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Cardiac Arrest in A&E (I)
Posted Jan 28 2012 9:46am
Placement week. I was posted to Quentin’s hospital for three 12 hour shifts in A&E. I walked into reception area of Quentin’s at 9.40am. A man who bore an uncanny resemblance to Russell Brand in both appearance and dress was pacing up and down. He wore black women’s pumps, black leggings, and dirty black duffel jacket. His face was unshaven and hair was unkept and matted. Smudged eye-liner framed bleary eyes. Just another day at A&E. He strode up to the receptionists before me and, in a surprisingly well-spoken voice, consulted them on something, I’m not sure what. They spoke to him just as they spoke to me, in a non-judgmental, courteous manner.
Mouse came through the double doors from Majors. He had started before me at 7am. ‘This way for your scrubs Jeromeo’, an affectionate suffix the cohort’s adopted for me ever since I tried chatting up one of the lecturers during an online assignment admission.
I put a blue scrub shirt on top of my Service issue white T-shirt. This could be dangerous, people might think I was medically trained. We’d been instructed to have scrubs on instead of our shirts because there were issues with the hospital staff thinking we were ambulance crew just passing through rather than here on placement. Bottom down we still wore black Magnum boots and the forest green combat trousers. Or is it more of a bottle green? I’m never sure.
The advice I’d been given by Esther Lemsip, who was at Quentin’s Hospital yesterday, was to ‘stay in Resus!’ They’d been five nurses down in Majors yesterday and she’s basically been drafted in as an extra pair of hands, changing bedpans, preparing beds etcetera, on the understanding that if anything kicked off in Resus she would be able to observe. This was not the case. She heard about juicy cases from the patients. I checked in with the sister in charge, nodded to her suggestion of spending time in Majors, reception and triage, and walked straight to Resus, where I stayed for eleven out of the twelve hours. ‘There’s a COPD patient in there at the moment, you should check it out’ said Mouse earlier. She was in cubicle seven, lying on her bed like a toad. She had a grossly swollen stomach from oedematous and cellulite. Her mouth was open wide like it trapped in the middle of a giant yawn. She had an oxygen mask on delivering low levels of oxygen. She was unconscious and responded to neither voice or pain. It was extraordinary to see her recovery through the day. She could speak, and in my eyes changed from being a lump of flesh in need of treatment to a human being, complete with son-in-law and basic human needs. The three most pressing of which were a wee, a sandwich and a weak cup of tea, although in which order she couldn’t decide. ‘E’s nice’, she said pointing at me and nudging the nurse. I didn’t quite know how to react, to I smiled sheepishly. ‘You’ve been pulled!’ Cackled Meesha, the Resus sister. ‘I’ll get your sandwich shall I?’ I said, walking off. This wasn’t the last time during the placement I was to be approached by a swollen, ageing woman with rotting teeth, but that, and the surprising outcome, is another story. Oh well, a compliment’s a compliment!
Things started to get busy in the early afternoon. Sepsis was the order of the day, and it seemed two in every three people coming through Resus doors had this very dangerous infection of the blood. The time I spent the most with was Barton, or Feston, he answered to both. ‘How are you today Barton?’ The doctor bellowed. ‘Oh brilliant, just brilliant, brilliant, brilliant’, he repeated quietly, eyes closed and smiling serenely. He looked as happy as Larry, waving his hands in the air as if he was conducting an unseen orchestra. Sadly his condition deteriorated as the day wore on from mild to severe sepsis. He became confused and agitated and tried ripping out his cannula needles in both arms if he wasn’t restrained. I spent a long time just holding his arms as he struggled silently, eyes firmly closed. It was no mean feet: he had a strength that belied his meagre frame. His nails dug into my gloved fingers – he really didn’t want those needles in! We gave up with the oxygen mask on his face. Gone was the orchestra, the serene look he bore when we first admitted him replaced by a grimace. Eventually, two pretty anaesthetists came down and put him to sleep with an impressive cocktail of drugs. It was a tense time considering his very low blood pressure and cyanosed state, which probably accounted for his confusion and subsequent combativeness. He was intubated, which basically means a tube was inserted into his mouth and down his trachea to secure his airway. We wheeled him upstairs to ITU [Intensive Therapy Unit], where he started to come to.
Just after Barton had been anaesthetised, one of the Emergency Department Doctors poked her head round the corner. ‘Er, Meesha, can I have a hand?’ A look was exchanged between them. Meesha ran round with her. The next thing we heard over the hospital intercom was a crash call for a cardiac arrest in Resus. Within 30 seconds a whole team of doctors and nurses flooded through the double doors. This is the aggressive team approach that Klippity Klop told us about. Everyone previously working on Barton went around as well apart from the anaesthetist, who was still looking after his airway. The patient was an 88 year old male who had been brought in earlier that afternoon with sepsis together with his wife. They had been discovered by their GP who went round after they had failed to turn up for an appointment. The police had forced entry, and ambulances were called straight away. They think his wife fell over, and whilst trying to help her up he fell on top of her. They have no carers either and no relatives to help them. His wife was in the cubicle next to him, separated by a thin partition of surgical blue curtain. She suffers from quite advanced dementia, so one can only hope she was unaware of the terrors next door.
A nurse was already delivering compressions whilst two defib pads were stuck on his chest. Because of the strenuous nature of compressions, we shared the load. This was the second time I was delivering compressions ‘in anger’, but the first time in a hospital environment watched by a team of medical professionals. I had the Beegees ‘staying alive’ running in my head to gauge the speed of the compressions, which should be between 100-120 beats per minute. Thankfully because of all the mannequin training we’ve received in Bethleham, muscle memory takes over and it’s not a matter of thinking but of doing.
We would never try and resuscitate this patient. He is, as we call it in the medical profession, headless
The patient had been intubated to secure his airway. A doctor was at the head end and was suctioning the vomit from his mouth. ‘Oh dear’ he muttered, wincing: what was left of the man’s yellow stumps of teeth were crumbling at the touch of the suction tube. I was giving compressions at the time and was staring into his mouth. Perhaps in any other situation I would turn around and wretch my guts out, but this course and this environment do strange things to your tolerance of such things.
After what seemed like just a few cycles of CPR, 55 minutes had gone by. ‘Okay guys, the patient’s not improving, he’s still in VF [Ventricular Fibrillation], he’s 88 years old, even if he did recover now he’d be severally brain damaged. I think we should give it another five minutes then call it, does everyone agree? The last five minutes felt more symbolic than anything of use. It was a morbid show, going through the motions for the sake of completeness. We felt like a team, 1-0 down in the dying few minutes of a match with absolutely no chance of winning. The lead doctor had one more look at the monitor. Still VF. ‘I’m going to call it. Everyone agreed? He looked around. Some people were nodding slightly, others were just looking at the floor. ‘Time of death, 16.47. Thanks everyone’. The team floated back from whence they came. Resus was quiet once more, the hurried, precise voices replaced by the subdued bleeping of monitors.
It was up to Mouse, the sister and me to dress the body in a shroud. We cut off what few craps of clothing hadn’t already been chopped already, and put him in the white tissue gown. Whilst turning the body on its side, bright yellow liquid dribbled out of the mouth, dripping into a little puddle on to the floor. The lysosomes in his cells would now start to decompose his body. The heart’s uncoordinated shuddering would become fainter and would eventually stop. A sheet of paper was stuck to its chest before wrapping the body in a white hospital bed cloth and taping it up with surgical tape. It looked like a giant present waiting for some unsuspecting birthday to unwrap. It was my birthday the next day. Happy birthday to me. This all felt so surreal and yet strangely normal.
At 7.15pm A crash call came in over the tannoy. The woman’s voice was remarkably cheerful considering the seriousness of the situation. I wouldn’t have been surprised to hear of reduced price pees in aisle eleven. ‘Cardiac arrest in Resus, Cardiac in Resus, ETA 8 minutes’ she chirped. The room was flooded once more. The pre-alert was of a 35 year old male with no cardiac history collapsing in a shopping centre. Here we go again…
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This may come as a shock to many of you, but I think they might, maybe, could possibly take Andrew Luck in the first round.
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I confess. Just as I will do tonight, I’m gonna catch up on my sleep. Wish they’d add another hour tomorrow night. :)
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If we had the extra hour, I would use it either sleeping, or working on my computer. I am sure that some people would find some much more exciting things to do.
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Appendix:Diamond and Pearl walkthrough/Section 22
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Before proceeding......
Make sure that you are fully prepared! Be warned— A tough and long journey is up ahead.
Victory Road is very complicated. A lot of Trainers are there to challenge you. It is a very harsh test, but is a necessary training for the challenges of the Pokémon League.
• Buy a lot of medicines.
• Buy at least 30 of each necessary medicine, excluding different versions of Potions.
• Buying 35 to 40 of each is recommended.
• To save money, don't buy Super Potions, and don't buy very many bottles of Potion.
• Buy a few bottles of Repel in any of the 3 versions to get some items more easily.
• If you are buying Repels, buy at most 10 bottles.
• If you are buying Super Repels, buy no more than 8 bottles.
• If you are buying Max Repels, buy no more than 6 bottles.
• Heal your Pokémon.
• Always let your leading Pokémon hold Amulet Coin or Luck Incense to gain double prize after Trainer battles, especially if you're running out of money.
• Bring Pokémon with the following HM moves:
• Train your Pokémon until they are above Level 50.
• Having your Pokémon at about Level 55 is recommended.
• If your Pokémon are at or below Level 45, DO NOT even dare to proceed!
Victory Road
This is the final journey that you must take before challenging the Pokémon League. There are 3 levels that you can now access. Go inside when you are ready.
1/F (Part 1)
First, cross the bridge, climb down the wall, head west to fight Psychic Bryce and collect TM41 (Torment). Next, head east from Bryce and get the hidden Ultra Ball in one of the rocks at the southeast part. Then, head back to where you climbed down. Climb up and head east.
Cross the bridge and go down the stairs. Fight Bird Keeper Hana and head north to grab the Full Heal. After that, head back to the stairs and cross the bridge to the north. Then climb down the wall and head west.
Follow the path (be careful that you don’t jump down the ledge) and go up the stairs. Fight Ace Trainer Mariah and head north. Don’t go up the stairs yet -- collect the hidden Max Elixir in a rock at the north first. Then head back to the stairs and go up to 2/F.
2/F (Part 1)
First, head west, smash the rock and push the boulder to the west. Next, push the boulder near the ramp to the east. Then, use a Repel, Super Repel or Max Repel, get on your bicycle, set it to the fourth gear and ride on the ramp to fly over the rock. After that, smash the rock near another ramp, switch to the third gear, ride on the ramp and head north, then west for a Max Ether. Jump down the ledge, switch back to the fourth gear, go all the way east and fly over the rock, then head south and smash the rock to proceed. You will then see 3 boulders in this pattern:
• 0 = empty tiles
• 1 = wall
• 2 = unsmashable rocks
• alphabets (A, B, C, etc.) = boulders / smashable rocks
Push boulders in the following order:
1. Boulder Y to the south
2. Boulder X to the west
3. Boulder Z all the way to the south
Follow the path, fight Ace Trainer Omar, and you’ll see rocks arranged in the following pattern:
Solve the puzzle in the following order:
1. Push boulder A to the south
2. Go around the rock F
3. Smash rock G
4. Push boulder A back to its original place
Ignore boulder B. Follow the path, smash the rock, head east and fight Ace Trainer Sydney. Then follow the path and you’ll see another 3 boulders:
Solve the puzzle in the following order:
1. Push boulder I to the east
2. Grab the hidden Rare Candy (marked as R in the picture)
3. Push boulder H all the way to the east
You cannot proceed deeper in this level yet due to the rock, so head north and fight Veteran Clayton, then head down the stairs.
Back to 1/F
Immediately backtrack to 2/F.
2/F (Part 2)
Now you’re back to 2/F, the boulders have been reset. Push boulder H to the south, then head east. Follow the path and you’ll see rocks arranged in the following pattern:
Solve the puzzle in the following order:
1. Push boulder N all the way to the east
2. Head north and follow the path
3. Push boulder K to the west
4. Smash rock L
5. Push boulder M to the south
Afterwards, head west, turn north and follow the path. You’ll see some ramps. Use another bottle of Repel, Super Repel or Max Repel (by now the previous one should have worn off). Get on your bicycle again and start from the far east. Make sure that it is at the fourth gear, then go all the way west, riding through the ramps and flying over the rock. You can get the Full Restore.
Head deeper and fight Double Team Al and Kay. Then ride through the ramps again (use a bottle of Repel/Super Repel/Max Repel again if the previous one wears off), but this one is tricky – you have to stop at the right time. If you succeed, you can get TM71 (Stone Edge). If you failed, try again and you’ll ultimately do it.
Now get back to the stairs leading back to 1/F (the one near Veteran Clayton) and go down the stairs.
1/F (Part 2)
You’re now at 1/F again. Cross the bridge, climb down the wall, follow the path (be careful that you don’t jump down the ledge! Otherwise, you’ll need to go all the way through 2/F again), fight Black Belt Miles, then go down the stairs.
B1/F (Part 1)
Head east, go down the stairs, and surf north. The left path is a one-way road, so take the right one and fight Psychic Valencia. Then surf again. The path directly north will be a shortcut, but you’ll miss out some items and Trainers.
Surf east and stop surfing behind Valencia. Then surf across the pond to the south. Grab the hidden Pearl and go up the stairs. Fight Double Team Jo and Pat, then surf across another pond to the west. Go up the stairs.
1/F (Part 3)
Grab the Rare Candy and a hidden Max Revive, then return to B1/F.
B1/F (Part 2)
Head back to where you fought Double Team Jo and Pat. Go down the stairs, surf across the pond and take the easternmost path. Fight Ace Trainer Henry, then surf and climb the waterfall.
Follow the path and climb down another waterfall to collect TM59 (Dragon Pulse). Climb up the waterfall again and head west. Fight Dragon Tamer Ondrej, then surf west and follow the path.
Grab the hidden Big Mushroom. Finally, climb up the stairs. (There is nothing south of the small pond.)
1/F (Part 4)
Head all the way west and turn south to grab a Razor Claw. Then backtrack, and you’ll find a set of stairs near Veteran Edgar. Go up the stairs and follow the path, crossing another bridge. You’ll find someone blocking a cave to a deeper area, saying that you’ll become even tougher, and eventually the world will grow bigger to you. The cave will only open up when you get the National Pokédex, so ignore it for now and grab the Zinc to the south.
After that, go back and fight Veteran Edgar, then head south through the gap. You’ll see a T-junction. Don’t go east yet -- go west first. Climb up the wall, cross the bridge to the west, and go up the stairs.
2/F (Part 3)
You’ll see 3 boulders (yup, a puzzle with 3 boulders again) arranged in the following pattern:
Don’t move boulder M yet, or you’ll mess up the puzzle. First, move both boulder L and N to the west. Now you can really move boulder M. Next, move boulder M to either the north or the south. Then, grab TM79 (Dark Pulse) (marked as T in the picture). After that, go down the stairs and return to 1/F.
1/F (Part 5)
You are almost done with Victory Road!
Get back to the T-junction, but head east this time. (Be careful that you don’t jump off the ledge, or you’ll need to go all the way through B1/F!) Climb up the wall and fight the last Trainer -- Dragon Tamer Clinton!
Now cross the bridge and head north. You are finally at the exit! Head outside.
Pokémon League -- Lily Of The Valley Island
That's it! You have done with Victory Road and you're now at the main part of Lily of the Valley Island. The main building of Pokémon League is above the biggest waterfall in the region. Check the statue, and it displays:
Pokémon League
The Pinnacle of Trainerdom!
Grab the hidden Sky Plate, then surf and climb up the waterfall, and finally head inside the building.
The G/F of the building is a mixture of a Pokémon Centre and a Poké Mart (although the theme is the one in Pokémon Centres). DO NOT go all the way forward! A tough battle awaits you. Instead, heal your Pokémon FIRST! Your Pokémon should be exhausted after the Victory Road journey. The Pokémon Centre is on the left. Then buy items if you are running out of them. The Mart is on the right.
MAKE SURE that you HEAL your Pokémon and have your Pokémon AT LEVEL 50 at the very least BEFORE PROCEEDING to the Ace Trainer! It is recommended that you train your Pokémon until they are around Level 55 before proceeding.
When you are ready, step forward to the Ace Trainer, and someone will burst in, saying:
"Hold it!
Don’t go off without me!"
Final Rival Battle
That "someone" is none other than Rival Barry. He says, "Let’s see who’s more worthy of making the challenge with a battle!" then challenges you to the final rival battle in the main storyline! (Well, he rarely falls behind you, and he did, coming here after your arrival.)
Barry’s team is now very strong -- far stronger than the team he has when you're in the Tag Battle on Spear Pillar, Mt. Coronet. His strongest Pokémon is again his own starter Pokémon at its final form, at Level 53. All of his Pokémon has evolved into their final forms. They also possess moves that deals a lot of damage. However, you cannot lose this fight -- if you lose, you’re not worthy to challenge the Elite Four!
No matter which starter you chose, his team will always have the following 3 Pokémon: Staraptor (which he always starts with), Heracross and Snorlax (Evolved from his Munchlax. It seems that Barry treated it well).
He’ll have 3 of the following 6 Pokémon, depending on your starter Pokémon:
His Pokémon can hit really hard. Their moves can also cover a variety of types, so watch out! He’ll also use type-advantage to attack and send out Pokémon depending on the situation (i.e. what Pokémon you’re using), so try to use your own type-advantage to hit back.
After beating him, he’ll say that he’s not ready, order you not to lose, and bolts off. Heal your Pokémon, but don't proceed further yet! You will have to do the most serious preparation ever!
← Part 21 Sunyshore Gym, Route 223, Pokémon League -- Lily Of The Valley Island (Victory Road Entrance)
Diamond and Pearl
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I had no idea that Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro starred in a fairly light-hearted romance Falling in Love (1984), but they did.
Points to make:
1. The soundtrack of this movie utilizes Dave Grusin's kind of jazzy hit "Mountain Dance."
I feel like I heard this song a lot as a child. I wonder if my dad had this somewhere or played it on the piano or something. Anyway, it's suprisingly timeless in feel, but definitively 80s. It also makes this film definitively full of Hollywood happy romance.
2. This is based on the British film Brief Encounter (1945). And while Falling in Love follows the same almost adulterous affair between two adults on a train plot, it's far less proper and less repressed than Brief Encounter. What I love about the latter is that it is so suppressed. It's told from the perspective of a woman in flashbacks. We witness a scene where she's saying goodbye to a man and then drives off with her husband. She reflects on her relationship with that man until we see the first scene again and really see why she was so irritated and anxious the whole time. I cannot recommend it enough.
Spoilers ahead:
Anyway, Falling in Love eventually has the two leads reveal to their respective spouses their severe attachment to someone outside their marriages. So, instead of bravely continuing on in their (what looks to be very good) relationships, they give up on them. It's just seemed like a cop out to me so their could be a "happy" Hollywood ending, but I just felt bad for the left spouses. They seemed pretty cool to me, so the film lost me in the end.
3. I kind of like De Niro in a romantic role. He's not especially charming, but he acts like a decent man and is pretty low key. And Streep is, as always, just lovely and fun. She brings a lot of emotion to a very minimally scripted role. There's a moment when she's getting dressed to see De Niro and she keeps trying on different outfits. Suddenly, she stares at herself in the mirror and asks herself, "What are you doing?" It's a seriousness about consequences that gets lost by the end of the film. But overall, the chemistry between the two leads is sweet and comfortable. They are awkward for most of the film, but it seems to come from respect for their other attachments. It's nice to see the pair of them be so natural.
4. Have you listened to it yet?
It'll be stuck in your head the rest of the day.
5. Anyway, you can find Falling in Love online, but I'd recommend seeing Brief Encounter first.
1. OH my gosh. I've seen this movie whilst netflix browsing but the thought of these two people in a romantic film entitled "Falling in Love" just seemed So Odd. I had no idea it was based on "Brief Encounter." That intrigues me a bit...and yeah, that song is familiar. Oh 80s/90s music. haha
2. I probably wouldn't call this a comedy so much as awkward dramatic situational. | http://cheerfulcynicism.blogspot.com/2009/04/falling-in-love.html | dclm-gs1-234330002 | false | false | {
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Le Tour de Donut
I know that tomorrow by noon, I will be glad that I have just finished the 30+ mile bike race that I’ve looked forward to for a year. Apple cider donuts served at each stop, and the company of hundreds of other riders through the fall countryside make it a high point of my cycling year.
However, with a forecast of rain and 40s, I’m not looking forward to the actual race.
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1. saravee said:In Greenville? Some friends of mine are doing that race, too. Also, THAT IS SO CLOSE TO ME.
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0.046517 | <urn:uuid:620498eb-b5cb-4173-933d-f8521534f7ca> | en | 0.837535 | __group__ ticket summary owner component _version priority severity milestone type _status workflow _created modified _description _reporter 3 Days Ago 26527 wp-admin/themes.php isn't keyboard navigation friendly Accessibility 3.8 high normal 3.8.1 defect (bug) new commit 2013-12-10T22:38:24Z 2013-12-11T22:45:43Z "Since the links are hidden unless you hovering over screenshot, you often have no idea where you are on the page when navigating via keyboard. Additionally, 'Theme Details' isn't an actual link so it never get's focus (and thus is nearly impossible to click on). This is a pretty big regression from 3.7 when the page was very keyboard friendly. " jorbin Last Week 26350 !important audit General 3.8 high major Future Release defect (bug) new 2013-12-02T01:06:14Z 2013-12-05T23:51:00Z "After the MP6 merge many CSS rules became ""very !important"". Some are so !important that overwrite other !important... Looking at wp-admin.css: in trunk there are 65 `!important` compared to 22 in 3.7." azaozz Old Tickets 25817 PHP Fatal error on background update: $wp_filesystem is not an object dd32 Upgrade/Install 3.7 high major 3.7.2 defect (bug) reopened commit 2013-11-04T16:07:41Z 2013-11-14T02:01:51Z "A bunch of my sites experienced the following PHP fatal error when attempting to update to 3.7.1 in the background: `PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function abspath() on a non-object in /srv/www/example.com/releases/20131030050216/wp/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php on line 1339` These sites will update manually (on the server) without any problem. Indeed, another site on the same server, but with the filesystem method forced via filter to 'direct' auto updated without a problem. I think this is related to an issue whereby during manual updates, the FTP info will pop up momentarily before it proceeds with direct file writes. One thing to take into account: this uses Capistrano deploys, so the docroot is/srv/www/example.com/current, which is a symlink to the docroot path seen above. I don't know if that is somehow resulting in problems." markjaquith Old Tickets 25773 can not update option in wp 3.7 and hanging in wp_clear_scheduled_hook() Cache 3.7.1 high normal 3.7.2 defect (bug) new 2013-10-30T14:14:48Z 2013-12-10T13:57:24Z "update_option() must update option in memory cache and in database, but updates only in database. New option value not updated in memory cache when value in database is equal to new option value bacause zero (0) rows affected and update_option() return error (false). wp_clear_scheduled_hook() hanging because cannot delete value from 'cron' option due this bug in update_option(). I think this code in update_option() {{{ if ( ! $result ) return false; }}} should be replaced with {{{ if ( $result === false ) return false; }}} " dimagsv Old Tickets 22981 Tweets import plugin tracking ticket PeteMall* Plugins high normal WordPress.org task (blessed) accepted 2012-12-17T18:43:42Z 2013-11-12T15:44:11Z "This ticket is to track the development of a plugin that can import tweets from a downloaded twitter.com archive. Presumably, such a plugin would be added to the importers list on wp-admin/import.php. Trac is best when it is used to discuss implementation. If you want to discuss the general idea, please do so on [http://make.wordpress.org/core/2012/12/16/antsy-for-3-6-to-start-and-need-a/ make/core]. Some initial thoughts on implementation: * It should use the JSON-formatted data that comes with a downloaded tweet archive. The importer should take the entire zip, extract it, and loop through the monthly files. Anything more is an unnecessary burden on the user. * The plugin should import the tweet as actual content. A filter is good idea, if someone wishes to toggle this to instead insert links to tweets (and thus rely on oEmbed). It should also store the JSON-serialized array of data (directly from 1.1 of Twitter's API) in postmeta. * It should import posts as a post format. Status makes the most sense; 'link' could also work for links, then there's also 'aside'. The post format to use should be filterable on a tweet-by-tweet basis. The post type to use should be filterable, as a 'tweet' type may be desired. * It should handle importing an archive over an existing archive, by looking for the existing tweet (probably IDs as a meta key). I don't think deleted tweets should be removed in this process, though. * Remember that tweet IDs are going to be bigger than 32-bit integers, so they must be treated as strings, and we should not try to set a post ID as we might with other importers. This importer should be tested on a 32-bit environment. Beyond that, there are other ""nice to haves"" that would likely be left to plugins of this plugin, given they are beyond the standard role of an importer. Beau Lebens, for example, has done some/all of this already: * Tagging based on hashtags, and a separate mentions and/or in-reply-to taxonomy. * Filtering over raw (no-HTML) content to add things like links to hashtags, links in tweets, etc., on display, rather than doing all of this on save. (Should a hashtag link go to the internal tag, or to twitter.com? Maybe the internal tag's description links to twitter.com?) * A cron to import new tweets using the same importing methods. One thing I will suggest: decisions, not options. Note I said ""filter"" a bunch of times, but never the word ""option."" Not that there won't be a need for any user decision here, but we should make a plugin that works well for the common use cases, and leave the rest to other enterprising developers. Side note: I am working on acquiring a namespace for the Twitter importer in the wordpress.org plugin repository." nacin Old Tickets 20601 Author archives queries should return a 404 when the user isn't a member of the blog Template high normal Future Release defect (bug) new needs-unit-tests 2012-05-02T09:53:43Z 2013-12-07T00:39:33Z "On a multi site install, querying for the author page for a user that is not a member of that blog, still returns a valid page, instead of a 404. Example: User crazygeorge is a member of of blog1 but not a member of blog2 The url http://example.com/blog2/author/crazygeorge/ will return the author template with a no posts found message. Insead, we should ignore users that are not member of a specific blog, and return a proper 404. " yoavf Old Tickets 19023 Images in Edit Comments break SSL nacin Administration 3.2.1 high normal Awaiting Review enhancement reviewing dev-feedback 2011-10-21T11:19:43Z 2012-09-17T22:52:02Z "In trunk, when I'm on my edit comments page, the SSL get's broken because of an attachment image that isn't served over SSL: [http://uploads.yoast.nl/Comments-20111021-131843.png]" joostdevalk Old Tickets 18801 Accessibility Enhancements to Settings API taupecat* Accessibility 3.2.1 high normal Future Release enhancement accepted has-patch 2011-09-28T14:59:44Z 2013-11-28T05:29:13Z "I've only started working with the Settings API, but right off the bat I noticed two fairly major, but should be not too difficult to fix, accessibility issues. 1) The label/input field pairs are missing the HTML | http://core.trac.wordpress.org/report/21?sort=priority&asc=1&format=tab | dclm-gs1-234390002 | false | false | {
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0.218311 | <urn:uuid:e5b6bcf7-a3d4-4450-9950-3e7f6de1378b> | en | 0.954543 | I recently wrote an article for my e-zine in which I depicted my typical workday in C# code. Because it was purely fictional code, I wasn't able to verify the syntax by compiling it. Needless to say, many readers were quick to point out any errors they saw. Fortunately, most of them found the humor in the article as well.
That situation demonstrates a fundamental behavior of members of the software-development community. Give them some code, and they just can't resist correcting it and making it better. The Linux operating system (the shining star of the free-software movement) is an example of just how far the software community will pursue a project it feels has merit. This behavior is exactly what Microsoft was counting on when it submitted the specifications for the C# language and the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) to the European Computer Manufacturer's Association (ECMA) standards body in October 2000.
Miguel de Icaza, chief technology officer of Ximian Inc. and leader of the GNOME project (a desktop environment for Linux), picked up the ball and started running with it, when he started the Mono project. Specifically, the Mono project aims to leverage the development talent of the free-software movement to create a free-software version of the C# compiler, Common Language Runtime, and .NET Framework class library. The initial platform targets would be both Windows and Linux, with other Unix variants to be introduced later.
Three questions spring to mind at this point. First, why did Microsoft break from its traditional proprietary stance? Second, why do the developers in the free-software movement care so much about a Microsoft initiative? Finally, what does all of this mean to you and me? Let's tackle all of these in order.
Microsoft broke from its proprietary stance because it realized that the best way for it to control the shape of tomorrow's Internet is through industry-wide acceptance of the Microsoft way of doing things. Microsoft has bet the farm on the "software as a service" paradigm. This paradigm will not work if services cannot seamlessly communicate and integrate with each other. Microsoft played a large role in the standardization of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) to help bridge the platform communication gap. Further, Microsoft built the .NET Framework to be language-agnostic, so it only makes sense that Microsoft officials would want to support .NET implementations on alternate platforms such as Linux. Who better to build these implementations than the developers who built the operating systems themselves?
It is important to note that Microsoft only published the specifications for part of its overall .NET initiative. The company also didn't release the source code for its own .NET implementation, only enough information to ensure interface standardization. That way, Microsoft can offload the chore of building compliant cross-platform .NET implementations to the free-software movement, while still maintaining proprietary control of the company's specific implementation. Microsoft hopes to come out on top by providing the best .NET implementation as well as the best tools with which to develop .NET applications and services. The company also has a few other initiatives, such as .NET My Services (formerly Hailstorm), that it will use to stake a claim on the .NET landscape. These are clearly different goals than those of the free-software movement.
Why are Miguel de Icaza and the Mono project playing along? It certainly isn't to do Microsoft any favors. Ximian officials always had intended to build a better software development framework for the Linux platform to ease their development efforts. They could have designed an entirely new framework from scratch, but they didn't have a spare $2 billion lying around to fund the project. Besides, Microsoft had already laid out the blueprints for a framework that implemented most of what Ximian officials wanted in the first place. Those involved in the Mono project decided to embrace and extend what was already there. Cross-platform interoperability was just icing on the cake. Developers of the Mono project are counting on open-source development tools, such as SharpDevelop (a .NET editor written completely in C#) to help them provide a comprehensive alternative to Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET tools suite.
Where does all of this leave you and me? I think we are in a great position. A free software .NET implementation means more options. Even better, these options will be compatible, meaning that you won't have to marry yourself to one particular .NET implementation. They will be able to talk to each other, so you can mix and match them.
Open source has always meant a green light to educational institutions. There is no better way to learn about a technology than to be able to delve into its internals. This is where both Microsoft and the free-software movement share common ground. Get students hooked on a platform in school, and they will stick with it once they graduate. Some of them will want to stay in the trenches and will choose the open-source route, while others will only care about the big picture and likely will choose the Microsoft route. Luckily, they will be able to coexist peacefully.
The Mono project also may lead to a more stable, more powerful .NET implementation. The Linux operating system is regarded as one of the most stable operating systems in the world, and it was built through the collaborative efforts of thousands of software developers. Harnessing the collective intellect of such a large pool of developers will no-doubt lead to many new and exciting additions to the .NET Framework. These additions will be able to be plugged into any .NET implementation.
The Mono project is slated (unofficially) to be complete sometime before mid-2002. While a Mono implementation of ASP.NET is not on the menu at the moment, Miguel told me he hopes the Mono project will pick up enough momentum and support that a Mono implementation of ASP.NET becomes a reality. As a first pass, a Linux variant of ASP.NET most likely would be implemented as an extension to the open-source Apache Web server.
I am excited about the Mono project, and I think you should be, too. We are heading toward a generation of infinite connectivity, and the sooner we all learn to get along (both in code and in real life), the better off we will all be. If you would like to get involved with the Mono project, you can visit the official Mono project Web site at http://www.go-mono.com.
Goodyear is president of ASPSoft (http://www.aspsoft.com/), an Internet consulting firm based in Orlando, FL. He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and is author of Debugging ASP.NET (New Riders Publishing). Goodyear also is a contributing editor for Visual Studio Magazine. Reach him by e-mail at mailto:jon@aspsoft.com or through his angryCoder electronic magazine at http://www.angrycoder.com/. | http://devproconnections.com/aspnet/peace-between-platforms | dclm-gs1-234440002 | false | false | {
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The lunar nodes are the points where the moon's path in the sky crosses the ecliptic, the sun's path in the sky
The lunar nodes are the orbital nodes of the Moon, that is, the points where the orbit of the Moon crosses the ecliptic. The ascending node is where the moon crosses to the north of the ecliptic. The descending node is where it crosses to the south.
Eclipses occur only near the lunar nodes: Solar eclipses occur when the passage of the Moon through a node coincides with the new moon; lunar eclipses occur when passage coincides with the full moon. A lunar eclipse may occur if there is a full moon within 11° 38' (Celestial Longitude), of a node, and a solar eclipse may occur if there is a new moon within 17° 25' of a node.
Names and symbols[edit]
The Dragon's Head and Tail, from Guido Bonatti's Liber Astronomiae, 1550.
In Hindu astronomy, the ascending node ☊ is called Rahu and the descending node ☋ is called Ketu. In Tibetan Astrology (partially based on the Kalachakra Tantra) the southern node is named Kalagni.
Extreme declinations[edit]
Astrological significance[edit]
In Western Astrology only the north node is usually marked in horoscopes, as the south node is by definition at the opposite point in the chart. In Vedic Astrology, the north and south nodes are called Rahu and Ketu respectively, and both are marked in the chart.
Nodes always move retrograde and are considered natural malefics. There is no consensus on their special aspects.
See also[edit]
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Punctuation! Please!
so i just read this excrutiatingly long tumblr post and like i don’t even have a tumblr or go on tumblr ever but it just happen to be on my twitter feed and of course i was scrolling for a long time because im procrastinating on my history homework which is actually already overdue but anyways so this long post was some dumb story that everybody is like omg so funny haha but it was so long and it had no punctuation marks and it was an entire run on sentence and i worked so hard reading it because i thought itd be funny but then like the sort of punchline if you can even call it that because it wasnt even really funny but the punchline came and and i was like okay really seriously because it was really dumb and such a huge waste of time so like i just want to say that punctuation exists for a reason so please use it because its really painful like actually physically painful as well as mentally and emotionally and metaphorically painful to read long posts by perfectly capable people who dont use things like commas and periods and apostrophes i mean it makes me cringe to see english such a beautiful language okay kidding but not because language is pretty beautiful but it kills me to see english be used so atrociously and then run on sentences dont even get me started because they just irritate me so much so please just stop. | http://en.wordpress.com/tag/run-on-sentence/ | dclm-gs1-234530002 | false | false | {
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0.063957 | <urn:uuid:902fac84-585a-4391-8594-d42bc40bfbb9> | en | 0.965986 | Fitna (also fitnah or fitnat) (فتنة) is an Arabic word with connotations of secession, upheaval, and chaos. It is widely used in Arabic daily language as an adjective which refers to “causing problems between people” or attempting to create a chaotic situation that tests one’s faith. The exact translation of this word is often ambiguous for non-Arabic speakers.”
I can honestly say I have no leanings in favor of HBC or CFC. To me they are two very big sand castles that I’m going to enjoy watching crumble, each in their due time. That goes for pretty much every major alliance. If I had to be honest about the entities that I do like with little or no reserve, it would have to be Nulli Secunda. It takes quite a bit of strength to lose your region and come out of it still looking like a BAMF. It’s not something easily done. In any case, i’m sharing this because there will of course be hordes of screaming fan girls attempting to chastise me at the percieved notion that i’ve somehow questioned their mother’s virginity. For those a bit more intelligent I invite you to consider some possibilities with me. Nothing I right is set in stone and this is a mere spinning of buji red wine in a fancy glass.
I like history. I like it because it gives meaning to things, it creates symbols, it solidifies concepts, it concieves raison d’etre. I like it, not only because it happened, or whatever the perception is, but because it will happen. And it is with that sort of interest that i’ve viewed the growing tensions between the Goons (CFC) and TEST (HBC) with curiosity and interest. The best part of it all is, there a no good guys. It’s the eastern front as far as i’m concerned. But what I do like is seeing how each side maneuvers. I like seeing how each side justifies their crowd’s actions, how they get them excited to do what they do. I like seeing how people find purpose, in all matters of their life but for our purposes we’ll stick to Eve.
The first major maneuver to be noted in my book is the manner in which Mittens has handled the situation. Monty clearly wants to destroy Zagdul’s FA under Mitten’s nose without there being a reaction. Whatever the motivation of this little grudge match, it’s fairly irrelevant although of course Monty will try to use it as his rally call. Mitten’s reaction, rather than be positive or negative toward Mony, has been to do nothing. The effect of this is that Monty is made to look like a crazy man yelling in an elevator all by himself. The public image is that Mittens is trying to save the every day eve player on both sides from endless hours of sov grinding. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s the perfect system but hardly as tear inducing as he makes it out to be. Neither is Monty any more crazy (supposedly) than Mittens. If we want to get right down too it, both have immense obnoxious egos and an over stated sense of self importance. What Mittens has done a good job of is create and maintain a decent enough image for his community in his own cult of personality. Although Mittens can come off as tiringly full of himself, he has just enough charm to make it work for the average joe. Monty lacks even the basic charm and shares most of the negative traits Mittens has. Luckily they are not the only players on their respective sides.
A half a year ago if one asked me who would win in a match up between Goons and TEST, well of course TEST would be the losers. TEST alone vs AAA alone would have been a toss up let alone fighting against the entire CFC. The war in Tribute was a big eye opener seeing how the CFC matches up against a capable and motivated enemy in the form of ncdot and Black legion. Welp, because of falcon, and the rest is history. But what all honest people have to admit was that we saw the indomitable CFC, wealthy beyond measure, numberless, organized, motivated, stagger. If average people see their gods can bleed, they start thinking that maybe they aren’t gods afterall. And that’s the lesson taught in Tribute. This is what I had meant in my tribute article that dotbros wins are worth more.
But of course all that can be swept under the rug. I must be some closeted ncdot alt or some “pubbie” that got scammed into feverish buttrage prompting my stellar writing career in an attempt to discredit the CFC. Whatever the case may be, those points can be ignored, or at least they could be right up until the Battle of Asakai. I’m not going to repeat the same information seen elsewhere and bore to to tears with that. But what I will do is look to see who was on what side. What did the numbers look like? Look at the battlereport here on Jan 28th.
This has happened countless times in history but I am most often reminded of the relationship between the east Roman Empire and a small semi nomadic entity known as the House of Osman…later known as the Ottoman Empire. Although the Ottomans can not claim to outdo the Roman Empire in terms of length or innovation, the same cannot be said about TEST who too have grown from vassal to partner and now possibly successor bringing with them all the lessons of the mistakes the CFC has made and will make. While TEST has never matched up to the CFC’s level of organization and community, the trump card was always that if something somehow went terribly bad for the CFC, droves and droves of TEST hordes would blot out the sun on top of the CFCs already numerous members. It would be overkill^2.
Although it may be a bit early, we saw in Asakai (staged or not) who would align with who if a war broke out and what that result would be. In Asakai the HBC+allies group numbered almost 1600 while the CFC+allies didn’t even reach a thousand. And this was before the battle and the resulting 455.9 billion ISK loss by the CFC to HBC’s 32b. Now of course the CFC didn’t want that anyway. They’re spacerich. But it underlines a potential and very possible threat to their hegemony. Who else with a grudge against the CFC is going to come out of the woodwork? Suddenly Raiden buddying up with TEST makes a bit more sense. If it took months for the CFC to push dotbros out of Tribute, how would the CFC match up against dotbros + the entire HBC + anyone that’s ever wanted a piece of the goons? Of course for now the leaders are trying to calm everyone down. Monty has been hit on the nose with a rolled up news paper. Shadoo, who would change everyone’s mind about siding with TEST over CFC if Monty stepped out of line, could do so and the over all argument of “sov mechanics are bad blame CCP” is repeated again and again.
So what could happen now? Monty/HBC has been put in the dog house but Mittens has not forgotten that HBC has the ability to bite his hand. Right now it’s that scene in the mobster movie where the new up and coming guy is set on a course for the eventual showdown against his former mentor, Don so and so. For now I think the fun will continue with these sort of large scale battles for the purpose of Monty and Shadoo to see how many of these show fights they can win. If the right results come back, I believe the CFC is done for… but ONLY if Shadoo and Monty see eye to eye. HBC needs to keep their momentum up and continue to challenge the CFC in these “for fun” battles. They need to prop up your wins and gather favor with the other entities. Also HBC should consider making allies from the other members of the CFC. Giving EXE ultimaitums was a mistake and they should avoid rash and emotional reactions such as that that. Instead they should gain favor with GENTS, FC, or any entities within the CFC that perhaps do not see eye to eye with FA completely. Outside of the CFC, they should cultivate their relations with the the N3 coalition especially, as well as Black Legion. Anyone else of relevance will follow with them.
Mittens would be smart to keep a wedge between the two while also keeping in mind that anyone intelligent within his coalition also sees the potential overturn of his hegemony and may consider their options as well. Subvert and distract. Tribal Alliance is an entity that can be easily disrupted. Keep in mind that N3 is a potential ally for the CFC as well. Nulli, did after all lose their space to the HBC. They should strength inter-coalition ties. Remind them that Goons stood up for FA and that coalition unity and community is something important and treasured. It doesn’t hurt to remember the Russians either. The CFC has a capable logistical arm and when this war happens, because it will happen, if it is long and drawn out, logistics will win in the end.
Lastly, I’m sure everyone is asking themself, why the hell does this guy think that this war will happen? All the pieces are there. Look into any Greek tragedy and you’ll see. The son needs to kills his father in order to be king. TEST will go to war with the CFC this year or they’ll be forever stigmatized by others and themselves (although won’t admit it) as a pet of the Goons. Mittens is not too stupid to see this, although he may be too arrogant. The question is if Monty can step up and become something more or if he’ll be content with simply being the king’s jester.
- Seraph IX Basarab
• Indy
good article
lolz check Pizza and BL boards folks, Testies are getting farmed down in Delve. And PL can't assist them or lead them.
• RiveriniHatesGoons
What all of you fail to understand is that for the main line Test and Goon this is all BS. Both sides are currently enjoying a reset, the results have been a ton of good fights. Many Goon signature groups have deployed to Delve and Querios. The result hasn't been a bunch of neckbeards talking shit in local, but rather a ton of good fights with both sides chopping it up and saying good fight neutral bro. The leadership of Test and Goons may have big personalities, but when it comes down to it the main group of Test ( – every goon hating alliance they have blued up ) they are still cool with Goons and share the same mindset when it comes to internet spaceships. This can be proven by the decision to put Monty on a leash. The whole community only hears about Shadoo making this happen, but there is a lot more Test leadership than just Montolio. They made the right decision by standing by the community that helped them to come in to there own and never treated them like shit. Maybe shit will pop off in the future, but as for now I know that the bulk of Test and Goons still are chill bros.
• Soonsoon
Every war begins with "gf"s in local. You gotta remember everyone is greedy. Is this version how it will work? Maybe, maybe not but it will happen or test will crumble from internal drama, and the hbc with it.
My bet, goons launch all out offensive with the summer coming in, we all know no large deployment happens during school forn them.
• darealfake
no sov warefare no real warfare .. hence FAKE WAR, both sides enjoy saveness of their tech moons and fake the hell out of the game
• The Dude
• omg
fake war is a fake war is a fake war terrible players terrible game terrible test goon dead of eve online
• casual joe
I am embarrassed of anyone that thinks this is anything more than a troll. I have to give it to Mittens though… He did a damn good job of convincing everyone around him that the tech isn't worth it for the sov grind. For those of you that camp with the largest alliances simply because they are the largest.. you are pathetic and you have no balls.
• o.o is dead
where is this big war HBC vs Goons? thousands of players vs each other, every day big mass battles? supercapital battles every day?
The last time I saw this over several weeks on both side of a war was NC vs DRF. After that, it was always only one very superior side, who had green light on use of their Supercapital fleet (PL) and everybody else read in his mails (dont do it without your spy in PL online, because they try to bait you, then ping and then you lose everything)
This is the reality since way too long. This is why 0.0 is dead. They can escalate and win every time, when it gets big.
• BubbleBuster
Heard from a little birdie that Goons had quite the argument the other night, and DBRB might be following in Maka's footsteps and getting the fuck out of there. Also DBRB's little "accident" might not have been an accident after all.
• IHopePLdie
CFC are epic'illy rich, they have excellent it systems, and intel to boot. Without PL and and the rest Testies 11k yes 11K and their band of scrub pets, wouldn't stand a chance.
Delve was stallmate until, Nuli blueballe, then Testies call papa gewn's. Hate what both CFC and HBC stand for, but c'mon CFC are pro's at this game.
Just would like the rest to play with PL moons and rf every fucking day, and at least make them rep ALL the fuckers they got.
• IHopePLdie
• the big L
here we have another nicely peaceful day, when everybody can run annomalies in 0.0 undisturbed. Isnt this great? And no Tech moon is reinforced, isnt that great, too? Everybody loves each other …
• Random Goon
I am pleased to see EN24 finally saying CFC, instead of DekCo.
• space rapist
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Let's Control Ourselves Instead of the Canada Geese
May 23, 2005 | Geese
By Priscilla Feral
Opinion Greenwich Comment, Greenwich Time Greenwich, CT
(Published: May 17, 2005)
Please lets unite to save the geese; the winged creatures of God. What peace they bring me as I watch them. One is always watching to protect the flock from danger. When they want to fly I have seen the leader move his head sideways and upwards in a motion that others respond to in kind. They communicate more thoroughly with each other than humans; they are a joy to watch. They protect their young; better than many humans. Humanity has much to learn from the winged creatures of the earth. Animals and humans are meant to live together; to help each other. They need our help now; lets raise our voices together.
Priscilla, Thank you for standing up for nonlethal methods of dealing with the geese. Shame on the welfarist groups for their usual complicity in the killing of animals. Perhaps they need to learn what an advocate is supposed to do. I hope your description of how these "roundups" are conducted will open some eyes (and hearts). I think people would rather not hear about these things. It's like the killing at city shelters --if someone else does the deed, and the public doesn't have to hear about it, well, then, it is accepted by the citizens. Shame! I've been involved with stopping bird kills, and, with no exception, excuses such as health issues were used to justify the proposed kill. Threats of, for example, histoplasmosis, are popular to panic people into an us-vs-them mentality. Of course, people aren't told that only old dried droppings that are removed in such a way to cause a person to inhale the dust are the danger, not the droppings seen naturally on the ground. As you have outlined in your article, people who know about these things report that killing does not solve the problem since, without habitat manipulation, more birds will move into the space created by the killing. Please keep us informed with updates on this situation. Chris Kelly
You do not get it. And you never will. The trouble is that you do not live in reality. It is most obvious that the vast majority of your group is made up of ladies that do not and never had to work or live in reality. The problem is not where the geese are but that there are far too many. You can mve them around but there are still too many. More than the land can support. It is that simple. I also realize that none of this will even be heard by you, you will get together and discuss among yourselves with your limited dealings in reality and laugh at my ignorance. But as I said you will never understand reality. Seems like the underlying theme here is the lack of reality that you operate with. *[Blog editors’ note: That's right, Scot, we don't "get it." "It" being the prejudicial bias against geese and, apparently, women as well. In the essay "Of Mice and Men," Catharine MacKinnon wrote about this imagined "reality": "Both women and animals are seen as needing to be subdued and controlled. Both are imagined as dangerously powerful so must be kept powerless; if not locked up and kept down and in place, and killed when they step out, they will take over, overrun civilization, make chaos, end the known world."]*
Scot, Interesting how animals lived and evolved eons before humans walked the earth. Reality is that we share the earth with other animals. I know our technology (large brain) and opposable thumbs (ability to easily pull a trigger) give us that extra "edge," but when people say "there are too many" of this or that species, I wonder if they mean too many as it would apply to human survival or too many as they might impact on those human-made "natural" open spaces such as parks, yards, etc. And, btw, birds own the sky --killing those occupying a less than desirable area will light up vacancy signs for more to move in --habitat manipulation (making the area undesirable) is a lasting solution. Maybe we humans could just learn to live in cooperation with other species instead of jumping to lethal "solutions" every time we bump heads. Oh, and your "ladies" reference reminds me of the connection between the various mentalities of hateful intolerance. Chris Kelly
Regarding Catharine MacKinnon's statement, “Both women and animals are seen as needing to be subdued and controlled. Both are imagined as dangerously powerful so must be kept powerless; if not locked up and kept down and in place, and killed when they step out, they will take over, overrun civilization, make chaos, end the known world.” Notice how a leading newspaper frames the issue of bear hunting plans in New Jersey. The article “DEP chief now favors bear hunt” on the home page of the June 16 Philadelphia Inquirer, adds the following subheading: “Reversing his position of a year ago, **New Jersey's environmental chief announced yesterday that he would support a fall bear hunt to control a population that has increasingly terrified residents of the northwestern corner of the state.”** Lee Hall
Friends of Animals
I am so upset right now. I live in the Incorporated Village of Brightwaters, NY located in Suffolk County. I was just informed that over 100 Canadian Geese were taken out of the lakes this morning and will be destroyed. This just sickens me. Many of the geese had young ones that most likely are now without their parents. Any suggestions. The residents are livid right now. This is so wrong that this can happen. Very sad, Carol Friends of Animals thanks Carol Bondy for alerting us to the Brightwaters goose round-up. We have independently investigated this matter through several agencies within the New York DEC, whose Suffolk County-based waterfowl biologist is not aware of a "mandate" to round-up and destroy geese. (Brightwaters trustee Carmine Alfano is claiming that the round-up was "mandated" by state statute. In addition, we've independently learned that Brightwaters has rounded-up, and gassed, over 50 geese. More information should be forthcoming. Susan Russell, Information Director
I cannot believe what I am reading. The killing of these poor geese because "there are too many" is absolutely ridiculous. These birds need somewhere to live just like humans. It's not as if the geese are tearing down trees and land to build businesses and houses like humans are doing everyday for the sake of human enjoyment and monetary profit. I happen to live on a pond where canadian geese as well as ducks come by every year and there are dozens of them. I've gone outside in the morning to find geese droppings all over my yard. A nuisance? Yes. So I clean it up. Big deal. We are fortunate enough to be able throw it away and have it carried off to the landfill. Surely they would do the same if they could. They are wonderful to watch and have around and the thought of them being rounded up and killed is appauling. We should be ashamed of ourselves. Killing itself at all to an innocent being is terrible and unnecessary. Where is the proof of danger in there being geese around? I'd like to see that. If some humans weren't so selfish and left some land for the wild animals there wouldn't be such a fuss. Keep up the good work Friends of Animals. Penny
Sadly 13 more geese were killed two days after the first round-up in Brightwaters, NY. My local paper made a correction regarding the "mandating" killing. In my opinion nobody wants to take the blame. I also had a story about the poor geese in another local paper. It made the front page. Go to key in Brightwaters. The kicker to this is I found a brief history of Brightwaters. The founder placed geese and ducks in the ponds way back when. Now they have the geese killed? Makes no sense to me. Carol B
In the past several days,I have personally lived the nightmare of innocent geese being taken away by the USDA.I live on the Potomic River in Maryland, surrounded by beautiful wildlife.A nearby housing development removed approximately 65 Canadian geese from their golf course. I personally think more were removed.They had the USDA come in and take them away.This was done without trying other ways of removal.A family of geese ,that raise their young in my yard every year,have not been seen since the removal.Just because a few golfers complained,these beautiful animals were taken from their home,and separated from their families.Our front yard went from families of geese flying over and stopping by, to complete emptiness.My heart is broken.I only pray that the family of geese I have grown to love is in a nearby creek and evaded disaster.
Once again I have been informed by a credible source that there will be another massive slaughter of Canadian geese in the village of Brightwaters in Suffolk County, NY What can I do to prevent this from happening again? The village officials slaughtered over 50 geese last year. Very sad.
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• Re: Why breed? Re: municipal environmental contraception funding petition
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• aditmore@juno.com
Starting with the most important, a town has a large motive to fund contraception for the surrounding county or area because families with children in the
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Starting with the most important, a town has a large motive to fund contraception for the surrounding county or area because families with children in the surrounding county might move into the town and use vastly more expensive municipal child services, possibly including schools. Preventing just that possibility is worth the contraception in most cases. This is partly the same motivation the USA has for putting billions into third world contraception (mostly in the 1970s), not nearly enough billions, but billions nonetheless. A county has the same motive to fund contraception to state residents, and a state to national residents. Just the possibility of a family with children moving in and enrolling in school is still vastly more expensive than the contraception. Where retirement towns get pensions mailed in by the feds. Furthermore, as long as the contraception is physically provided in the town, the recipients are likely enough to combine trips and shop there that much of the cost of the contraception can be recouped in taxed economic activity.
Secondly, San Francisco is it's own county and New York City contains 5 counties, also known as boroughs. Are you sure St. Louis is not it's own county like San Francisco? It's a tangent anyway.
Thirdly, and I already stressed this, education is orders of magnitude more expensive than contraception. Contraception is cost-effective enough to be supplied even to outsiders by small towns, where education doesn't even come close. Educating the world is an impossible budget buster in a way that supplying contraception to the world is not.
Also, no matter what the stats say, it would be racist to claim overpopulation is the exclusive problem of foreigners or people of color, when the world clearly contains far too many affluent white people. This means the problem is HERE, not somewhere far away, and a problem that is HERE, can and should be addressed by local government. It is US who are overpopulated, not just somebody else, not just "them", regardless of how you care to visualize or define "us" and "them", with the possible exception of us childless people.
PS shortened petition links:
I'm getting to see this on a microcosm.
I currently live in a small city. Like in most places, the middle-class and wealthy have few children - they've had to close/combine several schools in the wealthier parts of town. Meanwhile, the lower classes, many of whom rely on some sort of government aid are having children left and right. Mostly, this is out of wedlock. And, they get additional government aid, child support, other benefits - and much of that goes up in drugs and beer - leading to an even worse outlook for subsequent children.
For several reasons, we're leaving this area for another state. We've bought a home in a tiny little town - population 140, average age 48 - in another state on the Great Plains. I'm seeing a microcosm in that town of what would or could happen with a very low birthrate.
They've had one birth this year. They had none in 2009. and two in 2008. The school in the town has been closed for many years, since they consolidated the district with the one in the county seat. I don't think that particular municipality would have the same inclination that a city such as Los Angeles would to fund contraception. There are ranchers and farmers in the surrounding area, but they do not pay municipal towns. Why should the people in the town pay for birth control for people who do not live there, and when they do not need it themselves. Also, the average farmer in the US is now 52 - they are not having many children either.
I can say one thing positive about that. I know for a fact that that baby of 2010 is not abused, nor will he ever be so long as he lives there. Everyone in town knows what everyone else is doing, and it would be stopped in short order. That would happen anywhere when babies are RARE. They are precious when rare. When babies/children are extremely common - and people have more than they can handle or afford, they are unwanted and CHEAP. No one cares, really.
This child will have plenty of foster "grandparents" who will tell him all sorts of things about their lives, and be willing, able, and even eager to teach him what they/we know. It is well known that children develop more when the average age in their family and community is higher - the worst is when you've got 12-year-old parents raising children, perhaps with the help of 22-year-old grandparents. Of course, not having children until someone is older lowers the birth rate - it's not just the number of children someone has, but the length of time between generations. Or, children whose primary environment is a day care center, filled with other infants and toddlers, staffed by an uneducated, often immigrant worker - who changes frequently. The average age in such a center is extremely low. Toddlers do not teach one another well.
I can see putting the birth control funding along school district lines. But, it would have to be funded in reverse: School districts in impoverished areas tend to have high birthrates, whereas those in affluent districts tend to have low birthrates.
The reason for this is simple: Education. More education is the single factor that leads to a lower birthrate, and a higher average age of parenthood. Poor teenaged girls have to be convinced that they CAN do something in their lives that is more useful than becoming a "Mommy of 5" by the time she's 20. Poor teenaged boys have to find something by which to judge their worth than how many babies they've fathered. Being the smartest in math, science, language - or being a "computer genius". Being skilled at a trade such as carpentry or plumbing or tree trimming would be far more worthwhile than producing more children. These kids just need to be directed into finding knowledge and skills that are worthwhile.
Back to the little prairie town, this town belies the notion that having children will guaranty one of having someone to care for them in their old age. Most of the elderly people in the town have had children - and they've moved to cities and become absorbed in their lives there and do not care for them - perhaps visit once every 5 years. That's similar across the US and most of the first world. It's difficult to tell the childless/childfree from the aging parents in terms of support. Neighbors care for neighbors. If more specialized help is required, people will commute or relocate from surrounding areas to take homecare jobs - it is, after all, a matter of getting to work, just like any other job. Adult children very rarely "wipe their parents' bums". A few eventually leave to go to nursing homes during their last months or weeks of life - not years or decades.
There are other older people working in capacities such as waitresses, librarian, store clerks, utility workers, and even mayor. Being 65 does not mean that someone is decrepit and must stop working. It's a much higher quality of life than someone in a city with city-dwelling-career-oriented children that put them in a nursing home or even retirement home. People who work longer are less likely to die with some lingering, debilitating condition. It's much easier, painless, and cheaper to die of a heart attack than with a set of conditions including Alzheimers or other dementia. Plus, an 75-year-old is already educated and does not need years of schooling before they are capable of working.
On a larger scale, this would work the same way. People would continue working on needed jobs longer. Make-work jobs would cease to exist. People would stay brighter and more alert longer - working does that to someone. The healthcare workers would be no exception, and where needed, people would come in from other areas - from other cities, or international immigrants. The education that's already been paid for would be used for longer - more "bang for the buck" with it.
Schools would become boat-anchors, or be turned into something such as a Bed and Breakfast or a small factory. I know "old" schools that have been recycled into such uses.
BTW, everyone in the US does not live in a county. The City of St. Louis, for one, is not in any county.
I was a card carrying member of the Libertarian party for a number of years. They have a number of good ideas - and the "LOCAL" one is one of those. Different localities have different needs and different concerns.
I think you and I agree in principle: Contraception is very important or vital to humanity. Local programs are more effective and easier to implement than State or national ones. International ones may even be impossible to implement. Our only difference is that you've got an urban outlook whereas I have a rural outlook on demographics. Both are required to make this work on a larger scale. Having more children is no longer an asset - it's a liability. The reverse was true 100 years ago, when they were put to work in factories or on family farms. Now, there are few family farms, but many large or corporate farms, which hire workers, who have to be older to legally work, there are few jobs that children could do, plus it's illegal to hire them.
Another difference in contraception is what the children already know: Rural children know how conception and birth take place. They've seen it in farm animals, and they can understand about breeding a certain female animal with sperm from a male animal with good genes to get better offspring. Urban children MAY know something of this with their pets, but for the most part the realities of sex are kept from them, and animals and women are carted off to hospitals (human or veterinary) when having their young. It's a lot easier to teach contraception when one is starting from a basic understanding of how conception takes place. Most likely, different programs are needed.
The biggest growth of population though is in the third world. It will be difficult to get contraceptives used widely in some of those areas. It needs to be done though, but I don't know the way to do it. I know education - both general education for all adults, and education on the use of contraceptives, and teaching the populace that more children is not "better". Also, raising the status of women, so that they CAN make something more of themselves which is more useful than "Mommy of 7".
--- In Why_breed@yahoogroups.com, aditmore@... wrote:
> Contraception costs are mostly per capita,
and the smallest towns
> have as much money per capita as the biggest
cities. So size doesn't
> matter. Also, everyone in the US lives in a
county, and I'm not
> excluding county government at all, far from it. In
fact if school
> districts are the same as counties, as they are here,
then counties have
> the most to save in school taxes. However one will
find that a higher
> percentage of urban people than rural people are
sympathetic to
> environmental contraception, and that difference is
growing by The Big
> Sort, so most of the places with real political hope
are indeed
> municipalities.
> -Alan
> PS in fact I
set the petition to send E-mails to one particular
> municipality, the one
I guessed has the most political potential, and
> that is Santa Cruz CA,
which is a small city with a big college. I
> remain open to suggestions
as to which US locality(s) has the highest
> percentage of overpopulation
activists, which is not at all the same as
> having the most.
> See
these links for more on minority political strategies developed by
> the
Libertarian Party, but applicable to all political minorities,
> including
overpopulation activists.
The Big Sort means we can win locally what we can't win federally, and is
> damn hard to win in most states.
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CHEN: I'm thunder. I'm in charge of Thor the God of Thunder.
K.WILL: If something happened to Chen and thunder hit him, something big would happen.
CHEN: Sometimes, during rain season, when there's a lot of thunder, fans contact me saying "oppa, are you mad"?
trans cr.: ggamjongin
exo members in one sentence
tao: i look in the mirror and wonder about things
sehun: i respect my hyungs like 1/10 times maybe
suho: don't worry, hyung will buy it for you
chen: i must reveal eveRTHING
xiumin: no
kai: i'm a shy person *music plays* *turns stripper mode*
lay: i- what?
chanyeol: i rap i sing i play guitar i dance i-
baekhyun: stfu chanyeol
kyungsoo: i'm not fucking cute
luhan: i'm manly
kris: i'm all the above
chen during the crying competition
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While taking a look on the 2nd 24ways article for 2009, I was really surprised to read that “The Web Storage API is basically cookies on steroids, a unhealthy dosage of steroids. Cookies are always a pain to work with. First of all you have the problem of setting, changing and deleting them. Typically solved by Googling and blindly relying on PPK’s solution. (bold is mine)
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with PPK’s solution. It works just fine. However, I always thought his readCookie() function was too verbose and complicated for no reason. It’s a very common example of someone desperately trying to avoid using a regular expression. I googled for “javascript read cookie” and to my surprise, all examples found in the first results were very similar. I never understood why even experienced developers are so scared of regular expressions. Anyway, if anyone wants a shorter function to read a cookie, here’s what I use:
function readCookie(name) {
// Escape regexp special characters (thanks kangax!)
var regex = new RegExp('(?:^|;)\\s?' + name + '=(.*?)(?:;|$)','i'),
match = document.cookie.match(regex);
return match && unescape(match[1]); // thanks James!
Update: Function updated, see comments below.
I’ve been using it for years and it hasn’t let me down. :)
Probably lots of other people have come up and posted something similar before me (I was actually very surprised that something like this isn’t mainstream), but I’m posting it just in case. :)
• James
Surely, the regular expression match will always return either null or the result array (and a match’s length will never be zero). So, can’t you simply return:
match && unescape(match[1])
I agree with you about PPK’s solution being a bit too verbose; PPK’s JavaScript, IMO, is not his forte. He’s always been a DOM Guru in my books… His JS never really impressed me.
Regular expressions FTW
• kangax
It would probably make sense to escape name against regex meta characters. Looking at RFC2109, I see that characters allowed in cookie attribites are non-whitespace non-special ones (as defined in HTTP/1.1). HTTP/1.1 (RFC2068), in its turn, lists a set of special chars that appear to be not fully identical to special chars of regular expressions in ECMAScript. So… escaping names would be a good idea :)
And in fact, I just tried it in console:
document.cookie = ‘foo|bar=baz’;
readCookie(‘foo|bar’); // “undefined”
document.cookie = ‘foo*bar=baz’;
readCookie(‘foo*bar’); // null
PPK’s `readCookie` returns proper “baz” in both cases (not saying that we should start using his solution now, just that we could do better with regex-based variant; say add this to a function — `name = name.replace(/([.*+?^=!:${}()|[\]\/\\])/g, ‘\\$1′);`)
• Lea Verou
You guys are both sooooo right!
Kangax, I can’t believe I missed that, gosh!
Post updated. Thank you both!!
• H
There’s a reason actually that a JS developer always avoids regular expressions, and that is code speed and performace. Perhaps it won’t make much of a difference on your rig, but it all adds up making a website slower and slower on a netbook or older computer.
• Lea Verou
Have you actually tested that or are you just guessing?
I think in most cases regular expressions are actually faster than string manipulation. Most JS frameworks even use them for simple case-insensitive string comparisions.
• Constantine
Why would you need “a shorter solution” ? PPK code has only 22 lines, and you can easily minify it.
Why use regexp, if you don’t need to ? PPK’s code is much easier for humans to read, and thus is much less error prone. Speed is not an issue, too, because you maximum cookie size is only 4KB.
If you want “more beautiful” cookie handling code and no new functions in global scope – wrap it into object, or just use mainstream js libraries (
p.s.: Some people, when confronted with a problem, think
• DHKiefer
Why not shave it down to a single line:
return unescape((document.cookie.match(new RegExp(‘b’ + name.replace(/([^sw])/g,”\$1″) + ‘=(.*?)(?:;|$)’,'i’)) || [null,''])[1]);
The only downside is that the function returns and the empty string (”) whether the cookie exists in the list or doesn’t (yours would return null if the cookie isn’t set, ” if it is, but empty). Also, much of the above can be eliminated by utilizing the word boundary marker and a simple negated character class.
• Dylan Smith
Thanks, this is great. Out of interest, what is the purpose of the ? in =(.*?). It seems redundant given that the * covers the zero character case.
• Lea Verou
When ? is placed after a quantifier it has a different role: It makes the quantifier lazy (=non-greedy).
• Dylan Smith
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March 01, 2007, 03:48 AM
What i mean is, is there any big crossover event in marvel or dc that still has repercussions to today?Superman is still alive, Onslaught meant absolutely nothing, etc, etc. I mean, after the end of civil war, probably the most disappointing crossover in marvel's history imo, i begin to wonder, how long will it be until none of civil war happened? or it happened but it just doesn't matter.
March 01, 2007, 04:42 AM
^I think they stay permanent, unless somene changes events. Or...erm. Yeah.
For example, whatever happened in House of M is still affecting them till now, after two years, was it? Or something like that. But they can change stuff like, have Wanda bring back the mutant gene in people, if she can. But they can't reverse what happened, or say it never happened.
Also, same goes for Age of Apocalypse. Even if that universe isn't shown anymore, the people who cam from it are still around. Like the good Sabretooth, Blink, etc.
So yeah. I think stuff will stay permanent, and it will have happened in the future comics, but stories can change keep adding or changing things hat occured.
Erm. I don't think I'm making sense, and I don't know how to explian. But yeah. >.>
Ichimaru Gin n Tonic
March 01, 2007, 01:43 PM
Let's see... What about the Spidey's black symbiote costume. It happened a long time ago and it's still around (currently worn by Mac "former Scorpion" Gargan).
There's still no love lost between the Kree and the Skrull.
The Infinity Gauntlet is still on Earth (last seen in New Avengers Illuminati #2).
In DC, Barry Allen is still in an alternate reality after Crisis on Infinite Earths.
The Guardians still have no idea what to do with Hal Jordan & Ion (and they still kept secrets). And everyone still hates Hal.
March 08, 2007, 04:46 PM
Yes and no. The REALLY big events tend to go away in time. Sure House of M and Civil War will probably be around for a while, but once Joe Q is gone, they'll go away, or they'll tell all the good stories they can and reverse it. So if you're happy with recent events then enjoy them! If you know that they sucked ;) it'll eventually go away, if you want to wait long enough.[br]Posted on: March 01, 2007, 04:03:25 PM_________________________________________________The latest "permanent" happening in comics is MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA #25 Cap was shot and killed. Yup....
March 09, 2007, 07:26 AM
XD Well, that's one thing that's not permanent, EVER in comics.
Even Bucky was brought back to life. Who were the main three they said would never come back? Bucky, Unlce Ben and a character from DC. I think Jason Todd? Robin, or something. Not sure.
Now only Uncle Ben's left.
Up to Marvel to keep him dead. Hopefully.
Though, I liked the story of Winter Soldier. That was a great way to bring back a character, imo.
...and I don't think we need spoilers anymore,like menobaka said, since it's all over the news. XD
March 10, 2007, 08:19 PM
Well there is the alternate Uncle Ben running around... I wasn't going to put spoilers but I didn't want someone to have it ruined for them if they didn't know...
March 11, 2007, 01:41 PM
Thomas and Martha Wayne are dead forever.... even in Elseworlds books they die before the end of the story... same with Superman's Kryptonian parents.
Also, Betty Banner has been dead for a good long time, even though I think they might bring her back with WWH.
March 12, 2007, 12:10 PM
Alternate Uncle Ben is dead...
I guess the only thing not permanent in comics is death. Like Alex from Runaway's >.> am I the only one who wants him to come back to life?
March 12, 2007, 12:45 PM
It was only after the last issue that I want him back, really.
And I thought Ultimate Marvel would be keeping up the deaths forever. :( I seriously thought Beast would stay dead for good :s
I still want Jean Grey back :p Maybe it's time for Emma to replace her XD
March 12, 2007, 02:37 PM
I want Jean back, too. It just seemed to me that the comic companies would undo the new way the characters and the world they lived in a little time after a big event.
March 12, 2007, 05:55 PM
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American President
A Reference Resource
John Tyler
Champion of Southern Power
Orderly Transfer of Power
Opponent of Nationalism
Fighting "King Andrew"
The Campaign and Election of 1840
When the Whigs held their first convention in late 1839, the attendees reflected a loosely joined confederation of slave-owners and abolitionists, nationalists and antinationalists. These individuals were united by their dislike of Andrew Jackson and his chosen successor, President Martin Van Buren. Henry Clay made a strong play for their presidential nomination and was strongly supported by Tyler, despite Clay's work against him in 1836. Clay's virulent proslavery stance, however, made support from northern Whigs all but impossible. Ballot after ballot failed to produce a nominee, and Clay's lead began to erode. Slowly, steadily, the convention turned to William Henry Harrison, and finally "Old Tippecanoe" clinched it.
Tyler quickly became the Whig's choice as Harrison's running mate. While Harrison was born in Virginia, he had spent virtually his entire adult life fighting in and governing territories in the Ohio River valley frontier. Tyler's strong support in the South offered geographical balance to the ticket. In addition, Tyler could be marketed as genteel in comparison with Harrison's rustic image—elite Old South compared to Harrison's populism. He would appease the states' rights, proslavery wing of the party and help carry the critical state of Virginia.
Tyler largely sat the campaign out. The prospect of orating to the swarms of unwashed did not appeal to him. All the populism of the Harrison campaign, all the democratic widening of the electorate that he had always opposed as "mob rule" was now, with fine irony, propelling him to national office—unwittingly, it would soon make him President.
Try as they might, the Democrats could not stop the Whigs. They planted operatives at rare Tyler campaign appearances, ready to pepper the candidate with questions they hoped would pin him down on issues; they paraded a Native American woman who claimed she had borne children by Harrison. Nothing worked. Harrison won nearly four times as many electoral college votes as Van Buren. Nineteen of America's twenty-six states went to the Whigs; Van Buren failed even to carry his home state of New York.
The Whigs, in reach of federal power for the first time, descended on the capital in great force. Greedy office-seekers besieged Harrison constantly, and many began to whisper that the sixty-eight-year-old president-elect was looking frail. On inauguration day, he delivered a meandering two-hour address, without a coat or hat, before fifty thousand attendees in freezing weather. He then made the social rounds and did his best to avoid the hundreds of office-seekers. Over the ensuing days and weeks, Harrison grew more ill. Unfortunately, the medical practices of the period—one involved heated suction cups, another live snakes—hurt more than they helped.
Largely ignored by the inaugural throng, Tyler left Washington for his Virginia home shortly after the speeches. Harrison had sought almost none of his counsel and none had been offered. One month and one day after the inaugural, on April 5, 1841, the son of Secretary of State Daniel Webster pounded on John Tyler's door at dawn after an all-night journey. Harrison was dead. John Tyler was President. He was fifty-one, the youngest man yet to become chief executive.
Tyler rushed to Washington, D.C., and found near anarchy. Whig insiders were fighting over offices and appointments. No President had ever died in office before, and no one knew what to do. Was Tyler President for the rest of Harrison's term? Or was he "acting president"? The Constitution was not clear on his status. Tyler settled the matter by taking the oath of office as President.
The Campaign and Election of 1844
By the end of his term in office, Tyler had been drummed out of the Whig Party and vilified by the Democrats. Indeed, he was on the outside looking in as far as reelection was concerned. His followers held a convention and nominated him as a third party candidate for President, but he stood no chance of victory.
The Whigs nominated Henry Clay. Many Democrats nominated James Polk, a "dark horse," or largely unknown and therefore unassailable candidate, from Tennessee. Clay's support was narrow and brittle, and no one knew what to make of the politically mute Polk. Tyler felt that his advantage lay in the powers of his office. Consequently, he used his position to try to move the Texas issue to another vote and ride the issue to victory. Unfortunately, though he won Texas annexation, it did little to improve his chances.
Then Polk delivered the deathblow to Tyler's chances. The "dark horse" Democrat came out publicly for Texas statehood, stealing Tyler's thunder on the issue. Andrew Jackson, still wielding considerable power despite being long retired at his home, the Hermitage in Tennessee, sent word to Tyler. If the President withdrew from the race, Jackson told Tyler that he would at least have the pleasure of taking Clay down with him. Tyler and Polk might split the vote and hand Clay the White House, but in a two-candidate race, Clay would have no chance. Tyler withdrew in late August and threw his support behind Polk, and Polk managed to win by a narrow margin.
A Poor Beginning
Exercising His Constitutional Powers
Annexation of Texas
In sharp contrast to his domestic policies, John Tyler's foreign policy decision making went much more smoothly. Recognizing the coming importance of the Asian Pacific region to trade, he sent a key diplomatic mission to China. This move resulted in commercial and consular relations with the country, giving the U.S. the same trading concessions as the British. Tyler also extended the principles of the Monroe Doctrine to Hawaii, warned the British to stay away from the Hawaiian Islands, and began the process toward their eventual annexation by America.
Closer to home, the Webster-Ashburton treaty of 1842, negotiated by Secretary of State Daniel Webster, settled a longtime feud with England over where Maine ended and British-ruled Canada began. War had narrowly been averted between the two nations on several occasions over border and incursion issues, and the treaty was instrumental in bettering diplomatic relations.
With respect to his policies toward Native Americans, Tyler ended a costly and bloody war against the Seminole Indians. After defrauding the Indians of their remaining lands in 1833, the U.S. had waged a bloody but inconclusive war against Chief Osceloa. Tyler was able to announce the end of hostilities in 1842.
Tyler continued his predecessors' expansionist policies in the Northwest. He pushed for a chain of forts from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to the Pacific but was unable to conclude a treaty with the British to fix the Oregon boundaries. Overall, Tyler could claim an ambitious, successful foreign policy presidency, due largely to the efforts of Secretary of State Webster, who served from 1841 to 1843.
Just hours after Polk's inauguration in March of 1844, John and Julia Tyler were on their way home to Virginia. They retired to the former President's plantation and the rapidly vanishing world of Old Dominion aristocracy. While money was often tight, they lived comfortably and the family grew larger.
In 1860, with the Civil War looming, Tyler tried in vain to avert the conflict by chairing a "Peace Convention" between representatives of both northern and southern states. Unfortunately, no agreement could be reached between Tyler and President-elect Abraham Lincoln, and the Richmond Convention collapsed in failure. Tyler then became a leading proponent of southern secession, and in late 1861, he was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives. Days before the first meeting, however, John Tyler died, denounced in the North as a traitor.
Despite being born into money and marrying into it twice, debt continually shadowed John Tyler. Forced to put up appearances and entertain to advance his political aspirations, he usually lived beyond his means. He tended to be generous with friends and often made bad loans, and his fourteen children meant a constant blizzard of schooling, grocery, medical and wedding bills. Many of his political positions did not pay well, and farming was always rife with uncertainties, leaving the former President to die in debt.
Despite his financial situation, he did his best to provide well for his children, even if it required nepotism to do so. His eldest son, also named John, was given a salaried job as a press secretary while Tyler was President, but he drank excessively and proved unreliable. The President had to fire his son toward the end of his term. Tyler, born during the presidency of George Washington, fathered his last child at age seventy, and the last of his offspring would live into the Truman presidency.
During Tyler's lifetime, Washington, D.C., was a swampy, disease-ridden place. Forced to live there while in Congress, Tyler preferred to leave his wife and children at the plantation in Virginia. Only when he became President did the family join him in the capital.
Tyler found little to be apologetic about regarding the seventy slaves he owned. His first wife, Letitia, expressed reservations about the growing abolitionist movement. His second wife, Julia, had few qualms about it. From all accounts, John Tyler was a decent slaveowner. He refused to allow overseers to whip his slaves or split up their families; privately squeamish about slavery, he never attended an auction. On one occasion, Tyler was forced to sell a favorite slave to finance a move to Washington, and he was deeply distressed when he did so. He was a compassionate master but an owner of other humans nonetheless.
Transportation, Communication, and Education
Economic Developments
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Paying attention to South Sudan - Concord Monitor
If you thought it was difficult to get up at 6 a.m. Sunday to watch Concord High graduate Guor Marial compete in the Olympics from the comfort of your living room, consider the plight of his parents in South Sudan: They walked 30 miles to the nearest town with a television to watch the son they've not seen since 1993.
Marial didn't win the men's marathon in London - he came in 47th, 11:31 minutes behind the winning time - but that was hardly the point. It was only the third marathon he'd ever run. He was accepted into the Olympics at the last minute, meaning his body wasn't wholly prepared for the race. But he ran, he finished and, for a moment at least, he focused the world's attention on his troubled homeland.
Marial fled Sudan more than a decade ago, escaping a civil war that nearly killed him, as it did 28 of his relatives. He landed in Concord and, despite his own skepticism, joined the track and cross-country teams at Concord High School. For the first time, he wasn't running for his life but for the sheer sport of it. Turns out, he was good enough to use his new sport to make a political statement to the world this week: Don't forget about South Sudan.
Indeed, it's not a part of the world many of us worry about. South Sudan became an independent nation just last year after a brutal civil war that left millions dead and displaced. But that was just a first step toward establishing a government that its citizens could count on to provide the basics and maintain law and order. And so far, the jury is still out.
Despite oil wealth, the economy of South Sudan is among the weakest in the world, and basic infrastructure is nearly nonexistent. (When Marial's parents left their hometown to find a television to watch the Olympics, it wasn't just TV and electricity they were lacking, but a decent road to get them to one.)
Health care is rudimentary in South Sudan. Maternal mortality and infant mortality are high, as is female illiteracy. South Sudan and Sudan have yet to work out numerous issues about borders and oil. Each has accused the other of harboring rebel groups. Ongoing disputes and internal corruption have kept the government from fulfilling its promises. The goal of free university education has been replaced, for now, with severe austerity measures.
In some parts of the country, despite the official end of the war, inter-ethnic violence and armed rebellions persist.
In other words, this is a place that needs all the help it can get - including the inspiration of a favorite son.
"I have no problem. I live in the United States," Marial told reporters after the marathon on Sunday. "I have running shoes. I'm fine. What about the people that are out there? This is the reason I was finishing today. For those people. They are in a rough condition, and I hope that the world is able to help them."
Marial intends to continue running. Equally important, he will continue to remind those nations with resources and short attention spans that his homeland is still in need.
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Created by rjfalgoust
100 terms
The outer layer of Earth's surface is called the _____________________________.
What is the main source of groundwater?
rain and snow that seeps through the soil
What is chemical weathering?
when chemical in the rock dissolve causing it to crumble
What is the highest point on earth and how high is it?
Mt. Everest. 29,035 feet
What are the 3 types of erosion?
wind, water, and glacier
What is a continental shelf?
part of continent that extends underwater up to 600 miles
Describe the outer core of the earth?
melted iron and nickel
Internal forces cause the earth's plates to move ___________________ per year.
4 inches
What is the widest diameter of the earth and how wide is it?
7,930 miles at the equator
Describe earth's inner core.
solid nickel and iron; extremely hot
How much of the earth's water supply is freshwater?
___________________ covers about 70% of the earth's surface.
Where do most of the earthquakes on earth happen?
ring of fire around pacific ocean
How far is earth from the sun?
93 million miles
Define water cycle.
regular movement of water from the ocean to air to ground and back to ocean.
What does Earth's atmosphere consist of?
78% nitrogen; 21% oxygen; 1% argon and other gases
What is a tsunami and what causes it?
large tidal wave caused by underwater earthquakes
Define biosphere.
part of earth where life is found
What are the 4 major types of landforms on earth?
plains, plateaus, hill, mountains
Define weathering.
process that breaks rocks into pieces
Define continental drift.
theory that continents were once joined and have slowly drifted
What causes the sun's gravitational pull on objects in the solar system?
it's large mass
The natural features of the earth's land surfaces are called ______________________.
What is Pangaea?
huge supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
Where does most of the groundwater come from?
rain and snow that seeps through soil
Define lithosphere.
earth's crust
What are terrestrial planets? Name them.
planted with solid, rocky crusts; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Define faults
cracks in the earth's crust
What is the deepest part of the ocean and how deep is it?
Mariana Trench; 35,800 feet
Define erosion.
wearing away of earth's surface
Define place.
Each place on earth has its own physical features. It can be described in terms of its land, water, weather, soil and plant and animal life. Each place has its own human features.
What two factors must be included when the absolute location of a place is given?
Latitude and Longitude
What is human geography?
study of human activities their relationship to the cultural & physical environments
Name other subject areas a geographer might use?
Science, History, Economics & Sociology
What is G. I. S. and why is it important to geographers?
GIS processes and organizes the satellite images with other data collected through censuses, cartographers and so on. It is invaluable to urban planners, engineers and geographers.
What usually happens when people migrate from one area to another?
They move for better land, religious freedom and a chance to earn a better living.
Define topography.
Shape or physical features on the earth's surface
What are 2 differences between lines of latitude and longitude?
Latitude -measures distances North and South of the equator; Longitude Measures distances East and West of the Prime Meridian. Latitude- lines are parallel; Longitude- lines meet at the North and South Pole
List 3 and define the types of regions geographers use.
Formal region - defined by a common characteristic such as a product produced there. Functional region - central place and the surrounding area linked to it. Perceptual region - defined by the popular feelings and images rather than objective data
What purpose do geographers often use line graphs in their work?
Shows changes in two variables over a period of time.
Why is location an important geographic theme?
Every place on Earth can be located in both absolute and relative terms.
Define Prime Meridian.
Zero degrees longititude; runs through Greenwich, England
What does "spatial relations" mean?
Links that places and people have to one another because of their location.
What does the theme human-environment interaction mean?
It is the relationship between people and their environment
Define meteorology.
The study of weather and weather forcasting.
Describe a special purpose map.
Emphasizes a single idea about an area
What two line of latitude do geographers use as the boundaries of the tropics?
Tropic of Cancer 23 ½ degrees North. Tropic of Capricorn 23 ½ degrees South
What question does the geographic theme of place attempt to answer?
What is it like there?
Why do geographers use circle graphs?
They use percentage to show how the part of the whole changes
Define map projection.
Ways of representing the round earth on a flat surface
What is physical geography?
Study of Earth's physical features
What invention first revolutionized mapmaking?
printing press
Why do geographers often divide areas into regions?
To help interpret Earth's complexity; makes it easier to manage
What do general-purpose maps indicate?
Show wide ranges of information
Define ecosystem.
Community of plants and animals that depend upon one another and their surroundings for their survival.
What is a map key?
Explains the symbols on a map
What are bar graphs used for?
Show comparison
Define geography.
Comes from the Greek word geographia which means a description of the earth.
What is the difference in absolute and relative location? Give an example of how each could be used?
Absolute is the exact spot at which the place in found the globe using latitude and longitude. Relative location is a location in relation to other places most commonly used. An Example of when you might use absolute - locating boats at sea or targets in the military; buried treasure. An Example of when you might use relative - giving directions to a stranger; telling a friend where you are
A mapmaker is called a
How do geographers divide the earth? Describe the grid system, and explain its most important features, such as the Equator and Prime Meridian.
Earth is divided into Northern and Southern Hemisphere by the Equator and into Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the Prime Meridian. The grid system is when patterns form as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another.
Which direction do meridians of longitude go and what do they measure?
Lines of longitude go north and south. They measure the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
What is Comstat?
Electronic map used by New York City to fight crime
Why are great circle routes used in planning airplane routes?
Shortest distance between any two points on the Earth's surface.
What mistake on the map regarding California remained on most US maps for over 100 years?
It had California as an island
Define hemispheres.
Two halves
_____________________________________was the 1st scientist to give scientific principals to cartography?
How do geographers present the information on a map?
They use map symbols
Define timberline.
elevation above which its too cold for trees to grow
What is smog?
Haze caused by ultraviolet radiation and automobile exhaust
Why is there no vegetation in ice cap climate zones?
Temperatures are below freezing year round
Define normal lapse rate.
For every 1,000 ft. of elevation, the temperature drops 3.5° F
What is the weather like in a highland climate zone?
It varies with elevation
What is a rain shadow?
Dry area on the leeward side of a mountain
Define climate.
Weather patterns that an area typically experiences during a long period of time
What type of climate is found in the northeast and midwest United States?
How are winds named?
They are named according to the direction they come from
What is the climate zone of Louisiana?
What direction do ocean currents flow in the northern hemisphere and southern hemispher?
Clockwise in northern; counterclockwise in southern
Describe how water currents affect the coastal lands they pass.
Cool currents cool the land they pass, warm currents have a warming effect
Constant wind patterns are called
prevailing winds
Explain the effect large bodies of water have on the climate of a coastal area?
Interior lands tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than land near large bodies of water because the water keeps the temperatures more constant in coastal areas.
Define leeward.
Side of the mountain that is dry because the air dries out as it descends
What 2 factors cause the changing of seasons?
revolution and tilt
What is a mixed forest.
Has both evergreen and deciduous trees
Define equinox.
When the sun is directly over the equator
The Russian word for forest is
. taiga
Define natural vegetation.
Plant life that grows in an area if the natural environment has not been changed by people
Name the 4 types of mid-latitude climate zones.
Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Humid Subtropical, and Humid continental
What are ocean currents and what causes them?
Rivers of seawater caused by rotation of the earth, moving air and differences in water temperature
Name the two types of dry climate zones.
desert and steppe
How much rain do desert regions usually get each year?
Less than 10 inches of rain per year
What are the four factors that affect the type of climate a place has?
Latitude, elevation, currents, and landforms
Define solstice
When the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn
The earth's ________________ causes day and night.
What 3 things interact to cause precipitation.
water, winds, and temperature
What is temperate climate?
climate that ranges from fairly hot in the summer to fairly cold in the winter
What are the 2 solstices
Summer Solstice - June 21 and Winter Solstice - December 22
Define weather
Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time
What are the 2 equinoxes
Spring equinox - March 21 and Fall Equinox - September 23
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0.035677 | <urn:uuid:1b2905f7-880a-49f1-a07b-6de4855f9570> | en | 0.900254 | Gauging Your Online Importance
social mediaSocial media is one big junior high dance: Everyone alternating between being shy and outlandish, all in the desperate hope of getting notice. And like the junior high dance, you slowly realize that a lot of people are looking to get noticed, but they aren’t noticing others. They are trying to be heard but no one is listening to each other. The myriad social media possibilities give us more ways than ever to broadcast ourselves. We, like SETI, beam ourselves into a cold dark universe hoping for a response. But how do we know if anyone is listening? How can you tell if you are a big deal? To help those looking for an answer to this questions, I have developed the following equations which I hope will help one gauge and clarify one’s place in the great chain of online being.
The Facebook Expansion Index
Facebook is about the overlapping circles of our existence. It is not simply about the number of friends you have but the number of friends they have that are different from yours. If you have 10,000 friends but each of them also has only the exact same friends, the maintenance of these friends can be teadious, but your reach is limited. But if you only have 100 friends, if none of those 100 friends knows each other, your circle remains manageable while your reach remains the same and is enlarged by their capacity to share…yada yada stuff we all know. So the formula for using facebook as a guide has to factor in friendship but cant use it exclusively. How can you judge if people are listening to what you are saying. 3 metrics are revelatory: Likes are good. Comments are better. Shares are golden because now your reach expands.
Facebook Expansion = Number of Friends * [Number of Likes + (Number of Comments X 3)] ^ Number of Shares
The Twitter Power Ratio
Twitter is Facebook boiled down to statuses and without the concept of friendship. In Twitter you follow and are followed. But, whereas in Facebook when you friend somebody a reciprocal relationship is created, in Twitter just because you follow other people doesn’t mean they follow you…and vice versa. Your online power cannot simply be gauged by whether you follow or are followed by a lot of people. Twitter can be manipulated to boost followers. People follow with the hopes of being followed back. Rather, Twitter power is a ratio determined by comparing followers to those you follow. The higher the number, the bigger the deal. Someone who has 10,000 followers, but has to follow 11,000 in the process = nobody. Someone who has 10,000 followers, but only follows 500 = way bigger deal.
Twitter Power = Number of Your Followers / Number You Follow
The Blog Connectivity Quotient
The Blog is your primary area for developing significant and attractive content. It is your platform, your soapbox, your microphone, your pulpit. Declare your intentions. Reveal yourself. Build your following. And that is the problem, if no one is reading it, it might as well not exist. You are ranting to yourself. Fortunately, blogs have built it functionality to assist you in being heard. You can share across social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ (whatever that is…I think it’s like myspace). You can also follow other blogs and get people to follow yours. You can also like specific blog posts. Shares are unequivocally good. Follows and Likes can go either way. Some people follow or like a blog as a means of attracting you to their site. So the equation must factor this in. Also, following a blog is like getting the newspaper delivered to your house. If each blog post doesn’t get a hit for every follower, it means people are getting your blog delivered to them and throwing it in the trash. Comments don’t count at all. They say nothing good or ill about you. Try not to read them…especially the long ones. Nothing edifying or productive has ever happened in the comments section of a blog.
Blog Connectivity = [(Blog Followers – Blogs followed by you) – average hits per post] * [Facebook shares + Twitter shares + (google+ shares)/2 ]
The Pinterest-Instagram Exclusion
Here is the blunt, honest truth. I have made it pretty far into the social media revolution with only a vague notion of what either Pinterest or Instagram are. This vague notion has led me to believe that neither serves as a useful gauge on your online importance.
Pinterest, from what I can tell, seems to be a place where women go to plagiarize craft ideas and food recipes. Whatever “pinning” something on Pinterest means, it doesn’t mean expansion of your online identity.
Instagram, I think, is the pictures-only version of Twitter. From second hand information, I have concluded that it’s for people who want to broadcast themselves…or specifically pictures of themselves and where they’ve been…but don’t want to interact with others. While this vehicle might seem similarly suited to Twitter for people who want to talk but don’t want to listen, given the visual nature of the media and the highly personal dimension to the content, Instagram seems primarily useful for attracting stalkers…and that is a whole different blog post.
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1. Now you just need to link to a tool that gives all of these values with a click of a button so those that care can go try like mad to inflate them.
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I Remember
There was a heartwarming ceremony in church service today. We were reminded of those heartbreaking images and stories of many heros. I am truly humbled.
Mostly, we were reminded of the unity our country held together on September 12. Do you remember? If only we could always have such character for mankind. If that 'Unity' was our mainstay, I believe things would be much different in America now.
I think of all the other countries who also mourned for us during this tragedy. Some of these countries were already struggling with their own sacrifices, yet they expressed comfort, love and grief. I Thank You.
1 comment:
1. You are so right Kat. I remember that I was at work when it happened and I learned about it from friends in England before it was broadcast by our local radio. They were concerned because they did not know how close I was (geography not strong suit). I also remember contacting friends whose daughter lived in New York and were suffering from not knowing if she was safe.
Our wonderful world is certainly small since the internet but thankfully there are nations who reach out to help even though it didn't happen to them.
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Installing brand new Exchange 2010 server. Everything is working pretty good, except that when we send email from the smtp server directly (not from a windows client like outlook), french accents are being replaced with other (random) characters.
We are experiencing this problem with email sent from php and different app that we developped in house.
I can reproduce the problem by connecting with telnet to the smtp server on port 25.
I've tried searching on the net, but haven't found much.
Any idea?
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Please see the following links:
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Thanks, already visited those links, and it didn't work out. – mickey Feb 17 '11 at 13:06
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Are your scripts/tests sending unencoded accented characters in the message header (subject lines for example) or in the body of the message without declaring a character set?
If so, I wouldn't expect that to work (at least not reliably) since once you get outside the standard 7-bit US-ASCII range the interpretation of codes depends on the charset.
Assuming you've not managed to sort this yourself do you have examples of messages as sent and as received? That's likely to shed light on how/why they're getting mangled.
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I want to send log files matching date format, e.g. YYYY-MM-DD-*.log as attachments in Perl script. In BASH, this can be easily done by:
[ -f $DIR/explog/$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")-*-host1.log ] && mutt -s "subject here" \
-a $DIR/explog/$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")-*-host1.log my@email.com </dev/null
For some reason, I need to do this in Perl script. Main part of the Perl script is as below, I want to add log files in the emails. Any idea?
BTW, this Perl script is called as a email alert from BASH shell script, so if there is any method to pass files to perl script e.g. /usr/bin/perl $DIR/emailAlert.pl file1.log file2.log would serve the purpose. Please advise, thanks.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use MIME::Lite;
$msg = MIME::Lite->new(
From => 'sender\@example.com',
To => 'recipient\@example.com',
Subject => 'subject here',
Type => 'multipart/mixed'
Type => "text/plain",
Path => $tmpMsg,
Filename => $tmpMsg,
Disposition => "attachment"
$msg->send('smtp', 'mailserver.example.com', Timeout => 60);
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You can use arguments in statements like $log1 = $ARGV[0] and $log2 = $ARGV[1] and assign them in your $msg->attach section. You can use it like this:
while (@ARGV) {
'Type' => 'text/plain',
'Path' => shift @ARGV
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Great! Exactly what I want. – beicha Mar 30 '12 at 9:00
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Eating mindfully.Eating mindfully.We're conditioned to constantly overeat, but these simple tricks from the book 'Eating Mindfully' can help you have a happier relationship with your plate.
1. Switch Hands
If you're a righty, put your fork or spoon in your left hand for a change. You'll have to work a little harder on hand-mouth coordination, which will shift you out of autopilot or mindless eating (i.e., inhaling your lunch in mere minutes) into mindful eating which involves eating consciously, staying more focused during mealtime, and ultimately eating less while still feeling satisfied.
2. Turn Your Fork Upside Down
Do you stab or scoop with your fork? Americans tend to scoop up food, which can promote mindless eating; British people, on the other hand, keep their forks turned down and stab food to pick it up.
Another utensil trick: Pick smaller ones. A baby spoon or shrimp fork will slow down your eating pace and help you take smaller bites.
3.Take One Bite at a Time
We've all scarfed down food too quickly while trying to rush-eat before a meeting or finish breakfast on a hectic weekday. You will eat more mindfully if you take small bites, chew them thoroughly and finish one bite before moving on to the next. Don't let yourself go for another bite until your mouth is completely empty of the current one.
4. Institute an Intermission
Deliberately slow down a meal by setting a break, like at a play between acts. Use the intermission to take a drink, put down your fork to tell a story, or just get up stretch your legs.
5. Pace Yourself
Are you always the first member of the Clean Plate Club? Consider it a sign you're chowing too quickly. Use your fellow diners to help set a pace-observe who is eating fastest and slowest, and aim to eat on par or slower than the slowest eater at the table.
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Nothing warms up a home - or at least a kitchen - like cookies fresh from the oven. Mark them with a stamp to ensure everyone knows they were made from scratch.
Available at, $17.
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Bare tree branches. Snow-covered streets. Is there anything alive out there? Let it grow indoors with a do-it-yourself terrarium. The kid-friendly kit is a mom-and-me science project that lasts all winter long.
Available at, $38.
Coming Clean: 17 Finds In (Or Near) A Tub
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Less is more when you're staring at the same thing for days on end. Stash errant toys, week-old newspapers, and dog-eared food magazines in organic cotton bins. If you get bored of the bin, it's reversible.
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Our little warmed up quickly to the idea of having an actual tea party when we served pint-size sips of Groove Tea's children's teas. Flavors such as warm apple pie blend familiar tastes (apple and nutmeg) with herbs such as rooibos, which aids in relaxation and digestion.
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I have a script (worker.py) that prints unbuffered output in the form...
where n is some constant number of iterations a loop in this script will make. In another script (service_controller.py) I start a number of threads, each of which starts a subprocess using subprocess.Popen(stdout=subprocess.PIPE, ...); Now, in my main thread (service_controller.py) I want to read the output of each thread's worker.py subprocess and use it to calculate an estimate for the time remaining till completion.
I have all of the logic working that reads the stdout from worker.py and determines the last printed number. The problem is that I can not figure out how to do this in a non-blocking way. If I read a constant bufsize then each read will end up waiting for the same data from each of the workers. I have tried numerous ways including using fcntl, select + os.read, etc. What is my best option here? I can post my source if needed, but I figured the explanation describes the problem well enough.
Thanks for any help here.
Adding sample code
I have a worker that starts a subprocess.
class WorkerThread(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self):
self.completed = 0
self.process = None
self.lock = threading.RLock()
def run(self):
cmd = ["/path/to/script", "arg1", "arg2"]
self.process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, bufsize=1, shell=False)
#flags = fcntl.fcntl(self.process.stdout, fcntl.F_GETFL)
#fcntl.fcntl(self.process.stdout.fileno(), fcntl.F_SETFL, flags | os.O_NONBLOCK)
def get_completed(self):
fd = select.select([self.process.stdout.fileno()], [], [], 5)[0]
if fd:
self.data += os.read(fd, 1)
self.completed = int(self.data.split("\n")[-2])
except IndexError:
return self.completed
I then have a ThreadManager.
class ThreadManager():
def __init__(self):
self.pool = []
self.running = []
self.lock = threading.Lock()
def clean_pool(self, pool):
for worker in [x for x in pool is not x.isAlive()]:
del worker
return pool
def run(self, concurrent=5):
while len(self.running) + len(self.pool) > 0:
n = min(max(concurrent - len(self.running), 0), len(self.pool))
if n > 0:
for worker in self.pool[0:n]:
del self.pool[0:n]
for worker in self.running + self.pool:
and some code to run it.
threadManager = ThreadManager()
for i in xrange(0, 5):
I have stripped out a log of the other code in hopes to try to pinpoint the issue.
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Are you on Linux or other Unix? If so, select + os.read 1 byte should work just fine -- can you show us the code you have along that line and what error or misbehavior it gives you? – Alex Martelli Mar 18 '10 at 14:58
This is actually running on windoze for development will be on either Fedora or OS X for production. – sberry Mar 18 '10 at 16:17
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Instead of having your service_controller being blocked by i/o access, only the thread loop should read its own controlled process output.
then, you can have method in the threaded object controlling the process to get the last polled output.
of course, don't forget in that case to use some locking mechanism to protect the buffer that will be used both by the thread to fill it and the method called by the controller to get it.
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Am I far off from what you are suggesting? I have the threaded object controlling the process to get the last polled output... – sberry Mar 18 '10 at 19:28
your get_completed method does only fill self.completed , i would suggest rename it update_completed. then adding a get_completed method returning the self.completed, (adding a threading.RLock to protect access to it). Then in your thread manager, you can periodically call get_completed on your workers. – dweeves Mar 18 '10 at 19:42
The get_completed method was actually supposed to return self.completed (I omitted it by mistake when retyping). I have added the RLock around the reading, but I still have the same issue. – sberry Mar 18 '10 at 20:00
what about running threadmanager in its own thread ? – dweeves Mar 18 '10 at 20:30
I just can't get my head wrapped around this. Perhaps some sleep tonight will make me have the breakthrough I am looking for. – sberry Mar 18 '10 at 21:10
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Your method WorkerThread.run() launches the subprocess and then terminates immediately. Run() needs to perform the polling and update WorkerThread.completed until the subprocess completes.
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Hugging the Horse
Philosophy, Literature, Narcissism and Nonsense
The critique of the Standard Social Sciences Model that has been emerging from the cognitive and evolutionary communities is not that traditional accounts have underestimated the importance of biological factors relative to environmental factors in human life. Instead, the target is the whole framework that assumes that “biological factors” and “environmental factors” refer to mutually exclusive sets of causes that exist in some kind of explanatory zero-sum relationship, so that the more one explains “biologically” the less there is to explain “socially” or “environmentally.
Barkow, Cosmides, Tooby
The Pringles slogan is too true, I can’t stop eating Pringles despite being sick of them and hating it.I I bought two tubes of ‘hot&spicy flavour and one of them is still left. Pringles are the substance I am made of. Pringles are a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; They are a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire. The world, unfortunately, is real; I, unfortunately, am eating Pringles.
Wittgenstein Ph.D., Episode #10
Surrealist observational stand-up comedy, #3
Surrealist observational stand-up comedy, #3
Zarathustra the Horse and Friedrich the Übermensch, #1
It is apparently very congenial for some people who are professionally concerned with fictional texts to be told that all texts are really fictional anyway, and that claims that fiction differs significantly from science and philosophy can be deconstructed as a logocentric prejudice […] The upper limit, and I believe the reductio ad absurdum, of this “sense of mastery” conveyed by deconstruction, is in Geoffrey Hartman’s claim that the prime creative task has now passed from the literary artist to the critic.
John Searle on why English Literature departments are in love with Deconstruction.
As an English Literature graduate I sincerely hope that one day Literature departments will decide to include the study of literature in their courses, instead of simply training students to scan books for equivalences with post-structuralist theory and to come away sneering at other disciplines for not doing the same.
In my student-days, for example, I found the university philosophers very ordinary men indeed, who had collected together a few conclusions from the other sciences, and in their leisure hours read the newspapers and went to concerts; they were treated by their academic colleagues with politely veiled contempt. They had the reputation of knowing very little, but of never being at a loss for obscure expressions to conceal their ignorance. They had a preference for those obscure regions where a man could not walk long with clear vision. One said of the natural sciences, “Not one of them can fully explain to me the origin of matter; then what do I care about them all?”— Another said of history, “It tells nothing new to the man with ideas”: in fact, they always found reasons for its being more philosophical to know nothing than to learn anything. If they let themselves be drawn to learn, a secret instinct made them fly from the actual sciences and found a dim kingdom amid their gaps and uncertainties.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, Untimely Meditations
I once came across a book about Marxist economics vs. Neoclassical economics which was 120 pages of the assholist objection endlessly repeated.
I went up north to Edinburgh for a few days and come back to find that my little Oedipus/Pokemon joke is approaching two hundred thousand notes. What happened?
Analytic vs. Continental Philosophy, #3
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Introduction and Grip
overhead smash ready with Eastern grip
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This photo shows the standard net ready position, with the racquet held in an Eastern forehand grip. While the Continental grip is clearly better for serves, where at the advanced level, spin is essential, most overheads are easiest to hit flat, and an Eastern grip is well suited to hitting flat. With an Eastern grip, the palm and the string bed are naturally aligned, so it's easy to feel the direction the strings are facing, and many players find that they hit the ball more solidly Eastern. As long as you meet the ball in front of yourself, you don't need spin on an overhead. If the ball does get behind you, where you'll naturally hit up more on it, a Continental grip will help you generate some topspin to help bring the ball down into the court. Continental might also be easier for you if you use it for all of your volleys, although you would always have time to switch to an Eastern grip if you wanted to, because overheads hit lobs, and lobs are slow.
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Case Study
Online Ticketing is Music to Her Ears
• How do you limit attendance for an event?
• Managing the change to online ticketing
• It's easy enough for anyone to manage
Barker College in New South Wales has the largest school music program in the Southern Hemisphere. With almost 1000 students involved in the music department, there are a lot of opportunities for the local community to enjoy the talents of their student musicians. Every week the music department puts on a recital and throughout the school year they present 25 large performances. Concerts are eagerly anticipated and frequently sold out.
One of their most popular events, Symphony Under the Stars, pulls a crowd of 3500 people. In 2009, however, attendance had to be restricted due to a nearby building site. "This is usually an open event, but this year we had capacity for only 1200 people," said Vivian Paynter, Barker College Music Secretary. "We didn't want to turn away 1000 people on the night so fortunately TryBooking provided an easy solution to what could have been a tricky problem." Vivian advertised that entry was limited and tickets were essential to attend the performance. People were directed to the school website to book tickets. "A few people showed up without tickets, but it was so few that it was insignificant," continued Vivian. "We planned for a certain number of non-ticketed guests and easily had enough space."
Initially Vivian frequently logged into her TryBooking account to see how ticket sales were going. "I used the reports to see how tickets were moving and how many tickets we had left. I soon realised it was going to work just fine." Reassured that the concert attendance would be gracefully limited, Vivian was able to reallocate her time to other aspects of the performance.
Vivian found the transition to online booking very easy, "Out of more than 900 people who bought tickets only two people had trouble as they were from an older generation and didn't have much computer experience. I talked one person through it on the phone and for the other person I just logged into TryBooking and booked her ticket for her while she was on the phone. Then I simply emailed the ticket to her. Otherwise everyone booked their tickets without a problem."
Vivian continued, "I'm not terribly aux fais with computers, but I actually found it pretty easy. I spoke with Delma once and got a few tips."
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Reginald Payne was the second illustrator for the Railway Series. Contrary to popular belief, he was really the man who illustrated Thomas the Tank Engine.
Responsible for the completion of illustrations for "Thomas the Tank Engine", Reginald Payne was used by Edmund Ward in place of William Middleton, who had proved largely inadequate to the task in the eyes of the author.
Reginald Payne slavishly followed the Reverend W. Awdry's sketches in order to complete the quota. Like the mistakes of Middleton before him, he had set another character's appearance for the duration - Thomas. Originally based on a child's toy of a different appearance, the artist instead made Thomas into an E2 0-6-0 tank engine of the Southern region. Content with this, Awdry allowed it to continue on!
Payne's illustrations were more bold and eye-catching to the reader than the previous book, and he's very much responsible today for creating the most famous illustrations of the entire series, as well as his hand in creating an iconic character. Sadly, he went uncredited for it - much like William Middleton before him - and continues to do so. Nethertheless, Awdry found himself very satisfied with the standard of work set by Payne, despite inaccuracies in terms of point work and track, which they hoped to improve for new editions of the book. These were "improved" by C. Reginald Dalby in 1950 for a new edition of the book. The artist was due to be asked back for James the Red Engine, but unfortunately Payne had suffered a nervous breakdown following issues in the Admiralty and could not resume his duties effectively.
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Bad news guys: Noisebridge, the collective hackerspace on Mission Street that provides a venue for people to collaborate on technical projects and hold classes/meetings, could be closing its doors come February. Like many of the treasures in this town, Noisebridge is officially broke-ass and cannot pay rent. The gist of their woes is that over the summer, the non-profit space was actually turning a profit, but they have slowly lost members and donations since then. Now they're only taking in $2,500 a month, but having to spend nearly double that on rent and utilities.
Losing such a unique space would be one helluva bummer. Not only is it the only public space to mess around with electronics, but pretty much anyone can walk in and use their wifi without having the buy an overpriced coffee and deal with sketchy coffee shop internet while some old dude tries to talk to you about Mad Men (don't ask). Plus, they have a tea room, a swanky Big Bird mannequin, a robot wheelchair, refrigerator full of circuitry, and even an art wall. It's basically as close to a 20-something Disneyland as Mission St. gets.
So, unless they get more members ($40-$80/month. Cheap!), donations, or people to sponsor a day, they'll be closing up in 6 weeks. You know what to do.
Donated $200. Now I feel like a fucking valid citizen. It's a wonderful time of year.
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I'd only donate if they promise to get rid of the stench of decaying rats with a bad case of BO.
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long live noisebridge!
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You might want to ask them WHY they've been losing members.
Or check out their hilarious mailing list archive for further insight.
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It's important to note that the bull depicted in the photo above has a leek for a dick.
This comment is more insightful and useful than Noisebridge is.
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so how many nights left are there to be able to crash at noisebridge, official homeless hacker crashpad of sf?
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I wonder if this is one of those things like The Tonga Room that people like having but don't like actually paying to use.
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What? The Tonga Room rules. I don't mind paying for their admittedly overpriced cocktails. The decor and ambience alone make it more than a bargain.
Agreed. Two of those $12 pineapples will FUCK ME UP. And what's that equivalent to, like 3 beers and two shots of Fernet at 500 Club ... does 500 Club have fake thunder and lightning and a boat in the middle of a pool with a funk band playing on it? Nope, and no pineapples either.
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Hear, motherfucking hear.
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According to our Treasurer's report today:
"Our aggregate bank balance is $14,025.46 after paying January's rent, which puts us very close to our target prudent reserve of $15,000. Thanks to everyone who donated!"
Thanks so much for helping spread the awareness of a place like Noisebridge. It can only keep going with the help of a strong community!
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As of last night's weekly meeting, Noisebridge now has over $16k in funds after January expenses. We are now back to having roughly three months' expenses in reserve. Yay! Fear not.
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The more I learn about the Alamo Drafthouse proposed to takeover the New Mission Theater, the more I'm convinced this place is the perfect fit for the Mission.
(Thanks Jeff!)
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Patton Oswalt's version of this phone call is even funnier than the original.
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we're just kind of apprehensive it'll be too... how do i put this? "bro"?
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Yes!! I had no idea Alamo Drafthouse was coming to the Mission! Let's just go ahead and bring ALL of what makes Austin amazing to SF, please. Y'all are going to love this place. Get an order of fried pickles and a 'rita and you'll be just fine.
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This place is really cool. Why it took this long to get one here, or something else like it, is a testament to how lame SF can be. I mean, shit, how many years to get a Pollo Campero here? Fucking MInneapolis has had them for years.
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yeah dog! im so freakin stoked dude. totes! ps this bia sounds like a lotta fun
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The Alamo Draft House is truly a great institution and a perfect fit for the New Mission. Don't be scared cause they're from Texas. It's Austin. They're cool. I've been and it's FUN.
But it ain't going to happen at all without your help. Supervisor Campos will fight this, the planning commission will fight this and Chicken John will fight this. So if you want a great theater where you can drink beer, write to Campos and go to the planning meetings, ask Chicken John to puke on a Mexican again. Anything will help.
Also we should try to make em keep the sign.
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Why would David Campos fight this? He's generally been very much in favor of positive changes to the neighborhood, and I would expect this to be no different. I have a feeling that he, much like myself, will be strongly supportive of the restoration of the New Mission theatre, and strongly against the 96 (or is it 111, as the Chronicle claimed today) Condo horrorshow that Murad wants to build next door.
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When did a few condos ever hurt anybody?
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Campos will fight this because Gus Murad owns the building.
The condo project and the theater project are all one development. The condos would pay for the theater reconstruction. I for one would not miss Giant Value but I'm sure it will suddenly become a historical landmark and we'll lost the theater for good.
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So you're saying this is all some big extortion plot by Murad to try to get his hundred-condo monstrosity approved?
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I just mailed Sup. Campos urging him to fight strongly for the New Mission Theatre side of the project, and equally strongly AGAINST the giant-turd-of-a-condo-block portion.
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At this point having Campos kill the condos kills the theater.
They are inseparable in the plan. He wants to use the condo money to pay for the theater renovations.
In any case, what's wrong with the condos? What's turdish about them?
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I disagree. I am not against having ANY condos. Housing is necessary. It's the fact that Murad is trying to shoehorn an enormous building full of them into that space. A two-or-three story building would be absolutely fine and appropriate for that area. The eight-story one he has proposed? Not so much.
If it comes down to postponing the New Mission theatre restoration to avoid giving in to Murad's extortion attempt, then fine, he can take his ball and run home to mommy. But I seriously doubt that Murad would be willing to cut off his nose to spite his face in that manner.
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I might be wrong about the condos being tied to the theater. If this Business Times link from last year is true, Murad sold the Giant Value property to another company and kept the New Mission Theater.
I'll see if I can get a straight answer from him or someone.
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GUS VAN SANT So are there other things besides Dallas Buyers Club that you have that will be happening in the future? Are there shows?
GVS Because of the schedule?
JL It’s a lot. We put out an album not too long ago and we toured a lot. I’m an entrepreneur as well. I have three different companies that I spend a great deal of time on. Sometimes you can hit the wall, and I was getting to that place, but I had a bit of an epiphany last night about how lucky it is to have…You know?
GVS It’s true, it’s easy to forget and you’re like, It’s too hard, but No, this is what I want.
JL And I get the other thing too, where I just have an insatiable appetite, it’s never enough.
GVS Well, some of the simple things are the most fun, if you hear a recording of something and you like it, and that’s the joy, then everything else is difficult.
JL Looking at a piece of art, going for a hike. All of my favorite things are the most simple things. I don’t need a $100 million yacht. I’m not going to say that. The things that I consider the most enjoyable are fairly simple, the creative process, a good meal. If you’re just making food for yourself at home, reading a great book, watching a great film, simple pleasures.
GVS So have you been traveling around the world many times in the last year, or last six years?
JL Yeah, we were signed in 1998 and we’ve been touring since then. Our last tour we broke the Guinness World Record for the longest rock tour. Which is kind of silly, we weren’t trying to. It’s just, they came to us.
GVS They just appeared.
JL Well, they came on stage in their yellow jackets at our last show of that tour and gave us the plaque. It was a fun way to mark that passage and that time, it was 311 shows.
GVS Like one after the other?
JL You have a day off sometimes, but not a significant period of time off, not more than a week or so. But a lot of touring, and it’s been incredible to see the world. I mean, we’ve played the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and obviously Europe and America many times. We’ve seen things we never thought we’d see. A lot of fun.
GVS So taking the time off for the past six years before doing Dallas Buyers Club, you were saying it was an interesting experience, like a positive experience?
JL It was great, I didn’t intend to do that. I never made many films anyway. I’ve always been pretty particular and wanted to choose wisely, to work on things that were special, that I felt passionate about. But it just went by. I asked Terrence Malick about that once, because he took twenty years off. He said he was writing and the time just flew by. I kind of feel like I was so busy doing other things, I was in front of the camera quite a bit with 30 Seconds to Mars, so I don’t feel like I was absent, but I do feel like I’ve gained a greater understanding about myself, my craft, and I think the time off helped me become in some ways, to start to act and begin again. When I was on the set, I knew some things maybe, but I felt like this is a new place. I felt like I had an acceptance and maybe a bravery or something that I didn’t have before.
GVS A certain kind of confidence?
JL Which is weird because after six years you’d think you’d be completely panicked. I really identified strongly. I had an instinct about the part and it was once in a lifetime.
GVS You know, when you see Dallas Buyers Club, portrayed by characters that are fighting for their lives, it’s different than maybe the way I understood that period of time, even knowing people that had AIDS that were actually trying to figure out what their cocktail was and why certain drugs weren’t available to them. Somehow seeing it played out on a screen, the drama was greater than I really had perceived. Not that the drama of the real thing wasn’t intense and insane and still is intense and insane, the FDA and that. But I mean, it really hit home, it’s an amazing thing, and congrats.
JL Thanks.
GVS Also, just like the extremeness of the characters and the realization by yourself and Matthew, they just sort of go into this area that you don’t often see in film.
JL I appreciate that. I’m savoring the moment that Gus Van Sant said I was great in a film. It’s a big moment for me, from one of my favorite directors in the world.
GVS Was there any particular research that you did?
JL Yeah. First of all, I’ve been fortunate in my life to have had contact with all kinds of different characters, I didn’t grow up in a really sheltered way, so the idea of playing a transsexual, a drag queen, transvestite, wasn’t too daunting. It wasn’t like, Oh my god, that’s the craziest thing I’ve ever heard in my life, which may have been the reaction of some actors. I was like, Well, I think I could offer something here. It was that sort of project, where it was, I looked at it as how can I be of service to help them tell the story. That’s what got me through the 5 am calls and the hours and hours of makeup and some of the other challenges. I don’t know, I forgot your question…
GVS Research…Research was ingrained in your past?
JL Yes, I did meet with people specifically about the role, a wonderful woman who has been living in Los Angeles for quite some time who’s also from the South and had this beautiful voice and made a choice, maybe a couple of decades ago, to start to live her life as a woman. I met with quite a few people in Louisiana, where we shot as well, great stories, great contribution, and that stuff is really great, because sometimes you get to know someone really fascinating, sometimes there’s a voice, you put some things on tape and you study. Sometimes there’s a gesture…
GVS Or an expression…
GVS So like at night, or at off-hours…
JL I was always as close to the character as I could be, every single second on the set. I remember the one thing that I did that helped get me to where I needed to go: as soon as I stepped out of that van on set, I had my high heels on. Everywhere, it didn’t matter how...and there were some mornings I didn’t want to put those high heels on.
GVS It’s hard to walk in high heels, right? I’ve never tried it.
JL I found it pretty easy. I think I had a hidden talent. You’ve never put a pair of heels on? Come on.
GVS I mean, I just went out with Joe, he just walked in and he was dressed as a girl and he had high heels, but they were a little too big. It just looked impossible…
JL Oh, if they’re too big, rather they be too small than too big. You can’t walk.
GVS Plus they were really high ones.
JL I had some fuck-me pumps going on a couple of times.
GVS Are those the small ones or the really big ones?
JL No, the big ones. The bigger the pump, the more the fuck. That was an adventure. You have that on set too, you have actors that stay in character to great success and then stay in character to detriment to the entire project. How do you deal with that sort of thing?
GVS I don't think I've actually had…
JL I mean it must be incredibly annoying to deal with.
GVS They might be in character and I just didn't know it because I didn't know them that well. They might have even been in character in an audition and then I just never knew. That might of happened at one point, but pretty much everybody that I've worked with, either they were close to the character already or they were playing elements of themselves. Even Sean Penn in Milk was playing a full on character but at the end of the day, he had lots of prosthetics (shhh) and he was like, Sean.
JL But on the set would he stay in character?
GVS Kind of, I think he was mindful. He wasn't always; I remember he commented about a girl who was an extra about her sticks. He said that she had nice sticks. I said, Well, Harvey would never say that. Or maybe he would for a different sex. I guess he looked so much like the character he was playing during the day, maybe it was at night if he went out to dinner or something, he was able just to put it all away. But that's him. I'm sure some day I will have that experience. But I also think if your character is a character that you would carry with you, it's kind of hard to just throw it away.
JL It's hard and also you don't want the camera to roll and all of a sudden you have to remember everything, how you walk and you talk and you laugh and you move, yourself. Some of that stuff gets taken care of—you put on high heels, you walk a certain way, you have a purse on, you hold your shoulder a certain way so that it doesn't fall off, you have longer hair, you have a wig, you lose 30 pounds. If you really desire to be a woman, you change your voice. Maybe you speak and move a little more feminine. So some of that stuff is just basically logic. I did what I thought I needed to do in order to turn in the best performance that I possibly could.
GVS Then there's the loss of weight. You're going to be asked this a lot. Both you and Matthew [McConaughey]. Did you talk to each other about how to do that?
JL In the middle of shooting, I think we compared notes. He did a lot of research and had made an incredible commitment because he was a very strong guy to start with. He had to lose a lot of muscle and body fat, but the muscle is the hardest part, that's when your body really screams out. I had also done this before, for Requiem for a Dream. I lost a lot of weight.
GVS Oh really, it can be very dangerous.
JL It's very dangerous. I had a couple of nights when I woke up where my heart was beating so hard, I had never felt anything like that in my entire life. I had some legitimate concern because I'm not a 19-year-old kid. I had some concern about the times where I just felt like something was happening; my body's reacting to this in a really bad way. Of course I did it in a very short amount of time, which was really stupid.
GVS Was there a doctor?
JL No, there wasn't. Basically I stopped eating, that's the secret. I probably never ate more than 300-400 calories for many, many days.
GVS That's what Gary Olman said, it's tough eating.
JL You just stop eating. A splurge for me would be like half a cucumber with salt on it. It's not a great thing to do. If I did eat, I always ate raw vegetables to help ensure that I was getting some kind of vitamins.
GVS If you were going to do it again would you stretch over a certain period, a longer period of time?
JL Well that's a Catch-22 because then you're hungrier for a longer period of time. It's probably easier on our body to do it that way. I don't think I would ever do it again. I would have lost even more weight had the film been longer or had I agreed to do the film sooner, but it was last minute. I got the job and then three weeks later I was shooting. But I don't think I would do that sort of thing again.
GVS Did you meet any of the original Buyers Club characters?
JL I didn't. Half way through the film a great documentary came out that I really enjoyed. Enjoyed is hard to say, but I really thought it was quite moving, How To Survive a Plague. We were almost done shooting, it may have been like the last week of shooting that that came out and I watched it in the makeup trailer as I was getting my skin cancer prosthetics put on. That was surreal.
GVS There'll be some amazing questions when you’re promoting this film. I'm curious, when did you first start acting?
JL I had a fairly tumultuous adolescence. It’s probably one of the reasons I related to My Own Private Idaho so much. I understood that world too—specifically the drugs and other things. I never wanted to be an actor. I went to art school. I studied to be a painter. I always thought I'd be either a drug dealer or a painter; those were the two paths when I was a kid. I was ambitious with it—I wasn't going to be any kind of dime store/dime bag peddler—I wanted fields of pot or pounds of coke. I had dreams. I had lofty dreams as a kid. Or to be a painter that was kind of a logical thing for me. I grew up around artists, around sculptures, performance artists, potters, painters, photographers so when I got into art school, I took a film class then I asked the school to create an acting class for film majors. They didn't have one and I thought that'd be a good thing. I always admired a performance art school across the way. I used to go watch the ballerinas dance because it was beautiful and the women were beautiful too and I loved just to see that commitment to what they did. The actors, I always thought Wow, that's so brave. Then I thought I was going to be a director. And to get a job as a director, I thought that I had to work as an actor first, that would be my in.
GVS You created like a class wherein that helped…
JL Yeah, I annoyed them so much that they started the class. They literally did not have the class and I went back again and again and the woman finally said, "You know what, I admire your perseverance". I had never had anyone say that to me.
GVS You hadn't acted in anything before?
JL No, I didn't act until I was 21, 22.
GVS Did it service the other classes? Could they make use of the actors?
JL Yea.
GVS That's good.
JL So we started that and eventually I dropped out because I couldn't be contained, I wanted more. I wanted to move faster and then I decided to go west. I grabbed a backpack and a couple hundred dollars and went to Venice and slept on the beach, stayed in a crack hotel, youth hostel…
GVS Oh really, so you came out here?
JL Yeah, I came out here. I started auditioning.
GVS How did you find an agent, how did you get into auditions?
JL I came up here initially for a few months and then I went back to New York, dropped out of school, and came back to L.A. for good. And when I came back I thought to myself, You know, if I don't get an agent within a week or two, there's something really wrong and I'm a failure…I didn't know how difficult that was. Maybe I knew how difficult it was, but I was gearing up for a battle. One thing led to another and you know…
GVS And so, how did you win that battle?
JL Tenacity.
GVS Where did you end up in fighting the battle, in office buildings and things like that?
JL A friend of a friend was going to one agency that was barely legitimate and I tagged along and they wanted me to sit in the meeting with them. My friend said, "Come on let’s go in.” I ended up talking the whole time and they ended up wanting to sign me and not the other guy, which was a little… I mean, he didn't really give a shit, he had I think enough of a life of his own. He wasn't as passionate about all of it, he couldn't be bothered that much, he was like whatever. I kind of used that agency to get a better one…
GVS When you went out on auditions was that an odd process or was that easy?
JL I never liked auditions and I still don't. I find them to be incredibly difficult and not fun. One time I was crouching behind an overturned couch in a casting director's office shooting imaginary bullets to an unseen foe and it struck me that this is completely ridiculous, so I stood up whereby I was struck by I'm sure thousands of rounds of imaginary ammunition and certainly dead and said, "Look I can't do this anymore, this is like a high school play that I never even was part of". Maybe it's because I never did theatre but I just couldn't do it. This was actually for Terrence Malick…
GVS Oh really?
JL For The Thin Red Line, he wasn't in the room, he was in Australia already.
GVS They were taping…
JL I said, "I just don't know what to do here. It's an honor to be here but I just can't do it." So I left. He ended up hiring me for the film anyway but that process has always been difficult. But what do you do?
GVS Somebody showed me a Malick audition where somehow it was explained that he would actually just like to have people exist in front of the camera, like no more talking, don't worry...
JL Oh that's great, that I can do…
GVS Which is harder to do maybe if you're on camera, right?
JL Is the camera gently floating in?
GVS No, it's like a video camera, just one of those on a tripod. But you can see that it was worth looking at that rather than watching something else.
JL I auditioned for—I can't remember—my brain is frozen. What's his name that did Romeo & Juliet with Leo?
GVS Baz Luhrmann.
JL Baz Luhrmann. So I auditioned and he actually made it fun. This was a long time ago, for Moulin Rouge, and I had to sing and stuff like that but I remember the audition was fun. He's all over the place, that was interesting...
GVS Did he have a camera?
JL He had a little camera and he was moving it around. Sometimes you're not self conscious and I think if you do it a lot it's fun, but I think it just can be really difficult because it's incredibly nerve wracking and then to go into a room where there's just three people sitting on a couch and you're sitting opposite them, like let's make something magical. I remember one time I auditioned for Robert De Niro seven times and that was really intense because it's Robert De Niro and you're a young actor and you're looking at Robert De Niro.
GVS Right, was he acting across from you?
JL Yes, some of the time he was reading.
GVS But he was going to direct it?
JL Yes, and he said something interesting. One time he came up to me and he was very kind, very gentle. He said, "Try it like…ahh, ahh I don't know," and then walked away. I thought, Well, that's interesting if Robert De Niro doesn't know, it's okay not to know. I always remembered that.
GVS Yeah, he's got some good ones. There's something in Taxi Driver… he's on the phone, somebody's talking to him. There's something very intense about that particular scene, I can't remember when, he's in a lobby in a hotel. You kind of want to know, how is he doing this? He would always just say, "I'm just not trying to do it." Or, "I'm not like thinking of a particular thing." And he's doing something else that he can't really explain but he's not reciting… I always thought that was revealing, because he's the best. He's obviously good at doing whatever that is, he always looks very interesting, like his whole life comes out…
JL Sure. I love him in The Mission.
GVS Yeah.
JL He's great.
GVS Ah, I think that's all. So, thanks.
JL The pleasure is all mine.
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I am not sure if you noticed anything different, but I sure have. Sunday was the first day of Spring and some amazing things are occurring.
These last few days have been amazing with the sun and the warmth. If you noticed most people have high energy and there is a lot more activity in the parks and people running in the street.
The question is how long will that last?
To be honest not long because most people are missing this one item and it’s something we haven’t talked about before.
It’s what we call a MAP. And not a road map. MAP stands for Massive Action Plan. This is a tool that breaks down all the actions necessary to achieve your goal.
The important thing to remember is it is not just words slopped together. This plan is very specific with timely actions and deadlines. I know that sounds complex, but it doesn’t have to be. You can make these actions very small and subtle so it doesn’t feel like a complete 180 degree turn away from what you are doing now. Or you can make them aggressive and detailed if that works better for you.
Here’s an example below and I will use my MAP to show you how simple this is:
I (Coach Rahz) want to bring back my 2008 health and body. This means I have about 11-13 pounds of fat to release by June 11th which is 12 weeks away.
My massive action plan is as follows:
1.Strength training (mixture between heavy weights and high intensity conditioning): 4 times per week for a total of 55 minutes per session.
2. Cardio (mixture between steady state and interval training): 2 times per week of interval training for 25 minutes each session and 1 time per week of steady state for 30 minutes as a recovery session.
3. Eat clean 80% of the time with 20% of cheat meals. To clarify what that means is I am able to have small portions of things I enjoy for about 8 meals out of 42 per week. For example a glass of wine or a small frozen yogurt would be a cheat meal.
For the sake of time, I will just tell you the next steps instead of detailing out mine plan. The next step is to plug actions like that into your calendar and block those times. Those times are for you only so make sure they are times that aren’t usually interrupted.
Last step is to find someone to hold you accountable and take action. There is nothing worse you can do is to set a goal, get excited, and take zero action. Doing this time after time will condition you to rarely follow through which makes it harder each goal you set.
So there you have it. Your MAP is the tool to start your Spring off with an impact. What I want you to do is email me over a rough draft of your MAP to
I will take a look at it and give you some suggestions. If you are a client of Breakthroughs To Fitness, you are expected to create this because your coaches have those expectations for you.
Go make it happen and remember take MASSIVE ACTION!
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P.S. Here are some other goals our coaches are pursuing and they are creating their MAP
Coach Greg: Goal is to complete a 7 mile obstacle course created by the British Elite Special Forces on May 2nd with his team.
Coach Frank: Training to compete in his next Muay Thai Fight
Coach AnnaMaria: Goal is to compete on stage for Ms. Fight. Dates are TBA
Angel: Putting together a Corporate Fit Challenge for the B2F team and is looking to transform his body in 6 weeks. This challenge starts April 12th
Coach Matt and Coach Christina just joined the B2F team so they are in the process of setting up their goals and their MAP.
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The trend of actors voicing their song in the film has been going on for a very long time. Late Kishore Kumar of the Indian film industry was not only known for his creative and humorous acting but even very famous for his singing. He was considered a legend in singing. Now with advance technology many actors have a sung a song or two in their films and it seems like they are giving a tough competition to the other singers in the Bollywood industry. Here are a few actors who have voiced their songs in films.
Amitabh Bachchan:
Amitabh Bachchan
Legendary actorhas voiced his songs in many of his films. From songs like ‘Rang Barse’ to ‘Soni Teri Chaal’, he is still continuing to sing. Recently he had sung a song from his latest released film, ‘Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap’. However his style of singing is admired by many and many actors get inspired from his singing. Way to go Mr Bachchan.
Abhay Deol and Hrithik Roshan:
Abhay Deol
The two stars of Bollywood have sung a song from their upcoming movie, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ called, ‘Senorita’. The audience is eagerly waiting for the release of this movie. Hope we hear the two actors sing in future films as well.
Kareena Kapoor:
Kareena Kapoor
The Kapoor girl, Kareena Kapoor has sung in three films till now. She was first heard singing for her film, ‘Dev’, following which she sang for, ‘Tashan’ and ‘Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon’. She is at present polishing her voice so that she can sing songs without any difficulty. She was even appreciated by the Bollywood industry people for her singing style.
Farhan Akhtar:
Farhan Akhtar
Director Farhan Akhtar sang all the male song in his first film, ‘Rock On’, dorwhich he even won a lot of awards. He has recently sung a song in his upcoming movie, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’. He has not only impressed people with his acting but has even made people adore him for his singing style.
Sanjay Dutt:
Sanjay Dutt
Our Munna Bhai had first sung the song ‘Ayi Shivani’, which became a major hit amongst thepeople then. His husky and heavy voice has earned him a lot fans for his singing.
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As Sonya and Jesse slowly walked back toward the house. Sonya felt the urge to ask Jesse more personal questions. She felt close enough to him now, it wouldn't seem too conspicuous. ' Jesse, why did you leave BridgeTown? I mean, Marcy told me you had left suddenly."
" My mother told you that? " His eyes seemed sadened, and a little distant.
Sonya felt a little sorry she had brought it up, seeing how Jesse's smile changed to him biting his lower lip. " Mother and I had a disagreement. Thats all." He lied. Jesse didn't want to lie to Sonya. But he couldn't tell her the truth. The truth would cause her to runaway, and he didn't want that to happen. Not now. Not now that he was getting closer to her.
He wanted deperately to tell her everything. About him being what he was and about what Marcy was and what her plans were for Sonya.
If Marcy got to her, her life would change instantly, and he wouldn't be able to be with her. Not like he wanted to. But if he took her, and made passionate love to her, like he has dreamed of doing. She would lose her life. As long as Marcy was in control. He wouldn't stand a chance.
Marcy was a powerful vampire. Who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. It was virgin blood she desired. It is what has kept her youthful for so many years. " If only i were strong enough! " He thought as they reached the rear entrance of the house.
Marcy hadn't made it home yet, and Jesse wanted to feel Sonyas lips upon his once again. " Your so beautiful." He spoke softly with passion, as he took her face in his hands. It was clear that Sonya was Asian. Beautiful and dark like a goddess. Her blue eyes glowed in the sunset, and her lips moist and full like a blooming rose.
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Jesse couldn't take it. He had to have her. The overwhelming feelings that exploded inside him, caused his mind to forget what might happen if he did. He just didn't care. He wanted to make love to Sonya at that very moment. He scooped her up and carried her inside. He quickly took her up the stairs to his room and locked the door.
Meanwhile, back at the cafe. Marcy finished straightening up, and was about to leave, when two cult members tapped on the glass door. She looked up to notice it was the two drunks that had harrassed Sonya the day before. She motioned to them that the cafe was closed, but they wouldn't take no for an answer.
Frustrated, she walked toward them. " I said we are closed!" She yelled through the glass, only to have broken pieces hit her in the face. She jumped back and held her face, as blood began to pour from her forehead. The man reached in through the broken edges of glass and unlocked the door. Marcy was blinded by her blood as they grabbed her, threw her in their car and sped off.
At the house, Jesse lay Sonya on the bed. He slowly began to kiss her neck, making his way toward her breast through her blouse.
She began to moan at his touch. She didn't know what to do. The feelings she was having were overwhelming, so she just let Jesse take control of her.
Jesse unbuttoned her blouse exposing her breast, and began to make tiny circles around the dark brown, and shrunken nipples.
" Your so beautiful," he moaned, as he took off his shirt exposing his masculine chest. Sonya was in a daze. She was beyond stopping now. The need for him grew as he took the last of her clothing off. He threw her panties to the floor and began to make love to her. She screamed in pain. Lustful pain.
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They both exploded in sensual pleasure, just as the house phone began to ring. Thinking it was Marcy. They quickly dressed and hurried down stairs. Both of them out of breath.
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Earlier exit from Afghanistan would create additional risk
THERE ARE two ways to interpret this week’s news that the Obama administration is seriously weighing a total military withdrawal from Afghanistan next year. The so-called “zero option” is either a bluff to scare Afghan President Hamid Karzai into being more cooperative, or a trial balloon to see how the American public reacts. It’s unlikely that Obama is bluffing. But the zero option is one the United States should avoid.
Current plans in Afghanistan call for most of the 66,000 US troops there to depart in 2014, leaving behind fewer than 10,000 to train the Afghan army and conduct counterterrorism operations. But negotiations with Karzai over the terms under which those troops will operate have been excruciating. US officials now say they are considering pulling all troops out by the middle of next year.
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If Heisman Trophy voters are to be swayed by a hype video, odds are highlights cut to a much older song would be more impactful. And that’s why this Manti Te’o musical montage is so brilliant.
Set to “Day-O” – a song your kooky uncle introduced you to -- the video attempts to explain why a linebacker should take home college football’s most prestigious award.
We’re still in the Johnny Football camp around here, but good job, good effort.
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The contrarian in us says, "YES!"
In theory, a team shouldn't change their tactics based on one play, or even one series of plays. The Eagles thought the best way to counter what the Browns were doing on defense was by throwing the ball. Just because they didn't execute doesn't mean the strategy was wrong.
But on the other hand, we watched that Eagles-Browns game. Philly was terrible on offense. So so terrible.
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When was the last time anyone called the players selfish and overrated? I think pretty much everyone has recognized that the players player very unselfish basketball. That doesn't mean they don't get out of character sometime and do things they shouldn't be doing. If they do the criticism is a fair one. Plus, the argument was never that the players are specifically overrated. The argument was that the star ratings are not always accurate or even really measurable and just because you have a couple guys on your team with a couple guys with a lot of stars next to their name, it doesn't mean that their should just be a cakewalk to the Sweet 16. It takes more to win or to develop as an individual than just natural ability. Even MJ had to learn that.
And we haven't lost every game where the other team tried to slow us down. We get too obsessed with margin of victory here. This is basically the argument "this team tried to slow us down and they're not that good, but we didn't beat them by 20, so when we play a good team that tries to slow us down we're definitely going to lose by 10." We didn't lose the Xavier game because they tried to slow us down. Even with what they were doing, we still had a lot of missed opportunities in that game. That loss was more about them wanting it more than anything. And do you think we're the only team St. Louis could have given trouble in a first round game? They did what they had to do, but there are a lot of reasons why we lost their game, and even with them trying to slow us down and make it a slug-it-out game, we will had a lead late in the game that we blew.
And please let's not act like Cal's teams scored from start to finish. Cal's teams would go through 2 or 3 droughts a game with not scoring for a few minutes just like we do now.
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Salt Lake City, UT
The problem is their proposals would do exactly that.
Salt Lake City, UT
We want neighbors discussing the best candidates and finding ways to improve this state and the nation. What is being proposed would remove us meeting together from the caucus meeting. We would be dropping off votes, but not meeting and discussing candidates and issues. That is what is wrong with Washington, D.C. They don’t listen to each other in a meeting. They watch from their offices. We need to change that, not perpetuate it.
truth to be Told
Orem, UT
Wow! Let’s see, where do we start? Delegates corrupted by power? How about politicians drunken in their own power?
Delegates do not have or receive any monetary compensation for VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME to serve their community. Politicians not only get paid when they get elected to public office but they also receive very healthy retirement benefits at the cost of taxpayers.
Could it be that delegates are truly doing their jobs vetting candidates, spending time studying the Republican platform and holding elected officials accountable not only to their campaign promises but also for the way they cast their votes?
For the first time in US history the current generation does not believe the future generation will be better that their own. The US debt has climbed to 17 trillion dollars, unemployment levels remain extremely high, over 45 million US citizens are recipient of some form of entitlements, illegal immigration is out of control, the Federal Government continues to usurp powers reserved to the States, our US Congress remains in gridlock and when delegates hold elected officials accountable they are branded Ultra-Right Wing Extreme Conservatives? You got to get real!
The Count My Vote group likes zero accountability.
Government Man
Cottonwood Heights, UT
It is time to bring Democracy to Utah. The extremist elements in both parties, need to have their power put into check. The power brokers in the Utah Republican Party don't want the little people to have a say in how they are governed. This unchecked power is why this State has one of the most corrupt State Legislatures, and State Governments in the United States!! It's time for a change.
truth to be Told
Orem, UT
Could it be that the Count My Vote group has plenty to gain from getting the initiative going? Isn’t one of its members a political consultant, lobbyist and has financially benefited from running initiatives?
Who is the elitist here? The average delegate will serve for 2 years free of charge. Contrast that with every single member from the Count My Vote Group who has benefited multiple times from their political elections. By the way, to this ELITE group of moderate republicans being involved in politics is not a service, it’s a business! They are compensated extremely well.
So why don’t they do us all a favor and admit that they have tasted power and are addicted to it.
This group of Moderates could not possibly get elected in a Conservative Republican environment.
They want to change the rules through an initiative and put it in the ballot to create a Dual Primary Track system so they can fool the many. They do not want to be accountable to 4000 delegates.
One more solution, why don’t they create their very own MODERATE PARTY? Then they run against our Conservative Republican candidate.
Government Man
Cottonwood Heights, UT
The problem is that the moderate elements (Most Utahans) have been driven from the process. Utah has the lowest voting rates in the country. Moderate Republicans and conservative Democrats have been shut out of the process. The fringe elements have led to a select group of ultra-right or ultra-left wing people making the decisions. The folks behind Count My Vote are by no means radicals. They are the type of politicians this state needs. I still have fond memories of Governor Leavitt and Governor Walker. They were reasonable Conservatives, who worked for the benefit of all the people in the State. The ultra conservatives in this state have given us the likes of Swallow,Shurtliff,Kilpack, Garn, Curtis and Mike Lee. These guys do not represent the vast majority of the people in this State. I believe in Democracy and the idea of one man one vote. I have never got used to the fact that my neighbor who is a Caucus Junkie knows more than I do about politics.
Mapleton, UT
The right wing hyper-partisanship so popular in local politics handicaps our government and has brought the approval rating of Congress to an all-time low.
Furthering the predicament is that far-right movements in practice are known to be highly authoritarian, hierarchical and focused on policies that favor themselves at the expense of others.
You have to wonder why the rank-and-file of the archly conservative are so dedicated to furthering our current highly disruptive decline in rational and responsible government, especially when it is so clearly contrary to theirs and our best interests.
Saint George, UT
Mr Webb: I think I prefer the kids approach over this patronizing parent approach: "Now, let me tell you young lady that no matter what you do, I'll be there to love you. I know that being chaste is a good thing, but I'm going to let you stay out all night with that boy because you need to discover these things for yourself. After you've made a mistake, you'll admit the superiority of my warnings. Then, I'll let you come back home and live under my all powerful, patronizing roof and you'll never want to do anything on your own again without my approval." No, actually the Democrats and Republicans have all been acting this way for many years. Now the rent is due and both the Democrats and Republicans want to tell us that they are still in charge and there is nothing to worry about...blah, blah, blah. The Deseret News actually needs to have two writers with two different views, not the same ones passed off as different.
Saint George, UT
The problem with the 'hyper-partisanship' and 'authoritarian' local politics comment, etc., is this: How come anyone that believes in the constitution and God is 'hyper-partisan' or 'authoritarian'? I don't want policies that favor me, you, or anybody else. How about having people that believe in their own abilities to solve their problems rather than government? How about a government that only does what it was intended to do, rather than inventing policies, which bring 'hyper-partisanship', in areas that government wasn't supposed to be involved in anyway. How about that for stopping the 'hyper-partisanship'? What is it about risk and people depending on themselves and God to find answers without corrupt, power hungry, inept, war-mongering, welfare dependent politicians that citizens like so much that they want to give them more power! The politician's low approval rating is the result of their own doing, something they could care less about anyway. Why would they; they've enriched themselves without solving any problems. Sounds like a pretty good gig.
Ogden, UT
When I vote for a candidate in a primary election I know that, win or lose, my vote counts and is counted. When I go to a caucus and vote for a delegate, I have no assurance that the delegate even knows for whom he or she will ultimately be voting, and I wll have no say at all concerning how my "vote" will ultimately be given. Since I want my vote to count, I want the caucus system to be terminated and one winner-take-all primary for each party be instituted.
The caucus system favors the party extreme. I want the rational voters in the party to have a chance to select a good candidate, not what we have now. I find it very sad that the ONLY Representative from Utah in the US House of Representatives who really speaks for the vast majority of Utahns is a Democrat. I want that to change, but it won't change if we're stuck with the caucus system. The caucus system does not need to be reformed. The caucus system needs to be eliminated, and a primary election put in its place.
sherlock holmes
Eastern, UT
The caucus system IS the elitist system. Many of the delegates are there year after year. Small turnouts in caucuses result in this. Party leaders get the seats as well. A small percentage of the voters in the state participate. How can one defend this system?
Time to move to a closed primary election. Most states have with good success. The caucus served the state well when there was limited tranportation and electronic connections. Now there is no need for that. Let the voters learn, analyze, and vote on their own.
Provo, UT
You can bet that those writing letters in support of the caucus system are the delegates themselves. We voters will have to change it with the citizen's initiative or by voting against delegates who refuse to change the system. That's what I'll be doing at the next caucus meetings.
Government Man
Cottonwood Heights, UT
What is so scary for the Republican Leadership to open up the process to the citizens? Are they opposed to Democracy, or do they not trust the Common Man? It makes you wonder.
Salt Lake City, UT
bandersen: "The caucus system IS the elitist system. Many of the delegates are there year after year. Small turnouts in caucuses result in this."
Actually, in a recent poll requested by those wanting changes, 40% of the GOP Caucus attendees were brand new this last year. Less that 1/4 regularly.
120,000 voters came to just the republican neighbor hood caucus meetings. That doesn't include a record crowd for the democratic party.
A large majority of the attendees, (not just the delegates) like the current system and want to keep it.
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Updated on Sep 28, 2011
Concluding Our Examples
Let's return to the speech examples that we used earlier—the comparison of toothpastes A and B, and the skill of painting miniature figures. Here are examples of how we might conclude each of those speeches:
Toothpaste Speech:
As you can see, ladies and gentlemen, all toothpastes are not created equal! Toothpaste A is not the same as toothpaste B in the matter of effectiveness, for we have clearly demonstrated that A fights cavities far beyond the capabilities of B. The two brands are not on equal footing when it comes to personal appearance, either—after all, who wants green teeth when a bright smile is so readily available in a tube of toothpaste A? And the two brands are certainly not equal in price—and in this area alone, toothpaste B far surpasses A, costing nearly twice as much at any local pharmacy. In these ways, we can clearly see that toothpaste A is better than toothpaste B.
What remains is entirely up to you. Will you continue to use an inferior product that costs more? Or will you see the light of good sense and switch to toothpaste A? The choice is clear: Buy toothpaste A!
Painting Speech:
We have covered a number of important aspects of miniature painting today, all of which will help you to improve your techniques and get more pleasure from painting. The major things to remember before starting your next project are these: Select the right paint for the job, use your paintbrush to its maximum capabilities, and understand the demands and drawbacks of the figure's basic material.
When you keep these important elements in mind, you will decrease the frustrations and increase the rewards of this captivating hobby. But remember this above all else: You can't learn a skill unless you practice, and the best time to practice is today! Take these tips home with you and get started right away—you'll be glad you did.
Speech Ending Practice
Use this questionnaire together with the body of your speech to outline your conclusion:
• Thesis: What did I hope to prove? What goal was I aiming at?
• Main points: What pieces of evidence did I use, or what steps did I take to reach my conclusion? (Summarize the points in one sentence each.)
• Closure: What did I accomplish in this speech? What conclusion can I draw? What skill have I taught, or what opinion have I proven?
• Action: What practical application does this information offer? How do I use it in my own life? Why will it matter to my audience?
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0.108125 | <urn:uuid:3fb9dfcc-8127-4ad8-a8b1-ce5aa882bbfd> | en | 0.967067 | Paul Wilson (28 July 2010)
"Re: Unexplained fevers in the Gulf area"
I think if the public knew half of what the government does we would have a violent revolution. as long as we are uninformed they can stay in power.
Sharon Veeder (27 July 2010)
"Unexplained fevers in the Gulf area?"
Is anybody else witnessing unexplained fevers in children or infants in the Gulf area? I've been a licensed daycare provider for 15 years now, and summer time has always been a reprieve from the winter viruses. My own two youngest children have had back to back fever's and vomiting. My daycare is plagued with fever's with no other symptoms. I was supposed to have a new start today, and the infant is home with a fever (never in my daycare before to be exposed to a virus). We've had rain almost everyday here in Houston, the 4th rainiest July on record, and I sure hope this rain isn't poisoning our children.
I asked my friend in the CIA about rumors of a hole in the ocean floor in the Gulf. He said it's a long crack, not a hole, and the government doesn't know how to fix it so it is concealed from the public.
Remember the youtube video of Ron Paul about assassins? The government assassinating american citizens without due process? I asked him about that too... The only thing he said was, "there's many things the government does that the public doesn't know about". SO MUCH FOR OUR FOUNDING DOCUMENTS!!!!!!!
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glidia * marta vespa, Valeria Cherchi, and 114 other people added this photo to their favorites.
1. ๑Vorágine 20 months ago | reply
wow, I want it in my hair! //*
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I wish I could do such things on my own -)
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Whoaaaa, this is pretty beautiful!
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This is the exmaple of "less is more" beauty! Totally gorgeous :)
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Getting Here and Around
If you're driving, Bursa is 247 km (153 mi) from Istanbul via Rte. 100 or E80 to İzmit, Rte. 130 to Yalova, and Rte. 575 south from Yalova to Bursa; the Yalova Bursa part of the trip is 60 km (37 mi). Or, take the ferry from Istanbul's Yenikapı terminal to Yalova. Bursa is 85 km from İznik.
From Istanbul, through Yalova, it's a five-hour bus trip to Bursa, including the ferry trip from Darıca to Yalova, and costs about $12. A better option is to take the sea bus to Yalova; near the sea-bus quay in Yalova are buses to Bursa that cost about $5 and take one hour. | http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/turkey/the-sea-of-marmara-and-the-north-aegean/bursa/planning_h2209143_getting-here-and-around.html | dclm-gs1-236690002 | false | false | {
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Manchester United manager David Moyes suffered a humiliating 4-1 defeat at the hands of arch rivals Manchester city during the weekend. It was one of the worst performances from Manchester United in a long time and it is one that increases the pressure on Moyes.
The former Everton manager was already coming into the match on the back of a poor run of form, which had seen them drop points against big teams like Chelsea and Liverpool. Moyes also has the unwanted record of not having won against a top team, although he did have a good record against city while he was at Everton. | http://www.football-premier-league.com/ | dclm-gs1-236700002 | false | false | {
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Tim Worstall, Contributor
I write about business and technology.
10/25/2013 @ 11:27AM |1,457 views
France Wants To Have A Special 'Google Data Tax'
The French, along with a few fellow traveling economic nationalists in the European Union, are trying to bring in something which is generally called the “Google Google Data Tax”. This is the third of the measures they’re trying to get passed which could distinctly harm the interests of several of the large tech companies. Not just Google, but Facebook Facebook, Twitter and so on could be profoundly affected as well.
The first part is all being fired up again (for they’ve suggested something like this before) by the Edward Snowden revelations:
In a vote on Monday evening, MEPs on the parliament’s civil liberties and justice committee supported the draft new regime, which will form a framework for further negotiations with the 28 governments of EU member states.
EU rules on data privacy are rather stronger than those in the US and there has long been an attempt to prevent US based corporations from taking user data back to the US. The revelations that the NSA has been dipping into this data (not as much as some seem to think but it’s still causing outrage) mean that those who would prevent such data transfer are able to make a stronger case.
It’s not entirely a disaster for such firms that use and sell on such data of course. They could, easily enough, decide to process that data within the EU (for there can be no rules at all on such transfers within the EU) but it would add some extra costs. It’s the second proposal that might cause rather more problems:
That really is a problem. For if the NSA (or anyone else with a court order perhaps?) insists on a US based corporation releasing or sharing information under US law then it’s a serious problem if doing so then makes them liable for a fine of up to 5% of turnover in some other country. And yes, almost all of the tech companies do indeed share information with the NSA under FISA and so on. And yes, this is, at least for the moment, entirely legal under US law. Most especially it’s legal for the information about foreigners (who do not, while outside the US, have any constitutional protections) to be shared with the NSA.
As I say, it could indeed be a problem for such companies to be faced with two diametrically opposed legal points: you must share the information with the NSA under US law but EU law will fine you 5% of turnover if you do.
And then there’s a third point being discussed:
In order to challenge American domination of the internet, the French have also tabled a proposal for an international data transfer levy modelled on the controversial financial transaction tax.
This will get everyone very excited but I doubt that anything will come of it. For there’s no actual method of working out what the value of the information being transmitted is. So there’s no possible method of creating a generally agreed taxable base. Then again, the impossibility of taxing some things hasn’t stopped the French trying before.
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• davedave davedave 1 month ago
5% of global revenues? Since that’s undoubtedly a far larger sum than the profits made in the EU, it hardly presents a problematic decision for Google et al. They’ll simply walk away, and they’ll outlive the governments responsible for depriving their citizens of Facebook and Google. In all likelihood mayflies would outlive governments that did that, but Google and friends can survive and indeed prosper long-term without the small chunk of their business that the EU represents.
Of course, where it all gets really amusing is when you consider what the EU would do if Google simply refused to pay any such fine. Since Google doesn’t actually require any EU establishment to sell to customers inside the EU, any sanctions would have to be aimed at Google’s users and the buyers of its services, rather than at the company itself – for example, it might be made illegal for an EU company or citizen to buy anything from Google, whereas making it illegal for non-EU-based Google to sell would have no effect.
• Squirrel Hill Squirrel Hill 1 month ago
123 reasons why it’s OK to laugh at anyone who thought Obamacare was a good idea: http://danfromsquirrelhill.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/obamacare-59/ | http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/10/25/france-wants-to-have-a-special-google-data-tax/ | dclm-gs1-236710002 | false | false | {
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0.020187 | <urn:uuid:76f7e0ab-9a1f-4e21-8348-c46ededf4766> | en | 0.944773 | Colorado Democrats' gun-control bills get first votes
Posted: 02.12.2013 at 9:40 AM Updated: 02.12.2013 at 4:45 PM
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado Democrats gave initial approval to expanding background checks on firearm purchases and are considering ammunition limits as the battle over stricter gun laws gets under away at the state Capitol.
Lawmakers were also considering making it a crime to have or sell large-capacity gun magazines. A vote on that proposal was expected Tuesday evening.
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Tara Husband
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Tara works full time as CEO for Edgyco, an edgy social media company. Married 19 years to John, they have one daughter, Oasis, age 8. The Husband family creates a learning environment while also incorporating classical methods. In addition, they use the family’s love of computer science, travel and business development to enhance the home education experience. Tara also enlists the aid of a tutor and alternative programs to help meet educational goals. Her degree in communication and education gives her confidence when teaching at a local co-op and at home. Tara believes that communication in the family, in the community and online builds bridges and creates stronger ties, and that it is essential in establishing self-confidence in a child. | http://www.fpea.com/member/ambassadors/berry-red-2/ | dclm-gs1-236750002 | false | false | {
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0.219378 | <urn:uuid:1e2c87db-645f-48ce-97f3-c938c84c3342> | en | 0.921112 | gamecreator1Posted 12/1/2012 9:10:55 AM
Is the movie in japanese only or in english too?
Its not Luck its skill
CatMutoPosted 12/1/2012 10:29:30 AM
. . . you mean the anime?
That was only brought out in Japanese. However, I'm very sure that there are at least 2 groups that have already brought out subtitled episodes.
Give it a rest already!
Deoxys_PrimePosted 12/2/2012 10:02:13 PM
You can find subtitled episodes online pretty easily. The subtitles are very easy to read too. There isn't an English dubbed version though.
peter_888Posted 12/5/2012 12:14:13 AM
no english dubbed version. | http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/609541-tales-of-the-abyss/64794129 | dclm-gs1-236770002 | false | false | {
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0.236616 | <urn:uuid:eb5450f9-a6a7-43d7-90f3-162a57be8bb3> | en | 0.981565 | FEZIt was worth the wait
In the sea of indie game development, Fez has been the long awaited tent post for what indie games even mean. Since it's announcement in '07 and the eventual delay from 2010 to 2012. It's been easy to wonder what the hell is going on. The story about the creation of the game is as interesting as the game itself and thankfully has been covered by Indie Game: The Movie and all over gaming press. But does the game itself live up to the hype?
Fez features a congenial little blob of white stuff that apparently has eyes and a few wobbly appendages, his name is Gomez and he totes around a very special Fez. Gomez exist in a 2D world and as far as he knows there is no such thing as a physical third dimension. But once he acquires the 9 pixels that make up his Fez you'll be able to change his perspective to 3D. The problem is that Gomez is still a 2D creature and while he can change his perspective he can still only travel through his environment like a 2D side scroller. The game deals in several dimensions, even your guide is a floating tesseract (a cube in the 4th physical dimension) and the science behind everything just kind of blew my mind. I could try and explain this more to those who have no idea what I mean but I'll leave it to Carl Sagan below. It's about 7 min. and just keep reading after the video.
Thanks Carl! Now that we all have an understanding of what is going on. Does the game succeed? With an overwhelming yes! The core mechanic of exploring a 3D world in 2D is so engaging that I couldn't put it down. I completed the game (the first time) in one sitting. As soon as that occurred I took a break, made a sandwich and came back to play it again to collect everything. Normally a specific mechanic like that gets boring after a few stages but thanks to the varied places and unique ways to use it for just about every puzzle it constantly remains fun. Even after beating the game I'm in the middle of figuring out several puzzles. You won't really complete this game that fast but the conclusion to the story can be achieved pretty quickly (a good 6 hours or so).
The game never holds your hand through the entire process. After talking to the few characters in the initial village of white blobish things you leave the only world you've ever known to explore the vast expanse that will change Gomez forever and leave an impact in possibly even you. This game succeeds especially with it's atmosphere. From thundering woods and expansive skies to gritty city blocks and dark sewers you will get to explore this world literally from top to bottom. Just watch out for the map, it's about as useful at finding your way around as a geocentric model of the universe. The music (if there is any) is always perfectly matched with the place you happen to to inhabit. It has a chiptune charm that adds to the pixel aesthetic of the game.
Once you get passed how pretty the game is, there is still stuff to get done. You've got 32 cubes to find and while some come whole, most of them come in 8 parts that are scattered everywhere. Then there are also 32 anti-cubes which thankfully go towards beating the game. To sum it up there are 64 cubes and it takes 32 cubes to beat the game. After that you can collect artifacts and a few other secrets that I still don't yet understand. There is just a lot to find and some of the ways to find things are amazing. At one point I had to download a QR reader on my phone just to solve a couple of the puzzles. Many times I had to get a notepad and pen and write down a code and I still have yet to figure out a few puzzles. The telescope, the clock and the bell? Still making my head hurt a bit and I'm so sure it's a simple answer or if I just need to wait longer.
It's not all pixelated rainbows though, there are some problems and it can get annoying dealing with them. The most occurring issue is probably hardware more than anything but if you've been playing the game a while the transitions from place to place no longer remains smooth and a loading screen will pop up. The frame rate drops dramatically in these instances and it just feels like it could use a little more polish to handle that. When you die, you're not usually punished because you just appear at the last place you were at but say if you died from a bad liquid and a black hole at the same time, the game will freeze. You don't die but you're stuck in that position and you need to restart the entire game. Even though you can pause the game and exit it'll only allow you to exit to the dashboard. Usually I would find this to be a plus but given the few times I've needed to actually just go to the menu and reload the game it was a bit annoying. Thankfully each time that happened the previously mentioned problem would go away. Other users are experiencing all kinds of weird problems and to be honest since the game was made by two guys, one doing design the other programming, I'm surprised this game works as well as it does. But it still could use a few patches.
I never really paid attention to Fez until the past couple of months so I can't say the game lived up to the hype. I wasn't exactly that hyped up about it, maybe that helped with expectations. But as soon as I turned the game on, I could not put it down. The last game that did that to me was the original Portal back when this game was announced. Phil Fish and Polytron have done an amazing complex job that most game developers just wouldn't have the balls to attempt much less get so much right. Fez is an amazing feat in game design and feels like something new but nostalgic all at the same time. It scratches every itch. I can't wait to finish writing this so I can go play the game some more and I'm going to hate it when I beat everything. | http://www.halfemptyetank.com/index.php/home/reviews/111-title1-fez-title1-title2-was-worth-the-wait-title2 | dclm-gs1-236850002 | false | false | {
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Twisting Oliver: One-category pitching dynamos
by Jeremiah Oshan
June 07, 2010
As we all know by now, no decent pitcher is only going to be strong in one rotisserie category—well, at least no projection system is going to predict it that way very often.
The reality is that most of the guys on this list should perform strong in at least a couple categories, but stay with me. What I'll be trying to do is find players whom Oliver projects will specifically perform well in one of the five standard 5x5 pitching categories.
Leo Nunez: The Marlins' closer may not be very high on your list in terms of bankable closers despite his hot start (2.28 ERA and 9.51 K/9 despite career marks of 4.44 and 6.70, respectively). Oliver doesn't necessarily believe he'll keep up his current rate (projected finish of 3.96 ERA and 7.44 K/9), but it does see him notching 26 saves the rest of the way, which is tied for the best in baseball.
Matt Capps: One of the players Oliver projects to share the saves lead is the Nationals' current closer. Capps isn't quite performing above his career norms to the degree that Nunez is, but Oliver does see some regression in both his ERA (3.94 the rest of the season) and K/9 (7.19). It also sees him collecting 26 saves for a much-improved Nationals team.
Matt Lindstrom: The Astros' closer definitely has the look of a player who can sustain his current pace. His career ERA of 3.81 and K/9 of 7.58 are pretty on point with his current marks of 3.33 and 7.77, respectively. That said, Oliver actually sees a regression in ERA (4.39), but still sees him successfully closing out 24 games (ninth best). If you can take the ERA hit, he's probably one of the cheaper closers out there.
Colby Lewis: After a pretty impressive start, the Rangers starter has started to come back to earth a bit. Oliver remains bullish. Lewis is projected to win nine more games this year, while posting an ERA of 3.13 and striking out 8.19 batters per nine innings. The nine wins is the 11th-best total Oliver projects.
Shaun Marcum: The Blue Jays starter has been one of the season's pleasant surprises during his first full season back from Tommy John surgery. I'm a little skeptical that he can register the 134 innings we're currently projecting. If he does, though, Oliver projects nine wins to go along with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. He's not going to strike a bunch of guys out, but Oliver says he'll improve upon his current rate of 6.86 (to 7.17).
Mark Buehrle: Never a sexy option, the White Sox hurler is quietly having a decent season despite a 3-6 record. Oliver projects the record to improve, joining the logjam with a projected nine wins, even if it sees him regressing in ERA (4.04 the rest of the way after a 3.63 so far this year).
Stephen Strasburg: I realize the Nationals starter's debut will likely have his price at an all-time high, but it does bear reminding that Oliver absolutely loves this guy. If there's a way to get your hands on him before he debuts, I highly recommend it. Even if he only gets the 55 innings we're currently projecting, those will be some spectacular frames. Oliver projects a 2.71 ERA. Oliver is also projecting a K/9 of 10.13, which is the third-highest rate it projects for any pitcher.
Luke Gregerson: I've talked about the Padres middle reliever on several occasions, but even if the Padres hold onto Heath Bell and Gregerson never gets to close, he'll still have some value in the rate stats. His projected rest of season ERA of 3.03 is the eighth-lowest. If your league is counting holds, he's just that much more valuable.
Mat Latos: I have to admit that my suggestions on the young Padres pitcher have been all over the place. I recommended drafting him, suggested selling high and now I'm telling you that he's a great guy to have if you need to lower your team ERA. The only thing that really keeps his value relatively low is his projected 89 innings. I don't quite know what to make of that, but his projected ERA of 3.14 is the fifth-lowest of any starter.
Ted Lilly: The Cubs starter has been a little unlucky on the W-L front (1-5), but you could argue that he's probably gotten a little lucky on ERA (3.69 despite a xFIP of 4.86). Well, Oliver projects improvement almost across the board, including WHIP. In fact, his projected 1.11 WHIP is the 10th-lowest and fifth-lowest among pitchers projected to pitch at least 80 innings the rest of the season.
Sergio Romo: Like with ERA, there's a good argument to be made for stocking your team with solid middle relievers in an effort to win the rate categories. The Giants middle reliever probably isn't going to close, but his 1.14 WHIP will certainly help. Romo comes with the added bonus of not hurting you much in ERA (3.31) and even pitching in a little on strikeouts (8.45 K/9).
Matt Thornton: I probably could have put the White Sox setup man in the ERA category, too, but he works well here. Many think there's a decent chance that he'll end up closing before the season is out. Even if that's not the case, his 1.14 WHIP (tied for 15th-lowest in Oliver projections) will come in handy.
Jonathan Sanchez: There have been glimpses of the Giants lefty's potential genius for several years. Now, we're getting a full view. His 2.63 ERA and 8.96 K/9 are spectacular. Realistically, he's probably not available in your league. Still, I'm putting him on here because there aren't a lot of great undiscovered resources for a sexy stat like Ks and his projected total of 143 is the fifth-highest. His projected 3.97 ERA and 1.35 WHIP aren't great, but not so bad to make you worried about acquiring him.
Max Scherzer: In his first game back from the minors, the Tigers starter struck out 14 in 5.2 innings. If that doesn't prove that he's at least capable of helping you as a one-category dynamo, I'm not sure what will. Oliver projects a 3.82 ERA and 1.26 WHIP, which won't hurt, but you'll want him for those 125 strikeouts that are the 16th-highest projected total.
Brett Myers: The Astros starter is still owned in just 12 percent of ESPN leagues despite a 3.04 ERA and solid strikeout numbers (59 in 74 innings). I'm sure his 1.39 WHIP has something to do with that, but if strikeouts are what you're after he's probably as good as you'll find on the waiver wire. He's projected to strike out 123 the rest of the season, which is the 20th-highest total. Do be aware that his ERA is projected to rise significantly (4.58) and his WHIP isn't going to get any better (1.38)
Jeremiah Oshan is a Seattle-based writer and editor, who's always interested in refining his methods. He's been playing fantasy baseball long enough to remember using the USA Today newspaper as the go-to source for stats, and quite frankly can't see the fun in streaming.
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Celtic 2 St Johnstone 1: Scratched record gets another spin as players rapped for complacency
OF the 15 league points that they have contested immediately after European games Celtic have taken 13.
Teemu Pukki opens the scoring for Celtic at Parkhead
Teemu Pukki opens the scoring for Celtic at Parkhead
In theory, the champions are more vulnerable after their energy has been drained by demanding qualifiers or group games in the Champions League, but that is not showing in their results. So far they have been much better at coping with European comedowns than they were last season.
They have beaten Ross County, Aberdeen, Dundee United and now St Johnstone after being in Europe, with only Inverness Caledonian Thistle holding them to a draw at Parkhead. St Johnstone came surprisingly close to a share off the points, too, the surprise being that they made a contest of it at all having been two goals down after half an hour and a clear second best for three quarters of an unremarkable match.
Celtic dread complacency. Manager Neil Lennon is doubtless fed up even being asked about it, given that it rears its head around every game such as this. He tore into his players in the dressing room after what he considered an unnecessarily hairy closing few minutes during which St Johnstone scored, hit a post, had a penalty claim and put Celtic on the back foot for the first time in the afternoon. Celtic had been in control but their passing became careless as the second half unfolded and they offered the Perth side a lifeline.
"The manger had a bit of a go after the match, but the boys knew," said defender Charlie Mulgrew. "We were disappointed that we didn't see the game out better and keep the ball a bit better in the second half. The manger wasn't best pleased with some aspects. If they didn't know already, then some of the new boys might now have their eyes opened up to the expectations at Celtic and just what British football is all about. You've got to win the battle, then earn your right to play your football."
There will be days when Derk Boerrigter terrorises SPFL Premiership defences but he did not impose himself enough on St Johnstone. He played wide of a midfield three with Mulgrew and Scott Brown, with Anthony Stokes, Teemu Pukki and Kris Commons further forward. Pukki looks a compact, bright finisher and has two goals from his first three appearances, although how Frazer Wright and goalkeeper Alan Mannus allowed his low shot to go through them into the net was a bit of a mystery. When a Stokes pass was intercepted by Murray Davidson and the ball ran loose, Mulgrew instantly fired in a crisp, low finish for Celtic's second - in contrast to an incident against AC Milan. "In the San Siro I had an opportunity to shoot but instead I passed it and it's never been out of my mind since," he said.
His side eventually ran out of steam against St Johnstone and must ensure their heads are right for tomorrow night's Scottish League Cup tie against Morton. On the face of it the prospect of an upset is minimal, but it is only 10 months since Arbroath drew at Parkhead in the Scottish Cup. "It might be a so-called low-key game but we won't be treating it that way," said Mulgrew. "The manager will have us at it 100%. Morton nearly won promotion last season so it will be a difficult game and they'll come to Parkhead looking forward to putting on a show, so we'll need to be ready to match that and not take our eye off the ball."
There were plenty of Celtic fans who started leaving after 80 minutes on Saturday and missed the mild drama of the visitors recovery. Liam Caddis scored before Stevie May sent a header against a post and Steven MacLean claimed a penalty. Lennon said he dived, Tommy Wright denied it and said Lennon should mind his own business. The pair are pals.
"I don't know if the AC Milan game resulted in them tiring a bit," said May. "But we put the pressure on and can be happy with our performance in the end. The boys know the first half wasn't good enough. There was a massive contrast between both periods. But we came out of our shell in the second half and once we got our goal it lifted us as a team and we believed in ourselves."
Wright felt MacLean's experience and ability to hold up the ball made him a better option than May at the front of their 4-5-1. The 20-year-old was a second-half substitute. "The gaffer is developing me and is trying to protect me so all I can do is perform when I get the chance and try and give him a problem," May added.
The club where he improved while on loan last season, Hamilton Academical, await St Johnstone in the League Cup tomorrow.
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Canceling Uncontrolled Jitter with Adaptively Controlled Jitter
Note: The jvalve metering extension is similar to the svalve metering extension in that it temporarily suspends processing on some runtime condition. It differs from the svalve in that the suspension is immediately lifted once the jitter is not observed and without any slow ramp up of suspended workload. This allows it to be far more sensitive to jitter observations though there is an automatic adjustment builtin to prevent disruptive oscillation.
Below is the CPU profile from a client machine running an extreme insert stress benchmark against a remote metered Apache Cassandra 1.2.5 server that has no adaptive control in place. The regular dips in CPU utilization across all cores is a result of memory management and table compaction. The frequency of the dips levels off slightly at the end of the run as client processes (+20) are terminated.
We can attach a “jitter” valve to the primary processing entry point by adding the following to a jxinsight.override.config file.
Without changing the default control set points associated with the pf adaptive control valve there is already a noticeable difference in the frequency, length and clustering of severe performance jitters. This is achieved without any code changes.
By default the “jitter” control valve will automatically adjust the tolerance in line with normal behavior. This is generally a good idea but under continued stress, as in a benchmark, can cause the valve to perceive “normal” incorrectly. This mechanism can be disabled with the following system property.
With the automatic adjustment of the tolerance disabled thereby increasing the sensitivity of the valve the benchmark ended much quicker.
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How to Stop a Tantrum
When a child is having a tantrum, is it really our job as a parent to physically stop that tantrum or punish a child for having one? I say no. Our job is to acknowledge the tantruming child’s upset, to give them words for feelings they may not have experienced before (or just don’t know how to express), to help guide their anger or frustration or extra energy in a productive way, and to keep them and those around them safe in the process. But those emotions - expressed as a temper tantrum - they BELONG to your child, not to you. You aren’t responsible for your child’s feelings, and It isn’t your job to stop them emoting. You are responsible for keeping them safe, but curtailing or punishing expression of emotion isn’t healthy in the short or long term!
A tantrum is an expulsion of energy and emotion from a child who doesn’t yet have a full understanding of the range of human emotions, nor the knowledge or control to express them in a reasonable manner. Sometimes a tantrum comes from a child wanting to say something, but not having the right words. Sometimes they are overstimulated. Sometimes, they’re just plain tired. Kids are NEW to all of these things - excitement, fear, large groups of people, boredom, jealousy, anger, frustration, feeling super tired but not being in their bed… and the list goes on. Children are new to the WORLD! They are still learning - everything.
Of course, tantrums aren’t fun. And they usually aren’t convenient. But they are normal, and can be awesome learning experiences! Here are some ideas to help you help your child navigate a tantrum:
1) Practice patience. Both for yourself, and for your child. Seeing you calm in the midst of her storm is an awesome lesson to be teaching. Remember no tantrum lasts forever; this storm will pass - so it’s really okay to allow your child room and to express themselves. As long as they aren’t in danger of being hurt, or hurting someone else, there’s no harm in kicking the floor for a bit. If it’s upsetting to you, give yourself some space. If you’re worried about your child getting hurt, gently move them to a safer spot, or if they’re bigger, suggest they move themselves (this is something that’s great to be talked about ahead of time - when things are calm - choosing a “calming spot” or a place that’s okay to kick around in).
2) Acknowledge their feelings. Let them know you understand through your words & actions (and in doing so, you’re giving them words to describe how they feel) by describing what you see:
I see you are upset because I didn’t let you have a cookie.
I can tell you’re really frustrated because the game didn’t end up the way you wanted.
I know you’re not feeling great right now because your friend can’t come play.
I hear you are really angry because I changed my mind about our plans.
3) Empathize. When you’re not feeling good, it helps to know you’re not alone. Let your child know you’ve been there:
I know how it feels to be mad; I get mad sometimes too.
It isn’t fun when we have to stop playing; I don’t like to be interrupted either.
It stinks to feel left out.
4) Accept them. Let them know it’s okay, emotions are normal, and that no matter what happens, you love them:
It’s okay to feel bad sometimes, and it won’t last forever.
It’s alright that you’re upset, that’s normal to feel that way when something happens that you don’t like.
It’s okay to get angry at me, I love you even when you’re angry.
5) Wait. You DON’T have to teach anything in the middle of a tantrum. You can wait it out. Once the storm has passed… THEN you can talk about what happened. Or, you can leave it. Sometimes a kid just needs a release, and moving on can be in everyone’s best interest. A hug, a high five, or a pat on the back, then continuing with your day may be just what’s needed. Another time, apart from the emotional event might be a better point to discuss what to do next time.
If and when you do choose to talk about the tantrum, here are some ideas:
1) Remember the good stuff. Don’t hang on to the bad feelings or even the why’s of what happened, instead, bring up what they did right. If your child used words you’ve been working on, praise them for that, if they took themselves to their quiet area without being reminded, let them know you appreciated that:
I heard you say that you were really frustrated. Thank you so much for using those words, I really understood what you were feeling!
I noticed that when you were so angry, you went up to your room. I bet you felt proud to recognize your feelings and choose to move yourself to your calming spot.
I saw you kicked your pillow instead of your sister. That was really good self control, thank you for not hurting anyone.
2) Suggest alternatives. If your child tends to be destructive during a tantrum - throwing or breaking things or kicking, think about some things that they could physically do that would be OKAY with you, like (suggesting SOFT stuff ahead of time may help direct their behaviors towards those things):
Hitting a pillow or punching a punching bag
Lying on the bed or couch & kicking
Tossing/kicking stuffed animals into a laundry basket
3) Talk about prevention. It’s amazing to see a child recognize they are getting angry or upset, and refocus their energy BEFORE they have a tantrum. It is possible! Giving your kids some ideas for getting their feelings out without hurting themselves, others, or damaging things around them. Let them know those feelings are real, but they will pass, particularly if they are able to focus them onto something else. Some ideas:
Building a fort with pillows and blankets
Rolling, pounding, sculpting clay or playdoh
Drawing - can be about how they feel or not - just the action of drawing can help
Weaving potholders or rainbow loom rubber band bracelets
Stacking blocks or building legos
Acting out how they feel or what happened to make them feel angry/sad with dolls/Barbies
Meditating or reading
When we are tired as adults, we take ourselves to a place we can rest. We we are frustrated or angry, we say so. When we’re overstimulated, we say goodnight, and leave the party. ;) We’ve had years and years of practice at recognizing how we feel, and learning how to curb it, act on it productively, or express it without hurting others or ourselves - emotionally or physically (and sometimes, we even fail). Your kids are new at all of this. Give them the tools to succeed and... give them time to figure it out. Work with them to find solutions, and things will get easier.
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National Spank Out Day - Alternatives to Spanking
Today is National Spank Out Day!
What does that mean? It's a day devoted to NOT using physical punishment with your kids. Now, not spanking doesn't mean not disciplining. But what can you do instead of spanking, especially if you have spanked in the past? Some ideas on how to discipline gently:
1) Breathe, stop a moment, focus on yourself before responding to your child. Think about the message you're about to give. Will it help your child? Will it come out in a way you'll feel good about later? Say what you want to say in a way that YOU would want to hear it.
2) Give a hug or a gentle touch; or just get down on the floor with your child - being at the same level can be calming & give you perspective. We adults can look really big - and scary - when we're standing up.
3) Acknowledge big feelings: "I understand you are VERY frustrated right now". And your own, too: "I'm feeling angry too". Empathize with the feelings, and demonstrate how to move through them gently, without force. You are your child's first and best teacher. How would you WANT your child to act when they are angry? Act that way.
4) Offer a choice, instead of an ultimatum: "Do you want to put your toys away yourself, or would you like some help?" Choice is empowering and motivating.
5) Distract & redirect. Get everyone out the door for a walk, take a bath, make cookies. You don't need to be in "behavior correction" mode all the time. Give yourself and your child a break. When you're back to feeling good, being connected, then you can talk about the behavior that happened earlier in the day.
6) Fake it. Gentle discipline and mindful parenting in the face of a temper tantrum can be really REALLY hard; but it's very worthwhile. But, sometimes you have to fake it to make it. Pretend the "best parent in the world" is watching; what would you like them to see? Do that. The way you feel afterwards - knowing you were just a superhero in the face of a really difficult situation - will give you the power to do it again next time, without having to pretend.
7) Forgive. Be gentle with yourself, as you'd like to be with your child. You won't always "get it right"; but you're trying - and your child will see that. Forgive yourself, and move on. Next time, you'll do better.
I hope you'll use today to try an alternative to spanking. Keep in mind that whatever lesson you want to teach can be more effectively communicated when you are BOTH calm & connected. Cool off, calm down - you'll be more creative and your child will be more responsive. Connection is what good relationships is all about. When you connect with your child, helping correct behaviors will be so much easier. You can do this!
Peace to you.
Sit With Your Anger
I read a book with my son last night, Anh's Anger (written by Gail Silver; illustrated by Christiane Kromer), that was absolutely wonderful. It's about a young boy, Anh, who is stacking blocks when his grandfather tells him it's time for dinner. As many young boys who are in the middle of playing, he didn't want to stop playing. He gets very angry, and knocks down his tower, which makes him even more angry (anyone ever experience this with young boys? Yes, I thought so) . His grandfather acknowledges that he's upset, then gently requests that he sit with his anger, then rejoin him when he's calm. While on his own, Anh meets his anger in the form of a big red snaggle-toothed monster. They bang around a bit, vocalize, dance, and then sit and breathe. And as they sit and breathe, anger gets smaller, and Anh gets calmer. They talk about who anger is and why he's there, and how they can help each other. And once Anh is calm, he and his grandfather reconcile, and life continues on.
Sit with your anger.
What amazingly simple, perfect advice. Something that I don't typically do; I'd venture that's true MOST people. I'd say more often than not, we act on our anger right away - which can result in doing or saying things we wouldn't have otherwise done or said, and consequently, feeling badly afterwards. When you can acknowledge your anger, work with it creatively, and try to understand it, it's far less scary. You can become an observer, analyzing, considering, and then releasing.
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So what does sit with your anger mean to a child?
In our post-reading conversation, my nearly 6 year old was able to recognize Anh's monster was not a "real" thing, but rather a representation of the feelings we get when we are angry. He understood the message was that it's okay to FEEL angry, but that you shouldn't act out in anger towards someone or something else - even when you felt like it. He said that it was okay to express your anger in ways that didn't hurt anyone (even yourself) until you were calm enough to think a bit about it; in other words, to have a conversation with your monster. And then, once you've had the conversation, to breathe in, breathe out, calm, and come back to being yourself. He really enjoyed the book as we were going through it, and it inspired some fantastic post-read discussion as well.
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The illustrations are bright & simple - charcoal, paint, and collage elements. At ~30 pages (of words & illustrations), I found it just the right length for a bedtime story (and plenty of conversation afterwards).
We all struggle at times with our anger - and our children, who are so new in this world, can often find anger frightening and overwhelming. Heck, so can adults. This book is the perfect springboard for talking with your kids about creative expression of anger - without shame, without punishment - you just might find yourself examining your own ways of dealing with anger. And that can only be a good thing for everyone.
Peace to you.
Go to Your Baby
~Peggy O'Mara
The latest article from Time magazine on baby sleep has me upset. (Of course, it does seem that's what they're aiming for recently. Remember the skerfuffle they caused over the "scandalous" breastfeeding cover?) The thing with this particular article however, is that it goes a step further than just ruffling feathers, or causing a stir. I'm afraid it may take what many parents may be on the edge of doing, and give them that little push over. What am I talking about?
Crying it out.
Crying it out, or controlled crying, is the practice of leaving your baby to cry herself to sleep - usually at gradually increasing timed intervals - in an effort to "train" her to sleep on her own. Forced independence. There are myriad books and websites and doctors and parents and websites that will help steel you against your babies cries, encourage you to "be tough", and "not give in", leading you to believe that overriding your natural, instinctual NEED to GO to your crying baby, is the right thing to do... in order to "prevent spoiling your baby".
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Have you ever listened to your baby cry, when you couldn't get to her? Maybe you were in another room, helping an older sibling, or driving your car. It's uncomfortable, physically difficult, painful even. If you're breastfeeding, your breastmilk may letdown, you start breathing faster, your heartrate picks up, you sweat, feel nervous, uncomfortable, unable to focus or settle down. You have those responses because you NEED to go to your baby - it's biologically part of your make up, that connection with your infant. She needs to communicate, just like you need to listen. She's not manipulating you, and you're not giving in, you're both just doing what you're supposed to do to help this tiny human thrive and survive. Without that inadvertant response, our species might be in danger. So, why does this Time magazine article suggest that it's OKAY to leave your baby to cry?
Because I believe as a society we've come to lose faith in ourselves as baby interpreters. We don't trust our baby's ability to communicate, nor our ability to respond. We don't believe that they'll learn how to sleep unless WE "do something" to get them there. And yet… we don't actively TEACH our children to talk. We don't TRAIN our children to walk. We trust they'll come to do that on their own. I believe it is time to start trusting that our babies will learn to sleep just as they learn to walk and talk - with gentle encouragement, empathy, guidance, honor, and love.
It comes down to trust. It's time to start trusting yourselves again, parents. Trust your baby. She knows how to communicate, and you know how to listen to her. You know deep down what FEELS right. Honor that feeling, don't ignore it! You WILL learn each others' language, and baby WILL sleep; it doesn't take training or timers or turning a deaf ear.
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Believe me: this short time when she's not sleeping as much as you'd like…It WILL be gone in a flash. And you will feel SO GOOD to know you LISTENED to her when she cried for you, that you HONORED her feelings, that you TRUSTED yourself AND her. Don't let "studies" sway you.
You want to go to your baby. So, go to her.
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6 Ways to Change Today
Be better today than you were yesterday.
If not for yourself, then for your children – who are always watching. There’s never a better time to start over than this moment. You can’t edit what you’ve done, can’t control what will be, but you CAN affect change RIGHT NOW. How?
Keep trying.
If you fail at something, don’t give up, do it again, with more gusto the second (or third, or fourth…)! The best solutions usually aren’t the first ones you come up with.
Be kind.
Even when it’s challenging; a kind word is NEVER wasted.
Stop & think.
There’s always more to what you see on the surface. Take a moment to contemplate before you speak or act.
We’re all fallible. Sometimes an apology breaks through a disagreement like nothing else. You can iron out the details after everyone feels better.
Don’t take it personally.
You are only responsible for how YOU feel and act and behave. So when your child (or anyone) acts out, acknowledge their hurt, offer support, but don't make it about you.
Hug, kiss, touch, connect, and look at your loved ones and really listen when they speak. Simple actions - things that come naturally - are key to letting them know you truly LOVE THEM.
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We just don't know how long we're here. It's never too late to make a positive change in yourself, and in your relationships. How are YOU going to change today?
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The presidency redefined - Obama weakens it where it should be strong and strengthens it where it should be weak
By John Yoo, National Review
There is a flaw at the very heart of Barack Obama's presidency. In the 1960s and 1970s, Hollywood created a new type of film protagonist -- the anti-hero. He played the leading role, but was the opposite of a hero. Barack Obama is becoming the anti-president: He is acting on a vision of his office directly at odds with the Framers'.
Choosing enemy targets and selecting weapons systems thus fall squarely in the executive's docket. Presidents have generally followed the laws of war, which require that militaries discriminate between civilians and combatants and use proportional force to achieve their missions. But now the administration has said, in a Justice Department white paper, that, for the first time in American history, White House advisers are choosing targets in war using criteria developed in the criminal-justice context: whether the enemy's due-process rights allow the use of force, whether capture is feasible, and whether an attack on the United States is imminent. Civil libertarians of the Left and the Right might find comfort in the fact that Obama and his advisers worry about terrorists' rights before they authorize a drone strike. But they should concede that none of it -- despite appearing in a Justice Department paper -- is required by the law. Under the traditional laws of war, members of the enemy forces are legitimate targets at any time, unless they have surrendered or can no longer fight owing to injury. It does not matter whether they are generals or privates, or whether they are continually planning attacks or pose an "imminent" threat to the United States, as required by the Obama administration. In World War II, for example, the U.S. bombed military targets in Germany and Japan far behind the front lines; the only legal question was whether the U.S. could also bomb civilian targets to stop war production or weaken the enemy's will to carry on. It does not even matter whether the enemy is American. In past wars -- especially the Civil War, during which President Abraham Lincoln believed all Confederates remained U.S. citizens -- some Americans have joined the enemy and have received the same treatment as their brothers-in-arms. By introducing law-enforcement concerns such as imminence, capture, and due process into military decisions, President Obama weakens his office. These criminal-justice notions not only slow down the military decision-making process, but also invite the judicialization of war. Obama's drone policy resembles the abortive September 10 terrorism policies he announced at the start of his first term. Soon after taking office, he ordered Guantanamo Bay shut down and terrorists transferred to a mainland prison. He halted military trials of terrorists and announced that al-Qaeda leaders such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, would be tried in federal courts in downtown New York City. His Justice Department read Miranda warnings to captured al-Qaeda operatives, such as Umar Abdulmutallab, who tried to blow up a Northwest airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009. -- Transferring detainees to the courts effectively gives the judiciary the final say over terrorism policy -- just as judges set the rules for police conduct. Congressional opposition, and the intrusion of the reality of the security threat, led President Obama to back away from this approach and retain much of the framework that had been established by President George W. Bush (in whose administration I served). But the president's support of legislation that would involve the courts in the question of drone strikes marks a new turn toward the mistaken idea that terrorism is just another law-enforcement matter. In his foreign policy, Obama has avoided hard decisions. The administration waited for three weeks for the United Nations to approve intervention in Libya, resulting in greater risks to Western militaries than would have existed if Qaddafi had been deposed sooner, greater death and destruction among the Libyan people, and a prolonged civil war whose unsecured weapons have spilled into neighboring countries, such as Mali. Obama eventually ordered bombing runs in Libya in support of the rebels, which he shortly downgraded to command-and-control support for European air forces, but sent no ground troops and had no hand in influencing the post-Qaddafi regime:?This was anything but the "energy" that the office demands. In Syria and Iran, the administration has failed to support popular movements that could topple those nations' anti-American regimes. Even as he restricts the executive's freedom in the area where it counts most, Obama enlarges executive power in the area where it should count least. The Framers intended for issues concerning the domestic economy and society to remain under the control of the legislature, which has power to make laws, spend from the Treasury, and raise taxes, and at least one branch of which has always been directly elected by the people. The president would enter domestic lawmaking only with a limited veto power, designed to prevent Congress from running to extremes. So concerned were the Founders that Congress would bully the president that they insulated his election and pay from the legislature. But President Obama has been so eager to plunge into domestic policy that he has used the power of his office to undermine existing laws. Rather than negotiate with Congress on the matter of immigration, Obama granted executive exemptions from immigration law to a large class of illegal immigrants. Rather than seek legislative repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, which clashed with his newfound support for gay marriage, the president ordered his Justice Department to stop defending the law in court. He gutted by executive order the work requirements of the welfare reform that President Clinton signed into law after Congress had passed it with overwhelming bipartisan support. Enforcing the drug laws has gone by the wayside, with the Justice Department declining to prosecute marijuana possession in states that have legalized weed. President Obama's unwillingness to "faithfully execute" the laws -- one of the president's core responsibilities -- is unprecedented in the history of the office. President Obama has also intruded upon the legislature by making recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while the Senate formally remained in session. He thus arrogated to himself the right to determine whether the Senate's proceedings are in fact its proceedings. Last month, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recognized this power grab for what it is and nullified the appointments to the NLRB, implying that the appointment to the CFPB was unconstitutional as well. The case,Noel Canning v. NLRB, reined in a presidential power that had been traditionally exercised for 190 years -- by rejecting not just Obama's unconstitutional moves, but all recess appointments that do not occur in the break between the first and second sessions of a Congress (which usually occurs between its first and second years). His successors will suffer the consequences. Conservatives may feel reluctant to criticize Obama's understanding of executive power. Modern conservative thought has depended on the presidency to check the growth of the administrative state, and much of modern conservative jurisprudence in the area of the separation-of-powers doctrine has had a similar goal. Powerful presidents can revoke burdensome rules, fire regulators, and bring greater coherence and uniformity to the activities of the government. But such efforts to tame the beast that was unleashed by the early-20th-century progressives have yet to succeed. Conservatives would be more consistent in their quest to rein in the administrative state if they forswore the vigorous use of executive power. It may be possible to beat liberals at their own game -- and in the process to repudiate their interpretation of the Founders -- by seeking a sounder rights-based jurisprudence. This would require that federal judges once again consider whether they can enforce the Constitution's economic rights, restore the states as the primary regulators of daily life, and demand that the administrative state act not just rationally, but in the public's best interests. Using something as momentous as the presidency for a purpose opposite the one for which it was designed not only will be ineffective, but will also cause considerable harm. Mr. Obama is weakening his office, the Constitution, and the nation. Only future generations will know how long it took to reverse the damage. | http://www.law.berkeley.edu/15067.htm | dclm-gs1-237080002 | false | false | {
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A Learning Disability Is Only One Part of a Child
By: Barbara Cordoni (1996)
The personality of the infant as defined by Chess and Thomas is also a factor. Some are easy, contented babies, others may be fussy. Tactilely defensive babies, who do not want to be held may cause the mother to question her mothering abilities. It may seem to her that her baby is rejecting her. At this point, the nature versus nurture concept comes into play since different sets of parents will respond differently to the child's behavior. The differences in those responses can have significant effects on the ultimate well being of the child. Children are taught love, respect for others, what kinds of responses are tolerated, and how to behave in the first years of life from people who are supposed to love them the most. These are all givens, and most of us are aware of the possible consequences of each. Parenting, whether or not there is a disability present, is the critical component in the life of any child.
When one gives birth or adopts a child with learning disabilities, the givens do not change, but they become more intensified. No parent of a child with learning disabilities has forgotten the moment when they were told their child has a learning disability. It is usually described as a blow to the stomach. It is usually accompanied by a period of mourning. Some families respond as if it were the death of a dream.
In a psychologically healthy family, the mourning period evolves into an active seeking of answers, but not all families are psychologically healthy. The results in the child and adolescent can range from outright depression, anorexia or bulimia to nearly total dependency.
The healthy family accepts the disability as just a small part of an otherwise terrific kid. They take care to make sure the child knows that 90% works just fine, but there is a little part that keeps getting in the way of what the child wants to accomplish. That does not mean that either parent or child will not experience repeated pain and lack of understanding. Just last week, a 24-year-old student of mine experienced discrimination from someone who surely should know better. The student called home in frustration and the mother's response was, "It just doesn't stop, does it?" There is a sadness in that response and the wise clinician will realize and accept that there is always a degree of sadness present, even in a well adjusted, functioning, successful person.
During the elementary school years, parents often hear from their child's teachers that the child has no friends, that the child cannot get along and is often involved in fights. The child is often clumsy, gets only a few Valentines, and is chosen last for team sports. There are few, if any invitations to birthday parties. The child knows how others feel but neither the child nor the parents know what to do about it.
The wise family involves the child in activities which have the potential for success. At early ages it may be scouts, community resources such as canoeing, drama classes, environmental causes, ballet, horseback riding, the church or synagogue. Parents need to keep trying until they find something their child can do well. People feel safe interacting with those whose beliefs mirror their own or with those who are also learning a new skill. The activity is not important, as long as the child becomes more experienced at a skill than are his or her peers. Parents need to find activities which set their child apart in positive ways rather than in the negative ways the child experiences educationally. Enlist the teacher's aid in bringing to the class your child's knowledge of the skill. Fathers may prefer a Little League star to some other sport, but many of our children (with learning disabilities) are terrific at track or swimming and not proficient at team sports. Maybe they like to read, work with their hands, or build things. It doesn't matter what they are good at, as long as we find something. Everyone needs to feel good about something.
Caregivers need to identify what skills children will need in everyday life and begin to teach them at an early age. It is only when one is surprised by something that a person with learning disabilities does not know that one begins to realize how many things we do not teach that they need to know. These are simple things that we assume are learned by watching others as children grow, so we simply do not think about teaching such things. I thought that I had covered all the bases until my adult daughter began writing. It was then I learned she did not know that Room 214 meant that it was room 14 on the second floor, or that when going up or down stairs one keeps to the right. While academic areas can be most troublesome, they are not what sets us apart socially.
What sets us apart socially is how we act. Children have to be taught how to maintain eye contact when someone is speaking and to wait until another is finished before saying something ourselves. The importance of a firm handshake, to acknowledge someone who walks into the room...these are not behaviors we often think to tech, yet they are critical. The old adage that "most jobs are won or lost at the drinking fountain" is a true one.
However, most parents have social skills. What makes educators think that the student will learn social skills in a regular education class when they haven't learned from their parents? In other words, class placement is not going to cure social skills problems; a conscious effort must be made to teach them, by parents if possible or by a therapist when necessary, and always by a teacher.
A major problem for parents is that we are used to our children and to their behaviors, so we may ignore behaviors we would not tolerate in another child. Parents may simply give up because they don't know what to do to change things. Basically, parents must learn to react to inappropriate behavior immediately, to tell the child what was wrong about a given behavior, and to suggest an alternative.
Parents often do not realize that many of our children and adolescents do not understand facial expressions and body language. I remember my own son coming into the kitchen when he was 4 years old and asking, "Mom, are you mad at me?" I replied, "No, honey." When he asked me the second time, I began to wonder if he had done something I didn't know about. By the fourth time he asked, I was mad.
In addition, as parents, teachers, or other professions, we go to great effort to let others know how we are really feeling. If we had a disagreement with a co-worker, or if we are mad at the plumber, we may slam things around the kitchen while telling those around us, that we are just fine. In reality, these are perfect opportunities to teach facial expressions and tonal variation in speech. I can't remember the number of times I have had a student with learning disabilities tell me they didn't know such things had meaning.
This lack of understanding makes for a very confusing world; it is a world of measured chaos. With very little faith in our own perceptions, knowledge, and judgment, they may quickly assume that someone else is right and that they are wrong. they may become followers when in reality, it is they who should be leading. Over and over I have seen people with learning disabilities, even as adults, accept someone else's idea which has very questionable value, rather than pursue their own. Their self-esteem is so low that they just assume they are less likely to be correct. I have heard them express their unsureness of their own perceptions or ideas and so they may easily be manipulated by others.
Young adults with learning disabilities tell me that as adolescents their lives were turbulent. They felt inadequate and very alone. Some weren't sure where they were in space so they always wore a jacket, even in summer. It gave them a sense of personal space. They often tried drugs to escape and to give them acceptance in a social group. Then they came down, the problems were still there. Some will have sex with dates in order to gain social standing with the date and because it is one thing they think they can do well. Many don't know how to make small talk, let alone hold a conversation. They feel that they don't fit in, that they are stupid. What got most teens out of trouble was having someone, such as an older person with learning disabilities who had similar experiences and could relate as only one who has been there can do.
They often forget to do their homework, leave it at home, or decide that they can't do it well and will fail anyway, so why attempt it. They are occasionally surprised by exams that had been announced in class. These teenagers know they need structure, consistency, and organization more than the average adolescent. We can teach them to use a color-coded appointment book for important dates, appointments, and assignments.
As parents, we can set aside time to be a family, such as sitting down at dinner together everyday. We must set rules and stick to them. We cannot waver from them or show favoritism. As my daughter reminds me: "don't allow my brother to stay out until midnight at 16 and expect me to be home by 11 o'clock at the same age." "Don't give me a 10 o'clock curfew and then not let me go out at 9 o'clock." Parents may need to organize their lives before they can help their teenage children. Rules apply to adults as well as their children. Don't expect respect from your children, if you don't respect them. Parents also have to remember that it is more important to have an organized life than it is to have an organized room.
Be sure your children are as similar to other children as they can be. Even if you can afford six pairs of no-name jeans, but only two popular brand, buy the popular brand. This applies to shoes also, scrimp on other things. Eat hot dogs and macaroni but be sure that your teenager looks like everyone else. Be sure your child gets a driver's license at 16, even if you know that your child has problems with depth perception or spatial relationships. It may even be necessary to send your teenager to a driving school or to find someone outside of the family to be the driving teacher. Teach teenagers to drive to important places before an actual event. Practicing the route affords time to pick out landmarks and predict the time needed to get to a given destination.
Teenagers need to feel successful in some aspects of life. We must help them to get involved in things they feel good about, such as Explorer Scouts, spear fishing, rock climbing, rappelling,or dirt bike racing, even if their choices are things we are fearful of or dislike. Teach your teenager how to hold a conversation, listen actively, maintain eye contact, and ask questions. It is important to tell children when they do something inappropriate. Ignoring the behavior will not extinguish it.
Parents need to understand that they are the safest people in a teen's life. They may blow up at their parents and take things out on their parents because they have difficulty expressing frustration and rage, but they also trust their parents. Parents also need to understand that these actions are the keys to independence.
It is important for parents to see their child as a whole person, not just a person with learning disabilities. Help them to develop the same behaviors you expect from your other children. Don't raise children with learning disabilities as handicapped.
Involve your children in decision making. This can be anything from deciding which pizza toppings to order to choosing a vacation route. Allow them to make the small decisions so they will be prepared to make the big decisions in life. These activities help to build self-esteem and may help with making future career choices.
Never let a disability become an excuse for not trying. Allow your child to try and even fail at times. That is what life is like. Teach or find someone to teach your teen how to prepare food, basic car maintenance, take phone messages, and balance a checkbook. Systematically teach your child the skills you find necessary for everyday living. Teach your child the rules of polite behavior, such as a strong handshake, the importance of eye contact, and to wait until another has stopped before speaking. It is important to teach good grooming. Help your teen choose a hair style that is easy to manage. Help establish a color coordinated wardrobe and then teach the essentials of caring for the clothes.
Share your own feeling with your children. Telling your children, "I am angry, I am worried, I am happy" makes them understand how faces and bodies look when a someone feels a certain way. Help your child to learn organizational skills. By starting early with small tasks like sorting the silverware and setting out clothes for the next day before going to bed will make larger tasks easier to manage. As your child's organizational skills increase, show how a calendar can be used for planning. Teach time management so he/she can learn to determine the amount of time needed to get ready for school or a date. Help your child develop a weekly schedule. Times for different activities can be color coded, such as green = study time; blue = TV, red = school, etc.
Encourage your teen to volunteer at a nursing home, your church or synagogue or with an environmental group. These are non threatening activities and help develop self-esteem and good social skills. Subscribe to age-related magazines that will keep your child updated on current clothing, movies, music, etc. Many magazines are available on tape from Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic.
If your child wants to go to college, start to investigate college programs during the freshman year in high school. It will take time and good programs fill early. If your child has chosen a vocation instead, consider having a career counselor help with some of the decisions. On-the-job training will work for some programs. Others may require some post secondary training.
Help your teen to understand his/her disability and put it into perspective, e.g. "You have a problem with reading, but we can get books on tape, and you are great with your hands." The more you accept that learning disabilities are just a small part of a person, the more the person can accept him/herself.
It is your responsibility to keep yourself informed. The more you know, the more effectively you can help your child.
Try not to limit your child. Don't use the disability as a reason for not entering a profession or trying to obtain a job. More and more opportunities are opening up for persons with learning disabilities. Keep copies of all school and psychological reports. They may be needed to get services for your child later.
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My older sister and I don't look a bit alike. Growing up, she looked more like my parents so people assumed I was adopted. And, that line of thinking didn't change much until our younger brother and sister arrived. I was pretty surprised when my children were born looking rather similar — sharing certain facial features, skin tone and hair color. Some siblings look like carbon copies of one another and others are a mix of genetics. Which group do your tots fall into?
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As you probably are aware, bagels originated in Vienna over 300 years ago. They are said to have been very crusty and chewy back then, with a distinctive flavor and color. Today's bagel, on the other hand , is quickly evolving into a soft roll with a hole in it. Why? Customer demand, easier make-up, longer shelf life, use as a sandwich instead of being eaten by itself, in short, the many criteria pushing and pulling the original bagel formula have caused the industry to change the finished product to suit as many demands as possible.
According to the A.I.B., over five billion bagels were sold in this country in 1994. And based on a survey by Information Resources Inc., while bread, rolls, buns, and English Muffins all had 1994 sales dollar increases of 2 - 3.7%, fresh bagels rose 62.7% and frozen bagels rose 16.2%. These dollar sales increases undoubtedly are being followed by poundage increases also, as I understand the 1995 bagel is being scaled at 6 - 7 ounces (verses the average 3 ounce size) in order to comply with consumer demands.
The bagel is perfectly positioned for today's nutritional demands for a low-fat, low cholesterol, high-carbohydrate, grain-based food.
Who among us has tasted what I refer to as an "original bagel", perhaps better know as a "cement doughnut" or "Brooklyn Jawbreaker"? Some of you no doubt remember the dark brown chewy crust and dense crumb, and in particular, the very characteristic flavor. What contributed the most to that characteristic flavor? Malt, of course! The only "original bagel" I am aware of still being made today can be found in the New York City area - and they do use malt - just as their ancestors did.
What is Malt?
Malt Extract - Saccharide Profile
1 - 2%
7 - 10%
1 - 3%
39 - 42%
10 - 15%
Higher Saccharides
25 - 30%
Most Malts are slightly more than half as sweet as sucrose. The saccharide profile of Malt Extract, for example is 1-2% fructose, 7-10% glucose, 1-3% sucrose, 39-42% maltose, 10-15% maltotriose and 25-30% higher saccharides.
Since perceived sweetness basically is attributed to the mono and disaccharides fructose, glucose and sucrose, you can see why the overall sweetness of malt extract is lower than that of sucrose. With sucrose arbitrarily rated at 100 in sweetness value or scale, malt extract is about 55. Malt syrups, those with cereal adjunct, are rated at about 65. Keep these sweetness values in mind if the application you propose needs sweetness and you want to use a type of malt.
To give you an idea of Malt's wide application range, it can be found in the ingredient clauses of breakfast cereals, infant foods, saltine crackers, variety and party breads, crispy or hard rolls, soy milk, pet foods, pharmaceuticals, granola cereals and bars, rice cakes, pretzels, beverages, ice creams, cookies, icings, fillings and, of course, bagels. In addition, Malt also enhances chocolate and cocoa items by rounding out the bitter notes, resulting in a smoother, more mellow, chocolate flavor.
How is Malt Made?
The basic process used to produce malt will be described in general terms.
The basic malting process consists of three steps: steeping; germination; and drying.
Incoming raw barley is cleaned and graded to size, then put into cylindrical steep tanks with conical bottoms. Water is added and the barley allowed to absorb moisture to a 45-45% water content. The barley/water mixture in the steep tanks is agitated and aerated. When the optimum absorption has been achieved, the steeped grain is transferred to germinating beds.
Many variations in bed size exist in the malting industry but generally, as long as proper temperature and oxygenation conditions are available and maintained, they all seem to be satisfactory. Germination time varies from four to seven days, depending on the type barley and germination conditions.
The germinated "malt", or "green malt" at this stage, is fed into kilns and dried rapidly to about 6-12% moisture. This stops the germination, but leaves the activated enzymes intact. These enzymes, basically alpha and beta amylases, with some proteases, also are referred to as the diastase system, thus, the term "diastatic" for describing enzyme-active malt.
Final stages of processing the dried malted grain into liquid extracts or syrups involve crushing, "mashing" with water in mash tuns, then to lauter tuns and finally to the evaporators. During mashing, some of the barley starch is hydrolyzed into fermentable sugars. Also, by "mashing in" other cereal adjuncts, usually corn grits, at this stage, many other syrup variations are possible. The prepared mash goes to the lauter tuns where starch hydrolysis is continued and completed. The liquid portion of the lauter stage, or wort, is then drawn off to the evaporators. The residue from the lauter tuns, basically hulls, is usually sold as a high protein animal feed.
Depending on the type of malt desired, light or dark, diastatic or non diastatic, the evaporation conditions are adjusted accordingly. the final liquid malt from the evaporators is then packed in pails, drums, totes, trucks or railcars.
Basic Malt Extract profiles are shown here. The liquid Malt Extracts are evaporated to a uniform solids level of 79-82% and differ only in color and the presence or absence of diastatic activity. While these depict standard products, keep in mind that many different extracts can be produced. These could differ in any category - the solids could be higher or lower, although less than 70% solids is not recommended due to malt's ready fermentability when diluted. On the other hand, if extracts are evaporated to more than 82% solids, the viscosity is increased exponentially - for example, at 84% solids, you can almost walk on the extracts! Of course, these higher solids, extracts have to be kept very warm in order to handle them and are produced only for special applications.
Malt Extracts (All Barley)
Typical Analysis
Light Dark 60º Lintner Dry
Solids (%) 79 - 82 79 - 82 79 - 82 96.5 -98.0
Ash (%) 1.0 - .5 1.0 - 1.5 1.0 - 1.5 0.8 -1 .0
Reducing Sugars as Maltose (%) 55 - 65 55 - 65 55 - 65 71 - 75
Protein (% Nx5.7) 3.5 - 5.5 3.5 - 5.5 3.5 - 5.5 5.2 - 6.7
pH (10% solution) 5.0 - 5.6 5.0 - 5.6 5.0 - 5.6 5.6 - 6.2
Color Transmittance 70 - 85 40 - 55 70 - 85 60 - 85
Enzyme Activity (ºLintner) Nil Nil 60º * Nil
Reducing sugars (sucrose is not a reducing sugar) can vary with the type barley used initially, as can the protein. these sugars are important in helping produce the brown crust during baked due to the Maillard reaction. pH is fairly uniform although more acidic or more basic forms are available.
Color is very adjustable with temperature as is the enzyme activity. In fact, to produce an enzymatic, or diastatic extract, the evaporation temperatures obviously have to be maintained lower than the kill temperatures of the diastatic system. Conversely, the temperature is raised for the non diastatic types to kill the enzymes and raised further to produce the darker colored forms of malt.
The Dry malt Extract shown is the spray-dried form of the liquid non diastatic extracts. It too, can be varied depending on the desired levels of its various physical characteristics. While Dry Malt Extracts are easier to handle than the liquids, they are more expensive than the liquids and are hygroscopic as well. However, when used in combination with other dry ingredients such as in mixes, the dry malts work fine. This is due to their dispersion and consequent reduced tendency to attract moisture.
Note the similarities of these malt Syrups to the Malt Extracts. Solids are still 79-82%, pH is the same range and colors are very similar also. The differences occur in the reducing sugars and protein. The reducing sugars are higher due to the corn adjunct and the protein is lower because of corn's lack of protein. By the way, these profiles depict a malt to corn ratio of about 65:35. Many other ratios are possible, from 10:90 to 90:10, depending on the user's desired applications and physical characteristics. While these products are made using he natural diastatic system, there are products on the market achieving similar characteristics and profiles which use added fungal enzymes, not the natural diastatic system, and are physical blends of malt extracts and corn syrups. If you recall, the process described earlier used malted barley and corn grits in the mash stage of production, resulting in what are considered natural products.
Dry non diastatic malt syrups are the spray dried forms of their liquid counterparts. While only two standard items are shown, other variations of color and flavor are possible, from lighter to darker and from mild malt flavor to a pronounced malt flavor.
Dry Diastatic Malt, a dry blend of malted barley flour, wheat flour and dextrose, as compared to the previous dry non diastatic malts, shows lower reducing sugars, higher protein and a lighter color. It should be stressed here, however, that dry diastatic malt contributes very little in terms of flavor or color versus use of liquid diastatic malt. If liquid diastatic malt were to be dried, the enzymes, or diastatic system, would be rendered inactive due to the heat that must be used in the drying process. Therefore, the only way to achieve a dry diastatic malt is by dry blending the malted barley flour, which is enzymatically active in the range of 200º Lintner, with the standardizing ingredients wheat flour and dextrose. (While it is a "malt", malted barley flour does not have a malt flavor nor does it contribute much to color. It basically is just a flour with enzymatic activity.) The blending ratios used will vary depending on the beginning activity of the malted barley flour versus the desired finished product Lintner values of either 20º L. or 60º L. Basically then, by using dry diastatic malt, the only beneficial characteristic available is that of enzymatic activity (not color, not flavor, not crust characteristics). Conversely, of course, by using diastatic malt, the beneficial malt characteristics are available to the user.
Of general interest perhaps, particularly to the nutritionists, is the next listing of the compound found so far in malt extract. This is a compilation of many test results from many different extracts since the barleys used do differ somewhat from variety to variety and from region to region - even field to field! Of course, most of the compounds listed are present in only very small amounts with the exceptions of maltose and higher saccharides and some of the minerals.
Keep in mind that malt contributes maltose (sweetness), mineral salts, soluble proteins, dough conditioning enzymes, flavor, color, and nutritive materials which promote vigorous yeast activity, accelerate dough conditioning, and adds flavor and aroma to the finished products. Diastatic malts, either liquid or dry, supplement the amylase in the wheat flour to provide sugar for fermentation and improve dough handling by helping modify, or relax, the gluten in the wheat flour. non diastatic malt, also liquid or dry, basically add flavor and color, as well as sweetness. the type malt to use should be the one which optimizes the effects of the other ingredients reduces processing requirements, balances the flavor level and results in a richer, more saleable finished product.
How Can Malt Improve Your Bagel?
While the preceding may have confused you somewhat when it comes down to the question, "which malt should I use?" or, "should I use malt?", let me assure you that a type of malt exists for use with any given type bagel and that malt does improve your overall product.
From my perspective, the types of sweeteners used in bagels across the country range from High Fructose Corn Syrup to sucrose to brown sugar to molasses to diastatic liquid malt syrup to non diastatic liquid and dry malt syrup. There are combinations of sweeteners used as well. Sound even more confusing? Let's"unconfuse" it by briefly reviewing the characteristics of these sweeteners I just mentioned.
Taking sucrose first, or sugar, if you prefer, it is is about the sweetest of the sweeteners just mentioned. It usually is used in the dry, granular form and at usage levels of 2% to 6% based on flour. HFCS (the 42 type) is as sweet, or a little sweeter, than sucrose but is used in the liquid form. Since this grade of HFCS is about 76% solids, the moisture difference between it and dry sucrose should be adjusted by appropriately modifying the amount of formula water. Both sucrose and HFCS contribute to the crust color of bagels and, of course, add sweetness and provide food for the yeast during dough fermentation. Brown sugar, in addition to the attributes of sucrose, adds flavor and color to bagels. Since brown sugar is a mixture of sucrose and molasses, some bagel producers merely add the two components separately.
Now, assuming you want to produce a bagel with eye appeal, good taste and a medium to soft crumb, the sweetener having the ability to impart all these characteristics is - brown sugar - with the exception of malt. malt versus brown sugar in bagels, at equal solids levels, produces bagels with a richer crust color than brown sugar, with more of a pleasing, cereal-like flavor, and with a softer crumb. the type malt used is a 20ºL liquid malt syrup, shown here. It is a dark brown liquid, (not available in the dry form as the enzymes would be destroyed by the heat used in drying) about 79 to 82% solids, has a high reducing sugar content for good yeast activity, and has a fairly neutral pH, making it compatible and synergistic with the flavors of the other ingredients present in the bagel formula.
Viscosity at room temperature is such that the Malt Syrup pours easily regardless of the container. It, as well as all malts, is water-soluble and incorporates rapidly into bagel doughs.
Its microbiological profile indicated it is a very "clean" product, with a maximum of 5,000 Total Plate Count and less than 20 Yeast and Mold per gram. It is sterile when packed and should keep for up to at least six months in the original, unopened container.
The next illustration shows the nutritional profile of Liquid Malt on a 100 gram basis. It is basically a carbohydrate comprised mostly of complex carbohydrates rather than the "sugar" carbohydrates. In other words, and as shown before, the amount of mono and disaccharides or "sugar carbohydrates, is lower than that of the higher saccharides. Of particular note are the absence of fat and cholesterol. therefore, if you are interested n making no-fat and no-cholesterol claims, Liquid Malt can assist you. The vitamins and minerals present can assist you also in making nutritional claims. It is realized that the amount of Liquid Malt present in your products is fairly small, but these "goodies" are present nonetheless and will still add to your overall product's required nutritional label panel.
Nutrient Content of Liquid Malt Syrup
Calories 400 g
Moisture 20 g
Protein 1.2 g
Ash 0.5 g
Carbohydrates * 78.3 g
---Complex 52.0 g
---Sugars 26.3 g
Vitamin C 2.0 mg
Thiamin trace
Niacin 2.7 mb NE
Riboflavin 0.15 mg
Fat 0
Cholesterol 0
Total Dietary Fiber 0
Iron trace
Calcium 3.0 mg
Sodium 5.1 mg
Potassium 96 mg
Liquid Malt Syrup is a combination of malt and corn grits whose formula was developed after many field trials under different conditions and using a variety of finished product requirements. Of course, while Liquid Malt provides the optimum characteristics of color, flavor and crisp crust to most bagel formulas, there are other variations of bagels which require different malts to achieve their desired characteristics. As long as these variations are within the realm of barley's ability to produce a malt meeting the required differences, a malt can be specially produced. For example, a wide range of brown colors is available, from light tan to almost black. In terms of transmittance, light malts can be produced up to 95T and dark malts actually down to zero T. Transmittance, by the way, is the scale used to read color in the laboratory using a dilute sample of malt. Also, flavor intensity can be modified, if desired, by adjusting or changing the initial barley used, and/or the germination time and temperatures used throughout the process. The ratio of malt to corn also plays a big part in determining flavor - the higher the malt percentage, the more malt flavor.
A typical Bagel formula, shown here, uses 4.5% Liquid Malt, based on flour.. The finished products made from this formula exhibit good rich crust color, good keeping quality, and have good flavor as well.
Typical Bagel Formula
Ponds Ounces
High Gluten Flour
Water 48 --
Yeast -- 9
Salt 1 --
Liquid Maple Syrup 4 8
Total Weight 153 17
Another variation is this Deli Bagel Formula. Note a total of 5% sweetener is specified, but two sweeteners are indicated, Malt Syrup and Liquid Brown Sugar. This double whammy ensures good flavor, color, sweetness an keeping quality.
Realistically, bake temperature does play a major part in determining crust color and crispness. Since malt readily caramelizes with temperature, the amount and type of malt present can greatly effect the finished crust color. Oftentimes, bagels can achieve the desired crust color faster with malt, rather than with other sweeteners, thus reducing both bake time and bake costs. While the lye bath gelatinizes the surface starch, which also caramelizes in the oven, it has been found that malt in the dough does increase the degree of crust caramelization. In fact, and this is a tip, about 1/4 ounce malt per gallon of water in the lye bath accelerates crust color development dramatically. Also, the crust color itself, instead of being somewhat dull, is shinier and richer looking due to the malt.
Malt Availability
Liquid Malt is available nationwide from Malt Products Corporation through strategically located public warehouses. It is packaged n five gallon pails, 55 gallon drums, totes and in bulk. The dry forms of Malt are available in 50 pound bags. The tote bin contains the equivalent of five drums in the space of four drums as it is the size of a standard pallet. It weighs about 3,500 pounds gross weight and is handled easily by most fork-lifts. It is one unit with a metal pallet, not wood, being part of the basic cage and jug. It is also returnable, eliminating the problem of drum disposal.
It is hoped this discussion of the general description of malts, their processing, applications, and special use in bagels, will be of use to each of you in the bagel industry. Various types of malts, especially Liquid Malt, have been described and suggestions made as to their application and functional possibilities.
Liquid malt is a very important intermediate ingredient in that it provides flavor, color and essential crust characteristics to bagels. Sweetness and nutritive values are also contributed by Liquid Malt. Your current no-sugar added, no fat and no cholesterol claim is not compromised by use of all-natural Liquid Malt.
Where else can the consumer find a product exhibiting the nutritional attributes and well as the overall eating enjoyment offered by bagels? There aren't very many such products to be found. Good luck in your individual endeavors to make better bagels! I hope my remarks have been of interest and will prove useful to those endeavors.
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Critic score distribution:
1. Positive: 16 out of 17
2. Negative: 0 out of 17
1. The GC version gets a better graphics boost than the Xbox counterpart, but both versions pack the same great gameplay.
2. Everything about The Sims just reeks of quality and charm; from the way that every Sim action is beautifully animated to the way they talk to each other, and you, in voices that you can almost make out. But can’t.
3. 90
The Xbox version of The Sims trades the PC version’s precise control for much improved presentation and more directed gameplay.
4. Through polygonal graphics, tons of new items, and hilarious level-based play, I can honestly say that the Sims has never looked or played better. [Apr 2003, p.93]
5. While The Sims isn’t a totally radical departure from its PC origins, the Xbox version scores just a tad higher than on the other console version I’ve played, the GameCube, because of its slightly better graphics, more comfortable controller, and easier game save system on the built-in Xbox hard drive.
User Score
Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings
User score distribution:
1. Positive: 9 out of 12
2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
3. Negative: 3 out of 12
1. Seth
Dec 23, 2004
Thought it was the shiznit.
2. ChadC.
Mar 2, 2004
Why do so many dorks like this game? I would rather watch my wallpaper peel in my APT then play this game. I bought this game because a friend recommended it and now he is no longer my friend! Full Review »
3. Ivannatinkle
Jan 9, 2004
It's a good game but it would be better with a rejuvenator!! larry king sucks. | http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/the-sims/critic-reviews?dist=positive | dclm-gs1-237240002 | false | false | {
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Buyer Representation: The PR Agents of Real Estate; Why You Need One and Why You Should Care
You are poised and ready to buy a property. The time is right! You have talked with friends, family and your banker. You feel good. Countless real estate websites are bookmarked on the laptop and you start making calls. You are eager to find out the price, square footage, and amenities of your favorite properties.
If you are lucky to get a warm body to answer the phone, the person on the other end will likely provide you a detailed description of the home and naturally try to entice you to visit the property. The individual that answers the phone is the listing agent and they work on behalf of the seller. What happens when you visit the property and realize that the backyard is too small? Or the master bedroom looks nothing like it did in the online picture? During your visit the listing agent will suggest other listings they have that could meet your requirements. Will their other listings really suit you better? What happens if they don’t have any other listings in that neighborhood? What happens next? In this scenario there are 2 discouraged parties, the property does not meet your needs and the listing agent just spent an hour with an un-qualified buyer. The conversation ends and each party returns to their corner; discouraged.
What would happen if when you first called to enquire about the property, the other person on the end of the phone was NOT the listing agent but instead a buyer’s representative?
A buyer’s representative (or buyer’s agent) is the individual who’s primary focus is to take your property wish list and turn it into a reality; a reality in today’s market place. Your heart flutters for a property due to its curb appeal and its location within your ideal neighborhood, yet there are likely other items that you have not considered that could knock this home out of the running. It is a buyer’s agent job to first take the time to understand and clarify the “must have” features in your next home. Clarification is crucial for the buyer’s agent to do their job effectively and clarification of the “must have” list is essential for you as the search moves forward! The buyer’s agent will present you with options that you would have never considered; you may be bias with your selections, but a buyer’s agent is not. Property searches can be exhausting, but a buyer’s agent will keep your search on track since your “must have” list is what leads the search and not the emotional pull of a home that often beckons buyers to drive around to see what else they can find to view on any given Open House Sunday.
A buyer’s agent is like a stellar PR agent. They only want you to see the best of the best and will not waste your time taking you to view properties that do not match your criteria. When you find “the” house the buyer’s agent will provide you with their recommendations and will negotiate the property on your behalf. If you walked into an open house and the listing agent showed you the property and you wanted to put in an offer, who do you think would get the better deal? Who would be your advocate in that situation? Think about who is representing your needs, because without someone looking out for your best interest you might as well take out wallet and show the listing agent exactly how much money you have to spend. Rest assured that the listing agent will turn around and notify the seller of the exact contents of your wallet, not for any other reason except that it is their duty and it is mandated by law. What sorts of laws protect you? A buyer’s agent will discuss the laws and how they can and will protect you, but this information is not available unless you enlist the assistance of a buyer’s agent!
Naples Meridian team members are proud to have earned their certification as accredited buyer representatives (ABR). They have helped countless buyers purchase properties in the United Kingdom and Naples, Florida and are the sole buyer’s representatives for the Belz Sells Team in Naples, Florida.
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Ruger writes:
Obama has been supporting this bill from the start goose, its his too.
It shouldn't be hard for anyone to see that the insurance company's have a lot to gain from mandated policy's. Romney tried this in Mass. and failed.
Why would we want a program is a proven failure?
Canada can see that socialist programs don't work. Our Medicaid and Medicare are prime examples.
Congress can’t get Republican votes for political cover and Blue Dog Democrats that got elected in Conservative districts worry about going against the will of their voters which are adamantly opposed to this bill.
Yes, they have the votes. They could do it if they really wanted to. Their failure to do so is because of the electoral reality on the house floor.
Of course the media will blame Republicans and Conservatives when it’s obvious Democrats have the votes, but this is the media’s game.
BTW, The so called 'death panel'(there will be rationing)is already law ,it was HR1 in the stimulus Bill and has a 1.1 billion dollar budget and its Chairman is Ezekiel Emmanuel.
Its really hard to trust this administration at this point. So many lies.
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Stylist: Lacy
Rating: Salon Rating: 5 Scissors
I found Lacy after I had tried a few other stylists who have been reviewed here. The other stylists weren't bad they just weren't great. Lacy is pretty fabulous. She has curly hair herself which I think makes a big difference. I've had 4 cuts with her now and they were all great, long cuts and now a shorter one. Her skill/technique is great as well as her artist eye. I really feel like this is the first time that my haircut was tailored for my curls ie my curls in the front are a lot tighter, I get weird bulk on the sides, almost some straight pieces - but she knows how to make the cut work for me. I haven't had any color or highlights so I can't say much about that. But I would trust her to do it right based on my cuts. She's approachable and I have no problem telling her my needs and she's great with making suggestions. She's also got that good balance of talking or not talking if you don't feel like it. As far as the salon itself goes, I like it as well. It seems like there are a range of clients, all ages, hairs, men/women. It's easy to get to, right off Camp Bowie. It's clean, kind of mid century modern feel but not fussy at all. Very comfortable. They also do a lot of charity which is pretty awesome. I think the last one was a food drive for the Tarrant county food bank. They've done water for the homeless when it was a million degrees here this summer too. They give you a reminder text about your appointment the day before if you want it. And I had one cut that I decided I just needed more taken off and they handled it like pros. I've had a lot of bad haircuts so I'm pretty critical of stylists but there really isn't anything I don't like about this place.
Stylist: Lacy
I would recommend that anyone with ANY type of curly hair go to Lacy. She is soooo amazing! Originally, I saw a curl-girl's hair that looked awesome and she suggested I try Lacy. I was NOT disappointed. I have recommended her to my sister (who has tight curls like me) and several other women with curly hair, and each one of them have personally thanked me, as well as refuse to go anywhere else in the Metroplex for haircuts. Lacy has almost exclusively curly haired customers for a reason, she's great. She also has curly hair and understands it well. From long (my usual cut) to short (my recent cut) she always does a great job. Worth EVERY penny. Seriously. | http://www.naturallycurly.com/salons/view/id/2340/lux-machine-fort-worth-texas-united-states/ | dclm-gs1-237370002 | false | false | {
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Autumn leaves provide a backdrop for the Quincy Smelting Works located along Portage Lake across from Houghton, Michigan.
The Quincy Smelting Works is the only copper smelter in the Great Lakes region still standing in substantial condition. It reflects the technology of the time, the industrial processes critical to the industry and the workplace of the people who produced copper for industrial and domestic uses. More... | http://www.nps.gov/kewe/parkmgmt/jobs.htm | dclm-gs1-237420002 | false | false | {
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By Dan King - Newcastle United Communications Officer
Peter Beardsley was left "very impressed" by Sylvain Marveaux's performance as he scored one and set up two in Newcastle's 5-0 practice match win over Gateshead.
Former Rennes midfielder Marveaux played the whole game at United's Benton-based Training Centre, while Shane Ferguson also completed 90 minutes after limping off in the first friendly of the summer against Darlington.
Haris Vuckic and Nile Ranger were also on target while trialist defenders William Remy and Darnel Situ both did well, but it was the Frenchman who had Reserve Team Coach Beardsley waxing lyrical after the match.
"That was Marveaux's first 90 minutes for the club and I thought he was outstanding," Beardsley told
"A lot of the things he did were simple but effective and I was very, very impressed. He very rarely gave the ball away and that's the sign of a good player.
"Sometimes the hardest pass can be a five yard pass, because you want to be clever, but he was never trying to be clever and I really thought he was outstanding.
"I have to be honest, I hadn't seen loads of him when he was at Rennes but I was very impressed."
Marveaux was not involved as Newcastle drew against Arsenal on the opening day of the season as he continues to regain full match sharpness following the injury which ruled him out for most of last season.
But he became more and more influential against Gateshead, suggesting that he is getting ever-closer to his best.
"He got stronger as the game went on, which is good when you consider he hasn't played a full game since November," Beardsley said. "We asked him a couple of times, was he okay, did he want to come off, but he definitely wanted to play on.
"So I think that was a massive plus. We know what Fergie can do but for me Sylvain was a big bonus for the manager.
"And the good thing was the manager, Johnny Carver and Steve Stone were all there so they could see it with their own eyes." | http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20110817/beardsley-impressed-by-marveaux_2281670_2423407 | dclm-gs1-237430002 | false | false | {
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0.073146 | <urn:uuid:6416a368-f285-4b1d-91c4-939c2551b79c> | en | 0.96546 | POP MUSIC; Snoop Dogg's Gentle Hip-Hop Growl
Published: November 21, 1993
It's past midnight on a cool Friday in September, and a photo shoot for a beer ad is breaking up. The photographer's lights still illuminate a small parking lot in West Hollywood, Calif., which is empty save for a few Mercedes-Benzes, Jeeps and low-riders and a handful of young black men.
At the center of the group, looming over all, is the shoot's subject, a thin, dark-skinned 6-foot-4 rapper with sunken cheeks and a razor-sharp nose. He leans at what appears a 45-degree angle, surveying the scene around him out of the corners of his eyes. Hours ago he had turned himself in to the police on the charge of murder and was released on $1 million bail; in minutes he will return to the studio to work on his debut album, "Doggy style," the most anticipated hip-hop album ever. His name is Snoop Doggy Dogg.
Over this past year the 22-year-old rapper has been the most ubiquitous man in hip-hop. His voice has flowed from Walkmans, DJ turntables and Jeep stereos as his face graced MTV and the cover of Rolling Stone, all thanks to his featured role on Dr. Dre's album, "The Chronic," which has sold more than three million copies, becoming the fifth-biggest-selling rap album.
On Tuesday, Death Row Records will release "Doggystyle," from the man born Calvin Broadus in Long Beach, Calif., and nicknamed Snoop by his mother. The album follows the first single and video, "What's My Name?," and is expected to enter Billboard's pop album chart at No. 1, a first for a debut album. "This is the biggest buzz I've ever seen," says Chris Lighty, president of Rush Management, which handles many of the top rappers. "The last time there was anything close was probably Jimi Hendrix, no, N.W.A.'s Niggaz4Life. People are going to the store asking, 'Is it in yet? Is it in yet?' "
Snoop's music is gangster rap, a genre marked by rhymes that describe the violent challenges of urban living. Gangster rap is probably hip-hop's best-known subset, but it is no more the definitive expression of hip-hop than fusion is of jazz. Like jazz, all hip-hop may sound the same to the inexperienced ear, but beneath the posturing and booming beat lies one of pop's most complex forms. With its collagist ethic, hip-hop pulls from all of popular culture, from old television shows to up-to-the-minute slang, to inform the rapper's often autobiographical presentation. But just as jazz celebrates mastery, hip-hop prizes originality: in (now dated) hip-hop parlance, the word fresh meant excellent. At the moment, "dope" means great.
There are rappers with greater rhythmic flexibility and tonal dynamism than Snoop, but where newness is the virtue, Snoop matters, because his vocal approach is, in every sense, fresh. "Snoop ain't the dopest," says Jermaine Dupri, the producer of the platinum-selling rap group Kris Kross, "but he's king right now."
Snoop's vocal style is part of what distinguishes him: where many rappers scream, figuratively and literally, he speaks softly. Compare the treatment of the murder of a police officer in the song "Deep Cover," from the soundtrack of the 1992 movie of that name, with that of Ice-T's "Cop Killer." Both songs gained popularity in the summer of 1992, but "Deep Cover" did not provoke the controversy "Cop Killer" did because of Snoop's subtlety: to understand "Deep Cover's" refrain -- " 'cuz it's one eight seven on a undercover cop" -- one has to know that in Los Angeles police terminology the number 1-8-7 means homicide.
"It's the way you put it down," Snoop explains. "I put it down with a twist. Everybody in the whole world knew 'Cop Killer' meant kill a cop. And every policeman knows the municipal code is 187, but everybody in the whole world didn't know that."
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Write On!
The Art and Practice of Keeping a Trip Journal A Life in Books
By Tamia Nelson
December 10, 2013
Anyone who remembers what things were like in the Age of Film will know how their treasured color prints faded over the years. And the same thing is true of the images that are fixed on — in the late Colin Fletcher's wonderful phrase — the emulsion of memory. In other words, no matter how vivid our memories were initially, they grow dim with the passage of time. We literally lose sight of our past. For some people, and some memories, this is a very good thing, of course. But few paddlers would wish the remembrance of trips past to fade away and die.
Yet it happens. So we do what we can to stay time's hand. Our cameras are useful weapons in this rather one‑sided battle. That said, cameras record only outward appearances. They do nothing to preserve our inner life: our thoughts and our dreams, our joys and our sorrows. And it is by these deep currents in our stream of consciousness that the truest record of our journeys is made. Capturing those fast‑flowing thoughts is never easy, however. Words are the only tools that can tackle the job. Which is why it pays to …
Make Room in Your Pack for a Journal
I do. Though this hasn't always been the case. As a child, I never kept a diary. But the demands of geology coursework got me in the habit of making detailed field notes, and the practice served me well during my years in the stones‑and‑bones trade. Soon it seemed unnatural not to be scribbling something in a notebook at the end of each day, even when I was knocking about the backcountry for no purpose but pleasure. And I'm glad I did. Now, whenever memories dim and incidents from my past life seem impossibly distant, I can pull water‑stained volumes down from the shelf and rediscover those lost worlds — before they are gone forever. In effect, I am re‑imprinting images on the emulsion of memory.
And what I do, you can do, too. Is it hard to get started? Not at all. The necessary tools are probably on your desk already, or if they're not, they're as close as the nearest HyperMart. You'll also need discipline, though, and you won't find that on any store shelf. You'll have to find it within yourself. But first, let's talk tools. What are the essentials? Pick and choose from these lists:
• Pencil
• Ballpoint
• Felt‑tipped pen
• Fountain pen
• Notebook
• Sketchpad
• Clipboard
• Ring binder
• Waterproof bag(s)
• Erasure
• Drawing pens and ink
• Brushes and paints
• Camera
• Pocket recorder
• Photocopied maps
I'll leave the choice of implement up to you. Some paddlers are pencil people. Others favor ballpoint pens. A few opt for felt‑tips, and a very few, fountain pens. Whatever your preference, there are some cautions and caveats worth noting: Not all inks are waterproof. If you're a pen person, therefore, you'll want to test your ink before venturing out into the wet. And pencil people should weigh the advantages of a soft lead (B or 2B). These are a lot kinder to sodden paper than the harder HB. (The "standard writing pencil," HBs are often labeled #2 in the States. B's are labeled #1. You can thank Henry David Thoreau's daddy for the confusion.)
With these preliminaries behind us, let's take a closer look at the items in the second column, the substrate on which to pin your fleeting thoughts. It's arguably first among equals. You won't get far without something to write on, will you? So the question you'll need to ask yourself at the start is …
What's the Right Journal for Me? The simple answer: Choose and use whatever floats your boat. Even if you decide that making pictures is easier than stringing words together, you'll still need something to write on. You'll want to record the who, what, when, where, and why behind each sketch or photo. A smartphone or GPS‑capable camera can help in this regard, but neither will do the whole job, and an orphan image (Was that Québec in '86? Or Maine in '78? Or…?) is little help in reawakening slumbering memories.
Now it's time to delve into the details. One of the first things you'll discover where notebooks are concerned is that …
Size Matters. Are you intimidated when you confront a large, blank page? Or does having all that empty space before you inspire you to write? Large journals (8½ by 11 inches, say) are harder to pack, but they certainly give you room to roam. On the other hand, small notebooks can be slipped into a shirt pocket, where they're ready to record a fleeting thought without forcing you to rummage through a dry bag first. But then you'll need to reduce most entries to the length of a tweet. The middle ground — notebooks that are 5 by 7 inches or thereabouts — may offer the best balance between convenience and versatility.
But size isn't the whole story, it also pays …
To Judge a (Note)book by Its Cover. There's more to a notebook than paper, after all. Spiral‑bound, softcover notebooks make it easy to flip through the pages, and if the spiral is on the top, it won't get in your way as you write. But wire spirals tear pages, and the sharp ends have been known to poke holes in things best left intact (like dry bags). On the other hand, hardback notebooks — most are stitched or "perfect‑bound"; you may remember these from your schooldays — pose no threat to your dry bag's integrity. They offer a firm writing surface, into the bargain. Yet they can make the actual business of writing awkward. Breaking in the binding beforehand helps, but many paddlers (I'm one) still find hardback notebooks curiously claustrophobic. Of course, some folks simply clamp loose sheets of paper in a clipboard and claim that this gives them the best of both worlds. And so it does, at least until they release the clip just as a gust of wind comes along. (I used sturdy covered aluminum clipboards in the field during my stones‑and‑bones years, but they're damned difficult things to pack.) Ring binders? Well, I think they're needlessly bulky — and impossibly balky. But you may not.
In any event, a cover of some sort is necessary, because writing out of doors is invariably …
Wet Work. The paddling world is a soggy place, and water and paper don't get on. Is waterproof paper the answer? Yes and no. It won't turn to pulp if you're caught in a downpour, but its tactile qualities leave much to be desired. Some waterproof papers I've used have been nearly writing‑proof, too. And as I warned you earlier, not all inks are waterproof. Which means that your waterproof pages may contain nothing but a polychromatic smear after a hard rain. I've had pretty good luck just using soft pencil on high‑quality rag paper — and then taking pains to keep my notebooks out of the worst of the wet, a job made easier by some sort of …
Supplementary Waterproofing. Not that this is always simple. While a dry box or deck bag offers the greatest protection against driving rain and dumping waves, plastic freezer bags do a pretty good job in keeping your sketchpad or journal dry under less heroic conditions, especially if you double‑bag. But you'll have to take the notebook out of the bag whenever you want to write something down, and therein lies the rub. An umbrella works pretty well as an impromptu writing shelter, even in heavy rain — provided that the wind isn't blowing half a gale — but not many paddlers carry umbrellas. (I do. Often.) Failing a trusty bumbershoot, you'll have to fall back on a hastily rigged tarp or poncho, or do all your writing in your tent. (NB You'll also need to keep your hands dry. You do have a bandanna, don't you?)
And finally, a brief note about the ancillary items in the third column:
Impedimenta. Though words carry the story line in a journal, sketches and photos can add a lot. And they're the preferred media for some paddlers. Just be sure you have the tools you'll need. Audio recordings are worth having, too. But whether you opt for pictures or sound or both, some explanatory text will still be necessary. As I've already pointed out, in years to come you'll want to know the who, what, when, where, and why behind each photo, sketch, and audio clip. And your journal is just the place for this vital information. A final suggestion: Tuck copies of the relevant quad(s) or chart(s) into your journal and annotate them as you go. There are no better keys for unlocking the closed rooms of memory.
Perhaps the foregoing seems rather wooly and unfocused, and it is. Journal‑keeping is an endlessly variable art. The field of possibilities is too broad for me to consider each and every one in depth. But I can at least tell you what I do. And you can take it from there.
Here's a small sample from my collection of sketchpads and trip journals:
Vade Mecum
As you can see, I have indeed played the field, using both spiral‑bound notebooks and hardcover field books (their brightly colored covers are a plus; they're very hard to lose or leave behind), along with a couple of inexpensive double‑wire bound (Wire‑O) sketchpads.
Now it's time to peek beneath the covers:
An Open Book
The sketchbooks contain medium‑weight drawing paper, while the spiral‑bound notebooks can best be described as student‑grade. Neither tolerates wetting. But the field books are made of sterner stuff. Their high‑rag‑content paper, though certainly not waterproof, will nonetheless survive a brief shower (or even momentary immersion) without immediately turning to pulp, and the alternating column‑ruled and squared pages are ideal for mapping and scientific drawing.
Blank Verse
Yet good as the field books are — and make no mistake, they are good; penciled notes I made more than 30 years ago are still as readable as they were on the day they were scribbled down — they're awkward to carry and use. The covers are as stiff and unyielding as those of hardback best‑sellers, and they fight you at every turn when you try to cram the books into confined spaces. Field books are also costly, and the texture of the rag paper is rather coarse, making it difficult to execute careful pencil drawings. The upshot? These days I mostly use the medium‑sized spiral‑bound notebooks that I can find in any HyperMart. They're cheap, they slip easily into the side pockets of my rucksack (or the cargo pocket of my field pants), and they have a pleasant "hand." The small sketchpad at the bottom (in the photo above) is my choice for note‑taking and quick sketches under way. I can tuck it into a shirt pocket, where it's available at a moment's notice.
That's what I use, at any rate. You may see things differently. But getting your kit together is only the first step. Once you have it all in hand, you need to decide on your …
Note‑Taking Strategy
The only rule is that you must write something every day. Style, spelling, and grammar can go by the boards. The important thing is to capture your fleeting thoughts and momentary impressions before they're gone forever. Write them down. Now. Or scribble a quick sketch if that serves the purpose better, as in the example below:
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble
It's a sketch map of a small pond tucked away in the central Adirondacks. There's also an inset sketch showing our camp for the night, and another illustrating the rough and ready approach we adopted in getting our 17‑foot canoe over a portage that was as stony as it was steep. There are notes on the birds and the bugs, too (but nothing about the bees), plus reminders about things not to forget next time.
And no, it's not Remembrance of Things Past. But it's more than enough to refresh the emulsion of memory. That's all I ask.
Perhaps you worry that you'll need some help getting your epistolary engine turning over. If so, consider these topics, any one of which warrants an entry in your trip journal:
• The weather
• Encounters with wildlife, from blackflies to white bears
• How (and where) the fish were biting
• The names of people you met on the trail
• Food notes: which meals worked and which didn't
• Campsites: location, condition, the state of the privy (if any)…
• Route‑finding tips, including directions to trailheads and springs
• On‑water course logs (of particular importance for open‑water crossings)
• Scouting reports for rapids: runnable drops, locations of sweepers, etc.
• Bright ideas on better ways of doing things
• Gear notes: what worked, what didn't, and what to bring next time
• And anything else you don't want to forget
Of course, this is just the beginning. You'll soon discover that the greatest problem with keeping a trip journal is deciding what to leave out. If you try to get everything down in black and white, you'll never have any time for paddling. Or eating, come to that. Even when you're on holiday, you can't altogether escape the tyranny of clock and calendar. (In fact, if you're paddling in tidal waters, you'll find that you're more of a slave to the clock than you are during the workweek.) But it's still worth setting aside at least ten minutes in every day to jot down a few summary notes. Nothing will come of nothing, after all, but a great deal can flow from just a few words.
If you've ever whiled away a winter weekend by reading from the journal of a 19th‑century explorer (and most paddlers have, I'd bet), you may have asked yourself how the author did it. How did he — or occasionally she — find the time? And then you've probably wondered if you could do the same thing. The answer? Yes, you can. You'll reap rewards out of all proportion to the effort involved, too.
But first you have to get started. And now you know how. So write on!
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• Backwaters (noteworthy landmarks in paddlesport's literary backwaters)
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He didn't say it like that, but during last night's Republican primary debate, Rick Perry seemed to promise to start / restart more wars. He wants to put the troops back in Iraq, just days after the war ended. We all know that long wars generate jobs for Americans... or not, I guess. Well at least those lazy bums in the US Military (who, me?) would finally get back to work. "I would send troops back into Iraq" He went on to clarify, but I think he had already lost most Americans. "I … [Read more...]
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Martin O'Neill
Discussion in 'Pure Football' started by Mr Redknapp, Dec 1, 2011.
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1. Mr Redknapp
Mr Redknapp Striker
Could he be our Bobby Robson when he joined Newcastle in '99?.
He was exactly what they needed a talismanic man who lifted the club.
2. Bangkok Blackcat
Bangkok Blackcat Midfield
No! He'll knife the club in the back not vice versa.
3. newtonlee2
newtonlee2 New Member
I think and hope he could be
4. naughtynose
naughtynose Striker
Ladies and Gentleman the new Charles N'Zogbia of the SMB
5. PhilSAFC
PhilSAFC Striker
martin oneill threads have been doing the rounds since before nzog was born. I know as I started a lot of them:oops:
6. naughtynose
naughtynose Striker
7. PhilSAFC
PhilSAFC Striker
used to have him as my avatar and my location as 'waiting for MON' or summit daft like that. Must have been after mic mac was sacked:oops:
8. Tommy Tolpuddle
Tommy Tolpuddle Full Back
This is what I thought.
Remember at the time that many (not just SAFC fans but in the press) thought that Robson was past his sell by date.
Although he steadied the ship and didn't really make an impact until he had been there for a couple of seasons, the Mags could tell progress was being made.
If O'Neill had half the impact I'd be delighted.
9. naughtynose
naughtynose Striker
Yeah I remember. God loves a tryer mate, your long standing wish could be coming true though eh
10. I am not completely oppossed to o'neil. But if he wants the job he must explain himself for rejecting the chance to managed us TWICE before. No true mackem would do that.
11. PhilSAFC
PhilSAFC Striker
Jizz all ower if so. Would almost be as amazing as appointing nyron.
12. naughtynose
naughtynose Striker
Bruce knocked the nufc job back twice. and hes a true mag
theory blown
13. The standards of the mag are different from ours, that what seperates us.
14. Seaham Towny
Seaham Towny Winger
hear hear
15. naughtynose
naughtynose Striker
here here mate
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"The Overcoat" (Шинель, Shinel; sometimes translated as "The Cloak") is the title of a short story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, thus spawning Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous quote: "We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'." The story has been adapted into a variety of stage and film interpretations.
The cost of a new overcoat is beyond Akaky's meagre salary, so he forces himself to live within a strict budget to save sufficient money to buy the new overcoat. Meantime, he and Petrovich frequently meet to discuss the style of the new coat. During that time, Akaky's zeal for copying is replaced with excitement about his new overcoat, to the point that he thinks of little else. Finally, with the addition of an unexpectedly large holiday salary bonus, Akaky has saved enough money to buy a new overcoat.
Akaky and Petrovich go to the shops in St. Petersberg and pick the finest materials they can afford (beaver fur is unaffordable, but they buy the best cat fur available for the collar). The new coat is of impressively good quality and appearance, and is the talk of Akaky's office on the day he arrives wearing it. His clerk superior decides to host a party honoring the new overcoat, at which the habitually solitary Akaky is out of place; after the event, Akaky goes home from the party, far later than he normally would. Enroute home, two ruffians confront him, take his coat, kick him down, and leave him unconscious in the snow.
Akaky finds no help from the authorities in recovering his lost overcoat. Finally, on the advice of another clerk in his department, he asks for help from a "Very Important Person" (sometimes translated the prominent person, the person of consequence), a high-ranking general. The narrator notes that the general habitually belittles subordinates in attempting to appear more important than he truly is. After keeping Akakii waiting an unnecessarily long time, the general demands of him exactly why he has brought so trivial a matter to him, personally, and not presented it to his secretary (the procedure for separating the VIPerson from the lesser clerks).
Socially inept, Akaky makes an unflattering remark concerning departmental secretaries, provoking so powerful a scolding from the general that he nearly faints and must be led from the general's office. Soon afterwards, Akaky falls sick with fever, likely to die. In his last hours, he is delirious, imagining himself again sitting before the VIP, who is again scolding him. At first, Akaky pleads forgiveness, but as his death nears, he curses the general.
Soon, Akaky's ghost (Gogol uses "corpse" to describe the ghost of Akaky) is reportedly haunting areas of St. Petersburg, taking overcoats from people; the police refusing to approach and stop him. Finally, Akaky's ghost catches up with the VIP — who, since Akaky's death, had felt very guilty over having mistreated him — and takes his overcoat, scaring him severely; satisfied, Akaky is not seen again. The narrator ends his narration with the account of another ghost seen in another part of the city, but that one was taller and had a moustache, bearing a resemblance to the criminals who had robbed Akaky earlier.
Gogol makes much of Akaky's name in the opening passages, saying, "It may strike the reader as rather singular and far-fetched; but he may feel assured that it was by no means far-fetched, and that the circumstances were such that it would have been impossible to give him any other name..." In one way, the name Akaky Akakievich is similar to "John Johnson" and has similar comedic value; it also communicates Akaky's role as an everyman. Moreover, the name sounds strikingly similar to the word "obkakat'" in Russian, a word which means "to smear with excrement, or kaka, which means "poop." In addition to the scatological pun, the literal meaning of the name, derived from the Greek, is "harmless" or "lacking evil", showcasing the humiliation it must have taken to drive his ghost to violence.
The story's ending has sparked great debate amongst literary scholars, who disagree about the existence, purpose, and disappearance of Akaky's ghost. Edward Proffitt theorized that the ghost did not, in fact, exist at all and that Gogol used the ghost as a means of parodying literary convention. Proponents of the view that the story is a form of social protest prefer to see the ghost's attack on the Very Important Person as a reversal of power from the oppressor to the oppressed. Yet another view states that Akaky's return from the grave is symbolic of society's collective remorse, experienced as a result of failing to treat Akaky with compassion.
The appearance of the second ghost is similarly unexplained. A logical inference, considering the time of its publication, would be that the second ghost represents Russian society and the fact that all criminals were mere responders to the mistreatment and malnurishment suffered at the hands of their leaders. Others disagree. Was it the mustachioed robbers who stole Akaky's coat originally? Does this mean that Akaky was, himself, robbed by ghosts? Was he, perhaps, not robbed at all, or possibly never had the new overcoat at all? Akaky's deteriorating mental state, brought about by fever and malnourishment, may have been responsible for many of his sufferings, including the existence of an overcoat far superior to his own.
Another interpretation is that the story is a parable. Akaky's job, as a copier, can be compared to that of a monk, whose main job is to copy the Word, as Akaky does. He is taunted much by his fellow worker, much as Jesus was, and also like Jesus tempted by the devil, or the drunk, smoky, and harsh coat maker, marked as the devil by his habit of drinking on the sabbath. However, unlike Jesus, Akaky accepts the coat and becomes popular, until he has the coat stolen. One scene that shows what the coat has done to Akaky can be seen as he leaves the party, returning to his plain district before he has his coat stolen. As he returns to this area, he looks around and very much dislikes his living area. Before he had the coat, he was completely fine with his living area and completely fine with his life. With the overcoat, he finds he wants more. And after he loses his overcoat, he cannot function and simply dies.
A recent adaptation by Morris Panych and Wendy Gorling, set to various music by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, was performed by actors using dance and mime. A film version was produced by the CBC.
In Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake, "The Overcoat" is central to the plot, and the namesake of the protagonist is Gogol.
A short film by Jason Steele is called "The Cloak", and stars an anti-communism Cloak and the disembodied head of Noir Film legend Robert Mitchum.
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Behind-The-Scenesters: Mary Howard
Designers design. Photographers photograph. Models model. That much—in broad strokes, at least—is clear. But what about the artists, technicians, and industry insiders, often unpublicized and underappreciated, who help to get clothes and accessories made and shown? Call them Behind-the-Scenesters: people who shape our experience of fashion but never take a bow on the catwalk or strike a pose for the camera. Without them—from pattern-makers to production designers—the show wouldn’t go on. And in a new series, sits down with a few of these pros to find out, basically, what they do.
Mary Howard is the set designer on virtually every key fashion photographer’s speed dial. She’s the consummate background professional, literally—she creates the mise-en-scène of a shoot. Howard (left works regularly with Steven Meisel, Annie Leibovitz, and Steven Klein, among others, and her sets range as widely as her collaborators’ styles. She does dazzlingly elaborate (Leibovitz’s 2008 Wizard of Oz shoot starring Keira Knightley), and she can make a set virtually invisible, too (Meisel’s Spring ’10 Prada campaign.) On any given day, you can find Howard mottling the gray backdrop at a studio shoot or packing up a selection of Art Deco lamps headed off on location. Here, she talks to about working with the masters, how much stuff is too much stuff, and learning when to leave the bobby pins in.
So, Mary: In one sentence, what do you do?
I call myself a set designer for print. Could be editorial, could be ads. In movies, they call someone like me a production designer; in fashion, the name “set designer” has stuck but it doesn’t entirely describe the job. There’s a lot of art direction involved; it’s not just about picking out a rug. But I guess if I have to boil down my job description to one sentence, I’d say—I create the world around the girl. I don’t have anything to do with the model, but I shape the physical environment that surrounds her and help the photographer and the stylist and everyone else involved with the shoot tell the right story and make the girl pop.
Why do you think the fashion industry has shied away from the title “production designer”?
I think some of it has to do with the fact that this is still an emerging field. It barely existed when I moved to New York; it wasn’t until recently that my studio even began getting credits in magazine. I work quite a bit with Grace Coddington at Vogue, and she’ll tell stories about sending her assistants out to just, you know, grab a chair. Or the photographer would send his assistant out to pick up props.
How did you get into set design?
I grew up in New Orleans, and after I got my MFA, I went back down there to build Mardi Gras floats. Then I came to New York City and built floats for the Macy’s parade. I was always making things—I’d make props for Saturday Night Live, for instance. Eventually I began working with a set designer—this was about 20 years ago, and it’s possible that she was the only one. We began working with Richard Avedon, and that led to other photographers and editors seeking us out. Then I went out on my own. Honestly, I feel like a grandma in this field.
What’s an average workday like for you?
I think that, like a lot of people in fashion, I do what I do because there isn’t really “an average day.” There are days on set, and there are prep days that involve a lot of thinking or researching or pounding the pavement looking at stuff. So there’s a routine, but the work itself is so dependent on the assignment—if I’m working with Annie, her process is totally different from, say, Steven Meisel’s process. Continue Reading “Behind-The-Scenesters: Mary Howard” » | http://www.style.com/stylefile/tag/mary-howard/ | dclm-gs1-237810002 | false | false | {
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What kind of political party has to rely on suppressing the vote in order to get their policies enacted? Who would want to be affiliated with this group?
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Performance of Aboriginal song and dance in the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.
Australian indigenous music includes the music of Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, who are collectively called Indigenous Australians; it incorporates a variety of distinctive traditional music styles practiced by Indigenous Australian peoples, as well as a range of contemporary musical styles of and fusion with European traditions as interpreted and performed by indigenous Australian artists.1 Music has formed an integral part of the social, cultural and ceremonial observances of these peoples, down through the millennia of their individual and collective histories to the present day, and has existed for 40,000dubious years.2345 The traditional forms include many aspects of performance and musical instrumentation which are unique to particular regions or Indigenous Australian groups; there are equally elements of musical tradition which are common or widespread through much of the Australian continent, and even beyond. The culture of the Torres Strait Islanders is related to that of adjacent parts of New Guinea and so their music is also related. Music is a vital part of Indigenous Australians' cultural maintenance.6
In addition to these indigenous traditions and musical heritage, ever since the 18th-century European colonisation of Australia began indigenous Australian musicians and performers have adopted and interpreted many of the imported Western musical styles, often informed by and in combination with traditional instruments and sensibilities. Similarly, non-indigenous artists and performers have adapted, used and sampled indigenous Australian styles and instruments in their works. Contemporary musical styles such as rock and roll, country, rap and reggae have all featured a variety of notable Indigenous Australian performers.
Traditional instruments
Buskers playing didgeridoos at Fremantle Markets, 2009
A didgeridoo is a type of musical instrument that, according to western musicological classification, falls into the category of aerophone. It is one of the oldest instruments to date. It consists of a long tube, without finger holes, through which the player blows. It is sometimes fitted with a mouthpiece of beeswax. Didgeridoos are traditionally made of eucalyptus, but contemporary materials such as PVC piping are used. In traditional situations it is played only by men, usually as an accompaniment to ceremonial or recreational singing, or, much more rarely, as a solo instrument. Skilled players use the technique of circular breathing to achieve a continuous sound, and also employ techniques for inducing multiple harmonic resonances. Although traditionally the instrument was not widespread around the country - it was only used by Aboriginal groups in the most northerly areas - today it is commonly considered the national instrument of the Australian Aborigines and is world renowned as a unique and iconic instrument. Famous players include Djalu Gurruwiwi, Mark Atkins, William Barton, David Hudson, Joe Geiaand shane underwood as well as white virtuoso Charlie McMahon.
A clapstick is a type of musical instrument that, according to western musicological classification, falls into the category of percussion. Unlike drumsticks, which are generally used to strike a drum, clapsticks are intended for striking one stick on another.
Traditional forms
Bunggul is a style of music that came into being around the Mann River and is known for its intense lyrics, which are often stories of epic journeys and continue, or repeat, unaccompanied after the music has stopped.
Clan songs and songlines
Songlines ("Yiri" in the Walpiri language) relate to Dreamtime (no longer referred to as Dreamtime as this suggests that it was made up, instead referred to as Creation Time), with oral lore and storytelling manifested in an intricate series of song cycles that identified landmarks and other items and tracking (hunting) mechanisms for navigation. These songs often described how the features of the land were created and named during the Dreamtime. By singing the songs in the appropriate order, indigenous Australians could navigate vast distances often traveling through the deserts of Australia's interior. They relate the holder or the keeper of the song (or Dreamtime story) with an inherent obligation and reciprocity with the land.
Wangga came into being near the South Alligator River and is distinguished by an extremely high note to commence the song, accompanied by rhythmic percussion and followed by a sudden shift to a low tone. It is typically performed by one or two singers with clapsticks and one didgeridoo player. It is most often performed at circumcision ceremonies and at ceremonies in which a dead person's belongings are purified with smoke.
Contemporary trends
A number of Indigenous Australians have achieved mainstream prominence, such as Jimmy Little (pop), Yothu Yindi (Australian aboriginal rock), Troy Cassar-Daley (country) and NoKTuRNL (rap metal), the Warumpi Band (alternative or world music) Indigenous music has also had broad exposure through the world music movement and in particular WOMADelaide. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (formerly of Yothu Yindi) has attained international success singing contemporary music in English and in the language of the Yolngu.
Torres Strait Islander musicians include Christine Anu (pop) and Seaman Dan.
Contemporary Indigenous music continues the earlier traditions and also represents a fusion with contemporary mainstream styles of music, such as rock and country music. The Deadlys provide an illustration of this with rock, country, pop being found among the styles played. Common traditional instrumentation used are the didjeridu and clapsticks being used to give a different feel to the music.
Country music has been particularly popular among the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Dougie Young and Jimmy Little were pioneers and Troy Cassar-Daley is among Australia's successful contemporary Indigenous performers. Aboriginal artists Kev Carmody and Archie Roach employ a combination of folk-rock and country music to sing about Aboriginal rights issues.7 The song type falls under the category of barnt. The documentary, book and soundtrack Buried Country showcases significant Indigenous musicians from the 1940s to the 1990s.8
The movie Wrong Side of the Road and soundtrack (1981) gave broad exposure to the bands Us Mob and No Fixed Address and highlighted Indigenous disadvantage in urban Australia.
There are a number of Aboriginal exponents of Australian hip hop music.9
Training Institutions
In 1997 the State and Federal Governments set up the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) as an elite National Institute to preserve and nurture aboriginal music and talent across all styles and genres from traditional to contemporary.
See also
1. ^ "Australian indigenous ceremony - song, music and dance". Retrieved 16 February 2013.
4. ^ Newton, Janice (1990). "Becoming 'Authentic' Australians through Music". Social Analysis: The International Journal of Social and Cultural Practice 27: 93–101. doi:10.2307.2F23164573. JSTOR 23164573.
6. ^ Wilurarra Creative (2010). Music
7. ^ (2 June 2008). Australian folk music. Commonwealth of Australia.
8. ^ Clinton Walker. Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music.
9. ^ George Stavrias, (2005) Droppin’ conscious beats and flows: Aboriginal hip hop and youth identity, Australian Aboriginal Studies, number 2
Further reading
• Dunbar-Hall, P. & Gibson, C., (2004), Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places: Contemporary Aboriginal Music in Australia, UNSW Press, ISBN 978-0-86840-622-0
• Stubington, Jill (2007), Singing the Land - the power of performance in Aboriginal life, Foreword by Raymattja Marika, Currency House Inc., ISBN 978-0-9802802-2-7 (hbk.) : 9780980280234 (pbk.)
• Warren, A. & Evitt, R. (2010), Indigenous Hip hop: overcoming marginality, encountering constraints, Australian Geographer 41(1), pp. 141–158.
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Who says that a having a routine is the same things as being stuck in the mud? You might have a set of tasks, exercises or activities that you do every day, but you are hardly treading water in your life! Far from being dull or boring, your life is more exciting than ever -- and it's your routine that helps keep you grounded and give you the perspective you need to appreciate things. Enjoy the balance you have in your life, because it has taken you a lot of work to achieve it.
Your emotions are tricky early this week -- but that doesn't mean you should ignore them. Let your passions air out a bit, actually, and you should find that you attract the right kind of attention to improve your romantic life. Slow down on Wednesday through Friday, even if you feel that you're on a roll. It's not the best time for you to take risks of any kind, but especially not with your finances. The weekend is much sweeter, and your personal energy should help you make the most of your leisure activities.
What's the best way to ensure that you and your snuggle bunny (or potential snuggle bunny) stay on good terms, even if you wake up groggy and a little muddle-headed on the 1st? Why, by being tolerant! Don't insist that what they want (to stay home and cook up a big plate of eggs) is wrong, and that what you want (to go for a lung-opening jog along the beach) is right. Instead of judging, try compromise. Why don't you go for a run, then cook for them? Take time for yourself on the 4th and 5th. You deserve it! More to the point, you need it. You and they are really going to see eye to eye on a project on the grounded and just plain good 10th and 11th. You're totally tuned in to the vibe around you, so if you suddenly come up with a great advertising slogan on the 15th or 16th, don't be surprised. Go with it! You're one cuddly bundle of very cute energy on the super terrific 19th, 20th and 21st. Have fun with it! You really need to tell them how you feel on the 24th, 25th or 26th. Don't keep avoiding it! Romance ensues on the 29th and 30th.
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Singing can be a quite embarrassing time to have your voice crack. Your voice cracks might be in your control, or beyond your control. Luckily, this can be prevented by taking a few steps.
Edit Steps
1. 1
Practice singing. If you have control over your voice, you may be able to keep it from cracking. If it's really very hard, hold your stomach and sing. You want your voice to be really deep!! Practice pitch control and see if you are able to hold said pitch without letting your voice crack.
2. 2
Actively sing. If you try to sing well, and really think about what pitches you are hitting, you may build enough control to keep yourself from breaking the pitch.
3. 3
Ask for help. If you take lessons from an instructor, ask them if they have any tips or tricks to help your voice. They have most likely experienced this themselves, or have seen many cases of this in their teaching experience.
4. 4
Drink water before singing. Keeping your throat moist can help you have better control over what you sing. If the cracking is caused by a dry throat, this is an easy fix. Swallow a teaspoon of olive oil.
5. 5
Try voice exercises that help you inflate and contract your vocal chords. These exercises if practiced regularly, can help you gain better control over your voice and prevent it from cracking.
6. 6
Keep your diaphragm down at all times. If you are cracking notes, it means you're over-blowing your notes which is not good.
7. 7
Warm ups are extremely helpful. Look up vocal warm ups on youtube, and you will find many different types, such as the classical "Do mi sol do sol mi do". Move up by either half steps or whole steps.
Edit Tips
• Live by the motto "sing wet, pee clear" - drink lots of water throughout the day, even when you're not singing! This is especially helpful when you are sick.
• If the note is too high for you to sing in your normal voice, try singing it in your head voice.
• If the problem is a cold or you lost your voice, give your voice some rest. Drink plenty of fluids and refrain from singing and excess talking.
• Drinking honey tea, (water, tea and honey) also really helps your voice.
• Talking quietly and as little as possible is good for your voice, whispering is NOT.
• Keep practicing! If you don't, then you will never get to your destination.
• Be prepared to change the pitch of the song when singing if your voice demands it. In case your voice gets tired before you start singing, never attempt to sing at a higher pitch. It is better to reduce the pitch in order to not over strain your voice and make it crack.
• Always use lots of air, even when singing non-classical pieces (pop music). The more air you pump through your vocal cords, the easier singing becomes.
• If the problem is caused by puberty, try to wait it out. You should be singing again in no time at all!
• Once you have warmed up, avoid talking. Your vocal chords are prepared to sing and talking will reverse everything.
• When you're singing, it helps with high notes to close your eyes, move your hands, bend down, and really get into it.
• Always warm up before singing. This gives your vocal chords a chance to remove any junk and will prevent most cracking.
• If you are having troubles with your voice, attempt to use a different vocal placement (pop is referred to as belt, meaning you squeeze on the notes and sing forward; classical is referred to as head, meaning you sing using an airy voice and a placement towards the back of the throat with your soft palette lifted).
• Right before you sing, pour about one centimeter, or about that much, of olive oil in a cup. Then drink it! If you are going to be singing rap, or something like that, you probably don't need it as much as if you are going to be singing low and long high notes.
Edit Warnings
• Avoid products with excessive sugar, sweetness or acidity. Most common examples: milk, juice, coffee, ice cream, candy. Avoid them particularly on training and performing days.
• If you've lost your voice, do not try to sing. You could end up doing permanent damage to your vocal chords.
• Dairy products can cause a build up of phlegm in your throat which is extremely hard to sing through. Most singers don't drink any milk for twenty-four hours before a performance.
• Also avoid screaming or talking loudly before a performance or at any time due to the fact that it can seriously damage your vocal chords, once in a while is fine but be careful.
• If your voice begins to hurt and water/air aren't reducing the discomfort, stop singing immediately.
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We all like someone, but how do we get them to like us back?
Detailed instructions after the jump.
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1. 1
Don't be shy! Get to know who he/she is, first. Become really good friends with them.
2. 2
Once you're their top friend, try to limit your time with them. You don't want them to think you're that desperate for their time, but don't ignore them completely or they will think you don't want them to be your friend anymore. Remember, don't spend too much time with them, either. It'll be obvious that you like them!
3. 3
Pick out a day to test them. Don't sit by them, see if they go out of their way to sit by you. (Ex. At lunch, keep an open seat beside of you and see if they take the seat.)
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If you see them staring at you, that's a good thing! Even better if they smile when they see you looking.
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Once you two are inseparable, if you aren't already together, ask them how they feel about you! If you don't want to make it look like you're desperate to know how they feel, get a group of friends to play Truth or Dare with them. If they pick truth, make your friend ask if they like you. If they say yes, catch them when they're alone and ask if they'd like to go out some time!
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• Try noticing stuff about this person. If their birthday is coming up, let them know you realized it was their birthday by getting them something simple, like a card. No roses or anything, or it will seem awkward and obvious that you like him/her.
• Don't be too obsessed with their friendship. They may think you're a stalker and ignore you.
Edit Warnings
• Don't demand every second of their time! They will get annoyed. Give them some alone time!
• Don't seem like a stalker. Don't stare at them 24/7 and notice EVERY little thing about them.
• Don't EVER let them know that you like them. Don't even tell a best-friend. It may get out and you're friendship with him/her will be ruined!
• Avoid trying to push a friendship on them. This won't happen overnight; it may take weeks!
• Try to avoid insults from their friends. Maybe their friends tease you? Don't mess with his/her friends or he/she won't like you, either!
Edit Things You'll Need
• Patience
• Time
• Confidence
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The most pleasant surprise, especially if you've played the game's predecessor -- 2000's Deus Ex, is how well-done the conversation system is. Characters have one of several personalities, and the same approach can yield dramatically different results on different people. More importantly, the outcomes of a conversation can significantly change how you're forced to approach an area, and in some cases, fork the plot in very interesting ways.
That plot is far more complex and multi-layered than it initially appears to be, and in places it can get a little confusing. Hints are scattered throughout email inboxes and "pocket secretary" devices throughout the game that you can access to reveal a little more about what's going on, but plenty of gamers will get all the way through without knowing (and perhaps even caring) what's really going on.
That's a pity, and it'd be easy to cure if Jensen could have been given a little bit of dialogue when he read certain plot-crucial revelations, rather than remaining as silent as if he'd read an out-of-office autoreply -- even if it was something as simple as "that's interesting...", or "this goes deeper than I thought...". A little trigger to make the player think "ooh, I should remember that".
That aside, however, and looking past the egregious, immersion-breaking boss fights, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is an incredible success. It gives the player so many options to pursue, so many paths to take, and so many opportunities to feel awesome. Between the stealth, the gunplay, the conversations, the hacking and the puzzle-solving, there's several different games here, lending it tremendous replay value.
Best of all, it doesn't force you down one of those paths once you've chosen. If you want to, you can sneak through one room, hack your way past the next, and then annihilate everything in the room beyond in a hail of gunfire. The only moments when the game lets itself down is when it arbitrarily removes that choice.
But that doesn't stop Deus Ex: Human Revolution being a monumental achievement, and hopefully one that will garner enough commercial success to prove influential on the industry. It shows that you can balance complexity and depth while still making a game accessible and heaps of fun to play. If any game can break the stranglehold that dumb grey-brown shooters have on the console market, this is it.
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