at many publishers' results have suggested that subscriptions held up fine over the first half but that newsstand sales suffered some sharp blows from the recession and a dispute with wholesalers.

New numbers from Hearst Magazines and Conde Nast are further reinforcing that picture.

Hearst said in its report to the Audit Bureau that its titles sold 10% fewer copies on newsstands in the first half than in the first half of 2008. Every title declined, with the biggest losses at Town & Country, down 20%, and Good Housekeeping, down 18%. The smallest declines belonged to Seventeen, where sales slipped just 2%, and House Beautiful, down 4%. The company said its competition, by comparison, lost about 14% of its newsstand sales.

Conde Nast titles lost 12% across the board, including newsstand drops of 25% at Details, 21% at Architectural Digest and Golf Digest, and 20% at Modern Bride. W and Gourmet also reported declines larger than 20%, but cover-price increases were partly to blame. Only GQ posted a gain, with a 7% increase, which Editor in Chief Jim Nelson attributed partly to timely Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Aniston covers.

Conde Nast said it has improved the profitability of its subscription circulation, where it gets an increasing proportion of its overall paid circulation, so newsstand is not quite as important as it once was. "We love the newsstand business," said Robert A. Sauerberg Jr., group president of Conde Nast Consumer Marketing. "We'd have loved it to be a little better. But our subscription business is quite strong, and it's so key to our strategy in building strong, qualified readers for our advertisers."

Newsstand declines aren't over, but they'll be less dramatic in the second half, Mr. Sauerberg predicted. "My gut instinct is the rate of decline will lessen," he said.

MagNet's Mr. Brechtel, who said the wholesaler problems hurt single-copy sales more than the recession did, agreed that the year should finish stronger than it started. May and June outperformed the first four months of the year, he said, not just because of June's Michael Jackson coverage but also because those first four months absorbed all the wholesaler fallout.

"It took a little while," said Ken Godshall, exec VP-consumer marketing at the Magazine Publishers of America. "But it appears newsstand sales started to heal starting in May and June of this year."

For some context, MagNet projects that magazine retail sales in the U.S. in the first half of 2009 will reach between $1.8 billion and $1.975 billion.

michael jackson


Michael Jackson's death last June unleashed a flood of memorial media coverage across media. In print, everyone from Time to Us Weekly to Jet converted regular issues into Michael Jackson specials, rushed special issues to newsstands and published book-a-zine tributes. Time magazine, for example, published a 64-page special extra issue on June 29, which retailed for $5.99, with a special Pepsi ad on the back that read, "You will always be the king of pop."

MagNet's analysis of Michael Jackson's impact includes July, which won't help the approaching circulation report covering January through June that's due Monday from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Early looks at many publishers' results have suggested that subscriptions held up fine over the first half but that newsstand sales suffered some sharp blows from the recession and a dispute with wholesalers.

New numbers from Hearst Magazines and Conde Nast are further reinforcing that picture.

Hearst said in its report to the Audit Bureau that its titles sold 10% fewer copies on newsstands in the first half than in the first half of 2008. Every title declined, with the biggest losses at Town & Country, down 20%, and Good Housekeeping, down 18%. The smallest declines belonged to Seventeen, where sales slipped just 2%, and House Beautiful, down 4%. The company said its competition, by comparison, lost about 14% of its newsstand sales.

Conde Nast titles lost 12% across the board, including newsstand drops of 25% at Details, 21% at Architectural Digest and Golf Digest, and 20% at Modern Bride. W and Gourmet also reported declines larger than 20%, but cover-price increases were partly to blame. Only GQ posted a gain, with a 7% increase, which Editor in Chief Jim Nelson attributed partly to timely Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Aniston covers.

Conde Nast said it has improved the profitability of its subscription circulation, where it gets an increasing proportion of its overall paid circulation, so newsstand is not quite as important as it once was. "We love the newsstand business," said Robert A. Sauerberg Jr., group president of Conde Nast Consumer Marketing. "We'd have loved it to be a little better. But our subscription business is quite strong, and it's so key to our strategy in building strong, qualified readers for our advertisers."

Newsstand declines aren't over, but they'll be less dramatic in the second half, Mr. Sauerberg predicted. "My gut instinct is the rate of decline will lessen," he said.

MagNet's Mr. Brechtel, who said the wholesaler problems hurt single-copy sales more than the recession did, agreed that the year should finish stronger than it started. May and June outperformed the first four months of the year, he said, not just because of June's Michael Jackson coverage but also because those first four months absorbed all the wholesaler fallout.

"It took a little while," said Ken Godshall, exec VP-consumer marketing at the Magazine Publishers of America. "But it appears newsstand sales started to heal starting in May and June of this year."

For some context, MagNet projects that magazine retail sales in the U.S. in the first half of 2009 will reach between $1.8 billion and $1.975 billion.

michael jackson


Michael Jackson's death last June unleashed a flood of memorial media coverage across media. In print, everyone from Time to Us Weekly to Jet converted regular issues into Michael Jackson specials, rushed special issues to newsstands and published book-a-zine tributes. Time magazine, for example, published a 64-page special extra issue on June 29, which retailed for $5.99, with a special Pepsi ad on the back that read, "You will always be the king of pop."

MagNet's analysis of Michael Jackson's impact includes July, which won't help the approaching circulation report covering January through June that's due Monday from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Early looks at many publishers' results have suggested that subscriptions held up fine over the first half but that newsstand sales suffered some sharp blows from the recession and a dispute with wholesalers.

New numbers from Hearst Magazines and Conde Nast are further reinforcing that picture.

Hearst said in its report to the Audit Bureau that its titles sold 10% fewer copies on newsstands in the first half than in the first half of 2008. Every title declined, with the biggest losses at Town & Country, down 20%, and Good Housekeeping, down 18%. The smallest declines belonged to Seventeen, where sales slipped just 2%, and House Beautiful, down 4%. The company said its competition, by comparison, lost about 14% of its newsstand sales.

Conde Nast titles lost 12% across the board, including newsstand drops of 25% at Details, 21% at Architectural Digest and Golf Digest, and 20% at Modern Bride. W and Gourmet also reported declines larger than 20%, but cover-price increases were partly to blame. Only GQ posted a gain, with a 7% increase, which Editor in Chief Jim Nelson attributed partly to timely Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Aniston covers.

Conde Nast said it has improved the profitability of its subscription circulation, where it gets an increasing proportion of its overall paid circulation, so newsstand is not quite as important as it once was. "We love the newsstand business," said Robert A. Sauerberg Jr., group president of Conde Nast Consumer Marketing. "We'd have loved it to be a little better. But our subscription business is quite strong, and it's so key to our strategy in building strong, qualified readers for our advertisers."

Newsstand declines aren't over, but they'll be less dramatic in the second half, Mr. Sauerberg predicted. "My gut instinct is the rate of decline will lessen," he said.

MagNet's Mr. Brechtel, who said the wholesaler problems hurt single-copy sales more than the recession did, agreed that the year should finish stronger than it started. May and June outperformed the first four months of the year, he said, not just because of June's Michael Jackson coverage but also because those first four months absorbed all the wholesaler fallout.

"It took a little while," said Ken Godshall, exec VP-consumer marketing at the Magazine Publishers of America. "But it appears newsstand sales started to heal starting in May and June of this year."

For some context, MagNet projects that magazine retail sales in the U.S. in the first half of 2009 will reach between $1.8 billion and $1.975 billion.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Ascii Art

Looking for some ascll art? Well, you have one example above. But what is ASCII Art? In layman’s terms, ASCII Art are pictures or images created using ascll characters. What is ASCII or what are ASCII characters? ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange or in other words the characters you see on your keyboard (plus others that are not). 

Here is a sample of ASCII characters:

So in other words ASCII Art are just images that are created using those characters. It takes a lot of creative power to do so and if you have that, then feel free to play with this type of art.



I don’t know for how long this has been “released” because I’ve never searched for it. If you Google for “ascii art” then you’ll receive a very pleasant surprise. A Google logo made of ASCII code, and this is deeply an ASCII art. I don’t know why, but now I’m beginning to like ASCII art. It’s crazy how such a small thing, and rather unimpressive can have such a powerful effect on someone. Although ASCII art is usually uncolored, Google respects its logo which is colored the usual way, unlike in those Google Chrome OS screenshots that we’ve seen last month. 

Well, if you want to see this wonder, just search for ascii art on Google and check it out for yourself. Enjoy!

Ascii Art

Looking for some ascll art? Well, you have one example above. But what is ASCII Art? In layman’s terms, ASCII Art are pictures or images created using ascll characters. What is ASCII or what are ASCII characters? ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange or in other words the characters you see on your keyboard (plus others that are not). 

Here is a sample of ASCII characters:

So in other words ASCII Art are just images that are created using those characters. It takes a lot of creative power to do so and if you have that, then feel free to play with this type of art.



I don’t know for how long this has been “released” because I’ve never searched for it. If you Google for “ascii art” then you’ll receive a very pleasant surprise. A Google logo made of ASCII code, and this is deeply an ASCII art. I don’t know why, but now I’m beginning to like ASCII art. It’s crazy how such a small thing, and rather unimpressive can have such a powerful effect on someone. Although ASCII art is usually uncolored, Google respects its logo which is colored the usual way, unlike in those Google Chrome OS screenshots that we’ve seen last month. 

Well, if you want to see this wonder, just search for ascii art on Google and check it out for yourself. Enjoy!

Ascii Art

Looking for some ascll art? Well, you have one example above. But what is ASCII Art? In layman’s terms, ASCII Art are pictures or images created using ascll characters. What is ASCII or what are ASCII characters? ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange or in other words the characters you see on your keyboard (plus others that are not). 

Here is a sample of ASCII characters:

So in other words ASCII Art are just images that are created using those characters. It takes a lot of creative power to do so and if you have that, then feel free to play with this type of art.



I don’t know for how long this has been “released” because I’ve never searched for it. If you Google for “ascii art” then you’ll receive a very pleasant surprise. A Google logo made of ASCII code, and this is deeply an ASCII art. I don’t know why, but now I’m beginning to like ASCII art. It’s crazy how such a small thing, and rather unimpressive can have such a powerful effect on someone. Although ASCII art is usually uncolored, Google respects its logo which is colored the usual way, unlike in those Google Chrome OS screenshots that we’ve seen last month. 

Well, if you want to see this wonder, just search for ascii art on Google and check it out for yourself. Enjoy!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

repose



HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — As Sen. Edward Kennedy's family prepares for his public memorials, people are already visiting the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston to pay their respects.

About 20 people were lined up before the library opened at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Kennedy's body will travel the 70 miles from Cape Cod to lie in repose at the library he helped develop in tribute to one of his slain brothers.

Austin Howe, a 15-year-old a high school student from Laurel, Md., came with his father to see the museum and pay his respects to the senator, who died Tuesday at age 77 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.

Howe says Kennedy was "someone who made a difference."

Family members will attend a private Mass at Kennedy's Hyannis Port compound at noon Thursday, and the motorcade is scheduled to leave around an hour later.

Kennedy will be buried at the Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia Saturday evening near his slain brothers — former president Kennedy and former senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Other family members buried on the famous hillside include former first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and the former president's baby son, Patrick, who died two days after birth.

Kennedy is eligible for burial at Arlington because of his service in Congress as well as his two years in the army from 1951 to 1953. He was a private first class and served in the military police at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, located at that time in Paris.

repose



HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — As Sen. Edward Kennedy's family prepares for his public memorials, people are already visiting the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston to pay their respects.

About 20 people were lined up before the library opened at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Kennedy's body will travel the 70 miles from Cape Cod to lie in repose at the library he helped develop in tribute to one of his slain brothers.

Austin Howe, a 15-year-old a high school student from Laurel, Md., came with his father to see the museum and pay his respects to the senator, who died Tuesday at age 77 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.

Howe says Kennedy was "someone who made a difference."

Family members will attend a private Mass at Kennedy's Hyannis Port compound at noon Thursday, and the motorcade is scheduled to leave around an hour later.

Kennedy will be buried at the Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia Saturday evening near his slain brothers — former president Kennedy and former senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Other family members buried on the famous hillside include former first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and the former president's baby son, Patrick, who died two days after birth.

Kennedy is eligible for burial at Arlington because of his service in Congress as well as his two years in the army from 1951 to 1953. He was a private first class and served in the military police at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, located at that time in Paris.

repose



HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — As Sen. Edward Kennedy's family prepares for his public memorials, people are already visiting the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston to pay their respects.

About 20 people were lined up before the library opened at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Kennedy's body will travel the 70 miles from Cape Cod to lie in repose at the library he helped develop in tribute to one of his slain brothers.

Austin Howe, a 15-year-old a high school student from Laurel, Md., came with his father to see the museum and pay his respects to the senator, who died Tuesday at age 77 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.

Howe says Kennedy was "someone who made a difference."

Family members will attend a private Mass at Kennedy's Hyannis Port compound at noon Thursday, and the motorcade is scheduled to leave around an hour later.

Kennedy will be buried at the Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia Saturday evening near his slain brothers — former president Kennedy and former senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Other family members buried on the famous hillside include former first lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and the former president's baby son, Patrick, who died two days after birth.

Kennedy is eligible for burial at Arlington because of his service in Congress as well as his two years in the army from 1951 to 1953. He was a private first class and served in the military police at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, located at that time in Paris.

shrew

If you had your choice, would you rather be attacked by a crazed shrew or a crazed giant leech?


Having trouble deciding? There's a double feature showing tonight that'll lay it all out for you.


"The Killer Shrews," made in 1959 by Ray Kellogg, tells the story of an island, a hurricane and stranded humans terrorized by ferocious fur balls.


"Attack of the Giant Leeches," also from 1959, was directed by Bernard Kowalski and tells of a community where people start disappearing and where a mysterious creature lurks about.


The double feature, which closes the "Attack of the B Movies" series, is today at 7 p.m. at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills, 99 Red Stone Road in Manchester; and Connecticut Post 14 Cinema de Lux is at 1201 Boston Post Road in Milford.

shrew

If you had your choice, would you rather be attacked by a crazed shrew or a crazed giant leech?


Having trouble deciding? There's a double feature showing tonight that'll lay it all out for you.


"The Killer Shrews," made in 1959 by Ray Kellogg, tells the story of an island, a hurricane and stranded humans terrorized by ferocious fur balls.


"Attack of the Giant Leeches," also from 1959, was directed by Bernard Kowalski and tells of a community where people start disappearing and where a mysterious creature lurks about.


The double feature, which closes the "Attack of the B Movies" series, is today at 7 p.m. at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills, 99 Red Stone Road in Manchester; and Connecticut Post 14 Cinema de Lux is at 1201 Boston Post Road in Milford.

shrew

If you had your choice, would you rather be attacked by a crazed shrew or a crazed giant leech?


Having trouble deciding? There's a double feature showing tonight that'll lay it all out for you.


"The Killer Shrews," made in 1959 by Ray Kellogg, tells the story of an island, a hurricane and stranded humans terrorized by ferocious fur balls.


"Attack of the Giant Leeches," also from 1959, was directed by Bernard Kowalski and tells of a community where people start disappearing and where a mysterious creature lurks about.


The double feature, which closes the "Attack of the B Movies" series, is today at 7 p.m. at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills, 99 Red Stone Road in Manchester; and Connecticut Post 14 Cinema de Lux is at 1201 Boston Post Road in Milford.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

michael jackson alive


In a turn of events worthy of a spooky "Twilight Zone" episode, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley returned to walk among the living Tuesday night after agreeing to perform one last time in a concert to prove which one of them is truly the all-time "King of Pop."

Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 after letting his skills fade as a result of years of substance abuse and obesity. Since his death, rumors of him still being alive remain strong. Despite the hopes and prayers of his devoted fans, Presley was indeed dead.

“I don’t know why they thought I never died,” Presley said. “But I appreciate the love and devotion they have shown me over the years.”

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson stopped breathing once he was administered the powerful anesthetic Profol. His death sent a shockwave around the world and has made headlines every day since.

“I’m honored and grateful for what my friends, family, and fans have done since my passing,” Jackson said. “I’m eager to take the stage one last time and prove myself once again.”

Logic would tell us resurrection isn’t possible, and that they faked their deaths to make their return all the more dramatic. Yet, for no reason whatsoever, two entertainment icons have risen from the grave. Both of them died and remained dead until now.

“It really defies all known science,” an unnamed scientist said. “I don’t know why they’re here, but I have my tickets and I will be there to see them live.”

Although reporters and fans have countless questions to ask Presley and Jackson, they aren’t appearing to answer any questions. All they want to do is treat their fans to one last performance. If their careers are any indication, I doubt they will disappoint.

michael jackson alive


In a turn of events worthy of a spooky "Twilight Zone" episode, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley returned to walk among the living Tuesday night after agreeing to perform one last time in a concert to prove which one of them is truly the all-time "King of Pop."

Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 after letting his skills fade as a result of years of substance abuse and obesity. Since his death, rumors of him still being alive remain strong. Despite the hopes and prayers of his devoted fans, Presley was indeed dead.

“I don’t know why they thought I never died,” Presley said. “But I appreciate the love and devotion they have shown me over the years.”

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson stopped breathing once he was administered the powerful anesthetic Profol. His death sent a shockwave around the world and has made headlines every day since.

“I’m honored and grateful for what my friends, family, and fans have done since my passing,” Jackson said. “I’m eager to take the stage one last time and prove myself once again.”

Logic would tell us resurrection isn’t possible, and that they faked their deaths to make their return all the more dramatic. Yet, for no reason whatsoever, two entertainment icons have risen from the grave. Both of them died and remained dead until now.

“It really defies all known science,” an unnamed scientist said. “I don’t know why they’re here, but I have my tickets and I will be there to see them live.”

Although reporters and fans have countless questions to ask Presley and Jackson, they aren’t appearing to answer any questions. All they want to do is treat their fans to one last performance. If their careers are any indication, I doubt they will disappoint.

michael jackson alive


In a turn of events worthy of a spooky "Twilight Zone" episode, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley returned to walk among the living Tuesday night after agreeing to perform one last time in a concert to prove which one of them is truly the all-time "King of Pop."

Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 after letting his skills fade as a result of years of substance abuse and obesity. Since his death, rumors of him still being alive remain strong. Despite the hopes and prayers of his devoted fans, Presley was indeed dead.

“I don’t know why they thought I never died,” Presley said. “But I appreciate the love and devotion they have shown me over the years.”

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson stopped breathing once he was administered the powerful anesthetic Profol. His death sent a shockwave around the world and has made headlines every day since.

“I’m honored and grateful for what my friends, family, and fans have done since my passing,” Jackson said. “I’m eager to take the stage one last time and prove myself once again.”

Logic would tell us resurrection isn’t possible, and that they faked their deaths to make their return all the more dramatic. Yet, for no reason whatsoever, two entertainment icons have risen from the grave. Both of them died and remained dead until now.

“It really defies all known science,” an unnamed scientist said. “I don’t know why they’re here, but I have my tickets and I will be there to see them live.”

Although reporters and fans have countless questions to ask Presley and Jackson, they aren’t appearing to answer any questions. All they want to do is treat their fans to one last performance. If their careers are any indication, I doubt they will disappoint.

tenuous

TENNIS: Courting new players in tenuous economic climate
Jordan Aldred has the sights on her tennis career set high. Really high if you consider she’s entering her sophomore year at Niagara-Wheat field High School and has never played the game competitively.

“My plan is to play through college. I don’t know if that’ll work out, but I’d like to try,” Aldred said this week while working out on the N-W courts in preparation for the school’s upcoming tryouts. “But I have a lot of goals for college, so who knows? I think I’ll keep doing it no matter what. Even if I don’t make the team, I think I’ll keep practicing and I’ll try to make the team next year. It’s fun.”

Aldred, 14, isn’t alone in her new found passion for the game. Tennis has emerged as a surprising winner in the recent economic downturn, a sport that can played at little cost and with outstanding health benefits. A survey released by the U.S. Tennis Association said that almost 27 million Americans played tennis in 2008 — the largest number in 15 years — and six million tried it for the first time.

“I think it goes in a cycle,” said Kristen Janese, the Niagara-Wheat field varsity girls tennis coach, and a longtime advocate of the game. “When I started coaching 14 years ago, there was a huge group of kids. Then it calmed down quite a bit when the more extreme sports got the TV coverage and they got popular. The coverage of tennis and the motivation to play dropped a little, but I feel like seeing Venus and Serena Williams on TV helps, at least on the women’s side.”

Janese has noticed a surprising trend in first-timers who understand the game’s nuances, in part because of the Wii Sports craze. Tennis is one of the games that comes with most Nintendo Wii systems, and that helps introduce facets of the game that she typically needs to teach newbies.

“More of the younger kids are coming in already knowing how to keep score and they already have an idea how to swing the racket,” Janese said. “It’s kind of exciting.”

So between understanding the game’s rules, and having equipment at their disposal, more newcomers are willing to give the game a try.

“Everyone has tennis shoes,” said Kurt Kamperman, the United States Tennis Association’s CEO of community tennis. “It helps that there are low-cost, no-cost public courts in almost every city, and you don’t need a lot to get started.”

It also doesn’t eat up an entire afternoon.

“In this economy, to spend 4-5 hours playing a round of golf, it’s a challenge,” Kamperman said, “where in 90 minutes, you can get to the courts, get a good workout in and you’re back home.”

While golf’s TV ratings have increased in the Tiger Woods era, the number of actual golfers has flattened over the past few years (down 1.4 million players since 2005, to 28.6 million). Meanwhile, tennis is regaining popularity and is the fifth-fastest-growing sporting activity this decade behind pilates, the elliptical machine, lacrosse and, stretching.

Summertime in Western New York means plenty of available public courts, but tennis is not free: A high-quality racket can cost $100 or more, but that’s still less than a new set of irons or a new driver, and industry leaders are conscious about keeping the price of a can of balls at less than $3.

“It’s affordable. You only need a racket and a can of balls to get out there and play,” Janese said. “There’s a place for everybody. There’s singles, couples, doubles, boys, girls, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters. It’s just a place where the family can get together and get excited to be out doing something. And with every conversation that talks about sports you have to talk about staying physically fit. This helps.”

The family aspect is one that wasn’t lost on Aldred and her companions warming up at N-W on Thursday. Barbara Dafoe, 15, and her sister Ellie, 12, said they started playing with their father and were eager to tryout for the team after seeing the results.

“We just started playing,” Barbara said. “It looks boring on TV, but it’s fun to play.”

Janese made the trip to Toronto last week to watch some of the Rogers Cup women’s tournament and she plans on watching plenty of coverage on the upcoming U.S. Open, which qualifying starts this Tuesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Yet the movement is at the grassroots level, on courts like those at Niagara-Wheat field, where players continue to come out for the sport in larger numbers.

“I’ve seen an increase each year I’ve been here,” said Janese, who played at N-W and has been the coach there for four years after stints at Canisius College and Sacred Heart. “Every time we start thinking tennis is dying it starts growing again.”

And that will bring those like Alexa Bax, 15, back to the pavement.

“It was really fun,” said Bax, who was playing for the first time. “I have plenty of things to work on. I thought it was just hitting the ball back and forth, but there’s a lot more to it. But I recently found tennis more interesting than I ever had before and I just wanted to try it.”

tenuous

TENNIS: Courting new players in tenuous economic climate
Jordan Aldred has the sights on her tennis career set high. Really high if you consider she’s entering her sophomore year at Niagara-Wheat field High School and has never played the game competitively.

“My plan is to play through college. I don’t know if that’ll work out, but I’d like to try,” Aldred said this week while working out on the N-W courts in preparation for the school’s upcoming tryouts. “But I have a lot of goals for college, so who knows? I think I’ll keep doing it no matter what. Even if I don’t make the team, I think I’ll keep practicing and I’ll try to make the team next year. It’s fun.”

Aldred, 14, isn’t alone in her new found passion for the game. Tennis has emerged as a surprising winner in the recent economic downturn, a sport that can played at little cost and with outstanding health benefits. A survey released by the U.S. Tennis Association said that almost 27 million Americans played tennis in 2008 — the largest number in 15 years — and six million tried it for the first time.

“I think it goes in a cycle,” said Kristen Janese, the Niagara-Wheat field varsity girls tennis coach, and a longtime advocate of the game. “When I started coaching 14 years ago, there was a huge group of kids. Then it calmed down quite a bit when the more extreme sports got the TV coverage and they got popular. The coverage of tennis and the motivation to play dropped a little, but I feel like seeing Venus and Serena Williams on TV helps, at least on the women’s side.”

Janese has noticed a surprising trend in first-timers who understand the game’s nuances, in part because of the Wii Sports craze. Tennis is one of the games that comes with most Nintendo Wii systems, and that helps introduce facets of the game that she typically needs to teach newbies.

“More of the younger kids are coming in already knowing how to keep score and they already have an idea how to swing the racket,” Janese said. “It’s kind of exciting.”

So between understanding the game’s rules, and having equipment at their disposal, more newcomers are willing to give the game a try.

“Everyone has tennis shoes,” said Kurt Kamperman, the United States Tennis Association’s CEO of community tennis. “It helps that there are low-cost, no-cost public courts in almost every city, and you don’t need a lot to get started.”

It also doesn’t eat up an entire afternoon.

“In this economy, to spend 4-5 hours playing a round of golf, it’s a challenge,” Kamperman said, “where in 90 minutes, you can get to the courts, get a good workout in and you’re back home.”

While golf’s TV ratings have increased in the Tiger Woods era, the number of actual golfers has flattened over the past few years (down 1.4 million players since 2005, to 28.6 million). Meanwhile, tennis is regaining popularity and is the fifth-fastest-growing sporting activity this decade behind pilates, the elliptical machine, lacrosse and, stretching.

Summertime in Western New York means plenty of available public courts, but tennis is not free: A high-quality racket can cost $100 or more, but that’s still less than a new set of irons or a new driver, and industry leaders are conscious about keeping the price of a can of balls at less than $3.

“It’s affordable. You only need a racket and a can of balls to get out there and play,” Janese said. “There’s a place for everybody. There’s singles, couples, doubles, boys, girls, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters. It’s just a place where the family can get together and get excited to be out doing something. And with every conversation that talks about sports you have to talk about staying physically fit. This helps.”

The family aspect is one that wasn’t lost on Aldred and her companions warming up at N-W on Thursday. Barbara Dafoe, 15, and her sister Ellie, 12, said they started playing with their father and were eager to tryout for the team after seeing the results.

“We just started playing,” Barbara said. “It looks boring on TV, but it’s fun to play.”

Janese made the trip to Toronto last week to watch some of the Rogers Cup women’s tournament and she plans on watching plenty of coverage on the upcoming U.S. Open, which qualifying starts this Tuesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Yet the movement is at the grassroots level, on courts like those at Niagara-Wheat field, where players continue to come out for the sport in larger numbers.

“I’ve seen an increase each year I’ve been here,” said Janese, who played at N-W and has been the coach there for four years after stints at Canisius College and Sacred Heart. “Every time we start thinking tennis is dying it starts growing again.”

And that will bring those like Alexa Bax, 15, back to the pavement.

“It was really fun,” said Bax, who was playing for the first time. “I have plenty of things to work on. I thought it was just hitting the ball back and forth, but there’s a lot more to it. But I recently found tennis more interesting than I ever had before and I just wanted to try it.”
 

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