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Regulations that vow to increase consumer safety are rarely met with resistance. After all, who wants to come out on the side for less safety? However, more often than not, these regulations tend to impede economic growth rather than achieve their intended goal of making the public safer.
Such is the case with the latest job killing regulation set to take effect next summer. The Wall Street Journal reports that new requirements for pilots will make it harder to obtain a license, increasing the required prior flight experience six-fold to 1,500 hours. This effectively raises the cost to become a pilot, shrinking the supply of newcomers to the market at the same time airlines are looking to hire more.
Currently, the occupation is aging and large numbers are set to retire. John Allen, head of flight standards with the Federal Aviation Administration, himself called the retirement figures, “astounding and dramatic" and stated that "we don't have a system to address this issue.” This should be prime time for hiring more pilots, but increasing the cost restricts the pool from which to hire. At the same time as the new requirements for a license kick in, regulations will also increase required daily rest time, further worsening the problem as airlines need more pilots to accommodate the change. The effect on airlines will be higher costs in addition to their already rising costs from higher fuel prices. Consumers will undoubtedly feel the pain in the form of higher prices as the costs get passed down.
What is prompting the new regulations in the name of ‘safety’? Has air travel become less safe lately? Actually, airplanes have never been safer. CNN named last year an “incredibly safe year for air travel,” observing that, “each year, more aircrafts take to the skies, and the chances of something going wrong continue to drop.”
With no real problem prompting this regulation, it’s the latest example of what we have come to expect over the past several years: pointless and expensive mandates that sucker punch businesses at a time when the economy simply can’t absorb the blows.
Mallory Carr
Mallory Carr is an editorial intern with Townhall.com and Townhall Magazine.
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21 Popular British Drinks You Have To Know About
Great Britain is an island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the European continent.
This country with a long history and extensive influence certainly has an interesting drinking tradition, maybe one of them is tea, but there are many others.
So here are the 21 most popular British Drinks you should know.
21. Posset
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Posset, which is also historically spelled as Poshote or Poshotte, is a popular British hot drink.
Possets are made from milk thickened together with wine or ale. However, it is often also seasoned, and not a few people use it as medicine.
However, in the 16th century, the drink developed into sweets made from cream, sugar, and oranges. Possets are still consumed today as a ‘dessert’ menu.
To make it, first, the milk is heated until it boils. After that, mix it with wine or ale until it thickens. The mixture is then given spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.
Possets are considered to have medicinal properties for some minor ailments such as colds or insomnia medication.
Posset recipes first appeared around the 14th and 15th centuries. One of the recipes gives instructions on making a Posset by boiling milk, adding wine or ale, and making it cold.
In the 16th century, the usual posset was made from lemon or orange juice.
Some recipes also use eggs or breadcrumbs to thicken the possets. Until the early 19th century, Posset was commonly used as a toast at weddings.
Currently, Posset can be used as an alternative menu.
20. Wassail
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Wassail, which in Old English is ‘was hal,’ literally means ‘be healthy.’ The drink made from ‘mulled’ cider is often served hot.
Wassail has a pleasant aroma and taste, mainly derived from the use of the spices in it.
Although Wassail and Cider are both made from spiced apple juice. However, Wassail has traditionally been aimed at warm, spiced apple cider.
This drink is a part of the ‘Wassailing’ tradition, a medieval English Christmas drinking ritual.
The tradition of “Wassailing” is related to a prayer ceremony to ask for a smooth apple cider harvest in the following year.
The earliest versions of Wassail were made of warm mead where roasted crab apples were dropped and crushed to make “Lambswool.”
The drink was drunk on the day of Lammas known in Shakespeare’s time. Over time, the drink develops into fruit juice mixed with sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Then served using a large bowl.
Modern recipes add wine, fruit juice, or ale, and sometimes brandy or sherry are also used.
Some recipes also use beaten eggs that are mixed with the drink. As a result, Wassail recipes can vary according to each tradition.
19. Metheglin
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Metheglin is a variant of traditional mead or honey wine with added herbs or spices.
Some common Metheglin contains ginger, tea, orange peel, nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, or vanilla. Initially, this drink was produced as traditional medicine.
The drink, which originates from Wales, comes from a combination of two syllables in the local language, namely ‘meddyg,’ which means ‘healing‘ and ‘llyn,’ which means ‘liquor.’
Today, it is much easier to find Metheglin brewed with spices than from herbal ingredients.
Also, due to the combination of honey and spices, which produces a very warm drink, Metheglin is often consumed in winter.
So that not a few Metheglin producers make Christmas versions of products; the famous one is Lyme Bay.
Friary Liqueur also makes a Christmas mead, which is different but equally interesting.
Therefore, any Metheglin packed with sweet spices will make a nice warm drink, especially in winter.
Apart from these two brands, there are many well-known Metheglin brands. For example, Celteg Medieval Mead with mint flavor, Afon Mêl Ginger Mead with a ginger mixture that makes the taste smooth.
18. Brown Ale
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Brown Ale is a kind of dark yellow or brown beer. London brewers first used the term in the late 17th century to describe their products, like Mild Ale.
Although the term now has a slightly different meaning. Now there are Brown ales that are made in several regions, especially in England and America.
As well as being ‘top-fermented,’ Brown Ale has a darker color than Pale Ale with a slight sourness.
Brown Ale is also a sweet, low alcohol beer, such as Manns Original Brown Ale.
Besides, Brown Ale also includes a medium strength yellow beer with a bitter taste such as Newcastle Brown Ale or a malty beer and hoppy, for example, the Sierra Nevada Brown Ale brand.
In 1800 brewers stopped making them because they no longer used brown malt as a base.
The term Brown Ale was revived in the late 19th century.
At that time, Brown Ale was much stronger than most versions today. Brown ale can also be distinguished by origin.
Brown ales from eastern England tend to be strong and soft. Meanwhile, Brown Ale in southern England is darker, sweeter, and lower in alcohol.
17. Ginger Beer
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Ginger Beer is a traditional, carbonated sweet drink that is usually made without alcohol.
Ginger Beer is made by natural fermentation, which comes from ginger, yeast, and sugar.
Although most Ginger Beer is made with no alcohol content, there are also alcoholic Ginger beers. One of them is the Crabbie brand.
Alcoholic ginger beer will usually be labeled specifically to distinguish it from the unfermented ginger beer.
Meanwhile, non-alcoholic ginger beer can be described as a kind of carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger.
One example of a brand is Stoney, which is a product of The Coca-Cola Company.
Ginger Beer is also widely used in cocktail recipes. Some types of cocktails that contain Ginger Beer are like Shandy.
The cocktail is made by mixing it with British beer. Apart from that, Ginger Beer can also be mixed with dark rum to make a cocktail called Dark ‘N Stormy.
Ginger beer was originally popular in England and its colonies starting from the 18th century.
Ginger Beer originated from the spice trade with the Eastern colonies and sugar-producing islands in the Caribbean.
Brewed Ginger Beer originated in Yorkshire in England in the mid-18th century and has since become popular in England and its colonies.
16. British wine
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Although wine is widely consumed in Great Britain, there are few wine producers in the region.
Wine production in England has historically been considered less than ideal due to the too-cold climate. So most of the wineries are in southern England and Wales.
Vineyards are common in Essex, Sussex, and Kent, where the climate is warmer than in northern England.
Most of the UK wines are white and “sparkling” wines with an emerging market.
Today, British wines come mostly from white grape varieties such as Chardonnay, Huxelrebe, Ortega, and others.
UK wine labeling rules are governed by Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO), with well-known brands such as Kit’s Coty Estate.
The Romans introduced winemaking to England and even tried to grow it as far north as Lincolnshire.
Wine production continued into the Normandy era, with more than 40 vineyards as in the Domesday Book.
Since medieval times, England has been a major customer of French wines such as Claret and Bordeaux.
But after the Methuen Treaty in the 18th century, French wine was subject to high duties, so it turned to Spanish wines such as Sherry or Madeira from Portugal.
15. Pale Ale
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Pale Ale is a top-fermented beer made from the malt with a predominantly pale color.
Therefore, the high malt proposition makes Pale Ale produce a lighter color.
There are various flavors and varying strengths within the Pale Ale family.
For example, Amber Ale, which is brewed with the proportion of ‘amber malt’ and sometimes ‘crystal malt’ to produce a yellow to light brown color, or it can be a bit darker.
Other variations include American Pale Ale (APA), Indian Pale Ale (IPA), Bière de Garde in France, Blonde, Burton Pale Ale, English bitter, Scotch Ale, and Strong Pale Ale.
Famous British Pale Ale brands include Timothy Taylor’s, Fuller’s, Samuel Smith’s, and others.
The term Pale Ale first appeared around 1703.
First used as a designation for beer made from dry malt with high carbon coke.
As brewing practices have developed and different hops levels have resulted in the various flavors and varying strengths of alcohol in the Pale Ale family.
Coke was first used in dry roasted malt in 1642, but the term Pale Ale did not appear until about 1703.
Then in 1830, the terms “Bitter” and “Pale Ale” became synonymous. Customers often refer to them as ‘Bitters.’
14. Sedna
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Sedana is an alcoholic drink made in Belfast, North Ireland, United Kingdom.
Sedna was sold as a tonic and was originally made from port wine with coca, pool nuts, and beef.
In general, Sedna is described as having a crunchy and soft taste. Moreover, the long and complicated filtration process makes the character very soft.
The water used in Sedna comes directly from the coast in Newfoundland.
Sedna is a tonic that is often called the “King of Tonic.”
The drink is strong with a ‘port wine’ mixture and contains coca and caffeine elements. Especially in the early years of its production and advertised as a medicinal wine.
Apart from North Ireland, Sedna is also imported into New Zealand and classified as a tonic, so it is only sold in pharmacy shops.
Meanwhile, in Australia, Sedna is categorized as an alcoholic drink and is legally only sold in places that have been licensed.
Sedna went on sale in 1897. The drink was first produced by the Snaed Manufacturing Company, which then changed to Denas, Logan & Co. Ltd.
Previously the brand name was suggested as the “Andean” source of coca extract, but Sedna may also be an anagram of the word “Deans.”
13. Black and Tan
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Black and Tan is an English cocktail made from two types of beer, ‘Stout’ and ‘Pale Ale.’
As the name suggests, the cocktail has a combination of light and dark colors. To make it, dark beer or ‘Stout‘ has to be poured slowly into the ‘Pale Ale.’
The tradition of mixing beer in England dates back to the 17th century. Likely, Black and Tan was first used to describe the drink in 1889.
Until the 1980s, Black and Tan was a mixture of Pale Ale and Stout-coated drinks.
Its early history can be traced to London during the 1700s when a beer mixture called “Three-threads” or “Five-threads” was consumed.
Each ‘thread’ is a type of beer mixed into a drink for tax evasion purposes.
Because mixing a thick, high-tax beer with a small, low-tax beer can benefit beer producers.
This practice continued from the late 1960s to the 1700s, before the Stout or Porters beer was developed.
The terms Black and Tan is quite controversial, especially in Ireland.
Because the name is associated with the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, which was sent to Ireland in the early 1920s.
So Black and Tan in Ireland is called by another term, ‘Half and Half.’
12. Mild Ale
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Mild Ale is a kind of ale or beer with a predominantly malty character. Modern Mild Ale is mostly dark in color, with alcohol ranging from 3% to 3.6%.
But there are also other varieties of Mild Ale which are lighter in color and contain strong alcohol, 6% or more.
This type of beer originated in England in the 17th century or even earlier and was originally called ‘Young Ale‘ instead of Old Ale.
Meanwhile, the ‘Light Mild’ style is generally similar but with a paler color, such as Harveys Brewery and Knots of May.
Because there is basically a little bit of overlap between Mild Ale’s styles with ‘Bitter’ and ‘Light Mild,’ with the term AK referring to both.
AK itself is a very common beer name in the 19th century and is often referred to as “Mild Bitter Beer” or “Mild.”
The term ‘Mild‘ was originally used to denote any kind of beer that is young, fresh or not, and does not refer to any particular type of beer.
So it could be that Mild Ale is a Mild Porter and even Mild Bitter Beer, especially in the 19th century.
Over time, Mild Ale became one of the popular beer variants, especially in the 1960s.
Especially in the UK, such as in the West Midlands.
Some of the famous Mild Ales are Bank’s Mild, Highgate Dark Mild, Brain’s Dark, and Cain’s Dark Mild.
11. Old Ale
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Old Ale is a general term used for dark and malty beer in England.
Generally, Old Ale contains 5% alcohol. Sometimes the term is also associated with ‘stock ale‘ or more anciently with ‘keep ale,’ where beer is stored in the place of production.
Historically, Old Ale was served as a complement to or a substitute for Mild Ale.
It was common for the landlord to serve a mixture of a sharper beer broth with a lighter beer, which tasted more fruitful and sweeter to taste in ancient times.
In London, Old Ale usually has an acidic character that comes from secondary fermentation using Brettanomyces yeast.
However, because the aging process took a long time, Old Ale was finally made by storing Mild Ale in a brewery.
Also, in some cases, Old Ale is made by mixing old and young beer.
Meanwhile, the term “Stock Ale” comes from a very old beer and is used to inject quality and acidity into the mixture in making Old Ale.
There are also several Old Ale variations, some manufacturers pairing old wine with a fresh beer in a barrel.
Meanwhile, many factories, especially in Sussex, England, made Old Ale with a weaker style, such as King and Barnes and Harveys.
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10. Stout
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Stout or Porter is a style of beer that originated in England.
Stout is a dark beer with various fermentation variations such as dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, and imperial stout.
Porter’s style originally originated in London, England, in the early 1720s.
The style later became popular in British cities, especially for coolies or porters, where the name originated.
At that time, this style was often described as stronger and more durable than other beer styles and was considered cheaper.
Porter also came to be known as Stout. Originally the adjective meant “proud” or “brave,” but after the 14th century, it had a “strong” connotation.
Stout was first used for beer in 1677 from a document in the Egerton Manuscript.
Hence, due to its surging popularity, brewers made it in various strengths.
The higher strength beers are known as “Stout Porters.” However, until now, there is still debate whether Stout should be separated from Porters.
Because the term Stout was originally intended to show the stronger Porter.
More recently, Stout has also tended to describe Dry Stouts with a dash of barley or Sweet Stouts such as the Milk Stout and Porter for roasted malted beer.
9. British Cider
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The UK is the main producer of Cider in the European Union and is experiencing its heyday in the 21st century.
Mainly due to the large diversity of producers, brands, and consumers. The Romans first introduced cider to establish a relationship with the local culture.
One of the most important factors in making Cider on Great Britain’s territory came from the Normans.
Some recent evidence also suggests that the Romans grew apples and pears during their stay in England, from records on Vindolanda tablets.
The documentation in 1676 by John Worlidge in “Vinetum Brittanicum” also explores treatises on apple production and processing.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the UK is currently the largest consumer of Cider globally, especially in pubs.
Most of the British Cider is associated with regions such as the West Country, West Midlands, and parts of the Home Counties and East Anglia.
There are two traditions in Cider’s production in England, the West Country Tradition and the Kent Tradition in the East Anglia region.
The first tradition produces Cider with a higher apple presentation, so the taste is sharper.
Meanwhile, Kent’s Cider tends to be clearer and lighter. Cider can also be differentiated into White Cider and Original Cider, with many well-known brands.
8. British Gin
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Gin has a long and distinguished history in England.
London is even the home of the Gin Craze of the 18th century and the birthplace of the world’s leading brands.
Today, the UK has specialty-style Gin distilleries, including Plymouth Gin.
Initially, the Gin drink was popularized in England after the King of the Netherlands, William of Orange, provided an alternative to French brandy during the conflict between England and France.
Today Gin has regained its place in the UK, and various Gin manufacturers operating.
Some of the gin producers in the UK are Beefeater, Booth’s Gin, Gordon’s Gin, Gilbey’s, Nicholson’s, and specialty regions like Plymouth.
Gin’s complex character is also recognized through well-known British brands such as Tanqueray No.10 or Ramsbury Gin.
One of the most important periods in Gin’s history in England was ‘The Gin Craze‘ in the first half of the 18th century.
Where at that time, the consumption of gin increased rapidly in England, especially in London.
Especially because the refiners have succeeded in reaching the lower community market.
However, this is not without consequences. Because so many people consume Gin, British cities end up experiencing a serious hangover epidemic.
This sparked moral outrage and a reaction from the government. So that rules are made to control Gin consumption.
7. Pimm’s
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Pimm’s is a brand of ‘fruit cup’ drink that is gin-based but can also be considered an alcoholic beverage.
In general, Pimm’s has a dark brown color with a reddish color with a subtle spicy and citrus flavor.
As a summer drink, Pimm’s is commonly served as a Pimm cocktail, an English-style lemonade topped with chopped fruit.
Pimms can also be mixed with Champagne, known as a “Pimm’s Royal Cup.” Meanwhile, Pimm’s Winter Cup is generally made with a mixture of warm apple juice.
Pimm’s is very popular in the UK, especially in the south and in the United States.
Pimm’s was first produced in 1823 by James Pimm and has now been owned by Diageo since 1997, and his famous product is Pimm’s No. 1 Cup.
James Pimm is the son of a farmer from Kent who owns an oyster bar in London.
He offers a tonic, a gin-based liquor containing a secret mixture of herbs. He served it in a small tank and was known as “No. 1 Cup ”.
Furthermore, in 1851, “Pimm’s No. 2 Cup” and “Pimm’s No. 3 Cup” were introduced.
Finally, Pimm’s started large-scale production in 1851, and the distillery began selling commercially in 1859.
Since then, the product has gained widespread popularity.
6. Perry
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Perry is an alcoholic drink made from fermented pears, similar to apple cider.
The drink has been brewed for centuries in England, particularly in the Three Counties (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire) and South Wales.
In recent years, Perry has also been referred to as the “pear cider,” although some organizations such as CAMRA do not accept it as the name of a traditional drink.
The National Association of Cider Makers also disagrees and can create confusion.
One of the earliest known references to fermenting pears can be found on Pliny.
But furthermore, Perry’s creation appears to have become firmly established in France after the fall of the Roman Empire.
In the 16th to 17th centuries, Perry then began to earn its place in western England, where the climate and soil were favorable for the cultivation of pears where apples did not grow.
Perry production traditionally began to decline in the 20th century.
Modern Perry production is increasingly standardized and often includes added cereals such as corn syrup and sugar with high-tannin pears.
The most famous of Perry’s brands is Lambrini. It tastes like Cider, can be “funky” or sweet.
5. Prince of Wales Blend tea
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Britain is famous for its tradition of drinking tea, as one of the national drinks, of course, there are many tea types in the UK.
One that is unique is the Prince of Wales Blend Tea, a ‘full body‘ black tea blend, brightly colored and with a strong aroma.
As the name implies, the tea mixture was originally made for Prince Edward of Wales and King Edward VIII.
The tea’s strong aroma comes from high-quality Keemun tea from Anhui Province, China, and other black teas. Therefore the resulting taste is very complex.
Prince Edward also permitted Twinings to sell his personal mixture using his royal title in 1921.
But nowadays, his tea is rarely circulating in the market. However, some of the Prince of Wales Blend tea products are still offered overseas.
Twinings described the tea as a blend of pure Chinese black tea that is light-colored and has a delicate taste, and is excellent brewed with or without milk.
As with most other British blended teas, actually, no one knows for sure the formula in the Prince of Wales Blend tea.
Besides Twinings, the tea is also produced overseas, such as in Germany through the company Paul Schrader GmbH & Co…
4. Builder’s tea
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Builder’s tea, also known as builder’s brew, is a colloquial term in British English for a cup of strong tea.
Its name comes from the cheap tea that workers drink while resting, usually served in mugs.
The tea is made from a black tea bag with a little added milk. It is usually added with sugar, but it is optional.
Builder’s tea usually has a strong character and has a dark cream color appearance.
The tea’s name was chosen because initially, many British construction workers used to drink many cups of tea during their workday for stamina and relaxation.
So that the term was widely used throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
Also, the term Builder’s brew became famous around the early to late 1970s.
Especially at that time, Britain had a fast-growing manufacturing industry with the slogan ‘Made in Britain‘, accompanied by the emergence of the term ‘blue-collar worker.’
So as the name implies, Builder’s tea has truly become the culture of construction workers, traders, carpenters, plumbers, masons, and others.
The tea is mostly brewed in the place where they work and is used for resting.
3. Earl Grey tea
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Earl Grey tea is a mixed tea that has been flavored with added bergamot oil.
Earl Grey tea is usually made from black tea, such as golden tea from China, so that the additional oil with black tea makes the taste unique.
However, Earl Grey teas are also starting to be made with stronger teas, such as Ceylon.
Other varieties have also been introduced, such as green tea or oolong.
So that initially, Earl Grey tea was intended to be drunk without milk. Now you can add milk or cream.
The Earl Grey blend is assumed to have got its name from Charles Grey, Earl Grey 2nd, a British Prime Minister in the 1830s.
He is also the author of Bill’s Reformation in 1832 and the initiator of the slavery act of 1833.
It is said that Charles Gray received a diplomatic prize in the form of tea flavored with bergamot oil.
This resulted from the end of the tea monopoly held by the East India Company due to trade competition between Britain and China.
But here is also another version of the story.
Besides the various versions of Earl Grey tea’s origin story, the name is not actually a registered trademark.
Many companies make their own versions of Earl Grey tea, like Lady Grey, Earl Green, Rooibos Earl Grey, and many more.
2. Dandelion and Burdock
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Dandelion and Burdock is a drink consumed in England since medieval times. Originally a type of Mead, but later developed into a carbonated soft drink.
Currently, Dandelion and Burdock’s drink is commercially available.
Traditionally, the drink lives up to its name, made from fermented dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) and burdock root (Arctium Lappa).
It looks caramelized. At first glance, it might look like Rootbeer or Sarsaparilla.
Its early history is not much different from a drink made from root extract with a little light fermentation.
So the taste of Dandelion and Burdock can also be said to be similar to sarsaparilla. Even recently, it started to increase in popularity.
The drink sold at many retail outlets does not actually contain the two plants but uses artificial flavorings.
But several retail outlets sell Dandelion and Burdock’s drink with its original plant extracts.
Some Dandelion and Burdock producers also make variations in flavors. Like Ben Shaw, it produces 5 flavors, original, cloudy lemonade, bitter shandy, cream soda, and root beer.
Then the Fentimans producers offer their natural versions, as well as Fitzpatrick’s producers.
1. English Breakfast Tea
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English Breakfast tea is a traditional blend of black tea originating from Assam, Ceylon, and Kenya.
This tea is the most popular and common in the British tea tradition. Usually described as “full-body,” strong, and rich.
Steeping English Breakfast tea is often mixed with milk and sugar. Traditionally associated with a healthy British breakfast culture.
The black tea used in the mix varies widely, from Assamese tea to the occasional Keemun tea.
The story of the origin of English Breakfast tea has many versions.
However, drinking black tea in England and Ireland has been around for a long time.
Tea vendors introduced the term breakfast tea in at least the late 18th century. It is said that the title comes from America.
One of them is in a Journal of Commerce article that refers to 1843 and a tea merchant named Richard Davies in New York City.
Davies, a British immigrant, started with a mixture of Congou tea plus a little Pekoe and Pouchong.
Also, an American publication in 1884 noted that Bohea tea is known and traded as an English Breakfast tea.
Whereas in England, breakfast tea popularity is related to Queen Victoria in 1892 at Balmoral.
As a country with the dominant language globally, it certainly makes Great Britain an influential culture.
Besides enjoying the famous British-style tea, there are many other ways to explore the beverage from English country.
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How to Write Music Notes for Songs
Music notation is the language by which musicians communicate with one another. Written music indicates what notes to play, note pitch and rhythm. Other symbols used in conjunction with the notes help tell you how a particular piece of music is played. Writing songs with music notes is the most effective way to read and write songs. While reading and writing music can take anywhere from a few months to a few years for some people to do proficiently, learning the basics can help you get started writing songs immediately. Getting better comes with using these basic skills over time.
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• Music staff paper
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• Set your song up on music staff paper. You can buy music staff paper at music stores or you can print it directly online, free of charge. See the Resources section for downloadable staff paper. Write a key signature and time signature at the beginning of each staff on the music paper. A key signature includes sharp or flat symbols written on lines or spaces on the music staff that indicates the key in which the song will be played. The time signature indicates the timing of the song (how many beats per measure of music). These elements provide essential information to anyone who will play the song from the written music.
• Write notes on the music staff to create a song. Notes are made of note heads, stems and tails. These elements combined indicate tone, pitch and rhythm. Some note values include whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes and sixteenth notes. Each note value has a corresponding rest value. Combine notes and rests in bars of music (as indicated by the time signature) to write the melody and rhythm of your song.
• Place music notes on the appropriate lines or spaces of the music staff to indicate the appropriate note. Each line and space on the music staff represents a note name. The line or space upon which you write the note head is the note that will be played. The appropriate stem and tail attached to the note head, and whether the note head is filled in or open, indicates how long the note will be played.
• Write chord names above your music staff. Chord names, such a C major, E minor and D7 help musicians look at the sheet music and get an idea about the overall sound of the song before they begin reading the more detailed notation.
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• Understanding the basic musical elements for writing songs can get you started, but to fully understand notating songs, consider spending time with the musical language, which includes how notes are written and how scales and chords are built and used to write a song. There are plenty of music theory books and websites available to help. See the Resources section for more information.
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July 1, 2011
Between Utopia and Dystopia
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Mexico City
By Aylin Soyer Tangen
Most Asian countries have been struggling to rewrite their histories since decolonization. History is always written by the winners (...). Missing and concealed stories haunt us like the ghosts of our traditions, and the events of the recent past dwell daily in our minds. The question is how can we deal with that and move towards the future?
– Gridthiya Gaweewong
On the other side of this spinning planet, in Mexico City, Between Utopia and Dystopia is part of an ongoing exhibition cycle entitled Phantoms of Liberty.
This exhibition which opened June 30th at the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC), is curated by Bangkok-based Gridthiya Gaweewong and presents multidisciplinary works by artists whose works mediate between art, life, politics, history and social memory in the contexts of different Asian countries.
The exhibition is also the first chapter of Palaestra, a simultaneous and multiple show of art practices from regions and nations that find themselves in the margins of the contemporary art production of the big metropolises. The issue that unites the exhibitions, whose curators come from Asia, Africa and East Europe respectively, is the question of utopia’s condition and status. Through art they deal with the future prospects in each region, and focus on how artists have conceived and responded to utopian visions in their specific geographical and/ or political environment.
Based on their respective localities and historical contexts, the artists explore physical and mental spaces, as well as socio-political issues and historical narratives. As a whole, the exhibition becomes a manifold investigation of the basis of repression in Asian societies. The works of Vietnamese artist Dinh Q Lê, for instance, deals with history from the grassroots and in a both rural and urban context. In the Hyakuri Peace Park Project, Dinh Q Lê works with a Japanese war veteran and farmers who fought with the government for fifty years to reclaim their land.
Uruphong Raksasads, Agrarian Utopia (film still)
From a similar context, the young Thai filmmaker Uruphong Raksasad's documentary Agrarian Utopia talks about the conditions for dreaming about a utopia among impoverished farmers in Northern Thailand. Apichatpong Weerasethakul's video work Phantoms of Nabua concerns communist farmers in northeast Thailand who were excluded from the country’s mainstream social memory in the 1970s. The video installation Massroom Project by Forum Lenteng recounts the collective experiences of young artists and videomakers who ran a workshop and collaborated with a community in Jakarta. The work witnesses the rapid economic growth in one of the biggest urban areas in Southeast Asia, which has resulted in both internal and external migration. Other works address the issue of war and conflict, such as Vandy Rattana's documentary photography where he has followed the remains of the the US bombing campaign by taking photographs of the bomb craters that are widely found in Cambodia.
Vandy Rattana - Bomb Ponds (2009)
This is how he reports the experience behind the work:
I’m standing with my three cameras- two around my neck and one in my hand. It is 12:30pm and I am at a rubber plantation in Kompong Cham just east of Phnom Penh. The grass and other wild greenery have grown thickly over a pond spanning five meters by five meters. As I stand here contemplating this body of water, the voice of a young farmer suddenly calls out to me as he is preparing his lunch, “It is a bomb pond; it is getting smaller now.” I begin to wonder what has happened here in the middle of this beautiful land, surrounded by pure serenity. From primary school to high school and even through university, the history of Cambodia has been put into silent mode for the next generation. Yet a silence created by a mighty sound is still a sound. It is a sound that has been muted... But, still, I do not understand why this sound exists. I do not know why its echo spins in my head and rushes through the veins of my body. Perhaps, I do not really enjoy the bird’s song in the early, glorious morning or perhaps I am not humble enough. And maybe I have not yet learned enough about forgiveness and still insist on the value of revenge. I do truly wish I could enjoy the bird’s song, to finally end this silent sound reverberating through me.
Another artist, Tsuyoshi Ozawa's Vegetable Weapons is a series of portraits from different countries and regions of women holding guns made of vegetables and other ingredients. tsuyoshi_ozawa_vegetable_weaponsThe toy-like guns are made by combining ingredients from local dishes chosen by the local women who serve as the models. After being photographed, the ‘vegetable weapons’ are dismantled and the ingredients tossed into a cooking pot. The project participants then share and enjoy the meal together. What was the parodying of a war scene turns into a scene of ordinariness and interaction in the form of the sharing of a meal. This project has taken place in various countries around Asia, America, Europe, and Africa.
Rikrit Tiravanija's 100 Years Pictorial history of World Revolution deals with the history of political conflict and peoples' struggle in the last century. He has invited young art students to work on an ongoing mural piece to reimagine political world history. The idea behind this ongoing mural piece, which will be constructed during the exhibition period, is to raise questions about how unresolved political problems lead to uprisings of people in different parts of the world. This exhibition is a continuation of a similar show Who’s afraid of Green, Red and Yellow, at the 100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok, where the artist was cooking and offering his signature creation in the art space, to the viewers and audience. Tiravanija is well known for his orchestrations of interactions between artist, art, and the audience in a combination of art and daily life.
Reconstruction of historical narratives and social memory
To Seismopolite Gridthiya Gaweewong explains that the fundamental idea behind the exhibition is that, when sudden, dramatic changes such as political or ideological uprising or regime change occur in societies, there often arises an immediate need of reexploration and recapitulation of the society's fundament. Because of the possibility to communicate through social media and various alternative networks, this awareness is much more effectively distributed:
Most Asian countries have been struggling to rewrite their histories since decolonization. History is always written by the winners, and of course there will always be histories that remain overlooked and untold. Selective history and social memory are issued and controlled by the state and distributed via mainstream media and institutions. Missing and concealed stories haunt us like the ghosts of our traditions, and the events of the recent past dwell daily in our minds. The question is how can we deal with that and move towards the future?
Art then becomes a tool to unearth the unwritten history of countries and to establish new future trajectories by reconstructing history and social memory. Because of the different geopolitical situation of each country this development happens differently in Southeast Asia, compared to South Asia, where artists have consciously dealt with these problems for a long time in the post colonization era.
Between Utopia and Dystopia will stay open until November 2011, and includes the artists Rirkrit Tiravanija, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Uruphong Raksasad, Dinh Q. Le, Hafiz (Forum Lenteng), Ashmina Ranjit, Tsuyoshi OzawaVandy Rattana, Naeem Mohaiemen, Vandy Rattana and Desire Machine.
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At some point in your life, you might face the problem of how to get rid of an old car that has been taking up space in your garage or backyard for years. If it is still in a reasonable condition, you can of course donate it to a local charity, sell it out of hand, or call the wreckers to remove it. But is removal to the wrecking yard as it is always the best option? In some circumstances it might not be, so let us look at some other options.
Does the car run?
To the wreckers it makes almost no difference if the car is a running condition or not, but in monetary terms, it can make a great deal of difference to you. The price you get from a wrecking yard is determined by the weight of the car, so the thing to do is to determine how well the car runs, and if it does not, how much it will cost to get it running satisfactorily.
However, before you fix anything, call all the wrecking yards like Cash for My Cars to obtain quotes, and so get an idea of what the car is worth. If the body work is still in good condition without dents, dings, and rust, it might be worth spending up to around 25% of the best price you were offered to fix it. But then again, you must ask yourself if the repair is worth the cost and hassle, or if you even need the car.
If you decide that the cost is worth the effort of carrying out minor repairs, it might be good idea to sell the car out of hand after fixing it by advertising it in the local paper, local auction sites, or even by parking it in a visible spot, or even in your drive way, with a “FOR SALE” sign on it. If the car runs well, you are almost certain to get a higher price for it by selling it privately than you would have received from the wreckers.
You can sell its parts.
Sometimes, depending on the car, and the demand for its parts, it is easier to forego repairing it and just to offer its useful parts for sale. However, it is important to first determine the demand for parts, so make a list of all the working parts, and advertise them in the “Classified” section of a few local papers.
For instance, if the engine and transmission is in working condition, you can probably get twice as much for the engine set as you would have done for the entire car from the wrecking yard. Similarly, if the interior is still good you can sell the seats as a set, for which you can easily get as much as the wreckers offered you for the whole car.
Clean it before selling it.
If the car had been standing outside in the rain and sun, and not undercover, it might be a good idea to give it a good wash. It does not have to shine like your new car, but if it is reasonably clean, with no trash inside the passenger compartment and boot, it will be much easier to negotiate a better price when the wreckers call to look at it.
Also inflate the tyres if they are flat, and make sure all the papers are in order- if you can’t produce the title, it might be impossible to get a reasonable price for the car- if you can sell it at all. If there are wires hanging from under the dashboard, tuck them away out of sight.
Negotiate the best price.
Wreckers and scrap yards fix the prices for the wares they sell to the public, which means that there is nothing to stop you from negotiating the best possible price for your old wreck. For instance, if the engine still runs, it is highly unlikely that the wrecking yard will crush it together with the body. They are far more likely to remove and sell the engine separately, which will more than make up the amount they are willing to pay you for the whole car.
Merely accepting the first offer from a wrecker is the worst thing you can do, because with a little effort, imagination, and the determination to get a better price, you can almost certainly get top dollar for your wreck.
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So what's the problem? Well, I'm not some big giant corporation and I can't "boost my post" by paying $5 every time I post something just for "approximately 550 more fans" to be able to see my post. The ironic part is that I'd be paying to have MY OWN FANS see my posts. MY OWN FANS.... Shouldn't they have a chance to see my posts no matter what? Isn't that why they are "my fans"? So my chances of selling products or services to new customers is virtually impossible anymore. Or even if I just want to create some positivity with a nice post with a picture quote than even LESS people see it. And heaven forbid I have a post linked to my actual website because then I'd be lucky to have 20 people see my page.
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Killin' Nazis
Sort of spolier-ish review to follow, but I am deliberately avoiding mentioning any real plot specifics. Moving on:
Inglourious Basterds is one of the greatest cartoons I've ever seen in my life. If you haven't seen the movie you'll be very confused by that statement, and once you see it and for the love of God do that right now you'll understand exactly what I mean. "Ridiculous" is a word that we abuse greatly in the English language- it doesn't just mean something is silly or nonsensical, but that it is so absurd or offensive that it merits outright ridicule. Rush Limbaugh is ridiculous. The Creation Museum is ridiculous. But to call Inglourious Basterds "ridiculous" would be like calling a 1942 Daffy Duck cartoon where Daffy sneaks into Hitler's office and puts a stick of dynamite in his trousers "ridiculous." To assume what you are watching is worthy of ridicule is to assume that at some point you were actually taking even a second of this seriously, and if you were doing that, that the only person worth being mocked is you. This movie is a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful cartoon.
This is the first of two reasons why Basterds is one of the best movies I've seen in... ever. Quentin Tarantino lulls you into taking the movie seriously and then mocks you. He repeats this five or six times during the movie, including a finale that, again, shares more with the WWII antics of Bugs Bunny than John Wayne or Audie Murphy. And every time you will thank him for it. At just the right moment, Tarantino decides "Alright, got 'em. Now's a good time to make this explode. Now's a good time to suddenly put Winston Churchill in the room. Now's a good time to play "Cat People." Yes. David Bowie is on the soundtrack of a WWII movie.
The second is that Tarantino brutalizes one of the most common techniques of filmmaking in this movie, and God bless him for it. Let's say you're watching a heist scene. Minute one is Bob saying "here's how it's going to go down." Minutes two through nineteen are how it doesn't go down that way at all. In Inglourious Basterds, Tarantino repeats this, and then shows minute twenty- where the characters get completely bored of minutes two through nineteen and do exactly what they planned to do in minute one. I'll try putting another way: remember how awesome it was the first time you saw Indy shoot the sword guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark? But then it wasn't really as funny or exciting after every viewing? Tarantino shoots the sword guy five or six times during the movie, and every time you didn't see it coming.
Brad Pitt is hilarious, and it'll probably get him his Oscar given that Hollywood thinks he's "due" and now's the opportunity to do it. But it's a shame that his albiet hilarious performance will overshadow the brilliant work of Christoph Waltz, whose Col. Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa has probably twice the screen time of Pitt's character and immediately belongs next to Darth Vader and Hannibal Lecter in the pantheon of great movie villains. If Pitt deserves an Oscar for this movie, Waltz deserves seven.
Melanie Laurent, as the female lead- let's stop there for a moment. Yes, there's an entire plot that they don't bother mentioning at all in the trailers, and at this point I don't even want to explain, because I expect you to go see the movie. Just go. Seriously. Anyway- as the female lead is excellent, with the only annoyance being my nagging assumption throughout the entire movie that Tarantino wrote the role for Uma Thurman, given that every measure was taken for her character to look, talk, and act like every character Uma Thurman has played in every Tarantino film, only French. Ultimately, I don't mind this, because I would watch Uma Thurman read a phone book, especially in French, if she was wearing what Laurent wears in the final act of the movie.
I don't do a lot of movie reviews, mostly on "well who the hell am I?" grounds. But if anyone thinks I'm being overly excited about this review, keep in mind my, admittedly slightly less mature, review of Kill Bill was in all caps and screamed THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER fifteen or so times, so I think you can appreciate my analysis here. In conclusion, if you don't go see this movie you hate fun. There's nothing else this move can be except fun. There is no message, no conversation, no social statement to be found here. It is, as it says on the tin, people killin' Nazis.
They haven't made cartoons like this in decades.
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August 20, 2009
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So Massachusetts realized in 2004 that the governor was a Republican, so if John Kerry won the presidential election his seat would be filled by the Republican governor until the next election. So the state changed the law to keep it open until an election can be held.
Now, Ted Kennedy is on the verge of death and unable to serve, and fears that if he passes away, his seat and potential vote in favor of health care might remain vacant until an election can be held. So he's asking the state to change the law back to allow the governor to appoint a replacement.
You know what? This is exactly the shit that Republicans should just enjoy as a gift-wrapped talking point. How is this defensible? They may as well flat-out say that they wish the law could say that a Senate seat can be filled immediately only if the governor is a Democrat.
As I have said all along, the solution here- a chance that has long since passed- is not changing the law, but for Ted Kennedy to have resigned if he wasn't going to be able to serve a full term. And I say that as someone who will very much miss Ted Kennedy being in the Senate.
Update: They're saying it could take around 145 days from Kennedy's death or retirement to have a special election for his seat. This is me, 97 days ago, wondering why Kennedy was still a senator. Please forgive me for not sympathizing greatly with a lot of the health care reformers here startled to suddenly discover this could be a problem.
Second update: Right. Also, I'd like a pony.
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I didn't even know where to start with this when I first read it. I especially liked the part about how her friends had a "recession party" where they, for all intents and purposes, spent an evening cosplaying as poor people. But the kicker really did come at the end, when a whole two paragraphs was devoted to Laura Steins' maid, who got laid off from her own job and had to become a domestic servant with no medical care. One of the photos in the article shows her sitting in the waiting room at Steins' son's dental appointment, while she herself has no coverage. But instead, Washington Post, let's write about the horrible fate of the rich.
I also thought about saying something involving the comments on the article, which included the repeated suggestion that Steins fire her maid. In a related story, it turns out the terrorists won after all.
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The transmitter pouch
Now it exists - it has it's own site: Myggsäcken.
Right now it is only in Swedish, mostly because I can't think up a good name in English.
Can anybody help?
- first I have to explain the Swedish name: "rygg-säck" is a back-pack. "Mygga" is a mosquito, but also slang for the small lapel-mounted microphone.
Somehow, I don't see "The microphone transmitter pouch" as something that would catch the eye...
... is one of the more glamorous examples.
(Burgundy velvet and gray swansdown)
Laura Fry said...
Glamourous indeed! Could be so much more than 'just' a mygg bag though? :)
Kerstin på Spinnhuset said...
Well, my first order was for an "ordinary" looking one, preferrably in "ordinary" black cloth... just a bit disappointing, when I had this blinged variety on display ;-)
Laura Fry said...
Orders are good! :D
Carla said...
How about "transmitter-transporter"?
Kerstin på Spinnhuset said...
Carla, I like that!
... now, maybe I need yet another blog...
K :-DD
Anonymous said...
I like the name Myggsäcken.
In the US these are called lavalier mics (pronounced mike), and the transmitter is called the bodypack. Might help you with writing a description.
But I think it would be useful for a number of things- sewing kits, to hold small scissors and a tape measure while winding a warp, all sorts of things.
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Am I Blue?
The latest Bloomberg/LAT poll has a bit of good news for Obama. It seems undecided voters are more pessimistic about the economy than registered voters overall--and are looking to Obama to handle the crisis:
Almost nine of 10 of the persuadable voters in the Bloomberg poll said the
country is on the wrong track. That result is 10 percentage points higher than
for all registered voters. The percentage of undecided voters who said the
economy is doing badly is 7 points higher than among the broader public....
In the Sept. 19-22 poll, the undecided voters said Obama would do a better
job than McCain of addressing the market meltdown by a margin of 57 percent to
18 percent. That's significantly wider than among all likely voters, where there
is just a 12-point gap between Illinois Senator Obama and McCain, an Arizona
Putting aside slight candidate preference, what is the chicken-and-egg relationship at work here? Are these voters so gloomy because they still aren't completely convinced that one of the candidates has the right stuff? Do they remain uncommitted because they are so very distressed about the path the economy is on and are waiting to hear more from the candidates? Or is there a more basic element at work, along the lines of: people unable to commit to a candidate at this late date are fundamentally wishy-washy and prone to depression?
I'm sure the pollsters and political scientists among you have the answer.
--Michelle Cottle
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The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Awards $6.7 Million Grant
To Establish Boomtown Development Co.
Recognizing Tulsa’s need for safe, quality and affordable housing for moderate to low-income families, Tulsa Habitat for Humanity (THFH) announces the formation of a new non-profit affiliate, Boomtown Development Co. The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, which is dedicated to developing sustainable solutions to affordable housing, is awarding a $6.7 million grant to launch this new housing initiative.
Boomtown Development Co. emphasizes the development of mixed-income housing, focusing on creating diverse socio-economic neighborhoods and breaking up concentrations of poverty. THFH has a proven model for working with moderate and low-income homebuyers, which accommodates borrowers in a specific income range. With the realization that an ever-increasing number of Tulsa families were falling outside its homeownership program requirements, but still short of qualifying for traditional mortgage financing, THFH began looking for ways to expand its services and help more Tulsans realize the dream of homeownership. Boomtown Development Co. will provide a more comprehensive approach to addressing the affordable housing crisis, by providing access to those who currently fall outside of THFH’s guidelines.
Additionally, Boomtown’s PATHS: Permanent Answers to Housing Shortages program is designed to equip those living on the socio-economic margins with financial training, support services, and attractive housing options, whether they are on a path to homeownership in the near-term, long-term or simply in need of safe, quality and affordable rental housing. Boomtown Development Co. makes it possible to expand housing offerings, provide more support services and continue to deliver the proven methods developed by THFH to a wider range of families in our community.
“Many moderate to low-income families are living paycheck to paycheck,” notes Tulsa Habitat CEO, Cameron Walker. “When the majority of a family’s income goes to paying rent and utilities, they are forced to make difficult decisions. That may mean taking dollars away from food, reliable transportation and other necessities. Together, Tulsa Habitat for Humanity and Boomtown Development Co. provide a comprehensive approach to stopping that cycle, and equipping those living on the socio-economic margins with tools, support and affordable housing options that provide benefits beyond improved shelter.”
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation grant supports Boomtown land acquisition and personnel expansion over a five year period. THFH will complete 26 homes by the end of 2017. Boomtown’s 5-year plan calls for the construction of 40 new homes in 2018, ramping up to a full capacity of 150 homes per year by 2022. Offerings will include a mix of single-family new construction, single-family remodeled homes, townhomes and multi-family rental units. An integral part of the grant is creation of a land fund which will receive a fixed contribution from Boomtown home sales, leading to a self-sustaining land acquisition reserve.
“We want to empower community members to improve their lives, and there is a tremendous need for affordable housing in Tulsa,” says Bill Major, Executive Director, The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation. ”This project, like the other great work of Tulsa Habitat for Humanity, will change lives for our friends and neighbors by helping to create a path to homeownership for some who may never otherwise have the chance to own a home.”
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Thread: Arrays!!!
1. #1
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Jan 2006
Question Arrays!!!
If we have this :
#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
const int size=7;
int a[size]={0};
for( int i=1; i<600; i++)
++a[1+ rand()%6];
cout<<a[j]<<" ";
the out put would be like that:
9404 9063 14109 9306 18378 9454
why the value of the array remained 0 while i have already incremet it and also i have used rand()???
and wut are these numbers when the array is being printed in the second loop? why the each cell contains 4 or more numbers? why not one number? and why does it conttain 7, 8 and 9 if i used the rand() of range (0-6)?????????
anyone can tell me?
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Dec 2005
#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std; //Remove .h from iostream and use this namespace instead.
int main(){
const int size=7;
int a[size]={0};
int i, j;
for(i=1; i < 600; i++) {
++a[(rand() % 6) + 1];
cout<<a[j]<<" " << endl;
I'm pritty sure your program was being confused from the lack of syntaxs. Remember to include the "{" "}" and "(" ")". I think that should fix the program.
Not sure if thats what you wanted it to do though .
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Blackroot, in three attempted answers I've seen of you today you've been at least partially wrong three times. You might want to learn a bit more first.
That said, you are right that the formatting of the program leads to confusion - but only for the programmer, not the compiler. Confuse the compiler, and it give you an error.
You are also right about the old-style headers.
As for the program:
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
int main()
srand(time(0)); // Initialize pseudorandom number generator. Without this, you'll get the
// same result every run.
const int SIZE = 7; // Typical naming convention is to put constants in all upper case.
int a[SIZE] = {0};
for(int i = 1; i < 600; ++i) { // Good practice to use prefix ++ unless postfix is required.
int index = rand() % SIZE; // 1+rand()%6 would yield numbers from 1 to 6. Array indices
// start from 0, though.
cout<<a[index]<<endl; // Must use the same index here - i will be quickly out of bounds.
for(int i = 0; i < size; ++i) { // Unless you use a broken compiler, there's nothing wrong
// with reusing the variable name here. (VC++, enable "for-scope" in the language
// options.)
cout << a[j] << " ";
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July 30, 2014
A reason for North Korea’s recent provocation
Continued isolation of North Korea by its new leader Kim Jong Un is a strategy of keeping his people in line that’s according to UW-Madison Political Scientist Andrew Kydd. “If the North Koreans truly knew how deprived they are, in comparison to the South Koreans, there would be a much greater likelihood the North Korean regime would be overthrown,” says Kydd.
Kydd says Un must also keep his people believing they are in danger from the outside world and the best way to accomplish this is by engaging in repeated provocations.
The largest deterrent preventing the U.S. or South Korea from engaging militarily with the North is not the communist regime’s nuclear capability, says Kydd, but its artillery cannons being in range of the South Korean capital of Seoul.
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My Name Ringtone Maker – An App to make Attractive Ringtones
Ringtones are something that has existed since the inception of cell phones in in the early 21st century. From simple beeps to complicated melodies ringtones have changed and gradually become more and more unique over the course of the 20 years. Nowadays it’s all about personalization and customization. People are looking to stand out from others and make their unique flair known to the world. This has led to people customizing what they wear and the various accessories they carry around with them. One such customizable feature in everyone’s smartphone is their ringtone. Nowadays everyone wants their own personalized ringtone that sets them apart from the others.
My Name Ringtone Maker does that exact job. My Name Ringtone Maker is an app that allows its users to create customized and unique ringtones that represents the user’s identity. With this app users can create ringtone using any names. All of your phone contacts can have different names assigned to them. This is yet another feature of the app that makes it fun to use. You can use quirky names for your friends using the app so that next time they call the name you have fed the app will be announced. For example you can name one of your friends blabber mouth in the app and the next time they call, you will get a notification and sound saying blabber mouth is calling. You can also use various songs as your ringtone. With the apps in build mp3 cutter you can select your favourite part of the song and make it your own ringtone. With this app you don’t need to browse the internet for free ringtones. This can often lead you to malicious websites that may attack your phones privacy and install viruses. With this app you can get amazing ringtones for free.
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If you want to further customize your ringtone you can even add your own voice or a recording of something. With the apps inbuilt audio recorder users are able to easily record and preview their audio in high quality. If they are satisfied with the recording they can set that as their ringtone as well. The possibilities are endless using this app the only thing that is holding you down is your own creativity when it comes to My Name Ringtone Maker. With such heavy emphasis on uniqueness in the world this app stands as being highly customizable. You would think that My Name Ringtone Maker is very difficult to use but that is far from reality. My Name Ringtone Maker is extremely easy to use and setup. People who aren’t very proficient in using smartphones can also figure this app out in mere minutes.
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Woken up after eight hours sleep and you still feel tired? Then you wake up after five hours sleep and you feel full of energy and life? For a long time sleep has been a mystery to many people who have tried to work out what makes a good sleep, how long it should be and how it actually helps the human body.
Zeo Inc thinks its come up with a big step forward in measuring how good your sleep really is. The Zeo Sleep Manager measures eye movement, muscle movement and your brainwaves to give you detailed information on how well you have slept.
You simply connect your sleep manager device to your iOS device (iPhone and iPod Touch) via Bluetooth and you are ready to go. In the morning, the App gives you all the details you need regarding the quality of sleep you had with information on how REM (rapid eye movement) sleep and deep sleep you had.
Now for many the thought of wearing a headband all night and having a device on your forehead seems rather daunting but the people at Zeo have tried to combat this. The pack also comes with a double-sided sticky pad that attaches the device to your forehead without the need for a headband.
The pack includes the Zeo headband, sleep management device, charger for the device and eye mask and costs £89. The app itself is free to download from the iTunes App Store - hit up the link below. When we spoke to Zeo we were told that an Android version is in the works; we'll let you know when this is released.
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Reagan: “Those Voices Don’t Speak For Us”PolicyVideos
An oldie, but a goodie when you want to remind yourself of why we’re in this fight:
Reagan was right then. Reagan is right today.
• Jim Portugul
You can show film after film of what Presidents like Kennedy, Reagan, or Clinton have said. Or. Whoever.
What is important to me, is not what they said, but what did they do, or not do. In other words, their works.
What problems did a President face, and what problems did he solve? Was the country better off when he left than when he got there?
Not solving the problems of other countries, but problems of the country that he was elected to manage, the USA.
Obviously, you would like less regulation. What don’t you address the Greenspan apology? And, why don’t you address the airline. oil company , deregulation and their affect on the middle-class?
Why don’t you address the regulation of corn in gasoline and the price of a steak now a days?
Why don’t you address PAC money?
Why don’t you talk about how Roosevelt got another Kennedy to clean up Wall St., and who 60 yrs. later screwed that
I doubt Kennedy or Reagan could comprehend, or, have done any better than anyone else these days due to the corruption of the American people, and the fact that our government is a reflection of its people.
No form of government works with the amount of corruption we have now in America.
There is going to come a day when people are going to cry and beg for a leader to save us from ourself, one who has far more rank than Reagan, or any other person on earth.
Crying out for Reagan is just the beginning.
• Turbocohen
This video reminds us that before we knew Reagan as we know him today that we do in fact have a few upstanding voices on the rise.. Jim DeMint, Scott Walker, Rand Paul among a few others come to mind.. Let us not look past them and what they mean to the next generation.
• MD Russ
You left out Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and the rest of the Straitjacket Caucus.
• Jim Portugul
Yes, and the whole bunch is under the spell of the hate radio “Fuhrer”!
• Shaun Kenney
You know, people with IP randomizers always bother me.
(1) They’re that extra special sort of neurotic.
(2) They really think that it blocks their IP… really…
(3) They don’t realize that the anonymizers they use still rely on a set IP address that typically relies on the first six digits to be stable.
(4) …and they’re so easy to block. Unless #1 kicks in… in which case I find new anonymizers to block.
Portugul — troll elsewhere. First warning.
• Jim Portugul
Go ahead martyr me.
• Warmac9999
How convenient of you to leave out MSNBC in the hate category. It is an entire television network working 24/7 to build hatred for Americans who still believe the Constitution still has meaning. The “Fuhrer of Radio” is one voice and yet there are many others who value the Constitution. So, go ahead, hate away. You are the worse for it, and I grow stronger knowing your fear.
• Turbocohen
MD, Can’t include Cruz, Rubio or Bolling..
• louexis
In listening to this video one thought comes to mind. “Who is the “WE” Reagan is talking about?” As president I thought he governed all of us. In listening to him I get the impression he wishes to govern some special segment of our population to protect them from some foreign element within our borders. Is this the divide between Republicans and Democrats?
• Turbocohen
Its the divide between constitutional conservatives vs liberals.
• louexis
You may call it that but to me it sounds like “Class Warfare”. Is President Reagan’s people the good guys and the citizens that want the government to change with the times the bad people? During our Founding Fathers time it took 3 days to go between Richmond and Philadelphia. Today it takes 0ne hour. Than there were 3 million people now there are 300 million people. Then they did not have the cotton gin now technology is taking over the world. When you say constitutional conservatives all you are saying is you don’t want to acknowledge the facts of life.
• Warmac9999
I suggest you replace Reagan with Obama. A far better man of division.
• midwestconservative
Because winning 59% of the popular vote and 49 of 50 states is “division”
• midwestconservative
Also it should be noted that Reagan is speaking “His Time for Choosing” Speech which was back in 1964, he wasn’t seeking to “govern” anybody at that time, he was stumping for Goldwater, and this was in the midst of the Cold War.
• midwestconservative
In the context of the speech, the “voices” Reagan was talking about were those surrender monkeys back in the 60s who declared “better Red then Dead” etc.
Back then the Democrat Party agreed with Reagan in so much that Communism ( and it’s expansion) needed to be opposed. Now on the other hand…..
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The old screen door and family life
June 1, 2017
By Joyce Schenk , Westfield Republican
Now that the attractive and efficient aluminum storm doors have taken over, we've lost the old wooden screen door, an unsung participant in the ongoing drama of family life.
I still recall the door closing techniques of each member of my family.
Dad's return from work was always punctuated by slamming of the screen, followed by the announcement to anyone in ear shot, "I'm home!" It was the acknowledged pre-dinner call to the family. We knew the evening meal would be on the table within 15 minutes.
Unlike dad's entrance, when my sister, Lynn, was trying to sneak in late from a date, the door would open and close almost silently. Almost. But, with the acute hearing of a parent-on-duty, mom detected the all but imperceptible squeak of the door and was instantly on her feet.
When my brothers returned from a hard day of being teenagers, the door would close with a resounding bang. That arresting sound was quickly followed by an urgent, "What's for dinner? I'm starving!"
As the youngest in the tribe, I found the screen door simply a minor obstacle between me and the vast outside world. My only thought was to pass as quickly as possible from in to out. Whatever happened to the screen door during the passage, so be it.
Most families installed what was considered a state-of-the-art security system on their screen doors. These hook-and-eye latches were, and still are, readily available from the local hardware store. The less-than-intimidating lock was little match for an adult who wanted to enter. A really hard tug, administered by a grownup determined to get in, would usually pull one of the sections of the latch from its mount on door or jam.Though it didn't hinder adults, the hook-and-eye lock was very effective against children. One of our often repeated family stories involves just such a situation.
The tale, handed down for at least three generations, involved my mother's little sister, Virginia, and their Aunt Rose.
Rose, an overly cautious spinster of advanced years, always made a habit of latching the screen against imagined intruders. She followed the routine whether she was at home or staying with relatives.
At the time, little Virginia was a child of four or five. As with most kids of that age, she hated to stop playing for anything less than a full-blown emergency. She often waited to answer the call of nature until the last moment. Then it was a mad dash to the house.
One day, the story goes, Aunt Rose was visiting mom's family. As was her habit, she made sure the screen was latched as soon as the children went out to play.
Virginia, responding at the last instant to nature's call, rushed to the door, only to find it locked. She yelled and pounded in frustration until Aunt Rose finally came to investigate.
There, standing in a growing puddle, was Virginia, sobbing accusingly, "You see what you made me do!"
Thus another family drama was etched in memory, thanks to that vanishing treasure, the old screen door.
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What Is Freedom Of Speech Considered?
What does freedom of speech really mean?
Does freedom of speech apply to social media?
What is the difference between freedom of speech and freedom of expression?
‘Freedom of speech is the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, by any means. ‘ Freedom of speech and the right to freedom of expression applies to ideas of all kinds including those that may be deeply offensive.
Does freedom of speech have limits?
What does freedom of speech not mean?
Why is freedom of speech limited?
Is freedom of speech absolute?
While freedom of speech is a fundamental right, it is not absolute, and therefore subject to restrictions. … These actions would cause problems for other people, so restricting speech in terms of time, place, and manner addresses a legitimate societal concern.
What does freedom of speech mean essay?
Essays on Freedom of Speech. Freedom of speech is the right to express one’s opinions without being penalized. … A major problem that freedom of speech faces is when it conflicts with other human rights, such as cases when hate speech is seen as freedom of speech.
What is the 1st Amendment in simple terms?
Who does freedom of speech apply to?
Freedom of speech may be exercised in a direct (words) or a symbolic (actions) way. Freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without government interference or regulation.
What are some examples of freedom of speech?
Freedom of speech includes the right:Not to speak (specifically, the right not to salute the flag). … Of students to wear black armbands to school to protest a war (“Students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate.”). … To use certain offensive words and phrases to convey political messages.More items…
What are the disadvantages of freedom of speech?
Why is freedom of speech important essay?
Is hate speech free speech?
Hate speech in the United States is not regulated due to the robust right to free speech found in the American Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that hate speech is legally protected free speech under the First Amendment.
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Gluten-free diet depends on what’s eating you
‘Serve to Win’: Following the Novak Djokovic Diet
Whitney Jones of Midwest Gastroenterology Associates in Louisville, Ky. “It’s just sort of a phenomenon.” Some say being gluten-free eases digestive symptoms and makes them feel healthier. Some say it can help people with autism or attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. And some hope it helps them lose weight. Doctors and dietitians are divided about who can benefit from going gluten-free beyond the 1 in 133 Americans with Celiac disease, which can lead to osteoporosis, thyroid disease or even cancer if left untreated. They also agree it can help people with Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, a less severe immune response estimated to affect 18 million Americans, or 6 percent of the population. But there is less evidence that it helps in other instances, and experts generally say it’s not a good weight-loss strategy. “A well-balanced diet and exercise are the keys to weight control,” said Dr. Shawna Kauffman, a family medicine physician with Norton Healthcare. “At this point, I look at (going gluten-free for weight loss) as a fad diet.” Deborah Eck, a registered dietitian contracted with Norton, suggested that those adopting a gluten-free diet consult a dietitian or other medical professional to ensure they are eating well-balanced meals. Kauffman agreed.
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(Which actually happened with a particularly rude tortilla chip a few months ago, alas.) But fueled by seeds and oats and active biotic ingredients, I feel somewhat phenomenal. Theres none of my typical pre-morning slump, despite the absence of coffee, and as I gather my belongings to meet a friend and go grocery shopping I sense this signals the beginning of a brave, new era of gluten-free productivity. This feeling abates the instant muscle I begin collecting foodstuffs to prepare the rest of my meals, and begin to understand the benefit of being a multiple Grand Slam champion. Djokovics tennis earnings mean he doesnt feel the financial sting of those gluten-free ingredients as much as I, a freelancer combing through several overpriced organic food stores while weighing the cost-benefit between a $12 jar of almond butter and a $30 tin of manuka honey. Surely a teaspoon of almond butter cant make that much of a difference in my smoothie, can it? Still, Im able to make some smart decisions to give myself plenty to work with. Heres one revelation I find pretty amusing: the same brandmaker of one type of rice pasta sells a pound of shells for $4.59, while 12 ounces of penne comes in at $5.59. Apparently, the sense of shame that comes with eating pasta shapes made for children is worth a full dollars discount and four more ounces of food, though I clearly lack the pride to care. Jeremy Gordon Gluten-free pasta primavera Djokovics other big advantage comes from having a professional team to prepare this stuff for him.
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Sun Damage
Since the 1920's, Hollywood celebrities have sent the message: sun tans are beautiful. In the 1950's and 60's, the beach movies starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon featured attractive tanned teens. Actor George Hamilton has promoted himself as the sun tan poster boy, goading a generation to pursue the "healthy" tan. Since those carefree days, research and experience have shown that years of sun exposure can have decidedly unhealthy effects on the skin.
What does the sun do to the skin?
There are two types of ultraviolet radiation that bombard our skin daily. UVB causes sun burns. Repeated exposure to UVB rays damage collagen production resulting in fine and deep wrinkles. Check out the before and after of fair-skinned actor Robert Redford. Lack of sunscreen on movie sets and on the ski resorts at Sundance have taken the toll. Most of his weathered look is a direct result of UV damage from his early years.
Actress Brigitte Bardot offers another example of the long-term effects sun exposure. This saucy French actress starred in many films in the 1960's. The photo on the right from the mid-1980's shows the wrinkling from sun exposure that many mistakenly assume is a natural part of aging.
Unlike many American actresses, Bardot has opted not to undergo face-lifts and other facial rejuvenating treatments that are currently available in the office of a dermatologist. UVA, "tanning" rays, have been for years considered a safe form of radiation. Known to not cause burns, this is the light used in tanning booths. Current research now shows that UVA rays are also responsible for wrinkles, pigmentation and other cosmetically challenged changes.
Actress Pamela Anderson is shown tanned from the 1996 action flick "Barb Wire." While considered the fashion at the time, she was setting herself up for not-so-pretty premature wrinkling.
One can project the detrimental effect of this excessive sun exposure with a photo of Lee's predecessor Brigitte Bardot. Anderson from the 1990's resembles Bardot in the 1960's.
In a short time, Anderson already shows the wrinkling and discoloration that tanning, not even burning, can cause. Or undergo repeated, painful expensive cosmetic procedures in an attempt to remain wrinkle-free. Isn't a little preventive medicine an easier choice? Sun burns and and even tanning booths are unhealthy and should be avoided by wearing wide-brim hats and repeated sunscreen use.
Lindsay Lohan shows off sun burn souvenirs
Ah, the sun. So healthy. And on a summer day without sunscreen, the skin reddens and bubbles like a simmering fondue. Adding aesthetic insult to injury, a blistering sun burn leaves a cutaneous reminder: sun spots. Lohan, a fair-skinned redhead, got a lot of sun exposure when shooting movies like "The Parent Trap." As an adult, it's not just her bathing suit that's spotted.
Usually seen on the shoulders, chests, or backs, these dark freckle-like lesions are not themselves pre-cancerous. But they are a direct sign of sun damage and should alert one to keep a close eye on these areas for new or changing growths. In the entertainment business, preserving a youthful look is paramount. For those that are bothered by their appearance, lasers and freezing treatments can effectively fade sun spots.
Drew Barrymore reveals one of the most common skin conditions to plague adult women: Melasma. These tan patches on the cheeks and forehead sometime happen to pregnant women, so a lay label is "the mask of pregnancy." However, since melasma results from a combination of estrogen hormone, genetics, and sun exposure, it is just as routinely seen in women on birth control pills or from a non-pregnant woman's own natural estrogen hormone. Though not dangerous, it is a significant cosmetic issue and is slow to respond to treatment. Therapy consists of topical creams that slowly fade the pigment, such as Azelex (azelaic acid), retin-A, hydroquinone, kojic acid, and glycolic acid. Often more than one of this salves are needed together to reduce the color. These prescription and/or over-the-counter creams can have potential side effects, have to be used for months, and stringent use of sunscreens is crucial.
Go ahead, make his day: Clint's telangiectasias
In one of his Westerns, actor Clint Eastwood's character is left to die in the desert sun and develops a doozy of a sunburn. Eastwood himself shows the effects of a life of sun exposure. In addition to the furrows and wrinkles, he has numerous telangiectasias. Before trying to say this daunting derm-term three times fast, we will translate it: dilated blood vessels. Caused by both hereditary and sun damage, they become more prominent with exercise and alcohol use. These pesky red lines can be reduced with lasers specifically tuned to zap them. Treatments do not typically produce scarring and result in little downtime. This gives "Dirty Harry" more time to make the world safe for multiplex venturing public.
All of the sun damage changes shown to this point are cosmetic, a drag, but not dangerous. But the bright light of the sun casts an even darker shadow: Skin cancer. Getting back to one of the celebs that jump started this tanning trend: George Hamilton, or as we refer to him here at George Hamil-tan. To our knowledge, despite years of UV bombardment, Hamilton has not admitted to having skin cancer.
Recently, Hamilton reported that he had been treated for pre-cancerous facial spots. Considered precursors to non-melanoma skin cancer, docs call these rough scaly spots actinic keratoses or AKs. Note small scaly bumps around Hamilton's mouths. Initially, these lesions respond to liquid nitrogen freezing treatments.
Eventually, more drastic measures may taken. Check out this un-retouched AP image of former President Herbert Walker Bush. That's W. Bush's dad, for the Millennial set. He's midway through a round of golf, circa summer 2002. He's also midway through a treatment course with a topical chemotherapy cream that causes precancerous bumps to turn red and flake off. Known as Efudex, it is a step that is not taken lightly. After a few weeks of appearing scabby and feeling crabby, this rigorous treatment can clear away scores of sun damaged cells.
Prequel movies eventually make way for the real thing: Skin cancer. In the 1980's, former actor and US President Ronald Reagan underwent the well-publicized removal of a basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Note the surgical scar on his nose. While dark black and irregularly shaped melanoma tends to get all the press, BCC is actually much more common, yet usually less worrisome. Melanoma can potentially spread to lymph nodes and metastasize. BCC tends to gradually get larger locally but otherwise stay put. TV personality Regis Philbin, actress Elizabeth Taylor and former President Bill Clinton all underwent treatment for basal cell carcinoma.
Followers of the X-Men franchise got a scare when screen sensation Hugh Jackman revealed that he had been treated for cancer. Before fans could get (Les) Miserable, Jackman reassured all that he had also undergone successful skin surgery to remove basal cell skin cancer (BCC) from his nose. Probably the trickiest aspect of BCC is its subtle appearance. In these high res images taken at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2013, note slight redness and crust on Hugh’s nasal bridge. Sometimes BCC can look shiny or pearly and may display thin scarlet blood vessels. If a skin lesion fails to heal over the course of weeks or months, consider BCC and have a dermatologist take a look.
Local surgical treatment is typically curative, just a few “Snikt”s from a dermatologist’s scalpel. Adamantium, the indestructible metal that makes up Wolverine’s claws, is not required. Jackman admitted on Twitter that he underwent Mohs surgery. This procedure involves removing small amounts of tissue and then testing the specimen while the patient waits. Though time and labor intensive, the typical result is a smaller scar, important for any patient, not just a movie star. Jackman has since reported at least three more of these facial skin cancers, related to extensive sun exposure growing up in Australia.
Former Journey lead singer Steve Perry has been blessed with an amazing musical career, belting songs like the Glee-rific “Don’t Stop Believing” that celebrate optimism. In 2013, Perry disclosed a health scare: A lesion on his right cheek was biopsied and found to be melanoma skin cancer. Presumably, the melanoma was superficial. Perry reports that he underwent two surgeries and was told that no further treatment was necessary. He made no mention of lymph node biopsies, a good sign. When caught early and excised, the prognosis for melanoma may be excellent. He has every right to remain optimistic. Don’t Stop Believing…and for the rest of you, Don’t Stop Sunscreening.
If skin cancer doesn't scare you toward sun protection, then consider the cautionary tale of Wilson the Volleyball, Tom Hanks' co-star in "Cast Away." Wilson is a pale white volleyball, and so represents the skin type most vulnerable to ultraviolet radiation. His face, scrawled in red blood, is the color of acute sun burn. Finally, his texture is the consistency of weathered chronically damaged skin: leather. Unlike Wilson, don't become red-faced, leathery volleyballs. Instead, later up with sunscreen of at least SPF 15, use wide-brimmed hats , and avoid the sun from 10 AM until 2 PM.
No, you don't have to adjust your computer screen. And you can stop scrutinizing each pixel to find some skin defect on the face of Oscar winner Emma Stone. In fact, her lack of lesions, wrinkles, even significant facial color is the point. For years, movie stars and the cohorts of their generation have worshiped the sun, attempting to achieve the so-called "healthy tan." It is clear, however, that for this "worship," the sun is a false God. Imagine our delight when attractive stars do not hide their fair skin. These cutaneous rebels are not considered freakish or deformed. Stone is pale, Gosh bless her, and will be rewarded with younger appearing skin for years to come.
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Health Benefits of Mangosteen
New Antioxidant on the Block: Mangosteen
Blueberries, green tea, and dark chocolate are well-known antioxidant powerhouses, which are believed to support your immune system and help prevent or slow down damage to cells in your body. If you're all about antioxidants, you may have already added mangosteen to your list of superfoods about to make it big. It's a gorgeous purple-colored tropical fruit grown in hot, humid climates. It's not big at all, only about two or three inches in diameter, which is about the size of a tangerine. The hard, thick rind is removed to reveal a soft, whitish fruit that's sweet and tart.
Mangosteen is rich in xanthones, which lab studies have shown to have anti-cancer effects. Aside from that, mangosteen also has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiseptic properties.
Fresh mangosteens can be found in Canada and Hawaii, but you'd be hard-pressed to find the actual fruit in the US because of concerns that infectious insects would be transported with them into the country. You can, however, find mangosteen beverages, like the one made by XanGo, freeze-dried mangosteens, and supplements. People take them for the antioxidant properties, for energy, to reduce inflammation, for cleansing, and also because the juice and freeze-dried mangosteen has a wonderful flavor.
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Skateboarding’s Endangered Species By Bob Umbel
Due to loss of habitat, a lack of breeding, cultural shifts and plain dumb luck, some of skating’s most entrenched characters, tribes and behaviors are going extinct. Here are some examples of vanishing acts.
#1: The Vert Skater
Once a thriving, if clearly unhinged, subculture of skateboarding, the Vert skater is now the White Rhinoceros; as rare and with a hide just as tough. If the Vert skater doesn’t breed in the next ten years, we will be forced to watch the long death march of a dying race. Breeding programs have been put in place, operating out of sanctuaries in a few select locations around the globe, but so far they have only been moderately successful. Sadly for the Vert skater, their only hope of increasing their tiny population lies in the grassroots and organic approach of skate events like the Florida Vert Series. It is a sliver of hope for what was once a prolific race of skaters.
#2: The Skate Photographer
Once protected by cameras that cost as much as a car and manual focus that took ten years to master, the skate photographer’s first stage of extinction came with the arrival of the digital cameras which had auto focus. The fierce tribe of sociopaths and loners initially resorted to violence and Canon 1D’s, but this first wave only made them more susceptible to further anti photographer viruses. They were reeling from Facebook and Instagram photo sharing platforms, when Go Pro came in and dealt the death blow. You see 98 percent of professional skate photographers couldn’t actually skate (if they could, why would they be skate photographers?) and once pro skaters started taking pictures of the themselves, the game was up. Pockets of resistance still exist, however, with Thrasher front covers now paying less than an egg and bacon roll at an Encinitas cafe, they are slowing starving to death.
#3: Skate Grommet Abuse
It’s a testament to the sick, depraved modern world we live in that grommets are treated with kindness instead of violence, and integrated rather than alienated. The ancient art of grommet abuse is sadly going the way of bongs, corporal punishment and smoking when pregnant, as being no longer acceptable in modern society. The ancient art is practised in small pockets in the more forward thinking parts of the country, but those kids getting abused for having the temerity to be young, defenseless or different are the lucky ones. No one knows what the effects will be of skating youth being forced to endure positive reinforcement and general good natured encouragement, but it can’t be beneficial. We might just have created a monster.
#4: Skateboarding Folklore
This might seem strange kids, but once upon a time skating used to have secrets. Oh and skaters actually downplayed, rather than amplified, their achievements. You actually gained credibility if you didn’t tell anyone about them. This led to levels of mystery and intrigue, where stories which were handed down, carefully, and of course with some sprinkling of bullshit, as skating folklore. Now though, we are all self publicists. Information travels, literally, at the speed of light. There is no folklore, it is extinct, crushed by digital technology and skater’s new found love of themselves.
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Why should the students of higher education get trained the soft skills?
When you join an organization as part of your profession, you need to have good leadership skills, you have to be productive, and you need to be a creative thinker to help the organization increase the profit. To prepare yourself to work in an organizational environment, you should practice developing your critical thinking, problem-solving skills, people management skills, and creative skills. However, it may seem not the cup of tea for you without any encouragement. That’s why the experts advise the students to get trained the soft skills during their higher education.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
A Twist Of Noir 617 - Thomas Larsen
He wakes with a gasp. They were having dinner in the Carnelian Room, back when he could still bring himself to go there. Denise walked him to the windows and they looked down on the city. The room began to swirl. He reached to steady himself and his hand went through the glass. Like a thin coat of ice then nothing to stop him. Still feels the shift of balance, a blind swipe behind then gone.
He stops drinking. Alcohol was never his problem but you get older, your body changes. OK, maybe it’s a problem, breaking his nose on a bender last summer, but not this kind of problem. He’s always had violent fantasies, but never so many, and never so vivid. What it’s a sign of couldn’t be good. He watches baseball to keep from sleeping. The games pass in a boring row.
At work he has a premonition he’s about to be shot, a sniper in another building drawing a bead even as he pictures it. Looking up he sees the pressroom reflected in the windows, himself perched at the paste-up table. Through the reflection lights from the parking lot stretch then fade to a row of houses long abandoned, a hundred windows aimed his way.
“Stop it,” he tells himself, but the feeling persists. He wouldn’t even hear the shot, just that final thought and lights out. And how you see that sort of thing all the time in the movies, even on television. Heads blown apart, limbs severed, guts slithering, more graphic than the real thing could ever be. Blowback and blood splatter and how it was when he was a kid. The guy grabbed his stomach and slumped to the floor. In the movie of his life his chin snaps back and his skull shatters in a million pieces. Even better, his feet fly up and he back-flips into the gore dappled copy machine.
Smoke break. He takes the elevator, down a long hallway and into the muck. Jesus, like an armpit out here. Stands deep in the corner away from the light, smoking and staring at the Hi Hat Bodega. Countless hours spent staring at it. The slight tilt, structural damage or the weight of the years, who knows. He’s never been in there. Never seen a white person go in or out. And now that he’s looking he notices potted plants on a third floor window ledge, then more plants on more ledges and other things, bottles and toys, a car battery, a hibachi. One drunken stumble, one clunk of a watering can away from going over. He takes the train in when he works days, walks the four block through Chinatown, a thousand ledges at the ready.
“Don’t do this,” he scolds himself. Millions of people walk these streets without incident. Don’t they? Would it even make the papers? Would they bother to tell us?
He sees what can only be a brick on the pavement near the bodega door. Running his eyes up he spots a gap in a row between the third floor windows, a black hole where a brick should be. A brick!
“Cave your fucking head in,” he hears himself mutter. Thinks of how they’d do it in the movies, a loud crunch and a burst of brain matter. Freak accident, out of the blue, countless ways to die and nothing to be done about it. He’s afraid to go in the water. He won’t fly and keeps a defibrillator in the drawer by the bed. And how will he be able to walk to the train station, four blocks, a million crumbling bricks, mortar gone to dust, ledges lined in deadly objects. If he can’t do it he can’t work, the downward spiral, things that prey on the mind, no end to them.
Paul D. Brazill said...
Chilling and very well written.
nigel p bird said...
there's a lot of style here. i like those short bursts of alliteration and rhythm that give the thing a pulse.
AJ Hayes said...
Visuals are terrific and the growing sense of world gone on tilt keeps growing and growing and growing. very classy, almost delicate, look into hell. Hour of the wolf stuff done just right. Cool!
Joyce said...
It has a feel about it like a slow, but steady, descent into genuine insanity. Terrifying and flawlessly written.
Sean Patrick Reardon said...
A great mix of paranoia, delusion, and psychosis.
pattinase (abbott) said...
Palpable sense of dread. Nice.
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My fourteen year old son lied about how his phone broke. He said he dropped it and we then found out that he was throwing it in the air and showing off in front of his friends. After the incident, it was overheard that he said, if my Dad doesn't buy me a new one, my Mom will. We made him buy his new phone with his own money. I discussed this with him today and gave him a punishment of no spring hockey this year. I have had comments that this is excessive and the punishment needs to be temporary, perhaps no TV for a week. I read the being too tough could be detrimental in terms of him confiding in me down the road. Can you please offer some advice and suitable punishment? I don't want to make a mistake. If I have been too tough, how do you explain replacement punishment. Thank you
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This is a delicate situation, but I do understand your concerns. Some parenting experts feel that the punishment or disciplinary actions should be directly related to the offense. I have found that in working with adolescents, that often the discipline measure should have a clear and concise deadline with an explanation of expected behaviors. I sometimes explain in family sessions that not providing a deadline or goal to work toward is similar to being sentenced to prison without a chance at parole, and the chances of them demonstrating a desire to improve behaviors, may be slim. i would suggest talking to your son about the context of the issue, especially related to disrespect, and then outlining a firm plan associated with how to move forward with a reward system in place. Possibly, continue limited use of the phone, but as compliance improves, the chance or possibly that he can continue to participate in extracurricular activities will remain in place. I suggest that keeping your son busy in positive outlets is going to be more beneficial than "idle hands" which could lead to more serious problems. Team sports provide a great deal of benefits for a youth and the discipline associated with that and pride alone, is worth the discussion of a replacement punishment.
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Cyclop Buyer Guide: How to Choose the Right Bicycle Saddle
Bicycle is one of the most sold vehicles in the world right now. Everyone starts their journey of life by riding it. The bike is written by people of every age, even their kid or even at their 90s. Bicycles are comforting to make your journey with your human power, helping you stay fit. Riding a bike can be more fun if it is comfortable as well. One of the necessary elements in a bicycle is a saddle, which helps you go ahead with a solace journey. Do check best bike bells.
Here are some methods to choose the right bicycle saddle
Firstly let us tell you why a right settle is needed for a bicycle. When you ride your bicycle, all the pressure and reverse pressure goes onto your butt. If you ride a bike for a long time without a proper saddle, it will hurt your butt or bones and muscles over to your inner thighs. There are some easy steps to choose the right Saddle for you.
Saddle are of different types and depend upon your riding position and the bicycle you’re riding.
A Cruiser bicycle saddle is one of the most used bicycle saddles used if you are uptight or upright. These bicycle saddles are perfect for cruiser type of cycles, or you can say road bicycle. Various day to day life bicycles have these kinds of seats.
Regular riding saddle is made for daily purpose bicycles or a bike made for day to day tasks. It provides the maximum amount of comfort while comparing to others, and they are cheaper than others. They provide us with proper support for bones. This bicycle saddle comes in various designs and types, and they depend upon the price and the kind of cycle you are riding.
Finally, narrow racing bicycle saddles are used for racing bicycles, and these bicycle saddles have a design for a riding position. This bicycle settles provide aerodynamic design and enables us to be in a position for more time because of their parametric design. These bicycle saddles are specially made for racing, and fewer people use the dam for daily purposes.
Now, if you are all done with what kind of bicycle saddle you will get, you need to understand the anatomy of a settle. Choose a proper one depending on your bicycle or the location you are going to ride it in. There are various things in a saddle, such as padding, material, shell, and grooves.
These elements combinedly make a bicycle saddle. There are free engineered saddles available for your kind. A big nose on the front can be comforting for various people. There are four kinds of materials used in a harness, and these materials also depend upon the location because if you are living in a sunny area, these might fade up or even be torn down. One of the most used padding and material foams for bicycle saddle is polyurethane, which makes the seats soft, and provides comfort.
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[–]NoodlesDeluxe 1 point2 points ago
Congrats on the purchase! I've always been torn between the white and grey for the X, I would take either in a heart beat. I wish I could have gotten my IX brand new, these things can get a bit pricey to fix when someone else beats on them. Enjoy it!
Oh, and I would consider looking a Buschur for those linkage and base shifter bushings, they're the same as AMS or WORKs but cheaper.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Catch as Catch Can: Review
It started with little things, with things of no real significance.
And so opens Catch as Catch Can by Frances & Richard Lockridge. The whole mystery starts with the little things....Linda Parks comes home to the apartment she shares with Joyce Holbrook expecting to share a dinner of pork chops and salad with her roommate. She finds the door unlocked (expected) and the apartment empty (not). She's not too concerned at first--after all the women have a rule that if something else comes up (like a casting call or a man), then "something else" comes first, and so she believes that something else must have come along. But then she finds the note. A note addressed to "Lindy," a name that no one has ever used for her--ever. A note which makes a big deal about Joyce going away for the weekend with Nicholses, a couple that Joyce emphatically believes Linda remembers. Only she doesn't--she doesn't believe she's ever met anybody by the name of Nichols. And it seems that Joyce has packed her autumn suit for a weekend away during a summer heat wave. And Joyce has grabbed Linda's robe by mistake, a robe that couldn't possibly fit the taller, bigger boned woman. As more and more little things add up, Linda becomes very uneasy about her missing roommate and decides to consult someone unofficially.
She decides to lay all her little things before Geoffrey Bowen, a young man who works in the District Attorney's Office and whom Linda definitely does remember meeting at a party. She contacts Bowen and, after overcoming his reluctance to get involved (he's afraid that this will be one of "those" situations), they arrange to meet at the train station so she can ride out to the country with him and tell the story on the way. That's when the real fun begins--because somebody does not want Linda to talk to Bowen and that somebody will go to a great deal of trouble to make sure she doesn't. What happened to Joyce? Why did a Fuller Brush man stop by their apartment and only their apartment? Who is the man masquerading as Linda's father? And why does he think Joyce told Linda something before she disappeared? These are all questions that must be answered before the mystery is solved.
This is one of the few non-series mysteries of the more suspenseful type written by the husband and wife team. Most of the stand-alone titles were written by Richard after Frances passed away in 1963. This, I think, is also one of the best stand-alone titles with the Lockridge name on it. Richard tended to write the stand-alones with a lot more of a thriller flavor once he was writing on his own. While Catch as Catch Can does have a bit of the thriller feel to it, it is still owes quite a bit to the cozy. I really like Linda Parks as the heroine, particularly in the last half of the book. Not to spoil anything, but Geoffrey comes to her rescue only to find that (for a 1950s kind of girl) Linda is perfectly capable of helping rescue him when needed.
A light, fun, very engaging read. Easily managed in one sitting. And I enjoyed every minute. Four stars.
It started with little things, with things of no real significance. (p. 7)
When Geoffrey Bowen, lawyer, an assistant attorney among many, had first become a commuter the previous May he had treated commuters' trains with the respect due trains--had arrived at stations with time to spare. But now a train was not really a train. (p. 27)
There was no point in letting the same thing happen twice. Having let it happen once had not increased his popularity. He was a man who liked to be popular. (p. 44)
Because you can't walk out on people. Not if you know things--even things that form a cobweb only--which nobody else knows. (pp. 45-6)
He was thus to become bait--live bait, it was to be hoped....They had killed once already, if Stringer was right. Why would they hesitate to kill again? Or even, if it came to that, a third time. That was a pleasant thought. Bait--live bait--may lead to a catch, but the bait had to be swallowed first. (p. 100)
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Robin McCormack said...
Sounds interesting. I haven't read anything by this author yet. Will check him out.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Day 1059
The day has come. Today, October 12, 2016, marks 3 years since my transplant and basically 2 years since I finished chemo. Wow! Has it really been 3 whole years already? It feels like it was just yesterday. At the same time, lengthy pre-bed treatments, tube fed meals, coughing, lack of appetite, burning lungs, beeping IVs, oxygen tanks and an overall struggle to survive seem like a very distant memory. I almost can't remember my life before transplant, almost.
Making it to 3 years is huge. About 40% of my fellow transplant patients don't make it this far. It is not just a statistic but something I have seen play out. I have seen the dreaded message about a friend needing prayer as they take a turn for the worse. Many tears have been shed as those battles come to an end. It is an interesting experience to see friend after friend suddenly go downhill all while I am sitting here fine. It is confusing, on one hand, filling my head with the why me's of survival and yet, it is also calming. There is an interesting peace that comes with knowing, truly knowing, how fragile and temporary life truly is. At any moment it can be taken from me, from any of us, and the thing is, there is nothing any of us can do about it.
So what do you do with this information? You live. You find what matters, what is worth your time, what makes you happy and fills you up and cut out what doesn't. You fill it with adventure, with fun and laughter. You fill it with people in community sharing struggles, joys, laughter and pain. You say yes to opportunities and try not to let worry about the little things stop you from experiencing the big things.
3 years means I have lived 3 years longer than I was supposed to. 3 years means I have gotten to experience almost 3 years of "normal" life (all except that little cancer blip, two years ago). I have had 3 years to share laughs and play games. 3 years to be silly and make up songs. 3 years to pull all-nighters full of good conversations. 3 years to explore this crazy planet and go on spontaneous adventures big and small. 3 years to meet people and make friends and I've loved it!
I won't lie and say I have enjoyed every minute but I have definitely liked a lot of it and I wouldn't do it differently if I went back. These last 3 years have been some of the craziest but also some of the best years of my life. If 3 years is all I get, I know that I lived those years to the fullest! And, if I get more time, I plan to keep on living it, one day at a time because, honestly, that is all any of can really do!
This year to celebrate I am going somewhere to see my human smallness and fragility in a more tangible way, under the stars and the rising sun, surrounded by good friends, with an early morning trip to the Grand Canyon! Until next time, get out there and live!
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Chancellor Merkel urges Egypt's Mursi to pursue political dialogue
Chancellor Merkel urges Egypt's Mursi to pursue political dialogue
With his country in crisis, Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi has visited Germany eager to convince Chancellor Angela Merkel of his commitment to democracy.
Merkel pushed Mursi to engage with all of Egypt’s political factions to restore order after a week of deadly protests:
“On my side, I have made it very clear that for us there several things that are very important. One is that the line for dialogue is always open to all political forces in Egypt, that the different political forces can make their contribution. Another is that human rights are adhered to in Egypt,” Merkel said.
Mursi was keen to show his openness to dialogue, but refused to agree to a national unity coalition government, as sought by the opposition.
“We aspire to be a modern state, a civilian not a military state, not even a theocratic one. A civilian state of law with a framework in which we share opinions and democracy,” Mursi said.
Around 70 protesters gathered outside Merkel’s office. Mursi’s critics accuse him of keeping too much power in his own hands and those of the Muslim Brotherhood.
He was elected a year ago, following a revolution that overthrew the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.
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Dominica is located in the central Lesser Antilles and occupies a land area of 750 km2. It is the most rugged island of the Lesser Antilles, being devoid of any flat land greater than 1 km2. It contains two of the highest mountains in the arc: Morne Diablotins (1,421 m) and Morne Trois Pitons (1,394 m). Dominica has 9 major peaks over 1,000 m, each with its own radial drainage systems, and the island has one of the largest river densities on Earth. (Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles - SRU)
In contrast to most other islands in the Lesser Antilles arc which have one major potentially active volcanic centre, Dominica has nine, making it extremely susceptible to volcanic hazards. In fact, Dominica has one of the highest concentrations of potentially active volcanoes in the world. (Lindsay, Smith, Roobol, Stasiuk - Absract - Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles)
An unusual feature of Dominica's geology is the great abundance of young dacitic andesite domes, that form the backbone of the island. Their chemical similarity and the large volume-eruptions associated with their formation may be an indication of the emplacement of a shallow-level batholith within the arc crust under Dominica. Frequent swarms of volcanic earthquakes and geothermal activity in both south and north Dominica indicate that future eruptions are highly likely, possibly within the next 100 years.
The most recent magmatic eruption in Dominica occurred from Morne Patates, a dome within the Plat Pays volcanic complex, as recently as ~500 years ago.
The only recorded volcanic activity on Dominica were steam (phreatic) explosions in the Valley of Desolation in 1880 and 1997. The Valley of Desolation is in south-central Dominica, within a thermal area which includes the Boiling Lake - a 50 m diameter body of water that is in a constant state of boiling.
The most notable volcanic activity in Dominica is the large Roseau ignimbrite eruption, which resulted in formation of a submarine pyroclastic flow that extended over 250 km distance into the back-arc Grenada Basin, and produced co-ignimbrite ashfall throughout the North Atlantic to the east of the arc. It is the most recent large-scale explosive eruption in the Lesser Antilles arc and occurred about 28,000 years ago from the Trois Pitons - Micotrin center (Sigurdsson 1972; Carey and Sigurdsson 1980).
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Letter to the Editor
Traffic solution
San Luis ObispoFebruary 8, 2013
I understand Judy Kingma’s concern of traffic at the Bishop’s Peak/Teach campus. However, to think it is due to Teach students being driven to school is just not true.
Most of the Teach students come from the Bishop’s Peak campus, not other elementary schools, and the plain fact is that Bishop’s Peak enrollment has skyrocketed in the past couple years. Bishop’s Peak is at/near 100 percent capacity due to open enrollment allowed at Bishop’s Peak by the district. If that was discontinued, a sizeable drop in enrollment and traffic would occur.
In the meantime, many of us Teach parents are doing what we can. I am part of a four-student carpool, for example.
A seemingly easy solution would be 10-minute, stagger-in school start times. Say Bishop’s Peak at 8:20 a.m., and Teach at 8:30 a.m.. Those 10 minutes would substantially reduce traffic congestion. By the way, go by Sinsheimer Elementary at 8:15 a.m., and you will see Augusta backed up bumper-to-bumper as well.
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The Psychobiogenealogical Decoding
The Psychobiogenealogical Decoding is an approach which links body and mind without dissociating them. Indeed, a huge part of what our body expresses by many difficulties, diseases, every kind of reactions, has truly a psychosomatical origin (the body cristillizes the symptoms, expressing what is stuck in our mental and our emotions).
All allergies, psoriasis, herpes, cancer, body's distorsions, atrophy, deafness, stuttering... can be some manifestations of it.
Every single body's manifestation tries to express something stuck in the mind. A therapeutical work permits to deeply understand what is really going on so as not to keep on following a suffering way without being able to act in any other way.
The therapeutical support doesn't substitute the traditional medical way nor the surgical way, but it is a useful addition. For any questions about a physiological problem, you're welcome to check it with your doctor.
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Playing Sports in Your 40s and 50s
When you were young, being active was who you were. Running around at recess, riding your bike, playing soccer or basketball with your friends, and participating in sports was a big part of your life. As you got older, being less active happened naturally. Maybe it was the pressures of college or careers or the time commitments of marriage and raising a family, but it seemed necessary to slow down and give up the sports that were so important in your younger days. As we age and hit new milestones in life, playing sports becomes more of a thing of childhood memories, and for many of us, our outlet for the sports we’ve loved exists primarily on our television screens.
Even though you slowed down as your priorities shifted, your love of sports and your desire to stay active never faded, so it’s essential to find a balance. Playing sports and a consistent exercise routine is vital for health and is an important social outlet. You can be more than being an armchair athlete. The sports you loved since childhood don’t have to just exist on the screen.
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Now, more people are finding ways to balance the pressures and responsibilities of adulthood with the desire to stay active. Sports participation by those in their 40s and 50s is higher than ever. Why? Being middle-aged no longer means being old, and active lifestyles result in healthier people with more energy, more confidence, fewer health issues, and improved mental health.
Former football and track athletes may evolve into leisure golfers and tennis players, while others maintain their connection to team sports by playing in adult basketball, softball, or volleyball leagues. Some adult athletes evolved into solo sports pursuits like competitive cycling, rock climbing, running, or swimming.
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It is important to remember that participating in sports in your 40s and 50s is not without risk. Your bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles no longer respond as they did in your teens, and recovery can take longer as physical damage requires more healing time. Fortunately, the knowledge around health, exercise physiology, and the human body is vast, with so much of it right at our fingertips.
Books, magazines, and online resources are readily available to help middle-aged athletes understand their bodies. However, all athletes should implement several basics, including stretching before a workout, staying hydrated, and eating a healthy diet with minimally processed foods. When something is causing you pain or discomfort, take it slow and consider getting it checked. That’s where our team at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists comes in. When pain or an injury occurs, our team can get you back in the game quickly. Torn ligaments, torn cartilage, muscle weakness, joint instability, fractures, strains, and sprains can happen with the speed and stresses of sports. Our sports medicine doctors assess, diagnose, and treat sports-related injuries and conditions, and they understand that age is no barrier to sports desire or ability. The NWOS goal is to enable your body to do as much as you want to do, for as long as you want to do it.
While surgical interventions, non-surgical treatments, and physical therapy can assist with healing and recovery, the goal is to stay injury-free in the first place. As we age, it’s essential to take time to transition your body into activity to adapt rather than injure. Properly warming up (e.g., stretching) before starting your activity increases blood flow, lessens muscle soreness, prevents injury, and improves overall performance. The same can be said for cooling down. It’s vital to implement rest and recovery days as well.
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There is no reason to hang up your running shoes, park your bike, sell your racquet, or give your golf clubs away just because you’re in your fourth or fifth decade of life. According to triathlete Sister Madonna Bruder, you may just be getting started! “The Iron Nun,” Sister Bruder began training at age 48 and completed her first triathlon at 52. At 75, she became the oldest woman ever to complete an Ironman triathlon. At 89, she was the oldest competitor in the race and was named to the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. How’s that for inspiration?
While you may not aspire to Sister Bruder’s status, there is no reason to let the number of candles on your birthday cake dictate your activity. Sports can still be a big part of your life. Your team at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists can help you keep it that way.
Tags: nwos, Sports Medicine, Staying Active, North Spokane, South Spokane.
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CBD Balms for pain relief. Are CBD balms the solution for topical pain relief?
CBD Balms for pain relief? Do they live up to the hype?
If you arrived here; it’s likely you are dealing with some level of pain that stems from
one condition or another. Maybe you have experienced relief in the past from usage of CBD based products; or perhaps you are on the fence, due to the stigma that’s attached to anything related to Cannabis.
What are people saying?
Many have found relief of pain with CBD balms and maybe you have heard stories about CBD balms for arthritis, or how CBD balms for muscle recovery are gaining traction in the fitness world. One of my favorite uses is on problem areas before gym activities. It feels great every time a triathlete using CBD balms made by us sends a referral our way. The most common theme is that CBD Topicals help with muscle recovery. Another common scenario is CBD for arthritic conditions.
We believe in our product.
As a producer of these products it’s obvious that Exalted Naturals believes that they are beneficial and can help with an array of conditions that range from sore muscles and joints; to soothing sunburns and beyond.
(Exalted Naturals CBD Balm 600 mg in cooling Mint Eucalyptus)
So do they work?
We are not able to make any claims about the effectiveness of these products since they are not FDA regulated, please note that these rules are in place for a reason. If there were no rules; you could call anything medicine and some people may even avoid seeking proper medical care based on promises made by people that were simply out to make a buck.
Always seek the proper medical attention before anything else. What we do know is there are many who report relief from pain and beyond.
CBD vs NSAID pain relievers:
OK so you have been dealing with arthritis and you are on NSAID pain relievers, you friend told you they have tried a new CBD cream and not only did it relieve some joint pain, now they are taking a couple less pills per day. This would surely be beneficial and not harmful, maybe you could even reduce the intake of even stronger pain relievers! I myself use these balms for recovery after exercise or hard work days. My knees and shoulders are the areas I target and have found amazing relief and they almost seem to speed recovery. It also feels great to receive positive feedback from others who have tried these balms and have had positive results.
Breaking the stigma:
CBD is extracted from either Hemp or from whats most commonly known as Marijuana. Both plants contain CBD so it does not matter which plant it’s extracted from; the main difference is that Hemp CBD will usually contain 0.3 percent THC which is a trace amount and considered legal; while CBD that’s extracted from Marijuana will typically contain a psychoactive amount of THC and is only allowed in states where medical Marijuana is legal.
What kind of CBD is THC free?
We use Broad Spectrum Hemp Distillate; not only is it legal, it’s also 0% THC which makes it approachable by those concerned with the trace amount of THC. The CBD Distillate we use is Organically Grown and Lab Tested and is from Oregon or California Hemp. Its extracted by food grade ethanol which is essentially the kind of alcohol people drink but in a stronger form, so there are no hexanes or other scary chemicals. You can rest easy and maybe you can reduce pain and even the amount of pain relievers you need, without having to worry about a dirty drug test. Maybe it’s worth a try?
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Latest release: Asylum (Reprise)
Superstars Disturbed are one of the biggest names in heavy music, having attained well in excess of ten million albums sold since the release of their 2000 debut The Sickness. With their fifth full-length album Asylum about to be released, despite being hampered by a sub-par phone connection that the axeman attributed to “being in the middle of nowhere” (and which unfortunately cut our chat short), Brendan Crabb got guitarist Dan Donegan on the phone to talk about their new album and more.
Q: Hey Dan, what’s the latest in the Disturbed camp?
A: We’re in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; it’s actually our first show back.
Q: Good to hear – how is the new material working in the live environment?
A: It’s going great, we were just down in Springfield, Illinois for the last week, just working on pre-production rehearsals for the upcoming tour.
Q: A lot has been said about the new album – some members have claimed it’s in a similar vein to 2002’s Believe, while others have claimed it’s darker and heavier than your previous releases. Where do you think this album sits within the Disturbed back catalogue?
A: I don’t know, I think we just try to take the strong points from each album and grow off of that and kind of blend those things that we liked about each one. There’s melodic moments on this album, there’s definitely a little bit more attitude and just the delivery of it I think is a little bit€ It has those moments of just that in-your-face delivery. Just the overall body of work; we’re very proud of what we’ve become musically, the band has really evolved over the years and we’re just trying to continue to grow the sound of the band by still having those signature things that are us. I mean, there’s an identity; when people hear David’s (Draiman) voice or they hear a riff, they can identify that it’s Disturbed. So there’s going to be those things that are always trademark us, but we just try to grow off of that and evolve the sound.
Q: “Another Way to Die” is the first single and video from the album. Do you feel this is an accurate indication of what the rest of the record sounds like perhaps?
A: (Pauses) Well, that’s a pretty direct political statement that is made, but some of the other material… There’s maybe one other song that’s a little more direct with the lyrics, it’s a little political. But it’s in line with the whole theme of the album. There’s other songs that are a little bit more cryptic with the lyrics and a couple of different subject matters. But this happened to be the track that was a little bit different vibe and we wanted to kind of put it out there as something a little different from us.
Q: David may be the one who can best answer this, but where was the other lyrical inspiration derived from for this album?
A: It’s always stuff… there is personal matter related to David or something that we can all relate to. “Another Way to Die” obviously just being global warming, you know, that’s an issue that we can all recognise. Some of the other lyrics are just relationship issues, you know? Just with break-ups and that kind of thing… but there’s (always) been some kind of happy message to those dark, depressing moments as well. There’s another song “Innocence” that’s about corrupt attorneys who represent killers and child molesters; how they sleep at night when they represent those kinds of people and use different ways to create doubt in a jury’s mind to get these people off the hook. So that’s another subject matter. There’s a lot of relationship issues as well. Then there’s another song, “Never Again” that is more direct and political too, just about recognising the Holocaust, certain people that allowed that to happen and there’s certain subjects looked at within that (which) we’re trying to touch upon.
Q: Interesting. Now, your previous album Indestructible debuted at #1 in a number of countries, including Australia. More than a decade into your career, is the pressure of following up a hit album just not even a factor for Disturbed?
A: The pressure for us (is) to really… We put pressure on ourselves to really deliver, to really push our music and evolve as a band, to try to deliver something that’s going to be fresh for us. We don’t really second-guess what we do; there’s no secret formula to why it works or why it’s successful other than we just stay true to ourselves. We write music that moves us, that feels right to us and we’re just fortunate that since these subject matters are real and (about) emotions, real things that have affected us (and) other people have connected with that. We’re just fortunate that they’ve found some kind of connection with what we do.
Q: You are one of the most popular heavy bands in the world and some would say have little left to prove from a commercial success standpoint. What is it that drives you to keep creating music and not just rest on your laurels?
A: Performing, being on-stage. When we’re off tour it’s nice to go home and not live out of a suitcase but then when we’re home we don’t know what to do with ourselves, you know? We know that the writing process and recording is great but we know that at the end of the day, it just gets us closer to being back on the stage again and performing. That drives us, when we have that connection on-stage with the fans. When we see the way that our music is connecting with so many people emotionally; when I can make eye contact with somebody in the crowd and see that they’re living in that moment, that’s motivational. That’s just such a powerful feeling, to be up there seeing thousands of kids out there and the looks on the faces when they’re connecting with something that we created. It’s a drug to us.
Q: Does the band have any aims for this album – sales, chart positions, tours – or is it just take it as it goes?
A: We just try to deliver the best body of work that we can come up with and whatever happens with it happens. I don’t know what the expectations are; I hope that the fans continue to connect with the new material and I think they will. We’re proud of it, we wouldn’t put it out if we didn’t think we had something to offer. The fans have always stepped up and they’ve always been there for us. For many years it was mostly the US, but other countries are really peaking out too, Australia being one of them. We had a high debut last time in Australia and we know that the fans are waiting for this release. I hope and I feel that they’ll be pleased when they hear the whole body of work.
Q: On the touring front, what are the band’s touring plans for the new record?
A: We’re going to be going out pretty hard, at least a year, maybe a little bit more than a year, just hardcore touring. (We’re playing) in the US and Canada, then we’re going to Europe in November into December and a little bit more US and Canada early next year. Then we’re going to look for Australia and New Zealand, probably early 2011, maybe some time around April I hope. We’re excited to go back – I mean, every time we come to Australia and New Zealand it’s been great for us. It continues to grow over there for us, we’ve made a big connection and left a big impression and the fans seem to like it. It’s definitely one of our favourite countries to come back to; just the way it keeps growing there and that gives us the hunger to want to get back there again sooner.
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The Truth About Child Marriages: Part 2
Written by Theresa Corbin in collaboration with Saadia Haq of The Human Lens
As we read in Part 1 (here), penned by our feminist friend, proud Pakistani, and human rights worker, Saadia Haq, we have a serious crisis in the Muslim world. Just one?! No, not by a long shot. But this particular crisis girls are facing is quite serious. Marriage. No child should even have to think about, much less fear the “M” word.
We are seeing a number of underaged Muslim girls being forced by their parents into marriages, all while being told that the injustices done to them are perfectly acceptable in Islam.
There is nothing new about claiming power illegitimately in the name of the Divine. It is the basis of my series, Take Back Islam. It happens in all faiths and at all levels, from familial to governmental.
Slapping the label of religion on something doesn’t necessarily make is so. This is the case with child and forced marriages.
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Some use the following Qur’anic verse as a justification for underaged marriages:
A better translation of this verse would be:
“Such of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the prescribed period, if you have any doubts, is three months, and for those who have no courses (it is the same): for those who carry (life within their wombs), their period is until they deliver their burdens: and for those who fear God, He will make their path easy.” (Qur’an 65:4)
The verse is discussing divorce and the waiting period before a woman can remarry after a divorce. For those women who have reach menopause, the waiting period is three months, for “those who have not menstruated yet” or rather “those who have no courses” does NOT refer to underage girls. But rather it is referring to women with irregular periods.
According to Imam Hafiz Muhammad Ilyas, Imam Muhammad Taymoor, Maulana Hafiz Shaid Iqbal, Maulana abdul Qadir Qadir, and many more Islamic scholars, interpreting verse 65:4 to mean pre-menstruating girls “is a complete misinterpretation of the Qur’an. The Qur’an is not referring to underage girls here, but to women who have stopped menstruating for some medical reason [irregular periods].”
But even if those who agree and even advocate for child marriages are approached with this verse’s correct interpretation, some will still claim they have a “right” to torture children because it is their culture.
As Saadia stated in her powerful Part One (here), those who inhumanely force children into marriages often claim they have a right to do so because it is a part of their culture.
But they couldn’t be more wrong. Firstly, Islam demands that we follow the laws of the land in which we live. And secondly, Islam came to get rid of unjust cultural practices. Islam demanded that daughters not be buried alive (which was a custom of pre-Islamic Arabs, who felt shame upon the birth of a daughter), that the wife has rights upon her husband equal to what he has upon her (pre-Islamic Arabs thought of their wives as property) and that women should be treated with kindness (pre-Islam Arabs were far from kind to women or any human being seen as secondary in their society).
Much of the Islamic directive to treate women fairly and with kindness goes against deeply ingrained misogyny and patriarchal cultures. So what have cultural Muslims done? They have buried their daughters alive in marriages that they have not consented to, sentencing them to a life full of rape, servitude, and torture before they are even fully grown. The Muslims who claim that forced and child marriages are Islamic have changed the words of God into the words of man and sold it as divine law in order to fulfill their sick desires. And I ask of you, dear reader, is there a worse crime?
What is the age of consent?
Putting aside the outrageous fact that some claim it is acceptable to force children into marriage, let’s look at what the age of consent actually is. When we talk about the age of consent in the West, we are talking about the age at which a person is considered old enough to give consent to have sexual relations outside of marriage. The marriage age is a different issue altogether. Interesting fact: the age of consent in Mississippi is 16, but the age of married is 15 for girls.
In Islam, when we talk about the age of consent, we are talking about the age when one is legally old enough to marry (or old enough to sign any contract). In Jewish Law the age of marriage is defined as 13 for boys and 12 for girls. And in Catholic Law it is 14 for girls and 16 for boys.
In Islam, the age at which one can consent to marriage is when a person is fully grown and has reached full maturity and strength of adulthood, which varies from person to person, era to era, and and society to society. (Qur’an 22:5, 40:67, 6:152, 17:34). More about reaching full strength and the age of maturity in order to consent here.
However, many will cite the young age of Aisha (RA) when she was married to the Prophet (PBUH) as an acceptable age for marriage. But this is very problematic because it doesn’t take into account the fact that individuals mature at different rates.
And more than that, Aisha’s age at marriage does not account for the major differences in time and place. These important differences can be seen in a comparison between Aisha’s marriage (who consented to marry the Prophet [PBUH] at the age of puberty) and Shobna’s (here) marriage (who was not at the age of consent when she was forced into a married).
Aisha (Ra) & Shobna
1-Education in the seventh century, when Aisha lived, was minimal. Few people were even literate. At this time, you learned a trade or how to cook, clean, and tend to the family’s livestock at a very early age. Once you reached puberty and knew how to care for your family, you were considered fully educated and ready to marry. Contrary to what happens to many young women today, Aisha’s marriage was actually a means for her to become one of the greatest jurists of Islam and the first female scholar. Her education was anything but stunted by her marriage.
In the 21st century, we establish ages for marriage around completion of formal education, and rightly so. Education today is widely available and people are more dependent on it in order to function in society and be able to raise successful children. And more than that education is not only a fundamental right of every Muslim, it is also an obligation. For girls like Shobna, marriage always forcibly cuts off their right to an education.
2-Life Span during Aisha’s (RA) era was short. The average person lived anywhere from 30-40 years. So there was a need to speed up life events like marriage. In her society, Aisha was considered a women when she married the Prophet (PBUH). Not even his enemies, who looked for any reason to disparage him, blinked an eye at the marriage of Aisha.
People in this 7th century, desert environment matured at a more rapid pace, both physically and emotionally. They had to. Life was tough. Marrying early was the custom across the globe in this time period and for many eras to come (Romeo and Juliet were 13 years old!) for all the same reasons.
In the 21st century, average life span is 71.4. Our children do not mature as quickly as they did even 500 years ago, much less 1400 when Aisha lived. And girls like Shobna are not ready for the rigors of marriage. They are not yet fully grown. They are not yet women.
3-CONSENT was in the hands of Aisha (RA). She had the option to decline Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) proposal of marriage. Not only did she consent to the marriage, Aisha was very joyful about the proposal.
A MAJOR concern is that not only are our young women today nowhere near ready for marriage, they are being forced into marriage by their parents.
Forced marriage
Imam Bukhari included an entire chapter heading within his hadith collection on marriage, entitled “If parents force their daughter to marry someone against her wish then the marriage will be void”.
Under this chapter, Imam Bukhari reports a hadith about Khansa Bint e Hizam Al Ansariyah. She states that her father married her off to someone forcefully whom she did not like. She took her case to the Prophet (PBUH) and upon listening to her, the Prophet rejected the marriage and declared it void. This is also narrated in Abu Dawood.
According to The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, “It is an obligation upon us (the Imams) to inform all Muslims in Canada and around the world that in Islam:
1. Forced marriage is not recognized as lawful marriage. The relationship between the husband and wife is based upon mutual love and acceptance.
2. Marrying an underage girl is cruel and criminal.”
In Islam, marriage should be based on a need to fulfil emotional and physical needs of both parties. This includes love, kindness, tenderness, companionship, and mercy.
“Among His signs is that He created for you spouses from yourselves so that you might find repose with them. And He has placed between you affection and mercy. In that there are certainly signs for people who reflect.” (Qur’an 30:21) [emphasis added]
“The most perfect in faith amongst believers is he who is best in manners and kindest to his wife.” (Abu Dawoud)
“It is He [Allah] Who created you from a single person, and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). […]” (Qur’an 7:189)
How can love, kindness, or mercy exist in marriage when it is forced and, more absurdly, when it is with a child who is being forced?!
8 thoughts on “The Truth About Child Marriages: Part 2
1. Reblogged this on Islamic Reblogs and commented:
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2. Aweome article sister. I have read part 1 and 2 and I applaude both of you who have written these articles for denouncing that sick practice some Muslims put in the name of Islam. That pratice among some Muslims is the reason why some I have seen some non Muslims qualifying Islam as a religion that promotes pedophilia. Once again Islam is put at fault because of the acts of some people.
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1. Thank you sister. We need to speak out and keep doing so until we reclaim Islam from these anti women and girl practices. That’s why your blogging these articles means so much. Jazakum Allah Khair.
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3. In Indonesia, the age of consent is 19 and 16 for girls. And there’re other regulation of it. Girl can be married if they get permission from their parents. But, in a fact there’re a few cases about child marriage. Some years ago, I watched the news on TV when a syeikh Puji married a girl (12 yo). His reason was really shameful, “following the sunnah Rasul.” Sunnah Rasul according to his mind is Rasul married Aisha (RA) n Aisha was 9 in that time. Some educated men (they called themselves) used the fact above to marry child. Not only that, in some villages where the uneducated parents also force their daughters to marry old man. I put a link about child marriage here: (sorry it’s written in Indonesia)
n you can watch this video :
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1. SubhanAllah. Thank you for sharing. It is just so shameful that some men in places of religious power will use their influence to marry young girls. I have never met a 12 year old who was even ready to give consent. It is too much. If these men really followed the spirit of the law, this would never happen.
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1. Don’t mention it. That’s right, Sis. That marriage was only for several times, after that he divorced that girl. I can’t imagine the feeling of the girl, sister! He said to some journalists that he’ll marry 3 young girls (9,10, n 12 yo) in that time. Their parents have agreed so what’s the matter then? “his opinions about the marriage ” Yes, he has power, n money. The police has caught the father of the girl.
This man has wife too.
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Naming the Dead (and other Funeral Traditions)
Heathens believe people live on after death when we speak (or write) their names,* which is why at blóts it is traditional to recite the names of our ancestors as far back as we can remember. Words can give life and power to the dead every bit as much as to the living. Therefore I will not speak the name of the deceased in this post (despite the search engine boost that would give us right now, *sigh*), for I do not wish to honor him or his actions, and his spirit will not live through my words.
I am glad we handled the body according to Muslim tradition (even if he didn’t deserve it – that man was not a real Muslim). I think Shepherd Book, from Joss Whedon’s Firefly, said it best when he said: “How we treat our dead is part of what makes us different than those did the slaughtering.†I also think it was brilliant that he was buried at sea, leaving no martyr’s tomb for pilgrims to visit.
Regardless of naming or burial, if his soul lives on in some way, I hope his ancestors are showing him what he has done, and he can be made to understand it and to empathize with his victims. Meanwhile on Midgard (the realm of the living, i.e. here in the “real worldâ€) I hope his followers turn away from his legacy. With the violence and psychological damage done in his name, I can imagine no worse Hel** than true understanding of his crimes and deserved abandonment by his people.
Those Who Should be Remembered
According to CNN, Navy SEALS conducted the mission against a mansion/fortress that was specifically designed and built to house the terrorist. The walls of the compound are eighteen feet high and topped with barbed wire. There are few windows. The three story tall building has one terrace off the third floor with a seven foot high wall and it has additional internal walls that can section off and isolate different areas of the building. The men who went in had a pretty epic mission in both purpose and difficulty, and I thank them even though I don’t know their names.
My thoughts and prayers go not just to the SEALs who carried out a successful mission, but also to the men and women still on the battlefield fighting wars launched over this man’s actions. My thoughts and prayers go to their families who daily pray, each in their own way, for their loved one’s safe return. My thoughts and prayers go to the military leaders making decisions about human life; may they make them with the wisdom of Odin and the self-sacrificing integrity of Tyr. Regardless of how I feel about these particular wars and the myriad reasons governments and corporations play fast and loose with human life, these men and woman are heroes, risking their lives for the dream of what America should be.
Hail to our soldiers, from the SEALs on yesterday’s mission to those first stepping into the sandbox. Hail to those still in the field and to those veterans (like my father Colonel Robert Edward L.) who have retired with honor. Hail to those who live with the memories of their service, hail to the those who died in battle, and hail to those who (like my grandfather Arthur L. Smith) served in wars past and died at home in peace. Hail and thank you.
* One of the most often quoted stanzas from the Hávamál (a poem generally considered Heathenry’s most sacred text) speaks to names living on after death. I give you the lines from the P.B. Taylor and W.H. Auden translation, but the different versions vary pretty wildly; Norse poets used a lot of metaphor, which makes translation a rough approximation at best.
Cattle die, kindred die,
Every man is mortal.
But the good name never dies
Of one who has done well.
Though there are varying ways to interpret the lines (and varying ways to translate the lines) this stanza and others like it throughout our Lore show the Norse connection of immortality to a name that carries on after death.
** In Norse belief, Hel is the name of both the realm of the dead and the jötunn (often translated as “giant”- but that’s not really what a jötunn is) who runs it. Etymologically it is where we get the English word “hell†from. Unlike the double ‘L’ hell, it isn’t a place of fiery punishment, but a misty, somewhat depressing land where all the dead go except the select few who, for reasons of valor or talent or other above-and-beyond acts, are invited by a god to live at their estate (the einherjar of Vallhalla, soldiers who died in battle and were chosen by valkyries for Odin’s Army of the Apocalypse, are the most well-known example). However, unlike in Christianity where Heaven and Hell are usually taken very literally, most heathens I know look on different physicalizations of the afterlife as symbolic. If asked what literally happens when we die, most heathens will tell you “we join our ancestors,†and leave it at that.
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Hang around in martial arts circles long enough and the subject of lineage will inevitably come up.
It’s not always explicitly spelled out, but the traditional concept goes something like this: Once upon a time, there was a brilliant, badass fighter who created an innovative, super-effective method of combat. He (occasionally she) passed this method down to a handful of selected students, who then trained others, and so on down the line to the modern age.
There are a number of corollaries to this view. Typically the legitimacy of an instructor is tied to how close his connection is to the founder. Often there will be suggestions that the founder didn’t pass all his secrets on to his students, or that he passed those secrets on to just certain selected students. Some times the statement is that a certain student didn’t stay around long enough to be trusted with the details which make the system truly effective. In some traditional Japanese arts, the system may be referred to as a “Ryu“, which means “school” or “system”, but has implications of a spring flowing from an original source. Sometimes there will be a headmaster (“soke“) appointed in each generation of the ryu to protect the continuation and integrity of the school. This person would have the authority to decree what is taught in the system and who is allowed to teach or train in that system.
This sort of outlook is not entirely absent from BJJ culture. Helio Gracie and his sons have actively promoted this view of history. According to their version, BJJ was entirely the creation of Helio, who watched the Jujutsu his older brother Carlos had learned from Mitsuyo Maeda and improved it, focusing on refining leverage and technique so that a smaller fighter could overcome a stronger one. I’ve read an interview with Helio Gracie where he explicitly states that you can judge the ability of a teacher by how closely he is connected to Helio.
On the other hand, once you start learning more about the actual history of BJJ, the more you get glimpses of a different way to think about lineage.
To begin with, Carlos Gracie studied under Maeda for no more than 3 years, possibly less. I’ve also seen suggestions that Carlos actually mostly studied under Donato Pires, who had learned from Maeda. In this time, Carlos primarily learned a few Judo throws and self-defense techniques and was certainly not any sort of Judo master. He probably wasn’t even awarded a black belt. This, then, might suggest that Helio’s account is correct. All that knowledge had to come from somewhere, right?
To begin with, the other branches of the Gracie family (from Carlos’s other brothers) do not generally accept that Helio invented the whole shebang himself. They give him credit as an important contributor, but not as the sole inventor. However, there is an even stronger argument against Helio as the sole founder. The Gracies were not the only people that Maeda taught while in Brazil. He also taught others – notably Luiz França. While the Gracies were focusing their efforts on middle-class and well-to-do students, França (and later his student Oswaldo Fadda) were teaching the poor in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Here’s the interesting thing: if you watch BJJ practioners who learned through the França lineage and compare them to practitioners who learned through the Gracie lineage – you can’t tell them apart. It looks like the same art. How can that be? The only connection between the two lineages is Mitsuyo Maeda, but we already established that Carlos did not and could not have learned everything that makes up BJJ in his short time of studying with Maeda.
The answer is to rid yourself of the idea that knowledge only flows downhill from a single source. Over the course of the early-to-mid 20th century, BJJ was developed in an environment where judoka, catch wrestlers, and jiujiteiros took part in numerous challenge matches, trained together, and learned from each other. In the later part of the century, many of the Gracies learned wrestling from legendary coach Bob Anderson and/or judo from Georges Mehdi. Rolls Gracie studied and competed in wrestling and Sombo, and brought the knowledge of those systems back to BJJ. The only limitation was that everything had to be tested in the fires of sparring, competing, and fighting.
In the current century, serious BJJ students continue to grab knowledge from every available source. Competitors study video of tournament champions in order to analyze their techniques. Top practitioners sell videos breaking down the details of their games. My instructor comes from a Carlson Gracie line, but I have also learned from dozens of seminars with other instructors as well as from books and videos.
Knowledge doesn’t even have to flow from senior to junior practitioners. I’ve had higher belts attend the classes I teach and tell me that they learned good stuff. Likewise, I’ve learned a lot from students who are junior to me. The bottom line for BJJ practitioners is “when it comes to grappling, if it works for me, I’m stealing it.”
This is the alternative to the concept of martial wisdom flowing down from a single, divinely inspired source – the idea that we can all learn from each other. Without casting judgment on the more traditional view, this is an idea that works for me.
4 Responses to Lineage
1. Jason Brinn says:
Very well written and researched – not surprised though Tony, Great job! I have trained myself under these guidelines for years and haven’t regretted a thing. I have not been liked or understood much but when truth is your goal there are many enemies. I love your posts and look forward to more. Thank you!
2. jasonbrinn says:
Great Job Tony! Very well written and researched. I have to say I have subscribed to this ideal my entire martial arts career and while it has not won me many friends it has won me many fights. I look forward to more of your posts!
3. Oscar Kallet says:
You are a master in the making Tony!
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'Can I Measure Calories Burned during Strength Training with a Heart Rate Monitor?'
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7/11/2012 12:00 AM : 7 comments : 41,223 Views
heart rate monitor (HRM) is capable of estimating calorie burn pretty accurately—but only for aerobic (cardio) exercise, not for strength training. Here's why:
A HRM won't give you an accurate idea of how many calories you burn during strength training because the relationship between heart rate and calorie expenditure is not the same during strength training as during cardio exercise, which is what the HRM's estimate is based on. Unless your weight training is very vigorous circuit training, the heart rate monitor will be overestimating your calorie burn by a fair amount.
The problem is a technical one. Calorie burning isn't determined by heart rate; it's determined by the number of muscle cells that are activated to perform a given activity. It's the working cells that actually use the energy (calories) and consume oxygen. When working muscle cells need more energy and oxygen, your heart rate goes up to deliver these things to the cells via the blood stream.
Any muscle that performs a high intensity or maximum effort (strength training) will trigger an increase in heart rate and blood flow. But if only a single muscle group is on the receiving end to utilize that extra oxygen (doing a strength exercise that isolates your biceps, for example), only a relatively small amount of oxygen (and calories) will actually be consumed.
So while a series of strength training exercises may elevate your heart rate like aerobic exercise does, you're not actually using as much oxygen and burning as many calories as you would be if you were steadily using several large muscles all at once, as when walking, running, swimming, or doing aerobics for example.
The heart rate monitor doesn’t know whether your increase in heart rate is due to several large muscle groups working (cardio), an isolated muscle group lifting a weight (strength training), or even if adrenaline or excitement is increasing your heart rate. It just knows your heart rate, and the formulas it uses to estimate calories are based on studies of aerobic exercise, not other activities. So, it's going to overestimate your calorie expenditure when the rise in heart rate is stimulated by using isolated muscles at maximum intensity, which is what occurs during strength training.
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How about Yoga, where every pose is designed to activate your whole body? - 12/30/2015 1:27:27 PM
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I do ST with big, compound movements (squats, standing overhead press, deadlift, etc) using free weights. This means my core and other muscles have to work to stabilize and maintain my good form. I use fairly heavy weights, so lots of energy is needed to move them. Obviously my HR isn't as high as it is while running, but why would my calorie burn still be inaccurate if my HR goes up due to these large compound exercises done at a moderate pace? - 11/25/2014 1:10:15 PM
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oh, i'm so glad to know that! i had no idea. - 5/16/2014 9:15:40 AM
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I didn't know that! Is there any way that we can track calories when doing ST? - 5/15/2014 11:22:05 AM
I had the opposite question; my BodyMedia armband registers almost no calories burned for strength training. So maybe that's accurate after all. - 5/15/2014 11:20:52 AM
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Excellent article. Brief. Technical. Useful. - 5/15/2014 7:43:39 AM
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I enjoyed this article as I'm looking into a HRM and this is valuable information for me. - 5/15/2014 6:58:15 AM
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S Corporation vs C Corporation
Always seek out information pertaining to your jurisdiction before you make a decision.
Notable similarities between S Corp and C Corp
• Both are corporations and must adhere to state and federal law concerning corporations. All corporations are required to follow the internal and external corporate formalities and obligations, such as adopting bylaws, issuing stock, maintaining a registered agent and registered office, holding shareholder and director meetings, filing annual reports, and paying annual fees.
• Both are legal entities that exist separately from the owners.
• Both offer limited liability for their shareholders.
• Both are created by a state filing. You have to file Articles of Incorporation (or Certificate of Incorporation) regardless of whether you want the corporation to be taxed as a C corporation or S corporation.
• Both have shareholders, directors and officers. The shareholders own the corporation, and the corporation owns the business. The board of directors is elected by the shareholders. The board of directors elects the officers that manage day-to-day operations for the business.
c or s corp
Important differences between C Corp and S Corp
Taxation of a C corporation
A C corporation is a separately taxable entity that files its corporate tax return on IRS Form 1120. The C corporation pays taxes at the corporate level.
Dividends distributed to shareholders are personal taxable income for the shareholder.
Taxation of an S corporation
An S corporation is a pass-through taxation entity. In this regard, it is similar to a sole proprietorship or partnership. The S corporation files its tax return on IRS Form 1120S, but no income tax is paid at the corporate level. Instead, profits and losses pertaining to the business are passed through to the shareholders. Each shareholder reports this on their own tax return, and any tax due is paid at the individual level.
The Internal Revenue Code contains shareholder restrictions that must be adhered to if a corporation wants to be taxed as an S corporation.
• An S corporation is not allowed to have more than 100 shareholders.Spouses (and their estates) are considered one, not two, shareholders. Families, defined as individuals descended from a common ancestor, plus spouses and former spouses of either the common ancestor or anyone lineally descended from that person, are considered a single shareholder as long as any family member elects such treatment.
• The shareholder in an S corporation must be an individual unless it falls under one of the exceptions that permits certain types of trusts, certain types of estates and certain types of tax-exempt corporations to be shareholders in an S corporation. C corporations can not own shares in an S corporation.
• Shareholders are not allowed to be non-resident aliens. A shareholder must be a U.S. resident or U.S. citizen (or both).
• An S corporation can not have more than one class of stock. Preferred stock is not allowed.
These restrictions are not applicable to C corporations, and that is a major difference that needs to be taken into account.
To avoid accidentally losing their S corp status, most S corps restrict their shareholders’ ability to sell or transfer their shares. This is because it only takes one ineligible shareholder to make the corporation revert back to being a C corporation.
Why elect to be an S corp?
Here are some reasons why the S corp can be an appealing alternative to the C corp.
• Single-layer taxation, since the S corp does not pay corporate-level income tax.
• Both profits and losses are passed through to the shareholder level, so you can (with certain limitations) use a loss to offset other income.
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 permits eligible S corp shareholders to deduct up to 20% of net qualified business income.
How to form a C or S corporation
The first step is to form a corporation. The standard corporation is the C corporation. If the corporation wants to turn into an S corporation, it files Form 2553 with the IRS to let them know that it fulfills the requirements for being an S corporation and wants to be taxed under Subchapter S. Some states also require the filing of a state-level S corporation election after incorporation.
How to form a corporation
You form a corporation by filing a document that (in most states) is called Articles of Incorporation. In most states, you file it with the Secretary of State. Examples of information that must be included are corporation name and the corporation’s registered agent. You will be required to pay a filing fee.
After the incorporation process is finished, the corporation needs to fulfill certain other steps, such as adopting bylaws, holding a meeting for directors and shareholders, and issuing shares of stock.
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A blow for Afrikaans TV as SABC 2 culls even more shows
2014-06-26 08:29
Thinus Ferreira
Cape Town – The SABC is getting ready to dump almost all of the remaining Afrikaans language shows still left on SABC2 and will move this Afrikaans programming to SABC3 – a channel with a much smaller footprint.
It's the result of a TV programming language battle at the SABC which has "become unsustainable" for the public broadcaster's SABC2 channel.
Channel24 can reveal that the SABC will permanently move its sole terrestrial, daily, Afrikaans language TV news bulletin, Nuus om 7, from SABC2 to SABC3 once the SABC's coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup concludes.
Channel24 can also reveal that for the first time in 38 years there won't be any Afrikaans TV drama on SABC2 (the former TV1) any more – the end of Afrikaans drama on this widely available TV channel since television began in South Africa in 1976.
The Afrikaans drama slot, when that content is commissioned by the SABC, will play out on the much smaller SABC3 where fewer viewers are able to see it.
Viewer anger flared up this week when the SABC canned its sole Afrikaans TV news bulletin entirely since Sunday for this week with no forewarning to viewers who couldn't find it on SABC2 or SABC3 because it doesn't exist.
The Nuus om 7 has become a "hurdle" for SABC2 – although it remains a huge viewership and ratings getter.
Doing both Sotho, Afrikaans on SABC2 ‘has become unsustainable’
The move is part of a broader language shift of Afrikaans away from SABC2 since the SABC says that trying to do both Sotho and Afrikaans on SABC2 has "become unsustainable".
Shows like the current affairs program Fokus, TV drama Swartwater, magazine show 50/50 (which also contains other languages) will all be repositioned from SABC2 to SABC3 permanently.
The upcoming move will leave only soap 7de Laan and game show Noot vir Noot as the last vestiges of predominantly Afrikaans language programming on SABC2.
SABC3 has the smallest terrestrial broadcasting signal footprint of the SABC's three terrestrial TV channels.
It means that Afrikaans language programming – already a fraction of what it was on the SABC and SABC2 almost two decades ago in 1996 when the public broadcaster relaunched TV1, CCV and NNTV as SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 – is being further marginalised.
Since SABC3 cannot be received by as many South African viewers as SABC2 and SABC1 – especially in the vast areas further away from big metropolitan areas and cities – it means that less potential viewers who would want to, would be able to tune in for the daily Afrikaans news bulletin, Fokus, 50/50 or Swartwater simply because they simply don't get the signal.
Only Afrikaans language shows are moved away from SABC2. SABC3's English language current affairs interview show Interface will be moving to SABC2.
Dramatic new SABC TV channel’s schedule structure
It's part of a "network" approach between the three SABC TV channels with firstly a dramatic new schedule structure coming to SABC1 from immediately after the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
SABC2 will slowly change to let the SABC1 changes happen first and then have its major schedule changes in September.
SABC3 will follow after that and could be doing away with its recognisable blue look when it gets a new on-air look as early as from the beginning of July.
Where the Afrikaans language Nuus om 7 and Fokus are both perenially making the list of top 10 most watched programmes on SABC2 every week at around 1.5 million and 1.3 million viewers respectively, these viewership ratings are set to plunge when these programmes move to SABC3 which as a channel is available in less TV households.
Nuus om 7 will get the 19:30 timeslot on SABC3, while the hour long English news bulletin which has not been performing well, will be cut back down to only half an hour again, starting at 18:30.
"The Afrikaans news as we have it at the moment will be moving to SABC3 permanently," Jacqui Hlongwane, SABC2's acting programme manager told TV critics and advertisers this week.
SABC2: ‘A schizophrenic TV channel
"What that does for us on the SABC2 schedule is that it opens it up, so that we're able to flow better. It's been quite a challenge for SABC2 in the past. We really have been like a schizophrenic TV channel."
"We've been serving two markets now – the Sesotho audience as well as the Afrikaans audience – and it's really been quite a struggle to try and serve both those important audiences," said Jacqui Hlongwane. "In one channel that kind of positioning has become unsustainable".
"In terms of our family proposition, we want content that speaks to South African families. So language should not be what defines us".
‘We won’t be having Afrikaans dramas anymore’
"We will still have all the languages on our channel, including Afrikaan but we do feel that it's about family viewing, that it's about family values and all the good things that we need to build this country," said Hlongwane.
"At 18:30 on SABC2 we have 7de Laan. That stays on the channel from Monday to Friday. And then after that where we had the Afrikaans news we will start introducing things like family game shows and reality and factual content".
"After that we will put some sitcoms in – both foreign and local sitcoms – as well as a new telenovela that we want to introduce".
"Obviously it takes time to produce that kind of local content but hopefully by July next year we have a telenovela. So there's a lot of local content investment going on at SABC2 because viewers said that they want to see themselves. They want their lives reflected on screen," said Hlongwane.
"Swartwater, basically the Afrikaans drama slot, is moving to SABC3. So SABC2 won't be having Afrikaans dramas anymore, it moves to SABC3," said Hlongwane.
"It is a challenge with three TV channels to try and accommodate and speak to, and be relevant to 34 million TV households in this country, but we do it, and we try and do it to the best of our ability," said Leo Manne, the general manager for TV channels at the SABC.
READ IT HERE: SABC not 'marginalising' Afrikaans
• Marius van Rooyen - 2014-06-26 08:41
Japie Du Bruyn - 2014-06-26 08:48
Definitely! :-)
Sandra Pixiekid Oosthuizen - 2014-06-26 09:01
Not paying it anyway.
Bontle Gape - 2014-06-26 09:03
We don't have Setswana news either, but we are not mourning, watch English news then
Compos Mentis - 2014-06-26 09:03
Jeez, if you want to make statements about Afrikaans I suggest you brush up on your spelling. "Afrikaners..." easy, see.
wikus.erasmus.545 - 2014-06-26 09:05
Ag bedaar... Kry dan eerder dstv se kyknet "boukwet"...
Eugene Fourie - 2014-06-26 09:09
@Louis..more than 80% of the population are probably not paying their tv licenses anyway..
New_South_African_Glory - 2014-06-26 09:24
Nie net TV lisensie nie. Ek hoop julle hou op Noot vir Noot en 7de laan kyk. Dit dra die SABC met goeie advertensie inkomste. Hulle melk Afrikaans maar sit niks terug nie. Ek hoop oom Johan Stemit maak sy ogies oop en neem n standpunt in. Begin iets op kyk Net.
adrian.c.smith - 2014-06-26 09:26
Im with you in that im not paying tv licence anymore
Martin Pienaar - 2014-06-26 09:27
Anyone still watching SABC...?!
James Laker - 2014-06-26 09:27
Omdat programme na 'n ander kanaal toe skuif? Hoekom gaan toi toi jy nie ook sommer ook en breek 'n klomp goed in die proses nie?
frikkie.d.lange - 2014-06-26 09:41
This will create the need for more afrikaans tv channels on DSTV we dont mind paying for good quality channels in our language- big target market. F the SABC see how long you survive without our tv license payments and what happens to your salaries then. You should not pay for something that you do not get a benefit from or dont understand- simple as that, the courts will agree
feikmc.heither - 2014-06-26 09:42
Oh! So you do watch Sabc? Last time I checked majority of the less than 10% of the population said they don't watch it.
Jonathan Woods - 2014-06-26 09:59
Now of course if they had actually completed the transfer to digital broadcast there would not be this problem. But like so many things in this country such thinks are simply debated and argued for years with no action taken. Oh well it is now an African country after all so I guess we can not expect much anymore !
Theo Duke - 2014-06-26 11:09
It's always been an African country. Jackass
Andrew Terr - 2014-06-26 12:18
Whats new?They started culling the farmers a while ago.
Lesedi Lebese Lesedi Lebese - 2014-06-26 13:42
So there are people who are paying for a tv license? Next thing you will tell there are people who are for e-tolls! They have adverts, they make a lot of revenue out of that. Government always helps them out with my tax money and you expect me to pay the TV license again? I triple dare you to come get my tv because I will not pay for a TV license.
Eleanor Butler - 2014-06-26 15:38
Ongelukkig kan almal nie DSTV bekostig nie. As ek slegs SABC kan bekostig gaan ek maar liewer sonder TV. Die bietjie moeite werd programme daar is te min om voor te betaal. Ek wonder baie of ek geheel en al nog TV wil kyk want die hele kaboedel kanale bied maar weinig goeie kykstof.
Sibusiso Mahlangu - 2014-06-26 16:25
I hated the Afrikaans language lessons at school but had no choice because i was forced to learn Afrikaans ! i just don't care about it ! you can hate me but at least i dont pretend !!!
Alexander Dowding - 2014-06-26 22:23
die SANC wil Afrikaans uitroei
Mc Segal - 2014-06-27 06:50
Don't Get the service Don't Pay ...Simple..
• Lo Philips - 2014-06-26 08:47
This is just a continuation of the incompetence the SABC has shown since the cANCer came into power, so it's nothing new and I am not surprised at all. I for one will never ever pay my TV license again just like I will never ever pay for e-tolls. Every afrikaans person should refrain from paying their TV licenses in the future and show these incompetent hooligans that we will not accept discrimination and bad service anymore .
Nurene Jassiem-Marcus - 2014-06-26 09:49
Mulalo how does your logic work? What about all those farmers living in rural areas who are Afrikaans speaking?
feikmc.heither - 2014-06-26 09:53
Every reason to moan, and news makers are doing a pretty damn job. It's a winning formula, well done Feeders
Mulalo Ralulimi - 2014-06-26 10:42
Nurene Jassiem-Marcus042 i said majority not everone, the fact is afrikaans viewers can still access their shows on sabc 3 what is their problem? they sabc just switched chanels
Mulalo Ralulimi - 2014-06-26 10:49
Mickey Summer I am lost tell me how white people were discriminated? how is switching channels discrimination? youre just being short sighted, sabc 3 commission better programmes than sabc 2 and 1 so afrikaans programs are gonna be better stop playing a victim!!!
Jenene Mundt Bergh - 2014-06-26 11:12
Mulalo, if you took the trouble to actually read the article, you would have noticed that SABC3 is NOT broadcasted to rural areas (only 1 and 2). The places where white farmers live. As a result, they will not be able to watch news in their native language. Hence, the comment that they are being discriminated against. Understand?
Pollen K Teffo - 2014-06-26 12:22
Mulalo stop shouting please!
Mulalo Ralulimi - 2014-06-26 13:55
Mickey for the last time switching chanells is not discrimination, we didnt hear this nonsense when the bold and the beautiful, days of our lives were switched from 1 to 3. this not a black and white issue, what if they replace those shows with english shows?
• Obed Gomez - 2014-06-26 08:49
Khoi San languages are technically the first languages that were spoken is Southern Africa, and now no one speaks them anymore. Afrikaans people won't take blame for that even though they were the people who made those languages perish... See how selfish humans are?! When their languages are at risk they cry wolf.
Parys Fotograaf - 2014-06-26 09:11
Wrong, it was the black settlers that caused to demise of the Bushmen.
Compos Mentis - 2014-06-26 09:13
yes troll and if you do not cry wolf about your language it will also die out.
Paul Mark Maarman - 2014-06-26 09:28
The Khoi and San saw the crap coming...decided to cash in their chips...
Obed Gomez - 2014-06-26 09:35
But a British journalist wrote that, and he is in Britain. I'm here in SA and I'm telling you that our grandparents had relationships with the Khoi and San people and so of us carry the blood vein of the San if not most of Xhosa people(which are Bantu people) and Tswana(Bantu people as well). Khoi San were in the west and Bantu East, tribes used to fight and kill each other fairly with no guns over spears, it was a spear to spear and the strongest survived. That happened all over the world except Europe since there is no material to show us how Caucasians lived before the Greeks made Europe a civilized society. But that's not what I wanted to highlight as I posted that comment, when my Afrikaans people arrived here, the first people they met were the Khoi San on the West of SA, and they spoke Khoi San languages and now they don't speak those languages anymore. And horrible things were done to them to make them forsake their native languages, which is a shame really because nothing is done to acknowledge that they were the first people to define this country against a terror of hate a human kind has ever witness.
Petro Taljaard - 2014-06-26 09:43
And exactly who understand koilanguage? Is there some black people who will help me to move to ANYWHERE in the world excluding Africa? My sweat lie here, but I am stolen barren! Pleae help me leave this evil place!
Nurene Jassiem-Marcus - 2014-06-26 09:54
Actually Obed- if you read your history you would see that it was the English/British who Anglicised the Cape (where most Khoi-San were living at the time) and not the Afrikaners. Coloureds also suffered under British domination in the 1800s, when Afrikaans was made illegal for public use.
Obed Gomez - 2014-06-26 10:06
Oh thanks for that comment Nurene, most of the folks here speak about "wipeout" and according to my definition wipeout is an instance of COMPLETE destruction, how is it possible that they were still Khoi San people at the cape when they were wideout before a white man arrived?!
Frankie van Rensburg - 2014-06-26 16:33
Afrikaans people cannot take the blame for the Khoi San languages' demise. Afrikaans did not exist then. It only developed later with Dutch as its base
Gluteus Maximus - 2014-06-26 23:52
Ek stem saam Frankie!
Oopkop Denker - 2014-06-27 13:51
So kindly share the stats that prove that Afrikaans is at risk. I suggest you begin by denying the 2011 Census figures... I know, now you're stuck :)
• caponeil - 2014-06-26 08:50
Sal dan nie meer my license betaal nie!
Jenene Mundt Bergh - 2014-06-26 11:14
Mulalo, if you took the trouble to actually read the article, you would have noticed that SABC3 is NOT broadcasted to rural areas (only 1 and 2). The places where white farmers live. As a result, they will not be able to watch news in their native language. Hence, the comment that they are being discriminated against. Understand? Afrikaans is also the 3rd most spoken language in SA. It is being marginalized.
• morne.bence.54 - 2014-06-26 08:52
Yip no more TV license. Tired of paying tax for other peoples enjoyment.
• Marco Scholtz - 2014-06-26 08:56
It kind of does make sense..in a way. Most Afrikaans speaking people stay in metropolitan areas (I guess), so no difference. I think SABC has better quality entertainment anyway.
Jenene Mundt Bergh - 2014-06-26 11:15
• Dean Heylen - 2014-06-26 09:01
7de Laan is NOT a predominantly Afrikaans show. They borrow so many words from the English language and mix their languages up so frequently - it is shameful. If you want to identify yourself as an Afrikaans show, then please speak pure Afrikaans only, not this "slanglish" that has become the norm nowadays.
Dee Harris - 2014-06-26 09:42
There are no 'pure' languages, Dean, Afrikaans borrows from so many others as does English. Mixing is not a crime, it's communication. Lighten up;)
Dean Heylen - 2014-06-26 09:54
I speak only English because I believe in keeping the language traditionally pure. So, to me it matters, and I am sure there are others out there who will agree with me. I know that some people borrow Afrikaans words, but I am not one of those people. Yes, mixing is not a crime, but it does bastardise both languages.
Dean Heylen - 2014-06-26 10:27
I agree with you 100% Christien. It is rubbish!
• Jacqui Daane Van Rensburg - 2014-06-26 09:08
Maybe it is time for Afrikaners to stop paying their television licence and stop buying stuff advertised on the SABC.
Parys Fotograaf - 2014-06-26 09:11
I see no reason for any license anyway. It's just a money making racket for the evil regime.
Tanya Bussio-Kemp - 2014-06-26 09:23
I wonder what will happen if all Afrikaners stop paying their tv license, i think SABC will have to close their doors!! now that would be funny!
Khuthi Kenneth Tshipetane - 2014-06-26 11:30
You people are so stupid and ignorant, you know that you cannot purchase a TV set without a license. How do you know that black people don't pay tv license, do you go door to door asking them? Stop being stupid please.
Peter Woods - 2014-06-27 12:22
Eish Khuthi Kenneth,but you know that tv licences are not checked for in locsheen,their vehicles will get burnt. Of corse they may check in Naturena,but then chocho can persuade any tv licence inspector. What confuses me is that SABC offers three (?) channels and wants to be paid.In far away Australia,they have up to Eleven channels,no tv licence required.
• Carlos Russell Velasco-Bourbon - 2014-06-26 09:13
Dit is 'n ander werk van die ANC..............Respekteer ons taal en kultuur. Ons ouers gestig of ondersteun die skepping van die eerste kettings van kommunikasie in Afrikaans..............Ons moet 'n openbare TV-kanaal in ons taal of ten minste 6 uur van die daaglikse ontwikkeling in Afrikaans.
• Gert Graaff - 2014-06-26 09:19
As jy weer sien is all die Afrikaans weg!!!
John Smith - 2014-06-26 11:32
Dis in elk geval wat hulle beplan. Druk ons al hoe meer in n hoek in....
• Tanya Bussio-Kemp - 2014-06-26 09:20
What happened to being proud of your language?!! Oops i forgot the SABC is BEE and doesn't employ afrikaners anymore! THIS IS BEYOND PATHETIC!
• Compos Mentis - 2014-06-26 09:20
Why don't those complaining club together and get their own tv station running. Stop waiting for handouts it is not going to happen.
Allan van der Merwe - 2014-06-26 10:52
Why dont u go and hang yourself!
Compos Mentis - 2014-06-26 11:25
Real adult comment Allan. How do you think SANLAM was created? Afrikaans people getting together and doing something about it. But that is ok, sit on your backside and complain.
• Dingaan Ndebele - 2014-06-26 09:22
I like how the media spins things for instants they informed the viewers yesterday about afrikaans debacle,with a few comments here and there why viewers are dismayed and yet with the same breath the media spins it as "up in arms" or "national outcry"...I for one did'nt twist and turn in bed last night...
• Maluxion Nketle - 2014-06-26 09:26
Afrikaans had and still has more programmes in sabc channels,they're not removing afrikaans from tv but taking it to another channel.Change is inevitable and painful but we must all get used to it.I think news24 is pro afrikaans,why if other languages are affected we don't hear this kind of reporting.Afrikaans is spoken by minority and it is a symbol of aparheid,so what is a fuss about it?
Dee Harris - 2014-06-26 09:50
What a silly statement you make - 'is a symbol of aparheid,so what is a fuss about it?' - backward thinking!
Sht Stirrer - 2014-06-26 12:36
Afrikaans a symbol of apartheid... where did you get that from? You realize it was the British who started the pass book system, and that Verwoerd was Dutch?
• dylan.mugabe - 2014-06-26 09:31
Don't panic. Nobody watches SABC anymore anyway.
• Humbulani Ramavhale - 2014-06-26 09:36
i think they are unfair and unrealistic,undermining afrikaans language and its reach history.
• Daniel Matlhomola Makgitla - 2014-06-26 09:37
Give us a break.....they are just moving to the other channels mos......y dnt SABC cut THE BOLD AND THE BLOODYFULL... Its a garbage
• Natacha Du Bruyn - 2014-06-26 09:37
• Essy Osthuizen - 2014-06-26 09:41
Net so... waarvoor TV lisensie betaal. Once again, it is the diligent few (the same people who carry the tax burden of this country) who pay their licenses - and to whom??? A biased government owned parastatal that don't even represent those who do pay TV licenses... screw the SABC. Take a drive through any informal settlement and see who has a TV aerial and a dish - do they pay for their TV licenses????
Goodness Ndlovu - 2014-06-26 22:57
I Pay for my TV licence once a year,Dstv change a lot of channels,it not a big deal.
• Machiel Roads - 2014-06-26 09:42
only afrikaans people are paying tv licence fees ... not anymore .. lets see where these pus'e gets their salaries now. f u SABC
Andile Zondi - 2014-06-26 10:33
Hahaha.so the Afrikaaners are the only people dat do everything.thank god apartheid ended,it was a system based on ignorance.So I don't blame you,you were brainwashed like the North Koreans.
Khuthi Kenneth Tshipetane - 2014-06-26 11:08
What an ignorant brainwashed punk.
• Johan Lemmer - 2014-06-26 09:48
This government is still hell bent on changing systems that are working. It seems if something , does not matter what, is working they DO NOT like it. It must be changed or even renamed. I am waiting for all the thumps down!!!
Elizabeth Venter - 2014-06-26 09:56
You've got it all wrong. If it is white/afrikaans, sounds white/afrikaans, looks white/afrikaans, relates to white/afrikaans, then it needs to be change. Doesn't matter whether the system is working or raking in millions, or whether changing it is going to cost millions they have to change it if it white or afrikaans. Just shows you how damn racist this government is.
• Ernst Marais - 2014-06-26 09:49
Dit is maar net 'n staatsondersteunde onderneming wat dit kan "bekostig" om 'n vername segment van sy gebruikers in die tande te skop. Dit is dieselfde segment wat ‘n baie groot bydrae tot belastinginkomste maak om sulke kreupel ondernemings aan die gang te hou. Ek het met groot moeite my gedegeregistreer van SABC en besit jarre lank nie meer ‘n TV nie. Kyk nie eers DSTV nie.
Victor Kotze - 2014-06-26 09:54
Ernst, klink my jy het hulle in die tande geskop, nie hulle vir jou nie? Baie Afrikaners voel soos jy, en kla dan as as SABC die reekse, wat duidelik nie gekyk word nie, sny.
• Andre Du Plessis - 2014-06-26 09:49
They just killed the only remaining income they had. Same as etoll. Why must I pay?
Khuthi Kenneth Tshipetane - 2014-06-26 11:05
The only income they had you say, do you think white people are the only ones paying TV license. Don't forget that you only make less than 10% of SA's population, so even if you stop paying the SABC wont fall.
Ernst Marais - 2014-06-26 14:29
Khuthi, die Afrikaners dra baie meer tot die belasting by as wat hulle terugkry in terme van dienste. Die SABC sal nie finansieel misluk solank as wat die Regering belastingbetalers het om te melk nie. Die weersin teen diegene wat belastinggeld vermors is besig om op te bou en sal een of ander tyd 'n breekpunt bereik. Soos met etol
Mike Bundy - 2014-06-27 12:27
Most of the SABC's revenue comes from sources other than licence fees.
• Elizabeth Venter - 2014-06-26 09:51
They would rather have telenova than 7de laan? Really? Does anyone watch telenova on DSTV? Because telenova is a load of rubbish and when it does come on SABC I am pretty sure South Africans will agree...
• Alain Smit - 2014-06-26 09:53
@#$ all u people who makes it a race issue.
• Alain Smit - 2014-06-26 09:55
At least I did not vote for a @#$ corrupt government.
• Jamaine Zungu - 2014-06-26 09:59
Why can't the SABC just have more channels. Have dedicated channels for sport, kids, learning, Afrikaans only channels,Black African channels,Indian etc.. Its not only white ppl watch afrikaans shows. Sometimes its more interesting than the crap they show on other channels. And ppl can watch whatever they like by even watching other shows they can learn about others cultures. That cohesion for you. Not what cANCer spew out. No 1 should feel his/her language is superior to the other.
• Carol Jacobsohn - 2014-06-26 10:01
What do youexpect from a dumb person running the sabc. They can have it. As for the licence they are so dumb & stupid that you can be dead for 20 years and they will still want you to pay. You can inform them in any 11 lanugues and they still do not understand that you no longer need a licence or the person is longer here
• Bretton Eveleigh - 2014-06-26 10:02
And Multichoice are smiling all the way to the bank... SABC, ESKOM, SAA, SANRAL... all totally f'ed up under ANC cadre management! Seems the ANC cadres only know how to pillage and steal! And their leader Zuma showed the way!
• Pieter Vermaak - 2014-06-26 10:05
If that is so I will not be paying my TV licence either
• Adv Goitseone Legoete - 2014-06-26 10:09
What the hell did sotho do to SABC? Always knew that anc and sabc wants a zulu country
• Kobus Pienaar - 2014-06-26 10:10
Opportunity for DSTV to pull more viewers if they take on all the afrikaans shows being dropped and move them over to DSTV, and even take over the ones like 7de laan also, then SABC gets what ANC wants, and DSTV gets more customers and advertising.... To me this is logical...don't see why we would fight it. Just move to where your shows are welcome. We all know ANC wants to marginalise Afrikaans. If we moan and b!$# about it we give them what they want...rather do out own thing elsewhere and make it a huge success. That is the best way to get at them, as they cannot handle Afrikaans people being successful. Complaining will get us nowhere.
Pierre Pinard - 2014-06-26 20:49
I Agree 100% with you Kobus, lets do our own thing and f&#k the anc.
Goodness Ndlovu - 2014-06-26 23:05
@ Kobus Pienaar,DSTV is nearly R745.00 per month,and it going up every year some people are not gonna afford that.
• Tian Reyneke - 2014-06-26 10:17
Who cares bla bla crap anyway
• Barend van Eeden - 2014-06-26 10:19
So why must we pay tv licence if there is only two programs to watch on sabc2 7de laan and noot vi noot. Some people don't receive sabc3 what now will never pay tv licence the zulu language is taking over. Rather watch dstv and send the sabc to hell
• Archie Dempster - 2014-06-26 10:24
I think as an English speaking person I agree with you because if they wanted to money would be no problem
• Andile Zondi - 2014-06-26 10:25
What's all the fuss about.have you ever seen Khoi San programming on South African TV?none.no tsonga,sepedi,ndebele,sign language,almost non existent Xhosa programming.so why are the boere complaining?You think you are better than everyone else.why should Afrikaans have its own TV station while the rest share.
Compos Mentis - 2014-06-26 11:45
Andile, get off your backside and fight for your own tv station.
Andile Amu Nwa-Holme Ndlovu - 2014-06-26 14:50
Some black languages don't even have a single advert in their language but are we complaining NO!!! Why fight for a channel there are better things to fight for, like water and sanitation, can we chill there are still 5 afrikaner programmes .
• Vee Roos - 2014-06-26 10:35
I don't watch TV but I will definitely NOT pay my licence.
• Murdock Mopp - 2014-06-26 10:36
Linguistic genocide
• Elma Findlay - 2014-06-26 10:36
Lot of rubbish anyway.
• Shane Boyd - 2014-06-26 10:37
Well there goes all the accolades once given to SABC 2 for those shows...maybe DSTV and Etv will be licking their chops thinking of buying these shows
• Riaan Janse van Rensburg - 2014-06-26 10:37
nou ja kerels en soo suie ons aal hoe meee aan die agter tiet
• Rhonda Janse van Vuuren - 2014-06-26 10:40
Andile, I'm English. ..but a few programmes does not count as having your own channel. Surely that's sharing??????
Andile Zondi - 2014-06-26 10:47
This is not the 70's,we have many official languages that must all be treated with respect.There are many languages that have zero programming on that broadcaster.atleast the afrikaaners are competing with english and Zulu as the languages with most programming.I'm yet to even see a khoi san actor let alone a show.
• Matshane Seleko - 2014-06-26 10:40
Next in line will be the Sotho languages,including my beloved language SETSWANA.Some guy commented recently in this forum to say that all the other SA races must know that SA belongs to the zulu nation.I was shocked but took solace in hoping that what he thinks will forever exist in his imagination.
• Elliot Meyer - 2014-06-26 10:42
with you on this one Marius why should i pay to look at foreign movies if my mother language is not good enough bye bye SABC2 and TV License
• Adele Post - 2014-06-26 10:46
Ek sal nie meer my TV lisensie betaal nie. Ja-Ja,baie se dit en kry so baie kritiek. Almal het nie DSTV nie, okey? Die Afrikaanse taal word meer in land gepraat as Engels, so ons taal het 'n plek in die land, maar die "fools"dink mos nogsteeds dis die taal van die onderdrukker. Al die programme in die artikel genoem is programme wat my jong kinders weekliks kyk. Vir die SAUK om te se die skuif is familie waardes en al die ander trooswoorde. Slegte skuif!!!
• Bianca Lottering - 2014-06-26 10:50
What sensationalist crap. Note how the reporter uses the term "footprint" to describe SABC 3 traffic, as if you will have to put in so much work to watch the shows now on SABC3. The shows are not being dropped but are being moved to SABC 3 (still part of SABC), SABC 3 and its English programming will also be affected. There's so many languages and cultures that barely get any coverage from SABC. There's 3 tv channels and 11 official languages, get over yourselves.
• Gwilym John Howes - 2014-06-26 11:09
Look guys, anyone with a brain knew that after '94 things would get steadily more, er, local. Surely if you have noticed the shambles that is Eskom, the corruption that is parliament, the potholes in the roads, and the courts & police that don't function, then this little episode is no surprise to you? South Africa is increasingly just another part of the epic failure that is Africa. Welcome to the jungle...
• Nuemi Kelly - 2014-06-26 11:19
This gives us a reason for NOT paying TV license's good! English and Afrikaans are as much a part of this country as is a African language, and in my opinion this is most certainly another side to 'racist' people against the white people, again! We are also, like the black people a part of this country, and our language and culture is as important to us as is every other language and culture. Deal with it like adults!!
• Mitzi Boshoff - 2014-06-26 11:19
So much hate for each other. Any excuse to bring race into any argument. We have a beautiful country and the people should be proud of it's diverse culture. Everyone should focus on improving themselves and stop focusing on hating each other. Being self centered, having a sense of entitlement and begrudging one other is what is wrong with the people of this country. Wake up Children of South Africa !!!! You have no idea how privileged you are - instead of hating - try and give back to the community.
• Denise Harper - 2014-06-26 11:45
Disappointed! How are my children then gonna learn the Afrikaans language cause programs like these assisted,
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
If My Home had Sponsors
I frequented the same places and many of the same products throughout this renovation. They are as follows:
Home Depot - Being the closest hardware store, they have an unfair advantage. The selection isn't phenomenal, it will rarely be cheaper than the Menards, but I hate buying paint anywhere else. I went to Home Depot for the purpose of home improvement more than any other store, so for that alone they must be included.
Target - Their clearance is b-a-n-a-n-a-s. I knew this from an electronics perspective, as it seems they would rather give away last seasons video games than bother to sell them. What I didn't know was the absurd clearance you can find throughout the store. 70% of the frames in my house are from Target, and I don't think I paid more than $3 for any of them. Floating shelves, flame-less led tea lights, clothes hampers, linens, kitchen supplies, cleaning supplies, blankets, wall art, area rugs... all from Target, all on sale or clearance.
Garden Ridge - When you need some sort of household item today and don't want to spend a lot, Garden Ridge has it. It is not an impressive store aesthetically; its metal shelving in a warehouse. We've gotten rugs, mirrors, decorative accents, clocks, frames, and art, among other things.
Ikea - There are no trick or secrets to this one. Ikea is amazing. Ikea is cheap. So far, nothing from Ikea has disappointed. It's hard to go without spending hundreds of dollars, so plan accordingly. I have long held that the dilapidated shopping mall near my house should turn into a flagship Ikea store for the midwest. We always go to the one in West Chester, Ohio since my sister lives nearby.
Clorox Cleaning Wipes - Buying a foreclosed home means you're gonna be cleaning up other people's messes. We buy the multi-packs and use them for everything. One of the most effective uses was when we needed to clean the baseboards. They had a layer of dust and dirt that only the wipes would remove.
Behr Paint and Primer in One - I've already mentioned this product, and I cannot stress it enough: it is a must. When you are determining a paint choice from your local hardware, look for Behr. To my knowledge, they were the first to do paint and primer at hardware stores and have created a new tier of quality for the average, weekend painter. It is amazing, you have a full line of finish sheen, available in a variety of sizes. And, it's $10 cheaper than it used to be.
Scion xB - Aaron bought a 2008 model about a year and a half ago. It has been a lifesaver. We fold down the seats and use it as a makeshift truck. We have transported over 200 feet of molding, a king size bed, 12ft scaffolding, and so much more. And it's shorter than my Chevy Malibu! That little car was probably the smartest thing we have bought. I almost think of getting one for myself when my car dies.
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Texas has some of the lowest credit scores in the country.
Texas has some of the lowest credit scores in the country. -
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Tess Vigeland: Every list has to have someone at the bottom. And when it comes to the average credit score for U.S. cities, three of the bottom five are in Texas. There's El Paso and Corpus Christi. And at the very bottom: The border town of Harlingen. Experian's second-annual national survey (PDF) found the average credit score there is 684. In a moment, we'll tell you about the city with the nation's best score.
But first Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies finds Harlingen is full of tough lessons in what not to do with your credit.
David Martin Davies: At the Harlingen Auto Credit used car lot, there is a row of faded red-white-and-blue banners flapping in the breeze. They read come-ons to potential customers -- "We finance," "EZ terms" and "Buy Here/Pay Here."
Right now, there aren't any car shoppers, so salesman Al Galvan is inside manning the phones. Galvan wasn't surprised to learn that Harlingen has the worst average credit score in the nation. After all, he makes his living selling cars to people with terrible credit.
Al Galvan: Your income pretty much dictates what you drive.
Income in the Rio Grande Valley is low. The per capita income is less than $14,000 a year. A quarter of the population is under the poverty line.
Galvan doesn't even check credit scores. He knows his customers are risky, so he has a secret weapon: It's a GPS kill-switch that can remotely shut a car down cold.
Galvan: Whenever they just disappear and don't make payments, it's shut off and they come in here and make their payment and they're back on the road.
Credit counselor Olga Gonzalez tells her troubled clients to avoid places like Harlingen Auto Credit. Lucina Soto came to the Harlingen Community Development Corporation looking to qualify to buy a government-backed house. Gonzalez told her to steer clear of debt and build up that credit score.
Olga Gonzalez: Lucina came to us two years ago and we denied her. Lack of credit, no credit. She wasn't fully employed then. She was told what she needed to do and now she's back and trying again.
Lucina is a U.S. citizen but speaks only a little English. But she knows the important words when it comes to credit cards
Lucina Soto: Swipe it, just swipe it.
At first, Lucina had no credit score. She worked at the flea market and lived in the cash-only economy. Gonzalez told her to build her credit by taking out some easy loans from a corner local lender. Mission accomplished -- but then came the credit card offers. And Lucina started swiping. Her credit score crashed. It's now at 653.
Gonzalez warns her clients not to rack up more than 30 percent of their credit limit.
Gonzalez: So if they give you a thousand, your credit card should only be at $350, because going over 50 percent brings your credit scores down.
Fabiola Nunez is another client for Gonzalez and at first she tried to rebuild her credit by going to a neighborhood so-called "credit repair" agency.
Fabiola Nunez speaking in Spanish
Fabiola said the credit repair was a scam. They took her money and didn't pay her bills. They left her poorer and torpedoed her credit score. Gonzalez said this is a common story in Harlingen and she cautions her clients.
Gonzalez: Do not go pay the $500 -- when you can do it yourself -- attend these classes and let's put you on a payment plan. You can call the lender. They will work with you, they set up a plan.
Fabiola's credit score also took a beating when she did something that many in Harlingen do without a second thought: She lent her Social Security number to a friend. It was basically self-inflected identify theft.
Gonzalez: They're giving someone a couple of hundred dollars for the Social Security card so that they can work here. Well, in the end, these people are using the number to purchase stuff. And here three, four years later, they've opened up so much credit you have no scores now.
Many of these problems can be traced back to the lack of financial literacy. Bertha Garza is a vice president with the International Bank of Commerce. It's a regional bank with deep roots on the border. Garza says the big problem is a large part of the local population is unbanked.
Bertha Garza: People that do not know and can not trust the banking system, because they don't understand it. They've never deposited in a bank and they don't know how it works.
She started a program called "Money Smart" to teach financial literacy in local schools starting in the 5th grade.
Garza: Little by little, we are changing the community. It's going to take years.
Garza said if people in the Valley are going to find some upward economic mobility they need to understand how money and credit works -- for you and against you.
In Harlingen, Texas, I'm David Martin Davies for Marketplace Money.
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Stirring history…
From one of America’s most beloved historians, the Pulitzer Prize-winning McCullough, comes the essential walkthrough of the pivotal year when the Declaration of Independence was signed but the Revolutionary War raged on.
America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George Washington.
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Let’s go to the MALL!
Today we took a bus ride out to the province of Binh Duong. There, we rolled up onto the campus of VSIP (Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park) for our last two company visits. VSIP is my group’s focus company, so I had my game face on and notebook at the ready.
Our presenter was delightful. She started the meeting with a brief overview of Vietnam’s economy. This was important to emphasize the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI). Japan is the leading investor in Vietnam, followed by Korea and Singapore. This is a critical example of the influence globalization has on Vietnam’s economy. Foreign investment is only possible through the interconnectedness between countries and companies.
What makes this partnership between Vietnam and Singapore so interesting is their respective strengths. In a way, Singapore industrialized first. Therefore, they have all the money and experience from industrialization, but not necessarily the space to further develop. Vietnam, on the other hand, has the opposite situation. As such, VSIP receives support from the government to government initiative and is successful as a company.
Personally, I think VSIP is providing a really valuable service for Vietnam. They’re opening the doors to foreign investors. Not only do they have their own onsite water treatment and backup generator for their tenants, they have their own onsite customs office to assist foreign companies. VSIP allows space for development. In past classes, we’ve talked about the rapid urbanization of Vietnam. Companies like VSIP and Phu My Hung are what allow for this expansion to occur in a progressive and controlled manner.
After the VSIP company visit, we went to a mall on the VSIP site. It was so cool to be in a mall — a super familiar environment for someone from King of Prussia — and yet see all sorts of new and unfamiliar things. For example, we walked into a Japanese dollar store equivalent. I was amazed at the quality and variety of their items. Honestly, I’d love one of those back home!
Optics and electrical components aren’t my area of interest, so a lot of the manufacturing details in II VI went straight over my head. Either way, I loved the tour of II VI’s facility. It was great seeing all of the parts in motion.
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Hey everyone, I live in N.J. and in case you haven't already heard the HORRIBLE news...they just legalized gay marriage here. Marriage is not a right, it is a privilege...something that two people of the same sex do NOT deserve!
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Artist Spotlight – Sean Tyas
Sometimes in life you make decisions that put you in the right place for things to happen
Sometimes those decisions are deliberate, sometimes they are luck. But luck or not, that choice was yours and Sean Tyas has made some big choices over his career that have always seemed to put him in the right place. Rather leaving America or rebranding, Sean has been able to navigate 20 years in a scene that is very hard for US born artists. With a brand new label, Sean’s focus is taking him back to an old sound that was almost lost. With his passion and talent, it is no surprise that he is where he is today.
Welcome back to LA! You are currently on fire and your new label, Regenerate, is quickly becoming a major player. First of all, why the move away from Degenerate? What will be the biggest difference between Degenerate and Regenerate that fans can look out for?
So I think the biggest difference will be just content. We are signing up a lot of tracks that are much more of a happy, uplifting, ugh I hate that word uplifting, let’s go with happy melodic vibe. And the label name Degenerate no longer fit these tracks. Degenerate fits more dark, tech trancy stuff which I will probably still be doing on Regenerate. But the concept of the label was to regenerate a sound that has been kind of lost by us over the years. Bring back this 2006-2009 more banging kind of sound. It didn’t completely die off but it needed a bit of a growth again, because the sound is really big for me.
You established Regenerate Records, along with British DJ Activa. It is a no brainer why you would work with him. He is a legend and talented. How does your working relationship going?
We communicate on a daily basis. We usually use phone calls through WhatsApp. We just try to coordinate things and constantly going back and forth with ideas and content for the internet, for the artists. We work with the artists that we are working with. Pretty much just stay in touch at all times
Danielle: I really love what you guys are doing right now with Regenerate. You guys are placing yourselves as a massive player, very quickly.
Sean: Thank you
Danielle: I am a huge fan of the label already and i love the track you have currently with Niko.
In a recent post, you mentioned that a new remix, Rapid Eye-Circa Forever, passed the test at Luminosity. I know many artists road test their music live, but what exactly are you looking for when you drop a new track or mix? If not playing it live, how do you prefer to test your music to see if it is up to your standards?
If I am testing it in a club or a festival or something like that, I am looking to see if it still sounds good to me. It is hard to gauge because it is so loud, but I am definitely making sure it sounds great, and I am making sure it has a good effect on the crowd. The crowd is going off, or is it a small effect in your set. If it has a small effect, you did something wrong and you need to go back and rework it. And if I cannot test it in those places, I will take it to do the car test, and if it sounds a bit off. You know what music should sound like in your car, so that is another process.
Everyone knows you are a family man, and you are rather reserve with your family life. You recently made a comment that your daughter has been banned from social media until she is 26. While I do agree with keeping youth off social media for as long as possible, 26 seems a little too much. Why do you feel that way? How does social media play a role in your life?
Well, it was an exaggerated joke of course. That would be impossible to keep them off, but I want them to experience life the way I did growing up. With minimal input from the outside world. There is a lot of negativity ideas and a lot of negativity on social media, so to be able to avoid that for as long as possible would be nice.
You began your music career in 2006, after you were named a contest winner by Sander Van Doorn. Do you ever look back at that moment? Would you do anything different in your 20 year career?
I would do some things different. I probably would have stayed or tried to stay in a [particular style of] trance only, rather than doing so much public exploration of different genres throughout my career. I feel that from a production standpoint, I learned lots of things by doing a lot of new skills. But from a fan standpoint, they kind of got pissed at me for trying anything new.
You have been living out of the United States now for 15 years. Do you miss anything from the US? How much has this move helped you with your career? Would you recommend others who are passionate in pursuing their careers in electronic music/trance to do the same move?
I miss a lot of choices that we have for restaurants. You don’t have that at all in Switzerland. You may have 2 choices of anything and that is not even a guarantee. At the market, you can have plain chips or that is it, and that is super boring. But in terms of has it ‘helped me’ by living there with my career, and that is a ‘yes’.
I am living dead center in Europe. I am perfectly located to get to any of the European gigs, which is of course especially 10 years ago, was the bread and butter of what I was doing. So that worked out very well, because when I was living in New York for a bit, I wasn’t able to do half of the gigs because they wouldn’t fly me out, or I couldn’t get a visa, so that made a lot more sense. And if anybody needs to do the same thing, just make sure you got something good in place so you [can make it happen]
Finally if you could only live by one motto, what would it be?
I like this one, it is not mine but I do love it. I was told if “you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life”.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
So I was recently asked about twins and vaginal delivery vs c/section so here goes. Twins can deliver vaginally if they are both head down. Twins are a complicated situation all around though because risk of preterm delivery (approx 50%) and other risks with twins such as monoamniotic and cord transfusion issues, but I won't get into those in this post. As far as delivery goes, if the twins are delivered preterm such as less than 32 weeks, and it is not a first vaginal delivery, it may be reasonable to deliver them breech or allow the head first one to deliver and the second one deliver breech if fetal heart tones on that twin are appropriate and the baby is descending the birth canal well on its own. Generally twins are taken by c/section if they are beyond 34 weeks and not head down though. The reason is because if the head becomes entrapped in the cervix after the rest of the body has delivered, they can become strangulated or end up with broken necks trying to maneuver them out that way. It is safer to just do the c/section. Even if one is head down and delivers vaginally, the other one may stay breech and is still a risk for head entrappment or other cord prolapse and problems in that transition period of waiting for the second twin to drop. Therefore, instead of having to hurry and prep mom for an emergency c/section after delivery through the vagina on the first, a c/section is performed from the beginning to ensure safety of both babies. However, if both babies present at term head down, they will likely stay that way and vaginal birth is reasonable as long as both babies are tolerating labor well. Sometimes twins don't tolerate things as well because of placental or cord issues and may warrant a c/section regardless.
Monday, October 22, 2012
I get a lot of questions from patients and potential patients about episiotomies (incision in perineal area to enhance opening during vaginal delivery). I would like to talk about why they are used and then why I generally avoid them all together, although there are rare circumstances where they may be necessary. Years ago episiotomy was used on a regular basis by many physicians and some midwives to expedite the delivery of the baby by making the vaginal opening larger. Many felt and some still do probably that a nice clean incision is better than a spontaneous vaginal tear that could be jagged, etc. There are some emergency situations that occasionally warrant an episiotomy. The first being shoulder dystocia. In the event that the head delivers and the shoulders get stuck, if it is really tight fit, the episiotomy can help make room for practitioners hand to reach in and help relieve the dystocia. The other time is if the head is crowning and has been for some time and fetal heart rate is dropping and having the ability to rapidly deliver for the safety of the baby may be a time that episiotomy is useful.
Now for the downfalls, and the reason why I almost never cut episiotomies. There is ample evidence that suggests that cutting an episiotomy even a lateral one increases the risk of third and fourth degree lacerations meaning the tear has extended through the anal sphincter and rectum. Cutting and episiotomy is like cutting material. When you make a cut, subsequent tearing is much easier and generally more severe than had that skin been left intact and only torn slighty naturally or not at all. There are consequences for women with third and fourth degree lacerations besides the pain of healing. These severe types of lacerations increase the risk for anal incontinence as well as other problems such as having fecal matter in the vagina if they are not repaired correctly. So, this is the reason why episiotomies are frowned upon generally. Plus, a little patience and allowing the perineal skin to stretch on it's own almost always leads to a safe delivery, less tearing, and better recovery for the mother.
Hope this answers any questions about episiotomy!!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Bradley Method versus lamaze vs. hypno vs...whatever?
I often get asked by patients what the best method is for going "natural" during childbirth. Many patients are becoming more educated and realizing that often the things we "routinely" do in the hospital may pose added risk of c/section, infection, etc. Some of things such as pitocin use, rupturing membranes artificially, frequent vaginal checks, placement of monitoring tools internally, etc. have likely lead to some of the above mentioned interventions that are not preferable. Therefore, the trend is leaning once again toward self education and reliance that your body can do this without unnecessary interference. That being said, labor is still a painful process and is a lot of work for your body, and therefore, knowing the best option to help you cope and succeed with the delivery you desire is important!
So, first off, let's talk about the Bradley method. This came about many years ago by a Dr. Bradley and I believe it is the method most women will succeed with because it is the most normal and reasonable. I would estimate that >90% of my patients who use this method or take classes for this do succeed. It encompasses the attitude that labor and delivery are normal processes and don't usually require interevention unless necessary for the life of the mother and/or baby. Notice how I used the word "usually.." This method still requires intermittant monitoring of the baby and mom (vital signs, etc) and if abnormalities are noted, intervention may still be necessary. This method focuses much on nutrition and proper eating and weight gain for the mother. I believe this is crucial to pregnancy! They encourage 80-100 gms of protein per day...which I thought was a lot, but it certainly makes sense to help maintain sugars and help with weight gain and diabetes prevention. Plus, a normal weight infant is less likely to have or cause birth trauma than a very large one:) The Bradley method also focuses on knowing the mechanisms of labor and how your body functions, so it is less mysterious and scary. They focus on natural breathing vs lamaze which is very regimented breathing that sometimes leads to hyperventilation...which is not good for the mom or the baby. I think when you understand your body as a labor machine capable of doing this, and give it the proper diet and exercise to prepare this is the method you can and will succeed at!
Hypno birthing is also a popular method and there are many great classes and instuctors in this as well. It is more mediation, breathing, and hypnosis focused, although I've only ever had one patient I've delivered that I believe was truly "hypnotized" for her delivery. I think most women can't get that deep into their meditations and when they are not they sometimes panic and have no other information to pull from. Then they give in to medications or epidural. Both of which I think are reasonable options, but do have side effects that would not otherwise be present if they you still going "natural."
Lamaze is a bit old fashioned. Although relaxation and breathing are critical components to natural, certain altered chest breathing in rhythm and focusing on this so much is probably not the best. I think it often leads to hyperventilation which alters the blood gas of the baby and mother. This is what makes you feel "tingly" and "dizzy" both common complaints we see in hyperventilating patients. This typically leads your nurse to think you need more oxygen and they put an oxygen mask on you making the problem worse! You need to slooooow down, relax and breathe into a paper bag if necessary to take in less oxygen.
So in a nutshell, those are my thoughts on those options. I do have information on classes for all of these methods at my office if you would like more information on this.
And as always, I believe the birth experience is about you. If you choose epidural or other medications don't feel bad! Labor is hard work and exhausting and not all labors are the same. It is not a race or competition to see how much better or equal you are to anyone else who has done it. There is more than one right way to have a baby. Good Luck!
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ECB lends €489bn in bid to ease euro crisis
MORE THAN 500 banks across the EU have borrowed a record €489 billion from the European Central Bank (ECB) in the latest attempt to combat the financial crisis.
The ECB confirmed yesterday that 523 banks have taken out three-year loans totalling €489 billion from it in an exercise designed to inject cash into the EU’s faltering financial system and ease the euro zone debt crisis.
It is the largest amount lent to European banks by the Frankfurt-based ECB since it handed out €442 billion in one-year loans in June 2009.
Irish banks are thought to have joined their European counterparts to bid for a share of the money when the ECB was auctioning the loans.
The State’s own Central Bank would not comment on the likely level of borrowing yesterday.
However, the Department of Finance said it did expect Irish banks to borrow money in the ECB’s auction. By the end of October, the Irish banks covered by the Government guarantee had borrowed €68.7 billion from the ECB. Further details of their borrowing from Frankfurt will be released next month.
Since the financial crisis struck in 2008, Irish banks have found it difficult to raise cash on international money markets, where they obtained much of the funds used to provide credit to their customers in the past. The ECB loans announced yesterday would give them a secure source of cash.
Many finance institutions in the EU are facing the same difficulties as the Irish banks. The ECB is flooding the market with cheap money to counteract this and prevent a credit crunch.
The ECB also hopes that the banks will use this extra cash to lend money to Italy and Spain by buying their bonds, thus easing the euro zone debt crisis.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy suggested banks could use the loans to buy more government debt.
However, doubts emerged last night that the exercise had succeeded. The euro fell against the dollar and share prices began to slip last night as market watchers questioned whether the loans would be enough to tackle the crisis.
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A new virus outbreak has sickened more than 100 people in Wuhan and spread to Hong Kong. According to a news source, a Chinese man felt feverish while travelling to Hong Kong by high speed train. He went to Wuhan previously and was currently under quarantine in the hospital. Based on the information presented a few days ago, the new virus is highly infectious and the source comes from wild animals which could be bamboo rat and badger.
As it is spreading to the rest of the world slowly, it is vital for the artistes to be extra cautious when working in Mainland China. In recent years, Michelle Ye (葉璇) has been developing her career over there and urging people to stop buying wild animal meat in the market. She posted a message: “Let’s stop eating wild animal meat. I am reminded of a film producer telling us to eat the meats of bamboo rat and bat from unknown sources and some artistes refuse to eat. As we refuse to eat, they begin to bully us with the production team and tell the public that we are unprofessional and behave like a big shot.”
As Michelle revealed the terrible situation of working in China, many netizens were full of sympathy and felt disgusted about eating the meats of bamboo rats and bats. Michelle replied: “Yes. Someone even smashes the bat’s head and eat it happily in front of the camera. It is unbelievable. We believe it is unhygienic and unethical but the producer said we must eat it for the sake of the rating record. Those group of people who are willing to eat, they complain we are unprofessional and I understand it, since we have different perspectives.”
Source: https://hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/enews/realtime/article/20200122/60511937
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GoDaddy - Shower Danica Patrick - (2009) :30 (USA)
GoDaddy keep up their special brand of offensive to everyone but amoebas. Got mouthbreathing men drooling over Danica Patrick in the shower - check. Got magic computers that turn into remote-controlled voyuer-cams with special powers that promt Danica Patrick to shower eight times a day - check. Got the force-fed hard sell of "website and domain name from GoDaddy Dot Com" actually spoken in place of real dialogue in ad, thus making every copywriter in the world cringe - check. For good measure, lets throw in a blond supposed secretary from the deans office in that shower as well. I beg of you, please remove your domains from godaddy so we don't have to watch this crap appear again next year.
word fail. how 'bout i just say TPPPTHTHHHHH!
GoDaddy makes it really easy to poke fun or take the high-ground ala Domain.com... http://tinyurl.com/cbrz6q
FAIL. I would really love for this company to understand that it's not just men who purchase domain names.
Does anyone know the name of the actress other than Danica Patrick in the commercial? I feel like I've seen her before.
Thanks Duffman. Duffman for the win.
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Katamari isn’t orginal after all.. (Daily Doodle 24)
katamari damacy wonderful end of the world
Alternate title : The Wonderful End of the World
When I play the Katamari series I feel like I am a dung beetle.. minus the dung part. For this piece I tried another rendering technique. I don’t think it worked for me this time, I will try it again. This is the last Katarmari fan art.. I promise.
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Concept Doodles (Daily Doodle 22)
Sorry for not posting last week. I will say it certainly was not one of my best weeks, and leave it at that.
Some concept doodles. Nothing special. I am trying a new method to attempt to get fresh ideas. Here is the process, sketch a character, then change a few things to the character into. Rinse and Repeat. Depending on what you change some times the character will look like it’s transforming. Other times it’s almost instant.
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Katamari Damacy Comp Sketch (Daily Doodle 19, 20, 21)
The last three day of daily doodles. Each painting 30 minutes. I need to spend longer on these. One is a comp idea sketch of a video game called Katamari Damacy. I found it in a thrift store. This game is… strange. But strangely fun. What do you expect from Japan?
The story of this crazy video game is that the King of the Cosmos and his buddies get drunk and accidentally destroy all the stars in the sky. So he send his diminutive prince son to earth to pretend that he is a dung beetle, rolling a device called a katamari that makes objects, animals, and people get stuck to it (like a snowball effect),collecting and growing his giant ball of junk until the timer runs out. Then the king warps you back home with his rainbow breath (what my drawing is based off of), and takes the katamari FILLED WITH INNOCENT PEOPLE, and turns them into a star. Nice guy, that king…
The other doodles are not as nearly interesting so I wont talk about them.
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Faux Movie Poster – Taurancaus
I forgot to post this. It is a faux movie poster painting I did as a final project in one of my art classes. The assignment was a movie poster. I love the posters of the old science fiction movies. They are meticulously painted and composed. It’s so different then the the movie posters today, where the designer cuts and pastes some photos of the stars in Photoshop, adds a lame effect filter and calls it a day. I used my family and a 3d model of a woman for this painting. It took about 8 hours to complete. I notice my Metal Slug sketch I did last night has a similar set up (three heroes in the front, the villain super large in background) but a different composition.
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Metal Slug 8 Comp Sketch (Daily Doodle 18)
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For the next 6 days I will be working on comps that I could make into illustrations. This is a comp study idea for a game that does not exist yet (and from the looks of it never will). You could technically call it ‘fan art’ but the game doesn’t exist so it makes it moot. I have enjoyed the Metal Slug games even though they still kick my posterior.
I tried a new method of blocking in shapes using the lasso tool and then filling it with the foreground color. Even with a action programmed it took me forever to get comfortable and it slowed me down. this sketch is very complex with people, martians, and robots everywhere. I took a hour and a half to get this far. To turn this into a painting I estimate it would take 10-15 hours + 5hrs for the logo.
You opinion matters to me. On the final day I might setup a poll asking which illustration you like best. The best two wins… or something like that. Feedback and crits are always welcome.
Notes to ME:
Marko: research a action pose that Marko would be more dynamic. Research the Heavy Machine Gun and get the perspective accurately. Should I have ammo shooting out of it? Should I make Marko’s face filled with rage?
Evil General: fade him a bit so he is not so dominant.
Eri: Pose idea is fine, just research it to make it more accurate.
Get references for everything so I can draw everything correctly
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Murder Suspect Taken Into Custody After 3-Hour Standoff
Authorities tell me the standoff lasted nearly three hours before it ended peacefully—the 28 year old suspect was found hiding in the trunk of a car.
Family members of the suspect apparently lived in the house.
The swat team was called in.
We`re told the man surrendered without a fight—getting out of the trunk and then being taken into custody around 2:45am this morning.
Police say he had been shot.
One more point on the standoff—county police say there was a two year old boy in the home on Dowd drive when all of this went down.
Nobody was hurt in the entire incident.
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How can we plot the following three functions
• f(x) = sin(x)
• k(x) = cos(x)
• u(x) = x²
for x ∈ [0,1]
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In pgfplots, you can implement the task with
\begin{axis}[domain=0:1,legend pos=outer north east]
\addplot {sin(deg(x))};
\addplot {cos(deg(x))};
\addplot {x^2};
Since the options are provided for the complete axis, the domain is shared among all these functions. The TikZ function deg(x) converts x from radians to degrees (similar to the postfix operator x r which does not appear to work in pgfplots).
The \legend describes the legend's values and the legend pos option is one of the prescribed ways to configure the legend.
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You could also use \addplot[color=red] to configure color/marker and what-ever styles as discussed by Tobi.
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Thanks for your addition! I was too lazy to give a full solution, but only because Mozo was too lazy to read the manual first himself … – Tobi Apr 20 '11 at 21:43
This is the example which can be fount in the pgfmanual.pdf on p. 225
Think you can adapt it for your functions?!
There ist also a way with pgfplots. See the above mentioned manual for more information.
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portrait lighting setups
4 Easy And Awesome Portrait Lighting Setups You Can Shoot With A Single Light
portrait lighting setupsLearning studio lighting can be overwhelming, but with help, it can become much easier to grasp. Upcoming photographers believe that in order to create the best portrait, you need to have the best gear and the multiple light sources. That’s not necessarily true considering there are great photos that were taken with only one light source. In this post, we’re going to show you how to do just that. Read on as we explore four different portrait lighting setups you can easily pull off using just minimal equipment.
The Essential Portrait Lighting Equipment
When considering what light source to use for studio purposes, the light will most likely be a medium or large softbox for the fill light and a strobe for the key light. It’s not uncommon to mix light modifiers to obtain different styles of the same image.
For example, a photographer may use a speedlite and a reflector instead of two softboxes. Depending on the individual’s preference, they may choose the speedlite for harder contrast or they may choose two softboxes to achieve an overall soft light on the subject’s face.
If you’re just getting started and still building your kit, the following options are good starting points. They’re decent quality while still being affordable for the amateur photographer:
Profoto Softboxes
Portrait lighting setups
These softboxes from StudioPro are an affordable option for those looking to build up their portrait lighting setups.
NEEWER Speedlite
studio lighting setups
Another ultra affordable, entry level option for those just getting started with flash photography.
Now, let’s talk about how you can use these pieces of equipment to start taking great portraits!
Technical Knowledge
Before using any studio lighting, you want to make sure you’re in Manual Mode on your camera in order to ensure you can change the following settings:
• Aperture
• Shutter speed
• ISO
You should have a basic understanding of the full f-stops for your camera. They are typically as follows: f1.4, f2, f2.8, f4, f5.6, f8, f11, f16, f22, and f32.
If it’s hard to memorize, try this tip:
Memorize f1.4 and f2, then multiply everything afterward by two. For example, f1.4 x f2 = f2.8 and f2.8 x f2 = f5.6.
Don’t worry if it’s confusing at first. After a little practice, it will become second nature and make light metering your subject a lot easier.
In addition to learning the full f-stops for your camera, you should also know the equivalent shutter speeds to your f-stops and the different amounts of ISO there are for your camera. If you’re still in the process of figuring out all the manual settings of your camera, I recommend you check out this posts first:
For studio work, most of the time you will be using ISO 100 and a shutter speed of 125th/sec. The reason for this is because the high voltage of the strobes will be so bright, anything above ISO 100 will most likely result in an overexposed image. Additionally, anything slower than 125th/sec for your shutter speed will generally result in an overexposed image. If you were to have a shutter speed slower than 125th/sec, it will create a black gradient over the image, cutting it in half.
The 4 Essential Patterns and Portrait Lighting Setups
Considering you know the technical knowledge of f-stops, shutter speeds, and ISO, we now move onto lighting patterns.
There are four lighting patterns we’re going to discuss today:
• Paramount (Butterfly)
• Loop (Open/Closed)
• Rembrandt
• Split
Since I promised you could do all these with only a single light source, I’ll provide you with lighting diagrams showing you exactly how to do it. That being said, as you become more and more confident with your abilities, you may want to start experimenting more with your portrait lighting setups by bringing in additional lights and modifiers to really fine tune everything. For now, however, let’s stick to the basics, which you can easily get some incredible portraits from.
Let’s get started!
1. Paramount
Paramount is commonly used on females in portraiture because it conveys beauty and gives an overall glow to the face. Used for most fashion and beauty editorials, it offers minimal shadows and accentuates the subject’s cheek bones.
Paramount is also known as butterfly lighting due to the shadow under the nose resembling the shape of a butterfly.
Portrait lighting setups
Do you see the butterfly shaped shadow under the nose? That’s the trademark of paramount lighting. Photo by Dune Stewart
How To Setup Your Studio Light For Paramount Lighting
To achieve Paramount (or, butterfly) lighting, place the key light above the subject’s face, aiming down at a forty-five degree angle.
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Paramount Lighting Diagram
2. Loop
There are two types of loop patterns: open loop and closed loop. An open loop will cast an oval shadow from the corner of the nose and stay close enough to not reach the shadows from the cheek. If it is a closed loop, the shadow from the nose will extend to the far end of the cheek, closing the shadow to represent it as one overall shadow.
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Open and closed loop lighting are similar patterns that can be fine tuned until you have just the right amount of light and shadow on the subject’s face. Photo by Dune Stewart
How To Set Up Your Studio Light For Loop Lighting
A loop lighting pattern can be achieved by having the key light slightly to the side of the subject, and then lifted above their eye level, angled down towards their head.
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Loop Lighting Diagram
3. Rembrandt
Rembrandt lighting derived from the dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn who used this lighting pattern in a majority of his paintings. The pattern is noticeable when there is an inverted triangle of light in the shadows. The key light should be at a 45-degree angle away from the subject while also being two feet above eye level. Be wary because the higher the light, the smaller the triangle will become.
Portrait lighting setup
If you’re going for a moody feel, Rembrandt lighting is a great choice. Photo by Dune Stewart
A perfect Rembrandt will show the triangle under the eye without seeping into it. This pattern is commonly used on both male and female figures when trying to convey a moody scene.
How To Setup Your Studio Light For Rembrandt Lighting
Have your subject stand directly in front of the camera, then place your light source at a 45-degree angle towards their face. Make sure the light is slightly higher than the subject’s head. You can ask the subject to rotate their head away from the camera towards the light source until the desired “triangle” is achieved.
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Rembrandt Lighting Diagram
To gain an in-depth perspective about Rembrandt lighting, please visit our recent post, Rembrandt lighting: Level Up Your Portraits With This Simple Rembrandt Lighting Diagram.
4. Split
Split lighting patterns are adjunct to Rembrandt lighting since they both offer more pleasing traits to masculinity and dramatic scenes.
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Perfect for male subjects, split lighting instills a sense of masculinity onto the subject. Photo by Dune Stewart
How To Setup Your Studio Light For Split Lighting
Have a light at a 90-degree angle from the subject, and their face split half with light and half with shadows. It’s perfect when 2/3 of the forehead are light and half of the face is in shadows.
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Split Lighting Diagram
What’s Your Favorite Portrait Lighting Setup?
Lighting techniques and patterns may be challenging at first glance, but after a few sessions with practice, you are sure to master it! As long as you know the basics of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, the rest will seem simple. And, after perfecting these sweet portrait lighting setups, you should also take a look at this great post from Elliot Pelling:
One last thing before I go, I’m really interested in what kind of portrait lighting setups our readers prefer to use. Maybe we can teach each other something new! So, don’t forget to tell us what your favorite lighting pattern is in the comments.
I’d love to hear about when and why you prefer a specific lighting pattern over another. Also, let us know if you have any variations on the portrait lighting setups we mentioned above. We’re all ears!
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You know that old saying “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”?
Well, when it comes to diagnosing and treating health concerns shared by both sexes, men and women can definitely be worlds apart.
It’s a sad fact that Canadian men die younger than women, and have on average more than nine years of unhealthy life—most of it preventable! So what better reason to talk about three diseases that impact men and women very differently:
1. Heart health — In Canada, heart disease is the second-leading cause of death after cancer. Men are 79% more likely to die from heart disease than women, but there’s plenty we can do to keep our hearts healthy! Check out more on our blog here.
2. Depression — Depression is more common in women, but deadlier for men. When women are depressed, they report feeling sad. However, guys tend to hide their depression by drinking or self-medicating in other ways. If you’re feeling down, diet and exercise can have surprisingly positive effects on your mental health. Find out more here!
3. Type 2 Diabetes — Men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, particularly at age 55 or older. And while erectile dysfunction affects most men at some point in their lives, it’s much more common in men with type 2 diabetes. Healthy bodies (and healthy erection) all start with modifying your lifestyle.
These three big health concerns for men are all impacted by exercise, diet, and even social life! So embrace what it means to be a man, and start taking control of your health through small changes!
Author: Daniel Palmer
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Koh Samui, an island off the east coast of Thailand, epitomizes the natural beauty and quaint island life synonymous with tropical south east Asia. White sandy beaches, studded with coconut trees, and a clear ocean, Koh Samui, is the idyllic island getaway, transporting visitors to a world that is picturesque and entrenched in a relaxed beach culture.
Koh Samui is considered part of the southern province of Surat Thani and unlike other popular islands in Thailand, it is relatively dry. With a warm and tropical climate, Koh Samui experiences only a short rainy season allowing it the opportunity to cater for sun loving tourists while other islands like Phuket are rained in for almost six months in the year. However be prepared for sudden showers that last for less than an hour, typical of any tropical island.
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Explore Bophut in Koh Samui
Perched in the north of Koh Samui, Bophut is a laid-back town with a quiet and peaceful village feel to it. Bophut itself is a large administrative area although the hive of activity revolves around the coastline, with most tourist facilities and services within a short walk from Bophut beach. Bophut is best known for its distinctive Chinese influence, which is evident throughout the town, from the architecture to cuisine, and unlike some of the other Koh Samui hotspots, it has limited the extent of commercial development.
Bophut beach is similar to the white sandy shores and palm fringed Koh Samui landscapes, captured in travel brochures across the globe. The hive of tourist activity on Bophut beach is towards the west of the beach, where you can rent sporting equipment like jet skis, kayaks and even snorkels. Bophut has focussed its tourism around a more family orientated setting, evident in the kiddies' facilities like a go-kart track. The overcrowding of the town's coastline with bars and shops has been restricted and adult themed bars are practically non-existent in Bophut. However, there are plenty of spas, restaurants and hotels to ensure you are pampered and well fed throughout your stay.
If you want to mingle with the locals and get a taste of Koh Samui daily life, then a short trip to the east of Bophut beach will take you to an area known as Fisherman's village, which has given Bophut its distinctive small town feel with a strong Chinese influence. Easily the most charming village on the island, Bophut Fisherman's Village consists of a single street of old Chinese shop houses, many converted into elegant restaurants, chill out bars and shops lining the water's edge, although shopping is limited in Bophut; Fisherman's Village has a few upmarket boutiques and craft shops as well as some market stalls. The village has a charming walking street that allows visitors to enjoy a traffic free (well almost) stroll after a romantic beachside dinner.
Bophut is not short of small island charm, with spectacular sunsets amidst a tropical landscape and the noticeable lack of noisy traffic or buzzing crowds of tourists. If you are considering a quiet Koh Samui holiday with the family, or want to experience a more authentic island stay without the flashy bars and massive hotels, then Bophut should definitely be on your itinerary.
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Glaciers and lava flows, east Greenland. The layered rocks in the high peaks formed when the Iceland hot spot broke through after passing beneath Greenland. The main ice sheet is visible in the distance.
Image: Richard Alley / Penn State
Novel hypothesis goes underground to predict future of Greenland ice sheet
Paleoclimatic records indicate that most of Greenland was ice-free within the last 1.1 million years even though temperatures then were not much warmer than conditions today. To explain this, the researchers point to there being more heat beneath the ice sheet in the past than today.
Data show that when the Iceland hot spot — the heat source that feeds volcanoes on Iceland — passed under north-central Greenland 80 to 35 million years ago, it left molten rock deep underground but did not break through the upper mantle and crust to form volcanoes as it had in the west and east. The Earth's climate then was too warm for Greenland to have an ice sheet, but once it cooled the ice sheet formed, growing and shrinking successive with ice ages.
"The idea is that the loading and unloading, flexing and unflexing from ice ages tapped into slightly melted rock that was left deep under Greenland by the Iceland hot spot and brought that melt up," said Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State.
Changes to the ice sheet allowed the molten rock to move closer to the Earth's surface, even to the base of the ice. The hotter bed melted more ice from below, lubricating the ice sheet so it was thinner and easier to melt from above.
The melted rock wants to come up, according to Alley. As the ice sheet grows and shrinks, it essentially shakes the melt, drawing it up in pulses.
"The first shakes usually do the most moving," Alley said.
The effect would have been largest when the first big ice sheet grew and then shrank, he added. More recent changes to the ice sheet also affect geothermal fluxes, but not as much as they had in the past.
"The hypothesis does not change the reality that if we make it hot, Greenland's ice melts, and no one will like that," Alley said. "It does not even really tell us whether geology just at this moment is making it harder or easier for the ice to melt. The ability of the ice to melt got easier in the past and is sort of bumpily getting harder, and we do not know where on the bumps we are."
Pollard tested the team's hypothesis using a numerical, three-dimensional ice-sheet model. The researchers report their results in the Journal of Geophysical Research in January.
"The Greenland ice sheet is very likely to melt a lot and retreat, and contribute to sea level in the next few centuries," Pollard said. "This study is part of the puzzle of figuring out how much it will melt and retreat. We are using past geologic data to validate the models that are being used for the future."
If Greenland's ice sheet were to completely melt today, global sea levels would rise nearly 23 feet and flood coastal areas. Parts of cities like New York would be underwater. The team says future studies should integrate geologic and geophysical data as well as glaciological, atmospheric, oceanic and paleoclimatic information to better project how much and how fast the ice sheet will melt and its effect on sea-level rise.
"If you had a better idea of how much and how fast sea level rises from warming, you could make wiser decisions," Alley said. "This research is a piece of the effort to provide policymakers and planners with the background information that will allow them to make good decisions."
Other researchers on the project include Byron Parizek, professor of geosciences, Penn State Dubois and EESI affiliate, Penn State; Sridhar Anandakrishnan, professor of geosciences and EESI associate, Penn State; and former Penn State researchers Maeva Pourpoint, postdoctoral research associate, Washington University in St. Louis; Nathan Stevens, doctoral candidate, University of Wisconsin; Joseph MacGregor, research assistant, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Knut Christianson, assistant professor of earth and space sciences, University of Washington; Atsuhiro Muto, assistant professor of polar geophysics and glaciology, Temple University; and Nick Holschuh, postdoctoral scholar, University of Washington.
The National Science Foundation partially funded this research.
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Aug 8 2018
New FVIII Center Crosses Disciplines to Reach Answers for Hemophilia A
Hematologists have grappled for many years to understand the basic mechanisms underlying why some young patients with the inherited bleeding disorder hemophilia A develop inhibitory antibodies, also known as factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitors, to protein replacement therapy. The presence of FVIII inhibitors is a serious obstacle that makes it difficult and extremely expensive to treat their hemophilia, leads to complications such as joint disease, and increases mortality.
Such a major challenge requires major brain power. So the National Institutes of Health called on the scientific community to reframe the question: Why is FVIII so immunogenic?
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A Ryanair plane from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Belarus for several hours on May 23, with activists saying it was done to arrest dissident journalist Roman Protasevich on board.
European nations reacted with outrage, accusing Belarus of “state terrorism”.
Ex-editor of the Nexta group Roman Protasevich was detained before the plane was allowed to resume its flight.
Belarus media said a MiG-29 escorted the jet to Minsk because of a bomb scare but no explosives were found.
The plane finally landed in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, its original destination, at 21:25 local time, more than seven hours after its scheduled arrival.
Arriving passengers said the situation in Minsk had been calm but that they were given no information. One said Roman Protasevich looked “super scared. I looked directly to his eyes and it was very sad”.
There have already been calls for the EU and NATO to intervene.
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who was beaten by Alexander Lukashenko in last year’s presidential polls widely denounced as rigged, was among those demanding Roman Protasevich’s release.
Since last year’s election, President Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994, has cracked down on dissenting voices. Many opposition figures have been arrested or, like Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, fled into exile.
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Flight FR4978 was en route from Athens to Vilnius when it turned east to Minsk shortly before it reached the Lithuanian border. Greece and Lithuania put the number of passengers on board at 171.
In a statement, Ryanair said that the crew were “notified by Belarus (Air Traffic Control) of a potential security threat on board and were instructed to divert to the nearest airport, Minsk”.
The flight path, visible on the Flightradar24 website, suggests the plane was actually nearer to Vilnius than Minsk when it turned.
Ryanair said checks in Minsk found “nothing untoward” and the aircraft was cleared to depart, leaving Minsk at 20:50 local time.
“Ryanair has notified the relevant national and European safety and security agencies and we apologise sincerely to all affected passengers for this regrettable delay which was outside Ryanair’s control,” the statement added.
The Ryanair statement made no mention of Roman Protasevich.
Nexta was the first to break the news of his arrest.
Editor-in-chief Tadeusz Giczan tweeted a quote from a passenger on the plane who said that Roman Protasevich had told them who he was once they were on the ground at Minsk, with him adding “they’ll execute me here”.
Belta, the state-owned news agency in Belarus, said President Lukashenko had personally given the order for the plane to land in Minsk following the bomb alert, and approved despatching the MiG-29 fighter jet.
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Margaret Thatcher has passed away. I could try to talk about Thatcher's place as a world historical figure, but let's face it, there's going to be an orgy of columns on that very point over the next week or so -- anything I write on the topic would be second rate at best. I could write about my own memories of living in London during the late Thatcher era, but to be honest, that's not terribly interesting -- it's a tale of fading political popularity and really strident left-wing art.
So, instead, consider the following two ways in which Thatcher has left a legacy in international relations theory:
1) Diversionary war. There's a large literature in international relations on the notion of using war against a foreign adversary as a way to distract domestic opposition and/or bolster domestic support for a leader (see Chiozza and Goemans for the latest iteration of this literature). It's a little-known fact, but International Studies Association rules prohibit any paper on this topic from being published without a Thatcher reference.
I kid, but only barely. The Falklands War represents the paradigmatic case of diversionary war theory for two reasons. First, almost every analysis of the conflicts attributes the Argentine junta's growing domestic unpopularity as a key cause of their decision to launch the conflict (though, of course, it's a bit more complicated than that). Second and more importantly, absent the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher would be remembered as a failed one-term prime minister. Victory over the Argentines in the South Atlantic enabled Thatcher to win re-election.
In truth, it's far from clear that diversionary war is all that common a practice (if it was, we'd be drowning in conflicts since 2008). The Falklands War, however, does provide the paradigmatic case.
2) The spread of ideas. It's fitting that the New York Times ran a story over the weekend about the boomlet in history about studying the growth of capitalism. Thatcher's role in advancing the spread of free-market ideas to other policymakers was crucial. To explain why free-market capitalism became the pre-eminent idea in economic policymaking over the past few decades, you have to look at Thatcher. She preceded Reagan, becoming the first leader in the developed world to try to change her country's variety of capitalism. Even after Reagan came to power, one could persuasively argue that Thatcher mattered more. As some international political economy scholars have noted, ideas and policies spread much faster when "supporter states" embrace them vigorously rather than reluctantly. Thatcher embraced capitalism with a near-religious fervor, acting as a vanguard for the rest of Europe on this front. For more on the role that Thatcher and her advisors played, see Yergin and Stanislaw's The Commanding Heights, or Jeffry Frieden's Global Capitalism
OK, readers, in what other areas of international relations and comparative politics did Margaret Thatcher leave her mark?
Posted By Daniel W. Drezner
Your humble blogger was watching CNN late last night after the House of Representatives passed the fiscal cliff compromise, and was struck by the anchor's Ali Velshi's complete and total disdain for what had just transpired. He repeatedly said that this was, "an embarrassing moment for America," and that it was so frustrating because these wounds were self-inflicted. This was surprising, since CNN is ostensibly the cable news netowrk that's the least partisan and most likely to maintain the detached, sonorous perspective that can only be incubated after prolonged exposure to Wolf Blitzer.
Now I'm certainly not gonna defend what went down the past two months as the exemplar of Jeffersonian democracy or anything, but I do think some perspective is in order here. The truth is that America's political institutions engage in self-destructive behavior on a fairly regular basis. This holds even in the post-Vietnam era. In the 1970s the country nearly tore itself apart because of Watergate. In the 1980s it was Iran-Contra. In the 1990s the federal government was shut down because Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on the budget for a spell. That was followed by the House of Representatives impeaching President Clinton for perjury and obstruction of justice. In late 2000 the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling short-circuiting ballot recounts in Florida and making George W. Bush the next president using a legal logic that was so tortured that the Court said no one could ever use it again. And last year U.S. debt was downgraded -- not because of any fundamental U.S. economic weakness, but because of the U.S. political system. All of these episodes were politically self-inficted wounds -- and the United States weathered all of them pretty easily. Please bear this in mind the next time you read something about America going to hell.
[But haven't things gotten worse?--ed. Well, no, I think what's changed is that the Dems and the GOP are acting more like European parliamentary parties in a constitutional system that emphasizes the separation of powers. That's a problem, and gerrymandering is exacerbating the situation. But it's a situation that a few nonpartisan districting commissions would be able to solve.]
Now, with this dose of perspective sauce, there also needs to be a recognition that elements of the United States have shifted in an ideological direction that makes them increasingly isolated in the world. To see why, look at this Financial Times story by Hannah Kuchler on David Cameron's G8 priorities. The salient part for this conversation:
In a letter to the leaders, Mr Cameron said the world will continue to face “grave economic uncertainty” in 2013 but the rich countries must set “ambitious standards” to drive growth in their countries and across the globe.
The UK will push for action in three key areas: trade deals, including a potential EU-US trade agreement; measures to tackle tax evasion and open government; working with developing countries to fight corruption....
The British government has prioritised chasing tax evaders, with prosecutions for tax evasion up by 80 per cent and a treaty with Switzerland, its largest ever deal on tackling tax evasion. Mr Cameron wants to use the UK’s time at the top of the G8 to “galvanise collective international action”.
“We can lead the way in sharing information to tackle abuses of the system, including in developing countries, so that governments can collect taxes due to them,” he wrote in the letter. “We can work together to sign more countries up to international standards. And we can examine the case for strengthening those standards themselves.”
Now, international tax evasion has been an on-and-off G8 priority for the past 15 years, and there's actually been some progress on tax havens. I guarantee you, however, that to the House GOP caucus this will look like some back-door globalist conspiracy by the Obama administration to raise taxes or enforce collection through jackbooted G8 thugs. So anything that will require legislative approval ain't going anywhere.
[Uh, isn't this kinda nuts? Everyone knows that the G8 doesn't have any thugs, much less jackbooted ones!!--ed. Yes, and everyone knows that Agenda 21 is a nonbinding plan of action for sustainable development, but that hasn't stopped a few deluded people from freaking out about a U.N.-hatched global conspiracy.]
So some things have changed, and for the time being there will be some issues on which legislative action is likely not gonna happen. On the other hand -- much like Americans after New Years Eve parties -- the United States usually recovers from these bouts of temporary stupidity. The federal government will muddle through, and I suspect even the 113th Congress will be interested in a U.S.-E.U. trade deal.
Am I missing anything?
What do you think?
Posted By Daniel W. Drezner
My post yesterday on following Vizzini's advice U.S. retrenchment from Central Asia generated a bit of pushback. I should point out that my concern here is that the U.S. husbands its power resources with a bit more acumen. Sure, Central Asia has some strategic significance, but the thing is, every region in the globe has some strategic significance. If I'm rank-ordering U.S. strategic priorities, it would go as follows: 1) East Asia; 2) Latin America; 3) Europe; 4) Middle East; 5) South Asia; 6) Central Asia; 7) Africa (there's also a big gap between 4 and 5 on this list). Scarce resources devoted to Central Asia have to be siphoned from somewhere, and I don't want too much of a diversion from other strategic priorities.
That said, I want to clarify that I'm not saying that the U.S. is in terminal decline and therefore should engage in a systematic strategic retreat. David Bell makes an excellent point in The New Republic today -- there has been a perpetual declinism industry in the United States since the launch of Sputnik.
Question to readers: does retrenchment presage resurgence?
Back in the spring, I hinted that I would be willing to produce a top ten list of must-read books on the international political economy/global political economy (IPE or GPE for those in the know), provided there was sufficient demand.
Judging by the e-mail response, the demand is robust and quite persistent. So I've decided... to postpone that list for another month or two.
Because you're not ready yet.
Let's face it, if you have read this far in the post, it means you're either:
• A curious professor ready to minimize this page if anyone walks in;
• A grad student seeking the keys to success in the profession;
• An intense undergraduate student who really wants to study IPE.
This is great. The thing is, most graduate programs in political economy don't give you that much historical background before throwing the cutting-edge theory and methodology at you. This year I was lunching with some Ph.D. students at one of the top IPE schools in the country, and the students (and some of the professors) made it pretty clear that they didn't know all that much about the topic beyond the tricks of the trade - formal modeling, econometric techniques, etc.
If you're expecting me to go off on a rant here about the uselessness of these tools, well, you're going to be sadly disappointed. There are some pretty good reasons to learn these techniques - among other things, they'll help you to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to what blogs, pundits and public intellectuals are saying about the global economy.
Soooo..... before you are ready to ready the ten books in IPE that you have to read, you should first read these ten books on global economic history. I'm leaving a lot out here (North and Thomas' The Rise of the Western World; Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation; anything and everything by William McNeill, Joel Mokyr, David Landes, Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., Joseph Needham; some things by Niall Ferguson, etc.). That's partly because I've slanted this list towards more recent scholarship, and partly because while these books are excellent economic histories, they don't focus as much on the international dimension.
[There are some other newly-released books, such as Liaquat Ahamed's Lords of Finance or Justin Fox's The Myth of the Rational Market, that might very well belong on this list. I'm still in the middle of reading them, however, so the jury is still out.]
Once you imbibe the (sometimes contradictory) information contained in these books, you can look at what the stylized facts contained in IPE books with a much more astringent perspective. It's not a coincidence that the foundational IPE texts are by the twentieth century's greatest economic historians - Eli Heckscher, Albert Hirschman, Charles Kindleberger, and Jacob Viner. Trust me - you will feel much the wiser for it.
The following would be my preferred order of how to read them, but it's hardly the only way to do it:
1. Gregory Clark, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (2007). I've already tagged this book as an interesting read. If nothing else, the first chapter of this book - "The Sixteen-Page Economic History of the World" - actually matches the audacity of the title. As I said, I don't completely buy Clark's explanation of Malthus + genetics = Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. His attempt to explain away the irrelevance of institutions doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Still, I will say I better appreciated the heyday of mercantilism after reading Clark.
2. Nathan Rosenberg and L.E. Birdzell, Jr., How the West Grew Rich (1986). Perfect when paired with Clark, because Rosenberg and Birdzell present the classical argument for why Western Europe was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
3. Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997). The third leg in the triad of "why did Europe dominate the globe?" explanations. If Clark focuses on genetics/culture, and Rosenberg and Birdzell focus on institutions, Diamond proffers a geographical determinism. Simply put, he thinks the temperate climate of Eurasia was bound to produce the most sophisticated societies with the most advanced animals, germs, and technologies. Diamond's argument complements rather substitutes for the institutions and culture arguments. If nothing else, it is impossible to read this book and ever buy the ending to War of the Worlds.
4. John Nye, War, Wine and Taxes (2007). David Ricardo's classic example of comparative advantage was English wool for Portuguese wine. Nye explodes the "natural" aspect of this trade, demonstrating how high tariffs against French wine proved a boon to both the Portuguese and English beer distillers. Nye stretches his argument too far at times, but the interrelationship between war, protectionism, and statebuilding is pretty damn fascinating.
5. Douglas Irwin, Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade (1996). Irwin's book is more a history of economic thought than economic history, but nevertheless tells a remarkable story: how did the idea of free trade knock off mercantilism, protectionism, strategic trade theory, and other doctrines?
6. Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson, Globalization and History (1999). A lucid, detailed and fascinating study of how the nineteenth century of globalization went down. When anyone argues that the current (fast fading?) era of globalization is historically unique, take the hardcover version of this book and whack them on the head with it. Special bonus book: people who liked this should go on to read Power and Plenty by Kevin O'Rourke and Ron Findlay).
7. Jeffry Frieden, Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century (2006). This book is to the twentieth centiury as Williamson and O'Rourke's book is to the nineteenth - except it's written for a wider audience, so it's a more accessible read. Accessible doesn't mean simple, however - this book is chock full of interesting arguments, cases, and counterarguments.
8. Barry Eichengreen, Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System, second edition (2008). A more narrow work than Frieden's, Eichengreen's book is the starting point for understanding the classical gold standard, the Bretton Woods regime, and whatever the hell system we have now the Bretton Woods II regime.
9. Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw, The Commanding Heights (1997). Yergin and Stanislaw tell a cheerleader's tale of how the Washington Consensus displaced the old quasi-Keynesian, quasi-socialist economic order that had its apogee and downfall in the 1970s. What's particularly interesting is their argument that what mattered was the content and spread of the ideas themselves, and not some coercive power, that led to the re-embrace of markets.
10. Paul Blustein, The Chastening (2001). Blustein, a reporter for the Washington Post, tells the you-are-there version of the Asian financial crisis and the reaction from the U.S. Treasury Department. If you want to know why Pacific Rim economies started hoarding foreign exchange reserves beginning in 1999, read this book.
OK, readers, which books would you recommend?
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Our memcached setup is currently only used for wiki sessions. With mediawiki, sessions stored in files over NFS or in the DB are very slow. Memcached is a non-blocking solution for our session storage.
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Checking Status
Our memcached instances are currently firewalled to only allow access from wiki application servers. To check the status of an instance, use:
echo stats | nc memcached0{3,4} 11211
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Flushing Memcached
Sometimes, wrong contents get cached, and the cache should be flushed. To do this, use:
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Restarting Memcached
Note that restarting an memcached instance will drop all sessions stored on that instance. As mediawiki uses hashing to distribute sessions across multiple instances, restarting one out of two instances will result in about half of the total sessions being dropped.
To restart memcached:
sudo /etc/init.d/memcached restart
Configuring Memcached
Memcached is currently setup as a role in the ansible git repo. The main two tunables are the MAXCONN (the maximum number of concurrent connections) and CACHESIZE (the amount memory to use for storage). These variables can be set through $memcached_maxconn and $memcached_cachesize in ansible. Additionally, other options (as described in the memcached manpage) can be set via $memcached_options.
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Recurring dream, recurring flops
James, at Crap Futures, blogged last week this intriguing diagram:
Of course one can always argue about modifications and missing connections, it somehow gives a pretty good outline of "the journey of a technology." When observing it the other day, I quickly realized it should be less of an arrow, and more of a cycle... considering that it takes many (failed) products to have a technology reaching a sort of maturity (and then obsolescence). But the red "recurring dream" part plays that role in the diagram; I can't help thinking about technological flops that belonged to this category (humanoid robots, smart homes, monorails, VR/AR headsets, etc.) How can we revisit the evolution of <technology> based on this?
Given that the crap futures blog insists on deconstructing smartness, I can imagine that the diagram can be helpful to map the various parameters around which the notion of networked/smart/connected/automated objects are built. Also, this diagram is relevant because it can help to generate (micro-)briefs. Say, you want to work on *teh smart home of teh future*, it would be intriguing to design several versions: the cheap one, the functional one. Alternatively, one can also think about the ingredients to design such technology: what if the smart home of the future was designed sans consideration for science-fiction (you remove that bit from the diagram) and an important emphasis on the sublime/spectacle? What would be the result (beyond an episode of The Simpsons)?
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > Don't Bother, Angel
"Fetch me Frank."
by x_____ER 0 reviews
"Fetch me Frank."
Sonny, who had fallen asleep at the desk, awoke a few minutes later to his cell-phone vibrating. The only people who knew his number were the people who lived in the abandoned movie theater with him.
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and flipped it open. "Sonny." He answered, pushing some papers around on his desk and arranging different things.
"Sonny, it's Patrick." Came Patrick's nervous reply.
"Oh, hi Patrick. Whatcha need?" Sonny asked, leaving his desk and walking to the fridge and peeking in. He decided on some imitation blood. Only Gerard and Mikey were allowed to have real blood, unless stated otherwise from Gerard.
"Well, I've got Tina in my room yelling and throwing things because she wants her own room." Patrick told Sonny. "Her and Pete are fighting because she wants a kid and Pete doesn't. She doesn't like that you didn't ask her if she wanted to share a room."
"Well, she didn't tell me that she was fighting with Pete, did she? I can't read minds, Gerard and Mikey can." Sonny smiled, pouring himself a glass.
"Yeah, well I don't want to share a room with Tina when she's pissed. Do you have any more rooms?" Patrick asked, sounding like he was eager.
"Yeah, I'll be down there in a minute to show Tina her new room." Sonny said.
"Okay, thanks, Sonny." Patrick sighed in relief.
"Yeah, no problem."
"Bye." Patrick hung up and Sonny heard the dial tone.
Sonny slid his phone shut and placed it back into his pocket before walking down the hall towards Patrick's room.
Sonny glanced at the many paintings of different vampires lining the hallway walls, all-leading up to the big painting of the once-head vampire, Dracula.
Sonny looked down the hall and spotted Patrick standing outside of his room, smiling at Sonny.
"Hey," Patrick greeted.
"Hey. Tina in here?" Sonny asked, pointing to Patrick's room door.
Patrick nodded. "Yep."
"Thanks." Sonny opened the door to reveal Tina in a huff, sitting on Patrick's bed. "Tina, I have a different room for you."
Tina looked over to Sonny. "Patrick got you?" She asked.
"No, he called me. I left you and Pete cell-phones and told you that I was on speed dial. But I guess you did't get the memo." Sonny smiled.
"Whatever. Just take me to my room." Tina scoffed, getting up from Patrick's bed and walking past Sonny and into the hallway.
Sonny turned on his heel and walked out the door and into the hallway, nodding his head at Patrick.
Patrick smiled and nodded his head in Sonny's direction, showing thanks and walking into his room and shutting the door behind him.
"Sorry I didn't get you your own room in the first place." Sonny apologized, walking quite far from Fall Out Boy. And Tina noticed.
"How come so far away?" Tina asked, looking back down the hall.
"Because I only had four rooms free right next to each other. You'll have to be between Ryan and Matt." Sonny explained, opening the door.
"That's fine." Tina shrugged. "I guess."
"Ryan's on the right and Matt's on the left." Sonny told Tina, walking to the bedside table and scribbling something down on a notepad before walking back to the door and smiling before leaving.
Tina sat on the bed for a minute, before getting up and walking to the bed stand. She peered down at the piece of paper and smiled to herself.
Matt: speed-dial #8
Ryan: speed-dial #9
Tina's smile grew into a grin as she picked up the cell phone Sonny had handed her and pushed in the numbers, punching talk.
Gerard sat in the head chair, one finger on his temple with his other fingers resting aimlessly, and the other hand setting on the arm of the red plush chair-handle.
"Travis." Gerard spoke, staring intently at the band member before him.
"Yes, Gerard?" Travis answered.
"Fetch me Frank." Gerard watched as Travis nodded his head and left the room.
Travis waltzed down the hall, and up to Frank Iero's room.
He knocked on the door and waited.
Frank scrambled to get up and answer the door. "Y-yes?" Frank asked, looking down the hall both ways before fixing his eyes on Travis. "Oh... It's you."
"Jeez, you sound so happy to see me. Anyway, Gerard wants to see you." Travis notified Frank watching as Maddi scrambled for clothes in the background. A smirk grew on Travis' face before Frank punched him in the arm, closing the door behind him on his way out. "Sorry, dude." Travis grinned, holding his hands up in defense.
"Keep your eyes off my girl." Frank warned; marching the other way down the hall and to the grand ballroom where he knew Gerard would be waiting. "Yes, Gerard?" Frank asked, walking up and standing in front of Gerard in his big chair.
"That thing I told you... Did you do it?" Gerard pondered.
"Well, not yet... But I'm close." Frank winced, as he was afraid of what Gerard might do.
"Damn it Frank!" Gerard yelled. "I need it done!"
"Sorry Mr. High-and-Mighty. But I was busy. It's not easy having a fucking kid, you know." Frank hissed back.
Bad move.
With one wave of Gerard's hand, Frank was grasping his neck and gasping for air.
"Frank, just do as I say or Maddi and Franklyn Jr. will be in serious danger." Gerard warned, looking at Frank struggle for air.
Gerard waved his hand again and Frank fell to the floor gasping. He looked up at Gerard, clutching his throat and wheezing. "Asshole." Frank chocked.
Gerard's face turned furious, and his eyes widened.
Frank realized just how bad he fucked up.
"Frank... You've forced me to do something I really don't want to do." Gerard said, lifting his hand again.
Frank just watched, and so did Travis, who was standing next to Gerard's chair incase he was needed.
Gerard's hand rose, and moved swiftly to his left, causing Frank to levitate off the ground and fly into the wall.
Gerard hopped off his chair and fast-walked over to the Frank that was aching in pain and coughing up blood. "I have the power, Frank. Obey me!" Gerard hissed in Frankie's ear, before walking briskly over to the exit door and leaving. Travis quickly in tow.
"Gerard, where are you going?" Travis asked, trying to catch up.
"Out." Gerard replied, walking faster.
"We have blood here, if that's what you're after." Travis noted.
Gerard spun around and smiled that creepy grin at Travis. "I want it fresh. I want to see the look at that puny human's face when he sees my fangs..." Gerard chuckled and turned back around again and walking the rest of the way back down the hall.
Travis watched with a confused look on his face, while Gerard burst through the back doors and into the night.
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AI helps retail sector in its decision-making process and operational efficiency
07 June 2021
AI and machine learning have enormous potential to improve the efficiency of supply chains and other retail operations that happen behind the scenes.
Large retail and distribution companies have long had specialist systems to run supply chains, manage warehouses, and take some of the effort out of planning and forecasting.
But often these systems do not reach to get a real-time view of inventory levels in stores, for example, or harmonize demand flows through the supply chain.
Another problem that was painfully obvious during the pandemic is that retail supply chains were designed for a simpler age, when demand was fairly predictable and stores did not have to suddenly close for extended periods.
It’s not just COVID-19 that is giving supply chain professionals sleepless nights. Consumers’ desires for near-instant gratification, greater personalization and more last-mile fulfillment options are having a profound impact on supply chains, adding more and more complexity.
These changes are obliging retail and distribution companies to adopt more sophisticated techniques that increasingly use AI to improve decision making in regards to the supply chain and other back-office functions.
For example, store network planning has become more difficult because of the constantly changing interplay of offline and online channels. Demand forecasting is also much more complex than it used to be. According to a report by analyst firm RSR Research, the unpredictability of demand is the main reason cited by retailers for not being able to do omnichannel fulfillment well.
Demand forecasting is the beginning point for a lot of back-office processes that make retailers function. So, if they can forecast likely demand with greater accuracy, it will be easier to forecast sales and costs. Accurate sales forecasts can be enhanced by the use of machine learning on downstream data, such as the records generated by point of sale terminals.
By adopting AI and ML-driven strategies for demand and supply management, retailers can get a more complete picture of what is driving demand and, equally importantly, their ability to fulfill that demand, and so make better decisions.
AI can take the hard work out of analyzing the myriad datasets that impact demand patterns, enabling retailers to better understand what consumers want to buy now, and so prioritize boosting stock levels for product lines experience a sudden uptick in demand – perhaps because a social media influencer has featured the product.
The other side of the coin is when retailers have overestimated demand and are forced to discount stock to clear inventories, with the consequent negative impact on the bottom line.
This was a problem at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic for fashion retailers whose stores were forced to close. When the stores reopened, unsold spring/summer inventory had to be cleared out to make room for the next season, and the stranded stock had to heavily discounted or written off.
AI is also being used to improve the operational aspects of retail supply chains, streamlining warehouse operations and optimizing routes for delivery drivers to ensure that deliveries arrive on time and with the lowest financial and environmental cost. The e-commerce boom has led to a huge increase in “last mile” deliveries and AI can mitigate the negative externalities.
One of the most interesting areas where retailers could benefit from using AI is in optimizing processes. Process mining is a promising application of AI that enables in-depth understanding of business processes. It gives a clear view of which events and actions - in areas related to customer service for example - positively and negatively influencing business outcomes, thus making it easier to adopt corrective measures for better performance and results.
Reducing operational risk is likely to be a key concern for retailers in the future, and while AI cannot easily predict the likely consequences of a “black swan” events like a viral pandemic, it can help retailers better manage their risk and take corrective action during disruptive events.
Even though the retail industry is passing through a particularly tumultuous period, it is clear that the winners will be those that leverage new technologies such as AI and machine learning to adapt most successfully to the short-term challenges imposed by pandemic and long-term trends like the inexorable growth of e-commerce and evolving customer expectations.
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Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training
with Abba Shapiro
Video: Welcome
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1. 3m 38s
1. Welcome
2. Remapping operating system functions
1m 36s
3. Using the exercise files
1m 14s
2. 34m 17s
1. Launching the application for the first time
3m 52s
2. Adjusting essential preferences
3m 54s
3. Learning the interface
4m 16s
4. Customizing the window layout
4m 15s
5. The four ways to drive Final Cut Pro
7m 32s
6. Organizing the browser
8m 9s
7. Tab improvements
2m 19s
3. 13m 16s
1. Editing with the Viewer window
8m 31s
2. Marking clips
1m 58s
3. Marking in the timeline
2m 47s
4. 47m 45s
1. Working with audio in the Viewer window
3m 39s
2. Track targeting
4m 43s
3. Three-point editing
5m 31s
4. Manipulating the playhead
5m 47s
5. Moving clips in the timeline
4m 1s
6. Adjusting edit points in the timeline
3m 53s
7. Splitting clips
5m 11s
8. Multitrack editing
2m 47s
9. Deleting clips
2m 14s
10. Performing an insert edit
3m 21s
11. Performing a shuffle edit
1m 48s
12. Other ways to work with clips
4m 50s
5. 44m 52s
1. Performing a replace edit
2m 57s
2. Linking and unlinking
5m 45s
3. Roll and ripple edits
7m 0s
4. Adjusting edit points on the fly
2m 38s
5. Slip and slide edits
7m 49s
6. Creating subclips
3m 42s
7. Match framing
5m 22s
8. Editing audio and video
9m 39s
6. 14m 43s
1. Taking control of your timeline
3m 24s
2. Changing track visibility and locking
2m 31s
3. Auto Select
2m 10s
4. Creating keyboard shortcuts
3m 30s
5. Creating buttons
3m 8s
7. 27m 50s
1. Introduction to mixing
4m 20s
2. Adjusting audio levels in the viewer
3m 11s
3. Adjusting audio levels in the timeline
7m 34s
4. Fading audio
6m 23s
5. Adjusting the audio mix on the fly
3m 6s
6. Using the Audio Mixer tool
3m 16s
8. 20m 20s
1. Inserting markers
3m 3s
2. Types of markers
4m 31s
3. Moving and repositioning markers
2m 10s
4. Snapping markers to each other
2m 26s
5. Transcribing using markers
1m 54s
6. Navigating to markers
1m 48s
7. Ripple-deleting markers
1m 17s
8. Subclipping using markers
1m 53s
9. Exporting markers
1m 18s
9. 21m 41s
1. Fit to fill
3m 55s
2. Changing speed at a constant rate
4m 41s
3. Changing speed at a variable rate
10m 47s
4. Creating and using freeze frames
2m 18s
10. 31m 22s
1. Using transitions
8m 13s
2. Modifying transitions
1m 23s
3. Introduction to rendering
7m 46s
4. Applying bulk transitions
2m 1s
5. Alpha transitions
6m 42s
6. Saving favorites
5m 17s
11. 26m 1s
1. Using filters
2m 19s
2. Modifying filters
5m 40s
3. The Color Corrector
7m 17s
4. Smoothcam
4m 58s
5. Saving favorites
1m 54s
6. Filterpacs
3m 53s
12. 19m 41s
1. Working with stills
10m 56s
2. Moving on stills
3m 4s
3. Working with layered Photoshop files
5m 41s
13. 19m 0s
1. Creating basic titles
3m 57s
2. Creating lower thirds
3m 19s
3. Creating outline text
4m 29s
4. Creating a credit roll
4m 7s
5. Using master templates
3m 8s
14. 19m 6s
1. Introducing multicam editing
1m 40s
2. Creating a multicam clip using sync points
2m 50s
3. Creating a multicam clip with timecode
2m 21s
4. Editing a multicam clip in a timeline
5m 5s
5. Refining your multicam edit
7m 10s
15. 32m 0s
1. Importing files and folders
2m 9s
2. Importing audio into Final Cut Pro
3m 25s
3. Preparing for log and capture
6m 18s
4. Special considerations for HDV users
1m 26s
5. Logging clips
7m 6s
6. Capturing clips
6m 19s
7. The Log and Transfer window
4m 13s
8. Reconnecting media
1m 4s
16. 8m 2s
1. Exporting to a QuickTime movie
2m 32s
2. Sharing
2m 36s
3. Sending to Compressor
1m 2s
4. Printing to video
1m 52s
17. 48s
1. Goodbye
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Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training
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Topics include:
• Preparing for an optimal Final Cut Pro editing experience
• Taking control of the Timeline by mastering the interface and learning the best keyboard shortcuts
• Learning the best practices for bringing clips into the Timeline
• Refining the Timeline with Ripple, Roll, Slip, and Slide edits
• Performing quick and easy color corrections
• Understanding and using the new markers features
• Importing video and audio files from tape, P2 media cards, and music CDs
• Understanding how to shoot and edit with multiple cameras
• Sharing a finished project on DVD, an MP3 player, or YouTube
Final Cut Pro
(Music playing) Hi! I'm Abba Shapiro and welcome to Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training. If you are new to the application, you will learn everything you need to know to build a show. If you are using Final Cut Pro already, you will learn about many of the new features of Final Cut Pro 7, and discover how you can work smarter and faster. Some of the areas that we'll cover include using keyboard shortcuts to quickly scan, select, and edit your media, mixing audio, working with transitions and filters, and color correcting your footage.
We will also explore some advanced editing techniques, such as zooming in and around still images, and stabilizing bumpy shots with the SmoothCam Filter. Now let's explore Final Cut Pro 7.
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Q: Is there a course in the Online Training Library that teaches more about burning Blu-ray Discs? Is Final Cut Pro a good tool for Blu-ray?
A: Final Cut Pro’s ability to burn Blu-ray Discs is very limited. Apple markets the functionality more as the ability to "create a Blu-ray screener." A good alternative to Final Cut Pro for Blu-ray authoring is Adobe Encore. If you want to author a more complex Blu-ray Disc, check out Chapter 17 of the Encore CS5 Essential Training, and the movie “About Blu-ray Discs and HD Video.”
Q: What is the quickest way to set up hardware with Final Cut Pro?
A: The easiest way to set up hardware in Final Cut Pro (version 7 and above) is, fittingly, the Easy Setup. Go to the Final Cut > Easy Setup and select the options that best fit the hardware being used.
Q: How does one open the exercise files that come with the course? When trying to import the files in Final Cut Pro, they are visible, but not selectable/grayed out. What is the reason for this?
A: The project files cannot be opened from within the application. The Import command is only used for media files. Simply double-click on the exercise files from the Finder to open the files in Final Cut Pro.
Q: When attempting to import the exercise file in the "Fit to Fill" video, the clip icon displays properly and the video appears in the canvas. However, after going to the beginning of the Timeline and attempting to play the video, it displays as "Unrendered" in the Canvas window. How can this be fixed?
A: Make sure Unlimited RT is checked in the upper left corner of the Timeline window. Unlimited RT will push the computer as hard as possible. Playback may have dropped frames. This is normal and OK. Clips will automatically render on export.
The clip can also be rendered by pressing Cmd+R and will play without dropped frames and full resolution.
Q: Is there a setting in Final Cut Pro that will enable the use of the Log and Capture function when importing video from a digital camera, specifically, a Canon 5D Mark II? Despite following the instructions in the Chapter 14 movie “Preparing for log and capture," the Log and Capture function does not work.
A: First off, when importing tapeless media, the Log and Transfer function must be used, not Log and Capture. See “The Log and Transfer window” video in Chapter 14. Secondly, the media must be connected through a card reader, not the camera, in order to import the video. Lastly, make sure to install the Canon Final Cut plug-in as well as the latest Canon 5D Mark II firmware, which updates some of the video functions.
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A: This is an error in the video. The Option key is indeed the correct key to use to adjust the track heights, not the Command key.
Q: The author asks us to reassign some commands, using system preferences. When using the Mountain Lion operating system, the Exposé window is not available. Is there a workaround for this operating system? Will I have these kinds of compatibility problems throughout the training?
A: Mountain Lion uses "Mission Control" in settings. F9 and F10 no longer need to be remapped and F11 and f12 can be. There should be no other foreseeable issues following along with the course.
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Simply Theatre Blog
Part 2 of our interview with Swiss and World Tap Dance champions Olivia and Rebecca Grobety, who join the Simply Theatre team in September
What classes will you be teaching at Simply Theatre?
We'll mostly be teaching dance for the Performing Arts courses. We're really looking forward to this, as we've choreographed quite a few musical theatre numbers in the past and that it's a dance style which we really enjoy teaching.
What are you particularly looking forward to?
We're looking forward to working with a group of youngsters who have the same passion for the performing arts as we do. We love the fact that students in this school often not only dance but also sing and act, and we'd like to try and motivate pupils to really enjoy the dance part of the courses too.
What would you say to anyone wanting to take up dance who hasn't quite found the drive to go for it yet?
Give it a go! You might be surprised at how much you enjoy it. It's not always easy to take up dance, as there are a lot of fundamentals you need to learn in the beginning. It might help to start with a dance style which really motivates you, and maybe from there on you can try and expand to other styles. That's what happened to us! When we were younger we absolutely loved tap, but we refused to try ballet because we didn't think of it as being fun. The director at our dance school finally managed to talk us into trying one ballet class, and now we couldn't imagine our life without ballet! Sometimes you need to give it a try, you never know what might come out of it.
And what would you say to people who are wanting to take their dance to the next level? What top tips do you have for them?
If you want to be a good dancer, you have to work for it. You have to remember that even though dancing is a lot of fun, it's also very difficult and physically demanding. You can't be a good dancer if you don't practice, and that doesn't mean only in the studio! We can remember spending hours when we were smaller practicing our steps in front of the mirror, or going over and over a difficult tap sequence which we couldn't quite get until it was perfect. Sometimes, when people see dancers perform, they only see the finished product, and they don't realize the hours of rehearsals that go into even a single performance. As a dance student there are always things you can improve on: learning new technique, improving your facial expressions, building your strength and stamina, working on your flexibility, etc. Just remember: 'Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard'!
What would you be doing if you weren't dancing or teaching dance?
We're actually both qualified secondary school teachers in the Swiss school system. So if we weren't doing anything dance-related (which we can't imagine), we'd both still be teaching!
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Chemical News
The Cyclofluidic Story
The recent post here on automation in chemistry (especially medicinal chemistry) is a good intro for this paper in ACS Med. Chem. Letters. It’s from David Parry, who led Cyclofluidic, and I’ve blogged about them a few times over the years. That was a company formed in 2008 in the UK to try to develop a “closed loop” of automated medicinal chemistry, where compounds would be synthesized, then tested in a primary assay on the same platforms, with the results fed back into the software to inform the next round of automated synthesis, etc. This has been a longstanding idea in the field, and there are no theoretical barriers to realizing it.
There are, however, plenty of practical ones. Fully automating the synthetic chemistry alone is not exactly trivial, given the variety of reactions and their different conditions. That problem by itself has kept several very capable research teams in both industry and academia busy for many years now, and it’s just the first step. Automating the assays, of course, has been the work of high-throughput screening teams for at least the last twenty-five years, so there’s a lot of experience to build on there – but connecting the output of the automated synthesis to such screening (without having some human operators in the middle of the process for purification and compound handling) presents a whole new set of challenges. And then you have the “evaluate and send back around” step, which calls for software that can suggest reasonable new analogs after evaluating screening data, which is yet another longtime goal that has kept many other folks fully employed for a long time now as well.
So Cyclofluidic had their work cut out for them. And Parry himself even more so:
Starting out at the helm of a new company on day one is both incredibly exciting and daunting in equal measure. The challenges were numerous, while both a business and technical plan were in place as part of the funding process that still left many open questions. I was very comfortable with the scientific and technical aspects to be undertaken having been increasingly involved with the evolution of the proposal but may have taken a slightly different stance on some of the more challenging technical milestones had I known I was going to be responsible for their delivery.
That last part will, I’m sure, bring on some shivers of sympathy among many readers, many of whom may have experienced some form of the “OK, whose problem is this going to be? Ah. I see. Mine” phenomenon. A big early decision was whether to build the machine from the ground up or adapt commercial equipment, naturally, and the company took the reasonable route of using available technology whenever possible, and doing its own development at the points where it was most needed. And it was certainly needed:
The assay platform initially utilized a custom glass chip for the assay with channel dimensions of approximately ca. 80 μm; early observations of laminar flow with colored aqueous dyes rapidly opened my eyes to the challenges of working in this environment. For practical reasons (lead time, cost, and ease of replacement) the glass chip was replaced with 75 μm ID capillary tubing, a simple switch that proved remarkably effective. Pumping at the very low flow rates with the required relatively high pressures determined by the assay chip or capillaries was not so straightforward. . .
. . .Much was learned along the way including the challenges of minimizing the adherence of reagents to glass surfaces, accurate pumping to achieve a gradient of reagents into the assay chip with time, and ensuring solubility of the reagents at all times.
I can well imagine, having done a fair amount of flow chemistry myself (and without the added twist of doing flow biology!) The paper goes into much interesting detail on both of these, and on the software needed to keep the whole system running. But there were even larger factors at work, which hadn’t been anticipated:
When Cyclofluidic was conceived, the business plan was to build a prototype platform and then sell the platform or its component parts to pharma and biotech companies. During the early years of the company, the pharma sector tended to be moving away from large internal technology platforms and not making significant investments in internal capabilities. With input from the shareholders and more widely, it was agreed that the business should look at alternative options for revenues based upon the rapidly evolving capabilities. This came down to a choice of two options, either become a technology integrator providing the expertise to tackle complex automation and integration projects in the life sciences or to provide services based upon the envisaged capabilities of the Cyclofluidic platform. . .
They opted for the latter, and were able to engage in a number of collaborations (only some of which have been published). The market for companies that want to assist in early-stage drug discovery is a large one, though, with pretty ferocious competition. And by this time, Cyclofluidic wasn’t just competing with other small service providers; they were, in many cases, competing with internal efforts at a number of large pharma companies to automate their own medicinal chemistry efforts. In general, these (at AbbVie, Lilly, Roche, and others) were devoted to increasing chemistry productivity or perhaps assay throughput: few (or perhaps none) were trying to close the compound-optimization loop completely with automation.
So that was the Cyclofluidic selling point, and the big question was whether that was enough. The all-in-one aspect was unique, but it also meant (as Parry notes) that at any given time, a good amount of the system was idle as things moved around the loop. The chemistry efforts at other companies were generally higher-throughput for a given fixed transformation, and could be combined in some cases in modular fashion. They weren’t integrated with assay technology for the most part, but how much of an disadvantage was that, practically? From what I can see, it came down to a choice between the Big Pharma model, where the individual parts of the process were highly optimized but not connected together as smoothly, versus the Cyclofluidic platform, which had far better connections but had limitations in each of the component parts. And those limitations were imposed by the connections themselves.
In the end, the company never reached takeoff speed: they had good feedback from their collaborators, but not enough of them seemed to feel that this was technology that was compelling enough to invest in further. Cyclofluidic ended up positioning itself as a service provider, but selling a service that people weren’t sure if they needed or not. As Parry mentions, it would have been very interesting to compare the progress of their platform versus a traditional med-chem team, and ideally to do this over several different projects.
An ideal test would be to hand the same starting set of potential lead compounds to several traditional med-chem teams (not in communication with each other!) and to a Cyclofluidic-style effort as well, and to compare the results. What were the compounds they arrived at after (say) a year of work, and how good were they? You’d want to do this several times (as mentioned, given the natural variability of drug discovery) and honestly I’m not even sure how many trials you’d want to run before drawing firm conclusions. I am quite sure, though, that it would be more than anyone would be willing to fund. The human-team versus human-team aspect would be fascinating enough even without the man-versus-machine aspect; I’m sure that nothing like this has ever been run under controlled conditions. Bored billionaires apply here.
10 comments on “The Cyclofluidic Story”
1. Anon says:
We can call it more bite than chew! I have in my life time (of doing medicinal and organic chemistry) seen so many technology come and and go with a whimper! At the end of the day how much data can we digest and make meaningful conclusions thereof? Cyclofludic-RIP!
2. Nick K says:
Is Cyclofluidics defunct? (I have no access to the article). The website is still up, but seems to to be no more than a shell.
1. A Nonny Mouse says:
They attempted a rebirth as Aidiscovery, but I don’t think that it got off the ground
3. Me says:
Doesn’t surprise me: most of the management there were jettisoned from GSK followed by Pfizer for producing solutions that needed problems. I know the tech. Dev. Unit at gsk produced a pile of high tech garbage that nobody used and were all pulling in vp money for it. Next step was always to sweet-talk someone into giving them venture capital. Looks like they achieved more of the same.
4. Anonymous says:
Derek wrote: “An ideal test would be to hand the same starting set of potential lead compounds to several traditional med-chem teams (not in communication with each other!) and … compare the results.”
Haven’t we had a version of that going on for a century or more? Albeit without supervisory control, time limits, and the ability to compare resources used, etc..
Aspirin was the common starting point for researchers before and after Bayer. Penicillin was a common starting point for everyone after WWII. Mevinolin set off the whole race of a crowded field to make statins … and many of them have a certain similarity. Erythropoietin (Epogen) has been whacked, cracked [truncated] and modified by many groups of researchers. None of that research was done in COMPLETE isolation from others due to meetings, pubs, patents, etc..
It would be quite an effort to look at those and other histories to approach Derek’s test (minus Cyclofluidics) but I think there are interesting stories there.
(I was going to mention Epogen the other day on the “money” part of Derek’s “Where Drugs Come From” blog. Amgen sold ~$40B to $50B of Epo over 22 years. They pushed drug usage to other applications and higher doses to hit those numbers. Some of those uses (dialysis patients) and doses did not produce the promised outcomes. It turns out that post-hoc analysis showed that usage of Epo as an adjunct to chemotherapy did more harm than good. Oops. (The “Thought Leader” expert opinions were that chemo lowers RBC counts bordering on anemia; Epo would help restore a “normal” RBC level. What could possibly go wrong?) Epo for cancer was around 50% of sales; $20+B of Medicare – tax – insurance payments to Amgen that will never be returned to society or the ultimate payers, us. One story linked in my handle.)
1. cynical1 says:
The scenarios that you outline discounts what an important factor IP space played in all those drug discovery efforts, mostly limiting. Being a great chemist doesn’t get you past the generic claims of a competitor no matter how brilliant you are. So no two groups usually start with the same leads unless they discovered them independently and both (or more) teams are working in the same IP space unbeknownst to the other. And then the patent applications issue and it’s all tears for the other group(s). That happened many times in my 30 years. Doesn’t matter whose compounds were strictly “better”. It mostly mattered who filed first. If you know what you’re doing, your patent application covers a lot of chemical space basically to screw your competition. At the end of the day, patent busting (sadly) plays a rather large role in drug discovery. That’s just a reality.
1. fasterthanyou says:
not only drug discovery, everything from car parts to cell phones to pumps for excrement.
The only thing a patent does is show the competition what you’re working on, it’s far better to be faster to market and gain so much market share that you become the go to product.
Take a look at the garbage Microsoft produced and we are all stuck with today.
5. nolongerachemist says:
The trick to automating more discovery chemistry is to make a device that brings the vials to the pump that dispenses the reagents, not the other way around as you see done with a fluid handler.
This will allow reagents to be prepared in inert vessels and pumped into the vial with a very short plumbing path.
Imagine a table where the chemist could setup numerous solutions with peristaltic pumps using viton tubing, or syringe type pumps.
Underneath is a table that holds the vials, with the ability to move around and position each vial under the needle that comes from the reagent pump.
1. Chris Phoenix says:
Sounds good, but what about adding two reagents at once?
6. Bob the Chemist says:
I got the impression (correct?) that a lot of their early work only came their way through ex-colleagues/friends etc….
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Jordan Henderson and Lucy Bronze have been voted BT England players of the year for 2019, the Football Association has announced.
Liverpool midfielder Henderson won the men’s award ahead of runner-up Raheem Sterling and third-placed Harry Kane.
Bronze, meanwhile, topped the fans’ poll from 2018 winner Ellen White, with Beth Mead third.
It is the second time Lyon star Bronze has claimed the England honour, having previously won it in 2015.
Henderson made seven England appearances last year, passing the 50-cap mark during a 5-1 away win against Montenegro.
He also helped Liverpool win the Champions League, Super Cup and club World Cup.
Bronze, 28, has won 81 caps and was a key figure when the Lionesses lifted the SheBelieves Cup for the first time and reached the World Cup semi-finals.
She played in 18 of England’s 20 games last year, highlighted by a superb goal in the World Cup quarter-final victory over Norway.
Bronze was named 2019 UEFA women’s player of the year, having helped Lyon win four trophies, including the women’s Champions League.
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North Korea missile launch fails in embarrassing setback for leader Kim
By Reuters/Ju-min Park April 14, 2016 | 09:41 pm PT
North Korea missile launch fails in embarrassing setback for leader Kim
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looking at a rocket warhead tip after a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile : Reuters
But the North has nevertheless pushed ahead with its missile programme, supervised by Kim.
The U.S.-based 38 North website, which specialises in North Korea, has said there has been activity at the country's nuclear site based on satellite imagery, and on Wednesday said the possibility of a fifth nuclear test "could not be ruled out".
China, North Korea's most important economic and diplomatic backer, has been angered by Pyongyang's nuclear tests and rocket launches in the face of U.N. sanctions that China has also backed.
"The firing of a mid-range ballistic missile on Friday by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), though failed, marks the latest in a string of sabre-rattling that, if unchecked, will lead the country to nowhere," China's official Xinhua news agency said in an English language commentary.
"...Nuclear weapons will not make Pyongyang safer. On the contrary, its costly military endeavours will keep on suffocating its economy."
Friday is the anniversary of North Korean founding president Kim Il Sung's birthday which is widely celebrated. In 2012, it was marked by a long-range rocket launch attempt which also failed.
The U.S. Defense Department said in a statement the launch at 5.33am Korea time (3.33am Vietnam time) was detected and tracked by the U.S. Strategic Command which also assessed it had failed.
"We call again on North Korea to refrain from actions and rhetoric that further raise tensions in the region and focus instead on taking concrete steps toward fulfilling its international commitments and obligations," a U.S. State Department official said.
It was likely a Musudan, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said, an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a design range of more than 3,000 km that can be fired from a road mobile launcher but which has never been flight-tested.
A South Korean defence ministry official said Friday's launch was believed to have been a failure but declined to identify the type of the missile launched.
The United States, which has 28,000 troops stationed in South Korea, said on Thursday it was aware of reports that North Korea was preparing to test intermediate-range missiles and was closely monitoring the Korean peninsula.
"Timing wise, today's missile was a cannon salute on the Day of the Sun, leading up to the party congress, but now that it has failed, it is an embarrassment," said Chang Gwang-il, a retired South Korean army general.
The North is scheduled to hold its ruling party congress in early May, the first such meeting in 36 years.
The North could not completely ignore the sanctions, backed by its lone major ally China, but considered it the right time to attempt a missile launch to send a message to the world "we don't surrender to sanctions", Chang said.
KCNA file picture shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watching the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army at an unknown location: Reuters
Some experts had said North Korea may choose to test-fire the Musudan as it tries to build an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to put the mainland United States within range.
North Korea, which regularly threatens to destroy South Korea and the United States, often fires missiles during periods of tension in the region or when it comes under pressure to curb its defiance and abandon its weapons programmes.
The reclusive North and rich, democratic South are technically still at war since their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.
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@techreport{NBERw9640, title = "Spillovers Across U.S. Financial Markets", author = "Roberto Rigobon and Brian Sack", institution = "National Bureau of Economic Research", type = "Working Paper", series = "Working Paper Series", number = "9640", year = "2003", month = "April", doi = {10.3386/w9640}, URL = "http://www.nber.org/papers/w9640", abstract = {Movements in the prices of different assets are likely to directly influence one another. This paper develops a model that identifies the contemporaneous interactions between asset prices in U.S. financial markets by relying on the heteroskedasticity in their movements. In particular, we estimate a structural-form GARCH' model that includes the short-term interest rate, the long-term interest rate, and the stock market. The results indicate that there are strong contemporaneous interactions between these variables. Accounting for this behavior is critical for interpreting daily changes in asset prices and for predicting the future paths of their variances and correlations. We demonstrate the importance of this consideration in a risk-management application.}, }
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Re: st: Test of intercepts across OLS regressions
From Jared DeLisle <>
Subject Re: st: Test of intercepts across OLS regressions
Date Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:50:57 -0500
At risk of answering my own question, is -mvreg- and -mvtest- appropriate here? i.e.
-mvreg y1 y2 y3 ... y10 = x -
-mvtest _cons -
This gives an F-statistic.
Jared Delisle wrote:
I asked this question a few weeks ago, with no response. So I'll give
it another try and be more explicit, since I was vague in the first
post. Here goes... I have a set of regressions, let's say 10 separate
regressions, all over the same time period, all with the same
specification: Y(n) = a + bX, where n=1..10 (designating which vector of
Y will be the dependent variables), and X is the same vector of
regressors for all regressions. I am interested in testing if the
intercepts, a1...a10, are jointly equal to zero. I can do this with a
-sureg- and -test _cons- which gives me a Wald Chi-square statistic. I
need to perform a Gibbons, Ross, & Shanken (Econometrica 1989) test,
which yields an F-statistic, and is essentially (if I interpret it
correctly) a Hotelling's T-squared statistic times (T-N-1)/[N(T-2)]
where T is the number of time series observations and N is the number of
intercepts (10 in my case). Is anyone familiar with performing such an
analysis? Is there a .do file floating around that calculates this GRS
F-statistic, or any suggestions on how to write one up?
Thanks for your assistance,
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Global Warming threatens to push 100 million people into extreme poverty
Global Warming threatens to push 100 million people into extreme poverty
A World Bank report released a few months ago, “Shock Waves: Managing the Impact of Climate Change on Poverty,” predicts that global warming will push 100 million more people into extreme poverty over the next decade and a half. This means that 100 million more people will see their incomes drop to under 1.90 dollars per day. This would add a hundred million to the roughly 700 million people earning 1.90 dollars a day or less, or what the World Bank defines as “extreme poverty.”
The people of the poorest countries are the most threatened, especially the people of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. According to the report, climate change will have terrible consequences for agriculture and health of the poor parts of the world. Crop yields will be reduced by five percent by 2030. This will cause food costs to rise for the poorest people. Natural disasters, like flooding, will become more frequent. And diseases will become more widespread among the poorest parts of the world.
It should also be emphasized that global warming is potentially catastrophic in some cases. For example, of major countries, Bangladesh is ranked the most vulnerable to global warming. By 2020, an estimated 500 to 750 million, mostly in the poorer countries, will be affected by water stress caused by climate change. Low-lying coastal countries such as Bangladesh are especially threatened. Bangladesh, for example, will face increasing water levels and natural disasters like cyclones that it is unprepared to deal with. According to one estimate, by 2020, Bangladesh will face a 50 percent reduction in rain-fed agriculture. South Asia, by 2020, will face an estimated 10 percent drop in staple crops like rice and maize. Countries like Pakistan could face 50 percent reduction in these staples by 2020. The impact on food security in Bangladesh and other countries will be catastrophic if estimates hold.
Global climate change, especially global warming, is potentially so threatening that even the capitalists at the World Bank and other global institutions taken notice. So much is global warming a threat to the entire capitalist system that it cannot be ignored. However, the managers of Empire are unable to address the problem in a serious way because to do so would require a revolutionary change in the global class structure. The global economy is organized in such a way that the poorest countries suffer the worst effects of capitalist production. The populations of the poorest countries slave away for subsistence or sub subsistence wages producing commodities that they themselves rarely consume. The populations of the poorest countries suffer the toxic environments and natural disasters that are a result of capitalist production. At the same time, it is the wealthy countries that reap the benefits of the modern consumer culture. The populations of the wealthy countries live in relative comfort and stability.
Interestingly, a recent poll showed that concern about climate change reflects the global class structure. The poorer countries, with Africa and Latin America leading the pack, say climate change is of “grave concern.” By contrast, even though climate change is recognize as a real problem by international institutions of Empire, less than half of the people polled in the United States see climate change as a serious problem.
In the Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx famously stated:
It is often forgotten that Marx did not see revolution as the only consequence of class struggle. There is another possibility: our common ruin. This is the reality that humanity faces. Global capitalism is pushing our planet, our common home, to its limits. The First World culture of consumption and waste is pushing the environment to a breaking point. The majority of humanity, the global poor, the proletariat suffers. A minority, the global rich, the bourgeoisie consume more and more, waste more and more. If we are to avoid our common ruin, if there is to be a future for our children and their children, we must awaken. We are the vast majority. We are the only ones who can stop this madness. Time is running out. Now is the time to raise the banner of the Global People’s War of the Leading Light. Ruin or revolution?
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Marion Circuit Judge Louis Rosenberg has denied a Democratic judge candidate’s request for access to voter registration records.
David Hennessy, who is running against the party’s slate of endorsed candidates in Tuesday’s primary election, filed a petition for emergency order seeking immediate access to voter information records held by the Marion County Board of Voter Registration.
The records include telephone numbers and home and email addresses — valuable data unavailable to nonslated candidates but available to endorsed candidates through the state political parties. Hennessy and his attorney, Greg Bowes, argued that lack of access to those records puts him at a competitive disadvantage with candidates endorsed by the party.
State law allows Supreme Court chief justices, the media, leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, and major political parties access to voter information. Bowes said party-backed political candidates, “by implication,” have the same access.
“We didn’t drag one endorsed candidate and ask what he got from the local party,” said Bowes, who himself is another Democrat running against the party’s eight endorsed candidates for superior court judgeships.
Rosenberg also said that giving unendorsed candidates access to such data would create a “new category” of people able to get such personal information, a scenario that citizens would not welcome.
During a hearing Wednesday, Bowes said denying candidates such as Hennessy access to voter information is “politically motivated.”
But Andrew Seiwert, corporation counsel for the city-county administration that represents the voter registration board, said he disagrees.
“The judge’s decision is a correct interpretation of the law,” Seiwert said.
The lawsuit highlights the contention surrounding a unique state law that dictates how Marion Superior Court judges are elected, a process that requires candidates seeking endorsements to pay a hefty fee to their respective political parties and guarantees Democratic and Republican candidates never run against each other in the general election.
Hennessy, who did not seek the party’s endorsement, declared his candidacy Feb. 5. Last March, he filed a request for copies of voter registration forms. The board denied the request, saying it was not particular enough and a large amount of confidential information would need to be redacted. Indiana law allows wider distribution of voter information but without the personal information such as telephone numbers and email addresses.
Bowes said the judge’s decision “handcuffs” Hennessy who now has to find other, more costly ways to reach out to voters. He said they will wait until after the election to figure out how to move forward with the lawsuit.
However, Bowes said the ruling gives them a little bit of encouragement.
Rosenberg wrote that placing Hennessy and party-endorsed candidates on a “level playing field with equal access to voter information will serve the First Amendment interest of all voters.” The judge further wrote that current state law has a disparity as to the information available to endorsed and unendorsed candidates.
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If you come across any model objects that should be subject to butchering, but does not exist in our current repository as listed here, please consider becoming a contributer to this package! For any first-timers, this is great place to start as we’ve created templates that make this process as seamless as possible.
Let’s say our new model object, of class blob, was generated from a R package called blobber. If you want to add axe methods for this class, first clone butcher onto your local computer and open up RStudio (see usethis::create_from_github("tidymodels/butcher") for an automated way to do this). After you have opened RStudio and are in the butcher RStudio Project, run:
> new_model_butcher(model_class = "blob", package_name = "blobber")
You’ll get the following console messages:
✔ Setting active project to 'path_to_butcher_package'
✔ Adding 'blobber' to Suggests field in DESCRIPTION
● Use `requireNamespace("blobber", quietly = TRUE)` to test if package is installed
● Then directly refer to functons like `blobber::fun()` (replacing `fun()`).
ℹ Writing skeleton files
✔ Writing 'R/blob.R'
✔ Writing 'tests/testthat/test-blob.R'
● Modify 'R/blob.R'
● Modify 'tests/testthat/test-blob.R'
new_model_butcher() leverages usethis to:
1. Add the new blobber modeling package under Suggests in the butcher package description file.
2. Generate a skeleton file under the R directory with all possible axe methods for blob.
3. Generate an associated test file under tests/testthat to test new blob axe methods.
As shown by the R scripts attached to other model objects that exist in this package, not all axe generics are used. In fact, if you take a look at the elnet.R script, the only component of the model object fit from the package glmnet that might be worth axing is the call. To help target what is worth removing from blob, we recommend first beginning with butcher::weigh() to identify which parts of the model object take up the most memory.
> weigh(fitted_blob_object)
# A tibble: 25 x 2
object size
<chr> <dbl>
1 terms 4.01
2 qr.qr 0.00666
3 residuals 0.00286
4 fitted.values 0.00286
5 effects 0.0014
6 coefficients 0.00109
7 call 0.000728
8 model.mpg 0.000304
9 model.cyl 0.000304
10 model.disp 0.000304
# … with 15 more rows
In this example, the fitted model objected generated from blobber has a terms component that is taking 4.01 Mb. From here, you can examine the structure of this terms component by leveraging lobstr::sxp(fitted_blob_object$terms) or simply running utils::str(fitted_blob_object$terms). If you are looking to hunt for a specific component like the environment, fitted values, training data, controls or the call object, take a look at butcher::locate().
Perhaps from our model object, blob, we find that the call is the only piece worth axing (or replacing). The R/blob.R skeleton would be completed by putting a placeholder for the original call.
#' Axing a blob.
#' blob model objects are created from the blobber package. They are
#' generally leveraged for classification ... insert anything relevant
#' ... This is where all the blob specific documentation lies.
#' @param x Model object.
#' @param verbose Print information each time an axe method is executed
#' that notes how much memory is released and what functions are
#' disabled. Default is \code{TRUE}.
#' @param ... Any additional arguments related to axing.
#' @return Axed model object.
#' @name axe-blob
#' Remove the call.
#' @rdname axe-blob
#' @export
axe_call.blob <- function(x, verbose = TRUE, ...) {
old <- x
x <- exchange(x, "call", call("dummy_call"))
if (verbose) {
disabled = c("print", "summary")
Here we assign the current blob object x to the variable old as a means to evaluate the memory released once axe_call() is executed on the original model object. Next, we actually exchange() the current call with a dummy call of a (hopefully) smaller size. We also include assess_object() with the additional string parameter of disabled so console messages will be printed out, alerting users of any downstream functions would be affected by axing the call. Since the original model object is fundamentally different, we attach an additional butcher_blob class by calling add_butcher_class() at the end of each axe method. Once the axe methods are set, we then have a skeleton file tests/testthat/test-blob.R to aid in any unit testing.
Adding a new model object to butcher:
1. Run new_model_butcher(model_class = "blob", package_name = "blobber")
2. Use butcher helper functions butcher::weigh() and butcher::locate() to decide what to axe
3. Finalize edits to R/blob.R and tests/testthat/test-blob.R
4. Make a pull request!
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I am trying to open OO central from internet Explorer. But login page is not displaying nor any error messages. I just get a white screen .
But if i open OO central URL from google chrome , it is working fine.
Can anybody tell what is the issue and how to resolve the issue.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
It pains me, but...
I'm betting that Avatar wins best picture on Sunday -- Kathryn Bigelow wins for best director.
The New Republic's Christopher Orr has the same view.
He says that the reason is the numbers. Box office smashes do far better with the Academy than indies. Who am I to disagree?
But I'd also like to throw in my two cents about why Avatar will probably get it:
It was a big collaboration.
Nobody in Hollywood likes James Cameron. But nobody thinks that the technology that went into that movie was anything short of genius. While Cameron might not deserve the Oscar (so the thinking goes) the movie as a whole deserves it. (I disagree. But that's the logic.)
The Academy also loves to split the difference -- and I think they'd definitely tilt towards rewarding someone they like (Bigelow) rather than rewarding Cameron and denying the rest of the movie the award.
After that, the conventional wisdom sounds about right about the winners: Sandra Bullock for best actress (gasp!); Jeff Bridges for actor; Mo'Nique for supporting actress; Christopher Waltz for supporting actor.
I'm going to have to look at what the odds are category-by-category before I figure out the rest of my Oscar pool, but it's safe to say that Avatar will sweep all the tech awards.
Anyways, that's the Gross prophecy. Hope The Hurt Locker edges out a win anyway.... but I'm not betting on it.
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Physics - Light and Sound
These are basic qcards used to help students learn more about the topic of light (the colors of light, rays and etc.) and as well as sound (sound waves and etc.)
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Sending Sounds
The key words -
- Sound
- Sound Waves
- Vibrations
- Echo
A object that makes a sound or something that transfers a sound in the air is called a sound wave, the process of the transformation into the ear. When the sound is created, it travels through the air and when looking at diagrams, if the wave's space is large, than the lower the pitch is, the amplitude (sound waves height), which describes the volume of the sound.
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Sending Sounds - Questions
Questions based on "Sending Sounds" -
1. What are sound waves?
2. What is the height of the sound wave called? Hint - Starting with A..
3. If the sound wave's are more squished together (not spaced out) then what does that signify?
4. How does the sounds travel through the air?
5. What is the movement called? Hint - Starting with V..
1 - Sound waves is the process and a way of describing the movement of sound
2 - Amplitude, 3 - It signifies that the pitch of the sound is higher.
4 - By sound waves, 5 - Vibrations
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Sending Sounds + Speed of Sound
Sounds need a mateiral to travel through -
- Sound waves can travel through LIQUIDS and SOLIDS, this is a common mistake, most people think that sound waves can only travel through gases, but that is incorrect.
- Examples of hearing through liquids and solids - Dolphins underwater, they can hear eachother in the sea.
- Sounds CANNOT travel through empty spaces (with no air), without air, the sounds cannot travel and there is no "squish" or "squash" of the sound waves.
- Speed of sound is 330 meters PER second.
- Sounds travel through water faster than solids and air.
- Sound is much more slower than light, light travels at 300,000 kilometers PER second, That's why you SEE a flash of lightening before you HEAR it.
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Sending Sounds + Speed of Sound Questions -
Questions based on Sending Sounds + Speed of Sound -
1. What is the main speed of sound (not exact)?
2. Can gas and liquids have sound transferred into them?
3. If yes, which one is faster? Liquid, Solid or Air?
4. If you have a Vacuum pump and you **** out all the air in your bedroom, your cell phone starts ringing, would you be able to hear the ring from outside your room? Why not?
1 - 330 meters per second, 2 - Yes they can, gas and liquids are actually better transferable items.
3 - Liquid - For instance Water, 4 - No, you would not be able to hear it because sound cannot travel out of an empty space and there are no sound waves in empty spaces.
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Finding Speed of sound and Trick Questions -
Speed of Sound FORMULAE -
- You can use a echo to work out the speed of sound. If there is a girl, standing 330 metes FROM a wall. She fires a starting pistol, her friend hears the echo 2 seconds later. The sound has travelled a distance of 2 x 330 meters. The time taken is 2 seconds. So:
speed of sound = distance traveled = 2 x 330 = 330 m/s
time taken 2
If you see a flash of lightning, then hear the crash 2 seconds later, the sound arrives. Sound travels 330 meters every second, so in 3 seconds, it travels 3 x 330, or 990 meters. So the flash was 990 meters away from you.
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Finding Speed of Sound + Trick Questions (Question
- Dylan is standing 110 meters from a wall, if Dylan shouts -
A. What time does it take for the sound to reach the wall?
B. When will Daniel hear his echo?
C. If Daniel stands closer to the wall, how will this affect his echo?
- Assume that the speed of sound in the air is 330 m/s.
A. Give one reason for each of the following -
- You can hear sound coming from the next room, even though all the doors and windows are tightly shut.
- Sound cannot travel through vacuum.
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Chinese State Media Deletes Twitter Video Over Accusations Of Anti-Semitism
The Chinese state media outlet CGTN removed a video on the US-Israel relationship from Twitter shortly after the Israeli Embassy in China said it was anti-semitic.
In the video, CGTN’s Zheng Junfeng offers a CCP-sponsored explanation of why the United States acts as a “diplomatic shield” for Israel. “China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Friday slammed the US for postponing a UN Security Council meeting on the Palestine-Israel issue that was originally scheduled to open Friday,” said Junfeng. “As of this recording, the worst conflict in years there has killed 10 Israelis and at least 197 Palestinians, including 58 children.”
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“Israel’s strike on a media building in Gaza shocked the world and stoked worldwide protests against Israel. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said “any indiscriminate targeting of civilian and media structures violates international law,” but US President Joe Biden says Israel has the right to defend itself,” Junfeng explained.
“So why the US is always so pro-Israel? Why has every US President from Richard Nixon to Joe Biden called Israel America’s closest friend? The official rhetoric is about “shared values.” They say Israelis have looked to the US for political inspiration and diplomatic support. Americans, in return, appreciate Israel for following Western-styled democracy,” said Junfeng. “Well, is it really that simple and pure?”
“Some people believe that US pro-Israel policy is traceable to the influence of wealthy Jews in the US and the Jewish lobby on US foreign policy makers. Indeed, there are over 5 million Jewish people in the US. On the rich list of Forbes, there are 18 Jews in the top 40 in the US,” said Junfeng. “Jews dominate finance, media, and Internet sectors, so do they have powerful lobbies like some say? Possible.”
The video goes on to say that the US has used Israel as “an instrument” to advance its own Middle East geopolitical agenda since the 1960’s after defeating Arab nationalism in the June War, functioning as a US proxy when the “Pentagon was constrained by the US law, as seen when “Israel facilitated the US invasion of Iraq and Syria and bombed Iranian military assets in Syria,” explained Junfeng. The report suggests that the US relationship with Israel is not based on “shared values,” but rather “shared interests.”
After the CGTN report was released, the Israeli Embassy in China put out a tweet accusing the outlet of “blatant anti-Semitism.” The report has since been deleted by CGTN.
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Is there any reason for the stripes on a talis? Does the color of the stripes have any significance?
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Are those two separate questions or is the first one a lead-up to the second? I am assuming the former in my answer below. – WAF Dec 8 '10 at 23:03
Two seperate questions. – YDK Dec 9 '10 at 3:43
See also judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/8321. – msh210 Jun 17 '11 at 16:50
See also judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/10594. – msh210 Oct 9 '11 at 21:58
Analogue for talis katan. – msh210 Nov 25 '13 at 14:08
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From Rabbi Hershel Schachter's YUTorah lecture on the topic:
The stripes are reminiscent of the techeilet (blue string) that everyone used to wear; depending on the concentration of the dye, you could a color anywhere from light blue to near-black; hence some people have blue stripes, some have black.
I believe there are also kabbalistic meanings behind the stripes (try Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan's A Thread of Light), but the above is the simple explanation.
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Thanks. I found the shiur at yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/721283/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/… just after the 37 minute mark. He quotes the Mishna Berura in the name of the Levush, but doesn't say where. Do you (or does anyone) know where that MB is? – YDK Dec 9 '10 at 3:46
I see where MB 9:16 and Beur Halachah 11 (s.v. לא יטיל) mention the custom to have blue stripes at the ends of the tallis, but not the idea that these are to remember the techeles. – Alex Dec 9 '10 at 4:29
The closest I got was an Elya Zuta on the Levush (9:4) who says "zekeni" (my father? grandfather?) would wear a blue beged with white strings and his impression was that it was to recall the techeiles. – YDK Dec 9 '10 at 5:26
The stripes of color are a rememberance for the lost blue techeles string. I heard on a tape from R' Yoshe Ber Soloveitchik that the differences in black/blue really come from a machlokes Rambam and Rashi. The Gemara in Menachos says that Techeilis is " Techeiles Domeh Le'Yam, V'hayam Dome Le'Rakiya" that the blue techeiles string is the color of the sky. However, at which time of the day is the sky? The Rambam famously learns that it is towards evening, which would mean that the blue would be a very deep dark blue, however dying techniques were not exact and therefore black was used. However, Rashi learns that it's the middle of the day, thus a bright blue used.
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@DoubleAA, another example of "I don't really know, but I have something to add" masquerading as an answer? – Seth J Jun 16 at 17:46
why is this called not really knowing? I quote a source IE. Rav Soloveitchik, I explain it very succinctly and authoritatively? – Nafkamina Jun 16 at 20:44
Well, now that you've edited out the part where you said you didn't know the reason for the difference, it's a much stronger answer. Making that statement essentially turned a decent answer into relevant, but ultimately unhelpful, information. – Seth J Jun 16 at 20:50
Heh ... I thought the stripes on the tallit were "racing stripes", like what they use for drag racing! I figured that this was a metaphor for people to "race" through davening. Boy, was I wrong :-) – DanF Jun 18 at 18:20
To answer your first question, apparently the stripes (like in a barcode) contain information if one knows how to read them, like place of origin and manufacturer. See page 2 of this interview, which mentions this fact in passing.
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While that's true, it doesn't seem from the interview that that is the reason for the stripes. – YDK Dec 9 '10 at 3:51
The Minhag Yisroel Torah mentions that we currently use black stripes based on the Rambam's opinion that the colr of T'cheiles is actually closer to black.
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Did he mean Rashi's opinion? – YDK Dec 9 '10 at 5:27
Rambam says the same thing (Hil. Tzitzis 2:8). – Alex Dec 9 '10 at 18:05
@Alex I don't think that's what he meant. I think he was stating as a general rule that black can be confused with blue. Bear in mind that when you dye something black, it generally has a tinge of green or blue, especially when it fades. And it may well be that blue was the base for black dye in his day. Here is he discussing whether you can dye the "white" (ie., non-Techeileth) strings black when you have a Techeileth-colored garment. He is saying no, because the Techeileth and the black will be hard to distinguish and the TECHEILETH string (in his opinion only 1 of 8) will not stand out. – Seth J Jun 17 '11 at 17:12
@Seth: could be. Earlier (2:2) he says that the blood of the chilazon is שחור כדיו, black like ink, but that the tzitzis strings are dyed to look כעין הרקיע, like the color of the sky. So you're right, it may well be that black, once it starts fading, could be confused with tzitzis strings. – Alex Jun 19 '11 at 6:39
Belzer chassidim wear dark blue. – NBZ Feb 17 at 15:18
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Searching For Alternatives: The Nuclear Energy
The natural resources of the planet earth are getting depleted at an alarming rate. The need to look out for the non-conventional energy resources is becoming the need of the hour. Unless there are alternatives found, the stress on the conventional resources are bound to increase with every passing day. The talks about non-conventional energy resources are not new. And Nuclear energy has by and large made a big name in this list of non-conventional energy resources. The question to be asked is how safe or dependable is nuclear energy? Is nuclear energy good enough to give relief to the conventional resources and replace them eventually? To know all of this, one should have a clearer picture in mind about what nuclear energy is all about. There are radioactive elements present beneath the surface of the earth. These elements have a very strong nucleus which is capable enough to generate large amounts of energy when it undergoes fusion or fission reactions.
Pros of using Nuclear Energy
The earthlings are usually very optimistic in nature. So it is often a good idea to start with the advantages. Nuclear energy is considered as the energy resource of the future. And here are the reasons for the same:
NO greenhouse emissions!
The root cause of all environmental problems is the greenhouse emission. Nuclear energy ensures that there are no greenhouse emissions as such. Hence there are no adverse effects on the land, water or air due to its usage. It does have emission but these are certainly very less as compared to the coal thermal power plants which are currently in use.
Unlike all other non-conventional resources, nuclear energy is reliable. The reliability is always under the scanner when one talks about solar energy or the wind energy. But nuclear energy gives full assurance of power generation.
Fewer Raw Materials required
The overall raw material required for electricity generation is very low as nuclear energy generation requires very small amount of uranium for its running. Due to this small amount requirement, transportation of raw materials becomes very easy in case of nuclear energy.
Powerful and Efficiency holds the key
Nuclear energy is a very powerful resource which is capable of giving some strong results. Compared to any other energy source, nuclear energy gives out more output for the same amount of input taken. In other words, even a small input is sufficient to give large outputs.
Fuel Cost is low
The cost of the fuel required to initiate the nuclear reactions is very low. This is because, once the reactions are initiated, they take care of themselves from there onwards. Although, the setup cost of a nuclear power plant is high, the running cost often comes up in its defense as it is very low.
Not much of maintenance needed
Any nuclear power plant does not require heavy maintenance. It is noted that nuclear energy can be produced on a large scale for a significant period of time without any interruptions. The nuclear power plants run efficiently and smoothly for a period of over 500 days without any interruptions. So even if the maintenance check is done after a long time, over a year to be precise here, it won’t make much of a difference to the working of the nuclear power plants in any way. Isn’t this a good plus point when compared to other resources?
The other side of the story: The Cons
Well, every coin has the other side which one does not like to see. But no one can ignore the stark realities. Like every other energy resource, even nuclear energy has some disadvantages. Read on to know more about these disadvantages of nuclear energy:
Risks of Mining
The radioactive materials or elements are used for the generation of nuclear energy. This means that mining has to be done with utmost care. The only reason for this is that the radioactive elements are unstable in nature. They can cause some serious harm to the miners which can be very fatal at times. The waste products which are given out of the nuclear reactors have to be safely disposed as they can give out harmful radiations as well.
The leaks
The most dangerous of all disadvantages and the sole reason why nuclear energy is not much into use in the risk of the leaks that can take place. Nuclear leaks can not only cause damage to the environment and the present generation, but also in the longer run; they have the potential of causing long term defects to the future generation and a permit loss to nature by many ways. It has catastrophic impacts as described by most of the people. There have been nuclear leaks in the past which have caused havoc to the people in and around the nuclear reactors.
The Wastes
The wastes of nuclear reactors are yet another concern. These wastes have to be handled carefully so that they can be reused in the future. But if this is not done or even a slightest of mismanagement takes place, these wastes can result is some serious problem then. These wastes are also capable of giving out harmful radiations.
Water Pollutant in Nature
Water is always the center of discussion. Nuclear reactors use water as the coolant during the production of nuclear energy. The water that is used for this purpose is often converted to steam which is then used up to rotate the turbines. But once this is done and the water vapor condenses back to the original form, they are let off in the nearby water bodies. This later discharge has trace amounts of harmful radioactive elements which pollutes the water and eventually poses a threat to the aquatic life there.
No energy resource is perfect. If there are advantages of something then there are going to be disadvantages as well. Nothing comes up as a complete package. So the need of the hour becomes to have a complete analysis of everything and then act accordingly. Replacing a few conventional plants with nuclear energy set-ups can be a good way to go.
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The last Wolverine film was infinitely better than the first. So obviously that means Fox has to make 1,000 more of them. But do we really need another Wolverine movie?
Deadline is reporting that Fox is negotiating with James Mangold for another Hugh Jackman-centered Wolverine feature. Apparently the international sales motivated the talks. So what say you? What storyline should they pull from for the third film? I say Wolverine in space.
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Interview with Chris Lyman, CEO of Fonality
My interview this morning is with Chris Lyman, CEO of Fonality (, a firm that is developing a low cost, PC-based PBX platform. The firm recent raised a round of venture funding, so I thought I'd catch up with the company and learn more about what they're doing.
Ben Kuo: Congratulations on the recent round of funding.
CL: Thank you, we are thrilled to have Azure Capital invest in the company and join our board. The funding process has often been characterized as an evil tax on a business, and we are excited to getting back to the business of running a business.
BK: For those who aren't familiar with Fonality, what is your product and how does it fit into the PBX space?
CL: Fonality offers an IP PBX to SMBs for 40-80% less than the competition. SMBs represent the largest segment of the business market and are woefully underserved. Quite simply, they have never been able to afford the phone system they always needed. Fonality has been able to be so price-disruptive because we offer the compounded savings of open source software, standard PC hardware, and competitively priced IP phones from the likes of Polycom and Cisco.
BK: How did you come up with the idea for Fonality?
CL: I had started another company, a residential VoIP provider, and we needed a phone system. When I went shopping for one, the price I got back was $15K, and I knew we were in the wrong business. Essentially we feel that the modern small business has sophisticated needs such as telecommuting, voicemail->email, and the ability to link remote offices. These are enterprises features that have been unaffordable until we brought the disruptive pricing of open source into the equation.
BK: What's your background in the area?
CL: I founded and ran one of the nation's largest SMB hosting companies. It was called Virtualis and was also LA-based. That is how I learned data. I sold my company to a large CLEC; where I learned the walled gardens of telephony. The intersection of the two is IP telephony.
Also, telephony, like hosting is mission critical. I often joke with my team and ask them what's next in the mission-critical start-up space - a utility company?
BK: How comfortable are customers with running their businesses on commodity PC hardware?
CL: Quite comfortable. Most corporate data, whether it resides on premise or in a data center, runs on a PC today. Fonality offers PBXtra on a range of hardware from low-end PCs to high-end rack-mount servers. Customers can let their budget and deployment size be the determining factors.
BK: How are you going to use the new funding?
CL: Fonality is going to further invest in channel development, improve scalability for larger deployments and expand its executive team. We just hired telecom veteran, Bob Nugent, as VP of Sales. Bob's last three telecom start-ups went public, so we are thrilled to have him on board.
BK: Thanks!
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The Queen
The Queen is the story of the Queen's reaction to Princess Di's death in 1997. Hellen Mirren really is wonderful in this movie, and can't imagine the Academy not recognizing her. So far, she seems like the best choice for the win.
The feel of the movie is a little bit funny, and I mean that in a good way. Is it a political satire? Is it a heartfelt family drama? Is it political fiction? I left not knowing what to think. I couldn't lump it into any one genre, but that was just fine with me.
I really want to know how the Brits responded to this movie.
So far, Hellen is my top choice to take home the Oscar, but I can't say I want the movie to be nominated for Best Picture, even though I enjoyed it.
Grade: B
Stay away! Adesso is a mess-o.
I checked out this new Boystown Italian spot last night. And it blew. A ton. I had some squash soup that was really good, but that is where it ended. The bf got some mussels to start and they tasted really gross and not fresh and not even well flavored.
For entrees he had some 18 dollar spaghetti and shellfish thingy and I had their burger with an arugula pesto and provolone served with fries with basil aioli. The spaghetti had no flavor, the seafood was all overcooked. And my burger was medium on the inside like I ordered, but the outside tasted like burnt charcoal.
On top of this, the server did something really annoying. He came over and asked my bf to take his fork and knife out of the mussels when he took it away. My bf asked if he could have a plate or napkin to set them on. The waiter said something like "Well, I guess I can just bring you other silverware." That was stupid. Just bring more if you need to.
I won't be back ever and I advise you to stay away. It sucked.
Grade: D
Old Timey Weekend
I spent 4 nights in Wisconsin with 7 others this past weekend. We rented a small house on a lake in Hustisford, Wisconsin.
Overall, it was a ton of fun and a great time. We drank, talked, played games, rowed around the lake, had a bonfire, cooked, went to a pumpkin patch/apple farmey place and just relaxed.
The only down side was that we didn't get the place we thought we would and we had to cram into a small place. That wasn't too fun.
Grade: A-
The Fountain
Not only did this movie stink, but the auditorium where it was being shown did as well.
Before I talk about the movie, I need to mention how stinky the theater was. As soon as the movie started, someone started to fart near us. And not just like one or two stinky farts. Every five minutes there was this horrible smell that I have never smelled anything like in my life, but that I imagine being close to the smell of dead babies. And it never stopped. Me and my bf literally had his scarf wrapped around our heads.
But, the movie was a stinker too. Darron Aronofsky, who did Requiem for a Dram and Pi, was there and did a little q&a. But, this story of time travel, eternal life and love, starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, went nowhere and was a total dud to me. It wasn't fun, the actors seemed distant and aloof and unsure of what they were supposed to be in the movie.
I loved Requiem for a Dream, a lot, and I love Rachel Weisz, so I thought I might really enjoy this despite some negative reviews out there.
I was pretty bored by it and spent more time trying to figure out who the culprit was in the audience was and why they hadn't left or shit their pants yet.
Grade: D
I was able to get a sneak peek at Babel this weekend. The movie doesn't come out until some time in November, but I saw it as part of the Chicago International Film Festival.
I really loved it.
The director of 21 Grams and Ammeres Perros delivers his third movie and this one is more powerful, well-thought out and impactful than either of his previous movies.
This is for sure staying on my Best Picture top 5 list for as long as I can keep it there, and I see it making the cut based on how great it is and how much buzz it is getting.
I don't want to give too much away, but if you trust my taste in movies and such, I urge you to check it out.
But, on another note. The film festival setting sort of bothered me. We were crammed in an auditorium, not a theater. There were annoying film people there. It was sold out. People laugh at weird parts.
And the director was there. Which sounds really cool. But, alas, it wasn't. He was great and I am sure he had wonderful things to say, but the guy asking the questions was such an ass and asked some really terrible stupid questions. So, I couldn't take it and stood up and left.
Grade: A
Yoshi's Cafe
Yoshi's has been around for about 20 years, I think. And in the three years I have been here, I just made it there for the first time last night.
It is a Boystown staple and is some sort of French/Japanese fusion mix. And while I liked it, I didn't enjoy it enough to hurry back any time soon.
See, I love new restaurants, so I have to be pretty wowed to want to venture to a semi-expensive place multiple times.
We were celebrating my bf's new job. Hooray!
We started with a sea scallop starter and a tuna tartar. For entrees we did a wagyua beef brisket and the bf had the rack of lamb. Mine came with pumpkin ravioli and sweet potato puree stuff in this really amazing red wine sauce. The bf's came with this eggplant and goat cheese puree that he didn't like and looked like cat food.
The food was all done really well, but I had a hard time finding one entree that I really wanted both the mail part and the sides that came with it. And I am not picky at all.
It ain't a bad place, just not my fav in Boystown.
Grade: B-
I bought these veggies this week from the farmers market. Having heard of them often, I thought I could do something fancy and gourmet with them.
I found a chicken dish, prepared it with my friend Ryan, and it tasted like...nothing! They are bland and boring and I would never make that dish again.
I may try sunchokes again and do like a puree or something, which I have seen in restaurants.
This is one weird veggie. Don't try it at home.
Grade: D
Not posting
I haven't been posting lately. I am so so sorry, but work has gotten busier and I, frankly, have gotten less exciting. I am so so sorry and hope to be back and feeling the blogging love soon.
Grade: D
Chargenda vs Naivehelga
I just had a wedding, my stepbrothers, this weekend that I was at and got to see Naivehelga after a couple of years of not seeing one another.
She did pros and cons, so I will do the same.
- Seeing Amanda. She looked fabulous and when I did a scan of the wedding party she had my fav dress by far. She looked slammin'
- Seeing my neice who I don't get to see too often.
- Lots of bad wedding dancing to watch
- Seeing most of my family.
- My grandma and grandpa slow dancing together. It was really sweet and probably the last time they will ever do that.
- Did I mention seeing Amanda? That rocked...
- The come to Jesus speech during dinner
- My stepmother getting very snippy with me and pissing me offf
- The cash-only bar. I didn't even have any drinks.
- The best man speech which was a plug for his business he owns.
- The long lonely drive to get there.
Grade: C +
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Have You Ever Seen an Oarfish?
oarfishHumankind has resided on Earth for thousands of years. Though before the 18th century, scientific progress had a rather slow pace, starting from the 20th century, however, humanity quickly and dramatically increased the amounts and quality of knowledge about the planet we live on. Discoveries made about Earth show that it is still full of wonders, despite constant and persistent research conducted by scientists. One of the biggest mysteries today are oceans. According to some data, 95% of oceanic depths are still unexplored (LiveScience). This means that there are an unimaginable number of wonders awaiting to be discovered.
A perfect illustration of this thesis is represented by weird creatures regularly being found or filmed in the oceans across the entire planet. For an example, one needs to look no further than giant squids, fish-devils, enormous mantas, and other unique species that most likely had served ancient sailors as sources of inspiration for their legends about deep sea monsters. One of such creatures is the oarfish, which could be a prototype for famothat are us sea serpents; one of the largest of its representatives was found in October, 2013 on the Southern California coast, USA (CNN).
An oarfish is a gigantic and extremely elongated sea creature; its length can reach about 17 meters long. Presumably, they have earned their name due to their length and a slightly compressed body shape. However, its Latin (and scientific) name, which sounds like Regalicidae, is translated as “royal” which makes this species a “king” of other fish. Anyways, it does not mean that all the exemplars of the oarfish are that long; in most cases, their length varies between 2-4 meters (New World Encyclopedia). Oarfish usually inhabit the tropics, though they also can be seen in other regions of the world ocean.
Except its length, oarfish have other curious characteristics. For example, despite of its size, oarfish possesses a surprisingly small mouth with no visible teeth in it. The oarfish does not have any scales as well. Its color is mostly bluish, which is caused by small crystals of guanine deposited in the upper layers of its skin. Their flanks and undersides may be different in color, but in the majority of cases they are also blue and black (New World Encyclopedia).
Though in the older times oarfish could most likely inspire sailors to have stories about gigantic sea serpents, dangerous and carnivorous, oarfish are known to feed entirely on plankton. It eats small fish, crustaceans, krill, and other smaller prey, which they strain from the water with their grill rakers. However, there were documented cases when oarfish ate cnedarian medusa and little squids. It is interesting to know that when oarfish feed, they usually turn their bodies into a vertical position.
An oarfish is a unique and fascinating creature. Despite its size and feeding requirements, it does not possess a danger to humans; besides, it inhabits deep waters of tropic areas, though sometimes it can be seen elsewhere. Its longest exemplar was known to reach 17 meters long; in October, 2013, one that spanned six meters was found in Southern California. Oarfish are a perfect example of the thesis that we still know little about our planet, especially about our oceans.
Wang, Kevin. “18-foot Oarfish Discovered off Southern California Coast.” CNN. Cable News Network, 16 Oct. 2013. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
“Mysteries of the Oceans Remain Vast and Deep.” LiveScience.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. <http://www.livescience.com/14493-ocean-exploration-deep-sea-diving.html>.
“Oarfish.” New World Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. <http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Oarfish>.
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What a blast!
You wake up in your tent, humidity of 99 percent, happy to not smell yourself and you ask yourself is it worth it? Still sticking like glue to your airbed, you take your weary head which seems heavier than yesterday to take a glance out to world. Some guy slept on his tent,instead of inside, having a heart painted across his forehead. Your shoes in front of you look like you been to mud-wars. Waterdrops wipe away tears of joy, breakfast is a sip of cola which used to have gas. The cold piece of pizza seems like heaven but in fact is two days old.You take a step out of your one-week-habitat, which smells like a wet dog, and you raise your hands to the air!
You start to remember how you sneaked in backstage with the Kooks, how you danced to “Hey Ya” with the most joyful people, how thousands of confetti pieces filled the air like stars when Calvin Harris dropped his last beat. You think: This is not the smell of a wet dog, this is the smell of youth! And you would love to turn back time to that moment when Andre 3000 heated up the crowd with a loud “Come on scream, and the Buda-Side… and now the Pest-Side”, when the Kooks started the evening with “Junk of the heart” while the sky was painted orange-blue and when “Darkside” filled up the room with so much smoke that it really was rather dark and gloomy but in an enchanting way.
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Finally it’s clear, it’s worth it and there was never a moment you really questioned it.
See you Sziget 2015, the island of freedeom has conquered our hearts!
Text and photos by Nick Harwart
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