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Sussex academic inspired Chinese VIP to visit Royal Pavilion
The director of a major new art museum in China was "bewildered" but "very interested" as he was shown around Brighton's Royal Pavilion for the first time by a University of Sussex art historian.
Lu Peng, the director of MOCA – a new museum of contemporary art opening in Yinchuan, China this year – was given a tour of the building on Saturday (24 January) as part of increasing cultural exchanges between the University, and the UK in general, and China.
An expert in the Pavilion – King George IV's Regency pleasure palace - the University's Dr Alexandra Loske guided Mr Peng through the building's oriental-inspired interior. He was particularly interested in a dragon chandelier in the banqueting room and wallpaper of Chinese scenes, as well as examples of Chinese export art.
Alexandra, now an Associate Tutor in Art History, said: "He hadn't seen the Royal Pavilion before but I think he liked it.
"The Pavilion is so extraordinary because it's so complete as an oriental building. He was quite bewildered by it."
For her Sussex PhD, completed last summer, Alexandra spent six years with curators and experts at the Pavilion in her quest to uncover the rich and colourful history of the building's interior décor.
Never having been to China, George IV's interior decorators used books, prints and export ware as sources for the Pavilion. The resulting designs amused Mr Peng, who is an author of many books on contemporary Chinese art. Alexandra added: "At times he would just start laughing at the faux Chinese writing and the dragons that don't really resemble Chinese dragons."
Mr Peng made the trip from China after hearing Alexandra talk about the Royal Pavilion and Georgian Britain's fascination with the Far East during a convention at the new MOCA building last September. She was invited on the trip by a fellow Sussex art historian, PhD student Joshua Gong, who also organised Mr Peng's reciprocal visit to Brighton.
Joshua said: "The British Monarchs were extremely fond of China - even the imagined one - while the Chinese Emperors paid nearly no attention to Great Britain. Chinese people would be very interested in knowing more about and reflecting upon how the British drove China into the modern era."
Alexandra said of her trip: "I introduced George IV's extravagant English seaside pavilion to an interested and inquisitive Chinese audience. I felt honoured to be part of this, and on a personal level it was a most exciting way to present years of research work."
While in China, Alexandra got the chance to visit the Forbidden City, the Chinese imperial palace in Beijing, when it was closed to tourists. "The emptiness of the squares normally packed with thousands of visitors was simply stunning," she recalled. "I was thus able to concentrate on the intricate ornamental details of the temples and bridges.
"Suddenly much of what I had been reading about or researching over the last few years made a lot more sense: I had been studying mostly Chinoiserie, not Chinese art, but there I was, finally able to see what had inspired Europeans more than 200 years ago.
"I will never look at a dragon ornament in the same way again, having seen the real thing in such privileged circumstances and with such expert guides. And I guess for Lu Peng it must have been quite similar, having studied the subject for so long and then seeing it. And the Pavilion is the most extreme, most complete example of this. There's no other building like it in Europe."
You can read a longer account of Alexandra's trip on the Royal Pavilion website.
There is now interest from officials at the Forbidden City to make a documentary film about the Royal Pavilion for a Chinese audience.
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If These Ceilings Could Talk
They'd say, "Happy Valentines Day!"
Finally - TREASUES! Dad found this in the ceiling near the kitchen.
History Lesson: This is an old Lucky Strike "flat fifties" Cigarette Tin. While looking at it (and is subtantial decay) I wondered aloud to Adam if this could possibly be a tin from the 1850s. After getting it home and hopping on google I found a plethera of flat fifites tin (all in MUCH better condition). This tin was manufactured by the once popular Lucky Strike company which was started in (wait for it) 1905. Of course you can't see the Lucky Strike Logo on our tin but in it's glory it looked like this.
The term "flat fifties" comes from the amount of cigarettes that can be neatly stored in this 4.25 x 5.5 inch tin. Twenty five smokes would fit in the base of the tin and 25 would fit in the lid. So the term wasn't a nod to its age. After a little more digging I discovered that a tag line "it's toasted" appeared on the side of the tin. That expression wasn't incorporated by the company until 1917 so the tin certainly isn't older than 1917. I also found that in 1940 Lucky Strike changed its packaging to white and used different materials entirely - due to the World War II effort. So this tin was born somewhere between 1917-1940. But who cares about all that? I gingerly opened the tin and found . . .
{ Valentines! }
They are certainly damaged with age and being trapped in an old ceiling but it's a collection of old school valentines. This one below seems to have movable parts at one time. The giraffe head might have bobbed and the girls eyes might have swiveled?
Bottom Corner says, "Printed in Germany"
What little girl wouldn't love to get (or give) a pony Valentine?
Lola, Lola, who the Heck is Lola? This one was manufactured in Chicago.
This little guy is battered but from from my super sleuthing skills I determine
he's probably only 20 years old. He was found in another part of the house.
The base of the tree dad cut down. A heart. I'm starting to think that
Valentines Day 2013 might be the target date for Opening Day.

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Fellow MVP Simon Sabin blogged today about one of the few engine enhancements we'll be seeing in SQL Server 2008 R2 : Unicode compression. You can read more about the topic in Books Online, but basically what is going to happen is that NCHAR / NVARCHAR (but not NVARCHAR(MAX)) columns, in objects that are row- or page-compressed, can benefit from additional compression, where realistically you can cut your storage requirements in half, depending on the language / character sets in use.
But I'm the kind of guy who has to see it to believe it! So, I mocked up a quick test of storing some
Finnish Danish/Norweigan (?) characters, and ran it both on a SQL Server 2008 instance (SP1 + CU3, 10.0.2723), and a SQL Server 2008 R2 instance (10.50.1092).
USE tempdb; GO SET NOCOUNT ON; GO CREATE TABLE dbo.test(foo NVARCHAR(2048)) WITH (DATA_COMPRESSION = ROW); GO INSERT dbo.test(foo) SELECT RTRIM(RAND()) + REPLICATE(N'øååøæ', 300); GO 50000 EXEC sp_spaceused N'dbo.test'; GO DROP TABLE dbo.test; GO
SQL Server 2008 results:
SQL Server 2008 R2 results:
The difference is astounding: a space savings of roughly 60%, FOR FREE. That's right, this is an enhancement you get just by upgrading… I did not do anything differently about the creation of these tables except continue to use compression. (And note that I also performed this test with page compression, and the results were identical all around.) Keep in mind that if you upgrade at some point (you can't upgrade to R2 in its present form), you will need to rebuild indexes in order to implement this new compression method across the entire table.
And of course, by "free," I am not talking about the licenses. As with row and page compression, this feature is only available in Developer, Enterprise, and Enterprise Evaluation editions.
Now, I'll admit, the test is not super-realistic, and is biased toward good compression (since the same pattern is repeated over and over again on every row and on every page), and as such it demonstrates something pretty close to best-case scenario. But even worst-case scenario is not exactly "bad" — you may not see a gain at all, but you can't lose anything either, because the compression algorithm in SQL Server 2008 is smart enough to know when it is actually going to *lose* space by implementing compression, and won't do it in that case.
At some point I will test the performance of writing, reading and seeking against a Unicode compressed table (and I will come up with more plausible test data at that point). Because nothing is ever really free, is it? Stay tuned to find out.
That is a nice storage saving, unfortunately I almost use no Unicode at all at the moment
I use a lot of Unicode, since we have to support several foreign languages and symbols like Euro and pound. All of this data gets entered via a Web UI. Unfortunately, while about 1/3 of these columns are NVARCHAR(64 or 255), the rest are NVARCHAR(MAX), which won't benefit from this compression at all… even when the data is stored in-row.
Mmmm, that 255 number sounds familiar, did you upgrade this from Access with the upgrade wizard?</Sarcasm>
I do have some unicode but it is in lookup tables, for example 道琼斯第一财经中国600指数
255 came at us in a few cases as a "requirement"… wherever 64 was not enough, they pushed for 255. Their magic number, not mine. 🙂 And the 64, well, that was legacy… it was there long before I ever got my hands on the schema.
> unfortunately I almost use no Unicode at all at the moment
But that means you are saving space already 🙂
One issue is that compression brings a lot of CPU overhead; in my tests I've seen up to 2x the amount of time required for retrieval of hot pages. I wonder if UTF8 support would be just as beneficial without having as much overhead?
Agreed, I am definitely interested in seeing how this affects performance and if there is any noticeable impact over and above page/row compression. I think it all depends on the nature of the data and the decisions the engine has to make as it compresses/decompresses.
In the long run, we're I/O-bound, not CPU-bound, so we're probably better off getting any I/O gain we can, even if it costs us a little CPU. YMMV.
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Jason Duprau, art director of Legion Magazine, asked Janice Kun to create these haunting illustrations to accompany an article on homeless war veterans and how Canada is approaching the problem.
"Nobody knows the number of homeless veterans in Canada, and this is one of the reasons why: "Aside from struggling with issues of addiction and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a lot of them don't want to be identified as veterans," says Joanne Henderson, Legion service officer in Vancouver. Some don't want their buddies to find out what's happened to them. "They think back to their time in the services as the good times in their lives and they're ashamed. They think they should be able to take care of themselves. They're in hiding; they're hiding from themselves." ...
It's not enough to ask 'Are you a veteran?' "We learned you have to ask 'did you have any military service' because many don't feel like veterans—they think veterans are guys from World War Two." "
excerpt from article by Sharon Adams.
One of the solutions that is proving very successful is Cockrell House in Colwood, B.C. Much more than just housing, it's a full program that expects residents to move out and into more permanent accommodations in two years - helping them develop the life skills they need to do that.
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I recently put together an exclusive 25 minute mix for the fam at Def Choonz Radio, which broadcasts around Sydney every Monday night at 7pm on 2RDJ. The radio show is a great supporter of local artists, and I was quite honored to be asked. I took the opportunity to do more of an open format cut up style, flipping between Hip Hop classic, R&B joints, Pop, and Trap at a rapid pace with a bunch of doubles, acapellas, and loops - even Phil Collins gets a spin. Enjoy..
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Radiology Consulting and Entrepreneurship
How to Leverage Your MD in Business
The newly revamped RFS Economics Advisory Group hosted its first journal club webinar on April 23, 2018. The topic of discussion was "Radiology Consulting and Entrepreneurship: How to Leverage Your MD in Business." RFS members submitted questions to an expert panel comprised of Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, Ricky Caplin, MBA, Woojin Kim, MD, William Boonn, MD, and Jose Morey, MD. Collectively, their experience covers a broad array of topics, including informatics, healthcare start-ups, IT consulting, and AI.
Shrestha, who is chief innovation officer at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has an extensive history in informatics and IT innovation. Caplin is CEO of HCI Group and sits on the board of directors for Tech Mahindra. Kim and Boonn are co-founders of Montage Healthcare Solutions and both serve as chief medical information officers for Nuance Communications. Morey is the chief medical information officer at Liberty Medical Biosecurity, associate chief health officer with IBM Watson Medical Sieve Project, medical technology advisor for NASA I-tech, and chief medical officer for Virgin Hyperloop.
The initial discussion focused on Boonn's and Kim's experiences with their healthcare start-up company, Montage Healthcare Solutions, which was eventually bought out by Nuance. Efforts to improve search functionality within their institutional radiology information system eventually lead to the creation of Montage. Boon emphasized that simply having an idea was only a small part of the process of creating a start-up. In his words, a start-up requires its founders to have a "passion for executing the mundane," which may include organizing a business plan, dealing with payroll, setting up booths at conferences, and raising capital. Passion was a constant theme throughout the discussion, as panelists emphasized that most radiologists could likely be more financially successful sticking with their day jobs. Drs. Kim and Boonn both spoke to the difficulties of juggling their clinical duties with their start-up efforts in the early days of their company.
Caplin provided insight into medical consulting and potential roles for radiologists in his companies. There are consulting opportunities for radiologists, even residents, in testing software and in other areas requiring a degree of subject knowledge. However, he also encouraged radiologists to take advantage of their intelligence and unique expertise as entrepreneurs. Few business leaders have comparable understanding of patient needs, physician workflow, or medical technology, yet healthcare makes up roughly 20 percent of our national GDP. There are innumberable opportunities for physician entrepreneurs in the current market. Along with Boonn and Kim, Caplin touched on the power of having a minimum viable product for individuals interested in creating a start-up. This often puts the entrepreneur in position to have greater control over his or her intellectual property, and is worth more than lots of capital without a realized product.
Shrestha also emphasized the need for passion as an ingredient to success as a physician in business, because financial security is greater as a full-time radiologist. However, he got involved with a start-up company during his informatics fellowship and later completed his MBA while also working full-time. Shrestha appreciated the broad perspective he gained from informatics, which he believes he wouldn't have otherwise received during his more traditional medical education. Relationships he cultivated and projects he started during training carried over to create other opportunities later in his career.
Morey has a unique and multifaceted background, filling multiple roles while also practicing radiology full-time. He described his experiences working with his local IT groups early in his career, simply looking for solutions to problems encountered in everyday practice. These efforts often took time during his nights and weekends, squeezed in wherever possible. Several years prior, he was presenting some of their efforts at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting and was subsequently approached by IBM. Morey highlighted the need to get out of our comfort zones to learn what other departments, specialties, or professions are doing to diversify knowledge and methodology. He suggested that "insatiable curiosity is a skill that can and should be learned."
The discussion closed with similar thoughts from Caplin, who stated that most "chance" encounters come from simply taking a risk and putting yourself out there. As radiologists, we are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between the business world and our patients' needs. It is up to us to take the step beyond identifying problems, and start coming up with solutions.
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John Robert Greene. The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford (American Presidency Series). Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas, 1995. $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-7006-0638-2; $15.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-7006-0639-9.
Reviewed by Thomas Langston (Tulane University)
Published on H-Pol (December, 1995)
Several Gerald Fords emerge in this book: the one that made his early career through legislative infighting and partisan mediation; the one that hovered above the administrative battles of his own administration but nevertheless took the presidency seriously; and the one that "inherited" a "nation" (p. 20). John Robert Greene describes the origins and development of each in a thoroughly researched and admirably straightforward narrative.
Greene's book is the most recent to appear in the virtually complete "American Presidency" series edited by Donald McCoy, Clifford Griffin, and Homer Socolofsky. The books in this series with which this reviewer is familiar range from the useful to the superb. Greene's addition would fall more in the former than the latter category, but being useful (and readable besides) is no small accomplishment. The book's utility stems from its detailed chronological examination of each phase of Ford's presidency, and is enhanced by a 20-page bibliographical essay that draws from the author's book-length bibliography on Ford available from Greenwood Press.
While Greene is generally positive and sometimes apologetic towards Ford--whom he interviewed for his book--he balances his praise with sensible and subtle criticisms. A particularly interesting chapter, on the revelations of CIA domestic surveillance and foreign assassination attempts during the Ford years, demonstrates the author's discernment. "No single event in the Ford administration delivered an impact greater than the CIA investigations did" (p. 112). Yet, as then CIA Director William Colby told Greene in an interview, "no one thought to brief the president" of the CIA self-study that propelled Congress's decisive investigations (104). Ford reacted to the CIA's confessions as best he could, but in this emblematic episode from his administration, events led while the president followed.
In terms of explanation, Greene sides with the environmental constraint school of thought on the negativeness of Ford's leadership. The president occupied the office at a particularly unpropitious time. But he also handicapped himself, a fact which Greene acknowledges but does not adequately integrate into his analysis. Ford's poorly timed pardon of the former president, his plebiscitary response to inflation (WIN was supposed to be the symbol for a national volunteer organization headed by the president), and his almost incomprehensibly thick-headed failure to explain quickly what (if anything different from what he did say) he truly meant to say in that infamous debate, are recorded but are never brought together in an examination of Ford's fitness for his ultimate office.
In his own ambivalence about President Ford, Greene reveals the complexity of Ford's experience. He was, it is typically alleged, an honorable man in a virtually impossible position, who on leaving office proclaimed just pride in his healing performance as head of state. In the opening pages of his book, Greene announces his intention to move beyond this simplistic view. But in the conclusion to his volume, Greene returns to this bit of conventional wisdom and claims it as his own. He does so in part because the intervening chapters of his book so clearly illuminate Ford's difficulties in the alternative role of head of government. He could not control a resurgent and Democratic Congress; he could not master the perplexing problem of stagflation; and he could not hold together as president the party that he had previously helped to unite. What he could and did do was stand before the public as a fit symbol of presidential rectitude and national pride.
But did the healer truly heal, and if so, what can be said about his choice of curatives? President Ford's political difficulties exploded when he pardoned his successor. The pardon made a lousy denoument to the Watergate mystery and led to charges of a "corrupt bargain" between the parties to the pardon. But Ford's difficulties with the public went deeper than the pardon. As the "inheritor" of the "nation," to reiterate Greene's telling appropriation of the language of monarchy, Ford was unfortunate in both what he inherited and in the way in which the deed was transferred. Not having stood for election to the vice presidency, Ford could not lay claim to even a latent mandate from the electorate. As for his inheritance, the divisiveness of national politics throughout the 1970s hints at the difficulty modern presidents face in being treated seriously, much less respectfully. Ford never did "make it" as president. The photo on the cover of Greene's book, showing Ford turning toward someone or something with a serious man's appraising gaze, holding a reflective man's pipe to the corner of his mouth, is not how most Americans remember Gerald Ford.
John Greene's serious treatment of a presidency that still has its problems being taken seriously will itself not right public and scholarly perceptions of the office. But it is an indispensable guide and goad to further research, and could easily be integrated into both history and political science classes on the presidency. It could even be read for pleasure by anyone simply curious to know what happened in national politics in the mid-1970s and what part this peculiarly unfortunate president played in events.
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Remember the days when when getting antivirus software was a really big deal, now we just take it for granted. Well there's a new kid on the block (actually he's been around for a while but he's not as popular yet). VPN's or Virtual Private Networks are tools you can use to protect your online presence.
Just google "VPN" and you will find thousands of articles on VPN's and the plethora of choices in software we have. My aim here is just to make you aware of the issue and nudge you on the way to internet privacy and security.
What you need to know about the internet:
You are constantly being tracked. Gone are the days of only spies and criminals being tracked and traced. Nowadays search engines, social networking sites and governments collect data on you no matter who you are. It's big business and exactly how companies like google and Facebook make their money!
What a VPN does:
It gives you back your privacy: Do we need curtains on our windows? Locks on our doors? Well, technically you could do without it, but why! If you want the technical details, just google it, suffice it to say a VPN closes the curtains on your online presence. It does not mean becoming impervious to the law, but does mean closing the peephole of your life to every passerby.
Steps to take:
- Read a bit more on the topic if you need to
- Download and install VPN software on your devices. ExpressVPN and Vyper VPN would be good choices, but there are plenty more.
- Remember, a VPN is not impervious to human folly, it won't stop you from sharing information online that you shouldn't. Be vigilant.
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- A new way of learning for young people who wish to specialise at an early age in technical and skills based education
- Excellent links with employers in High Performance Engineering and Technical Events Management
- Exciting curriculum that stretches and challenges students of all abilities
- Students can specialise in a technical programme of study in an environment equipped to the highest standard
- Mature, independent and business like environment
- Outstanding progression opportunities into careers in High Performance Engineering and Technical Events Management or further study at university
- Brand new learning environment located within the world famous Silverstone Circuit – home of the British Grand Prix
The National School Performance Tables do not reflect the very good progress that our students make. We would encourage you to read this blog post to hear why that is, before referring to the performance tables which can be found at https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/139690
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Several types of dental insurance plans are available and Selfridge & Associates will be happy to help you determine which is best for you.
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A DMO (dental maintenance organization) is a plan in which a dentist is selected within the plan's network. DMO plans are usually the least expensive but do have restrictions.
The PPO (preferred provider organization) plan usually provides a lower cost as long as the chosen dentist is within the network. Going to a provider outside the network will be more costly. The most flexible plan is Dental Indemnity. This plan allows visits to any provider without referral but most plans only cover up to a specific amount.
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American Heritage School introduces the Honors Engineering Program for students who wish to prepare for a career in one of the many fields of engineering. From ninth through twelfth grades, students follow a course of study designed to equip them for college with engineering, math, science and computer courses unique to a high school program. While satisfying requirements in all of the standard subject areas, students in the Honors Engineering Program are offered the courses listed below.
Students must complete a total of 6.5 credits (courses listed below) in order to complete the program. All students must be interviewed and recommended by the Program Director. Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA each semester to remain in the program.
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Glencore - Tweefontein
Setting up for success on the Tweefontein Optimisation Project
Glencore Operations' Tweefontein Optimisation Project in South Africa is a case in point. The programme, which will extend the life of the mine with new open-cut pits, a new coal-handling plant and supporting rail infrastructure.
Key information
Completion date: Ongoing
- £500m cost of project
- 7.9 million tonnes of planned annual production of saleable thermal coal
- 8 year relationship with Glencore
With volatility in commodity prices and the need to preserve cash, the efficiency of capital spend continues to be a major focus in mine developments. To that end, speed of product to market must be balanced with tight adherence to project scope and cost.
We supported the Tweefontein Optimisation Project owner's team in the pre-implementation phase with cost estimation, and in developing a contracting strategy for the execution phase of the programme.
Making the difference
- Our flexible, multidisciplinary team was mobilised early in the project to provide a detailed analysis of procurement options, leading to the allocation of work packages according to risk mitigation and best financial benefit
- Project controls resources assisted with the compilation of the project execution documentation necessary for the final approval of the project to proceed into the execution phase
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text: In Online magazine's (by Information Today) March/April 2010 (vo 34, no 2) publication, there is an article titled "Libraries Taking the LEED: Green Libraries Leading in Energy and Environmental Design" written by Frederick Stoss – a leader in the green libraries area. The article discusses a little of the history of libraries being environmentally responsible, explains LEED certification, gives some examples of sustainable library resources/databases (including EBSCO's GreenFILE and Gale's GREENR), contains a nice green libraries glossary, and offers some programming ideas and professional resources. There are several great blogs, wikis, and websites listed (though my blog wasnt one of them) most of which I have blogged about in the past – such as the Alliance Library System's Going Green Blog, Monika Antonelli's GreenLibraries directory, and Maria Jankowska's Electronic Green Journal just to name a few. This article is worth a read so check it out and pass it on!


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Friday, January 23, 2009
Jack Kerouac House
I decided to go to the small house where Jack Kerouac wrote "The Dharma Bums", he was living here when "On the Road" was published and became an instant classic. Kerouac was compared by some critics to Ernest Hemingway. Where Heminway was the voice of the "Lost Generation", Keroac was the voice of the "Beat Generation". The interior of the house has been renovated to its 1950's state. I saw one of Keroacs manuscripts once at the History Center. The entire book was written on one large scroll so Keroac never had to interrupt his thoughts by replacing paper in the typewriter. The writing poured out of him as one long stream of consciousness. The home is now a refuge to young authors who apply for a grant to write there. The Writers in Residence Project sponsors four different writers who live in the home each year rent and utility free. While I sketched a young man came out and sat on the porch and called his dad to tell him how things were going in Orlando.
Post Script: I have recently discovered that the young man on the porch was resident artist Michael Hawley.
Prints are available for each sketch for $250 and many originals can be purchased for $400. White museum grade shadow box frames are $100 more. You can e-mail Thor at firstname.lastname@example.com
6 comments:
- Isabel said...
love this you not only get a drawing but a story great sketches
- January 24, 2009 at 6:44 AM
- Thorsx said...
Indeed, the story fascinates me so much I am trying to arrange to meet and draw each resident artist in the future. I have put out feelers and my fingers are crossed.
- January 29, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- summerrodman said...
Oh please do, the writers are fascinating folks. You can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are serious. I am posting this on our facebook site. Love the sketch so much.
- February 12, 2009 at 10:05 PM
- Darlyn Finch said...
You can start by sketching me, if you like; I was the 19th writer in residence (and the only one so far from Central Florida.) I love your sketch of the house. You captured the sweet spirit!
- February 12, 2009 at 11:03 PM
- John said...
If your drawing is accurate, the rafters are rotting.
- February 13, 2009 at 4:36 PM
- Thor said...
John, No the rafters are fine. I got tired of drawing straight lines. Consider it an optical distortion, or lazy hand.
Darlyn, I would be happy to sketch you at work writing. Contact me via e-mail, or find me at the next Kerouac gathering.
Summer, I am very serious. I will e-mail you soon. Great to meet you at the reading by the way.
- February 16, 2009 at 12:28 AM


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The Emergent conversation is at a critical point, in my opinion. You can gather some of my personal thoughts about the conversation in previous posts. I would categorize my own position as emergent-minded and thoughtfully sympathetic. That said, I don't want this post to be about me.
I want to turn a little bit of the focus to the extra-emergent conversation, the conversation about the conversation between evangelicals and emergent types.
I think right now is the time when a lot of evangelicals are getting scared. I don't mean that as a put down. They see a movement coming and react in a way consistent with an evangelical mindset. Some have characterized the emergent movement as problematic. Others as heretical. Most claim it is a sellout to postmodernism.
I think most who consider themselves in the emergent conversation will say they are trying to get back to the historic Christian faith. Postmodernism has provided a wonderful opportunity to reclaim and redeem in Christ that which the Church has allowed modernism to steal away.
I also know there are more extreme positions among evangelicals and emergent types. I don't want to discount that. But I think that emergent is more of a conversation than a movement and evangelicals are more of a movement than a conversation. And that matters when we try to critique and judge and pigeonhole people and issues and movements.
So to try encourage more conversation between evangelicals and emergent types (of which I consider myself both), I want to offer some links to the extra-emergent conversation. Some of you will have already read or listened to these resources. Others of you will be getting some new things to think about. Even others will be introduced to the conversation for the first time.
I hope that some of you who have access to resources not mentioned here will comment and add to the list.
R. Albert Mohler weblog
-Truth-Telling is Stranger Than it Used to Be Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
-"A Generous Orthodoxy" - Is It Orthodox?
Doug Wilson weblog
-Theology to Make the Teeth Ache
-Postmodernism category blog posts
Brian McLaren website - many interactions with the conversation throughout including...
-A Brotherly Critique and Response
-Dialogue section
-Annotation of "The Emergent Mystique" article by Christianity Today (found below)
-Open Letter to Chuck Colson on Colson's Christianity Today article "The Postmodern Crackup"
-Various other articles
White Horse Inn
-Emergent Church Movement, Part 1 - free streaming currently available
-Interview with three young members of an Emergent Church congregation
-Interview with Shane Rosenthal, producer of WHI, on emergent experiences
Christianity Today - emergent conversation resources
-The Emergent Mystique - Christianity Today article
-Becoming Conversant With Emergent by D.A. Carson - due out in April 2005
-The Church in Emerging Culture - Five Perspectives: Leonard Sweet, Andy Crouch, Brian McLaren, Erwin McManus, Michael Horton
You can also Google search various issues, names, or words like "emergent" or "emerging church" and you will find other articles, links, interviews, and a billion blogs and posts that add to the conversation. Helpful emergent blogs found at Planet Emergent.
I hope these links are helpful. I don't put them here because I agree with everything said, but because I value the conversation. Please feel free to add something you find helpful.


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Never before available on home
video domestically, The Criterion Collection has finally released Nicholas Ray's
groundbreaking Bigger Than Life. It's a claustrophobic,
small-scale portrait of 1950s suburbia torn apart by a family man's
addiction to prescription cortisone. James Mason (who also produced)
gave a defining performance in the lead role, undergoing a gripping
transformation from middle class dad to psychotic would-be prophet of
anti-middle class revolution. Released in 1956 to a largely negative
reception, it's no surprise that Americans of the 1950s - eased
into self-satisfaction with the realization of the postwar American
dream - rejected this depiction of small town lives being violently
rent asunder by a repressed subconscious cut loose.
Ed Avery (Mason) is a middle
class schoolteacher, who lives in a large house on a pleasant street
with his wife Lou (Barbara Rush) and young son Bobby (Christopher Olsen).
Plagued by mysterious recurring pain, Avery is prescribed cortisone, a
then-new "miracle drug" that saves his life. The side effects,
however, cause creeping madness in Avery, who begins to envision himself
as a hero to society, the savior of his family, and the protector of
all morality and ethics. With the help of his friend Wally (Walter
Matthau), Lou struggles to escape Ed's increasingly tight clutches
and seek aid from his doctors.
James Mason owns Bigger
Than Life. As the film's producer, he was no doubt attracted
to this challenging, multi-layered character as an opportunity to showcase
his range as an actor. From the paranoid Captain Nemo of Disney's 20,000 Leagues
Under the Sea,
to the desperate Irish bank robber in Odd Man Out
and the loftily delusional Humbert Humbert in Kubrick's Lolita, Mason's performances are each deft,
suave studies in understated British charm and restrained emotion.
Mason's presence - even in the junk he did in the late '60s and
early '70s - almost always guarantees that a film is worth watching,
at least once. And then there's his Brutus in Mankiewicz's Julius Caesar, to say nothing of North by Northwest or A
Star is Born.
In Bigger Than Life,
Mason's Ed Avery is a tightly wound suburbanite, at pains to put people
at ease - going so far as to secretly take a second job as a taxi
cab dispatcher to bring in extra money at home. From this pressured
but likeable starting point, Avery descends - or, as he might perceive
it, ascends - into a fevered, messianic madness brought about by the
psychotic effects of cortisone abuse.
There is a lot in this film
that prefigures David Lynch's Blue
Velvet, primarily
the conception of suburban life as harboring deep-set layers of delusion
and darkness beneath the well-manicured lawns and shiny, detailed vehicles.
Also of note in this sense is the production design, which utilizes
dark, saturated earth tones that anticipate the palette of Lynch's
film - there are huge walls of deep gray-green and slate blue, as
well as dull browns and tans. These heavy colors absorb light,
sapping the environment of happiness - especially in the case of the
Averys' home. As Ed's madness grows, Lou and Bobby are effectively
made prisoners in the house, and it's at this point (about midway
through the film) that the set grows into a frightening, oppressive
character all its own. Those colors make the walls look impenetrable,
and the house begins to bear down upon the family like looming death.
The screenplay is credited
to Cyril Hume and James Bond scribe Richard Maibaum, although there
were uncredited contributions from Gavin Lambert, director Ray, Clifford
Odets, and Mason himself. It's an elegant script. It patiently
builds Avery's madness in an incremental manner that aids a sense
of realism; his transformation and the messianic overtones of his dialogue
- particularly during a scene at a PTA meeting - are brilliant revelations
of a tortured subconscious. The PTA scene unveils the depths of
Avery's psychosis at the same time that it turns his wholesome image
inside out: from a mild-mannered schoolteacher emerges a child-hating
prophet extolling the virtues of rigorous moral and ethical indoctrination.
Following this jarring outburst, Avery exudes a twisted commitment to
his son, taking full personal responsibility for the boy's upbringing
- at home. This entails the transformation of the Avery home
into the aforementioned prison-like environment, with Lou and Bobby
bullied into a state of paralyzing fear.
It's unfortunate that the
role of Lou is somewhat underwritten; she is too weak-willed.
It's a conundrum, however, because a stronger wife would have meant
a weaker Ed, and that could have rendered the momentum behind Ed's
psychosis less compelling. Still, the conflict Ed faces may have
been more realistic and more sympathetic if he had been forced to contend
with a wife who showed more backbone.
Bigger Than Life remains
a challenging, relevant picture because the American middle class and
the development of suburban sprawl has done nothing but grow over the
last fifty years. The concept of suburbia as a deadening neutral
zone where families go to stagnate is, accordingly, even more powerful
a vision now than it was in 1956. Ray's smooth use of Cinemascope
and command of his production team couple with James Mason's masterful
performance, resulting a picture that is finally - and rightfully
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The Gerudo tribe lives outside of the Gerudo Valley, home to a desolate wasteland and the Spirit Temple. The tribe is populated almost entirely by females, though every 100 years a male is born into the race, and is made the King of the Gerudo. It is unknown if the Gerudo tribe still acknowledges Ganondorf as one of them, as they have an unsettling hate for men, not to mention Ganondorf set out to destroy Hyrule and turn it into his dark kingdom.
Unlike Hylians, Gerudo have round ears and are typically tanned in skin color. Red hair is a common trait, and overall the species seems to be based around Arabic qualities, and possibly the Amazons (both real worlds).
Ocarina of Time
As formerly stated, one male is born every one hundred years, with Ganondorf being that particular male in the events that took place in Ocarina of Time. Female Gerudos go into other towns such as Castle town and find men to 'seduce'. they are seen as thieves, who are skilled at horse back riding while being also skilled with dual sabers.
Majora's Mask
They are noted as being pirates in the game of Majora's Mask, and are very skilled at fighting, with most being capable of wielding bows and arrows, dual-wielding swords and other weapons.
Four Swords Adventures
In Four Swords Adventures, a tribe of Gerudo live in a village within the Desert of Doubt in the southwest corner of Hyrule. Unlike previous appearances, they are not hostile to outsiders, and seem to have a good reputation in Hyrule. Ganondorf is once again the king of the Gerudo.
The Wind Waker
In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the "Forsaken Fortress" might be related to the monuments and buildings in the Gerudo Fortress. A witness would be the large pot used to make potions just like in Ocarina of Time and another strange witness is possibly the weapons a few monsters in the fortress appear to carry along with some items that seem to relate with the items a Gerudo would carry, such as spears. It's often not noticed, but, the Gerudo's fortresses often seem to have a jail, a large pot, and a lot of shelves included with the usual pots just like it had in the Gerudo Fortress in Ocarina of Time. Also, Ganon/Ganondorf stays in the fortress for he too is a Gerudo.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess Ganondorf is the only Gerudo seen alive, the other are supposed to have perish after the events of Ocarina of Time
Breath of the Wild
In The third trailer of Breath of the Wild a village bearing the symbol of the Gerudos as well as a Gerudo herself appears, confirming their presence in the game
- The Gerudo say that they reached the desert and Hyrule by sailing across a vast ocean from a land far in the west (possibly Termina), meaning they are not native to Hyrule.
- The Gerudo are the only other spieces (with the Hylian) to have one of their own as a wielder of the Triforce.


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"At the present time, I think that Europe has had a very good move from the lows. It outperformed the U.S., and I would be a little bit careful to buy stocks indiscriminately at the present time because everything has moved up significantly. There's a lot of bullish sentiment," Dr. Marc Faber told CNBC Fast Money yesterday said.
"But in general, I like selected European companies because their business is international and their exposure to Europe is not all that large. Maybe 40 to 50 percent of their total sales are in Europe, and the rest is overseas. Faber said that he owned stock in telecom companies, utilities and blue-chip companies in Switzerland. He also disclosed that he was holding on to 10-year Treasurys and adding to his gold positions.- in CNBC FastMoney 19 Nov 2013
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What do a speeding train and a citizen of Moscow have in common?
Give up?
They're both Russian!!!; or, alternatively, They're both Rushin'!!!
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text: Book Reviews, The Bookish Life The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain JanKellis February 7, 2016 Salutations, Bookworms! Winter and I have a love-hate relationship. I hate wearing three layers and fingerless mittens just to sit around the house; I hate maintaining an organized inventory of scarves, gloves, boots, coats, hats, head bands, and ear muffs; and I hate, hate, hate slippery roads, sidewalks, porches and stairs. But when I drive home from work, I'm compelled to stop and snap a picture (see above) because it's just so darn beautiful and most people don't get to see sights like this, or if they do, they probably can't pull over and document it because there's too much traffic or the kids are crying or they're already running late. So then I think, "winter's not so bad," as I perform my signature ice-shuffle dance step back to the car, hoping I don't get wiped out by the plow. Mark Your Calendars: TWO events coming up this week! On Wednesday, February 10, the De Tour Public Library is holding their annual silent auction. There are over 100 items up for auction, and the best cookies in the EUP are usually plattered and served. Come in out of the cold (of course you'll have to bundle up to get here) and bid on something interesting. The auction runs from 1 pm – 7 pm, and if you're serious, you'll hang out until 7 to watch your items. That's when all the fun happens. On Sunday, February 14, I'll be at the Hessel Winter Market, at the Les Cheneaux Culinary School. They invited me to be the visiting author, and I'm honored to fill a table with my books. If you're in Hessel, stop by to say hello and browse through the local farmers' and crafters' wares. Oh, and bring your appetite! They serve soup for lunch, and I've heard it's always fabulous. The Winter Market is open 10 am – 2 pm, and you can find more information here. Book Teaser: The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain The Silent Sister: A Novel The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain (St. Martin's Griffin, 2015, 368 pages). Riley McPherson has lost nearly everyone in her family: her sister to suicide, her mother to cancer, and now her father, who died suddenly and left Riley with a house full of collections and secrets she'd never expected to discover. Riley's older brother Danny, a disabled Iraq war veteran, isn't much help with arrangements or decisions, and Riley worries about his mental stability. The cryptic comments and odd clues from her father's friends and associates compel Riley to look closer at her history. As she unravels the past she discovers that most of what she's known all of her life was false. This is an edge-of-your-seat, gasp-out-loud, twisty-turny story with fabulous, relatable characters and a satisfying ending. If you absolutely need this book right now, you can click on the book cover above and it will take you directly to Amazon through my affiliate link. Otherwise, remember to search for it next time you're in a book store. That's all the news I have for now. Bundle up, stay warm, and read on… Share this:TwitterPinterestGoogleFacebookPocketRedditLinkedInTumblrPrint ← Thank you The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins →


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Monday, July 24, 2006
My Khan Finds
And these are my new canopic jars made out of "marmar" aka alabaster. This must be what alabaster looks like before it's smoothed out. I was really excited about these and of course the first thing I did was drop the Isis jar on it's head right after my husband said "be careful with these ones." The jar didn't shatter, but definitely looks older now. Canopic jars are what the ancient Egyptians stored the mummy's internal organs in for reuse in the afterlife. (If you've seen the Brendan Fraser "The Mummy", canopic jars played a big part in it.)
And here are the jars in place in my cabinet - nice and eclectic the way I like it. This time I'm storing my jars where the cats can't get at them (tho it appears I'm as big of a hazard as they are). The first year we were here, I had some jars displayed on the sideboard, but the cats managed to knock the jackal-headed one down twice, so it's missing its nose and an ear. I'm hoping that I can just buy a replacement lid, and not the whole jar. Forget about rebuying a whole set.
Now to answer some questions from the previous post. I've never seen men's undergarments for sale here (I'm sure they are for sale, I just haven't been in the right place for it). Nor plain old cotton undies of any variety. And I like to buy my underwear hermtically sealed, so I can pretend no one has ever touched it. I once watched a seller here rummaging his hands through the panties, holding up a handful and calling out to customers. Euw.
It is completely a woman's choice whether or not to veil here (or her father/husband's choice but let's not go there) and isn't mandatory like it is elsewhere.
The most common thing is a head scarf, called a hijjab. You'll often see women wearing the hijjab along with high-necked, long-sleeved shirts, long skirts with jeans underneath, flip-flops (very common here since shoes must be taken off in mosques) and gloves. Throughout the year - it looks darn hot. The older women usually wear some kind of black galabiya and hijjab etc that only leaves their face showing. Far more Egyptian women wear the hijjab than don't.
There are also women completely covered in the whole Saudi-style abaya who only have their eyes showing. That apparently used to be quite rare here. A friend and I once dined in a restaurant overlooking the Nile. There was a woman right in front of me wearing the low jeans with the thong riding high and a couple of tables away a woman completely covered. Interesting study in contrasts.
I also had an email asking about anti-Americanism and if it's been a problem esp now. I have personally not had any negative reaction to my being an American. Keep in mind, I'm smart about where I go and stay away from areas that are likely to have protests. And I'm usually either in a tourist area or buying in a market place that caters to expats. I haven't heard about any protests about the current situation, could be because the universities are having their summer breaks.
I've had several cabbies tell me how much they love America. "America good, Egypt bad."
Having said that, when we were down at the Khan someone yelled at us, "Hey Yankee." We just kept going and he called out after us "You are Yankee, I can tell by how you smell." Now that's not the politest thing anyone has ever called out to me. The friend I was with just thought he was trying to get our attention, not trying to be rude. The whole Khan experience is about getting yelled at by hawkers trying to get you into their shop. It's the thing I hate the most.
Here's a question for you. You dial a number and whoever answers speaks a foreign language. Uh oh, that's not who I wanted, must have mis-dialed. Try it again. D'oh, same foreigner. How many times do you then try that number? An Egyptian will call over and over and over and over again. I can't be wrong - surely whoever answered the phone must be wrong. He's called my cell phone over ten times in the last two days, but surely the next time will be the charm.
Now that I have all that off my chest... Did a bunch of sewing yesterday and taking photos for the challenge quilt instructions. I'm working on it, guys. I'm thinking of writing it as a mystery, although there will be a separate page to go to see the quilt. How does that sound? I personally cannot stand mysteries, but I know loads of folks who love them.
I've started playing around with my website as well. Wow, that google page creator is wonderful. It's actually easier to use than Blogger, because you can control where you want the photo to go and what size you want it. Wish they'd make that available for the blogs.
This post is long enough. See ya later.
14 comments:
- Lily said...
Wow Tonya that Khan sounds like a scary place to be. I am such a wuss when it comes to places like that. But I guess it's worth it when you can get your hands on such treasures :)
- Hanne said...
Thanks for showing your lovely collectibles :-) I have been thinking about you during these stressful days of war in your area. It is good to hear that Egypt is a relatively calm place. It was fun to read about the hijab and niqab differences. We see a lot of both around here and it is an ongoing discussion about niqab in schools. It is not easy to communicate with a pair of eyes only if you are a teacher.
- Karen said...
Hi, Tonya, Bastet and the Jar Boys are just beautiful. Do you have collections from other countries, too? I'm going to miss seeing the photos of Egypt, particularly the antiquities, after you've left.
- Tazzie said...
Hi there Tonya, I love the way you give us such a wonderful insight into your life there. It's somewhere I'm not likely to get to anywhere near soon, so I love hearing about your experiences. I'm really looking forward to being able to read about your experiences in France too! Parlez vous Francais?? :-)
The way you're working on the challenge sounds wonderful, it will be great to see it and break free!
*huge hugs*
- EileenKNY said...
Thanks for the insights, Tonya. North Africa has always held a fascination for me. It's good to hear that where you are is pretty quiet, and that the people are mostly tolerant of others. Those jars will bring good memories for you in France.
If we're allowed to vote, I'd rather not have a mystery. But if that's what you decide to do, then so be it.
- Judy said...
Tazzie asked my question?? Do you speak French? Are you learning, or would that jinx the move too much? I don't think it's that much of a necessity anymore over in Paris, but they do appreciate the effort...or so my college French teacher said of her 4 years living there. By the way...after 2 years of college French... I can still say my name, how old I am, and "Where can I get a ticket for the train"! I think I did a brain dump the minute class was over!:0)
Glad you are getting the things you wanted before leaving.
- Kathie said...
The canopic jars are very cool, but I just LOVE those phrenology heads. Boy, I would love one of those. Brings back memories of Bugs Bunny cartoons: "What? No bumps on the head? We make some!!"
- McIrish Annie said...
thanks for sharing your adventures in egypt. From where we are all sitting, it seems very exciting and glamorous. The jars are fabulous..
not much of a mystery fan.I am still working on a quilt I call "Mystery Quilt from Hell". But that said, I can't wait for your challenge.
- quiltpixie said...
so now you have two sets of canopic jars... anyone in mind to use them??? :-)
- Laura said...
Love your new finds! And I loved your post. It is so neat to hear how other people live. Really interesting. Now that you are used to living in Egypt I bet France will be the complete opposite.
- Mrs. Moody said...
I have four of those figures in a box to be sold at a garage sale. They are like the white foursome you have that are round bodied. The only difference is that they are black. I would be more than happy to send them to you for you to have. I don't need them and I would like someone to have them who would enjoy them.
- Susan said...
Hi, Tonya, love those jars and the Hathor jar. I'm with you on SG-1. =) I'm not crazy about mysteries because when I'm finished the fabrics are never where I would have put them if I'd had a clue what it would look like when finished. So the other page would be good.
Even if you know html, blogger can be a pain. I enjoy hearing about your adventures in Egypt. France will be a bit different, but there's some anti-American sentiment there, these days, and a lot of Muslims, too, so maybe not as different as it once was! Is your husband in the diplomatic service?
- Mary said...
Looking forward to the challenge quilt. I'm not a fan of mystery quilts either - haven't ever done one but it'll be nice to have the option to do the quilt as a mystery or not.
Have you tried choosing *none* under layout for photo placement in Blogger - I found that when I use this choice for the layout I can then move the photo where I want it in my post.
It won't wrap text around the photo in this choice (I don't think) but I use it when I want to place a photo somewhere other than the begining of my post.
- Dawn said...
I'm always in love with your ecleptic nic naks! And love hearing about life over there! I think I"ll enjoy hearing about it more than living there! Although you have me almost convinced I would love to go shopping there for a few days just to pick up some treasures! Wish I wasn't so busy these days, I want to get back to my letters! Oh and I need to send you an email about my "show and tell" this weekend - it was a HUGE hit!


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Naya Rivera is stepping out of her Glee good-girl persona and she just keeps getting sexier by the day. People were joking that she "forgot her shirt" on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, but I think the Boricua looks sexy as heck!
I mean, the girl has been showing off her body a lot lately. From hot swimsuit Instagram selfies to this latest look, she's inspiring me to do 100 crunches a day (OK, I'm JK, we all know I am not doing 100 crunches a day, lol). She paired her bra top with a gorgeous, tight leather pencil skirt. Hotttt!
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'Schmucks' is full of laughs
"Dinner for Schmucks" kills an awful lot of time getting around to its titular dinner. Like the French film ("The Dinner Game") it is based on, "Schmucks" takes a leisurely gambol up to the party in which a bunch of arrogant rich each bring a dolt to dinner so they can mock them.
But like a four-star dessert at the end of a hit-or-miss, four-course meal, the finale is worth the wait.
Paul Rudd stars as Tim, a go-getter at his investment firm, a sixth-floor "analyst" ready to move up to the top floor and make the deals to pay for his Porsche and art-dealer girlfriend (Stephanie Szostak). The boss (Bruce Greenwood) may be interested. But Tim must pass a test. He needs to meet and recruit a dope — the bigger the dope the better — for the company's monthly dinner party, the "Dinner for Schmucks."
Tim is still weighing the moral implications (the girlfriend doesn't approve) of this when — thump — he bowls over a dazzling candidate with his car. Barry, played by Steve Carell with a vacant stare and a malignant giggle, was in the street to "save" a dead mouse. He stuffs them, dresses them up and poses them in dioramas.
And lest you think he's simply certifiable, he's got a job (as an IRS agent) and was once married. He just wears clip-on ties and a windbreaker, cannot pick up a social signal for the life of him, mis-remembers song lyrics and butchers the language ("I'm an eternal optometrist!").
And because Tim believes "everything happens for a reason," it's a date. His accident victim will be his guest at dinner. But Barry shows up a day early and proceeds to wreak havoc. In a day, Tim has lost his girlfriend, had his car and apartment trashed, faces an IRS audit and has almost lost the deal that got him the promotion in the first place.
All this and the dinner hasn't even been served.
Director Jay Roach ("Austin Powers," "Meet the Parents") keeps the tone more naughty than raunchy. He doesn't fret over the film's sluggish pacing. The overlong opening credits set us up for a movie that takes a while to get up to speed.
But, my stars and garters — the laughs, friends. The laughs build and build, and the little character turns by everyone from "Little Britain's" David Walliams (as a dorky Swiss millionaire) and "Flight of the Conchords"' Jemaine Clement (as a pretentious, dim and oversexed artiste) to Octavia Spencer (as a psychic who talks to dead pets and the lobsters that are the main course at dinner) are an embarrassment of comic riches.
And as funny at playing the kind-of-innocent/kind-of-obnoxious game as Carell can be, wait until Zach Galifianakis shows up. The breakout star of "The Hangover" is the icing on this dessert cart — a demented believer in his powers of "mind control" whose delusion is fed by Barry, who believes this guy really does control his mind.
"Demented" works for the whole movie, from its bizarro art show and performance art stunts (featuring Clement) to the crazed and kinky ex-girlfriend (Lucy Punch, a scream) to the vast collection of Barry's twisted little "mouseterpieces."
The situations are painstakingly set up and downright painful to sit through. So enjoy, or endure the appetizers, because with this Dinner, dessert is truly the topper.
Three stars
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Running time: 1 hour, 54 minutes
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language


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Last night, Bergdorf Goodman got the Abu Dhabi treatment at HP and Conde Nast's after-party for a special screening of "Sex and the City 2" at the Paris Theater.
While we must, alas, agree with the rather poor reviews for the movie itself (as much as we're lusting after Samantha's glittering harem pants, we were pretty disappointed by the thin plot), the after-party at Bergdorf Goodman was the kind of pure, unadulterated spectacle we were hoping it would be: Middle Eastern food stretched across Bergdorf's glass jewelry tables, colorful draping, and of course endless champagne. We spotted designer Prabal Gurung chatting by the cocktail station, Christian Siriano making a mad dash down the red carpet to the entrance, and Marcus Schenkenberg browsing the food. The most bizarre sighting of the evening, however, had to be watching Courtney Love dash out of the Paris Theater and into a private car outside. Apparently, she also barely made the movie itself, arriving with only minutes to spare.


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India's fundamental shortage of energy has been well-documented: the country does not generate enough power to meet the fast-growing demand for electricity from factories, institutions like hospitals and subway systems and private homes.
Whether or not this shortage had any direct impact on the power outages Monday and Tuesday is still being determined by central government authorities.
But one thing is certain: some individual states, particularly in India's north, have been drawing much more power than expected. When this happens, state authorities are warned by various regional authorities about the excess usage, and penalties may be imposed. Still, the supply of power often continues uninterrupted, sometimes straining the system.
On Monday, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission in New Delhi reprimanded electricity authorities in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand. Officers have been summoned to a hearing, scheduled to be held in two weeks.
Uttar Pradesh tops the states in power overdraws, according to the latest report from the National Load Dispatch Center, which monitors national power use. In June, Uttar Pradesh drew 750 million units more of power than it had scheduled, or 25 percent more than expected.
Punjab and Haryana also surpassed their limits by significant margins, about 7 percent and 13.5 percent, respectively. West India has shown great discipline, led by Gujarat, which drew about 30 percent less power than the state's assigned quota. The eastern region, which also suffered a grid collapse Tuesday, consumed 7.5 percent less power last month than was expected.
"I want to inform the states not to draw more power that your quota allotted," India's minister for power, Sushil Kumar Shinde, said at a news conference in Delhi on Tuesday. "If you do that, it will create a problem for the nation."


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What is Bee keepers?
Do you like honey?
Alright, then who is HARVESTING honey from beehive?
Honey is harvested by whom..... guess whom??
So, the answer is Bee keepers. They are taking care of honeybees and harvesting honey in the right timing in the summer. Bee keepers are also one of farmers in agriculture industry like milk cow ranch. Did you know that? I did not know that.... until meeting Mr. Seo who is bee keeper in Furano.


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I returned on Sunday from a trip to Korea. My wife and I joined her mother, three younger brothers, and 15 others from the boys' Taekwondo school in New Jersey on a two-week guided tour of South Korea. I came back with a scruffy beard, an intense longing for an American cheeseburger, and a head full of random thoughts on all things religious in Korea. I thought JI readers might be interested in a few of those thoughts, and that the blog might be a good place to get feedback to some of my rambling reflections. I should disclose here that this was my first visit to anywhere in Asia, and that my experience and understanding of Eastern religions (and Mormonism & Christianity in Asia) is limited to brief readings in academic books and journals, as well as Heidi's fascinating research on Mormon perceptions of Asian race. I should probably also ask for your indulgence in this slightly more personal and less academic post. Thanks.
Observation and Related Question(s) #1: On the 14-hour plane ride to Incheon, my mother-in-law asked me if Korea had a Mormon temple. I hadn't even considered it until that point, and replied that there was a temple in Seoul that I was sure had been around for (relatively speaking) a long time. We decided that if time permitted (we were with a tour group, and free time was severely limited), we would visit the Seoul Temple. Unfortunately, the hotel at which we stayed for our four days in Seoul ended up being about an hour-long cab ride from the Temple (or so we were told), and we were not able to make it there. I found myself disappointed, but to a greater degree than I had anticipated feeling. I wondered that night why I wanted to visit the Mormon sacred site so desperately. Was it a simple desire to find something familiar in a very foreign place? A longing to visit one of my own sacred sites after a week of being in awe at those of other groups? If so, does this make the Seoul Temple (and other international Mormon temples) official places of pilgrimage for Saints visiting from other countries, like I was? Have any readers set aside time on a vacation, business trip, etc. to visit a Mormon temple?
Observation and Related Question(s) #2: While visiting one of the many Buddhist temples we saw in Korea, an individual in our tour group queried our Korean tour guide if he was Buddhist. He replied that he was not, but mentioned his grandfather had been. Later on that week, when I had a more private setting to ask him further about his own religious identity, he explained that he was a Christian, "but not a very good one." He had taken an interest in my academic training as a student of religious history, and seemed open to sharing more. When I asked what his comment meant, he explained that he smoked, occasionally drank, and attended church only sporadically. I didn't press further, but his comment makes sense in light of recent research by Korean religious scholar Dae Young Ryu on Evangelical Protestantism in Korea. Ryu's work reveals that the first American missionaries to Korea (in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) carried with them "reverberating hostility against tobacco," along with other "paternalistic . . . demands" of their Korean converts, including "most important[ly]" the requirement that candidates for baptism "maintain an impeccable Sabbath observance record." Ryu concluded by explaining that "the legacies of American missionaries and the early Korean church remain powerful in the 'Puritan' ethical standards . . . of the Korean Protestant churches" today. [1] Another point Ryu raises and that was evident during my short stay in Korea was the emphasis on respect for scholars and teachers of any stripe, as well as (compared to Western cultures) a heightened respect for the elderly (who often are the scholars and teachers). Ryu suggests this was crucial in Christianity's early success there because Korean culture demanded that Koreans respect the American missionaries' status as teachers and scriptural scholars. All of this makes me presents a number of fascinating avenues for research on Mormonism in Korea. How is Mormonism's health code, often considered so burdensome in Western society, viewed by Korean Latter-day Saints and by competing missionaries in that country? It also appears that Mormon missionaries, as ordained ministers that are nevertheless quite youthful, present an interesting paradox to Korean cultural custom of respecting and listening to elderly teachers. Anyone have any insight on either of these (or related) questions?
Observation and Related Question #3: On our second-to-last day in Korea, we briefly stopped in at a local souvenir shop and restaurant. The middle-aged woman behind the counter recognized my brother-in-law's BYU hat, and lit up as she exclaimed, "Mor-Mone! Mor-Mone!" while pointing to herself. When we responded that we too were Mormons, she got teary-eyed, and through our Korean tour guide acting as translator, explained that she had joined the Church 33 years ago and that her daughter was currently serving a mission at Temple Square. She insisted that my bros-in-law, wife, and I all receive a free Ice Cream and/or drink, and lovingly embraced each one of us as we left, using all of the relevant English she apparently knew to say, "Brothers and Sisters! Church Members!" It was, to be sure, a touching and wonderful moment. In that instant I felt more at home and comfortable than I had anytime else during those two weeks. The feeling of kinship and commonality expressed and felt struck me like it hasn't in a long time. However, as our tour bus left the parking lot, my thoughts were interrupted by my academic training and critical thinking. Though it didn't lessen the experience at all, I found myself wondering just how much that woman and I had in common. What does the Church mean to her, and how does that compare to what it means to me? Is there more commonality than a belief in a modern prophet, restored priesthood authority, and eternal families (all broadly defined)? Was there a wider divide than was apparent in our short encounter because of our divergent cultures and lifestyles outside of a shared religious identity (again, broadly defined)? I don't have answers to any of these questions, but I am convinced more than ever that they are crucial to the continually expanding of Mormonism into new countries and cultures.
There's a host of other things I could comment on and share . . . the contrasting architecture of Christian meetinghouses and Buddhist temples in Korea, and how these contrasting approaches serve to define sacred space there, deserve more attention than I feel qualified to offer here. The utter lack of repect shown by Westerners visiting the sacred Buddhist sites was both sad and unsurprising, and left me wondering how Mormons specifically view and treat others' religious space. My brothers-in-law (ages 6, 9, and 12) not understanding that the sites we visited were as sacred to Buddhists as Mormon temples are to Latter-day Saints is one thing, but the frustration expressed by another Latter-day Saint on the trip that Buddhist monks preferred not to pose for pictures suggests that the answer to my question is not encouraging.
In all, the trip was enlightening and as I hope this post suggests, thought-provoking. Academically-speaking, it appears that studies focusing on Mormonism in Korea specifically, and Mormonism in Asia more generally, is rich with possibilities. Heidi's informative research and Reid Neilson's excellent work on the subject have laid a solid groundwork on which there is room for other scholars to expand for years to come. Personally speaking, I was confronted in my limited interaction with Korean religion with questions that I'd read about, researched, and formed opinions on, but for the first time, was forced to address (at least in my own mind) in a way that is now much more real.
[1] Dae Yound Ryu, "The Origin and Characteristics of Evangelical Protestantism in Korea at the Turn of the Twentieth Century," Church History 77 (June 2008), 380-81, 398.


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I FINALLY DID IT. Unless you've been living under a rock the past couple of years you've probably seen the quintessential blogger shoe – the Valentino Rockstuds. After years of wanting these shoes I finally purchased the iconic slingback.
I was arguing with myself in my head because they are a ridiculous price (€730). When making an "investment purchase" you have to think about cost per wear not just upfront cost. It's so hard to spend a lot on one single item, but if it's something classic, timeless and well made and you wear it over and over it's a smarter investment than a less expensive item that falls apart or you wear a couple times. Thankfully, I was lucky enough to get these gorgeous beauties in the Summer sales on FarFetch and I'm over the moon.
First off Rockstuds come in three different types of leather. Soft leather, pebbled and patent. For years I was set on nude Rockstuds but the nude only come in either the soft leather or patent. I've never been a fan of the patent version, most fake Rockstuds are made of plastic and appear as patent leather. And after researching online I discovered the soft leather is notorious for scuffing. Nude was out of the question. Do I get the black ? So boring. Valentino Red Maybe ? Possibly as a second pair but too limiting for my first. The Solution ? This beautiful pair of pale blue (almost pearlised) pumps in the pebbled leather. I wear an awful lot of navy so these seemed the obvious choice. Plus they go perfectly with my blue Furla Metropolis bag.
Before buying my Valentino Rockstud pumps, I did quite a bit of online and offline research about them. I have tried them on in-store numerous times to be sure of my size. I'm usually a size 36 but I am a Louboutin and a Valentino size 35.5.


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Facelift surgery, or a rhytidectomy, is designed to restore a more youthful appearance by removing major wrinkles and sagging skin. It involves tightening of the facial and neck muscles as well as the removal of any excess skin.
The skin begins to wrinkle and sag as a result of age, sun exposure and genetics. Children and young adults have smooth, round faces due to evenly distributed fatty tissues and good skin elasticity. Over time, as the skin sags and fat redistributes the folds of the chin, jawline and neck become prominent. Not only does a facelift improve facial appearance, but it also has a dramatic effect on the neck, enhancing its contour and profile.
There are multiple ways to perform a facelift and thus all facelifts are not created equal. Some facelifts are minimal with regard to dissection and therefore tend to require less time away from work. As expected, minimal facelifts do not produce the dramatic results or have the longevity of well-preformed aggressive facelifts.
Dr. Szutz typically recommends a deep plane facelift. In a deep plane facelift not only is the skin elevated and tightened, but the underling SMAS (superficial muscular aponeurotic system) is elevated to allow for passive mobilization. The SMAS is then repositioned and takes on most of the tension instead of the skin (as in a traditional facelift). This allows for a natural look without the skin being overly tight. A deep plane facelift takes longer than a traditional facelift and is preformed under general anesthesia. Recovery is slightly longer than a traditional facelift but a deep plane facelift will last longer.
A facelift can make you look 5 to 10 years younger. Dramatic as the end results are, this is not a simple procedure. It requires about two weeks off from work for recovery. Dr. Szutz is happy to answer any questions you may have about a deep plane facelift as most surgeons do not perform deep plane facelifts.
Before Surgery
We will evaluate your medical history in order to determine your overall health.Dr. Szutz will discuss how your face can look and what you can expect from surgery. His objective is to create a natural appearance that is pleasing to you without the "operated on" appearance of many facelift patients. Before and after photographs will reveal what the surgery has accomplished.
The Procedure
A facelift is frequently performed in conjunction with blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), forehead lift, chin augmentation, and/or liposuction to create an overall rejuvenation of the face.
Dr. Szutz will make incisions inside the hairline at the temple, in front of the ear, then around the earlobe, behind the ear and down the posterior hairline. The skin is elevated first than the SMAS is elevated and repositioned and finally excessive skin is removed. In some cases, fatty deposits are removed from beneath the chin and neck. Incisions are closed with small sutures.
The procedure may take up to 5 hours depending on whether any other procedures are performed at the same time.
Postoperative Care
It is necessary to have someone drive you home and stay with you for the first 24 hours. Initially you will have a large dressing wrapped around your head. The stitches in front of the ear will be removed in 5 days.
Scarring fades quickly. Swelling and discoloration decrease in two to three weeks. Tightness in your face will be present for several weeks and there may be slight changes in your hair pattern around the incision.
We recommend that you avoid the sun for several weeks after surgery.
Complications following a facelift are rare. These include bleeding, infection, loss of skin behind the ears, facial nerve injury, discoloration of the skin, numbness, asymmetry and scarring. Infection is rare due to the large blood supply to the face. The risk of bleeding is greater if you take aspirin or blood thinners within 2 weeks of the surgery. The risk of wound complications increases in diabetics, persons with a history of radiation, autoimmune and collagen disease as well as in smokers.
By following pre- and postoperative instructions, you will minimize potential problems.
In the weeks following surgery, the facial skin and area around the ear may be numb. There may also be some temporary discoloration as healing begins which may take a few months to disappear. Occasionally, the facial or trigeminal nerve is bruised during surgery, resulting in temporary loss of function or sensation. However, actual permanent damage to the facial or trigeminal nerve is rare.
The healing process is gradual, so you will not notice final results for 6-9 months. A single procedure often achieves the desired results. Most patients who have had facelifts are pleased with their new, more youthful apearance.