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Teeth are lost as a result of injury or disease. Injury could can be found in the form of a crash or excessive biting pressures. Disease is usually tooth decay or gum condition [periodontal disease] yet there are other categories such as cancer cells and also various neoplasm's of the jaw that may result in missing teeth. Studies reveal that more than 50% of the populace have one or more missing teeth. Injury commonly creates the loss of a solitary front tooth. The effect this carries an individuals' well being is noticeable. Fortunately a knowledgeable dental implantologist could normally eliminate the continuing to be root, place a dental implant, as well as safeguard a new tooth to that dental implant in one visit of an hour or two. The loss of a single tooth in the back is generally brought on by dental cavity or periodontal condition. Often this could be dealt with much like front teeth but also for various reasons it is commonly more time consuming dental implants.
Usually the therapy for a single missing back tooth is as complies with:
Removal of the harmed tooth as well as grafting of the root sockets. Wait 4 months then
Placement of an oral implant to replace the root of the single missing out on tooth. Wait 4 to 6 months then
Positioning of a joint on the oral implant and also tape-record taking for the fabrication of a crown to change the single missing out on tooth. Wait 3 weeks then
Irreversible add-on of the joint to the dental implant and cementation of the crown to the abutment. TREATMENT COMPLETE
The need for replacing a solitary missing tooth in the back is many times not as intuitively obvious as the need for changing a solitary missing out on tooth in the front; however it is important. Teeth are extremely movable. We've all observed an Orthodontist putting tension on a tooth with a small rubber band and moving it where ever before he wants. Each tooth in the mouth has a setting and also a purpose. When there is a single missing out on tooth the body's natural reaction is to drift nearby teeth into the void that is developed. In time a single missing tooth may in fact create a modification in the position of every other tooth in the mouth. Malocclusion might then establish contributing to TMJ [tempromandibular joint] dysfunction, frustrations, muscle mass convulsions in the neck and also shoulders, food impaction in between teeth, tooth decay, gum condition, and various other issues. Due to the fact that these troubles don't constantly create and also because they may occur years after the single tooth is lost, individuals most of the times don't associate the loss of their tooth to the issues it caused. It is a pity that a solitary missing tooth is frequently ignored because of the possible effects however the growth of oral implants for the substitute of a single missing tooth is motivating many more people to seek very early treatment.
Several missing teeth typically adheres to a single missing tooth. Each time a tooth is shed and not replaced it accelerates the process of shedding even more teeth. As numerous teeth are shed every one of the problems associated with a solitary missing out on tooth are overemphasized. However there are extra concerns too. Those would certainly include yet not be limited to:
Collapse of vertical dimension- As numerous back teeth are lost the mouth loses their support when we close triggering the chin to obtain closer to the nose. This has the effect of deep folds up at the edge of the mouth and thinning of the lips. It can easily mature a persons' appearance by 10 to Twenty Years.
Collapse of facial structure-As multiple back teeth are lost face support of the cheeks is shed causing a sunken in look. Once again the result is early aging.
Bone loss- The bones of our upper as well as reduced jaws have only one natural purpose; the assistance of our tooth origins. When the origins are lost the bone starts to disappear high as a muscular tissue does that is not made use of. This results in additional shed of face support and could make the using of artificial prosthetics such as dentures difficult. It can likewise make the placement of dental implants a lot more difficult.
Failure to chew foods properly-The mouth is the very first in a series of organs made to take in and also absorb foods. The more thoroughly we can chew the food the better the whole system functions. Mother had not been incorrect when she advised all of us to chew our food a lot more gradually and completely.
Lack of ability to consume a healthy and balanced diet-As more and more teeth are lost it becomes progressively challenging to consume a well balanced diet plan. Crucial staples such as raw vegetables and nuts become difficult to consume and we lose on the many vitamins and minerals they provide.
Lack of ability to consume the foods we enjoy-Corn on the cob, ribs, steaks, fajitas, and so on become difficult to consume. Many individuals don't know how much being able to consume just what they want suggests to them until it's too late.
Embarrassment-There is a social stigma associated with missing out on teeth. Lots of people just quit grinning or conceal their smiles with their hands. That is unfavorable since we know of few individuals who shed their teeth since they wanted to. Each person has their very own story and all of them or unfortunate.
These are but a few of the problems that individuals encounter because of single and also several missing teeth. Currently, dental implants offer remarkably simple as well as reliable remedies. Dental implants for solitary missing out on teeth or numerous missing teeth are artificial roots constructed from titanium that replace the origins of all-natural teeth. For a single missing out on tooth one implant is put and a crown is affixed to it. The result is a natural looking tooth that functions and functions much like the all-natural tooth that was replaced. Many individuals believe that with multiple missing teeth that a person oral implant is needed to replace each tooth; that is not generally the case. As an example if 3 teeth straight are missing it is usually possible to replace them with only 2 dental implants as well as a fixed bridge between them. With the incredible All on 4 procedure and also entire arc [16 teeth] can be changed with just 4 implants as well as a fixed bridge.
The positioning of an oral implant is normally fast and almost pain-free for those who are prospects. One demand is an ample amount and also quality of bone. As discussed previously when a tooth is drawn out the bone that as soon as protected its' origin begins to melt away. Some research studies suggest that approximately 40% of the bone volume in that location might be shed in the very first twelve months. Modern dental professional with an understanding of dental surgery and implants position products in the sockets where the tooth origins were to prevent this from occurring. The result is a healthy site for the future positioning of a dental implant. Dental professional with a more advanced understanding of oral implants may in fact put an implant right into the socket when the tooth is removed. When this could be achieved it is the best as well as most basic solution for preventing bone loss. But due to the fact that numerous dentist do not recognize oral implants and also the methods necessary for maintaining bone, and also because lots of patients take a not so serious strategy to the loss of a tooth, occasionally there is a demand for a dental implant however not adequate bone to sustain it. Modern dental implant layouts reduce this as do dental implant positioning methods such as those of the All on 4 strategy yet they could not eliminate the periodic need for more bone.
When there just need to be extra bone, bone regeneration treatments are called for. This normally includes one of various kinds of materials that replace the lost bone quantity and also motivate the formation of brand-new bone. With the advent of stem cell as well as bone morphogenic improved products this has ended up being much simpler as well as a lot more predictable. What as soon as called for a maxillofacial and also an orthopedic specialist in a hospital setup can now be naturally done by a well experienced dental doctor in his office. When this brand-new bone has grown, usually 4 to 6 months, a solitary or multiple tooth substitute dental implant could be placed equally as naturally as if the graft had not been needed.
Single Dental Implant Procedure:-.
Steps for positioning of a solitary dental implant in the website of a single missing out on tooth.
After conscious sedation is carried out the placement site of the solitary missing out on tooth is penetrated with regional anesthetic.
A tiny cut is made in the soft cells covering the bone in the solitary missing tooth site and also an osteotomy is prepared. An osteotomy is the same thing as a pilot opening made before the positioning of a screw in timber. As soon as the osteotomy is finished a single oral implant is threaded right into it. Now we have a male made origin where the natural root was. Much like an all-natural root this dental implant is below the periodontals and also in the bone and can not be seen in the mouth. An item called an abutment is screwed into the solitary oral implant. The joint supplies the shift from the dental implant beneath the gums to a tooth above the gum tissues. Impressions are taken of the joint as well as they are sent out to an oral laboratory.
In around three weeks a crown is returned from the research laboratory and it is protected to the joint with glue [concrete] You now have a new tooth that looks, functions, as well as really feels just like a natural tooth.
Dental implants for the replacement of solitary missing out on teeth as well as several missing teeth have actually ended up being as routine for dental implantologist as fillings go to your household dentist. For those with solitary missing teeth they offer an outstanding replacement option that could assist stop future problems. For those who have actually shed numerous teeth or every one of their teeth oral implants can provide back their smile, self-confidence, and also self esteem. It can truly give them a 2nd chance.


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Section 31 of the Unlawful Gambling Act 1998 (NSW) is concerned with Using Premises as Gambling Premises and is set out below.
For accurate advice and outstanding representation from criminal lawyers who are experienced in representing clients in unlawful gambling cases, call Sydney Criminal Lawyers® today on (02) 9261 8881.
The Legislation
31 Using premises as gambling premises–offence by owner or occupier
A person who is the owner or occupier of any premises must not knowingly allow the premises to be used as gambling premises.
Maximum penalty:
for a first offence: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both),
for a second or subsequent offence: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both).
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A Jewish grandmother was slugged in the back of the head by a young thug in Brooklyn Monday — and cops suspect it may be another instance of the violent "knockout game."
The attacker didn't say a word or try to rob the 72-year-old Mira Harpazi, police sources said.
She had left her home in Starrett City to visit a Jewish community center in Canarsie.
She went to a nearby pharmacy and was returning to the center at around noon when the thug attacked her on the corner of Pennsylvania and Flatlands avenues.
The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is looking into whether the attack was an occurrence of the knockout game — a disturbing trend in which thugs sucker-punch passers-by, with the goal of rendering them unconscious.
Harpazi was not knocked out. She was treated at Brookdale Hospital and released.
The attacker, believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, was still at large Monday night.
A neighbor at Harpazi's East New York apartment was shocked about the attack, but said the grandma is one tough cookie.
"Miriam is all the over place, she's very independent," said Barbara Fulton, 56. "She's a tough woman."
"She has a lot friends. I'm surprised. I don't know why anyone would want to punch her."
Meanwhile, police made an arrest Monday in another suspected knockout in Crown Heights where a 12-year-old boy was slugged.
Cops nabbed a 13-year-old and charged him with assault and aggravated harassment as a juvenile for the Nov. 6 attack.
Since Oct. 11, at least eight suspected knockout attacks have been reported in Brooklyn — in the Crown Heights, Midwood and Borough Park sections.
Police are investigating the cases, in which the victims, often Orthodox Jews, were struck by one thug as others looked on.
Harpazi, who is not Orthodox, did not report seeing any other people in the area at the moment she was assaulted
But police are seeking any witnesses and video evidence that it was a knockout-game attack.
The game — sometimes called "polar bear hunting," because most victims are white — has been fueled by social media, with thugs boasting of their attacks online and posting Internet videos of the sucker punches.


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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley made headlines for her not-so-subtle swipes at Donald Trump in her Republican response to the State of the Union. But in the past, Haley was a recipient of the billionaire's cash.
In her response, Haley said, "some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true." Haley added often the best thing "is turn down the volume."


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You've configured a new Network Policies policy on your Microsoft NPS server:
… with the following settings that will authenticate devices with machine certificates:
You configure the SSID on the wireless client with the certificate with the following settings:
… but notice that you receive the following error when attempting to connect:
Reviewing the INXXXX.log file in the directory C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles on the NPS server show that the wireless client authentication makes the connection attempt and the policy is matched:
"DC03","IAS",07/07/2016,20:32:46,3,,"contoso.internal/contoso/Computers/Desktops/Victoria_Place/IT/WKS-MXL2451S3K",,,,,,,,9,"10.80.9.249","contosobm-wlc2500-1",,,,,,,5,"Secure Wireless Connections Machine Authentication",262,"311 1 10.70.1.3 07/07/2016 23:09:55 79",,,,"Microsoft: Smart Card or other certificate",,,,,"577ee697/60:57:18:a7:ea:18/70380",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Use Windows authentication for all users",1,,,,
Reviewing the Security event logs on the NPS server show the following event ID 6273 Audit Failure event from the Microsoft Windows security auditing source:
Network Policy Server denied access to a user.
Contact the Network Policy Server administrator for more information.
Security ID: contoso\WKS-MXL2451S3K$
Account Name: host/WKS-MXL2451S3K.contoso.internal
Account Domain: contoso
Fully Qualified Account Name: contoso.internal/contoso/Computers/Desktops/Victoria_Place/IT/WKS-MXL2451S3K
Client Machine:
Security ID: NULL SID
Account Name: -
Fully Qualified Account Name: -
OS-Version: -
Called Station Identifier: d8-b1-90-d0-6c-b0:corp-data
Calling Station Identifier: 60-57-18-a7-ea-18
NAS IPv4 Address: 10.80.9.249
NAS IPv6 Address: -
NAS Identifier: contosobm-wlc2500-1
NAS Port-Type: Wireless - IEEE 802.11
NAS Port: 13
RADIUS Client:
Client Friendly Name: contosobm-wlc2500-1
Client IP Address: 10.80.9.249
Authentication Details:
Connection Request Policy Name: Use Windows authentication for all users
Network Policy Name: Secure Wireless Connections Machine Authentication
Authentication Provider: Windows
Authentication Server: SVRARDC03.contoso.internal
Authentication Type: EAP
EAP Type: Microsoft: Smart Card or other certificate
Account Session Identifier: 35373765653762652F36303A35373A31383A61373A65613A31382F3730333831
Logging Results: Accounting information was written to the local log file.
Reason Code: 262
Reason: The supplied message is incomplete. The signature was not verified.
The key indicator of what would be causing this issue is the following line in the security event entry:
Reason: The supplied message is incomplete. The signature was not verified.
This usually indicates that the certificate presented by the NPS (RADIUS) server is not trusted by the wireless client. The wireless client in this situation was not joined to the domain and since the certificate used by the server to verify its identity:
… is signed by an internal Microsoft CA, the wireless client did not trust it. To correct the issue, simply export the Root and any intermediate CA certificates and import it onto the wireless client's local computer store.


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Most pop-up chefs are quick to praise the flexibility and low-risk nature of the pop-up game. Then they inevitably complain about sporadic turnouts and ill-equipped kitchens, and gaze into the middle distance as they describe their brick-and-mortar dream.
Camila McHugh FoodLab founders pose in their versatile kitchen
Here to help are the masterminds behind SF FoodLab, a commercial kitchen and restaurant at Market and 7th dedicated to pop-ups of all forms. Founders Gabriel Cole, Mark Walker, and Matt Cohen hope that by providing chefs and small business owners with a clean, dependable commissary kitchen and event space, they can develop a collaborative environment where chefs can be creative while pursuing their culinary ambitions.
In FoodLab's 4,000-square-foot commercial kitchen where food businesses can rent prep space by the hour or month - current tenants include food truck Southern Sandwich Company, coffee mixologists Mixte Coffee, and gluten-free baker Bread Srsly. The kitchen's also big enough to accommodate a rotating cast of pop-up chefs who have one-off or monthly rotations in the adjacent restaurant. (August lunch offerings include Onigilly's healthy Japanese rice wraps, and pastrami sandwiches from Jablow's Meats. Check the online calendar to confirm dates and learn more about dinner events.)
Running a restaurant for pop-ups can have its own challenges. "We've got a lot of amazing food here," says Cole, but adds that "being a successful pop-up isn't only about your impeccably sourced charcuterie or original twist on ethnic cuisine. Marketing is key." It's been hard to get the word out about some of the dinners, and despite successes with already popular restaurants like San Rafael's Sol Food, the slower events are just breaking even.
But SF FoodLab has fostered a community of its own. Onigilly is using their lunches as a beta run before opening their own restaurant in a few months. And Chris Kese of pop-up Lima Peruvian called the FoodLab "much more than a commissary kitchen" - it's been a great forum for him to bounce ideas off other people and offer up taste tests to see what works and what doesn't.


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The MY311 Product Family – Design Criteria
The quantity and complexity of information contained within a municipality is soaring.The average citizen has no idea how to find the information they are seeking. Working through the city websites means long periods of hunting, pecking and frustration.
Designed for the Cloud
Cloud computing offers the best, most versatile, reliable and cost effective approach to computing today. It is designed to be flexible and easily upgradeable while at the same time including full redundancy and the ability to be accessed from virtually any kind of system that can get on the web.
Our developers and technology partners have years of experience in the development and use of cloud technologies. MY 311 is based on this proven platform while at the same time adding the unique features and functions that a municipality and it's citizens can rely on.
Knowledge Based Learning Engine – Our Secret Sauce
The MY311 advanced rule-based semantic technologies generates an artificial intelligence alike that of a human being. So, by understanding the intent and meaning of data, it is able to structure knowledge and provides real-time information analysis in response to citizen's inquiries. Its superior accuracy and flexibility make our solution stand out.
The more MY311 is used the smarter it becomes. Initially the system is loaded with the top 50 questions most often asked. These originate from a cross section of municipalities throughout North America. As the system is used more and more it will understand connotation in context of the questions and queries it receives. It continues to grow and understand more about the relevant information contained within your city, and how your citizens want to receive it.
My 311 should not be confused with a search engine. Rather, it is a retrieval engine.
MY311 is a total solution for municipalities wishing to communicate with their citizens in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
The system is made up of seven modules plus a suite of implementation and training services to ensure each municipality and their citizens receive the full benefits that are available.
Extractor – The Core of the System
Our advanced rule-based semantic technologies identify and extract key concepts in order to outline the intent and meaning of the inquiry. Using advanced computational linguistics and natural language processing technologies, our functionality accurately finds and classifies key phrases, concepts, and relationships within an unstructured text. The uniqueness of our functionality means that it does not require training or laborious prior development of vocabulary, taxonomy or ontology.
This functionality extracts concepts, entities, extended entities, industry terms, people, companies, organizations, locations and many other types of entities within business documents and texts.
- Handles all types of files including data, text, PDF, video and audio
- Uncovers key information buried into massive data
- Extracts key concepts in a document to broaden categorization and classification
- Provides real-time analysis to prepare for and respond to issues
- Identifies terms and topics to uncover trends
- Uses a friendly client interface
- Natural language-based search analyses Context of question and presents best answers
- Also provides suggestions and options
- Creates a Learning Semantic based Knowledge Manager
- Provides ability for inquiries or input
- Uses all information contained or linked to a Municipal website
- Uses any and all file types
- Generates on the fly Tag Clouds
- Citizen friendly
- The avatar representing the mayor, or a designate to present a welcoming face of the city.
- This is optional
- Mail Routing and follow up
- The mail routing tool that can take open311.org-based service requests and route them to the correct person.
- Provides issue tracking and resolution back to the requestor.
- The toolset to define and manage the knowledge base driving the above three tools.
- We can load stock questions, provide the user the ability to enter an answer, as well as one or more web pages showing the answers.
- Cities should be able to adjust the questions and answers as needed.
- The analysis set that creates reports based upon successfully completed searches.
- We can provide stock reports at the start for all sorts of performance metrics of the system and its content.
- Comes with 25 standard or customizable reports
- Integrates with Google analytics
- Based on these reports a real time Dashboard is available
- Eventual API for hooking into open311.org API and Coginov Public API, as well as our own artifacts.
- MY311 email management system begins by analyzing emails before automatically sorting, transferring and answering them, while boosting your productivity and performance in real time. The application also automatically transmits acknowledgements of receipt. This natural and quick language processing tool will substantially upgrade your customer service by reducing response time.
- Automatically analyzes, sorts, routes, transfers and answers all emails received.
- Automatically sends acknowledgements.
- Routes complex messages to the right department.
- Contains an email transmission module.
- Can be modified in line with your company's needs and requirements.
- Includes an integrated administration module for managing users.
- Includes a user-friendly administration module that provides access to reports and statistics.
- Includes a anti-spam module
- Provided in hosted or paid mode.
Information @ Your Service


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Nominated at the 2013 International Dance Music Awards in
Miami during the annual Winter Music Conference for Best Podcast, The Riddler was the ONLY North American DJ in this category along with
Armin Van Buuren, Avicii, Paul Van Dyk, Eric Prydz,
Hardwell, Tiesto, & Lars Behenroth. Riddler has previously won the awards in 2001, 2003, 2005 along with nominations in the last 12 years.
As one of America's leading Radio Mixshow DJ's, his radio shows
reaches over 10 Million listeners weekly heard on
New York (Z100, KTU), Houston (Hot 95.7), Portland (Z100), IHeartRadio and
Syndicated on over 20 stations through Ghetto House Radio and RadioDanz. He was voted Best Radio Mixshow DJ in 2010, 2011, and 2013 by the Music Industry at the Promo Only Summer Sessions in Atlantic City.
In addition, The Riddler has produced and remixed over 100 projects
including Pitbull's 2007 hit "The Anthem" with Lil' Jon. He has
collaborated with other producers such as DJ Vice and
Ministry of Sound Australia's Tom Piper., and Island Def Jam's Reid Stefan.
Riddler has released over 19 Commercially available CD's selling
over One Million copies cumulatively according to the RIAA. Billboard Magazine lists him as one of the Top Ten Selling Artists of all time in the Dance/Electronic Sales Chart with the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Moby & Others.
DJ Riddler has been signed to the biggest Electronic Dance Music
Label Ultra Records. He also has releases on Strictly Rhythm,
Tommy Boy Records, Ministry of Sound USA, and others.
Riddler has held club residencies From New York (Webster Hall) to Las Vegas (Hard Rock Hotel Pool) along with playing at some of the biggest Festivals around the world including Ultra Music Festival (Miami) and Wet Electric (California) to name a few. His experience along with the ability to adapt has produced a long and tenured career in the music scene.
Be sure to Follow The Riddler


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SWOSU Homecoming Parade Entry Forms Now Available
Southwestern Oklahoma State University is accepting float entry forms for the 2013 homecoming parade on Saturday, October 26, at 2:30 p.m. in downtown Weatherford. The theme for this year is "The Great and Powerful Duke Barks….There's No Place Like SWOSU!"
Forms can be picked up and returned to the SWOSU Public Relations and Marketing Office in Room 205 of the Administration Building; the SWOSU Institutional Advancement and Alumni Office in the Burton House; or American Insurance Group located at 301 N. Washington. Deadline for entries is Monday, October 21.
The float competition is open to anyone. Floats will be judged on the basis of originality, design and quality of construction, mechanics, application of theme, and in comparison to other float entries. Cash awards will be given to the first, second and third place winners. Prizes are $1,300, $800 and $500 respectively.
For more information regarding the SWOSU Homecoming Parade, please contact the Public Relations and Marketing Office at 580.774.3063.


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Our menu
At Golden Dragon, we intrigue your taste buds with our crisp & indulging appetizers. Freshly made with passion for food and the desire to feast you with warmth.
At Golden Dragon our soups are for the soul . We shall leave you feeling rejuvenated.
Our Fish menu is of quality, prepared in impeccable style.
Our prawn & shrimp menu is delicious with chinese fusion.
Our bean curd dishes are made out of Soya Bean, famously known as Chinese cheese. They are rich in calcium & proteins, an excellent choice for a healthy diet.
At Golden Dragon Our Chikcen dishes are sauteed, stir fried & fried. The sauces are not too heavy and they definitely taste healthy without having you feel like you have over eaten.
Our beef dishes are all tenderlion cut. With haka flavours and aroma, kept juicy and crispy accordingly.
All our noodles are made fresh in house. The Chi required for making such an intricate dish, is abundant at Golden Dragon.
We have a rich collection of rice dishes at Golden Dragon to cater all taste buds.
Whether you're a vegetarian or looking to eat more meat free meals our vegetarian dishes will leave you wanting for more.


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Saturday, February 7, 2015
Just For Fun 07 February
A Guy Williams Moment
Trivia Bits 07 February
The cello is not the largest instrument in the string section of an orchestra – the double bass (pictured) is!
The main ingredients of popular dessert crème caramel are sugar, milk, cream and eggs.
Snowy (French: Milou) is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé and is a white wire fox terrier who is a companion to Tintin, the series' protagonist. Snowy is a central character in all Tintin stories and debuted on 10 January 1929.
The real first name of the children's character Doc McStuffens, a 2012 animated pre-school children's television series of the same name, is Dottie.
Directed by Harry Watt Target for Tonight was a 1941 documentary filmed, acted, and written by the Royal Air Force all while under fire and went on to win an honorary Academy Award in 1942.
The 1993 novel The Virgin Suicides, the debut novel by American writer Jeffrey Eugenides, features Lux, Therese, Mary, Bonnie and Cecilia Lisbon who are the daughters in a Catholic family living in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in the 1970s.
The ancient remains found in Lake Mungo were discovered in the 1969 - 1974 in the Australian state of New South Wales specifically the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region.
For portraying both Rama and Sita in the 1917 silent film Lanka Dahan, Anna Hari Salunke is credited with playing the first double role in Indian cinema with Anna being an Indian actor who performed female roles in early Indian cinema and also a cinematographer.
The 2012 American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell Major Crimes is a spin-off of the 2005 TV series The Closer starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief who has a reputation as a Closer — an interrogator who not only solves a case, but obtains confessions that lead to convictions.
With nearly 9.5 million active reserve and paramilitary personnel, North Korea reportedly has the largest military organisation.
Quotables 07 February
Friday, February 6, 2015
Movie Review ... Foxcatcher
Actors known for comedic roles and turning to dramatic is nothing new. Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and Bill Murray successfully moved between genres. Whilst initially strange, the line between comedy and drama isn't as huge as one would think. Those well versed in comedy usually are able to embody some drama in any situation. This is why Steve Carrell is so good in 'Foxcatcher'. Already garnering praise, it provides him with a career-best performance in a very engaging film.
Dave (Mark Ruffalo) and Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) are Olympic medal winning wrestlers. Seeking sponsorship to train for the 1988 Olympics, wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carrell) comes to their aid. Desperate to achieve respectability, du Pont allows the brothers to train at his estate 'Foxcatcher'. Increasingly moving under his control, the brothers discover a darker side to du Pont's suave demeanour. The trio's lives take unexpected and deadly turns.
It would be remiss to say 'Foxcatcher' belongs to Steve Carrell. Whilst he is amazing in his role, Ruffalo and Tatum provide equally fine performances. All fully embody their characters with Dave's calm disposition and Mark's head-strong nature affecting du Pont's viewpoints. A strange, sad, pathetic sociopath, du Pont's embracing of the Schultz's brother's ambitions is often eerie. Through them du Pont validates his sense of worth as, despite his immense inherited wealth, his existence hasn't amounted to much.
Director Bennett Miller wisely underplays the intense script by discarding the temptation to use melodramatic music to highlight the drama. Instead he allows the personal relationships slowly to percolate into a crescendo of taut anxiety. The cinematography effectively serves his bleak vision with the differing weather seasons mirroring the change in mood between characters.
'Foxcatcher' marks Carrell's entry into more serious roles. Hopefully he'll continue in his popular comedic ones as well. In the meantime 'Foxcatcher' gives notice of another dramatic talent giving a fine performance in a consistently gripping true-life tale.
Rating out of 10: 7
Movie Review by Patrick Moore
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Patrick Moore's Movie Review is an alternative look at movie releases in Australia.
Movie Review ... The Gambler
Gambling is one of the oldest forms of recreation. Taking chances on a flip of a card, the gambler hopes to win big. Money's allure can become a dangerous addiction with the thirst for gaining dollars all consuming. 'The Gambler' looks at how a man's quest for cash becomes his undoing. Exploring a dangerously dark world, it offers lessons in endlessly satisfying one's cravings.
English professor Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) loves to gamble. Desperate to satisfy his desire for the luck of the dice, he goes to any length to fulfil needs. Borrowing money from various gangsters including Frank (John Goodman), he quickly is out of his depth. Desperate to find a way out, Bennett hatches an audacious plan to escape the clutches of those trading in filthy lucre.
Like the spin of a roulette wheel, 'The Gambler' comes with mixed odds. Neither fish nor fowl, it stumbles due to a muddled screenplay. You are never sure of the reason for Jim's behaviour and his tendency for self-destruction is unexplained. Scenes with his mother Roberta, played by the always wonderful Jessica Lange, only provide vague clues. As Jim has little redeeming features, 'The Gambler' is somewhat of a chore to watch.
In spite of these drawbacks and fine performances, Rupert Wyatt's direction conjures some interest. How various gangs use Jim as a bargaining tool in turf wars is fascinating with the tension of Jim's situation keenly felt. Unfortunately 'The Gambler' spends too much time on irrelevant character moments. Making for an unfocussed narrative, the themes 'The Gambler' pushes become frustratingly smothered.
'The Gambler' is still worth watching even if it isn't as good as it should have been. The gambling world isn't made to look any better either with 'The Gambler' deftly providing a warning to not over-indulge in taking lucky chances.
Rating out of 10: 6
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Movie Review ... Mortdecai
There is nothing worse than seeing a comedy struggling for laughs. Desperately pulling gags out of thin air is painful to watch and is something which 'Mortdecai' does much. Despite an all-star cast and high production values, this mish-mash of 'Pink Panther'/'Austin Powers' slapstick quickly falls apart. Although comedy can be subjective, some mirth is needed for viewers to appreciate. 'Mortdecai' has few and quickly plunges over a comedic cliff with little chance of revival.
Charles Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) is an impish British cad of the highest order. Art dealer and con-man, his latest mission finds him searching for a lost painting. Having the location to a horde of Nazi gold, the portrait is something Mortdecai must find. Unfortunately the Russian mafia, MI5 and his interfering wife Johanna (Gwyneth Paltrow) are just as eager. Juggling these distractions, Mortdecai goes to great lengths to obtain his cherished prize.
'Mortdecai's' biggest weakness is the central character. A direct clone of 'Pink Panther's Inspector Clouseau, Mortdecai quickly becomes irritating. The stiff-upper lip 'jolly good show' caricature Depp relies upon swiftly becomes tiresome. In small doses it is bearable but extended over movie-length it fails to service a jumbled plot. Depp and cast wildly over-play their roles with nothing for the scatter-shot humour to grab onto.
Often the screenplay runs away from the performers. Despite amusing moments, director David Koepp fails to keep the struggling story under control. It isn't any wonder the cast ham it up for all its worth. Despite many faults, 'Mortdecai' has a great visual style with flair gone into establishing the world-wide hunt for the painting. This gives the movie some much needed scale even if the often bawdy humour derives from the vaults of antiquity.
Although there have been far worse films than 'Mortdecai', it still doesn't make it any good. Lumbered with a confused, rambling story-line and over the top acting, it is a mis-fire that all involved should avoid if they want future careers.
Movie Review Rating out of 10: 3
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Just For Fun 06 February
A Guy Mitchell Moment
Trivia Bits 06 February
Truman Streckfus Persons known as Truman Capote (pictured) was an American author, screenwriter and playwright, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labelled a "nonfiction novel."
Until sometime after the Norman Conquest when the capital was moved to London, Winchester was the capital city of England.
The European city-state of The Vatican is the world's smallest official country.
Venetian architect Girolamo Sartorio, the brother of composer Antonio Sartorio, designed the first German public opera house, the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg built in 1678.
The Penguin's alter ego is Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot and is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics in the Batman comic series.
Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger with the novel beginning with one of its most oft-quoted lines Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Born in Amsterdam, New York, Issur Danielovitch is better known as an American film and stage actor, film producer and author Kirk Douglas.
Florence Nightingale was known to have an owl that she carried around in her pocket which she rescued as an owlet while at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece in 1850 which who she named Athena after the Greek goddess of war and wisdom.
2010 Danish one-hour political drama television series Borgen tells the story of charismatic politician Birgitte Nyborg who unexpectedly becomes the first female Prime Minister of Denmark. "Borgen" ("the Castle") is the nickname of Christiansborg Palace, which houses all three of Denmark's branches of government: the Parliament, the Prime Minister's Office and the Supreme Court.
A lusophone is someone who speaks the Portuguese language either as a native speaker, as an additional language, or as a learner with Lusophone countries incluinge Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Macau.
Quotables 06 February
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Just For Fun 05 February
A Guy Madison Moment
Trivia Bits 05 February
Holden Caulfield is the protagonist in the 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1951 cover pictured) with Holden becoming an icon for teenage rebellion.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was instrumental in 1947 in founding the country of Pakistan officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The pink river dolphin commonly known as the Amazon River dolphin, is a freshwater river dolphin endemic to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of South America.
Urquhart Castle situated beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland with the present ruins date from the 13th to the 16th centuries, though built on the site of an early medieval fortification.
The wattle Acacia riceana, native to Tasmania, was named in honour of British Whig politician Thomas Spring Rice who was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of its discovery in 1839.
Drawing over 300,000 tourists a year, Alice Springs, the heart of The Red Centre, has a permanent population approaching 30000 with beef and camel rearing, flower and date cultivation are the principal industries besides tourism.
English food commodity dealer and exporter Richard Tylman, Mayor of Faversham during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, was a sole supplier of corn to the London merchants among the local exporters in 1580.
Romansh is the official language of the European country of Switzerland since 1938 and as an official language along with German, French and Italian since 1996.
The Uruguay River flows through Uruguay and also Argentina and Brazil and the river measures about 1,838 kilometres (1,142 mi) in length and starts in the Serra do Mar in Brazil.
Professor James Moriarty was introduced by Scottish physician and writer Arthur Conan Doyle in his December 1893 short story The Final Problem first published in Strand Magazine a monthly magazine composed of fictional stories and factual articles.
Quotables 05 February
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Just For Fun 04 February
A Groucho Marx Moment
Trivia Bits 04 February
An American stock exchange NASDAQ (pictured) , which stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, is the second-largest stock exchange in the world.
The investigation into the 1995 murder of Celine Figard saw the UK's first national DNA screening programme in the hunt for a suspect covering over 5,000 people.
A dzo is an animal that is crossed between a cow and yak whilst dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, a female is known as a dzomo or zhom.
Women's Pole Vault was included for the first time at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.
Peru is a country in western South America is the home to Machu Picchu which most archaeologists believe was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472) and is often mistakenly referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", but it is perhaps the most familiar icon of Inca civilization.
If suffering from ombrophobia, you would have a fear of rain.
Transylvania is a historical region of the European country of Romania and in the English-speaking world has been strongly associated with vampires, chiefly due to the influence of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula as well as its later film adaptations and off-spins.
La Salle Road in Hong Kong is named after French educator Jean-Baptiste de la Salle with the La Salle College Kowloon opening on 6 January 1932.
Five of King Henry VIII's wives were named Catherine or Anne - Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr. Jane Seymour was the sixth wife.
Cast in 1828, the bronze equestrian statue of George IV by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, which stands in Trafalgar Square was originally meant to be on top of the Marble Arch.
Quotables 04 February
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Just For Fun 03 February
A Greta Garbo Moment
Trivia Bits 03 February
Captaining the Golden Hind on its circumnavigation of the globe between 1577 and 1580 was English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era, Francis Drake (pictured).
Australian professional athlete Emma Moffatt is best known for competing in the triathalon winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2009 and 2010.
Australian comedian actress Rebel Wilson had a major character in the 2012 movie Pitch Perfect with a character called Fat Amy.
Carbon (from Latin: carbo "coal") is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6 having several forms including graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon. The physical properties graphite is opaque and black, is soft enough to form a streak on paper, hence its name, from the Greek word "γράφω" which means "to write", and is a very good conductor of electricity.
The 2014 Winter Olympics was officially opened by Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia.
Spanish painter Diego Velazquez was a prominent artist from the Baroque period and was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and one of the most important painters of the Spanish Golden Age.
The original Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006.
The tricuspid valve is found on the right dorsal side of the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventricle with the function to prevent back flow of blood into the right atrium.
American film and television actress Lara Flynn Boyle's first major role was Donna Hayward in the TV series Twin Peaks an American television serial drama that follows an investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) into the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee).
Open to three year olds, the annual Australian Derby Thoroughbred horse race at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia is held in the month of April.


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Members of the SFA Performance School at Braidhurst High in Motherwell were flying high after a recent trip to the Eagles of Lisbon.
The young players spent seven nights training and playing with one of the world's biggest clubs, Benfica, at their legendary academy.
The group, made up of boys and girls from clubs such as Hibernian, Hamilton Accies, Falkirk and Motherwell, began their week by attending the passionate derby clash between Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, for which tickets were like gold dust.
On day two they enjoyed training sessions with Benfica's under-14 and under-16 coaches in preparation for a match against the Benfica Academy side the following day.
Braidhurst took the game to their hosts and an early clinical finish from Hibernian's Josh McPake put them one up.
Midway through the second period Motherwell FC player Kyle Connell made it 2-0 but Benfica pulled one back against the run of play and then earned a 2-2 draw with an equaliser in the last minute.
After further training sessions and lectures for the Braidhurst pupils the sides met for a rematch later in the week and an early goal smashed home by Motherwell FC's Jamie Semple gave Braidhurst a 1-0 win in front of the Benfica TV cameras.
The win put the icing on the cake on what SFA performance coach Gordon Craig said was a highly successful trip.
He said: "The games were perhaps the highlight of the trip.
"But there were many great experiences such as meeting young former Dundee United star Ryan Gauld now of Sporting Lisbon, training sessions from Benfica staff coaches, two Benfica first team games, museum visit, stadium tour an exclusive look at the Benfica 360 Lab, an impressive machine to improve individual players' development.
"The fact this trip is on the calendar for the next two years thanks to the funding and support of North Lanarkshire council and NL Leisure is the perfect learning experience and gauge of development stage for these elite young athletes.


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Phwooaarr. This was another polish I got in my swap with Sylvie – Blue Addicted from Essence. I heard it was a dupe for Deborah Lippman's Across The Universe. I don't own it, but a quick google image search shows that it's pretty much spot on! Except I think the green hex glitters are much more pronounced in Blue Addicted, and I actually prefer that.
I generally like to layer glitter polishes like this, so that's exactly what I did. I applied one coat of this over one coat of Hard To Resist, a very opaque navy blue, also from Essence. And I LOVE IT.
I mean, what's not to like? As always with Polishgasms, the pictures do the talking.


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Edun Fall/Winter 2016-2017 RTW – NYFW
When a designer has already developed an image of "too glam', "too sporty', "too daring', "too colorful', it's really hard to present something new to wow your audience. The category label is always in the description. But Edun's fall/winter 2016 ready-to-wear collection finally walked down the NYFW runway this week, and it accomplished the task perfectly!
Always very graphic, almost unisex (bordering this notion, but not quite there), Danielle Sherman has always been sending us great fashion, and we've always been very thankful for it. But this time Sherman had a few twists in the collection. "This is our first time doing something really feminine – our version of feminine,' Sherman revealed to Vogue.
And we loved your feminine Danielle Sherman! Is this stepping into a new phase of creativity, as motherhood changes the approach of this wonderful designer, or is this merely an experiment we'll remember as a positive memory? We really hope for the former.
Note, this might not be the feminine you're used to seeing during Dior fashion shows, it's the Sherman-kind of femininity that is still perfect for movement and void of any restrictions for your body. As an inspiration, Sherman hasn't used the traditional woman character or a legendary persona we almost forgot or a time period we have a nostalgia for. Instead, she has taken inspiration for her art from art itself.
One of the main things she has mentioned is Sharon Beals' photography, images where black background is contrasted with a very detailed shot of what a bird's nest accommodates. Little homes filled with daily necessities and its inhabitants " a couple or more eggs. Now, you might be wondering how that translates into fashion; after all, fashion is all about ways that don't make you look like a bird's nest.
The idea is primarily translated into textures, not forms. The designer has used fabrics like tweed, denim and leather " for the actual nest, and such fancy additions like silk and artisan buttons carved from horns " for what would you find inside the nest. One of the most exquisite examples was the navy silk dress with delicate straps and buttons as a print, but also the multi-colored tweed fringe dress (must be real fun to wear!), and the coats.
The color palette included a feminine peach and white, but mostly consisted of dark colors like black and navy. Due to the playful designs, however, the darkness of the colors didn't make the collection heavy at all.
The asymmetric cuts and lines on garments that you'd think were never tailored give it another twist. The buttons and some details like big and broad stitches on the coats made the designs look tiny, as if they were created for dolls.
As a new kind of showstopper (a much better one than a dress), Sherman appeared on the runway to thank her audience'Äö√Ñ√∂'àö√묨'àÇ carrying her newborn baby " perhaps the true inspiration for a feminine collection. This seems like a very special collection with a very special inspiration, don't waste the garments on regular occasions!
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Meals-on-wheels services across Norfolk have been run by private companies, charities and even pubs and cafes since council subsidies came to an end in 2012.
There are meals-on-wheels options to suit a range of budgets.
Some organisations offer deliveries of up to a week's worth of frozen meals that you can heat up at home.
Lunch clubs give people who may be elderly or feel isolated the opportunity to get out of the house and enjoy a meal in the company of others.


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And in other news...
No one wants to get kicked off a tour in Nebraska. Not even in - maybe especially in - their dreams.
In more interesting news, I just received my copy of the edited collection my most recent chapter came out in, and it looks spiffy. And - I didn't know this before - I'm in the book with a bunch of people who I'd drool about being in a book with. Many of the names I cite are in the table of contents with me.
And my 3rd year review crap is done and ready to go in - now with a spiffy copy of my book chapter.
And I'm listening to this in my office and hopefully it won't piss off the neighbors.
music, publishing or perishing, random, what would Freud say
Rambling...oh, and then a question....
I'm tempted to cancel office hours today, except that would mean going home where, odds are, there is still no power or heat. And I can't really afford to not get work done as I'm watching those days my teaching release are supposed to give me to work on my book get progressively reclaimed by the University by candidate searches - there's no dodging those duties in a department this small (I'm one of 3 tenure track people at the moment, so...).
I'd be curious to hear from other people who have gone (or are going) through similar situations. I generally feel like I'm pretty good at saying no to things, but evidently my skills aren't quite up to this negotiation yet. Any tips on how to politely make sure that the department and the University are allies in this little bit of time to research rather than enemies?
RBOC: Lunchtime edition
Khora, whose handle makes me think of all sorts of 80s songs and Spanish questions, asked what was one thing we wished we'd been told in graduate school before we leaped out into the world, and my response was predictably "what other job"-ish. But today, I think it'd be about how food is tied into all of this. Here are some examples:
- you can absolutely tell who cool a theory/school of thought/disciplinary division is by how good their parties are. The best conference party I ever attended was thrown by a bunch of broke Marxists, but they shared the bottle and the music was good. For my money, a party thrown by Marxists or Feminists usually tops the situation (curiously, Marxist feminists are hit and miss...hit or Ms....or...I just know as a joke that's going to fail); folks who do cultural work come in a close second foodwise, while historians have the best stories
- Don't be mistaken by size of the party or lavishness, however. The Marxists' polar opposites in my field tend to throw huge parties at conferences which are noteworthy for the enormous amounts of booze which somehow do nothing to make the moment pleasant
- if someone can include a bottle of Patron in their contract for a speaking engagement, you can bet they'll be an interesting speaker.
- maybe we really go into academia because we like eating the same type of food we've eaten for years. I was just finishing my PB&J (strawberry jam, suckas - the only way to roll), a container of yogurt, and a banana and suddenly it was 3rd grade all over again (except it's harder to have a crush on my home room teacher now)
- interestingly, academics have the worst manners around food I've ever seen. At a recent conference, I watched academics swarm waiters as they emerged from the kitchen with trays of fresh goodies, nearly throw elderly British scholars to the ground, circle tables like sharks, and what appeared to be an inadvertent exclusion of third world scholars and graduate students from the buffet
food, musing, this blog post is empty calories
Now if it were Jesus' social security number, that'd be a big deal...
For example, my syllabus this term would top nine pages if I followed the required guidelines that now demand a chart be put in explaining how my course goals link to the department goals, and how those goals link to the general education goals, and how those goals link to the university's mission. I hated that song about the old lady who swallowed a fly when I was four years old, and I certainly can't stand a bad remix of it now.
But today's affront was an entirely different affair. As I've eluded to previously, my university carries with it a religious tie. That's fine. I believe in science, scrambled eggs and Tabasco as the surest cure for a hangover, and The Clash; you can believe in God. Whatever; we can work our differences out. Or ignore them. In keeping with this, however, we're regularly treated to e-mails asking us to pray for the recently departed. For example, over the holidays, I received an e-mail notifying me that the brother of one of the University's board had passed. It wasn't a personal e-mail, mind you, or even the typical interoffice spam, but rather, it went out as part of the official e-mail bulletin that gets sent out about major campus events.
Anyway, you can imagine how amused it made me then that today's e-mail of campus big events contained only a hint of important news, forcing me to go look for the real story myself. Evidently, the university has finally decided on a policy about disposing of documents. You know, pesky things that might have student information on them and such? Of course, the e-mail doesn't tell me what the policy is, or even where to go find it quickly.
Good times.
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Why I Teach...
I spent a decent portion of yesterday wrestling with how to tackle it myself. I rather enjoy the illusion of anonymity that has come with not identifying my field so far (in part because it has resulted in some interesting guesses about who I am and what I do). If I must be honest, I love my privacy and a bit of mystery, so this isn't all about my protection. But this line of topic seems to beg for some specificity. I could, of course, list specific general courses - Research Methods - but who really wants to hear that the real reason I teach it is because I was the low man on the totem pole and no one else would do it? Or I could talk about why I've found I enjoy teaching intro sections, but even that doesn't seem terribly compelling.
Adding to the confusion is the fact that I'm in a field that has pretty porous boundaries. On one hand, we pride ourselves on the interdisciplinary nature of what we do. On the other hand, we have regular debates - we're about due for another one - about whether we're really a field at all. That's meant that what I teach plays well in a variety of areas at the same time that it can be regarded with a fairly questioning eye. This year, for example, I've been able to apply and be fairly competitive in four different types of academic departments. I probably could have done more than that, but a couple of fields I could make a run in are already glutted so who needs one more applicant challenging for those jobs?
So what I think I should talk about is something that falls into what I teach but isn't the field I teach in; something that has those interdisciplinary implications (both positive and negative). So today's topic:
Why I teach Popular Culture*
Popular culture itself is a sometimes maligned area of inquiry (often rightly so). First, because culture itself is a word with not one but many histories. We're not likely to agree on a definition here, but it shouldn't be hard to imagine that tacking an adjective onto an already contested concept is only going to multiply the distress.
The very notion of popular culture, after all, carries with it the notion that it is somehow less worthy by virtue of being popular, that what happens in popular culture is somehow demeaning, secondary, or less valued than what happens in the other kind(s) of culture. In one sense (sorry, anthropologists, this might grate), culture is meant as counterpoint to and a mechanism of change and comment on the things that are less than ideal in society. Culture is art, art is political, political is not popular seems to be the logic.
But in spite of that contested space - maybe because of it - there are some pretty compelling reasons to teach popular culture.
- "You're Soaking In It" - sadly, for much of our society, share culture isn't about the great works of literature (whatever they are) or living through similar events and lives anymore (growing up in the South, for example, has taught me just how radically someone ostensibly in the same American culture differs based on whether they live in a place where it snows). Popular culture, though, often serves as that glue. I've tried talking to tons of people about my favorite books and found glassy eyes, but I can engage virtually anyone on the street by talking about the relative merits of reality TV. That's the power that teaching popular culture gives: the ability to engage virtually anyone who walks into your room.
- "The Pause That Refreshes" - At the same time, it doesn't mean I can't relate things to the great works or to shared experience. It provides an easier entrance to whatever needs talking about and can be taken in any direction you need to go. Want to make a student care about authorship of something? Tell them about how much Milton's estate got for "Paradise Lost" and how they viewed it in comparison to today's views. Good teaching of popular culture isn't just about why this is cool (I'm talking to you people who teach technology in particular), it asks the questions that more formal disciplines tackle.
- "Have It Your Way" - One of the real joys, though, is that teaching popular culture means I'm not limited to one approach. I get to play with the toys that more traditional disciplines (or at least departments) often put off limits. I've worked places where certain approaches were clearly not welcome. Teaching popular culture well requires an openness to approaches. I get to talk history, economics, psychology, sociology, business, cultural studies. I can use Karl Marx or B.F. Skinner or Benedict Anderson or any other notable under the sun. Sometimes I have to, and I'm always glad to.
- "It Keeps Going and Going and Going..." - One of the beauties of it is that popular culture changes constantly, and so there are always new questions to be asked and, hence, new ways to engage. Maybe the most useful thing about teaching popular culture topics is that it provides a way to keep yourself feeling fresh (sorry, having stolen ad slogans to help with this, that phrase makes me pause) in a job that often lends itself to sameness.
- "Make Yourself Heard" - Even before the 500 channel universe, the Internet, social networking, blogs, media literacy, network identity and such, popular culture has tended to be participatory. Recent years have only made it more so. The power to see themselves in popular culture - to shape it - is one of the things that makes it such a useful tool pedagogically. One of the things that often seems frustrating to students is that they get no say in the Canon or the great moments of history; they can want to write the Great American Novel, but the classroom doesn't always provide a path - or at least a clear path - to that sort of goal. It takes a special student to be able to see themselves in Hawthorne or the works of Cicero. But the realm of popular culture, particularly now, is one that almost any student can not only envision themselves but more easily make themselves felt.
- "Now You're Playing With Power" - One thing that often gets missed about pop culture as a topic is that it is more often than not where the first battles over those ideas that high culture and art are meant to challenge really take place. It would be foolish, for example, to suggest that "Will and Grace" made homosexuality acceptable on its own in America, but it is an interesting signpost in that struggle.
I'm not going to tag anyone for the meme specifically, but I would love to hear from anyone reading about it. Let me know, and I'll add links to your posts.
*[Edit: a close second to this would have been why I teach Marx, but since that seems to happen in smaller, more sporadic doses and is generally seen as either obvious or blasphemous by most with no in-between, this seemed the more interesting way to go]
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Reference Letter Friday
All of this makes today such a ridiculously good day to have me writing reference letters. In fact, I've managed to put six of 'em in the mail today. Also two articles to review for the journal I (perhaps foolishly) agreed to help edit. I should probably take this moment to write a letter for myself to one of the jobs that's opened up a bit closer to the family.
And later this weekend, I'll take on the meme Dance tagged me for about why I teach what I teach, once I've had a chance to look at the format and allow the general giddiness that comes from listening to good music in the sun to reach a level that makes me seem less like a morning person or someone with inspirational kitten posters hung up around the office.
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Three cheers for a good day
But really the whole term seems to be going well right now. Both of my courses are cruising along and even when - as in today's lectures - things are dry (and there were moments in the last lecture today where the topic could've been used to scour your pans), my students are hanging in and asking good questions. And even though the next month appears to be built to steamroll me - potential candidate interviews, a major departmental event, my third year review due - that the students are hopping seems to be enough right now to pull things through.
I'd still like some movement on my own job front, but I'm prepared to try a little patience at the moment and hope something interesting comes my way (*cough: PARIS!*). That does mean, though, that I'm a little at a loss for blog topics, so suggestions are certainly welcome (I'm also behind on my blog reading, so perhaps there are memes or something that I'll rip off and, at the very least, maybe I'll turn up elsewhere).
Reflections on a Freaked Out Student
But today they had the meltdown. The internship they're doing this term has been going since Christmas. The course load for the term is more than a bit intense. Something, they said, feels like it is going to give. But they hate feeling like a quitter, like they're going to let someone down.
This may be the hardest lesson college will offer them: that sometimes you have to let go of things - and that sometimes, even, you have to fail (though that isn't what the student is doing, by any means). One of the things I tried to tell them, in our conversation, is that one of the biggest moments in life is learning that beyond seeing how far you can go, sometimes you've got to figure out what things about you to protect and to not push against. Sometimes you don't even have the reason - and I can well understand how for this student that would be as uncomfortable as quitting. It's a tough lesson to learn, if you ever really learn it.
For me, that lesson started sooner than college. I am, it has been suggested, perhaps a little too laid back for my own good. To some, my tendency to not offer a definitive opinion on every little thing gets interpreted as having no opinion; my intention, really, is to make sure that when I do offer one, that it comes across that much more strongly for the quiet it disrupts. Like my student, I like a solid answer to things. I want to know the why's of what I'm going through, and I don't like to make my decisions until I do. And so learning to protect the parts of life that made things more comfortable, even when there wasn't an obvious reason why, took a bit of coaxing.
I went to a high school of over-achievers. On the first day of freshmen year, people were comparing what colleges they wanted to go to and using those estimates to establish a hierarchy. GPA could determine where you sat in the lunch room or whether you went to a dance. In my junior year, the presumed valedictorian had a nervous break down from the pressure of three people nipping at his heels. While he was away, the runner's up mounted campaigns against his return and told stories of his downfall. A guidance counselor once suggested at an assembly that college wasn't for everyone, and the resulting horror was long enough that you could have flown to Timbuktu for the pin you were going to drop.
In my junior year, I had an internship at a hospital, working in various areas, culminating in the Emergency Room. In the middle of that rotation, my father was brought in with a heart attack, and I set up his heart monitor and I.V. without a word. No one knew we were related until about three hours later when a nurse noticed a patient with my same last name on the board. I'd gone about my business, and no one would suspect. Only when the nurse joked about the name, suggesting I'd put it up so I could steal a nap in the cardio monitoring room, did I say (matter of factly) that it was my father.
Thinking about it later that evening, I realized that I'd done a great interpretation of the doctors I wanted to be like: detached and quiet. I'd done my job better than anyone could ask of me. And I thought about the questions that friends at school had asked that afternoon: did I think it would impact my Calculus test? Would I get a bad evaluation for failing to disclose patient information? How quickly could I hook up a 12-lead EKG anyway?
And I realized it wasn't who I wanted to be, and that the question wasn't about who everyone else wanted me to be or how they thought I should behave. It was about what I wanted and needed.
To be honest, I'm probably still learning that lesson today - and some days, I probably take that lesson much too far. I hope, though, in telling some of that story to my student that they'll realize that sometimes success isn't measured in terms of how much you're doing, but in terms of how happy you feel. It's not just about going far. Sometimes it's about going happily.
advising, memories, possibly blather, student freak outs
Then again, maybe it was the Devil's Music
Maybe I shouldn't have tangled with someone from religious studies.
RBOStuck in the Office on a Satruday
Thus far, the challenges of the term:
- keeping the music down so as not to disturb the Religious Studies person next door. Honestly, the music is no louder than it was before. It's interesting that her complaint was about the type of music (I had The Roots on low), and her description was that it was "that bump-da-bump bump music."
- all the computers IT have updated with Vista in the classrooms completely freeze when the screen saver kicks in. The IT person I spoke with described this as a very limited problem with minimal impact. This has prompted my suggestion for a new slogan for our university: "University X: Hiring University X Graduates No One Else Will Have"
- a more general battle against the "because it's already here" sort of logic that inflicts this place in terms of hiring has overtaken me. Granted, we're in a crappy place and luring people from elsewhere to here is one of our big hiring challenges, but still...
- how to tell students I'm writing reference letters for that the programs they're applying to are a waste of their talents (including one student whose announcement that he intends to apply to a program here at University X was as close as I've come to having my skin literally crawl)
I put it off because, it seems to me, the Dean's office should have the ability to look this up for themselves. But now I wonder: what if they don't? The possibilities get quite amusing, really.
- What would happen if I gave myself credit for every course the department has as an overload?
- What would happen if I claimed more students than really are in the course?
administrative silliness, mokey wrench, random
The Mind is the First Thing to Go....
So naturally, the term is going, and I can't recall any of the genius ideas that were generated over the break. I've got a little time for the memories to come flooding back, but it's still awfully disconcerting.
assignments, killing time, memory loss
Also the half-assed plans of mice and men...
I was thinking as I drifted off to sleep at 3 am this morning (am I still the only one who can't sleep the night before school starts, lo, these many years in?) about how in the midst of one of the worst times I ever had, some very dear friends (shouts out to N. and T.) managed to keep two of my wheels on the track by continually, gently nudging me to look for and mention things that were good over the course of any given day until that day itself seemed brighter for it.
As recent blog posts - what few there have been with my recent visit home - are pretty good evidence that I'm in a funk. And so I was going to make sure to mention three things today that seemed so perfectly formed in their own moment, that the day would be better whatever came. I still will, mostly because I'm stubborn, but having started through the beginning-of-term madness, there are madness - other than mine, which no doubt can be thoroughly chronicled and dissected at our leisure, here and elsewhere - that need mentioning.
First, this morning's e-mail of doom, from one of my freshmen, informing me that she has to withdraw from the University because she can't afford our exorbitant tuition. I should note that I found her work to be senior level (and in fact, I mistook her for one the usual senior stragglers one finds in an intro course), and I was upset to discover we had a senior doing that quality of work I'd not met before. I'm choking on the irony of having had her e-mail followed immediately by a note from the coach of one of our major athletic teams about how we could get the star player with a well-below 2.0 GPA set so he could continue with his scholarship this term (i.e. "Don't tell me improve his work and bring him back. " (what I told him)). I won't even mention how this actually manages to conflict with the mission/goal/theme expressed in the University's vision statement about working with the community's less fortunate.
Then, the paperwork disaster. Somewhere in the labyrinthine systems of the school, my super bright Honors student's paperwork allowing him to be enrolled as an honors student had vanished over the break, leaving the student at less than full-time status. I've been working to get the paperwork dealt with since the break: try getting five signatures from administrators via long-distance e-mails and calls over the Christmas holidays. It wasn't until today that I got the last one needed and could try to get my student back on track. We turned in the paperwork, and explained the situation - if he's not full-time, he loses his scholarship; his other financial aid is affected; he loses his work study, etc, etc - and handed the paperwork over, receiving the statement, "Thanks. We'll get to work on this later in the work once our own student worker situation stabilizes."
I didn't attempt to hide my displeasure and was told, "I've got a lot to do. I mean, is this urgent?"
So what three things am I thinking of as I wade through this day?
- Belly's "Full Moon, Empty Heart" (sorry, you'll have to go find it yourselves as there's no good clip to link to that I've found): first song off the .mp3 player with sage advice ("sleep in, now now...") and just a gorgeous sound
- the chill in the air as the dog and I went to find a frisbee spot this morning: no bitter winds, nothing wicked sailing in, just enough to help wake you up and make you think of Spring without actually hating the season you're in
- an explanation of how to make pumpkin pie for vegans so I can try one that one of my colleagues could eat
3 things, gripes, random musical moments, return to the term woes
Academic hiring is to horseshoes as....
jobs, Sunday afternoon grousing
Aren't I Supposed To Be Glad It Is Friday?
But it didn't help that my first conversation of the day was my roommate getting upset that my dog got mud on the white bathroom carpet. I mean, first of all: white bathroom carpet? But second, it's a dog, the snows here have all melted but there's been no warmth or sun to evaporate the water, and it just rained. You do what you can - try to dry the dog off for several minutes, cover a towel in mud, walk him on the mats outside the door. But there's a limit.
So you'll understand, I hope, why I was irritated to have the first words spoken to me today be "I'm not going to live in a house like this."
I could go on about that. But the point is really that the day hasn't gotten better. Every conversation - every single one, and I'm now almost 12 hours from when I woke up - has felt like it had (at best) a subtle vibe of combat to it.
Taken together, that means it's probably a bad idea that I designed my entire syllabus today for the course I've been dreaming of teaching since I arrived here in the place recently described as "the godforsaken place you live." There's not really time to go back and redo it, as the deadlines for my third year review have just rolled downhill, and I've got a little over two weeks to do have that completed, plus another course to design and an event to start scheduling for. So at some point in the term, when I'm complaining about the class, you'll all have some context for just how it happened.
Just don't feel the need to point it out to me. Especially if it happens to fall on a Friday.
A Return to the Office
It's probably not a good sign that I found myself wondering as I trudged up the backstairs to my office what I'd have to do to get fired.
But there are good things happening, to be sure. I had an advisee caught for plagarism last term who's contacted me, explained it was absolutely their fault and explained what they think the reasons for it were, asking for suggestions about how to alter the pattern they see that made cheating seem the way to go. As a beacon of hope for this term, that seems like a pretty big one. I mean how many millions of times have you felt like people - not just students - just refuse to accept responsibility for their actions. And to some degree this makes me feel better about the fact that, prior to the incident, I'd picked the student out as someone who had a lot of potential. I'll take it as the silver lining (he said, cribbing Rilo Kiley) to start the term.
cautious optimism, new term, what I love to see in students
The Return
But the trip home was pretty good. I do finally have proof that I have a grand niece, though in form true to my family, I only managed to see her for 10 minutes after a series of events that could be prevented if that segment of the family could only be bothered to live life on this side of the grid long enough to actually know their own address. For those of you who are curious, here she is: my niece Antoinette. Having received a billion cards (okay, maybe seven) from friends with pictures of their kids, this seems fair as it's as close as I'm going to come for the foreseeable future.
I also got numerous discs, the best of which right now (at least overall) was probably Spoon's "Ga ga ga ga ga" (though the best song I've heard is probably Les Savy Fav's "Patty Lee"). I also got halfway through a movie called "Black Sheep" that was embarrassingly funny to the point that the rental DVD stopped working. It should arrive shortly from Netflix.
Now I have two syllabi to write in time for the start of classes, plus the impending start of the book this term. And, of course, I need to sit down and start answering all those e-mails I haven't answered over the break and catch up on blog reading which I entirely ignored while I was away.
family, films, how I spent my winter vacation, music
Vacation Status Report
"Nobody's ever who they were."
- The Echo Maker
Sneaking a post from the vacation home, with just a few days left until I'm back into the usual swing of things.
Under the bed, the undisciplined husky - Maya - is sleeping, trying to burrow under the way my own dog does. My father is snoring, two rooms away. He and I spent the evening drinking beer and watching football and bad TNT movies until he feel asleep, after asking me about the blanket I had a child. There's a picture long missing from the hallway that used to lead to my room that had my hands at age five and a picture of me in the only Christmasy sweater I could ever stomach that was just found. Nostalgia comes for us all tonight. Beware. In the other direction, my mother sleeps in a recliner, ill beyond the usual soreness that comes from life. I've still no proof of the alleged grand-niece, though I hope this will resolve itself in the last days home.
I'm two and nine-tenths sheets to the wind, having fallen short on a request to drunk dial a friend from home (yes, people do make that request - perhaps I'm a charming drunk. You don't know.). I've spent the time home reading and visiting with friends. Yesterday, I taught a friend's 3 year-old about the sunglasses that turn her invisible. Last time I was home, I helped her learn just how fun blowing bubbles could be. We also flew kites and played peek-a-boo. She's the older of two children and is enthralled with Disney "Faeries" which ordinarily I'd find appalling, but somehow made me curious enough to read many books and to ask many questions about who was who and such like. The younger one and I spent several hours sticking tongues out and learning to pull up on things (I won't say which of us needed the help - use your imagination). Nightly, I check voice-mail to see whether there's any word from the many schools I've applied to, but otherwise, I've refused all communication from things northward (unless it was about my dog, which none have been). I think I've decided on the "classic" work of literature that my best friend N. and I will be reading (we choose one a year, and this year was my pick). I'm happy that the choice is about to be (any day now) "The Bell Jar" which I've never read.
I've spent much of the vacation coming to grips with the Relationship that Failed (aka the Last Days of Paris) which I thought I'd moved beyond only to have it come up at the Worst Possible Time (as a side note, I like the use of capital letters a la A.A. Milne which somehow seem oh so appropriate here). Home has been good for that sort of reckoning among other things (for example, the easy ability to find Mexican food and barbecue that didn't taste like someone dumped a bottle of cleaning vinegar into the sauce).
Life feels like two steps forward and three steps back.
But I miss things here. On the drive home from the kite-flying, invisi-sunglasses trip, my oldest friend remarked how good I was with the two children. Off-handedly, I suggested that it might suggest something about my maturity level. There but for the grace of God (and/or student loans), go I. Or maybe there I'd go. Then he and his girlfriend both asked when I was coming home for good.
My former boss - from roughly 10 years ago - ran into me at a bar last week. She offered me a similar job for more money (both than I made before I departed for grad school and than I make now). I could total up large chunks of this trip which have boiled down to the following statement: "I think I'm good at what I do, but I don't like where I am, and I'm paid poorly. I should at least be decent at what I do and like one other thing at my existence, and hence, the approach to this year." But I don't know what to make of this beyond that I miss having a bar that old friends could find me at even if they'd only offer me Devil's bargains.
I've received many CDs as gifts and also a sweater and some socks. I'm tired and should probably sleep, but I have one more road trip to make tomorrow.
That's the trip in the briefest of nutshells.


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This whole wheat potato gnocchi is a great meatless alternative for dinner parties or a Thanksgiving feast. Whole grain pasta provides plenty of dietary fiber and kale and red onions supply lots of vitamins and minerals.
1 lb whole wheat potato gnocchi
1 lb fresh kale, chopped
1 large red onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese, shredded
- Bring one gallon of water to a boil.
- Add gnocchi and a pinch of salt. Cook until gnocchi begin to float to the surface, about 2 minutes.
- Reserve 1 cup cooking liquid, then drain gnocchi and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and set aside.
- In a cast iron or large sauté pan, heat remaining oil and cook red onion until soft, add chopped kale and stir.
- Over medium heat, add the reserved cooking water and bring vegetables to a simmer and cover, add more water if needed. Cook until kale is wilted.
- Add gnocchi and toss.
- Top with shredded cheese and serve warm.
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Authenticity is Your Most Powerful Asset
Can you tell when someone is hiding something from you?
Most people are getting pretty good at telling when someone is not being genuine.
And paradoxically, when we allow some of our human flaws to show, we demonstrate more self-confidence. Have the courage to admit you don't know something; that you are still working on your ability to be on time, or to eat more vegetables, or to lead a more balanced life. If you try to fake perfection, you'll be found out. If you can be human like all the rest of us, people can connect to you better.
So don't worry about your flaws. If you are sincere, keep your promises, and are authentic, you'll do fine.


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I need to compare all types of file using the batch file ... I don't have any idea on batch commands do help me on this
FC [/A] [/C] [/L] [/LBn] [/N] [/OFF[LINE]] [/T] [/U] [/W] [/nnnn]
[drive1:][path1]filename1 [drive2:][path2]filename2
FC /B [drive1:][path1]filename1 [drive2:][path2]filename2
/A Displays only first and last lines for each set of differences.
/B Performs a binary comparison.
/C Disregards the case of letters.
/L Compares files as ASCII text.
/LBn Sets the maximum consecutive mismatches to the specified
number of lines.
/N Displays the line numbers on an ASCII comparison.
/OFF[LINE] Do not skip files with offline attribute set.
/T Does not expand tabs to spaces.
/U Compare files as UNICODE text files.
/W Compresses white space (tabs and spaces) for comparison.
/nnnn Specifies the number of consecutive lines that must match
after a mismatch.
Specifies the first file or set of files to compare.
Specifies the second file or set of files to compare.
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Let me just tell you right up front that seeing how and what other artists pack their art supplies for travel is a major obsession.
Now that we've got that out of the way, it's only fair to open up my own traveling sketchbook bag and show you how I sketch and make art on the road without lugging around so much paint.
In today's Studio Journal video, you'll get a tour of the contents of the art supply bag I packed for a recent tour of some one of my favorite sketching spots in Oaxaca, Mexico.
At the beginning of the video, I mention the field trip we took to sketch in Oaxaca, which you can view here:
Sketching in Mexico: Field Trip to Cuilapam Ruins in Oaxaca
Since this was a road trip, I didn't bother traveling particularly light.
Guess how many visual journals (a.k.a., sketchbooks, art journals) I brought along?
What are your must-have art supplies when your travel?
Would you like to see more videos and supply lists from other creative travelers? Are you as obsessed as I am with what goes in the art supply bag?
Speaking of travel…
JOURNEY is the theme of the next 30 Day Journal Project.
Have you hear? Have you signed up yet? (It's F R E E!)
Supply List?
Would you like a supply list of all the art supplies I've shown you in this video?
I'm thinking of getting that together, if there is interest. Would it help you?


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Both BBC Radio Leeds and Radio Sheffield contacted me yesterday to see if I'd do an interview this morning about the rising problem of boys with eating disorders. I think the Radio Sheffield interview probably went better than Radio Leeds, but, then, the angles were different. Phew...
PS: My son finished his University Finals Exams on Tuesday and is now back home, currently singing at the top of his voice in the shower. And, as I've always said on this blog, when my son sings, all is well with the world. :)
Looking for information on eating disorders in boys? Worried that your son has an eating disorder? How can you tell if a boy has an eating disorder? The fact is that the number of boys with eating disorders is on the rise. In 2009 my 15-year old son developed anorexia. Now, aged 25, he is thankfully recovered. This blog tells the story of my son's recovery from a serious eating disorder as well as raising awareness of eating disorders in boys.
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text: Yesterday a friend asked how he could get email alerts when new articles were published to Medical Education journals. I blogged about the query here. This is a solution using the journal search in PubMed. You will miss out if an article is published about medical education in the BMJ or the Lancet, but maybe soon publishers will let us subscribe to RSS feeds where we can specify the topics. Of course in the mean time you could have a pubmed custom search using MESH, and if any of my medical librarian colleagues wants to do a quick screenr about that I will be delighted! Here is how to do the most general search.