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Treatment of Lambert-Eaton Syndrome With 3,4 DAP
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00704925
Expanded Access Status : No longer available
First Posted : June 25, 2008
Last Update Posted : October 30, 2019
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A new drug called 3,4-Diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP) is currently under investigation for treatment of the symptoms of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS). This is an expanded access trial, which means that although data from this study will be collected and reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)and the drug manufacturer, this is not a formal study of drug in LEMS.
If you decide volunteer, you will be evaluated by a neurologist to determine your eligibility to receive 3, 4-DAP by a review of your medical history, medication regimen (the medications you are taking) and a neurological examination. If you are a female of child-bearing potential, a serum pregnancy test will be done to ensure that you are not pregnant. Once it is determined that this treatment is appropriate for your care, you will begin taking 3, 4 DAP by mouth in slowly increasing doses. Treatment will begin with 5mg three times a day, as clinically needed, and if tolerated. You will be monitored for strength and side effects by routine clinic visits at initial intervals of once a month, increasing to intervals of every 12 months as permitted. Blood will be drawn (approximately 1 tablespoon) at every clinic visit or as often as the investigator deems necessary to assess your liver/kidney function and blood counts. You will have an EKG (a test to see how your heart is functioning) at your first study visit, after 6 months of taking 3,4 DAP and again every 2 years. Treatment will be continued indefinitely if a good clinical response is achieved. This study is planned to last indefinitely.
The dosage of 3, 4DAP is individually adjusted. The usual range is 10-15 mg 3-4 times per day for the full effect and will increase by 50% every two weeks to 10-15 mg three to six times a day, as needed and if tolerated. Dosages above the full effect level will not provide an additional benefit and should not be used. 3, 4 DAP is a convulsant (causes seizures). A total of 100 mg/day is the maximum dosage allowed.
|Condition or disease
|Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
|Drug: 3, 4 DAP
|Study Type :
|Expanded Access
|Official Title:
|Treatment of Lambert-Eaton Syndrome With 3, 4-Diaminopyridine
- Drug: 3, 4 DAP
Patients with clinically-confirmed LEMS will receive 3, 4 DAP by mouth in slowly increasing doses. Treatment will begin with 5 mg three times a day and will increase by 50% every two weeks to 10-15 mg three to six times a day, as clinically needed, and if tolerated.Other Name: 3,4 diaminopyridine
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be 18 years or older, diagnosed with LEMS
- If female, have negative pregnancy test and if premenopausal, be willing to practice an effective form of birth control during the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Is known to have a sensitivity to 3, 4 DAP
- Has a history of past or current seizures
- Has a history of past or current severe asthma
- Is believed by the investigator to be unable to comply with the protocol
- Unable to give informed consent
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00704925
|United States, California
|University of California, Davis
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
|Principal Investigator:
|David Richman, MD
|University of California, Davis
|Responsible Party:
|David P. Richman, MD, Principal Investigator, Professor, University of California, Davis
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00704925 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|June 25, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 30, 2019
|Last Verified:
|October 2019
Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
3,4 Diaminopyridine
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System
Nervous System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neuromuscular Junction Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Neuromuscular Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Potassium Channel Blockers
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Termites and Carpenter Ants Drove Tiger's Ex to Demolish $12 Million Mansion
Finally, an explanation why Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods' ex-wife, bulldozed the $12 million oceanfront mansion she bought only last year.
Her builder told People magazine the 17,000 foot, six bedroom home in North Palm Beach, Fla. wasn't built to code to withstand Florida hurricanes. To top it off, Habitat for Humanity found the place was crawling with termites and carpenter ants. So it made more sense structurally and economically to tear it down and start over with a new home.
The 32-year-old Nordegren, who's living nearby with her and Woods' two children, invited the charity to salvage tens of thousands of dollars worth of cabinets, hardware and fixtures before sending in the wrecking crew. Said Habitat's director of deconstruction, Bobbi Blodgett: When we pulled out the windows, the bugs were everywhere... To rebuild that house would have been ridiculous. We're so grateful to Elin. It's rare we get this kind of donation.
Nordegren got $100 million in her divorce from Woods so she can afford it. She never shared the demolished mansion with Woods, who recently appeared as an honorary captain for his alma mater Stanford at the Fiesta Bowl.
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InTechnology sets the standard with ISO certification
27 January 2012
Certification recognises IT firm's commitment to information security and quality management
Harrogate-based, cloud services provider, InTechnology has achieved ISO 27001 certification, the international best practice standard for an Information Security Management System (ISMS) and ISO 9001 the internationally recognised standard for Quality Management.
ISMS is a systematic approach to managing information so that it remains secure and certification recognises that InTechnology adheres to the highest level of information security. ISO 9001 certification ensures that any processes that create and control any of the products and services an organisation supplies meet the needs and expectations of customers.
In recognition of this achievement Sue Cant, business development manager at the British Standards Institution (BSI) joined InTechnology at its Harrogate base to officially award the organisation with its certification.
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Lord Parkinson, chairman of InTechnology received the award and commenting on this achievement, he said: "For any organisation that handles another's data, it's extremely important that the highest possible standards for securing and managing it are set.
"It's very easy to claim that the services you offer are the best and highly secure but it takes confidence to submit your organisation and its processes to an outside assessor.
"We are delighted BSI has recognised that our processes and services meet the highest possible standards."
Gwen Cooper, information security and quality manager, InTechnology said: "We manage highly confidential or sensitive data on behalf of our customers on a daily basis, so we take security incredibly seriously. After all, security is only as strong as its weakest link and that is why it is important for us to operate within strict guidelines and security policies.
"Many of our clients, particularly those from the finance or legal sector, are under pressure from their own customers to offer information security compliance, which is a major driver for gaining this certification.
"We have always worked to these standards, but now that we are ISO 27001 compliant, those customers that outsource their IT services to us do not need to go through the pain and expense of undertaking the certification process themselves.
"The ISO 9001 certification recognises our dedication to ensuring the highest standards for quality are set for all the products and services we offer our customers."
The Government is encouraging the take up and implementation of these standards and many public and private sector contracts stipulate it as a requirement for potential suppliers.


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There's a reason Nintendo didn't show off the main console unit when the Wii U was revealed back in 2011. The GamePad would be what defined this console.
It is a tablet? Nope. The Wii U's main controller is more akin to the bottom half of a 3DS blown up to about five times the size.
At 10.2 inches wide, 5.3 inches tall and 0.9 inches deep, it's a chunky beast, but a deceivingly lightweight one. It feels a bit cumbersome when you first pick it up but spend some time with it and you'll appreciate the brilliance.
Despite its rectangular shape, the moldable grips and weight make the the 'Pad perfectly comfortable for long gaming sessions. Yeah, it's plasticky - certainly not up to the design standards of the likes of the Nexus 7 if you're still comparing it to an actual tablet - but it's been built with budget in mind.
And slap bang in the middle is a 6.2-inch resistive touch screen that's brights and vibrant, even though it only crams in a 854 x 480 resolution display. The screen only recognises a single input at a time but you can opt to use either a finger or the stylus that comes stored in the top of the pad, both of which are equally effective.
But the only thing that matters is that the games look good - and they do. The onboard speaker isn't quite as crisp but there's the option to plug in headphones if you wish.
But Nintendo isn't ditching the classic controls. You've still got dual analog sticks as well as face, shoulder and trigger buttons to play with. There's also an NFC sensor below the D-pad and even an infrared sensor on top, allowing you to use the GamePad as a basic TV remote control if you set it up to do so.
Having your hands so far apart is an odd thing to get used to after generations of compact controllers but it doesn't take very long to get used it. After all, each hand is essentially in the same place it's always been. They're just a tad more distanced.
So that's everything Nintendo's crammed into its new controller, but what will you be using the Wii U GamePad for? As well as being a touchscreen controller for gaming, the 'Pad can handily act as a mirror for whatever you're playing on the TV - even with the television switched off.
All the processing power is done in the console unit, so if someone in the family wants to watch a film and you're mid-way through tearing Bowser a new one you can just switch to the GamePad and continue as you were. In fact, so long as the game supports off-TV play, you can play a game from start to finish completely on the portable screen.
There's zero lag when using off-TV play but there is a tether, and it's a frustratingly short one - a limitation that's even more annoying when the PS Vita lets you take the portable anywhere around the house. 10 metres is the average distance that the GamePad can be taken from the main unit, though I found that any wall that got in the way would diminish that distance.
Another tether of sorts is the GamePad's disappointing battery life. Somewhere between three and four hours is the average time span on a single charge (though it's mostly closer to three), which isn't great. Luckily the charging cable is pretty long and you can squeeze out a bit of extra life from the controller by lowering the brightness, but we'd have hoped for more juice in there.
But the biggest problem with the Gamepad right now is that it simply still isn't being pushed to its attention. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, which was released February 2014, completely shunned it. Seriously, a Nintendo first-party game released over a year after the console and the GamePad screen is blank the entire time.
And yet we've seen glimmers of just how brilliantly the GamePad can be used when developers approach it in the right way. Take ZombiU, where the Wii U GamePad transforms into your character's rucksack. - every time you need to rummage for an item you have to do so using the touchscreen, keeping one eye on the controller and the other on the TV screen for approaching brain-feeders. It really does foster a sense of panic.
Nintendo realises that the Gamepad is the console's unique feature and promises to utilise it more in the future, so fingers crossed it keeps to its word. Just off the top of my head I can think of a number of ways ways it could make multiplayer amazing. I reckon we all can.


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Slovakian Olympian Samuel Piasecky told IG that he is determined to compensate for his faulty performance at this spring's European championships by performing well at the upcoming world championships in Antwerp.
"I am preparing a new routine on parallel bars," said Piasecky, who will turn 29 on Oct. 31. "That's my priority. And good results, of course. But I will be glad if I finish the competition healthy."
Piasecky, who placed eighth on parallel bars at the 2010 Worlds in Rotterdam, said he was frustrated by his 33rd-place finish on the apparatus at April's European championships in Moscow.
"I had some troubles with the bars, preparing them with magnesium and too much honey," he said. "At the time I was very angry. I was thinking, 'You are like a little boy.'"
Piasecky was far more accepting of his performance on parallel bars at last summer's Olympic Games in London, where he placed 11th in qualification and nearly made the final.
"Yes, it was close," he said. "This is gymnastics. But I was really happy. It was my first Olympic games. Life goes on, and I will try the next time. This is my motivation. I need to be ready for future competitions and the next try."
Piasecky said he plans to train consistently from now until worlds, which will begin Sept. 29 in Antwerp.
"It is the still same drill, every day and every month," said Piasecky, who trains in Bratislava under coaches Martin Zlavo and Jozef Konecny. "But this is my job. It's a good job."
Married and father to three sons, Piasecky said he plans to stay competitive while keeping gymnastics in proper perspective.
"I am not too young for gymnastics, but I can prepare for the next Olympic Games in Rio," he told IG. "I must be careful. It is not easy to train in gymnastics, and I am dedicated to my wife and children. Family is the top priority in my life."
Read a profile on Piasecky in the April 2012 issue of International Gymnast magazine. To subscribe or order back issues, click here.
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Then allow me to bring up a comment by my friend and reader Luciano in response to my post of March 19: "Post-industrial production is production without labor. This means the END OF THE JOB. Repeat after me: The AGE OF THE JOB is past. The traditional 'job,' which has determined our consciousness for 300 years, is gone forever. The jobs now being lost will not come back. We don't need the workers anymore."
In technical principle, this has been possible for at least half a century. A relatively small -- and declining -- proportion of the population is needed to produce the materials essential to human dignity, such as food, clothing and shelter, much as was foreseen by John Maynard Keynes in his 1930 essay "Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren."
He saw the end of "the struggle for subsistence" in the then-unthinkable year of 2030. That struggle persists today largely due to disparities and injustices, but not actual need. We have and produce more than enough for everyone.
Confront the equity issue, however, and we come to the real future problem, also prophesied by Keynes:
... for the first time since his creation man will be faced with his real, his permanent problem-how to use his freedom from pressing economic cares, how to occupy the leisure, which science and compound interest will have won for him, to live wisely and agreeably and well.This is what today's children -- who will be young adults in 2030 -- should be learning: the art of life itself. This is education not merely to have a skill to make a living, but education to learn how to learn and live and grow, in harmony and fairness.
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I'll stick with Windows 7 then possibly switch over to Linux in the future. The app crap doesn't appeal to me at all. I like my desktop clean! It's a work desktop, not a tablet...
I'll stick with Windows 7 then possibly switch over to Linux in the future. The app crap doesn't appeal to me at all. I like my desktop clean! It's a work desktop, not a tablet...
I gotta say Windows 8 drove me nuts haha glad it's going to be over soon.
I personally really enjoy windows 7 and am currently still using it lol
I have a secret.
A dark, furry secret with big teeth.
Less a secret, really - more a wolf.
I've given up on Windows, 8 just ruined it, from now on I'll just be sticking with Windows 7, Mac OS X and Linux.
Microsoft have lost what it means to create a decent modern desktop without gimmicks. Why do I need to have a touchscreen menu when I don't have a touchscreen? It's good for tablets, but just not for PC.
MS almost seems to follow an Intel-like "tick-tock" cycle of major OS releases, where first they put out a radical redesign with a whole bunch of new features, and in the next one they polish it up and try to get everyone to not hate it.
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I'm pretty solid on what I'd prefer, and it's definitely not using Windows OS thats build for touchscreens or tablets. xD
I expect to see a modern desktop very much like Windows 7 is, but without the chunky huge taskbars they have built-in by default. I'm more minimalistic type of person so I have enough desktop space to do what I need to do without something at the bottom of the screen taking up that much extra space. :x
I like the modern desktop looks of the likes of Mac OSX and Linux, a small menu bar, and a dock with apps on it. Take a look example of the like of Ubuntu, that's the kind of modern desktop I'd most likely prefer, it's not too big or taking up too much space than it needs to. You have a menu bar at the top, and a dock menu at the side for list of applications.
The biggest thing I hate about Windows OS most is the fact they have this compulsory Windows Genuine Validation (WGA) crap, fuck that shit… I hate it so much… there's no need for it. Apple doesn't do it, nor does Linux, so why should Microsoft? Ever since they brought that crap in since Windows XP days it's done nothing but griefing because the licences that are issued out aren't what they're advertised and sold as, if you buy directly from Microsoft for a life-time key, it turns out it's only a 30-day trial when they falsely advertised it as life-time, plus overpriced OS Download… $199? no fucking way… Apple only charges $20-29 for their OS Download, but anyway… that was the last time I ever bothered with their WGA crap, ever since then I scrapped Windows for Mac OSX and Linux and things been much better there on I was able to get what I need done on Mac and Linux.
What's Windows 9? Did you mean Windows 10? Also I've had Windows 8 since release and it only bothered me the first two minutes before I realized I could hit the windows key and get to the desktop and completely avoid any "metro" apps. Also that I could use the tile screen as a giant quick launch screen. That part is great, keeps the desktop even tidier.
"To tell us that every species of thing is endowed with an occult specific quality by which it acts and produces manifest effects, is to tell us nothing; but to derive two or three general principles of motion from phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the properties and actions of all corporeal things follow from those manifest principles, would be a very great step." -Issac Newton, Optics"You are what you do not do." - Relax
I wasn't excited at all for 8, but 10 looks promising to me, especially now that Microsoft is considering making OS upgrades free. They stand to lose a small portion of revenue, but I think they'll gain some brownie points with the userbase. I've been adamant about not upgrading to 8, however, Microsoft will officially drop mainstream support for Windows 7 starting January 13, 2015. You will still receive free security updates through 2020, so I hope it won't take too long for them to put out 10. There's more information about the OS lifecycles here. :)


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One of the things I like about Mike Cottmeyer's blog is he sometimes asks philosophical questions, if he knows it or not. He posed the question, How agile is Agile?
When I've asked vendors if they leverage Agile practices, I've discovered many shades of gray. I'm sorry to say, I've seen people pervert the original 12 principles of the Agile Manifesto to the point the mere mention becomes the punchline of jokes. It's easy for me to become incited, when Agile becomes the scapegoat for poor leadership or process. I still believe the 12 principles are the framework in which we decide if Agile is still agile. If the Manifesto is no longer the Agile bellwether, perhaps it should be refined?
Agile will stop being agile when we start to detail all possible inputs and outputs and actually believe we can predict or plan our way out of every situation. I think it will also stop, if the Agile community as a whole, disagrees with the Manifesto. All laws can come before the U.S. Supreme Court and be argued as to their constitutionality. Sometimes I wish projects or activities within Agile projects had a measurement of their agility and then blessed by a governing body. Granted, the Agile Manifesto is not the U.S. Constitution and the Agile community does not need a Supreme Court.
The best measuring device I can rely is my own limbic system; My gut feeling. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. It is not as easy to say something feels Agile as it is to say it does not feel Agile. When did this all become so overly complicated?


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What is Healthy Public Policy?
"Healthy public policy is characterized by an explicit concern for health and equity in all areas of policy and by an accountability for health impact. The main aim of health public policy is to create a supportive environment to enable people to lead healthy lives. Such a policy makes health choices possible or easier for citizens. It makes social and physical environments health‐enhancing."
World Health Organization, 1988
The development of healthy public policy is a key component of a Healthy Communities approach, and one of the five key strategies promoted in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. The Ottawa Charter highlighted the fact that health promotion action goes beyond the health care sector, emphasising that health should be on the policy agenda in all sectors, and at all levels of government. The strategy of investment for health is closely related to this concept of healthy public policy.
Resources for Healthy Public Policy
The National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy is an excellent resource for information and resources on healthy public policy.
Health in all policies toolkit (Canadian Nurses Association)
Health Impact Assessment is a method of estimating the potential effects of a policy, plan, program or project on the health of a population.
Health Equity Impact Assessment Worksbook is a guide to evaluating the impacts of a program or policy on vulnerable groups, and unequal access to health services, public health programs and quality of care (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, 2012)
Constructing a Logic Model for a Healthy Public Policy: Why and How? This can be a helpful tool for reflecting on the effectiveness of healthy public policies. (NCCHPP, 2013)
A Framework for Analyzing Public Policies – Practical Guide (NCCHPP, 2012)
Let's Start a Conversation About Health . . . and Not Talk About Health Care at All This five-minute video, produced by the Sudbury and District Health Unit, engages viewers in a discussion about health inequity and the ways non-health sectors influence our health.


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This semester I collaborated with three creative writing MFA students at University of Virginia to create three new multimedia works based on and incorporating poetry they wrote. The pieces were presented at the Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville as part of the Tom Tom Founders Festival 2015.
The first piece, "For My Brother", was created in collaboration with Courtney Flerlage for fixed media:
The process for creating the piece involved initially creating the first section without Courtney's voice, to get an idea for the kinds of textures and overall mood that meshed with both of our visions for the work. I then recorded Courtney reading the poem (both in a normal speaking voice and whispered). The voice was then chopped up, manipulated, and accompanied with materials that "painted" the text (e.g. "falling" in text -> some musical concept of falling in music). Lastly pitched material was added in (violin samples and manipulated train whistle) to tie the sections together timbrally.
The second piece, "BLUR", was created in collaboration with Caitlin Neely for video art and live reading:
Creating video art for text was a new venture for me. I have done sound design for film and video art for live music in the past, but actually creating visuals to accompany words was new. I ended up creating a set of visuals that I mentally tied to parts of the text and then arranged them in time such that enough synchronicity was present for the audience to pair them in a meaningful way. I then went back through and added simple, descriptive sound cues to flesh out the texture.
The last piece, "Singing Saw" was created in collaboration with Matthew MacFarland, for live electronics and live reading:
Because of the focus of this piece on a musical saw, the first step to creating this piece was, of course, to record sounds of the musical saw. Along with this recording I also recorded guitar samples and a variety of foleys (apples falling, leaves movement, foot steps, etc.) used to accompany the reading of the text. I used foley and non-musical sounds to create the sense of sections within the work and instrumental samples to make the sections cohesive overall. Because of the constant story-telling accompaniment of the sounds in this work it could be classified as "Cinema for the Ears".
Collaborating with poets was wonderful. Being able to dive into the musical world of a poem hidden beneath the text and bring it to life was a great deal of fun and work, and I look forward to doing it again.


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Monday, June 8, 2009
Why I'm NOT Talking About Lisa Raitt Tonight
I remember Jennifer over at Runesmith's Canadian Content and me trying all we could to get the riding of Halton not to vote for this incompetent excuse for a Natural Resources minister. But there were even some Liberal strategists that didn't like Garth Turner, so our fight was very much in vain.
Anywho, I've been calling for her head to roll for several, several months now. Thanks to a friend of mine that will soon be a candidate for the Liberal Party, the OLO finally caught onto how big of a story this Chalk River was going to be.
And, because of that guy's persistance, and several emails a day to Mssrs. McGuinty and Regan, this story continued to break and Ms. Raitt had to start answering some questions and appearing on some talk shows. Hence the forgotten binder, hence the tape recording becoming relevant today.
There. Now you have the rest of the story.
Oh, and having lost my father and grandfather and great grandfather to cancer, I find this twisted individual named Raitt comparing cancer to being "sexy" more than just a little offensive. What a disgusting individual.
I hope the Ontario Cancer Society shows up at her office tomorrow and pickets her for her resignation.
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- RuralSandi said...
It's not just cancer, it is also used for testing heart disease, so between the two diseases how many people will be in trouble?
I feel sick just thinking about her attitude - she doesn't think it's a moral issue?
- Jun 9, 2009, 9:00:00 AM
- roblaw said...
Seriously James.. do you honestly believe that Liberals never use the word "sexy" when talking about weighty public issues. I know different. I've had discussions with good Liberals who have used the term, in this context:
"Yes, I know it's important, but it's just not sexy enough.. the public doesn't care enough to make it an issue."
Riatt may or may not have shown competence in dealing with Chalk River (though I note, there is no mention regarding her comments respecting "cleaning up a Liberal mess").
At this stage, as I look into the problems at Chalk River, at Raitt's background at the TPA, I guess I start wondering about why she hired Jasmine MacDonnell, who happens to be the daughter of Ralston MacDonnell, who also operated a port at the time Raitt was with the TPA.. (recall Digby Wharf fiasco).. I think perhaps a more significant review of the whole situation is in order.. and let heads fall if they need to.
It's funny how, perhaps, the increbible stupidity of a 26 year old aide can mushroom into something that maybe no one, including Liberals, wants to look into too deep.
And.. while we chat about the "tape".. the Conservatives go ahead and pass Bill 15.
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The afternoon, the major stock indexes are soaring higher. Technology stocks are leading the rally higher with the NASDAQ Composite trading up by nearly 3.00 percent on the session. When the tech stocks rally we must always look at the important cloud computing stocks to be market movers.
Rackspace Hosting Inc.(NYSE:RAX) is a leading hosting and cloud computing company. This stock has been beaten down since early July 2011 when the stock traded as high as $46.00 a share. Recently, the stock has been able to form a series of higher lows on the daily chart. The stock will still have daily chart resistance around the $38.00 level. The next major daily chart resistance level will be around the $40.25 area. Short term day traders can watch for intra-day resistance around the $36.25 and $36.85 levels. Should the stock decline intra-day traders can watch for intra-day support around the $35.15 area.
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After reading a dozen introductions in one sitting (see rare book find), I don't see the point of introductions. Or rather why it has to be in the first few pages. Most of the people who write introductions are either trying to sell the book or explain it (sometimes both). If it's the former, it's like an essay-length blurb. And honestly, by the time you're reading the introduction, you've already bought the book. If you're trying to explain the book, wouldn't it be better if it was placed at the end, once people are done reading the novel?
Of course one could hypothesize that we're borrowing the book from a library, hence the importance of an introduction. We're making a what-if scenario that people will borrow a book based on a well-written introduction. But can you honestly tell me that's the case? Have we borrowed or read a book because of the introduction? I've heard of people reading a book because their teacher ordered them to do so, or because their friends told them it was a good read, or because they read a raving review. I've never heard of "it had such a great introduction that I'll read it!"
Okay, so maybe the introduction is part of the marketing strategy. It's another way to sneak another popular person into the book when you ask them to write an introduction. But if that's the case, people are buying it based on who's writing the introduction, not because of the introduction itself. The person in question could write a one-line blurb and the book company can say it's an introduction. I don't think people will really notice (yes, I'm exagerrating). The way I see it, wouldn't it be better if introductions were way more accessible, say at the back cover of the book instead of the first few inside pages? That way, people will immediately spot it, and reading it will actually have an effect on influencing whether the reader will buy it or not. Maybe I'm just a product of my culture wherein brand-new books are shrink-wrapped.
But honestly, when we browse books, I don't think we really settle on the introduction. We might look at the table of contents, the prologue, and some even the epilogue. I don't think I've lingered around the introduction section, especially considering the introduction is the one part of a book that could change with reprints and different editions. But apparently it's important enough that book publishers look for someone to write the introduction, and that someone isn't just anybody. I guess someone has to write 'em.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Introductions - Who Needs Them?
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Mebbe you're just feeling the aftereffects of reading too many intros from Gaiman's book? Which reminds me of what someone said, "If (writer X) wrote a telephone directory, I'd still buy it." I guess this applies to Gaiman.
Coincidentally, this Avram Davidson collection I'm reading has chock-load of intros per each story. Heck, even Harlan Ellison is guilty of doing either an intro or an afterword for his stories.
hmm. oo nga 'no. hehe. :p
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Explore the Seven Seas, travel the world witnessing ruins from the for corners.
This travel poster is illustrated by Daniel m. Davis, and hand-signed by him.
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Big and Little Snacks
For snack time to reinforce the children's learning of big and little I use the big goldfish snack crackers and the little goldfish snack crackers. I go around and ask each individual child if they would like a big or little fish. This also works well with counting out their fish, or more and less.


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Regardless of which sport your child plays there are certain, universal necessities which all sports moms will find themselves in need for an organized, relaxed after school activities schedule. If you're new to the world of kids sports mania, let me reassure you that this list of do-it-yourself sports mom necessities has been scientifically proven over the five plus years of ferrying multiple children to various sports practices. The cost of said necessities can pile up over time so I've gathered the best DIY Sports Mom (or Dad, or Grandma, or Grandpa) Necessities that you can sew yourself. Since what a sport mom needs for comfort and organization is fairly universal across all outdoor sports, you should find these items helpful no matter what outdoor activity your son or daughter participates in.
Necessity #1: Clothing For Comfort
Necessity # 2: Items For Warmth
Necessity #3: Items To Save You From Long Periods of Standing
Necessity #4: Organization, First Aid and Snacks
Water Bottle Holder With Strap
Okay fellow sports moms and dads, am I missing anything? What are your DIY Sports Mom Necessities? Which item can you just not live without during sports season?


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Kimani, $6.25, ISBN 978-0-373-86233-7
Contemporary Romance, 2011
Baby, Let It Snow is a collection of two short stories, both with a second time at love theme. for some Yuletide reading, and unlike other Christmas anthologies, the stories here do mention Christmas. So it's time to crack out the eggnog, put the well-worn copy of Sister Act into the DVD player, fast forward to that part where Whoopi Goldberg is leading the nuns in performing the God-sanctioned version of Little Peggy March's I Will Follow Him to the Pope, and feel merciful about the shortcomings of this book.
Beverly Jenkins gets the snowball rolling with I'll Be Home for Christmas. Morgan Todd, celebrity chef, and Dona Caldwell, Broadway sensation, used to be together until he was caught on photo by a tabloid on his night out with another woman. Oops, caught with his hand in the cookie jar! She dumped him shortly after, but when the story opens some three years later, she heads home to Detroit to attend the wedding of Morgan's sister, whom she is close to. Morgan is there, looking like a man reformed, but can she trust him this time around?
This is a pleasant story, Morgan and Dona are loaded with superlatives, so it's hard to take these awesome people seriously as realistic people, but they are both likable types. Morgan's remorse and reformation feels genuine, and Dona is well justified to be cautious when it comes to taking him back. Unfortunately, the author preempts any effort needed by these two to work things out by having a bevy of secondary characters cheer these two to get back together. Seriously now, that guy cheated on Dona and broke her heart. While I can understand Morgan's family members assuring Dona that he's a new man, I have a hard time believing that Dona's own parents would cheer him on. If I were Dona, I'd be annoyed. He broke her heart. How come nobody is on her side?
This story is fine, but it would be better if the secondary characters had left the couple alone more to let them work things out on their own.
Elaine Overton's story is Second Chance Christmas. Robert Fenton wants to avenge himself on Diana Rogers's father, but that old man died before Robert could do anything. Oh well, he'd take his revenge on Diana instead! You see, Diana's father not only torn them apart when they were in love a long time ago, he practically ruined Robert's life, so now Robert will take his revenge by buying out half of the Rogers family winery and inn. Mind you, Diana is not slow and the first thing she suspects when he shows up is that he is up to something. But it isn't long before Robert realizes that he cannot even begin to put his plans in motion. Strangely enough, he actually feels that he has come home at last to Diana…
This could have been a very readable story, since Diana is no fool and Robert is a very nice example of a woobie who wants to be bad only to realize that he's all bark and no bite. Unfortunately, it's hard not to feel sorry for him since he's been wronged pretty badly by Diana's father, and he doesn't actually get to put his revenge plot in motion. Instead, he is constantly made to apologize by Diana, who feels that she is the bigger wronged party here when she actually isn't. Diana throws silly temper tantrums by design, since in the end she apologizes for being what she is. But that doesn't change the fact that Diana often acts dramatically like the wronged victim here when she is actually benefiting from Robert's presence in her life. As a result, I feel sorry for Robert more often than not. What did he see in her again to make her worth all that effort?
Perhaps if they were longer, both stories may be more developed and therefore be more satisfying to read. As it is, both stories introduce emotional conflicts only to resolve them quickly and tad too abruptly. Both stories are very readable, but they feel somewhat rushed and incomplete at the end of the day.


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Coverage is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Truck driver benefits coverage is offered to the employee, employee + spouse, employee + child(ren) and employee + family. Each one of these options has available a basic PPO plan, premium PPO plan, and an HSA account.
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Now that our washer and dryer are actually next to each other, we're putting a countertop over them. This will give them a built-in look, and also make a large functional surface for folding, ironing, etc.
First, we needed to build a frame to secure and support the counter top. A rectangular frame above the washer and dryer, mounted to the wall, will hold up the heavy top. Then a piece of MDF on the exposed side will help shore up the side not touching a wall, and also create a nice finished-looking edge.
We built the frame first, then installed it securely to the wall.
|Bonus - now the washing machine can't vibrate itself halfway across the room.
We found a piece of salvaged marble that's about the right size, so that will be the top. Where we're a little stuck, though, is finding someone to cut it to the right size. We don't have the right tools, and there's no room for error so we can't experiment. We found a couple places that will work with our material, but they're crazy expensive! Hopefully we can find a good solution soon.
In the meantime, we have an empty counter top frame in the mudroom and a counter top in the carport. At this point I'm considering giving up and moving into the chicken coop.
|Judgmental chicken says NO.


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2017 Board Elections
Further to the 2017 call for nominations to stand for elections to the IFCO Board, 6 self-nominations and 1 nomination* have been received by the closing date of 6 October 2017.
The candidates for election to the 2017-19 Board of Directors are listed below:
A) Candidates seeking re-election as the existing members of the Board of Directors (in alphabetical order):
1. Lacy Dicharry (USA)
2. Britta Schölin (Sweden)
3. Donna Scott (Australia)
4. Jill Worrall (New Zealand)
B) Candidates for whom a nomination/self-nomination for election to the Board of Directors has been received (in alphabetical order):
5. April Curtis (USA)
6. Jo Derrick (Scotland, UK)
7. Vasylyna Dybaylo (Ukraine)
As there are more nominations than there are vacancies, all 7 candidates are up for election to fill in the maximum of 4 available seats. The 2017 IFCO Board elections will be conducted at the Annual General Meeting that will be held at the IFCO 2017 World Conference (University of Malta, Valletta Campus, Room 6, Ground Floor, St Paul's Street, VLT 1216, Malta) on 2 November 2017, 17:30 CET. Those elected will serve a 2-year term immediately after the AGM once they sign the prescribed Companies House form. The new Board will select its own Officers at the first meeting following the elections.
According to IFCO Memorandum & Articles of Association, one-half of the current Board of Directors (those longest in office) must retire at each election. They may then seek re-election if their term does not exceed eight consecutive years. This year, the following candidates will be seeking re-election as the existing members of the Board of Directors: Lacy Dicharry (USA), Britta Schölin (Sweden), Donna Scott (Australia) and Jill Worrall (New Zealand). Seven of the existing Board members: Danielle Douglas (Ireland), Stela Grigoras (Moldova), Carrie Harrop (United Kingdom), Sarah Milan (United Kingdom), Samantha Pothier (Canada), John Role (Malta), Vasundhra Sharma (India) will retain their seats and continue their current term on the Board for another two years as laid out in Memorandum & Articles of Association. The following Directors will be seeking retiring under the Memorandum and Articles of Association without further re-election : Volodymyr Kuzminskyi (Ukraine), Myrna McNitt (USA) and Ian Anand Forber-Pratt (India).


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|Simple and unique coffee shop in Prague. Image: barthworks.com
Kopi or Coffee is the oldest beverages other than wine and beer in the world. Coffee plant was first recognized in Ethiopia, Africa and since has grown too long in Bali, South America, Sumatra, and Java, so there is a program or piece of software called the Java logo on a cup of steaming coffee.
It looks like the inventor of the Java program is a true coffee connoisseur, and shouted eureka find success because the program, and all thanks to a cup of coffee. As a sign of gratitude, he made Java coffee as a logo. The logo has been phenomenal, and we find in our computer.
|A variety of presentation of coffee or cappuccino at the coffee shop. Image: ecig-vapo.com
Coffee is not only growing in Java, as well as delicious coffee can come from Vietnam, Cuba, Thailand, Uganda, Columbia and Bali, the island of paradise. If you are a coffee connoisseur, the radar in the hearts of coffee lovers always leads to a new coffee shop or cafe. In the end you will be a regular customer at one or two particular coffee shop.
10 years in the coffee business is growing very rapidly, both local coffee shop, coffee shop franchises nationally and from abroad, but the traditional coffee shops still loved by the old customers and new customers. Aroma and coffee variants also evolved, from instant coffee to real coffee, white coffee, organic coffee and exotic coffee called Kopi Luwak.
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Grenache Rose
The journey starts with Grenache vines in Blewitt Springs and Clarendon. Two of the cooler sub regions of, McLaren Vale's with the perfect grape variety to produce fresh and vibrant rosé wine. We harvest the vines early to retain their natural acidity, and follow with a light press in the winery. The result a delicate salmon colour, similar to a first blush. Like many wild things, this WildVine Grenache Rosé is bright, lithe and deliciously dry.


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represents a Tsallis -exponential distribution with scale inversely proportional to parameter λ.
- The probability density for value in a Tsallis -exponential distribution is proportional to for , and is zero for .
- TsallisQExponentialDistribution allows λ to be any positive real number and to be any real number such that .
- TsallisQExponentialDistribution allows λ to be a quantity of any unit dimension, and q to be a dimensionless quantity. »
- TsallisQExponentialDistribution can be used with such functions as Mean, CDF, and RandomVariate.
Background & Context
- TsallisQExponentialDistribution[λ,q] represents a continuous statistical distribution supported over the interval and parametrized by a positive real number λ (called a "scale parameter") and by a real number , which together determine the overall behavior of its probability density function (PDF). Depending on the values of λ and , the PDF of a Tsallis -exponential distribution may have any of a number of shapes, including unimodal with a single "peak" (i.e. a global maximum) or monotone decreasing with potential singularities approaching the lower boundary of its domain. In addition, the tails of the PDF are typically "fat" (i.e. the PDF decreases non-exponentially for large values ) but are "thin" (i.e. the PDF decreases exponentially for large ) when . (This behavior can be made quantitatively precise by analyzing the SurvivalFunction of the distribution.) The Tsallis -exponential distribution is often referred to merely as the -exponential distribution.
- The Tsallis -exponential distribution is named for Brazilian physicist Constantino Tsallis and is derived via maximization of the so-called Tsallis entropy (in statistical mechanics) subject to certain conditions. Along with the related -Gaussian distribution, the -exponential distribution is one of a family of probability distributions referred to collectively as Tsallis distributions and derived according to the above-mentioned process. The -exponential distribution is becoming increasingly more utilized across various subfields of physics and has also been used to model phenomena like wealth distribution and asset pricing in fields such as economics, finance, and actuarial science.
- RandomVariate can be used to give one or more machine- or arbitrary-precision (the latter via the WorkingPrecision option) pseudorandom variates from a -exponential distribution. Distributed[x,TsallisQExponentialDistribution[λ,q]], written more concisely as xTsallisQExponentialDistribution[λ,q], can be used to assert that a random variable x is distributed according to a -exponential distribution. Such an assertion can then be used in functions such as Probability, NProbability, Expectation, and NExpectation.
- The probability density and cumulative distribution functions for -exponential distributions may be given using PDF[TsallisQExponentialDistribution[λ,q],x] and CDF[TsallisQExponentialDistribution[λ,q],x]. The mean, median, variance, raw moments, and central moments may be computed using Mean, Median, Variance, Moment, and CentralMoment, respectively.
- DistributionFitTest can be used to test if a given dataset is consistent with a -exponential distribution, EstimatedDistribution to estimate a parametric -exponential distribution from given data, and FindDistributionParameters to fit data to a -exponential distribution. ProbabilityPlot can be used to generate a plot of the CDF of given data against the CDF of a symbolic -exponential distribution, and QuantilePlot to generate a plot of the quantiles of given data against the quantiles of a symbolic -exponential distribution.
- TransformedDistribution can be used to represent a transformed -exponential distribution, CensoredDistribution to represent the distribution of values censored between upper and lower values, and TruncatedDistribution to represent the distribution of values truncated between upper and lower values. CopulaDistribution can be used to build higher-dimensional distributions that contain a -exponential distribution, and ProductDistribution can be used to compute a joint distribution with independent component distributions involving -exponential distributions.
- TsallisQExponentialDistribution is related to a number of other distributions. TsallisQExponentialDistribution is an immediate generalization of ExponentialDistribution, in the sense that the PDF of TsallisQExponentialDistribution[λ,1] is precisely the same as that of ExponentialDistribution[λ]. For different values of , TsallisQExponentialDistribution may be viewed either as a special case of ParetoDistribution (for ) or as a limiting case of PERTDistribution (for ). For , TsallisQExponentialDistribution is a transformation (TransformedDistribution) of BetaDistribution, while for general , TsallisQExponentialDistribution is also closely related to TsallisQGaussianDistribution, NormalDistribution, and WeibullDistribution.
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Tuesday, 13 October 2015
A quote for thought
'A man is like a novel: until the very last page you don't know how it will end. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth reading.' - Yevgeny Zamyatin, We.
I read the book We, by Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin, when I was sixteen, as wider reading for AS level English Lit, for which my coursework was about dystopian fiction. The novel was the main inspiration for George Orwell's very well-known, 1984. It depicts a totalitarian society in which everyone is under constant watch and there is little hope for escape. The idea is that everything is meant to be utopian and perfect, but in practice it's much the opposite. People are known by letters and numbers rather than names and One State is almost entirely constructed from glass. The whole book makes for an interesting read, with the end conclusion being that there will never be a final revolution, much as there is no highest number.
Today I wanted to discuss the line of the book that stood out to me the most, which is about people. It's about how you'll never really know everything, but rather discover more and more as time goes by, just as you do when reading a novel. And I think it's so interesting to think about, because if we knew all about the people we meet as soon as we met them, then you wouldn't get the pleasure of learning new things about them and uncovering details that they themselves might not have even known.
If we knew exactly what was to happen in a book, to the very end, then we probably wouldn't bother reading, because what would be the point? However, I want to point out that people are often hard to read - it's like when you're stuck in the first person narrative of one character, and all you want to do is know more about another character, but because the speaker doesn't know about them, you don't get to know. It's like the block of not knowing someone you see all the time, and wondering what they do, and wondering what will become of them.
Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands and open the book, by starting a conversation with someone you know nothing about. And whatever there is written down, it will be worth reading.
Until next time.
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You can get professional results by using the Canon G1x Mark II and the Speedlite 270EX II even though both of these pieces of camera equipment are considered compact.
There are certain situations where I still want professional-like results without lugging around my DSLR bodies and full-sized flash units.
The photo below was taken at my niece's wedding, with a 270EX II Speedlight and a Canon G1X Mark II.
I had to use direct flash. The ceiling was too high in this "reception hall" so there was no practical way for me to get any help with bounce lighting. Since the people in the front are so much closer to the flash, I had to adjust the brightness levels in Photoshop so the lighting was more even from front to back.
The built-in pop-up flashes that come in cameras like the G1X Mark II are simple too small and wimpy to get good results. That is the reason I always have a 270EX II flash with me if there is any chance I'll be taking photos in dark situations.
I am a dreamer and I've been searching for the perfect case that will protect the G1X Mark II camera with the EVF viewfinder still attached. Good luck with that one, Canon Geek.
I recently purchased a Tokina case designed for the "g" series of Canon cameras and it worked well for my trip to North Carolina. The trip wasn't one of my typical photo excursions and I wanted to travel WITHOUT a DSLR, a rare event for me.
I was looking for a case that could handle the camera and all the G1X Mark II accessories; the EVF viewfinder, the 270EX II flash, spare camera battery, and extra flash batteries, in the smallest package available.
One of the secondary wishes for the right camera case for my G1X Mark II is that it can be securely attached to my body. I like to dance with energy at weddings and I don't want to leave my camera unattended.
The Tokina case has both a velcro belt attachment AND a shoulder strap. This was the first time I tested this combination and it worked like a charm. The waist level supported the majority of the weight of the camera, flash, and EVF viewfinder and I adjusted the shoulder strap tightness to supply just the right amount of support with a secondary contact area from my shoulder.
You can definitely question my dancing abilities, but there was no question about my ability to dance with my G1X securely attached.
There are two way to get nice bounce lighting with the Canon G1X Mark II and the Speedlite 270EX II combo. The traditional way involves mounting the 270EX II onto the G1X Mark II hot shoe. It has bounce angle capabilities of 60°, 75° and 90.°
The second way is to attached the 270EX II Speedlite to the off-camera shoe cord. The camera is light enough to easily hold with one hand and aim the flash at a large surface to get the softer bounce lighting.
This gives you tremendous flexibility in both the position as well as the angle of your external flash gun. I've done this second technique several times with my first Canon "G" series camera the G-11 but have not done so yet with my G1X Mark II.
I know I rambled on a bit with this article but I hoped you still got something good out of it.
Just remember to have fun as you play around with digital photography equipment.
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Scattered across the southern California desert near Borrego Springs are more than 140 amazing life-size depictions of animals that are said to have roamed this same landscape from prehistoric to present times.
Known as the Galleta Meadows Sculptures, the menagerie includes a 350-feet serpent (right), mastodons, dinosaurs, wild pigs, sabertooth tigers, ancient camels, wild horses and longhorn sheep.
Dennis Avery, who passed away in 2012, an heir to the founder of one of the world's biggest label-making companies, was the master mind behind this massive installation of free standing art.
According to an article in the San Diego Reader, Avery "learned from open-space advocates that land in Borrego Springs was selling for rock-bottom prices. He wound up buying a number of noncontiguous parcels that added up to about three square miles of the town."
Back in 2006, Avery underwrote the publication of Fossil Treasures of the Anza-Borrego Desert, (Sunbelt Publications). The book about the unusual paleontology of Borrego Springs included "detailed illustrations of the region's landscapes over the past five million years and the creatures that once lived there," according to the San Diego Reader.
Avery envisioned taking the illustrations in the book into three-dimensions and commissioned artist/welder Ricardo Breceda to create life-scale original steel sculptures to be placed on his property. The first sculptures--three giant tusked gomphotheres, ancient members of the
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Breceda's creates his works in his welding studio in Temecula, Calif. "I just look at a drawing," said the self-taught artist, in a video posted on 'Road Trip' on KPBS San Diego. "All I need to know is the size and we go from there."
Using recycled metal for the frame, Breceda welds rolled steel "together bit by bit" for the exterior.
For a map of the sculptures click on here. Sculputres are accessible via an easy driving tour. Free admission, 786 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, Calif., (760) 767-5555; galletameadows.com.
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One must not take this passage as a description of an actual dialogue between Jesus and some of those who followed him. Rather it doubtless refers to a difficulty in St. John's community over the Eucharist and the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, a difficulty which has plagued the Church through it's history, mostly because have tried to reduce mystery to prose, to explain the inexplicable.
The Eucharist demands faith at every time and place, but less faith in the how then in the fact of the presence of Jesus.
As the first reading suggests faith opens up the fonts of wisdom and feeds us with it.
Fr. Greeley's Last Book:
A young college student went to the Newman chaplain and said, I believe in God and in life after death and in resurrection and in the church, but I cannot accept that Jesus is really present, body and blood, soul and divinity in the Eucharist.
I'm sorry, but I just can't.
The priest thought this was like swallowing the grizzly bear and straining at the gnat.
Resurrection, he said, is a humungous miracle. Real Presence is kind of ordinary in comparison. I don't believe I really eat Jesus, the young man said. It's just bread that's all. You don't eat Jesus, the priest replied, knowing that he had one of those kids who somehow or the other had run into an old fashioned teacher, one that still thought it was a sacrilege for anyone but a priest to touch the sacred host. The poor kid was really worried about how the doctrine of the real presence exposed Jesus to desecration if even a tiny piece was somehow lost. The priest went through a lot of theological explanations which did not satisfy the young man. I just have to understand how he works it out, the lad pleaded.
Have you figured out how God created the universe from nothing in the snap of a finger, the priest asked.
Of course not the young man replied. Then his voice faded off. Oh, I get it, he said softly. I'm not supposed to understand everything.
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I have a lovely little treat box to show you today that will hold a couple of chocolates, got to love that. This is also part of a set that I will be showing you over the next three days, I know, I'm dragging it out, lol. I cased this one from Brenda over at qbees quest where she has a video tutorial, just to make it that little bit easier.
Arghhhhhh, my computer is playing up and I am having trouble getting my photo, just thought I would tell you that and hopefully when I try again, it will work!!!!! Started this post at 2pm and just finished now at 10.47pm!!!!!!!
Okay, that took me long enough!
So how sweet is this box?
Stamp set: Tiny tags and 3 little wishes
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It's manly to eat vegetables if there's bourbon in them!
Manly Meals for Males
Since I can't seem to do "Meals for Males" on a weekly basis, I'm changing the name to "Manly Meals for Males" so that I will not feel guilty for not posting. Without further adieu, Chapter One: Manna for the Meat and Potatoes Man
In an age where gourmet cookery has become popular, and dishes from the French cuisine classique are no longer reserved for the nobility and the wealthy, the male trencherman commonly referred to as the "meat and potatoes man" seems to have fallen into disrepute.
Not so. The meat and potatoes man has simply moved uptown… While copious amounts of protein and carbohydrates continue to make up the nucleus of his diet, a new dimension has been added. Zesty seasonings, tangy sauces, piquant flavorings and tantalizing food combinations formerly savored only occasionally when eating out are now becoming very much a part of eating in.
Something else has changed, too. There was a time when the ravenous male frequently had to make a choice between quantity and quality. Now, he wants both… At a typical businessMAN's dinner in almost any large American city, this would be an acceptable meal [steak, potatoes, and a salad].
The recipes that follow in this chapter have all been carefully chosen and tested on discriminating meat and potatoes men. They are basically simple in construction, substantial in volume, and stimulating to the taste. In short, these dishes positively will stanch those persistent nagging hunger pangs which characterize a voracious male appetite.
Since a well-fed man makes good company, it is earnestly hoped that the effort involved will yield handsome dividends.
Carrots Flambe
1.5 lbs baby carrots
pinch salt (for boiling)
1/3 c bourbon
1 tbs brown sugar
4 tbs sweet butter
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 tbs parsley, finely chopped
Simmer carrots until tender. Place carrots in a skillet with butter, lemon juice and brown sugar and saute until the sugar is dissolved. pour in bourbon, allow it to warm, ignite and blaze, stirring until all alcohol has burned off. Sprinkle parsley over carrots and serve immediately. 4 Servings.
Carrots can be served with Braised Loin of Pork and Potatoes Grand Marnier
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Kris Jenner: Kim Kardashian Is My Favorite Child
In what appears to be the most shocking admission from the Kardashians yet, Kris tells Barbara Walters during her 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011 special that Kim is her favorite child!
During a rapid-fire round of questions from Barbara Walters, there was a complete consensus from Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner that Kim is in fact the favorite.
We've never heard of a parent actually singling out one of their children as the favorite!
"Who is your mom's favorite?" asked Barbara.
Simultaneously, Kourtney, Khloe and Kim responded, "Kim!"
Then when asked if she agrees, Kris said, "You know I think it seems–," only to be cut off by her daughters who yelled, "Just say it!"
"Okay, yes she's my favorite. (Pause). No she's not," replied Kris.
Khloe continued, "Whoever gives her the most percentage rights [is her favorite]."
"No, that's not true. Just the most attention," Kris shot back.
We wonder if Rob Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner feel the same way!
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Should Kris have ever said that Kim is her favorite?
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TheUngeek:P1n3apqlExpr3ss:wazz: Swiftkey > all
The Sense 4 keyboard is pretty nice, I could say I prefer it to swiftkey
Anyone that has a One X experiencing buyer's regret right about now?
No way! I still can't believe how crap the Desire now feels after using the One X!
Those comparing the iphone 4 to the One X are a bit weird.... It really is in a completely different class.
Kinda like comparing your 3 year old 32" plasma to a new 50" LED.
Yeah a 3yo Plasma would win all over an LED :P
The contrast ratio of Plasmas is still amazing compared with LCD based tech, though I am looking forward to the new OLED displays!


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A "Well Placed" Photographer To Follow
Among the Twitterers I follow is "Astro_Soichi" aka Soichi Noguchi. Soichi is a currently member of the team of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
A twitter conversationalist he is not! I've yet to see him push the limit of 140 characters. Often he tweets in his native Japanese. When translated to English he still isn't a conversationalist.
What Astro_Soichi has going for him is he tweets photos and they are spectacular! PopSci reported his in-orbit camera is a Nikon D2Xs equipped with a Nikor 800mm lens. A commenter said it looked more like a Sigma and Nikon doesn't make an 800mm. Either way that's some serious glass.
One reason Space Station photos are so good is the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). The Earth observation window features the highest quality optic window ever flown in space.
The high quality optical window that WORF will support is located on the nadir (Earth facing) side of the U.S. Destiny Laboratory module. The window provides a view of 39.5 degrees forward along the axis of the ISS, 32.2 degrees aft, and a total of 79.1 degrees to port. The window is 508 cm (20 in) in diameter. The window is made up of an assembly of four separate panes. The outermost pane is a replaceable debris pane a little more than 1.0 cm (one third of an inch) thick. It is designed to protect the window from small orbital debris or micrometeoroids that might strike the station. If it is severely damaged, it can be replaced during an EVA.
I'm not sure what an astronaut's salary is, but I'm hoping there's a good print sale on whenever Soichi returns to terra firma.


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Justin Timberlake seems poised to become the next breakout movie star and, though he's starring in Friends with Benefits this weekend, odds are that movie won't be significant enough to do the trick. What he needs is a big, summer, sci-fi blockbuster… and here it is.
In Time is Timberlake's next big picture, and the premise plays out a lot like a modernized riff on Logan's Run. He stars opposite Amanda Seyfried as a man in a dystopian future where time has become the only currency. What does that mean? An extended trailer for the film debuted at Comic Con today, check out the footage below to find out.
Somewhere out there someone's still trying to remake Logan's Run, but if this is as good as the trailer suggests, then maybe they'll have the sense to cancel their plans. This seems to cover the subject pretty well. I'd rather have something like this, a new riff on an old premise, over a remake anyway.
Part of the reason this In Time trailer looks so good is director Andrew Niccol, who you may know as the guy behind Gattaca. He knows his way around smart, though-provoking, sci-fi films. It's somewhat worrisome though that In Time is slated for release on October 28 of this year, and this is the first we're hearing of it. October isn't normally prime time for big, sci-fi blockbusters. That could mean trouble.


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Friday, September 01, 2006
Bathtub Tea
The notion of consuming a bathtub full of tea leaves me with mixed feelings. There are certainly varieties of tea that I could stand to drink in those quantities. But, let's face it, ruminating on the combination of tea and bathtubs is enough to leave you feeling a little queasy.
These thoughts just didn't occur to me out of the blue, as you might have guessed. About a week or two ago the British press was all aflutter over the news that the average "tradesman" there drank the equivalent of a bathtub full of tea over the course of a year.
British plumbers, locksmiths and electricians drink 3.83 cups of tea every day while on the job, or so we're told. That's 900 cups a year, or about 70 gallons. Which is enough to fill up the tub 1.3 times.
The story was all over the British press. It's a quickie, but you can read it in the Edinburgh Evening News here or the Daily Record here.
Speaking of Britain, here's a story from the (London) Times about how the merchant Fortnum & Mason ("the Queen's grocery store") supplied some tea-starved British troops serving in Iraq.
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"Pensioners with a sense of humour or exhibitionist B&D enthusiasts?" wonders Penny Ashton.
Mind the gap - it could cost you
An Australian man who left his car window partly down on a hot day has been fined for having an unsecured vehicle. Julian Harris was visiting family in Brisbane's north on Sunday when he left two windows down what he thought was "three to four" centimetres to let some of the hot air escape from the parked car on the 34C day. Harris returned to the car about two hours later to discover a $44 fine for an offence he had never heard of. Under Queensland law, if a driver is more than 3m from their car, the vehicle must be "secured" with the engine off, handbrake applied, ignition key removed (if no one over 16 remains in vehicle) and windows up with a gap no more than 5cm.
H2 ... oh!
Linda Brown believes she may have found the most expensive water in New Zealand. "My daughter-in-law, discovering she had forgotten to bring water from home for her visit to the beach on January 1, dropped into a shop at Kohimarama beach to buy a bottle of water. She was charged $4.60 for a mini pump bottle of 400ml. When querying the price she was told it included a 15 per cent surcharge because of the public holiday! Does this mean supermarkets will be adding 15 per cent to our grocery bills in future if we shop on a public holiday?"
Motorway speed camera driving motorist mad
"Every single day that I have driven 10km down the Greenhithe motorway this month, there has been at least one speed camera. Often there are two," writes Andrew. "This is a brand new, well-lit, multi-lane, dead-straight motorway where cars are separated from oncoming vehicles by a concrete barrier. And there is hardly any traffic, even in rush hour! Why are the police wasting resources patrolling this stretch of motorway every single day in December anyway, rather than the dangerous, single-lane, unlit rural open roads where people actually do get killed during the Christmas period? It's revenue-gathering, pure and simple. The cops even shoot themselves in the foot - I could see this one from more than 1500m away. So had I actually been speeding, I would have had enough time to briefly slow down and avoid a fine. Some logic, common sense and discretion from the cops wouldn't go amiss. I don't believe for a minute that pedantically enforcing a 4km/h speeding tolerance across all types of roads and vehicles, and in all weather conditions actually saves any lives. Why don't the police just crack down on legitimately dangerous driving?"
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