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The word's been spreading a bit since an initial e-mail a short while ago but Plan B has announced its forthcoming issue on June 1 will be its last.
Plan B was the last of three magazines that were intimately intertwined — Loose Lips Sink Ships was its sister publication of sorts and both were spawned by Careless Talk Costs Lives, founded in the early part of this decade by Everett True and Steve Gullick, who I first knew about as, respectively, a writer and photographer for Melody Maker in the early nineties. As someone who devoured nearly every issue from mid-1991 to late 1994 — getting out right before Britpop-as-such was codified, probably a smart move on my part — both figures were very familiar names, Gullick's photography being tied up in my head as almost the color equivalent of Charles Peterson's work (helped by the fact that they photographed many of the same bands thanks to Seattle's domination of the rock media universe at the time) and True being, well, himself, an intentionally infuriating figure whose aesthetic read as contrarian when it was more accurately just him being himself, more open to admitting his own biases and preferences than most.
Back in 2001 or so True ended up on ILX and somewhere along the way — I forget which thread or where — he noted that he and Gullick were starting a new project, the aforementioned Careless Talk Costs Lives, and were interested in contributors. Taking the 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' approach, I dropped him a line expressing interest and as a result — to my continued surprise — I found myself becoming a regular columnist for the magazine, with a feature piece near the start of the magazine appearing in all but one of the twelve issues. It never had a title, this column, but it was a chance to talk about musical matters and thoughts at the time in a broader sense than simply reviewing an album or the like — each piece had a different theme, from talking about the joys of hearing music from passing cars to how I associated certain songs or pieces of music with the various moves in my life from place to place.
But that's to talk about my own contributions — CTCL itself was founded as a response to what True and Gullick feared (correctly, as it turned out) was an irrevocable change in music journalism, more specifically from a UK context but with broader implications. The demise of Melody Maker shortly beforehand resulted in the NME taking up the fairly tattered brand of weekly music journalism in the UK from there on in as sole provider — keep in mind twenty years previously there had been four weeklies — and Napster's explosion in use was just the further harbringer of what's been the key concern for music writers since: relevance in a world when you don't have to take a writer's word for how something sounds, you can just go ahead and hear it, and not pay anything for it if you choose.
As such CTCL was, in many ways, about comfort and retrospection, a reverence for print over the digital world that, for instance, the also-UK based Freaky Trigger had already found itself fully established in from the start, intentionally. To say that CTCL was to an extent backwards looking sounds a touch harsh, but in its way it too was a predictor of future trends — the increasing worship of the 'real,' the idea that vinyl is the only way to hear music correctly, that earnestness rather than irony is a key factor. A broad brief and I don't pretend that CTCL was somehow either codifying or intentionally pointing the way towards these now more commonplace conclusions, but even in things like the quality of the paper it was printed on, CTCL sought to preserve a certain historical moment into a new century, finding a new way to potentially inspire.
One thing I liked about CTCL was its planned obsolescence as well — it started with issue 12 and counted down, the idea being that True and Gullick were doing this as an experiment with a specific end date. When that was reached they announced that two new magazines would be the result. Gullick and my friend and fellow writer Stevie Chick founded Loose Lips Sink Ships, which I ended up writing more for at the start — done more irregularly than CTCL, it emphasized Gullick's eye for design very well and I had a good time contributing some features and a couple of reviews to its short run, but it went on hiatus after a bit and that turned out to be that, as everyone involved concentrated on other work closer to hand.
Plan B (which, to correct my earlier and too-hasty assertion, both Joseph and Everett have rightly stated below in comments was ultimately the brainchild of the wonderful Frances Morgan, and she was with it from start to finish — more can be found at Everett's own retrospective post) in contrast thrived — getting itself locked into a steady month by month publication schedule helped, and if not always as visually beautiful as Loose Lips (though many excellent photographers contributed and over time the magazine codified its own fine look and approach), every issue was crammed with detailed thoughts about music and more besides — artists, authors, filmmakers and more were often featured. After a while I was able to start adding bits and pieces here and there — never anything big, the largest story I ever did was a brief interview with Blonde Redhead — but it was always fun and I ended up establishing a new slew of contacts as a result, never a bad thing.
Plan B to a large extent was always a bit ad hoc, at least as seen from the outside — going up against established publications was always going to be part of the struggle, and like its forebear and counterpart it relied on the good graces of the contributors as much as anything else. Also, despite many excellent pieces on a wide range of musicians, by understandable default it presented life through an indie-rock lens to a large degree — by no means as limited as other publications have done (or continue to do), and with an eye to expand the possibilities of what 'indie rock' as such means, yet even so, that was the larger framework. But it did find and fill a niche devoted to it, and of the three magazines seemed the most comfortable with the Web in general, with a good site and discussion forum to its credit. This kind of balance remains essential, I think, and will do for anyone still interested in the primacy of print — simply shutting oneself off completely from the Net strikes me as ultimately limiting, but this ties in with my larger thought that the goal is to attract more readers and writers rather than less.
There's now a substantial section of my music bookshelf consisting of nothing but Plan B issues, a large amount of which I have very small appearances in, a review or two here and there, no more, but it's about the totality of the issues rather than one's own work as I mentioned, and like any publication it will be seen through the lens of retrospection with different eyes than at the time. Features on bands that never went anywhere will be puzzled over, ads listing acts and performers yet to be massively famous will be noted with 'so that's where they started!' surprise, critical judgments will either be seen to be incredibly prescient or completely out of sync with future consensus — it's a bit like Melody Maker, then, and I still have those issues from my time of regular reading as well. It will all make for thoughtful contemplation in the future.
But the future will contain something else in turn too. This isn't the end of music writing or journalism by any means — it's a product of time and place, the realities of this current economy and the nature of music and business all coming together once again. I've already seen one publication I wrote for disappear this year, Metal Edge, and now here's another. One hopes for the best that others won't go as well, but one also thinks of newer possibilities now in turn — and I'd be willing to bet one of the writers will be an Everett True of the future, looking at the state of things and thinking, "I wonder if we can do something like Plan B now, just to see what could happen?"
Also, in conclusion, it was fun to visit their offices during my last visit to London, my friend Hina and I wandering around a slightly nondescript parking lot/courtyard, wondering if we had missed it, stepping back out to the main road and having Louis Pattison chase me down saying, "Wait, we're back here!," directing us to the distant corner where the amazingly crammed offices were found. Everett was out that day, preparatory to his eventual move to Australia, but it was fun — after all those days years before wondering what the Melody Maker offices were actually like — seeing what Plan B's were like. About what I expected — publications and press kits and discs and little space. I loved it, of course.
Thanks for the opportunities and thanks to all involved from the start with CTCL and onward through Plan B and Loose Lips, particularly Everett, Steve, Stevie, Louis, Frances, Kick and Lauren, and all my fellow writers and participants. It was a blast.


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I adapted this recipe from one I found on I Dare You To Eat It. It made a great cold salad to go with our roasted broccoli and garlic potatoes, but it seems pretty versatile, I'm sure that you can serve it with a variety of meals. Wheatberries are a fast and easy way to add protein and fiber to your meal. If you've never made them before, you can find crockpot instructions here. (Don't worry they're super easy.) It will make 12 cups of wheatberries, which you can bag and freeze for when you are ready to use them. Most wheatberry salads taste better the longer they marinate in the fridge. This one not so much, or at least if you toss the nuts in and let them marinate in the dressing they don't taste as good. It ruins the texture.
Wheatberry, Apple and Cashew Salad with Orange Mustard Dressing
Food Storage Ingredients:
3 cups cooked wheatberries
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 Tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons stone ground mustard
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup cashews, toasted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Fresh Ingredients:
2 green onions, chopped
2 tablespoons mint, finely chopped
1/2 cup orange juice
2 apples, cored and diced
1/2 cup feta cheese crumbles
1. Mix oil, vinegar, mustard, cinnamon, salt and orange juice together. 2. Toss dressing over apples, wheatberries, mint, onions, and cranberries. 3. Serve with cheese crumbles and cashews.
Note: We tried this with and without the feta. The feta makes it so much better! Trust me.

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Averting the Medicare Crisis: Health IRAs
Medicare is in shambles. Official government reports indicate that Medicare faces overwhelming long-term financial problems. Recent attempts to control costs through centralized government regulations and controls have led to a deterioration in the quality of care the program provides the elderly. The program is poorly structured for serving both young and old. Now is the time to begin making fundamental reforms to avert looming financial disaster and eliminate the program's other serious problems.
Four innovative congressmen have taken the lead in proposing legislation that would do precisely that in a positive, constructive way. Reps. French Slaughter (R-Va.), Philip Crane (R-Ill.), Mark Siljander (R-Mich.), and David Dreier (R-Calif.) have introduced legislation providing for Health IRAs. Through this legislation, the long-term Medicare financing problem can be solved without benefit cuts for the elderly or payroll tax increases for workers.
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If you're looking to show off your figure on Halloween this year, we've come up with a few costume options that probably aren't what you'd expect. From full-on sexy to sultry with a touch of silly, we hope our costume ideas inspire you as you prepare for October 31.
Who doesn't want to don one of the outrageous get-ups Nicki Minaj wears while shaking her booty on stage? There's actually a few routes you could take for this costume.
If you want to purchase one, there are two pink and white jumpsuits — one in a giraffe-print and one with geometric accents (both are imitating her Super Bass ensemble) — which both cost less than $40. Otherwise, I recommend heading to your local thrift store to find some Nicki-worthy items. Think about combining brightly colored leggings with an equally bright bra, or maybe just something tight-fitting which features rhinestones or studs.
Think about combining brightly colored leggings with an equally bright bra, or maybe just something tight-fitting.
Add a crazy wig (this blond and pink one is perfect), flashy gold jewelry and some over-the-top makeup — false eyelashes included — and you've got yourself a sexy Halloween costume even Ms. Minaj would appreciate.
Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones
As one of the sexiest characters on HBO's wildly popular show, Dragon Queen Daenerys Targaryen would make an excellent costume for a Game of Thrones fan. Wear a flowing maxi dress or long skirt paired with a strappy crop top (in terms of colors, think blues and neutral tones).
Complete the look with a long, white-blond wig — braided, of course — and a pair of heeled boots.
Channel your inner material girl this Halloween and imitate the original (and quintessentially sexy) Queen of Pop. You could channel the look from her early 1990s Blond Ambition Tour with a gold leotard with a pointed bra and a long blonde ponytail, or you can opt for her Like A Virgin look with a white tulle dress (complete with her "Boy Toy" belt) and a pair of lace gloves.
Ana Steele from Fifty Shades of Grey
With the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey set to be released early next year, this costume is perfect for Halloween 2014. The best — and hottest — Ana Steele costume would probably involve a slinky black negligee (suggestions: a lace-trimmed one or a plain black one), stiletto heels and maybe a blindfold or handcuffs to complete the look.
If you've got a male companion, grey dress pants would be nice and suspenders are a must.
Even if you didn't watch the VHS tapes for yourself, you're still probably familiar with the incredible outfits worn by Jane Fonda and her workout pals on the exercise tapes she so famously appeared on. Show off your 1980s side in a boldly colored leotard with contrasting leggings. Make sure to complete your costume with some leg warmers and a headband to achieve the full Fonda effect.
Make sure to complete your costume with some leg warmers and a headband to achieve the full Fonda effect.
If you've got a date and want to have complimentary costumes, I wholeheartedly suggest they dress as workout guru Richard Simmons (the wig is the most important feature, of course).
Sexy Annise Parker
OK, before you shake your head at this one, just realize that it's probably the most creative costume you'll see. As we all know, Houston's mayor loves to wear pantsuits, so in order to make this costume a sexy one, simply wear a large power jacket — preferably in a primary color — as a dress (think Miley Cyrus at the Billboard Awards).
Coordinating pumps, a cropped blonde wig and pearl jewelry are clearly a must to complete this costume. And don't forget to smile and wave!
If your Halloween companion wants to get in on the fun, dressing as a member of the mayor's security detail — complete with an earpiece, of course — is a great option. Since the "mayor" is probably going to get a lot of attention with her costume (for several reasons, I might add), a security guard friend can help you handle potentially rowdy party-goers.


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The prom is just around the corner, the primary consideration is prom dresses. Every lady want to look fabulous and stunning at prom party, what you need is finding a right prom dress to flatter your figure and personality. Here are some tips help you to look like celebrities at prom night.
Firstly, always plan a budget. Ask your parents how much money they want spend on your prom dress, make sure you choose prom dresses under budget. Because you still need to match accessories, heels, and have hair done.
Do some research before shopping. Make sure you have the idea of what kind prom dresses you are interested in. you can check the internet or magazines, remember the trendy is not always good choice. Most prom dresses are not chic but still classy. Make a list of prom gowns you loved, and try on them at store.
Start at early time but not too early, the perfect time is two months before prom event. So you will have enough time to make preparation and alteration. And most shop has offered customize services which need much longer time.
Prom dresses lengths are in different ways. Short length which above the knee is designed for cute girls, it's very popular for homecoming night. Tea length prom gowns are vintage, and it's perfect for the lady who wants to show off ankles. Floor length prom dresses are traditional and formal style, its ideal choice for short lady who want to hide legs. No matter what length you will go for, make sure it's match the party theme.
A-line prom dresses are most popular for majority school girls, and it's the best silhouette to flatter every kind figure. Mermaid prom gowns are fancy and charming; it's designed for the curved women who have a hourglass body shape. With difference cuts on same silhouette prom gowns, you will have different feelings when wear it.
The color of prom dresses tells people your personality. Red colors are very attractive, it can show you are fashion and bold. Pinks colors are very sweet, it's tell people that you are purity. No matter which color you will choose, make sure it's flatter your skin tone.
Remember to bring your heels and accessories when shopping prom dresses. Remember to keep smiling at the party, you will be the queen!


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Director of Student Services - Stephanie Morgan 440.250.1266
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In accordance with rule 3301-51-03 of the Operating Standards for Ohio's Schools Serving Children with Disabilities, the Westlake City School District participates in an on-going effort to identify, locate, and evaluate all children aged three through twenty-one with disabilities who may be in need of special education and/or related services. This applies to all children aged three through twenty-one residing within the district, including children with disabilities who are homeless; are wards of the state; or who are attending nonpublic schools located within Westlake, regardless of the severity of their disability.
A child is considered to be a child with a disability under rule 3301-51-03 if they have a intellectual disability (mental retardation), hearing impairment (including deafness), visual impairment (including blindness), a speech or language impairment, an emotional disturbance, an orthopedicimpairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment, specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, developmental delay, or multiple disabilities.
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|One member of the welcoming party poses in front of the entrance to the school.
The not so subtle fund-raising push was understandable. The place clearly struggles for money. But they were proud of what they had accomplished with little, showing us certificates the children had won in musical and academic concerts.
|Pretty soon they are going to run out of room to display all their awards!
|Our fearless tour guide shows us the boys dorms.
So, once again, we find ourselves in the unwitting and completely underserved role of celebrated guest. We are humbled and a bit embarrassed. But somehow when you are there, thrust into the role in front of children who spent their Saturday awaiting your arrival, you summon something. I wanted to say something encouraging, something supportive and even uplifting. I wanted to somehow connect with all these earnest and hopeful children who were up against serious odds. So, I rose and made a short speech in Swahili.
I said in Swahili how honored we were to be there and how we see so clearly that they have so much strength and are so clever. But of course I said it wrong and in the silliest possible way, something akin to "you all is so clever" which erupted the crowd in hysterics.
But if we don't play the part, the whole script falls apart. We are expected to be patient and gracious and then leave to remember them, tell our friends, send money.
[If you're interested in learning more about the school - their story, their struggles and their incredible accomplishments, please see my post "Disability Is not Inability" in the World Moms Blog. And do please contact me if you are inspired to help this seriously inspiring school.]


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text: Share: Comments Print July 29, 2014 at 1:46 PM Impressions from Jenks and Condotta Posted by Bob Condotta Here are today's impressions from Seahawks practice from beat writers Jayson Jenks and Bob Condotta. First, Jenks: 1. The role of second-year tight end Luke Willson once again just got more important with Tuesday's injury to fellow tight end Anthony McCoy. Coach Pete Carroll said the early indications are that McCoy's Achilles injury appears serious; McCoy missed all of last season with an injury to his other Achilles. That forced Willson into immediate action, and he served as the backup to Zach Miller. If the early indications about McCoy's injury hold up, Willson will be equally important this year. The Seahawks view Willson as a tight end capable of stretching the field with his speed, and he finished last season with 20 catches for 272 yards and one touchdown. 2. Rookie right tackle Justin Britt appeared to have a rough day during Tuesday's practice. Carroll said the Seahawks matched up Britt opposite veteran defensive end Cliff Avril to make it as hard on him as possible, and it showed. It was another reminder that Britt has a long way to go, something offensive line coach Tom Cable said last week. And it's part of the reason the Seahawks brought in veteran right tackle Eric Winston on Tuesday. 3. As was the case in June, it appears that defensive tackle Jordan Hill is the front-runner to fill the role left behind with the departure of Clinton McDonald. McDonald, a defensive tackle who signed with the Buccaneers in the offseason, was a real weapon for Seattle in passing and third-down situations. He had 5.5 sacks last season, more than defensive end Chris Clemons. That spot proved important for the Seahawks last season, and Hill has continued seeing time in that role so far this offseason. And from Condotta: 1. With James Carpenter sidelined for almost the entire practice with a calf issue — it didn't appear serious — Caylin Hauptmann got all the reps with the starting offense at left guard. And right now, he seems like a pretty sure bet to make the team. Cable, asked earlier this week to name a nonstarter who has caught his eye, mentioned Hauptmann first and said he "has really progressed from spring.'' Cable also mentioned Lemuel Jeanpierre and Stephen Schilling in noting that he feels pretty good about the interior of the offensive line. As Jayson noted above, the signing of Winston indicates they don't feel quite as good about the depth at tackle. 2. I thought this might have been the best overall practice for Terrelle Pryor, who got most of the work at quarterback behind Russell Wilson. Tarvaris Jackson got some, too, so it didn't appear to be an injury issue that had Pryor getting most of the work. He was on the money with a few deep throws, once notably on a long TD pass to Paul Richardson. His noted mobility came into play on that one as he stepped up into the pocket and delivered a good pass. A couple of times, he also broke loose for what would likely have been long gains running the ball — plays usually are whistled dead pretty quickly when QBs break free. The team really trusts Jackson, and he's one of the more respected players in the locker room. But if today is any indication, Pryor appears to be making an impression with his play and Seattle might have a big decision on its hands whether it keeps two QBs or three — and which two if it keeps only two. 3. It's still just the fourth day of camp, the time of year when the team can work on some specialty situations in drills. One thing I noticed the defensive linemen doing in early work today was lining up and then dropping quickly into coverage and then being thrown passes. Sort of fun to see the likes of Brandon Mebane moving back and catching passes and turning and running. Teams practice this kind of stuff all the time — this wasn't an unusual drill or anything. But it was a reminder that when you see defensive tackles get the occasional interception — McDonald got one last year, for instance — they have had some practice at it, with NFL teams using this time of year to prepare for everything. Comments


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This is a phrase I've often said after I screw something up, do something stupid – Usually in regard to my business, but without absolute exclusion to my personal life. In fact, I've said it so often that it's almost lost its meaning, like if you say the same word over and over and over and over and over, it becomes strange and unrecognizable. That's kinda what happened to "You don't know what you don't know" for me. I developed a tolerance, an immunity to its substance. But rather than just exclude from my vocabulary as redundant or cliche, I did some deeper thinking, some searching, and what I found was quite surprising. Despite its exclusive association to all things negative, it's not a negative phrase at all. It's actually quite positive – inspiring questions and curiosity.
Take a second and think about the times you've used this phrase in the past. Was it not preceded by a big mistake and followed up by a tremendous learning experience? So why not just eliminate the big mistake, leaving only the learning experience; proactively seek out new opportunities to learn, to gain insight – to begin to know the things you currently don't.
That's the purpose of this blog and for my relocation to Indonesia. To learn and share all of the things I don't know. So, if you have any interest in knowing all of the things I don't, subscribe to my email list. If you're enlightened by the things I don't know, please share my posts so that your family and friends can also know what I don't. No?


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At my current workplace, the grails application is divided into application and an extra plugin. To avoid package, maven-install every single time new change made in plugin that need to be seen in application, I decided to make this plugin in-place. To make it in-place plugin, i had to update BuildConfig.groovy as follows:
... grails.plugin.location.nameOfPluginPlugin = '../../pluginLocation' ... plugins { ... //uncomment plugin dependency } ...
At the same time, i don't want these changes go into others developers local repos, so i wanted to untrack BuildConfig.groovy file. Here are steps to untrack file from git repo.
Ignoring File in Git
To ignore file globally,here are steps
Step-1: Create global git ignore file, not tracked in repository that is user-specific
git config --global core.excludesfile pathTo/.gitignore_global
Note: You can find different sample git ignore files per technology here
Step-2: Added BuildConfig.groovy in my local global git ignore file as follows
... /relative/pathToApp/BuildConfig.groovy ...
This will keep it ignored, but we still need it make it be untracked before it can be ignored
Step-3: Untrack the file itself since it is already tracked
git rm --cached BuildConfig.groovy
This makes the file to be ignored and also untracked, however. By pushing to the shared repo others will make this file to be untracked as well, which we don't want
Ignoring vs Untracked
Ignore will only apply to untracked files. So, in our case, where we need the file to still be tracked, the solution of ignoring described above will not work. Instead, we set the file to be assumed unchanged by Git:
git update-index --assume-unchanged appname/grails-app/conf/BuildConfig.groovy
By 'assume unchanged', the file is ignored and no changes appear in git repo. This makes the grails plugin in-place only for me since the changes are not tracked anymore and ,thus, pushed into the shared main repository
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A little traveling music, if you please, Maestro. The piano-playing team of great grandmothers, Ebony and Ivory, is going on the road again.
Last week Ebony and Ivory performed at the United Methodist Church in Waldwick near here, drawing waves of applause from the pews. This week marks their first international booking, a rehabilitation center in a hospital in Montreal.
In real life Ebony is 74-year-old Margaret Patrick. Ruth Brewer Eisenberg, 85, is Ivory. .
''By the way, '' Mrs. Eisenberg was saying the other day. ''Oprah Winfrey called.''
''Oh?'' Mrs. Patrick said. She reached into her handbag with her ''good hand'' - the left - and produced a date book.
''Well,'' Mrs. Eisenberg said, gesturing with her good hand - the right - ''not Oprah herself, one of her producers.''
This was in Mrs. Eisenberg's apartment here, a modest live-in shrine to music, with G clefs on the bric-a-brac and plastic busts of Brahms, Beethoven and Mozart atop the bookcase. Mrs. Patrick, who lives in Englewood, had dropped by to rehearse with her. Two Good Hands Between Them
Ebony and Ivory, both partly paralyzed by strokes in 1982, have two good hands between them. Side by side at the piano they complement each other like the black and white keys. Mrs. Patrick's left hand plays the bass, Mrs. Eisenberg's right hand the treble.
Mrs. Patrick is slender and stately, with large expressive eyes. She performs in softly tailored suits of subtle colors and prefers not to speak in public. Her natural shyness has been deepened, she said, by speech difficulties caused by the stroke.
Mrs. Eisenberg, plumpish with fluffy white hair, leans on a walker and travels to recitals in a wheelchair. She wears riotous colors, and commands the microphone.
''Beethoven went deaf, Bach went blind,'' she reminds audiences, exhorting them to ''reach for higher horizons and tap inner potentials.''
Mrs. Eisenberg's grasp of the piano is shakier, especially when her arthritis kicks up and she drops out, as she did last week at the Methodist Church.
''You skipped two pages,'' Mrs. Patrick said. ''I thought, 'Oh-oh.' ''
''You improvised beautifully,'' Mrs. Eisenberg said. ''You always do.''
Another thing Mrs. Patrick did at the church was to reach across the keyboard and massage Mrs. Eisenberg's throbbing fingers. It brought the holy house down.
Ebony and Ivory met four years ago at Southeast Senior Center for Independent Living in Englewood at a program for stroke victims. ''There I was, doodling on the piano, feeling sorry for myself,'' Mrs. Eisenberg said, grinning at Mrs. Patrick. ''Then Millie McHugh, the program director, presented Margaret to me.''
Mrs. Patrick returned the grin and picked up the story. ''She told us: 'You have something in common, the piano. Put your two good hands and your heads together, and see what you can come up with.' ''
About 15 minutes later a little Chopin drifted through the senior center, then a bit of Beethhoven. It was clear, even then, that the left hand knew what the right hand was doing.
Mrs. Patrick was an 8-year-old in Harlem when she began piano lessons. She practiced by fingering an imaginary keyboard on her mother's sewing machine until her father bought a piano. She spent her allowance on sheet music, her school days playing marches for assemblies. She graduated from the Martin Smith Conservatory of Music with a gold medal for piano and theory.
''It was 1929 and I was 16,'' she said, wistfully. ''I still have that medal.''
In the next half-century Mrs. Patrick married, taught piano to scores of children including her four daughters, and was organist and choir director at a Presbyterian church in the Bronx. She once led a choir that sang with Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
Marriage led Mrs. Eisenberg to the piano, reluctantly. Her husband, Jacob, a writer of music textbooks, had devised a method of teaching piano to adults and insisted she learn.
''I rebelled at first,'' she said, ''but ultimately I learned to please him. As long as I practiced five or six hours a day, he did the dishes, the diapers, all the housework.''
Later, as her husband's prize pupil, she toured the country with him, playing before lecture audiences and falling in love with music. The Music Stopped 5 Years Ago
Suddenly, five years ago, the music stopped for Mrs. Eisenberg and Mrs. Patrick. Both had to learn to walk and speak again after their strokes.
Playing the piano seemed unthinkable. But, Mrs. Patrick said: ''When one door is closed to you, God opens another door. He gave me Ruth.''
Mrs. Eisenberg looked touched. ''It's amazing the things we have in common, '' she said, ''We're both Geminis - the twins - and both widows. We both lost a son and both have the same musical repertoire.''
The women talk on the phone at least once a day. ''I know what she's thinking all the time,'' Mrs. Patrick said. ''We share everything.''
Mrs. Eisenberg said she, too, knew what her friend was thinking.
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This is a solid release by two gravelly-voiced bands, but the cover gives me weird feelings. It's a play on two classic record covers. The Anchor Arms' reinterpretation of the Elvis Costello My Aim Is True cover is nice, just replacing Elvis with an Octopus. However, The Anchor go all in (or is it all out?) by recreating The Dwarves' controversial Blood, Guts, and Pussy cover. They replace the two girls, dead rabbit, and little person with three dudes and a stuffed bunny. I don't have a fear of the male form, but this cover is disconcerting to me for some reason. Maybe that's the point.
Wanting to get this cover turned over ASAP, I listened to The Anchor first. The tight uptempo punk songs would likely inspire fist-pumping and running around. Interspersed are some stumbling sing-along parts. The second track, "Shits and Quivers", has some wicked fast drumming, as well. If the songs just had a solid hook, they'd be approaching the pedestal of my gravel-voiced heroes Hot Water Music.
Anchor Arms bring more gravel and a darker sound. They are clearly more hardcore influenced than the punks in The Anchor and throw in a healthy dose of some peppy guitar chugging. My favorite of this release is "Capital Letters" with the call-and-response chorus where the main singer scrapes out a line and a chorus of tough guys responds "I'll break you, I'll break you, I'll break you again." This type of songcrafting has undoubtedly earned them a fan or two in the "orgcore" genre. Deservedly so.
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Is Call Me By Your Name good?
What's it about?
A gay coming-of-age romance set in the Italian countryside, circa-1987. Timothee Chalamet is a Jewish-American teenager meandering through a lazy Summer with his archaeologist parents until he develops an unexpected but powerful crush on his father's handsome temporary research assistant played by Armie Hammer. They flirt, they flirt some more, they hook up, they get serious, they get really serious, they take a romantic trip, then… a reflective finale that concludes on an unexpectedly powerful note that's likely best left unspoiled to achieve the best effect.
That's it?
Pretty much. It's not really a film of twists or reveals or monumentally deep information or even "plot" in any conventional sense. It's an observational character piece that's meant to be experienced in terms of visual beauty, erotic charge and thoughtful contemplation on the intensity and brevity of youth and love.
So what's the big deal?
It's most noteworthy for the relative explicitness with which it photographs the romantic and sexual encounters between its main characters and the way those scenes are paired with the gorgeous locales and postcard-ready vacation vistas.
In that respect it's very similar to the erotic light melodramas of the 6os and 70s that helped make the so-called European arthouse cinema an institution in the U.S., what with frankly-presented sexuality being a fresh onscreen conceit at the time.
So it's your "My memorable sexy Summer fling in paradise" movie, but with a gay male couple?
Basically, yeah. There's nuance to be found in the depth of way the characters converse, but the "novelty" here is that (unfortunately) gay male audiences typically don't get to see explicit romantic films aimed at them cast with major stars and released theatrically with lavish production values. And while one can only hope that we aren't far off from the day when films like this are seen more as early examples of a common occurrence rather than a profound cinematic rarity, that's precisely what it is today.
Who's behind it?
It's an adaptation of the novel of the same name by André Aciman directed by Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino as the third film in his thematically-connected "Desire Trilogy" following I Am Love and A Bigger Splash. James Ivory (formerly of the "Merchant Ivory" production duo) wrote the script, which is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Also of special note is cinematography by internationally-renowned shooter Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, who also shot Antonia and Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
How are the actors?
Uniformly magnificent, easily the main reason to see the film. Chalamet (who's been popping up a bit here and there but has been something of a chameleon to this point) has a star-making turn in the lead, revealing a believable vulnerability but also the specific mix of naivete and overconfidence recognizable in teenaged boys of all stripes. Hammer, meanwhile, is almost perfectly cast. What's always made him a difficult actor for Hollywood to get a handle on to this point is that he's one of those guys who's almost so impossibly "classically handsome" looking in the conventional sense that it can be hard to take him seriously as anything other than a caricature of what he just sort of actually looks like. But here he's effectively asked to embody a kind of walking Prince Charming fantasy figure and it very much works (and allows the fact that he's also a really good actor to come to the forefront.) But the show gets stolen right near the end by 2017 acting MVP Michael Stuhlbarg as Chalamet's father, delivering a monologue that effectively comprises the thematic core of the entire film.
So you recommend it?
Yes. You spend the movie going "this is pretty good!" then the ending leaves you with "WOW, that was DEVASTATING!" and then you come back down to "Okay, that was pretty good" again, but it's still a remarkably high-quality work of its kind. Very much worth the hype, but if someday we look back and wonder what the big deal was… well, that'll just mean we got to a better place and that'll be alright, too.
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American Jews will celebrate a double holiday this year, 2013, as they first did 2,177 years ago, in the year 164 BCE.
2013's Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. will coincide with the first full day of the eight-day Jewish festival of lights -- Hanukah, which begins at sundown the previous night.
The last time the two holidays converged occurred 125 years ago, in 1888.
The next convergence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will not happen until 2070, when the first night of Hanukkah �" the holiday begins at sundown �" will fall on Thanksgiving Day.
The American holiday of Thanksgiving was originally inspired by the Biblical holiday of Haj Sukkot, a fall harvest pilgrimage festival of thanksgiving.
The pilgrimage festival of Haj Sukkot during Biblical times was one of the two most important holidays in the Jewish year, especially for Jewish farmers. In Jewish sources it is often called "HeChag� -- "The Holiday.�
On Haj Sukkot vast numbers of Jews traveled to Jerusalem to give thanks to God for the crops they had just harvested. Thus, the Temple was usually crowded with grateful worshippers rejoicing on Haj Sukkot as at no other time of the year.
And then came the dreadful years of persecution by Antiochus IV, the Syrian Greek king.
This was the first known attempt at suppressing a minority religion, but unfortunately not the last.
Other well known attempts were the three century long Roman persecution of Christianity, and the persecution of Muhammad and his small group of followers by the majority of pagan Arabs in Makka.
All three religions emerged from their varying periods of persecution stronger than ever. This is the ongoing spiritual lesson of the Hanukah lamp: that once lit by faithful believers, filled with hope and trust in God, it lasts longer than anyone else thinks possible.
In 200 BCE, King Antiochus III of Syria defeated Egypt and made the Land of Israel a part of the Seleucid Empire. King Antiochus III, wanting to conciliate his new Jewish subjects, guaranteed their right to "live according to their ancestral customs" and to continue to practice their religion in the Temple of Jerusalem. (First Book of Maccabees)
However in 175 BCE, his son Antiochus IV invaded Judea to put in power a pro Syrian high Priest. As the first century Jewish historian Josephus relates that In 167 BCE, Antiochus IV,who named himself 'Manifest God':
"... came upon the Jews with a great army, took their city (Jerusalem) by force, slew a great multitude of those that favored Egypt, and sent out his soldiers to plunder the Jews without mercy. He also polluted the temple [by erecting an idol in it that looked like himself, and thus] put a stop to the daily offerings (to God) for three years and six months."
"... came upon the Jews with a great army, took their city (Jerusalem) by force, slew a great multitude of those that favored Egypt, and sent out his soldiers to plunder the Jews without mercy. He also polluted the temple [by erecting an idol in it that looked like himself, and thus] put a stop to the daily offerings (to God) for three years and six months."
He also banned circumcision and ordered pigs to be sacrificed on the altar of the Temple.
This provoked a large-scale revolt led by a man called Judah Maccabee and his four brothers.
When the Maccabees recaptured Jerusalem and completed the purification of the Holy Temple, they were faced with a problem.
The Greek polytheists who had taken over the Holy Temple for the previous three and a half years, were still in control of the Temple a few months before, in the month of Tishri, Thus, for a fourth year Jews had refused to go on the pilgrimage to Jerusalem to celebrate Sukkot.
Sukkot: Now that the Temple was theirs again, their first act was to belatedly celebrate Sukkot, ten weeks later, in the month of Kislev.
Celebrating the Sukkot pilgrimage in Jerusalem's Holy Temple was so important, that it was "better late than never.�
They marched around the Temple alter seven times (just as Muslims circle seven times around the Ka'ba in Makka during the Hajj) and sang the Hallel Psalms as on any ordinary Sukkot, celebrating for eight days.
They also participated in the Sukkot torchlight processions and looked at the large golden oil lamps burning in the Temple Courtyard which lit up the entire city of Jerusalem. (Mishnah Sukkah 4:9-5:5)
The first eight-day celebration of the Maccabees was a belated Sukkot celebration.
Hanukah: The following year, the new Festival of Hanukkah, celebrating the purification and rededication (Hanukah) of the Temple, borrowed some of the rituals of Sukkot from that first celebration�"the eight days, the recital of Hallel Psalms, the lights brightly glowing (eventually in every Jewish home).
The Second Book of Maccabees, originally written in Greek, was clearly intended for distribution to the Jewish communities living outside the land of Israel, especially in the bustling commercial Mediterranean port city of Alexandria in Egypt.
The purpose of Second Maccabees is clearly stated in the two letters that open the book, urging the Jews of Alexandria to adopt this new festival, which it appears, they were slow to accept.
The author claims that his source for the history of the Maccabean war was a (now lost) larger five-volume history by one Jason of Cyrene.
Chapter 10:1-8 of Second Maccabees describes the purification of the Temple as follows:
Judah the Maccabee and his men, under the Lord's leadership, recaptured the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. … After purifying the Temple, they made a new altar... a new fire and … offered sacrifices and incense … lit the lamps. … On the anniversary of the very same day on which the Temple had been defiled, the 25th of Kislev, they now purified the Temple.
They celebrated joyfully for eight days, just as on Sukkot, knowing that (a few months before) on Sukkot they had (been unable to celebrate at the Temple) and had spent the festival (hiding) like wild animals in the mountains and caves. That is why they came... and sang hymns of praise (Hallel), to the One Who had given them the victory that had brought about the purification of His Temple.
By a vote of the community they decreed that the whole Jewish nation should celebrate these festival days every year. (Second Maccabees 10:1-8)
Thus Hanukah, which started as a delayed Sukkot harvest pilgrimage festival, became an additional holiday on which we can give thanks to God, not just for the fruits of the land, but even more important, for the fruits of attaining freedom to worship according to our own religious principles.
Thus, on this once in a lifetime occasion, when both holidays overlap. we should be twice as grateful as usual, for our good fortune.
This article also appeared on the Islamic web site Al-Tanzil. The historical part of this essay was largely prepared by Rabbi Manual Gold.
Rabbi Maller's web site is at: http://www.rabbimaller.com
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Our beginnings:
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At the end of World War I, Donald H. Bates, a Navy aviator, began working in the marine insurance industry in San Francisco. By 1919, Bates relocated to Portland to open a branch office for his employer. Shortly thereafter Gilbert Durham offered Bates a partnership, thus formally establishing Durham and Bates specializing in Marine Industry Insurance.
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When it comes to exclusive fragrances, this bottle of Clive Christian perfume takes the cake. These mesmerizing exclusive fragrances come with a price tag that matches the quality -- $435,000 will get you one of the world's most expensive bottles of perfume. These bottles are extremely limited but if you really want one it is possible; you might have to sell your home to get one but at least you will smell amazing.
The Clive Christian perfume is said to have such a majestic aroma that it will mesmerize anyone around you. In fact, many critiques around the world have said that it is one of the most memorable scents of all time.
The massive price tag is not only for the fragrance alone, the bottle is decked out with a five-carat white diamond and decorated on an 18 carat-gold collar.
This Bottle of Clive Christian Perfume is Mesmerizing and $435,000
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The 'Silicon Valley' season 4 trailer is here, and the show looks funnier than ever
"Silicon Valley" is almost back for its fourth season on HBO, and Erlich's facial hair has gotten stranger than ever in the new trailer.
Luckily, the comedy satirizing tech culture also seems to be as sharp and funny as it's ever been, as the central company Pied Paper once again faces uncertainty. Richard announces he wants to quit, but the rest of the team already planned to throw him overboard.
There are also the usual put-downs, failures, and topical humor. In this case, we get a taste of how Erlich explains the concept of "mansplaining" to two women. It doesn't go well.
"Silicon Valley" will be back for season four on April 23.
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Herbst virus: how should you deal with it?
Though now everyone enjoys pleasant and warm sunny summer days, the developers of Herbst virus seem to be thinking about autumn already. This virus targets German-speaking users. Not to mention the title, which means "autumn" in German, it also presents the note in German. This threat does not fall behind infamous viruses since it also encodes the information using AES-256 encryption key. Surprisingly, the threat is not very greedy – it requires the victims only 58$ dollars per PC. However, even it is a considerably small amount of ransom; you should not give your money away to the hands of the hackers. What you should do is to remove Herbst virus as soon as possible. Use Reimage Reimage Cleaner for that.
The virus has been noticed by cyber security specialists quite recently. Despite the malware being purely German, users, residing in other countries, should not let their guard down. The specialists granted the virus such title "Herbst" due to its distinctive peculiarity to attach a .herbst extension to all modified files. Moreover, it has been observed that the virus also has specific German "qualities." It is programmed to accurately encode files in a specific order. First, it locks out important files on Desktop, then, it shifts its attention to My Pictures and My Music and lastly ends up its hideous mission by encrypting files in a Personal folder. Since the virus is relatively new, there is no decryption software at the moment. However, if your encrypted data was of vital importance, you might try PhotoRec and R-studio. These are data recovery applications, so they might give some hope to recover at least a portion of valuable information.
Questions about Herbst ransomware virus
Cyber security specialists call this virus a beta version because Herbst ransomware has some flaws. For example, it fails to verify Communication&Transaction and ID. Besides, it has other minor programming mistakes. Regarding the small amount of ransom, these speculations might not be off-grounded. However, if your desktop was taken over by the virus and you see a message in German, you should not wait until the virus takes full control of the computer. Therefore, initiate Herbst removal immediately.
When did the virus infect my computer?
The distribution of this threat does not differ much from the rest of malware of this kind. Most likely, it slipped into the computer via an email attachment. Though security specialists have been warning users to remain cautious constantly, the hackers do not seem to shift their strategy. What is more, they mastered their persuasion strategies. The spam emails usually deceive users by false deliveries or invoices. Some spammers even come up with credible emails from tax institutions. However, if the email, which urges you to review the details of payment or delivery, has been sent to you, remain vigilant. In most cases, the attachment, which comes along with the email, might bear Herbst malware within. Furthermore, the ransomware might also spread via P2P file-sharing websites or trojans. Thus, it is highly recommended to install a trustworthy anti-spyware program which would ward off such malware.
Is there a way to remove Herbst virus?
Speaking of the fast and effective way to eliminate the virus, install anti-spyware program right away. It will serve as invaluable security tool which is able not only to complete Herbst removal but deletes all potentially malignant files and programs which escape human eye. After the program takes care of this ransomware, it is time to think about how to store your data properly if Herbst or any other ransomware threatens your personal information. You can keep the files in portable data storage devices or store them on the PC. If you choose the latter option, regular back-up of the system is a must.
To remove Herbst virus, follow these steps:
Remove Herbst using Safe Mode with Networking
Step 1: Reboot your computer to Safe Mode with Networking
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Click Start → Shutdown → Restart → OK.
- When your computer becomes active, start pressing F8 multiple times until you see the Advanced Boot Options window.
- Select Safe Mode with Networking from the list
Windows 10 / Windows 8
- Press the Power button at the Windows login screen. Now press and hold Shift, which is on your keyboard, and click Restart..
- Now select Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Startup Settings and finally press Restart.
- Once your computer becomes active, select Enable Safe Mode with Networking in Startup Settings window.
Step 2: Remove Herbst
Log in to your infected account and start the browser. Download Reimage Reimage Cleaner or other legitimate anti-spyware program. Update it before a full system scan and remove malicious files that belong to your ransomware and complete Herbst removal.
If your ransomware is blocking Safe Mode with Networking, try further method.
Remove Herbst using System Restore
Step 1: Reboot your computer to Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Click Start → Shutdown → Restart → OK.
- When your computer becomes active, start pressing F8 multiple times until you see the Advanced Boot Options window.
- Select Command Prompt from the list
Windows 10 / Windows 8
- Press the Power button at the Windows login screen. Now press and hold Shift, which is on your keyboard, and click Restart..
- Now select Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Startup Settings and finally press Restart.
- Once your computer becomes active, select Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt in Startup Settings window.
Step 2: Restore your system files and settings
- Once the Command Prompt window shows up, enter cd restore and click Enter.
- Now type rstrui.exe and press Enter again..
- When a new window shows up, click Next and select your restore point that is prior the infiltration of Herbst. After doing that, click Next.
- Now click Yes to start system restore.
Finally, you should always think about the protection of crypto-ransomwares. In order to protect your computer from Herbst and other ransomwares, use a reputable anti-spyware, such as Reimage Reimage Cleaner , SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes
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June 7th, 2016 at 6:40 am
Luckily, its not in USA!
June 7th, 2016 at 6:44 am
Is this ransomware business so profitable? Do people pay so much money that hackers keep creating new ransomware?
June 7th, 2016 at 6:45 am
So Herbst is in its infant stage?…
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Patients with mild food poisoning may experience diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting that typically start to resolve within three days. People may recover at home from mild food poisoning without any particular medical treatment beyond fluids and rest to support the immune system. If symptoms become severe or persist for more than three days, the attention of a doctor may be required. The doctor can evaluate the situation and determine if the patient needs medication or hospitalization for severe food poisoning.
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I personally think getting sick with food poisoning is basically the worst way to be sick. At least if you get the regular flu, you can just lay in bed and relax. When you have food poisoning, you pretty much just have to camp out in the bathroom until you feel better.
Also, I hate getting stomach symptoms, I think it's just the worst. I will take a sore throat and a headache any day over that.
So that being said, I try to be really vigilant about food safety so I don't have to deal with the unpleasantness of food poisoning. I know sometimes you can't really help it, but I definitely try my best.
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@ceilingcat - It definitely doesn't feel mild when you're sick like that, I agree. I guess they just mean mild in the sense that it isn't life threatening and usually you don't have to go to the doctor. When you get severe food poisoning, you sometimes have to be hospitalized for dehydration!
Anyway, I've had food poisoning before, and as the article said, I definitely didn't want to eat the food that made me sick for quite awhile. In fact, my mother got food poisoning quite a few years ago from a lobster, and she hasn't had one since!
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I had mild food poisoning earlier this year, and let me tell you, being sick like that for three days definitely doesn't feel mild! I was so sick I couldn't keep anything down, so all I really had for three days was water. I definitely didn't feel all the way better for a week or so, although the intestinal symptoms stopped after three days.
So if that's mild, I would really, really hate to experience severe food poisoning!
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|United States
|Alma mater
|University of Chicago
|Known for
|Experimental proof of quarks
|Tania Letetsky-Baranovsky (m. 1956; 4 children)[1]
|Nobel Prize in Physics (1990)
|Scientific career
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Jerome Isaac Friedman (born March 28, 1930) is an American physicist. He is Institute Professor and Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Henry Kendall and Richard Taylor, for work showing an internal structure for protons later known to be quarks. Dr. Friedman currently sits on the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Chicago, Illinois to Lillian (née Warsaw) and Selig Friedman, a sewing machine salesman, Friedman's Jewish[2] parents emigrated to the U.S. from Russia. Jerome Friedman excelled in art but became interested in physics after reading a book on relativity written by Albert Einstein. He turned down a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago in order to study physics at the University of Chicago. Whilst there he worked under Enrico Fermi, and eventually received his Ph.D in physics in 1956. In 1960 he joined the physics faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In 1968-69, commuting between MIT and California, he conducted experiments with Henry W. Kendall and Richard E. Taylor at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center which gave the first experimental evidence that protons had an internal structure, later known to be quarks. For this, Friedman, Kendall and Taylor shared the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics. He is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Friedman is also a member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.[3]
In 2003 he was one of 22 Nobel Laureates who signed the Humanist Manifesto.[4] He is an atheist.[5]
In 2008, Friedman received an honorary Ph.D from the University of Belgrade.[citation needed] He is an honorary professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Physics and the Faculty's institutes: Institute of Physics, Institute of Physics, Zemun and Vinca Nuclear Institute.[citation needed]
- Friedman, J. I., Kendall, H. W., et al. "Experimental Search for a Heavy Electron", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission) September 1967.
- Friedman, J. I. "Deep Inelastic Electron Scattering: Experimental", Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission) October 1971.
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2016)
See also[edit]
- ^ Nobel Prize winners: Supplement, 1987-1991 : an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary, Volume 2. Google Books. H.W. Wilson Co. 1992. ISBN 9780824208349. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Jewish Laureates of Nobel Prize in Physics". Jewish Laureates of Nobel Prize in Physics. Israel Science and Technology Homepage. 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Board of Sponsors". Board of Sponsors. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Notable Signers". Humanism and its Aspirations. American Humanist Association. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ http://www.merinews.com/article/nobel-laureate-friedman-time-travel-is-not-possible/153326.shtml
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jerome Isaac Friedman.
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- Nobel Autobiography
- Nobel Lecture 1990
- Friedman page at MIT
- Jerome Friedman Playlist Appearance on WMBR's Dinnertime Sampler radio show January 5, 2005
- Friedman Explains Role of Quarks in Killian Talk, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (April 1, 2001)
- Will Innovation Flourish in the Future? Opinion by Jerome Friedman, American Institute of Physics